New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1923, Page 3

‘Save The Olympia!” NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923, Cry Repeated on Anniversary of Noted Victory REVAMPING RULES U, 8 8 OLYMPIA, ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP, NOW IN THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, Philadelphia, Olympla!" This Is the cry, renewed with de- termination on this, the twenty-fifth May 1.—"Save the anniversary of the battle of Manila Pay, Members of the United Spanish War Veterans are circulating a peti- tion to save the Olympla, Dewey's flagship during the memorable bat- tle. The Olympia lies all but forgotten | in the lagoon at the Philadelphia navy yard, waiting to be scrapped under the provisions of the Wash- ington conference for limitation of naval arms, The veterans wish her preserved as a floating memorial, The battle of Manila Bay in which the late Admiral George Dew then a commodore, destroyed the §; ish | e e SPORTS HATS $2.19 Up | drid and Hongkong. Butlet Millimery @ fleet without the loss of a man or a[from Hongkong. ship, ranks with the most colorful in American history, At 5 o'clock on the morning of | May 1, Dewey's squadron steamed | Into the harbor and bombarded tha| fertifications of the bay and the ships of the enemy. Tha2 Spanish | ships outnumbered the A tean | fidot, but because of hetter training! and better fighting equipment Dewey | made a clean job of it. Unofficial news of the victory | auickly trickled back to the United States, New pers of May 2, car-| ried comple! wecounts of the vie-| tory in dispatches from London, Ma-! It was not until May 7, however, | that Dewey's official cablegrams of confirmation reached Washington Manila had oeen cut. Dewey was ralsed to the rank ot \WhICh the supreme court re afterward | rear admiral, and made admiral. The Olympia, around soon in this battle, The bronze tablet, the citizens of Olympla, still_on the ship. “Gridley, you may fire when are ready—" the words spoken Captain Gridley by Dewey, is legend on this tablet, presented Wash., Veterans of the Spanish War want |ent decision liquor will not be served | 3 the ship made a trophy vessel, im- S0 far as I am concerned though 1| as | a patriotic shrine and monument to| the stirring days of the Spanlsh War. potent as a fighter but valuable Direct cables from | vhich there now rages a storm of protost n‘“mn‘nmugm provanig e would 1 its destruction, played a mighty part by you | lifting of the ban against liquor. Until to the president changes hi the In the matter Mr. Lask " FOR PROAIBITION ;Supreme Court Ruling Makes Some Changes Neoessary Washington, May 1 the several government departi concerned today were giving ™ study to the situation resulting from |the supreme court's decision on ship | llquor yesterday with a view to per. | manent adjustments of poliey under !the court's interpretation of the pro | nibition laws as applying at sea There was an obvious proceed with careful 4 for questions involved and to aveld any | possible complications, partic ularly in the application of that part of the d ciston in which the presence of liquor Oficials urpose on forelgn ships as well as domestie within three miles of the shores of | |the United States was h unlawful, ! Daughorty At Mecting, Both that phase of the decision and | |the court's declaration that Amorican ships can legally sell Intoxicants to passengers outside the three mile limit were expectad to como up for discus- | |slon at today's cabinet meeting, At- torney General Daugherty, whose opinion with regard to the rest of | American vessels to have Jiguor aboard on the high seas and in for- | |eign ports was upheld in the decision of Federal Judge Hand in New York | rsed in | that particular, was here to attend | the cabinet meeting for the first time | in more than two months. It was| vo sug- | gestions to make as