New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1917, Page 10

YEPT BY FLAMES o Hartiord -Stores May Amount to $700,000 ftford, Jan. 30.—Members of the f G. Fox & company’and the ‘orth store could give no definite flent today concerning their loss it night’s fire, which practically out their business, only the of the buildings remaining. pes Fox estimated loss to stock at 00 and to buildings half as _more. The firm will rebuild. Banager of Woolworth’s could © approximate figure, loss being pck. The building was rented. It pbable their loss by the fire will but $75,000. The firemen are still ng tons of water on the xuins. Incendiarism Suspected, § crigin of the blaze is not It started in the basement e Fox storc in Main street and d rapidly through that struc- and then to the Woolworth adjoining. fire discovered shortly rridnizht and apparently had d considerable headway before rm was turned in. Two and alarms brought out all the fire ing apparatus in the city. fithin an hour after the first ) had Dec: sounded, the roof Fox building collapsed and the 5 shot skyward, illuminating Surrounding country for several bv a time it appeared as thaugh drge department store of Brown, san & company would cateh but the firemen after a desperate uccecded in afining the flames fe two ar investigating incendiarism. Recently l'een numerous basement and on one occasion 3 nine fires in basements hours. The loss is cov- ranc; of Apparatus Prepared to Go to ptford Fire It Ncighbors Made poeal for Aid, fire department was red to respond to- Hartford's | for aid last night and until an y hour this morning, Engine Com- lew Britain IND 5 ANDIO R TR PO Says i | | | Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 30.—Anoth- - er ball player has announced his re- tirement from baseball. This time it is Zach Wheat, the star -outfielder of the Brooklyn Nationals. Zach states he is tired of traveling around the country and would much prefer to go in business in his home town at Palo. T)‘roaflklyrvtm’s Star, that Wheat will be adjusted and Wheat will again perform in the outfield for Brooklyn in 1917. of Wheat. NEW BRITAIN CAILY HEKALD, DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN 1S BOOMED !Speaker Says 1t Would Result in Better Health New York, Jan. 30.—The National Daylight Saving convention opened a | two day session here today to consid- | er thie proposition to turn the clocks of the United States one hour forward after midnight on the last Sunday of September. Delegates from all over the country were present, including ten from the American Railway asso- ciatjon, which fixes the time zones for train/schedules. Among the organiza- tions supporting the movement are the New York Daylight Saving committee, under whose auspices the convention is held; the Chambers of Commerce of Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, - Roch- ester and Pittsburgh, the Merchants’ Association of New York and the More Daylight club of Detroit. “The results anticipated and al- ready experience abroad,” Marcus M. Marks, president of the borough of Manhattan and chairman of the New York Daylight Saving committee, toid He is reduction of lighting bills, saving eye- sight through the use of less artificial and more daylight and health-build- ing through working one hour more in the cooler morning and one hour less in the hot summer afternoons. An extra daylight hour is thus added for recreation.” Mr. Marks suggested the organiza- tion of a national daylight saving committee, its purpose to be the gen- eral education of the public ip day- light saving and the enactment of leg- islation to make it nation-wide. Chambers of commerce and boards of trade in virtually every large city in North America have given the sub- ert Garland, president of the Pitts- burgh Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the speclal committee on daylight saving of the chambers of comnierce of the United States. Rabert Brunnet told the convention that, based on facts and figures he had collected, the inauguration of the day- light "saving plan will conserve to the citizens of the United States about $40,000,000- per annum, with advanc- ing increases as needs and numbers increase. But those in real trouble the know state that the is money matters and is after an increase in salary. Ians believe that matters MRS. SANGER WINS POINT IN COURT Photo shows latest picture les 1 and 3 with their apparatus extra equipment being held on mtil notified at about 3 o'clock | ifig that their services would | eeded. Tt was about 11:30 t Chief Robert M. Dame received | sphohe- message from President | acg B. Clark of the Hartford firc | d notifying him' of the