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New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
MAINE CENTRAL
 ID GET RIGHTS
Probably Will Be Permitted to
 Buy 53 Mile Line

Washington, Feb. 1G.-An investi- gation by the Interstate Commerce Commission indicated today that the Maine Central Railroad would be allowed to pay $4S0,000 for short railroad running up to Cana da, in order that it might immedi- at"ly abandon the property.
 The railroad which it is proposed to purchase is known as the Here ford Railway company, and oper- ates B miles of line from a point on the Maine border to Lime Ridge, Quebec. The examiner assigned to consider the Maine Centrals appli- cation for permission to buy the Hereford property found that the | Canadian company had sS0O,00O in rar of common stock outstanding and $500, 900 per cont bonds. but | the Maine Central by terms of a 999 year lease was obligated to operate 1 it.
 During recent years rentals under i the lease and the cost of operation
 have run to about s250,0O while tho highest annual return the Maine | Central has been able to obtain from the line in a year was $11S,o6o. To break it's lease and abandon inc line, the Maine Central sought per
 mission 10 buy the common stock of the Hereford company and the eX- | aminrr recommended 10 the com
 mission today that the Maine Gen. tral he allowed to take the step it i desired,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
WOULD KILL LAW
 ON BRIDGE UPKEEP
Officials to Favor Repeal ol
 Statute Costly to City

Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa, City En- gineer Joseph D. Williams and other representatives of the city government will attend a hearing in the state capitol building tomor- row and urge favorable action on a bill to repeal the statute requiring cities and towns to take care of superstructure of all ralroad over head bridges.
 New Britain hsa four overhead bridges, and since this act was passed, in the 1923 session of the general assembly, the city has found it necessary to appropriate $l,OOO a year for their upkecp. The local city officials do not feel it is just to require a municipality to spend money on the maintenance of rail road owned property.
 The hearing is scheduled for 1:3O o'clock in Room 65.
 Another hearing of local interest scheduled for tomorrow concern a proposed grant by the town of Ntwihgton to the City of New Brit ain of a narrow strip of land along the main line of the New Haven road, The strip runs from the pres ent Cremo Brewing Co. land to Clayton crossing, and is the land on which it is recommended that a new railroad station be built.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
Will Try to Wipe Out
 Church Debt This Week

The liquidation of the church debt before next Sunday is being sought by St. Peters church. This debt on the church property now amounts 10 $3,00O, having been re- duced since the building of the present church in 1900. Rev. Charles Coppens, the pastor, said yesterday that a number of his parishioners had assured him that they would contribute toward this object, and various church societies are planning entertainments and other affairs, the proceeds of which will go into the liquidation fund.
 The 25th anniversary of the dedi- cation of the present church will be observed next Sunday. Rev. r. N. x. Schneider of Meriden, pastor of the local church when dedicated, will celebrate the mass. Father Coppens will be deacon and Father Massey of Hartford sub-deacoh. Representatives will attend from the other Catholic parishes in New Britain and from those of surround ing places
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
PROTESTS HOOVER AS TOO POWERFUL
Agricultural Council President
 ASSailS Secretary

Washington, Feb 16.- Appearing before the house agriculture com mittee today, George N, Peek, presi- dent of the American council of az riculture, entered a protest over what he termed the domination of American agriculture by Secretary Hoover of the department ot con- merce.
 The recommendations of the presidents agricultural conference, the witness said, contained nothing which had not already been for muated by NTr. Hoover and he quoted Mir. Hoover as having said the function of the department of agriculture should end with farm production and preparation. Trans portation and marketing, he declar- ed, were held by MT. Hoover to be the functions of his department.
 Mr. Peek said he believed the president was relying on Secretary Hoover and not the secretary of az riculture for agricultural informa- tion. Last year, he declared, his organization wrote to Sscretary Slcmp urging that the agricultural secretary convene commission 10 study agriculture, whose members should be non-partisan and not rep resentatives of selfish interests. Enactment of a revised MCNary- Haugen farm export measure was advocated by the witness who also favored a special session of congress 1 if necessary, to enact remedial farm i legislation.
 A congressional investigation of the activities of Secretary Hoover in agricultural matters was proposed by Mr. Peek.
 Farm leaders in general, he said, do not approve of Mir. Hoover's az ricultural views and will protest his domination of the department of agriculture.
 The witness declared Secretary Hoover was favorable 10 exporters, adding that Julius Barnes opposed the McNary-Haugen measure as head of the United States chamber of commerce and not as grain eH- porter.
 Representative Tinchcr, republi- can, Kansas, maintained that the re- port of the presidents conference with which Nr. Peek took issue in connection with the idea of keeping down agricultural production 10 do- mestic requirements, tallied with Nr. Pcck's own views at the time the McNary- -Haugen bill was debated in the house last session.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
TRUMBULL BECOMES
 TENDERFOOT SCOUT.
Governor Sworn Into Local Council by E. M. Holmes

