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Al at AN AUTOMOBIT RE HAVING SPSVVREIVHVTHVEVBHLVHLUVO VBB O OVRBBELBEE Laded o ALL WHO BUY “B EXPERT y of the made of Bear Brand Yarn, in the popular colors of the day, will be on your We are expecting you and all arrangements have been made for your BOYS' CLOTHES THAT Price Right, size nicely tailored Norfolk Suits of all wool fabrics In good patterns, cut full but with ever, Suits with oune pair of Pants glve good values, We offer you k 25 to $1.25 a pais 0 pa For Boys, 3 to 8 yearN the Others in®8-4 DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DF "EIVING Knitting and Crocheting the Vogue Now and We are Giving Lessons Free From Mon. 29thto Sat. Oct. 11th CAR” BRAND YARNS AT OUR AND CROCHE TEACHER FREE OF even though you know newest knitted and TTTINC nonstration, very ero inspection. Exhibit holds good from Monday,Sept. 29th, to Saturday, October 11th, AND THE WEAR. CUT RIGE 1T, RIGHT. for Boys, 8 to 17 and wool 0, 1l lined, some are cotton Suit at $12.50, $15, $17. 20 s arce 1 priced ¢ popular skating olors are good. rickers, in grey and ly, in 9 to 18 years w from $10 to $18 each. models with good r brown mixtures Plain K are Juvenile Suits of ed $6 to $12.50. Corduroy 1.50 to $6.98 cach. ‘aps, sizes 6 3-8 to style for $1.00 cach. Boys’ Dept. 7 3-8, in pretty how years, choice from are offering some won- We ha Corduroy Knickers, 9 Pants, 5 o 8 vears, $1.50 a pair. nits in grey, brown, tan and patterns for Serge Caps, one piece ART NEEDLE N WILL BE to knit. A most cheted garments, MADE RIGHT, we are offering there are two to $25 each. $8.50 o e the Nor= oomy pockets for boys 7 to 17 17 year sizes for to wool all Serges, $1.50 shape, 79¢ D ALL DRY GOODS PURCHA! . BERLIN NEWS TOWN MEETING TO - DECIDE ON ROAD fagt Berlin- Stretch May Be L Greatly Improved T0WN WILL GET OFF EASY| Will. Have to Bear Omly Small Part of Cost—Beckeepers Registering— New Culvert Being Installed— Other News Items of Interest. Tonight the town together to y of ‘eehstructing hetween Beflin and East Berlin as provided in Chapter 307 of the Public Ac The building of the new road is a matter o' , Ital importance to the whole oW’ as it materially affects the ad- 4 ment of the entire community, fs heavy on (his road, and is | v Increasing malkir it impera- | a new road be constructed at fhe carliest moment possible. The Coffnecticut Mctal and Chemical Co. is goipg up with a new building over 300 feet long and prospects of which will mean considerable ing over the highway time there is more highway than there before in the history h¢ obstacle of the construction of jad previously was that t of building would be on the : Under the new ct the cost to fhe town'is buf one-quarter of the | total cost so that there is really no legitimate excuse to refuse the state's offer. The three districts comprising the towp are all in favor of the new con- str\‘?\-twn it has been long wanted and 100 opposition is expected. Dr. Griswold has for a long lime favored a new road there and is well posted | op road buiding having made the | study of road construction his hobby. | the plans now under way call for a eoncrete road which will put the Berlin highways on a par with the bed in the state. The cost Ao the town Would not be over $9,000 where- as df the town had to build it entire- ! iy Bt.its own expense as was the case originally it would have cost over $85.000, which would have made onsiderable dent in the town's finan- ces, . Case Agitinst Town. The which ago, will brings citizens of matter the s on the a new road more truck- At the present travel over this | has ever been of the town. the en- a Ritchie case against the was postponed several be held in the New Britain | citv gourt Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Sherifi Stockwell is bringing ! the suit against the town for the trus- tees of the bankrupt estatg of William Ritchie The c involves the pay- ment of groceries for smallpox pa- tients at the time of the-epidemic. The yown has never paid the bill and the | case agains( them resulted. W. 1 Alling “will handle the case for the town of Berlin More to Register. Up to date there have been eight | who have registered with the town clerk as beekeepers. Tt is thought that there are considerabte more than tawn, weeks | se i ing their | brother-in-1, ! Fleming of ing bees in town and sted to register at once the last day for bce Failure to do this this number ra they are requ as October 1 keepers to register. involves a flne of §5, as