New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1925, Page 11

4 LAY , everywh NEW BRITAIN DA il ILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1925, : b homes. As l!tple as ~$10 liver; WITNESS TRIAL OF OARLESS LIFEBOAT Occupants Propel New Cralt With Hand Levels » Londen, ~March 27.—A lifeboat without oars, which it is claimed may be .propelled even fn- rough weather by persions without previouy training, was tried out here recently in the presence of shipping experts and representatives of the govern- ment. Because of the absence of oars the inventor, J. R. -Fleming, contends that one of the chief diffi- cultics of launching a lifebpat frém a vessel in distress has been over- come. . ‘The new type of lifeboat is pro- pelled by the occupants, who have levers which they pull forward and backward, this action through a very simple gear causing a propeller to drive the lifeboat through the water. The boat used in the had 42 occupants. With one man at cach of the eight levers it was pos- sible to maintain a speed of three miles an hour, and with twe men working on each of the ' levers =a speed of six niiles an hour Wwas brought about, according to official announcement of Lloyd's agents who were present, Representatives of the London hoard of trade, the British corpora- tion and 40 of the leading British steamship companies also witnessed the tryout, which was reported a success, America Donates Freely: To Catholic Society | Rome, March 27~The United States heads the list of nations which contributed considerable sums during 1923 to the famous Roman IF MOTHERS ONLY KNEW During these days how many chil- SPRIN will hold any Furniture you may select at Doyle’s, for future de- experiment | 500 Main Street Not only is Doyle giv- . ing you Low Prices but is making it convenient for everyone fin New Britain to have Fine Furniture in their |- e 22N atholic organization, The Society for the Propagation of the Iaith, according to statistics recently made public here. Americans contributed 18,842,801 lire, while in Irance, where . the soclety was founded, 6,676,821 lire were given. Other contriblitipg naglons were Holland, Maly, 1,726,121; Canada, pain, 1,049,318; Belgium, 880,000 and Ireland, 846,557, VISITORS T0 KMERIGA BN TRUE OPTIMISH T Englisg - Industrial Teaders Agree | That Present Year Will See Many Improvements In Most Branches London, March 27.—T%ere {s |8ood time coming for the United Blates, according to Edward Hiton | Young, ‘member of parliament f. | Norwich and a former financial s | retary to tha treasury, who has just |returned from a trip to America. Americans, Mr, Young says, are perfectly justitied in indulging the oxpectation that they are in for a perlod of prosperity, They are turn- ing to the old world for the employ- ment of their capltal. Many new husinesses are being N‘llhli!l\(‘d.lml the income from them, to a large oxtent, is likely to be employed.,in the old world. - Sir Charles Sykes, woolen manu- facturer of Yorkshire, is another re- cent arrival from America, who dis- covered many signs of improvement in most branches of industry during his visit. “The Americans,” he de- cleres, “are abundantly justified in their belef that the year 1935 is go- Ing to show agreat improvement in the trade of the world.” Vishy, 700 Years Old, Will Have Celebration Visby, Sweden, March 27.—Visby, desoribed today as a city of ruins and roses, will next July observe the 700th anniversary of its founding. Members of the Swedish royal fami- ly and church dignitaries will at- tend. Located on the island of Gotland in the center of the Ballic Sea, Vis- by in the 1S8th century attained an dren are complaining of }jendm:hr.’ important and commercial position I"everishness, Stomach Troubles and Irregular Bowels, and take <cold eas- | ily, It mothers only knew what Mother Gray's Sweet Powders would do _for their children, no family would ever be without them for usc when needed. These powders are 8o | casy and pleasant to take and so ef-| tective fn their action that mothers | who once use them always tell others about them. Used by mothere for over 30 years. Bold by druggists . Trial Packages sent I'REE. | Address Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, | N. Y. . el ———— and was a city of great wealth, The city wall was 10,000 feet long, with 37 towers. Recent excavations have brought to light many interesting records of life in the olden days. Scientists aver that the island of Gotland was inhabited before Christ. Winter Still Elusive In Northern Europe Stockholm, Sweden, March 2 The exceptionally mild winter con- tinues throughout Sweden, and up to the latter part ®f February no snow had fallen in this usually TRY SULPHUR ON | AN EGZEMA SKIN | Costs Little and Overcomes Trouble Almost Over Night. Any breaking out of the skin, even fiery, itching eczema, can be quick- ly overcome by applying Mentho- Sulphur, declares a noted skin