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New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
WOULD BAR ADS
 FROM NEWSPAPERS
Proposed State Law Aimed at
 Patent Medicines

State Capitol, Hartford, Feb. A. The general assembly today had a short session, which is usual In the early days before committees have commenced turning in their rights on bills In the senate the sitting lasted five minutes. Rev. NJ. Laskey. of Hartford. served as chaplain. About a dozen matters for concur rent reference came mp from the house and after these were read by Clerk Baker adjournment was taken on motion of Mrs. Merritt of the second district.
 The New Haven road gave notice of an additional train between Hart ford and Danbury, via Waterbury, in the late afternoon 10 accommodate legislators and those who attend committee hearings.
 The house session was 12 minutes long, with Rev. Nr, Smith of En- field offering prayer, and Represent stive F. L. Ayerill of Branford pre- siding in absence of Speaker Darbie.
 A favorable report was made on S bill to close Bolton lake for fish, ing for three years.
 The senate sent down a dozen matters to be referred to commit tees including the governors nom- tnation of Wafer N. Pickett to be fudge of the common pleas court at New Haven, which goes 10 the judi eiary committee.
 Three bills unfavorably reported ty the fish and game committee relating to snares and snaring and the killing of wild animals doing damage on an employers land were rejected.
 This latter bill was presented by Miss Weaver, member from New Milford and would have given the right to any meuber of the family to kill certain animals doing dam sge on the land as IS given to the owner or lessee of the land.
 Against Medicine Ads
 Scrutiny of compilation of bills before the geenral assembly showed that there had been referred to the Judiciary committee hill which ap- parently was drawn to bar adver-
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
KJWANIS GLIB MEETING,

Owing 10 a misunderstanding ir dates, the speaker scheduled for the l{iwanis meeting at the Burritt ho. tel today did not appear. The meet. ing was devoted 10 a discussion ot routine affairs, Secretary C, w Parker reported on recent confer cnce in Boston, Harry H, HowaEG spoke for the inter-club meeting ir Hartford tomorrow, and H. C. Bill IIngs, chairman of the banquet com. mittee, reported on the banquet las Wednesday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
N. B. H. s. vs. Crosby in
 Waterbury Friday Night

Coach Cassidy's High school bas- ketball team will go to Waterbury, Friday to play the Crosby High school at their gym. The game will be called at 8 o'clock It is likely that Darrow will take Beloin's place after the showing he made in the Windsor game. Coach Cassidy Is undecided as to who will take Zehrer's place. but German, or Gen nette are possible candidates for the position.
 New Britain High school played Crosby earlier in the season, and was given a hard tussle, although it won by q small score.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Workers Party Organizer
 Scores Waterbury Chief

Waterburq, Feb. 4.--William ST. mons, district organizer of the work CTS party. has written letter to Superintendent of Police George M. Beach of this city scoring him for prohibiting agtators from speaking on the streets here. The letter, postmarked New Haven, says that the police official should throw out Goss and Chase" for their "exploita- ton" of workers, If he would get at the root of the agitators. It is assumed that the writer refers to E. O. Goss, president of the Scovill Mfg. Co.,. and F. S. Chase, president of the Chase Companies, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Gasoline in Waterbury
 Ranges From 24 to 26 Cts.

Waterbury, Feb. 4.-Retail prices on gasoline in this city varied this morning between 24 and 26 cents a gallon. with the majority of the re- tail dealers expecting notice to in- crease their prices to 26 cents a gallon. The price here has grad ually scared since the termination of last summers price war, when gasoline sold for 1s cents. Since that time 1t has increased seven cents a gallon. These increases started on January 1 with a two cents increase; January IS, two cents: January 25, one cent, and to- day, two cents.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
46s 4s1 455
Bartholomew Funeral

