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New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
SARCASTIC COMMENT

.Americans, especially American women ara the subject of many more or less sarcastic comments in the French press. Here are two rom daily papers Of good standing, quoted merely as specimens of what is printed, with. out guarantee of their having any other foun- dation than the imagination Of the writer.
 Wet America! A fine. blonde American "oman wrapped in costest furs enters a fashionable grocery store in the Eto!le district and orders well known pick of high alcoholic strength. Yes, Madame, q bottle@,
 No' Twenty-Five botles" "Ah then it is for har?' Oh, no For myself am going away for 25 days this month"
 The scene of the second was much fre- quented Russian cabaret in Montmartre. One or Paris most admired matinee idols was there with some women friends. said the news naper when an unknown lady with an accent that showed her transatlantic origin, came over and asked him to dance with her. When il" refused she took out five hundred franc bill and thrust 1t on the young actor This annoyed the girls with him, the story goes, and 1t was not merely the bill that was thrown into the undiscernng American's face,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
IS THAMES OUTGROWNc

The contention of Sir Herbert Stephens. q noted member of Tirtain's legal world, that London has outgroWn the Thames and his proposals for changing the course of the his- toric river have evoked a heated controversy. Sir Herbert cited the damage caused by the recent floods to back up his case.
 Sontim entalists are replying that the Thames is London, just as the Parthcnon is Athens, and that 1t might well be said that Rome has outgrown its Seven Hills as to contend that London has outgrown its river.
 Many schemes have been mooted for divert ing the course Of the Thames where 1t runs through the metropolis. these proposals h. cluding underground channels, a dam above the city to make the river provide water pow CT and an enormous ditch 10 switch the Thames off to the sea through a course which T.ondoners would never see without taking long trips into the country.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
HOW TO MAKE JAM

Complete accord on the fine points of jam making is partly responsible for the fondness of Queen Mary for Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, who is expected to be q guest this spring at Buckingham Palace, and who, in the belief of those close to court cir cles. may become Princess of Wales
 The queen. who was taught to cook by her mother and the princess exchanged jam re- cipes during one of the latters visits here Marmaladc from the princess formula was served at the palace one afternoon when the Prince of Wales dropped in for tea, and he upon its delicious flavor and asked his mother where she had obtained 1t.
 Princess Astrid's speciality in cookery Is jam making. In Sweden jam is served chiefly as a desert. and Its excellence is considered the test of good housekeeper.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
UNUSUAL PROGRAM
 AT W7IC TOMORROW
SymphOnette Ensemble Wir' Present Evenings Entertainment

The seventh Of q series Of i5 Sun. day concerts being broadcast by WflC, Hartford, will he presented tomorrow evening hy the Sym. phonic Ensemble Of New York, un. der the director iof Edgar Carver Ihis group Of musicians was formed or players in the symphony orchos- lras Of New York,
 Tho ensemble is unusual because o' its instrumentation, being com. posed Of flutes, clarinets, oboe. Eng. fish horn, French horn, bassoon. tuba, timpani and harp,
 The program 10 be presented by this ensemble will be broadcas di- rect from the studios of WTIC at Hartford, and will begin at 2 D. m. It will he followed by "The Nay ana Marine Memorial" talk by Charles W, Burpeo
 The program follows:
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

erty on Stanley street to Edwin ", Pratt of Bridgeport.
 Irving C. Cotton has sold his resi- dence on Eleanor Place, Elm Hill. 10 Barabara Brown and Catherine Maggy.
 All sales were made through the real estate office of Carlson tS Carl son.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
PARIS GETS CATER

The worlds gayest capital is getting gayer. it increases in the number Of public places for amusement be true indication. Theaters. music halls. moVies and circuses are all grow ing more numerous in Paris and the Seine de- partment, there being 567 at the end of 1925 as against 545 at the close of the preceding year, Besides these, there are 80 halls where occasional performances are given. and in
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Catherine A. Maggy of Hartforl today sold two three-family house. and one building lot on Seymour avenue to Alice M. Cotton.
 Anton Schiffert and Carl Holm. berg have sold their business prop.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

which 5000 balls and concerts were held last year. Many bars and wine shops also provide amusement other than alcoholic and in these there were 3,011 conjuring shows A5n halls 33d instrumental concerts and l,o10 gramo phone or other mechanical concerts These statistics were furnished by the prefecture of police.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

evening union service will be held with the Salvation Army and Bap- list church. In the afternoon a Union Young Peoples meeting will be held and there will be special music by combined choir.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
Fair Means

