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New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
WANTS REINSTATEMENT
South Norwalk fol>eoman Dropped For Liquor Activities Files Manda- mus Petition Against Mayor.

South Norwalk, July 24.--J. Harry Gibson who two weeks ago was oust- cd from the police department of this city, today filed petition for writ of mandarus to compel Mayor Cal win L. Barton and members of the city council to restore him to duty. claiming that he had been illegally dropped from the police force. Gib- son was charged by Mike Vaclavik with obtaining ''moonshine" liquor from him, and allegations made to the mayor and council were to the effect that Vaclavik had sold liquor to Councilman c. Jackson White. who was accompanied by Gibson. Gibson claimed that his visits to Vaclavik were to secure evidence for the state police department. A hearing will be held in Bridgeport on Sept. on the mandamus petition.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
WOULD SEIZE MINES
Governor of Michigan Will Try to Get
 Men to Return to Work

Detroit, July "A = With an an nouncement of further curtailment o1 railroad service in Michigan, effective today the state last night was await ing the next move of Governor Groes- beck toward resumption of coal min- ing operations.
 The governor was prepared to go tc Saginaw today and confer with Lee Jones, president of district A, United Mine Workers regarding proposals the executive made to the miners re- gently, suggesting that the men return to the mines and produce coal for state and municipal purposes. either under private or public control.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
UNDERWOOD BACKS
 GARYAN IN SENATE
(coatinued from Tlrst page).

must return to the trusteeship' the wireless plants. patents and all patents on war materials, the great Hamburg American and North German Lloyd terminals at New York. which were sold for about seven million dollars And then the Germans propose to col ;ect on all patents used by American citizens and even by the American government during the war for the very purpose of putting an end to the war which the Germans started"
 Ail sales of enemy alien property, Senator Underwood said, were first ap- proved by q sales committee appoint cd by former President Wilson. A
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
HOPEFUL OF TRUCE.
See Possibility That Strikers Will Re
 turn Pending Investigation.

Washington, July PA deter mined effort is to be made by the administration this week to laring the striking railway men back to work temporarily to give the Rail- way Labor Board a chance to look further into the dispute. Senators concerned with interstate commerce, are, as a result, much more hopeful of a truce.
 The main chance of compromise is believed to rest upon what is done toward restoring seniority rights to the striking shopmen If they return to work. Among some authorities there is an opinion the men are in more of working mood than at any time since they cult.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
ON AUTOMOBILE TOUR
Mir. and Mrs. Richard Hyian Motor.
 ing To Canada

Mir. and Mrs. Richard Hylan of 4s Grove street, who are on an automo- bile tour through New York state, are stopping now at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. They have been joined by Mir and Mrs. Emmett Wilkinson of that place, former residents of this city and have journeyed on to Albany, N Y. They plan to visit Lake George and the Saratoga fields and thence to Plattsburgh, where they will visit Mir. Polver, an officer at the camp. who is a cousin to Mrs. Hylan. The party will continue on to Montreal, Canada to visit the historical and an- cient cities.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
BODDY LIKES FICTION
Negro, Convicted For Murder, Spends
 Last Month in Reading Books

Ossining, N. Y, July 24.-Luther Boldly, the negro boy who shot and killed Detective Sergeants Francis Buckley and William Miller in Man. haitian. is going to read all the books he can during the remaining four weeks he has to live.
 Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing announced yesterday that Boldly had started to read industriously. He prefers fiction. AS he finishes one book he sends to the prison library for another.
 Only good" books are supplied to him. Nothing romantic, melo- dramatic or lurd is allowed. Boldly is to die in the week of Aug. 2S, along with Herbert Smith, white, who killed Postmaster Lewis Johnson at Nineveh Junction.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
POLITICS IN WARSAW
Riots Result From Socialists Attack
 ing National Demonstration

Warsaw. July 24.-The political crisis is as far as ever from settle ment. A tense atmosphere prevails Both camps are distributing pamph- lets broadcast and conducting street demonstrations. The Nationalists yesterday arranged big demonstra- ton at which it is estimated 15,0o0 persons were present There were re- peated attacks by Socialists against the demonstration. No firearms were used, but a number of persons were injured.
 The police in the city everywhere have been reinforced in the fear of further trouble.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
Standard Time League
 May Be Formed Soon

New Haven, July 24.-An effort is being made here to form local standard time league to solidify sen- timent against the movement to have the general assembly fix daylight sav- ing time for summer months as a legal proposition. Norwich has form ed league and 1t is said the state grange backs 1t up while the state chamber of commerce is agitating for daylight saving time.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
HOLDS LAWN PARTY.

