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New Britain herald., 1922-02-21

City. etc, all the way down the line
including every city OF Importance
Under its proper listing
New Arrivals.
Books which arrived at the Cham
Der yesterday included directories
from Philadelphia, Camden, pater-
son, N. j., Ocean City, MilIvillc, y. j.,
Nincland and Atlantic City, N. }.
New Britain so Years Ago.
The books are available for public
reference at all times. Directories of
New Britain are on file for the past
so years. One of the most interest
ing directories is one OF New Brit
ain, Of 1872 to 1875, at u time when
this city was a village Of less than
$500 people.
~Still Going Strong.
1t is interesting to note that when
this directory was printed, Arthur w.
Rice, now clerk Of the board of com
pensation and assessment, was at that
time city surveyor. Mr.. Rice will
round out a half century of continu-
Gus service for the city this coming
June. His address is given in the old
directory as strickland House" the
Strickland house being what later be-
came the Hotel Bronson.
From ca to I29 Streets.
At that time New Britain had 81
streets, now there are 429 thorough
fares in the city. In the list of streets
many statements arc found which
now appear amusing. For instance,
arch runs from Main to city line.
Burritt runs south from North, Elm
runs from junction of Main and South
Main to Hartford turnpike"
South From West North.
Curtis runs south from west North.
Clark runs north from East North.
Cherry runs south from Pleasant to
Grove runs north from
Myrtle. John runs from Park to
Whiting. Lafayette runs from Main
10 Grove. Main street runs from the
northern to the southern limits OF the
city, according to this book. A
statement also is made that Winter
runs from Summer to SPRING
Collins Night or Day.
Among the advertisers of that per-
cd is found that of the late b. =. |
Porter, which reads as follows: THE |
keeps constantly on hand |
!, large and carefully selected stock Of |
furniture of every description. Sole |
agent for woven wire mattress. A
speciality made Of undertaking.
1earse and carriages furnished and !
general charge of funerals taken.
BASKETS and coffins, from the plainest
o the richest, furnished at all hours,
light or day. I3. c. Porter, residence
yer store. Main street below r. r.
'rossing."
school for Young Ladies.
The New Britain Knitting Com
ANY, the Union Manufacturing Com
ANY, the New Britain seminary n
amily and day school for young la
les, with elementary departments
or both sexes, arc found listed.
The Stanley Rule and Level COM
any was in business at that time.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-21
CHINESE LEADERS FREED
imprisoned Afnu Party of Picking Are
Pardoncd Following Losing of
Power.

Picking, Feb. 21.-By presidential
mandate of January list six leaders
of the Anfu Party, which was driven
out of power in 1920 and its chiefs
either imprisoned or outlawed, have
finally been pardoned These six men
represent all the important leaders of
the old Anfuite party with the excep-
ton of General Hsu Shu-tseng, known
China as Little Hsu" and
New Britain herald., 1922-02-21

Discarded billiard balls are now
made into electric push buttons
New Britain herald., 1922-02-21

Galveston, Tex is the greatest cot
ton port in the world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
BUILD ME ANEw-EACH HOUR, EACH DAYl
BY George Matthew ADAMS

Keep building God
m and will towar
Stimulate
spread clearly
well
walking Keeptaking to that
Palshp Cleanse mind
with the mountain bases
M each
and lead
locaions-there again
that made of the elements that mingl the soil of
shall the
breathed into this frame mine
a just begun.
Attract mind to simple things-those
that what little influence
helping, uplifting
God kill of conceit and self
with me-
that to
to those than l.
M
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Biggest Law Office in World
500 lawyers needed handle questions in legal division of
veterans bureau

