New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1918, Page 10

CONTINUOUS HUSTLE | INRED CROSS WORK Membership Campaign to Be: Waged With Utmost Energy From now on it is going to be continuous hustle for the Red Cross Christmas roll call with 30,000 numes as New Britain's quota. This means that every other person 2 Brit ain must belong to the Tle Crose The memborship fee is only a year 8o that it Is within reach of everyane. Benator George W. Klett set an ex- wmple vesterday by walking into headquarters plankir down 10 for a membership fec. The 1 Cross managers assured him that with this fee nine other deserving people would be enrolled in the Red Cross They e a list for such purposes, 50 no one need to be afraid to come in and put dowa a thou 1 dolla for his membership. it will aken care of ‘he regular menibership fee ver, onl - doliar, wnd this s (i enough ¥ head of 1ar whi i iy en 3 Chatrma P. F. King necal committe and Judg f . Mangan, captain of ; the first ward G enrolled their twins in the At a nieeting of the publicity com- mittee last night it was deciued to cover th tive town with booths and CUlVASSErs as Neve Looths e located licos: MeMiila Dickinson D fve Cent I's Depurt Son. . John A frews & Co., Sam Berkowitz Mec- Briarty's, Roy's drug store, Rus drug store, Apotheca Hall, Britain Nati K bank., New Bri Trust Co., Crowell’s drug store, Cur- an’s Department store, depot, jngs Bank of New hiall, Besse,Leland Dwight street and Goldsmith's on four local theaters. The booths will be erected the lasi of the week and Miss Klizabeth Rog- ers will appoint young women to have charge of them all next week, right up to December 24. There will a be a large number of young Red Cross nurses who will canvass for memberships on the street. Every hot to house canvasser and every treet canva or who ob- tains 50 memberships W receive special mentica, and an honor roll of their names will be printed in the newspapers. Peter Crona vassing the Main E fices and he has appointed the follow- him \nk H. Shields, H. Gillin, B. . Bennett, Holmes, Robert Sioan and Ed 3 Scheiblin. Not merchant or clerk will be skipped on the street. At the meeting of the publicity com- mittes last night at Chairman H. V Camp'a office, it was decided to sus- pend a banr werc Main with 1e following ain's Quota 30,000 atma Roll ( Aichael Smith h the banner. . W. Nichols has arranged to put in moving pictures and slides in the urday running through | All the theater man- d to co-operate 1t oted to oxpend $160 in newspa- tising and Joha W and Mr. Smith will have th in ch It was also decided to stencil the sidewalks ne Saturday night and Lewis Stephenson with two | tatives from Lande & ark’'s has th cateh words oa the flagstones will “Join the Red Cross. Doll 1t was found that 1,000 more p and 25,000 leaflets would be needed for the publicity work, and Chairmaz P. F. King of the rall call committee will send in to headquarters for them. CITY ITEMS sumes teaching, 25 Farmington ave nu Plainvillc Phone 35-12 We cash Christmas Club checks. Besse-Leland Co.—Advt. Walter Krause has been discharged from the army We cash Christmas Club checks. Besse-Leland Co.—Advt Connors-Halloran Co. will cash | your Xmas club check.—advt. We cash ristmas Club checks. Besse-Leland Co.—Advt. Henry Ludorf, stationed at the ar- tilery engineers officers training school at Camp Zachary vlor has returned to his home in this city ‘We cash ristmas Club checks. Besse-Leland Co.—Advt. James Conley has been disch ed from th A. T. C. unit at the Catho- lic University in Washington, D. ( and returned to his home here yester- day. We cash Christmas Club checks. Besse-Leland Co.—Advi. People’s Bible class of the Swedish Elim church will meet tonight ¢ :45 o’clock. NOTICE. Clan Douglas will hold a special meeting tonight to take action on the death of Clansman Sanderson, in O. T. A. M, hall, 7 Main street, at 8 o'clock, hoping all members will b2 present. | tion and educution of the child, to In discussion eral medical officers | gocretary Bnoch F. Bell who re- | | | - - | set aside by interdenominational | Man Acused of Non-Support Cannot | agreement to the (‘onzregationalists of | \America as a foreign missionary field. | | over to his wi The case came UP | the forces of |ed. Dr. H \. Bicock examined | collect his w for his wife he sai railway mail service but which are There will be a special meeting of Martha Washington council, D, of A., mt 8 o'clock this evening in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall to take action on the death of Dorothy Smizer. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1918, ‘ORIENTALDELEGATES SPANLSE INFLUERZA ATTEND CONVENTION. THAN WAR Cost More Lives v ) Than Ameriean Loss in Battle; 109th Annual Meeting of Foreign| paneer Not over; Great care | | Necessary to Prevent i = 4 1 i Further Outbreak. ! Mission Board in Hartiord - : | vy The appalling ravages of Spanish | Influenza in this country are perkaps | “Three years azo, I be Hartford, Dee. 10.-——The first ses- | best realized by the statement recently | run-down and tired, and suffered | sion of the 109th annual meeting of | made tl:at more deaths have resulted very much fr iver and Kidney | (e American board of commissioness | in littio more than a month from this 2 2 of “Truit for foreign missions began at the h deseaso than through our whole - | toric Ceater church at 2:30 this af- | eighteen months participation in the I would try them. | ternoon with devotional service. | battles of t European ‘War. o e | liundreds of delogates were present, Our atest.danger now, declare sickuess | coming from all parts of the countrs | aueh _ eren A marlenn ton L0 inclidin s manye ienAspronineatili Ja e fakfbreatl sa sl andd to Foliik: in Congregationalism in this country | 1o neri s st tives” ot Fruit Liver Lablets,and T | and abrond. Many missionarics who | iceisoi ! ‘_,";~('flm‘”‘;';}‘l*:l':; SH ing “Fruit-a- Lknow now aver’t known for n duty in foreign jands are in A : ory upt to bring a return of th A bl s ‘mdance and will have a part in the L : disense and there should be no le healthy hody an ! HED oot throughout the winter months of Prain?? “ ALTER J. MARRIOTT. Of particular interest are the dele- | [21loWing easily observed precautions remenibering that Influenza is far for 9,50, trial siza 25c gations from Japan and China, more Tl e i i than o dozen in number, who will de- er liver addr on Wednesday. Thurs enza is a crowd disease. Avoid doy will be ven over to discussio crowds as much as possible, Inflienza i of preblems in India, Turkey, LEgypt | ns spread when ignorant or e- | and Afri less persons sneeze or cough without HEALTH G COUNTRY Hon. Charles 5. Gross, chairman of | using a handkerchief. Cove each the local reception commiittee, ex- [ cough or snee: Do not spit on the MUST BE PRESERVED | ténded the welcome of the city to the | foor, sidewalk, in street cars or public | legates and visitors this afternoon. | places. Avoid the use of common PRI ] was followed by routine report drinking cu and roller towels in | Secretary Cornelius H. Patton spo public places. Breathe some reliable wrgeon Gereral Blue Wiras Agadnst | on “The American Board and the | germicidal and antiseptic air to de- | New roy the germs that do find lodgment | And you will have a share in both his Christmas and his smile if you answer “Present” to the American Red Cross R0 Spread of Disease By 1te- | © On every side it is recognized that | in vour nose and throat & Call, December 16 to 23. We are upon the e t a vast and Remember, no safer precaution possibly rapid e on of Chris-|against Influenza could be emploved | tianity among the non-Christian peo- | ple of the carth,” he said. “The fa- vorable conditions found in the com- unfit for ilitary service was taken | mercial, intellectual aad spiritual Pure oil of Hyomei and a little vest- | as the basis for o demand for com- | movements of the past 30 vears,| o= 20 2 BI%SS EIC S r"(‘! est which we have been emphasizing as & 5 L ARl BRI, lsory physical examination of h s e S e oo it thein compulsory | Presuging great things for the emurch | 118 Bt B e Srops of tne o ave GREAT PEACE CELEBRATION HELD OUTSIDE sehool children and their compulsory | ooSeqi #8100 G000 become op- | POUred. ou should carry this In- physica ing, in an address today haler about with you during the dax ne R | erative in a manner so compelling as i el erienn, D« £ to constitute a distinctly aew era. | @nd each half-hour or so put it in BATTLE SCARRED CATHEDRAL AT RHEI of Baltimore. A proposed amend- | o000 of evil, In the pro- | its pure, healing, germ-killing air into | ment to the association’s constitution | ,ocq oF overthrowing them, | the passages of your nose, throat and would establi section for the pro- | turning Soldiers. (Sketched for the American Red Cross by C. Le Roy Baldridge, cartoonist of “Stars and Stripes,” the official orga, in this manner than to get from the of the. Awerican Expeditionary Ketce in Fraace.) ~ nearest drug store a complete Hyomei Outfit consisting of a bottle of the Chicago, Dee. 10.