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New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Bill Seeks to Stop All
 Hangings in Louisiana

Eaton Rouge. La. May 15.-A bill to limit capital punishment in Lou isiana will he introduced in the pres rnt session of the legislature as 2 re- srlt Of the hanging Of six Italians last Friday at Amite for the staying of ore person. Representative l.. l.. Will Jams of Niw Orleans announced to- day. He said his measure would pre- "nt another wholesale execution such as hat at Amite.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Fireman, in Drill Falls
 Three Stories and Lives

Atlantic City, N. l.. May i5.--More than 500 persons gathered in the rear court Of the Chalfonte hotel were given an unexpected thrill which nearly cost tn. life Of fireman yes- terday when during an exhibition drill he slipped on q rope and fell thre. stories 10 the ground. The fireman. Maxwell Sachs. of Engine Company No. {, vas painfully injured, and taken to a hospital. The drill vas given for inc benefit of delegates to he annual convention of the National Fire Protection association.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Stops Asthma
 Discomfort and anno,aner Often In A Hours

Aa.bfa1. liay Peter and CatarrH CT. ft- st.t.4,ssta- for mueh nAseTv snd failing frsnN If yau ere a sufferer from wtesz- fr- s.5aezfr5s diffltflt hr-sthinE. hawking. rsfs5ag 1ilIrr1n. sfrs. 70 EFsre thaf you tsn son tHasa troubles GuirEiy and ssSlr w7th fis. Essassart. sisutigie Florence F8ffunis. ' vllI senG sau q hotfle p5stpsid and ffts of Yffa~Ee sr sblf fE1tiau- IT it Es.is3lrs- tsI .osf- frs.ras euE rR- re erlF ftHe fseilsf. afrs--. ss- sEt ress q. mfrs. wr-si- ssrs rnur rz~as fsase H-- sfts Hfs=sG f~ss frfrsdu - f-r~ -Ter- e-~- -af- g-r 14 s1.s- r. sErArrF. sg7 Ce1s CsIa Elaga E--sas fity. Ma.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
ELEVATORS FOR ElsH

Seattle. Wash. May Eseaiators for iadder-shy fish were proposed here ys sierday to solve the problem of building q s6-foot dam in the Coiurn- bia river 1i00. .o0o.o00 power project without blocking the peregrinations of the salmon in their native habitat. Models will be erected to determine whether they prefer to climb a lad- der or b. shot through turbine eie- tator. Ths salmon annually % up the river fo spawn and then return to d7ep water.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
uaCIAEE.N DI.I4aNI.D

Shanghai. May f5.-stusri Msc- I.arsn. British s{Iator. stt,mp'trg to f'y around the world. was @ c. Co hon of today from Ala hatad. .sritish India. or account Of the presence of water In his petrol supply. a message. received from AllahaBad. reported. He arrived there yesterday from Sasirabad. asd hopes 10 leave touor- ror for Calcutta.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Bcnson Has smash.l,p

Olaf Benson of East Berlin mar. rowly escaped serious injury yestor- day afternoon at about | o'clock when the coupe he was driving wos sand wiched in between a trolley car and q truck on Berlin street in front of Bar ls,iero's store.
 MT. Benson had his car parked a short distance north Of the store, headed south. In front of his car was truck, parked to deliver goods to the store. Mir, Benson started his ear and at the same timc the truck s said to have moved off in a south crly direction, The coupe shot out 10 the lett Of the truck and a trolley gar coming down the erade frem the terminal on Worthington ridge, crash cd into tho car, pushing ii against the truck.
 Mr. Bcnson's car was damaged con- sidnrably as result Of the accident, and it Is said by those who saw the occurrence, that the motorman Of inc trolley was not at falt, as he had tn. right of way and was not antici- pating that the car would drive out from m back of the truck. Mir Ben son VAS not injured,
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
SOUTHINGTON NEWS

Due 10 the outbreak of smallpox, and the severe epidemic suffered in New Britain, considerable alarm has been evidenced by the school depart ment over the condition now existing in the schools where there are number of children who, as yet, have not compiled with order issued by the board Of health that all school children should be yaccinated.
 The following notice has been sent out by Superintendent Coggins to the schools and the teachers have given a copy of the notice to each pupil in their class: The board Of health of the town and borough of Southington having ordered general vaccination of all school children and teachers, hereby extends the time of said order that said orders must be compiled with until May IT. Parents and guardians can have their children taceinated by whenever they may employ. This order must be compiled with or the matter will be turned over to the county health office for action" inf hoNCs ls sigHPu bg UT. w. IT. Gushing, health officer.
 There was lareg attendance at the entertainment and dance given by the junior class of the Lewis high school in the town hall last evening. The entertainment WIS put on by the clef club Of New York city.
 The Lewis high school baseball team will play tho West Hartford high school team at the Sand Hill grounds Saturday afternoon.
 Volunteer Circle, Companion of the Forest, will celebrate the esth ami versary of the order in Red Mems hall Monday evening. A banquet will hs served and an entertainment en- ioyed.
 si, Rlta's Circle. Daughters Of lsa- bella, will hold an important meet ing in the community home this eye- ming.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
6 also renlesfntnd.

New Britain was also represented.
 Mrs, Pinches is active in the Sun shine society and is a past president Of that organization. She is editor of tho Sunshine News" periodical published by the society.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

corner of Christian Lane and the Pennington road that needs filling in and the Berlin Brick company is anxious 10 have customers" He sug- gests that citizens do not undertake 10 fix Berlin roads in that way. The town teams have enough work. he says, without having 10 play the part of junk men and clear away the debris in order that cH-s and wagons may pass bv without having io tunnel through a collection of the atoremcn- toned articles
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

There were seven regular course grad | uates in his c ass and one special stu ] dent. A remarkable fact about the ! class is that all the members, with the exec ption Of the special student. are living today. Mir. Ward expects to meet them all at the reunion next month.
 Bristol Mfg. Co. Hearing hearing will be sven tomorrow in the superior court in Hartford to Judge Russell s. Minl; of Bristol. rep resenting the receiver Of inc Bristol 1fg. Co. for permission to sell the equipment and machinery of inc com rany located in the painyile plant. i The stockholders protective commit - tee decided 10 sell instead Of rcorgan- iie the company.
 WOman's Federation Notes.
 The Woman's Federation of the Congregational church will hold an entertainment in the church parlors Thursday evening, May ~, al S o'clock. The feature Of the evening will be W. II. stoddard of Hartford in an exhibition Of sleiSht of hand A musical program will also be fur nished.
 At the Community.
 Manager William Wilber of the Community theater has an excellent program arranged for this week at the Community theater. Today and tomorrow. "The Unknown Purple" with cast including Henry R. Walt IiAn al 1-n Helen Ferguson, Frank Lee and James Morrison will be shown with Pathe News and Aesops Fables. On Thursday a special comedy Nick O'Timc Hero" will be shown.
 On Saturday the first showing Of Kenneth Mcdonald in Slow as Lightning" will be had with round 10 of Fighting Blood" and other features, Sunday, Flaming Youth" featuring Colleen Moore. will be seen with Hodge Podge comedy and scenic films.
 Clean Up Week.
 Next Tuesday and Wednesday will be cleanup days in pisinvile and town teams will visit the cast side on the first day and the west side of the second collecting all rubbish which is placed out in front for them. The people Of the town are urged 10 sup- port this movement and have all things ready for the collectors. A ! general clean-up will benefit not only the residents themselves, but tho en- tire town and will give property own CTS good opportunity 10 rid them selves of all rubbish excepting ashes.
 Reliable moving by hour or con tract. Call 17I-it pays; all goods are secured. Long distance work | specially. Thomas A. Costello, 62 , Pierce St. Tel. l77.--advt.
 White enamel bath tub. small re frigerator, baby's high chair. rocking chair, aXI2 rug. C. ]. Morse. cl 
 For Armco iron and copper gutters and conductors. roofing and furnacs work, see r. W. McCrum & Son. .6 N hitting street, t,---adNt.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Beaten By 3s5 Pins

[ The horrible truth is out at last. II Has learned through channels today 7 that the Berlin Mems Bible class won,
 Gown 10 defeat at the hands of th. 1 Mems Brotherhood of Manchester in the bowling matches last Nedcnsday
 A representative Of the Herald" had been unable io secure the dreadful de tails Of the massacre, but Town Clerk Arthur Woodruff let the facts slip in conversation.
 The Manchester crowd wiped LID Rogers alleys with the local team, hesting them by the stated ssS pins and then left for home. Berlin mon have been touchy about the exper- fence and have been saying little for publication about it. Tho town clerk made 2 splendid 65 in one of tho frames Of ihe match. That fact is a matter which mus. be kept strictly secret James Thompson put his score up into the early hundreds.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Play Goes Over Big