Fair Means
 Vicar: We still need 75 pounds to complete our parish hall. have tried to raise the money by every honest means possible and now I fear we must resort to hazaar.- Bystander.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
BRISTOL VALUATION
 UP ID S4S,OOQ,O00
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ion S, cur,iss. siS0.?oo; Morton C. TreadwaS sl?a,a5o; lilly Perlstein, $t2T5o0i D. A. Beters tD. A. Piet. rorial sllS,4oo: F. Riccio, sllo,o50; Dewitt Page, sl07,5oo; Malone and Fhelan, sl07,oAo; Fuller s. Barnes W. II. Rowe. sioo,oSo. \
 Assessments on s2b,oo0 or over
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
t5 YEAR OLD ORGANIST

Miss Hilda Braunstein of no Greenwood street. first year stu. dent in high school. has been np-
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

SWEDISH BETHANY CHURCH
 Rev. c. E. P!hl will preach at the services Of the Swedish Bethany church tomorrow morning. Tn the
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

Pearls that grow in cocoanms are valued as good luck charms by the natives.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
Acsop Again

Teacher: What Is the principal part of speechs
 Smart Boy: The tongue.-An- AV CTS
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Wilton Rugs Reduced

Finest ONa7ifr y 0rsfed 7 lion Rugs N bc0Nfi7H
Persian and Chinese disappointment and scatter
designs.
ox12 now SllO75 8.3x1O6. now S102.5O
7oxo now SO. 36x63, now $50
27x54, S12.75
Wool Uiton Rugs at the foiio1cing Io1r prices:
ox12. 500 8.3x1O6, $3.50
6xo. now $50 so 3y6. now S1375
27x54, $500
9x12 Fringed Seamless Wilton Rug S4550,
83xlO6 Fringed Seamless Wilton Rugs SAILS.
9x2 Seamless Fringed Wilton Velvet Rugs $3.50.
83x1O.6 Seamless Fringed Wilton Velvet Rugs
STATS.
6x9 Seamless Frnged Wilton Velvet Rugs. new Si9.75
7.6x9 Seamless Tapestry Rugs, II Chinese Persian and
all-over Chntz designs, now SIS
8.3x1O6 Tapestry Brussels Rugs. $3.50.
9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs. $3.50
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Lamps Reduced

Metal Electric Po,tabIes Junior sse FLIGHT
adjustable S0ckets. 2-biece ping; silk cord
French gold and black finish, SIS.
Antique gold silver and blue copper Venetian silver and
gold finishes. $3.50.
Black and gold silver and gold Verde antique, Antique
gold finishes. SIP
Metal Bridge Electric Portabies. ADJUST
able 2-biecc ping and silk cord.
French gold and black finish. S14.50.
Antique gold, Venetian silver and gold finishes
$3.50.
Antique gold, silver and gold, Venetian finish now S12.
Black and gold finishes $40
Wood, Gold Finish Ad unstable Bridge Electric Porabes,
$40
Black and Gold Wood Junior Lamp with black gold
georgette shade silk lined fringe and ruchng S45.
Bridge Lamp match. $40
Black and Gold Junior Wood Lamp with obong black and
georgette shade silk lined ruch and fringe, $50
18-inch Taeta Shades for Junior Table Lamp, round
oval Rose, Peach, Sand Green and Gold now $3.50.
Pleated Georgette Shades, silk lined for Junior Table
Lamps. 6x18 round six sided ruch braid trimming
Colors: Beaver Peach Orchid, Orchid and Blue Orchid
and Sand Orchid and Black, Tangerine, now $3.50.
18-inch Round Shades. Sand peach Bluepeach: ribbon
braid, $40.
Peated Gcorgette Sk-lined Bridge Shades. round and
oval ribbon braid gold braid Beaver Tangcrine, Blue
peach Blacktangerine, Putty-peach. now $3.50.
Round sixsided, ruc ruffe trimming Bluepeac,
Bue-orchid, $3.50.
Lamp eron
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In1aid Lino1eums
at Special Low Prices

special purchase Of Inlad Lnolenms from regular
makers They aeW MAKE floors Of artistic charm ana
lasting service and require the minimum of
ton.
Inlaid Dutch Tile and granite effects, S1.4O
square yard.
Extra-heavy Inaid Linoeum, large and small
tile effects in blue, gray tan and brown, $195
square yard
Super-ouality Inlaid Lnoleum inset and mar
bleized tile patterns, SITS square yard.
9x12 Printed Lino1eum Rugs, Now $14.5O
Iinoleu floor
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High-Grade Seamless
Administer Rugs Reduced