seriousness | e fire and asking that apparatus | eld in readiness should it be nec- call for help. Chairman Babcock of the safety by notified, gave permission apparatus to leave the city, if the j} came and went to headguarters psupcrvise arrangemeonts i person it ohlyone pumping efis{;c was Bded, No. 3 was to be'“ssént in Ry 3 4€ ¢hict Robert M. Dame and . o m W. Hutler. If the call LERBAORS apporatus, Engine No. s tar] i heen gent also in charge 4 rso Tloffman. Assistant 4% J. Noble was at head- to take charge of the local asc apparatus left the tto H naje how rtford to inspect the the Hartford ap- nd investigate AR PoLicy PRAISED fr Guardian Says Area of 4 rlance Is Less Than at Any iOther Tirze Since Diaz Revolt. ‘Londen, Jan. 30, 10:39 a. m.—In an (él!oriel _praising the Mexican palicy the ¥nited States the Manchester Fuardian: $avs: ‘Do, ¥k that the whole country has pecn rédifced to order would be ggerating, but the area of disorder 5 been greatly diminished and is than at any tifne since the revo- ution against Diaz. President Wil- on’s Mexican policy has been guided by two principles—determination o yold the jingolst, which is the cover bt capitalistic hunger, and determina- n to allow Mexico to work out her alvation with as much help 4nd as little interference as possible from the United States. The policy is begin- nipg to be vindicated by its fruits.” . WEDDED MANY YEARS. My. and Mrs. Abram Howell Married More Than Half Century. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Howell of 32 Cattage Place yesterday quietly sbserved the fifty-third anniversary of their marriage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howell come of fighting families, Mr. Howell, himself a veteran of the Civil war and prominent in Stanley Post, G. A. R., was born in New Haven and was one of three brothers, 21l of whom fought in the war. Mrs. Towell was a native of jVéthersfleld and a daughter of a Ciril"Wwar veteran, Her brother was also a veteran, Mr. and Mrs. Howell have one laughter residing in San Francisco 1nd a granddaughter, Mrs. William flart of Wethersfield. Both Mr. and ! Mirs, Howell belong to the Auxiliary an Babcock and Chief | the | REY. E. T. THIENES RESIGNS Director of Religious Education at ¥irst Church Will Take a Similar Pasition in Detroit Pavish. Rev. Bimer T. Thienes, religious di- rector at the ' First Congregational church for the.past three years and e¢ight months, tendered his resigna- {ion to the official board of the churcn late yesterday afternoon. T2 resig- nation was accepted with much re- gret. Mr. Teienes has accepted a similar place with the North Wood- *ward Avenue Congregatianal church, Detroit, and will leave this city short- | ly after Easter to start ‘his new | duties. | Rev. Mr. Thienes is a very strong | favorite with the younger element of | New Britain and is considered one of the most popular ministers in the city. | He became popular with the Boy | Scouts when he acted in the Uapavil_\," | of scoutmaster and earned a place.in | | the hearts of the people through hT¥| | connections with the church and the| civic socicties. He also took a great | interest in the Y. M. C. A. and con- ducted a Bible class there, being a frequent speaker at the gatherings. Mr. Thienes spent much of his time in the gymnasium at the association and was one of the most interested mem- bers. The North Woodward Avenue church, to which Mr. Thienes is going, is in ane of the most exclusive sections af Detroit. He will have greater op- portunity for his life work here than | he would have in New Britain. Con-| nected with the church i§ & flarge | gymnasium and other amusement | features for the convenience of the | voung people. The congregation is ' nat believed to be much larger than that of the First church here but much better equipped for the work. | Mr. Thienes is married and lives on School street. ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED. John J. Grobstein Will Take Miss # Prentice As His Bride. At a party given at the home of Miss Edith Smith of Henry street last evening the engagement of Migs Dor- othy May: P ice and Jokn J. Grob- $tein was announced. = Milss Fyentice was showered with the congratula- tions of- her friends. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Prentice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Prentice of 45 Columbia street. Mr Grobstein resides at 66 Ash street and is em- ployed as a mechanic by the G E. FRED WINE LE'S PARENTS DEAD. Constable Receiv Judge Orders Continuance to Permit Sad News Austria-Hungary. News of the death of his parents in Austria-Hungary has been re- From Prosecution to.Show Proof of Tlegal Act. New York, Jan. 30.