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New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
City Officials Inspect
 Job on Myrtle Street

Mayor A. M, Paonessa and mem bers of the board of public works today inspected Myrtle street where subways are being placed, sewers improved and permanent pavement Is soon to be laid, and the mayor expressed himself as pleased with the progress of the job.
 Agitation for the work on Myrtle street was begun more than 16 years ago. Complaints of inadequate sewer facilities and of poor road conditions were productive of no &C., ton on the part of the city until the present bard of public works sue ceeded In having an appropriation allowed. The subways are being installed by G, M. Gest and the paving will be handled by the board of public works.
 The public works department has succeeded in working out a plan whereby traffic across Myrtle street will not he cut off by any appreciable length of time, being necessary only while the days work Is being done at Intersections.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Miss Logan BetrOthed to
 Alden Abraham Lincoln

Tho engagement of Miss Kath- erine Logan, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Logan of Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport, and Alden Abraham Lincoln. also of Bridge port, son Of Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Lin- coin of New Britain, was announced Saturday afternoon at bridge party given by Miss Logan's sister, Mrs. J. Farist Penfeld, Park ave- nuo, Bridgeport.
 Miss Logan, one of the most popular leaders of Bridgeport's younger set, attended Miss Capen's school, Northampton. Mass, and Misses Dow's school at Briarcliff, N Y, MT, Lincoln graduated frotn Yale in the class of 1921. No date has been set for the wedding.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Physical Department
 At Y. w. Opens Oct. !

The physical department of the Y. W. c. A. is making change in It's program for the fall. The swim ming pool will be open every after noon for junior and senior swimming from S:So to 500 D. m. Seniors can also swim every night in the week except Saturday. Classes in swimming, health and gym will be- gin the week of October 5th. The new schedule will be:
 Daily: 3:Oo-3;OO p. m., Senior swimming class; 3:3O-5:OO. Junior and senior plunges; 5:45-6:S0, senior plunge period: 6:30-7:O0, senior swimming class; 7:O0-7:45, senior plunges: 7:45-S:15, senior swimming class; S:15-9:00, senior plunge period
 Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 a. m., junior classes; 3:00-3:0 p. m., junior life saving; 3:30-5:00 p. m., junior and senior plunges.
 Tuesday. 7:S0-S:15 p. m., health class; S:15-9;OO D. m.. gym class.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
SUDDEN DEATH IS
 NOW ID BE PROBED
Police Investigating Demise of t., Stamford Man

Bridgeport, Sept. 2s R--- Action upon the request of Medical Exam- liner H. R. Deluca, police today be- gan an investigation for the death of Alexander Crichton of 184 State street, Stamford, who died at St. vtncent's hospital at five o'clock Monday afternoon after being a pa- tient there since Sunday afternoon.
 Police were informed at the home of Crichton's brother. Stephen Crichton of this city, that the Stamford man came to Bridgeport Saturday and accompanied friend to Walnut Beach for the purpose of selling some beach lots he owned there.
 He appeared to be in excellent health and spirits when he arrived. While in his brothers house he was taken suddenly Ill with what was described 10 police as a Sudden tit." doctor was summoned and Crich- ton was removed 10 the hospital. He became worse and died there. 24 hours later.
 Dr. De1.uca asked police to in- vestigafe to determine the circum- stances leading up to the mans sud den and mysterious sickness.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
RESERVES CALLED
 OUT IN MONTREAL
Angry Mob Attacks Principals
 in Auto Accident

Montreal, Sept. 20 Rl-Police TO- serves were called out today to pro- tect two constables from a threaten ing mob which closed in on the men after their automobile had crashed into another car standing in Craig street, seriously injuring young woman, Miss McGinnis.
 When the reserves arrived the two constables had taken refuge in the building about which the crowd surged, endeavoring 10 reach tho men and declaring that they had been drinking. The constables were escorted through the threatening ranks to police headquarters, where Chief Pierre Belanger stated that thorough investigation would be made.
 At the genera, hospital 1t is said Miss McGinnis would probably re- cover.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Daughters of St. George |.
 Meeting in Park Civ

