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12 | Agnes Boulton O'Neill, trial here today. Papers in the case were sealed a u e request of Mrs. O'Neill when llu se was filed. however, that she alleg It was said that wh \ulmv here three months MACDONALD FINDS BERLINROAD 0.K. | divorce, she was fulfilling Declines to Tmprove Detour Used | oo ' “treie marsinee ceremens ‘\\! ) rach a ed e th When Underpass Floods | otner” srcedom “Shouta el desertion Mrs. O'Neill | other arise. O'Neil, it was report- | ed, told his wife that he cared for New Britain traffic cannot have a [someone else and that the good detour through Berlin when | red for him. A : _ s. O'Neill, the Berlin underpass fills up With| 4. 4y tormer marriages, and the water as it does almost everytime | pjaywright married in Prov- there is a heavy rain, according 1o |incetown, April 12, 1918 a communication received by the S Firstwits kathicen Tens Chamber of Commerce, from John |kins of New A. Macdonald, state highway com- | 1912, missioner. New Britain motorists have fumed and fretted over the fact that there seems to be no satisfactory way to get through Rerlin on rainy days except to take the long detour| around Plainville and Southington through Meriden or via Hartford. | The underpass near the Berlin JAMES CRUZE SUES The: o whien erosses tne rail.| 98)3 Decker's Painting of Wile road tracks, leads traffic back to| m » 9 Is “Funny Picture were Ma. three years after their mar- riage. 2 the concrete road. This road is nar- | row, windin 1s several dangerous | curves, is extremely rough in spots an on rainy days when the under- pass is imy Iso becomes al- most equal Several rec Los Angeles, Cal, July 2 (A—A % portrait of James Crifze which the it I8 Rl oton \pidture dizector had intends ed giving his wife film Betty Compson was made the basis of 00,600 punitive suit here yester- inst John Decker, an artist director said when the suit filed that the action was in tended as punishment for Decker's actions subsequent to Cruze's refusal secret to accept the picture, B e The painting was bad enough, the director contended; but the thing Commissioner Macdonald asking | Which pained him most was the fact what was being done about this|that Decker displayed the portrait road. Mr. Marsh's complaint stated | behind set of bars in a Holly that it was impassable and not fit | Wwood. Cal, show window, with the to drive on in wet weather. inscriptior Benson Writes to Macdonald tJam Mr. Benson's letter and Commis- debt sioner Macdonald's reply as fol-| The lows: “Mr. John A. tendent Highway State Capitol, ‘Hartford, Conn “Dear Mr, Macdonald “Will you Kindly advise what is being done to remedy the situation at the Berlin underpass? As you | know, whenever we get a heavy | downfall of rain, the road becomes | impassable and there is no good de- | tour in the immediate vicinity. We | ™0t understand that there is no possi- S :ility uir(:arr;clix\:lllw g:;m,; or | Youth \\ ounded b\ rainage for the underpass because | : of its low level. However, it has | Sniper Will Recover been brought to our attention that | . Bridgeport. July 2. (UP)—Shot in the head by a youthful sniper, Wal- the detour which is below the un- | I derpass could be improvkd at slight | (°F ¥. Fredin, 24, was reported re- cost, This detour provides for cross. | COVering today at Bridgeport hospi- ing the railroad tracks by an over | !al today. pass; and if it could be placed | As Fredin was driving his good condition, it would provide a |Mobile through Fairfield great convenience to the traffic in|® bullet crashed through that territory when the underpass|2nd went through s in an impassable condition. | head “You are undoubtedly —aware of | Halting the car, Fredin pursued a his whole situation and it is ths |YOUth holding a revolver. He captur- purpose of this communication 1o learn what measures your depart- ment is taking to correct it > “Very truly your “Ralph H. Benson, | Gen'l Secy.” ‘Mr. Ralph H. Benson ‘General Secretary “Chamber of Commerce “New Britain, Conn. “Dear “With reference to your letter he 12th, yesterday 1 examined the situation and found a very good de our around the location in questic which apparently juite a little. the detour so that cars tress, with ¢ from the leave th road ich it rail- and s may proc time they until th road trac Se ry Ralph H Chamber of Commerce, quest of A. P. Marsh, the Connecticut Motor