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New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
ST. MARKS CHURCH,

The Daughters Of the King of St. Marks church entertained the choir boys on Monday evening, A substan- tial lunch was served, and outdoor games under the direction of Charles Nihberts were enjoyed, The choir boys present were Cecil ceehrans. Walter Caldwell. Alfred Dixon. Hsr- old Freeman. George iIbnee. William HepweFth, Ira Hicks, Lester Hume, Louis fverson, Carlisle kingsbury, Jahn Pufney Earl Rice. Charles Richmond. Frank searle, William sleath, Clinton Smith. Harlow smith. David smyth. Russell sehwah. Willie westerman. Bernard wosiius. Rich ard Wright, Also tho rector. Rev. Samuel sutelifte; the organist. N. c. Humphreys, and Charles vibherts.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16

Stop worrying about your cakes and pies Use Bakers Flavortng Ex- tracts and be confident. You can get them at your grocer's.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
Park Commission Has
 S46,462 in the Treasury

A financial statement has been filed by the park commission, showing that at the end of the fiscal year that board had a balance on hand of s46,46c.S2.
 The various items of income were: walnut Hill park. $16,2S7.S2; Willow Brook park, s1,126; small parks. s2.- 25s: Stanley Quarter park, $1,35o; administration. s7,1Sb; park develop ment and purchase fund, $7s,bao.75. Total, S108,796.75. (These items in clude city appropriations).
 The expenditures were: Walnut Hill park. s13.z57.63: Stanley Quarter park, s1,ssS.21: Willow Brook park, si,t56,os; small parks. s2,51s.7o; park purchase and development fund ta4,es2.3s; Stanley Quarter park. s1.- 425; administration, $5,424.36; total, s6o,332.25.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
WILLIAMS-McCARTHY
Agnes Mary Mccarthy Beoomen Bride of Lester Benedict Williams at st. Johns Church.

A pretty May wedding took place at s o'clock this morning at the Church Of st. John the Evangelist. when Az. mes Mary Mccarthy, daughter or MT and Mrs. Charles M. Mccarthy of ss Connecticut avenue became the bride of Lester Benedict Williams. son of Mrs. Bridget Williams Of isa Clark street. The bride was attended by Miss Anna Marie Goodwin Of Hartford as bridesmaid, and Lawrence Francis Williams. brother Of the groom. was best man. Rev. Thomas J. Laden. the pastor. offleiated.
 The bride wore a gown of Harding blue crepe trimmed with Spanish lace. She carried n corsage bouquet of sweet peas. The bridesmaid was attired in Harding blue crepe trind- med with crystal beads. She also carried sweet peas.
 Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party left for Hartford, where wedding breakfast was served at the Hotel Bond. A large number of guests were present from New Haven. Hartford, Waterbury and this city.
 Upon their return from a wedding trip. Mir. and Mrs. Williams will re- side in this city.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
sS6,l22,SOO RATS WILL
 NEVER SEE THE LIGHT

Pied Pinxs' ef Buzalo Estimates He
 Has Prevented Birth oi Vas Aa,y
 Of Rodents in ses Britain Alone
 H T. Pitts Of Buffsle. who came te tewn last week 10 wage war on rats, estimates that he has already disposed sf see st the leas,, He has Flsitea nearly lee business men and reports that they cooperate with him willing 'y Mir, Pitts has the endorsement of the board Of health and the chamber Of commerce,
 AS lt is estimated that one pair of rats will be the ancestors ia three years Of sSe,T0s..s2 other rats. and Mir Pitt has rendered 500 hors de combat, he estimates that he has pre- vented the birth Of bs,s56,4ss,soo rats in New Britain alone. The amount Of property saved from destruction reaches heights which make one dizzy to contemplate,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
JAMES SHEPARD IS
 AT SETH MILESTONE
Patent Authority and Naturalist Quietly Observes Anniversary

