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New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
Lightning Does Much
 Damage in Ontario

Toronto, Ont" July IT Rl-Ter- rife lightning wind and rain storms struck various point in Ontario yes terday, The worst was in Prince Edward county and in the Kingston district, Hamilton, St Catherines, London and Woodstock also reported heavy storms with considerable damage. No lives waSe lost. Do2cns of trees were llattened. In the Niagara district. electric transmits sion lines were put out Of commis- sion thus delaying railway service The Portsmouth peniteniary was struck by lightning and set fire. The blaze was extinguished before any great damage was done. Scores Of silos were overturned,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
Wall Street Briefs

The Central Union Trust Co.,, trustee under the first mortgage of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.,, has announced that a cash distribu- ton Of S400 on each 5000 bond of the first mortgage 25 year per cent. sinking fund gold bonds, ser- les A, would be made July 21 out of the proceeds of the sale of stock Of the Southern Cotton oil Co. The bondholders committee announced that s37SS per S1,oOO bond would be deducted from the si00 for cer- tificates of deposit bearing a nota- ton Of advance instalment of inter- est June 1, 1924, and would be ap- piled 10 repayment Of the advance. with interest of per cent from June 3, 1924, to July l, 1925.
 The Electric Power X Light Corp orotion will use part of its recent increase in authorized capital stock to acquire control of the Southern Power & Light Co. of Maryland. Preferred stockholders of Southern Power will receive 16,1St shares of preferred and 5000 1-2 shares of common stock of Electric Power &, Light for l6,1S1 shares of Southern Power outstanding, Southern Power stockholders have until September 1 to deposit their stock, Electric Pow CT & Light is q newly organized holding company for utilities super vised by the Electric Bond X Share Co., of Idaho. Utah. Louisiana and other states.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

ninety-seven small American flags. She had eleven children. Of whom SIX are livins, in addition she has forty grandchildren, eighty-tour great grandchildren and twelve great t-grandchildren.
 Mrs, Camp was born in Germany. She married and had two children before she came to this country. Her husband was Simon Camp. an Elmer farmer She lives with Mrs. Thomas Il. Murphine. a daughter. Her other surviving children are Ms. Caroline Stauh and Frank Camp. of Bridgeton; Charles Camp. of Porchtown and John and William C1mp of Elmer.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
AIR MAIL TIME CHANGES

Washington, July IT R-Change
 in the time of departure from Chi cago of the overnight air mail planes for New York from S;30 ?. III. to 1880 p. m. effective July 20 was an- nounced today my the post office department Difficulty in making the east-bound trip in time for ar rival at Hadley Field, New Bruns- wick, N. J., the New York air ter minal at a. m. caused the change.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
REQUEST TO MAID VALID
Jersey Court Sustains Negro Serv-
 ants Claim to Estate


 Trenton, N. J, July 1T.--Nice- Chancellor Leaning has sustained an opinion ot Mercer county or phans' court that the late Mrs. Em- ma L. Woodward of Trenton was neither unduly influenced nor lack ing in mental capacity when she be oueathed most of her s60.oo0 estate to Amelia NJ. Stuart, negro serV- ant.
 Under the will the maid receives Mrs. Woodwards $ nome, valued at s25,000, in residential section here, and most of her personal estate, ap- praised at s25,0O0. A sister of Mrs. Woodward got s2,o0o, a brother-in- law s1,o0O and a nephew a like sum
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
TEST IS SUCCESSFUL

Washington, July 17 P)-A dis patch from the battleship Texas to the navy department today said the search problem conducted with the dirigible Shenandoah Mad been completed successfully"
 The Texas was to have been an enemy force attempting to Lombard the Atlantic coast and the Shenan- doah was to have searched her out and prevented completion of her mission. The dispatch did not indi- cate the results of the maneuver.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
Foreign Exchonge

