New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1914, Page 7

0 We Close Fridays at Noon. Saturdays at 9. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914. Other Days at 6.) Special Values in Bathing Suits for the Sea Shore Vacationists. In the new one-piece skirt bathing suits, as well as the favorite two- piece styles, in plain and fancy trimmed, u will find models and quali- ties to please your taste, and prices to suit your purse. Note the following quotations. FOR $1.00 EACH Men will find plain navy, as well as | in quarter sleeve styles. fancy trimmed FOR $2.00 EACH $2.98 and $3.98, men have pick of all worsted, sleeveless Extra good values. plain navy, ter sleeve and FOR $2.50 EACH and $3.98 each there are the heavy sleeveless suits for men, navy and grey with fancy trim effects, sweater knit,' are to be found in fine variety and bloomer style of plain navy and black Galatea and Mohair, trimmed with white and colors. Starting at $1.98 they are Silk bathing suits for $10.00. $2.98 to $8.50. two piece styles. with white or red. Price range is 50c to $2.00 each. wants. RECEIVING sleeveless and fancy and fancy these colors, navy. in quar- styles. bathing BATHING SUITS FOR WOMEN They Plain blue, red and white, also blue Cotton and wool knitted kinds. selected from Just FOR $1.50 EACH Men's heavy cotton trimmed, sleeves and sleeveless styles. bathing suits, with quarter FOR $2.50 EACH $2.98 each, the men can trimmed bathing black, maroon You have your choice. get in and suits ¥OR $1.25 EACH There are popular ‘one-piece bathing suits for men. fancy trimmed effects. same style, $2.50. skirt Navy in Better ones, at our suit department made in skirt prettily priced $2.50, A GOOD BATHING SUIT FOR THE BOY in two to sixteen year sizes, can be quickly " shown at our boys’ department in north annex the variety gre in one and and grey trimmed what your boy B ———— HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF s, Berlin News _ NELSON F. TAYLOR COMMITS SUICIDE Ex-Selectman Ends Life by Shoot *ing in Brother's Barn. WIFE BEATER Judge George G GETS 120 DAYS riswold Gives Albert > Badurka Heavy Sentence—Drunk- ard Fined Omne Dollar and Costs— —*Jim" Johnson Returns. Shooting a bull calibre repeating right temple, ex-i let from a thirty-two revolver into his Selectman Nelson F. Taylor, who at one time held a high political community, yesterda brother, Jason M. over financial difficulties Despondency is thought to action. Mr. a hay mow *a farmhand, and social took his own morning at the home of his position in this life early Taylor of Blue Hills. have prompted his Taylor was found sleeping in in his brother’s barn, by shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning. His traveling bag was lying nearby. farmhand asked why he had not he being welcom Awaking him, the the formér official gone into the house,’ e there always. = Mr. Taylor replied that he hail not reached the farm until 3 o’clock and he (‘hOhP] ,to sleep in the barn rather than wake up the family. left him. No sooner had barn, to the hay mow, than he heard a coming from that direction. The farmhand then he gotten out of the loud report Running he found Mr. Taylor on the floor with a bullet hole in his head. He who arrived on t! *to see his pistol clutched About four year. ate man’s son, brother summoned his employer, he scene just in time pass away, the tightly in his hand. s ago, the unfortun- W. H. Taylor, went to his death in a similar manner. Since his term as an office holder in Berlin expired, about years ago, Mr. Taylor has worked at ¢ various jobs, recently, ville. Several w brother, farm for two we in getting in his hay. healthy and robust looking Jason, a visit, « in Tafts- eeks ago, he paid his ving on, his ting him is then and ap- eks and H parently carefree, On Friday of upon his nephew, who.resides in Meriden. there only a short while, last week, he called Clarence Taylor, however, fourteen | being emploved, most | as a wine clerk He remained | caying that he had some business to | attend to in H: artford. Mr. Taylor ceemed to be somewhat disconsolate at that time, probably over some en- terprises which and which did n. It is said that he was interested in ot work out right. the former selectman showed his bank book to a friend some time ago than $2,900 on bank. He had since. Fifty-four years ago, Taylor was born in Wilmington, being the son of Mr. (o George Taylor. when he had more deposit in a savings lost all that money Nelson F. N. and Mrs. Early in his life, he | which he inflicted upon his wife | the moved to