Bridgeport, Sept. a (R)--Two hun dred delegates from the eastern sec ton of the country, Including Grand officers, attended the opening scs- sion of the annual convention of the Independent Order of the Daughters Of St. George here today,
 The meeting opened with an ad- dress of wscomc by Mayor E. Will liam Behrcns. This was followed by an address by George II. Wood, who spoke on "trateraism from a broad view point in which he made an ap- peal for tho endowment fund for the national home of St. George.
 At this afternoon session new members will be induced and an addressed by Ann Parrott of Vic toria Lodge of this city.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Tennessee Is Latest to
 Claim AndersOn's Arrest

Bristol, Tenn, Sept. 29-A man thought 10 be Dutch" Anderson. bandit and slayer, was arrested in Denton's Valley near here last eve ming. The prisoner gave his name as Thomas G. Willford and said he was from Rose Hill, Virginia. He was carrying a suit case filled with womens clothing, He is said 10 fill the description of Anderson. He was taken to Abingdon, Va. to fur ther identify him.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
British Cargo Steamer
 Is Reported as Afrc

London, Sept. 20 R-A report to Lloyds Shipping Agency from St. Cathcrine's Point, near Southamp- ton, says that the British cargo steamer London Mariner, which sailed from New York Sept. 19 for London, is afirc in the English Channel and is asking for assistance.
 The London Mariner is steamer of 1896 tons gross and is owned hy the Furncss company. She sailed from Philadelphia Sept. 12 and from New York week later.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
BACK FROM I,CROpE

WcstbroOk, Conn.,, Sept. 20 P-E l.. G. Hohenthal, of South Manchcst CT, state chairman of the Connect. cut Prohibition Party. who returned from Europe yesterday and came here 10 join Mrs. TTohonthal at thnh summer home at Grolr Beach. He spoke in more than sixty different nities from Warsaw to Paris, and from the Baltic to the Adriatic, on
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
FEAR HARTFORD
 MAN IS KILLED
William Michael Possibly
 Burned to Death

Willimantic, Conn, Sept. 20 Pl- William Michael, 40, Russian by birth, employed by a lumber and coal company in Hartford, may have been burned in the fire which de- stroyed the barn of Brownie Fled 2iewsky, at Mansfield City, yesterday. He spent Saturday night and Sunday with the family and left at S:45 D. m' to return home. He has not been seen in Hartford
 State Officer Walter Harding of stafford Springs. in looking over the barn rnins today, found some bones and teeth. Examination will be made of the ruins to determine if the fragments are from human body.
 The cause of the fire Is, undctcr. mined.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Ask EXtraditiOn of
 Macri and DemeOIi

west HaVcn, Conn., Sept. 20 Pl- Sergeant James Cannon will leave today for Hartford 10 get extradition requests for Joseph Nacri and Nich- olas Dcmeoll, held in New York in with the murder of Henry Johnson, of Hartford, who was slain in New Haven and whose body was brought here and left beside the road. He will then go 10 Albany and then 10 New York
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Committee Hearing Thurs. { For CscchillO's Petition

At q meeting of the railroads com- nlittee of the common council Thursday evening recommendations will he drafted in the matter of Rocco Cacchillo's petition for an ex- tension of his bus line, and eimina- tion of the Connecticut Co. local" service between Central park and the terminal of his route. A fav- orable report on the former and an unfavorabte decision on the latter is reported to be the consensus among members of the committee.
 4 letter will also he forwarded 10 Supt. J. J. Snavely of the "New Ha- ven" road asking for a report on the progress made in planning improve n1ents at the railroad depot
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
President Does Not Blame
 Navy Dept. for Disasters

Washington, Sept. 20 R-Presi- dent Coolidge is of the opinion that recent disasters do not indicate a lack of efficiency or morale in the Navy. but his off-hand opinion is that peacetime mishaps show an in- clination on the part of the Navy to take greater risks in development and experimental work than perhaps is necessary at the time.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
Five Injured When Stick
 . or Dynamite EXplOdes

New York, Sept. 29 P(--A stick of dynamite believed to have been hidden in a pile of building debris, is held responsible for the terrific explosion which today injured five persons and smashed hundreds of windows in East 7Gth street. The explosion came when laborer emptied wheelharrow load of rub Dish in front of partially com pleted the3tor building.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
MISS DACE.Y SHOMEREn

Miss Gertrude Daccy was given , miscellaneous shower last night r' Mrs. Charles Redlund at the hOm. of Miss Ruth Johnson of Park strr extension. A buffet lunch was ser, cd and Miss Daccy received a mum hcr of beautiful gifts. She will be come the bride of James ]. O'Bmcn October 1o
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
HALL DRAWS SALARY
President of Board Of Finance and Taxation Remuncratcd For First Time Since It's Institution.

