New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1914, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1914. Shoes for Misses and Children with Many Kinds to Pick From It is with pleasure that we call attention to our large line and va- ried assortment of misses and children’s footwear suitable for the com» ing season. All our shoes are made on “Foot Form” lasts, so comfort. able for growing feet. In the different leathers you will find tan omif black calf, patent colt, white buck and canvas. Bring your young folkt 1o us if you want them correctly and comfortably shod. We have taken great pains to get the right kinds. TAN AND BLACK CALF. You will find welt soled BUT- TON BOOTS in sizes 8 1-2 to 11 for $1.76 and $2.00. Sizes 11 1-2 to 2 for $2.26 and $2. are splendid values at these prices. BROADWALK SHOES for children’s wear, come in and black calf, patent smoked horse leather shoes, at prices from shoes, lace ankle tles, to $3.60 pair. They low 50 pair. $2.50 pair. They young folks like. tan colt and in ' button oxfords and $1.50 Calf, Whitée Buck “TROT-MOCK"” are fine for misses and children, at $2.26 and $2.50 pair. Misses’ and Children's Pat. Colt, IN PATENT OOLT we offer dress boots STYLE, with cloth or kid tops, in sizes 8 1-2 to 11 at $1.76 and $2.00. Sizes 11 1-2 to 2 for $2.25 in. BUTTON and are kinds the SHOES and An- kle Ties and Oxfords, with low and spring heels, reasonably prived. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU REEIVING ALL DRY GOOps PURCHASED OF Us, CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY Berlin News FRIED DOOR OPENTO LOOT KING'S STORE Large Quantities of Confecionery ~ and Cigars Carried Away. | MINSTERS: ASSH. 10 NEET HERE Will Oonvene -Tuesday With Rev. Carleton Hazen—Trap Rock Com- bany Elects Officers—Motorman to Leave Berlin Line. ~ \ Thieves broke into Kingo's store, ‘ opposite Taylor’s Hook and Eye Shop in Kensington last night and made away with gdods valued at about fifty dollars. Clues, which they left, indi- cate that the robbery was made short- 1y, after midnight and that the thieves left in the .direction of Meriden by way of the railroad tracks. In addi- tion to the local authorities, the po- lice of surrounding towns are on the lookout for them. Entrance to the stgre was made by a door on the east !side. Judging from appearances, it is evident that the robbers tried to pry the door open ‘ with a steel bar, which was found a short distance away. The lock proved strong, however, and could not be released until the panel of the door gave way. Mr. Kingo was notifled of the rob- bery early this morning by Arthur N. Bushnell of Berlin, who noticed that | the door was broken in when he went to his work at the Berlin passenger dtation. Mr. Kingo hurried down and found conditions of general disorder. Candy and cigar boxes, paper, to- bacco, soda bottles, canned goods and | innumerable match sticks were strewn all over the floor. A hurried inven- tory convinced him that the thieves had helped themselves to a porfion of practically every line of goods car- ried, particularly as regards c!gflr’s,{ cigarettes, tobacco and pipes. The electric lights at the place have not been in working order for - the past few days, and the number . of match sticks found on the ' fléor; would indicate that the robbers light- ed their way with matches. Shortly after 12 o’clock Thomas Forlino, passing by the Ikingo place while returning to his home in Ken- sington, heard noises in the store. He thought nothing of the matter, how- ever, as he thought “Patsey” Kingo was inside. Mr. Kingo believes that the theft | avas committed by three tramps, who l were seen prowling about the rail- # road yards early in the morning. This b theory is strengthened by the fact that i Christopher Fagan and James Kane $aw three suspicious-looking charac- | ters near the railroad bridge about midnight. “Patsey” Kingo, while conducting a personal investigation this morning, found many cigar bands near the rail- road culvert. They were taken from the same brand of cigars as were stol- en at the store.” Trap Rock Co. Elects. Charleg¢ H. Dresser of Hartford has %en elected president and genera! anager of the Connecticut Trap # Rock and Construction company, which has just been organized in Beckley Quarter. . Other officers are, the vice president, E, F. Johnéon of Wallingford and the secretary and treasurer, Carl Becher of Hartford. These officers with Edwin E. Kjos of New Britain and Lawyer Henry H. Hunt of Hartford, will also