Kensington, where he made his home for the greater part of his life. He was very active in politics, local and state. He was a staunch democrat and an ardent admirer of President Grover Cleveland, under whose administra- tion he recelved the appointment to the postmastership of the Kensington rost office, which he held for many years. As testimonlals of his popu- larity with his townsmen were his repeated re-elections to the office of first selectman, in which capacity he served about six years. He gained state-wide acquaintance as a member of the state central committee and as u deputy sheriff under Sheriff Miles B. Preston. Difficulties which seemed to have surrounded him on all sides, drove him from his high standing and, of late, he had found employment in a Taftsville hotel. Mr, Taylor is survived, besides his wife, by his only brother, Jason M. Taylor, a son, Harry E. Taylor of Kensington and two grand-children, Ruth and Leland Taylor of New Pritain. The funeral will be held at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon from the home of Jason M. Taylor in Blue Hills, and will be private. Interment will be in the Stockings Corner cemetery. 120 Days in 1. As a sequel to the severe beating last iday afternoon, Albert Badurka, a Pole, who resides in Kensington, was sentenced to 120 days in the county jail, when he appeared before Judge George Griswold in the Berlin police ccurt this morning. Badurka was arrested by Constable Enrico Polo yesterday morning, just he was leaving his home for other rarts. He carried a picture of him- self and his family and a few other personal belongings, it being his in- | tention evidently, to desert his family. The constabulary had been on the | lookout for him since Friday, when the authorities Were notified by neigh- bors that Mrs. Badurka had heen found in an unconscious condition on the floor of her home, where her hus- band had thrown her after beating her mercilessly. Mrs. Badurka, who is a slight and frail looking woman told in court that the row at her home started when she asked her husband for some money to purchase supplies for the table. He had been paid off at the Tallard Brick eompany's office night previous, she said. Mrs Badurka testified that her hus- band told her to go to the office of the brick company and get the money herself as he had not succeeded in getting it up to that time. She knew difterently, however, and .was begin- ning to expostulate with him when she received a swift blow in the face which knocked her to the floor. She stcod up again and took a chair, only to receive’ another blow, after which Wife Beater Gets | she lost consciousness, Her husband was partly drunk, she said. The abused woman told the court that she became the prisoner's wife about eighteen years ago and that they have three children, two in this country and one in Poland. In the winter, she stated, her, husband is unable to support his family, and [Nast yeay they were obliged to apply | for help” from the city of New Brit- ain. where they then lived. Mrs. John Orsi, who lives the Badurka place, testified that the Badurka children cried to them for help on Friday afternoon. Accom- panied by Mrs. Thomas Murray and Mrs. Bolori, she entered the house and found Mrs, Badurka lying on the floor, insensible. They were afraid the woman was dying and hastened near ) the sentence, to summon Dr. Roger M. Griswold, who dressed her injuries. Mrs. Bolori said, on the witness stand, that, when they changed the injured woman’s clothes, they found bruises on her chest. She sald Mrs. Badurka did not regain consciousness unti! a late hour Friday night. Asked what he had to say in re- gard to the matter, the accused said that his wife was to blame for all the trouble. He had asked her for some money with which to purchase shoes, he sald, and was refused. Be- ing all unnerved owing to the fact that the closing of the brick yard had thrown him out of a job, he hit her a couple of times: once on the chest and once in the face. He did not think he had hurt her badly, he said, and after putting the baby in her cradle, went to New Britain to look up a_job. . Judge Griswold stated, in imposing that the court knew that giving the accused what he de- served would place a hardship on his family. It was his duty toward so- ciety in general, however, he said, to see that he recelved just punish- ment for so disgraceful an act. The judge felt that the wife was, un- doubtedly. trying to shield her . hus. band. He concluded from the testi- mony that Badurka was not so drunk as to render him