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u Anniversary of Alaska Expedition; Plainville Man Tells of Hardships John Conlon and Party Started for Klondike Gold Fields Years Ago Today. 25 (Bpecial to The Merald) Plainville, Jan, 15.—Present books of fiction are filled with tales of the hardships encountered by the pioneer gold seekers in the days of the rush to the Yukon, of the frenay shown when a new strike was made and of the heart breaking disappoint ments experienced by thousands who had given up heme and family in a ain effort to discover hidden wealth But fiction has nothing of the thrills of a tale told by one who was among the thousands in the first rush from this country to Alaska in 1598, and such a tale 18 the following given by John Conlon this who 25 years in company with Thema: Quinlan, Johr and Oscar Al- twein of Southington, left Plainville to seek their with the pros- pector's pick in the Alaskan hills Went to Copper River ollowing account of is given in the Hi January 15, Colon this town, in Thomas Quinlan, John r Altwein, all of South- Klondike gold fternoon, They have en- the special train Wednesday for Ta- Washington. After stopping in for a few weeks, the witl Seattle where the will steamer to Alaska and pro- ceed to the River distriet, where they will stake claims and by- gin operations. Then men, unless their company enlarged, have agreed to work on shares. 1f more oin the little company, each man will stake his own claim and hustle for himself. “The three men are carrying $3,000 among them, enough to enable them to live for two vears in the gold fields. They will carry provisions enough for one year and after leaving the coast will transport themselves in the usual manner, on mules or horses. Mr. Conlon said this morning that the climate in the Copper River district is much the same as it is in our own New England states. In summer, the temperature is up to 70 degrees and even higher. 1In winter it falls to 14 below zero, which is not more scvere than weather experienced in our own state.” of town Davis de- the the issue of parture New Britatr 1565: “Joln of company wit Davis and Osc i \, started for the fields this ! on coma, Tacoma proceed take the Copper Conlon Tells of Trip In relating his experiences on the trip, Mr. Conion, who is now employ- ed as a meat cutter in George M. Rich's meat market on West Main street, gives a graphic account of the hardships he and his companions en- countered on their dash to the mining regions. He said that they left Plainville and arrived in Boston the same day, leav- ing there fot Tacoma, Washington early next morning, They remained in Tacoma for one week. After that, they proceeded to Seattle and there, their first diffi¢ulties were encounter- ed. They purchased additional supplics in the western @ity and started to get passage to Alaska. They found that a small fortune could not buy a berth on a steamboat and that every man- ner and shape of craft was being pressed into service to transport the thousands of gold seekers who had gathered in the “jumping off” eity. At last Mr. Conlon's party securcd makeshift berths on an old type of sailing vessel and embarked on their long trip on February 28, 1398, Put On Short Rations Mr. Conlon says he will never for- get the trip from Seattle to Alaska. Ordinarily, the vo. > consumed a lit- tle over two weeks, but on this trip, the sailing vessel ran into a terrific storm three d out, and the little boat. struggling in the grip of a mighty sea, was blown far off its course, and the local man gave up hope of ever getting safely to shore. Time after time, the vessel would head in the right direction, only to be blown off the course. Food and water hecame so scarce that the pas- sengers and crew were forced to take two small meals a day and one drink of water. Rinally, on March 31, the vessel dockad at Nome, the gateway to the north, On landing, the party found the snow 17 feet deep and the entire land in the grip of a terrific winter, an ex- traordinary one according to the in- habitants of Alaska. Nothing daunt- ed, however, Conlon and his friends started on the trail to the land of promise. They packed their belong- ings on a mule pack train and strap- ped their packs on their backs and started a trip that was to impress it- self on their memories. They had traveled about 100 miles through the country, when they en- countered drifts of snow that reached 29 feet. Unable to use their mules, they sold them to a trader on trail and put their goods on teams. After about two weeks' travelling, they decided to rest for a few days, and