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The Washington times., 1925-12-30

An electric buffer, for instancel
Wolid be serviceable in keeping the
body OF the car and it's trimmings
polished. There Is ample current
in the average storage battery in
service to operate such q buffer. and
with this assistance the car owner
would have little excuse for not
trying to keep his car looking pre-
m@ntable.
horns being sounded so infrequently
md large mileages being piled up
on 0d0meters It Is becoming evil
dent to many Of an inventive turn
0f mind that large amount OF
electric energy ID going to waste.
This energy Is created at such
slight expense of engine power that
there seems to be no effort to cut
down the output. The logical step,
therefore, Is TO make better use OF
the energy available.
Simplicity Is Factor
Many Of the things motorists do
manuaIly, It seems. will be handled
electrically when the attention Of
automutive engineers turns to MAX
ing better use of available energy
ana convenience. There are some
who visualize electric window
openers for closed cars and other
equally luxurious conveniences. hut
there is also the trend toward SIM
plicity TO consider. Electrical APP
plfances that make for complication
are not likely to be looked upon
with favor, nor are they likely to
be needed In view Of the many
practical uses for this super-abun-
dance of electric power.
The most practical developments
are said to be along the lines Of
saving work for the engine as well
az the driver. For the engine, to
the electrically driven fan, while
for the motorist there il the cleo
The Washington times., 1925-12-30

highway industry is so great that
the demand for engineers has not
to any degree been supplied. There
is a great necessity for getting ad.
ditionaI engineers interested in
highway work, and, realizing this,
the American Road Builders Assoc
citation Is attempting to interest the
college student and get him to Wis
ualize the Importance of highway
transportation to the country. The
American Road Builders Associa-
ton this year Is offering $3.50 in
prizes for the best essay on the
subject: "A New Nation by I'm
proved Highways" The contest is
open to all college students. Essays
must be limited to 900 words.
The contest will close January
/, 1926, and the essays will be
judged and the prizes awarded by
the American Road Builders Assoc
citation during Good Roads Week. :"
January II to is. Announcement OF
the American Road Builders Con-
vention, january II to Is, here IN
Chicago. The winners viii also
be announced by radio throughout
the country during Good Roads
Week
Cali essays should be addressed
to the essay contest committee,
American Road Builders Associa-
ton, Congress Hotel, Chicago, Ill,
and should be received here before
January j. The judges will bs
men who are nationally known IN
highway work. Their names VIII
be announced on q poster setting
forth the details OF the contest.
The Washington times., 1925-12-30

only suited to the smaller socket
sizes used in automobile wiring.
More people would be using cleo.
trio windshield cleaners. spot.lights,
parking lights. safety lights, cour-
tesy lights, cigar lighters, trouble
lights, ETC., IL such devices could
be plugged i'm at win and without
g. visit to the repairer.
There are many places where
such plugs could be located. and if
they were placed at convenient
points aboute the car one trouble.
light with q short cord could be
used at any place on the car with.
out the customary Inconvenience or
Ia tangle Of wire.
Fans In Closed Cars
Closed cars might be equipped
with neat electric fans to keep the
interior cool when the machines are
standing still as In traffic or In
parking on q hot day. Fans In
connection with exhaust heaters
would also provide better distribu-
ton OF heat in cold weather.
Snice radio equipment 10 likely
to become popular with cars In the
near future the plugging in con-
yenience would be an advantage,
thus bringing the storage battery
into use without so much as rails
ing the noorboards.
More practical uses for this cleo
trfcal energy that usually goes to
waste include devices for preheat-
ing the intake manifold as q means
to quick starting in cold weather.
perfected methods Of electric gear
shifting, schemes for forcing gas
into the cylinders under pressure
or for expeIIing 1t quickly, and
many other plans that viii be con-
sidered az electricity steps In to
make car operation mainly Q mat
ter OF pushing buttons.
"Carkeeping" and car operation
may some day be literally as well
as figuretively at the motorists
finger tips.
The Washington times., 1925-12-30
COLD D|SABLES
15,000MOTORS;
CAPITAL WALKS
Garages and Service Stations
Unable to Care for Cars
Caught in Zero Weather