Miss Bernice kroh of 473 Park street. entertained 40 friends at a lawn party at her home Saturday evening. The affair was in honor of Miss Katie Pereau who has just re- turned from Maine. Piano selections were rendered by Miss Margaret Burke and Earl Waters. A buffet lunch was served.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
BAKERS CELEBRATE.
Berlin's Oldest Trades Association
 Observes 650th Anniversary.

Berlin, July 24.-Berlin's oldest trades association, the bakers guild this month observed the 650th ami versary of its founding.
 Although this organization, which was known originally as the Ger mania guild, dates back only to 1272, there is documentary evidence that the bakers trade was piled here as early as 1230. By 1890 there were 750 members enrolled. Meanwhile another association of bakers, the konkordia, sprang up, and in 1911 the two organizations were amalga- mated in a body which now requires utilization of every baker in the city The present membership includ' $ ,670 concerns
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
SUES FOR FINE PAID.
Walter karpucls Wants His Money
 Back from Joseph Zcmailuk.

Walter karpuck of this city is now tegretting that he played the good samaritan to Joseph J. Zcmailuk of 151 Parkview avenue when the latter was arrested some time ago, as he has been forced to sue him for all legged non-payment of a note. Kar- puck it appears, paid fine of S166.SS which the court imposed on Zomailuk for the alleged manufacture of moon- shine and the latter now refuses to pay that money back in addition to note of $500 also said due kar- plc! Attorney David l.. Nair issued the writ against the defendant which was seryed by Constable Jaises W Manning It is returrntle ih :hn city court he frs: Monday iA August.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
Murder Suspects Are
 Held: Not Identified

Salem, Mass, July 24.-Two men were in custody today as a result of the widespread search for the murder er of 12 year old Henry McMahon, whose body was found in a pasture here last week but attempts to identify either suspect as the man with whom the lad was last seen failed.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
Baltimore and Ohio R. R.
 Seek Strike Agreement

Cincinnati July 24.-W. ]. Me Gee. president of the Baltimore & Ohio shop crafts union left today for Baltimore to meet officials of the road in an effort to reach a separate agreement for settlement of the strike on the Baltimore X Ohio.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
CrsrY FUNERAL TO-DAY.

Meriden, Conn.,. July 24.-Delega. tons from practically every police de- partment in the state attended the funeral of Sergeant John J Custy, who was the victim of an automobile fatality here on Friday. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated at St. Roses church
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
PLANS CHANNEL SWIM

Bridgeport, July 24.-Walter Pater- son of this city. will leave for Eng land Saturday to attempt to swim the English channel, the latter part of August Mr Paterson said today that he expects to go into training as soon as he reaches England.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
CONVENTION SEPT. 20.

New Haven July 24.--The pros- poets today were that the democratic state convention would not be called rntiI about Sept 20. it was said here. The selection of the date rests with chairman Fitzgerald
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
k. K. K. GIVES FIGURES.

New Haven, July 24.-Officials of the ku Klux klan today announced that initiation ceremonies held Satur- attended by 966 klansmen, 214 cam tiidates were sworn in and that Fl would be candidates failed to appear.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
REBELS ARE FLEEING
Offensive of Paraguayan Troops Leads to Great Losses by Opponents Germans Aiding Rioters.

Buenos Aires, July 24-The offens- i've of Paraguayan troops against the rebels is progressing favoraply, ac- cording to dispatch to La Macon from Asunscion, which announced the occupation of Sapucay, railroad terminus 90 miles southeast of Asun- scion.
 Great enthusiasm was aroused by the report that President Ayala ir- tends leading general offensive against the rebels who lately have been joined by three German aviators.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
William Schnlitt.

The funeral of William Schmitt of Hart street, was held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Peters church. Burial was in the old Catholic ceme. tery.
 The pail bearers were William Dankonin and Adolph Polanz, repre- senting the German Benevolent so- ciety; William P. O'Brien and Joseph Ryan. the Knights of Columbus; Peter Miller and Otto Miller, repre- senting St. Peters society.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
AyIAToRs FALL.

