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e e sy -4l NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1022 HUSBAND AND WIFE - WOULD SPIT VEAR._ WEARINGS ON DT SEEK SAME OFFICE™ o vcoc, ™ INTO" 13 MONTHS BUDGETS CONCLUDE Finance Board Will Begin Its “Praning” Operation her campulgn manager, credit for her | successful entry into Richmond poli- ties, Mrs. Lockwood attended the Wal- nut Hill school ut Boston and was in | the cluss of 1800 ut Wellesley, Her husband s now In India, Bhe conducts | her own 120 acre farm, She @lso be. | longs to one of the old _ Richmond | families. She sthl has some npoons | that her great grandfather, Selab An- drews, made out of silver dollars, She has & wonderful old mahogany grand father clock and antiques of great value, Her father, Dr, Galusha B, Balch was a surgeon for four years in the civil war from New York state, Richmond Woman Who Does the Work, Wants the Salary Scientists Discuss Bill Making 28 Days in Each Washington, Feh, 7. — A national convention of business, professional and sclentific men to discuss the ques- tion of calendar reform with a view | to endorsement of a bill now pewding {n congress to substitute for thd pres. ent time calendar one dividieg the year into thirteen months of 28 days each, convened here today at the na Pittsfield, Mass, Feb, 7 Berkshire town of Richmond with a population of 661 and 227 voters, of whom elghty-seven are women, pre. sents the unusual spectacle of a hus- band and wife as rival candidates for ¢ combined offices of town clerk &hd treasurer, which carry w salary of $200 with fees that average $40 a The The Visiting Nurse association, New Britain TInstitute, board of public works and park commission were giv- en hearings last night by the board of finance and taxation. The session concludes the hearings for this year, Explain Increase, Mrs, H. M. Bates and Mrs, [, N, Parsons appeared in the interests of ,nar‘ lfvrlw?t A. Dorr has bheen tional museum auditorium under the|# $4,000 appropriation for the Visiting nominated h:\ hoth democrats and ausplces of fhe liherty calendar asso-|Nurse association. This is a $1,000 in- republicans for the offices. ['pon clation of Ameriea, The “liberty cal-|Créase over this year, made necessary, learning after the caucuses that her husband was to have no opposition Mra. Dorr decided to run on the aim- ple platform: “I am eligible and 1 am qualified.” Must Use Stickers, Nomination papers were eirculated in her behalf by Mrs. Charles B. Lockwood, twenty names being re- quired, As practically every voter in town had attended one of the cau- cuses, Mrs, Lockwood found it im- possible in zero weather and with drifted roads to obtain more than seventeen names. Not discouraged, however, by this setback, Mrs. Dorr and her friends were more (eter- mined than ever, and they have had stickers bhearing her name printed to paste on the ballots at the town meeting. Does the Work, Wants the Salary. "] am running for these offices, not essentially to oppose my husband, for there is no trouble hetween us," said Mrs. Dorr, “but rather to get the at- titude of Richmond voters toward women holding public office. Some men hold that although women have the ballot they are not eligible to office and should not expect to bhe elcted. During the two years that | my husband has been clerk and treas- urer 1 have done practically all the work except signing checks. 1 feel, therefore, that 1 should receive the salary’ dipect, even though 1 admit 1 get most of it now under the pres- ent arrangement. Gets Husband's Vote “After my husband had been nomi- the aasociation's representatives ex- plained, ‘hy the fact that the numbeér and cost of nurses’ visits has inereased The association has an income from the city, the United Charities corpora- tion, the Metropolitan Insurance com- pany and has a bequest in the will of the late Mrs. Theresa Stanley, Marcus White appeared for (he New Britain Institute. A total of $30,. 