The cold wave yesterday and last
night assumed serious proportions
when $4,000 motorists in the District
We're forced to abandon their cars
on the streets with the thermometer
lowering around zero.
Radiators burst, batteries froze'
and oiling systems were made USE
less, while owners Of the autoTno:
The Washington times., 1925-12-30
INCREASE
ON PEERLESS

Although the early winter months
are not usually the months or great.
est production activity in the auto
mobile Industry, the Peerless Motor
Car Corporation during December
viii show the largest production in
the company's history.
Indications that the increased pro-
duction schedule ig not a temporary
condition are given by the com.
pany's sales records, which show
that the Peerless company has more
orders on its books than ever before
in its "a. years OF automobile manu-
facture. During November sales
were maintained at the high level of
the last few months recording an
increase OF approximately 80 per cent
,ver the sales for November. 1924
Charles A. Tucker, general sales
manager for Peerless, commenting
on the successful debut Of the new
Peerless Six-80, a popular-priced car.
recently added to the line Of higher
priced Peerless models, says:
THE reception which the public
has given the new Peerless model
Six80 is the most gratifying thing
4 have ever seen in my long ex-
perience in the automobile business.
We were confident that we were
offering the public a remarkable
buy in this beautiful and powerful
sedan at 81 ,595. And our conf
dence has been backed by the yer.
dict of those seeing the Peerless
Six-80 for the first time. These
people have been unanimous in de-
claring the car to be worthy addi-
ton to a line which already in
cluded the two finest automobiles
Peerless has ever produced-the
Peerless Equipoised Eight and the
powerful Peerless SKIP. The or
ders which are being placed by our
dealers are proof of this and we are
looking for an extremely busy win.
ter in the Peerless plant"
The Washington times., 1925-12-30
Auto Develops Power
ForManyA Appliances
By J. LEO SUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

just as the has been improved by the development
and application of the smpicaton OF
homework believed that the automobile Of the very
near future will be rendered servceabe through the
adoption of Numerous electrical appliances This in the
opinion those who believe that the number of appliances
cars Of keeping with the need for such improve
mens will make carkeeping' only pleasurabe but far
more economical than it is today.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
place the old one.

place the old one.
 Mir. Lewis further charged that "the operators have been taking ad- vantage of the public fear Of a strike to unload at enhanced prices a greatly augmented tonnage of coal of inferior quality"
 He said their present policy was "considerate only of commercial profit"
 "The mine workers" he said "haye no alternative except 10 await the time when the anthracite opera tors, having effected a maximum ex- ploitatlon, will be ready 10 discuss sanely the problems of new con- tract"
 w. W. Tngis, president of the Glen Alden Coal company. and chairman Of inc anthracite opera tors scale committee. rcjoined that the present suspension was unfor- tUnate and unnecessary. He placed the blame upon the union leaders,
 'Lest we forget" he Mir. Inglis at his home in Scranton, the anthra- cite miners are Idle this morning. More than l5n,0oO are out Of jobs. When evening comes these men will have lost 2oO,ooo in wages, That Is the daily payroll of the mines.
 Not only will miners and mines lcse. but all kinds will suffer" this misfortune comes upon all because the miners leaders refused to allow the miners 10 keep going while q new contract was being made"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
MEN HELD FOR HIGH COURT,
 SISTERS ARE SENT AWAY
Gendreau and Lehoux Bound Over to September Term of su.
 peIior Court

George Gendreau of Hartford was held for the superior court under bonds Of s1,b00 by Judge William c. Hungerford in police court this morning on charges of misconduct, carnal abuse of minor female and transporting for purposes Of prostl- tuition. Aurele Lehoux Of 422 Main street, arraigned on the same charges, was held for the upper court under bonds Of $500.
 The two men were aIraigned Sat urday morning on charges Of mis- conduct, and the case was continued from then until this morning to give Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods opportunity 10 amend the charges as the evidence in the case tended to show that the two men had con- mitted more serious crimes The men were bound over this morning on the new charges without being put to plea on them or given a hearing.
 Atty. Thomas r. McDonough, ap- bearing for Gendreau, and Donald Gaffney, representing Lehoux, were ready to contest the new charges in the local court, but the action of Judge Hungerford forestalled them.
 Rose NJ. Morin, IS, and her young CT sister the girls who were ar rested at 422 Main street last Friday night with Lehoux. were committed to the House of the Good Shepherd in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
SENT DOWN ON THE FARM