irresponsible. When the prisoner was informed that he would have to spend the next four months behind prison bars, he broke down and wept, pleading with his wife to use her influence in having the sentence suspended if he would promise to lead a better life in the future. “What will become of my family?” he cried, picking up his four-vears-old son in his arms and showering kisses upon his affection- ately. Fined For Drunkeness. Joe Demerski of Beaver street, New Britain, appeared before Judge Gris- wold this morning on a charge of drunkenness and was fined one dol- Jar and costs. Upon complaint of Ken- sington residents, Officer John Hackett went down to the railroad viaduect in Kensington Saturday afternoon and placed the accused under arrest. An- other fellow was in his company but was not under the influence of liquor. The constable put Demerski into his wagon and drove over to the town lockup with him. At the sight of the he became unruly and, it was y after considerable struggling, that the officer succeeded in locking him up. Demerski's mother was in court and e pald his fine and costs, which amounted to fourteen dollars. “Jim"” Johnson Returns. “Jim" Johnson, the big negro pugil- ist, who spent several weeks here re- cently, training for a battle with Sam Langford, the Boston Tar Baby, has returned for another stay on P. S. | McMahon's farm in Kensington. Now | he is training again to battle for | honors with Sam Langford, who was iunable to meet him at the completion jof his last training term. He will (fight him in New York, Wednesday { night of this week, providing a lame- ness in one of his arms, disappears by that time. Joe Wolcott is also staying at the farm, acting as the big fellow's | trainer. Johnson, it will be remembered, was defeated by “Porky” Flynn, in Boston, soon after leaving here last time. Return From England. The Misses Katherine and Adele Murray and Adele Bassett of Ken- sington reached here last evening Plainville New_s_ MASONS PAY RESPECTS 10 DECEASED ACTOR Lodges Send Delegations to Funeral of Henry V. Strunz. WAS TO HAVE PLAYED IN “FIREFLY” Local Singer Was to Have Started Rehearsals Tomorrow—Had Im- portant Roles in Many Big Musical Comedics—May Be Stranded Abroad Masonic organizations, with which he was afliliated, were strongly rep- resented at the tuneral of William Victor Strunz, a well known singer ana musical comedy performer, which was | held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of his brother, Frank Strunz of Forestville avenue. The services were in charge of Frederick lodge of this place and Rev. H. S. Still of For- estville officiated, Oriental lodge of Broad Brook sent a delegation here to pay its respects to his memory and there were also a number of out- of-town friends and relatives, includ- ing theatrical men with whom he was well acquainted, in attendance. There was a profusion of beautiful flowers, giving mute testimony to the esteem in which Mr. Strunz was held by a legion of loyal friends. The pall bearers were Arthur Booth, Frank Phelps and Clarence Seelye of this place and W. N. Myers, J, B. North and Howard Middleton of Broaa Brook. Interment was in West ceme- tery. Mr. Strunz died late Saturday at the New Britain hospital after an ill- ness of about ten days. He had suf- fered from a paralytic shock and hope for his recovery was abandoned on Friday. His passing was a shock to his many friends in Plainville, few of whom were aware of the serlousness of his illness, He had arranged to leave this morning for New York, where he was to start rehearsals tomorrow with the “Firefly” company, having signed a contract a few weeks ago with the | owner, Arthur Hammerstein, to play an_important role next winter. Mr. Strunz was in his fifty-second vear and was a native of Broad Brook. While still in his teens he | took part in amateur theatricals and showed himself well adapted to the | histrionic art. He was also a musi- | cian of marked talent and had a pow- erful bass voice, For nearly a quarter of a century he had been before the footlights and for a decade had played some of the principal singing parts in the most successful musical comedies, Ho scored a distinct hit in “The Merry Widow" and “The Chaperones,” re- maining with each play for three sea- sons. ‘He was also cast in “The Yankee Consul,” “The Jewell of Ages” and “The Land of Nod.” His last musical comedy engagement was with “Her Little Highness,” which was put on the road last sea- son. The plece was not the expected success and was taken off early in the vear, During the balance of the win- ter