Governor John H. Trumhul was sworn in as a member of the local Boy Scout council Saturday after noon by F. NJ. Holmes, president of the council, the ceremony taking place on the steps of the state cap- itoi in Hartford.
 He took the scout oath and was decorated with the tenderfoot pin becoming an honorary scout of that rank. The occasion was the 18th anniversary of the founding of the scout movement and Governor Trumbull had just received scout ing messages from the chief eXeCu- tIves of practically every city and town in Connecticut, these messages being relayed 10 Hartford by means of scouts stationed every half mile,
 The messages on the western route got under way before dawn in Greenwich, but they were in New Britain on schedule time, at 2:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa was on the steps of the city hall as the runner came in from Plainville. This runner, Philip Richardson of Troop 3 of the Trim ity M. F.. church, saluted and re- ceived from the mayor his contrl- button to the Hartford-bond collec- ton of missives transferred them all to the next man, and they were off again. Eagle Scout George Curtiss, Jr., of Troop 20, presented 1t to the governor, Star Scout Winthrop War ren of Troop 4 accompanying him as council flag bearer.
 The annual camp banquet and anniversary week celebration LOOK place at the New Britain Boys club in the evening, about 40 scouts and guests attending. President F. M. Holmes and Secretary w. H. Judd of the council, members of the var ious troop committees, men attend ing the scoutmasters' school, and parents of the boys were on hand to witness the big doings. Supper was served. during which the different troops engaged in a cheering battle which led to the remark that II barking dogs didn't bite, none Of the bows ate much supper.
 Scout Executive w. o. Cook an nounced the engagement of Dr. E' IT. Hand as second assistant camp director. "Chuck" Vibberts, flrst assistant was on hand from Spring field college and was made to sing and recite favorite selections Of the bows. Each troop put on stunt' The feature stunt was the male quartet of Troop 4, the boys appear ing in the choir vestments Of the First Congregational church ana rendering comic selections. This was followed by another group which burlesqued the first.
 Troop fl displayed a school m session. Two boys from Troop lo engaged in crap-shooting and then had a prize-fight. Troop 3 staged a wild and woody comedy revoivlns around a huge axe. Raymond Rol- off of Troop 1S played a flne Vlolln solo. Troop 2 challenged Troop to relay races, and the boys rom
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
Mrs. Lynch in Hospital With
 Inflammatory Rheumatism

hospital with infammatory rheuma- tism," says Mrs. Ellen Lynch. 177 Bank St., Waterbury. Conn. T wish I knew how 10 forcibly tell the suf- ferers of rheumatism, just how won- derful NOX-1}I-TIS is. However, I will tell what it did for me. For several weeks before going to the hospital, my only means Of getting around, was by the use of two canes. l could not stoop 10 pick up anything from the floor, and couldn't comb my hair. To make a long story short, l was in very bad shape. and l could not find anything that would even give me relief. NOX-RI-TIS was recommended to me very highly, by friend. who said that it had cured her of a bad case of sciatica. By taking her ad- vice, I am thankful to state that l am cured, and NOX-RI-TIS did 1t. I am doing all. within my power, 10 pass the good word along to other sufferers of rheumatism"
 Call at Miller and Hanson Drug Co.,, 30 Church street, and get the booklet, Forms of Rheumatism" A laboratory expert is here to explain NOX-HI-TIS ...,.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
With Amazing Speed It Stops
 That Tough Hang On Cough
 That Racks Your Whole Body

ing towards the grave, get a bottle today and notice how the first dose takes right hold and soothes the ter rible soreness.
 Often three or four doses brings blessed relief and half bottle forces the most stubborn cough into submission.
 "A bottle of magic" one old man calls Bronchuline Emulsion. He was all worn out and ready to give up when a friend brought him the good news about Bronchuline.
 Don't let cough hang on - it's dangerous company - Get rid of it quick. Ask Axelrod's Pharmacy or any up to the times druggist for a bottle of Bronchuline Emulsion. It's a good medicine to have around the house because 1t contains no Chloro- form or dope and often two or three doses will stop any ordinary cough.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