This Is the time of the year that extra help Is needed on farms, and Judge William c, Hungerford is not going to allow any shortage of men at the Norwich state farm, sending four 10 the institution this morning when they were arraigned before him in police court on charges of drunkenness. The quartet this morn Ing makes a total of eight men the judge has committed to the farm in two days.
 Those slated for the trip today in- cude Jerry Lynch. No. 1. William Jones Of 225 West street, Richard Long of 59 Dwight street and Dennis Drlscoll, all members of what is known to the police as the "Hsrtford avenue gang"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
Personals

Miss Mary c, Ambrose and Miss Anna Ambrose of West Main street have returned after spending three weeks at Miller's Place, l.. l. Miss Mary Ambrose Is assistant supervi- sor at the Wallingford hospital.
 Miss Pearl Ambrose of Dwight street has returned from Ocean Beach, after spending four weeks with Miss Claire Newton of New York city.
 Mir, and Mrs. William Kuper Of 96l Maple street have returned from n three months vacation spent in Yellowstone Park. Colorado Springs. Glacier National Park, Grand Can yon, Yosemite National Park and Havana.
 Mrs. J, Wenz and son, Andrew, Of Belden street arrived home yes terday after a three months trip to Europe,
 Mrs, G. NJ, Melzard of South High street Is entertaining Miss Maud Crawford of Chicago, III.
 Miss Mabel Wallen Of 80 Warlock street has returned from Oak Bluffs, Mass, where she graduated from the Rice School Of Dramatic Art. She has as her guest Miss Nelma Hers
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
THE HERALD WANT ADS" Alpha hsticsIly Arranged For CulcA and Ready Reference
 LINE RATES FOR cOEsECUTlVb lNsERTIOEs

'earIy Order Ratss Upon Applieation. Count ( uotds to . line
 it lines to sp inch. Minimum Space ! I,nsa Minimum Book Ciiaige sb centA No Ad Accepted After 1 P. Nj. for Classified Page on same Day. sat 10 M
 Ads Accepted Over the Telephone toi convenience of custonsIA Call aak, Ask to' "wsnt Ad" Operator.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01

LOOK AT THESE sEFoRp YOU sr.t- LEXINGTON SERIES $ TOURING. MOON $ COACH, LIKE NEW, MOON z3 TOURING. LEXINGTON sPFCI,. L SEDAN. AARON c, COHEN, ING. R,SS EVENINGS.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
NJ EAST SIDE
 GOOD BAROMETER
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low the point which mark industrial depression, The daily gleanings of the paTnshops are watches, tie pins and other non.essentials such as the ubiquitous luke" rather than per sonal apparel and household belong ings required for daily use, as is the case in hard times.
 Corroboratiye evidence is furnish cd by the teeming push cart mark cts which line either curb on many streets in the congested tenement district Not in many long day has the turnover in this training school for many of Americas merchant princes been so heavy or the con- merce handled been so varied.
 Food products seldom seen in the ornate delicatessens of Broadway still hold preeminent positions be- cause of the overwhelmingly for eign clientele but they have been supplemented by hardware, house. hold goods and articles of personal adornment And the merchants are visually prosperous. Carts loaded with compacts of powder and rouge with ready rolled stockings of latest design and cargoes entirely of per fumes attest the purchasing power of feminine workers. Perambulat- ing book shops-nost of the wares in Italian, Spanish or the Slav script eater to the literary minded.
 A second hand clothing store on wheels offers "suits from the best tailors-s5"-and to prove its claim displays labels from Bond street and Fifth avenue establishments.
 One enterprising merchant deals
 in alarm clocks only and has mad, a speciality of what hand printed sign asserts 10 be "the bridal clock wakes two as easy as one" His neighbor to the north puryeys fram. ed pictures and he 10 the south, snails from the south of France.
 Interspersed among the more sol idly established cart-merchants are those who carry their wares on their shoulders or in skilfully arranged portmanteaus, Those includes In the wares brushes, suspenders, needles and pins, neckties or what would you.
 No estimate has ever been made of the volume of business transact ed on the curb markets. An indi- I I.n tendance of 250 of the merchants last week at dinner which cost s a plate.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
Common Council to Get
 BObrOWOlski's Appeal

The appeal of William Dobrowol- ski from the action of the building commission in rejecting his appica- ton for permission 10 build six tenement house on Pennington ave- nue will be one Of the matters to be taken up and disposed of at a spe-
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01