serve as a board of directors. As was printcd in the Herald some time ago, the new concern which suc- ceeds the Counccticut Crushed Stone company foreclosed by Frank Becher of Hartford, has a capital stock of $60,000. It is situated in Beckley Quarter on the Berlin-Middletown branch of the New York, New Haver and Hartford r~{lroad. Buildings of the old plant, imated to be worth $82,000, have heen appropriated hy the new concern, which will commenos operations in the course of about six Weeks. ! Arrangements have been made with the rallroad for the construction of a spur track which will be installedl jat once. * . ‘Mhuner-' Association to Meet Here. The Hartford South Association ot j Congregationul ministers will hold i meeting at the Kensington Congrega~ %uunnl church parsonage next Tuesday | Sessions will commence with a bus- liness meeting at 11 a. m. at which time officers will be elected for the coming year. Features on a pro- igram to follow will be a paper by | Rev. James E. Rees of the Stanley | Memorial church in New Britain on {the subject “The Church and the | Liquor Traffic”; an address by Rev. Samuel A. Fiske of the Berlin Con- gregational church and a lecture on | “Impressions of the Yale Converta: tion” by Rev. T. B. Powell of Mer- iden. Rev. Henry W. Maier, pastor of the Tirst Congregational church in New Britain, is to be the moderatsx of the meetings. Miss Ann Brennan. | Miss Ann Brennan passed away at St. Francis’ hespital, Hartford, ye.- terday afternoon, after a short illness. She was formerly a resident of Ken- sington. She is survived by several ,nieces and neéphews. Funeral services will be .held at {8:16 o’clock Monday morning fronr. {the undertaking rooms of C. J. Dillcn at 559 Main sireet, Hartford. Soi- emn requiem mass will be celebrated jat the Church of Immaculaté Concep- ion in that city at 8:45 o'clock. In- terment will be in St. Patrick’s cem- | etery, Hartford. | Kensington Congregational Church, Pastor Carleton Hazen will preach to | morrow morning at the usual Sunday {worship, which takes place at 10:45 lo’clock. The Young People’s society convenes at 6 o’clock for its monthly | mission meeting. The subject “Porto i Rico” will be discussed - under the | leadership of the president, Edward Cowles. Services preparatory to communion will be held in the ladies’ parlors on Thursday eveping. Kensington Methodist Church. The regular preaching services will be held at the Kensington Methodlst church tomorrow at_10:45 a. m. and at 7 p, m. In the €vening Rev. Ed- win M. Pickup will take for the topis of his sermon “Righteous War.” W. J. BEmerson will have charge of the Tuesday evening. service. At that time, the theme ‘“Personal Evange- lism Under Difficulties” will be con- sidered. F. F. Hanford has been appointed to represent this church at a meet- ing of the district’stewards which is to bé held at Westfield on Thursday. It is improbable that he will attend. Second Congregational Church, “The Dimensions of the Love of God” i the subject which Rev. SBam- uel A. Fiske will expound to his ¢on- gregation at the preaching service to- morrow. The Senior Endeavor so- ciety will hold a discussion on rthe theme, “Our Tongues for Christ” at its meeting, 6:30 P. M. Miss Olive Shaw will lead. To Leave This Line., After sixteen years of continuous service on the Berlin trolley line, Mo- torman John O'Coninor has decided to { make a change and, beginning proba- i bly on Monday, May 4, he will take {up his duties on the New . Britain- | Meriden line. It will be with regret that Mr. | O'Connor’s many friends in Berlin and | Kensingten learn of his decision. He is a conscientious workman and s rated high by the traveling public as well as by the Connecticut company. Meriden Man Buys Property. John Hansen of Berlin has sold a certain parcel of land situated in this town and containing about seven acres, to Elisha K, Bradley of Meri- den. It is bounded as follows: on the north by the highway and land of the grantor, on the east by land of the grantor, on the south by land of Thomas Ryan and on the west by an old highway, known as the Stan- tack highway. Would Join Navy Réserves. Alva Ventres, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ventres is contemplating Jjoining the United States navy reserves at Hartford. He will make application in a few days. Young Ventres, who is employed at his father's blacksmith shop, iz con- siderable of an athléte and is an able ‘wrestler. Did He Get to Mecriden? | The Boston express, which passes through