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SEVEN APPLY FOR C.OFC. POSITION Directors Expected to Select New Secretary at Early Date No action has been taken by the Jumber of Commerce dircctors up | o this time to fill the vacancy in the position of secretary caused by | ho death of Mary E. Curtin. While the directors are reluctant o appear in a hurry o take stepe 9 Al this position, illnces of Mise Vivian Scott. acting secretary, and he resignation last week of the vmergency stenographer, it s | he lashed his mules with it. ‘hought will make It necessary for | of the flogging system. this matter to he brought up for dis. | ather “bat”, seen holding here, They Can’t Use It on Horses! It's all right to beat conviets in Texas with the big State chrcsentative.’l‘. K. Irwin of Dallas is' The law allows it. Irwin gave the strap was arrested for cruelty to animals when Irwin is fighting for the abolition | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 1020. GEOGRAPHY 15 AN | ASSET T0 READING Galled the Step-Child of the American Public Schools Washington, D. €, Jan, 21, Declaring that “geography Is a step. child of the American public schools,” Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, | president of the National Geographic soclety, addreseing the Assoclation of American Geographers In ses- slon here today, urged that the | geographers support the movement now in progress in various Ameri- | ean clties to have geography taught ln high schools, fy tr | st an se=tal in at w W But a negro to whom D! “armington Suffering From Lack of Water Farmington, Jan. 21,—Except for the most threadlike streams in the | 18west levels of the town, Farming- 8 been without water nee lay afternoon. The reservoir in the Farmington hills the only source of drinking water which | the town has, now contalns but a few | gallons of water. Inhabitans of the town have | | forced to make use of springs in the | vicinity to get water to drink. he | fire pumper has been pressed into service, and since yesterday has been {at the pond of the IFarmington golf club, pumping water into the hy: drants and what is left of th.y is | allowed to flow into the nizesr mains. PR The Lorter school has Installed a | but not for drinking ASKS 17 MILUI]Ng - e and Foregn Missons Need o Host Fuuds cussion at the next meeting of the tirectors, A number of applications for the ositon has been made, several of hem from this city. President Jo- ph R. Andrews stated this morn- | 1g that he had seven applications, ut that the directors regarded the niames as confidential information nd these would not be made pub- He inferred that the board vould like to engage an experienced | nd trained man. Three prominent men, two of them 1 New Dritaln, whose names have *n mentloned by rumors as possi- ile applicants for the position, have issued denlals that they seek the b, The weekly meeting of the direc- 8 was postponed this week be- wuse of the {liness of Miss Scott, SUIT rtford against ington, Louis ord, Joseph C. Swift & Up- Hialmar Morris Hartford, an bank of Hartford, P. Mahl of West Hartford plaintift that to notc Jose n him two lots on the in it named have premises The ire 12ago, Jan. 21.—A budget for| ) of $17,541,413 was approved v by the world service council the Methodist Episcopal church presented by Bishop J. F. Me- nnell of Fittsburgh, for the fol- ng oard of foreign mission, $6,600,- rd of home missioners, $5,- Board of education $3,120,- American Bible soclety, $200,- ' Loard of hospitals and hom 400 Board of pensions and re- $125.000, Board of temperance public morals, $250,000, World commission and gooperative iministrative staff, $381,415, icorge Gray, Retired Judge, Reported Dying Wilmingten, Del, Jan, 21—George of Delaware, former United “4ieg &0 and retired judge States cireuit eourt " &, is seriously ill at his home 1o, with practically no hope of re- rv. He is 83 years old. Iyldge Gray was taken il fwo ks agn with chills and physical cakdown, and for a while pneu- threatened bLut was erted, able ta be about for a few ays but a rel » followed and he row Vst With Shorflxand Will Skeich Eclipse Middietown, Jan. 2 Announce- was made tod: by Prof. vderick Slocum, head of the de- yartment of astronomy at Wesleyun that Howard Russell Butler, of Irinceton, N. J., a well known art- <, will come to the Van Vieck ob- rvatory Saturday to paint the lipse of the suu. Mr. Butler has yised a shorthand method of re- cording color values, which he cinims enabled him to make a most painting of the eclip: in 1918 tract in an inter ¢ mortg The int 5 and pos a0 closure of t Hartford Turaday It tirst perior s, uled this coutt Joseph tor the mornin was nted United [ Hartioid ziotto, after a loy a charge of a Ane i s weup: Har ant ker. ant <atisfactory € the sun Dr. Crowley, Prominent Norwich Dentist, Dies Norwich, Jan Dr. Thema A. Crowley, 46, a known de tist, died today following an opera- tion for appendicitls on Sund Ha was a native of