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_ Mail Orders Filled WHY? Because every .Slu'rts gets perfect satisfaction, Made in the very best manner, of the finest shirtings, with choice of neckband, collars-to-match or attached- IR, STEARNSTALKS ABOUT ASTRONOMY Discusses Interesting Science at ™ Tast Berlin Meeting MAY ELIMINATE CROSSING Highway Commissioner Proposes Aholishment Of Beckley Crossing At Espense Of To Be Presented—Every Member Canvass—Items, “The Einstein Theory of Rela- ¥ Is thoroughly understandable e advanced mathematiclan of oiay, but to the ordinary layman uever will be, owing to his limit- .. knowledge of mathematics, rough which the entire subject is nide clear n:ont of Dr. Carl Stearns of Wes- levan university, lecturing before 1o Parents and Teachers' assocla- “un at East Berlin last evening. » subject of astronomy dates back the time of Christ when the pherds in tending the flocks were ~ustomed to note the briillant .rs and planets and give names to 1em, & number of th L+ ing in use, he sald. The equipment used today in as- mical caleulation, while much wroved and augmented by the {or day sclentists, was really olved and invented by scientists al centuries ago. The tele- tr i \ of seve scope Dutchman, but more eredi to Galileo who, in the centy constructed one and Llied Its use to the study of the : Many of the planetary dis- coveries were attributed to him. but wing to inadequate equipm he ble to give more than a rudimenta finding to the world. sir Is Newton's discovery of the of gravitatio the basic © sresent knowledge of our solar m, where it i8 known of the planets revolve about: the sun and are fived in their orbits by equallzing forces of _sun’s and the opposing centrifugal toree, stated the speaker, who is cngaged in astronomical research at the Middletown institution. There appears to the astronomers of today to he an actual limit to the Wwas never irmament. @ lmiu to the stars and | planets as observed from the earth. There appeurs to be a wall of dark- ness beyond the stars as beyond that specula- in the but what is actually wall of darkness is mere tion. The m of stars heavens is beyond those visible to | the naked eye and those bevond are | a long narrow formation ske, belng approximately a times longer than T in mass ten width. its of this mass is darkness. The naked eye cannot discern the nebulae, which are among the most beautiful sights to be discerned in the hea These nebulas are a conglomeration of stars and brilllant gases which appear to be in seeth- ng motion, :'lrion is perhaps the best known. The stars, to the eye of tronomer, he said. are efther red or bluelsh white. The red ones are cooling. but tho white ones are molten hot and are cooling but slowly. That the starsgeontain cer- tain elements are known to the as 1ronomer by means of the spretro- scope. This instrument ie in rea a prism which breaks up the white Hght of the star into the @ifferent sed ns. the as- blue, tan and gray. $100,000—Plays | This was the state-! se names still ap- | scen | through the present day telescope, its | The space beyond the lim- | of which the nébula of | Priced $2.50 to $5.00 each Priced $2.50 to $5.00 each ilk broadeloths, All colors. Priced at $10.98 each 4 . colors. The colors, or spectra, similar to the well-know: but in the mass of colors ti E thin black MHnes running vertically throughout the entire mass of color. |Tn a cooling star thcre are in- rumerable black lines. Through in- struments used by astronomers these black lines tell the nature of {the elements, whether it be helium, | hydrogen and other known gases. The hotter the hody, the fewer the black lines shown in the | which means that only a few ! ments ean be discerned. but as the body cools through the space of time ! more elements are discernible, | There are brilllant spots in the 8ky which are not discernible, but it i8 known that they are there, as [there are what appear to be dark walls coverlng what perhaps might |be nebulae, the light being glv forth at the edges of the dark | masses, sald Dr. Stearn The telescope at Wesle sity Is one of the having a 20-inch lens. long, tubular type, about 30 !long. The telescope at the Wilson | observatory is of the reflecting type, !having a 100-inch reflecting mirror. { This type of reflectorscope is not al- fways