passed by an act of the legislature. This action is necessary so that all apiaries may be inspected by regularly appointed in- spectors to keep out foul brood. New Culvegrts Being Laid. New cuiverts®ire being laid the road above the fair grounds. gang of laborers were at work morning digging out the gutters that the iron culvert could be placed. The water does not readily flow off after heavy rains and it thought that the culver will the trouble. along A this S0 is remedy ¥ Chester with the been working in New Jersey father up until a few days will now reside here while the university Clarence Lund Lehigh university dies after a laps Lund has been a succe: for the past few vears and enough to carry him through rest of his course. Thomas Holigan with his pavents, rick Holigan George Williams and wife of Meri- den spent yesterday here as the guests | Theodore Carns and family. William St. John moved family into the residence cently purchased. The merly resided in the house. Charles Fiske and family are mov- goods into the residence in the rear of the Cobey place where they will reside in the future Mrs. . V. Read spent Middletown with Thomas family James Holigan and wife spent terday in Middletown with her moth- er. ast Berlin Items. Wesleyan He h with hi ago and attending Bunce will enter sophomore ¢l left to for stu- My rmer vesterday resume his three yes sful f | has mado | ! for the yasterday Mrs. Pat- | spent Mr. and of his Scovilies for- | vesterday in Read and ves- the re- Harold Hatheway for Clark has purchased place and will have it his future residence Berlin Bricfs, Bertha Goodrich h cturnad inchester to resime her duties cher in the schools there The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Congregational church | will hold a mecting at the home of Rev. Samuel A. Fiske Wednesday aft- ernoon M New modeled o nk Keating " re visiting Keating ster, s. John for a few day Mary the W, and daughter of with Mrs. | M N. Venters of Woburn, | guest of her 5. J. Dorr week-end George It. Belden. Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Bushnell enter- tained guests at thefr home yesterday from out of town. Those visiting werce Mr. and Mrs. George MeClairy of Springfield and Mr. and Mrs. L. W, Higgens Plainville Mrs, Samuel Gould and siste Louise Durand Rochester, were calling in town vesterday w their first visit here vears ago when they r They formerly lived on the Bushnell farm, now owned by George B. Carter. Colonel €. M. Jarvis left today for New York after spending the week- end here with his family of Miss N This since 15 sided here. Kensington Ttems, W. L Alling New Hatven making the My and Southington. Curtin of spent the by M and vesterday in guest of friends motor. Mclntyre of Mrs. William tland and Katherine Meriden were the weck- end guests of Mrs. Sarah Dowling. Miss Agnes Trehy has returned home from Norfolk where she has been spending her vacation trip Mrs Mr, | he which he re- | s | ey i bush in | to dispatch | ish CPEND ON PROMPT) OF U & {oTetototetotelotelotetelotelofolciototelopiotofoteteteteRotelotefaleletelotote] weeks returned spending ton, In ., here. Miss in to Washing- has her home Blivens after a returned to here has week’s stay Irene N X friends. Matthew expected home automobile and New Hamp. Troy, with Dr. are thet mont family from Ver- and dnesday through rire n Injured. of Berlin's is confined Road, due to ed by his him. While fracture any bones, was considerably bruised and will be around the fown for a few Coming Nuptials. A marriage license has been issued to James Arthur Bennett Meriden and Jeannette Louella daughter of Enoch I5. Beal of Kensington. Mr Benneit is purchasing agent of the Connecticut Telephone and Electric company of Meriden. The wedding will take place Saturday, October 4th at the home of the hride. A marriage license has been to IFrank Bonesio of Avon and Achelli of hgton. Mr. Bonesio was a former resident here and ree cetly returned from overs where served during the war. Boys' Club Entertainment. Boys' club of New RBritain will give another of their entertainments t Athletic hall Friday evening of this week under the auspices of the st Berlin Improvement society. The boys will give reel mo ing picture show featuring with three reels of Charlie Chaplin, After the moving picture: will he dancing. The hoys given sev- eral concerts and tinments here i the vear have become very with townspeople. Griswold tour Veter: 1. Clarl war vet on Norton days ago ipping from under Clark did oldest to his a fall