for that purpose, they searched around for a suitable site on which to pitch their tent. Tent Life In Snow Mushing along the trail, they final- ly came to a spot that had a snow base cut out, the size of their tent. Here they pitched camp. On one dog side of them, the timber was 15 miles| away and on the other side, no wood was to be had in any great quanti- ties for 10 miles. They unloaded their supplies outside their tent door within easy reach and settied down to a few days' rest. By this time part of the glamor of “easily found wealth” had worn off and it was a juxury to be able to lie down in a comfortable bunk and stretch their aching limbs. Life here, however, was not destin- “ ed to be a path of roses and their pew found luxury was to be turned into their greatest hardship. On the ‘second day, about 4 o'clock in the ‘afternoon, a few flakes of snow began to fall: The four in the tent lazily stretehed out on their bunks, smok- ing their pipes, were not disturbed, because they befieved the snow would [ comes of $5,000 and above. lay | | | | outsde the tent in the stove and the right side of the tent outside Late that night, however, began to howl, driving the fakes of snow before it and before leng, the entire surrounding country was in the grip of a terrific blizzard, Next morn iPg, the partners found themscives snowed in, and a glance outside show. whirling snow flakes, feet distant the wind world of dense that ohjects five could not he seen snowed For Nine Days Vor nine days and nine nights, the snow came down and settied on the| partners' quarters, Ahout the third day, wood became scarce, and none was to be fonnd, The four men, driven speration, were foreed to burn n fuel, to keep them selves warm and to cook (heir food At that, it was an expensive way, be cause bacon cost them at the start, 7 cents a pound. A tunnel was dug through the snow from the tent to the grub pile which was covered with \eavy tarpauling, and provisions were carried to the stove every day, On the tenth day, the wind died lown, and the men started to dig (hemselves out. It took them another week to round up their teams of dogs and to pack their belongings, and n they faced the frozen north ml r quest for gold jach day was torture for them truggling through the banks of snow, breaking trail for their teams and traveling all the time on snow shoes. lach d their thoughts returned to Plainville where now, in May, spring would be well on its way with Lalmy Lreezes and green flelde. But still, the four fought on, determined to reach their goal. Finally they came to .where the c'aims were staked out, and the four started in to seek their fortunes. More gold, howevor, was in the stories from that region than was to be found in the hills, for all the gold- Learing claims had long since been taken up, and few were fortunate to strike any gold. They worked there, however, for nine months, getting a httle dust each week, barely enough to pay expenses. still Poor After Nine Months After nine months of this work, they decided to break up and start for home. Mr. Conlon remained in Alaska, cutting meat there for a num- her of years and gathered a small for- tune for wages were high and gold was plenty. Leaving there, he made his way towards the United States, landing in Seattle two weeks after leaving Alaska. He hurried across the continent and landed in Plainville, glad to get home once again. Mr. Conlon is now settled in Plain- ville. He was formerly a constable here. Mr. Quinlan is a respected resi- dent of Southington and the other two members of the party, Davis and Alt- wein are living, one in the south and the other in the west: 0 bie for CATHOLIC ORDERED T0 LEAVE MEXICO Apostolic Delegate Acoused of Violation of Law Mexico City, Jan. 15 (By the As-| sociated Press)—Monsignor Ernesto | Filippi, the Apostolic delegate in Mex- | jco, was ready today to leave the | country either tomorrow night or| Wednesday in compliance with Presi- | dent Obregon’s order expelling him | for participating in an outdoor religi- | ous ceremony held last Thursday at| Cerro ¢l Cubilite, in alleged violation | of the federal constitution. It was considered possible but not probable that diplomatic protests by Catholic nations represented here might bring modification of the or der which it was thought would be extended to include other foreign members of the clergy who took part| in the services. The newspapers learned last evening that diplomats contemplated calling IForeign Secretary Pani today with a| view to registering a formal protest. | At a late hour last night, Count Nani | de Mocenigo, the