Now York, July 17.-Foreisn ex- changes steady. Quotations Gin Centsl: Great Britain. demand 4S5 11-l6, cables 4S6ls. 6c-day bills on banks 4S1ss. France. demand +70's, cables Al; Italy, demand 2.T04, slbles 2.70is. Demand: Bel sjum. 4fc; Germany. cS.SO; Hol. land 40l0; Norway 1S.; Sweden, 6.S6; Denmark. 2I.10, Switzerland, I241, Spain, 1A51; Greece, l5SL; Poland. 19i4; Czecho-Slo1aka, 2.96; Juroslavia, lT619; Austria, l4h; Eumsnla. 4S1s: Argentina, 4oSi: BraziL l14O; Tokyo, 4l2s: Shan=- hsi. 7S3s: Montreal. 1on 1-S2
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
AUTo HITS PEDESTRIAN

Frank Kieffer of 469 Lincoln street reported to the police this noon that while driving his automo- bile south on Washington street near Myrtle street he struck man named Dixon. Kieffer claimed that he gave warning 10 Dixon but said that Dixon continued to walk right into his car. He took Dixon to pr Walsh's office for treatment.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
e,vs UrARNs IS EXCITED

New York, July 17 P-When shown dispatches from Los Angeles quoting Jack Kearns as saving that Dempsey would not fight Harry Wills or anyone else without his approval, Dempsey said:
 Somebody got hot. The boy evi- dently lost his head"
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
PRINCES DRIVER SPEEDS
Makes 40 Miles in Rumanian Min.
 tster's Car--Case Is Postponed

Atlantic City. N. J., July IT. Ceraelain Marin, chauffeur for Prince Antone Bibesco, Rumanian minister to the United States, step ped too heavily on the gas after de- livering his employer to q Board- walk theater and was driving forty miles an hour on New York avenue, according to Policeman Thomas Barlow.
 In the office of Recorder Joseph A. Corto the case was postponed two weeks at the request of the prince, who said his man did not know the regulations. The matter will prob ably be discontinued,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
TRAFFIC TIED UP

nanhury, July 17 CPD-Train serv- ice between here and South Norwalk was tied mp this morning by the breaking of power Tirns of the new electric system near South Wilton. The Tittsueld expresses were o7er- ated by the way of Bridgeport and Hawleyville. nanhury-NorwalS trains transferred their passengers around the scene of the trouble.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
BRAZILIAN INDIANS KILL 1.
"Buzzard" Tribe Goes on the War
 path in the State of Maranhao,

Rio De Janeiro, July 17 (P(-Dis, patches to newspapers here state that tribe of Indians known as the Urubus, meaning buz2ards, are or the warpath and have swoopec down from their mountain homes ir the interior of the State Of Maran. hao. killing four people and pillag ing property in that thinly populat' ed coffee and farming region.
 The inhabitants are asking alc from the federal government, The farm houses of the scattered settlerf are far apart. and the state police force is not sufficient to afford full protection.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
How Ahsent-NIiRdoj

sof-Joe's awtully absent-m;ndal. ]. isn't hea 0mar-Whv7
 Why. the other night he was driving his parents over a lonely road and they came to q particularly lonely spot and before he knew it he had parked the car. Penn Punch Bowl.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
EXECUTED TO-DAY

St. Louis, July II P-Leon Will jams. 27. one of the four negroes convicted of the murder Dec. "o' 1923, of Harry Leonard in an at tempted holdup of his saloon was hanged in the city Jail here today Mrs. Leonard made a last-minute plea to the governor for the mur- derer of her husband.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
HUNTS DOG KIJLCR
EllishurE, \ T, Puzzled hv Ma
 rnnder Rcsemhlinr Wolf

t-'lls-l'''l s1 - f ItRlNHt N'N .'lH @
 rnuder Resembling Wolf
 Hammonto0. x. Ja July 1C-Pesi- dents of Ellsburg, near here, are puzzled IS 10 the identity of some wild animal which has hlel a number of dogs in the community. Expensive police doSs and those Of lesser value have been killed during The night by the mysterious marau- der Each of the victims has henn found with a peculiar wound in th> head.
 Persons who declare they caught a glimpse of tha animal say 1t rn- eamhles q wolf. One man shot at 1t recently and believed h. wounded i' l. discontuuod s raids for a short time and laterroapnearcd.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
APPROVE CONSOLIDATION

London, July r tP,-A conference of trade union executives meeting here today approved plan for a great consolidation alliance emhrac- ing millions of British workers in cluding miners. railwaymen. engine CTS, shipbuilders and transport la borers
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
DENY MINE CAVE-N