to policy. Won't Lift Ban, As to vessels of the shipping board, | ig| Chalrman Lasker announced that for | the present at least there would be no instructions aid, or the (board “after review reaches a differ- Mother's Memorial Plan donted & Mathers Day Is Inaugurated Today - Washington, May 1 A campaign BURKE NOT TO RUN MILE for erection here of & morial - 5 | monument to our mothers” will he' TWArvand Star Will Dovote Energies to launched on Mother's Day, Sunday Shorter Distances May 13, In making this announee- Cambridge, Mass,, May 1,—Captain ment today the federal council of Billie Burke of the Harvard track churches said that Mother's Day In-, team has deelded to give up the miis ternitional assoclation which has| run this seeson in favor of the shorts FEATURING GENUINE GREAT NOTION SPECIALS MEN'S COTTON HOSE : 1 Rick Rack Braid . \,,‘:" el DUARK a1 cos00 1 C Al vk mies 1C Wednesday—Pair 7c Wire Hale Pins, Snan Fasten- e At ors, Metal Shoe (loms Another Wonderful Lot of CRETONNE REMNANTS MEN’S SUSPENDERS Strong live elastic webbing, 5000 Yards, Values to 19¢ High Grade Leather Trimmed, yard. Vor plain and fancy pat- 5 Wednesday—Yd. . loc terns, Tor Wed. . ... 2 Cc N 32-INCH GINGHAMS WOMEN'S KNIT UNION SUITS still feel that American ships should | have every facllily that the mits." Incorporated Boothr Elqck~ MATRONS’ HATS $3.75 Up VICTOR STYLE 50 Easy P;yments FOUR DAYS SALE - 0f == TRIMMED HAT SPECIALLY PRICED Values to $8.50 About 400 hats to choose from, hardly two alike. Whether you need a hat or not, at this price you cannot let the opportunity go by; come in and see these hats. Every hat is an unusual value. These are not hats bought for sale purposes, but are hats taken from our regular stock. FINEST PORTABLE MADE for VACATION and all time £ 246 MAIN ST. SAT. Straw and Fabric Hats HEAR THE NEW VICTOR RECORDS SEE OPPOSITE PAGE C.L.PIERCECO. Flower Trimmed Feather Trimmed Ribhan Mrismmed fe Straw Hats Fabric Hats N\ Opp. Monument [ | as part of the ship's stores. W (tion whether the decision would B | majority of the larger lines at \L0SS MORE THAN MLLION | R IN GREAT RIVER FLOODS| through breaking of hooms. @ | highest point on record. | dows. advt. ing to begin at once to redraft its| rrohibition regulations in accordance | | with the decision. Beyond saying that | a careful study would hav 0 be giv- en the matter, Secretary Mellon de- clined to comment on the possibility of complications arising from the de- |cision where foreign laws compels (ships of home registry to carry liquor The qu { 1 S0 re- |quire the inspection of ev |entering an American port mains to be decided. Secretary Mel- | |1on was said to regard that as phy cally impossible but to believe th: would obey the law without the in- spections. f| New Brunswick Streams Overflowing Banks and Fiomes and Factories Are Damaged St. John, N. B, May 1.——A cotton mill at Milltown on the St. Croix river has been damaged by I'loods to the extent of $200,000 while lumber com- panies have sustained serious loss | | Service on both the Canadian Pacific jand the Canadian National railway lines is at a standstill and sections of tracks were reported washed away. Rivers continued to rise during the night and further damage is feared. | The property loss already totals fore than $1,000,000. | At Milltown the water rose to the | Dwellings were abandoned and occupants were taken in boats from upper story win- A dam erected at the upstream head ot the St. Croix cotton mill gave way and a seven foot high wall of water swept the plant. There were several narrow escapes from drown- ing. The Rockville dam near Sussex was carried away and 500,000 feet of logs broke from their booms and went down the river. The Randolph and Baker logs at Edmund river broke their booms in two places and were driven by the wind to the open river. Imported Swiss Cheese, 59¢ 1b. To- morrow only. Cooked Food Shop.