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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

Of Kensington has been inventoried
at s19,3S5.40.
A meeting of the Worthington Ath-
letic association will be held this eve
ming at the home Of George A. Pic
kett, Jr.
Mrs. William H. Webster of Berlin
street has returned home after spend
ing two months with her daughter,
Mrs. Warren Deacon, OF Nashville.
Tennessee.
w. s. Bacon Of the American Pape-
Goods Co., is on a business trip to
Chicago for the firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lippard have
returned from Bellair, Florida. Mr..
Lippard is employed as chauffeur for
Harold l.. Judd
Accident in East Berlin
An accident occurred late Sunday
afternoon when a Ford coupe coming
from ,'iddletown ran into telephone
pole al Kelsey's corner dana ging the
car considerably. One OF the occu-
pants of the car, a small baby. was
thrown through the wind shield and
the other two occupants received sew
eral cuts and bruises. Or. Hodgson
attended them.
East Berlin Items
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holigan of
Southington have been the guests Of
relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Seibert Of New
Britain, spent Sunday as the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. sRich at their
home on Wilcox avenue.
Mrs. John Ingraham and son, Err
nest, Of West Cromwell were the
guests Of relatives in town Sunday.
Miss Margaret Stockman OF New
Britain was calling on friends In town
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fiske and
children spent Sunday as the guests
Of friends in Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hart and son,
Allen. have been the guests OF rea-
tives in Unionville.
Miss Agnes Buggy of Cromwell
spent Sunday as the guest of Miss
Ruth Bourgeoise at her home on
Main street.
The ladies of ST. Gabriel's church
will meet at the home of Mrs Fred
Rlch on WILCOX avenue Tuesday eve
ming to make plans for public whist
to be. held in the near future.
Charles Weare and Miss Mildred
Weare of New Britain were the guests
OF friends and relatives in town sun
day
Prof. and Mrs. Adolph Benson spent
the weekend as the guests OF rela-
tives in town.
For rent - Garage, Pennington
road, Kensington; electric light and
water. Apply F. J. Sullivan's Store
advt.
Bids are invited for painting Ken
sington Congregational church. Two
coats white lead and oil. For further
particulars see G. r. Baldwin, Ken
sington.--adyt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23
SCHOONER REFLOATED.

Vineyard Haven, April aS.-The
schooner Augusta A. Hilton which
grounded on West Chop on March
while bound from Boston for Hamp-
ton Roads was foated by tugs to-
day. Apparently she sustained little
damage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23
OIL co. DROPS PRICE

independence, Kas., April 2S.--The
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. today an
nounced a reduction of ten cents a
barrel in the price OF mid-continent
crude oil.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23
England Preparing to
Give Colonies More Aid

London, April 20 (By the Associated
Press) --Although the agenda Of the
imperial conference which opens in
October in London has not yet been
announced, the colonial office has
issued preliminary draft of the
program for the economic conference
which will be held at the same time.
Problems to be considered includes:
Ways and means for fuller develop
nent of the natural resources of the
and colonies; inter-imperial
commerce shipping and communica-
tions: organization of economic In
telligence and unifcation of CONNER
cial law and practice.
Electric power and light sufficient
for a town of 10000 inhabitants, are
produced by the machinery Of an At
lantic liner of the largest size.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23
SOUTHINGTON NEWS
Sand Hill Grounds Will Probably be
Purchased-Cleapup Day This
Week-ItemS OF Interest.

Much interestAhas been stirred up
within the past few weeks over the
question of whether the town Of
Southington will allow the only ath-
letic grounds existing here be sold. At
a meeting of the Southington A. e.
held last week, two representatives of
local manufacturing concerns were
present and a general discussion of
the matter took place. Nothing defin-
lite was decided on, but it is the hope
Of the officials of the association that
enough interest will be shown in the
matter to save the grounds for future
years.
It is understood that the grounds
will be for sale next week, and an at
tempt will be made to form a fund for
their purchase within the next week.
| Many of the businessmen Of the town
are interested in it and the grounds
| will probably be saved.
Wednesday will be cleanup day and
general cooperation of the public Of
Southington is requested. Should it
rain Wednesday The work will be car
ried on Thursday. All refuse should be
left near the sidewalk on Tuesday
evening.
The Southington Dramatic club will
present Nothing But the Truth" at
Coleman's theater Tuesday night. The
proceeds will be given to the South
ington Public Health Association.
There will be an important meeting
Of Kiltonic post, American Legion in
the post rooms this evening,
The condition of DIR. T. ~ Ralston
who is a patient at the Meriden hos
pital, is reported as serious.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

