New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1916, Page 9

‘4 NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, New Silksfor Spr Beautiful are the new spring silks? And so different from the ng. oncs that have been shown other seasons— different in color and designs. We are showing the new broad stripe pongee. New taffctas, plain and striped, new faille silks, etc. New Broad Scripe Pongee, a New Faille Silks, lovely heavy silk that is water- colors, for afternoon proof, very smart for sport coats gowns, 42 inches wide, and separate skirts, 40 inches wide and $2.25 a yard New Taffettas, in all colors, beau- We will mention a few below: $1.50 yd: Another quality, in beautiful suits and $2.00 »d. 26 inches wide at The New Stripe Taffetas arc cs- tiful soft quality, for skirts and peclally smart. The color combin= dresses, and very much in vogue, ations are wonderful, and they offered at these prices, $1.25 and make up so stylish. They are $1.50 yard. 36 inches wide and $1.50 yd. See the New Stripe Orepe de Chines, for walsts and skirts, They are so pretty, and on AT RIBBON DEPT. Dresden Ribbon (new patterns) 5 8-4 In. wide, at 26c yard. Dresden Ribbon, 4 1-2 in. wide, special at this price, 17¢ yard. Dresden Ribbon, special at 19c yard. New Faille ly $1.50 per yd. We have 5 1-2 in. wide, 7 1-2 Ribbon, 8 in. wide, up SOME DRAPERIES. received an Import line of Madras Curtains, in white and ecru. The Ecru are 36 in. wide 2 1-2 yds. long, $100 pair. grade at $1.25, The White is offered to Finer $1.50 up to $2.75 from $3 pair. the latest for millinery purposes, Sunfast Madras yard goods, 50 special at 89c yard. in. wide, in colors of Olive, Brown, Rose and Blue, the very latest for MBROIDERIES. dining room windows and . over= draperies. Swiss Embroidered Flouncing, New Sunfast Curtains (sill 27 in. wide, great value, 49c yd. length) in all the new shades, Mul- New Swiss ings, special yard. Embroidered Band- at 15c, 19¢ and 25¢ berry, silver and black, two-tone brown blue and rose, from $2.50 pair up to $7.00 pair. HAVING CET AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVI Y FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU | &8 VIV ALl DRY GOODS PURCHASED AN DEPI OF US. "D ON PROMPTLY RE- m Berlin News o e e e o Y BERLIN GRAND LIST 15 $39,924 LARGER Assessments Increased in Ken- sington and Worthington SGNS OF SPRING HERE $t. Paul’s T. A. and B. Society’s Bazar Opens Tonight—Dady Minstrels Will ‘Muke Seeond Appearance—Run- away Horse Frightens Children. A slight increase is shown in the' grand list as completed by the board of assessors. The total of $2,145,- 848 'is made up of two sets of figures, representing the assessments of the Kensington and Worthington dis- tricts, the former amounting to $1,- 112,215 and the latter $1,033,633. Leyt year the assessment of the Ken- | gington district amounted to $1,076,- 774, while this year's figures show a glight increase. The Worthington district also shows an increase from the preyious year's figures which were $1,029,150. The recapitulation of the grand list follows: R Kensington District. erally do not appear before April. The roads in and about the town are cov- ered with mud, which is spattered in all directions by the passing teams and automobiles. In East Berlin yesterday four automobiles became stuck and, according to the oldest inhabitant, this is a record number for a spring day. Pussy Willows in bloom were seen near the railroad bridge this morning and in Blue Hills it was reported that honey bees were wafting gracefully through the air. This morning a Plainville automobile truck stuck in a mud-hole in the rear of the Kilby House and it required two jacks, four men and eighty minutes of valuabie time to get it back on terra firma. Spring fever is also in the air, which manifests itself in the desultory tone the citizens use when speaking. T. A. B. Fair Tonight. Everything is in readiness for the grand opening of St. Paul's T. A. & B. society fair, which opens tonight in Parish hall, Kensington. The hall has been prettily decorated under the di- rection of Miss Adele Murray, the booths are well supplied. The floor has been carefully waxed for wor- shippers at the shrine of Terpsichore, the committees have completed ar- rangements and all that i{s necessary for a successful bazaar is the appear- ance of the public. The entertainment committee has secured the Kensington Ladies’ Min- strel troupe for tonight’s program. The troupe has practiced faithfully during the week and will endeavor to surpass Its performance of last Friday. The jokes, which were used 8 wek ago have been discarded and new ones will be offered, and it is confidently expected they will be the cause of as much, if not more 890 houses ...$ 341,455 POl borns. . oo yine v . 48,840 758% bullding 10ts...... 64,630 22 stores 5 L.. 19,800 18 mills «odvvambive 196,500 ; ,377% acres land.. 220,543 262 horses and mules . L1837 593 cattle oo ABBLE 52 automobiles and motor- cycles s . 14,100 erchandise e 7,400 Manufacturing .......... 91,900 Cables, wires and under- ground mafns .. boe 37,000 Money at interest. .. 