cane Mr. he not days. one Civil home vans, several ca not of Beal, issuce Lena Kens! a The a seven there have enter and the past popular G CRMAN CABINET CHAN Bac \dmits Democrats Will Get Places. Sept. 29. (Havas.) dispatch to the Ha serlin, Chanceilor Basur I confirmed the report of the impenc ing entrance of representatives of the German democ in the cab- inet of social- ist o (hi chango the soci David would succeed Dr. Herman Muelle as minster of foreign ministers. The cabinet now in office was con- stituted in July to secure a govern- ment to sign the treaty of Ver- sailles after the coalition cabinet then ,n power embracing representa- tives of the socialist, democratic and cleri parties held the responsibility for signing that instrument. Dr Mueller as minister of fereign affair headed the German delegation which signed the treaty Chancellor Paris, Ing to a from Accord- as Agen- now members composed n peace 17 KILLED IN BA Madrid, Sept. 28 and five soldiers were detachment ‘of police Moroceo * recer PLE. Twelve officers killed when a fell into am- Iy, according s received from the Span- in that country, A det#¢chment, is reperted but it is added that native recruits. commissioner of the ve deserted, party to h these it were DEGREE FROM PRINCETON, delphia, Sept. 29.—Cardinal primate of Belgium left here today after nearly three days of sighte sccing and acclamation by the popu- lace, such as probably never before had been accorded a churchman here, The cardinal went to Princeton, where the university today will confer upon’ Miss Ethel Whitney who has been him the degree of doctor of laws. oieeretetotetetotatoleteletotetolotetototototofote totoRetoTate: kiRl | PLAINVILLE NEWS STATE POLIGE ON BUTY IN PLAINVILLE Spend Sunday Here and Warn | Many Motorists SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE Visit Results in Complsints Made by Local People and Large Number of Accidents That Have Occurred— Other Brief News Notes. Three inspectors from the state automobile department paid a visit to Plainville yesterday Eloo- wore mounted on motorey<! W Which °rday prning. 1ay, they arrived carly They traffic hea kept busy thSunday R Cing nusually y. Scores of drivers were stopped and warned abput speeding and driv- ing recklessly through the center of the town. Three ar minute as a made by local that the state Officer Philip in automobi ests were made within five result . of complaints residents who knew officers were in town Marino estimated this morning that about a dozen drive were given notice to appear in the 1 police court at a future date on rges of speeding, reckless driving, driving while under the influence of liquor and driving without a license. An automobile was taken to Cooke's garage on Iast Main street by the state officers and is being held there It is thought that the car is one that was stolen in Hartford some time ago. During yesterday morning hundreds of cars passed through the center of the town at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour and in some cases ex- ceeding 30 miles per hour. It was evident vesterday afternoon and t night that some on» was working to defeat the aims of the police. The automobiles actually dragged through the center of the town, none of them exceeding a speed of 10 miles an hour. It was thought that the Automoblle club had received an inkling" of the presence of the state officers and had statibned guards at various points on roads leading into the town to warn drivers to go slowly through Plain- ville This visit appreciated of the state officers by local residents have been annoyed and subjected to danger for the past few months by the practice of speeding on the high- ways In the center of the town. The drivers had become very bold and daring, paying no attention to traf- fic rules and driving through Central Square at 30 and 35 miles an hour. One of the favorite steedwa West Main street on the way into this town from Bristol. The street |is graded down into the center of the town and the cars fairly flew down the grade with no attempt to use the brakes. It was on West Main street that Charles Calor was seriously in- jured a few weeks ago. A number of speed kings will be in the local court this evening at 7 o'clock Struck by Automobile Timothy Conway and Mary liard of Forestville were struck by a speeding automobile vesterday after- noon while walking along the South- ington road near the Hanson Brothers' factory. They were removed to the New Britain General hospital for treatment and it was found that