New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1915, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1015, CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITHIN THE REACH OF EVERYONE Our easy payment plan on Gas Domes and Showers will be continued during the holidays A small amount down and a small payment each month will secure one of these artistic fixtures at the regular price ] NEW BRITAIN GAS LIGHT COMPANY 25 WEST MAIN STREET, S, DANGEROUS ASCENT OF LONG'S PEAK, Chicago Man Struggles on Slopes of Rocky Mountain Park Estes Park, Colo., Dec. 4.—The fol- lowing letter addressed to Mr. John Dickinison Sherman at this village, by | Mr. D. W. Roper, of Chicago, gives | the interesting details of an unusually dangerous ascent of Longs Park, the giant of the new Rocky Mountain Na- tional Park in the early part of last | September. Longs Peak, which is 14,255 feet high, was considered unclimbable for | mafly years. Its summit is reached by passing from Boulder Field, which lies 12,000 feet up, through an open- Ing in the rocky wall known as Key- hole out upon the side of a sharp- angled slope covered with perpetual | lce and snow, which slants from near the summit far down the mountain | side to end in a nearly precipitous; drop of a good deal more than a thou- sand feet into Glacier Gorge. Steps Cut In Ice. This is called the Trough and it is ascended by steps cut in the ice and snow, which are frequently obliterated by fresh snowfalls and must be re-; newed continually. So far, none of | the hardy scalers of the summit, which include, by the way, an increas- | ing number of women, has lost con- | | ' i trol of this dangerous slope, though | stories are whispered of occasional slips caught just in time. 1 Last summer the writer, while as- cending the lower levels, met four young men, two of them with frozen | feet, who had heen held overnight on the summit by a snow squall obliterat- | inf the steps too late in the day to | enable them to cut new ones on their descent. Made Ascent Sept 15. “As there was a heavy snow on the summit of Longs Peak the night after T arrived at the Inn,” writes Mr. Ro- | per, “I was advised not to attempt the ascent for several days on account | of the danger. 1 therefore waited until | the fourth day after the snow, and | made my ascent on Saturday. Sep- tember 7, 1915. Starting about seven | in the morning, T rode alone and | without guide to Boulder Field, where | the horse was left. I had some de- | seription of the appearance of the! Keyhole. and it had been sucgested | thag perhaps I would find difficulty in getting by the snow in the Trough | and might do better to climb the | boulders along the side. The geo- logical survey map constituted the was somewhat ‘sheltered wind which was blowing a gale from the southwest. hole I found the wind blowing against me so strong that I stand. steps, sat down in the lee of a pro- Jecting rock, and ate a portion of my lunch. pedared to be no prospect of rain at higher altitudes, and I therefore left at this point my knapsack, ing my raincoat, the remainder of my lunch and a few other incidentals. | steps cut in the ice and crusty snow. j the summit the previous day. i located and cxamined the register from the On reaching the Key- could hardly I therefore retracted a few It was so cold that there ap- | contain- Hunting Knifc Useful. ‘‘Aftel leaving the Keyhole the gen- eral direction of the trail was indi- cated by a few cairns, but they were very scarce. The footprints in the snow of a party that had made the ascent the previous day were of con- siderable assistance and particularly so in the Trough, where I found their I did not have to cut more than six or eight steps, and as 1 had nothing that could be used for the purpose ex- cept my hunting knife this was very fortunate. \ “The ascent from the Keyhole to the summit required an hour and thirty minutes. In the Trough I was on all fours about half the time and did considerable climbing over' and amongst the bowlders. I would char- acterize the ascent as dangerous rath- er than difficult. There was no snow of any consequence except in the Trough, although the notes in the register on the summit showed that the party had found two inches on “I had taken opportunity to enjoy the many magnificent views on the way up the peak, and it was fortunate that I did so, as I there found a storm gathering, the clouds being about on the level with the summit of the peak and snow starting to fall. I made a slight tour of the summit and then of the Colorado Mountain club. Fighting A Snow Storm. “The snowfall rapidly increased, so that in twenty minutes after reaching the summit I started the descent, as I feared difficulty due to the snow covering the steps in the ice through the Trough. My fears were well founded. More than half of the steps were not only filled but entirely cov- ered and obliterated, so that it was places from 50 to 100 feet wide or more between the bowlders along