The funeral of Jonathan J. Bar tholomew was held yesterday after noon at the undertaking rooms of Beecher and Bennett in New Haven. Rev. Harding w. Gaylord of the Grand avenue Congregational church, New Haven, officiated and
 MT. Bartholomew was the first interment was in Plainville. man from Plainville to enlist in the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil war. He was with the first Union troops that entered Washing ton. Because of the fact that he was minute man" he was pre- scented with a medal by Governor Buckingham.
 Dog Killed
 A large brown dog, minus an Identification tag, was killed, pre- sumably by a passing automobile, on West Main street this morning. M. L. Dahlquist, who discovered the dead animal, reported it to Miss Morgan, the town clerk. and asked her whether to call the authorities to remove the body or do 1t him. self. Miss Morgan advised him to do the job himself, which he did.
 Cars Collide
 Two automobiles collided in front of the B. and L. service station on West Main street this morning. The accident was caused by the inability of the drivers to stop because of the ice. Neither car was damaged.
 Federation Meeting
 A meeting of the Women's Feder- ation of the Congregational church will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A native of Zulu land, now residing in Hartford, will speak about the conditions existing in her homeland. As this will be the only meeting of the Federation this month the envelopes will be due at this time. FaNcy articles, left over from the Christmas sale, will be sold after the meeting.
 Plainvillc Items
 The Guild of Cadets of the church of Our Saviour will hold a supper tomorrow evening at 6:3O o'clock in the parish house. The big feature of the menu will be sauerkraut.
 The regular meeting of the Plain- vile Hose Company will be held to- morrow night at the Firemen's rooms on Pierce street. Routine business will be transacted.
 The choir of the church of Our Saviour will meet for rehearsal to- morrow evening in the parish house.
 The Pythian Sisters will hold a whist tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in Odd Fellows hall.
 The condition of Mrs. William Graham, who has been i'll at her home on Park street for some time remains about the same.
 The regular weekly prayer meet ing of the Plainville Baptist church will be held tomorrow evening at T:45 o'clock.
 The Womau's Home and Foreign Missionary society of the Advent Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. E. W. Morley of Ss Park street. tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
 Mr. and Mrs. Walter White of 2t Norton Place, are receiving congrat- ulations on the birth of ten pound son, born Sunday morning. MT White is manager of the Plainville , Creamery.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The Rabinow- -Raschkow Real Es- tate Go. has sold the following real estate: three family house on City avenue for Mrs. Dygus to M, Shee- han; a three family house on Belden street for A. Wintz to Nelly Potkay, a cottage on Pennington avenue for M. Honeyman to A. Beliva and a cottage on Theodore street, Maple Hill, for E. H, Bibeault to Mrs. May Bennett,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

Today "peach" for the lost line limerick editor of the Herald to decide the winner Condenay some of the could not be construed fairly good Anyway it's lots of sport trying, and long the gangs all here what do care? Oh yes the contest is liable to end in fortnight so be sure and try nightly you might win prize Your chances sm but Mrs E. Hyde 25 Seymour street. tonight and yesterday you had just good chance of winning she did That ought to fire us all on to endeavors which would stir us to the limits.
 The editors scouts out last evening reported that there fellow up Bevidere way that was "bear" at writing poetry but he's like bear in ways than one guess he sleeps all wnterso he's good for this contest Here's the winner tonight. Be sure and try your luck
 Said the clever young man from Manhattan,
 At 200 pounds am fat an
 Whenever I sit, J.
 In these pants, you'll admit
 Their seat am sure to fatten
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
This Date in History

1S31--Ollver AmeA merchant and manufacturer. born. He was goyer- nor of Massachusetts.
 1883 - George H. Hepworth, clergyman and author. He was con- nected with the New York Herald
 1884 - Thomas Hall, inventor. born. He invented the Hall type writer.
 1S43-Thomas J. Ducey, Catholic clergyman, born. ...
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
ENGINEER ASKS LEAVE
Lieut.. Col. Slattery Wants Permis- sion to Supervise New York's SiO,O00,0 900 Subway System.

Washington. Feb. 4. Lieut.. Colonel John R. Slattery paid a visit to Secretary of War Weeks to- day to explain the offer he has re- ceived to supervise the construction of the proposed $400. 100000 subway system in New York city.
 The secretary said he had not formally replied to the request that Slattery be given an extended leave of absence in order to enter civil employment, but reiterated his ob- jections to releasing well qualified army officers from military service before they were eligible for retire. ment from the army, either for length of service or age.
 Mir. Weeks explained that it was a requirement of his office to con sider the best interests of the gov ernment service in this case, as in others of a similar nature, in which he has declined permission for army officers to assume outside work while the army still needed their services
 By the classified ad method -
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
sARDINE PACKER

