New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1918, Page 2

UG KILLERS Pyrox Hellebore Paris Green Lead Arsenate Bordeaux Mixture THE Ginson Drug Co. 169-171 Main Stree! Simplicity in Summer Dresses Although the bi- zarre and theatrical are not greatly in evidence this season, the well-dressed are as keen on style features as they ever were. There is a tendency to bring colors together in brilllant combina- tion—to combine fa- in unusual Luke Horsfall Co., ASYLUM ST., HARTFORD. 03 CITY ITEMS e will be a meeting of the ly Cadet field day committee ening at 8 o'clock in the T. A. police have been notified that [y Grasse, aged 9 years, of 122 treet, has escaped the Count; lat Warehouse Point. South End Cafe Co. has been , the members of the incor- n being Rernard Miller. J. E. nd Elias Kallman. The saloon led at 284 South Main street. Newman, aged 43 years, Ineer in the United States ser- iding at the Hotel Beloin, and essio Montgomery, of Decatur, newspaperwoman, were mar- sterday afternoon by Rev. 'W. Maier. Bhaw is doing vacation duty ine company No. 1. Afth anniversary of the Viking ©olub will be observed next at Lake Congamond. re F. Landgren of 828 Ma- and Carl Holmberg of 70 eet have enlisted in the Naval [King's Heralds of the Metho- urch will meet in the Baraca tomorrow afternoon at 4 fn Frank E. Vensel, Jr., left pr active duty with the Atlantic fore Langren, drug clerk at Hanson’s drug store, has en- h the Naval Reserve as a sec- s seaman. age license has been issued ick W. Thoma, of 37 Smith nd Miss Helen Grace Meskill, yrtle street. rd P. Martin, a private in y I, 102d U. S. Infantry, is ill se hospital in France, accord- brief advices received by his here. Pride, F. of A, will Hall tanight. meet in pamp Rea) Estate Co. has sold k H. Starkey his two family e on Harrison street to H. B tle L. Moore. Mr, Moore has e here from Porto Rico to identified with the Stanley d Level Co { schools for HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS | NEEDED AS NURSES Graduates Urged to Take Up| Training Course at Once | A &chool commencement call graduates to enter training | nurses this June by Mrs. Bradford, president of the tional Education ociation and rperintendent of Public Instruction of Denver is being transmitted by the American Red Cross to women's High schools in every part of the United States. President Bradford's appeal as wired by her from Denver is as fol- lows: to High Mary (. | | i “Denver Colorado i “To the American Red Cro Washington, D, C “High school graduates can per- form no greater service than by en- tering the army and other training school of nurses immediately upon the close of the school year. The hosts of nurses behind the line and in camps and hospitals must be regarded as the sacred corps of the grand army of humanity. “As president of the National Bdu- cation association it will make mo glad and proud to know that the irls produced by public school training are rallying to the cause of liberty by answering the first call to serv- fce The crusaders of today are e men and women who are fight- ing to defeat barbarism and save the world to civillzation. The knight- hood of all the allied countries is fighting the great battle of ideals by means of gallant deeds. The acrifice they make must be matched by the sacrifice of the forces whe mission 1t is to save and heal. “Girls of America, join the crusade! Enlist as nurses to help win the war. Give battle to the cruelty of the Tiun by the merciful ministration of the soldiers of humanity. “Victory may depend successful enlistment of a large nurs- ing army. Be of it! Help to lead it! Say in the names of the schools of America, ‘They shall not pas: “Give this message to the girls of America as the fondest hope and the deepest desire of the great ongzaniza- tion that is the heart of the teaching Profession of the United Stat “MARY C. C. BRADFORD, President National Education as- sociation.” RED CROSS NOTES upon the All Garments to Be Tdentified by Tag Bearing Name of Branch Produc- ing Them. Orders have been received from headquarters that. in the near future, all garments must be marked with the words “Compliments of American Red Cross, New Britain, Conn. chap- ter”. The tags will have to be sewed on by hand so there will be plenty of hand work to be done at the rooms. No more knitted outfits will be giv- | en directly to either army or navy men. This is an order from the At- | lantic Division A. R. Our entire knitted output is now sent to head- quarters and distributed from there to the various camps, cantonments, forts, training stations, ete. v (e} Until further notice, the sewing meeting with the lunch will be continued. These meet- ings will be held at the Methodist church through June. i Now that all the National Surgical Dressings committee has dissolved and the local auxiliaries are