here shortly after 7 P. M., was brought to a stop last evening because of the fact that the signals were set against it. As the train started to move out, a young man sprang out and leaped on the steps of one of the cars hanging onto the handrails with his hands. Eyewit- nesses saw him make an unsuccessful attempt to open the door of the car. He then acted as if he would like to jump off tut dared not owing to the speed at which the train was running. It was thought by spectators that he could not hang on untii he 'reached Meriden so a number of them walked down the tracks to see if he had fallen off. Track Foreman Joseph Wilson walked several miles but could find no trace of the young man. Brief Mention. The building committee of Berlin Grange held a meeting last night in Mechanics’ hall. Miss Mary Nelson of Kensington was operated upon for swollen glands at the St. Francis hospital, Hart- ford, this noon. Dr. Taft performed the operation. The Berlin Dancing class held a well attended session last evening in the town hall | John Roche, who underwent an iopernlon at 8t. Franols’ hospital yes. | terday was resting comfortably today. George Beckett, formerly of Berlin, The quality and the price will be right for your Sunday dinner if you buy it at Cowles’ store. Specials for Saturday: Round steak 24c, rib roast 22¢, loin veal roast 24c. Try a roast of lamb with sweet potatoes.—advt. WANTED-—Carpenter work. Jobbing and repairs. Chim« neys repaired. Cisterns built. Tel. H. J. Foiren, Berlin, and mason Plainville News EXAMINATIONS FOR CARRIERS ON MAY 9 Applicants for Positizns Will Be Given Tests in New Britan. PROR DOES NOT EXPECT DELAYS Believes Numbers and Mail Recep- Ball Assoclation Endorses Tango. pointed in connection with the estab- lishment of city service in this town will be held at the post office in New Britain on May 9, according to an order issued by the postal department at Washington and received today by Postmaster Prior. The examination will be of the usual civil service char- acter and will be held at 9 o'clock in the morning. From among those who take 'this test a register of eligibles for clerks and carriers will be made. official order follows: “‘A special civil service examination will be held for the Plainville post office on May 9, 1914 in New Britain, Conn.,, at 9 a. m. to establish a register of eligibles for clerk (male and female) and garrier (male), from which two regular carriers and ‘one substitute carrier will be appointed when the proposed establishment of ¢ity delivery service at Plainville is in- stulled on June 22, 1914, and others as the needs of the office may require. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 45 years on the date of the examination (except preference claim- ants under Section 1754, R. S, to whom the maximum age limit does not apply) and must be citizens of the United States. “Male applicants must measure not less than flve feet, four inches in height, without shoes. Men whose normal weight is less than 125 pounds should not apply, as no male eligible will be sppointed either' as clerk or carrier who is under this weight. For the required application form, and a pamphlet of general information con- taining specimen examination ques- tions, 'apply to Miss Edith A. Ells, local secretary, at the post office, or Edward E, Stebbins, district secretary, P. O. Building, Boston, Mass. Applica- tions should be promptly filled out and filed with the latter not later than 4:30 p. m., May 4, if possible.” Postmaster. Prior expects that there will be a number of applicants for the appointment of carrier and geveral local young men he believes will take the examinations. The new carriers will start off at a salary of $800 @ year and if their services merit they will be favored with increases until they receive $1,100, the maximum amount allowed for a post office of Plainville's standing. Postmaster Prior does not expect that there will be anything to cause a deldy in the establishment of the ser- Vice. The town requires a system: of house numbering and mail receptacles for each house in the district to be served and it is expected that these features will be attended to by the selectman before June 7, the date on which the post office must make a re- port to Washington on the conditions. The establishment of the service will necessitate a change in the route of the rural carrier as some of the ter- ritory which he now ‘“covers” will be served by the city carrier. Another visit of the post office in- spector is expected within a few days and it is thought that at that time something definite will be decided re- garding the.matter of providing better quarters for the office. Postmaster Prior believes that M. E. Rogers’ building on Whiting street will even- tually be selected. Gets Foreclosure Judgment. Judge W. L. Bennett in the superior court yesterday directed a judgment for the.foreclosure of a mortgage on a dwelling house on East street owned by Cornelius Downing and others, The judgment was obtained by the Farmington Savings Bank. The total mortgage debt is $1,032.20 and the court was informed that the value of the property is between $1,300 and $1,500. Judge Bennett gave the defendant until July 1 to redeem and subsequent dates of re- demption were fixed for other parties Who have an interest in the property. At the Churches. Episcopal.—Regular services wil] be held in the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow morning at 10:45, the rec- tor, Rev. R. H. Burton, preaching. Sunday schéol will follow. Congregational.—*“Experience and Hope” will be the subject of the ser- will bé seen with Scinski’'s New Brit- ain baseball team when the season opens in that city next week. He was signed early this month by the New- ark club of the Atlantic league but was sold on Monday of this week to the New Britain aggregation. He is now in New Britain. Beckett will play in center field. tacles Will Be Provided Before Dato | for Establishment of Service—Basc- | Examinations for carriers to be ap- | Is on Georygi: FRANK FRITZON. Many local people, especially those | residing in the southern section of the city, are interested in the move- ments of the U. S. S. Georgia, for the | reason that they are ably represented on that dreadnought by Frank Fritz- on, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank i Fritzon of 328 South Main street. He was in this city last week but re- turned on Friday and was on board GOOD MUSIC —On Your— FISCHER PIANO Prices and Terms Right Morgan & Beers No. 227 ASYLUM STREET. Piano Co., Inc. HARTFORD. | held yestwwday dtternoon at her hom.e { on Church street. | Lawn Mowers, | We are displaying a big assortment | of lawn mowers, a new shipment of which has just arrived. Look over | our stock if you intend to purchase a machine. Sheep manure for fertiliz- er for flower gardens, in 25c bags. Garden seed and tools of all deserip- tion for spring planting. Plainville Hardware Co., Whiting street. Tel. advt. . U. 8. ARMY PREP. SCHOOL. Principal Louis P. Slade of the High school has received word from Major General Leonard Wood, commander- in-chief of the United States army, that encampments for preparatory school boys will be opened this sum- when the battleship left Boston for Mexican waters on Thursday of this week. He is a chief petty officer of electricians on the Georgia, having served in the United States navy for almost ten vears. He has also shipped on the Pennsylvania, the New Hamp- shire and Louisiana. Fritzon is thirty-one years old and worked at Russell and Erwin's previous to en- listing with Uncle Sam’'s sea fighters. A brother, Charles Fritzon, enlisted with Company A, C. N. G., of Hart- ford, during the Spanish American war and was made sergeant. Frank Brayne is another New Brit- ain boy who is at the scene of the trouble. He has been in the navy for two years and is on the battleship Texas, which is in Mexican waters. mon to be given in the Congregational church tomorrow morning by the pastor, Rev. F. L. Grant. Baptist.—Harry Pinder will occupy the pulpit at the morning service. The Young People’s society will meas in the evening at the usual hour. Methodist.—The pastor, Rev. G. B. Thurston will preach at both morn- ing and evening services Sunday. Emdorse the Tango. Members of the Plainville. Baseball association have placed their stamp of approval (on the tango and other modern dances and they have an- nounced the the latest gyrations will be permitted at their carnival to be held in thé Town hall tonight and Monday. Arrangements for the carnival were completed today. : J. J. Bonney of New Britain and Bristol talent will furnish the entertainment tonight and on Monday night the Laurel club of Bristol will present a play. Fox's orchestra will furnish music for the dancing. The assoclation fears that in per- mitting the new dances it may incur the displeasure of Constable John E. Conlon, the town’s dancing censor, who believes that the s=m of the law is the real panacea for tangoltis, a fever which appears