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New Britain herald., 1922-08-08
BOND ISSUE AUTHORIZED
City Meeting Board, in Record Break ing Time, Approves Reconimenda- ton to Spend $100, 600 on Sewers.

At the shortest session of the City Meeting board held since that com- mission was inaugurated, authorixa- ton was voted for the issuance of Sloo,ooo in sewer bonds, at | meeting in the Central Junior High school auditorium last night. About 30 members attended the meeting, which lasted only about five minutes.
 Mayor A. M. Paonessa presided and City Clerk A. L. Thompson read the call. The purpose of the bond issue is to carry on operations in the east end trunk line sewer which will cost s7o,00t, and to do other sewer works which have been ordered, the Ap- proximate cost of which is to be $So,- 900.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08
v. R. Chamberlain,

Funeral services were held today at 4 o'clock for Valentine B. Chamber lain at the home on Sunny Ledge. Rev. Henry W. Maier, pastor of the First Congregational church, of which Mfr. Cham berlain was a member, officiat- ed. Interment was in Fairview ceme- tery. The pail bearers were A. Parker Abbe. Clifford w. Upson. H. B. Carey of Hartford, E. B. Carter, Maurice Stanley, Frank P Griswold, Maxwell S. Coe and Stanley T. Gross.
 The funeral was attended by many prominent men whom had known Mir. Chamberlain during his active life in this city.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08
ANOTHER BANKRUPT

New Haven, Aug. 8.--Joseph Cohen. live poultry dealer of Bridgeport, in q bankruptcy petition today gave his debts at 3Is,l19 and his assets 35l,- stf
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08
PERSONALS

Leupold Percy strohecker and Henry Cunningham Menosek are spending two weeks at Barren Island
 George P. Bayer, William D. scheyd, Jack D. Daley and Clifford T. Moorehead have returned after | va cation spent At Indian Neck. Miss Leonie Grove, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Grove, of Grove Hiii, has returned from a trip to Wis consin.
 Mrs. Howard Parsons, of Steele street, is the guest of. Mrs. Franklin Griswold, of sherman court at her summer home in Sullivan county. N. Y.
 Mr. and Mrs Richard Prichard, of Harrison street, have returned from Cape Cod.
 Miss Violet Werner of Belden street, Agnes Olson of Pearl street, Mildred Logerlof of Jubilee street. Ellen Mo- lander of Maple Hill avenue, Ellen Anderson of East street and Esther Johnson of Maple Hill, spent the past week at the Girls Seminary at East Northneld, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs Thomas Lockery and MT. and Mrs. Edward Lockery and daughter, Mary, all of Ptttsneld, Mass, returned today to their home. after | short stay with Professor and Mrs. F>F. Harmon of Wells street.
 Mrs. M. E. Brideaux of 227 Maple street will spend two weeks at the Rest House, Swansea, Mass.
 A son was born Saturday morning ing at the hospital to MT. and Mrs. Jack Ross of 5s4 Stanley street.
 A daughter. Pauline Belle, was born Sunday morning at St Francis hos pital, Hartford. to Mir. and Mrs. Leon |. Elphee of 11s Black Rock avenue.
 Mrs. Charles Flenski of 2s1 Arch street has entered the local hospital for an operation, to be performed to- morrow. Mrs. Flenski left the Hart ford hospital several days ago.
 Mrs. Howard W. Smith of 36 West Pearl street has returned to her home after an operation performed at the hospital by Dr. William Dwyer of Hartford.
 The following local people have left for Myrtle Beach: Mrs. J. Miss Sadie and James O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Barnes, Junior and Jack Barnes Mrs. Peggy l Scanlon, Miss Julie Smith, Mise Flor snce Lowell, Mrs. Margaret Cullinan 1 md daughter, Bonnie, and Eugene | .
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08
Lucy Ross

Lucy Katherine Ross, i've months old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Ross of 59 Laurel street, died last night at her home. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from Laraia &; Co.'S pArlors on Spring street and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

After you get accustomed to the Herald classified ad reading you feel wei. informed.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08
PLAYING FOR FUN.
Who Staged Great Come.
 back, Not to Compete.