Mr. Strunz filled several vaude- ville engagements, For the past fourteen years he had made his home in Plainville having previously lived in the west. He was from New York, where they arrived on board the steamship New York, from Southampton, England. They have spent several weeks in touring England, Ireland and Scotland, hav- ing left Kensington late in June. When the party left England, pre- parations for that country’s part in the great European war were al- ready in progress, and the tourists had an opportunity of witnessing many demonstrations of enthusiasm. They consider themselves fortunate in returning home with so little difficul- ty. Funeral of Train Victim, Father Charles Coppens conducted funeral services at St. Peter's church in New Britain this morning over the body of Frank Polumba, the New Britain laborer., who was killed by the Berlin dinky Friday evening. In- terment was in the new Catholic cem- etery in New Britain. Berlin Briefs. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deming of Berlin are receiving the congratula- tions of friends upon the birth yester- day of a daughter. John L. Sullivan of New Britain, has severed his connections with the Berlin Construction company. The Beckley Rovers defeated the | Ramblers of New Britain yesterday afternoon by a score of 10-6. P. Ca- bellus of New Britain pitched for the Beckleyites. Miss Ethel O'Donnell her position as clerk in mon’s store on Deacon Miss Gertrude Carroll her. E. E. Honiss and family have re- turned from a vacation spent at Mar- iners, Long Island, Me. The ladies of the Sacred church in East Berlin will ice cream social and whist church lawn Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Damon have returned from a stay in Massachu- setts. Regal Hive, L. O. T. M. hgs com- pleted arrangements for an ice cream festival and home-made candy and cake sale to be held Wednesday eve- ning on the lawn of James and Thomas Fagan. has resigned H. H. Da- North's Hill. will succeed Heart give an on the i of Bristol, | from stricken Licge, | their wedding. | quently coming to Plainville, married but divorced. He had a most pleasing personality and his compan- ionable manner won him a host of friends here. Two brothers, Frank R. and Henry Strunz survive him. Otto A. Strunz, the well known contractor, ago, was also a who died some time brother. May Be Stranded in Belglum. Friends of Mrs. Herbert A. Eaton of this place are becoming more con- cerned daily over their Inability to get In communication with her or to learn something definite as to her predicament. She has been in Eu- rope for the past two months and while she was expected home ~ this week, it is feared that she is among the Americans stranded on the conti- nent as a result of the war. Postal cards received from her Sat- urday bear the postmark of Antwerp, Belgium. She makes no mention of any trouble and evidently was mak- ing arrangements to return home when the country was plunged into war with Germany. As she is not far it is doubtful it she will be able to get home at this time. Claims Sheriffs Were Paid. The citizens' committee appointed two years ago to take measures to prevent the playlng of commercial- ized baseball on Sundays at the Elec- tric field issued a statement today contradicting a report In circulation for some time to the effect that the sheriffs who were called upon to compel obeyance of the law had not been compensated for their services and consequently were not particu- lariy enthusiastic over doing any additional work for local people. The committee claims that the officers were paid in full when their work was performed. Members of the committee were well pleased today over the success of their efforts in getting Owner Scinski of the New Britain team to cancel the game scheduled for yes- terday afternoon and they believe that his action means that there will be no attempts at Sunday baseball this season, at least. The opposition | haa arranged to have sheriffs at the fleld vesterday to stop the game and place the players under arrest but when the management of the team was advised of the plans the game was called off. Celebrate Golden Wedding. Several congratulatory messages were sent from here to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weed, who are today cele- brating the fiftieth anniversary of The event is being observed at their home in Simsbury. The couple formerly lived in Plain- ville, where they are well and favor- ably known..Mr. Weed was one of the town's prominent citizens and for sev- eral years had charge of the lumber yard now