New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1916, Page 7

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Seasonable Coats that Women want THE STYLES THIS SEASON ARE SO WONDERFULLY SMART AL- MOST EVERY WOMAN WILL OF FASHIONS WANT A NEW COAT. WANT. LET US SHOW THEM OUR SHOWING THE SEASON’S COATS 1S MOST COMPLETE WITH THE VERY YoU ALL TO YOU. Made big loose and roomy in New Belted effects, big full flare fashion, we are offering Coats of Bol ia Cloth, Coats of Velour, Coats of Broad- cloth, of Reindeer, Plushes, Velvets, Tweeds and Cheviots, Coats with Fur or the deep convertable collars, new and fashionable colorings. Green, Taupe, Navy and Black. for that. to $200.00 each. MAVING AN AUTOMOBILE RECEIVING PROMPTILY Dark Browns, Burgundy, We can suit you to a Coat. DELIVERY FOR NEW of self materials or Velvets in all the and Plum. Dark We have Coats at $15.00, and good ones Others at $16.50, $18.50, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $29.50 up BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON ALL DRY GOODS PURCMASED OF UK e e e — Berilin News DRIVING FINISH - FORLOCAL 6. 0. P, Smoker to Be Held in Town Hall on Saturday Evening W. M. MALTBIE, SPEAKER Lonergan Talks at Local Factol g Teon LeClair Resting Comfortably After Operation — Boys Destroy Property by Their Pranks—Briefs. On Saturday the cans are to hold another rally republi- and evening, smoker in the town hall at eight o’clock. That the local members of the G. O. P. believe in a driving finish Is evidenced by this fact and from the talk about town regarding the sftuation. They are not content with holding a big mid-week rally, then folding their hands to wait for the final outcome as if the votes were in and counted, but are going to work up to the last minute with their get- together poli “In union there is strength” might be used as the motto of the republican town committee as they are responsible for the welding together of what might have been a serious break in the ranks of the old guard. In this uhusual vity of the republicans however, the demo- crats see a bright ray of hope for they know that the republicans fear them now as never before and realize they Jnust leave no stone unturned to win. The doors are to be thrown open to all, regardless of their party feeling and an attempt will be made to show why a vote should be cast for the re- publican nominees. If anyone is in any doubt regarding the issues of the day let him come forth and-light will be thrown on the doubtful point. No matter what the point may be there mill be someone that will be able to answer the questions in a satisfactory manner. As speaker of the evening William M. Maltbie, secretary to Governor Hol- comb, has been secured. This gen- tleman should be able to throw any amount of light on the situation of today as he has had the affairs of the state close in hand for the past two years. Mr. Maltbie is well known around this section. He comes from Hartford where he is a member of one of the leading law firms. It is ex- pected that Colonel C. M. Jarvis, local candidate for representative, and sev- eral other republicans of prominence will also take a hand at addressing the crowd. S 1In order that those that come early and stay late may not feel the need of raiding the pantry after reaching home the committee has ordered that refreshments be served during the course of the evening This being the final get-together before election day the largest crowd of the season is expected and there is very little doubt that all chains will be taken and there will be standing room only. Lonergan Speaks. ™ A whirlwind tour of the local fac- tories was made this noon by Augus- tine M. Lonergan, candidate for na- Construction Company and the Paper Goods large crowds were the order of the day. His short but compact arguments were a revelation to those that heard him, there being little room for doubt that he gained many voters by his visit here this noon. There is some talk going the rounds that the democrats are to hold an- ulhcr big get-together rally before clectinn day. The members of this part)' have been unusually active this fall in their campaign and it would not be a surprise to hear this sort of an announcement. LeClair Improved. Leon LeClair who was operated on at the Hartford hospital last Monday | is reported from that institution a: resting comfortable. Mr. LeClair is a man of 71 years of age and has beerf very active up to the time of his recent illness. He conducts the blacksmith shop at the corner of ‘Worthington Ridge and Hudson streets and has been in the business for 30 odd years. His many friends about town will be glad to hear that he is doing so well, Death of Former Resident. Mrs. Catherine Crossley at one time a resident of Kensington, died at her home in New Haven yesterday. She leaves three children who also reside in that city. Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning and burial will be in New Haven. Boys Still at Pranks, Some of the residents of Worthing- ton Ridge were complaining this morning that the boys were observing Hallowe’en on more nights than one. Deeds of a more or less destructive nature were committed on Tuesday evening which does not look well for the spirit displayed on that night. People are not against the youngsters going out and having a good time but when it comes to throwing rots ten eggs and smashing signs they should know better. If anymore of the tricks are resorted to there will be complaint made to the proper au- thoritles and someone will have to suffer. S Briefs. J. J. Fitzsimons returned to work today after his recent illness. The American Fiber company has installed a telephone and will start work as soon as the machinery arrives. Herbert Sampson, of Waterbury, who has been visiting his sister Mrs. E. H. Gaines of East Berlin has re- turned home. Mrs. Kunkle who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. E, P. Cody, of East Berlin, has returned to her home in Wethersfield. Mrs. Albert Bienhauer of New Brit- ain is spending a week with her daughter Mrs. M. B. Hazen of East Berlin. AUTOS KILL MANY, Chicago, Nov. 2.—Thirty-one per- sons have been run aver and killed in Chicago by speeding automobiles during the last six weeks, according to figures. made public today by the coroner's office. The death of two persons yesterday, which brought the total up ta this number aroused city officials and the heads of motor clubs to join in a movement to minimize the peril in the streets, HAVANA ELECTION, Havana, Nov. 2.—Returns early this morning from the national election with less than half the vote counted, show that Alfredo Sayas, liberal can. tional representative, and at both the the provinces except Oriente. It probably will be late in the day be- fore the final result is known. ————————— ORDER OF NOTICE, Burdette Radcliffe vs. New Britain Savings Bank and Building &s- sociation. State of Connecticut, County of Hart- ford, ss. New Britain, Conn., Oct. 24, A. D. 1916. Upon the complaint of the said Burdette Radcliffe, praying for rea- sons therein set forth for jugdment ttling the title, judsment for pos- sion of the premises and two hun- dred dollars damages, now pending before the superior court in and for the County of Hartford, to be held on the first Tuesday of November, A 1 1 1916. In appearing to and being found by. the subscribing authority, that the said defendant, the New Britain Sav- ings Bank & Bullding Association, is dissolved. ORDERED, That notice of the in- situation and pendency of said com- plaint shall be given the defendant, its successors and assigns, by pub- lishing this order in the New Britain Herald a newspaper published once a week for two successive weeks, commencing on or before the 25th day of October, 1916. By the Court, LUCIUS P. FULLER, Assistant Clerk of Said Court. To the Sheriff of the County of Hartford, his Deputy or either Con- stable of the Town of New Britain within said County, Greeting:— By authority of the State of Con- | necticut, you are hereby commanded to summon the New Britain Savings Bank & Building association organ- ized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (now dissolved) formerly having a prineipal place of business in the City of New Britain County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, to appear before the Superior Court to be holden at Hartford, in and for the County of Hartford on the first Tues- day of November, 1916, (then and there to answer unto Burdette Rad- cliffe of sald New Britain, in a clvil action wherein the plaintiff com- plains and says: 1. The plaintiff is the owner fee, of a certain piece or parcel of land, situated in the Town of New Britain, and bounded and described as follows: North, by land of St. Peter's church corporation; east by land of Mary A. Garvey; south by land of Edward Niles or assigns; east by Franklin square. 2. On the fifth day of February, 1857, Eliza Pond, of whom the Plain- tiff is assignee, gave to the defend- ant the New Britain Savings Bank & Building Association, a mortgage for $1,500.00 on the above described property, payable on demand. 