spe- ciallst, Because of its germ destroy- ing properties, this sulphur prepar- ation instantly brings ease from akin irritatior, soothes and heals the ec- zema right up and leaves the skin clear and smooth. It seldom falls to relieve the tor- meént without delay. Sufferers from #kin trouble should obtain a smal jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from wny good druggist and use it like cold eream. | snowclad country. Winter ssipping trafic fn the Bothnic gulf, usually closed in November, is still operat- ing, and throughout thd country cattle are grazing in pasture in- stead of being housed in barns. The mild weather has been a great boon to the poor, who hay | not been compelled to buy fuel, an item In the budget which' usually assumes great {mportance. Trick Steamer to Elude Low Bridges on Spree Berlin, March Low bridges span the river Spree, and jnterfere seriously with the passage of excur- sion steamers loaded with holide makere from Berlin. Hence a new steamer is being built, to carry 1,000 passengers, that will be eq ped with large tanks which, when Tlled with water, will submerg hull sufficiently to pase under lowest bridge on the river New S r LI, - DR L - | WRANGEL'S FORCES | ARE REORGANIZING i Return of Spring Brings Activity (] ! Pirot, Serbla, March 27.—Increas. | . ing evidences of activities are ap- parent among the troops of Ggn- i ‘eral Baron Wrangel, which found | interallied = protection in the Bal- | | kane as a place of refuge after the | collapse of the Wrangel anti-Bol- L shevik campaign in the Crimea, | These troops have been kept un- | der supervision, in a disarmed and | | damobilized condition, during the | intervening time. But a skeleton organization has been maintained |and the commanders have been | keeping in touch with dheir men: Ballan Camp 4 1t 18 now announced that these | Russian forces, in both Jugpslavia land Bulgaria, will be reorfBanized this spring. Goneral Wrangel him- self will take command of this work in Pirot, covering the Serbian sec- tor, and he will be assisted by Gen- eral Scorp, In charge of the men living in Bulgaria. Orders to report at Pirot have [ been sent out to many men scat- | tered through Serbia and Bulgaria Prisoners in England Like Training Course Birmingham,_Iing, March 27.— Lectures on Shakespeare have proved popular with inmates of the | Birmingham city prison where cd- veation work was taken up recently by the jail visiting committee which | hopes to enlarge the viewpoint of the men and women and make them | better fitted to gain employment | | upon their release from jail, The lcctures are given twice each week Shorthand has been taught with great success, it was announced, and | four proficiency certificates have | been granted to inmates since the | system was inaugurated a few wecks ago. ! - | NEED GOOD london, March 2 tinjest t which the human eye can spe the black spots and patches <omctimes visible In soap bubbles, ir Ham Bragg, lecturing ntly on “Ray and Soap Films" the Royal Institution, he rainbow-colored soap films ire, thereforé, not the tiniest things the human eye can detect. The Dbiack areas are so thin that i the | soap bubbles could be magnified to the size of the carth and the thick ness of the enveloping film increased in proportion, the film would then | be only the thickness of a sheet gluss. | \ Fodl pound mammmmmmnmmlmmn DOYLE FURNITURE CO.,, INC. ’ G OPENING — REFURNISH NOW! - Distinctive tyles! DOYLE'S THREE-ROOM 500 Main Street Exceptionally Low Prices! To you, Doyle means a great saving. This or. ganization is striving to hold furniture prices within reach of OUTFIT Only down everybody and is doing this by making only a reasonable profit and turning the rest back to yow. This plan is meet- ing with the approval of thousands in and around New Britain, SPRING AS WINTER Mildest Cold Weather Denmark Has Had in Three Centuries Copenhagen, March 27.—Ths is the mildest winter Denmark has known in three centuries. Not once has the temperature fallen below the freezing point in the daytime, and the nights when this has been the case have been exceedingly rare. Generally the month of February is | the coldest in Denmark; this year it | has had the character of early | spring. The mild winter has begn | blessed by everyboly, except the | furrlers and the coal merchants. | Particularly the latter are complain- | ing bitterly, They are losing a great deal of money they say. Clties like Helsingfors, Reval and Riga, which are usually buried in snow at this time of the year, have up to the present experienced noth- ing more wintry than a foew nights of frost, THE HERALD CLASSIFIED BRING RESULTS _ “California Fig Syrup” Dependable Laxative for Sick Baby or Child ADS stipet ig Syrup. Ask your - dru la Fi ifo tio all ages pr on' bottle. Mot You must say “California” or 3 may get an imitation fig syrup. in the Low-Priced. 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