13,128 Dther taxable property.... 6,400 10 per cent. added, failur: Ro yexister ...l lL.0 7,419 Bheep, swine, etc.... 510 Carriages and wagons 2,535 SWatches and jewelry...... 240 Furniture and libraries. 2,475 Railroad bonds .......... 11,000 Total ..$1,112,216 ‘Worthington District. 895 houses . 351 barns o $79, building lots. 19 stores 35 mills Nty 5.8087% acres land... 745. horses and mules p10 cattle 73 automobiles and moto: eycles ool aiate Merchandise Manufacturing pther taxable proper Mcwey at interest L0 per cent. added, failure to register cseees gheep, swine, etc.... Jarriages and wagons Watches and jewelry. . purniture and libraries Farming implements 40 ty Total k of Spring. He mild weather of the past two Jays has caused conditions which gen- applause than those last employed. | Miss Nora O’Brien will be the inter- {locutor and the following program {will be given: Opening chorus “Come Back to Dixi : Company Solo—“That's the song of Songs for | Me” ... . ... Mi Solo—*‘You'd Never Know Home Town of Mine’ Rose Fagan That Old Miss Elizabeth Carbo Solo—‘Lorine of Dublin” ...... v = . Miss Lorretta Garrity Solo—*I Guess I'll Soon be Back in Dixie Land’ Miss Anna Carbo Middie chorus—"Put Me to Sleep | With an Old-Fashioned Melody.” !SnI()A——“(\\llside of That, Why He’'s | Alright Miss Nellie Garrity Solo—*“Norway” (by special t) Miss Elizabeth re- i Carbo Are You From Dixie?” . . s . Miss Helen Trehy Closing chort Birth of a Nation” Tomorrow will he drum corps night and invitations have been extended to corps in New Britain, Hartford, Meriden and Naugatuck. Drills wili be given and ma 1 music will be heard. Affer the entertainments danc- ing will be enjoyed until midnight. Runaway. Constable William Ritchie is the recipient of much praise this morn- ing for the manner in which he stop- ped a runaway horse on Stops Kensington, yesterday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. A sign firm is dis- tributing signs along on the lower road and ay two of its representatives hired a convey- ance from a local livery stable to move their tools to their place of em- veste ployment. They unhitched the horse and after removing the harness, tied the equine to a tree. In somao unexplainable manner, the animal loosened itself and headed for the oats. The school childgen were com- ing down Main street, whe» one of them cried, “Here's a rimaway.” Mr. Ritchie, who was bucy weighing up i sugar, heard the remark and rushed Main street, | the track | from his store and placed himself in the path of the onrushing beast. As the animal neared him, he jumped and succeeded in grasping the bridle bringing the horse to a stop. One of the sign painters appeared a short time after and took possession of the ani- mal, but forgot to even mention his gratitude to Constable Ritchie for stopping the runaway. Briefs. First Selectman Willlam H. Gibney has recovered from his recent indis- gns(uon and returned to his home to- ay. The Worthington Basketball team will meet the Company E, C. N. G., five of New Britain at the Town Hall tonight. Berlin Grange will observe its twen- ty-eighth anniversary next Tuesday in New Grange hall. A supper will be served and a program, which s being arranged by Miss Irene Viets, will be given. Rural Mail Carrier Julius Woodruft resumed his route yesterday after a two weeks' layoff on account of an attack of grip. Mills Griswold of East Berlin enter- tained a number of friends at a birth- day social at his home last night. Miss Elizabeth Brown of Kensing- ton is ill with grig. Howard Burnett of Fast Berlin, employed by the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Railroad company, has been transferred from the Sims- bury station to the ticket office of the Middletown depot. Many members of the local En- deavor Unlons are planning to attnd the annual banquet of the New Brit- ain Christian Endeavor Union in the chapel of the First Church of Christ, New Britain tonight. RURAL CREDIT BILL. Proposed Bonds Under System Be Partly Backed By Treasury. Washington, Jan. 28.—Senator Hol- lis and Rep. Lever, members of the joint congressional committee on ral credits, and Secretary Houston laid before President Wilson today a plain for changing the land mortgage rural credit bill as agreed to by the joint committee. They proposed that bonds issued under the system be part- 1y backed by the treasury. Senator Hollis and Rep. Lever thought a fund should be placed in the treasury so the government could go temporarily to the relief of any of the land banks proposed in the bill should they have financial difficulties. Sec- retary Houston was understood to fa. vor the plan with modifications. The president will investigate the idea. The house banking committee, he was told, expects to report a land mort- sage bill in the near future. ru- MENTS REACHED. Berlin, Jan. 28, by wireless to Say- ville.—The s News Agency says: “According to the Frankfurfor | AGRE] Ove | Zeitung reports from the far eastern press that special agreements have been reached hetween Japan and Eng- land conceding preponderance to Ja- pan in the far east are correct.” Y SERVICE, RESTORE RAILW. Washington, Jan. 28.