coming to 20 Court street for cut work, it makes it very hard to keep supplies on hand. Helpers who can come regularly are all day noon-day greatly desired. California has taken a novel way of remembering her soldiers who are fighting in the trenches ‘“over there" in alien lands. Once eaeh day the bells are rung all along “El Camino Real,” or the King's Highway, from the Harbor of the Sun in San Diego Bay, to Sonoma in the Valley of the | Seven Moons. While the bells are ringing the people stop and pray for the soldiers in battle. W. F. M. SOCIETY EL Bassette Chosen South Church The annual meeting of the Wom- an’s Foreign Missionary the South church was afternoon. The were elected: President-—Mrs. Buell Vice president—Mrs. per. Sec J Treasurer—Mrs. | Chairman program Miss Jennie Wessels. Chairman Currents Events commit- tee—DMiss Sarah Rogers. Chairman music committee—Mrs. Ernest J. Root. Mr: Buell B. Bassette :nd Jennie Wessells have been elected delegates to the conference to be | held at Northfield, July 9 to 17. President Organ of tion. society «aeld followi of vesterday offic ] h Bassette. H. Coo- H. Kirkham Moore, committee | | | | i Miss NORMAL RECEPTION OMITTED. As measure the graduating class at the New Britain State Nor- mal school has decided to omit its commencement reception. The grad- | nution exercises will be held on Tue cay afternoon, June 25, the speaker { to be Prof. James L. McConaughy of Dartmouth. The class night exerelses | vill be held at the school on Thur: day evening, June and the on cther festivities will be a dramatic portrayal which will be given , Y. W. C. A. gymnaslum on the eve- ning of June 24. The class officers ! are Mary Darlington, New B | 7 (esident; Margaret Scully, ry, vice-president; Anna tford, secretary; Margaret w, Hartford, treasurer. a war in tha | Finle Mee- vice defense w NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918, HOW 70 GET RID OF RHEUMATISN “Fruit-a-tives” Point the Way to Quick Relief VERON A, “T suffered for a number of years with Rkewmatism and severe Pains in my Side and RBack, caused by straing and heavy lifting. When I had given up hope of ever being well again, a friend recom- mended ‘Fruit-a-tives’ (or ZFruit Liver Tablets) to me and after using the first box I felt so much better ihat I continued to take them ; and wow I am enjoying the best of health. W. M. LAMPSON. 50c. a hox, 6 for §2.50, trial size 25¢. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price, by FRUTT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y, UNTON MEETINC Second Quarterly Assembly in Bristol Church Tomorrow. The second ing of the N deavor Union cvening at the T tol. The program follows: Devotional Service Invocation by Pastor of Bristol tist Church Transaction of busine Roll call (Attendance in possession of the German Baptist Y. P. Hav ow Address hy mour, Conn Connecticut Reading o New Britain M Selection by Girls' Newington Congregational quarterly union meet- v Britain Christian En- will be held tomorrow iptist church in Bris- banner now New Britain Society.) B Hopkins ident Union by Mrs. Willigms ¥ P. society chorus of the C. B pr of attendance banner the president of the State Union, is an able and interest- ing speaker, and prepared to out- line the work as laid out by the state nization. This, together with 1 attractive program and the hospital- vs shown by the Bristol should insure a full attendunce. Awarding of Mr. Hopkins, S0~ BARTOW IN TOWN, Y. M. €. A\. Worker Has Been Assigned to Recruiting Service. Heath Bartow, until a few months ago contract manager for the Connec- ticut Light and Power Co. in this city, and of late associated with Y. M. C. A work in Camp Jackson, Columbia, 8. C., is a visitor in this eity, having heen assigned to bring a number of men from the cantonment north as far as New York. Mr. Bartow speaks enthusiasticaliy of the progress that is being made with Y. M. C. work in that ticular training camp He charge of all the social activi the camp. There are 13 Y. M buildin on the grounds. o cessful has been Mr. Bartow with duties igned to him that his attracted the attention of the C. A. heads, and he now the work of recruiting for the Y. M C. A. throughout the state of South rolina Mr. Bartow rode with the governor of South Carolina and he rteceived from that executive ies at CLA suc- Y. M is There is no sweater wool at present, | @ letter of commendation for the work that the association is doing and ad- vising that all men out of the draft age join the government in contribut- ing thelr “hit" toward the successful prosecution of the war. Mr. Bartow is particularly anxious to go over- seas and may do so in the near future. Seven Local Young Women Ready to Serve Country in War Wor A meeting for the purpose of se- curing volunteers for nurses in this city for Red Cross work on the bat- tleficlds