New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1915, Page 2

HE; PROGRAM FOR THURS., AUG. 19th " Free Premium of a “Thermax” Iron or Toaster to Very.customer signing an application for Electric Service. . Free Guessing Contest—See our West Window — jeryone can guess—valuable prizes. a8 from noon till 6 p. m. at night. See Thursday’s Paper for Friday’s Doings. E UNITED ELECTRICG GHT AND WATER C “P.S. Our supply of gas for inflating the souvenir - gas balloons has been exhausted therefore we will ive no more souvenirs to give to the children. [CE-AS-MANY” WEEK _ Frée Exhibition in mid air by Prof. Dummy over the Also search light exhibi- ity Items mmaway in Willow street terminated when the n and was badly cut e curbing. The_ out- Anthony- Schultz -the eet saloon keeper. st Wed. night at Jr. O! —advt. sahool; which has been| ummer at the Gram- by Mrs. Jacob Baumgart- Saturday;, August 23. in ‘the subjects taught pd_recitations will com- ¥ am, A1 9. 0T M., #portant meeting this Pt Jean qde Baptist hall fibers are requested to igartner received word the death of his brother, rtner, at Bruck, Ba- th occurred July 26, the war receipt of the The deceased was Bruck and was 64 ¢ leaves a wife, son and nd sisters in Germany 5 Hol 'b¢ the State Fire- fion today and tomorrow is el ‘attended by n 1 llowing local F Ofimfl. 1, Al An- No..2,» William Boll- No. 3, M. J. Claugh- Ney@igen Frank b, ‘ompany Ng. 5, Rudolph Dame,'who is a mem- JOHMAN., iho was ten- ’dith Ohman last even- of Miss Hildur Torell s Corbin Screw i received many 3. to become the Biry in Septem- RAPID-FIRE SESSION | OFSTREET PLANNERS | Gontract for One Thoroughfare Awarded; New Pavement Ordered It required .less. than minutes last even for board of = public works to transact the -business scheduled to come up for disposal at the meeting. President E.. N. Humphrey presided ' and all commissioners ‘'with' the = ex- | ception of Commissioner Donlon were in attendance- Baker & Lasher Get Contract. Bids for laying permanent pave- ment on Bigelow street from Church to Chestnut were opened. There was but two bidders, the Connecticut Good Roads and Construction company and the Baker & Lasher company, Inc. ' The latter firm, with a bid of $1.53 per square yard amounting to $1,731, was the successful bidder, and the board voted to award the contract to the concern. The bid stipulated that it would take thirty-two working days to complete the job, but on a motion of Commissioner Downcy it was voted that in the contract with the company it be allowed twenty working days. Hearing on Pavement. A hearing was held on the proposed permament paving of Elm street, from the railroad crossing to Bast Main street. - F. H. Johnston, representing the City Coal and Wood company, favored the pavement.” He also spoke for the Swift & Upson Lumber com- pany as favoring the pavement. Jo- seph H. Volz said that it made no difference to him, he was satistied either way. John_ Bergin asked regarding the | payment for the work and President Humphrey said that it would not cost over $1.50 per foot. Mr. Bergin, in | pleading that he couid not stand the expense, said that the present street the suited him pretty weil, and as it would ODAK | K TIME @meras from 75c up. All the .Latest .Models. bon your vacation mail us your films and they finished by the time you get home. Printing our Spec iis, Cameras, Photo Supplies of all kinds. having photographic troubles, call and see our an. He can help you. forty-five | {to M. necessitate an outlay of over $100 for his property, and he was not going to receive ten cents’ worth of benefits, he would oppose it. E. Peterson opposed the pavement as did John Strobel, Thomas F. Cler- kin and Justus Hornkohl, Mr. Foster, representing the N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad company, stated that the company had no objection to the pavement. President Humphrey stated to members of the board that President Charles F. Smith of Landers, Frary & | Clark told him last year, the company favored the improvements. Commissioner Downes moved that the pavement be ordered laid, the cost to be included in next yvear's estimates He recommended that the subway be laid this fall. Both motions were car- | ried. Engineer Hall reported there would be 16 ducts in the proposed