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New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
SOUTHINGTON NEWS
Garage Fire Quickly ,Extinsuished-
Mrs. Grace Neal Died in California.
Items of Interest.

The chemical squad was called out
at an early hour yesterday morning
to a fire in the garage of Ballou e.
Maggie on Merlden avenue. The fire.
men found large truck blazing but
they quickly extinguished the fire
without much damage.
Word was received here yesterday
of the death in Santa Barbara, CAL,
of Mrs. Grace Neal, widow of the late
Stephen Neal. She is survived by one
son, Russell Neal of Santa Barbara
and one sister, Mrs. Armour of Chi
cago. Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but it is expected that
the body will be brought here for
burial.
The Pexto team was defeated by
the Roxbury Academy collegians Sat
urday afternoon on the Sand Hill
grounds by the score of to 2. The
game was one of the best seen on To-
cal diamonds this year. 1t followed
the athletic events held under the au-
spices of the company.
The Milldale baseball team defeat
ed the Sessions Clock Co. team on the
Milldale school grounds by the score
of 16 and 6. 1t is probable that a
series of games will be arranged be-
tween the Milldale and Pexto teams
for the championship of the town.
Miss Hazel Simpson of Eden Place
is the guest of relatives in New
York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Dudley are
spending a three weeks vacation in
RoXbury. Mass.
Miss Helen Laribee of Marion is
spending a vacation at Indian Neck.
Miss Catherine Gardner, a school
teacher, is reported to be much i'm
proved at the Hartford hospital. She
expects to leave the institution in a
short time.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20

Sunday at the seashore.
The heavy growth of brush north
of the Soldiers memorial along the
trolley tracks in Berlin has been re-
moved by the caretaker and the spot
now presents good appearance. 1t
is being graded and will soon be
planted with grass seed. The memo
rial grounds have been kept in excel
lent condition this year, looking their
best. r. ,,.,.-. -.
Repair work is rapidly being COM
pleted on the trolley tracks along the
New Britain road and a decided diff
ference has been noticed by patrons.
The tracks have been Strengthened
and. the road bed graded in some Sec
tons. "
East Berlin Items.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wetherill and
daughter, Pearl, and Harold Wether-
i'll left Saturday for weeks vacation
at Pond Point.
Miss Charlotte Read of Middletown
has been the guest of her brother, E.
Vernon Grad, at his home on Wilcox
avenue.
-'ii % 4 ann M dlHCI anu SUI, X,
have returned to their home on Will
cox avenue after spending the past
two weeks as the guests of relatives
in Clinton, Mass.
Miss Vera Dodge of New Britain
has been the guests of friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Kelsey of
New Britain spent the weekend as
the guest of the formers mother, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Kelsey, at her home on
Main street.
The joint committee of the knights
of Pythias and Woodmen will meet at
Athletic hall this evening to make
arrangements for their joint fair to
be held in the early fall.
Arthur Bowers, employed by the
Skinner Chuck Co. of New Britain, is
enjoying two weeks vacation.
Miss Dorothy Sugenhime has ac-
copied a position as stenogra pher with
the Berlin Construction Co., and
commenced her duties this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dennis en-
tertained guests from out of town at
their home on Wilcox avenue Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cobey and fam
lily spent Sunday as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hubbard at their
home in Southington.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
RUB RHEUMATISM
PAIN FROM SORE,
ACHING JOINTS