of France and for horan ser- held Miss Mary E. Nagle’s sanitarium. The meeting was marked by enthusiasm, hopes are held out tha: the eity will gain its quota of 20 women for this work. The campaign will be contin- ued through next week, and all formation may be secured at the headquarters on Court street. The nurses intend to meet from time to time in order to simulate interest in the movement to send workers across the s At the meceting last man William F. Brooks nurses to all that is make the campaign a suce He told of the appeal that has been sent out from Red Cross headquarters for workers Miss leigh of Newiagton and Dr. Gertrude Kinsella “poke in the interests of the movement. Those who have enrolled for active service, are Miss Mary 1zle, M Bertha Stevenson. Miss Evelya Snuth, Miss Bmma Peterson, Miss Mary ) Donald and Miss F beth Tait James 1°. Kitson has enrolled home service defense. Chair- ed the to night ury do possible PUTTING HIM WISE Have straight rows in the garden and have long, straight rows of canned vegetables on the pantry shelves. Send a two-cent stamp to the Na- tional War Garden Commission, Washington, for a tree canning end drying book. par- | in tho | worl | handling | north | Inst evening in i in- | EVENTS TONIGHT Superior photoplays and ville, Lyceum theater. vaude- High class photo drama, Fox's theater. Moving pictures and vaudeville, Keeney's theater. Turner meets in Turner | nalt. Lexington lodge, I. O. in Jr. O. U. A .M. hall. society 0. F., meets Vater Jahn lodge, O. D. H. meets in Bardeck's hall. St. Jean Baptiste society meets at 34 Church street B PEG) street, New RBritain lodge, meets at 34 Washington | = Court Progress, Lagles’ hall of A., meets in Court Charter Oak, F. of A., meets in Electrie hall. YOUNG DANCER IN COURT. Annie Moles 21 with a travelling show which is exhibiting in Middle- town this week, was hefore Judge James T. Meskill in police court this | morning charged with the theft of 2 gold watch belonging to Annie | Pasquale. The girl admitted the fact | but denied intention of theft, ex- plaining that she dropped the watceh and broke it, o took ‘i away with the irtention of having it repaired be- fere' returning it. She was placed on probation and the case continued un- til 2 week from Saturday. vears old, carnival W. C. T. U. NOT The last meeting of the W. C.'T. U. will held tomor- row afternoon at o'clock at the Y. | W. C. A. A social will be held at which a miscellaneous program of vocal and instrumental selections and recita- tions will be given. Members and friends are invited. ‘The W. C. T. U. wil! give a picnile Saturday afternoon at ckliffe’s to the children ttend P. 1. meetings. The children will be given a_trolley 1ide and ice cream and cake will be scrved at the picnie grounds, the season of he P who grove the T. 795 FAILURES IN MAY. New York, June 6.—The healthy condition of business is emphasized by the small number of mercantile cas- ualties reported to Bradstreet's for May. The number of failures w the sniallest for any month in nearly eleven years, going back to Septem- ber, 1907, when panic influences pre vailed. Liabilities also were at a low ebb, smaller totals having heen ported only twice since the Summer |of 1909, The number of failures was 795, a decline of 83 per cent. from May of last vear and of 43 per cent from May, 1916. Liabilities amount- ed to $9,040,363, a fizure 34 per cent under those of May, 1917. The f ures during the five months ended ¢ 31 numbered 4.654, a decline of 23 per cent. from the record the same period last ¥ear, while the total bilities of $62,230,418 showed a re- in T INDIANS APPIAS Oklahoma fon Will Not Resist Draft. Henryetta, Okl possible upris and negroes and dian and Afric Hickory stampir pelled today when company of Home led D | Captain Kiersting, here with | word that the malcontents had prom- ised to disperse their bands and would not attempt any trouble. Residents of iteserva Tear of Indians In- o1d dis June 6 a nz among those mixed blood the was Henryetta of 1 in grounds i Y the Guards, returned NEW RIVETING RECORD. Belfast, June To 209 seven-eighth inch hours into a standard feat accomplished at Workman & Clark here John Omir, who last week beat the hour record for the United Kingdom | Tn his work yesterday Omir drove in {more than a thousand rivets every hour, and on two occasions passed the 11,400 mark. In his best minute he drove rivets. Omir raised about two and a half tons of metal. [ in in 12,- nine the of drive rivets ship was the vards vesterday by COUNT VON BIF RTH DEAD. June 6.—The Count von Vienna. He 1908 to 1911, when governor of Lower Austria. During his term of office in | 1908 serious Czech riot oceured at | Prague, brought about by strong anti- | German feclings. The riots continued | for a considerable were the subject of many dissensions in parlia- ment. Count von Bienerth's heme | | for a settlement of the trouble in | Bohemia failed. former en- Amsterdam, Austrian premier, erth, is dead at | as premier from | he was appointed served time and APPEAL. Those fined YALE STUDENTS New Haven undergraduates | breach of the peace Tuesday, the result of the May demonstration :!nn the city streets, entered appeals | vesterday to the of common | Pleas. The fa do mnothing [ until the ¢ disposed of. vale for June 6 who were court ulty will re flaally BOY'S BODY FOUND ON SHORE. Bridgeport, June 6.-—The of | Melton Crowther, seven-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Crowthe | of Walnut BReach, who was drowned | in the Housatonic river yesterday, | was recovered early today. A party | headed by the father of the boy searched all night and at 4:30 this morning found washed up on the shore. hody PRESCHER—MERRIMAN. | Mr. and Mrs. Perley M. Merriman | of .Plantsville, announce the ap- { proaching marriage of their daugh- | ter, Hazel, to Arthur J. Prescher, of | New Britain. The marriage will take | i | { | ! ‘ ‘ plzee ine at the bride’s home 15th Saturday, i from | Publicity Committee to Avrange Cam- | PUTS DIMMER ON BROADWAY I'olice Commissioner Enright Learns “White Way" 1s Guide Post for En- enmy Airmen Who Might Attack Gotham. New York, June 6 that 7 to pick out Fifth avenue, and inding it was eq Bready certain cr streets o1 acconnt of their exeeptional flew over New York city on Tuesday night, the light in brightness, army aviators, who have advised reducing those thoroughfares so as to produce a more uniform illumination, which would deprive possible raiding Ger- man aviators of points and lines by which to read the map of the city the air. Following Police last this suggestion, Commissioner Enright directed right that the first order for darken ing the city should continue e ctive, with the additional instruction that a | pert of lamps should be left dark in streets which furnished a tell-tale illumination to air observers. Aviators were 1in sent up last right for furth observations Studies of this kind will be repeated, it was said by Police Commissioner Enright, until a scheme of lighting has heen worked out, which would give a raider Jaunched from a sub- mazine the least possible guidance in scarching out particular obj Orders were also given that the lights on the Rast bridges should be omitted and “street lighting at Coney Island other resorts should be reduced. While they reported that once over New York city they found it fairly to pick out Fifth avenue, Broad- and some other streets and ind by the relation of these landmarks to cach other to determine the location of objects over which they passed. the aviators found that the brilliant picture which New York city usually made when seen from the sky had been effectively dimmed. They reported that the orders of Commissioner Enright had been ‘well enforced, so that there was no marked illumination, beyond the street lights. While the part River that and of aviators, when directly overhead, could read the layout of the city without much difficulty, they reported that the glare of the entire city by which it could be detected or- dinarily was not visible from a dis- tance and that an aviaror flving some miies out might have bheen confused Ly other lights. GIFT TO W. U. EMPLOYES. Extra Special Payment Will Be Made on October 1. 6. the announced June of York president Union Telegraph Co., night a distribution of extra cial payment to employes on October 1 next | The board of directors are pleased, | to declare an cxtra special payment. | payable October 1, 1918, which will | be in addition to the two special | payments of July 1, 1918, and January | 1, 1919, referred to in previous circu- | Ia Mr. Carlton said. “This pay- | \ | New "Tton, -Newcombh | Western | last spe- a an ment will be made to all regular em- ployes. excepting the president, on the roll as of that date who shall have served the company continuous- ly from April 1, 1918, inclusive, as follows: 1 “All messengers at independent fices—A flat sum of $6.25 cach “Implo, receiving less $1,200 per annum-—At the rate per cent. of semi-annual wage ‘“Employes receiving $1,200 to $1,- | 999.99 per annum, both inclusive—At the rate of 3 per cent. of semi-annual wage with a minimum of $25. “Employes receiving $2,000 per an- num and more, inclusive—At the rate of 21-2 per cent. of semi-annual wage with a minimum of $32.50 “As In the past, these special ments will not affect increasing of salaries, which will be, as heretofore, determined on individual merit.” pay- HOWARD UNIVERSITY. | Mase., June 6.