New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1916, Page 3

] . urday NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 31, Boston Store ANOTHER BARGAIN CARNIVAL FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING © AT 8:30. A Special Lot of Fine NIGHT ROBES Handsomely Trimmed. with lace and embroidery Full Sizes Only 20 Dozens in Lot AT 64C EACH *If you have not laid in your Vacation Supply, this a grand opportunity. Store Closes at 12:15 p. m. ¢% Wednesdays. PULLAR & NIVEN City Iterns Don't miss seeing the big bargains offered by the Curran D. G. Co. for Wednesday morning.—advt John Winczyk has tendered his resignation aq assistant baggagemaster at the local station where he has worked for the last six months. The gnation will take effect at once. More for Besse-Leland —advt. less. Co. John Boluek, a woodchapper living af 84 Franklin Square, was painfully cut Saturday afternoon. The axe ho was using slipped from his hands and reveral of the cords connected with the toes were severed. He was later taken to the New Britain General hospital. $2 Parker while they —advt. Shirts, last. fast color, Besse-Leland An outing was held Saturday by the Traut & Hine Foremen’s club at Mountain Grove and all report an en- jovable time. After an informal din- ner the members tried their hand at bowling, after which they made an early start for home. $2 and $3 Straw Besse-Leland’s Hats 75c, of course—advt. Chairman W, B. Rassberg of the water department was taken suddenly 1l S8aturday afternoon at his City hall office. Mr. Rosberg went home un- aided and will be able to be about in 8 few days. Leghorn Straw hats, Besse-Leland’s.—advt. at 1-2 price, Benjamin Myerson, local Logan Brothers store, s Tda manager will take Fineberg of Windsar avenue, as his bride on August 29. will be married at the Aaron club in Hartford. Mr. Myerson is the eon of Mrs. Hessie Myerson of Olive street. The laborers employed by the Gas Light company made a demand Sat- for an increase in pay to $2.75 for nine hours, with the threat of a strike If their demands were not granted. Wishing to avoid trouble the company granted the demands and the men will start at once on the new schedule. At the present time the highest wages ever paid in the history of the city are being given and unless the scale demanded is paid the work must be abandoned. 10 WEAR GOLD BRAID AGAIN Danville, Va., Offers Old Position to Police Chief Who Was Arrested for Murder and Pardoned, Macon, Ga., July 31.—Thomas Ed- gar Stripling, who for nearly four vears while an escaped convict from Georgla served as chief of police at Danville, Va.,, under the name of R E. Morris, passed through here today en route to join his family at Colum- bus, Ga., and announced that news of his pardon Saturday by Governor Nat E. Harris had been followaed by an offer by Danville of his position chief of police there, The former police chief said he would rest for a short time before de- ciding what to do, Stripling killed his neighbor, W. Cornett, in Harris county, Ga., in 189 and after sentence of life imprison- ment escaped. He went to Virginla and became head of the Danville po- lice force, In 1911 he was identified and brought back to Georgla to com- plete his term. J. SWIFT & C0. 10 PROVIDE PENSIONS Fund Now Amounts to $2,000,000 —All Given hy Concern | Two million dollars was the gift made. by Swift & Co. to their employes | today. Announcement of the accum- | ulation of this sum during the past six | vears in the form of a pension fund, occasioned much gratification the plants and branch houses in all cities where it was mado | simultaneously. It is estimated that | more than 30,000 men and women are | cligible, in time to come under provisions of the fund, which becomes active August 1. One of the striking features of the | plan as outlined is that the employes do not contribute to the fund, company furnishing absolutely all money needed to pay pensions. In this connection it is expected that Swift & Company will be called upon to pay $400,000 a year in addition to the in- | come from the fund, in order to meet | the demands. | In Chicago alone 8,000 persons will come under the plan as outlined. Of these a number are already eligible and their cases will be passed upon by the board of pension trustees within a comparatively short time. The pension board as organized will consist of five members who are offi- cers or employes of Swift & Compar They are to be appointed annually the board of directors to vear or until a successor The board will ele secretar pany i fund. The salient point of the plan as out- lined in the formal announcement to employes follow 1. The employes do not contribute to the fund. Income from the § foundation fund is large enough to be supplemented annually by Swift & Company until the fund is large enough to meet the necessary de- mands. 