New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1914, Page 7

(Fridays We Close at Noon. Satnrdays at 9. Other Days, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1914. ] Plainville NeWSj‘ ““Z’{ BH TlH[fl 6 P.M) uster 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 matérials and sizes at price reductions that Mohair Dusters, that sold for $5.00 Linen Dusters, former price $5 Mohair Dusters, that sold for $10.00 Khaki Dusters, were priced at $5. that were Dark Colored regular $1:75 Dusters now . Washable Dusters, Regular $1.50 kindr Dusters, will please yocu. 50 and $5.98 2.50 and $2 Redused to $3.75 each Now $3.98 cach Reduced to $6.98 each . Reduced to $3.98 ach Reduced to-8$1.89 each . Reduced to, $1.19 each Now priced at 98c each Come early to get your size. 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. shades. is 50 inches, the season, the price is 89c yard. ask to have these HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON RECEIVING ALL DRY GOO colorings are the very latest shades shown you. the new Fall The width for the coming If looking‘ for an attractive dress material, ———————————————— ns PROMPTLY IPCRCHASED OF US, Berlin News " TEACHER 1N EUROPE " NOT ABLE T0 RETURN Miss Lista Lincoln Writes That . She Cannot Leave Swilzerland. " JUTOISTTHREW MATCH INGASOLINE Harry B. Francis of Southington En- + Dangers Life of Grocer and Others —H. H. Spooner Gives Lecture in Thompsonville—Brief Items. Judging from a letter which J. C. Lincoln of Farmington road has re- ceived from his daughter, Miss Lista, who becante marooned in Switzerland dpon the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, her arrival in this country in time to take charge of her class at the Lincoln street school in New Eritain seems very dublous at present. At the time of the writing, August 4, she ,was in Lucerne with but forty dollars of cash to draw upon, her travelers’ checks having been ren- dered void shortly after war was de- clared. Miss Lincoln left here early in July with a party of twelve people, headed by the superintendent of schools at Wallingford. The group traveled with cne of Mrs. Babcock’s tours, although rather independently, and had inten- “ tions of covering the greater part of Europe during the time before the vmiddle of September. The local young lady writes, in part: “We are in quite a_predicament, to express it ‘mildly. Owing to the war we are in Switzerland, and good- ness knows if we will ever get out. No one can pass over the frontier into Germany, so how are we to get through that country and into Hol- land? We.don't wish to go back. to Italy. We haven't heard from Mrs. Babcock as she is in Germany, and if | we do anything without her permis- | sion we will have to pay for it our- gelves. .1 am sure my forty dollars will not carry me very far. It is very pathetic here in Switzerland. All the troops here have been ordered to the horder lines. At Interlaken and at all the stations, the soldlers have been caying good-bye to the weeping mobs. Teople are all. fleeing to their native ! lands. We are as safe as can be in Switzerland. I guess we can get to England. all right some time or other, An English and American conference is to be held here Wednesday. “Our money is useless as only gold % will be accepted, so, needless to say, we aren’t buying much. i Referring to her interesting trip, | Miss Lincoln writes: “Yesterday I took @ trip up around the wonderful | mountains near Interiaken. Ouz purty took a cog railrcad far up the side. © Then we joined crowds with their alpine sticks and packs on their bac! It went to the Eiger Glacier, which lles at the foot of Mt and Jungfrau. It was a steep climb and most of our party gave it up, but | I pegged along with some New York people and, at last, walked on and in that moving body of snow and ice. It was all very weird. You could bear a noise like thunder and looking | Baldwin | houses of the General | H. Spooner Enger | up., would see a waterfall of snow from some high peak. Or perhaps, you would look down as you stepped over a large crack and tremble -for fear that it would open up a little farther and swallow you up. “The. mountains are just covered with flowers not more than a few fcet away from thg snow; flowers of every color and description. It is most delightful to hear the tinkles of the bells on hundreds of cows grazing in the vicinity. “We had planned for a grand re- union in Paris with other touring parties, but I don’t see how we are going to get there now.” In their mail today, the Lincolns re- ceived two letters which their daugh- ter had written and mailed on Friday, July 31. They reached here several days later than the letter which was written August 4, which fact is, un- doubtedly due to the irregularity of steamship sailings. Threw Match in Gasoline. James Woodruff, the grocer, and a number of other townsmen had a miraculous escape from serious injury and possible death late Saturday af- ternoon, when a man, into whose machine he