New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1915, Page 10

ina’s biggest & M. T. promises otion ever fi#ation and r affairs gles. The com- ry Thursday iparations for The com- ‘chairman; Chas. kY, James Dawson, nmittee, R. H. ry, George Collins; immittee, J. Sullivah, C. A. Gilbert; door n- Lync! printing Thomas J. Devine, pe; special prize com- fthe, J. F. Callahan; mmittee, Philip Duffy, Lynch; finance com- jwson A. N. Volz, B A, O. H. ns for membership meeting of Rev. A. Q. H., yester- vard Lyons of g of the branch. 18 being planned for j to which prominent Invited. pntinue School. attended the eve- neted by the Y. M. ity for the past two d to learn that it winter. The popular with the fety. Competent ‘taught mechanical courses, geography, ithmetic, history | subjects. ° ‘was decided on at | educational com- ty yesterday. This ‘féb of $2 will Be re- will be returned to end of tne schoal ot been absent or if excuse for being of those who do not st after the first few be refunded. . 0. G. C. meeting of New Britain 0. G. C., No. 880, was Ing at the home of V. na Reeve to act on the C. Lady Mary Recor, rday evening at Miss lum. The funeral will Joseph’s church at 10 . Members of New Brit- dary, U. O. G. C., No. pall bearers. A com- tee was appointed, Knight "Houck, Knight Samuel ady Annie, to draw up a utions, and it was voted ‘of the same be sent to the he deceased. ice Lodge, No. 24, D. of S. Mlace lodge, No. 24, D. O. hold a regular meeting The report of the dele- he convention will be read. jot officers will take place in ead of December. tha Chapter, O. E. S. meeting of Martha chap- 21, O. E. S, will be held in 1all, Thursday evening. A ndance is requested. “8t. Flmo Lodge. ko lodge, K. of P., will con- fank of knight on candidates esday evening. The fraternal 3 'ord will confer the rank. meeting there will be a served. All K. of P. are 0 attend. dies’ T. A. B. Society. ng of the anniversary sup- mittee of St. Mary’s Ladies’ ociety will be held this even- he home of Mrs. Fitzgerald, Main street. ella Rebekah Lodge. Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F,, F'a whist at the next meeting, |2. Play will begin promptly p’clock. The business meet- open at 7:30 o’clock. A lenic will be held Saturday at of Charles Sharpe, Kensing- smbers going will Jeave on p. m. car. Pnity Rebekah Lodge. ‘Rebekah lodge, No. 54, I. O celebrate its fifth anniver- ptember 28. A big time is and all members are urged IMMACT NOT AWARDED. jontract for building the new or the Hartford Autc Parts y has not beén awarded as yet puilding association 'of the f commerce, on account of the details not being com- is hoped by the committee ontract will be awarded to- Y WINS NEW HONORS Barbour medal match of the fnnecticut Infantry which was ast Haven on Saturday Capt. bury of Co. I, made the high 1 score, and also won the reg- individual match. Lieutenant Poten of Co. K, won second ‘both matches. [RRESTED FOR THEFT. Olishaw, seventeen years old, eaver street, was arrested ing, charged with robbing a Ne address. This store ted several times of late. be in court tomorrow. JONDON TAMAGED BY ZEPPELIN RAID Forty Persons Killed and 200 In- jured, Claim Orduna Passengers New York, Sept. 20.—A handful of persons from the millions who saw the first Zeppelin raid over the heart of London, on the night of September 8, reached New York today aboard the steamship Orduna, with thrilling stories of the fight in the sky be- tween the invaders and British air- craft, and other details of the darm- age inflicted which had hitherto been suppressed by the, censor. There were said to be three Zep- pelins in the fleet, although thoso who told the story today had seen but one. They circled over the theater and hotel district of London, dropping explosive ~ and incendiary bombs. One of the latter, it was said, caused the destruction of an entire block of warehouses within five min- utes’ walk of St. Paul's cathedral- An explosive bomb ripped through & six- story tenement in the center of the city, shattering the building from top to bottom and killing a dozen or more men, women and children as they ~lept, » : Three Hospitals Destroyed. Several bombs, accordingrto an eye witness, fell near three hospitals in a cluster, the central one of which was the Ophthalmic hospital, full of wounded soldiers. All three buildings were rocked to their foundations, and not a pane of glass was left intact. Pieced together from accounts given by the Orduna’s passengers, the story of the air raid was as follows: “The raid occurred between 10:45 and 11:15 o’clock on the night of Sep- tember 8. Persons asleep in the Met- ropole, the Victoria and other hotels in the center of the city were awak- ened by thé whirr of aeroplane en- gines as the British air fleet took wing to repel the invaders: Just as ‘the Zeppelins appeared over the Strand most of the theaters were pouring their crowds into