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THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1924 PLAN WOULD WIDEN PARK ST. 20 FEET City Engineer's Report Would Include Washing- ton to Broad St. STREET BOARD TAKES PETITIONS ACTION New Building Line For Preston St. Referred For Assessment. City Engineer Roscoe N.

Clark presented to the street board last evening a plan for widening Park street, twenty feet to make it seventy feet wide. from Washington to Broad street. It was referred to the engineering department for a layout and, estimate board of took cost. action as follows. after nine public hearings had been held.

in the following matters: Granted--The petition of Patrick T. Costello change of building and veranda lines Clifford street; petition of A. I. Ellis for change of building line on the south side of street, between Garden and Enfield streets. To Hold Another Hearing.

A second hearing on the ment for a new building line on the south side of Preston street will be held at the next meeting of the board. The board will visit the premises October 27, in the matter of petitions for change of building line on the west side of Brook street, and a change af building line on the south side of Russell street, between Donald street and the railroad tracks. The hearing on the petition of J. H. on Hamner and streets, Clarkin to change the building, lines was postponed to.

October 29. The matter of a change of building lines on both sides of Grand avenue, 89 petitioned for by James C. McCarthy and others, was referred to the engineering department for a layout The petition of William F. McCarthy to change the name of Grand avenue to Sherbrook road, was tabled to enable the of land on the street to be consulted. Petitions Denied.

The following petitions were denled: of Lapuk Brothers, for change of building line so south side of Sharon street; of Agolo Mazziett for the establishment of a veranda line of eight feet on the east side of Broad street between New Britain avenue and Mountford street. gineer Clark presented a plan for the elimination of a sewer syphon on Garden street near Bedford street, at EL cost of $1,150, which will further considered by the board. The board referred to the eering department for an assessment the layout and establishment of 8 a new building line on the south side of street from Camp Field avenue, eighty feet, seventeen feet of the present line. New street lights were ordered established as follows: Three on Manchester street and one relocated; one on the south side of Greenfield street; one on the east sides of Dover street; one on the north side of South street; two on the east side of Eastford street; two on the north side of Plainfield street; one on the north side of Freeman street. Various petitions for building line changes and extensions of sewers were given appropriate reference.

To File Liens. The secretary of the board was instructed to file liens on property for unpaid assessments for improvements in eighty-eight cases as reported by City Collector Hart, the assessments range from $60 to $2,374.42. In a letter to the board. President Ferguson of the Hartford Electric Light invited the attention of the board to a considerable tion in last month's street lighting bill, which he hoped would enable the board to be more liberal in tablishing street lights. He wrote that the reduction was equivalent to establishing 250 more street lights HENRY R.

TOWNE DIES IN NEW YORK New York, Oct. Robin800 Towne, one of the founders of the Yale Towne Manufacturing Co. and president of the New York Merchants' Association, died tonight. He was 80 years old. Mr.

Towne became president of the Yale Towne Company in Stamford, on the death of Mr. Yale in 1868. He held the office until 1915. He was born in Philadelphia and began his career as draughtsman for the Port Richmond Iron Works in 1862. DAWES BEGINS TOUR IN EAST Chicago, Oct.

G. Dawes, republican vice-presidential nominee, will begin his campaign swing through the East with a night meeting at Philadelphia on Tuesday, October 21, it was announced at national headquarters today. The eastern speaking dates were arranged after a conference here beof tween the Colonel national John Q. committee's Tilson. director apeakers' bureau.

Before starting East, Colonel Tilson tonight issued a statement in which he predicted the republican national ticket. will win in his territory including the New England states, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware and declared that republicans will regain many seats in Congress now occupied by democrats. COOLIDGE TO MEET GERMAN OFFICERS Washington, Oct. Hugo Eckener, German commander of the ZR-3, and Captain George W. Steele, Pho accompanied the ship on her nignt from Germany to Lakehurst to prepare himself for taking command when title is assumed by the United States.

will make informal reports on the behavior of the Zeppelin tomorrow to the national advisory commission for aeronautics. That body invited the two flyers to appear its regular meeting in the navy department and information was received from Lakehurst late today that they would be present. Navy officials also, It was stated, had arranged to present both officers to President Coolidge on their visit here tomorrow. Have you read today's classified news? NAMED CANDIDATE ON SIXTH BALLOT CHARLES F. LANE.

