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New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
DEATH LURKING IN
 BOOTLEG WHISKEY
Chemists Say Poison Is Evident
 in Almost All

i New York, Dec. 20.--Government analysis of 75,0o0 samples of bootleg liquor proves that the new crop oi moonshiners makes no effort to elim. mate poisons in newly distilled whiskey which frequently cause death or chronic disorders, according to Dr. J. NJ. Doran, head of the in- dustrial alcohol division of the bu- reau of internal revenue at Washing ton, in an article published yesterday by The Spectator, insurance maga- zine. In the article Dr. Doran says that labels and stamps are not guar antees of the safety of bootleg liquor, and that the average person will find it impossible to detect dan- gerous connections. He declares death turks in virtually all bootleg 1 liquor nowadays.
 The four principal sources of bev- craze liquors today according to Dr. Doran. are illicit distillation, snug legally withdrawn bonded liquor is liquors are found mostly along the seaboard, and that the quantity of H. legally withdraw bonded liquor is negligible as compared with the total stocks handled by bootleggers." The article continues:
 Illicit distillation, either of the old mountain moonshine style or of the more recently developed methods of the city and town dweliers, whose plants are secreted in barns. garages, office buildings, factories. apartment houses and private homes, constitutes the principal source of what the un- suspecting and trustful individual buys from a bootlegger.
 The products of these stills are largely used with a little fiavoring and coloring matter, or blended with a small quantity of foreign liquors and stretched with the use of water. Some of tho distillates are made by an at- tempt to recover ethyl alcohol from completely denatured alcohol, which may contain from ? to 10 per cent of wood alcohol or methanol, or by at- tempts to drive off one or more of the many articles used to render specially denatnred alcohol unfit These pro- cesses are never wholly successful, and always quantities of the denatur- ing substances are present so that serious physiological disturbances are experienced by those who use such li- quors frequently.
 What the public schould know and what every agency interested in the promotion of public health should aid in telling the public is the harmful cf- feet upon the human organism of the toxins found in raw liquor. Under present day moonshine practice there is but little attempt to recover the i'm purities and polsons that carry over in the first run of distillation or those that run over last. The one we call heads the other tails The present day mocnshineer does not have at his command the means of eliminating aldehydes from his product. which can only be done by fractionating in an alcohol column or ageing in wooden barrel"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
oHDrR or NOTICE or HEsnrsa

District nf Berlin. ss; Probate Geur, December IS. <. IL 1923.
 Estate of Annie E. Stone. late ef ths town Of New Britain. in said district. ds- ttazef.
 r-t.ou tas application cf Fraut v. Stone rfz4fnE that as AdIniHistrstor he may hs authorized and empowered to mertrare certain real estate situated in said New Britain ss per said application yn hie maTc fuliy appears. t is
 ordered. That said application bs heard and determined st the Probate oflee. in New Britain. in said district. on the efth dar of December {. D. 1898. al e1cIoez iu inc forenoon. and that notice bs given of the IYcndeurs of said application and tIe time and pace of hearing thereon. by publishing this order in some uexspape. hating a cirrulatIon fn said district. and by posting D copy of this order on the pubic sirn-pos1 ia tie forn of New Britain in said district. and by giving netire to all uarties In fnterest. either personally or hy nia65fnE 70 esrh orc. prspaid postage a tof} of thIs order. and return make to this court Of rho uefirf gipea
 BERNARD [. GAfG-NEF.
 gufes-
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
SUES oS GoRGAs PROPERTY.
Coal Man Claims Title to Half Tn.
 teTest in Alabama Cite.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. e0-Claim- ing half interest in the site or the Gorgas plant Of the Alabama Power company, H. E. Mccormack a BirIn- ingham mine owner, has flied suit at Jasper asking that the property he sold for purposes Of division. accord ing to announcement here.
 Gorgas long contended for in con- nection with the proposals for the disposition Of Muscle Shoals. was re- gently sold hy the government to the power company. under wartime contract.
 Mr. Mccormack ayers thst there is TO other Ineans of bringing about an equitable division or settlement Of ownership. The Gorras site is said to be psrt of valuable coal lands, and Inc plaintiff claims interest In the srizinsf tisfes
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
r,uD or TH,SEs

We wish to thank our relations friends and neighbors for their kind. ness and sympathy shopn ITS in oni recent bereavement in the death ol our beloved rnuthsr. we especialIy wish to thank Isanasrs. Frary < Clark T'ufring Eoom and Corbin Cab inet Lock Shippirr Room. and slsc for the beautiful floral offerings re- ceived
 Signed. Wr. Priesser and Family.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
LEAVES QUEER WILL
Hiram Jabocs Of New Haven Spcci- fics Where Requests Are fo Go in Event of Certain Deaths.