the street. There, according to some passengers, a panic impended. With the first word of the approaching aircraft the lights were turncd off, and there was a hurrying for vehicles to take -the people to their homes. Searchlights in Play. Suddenly, from every section of London, the sky was swept by long, white beams from scores of search- lights. It was not long before two lights rested upon a Zeppelin while the others continued to search the sky for more aircraft. Aeroplanes could be seen frequently as they crossed the searchlight, circling up- ward. The roar of guns from the city was punctuated at intervals by the explosions of bombs which fell in Newgate street, not far from St Paul’s cathedral in Holborn, in Cheap- side, in Bloomfleld street and near the Thames water front. “The Zeppelin seemed to float lazily above us,” said Miss A. S, Tatham of Sydney, Australia, who was staying at the Victoria hotel, near Charing Cross. “It reminded me of nothing so much as a great fat sausage.” “My wife and I watched the Zep- pelin from a balcony of our hotel, the Metropole,” (which is near the Na- tional Gallery and the Strand), said Alexander McNab of Bridgeport, Conn. “It went directly over the hotel and dropped bombs around us.” Only Dightly Clad- There was hardly a space of five seconds during the ten minutes or more that the searchlight beams rested on the 1aider, eye witnesses said, that the sky was not lighted by flashes of exploding shells: As time passed those who had fled at first to | cellars gained courage and came out into the streets, They were in almost every stage of undress, eye witnesses said, and thousands of men, women and children walked the streets, or stood in groups gazing upward dressed only in their night clothes. . The bursting shells, lighting the sky like meteors, shattered into sud- den fire all around the Zeppelin. The spits of flame seemed to be finding their target. Meantime, the Zeppeiin maneuvered over the Holborn section of London, circling at least twice. The maneuvers ended when a shell burst almost directly under the aircraft's bow- Lost to Searchlights. A swerve, a sudden dip and Zep- relin was lost to the searchlights. A moment later the airships wus spotted, and she appeared to be going down by the head. For a few seconds she hovered uncertainly, then righted, pointed her nose slightly vpward, and ascended so rapidly that within a minute or two ‘the search- lights could find her no more. London went to bed that night with hot wrath, but not in fear, those pas- sengers said. The next day, at re- cruiting stations which had been empty the day before, there were long lines of men waiting, eager o join the army. City Block in Ashes, Back of the Cathedral, where there are many warehouses, there were vis- ible effects of the raid- An entire city block was in ashes. The burned build- ings had been filled with clothing and other supplies for the British army- There were no munitions in the build- ing, however, it was said. At the Ophthalmic hospital in the central section of the city, consider- able damage was done by a bomb which had fallen about a block away- This building and two others con- verted into hospitals for wounded had felt the force of the explosion as if it had been at their doors. Three Squares Destroyed, In Bloomfield street a cavity thirty feet in diameter and about eight feet deep made by an explosive bomb was the center from which for three squares destruction had radiated, At another place, about fifteen min- utes ride from the Victoria hotel, a six story'tenement had been demol- ished. It was reported that five per- sons had been Kkilled in their beds in this building and that more than twenty had been hurt. Forty Persons Killed. Altogether it was unofficially ported, about forty persons were killed by bombs and 200 or more wounded. About half of these, it was said, were women and children- Not a government building nor a church, nor an arsenal, a dock or a hospital had been reached by a bomb, the Orduna’s passengers Wwere in- formed. The greatest material_ dam- age, they said, was the destruction by fire of the block of warehouses near St. Paul's cathedral. The chief re- sult of the raid, they said, was to swell the number of recruits by many thousands. DISGRIMINATION I JOHNSTON'S CHARGE (Continued from First Page.) re- counts had been accepted or if both discounts had been accepted. Mayor George A. Quigley is said to have attended the star chamber meeting of the board Friday and to have protested against discriminating against the City Coal and Wood com- pany but to no avail. Mr. Johnston says Mayor Quigley told him that the bid of the City Coal and Wood com- pany was the lowest and should have been accepted. Johnston Makes Statement. At the request of a Herald report- er, Mr. Johnston was asked to make a statement today. He said: “Ags a citizen and as one who pays a considerable tax