(Special to The Courant.) Rocky HIll, Oct. 15. In one of the longest and best attended caucuses in the history of the town, Charles F. Lane last night was nominated as the republican candidate for the General Assembly after six ballots had been taken. For four ballots there were four candidates in the field, but after that ballot, Representative C.

W. Boardman withdrew and after the fifth ballot, M. Crane withdrew, leaving the field to Samuel Dimock and Mr. Lane, the latter winning on the sixth ballot. Mr.

Lane moved to Rocky, Hill from Hartford five years ago and has served one year on the school board. Her is employed by the Aetna Life Insurance Company and is a member of the Masons and Eastern Star, In Hartford, the Odd Fellows in Stamford, Midian Encampment a and 1 Ivanhoe Rebekah, I. 0. 0. of Hartford, Woodmen of the World in Portchester, the Rocky Hill Improvement Association and the Rocky Hill Grange and is a member of the executive committee of the Rocky Hill Club.

He is married and has two children. The vote by ballots was as tollows: 1st-Boardman 52, Dimock 60, Lane 94, Crane 39; 2nd-Boardman 50. Dimock 71, Lane 91, Crane 27; 3rd-Boardman 44, Dimock 72, Lane 101, Crane y8; 4th-Boardman 19, Dimock 92, Lane 104 Crane 17: 5th-Boardman 2, Dimock 105, 112, 17: 6th. Dimock 104, Lane 126, Crane NEW VOTERS MADE NOW TOTAL 2.269 Number Smaller Than Was Rolled in Rush Last Spring. A total of 2.269 new voters have been made during the four days the board has been.

in session, the electorg oath being administered to 535 applicants yesterday, The total' is less than the number "made" during March session. ones The smaller number of applicants is accounted for by the registrars, who say that there was nearly twice the number of tu-ve-made voters during the March session, while the board was on duty at that time only four days, as compared with six days this session. is expected that there will be a rush of applicants on the last two days of this week, which will make the final total greater than in the spring. There were 4,948 new voters at the March session, which, the registrars say, was the result of an increasing to-be-made list over a period of two years, During that time few applied ad to be made as there were only minor city matters before the voters. The board will continue in session for the remainder of the week, dally from 9 a.

to 8 p. at the office of the registrars. The applicants have been fairly equally divided between the sexes with a slightly greater number of women applying. Many elderly women are taking advantage of the privilege of franchise for the first time. CHINESE MURDER SUSPECT CLAIMS HARTFORD RESIDENCE Schenectady, N.

Oct. York city police today identified as Chun Lung of New York, one of the three Chinese held here for the murder of Chow Wong. Lung had described himself as Joe Sam of Hartford, but the New police said today that they are certain he is the Chun Lung who was in 1916 found guilty and fined for possessing drugs and narcotics and in February 1918, was sentenced to the New York connty penitentiary for an indefinite term, for a repetition of the offense. SHENANDOAH AWAITS FAVORABLE WINDS San Diego, Oct. The Associated Press.) -All hands on the naval dirigible Shenandoah are eagerly awaiting tonight's weather reports from the northwest, which will tell whether or not the great sky traveler will cast loose tomorrow morning for the last leg of her outward bound transcontinental voyage from Lakehurst, N.

to Camp Lewis, Wash. Gales blowing from 54 to more than 60 miles an hour, reported from the Oregon and Washington seaboard early today, failed to sake preceptibly the optimism of Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, the gible's commander. SEAPLANE ENDURANCE FLIGHT RECORD BROKEN Washington, Oct. official world record for non -stop flight by a seaplane was set by new scouting plane at Anacostia today, the plane remaining in the air 20 hours. 10 minutes and 10 seconds, as against the old time of 14 hours, 53 minutes and 44 seconds.

Five days ago A composite type seaplane in stayed in the air 20 hours and 28 minutes, but the flight was not properly checked and was not recognized. LOAN APPLICATION TO BE PARED DOWN No Fixed Allotment Made of U. S. Share of German Bonds. New York, Oct.

America's $110,000,000 part of the $200.000,000 German loan about five times oversubscribed the banking syndicate headed by J. P. Morgan Co. which underwrote the issue, was busily engaged today in scaling down the allotments of subscribers. No fixed allotment will be made, it was announced, but applications will be pared down from 1 to 90 per cent The extent of the reduction will be determined by various factors such as the amount of participation of investment houses in the loan, their previous assistance in floating foreign loans and possibiltles of padded orders, devised to circumvent the anticipated cut In allotments.