New Haven, Dec. 2o.--under the will of Hiram Jacobs. long treasurer Of New Haven county, there is a provision that portion of the estate shall go to Col. James Geddes of Waterbury, postmaster there and long A. county commissioner under a ccr. tain contingency. The property which is left for life use Of the widow is to go at her death to cousin of the testator, Smith Bradley. But should the latter die before Mrs. Jacobs. the widows part at her death shall go to Col. Geddes. In distribu- ton of certain personal property aft- CT Mrs. Jacobs death, Col. Geddes. Jacob D. Walter of Cheshire and Judge Edmund zacher of Branford, with two cousins arc to have a share.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
Charter Is Filed for
 Newly Formed Coal Co,

Dover. Del. Dee. 2b.-A charter for the Philadelphia and Heading eosl and iron corporation was flied at the state department here today. The new concern was created as result of inc segregation of thc Read ing company properties and wfl1 take over fhe fnteres.s of the Philadelphia and Reading coal and iron company and the Reading iron company.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
FINDS HIS BROTHERS BODY

Elizabeth. Y. q. Dec. zh.- While dritfne in police esr psst Rose Hill cemetery near hcre last night. De- iective Joseph Daniel of Linden. no- iiced mans body on fhe roadside. He investigated and found it was that Of his brother Easpar Daniel Of Grirr avenue. Linden.
 The detective carried the body 10 st Elizs beth's hospital. where it was found desth had resulted from a fractured skull
 No trace of the moforist belle. es 10 have caused Danisrs death has been found.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
Corbin Screw Foremen to Raise Funds For Welfare Work in Factory-Re,. ]. l.. Sullivan to speak.

The annual Christmas supper of the Foremen's club Of the Corbin Screw division of the American Hard ware corporation will be held this eYening at o'clock at the club house. This is the third annual Christmas supper and is for the pur- pose cf combining good time and raising money for welfare work in the factory. The address Of the eve- ring will be made by Rev. J. Leo Sullivan.
 Dave Young, Harry Lauder irnper- senator. will entertain. The balance of thc program will resemble ninia- turr midway at country fair.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
Urges California Coy.
 To Set Mooney at Liberty

fiinncapolis Dec. 2n.--The gover- nor of California ras called upon to ''extend an already too long delayed pardon" 10 Thomas Mooney and War ren K. Billings. incarcerated in San Quentin prison in that state. in s communication sent by Jack Brsdou. national president Of the world war veterans. made public from head quarters here today.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
Dratl4s
Miss Catherine NfcCraiI

Miss Catherine McGrap of 17 Sum. mer street died at her home this aft ernoon at the age of 1o years, after a lingering illness. Miss McGrail had been a resident of New Britain all her life and was formerly employ ed at the Union Tea store. For the past few years she had been employ cd as cashier at the Universal store Of Landers, Frary & Clark on East Main street.
 She is survived by two sisters Helen and Margaret, the latter a teacher at the Smalley school; three brothers. James, Henry and Joseph McGrail, clerk of the police board, and an aunt Miss Margaret Farrell. Funeral arrangements. in charge of Joseph Haffey. are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
Burglars Pay Visit to
 Store on Arch Street

NIT. Fredericks, who conducts a store at sst Arch street, has reported to the police that fi's place of busi- ness was entered last night and four fiashlights so bulbs, 30 cells. two cartons of cigarettes and two boxes of cigars were stolen. The police are investigating.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
RaIpI, Krt.

The funeral of Ralph Kent. Civil war veteran and retired contractor, will be held tomorrow afternoon. Services Wili be hold at 2 o'clock at the homo, s1 Ellis street.
 Leonard C. Yoke. assistant to Rev. John L.. Davis. will oficiate. Burial ufn be in Fairsiew cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
INSPECTION OF STREETS

The board Of public works led by Chairman F. C. Mcintyre spent the afternoon inspecting streets and sew CTS upon which repairs or extensions are being made and investigating the needs of all sections of the city, this information to be used in the prepa- ration of budgets for next year.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
Titftrrala
Mrs. Anna B. Anderson.