conducted by H. C. Thomp- son. Both Mr. Weed and his wife are in good health and are as active as many people much younger. They were married in Hartford on August 10, 1864. For a t'me after their wed- ding they lived in Granby, subse- Wwhere they resided for a long time. They have been in Simsbury for the past two years. Mr. Weed is seventy-three vears old and his wife has passed the seventieth milestone in life’s journey. The couple have six children, ward S. Weed of Simsbury: Mrs. Charles Hartson of Camden, N. J.; Mrs. William Rorrison of Mountain Home, Idaho: Harry L. Weed of Dov- er, N. H.: Maurice E. Weed of San Francisco, €al., and James T. Weed of Idaho. Local Team Defeated. The Moose baseball team of New Britain scored a shut-out in the game at Woodford's field yesterday after- ncon with the Plainville A. C. The igitors wielded the kalsomine brush in skillful manner, completely out- playving the local nine. Prior's three- base hit was the only good clout made by the locals off the visiting pitcher's delivery. Burgess opened the game for the local nine but after the Moose boys had scored four runs he was taken out. Cunningham substituted and the visi- tors straightened his slants for two runs, the game finishing with a 6 to 0 score. Teams from the Hose company fur- rished the attraction at the grounds in the morning, the aggregation cap- tained by Smith gaining a victory over the Skinner nine by a score of 12 to 7. Foreman Sullivan's batting and the base running of A. J. Bor- deau, who stole second when all sacks were gecupied were features of the game. Ed- Mrs. Baker Very Tl Mrs, Everett Baker of Denver, Col., who is visiting here with her daughter, Miss Minnie Baker, is ill with pneu- monia at the Maplehurst on West Main street and is said to be in a critical condition. A trained nurse is in attendance. Mrs, Baker is a former resident of Plainville. She had not visited here in thirteen years and the members of the Grange, of which she was an officer for yvears, had arranged to give her a reception Wednesday night. Her illness necessitated an indefinite postponement. 4,000 Feet of Cemént Walks, The laying of cement sidewalks on Pierce street in front of the property of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy has been completed. Over 4,000 feet of cement walks have been laid by the church around its property within the past few yvears. The Trumbull Electric company ted men today laying a cement Ik in front of its land east of the ory building. When this is com- pleted the company will have a con- tinuous stretch of cement walks around its entire property. Brief Items, Sequassen club’s directors will hold a business meeting this evening in 0dd Fellows’ hall. Herbert and Miss Jane Corwin are visiting with their grandmother in Springfield. Miss Naomi Hart, who is ill with rheumatic fever at her home on Broad street, was reported this morn- The Hartford Silk Store. Agents for Standard Patterns. Mail Orders Promptly Filled. Telephone Your Orders Charter 2640. STORE CLOSED FRIDAYS AT 12 NOON. SATURDAYS AT 9§ P. M. Special Sale In White Silk Gloves Women's White Silk Gloves, Point stitching, good value at $1.00, double finger tips, Milanese, Paris Special Price .. o Pair ANOTHER SALE IN WASH GOODS SPECIAD PRICES ' 2,000 Yards Percales, fine grades regular price 12 1-2¢ yard. and colors; in black and white feffeots - For This Sale. .9c Our Imported Scotch Ginghams in stripes, checks nndlplltd.. also plain colors, regular price 35c yard. Our 36-inch Ramie Dress Linen price 89c yard. For This Sale Imported French Ratines, all desirable colors, $t quality. For This Sale For This Sale. in white and colors 54 IBCM wide, GREAT BARGAINS Our 40-inch Voiles, yard, For This Sale handsome floral desigmni regular jprice 26¢ 19c 1,000 yards Crepe Rnllne ln whlts lnd oolon. rexullrtpflu 28c yard. For This Sale . lar price 19¢ value. 2,000 yards of Cotton Crepe 12 1-2¢ 8,000 yards of Crepe Pll- e, be-um’ul colors um designs, regu- For This Sale o and” Dimities in neat 'floral de- signs, light and dark colors, regular price 19¢c yard. For This Sale 10c LARGE SALE OF SILK PETTICOATS A large assortment of Messaline and Taffeta Pettico and colors, both plain and changeable, many style For This Sale saline and Taffeta, in black Our $4.00 Mes- Our $3.00 Messaline and Taffeta, For This Sale SALE IN DRESS GOODS Imported Wool Challies, 27 line of patterns on light and dark regular price 39c and 69c yard. and 30 inches wide, In a good grounds, all this season's goods, For This Sale......20c and 3%¢c White Suitings for