Small investors will be alloted the largest percentage of their subscriptions. The amount of money handled through the Morgan offices in payment for the German bonds, it was said, was the largest ever received In connection with a bond issue. Quickly Taken In London. London, Oct. The Associated Press.) British part of the German loan had almost a8 instant succesg 8.8 American share and was quickly oversubscribed today and the lists closed.

No announcement has been made as to how many times the issue was covered, as there are still huge applications by post to be sidered, the stock exchange has already established a nominal buts premium on the price of two pounds. It is expected it will be several days before allotments are made. One interesting provision of the issue 19 that other portions of the loan issued by continental nations in the form of sterling bonds shall not be saleable here for a perlod of two years, and no official quotation of them will be allowed on the stock exchange for the same period. The object of this provision is to prevent a possible adverse effect on exchange. Success In France.

Paris, Oct. The Associated Press.) £3,000.000 share in the Dawes plan loan to Germany has been entirely applied for, although it hay not yet been offered to the public. The leading banks here were kept busy all morning registering applications. Swedish Subscriptions, Stockholm, Oct. The Associated Press.) -The Swedish part of the $200.000.000 Dawes plan loan to Germany was covered within a half hour after the subscription lists opened today.

DENISHAWN DANCERS PERFORM EXOTICALLY Ruth St. Denis, 'Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers, who were last night at Foot Guard Hall under the auspices the Business and Professional Womens Club, have Joined, in and perfect the result harmony, 1g of music real and beauty. Ruth St. Denis, one of the first exponents of the dances of the East, is at her best when she interprets the soul of the Orient. A distinct innovation is "Tragiga," executed by Doris Humphrey and the ensemble of Denishawn Dancers, entirely without musical accompaniment.

The theme is built upon the conflict of love and disillusionment, Two complete pantomines break! the series of dances. One, "Cuadro Flamenco." Is 8 gypsy dance scene in a Spanish tavern, filled with loafers, musicians and flower girls. The episode, enacted with great vigor and grace, tells of the wooing of la Macerena, a dancer, by Lalanda, 8 matador, by the display of gorgeous shawls. She is finally won by the final and most gorgeous and wedded In true gypsy style. The other, "The Vision of the Aissoua" is a story of Eastern dominated spirit of youth Grace, color, human beauty and.

seemed to reach their height in the performance. Even music, in which were mingled the violin, cello, flute and piano, echoed the same spirit. ARREST FOLLOWS RAID FOR LIQUOR Angelo Malley of No. 219 Pearl street was arrested yesterday by Detective Sergeants Hallissey and riarity of the liquor squad and Policeman D. P.

Sullivan, charged with violating the liquor law. According to the police, Malley was detected in the act of transferring two pints of a a a alleged liquor to a man. The raid on his premises followed. A five gallon keg, two one one-gallon jugs and a quart of alleged liquor were seized 88 evidence. It is said that Malley was selling liquor at $1 a pint.

MRS. MERRITT SPEAKING AT MARYLAND RALLIES Mrs. Alice Pattison Merritt of this city, republican candidate for the Senate in the Second District, la now on a speaking tour under the of the republican national mittee. She spoke at a ward meeting in Baltimore Monday evening, day at a meeting of the rundel Club, one of the prominent women's clubs in Baltimore, yesterday at Annapolis in the afternoon and at Towson In the evening. Other assignments made for Mrs.

Merritt are Catonsville, this afternoon, and Ellicott City in the evening, tomorrow afternoon at Bel Air and Saturday at Baltimore at a state meeting with U. S. Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania. Use A classified ad to tell everybody what you want and need. SCHLOSSMAN SON, 545 Third Ave.

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Other Bathroom Outfits as Low as $45 Send catalog or call see our bargains. WILL BE VIRGINIA COMMERCE CHAMBER INSPECTION GUESTS Samuel B. Harper, secretary of the American Silver of Bristol will represent the Manufacturers' Association of Connecticut as a guest of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce on a one week tour of of of of of of of that state. Representatives of state manufacturera' Associations, state chamber of commerce, rivers and Harbors commissions and those interested in the development of local port facilitieg in New England have been invited by the Virginia chamber to take part in an inspection tour of points of in. terest in Virginia, beginning October 27.