was pouring gasoline, de- liberately threw a lighted match into the partly filled funnel which he was using. Had it not been for Mr. Wood- ruff’s presence of mind in grabbing a fire extinguisher and applying it to the flames ,which burst up immediately. the foolish automobilist would be minus a Ford touring car today. It was about 4 o'clock in the af- ternoon when the autoist, with four other men, drove up to Woodruff's store for the purpose of replenishing his supply of gasoline. Mr. Woodruff put his funnel into the faucet of the gasoline tank and had ~just begun pouring in the inflammable liquid when the driver of the car, shouting: “That stuff won't burn,” drew a match from his pocket, scratched it c¢n the sole of his shoe and cast it into the funnel. Perceiving in an instant what the man had done, th egrocer leaped clear of the car barely in time to avoid being burned by the fierce flames which sprang up, and grabbing a patent fire extinguisher, applied it quickly and subdued the blaze in short order. His telephone bell rang just then and while he went to answer the call the men climbed into the machine and sped away down the turnpike towards Hartford. A bystander took down the license number, which was 743 L. About half an hour later, the autoists called Mr. Woodruff on the telephone and asked him how much damage they had caused to property. They refused to give him their names, however, and rang off when he persisted in being told. Feeling that such characters were a menace to the public safety, Mr. ‘Woodruff notified the authorities and it is probable that they will make an arrest in the case. It was learned today that the careless autoist was Harry B. Francis of Southington. Spooner Lecturés in Thompsonyille. Speaking with much feeling against the action of Governor Simeon in vetoing the bill Assembly of Kensington, secretary and treasurer of ‘the five minute address in the First Presbyterian church in Thompsonville vesterday. He stated that sixty per cent of the inmates of the state prison were detained there because of the ef- fect which strong drink had upon them. Miss Parks in Europe. Miss Mary Isabelle Parks of Leon- i Berlin Congregational church his | E. for the! reformatory, after it had passed both ! H., Connecticut | | Temperance federation, gave a fifty ‘ last session of the fiscal year, ard's Bridge, Conn., who is well known in Berlin because of her hav- ing taught a private school here a number of years ago, is one of the many American tourists stranded in Europe on account of the sudden war. Miss Parks, who is now an instructor at the Heidelburg University in Ohio, was in charge of a party of tourists Which left this country for a trip through the Old World early in the summer. Return From House Party. Eight local girls, the Misses Grace, May and Ruth Skinner, Elsie Can- field, Alberta Elton, Marie Grasse, Elsie Pickett and Marjorie Canfield, returned late Saturday afternoon, af- ter having spent the week at a house party in Indian Neck, Bradford, Conn. They occupied “The Lorena” cottage and were chaperoned by the Mes- dames Canfield and Skinner. Bad Attack of Blood Poisoning, Superintendent Elmer E. Skinner of the Town Farm is unable to attend to his daily duties at present owing to a bad attack of blood poisoning | which set in on his right hand, fol- lowing a scratch *which he received while at work repairing the bridge near the American Paper Goods fac- tory in Kensington, through which a heavy truck crashed a few weeks ago. He is receiving treatment from Dr. Gillin of New Britain. Mr. Skinner was being hoisted up on a rope when his hand was scratched by a rusty piece of iron on the bridge. He paid little atten- tion to it at the time, but it quickly became quite serious. Find Lost Tripod. An iron tripod, which was blown from the top of the steeple of the in a heavy wind storm two years ago, has been found, imbedded in the yard at the rear of Miss Julia Hovey's resi- dence on Wothington ‘ridge. While at work on the church spire a few davs ago, the steeple jacks re- paired the weather vane. Quite a large hole had been worn around the base of the rod which holds the in- strument and the climbers filled this with metal. They also made some minor repairs to the woodwork. Auto Mail Delivery. Julius Woodruff, rural letter carrier for the Worthington district, covered his route today in a new Ford run- about, which he has just purchased. Mr. Woodruff is one of the first car- riers in the state to adopt this mod- ern means of travelling around with mail. He expects that he will be en- abled to finish up his work and re- turn to the post office shortly be- fore 2 o'clock now, in good season to- get his mail in for the afternoon train. Berlin Briefs. The Misses Lillian Minor and Irene Burdick are sojourning at Niantic. George H. Gray is confined to his home at Worthington Ridge by ill- ness. St. Gabriel's Guild of East Berlin will give an ice cream social and dance Friday evening in Athletic hall. A meeting of the town