towards the ex- penses of the city I consider that the board of public works has discrim- inated against the City Coal and ‘Wood company and has not acted for the best financial interests of the city. We submitted bids for the material needed for the construction of the Elm street subway and quoted ou iron pipe although we are not in the iron pipe business “After the hids were opened w2 were told that our bid was high and that the contract had been awarded to another firm. We asked the clerk of the board if we could see the figures on whicn the award was based and were shown a chart which, by adding the five different items *o- gether, made a total of $5,397.25 for our bid and $5,356.43 for the next bid- der and on this showing the con- tract had been awarded. “Wie immediately called the at- tention of the clerk, Mr. Emmett, to an error in computing the figures of $80.75 in our favor. Mr. Emmett said he had not noticed the part of our bid offering 2 per cent. cash discount and did not think city engineer had noticed it in figuring up the bid- He called the engineer’s attention to it and was told to hold up the matter until further notice. “Our offer to the city of New Bri- tain was to furnish for the sum or $5,316.567; which included our 2 per cent, discount, exactly the same qual- ity of goods they have since contraci- ed for at $5,356.43 and if this is con- serving the city's interest we fail to see it. “We have just finished furnishing the city exactly the same materials on the Lafayette street subway and were informed by the city engineer that the materials and service were entirely satisfactory. I am protesting emphatically against the latest action of the board.” City Items Miss Olive Russell of West Main street, will begin her duties as do- mestic science instructor in the Bridgeport schools today. We will allow you 50c for your old straw hat in exchange for any fall hat. Prices $1.50 to $3.00. Besse- Leland Co.—advt. Charles Jones of Church street, ‘chauffeur for Peter Suzio, is confined to his room with blood poisconing. Dr. O’Connell is attending him. The directors of the chamber of commerce will hold a meeting tomor- row afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Prof. Harmon, piano instructor. Studio Room 18, Booth’s Block. Call Mon. Tues. or Sat. evenings.—advt, Rev. Paul H. Barbour of Sissiton, South Dakota, will preach in 8t. Mark’s Episcopal church next Sun- day at 10:45 o’clock. Mr. Barbour is in charge of several congregations of Sioux Indians. STRIKE UNSETTLED, No Employes Return to Work at Tor- rington Plant. Torrington, Sept. 20.—Alarmed by the report that the whistle at the Hendee Machine plant would be | blown this morning, summoning to work those strikers who desired to come, the strikers’ committee sent a force of 100 pickets to the factory about 6:30 o’clock. The whistle was not blown and nobody returned to work, Only about a dozen pickets are stationed at the plant regularly. There were no developments today in the strike, which promises to con- tinue for a consideable period. STRIKE IN WATERBURY. Waterbury, Sept. 20.—Some of the machinists employed by the Blake & Johnson company went out on strike this morning. The official statement issued by the company says that six teen men quit their work. They will hold a meeting this afternoon in con- junction with the strikers from the Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Ma- chine company and the E. J. Man- ville Machine company plants. A number of men returned to work at these last two factories this morn- ing. | John Zehrer of Center DAYS OF CHIVALRY ARE NOT YET PAST But Gha'mpioningause 0T Sex Costs John Zehrer $5 Modern chivairy and a desire to champion the cause of the fair sex proved costly for seventeen-yearst old street last night for ne was fined $5 and costs by Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morning. Frank Luka, 18, the “villian” of Zehrer's noble rally to the standard of fair feminenity, was fined $3 and costs. Zehrer, who is now on probation for having been mixed up in a Hotel Grand cabaret scandal, said he was talking with iwo girls near the head of Center street on East Main street when Luka and two friends passed. Luka made @& slurring remark, said Zehrer, and the girls were shocked. Bravely he told the girls that it was fellows like Luka that needed a punch in the nose. Luka overheard the re- mark and came back to see if Zeh- rer would carry out his threat. Zeh- rer said he sent the girls on and then turned on Luka who punched him. He said he hit back and when Luka's two friends ciosed in he yelled for Officer Laroque to come across the street and do a Willlam Jeanings Bryan stuni, Luka testified that as he passed Zehrer the latter said: “Those are the kind ¢f guys I like to ‘slough’ on the nose.” FHe turned back, he said, and asked Zehrer, “who do you want to slough 7" Luka sald Zehrer told him he ought to be ‘‘sloughed” for one so ‘‘before he ‘sloughed’ me I ‘sloughed’ him.” “Then he grabbed me and hollered for an officer. 