—Mrs. Margaret iv v S 5 o '®" " sanger, leading birth control advocate, ceived by Constable Fred Winkle. For cxpressed no surprise, today aver the many months the accustomed let- temporary defeat of efforts to punish ter from them has not been received her for circulating her doctrines. because of the turbulent conditions Mrs, Sanger insisted that she was ntally to prison in caused by the war. The sorrowful mentally prepared to go p! support of her belief and share news came from Russian authorities “martyrdom’” with her sister, Mre. now in the dual monarchy but no de- Ethel Byrge, who is conducting a so- tails were given. called hunger strike. 3 & 2 The court of special sessions yester- ~ Mr. Winkle's father Was a wealthy ' q.v ' nalted the Sanger trial and gave real estate owner with holdings fn ypy JPREC FoS SO pha NG Sre- the city of Tarnipold. Letters have con Pi200c" it Nirs. Sanger's birth een few and far between since the e e legal outbreak of war and the capture of Control clinic was conducted for illegal the city by Russian troops. Nothing purposes. ! Mrs. Byrne, according to her cus- has been heard from other members yoqiai i¢ i excellent condition to- of the Winkle family and it is feared gau Sno still refuses to partake of that they have been Killed In War food voluntarily but offers mo resist- ree brothers were of military age gance to the aaministering of liquid and are believed to have been drafted pourichment through a tube for service in the Austria-Hungary g ! armies. Besides Constable Winkle, A big mass meeting here last night A, expressed s ce for the the only known living members of cause of hir‘;‘}“‘eon“""e“ the family are Louls, Winkle, g 2 ntrol and condemned ! action of t 5 rosecu- street furniture dealer, another ing Mr<t s:ig::t:::l‘::js WBvl:-nqes.' brother and Jacob Winkle of the New | b e Britain Window Cleaning company, a grandson of the dead couple. ORCHEHTRA MAKES DEBUT The first public appearance of the REVISION COMMITTEE |newly formed Ladies' orchestra was S e t‘]: MEETS. '/ ade last evening at the Y. W. C. A pector ATthur N. Ru- when an enjoyable dansant was given therford as chairman, called a meet- under the auspices of that organiza- ing of the special building code re- tlon. he program was long and the vision committee for this afternoon Proficiency of the musicians was at 4:30 o’clock. The other two mem- Proved by the numerous demands for bers of the committee are Attorney encores. The orchestra promises to Joseph A. Glover and Architect Max be In great demand for future social TUnkelbach. | functlons. Mohican | Creamery FANCY SELECTED SWIFT'S PREMIUM LOLEO. .............11b print WHOLE 2 8 c 27c .dozen BOLOGNA SHOULDER ROAST BEEF. . .1b MUENSTER PURE Prentice company in Berlin. PRESENTED WITH BRACELET. Miss Frances Bellman Tendered Sur- pise Party by Her Friends. A surprise party was tendered Miss Frances Bellman last evening at her home on Fairview street. During the evening music was enjoyed, those fa- voring being Misses Gertrude Buckles and Frances Bellman, piano; Leo Robinson, William Jones, William . 3¢ the Sons of Veterans. Mr, Howell la. 3 past commander of Stailey Post ‘md hig wite is a past president of the man’s Relicf Corps. Conway and Miss Agnes Leist, vocal, and Miss Nadine Robinson, violin. | Miss Bellman’s guests presented her with o bandsome gold bracelet. APPLE BUTTER Ib SOUR or DILL PICKLES dog or BRICK CHEESE 1b STUFFED or PLAIN OLIVES pt I\IILK/ CHEESE 1b 32¢ 18¢c 9 TO 11 A. M—_HOUR SALE—3TO5P. M. SMOKED SHOULDERS .................1b 160 38¢]| 25¢| 10c GUARAN- TEED EGGS doz Lighthouse CLEANSER ...8 cans Yellow Globe TURNIPS ...4qts ihé convention, ‘‘are economy through ject carefu] study according te Rab- ! Ib 40c, 3 $1.15 | LGIANILIIE 12:c 16¢ FRESH PORK LOINS . CHOICE SIRLOIN STEAK .... TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917. e RS r City ftems || | Joseph M. Zuk today lrfinsferredi property on Burritt Heights to John | and Stanislaw Zulkowski. | Wednesday is the last day to pay | your water rents and save interest. | —advt. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hatry Boehm and | Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gibney are at- tending the ice carnival in the Adiron- | i dacks } Viking fair, Bungalow tonight. —aavt ! The'regular meeting of the W. C. | T. U. will be held Friday afternoon at the Y. W. C. A. at 2:30 o'clock in- stead of 3, the usual hour. Matters { of importance are to come before the | meeting and a large attendance is | desired. Mardy Bush of 458 Main street re- i ported to the police last night that an automobile operated by himself hit a man at the Main street railroad crossing a short time before. The victim, according to his report, did not give his name and appeared to be little injured, excepting in feelings. ! At Bungalow tonight, Kitson's!