Italian minister, was without instructions from his govern- ment as to whether he should pro- test. | | | el certain | on Going to Washington Monsignor Filippi's personal effects are packed and arrangements have been made for his transportation to Laredo, Texas. From there he will g0 to New York and Washington awaiting orders from Rome in the Jatter city. It is not known whether | a government official will accompany him out of the country as is the cus- tom in cases of expulsion. The archbishop is alleged to have officiated at the laying of the corner- stone of a religious monument. $%e constitution forbids the holding of open air religious services or proces- | the |sions and the federal authorities have interpreted last Thursday's service as coming within the meaning of the clause. Denies Violation Friends of the archbishop declare’ that the exercises were held on priv-| ate ground; Monsignor Filippi him- | self asserted in a statement that there | “was no violation of either the spirit| or the letter of the law” and that the ceremony “was an outdoor service in no sense of the word. “I merely blessed the cornerstone,” he said “and the entire ceremony took less than 20 minutes.” The Most Rev. Jose Mora, arch- bishop of Mexico, and other church dignitaries were among the friends who ‘called on Monsignor Filippi yes- terday. A commiftee of the local Knights of Columbus also paid him a visit assuring him of their sympathy. WEALTH IN NEW ROCHELLE. Albany, Jan. 15—New Rochelle has the largest number of wealthy inhab- itants in proportion to its population in the state, Of every 10,000 in New Rochelle more than 375 ave in- White soon stop. They had tons of “grub” | Plains is second with a ratio of 301 a bright fire burning | | under the car to release one of the| |1ayed at every turn by red tape. HE Why not try singing as a beautifier? |The suggestion comes from Helena Marsh, concert singer, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera company, and al- most as well known for her lovely face as for her voice. “To sing well,” says Miss Marsh, “one must breathe correctly and maintain a good carriage, expanding the lungs and stimulating the circula- tion Further, a singer must have poise, ease of manner, grace. To acquire poise on the platform, means its pos- session everywhere. “The great singer also reflects in and Mount Vernon third with 268, The ratio in New York city is 131.9 while at the end of the list of New York state cities of more than 10,000 population is Lackawanna with 11.2 These figures .were made public by the state income tax burcau. WINSTED MAN STRANGLED 70 DEATH UNDER AUTO Heavy Car Slips Off Jack and Rests on Neck of Man Working Under It. Winsted, Jan. —Strangled to | death by the rear wheel of his auto-! mobile which slipped from a jack,| George Hungerford of this town, was found pinned by his neck between the wheel and the side of his garage by a neighbor yesterday. Medical Exam-| iner William §. Hulbert reported that | the weight of the car had fractured several vertebra in the man's neck. Hungerford had jacked up the rear of his car and had raised the front on| block. He was lying on his sde naxt | to the garage wall and was reaching | rear jack when the front blocks top- pled. The rear of the car E”ppm” from its jacks and lurched over, the | wheel falling on Hungerford’s neck | and pinning him near the wall, | Hungerford leaves his widow, two | sisters and two brothers, one of| whom is Judge William Hungerford of Naugatuck. | ARRIVE HERE FROM RUSSIA First Russian Family to Come to New 1914 Britain Since Reaches New York Saturday After months of striving through | various means to combat difficultics | placed in their way by officials of the | Soviet government, Mrs. Benjamin Kaplan and her three children arrived in New York Saturday and yesterday came to New Britain, where they will make their future home. They were met at the pier by Mr. Kaplan, who resides at 63 Willow | street, this city. They came over on the steamship Latvia, of the Balti- more American line, having crossed the country on the Iuropean side through Latvia and honia. | This makes the first Russian fam- | ily to come direct to New Britain | since before the world war. Since 1914, almost nine years, Mr. Kaplan has waited for his famliy. | Three months the members of the family were on their way before they finallygot safely out of the Soviet country. They were harassed and de- | passage through | agency of this They arranged the George A. Quigle city. ILLINOIS MAYOR 1S KILLED, Taylorsville, 11, Jan. 15.