James shepard, enc sf ths oldest residents Of New Britain, Is today quietly celebrating hls ssth birthday anniversary al his home st lss Lake street, where he has lived ever since he came 10 this city,
 AF, shepard was born in Plants vile Of Re0F parents and gFew up as a poor boy, He was desireus Of se- curing an education, and with the aid of hls parents succeeded in EFadu- ating from the Lewis Academy in s0uthington. Later he went to work at the Stowe factory in that tovA, where he remained for ia years be- feFe going te Bristol, where he worked in several factories,
 Tn 1866 he entered the patent sos lieiting business in Bristol, also open ing a branch ohfiee in New Britain, His partner in the business was c, F, Mitchell and the office in this city was located on Main street, He mar red eeeelia Adelaide Curtis of Rris- tol, and one daughter, ceealia Antai- nette Shepard was born of the mar riage, she died in 1907, and her par ents gave the organ in st, Marks new Episcopal church in her memory.
 When Mir. and Mrs. Shepard moved to New Britain they made their home at iss Lake street. where they have resided ever since. Today Mir. shep- ard takes great interest in nature and his yard reflects this fact, There are flowers. trees and plants. etc. which he cares for with tenderness.
 In addition. Mir. sheperd is known as poet and writer many Of his nr. tieles appearing in the Herald" from time to time. Some Of his latest to have been published by thls paper is series on the history of old wills.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
City items


 Past Grands Martin Anderson, Bur. ton Belden, Fred Bretschneider and R. B. Crocker are representing Lex ington lodge at the session of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut. I. o. O. F.. in South Manchester today.
 Radio sets and supplies at Morans. -advt.
 Mir. and Mrs. ". c. Nance and daughter. Miss Grace Nance of West Main street, Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Nance of Jerome street and Miss Abbie Pur- pie of Moodus. motored to New York and New Jersey for the weekend. Open alleys at the Casino tonight -advt.
 A masquerade dance will be given by Liam Mellows council. A. A. R. l. R.. in Judas hall tomorrow evening. An entertainment consisting of Irish dancing and singing will be one of the features.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
poruLARrIY CONTEST.

Ten young women have been enter ed in the popularity contest beps conducted with the carnival of the church of St, John the Evangelist which is to be held on June ia, s0 and ei, They are Marie euilihah, i6s votes; Helen Pagan. is2 votes Helen Ronkoski. 6b votesl Florence Malarney. 60 votes; Margaret Begley. 60 votes; Anna o'conneil. bs votes: Gertrude o'Brien, b7 votes, Norma Lynch. 6T votes. and Airline Riley. 6b votes, The winner will be awarded q rope Of pearls. and the proceeds from the carnival will be used to in- stall a new organ in the church.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
Wants Juryman Cited
 On Contempt Charges

New York, May 16.-Eugene F. Mo- Gee, counsel for Edward Fuller. de- funct broker, today served District Attorney Banton with an application for an order to show cause why Howard g. Diedelman. juror, who charged he had been offered a s1,- 900 bribe in Fuller's third trial on a charge of bucketing orders should not be cited for contempt of court.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
Complaint Against Milk
 Company Is Dismissed

Washington, May 1G.-The federal trade commission announced today that 1t had dismissed without preju- dice its complaint against the Hel-e- tia Milk Condensing Co.,, Highland, III. and come 45 other condensed milk menufacturers as intervening respond ents. The complain alleged that tho practice of these complaints in guar aitaeing against price declines was an unfair method of competition.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
GIVES YELLED THREAT
Third Integnatfonale Declares That Bloody Challenge of Assassination Won't Go Without Answer.

By The Associated Press
 Moscow, May 16.-The third inter- nationale has issued general appeal to the workman of the world in con- nection with the assassination of NJ. vorovosl1y, the soviet representative at Lausanne in which 1t says:
 This bloody challenge must not be left unanswered by you"
 The appeal advises stronger organi- zation of the struggle to bring about revolutionary success east and west. It holds Lord Curzon, the British for- eign secretary, responsible as the chief inspiration of the entente effort at Lausanne to pre-ent a Russo-T Turkish and adds with refer ence to the recent British note:
 "Curzon demands that we shall not support the movement for liberty in India and Esypt but such propaganda by-action as the shooting of Vorovc- sky has done more for the East than 1t would be possible for the third in- ternationale to do."
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
Man Is Arrested, Held
 On COunterfeiting Count

ehieago. May ie,-Dr. Felix Rivkin, a dentist and artist of New York and Chicago. was arrested today as he stepped from a train at the Union station and 100 or more engraved plates for eounterfeitins United States currency of various denominations were seized according 10 federal aus thorities,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
BODIES ARE EXHUMED

Autopsy to Re Held to Ascertain fl
 Mir. and Mrs. Creighton Died ef
 Poisoning.
 Newark, May is.-The bodies Of Mir, and Mrs, Walter Creighton sus- psetsd of having died of poisoning were today exhumed for an autopsy,
 Mr and Ars, John Creighton, son and daushter-in-law, are in jail on an indictment charging murder by pois, oning of Mrs. ersighton's IS year old brother, Charles R, Avery,
 After the death of Avery an anony- nous letter intimating that Mr, and Mrs Walter Creighton died by nois- oHing two years ago was received by the' authorities who took the action to skhuue the bodies,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
MRS. THOMPSON TO SPEAK
Missionary to India Who rieasch To- cal Women in Address Last Winter Appears Here Again Tomorrow.