What is rheumatism? Pain only.
st. Jacobs Oil will stop any pain SO
quit drugging.
Not one case in fifty requires inter-
nal treatment. Rub soothing, penetrat-
ing st. Jacobs Oil directly upon the
tender spot and relief comes instantly.
st. Jacobs Oil is a harmless rheuma-
tism and sciatica liniment, which
never disappoints and cannot burn the
skin.
Timber up! Quit complainingl Get
a small trial bottle from your drug
gist, and in just a moment you'll be
free from rheumatic and sciatic pain,
soreness, stiffness and swelling. Don't
suffer. Relief awaits you. Old honest
st. Jacobs Oil has cured millions of
rheumatism sufferers in the last half
century. and is just as good for sciati-
ca. neuralgia, lumbago, backache,
sprains and swellings.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
TYPHOON DAMAGED
HONG KONG STRUCTURES
Hardly House in the Heights Es-
capped Damage-HOSpital and
Police Station Affected
By The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Hong Kong, Aug. 20.-Hardly a
house in the peak district of Hong
Kong escaped damage in the typhoon
which struck here last Saturday.
An untenanted military sanitarium
was wrecked. The wall surrounding
the maternity division of the Matilda
hospital was blown down and the iron
gates were wrenched from their sup
porting pillars. The roof of Victoria
hospital was seriously damaged and
the Mount Cough police station was
nearly destroyed. The roof of the
building housing the junior mess of
the Hong Kong Shanghai bank fell in
damaging two floors. A corner room
of the chief Justices house was blown
away and the Peak hotel seriously
damaged.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
DEATH FROM WOOD ALCOHOL

New London, Aug. 20.-Sebastian
Teresi of Willimantic, who surrender-
ed to the local police late Saturday
and Joseph Poretta of this city, ar
rested Saturday were today held in
$500 bonds for a continued hearing
on a manslaughter charge in connec-
ton with the death from wood alcohol
poisoning early Saturday of Frank
Sanford of IL Home street.
The three men are alleged to have
been drinking together the night be-
fore and only $40 of the $3.50 San
tora started out with was found when
he died.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
J. P. Morgan Co. Offers
Twenty Million in Bonds

New York, Aug, 2o.-Two issues of
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
bonds totaling $2O,o00,000 were Offer
ed today by J. p. Morgan and Co.,
one issue is S14,0o0,000 eighty 5 per
cent first and refunding mortgage gold
bonds, series B, and the other S6,000,-
600 one to Is year five per cent equip
ment trust certificates. Both issues
were offered at prices to yield APP
proXimately 5.25 per cent.
Subscription books were closed soon
after the issues were offered.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
TRAFFIC OFFICER
Slightly INJURED
John 7. Lewis Struck by Auto on
Berlin Street. Policeman Driver
new BRITAIN man ARRESTED
Tennis Finals Scheduled - All-ken-
sjugtors Lose To Avon Team Yes
terlay-ReaI Estate Transactions
Other Items of Interest.

Traffic Officer John T. Lewis OF the
Berlin police force, on duty at the IN
tersection of the Berlin turnpike and
the Middletown road, was slightly in
i,Ired Yesterday when he was struck
and knocked down by an automoplle
driven by Charles J. Miller OF "a Love
land street, Middletown, policeman
His injuries are not serious.
Miller struck the officer as the for
mer was attempting to pass another
car. He was not arrested, but agreed
to make any settlement necessary.
Reckless Driver Arrested
Peter Gasterini of 1925 Stanley
street, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Constable Frank Brown on Il
charge of reckless driving, after he
smashed the car which he was driving
into another machine operated by An
drew Banker of Norwich, on the turn.
pike about two miles south of Flan-
nery's corner. Gasterini's car was
radly damaged and was towed to the
Monument garare for repairs. Bank
er's machine was slightly injured.
Gasterini will answer to his charge in
the town court Wednesday evening.
Gasterini, who was travelling north,
attempted 10 pass out Banker with
The aforesaid results.
Finger Is Crushed
Julian Smega OF East Berlin, an
employe of the r. O.. Clark Brick
company, was painfully injured while
at work Saturday, when one of his
fingers was crushed. He was taken to
the New Britain general hospital for
treatment and later returned to his
home.
AlI-kensingtons Lose
The All Kensington baseball team
went down in defeat before the Avon
team yesterday, after a hard fought
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
90 DETECTIVES HUNT CHILD
Saturday Needed Special Diet-Her
Life Feared For Ii Not Found