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Bertha Anderson will be held tomorrow aft ernoo1 at o'clock at the John 4. Andrews funeral pariors and at 2:3O from the F'irst Lutheran church. Rev. Dr. Abel Ahlduist will officiate and burial will be in Fairview ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
TO WORK VI. M. DECREE

4 special convocation of Giddings Chapter, F. A. M., will be held this afternoon at , o'clock to work the M. M. degree. Supper will be served after the session and another convo- cation will follow, at which the same degree will be worked on another class.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
Would Permit Each to
 Decide Liquor Issue

Washington, Dec. 2o.--Representa tive Hill. republican, Maryland. intro. duccd bill today to allow each com eressional district 10 decide for itself whether the sale of beverages Of 2.75 per cent of alcoholic content should be permitted.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
MAY CUT SCHEDULE
Eastern League soions Meet Today in Hartford and Take Up Matter of Games to be Played.

Hartford, Dec. 2o.---Arguments over the question of cutting down the number Of games during the season from 15t to l4s were the feature of the annual meeting of the Eastern league, which opened today at the Hotel Garde. James Clarkin, owner of the Hartford club, will entertain newspaper men and delegates this evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street Opening-Stock pricts moved irregularly higher at the open ing of today's stock market. A bet ter demand was noted for the western carriers, Illinois Central rising 1 1-4 and a number of others improving fractionally. Davison Chemical and Famous Players also opened about a point higher. Initial changes among the standard industrials were small and generally unimportant.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20
MnPs IRoM RRrper

New York. ntc. z0.-An unidenti- fed boy in knickerbockers today jumped from the Queensberough h bridge at ssth street into the East risor. The body was uok recovered.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-20

T.. <. TREASURY STATEMENT. C. & Treasury Balance, s507.06i. 1920
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-09
THOS. F KEENAN,

New Hope-The funeral of Tho
mas f. keenan,, for many years a
prominent resident of Solebury
Township, before removing to Doy-
lestown, will he held Saturday morn
ing at $50 o'clock at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel r. c. Church, in the
county seat town.
Mr.. Keenan,, who was &c years of
age, died suddenly Tuesday after
noon, after being found unconscious
on his Solebury farm on Monday
evening. He had come to his old home
to cut some wood, apparently in good
health, but was attacked by uraemic
convulsion. Failing to return, search
was made for him, but he died a few
hours after being removed to his
home.
Although born in Mount Holly
N. j., he had lived in Bucks County
since he was 18 years of age, and il
Siolebury Township fbr more than
thirty-five years, up to three years
ago. He was tax collector of 1.-The
township of several terms. His wife
who survives him, was Miss Hannah
Mccarthy, of Lahaska, and there are
four children Thomas j., of Norris
town; Anna ", Elizabeth s., and
Ellen r., all of Doylestown. A sister
( Mrs. William Madden, resides ii
Mount Holly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-09
onions ana Authority.

Next after hard-boiled eggs NJ
Clemenceau made the American pub
lie familiar with onion soup But all
that is purely material, only a ques-
ton of restoring the tissues and keep
ing in health. Far above any such
association with the onion Is the die
tum, of metaphor, of one of our high
soaring and untrammeled poets. Writ
ing of one whom he rather vaguely
describes as an infallible authority on
literature, art and all life, he says that
this genius speaks "from the very
center of the onion" This may mean
that the man has pungent and pene-
trating views. 1t may mean to convey
that his ideas carry far. In the spirit
of what George Eliot wrote about
1.-The waftings of that energetic bulb"
In any event, the appearance Of this
simile Is worth noting If only as re-
minder of what all those who desire
to be 'in the movement" have to keep
up with. Possibly We have here the
dim beginnings and adumbrations. we
may say odors, of new and revolu-
tionary onion philosophy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-09
SHERIFFS SALE

BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias
to me directed, issued out of the Court
of the Chancery of New Jersey on
the seventh day of February one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
three, in suit wherein Joseph G.
Lear and l.. May Lear are complain
ants and Herdlea Milling Co, Ander-
son 7. Herd, John II. Carpenter, Cla-
renee W. Wager and Russell n. Wa
ger are defendants, | will expose to
sale at public vendue at the Court
House in Pennington, New Jersey, on
Monday, March 10, 1928, between the
hours of one and five O'Clock in the
afternoon, to wit; two O'Clock p. NJ,
all the following real estate, situate
in the City of Lambertville, in the
County of Hunterdon, and State of
New Jersey and bounded and des-
cribed MS follows:
Tract No. 1-Beginnig at corner
in the middle of the road leading
from the old York Road to the river
Delaware thence by John Coryell's
land Gas it formerly wasl "a South
nine degrees and three quartres east
one hundred and ninety eight feet
to a corner thence (2) North seventy
six degrees East one hundred and
twenty feet to corner being corner
to land (late) of Samuel Parry thence
t3) by said Parry late Dennis L.
Halls lot South twelve degrees East
eighty feet to corner thence "a by
the Margaret Johnes lot and others
South seventy six degrees West one
hundred and twenty two feet to
corner thence (5) South twelve de-
grees East parallel to the west side
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-09

of the Johnes lot eighty feet to
corner thence 90 South seventy eight
/ degrees West one hundred and forty
four feet more or less to the river
Delaware thence 81 up the same and
bounded by low water mark two hun
bred and ninety six feet to the middle
of the road above mentioned thence
(8) along the said road one hundred
feet more or less to the place of be-
/ ginning. Containing one acre of land
more or less.
Tract No. 2-Beginning at the
northeast corner Of land formerly
John Lilly's in trust for Jane N. Van
Horn and more recently Joseph An
derson's being in the line Of the Della
ware and Raritan Canal Company's
land thence "a along the same North
twelve degrees West seventy one and
half feet to corner by twelve
feet alley which is to be kept open
thence ~ by the same South seventy
eight degrees West twenty five feet
to corner thence (3) along land Of
Lot 1, South twelve degrees East Sc
venty one feet to a corenr in said An
derson's line thence a. along the
same North seventy eight degrees
East twenty five feet to the place of
beginning. Containing six and half
square perehes of land more or less.
Together with any lands adjoining
or contiguous to the lands above des
cribed, owned by the said Joseph G.
Lear and l.. May Lear, or their ia
Their Frederick IF. Lear, deceased, in
his lifetime, and occupied or used in
connection with the carrying on of
htts
And also all the buildings and ma
chinery of said mill whether perma
nently fixed in place or not, (neluding
new machinery installed by the mort
gagor), and the mill tools, and all
rights of way, water rights and water
power rights, and in general all the
easements and appurtenances belong
ing to said property, and any rights
which the parties of the first part,
either as the owners of said property
or as parties to any contract or agree
ment, may possess against any ad-
joining or contiguous land owner, in
GLIDING the Delaware and Raritan
Canal Company, the United New Jer-
sey Railroad and Canal Company, and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
or any corporations associated with
said companies.
Reserving nevertheless any ease
ments or rights of way that the pub
lie or any adjoining landowner or
other person or corporation may have
in or over the said premises hereby
conveyed.
The said premises will be sold sub
ject to taxes due the City Of Lam
bertville for the year 1920, amount
| ing with interest, to approximately
$97964, taxes for the year 1921, a
mounting with interest to approxima-
tely $97327, and taxes for the year
1922, amounting with interest to ap-
proximately $924.34 total of APP
proximately $2877.25.
The approximate amount of the de
cree in favor of Joseph G. Lear and
l.. May Lear, the compliments, is e.
levcn thousand seven hundred and
thirteen dollars and ten cents ($11,-
/ 1910 besides the costs of the COM
painants taxed at two hundred and
twenty dollars and twenty five cents
($220.25) with Sheriff's fees, adver-
Using and costs of sale to be added,
and to be sold by
ARTHUR w. ENGLAND
Sheriff
Horace G. Prall, solicitor
for compainants
Lambertville, N. j.
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MRS. MARTHA IAWSHE

Lambertville-The funeral of Mrs
Martha A. Lawshe, wife of Joseph
w. Lawshe, who died suddenly Sat
urday from an attack of acute in
digestion was held from (her late
home near Dilts' Corner, Tuesday
morning at II o'clock. The Rev. R.
L. Everett, pastor of Sandy Ridge
Baptist Church, was in charge of the
services, and interment in the GENE
terry at Cherryville under the direc-
ton Of Horner.
Mrs. Lawshe was ID years of age,
and is survived by her husband, one
son, John s. Lawshe, of Flemington;
a daughter Mrs. Bertha Sutton, of
Annandale land two brothers, John
D. Dalrymple, of Jersey City, and Ell
mer E. Dalrymple, of Pittstown.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-09
Lulnberville