—Railway | communication between Torreon and { Durango has been restored and the | line being patrolled by Car ) | troops. More than 1,20 Otroops : il‘ 1d at Duranzo and 4,000 more in the vicinity are available. A strong gar- rison is at Torreon. Plaiville News CONN. C0. FAILING TOKEEP AGREEMEN Giving Very Poor Imitation of II- | lumination on Whiting St. SELECTHEN MAY APPEAL] Expected to Take Case to Attentton | of Ppblic Utilitles Commission—", War Fund Contributions—Railroad May Claim Land. Acting on the advice of Judge B. F. Gaffney of New Britain, the board of selectmen has decided to “markl time” until the Connecticut company i3 given a chance to show what it proposes to do regarding the lighting of Whiting street. Should the new | lights prove unsatisfactory, and there | is every indication that they will, an appeal will be made to the public utilities commission to learn if the trolley people are living up to the spirit as well as the letter of the order issued by the court several yvears ago when permission to extend the line to Southington was given. The company seemingly proposes to use only lamps of sixteen candle power, getting the current from its trolley wires, and at that giving ser- vice only until midsight. Conditions make it apparent that the town will have to insttall at least six of the twenty-eight candle power lights recently authorized on Whiting street unless the Connecticut com- pany makes an improvement volun- tarily or is forced to give better ser- vice by the public utilities commis- sion. The company has shown its “gen- erosity’” by offering the town $40 a year to take care of the lighting of Whiting street, giving that amount for the privilege of removing the ten near-incandescents which it 1s now tfurnishing. The money would about cover the cost of two of the elghty candle power lamps which are used elsewhere in town. Many Tocal Contributions. Under the leadership of Mrs. I. J. Birnbaum of this place, New Britain voung ladies who assisted in the gathering of coins for the rellef of the suffering Hebrews in war-stricken llurope, came here yesterday to can- vass the town. They were well received and while they had but two hours in which to ‘cover’” the town they collected a considerable amount. It is expected that Plainville’s donation to the cause will be over $50. Trio of Drunks, Justice A. H. Condell will hear tes- fimony late this afternoon in the cases of three alleged drunks, Frank Cafferty and John McLarney of this place, and Dennis Moran of Bristol. Cafferty w arrestetd Wednesday Constable Henry David and was under bail vesterday, having a postponement of his by released requested hearing. McLarney and Moran were taken into custody last evening by Con- stables David and Marino. It wag the latter's first arrest since he was re- moved as thc town patrolman last fall. The prisoners were both badly intoxicated when they got in the path of the officers. Raflroad Claim Tand. Residents owning -property on the west side of Whiting street are dfs- turbed over the action of engineers working for the New Haven road, who drove stakes inside their fences after having made a survey of the territory. The belief prevails that the en- gineers have reported that the prop- erty owners have annexed from three to four feet of land belonging to the railroad company and that in the near future they will be notified to :nove their fences back to the boun- dary lines indicated by theé stakes, The fences were put up in some cases about a quarter of a century 2go and the men who claim owner- ship of the land, frankly admit that they cannot tell if all the property belongs to them. They bought it on the supposition that they had title to the land to the fences and they be- lieve that the railroad will have diffi- culty in proving that any of it be- longs to the corporation. They are somewhat concerned over the probabilities that the company will some day send men here to lay iracks on the property, starting the work before the owners have a chance of getting out an injunction. That would force local people to take the Initiative in bringing about liti- gation to prove ownership and con- sequently they would be under an expense hardly warranted by the value to them of the land in question, B Items, A month's mind mass for Mrs Thomas Conlon was celebrated this morning in the Church of Our Lady of M The date for the application for the appointment of a comservator for Mrs. James Lloyd is February Sth, instead of February 20th, as previously announced. The condition of A. F. Rockwell of Bristol, is greatly improved. As soon as his condition permits, Mr. Rockwell, accompanied by his wife, plans to go to Florida for a few weeks. hearing on the Our annual discount sale is now progress. WIill end Feb. per cent. discount cn during that perlod. H. advt. in 5. Twenty all purchase A. James— sp. an, ta off i TO RENT—Tenement in block. The Hartford | Sitk 1916. Standard Patterns “AMERICAN LADY” AND“MADAME LYRA” CORSETS thhe Wonder Dresses Dresses for Shopping, Porch, Street and Visiting Wear— Everyone absolutely guaranteed fast colors; guaranteed to fit accurately; guaranteed not to shrink; it is due to a secret process Are employed exclusively by the makers. Everyone designed right and made right—Cut liberally full; cut from scientifically prepared patterns; rigorously inspected; guar- anteed to give full measure of satisfying service. Made under most sanitary conditions. - K - (e The ring stock, which will be larger d better than ever. Don’t fail to ke advantage of the bargains we New York Dry Goods Store, Birnbaum.