New York, Aug. 20.-Ninety-six
detectives today started house to
house search of the lower East side
for three months old Lillian Mcken-
zie, who was kidnapped Saturday and
who, it is feared, will die soon If not
recovered for want of proper diet.
Lillian had been on "a complicated
food formula since her birth. and it
was only by the most careful atten-
ton that she was kept alive. News
papers published her food formula
this morning in hope that her abdrr-
tor would see it and provide her st-.h
life giving food.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
FIVE LOST FROM PLANE
Four Men and One Woman Killed
When Flying Machine Goes Into
Sound OF Coast of Florida.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 20.-Four mer
and one woman were killed instantly
at 1880 o'clock yesterday morning
when commercial seaplane piloted
by Albert ]. Whitfield of st. Peters
burg, Fla, crashed into Santa Rosa
sound near Camp Walton, 40 miles
from Pensacola.
The dead are Mrs. Albert H. Har-
per, about 25, wife of Birmingham,
Ala, newspaper man; Albert j. Whit
ted, 80, former naval aviator, st. Pet
ersburg, Fla; Frazier Patterson, is,
son of a Pensacola lumber man; Hugh
ID. Brown. Sylacauga, Ala; S. ID. Cas-
tleman, IS, travelling salesman, Syla-
cauga, Ala.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
JAP NEWSPAPERS
COMMENT ON TREATIES
Congratulate Katon on Disarmament
Pacts But Criticize Notifications
- in Pacific.
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Toxic, Aug. 20.-The Kokumin and
the Nichi Nichi, the only newspapers
commenting on the exchange of rati-
fications of the Washington treaties,
Saturday, congratulate Premier kato
on his consummation, but criticize the
British plan to fortify Singapore and
the American proposal to strengthen
Pacific fortifications.
The Nichi Nichi terms these new
projects seeds OF another armament
race"
The Kokumin says the Washington
agreement promote British American
interests at the expense of Japanese
national expansion"
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
THREE PRICES FOR GAS
Standard SLING in South Dakota for
IS Cents a Gallon, Another Co. 10
and Others 20.

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 20.-Gasoline
sold at three prices here today at the
beginning of the second week of the
gasoline war.
The Standard still maintained its
price of 6 cents, while the National
Refining Co. made a price of 10 cents
for it's product. Most of the other in
dependents took the 90 cent price
agreed to by Governor McMaster.
Meanwhile the stations Of all COM
panies report nearly twice their nor
NAL sales.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH FRECKLES
Make this Lemon Cream and lust
see Tan, FreekIes Disappear

Mix the juice of two lemons with
three ounces of Orchard White, which
any druggist will supply for few
cents, shake well in a bottle, and you
have whole quarter-pint of the most
wonderful freckle and tan cream, and
complxion beautifier.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lem
on cream into the face. neck, arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes naturally
bleach right out and how youthfuuy
cleara soft and rosy-white the skin
Lecomes.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our many kind friends for
the love and sympathy shown us at
the death of our beloved mother and
daughter, and for the beautiful floral
tributes.
(Signed) Arthur c. Durity, Allen W.
Schroeder, Mrs. Alice Warner.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
Chang Must Evacuate
Annoy Says Gen. Ong

BY The Associated Press.
Annoy, China, Aug. 20.-Gen. Ong,
commanding an army of Picking
troops at Shihma, eight miles north
west of Annoy, today delivered an I'LL
timatum to Chang Tse-Ping, the
eastern ally of Sun Yat-Sen saying
that Annoy must be evacuated within
As hours. Chang is expected to evac-
uate.
Rain is seldom seen on the shores
at the southern end of Cedros Island.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
I. p. MORAN DEAD

Fitchburg, Mass, Aug. 20.-Thomas
P. Moran, father of Patrick j. Moran
manager of the Cincinnati National
league baseball clubs died today at his
home here.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. w. .. Rowe and son,
Louis. Of Whites Crossing, have re-
turned from an automobile tour of
New York state. The trip took nine
The Washington times., 1923-08-03
Daugherty. Overcome
AS He Gazes on Dead
President COmrade

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Har-
ry M. Daugherty, Attorney Gen.
eral, was bowed with grief as he
stepped from the elevator on the
eighth floor of the Palace Hotel
and walked down the corridor to-
ward the room where his dearest
friend lay silent in death last
night.
1t was Daugherty who brought
Senator Harding to public notice
as a possibility for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency in
1920. Early in the spring of that
year, when there had been some
talk and organization for General
Leonard Wood, Governor Lowden
and others, Daugherty made the
announcement that Harding would
be a candidate.
Daugherty organized the cam
paign and sent Harding on a tour
of States in which it was thous hit
likely that delegates favorable to his
nomination might be obtained. He
was with him through the thick of
the fight at Chicago and never for
a moment lost confidence in the
certainty of Harding's nomination.
The friendship between the Presl
/ dent and his Attorney General be.
came one Of the outstanding fea
| lures Of Harding's administration.
The Washington times., 1923-08-03
LATEPRES|DENT
WAS MARTYR
To PEACE
Collapse, As Did Wilson, Fol-
lowed Attempt to Help
World Cause.