3. The said sum of $1,500.00 has long since been fully pald by the plaintiff or his assigns, but the de- fendant refuses to release said mort- gage and claims that the said sum 1s still due and wholly unpaid. of 4. Said premises are worth $7,- 000.00. The plaintiff claims: N 1. Judgment settling the title. 2. Judgment for possession of said premises. 3. Two hundred dollars damages. Henry T. Bray of said New Britain is recognized in ome hundred dollars to prosecute, ete. Of this writ with your doings thereon, make due service and return Dated at New Britain this 19th day of October, A. D. 1916. WILLIAM F. MANGAN, didate for president, is leading in all Justice of the Peace. 4 1916. [ Plainviile News SALERNO OVERCOME BY DESIRE T0 KILL Wie-Slayer Glalms He Had No Reason for Committing Murder TRIED SUICIDE AT HOME Murderer Tells Policeman He Wanted to Frighten His Wife to Get Money From Her—Thinks He Must Have Been Insane When He Killed Her. That Joseph Salerno, after killing his wife a week ago and draping her body with a sheet as it lay cold in death on the floor, tried to end his own life in the house that his re- mains might be found near his mur- dered spouse, is the statement made by the prisoner himself at the New Britain General hospital, where an effort is being made to heal the waunds which he inflicted. Horrified because of his act, Salerno declares he attempted suicide by slashing him- self with a razor when his wife suc- cumbed to the wounds he had in- flicted. When he found that the slashes he made on his own body did rnot bring death quick enough he left the house and started for the Plain- ville pond, where he hoped to bring his career ta an end by drowning. He was found near the latter place and it was supposed that he had in- flicted the wounds while in that lo- cality the severity of the slashes indi- cating that he would be unable to walk so far had he made his suicidal attempt at home. Nevertheless the young murderer insists that such was the case. In a talk with Constable Marino, who served the warrant charging him with murder in the first degree Salerno spoke of his crime and showed great remorse over his rash act. He ex- plained that he wanted to leave Plainville because he was dfscouraged over his inability to get congenial em- ployment and he tried to get his wife to give him sufficient money to keep him until he found work in another town. When she refused he told the officer he brandished the razor fin the hope of frightening her. He had no intention of harming her but as he stood over the bed in which she lay, a mad impulse to kill suddenly came over him and he dealt the fatal thrust. He has but a faint recollec- tion of the moment, he claims, and the time of the actual killing is a blank to him. He came to his senses, according to his story, when his wife, covered with blood which flowed from the terrible gash he had inflicted in her throat, jumped from the beed and reeled towards the door, dropping to the floor in the corridar. He then realized that he was a murderer and that he had ended the life of a faith- ful woman. Terrified at the sight of the bleeding body, Salerno says he used the razor on himself in the hope that he too might die. The thought of drowning occurred to him when the zor wounds failed to kill and he left the house for the pond, weakness overcoming him before he could enter the water, Salerno in talking with the officer gives a fit of insanity durine which he was powerless to contrel himself as the sole reason for the ‘rder. He denies having had any a stic diffi- culties and claims to have heen deeply in love with the woman whose life he sc savagely took. Reports of black hand letters, and wife jealousy as w. ell, the slaver denfes. Regarding the registered letters, which he received on the day preceding the killing, Salerno told the policeman, the cam- munications had no connection with the murder. They were letters of a personal nature from an uncle and cousin in Old Forge, Pa., and had no significance as far as the slaying was concerned, The murderer is strapped to a cot in the hospital. the attendants fearing tkat he might again try to end his life unless he is restrained. While some of his wounds have herome in- fectetd his recoverv is probable un- less pneumonia, with which he is {hreateneed, sets in, During his conversation stuble Marino, Salerno talked ra- tional enough, the officer having visited him at a time when he ap- peared