TOM MATHER LEADS ROPING CONTEST Polo Team Competitors Tied in Events At Troop Armory. With only three and nine-tenths seconds separating him from Leonard Stroud, his nearest competitor, Tom Mather enters the final day of the goat troping contest for the Howard E. Wilcox cup, at the rodeo being held at Troop Armory, In the lead of a close fight for the trophy. He won the contest last night, roping and tying the goat in fourteen seconds, two and four-tenths seconds better than Stroud was able to do. Stroud has two more opportunities to pass Mather, this afternoon and tonight.

The other contestants finished I.st night AS follows: Third, Morgan Chaney, twenty-two seconds; fourth, Hank Durnell, thirty seconds; fifth, Jimmy Levack, thirty seconds. The standing of the five contestants to date is as follows: First, Mather, sixty -eight seconds; second, Stroud, seventy-one and nine-tenths seconds; third, Durnell, eighty-two and twotenths seconds; fourth, Chaney, eighty-four seconds; fifth, Levak, 120 seconds. The Cavalry Yelliws won the indoor polo match last night from the Hartford Blues, five to one, and evened the series. Each team has now won one, lost one and tied one. Today also settles this event.

Games will be played both this afternoon and this evening. The players composing the teams are: Cavalry Yellows: Captain P. E. Voight, U. S.

captain; Sergeant Byron W. Peyton, D. S. Lieutenant Richard Henderson, Troop First Squadron Calvary, C. N.

G. Hartford Blues: Major A. Raymond Ellis, captain; Robert Steiger, Private Benjamin C. Anninger, Troop First Squadron Calvary, C. N.

G. TONG WAR SCARE IS FADING AWAY Chinese Section of City Quiet and Normalcy Again Rules. Excitement in the Chinese quarter is dying down and fear of an outbreak of a tong war in this city is passing away. Chinese questioned say that no Hip Sing men have entered Hartford. Most of them are of the opinion that hostilities will not begin here, They out that there 1s but one tong here.

the on Leong Tong, whose numerical superlority, alone, would make a Hip. Sing man hesitate to attempt anything. In addition to this, the On Leong Tong men in Hartford do not believe that Joe Samee and Fung Chung, two Chinese arrested in Syracuse for murder of another Chinese, belong in Hartford. as they claim. The guards which were stationed on State street have been the most part withdrawn.

During the first few days of the week guards had been posted along State and Market streets extensively. They kept together walking in pairs or in threes. Last night a single Chinese lolled before a door at No. 110 State street and in answer to a bombardment of questions declared innocentty that he wag not on guard but was merely passing the time. For the most part, the guards were young Chinese, suave and well dressed.

Reports were rife that firearms had been purchased among the small dealers on State and Front streets. to reveal whether or was Inquiry among such dealers, failed true. One and all were evasive and would only say that they would not sell a firearm to any man unless he was an American citizen. On the other hand, inquiry among the Chinese showed that they were entirely familiar with the statutes pertaining to the sale of firearms. One of them remarked significantly "law no give gun, money give him." Today's directory of wants and offers is found on the classified pages.

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Try it on this guarantee- that it will absolutely rid you of superfluous hair forever--or no cost. Karma, a8 this new discovery is called, may be purchased at all good dealers, such as Wise, Smith Sage- Allen Griswold Drug G. Fox Brown Thomson Co. FLOWERS BRIGHTEN VOYAGE OF ZA-3 No Captain's Dinner- -Zwieback and Cheese Are Souvenirs. Airdome, Lakehurst, N.

Oct. 15. -(By The Associated sight of an airship control cabin banked with flowers within, amazed spectators when the ZR-3 dropped to her landing filed. Huge bunches of color, seen through the cabin portholes, caught the eye as the airship gettled on the fleld, in spite of the fact that lack of water had wilted them. The Zeppelin brought a life sized thrill to one anxious little girl, who exclaimed "Where's my dolly?" when Major Kennedy, U.

S. observer, appeared cabin porthole. With a broad smile he brought it from behind his back to the delight of the child, who clapped her hands at sight of te first doll arriving from Germany by air. A member of the crew who clambered from the ship bearing a huge brown Teddy bear was asked to pose with it for a photographer. "Five dollars," he demanded, which met only a shrug of the photographer's shoulderg.