early fall in several different qualities, all the new weaves, 42 to 50 inches wide, prices ranging from 50¢ to $3 ya. HOSIEBY DEPARTMENT Women's Boot Silk Hose, black and colors, the best quality that can be bought for Women’s White Lisle Vests, special price Women's Black Sllk Hnus. price pair grades, 18¢ mncy ynkel Our 26c Llsle tops and Children's Socks, broken sizes. ing to be resting comfortably. A trained nurse is in attendance. Mrs, Norle L, Spencer of West Main street spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs, Morton in North Haven. Mrs, Henry Morway, who has been seriously {11 for the past two weeks, is convalescing. Rev. Thomas Rooney of Crown, Pa., who is visiting his sisters, the Misses Rooney of this place, celebrated mass in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy yesterday morning. Carl W. Jones of Marion, Ohio, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Of- ficer at the Colonial Inn. Miss Mary McGrath of Pine street is spending a week in New Haven with friends. Rev. L. H. Baker gave a most force- ful sermon yesterday in the Advent Christian church. He used “War"” for his subject and spoke deploringly of the situation with which Europe is now confronted. The Misses Genevieve and Geneva Kennedy, twin sisters, who have been the guests of Mrs. Charles Roberts of West Main street, have returned to their home in South Glastonbury, Louis Meade and Nelson Delarme have gone to Fiskdale, Mass., where they will spend a few days fishing. Now is the time to get your fur- nace cleaned and repaired for the winter. If you need a new heater, see us. You will probably need some plumbing done before winter. This is the best time to have it taken care of. We carry a complete line of hardware of every description and Wil be pleased to satisfy your wants. Plainville Hardware company, Whit- ing street.—advt. WANTED COIN BACK Ice Committee Fear That Ice Man Was Trying to Make Fun of Them. One of the large ice dealers sent into city hall this morning to buy some ice tickets. A few minutes later the man returned and com- plained that there was no ice at the municipal distributing station on Commercial street and he wanted his money back. Clerk Egan refunded his coin and & few minutes later heard the other slde of the story. Angelo Paonessa, of the ice com- mittee, reported that when the man left the jce house was just being filled up and there was plenty of ice to be had. He feared that the ice men | were just playing a trick on the ice | committee, BERGERON CALMLY AWAITS HIS DEATH Former Local Man Will Pay Penalty Shortly After Midnight for Mur- | der of Mrs. . Dowsett. 1 Wethersfield, Aug. 10,—With out« ward calmness and appearing to be resigned to his fate, Joseph Bergeron, who killed Mrs. Elizabeth R. Dowsett. at New Haven, June 4, 1913, awaits the coming of the warden, of the statel prison, who will conduct him to th gallows. This will be ! shortly -fu: midnight tonight. Bergeron was the first, person plead guflty to homicide under th statute leaving with court, Judge Lu, F. Burpee, to determine the degre of guilt. The finding after the hear-| ing was that of first degree murder,; Bergeron was sentenced to die withi a few minutes after a similar sen- tence had been passed upon Jame: Plew and Bessie J. Wakefield. was called to the bar and when Judge; Burpee asked him if he anything i say why sentence of death should) not be pronounced he did not reply. Seemingly bewildered he turned t Assistant State's Attorney Pleke and whispered “Does he mean me?" Counsel for Bergeron took an ap«, peal to the supreme court of errs on the ground that the crime wi committed while the man was irre. sponsible for his acts by reason of being and having been for a time un. der the influence of liquor. T court falled to find any error an Bergeron was rescntenced. The m had a wife and five children in In dian Orchard, Mass, but was infat- uated with the Dowsett woman, He refusal to marry Bergeron led thy latter to shoot her B-rgcron for- merly lived in New Britain. SEAL WIRELESS APPARATUS, New York, Aug. 10.—United States customs officers went out in the| revenue gutter Calumet today. and sealed up the wireless apparatus of all vessels in the harbor fiying the flags of the warring Buropean powers, This action follows the censorship placed upon wireless stations along the coast to enforce the neutrality of the United States, P —— Miss Gladys M. Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wood, of No, 21 Winthrop street, has returned home after five weeks' visit in Mt. Ver. with her sister, Mrs. A,