Of the imperial Russian navy, an adj
miral Is now employed as a copying
clerk in Paris at salary OF $3.50
month.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

The condition of DIR. T. ~ Ralston
who is a patient at the Meriden hos
pital, is reported as serious.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

There will be an important meeting
of Kiltonic post American Legion in
the post rooms this evening.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

Plainvillc people can buy their good
seeds and tools and fencing. hard
ware, etc. of Herbert j.. Mills, 336
Main street, New Britain, and have
them delivered once week.--advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

Bids are invited for painting Ken
sington Congregational church. Two
coats white lead and oil. For further
particulars see G. r. Baldwin, Ken
sington.--advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23
CORPS Captures Prize

The Plainville Fife and Drum Corps
captured first prize at the convention
In Southington Saturday night. The
prize was awarded the corps for the
best appearing and playing ancient
drum corps. This Is one more trophy
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

For rent Garage, Pennington
road, Kensington; electric light and
water. Apply F. ]. sullivan's Store
adt
Evening star., 1923-06-14
LABOR SHORTAGE
INCREASING IN U. S.
Farms and Steel Plants Feel
Lack of Workers Most
AcuteIy, Is Report.

Continued gains i'm employment over
the United States is shown in statistics
compiled today by the Department of
Labor, which reported that in many of
the major industries the demand for
both common and skilled labor is far
greater than the supply.
A survey of conditions during May
disclosed that fewer men are now out
of employment than at any previous
time in the last twelve months. En-
ployment gained in the cities and in
dustries reported by 0.33 per cent over
April.
Pronounced shortage of farm labor
exists in every section of the country.
the figures disclose, with resulting cur
tailment of activities, it being impossi-
BILE for farmers to obtain sufficient labor
dented migration of negro labor from
the south has added to the hardships of
the southern farmers.
A tremendous demand is reported
for labor in the steel industry. Steel
companies. the report said. are in
creaSing the number of their en-
ployes rapidly, and activities in the
metal and mining regions continue to
expand. particularly in sections of
Colorado, Arizona. Nevada, Utah,
ldaha and Montana.
In Oregon, Washington and Idaho
employment is increasing in logging
operations. with the demand outstrip-
ping the supply. Coal mining, how
ever. showed slight falling off,
owing to seasonal curtailmentS.
Building construction. the report
said. is progressing all over the
country on an exceptionally large
scale. with d consequent labor short
ase in many of the larger cities.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
BOARD OF TRADE
COMMITTEE GUESTS
Membership Body Entertained by
President and Mrs. E. F.
Colladay.

Members of the membership COM
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade and federal and District gov
ernment officials were the guests
of E. +. Colladay, president of the
Washington Board of Trade. and Mrs.
Colladay at their home, 1874 North
ampton street, yesterday afternoon.
The reception, dinner and entertain
ment was in honor of the membership
committee. and in appreciation of its
good work in bringing the member
ship of the board above the $500
mark.
Present from official circles were
Commissioner Rudolph, acting Engi-
neer Commissioner Besson and Maj
Wood, assistant engineer commits
sioner. In the receiving line were
Mrs. Colladay. Mrs. Rudolph and Miss
Ella Newton.
There was also a musical and en-
Evening star., 1923-06-14
u. S. Issues Fraud
Order in Sale OF
Oil Land Tracts

How a 160-acre farm in Okla
homa, ten miles from the nearest
oil well. was made to serve as the
site for 17,424 "OiI tracts" was re-
lated today by Post Office investi-
gators in connection with the is
suance of a postal fraud order
against the Frank p. Cleveland
Oklahoma Oil Field Tract"
The complaint charged that the
concern purchased a farm which
was practically worthless for ag-
ricultural or oil purposes and Of
fered il for sale in tracts twenty
feet square. The first were said to
have been sold at $50 apiece, al
though recently the list price had
dropped to $3.50. in each tract
the company, which had offices in
Chicago, retained a one-fifth in
tereSt.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
COMMISSIONS ISSUED.

