New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1918, Page 2

NEW YEAR CARDS Stationery Dept. THE ickinson Dsug Co. 169-171 Main Stres! PHONE 330. now $18.93 | Up to $38.50 | now $22.75 1 Up to $75.00 i now $39.75 i The i| Luke Horsfall ! Co. 93 ASYLUM HARTFORD. ST., P CITY ITEMS Al roads lead to Booth's hall, Fire- n's ball New Year's eve.—advt. he Swedish Luther League has nned another watch service to be id in the Swedish Lutheran church s eyaning. The meeting will con- e at 9 o'clock and an entertain- bnt will be provided. A commlittee the league will furnish bnts. rry P. O’Connor has received discharge from an enlistment in b Naval Unit at Yale. ideut. Alpha Clark, U. 8. regular ny, s expected to spend Now ar's ot his home in this city. ederick G. ston on a business trip. joint installation of officers of W. Harty branch, A. O. H., dlew Auxiliary will be held next Inday afternoon at K. of C. hall. [Mrs. H. C. Emmett 1s 1l at her jme, 114 Wallace street. ed C. Walker of Harrison street ' spending New Year's in New York | i Newark, N. J. Henry Bibeau has gone to Provi- ce, R. I, for the holiday. deutenant Graydon Cowles, fleld llery, Camp Zachary Taylor, has m glven his honorable discharge i is visiting his parents, Mr. and 3, George B. Cowles of Chestnut jeet. bt. Mary's Sodality has requested t all Red Cross work be returned 8t., Mary's rectory before January jit pessible. Captain T. W. Grace has received m Thomas Dolan, & member of the ice department, a letter from . France, de in decorating the city for the t of President Wilson. t & meeting of the Beth El Ceme- association held Sunday, the fol- ving officers were elected: Presi- :t, Fred Winkle; vice president, Benberg; recording secretary, I. Co- 2; financial secretary, M. Robinson; urer, Eisenber sexton, H. 1d; trustees, N. E. Mag, Dr. Pinkus, Cohn, M. Zucker, A. Zevin; build- committee, H. Zevin, A. Aisen- b, S. Rosen. How’s This? [We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ard for any case of Catarrh that can- be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure has been taken v eatarrh sufferers for the past irty-five years, and has hecome iown_as the most reliable remedy for atarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts thru o Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex- lling the Polson from the Blood and paling the diseased portions. After you have taken Fall's Catarrh jure for a short time you will see a eat improvement in _your general palth. Start taking Hall's Catarrh re at once and get rid of catarrh, End for testimonials, free. *. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohioy wld by all Druggists, T6c. refresh- ! Russell has gone to | and the | dated December 14. | e writer tells of the progress being | |MANY AGTIVITIES AS (918 PASSES AWAY Dances, Parties and Religions Gatherings Tonight The city will be the scene of much | activity this evening in observance of the coming of the new year, and practically every organlzation and | church in the city has made plans for | some form of celebration. The usual Firemen 1 will oc- cupy a prominent place in the festivt- iles of the evening, the affair being held in Booth's hall and the usual pleasing program of dances, past and present, will be carried out. Dancing will begin promptly after the ents tainment by the Liberty minstrels and will contiaue until 2 2. m. A supper and dance will be held in the Elks home tonight as a form of observ ance for the coming of the new vear and will be held along lines equally as elaborate as in former years. C. A. this afternoon and evening and basketball games will be played ia M. C. A. The Boys' club band be given at 7:30 this evening at the Christmas tree in Central park at the conclusion of which the boys will march to their rooms on street and continue their observan of the ending of the year 1918. Bamd- master Clarkson will give the boys a talk on the year's work in the or- ganization. Refreshments will be the boys are invited. Special watch services are being held this evening in several churches in the city. Unien services of South and rst Congregational churches will be held church, commencing at 11:1 The People’s church gervices will gcom- mence at 8 d'clock, and the Emman- uel Gospel church at 9. league watch services at the Sv Lutheran church will be started at 9 o'eclock and a program will be car- ried out. Rev. G. E. Pihl of the Swed- ish Bethany church will services this evening. All the Main street stores close at -6:30 this evening, the New ! Britain library will be closed all day tomorrow and the postoffice will ob- serve holiday hours. dish Only One “BROMO QUININE" *T'o get the genuine, call for full name LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab- lets. Look for signature of M. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold “i# One Day. 30c. CORP: OARROLL LEAVES. | Returns to Camp in New York Before Being Mustéred Out. | Corp. Joseph Carroll, son of | and Mrs. James Carroll of | street, who spent a few Mr. Sexton days fur- lough in this city, has returned to a | camp in New York city where he ex- ;necLs to be transferred to & camp i dowm south. Comp: Carroll, who has | been In France since a year ago last Oetober, left with Co. B of. this cit and has been in the thick of every fray over there. FHe has been gassed twice and wounded once. Corporal Carrollgspoke at Keeney's theater last Friday evening on what our boys as well are doing over there. | He left this city Sunday evening for | New York, with the best wishes of his many friends who all hope to see | him back in New Britain soom. . RED MEN ELECT. Todge Also Plans to Give Social at Early Date. Mattabassett Tribe, No. 14, Red Men, elected the following officers at thelr meeting last night: Sachem, D. Taylor; senior more, Bernard Gordon; Jjunior sagamore, Harry Stone; prophet, Tred L. Nelson; chief of records, Jacob Wiegand; keeper of wampum, W. G. Bancroft: collector of ‘wampum, Charles W. Pappel; trustee, William Chalone representatives, C. W. Pappel, Fred L. Nelson, N. F. Marion. Plans are being made for a big social to be held at some early date for the members of the Society who have been in the army, navy and marine corps. A fund is being rai through small entertainments, socials, | ete., under a committee consisting of Bernard Gerdon, Charles Young, Richard Young, Harry Norton ¢ Albert Robertson. (o} | TO INSTALE OFFICERS. i i . AETE Painters’ Union Meets Jan. 6—Ger- staecker Lodge on Jan. 13. Installation of the officers of the I | and Paper Hange held January 6. Charles Weir 1 be installed as president, John Knapp, financial secretary; A. T. Lane, treas ! urer, and R. W. Thompson, recording secratary G. A. Fisher has been electel# Noble Grand of the Gerstaecker Lodge,"I. O. and will be instalied into ice January 1 Other elected are: vice-grand, Lynch; recording ' secretary, Schlag; treasurer, William . Zoigfle | financial secretary, Edward L. Jame newly elected inters, Decorators union, will b B. P. 0. E. NOTES. New Britain lodge, No. 9 NS eels Elks, will hold a dinner and dance to- night to watch the old vear out and the new year in. A venison dinner will be held Thursday evening, January 9, for tha benefit of the flower fund The next regular meeting lodge will be held January 2. of the Midaight frolic at the Lyceum to- night commencing at 11 o'clock. Dancing on the stage, Muslc by Ly- !ceum orchestra.—advt. Ovon | house will be maintained in the Y. M. the afternoon and evening by the Y. concert will East Main | served and the pareats and friends o1 | the ; in the South | The Luther | conducet | will ! NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER WATCH T HE OLD and the NEW YEAR IN at the SOUTH CHURCH Choral Service Tonight--11:15 o The .Ouartet ¥V Clock ill Sing Dudley Buck’s Very Famous and Impressive Composition “SONG OF THE NIGHT” 40 DAYS 15 DEAD Back in the"803 Dr. Tanner Was Much Talked of Man | | | al,, Dec. 31.—Dr. S. H. ! at his home here San Diego, ner died night. Ta last For several weeks in the summer most ked about n not the world. This came about through his fast of 40 days, conduct- ! ed at New York under strict medical | and he i the times to | an in America, if in cientific being t per voluntay Dr. 1 187 supervision, of mod undergo such ordeal. iner first came into notice in| at Minneapolis, Minn., through | his determination to abstain from! food as an expedient of relief from | thma, rheumatism and an ailment | the heart. A ten day perlod was| | fixed upon, that being then consider- ed about tha limit of human endur- | ance. Finding himself benefited from | the first, according to the convictlon which he held to until the end of his life, he continued the fast for 42 days. Owing fir: on to widespread doubt, espe- s, as to the exploit, he; offered to