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NEW BRITAIN 4 0,000 PEOPLE USE Y. M. C. A. IN MONTH Local Association Becomes Mecca for Ex-Service Men The of General Secretary read rectors la report H. Barnes was the meeting of the di- t night. During the month of January, 9,000 people have made of the Y. M. C. A. building through special socials held during the monthly Clarence at use being months. is month, this number ably more than the report of % membership of 1,327, 589 seniors: 250 service memberships, 182 sustaining member: 306 boys During the month the Army and Navy elub was formed and has already a membership of over a hundred. Other activities reported in the retary's which follows: “The has heen tured attendance, special history of the lpca] association. The physical, sheial and religious program has Arawn an attendance of 9,000. The membership has increased so rapidl that many members will have to wait for the end of this month s expected the new locker be in operation. in past By the secretary seen composed of were sec message, past month the largest tivities, in t fea- lockers until when i eystem will |JUST SEE HOW { are that it has disappeared. | write to Emergency consider- | | people two weeks ago a | the at | | stanley Tn spite of the fact that free member- | ships have been given to 150 service | during the month, thus cutting -eipts from this source, fhe er than of s men seipts were Iz ponding month Army and Navy Men estimated thai we would the mem- 250 00 service men in but already of the April men have taken advantage privileges of the association. Particu- ention being paid to these men and special activities for them mre being hducted through Army and Navy club organized hip by ist for '-‘—._'!_.‘ i e ,V., e — Quickest Pain Killer Mustarine Stops All Pain in Half the Time it Takes Other —Oftentimes_in Five Minutes. Subdues and Reduces Swellings. 1 Remedi Inflammation TAKES ONLY ONE SMALL BOX T PROVE IT downhearted ! Never plasters and Den't be mind if yvou ligiments and other things that don't and agony have tried start banish the till day to pain after tomorrow t | rtaly. a ! prol | the | and bors If you want to Kill pain. get rid of | aches—draw out inflammation and make all swellings disappear with amazing speed get a box of MUSTAR- FNE right awa) Chemist Begy discovered Mustarine. He made it of good, honest low mustard-—added other destroyinz ingredients—took out the blister and astonished the medieal profession by giving to the world a preparation ten times better than Grandmother's good old-fashioned true yel- | pain- | | in hand ball. wrestling, basket ball, otc. Health talks were given to coveral groups and Boy Scouts have been given their swimming tests. The all around athletic tests | conducted for the boys with 122 com- | petitors entered. Basket ball is more popular than ever and twice a week Foslam soothes, refreshes and heals | matched games are plaved, attended suffering skin, with never a possibility | by 400 or 500 people. lh}\ s .\1' « harimp A brief experience with | A. team plavs Tuesday :\on .\: ‘.nw‘r! Poslam will prove its value. For in-iso far has not 1 1_ ;!m : :'alu,. stance, apply a little on some affected | day nights two s;uns;_)a_u !Frv \l ed in part at night. In the morning your ihe factory league. s e bygne own eyes find evidence of its healing the most successful bask ) work If the trouble was slight-——a | son we have ever had. pimple or inflamed spot-—the chances Boys' Department. I afvizts The Connecticut Older should he conference will he held in Winsted will | this week and will be attended by tes from the boys’ department from the churches of the ecity, ¢ and Sons’ night will be held iday evening with a program are POSLAM HELPS SKIN OVERNIGHT being of sea- lent eruptional disorder, it subdued, much that want Poslam to keep right on X Sold everywhere. For free sampl Laboratories, West 47th St., 1 ¢ York City Poslam Soap is a daily trea Poslam. s0 S0 you to ten- | fathers “The membership is made up 589; service as men, At the last meeting o Sullivan of address. that purpose. the club, Rev. Leo ‘1’ Joseph’s church gave an Factory Nights. of factory nights have 1 (] on Thursday nights The Corbin Screw | 1.200 of their | last weelk & THutchinson —company This wee e PROGLAMATION POSSIBLY ILLEGAL elub will - week the ‘A series been scheduled running into April. Cerporation entertained Hart conducted it social Works Foremen here. The following | . and Navy club will entertain 3P d Ji ] the City Guards. On the 25th the | TOvidence Journa church night will be held here | Mark's church will conduct on the same plan as 'h»; nights | Religious Work. | “A series of Sunday afternoon ! eetings I« being held and are well The speakers for the past | month included two men rm?urnndi Red Cross work in France and | Y. M. €. A. worker and a | {tion speaker. Fellowship sup- pers are held Maonday evenings. Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe and Rev. Warren F. ook have each given a series of talks at these meetings. Physical Department. “The records of the physical depart- ment show the largest aHnndancs‘ There of any month. Seventy-six gym | gated by Mr. Polk, acting secretary of classes were attended by 2,027 men | state, on the 29th of January, the Tn addition to the class proclamation stating that it was effec- members participated tive as of the 16th day of Januar s | proclamation recited 36 states which be Army Says Authori- ties Disagree With Polk first when St. a social factory ! Providence, R. I, Feb. 11.—The Providence Journal printed this morn- statement declaring action of Mr. Polk, of state proclaiming the prohibi- tion amendment effective and adopted attended e acting secretary from in was illegal and that the proclamation is entirely void for the reason that when it was made, 36 states had not ratified the amendment. ment is “The national prohibition amend- ment to the constitution was promul~ work 1 had ratified the amendment as of the latter date. This list of states in- cluded a number of states the consti- | tutions of which contained provisions for referendum of the acts and reso- { lution of their legislative semblies. { Among these states were Ohio and California in the United States regarding t | question, and their opinion is unani- but dirty mous that Mr. Polk’s action was not plaster. | warranted by the facts and was illegal. Mustarine relieves backache, head-| “The Journal's information is that ache, toothache, earache and neural- gia in five minutes—in an hour all | al] of these states within the pre- misery will disappear. | scribed period after the adjournment Sore throat goes over night—lum- | of the bago agony in an hour. Chest colds, ! thetr part in ratifying. stiff neck, neuritis, pleurisy, rheuma- tic pains and swellings all yield promptly and are speedily ended. Be sure vou get Mustarine—always comes and blistering mustard ratified, and ratification cannot be said to have occurred in the state of Ohio | been completed, either by wa approval of the assembly's action or its disapproval, “Therefore, Mr. Polk’s proclamation declaring that 36 states had ratified as of January 18, 1919, is void and without force.” in yellow box. STOPS PAIN USTARIN cANNOT BL\STER Words to the Wise Most of us enjoying good health and spirits are careless of our diet. We eat more and oftener than we should, foods whif:h sooner or later upset the stomach. Then trouble sets in, taking the form of biliousness, indigestion, sleeplessness, dizziness and languor. We feel ill, cross and stupid; we become bores to our friends and to ourselves; life becomes a thing of horror not worth living. Yet, all this is absolutely unnecessary. Stop, think a moment! BEECHAM’S PILL ““The Largest Sale of Any Medicine in the World’’ the standard remedy of nature; compounded from the purest drugs of vegetable origin and free from all minerals, has been proven by men, women and children the world over to correct all these ills, by giving new power and tone to the stomach, liver and kidneys. Take this wonderful remedy and the bowels work easily and regularly. Congested organs become purified, the jaded nerves refreshed and the whole system nourished and rejuvenqted. Beecham’s Pills Bring Health and Happiness At all droggiate, 10c, 29¢<. mofwmwmwwdbmh that the The state- The | “The Journal has consulted some of | | the best-known constitutional lawyers | | Boys’ | participated in by the bovs and | sustaining, 182: bovs, 306; total | | to draw referendum petitions are to be filed in | assemblies which have done | Undoubtedly. the state of Ohio, for instance, has not | until the referendum proceedings havo STATE BOARI * ANSWER 10 CR Needs and Plans for Bducafi System Fully Explained Charles F. Smith and other memb of the state board of education has i prepared the appended statement im which they answer some of the crit-4 icism that has been aimed at the edu- | cational bill proposed. and at the same time explain just what is desired of the legislature and what the result is to be if their opinions are expected carried: ““At the request of tho governor of the state that ‘a complete and practi- cal plan for needed improvements in ! our school system® should be prepared by the state board of education, that directed up such a prepared and submitted to the leg- based body islature tions: “Our schools cannot be maintained ent vithout greatly increasing the expenditure of money for school is especially at their pr improved— purposes. 