sane. Dr., Carl J. Hart, wha has attended him since he was brought to the institution, character- izes him as a paranoiac and expresses the belief that at the time of the murder Salerno was insane. He still cnsiders him irrational and noat re- sponsible for his actions, “although there are periods during which he scems normal. Prosecuting authorities have not in- dicated what course they will pursue in the event of Salerno’s recovery from his self-inflicted wounds. He 1is legally accused of murder in the first degree and unless his mental condition becomes worse there is a probability that he will be brought into court with Con- here for the formality of a hearing 2nd bound over, State’s Attorney Al- corn handling the case. Tn view of the claims of the hospital phvsician it is doubtful, however, if he will have to face a jury to answer to his crime. eighbors of the Salernos are un- willing to give much credence to the slayer’s story concerning his attempts to kill himself before he left the house. They recall seeing him leave the building nearly two hours after they heard his wife's terrified shr and they claim there was nothing ebout his appearance to indicate that he was wounded. W. J. Simpson and Constable Ma- rino, appointed by the probate court to look after the Salerno belongings, yesterday removed the houschold furniture from the tenement they oc- qupied and placed it in storage pend- { town. ing disposition by relatives couple. Salerno’s mother, who hastened to Plainville from her home in Old Forge | on hearing of the tragedy, remalns in She is crushed by her son's terrible act, but will stick by hifn in his hour of misfortune. She is stay- ing at the home of her daughter on Main street. Garrity Quits School Board. Inability to attend to the duties of the of from town, resulted last evening in the resignation of John E. Garrity as a member of the school board and nitely the election of officers for the ensuing year. hoard of his intention to quit and his Since his election to the committe Haven and while he maintains his residence here, he is out of town so successor has not yet been chosen. The board has the authority to fill the vacancy and the selection of the democratic members will probably ba accepted by their associates as -has been the custom, Mr. Garrity having been named by the minority party. Owing to the receipt of the resig- nation the board last evening con- fined itself to the transaction of rou- tine business, the members preferring to hold up the election of officers un- til Mr. Garrity’s successor is appoint- ed. Reports from Principal O. L. Judd indicated that satisfactory progress is being made at the school. The teaching force is believed to be very cfficient and is doing good work. While the bulldings now in use are really inadequate to accommodate the pupils with the comrort desired, the distribution of the children in the varfous classrooms makes conditions fairly satisfactory and it will not be necessary to erect an addition or a new building this year. In another year, or two at the most, additional 1com will have to be provided if the town continues to grow at the present rate, and it is patent that the voters will before long be again confronted with the problem of school accommo- dations and the question of keeping the entire plant on Broad street or Luilding a district school house in the eastern section of the town. Pending the election of officers, which will probably take place at a special meeting to be called as soon as the vacancy on the committee is filled, Rev. R. H. Burton will con- tinue to act as chairman, A. L. Rogers serving as secretary and financial agent. S Vote in 55 Seconds. Experimenting with the new voting apparatus now on exhibition in the court room and which will be used in Tuesday's election, their vot last evening in fifty-five second: using but one of the ma- chines. Four of them “split”’ while two vofed straight. The experiment was made of course without including the delay which will attend checking, etc., but it clearly demonstrated that voting with greater can be accomplished speed on the machine than with the Australian ballot and that the citizens will experience little trouble in regis- tering their choice for officials if they take the trouble of visiting the Town hall for instructions. The democratic town committee at a meeting last evening named A. H. Dresser to represent them at the dem- onstration today, Albert Sturgeon tak- ing his place in the evening. Roland Hoerle served as the republican