New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1914, Page 7

B * that the cases, simple as they + (Fridays We Close at Noon. Saturdays at 9. Other Days, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1914. b 6 P.M) Duster Bargains for the Autoists Very Low Priced to Reduce Stock We want to reduce the stock while the season is still on, so in our Auto Supply Sales Department of easy access from Temple street, we offer Men .choice of a varied assortment of Dusters'in many materials and sizes at price reductions that Mohair Dusters, t Linen Dusters, former price $5 Mohair Dusters, that sold for $10.00 . Khaki Dusters, were priced at $5.50 Dusters, that were $2.50 and $2.75 . Dark Colored regular $1.75 Dusters now . Washable Dusters, Come early to get vour size. will please you. hat sold for $5.00 ciens and $5.98 . Regular $1.50 kindr ......... Now Redused to $3.75 each Now $3.98 each Reduced to $6.98 each Reduced to $3.98 ach Reduced to $1.89 each .. Reduced to. $1.19 cach priced at 98c each You'll get a big bargain sure. Extra Good Dress Goods Values Don’t fail to look at the All Wool Foule Serges in 44 inch width that we are showing at our Colored Dress Goods Dept. in all It is wonderful value at 69c yard. All' Wool French Epingle is a very handsome gown fabric. shad is 50 inches, the season, the price is 89c¢ yard. ask to have these HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW RECEIVING colorings are the very latest shades shown you, ALL DRY GOO IS the new 'Fall The width for the coming If looking for an attractive dress material, BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY PURCHASED OF US. —lh Berlin News STATE'S ATIORNEY ON - AUSTIN-GORDON GASE Will Consu't Witnesses at Hartford Next Tuesday. DISAPPOINTED LOVER LEAVES TOWN Miss Marion Andersony Belicved to [ Have Gone to Friends in Hartford— | Big Shoot in Kensington Next Saturday—Church Services. Constable John Hackett of Kensing- ton received a letter today from State’s Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn in which he was asked to notify all the Witnesses for the state in the appealed cases of Tax Collector Elmer E. Aus- tun and Nuthan Gordon of New Brit- ain, that he desires to consult with them next Tuesday at the county building in Hartford, preparatory ta placing them on the docket for the .September term of the superior couxt, “Which opens on the second Tuesday of next month. Accordingly, the constable is busy at present serving notices on Dr. Mendel Volkenheim of New Britain, Nathan Gordon, Harry Gordon, Den- | nis Negri, Doctors Roger M. and Matthew H. Griswold of Kensington, JElmer E. Austin and Raymond Wat- kin, all of whom testified in the fa- mous cases, which were tried before _ Judge George Griswold in the local police court Thutsday, July 30. It will be remembeded that Austin and Gordon, through their respective counsels, Willlam F. Delaney and M. ; D. Saxe of New Britain, took appeals | from Judge Griswold's decision, after he had fined each of them five dolla and costs for assault. Concurring | with the order of the court, the prin- cipals were paroled in the custody of } their i.wyers until such time as their | cases are congidered by the higher court, While, of course, it I to tell at this time, it impossible s very likely are, will be thrown out of the superior court docket. The trials here at- | tracted considerable attention about | the state, owing to the fact that one of the accused men was an officer in the town and a former prosecuting at- torney. The reason for the strong | resistance against the prosecution on | * the part of both of the principals w that one seemed to have in view t bringing of civil action while other was trying to prove that he had no grounds for doing so. In fact this phase went so far that Attorne: Delaney accused Attorney Faxe of having such proceedings in mind, in court, and the latter did not deny ii. Gordon has been questioned repeat. | edly in regard to the matter, how- ever, but he refuses absolutely to d cuss it. The trouble had its origin Saturday, July 25, when Austin and Gordon met on the New Britain road and engaged jn a fight, it being alleged that the !and advertisements which have tax collector gave Gordon, who is a vegetable dealer, a severe beating. Grandson Critically Ill. In response to a telegram which they received yesterday afternoon, Baggagemaster Richard Culver and wife hurried to Grove Beach last night to the bedside of their little grandson, Earl Crocker, who had been taken critically ill with ptomaine pois- oning and was not expected to live through the night. Before Mr. and Mrs. Culver arrived, the little fellow, who is but four years old, had gone into convulsions. He rallied shortly before midnight and ‘his condition was slightly improved