ciation, recently communicated with seyond the 3enson of 1 Cruze—in prison for tist said he did this after sed to pay for the paint- Macdonald, superia- | “Naturally 1 the picture Decker would scar r to like a gar e like a stabismic fr I wanted a portrait, not a f ny picture.” Cruze charged in the suit that the display of the portrait held him up to “public contempt and ridicule.” “I intend the action as punish- that's all,” he said. wouldn’t pay him,” showed my painted it death—mouth Department, auto- st night, a window the top of his blood, was unable to cope with him After treatment in a drug store, Fredin was brought to the hospital where it was said his wound was serious but not critical. Police believed the sniper had un- intentionally fired a bullet believing the revolver loaded with blank cartridges. |Forced Onto Sidewalk | In Dwight St. Acciden? Charles \»mw( of 117\ has been used street was driving south r view street about 10:25 1 I do not think it is necessary, for land had crossed the the few times it used, to i rsection at Dwight st make any improvement in the de- |the rear wheel of his sed s ‘our. struck by a car v Reinhold 8. Olson of 174 Iour > Road, West Hartford Olson driving west on Dwight street. e force of the c h forced Sup- onto the sidewalk on the | st corner of the intersection. was badly and a headlight on Olson's car was upernumerar Officer inaitis reported no cause action is to be owned and . iven “Yours truly, (Signed) A “John A. Macdonald | “State Highway Commfssioner” | One Car Road Found Accompanied by Mr. Marsh, e Herald reporter drove over the de- four road this morning. The road was found to be in better condition than usual having bee cently. At a number of place Sl o one has thrown cinders on in an at- tempt to create better traction on \“010 (adet Entem West Pomt Academy rainy days. The dangerous ap- proach to the overpass t been | graded nor surfacec any) west Point July 2 (UP)— attempt been made o coyer the| oot X1 surface of the road so that truc .l" 0ROl 'U‘ r ”h D 20 yea ol 843 cars would not Slide into the | C. CREQ Negro. has taken hig place i on rainy days. According to |y . 398 other plebes at the United Marsh, when this road is wet it | States Military Academy, He was sworn in ,on the parade afternoon, the first military academy aothing more than when J Alexander of here and a clay ground yesterday negro to enter the | since 1918, Ohio came months, Parham was placed in vidual room, although it mary to have cadets share 22 negroes have cademy, but graduated was A large proportion of the road is £50 narrow for two cars to pass. Although Mr. Benson is out of the | city on his vacation, it is understood | that there is so much traffic out of | New Briin through Berlin to Meriden, Middletown and to the Connecticut river road that the mat- 10 all, ter will not be permitted to militar: Lil the commissioner makes somw |have been effort. cither to rove the conerete | Parham road so that it will not fill up with |de Priest, water, or to make the detour into | Illinois. mora or less of a permanent road way. FILM an indi- is custo- rooms. entered rest un- only three appointed by negro congressman Oscar from MERG July 2 IR RUMORED London that morn Eugene O'Neill's Wife l*llea Divorce \clmn July 2 (P filed agains his second wi much 1 Britis zroups had been involy capit o approximat 0,000 sterling, or § Savings Bank of New Britain ablished 1862 RESOURCES - § 25,068 2¢ Deposits made on or hefore Wednesday, July 3rd, will draw interest from July 1st. NTEREST being paid Open Monday Evenings - 6 to 7:: (Standard Time) 1t was understood, | ago to ob- | “some- | York divorced him in | ed the youth but, weak from loss of | damaged in the rear, | the | " ) Priest Calls Southern States’ Legislators “‘Cowards” For Attack On Wife’s White House Tea Party Before 18th Amendment Is Allowed to Hold Stage, Negro Suggests Enforcing Equal Rights Guarantees In Constitution. | who has two chil- Cleveland, O of cowardice | fiung by and hypocricy Cong sman Oscar D Priest, negro, of Chicago, night were at members of the legislatures of southern states which recently p od resolutions censoring Mrs bert Hoover for inviting Mrs. Priest to a White House Congressman De Prie ing before 2,000 persor meeting of the National for the Advancement of People. De was speak- a mass ssociation Wants Rights Only “They're just a lot of coward the Illinois congressman called the| southern legislators. “This is my country and your country. I've been elected to congress the same as any | other congressman and I'm going to have the rights of every other con- | ssman—no more and no lc in the congressional barber shop a White House tea.’ De Priest said the criticism of | Mrs. Hoover's reception of Mrs. De Priest at the White House tea’ was an incident used by southern demo- cratic politicians, ing to win the solid south back into the democratic party Turning to the subject of prohibi tion, De Priest said, “The govern- ment is preparing to spend millions for enforcement of the 15th amend- ment. A fow millions ought to be spent to enforce the 13th, 14th an 15th which guarantee the negro his civil and political righ Says Amendments Violated “I do not propose to vote to ap- propriate a penny to enforce the 18th amendment until similar sums are voted to enforce these other amendments now being violated all | thro the south.” De Priest said the gressman he will pay tion to the needs of stituents as to those “Only in one r on favoring negrocs recommendations for to West Point and as a con- much atten- his white con- who are black. pect will T insist and that is in appointments Annapolis. As long as T am in congress. I'll appoint | only negroes to those two schools, or until some white congressman ap- points a negro. For Troublei due to Acid INDIGESTION ACID STOMACH HEARTBURN HEADACHE Many people, $wo hours after eat- ing, suffer indigestion as they = It is usually exc wi an alkali, The harmless and efficient way, Milk of Magnesia. It 5 remained for 50 years th and- I with physicians. One spoonful 1 water neutralizes many times s plume in and at ee. The symptoms five minutes. You will never when you know t And yow best way, the quick, s Phillips’ stomach acids, crude methods is better method. will never suffer from ex- cess acid when you prove out this sy relief. Please do that—for your own sake—now. ure to get Milk of M the genuine Phil- lips' sia pre . July 2 (A—Charges | Her- | reception. | Colored | disappear in | ribed by | “] want to thank the democrats | lof the south for onme thing—they \mm» so barbaric they drove my par- | lents to the north. If it hadn’t been [for that I wouldn't be in congress | today. “I've been Jim Crowed, segregat- ed, persceuted, and I think I know how best the negro can put a stop to being imposed upon. It is through the ballot, trrough organization, | through fighting eternally for his rights."” | De Priest’s reference to | his parents to the north,” hea ack to his childhood in Northern Alabama. There he witnessed the llynching of three negroes near his home, and after that his parents I moved to Kansas and later to Chi- | cago. | Tells of Persecutions | | | While the 2,000 persons in the hall where the congressman spoke, cheer- | {ed him loudly and long, another 1.-| 1000 stood outside, unable to gain ad- | mittance. { Lnghsh Aviator, 67, | : | Hops Over to Holland | and, July 2 (A—A J. Richardson, 67, known as Great Britain’s oldest airman, made a lonc flight from Norwich to Rotterdam. | Holland and back Monday. He scorned the dissuading pleas of his | fellow airmen, saying: “Don’t talk | |to me about nerves. It doesn't need | | much courage to fly over the sea.” | | Richardson learncd to fly two| ago bhecanse, having “had nothing else to Norwich, E 1(11) Educahon \ssn. Opposes Propaganda in Schools Atlanta, July 2 (& schools must be agency of developing critical judg nt and must not he subverted to | propaganda on behalf of any par- | ticular commodities or systems, the | committee on propaganda in the | schools declared today in its report |to the representative assembly of the national education association in | convention here. | | | The public preserved as an years in correcting ¢ and 50c a bottle— “Milk of Magnesia | U. 8. Registered Trade | The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Com and its predecessor Charles H. Phillips since 1875. || GLEAMY WHITE and a Sweet Breath Try Phillips' Dental | Toothpaste just once and see for | vourself how white your teeth be- come. Write for a free ten-day tube. Address The Phillip Co., 117 Hud- son St. New York, N. Y. ‘poverds jjust tract.n Problem of Decade Now Solved by New Krueger Be. master beverage, Krueger’s Special, Yellow Label, now joins the old favorite Special, White Label. 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