New York, July 24-Two members of the reserve officers flying corps in training at Mitchell field were slightly injured today when their airplane, its motor dead, dropped into the front yard of a home at Far Roekaway. They were Lieut.. Michael Leakeric, pilot, and Second Lieut. Charles Mur- ray, passenger, both of New York.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
WATCH STOLEN

Martin Mntheson .. Hartford, re- ported to the police department this nornitg t!.st hja watch and $35 in cash were stolen i.ojn h.a pocket at h.. roomirE ho.se at 2s! H1rta street, ,ars night Ee saiG ha roomod With q mar named H. Levine.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
sToRK CARRIES MESSAGE.
Farmer in Africa Ties Note Around Birds Neck Which Lands in Norway

Merseburg, Germany, July 24.-A stork returning to its nest in the will lage of Lieskau, near here, was ob- served to be carrying a small object attached to its neck The bird was caught and the object was found to be a tiny leather bag containing the following message: Greetings to my German home Wilt Bucha, farmer in Nova on Victoria Lake (East Africa). Born Feb. 12, 1897, in Ger dauen, East Prussia"
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
Ruth Virginia Johnson.

Ruth Virginia Johnson. the one and a half year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Carl E. Johnson of 756 East street, died between and o'clock last evening. Burial will be to- morrow afternoon. Services will be held at the home by Rev. J. E. Brick son, of the Swedish Lutheran church, and interment will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
FOUND TIRE.

F. Kilbonrne, of Stanley street, re- ported tp the police department thts rnornins that hc lad found | tire, in ps' tally wnrn condition. lying in the pushss back ot siS nome.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
Elizabeth Cox.

The funeral of the late Miss Eliza beth Cox, who died Saturday night, will take place tomorrow morning. Services will be held at the late home on Beaver street at S:45 o'clock and at St. Marys church at g o'clock
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
CHARTER COAL VESSEL
20 Will Be Put in Service Operating Between Australia and United States This Month.

San Francisco, July 24.-Nearly 20 vessels have been chartered to bring coal from Australia to America it was learned in shipping circles today. Some vessels which took lumber from the northwest to Australia will bring back coal.
 Portland, shipping operators report that charter of vessels to carry coal including some contracted to bring it from the United Kingdom, has made it difficult to obtain tonnage to move the new northwest wheat crop.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Peter Dorsey, who is residing al Manchester, N. H.. is spending a few days at his home on Elm street.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Weldon and from their vacation at Prospec, | Beach.
 Mrs. P. c. Platt of Trinity street returned yesterday from Asbury Park where she has been spending the past month. MT. and Mrs. Clayton Parker and daughter, Harriet, and son, Wesley, o1 Vine street are spending a few days at Stoneham, Mass.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Sampson of Harrison street is in New York city. Miss Carlyn Kingsley daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harvey Kingsley of Bassett street Is at Fenwick.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. L. Mackay and MT. and Mrs. George Hildebrant of Harri- son street are touring through the Catskills.
 Mrs. William Crowell and children of 'Lenox Place are at Cosey Beach for the remainder of the month.
 Edward Christ, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Christ of Garden street, is home from Troy, N. Y., on short visit
 The Misses Kathleen and Mildred Truslow have left for two weeks vacation trip to Lewiston, Maine.
 Mrs. C. VI. Vivian of West Main street, who is spending the summer at Pine Orchard is in town for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Gerald P. Crean are vacationing at New London.
 William D. Burns has returned to the city after a vacation at Myrtle Beach.
 Mrs. Hagen Hinman, who is spend ing the summer at Westbrook, has been in town for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Prichard of Harrison street are spending two weeks at Cape Cod.
 John Loomis of Forest street spent the weekend at Crescent Beach with his family.
 Russell Nelson of the Stanley house left Saturday on a trip to Texas.
 Logan Page of Harrison street, spent the weekend at Westbrook.
 Judge and Mrs. John Kirkham and family, of Cedar street, left today by motor for the Rainbow Lake camps, ko- kad-Jo, Maine.
 Dr. c. w. Vivian, of West Main street. and Harold Shepard of Har- rison street, were at Pine Orchard over the weekend.
 Mrs. G. Kraemer of Maple street, has returned from New York city, where she has been viviting her sis ter.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

