New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1920, Page 9

¥1S HOW GURTIS SAVES CITY MONEY, ’ VA% of Recent Activities Told by His Agent Today's statement from O. I*. Cur- s’ eathipaign headquarters follows: “As the result of his long and inu mate acquaintance with the admini tion of inunicipal busine M rt is enabled to detect flaws hick are frequently present in pr d contracts, and in that way save ¢ity from much unnecessary ex- nse. hus when constructing mitt council ol high' agail factor ¥Than commitiee, up th> tractor whiclh®when totalcd, en to erect the building for the amount of money appropriated. In nce, Mr. Curtis’ enterprise the eity Dbetween two and thonsand dollars. “A% further evidence of Mr. sh-ewdness in the matter of arding contracts, let us consider what happened duiing ihe past yvear in convection with the cection of fire engine nouse No. § ard the construc- tion fire alarm station. LargSly the re his experiente as a con- Mr. Curtis, on examin and speeificz tions rious items in the contract not esscatial to the d and usefulness of the buildings. ng these maiters to the at- n of the fire com ionc nd i intermediary between a and the contraciors, Mr. Curtis secured & veduction of approximately ene thousand dollar Possibly all this i pdple in New B:itain: sol surprising, fer it humarn nature, that the man who yoaves his arms and blesses the be- Joved “Peoule.”” attracts public atten- tion.»ywhile one who modest. but @ constant and faithful worker, is ac- eepted as a matter of course. arose of the com- common which. the question city garoge, appointed by the advertised for bids ceived, were cltosether in bids were called fo resuit from and tis A the was far through permission of the Mr. Curtis persor.ally took matter with several sub-con- and in that way secured bids bied the eity saved It which o bility news Lot if so, it is is the irony of es Bi; in Game Ag: Fellow on Mound st Dodgers. March 29 to conftine his simply 15 basing, much po Ne. to go intn for the hole and fthander 1o pull them Jacksonville. Ruth isn't 11 activitie * felding and these st two thé hox and r 1y time neéd'a strong b out, This afternoon use Mozri known ~aturda ins had intended hormahlen to star: the procecdings Robins But when game time can her o “read When a lefthander isn't i might as well go and piay a3 Bay ne warbles. So who do at this juncture 1 arm? Why, vou supposc stepped in nd bared his lust) Babe Ruth! [fe 'SEmed up like o whirlwind before AWe stand with all of his old and curves working just as thou 4 been pitchinz every d Tag pagt year. Just the w it you can _=gmember, that he pitched in the 1915 gfi 3918 world's series against the anfortunute Brooklyners and the h e tha IN WRONG. Claim » Have A\dvanced + Iorces Without Permission. —Absolute confi mation of the entrance of regular Ger- mMan army troops inte the Ruhr di trict on the edge of the allied zone of occupation without any permission Trom the Allies, T been received ench forcign office, it was ed today. he subject. it was stated, will prob- ably come up before the supreme ineil in London. I'he French they say can find no excuse whatever the sending of troops into this de- o0 this in- three | Cur- | to many | —Biz speerd | by | for | | CROWD AT RACES 20.000 Persons on Hand to Witness Opening of Season at Newark— Rramer Starts With Win. Newark, N. J.,, March 29.—Twenty theusand persons, the largest crowd { that has yet turned out far a bicycle i meet n New Jersey, jammed every inch of space ot the velodrome in New- ark yesterday for the opening of the season. © It was necessary to close the nd stand and bleacher doors before the races sturted and thousands of ‘uns stood in the infield all through { the meet. Frank L. Kramer celebrat- ed the start of his twenty-first year a professional bickcle rider by win- { ning tlie one mile special Class A invi- tation race from John L. Stachle, Ar- thur Spencer, Harry Kaiser, Fred Hill and Gus Lang. Kramer appears to be as fast as ever, for he had to ride his best to win and only succeeded in doing it in the last few vards of the race, nipping Staehle at the tape hy inches. Spen- er the former champion, was sécond. Kramer rode the last eighth mile 1n séconds, which is remarkable time for so early in the‘season. Alfred Goullet and Jake Magin, the winners of the last New York six d race, defeated Osc; Egg and Eddie Madden in two straight heats of a one mile team match. Goullet had all sorts of speed and won both heats easily. | as COLLEGE BOXERS IN TIE. and Penosylvania Ring Men Win Three Bouts Each. New Haven, March 29.