! asking that the government make
their soldier husbands contribute to
their support.
The questions that the government
lawyers had to settle in these mix
ups ran the gamut of domestic expe-
rience. One case would center on the
possibilities of a soldier being a big
amist, another on insanity of a wife,
and others on alimony and funeral ex-
penses. More than 100000 of these
cases have been investigated and SET
tied.
This domestic relations court ex-
listed on a la1ge scale less than a year.
In the spring of 1918 its work began
to grow and by fall 400 employees
were struggling with an avalanche of
cases. After Christmas the worst was
over, and now that the allotment and
allowance law is imperative 26 en-
ployees handle all the hangover ad
justments.
While this section is in main past
history, it represents one of the most
humanity interesting phases of the
Veterans Bureau work Most of the
evidence was obtained by correspon-
dence. and this made the cases more
informal than if they had been
brought to a solemn court room. Blu
reau officials found that when plain
tiffs are not restrained by oath to tell
the truth and are not subject to hav-
ing their testimony shaken by cross
examination as in court there is al
most no limit t,o which they will not
pO in order tn TarOVp case
The case ran from the pathetic to
the humorous. One of the near trag-
edies was that of blind soldier mar
ried to a woman who said that she
wanted only to take care of him
Taking advantage of ibis blindness,
she had made herself out to be much
younger than She was and a woman of
wealth. She had told him that she
was an interior decorator artist, mu-
sic teacher, and wireless operator
Once married She took what money
the blind soldier had and then filed
claim for compul sorry allotment and
family allowance. Her pretenses were
discovered, and the claim was not al
lowed.
At the other cad of the emotional
scale was the case of colored SOL
der who made affidavit that his wife
was dead. He continued to exchange
letters with her while he was in SER
vice, however, and she regularly sent
him generous SAMPLES of her cooking.
One day, she learned that she had
the right to make her husband sup
port her while he was in the Army,
and she promptly wrote letter to the
government filing a claim and send
/ ing some of her husbands letters as
| proof that he was In service
The letters showed that while the
soldier might find it convenient to
have his wife officially dead she was
certainly alive to him. One of his
letters. written in verse, ended with
the line, Just kindly remember
wherever you roam that Shakespeare
was right. there's no place like home"
The letters were discriminating evil
dence against the soldier who would
be widower. His wife was officially
restored to life and granted her allot
ment and allowance
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

translate that sentiment into direct action which
speaks loudly through deeds.
The Christmas clearing committee is organ
lied for the purpose of seeing that every family
needing aid, will receive it on Christmas in the
form of tangible gift from generous commu-
nifty. These gifts will not be of transitory
kind
If family is in need of coal, the Christmas
gift will be fuel. If warm clothing is lacking,
garments will be provided. If substantial food
stuffs pressing want, groceries will be sent.
1t is apparent at glance that the committee
will be guided by the actual wants. and will sup
ply Christmas cheer along practical lines without
overlooking entirely some of the gifts that make
the holiday cheerful.
Such distribution of Christmas. cheer is
based on most approved methods of giving SUBJ
stantial aid and will be applied to suit the in
dividual needs.
This project invites all of us to participate
The incomes of most of us have been increased
to marked degree in recent years, but it seems
that many of us still measure our gifts of love
by standards that prevailed a number of years
ago. The increase in our donations has not been
in proportion to the increase in our incomes, in
many cases.
The saope of the distribution will be in direct
ratio to the volume of our contributions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Ripping Rhymes
PETERINc OUT
BY Walt Mason

The wan years waxing older, his
feet are tired and sore, and soon he'll
go to molder with years that are nc
more; he's lame in knee and shoulder,
his journey is a bore. With ecstacy we
hailed him. we boosted loud and long;
but when Old Times derailed him Wen
say his course was wrong. He brought
us much affliction, tried US with gins
and snares, and in his jurisdiction were
strikes and wobbly scares; each month
was full Of friction that chafed us un-
awares. And now we see him SILVER.
his long beard on his chest; our war
whoops we deliver. and speed the part
ing guest; each Old Year is a flivver.
each New Year is the best. Ahead
we're always looking, tomorTows are
in view; beshrewing and gadzooking,
we say to old things, "Shoo!" The
poor Old Year now going has few to
sing his praise, we say that he is
showing a record of dark days, and
dornicks we are throwing, where once
we gave him bays. No doubt the year
that's coming will have his smile on
straight; with dulcimers a-thrumming
We'll greet him at the gate, and twelve
months hence be humming the old time
hymn of hate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
After Dinner Stories