early this morning when the baggagemaster left to attend to his duties at the local passenger station. Mrs. Culver remained at the bedside of her grandson. Neither the. doctors nor the boy's parents can account for his sudden illness, but they are inclined to think that he went off into one of the neigh- boring fields Thursday and ate some | poisonous ‘wild berries. Big Shoot in Kensington. Willam Whitman is quite busy these days making arrangements for field day exercises which are to be held at his farm next Saturday by the members of the George Corbin Com- mandery of New Britain and the P. O 8. of A. of Meriden. There will be various athletic and shooting events at that time, among which will be a real, old-fashioned baseball game. Three loving cups will be offered for the best individual shooting records. The . Silver City and Hardware City organizations will then compete for a large and handsome cup, which is to find a permanent resting place in the trophy room of the team which makes the best record on the field day of three successive years. Last year, the New Britain marksmen carried away the honors. Mr. Whitham will apply for a per- mit for the privilege of holding the shoot within the limits of the town. 3 Cleaning Up Landscape. Berlin received ra Visit today from Edward §. Cornell of New York, secre- tary of the National Highway Pro- tective society, who is removing signs for many years disfigured the landscape alongside the roads of Connecticut. Many of the large bill boards, ad- vertising hotels and different makes of automobile equipment were taken from along the turnpike road, but the three workmen, who accompany Mr. Cornell anticipate much work in re- |ymoving all of them, for it seems that this particular section of the state has been favored with an unusual number of the disfigurements. Although it is contrary to the Con- necticut statutes, signs have been posted on trees along the highway. Disappointed Lover Leaves Town. Miss Marion Anderson of Main street, who was disappointed Wed- nesday night when waiting for Wil- liazn Ragsdale of New Britain, with whom she, with her mother's help, ! Fua arranged to elope, left town last She was seen to board one evening., of the northbound trains, but no one knew what city she was bound for. Her father, Charles Anderson, the local storekeeper, told a »cporter to- day, that he hw.s absoiutely no know- ledge of his daughter's whereabouts. He did not think that she had gone to meet the young man whom she would, ur.doubtedly, have eloped with, if the New Britain police had not gotten on his trail with a warrant for theft. He is of the opinion that she has gone to stay with relatives in Hasiiesd i which city she made her home pre- vious to moving to Kensington some months ago. It was said about town today that] Mr. Anderson gave his troublesome, theugh pretty daughter, two alterna- tives: to settle down and go to work or to leave home. Assessor Has Resigned. It became known today that C. Fred Johnson, the Kensington milk dealer, tendered his resignation as a member of the board of assessors, some time ago, same to take effect’ at once. When interviewed in ‘Tegard to the matter, Mr. Johnson stated that he the work on account of the increasing duties of his misik business. By virtue of the fact that he was clected in 1912, Mr. Johnson had one more year of his threc-year term to serve. The term of Fred Hubbard of Fast Berlin expires this yzar, so it will ‘be necessary to elect two assessors at the election this yeai. Mr. Hubbard is reported to be in a receptive mood and will probably be re-elected with- out opposition. - George B. Carter his two more years to serve, having been chosen last October. 7 Church Services. The pulpit at the Berlin Congrega- tional church will be occupied by Rev. D. B. Hubbard of Westfield, Conn. He is a preacher of much ability. Rev. Carleton Hazen will conduct the service at the Kensington Con- gregational church for the first time since returning from his. vacation. The Christian Endeavor societies of both churches will consider the topic: “Lowly Service,” at their respective meetings. The regular services will be held to- morrow at the Kensington Methodist church, Rev. Edwin .M. Pickop preaching. Spooner to Work in Plainville. H. H. Spooner, secretary and treas- urer of the Connecticut Temperance Federation, is considering the matter of conducting the no license campaign in Plainville this fall. Mr. Spooner is recognized as one of the leading temperance men in . the New England states. He took a prom- inent part in the no license campaign waged in Berlin last year. Will Wrestle at Fair. Alva Ventres and Leon Hall of Ber- lin left today for a vacation at the Ventres cottage at Niantic. Hall is to help Ventres train for some wrestling