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- HIGANTIC TASK i+ FAGES AVIATORS Stn Diego to Hawaii Flight Set + i Jor Next Month Henoluly, July 23 (A—Enormity Bt the task facing the naval aviation service in its proposed efforts next month to complete a non-stop flight of more than 2,000 miles with three seaplanes, from San Diego or San Francisco to Hawall, was made man- ifest today In orders issued from the U. 8. 8. Langley, flagship of Captain Btanford E. Moscs, commander of the aircraft squadrons in the United States battle flaet. He has been de- ®ignated commander of the flight oject, It will be the longest trans-oceanic hop ever attempted. The flight, to atart late in August or early in Sep- tember, will follow a mercator tourse from San Diego or 8an Fran- cisco direct to Kabululk, Island of Maul, and thence northward to Hon- oluly, without stop. The starting point is dependent upon weather conditions, visibility and other ele- ments affecting aviation, Commander John Rodgers, one of $he aviators of the mavy, has been named flight unit commander and will fly one of the Navy's new PN-9 planes, a product of the Bureau of Aeronauties factory in Philadelphia. Commander Rodgers' plane will be @istinguished by a white bow. The Boeing plane under construction by the Boeing Afrcraft Corporation of Beattle will be in charge of Lieuten- ant Commander James H. Strong. It has been designated PB-1 dnd will be all gray. The second PN-9 plane, plloted by Lieutenant A. P. Snody, il be distinguished by a white tail. Preliminary training s to be car- fied out at the San Diego air station. Once at eea, the ships will fly at & normal ceiling of 1,000 feet or less and a speed of 70 aerial knots, or approximately 82 miles an hour. Commander Rodgers will prescribe the details of taking off and the use of other aircraft as escort. The planes at all times will keep ithin visual singnalling distance of each other. In case bad weather renders it impracticable to keep to- gether, each plane will proceed dependently, endeavoring to main- tain touch with other planes by radio. Along the surface of will be stationed eleven known as plane guardships. In Hawail the planes are instruct- ed to land In Pearl Lochs, as near as possible to the naval aviation station on Ford Island. the ocean vessels SAVES HER CHILDREN New York, July 23 (P—Returning from an errand last night to find her | Brooklyn home afire with her two small children in bed on the top floor, M Esther &malowitz, dashed into the and carried Dboth children to the street with her own and their cloth- ing on fire. At a hospital little hope was held out for the recovery of the mother or of her son, David, 5, both of whom inhaled the flames. The daughter, Esther, 4, may live, The house was destroyed. 29, flaming structure, BERLINNEWS (Coninued from Page Soven) burg, Massachugetts, s visiting the Misses Bauer In Kensington, Mrs Talrbanks will be their guest for a week, Items of Interest ) Mrs. Robert Pinches of Worth- Ington Ridge 1s spending her vaca- tion at Indian Neck, Branford Ru# Il 8 Gold of Worthington Ridge is enjoying a two weeks' va- cation, Miss Ruth farner of Hartford, stenographer at the Berlin Savigs bank, {8 spending a few d at Chalker Beach, Saybrook. &he will probably resume her duties at the Institution on Monday. Declsion Reserved Decision has been reserved by Judge Thomas P. Dunne of the Merlden city court In the action for $99 damages Instituted by George Davles of Meriden against Mueller of Merlden. The trial took place yesterday afternoon in the Meriden court. result of a collision on Ward street, Wallingford, on March 8 last. i blames the other for the ac Bernard W. Cohen of Meriden rep- resntd Davis and L. L. Hartford was counsel for Mueller, East Berlin Ttems The Lafanso club will meet with Mrs. G. E. Dalby at her home on Main street this evening. The Fresh Air children will ar- rive in Berlin at noon on Tuesday, July 28th, Through the kindness of | Mr. R. O. Clark, who has loaned the use of his speed wagon, the chil- dren will be delivered by the com- mittee to their respective hon The same procedure will take place when they depart on August 11th, at which time they will leave Berlin on the 11:51 a. m. train. Mrs, L. Blonquist, accompanied from Brooklyn, N. Y. guests of Mrs. Charles home on Main