the side of the Trough where there was no sign of any footing, and if one should start to slip it was hard to see just where one might expect to stop. The only certain place appeared to be down near Glacier Lake, some 2,000 feet below. In these places I made steps by repeated kicks with my heel, at the same time making handholds higher up with my hands in the crusty Snow . several impossiblc to locate them. There were | rest of my information about the as- rent. *Walking across Boulder Field I Dangerous Cimb. “Fortunately, T was able to find the steps in that portion of the side of the Trough that was covered with ice. In one place I attempted to go down over a bowlder by lowering myself feet first, but after getting so far that T swung freely below the chest I found it impossible to find safe footing and had to-climb up again over the bowlder. As this bowlder was located in a position with a steep crusty snow slope below it, the climbing up was attended with some danger, and espe- cially so as the first part of the climb- ing consisted of a series of kicks and wriggles in an attempt to lift my clothing clear of the rough bowlder | and to move forward at the same | time until I could bring my foot or knee into action. “The trail was very aim after get- ting out of the Trough. Several times I found myself a considerable distance above the trail, and nearly descended through the transom, if there is one, instéad of the Keyhole. The difficul- ties in the Trough and in losing the trial resulted in my making the de- scent to the Keyhole in an hour and thirty-five minutes, or five minutes longer than the time required for the ascent.” BOYS ARE ARRESTED. Officer Matthias Rival arrested sev- en small boys vesterday for being im- plicated in a partial destruction of a FAGE FULL OF [TCHING PIMPLES And Blackheads. ltching and Burn- ing Almost Unbearable. So Dis- figured Ashamed to Go Out, Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment Healed. 63 Morrell St., Brooklyn, N. Y.—* Pim- ples and blackheads began to come on my face. A few weeks later my face was full of them. They looked like big blotches. The itching and burning that the pimples caused me would be hard to describe. It was almost unbearable and I was so disfigured that I was ashamed to go out. I could hardly sleep at night they hurt so. “I tried many remedies but all fafled to help. I had had the trouble for about three years when I saw a Cuticura advertisement, in the paper, and started to use them. I was surprised to see the result. In a month my friends could hardly recog- nise me I was so much changed. Before going to bed I would bathe my face in warm water with Cuticura Soap, dry it and put the Cuticura Ointment on. Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed me in three months." (Signed) Hyman Novins, August 7, 1914. Sample Each Free by Mail ‘With 32-p. S8kin Book on request. Ad- dress post-card ‘‘Cuticura, Dept. T, Bos- ton.” Sold throughout the world. roof on one of Carlson & Torrell's barns. The boys were Stanley, Al- bert and Edward Dobruck, Frank and John Sandberg, Vitty Whitwood and Albin Sauricker. They were all given a severe scolding in the police station this morning. CHURCH SALE POPULAR- Many Attend Annual Event of Ladies Aid Society. Members of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Trinity M. E. church are well pleased today at the result of the society’s annual sale and supper at the church yesterday afternoon and evening. The sale was generously patronized and at the supper, which was served at 6:30 o'clock. extra tables were set to accommodate the public. The sale was held in the chapel and committee rooms, which were prettily decorated in Christmas colors. Those in charge were as follows: Food and cady table, Mrs. George Tyler, assisted at the candy table by Mrs, Frank H, Oldershaw, and Misses McMillan and at the fcod table by Mrs. D. McMillan and Mrs. John Pinches, jr., novelty booth. Mrs, F. E. Radcliffe, assisted by Mrs. A. L. An- drews, Mrs. Wainwright, Mrs_ L. A. Gladding, Mrs. Bradbury, Mrs. George Ladd and Mrs. A. P. Marsh; flowers, Mrs. C. H. Irving and Mrs. E, E. Al- ling; aprons, Mrs, William H. Cryne, assisted by Mrs. F. L. Bi 2low, Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs, F., E. Crandall, Mrs. Beach and Mrs. George Bull; - tea room, Mrs, Thomas Foweil, Mrs. How- ard, Miss F. A, Camp, Mrs. smith, Mrs. H. E. Shepard; comfort- ables and quilts, Mrs. James Healy; books, Mrs. C. J. Symonds, Mrs. T, W. Mitchell had general charge, Arrow- MAYOR'S BANQUET POSTPONED. of Dates Causes a Change am For Champion Team. Confusi In Pro The banquei promised the members of the New Britain High school foot- ball team for winning the Interschola tic football championship, by Mayor George A. Quigley, which was to be held at the Hotel Beloin on next Thursday evening. has been postponed for one week. The Mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce had a previous | date for the banquet