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LEGION POST
10111S CHAMBER
FOR OUTING
Adjutant- John P. Moran of HarrY
Wr. Congdon Post, American legion.
, announced tciday tbat the post had
unanimOusly voted at its meeting to
, accept an invitation from the Cham
p ber of Commerce to participate in the
i arrangements for the third annual
t Outing of the Chamber -of Commerce
- r to be held at Pleasure Beach, Tues
I day. July 26, Mr., Moran attended
t tiow meeting of the invitation COM
:: mate yesterday at the Charriben of
I Commerce and promised a represen
t tative delegation from , the Legion
would be at the outing. Command
er Albert J. Merritt and Mr. MOTILEL
represent the Legion on. the invita
tion committee.
I ' The Veterans of Foreign Wars will
; also send a, delegation to the outing,
I their representatives on the invitation
, committee being A.. C. Bennett and
1 William 1,yhne.
i Commenting on the participation of
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, the veteran organizations in the out
ing, Chairman George E. Trozell of
, the general committee, said this noon:
i . "I am gratified that the American
Legion and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars are going to be represented at
our outing. Service.rneri are vitally
interested in ending unemployment.
and their presence at the conference
E.I ca r del. 17 i nk nbeewa bw it' clin bineclegelda.dGtoovelTr
s news. Incidentally they will all
bave a might3r line time before the
I dinner commerices, as Pierce Gallen
and his associates on the sports com
mittee are preparing a program that
will be a nine clays' wonder."
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500 VOLUNTEERS
TEST NEW GAS
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- Philadelphia, July 19, A "mob"
Composed of 500 policemen and oth
, ers who have volunteered their titer
', vices will be mowed down in a. test
, i of a. powerful but not deadly gas at
t Cartnonball farm, below Penrose
: Ferry Bridge, this afternoon.
This new gas, the latest aid top ef
i fective police workso described by
' ; Superintendent of Police Mills in
. 1 scattering mobs and foiling bank
1 holduP gangs, is the discovery of a
1 former army expert, now on the re
. serve list Army physicians who have
- : observed tests declare that while vic
i r time are raade helpless for a period
' of less than half an hour. no perma
1 nent 111-effects are experienced.
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Strpertntenclent Mills, who has talk
s - 1eð vrith the discov-erer of the new
- gas and made arrangentents for the
test, believes it will be of practical
aid in police work. The mixture eas
, , ily released from a small container.
icovers an area. of about 45 yards. All
who inhale the fumes in this uPacc
are rendered helpless.
-I The superintendent ppointed out
i that with the aid of the discovery
.---, I mobs- 'would not be able to "get
s, i snorted," The 5r would be snade pow
' f erless and drop whatever missiles or
; weapons they had in their hands.
Superintendent Mills says banks
, t supplied with the new gas wouM have
I little to fear from holdup men. The
cashier, with one of the containers
t
; vrithin easy reach, wottld prove raore
s ,t.han a match for a whole gang
After the demonstration at Can
, nortball Perm, where the city police
: 'horses are broken and trained.
, another test ot the new fluid will be
. given for the benefit of the riot squad
; of the New York police at the Platts
1 burg training carrip.
STEPNEY
Mrs. A. A. Clark bas been M for
a couple of days past
The local firemen -bad a good et
: tendance at their last dance. Alt-the
members are busy now get-zing rea-dy
for the annual carnival which will
be beld the latter part of August
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Peck and
:aaughter. of Newtown. were recent
visitors of Mrs. Herbert Wright
George Clingan of New York eAt3r
is enjoying a. two weeks vacation. Mr.
and Mrs. Clingan spent part of their
vacation sightseeing in Montreal.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hawley spent
Sunday at their home here.
Mrs. Charles F. Nichols has return
- ed from a week's stay at Myrtle
Beach
, Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Joyce have
t-entertained as guests, Mr. and Mrs.
',Drew Glover of Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes of Bridgeport
lbave rerrted part of Mrs. Emily D.
,Leavenworth's house where they win
spend a month's vacation
- Edwin Toueey has enlisted in Me
!Naval Reserves and iS now stationt-d
- at Hampton Roals, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Ina-Iceman.