Los Angeles, Aug. s.-Mauice Me Louslllin, former worlds cham pion singles and doubles tennis player when asked about his recent come back" in the doubles play of the southern California tournament said:
 T was just playing for the fun of it. l will not 50 east for the tourrla- ments this year although I would
 like to-
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

NEW YORK CLEANING HOUSE REPORT Trehanres ... 7to,lto,ono Balancss ...... N,7oo.oo0
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

Mrs. Howard w. Smith of se West Pearl street has returned to her home after an operation performed at the hospital by Dr. William Dwyer of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

street, is the guest of. Mrs. Franklin Griswold, of sherman court, at her summer home in Sullivan county, N. v
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

Mrs. Charles Flenski of 231 Arch street has entered the local hospital for an operation. to be performed to- morrow. Mrs. Flenski left the Hart ford hospital several days ago.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

Mr. and Mrs Richard Prichard, of Harrison street, have returned from Cape Cod.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-08

Miss Leonie Grove, daughter of Mfr. and Mrs. Thomas Grove. of Grove Hiil, has returned from a trip to Wis consin.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Election Results Throughout Country.

Election Results Throughout Country
In Iowa, Smith ". Brookhart, Re-
publican, running to fill the uneNpired
term of former senator Kenyon, led
on the face of the returns.
Frank W. Mondell, veteran floor
leader is beaten by Wyoming Demo-
crat.
Victor L. Berger, Socialist. elected
representative from Wisconsin again.
La Toilette returned to Senate from
Wisconsin by 25O,OOO plurality.
Charles Bryan elected governor of
Nebraska rest of G. o. +. ticket wins.
Illinois will send twenty Republi-
cans to next Congress.
Senator King holds narrow lead in
Utah.
Lodge reelected in Massachusetts;
recount is demanded.
New Mexico, formerly Republican,
gives Senator Jones, Democrat, record
majority.
Smith becomes governor as Demo
Gratis sweep New York.
Idaho elects c. C. Moore, Republi
can gubernatorial candidte.
Montana elects Burton X Wheeler,
Democrat, to United States Senate.
The election of Senator Henry C.
Ashurst and Congressman Carl Hay
den by large majorities was indicated
in Arizona.
Supporters of Gov. Thomas Camp
bell, seeking reelection in Arizona.
conceded the election of G. w. Il.
Hunt. Democrat.
w. b. Ross, Democrat, wins over
John w. Hay in the race for governor
of Wyoming.
The electorate of North Dakota,
which recalled Lynn j. Frazier, Non
partisan governor. one year ago, sent
the same man to the United States
Senate.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Plan to REFUND RumanIan p.bt

Washington. = Preliminary negotla
tions Tor the funding of Rumania's
S4l,OOOOOO war debt to this country.
Including $5,000,O0O due interest. prob.
ably Will be conducted by Secretary
Mellon, chairman of the American,
Debt Funding Commission, pending re-
turn to Washington of other American
commissioners. The RumanIan debt
commissioners who reached this coun..
Try recently, are scheduled to confer
with Mr.. Mellon.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17

ct has been elected, with the exception
of Mrs. Mary C. {. Bradford, superin-
tendent of public instruction; f. w
Lockwood, regent OF the University Of
Colorado, and Russell w. Fleming
candidate for attorney general.
Indications are th;st only two of the
amendments and Initiated bills of the
Ten submitted were approved, being
No. /, for the S6,0UO,00O state highway
bonds, and No. I, allowing the State
University to conduct its full medical
course in Denver
For Congress. Vale, First; Timber
lake, Second. and Hardy, Third dis
trictS, present Republican congress
men, have been reelected, and the
same is true Of Taylor, Democrat, in
the Fourth district. Reports show
these men in Il substantial lead.
For Governor by Counties.
Revised totals of 1,4IG precincts out
of 1,4S5, show the following vote on
gaN Iyrg
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
A possible Solution.

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given notice. Richard sne sa'' !.
kitchen isn't large enough 70 Y
around in. ,r,,d,,'
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she'll stsy If install a 'u'"''
Boston Evening Transcript
Curiosity is merely somelnlns !.
is inspired by things tlla' Az
our business.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Hunt Elected in Arizona.