dem- onstrator. Instructions will be given this evening until 9 o’clock, tomor- row from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and 4 p m. to 9 p. m. and on Saturday at the same hours Men who have tried the machines expressed entire satisfaction with them. Leaders of the parties do not anticipate that much trouble will be had in splitting except perhaps on the vote for presidential electors. As the voter makes his choice for electors rather than for the president direct he will have to turn down the pointers over a similar number of names designated for such duty in case he splits on the national is- sues, remaining with his party insofar as the selection of state officers is concerned. The democrats have secured a Vot- ing machine dummy which they pro- pose to use in giving instructions from now until election day. The republicans will apparently be content to rest on the demonstration given with the machines and the dummies which are kept in the town build- ing. That there will be con: erable “splitting” here is the general expec- tation as there are a number of re- publicans, who though anxious to vote for the re-election of Wilson intend to register their preference for Hol- comb over Beardsley in the guberna- torial contest, supporting Simpson for representative in addition. Back to White Men Discouraged over the inefliciency of the negroes imported from the south have to work as truckers at the transfer | station officials of the railroad are | making preparations to release the | darkeys when they have completed | the; contracts, employing white men | to take their places. Over a score of white men were put to work on the paltform yesterday and it is the intention to employ more of them, discharging the negroes when enough Caucasians have been secured to han- the position because of his absence | caused the committee to defer indefi- | Mr. Garrity notified the | resignation was accepted with regret. | Mr. Garrity has gone to work in New | much that he considers it advisable to | have some one named in his place. His | THE THANKSGIVING DINNER GONG good things to eat? or entirely refurnished. When it sounds will your dining room be ready 3 Will your guests be impelled to admire the furnish ings of your dining room before they think of thi To get the keenest enjoyment from the Thank giving festivities have your dining room touched u There’s only one place in Connecticut to buy th right kind of Furniture and of course it is at THEFLINT-B SRUCE, - i HARTFORD to invite prospective appointees come here to preach. Mr. Grant has not as yet mmcat_ed where he will go after leaving ville, He has two offers under con- sideration. Brief Items. George R. Hebden and family left today by auto for East Pittsburgh where they ,will make their home in future. Mr. Hebden will begin his duties as a superintendent in the Westinghouse plant in that city on November 15. Sequassen lodge will have a regu- lar meeting tonight and will confer the third degree. Mr, and Mrs. William C. Scoville of Farmington road are today cele- brating the twelfth anniversary of their marriage. Constable Marino was notifled last evening of the escape of a Bristol vouth from the Cheshire reformatory. The boy made his getaway in the aft- ernoon. Maple Hill Mrs. J. H. Latham is spending two weeks at her former home in New Jersey. Mrs. R. W. Poteet chaperoned a house party of Hartford Delta Sigma girls at Indian Neck. Mrs. Pierce Blair of New York has returned after visiting her mother Mrs. L. L. Clark Several young people from Maple Hill attended the masquerade social, given by the Christian Endeavor so- clety of the Newington church, Tues- | ay evening. Hallowe’en games were enjoyed. Prizes were given for the best costumes to Miss Zulette Tucker and Everett Shants. { Miss Emily Montague home with a broken arm. of South Hadley, Mass, and Mrs. Margaret Woods of Derby, Conn. have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moody. | —_— | Dr. Woram 1s all at his home on | | Robins avenue. | Arnold Shubert is confined to his | | | Hoadley Tudor was home from Yale | for over Sunday. | S | SCHOOL CONVENTION. ‘ SUNDAY Large Attendance at Today's Session | —-Bristol Pastor Speaks. : Hartford, Nov. 2.