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1a s S b later han t1:30 o'clock. A vote of . T thanks was osiended to him for his | Prlncess 5 The greater part of the meeting | ! Waus given over to the discussion of b ‘ oblaining @ rallroad station on the main line. The Strongest wggument in favor of it was that it would be a big advertisement to New Britain and help it to grow, while it would also facilitate express dellveries, as would be no necessity of trans. shipments at Hartford, 1al objections to the propo- raised, one being that & Traffic Burean Takes Up Subject ~Flects Cowles President ferri Leon B, Cowles was eleced chalr fation near the Newington town man of the traffic bureau of t ould be much less convenient New Britaln chambsr of commerce |0 PUOPI® from any other section ot ritt hotel, the bureau confirming the vay with much of the use- cholce made by the nominating com of that at Berlin, and it was mittee, of whichc Willinm & Rohin ’ hat Berlin and Middletown . #0on was chalrman r. Cowles has would put up a battle to prevent been traffic manager at the Hart & having the plan put through. A Hutchinson Mfg. Co. for 12 years station in the cast end would also and is a prominent member of the be expensive, it was brought out, as Junior O. U, A. M it wouid have to be bwlt on marsh “One thing which T intend to do jand which gvould require filling in. is to try to increase the atten Walter L. Bell was appointed at the meetings,” Mr, Cowles told a i of the speukers' commit- Herald reporter after the meeting. tee with power to ‘name his asso- He said that an organization which (jay ile suggested Prof. Daniel contained 80 members should make projeseor of transportation at Yale, a better showing than 15 or t as a possible speaker at the ban- | each mecting, Althogh the owne O e R, of local stores ara members, ML ang mentioned December 3 as a pos Cowles sald that they rarely attend, giiio qate. Willium Leitch was ap-| She’s “princess of the District of 1;{,\;.;],‘ :‘.‘ rrhp business ]'n 'l!m ]'.an“h it t committee 1o | Columbia.” As such Miss Betty e factory representatives. 2 Sheaie g Ghehe (oMo repIosenla Al e n Byrne will represent Washington at the queen’s ball and coronation cere- monies at the Texas Cotton Palace Fxposition. She was awarded her title by President and Mrs. Coolidge chants claimed they were not &hip- pers, but he pointed out that, while | hey did not ship products, they r Tha local public schools will celved them and so should be losed on Fr October 24, to al- interested in traffic problems as fac- | (0w the nd t ect- | < S WL OF FORNER SCHOOLS CLOSED OCT 21, he Mr. Cowles succeeds R. H. Hub- bard, who closed his term as chair- || man by thanking the members for | thelr attendance and suggesting that | a member of i the meetings in the future last no | spcak to the nmerclal fon “Commercia Education . | Tho Ruth F. Warren of — the high school to the bi- will ta INGROWN NAIL ootz on susawae o Deorrst. Ligwis 1000 10 ¢ the junior bigh school, will be| ) Turns Right Oct Iself | S5 r et o ool (e 14.—The will of Deforest, former congressman port, Oct, Robert E. * of Bridgeport, A Noyes, director of kindergarten n training in the local normal echool, | th will be chairman of the Kindergar- | may ten and primary section. and : pleas, was offered for probate today. Westward Ho! No value is placed upon his estate The will drawn two days preceding Judge Deforest's death which oc- curred Octover 1 glves §1,000 to Trinity Fpiscopal church; $300 to Miss Fannie C. Griswold, his gister; the taiily estead in Guilford to Robert G. Deforest. public defender and the residue consicting of Bridge- port property and 40 ecres of land in Guilford is disided among Jfudge viving sons, Roh- “'Outgro” 18 a harmless antiseptic manufactured for chiropodists. How- ever, anyone can buy from the drug stors a tiny bottle contalning direc- - tions. A few drops of “Outgro” in the Deforest's three & erevice of the ingrowing nail re- ort G.. this eiiv: Rev. Frederick M., duces inflammation and pain and so of Rethel. Vi, and Dr. John B. De- toughens the tender, sensitive skin forest of Burlington, Vt. underneath the toe nail, that it can not penetrate the flesh, and the nail turns naturally outward almost over night. In the last census 1,758,308 wid- . : < owers were reported in the United i States. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Turn to the CLASSIFIED PAGE in Today’s Herald "~ USE SEIBERTS PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM CHILDHOQODS HAPPY HOURS Milk fits into a child’s life with a zestful, healthful purpose. It is a food that all medi- cal men insist the child needs. Pure milk —like ours. ESEIBERT & SON 437 PARK ST PHONE- 1720 ¥NEw BRITAIN, CONN 'MAKE SUREITS SEIBERTS " i The Shenandoah passes over the | White House on ifs epoch-making flight to the Pacific coast | Store Dress Goods Shop) v 400—MAIN STREE T—400 i Big Values % The Little The Little Store With the Big Values Special Sale — THIS WEEK — mE I8 Come to this store Thursday, Friday and Satur- day, and take advantage of the Bargains we are offering. Our stock of Dress Goods is very large and the prices are as low, quality considered, as it is possible for us to quote. judge of the court of common | All Pure Food OVER SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS OF SUDCESS OENATOR TAKES HIS OWN LIFE (Fontinued From First Page) | |to have been as extensive and as loyal as any state ever had. afterwards, as congressman and as senator he was greeted wherever he went, as the legislative sesslons at political conventions and at gather- ings of his party assoclate with a warmth that could hardly be de- | seribed in words. When starting his political career in the state capital which was to lead him to a place of high influence in the national capi- Ital he inherited from the older men |touch of the love and affection they | had for his father, Augustus Brande- | | gee, speaker of the house in 1861, | |and wha for many years was a poli- !tical power in eastern Connecticut. 