At Hull recently, motor bus con- ductor was fined for allowing s7 per sons to ride in a vehicle licensed to carsy only 57. We hear that he has received tempting offer from a firm of sardine packers.-London Opinion. '~
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
LIMERICK RULES

Each day. for several days the Herald printing the first four lines of limerick Write line complete the limerick mail it. bring it. to Limerick Editor of the Herald You don't have to the form printed this unless
 You the lines another piece but be that all five lines the in Also be and address Is plainly written the sheet Watch the time limit each limerick. Winners for each days limerick will be announced the following
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Daily Thoughts

The fringed curtains of thine eyes
 advance, .- ", And say what thou seest yond."
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
THE HERALD WANT ADS Alphabetically Arranged Fo, ouieh and Ready Reference.
 LINE RATES FOR CONSECUTIVE INSERTIONS

Yearly order Rates Upon Application. Count words to line
 lt lines to al inch. Minimum 6pace , linea
 Minimum Book Charge. Ss csntA
 No Ad Accepted After P. Nj. for Classified Page on Same Day.
 Ads Accepted Over the Telephone for convenience of Customers. Call ssS. Ask for Want Ad" Operator.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

By the classified ad method - that's the way to change quarters
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
FORMER ALASKA
ARC0NAUT BACK
FROM FAR WEST
Returns to Seattle After Five
Years in Gold Mining
District, Siberia.


SEATTLE. May Carl a. An.
derson and wife have arrived here
on the Iyo Marn from Russia They
went to kamchatka and the Amur
River district five years ago and
made money at first but Soviet
activities stopped. This was at the
end of year and he and other
foreign prospeetors were unable t.
continue operations.
Anderson is an old Alaska argo-
naut. He said he did not believe
over six prospectors were on the
Amur today to the southern border
Of Kamchatka,' and added, there
IS little gold work going on in
northern Asia. | am convinced
there is gold all through the Amur
district and ON Kamchatka PENN
sula but the Russian system m he
any work of this kind impossible.
In the Okhokst District, particular
y, there has been revealed consid-
cradle gold and there is no ques-
tion snipers have taken out several
million dollars during the last few
years but it is very good place
for foreign prospectors to avoid"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
MEX, GENERAL
HELD-UP AND
, ROBBED, HOME
Eight Bandits Commit Crime
Near City Hall, Mexico
City-Use Torture.

MEXICO CITY. Nal 2. - Eight
bandits last Wednesday night en-
tered the home of Gen. Francisco
Romero, two blocks from the City
Hall. bound and gagged two ser
wants and then demanded the com
bination of the safe.
Gen. Romero smiled as they lev
eled their guns at him and refused
their demand for the safes com
bination.
The bandits tore up books and
piled the pages around his bare feet
and applied the match. He persist
emily refused and the bandits
brought his sister before him. Fear
ing they would torture her, Gen.
Romero gave in and gave the com
bination of the safe to the robbers.
Meanwhile a policeman had en-
tered the residence and he was
quickly overpowered and gagged.
The robbers rifled the safe and
escaped with family jewels valued
at $4,000.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
MODERN STANDARDS
OF MORALS PRAISED
- BY SOCIAL WORKER

erything considered. was a perfectly
splendid thing because she did not
think there was one solitary thing
in life that the modern girls should
chuck under the sofa cushion. "The
mothers of other years were not
Barker. "but the girls now ought
to be told to look at things clearly
and squarely as they are"
Almost everybody complained
that young people of today did not
go to church as they did formerly
said Miss Barker, and then added:
"and very good thing this is, too
She contended that the forced
church going of twice day OF
olden times rendered it farce.
Young women went to church now
when the church could give them
something that no other place could
give. When the church gave the
young people what they wanted
they certainly would attend ser
vices regularly. Miss Barker agreed
that regular church worship was
a real thing. but forced church
going in her opinion, was q great
mistake.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02

LONDON. May 2.-Speaking of
experiences covering many years
among tens of thousands of work
ing girls and women, Miss Lillian
Barker. governor of the Borstal In
stitution for Girls at Aylesbury,
in recent lecture asserted that
their moral standard was never
higher than today. because the mod
ern women know the facts of life
as they exist at the present time.
The mental outlook OF the young
people today was the greatest hope
for the future, asserted Miss Bark.
er. land there was no humbug about
it," 1t was seldom that people
nowadays ever saw the present
day girl chuck book under the
sofa cushion when her mother ap
peared, said the lecturer. Instead
If the mother should ask In these
times, What book is that you are
reading?" the girl almost invariably
replied: "Oh. it's all right, but it's
not the sort fit for you to read
mother" and let it go at that.
Miss Barker expressed herself
as believing that this practice, ev
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
new SEAPLANE
BREAKS RECORD
FOR ENDURANCE
Remains in Air for Over
Twenty Hours in Con-
tinuous Flight.