1 knew that while he was holding me he couldn’t hit me, so I stayed quiet,” said Luka. Luka denicd making any remarks about Zehrer’s girl friends. In Which Paint Figures, Henry Fenski of 115 Beaver street was also in court for assault, it being charged that o.1 Saturday morning he pulled down a ladder on which Pat- sey Dolce was standing painting a house. Fenski was also charged with assaulting Frank Dolce. The com- plainant said Patsey was on the lad- der when Fenski rushed out and shook the ladder, knocking a pail of white paint off on top of his own head and making it necessary for Pat- sey to jump to avoid falling. Fenski claimed that tne ladder was on his property and wh=n he attacked Frank Dolce, his son Puatsey slapped him across the face with a paint brush loaded with white paint. During the melee one or {wo women entered the fight and today Fenski had a black eye given hiin by one of the Amazons who wielded a broomstick with un- erring aim. Prosecuting Attorney Kleet intro- duced a warantee deed to show that Andrew Segemoud, for whom Dolce was working, haé a right to the drive- way and therefore was not trespas- sing. Christina Morris, placed all the blame o¢n Fenski and said that a lot of women eafered the fight. Lawyer F. B. Hungerford, representing Fen- ski, argued thai Fenski was defend- ing his cwn property and therefore had a right to eject the painter. “What! do you mean to say that if Dolce had been knocked off the top of that ladéer and killed Fenski wouid go scct-free?” asked Prosecu- tor Klett. “Absolulely,” replied Lawyer Hung- erford. “That’s ridiculous; I'm surprised that you should make such a state- ment,” replied the prosecutor. “you were drunk Saturday, were You not?” tae prosecutor asked Fen- ski. . “Well, drinking and drunk are two different things, yvou know,” replied Tenski Lawyer Hungerford argued long and vociferously that his client had a right to assauit Dolce to protect his property. Prosecutor Klett, however, took a differeni view and declared that Fenski should be fined for the unexcusable breach of the peace and assault. The court imposed a fine of $5 and costs, At the close of the case Hungerford made a lengtay ncted ir another column. Punclics Man in Eye. Steve Buckowski was arrested last night for sssaulting Mike Gramlick. Both of Gramlick’s eyes were dis- colored this morning and he said the assault took place as he was walking down the strect with his wife and baby. Steve kicked the baby car- riage over and when the indignant fatner protested he was assaulted by Steve and two of his companions. The accascd denied ever having seen Buckowski before and tried to prove that he did not leave his home all day until arrestec¢ last night. In this he failed and was fined $10 and costs. Old Cas Frank Barszcz was arrested Sunday for discharging firearms without a permit on Broad street, on the eighth of last February. Since that time the police have been looking for him. Eva Collumbach, who made the complaint to Officer McCabe last winter, today denied that she knew it was Barszcz who fired it. Officer McCabe testified that ladt February he was notified that Barszcz had fired a shot at the Collumbachs and that Eva was the complainant. A nolle was entered but no witness fees were allowed. Nelson Gets Surprise. “I’ll get some money sometime this morning and will pay my fine,” were the first words spoken by John Nelson, charged¢ with drunkenness. Fifteen days,” said Judge Meskill and as Nel- son was being taken to jail this after- Lawyer protest, Comes Up. noon he was still wondering how it happened. Young Fighter Fined. . Rudolph Novitz and Leon Norton were charged with drunkenness and assaulting each other Saturday night. Officer Litke arrested them on Main street at 9:30 o'clock as they were fighting. Oflicer Strolls testified that | both men were. drunk. William Smyrk, who separated the two fighters, told of Norton trying to | escape and of catching him for the | officer. Norton denied that there were | any blows struck and said whatever trouble there was took place on the impulse of the moment. ovitz said Norton called him a bad name, which started the trouble. The fight started because the ‘bunch” was *kidding” Norton. Novitz was discharged and Norton was fined $10 and costs. Discharged By Court. Alex Kolenski dented Columbia record from pawn shop Saturday night. Officer McCarthy arrested the accused on complaint of the pawnbroker. 