their injuries are not serious. The number of the car license is 33 registered under the name of N. Dauplaise of South Man- chester. The driver was said to be a boy under 16 years of age and was accompanied by his uncle who has a driver's license. he state law pre- scribes an applicant for a driver’s license shall be 18 years of age at the date of the application. A boy who has reached the age of 16 may drive a car when accompanied by a person who is licensed to drive. The parties in this case however, were violating the law and they will be arraigned this evening with a number of others who were arrested for violation of the motor vehicle regulations. The car is being held in {ffeu of bonds at McNally's garage. i Danc coess. The dance held at the Grange hall | Saturday evening by the local lod of the Sons of Italy was a greal suc- the” committee’s report gain of about $160 on affair. This sum includes what made on the sale of tickets of mission and for chances on the pr offered. The prizes were awarded as | follo Barrel of flower, won by Antonio Cassalino of Beaver street, New Britain; $10 in by John Garrity of Canal street. this ! town: clock won by Antonio Minello of Plainville Family Reunion. veunion of the Graham was held yesterday at the family | home on West Main street as a for- mal welcome home to George Graham ! who returned home Friday two vea bsence in France reunion was a strictly family until the afternoon when a number of | | friends of the family called at the house to .welcome Mr. Graham. | Lawrence Graham of Waterbury and was who s Hil- 26 Louis is a showing the was ad- s cess, a net gold won A family | yesterday |John F. Graham of Springfleld were | present at the gathering Membership Drive. Court General Lawton, Foresters of America, will probably begin a drive in the near future for new mem- bers in conjunction with other courts in various cities and towns through- out Connecticut. A drive for 25,000 members for this state is be to launched next month The supreme convention of the Foresters was re- cently held at Atlantic City, N. J,, and the sick and death benefits were | increased. Speeder Arrested. Joseph Calcagni of Northford, was | and placed under arrest last evening by Officer Philip Marino and will be ar- raigned before Judge E. P. Prior to- night on a charge of reckless driving while under the influence of liquor The car bore the license number Brief Items Mrs. Howard were the w of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. West Main street. Rev. Patrick A. McCarthey of Mer- iden celebrated the {rst mass at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy syes- terday. He is a native of this town. Mass will be celebrated = at 30 o’clock next Friday at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, it being the first Friday of the month. Communion Wwill be distributed at 7 o'clock. There will be an anniversary requiem mass next Saturday morning for the ‘ate Rev. Henry T. Walsh. High masses will be resumed at the church next Sunday. The choir will be under the direction of Mrs. Martin Casey, the new organist. Miss Arline Mills of West Main street has returned to her home after two months spent with her aunt in Philadelphia and in travelling in the Middle West. Frank T. Wheeler parcel of land and a on East Main street Roscoe Ratcliffe. Vincent Glynn of Pierce street to resume his studies the Cathelic university of Washington. He was discharged from the army about two weeks ago. Mr. and Springfield Gates cek-end gue Manchester s of s has deeded a dwelling house to Edith N. left TEST OF STRENGTH TODAY Both Sides Confident at Chicago, While Authorities Stand Ready to Put Down Any Trouble, Chicagb, Sept. 29.—A test of strength between steel mills and strik- ing workmen was expected to develop today throughout the Chicago district following ‘announcement that an at- tempt would be made to put in opera- tion a number of plants closed by the strike. Union leaders put out many addi- tional pickets early in the day with instructions to endeavor to prevent the return of men to the mills. Chiefs of police and sheriffs in districts where steel mills are located, ordered out re- serve officers - and placed them at points where they believed clashes might occur At Gary, Ind., besides the regu police force and many deputy sheriffs the 600 members of a recently organ- ized citizens leagne were ready to re- spond should any serious disturbance arise. The Chicago police autharities were ready to send several hundred patrolmen to South Chicago in case of disorder around the steel mills there. At Waukegan 500 deputy sheriffs have been sworn in to preserve the peace. No serious disorders were reported nywhere in the district during the first week of the strike. No Attempt Is Made to Reopen Those at Buffalo, Buffalo, Sept. 29.—No attempt was made today to resume operations at the three large steel plants here which have been idle since last Tuesday. Because af rumors that the Lacka- wanna Steel. Co. would reopen this morning large forces of state con- stabulary and city police were on hand but there were no disorders and ac- cording to police figures less than 500 men reported for work. These were employed in the yards, no attempt be- ing made to start work in the plants. The Rogers-Brown and the Donner plants were closed. ORDER. Plant at Baltimore Ear to Union. —The strike nizing com- Steel Turns Deaf Baltimore, Md., Sept. order of the national org mittee at Pittsburgh calling out the steel workers of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. at 6 a. m. today had no effect on the Sparrows Point branch of the company, ‘according to General Mana- ger Roberts of the local plant, this morning. Every department of the works was running with full forces, he id, except the tin plate mill, where 50 of the workmen failed to report for work. Between 5,000 and 6,000 employed at the steel plant. REPLY. men are MINERS AWAIT Coal Operators May Refuse to Grant Increase. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 29.—The soft coal operators of .the central com- petitive field today,submitted to the joint conferenc soperators and miners their re he demands of the men for a Der cent increase in wages and shorter working hours. Before the session opened there was much speculation to the at- titude the operators would take the wage bill called the most revolu- tionary demands in the histo the industry involving an incres pay from the present standard A day 8 a day for 400,000 The operators refused to discuss ports that their reply weuld be a refusal grant the demands of Soft as of men re- flat the to $8 a to miners. TRIP FOR NOTHING. Sent Here Will Keep. Sept. 29 —Sent here from England by the White Star line to take over and operate the former German liner Prinz Frederick Wil- helm, a crew of British officers men arrived here today ‘on: the teamer Baltic. The Prinz Wilhelm was one of the eight German ships originally allotted to Great Brit- ain by the inter-allied paval commis- sion and rented to the United States as 2 troop transport. Last Saturday however nounced from Washington that the ships would be rectained by the U. § Shipping Board this announcement coming but a short time before the hour when 1t was expected the Im- perator would be turned over to the Cunard line. British Crew to Get Sh New York, it was an- and | at | on | ederick | C. 5. HILLS & CO. The Hartford Silk Store. Mail Orders Promptly Filled T o e S S U U SuitsforFall AS COMPLETE A STOCK AS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CITY NEW AND AUTHENTIC MODELS ! Strictly plain tailored Semi Tailored braid and Models, button trimmed and belted Dressy embroidered, fur trimmed Straight lines and flared models for Misses Plain and Fanecy Linings. Materials are Velour, Silvertone, Serge, Broadcloth, Chevrona, Peach Bloom, etc n all the leading Fall Shades PRICES $45.00 TO $250 C. S. HILLS & CO. A Rich Display of Crepe de Chine and Satin Underwear “When all has been said and done” what {s there more dear to the feminine heart than Lovely Silk and Satin Underwear Rich and luxurious—soft, clinging garments—easy to launder— and the most marvelous creations that the foremost designers have a as yet fashioned. C. B. Hills & Co.'s Underwoar {8 distinctive in quality and rlaty of deslgns, and at thelr inveriably low prices. Ve Note in your noxt visit to the store the incroased space an une usually large stock that we have been able to ussemble, bought pre- vious to advances that have since been enforced. Gowns in Crepe de Chine and satin, flesh color, plain talloreq and trimmed with dainty and delicate laces, also hand embroidered, $5.95 AND UP. Silk and Satin Skirts, tailored models with shirring. Pajamas, one and two ple ce, bons and bows, lowest prices. beautiful styles, 85.85 AND UP. trimmed with lace trimmed, also narrow satin ribe at Complete lines also of Nainsook and Muslin Lingerie. Chemises of fine de and satin, exclusive Envelope quality crepe chine rich embroldery, lace and Georgette trimmings, from $3.50 UP. many Silk and Satin Camisoles, trimmed with fine lace also £1.50 AND UP. crepe plain models with tucks. and tailored Bloomers in satin de chine, flesh and black, $3.98 \AND UP. Blanket nicely made. ‘“Beacon’’ Bath Robes, $5.98 AND UP. TROOPS ARE MOBILIZED on the Great Lakes. The independenf ferry companies are not affected. The harbor practically is tied up by the strike and a storm Ohio Will Resist With Force Any At- West OPEN SHOP FAVORED BY MANUFACTURERS tempt of Miners to Invade Virginia. Columbus, O., Sept. 29.