PHILADELPHIA, May q The
navy seaplane PN.9 last night es-
tablished world S record for a non
stop endurance flight of seaplanes
for Is hours and was still going
strong
At 120 O'Clock this afternoon.
the plane had been in the air 27
hours.
Observers declared the distance
Travelled was equal. to that between
San Diego and Honolulu.
The former endurance record was
II hours, SO minutes and AZ sec
onds, made by Lieutenants Weed
and Price at Washington on July II
and July IL of last year.
After flying 2S hours and 36 min
utes, without break, the plane
landed this afternoon.
The PN9 was built here for
flight DUNG the summer between
San Francisco and Honolulu.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Ten BILLION
TONSOF COAL
IN | DEPOSIT

SEATTLE, May 2.-E. Mikumo.
Assistant Professor of Mining of the
Kyoto University, Japan. arrived
here last Thursday on the Iyo
Maru He said: Buried in the
earth at Dusan. Manchuria, is prob
ably the greatest bituminous coal
deposits every found and estimated
to contain 0,0OO,OOO.O0O tons"
Ten American engineers have
studied the vein which is 100 feet
thick and prescribed the pit method
of mining for the japanese. The
South Manchuria Railway owns and
is developing the deposit.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
C0RD0VA CLAM
DICCERS MAKE
PRICE DEMAND
Especial from Timse.)

CORDOVA, May 2.-The clam
diggers of Cordova last night noti-
fed the canneries they will strike
Immediately and effectively unless
the price of clans is raised one
half cent per pound. The diggers
now get three cents plus half a
cent bonus, if they agree to remain
through the season. The diggers de-
mand four cents or strike. In view
of the fact there are no low tides
until May Z. the operators have one
week to consider the demands. Sew
en- canneries will be affected.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
j. s. Marine
PLAN IS PUT
UP TO navy

WASHINGTON, May 3. AL
though President Coolidge has been
unable to carefully study the plan
of Chairman O'Connor, of the Ship
ping Board to aid the Merchant
Marine by Government assistance
in a bonus to seamen, such meas
ure is warranted only if necessary
to provide an adequate nayay re-
serve, it is intimated. The Presi-.
dent has passed the plan on to the
Navy Department.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Wrangell Island Eskimo
Lad Drowned at Seattle

SEATTLE, May 2. Curtis
Adams. aged 6, one of the II Eski-
mos whom Russia removed from
Wrangell Island and who has been
living on a houseboat awaiting his
departure on the Bear on May Is
to go home was drowned in Lake
Union yesterday. His body was
found at 10 O'Clock this morning by
the harbor boat in Lake Union
The lad had been missing since
7.30 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Mary Minter and Her
Mother Have Made Up

LOS ANGELES, May 2.-After be-
ing estranged from her family for
more than two years. Mary Miles
Minter. former film star, who has ar
rived here from New York. was re-
ported to have affected recon
ciliation with her mother, Mrs Char.
lotte Shelby. When asked If her
quarrel with the family had been
forgotten. Miss Minter refused to
give a definite answer.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
HELIGOL4ND ENTIRELY !
STRIPPED OF ITS ONCE
POWERFUL ARMAMENT

HELIGOLAND. May 2.-Inhabi,
tants of this little wind-swept is
land which has been converted from
the status OF a fortress and sub
marine base to that of a peaceful
district of fisher folk. who follow
entertainment of summer visitors
as side line, have been wonder
ing of late how the great change
which has taken place here is 60
ing to effect their business. The
outer entrance to the harbor has
been completely blocked. as part
|of the scheme OF dismantlement
land rendered useless for all but
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
; men SHOT
AND KILLED