repeat the performance under any conditions which might he named. . After long negotiations, it | was arranged that the test should be made under the supervision of | prominent medical college of New | York, and it commenced at noon, | June 28, 1880. Extraordinary taken against pos: ception, the subject being confined in a bare room and coastantly watched. For fourteén days he was permitted neither water nor exercise. After that, in respoase to public clamor, h~ was allowed a short da ide i 1 park and water from a therein. La 2r wagers were posted for and against the proposition of his holding out for 40 days, the time fixed upon. The press devoted whole pages to the test, | many of the larger newspapers keep- | ing reporters constantly at the door of the room. Ewen in remote rural communities bulletins of Tanner’'s condition were eagerly awaited. | Tanner won the test, abstaining from food for an even 40 days. Phy- | sicians in all parts of the world teld- graphed warnings as to the manner of his breaking the fast and it was freely predicted that he would not loag survive thg first food. The sub- ject disregarded all advice, first par- taking of a peach and then a large slice of watermelon. No ill effects followed. Tanner was born In England, Feb- ruary 7, 1831. Previous to his first health was so precarious th ted an early death. i Veéars later, at the age of he announced that since the incidents mentioned his health had been in- variably excellent utions wera TABS’ ACTIVITIE Membership Campaign Booms—Dance | Plans—Ready For Annual Show. | Several discussed Tabs' | They up n letter to be sent to pros: important the matters weekly meeting of membership committee Sunday. have were at drawn circular ective candi- dates for membership and within a weelt will send out these letters. Pla for membership rally at the next reg. ular meoting of the society were dis- | cussed. | A meeting of the dance committe 1d and the activitles of: season were talked over. toes have been appointed in charge of the following chalrmen Orche commitiee, Thomas Mes- kill; door commitice, James Martin; floor commlitte, John Riiey; ment committee, Thomas ; checking reom committee, Willlam Humason. John J. Riley is chatr- man of the committee for the coming year and William Scheyd is secreta The rehearsal for the coming an- nual drama of the soclety was held Sunday afternoon and parts were as- | signed to several members of tho cast. John Mullin is directing the play. | drace; | TO WATCH ¥EAR OUT. i ‘ The Svea Sociaf club will hold a “wateh night party” tonignt the rooms of the Svea Soclal on in club | Arch street and the old year will pe | watched out and the new r in. | ‘ ho affair is the annual party of the | social club and an entertainment has ! | been planned. Refreshments will be | served. The affair Is open to the | members of the club, thelr families l and friends, of 1880, Dr. Henry S. Tanner was the T HAVE BIGGEST NAVY Recommends Increased Arma- ment Unless Restricted by Peace ‘Washington, Dec. 31.—Before the house naval affairs committee Secr tary Daniels made public the original and revised estimates of his depar ment as follows. Original Fstimate $10,000,000 tion ... 225,000,000 New batteries 115,000,000 Ammunition 125,000,000 Yards and docks Eme: vards docks ... Naval train- ing camp 10,000,000 Navy pay .. 570,046,071 Naval co struction Improving yards 5,000,000 Provisions . 202,343,965 Naval emergency TN Revised Estimate 4,500,000 000,000 12,000,000 500,000 211,602,305 200,000,000 55,000,000 000,000 61,85 The reductions include tions for individual yards, stations, training stations, nd ordnan: tores, but the tion is only selection of items from a list of more subjects appropria- magazine ordnance tabul the major than 100 “If the peace conference agree on some plan to reduce ments, I am in favor of ahead and building the in the world. “You cannot do anything that will so strengthen America’s aims in peace conference as to adopt program.” These two atements by Secretary of the Navy Daniels featured his ap- peara bhefore the house naval af- fairs committee to explain the second three-year building program now be- fore the committee. He said he had taken up the matter with President Wilson before the armistice was gned, and again after it had been signed. His recommendations, he added, had the president’s approval does not arma- right navy this Dreadnoughts on