Hundreds Of these Hishe grade Rugs in ncondert,dIr
attractive range of bafernsa group that offers almost
unlimited choice.
ox12 Seamless Administer Rugs, $4e.50
ox12 Seamless Administer Rugs $40.
8.3x1O.e Seamless Administer Rugs, $3.50.
6xo Seamless Administer Rugs, $3.50.
4.6x66 Seamless Administer Rugs, $3.50
3x6 Seamless Administer Rugs $6.75.
27x54 Seamless Administer Rugs, S3.75
22I5x3o Seamless Administer Rugs, S3.25.
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Living Room Suites Reduced

20 Living Room Suites, two and three piece styles Some
upholstered in Jacquard Velours and in combination
plain velour and ohair The colors include taupe wal
nut, green mulberry and many have cushions that
reversible, in colorfu contrasting material Some have
Bed Davenports included.
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Chase S Ve1no Mohairs
Reduced to $8.75 yard

Our stock of Chases Velno Mohars reduced to
S875 yard This of the finest nohair fabrics made,
and is extraordinary value at this price good
assortment of colors
TAPESTRIES Da,nasks. TeIoms, Mohair Telonrs,
Figured UeIoms Brocades and many other
fabrics greatly reduced.
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Bedroom Suites Reduced

Apiece Berkey & GAY Combination Walnut Suite,
S395.
5-piece Cerisian Mahogany Suite, S2e5.
Apiece Duotone Ivory Bedroom Suite, now S275.
Other Bedroom Suites reduced S225 to S775
Many separate bieceS-Tanties, Dressers,
Chests Of Dralcers. Chforeftes. Beds, Bou-
doir Chairs--aH greatly reduced prices
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Ruffled Marquisette Curtains
Special, $1.35 pair

White RufHed Marquisette Cur
tains, of superior quality; with
tie-backs-very low priced. III
yards long.
Crctonnes, 78c yard
Foreign and American Cretonnes
grades that have been selling
much higher. They are all from
our own stock, and the assort-
ment of patterns and colors is
very broad.
Curtain Section. Fifth floor.
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Deferred
Payment Plan

A convenient method
Of paying may be ar
ranged if you do not
wish to make the entire
outlay at one time.
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Sen1i-Annua1 Sale Mirrors

Console Mirrors, $5.85
An attractive Console Mirror in four patterns and
choice Of finishes, in brown, gold. blue and silver
convenient size for any o hall.
Upright Mirrors, S9.75
two-secton mirror the upper section dainty etched;
in bronze, blue silver finishes. Another style
plain plate glass size 14x28 with ornamented top
Mante1 or Buffet Mirrors, S14.75
Three-section Mantel Buffet Mirrors size about
17x51 inches, in bronze blue silver finishes, with
heavy plate mirrors
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Greatly Reduced, $175 to $3.50 Suites
Separate Living Room Pieces
at Greatly Reduced Prices

Extension Day Beds mahogany finish, $50 and $85.
Bed Davenports. SIPS and S135.
Individual Living Room Chairs, now $3.50 to $3.50.
Living Room Tables S34 to sos.
Combination Mahogany Walnut Secretary now S4750.
Mahogany Spnet Desks, $50 to sos.
Combination Walnut End Table, $3.50.
Solid Mahogany Tea Wagon with drawer, now S28.
Solid Walnut Cane Wing Chair Rocker, now $40.
Very Large Cane Chair or Rocker, now S42.50
Windsor Armchair, now SIG.
Rush-seat Windsor Chair, SIS
Braced-back Windsor Chair, SO.
Combination Mahogany Console Table, $3.50.
Occasional Tables SIS to $3.50.
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Free
Delivery

To any shipping point
/ n t h e continental
United States. This
also includes packing
and Grating, if ncccs-
sary.
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Dining Room Suites Reduced

Berkey & Gay 1O-piece Dining Suite, 1895.
Combination Walnut 1O-piece Dining Suite, now S225.
Very Fine, Large 1o-piece Dining Suite, S645.
Highgrade Breakfast Suites, now SIS to S145
Separate Bnfets China Cabinets. Serving
Cabinets Odd Dining Chairs-sre0tlv reduced.
Combination Mahogany Gate-leg Tables, SIS.
Dnng Room urnit
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Metal Beds Reduced

Mahogany and Walnut Wood Finish Beds, also Soft
Ivorytoned Beds Not all sizes finishes in every style
but splendid variety from which to choose
Twin and Double Sizes
Now Reduced $8.75 to $40
Metal Extension Day Beds, $26 to $50
Mattresses, Box Springs and Pillows at specially low
prices for the great Semi Annual Sale.
Bed elton. seventh
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I able Scarfs and Mats
Now ST.. Is to $1o.75

Most attractive reductions these Scarfs, Mats and
Covers The greater portion of them especially de
signed for
Silk Tapestries Silk DamaSkS, IcIouS,
Brocadcs. all trimmed Uifh hiSh-cyadc deco
rdfiuc metallic edIiooHs. Many unusual de-
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Oriental Rugs at
These Reduced Prices

lot of Gorevan Rugs average 9xl2 sizes now S175.
lot of Arak Rugs average 9X12 size, now S267.50.
A lot of Lillian Rugs. average 9x12 size, now 1865.
1-1Ox14 Lillian Rug, S495.
1-o2X168 Kermanshah Rug. now S1025.
1-l1.4x17.5 Lillhan Rug $685..
1-1Ox146 Lihan Rug $3.50
1-6x9 Hertz Rug, $167.50.
1-9x12 Kernanshah Rug, $675.
lot of Karaji Rugs, average size 3.6x46 S2675.
lot of Moussoul Rugs, average size 3x6, now S45.
lot of Hamadan Rugs, average size SKIS now S45.
A lot of Sarouk Rugs, average size SKIS, now sos.
A lot Of KAYAK Rugs. average size 4XS. $3.50.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
City Items

Miss Sadie OlSenquist, stenogra-
 pher in the office of Constable Fred
 Wrinkle, is spending two weeks at
 camp at East Northfield. Mass. A daughter was born at New Brit
 ain General hospital yesterday to
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph DiMichael of IT Smith street.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to Mr and
 Mrs. James Manning of 51 East
 Main street
 A son was born at New Britain
 General hospital today to MT. and
 Mrs. Frank Fisher of 555 Arch street.
 A 1S years old boy living on Alden street was caught in a chicken coop in the rear of house at 53 Miller street about o'clock this forenoon and was turned over to Sergeant 1 O'Mara. The boy insisted that an- other boy chased him and he ran into the coop to elude him. He was turned over to the probation officer. David Brown of 43 Dewey stret reported to Captain Kelly this after noon that $3 and a bank containing S9 were stolen at his home this week.
 The common council committee on licenses will meet at 7:30 this
 evening at Room 201, City Hall.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
WILL BREAK GROUND
 FOR VANCE ST. SCHOOL
Expect That Construction of New Structure Will Be Started
 Within Three Weeks.

Approval of the recommendations of the school accommodation com- nittee awarding the general con- tract for the construction of the Vance street school at bid of $203,060 was given by the school board at a special meeting held in the school department office yester- day afternoon.
 Warren, Holmes, Power & Go. of Lansing, Mich. architects, was the choice of the committee and it's rec concentrations to that effect were approved by the board. The heat ing contract was awarded to F. Raff & Go. of Hartford at a cost of s26,- 042; J. L. & A. M. Fierberg Go. of Hartford received the contract for plumbing with low bid of $11, 1,616. The Billings Electrical Co. of this city was awarded the electrical con- tract. Its bid was s5,S04.90.
 Chairman P. F. King announced this afternoon that ground for New Britain's latest school in the Mon roe school district will be broken within three weeks.
 The board granted the school ac- comodation committee permission to sell a house. a shed and a barn on the property where the school is to be located. The committee was in structed to act with the advice of the corporation council on the mat ter.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
PERSONALS

Miss Mary Dunn Of Beaver street has returned from a vacation spent at Hampton Beach. N. H.
 Misses Mae Murphy and Katlfer- enc Meehan are on their annual va cations.
 MT. and Mrs. Silva and children ofs3 34 Beatty street leave Sunday for a week at Point O'-Woods.
 Miss Catherine and Susie Rooney are spending their vacation at Lake Sunapee and the White Mountains.
 Miss Theresa Lettiere of Hartfor3 IS spending a fey days with Miss Resc Berkowitz of Camp street.
 Roger Mcdonnell of. New Jersey, is visiting at his former home in this city.
 The Misses Gladys and Amy Carl son, Hulda Johnson, Helen McGuire, Ida May and Louise Hall left today for Lake Congomond.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
INDIAN LOVE LORE
 IN GRAND OPERA
Portland American Company Has Own Programs