street, Miss Virginia Walsh and are the ‘elson at her left toduy gpend her vacation as the guest of Miss Margaret Porter of New Brit- ain. Mrs. Leslie, and Mi spent. Wednes “Southington The regular mid-week service will {be held at the Methodist echurch this evening at the nsual hour. A danee and social will be held al the Athletic hall this evening to which all are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. L. I Turner and family will leave Saturday by auto | for Warner, N. H., for a few days' [ visit with relatives. | A very npleasant evening was spent by those who attended the community whist and social held at Pythlan hall ' last evening. 'The prize winners at whist were Miss m Cudahy and Mrs. Jarvis , T. Budrow and Archer | Walsh. Those for the elimination | dance were won by Miss Isabelle | Lawrence and Everett Williaw Duro Electric Pump, 60-50 gal tank, wanted. State price. Box 25 W. H., Herald office.—adst. Marjorie RBailey and &on, Virginia 8ugenhime ay with relatives in READ THE HERALD CLASSITIED ADS FOR RESULTS Its Importance in the Washing o Although the copper tank of the EASY Vacuum Elec- tric Washer measures only 24 inches in diameter and occupies a very small amount of floor space, this popular machine will prop- erly wash a load of 10 Ibs. of dry clothes, With this large tank capacity it practicable to take suffi- cient time to wash ‘each f Clothes Carl | Davies asks $99 damages as the | dent. | Steele of | Tuesday, | by her daughter and son, motored | for Point-O'-Woods, where she' will | VAN SWERINGEN 10 OPFN P RECOR) Railroad Merger ~ Exponents Reach Agreement Washington, July 23 (A—An agreement by the Van Swerigen fn- |terests to throw open a considerable | portion W their records upon the Nickel Plate rallroad merger for the snspection of its opponents was reached today before the interstate commerce commission, Among the matters which the protestants will bo allowed to ex- amine will be all the records of stock |in five railroads which has been de- | posited to Lring about the merger. The records ot the railroad compa- | nies will be searched for data bear ing on the merger, while the busi- rds of O. P, and M. J. Van verigen, as to the sale and pur- |chase of certain railroad securities, | will be disclosed in part, O. P. Van Swerigen, principal creator of the merger, continuing | P e imination today, tes- tified that he had borrowed money from the First National bank of New [ Yok and that his operations in s had ghven him business vith the Guaranty Trust Morgan & Co, He denied, however, that there was any | “Erie pool” associated with him in |the purchase of stock of that rail- |road preliminary to the merger, or |that there was any ageerment be- | tween the New York Central and the Nickel Plate rallroad affecting the administration of the latter system. Herry A, Anderson, representing protesting Chesapeake & Ohio rail- |toad stockholders, withdrew and asked to have struck out of yester- s record all questions and an- relating to prospective profits ness v association 0. and J swer acerui ferests from the merger. H. & Bird, attorney for other Chesapeake & Ohio stockholders, pose the merger, asked N Van eringen if such dissentir stockholders had not been threat- ened at one time with a loss of their stock in case of failure to assent. The nted it. who ¢ vitness ANNOUNCED | Mrs. Augusta Anderson of Chap- man street announces the engage- ment of her daughter, Margaret, {o |Carl Lloyd Warren of Hartford, for- merly of Willimantic. ' —(Sdck Safe Relief CORNS . In one minute--or leas—the pain enda, Dr. Scholl'a Zino-pad is the eafe, eure, healing | tzeatmentfor corns. At drug and shoe stores | DrScholl’s | Zino-pads Put one on-the pain is gons FNGAC B | wise impulse which led her govern- B! for the pact [ ~i and broad purpose. It ADVISES FREIGHT RATES Charges From New Pngland to New York Harbor Should Be Same as From Points West, New York, July 28 (P—Freight rates from points in New England to | New York harbor should be made on | the same basis as rates from pnlnml west of the Hudson river, Billings | Wilson, trafflc manager of the Port | of New York authority, declared to- | day in testitying before the interstata | | commerce commisston at the r | sumption of tha eastern class rate in vestigation, The hearings began last | February with & view to protecting | the interests of the port and to se- | cure uniform treatment in the mat. ter of railrond charges in all parts of the district, Testimony and exhibits were pre- sented to the commission to empha- siza the importance of treating the | New York port district as a unit and | of establishing uniform freight rates on behalf of the port authority | | which intervened in the hearings | when they February, were commenced last { Newark are undergoing gevere hard- | £ to the Van Sweringen in- | | nome. Manutactnrers in Jersey City and ships because they are compelled to the same rates as New York | shippers on traffic to and from weat, but higher rates to and England, Mr., e | the | trom { argned | (GERMANY PROVES (00D INTENTION This 15 Consenus of Opinion on Note London, July 28 (P —Germany's reply to France's note outlining the | observations of the allies with re- spect to the Germany security pact proposals, has Deen thoroughly | studied by the forelgn department | cxperts of the three countries direct- | Iy concerned—Great Britain, rance and Belgium, London now is await- |ing a communication which it is { learned that M. Briand, the French | foreign minister, has sent to the | ¥rench ador in London, out- | lining deductions made by ‘rance after a careful examination {by the foreign office. Despite all the criticisms of the German reply, it cannot be doubted | that the impression created 1§ on { the whole favorable. Even in France, where many of the press comments | | have been written in a more or less [ironical tone, there is an admission | that Germany's attitude is concilia- | Itory, and hope for a satisfactory | {outcome is_entertained. |"In England most of the comment 115 based on gratification that Ger- I many evidently is anxious for a set- |tlement and framed her reply in a {manner to encourage hopefulness. | The fact s that the speech of the | German foreign minister, Dr. Gus- {tav Stresemann, in the Reichstag vesterday is regarded as reflecting the desire of the Germans 1 do nothing to hamper the progress of the negotiations to which it is hoped the reply will lead Dr. Stresemann expressed confi- dence that further discussions would develop something definite. He ex- horted the German people to have faith in the promises which had been made to Germany by the allies. Referring to the “great probiems bf the present” the foreign minster de- clared that ecenomic distrust in France and Germany could be re- moved only with the cooperation of the great world powers Opinions In England differ as to the wisdom of Germany ralsing some | controver: questlons, It is admit- ted that it is natural that Germany | should raise them, but it is thought many of the questions might better have been left for discussion through diplomatic conversations, although it is conceded the German government had to take into ac- count pressure of public opinion at | | es commends Ger- | might have been expected in view of The London Ti many heartily for earrying out the ment to make the original proposals The paper thinks the reply 18 much more favorable than the present situation in Germany, and ea “The reply give evidence o good makes it poesible to accelerate negotiations that were hopeful from the first, but | Wilson | |§ BOSTON STORE FRIDAY BAR DONNELLY, MULLEN (0. — DAY - SAIN LOOK OVER THESE VALUES EVERY ONE Men's Broadcloth Shirts Collar-attached and neck band styles in white, blue, tan and gray; reg. 82 valucs, BLey Men's Pajamas $1.00 Extra good quality, in whit blue, tan and layender; §1.50 values WMen’s Shirts $1.00 Silk stripes, hroadeloths and 80-squares; made in neck- $1.69 values Men's Athletie Union Suits 63c Extra good quality nainsool; reg. 89¢ values, Ladies' Burson Hose 63c Full fashioned; in all the newest shades; $1.00 values, Children’s Hosg ) 16¢ Extra fine lisle ribbed; reg 28¢ values. Rayon 'Silk Vests 50c Colors are white, peach, pink and Nile green; $1.00 values, Tadies Princess Slips one lot of Slips with hip hem and rufile bottom; in white, flesh, black, navy, Nile green tan .etc.; sizes 36 1o 44, Eriday, Bargain Day 93C Child Bloomers With Elastic knee and viaisq made of heavy muslin; in all colors and sizes, Friday, Bargain 33 C Day Floral | Dress Voiles 39¢ In the new georgette style all colors; 40 inc wide A GENUINE BARGAIN OWES All