Nogales, Ariz,, July 17-Denial of a report that cave-in occurred yes terday at one of it's mines at Canane Sonora, Mexico, entombing 200 min- CTS, is contained in a message sent hy officials of the Canane consul to The Associated Press today.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
Funerals
Philip Diinocnte

The funeral of Philip DiAmente of 24 Mitchell street will be held to- morrow morning at the home at S:20 o'clock and in St. Mary's church at o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
HAS liz IN FAMILY

Mrs, Camp Celebrates 07th Birthday
 With a Flag for Each Year
 Bridgeton. N. j.. July 17-Mrs tnna Katherine Camp. of l5o Cot rlEe avenue. Rridreton. "Wednesday observed her ninetv-seveuth hirthda, ly having her home adorned with
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
PLACED ON TRIAL
Italian Engineer Accused of Sander
 Against Government.

lh~uIfIHt NVFNIIIIlIVIIt'
 Genoa Italy, July r P-It is re- ported the public prosecutor has officially charged Raffaele Rossetti, an engineer, with Courageous slam der against the Fascist government" ." The charge follows a street fight in which Rossetti engaged during arguments about the trial ct Flor ence laws regulating newspapers.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
RANKRTPTCY HEARING

The first hearing in the matter of Mariotti X Panella. bankrupt Chn- [ ton street erocers. will he held al Referee F. NJ. Yeomans' office in Hartford al II o'clock Monday morning.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

More stable conditions in the cop per industry and better prices are torecast by C F, Kelly, president of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. who says his company is doing q larger business than al any timo. and except that the basic price Of copper is low, it's operations are hCi"o con ducted satisfactorily. "Dtmand for metal products has been very large and business in copper and copper products in the first half of 1923 ey- ceeds any like period in the history of the industry" he said.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

Silver production in North Amsr- ica and Peru amounted 10 15.55S. loQ fine ounces in June, bringing the half years total to 93.0lo.904 ounces, a moithly average of 15,50l.8l6 com pared with a monthly average of H. 95o,1o3 in the first half of 1921 Stocks of silver in the han3s of |. S refners on July arEr, @atrl 51S,o59 ounces against 55Il3o on June 1
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

A new process Of chromium plat ing has been perfected which pro duces harder wearing surfaces than any other metal
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

Tractors now provide 1T per cent of the nswer used on American farms.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

New high records for corporate financing in the American market, representing both foreign and do- mestic loans, was established in the first half of 1925 when new offerings totaled S2,762,025,795 compared with S2,064,$72,69$ in the correspondiug period last year. Approximately 15 per cent of the total was for r"- 1unding purposes.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
CLEARING HOUSE STlrrMrNT

New Iork-ENChanEes, 9N9.000,- 000; balances. los. .000000.
 Boston -- Exchanges, 7Tooo, ,0oo; balances, 840o0.000.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

Miss Wildeana Withers. IS, Is go- ing to be Miss Wichita" at the At lantic City pageant this fall. A college girl Miss Withers misses the measurements for the mythical per feet" form only in two am=ll par ticulars.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

June tire sales of the Fisk Rubber Co. were $TT25,551 against S6,999,- l42 in May, Net profit for the month after federal taxes was $t,- 355,7S0 compared with $SGl,91S the month before.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

Steel sheets have been advanced S1 to s2 a ton in the Youngstown district. Heavy melting steel also is up so cents, quotations ranging from S1T50 70 SIS a ton
 Philips Petroleum, first large oil company to report second quarter earnings, shows net Of S6,o9o.0o2 after expenses, taxes and interest, but before deprec and deple- ton, against S43s6,4 4ot in the pre- ceding quarter and $3o49,05& after expenses in the second quarter of 1924. The half years net was $l0,- 456,494 before adjustment of inven- tories, depreciation and depletion. The company earned $7,6@1,T0o be- fore inventory adjustment in the same period last year. inventories are carried at the same price as of December 31, 1924, which Is much less than the present market value.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

Credibilitv has been tmrarted to rumors that offers had been made for control of the Wheeling &, Lake Erie, by the advance in the roads shares. The prior lien stock, of which about Ao per cent Is owned by John D. Rockefeller. never has paid dividends but is quoted in the "outside" market at 106 to 1lo. Two listed issues have advanced in great CT proportion, the preferred touch ing 47, within points Of the re- ported price offered for it, Wheel ing &; Lake Erie is divided equally between the New York Central the Baltimore &5 Ohio and the Nickel Plate in the consolidation plan adopted by the eastern presidents while L. F. Loree also has assigned the property to his fifth trunk line system.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