Commissions in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army have been issued
by the War Department to the fol-
lowing named residents of this city:
Charles ]. Chenworth, 1860 Irving
street as major of engineers: Ran
dolph c. Shaw. 1419 r street, and
Howard w. Adams. Department of
Commerce. as majors in the judge
advocate generals department.: Ellis
s. Middleton, 1474 Chaplin street, as
first lieutenant in the air service
Allen NJ. Ergood. 6223 9Th street, as
second lieutenant in the chemical
warfare service, and William ]. Vile
pigue. quartermaster generals office,
as second lieutenant in the Quarter
master Corps.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
RULED COLONIES IN
TRUE FEUDAL STYLE
From the Adventure Magazine.

From the Adventure Magazine.
PATRONS was popular name ap-
piled in colonial days to IA special
class of settlers in the New Neither
lands. These wealthy grantees were
privileged to rule their colonies in
absolute feudal style, the colonists
being bound to them for certain
number of years. Each PATRON was
entitled to have as his absolute prom
ertp sixteen miles of land along any
navigable river. or eight on each
shore, and so far inland as conye-
nient. The proprietors were empow-
Evening star., 1923-06-14

tertainment program. Selections on
the piano were rendered by Miss Gar
rett; several vocal solos by Mr.. Cola
day, who was accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. Coombs. The member
ship committee quartet, composed of
Fred j. White, Brooke Amis. Herman
Carl and c. J. Woodward. with Max
Walten. accompanist, sang, while Her
man Carl was seen in representations.
Brooke Amis gave violin solo. and
music was furnished by the Wash
ington Canoe Club Jazz Orchestra.
Samuel Prescott, on behalf of the
membership committee. presented Mr..
Colladay with a handsome travelling
bag, while George Pitt. chairman of
the committee. on it's behalf present
ed Mrs. Colladay with a beautiful
pillow.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
ASK MAIL DELIVERY.
Deanwood Citizens Urge Door-to
Door Plan Be Approved.

Action toward securing free door
o-door mail delivery in that part of
Deanwood. d. c.. now being covered
by rural delivery service, has been
taken by the citizens association of
that locality. committee of three
now is looking into the matter.
4 resolution pertaining to the mail
service, adopted at a recent meeting
of the Deanwood Citizens ASsocia-
tion follows: The locality represent
ed in part of Deanwood. d. c., not
now receiving delivery mail at resi-
dences, has within recent years be-
come thickly populated to the extent
that it may justly be considered en-
titled to delivery of mail in the same
manner AS that now prevailing In
like localities. in lieu of the present
rural delivery"
The association Will continue to
meet throughout the summer
Evening star., 1923-06-14

cred to hold civil and criminal courts,
to appoint magistrates and other To-
cal officers and, in general. to pun
ish offenders against the law. The
settlers were exempt from taxes for
ten years, but they had TO pay GER
tain rentals. Slavery was introduced.
trade and commerce were greatly re-
ST 'icted and manufacturing was pro-
hibited.
AS the system tended to debar the
wealthy class of individual colonists,
the charter was modified in 1910. and
extended to any good citizen of the
Netherlands The modified charter
limited the extent of land grants to
four miles along the coasts or rivers
and eight miles into the interior In
1875 the PATRONS. or lords of the
manor" became merely landed pro-
prietors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
JORDAN CARS CALLED BY STRIKING NAMES