—-Rev inley Durkee of this city, ! South Congregationai advised today of his elec- | of Howard univer- ; ashir He said he had not | | CALT TO Brockton Dr. James ¢ pastor of church, wi tion as president sity, W on decided whether he would accept THRIFT STAMP MEETING. paign of Education. for the meet to- H. V Bri- Bank The appointed on the committe, are as follows—Charles W Nichols of the Stanlev Rule and Level Co.; Arthur I J. Reilly, editorial writer of the Herald: Lewis Stephen- Landers, IFrary & Clark; Frank North & Judd; Donald Stanley 'Works, J. & I Corbin and the Corbin Cabinet In addition General Divec- tor G, W. Klett and Assistant Direc- tor I. R. Gilpatric have been invited to attend the meeting. Plans for the publicity end of the drive will he perfecte Tt is pro- 1mosed to start the publicity work in a v short time and keep pezging steadily at it through the whole period of the campaign, The War morrow Camp's tain other publicity committee vings campaign will evening at (‘hairman office, Rooms New ional building. membe t son of Penticld of Bartlett Comstock 1< L. of B. Charles Co o Lock ENTERS GOVERNMENT SERVICE. Alfred Meng, of 401 Church street, employed by the Berlin Construction Co., has left for Madison Barracks at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., to enter the | photograph branch of the Signal) Corps. He was inally scheduled to go on May 9 was taken ill with the mumps and only recov- cred but has Just delegates from all parts of the United States ar National which problems due to war conditions. ports Commission, the women of this town are going te produce some food this year. Save the Babies T MORTALITY is something frightful. We can hardly realize that lNoFfAn!i'l the children born in civilized countries, twenty-two per cent., or nearly one-quarter, die before the; reach one year; thirty-seven per cent., or more than one-third, before they are five, and one-half before el h ) f Castoria would save do not hesitate to say that a timely use o 0 I munz'v:f these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many of these infantile deaths are occasioned by the use of r'urcofic ‘pgepand(ms. Drops, tinctures and soothing syrups sold for children’s complaints contain more or less opium or morphine. They are, in considerable quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity, they stupefy, retard circulation and lea to congestions, sickness, death. There can be no danger in the use of Cas- toria if it bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher as it contains no opiates or narcotics of any kind. > Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of ONE CENT SALE OF PURE FOOD PRODUCTS Fridayand Saturday, June 7 and 8 116 Opelo Colfee ..o, 38c¢, 2 for 39¢ 14 1b Opeko Tea R .. 80c, 2 for 51c 1/ 1b Cake Symonds Inn Baking Choco- late .. e e . 200, 2 for 26¢ 14 1b Can Symonds Inn Cocoa ......... 25¢, 2 for 26c g. Symonds Inn Pudding ........ 15¢, 2 for 16¢ 1 pk 1 gotfle Mayonnaise Salad Dressing .. 35c, 2 for 36¢ ...... 38¢c, 2 for 39¢ 38c, 2 for 39c 38¢, 2 for 39c — S 1 Can Currant-Apple Jam .. 1 Can Strawberry-Currant Jam 1 Can Orange Marmalade Cla rk 8 Brainerd DRUG STORE "7/,‘--?91:;?.?_ SES 181 MAIN TREET Your Day Off ~ Your day off won’t turn into an off day if your car is insured against friction and overheating by a little POLARINE The Standard Oil for All Motors. Pure lubrie cationeverydrop. Makesyour carworth more. Most SOCONY Gasoline dealers carry Polarine—and their gasoline is the best there is. Look for the Red, White and Blue SOCONY Sign. 2 TBERCULOSIS CONVENTION. hundred | COUNCIL; MEETING ADJOURNS. pecial meeting of the common Boston, June 6.—Several The s lasted only a few F. Curtis, committee council last night a today to attend | meeting of ived here Alderman O chairman of the special looking into the water supply, report- od that the work is much more im pertant and intricate than was at firsi thought and his committee is yet vnable to make a definite report. The meeting then adjournad. A report will probably be given at the regular monthly council meeting on June 19. minutes. fourteenth the Tuberculosis deal with he ann association, will many health WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF THE MAN WITH THE HOE Emm———— Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in- Quenced by constitutional conditions, and in_ order to cure it you must take an internal remedy. Hall's Ca- tarrh Cure fs taken internally and acts thru the blood on the mucous sur- faces of the system. Hall's Catarrh Cure was prescribed b one of the best rhy!(dflns in this country for years. It & composed of some of the best tonlcs known. combined with some of the best biood purifiers. The perfect com- bination of the ingredients in Hall's Catarrh Cure {s what produces suclh wonderful results in catarrhal -condi- tions. Send for testimonfals, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. All Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. He’d better get a move on for re- to the National War Garden of Washington, show