Schedule. The United States navy 777 ships fit for vice, and has 6 under construction or authorized. All these the secretary said, will be finished by the end of the next fiscal year, when the first three-year pro- gram will be completed The navy will then have 1,432 vessels, of which 470 will be destroyers and 181 marines. Secretary Daniels pr a tentative d t of a bill embh: the department's recommendations for the next three-year program. This plan calls for ten dresz noughts of highest speed and t- est radin d ,500,000 ;s £ ruisers cost $7,350,000 egch; ten scout cruisers and 130 smaller craft of types to be determined. The new when put in operation would cos annually for maintenanc to estimates prepared by General McGowan of the navygoer house committee. “You want the most powerful nav in the world?” Mr. Kelley Kelley of Michigan whilc Daniels was on t tand ‘“Absolutely,” replied the sec “When did you first decide th should have in the world now h DONT FUSS WiTH MUSTARD PLISTERS! , Quicker | Musterole Works Easi and Without the Blister ‘there’s no sense in mi mustard, flour and water w 2 a mess of n you can casily relieve pain, sorenesg, or stiffness | with a little clean, white Musterole. Musterole is made of pufe oil of mus- tard and other helpful ingredient: bined in the form of the present white | ointment. It takes the place of out-of- | date mustard plasters, and will not blister, Musterole usually gives prompt relicf from sore throat, bronct tonsilit croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head- | ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, kxmbago,ng:ins Bndp aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil- blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). 30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50. | should When the world was plunged into | § DOCTOR WHO FASTED DANIELS URGES U .5, - Mr. Daniels answered. the first three-year W adopted, that was your policy idea Would Curtail Armaments. the Se replied o1 v. He added, however, that he thought there be some internationai ment to prevent competitive L Armamen And he read in the te bill for possible ion Conference, provision agree- rilding pro- by T This 1t any time before the construc- tion authorized by this been contracied for, the established, with tion of the United Sta tional tribunal or ty tent to secure peaceful dete of all international which shall maintenanecc ments, then naval been co-oper 1 interna- compe- minatior disputes, and the trma- such incon nts made tribunal uspended, when President of the nder unnec ry of compet that casa expenditures as 1 th blishment o s may be by the and in ay b em such te: peace programme. iry Dani would naval suid, make penditures unne fle added that the gramme, as a whole, to met with unoffi agreement, thouzh Liloyd he said, specifically r judgment on question of freedom of the M niels did-not care to go into 1ils to show how adoption of the navy programme would rein- the President’s peace pro- gramme, huge ved the seas force Needed Tn Navy. aid, on the other hand. that no kind of policing arrange- high seas are evolved Conference, the United have a navy at least the equ The retary the permanent enlisted gth of the navy remain at 131,000 men, and that provision be made for a tempo- ¢ increase to 250,000 is unwise to 1se in the navy during the t tion stage,” he declared. FHe added that legislation as to personnel would be presented to the next Congress. Secretary Daniels reduced his orig- inal ite of $200,000,000 for the new building programme for the year ginning next July to $65,000,000. In additio he submitted cother revised estimates cutting the total asked for the navy during the next year from $2,664,307,000 to $995,908.000. The carlie mate was drawn up while € war v in progress. that autho estin STANDARD 25 puiiterbiad IR A 3 Hardware o~ oiL | WARMTHAT COLD ROOM with a PERFECTION OIL HEATER No Smell—No Smoke $5.65 HERBERT L. MILLS The DIET During and After The Cld Reliable Round Package 4 RO = o i DILCOZNY. f L Bl ((OM) MALTED MiL Oagay JWACINE, Wis. U 3 A T BEn AL sicuon. evcKS. 336 Main Street § INFLUENZA orlick’s Malted Milk Very Nutritious, Digestibie The REAL Food-Drink, instantly prepared. Made by the ORIGINAL Horlick process and from carefully selected materials. Used successfully over Y century. Endorsed by physicians everywhere. 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