One of the striking peculiarities of ths Jordan car is the unusual way in which the various models are named.
 Jordan was the first manufactures to introduce the closed model, two deor body type. Jordan called it brougham and it has been widely copied by other manufacturers, who call it by many different names.
 Another favorite model by Jordan is the Playboy, a two-passenger sporty car which has been famous for several years. The touring car is called tie Silhouette and the sedan the Silhouette Sedan.
 And now Jordan has introduced l sport car which is fast becoming a great favorite. It is the Blueboy ia Blue Devil Blue This wond-- full car was frankly copied from a special model built by one of the highest priced manufacturers in America. And like everything else that Jor- dan does, it is not only better but it is different also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
STUDEB BAKER WINS. FIRST LAR INTO.
 YOSEMITE VALLEY.
Second Car Into Valley in 1923 Is Also a Studehaker. Run Over Sierras From
 Coast in Record Time

For the third year in succession the honor of being first to enter the Yosemite valley has been won by Studebaker.
 One hour after the bells and whls- ties of the cities ushered in the New Year, the honors were conferred on a Studebaker Big Six at the office of the chief ranger in Yosemite Vil- lage.
 Details of the thrilling dash from the Pacific coast over the snow covered Sierras have just been re- eeived here by Garth Holcombe Mo- tor company and report the fact that the second car of the year to reach the valley also was a Studebaker, which followed close upon the win ner. Both oars smashed all previous speed records, making the run in two days, whereas the time required in the past ranged from three days to several weeks.
 It was 1 a. m. on January 1 when II. NJ. Gregory and w. L. Stockinger of San Francisco appeared 1t the office of Chief Ranger Forrest s. Townsley in Yosemite Village. In behalf of the Studebaker Big Six outside, they sought LHe 4Hllidi PSl = init of the year awarded to the car that first enters the valley under it's own power over any of the roads from the coast. Hardly had the cov- eted document been handed over when William J. Silva of Modesto, Cal, and his party drove up in an other Studebaker, a Special Six tour ing car, and also requested T per- init. He was given the second one of the year.
 The San Francisco party left on the evening of December 30 in their Studebaker Big Six and were Joined few hours later at Modesto by the Special Six crew. After a short stop at Modesto the two cars raced for the Coulterville road.
 While it was necessary to buck several miles of snow at Merced Grove, the deep snow which afford ed most serious obstacle to the prog ress of the cars was not encountered until within 21 miles of the Yosemite valley. Here the snow averaged three and one-half feet in depth. This point was reached at 3 o'clock Sunday morning and after three hours rest the cars started on the last and most difficult leg of their journey.
 No sleds or tackle of any descrip- ton were used and the cars bat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
MORE ATTENTION | Y I l BODY
 IF AUTOMOBILES
Beauty of American Cars To- day Result of New Profes- sion, Says Seiberling
 of Haynes

One of the outstanding features of the New York automobile show this year was the fact that automobile manufacturers are paying greater at tention to the bodies of their cars, their Ailments, their construction and their finish, according to Alton G.. seiberling, vice president and gen eral manager of the Haynes Auto mobile company, Kokomo, Ind.
 "The American motor car today has assumed it's present lines and style, free of the influence of Euro pean fashion. as the direct result of the recognition of new profession that of designing motor cars," says MT. Seiberling New problems are constantly presenting themselves and mere experience In building the carriages and coaches of yesterday no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
.LED|X SHIELD IS
 VERY PRACTICAL
Recognized as Efficient and Attractive Shield From
 Storm and Glare

The "Ledix7 Glare shield, dis tributed locally by the Miller Auto Supply company. 215 Fifth avenue, north, has secured the approval of motorists everywhere as being a great boon to auto drivers. It is transparent and has an exclusive pat ented curved design which makes it especially efficient The Ledix is ad- unstable, and when set at the proper angle is of great assistance when driving against a storm.
 MT Bentley, local manager of the Miller company, who has just re- turned from trip to Montgomery and Mobile, says that his shield has met with generous acceptance by the motoring public all over the state and he has received many mail orders for this accessory; in fact, he says his factory is already oversold. The Ledix shield is on sale at access sorry stores. garages and by automo- bile dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
SERVICE ON PARTSI AT MCCORMACK BROS. IS VERY EFFICIENT