—The high per- centage of mien rejected as physically C precipitated aiso the force sof good.|lungs, motion of scheol hysiene, which Will | ¢hical ideals. The war presents the destroying germs before S Sviior ihe e thorou protec- | ymazing spectacle of the non-Chris- | actually begin work in your bloo ¢ tian nations fightiag for a world built [ may make yourself practically conserve the nation’s man-power, | y;on the Christian plan.” mune to infection. which Dr. Nyde declared was the Finances Ave Exccllent. All these suggestions ahout s nation's greatest asset : “The significant event of the year, | Influenza are equally true in the pre- | Surgeon Gen. Rupert Blue, of the ncially, is the lifting of the total | vention of colds, catarrh of nose wnd | public health service, in an address, | yeceipt to thé largest figures in our | throat, bronchitis and even pneu- | pointed out the need of spec 81- | history—$1,351,944.96, which is $104,- Danitl Dechrclicar il i lance the part of health author e total gi e J e total gifts of the | your Ke > g 2! ties in order to prevent the introduc- S e G Cha el e Keep the germ way. tion and spread of dangerous epidem- | cosgive vear in which the record has ic diseases by our returning soldiers. | younted upwards.” may save yourself rious ill- | ind the loss of several weeks' expressed the opinion that at least in | contly returned from an administra- B ion of the social evil our | tiys tour through the Philippines mis- rs need to be protected. | gion of the American board, e a l ——— { short description of the great south- ) TO WORK. | ern island of Mindano which has been Draw Own Wages. - St The American board has here a fleld Judge John K. Kirkham suspend-\| o jnrca asi Maine in area and) popu- ed jud it in the non-support case and he was drdered to secure work The Phil 4 Philtppine Question. and allow Probation Officer Connelly e RPII“\OHPH(-H e R to collect his wages and turn them | gy ooqy 1n the Philippines between | democracy and auto- ye mor before Judge Jas. cracy. kKill but as the man appeared ¢ “According to many thoughtful to he insane a continuance until to- | i hoth Filipino and American, {he | @nnounced a scale of greatly reduced | day was ordered, so that the man's | mijiping patriots now struggling for | rates for short over-night messages, mental, condition could bo investigat- | tne perpetuation of democratic ideels | ag distinguished from the 5l . | and service need tremendously, for the man vesterday and reported this | gome time to come the moral and morning that fie was mentally unbal- | cointual support of Christian Ameri- | ®ffect on January 1 and should prove | ancved, but not xh\!“. er s 8 A They not remember whe : Eltve e oo e ied or not. Asked if he i would allow the probaiion otficer to ot s ntny in physical transportation by the Postmaster General Burleson has| longer night letters. The new rates go into ask that we do not leave | to be of great value in conjunction 1 during these critical days and | with short communications which years to come,” he said in closing. should not suffer the delays inherent he didn't know he had a wif Oakland, ., Dec. 10. fter hav- Tt is belicved that work can be se- | ing been out for two weeks because cured which will enable him to carn | of differences with the company, |2PC® to Warrant the payment of the some mon Lis wife. Mrs. Val- | 3,000 striking boilermakers returned | minimum charges heretofore in ef- small children, and | to work yesterday at the plant of the | fect for telegraphic transmission. Un- | is in neced of his support. Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation. | der the aew schedule short == written in the new pages of the his- ] peace times. General Maistre is sq not of sufficient urgency or import- over- o =z ; The men agreed to return pending Under the shadow of this historic | to: of France, the French forces are | decorating heroes of the campai, night messages may be se| onsid- 3 g 1y be sent a consid- | catnedral of Rheims, which will be | holding military demonstrations of (c) Underwood & Underwo mediation by H, A. Brotherton, exam- Stafldefs, Walkers. inenfi¢orl the fUnited)States Enipping || o 1N T ance SToiiE S law la=s 20 hoard. cents, while the maximum rate 1s| only 50 cents as against a dollar Gets-It” for Corns| o s oine, | W T VG MY poNG OF CHRISTMAS MAIL BEING MADE New York, Dec. 10 nfilled or- N £ > ce a is that this W > S- World Has Never Known Tts Equal. | ders of the (. P fice advises that this new aight mes on No- | sage service does not interfere in any “What will get rid of my corn?” | vember 30 were tons, a ay with the night letter scrvice, but | The answer has been made by mil- | €c the rporation’s monthly | is intended to supplement it in con- READY FOR AM ANS LDlER ER llons—there's only one corn-remover | St d today. i s a de- | junction with shorter commuaications ERIC O S OV S ; that you ecan bank on, that’s abso- 8,630 tor ed with | which have been going by mail but on October 31. Which should desirably go by tele- graph. Now that the telegraphs are operated as an integral part of the post office service it is understood to he the policy of Postmaster General Jurleson to give the public an oppor- tunity to make the widest use of the telegraph service in the eliminatio: ome peo Ie of delays to communications due to paration by distance. at the lowest leamrrF he rate: hich the actual cost of per- harmful effects formirg the service on a standardized basis will permit, of coffee by read- The postmaster general has author- inq. Others 'Flhd ized the adoption of the F(-'ln\\'!ng’ 1 new rates betweea offices in the Unit- itout through ed Sta £ "he - rate is 50 and night | experience. In ) is reduced from 25 ana | either case it ik ) el o s . i "here day rate is 30 and 2 night is a good idea message rato 15 25 and 1, u unchanged. lutely certain, that makes any corn | 'l:.o adop'l: - Where rate is 35 and 2 night on earth peel right off like 2 banan, = message ra 5 and 1, unchanged. skin—and that's magic “Gets-it. Where ate is 40 and 3 t Tight shoes and dancing even when message rate of 30 and 2 is reduced to 20 and 1 Corn-Poin Is Eased™ n Is Doomad! you have a corn need not disturh | sl e e R e Wheer day rate is 50 and 3 night e R e e | | rate message of 40 and 3 is reduced You want a corn-peelér, not a corn- L : Where day rate is 60 and 4 night fooler. You don’'t have to fool with | ! S atiro0 S mess rate of 50 and 2 corns—you peel them right off with | A del:cious 11 vour fingers by using ‘‘Gets-It.” | i Cutting makes corns grow and | drink made : Where day rate is 73 and 5 night b ssage rate 60 2 is red e bleed. Why use irritaitng Ives from the finest messago rate o St 251 s R or make a bundle of your toe with | = tape or bandage Why putter and cereals harm- neicidavantie e 3100 nd fRe dn ey message rate of 50 and 2 is estab- still have the corn? Use ‘“Gets-It” 'ess and nour- | 1ishea — your corn-pain is over, the corn | ; T M o Note—The foregoing figures are for Toter v e e Co mEG ishing. Madein | pEeEding fRiice ten words and ex words. As an “Gets-Tt"", the guaranteed, money- | the cupflns{an{-__ example, in the firg the 25 and kK corn-remover, the oply sure : refers to the usual 25 cent charge but a trifle at any drug 'Y- Saves sugar i | for ten words and 2 cents fo:ho'u'n ! store. M'f'd by B. Lawrence & Co.. and fuel. : | | extra word.) Two hundred cars laden with 100,000 sacks of mail with holiday cheer far American soldiers abroad haw Chicago, Tll. Sold in New Rritain arrived in New York ready to be shipped overseas in time for Christmas. In New York the mail pa from| and recommended as the world’s b St. Joseph's Ladies’ Aid society will | the control of the postal authorities to those of army and navy. The photo shows the many tons of mall on| best corn Temedy by Crowell's Drug hold a whist Thur. eve. at 8 o'clock | the pier of embarkation ready for distribution and assortment. Soldiers, sailors, Red Cross and volunteer work Store. in the Parish hall.—advt. l ers are assisting in the work, ¢ £C) Underwood & Underwodd is reduced