to be highly con- tagious. The officer, Who is also janitor of the Town hall, in the past has not permitted the new dances, except at private affairs, and the ball players fear they may get interference from him tonight. Officers of the associa- tion stated this mornink that they expected to confer with Selectman Johnson before the carnival opens. Constable Conlon, in stopping the dances, has claimed that he was act- ing under instructions from the se- lectmen and these orders the ball players wanted countermanded dur- ing the period their fair is in prog- ress. Converting Auto Into Truck. Lester Dow and Arthur G. Mason have been awarded the contract for the construction of a truck body to be placed on the chassis recently pur- chased from the Popé Manufacturing company of Hartford. The machine is to be converied into an auto hose and chemical apparatus for the fire department. The initial expense as well as the cost of making the necessary changes in the machine is borne by the Hose company which has given a series of entertainments and carried out other schemes to raise money. | Funeral of Edward Hyland. Many from here will attend the funeral of Edward B. Hyland, whose death occurred yesterday morning at his home in Forestville. Services will be held Monduy morning at 9:30 in St. Matthew’s chureh in the neigh- boring village. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s’ ceinetery, Plainville. Mr. Hyland had a number of friends in this town und his passing causes genuine regret here. Brief Items. Local young people presented the play “The Town Marshal” in Forest- ville last evening for the benefit of the Welch Hose company. The play was well attended and the young per- formers were well received. Each of the young ladies in the cast re- cetved a bouqueut of flowers during the | performance. | | | Rev. Thomas Rooney has returned to Crown, Penn., after spending a few days’ visit in town with his sisters. Local Masony will attend special services in the South church in New | Britain tomorrew evening, joining with | the Masonic crders of the neighboring i city. The 1scal lodge will meet at| Masonic hall at 6:16 and will go to| New Britain by trolley. Mrs. Eliza Weldon entertained the ! W. C. T. U. at its regular meeung] mer at Burlington, Vt, and Ashe- ville, N. C., under the direct super- vision of the United States army. Any High school boy over the age of eighteen years will be allowed to at- tend, the only expense being his board and carfare. Sun and Moon ointment has no equal for catarrhal trouble, sores, burns, sore throats, stiffened joints, headache and sore and tired feet. For sale by Dickinson Drug Co. 35c and 60c box.—advt. Murders and Public Opinion. (London Times.) Public feeling will be relieved by the news that counsel for the crown, acting on the suggestion of Justice Atkin, yesterday withdrew the charge made against John Starchfield of murdering his son in a railway train on January 8. It is doubtful whether on the evidence the accused ought ever to have been brought to trial. The case will serve, however, in many respects to point its own moral. Sev- eral murders of recent years have presented similar difficulties to the police, and is not surprising that thousands of persons. with a keen sense of justice and a dislike of un- nysteries should form then own theories and indulge their own speculations. It is a wholesome sign of a4 proper public sentiment, so long as that sentiment is kept within rea- sonable bounds. The danger is of hindering instead of assisting the course of justice. Indignation has been stirred, no doubt, by the cumu- lative effect of a number of netable crimes for which no .convictions have been obtalned. In many instances the press gives substantial aid to the police, and thus helps materially toward Just conviction where, as in most train murders, only circumstantial evi- dence is available. Yet, valuable as this assistance may be, it has its dan- gers, and one of these dangers was exemplified in the Starchfield case. When the horror of a murder sinks into the minds of persons with a nervous temperament they are apt hastily to respond to calls for evidence made through the news- papers. For the moment their loath- ing of the crime and their instinct for the protection of soclety over- sway their reason; they volunteer to become witnesses of occurrences which are distorted, if not wholly in- vented by their imagination. ‘When, about the middle of Jan- uary, no clew had been found to the murderer of the boy