Chicopes 17l ass., graduate of the Philadelphis Dental College in thae class of 1307 ind member of the Cont icut and New London county dental associa- tions. He was a member 3 fourth degrec Knights of Columby and of other fraternal orginizations a GRANTS CONVICT PAROLE. T Jan. o1 her desk with her neside her, addressing Mys. Miriam today staried he state X erner. Her first 1o officia day to Syl extensio Mont er of ei , fath- Atlanta, wther-in-law mer deputy c‘), 1 prison, porte that h J. W. Higg suspended by Acting Wa White. Other than to ¢ cuspenajon and say that I he questioned by 1 k P. D department of just would not discuss the case. ion of affairs at the federal on was made late | ar CONFERENCE ADJOURNS The Assoclated Press. Geneva, Jan. 21.—In an eave the international opfum confer ence from a possible Lreakdown, it was unanimously voted this r noon to adjourn the meetings 1\ Saturday. It was believed that t fnterval could be occupied in priv negotiations the stndy by joint delegations of the Amer British and French proposals for the suppression of opium smoking in eastcrn countries. 1 f today conirmed and C. M. Davis , all guards, had pris By effort 10 1 and . | Connecticut. | has | recompense and Howard | | chairman of the hoard of health and Dr. Grosvenor called the fallure to tench geography in high schoo one of the anomolies of American [ publle school cducation. “Geography Is a busic subject,” he ‘rnmmued “It cent into history, | sclence, litsrature and even the languages. It Is & cultural subjoct | of abiding inferest and litelong in- | tellectual fascination, 1t is a voca- llmnl adjunct to many kinds of business and the professions A knowledge of geography is es- sentlal to understanding the news, and better teaching of geography | would ‘stimulate intelligent reading The practice of mediclne would | of newspapers, he added. He polnted a laborious and burdensome (0 & condition which arose in Wash- method of making o living, if & man n8ton schools where 40,000 obsolete geographies still contain maps of were in it only for the money he pyrope as it was before the World gets out of it, Dr. Henry T. Bray, war. The National Geographic so- ciety cooperated with a Washington vice-president of the Kiwanis club NeVspaper in firw!ng a descriptive told members of that club today tn Story and an outline map of {he LA (s il N (. o] 007 \,vlrnpl: in an edition of that single medical examining board in | PaPer and §0.000 proofs later were struck oft by the newspaper suit- the meet- able for pasting in school geog Prosident | Phies. Newspapers in other citics recovering | followed this example A direct servico National Geographic society now Is the issuance of weekly bulleting to some 20,040 teachers for use among 0,600 pupils,” Dr. Grosvenor 'hese bulleting, which con- stitute a gift to American education, By supplement geography texts with amining hoard bill, He cited reasons | Up-to-date, Interesting, informative. it should have one llustrated bulleting on geography. why Conneetic A Lo joint hoard of examiners instead of | They add fo t st of the study; enliven it by king contact a number of individual hoards such A g maina . as eclectic, allopathic, homeopathic, o day's news and geo- craphic facts; they take the subject natureopathic, ete b Attorney Harry Ginsberg reporteq ©ut of the laboratory and make it a part of life. for the committee which is raising }:‘ndl\hm '\,)‘»I‘”:‘,’“ el j-”fl}”::w:m the | “The National Gs n.m; shic societv, high school football players. He with its membership of nrym\ one il many persons interested fn Ml lion broader facilities for football are contributing generously Popularizing th nse of maps than but the committee is still waiting to 80 single agency in the hear from the alumni world, . mual Banquet Jan. 28, “In the last several years the so- Tarry C. Billings reported that a | ciety tributed a total of near- big time is expected next Wednesday ly 11,01 ) large maps, printe flrm evening at the Burritt hotel when | colors and sent to r:‘.f:uh-Ars the Kiwanis club will hold jts first |along with thelr National Geogra- annual banquet. Professor E, F.!phic magazine. Humphrey, professor of history at| “The soclety Trinity eollege, will be the speaker, | Versity of geograpl | Attorney Donald Gatfney will make | I8 an elective the po ation speech, presenting | 07 the Kiwanis service medal to Miss 1 Vantlie Logan who has been awarded the prize for having done the public spirited in the city during the first 10 momths of 1924 Wives and fricnds have Leen invited fo the banquet. Dy, Bray called upon William R. Feun 1o 1 to the club the address on thrift made at u Burritt junor high school this morning. told his spend 8 si I SNAPPY SPEECHES AT KIWANES OLUF - Thrilt, Medical Board, Banque H. §. Foothalls, Discussed in tr n W ol a w be a Dr. Bray prasided ov of 18 trom an operation for He stated that considcrable of the to the physician les in the knowledge that he has helped with his own hands to alleviate the sufferings of some one else. The luncheon speaker was Attor- ney Francis Jones of Hartford who spoks half of the medical ex- to schools the renders sets of &chool abont said hey hetween m has 5 virtually is a uni- . 