1t that teachers | tertally inerea “It is vital as possible have as | child. “Tt is not possible to raise by local n the greatly maintain the schools at desired efficiency. nder these conditions it is neces- sary to utilize the indirect taxing pow- er of the state to provide the neces- The template any increate in direct taxa- the grand ssary to sary funds. tion upon towne. “if the its a to the ate and fair to the children of the school opportunities every- | uld be made as nearly The country child should good schools state appropriates greatly ! increased sums of money support, it must assume increased re- | yvoto. ssistant _secretary plan. That plan on these considera- matter isg “We sponsibility and we call’ interested in cut to as school systent standard——much less necessary aries should be ma- interests of the “JOHN equal as the city increased sums Washington, Army bill a rider sory for the War which now make men who hav home or abroad instruction of the the amendment plan does not con- lists of the for school | and Tt provides Feb. military committee will write into the r making it compul- 1 all service stripes, white and gold served in the forces at “HOWENS G. “CHARLES “E. . ROB NO GOLD, NO SILVER o STRIPES FOR TROO 11.—The house i | | | department to abol- g & 3 it ® i H distinction between m B i £ hairman Dent, by committee, drew up | It was proposed ori- t g 3 i % f ginally by Representative Julius Kahn | was approved by a unanimous : "“That it shall be !JIMHIIMMMMHMHI]HNilllllflllll!lfllllIIIIlIIIlHllIHIIHIIHIIHHIIIIlfl"lfliflhlflflfllfllfllflHHIIIIIHfllflflfllflfl]flflumllfllllflflfilllfifilllllflfliIlIlllmlmmfillllillIIIflII!H!IlIIIMflfllllllflfililfl!fll : O A o L Have You It Is The Priced Fine Car— Price The Essex must have made a hundred thousand friends since January 16th, the day on which it was first shown in all parts of the country dealers. It is the new light, moderate priced cat that has the endurance, comfort and rich completeness that you expect only in large and costly automobiles. You remember the first advertisements did not de- scribe the Essex. Every word applicable to it has already been used to describe some other automobile. So it was decided the Essex must speak for itself. It does this by its appearance and performance, but Ridden in The Essex? New Moderate $ 1 39 5 everyone. Pride of ownership does not alone spring from beauty ar €richness of detail and finish. It is mechanical as well as optical. Something more than the sense of sight must be gratified. The Essex is beautiful to behold. The very feel of the comfortable cushions, with their high backs, asso- ciates the moderate priced Essex with costly cars. The owner need never apologize for either its appear- ance or performance. Squeaks do not develop, as in other cars of its type, because an unusually heavy frame assures absolute rigidity. Body bolts cannot work loose. The finish will long retain its freshness. by hundreds of most of all in the way it retains its newness. It Surprised All As It Will You Our visitors were not told what to expect in the Essex. We said, go take a ride in it, then we about it. But when they came back they did the talking. Many of the hundreds of visitors who rode in the Essex have been doing business with us for a long time. They know the kind of cars we sell. Under those circumstances they were not as skeptical as they might other- wise have been. But even if they had felt uncertain because of the newness of the Essex, all doubt was removed as soon as they had ridden in it. That is a distinctive characteristic of the Essex. It is remarked by nearly Ride In The Essex Over Rough Roads We are demonstrating the Essex over the roughest pavements. It reveals a new and distinctive riding quality. You might easily think you are in a long wheelbase car weighing two or more tons. This feature alone will appeal to you with more than ordinary, interest. The Essex motor deserves your special attention. Note how it is arranged to get the maximum power from every drop of gasoline. See how stable and free from destructive vi- bration it is. It is free from the need of tinkering and frequent attention. The Essex has stability. Ithas quality as well as lightness, endurance and comfort as well as a low first cost. These things are apparent to those who see and ride in the Essex. will talk to you S. & F. MOTOR SALES CORP. Tel. 731 and Have One of Our Salesmen Demonstrate This = = B = %MMMMMWMMMWMmumnnumlunnnnmlmnmnunummmnmummmmnmmmnmumnuflmnnmnm m 155 ELM STREET ‘ Popular Car e T