New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1920, Page 10

RAG SINGH’S SOUL RELEASED FROM HELL BY| TRO0PS ARE DISBANDED | ‘THE TOLLING, TOLLING OF THE BELL ©One of the Strangest Stories Ever Told, and the Writer Says 1t IS TR UE. By MAUBERT ST. GLEORG Famous Secker of Adventurcs in Far-Distant Lands, hdist monasteries: have in common. Bu: a bell have. This bell m: ay be small. It n or it may sound s ced to make one is indeed a bell t that clanging noise. it may look or sound, and 108 times every morning ery evering it is tolled by some nate monk first monastery that I visited & little out of the way hole a4 hundred miles south of bandu (capital of Nepal). It many power to grant it. Narag Singh la- ter had returmed to his native village and married. He had a daughter, a beautitul girl, and, her mother dying carly, the monks had taken her under their protection. His last instruc- tions to her before his death had been to go to his old officer who would look after her. She, however, in her emotion, had failed to writo down the address and had now com- pletely forgotten it, So she came to her friends, the monks, (o see if they could 1ot persuade her father’s spirit te repeat his instructions. [ was the chance A poorly clad native appeared before me, whispered—-" here that I first discovered the for the continual ringing of ‘bells. The oelicf attached to is that the sound first anuoy ing of the demons, then S ito madne: and finally renders causing his imps to their vigilance, thus bringing a poments respite to the tortured in hell, sometimes even provid- one with an opportunity to e @ can the sbund of a bell reach | d cause * * * Why idiotic! h is what I told the old monk ge of the monastery, though bps somewhat more diplomatical- ust bowed his aged head and éd: smilingly that if God ] it so, an oppertunity would oc- or me io observe for myself the t of this iell-rin companion and I were plannins ay at the mo y few preparatory to starting fo v In the Him 1yas. It on the h day that the opportunity men- d by the monk did actually ocenr. result of thc incident was ludi- y unimporaant, but the occur- e itselt scemed n wonderful practically anything I had seen here died in the vil Narag h, a man who had served in Ish regiment, and who had on one gon .saved the life of one of his At the time thc latter told wier that if he ever desired any- E he was to come to him and he id obtain it if it lay within his the monk desired. He sent for me and informed me that by means of the bells he would obtain the infor- mation for the girl, and in order to convince me, he would make me the medium by which this would be brought about. We went into the < made to sit directly under the hell. Then our host in- formed us that as' the bell was tolled the monks would be praying in their | cells for the relea Narag Singh's soul. 1If their prayers were granted, Narag Singh would come and whisper the add {o me, and I in my turn would repeat it%o the audience, my companion, our host, and three minor monks. On the objections raised by my friend that probably our host knew the adaress himself, and would merely hypnotize the old man, bow- ing courtcously, withdrew. Then the bell began to toll. At first the sound annoyed me, then it excited me almost to madness, and finally, as in a h —a poorly clad native appearec ‘e me, whispered somethi then vinished into noth- . while something appeared to me to repeat the words he had no sooner done so, ible still, Then slowly I awoke and looked Ay friend was looking at On the hun- 1d eizhth stroke I 1 men- tioned a name and add Colonel — of Vietoria Sy, Caleutta. On our return from the trip we heard {1 the = ha gone to Cal- had turn- about me cutta, and that t ac ed out to be perfectly cc John Dunworth, of South Main | | CITY ITEMS Honduran Government TFakes Action Following Promises of Protection of Nicaraguan President. San Salvador, Republic of Salvador, Feb. .—An afficial dispatch from Tegucigalpa says the Honduran gov- ernment has disbanded its troops leaving only small garrisons in the de- partmental capitals. This action was street, underwent another operation gecided upon, the dispatch states be- day at the New' Britain General hospital for amputation of part of one of his legs. Blood paisoning has made several operations hecessary. Mrs. Joseph Brennecke is under treatment at the New Britain General hospital. ‘Because the work was too hard, 10 snow-shovellers in the employ of the board of public works quit yesterday Lexington lodge, 1. O. O. F., will confer the third desree this evening. This evening at 7:45 o’clock in the parish chapel of the South church the young people of the First and South churches fvill give the next in the series of dramatic readings from the Bible. The reading this evening will be of the story of “David the King,” and will comprise three dra- matic episodes in the life of this old Hebrew character. The young people will be costumed in keeping with the period and there will be music of a special character appropriate to the reading. The public is very cordially invited to attend. Mayor George A, Quigley is in New York city on business. William C. Raphael and Jack Lash, who have been spending the past few weeks in Jacksonville, Fla., have returned to their homes in this city and will resume their business. The United Coal and Wood com- pany, East Main and Wilson streets, has purchased a new Paige truck from the Lash Motor company. There will be a meeting of St. Mary's Ladies’ Temperance society in St. Mary’s school hall this evening at lock. Miss Selina. Dube, who was recently operated on for appendicitis by Drs. O’Connell and Dunn, returned to her home vesterday afternoon. NO COAL SHORTAGE cause of faith in the promises of Pres- ident Chamorra of Nicaragua that he would not permit the enemies of the present government of Honduras to obtain arms on Nicaraguan territory. Honduran rebels w crossed the boundar between caragua and Honduras and captured Danli, 17 miles north of the Nicaraguan frontier line, are reported to have been driven out of town by a strong farce of Hon- duran government troops. CONGRESS IS SCORED Civil Service Reform League Belicves Tiquor Agents Should Take Exami- nations for Office. Springfield Mass., Feb. 26.—Con- gress is scored for an alleged attack on the merit system through the ex- emption of Volstead act agents and inspectors from civil service examina- tions in the report of the league coun- cil read today in the annual confer- ence here of the National Civil Serv- ice Reform league. The report was read by Arthur R. Kimball of Water- | bury, Conn., chairman of the council. The report also cites the *“deplorable inactivity of the anti-saloon league to the government’s invasion of a high moral and civil principle.” 15,000 More Native Workers Quit— Showdown Comes Today. Panama, Feb. 25.—Ranks of the striking colored maintenance of way employes of the Panama canal ad- ministration were swelled to 15,000 today by sympathizers. The c is expected tomorrow when Governor Harding's ultimatum, depriving s ers of their positions and privilege REPORTED LOCALLY | will become effective. The authorities Only Trouble is That Shipments Are Being Held Up By Railroads. According to several of the local coal dealers there is no acute shortage of coal in the city at the present time and from the present outlook the deal- ers think that bins in this city will be amply filled until April 1, at which time there wili be a re-adjustment of the wages of the miners and should | the miners feel dissatisfied with the adjustment they may strike which would cause a shortage. One of the dealers when questioned on the prescnt situation stated that his concern had bcen without coal for the past three days but received a carload earfy this morning which would carry them over unti] another | car came in. ‘“The only trouble with the coal business is that during the past several weeks the transportation facilities have been very unsatisfac- tory and the railroad officials can’t get our cars to us on time,” another dealer asserted. D. A. Jonnston of the City Coal and Wood company issued a statement to the effect that that company is about a week behind in deliveries and if one orders his coal today he will probably get it about a week from the day which he ordered it. However, he said that the vard has enough coal | to supply immediate demand. The United Ci and Wood company re- ported that they have had several cars on the road since the first of the month and have not received them as vet. Epidemic Subsided Physicians Think ' Inasmuch as there have been no influer sase tically over and while physicians ex- | pect a few more cases before the sick- | ness is cxtinet, they do not anticipate that the number will reach a high figure. There are still a number of preumcnia cases vnder {reatment TALMUD TORAH DANCE. The Women's Talmud Torah society CONSUL IN FRANCE HERE ON LEAVE .0 monis oo e o SR A w York—Maxwell Moorhead, Nante: i wife, Above picture was tak- \\!‘ | en ak d the line consul iz he duties 1‘ iring 1 -l Leen of a) by President miitecs were appointed to arr: the dance which will be Turner hall on Tuesday March 12. WANT REPATRIATION. dapest. Fob e delegation evening, ced that vian prisoner riated, ¢ have asked the Unite and Ja- pan for a loan to carry on the work. Dispatches from the delega ed here say they are virtually imp oned in the Chatean Madrid at N illy, being allowed to go about the awegompanied by a ¥ 3 of war in Siberia es rec town only when detoctive n Sovict government props between the United WILSON'S Paris, Feb, Americin ambiss he forvig otfice dent Wilsen's reply of thie Al on MINISTER TO SIAM. Washington, Feb. 26.—George P. Hunt of a was nominated today ilson to be minister to reported this week, it ! is believed that the epidemic is prac- ! | 1 N EEE e ATl E R EE R EE believe a brea in the strike is im- minent, but official announcement was made tonight that laborers would be fmported to carry on canal operations if the men refuse to return to their posts. 1500 IRONWORKERS QUIT. Newburg, N. Y., Feb. 26 of the Boilermakers and Iron Build- ers’ union went on strike at the New- burg shipyards today, asserting that they had been refused a hearing on grievances. The union claimed 1500 men struck but the company contends only a third of that number are out. costs, ‘Let them wait. a 30 mill rate? 5] ) e ) ] ] ] ) Members : | I . x ! | z ! HAND-PAINTED ANKLES FOR PARIS Paris—The daring fashion of hose- less attire demands a decoration for the ankle. Picture shows a woman artist painting a portrait on an ankle of one of her fashionable patrons. X RS %EIEIEIEIENEE@E@EEE@EEEEE@E@E@E@EEEEEEEEE@E@@@EE@EE@EE@E i) - . “WORK AND SAVE,” NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER’S DOCTRINE “LOAF AND SPEND,” 30 MILL TAX RATE ADVGCATES’ DOCTRINE “The country needs the best trained and most practical men of affairs. It is time for patriotic men to band together, regardless of party, to protect America, state and municipal government.” from address given by Nicholas Murray Butler at Third Ward Republican club dinner last night. Work and save was the theme of Dr. Butler’s address. national affairs and is entirely in line with the arguments of the Taxpayers’ association in connection with the lay of a tax rate. We are advocating the laying of a 25 mill tax this year. require {o pay the expenses of necessary work. need of the work and save idea. In line with Dr. Butler's work and save thought, wouldn’t it be criminal to spend the $290,000, the extra money which a 30 mill rate would produce, under these abmnormal conditions? and then go to the city meeting Friday night to vote for the rate we need and can carried away with the idea that it’s simply an extra tax on the landlord. us and the rentpayer more than shares it with the landlord. A thirty mill tax rate will mean higher rent, and the rentpayer is having a struggle trying to save anything with rents where they are at present. What chance wili he have with It will be the same now. . We need a 25 mill tax rate for New Britain, let’s get it. No member of the executive committee of the Taxpayers’ association is .seeking public office. interest is in the city of New Britain, not in the mayoralty or any other political office. 5] 5 5 ) 5 ) 5 O e 6 ) 5 5 6 ) 6 ) ) 75-77-79 Church Street 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 24 Voits 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 Candie Power Automobile Lamps Regular Price SOc It is all we can afford, it is all the city needs. In these abnormal times, why make big appropriations for improvements that can only be made at excessive The crash is bound to come sooner or later unless the country wakes up to the When it does there wiil be plenty of men out of work and it will be time for the city to give them a helping hand and at the same time get its improvements at a saving. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE tl E% Buckley Tel. 2240, 2241 G 16i-2 Bulb 25¢c R ZS N Extract The thought applies to municipal as well as We claim it will produce the revenue we Think it over afford. Don’t be Taxation is a burden on all of That has always been proven in the past. 5] ) ] ) ] ) ) 6 i ) o ] 3 Our FEEEEEEEE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION IS EEEEEE