—The Yale and Pean vani boxing teams bat- tled to a tie in a dual meet here Saft- urday night, each winning three bout; Eddie Eagan of Denver, cap- tain of the Yale team, and amateur heavyweight champion the United States, had to extend himself to get a dec!sion over Bourno of Pennsyl- Yale summaries: 116-pound clags—Burkaap. svivania, defeattd Neuman, three rounds. -pound class defeated Penn- Yale, Penn- four Solman, Wood, Yale, —O'Malley, Penn- Brewer, Yale, three -pound e sylvanik, defeated rounds. | -pound ciass—Colgate. | deteated Ereslin, Pennsylvania, | rounds. I 158-pound | defeated Bessel. Yale, three Yale three class—Eilingston, Pennsylvani Yale, de- three 1 s—Eagan, | feated Bourne, Pennsylvania, ‘ rounds. ! "HEDULE YET. B 1 League Committee Is Findi | Task a Tough Onec. | Springfield, March 29.. Another league schedule meeting took place in the Cooley hotel yester: afternoon ahd evening, but. as was the case last week, little was done which could be announced, though the men worked hard all time. It touzh job 10 mike out a league schedule, becialiy in a | circuit where there are so many counter-attractions to be considered. The schedule is not done yet, but at another gathering, to be held probd- ably this week at the same place, it hoped the te can be finished. ,Then a regular lecague meeting wi be in order for the purpose of ratify ing the schedule, to hear the report of Mr., Clarkin on the turnstile ques tion and that of Mr. Shea on the mat- ter of tickets well as a number of i things of importance, such as i other {the appointment of thd umpire the is a DRIVIN OUIMET'S FINE xhibition in Match Pinchurst Yesterday. March 29.-- rancis Ouimet. gave a great exhibi- ion of long and accurate driving in the course of a match played on the No. 3 course at Pinehurst yesterda; in which Ouimet and Walter Hagen broke all even with Louis "ellier, of Brae Burn, and George McLean, of | | Great Neck. Ouimet outdrove l!hrec professionals on seven of i 14 long holes. Hagen had the | drives on four ol the other | holes. Tellier's 24-37-73 was the best indi- | Ivmum round. Ouimet and Hasen - were 74 and Lean 75 at Pinehurst, th best seven | own NEW B KID LEWIS IN QUEST OF ANOTHER TITLE Former Welterweight Champion of World Begins Campaign in Eng- land to Achieve Feat. New York., March 29.—Kid Lewi former welter champion of the world, who has been knocking I wel- ters about with great regularity for some months past, now middleweight championship of [ land. Tewis recently knocked out an English middleweight named Johnny Bee in four rounds and followed that by stopping Gus Platts, the Sheflield Blade, in ecighteen rounds. Lewi: desire for a match for the middle- weight Dbelt is opposed by the author- jties on the sround that he is only in England again on a temporary visit, and that he intends, ways has intended, to return States, where he has made his with his own and his wife] this weighing very heavily Lewis’ chance of winnin another bhelt and taking it straightw out of the country. The middleweight sit- uation is complicated, by the fact that Pat O'Keefe, holder of the Lons- dale helt, who retired a few years ago, now announces he still is the champion and will defend the honors against any one. On top of the O’'Keefe edict comes the announce- ment that Jim Sullivan, the former middleweight belt holder, and Tom Gummer are to meet at the¢ Nation- al Sporting club in contest an- nounced as being for the weight championship and belt. Thus it can be seen that the middleweight situation in England is in a muddled tuation, with the chances of the inner of the Sullivan-Gummer con- test being declared title holder. to the home, family, against WINS DERBY Hor: Wins at Havana Closing. Havana, Cuba, March 29.—The long winter meeting of the Cuban-Amer can Jockey club came to a close yes- terday with the running of the $16,000 Cuban Derby. and amid the rousing cheers of 10,000 persons, E. Alvarez's Herron scored a sensational victor over Blue Wrack in a drive which throwgh the final furlong and brought the biz crowd to its Herron won by a few inches and both colts were out to the last ounce. Mlie. Dazie staggered home six lengths back of Bhie Wrack. Th v the initial running of the Derby and the field that sported silk comprised the best three-vear-olds on the island. The fact that the first two horses were owned by Cubans added further lustre to the occasion, and HERRO: Alvarez's Feature Event a h when the colts came back to the scales given an ovation that fairly it continued and disap- hey wer shook the big stand. and until they weighted out peared in the paddock. WILD A Tyweight Bedford D DYSON. to Boy Meet May Tough First. English New 29.—Jimmy cham- Boston, Ms: March Wiide, the British flyweight pion, and Bobby Dyson of New Bed- ford, are matched for battle. They will meet in Johnny Cuddy's circus na at Lawrence, the afternoon of 1. The scheduled distance will 2 rounds. Dyson will be forced to make 114 pounds, ringside, which it ‘is thought he ¢an do without trouble. Wilde will have a biz guarantee with percentage, and will demand his referee. TRANSFERRED TO TORONTO, Ottawa, Ont., March 29.