SEATTLE. May Fiddle Mum
dorff, aged 20. died this morning,
after being shot in a hotel last
night during the killing of Dan
Reynolds. 80 and Robert Fulton,
aged 40. cardroom employee.
Lawrence Higdon. a blacksmith
aged ga, whom the police declared
was drunk, is being held Higdon
stated he fired 10 shots when sew
eral men broke into his room and
began to beat him.
Reynolds leaves two sons. 16 and
II years of age. in Tacoma.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
FOUR BALLOONS
STILL IN AIR

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, May 2.-Five
balloonists are travelling south
eastward across the United States
in the National Elimination Bal
loon race.
Late this afternoon the balloon
Detroit landed in Kansas. Two
have been sighted over Central Ar
kansas and two are unreportcd.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Soviet Russia Planning
Big Production Of Gold

WASHINGTON, May g The
award to the Lena Goldfields Cor
poration, London corporation. is
in line with the Soviet policy to in
crease gold production in Russia ac-
cordng to information received
here.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Ray Zbinden Enters
Plea Of Not Guilty

SEATTLE. May 2.-Ray Zbinden.
automobile dealer. and son of a we'll
known family. who was given sus-
pended sentence for forgery month
ago, today plead not guilty to a
grand larceny charge involving forg-
ed automobile contracts. Zbinden
claimed he borrowed. by forgery.
100000 to help out rum running ac-
tivities.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Oregon Trunk Railway
To Extend Line $50 Miles

PORTLAND, Ore, May 2.-The
Oregon Trunk Railway will be ex-
tended from Bend to klamath Falls,
a distance of $50 miles, is the an
nouncement made by A. D. Charl-
ton, General Passenger Agent of
the Northern Pacific. The cost of
the extension will be 100000 and
work will start Immediately.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Pacific Northwest to
Have Exhibit in East

TACOMA, May 2.-Representatives
of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana have organized the Pacific
Northwest Industrial Commercial
Exposition to display Pacific North
west products, resources and Oppor
tunities in Madison Square Garden
next spring. o. M. Landstrum. OF
Helena. capitalist, is president.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Negro Burglar Beats Up
Woman, Escapes with Loot

SEATTLE, May "A negro en-
tered the home of Mrs. Gertrude
White, wife Of a railroad contractor,
where she was alone with her daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs. Harold White, beat
the elder woman unconscious and
wrestler from her $4,000 in jewels
and escaped while the younger wom-
an fled to give the alarm.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Check Is Dra,un for
$40, 100000 IN
Dodge Auto Deal

NEW YORK, May "A check
for $4,000, 900, the largest ever
drawn in a commercial trans
action. changed hands yester.
day afternoon, in the offices of
the Union Trust company, of
New York. completing the trans.
fer of the Dodge Brothers prop
critics OF the banking group head
ed by the Dillon Read company.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
NO DISORDERS /
ON May DAY
No Demonstrations Are Re-
ported in European Capt.
tals-None in u. S.

LONDON, May MAY Day ap-
pears to be losing the reputation
for dsorderly demonstrations among
the working classes and yesterday
festive holidays prevailed in Eng
land and European capitals.
WASHINGTON, May 2. The
day for preparing for radical dem
onstrations in the United States,
generally started on May l, has
passed in the opinion of the De-
partment of Justice officials. Not
even rumors of disorders were re-
ceived yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Woman Passenger
Pilots Are Barred

LINCOLN, England, May 2.-Wom-
en- have been barred from any en-
ployment in the operating crews of
airplanes engaged in the transport
Of passengers by the International
Commission for Air Navigation which
met here recently. In making this
decision the commission reaffirmed
conclusion reached by medical
sub commission some time ago.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
Cart heels Not
Wanted by the
american Public

WASHINGTON, May g. = The
Treasury Department admits defeat
in efforts to increase circulation of
silver dollars. The American public
seems determined never again to
carry any amount of cart wheels.
Six months ago, $10,000,000 in silver
dollars were fed out by the Treasury
and they came right back. The total
circulation today Is $50,O00,000.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-05-02
FOUL PLAY IN
Train WRECK

WARSAW, May An iavestiga-
tion of the derailing of the Elydt-
kuhnen-Berlin Express train near
Starograd, on .the Polish border yes
terday, showed that foul play caus-
I'd the disaster. Twenty-eight per
sons were killed and 1S were in
jured Most of tho dead are Ger
mans