subway. Gutter Contract Awarded. The following bids were received from contractors for laying concrete gutters on Spring street from East Main street to Winter street. N. Bel- lini, 14 cents per square foot; M. O. Bakes, 13 1-2 cents per square foot: Baker & Lasher, 14 3-4 cents per square foot, and Tony Naples, 16 cents per square fooi. It was votd to award the contract 0. Baker. Refer Map Back Again. The matter of the acceptance .of Francis street was brought up but as the proposed building lines are not shown on the map presented to the city engineer, it was voted to refer | it back again to the property owners. Needed Improvement- Commissioner Downes in comment- ing on the exceilent manner in which the city is lighted, spoke of the need | of a light on Church street near St. Andrew’s rectory and he moved that a light be placed there immediately. ommissioner Anderson said he had investigated conditions there and found the light was badly needed. Petitions Received.| The following petitions ceived: i From H. V. and M. fl. Camp for a water main in Winthrop strect from Vance street 360 feet easterly. It was recommended that the main be laid, - the usual bond is filed. om V. and M. H, Camp for a - in Winthrop street from Vance | 360 feet casterly. A ordered. From John E. Johnson for a sewer in Osgood avenue west of Farmington avenue. A hearing was ordered. were re- hearing | AT THE CITY HALL. G. and C. Decino made application Develop- ialty. O hour service. If he Dickinson Drug 169 & 171 Main Street last night to the building inspector to raise a building at Broad and Beaver streets three feet, the cost to be $1,000. 1. M. Hardy has filed suit against J. P. Connelly and C. M. Conneliy for $75 to secure a claim of $62.50. Attachment was made hy Constable Fred Winkle against property owned by the defendants on Tremont strect. | | Telix Kalanta has old to Ramusus | Staku a half interest in property i on Bronson street. s, BEARDSLEY TO SPEAK. S. E. Beardsley, te secretary of the Socialist party, will speak at the corner of Main and F: ain streets | lat 8 o'clock this evening. This will ! he Mr. Beardsley's last appearance in i New Britain for some time s he leaves the state shortly 0 take a | ceurt by | ! waiving | children tion with the Rand School of P Sccial Science in New York. THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM (If He Goes After It) Be An EARLY BIRD and GO AFTER the BIG SAVING We Offer Gash Wall You in Qur Annual Paper Sale Builders of New Homes Better Think This Over 1t’'s Worth While 40c OFF THE $1.00 THE JOHN BOYLE COMPANY 3and 5 Franklin Square. b New Britain, Conn. Baking Department . Do not hesitate about our Housekeepers Bread. It is made from our best material, handled by skillful bakers, under the highest sanitary conditions and we are selling this bread for 4c a loaf. Specials Delicious batch of Parker House Rolls. than usual. Berry Pies. .. Nicer .......Lemon and Orange Loaves Delicatessen Department We have a full line of Frank’s Meat Treats. Th taste even better than they lock. § Special Delicious Nett Wurst MOST TASTY SALADS ..25¢ a ring AND FANCY COOKED MEATS Freshly Roasted Beef and Ham—“Baked Only as we know how.” All kinds of pickles and Appetiz- ers. are the best yet. Tea, Coffee, Butter. Goad: Try our Stuffed Mangoes and you will say they A complete line of Canned Candy Department \ We have always made our own Candy and that has the “Hallinan” purity. morrow, 19¢ a pound. Assorted Fudge for to- SafetyFirston Ice Gream--Ours Is ihe Pure Kind Try it once and you will agree with us. Buttermilk 8c HALLINAN Fresh Milk ......... 9¢ BREAD & ICE CREAM COMPANY 142 MAIN STREET ~ FILED PETITION Principal Claim Made in Superior Court Is for $75,000 The exclusive story in the Herald last week regarding the intentions of | ask pro- Mrs. B for a reopening of the Lillian Blakesley Corbin to divorce ceedings by which she was ireed from 1908 the filing court Charles F. Corbin in has been horne out through petition in superior Feur roguests Mr co F To cons he are de 'bin. Th der the igned under m her right to null and void. Second—To grant her cpening the divorce procecding w modification of the juc so that Charles F. Cc crdered to pay her a suit one payment or in annual during her life as alimony. Third—As an alternative, she