bouts which he expects to take part in at the Charter Oak fair in Hartford on Labor Day. The A. A. U. has offered valuable prizes for the winners in a number of events which they have scheduled and young Ventres, who is no mean hand as a wrestler, will endeavor to carry one of them home with him. He was a member of the New Britain Y. M. C. A. wrestling team last winter. Will Enter Navy. Reuben Peterson, a former local young man who now resides in Wal- lingford, called on Town Clerk Fran- cis Shaw this morning for the purpose of obtaining a’' birth cirtificate.. He will enter the navy soon- and desires the certificate to prove that he is old enough to enlist. Berlin Briefs. The Beckley Rovers will play the i Crescents of Middletown tomorrow, at the “Polo Grounas” at Beckley . Quarter. = | Miss Mildred Aspinwall is enter- aining a schoolmate from the State | Normal school at New Haven. Telephone men were at work here iyesterduy putting some of the local lines in repair. A game of baseball which was to have been played by the American N\ cculd not give the required time to Plainville News MANY OPPOSED T0 STORM WATER SEWER Measure for Relieving Unemploy- | meat is Roundiy Criticised. PLANS FOR TEMPERANCE CAMPAIGN Report is That H. H. Spooner Will Come Here to Lead Campaign for No License—Jack Rose, Famous Reformed Gambier, Stopped Here. If comment heard about the center of the town this morning 1s a reliable irdication, it appears that the senti- ment of local taxpayers is against the proposed sewer construction work on Maple street to relieve unemployment, The story in last evening’s Herald giv- ing the attitude of the directors of the Plainville Business and Improve- ment society’ was the first intimation to the public of Selectman William J. Johnson's plan to furnish work for men who are unable to secure employ- ment, Ex-Selectman Frank B. Newton was willing to express his opinion on the proposition today. He agreed with others in giving Selectman John- son credit for absolute sincerity in the suggestion, but he thought the scheme was not practical, “We can't afford to build a storm water sewer in Maple street,” said Mr. Newton. “The first year that I was selectman the town authorized me to 8c ahead and construct this surface water sewer in Maple street. After thinking the matter over I decided that thie town did not know what it wanted and I did not undertake the work. As a matter of fact we do not need a storm water sewer in Maple street any more than we need one at the foot of Canal street, in Pierce street near its Jjunction with Broad street, and in several other places.” George S. Babcock, prominently mentioned as a candidate for first se- lectman at the coming republican caucus, is opposed to the scheme. He agrees with Mr. Newton that, in the first place, the town cannot afford to undertake new sewer construction under present business conditions. Furthermore Mr. Babcock claims that the so-called “unemployed” in Plain- ville are not numerous enough to build any considerable length of storm water sewer. He says that his obser- vations about town have convinced him that there are less than ten able- bedied men out of work in Plainville. Scm. of the men who are on shorq time in local factories would not be attraced by an offer to work on sewer construction in their leisure hours. Mr. Babcock thinks that the town would be short-sighted in launching cut on such an extensive undertaking to furnish employment for a mere handful of men. With the return of better business conditions in the event of new developments in the Furopean war, Mr. Babcock thinks that the unemployed might be reduced to zero. ‘‘And then who would build the sewer?” he asks. In Selectman Johnson’s outline of his plans to the Business and Im- provement association, he thought that the construction work could .be | stopped at any time to be resumed again when the conditions of the town treasury warranted further expendl- ture, Local taxpayers who have been in- terested in plans for an extension of the sanitary sewer system, think that the proposed scheme for new con- struction ought to be concerned with sanitary rather than surface water sewers. Selectman Johnson was not at his office in the town building today Some of Mis friends say that he has been advised not to call a special town meeting to consider the Maple street sewer. They think that the taxpayers would vote the proposition | down in short order. Hear Spooner Is Coming. It is reported that the leaders in the campaign for no license in Plain- ville this fall have decided to accept the services of H. H. Spooner of Ken- sington, secretary and L(reasurer of the Connecticut Temperance Federa- tion, who desires to give assistance 1n the local fight. One of the local leaders admitted today that he