"pust of the Earth" the play prc. sented lsst night by Burritt Grange Of New Britain at the town hall for the benefit Of l'erlin Grsnyc. wat largely attended and murh arpreciat- cd by all who saw it. There were over goo people present.
 Tho play was a drama in four acjs and had to do with the trials nf Nell an orphan. Mrs. Irene EeedD, brought rp in inc homo Of her uncle, Iavid Moore, tA. NibborisD. How tho wife of Moore. Mrs Edith GrifithD, and tho daughter. Mrs. Julia Nor tom. do all in their power 10 cause discomfort 10 the girl bccauze Of the fact that she had no father. vas well done by all in the east.
 .JaalorzE Of tha daughter on ac- count or inc fact that inc rich owner of Naples Farm" tMr. Andersonl. {. has taken q fancy to Nell. brings forth many complications. the girl l'eiug accus sd Of being thief in one instance. The discovery that Wander ing Tom. an old miner and traveller. is he father Of Nell. is made after Nell goes 10 hia shack 10 bc sheltered from inc unpleasant atmosphere Of The home of her unr'e. who takes kindly 10 her. in spite or the fact that the wife and daughter h1ve done all in their powtf to make fhe unfort un- ate girl mise rahie. All ends happily, as is iho result Of most plays.
 The part of the minister. Rev. Mr. Templeton. who sought the hand Of the daughter. was extremely well taken by Robert Andrews other parts takon in commendabis man nor Included those of JeTry. the son, Miss Susan Forrest. Miss Annabella. the village gossip, W. stoddard: old Nose. companion Of Wandering Tom. Mir. Blake. The work Of Miss For rest. who took the part Of Jerry. the scn. was exceptionally well done. Miss Forrest assuming the mans part in q crnditabie manner
 June Tn The Eoads
 Several Berlin residents have been over old bottles. fin cans. ash cans and other rubbish along some Of Berlin bari roads for some lime and they have brought their 10 t;se attention of First selcctman George E. Carter saving hat they are tired of climbing over | dump every time tkcy wish to come nt0 town.
 ssiectrtar Carter today stated that hose found depss.ting junk along Berlin tlsor0ughfeIe- will be treated .e.trcl- in the future.
 air. Carter recon ncnds that those ,e nz i-c'iH-d tn gel rid of rnbhizh .eiert scrne riscs other than inc mid lia or paBifc hI-Hwzr. H. stafes hat there is sn entire clay pit st the
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
East RerIin liens

The regular mid-week service rili he held 7t inc Methodist church this evening at tho usual hour.
 Mrs. Anna Mildrun has returned to Fer home on Main street after spend Q itt the past winter in Jamsita, l.. I.
 The regular meeting Of th, Modern Woodm"n will De held at the Athletic | Hiding this c,e,irs
 The annual meeting ard trction or officers of Inc tpworth 'eaE., will he held at tte Methodist church Monday O enirE at < o'cio k.
 The ladies of n Mathl,l'si church will meet ai inc home of Mrs. F. O. Clark m Friday afternoon 10 make plans for m apron sale 10 be held in the near future.
 Mrs. 4. \. Whitby of Now Britain has been the guest of friends on Main street
 \ nHmber from this piare will at- trrd the first harm dancr nf ihe sea son st Woike's in West Cromwell Fri day evening. Prof. Gates will prompt nnd music r.ill be furnished bv Cones orchestra of Millington.
 Mrs. Edward hahms entertained inc members or the Social Five" at her home in this piscc this sfternoon.
 Tn" local ball team will play Ber- lin team on ths home grounds Sat arday afternoon at : o'clock daylight time and will play St. Mary's team of Plainrills Sunday afternoon at o'clock daylight time. Practice every evening this week.
 -tt the Community meeting held isst night. final arrangements were made for the whist and dance at Ath- letic hall next Wednesday evening.
 There u-iIl he choir rehearsal st st. GabTiels church tonight at s o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Addresses Bible ,ias.

George r.. Prentice. president Of the Prentice Mfs. Co. of kensington, gave an interesting and instructive talk at a meeting of the Mems Bible class of Berlin held last night st the community house. describing his trip ( r .,e Bar,gr roget
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated al 9 o'clock at St. Joseph's church by the pastor, the Rev. Oliver T. Magnell. The burial took place in St. Thomas cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Hens Of Interest

I;eN Carleton Hagen and Mrs. Hs- zen oi kensineton are visiting in Washington. p. C.
 M-t. George Jester Of YounEs-.pn. Ohio. is 'isitinr her parents. Nr and Mrs. Charles Miller or Hudson stree,
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Judge Donovan Speaker.

Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan has been chosen 10 deliver the annual flag day address at the exercises of Bristol lodge of Elks on June fl. An inn pressire program has been arranged by Exalted Ruler Thomas Malley and his associate officers Of the lodge for the observance of tho day.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

White enamel bath tub. small re frigerator, baby's high chair. rocking chair. aNl2 rug, C. ]. Morse, cl Broad.--adyt.
 For Armco iron and copper gutters and conductors, roofing and furnace work, see r. W. McCrum 6 Son, .s Whiting street.--adu.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Funeral of Eer7Iari fIypis

Ths funeral af Bernard Hrnds ~as held this morning at Essa o-clcek si hI. home. sb1 Goo5z1n street A
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
To Attend Rcunion

Rev. !. G. Ward or Park street. pastor or The Plsingille Baptist church viii attend q reunion of his ciars st the Connec.icut Literary Institute at suffisid. The reunion will he held during commencement week. air. Ward was graduated from inc school sn years ago in the class Of 1874.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

si, Rlta's Circle. Daughters Of lsa- bella, uill hold an important meet ing in the community home this e,e- ninE.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Clean Up Week.

Reliable moving by hour or con tract. Call l7I-it pays all goods are secured. Long distance work a specially. Thomas A. Costello, s2 Pierce St. Tel, l77.--adyt.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
tn sup-ipr Cgun

This citr ui1 have several cases in the superior court tomorrow Earl F. Stewart and Robert l.. Hinckiey. both nsolvcd in ditorcs cases recently. will De the subjects Of contempt actions for failure 10 pay slimony.
 Application for the saie of the PlainriiIs property of the Bristol Manufacturing Co. uiii also be heard fannfrnr.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

The Lewis high school baseball team will play tho West Hartford high school team at the Sand Hill grounds Saturday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

Eitai statistics ss compiled by the cGg clerks ofice shows a totaI of A. births for fhs city during April. slight increase o4er the samz month last year. There were 1s marriarss during the month and a total Of g tferfhe --ere ref.nrdAd
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
Police Turn Over several Gallons tn Bristol InstitaIi iOn-Krantz Suspect cd Of Ilee.ing sharon Man-Spc- ci.l Meeting of Council Called,

Presentation Of several gallons of confiscated alcohol was made this morning by the police department to the Bristol hospital in accordance with the decision of the local court 10 assist the hospital in this way. A large quantity of good alcohol has been held in the police station for some time and instead of throwing il down the sewers it was decided 10 allow the hospital to have the fluid, thus saving the institution a big ex- pense.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

Mir. and Mrs. R. F. skinner of Thompson street were guests or Mir and Mrs Percy Webb in West Haven last weekend.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-15

Local urnb-rs of the "tN and e." tbs d-srce ceremonial branch of fhs American i.ezion. will attend The meeting or that organization sunday afternoon in rlainfi'ls. Plans -iii be made af the Igaintilie gathering for participation in ths big degree exempiificstioH CT Saturday in New Milford. nhcu the ritual will be pre- scented fy the Waterbury "srecking crew"
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
ANTI-U. s. MOVE
 MUCH EXAGGERATED
Dispatches From Tokio Seek to
 Minimize Demonstrations

San Francisco, June 2o.--Dispatche repres anting an anti American move nent in Japan are exaggerated. ac- cordlng to 9 cablegram from Rsita Fuiiyama. president of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce and of the As sociated Chambers of Commerce of Japan. received by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in San Fran cisco.
 The cahleeram was in reply to one from the San Francisco Chamber. which said:
 Any anti American agitation in Japan melted by unrestrained excite ment, cannot help but have undesir- able effects upon trade between Japan and America Moreover, no act of protest. unless inspired by high pur- pose and friendly spirit. can hops to relieve the unfortunate situation of the Japanese residents in the United States.
 "At such time the entire nation should maintain the traditional atti- tude of dignity and control to bring about a proper solution of the delicate problem.
 The reply said: Tt Is deeply regret ted that dispatches reporting an anti American movement in, Japan are greatly exaggerated. We are in thor ough agreement with the views ex- pressed in your telegram and gre now considering the proper measures to be adopted to meet the situation"
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
WINDSOR, ONTARIO, HARD
 HIT BY MAIL STRIKE
Non Union Workers Unable tn Hsn- dle Quantities Of Nal in
 Post Office

