New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1919, Page 2

2 MARSAY DL-OLIVE TOILET SOAP A genuine Olive Oil Soap ot surpassed for its purity. 13c Cake 2 For 25c. THE Dickinson Drug Co. 168171 Main Stree! tMen’s #'Traveling Bags and Suitcases All sizes, black walrus and black and tan cowhide. Women’s Traveling Bags and Suit Cases Patent leather, beautifully lined. i Luke Hersfall Ge. CITY ITEMS. Dr. James I". Dobson, Dentist, fional Bank building.-—advt. The annual meeting of the stock- Bolders of the North & Judd Manu- facturing company will be held Tues- Say, July 29. All stockholders Selved notices to this cffect yester- day. Na- Cards have been received from Frank Denzik who a short time ago enlisted in the navy. He is stationed #t Newport News. Mr. and Mrs. Carol N. Jones of South Windsor sre receiving congrat- ulations upon tlle birth of a son. Mrs. Jones was foryherly Miss Anna Carl- son of this ci Joseph Harndy, formerly of city, has returijed from France has taken a pogition in Portland. 1 i this and Dr. Bunnell d family left today 'or Crescent Ifieach, Madison. The family will repghain at the beach for the'season. of New York is visit- Handrhan of West Percy Martj ing Mrs. JoMin Pearl strefbt. arold Latham of Black Rock ave- e has returned from a trip down the Hudson river. His brother | Dwight is spending summer at Oak Blu the Vinton Knight of Plainville today for Indian Neck spend the week leaves | where he will Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stephenson of Lincoln street have returned from their visit ta Pleasant View. * The Alpha Alpha girls have return- ed from their house party at Sz chem's Head. Miss Margaretta Allmanritter is taking summer course in French Middlebury college Mr. and- Mrs. Jack B. Martin of 52 Lasalle street will leave tomorrow for a two weeks' vacation at Moosehead Lake, Maine. Private Ernest H. Selander arrived In New York Monday, after serving a Year overseas. He now at Camp Upton S ~ |51§ 6 BELLANS Hot water: Sure Relief GROGERS DISCLAIM | RESPONSIBILITY Insinuate That Conditions “Higher Up” Cause Lack of Sugar The secretary of the Butchers New Britain association has the following tatement to the sugar shortage in this cily, disclaiming any responsibility for the dearth of this commodity: “It is not doubted that this not threatened with w sugar general but the fact there is and has been o sugar New Britain and nearby past six weeks. and not and Grocers! authorized relative country short- age in that shortage in cities for the ‘The Butchers association voted price of sugar cat the shortage. service telephone, can sell at 11 and carry stores remains Grocers' ving full delivery, credit, cents while cash should sell at 10 cents per pound. This price os working profit for the stores who close on Sundays and work the regu- lar working schedule voted for by the chamber of commerce. “The New Britain Butchers Grocers' association has several cars of sugar purchased for the past six weeks but as they have not heen de- livered there is a shortage. The whole- salers of New Britain, Plainville, Meriden and Hartford, all report that they have been unable to get sugar orders filled five or six weeks ov. due. The above are the conditions and does not in any way point to the retailers but some condition higher up. What is it? “It does look as though the of sugar not only makes a age but keeps the price of high.” as ete., and export short- sugar Weights and Measures Confel c. Late in April I received a call from the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D. C., to attend the an- nual conference on weights and meas- ures, May 21-24 As it was too late to lay before your honorable body, at the April meeting, 1 consulted his honor, the the president pro tem. of and their advice, I inclusive. this matter mayor d the council, attended said conference. The conference was held at the Bu- reau of ndards. Over three hun- dred delegates from all over the countiy were present The object of this conference is fo sccure uniform legislation and in- forcements of weight and measure laws throughout the country I will not attempt to give a detailed report about the proceedings of the conven- tion, but I will mention a few of W he I consider the most important decisions The net weight to hams and hacons; law now stands, wrapped not sidered “IFood in package form.” The buyer of a wrapped ham pays (he same price per pgund for the heavy paper wrapped avound the ham, as for the article ifself. Anyone can see the injustice of thi A was adopted asking the of commerce to make these packages be considered *IFood in package form,” and should be sold by net weights If necessary, this matter will be bhrought hefore con- gress. The gasoline very important item discussed by conference. A rigid set tions were drawn up hy of Standards and adopted conference. A resolution was adopted congress to standardize meal containers. I'lour is now usual- ly sold in barrels weighing 196 pounds, and sub-divisions thereof, namely 98, 49, 24 1-2 and 12 1-4 pounds. In some stat 96, 48, and 12 pound packages are sold. This confusing to the consumer. As ed by the conference, pack- should be standardized fol One barrel 200 pounds, 1-2 100 pound 1-4 barrel, 50 1-8 barrel, pounds and packages, 2, and 1 on laws as it applies s the meats ave con- resofution department ruling that was another the of specific the Bureau by this pump urging flour and as barel, pounds, smaller pounds. ZIONTST ORGANIZATION TO HOLD ANNUADL OUTING. The Zionist wion and He- hrew Sunday school classes will hold an outing at Schuetzen park Sunday afternoon and evening. A program of athletic sports dinner has been scheduled for fternoon ac tivities, while in the evening there will be dancing About 300 school children will program. 186 VESSELS TIED UP organi and a the render a Great Accumulation of Freight on Picrs Results from Strike of Tire- men, Oilers and Water-Tenders, New York, July 16.