The immediate availability Of ture in the satisfaction of motor car owners and owners of Peerless, Jor- dan and Oakland cars, sold by Me- Cormack Brothers, enjoy a splendid service in this department. Frank Barnhardy Is the efficient manager of the parts department at McCor- mack's and his courteous and effi- cient service is a source of great satisfaction tC the patrons of this concern. No matter what Is needed in his line Frank is always ready and willing to supply. the need in the quickest time. His long experience is of great value to motor car owners as well as to his employers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
DOG SHOW HELD AT
 JEFFERSON GARAGE

The annual dog show, by the Bir- mingham Kennel club is to be held this year on the second floor cf the Jefferson garage, through the cour- tesy of F. J. Holiday, manager of this establishment, who donated this space to the club for the period of the show.
 The Kennel clubs bench show opens en February 22 and for three days will exhibit the smartest aris- tocrats of Birmingham canine society, and Mir. Holiday is to be thanked for his generosity in fur nishing such a desirable show room.
 The Jefferson garage, which is To- rcated next to the Jefferson theatre, has recently been remodeled and re- painted and provides an ideal lC- cation for the bench show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
M DON MOTOR co. RUNNING AT CAPACITY

The Moon Motor Car company of St. Louis at the present time Is build ling 50 cars a day and every effort Is being made to increase this to 66 cars a day, which should be &C., complished by February 20.
 This increased production Is being made without additions to the present plant investment.
 Orders on hand January 15 were greater than any previous time in the company's history and, even at this season of the year, the majority of Moon dealers are clamoring for cars, which naturally means that there will be car shortage this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18

cnger counts in building automobiles.
 The designer of the automobile must have a sound and working knowledge of automotive engineering; he must be an engineer; he must know fabrics. fittings and color harmony. Because of the coming of this new profession, America has overtaken Europe in dictating motor car styles.
 "The famous engineering corps of the Haynes Automobile company are pioneers in the profession of build ing motor cars and the Haynes com pany was the first to recognize such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
Tires With 500 Nail Holes Leak No Air

Mi. R. B. Milburn of Chicago has in vented new puncture proof inner tube. which, Tn actual test was punctured 500 times without loss of any air. Increase your mileage from 10000 to 12,ooo miles without removing this wonderful tube from the wheel. and the beauty of it all is that this new puncture-proof tube costs no more than the ordinary tube and makes riding a real pleasure. You can write Mir. R. B. Milburn at 333 West 47th St, Chicago, as he wants them intro duced everywhere. Wonderful opportun- ty for agents. If interested write him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18

a profession. Actively engaged in the building of motor cars for more than twenty years, the longest of any automobile company in the world, Haynes engineers have combined their vast automotive engineering experience with technique and nat. ural talent of coach building. And that is why Haynes cars are de- clared the most beautiful motor cars in their field today. They are prod ucts of a profession new to the world but old to the Haynes Auto mobile company"s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18

tered their way through the snow under their own power. The meth cd followed was to open the throt- tie to its limit and buck into the snow until progress was stopped. Then 1t was 8 case of backing away and charging Into the sonw like a battering ram. This performance was repeated time after time, hour after hour, until the valley was reached, the cars being forced to show tremendous power and stamina in battling their way through the drifts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
MOON MOTOR CO. BUSINESS |S GOOD.
Eastern Distributors Place Orders for Cars in Train
 load Lots

The Moon Motor company of St. Louis Is enjoying the best business In its history. The factory is run ming at capacity and cars are being shipped as fast as they are built.
 Last week orders were received for three trainloads of cars, one each to be shipped to New York, Connecticut and Philadelphia, each train to consist of 50 freight cars, each car to contain three automobiles, making a total of 150 automobiles to the train.
 The majority of dealers are now doing everything possible to acquire surplus of automobiles so that they will be In a position to take care of the usual big spring demand. From all indications however, Moon deal CTS are selling cars in practically the same volume as last summer and indications are that they will not have the surplus of cars they hoped for.