An old soldier at one of the army
posts was very much impressed by
some of the modern procedures in
the medical department. One day,
gathering about him a bunch Of re
cruits and seating himself on an up
turned galvanized iron bucket, he eX
FOUNDER the situation as follows.
Things is gettin' great; nowadays
when you take on (enlist), the doctors
round you up and scratch your arm
no more smallpox; then they shoot
some bugs into you-no more typhoid
fever; then they shoot some more bugs
into you-no more pneumonia By-and
by, they'll tattoo a pork chop and a
fried egg on your arm and there you
are-rationed for your hitch. Judge
It was very small crib pillow, but
1t reposed in the place of honor in a
case in one Of the great historical
mus Gums.
Il can't see anything remarkable
about that pillow" remarked one OF
a group of visitors.
"My dear madam" explained the
uide, ut is very valuable. 1t is Wash
intOn's original headquarters
Indianapolis Star
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

as Hancock, an Englishman. The
credit of priority belongs to Goodyear,
but Hancock did much to make the
discovery commercial success.
@. What is the significance of the
motarboard caps that are worn by
students?-G. G.
A. The giving of the cap to stu
dents in a university is said to have
denoted that they had acquired full
liberty, and were no longer subject
to the rod of their superiors, in inli-
tation of the custom of the ancient
Romans, who gave a headcovering to
their slaves in the ceremony of max
ing them free
@. What is the extreme western
point in the United States TX. r. p.
A. Excluding Alaska, the most
westerly point of the United States is
| Cape Alva, in the state of Washing
ton, longitude 124 degrees, As min,
utes.
@. What proportion of the butter
is creamery?-C. V.
! A The department of agriculture
says that nearly two-thirds of the but
ter produced in this country in 1891
was creamery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
NEW METHOD OF
REDUCING FAT

A news item from abroad informs US
that the American method of producing
a slim, trim figure is meeting with as
tonishing success. This system, which
has made such a wonderful impression
over there, must be the Marmola Pre-
scription Tablet method of reducing
fat 1t is safe to say that we have moth
ing better for this purpose in this
country. Anything that will reduce the
excess flesh steadily and easily without
injury of the stomach, the cause of
wrinkles, the help of exercising or. diet
ing, or interference with ones meals is a
mighty important and useful addition to
civilizations necessities. Just such a
catalogue of good results follow the
use of these pleasant, harmless and eco
nomical little fat reducers. We say eco
nomical because Marmola Prescription
Tablets (made in accordance with the
famous Marmola Prescription can be
obtained of any druggist the world over
or from the Marmola Company. 1872
Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mich, for one
dollar a case, which is decidedly eco
nomical price, considering the number
of tablets each case contains. They are
harml ess-Advert
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

nor Boyle just before Americas en-
trance into the war.
Eighteen years ago the governor
elect went to the University of Ne
vada as professor of engineering. He
is native of Lexington, KY, and took
his degree at the University of Ken
lucky. He married a girl from his
home town in 1904 and was afterwards
connected with various leading engi-
neering concerns In the west. He
finally made his home in Reno, New,
where he still lives
At the beginning of the war Scrug-
ham resigned as state engineer to en-
list and being from Kentucky it is not
surprising that he soon became a
colonel. He had charge of production
of gun carriages and mountings. After
the war he resumed his work as state
engineer. He has travelled II, 900 miles
nearly all within the state in two
years in that office AS soon as he
had voted at the recent election he
left for Santa Fe. N. NJ, to attend a
meeting of the Colorado commission
of which Herbert Hoover is chairman
The purpose of this commission is to
build tn egreatest power plant in the
world at the Boulder canyon, on the
Nevada-Arlzona border.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Christmas Clearing Committee

The appeal of the Christmas clearing COM
mittee for funds to distribute cheer and happi-
ness to the needy families merits prompt and
generous response from all of us.
Some of us delude ourselves inta0 believing
that we have given in abundance for enterprises
that make for the comfort and happiness of
mankind. But how meager, comparatively
speaking our donations, when they are placed at
the side of the money we spend for our own
pleasure and amusement Our gifts of love and
benevolence are pretty small when they are con-
trasted with this item of expense.
We are all acquainted with the sentiment
that suggests that we do good while we have
opportunity to do so, but some of Us cannot
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
After Dinner Trick