school com- mittee will be held this evening in the town clerk’s office. This will be the and Treasurer Bacon will make his annual report. A letter addressed to Lewis Gray is advertised this week at the Berlin post office. The Beckley Rovers defeated the Tigers of New Britain at a game of baseball played yesterday afternoon CALL FOR CAUCUSES AROUSE POLITICIANS Both Town Chairmen are Satsied With Outlook for Fall Campaign. CHILD RUN DOWN BY AUTO Doris Fanning Lucky to Escape Seri- ous Injury—Death of Mrs. Mhrgu;: Cuningham—Plainville A, C. Wins | Agaln—Brief Town Topics. Both Chairman H. C. Thompson of the republican town committee and Chairman Minton A. Norton of the | democratic town committee issucd calls today for the town caucuses to | nominate delegates to the state, con- gressional, senatorial and county conventions. The republican caucus will be held in the town hall on the evening of August 31, at 8 o'clock. In addition to electing delegates the republicans will be called upon to select a new chairman of the town committee. It is understood that Chairman Thomp- son will not consider a re-election. Mr. Thompson said this morning that he - comeidered the prospects are bright for répubiican success in Plainville this fall. Remembering the record of two years ago wheg, in the national democratic landslide, Plainville was one of the few towns to report republican gains all along the way, Mr. Thompson and his as- sociate on the town committee feel confident that victory will be easier this .year. As far as is known there will be no special interest in the caucus to elect delegates to the various conventions. Local republicans have not heard of any contests in state politics that will add an element of interest to the se- lection of delegates from the cities and towns. Mr. Thompson says that the caucus for the selection of candidates on the | town ticket will have to be held on or before September 14, which s | twenty-one days before the election. Plenty of developments in the local republican situation are expected be- fore this second caucus is held. Chairman Norton of the democratic town committee announces that the democratic caucus for selecting dele- | .gates to the various conventions will ‘be held, in the town hall on the eve- ning of September 3, at 9 o’clock. At this caucus’ the democrats will nomi- ; nate a town ticket and elect a new town committee, thus completing the- election preliminaries in one session. 1 Ran Down Little Girl. Doris, the six-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fanning of Maple street, was knocked down and run over this morning by the auto- mobile owned by the Manchester Hat company and driven by O. C. Heim of Manchester, N. H. The accident happened in front of the residence of Ex-Selectman Frank B. Newton on| ‘Whiting street, at 10 o’clock. It ap- pears that the little girl was not seri- ously injured. She was on her way up town in company with two other little girls when the accident happéned. A large delivery car owned by the Union Lauadry company of New Britain was standing close to the curb on the right hand side of the street. While playing with the other girls, the little child ran out into the street, dodging from behind the laun- dry delivery car on the trolley track. Mr. Heim, operating the Manchester machine, says that he did not see the child in time to stop the car. He was traveling towards Southington at a speed estimated from five to ten miles an hour, Mr. Heim claims that he was running with two wheels in the middle of the trolley track but several eye-witnesses of the accident declare that he was | far over on the wrong side of the| road. | Knocked over by the side lanterns on the automobile the child disap- peared under the machine. Ex-Se- lectman Newton, who saw the acci- | dent from his front porch, thinks that one of the front wheels passed over the child's body and that she | wag tossed around under the machine so that one of the hind wheels also passed over her. Mr. Newton and other witnesses of the accident were deeply affected by the sight. They supposed that the little girl was in- jured badly. Mr. Heim picked up the child and at the Beckley Quarter “Polo grounds.” The final score was 13-12. A number of East Berlin Knights of Pythias were in attendance at a celebration given at Compounce Sat- urday by the Knights of Khorassan. Miss Antoinette Holmes of Chicago, who, during the past season, appearea with Willilam Hodge in “The Man From Home,” is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Swain Benson of East Berlin, Mr. and Mrs. W. W, East Berlin are daughter, Mrs. A. W, Eden of Orange, N. J., and her children. Louis Anderson left Saturday with a number of New Britain friends on an auto trip to Long Island. Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Bushnell of Deacon North's hill entertained Matthew Lockwood of Danbury over the week-end. Willlam Lacelle spent the week-end at Savin Rock. Julian A. Hall entertained his dauvghter, Mrs. George E. Brooks, over Sunday. Mildrum of entertaining their Eaf | just use “TIZ.” | tinued its good work on the diamond Mr. and Mrs. James McKeon spent Sunday at Forest Park, Springfield. SORE ACHING FEET Ah! what relief. No more tired feet; no more burning feet, swollen, bad smell- ing, sweaty feet. No more pain in corns callouses or bunions. No matter what ails your feet or what under the sun you've tried without getting relief. “TIZ” draws out all the poi- sonous exuda- tions which puff up the feet; “TIZ” is mag- ical; “TIZ” is grand; “TIZ” will cure your foot troubles so you'll never limp or draw up your face in pain. Your shoes won’t seem tight and your feet will never, never hurt or get sore, swollen or tired. Get a 25 cent box at any drug or department store, and get relief. carried her, in his machine, to her | home on Maple street. Meanwhile | Myron E. Rogers put on extra speed | in his automobile to get Mr. Fanning and Dr. H. L. Frost and drive them to the side of the injured child. After making a careful examina- tion of the little girl Dr. Frost said | that he could find no broken bones. | She had’ the hair pulled from one | small spot on her scalp, a slight bruise on the face, and a large bruise on her batk. Mr. and Mrs. Fanning and their friends were re- lieved to find that no serious injuries could be detected by the physicians. The child regained conscious- ness before she reached home and she was able to walk. Her quick | recovery from the effects of the acei- dent convinced many that she must have lain on the trolley track be- tween the wheels of the automobile. The possibility of internal injuries could not be determined until later in the day. Mr. Hoim acted the part of a gen- tleman. He told the local authorities that he would leave his money or the | automobile as security if they desired to hold him pending an investigation of the accident. He dssured them that the accident was unavoidable on his part and that he had done every- thing possible to make the little %irl comfortable, After he nad left his | address with Myron E. Rogers he was permitted to continue on his way. Death of Aged Resident, Mrs. Margaret Cunningham, for | many years a resident of Forestyille, died at 8:30 o'clock last night at her i home on Maple street. She had lived with her daughter, Miss Lizzie Cun- ningham for the last six years. ' Mrs. Cunningham was more than eighty | years old and she had been ill for several months. She is survived by four children, Mrs, T. L. Mc€ormack of Unionville, | William Cunningham, Mi Lizzie | Cunningham and Mrs. Patrick Foren, all of Plainville, The funeral arrangements announced later. Plainville Boys Win. The Plainville Athletic club | | | will be | con- | vesterday afternoon by defeating the fast Forestville Athletic club by a score of 11 to 1. It was the fourth defeat of the season for the visitors. Cunningham, pitcher for the local team, had everything his own way. | He allowed three hits and struck out | sixteen of the Forestvilie sluggers, The Plainville Athletic club he ranged a game with the New Britain Y. M. T. A. & B. society’s team for | next Sunday afternoon. Injured By Lifting Box. T. L. Sanford 1s confined to his home on Broad street as the result of injuries he received while working in a shipping room in Waterbury a week ago. In attempting to lift a box weighing 300 pounds Mr. Sanford injured his | back. In the opinion of attending| physicians he will be confined to his | pany corner at 10 o'clock. bed for several days. Thirteen Lots Sold. | Jacob W. Wilbur of Brookline, | Mass., has sold to Abbie H. and Azarle | J. Benoit of No. 452 West 164 street, | New York city, thirteen lots located | on Westwood avenue in White Oak. Euch lot is twenty by one hundred feet. Brief Items, Miss Mary Bates of Broad street has returned from a two weeks' visit at the home of Mrs. O. P. Martin in New Haven. Miss Phoebe Tinker of West Haven has returned home after spending her vacation with Miss Esther Benstead in Scott ‘Swamp. Miss Kate Hyde and her mother, CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the ; M REPUBLICAN CAUCUS The republican voters of the Town of Plainville will assemble in town hall, Monday evening, Aug. 31, 1914, for the purpose of electing delegates to the state and other conventions. Also to elect a town committee, and to transact any other business proper to be done at said meeting. Per Order TOWN COMMITTEE. > « | about struck a tree on 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. The New Fall Suits The New Fall Models in Suits for Early Fall Wear are nows be- ing displayed. Much interest has been manifested in them and already many of them have been sold, A Radical Change naturally was looked for in the Fall Styles from those of Spring. The Coats this season are very much longer; the Skirts have the plaited Tunics, and many of them the Yoke Effects. The Materials are Poplin, Serge, Broadcloth and Diagonal, The predominating Colors Navy, Brown, Raisin, Russian G and Plum, Prices