3. More than 30,000 employes benefit by the announcement. 4. Men in the employ of the com- pany twenty-five years, who have reached the age of sixty, may be pen- sioned. 5. Men in the employ of the com- pany twenty-five vears and who have reached the age of sixty-five shall be pensioned. 6. Women in service twenty-five years, who have reached the age of may be pensioned 7. Women in service twenty-five years, who have reached the age of fifty-five, shalle be pensioned. 8. Employes in service fifteen years and up to twenty-five vears, who are permanently incapacitated for work may be pensioned. | 9. Pension of those retired on a count of age and length of service, | or if incapacitated after a service of twenty-five years, but prior to the age of retirement, shall be one-half of the average salary for the five years pre- ceding retirement. 10. Pension of to workers in the | the | by | rve one | is named a chairman and The treasurer of the com- x-officio treasurer of the 000,000 | to those retiring on account of Incapacity after from fif- teen to twenty-five vears of service shall be computed on & basis of 1 1-2 per cent. of the average salary for the five year period preceding retirement, for each year of continuous sevice. 11. No pension shall be less than 240 per year. 12. No pension shall be in excess ,000 per year. 13. The widow and children of an eligible employe shall receive one-half of the pension to which an employ shall be entitled at the time of hls death. In their efforts to work out a plan which would be fair to all employe the company have allowed emploves, who were working for other concerns absorbed by Swift & Company in the | past, credit for the full length of their services with those concerns prior to their absorption. Andrews, Swift has about sixteen whom are greatly plan. $ of & Co employes, interested of this city all of in the TRAFFIO SIGN HIT. S. M. Davison, proprietor of the Fair Twenty-five cent store, drove his automobile into the traffic standard at the corner of Main and West Main streets yesterday, smashing the top off the post. Chairman Babcock of the safety board witnessed the ac dent. Mr. Davison offered to pay the damages but was not asked do so. for to will heal this rash | 1 never worry if I have a little rash or other eruption break out—I just put on a bit of Resinol Ointment. That takes out the itching and bumning instantiy, and soon clears the trouble away. I learned of Resinol Ointment through our doctor prescribing it for my brother. Tom had heen almost frantic’ with ec- zema for months but that ointmrent healed his skin like magic. Resinol Ointment is sold by all druggista | weeks ago 1916 The trade-mark “Aspirin” (Reg. U. S. Pat. Office) is a guarantee that the mono- aceticacidester of salicylicacid in these tablets isof MISSOURT'S PRIMARY Woods Full of Democratic and Re- publican Candidates for Numbers ot Congress and Governor. St. terest Louis, July 31.—With in chief in- centering republican and | democratic contes toral nomination practically ended, today settled down ing tomorrow in Mi at which nominations be made for United States senator, members of congress and a long list of state offices. Senator James for the guberna- and campaigning political leaders | to wait the vot- primary, A. Reed, candidate for renomination by the democrats, is opposed by L. A. Martin of Chil- licothe. The candidat tor the re- publican senatorial nomination are Thomas J. Akins of St. Louis; Nathan Frank of St. Louis, and Walter . Dickey of Kansas Cty. Seven men seek the nomination for governor the republican. Champ Clark, speaker of the na- | tional house of representatives, is unopposed for the democratic nomi- nation for congress from the ninth district. Thirteen publican members candidates for democratic and four democratic and two of congress renomination. re- | are ARABS CAPTURE YENBO Rebels Under Leadership of Grand | Sherif of Mecca Take Turkish Town and Fort on Red Sea. London, July Arab 31 m.