Detroit. June 20.-With mail cov- eriug the floor of the Windsor. Ont, post office six bags deep as g hand ful of nonunion employees sought vain ly to sort it. business and industrial leaders of Canadian border cities sent scores of teleErs ms 10 postal suthori- ties protesting against the strike of postal employees that began eWdnes- day, Had Detroit sent it's usual amount of mail the Windsor office would have been literally suamped. officials said.
 Not one of Ave daily shipments ras sert~ from Detroit. Cleveland, Toledo and other cities thus were cut off from mail communication with Ontario points
 Joseph r. Casgrain. postmaster of the metropolitan area of Windsor. ey- pected, authority today from Ottawa 10 engage substitutes to replace the strikers. Those employees who were not at work yesterday, he said, are regarded as having severed connec- tilons with the postal service.
 A detachment of provincial police guarded the Windsor post office last night At 2 o'clock this morning 20 pickets resumed their vigil, There have heen no disorders,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
LINCOLN ID HEAR
 DAVIES FIRST TALK
Nebraska City Chosen for Begin
 ming of Campaign

. Chicago, June 2o.-Genersl Charles c. Dawes expects to make Is first
 political campaign speech as republi- can vice presidential nominee at Lincoln, Neb, his old home, where he practiced law, in recognition of the unwavering support given him by the Nebraska delegation at the Cleve- land convention.
 Its settled that I'll make my first campaign speech in my old home state of Nebraska" ,1e general said today. Tt will he at Lincoln, but the date and arrangements of course are vet to be settled by the national com mittee. ChairSan BsleT aill deter mine those things but we are agreed that I will open my speaking cam raiEn there. That, Of course, will be after my speech Of acceptance of the nomination at my home when I am officially notified Of my nomination"
 The general added that his Lincoln address would in 3 way show his sp- preciation of the Nebraska delegation which presented his name to the Cleveland convention and voted soidy for him through the three ballots. The speech Is expected to he delivered around the first of September.
 Although the general spent his youth in Ohio. year after he sradu. stsd from Cincinnati law school in 1sss. he moved to Lincoln and en- tered a law partnership, Tn Nebraska he rose to prominence in the public utilities held
 Today General Dawes took day off from his business and political interests to devote himself to the vol tune of mail that has nearly swamped the office force. He was established an office in his home, where today he and his assistants were going through the stacks Of congratulatory letters and messages from all corners of the country. It was at least one day job and Dawes was st 1t early,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
MUSSOLINI TO SPEAK
Plans Address Monday Which May Make Some Mention of the Mat teotti Kidnapping Case.

By the Associated Press.
 Rome, June 20.--An indication that Premier Mussolni Is about to break his silence since the kidnapping of Deputy Matteotti, which has so stir red the nation, vas given today by the announcement that he had con- voked a cabinet meeting for Monday to outline to the ministers a speech he intends to make in the senate the next day on the general situation and irteral policies.
 More significant than this, however, is the statement that he will speak June 25 in the hall of the consistors at the Palazzo Nenezia to the major ity Of the chamber of deputies, when he is expected 10 express his views with greater frankness than before the senate.
 Mussolini partisans believe he will be able to outline A program which will lift the country out of the de- pressing influences of the present crisis.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
MRS. MALLORY DEFEATED

By the Associated Press
 Roehampton. Eng, June 2o.-Mrs, Mola Mallory was defeated by her eountrywoman, Miss Eleanor Goss. in the fourth round of the invitation tournament here, play in which was continued today. Mrs. Mallory cap tured the second set and made hard fight for the last, but Miss Goss took the match. s-2, AS, 7-5.
 In the semi-fnals Mrs Marion 2. Jessup of the American team defeated Miss Goss, s-4, s-l.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
OBJECTION DIsnNIsHEs

Charles May has petitioned the building commission for another hear ing on his petition for a permit to erect store on Shuttle Meadow ave nue. His application was rejected several weeks ago after property owners had remonstrated. May re- ports a change of mind on the part of the property owners
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
TO HEAR CLAIMS.

Moscow. June 2o.-The council of the peoples commissars has eetab- lished q special governmental conmls- sion attached 10 the foreign office 10 examine and audit the claims of Rus sian citizens who suffered individually through property damage or other wise by reason of foreign interyen- ton between 1918 and 1921.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-20

Birds have two flying speeds-a normal rate which is used for every day purposes and for migration, and an accelerated speed which Is used for protection or pursuit.