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Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11
Comets Make Snort vLsIes.

The visits of comets to our regioa of space are generally of brief dura- ton. Two years is the longest time a comet has been continuously visfbla through the telescope.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

One should eat snails to grow thin. Dean Aver of Akron University gave the antiEfat remedy to an American Legion post, saying: Follow the English custom, starting the meal with some nice juicy, squashy snails and you won't want anything more for a week. tt
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

President and Mrs. Harding, cab inet officers and foreign government representatives will be guests of the American Legion. of Washington, D. G., when the organization holds it annual track and field meet on May q
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

To provide their community poor with garden truck during the sum mer, the American Legion at Nash vile, Tenn, will operate five-acres garden plot, the war veterans work ing the land themselves in their spare moments.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Unique among the Sunday school classes of the country is the one at Milford, Tex, which has a member ship of all American Legion men who formerly had no religious affilia- tions. The class is undenominational.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

The whole East coast heard the bride promise to Hove, honor and obey" when Miss Sarah Cockefaire, nurse, and A. P. Schlafke, both of Brooklyn, were married in an air plane flying over New York The plane was equipped with radio broad-caster. The couple then flew to the American Legion's mountain resort at Lake Tupper for their honeymoon.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Consolidation of all world war veteran organizations in Canada is being urged by Field Marshal Earl Haig, the American Legion has been informed Service men of the British Empire have been so consolidated, Earl Haig reports.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Two disastrous fires which almost wiped out the town of St. Regis, N. Y. have caused the American Legion of that place to form a volunteer fire-fghting unit. The Legion also has organized the older men into a bucket brigade.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Five hundred armed American Le- zion men patrolled the Fort Worth, Tex, flood areas during the. disaster in which 59 inhabitants lost their lives. The men responded to the mayors call to prevent footing and aid in rescue work.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

A women's shovel brigade will be mustered into service at Bartles- vile, Okla, on Memorial Day. Wom- en of the American Legion auxiliary will themselves turn the sod and plant 1,50O young trees dedicated to world war soldiers.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11
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into a garage for bicycles, and one of the cells is for rent. The elimina- ton of crime is credited to the local American Legion post which formed a volunteer police force of 70 men.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

r On the ground that "our greatest heroes probably are obscure soldiers whose names and deeds are un- known, the American Legion of Ohio has declined to comply with Gov. Davis request that it name the states greatest hero.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Winneteka, exclusive suburb of Chicago, has turned the village jail
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

The crowding of tuberculous eS- soldiers into the southwest and the Pacific coast states must be stopped for the sake of the soldiers them selves, is the statement of the na- tional service division of the SAmeri- can Legion after an intensive coun- try-wide survey of the situation.
 This survey shows that the western states are unable to take care of this influx properly. In Phoenix, Arizona, the Legion declares, it was found that there is now one destitute tuber- cular to every 58 of the total popu- lation. These conditions make it impossible to accord patients the proper care that they must have to get well.
 Climate alone will not make a sick man we'll in the absence of good food, absolute rest and medical guid- ance, and the cure of tuberculosis takes long time. The survey points the need of every patients bringing with him enough for two years liv- ing expenses and treatment on com ing west. A few weeks or months in a lodging house, even in the best of climates, says the report, rarely means anything but a waste ef time and money for the sick man.
 'The patient himself bears the whole misfortune" says Claude J.. Harris, national service officer of the Legion. ''He starts west in his hunt for health without considering his difficulties. On his arrival he finds there is no light work available that will keep him going. Relief agencies are overcrowded. The man is. alone and friendless. His morale breaks down. And this spells death for 8 tubercular. Far better for him to stay in a less congenial climate where he can still afford proper treatment" \@.. ......
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Senator Borah, (Rep.) Idaho, was accused of posing as "novel hero" and of uttering "willful and de- liberate falsehood" by Representative Hamilton Fish, (Rep.) N. Y., in a meeting of an American Legion post in Washington. Rep. Fish referred, he said, to MT. Borah's statement that members of the Senate and Con- gress were attempting to purchase their election by voting for adjust ed compensation.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Many of the leading minds of the nation will center their attention on the immigrant and what he means. to America in the annual convention of the National American Council on May IT. The making of Americans will be the keynote of khe 'conven- tion. The leading patriotic and wei fare organizations of the nation are members of the National American Council and have delegated repre- sentatives and speakers to the con vention. .s..N
 Beginning with the appeal of America to the immigrant, the con- vention is scheduled to take up in turn the assimilation of the immi- grant, his education and his develop ment as an American citizen. Then will come a discussion of the work of various great agencies in the na- tional life, including the church, the American Legion, the American Fed eratiop of Labor and others.
 On this occasion the great churches of America are to meet on common ground. An equal period of time is to be allotted Catholic, Protestant and Jewish ecclesiastics in a joint discussion of the patriotic work of their respective churches. @
 It is expected that Secretary Hughes will deliver the opening ad- dress. Commander MacNider of the American Legion and Samuel Com pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, will represent their respective organizations in person if their executive duties permit.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

"For a year of devotion we have set aside day of recognition. So long as man lives not by bread alone, so long shall this word Mother re- main the strongest and sweetest word in any language" says Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion, in his Mothers Day message to posts of the organi- zation.
 "We of the American Legion are working away at the building of a high castle of patriotism on the rock of sacrifice" the message continues. "We offer and dedicate the work of our hands to the mothers of Ameri- ca." Mothers Day, May IA, will be observed nationally and locally by the $500 units of the American Le- zion Auxiliary, made up of wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of Legion men.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

When the country school-house at Nolensville, Tenn, burned to the ground and children were having to walk six miles to school, American Legion men of the village bought old lumber and themselves erected new school building.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

Three famous old squares of Bos- ton, named for Revolutionary heroes, have been renamed after men killed in the world war;, during exercises of the American Legion to commemor- ate the ride of Paul Revere. One now bears the name of Gabriel Romano.
Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

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Connecticut western news., 1922-05-11

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New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
LOCAL JEWS ARE TO
 ATTEND GATHERING
Meeting in New Haven Will Plan
 for big Drive

Morris D. saxe. Samuel W. Menus Sam Davidson. George Levitt. Dr. Morris Dunn, Dr. R. l.. Protass. Henry
 Shupaek and others will lead a local
 delegation to represent the city at the most representative Jewish gathering ever held in this part Of the country.
 scheduled to take place In New Haven.
 next Sunday at the Hotel Taft. N On this occasion Jewish delegates from all cities and towns in Connecti- cut will assemble to organize this territory to raise S150.000 towards the
 sl4.oo0,ooo. fund of the American
 Jewish Relief committee to meet the critical situation Of the Jewish popu-
 lation of Eastern Europe. Of this
 sum $5,o00,000 will be raised in New
 York state, and nearly Sloo.o00 has already been contributed in Rhode | Island. Nearly two hundred delegates are expected at the conference. Sixty | thousand Jews live within the state
 for which the meeting Is called. Charles II. Shapiro, of Bridgeport. lcampaign chairman for Connecticut has issued the call for the conference.
 Associated with him in the arrange ments are Judge Jacob Caplan. Isaac M. Ulman, Rabbi l.. L.. Mann, New Haven, Isadore Wise, Rabbi A. Ans pacher of Hartford. Herman J. Weis-
 man, Waterbury, Morris D. Sake, New | Britain and others.
 | Among the speakers will be David
 A. Brown, chairman national appeal: Gov. Everett J. Lake. Judge Otto A
 Rosalsky, Harry Fischel, Herbert H | Lehman. Sholem Asch, Alexander
 Kahn, Rabbi l.. l.. Mann. Judge Isaac
 Wolfe, Judge Solomon Elsner, Judge
 Joseph G. Shapiro, Judge Jaocb Cap
 Ian, Rabbi Abraham Anspacher, Rnb-
 bi Harry S. Margolis.
 David A. Brown, of Detroit, nation
 al chairman of the $14.0oo,ooo fund,
 will report that thirty states have all
 ready been orgtNized for the fund, of
 which quotas aggregating half the amount have been accepted. Chicago recently reported a record subscrip- ton of nearly $2,o00,ooo. Michigan
 has raised in the neighborhood of $40O, ,0O0.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
FRENCH TAKE BLAME
 FOR LOST PRESTIGE
Press Thinks Good VIII of United States Might Have Hcen
 Mado Stronger

Paris, Ian. 2G. (By Associated ress)-"partly our own fault" seems 10 summarize the comment of the few political writers who in today's mid day newspapers tnke up the subject of the French loss Of prestige In the Cnited s,atcs which they sec con- crciely expressed in the conclusions of the inter- American high commission of which Herbert Hoover Is chairman, the Mccormick resolution on Euro pcan budgets and the reported ntti- tude of tho Washington cabinet, Poor handling of Frances for eign affairs Is held to be responsible for much or the observable trend of current American opinion.
 Philip Millet in the Paris Mdid says;
 "We pass for good honest people but without a political horizon, with the future At time when the whole world is aspiring only to the resump- ton of commercial relations and to living in peace there looms the legend that France is an obstacle to univcr- sal happiness.
 This is partly our fault. We have shown in most conferences only a negative policy and this will probably be the case at Genoa We will con- tinue to play the recacitrant school boy who has to be pulled by the car instead of courageousy heading a democratic movement" .
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
IRISH ADVOCATING
 NATIONAL MEASURES
Want All Railroads and Banks Owned Entirely by Goyernmen-No
 British Capital

Paris, Jan. Naturalization of the Irish railways and banks were among the measures recommended to the Irish government in today's de- bate in the world congress of the Irish race where ways and means Of help ing Ireland to economic independence were under discussion. Delegates who spoke also insisted upon the necessity of transforming English owned in- dustrles in Ireland to distinctly Irish enterprises
 In talking on the subject Miss Mary MacSwiney of Cork, declared the common citizenship of the Irish with the English provided for in the Anglo Irish treaty would have to be done away with before Ireland could do anything towards keeping British cap ital out of Ireland.
 Thomas Hughes Kelly of New York, declared all the economic machinery of Irish life was in the hands Of in- tcrests antagonistic to lreand-the railroads. ports and all means oi transportation and that the national trade would be strangled until this machinery was gotten out Of foreign hands.
 | The eventual return of Irish emi- grants to their native home to help build up the country was discussed lthe speakers agreeing that Ireland lcould use a great many lrishmen who | have learned technical trades abroad and that she would ultimately be able to utilize much additional farm labor, bringing her agricultural production up to the maximum which speakers estimated would be three times her own needs in food.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
BLAMES CHORUS GIRLS
They Are Accused Of Being Impli. catcd in Running Illicit Drugs Over Border Line.

Montreal. Jan. 26.-Death of Doro- thy Wardell former show girl, on q New York bound Montreal express last week has led to the disclosure of an international drug smuggling ring of large proportions. customs officials said today. Miss Wardell died of an overdose of narcotic and Mrs. Will liam Bruce, who accompanied her was seriously i'll when the train reached New York. Investigation following Miss Wardel's death already has led to the dismissal of one United States customs employe suspected of being implicated in the smuggling plot it was said and numerous arrests are promised.
 The dismissed customs agent is alleged to have passed without in spection trunks containing drugs and liquor. The phrase, "the trunk belongs to my brother and ] have forgotten the key'' was the pass word. customs officials say, which served to get trunks across the border unopened.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
------------------- LOOKS INTO BIRTH DECLINE.
Wisconsin Qucstionnaire Seeks h
 Determine Cause.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 26.-A search ing inquiry to discover whose fault it is that fewer and ever fewer chill dren are being born in American fam flies has just begun by Dr. F. A. Ross, professor of sociology at the umvers- ity of Wisconsin,
 Under his direction. aues'ionnalres are being circulated throughout the United States to determine whether the rich and the intellectuals are the greatest enemies of large families. Questions will also seek to determine comparative birth rates among the various religions.
 The investigation will cover col lege professors, business men, profess sioral men, farmers, wage carners and charity cases.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
FARM FREIGHT RATE
 SHOULD BE LOWERED
Agricultural Conference Asks
 Such Relief From Charges

Washington, Jan. 26.-Reduction of freight rates on farm products and products of allied industries and shar- ing by both railroad corporations and labor of "deflation of charges now s.f- fecting all industries was recom- mended in the railway transportation subcommittee report prepared today for submission to the transportation committee of the national agricultur- al conference.
 The committee declared labor should not carry the whole reduction but the railroads should take their share saying the railroads made $500, 100000 profit last year when farmers lost s7,ooo, .ooO.
 The United States is approaching |, condition of adverse food balance and must decide to retain a proper ratio between agriculture and industry or permit the latter to take a dominant lead at the expense of the former, Dr. Ed. Ball. director of scientific work of the department of agrcul- : 'ture declared in an address before the conference.
 The nations balance between the two fields of endeavor will be lost he warned, unless the tendency toward industrial dominance lis made enc of the major problems for national con sideration."
 If American agriculture is to sue ceed in competition with the skill, natural resources, and cheaper labor of other countries we must depend upon our superior knowledge" Ray mand A. Pearson, president of Iowa State college of agriculture and me chanical arts, told the conference in a plea for increased agricultural re- search
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
TO HEAR REPORT
Conference Between President Of Eyeryman's Bible Class and Min isters to be Discussed.

There will be an important meet ing of the executive committee of the Everyman's Bible class in the Y. M. NJ. A. this evening at 7:45 o'clock. The following points of business will be taken up:
 To hear the report of the confer ence of several Protestant ministers and president. Robert Skinner. held Thursday evening, January 1s, at the New Britain club.
 To consider the advisability of ap- pointing a sick and industrial com mittee.
 To take mp the matter of providing speakers for I've class during the ab- sence of ReN. John l.. Davis, who leaves about February z. with his wife, for a two weeks trip to Der muda.
 To discuss the question of using the Methodist pipe organ, and supplying an organist.
 To consider the advisability of closing the membership contest and the arrangement of entertainment or supper.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
NEARLY KILLED BY INDIGESTION
Frult-a-tveS" Restored Him to Perfect Vea|th
SOUTH RoyALToN, VERMONT.

toolIH ANpthLIpN, FkMoNT. "Ahout three years ago, began to suffer with Indigestion. Food soured in my stomach, causing mo to belch; and l had terrible heart burn.
 was knocked out and good for nothing, when I read about "Frut. a.tives" and sent for box. To my surprise and gladncss, l noticed i'm provcmcnt and I continued the uso of "Fruit.a-tives" or "Fruit Laxo Tablets" with tho result that dozen boxesmadcm me fccllikeanewper
 CHAS. r. HARTWELL, 5Oc q box, 6 for g 50, trial size, 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT. A-TIVES Limited, OGDENsBURG, NY.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
REV. DOWNEY HERE TONIGHT
Former Curate At St. Mary'S Will Be
 Guest Of Friends At Special Church Exercises.

Rev. William A. Downey, formerly a curate at St. Mary's church and now member of the faculty at St. Thomas Seminary, Hartford, will be the guest of the church and local fra ternal organizations tonight.
 Services will be held at 8 o'clock at St, Mary's. A large sum of money has been raised and will be present. cd to him. Thomas w. Pagan, senior trustee of the church, will represent the church and the presidents of the several societies that are making Of- ferings will represent the organiza- l. tions Father Downey will respond.
 Organist F. F. Harmon has prepar- ed special musical program in con- necton with the service. Solemn benedction will be sung following the exercises
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
FLASHW00D IS DEAD
Death of Six Year Old Horse in Can adian Province is a Blow to Brecd- ing of Those Animals.

Estevan, Sask, Jan. 25.--Paramount Flashwood, a famous sire of the Bel gian breed of horses. is dead at the farm of George Rapp near Lampman. Sask. He was only six years old and his death is regarded as a blow 10 horse breeding in western Canada.
 As three year-old. this magnificent specimen of horsef1esh won the grand championship of his breed at the in ternational fair at Waterloo Ia., in 1919. Immediately after his victory, which ranked him as the best Bel gian stallion on this side of the At lantic, a United States breeder offered $31, 1000 for him and 1t was refused by his owner.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
YORK BALKS AT CAMERA.
War Hero Refuses S2,OOO to Help Ad.
 yertisc New Weapon.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Jan. 26.-Ser- geant Ava York, Tennessee's hero of the World War, has again declined to commercialize the fame he gained and camera men sent into the noun tains near Jamestown, the home of York, have returned home without accomplishing their purpose.
 A few days ago two men came to the York farm with large sign bearing the arms companys name and a gun. They struck up conver- sation in which the merits of the gun were explained to the Tennes- seean. and he was asked to try it out, but when he saw that one of the men carried a camera, he baked
 An offer of $2.000 in cash was then made to him if he would fire only one shot, but he refused.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
TO INSPECT TROOP B
March Is Date Set-Troop A In
 spection To Be Day Earlier

Hartford, Jan. 26.-Federal inspec- tion of Troop A, cavalry will be on March $, and of Troop B on March ', it was announced from the adjntant
 For the purpose of federal inspec- tion. First Lieut.. Anthony Sunderland, l92d artillery. is temporarily attached to Battery D, at Danbury. First Lieut.. F. J. McNicol, Battery r 192d artillery is given leave of absence with permission to leave the United States for 30 days from February 19.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
B. X NJ. WANTS sa,ooo. 900

Washington, Jan. 26.-The Boston and Maine railroad applied to the in- terstate commerce commission today for a loan from the government of $5,000,000 to run for l3 years. The money will be used to pay off note of like amount due to the govern ment from the railroad in May 1922.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26

with her propeller gone, has been at- tempting since Tuesday to ride out a gale off Cape Fear, North Carolina. The mine sweeper. Red Wing, sent out yesterday was forced by the gale to put back to Norfolk.
 The coast guard cutter, Carrabas- sett also was en route to aid the, Are thusa.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
FUR INDUSTRY DECLINES
Canada's Output This Year Falls on
 52 Per Cent, Records Show

Ottawa, Jan. 26.-Canada's fur in dustry fell off 52 per cent during 192O-21 according to reports made public by the bureau of statistics to- day. Furs valued at $1o,l22,57l were taken during the last year, while the previous annual yield was s21,3S7,o6 The belts of fur bearing animals num- bered only 2,9o4,500, a decrease Of IS per cent.
 Silver fox was the most valuable pelt, averaging $151. Blue fox was next at $76.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-26
SHIP TO THE RESCUE
Govt. ScnGs Boat To Aid In Towing
 In ArcthuSa

Washington, Jan. 26. - Another naval mine sweeper. the Sandpiper. was sent out by the navy department to take in town and bring into port the naval fuel ship. Arethusa, which