asks tiie court to set aside the divorce in it entirety and that she e dGeclared the lawful wife of Charles F. Corbin, aith all the rights which would have heen hers if the divorce had not been granted. Fourth—N\ -Corbin daumages of $75,000. Mrs, Corbin contends that when she scught a divorce in 1908 it was while she was of the belief that her hus- Tand was a dipsomaniac and’ would never bé able to support her or her properly. On this account, she claims, she made no demand for a'imony as she was led to believe that Charles . Corbin had =0 money and vould not be remembered by h father, Philip Corbin, in the latter's will. a matter of fact, among other bequests, Charles F. Corbin re- ceived the income from 5,000 life and the income from a sum on condition mony, to be and shall be demands similar he remarried. He her | :pprehension, | a decrce re- | ment there- | sum in | payments | for | llvok a second wife, Mrs. Mona Drew Babbitt of Mansfield, Mass, It is the contention of Mrs. Corbin | that she was the victim of a misap- ; prehension and that as a result she is ;r()r enjoying the income that would i be hers if she had been acquainted | with fhe facts in the case before it | was too late. | DECISION | Hearing And fore Secretary of State, iven Conroy Leist Be- Hugh Conroy and Frank Leist | this city, ed the | assault, reckless driving and evading responsibility afier a car in charge of the young mien had run down Doria Hall of that city, and inflicted in- ies which ed his removal the hospital on July 12, after Burns, James | keeper, and who were recently convict- in Meriden police court j neces to w Meriden ven a t the | Hall, Detective McGowan, a saloon Adolph J. Tredcan, all of Meriden | gave testimony which showed that the young men were reckless in their operation of the car. Leist said he was seated in the back of the when he saw Hall walk- ing towards it. He put out his : hand and shoved Hall away from the inachine. He then told Conroy of i the incident but (‘onroy did not stop. He said that in the at the time was Steven Donnelly, Thomas B Markham, John and James Dawson, Leist claimed that with the exception of himself and Markham, 1 were under the influence of intox- icating liquer. He claimed that the other “fellows were always drinking. Conroy said his reason for not stopping was because he s=aw the front of the car clear Hall, and was of the opinion that the rear end did i likewise. He denied that he had { been drinking because he does not use strong drink. Decision was re Blair erved. f | { | E JACKSON JOINS WHITE i SOX .—Charles Jackson. an outfielder, purchased from the Bloomington club of the Three I league, joined the Chicazo Ameri | today. He has made a { his heavy hittling. Chicago, Aug. 1 ans reputation by for | | 1 I o fe o I w la STOCKHOLDERS WERE Rock Island Financiering Blamed state commerce commission’s on fairs, day, says the commission’s investiga- tion has demonstrated the need legal issues, and has emphasized the of a law to sipation of co e & up rulting from tramsactions wad a right to suppose their moncys | were invested.” the nced of r tually passive what is being done without knowledge | the idea Rock 1Is corporate funds =o long Te the transactions respecting exchangc Northern, company 000,000 he: road prior t cial the former received 000; 812 in and ficials gregated port tha Indiana and Dering coal companies lost at least $1.300,000 HART FORD. Up To and Including September 10th We Close Fridays At Noon. ¥ Summer Dresses, Coats, Waists and Skirts DRESSES . Dresses, consisting of Voiles, Regular prices $5.98 to $15.40. AL CLEARANCE SALE OF _ All remaining Summer Nets and Linens. All sizes. duced to $1.75, g .98, Lingeries, Re- 2.9 LCIAL and uj SALE OF WAISTS Voile Waists in long and to §1.50. Sale Price 75c¢. Handsoma Lir All sizes up to 46. short sleeves. Wort A NEW LOT OI' WAISTS JUST Made of Voile ana Lingerie, trimmed 1 Price y8¢, Ten Suits, values up to $25.00. ARRIVED with laces and embroideries. Spe Your choice while they lnst §5.00. HOUSE DRESSLES, VALUES UP TO $1.5¢, REDUCED TO 69c¢, These House Dresses are made of the best washable ginghams and percales in stripes, plain colors and figured effects. Sizes 84 to 50, White Coats, regular prices $9.98. Reduced to $4.98. Be. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SPORT COA Coats made of Plain White 4nd Black and White tegular prices up te $i6.00. Reduced to $8.75. Chinchilla. Final Reductions in Wash Skirts Tubable and Rubabie in Pique, Ramie Lin- en and fancy weaves in white. Palm Beach Cloth and Gaberdine in Black and White Checks and stripes. $2.95 Quality for ... $1.50 $3.95 Quality for ... 3200 $5.00 and $5.95 Quality for .. $3.00 Two Black Serge Skirts — $5.95 Quality $3.75. One Navy Plaited Serge Skirt — $8.50 Quality for $5.00. Two Colored Corduroy Quality for $3.75. Three Black Silk Skirts:— $16.50 Quality for ... $10.50 $15.00 Quality for .......... $9.75 $12.00 Quality for .......... $7.50 Horstalls “IT PAYS TO RUY OUR KIND¥ f 6399 ASYLUM ST. Connscting with Skirts — $5.95 mAMTIFORS, | 140 TRUMBULL ST, ports to stockholders,” continues report, “appears to have been practice of the directors. The pub- lication of mieleading reports (o stockholders cannot e (oo severely condemned and the individuals guilty of such acts should be subject to adequate penalties.” Ignorant of Petition. Concerning the much discussed re. ceivership the report says:i— “It is forceful commentary on the methods by which a great rallway | may bg manipulated into a receiver- ship when it is noted that the general counsel after drawing the bill for a receivership sold his stock, and the local counsel, who represented the rallway company in the receivership proceedings, owned no stock in ihe ' | railway company, and that nome &f SCCUrY | those directly participating in the re- need | cejvership proceedings had eny fime ancial interest in the flway con ite 1unds. p The real owners of the i The report declares that “the prop- | wus” (he steckholdets, the sse rty of the railroad company e | holders and the atrectors, except thobe alled upon for many years to make | .omposing the cyndfeate and 'n i | condence, were in ignorance of the drain upon its resources outsidc the 4 | re crship appli on.' Jver sphere in which stockholders | P application the a VICTIMS OF ROAD for Receivership Proceedings 18.—The inter- report Rock Island rdilroad financial ai- | made public here late yester- Washington, Aug. of limitation of railroad x responsibility for NEGROES HOLD CONVENTION Booker T. Washington to Deiiver Address Tonig The Need of Actual Directors. b, “This | record,” it adds, “emphasizes | way diregtors who ac- | direct. There are too manv | directors who acquiesce | Boston, Aug. 18.- recounting ements past of their race and plan ning of wider activities along that line {in the future are the at- | tention of several hundred negroes for three days at the fifteenth annual werc | cohvention of the National Negro 1 Bus < Leaguc which opened today Dr, T. Washington, president of teague, will deliver his annual tonight the first program addresses was arranged, to eon- of descriptions of em- and Rock Tsland Improve- | ployed by members of the organization rent company and others were in managing farms, ranches and storoes des payments by the and in n 0 town building Jun 39, 19114 institutions ance of | by | b busines hic in the nd without investigation.” members The report says it appeared to b of those in control of the and that it was no concern public what became of the \tes to occupy f the asonable. The aggregate ine yund to have been sustained ailway company in connection {he ooker with the address stock For ouis in conncction with the day a of & San Francisco, Chicas Consolidated Indiana Cou St. ) br sis methods ail- to finan- with in honds, connection aggregating more than $1,600,600 and i i commissions ] | «uffering discounts of | more than $17- 700,000 The thet R. R. Calle president of the Rock Isanld securitics worth $368,300 fo hich he paia §200.000: It first rece report sz that vice-president, worth of securities that Robort Mather for got at he cash contributions in excess of their million dollars, Gives Several Losses. scuritics above v to laries ag On the co system deal the re- says the Rock Island lost $6, 10,000; on the Alton deal it lost 0,000. On the Trinity and B Valley railroad deal it lost mor n $4,500,000; on the Consolidated | Makers of the Highest Sentoes Grode Turkish and and on misc oyptian Cigareites in the Worid. [} 1s transactions §500.000 srepresentation of asserts in re- | ec