to he relied wupon, however, due to atmospheric changes which have a tendency to distort the ma | of the mirror, making 1t impossible at times to compute accurate There are {nstruments in th hands of the astronomer which make {t possible to know whet! heavenly hody is moving tow. away from the earth and the direc- {tlon of moveme New equipment s being constructed ond invented conslantly, but the scientists of sev- 'era! centuries back have really | glven to the world today rauch of which is known of astronomy. May Eliminate Crossing elimination of the Deckley crossing at a cost of approximate $100,000 is being planned by tk state highway department. Com- missloner John A. MacDonald has filed a petition for authority make the necessary chang the publio utilitics commission and a hearing on that pctition has heen for Thursday, April 1, 11:30 m., at the s Tt is underst head pass is a step being made to do away the dangerous conditions now istent at the crossing. Even in the daylight hours this eros: sents dangers, duc e fact that unable to s until re 10w, be with ex- ap- that | Soveral cured at fatal accldents the erossing and nouncement that the highv partment is determined to do h the condition will be received h interest by Berlin For many years to been advocalng the the crossing hazards past have even cir ted petitions, such | wearer of YORKE collar styles, there is an infinite variety to choose from. Fitting like custom made, or better, we offer YORKE Shirts of woven madras, imported madras, silk stripe madras, broadcloth and other shirtings of qualit all colors guaranteed’ fast. laundry we will replace it. , with Should a Shirt fade in the Solid-color Shirts of Yorke make give choice of white, Materials include English broad- cloths, balloon cloths and fine oxfords, Neckband or at- tached collars. Very smart are the YORKE Shirts made of radium silks, kitten's ear and s | Commander Harold Ventres, date, 18 new members have ed and it is d number will d Iy before the is offi- closed, Tor its size, Bolton-Kasica post {leads all others in the slate fn re- gard to new members secured an the present membership is b \ning to realize that the local or- ganization bids fair to hecome one of the most active in Connecticut, Since the new quarters wer cured the hoys have taken an in- |creased interest in the an] the attendance at meet been large. The old adage, George do it,” secms to { banished forever. Tendered Birthday Party A group of friends of Mrs, Henry Taylor of East Berlin tendered her a surprise birthday part at home Wi winning f , an s. Willin Brown, 0 l lunch was served and in the course of the afternoon Mre., Taylor was presented with a teautiful hand bag. Guests were present from New Brit- ain, Berlin, Middletown and East Berlin, To been that, this drive have bLeen her Whist m e bountiful St Paul’s Chureh Masses wil and 10 at § ed morning neington, meet at s o'cl Panl's church, Sun school *will usual hour. Sacred Heart Church will be celebrated o'clock tomorrow morning al the !Sacred Heart church, East Berlin, | Rev. John C. Brennan officiating ! Sunday school will meet at the sual lour. Berlin Congregational Young Me 10 o'clock tomorrow the Rerlin C Rev. Samuel | the regular morning {o'clock and he will I ject of his scrmon, Difficul- ties of Wings." school and M 8 meet at 12 noon, and the Jun En- deavor soclety will meet at 3 o'clock Jin the aft will be the Lenten class w K the Mass at 9 s C ¢ morning fonal churei. » will conduct arvice at 10:45 the sub- t o or meet and tl Meagley. In canor What " last of the “Perseverance: mecting will be { tendance contest, Kensington Congregational mect morning at grezational morn- Rev. at- 10 o'clock tomorrow Kensington Co! church. At 10:45 o'clock t ing service will be held and Vernon 1. Pl will s on. “Man's Obligation to His Family."” Sunday school will meet at 12:10 p. (Continued On Page 12) asking that the nuisance ba discon.