4 A Stealing Ssam Tarski's ing youth and his buttonhole was dec- orated with a small bouquet. He said he went to Tarski to exchange some | records but did not complete the deal, which incensed Tarski and caused him to make a complaint that he had stolen a record. Tarski denied the entire story. Judge Meskill dis- charged the accused. Wanted Climatical Change- T ward Gramond Springfield, came here Saturday for a change of climate.” He got drunk and proceed- ed to beg money from people at the depot. Officer Strolls arrested him. The man is a stone mason and has work so judgment was suspended. $ramond was much disturbed to léarn that he had been begging. McGrath Fined $10. Edward McGrath pleaded guilty to drunkenness and breach of the peace at his home at 17 Bigelow street Sat- urday afternoon. Officer Wagner ar- rested him. Miss Murphy said Mec- Grath had a fighting jag on. A fine of $10 and osts was imposed. Premo Mario and Paul Preneto both denied committing a breach of the peace for which Officers Pearson and Moffitt arrested them at 285 Myr- tle street last night. Each man was fined $10 and costs. Plainville News (Continued from Seventh Page.) the Farmington Valley conference to be ‘held in Granby tomorrow. The funeral of Levin Harris was held. this afternoon from the A, M. E. Zion church. A number of the members of Newton Manross post, with which the aged negro was affil- iated attended. Burial was in West cemetery. Mrs. Andrus Corban of West Main a Ko- lenski was a well dressed, stylish look- | Oak Kegs, 3 gal. to 20 gal. Fruit Pickers, Picking Baskets, Binding Twine, Corn Cutters, Everything in ware. Fall 279 MAIN of models street has returned from Ansonia, where she had been visiting with friends. Burton Chichester is again con- fined to his honie on Broad street as the result of a fall a few days ago. Mr. Chichester broke his thigh while playing baseball a few months ago. He had been able to be around on crutches for severai days and was well on the road to recovery. He fell a few days agd, however, injuring his thigh so badly that he has since been unable to leave an invalid chair. At the meeting of the Ideal whist club held last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Mary Edmond, the prizes were awarded as follows; first, Mrs. M. P, Ryder; second, Mrs. Norie L. Spencer; third, Miss Etta Ryder. ERB MAY RECOVER. New York, Sept. 20. Newman Erb was today reported to have an excellent chance to recover from the cffects of the poison he swallowed by mistake last Tuesday. The four physicians attending the financier at his summer heme at Deal, N. J., re- port that he is not suffering any pain or discomfort; that his pulse and tem- | perature are normal, and thag: unless he exhibits some marked symptoms indicating the presence of a consider- abie quantity of poison in his sys- important in the clinging or | unlined dress. | We have a full line of La Grecaue Corsets. Special |/ Cider Mills from $10 to $16.50 Wine Presses from $4 to $7 Hard- THE ABBE HARDWARE CO. STREET. RENIER, PICKHARDT & DUNN i27 MAIN STREET. OPPOSITE ARCH. TELEPHONE 3172 - La Grecque Corset Exhibition’ SEPTEMBER 20 TO SEPTEMBER 25 , La Grecaue Gorset \ /ff5 because it gives the long stylish lines without hint bulging or ridges, so " to give the effect / | desired for the most widely ] different figures—at the. price of ordinary models. Come in and see them. AN EXPERT CORSETIERRE, specially en- gaged will assist you in selecting the proper model for your figure and assure you a correct fitting. LA GRECQUE TAILORED UNDERWEAR. Smart Women wear La Grecque tailored under- wear for its close, up-to-date lines, and perfect fit. CHILEA NITRATE SOLD HERE Washington, 20.—New York exchange has taken the place of Lon- don exchange for Chilean nitrate | according to a to the | department of commerce. Consul General Keena at nounces the sale to an American firm Sept. sales, report Valparaiso un- tem during the next eighteen hours, Mr. Erb will undoubtedly recover. | of 4,000 tons of nitrate with payment by draft on New York for $155,000. 1 he adds since there is #ia American bank in Chile much of the benefit of the tendency to establish dollar exchange must be lost, as thig type of exchange is only lomp:;rrxrl& favored by foreign banks. L. J. Parker of the credit burefl of the chamber of commerce has ceived notice of the death of his faths er in Guthrie, Okld., and he left this morning for thatsplace ; However, 4 6 TO 9 O'CLOCK——MONDAY EVENING SPECIALS—6 TO 9 O’CLOCK STEAKS short, Sirloin, lb 17c Porlerhouse, Round LARD 2 Ibs 19¢ Best Pure POTATOES Yery Fancy 15-Ib pecks 2 . 29¢ Stock TUESDAY SPEGIALS Yellow Corn Meal ......3 Ibs 12¢ Uneeda Biscuits 1 OC Fresh Packed * rkes New Sauerkraut 5 ....large can 9C Mohican Pancake Flour ....11b pkg 9C Mohican Corn Starch 1 b rkg 6C 21c Very Fancy Meadow- brook Cheese . .1b Corned Spare B b 9C Forequarters Spring Lamb . . .1b 1 20 Fresh Sliced Beet Liver . .1 10¢C Rump Corned Bt -k ldc Fresh Ground Hamburg Steak Ib l 4C das LIC Fresh Conn. New Jersey Sweet Potatoes pk Large Red Onions Native Green Peppers . .. .4 gts Fancy Pie Apples . .....4qts Evergreen Sweet Corn . .doz | Mohican Peanut | Butter TUESDAY SPECIALS @ 23c 10c 10c 1204 10¢ 25¢c K b £ ...4 qts oo s 2 i