— | tred systemanightof refreshingrestandabright mflfl‘fl .the work of N® tableta, Nature's Remedykeepe T body fanctionsregular, improvea appetite, relieves znr&lfiefl. law per- || B Meanwhile the treasury is prepar- |E Desivable Checks #n the most popular colors. A splendid quality for : lsc Wednesday—Yd. . (Double Extra Size) Fine Knit Lace Knec Union Suits with shoulder 39c Tor Wed, tops. “DOVER” QUART MEASURE Quart measure, made of extra heavy stock. For Wednesday PEDESTALS FOR FLOWER PLANTS Made of solid quartered oak, 69c¢ stained dark. Wednesday Tor ,,,,,, 59¢ At BACH'S CHOCOLATE BARS CHILDREN'S PANTIE DRESSES These are made of excellent Assorted Fruit and Cream grade chambray, trimmed with fillings. 'The He size bars, For rick rack and pearl buttons Wednesday. °s 2, 4, 6. Pink and blue 59¢ “HOWARD” DRY MOPS For 2 Yor 5(: \Wednesday. . ......... ABSORBENT TOWELING With red and blue borders, first quality. For 19c Wednesday—Yid. . Made of fine chemically treat- ed yarn. mop stick. For Wednesday May be used with any 89¢ WOMEN'S SPRING PETTICOATS Beautiful shades of high lus- tre taffeta. Made with deep KLEINERT’S BABY PANTS White, Pink and natural Pure Gum Rubber. Trregulars of 39¢ flounce and adjustable waist and 50c grades, 5 band. For 98 For Wednesday 15¢ Wednesday........... C Le————] PALM OLIVE SHAMPOO The Large 50c size vottde, For Wed. .. 29C —_— TRIMMED WHITE SKIRTS Nice quality muslin Skirts with 6-inch flounce of neat em- broideries. Made with hem- med underlay. 4 5 c For Wednesday — WOMEN'S PURE THREAD SILK HOSE Dropstitch pattern with mock seam back. Black and cordo- HUCK TOWELS Plain white and with red bor- . 10c ders. TFor Wednesday. ...... CHILDREN’S BLOOMERS Sizes 8 to 12, Made of white and pink nain- sook. Trimmed at knce with fine val lace or neat embroid- eries. For 25c Wednesday WOMEN’S CREPE BLOOMERS Very well made, full sizes, Ruffled knee and elastic waist, plain black or figured patterns, or Wed. .. 350 van. Good $1.50 value, strictly 3 For $1.00 ::-r;n'm,\ SRS R 79(: BRAND Con- densed ILFORD’S STIRRING DRAMA “JAVA HEAD” LEATRICE JOY—JACQUELINE LOGAN MR JUNIOR Little s One-third the regu- ! coated. For chil. dren and adults. Milk For Wed. 3:..50¢ STARTING NEXT SUNDAY In Her First American —POLA NEGRI-—- —“BELLA DONNA?” \dopted a Mother's Day button was| er distances of the quarter and halfs mile. He has run the longer distance sinee he was in high seheol, but be. lleves he can do better at the other two events. This leaves Byron Cutehs con, a sophomore, as Harvard's best miler, Tirookfield Butter, 62¢ Ib, Tomers row only, Cooked Food Bhop.-—advt, Potato Salad, 18¢ 1b, Tomorrow only, Cooked Food Shop-—advt, Wednesday Specials BARGAINS HAVE MADE THESE MID-WEEK EVENTS VERY SUCCESSFUL w= RIPPLETTE BED SPREADS First quality, nesany ... 109 Final Clearance of NECKWEAR SAMPLES . 12%¢ A Clearance Sale of WOMEN’S COTTON HOSE Various grades and weights in black and white. For 10 C Wednesday—Pair | Values to 98c. For Wednesday FAIRY SOAP For Wednesday 14¢ Limit—3 to each Customer CHILDREN’S SPORT SOCKS For hoys and girls. All sizes, fine silk lsle English .ribbed knee length socks in the popular champagne and buck shades. For Wednesday. For “HOWARD” BROOM COVER Made of fine grade material, chemically treated, black. For Wed. .. ... 45¢ —_—— CHILDREN ROMPERS Sizes 2 to ¢ Plain colored chambrays and gingham stripes, will wear and wash fine. Selling at less than the cost of the cloth. 39 C For Wednesday GARBAGE CANS Made of heavy galvanized iron, family size. 4 5 c For Wednesday ...... MARQUISETTE CURTAINS Made of fine quality mercer- ized material, hemstitched and with selected lace edging. For | INFANTS’ SOFT SOLE SHOES One of the largest makers of baby shoes closed out 100 dozen to us. $1.00 shoes that we will sell at half price. All styles, sizes, leathers and colors. For at Half Price For 5 c Wed.. . Made Picture | | { ] |