——Registration at today's session of the Connecticut E e Sund School association at the First Baptist church was the larg- est for any similar gathering in the history of the association. The Rev. Ibert C. Hoag of Floral Park, L. I, spoke on methods to get youn people interested in the chureh. The Rev. Dr. L. H. Dorchester of i - tol spoke on ‘Hortieulture and heart culture.” There was a directors meeting this forencon and reports of state officers late this afternoon. dle the work. Another “Drunk” Landed, Joseph Keeney of Bristol, got into the path of Constable Marino yester- day and because of his intoxicated | condition and his disorderly conduct | was landed behind the b He had not sobered sufficiently night to be arraigned and his hearing was put over until late this afternoon when he will appear before Justice A. H. Con- dell. To Act on Resignation. The ecclesiastical society of the Congregational church Wwill hold a meeting tomorrow evening to take ac- tion on the resignation of Rev. F. I, Grant as pastor. A committee will be appointed to conduct services until Mr. Grant's successor is named and | AUTO RECEIPTS. Hartford, Nov. 2.—During October the reccipts of the automobile depart- ment of the office of secretary of state amounted to $14,936.49. TFor the corr onding month of the pre- vious year they were $8,963.17 and for October, $5,298.09. If this rate of inc e keeps up during the year the recepts for the fiscal year end ing September 80, 1917 will reach $1,000,600. CTANNING CLUBS INCR Washington, Nov. 2 ‘\gn(ultural and canning clubs conducted co- operatively by the state colleges and the department of agriculture had en- rolled in their membership 260,000 i boys and girls durmg 19 | ve | ported carry i $600 | Gates +[10 T0 7 OFFERED HUGHES T0 W Betting Odds Reach Those portions—Freak Bets Mad New York, Nov. 2.—Hughes . favorite in the election betting the curb yesterday at 10 to 1. son money was not in evidence shof ly after 1 o'cleck, according to Ci commissioners, and for a few minu ollds of 5 to 3 were offered for sm| bets. These were quickly taken a the odds swung back to 10 to 7. For the first time since the paign started, the stock exchan| began to show some interest in ti wagering. One bet of $20,000 to $1. 000 was reported, but the names the firms making the bets were wi held, and men with Wilson moni insisted that they had been unal to find any one offering such lar odds on Hughes. There were Wi authenticated cases of smaller bets the stock exchange on Hughes at to 7 1-2. A report was circulat that one large bet had been made Hughes at 10 to 6, but this could n he traced and appeared to have b spread to influence the betting mi ket. The odds were reported less libe elsewhere than on Wall street. Schumm, the Brooklyn commissione! said that a few bets were made his place at 10 to 9 on Hughes. Mol bets at the Waldorf-Astoria were 10 to 9, and at other uptown hote and cafes the odds were generally 1 to 8 and 10 to 9. According to a ourb commissionel but $60,000 was bet on the ourl terday on the presidential ele tion. Unless the Wilson money sud| denly increases today, it was predict] ed that the odds would lengthen an that Hughes would become a 2 to favorite. One offer of $2,/000 to $1,000 thal Hughes would carry New York stal was made on the curb, it was repo: ed, and not taken. Mr. Schumm Tré an offer of $1,000 at evel money that Wilson would not carr Greater New York by 90,000 and bet of $1,000 that FHughes woul New York State by 60,000. At Schumm’s one man bet $100 that he could, without makin, single error, name 266 _electoral votes that would go to Hughes. An other freak bet $100 to $300 that Hughes would carry New York, Ne jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Mich. gan and Minneapolis. Another bef on the curb was $1,000 to $2,000 that Hughes would carry Ohio, Illinols,} Indiana, New York and New Jersey, At the Waldorf-Astoria $3,000 was bet against $1,000 that Hughes would carry Michigan. Large sums were offered at even money and at 10 to 9 at the Waldrof- Astoria that Wilson would carry Ohio, but there were few bettors, One bet of $5,000 to $2,600 was made that Wilson would carry Hamilton County, Ohio, which includes Cincinnati, with a large German-American population. cai Governor Whitman was favorite vesterday at 2 1-2 and 3 to 1, with little money backing Seabu Be- cause a few bettors took long chance on McCombs the odds against kim shortened from 7 to 1 to 6 to 1. Among the bets on minor was one of $1,200 to $1,000 that Kinkead, the Bayonne riot quel- ler, would be elected to congress from. the cighth congressional district of New Jersey. Justice Cropsey was & favorite for re-election at 8 to 5, and $1,400 to 1,000 was laid that Lewis would win over O'Neill in the fight for District Attorney in Brooklyn.