New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1918, Page 5

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NEVER HAS NEW BRITAIN SEEN SUCH A SENSATION INTOLERANCE WILL AND 8 P.M. DAILY AT 2:45 BE SHOWN MATINEES 17¢ EV’G--BALCONY 17¢, LOGES 39c¢ Special Notice—Doors Open 15 Minutes Earlier for “Intolerance” Afterncons, Deors Open 1:30. BOXES 28¢ ORCHESTRA 28c BOXES 55¢ “THE BIRTHGF A NATION” AT LAST SURPASSED INTOLERANCE WILL BE SHOWN AT 2:45 AND 8 P.M. DAILY Engagement Evenings, Doors Open 6:30 D. W. GRIFFITHS COLOSSAL TWO MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACLE T0L 125,000 PEOPLE You will enjoy Laughter, Thrills, Romance, Adven- You will See a Mighty Spectacle which is not only daringly new but revolutionary in its handling of themes pulsating with life. one glance the Four Greatest Stories of the World’s ture, Love, Suspense. History. You will see at 1,500 HORSES the Weorld. tion. You will see Paris. until the Whip of Intolerance brings abcut the Fatal Eve of St. Bartholomew. > You will see Babylon the Magnificent, Queen City of See the Pomp and Glory of that Cradie of Civiliza- 1,200 RACING CHARIOTS Laughing, drinking, dreaming You will See the Feast of Belshazzar, in Mighty Halls stretching away a mile in length, And you will See the FALL. OF BABYLON. An awe inspiring Scene with Hundreds of Madly Galloping Chariots, Fearless Riders Who Gamble With Death on Walls 300 Feet High. ‘| REMEMBER, POSITIVELY ONLY 3 DAYS, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY GOVERNMENT PLAN | T0 AID INVENTORS -Method Will Help -Connecticut Geniuses in Work (Special to the Herald.) Washington, May 15.—Connecticut, the home of inventors, it is believed, | can get fuil and sideration **or her nius along the line of in- vention under the new policy of the war department in establishing a section of”inventions under the gen- 1 staff. The purpose of this ac- tion, it is officially announced, is “to secure prompt and thorough investi- gation of inventions ‘submitted to the war deparfment. It is further announced t inventions of a mechanical, electrical or chemical nature submitted to the | department for inspection, test or.y sale are now considered by .this -see- | tion.” Thé department’s annoumce- ment is. in part as follows: Inventions may be sent mail or may be submitted in pe ccom- inied by written descriptions or | drawings. They go first to an examin- ing board having technical- knowl- edge of the classes of inventions they handle, whose investigations deter- at “all by ER—— i SEEMS EVERYONE HEARD ABOUT IT | All want to try new drug that dries up corns so they lift out. Good news spreads rapidly and Iruggists here are kent busy dispens- | ing freezone, the ether discovery of a incinnati man, which is said to| loosen corn it lifts out with | the fin Ask at any pharmacy for a quarter unce of freezone, which will cost very little, but is said to be sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You apply just a few drops on the ender, aching corn and instantly the soreness is relieved, and soon the corn s so shriveled that it lifts out with- put pain. It is a Sticky substance which dries when applied and never inflames or even irritates the adjoin- ng tissue. This discovery will prevent thou- . sands of deaths annually from lock- jaw and infection heretofore resulting from the suicidal habit of cutting corns, s0 S S ST I PO R $ | nical Schenectady, mine whether merit. Those ferred to the the invention lm\'cl with merit are re- advisory board, which determines in each case whether it should be put in the hands of some of the numerous testing and devel- oping agencies, or if it should go to one of the staff or supply depart- ments for test and consideration of its adoption, and final acquirement of title if such action is desirable. Com- posing the advisory board at present are the following D. W. Brunton, member naval con- sulting board and chairman war committee of technical societies; Dr. Graham Edgar, member national re- sedrch council; Col. James W. Fur low, quartermaster department, chief motors division; Col. J. A. Hornsby, M. C., chief, hospital division, sur- geon general's office; Lt. Coi. Morgan L. Brett, ordnance department, en- gineering branch; Lt. Col. Robt. A. Millikan, S. C, chief, science and re- search division; ILt. Col. N. H. Slaughter, S. C., chief, radio develop- ment section; Maj. Jos. A, Mau- borgne, S. C., chief, electrical engi- neering section. When completed the board will have 12 fo 15 members, to cover fully all of the various technical problems whigh gy pome before it. T “testing and developing tions and in