T S. TREASURY STATEMENT | 2. treasury balance, $i45.it3,2a'
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07

\ The Elysium ot sailors; g land flowing with rum and -iuice; q land Of perpetual music mirth. dancing drinking and tobacco.
 Q How are swimmers made to 9tsappe1r below the water in tank ?
 4, This Is one method. From the sidA platform Is built out t7o or three feet abo'e the surface of the water From the front of this plat form Is extended woodwork. or any other material dounrard into the water But instead of this wood- work reaching 10 the bottom. as It appears 10 do if ends perhaps two feet below the surface Tt Is easv therefore. fer swimmer 10 dive under this woodwork, and once be- hind it, 10 come Up under the plat form and leave the tank
 . Who vas the bachelor presi- Ient7
 A, James Buchanan, who ras the only unmarried president Cleveland vas, at the time of his Inauguration. unmarried, but married during his term of office
 Q What does the Sioux Indian name ''Winona" mean
 4. First-horn daughter.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07

commentators today and Premier Baldwin Is especially attacked fer telling the miners and owners that no subsidy would bs granted and then granting one.
 Aside from this the Westminster Gazette charges that the govern ment did nothing to avert a dead lock although it saw 1t coming.
 Declaring that the ministry lacks statesmanship and senss of busi> ness the Mail exclaims; No wonder the country's business Is euttsrirs when its methods of administration are what they are"
 The Daily Express says that Ere, lnier Baldwin's justification does credit 10 his heart, not his states manship The paper finds proof in the Premier's speech that hs Is an opponent of the worker.
 The London Times thinks that Mir. Baldwin made an unansTerabls case. The Post and Telegraph em, phas2s the necessity of the whols community taking measures for tha protection of the constitution democratic government against tL 'Junta Of labor agitators."
 The Morning Post contends that the whole incident may prove q blessing In disguise by inspiring preparations necessary to prevent recurrence
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07

4 The territorial sovereignty of ! state extends for q distance of three miles from its coast, the dis tance from the headlands being measured in cases of landlocked bays The principle was first pro claimed by Bynkershoek, Dutch publcist, In q book published In TOP. II rested upon the limit of the range Of cannon of that day, and has not been extended with the develop- ment of modern guns. Many coun- tries have claimed the right to ex- ercise a limited authority beyond the three mile limit for the purpose of executing their revenue and sani- tary laws. but it has been held that such authority cannot be used to justify the seizure of foreign vessels outside of the territorial water of a nation, Some notifications, how ever. of this principle haze been made in regard to the enforcement of the prohibition statutes ci the Tinted States in respect to rum run ming vessels.
 2. What are the ten leading crops in the United States
 A. In order of their money ,alue they are corn, hay and forage, cot ton and cottonseed wheat. oats. white potatoes tobacco, apples har- lev and sweet potatoes
 Q Where did the flower the Mari gold get It's name
 4 Tn the middle ages pretty golden-yellor Blossoms made their appearance in great profuslon in certain parts Of southern Europe Delighte9 with the lovely golden flowers, the people decided to call them "Marvs gold" In honor of the Virgin Mary. From the phrase "Nary's gold the blossoms came to be known as marigolds
 2. How did the Finnan Haddte get it's name?
 4 From "Findom" Scotch vtl- laee. and ''haddock
 9 What does Ftddler's Green mean
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07
COAL SUBSIDY IS
 VOTED IN ENGLAND
Now Parliament Will Probe
 Mining Industry