A canary, swaying in a cage among the cabin flowers, trilled its companionship throughout the 5,000 mile voyage. It was the first passenger to leave the ship, for it was handed down from the forward cabin before one of the officers could alight. Through the courtesy of Captain from the the Berlin office of Steele, the first, ietter via airship the Associated Press came to General Manager Frederick Roy Martin at New York. A souvenir cigarette case, bearing on the inside the inscription "In memory of the trans-Atlantic flight of the ZR-3," was presented to each man aboard by the wife of the airship's captain, Mrs. George W.

Steele. With the gifts went her "thanks for bringing back Captain Steele." Zwieback, grapes, chocolate and little round cheeses from Germany, which were passed out of the cabin of the airship, were eagerly taken by visitors as souvenirs of the historic cruise. One sample of zwieback was sold for $2 by a spectator to another who missed out in the distribution. The souvenirs were the surplus of rations the ZR-3 curried, and were distributed by the crew. Reports that preceded the dirigible here from mid- Atlantic were that on the last night in the air a celebration dinner would be held aboard the ship.

Captain Steele declared on landing, however, that he knew nothing of such a celebration having been held last night. Furthermore said he, there was to his knowledge a drop of celebrants' beverage aboard, despite certain rumors of wine and beer that emanated from Germany after the ZR-8's departure DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS ELECTS IN NORWALK Norwalk, Oct. 15. Mrs. Daisy Payne of Norwalk, at the closing session of the thirtieth annual great sun council of the Connecticut degree Pocahontas, held here today, WAS elevated to the office of great Pocahontas, the highest office in mate organization.

The other officers elected were: Great Wenonah, May Savage, StamGreat Minnehaha, Sara Hall, Bridgeport: great prophetess, Mary Champagne, Rockville; great keeper of records, Harriet Wright, Middleown: great keeper of wampum, Ed11 Eastwood, Middletown; great trustee, Ione Kenny, Wallingford. The appointive offices were filled Great scouts, Annie Norwalk and Arlaine Palmer, Danbury; great guard of wigLi kadeth Steinwald, Norwalk: great guard of forests, Agnes Gaelbruer, New Britain. The annual reports read showed 3,556 members of the order in the state, a of 162 over the previous year. Two new councils were formed during the year, one in Greenwich, and one in Derby, making 8 total of thirtythree in the state. The treasurer's report showed a balance of $549 in the state treasury and a total of 564 in the wampum belts of the individual councils Mrs Mary Champagne, the retiring great Pocahontas, was given the past Pocahontas jewel, Capt.

Bryant at Y. W. C. A. Captain Carroll Bryant, field representative of the American Red Cross Life Saving, will give a demonstration in the pool at No.

262 Ann street, this afternoon at 4 o'clock under Y. W. C. A. auspices.

Admission is free to all the girls and women of the city. SICK WOMAN MADE HAPPY Entirely Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Mart, Texas. have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to build me up as was all rundown, nervous and sick.

I ached and hurt all over 80 that I was often compelled to go to bed, and I had to have most of my work done. No medicine seemed to help me until one of my neighbors who was taking the Vegetable Compound insisted on me trying a bottle of it. The medicine helped me from the first, and the best of all is that I can even sew again without that awful, nervous feeling I was used to having. And I used to take crying spells, with such a blue feeling that I cannot explain. Now all that has left me.

I feet 30 cheerful, and I have gained in we: ant, sleep well and eat hearty. Oh! I wish I had words to express what this medicine has done for me! I am a housekeeper and do every thing from the sewing to the washing now and it doesn't hurt me. You may use my letter in any way you wish. I will be glad to help any suffering woman to the road of health and happiness. Mrs.

B.F. BRANNON, 404 Travis Mart Taxas CONNECTICUT RED CROSS TO HOLD CONFERENCE The Hartford chapter, American Red Cross, has sent out invitations to all Red Cross chapters and branches in Connecticut to attend the annual state conference which opens at the Old State House Thursday, October 16, at 10 a. and continues for two days. On Thursday the morning will be devoted to the Red Cross program for ex-service men and their familles and Dr. 0.

B. Rogers, commanding officer of the United States Veterans' Hospital No. 41 at Allingtown, will discuss the relation of the Red Cross to government hospital service. In the afternoon James T. Nicholson, assistant manager of the Washington division and director of junior Red Cross work for that division will talk on Junior Red Cross.