Peace on earth, good will to.
ward men,"
This was the object Of the late
President Warren G. Harding when
he tackled an ambitious country
wide swing around the United
States to explain to the people his
conception Of world peace as hing
ing on American participation in the
world court.
This also was the object Of ex.
President Woodrow Wilson, whose
physical collapse followed a West
ern speaking trip in 1919 while he
was carrying to the people the
gospel of peace as he conceived 1t
to be bound up in American parici-
patton in the League of Nations.
Fate has drawn a striking paral-
lei between the circumstances which
led to President Harding's fatal ILL.,
ness and the collapse OF President
Wilson.
When he cancelled the remainder
Of his trip at Wichita, Kans., Mr..
Wilson had travelled $500 miles in
the heat Of late summer and had
delivered more than forty speeches.
When Mr.. Harding surrendered
TO the order of his physician at
San Francisco, he had Travelled $500
miles and had made upward Of sixty
speeches.
When he was taken Ill Mr.. Will
son was sixty-tWo years old. Mr..
Harding was fifty-seVen.
The Washington times., 1923-08-03
FLAG Of PUBLIC
GOLF COURSE
LOWERED
Is Placed at HaIf-Staff in
Honor of IIIustrious
Former Patron.

The flag on the big pole at the
East Potomac Park Golf Course
was placed at half staff this morn.
ing by Manager Leoffler, as a
mark of respect for President
Harding, who often played the
public links. President Harding
officially opened the course two
years ago.
THE President got much good
exercise by coming down here at
1880 and getting in nine holes,
which put him right on edge for
the days work." said Manager
Leoffler today. He paid the
small fee like any other citizen
and was anxious to see public golf
links a success. He came quite
regularly before the illness of Mrs.
Harding"
President Harding often PLAYED
at the Chevy Chase Club with
friends and the only time his scores
would be made public was when
he joined the newspaper boys and
played in the annual tournaments
Of the Newspaper Golf Club, of
which he was a member.
The Washington times., 1923-08-03
ROOSEVELT TELLS NAVY
HARDING GAVE LIFE FORU.S

The following general order, noti.
flying the naval service of the
death of President Harding, was
sent out this morning by Theodore
Roosevelt, Acting Secretary of the
Navy.
after a life Of national service
our COMMUNICATIVE chief, President
Harding, died at San Francisco last
evening. Through these troubled
and important years he gave him.
self unsparingly to the service Of
our country and accomplished a
great good He wore himself down
by the burden he was carrying. No
man in our history more truly
gave his life for his country.
Under the Constitution, Calvin
Coolidge. Vice President, has be.
come President"
"(Signe6
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Acting Secretary of the Navy"
The Washington times., 1923-08-03