Our Summer Dresses in- cluding voiles, broadcloths and many silks we have put them in one group all at one price. Values to $7.95 | Tlrish Towels and absorbent; size 205105 double Friday, 29c Bargaln Day, cach Pillow Tubing | \ Bicached Pilloyw [ linen finished, bleached, extra heavy, soft Tubing, 15 inches wide; P'riday, Bargain Day, Napkins Highly mere Napkins; si hemmed, ready f use. Priday, Bar- Day, ea Bath Mats Gold and lavender only: g0od size and weizht; an - excep- tional value. Friday Dresses 35.0@ For Friday only we have taken 100 Silk Dresses | and reduced them te this low price. Among this group are Printed Crepe Canton Crepe and Crepe de Chine Curtain Secrim 250 yard Dots, fizgures, plain serims and Musling; values up to 39 Bed Sheets Wearwell Bed Sheets with tape edge; siz S1x90; full bleached Friday, Bar- §4 .15 L Davidson’s Combination Taio Chemise Bloomer: Fountain and Ete. Made of Windsor crepe, woiles, ill; all full size and all colors. Friday, Bargain 8gc Hot Water Bottle seco Quarts heavy I rabber, Uriday, o e hor. Sizes 16 to 46 IR Day ed 7 Sh;ts Extra large size, 81299; one of the finest sheets manufactured; we standard o ity wearing qualities brand mustin. Plaid Blankets Double-woven Single Blankets for service and economy; soft as rab- hit skin; handsome patterns; size 66x80; with tafieta binding; regu- lar $5.98. For one day, while they I Friday, Bargain Day. each inbieached Sheet 81 inches made of good Friday, vard wide; Pongee Cloth 25¢ Natural color only; 32 fnches high mercerized finish, tast color, wic 7 Cottonfl Challies 7 15¢ A large assortment of new patterns sultable for com- fortables, draperies, ete.; 36 inches wide, Windsor Plisse 22C yard Figured and plain colors; 52 inches wide, Dress Linen 390 yard lors; pure inclhies wide, Plain make; Irish Normandy Dress Voiles 33¢ The genuine Butterfield fab- | vie; every yard stamped with the name; all colors; 40 | inches wide, ' Black Sateen 25¢ A fine, heavy quality for all 49¢ value; 386 inches uses; wide., ' English Broadcloth 59¢ | In all the latest color stripes and novelty patterns; guar- anteed colors; 36 inches wide, 40-Inch Voiles 19¢ Dak and medium colors; just a few odd pieces; good quality material; values to 49¢c. Bates Dress Gingham 19¢ Gennine Bates Dress Ging- ham; small checks, plaid and 82 inches wide, individual load gently yet fl{ also shows how much ground fs to | thoroughly clean. The to- 3 “ = [ be covered.” tal length of time to dis- || Streams Are Full Today, pose of a large washing is, = 5 i ) ) Drought Dread Is Passed hopeyenlattietacons K | Oneco, Conn., July 23 (A—A eum- ‘ §| mer drought next month was a fa- s b e e : | vorite prediction of farmers here- Z { abouts a few days ago. Today every stream was full, sor i overflowed ¥ | 10wlands and ponds were full as the result of a two inch rain fall late terd jownpour was with ch strength that corn fields were 1ed down and dirt roads badly As a whole the dama Large capacity means few loads, hence little handling of clothes. Large capacity means slow motion of moving parts, hence no tearing of the clothes or wear on the washer. Even with this large clothes capacity the EASY uses only 14 gallons of water, with a corresppndingly economical use of soap—the most expensive item in the washing of clothes. The EASY will do a small washing just as efficiently as a large one. Its capacity is adjustable to the amount of clothes to be washed. washed not serions out Buenos Aires, . . . : French affairs committee It is a matter of real science, of years of experiment and experience to design a | chamber of deputies has made a fa- washer which will thoroughly clean the greatest number of clothes in the least vol- vorable report on the bill now befors ume of water, absolutely without wear or tear on the finest fabrics, without exces- congress raising the Argentine lega- g . : n . tions in Italy and Mexico to the rank sive handling, and in the shortest possible time. e van el Tn Abeoran s WAt resolution voted by the chamber the bill will be given preference among, the subjects awalting discussion. 3 r—_— T AR The three large nickel-plated ATR PRESSURE snd SUCTION CUPS of the EASY, with their gentle agitation, wash clothes exactly in accord- ance with the above conditions. 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