—Ohio Na- tional Guard troops mobilized at their armories last night by order of Governor Cox, were today being held in readiness for further Instructions. While the reason for assembling th® 12 infantry and three auxiliary com- panies was not made public, it is understood the order was given to keep faith with Governor Cornwell of West Virginia, who feared ap invasion of his state by striking steel workers from Steubenville agd Mingo, who had planned to march today to Weirton, + W. Va, to induce steel workers there to quit work. Word from Steubenville yesterday was to the effect that the proposed march would not materialize. WORKERS AT FACTORY Signs of Activity, But Men At Youngstown, Manufacturers’ Association Sends Telegram of Commendation to Judge Ga The Manufacturers’ association - off Connecticut, of which some of the lo~ cal of Steel Corp. manufacturers are membaers, has sent the following telegram Gary of the Steel Corp. co his stand for an open shd Judge E. H. Gary, Presi Steel Corporation, 71 Broadway, New In your determination to the principle and praotice qf# shop in the plants of e States Steel Corporation the boah directors and executlve committed the Manufacturers’ assgoiation Connectiout consider that you anr rendering an invaluable servige toM the industries of this country and beg, leave to express their appreciation of vour firm stand for the right of the American workman to engage in pro- duction on terms mutually satiefac- tory to himself, and his employersand free from control or dictation of‘any: third party. We belleve, furthermare, that, once these fundamental prinei- ples are better understood and ag- cepted by all the ultimate outeom of the present unjustifiable attemp to disrupt on a national scale’thé, duction of steel will be a bettergii- derstanding of the moral obligagbns resting upon both employer andfenm ploye in their relations to ong an= other and to the public. E. KENT HUBBARD, President, The Manufacturers’ Association Connecticut, Inc. Appear 0] Youngstown, ©O., Sept. 20.—Al- though no signs of activity appeared at the Ohio works of the Carnegie Steel 'Co., at the opeming hour this morning, groups of workers began to enter the plant later and pickets who had begun to disperse gathered again in augmented numbers. A view of the mill from the outside indicated that steam was up in' some depart- ments. BUT FEW MEN QUIT. All Departments At Steciton Plant in. Operation Toda Pa., Sept. 29.—Every the Steelton plant of the Bethlehem Steel Co., is operating this morning with but im- paired forces.’ Walter ary to Frank A Robbins, Jr., eral manager, at 7:30 a m said, Very few men have answered the strike call and department managers shortly after the blasts sounded, re- ported that they were operating with practicaily a complete force.” Harrisburg, department of slightly Guyer, of secre- gen- RECEPTION T0 TEACHERS Teachers’ Club Plans Dinner Party for AUSTRALIA AGREES TO DISPOSITION. ¢ New Teachers in Gty on Thursday TSLANDS of This Week. Mon- sentatives Ith Melbourne, Sept. 29, via treal.—The house of repr of the Australian commonwea pproved the proposed arransc for the future control of the former German lslands in the Pacific, which those south of the would pass to Australia and north of the eguator to Japan reachers’ club its fall social activities Thursday of fthis week with a re- ception and digner to the new teach- The affalr will held at the Elks' clubhoue and dinner will be ed at 6:30 o'clock. Already more than 260 teschers have signified thelr intentions of attending. Marcus White, principal of ghe Normal shool, will spoak, as will Rev. W, F. Cook and Harry Wesgels, The New Britajn has | will usher in ment on under o | ers e equator those STRIKE. 29.-—Tug men TUG BOAT MEN Duluth, Minn., Sept of the Whitney Bros., Barnet and Record companies and Engine and |the latter being president of the club. Tow! Co. went on strike here to-|James €. Moody. sub-master at the day in response to a call for a <(r|k(“Hmh sehool, will be toastmaster.