had been corresponding with Mr. Spooner. . He did not care to make any announcement about the campaign at present but said that tne no license workers are busy with their plans to place Plainville in the | dry column this yeur Mr. Spooner has . given - intimation that the state temperance federation | Paper Goods and Berlin Construction corapany teams today, was postponed until a later date, owing to the fact that the diamond at the fair grounds | could not be secured. Merwin Vyle left this afternoon for | a short stay in Moodus. | Dr. Matthew H. Griswold of Ken- | sington 'spent last night as the guest of Dr. King of Middletown. Officer Henry Austin has accepted a position as iceman with Tax Collect- | or Elmer E. Austin, Card of Thanks. We wish to express our sincere ap- preciation for the kindness shown to- | ward us by all our friends and neigh- bors during our bereavement, caused by the. sudden death -of our mother, Mrs. Mary E. Pendleton, also to thank all that donated the beautiful floral | tributes. FRED L. PENDLETON, HENRY M. PENDLETON, MRS. ALICE E. KENT, MRS. CHAS. WILLIAMS. will try to carry on vigorous cam- pdigns in Plainville and Plymouth this year because - these towns adjoln Bristol which.is dry and does not vote on the license question for an- other year. The petition for a vote on the no license question is being circulated about the town. Those in charge of this work report that they are meet- ing with no difficulty in getting the requisite twenty per cent. of the num- ber of names on the voung list. As soon as 150 signatures are secured vote on the license question will be assured. “Jack” Rose Was in Town. It has just leaked out today, through an indirect source, that Jack Rose, the reformed gambler noted for his associations with the two convic- ‘tions of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker in New York city, was a visl- tor in Plainville last Sunday. Rose was seen standing on the steps of the Plainville National bank. He was not recognized at first owing to the black wig which he wears. Sev- eral local residents who saw him re- fused to believe that it was “Bala Jack” Rose but one of his friends fin- ally definitely established his identity. It is supposed that he was on his way to a neighboring town to give his fa- mous lecture in which he tells the story of his reformation. Rose recently entertained a large audience with this lecture on tne lawn of Ella Wheeler Wiicox's sum- mer bungalow at Short Beach. Fight For State Senator. Senator Claude W, Stevens' visit to Plainville to confer with Chairman H. C. Thompson of the local republi- can town committee, on the holding of the fifth senatorial district conven- tion here on Sept. 6th has given new interest to the contest for the nomina- tion for senator from the district. As one of the towns in the district Plainville is interested in this fight. It is understood that Senator Stev- ens has been mentioned as a candi- date to succeed himself. He has not announced himself as an avowed can- didate for the honor but his friends feel that he would be willing to ac- cept the nomination. He stood as one of the leading members of the last session of the senate. Martin E. Pierson of Bristol, well known in this town, launched his boom for state senator several weeks agi. He was representative from Bristol in the last legislature. Elijah Rogers, another familiar figure at the capitol, is the man Southington is grooming for the nom- ination. Mr. Rogers has said that he will be willing to serve if the dele- gates nominate him. As far as is known Plainville will not present a candidate at the con- vention. Severe Thunder Storm. The thunder shower that rolled over Plainville at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon was accompanied by the most severe lightning that has been seen in this town in many months. No accidents were reported but many of the citizens were terrified by the blinding flashes and the crashing thunder. 2 Trolley cars on the Bristol line were stalled for twenty minutes owing to trouble at the power plant. One of the conductors on the Bris- tol line brought the most remarkable story connected with the shower. He said that lightning struck an Italian laborer who was working in a ceme- tery in Bristol. He said that the man’'s undershirt and stockings were burned while his coat was not touched by the lightning. The man was so badly injured that he had to be taken to the hospital. Brief Items. President John H. Trumbull of the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company and his family have re- turned from two weeks' sojourn at Moosehead Lake, Me. Mr., Trumbull reports that the fishing at the lake was good. The Misses Josephiné and Helen Prior left today for a week’s visit in Enfield, Mass. The remains