Ne. S57-The Ovcr-Fun Tumbler
Two tunblers and a pitcher of water
are set on 3 tray. The performer asks
how can he place a quantity of water
in glass A and q quantity of water in
glaH B, then pour the contents of B
into a and yet have less water in A
than in the beginning? The question
sounds impossible nevertheless the per-
former proves that he can do it.
FIJI glass A and set it ION the tray
Pour little water in glass B. Now
there is 4 quantity Of water in both
tumblers. Dash the contents of glass
B violently into glass A (see figure)
The water In glass B wiz enter glass A
so rapidly that some of the water in
the latter viii overflow on to the tray,
and glass a win be not quite full. Hence
it contains less water than before, al
though the contents Of B have been
added to It
csssr<sAt. 1873 b. P4SKs LEDGER com1ezv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Lessons in Correct English

Don't Say
What ARE THE news?
WHOM did you see there?
If l WAS boss I would fire him.
The ORIGINAL way of living had its
drawbacks.
He was a CREATIVE author.
Say
What IS THE news?
WHO did you see there?
If WERE boss would fire him
The PRIMITIVE WAY of living had
its drawbacks.
He was an INGENIOUS author.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Memories of OldDays
In This Pepper Ten Years
Ago Today

Joe Mikulec, globe trotter, making
his way across the world on foot, hap
pened into Richmond and purchased a
pair of shoes from a local shoe COM
pany. About five years later the COM
pany received letter from Mikulec,
written in far off Burma, ordering an
other pair of shoes of the same make,
instructing that they be sent to Carlo,
Egypt. Officers of the company were
very much pleased with the unexpect-
ed compliment extended them by the
globe-girdler.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

TROUBLED WITH WEAK KIDNEYS
"FIaye been troubled with weak kid
news since childhood" writes Mrs. G.
Hyde. Benzonia,- Michigan: Now past
40 and have had terrible oackache and
do NV work. BY using Foley Kidney
pins accompanied with Foley Cathartic
Tablets 1 soon felt IKE new person.
and blurred vision are symptoms OF
kidney trouble Foley Kidney Pills give
muck relief A. g. Laken Drug Co, ozo-
SOS Main St.-Advertfsement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

name had ever ap-
peared on an cleo
ton ballot. There
seems to be a ira
dition of Nevada
that owe I'm Or s
shall be elected, or
try to be, from the
state engineers of.
flee. G ov e I'm o I
Boyle, a mining en-.
gineer was so elect
ed eight years ago
and others before
him took the same
course. Scrugham
was appointed state
engineer by Cover.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Answers to Questions

tAny reader can get the answer to
any question by writing me Palianlum
Information Bureau, Frederick J. 1aSk-
in. director. Washington. D. c.. This Of
fer applies strictly to information; me
bureau does not give advice on legal,
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on any subjec9 Write ite X2qIr ns anesf a0d
address and enclose two cents In stamps
for return postage. All replies are sent
direct to the inquirer.
Q. What were the lines that Mark
Twain wrote when Mrs. Clemens
died?-M. 7.
Warm summer sun shine kindly here,
Warm summer wind blow gently here,
Green sod above lie light! lie light!
Good night, dear heart, good night
good night.
@. Is milk food or drink?-H
R. S.
A. DIR. Roseneau says that milk Is
not beverage and should not be used
to auench thirst. 1t is a feed and
should be taken slowly.
@. How much was the shilling
worth in Bible times?-R. @.
A. Mark 6:37 speaks of 200 shlllings
worth of bread. The word in Greek
denotes a coin worth nearly IL cents
@. Does the Niagara river flow
through valley?-O. T. B.
A. 1t has practically no valley, its
channel being cut deeply through
plain.
! O. Who discovered how rubber
could be vulcanized?-A. c.
A. The process of INFLAMMATION
was made independently about the
same time-1S43-by Charles Good
year. of New Haven, Conn, and Thorn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Who's Who In the
Days News