- | tinued. This new project is one of three recently announced by the high- way department, the others being at Plainfleld and at Old Saybrook. Will Present Plays plays, “The Angel” “The Aunt's Visit,” will be | sented by the recreation commi | tee of the Kensington tional church nest Friday evening, March 26, at § o'clock at Grange hall, Damon's Hill. Thae | proceeds will go toward paying the expenses of several recreation pro- {jmq planned by the committee. Two and The first play is In one act and | cond Is in two acts. They are 1 to be highl casts hav regularly jn order sentations” ma he a show will be presented under th | direction ot Miss Marjorie Moore. James B. Ellsworth is chairman of the recreation committee, Membership Drive Rolton-Kaslea post. American Legion. of Berlin i3 in the midst of one of the most successful mem- bership drives ever held by the or- ganization, it has™ bLeen said by the Leen rehearsing that 1 pre- | Congrega- | the | ntertaining and | FRECKLES AND DOES YouR \f _ AOM HAVE ARY ) 1) | 5 L WHOLE LT ON T | COOKIES, _~/\ 7TABLE-COME ON | Plainville News RUM RUNNER FINED FOR TRANSPORTING Also Assessed for Driving With- ot Operator’s Liense — ;l‘oat Office Announces Tax Has | Been Repealed On Several Docu- ments—Reckless Driver Fined—— Church Notices—Briefs, “Joseph Margrl" ase. of Springfield, | | M; was fined $150 on two counts |and discharged on a third last night | play. {in the local court. He was arrested {last week by State Officars |and Watson, who noticed th autornobile did not spring resilient- 11y enough when it crossed the rail- {road tracks; they concluded that he {must have a load aboard and stop- {ped him, finding 150 gallons of liquor | in 80 five-gallon cor rs. | | He was driving a car registered in the name of Tosul Santo of Ludlow [ Mass, and had no operator's license of his own. Through Attorney |Charles 1% Conlon last night e pleaded guilty to the charge of trans- | porting liquor and was fined 100 and costs by Justice M. 0. Ryder. He entered a plea of not guilty to |the count of keeping liquor with in- tent to sell and, the evidence | ldeemed Insufficient on the charge, against him was operat 'icen, he pleaded gu {being fined gin, | Change In Revenne Act Fewer documentary reve stamps will be vequired in the fuhy by the provisions of the nes enue act, it ed today by Past- master James 1. Usher, and conse- anently there will be fower of ti labels cold local post IThe tax repealed {following documents: (1) Bands or certificates issned ing as discharged third ecount without a v to this nue vas sta the o s heer on Ly con- | of indeh cents per §1 same ra dne ada or Mexico, t, $3 on a 32 on a ticket over exel Driver of Anuto Vined of proc 11 conrt of vas (i last y\ nigt o s driv- ing. Gollherz or of the car which siruck ured Mrs, Anni Fannic January standing trolley a a deliv from Whi failed to samy Dixon cont [ home for some {ime juries were not serious snffered more sever moved to the New I hospifa which Congregational Chareh Morning servi 10 rmon, “Life An them, T ¢ Lord,"” Handel Chureh r the My bt her Mrs, Casilt and was re n G Ty neral from institution schoal Young Our Saviour Sunday, will 1 ¢ hioly communic )} r school; 11 tand sermon by Geo 1. Browne; ning prayer John 8. Li Hart ord. s | Wedne | nunciation ! communion; wuxiliary meeting house Friday, 7:30 Wl serm f Soutli Pablic zlor Auction ing lot o fon = e the salc Th being held on t structures comy HIS FRIENDS | purchaser, as ti |tor the new high school, | meet at 9 o' Jin the R | prayeq uheld g your day vveni oom dwelling hou and a granary, moved from the , two 3 They must property by the lot is to be used Catholle Church The regular services will be held at § and 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing at the Chureh of Qur Lady of Me The Supday hool will ‘*: Lenten servies held at 7:30 o'clock in the ev. Joseph Griffin of St, minary, Hartford, wil will b evenin Thomu preach, uy morning at § o'clock ) anniversary requiem mass for Mrs, lelen Brophy augh, nten devotions will be held 0 o'clock Friday stations of the tion, at with benedie- evening, crose and Basketball Notes Plainville Y, M. C. A, team, 1 won the jurfior championship county league, will mect the BLY quintet next week the first round of the elimination r the state title, The game Le played M ¥ night. The out of practice, not ing 1 for several weeks and having their floor, They will work out 'k this eveniy with the Whis tockville may lo- cals are of 1o a prac- st South ¢ urel ing Diritain, ° Britain club, 'rals Today es for Mre Seott Caroline Swamp, who mornjr will be this afternoon a rooms of W, A, ~ Wyek regational lurial will i terday o'clocl Bail funeral o I Bradbury Bailey's