| dancing school.—advt. | Former Constable James A. Duffy, who is ill at his home at 52 Loc street with an attack of pneumonia, reported as being in an extremely crit- ical condition ths afternoon with slight chances for recovery. Dr. Jos- eph Walsh is the attending physician. Policeman Michael Massey was sent to an office in the Leland building on | Main street last night to adjust differ- | ences between debtor and creditor. Tt | was claimed that the former paid §3 on a rent bill and, by mistake, was given a receipt for $12. Reluctance n . &lving up the receipt caused the cali { for police aid. Harry Alex of this city $10 by Judge Edward L. Steele in Hartford police court yesterday morn- ting on a charge of recklessly driving ian automobile. He contended that | the operator of a machine in the rear { of his car was negligent, ran the ma- chine at high speed and was respon- ble for a collision and the trouble. Camp Clara, R. N. A, will hold a special meeting tomorrow evening at the home of Oracle Emma Benoit. The meeting will open at § o’clock and | applications for membership will be i received. I The regular meeting of the Ladies’ | Auxiliary 104, N. A. L. C., will be held in room 50 Booth’s hall Thursday eve- ning. Important matters pertaining was fined to the coming convention will be dis- { cussed. | Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gladding are spending the winter in Florida. Mrs. F. W. Geore of. Wichita, Kan- | I | sas, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. R. I. Damon and Miss Fannie Damon of | 283 Chestnut stree: l The school accomodations , com- mittee met this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the office of Superintendent S. H. Holmes. Miss Mable A. Wass, a graduate of the New Britain ‘State Normal school who has taught in the Smalley school for two years, has acepted a position jas teacher in the Franklin school, Meriden. N. P. Arpin, -formerly manager of the shoe depaatmernt at the G. Fox & company store in Hartford has been engaged by W. W. Leland as manager of the shoe department at the Besse-Leland company store in this city. A mission study class s being formed among the women of St. Mark’s church by Rector Harry L members should at once hand their name to the rector. The class will be instructed by Mys. Jacoh Biddle of Hartford, wife of the late Very Rev. Archdeacon Jacob Biddle. The meeting of the Sewing society of the Swedish Lutheran church on Thursday afternoon will be in charge of Mrs. John A. Johnson, Mrs. Sel- | ma Jornson, Mrs. Oscar Johnson, | Mrs. Emil Johngen and Mrs. Lars | Bergston. The adjourned annual meeting of the church will he held in the evening atw hich the auditors will pregent thelr report on the offi- cers’ reports. A motor driven sleigh attracted considerable attention about the streets of the city last evening. The slelgh was bullt by Leon Wolf of Fairview street and consists of some sleigh “‘hobs” which sypport a motor- cycle in the center, A new control has been arranged so that the driver occupies a seat in the rear of the motorcycle and drives from there rather than from the motorcycle seat. - FRESH HAMBURG STEAK 1b PURE LINK SAUSAGE 1b MOH, LAUNDRY SOAP FRESH or CORNED SPARE RIBS , NEW YELLOW CORN MEAL ..3 pounds 13 C Hunt's Sliced PINEAPPLE, 20c¢ value, can 15 \ Cc Heavy Syrup PURE LUNUHEON COCOA Bodley and any desiring to become ; N MARKET 16c/momeax “ PREPARED 1 5c BUCKWHEAT FLOUR . MOHICA SCHLAFER MISSING; POLICE TRAIL HIM North Street Man, Wanted in Connec- tion With Gordon Bros.’ Loss, Disappears. Hyman Schlafer of 219 North street, whose testimony is considered | of the utmost importance in an ac- | tion against Harry Goldberg of 27 | Union street, former shipping clerk | for Gordon Brothers, who (is charged | Wwith obtaining goods under false pretenses, and is himself wanted for alleged responsibility, has apparent- | ly disappeared with his whereabouts | unknown even to his counsel. As a | result, proceedings against Goldberg are at a standstill and the he:\rin(z‘l scheduled before Judge James T. Meskill in police court today, was fur- | ther continued until Saturday under the same bonds. Although detectives have been searching for Schlafer, no trace of him can be found. He ap- | parently disappeared as soon as he | learned of action against Goldbers. | Attorney A. A. Greenberg, (:ounsc'l1 for Schlafer admits that he has no knowledge of his client's whereabouts but was given to understand that he would be in court today. He says that_he has not talked with the ac- | cused but was retained by friends of | the accused. Further explanation is | that he was informed that the delay | in his client's appearance was due to illness. Goldberg was in court this morning with his counsel, Judge B. F. Gaffney. \’"QUAKES RECORDED { 5,000 MILES AWAY | Observatories at Georgetown and St. Tgnatius Record Earth Movements of Violent Proportions. | Washington, Jn. 30.