New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1922, Page 3

The e oy s A Sy NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1622 ASHLEY-BABCOCK Co. HIGH RENT IS FORCING US OUT EMOVAL SALE If You're Planning To Get a Spring Coat or Suit, Come To This Sale Tomorrow It Starts We're Moving To Meshken’s Former Store At 139 Main Street Men Of New Britain, Here’s An Unusual Opportunity For You To Buy Your Spring Clothes AT FAR BELOW SPRING SEASON PRICES ! You G;q't Thg Benefits Because We Are Going To Dispose Of Our Entire Stock At COST. We Want To Carry Nothing Over To Our - New dtore. And Save The Dollars You'll Have To Pay In Season! Yon Don’t Have To Think Twice About The Reason For This Sale.* It's a REMOVAL SALE, Pure And Simple, And Every Bit Of Stock Will Be Sold At COST. "*OMORROW THIS REMOVAL SALE STARTS The ASHLEY-BABCOCK Co. NOW AT 177 MAIN STREET RAILROAD RULINGS ARENDW EFFECTIVE Six Per Cent. Return Expires To- day-Other Changes ‘Washington, March 1.—Two impor- tant changes in government policy toward the nation’s railroads became effective today. The section of the transportation act fixing six per eent. as the return on railroad properties which railroads are entitled to earn under interstate commerce commission regulations ex- pired today. Also with today there expired the period during which rail- roads which were controlled by the government during the war are en- titled to ask government loans to aid them in continuing oprations after re- turn to private management. The six per cent. return clause, generally called the guarantee provision, is su- perseded today by the transportation act provisions which hereafter re- quire the interstate commerce com- mission to make rates that will give railroads a ‘‘reasonable return on the value of property used in transpor- tation.” . Reasonaple Returns. The commission is expected there- fore to define for itself what earnings constitute reasonable return and to make rates accordingly. The subject of the definition of reasonable return has already been taken up formally by the commission for the purpose of TALKING MACHINES AND RECORDS See Victor Advertisement ‘Opposite C. L. PIERCE & CO. - 246 MAIN STREET OPPOSITE THE MONUMENT gecuring arguments from, railroads and interested parties to proceedings before it in relation to rate regulation. Application from railroads desiring the government loans have been pour- ing into the commission in consider- able numbers during the last few days in the endeavor to get in before the limitation began. TALK ON WATERWAYS Rivers and Harbors Congress Today at Washington Washington, March 1.—A debate on the St. Lawrence Waterway project and a number of addresses by prom- inent shipping men formed the pro- gram for the opening today of the seventeenth convention of the Na- tional Rivers and Harbors Congress. In the debate Governor Nathan L. Miller'of New York, was scheduled to speak against the St. Lawrence pro- ject while Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas and H. H. Merrick of Chicago were listed as the affirmative speak- ers. Among the speakers on today's pro- gram was Mrs. Sarah Willard Strout of Portland, Maine, president of the Women's National Rivers and Har- bors Congress. BOOKKEEPER ARRESTED. Worcester, Mass., Mar. 1.—Roger Coulthurst, a bookkeeper at the Hotel Touraine, Boston, who disappeared with the weekly payroll of the hotel yesterday, was taken into custody here today. Opens Low, narrow forehead is a mark of beauty in Mexican women. Sound travels at about a fourth of a mile a second. VICTOR ALL REPORTS BEING RIGIDLY RUN DOWN As Result Final Statement on Roma Disaster May Be Somewhat Delayed Newport News, Va., March 1.— Every report and every rumor deal- ing with the destruction of the airship Roma February 21 with a loss of 34 lives, is being investigated by the board of inquiry. This was the statement today by members of the board as they resum- ed their investigation and went into session at Langley field. Sergeant Harry Chapman, of the survivors, was interviewed yesterday | in the Public Health Service Hospital at Norfolk but Charles Dworack, an- other survivor was still unable to be questioned. The two men were among the most seriously injured. “I can't say how much longer the inquiry will continue” said a member of the board today. “There are hun- dreds of reports and rumors which we intend to sift to the bottom if such a thing is possible and we may| not finish our work for a week or| more.” | Officials at Langley field have been | beset for a week or more with re- ports and rumors that the Roma was considered unsafe before she made her last flight, but they assert that thus far.they have been unable to find any one who has thrown any di- rect light on this phase of the catas- tophe. Asks $100,000 A Mrs. Alma C. Smythe has sued Leighton Taylor, secretary of the late Sepator Boles Penrose, for $100,000 She alleges Taylor kissed her. Taylor denies it. BURRITT GRANGE NOTES. Literary Program Will Be Carrieq On Saturday Evening The regular meeting of Burritt Grange will be held at 8 o’clock Sat- urday evening in Judd’'s hall. A lit- erary program will be held in charge of the worthy lecturer. There will be a roll call, and each member will be. asked to tell what he or she is thinking about. There will also be a pantomime sketch “Wanted, a Wife,” and musical selections. All applications for membership must be in by the next meeting, as a class initiation is scheduled in the near future. There is a large class waiting at present for the initiatory degree, and those not having appli- |cations in by next Saturday will be forced to wait until the fall initiation. C MOVING TO 139 MAIN STREET DRY WORKERS SEEK ADDED CONQUES Three Temperance Campaigners Will Be Sent To Foreign Ficlds This Year Westerville, O, Mar. 1.