1t is recalled that when Frank | | Brandegee was elected speaker and | | had ascended the rostrum to be | sworn, his father quietly made his | way through the crowd which was ! extending congratulations to tis son and silently extended his hand | {to ¥rank and in a fatherly way, with {tears of joy in his eyes, embraced | |him. It was said by many who wit- I nessed it that the scene was a touch- |ing one and it exemplified to all the | | honds of affection hetween father | {and son and between the Brande- | gees and their mutwal friends. | Not alone among the republicans | |was Senator Brandegee beloved but | his friends of other political faiths, in spite of the heat of political bat- tle which often raged In the days when Brandegee was active fn the state always liked to meet and be! with him. In recent years with his dutles at Washington holding him almost | constantly there he did not maet his friends very oMen. Four years ago when he was but since thens had probably not visited about Connecticut to apy ex- tent. Was Well Educated Senator Brandegee added to his personalcharm by education both from a collegiate course and from his contact with others as he had wide soclal friendships. He was graduated from Yale and after ad- mission to the state bar in 1888 he was corporation counsel of New London for ten years. He served on the republican state central commit- tee, had been a delegate to the na- tional conventions which nominated Benjamin Harrison, that renominat- ed President McKinley and named ‘| Ebenezer J. Hill of Norwalk, man in public 4n this | For many - years candidate for reelection | he spoke at many places in the state | and chairman of the national dele- gation, N He was elected to congress from the old third district as successor to Congressman Russell of Killingly also greatly beloved In his section, In golng to congress he again followed in his father's footstep Augustus Brandegee w In congress from 1868 to 1867 following his speaker- ship In the state house of represen- tatives. Senator O. P. Platt always regard- od the younger Brandegee with fatherly afiection and it was said that Senator Platt always hoped and many times expressed the hope that | Brandegee would be his succesgor. When Seantor Platt died carly in 1905 the general assembly was in sesslon. After the funeial a contest developed which was the aftermath of the famous contest between Mor- gan G. Bulkeley and Eamuel Fe senden. The former had been elect- ed as a successor to Senator Joseph Hawley shortly before Senator Platt's death in which Mr. Fessen- den had been beaten. The republican caucus of mem- bers of the legislature to nominate a candidate to succeed Benator Platt was held on May 4, 1905. Allen W. Paige of Bridgeport was a candidate as was George P. McLean and Mar- |cus H. Holcomb as speaker of the | house presided over the caucus. The | balloting behind closed doors, with | outsiders excluded except newspaper men began about 2 p. m. and con- tinued until well into the next morn- |ing when Brandegee was nominated on the thirty-seventh ballot with 1127 votes, seven more than neces- sary and McLean had 88, Paige 10 and Hill 14, i Senator Lake was the senate Tilson was a member. The thirty- seventh ballots had not been fully counted when Tilson jumped up to | make the ballot unanimous for Brandegee. Mr. Holcomb ordered the count finished which gave the nomination to Brandegee and it was made unanimous. 5 The republican majority in the assembly soon after electing Mr. Brandegee as the junfor senator, which rank he held until Senator | McLean replaced Senator Bulkeley. Mr. Brandegee in the earller part of his political life was mudh in de- mand as a speaker and was regarded in the light of an orator. He made the first eulogy of McKinley at the first annual session o fthe McKinley association ip 1904, an organizatton which was formed the previofis year | that the birthday of the martyred president might be observed by the party in the state. . In the early years of his political life it was also said that Mr. Bran- degee was ceaseless in his activities. Tn college he had gone in for ath- letics as well as scholarship, and for three years pulled a bow oar in the Yale crew. He early jMoined many clubs, and in later life was u club in New York, the Metropolitan. and Chevy Chase in Washington and a number of others. He was a bach- elor and was reputed to be a man of much wealth, His law firm connections in New the title of Brandegee, Noyes and Brandegee, and later it became, irandegee, Kenealy and Brennaa. All three of the Jatter firm members are now dead, 'In his family line Mr, Brandegee | Theodore Roosevelt. chalrman of the state convention AHE USUAL Wednesday Night DANCE At The 'MID-WAY 8 to 11:30 Cor. West Main and Wooster l THE NEW STORE of the Yale Tailoring Co. Welcomes Your Inspection SUITS AND O’COATS Made to Your Measure From $35.00 Yale Tailoring Co. 325 MAIN ST. In 1804 he was | | { | | | | I8 | | member of the tellers, and John Q.