New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1926, Page 17

Tnvolves Ex-Leader of U, 8. W.! V. in Gas Station Protest | Mile Endurance Test for Cavalrymen. | Brandon, Vt, Oct. 15 UP—The final day of the elghth annual 300- saddle horse endurance ride | d cold and clear as mnn\ all that remained of a field | . et out for the last g0-mile park, exy informed former comma mond Ca s were in good he final sprint, and e going was not so ro as on the ious day, when two contestants forced out. ¢'s route took | pr | were iiio Tod 1 pul 'ws of the ¢ veter port t the field to of Johnson's | o conveyed to mplated pro- - So far, only one | | for failure g‘o complete 0 miles with- ] nin r limit | »d upon | tion ost him n an further claims that the posed fill L perfoent Reginald aals I 1424 Auto "Accidents in State During the Week Hartford, Oct. 15 (P—Hartford, | acetd reported, leads | ven by one in the number of e nts reported m‘ nnecticut oitics during the week | of October 3-9, according to rec- |ords of the state motor vehicle de- partment. Bridgeport and Water- bury occupy third and fourth place tively, with tot f 30 and 2 te total for t 4 compared ag sponding week for sp are crack T Wwo which the that the v ed him f the po as for cor last year. | says his ol would cal post the fa to be held ter of a committee to represeat th . Hammond | »er of accldents reported emaining cities follows: New | in 17, Stamford 13, New Lon- | don 11, Danbury 10, Greenwich 9 Meriden 7, Middletown 6, Norwich & Norwalk 2, Wi the stru eri place a fil Opposition by the the memoris Prisoner Ordered to | Make Quick Getaway | Montreal, Oct. 15 (B —TInquiry info the escape f Romeo Dedard from the court where he was awaiting nment for burglary developed had been literally m*hrwl that the gasoline {from the buil hag n 1 d Dedard J on or and, dis matter to t planation, told him to get out. The th, but | prisoner complied and hasn't since | | been seen by the authorities. | SELLING outT! —and selling out fast. Men are jamming this store and pouring ocut with the best buys of their lives tucked under their arms MEN! HEED THIS GREAT OPPORUNITY! OUT WE GO! OUT GOES OUR ENTIRE STOCK! The season has just started. Other merchants are get- ting their just profits, while we are taking a tremendous loss by selling at cost and below cost. We can't drag you in here—You must come voluntarily But when you do, you will be confronted with the greatest clothing hd):, you ever laid eyes on, bar none. We want you to doubt us. We want you to believe that we are giving you the “Bunlk,” so that you'll get the shock of your life when you see that it’s the gospel truth when we say that $35 and $40 Garments are selling now at $18.75 SUITS th ex- never 1 of fine Fabrics, tailoring, newest models and patterns. ITALIAN PREMIER | —Benito Mussolint is to lecture to | quarters of the National Geographic | The religlon of St. Francis of Assisi |in; NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1926. while ndence |the Perugians, maintaining | of spirit city could | re qi ! from its gs it ex- tend ed itself along the ridges of its | hill, then made use of some of the | =m;»n: immediately below the cres w of its streets, therefore are | \»l Most of the little open spaces :‘ha! the city possesses have been made artificially and are shored up by walls and buttresses. The modern American city that cr parks from refuse dumps 1s following a lead set by this Italian hill town many centurics ago. The Plazza | Sopramuro, which s the e city, owes its existence dieval counte waste paper. IS T0 LECTURE Plans Course for Foreigners at Perugia Washington, D. C. Oct. 15—Add- ing still another title to the many he possesses—that of college professor students of the newly organ! University for Foreigners in Pe Italy, according to new The city in whi are to fly while Italy's P junk. lation buried anclent Etruscan wall,. hence name of the square, ‘Upon the W Medieval Building Boom the 14th and 15th centuries s an almost continuous ‘building boom’ in Perugia, and > chroniclers write of the difficulty ot obtaining mortar, stones, and ma- sons. It bec 2 city of palace cach with its tower. In the| turbulent days that followed most of these towers were pulled down by rival fami A few still stand and the trunks of many more can be traced in the walls of later | | buildings. | 1gia was nominally a posses- sion of the Popes from the tenth century. But for a_long time lts ec- clesiastical owners left the city pret- ch alone lived its own ome life . About the m 16th century Pope Paul III took de- finite hold of the town and built 1 huge fortress to awe the people ission. This great pile on s highest point became for fes the ol to the people | reedom Perugia’s “Bastile” Demolished “They revolted in 1859, but Swiss s wers rushed in and put hundreds of the cltizens to the sword. The following year a general of Victor Emmanuel drove out the Papal forces and the people set about demolishing their hated Bas- tile. The level space so obtained was turned into Perugia's prettiest square, around which are modern government buildings. The view from this lofty plazza is one of the best in non-Alpine Italy. Belo spread out the great fertile Umbrian plain, once the bed of a large lake, geolo- gists say. At intervals rise hills, lower than that on which Perugia sits enthroned, and on each of these smaller, eminences are *he walls of towns and villages. This is the do- “But these c s in Perugia's | main over which Perugia ruled with life are of the past. The change that | a strong arm, and over which she has taken place in the character of | still holds economic: and political the populace is astounding. To-day | leadership. is the subject of the follo tin from the Washington, D. C. head- | ciety. “Perugl for a town * says the bulle some medicval robber baro; expanded magically into a c {lies on the top of a beet : rmz rises 1,200 feet over the neart its walls and palace hmm: clinging to the narrow h like fvy turned to stone. Once a Civie Bully. “The city's history during the mid- dle ages and the renaiss unlike that of a glorl baron. It was the civic bully bria. Its people of those days wel irned a reputation for a grim, blood-thirsty and ~ vindictive turbu- isly and a's setting is almost 1 of nearly 25 religlon, sport “The surrounding towns were all subdued, and if the conquered ne bors failed to evidence abject mility toward the proud v bloody reprisals were visited on them sisi is only 14 miles away) influ- d the Peruglans at one time so greatly that belween a quarter and a third of the male inhabitants are said to have taken the Franciscan habit. The influence was not last however, for soon they were n at their bloody wars, both against their neighbors and among themselves. Tl sports had al- most the brutality of a Roman holi- day. A favorite contest was stonc throwing in the main paizza. Often as a result of such wanton ing’ bouts numbers were kil many more seriously injured. Stone Throwers Now Gentle 18 -TOPCOATS and OVERCOATS SUITS fine TOPCOATS of the new materials and tailoring, high quality garments, selling at this low price. OVERCOAT That are worth double, New Fall Styles and Fabrics, each and every one new in every respect. IVERSITY Formerly Bayer’s Clothes Shop S $35 to $45 Values CLOTHES SHOP 417 MAIN STREET — Opposite Scenic Theater — NEW BRITA It was reported that bank offi- recelved Bismarck, N. D., National | Bank Is Closed Today | fens .. D., Oct. 15 (A [trom tne bank (v’ ¢ more. than ~as announced. notice yesterday banking depart- n for business un- miner. ationa Ci with ment nc IFIED ADS icourt this T e AUTO DRIVER FINED $10 |m|rkers. and failing to kave the Judge B. W. Alling in police |registration in his possession. Offi- morning fined Antonio |cer-Delbert Veley arrested him yes- Mattiolo, aged of 50 Woodland |terday afternoon at the corner of street, Plainville, $10 and costs for |Main and East Main streets. violation of the motor vehicle law by driving a truck with pleasure READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Saturday Oct. 16th. 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