—Three American Temperance workers will invade foreign countries this year in the interest of prohibition, according to an announcement today by Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington, general secre- tary of the World league against al- coholism. Dr. John G. Wooley, of Paris, Tll., for nearly half a century an outstand- ing figure in temperance work, and at one time a candidate for president on the prohibition ticket, is starting today on a six months tour that will take him to Italy, Switzerland, Spain, France, Portugal Czecho-Slovakia, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Tceland. He will make a survey of prohibition conditions in those countries and will deliver a series of talks in which pro- hibition in the [Tnited States will be held up as an example. Rev. David Ostland of Minneapolis, who is representing the world league in the Scandinavian countries, espe- clally in Sweden, will assist the drys of Eghhonia, who are trying to bring about prohibition in their country. 71 WEDS 25. Former U. S. Senator Lee Mantle of Montana Is Now Benedict. San Francisco, Mar. 1--Lee Mantle, 71, former United States senator from Montana, married in Chicago last Saturday to Miss Mary Etta Daly, 25, was here today with his bride to visit her mother, Mrs. Mxty Daly. “A man {is as old as he looks Mr. Mantle, “and in spirit T old.- There is nothing forced ahout this marriage. We like each other. 1t is a natural alliance and that is all there is to it.” CONFERS WITH HARDING Canadian Representive Discusses Possible Trade Treaty “'ashlnflon.(dwar«‘h 1.—~Willlam §& Tielding, Canadlan minister of finance who is understood to have come to Washington to confer with American government officlals as to the pos- sibilities of a trade reciprocity agree- ment between the United States and Canada, had an ‘engagement today to sce President Harding. While House officials said they had no information as to the nature of the conference between the president and Mr. Fielding, the engagement having been arranged by the British Embassy. MASS MEETING PLANNED A mass meeting and entertainment is being planned by officials of the newly organized Nathan Hale Com- munity assoclation. The affair to be held March 10. The entertainment will be open to the public. There will be movies and good speakers. The proposed Nathan Hale play, ground will be discussed. Mlmstgr At 13 Miss Orietta Stoddard, of Miami, Okla, is only 13, but she has just been licensed to preach in the Meth- odist Episcopal church GOLFERS TAKE NOTICE Men Who Play Game on Sundays Should Not Employ Boy Caddies— It Keeps Them Out of Church. Omaha, Neb., Mar. 1.—Men who play golf Sundays have no right to employ boy caddies on Sunday morn- ings, because it keeps them out of Sunday school, Bishop E. Shaler, of the Episcopal church of Chicago, told the public affairs committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. in an address yesterday. days is not only desecrating the Sab- bath himself, but he is committing a sin for which he will have to answer some day if he keeps a boy out of Sunday" school,” the bishop said. *“1 like golf myself, but, not to the ex- tent of keeping some one away from church.” “The man who plays golf on Sun- ) City Items Judge Willlam K. Mangan of Bas- sett street is confined to his bed at home with a severe attack of the grip. “Boo-Hoo-Hoo,” 18855, Victor rec- ord. C. L. Pierce & Co.—advt. Edward McAloon, 15 year-old son of 'Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. McAloon of 182 Washington street, is confined to his home suffering with rheuma- tism in his left leg. He was forced to leave his classes in St. Thomas' Seminary, where he is a student, and it will be several weeks before he will be able to resume his studies. Meet me at Schmarr's for dinner. . —advt, Councilman Arthur Crusberg of the second ward has moved into his new residence at No. 347 Stanley street. Victor records for March. C. L. Pierce & Co.—advt. Lieutenant John C. Connolly of En- gine Co. No. 6, who has been off duty for the past ten weeks as the result of an injiiry to his'leg, returned to duty yesterday. ST S Open house—all models on display. Lash Motor Co., Inc.—advt. * * ' We have our o%wn.show at our show rooms. Lash Motor Co., Inc.— advt. See the Paige and Cadillac cars on display at our show ' rooms, West Main, at Lincoln.—Advt. Call 382 and we will be pleased to call for you.—advt. IR ““You need never apologize for drive ing a Paige.”—advt, ' In the book of automobling wise men turn from ‘“Paige to Paige."— advt. Nulife Corset Demonstrator at the Woman's Shop all this week.——advt. Nulife Corset Demonstrator at the Woman's Shop all this week.—advt. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lockett and son, Eugene, have returned, after a trip to Florida. . A meeting of St. Elmo lodge, ‘K. o P., will be held tonight in Judd’'s hall. A rehearsal of the cast and chorus of “The Gingerbread Man,” will be held tonight in Masonic headquarters. A debate on “Resolved—That the Womenfolk of Ex-Soldiers Shall Pay Personal Tax," will be held follow- ing the regular meeting of A. G. Hammond camp, U. 8. W. V,, at the gtate armory this evening. CLOSED! FOR ALTERATIONS * Will re-open shortly with & complete line of Coats, Suits, Dresses, Waists, Corsets and Hosiery. : ay’sCoat | House 238 MAIN ST. — Watch Us Grow —