—The ser for the world's ice hockey champion- ship in which the Ottawa “Senators” lead the Seattle “Mets” two games ‘o one will be transterred to Toronto, 1t was announced last nizht. The next gzame will be plaved Tuesday night As the ice here had become soft, was decided to continue the seri ificial ice. s on arf MRS, WIGHTMAN LOS Berkeley, Cal. March e West defeated the East in the inter- sectional tennis seri for women when Miss Helen Baker, of San Fran- cisco, won the Jifth and deciding match yesterd from Mrs. George Wightman, of Boston, national woman cl 1, 6—4 PABLO CASALS THE GREATEST LIVING FOX’S THEATER Sunday Afternoon, April 11 AT 2:30 O’CLOCK & & & k- & & # C. L. PIERCE AUSPICES The New Britain Musical Club TICKETS FOR SALE AT & GRAFONOLA SHOP GREEEGERRRT NIRRT L ORI DTV R BB RBDET & CO. ’CELLIST kel and al- | middie- | MILLS INLAWRENCE NITTI SAYS THA * GLOSED BY FLOODS SLAVS ARE FRIENDS Massachusetts Industries Crippled aims at the | { caused by { they are not General | reached in Many Places Lioston, March —Swollen rivers the thaw in the northern hill districts continued to enace bridges and river front properties in cities and towns in New England toda Points along M mac and Connecticut rive the tributaries reported that water had reached the highest mark in many year Several mills at Lawrence forced to close hecause of basements and others were ened by the steady rise of rimac river. he Concord rose more than iy were flooded threat- the Mer- and Merrimac rivers a foot in the Lowell rict in 24 hours and the officials were prepared today to open the flood gates which have been closed there since the record freshet of 1852 Basements in homes and fac- tori in the district were flooded last night. At Haverhill the Merrimac its highest point since 1897 The fender pier of the Boston and Maine bridge, which has been re- garded a danger point, was sub- merged under nine inches of water. Cellars along the river front were flooded, but serious property damage was avoided by store clerks and fac tory employes who removed most of the stock. Flood warnings were ued at va- rious places along the Connecticut river. Several towns in Vermont were threatened by the unusually heavy ice flow. A steel bridge 200 spanned the river boro and an island vesterday, carrying dents of the island Railroad bridge patrols along the Connecticut reported a heav ice pressure against the abutments. ley service between Holyoke Northampton was suspended cause of the overflow at points. Many farms in the were partly covered by water, most of the stock had been from danger. The conditions appeared graver be- cause of the weather forecast which predicted rain tonight and tomorrow. as feet long which between was swept away one of the resi- with it be but GERMAN GOV'T TO TAKE FIRM STAND Will Adopt Energetic Measures to Keep Communists Well Within Bounds and Stop Looting Berlin, March 2 ures to restore order and to protect the German people from “illezal acts” will be taken by the govern- ment against communist forces opera- ting in the Ruhr region, said a mani festo issued by the government today, if leaders of the communists fail by March 30 to give adequate guaran- tees to General von Watter. com- mander of government troops in that district. The following stipulations are lad down as conditions upon which the government will regain from taking drastic steps to punish those who have opposed its authority. Unconditonal recognition of consti- tutional state authorities. Restoration of official civilian and police services, providing they have not been implicated in the movement | supporting the reactionary regime set up by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp on Marci 13. Immediate release If thse conditions : government will not —Energetic m of prisoners. re accepted the interfere but if von Watter will receive full pow to proceed. The manifesto declares the feld agreement has not been kept attacks on Wesel re continuing that “numerous complaints from circles of the populace against crimes of the extremi have received by the government all the been STF New York., March 2 cline in sterking exchange marked th opening of the market here today, de- mand bills being auoted at §3.91 11 or two conts below closn, REPUBLICAN PRIMARI The following are (he voting for Republican Primaries. Tht April 1st, from 4 to 8 p. m. 1st Ward-——172 Arch sireet. 2d Ward—189 Park sireet, tian building) 3d Ward—Iddy of City Hall). 4th Ward—15 Main street 5lh Ward — Skritulsky's (Broad street). 6th Ward— REPUBLICAN H (Bas Awning Co., (Rear Hall Hartford avenue TOWN COMMIT E. ERWIN. Cha EF man NOTICE TAKE NOTICE T t, an agreement among all of the holders of The White Oak Crushed Stone company, executed on Marci 15, 1920, the said corporation will be dissolved and the corporate exist- ence thereof will be terminated All creditors of said Corporation are hereby warned to present their claims to B. D. Pierce, J president of said Corporation, at No ple street, Room 401, New Connecticut, on or before day of July, 1920, Dated this 29th Haven, the day of 11920 B. D. PIERCE. A. L. WORTHEN, A. S. LAN IRVING s JONATH.AD . JAMES KELLY, R. M. ROBINSON, Directors, acting Trustees liquidation. T TINKER, GROUT, Biele- | and | 152 Tem- | March, | the | | | Brattle- | rol- | and | several | lowlands | removed | 15th | Insists He Never Regarded Them! In Any Other Way Rome, March —Speaking in! the chamber of deputies today, Pre mier Nitti declared he had never re garded the Jugo-Slavs as enemies but ' had., on the ‘contrary, regarded them | s friends. He expressed the hope they would soon partake of Italian econemic and cultural advantages and | deplored what he de: ibed as a gerous press campaign which is i culated to foster distrust among the Jugo-Slavs.” “While anxious to bring about <L! friendly understanding with the Jugo- 5 " he declared, “there is another solution—to demand the enforcement of the Pact of London. Irance and Great Britain have stated if Italy de- sired the application of the pact they would not refuse, as they hold them- selves bound by it. If Italy is com- pelled to demand the carrying out of the convention it will he necessary to ask its complete enforcement without including Fiume.” Signor Nitti condemned that section of the press demandinz the pact and also Fiume and said he had told the supreme allied council in London that if Italy required the enforcement of the treaty she would concede auton- omy to Dalmatia. He added this had created a good impression. “If no other agreement can reached,” he continued, “a third solu- tion of the Adriatic guestion may be to accept, with suitable modifications, proposals formulated by Great Britain and France. This solution is desired still less by Jugo-Slavia than by Ita but, neverth is necess: keep it in mind while continuing our efforts to reach an adjustment hy amicable underst with Jugo-Slavs.” The premier be nding was applauded by the whole chamber. with the exception of the socialists, and asked for a “clear and unmistakable vote of confidence. With his address the debate was | adjourned. Industrial League Teams Will Oppose Teams of Capital City League To- night—West Ends Friday. The second games of the series be- tween the leaders and runners-up in the industr Lasketball leagues of this city Hartford will be played tonight o’clock in the Hopkins um of the Hartford High school. The Corbin team will play Pratt & Whitney’s and the New Britain Machine five will oppose the Colt team. So that the rooters for the lecal teams may reach that ci time they have been requested to be at at station at 7:13, new time. A game is being arranged between the team of the New Britain Machine company and the West End outfit of Bristol, to be played next Friday eve- ning in the state armory. A prelimi- nary game will be plaved in which, it is expected, girls’ teams will pate. and at 8 street gymn partici- " REDS CAPTURE CITY sert to Soviet Forces When Novo- rossisk Capitulates. Novorossisk, Russia, March 28 Occupation of this city by bolsheviki forces occurred Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Thousands of Gener: Denikine's volunteer soldiers went over to the soviet side and most of the remainder went on board ship and departed for Crimea with Deni- | kine. 3 The only ships which resisted occupation of the y by the bol- sheviki were Russian, which fired a few shells at the soviet forces. U. 8. cruiser Galveston the warship to leave the harbor and wa? not fired upon, although British and French warships were under fire from bolshevik machine guns whike de- parting. Virtu: was) 1y all shipping of value was i i rectly from the harbor befor: ined control of the ¢ removed bolsheviki g GOING BACK HOMEF March 29.—Former been Premie Egyp for several weeks on a tour of recrea. tion, has returned to Caira from th Sudan and is proceeding to Palestin it is announced in Cairo messages. H will spend the greater part of hol week in Palestine, planning to be i Jerusalem on Good Friday and wil =ail far-France from lexandria o April 23, The ex-premier, it is stated plans to go to his home in Vendee d after landing, merely passin h Paris on his way. Paris, Clemenceau, who has in throu ALLIES LEAV London, March —Oflicial di3 patches on the fall of Novorossis state that when the Bolsheviki ente ed the town on March 27 the allig forces and a portion of the relative small forces of Gen. Denikine's arn i been removed. s CETY. ? /l// There are no “ifs” or “‘buts” about INOROUT. It will do any varnish job well and won’t quibble. You can put a parlor_finish on kitchen chairs, or rub it down to a rich sheen on the finest of furniture. Outside, it gives a glossy protec- tion that stands up under the worst weather conditions. Samples of wood varnished with INOROUT have been fished out of a two-hour bath in boil- ing water, and looked just as good as new. can buy. 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