Are From $22.50. The New Street Dresses Styles That You Will Find Are Right Up to the Minute! Ladies -will appreciate our advance showing of Dresses for Early Fall Wear. This Store has been the first in the fleld with them, and the Styles and Materials are being very much admired, The Fall Dresses as well as the New Fall Suits have the plaited Tunics and the basque effects, They are shown in Crepe de Chine, Poplin, Liberty Satin and Berge and Batin combined. The Colors are Navy, Brown, Wistaria and Bfack. Price Range From $14.95. Bath Towels, Bath Mats, Etc. To Stimulate the Circulation and ward off the Drowsiness that is likely to overcome one these Sticky Dog Days, nothing will be found more beneficial than # bath and a thorough.grooming with a Turkish or Rub-dry Towel. Our Stock is Unusually Complete and® the prices are right. BATH TOWELS—AIl sizes from individual to the largest hemmed at 12 1-2¢, 15¢, 19¢, 230, 37 1-2¢, 50c, 69c, 79¢, 98¢ ana $1.25 each. TURKISH TOWELS, WASH CLOTHS and BABY BLANKETS— Size for be, 10c¢, 12 1-2¢, 25¢, and 50c. BATH TOWELS for 25c, 37 1-2c, “RUB-DRY" 50c and $1.00 each. BATH MATS for 50c, 75¢, 98c and $1.10 each. ik Department--Special Values Crinkle Crepe de Chine, 44 12ches wide, in a good line of evening $1.19 yard. Regular price $1.50 yard, Special price B D Remnants of Silk, of all Weaves, in Waist and Dress at very great reductions to close, hospital in Senator Swanson’s auto- mobile, where his wounds were dressed, Later in the night he was removed to his apartment at the hotel, and this morning he was reported by his daughter as resting well, He expects to be about In a day or so, The house on Saturday completed the consideration of the first bill on the administration’s conservation pro gram, the water-power bjll. The vots vAll not be taken until all four bills on + the program are completed. The next bill to be considered is the leasing of the government owned coal lands in | Alaska. spending the in Hart- Mrs, Helen Hall, are summer at their bungalow land, Mrs. Calvin Avery of Park street has recently entertained Mrs. M. E. Jordan, Mr. and Mrs, F. E. Berner, and Estelle, Hazel and Lloyd Berner, all of Schenectady, N. Y. W. H. Chichester, who has been ill from a badly wrenched back, is able to be about town again. Mrs, H. L, Russel has returned from a visit with friends in Bridgeport. The Crescent Past Noble Grands’ association will hold its annual pic- nic on August 27 with Mrs. Louise W. Miller at Community bungalow, Bris- tol. An automobile 'bus will meet the crowd at the Bristol Trust com- CLOSED SHOP CONTROVERSY, San Prancisco, Aug. 24.—Members of the United States commission on industrial relations are here for the purpose of holding a series of public hearings which will extend over two weeks. At the first hearing tomor- row the closed shop controve | Stockton will be discussed, Hotel Powhatan WASHINGTON, D. C. “The Hotel of American Ideals.” New—Fireproof. European (Plan. Pennsylvania Awe., .at 18th and H Streets, within walking . distance of‘shops, theaters and pablic bufldings. Overlooks the White House. Miss Barbara Morse has returned from Woodstock, Conn., where she has been spending the summer, The Misses Blizabeth and Catherine Hearey of Philadelphia are the guests of their brother, James Hearey of East street, Lenwood Rich of Hartford has re- turned to his home after a visit at the home of Mrs, E, L. Morse. Rev. and Mrs. R, H. Burton are at Rhinebeck, N Y., on their annual vacation. They are expected to re- turn about September 1. The Misses Helen Kalish and Isa- belle Stanley have returned from a sojourn at the Connecticut shore. Miss Ethel Prior of Canal street has returned home after spending two weeks as the guest of her cousin, Miss Emily Scully in Fairflield, Conn, —_—— 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 v "1 be pleased to satisfy your wants. Plainville Hardware company, Whit- ing street.—advt. TO RENT—Six rooms, at 12 Park street. Reasonable, if taken at once, 8-24-d1x DONOVAN INJURED. Connecticut Congressman in Auto | Smash—Water Power Bill. (Special to the Herald.) Washington, Aug. 24.—Representa- tive Donovan was absent from his place in the House today. He is con- fired to his room at the Hotel Driscol - a result of an accident last Satur- evening when his electric run- New Jersey Rooms, detached batn, $1.50, $2 up. Rooms, private bath, $2.50, $3 up. Restaurant a la Carte, Palm Court, American Indian Grill, Tea Room, Grund Pipe Organ, Orches. tra. Write for Souvenir Bookiet, with Map. Ask for special itinerary for Bridal Couples, Conventions, Tour- ist Parties, Sahools and Colleges. Hotel Powhatan, 4 Clifford M. Lewis, Mgr. avenue, - Mr. Donovan was riding with his daughter, who was at the wheel of the machine, when it was necessary for her to take a sharp turn to avoid striking a woman in the street. The machine struck a tree and the con- gressman was thrown to the pave- ment, landing on his face and shoul- der. He was rushed to the Casualty