COLONEL JAMES c. SCRUGHAM
Colonel James Graves Scrugham,
governor-elect of Nevada, made his de-
but as political candidate at the re-
cent election. 1t was the first time his
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
HIS ALIAS

Baltazzis, who has been a cabinet
minister under several premiers, was
De Bonair to the Bast.-Pittsburg
GaZette-Times
J. L. S. thinks this means that Bal
tazzis went to his death under an as
sumed name.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

One famous rector says in sermon
that the dance is the hope of humanity
inasmuch is it requires primitive dig
nifty. The dignity of the shimmy, we
might say, is almost too primitive to
ring true.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

Nobody on earth has ever seen tho
other side of the moon, as that satel-
lite always keeps the same face to-
ward us
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
Musings For The Evening

The most inefficient man in the
world is the man who spends his time
trying to deceive his wife.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

Some people drop out of society
but more often society slides out from
under them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09

o. What were the lines that Mark
Twain wrote when Mrs. Clemens
died?-M. T.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-07-11
Behold My Wife!"
Appealing Picture
OF Big Northwest.
Sir Gilbert Parker's Novel Is Tran
slated to the Screen by
George Melford.

An appealing story of the Canadian
Northwest is promised in George Mel
ford's latest production, Behold My
Wife!" which will be seen at the
American Theatre for one day, Tues
day, July II. The picture was adapt
ed from novel by Sir Gilbert Parker
The action centers around the in
congruous marriage of Frank Armour,
the younger son of an aristocratic Eng
lish family, and Lali, granddaughter OF
an Indian chieftain, whom he meets
while serving as an officer of the Hud-
sons Bay company in northwestern
Canada. On his return to the COM
pany's trading post from hunting ex.
petition, Armour receives word that
his hnancee in England has Tilted him
largely on account of his family's op.
position to her. In moment of drunk
en- rage, Armour marries the Indiar
maiden and sends her back to Eng
land to humiliate his family. How
thru the efforts of Franks elder broth
err, she develops into beautiful ane
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-07-11
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE.

John ]. Brown, plaintiff, VS.. Alva R.
Johnston and Ruth E Johnston,
husband and wife, and Thomas A..
Johnston, defendants. Notice of
Sheriff's Sale on Foreclosure of
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF
an order of sale and decree of fore
closure, issued out of the District Court
of the Seventh Judicial District, State
of Idaho, in and for the County of
Canyon on the 9th day of July, 1922,
in the above entitled action, wherein
John ]. Brown, the above named plain
tiff obtained a decree against Alva R.
Johnston and Ruth E. Johnston, hus-
band and wife, and Thomas A. john
ston, defendants, on the 10Th day of
June, 1922, which said decree was, on
the 10Th day of June, 1922 recorded in
Judgment Book 8 of said Court, at
page 424, am commanded to sell all
that certain lot, piece or parcel of land
situated in the County of Canyon,
State of Idaho, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
North East Quarter (NEA) of
South West Quarter (SWA) Of
Section Thirty Four (34) Town
ship Four 90 North Of Range
Five (5) West of the Boise Meri-
dian, together with all water, wa
ter rights, bitches and rights of
way for bitches, belonging to said
land.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That on the 9th day of August, 1922,
at 2 o'clock p. m. Mountain time, of
that day in front of the Court House
door in the City of Caldwell, County of
Canyon, will, in obedience to said
order of sale and decree of foreclosure,
sell the above described property, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the plaintiffs decree with
interest thereon and costs to the high
est bidder for cash, lawful money OF
the United States.
H. w. KINNEY,
By Sheriff.
A. B. CORNELL, Deputy.
Dated July 10, A. D., 1922. 5000
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-07-11
Six and Half a Dozen

In land where the only wells are
artesian, the middle of Americas most
arid belt, an Eastern traveller once
met farmer hauling wagon load OF
water.
Where do you get the water?" ask
ed the tourist.
"Up the road bout seven miles"
what! You haul water seven miles
for your family and stock"
"Yup."
why in the name of common sense
don't you dig well?"
Heck" snorted the farmer
whats the use? It's just as fur one
This Yank had not been many viz