-——An | Flejas the fa Turkish town coast of the a after Jeddah has captured the nd fort of Yembo, says a despatch rom Cairo to Reuter's Telegram com pany. The troops in the Turkish ga rison were made prisoners and guns and ammunitions were captured Apparently, the despatch adds, grand sherif of Mecca is putting h house in order. He is aranging for ) the publication of a weekly official | journal, whereby news and opinions may be conveved to the people. He had appointed an Arab to collect the | customs at Jeddah, doctors to study hygiene in the army, and a compe- tent police instructor. of the | a The grand sherlf of Mecca, chief | magistrate of the Holy City, proclaim- | ced his independence of Ottoman rule early in June and was supported by Arab tribes in western and central Arabia. The sherlf began operations about June 9 and in a short time cap- tured the garrisons of Mecca, the chief seaport of Arabia, and the town | of Taif. Yeembo is the Red Sea port of the city of Medina, which lies m\lo#i to the west. Yembo is a place of | transit for pilgrims from Egypt to the | holy cities of Arabia. | ARREST WEALTHY FARMER | Stamford Man Charged With Having With Ol(l Eloped Fifteen Year Stenographer Caught at Race Track. 31.—Charged with Theo- and | Greenwich, July being a fugitive from Terris, a wealthy Toss man of Stamford, is in the | White Plains jail awaiting extradition | to this state, where he is charged with | cloping with his fifteen-year-old | stenographer, Nora Haug, and another | more serious crime. The warrant was | sworn out by Prosecuting Attorney | Gummings of Stamford over two Constable Jones of Green- wich, knowing that Ferris had a hobby for horse racing, located him an the racetrack at White Plains and ar- rested him. Mra, Haug first of the elopement on the 7 last, when the girl disappeared letter written by Ferris was found the glrl's room. 1In It he called Pla “Little Ducky Darlir ana “Toney Bunch,” and threatened ta steal her if she did not go away with | him, | Constable Jones found the girl July 7, shortly before midnight, In | the home of John Elks a brother-in- | Inw of Ferrls, an Riverside avenue, | Portchester, and took her home, A general alarm then sent out for | the arrest of Ferris, Ferrls, who is about has for some time past fitney line from North Hunting Ridge, whora his farm fs| Jocated within a quarter of a mile from the Haug place. He has a wife | and three children, justice, farmer notified the police night of July A in her on | was 38 vears old, conducted a Stamford to | | (Correspondence of the Asso. Press.) .| to the house. |an aeroplane in exploring the interior | i had the reliable Bayer manufacture. PAPUANS FAINT WHEN EXPLORER COMES | And Australian Authorities Refuse To | By Aeroplano—Uprising Feared. Permit Swedish Airman to Explore Melbourne, Australia, July Eric Mjoberg, a Swedish scientist and airman, has requested permis the Commonwealth authorities Guinea, been Aus- of Papua or British New some parts of which have never seen by a white man, but the tralian authorities have refused to sanction his project for fear of trouble with the natives. The Eng- lish police are already hunting down some natives who recently killed one of their men with poisoned arrows, and although the natives are not feared for their fidhting strength, the authorities opposed to any un- ary into their ter are intrusion headed River An explorer who recently an expedition from the Dahiti an unusual experience. ‘When I approached the natives,” he said, “they stood and gazed at me, and in less than two minutes many of them fainted and collapsed at my feet. At another place a chief came within a few yards of me and when I went to take hold of his arm he fainted and fell into the bed of the creek. The whole crowd when assembled round me and prostrated themselv i William | (Graduate |a walkout of the H. T. | Company’s drivers spread today with | ETT | creased wages, “TOM” BRADY IN THE ARMY. Thomas H Brady of this city a member of Uncle Sam’ fichting force on the Mexican border having joined the Fourth U States In ry. He eated s Pa Word v He sayvs he n yet is now ANNEX BEATEN In a game in which the heavy bat- ting of the victors featured, the Co- lonials took the measure of the Annex AGAIN. regular | not come to terms, i STRATTON ESCAPES AGAIN | Noted Convict, Serving Fourteen Years for Murder, Makes Sixth Exit From Prison. —Clyde Stratton two other pri today, having es- Chicago, July 31 noted convict, and oners are at liberty caped from the Illinois penitentiary at Joliet last night, according to a telegram received by the Chicago detective burcau It was the sixth time Stratton had broken out of some prison. William A. Hart and McGlade, the other two to escape, were serving life sentences for murder. The mannér of been ascertained. | Stratton is the conviet who es- | escape has not yet | caped from the Leavenworth, Kansas, prison by crawling a mile through a sewer. Four times bhefore that he | had proved the futility of prison | bars. This time he was serving fourteen year sentence for murder. Previous to his confinement T.eavenworth Stratton twice caped from the Ohio penitentiary. .Chiropractic Hints—Spinal Curva- tures. How is vour child’s spine? Has it become crooked and out of line from sitting in the wrong position at chool Ts he out of sorts and fretty? If so, have his spine examined and adjusted and vou will be surprised at the results. Now is the time, during vacation. Have him start school again bright and fresh, so he may get | the full benefit of the opportunities offered. Just drop in the office and talk it over or call 1732 and I'll come DON'T WAIT, DO IT W. Van Alstyne, D. C. Palmer school) Hours: 9 5. evenings till 8 o’clock. 