| popilar member of the University | London were with his rather, unaer | descended from English and French Hugenot stock on his father's side, and from the Dutcf on his mother's side a forefather was Elder Willlam Brewster of the Mayflower, and an- exiled from France, commanded the brig. war of 1812, Senator Brandegee was born on July 8, 1864, and at his death was in his sixtieth other Danlel Deshon who, defence, In t year, Plea For More Light night by striking matches Way. robbed with regularity, So councll for street lights of this sort in' the history the city. Germans Bullq Planes ment is fostering every form sporting aviation, ‘There are 425,920 telephones London, | | Each week on Wednes- day we close out at ridiculously low prices all odds and ends of i Men's and Boys’ Appar- i el. Watch ads in Tues- day’s paper. WEDNESDAY ONLY MEN'S SUITS All good Models and excellent materials make up this gronp of Wednesday Bargain Sults. Reg. $49.50 and $24.50 Wednesday ‘ $14.95 | | MEN'S TROUSERS Hundreds of patterns to choose from to match up with your old coat. Wednesday | $2.95 W NEW YORK New Britain 357 Maln St. long the Furthermore, they are even more tired of being held up and they have filed a petition with the town lampa—the first Berlin—Germany plans to lead flights on globe-circling routes. Gov- ernment authorities also plan to re- inforce the military air service by a great civilian reserve of men skilled in aeronautical work. The govern- WEDNESDAY 1§ BARGAINS FORMER ACTRESS SEEKS DIVORCE M. Katheine Garpenter Sues Wealthy Husband Bouthend-On-Sea - Theatergoers of Bouthend-on-Bea are tired of{ Bridgeport, Oct. 14.—Katherine | piloting themselves homeward every[lasalle Carpenter of Néw York and Ridgefield, former leading lady with John Barrymore, testified hefore Judge L. P, Waldo Marvin in su- perior court today. She s asking for divorce from her husband, S8am- uel B, Carpenter, wealthy Ridgefield resident on the grounds of intoler- able cruelty, g . Trial of the case began with the most formidable array of imminent New York counsellers that has ever appeared here, George Gordon Bat- of the world in the &onstruction of |tle of New York glant aireraft, bullt throughout of | man of H.rt&’rd’ Aa.:r'lmrl;: vsnhe‘pd- Ughtwelght metal alloys, for long e g Hackett of Stamford, appeared for the plaintift and John M. Barrett of New York and Judge Carl Foster of this city represented the defendant. On divect examination by Attor- ney Shipman Mrs. Carpenter sald she married July 16, 1917, at the church of the Holy Communion in New York, A month's honeymoon that followed was not “particularly happy” she testified, of MEN'S WOOL HOSE Black, grey and brown, All wool Hose, Regular 75c. ‘Wednesday 55¢, 2. $1.00 MEN'S UNION SUITS Part Wool In grey mixture. Tailored by Roxford. Regu- lar $2.00. Wednesday $1.79 WORK SHIRTS Lot of Blue Chambray Shirts —all sizes and fast color. Regular §1.00. Wednesday 79¢ BOYS' 2.PANT SUITS All Wool Materials in Tweeds and Mixtures' with Foothall Frée. Regular $9.50, . ‘Wednesday $7.95 SAMPLE SHOP ‘Bristol 135 Main St. Up the trail Have you ever followed a zigzag mountain trail— a little trail that often changes its mind . . . that always climbs? : It's a wise trail. It avoids the rocks that might stop its progress. It wants to reach the top. * Advertisements help you wisely to change your mind. They turn you away from the soaps and shoes vou thought you would buy, and induce you to purchase ‘ better soaps and better shoes at no greater cost. “Ad- vertisements steer you right. They want you to reach the peak of comfort and satisfaction. ; Read the advertisements to buy shrewdly. | save you disappointments, they guide you to the best. 't-’ Every advertisement is a guide-post to better buying DISTRIBUTED DAILY THE HERALD HAS BY FAR THE LARGEST CIRCULA- TION OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN NEW BRITAIN The Herald is the Only New Britain Newspaper With An Audited Circulation Japanese Follies Karulzaws, Japan — The muai- cal r . haa swept the Jajpaneas theatrical world, The recent ‘X fzawa Follles” netted unyragriented profits, The Japanese revies, how- ever, have little in common wich the American, “gille” ehow, and bea: closer resemblance to a concert, ORNS Lift Off-No Pain! & Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a little “Freezone” on an aching corn, in- stantly that corn stops hurting, then . shortly you lift it right off with fin- gers. Your druggiet sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, suffi- clent to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot calluses, without sore- ness or irritation. —_— FARMS INVESTMENT PROPERTY Read the | Real Estate Classified Ads in "Today’s Herald They OVER 10,000 HERALDS HOMES| | l |