NASH USED CAR pEPr.-rr TOT ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD USED GAR, VISIT OUR sHow ROOM oN THE SECOND FLOOR. A. c. HAwKHR, -It ELM ST. PHONE .tgs.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
,err of Chautauoua Lake, N. Y.

berg of Chautauqua Lake, N. Y.
 Miss Winifred Kenney, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. T. w. Kenney of so Orange street. has entered the New Britain General hospital for treat ment.
 Mrs. A. l.. Colehan of Stanley street and nieces, Catherine Hart. Eleanor O'Brien, Margaret May and Esther May, have returned after spending their vacation at Sea View cottage, Silver Sands, Milford.
 Edward r. Lane. pathologist at the New Britain General hospital and Mrs. Lane and family will leave next Monday for a three weeks va cation trip 10 Hamilton, Canada.
 John Sloan. Jr. supreme recorder Of the Temple of Honor William j., Rawlings past supreme templar and Charles II. Otis will be representa- tises and George II. HamIin will be delegate to the supreme council of the Temple of Honor at Hing man, Mass, beginning next Friday.
 Mir, and Mrs. Alfred Thompson of 4s Lincoln street left yesterday by automobile for Florida where they will spend the winter.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
Wrinkles Vanish Before
 Your Very Eyes!

Just think! Tn your mirror, before your very eyes, you see the wrinkles, age lines and sagginess vanish from your tace And it's such a simple and harmless treatment. Just mix spoonful Of pow dcred tarkroot with a spoonful of lemon juice. Apply to your face and watch the most marvellous change take piace-in less than Is minutes. See the horrid wrinkles worry lines. creases and haRgi- ncss quickly disappear. IL is wonder full, startling sensation. Only the actual experience could make you believe 1t.
 The application Is easily washed off. The result Is far better than the most expensive and expert face massage could ever giye-and the treatment costs less than three cents Procure an original package of powdered tarkrcot from your druggist. try it. and you will have the surprise of your life.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01

Less than fifty cents in silver WIS in circulation for each person in the United States July 1.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
COAL BUYERS ADVISED
 NOT TO GET PANICKY
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The first shift of the 10000 main tenanee men who will police the mines throughout the suspension. by mutual agreement with the owners took their assigned places without a hitch. In return for their continued employment these men arc required by the union 10 contribute s5 from each semi-monthy pay envelope to the union emergency fund, The op- orators will thus be indirectly con- tributing sl00,000 month to the unions war chest.
 All through the night the coal trains toiled over the mountain grades, loaded gondolas outward bound; long strings of ''empties" rattling back to the mines for fresh loads. Railroad officials expect in another 40 hours to dispose of the traffic rush reached its peak just be- fore the weekend. Their success however, will also spell the laying of of some 10000 railroad men. shop employees and train crews on local and thorough coal runs.
 No Plants Working
 Over the 800 square miles In northeastern Pennsylvania which hug deep the nations store Of an thracite not hear colliery whistle nor see q mine car climb a breaker today.
 Earliest word coming up from the first maintenance men in the desert of mines reported the unusual quiet was uncomfortable, scattered through the workings at far inter vals, they said they almost missed the power blasts of contract miners blowing down coal for their laborers and the chatter of iackhammers bit ing into new veins.
 The coal mining towns promise holiday activity today, Amusement centers throughout the region are preparing for a heavy outpouring of miners and their families. Miners days" have been advertised here and there.
 Many of the men, domestically in- elined, indicated they planned to spend the time at home: putting on porches, patching roofs attending to Improvements long put off for lack of time. The hammer and paint brush for the time being are to re- place the pick and shovel.
 The closing day of the old con- tract was marked by gradual tapering off in production through out the fields. Many of the miners failed to return yesterday from the weekend.
 Chris J. Golden. Rlnaldo Chap pellini and Andrew Mattey. tho three district presidents who are field marsha1s In charge of the suspension made flying trips to attend to final preparations throughout their juris- diction. All three leaders assured that the effectiveness of the suspen- sion would prove the hest graran- tee of its orderliness. All counselled their men against overt acts as harmful to the cause.
 Will Keep Peace
 john T.. Lewis, international presi- dent of the union. at his headquar- ters here ruhlicly "went the bond of the coal iisgers 10 keep tho peace" in his announcement he also took occasion to castigste the mine own CTS for want of what he called the lack of sincerity in their attempts to negotiate new contract to re-
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
EN0CH ARDEN WAS
 SOU7H|NGTON MAN
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learned that Fitzpatrick and his wife had been separated about a year.
 Leacroft Is described as a quiet and well hammered man who was still suffering from the wounds he received In the war. According to all reports. he Is now residing In Miami.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01