Phoenix. Ariz.-Election of the en-
tire state Democratic ticket, together
with Democratic congressman. was vir-
tually assured on the face of partial
returns from twelve out Of the four
teen counties in Arizona. The cleo
ton Of Senator Henry c. Ashurst and
Congressman Carl Hayden by large
majorities was indicated. Supporters
of Gov. Thomas Campbell, seeking re-
election, early Wednesday conceded
:he election of G. w. Il. Hunt, Demo-
nat.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Mexican Leader surrenders.

Mexico City. - Heliodoro PereZe,
rebel general who has been operating
in the state of Hidalgo, gave himself
up to the federal commander ut
Pachuca and is being held pending in
structions from President Obregon.
Perez was with Carranza during the
flight which ended in the latter's
death. He refused the new govern
ment's demands for the surrender of
those involved and became Il rebel.
About Il year ago he surrendered and
was granted amnesty, but later took
to the field again
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Berger Again Elected in Wisconsin,

Milwaukee, Wis. = Representative.
elect Victor l.. Berger. for the third
time is Wisconsin's choice from the
NTH district Twice elected to Con.
gress and both times refused his seat
Mr. Berger, following his defeat two
years ago by william N. Stafford. Re.
publican made fourth campaign,
turning the tables on Stafford by n
majority which may exceed 6,O0O Mr.
Bergers election came as the resu,t of
the quietest campaign his party has
made In the history Of Wisconsin
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Turks Demand Allies Leave.

Constantinople. - The Kemalists
have reiterated their request that the
allies withdraw their land and naval
forces from Constantinople. Con-
stantinople may be likened to vast
powder magazine, which the British
are striving, in the face of growing
difficulties, to keep from ignition.
General Harrington is urging the home
government to hasten the peace con.
ference as the best means of avoiding
an open rupture.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
ISTATE INTERNATIONAL
RACE CLOSEST in YEARS
REPUBLICANS WON PRACTICALLY ENTIRE STATE TICKET
WITH EXCEPTION OF GOVERNORS OFFICE
SWEET is ELECTED
RURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DIS
TRIcTS OVERCOME c. o. p.
MARC N IN DENVER.

Denver.-Swelling his growing plur-
ality with the returns from each out
lying precinct, William Il. Sweet
Democrat. with safe lead of 3,SO3.
on unofficial returns. has been elected
governor of Colorado over Benjamln
Griffith, Republican. Without the
few scattered precincts that have not
yet reported, Sweet has tt total vote of
1862 and Griffith l:2 .461.
Sweet will have little Democratic
company in the state administration.
The rest of the Republican state tick
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17

Climb little higher than the crowd
and you will be the target for the
knockers.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
GENERAL

Wyoming University lost TO the Uni
versity of Denver football team by i
to O4score in a game finished in
driving blizzard, ON field which was
inches deep in mud.
Neil a. Miller, Union Pacific railroad
fireman, was killed near Waterloo,
Neb., when the top of d freight ear in
u train, passing on Il parallel track
was blown into the cab OF his engine.
Negligence was responsible for the
gas explosion in the Reilly coal mine
at Spangler, Pa, according to Il state
ment given out By Chief Mine Inspec-
tor Seward Button of Harrisburg.
Five men will stand trial at Marion,
H., for alleged participation in the
"Herrin massacre. They are: Otis
Clark, Bert Grace, Peter Heller, Jo-
seph Carnogt and Leva Mann. The
state asked that the cases against the
other forty-three men be nolle pressed
when the trial opened.
Funeral services Tor Col. Duncan b.
Cooper. -. convicted slayer Of former
United States Senator Edward Ward
Carmack on the streets OF Nashville,
Tenn, in the fall Of 1905, We're held
at his Old home in Ashwoud, near
Nashville, Il few days ago Cooper
died following brief illness.
The Scripps-Howard newspapers is
the name announced for what has for
many years been known as the Scripps-
Mcliae newspapers, publishers OF u
number of afternoon daili-s in various
cities Roy W. Howard enters the firm
as the successor TO Col. Milton A. Nc
Rae. and Robert z. Scripps succeeds
his father, Il. ". Scripps.
Officials of neither the Hudson Coal
Company nor the Delaware x Hudson
Railroad Company took action in the
Oliphant coal situation, in which fuel
officials and citizens of the borough
confiscated three cars of stove coal
standing on a railroad siding. The coal
has been delivered to the churches
and schools of Scranton, Pa, the latter
having been closed for two weeks be-
cause of lack of fuel.
The equivalent in the number of
words of twenty-six novels was writ
ten by five court stenograpbers durin :
the nine days of the governments in
junction proceedings against striking
railway employees in Chicago. THE
verbatim report of the record contains
100000 words" said Claude w. You
ker, chief stenographer, and is the
biggest record of any proceedings in
the Federal Court since the famous L.
w. W. trial in 1913
Attorney General Brangage, of Chi.
cago, announced that "a large number
of the indictments will be dropped
when the trial of those charged with
having participated in the Herrin, ILL.,.
mine riots last June opens at Marion.
The attorney general said the state
was unable to make Il case against a
number of those whose indictments
will be nolle pressed.
The National Council of Boy Scouts
announced the designation of Mortimer
L. Schiff, banker Of New York. as in
ternational commissioner Of the Boy
Scouts Of America.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
WASHINGTON