Mrs. c. W. Thompson. Methodist missionary in India. who made fa- vorable impression when she ad- dressed the Woman's Foreign Mission ary society of Trinity M. E.. church at a luncheon last winter. will speak at the regular prayer meeting tomorrow evening. The meeting will be open to the public.
 Mrs. Thompson is located at La- hore, India, and is the wife of the district superintendent in that section. She will exhibit many interesting curios and will wear native Hindoo costume.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
NEWMARKET STAKES.

Newmarket, May 16.-The New market stakes for three-year-old colts and Allies run across the flats at one and one-quarter miles. was won to- day by Lord Penrhyn's top Gallant by swynford. out of Gallant which started the favorite at 50 to { against. TercSina finished second and F Pointer came in third, seven horse ran.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
REPORTS DISAPPOINTING.
No Indications That Captives Held B.
 Chinese Arc to Be Released Soon.

By The Associated Press.
 Tien Tsin, May ls.-Reports from Lincheng yesterday said that opti- n1isn1 pointing to the immediate re- lease of the foreign captives held by Chinese bandits was based on mis- placed negotiations lasting three days, and that settlement was no nearer than at the start.
 The delay was said to have been due largely to the fact that the bri- gands who seized the express train near Euchow were not acting inde- pendently but were members of an extensive organization which must be consulted.
 Other factors may have entered into the situation but 1t is evident that the attitude of the bandits has stiff fened.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
OIL TANKS MENACED
Fire ia Dump Heis Near bee hAssels of rssroisum At San fedro-fire- men Gaatroi Flames,

San Pedro. May ls, - Fire in q dump hole containing 500 barrels Of oil on the General Petroleum Tank farm here early today menaeed one of the large tanks and resulted in res ports being made by the San Pedro police station that an sb,eoe tank had exploded,
 The fire was near the Fort McAr- thur Notifications but nrsmen ds- elared it to be under control,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-16
REPORT ON SCHOOL SURVEY

A complete report of the school survey committee will be ready next week, Chairman George A. Quigley said this morning, and Mayor A. M. Paonessa will be asked to call the city meeting board in session to act on the recommendations. The meet ing will probably be held May 2S.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
The Old Mechanic Says:

Charlie Smith, the jeweler. just
gave me somethin' to think ABOUT.
When you take your watch 10 Charlie
he doesn't hand it right back to you
after he's finished the job: He hang
it up on the wall for Week and
ekeeps tabs on 1t. If its runnln 100
fast he adjusts 1t slower; II IT'S 100
slow he speeds It up. IT the hands
stick he discovers II; ana IL the new
main spring snaps he pu-s in another.
When you get your Watch It's ready
I've been comparin' his way of do
in business with mine. When We
finished overhaulin an engine out
goes the car as soon as sh" VIII run.
The owner can't hardly wait TIL we
fill up the radiator. and -canlidly--
I'm usually glad to get 1t ouc OF the
way to take care of another lob.
But maybe I'm wrong. And maybe
you fellows are wrong, too. Figure II
out. 1 think I'm all through with
your job, and so do you; Tut the next
day you come back to tell me the
gasket's leakin' l take ! few hours
off to fix it. Then, two days after.
you come back to ask me why your
engine sounds like stone crusher.
] have to spend two hours going over
the valve tappets.
"A week later you come back to
tell me that your gas mileage is on the
blink. You can't get more than ten.
Something's wrong. So drop every
thing else and adjust the cdT5uretor-
Next day your fan belt starts sliprin':
And so it goes. 1t isn't so much The
time 1 have to spend on your car as
the time you have to waste comm
around here and the gossip that Ge:s
going the rounds about my work
Some of these days I'm going to
make a fiat rate for certain jobs,
stipulate a certain time in which to
do the work and figure on keepin'
) each car around the shop. testin' her
out, until I know that the Jobs prop
erly 'reEulated'
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Worth Remembering.