Lcn1on. Aug. 7,-Havtng sue ceeded In getting s50,0oO,00O ap- propriation to prevent I nation wide strike the government today turned it's attention 10 the commission which it promised would examine into the state of the coal industry The selection Of the members of the commission, if all the parties are to be satisfied, will undoubtedly be q matter of great difficulty. The gov ernment Is expected, however, to take time for its selections and # Is hoped that the feelings aroused over the eubyention granted to mine oTners may have lost their acute ness by the time the commission Is completely made ID.
 The government IS severely scored on variety of grounds hy editorial
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07

into the mud and secured by heavy blocks of stone.
 O. What Is considered the most valuable jewelsd ornament In the world?
 A. The Gaekwar of Baroda in India has a shawl Of pearls, ten feet long and six feet wide This shawl or rug literally is roven of strings Of pearls and its center and border are set rith diamonds. It Is worth several million dollars and is said to be the most valuable 1eweled ornament in the world.
 Q. Who was Omar Khayyam and what philosophy Is exrounded in his poems?
 A. He was an astronom ot Persia born at Naishapur, in Khorassan, lived in the later half of the 11th century and died in the first quarter of the 12th century. He wrote a collection of poems which breathe an Epicurean spirit and while they occupy themselves with serious problems Of Nfe. do 50 with careless sportivenzss.
 2. Is it true that the moon when full or nearly full, will drive away the clouds?
 This Is a popular belief among soms people that Is based on the oldfashioned idea that our satellite sent out such an amount of heat that the clouds were literally dried up. The theory is, however, utterly groundless. The heat radiated by the full moon is, at this distance, so tnsignicant that 1t cannot possibly have any effect either on8 way or the other upon terrestrial clouds. The explanation of the. matter is that the absence of cloud Is made visible, and therefore more notice able, when there is bright moon than when there is no moon.
 Q. When ras the principle of the three-rie limit, of which we have seen so much in regard to the rum row" off the Atlantic coast. first es- tahlished?
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to The Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue, Washin eton, '. c. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be under taken. All other questions will receive q per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered All letters are dential-Editor.
 Q When did people hogtn to make formal visits to each other homeso
 4. Visits, we are told, began among the ancient Israelites. The rahbis visited one another constant ly for the purpose of sharing their wisdom, And they visited the peo- pie 10 teach, to con1for. the sick, to console the bereaved. They wan dered among the Egyptians with their custom of making calls and the Egyptians copied the fashion. But even before this time, men were making calls upon ons another but these calls were tntrinsically of a homage paying nature. Gradually the custom Of ceremonious visiting cams into vogue
 c. Who were the "Epicureans" ?
 A A sect Of philosophers who de- ri"ed their name from the Greek philosopher Epicurus and Tho di- vided the empire Of philosophy with the Stoics at the time of the birth Of Christ They held that tho chief end and aim Of man ras happiness that the business ot philosophy was 70 guide him in his pursuit Of 1t and that 1t vas only by experience that one could learn what would lead to It and what would not
 Q. What vas the rone~ walue cf the maritime losses n the World var and which countries lost the most In tonnage
 4. According to the best statf- tics available, the maritime loss amounted to se,5no. ohn.n GOO. The gross tonnage of the merchant ves- sels sunk through enemy action be tTresn August 1914, and Nov. Il 1918 was 12,743.s74. Of this Great Britain, Norway and France were the heaviest losers. Great Britain $ loss being 7,7ss s5a tons; Norway l. 1770o1 and France s5S7i'. Italy came fourth r'ith loss of f46,3S5 tons. The other countries all lost under 100000 tons.
 Q. From what poem are the tol- lorinr lines taken?
 When Earths last picture is
 catnted. and the tubes are
 twisted and dried
 When the oldest colors are fad
 ed, and the youngest critic
 has died,
 We shall rest, and faith, re shall
 need it-lte dorn for an
 aeon or two
 Til the Master ot All Coed
 Vorkmen shall eet us to
 work anew"
 4. This Is from | Ervoi tv Ruayard Kipling.
 Q. How many canals are there n the city of Venice, Italy and how are the houses built so that thev vill be safe
 A. The city of Venice Is inter sected by 15n canals over which there are 4no bridges The Grand Canal, miles long and v yards wide is crossed by three bridges The houses are built on piles driven
New Britain herald., 1925-08-07
eAAR TO HAyF NEW STAMP

Berlin, Aug (Pl-A new postal stamp Tith the picture of the Virgin Mary will he issued in the Saar dis trlct, the Catholic Germania reports The engraving will be reproduc ton of the famous painting in The chapel of Blescastel or the saar
 Similar stamps previously have been issued on different occasions by Favaria Hungary and the nuchy of Le!c chtensteln