cial meeting of the common council tomorrow night. It was scheduled to be taken up at a meeting some time ago, but 1t was not, due to a misunderstanding,
 The proposed house would serve to depreciate surrounding property. 1t was decided by the commission, and the permit was refused, in spite of the fact that there were not enough remonstrants present to compel rejection.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01

STANLEY, issi-sTEAM, FIVE PAsgx. GER. MUST BE SOLD THIS. WTrk SEE II-MAKE AN OFFER HERE'S A BARGAIN. AARON c. COHEN TEc iE PARK ST. HARTFORD, ooNH,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
WATSON TO CONFER

swampscott, Mass. Sept. Rl-- Senator Watson of Indiana, ranking republican on the senate interstate commerce committee. will confer here tomorrow with President Cool idge on the railroad situation. Sem ator Watson Is coming 10 swsmps- colt from Washington at the presi- dents request.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
City Items

The regular meeting of the La dies Aid society of Stanley Memorial church will be held Wednesday aft ernoon at 2:2o o'clock at the church.
 A. G. Hammond camp, United Spanish War Veterans, will hold a regular meeting In the camp meet Ing room at the state armory to- morrow night at 8 o'clock.
 There will be no speaker at, the weekly meeting of the New Britain KiTanis club tomorrow, the meeting being given over to regular business. The attendance prize will be given by Herbert Martin.
 A son was born last Saturday to Mir and Mrs. John J. Noonan of 3ea Park street. ..,.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-03-19

Mr. Flynn in the course of his able address, said that
the people of Wolf Point including all Great Northern
employees should desire the company to succeed You
cannot be prosperous here unless the Great Northern is
prosperous you have crops to haul and we not an
efficient road ready to deliver your products when you
desire and where you lose money Unless you succeed
bv having commodities to market along with other
mUntes serve we cannot succeed.
Local Expenditures
The Great Northern much to Wolf Point be-
cause in 1924 it paid its employees here s512 r. It
paid taxes in Roosevelt county in 1924 of $500 46IlO
exclusive of special assessments for local improvements
Mr. Flynn told of the clubs that have been organized
at nearly every terminal the Great Northern system
Wolf Point he said deserved special commendaton be-
it the first place to organize branch to
chapter He said he believed these clubs will accomplish
much for their respective communities, through vsualz
irg in other way possible the extent of the rail
roads Importance to the communities The clubs also
bring into closer touch the empoye and employer and
fellow employees, which must result in the better feeling
SO necessary to the success of both Sides
The Games of Life
''All are playing great game today, he sald the
great game of life and in this game other is more
Interesting important than the railroad game in which
we are ali playing tonight in which citizens of
Wolf Point and vicinity we vitality concerned
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-03-19
MISS0ULIAN OPENS
CONTEST IN POETRY
ADEQUATE TO EXPRESS
SPIRIT OF MONTANA

Missoula, March 19.-With the
idea of giving to the country an ade-
quate poetical idea of Montana, per-
haps somewhat perverted by "Hot
Afternoons Have Been in Montana" "
The Daily Missoulian of this city an
nounces a poetry competition open
to every man, woman and child resid-
ing within the state. There is but
one qualification for entering the
competitions, residence within the
borders of Montana. Montanans
temporarily outside the state are eli
gible.
The subject matter for poems en-
tered in this competition, of course,
must be of Montana. They may be
in any form of verse and anything
pertaining to Montana, past. present
or future, will be considered fitting
as subject matter. There is no res
friction as to length or as to form
of verse.
The prize is $50.
The judges will be announced later.
The contest opens now. 1t will
close at midnight, April 80. All con-
mailed before that time will
be accepted as entries.
Poems to be entered should be
to the Poetry Contest Edi-
tor, The Daily MissoulianB Missoula,
Montana.
The name and address of the auth
Or and the title of the poem should
be on a separate sheet accompany
ng the poem to be entered.