The easiest way to remedy the hui-
sance of having a broken cross chaln
alan against a fender is TO tle tne
broken ends together with a plece VI
cord, Joining them through the sposes
of the wheel. The chances are thaI
special link can be inserted IN lne
chain to repair it when you return 70
the garage; IL you remove the pr9hen
pieces Of the line from the cnaln
proper you have to reattaca 'neh
again. +o +,a
paint shop is no excuse TOT no.
spreading the leaves OF the springs
and graphiting them. The CHASSIS OF
the car will always look well "nen =.
returns from the paint shop but CON
slider this as pure camoufage uniess
the important work of greasing mas
been done. first.
THAT crsaking and rattling YOU near
"down deep" in the back OF the car
may be simply an unoiled shackle
bolt. Any rust which collects pc
tween the bolt and washer is lik"l! 70
make such a noise, while the metal
parts of the car amplify 1t niue
kerosene squirted over the bolt shoulo
be the first remedy. Then a generous
bath OF OIL
you've Made Me What 1 Am To-
day" would provide "a fitting duet 1of
Father Golf and King Motor.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Clean Disc Wheels.

Disc wheels could be kept clean sill
the time by covering them with rub
ber discs in wet weather. II the
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Our slogan for n nationwide cnn-
DatGn against the reckless driver
would be play ON ais own name
~Wreck Lessi"
Give Mary a Chance.

Our automobile business needs
thorough training in psychology. II
isn't displaying common sense In SELL
ing. Everywhere you go to buy car
some dapper salesman outlines the
proposition and leads you from car
buretor to trunk rack, so to SPEAK.
Well, what's attractive about Dap
per salesman-to the average man
The dealer will tell Jou that tne
dapper salesman is VIM winner csn't am fee re
ladies, They just simply ..ad can ,ine
frain from rushing to the dotted !ilo
or insisting that hubby do so. IN
other words: the dapPse salesman aa Rue
what about the check-writins sex
Why not nifty blonde or strikihs
brunette to attract the male Oh Tug
species? Everything under tne SUI, !,
is done to lure the BUSINESS aneh %
to give the new models the once over.
A dapper salesman is no attrac!loH -
him. Even a new type or Win9snrgifta y
fails to thrill him. II frieno Wiz 70
he knows darn well that the dappeff ef
salesman is the cause. the upsnoe "
1t is there is no stellar act 10 aeu az
the busy business man. some Ieniaio .
fashion plate W.T. Win q nair f'o of EYES eyes that
make the business man torsHt oann N
loans and bad debts would call !, In n, the Il {,
prospects double, quick; us .famant spnt
in ine selling. sirTa When ladies sell the cars
to the men. ard vice versa, e theSe
chaps who have been worrying a1ous Sns
the saturation point IN ma au,1,,ioI b;n1s for
sales will be writing healtn Minus ioi
the HinduS. .,.,.., =, +b;s
idea than the average dealer imaglnes.
One very successful dealer Is tIalhnn .ha iob
te Ha found that Whenever his regular
saIesmen sal were out, and the girl un. ,n.
dertook to interest the prospe,e., 11e He
salesroom became more rins at.raG,,s eiae
,nent had Changed things. 1t was SIM
ply q matter of psychology.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

rings were doing the whole Job. but
the car owner was paying for this
secret trouble in greatly reduced gas
mileage and annoying ensins knocks.
When the car goes to the shop for
around q bit for hidden trouble.
Some of the most surprising things
develop; and It's far better to be
surprised in the repair shop than ten
miles from the nearest garage.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Trouble Will Out.

What you don't know may not hurt
you. but heaven help your pocket
book! Some motorists don't believe
In troubling trouble till 1t cries right
out, This is a breakdown. Get ye to
the service station" When trouble
makes itself known the affair Is usu-
ally staged in no uncertain terms,
and the car owner wishes he had
caught 1t in the process Of brewing.
Here is where the hitch comes in
for trouble can brew like bootleg
ger. a motorist recently discovered
that his cylinders were scored and
worn badly enough to require re-
srlndlnS. Yet the car performed
beautifully on hills. The piston
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Words to the Wise.

This is an appropriate time of year
for the motorfst to be warned that he
can never be too wise. No matter
how many cars he has owned. or how
much repair work he has had done,
there is always some one to point to
him as evidence that Barnum was
right
! A car owner who knew a thing or
two about cars-or thought he did
had been troubled for long time
with excessive smoking of the crank
case. The man who sold him the car
explained that this was due to pres
sure Of the bearings on the thin flm
of lubricating oil, and the motorist
believed IL. Some time later when he
came to work on the engine he found
the cylinders badly scored, thus prov
ing that the smoke from the crank
case was burned gas escaping from
the cylinders. and not entirely burn
,ing oil.
There is a way to tune up an en-
gine so as to not hear piston slap. 1t
is accomplished by leaving the piston
pins rather loose and so Tightening
the connecting rod bearings that the
cylinders. 1t fools the wisest Of mo-
toriStS.
An engine can be made to deliver
a little more power, and sometimes
run a little Quieter, by adjusting the
carburetor for a rather rich mixture.
but unless the motorist is wise he will
be getting It In the neck through low
gas mileage and rapid accumulation
of carbon.
The car owner who thinks he knows
all there is to know about the car is
due for a jolt at every turn of the
way. Just as there are merchants
to tell customers that shoddy Is all
wool so are there plenty of people In
the automobile business to put II over
on the wiseacres. II saves a lot of
expense, trouble and dissatisfaction
ITO get at the facts before the real
damage Is done.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
This and That.