Captain Carroll Bryant, assistant director of life saving and first aid, will speak on his work and at 4 o'clock will give a demonstration in the pool at the Y. W. C. A. On Friday, J.

A. Jeffers, manager of the Washington division, will speak on the roll call disaster relief, Miss I. Malinde Harvey director of Public health nursing, Washington division, will be present to speak. In the afternoon nutrition service will be covered by Miss Clyd, B. Schuman, director of nutrition, tional headquarters, Miss Elizabeth Nickerson of the state department health and Miss Marion B.

Dakin of Connecticut Agricultural College. CITY MAY DEVELOP BACTERIA CULTURES Health Board Wants Incubators to Facilitate Work. The city board of health last evening voted to ask the common council for an appropriation of about $250 to allow for the installation, in various sections of the city, of automatic bacteria culture incubators. Dr. C.

P. Botsford explained that the wen cultures now are delayed nearly hours in transit to and from the laboratory. This delay would be eliminated by the use of the incubators, he said, and doctors would receive culture reports from twelve tov. twenty-four hours quicker than at present. The speeding up of the service, he said, might save many lives, a8 in the case of diphtheria patients, The incubators will be installed in drug stores at tne Tunnel, Professional Building, South Green, Farmington avenue and Park street.

Dr. Botsford was given authority to order cement drainage in a barn on Cheshire street, owned by William J. Hines. The board was of the opinion that the barn could be made sanitary at a nominal cost to the owner. The matter of $1,200 in unpaid accounts due the isolation hospital was referred to the corporation counsel.

These accounts are of several years' standing. Robert P. Butler, representing Mrs. Mary Cohn of No. 75 Edwards street, appeared with a request for an extension of time in making repairs on property at No.

1230 Main street, which were ordered by the board. His request was granted an inspector from the board will designate repairs, which, it was promised. will be started soon. WEST HARTFORD. The Deming Luscomb of West Hartford, real estate, insurance mortgage loans.

phone File Tax Lists This deliveries will be slow. Bettelater your Coal Bin filled now. Elmwood Coal Co. Phone Advt. Do not forget your season tickets for the school concert series.

Little Symphony, Spalding, Braeslau, All for $4.00 and $5.00. Tickets at Judd's MAYOR NAMES BRANDEGEE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE To draft resolutions on the death of Senator Brandegee, in line with a measure approved by the common council Tuesday night, Mayor Stevens yesterday appointed Aldermen George G. Kaplan, Fred P. Holt and J. N.

H. Campbell. Alderman Holt, Raymond H. French and A. W.

Bryne were named a committee to investigate and report on a proposal for abatement of an interest charge of $936.18 against Patrick Moynihan for an unpaid assessment for a sewer, which, it was alleged, has no outlet Burnham and other streets. OBITUARY. Christopher J. Roach. Christopher J.

Roach of No. 64 Webster street died yesterday at his home. He leaves his wife. Mrs. Agnes G.

(Murphy) Roach; two sons, John Clark Roach and Robert Nicholas Roach; his mother, Mrs. Susan Roach. and three sisters, Miss Laura Roach, Mrs. Matthew Keane and Mrs. George Boyd, all of Hartford.

Mr. Roach wag a mechanical engineer and had offices in the D'Esopo building. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. at his home and at St.

Augustine's Church at 10 o'clock. The burial will be in the family lot in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. Mrs.

Andrew Kelley. Mrs. Margaret (Burnes) Kelley, widow of Andrew Kelley, and mother of Michael J. Kelley of Hartford, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Gallagher of No.

9 Humphrey square, New Haven. The funeral will be held at the home of her daughter, tomorrow m. and at St. Patrick's Church, New Haven, at 9 o'clock. The burial will be in St.

Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven. Mrs. Ablal Brown. Mrs. Sarah Jane Brown, widow of 'Abial Brown, died Tuesday at the home her daughter, Mrs.

G. H. Chase Rochester, N. Y. She was of 72 years old.

She leaves, besides her daughter, one son, George W. Brown The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at the Allyn Memorial Chapel. Spring Grove Cemetery, Christopher J.

Roach. Christopher J. Roach of No. 64 Webster street died yesterday at his home. He leaves his wife, Mrs.

Agnes G. (Murphy) Roach, and two sons, John Clark Roach and Robert Nicholas Roach. He was a mechanical engineer. Funeral of Charles S. Hills.