Miss Florence Black visited friends
in Newark, N. j. over the weekend
Owen Owens returned home from
the st. Francis Hospital Tuesday,
after undergoing treatment for in
juries received on the railroad.
Howard Housley and Miss Elsa R..
Heed were visitors in New York on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frederick Paine of Paoli,
Chester County, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gals for a
few days.
Edward Jessen, of Williamson
School, was a recent visitor with Mr..
! and Mrs. Samuel Cary.
Mrs. Edward Moore was recent
visitor with friends in Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Funk were
entertained few days by the lat.
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. How.
ard Paxson, at Carversville.
Miss Elizabeth Scarborough re-
turned to her home from the St
Francis Hospital, Trenton, where sht
has been patient several weeks.
Misses Hannah and Emma Kerr
we're Saturday visitors in French.
town.
William Johnson, Jr., recently
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Simon Bossert, at Easton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kline of Raver
Rock has returned to her home after
spending some time with her daugh
ter, Mrs. George Brink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis w. johnson
are receiving congratulations on tn,
birth of a son, on March Bird. Mrs
johnson was formerly Miss Ruth Up
degrove.
Miss Bessie Kise, of Frenchtown
was recent guest with her cousin
Miss Marion Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Joiner an,
Herbert Clayton, of Carpenterville
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Black re
Gently.
Mrs. Albert Anderson, of French
town, recently visited relatives here
Miss Margaret Quimby was a re
cent guest with friends in Newtown
Mrs. Lydia Bergen and Miss Mar.
Louise Flack, of New Hope, were re
cent visitors with Mrs. Louisa L
Flack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Neppes, o
Trenton, were weekend visitors witt
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Gruver.
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SHERIEE,S SALE

By virtue of writ of feri facias
to me directed, issued out of the
Court of Chaneery of New Jersey, on
the eighteenth day of January, nine
teen hundred and twenty three, in
suit wherein the Federal Land Bank
of Springfield, Massachusetts, a cor
poration, is complainant, and Roi C.
Collins, Edna l.. Collins, Mary j.
Collins, Edwin X. Collins, Union Coun-
ty National Farm Loan Association,
of Elizabeth, New Jersey; Katherine
A. Todd, Belvidere National Bank, a
body corporate; Fred M. Williams
and Walter S. Williams, trading and
doing business as Williams Coal Com
pany, are defendants, | will expose to
sale Mt public vendue at the Court
House in Pennington, N. j., on
MONDAY. MARCH 18th. 1923
between the hours of one and five
o'clock in the afternoon, to wit, at two
o'clock =. NJ, all that tract or parcel
of lands and premises, situate, lying
and being in the Township of East
Amwell, in the County of Hunterdon
and State of New Jersey, in District
No. One, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning as per old deed at a
stone in the middle of the road and in
a line that divides the townships of
East Amwell and Hopewell, thence
% along the line of lands formerly
of Benjamin b. Stout, late of William
Stout and now of Daniel Northrup
south II degrees Is minutes west, %
chains and Ga links to n stone in the
line of lands formerly of Enock Shook
now of Daniel Stout, and Is links
from a corner of said Daniel Stout's
land; thence (2) by said lands nortf
81 degrees as minutes west, Is chains
and 3S links to heap of stones OF
the end of the stone wall corner %
lands formerly of Peter NJ Shook
now Hannah Shook; thence (3l by
the line of her said lands north
degrees 10 minutes west, 2 chain
and % links to a heap of stones OF
the stone fence corner to lands for
merly of Abraham Voorhees,, late o
William Golden. now of Abraham
5. Golden; thence (I) by the lin
of said lands north 6S degrees 81
minutes east, l3 chains and 81 link
to stone corner in said Golden
lands; thence (5) still by his lin
north 80 degrees east. 16 chains an,
20 links to stone in the middle o
the road; thence CO.. along the middl
of said road south degrees, 10 min
utes east, 20 chains and Is links T.
the place Of beginning. Containing
As. Ia acres of land more or less.
Seized rs the property of Roi {
Collins at ais, and taken in execution
ut the suit of the Federal Land BAN
of Springfield, Massachusetts, and T.
be sold by
ARTHUR w. ENGLAND,
Sheriff
Fort & Shipman, Solrs.,
Essex Building,
Newark, N. j.
Feb. IA. l923-4t S2S.12