If it is necessary to dust the car
While clad in good clothes remember
Evening star., 1923-04-22
TRUCK SALES RECORD.

April will break. all records for
the General Motors Truck Company
OF Pontiac, Mich, show. March, this
company asserts, was several nun
dred per cent greater than either last
year or the same month In 1921. ana
Evening star., 1923-04-22
PLAN MOTOR CYCLE RUN.
D. C. Clubs First Annual Trip to
h Held Sunday, Nay o.

The Washington Motor Cycle CLUB
win hold its frst annual run Of tns
season to Boonsboro, Nd. Sunday
May g.. All those going on the run
are asked to make arrangements with
Capt. watson Shepherd Of Howard a.
French & Co.. 424 eth street north.
west. Plenty OF chicken ana gooo
eats are provided. The party VIII
leave 424 9Th street northwest y
charge of Capt. Shepherd. Lieut.. J.
Cooksey and Sergt. e. o. McCreight.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Springtime, Ira, La!

'Tis Spring!
But daffodils and wrens don's
mean a thing,
Bubbling brooks serve to distract us
Every rose looks like q cactus;
There's a real thrill to attract US
Motoringr
'Tis Spring!
All auto men are giving folks a
ring.
They'll arrange q denomination
OF their "twenty-three" creation,
Stirring UP that grand sensation
Motoring.
'Tfs Spring!
When statesmen have new pros
poets on string.
Not the Spring that's sung by poets,
But the season when you know it's
Time for cashing in on "Gott's'-
Motoring!
Evening star., 1923-04-22

to dust the tenders and the spare tire
first. II the car owner starts Win
the body or hood FIRST he VIII ma
that he 10 using his trousers or MS
coat to dust the tenders.
Copyright, 1929, by the Uiisnan Feature essvscs.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

wheels were equipped with glove
fasteners these protective discs could
be easily attached. AS soon as the
streets were dry the driver would de-
tach tho covers. leaving his wheels
free from mud splashes.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
AUTO TRADE TO CONVENE.

ST. LOUIS, April 21.-Four hundred
Automobile Trade Association secre-
taries and rnanassrs. are expected to
attend the nrst nstionsl conference in
Chicago. July % and "a, The definite
Evening star., 1923-04-22

jnounoed today by the National Auto
mobile, DeG1erc Associat ton, which IL
arranging the conference. An advis-
ory committee ."of association man
ayers from ct. Louis, Cleveland and
Evening star., 1923-04-22

Chicago adopted the dates and out
lined a program Assurances have
been received by the national asso-
citation headquarters from more than
loo secretaries and managers that
they will attend.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
HILL-cLiMBlNe RECORD.
orrie Steele Keeps Championship
at Capistrano. --,'-.

At Capistrano, Calf, where the
motor cycle hill climb ciasstc Of the
west was held on April 8, Orrte
Steele OF Paterson, N. j.. national
champion. riding an Indian. won the
61-cubio-inch expert event in 1926
se0onds. the fastest time ever made
stock motor. Best preyious time
was 20 As seconds.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
CONSTRUCTIVE ECONOMY

Elimination of wasteful spending is one half of economy; other half to spend what is thus saved on means to produce more wealth. What the American people want is constructive economy, whereby additions will be made to the productive wealth of the coun- try and the cost of production and distribu- tion will be reduced. We do not suggest that the government go into business as a manu- facturer, farmer or merchant, but it is a pro per function of government to improve and maintain waterways and harbors, to build highways and to reclaim land much of which is it's own property. Though these expendi- lures are not intended as investments to re turn profit, they actually make return to the government in the shaps of increased rev enue from the greater wealth of the people. This return is now largely direct, for the in come tax is the largest source of national rev enue, and it's yield grows with the incomes of the people. By making transportation cheaper and more efficient on river, sea and highway and by enlarging the area of productive land the government would swell its revenue by swelling the aggregate national income