hali, so it was found nece: v to make the change CITY HALL COMMISSION MEETS. A meeting of the City hall commis- sion was held yesterday afternoon, ‘and the bills were aproved. The prin- cipal item of bills was one of $4,300 for interest. The matter of allowing W. L. Hatch to take a new lease on his real estate office in the building was discussed. The tenant wishes to | make extensive repairs to the office, | but before so doing, he wishes to se- cure a longer lease than the one he holds 1t present. While no definite broken and Mr. Hatch will be al- lowed to use the offices for the two years under which the old lease has to run, then a new one will be drawn at an advance in rental price. STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE, The committee in charge of . the public Christmas tree celebration in Central park, held a meeting yester- day afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce and more definite plans were completed- It was announced that students in the high and gram- mar schools will participate in the ex- ercises. It {s expected that the local bands will also take part Mayor Quigley will deliver a short address on the opening night of the exercises. Albany, N. Y. Dec, 4.—Governor Whitman gave a hearing here yester- day in the case of Edward E. McCall, chairman of the state public service commission, first district, charged by the Thompson legislative investigating committee with misconduct in office. Mr. McCall, in appearing at the bar, characterized the acts of the commit- tee as “The most glaring illustration of the abuse of powers on the part of a legislative committee that I have ever heard of.” MOB HANGS NEGRO. Forest City, Ark. Dec. 4.—A mob early vesterday stormed county jail here and hanged William Patrick, a { Bacon, Most Essential Dyes and Drops Whiclh Formerly Came From Germany. Pittsburg, Dec. 4—Dr. Raymond i\ director of the Mellon In- stitute of Industrial Research of the University of Pittsburg, in an ad- dress published yesterday, declared that hundred most essential dyes and the hundred most needed drugs the supply of which has been cut off by the European war are now being made in the United States. He sald America did not intend at present to make the thousands of coal tar dyes and medicinal products which have been made in Germany, but the most important ones would be manufac- tured here. “If reasonable government protoc- tion can be given to the industry in its early stages American technical skill will show itself able to bulld up in America a chemical industry which will be sufficient to take care of American needs and to get its share of the world trade,” Dr. Bacon de- clared. AMERICANS STILL ALIVE. Douglas, Ariz., 4.—Three Americans, J. W. Cunningkam, Gus Hendricksen and H. G. Southard, re- ported killed by Villa troops south of vec. BURNED TO DEATH. New Haven, Dec. 4.—Mrs. Cl A. Lines, 73 years old was burn death at her home in Chase Orange yesterday- Her husband absent and returned only five mini before she died. He told Chief Police Loomis that his wife hed kept under close observation as had had & mania for building on top of .the kitchen stove. It is lieved she did this while alone to and accidentally set her clothing fire A. B, CO. BUYS LAND. Stratford, Dec. 4.-~The Ameri Brass company, it becume knowp terday has purchased from the Da I, Read estate, o trect of twy | acres on the west bank of the Hi tonic river here, between the Wai ington and Rallrond Bridges, acquisition of this land makes company’s holdings twenty-five ae The company controls brass found: throughout the Naugatuck valiey, it is understood that they will loet a coal terminal here. THIRD GERMAN WAR LOAN. Berlin, Dec. 4.—The amount paid cash by subscribers to third Germ loan in last week of November about 361,000,000 marks. brought up the total paid in to 1 here, were reported alive yesterday by Colonel Jesus Aguirre, a Carranza negro, to a telephone pole. ' Patrick was charged with having killed John Nichols, Jr., in a quarrel over some cotton. officer, who telegraphed that he had been robbed and severely beaten by Villa men, 452,600,000 marks ($2,613,150,000) about eighty-six per cont. of the tire subscription. Of this emount ¢ loaning institutions advanced 18 300,000, making their total 630,7 000 Grand Prize, Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 Grand Prize, Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915 Baker’s Breakfast Cocoa The Food Drink Without ‘a Fault Made of high-grade cocoa beans, skilfully blended and manufactured by a perfect mechanical process, without the use of chemicals; it is absolutely pure and whole- some, and its flavor is delicious, the natural flavor of the cocoa bean. The genuine bears this trade-mark, and is made only by Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. S. PAT. OFF. action was taken by the commission, it is likely that the old lease will be Established 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS.