New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1915, Page 2

ing this even t will be enjoved by the Sons of ferred prop- ta Charles H. . of the Swedish will meet this ¢ meeting of 0. U, A. M. New | this | m;otxng. of the Y. M. ety will be held Sun- t.is made of the com- it John F. Greene of this Bertha L. Norton ‘of September 7. ynoldg,* manager of the Coal'c any and Miss of Unionviile, will be latter place in October. ‘has been a teacher in M. T. A. & B. and ursion to New York d Saturday, Aug. Tth | Chatfleld’s Walsh and - store and Timbrell’s, 1ts, $1.75, Children, aves at 6:30,—advt. nt is made of the ap- 2dding of John McCarthy abeth Zimmerman. The rhce nex:. Wednesday Joseph’s ‘church and €d by Ftev. Patrick nen Bridgeman was a n teday. “ward republican club the /Brick Exchange of- evening at 8 o’clock. ipldined to the police bicycle had been corner of Main and ; The. wheel was exténsion of sew- rand streets will ird of public works ling. The park com- v agreed to permit the of the Grana street sew- e ort par expects to visit W g report appeared ‘week 'to view the ruin | he and his wife have found it ON WORIC IN JAPAN Gireat Progress Has Been Made in ~ Physical Instruction A report on the progress made dur- ing the past six months by Franklin H. Brown, formerly physical director at the local Y. M. C. A. but now in charge of the associations in Japan, sent to General Sevretary C. H. Barnes of the‘local association, showg ‘that ‘gratifying work has been a‘i- complished by him. - The progress made in the physical departments in the Japanese aso: ciations by Mr. Brown is apparent and FRANKLIN H., BROWN, the results of trying td influence the Japanese youth through this means has been very encouraging.” Excellent work has been done among the bus- iness men. An outdoor physical de- partment has been meeting with success. The prospectls for more playgrounds look bright. started and is Since the last time that Mr. Brown's in these columns, ad- recent cloudburst. He | visable to changé their residence from ‘of acquaintancse * of th public amuse- ! working 'to stage] lection with band %flll park. figon council com- igsare 'as follows: pplies and print- lation; Thursday, linse. ; ho has been.seri= of appendicitis’ ent as the guests | ‘were played and ‘Order of Owls, ortant meeting to- hall and a full at- 3 - of Honor, No 19, meeting Friday hall 277 Mair the newly appoint- jine company, No. - lessons in learning mobile chemical. “Gilligan was promoted ympany No. 5, where mobile’ apparatus he ous opportunity to he machine. ‘erglau of this city, bile. with ex-Sena- York and Albert 8 narrow .escape from 8 yesterday when the d. just outside of- stopped on the brink nkment- in | Tokyo to Kobe, where they will re- "main until ‘the middle of 1916. The report ds given by Mr. Brown which coyers: his work in Japan for the six months ending June 30 fol- lows: 2 ' Progress in Physical Work. +“The past months have shown something really ' visible in the pro- | gress of ‘the physical work in the Jap- dnese Tokyo was ‘work, tsgociations. The factwi that Jot yet equipped, for. this 4t Kobe and Kyo#b pos- ‘sessed modern gymmasiums apd \Os- itonium that could be con- ito; ome seemedita: point out &) ?‘“\’fle atleast; ‘aluable in that ségtion tham’ R o that ““a spert: gesstudy. Accordingly \ Wes changed to Kobw “February and we will gin there until the mid- gram is being laid out for the follow- ing ‘season . as We now know what groups' can be reached and are sure of hearty support of the boards of ho, up to the present time, very hazy and not very en- irectors 3 thusiastic ‘notion of the possibilities of influencing the through the physical department. Japanese youth Lay Emphasis on Group Games. association could sequre strong machine. * & Inter-City Match Games. “Mr. Murakami, ‘the general secre- tary of the Kyoto ‘association, was able to get together a class of bank employees who soon became so en- thusiastic that ‘our doubts along this line have been dissipated; in fact, lately ‘this class sent fifteen of Its members to the Kobe association to represent Kyoto in the first inter-city match games .in indoor baseball, vol- ley ball and basbetball. A large crowd turned but to witness the affair and *Japan's twe largest newspapers sent representatives. Aside from the im- mediate value the association meni- bers we are most anxious to intro- duce these games to the general pub- lic, and affairs like the above men- ‘tioned are giving these games & splendid introduction. Influcnce Beyond Computation. “The nation sadly needs for the sake of its physical life a number of good group games that can be played on comparatively small plots of ground and the Young Men’s Chris- | tian association is the only agenecy | on the field able to supply tha§ need. The people do not yet by any means realize 'the need, but this.does not | lessen our obligation and we have all the opportunity that one could wish for. - With the development of a few trained leaders' the association’s sphere of influence will in'a few years be enlarged beyond computation, ' F have put in one afternoon and, even- ing each week in both Osaka and | Kyoto, and two in Koke. The:balance of my time has been given to-language and other study. w~ - Out door Physical Dept. | training of representatives for size, having a :pep tion - Of / 1y one and a half milli ‘and it hasn’t a modern playground in the city. ‘A large riyer flows through - the middle of the city and-there was lately con- structed a beautiful stone bridge across this river. In the middle of the river and crossed by the bridge is a long, narrow {sland. The mu- nicipality wished to make this one of the city’s beauty spots, Gleason, our Osaka secretary, saw its opportunities for a playground and suggested that I draw up a plan to scale and present it to the municipal council. 1 did So, roughly dividing the island into three sections, one for two -play grounds for young children and girls, | another third for tennis and volley ball courts, and the third section, the broader end of the island, being laid out as a modern athletic fisld. Al- though the city’s origina) plans called for normal gardens, the first two divisions of the suggested plan were almost immediately accepted en toto. The athletic field was not so favor- ably looked. upon, however, and was almost definitely turned down in favor of a more park-like effect. It was Just at this time that-the. Far Bast- ern games in Shanghal came off and the prospects of holding the next ones in Japan became bright. It Wwas pointed out that Osaka would need a well -equipped fleld for the the next games and this turned the bal- ance in favor of ‘the -original plan. The association will have an excellent oportunity to demonstrate the possi- bilities of supervised outdoor games and it will .be our own fault if this isn’t the beginning of the spread of modern supervised ' playgrounds in | that section of the country.” “The lot back of the present Toyko association, which s being reserved for the new physical department | building, was cpened up in April as | a full-fledged’ outdoor physical de- partment. The whole lot was given a thin coating of cement to insure its i use for tennis, handball, indoor base- ball, basket Dall, volley ball and archery. Locker ropms and baths have been put in on e ground floor of the corner of the association building ‘adojining the field. The public.open- ing of this outdoor physical depart- ment with an attractive program was held last April, and the affair was given a good deal of publicity. Lately the members have been giving a demonstration of volley ball in one of the city parks once a week. Candidates for the Physical Director- ¢ ship. s “One of the moést encouraging di- rect results of this Tokyo Work was the' attraction of a young Christian university gradudte to the associa- tion secretaryship. He saw some of the possibilities of Christian service for young men in'the association work and has just entered the employ of the Tokyo associdtion in charge of the physical department. We havc great' faith in his developing into a splendid physical director. Next year there will graduate from the Nagasa- ki Medical school a young man who has been the backbone of the Young Men’s Chrisitian association of | that school.” He has lately - decided that afler\gradu&tlon he will use his ta- lents'in service through the Y. M. €, A. physical directorship , The fact our first two candidates for the phy- sical directorship are so well equipp- ed personally to .begin with, and are men of strong Christian character, is cause for great encouragenfent. Far Eastern Athletic Association. ., In 1912 in Manila was orgamized the Far Eastern Athletic association, pat- terned after the International Olym- pic committee. The object of - this organization -is to promote -and fos- ter public opinion in favor of organ- ized physical education in the coun- ! tries of the far east, and for this purpose holds spectacular demonstra.- tions every two vears, very much af- ter the style of the International Olympic games. Up to the present time "the Philippines, China and Ja- | pan have been the three ' members | composing the organization, but late- ly Malaya and Siam have also for- “Our’ expériment to date seems to have énthused them considerably and they will be whole-heartedly back of the program outlined from mnow on. Owing to equipment and trained physical dire=- tors it has seemed best at first to lay our emphasis upon which equipment and still number. The the’ lack of gymnastic group games, comparatively littie serve a great Japanese government schools provide good calisthenic drills regularly for the pupils and many of the boys play baseball until graduation. After entering a business or professional life-though it has been the old idea that a man should not so far forget his dignity as to take part in physical recreation and we ‘herefore anticipated some difficulty in organizing any work for business and professional men, which we knew would have to be done before the physical education program of the require say Mosquito | Lotion geable Safeguard against es and annoyance of mos- mally joined. The first championshin | Bames were held in Manila in 1913 and the second kames in Shanghai in May of this year, the program of events covered a full week and the fact that on the last day 25,000 people attended the games gives an indication of the public in- terest aroused. The Philippine Is- lands were victorious in' the first games and China in the second. The | far reaching influence of these games | upon public opinion in China has been greater than any of the mostl sanguine belleved possible, and Mr. Crocker; the association national ph: sical director of China, has been lit- erally- floaded "with calls for help from all over the empire. The Young Men’'s Christian assoefation as | such is not a visible factor in the Far Eastern Athletic association, but the organization and present promo- tion is due to some of the association secretaries in these countries: . Up to the last games the Japanese took # rather half-hearted part in these af- fairs ‘and sent only a handful of rep- resentatives ,but the great sticcess of the Shanghai games and that of the few Japanese athletes present, has stirred up much interest here, Athletic Association Organized. ““A. National Athletic association has been organized with ‘Dr.: Kano, a well known educator, as active president and Court Okuma, the pre- mier, as honorary pfesident. This organization ‘has allied' ftself formally with the Far Eastern Athletic asso- ciation and has asked that the next games be held in Tokio, in May, 1917. The Y. Mi C. A, national physical di- rector has been asked to serve as honorary contest secretary. The fakct that I attended the games at Shah- ghai and was of some assitardce to the Japanese team is probably re- sponsible for this, and during the next two years an increasing amount of my time will have to be devated to the promotion of this work. Un- less all signs fail it will give the as- sociation an entry to the government schools that it cculd get in no other way, and will offer us boundless op- portunities. “ “Osaka is the leading industrial city PLAYGROUND STANDING Griffin in' Lead With Metro Trailing In Second Place, The results of the athletic events held at Landers’ playground fof the past three weeks are as follows: Griffin .. Metro .. Gussman Hall Butler . Gaffney Burns Weston Abajaian Grace Kehoe Hemlock .. Quilty Sheehan . Contoys Clerkin . Mohoney Riley E . w On next Saturday morning at 10 o’clock the following events will Le held: Standing ‘three broad jumps; 50 yard sack race and 100 yard walking race. HUNBROBAN PO S DD APOLOGIZES TO NORWAY. Germany Expresses Regret For Sink- ing of Steamer Minerva. London, Aug. 5:10 a. m.—A Reuter despatch from Christiania says: “‘Germany has- informed Norway that thé sinking of ' the - Norwegian steamer Minerva was due to unfor- tunate circumstances which led the | commander of the submarine to be- lieve the vessel was British. Germany has expressed deep regret and willing- ness ‘to pay damages.” The. Minerva was sunk late in May while on her way from §hields ‘o Christiania. The crew was landed at Newcastle, England.. The Minerva was a vessel of 2,413 tons and was owned by Jacobson & Sons of Christ- iania. MAY SUCCEED CONNOLLY. The office of investigator in the char- ity department becomes vacant Sep- tember 1, when the resignation of Ed- ward C. Connolly, the newly appointed probation officer, takes effect and speculation is being made as to his vrobable successor. In this connection prominent mention is made of Burton C. Morey, present chairman of the charity board. Mr. Morey became a member of the board a year dgo last spring and his work has met with gen- eral approval. He will make a good man for the office if he can be induced to accept. Mr. Morey, who was for inany years foreman in the pocket knife department of Humason & Beckley’s, conducts a repair shop and sharpening workd on Glen street. LAVERY IS LET GO Facts Did Not Warrant Police Holding Clark Street” Man for Offense. After making a thorough investiga- tion yesterday afternoon Chief Raw- lings decided that the facts in the case did not warrant the holding of John Lavery of Clark street on a charge of assault on the ten-year-old daughter of John Oqust of Newing- ton avenue. The father of the girl accused Lavery but after considering the facts and the people the chief ordered Lavery's discharge. Of the three lone drunks in court this morning two were sent home with a warning and the third was fined $3 and costs. REFUTES BELGIAN CHARGE. Berlin, Aug. 5, by wireléss to Say- ville, L. 1.,—The Overseas News Agency says: ‘“The ' assertion made in the Bel- glan Gray book that Germany, four months before the war broke, out of- fered to divide the Belgian Congo with France and to strike Belgiura from the list of independent coun- tries is pronounced officially to he without the slightest fousdation.” UMPIRE HART RESIGNS, Cincinnati, O., Auyg. 5.—It was an- nounced here today that Umpire Wil- liam Hart of the National League had voluntarily resigned and that he um- pired his last game in this circuit yesterday in the Brooklyn-Cincinnati ‘of Japan, ond only to Tokyo in game, Miss Anna Sparmer of Stanley street has peturned from a visit with Miss Mary Lynch of Waterbury. Gus Scheyd is confied to his home on Farmington avenue with an attack of tonsilitis. ‘E. J. Goodwin of Jersey City, who has been visiting local relatives, has returned home. Martin F. Derby and George Selan- der ‘are spending their vacation in Newark, David Rosenberg, assistant man- aged of Logan Brothers' store, is so- Journing in New York city and vi- cinity, Rey. M. L. Reagan has returned to ‘Yt‘“ Haven after a short visit in this city, . . :Mrg John Arrowsmith of Maple street is visiting in Lawrence, Mass. .- Willem W. T. Squire of Cherry street has returned rrom a vacation bpent at East’ Gloucester, Mass.,, and Wil" spend the remainder of the week at’Indian Neck. Joseph Haffey will leave next Sun. day on an auto trip to New York and Pennsylvaria, Miss Bessie Dunn of Franklin square ;fll apend the week-end at Lighthouse 'oint, The Misses Ellen and Esther Brandt have gone to Arnot, Pa., and Niagara Fails, N. Y., for theit vacation, * “‘Mrs Ruth Rossberg Keller, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs A. L. Klunker of Columbia street, will re- turn Friday to her home Boston. Mr. and Mrs, J. E Nafey of Maple street are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. John Weir and Miss Nellie Leonard of Great Barrington, Mass & /A CRIPPLE'S NOVEL DEVICE. Legless Man Gots Around in a Patent- ed Car Which is Ingénious in Design. H. A. Watson, a legless man, created considerable attention on the stréets today, due to the ingemious convéy- ance on which he wends his way. The vehicle is a small flat box-like affair in which Watsoh is strapped. On the bottom of the arrangement is a roller skate and Watson propels himself along by the use 'of his hands. The car can c:oss streets and go over curbs in a surpriging manner. Watson is selling “safety first” pins and has done considerable business about the city. He ' expounds the theory that his pin will prevent per- sons from becoming ; cripples. By wearing. the pins their attemtion will ‘always be on the subject of “safety. Watson was formerly a traveling man for a commercial house. About two years ago, while on his way from Buffalo, N. Y., to Erie, Penn., he was caught under an overturned automo- bile which so badly injured his legs as to hecessitate the removal of one of them at the knee. The other has been useless since the accident. Being crippled in such a manner Watson was thrown on his own .re- sources and was compelled to hustle for a living. He became interested in the “safety first” idea when it was originated in New York and had the ping which he is selling made from his own idea. He has met with con- siderable syccess with the sale of them:. Many times charity is offered but he ulways refuses it, as he does not.care 1o depend on this meéthod of getting a living: He is now on his way to New York where he expects to become affiliated with the “Safety First” league. CALL TO JEWS QF AMERICA. ) Rabbis Ask Hebrew Race to Fast and Pray as Protest Against War. New York, Aug. 5.—A conference of thirty New York rabbis resulted today in the issuance of a call to iae Jews of America to fastand ‘pray neéxt Monday as an expression of sorrow for conditions in Europe and of pro- test against “This unnecessary - war which is costing the lives of so may men.” Congregations also will pray that “The war may soon énd and that our country may not be entangled in this wild and crazy conflict,” Special services, conducted only on the Day of Atonmement, will be held, and the bugle, used only on holy days will be sounded. The announcement concludes as follows: “A nation will fast, a nation will mourn, a nation will pray. May the prayeérs reach tire Almighty.” TO HOLD OUTING AND PICNIC. I'he annual outing and picnic of St. Peter's G:rman Catholic church will be held at Mountain Grove on Satur- day, Augus! 21. The committee con- sisting of George Bellman, Joseph Schilling, Peter Miller and Engelbert Miller, is making preparations for a pleasant affair, . TO SERVE WRIT IN NORWALK. Danbury, Aug. 5.—United States Marshal Middlebrook and Deputy Marshal Hawley have completed the service of writs here and in Bethel [ in the foreclosue suits brought by D. T. Lowe and Co., against the defen- dants in the Danbury Hatters casc and today went to Norwalk to make service upon the defendants owning propeérty in that place. TENNIS MATCHES POSTPONED. Chicago, Aug. 5.—Tennis courts at Onwentsia, were still too wet teday 10 permit the morning matches sched- uled in the westérn championship tournament. ST B S, W WK ALL LOW SHOES S b # ¥ o & REDUCED IN PRICE Men who appreciate fine footwear are espe- cially invited to take advantage of our Clear- ance Sale. All Horsfall uxfords. $5.00 and $5.50 grades, Now $3.85, Al Banister French, Shriner and Urner Urner Oxfords are now selling at 20 per cent. Discount. Broken Lots of $4.00 and Now $2.98. $4.50 Grades, - At this unusual price you should make our selections quickly. AT BAN-DE-SAPT Trusted Employe in New York |Eye Witness Tells of Struggle i Concern Disappedrs Mysteriously New o¥rk, Aug. 6.—Bdwin C. Kindred, cashier of thc Booth & Flinn Contracting company, In which Wil- lam Flinn, the Pittsburg politician, is largely intérested, disappeared yes- terday in his own automobile with $232,474.76 of the firm's money from in front of the Liberty National bank at 189 Broadway. The automobile was found later in tl:e day on Worth street between Bax- ter and Center streets. In the car was & black bag containing $474.70 in coin. All of the $50, $20, $5, $2 and $1 bills which had been obtained at the bank for the Booth & Flinn payroll were gone, and so was Kindred. The po- lice looked in vain yesterday after- noon and evening for him and the remainder of the money. Both the officials of the company and the many friends of Kindred among the employees were loath to helieve that Kindred haa stolen the money. ey spoke of him in the highest terms and were mystified by his disappearance. Kindred had been in the employ of ‘Booth & Finn since the company took over some big contracts in. this state three years ago. \He, s, twenty-eight vears old, five feet eleven inches high and welghs more than 200 pounds. He was among the employees taken over from another company with the con- tracts and had made a favorable im- préssion upon his new employers. Doesn’t Smoke or Drink. Getting a salary of $150 a month, he assisted the cashier of the company in making up the pay rolls and was a sort of head timekeeper, getting reports from the timekeepers on dif- terent jobs throughout the city. He neither smokes nor drinks, according to his office associates, He had gone to the bank on various occasions, accompanied by anether man, to cash checks of $3,000 or $4,000, but never for iarger sums. Trips for the payroll cash wére made ordinarily by the cashier, who ‘s bonded, but never by Kindred, who was not bonded. But when the cashler, who is ad- vanced In vears and has been 11l re- cently, reached the office yesterday morning sofking wet from the rain be was pleased at the offer of Kin- dred to go to the bank in his place. “You're soaking wet,” said Kindred in a big hearted way to the cashiér. “It's a shame for you to go out in tho rain. Let me take the check to the bank. I've got my car outside.” The cashjér thanked Kindred and cirécted another clerk, John Barry, to ucéompany Kindred to the bank. Tho i two young men got into Kindred's car, a 1915 model, and started for the | Iiberty National bank. They entered ihe bank and get the imoney in con- venient denominations for the payroll, g | | { | Sends Afd Back Into Bank. When they cmerged from the bank containing the Kindred 2nd placed the bag money in the front seat turned to Barry and said: “Oh, T've got to get a draft for $10.50 to send up state for something | 1 wish to purchase by mail. Would you mind going in ane getting the draft for mie while I watch the money ?"” Barry stepped back into the bank. | When he came out he could not find | thé automobilé. He glanced around and after waiting a minute telephoned | to the office. He got no information | there and then hurried back to the Vosges Mountaing Paris, Aug. 5.—An official eye Wit- ness account of a French success at Ban-De-8apt, in the Vosges m fl was made public today by the Frepeh™ the eye witness i war department. “On July 16, “The Germans directed four counter attacks with two battalions on the heights of Fontenelle, recen ly captured by us, which were coms= pletely checked. k “July 24 and 256 a Fren: with equal forces took all the works to the west of l‘ngl ing several houses in the vil Ing or capturing the entire garrison and occupying the W Describes Fontenclle The eye withess continues detailed ‘description of the G attack on Fontenelle, which was - 4 pared with an extended bombard? ment with guns of all calibres, .;;“ in e X T “The gun fire of the directed against four = TN taneously, their principal attack beiny madé om our, strong. ‘ the foud Trom WJW Mow Down Y 7 1187 “The enemy then chatged, i sheltered by the fire from his heay artillery. Despite this fire our firers, which were mounted parapets of the trenches, mow the advancing line, while our lery directed a wall' of fire rear of the Germans, thus preventing any reinforcements to their support. i1s “The advancing line was seen L6 waver, break and then fall. During the night the battle was by the aid of searchlights. AR A “At daybreak the side of Hill 537 was seen to be strewn with bodies. Our losses were four killed and ty-five wounded. : “A French attack on July 4 was di- rected againet Height 6 and - a group of houses forming a ”rm s 1 the village of Launois. which 1 shelter to the enemy’s trenches. The attack was prepared by a bombard. meént with guns of heavy calibpes which was very effectivi Despite the intense fire of the en- cmy our treops climbed out of their trenches at 0 o'clock in the even- ing and balf an hour later had ot tained the objectivos assigned 1o them, penectrating even to the inter- for of the village of Launols Ons German block house alone held out. untit the following morning, when it was surrounded by our troops. Geormans Fasily Repulsod, “The Germans directed o counter attack, but they were easily repuised. Our daily progross has since given u# possession of a new group ef houses, so that now we hold approxis o 1y | mately half the village. . “As & result of this action we teok eleven officers and 826 men prisoners and also capturcd eight quick-firers, some bomb throwers and o lasgs number of rifies” e i A . WIDTH OF ELLIS STREET. Property owners on Kilis street will be given a hearing next Thu nght on the adoption of street § grade lines. mon council is a report from the On the table of the com- office of the company at 17 Battery | 0ard of public works giving petition. Place. Immediately there was a hurry call to police headguarters for aid. Inspector Faurot, head of the de- | foot street the common counell disccussed tective bureau, and Captain Deevy, in charge of the first bramcn of ers for a forty-foot street leave to withdraw. The board favors a fAfty- the | tangle last evening with A speciai committee of Judge J, " bureau, assigned many detectives to ; Kirkham, acting in the place of 0"1 the hunt for Kindred. The young man’'s apartment at 560 West 168rd etréet, where he kept bachelor quar- ters, wag searched, but there was nothing there to indicate that Kin- dred had premeditated a sudden get- EWAY. Everything was neatly in order. Y George H. Flinn, secreiary of the company, said that he had regarded Kindred highly. It was generally un- derstood that Kindred had come from Califernia and that he had anh income of bétween $300 and $400 a month, | poration Counsel Cooper, and to give the hearing next week- POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL B