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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
NO ARNiSTICE IN
 WAR ON DISEASE
Fight Is Continuous, Health Ex,
 pert Tells Exchange Club

The advances made during the
 past 90 years to rid the world of somt of its most dread diseases and the advances being made 10 rid 1t of some Of the diseases which menace
 humanity today were interestingly told by Dr, Willard knowlton. dircc- tor of tho bureau of preventable diseases, state board of health. at q meeting of the Exchange club last evening at the Burritt hotel.
 pr. knowlton stated that all the definite knowledge concerning com municable diseases has been gained during tho past half century and that the old idea that diseases came from gases and from the air has been disproyed, giving status to the firm ly-foundcd knowledge that disease Is a biological product and comes from small plants and animals within the human body, He described small pox and the scourge it once was 10 the world, and told of the progress made in fighting that disease.
 The immunization Of people against smallpox. typhoid fever and diphthcria has come about. with 'hc result that the mortality rates nom these affliCtions have dropped ma. terially. He stated that experts are now working on scarlet fever in or der 10 gain definite knowledge Of how to combat it. Inmuni2ation has not been made possible as yet on the same scale as immunization against but it is coming. he said.
 He spoke Of environment as 2 cause of disease, dealt with the in- fam mortality rate and it's causes, told of the several diseases which contribute most to the death rate md gave many other interesting facts regarding the work of health experts.
 He explained one great weapon against disease, ."Discoyer the Condi- ion Early" and he advocated 6 yearly physical examination for all persons, so that they might learn whether or not they are harboring dangerous disease germs and wheth- | ar or not all organs are functioning 
 The talk was greatly enjoyed and | several members asked questions re- Farding health after the address had 1 Deon concluded.
 National Exchange Anniversary
 President Edward Christ announc- ! '1 that the meeting next Tuesday 'vening will be in the nature of a party, it being the 18th an- liversary of the founding Of the Na- ional Exchange club. He stated that linton Nichols of Hartford, national marshal of the organization, will be
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
HAS COMMANDING LEAD
Cincinnati Tank Team Enters Cham pionship Trials With An Adyan- tagc of t9 Points Gained.

Chicago, April : R'--The Cincin- nau I. M. c. A.. tank team enters tonigit's championship trials in the National A. A. L.. indoor swimming meet with a commanding lead of 19 points, gained in the first days con- petition. The Chicago A. A. team is in second place with seven points.
 Last nights events brought three new worlds records. The Ohioans clipped a second from the former mark for the 400 yard relay in so foot pool; Ethel Lackic, of the H. linois A. c, swan 50 yards free style in :27 S-5, two fifths of a second better than the old record. and Az nes GeraGhty, of New York did the 50 yard breast stroke event in 36 seconds, and 2-5 seconds faster than the former record for women,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

have been suspended for one year
 for driving while under the infiu-
 enco Of liquor was given out today at the state motor vehicle depart
 ment as Q part of the effort to re- duce the highway menace. There are six names on the list, The case or one was appealed. The depart ment statement advised people 10 notify the department or police in case they should see any of the following persons operating motor The following is the list: Charles o. Deschenes williman,ic: DeMattia, Southport; Law renee M. Holcomb, Philadelphia, Pa; Joseph Miskewich, Bridgeport; Joseph opanowIch, Silver Lane, Gale shedd. New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
COURT COLUMBIA BANQUET

Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa. Rev. Pliny r. Cooney of Broad Brook. Grand Knight Walter Kenney Of Daly Council, K. of C.. and state officers of the Catholic Daughters of Amer. lcan will speak at the annual bans quet of the Court Columba, Catho. lic Daughters of America al the Bur- ritt hotel this evening.
 The banquet which is scheduled to start at S;S0 o'clock is expected to be largely attended.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Girl Claims She Was
 Kidnapped by AutOists

Bridgeport, April 2 Pe-Forced into an automobile by two strange men last night at about Q o'clock, a 16-year-old girl was found q short time afterwards gagged on Trumbun road in an isolated section of the city when two men living nearby heard her cries for help. Badly frightened and with her clothes dis arranged and her undorgarmcnts torn. the girl was taken into a near by house by her rcscuers. Detec- tives were hastily summoned but could find no trace of the would be assailants.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
PISTOL DEPARTMENT

The pistol and revolver shooters of Connecticut will congreeat on the indoor rang" of tho Compouncc Rifle club of Bristol for a pistol tournament Thursday evening. A large delegation is expected from the Hartford Gun club, which will include some of the crack shots from Colts The local enthusiasts will congrogate at the nearest sport ing goods store and leave by autos at T.Sn
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
"A. P" RROAnCAsTs TALK

New York, April tP'-WJZ, the broadcasting station of the Radio Corporation Of America announces that the fourth of the series of As- sociated Press talks. at 9:5O o'clock tonight, will be on the subject of foreign news. The speaker will be II. H. Romer, for many years an editor of the New York office Of the Associated Press.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
TANKER IN TROURIE

St. Johns, x. F. April ! Pl-The British tank steamer Appalachce is disabled off Cape Race with her steering gear broken, and has sent out a call for assistance. A message from the vessel intercepted here carly today gave her position as $50 miles southeast of Cape Race.
 The Appalachee sailed from New York for London March sT.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
YOUNG DANIELS WEEDS

Nashville, Tenn. April | LP,-.Io- sephus Daniels. Jr,. son of the secrc- tary Of the navy in President Will sons cabinet, and Miss Evclina Eos ter NcCaulcy were married here last night. Miss McCauley is a member of one of the south's most notable families.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
PROMINENT CLERIC DIES

Montreal, April ' Pl-The Very Rev Canon Charles Lecoq. dean in Canada of the gentlemen of the Or der of St. Sulpice, died here last night, He was well known In re- lgious and scientific circles in Can- ada, the United States and Europe. He was born in Nantes, Frances, 80 years ago and came 10 Canada in lSTG
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
WINS SECOND GANF,

The Rockwell A. c. baseball team. a newly formed athletic organization won the second game of the season by defeating the Partners for the second time yesterday. The score Of the game was 4 to 2. The Rockwell A. C. issues challenge to any team in the city averaging from 1S 10 15 years Of age.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY

NIT. and Mrs. Samuel L.. Hinch- life. of 1So Cherry street yesterday observed the iSrd anniversary of their marriage. NIT. Hinchliffe has been active in democratic politics for some time and once represented the second ward on the town com mittee. Mir. and Mrs. Hinchlife have horn residents of New Britain sor r,,-r, ,.,--
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
EXPIORERS SENT

Batavia, Java, April ' tP>-The expedition headed by Professor Mat thew w. Stirling of Berkeley, Calf, sailed this morning at o'clock on the government steamer Famalhout Tor Sourabya 10 explore tho un- known interior Of Dutch New Guinea.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Life Term Applicants

Those among the petitioners scrv- ing life terms are divided among the counties as follows: New Haven II: Hartford 1; Fairncd 5: New London ,; Windham, Litchfcld, Middlesox and Holland. one each.
 Frank Bassett, the oldest petition- CT at recent sessions of the board, will not appear at this session seek ing his release, Bassett was sen- tcnced to prison for life in the su- perior court in Fairfield county on March ]. 1879 for murder and is
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

has his team always in the best of trim and last nights play shows that he has been working on his charges for the past few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

now over 70 years old, Ilo has ap- pcarod before the board of pardons in support of his petition for release 20 times,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

Adam sullick. catcher for the talcon baseball team, will get q tryout with the Hartford Eastern league nine. Arrangements with si Mcdonald who Is holding the guid. Ing reins of the Capital City club this year. were made to have the local boy show his wares. He is to report in Hartford today and there may be a chance that he will hook on to some league team this coming season.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
SIX LOSE IICINSI,S

Hartford, April 7,--Tho weekly list Of operators whose licenses 10 drive automobiles in Connecticut
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Three Women Appealing

Three of the petitioners. two from New Haven county and one from New London county, are women, They are Bessie J. Wake lied, convicted in New Haven coun- ty in 1914 of second degree mur- der; Mabel Kenyon. convicted in New London county for mauslaugh- ter in 1920, and Allcnc O'Broune. convicted in New Haven county of theft from persons in 1895.
 The Wakefield woman is serving a life sentence, The Kenyon woman was sentenced to from 10 to IS years and during her five and half years in prison has earned a commutation of nine months for good conduct. The Brounc woman. q native of Cuba. is serving q sen tence of from one to three years. the of which was reached 20 and has earned a com- of two months for good be- lavior. It is her first petition, while the Wakefield woman is making her eighth appeal to the board of pardons and Kenyon woman her fourth
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
69 ID PETITION BOARD OF PARDONS
Two Women and "A LiierS on
 WetberSieId List

Hartford, April ' LP--SiAty-nino petitioners, two of them women and tWenty-four of them serving life terms for murder, have filed notice of their intentions to appear before the state board of pardons at its meeting May at the state prison in Wethersheld to present reasons for their release from that institution.
 New Haven Leads
 Most of the petitioners appealing to the board were convicted in the superior court in New Haven county, there being S2 from that county. Fairfield ranked second in this TO- spect with 15 petitioners who had been sent to the prison by the court in that county. Hartford was third with II; New London, Litchncid and Middlesex counties, had three each and NIindham and Holland counties one each,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

Results such as that reflect on the players ability but more so does Ii
 reflect 10 the glory Of the coach. |Billy Dudark handled the Russwin cam during inc present season and c him go the plauiits for bringing bis team from the cellar into the bright li"his which they have en- owed f7''S season.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

A few years ago, the Industrial baseball league held forth every Thursday evening and Saturday aft ernoon at Walnut Hill park. The large crowds who turned out for the games show>d the intense interest in the league.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

There are very good prospects Of there being an Industrial baseball league this year. A. meeting has been called for Friday afternoon at 5:3o o'clock at the Y. NJ. c. A. of all those interested, to discuss the project and from the interest in 1t and the talk being passed around. it appears likely that the circuit of few years ago, will be revived in all Its interest
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

Invitations are to be sent out to- day to all the factories in the city inviting them to have representatives at the meeting. Just what the ten tative plans are, is not yet known because there have been several pro- tects and outlines of procedure of fered.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

It Is certain that the Fafnir clan will be represented and Landers will also be there. The New Britain Ma chine will probably delegate Jimmy Maher to get the hot dope while the Stanley Works and the Stanley Rule & Level are sure 10 be heard from.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

The Pirates arS not going to re- organize this year. That was defin- itely stated last night by Kenneth Saunders last years manager. Why this Is so, except that the individual players feel that they cannot make any leadTay with the team, is a mystery 10 all yho are interested in the game.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

Now the winners will be feasted
 |and banqueted and will be decorated with the various awards that go with
 |the championship. These are the |honors that go with the title. But Ito mark the great play of the Rus bell & Erwin team this year 1t is no
 small distinction 10 come from last place which the team occupied last |year 10 be runners up for the title |this year.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
On the Alleys
ROGERS BOWLING ALLEYS SPECIAL MATCH
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

Al various stages in the nights
 play. the contest looked more like | the old English game Of rugby. Every man was piling In after the ball and a general melee resulted. Kayoes, shoves, tripping and all sorts
 Of tricks were used by all the play. CTS last night and had. as some sug. gested, the referee called all the fouls we are afraid that the game |wouldn't have gone even for the first half before both teams ran out of | |player".
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

Special school election in Milford,
on Saturday, June 18th, to decide as
to building a new public school.
The Girls Friendly Society will
meet at the home of Miss Marian
McKim Saturday, June 5th at 2 p. m.
All the teachers for the ensuing
school year in the Milford Public
Schools, have been duly elected Oy
the Board of Education.
The rummage sale of the Fellow
ship Bible Glass will be he'd Satur-
day, June 5th, at the Office of John
Forest, next door to Stills restaur-
ant.
The members of the Fellowship
Bible Glass are preparing splendid
program for their moonlight beach
party, to be held the last of June.
Lets all go.
Travel to and from RehOboth was
especially heavy last Sunday. The
popular route is through Milford and
on down by way of the Brick Gran
ary and Waples Mills concrete high
way. 1t is ten miles shorter than the
way through Georgetown.
Yum! Yum! That Christ Church
Guild bake Saturday at the Pierce
Hardware store, 1880 a. M, brown
bread, coffee, cakes, pies, cakes, cot
tage cheese, roasting chickens, bran
mullins, Sally Lums and all the rest
of those good things to eat.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
FARMER MURDERS
WIFE: KILLS HIMSELF
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floor and was lying there when
found. The man had shot himself
once in the left side below the
heart. but the wound had not prov
en- fatal. He had then gone to a
closet, secured a hammerless shot
gun, placed the muzzle under his
right chin, and exploded the gun by
firing his revolver against the trig-
ger. He still grasped the revolver
and was laying across the gun when
found. His head was literally a
pulp.
Carlisle had been married twice.
Four children, all by his first wife.
survive him. His second wife,
whom he killed Wednesday, is about
eighteen years of age. and was a
daughter of William Williams, who
resides in Cedar Neck. Carlisle
was about thirty-eight years of age.
The cause of the murder and sui
eide will probably never be known,
for no witnesses are known to
have seen the terrible event, and no
written word of explanation was
left by tho murderer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
CHAUTAUQUA MEETING