For simple coughs any simple Sweet sugary cough syrup will prob ably do.
 But when you want to throw out of your system one of those old timers, that simply won't be conquer ed, but fingers on and on causing sleepless nights and days of torment then you've just got to have a real cough medicine.
 Then you must ask your druggist for a bottle of Bronchuline Emul- sion for the harder and tougher and tighter they come the more joy Bronchuline gets in knocking them out.
 Bronchuline isn't a cheap cough conqueror, mind you, for first raters are never cheap. But if you are one of the unlucky ones that a persist ent, health destroying cough is push
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

man of the educational committee: A. c. McKinnie, leader of the course, and Walter II. Hart, presi- dent of the board of directors of the Y. M. c. A.
 The class has been in existence for the past four months. Three of the original members now are on the road for local factories. O, &. Miller is representing Traut & Hine in Chicago. Robert Booth is repre- senting the Stanley Rule and Level Co. in Texas and Victor Derby is on the road for the Russell & Erwin plant.
 The original enrolment was 25 and the average attendance has been IS.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
WILL PRESENT DIPLOMAS
Walter II. Hart to Give Graduation Certificates to New SaIcsmcn at "Y" Tonight.

Diplomas will be presented 10 members of the class in salesman ship at the Y. M. C. A. this cve- ming, when the class concludes its course for this season. The diplo- mas will be presented by Walter II. Hart, vice president of the Stanley Works. in connection with a ban quot to the class.
 The program will start at G;45 o'clock and will include brief talks by Clarence II. Barnes general sec rotary; Walter k. Fletcher chair
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
COllinSyilIC
PextoS
Referee, Strout.

This defeat dropped the locals back into tie for first place with Elmwood. The two teams will meet in Elmwood tonight to battle for possession of the top rung. The Pextos defeated Elmwood here in the first game, 39-SS. this showing how closely the teams arc matched, and tonights fray will be hummer from start to finish.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
CITY ESTIMATE
Prepre For the By Finance and Taxation

TO THE COMMON COUNCIL
 OF THE CITY OF NEW BRITAIN: Gcntemen- @ "'
 We present herewith to your body, in accordance with the charter provisions of the City of New Brit ain the following estimates of income and expenses for the year ending March S1st, 1928. prepared by this board and published February 18th. 1925 as provided by law.
 And we further recommend to your Honorable Body that 1t lay tax of Twenty Three and Three Quarters (2S%) mills on the dollar on the ratable estate of the City in order to meet the said expenses and appropriations therefor t. Respectfully submitted <. BOARD OF FINANCE AND TAXATION, t.it5 E. Y. HALL, President
 Dated this 1eth day of February, 1925.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
REQUESTED TO RETURN
Local Man in Ministry Making
 Rs Good in New York Parish-NOted Increase in Salary.

Rev. Charles w. Barrett of the WilloWyalo, NJ. E. church at Chad wick, x. Y, formerly of New Brit ain, has been requested unanimously by his congregation to return 10 that parish for another year. In addition, his congregation has voted him a substantial increase in salary.
 Mr. Barrett has just concluded two years in that church, during which time he has added 61 new members 10 the roll.
 The minister is the son of MT. and Mrs, Francis J. Barrett of Warlock street. He graduated from the New Britain high school in the class of 1907 and later was a student at Wesleyan.
 He recently declined a call from the Windsor. Conn, M. F. church.
 Machines that will wash and fill 9 EOn ,,,;II. bOttIac op hour orc Q
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

Troop 1 captured every race and every heat. The scouts gathered in circle around the gymnasium, taps was sounded, and the evenings fun came to an end;
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

The recently elected officers of the ladies' auxiliary of Kiltonic post, American Legion, will be installed tomorrow evening.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

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New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

The Friendly Circle of the First Baptist church will meet at 7:3O o'clock this evening at the home of Mrs. Samuel Cook of North Main street.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

The Pextos sustained their first loss in the Pennington Valley league game Saturday night when they went down before Collinsville In that town, the score being 4l-33. Conover of the winners played a stellar game throughout, getting nine field goals. Hartford was high man for the Pextos. The score at the end of the first half was o3-1S in favor of Col linsville. The score:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
SOUTHINGTON NEWS

The bill or the consolidation of the town and city governments will be presented to the legislative com- mittee on cites and boroughs tomor- row. In preparation for this, this committee Investigating this matter will meet in the court room of the town hall this evening 10 make all changes deemed advisable, so that the bill may be in proper shape when presented tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

Henry Foucalt all received minor injuries.
 The committee in charge of the joint banquet 10 be given by the Southington Business Mems associ- ation and the Southlngton club will hold an important meeting this eve ming.
 Spring is here! Not only are rob- ins and bluebirds being seen and thunder showers being heard, but baseball talk has begun at the Lewis high school. Only three of last years team have been lost and the outlook is for the best nine which has represented the school in many years.
 The Friendly Circle of the First Baptist church will meet at 7;3O o'clock this evening at the home of Mrs. Samuel Cook of North Main street.
 The United Polish societies fair will open in Falcon hall this eve ming and continue for eight days. There will be dancing and entertain ment each evening. The proceeds will go to the Immaculate Concep- tion church. Rev. Sigismund Wor- nechl. the pastor. is chairman of the committee in charge of the fair. The social and dance given in the Milldale Community home by the Peck, Stow & Wilcox office girls Sat urday evening was largely attended. l The Woman's Missionary aSsocia- ton of the First Congregational church will hold it's regular monthly meeting at o'clock tomoYow after noon at the. home of Miss Idella Pardee. Mrs. Allan Upson will re- view Chapter Four of Ming Wong.
 James Buggie of Berlin avenue is still in a critical condition.
 Eureka lodge and Union Rebek- ah lodge will hold a joint social in odd Fellows hall Thursday evening after the regular meeting. A com edy entitled Captain Caulif1ower's s Revue" will be presented.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

Perry J. Demund of Curtis street and Miss Marjorie D. Pratt, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Pratt Of Main street were married Saturday noon in the Church of the Trans figuration in New York city. George F. Jackson was best man and MISS Dorothy Shanahan was bridesmaid. An informal reception was held at the Waldorf-Astoria, after which tho couple left on their wedding trip Irpon their return they will live on Main street here.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

Machines that will wash and fill 3,6O0 milk bottles an hour are a new feature of dairy equipment.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
RECapIruLaTIoN OF APPROPRIATIONS

In accordance with the amended charter of the City, this Board estimates that the Water Commits sioners will have an income during the year of s1sO,O0O; and recommends that appropriations for their department be made follows:
 WATER DEPARTMENT ,,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS

To Local Institutions-g
 No, pr,tain Institute ~ s32000.00 New Britain Hospital .......... 3ooo.oo Memorial Day-Word War Vet ...c erans .... 5OO.00 Memorial Day - G. A. R. and
 s. w. V. ................... lou'VV y;s,t,no Nurse Association . 100000 snanIsS War Veterans ... 100000 Trust Funds y. Police Pension Fund ........... 2ooo.oo Fircmens Relief Fund ....... l6oo'oo
 $45,S50.00
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

An automobile collision occurred on Meriden mountain yesterday a1- ternoon. according to a report made to the focal police. Machines driven by Julius DeRoy of Wallingford and an unknown man came together Irbald Foucalt of Wallingford, an occupant of DeRoy's car, is thought to have fractured two ribs, while his wife, DeRoy and his wife, and
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

The social and dance given in the MilldaIe Community home by the Peck, Stow &, Wilcox office girls Sat urday evening was largely attended.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

James Buggie of Berlin avenue is still in a critical condition.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

Henry Foucalt all received minor injuries.
The Washington times., 1925-01-29
HARVARD COACH
SAW NURNI
FIRST