1t is econd cours ions of pupils of “Our student roster at is our membership — reaches o every community of the United States of 30 or white and to manda of — 1 most servies persons, s country, anl torie which has a pos members reindeer sleds camel caravans, and by queer watercraf In recounting the findings of the Natlonal Geographie society's expe during 1924 Dr. Grosvenor it al system by mule in cooli time H« a mueh dollar.” citizen 100 v thrifty ditions said n plorations we fhat will averag “A is 761 ill enoperate g0 States rubjects for ex- avor to find fie interest of It is he who onr work Insist that nev in selocting endr ina move- throughout ynd Cahada for farmer President t where he made Tark, | and The club W ment to raise the United a memorial Harding at the s last Vancouver, 1ds provides the for as his tru hontd hold and enco hie interest." Two of the described ned speed v B. LIGHTS, s an- ynged to burnix partis 10 BURN STT . by ick Wulsin study n to problem of to Amer ina us was transpl 1402, and Albina Young ina Young, aged . months, died of her parent um T. Young of Funeral servig e home at 3 (-'Hn\ R. \Irv.lu‘l al futerment will rope bridges whi mles across the Funerals THANKRS friends and yess and sym nt CARD OF ank our Kin during our recs Jeath of our b and father, f Central C man trac before the C the larges in the world, in st non-a and coll pathy bereavem also for cal ime With crick R. Wulsin thank Gor- sc stu Tiros a striy Signed Mrs and FFamily John Wanco e———————————— r—'—_""_‘—__— Josazh A, Hafiey Funernt ln.- e e 162 \hm + Churen Summer St.—1623-3 opposite St Residence, FLOWERS YOR ALL OCCASIONS F. H. Bollerer's Posy Shop COURCH STRUET Floristy' Telegruph Service. the amount of new buying, there fs |Am Can some increase in the rate of up((l-]f\'“ Loco ., | first of mill o pric per pound for the clos uid to be donce headway, custoiners sulted, smaller loans to brokers compared group of profession reports for ssine late Daniel G, Arkans par va WALL ST. Wall Street Briefs 7[ “With no well-defined change in |[Allls ¢ 1 1 Am Am Am ing against melt uets,” finlshed steel con- Iron Age says, “As In the halt of the month, the out- anding feature is st'll the high rate (Am Tel & Tel 1 rations, accompanied by |Am Wool n unimpeded flow of materfal into |Anaconda | the channels of consumption,* | Atchlzon No change has occurred this week At GIf & cither of the Iron Age composite Bald Loco s Dig fron remains at Baltl & Ohlo . ter ten successive weckly incr , | Beth Steel finished steel ls 2,680 cents | Bosch Mag fourth consecutive | Con Leath ago plg iron was | Can Pacific per and finished steel [ Ches & Ohio A CM &8P s €M & 8t P pra IR o |CRIsl &P Althiough the shert interest in the Chile Cop . narkct has not reached great | o roportions, according to brokers in | | touch with the situation, it is larger than at any time lutter part of November. | buying is considered to have much to sustain the market | t drives and the downward cnd hus made comparatively little advice given by | houses to their profits, has re- in considerably | um hile ek, One 119 ar ton Prod {Cru Steel | €Cuba Cane nee ublic the 3 Sug | Cosden Of Che e hem Electrie Gen Motors Gt North pfd . Insp Copper Int Nickel Int Paper Kelly Sprir Kennecott € i Lehigh Val | Marine pfd . Mid States Oil. Pac pfd Hoven Norf & West lany commission Gen to take it is sald, ith two weeks ago. The strength f 1. § steel common was cited as featy that issue \vm'.« nade center of the Inland Stecl rice of bars, ton. Bars ounds and s Co. has inereased the shapes and plates $2 now $2.20 per 100 apes cott Johnson corporation H net protits of 4 equal preferrci 1ds to $S.04 a share on the 5,000 common stock, com- $7.95 a :d ahout a The E Pure Rep 1 & Ray Copper Royal Duteh .. nclair suth Pacific South Railway Studebaker .. Texas (o Tex & Pacific . srporation of se in after with Jersey reports 118 1xes 2 compared Now offeriy ] Union TUnited T UH ]vr‘*e Aleo | ot > [ tions of subsidia Co nt o fes Weeting Aion are ond Radio compared 5 per ce £ eapacit pet eont cent ith two we vania railrea tons of raiis cqually hetwe il ehem Stoct (Furnist A Aetna T Automol Hartford Natlons Phoenix Fire Travelrrs Ing Am Hardy Am Hosier Retaon & Cad 1 reports that + American lley and Readi of part of the b Reid s of the e o American I3 linois, West 2 3risto]l Brass . Arms » Lo fnir Be & ividend TARES HIS OWN LIFF Can! " ¥ Sto A Peck, v yard today. Russell A bullet, Police uehrohoff to ay g to police s estrang shot and ki Sho at her homr Dover, Del., ware house hEnim SRR Ast CLEARINGS X : SURSTITETE int nton, Pa bandits bo ——— rd by Life Ins .. Fire, « aring . 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