A very encouraging meeting of the
Chautauqua guarantors and ticket
sellers, was held last Friday even
ing, May 2Sth, in the Varney auditor
ium of the community building.
At this meeting Mrs. White, an ad-
vance agent from SwarthmOre, was
present and told something of the
program for Milford. After listening
to her, those present felt that there
was no doubt but that Milford would
go over the top this year. With such
a splendid assortment of entertain
ments in store for us the ticket sell
ers should have no trouble whatever
selling our quota of tickets.
She spoke very highly of our cir
cult director, DR.. VIM. E. BOhn, who
is an extremely popular manager.
Mrs. White commended Milford
for the splendid way we had planned
our work and said all we needed
now was to carry out our plans as
they were made.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Welch o
Washington, D. c., are spending ;
few days as the guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Walter Davis of Milford.
Fourteen teachers of the Milford
Public School motored to Slaughter
Beach and enjoyed a chicken and
] waffle supper at the Slaughter Beach
Hotel.
Harry Mulholland will leave for
Moosehead Lake, Maine, tomorrow
where he will enjoy a two weeks
fishing trip with Philadelphia
friends.
Samuel Armour, of Houston, is a
veteran of the Civil War and ne is
now 80 years old. He was in Milford
Saturday transacting business and
was active and as careful as many
persons forty years younger.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hall an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Hall Edwards, to Mr..
G. Cooper Kerr, of Wilmington, Del
aware, on Saturday, May 29th, in ST..
Simeon's Church, of Philadelphia.
The Senior Glass of the Milford
High School and the Senior Glass of
the Frederick High School left today
for Washington from st. Georges,
where they took boat for the capi-
tol city. Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt of Mil
ford will chaperon the boys and
girls.
Mr.. Buckborn and family left Mil
ford last week by automobile for
Ohio, where the mother of Mrs.
Buckborn resides. He holds po-
sition as cylinder pressman in the
Milford Chronicle plant. He is ex-
pected to arrive back in Delaware
this week.
The Misses Edith and Margaret
Num- have returned home from the
Women's College and will spend
their summer vacation with their
parents. Miss Margaret Num- will
leave in ten days for Eaglesmere,
where she is. being sent as deie-
gate from the WOmen's College to
the X. w. c. A. Convention.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cass Cornell of
Lincoln, Nebraska, are spending
some days with DR.. and Mrs. Sharpe,
their former neighbors and friends
in the west. Mr.. Cornell is Illustri-
GUS Potentate of Sesostris Temple of
Lincoln and has been attending the
session of the Imperial Council of
Shriners at Philadelphia during the
past week.
The following persons were week.
end guests of Rev. DR.. and Mrs. ].
Franklin Bryan, at the Methodist
Protestant parsonage: J. Newton
Seitz, Mrs. J. Newton Seitz and their
two children, j. Newton, Jr., and
Miss Virginia, of Baltimore, Md, and
Roscoe D. Farlow, Mrs. Roscoe D.
Farlow and their daughter, Miss
Louise of Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE

Rev. Samuel c. Welsh, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, of Milford,
returned from attending the North
ern Baptist Convention held in the
auditorium in Washington, D. c., on
last Monday. While there he was
made a member of the American
Baptist Historical SocIety, he also
made an address to the mems class
of the First Baptist Church, Hyatts-
vile, Md, last Sunday morning and
preached for the Maryland Avenue
Baptist Church, Washington, D. C.,
on Sunday night. The attendance at
the convention was nearly 1000 more
than in any previous convention,
nearly 5000 being in attendance.
These were received by, and pho
tographed with President Coolidge,
on the White House lawn last We'd
nesday, it being the largest number
ever received and photographed with
him at one time.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
LEGION JOINS WITH G. AR.
TO DECORATE GRAVES
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Dickerson, Abner NJ. Webb, Jacob
henderdne, Jas. l.. 1Wgg, Alfred
IL. Hall, Arthur W. Matthew's, JOS
eph ii. harper, Curtis Robinson,
AIansOn ii. Chittenden, Edmond
| Melvin, Isaac A. White, u. S. Thomp-
son, S. N. Gray, A. McNatt, S. II.
Hobbs, MyrOn Van Leuvan, Nehe-
miah Sharp, Elijah Truitt Higman,
George Parker, Spencer Hitch, A. b.
Moore, Jos. S. Bradley, Jas. K. Lof-
land, Alfred H. Nutter, William AL
len, Jos. G. Danields, Alfred Swain,
Geo. Chorman, Henry Chorman,
Lewis ChOrman, Samuel R. Ennis,
Jas. II. Sharp, Josiah w. Jump, VIM.
H. Twigg, IhOs. Ingram, Jas. W..
Reedy, Vim. H. Hutchin, Geo. C. Alb
bott, Solomon Matthews, Jesse Dep
uty, w. H. H. White, Cornelius Van
Worst, Jos. S. Ward, Henry Pierce,
Edwin Hopkins, Geo. E. Davis, John
NJ. White, Chas. Little, Benz. E. Pot
ter, Jos. H. Draper, Isaac +. War
rem, VIM. H. Webb, James Harding,
Bennett Dyer, VIM. c. Johnson, Or
lean DeWiWtt, Samuel ]. Williams,
Geo. X. Morris, Geo. f. Gill, VIM. H.
HeavelOw, Richard Truitt, ThOs. R..
Henthorn, ThOs. A. Gaffney, Jas. r.
Matthews, Edward Hammond, Chas.
Macklin, Jas. Houston, VIM. T. Pret-
lyman, Burton B. Deputy, Jas. T.
HObson, Jas. H. H. Marvel, Ashbel
w. Morris, Alex Dempster, Jos. r.
Lofiand. Two unknown.
Episcopal Cemetery-John Hick-
man, BENZ. Y. Lohand, Geo. S.
Smith, Ed Smith, Jas. Lane, VIM. T.
Revill, Geo. Redheiffer, Rogers
Thaw, Henry Truitt.
Old NJ. E. Cemetery-T. A. Tor
bett, E. T. Yardsley, Jas. Montgom-
cry, Geo. Gillespie, Ed. Hickman,
Thos. Wallace, Soldier from Dover,
H. w. McColley, VIM. Eubank, Robt.
Clark, Richard Adams, Washington
Cannon, David Hazard, J. B. Ma
han, Geo. Welch.
An American Legion marker and
flag was placed on the grave OF Geo.
NAPLES of Beaver Dam cemetery
It is almost impossible to tell the
resting place of a number of eX-
service men. If the relatives will ad-
wise either the G. A. r. or American
Legion Post every grave will be
marked. The U. S. Government will
furnish, free of charge, a tombstone
with the name, company, and regi-
ment of deceased veteran engraved
thereon.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
MILFORD GRANGE

A large company attended the Me-
mortal Day exercises last Saturday
evening and the whole program
which was put on by the Shawnee
Division was most enjoyable. The
songs and exercises by the Lincoln
school children are worthy of special
mention.
Regular meeting at o'clock next
Saturday evening. The summer
schedule will be announced at that
time. There will be no program, but
after the usual business meeting the
third and fourth degrees will be Civ
en- to a class of candidates. The de-
gree team has been faithfully prac-
ticing the new floor work and you
will be surprised and pleased by the
beautiful and appropriate figures
they will present. 1t is hoped that
arrangements may be made so that
the juveniles may be able to see the
marching