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. 30. -
"'It is perhaps unbelievable, but
Nurmi, when I first saw him, was
no better than those freshmen"
said Coach Jal1lo MikkoIa, Of the
Harvard track team, as he pointed
to a group of first-year men strug-
Cling GROUND the board track at
Soldiers Field against a bitter wind.
MikkoIa has been given consider
able credit for developing the great
Finn, but he Nnodestly makes light
of his part in turning Nurmi from
an ordinary runner into an Olympic
champion. He said:
"Nurmi owes much to his persis-
tence and our methods of training
which brought out his latent abil-
tiles. / coached him from 1918 to
1920. and OF course last summer at
the Olympics, but by that time he
could coach himself.
1T saw him first" continued
Mikkola, "way back in 1917 when
he was only twenty years old, and
it was much colder than today,
eyen," he continued. I'VE have no
board tracks, no indoor running in
Finland, and poor Nurmi was rae
ing over d IIdAl p1cfNCu Will SAlO"'
OF course usually we do not run
at all during the long winter and
Nurmi always walked twenty to
thirty kilometres every day TO keep
in training.
"He was very persistent and 1
came interested in him as he i'm
proved. I put him through the
regular course of training which we
follow in our country. That in
cludes the Finnish bath, which every
runner in Finland must take about
twice "a week.
"Nurmi had a small shed of his
own in which he put stove with
stones heated red hot. on top. He'd
get up on a shelf above the stove
and pour water onto the stones.
After he got well steamed up he
would take what is it you say?
"a bouquet of sticks and flay him.
self.
"When the Finnish runners went
to Paris, Paavo took his bathhouse
with him. He said he would not be
able to run we'll without it. He
even wanted to bring 1t all the way
to America with him, but it was too
! far"
The Washington times., 1925-01-29
EX|LED PLAYER
WON'T co To
GOTHAM
O'ConneII Denied Immunity,
Is in Hiding at Home
of Relatives

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2S.-
Jimmy O'Connell, the Giant out
fielder, intends to spend many
months in california's golden sun.
shine, his attorney, Joseph McIn-
erny, announced here today.
Jimmy O'Connell has been re-
fused the immunity he demanded
by the New York district attorney
and therefore will not go East to
testify in the probe Of the alleged
attempt to bride Heine Sand, Phil
lies infielder,' said McInerny.
Get Cozy Dolan to talk and
then you can get all the higher ups
and all the boys in this affair.
I'VE don't blame Judge Lands.
He did all he could in his investiga-
ton and was without authority to
go further, but the district attorney
can go further and make, a real in
vestigation,
However O'Connell has no in
tention of testffying unless a gen.
uine investigation is assured and
unless he is promised immunity"
McInerny said in response to q
question chat O'Connell has nothing
new to tell. He said if the out
fielder went to New York he would
relate the same story he did in his
confession"
O'Connell was hiding at the home
of relatives near here today.
The Washington times., 1925-01-29
GIBBONS ? j rs
HIS PRICE
ON SELF
Wants $40, 900 to Fight Tony
Fuente at Los Angeles
Next Month

. LOS ANGELES, Cal, jan, b.
Thirty thousand dollars or q privi-
lege Of 40 per cent Of the gate re-
ceipts. That is what Tommy Glib
bons, runner-up for the heavyweight
crown Of Jack Dempsey, IL reported
to want for a match here on Feb
ruary 81 with Tony Fuente. This
figure, it was said today, was quoted
by Eddie Kane, Gibbons manager,
to Dick Donald, who replied he
would guarantee $4,000 with an
alternate privilege Of IS per cent Of
the gate receipts.
Donald plans to stage the bout In
washington Park here on the eve
ming before Washington's birthday.
On the same card IL Is planned to
have Sammy Mandeli meet Phil
Salvatore and Kane Id said to want
d 81 500 guarantee Tor Mandells ap-
pearance.
Fuente, with his manager, Fred
Winsor, and Fred Fulton and his
manager are scheduled to go on trial
here today for conspiracy to violate
the California boxing laws az the
result Of fight staged here some
time ago In which Fuente disposed
OF Fulton via the X. o. route in
unusually short order.