—advt. fer. J. Ap- Hough 1-28-d1 ply Willlam Allderidge, street. JAPANESE CAPTURE AMERICAN BUSINESS . ) Cotton Goods Trade in China Iost to U. S. Manufacturers, Says De- partment of Commerce Report. Washington, Jan. Japanese wufacturers have captured the Am- ms erican cotton trade in China so com- pletely says a department of com- merce report issued today, tha all 1.0 $1.05 Materials Include Chambrays, Striped Voiles, Tis- sues, Dresden Crepes, French and Handkerchief Linen, Pompa- dour Effects, Ginghams, Ratines, Percales, Madras, plain, fancy and basket weaves, etc. | | | hope of renewed American business lies In an entire change of the class of moods manufactured for oriental export. Ten years, the report declares, has seen American cotton goods sales ! dwindle in China, as the Japanese business grew. Now American mills, it s, hopelessly distanced by the Japanese, either must extend their trade by selling another class of goods at the expense of England or dismiss hopes for further Chinese business. The report was prepared by Ralph M. Odell, a textile expert of the bu- reau of foreign and domestic com- merce, after month’s investigation in China. Increasing cost of production in England because of the war, the re- port says, has created an opportunity for American mills to introduce into China lines of cotton goods they here- tofore dr Sheetings and must left to have not sold. ills formerly sold, be the Japanese and to new Chinese mills bu t and building. China for many years has been the largest market for co tton goods in the world. S APPROVED. 28.—Proposed in- COAL INCREAS] Washington, Jan creases of twenty-five cents per gross in % ton on bituminous coal carloads Our annual clearance sale is now in | from the Clearfield, Pa., district to progress. We have made reductions | Providence, Auburn and Onleyville, R. of from ten to twenty-five cents on | I., were approved today by the inte the dollar to make room for our | state commerce commission. | { | | dent | dinner given in the — - O — J The White, Stripes, WILSON WILL LEAVE FOR WEST TONIGHT To Deliver Series of Speeches on 28.—President New York He went immediate- ‘Washington, Jan. ‘Wilson 7:15 a, m. today. ly to the White House. The president planned a busy day finishing up pressing public business prior to departing tonight for Pitts- burg and the middle west to deliver a series of speeches on national defense. He is anxious that the “speeding up” pro in congress be well under way before his return February 4. returned from at Discusses Important Issues. ated today that in the middle west the president will devote his addresses to emphasizing the points made by him in his New York speech, although he will also discuss practically all important questions pending in congress, including the shipping bill. The president, it was said, will not mince words in discussing the need for national defense and will talk very plainly about opponents of prepared- ness and men who want a very large standing army Cabinet Meceting Cancelled. The president saw several senators and representatives on legislative mat- ters, but the usual Friday cabinet meeting was cancelled. He expected to see Secretary Lansing, however, to discuss foreign questions. During the It was indi: president’s trip Mr. Lansing will keep him ntly of all im- in the interna- informed developments tional situation Before departure tonight the presi- and Mrs. Wilson will attend honor by cons ary and Mrs. McAdoo, Address Tomerrow, deliver the first in Pitts- speak sident will his western trip He will The pre address of burg tomorrow. $1.5O - $2.9 Is comprehensive and includes Copenhagen, Light Blue, Pink, Grey, Lavender, Rose, Checks, Figured Designs. in | g = o Color Range and Floral Cleveland tomorrow night, in Ml waukee Monday, in Chicago Mondal night, in Des Moines Tuesday, in To| peka Wednesday, in Kansas City Wed nesday night, in St. Louis Thursdi | morning, and will return home Frida afternoon. He will also speak frol the platform of his car in man towns through which he will pass, On the trip west he will be accom panied by Mrs, Wilson. Secretary Tui multy, Dr. C. T. Grayson, the Whi House physician, two stenographers| a telegrapher and an unusually larg corps of secret service men. He wil attend no banquets or social affairs but will devote practically the enth trip to speaking and traveling. Dr Grayson said today the president is in sical condition for the tour (&8 “The Busy Litle Store” Strictly Fresh CONNECTICUT EGGS 33co Right Irom the nest, not an egg in the lot a week old. Russell Bros. 801 MAIN STREET | | i |