;Vivian and Sterling' -Blakeman were
'Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
133. Hubbell.
The degree team from Harmony
!Grange initiated a large class of can
)11idates at Easton Grange on last
, 'Tuesday evening.
'Ford Cuts FreightRates
- 20 on His Railroad
Columbus, Ohio, July 19The De
;trolt. Toledo & Ironton Railroad,
ontrolled by Henry Pord, Detroit au
ztomobile manufacturer, today filed
with the Ohio State Public Utilities
Commission a new schedule of freight
Crates providing for a 20 per cent re
sduction from the present tariff be
'Xweett points on the line.
The schedule is to become effec
live on August 20. The joint or con-Meeting
rates are not affected, the
Tresent rate for shipments originat
ing on the Detroit, Toledo Ironton,
but destined to some point On a con
meeting line remaining the same.
'The new schedule for local point
shipment, however, applies to aU
33oints thrcrughout the system from
Ironton, Ohio. on the Ohio River,
to Dearborn, Mich.
This is the firrit Ohio railroad. and
'believed to be one of the first in the
- icountry to announce et voluntary re
' rduction in freight rates.
Announcement that Mr. Ford pro
Tosed to reduce freight rates 20 per
toent on his road wan received with
interest, in VIOW of the fact that on
iSuly 1 he established ft minimum wage
oof $6 a day On the road. ana. also
(abolished ail Sunday trains, except
!those transporting milk.
Matt le Fleet to Escort
President to Plymouth
Washington, July 19.Three bat
tleships, three cruisers and a flotilla
sof destroyers will escort the Presiden
tial 'yacht -Mayflower to Plymouth,
Ukase., Aug-ust 1, -when the President
iand Mrs. Harding attend the tercets,-
- tenary anniversary of the landing of
, Use Pilgritros,
senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
and Morris J. Durres. et New York,
orbs is directing the ilsgetant in eon
- rieetioti with the celebration, scon
terred with the President yesterday
tegardirig plane for his Eittending.
- rho Journey orill merit the second
0002LTI arta On the Mayflower which
the President hes made. Present
'plane tediscate that the President Win
:- be absent from the White 7-louse for
' bt levet ersok,4 pessibiiity mists
that' he trial, spend gleverai days in
- addition in the White Mountains of
- , Now PLantrahire, -
Bridgeport, Cmxn, ,
Thesday, July 19, 1921.
By IIIBWOON CI, PARBLEI
International News Service Staff One,
respondent,
Paris, July 11)Boishevitt soldiers
who invaded the country et Georgia
behaved admirably in their attitude
toward the civilian population, re
ports Odette Kenn, corespondent Pt
the Malin, a newspaper wiTich canr
not be suspected of Bolshevik sympa
thies -
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"The soindies of MI! American
Near East Relief Organisation, seiz
ed at first by the new Boishevik em-
thorities at Batoum, were returned
intaot to the American committee
when it was seen that their claims
were well founded, writes Mlle.
Kelm from Batoum,,
,"The shops were not touched. Pnb-1
lic schools, closed for several weeks,
were reopemed by the Boistievik-s. Re
fugees were transported to their
homes- The sale of wink and ti1112
lisuots was rigorously prialtibited4
Strict penalties were trapotted against
profiteers, and in Ave days the price
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CAUCASIAN GEORGIA MADE UTOPIAN
UNDER RULE OF BOLSHEVIK INVADERS
of foodstuffs tumbled from 50 te 75
per cent,
f'llaturallY, gij tho unoccupied
rooms were lodged Bolshevik soldiers.
Six Boleti twists sleep in the room next
to mine, Though they are replaced
front time to time by six others no
one can find any comPlaint against
them. No Ching boa beeo stolen;
they do not get drunki they prepare
their meals to the, same kitcheo with
the rest pt us and even give es part
of their flour and their soup, And
whezt they wane tea. theybring their
own sugar. To all the roccaPiect vil
lages of -peorgza the Bolsheviks- base
behaved -like innocent- children."
President Barding sent to the Sen
ate the nornipation et' Capt. lielillant
A- Moffett to be Chief of-the Bureau
of Aeronautics of theasiavy.
fishing schooner --Alayllower, which
will defend 'the International -Flattertnet01
Cup, 012 by the' BsPezranto last
year, liad successful trial testa.