The funeral of Charles S. Hills, former dry goods merchant and senior member of the firm of C. S. Hills was held yesterday afternoon at his home No. 22 Concord street, West Hartford.

Rev. Willis Butler, pastor of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford officiated, The honorary bearers were Judson H. Root, Albert Steiger, John B. Knox, Meigg H. Waples, Harry B.

Strong, George, A. A. Gay, Hitchcock. Frank A. The Whippie active bearers were James M.

Strong, Burton Bolles Harry Walkley, Frank B. Pease Robert Steiber and Vincent C. Brewer. The burial was in the family lot in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Funeral of Mrs.

John F. Davidson. The funeral of of Mrs. Caroline E. Davidson, wife of John F.

Davidson of No. 191 Bellevue street, was held yesterday at the funeral home of J. J. F. Abern.

No. 11 Chapel street. Rev. S. W.

Weller of the A. M. E. Zion Church, assisted by Rev. James A.

Wright, officiated. There were many floral tributes, including a large plaque from Excelsior Lodge, No. 3. F. A.

M. The bearers were Raphael M. Green, Frank C. Gilliaon, William A. Tuller, Benjamtn Babcock, John Wheeler and James 0.

Prudbom. The burial wag in Spring Grove Cemetery Bonus Applicants Slow. Albany, N. Oct. of 000 persons, who, according to war department statistics.

served in the World War from New York state and consequently are entitled to a state bonus, only 345.000 have filed applications with the state bonus commission, it was said today. GOLDENBLUM MILLINERY COOLIDGE SENDS CONGRATULATIONS Praises Performance of ZR-3 As Epochal Achievement. Washington, October Coolidge was the first of official Washington today? to congratulate the commander of the ZR-3 on the successful completion of his recorapreaking flight from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst. Word of the landing of the craft was given to the President within a tew minutes after she had come to the ground at the Lakehurst airdrome and the President immediately dispatched a message to Dr. Hugo Eckener who was charged with her delivery to the United States, In other government quartere, pecially at the navy, where constant vigil had been held since the ship rose from her German etartirg point, great enthusiasm and relief was evident at her pate arrival.

President Coolidge termed the performance at the ZR-3 an epochal achievement. "I congratulate he telegraphed to Dr. Eckener, "upon the successful completion of the transatlantic voyage of the great dirigible which you have brought from Germany to the United States. "It is not merely a stirring experience, a splendid adventure. Far more is an epochal achievement because it demonstrates ash never before the feasibility long distance flights by.

lighter than air craft and their ability to carry significant tonnage in passengers or cargoes. "The skill and efficiency of the German technicians in building such a wonderful aircraft, and your skill in successfully navigating it without stop and without mishap, from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Lakehurst, N. is an event of worldwide interest. "It is a matter of great satisfaction to me and to people of the United States that the peaceful relations between Germany and America has been fully re-established and that this great airship has inaugurated the first direct air flight between Germany and America. I hope that your stay in the United States will be enjoyable and that the notable services you have rendered in bringing over, this airship will be a matter of satisfaction and pride to you throughout your life." ELDERLY FOLKS MEET AT ELIZABETH PARK Thirty-five members of the Elderly Folks Association attended yesterday afternoon the October monthly meeting in the Pond House, Elizabeth Park, Mrs.

H. E. Cummings presided and Mrs. James Adams acted as secretary in the absence of Mrs. Charlotte Elliott of Rocky Hill, the president, and the secretary, Nathan Mrs.

Cummings gave reading on "Christopher Columbus," and Miss Sarah McCorkell recited "October" and "Sunshine." Mre. Cummings also recited "Sophia Sherman" Rev. George H. Lester of Hartford, 85, led in prayer at the opening of the meeting. The exercises concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." Among those present from put of town were: William Ferguson and Miss Mary Ferguson from South Manchester, and Mrs.

Marion 0. Pomroy of Mystic, who told pride that yesterday was the anwitty niversary of her birth. Following the meeting, tea, sandwiches and cake were served. The association was organized, July 4, 1914, and has about 100 members. To Address Credit Men.

Alfred C. Moraeu, manager of the Hartford Credit Rating Bureau, and secretary of the Retail Credit Association of Hartford, will speak at a dinner and meeting of the Woonsocket, R. Credit Reporting Assoeiation today. Beginning Today At 9 A. M.

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