—Failure of coastwise steamers {o leave port on schedule time to the strike of firemen, water-tenders, has resulted in a great accumulation of freight on the piers of the lines af- fected. It was estimated 300 vessels engaged in coastwise trade were tied up here by the strike. Captain Franlk Ierris, managing agent of the United States Shipping hoard, prepared lists which showed that 186 vessels wereiticd up, although he de- clared that 76 of this number were awaiting repair Police guards, including mounted men, were placed along the water front today as a precaution against o renewal of the disorder which oc- curred last night when several hun- dred strikers attempted to force from several ships men who had refused to strike. The strikers replied to this move by reinforcing their pickets, who covered the terminals of all of the large coastwise companies as well owing oilers and as some of the piers of the Atlantic lines. trans- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1919, SOLDIERS’ WELCOME COMES IN SEPT. 0ld Home Week at Same Time, Beginning on 15th The first comniittee meeting of the which will handle Week and Welcome bration o the local Prossianism, was held ernoon in the oflice of The the general | the Old Home cele conquerors ol yesterdiy Mayor Gico meeting work of getting which confronts working order. It tho which the comniittee set out yesterday to get the “hall rolling” is a the New Britain folk heroes are to be treated the greatest celebrations in the history of the Hardware City 1t was decided after careful atten- tion had been given to other events in September to hold the celebration dur- ing the wec r Monday, September will open with parade fea- {uring the opening festivities. During the week there will be athletic con- tests, baseball games, fireworks, and carniv and other entertainment features. It is planned to hold the reception 1o the soldiers on the clos- ing day, making it strictly a military P nt. The committee clected Frederick S. €hamberlain, treasurer of the com- mittee. Postm: William 1%, De laney, the A. A. U. commissioner, has been named chairman of the athletic committee. A. P. Marsh will be in charge of the floats committee. The committce consisting of members of the Chamber of Commerce and the public amusements commission which | recently engincered the succ i Fourth of July fireworks displa be in charge of the coming fire display. The committee will meet again at 5 o’clock Iriday afternoon when more definite details will be worked out The coming venture is one that will need the united support of every pub- lic-spirited citizen, and the committco | feels that in view of this, the residents | of this cily should respond with fervored spirit in assuring the succc of the venture. Home - A. Quigley the maze of husines committee in manner in resulted in the the start of criterion, and the war to one of commenc The affain big bang, a civie TO HOLD OUTING. Bethany Sun, Hold Swedish School | Classes to Picnic, | school the Swedish Bethany church will hold their annual outing on Saturday, July 19 lizabeth 'k, Hartford. Spe- cial trolleys are scheduled to the green at 8:33 from the park ning Rev of The Sunday classes of leave o'clock and retur 7 o'clock in the ev Nygren, > Swedish superintendent Mission covenant will he & guest at the church on hursday of next week. Rev. Nygren is on his | wiy o visit the missions at China and is bein ccompanied here with Rev. | Mr. Hjerpe, president of the Swedis Missions covenant in this country. Rev. Mr. Hjerpe is the predecessor of Rev. Pihl in the pastorate of the local church. TO FORM UNTON, Winnipeg, Man., Juy 16. nipeg trades and labor council luate Tast night voted almost mimously in favor of the “one big union.” The Win- 18 cents a package Cu?mlu are sold everywhere in scientific- allst sealed packages of 2 ten} packages (200 cigarettes) in a glass- ind-paper-covered carton. reéfommend this carton for the home or office supply, or when you travel. &. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Winston-Salem, N. C. FOUR YEARS OF W;A‘Rw LOCAL BOY'S RECORD Private Peter Crowley, Wounded, Gassed and War Prisoner—Sur- vived Heavy Pighting, Word has vite Peter street, h; from Ge prisoner of Private Crowley been received that Crowley, of ¥ tely returned to I where he has heen a sveral months served in the any war for English the centire after the hos- tilities were opened between | 1 and Germany went to Canac he enlisted in the Canadian army With this branch ne was immediately shipped md from then on was in the thickest of the fizhting During one of the hig drives ferred from two he in his arms and a severe gas attack that was launched while he lay on the ficld unable to make his way back to the lines. during practically war. Crowley, shortly , where overseas wonnds MISS McCUE RE Miss Margaret McCue, superintend- ent of the night staff of nurses at the New B n General hospital, RNS, has ¢ weather returned from a month's leave of ab- | nee, and resumed her institution last evening absence Miss Agnes M of Dwight duties at the Dur z her Birmingham streel, was in charge AVERY—RODIN NUPTIA Allen A. Avery of Forestville Miss IFlorence Rodin of Stanley ter were married yesterday by Rev. 11, M. Cook, acting pastor of the Trin- Methodist church. The couple are known here and returning their honeymoon will this city and Quir- ity well on from they re- side in ALL OFFICERS. Bimo will hold for the TO IN The St Pythi oflice regulan Knights of wion of the this Bas- lodge, an in ensuing year al meeting of the lodge District Deputy John will be in will follow evening kerville session ing. charge. A social the business meet- WENTHER POSTPONES Ihe annual outing of tl Andrews employes which was to | been held this afternoon at Hart' I'ond, Kensington postponed be- the unfavorable weather. The affair will he held next Wednesday the outing field if permits. OUTING. John A. was cause of afternoon at same Sii'ong,rFo‘rce'iul Mén With Plenty of Iron In Their Blood— These Are the Ones With the Power and Energy to Win It is estimated that over 3,000,000 people annually in this country alone Py NUXATED IR Paper shoes don’t last, Money wasted Lo Just buy them. S0 with luggage—A | Bag of real leather and veal fit robe Trunk, good life. Our Bags and Trunks the for are real | thing. Prices reasonable, too. (M AMELS' expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos answers every cigarette desire you ever had! Camels give such universal delight,such unusual enjoyment and satisfaction you'll call them a cigarette revelation! 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