131 Main. NOwW. aG. to 12, 2 to The Barnes, SPREADS. Join MERIDEN STRIKE B | Ranks of | Twenty Teamsters Smith’s Employes. Meriden, July 31.—The strike of teamsters begun in this city Friday by | Smith Express a strike of twenty men employed by Immich. The men are demand- ing recognition of the union and in- and say that a general tie-up of teaming in the city will fol- low a failure to grant the demands. | The employers claim that the chauf- | feurs on their automobile trucks have not struck and that they are caring for the regular business as usual The garage men say th employes do not belong to the union, but the liverymen, it was said, may be affected. WOOD'S RELEASE REFUSF Cleveland, O., July 31.—Smoky Wood of the Boston Red Sox to buy his telease for $10,000, dent Joe Lannin of the Boston club stated vesterday. When they could Woods made the it was refused to sign up and the two-year hurler s hold- D. Joe wants Presi- offer, Lannin said, but Lannin wants Wood deliver the goods, but contract asked by the ing up the agreement W KERWIN STRICKE According to information received from Oregon, Patrick Kerwin, brother of the late Hugh Kerwin, who was to contest the wlil of the latter, has been stricken with a shock and the prom- ised contest may not be carried on. Special Cut Prices for Week of July 31st to August 5th, Inclusive. SPECIAL COMBINATION 1 1b Elryad Ceoffee . ... 10 Ib Gran. Sugar 35¢ 85¢ 1 box Toilet Seap (3cakes) Ak A 1T 30 R. G. Stamps Free. CORN 3\ BRAND $1.30 2 Cans 25¢ EXCELLENT VALUE. TRY A CAN RED ALASKA SALMON «n 18C STRAWBERRIE __H-0 — 0ATSs |\ e 14€ | R PRUNES 15¢ ROAST OR CORNED BEEF o 18€ " 10c 6.218c —P0>T— TOASTIES 4 10C 10 1 can Sultana Spice 1 pkg A&P Borax : 1 pkg Flashlight Tapioca 1 pkg A&P Ice Cream Powder ni L REET pke A&P Joliy Powder bot A&P Worcestershire Sauce 10c | 10¢ 10¢ 10c 10¢ Free Delivery on 50c Wortn or Over 184 MAIN STRE i Stamps Free With Any ot the Following Groceries ——————— 1 box “2 in 1 10¢ 2 pkgs LaF Tabies Shoe Polish nee Laundry each Food 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ pkg Dog or Puppy bot A&P Grape Juice . AP pleratus hot Mustard .each plgs § Free City Delivery 84 M 2P M 'Phone 135 NEW BRITAI\ CO'\'V _ We Give Poyal Gold Trading Shmps—Ask for Them - fiag&% & To. HARTFORD Business Hours Irom 9 to 6. Saturdays From 9 to 9. Tel. Ch. 1090, IMPORTANT SPECIAL NOTICE THIS STORE WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 11 A M., TUESDAY, AU- GUST 1, AFTER INVENTORY In Order That We May Get Ready , For An AFTER-INVENTORY SALE WE PROMISE PHENOMENAL BAR- « GAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. See Window Displays Aunt Delia’s Bread is clean, sweet, nourishing and delicious. At your Grocersfresh daily OUR ATURDAY SPECIALS Fresh Fruit Pies, each ... 18¢ Choc. Walnut Squares, each ....... 18¢ Mocha Layer Cakes, each . . ... 18c and 25¢ We will also have a full line of rich and tender Cof- fee Cakes, English Bath Buns, High Grade Pound Cake, Fruit Cake, Old Fashioned Raised Loaf Cakes, and last, but not least Hoffmann’s GENUINE CALIFORNIA RAISIN BREAD, for sale also at your grocer’s. 127 MAIN STREET. OPPOSITE ARCH. TELEPHONE&EIS . Mid-Summer Clearance Sale of DRESSES, WASH SKIRTS AND SPRING COATS We have marked each item far below regular prices, to clear our shop for Fall arrivals. BLOUSES In Voile and Jap Silk. Clearance Price LEONARD & HERRMANN CO. Wednesday Morning Specials Ladies’ 98¢ Shirtwaists 39¢ each will who appreciate quality and style at a advantage of this very special off stock of smart 98¢ Bloases in both frill and ¢ or the new vivid colors, plain, striped and plaid Many styles trom which to select—all sizes. NO EXCHANGES, LADIES' UMBRELLAS, 59¢ IXACH—Made of a quality black covering on strong 26-inch frames. Newest fancy wood handles. 165 Main St. Women price auick to Our cntr effects in white low be ke ilored 2ets, good The Womens I\ew App'lre] Shop—rl\ o L PERFECTLY PASTEUR- IZED MILK SEIBERT AND SuN l’a_rk Street, Near ({3tanley, 6 teams. Tel. connecticn. DWIGHT 180 For Your Insurance and Surety Bond. Avold trouble by having your insi ance written by a man who knol bow. Go to