of Miss Julia Daly, formerly of Forestville, were brought to this town on the 8:40 train from Paterson, N: J., this morning. Inter- ment was in the cemetery on Farm- ington avenue. Miss Daly was killed by the cars in Paterson. The Misses Esther and Annie Hult- en of East street have returned from Stamford where they spent a week with their aunt. The Plainville Athletic club will cross bats with the Forestville Ath- letic club at Woodford’s field tomor- row afternoon at o'clock. An in- teresting baseball battle is anticipated ONE SECRET OF SUCCESS Is to have some money ahead, ! with which to grasp your op-{ portunity when it comes. Every great fortune had its foundation laid in small hav- ings. Countless thousands can look back at thé time time when, with a few dollars at their commasd they could have taken the first step on the road tq ease and comfort. 4 per cent. allowed in our savings department. Open Saturday evenings from 7 to 9 o’clock. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK' Plainville, Cona. because the Forestville boys are said to be a fast aggregation. Mrs. Margaret Lambert, who is se- riously ill at her home in Forestville, wag reported to be slightly improved last night. 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 w1 be pleased to satisfy your wants. Plainville Hardware company, Whit- ing street.—advt, The Passing of a Race. (Cleveland Plain Dealer.) The death of a single bird in a public zoo is usually of but passing importance, but there will be historic irterest in the death of Martha, the veteran passenger pigeon in the zoo at Cincinnati. Martha is twenty-nine years of age and is claimed to be the last of her race in the United States. With her death that class of wild pigeons will become extinct. Within the memory of the present generation there were millions of these wild birds flying at will through the country from the gulf to the lakes. Through Ohio and Indiana there were vast flocks of them, their numbers being countless. Ravenous after one o1 their flights, they played havoc with many crops, and hunters employed nets, firearms and other devices to slaughter or frighten them away. As their numbers became reduced they were hunted with great zeal and supplied magerial for most appetizing pot pies. They traveled in great flocks, were able to cover great dis- tances in a flight and because of mi- gretory habits were given their name. In size and color they were much like the domestic pigeon seen in most vil- lages and cities. On the wing they could distance the domestic pigeon. Because of their numbers, their slaughter was ruthless and they rapidly decreased in numbers. Grad- vally the flocks became fewer and of less numbers, and finally they ceased to travel. When they became scarce a few were secured for the zoo at Cincinnati. Gradually they have died, and the veteran bird, now weakened and near death, is claimed to be the only survivor known of the millions seen only a few years ago. In the country where the numbers were the greatest the final extinction of the race will be seen. The rare event of the extinction of a race will take place at the Cincinnati zoo After Belgium What? (Herman Ridder, Editor of the New York Staats-Zeitung.) The opinion of the Staats-Zeitung general staff is divided as to the poli- cy of Germany after the occupation of Belgium has become an accomplished fact. Some hold that the advance on Paris will proceed with all possible dispatch, while others, and I include myself among the number, believe that Germany will content herself by holding the line on both borders of France. To take Paris, in my estima tion is to attempt the impossible. is too well fortified. It cannot be sur- rounded except by a million men, and Germany cannot afford such an army to undertake siege operations that would last a year or longer. The lines of Chatalja were no stronger than the defenses of Paris. On the other hand, Germany could | indefinitely hold the frontier against the assaults of the French armies. Deadlock is the only answer to the clash of the nations. They will find themselves each secure behind own lines. not stand the withering fire of the Krupp guns. The Russian troops are not fired with the patriotic devotion that stors France and Germany. Rus- sia has not placed her national life at stake and will not fight with the same courage and tenacity that has been shown by Belgium and Germany. But Custom Is a Tyrant, Mr. Helme. (Detroit Free Press.) When James W. Helme tucked his napkin under his chin last night he said to his favorite waiter, “Jeems, let me have a portion of carbohydrates rare, some protelds and a glass of weter.” That is, Mr. Helme, who is state dairy and food commissioner, prob- ably did not say that, but he did if he is consistent. He regards