There are more tran eo,ooo steam ers. tugs and barges on th. Rhine river.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
PERSOMALS

Peter Dorsey, who is residing at Manchester, N. H., is spending few days at his home on Elm street.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

MT. and Mrs. Clayton Parker and daughter, Harriet, and son, Wesley, of Vine street are spending a few days at Stoneham, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Logan Page of Harrison street spent the weekend at Westbrook.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Judge and Mrs. John Kirkham and family of Cedar street left today by motor for the Rainbow Lake camps, ko- kad-Jo, Maine.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Mrs. P. c. Platt of Trinity street, returned yesterday from Asbury Park where she has been spending the past month.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Weldon and son, Ray of Plainville, have returned from their vacation at Prospect Beach.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Mir. and Mrs. A. L. Mackay and Mir and Mrs. George Hildebrant of Harri- son street are touring through the Catskills.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24
Mrs. Elizabeth Sampson of Harrison street is in New York city.

Miss Carlyn Kingsley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kingsley of Bassett street Is at Fenwick.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-24

Russell Nelson of the Stanley house left Saturday on a trip to Texas.
The New York herald., 1922-05-07
Continued From Preceding Page.

year VII" and the recrudescence of
the tragic uprising of the Chouans,
the Royalist movement that was
driven into a new life in that year
by the prosecutions. 1t is a fine
hunting ground for the writer of
stories of intrigue, hairbreadth es-
capes, feuds, hidden treasure and all
the rest of it. Mr.. Broster makes
good use of all these, and his his
torical background is fairly good
not too much in evidence, but suffi-
ciently there. When the plot opens
the adventures have just gained a
long lost clew to the whereabouts
of great treasure buried at the cha
teau of Mirabel more than a century
before-a. hoard of gold, rubies and
precious vessels to make ones mouth
water. Like all insurgents they need
the money. But the chase for it in
wolves a great deal more than mere
treasure hunting. 1t takes over four
hundred pages to reach a convenient
stopping place, but there are no dull
spots en- route. The story may be
recommended to the leisurely reader
who is fond of high romance.
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

A SON OF THE SAHARA. By
Louise Gerard. The Macaulay Com
pany.
TT WAS, of course, inevitable that
the great popular success of
what movie experts call desert
stuff should call forth many imita-
tors, especially Of one very vicious
book that is still a best seller"
This is rather. poor example; crude
In detail, utterly unreal in its pas
sion' and mystery" and. for the
most part, simply dull. 1t is an
other case of the kidnapped white
girl, carted off by the imitation
desert chieftain, Sultan" In this
case, and subjected to series of
more or less Intentionally shocking
end that the Arab" turns out to be
as white as the lady and they are
duly scheduled to live happily there
The New York herald., 1922-05-07
Phases of Constructive Religious Thought

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF RE-
LdGION. A Sociological View. BY
Charles A. Elwood.
C r E A TIV E CHRISTIANITY. BY
George Cross.
THE BOOK OF JOB. By Moses But
tenwieser.
LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF
EARLY CHRISTIANITY. BY Kir-
tsopp Lake.
A STUDENTS PHILOSOPHY OF
RELIGION. BY William Kelly
Wright
A FAITH THAT ENQUIRIES. By Sir
Henry Jones.
THE CREATIVE CHRIST. BY Ed
ward S. Drown.
THE PSYCHIC HEALTH OF JESUS.
BY Walter E. Bundy.
APOLOGY AND POLEMIC IN THE
NEW TESTAMENT. BY the Rev.
Andrew d. Heffern
THE SIMPLE GOSPEL. By II. s.
Brewster.
PROPERTY: ITS RIGHTS AND DU-
TIES. By L. T. Hobhouse. Hastings
Rashdali, A. ID. Lindsay, A. ]. Car
lyle, Vernon Bartlett, H. G. Wood,
ID. Scott Holland and w. NJ. Geldart,
TT can scarcely be thought a
chance happening that the past
year has brought out a much
larger number of books on religion
than usual. The spring list of one
publishing house (the Macmillan
Company. which is by no means a
specialist In such literature. con-
tains more than a score of titles, a
selection from which is listed here.
A glance at these titles alone may
suggest the one thing they have In
common-that is, spirit of inquiry
that aims to be constructive 1t can
hardly be doubted that this large
output of religious speculation is a
natural response to a deep and wide
spread interest in matters spiritual
1t indicates an acceleration in the
worldwide movement, which began a
score of years or so ago. toward a
new synthesis, or some revaluatior
OF religion throughout the nominally
oai4SNioi WOIlo mere was d luil
the controversy after the first battles
between modern science and the an
-cient orthodoxies which reached ite
height nearly half century ago
There were signs of a renewed ae-
tivity a few years before the war
especially in the revolt from a toe
mechanistic conception of life-a re-
volt most strikingly manifest in
Bergsonism, and in some of the
speculations of William James, and
to some extent. in popular form in
certain of the novelists, led by H. G.
Wells.
Naturally the shock of the war has
intensified this growth of concern in
religion. although not in any such
spectacular form as some folk ex-
pected. Perhaps more potent than
even the war was-and is-the prog
ress toward collectivism in thought,
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