950 is asked from the city, this to he used with a $7,500 income for main- tenance. The cost of books has in- creased and the circulation is gaining each year, Mr. White told the hoard. Institute Budget. Following are the items contained In the budget: Repairs and mainten- ance, $1,000; light, $950; heat, 81,700 insurance, $3)); postage, $7560; sular- ies, $17,000; furniture, $600; periodi- cals, $300; hooks, $12,000; binding, 2,500; museum and ert gallery, $1,- 000; miscellaneous, $350; alterations and equipment, $2,500, The park board's budget of $30,000 was presented by Chairman W. . Brooks. For Walnut Hill park $16,- 484 is asked, exclusive of $1,800 for a new fence on the east boundary from West Main street to Grand street. For the Hart entrance $2,600 is asked. Ior maintaining the North End park $1,330 is wanted and $500 more for the skating pond at that park. Ior the 12 small parks which are to be given attention, $3,000 is sought. endar” bill as introduced in house hy Representatives Schall of Minnesota, with the' endorsement of the assoclation would put the new time schedule into effect in 1928 to glve the “other nations an opportunity to follow." The hill {s advocated by the asso- cfatlon as affording a standard time schedule for every year which would definitely fix for all time the dates of every day of the week by the uniform 28 day month division and thus dis- pense with the need of yearly cnlen- dars and end the inconvenience of having to ‘refer to these to establish the céincidence of “days and dates."” On 365 day years the odd day re- maining would he disposed of as ew Year Day” the first of the year to he given no other designation and retained W8 a legal holiday. In ‘leap year" the additional one day lap | would be disposed of by creating a “leap year day" hetween the monthy of June and July, as a legal holiday.| The extra month of the calendar would be called *'vern'" to include the “vernal equinox” and begin spring. The proposed calendar would begin the week with Monday instead of Sunday. Thus 1928 is selected for in- stalling it, advocates explained, be- cause the next day after the first is a Monday. The same dates for every month then would be fixed for each day of the week until the end of time. An estimated saving of $25,- 000,000 a year now expended on cal- endars is one argument of the asso- the WORKING AS COOK Lack of Stage WOI‘I( Compels Her to Do Other Jobs New York, is well I'eb, 6.—-An actress who known to Rroadway took a place few days ago as a cook in a private _home., Nothing has hap- pened to her talent, she has not lost her looks and she did not want to forsake the stage. She was just one of nobody knows how many thoue sands of stage folk who are here in New York waiting for the chance that will send them back «of the foot- lights or before the camera again. Scores of girls and women who have known regular employment in the theater {n the fullest degree that stage work ever is regular are to be found today behind counters of the department stores or clerking in offices. Unemployment in “the pro- fession” has never been so acute, Aid for Those Out of Work. Because of these conditions three women who have heen connected with the stage have' organized a Theatrical Woman's kxchange, through which they plan to provide aid in every way possible for women whose normal employment is in the “legitimate,” vaudeville or the mov- Eight Piece Dining Suite in the New Grey Oak with Genuine Blue Leather on the Chairs Nine Pieces, including server Ten Pieces, including China This New Grey Oak is not the cheap painted furniture—It is real Oak with the grey rubbed into the grain Feb. 8th only WEDNESD AY Feb.8th only 25% off Every Mahogany Console Mirror There Are Twenty Different Styles Displayed on Our Main Floor Create New Job. An item of $2,000 is asked for an nated by the Republicans the Demo-|jes, but who lack work now. The or-|[ciation in wppnn of the proposal. :-:':_’::::“m:":!‘:::?"‘r’"’l"r:‘ |ff Inarfs cratic town committee sent a delea- | ganizers are Miss Hilda Spong, Miss S S AR L U tion to him and asked him if he would | Margaret Allen and Miss Anita Clar- | SOt R alnh Walnwright 8<aa0a 0o accept the Democratic nomination. He |endon, a niece of Miss Ida Verne. m”'mr Both tha sl Hecand ”‘” it told them he would if they would let|They expect to open the exchange feile amr ‘M his 'd,. a;rnwn' Oh; me do the work. They said that was|about Iebruary 15 at 43 West Forty- N El [iAT BAE ARy ol it Tave Il right. Mr. Dorr says he is going|[geventh street. o i l.n vmga for me and I have heard him It is typical of the plight in which Tfl SE I] [] E E qualified helper. Commissioner John Di Nonno felt that a girl could take care of the office and frec Wainwright for the outside work. The public works budget was of- One Lot of 24 Heavy Wool Rugs, 27x54, were $3.75, for...... $1.00 One Lot of Jute Velvet Rugs, 27x50, were $§1.75, for ......... $1.00 many women of the stage now find themselves that an actress who had been unemployed for two years, and Broadway request some of his men friends over the telephome to do the same. 1 hope to get a good substantial vote from Archbishop Nathan Soederblom Rev. and Mrs. William Merriam Crane Her entire salary is necessary to pay or of King Gustave and the royal Allen and Lincoln streets. off her debts. A restanrant “Stage Door Inn,” will be operated in connection with «the evchange. 