new Presidents desire for simplicity
may be found than in his boast,
made at the time of his election
to the vice-presidency, that his home
in Northampton, Mass, was one
half of a double frame house, which
he rented. His whole life has been
without signs Of ostentation.
Born on July 4.
President Coolidge was born on q
farm in Vermont fifty-one years ago,
on July 4, 1872, and is one Of the
youngest men ever to ascend to the
Chief Executive office. His early
years were spent In working on his
fathers home and in attending the
public schools at Plymouth, VT, and
academies in Ludlow and st. Johns.
bury, VT. Later he went to Amherst
College and was graduated with hon.
ors in 1895.
Shortly after graduation, Mr..
Coolidge went to Massachusetts and
has served that State conspicuously
in numerous political offices.
He was two terms in the State
house Of representatives, in 1907
and 1908; mayor of Northampton in
1903 and 1910: in the State senate
from 1912 to 1915; lieutenant gov.
ernor from 1916 to 1918, and gov,
ernor in 1918 and 1919.
While he was governor, Mr..
Coolidge first attracted national at.
tention. In September, 1919, the
Boston police force went on strike.
With" q firm hand, Governor
Coolidge stepped into the crisis and
ordered out the State troops to
patrol Boston streets and maintain
law and order He called the
strikers deserters and announced
that their places would be filled by
new men.
Mr.. Coolidge never wavered from
his decision and after troops had
been on guard for several weeks
a new police force was recruited.
For this stand, he was nicknamed
law and order Coolidge. His
name spread to the country and
friends even went so far as to ad.
vance his name for the Republican
Presidential nomination in 1920.
In 1920 he was elected Vice Presi.
dent on the slate with President
Harding.
Mr.. Coolidge married Miss Grace
Goodhue, Of Burlington, VT, and
they have two sons, Calvin, r., and
John.
Mrs. Coolidge long has been noted
as one Of the most brilliant and fas-
cinating women in official Wash
ington. She has been a leader in
social circles.
While in Washington the Cool.
idges have occupied an unpreten.
tious suite in the Willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1923-08-03
SIX PRESIDENTS
MET DEATH
IN OFFICE
Three Were Victims. OF Assas-
sins BuIIets-others Died
From illness.
b. international News servise.

Calvin Coolidge la the sixth Vice
President Of the United States to
be elevated to the White House
through the death Of an incumbent
President, just as President Hard
ing was the sixth Executive to die
in office. Three American Prest-
dents were felled by sassins' bull
let's while serving their nation and
President Harding was the third to
succumb from illness.
Besides Coolidge, the five other
Vice Presidents to win the nations
highest gift through the deaths OF
their 'chiefs" were:
JOHN TYLER. tenth President
succeeding President Harrison, on
April 6, 1s41.
WILLARD FILLMORE, thir
teenth President, succeeding Preei
dent Taylor, on July 8, 1850.
ANDREW JOHNSON, seventeenth
President, succeeding President Lin
coin, on April Is, 1855.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty
first President, succeeding Presi
dent Garfield, on September 30, 1881
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. TWEEN
ty-sixth President, succeeding Presi
dent Mckinley, on September IL
1901.
The six Presidents who died II
office, three Of them by assassina
ton, were:
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
ninth President, died April 4, 1871
of pIeurisy, In Washington, ate
serving one month.
ZACHARY TAYLOR, Twelfth
President, died July 8. 1850, o
bilious fever, in washington, afte
serving one year, tour months, AM
five days.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, sixteenth
President, died April is, 1865, from
bullet fired by John Wilkes Bootl
the night previous in Ford's Thea
ter, Washington. He had serves
four years, one month, and clever
days, having entered his second
term.
JAMES A. GARFIELD, twentieth
President, died September 10, 1881
in Elberon. N. j., from effects o
a bullet fired by Charles J. Guiteal
in the Pennsylvania railroad depo
at Washington. He served six ant
one-hah months.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY, twenty
fifth President, died September il
1901, in Buffalo, from effects o
shot fired by Louis Czolgoez eigh
days before at the Pan-AmericaI
Exposition. He served four years
six months, and ten days, having
! entered his second term.
WARREN G. HARDING, twenty
rinth President, died August 2, 1923
of apoplexy, in Palace Hotel. SaI
Francisco, in office since Marcl
4. 1921.
The Washington times., 1923-08-03
MRS. HARDING
WILL GET U.S..
PENSION
Congress, in Accordance With
Custom, Expected to Grant
$1,000 Annuity.
KEYSTONE PHOTO

One Of the first acts of the
Sixty-eighth Congress when 1t comes
here in December will be to vote
Mrs. Warren G.. Harding, widow
of the late President, life pen
sion of $4,000 per annum.
This act will follow out prece.
dent set by Congress which has
always made it a point to be solicit
tous over the financial welfare Of
widows of the Presidents of tho
United States and of members OF
their own bodies.
It was recalled today by experts
at the Capital that Mrs. Grover
Cleveland and Mrs. Theodore Roose.
welt are two widows of former
Presidents who are receiving the
$4,000 Congressional appropriation