pariors George 1, 1 Chyyel the serviee, Int est o at Rev, ctor the candueting will in wion rment of Our be metory Raptist Chureh day sery ‘ chureh will morning, the Kendricl ol oW Inst Sund I Respor " Rilie e s foll prompt stor, non ning ibil sthool & Hoon o'clock ing. A cordi leom AL ML 1L ane Loy the f conneetion His topic will | nd 1is lud Chiler The public is invited Mdvent Christian Chaor 45 a. . “Cad morning worship. Th Bringing in Loyul Workers i pastor Will spe ks sting stion istianit 17riday i L Petor, school o'clock, for & rally and contrst 1i; for 1y Epworth | rvice at S will e invitation peopl 1 Evening giv is extended this church to be i iinational n Mon- pastor of Present e held M I meeting to b Trinity New Britai atrick's Social of Mrs, « . |COMMUNITY THEATER | - (Plainville) March Hoot Gibson in “SPOOK RANCH” Saturday. 20 Sunday, March 2 Lewis Stone in “WHAT FOOLS MEN™ Mou. and Mat. Mon “COHE Maen P 5—Childien 10« AND KELLY Watch Monday's Paper VES=ISAW 4 N AN TLL ASK HER IF WE CAN AMNE some! s~ OSCAR AN' AE S momlean L VES-vou AMAY EACH HANE ONE Bristol News | FIVE MILLTAX N - FIFTH DISTRICT Voters Rescind Seven Mill Levy Laid at Recent Meeting WATER DEPT. BUILDING Contract Awarded to Suzio Construc- tion Co. of Merlden—Plainfield Baskethall Five Here Tonight — No. 3 School District to Meet, At a mecting of the voters of the fifth school district in last Bristol last evening, it was voted to lay a five will tax for the present year, the action res ing the vote taken at a recent mecting calling for a seven mill tax, Many of the taxpayers, who were absent from t first mecting, expressed their dissat tlon withi the high rate, which re- sulted in petition belu cireulated i the meeting of last night hicld to reconsider the original vote. Noble . Iierce, chairn hoard education, 1w chairman of th on n of the of & chosen thing and Vin- k. Fred 8. Fleteher, of the district committecmen, then explained the it e on the hudget vreparcd by committes and which totals It was his contention that en mill tax, which, on the basls { the grand list of the di i1y 187, would raise $21,9 1 and vould ¢nable them to N suc- sfully and at the the debt by payir of the sinking fund and interest amount hond of § by the ction o Mr. Floteher's repo Lrought up to dat ring at time re- off $4 re of to £2.080 on the ) sitated school which for the meeting, | district | I, ke sue o rt was showed ces of the to Le as follows Received from sonrces 10,014.89 S14.14 Lispendi oposit in tracts on ne iliing Alrca On- deposit Balance unprovid new b car at rding to con- et requir rning building I'rank Matthews of Ki 160 moved that a tax of five the dollar be lald on the t of 1 . paya nd to draw interest f it not paid by May tst, obert I Hayden of Middle stre 1 moti ta bl mill tax 1 and voted on was new 5 street mills rom that da woti by a L motien ef Mr, i lost major} « origina Matthews meeting and redu will be To t 1 issur s amonnt, it was ex- balanc new sehool | additional | oxpe On this 1efleit to he it will he on short term year's amount row erest pany paid cern in question $1,519.000 Lis year. To Tay New will Wa a yesterd to lay He Didn’t Forget TJUST LNE CAR T WHAT HANE T EATIN', \TLDYoUABOUT e DONT YOU, / YOUR GRAMMER, ™ | TA62 DonT { PReET nfickd M Pladnticld t el necticu ut 1 Tonight Iked-out performens will uppear hora to. : high school gym for a the New Departure base in ¢ ulght game wi Letball team, The visitors have made an envie record this season and will fur. nish stft opposition for the boys. and (yde locul will be a Wauters preliminary game will referee the Pun of Brook street was held this afternoon from his late services belng in charge of Frank lin Lod AF &AM The remains were placed vault at West cometery for ment fn the spring. District No, 3 School Meeting A special meeting of trict No. 3 has been called s o'clock, Wednesday evening, Marel 24 for the purpose of laying a te for the present year. Puncral of Miss Atwood The funeral of Miss Mary Jane Atwood, who ne or hold 1 of Charles Chambers neral of (‘harles Chamber o'clock ome, in the inter school dis for X Summer from he: ernoon at home this aft and the body was place v t cemetery for buria fated 1 in the spr Contract At a me o water 1 Awarded ard yeste cotfon of the nev rtment on Ry 18 awarded to the 1o Construction