Starchfield, theory after theory was sent to Scotland Yard by amateur detec- tives, and dany man who was seen with a boy on the evening of Jan- uary 8 was in peril of becoming the victim of a hue-and-cry. When at last the case came for trial at the centgal court, the prosecution was constrained to rely for identification of the prisoner on three witnesses. Two of these admitted that they had never seen the prisoner before the day of the crime, and one of them confessed to having had no more than a passing glimpse of him on that day. The evidence of all three was out of harmony on various points. Each spoke of 'a man who had been wearing a different kind of hat, and each swore to having seen him at places which could not be reconciled with any plausible set of circum- stances. There will be general agree- ment with the judge’s condemnation of the violation in the Starchficld case of all the principles on which such a coroner’s inquest should be conducted. The sending of typewrit- ten copies of their depositions to the witnesses for their signature'in vari- ous parts of London, and the ac- ceptance of alterations made in those depositions in the witnesses’ own homes, disclose a form of pro- cedure which Justice Atkin was justi- fled in describing as a mockery. Noth- ing less conducive to the administra- tion of justice could well be con- celved. | l Glenn’s | Sulphur Soap No other toilet soap is as effi- cient in élearing the com- plexion ofblemishes. The sulphur Purifies (Al Druggien.)l Contains 80% Pure Sulphur. Hifi’s Halr & Whisker Dys, Blask or Brown, 500 YOUTH HELD FOR PUZZLING MURDER MALCOLM GIFFOH Albany, N. Y., April 25.—Malcolmn Gifford, Jr., nineteen-year-old #on of a millionaire manufacturer of Hud- son, N. Y., is under indictment by the Albany county grand jury charged with murder of Frank J. Clute, a chauffeur, who was shot to death near Watervliet on the April 1, 1913, A pair of gloves found near the body are said to be the strongest evidence against Gifford, as he lost a pair and cannot 'explain satisfactorily where they went. The lad is said to have attended a party the night of the murder. The crime has been a pro- found mystery to the police, as no mo- tive for it has been discovered. Clute was well known in Albany. ————— CHILDREN WHO ARE SICRLY | Mothers who value their own comfort and the welfare of their children, should never the season. Feverishness, Constipation, orders, Headache and Stomach Troubles. Used by Mothers for 24 years, THESH POWDERS NEV FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores,, 26c. Don't accept any sube stitute. Samples mafled FREE. Address. Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Limitation of Claims. At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain within and for the Dis- trict of Berlin, in the County of Hart- ford, and State of Connecticut, on the 24th day of April, A. D, 1914. Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, BEsq., Judge. On motion of Joseph G. Woods f said New Britain, as Executor of the last will and testament of Jane Mgr- gan, late of Berlin, within satd district deceased. " This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of sald estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Executor, and directs that public no- tice be given of this order by adver- tising in a newspaper published in said New Britain, and having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public signpost in said town of Berlin, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Judge. You Should Secure Quarters at The Hotel Washington Corner Lafayette and Washington Sts, European Plan. Best rooms in New England. It's home-like, cheerful and has a com- fortable atmosphere. Single rooms with use of bath, $1.00 per day and up. Special rates by the week. - Jiegular Dinner 25c, from 11:30 to [3 BANKING-- Do You Do Any? If not, why not? Did it ever occur to you that a bank account, even though it may be a small one, is the cafest means of doing business? Your checks are the best receipts for all bills paid, and your funds will be neither lost nor stolen from our vaults, It only requires a smal! amount to { open an account, and we will obli- gate ourselves to keep your finances straight and furnish you with necu.‘ sary check books and deposit books irec of charge. 0 If you are not accustomed to panking, just cull at some convenjs notime alk it over with oug THE IRST NATIONAL BANK iville, Cona ANKING HOURS 9 10 3, excopt Sat- - urdays 9 to 12 and 7 p. m. to0 ?p m . .