The American government has no
objection to the fotation or new
S50,0O0,O00 Cuban loan in this country,
according to an official announcement
by the State Department a note set
ting forth the position of this govern
nent was delivered to the Cuban
charge d'affaires by the State Depart
inent, the announcement said.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assist
ant chief Of the army air service, an
nounced on arrival in Washington from
the bombing tests held in Hampton
Roads that protection Of Americas )
coasts now depended upon the nations
air forces, backed by good army.
The first plank in the platform Of
tile new Tory ministry in Britain is
obviously an endorsement Of the An
glo-French entente. Among all of the
indictments of Lloyd George none has
been more steadily pressed both in
England and out of it than that of
having almost If not completely de-
stroyed the partnership between the
two great powers which united to
check Germany in 1914.
Damage by smaller predatory ro-
dents on stockmen's ranges, while not
50 spectacular as that by wolves,
mountain lions and coyotes, is very
considerable, and in some cases more
than equals that of the predatory ami
mails. according to DR.. \. X. Fisher of
the United States Biological Survey.
There should be closer cooperation,
particularly in the matter of appropri-
ations, bewteen the federal and state
governments, so that the largest
amount available from both sources
may be obtained, he says
Several more so-called political pris-
oners probably will be freed this
month, including number who are
eligible for parole, it has been learned.
Department of justice officials said
pardon attorneys are expediting this
class of cases as fast as possible, espe-
cially those in which formal applica-
tions for clemency were filed.
Augustus I. Seymour of Columbus
Ohio, was appointed to be assistant to
Attorney General Daugherty to sue.
ceed Col. Guy d. Goff. whose resigna-
lion was announced by Mr. Daueh-
Srfy.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
FOREIGN

Woman suffrage in France wa.
doomed to defeat when the Cabinet re
fused TO support the measure intro
duced in parliament granting the vote
| to women.
ALI Kemal Bey, editor of the Con-
stantinople antiNationalist newspa'
per Sabah. has been arrested and CON
demned to death by the Turkish au-
thorities at Constantinople, the allies
have been informed
The referendum held to decide
whether Rhodesia should be incorpor-
ated in the South Africa Union result
ed in majority of 2,7S5 against. The
vote against incorporation was S,i14
and in favor of it 1883.
on the invitation of Hungarian fem
inists, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the
American suffrage leader. has arrived
in Budapest to study the effects of
woman suffrage in Hungary She also
has been requested TO attempt TO effect
a uni0n among the warning women's
groups.
An attack with machine guns and
rifles from nearby house tops was
made by Irish Republican forces
against the Wellington military bar
racks near Dublin. Three National
army soldiers were killed and twenty
others wounded in the ngntlng, which
lasted two hours.
The recent influx of American jazz
bandsmen To supply music for the con
In ir1rr T,ttInhnrS an EritiSh-
ers who have succumbed to the fox
trot has had the effect of spreading |
alarm among English mu-
many OF whom claim to have |
thereby lost their jobs.
Continued insistence by the Nation
alist authorities ON the abolition of
interallied control of the police, Gus
toms, railroads and the censorship
over Turkish newspapers in Constant
nOple has caused Il recrudescence in
the crisis. 1t is believed that it Will
be necessary for the allies to proclaim
martial law.
The Kings return to his hunting
odge at san Rossore, where he left his
family when called 10 Rome by the
recent Fascist, is considered evidence
That conditions in Rome are entirely
normal The new government Is alb
,Orbed in starting affairs of state ON
what is announced TO be healthier
and more patriotic line
The Mexican Petroleum Company
closed its refinery and terminal works
n Tampico, throwing large number
lf men out OF work. The company is
not desirous of investing more money
Il Mexico under the present conditions.
An official of the company complains
If the heavy oil taxes, lack of security
md the threatened attack on land Il
les.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
CONDENSED REC ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoINGs, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SuFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

The prohibition enforcement meas
ure on the California ballot, providing
for making the Eighteenth amendment
and the yolstead act the law of Cali
fornia, was defeated.
Five men are dead, another injured
and another being held pending the
filing of charges as the result of II
fire which destroyed a roOming house
at Westwood, Calf. Edward Swane,
whom officers say caused the blaze by
sdvertently setting fire to his bed,
was arrested.
Lee little, recently defeated for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator, ended his life i'll his
hotel at Yakima, Wash, by taking poi
son, according to Coroner w. NJ.
Brown. little, former county treas
urer, had been despondent since his
failure to win the nomination.
Fred 2. johnson, one of the owners
of the Denver Daily Record-Stockman,
an organizer of the Denver Live Stock
Exchange and the National Western
Stock Show, as well as one of the
must " lhNAe hAAth II nov IA Ei~A men -
the West, died at his home in Denver
from hardening Of the arteries and
Brights disease.
Governor w. D. Stephens will be
asked to invite governors of eight
Western states To send represents.
lives to the annual convention of Cal
ifOrnia fruit growers and shippers. 10
be held in Sacramento December L.,
Is and II for the purpose of forming
"A cooperative association to deal with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
on transportation matters.
So many motorists have passed
through Union Gap, near Yakima,
Wash, without even knowing that
there was town in the vicinity, until
they were hailed into court on speed
ing charges, thar 4 number of com
plants have been made to the local
commercial club by tourists, suggest
ing that some distinctive marking set
ting forth the presence Of a town
there should be posted.
A large shipment of wild animals
and birds, destined for geological gar
dens and circuses throughout the
United States and Europe, was unload
ed recently at Los Angeles from the
steamer Bearport, from the Orient, 76
days in crossing the Pacific. The car
20 is the property of Frank II. Beck,
dealer in wild creatures, who gathered
it in various parts of the Far East and
shipped it from Singapore and Cal-
cutta. 1t is said to be the largest sin
gle shipment OF wild animals ever
brought to the United States. 1t in
cludes elephants, tigers, lions, leopUrds,
civet cats, anteaters, monkeys, pythons,
cObras and other large reptiles, and
1900 birds of varied species.
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17
Matters Of Delicacy.

"Why is Paris permitted to dictate
the fashions?"
Because of our American sense of
propriety." replied Miss Cayenne.
Fashions have occasionally been such
that no one would want to discuss
them in plain English"
The Ordway new era., 1922-11-17

Hunt, Democrat, carries New Mexico
by 1000.
Edwards elected in New Jersey by
10000 plurality.
Cordell Hull. Democrat, comes back
in Tennessee.
Rainey, Illinois. Democrat, is re-
turned
Michigan elected Woodbridge N.
Ferris, Democrat, over Senator Town.
send.
Former Senator A. J. Beveridge.
beaten in Indiana by Samuel NJ. Raj
ston.
Smith Brookhart elected senator
from Iowa by big majority.
James A. Reed reelected to the Sen
ate from Missouri by $4,000.
James Davis, Democrat, elected gov
ernor of Kansas.