it the proper order to give a walter and has so notifled the eager public in an official bulletin. If Mr. Helme fol- lowed his own advice he told his waiter to bfing him some potatoes and teans—potatoes for the carbohydrates and beans for the protein. Mr. Helme admits that a porter- house steak, about two inches thick, hroiled carefuly and resting on a hot platter, in a valley between two mounts of mushrooms, also contains sufficient protein for the average journeyman. For the “human animal,” he suggests the beans, but while Mr. Helme has not yet made public the menu for his dinner last night, it would be a fair wager that it did not consist entirely of potatoes and beans. . “Use doth breed a habit in a man" is a proverb that may not be denied. The American “human animal” has become used to beefsteak and would appreciate having Mr. Helme tell him how it might be obtained, at the same time bearing in mind his laudatory remarks anent the well known bean and potato. Dubious Prospects. (Punch.) 1t POST CARD BALLOTS' RESULTS ANNOUNCED Lake Compounce Conerent Deme- cratic Committee Issues Statement. | New Haven, Aug. 22.—The follows ing statement was issued today by the committee appointed by the Lake Compounce conference of democrats on the matter of declaration of prin- ciples to be incorporated in a plai- form to be presented to the demu- cratic state convention, Selected Nine Issues. Democrats of Connecticut in cons vention assembled: The principles of Thomas Jefferson expressed in political terms of the twentieth century—to these, by order of the Compounce conference, we ine vite your attention. We have selects ed nine from among those issues tha$ mostly sharply divide democrats from the tories of today. Post card bal= lots, stamped and addressed for ree turn, have been sent to those regis- tered democrats whose addresses wel could obtain, 36,929 in all. Returns totalling up in the thousands have come back, Affirmative Votes Returned. The affirmative vote in detail as follows: For putting popular government over corporation rule, ninety-sevenl per cent, For home rule for all communities,| ninety-six per cent, For nominations by petition andl direct primary, ninety-five per cent, For prohibition of special legislas tion, ninety per cent. For the initiative and referendum,; ninety-four per cent, For the short ballot, per cent. For the abolition of contract labor in jails and prisons, eighty-six per cent, For the repeal of the personal tax, seventy-two per cent For votes for women, per cent. The foregoing represents the de= liberate judgment of the thoughtful, intelligent and influential members of, our party, without regard to eithem faction or locality. Signed By OCommittee. Respectfully submitted as such, we. trust it may assist you to promote the cause of genuine democracy in our state, George M. Wallace, New Ha~ ven; Willard C. Fisher, Middletown; Charles F. Thayer, Norwich; Timothy Barnes, Plainfield; Thomas J. Spel- lacy, Hartford; Lynn W. Wilson, Bridgeport; J. F. Links, Marlborough; George W. Hull, Bristol; Alfred J. Gengrass, West Hartford; James #. Connery, Middletown; Raoul W. D’'Arche, Hartford, ASHION HINTS BY MAY MANTON wad eighty-ninel forty-sevem their | The Russian advance will | Lady customer (pleasantly)—I hear vou are getting married today, Mr, Ribbs. Let me congratulate you. Mr. Ribbs (the local butcher)—Well I dunn so much about congratulations, mum. It do be costing me a pretty penny, I can tell you, Mrs. Ribbs as is to be, what with her trousseau, you know, an’ the furnishing, an’ the li- cense, an’ the parson’s fees, an’ then T've to give 'er an’ ‘er sister a piece of Jewelery each, and wot with one thing an’ another she's a 'eavy woman, as you know, mumi, 13 stun vears odd, an’ 1 reckon she’ll cost me best part o’ two shillings 11 pence a pound be- fore I get her ‘ome. Boy's Russian Suit, 2 to 6 years. WITH ROUND OR STANDING | COLLAR. No suit that the little boy wears is prettier or more becoming than this one made in Russian style. n{( is to tosilk washable materials, to wools & ¢0 that it can be made to suit all occasions. It is childish and attractive and at the same time essentially masculine. In the illustration striped galatea is trimmed with plain color and the neck is finished with a round collar, but a standing collar can be substituted if better liked, and in place of the belt made from the material one of leather can be worn. The knic)-er- bockers are separate and joined to waist bands. For the 4 year size will be required 31{ yards of material 27, 214 yard:‘;e, 2 yards 44 inches wide with % yard 27 for Lelt and trimming. The pattern, No. 7412 is cut in sizes for boys of 2, 4 and 6 years of age, and will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper, on receipt of ten ts. cea