using that word in the broadest
sense with no reference to any mar
row limitation of it. The great. CEN
tral change in the mental attitude of
thinking men may perhaps be stated
tentatively as a turning from the
medieval query, What shall / do to
be saved?" to the broader question,
emitting the emphasis on the per-
sonal pronoun, What shall humanity
As whole or, more specifically, the
nation. or even the church, do, not
merely to save" itself but to go for
ward to a better life as a whole?
This change of attitude may
amount to nothing less than a revo-
luton in due time, for no matter
how much Of Christian ethics it may
be able to preserve it is inevitably
destructive of the whole fabric Of
the medieval church which is based
upon authority and must rely for
that initial authority upon its reve-
lation, whereas the modern mind
turns more and more toward ration
ahsm and seeks its starting point
not in any revelation but in a purely
human Science.
II.
There are two obvious side cur
rents away from the main stream OF
thought. One is purely reactionary.
embodied in its crudest form in such
teachings as Mr.. Bryan's, and in a
more intellectualized but no less Wig
orous form in the ''revivalist"
preaching Of a certain popular Bap-
tist clergyman. in whose church the
announcement was recently made
at the beginning Of revival" that
the preacher meant to give 'em hell
from start to finish" Mr.. Bryan is
naively of the sixth century, the
Baptist brother of the eighteenth: to
the modernist they are equally out
Of date. The second important side
stream is toward mysticism. in one
1ofin VI <1uOlucfs LII ls1dn OCituCt
New Thought" Spiritualism and a
score of minor cults. But the main
stream is along the newer lines sug-
gested by the dozen titles at the head
of this survey.
Nearly all of this effort is aimed
toward sort of new reformation
toward a restatement of the essen
tials of Christianity that shall be in
ccnsonance with modern science
modern democracy and sociology. Al
its extreme it produces such a move
ment as that of the Community
Church." which pretty efTectually
throws overheard all of the baggage
of two thousand years of theology.
and tries for a fresh start. Most of
the reconstructors do not go quite so
far as that. Indeed, the differences
between them consist chiefly in their
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

HOMELAND. BY Margaret Hill Nc
Carter. Harper & Bros.
--ERE we have another pair Of
II disgruntled war veterans. re-
turned soldier and nurse.
who find the homeland not quite
all it should be. 1t is a very well
meant. wholesome book whole
some enough for the readers at
whom it is aimed. and it has some
good dramatic spots tas in the
chapter dealing with the verdict in
the case of the damage suit arising
from an automobile truck scciden),
but it is a too ioquacious perform
ance to be ranked seriously as a
novel. The people in ii all do a
great deal of Grating to each other.
using the good old phrases once
dear to us from Fourth of July ora
tons and the spread eagle oratory
of the last century.
eft is time for men to work to
new purpose and be truer, and for
women to weep less and have more
sense than under the Old order;
time for opportunities to be
equalized if we are to have a living
America. 1 want to first under
stand and then to help make a big
ger, better America" &c.
Excellent, sound doctrine. but 1t
gets badly in the way of tie story
To make its point solidy I'm the
form of fiction it is necessary fof
such moral nourishment to mix it
self into the narrative a little more
smoothly. II it isn't to be lumpy
such dough calls for more kneading.