For the first time since the board of finance and taxation was institut- cd, IS years ago, the city today paid salary for service on that commis- sion, President Edward F. Hall drawing $2OS,$3. A salary was cre- ated by recent charter amend ment, The work of president of the board in recent years had become so great that Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa and others insisted salary be fixed, in spite Of objections on the part of tho present incumbent, Senator Hall,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29

liar to mine. saw it advertised and thought would try it and it has helped me Tn all my troubles. 1 have had six children and l have taken the Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Com. pound before each one was born, for weakness, vomiting, poor appetite and backache, and again after childbirth because ot dizzy headaches 1t IS a good medicine for 1t always helps me. l have also taken Lydia E Pinkham's Liver Pills for the last eight years for constipation. - Mrs MABEL LA POINT. R F D No l. Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
 Fol sale by druggists everywhere.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29

pound for weak ness, backacheand nervousness. 1 had these troubles for years and had ta- ken other medi- cines for them, but
 l have found no medicine so good
 as the Vegetable Compound and I recommend it to my friends who have tro,,hloo o;p,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29

Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a lit tie "Freezone" on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you life it right of with fingers.
 Your druggist sells q tiny bottle of "F'reezone" for few cents, suf- fcient 10 remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot Calluses, without sore ness or irritation.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
SICK WOMEN
 SHOULD BE
 ENCOURAGED.
Letters Like This Prove the Reli- ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. - "I took Lydia E Pinkham's 8 Vegetable Com
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29
AHLIN-DANIELSON
Wedding Of Popular Fairyiew Street Girl To Take Place Wednesday
 Evening


 The wedding of Miss Thelma Dan ielson, daughter of Mir. and Mrs Aaron Danielson of 125 Fairview street and Arne A. Ahlin of Collins vile. Conn, will take place tomor- TOW evening at o'clock at the home of the brides parents. Rev. Dr. Abel Ahlquist of the Swedish Luth- eran church. will officiate. Miss Irma Johnson will be maid of honor and the best man will be Lincoln Danielson,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-29

Of suede, satin, tan and patent coltskin; all heels, but broken sizes; value to $6.00. They must go Wednesday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

clusters on the ground in Autumn.
The shelf or bracket kind found
growing on birch and maple trees are
porous and have only ornamental val
ue.. They are parasites and decay
most of the trees.
Those mentioned grow abundantly
here, and many more which some peO-
pie gather and dry as perfectly we'll
known to them
The deadly poisonous kinds are the
Death Angel already mentioned, that
acts from IL to Is hours after eating.
when there is no help to be had.
The Fly Aminita, with orange cap,
red to pale yellow, often three to six
inches across, sticky like syrup, and
dead flies will be found where it grows
Grows singly on roadsides and gravel
ly poor soil.
The Russula Emetica, or Spitedevil.
Cap rich red, stemrosy, swollen at
base, flesh peppery, acid and biting.
Time July to November, grows in
damp meadows and under pine trees.
Satan's Mushroom. Cap is pale
brown, three to six inches broad, some
what sticky, flesh whitish, if wounded
turns to violet, stem thick and swollen
with red net work. Very poisonous,
grows below trees.
Those called non-edible, or looking
suspicious, leave alone, especially
those with warty cap, ring on bull
bous stem and cup below. They all
have peppery, acid or bitter taste
There are, plenty of safe varieties to
pick without taking any chances.
There are books issued by the u. S.
government on mushrooms and show,
ing both the edible and poisonous
kinds in colored plates, that any one
may obtain from Washington if inter-
ested in mushrooms.
CARPENTER LAKE BILL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
FOR DRIVING SAFETY

Traffice experts in all parts of the
United States are virtually agreed thai
National Code" of driving signals
must be adopted and schooled into
drivers of automobiles
The reason for this is that the sale
of automobiles each year is far out.
stripping the development of new
roads; the congestion is becoming
worse and worse; and the increase in
the number of accidents is growing
at an alarming rate. This too, despite
the fact that the automobile is be-
coming SO common that virtually every
driver is a good driver.
In some cities and some states speed
limits have been raised in the effort
to get traffic out of the. way" This
seems to be practical-and would be
more SO were ali drivers operating
their cars under a national code of
signals-so that all drivers would
know at all times just what other
drivers were going to do
There is now movement on to this
end. Golfers, The National Weekly.
has taken the lead in the movement
and in it's issue of August 1, presents
and recommends four simple signals
which if adopted nationally
used by drivers everywhere would in.
sure comparative safety and permit
drivers to operate their cars with a
feeling of confidence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

Der of instances to prove that the
theory is correct A boy can run all
day while at play, travel for mile
and never think about being tired. But
it is an awful punishment to require
him to run two blocks on an errand.
We once knew young man who walk
ed seventeen miles to see his girl,
but he couldn't stand it to follow a
pillow two hours. Another young fell
low walked four miles across fields to
hook watermelons, but several
blocks was too far for him to walk to
church. Yes, sir-boys are certainly
peculiar-Ex.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
For National AufomobiIe DRIVING SionaIa
StopI Danger!!

racing as we'll. At 100 to 10 miles
an hour any racing driver can handle
his car on a decent track-even if he
does have a blowout. At 100 to 1876
miles an hour he's almost helpless. .
I'm general driving it isn't speed
so much as recklessness that kills.
When America, the first nation that
| took to wheels-learns the inside" of
driving will all know as an axiom
that it is not necessarily the fast driv
er, but the selfish, reckless or ignor-
ant driver that kills"
Then Milton suggested and demon
strated four simple driving signals
as illustrated here.
Signal in plenty of time" says Mil
ton. Don't flop out lazy hand at the
last minute Remember-you are try
ing to tell someone behind that there
is danger ahead Your signal is just =
important and just as life-saving as
railroad semaphore signal. On your
lazy minded when your brain
your arms and hand feel floppy and
flabby-DON'T DRIVE. The time will
come that lazy-minded and floppy arm
ed signalers will have their license,
and perhaps their cars taken away
from them"
The Golfers Motoring Signals illus
trated with photographs, have been
made into large posters for display in
garages and filling stations There are
smaller prints to be carried in the
pocket or pasted on the windshield.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
A BOYS PEcULIARITlEs

Ii you want to wreck a boys life,
force him to hold his baby sister for
half an hour each day and he'll be-
come broken in spirit and will fade
away and wither into an invalid. be-
yond cure. If the young fellow is not
imposed on in this manner he will
grow and develop into a strong
healthy man, and when grown can sit
and hold on his lap for hours without
stirring a girl weighing all the way
from 120 to $50 pounds. 1t is strange
but it is so, and we can quote a num-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

The editor of Golfers has gone to
no less person than Tommy Milton,
the worlds fastest automobile driver
for facts about handling a car-and
suggestions for the simplest and best
signals for general driving. +
"Carelessness kills, not speed
says Milton, who is in full accord with
the idea that a national code should
be adopted.
"Of course there is limit to speed"
continues Milton, and this applies 70
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

A right sneAyt hand at
chawin' l. my kY3nDd Ben Lar
abee,- He - hes ehawed m
cessant, senee the fall Of sixty
three. We nicknamed hiHa ITO
hacker Ben"-he raises II, We
know-an' they say ho Swallers
half the juice, bat hardly
think It's 80.
Dock sez--H Ben should mas
ticats q single scruple more,
he'd hop his wings an soar
away to some eternal Shore.
And, while the sober thinker
may concede that Dock is right,
Ben's wife declares nc takes
twist to bed with him at night!
It's Gurus how habit forms,
an bitches onto men,-controls
'em sole and body, like toback-
er's done to Ben....And still
we're bound to recognize the
wheat among the tares-youll
scarcely find a better man
around here anywheresl
l reckon that the most of US
with failin's of our own, had
better regulate ourselves, afore
we cast q stone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
illustrated Above

l. Turning left ;corner-in
plenty of time thrust out
your arm with index finger
extended and point to left.
2. Turning right corner
raise your forearm from the
elbow and plainly point the
index finger to right.
3. Pass me" thrust out
hand and wave it with for
ward motion. Be sure to
sound horn when passing
from rear.
4. Stopping or backing
thrust out hand with palm
forward and hold that way
Look around before backing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
AUGUST 18TH