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ilitrances Main Street, M'airlield Avenue. and Cannon Street
Saturdays open till 6 o'clock
Store open till 5;
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is this foie
adives v(oon
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All other reasons
are good. This one is
great.
It saves for you
on every sort of merchandise.
- It.saves for all men
and women
LONELY LIFE IN
PALMYRA ISLANDS
Honolulu, H. July en Pal
rcryra Islands. several htrndred. miles
southwest. cr Hawaii, is lonely but
easl; ftrr trio of Robinson Crusoes
from 'Imo 711111 who liriv.1 elected to
live there and prepare copra from
the coconut groves, according to ad--
vices received from them.
Colonel and Mrs. William Ming and
Edwin Benner, -who went there last
October, have seen but one vessel,
an ,American nav3r craft, since they
stepped asbore On Palmyra's quiet
beach. When that ship recently
came to. Honolulu it brought an ac
cumulation of plan from the three
telling of life on the coconut isles.
The daily rontine consists mostly
of building trays on OTilien to lay the
coconuts, they related- These traYe
are about 100 feet hing and three
feet wide and dar after day the
ra,..14, fro gathered. aged - and eft
open in the snit to'
Iroiittle colony keeas aeleee welch
on the -weather. for an bones shower
mair stroll a lot of copra- As rain
.and thunder aLcrra appears to be
and homes.
fairly regular visitors at Palmyra,
weather forecasting has become an
important fact-or in the work.
The islands of the groups are so
close together that the Mings and
Benner frequently wade from one to
another, always, howeVer, with a
wary eye out for sharks.
FIsh are plentiful and furnish
much of their ifood, while occa
sionally a bird dinner varies the mon
otony. Shoes soon become a problem.
They thought they had a plentiful
supply, but wet weather and heavy
tramping quickly wore down their
stock and the three Palmyrans have
been Ibuilding" their own footwear
for some time from the rough rria-.
terial provided by nature.
Palm3rra islands, which have been
leased for their copra, by a Honolulu
syndicate, are the property of Henry
E. Cooper who is said to have
bought th'em from their English
owners for $750 and brought them
under the Amenican flag.
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a WORTH NOTING! All Mill End merchandise is sold with the store's regular
assurance of satisfaction If .it isn't satisfactory, bring it back an d get your money
back. It is only asked that you do this Tr omptly.
THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS CO.
Secret Marriage Her
Fourth to Time Meu
Boston, July 19 14fra Laura
Bomanet Long, 'whose nrarriage ta
Richard IL Long, prominent shoe
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manufacturer, two days ago became
known today, has been &married three
times before. two of the marriages
being to the same man. On each oc
casion she won a divorce and was
permitted to resume her maiden
name,
The second Mrs. Long is an ex
tremely attractive woman of 35,
somewhat retiring- in disposition. She
is at the Long estate at Framingham
with Mr. Long and his daughter,
One year and six days ago the first
Mrs. Long was killed in the fall of
an airplane. having become devoted
to flying.
Miss Bousquet "was graduated from
the Framingham Business College
two years ago and for a time worked
for her father. Andrews Bousquet of
Shrewsbury. Her acquaintance with
Mr. Long is said,to be of little more
than a year's duration.
A large bomb -was exploded in front
of the Capitol building at Buenos
Aires, Argentine- A policeman was
serionsly-wonuded, but only small ma
terial damage was caused
- Four direct bits weer scored by air
planes out of the first 1.1. bombs re
leased against the former German
cruiser Frankfurt, 75 miles off Vir
ginia Capes.
WORLD WAR Th-rkaLNIVS
TO AMET WEDNESDAM'
World War Veterans will hold their
regular meeting, on Wednesday even
Dog. July 20th, in Carpenter's ball, at
170 Elm street.
At this meeting a new polities 1
party will be proposed for endorse- 1
mentsby all public spirited OS-Mango
as well as ex-service men. Ystiether
action on non-employment will also
be taken up.
Tuesclàý; July 19, 1921 -
Weather--Partly cloudy followed'
by showers today or Wednesday
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- . FOR OUTING Ttlesday, July 19, 1921.
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