—Wiiiiam Motley, 42 years old, mayor of ‘Kin- caid, Til, a mining town ten miles northwest of here ,and Tony Matanzo, a miner, are dead as a result of a shooting fray which took place at a| dance hall at Kincaid early Sunday | morning. | Mayor Motiey and Town Marshal Vineil were called to a dance hall where a disturbance had broken out. | | As soon as they reached the hall | | shooting began and Mayor Motley fell, fatally wounded. The ~marshal ,rmpllevl his pistols into the crowd | killing Matanzo instantly. 92 W. Main St. " " ™ | —DRINK —. AYERS’ SODA WATER| Jn Volz Floral Co. MARSH her face the emotions of her song, so she develops plasticity of features, and this expressiveness has its charm. “With such attributes as these no woman ever will be considered un- attractive,” Shipment of RADIO BOOTS Came In This Morning PRICE $3.50 DAVID MANNING’S Wiatr-Cver SHOE STORE 211 MAIN ST. TWO IN ONE Have you insured your income? Would your wife be certain to receive it il—? Better talk it over with us. We can fix it for you, and also at the same time look after your old age. COX & DUNN AGENTS Mass. Mutual Life Insurance Co. 272 MAIN ST. Court Street Private Hospital AURA DEMOS, SUPT. Equipped for Medical, Surgical and Maternity 28 COURT ST. TEL. 2900 Now is the Time to Wire Your House, Store or Garage, for Electric Lights or Power. Best Work Lowest Prices Repair Work a Specialty YONAN ELECTRIC CO. 160 Washington St. Phone 1828.-3 E——— e rT—— COLD WEATHER NEEDS We have a full line of new and second-hand stoves, oil heaters, gas Lieaters, etc. A. LIPMAN 24 Lafayetie St. Take home a large bottie of lemon and lime—something you will like— s delicious, Three' size bottles—3c, 10c, 15c. @ Fox § Sompany ke Hartford Hartford e > — Great Clearance Sale of TRUNKS, BAGS AND CASES Sixth Floor WARDROBE TRUNKS AT $27.50 These trunks made of three ply.vageer—hard fibre covered and bound; lift top shoe box, laundry bag, bar locking device, extra deep hat box, 8 hangers. AT $33.95 Tyrunks with 10 hangers, laundry bag, shoe box, five drawers, made of 5-ply veneer, lift top, drawer, locking device, mann Wachole trunks at lowest prices. During this A complete assortment of Hart: sale we offer some single numbers in Hartmann Trunks marked below cost. FIBRE COVERED ARMY TRUNKS $3.95 Covered with hard fibre, fiber bound and fiber lined. THE SUIT CASES Ladies’ 22-inch Black Cobra Grain Cow- All fitted cases at reduced prices, hide Suit Cases, double locks, three shirred 26-inch Brown Smooth Cowhide Suit Cases pockets, made on wood 1 inside straj long straps, inside leather : $6.89 wzfiifséig:igflb?fgfl' usuéggoli‘eahér L straps ...... 3 lo hide suit cases, Knglish plaid lining .. [ 24-inch Genuine Blue Morocco Suit Case, Kwik-Pak Parcel Po: Laundry Cases, each ......... -l b i Kot o $45.00 pockets ... BAGS AND TOURISTS CASES 18-inch Genuine Black Pigskin Bags, good 28-inch Genuine English Cabin Wind- quality hardware, $ 4 9 5 sor grain, sewed corners, double han . ; sunken lock ......ov0iiiige buckled $49'6r6 16-inch Black Cowhide Bags, finest quality, straps ........ & . ! } i Black Enamel Tourist Cases, 9 to 91% light hardware, some with 2 7y h, Y, ] four pockets, sewed frame $ l 3 .43 inches deep with two long straps, inside tray, d heavy leather corners. Russet Riding Kit Bags, double handle .. $9.98 24-inch size ... with a lever lock, $39e 50 ..$10.98 26-inch size . 21 inches tall .... 30-inch size ... ...$11,98 24-inch genuine Buffa w0639 00 t....$1.59 OYSTERS CLAMS CRAB MEAT SHRIMP SCALLOPS LOBSTERS HONISS’S 24-30 STATE ST. HARTFORD M CROWLEY BROS. INC. PAINTERS AND DECORATORS 267 Chapman Street TEL. 755-13 Estimates cheerfully given on all jobs Sounds Like a Dgeam Don’t It?—A dream in the good old pre-war days before high taxes put up the cost of everything. Well here goes and we can prove it—We can offer you a two family house on Clinton street for only $4,600. It would cost you more to build. Lot is.a GIFT. CAMP REAL ESTATE CO. 272 Main Street Phone 343 Rooms 305-6 Bank Bidg, #¥OR SALE NEW COTTAGE ON SOMERSET DRIVE 6-ROOM HOUSE—! DWIGHT ST. NICE GROCERY BUSINESS—36 CHURCH ST. ALL OF ABOVE GOOD PROPOSITIONS BANK MONEY TO I/OAN ON REAL ESTATE, H. D. HUMPHREY oM 208 _NATIO! B For Quick Returns' Use Herald Classified Aduts. THE OLD HOME TOWN BY STANLEY HOLD ER NEWT DONT Yol BOYS SHES AREARIN BRING “THAT CARPET BACK TILL YOUVE BEAT EVERY SPECK OF DUST OouT OF IT% é_, WHEN THE THIMBLE CLUR'PASSED AUNT SARAH PEABCDYS COTTAGE THEY WERE MYSTIFIED To SEE HER DOING THE UNHEARD OF THIN‘ Tel 1116 h Flowers” | — SENDING HER PARLOR CARPET AWAY TO BE CLEANED /4 MIDWIN J

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