Co.. thelr hid of $24,400 being the lowest recelved Th ations for the new drawn up ir with the new by ntly compisted | tea appointed by i commeree nd turned o to Mayor John ¥. Wade last Wednesday for jon on the part of the city coun- et Work will he starfed just as weather permit the contract calls for enmplction of the building Ir vorking days Reading Clubs, On Monday, Miss Jennie Teek of 106 Maple street will entertain Alpha club and will b Mrs. Fibridge V. Tumer. Mrs, Howard stroat, will act Gamma asion spect ng were striot iing commit- g T de re « soon eonditlol and Barat oiiine a by same N. Wileox of Hi to members of t The reader of Miss Sarah ©. Goodenough. Mrs. Julian A, Holley will entertain the member the il Miss 1 hostess members esday a will be To Hold Oratorical Tomorrow Methodist Contest, in Ashury Forestyille, an . will be held n Miss Elizabsth West of Bri d Rerman Lautenbach of For- at 6:00 p.m hureh, nar of the New Brit contest will b in the wort to apprar . Secretary Mare the has ¥ J. Arnold, v secretary 0 on 12 as of local Chamber of Commerce, s0 re- n New | ommercial immediately, old leaves with nest wer s assistant xeeutives, to fam- fan. seerefary of Commerce at ifixion” to he P'resented g at 7 o'clock in antata Sir - John nted under the The up are Tomorrow e Baptist Crucifixion,” y rwill be pre ship of Gaylord B. Cook us of sixteen volees fs made following sing who wn loeally: Daisy Stain Booth Dorot} Sopranos Dorothy B ler good, Mabel Clayton Dailey Sha Os. ¥ Contraltos Stre Edna Saral G. Hul lison, rs-~Gaylord Ralph Jo¢ 1sor Seton Wil M ine § of wi orehestra, the @ is as follows aver, pian 1st Margaret Per- orthrop, b RBristol High Fliminatel, THE ope was 196 to 17 and the game was oeided untll the final whistlo The summary; Hillho T, Nussu s Grodsky, If . Willlams, If ., 1l 1tlordan Masi, r Zeteraski Rao, | Comerfor, ¢ MARSHALL'S FATE RESTS UPON TODAY'S QUIZZING Aceused Philladelphian Oy Verge of Collapse As He Takes stand For Thind Day March 20 (@ Duvig dladelphia chiroprac tor, today faced one of the nost eri cial hours of his life when his trial on the cl M of murdering Anng v Dietr Alrea nl ain to & o1 wit it to t he was CTOSs exuami- Charles eriminal ex- nould hinge his nation E. I'ox perts said, fate. This was t} District Attorney upon w probe hiel Dy dant’s third day en on th a number of times, veral times during his cross ex- ition he was near ¢ when 1 pressed by the commonwealth in his two confessions 1es in answer in his d cross examinations, O repudiated the e and dire second confession, der had been tricked into signin and testifiod the woman died from a poison solution in mistake for “alts, Matteotti Murder Trial Is Being Hurried Along Chietl, Ttaly, March 20 (#—When oy d today in the trial of Amerigo Dumini and four other men a 1 of the murder of the anti- scist deputy, Matteott!, arch-enemy of Premicr Mussolini, the lawyers for bishop, the prosecution and the defe expected a desire to finisl the taking of the testimony today, in order that the summations may be- the court reconvenes nest afternoon. desire to speed up the that gin when esday v pro- ceedings was illustrated pression of willingness through with the witnesses by an to as soon ox- get STORE CLOSING commendations mber HOURS to b of comm this year w will be open every night K during Christmas oxeeption of I°r when the ocle. W lay half heli- 1l begin July 7 and continue through to September 1. ATTRACTED BY BOOKLET Read of Other Women Who Eound Health Brooklyn, New York. Hegmann of 85 Central a run-dowu con- dition and could not do her house- work. She could notsleep hours inelude f Stores unt changes, . closing hour will an unusual one, Thousands of women find them- selves in a simi ar condition at sometime lives, *I fonnd Yeur advertis ment in my letter box Hegmann, “and took Ly Vegetable Compound and got Mrs, Hegmann also took Pinkham’s Herb Medicine Pills for nlis. She recommending your 0 all T know who have s the same as n and to hom T ihink 11 help. You may use my statement as a tes- timonial, and 1 will auswer any let. ters sent to me by women who would like information rogarding your medic There are women in your st perhaps in your town-—who have written lette ng how helped them. y BLOSSER Mfi GEE/mor1 ) JUST LoNE

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