Portland. Oregon, Aug. IS R)- Modest traditions of the American Indian are to be given the public through the medium of grand opera when the new opera "Winona" is produced here by the Portland American Grand Opera Company in November.
 The scene is fitting stage. It was over the Old Oregon Trail that Saca- Jawea, the Shoeshone Indian woman, led Lewis and Clark to the successful continuation of their exploration to the Pacific coast, and over which poured the eintrepid pioneers in their covered wagons.
 E. Bruce Knowlton, president of the opera company, in announcing plans for the production, said noth- ing has been allowed to intrude on the realms of pure Indian legendry and music.
 Character, situations and musi- cal themes found in the archives of historical societies and principally in the government records of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington were employed in weaving the story and composing the score" said MT. Knowlton.
 A chorus of sixty or more will be employed and an orchestra of forty from the Portland Symphony Or chestra will interpret the score. h. dian balets are in preparation for the event. Alberto Bimboni, New York, is the composer, and Perry s. Williams, Minneapolis, librettist.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
Comic Strip Heroines
 Get Living PrOtotype

New York, Aug. 1S [P,-Miss Car toons, very-much- -alive-y young woman, has been chosen to typify the heroines of all comic st 'ps.
 She is Jewel Lakota, lghteen years old, of Elizabeth. N J., and she was elected by the newly or ganized American association of cartoonists and caricaturists for her ability as an amateur cartoonist and her interest in cartoons. Beauty also may have entered into the choice, as each contestant entered a photo- graph.
 The cartoonist association in- cludes most of the leading cartoon ists in it's membership. With it's in ception. it was felt that a girl to typify cartoons should be chosen and applications were invited.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
FRIDAY THE 18TH

New Britainites who tried to start their cars this morning and found themselves unable to do so, may have blamed the conditions onto the date and let it go at that. Possibly ohers who received unexpected visit from their poor relations from the country who came for a week, or whose notes came due at the bank, or who slipped on banana peels or had other kinds of hard luck, may also have taken a squint at the cl- endar and accepted their misfor- tunes philosophically. Today Is Friday, the 18th, said by the super stitious to be a double hoodoo, a combination of Friday, the unlucky day of the Neck, and the 18th, an unlucky number But the writer of this article was born on Friday, the ish, and 1t didn't make any differ ence, to him.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
RUM WAR RAGING
 ON FLORIDA COAST
Runners, Attackers and Govt.
 Agents in Fatal Fights

Atlantic Highlands, N. J., Aug. Is PI-Rum runners are picking ber- ries and hoeing potatoes while the decks of their slim, swift craft, once piled high with smuggled liquor. are daily buried beneath catches of fish and clans.
 There is virtually no ridicule any more of the governments attempt to stop rum smuggling in Sandy Hook waters.
 Lost to Speed Boats
 The percentage turned against the rum runner when the first Coast Guard boats capable of fifty-two A dozen fast chasers, of one kind or another, are on duty and seven of them keep nightly vigil over the short stretch between Sandy Hook and Fort Wadsworth.
 The liquor boys admit their day has passed and every indication sup ports them. Many of their boats are now used in the fishing trade, others are idle and some abandoned.
 Water Front likeness
 Boat yards, here, and in Leonar- do, Keansburg, Belford and High lands, no longer hum with activity. Single screw pleasure craft are talk ing form on the ways but there is no hurried demand for yatchs with Liberty engines and triple screws.
 Time was when any old boat with a "one lunged" engine was good enough for the Jersey fisherman. Today he operates the speedy craft left over from the days when the "boys' made four trips 8 weeek to Rum Row.
 Side Roads quiet
 Leonardo Lagoon is quiet at nights. There is no sputtering of speed boats in and out of the quill marshes and heavy trucks no long CT idle or rumble on side roads, Belford creek, once a thriving ar tery of the liquor front, IS not di- sturbed by one boat at night.
 Many of the rum runners tried their hand at gambling before they went back 10 fishing and hoeing. One of the big operators multiplied his profits many times in Florida, and another has taken up quarters in the Bahamas, but with the pro- fits of most of the others it was a case of "easy come easy go."
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
Burdicks Visit Henry
 FOrd's Famous Inn

MT. and Mrs. J. M. Rurdick of 63 Grove Hill have returned from a two weeks motor trip through Maine, New Hampshire and Massa- chusetts. They travelled through Concord and Lexington and went up the coast of Maine following the shore roads. While going through Massachusetts the New Britain tour ists stopped at Sudbury and visited Henry Ford's Wayside Inn, which they report to be a very interesting place. The party consisted besides Mir. and Mrs. Burdick of MT. and Mrs. J. Earl Burdick and son, Rus sell, of cos Stanley street.