Read in new serial story soon to
appear in The Review of Bulldog
Drummond's great battle with a band
of the worlds worst crooks. It's a
whiz from start to finish.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
lis A GOOD ONE

Bull Dog Drummond is one of the
most popular figures in all fiction.
Read of his latest activities in The
Reviews new serial story.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
GEORGIA ROCK LIES
UNDER FIVE STATES
Stone Mountains Granite to
Eventually Disappear, Geo.
logists Declare.

ATLANTA. November 26.--Iow
come Stone Mountain? 4
This question. as. simple and as Gle
CANT as il may seem. has puzzled gcul-
oSiStS ever since there have been any
SeoloElStS to puzzle about Stone
Mountain.
Many elaborate explanations have
been offered for The existence Of the
now famous granite nonadnock. which
rises suddenly out of a seemingly fer
tile country around it. The one most
favored is that some time along 80 to
- million years ago there was an up
heaval in this land. III which time
Stone Mountain and the Appalachian
Mountains and other Eastern wonder
rocks We're thrust up.
But Stone Mountain. on which is be
ing carved the Confederate Memorial
is not AL just out there in wide-open
De kalh County. That's only where
it shows itself. 1t extends under most
of the remainder Of Georgia and some
parts of South Carolina. Tennessee
Alabama and Florida.
AT the place where Stone Mountain
seems to meet ordinary earth il be
gins a sloping descent into the under
meath of Georgia. At Macon, about
100 miles southwest of Stone Noun
tain. the granite bedrock is reached
Georgia State geologist. says that
when the granite is struck a person
might as we'll stop, because Il drill
would go ''on To China"
Stone Mountain will not fast for
ever. declare biologists. There is n
devastating force which is diminish
ing. rapidly as such things go, the
size Of the mountain. This force is
called exfoiation.
When the mountain came into being.
it covered probably hundred times
its present size, as evidenced by the
numerous outCropS Of the same rock
extending over u belt several miles
in width AZ this rate of Shrinkage.
biologists compute that in another
10000 000 years there will not he any
Stone Mountain
At present stone Mountain rises
ESQ feet above the ground and in
cludes 563 acres of exposed granite
mass. In this mass there are 1913
$50. $50 cubic feet. There are about -
cubic feet of granite to the ton. max
ing the total weight in the neighhur
hood of 62S ,645,91l tons.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
DR.. DENTON.J. SNYDER
IS DEAD In MISSOURI
As Philosopher, Educator and
Writer. St. Louisan Won Inter
national Recognition.
By the AcsnrIatcd Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. November 26.-Dr. Den
ton jacques Snider, noted American
philosopher. psychologist, pedagogue
and literary savant. died yesterday at
the home of William Harvey Miner,
a friend. in kirkwood. a suburb of
this city. Funeral services will be
held Friday at the homa of his
nephew Frank Victor Hammar, the
sole surviving relative.
DIR. Snider was born at Mount
Gilead, Ohio. in 1871. He wrote more
than 40 books on psychology. philoso-
ply. history. travel. Shakespeare and
wide range OF educational subjects.
He also was a teacher in st. Louis
high schools; for 25 years.
DR. Snider. the son of John r. and
Catherine Snider. took the degree of
ba aChelOr of arts at Oberlin College in
1862 and honorary literary degree in
1893. He was known both in this
country and in Europe as a writer of
history and travel and gained wide
recognition through his book. Walk
in Helia.;." describing a journey on
foot through classic Greece. Others
of his works included THE Free
booterS." Psychology and Psychosis'
and The VIII and Its World"