considering presented by -staff advisory board inven- problems departments, the works ‘'in connection with a number of azencies. Among them are the-foliowing: Research council, bureau dard ar committce of Technical societies (this committee cons of two members --detailed from each of the ten important tech- es in the U, 8.); labora- tories and shops of the staff and sup- departments - of the army of stan- National army service schools, C. L. , Massachusetts Institute -of Tech- Cambridge, Ma Chas. Steinmet chairman, comi boratory, Columbia university, Broad- way and 117th street, New York city; | R. R. Abbott, Metallurgist, Peerles Motor Car company, Cleveland, O Dr. John A. Mathews, president, Hal comb Steel company, Syracuse, N. Y. Knox Taylor, president, vlor- Wharton Iron and Steel Co. High Brid N. J.; Howard D. Colman, Baber-Colman company, Rockford, 1 Preston Miller, electrical testing laborators, 80th street anr East End avenue, New York ci Herbert Moore, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; L. F. allurgist, Mitchell Moore lum Ra- cin Okey, Timken Rolier Bearing Co., Canton, Ohio; Dr. Alec Hrdlicka, curator, di of physical anthropology; U States National Museum, Washington, i), (6 Any person desiring to submit any invention for consideration, test, sale or development, should do so by let- ter, giving in order the following in- formation: Name-and.object of the compt avenue, The { undoubted qualifications invention; any claim for superiority or novelty; any results obtained by actual experiment; whether the in- vention is patented: whéther remun- eration is expected; whether the in- vention has been before any other agency; whether the writer is owner or agent; 'the number of enclosures with the letter. A written description and sketches or drawings of sufficient detail to afford a full understanding of the cases should also be submitted. Should the invention be an explosive or other chemical combination, the ingredients and processes of mixture should be stated. The inventions section bear the expense of preparation drawings and descriptions, nor vance funds for personal or expenses of inventors. Any matter submitted will be treated as confidential. The inven- tor will be notified of each step taken during the investigation of his inven- tion. All communications should be addressed: Inventions Section, Gen- eral Staff, Army War College, Wash- ington, D. C APPOINTMENTS FOR EMBASSY SERVICE will not of ad- traveling Preparations to Mecet Demands of Foreign Markets Immedi- ately After War, ‘Washington, May 15. ment is looking for h foreign trade experience to serve commercial attaches for the Bu- reau of Foreign and Domestic Com- merce, Department of Commerce, and announces that appointees will be expected to meet in a creditable manner the most important govern- ment officials and business -men in such countries, and make trade re- ports. The appointments will be made in of the department’ plan epare now for the competition in foreign trade that will come as soon as the war is over, and because the work so vitally important to the future of American trade only men of will be con- The govern- big-caliber men sidered. A written examination will be held on June 6 and those interested are urged to write at once to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Washington, for further details. Applicants admitted to the ination will be required {o w thesis on some given foreign-trade subject and answer difficult and searching questions on economic and commercial geography and transpor- tation, current events in foreign countries, the industrial development of the United States in its relation to export, and to know well at least one foreign language. Education and foreign trade experience will be im- portant factors, and those most suc- cessful in passing the written exam- ination will-later be .given an oral test before a board in Washington. | are transportation and other allow- | missioners to Europe, South The salary of commercial attaches | ances. The Department of Commerce | and 3 | | range m and there | is also planning to appoint tr Africa, | those who successfully pa the Far East in the near futurc| tache examination appointments m be made from | assi ss th without reg com- ; and ,ARE MADE ESPECIALLY FOR'THE DISCRIMINATING ,AND EXPERIENCED SMOKER OF HIGH GRADE ‘ TURKISH CIGARETTES, The b[ehdingfb_ is exceptional el ST. AKERS OF THE HIGHE g EGYPTIAN GIGARETTES INTH RADE TURKISHAND ¢ E WORLD They are just like meeting your Best Girl face to face. REMEMBER_ There are no others like your “B.G:*?

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