'The waitresses, who will be known as of Richmond. 8he is chairman of the Richmond League of Women Voters, which was organized several years ago through the efforts of Miss Heloise Meyer, wealthy society woman, of Lenox. Mr. Dorr belongs to one of the old- est and most prominent families in Richmond. The original deed of the old home place that he sold several years ago was from a land grant dated 1763. He now owns a productive farm of 100 acres on the Richmond-Lenox State road. He is one of the compara- In One Another's Way. Commissioner Kred Beloin asked if it was true that there are so many employes in the engineering depart- ment that they are in one another's way. Engineer Williams said this condition is true on rainy days. The varfous items were explained by Chairman Humphrey. An item of 816,000 for a store- house on Howard street was presented U. S. Revenues in both men and women. As this is my|recently got a part in a tarad=by - Ohs B e ’ s she 3 airman K. N. Humphrey 4 . Y a 3 LA R G s o L B it S Plans to Visit U, § and city Gngineer 2. 0. winiams. 1¢ ||| Brown and Green Velvtone Stair and Hall Carpet, was $1.50 2 yds $1 ginning anyway.” opened asked that her name be put | o i seplalng fiemeor $TLEG100 foeheRs Is Prominent Woman down for all the mending that could Tneruded u'r.;'r;»r the h::rlnp:r‘fiz‘; Mrs. Dorr, who is 33 years old, was[be given her. &he intends to work at = AT nely : Miss Mabel Frances Lwell of Boston, it |: her dressing room, she said, and | Stockholm, Feb. T. - Archbishop ;‘i"“\: Hflhr'" Tdfl«"::rm ffjr ]f“'iN\xh'. rse, f 1y in the family of the|whenever she has any other free time. Nathan Soederblom, head of the State | Booth, effield, nter and orth h a nurse, formerly ¥ Church of Sweden and spiritual advis-|streets, and bridges on Wells, Lawlor, to be known as the|family, plans to visit the United |States sometime next summer or fall to make a series of addresses for the promotion of international friendship. hostesses, will all be stage people Who | He is the president of the Iuropean are out’ of employment. As they find [Section of the Universnl Chrigfian parts in the profession they will move [Conference ‘on Life and Work, the out, and their places will be filled by mission of which is to heal the spirit- others on the waiting list. The ex-!ual wounds of international suspicion, change will conduct a mending bu-|distrust and hatred left by the world | reau, a manicuring parlor and other war. This organization numbers departments in which all of the serv- lamong its active workers ,some of ice will be gupplied by stage folk. America's most noted divines. The archbishop’s visit to America “Connecticut’s Best Furniture Store” UNEMPLOYED ORGANIZE Association Will Meet To Aid Jobless In i 5 yersatility of Actresses. 5 5 tively few rnmamlns sheep growers ,\c'rv‘an:nawhn)try (s IR L Ll R R S L btate Arc RCduCcd .\.lon A.nd Open Headquarter: legbicln Backahite, _heving s, fock cof making otcasional appearances in|the World Alllance for Promoting In-| Hartford, I'eb. 7.~A decrease of New York. fifty thoroughbred Shropshires. He the movies as extras are often with-|ternational I'riendship through the|$534,527 in federal revenue collec- New York, Keh. 7.—Announcing as has been so successful in the Industry, | |\ 4honecessary clothes because they |churches, the American-Scandinavian tions in Connecticut is shown in the | (heir siogan, “Nght and live; work or despite the dog menace, that the State| o 00" Wiy ‘5o many of their |moundation of New York City and the | report for January, this year, com- GoriRensationit e, newly. organized Board of Agriculture has appointed |, o "ang tne exchange will under-|Augustana Synod, an organization of | pared with January, 1921. The col- | 1ady of unemployed, will hold o dem- T oD AeMONSITAUON | ake fo get. gowns for them. fOF|Luytheran chirches In the United | icctions last month totalled $1,849,- onstration in the labor temple tonight agen for this reglon. { which a small rental will be charged. [statas, 238, it was announced at the fnter- [ o "CrL T T e oreanization of the Wife His First Opponent | 4y exira is paid $7.50 a dayi if a| Archhishop Soederblom fervently | nal revenue office vesterday. DRi (2L RMEILEL DRRS He never took a prominent part in| o i, s rented from a costumer that |pelieves that before Europe can re-| Income tax returns showed the | Rl atdeny Fave Sheuneal dhelE town politics until two years ago When | o, ¢s gone from the earnings. The |sover from her material losses and re- | |ATgest decrease, the total collec-|. ' NC 168 Ly i ; T b intention of organizing all the unem- the Republicans nominated him for{ . .honoe will charge $1. gain normal balance economically and tions last month being $440,398, as 4 ‘ th i 4 T haN clerk and treasurer and he was elected There will be a play bureau | g0 ia iy the apiritual wounds of the against $755,146 in January of last | PloYed o e nation at\ nh P! '\ by a large majority, 1In fact his wife|prough which the exchange Will[j2ie war must be healed. In his|Year. Sales tax collections showed |®1 headquarters from which the wor is to be carried on. Announcement was made that the workers' party of America was coop- erating and has issued a manifesto calling for a demonstration by the a drop of nearly $260,000, and dev- enue stamp sales The only item to was the capital jumped from $1,5 is his first real political opponent. Mrs. Dorr enjoys life on the farm far more than the bright lights of the city. She also is an enthusiastic sheep raiser, and during the recent lamb season she -:‘UPN)' _wi\’-m‘I"v\"rlamx'r;fin's ll"":;.:"'; ?sp(‘!‘(‘hfis throughout the United States y professionals, a reading burea 1 1the archbishop will appeal to the and other departments which will leaders and members of all creeds to suggest themselves as the Work BOCS|york within their denomination and on. It is intended that the exchange in their own way toward restoring in- declined $20,823. show an increase stock tax, which 44 to 210,437, MARKET €0~ shall be self-supporting, and its aim [yo /G0 B Y Lo s e Jolsless on Februsty 85, GET YOUR Is to provide not charity but employ-| "y, guys the American Section of the | Cashier (onfesses = ment " i Christlan Conference and other hodies He Looted B LOAN TO FARMERS “People do not realize,” Miss SPON& |\ romoting international friendship : He Loote ank St —————————— said yesterday, how versatile most have accomplished more than the Fu- Readville, Pa., Ieb. 7.-—Judson T.|Revival of U. . Grain Corporation is Ro t Pork actresses are, So many of them can ropean organizations working toward Snodgrass, cashier of the closed bank Also Being Recommended FREE cook, sew and make things which are [{PPCOR ATER T of Conneautiville, has, through his $1.00 PACKAGE OF GENUINE beautiful and useful.” . £t LB 7 counsel entered a plea of guilty in| Washington, Tfeb. 7.—Extension to r 4 — common pleas court here to three[the nation's farmers of a loan of 13 YEAST VITAMINE TABLETS from PREFER MEN'S JURY STRON( SOt R LR PR T es oulidaers 5 C your druggist today. Lavibti AR Repaired |sification of bank records. Judge|revival of the 1'. & Grain Corp. were Delegation Wan at Naval Yard There. 7. IF_ YOU ARE THIN AND EMACI- ATED AND WISH SOMETHING TO HELP YOU PUT ON FLESH AND INCREASE YOUR WEIGHT, recommended as agricultural relief relief measures by Benjamin C. Marah, managing director of the farmers' na- tional council, testifying today before Thomas J. Prather before whom the pleas were entered, announced that sentence would be imposed next Fri- day. Finest Cut Hamburg...Lb. 18c Fresh Cut Hamburg. .. .Lb. 180 Lean Smoked Shoulders Lb. 16¢c I Defense For Mrs. Madalynne Oben- Fean Smaked Shoulders. Lb. 16¢ Feb. Washington, -A delegation g of Massachusetts city officials headed % Yeast Vitamine Tablets should be used in il WL AtinRLAT0 Oiatn AlL by former Mayor Peters and Mayor| The bank which was closed a week [the senate agriculture committee. Wedgewood B lb connectlon with organic Nuxated Iron.| nales And Eliminate Woman Curley of Bostoh was here today to|ago by its president, Paul Sturtevant| The pending Tadd bill which would |l Creamery utter . 39¢ R A R confer with Senators from New BEng-[of New York city, when he learned|fix prices on principal farm products, cannot change inert, lifeless food into tiving | 1,08 Angeles, I7eb. 7. Work of ob-|janq states, regarding the proposal|of the cashier's irregularities, was|the witness asserted would mean re- Parksdale Fggs Native Fggs Pure Lard calls and tissue unless vou have plenty of | taining a Jury — preferably one of[that the liner Leviathan be repaired [sald to have lost about $300,000[lief eventually but enly the measures Doz, . 39¢c Doz, SRR TSR e yor foom ey Eanic ol | men, according to the defense—to try|and outfitted at the Roston navy yard. |through the {ransactions involved In[he recommended would give immedi- exygenated organic iron unites with your | Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, charged Members of the delegation asserted |today's court proceedings. ate relief. digested food as it is ahsorbed into your blood just as fire unites with roal or wood, J. Belton Ken-|that much unemployment would be offset if the work was assigned to the with the murder of nedy, was to be resumed today. Royal Lunch and Premium Soda Crackers and by so doing it creates tremendous power and energy., Without organic iron( When court adjourned yesterday the Boston yard. :,':..,’,-""Je..;:l"fi’n{'::l fz:f“;n;::ymr;‘tf“;:‘r"r:j'" jury box contained eight women and s g B Evap. Milk ......... 10¢ Baker's Cocoa ........ Can 22¢ Arrangements have been mnde with the [ four men. Six members of the venire e A o8 Challenge Milk ....2 Cans 25c Fancy Queen Olives— Aruggists of this city to give every reader | had been excused becatuse of opposi- Washington, Feb. 7.—Senator Lodge Shrathay 6 Cans 25¢ Mason Jar ............. 25¢ e L nokake enf | tion to the death penaity or because|conferred with President Harding to- S e R Sugar Com . ... Can 100 free with every purchase of a bottle of|of fixed opinions. day on arms conference matters and Sardines .......... cans 25¢ Van Camps’ Beans..3 cans 28¢ Nuxated Tron. Mrs. Obehchain showed agitation|on leaving the White House said the when the death penalty was discussed, |American delegation expected to have Medium For Constipated Bowels— Bilious Liver Potatoes its report ready for presentation to the president within week. but otherwise seemed to maintain Stze composure as she engaged in frequent pk. 33c NUXATED IRON trength and Endurance whispered conversations with her for- AT TN 4 2 i The nicest cathartic-laxative to|pletely by morning and you will feel ‘Naval Oranges, Dz, 25¢, 36¢, 55¢ Grapefruit ......... Each B¢ mer husband, Ralph R. Obenchain of GENERALS IN RESERVE physic your bowels when you have|splendid. “They work while you \ hr::r Grapefruit—4 for BARGAIN GLASSES Chicago, one of her counsel. Washington, Feb. 7.—Secretary Headaches Rilliousness AR H 8 ! Large Temons o Doz~ 880 25¢; 3 for 28c; 2 for 25 AL AN HODR = Weeks announced today he had select-| Colds Indigestion g ASDETEW MEVEr-BHP you “up Baldwin Apples.....2 Qts. 25¢ Sound Onifons . .. Lb, 108 iz EVEN,FIRE CA T HURT FORD |ed Col. Luke Callan, Bristol, R. I. and Dizziness Sour Stonfach |or 8ripe like Salts, Pills, Calomel, or Fresh Dates ........ rkg. 9c Green Peppers ...... 8 for 10c VISION i " Colonel Henry A. Shaw, Worcester, |y candy.like Carcarets. One or two|Oil and they cost only ten cents a ihe. best Glasser yon Takes Three I'.mflm-s To Put Out|Mass. for nomination as generals in|¢onicht will empty your bowels com- | box. Children love Casearets too. Blaze, But Owner Drives Away the officers reserve corps. Atlantic City, N. J., Feh. 7.—An- thony Loder, owner of one of those cars about which so many vaudeville jokes are writfen, left his car at the curb near Georgia and Atlantic ave- nues yesterday when he went on an errand in a nearby building. The car caught fire and three engines were called to extinguish the blaze. « Loder came out as the firemen com- pleted the job. After a glance at the car he laughed, spread a couple of newsphpers over the charred seat, stepped on the self-starter and rolled away, without comment, “Can you beat that?" asked Deputy Chief Miller. can buy are the cheap- est in the end. Our prices are just and fair to both you and ourselves. TRADE IN NEW BRITAIN DAY Our Tables Piled High with SPECIALS FOR WEDNESDAY A. A. MILLS “We see that you see"” FRANK E. GOODWIN Optometrist 827 Main St. Tel. 1905 Open Evenings Telephone 381 NEW BRITAIN

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