—A very se- | vere earthquake, the tremors of | which continuea more than three { hours, occurred during last night, | cemtered about 5,000 miles from | Washington. So severe were the | shocks when they reacheg#heir max- {imumum intensity that tHe recording {needles of two of the four seismo- { graphs at Georgetown university ob- { servatory were thrown off the scales. { These maximum shocks were record- led on the vertical seismographs at 110:26 and 10:26 o’clock last night. | The tremors did not die away until 12:53 o'clock this morning. This first shocks were recorded on the in- struments at 9:47 ». m. | January is one of the months of the season of maximum intensity of earth disturbances. Cleveland, Jan. 30.—Earth shocks ! were recorded on the seismograph at St. Ignatius college observatory last night.. . Starting. at 10:15. p. . . they, reached their maximum at 11:18 and ended 11:30 p. m. Rev. Father Oden- bach, in charge of the observa- tory, estimates the location of the quake at a distance of between 7,000 and 8,000 kilometres EEDLE SHOP. FIRE IN Boys and Matches Believed Respon- sible for Blaze. Fire, believed to have been caused by boys playing with matches, threat- ened the old needle shop property of the Stanley Works shortly before 9 o'¢lock this morning and caused an alarm from bex 141 of the plant’'s | private system. The flames were checked by the concern’s private de- partment in charge of Chief James Sleath without cdlling for aid from the city department. At about the same time Engine Companies 1 .and 2 with Hook & Lad- der Co. No. 1 were called to the rear of 213 Main street on a still alarm to attend to a cnimney fire on the R. W. Hadley estate. Assistant Chief William J. Noble was in charge. There was no damage. The sound of the Stanley Works whistle and sight of city fire apparatus on the street caused a rumeor that there was a Serious fire in New Brit- ain. There were many telephone calls to fire and police headquarters. THIS IS WORST YET. Houlton, 7 Me., Jan. 30.—Twenty thousand barrels of potatoes, await: ing shipment in a railrcad storehouse near here, were destroyed by fire to- GIRL MAY RECOVER FROM BL-CHLORIDE Poison Not Beliéved to Have Passed Beyond Stomach of Would-be Suicide. Although, because of the type of poison and its subtle manner of eat- ing away the tissues of vital organg, will not be definitely known for several days, physicians at New Britain General hospital today believe that Mrs. Natalina Bucchieri, seventeen years old, of 183 Washing- ton street, will recover from the ef- fects of bi-chloride of mercury, takap yesterday afternoon with suicidal ime tent. Although two grains were taken, timely discovery of her rash act and the short time intervening before she was placed under hospital treatment, it is bellieved, allowed the complets removal of the poison before it passed beyond the stomach. The time inter- vening between taking the poison and treatment decides recovery or death, Once ‘it has passed beyond the stom- ach there is little hope. Her motive for attempted suicide remains a mystery. On a piece of tissue paper, written with a pencil, was a message in Italian saying that she was tired of life, wanted to dig and that no one was responsible, The message was found in her pocket- book. According to her sister, Mis Mary Cianci, who lives with Mr. ani Mrs. Bucchierl and their two-yeas old child, Natalina is slightly meny tally deficient at timesiand it is bgs lieved that one of these attacks 1§ responsible. As far as can be learned, her home life was happy. ¥ According to the report to the poy lice, she bought the two bi-chloridg tablets at Mattano’s drug store at 10 Main street. She then bought a post. card, wrot on it and dropped it into a mall box. To whom it was ad- dressed is not known. Policeman Dennis Nealon was called when shy re-entered the drug store, dramaticalt Jy explained that she had taken poison and became semi-hysterical in agony. He called the ambulance and a hurry trip was made to the hospital, * VETERAN EMPLOYE RESIGN§ the outcome Rule and Level Company Aftex 37 Years of Service. After having been emplayed for twenty-seven consecutive years by the Stanley Rule and Level company, Eu- gene T. Johnson of 506 Chupch M‘: has left the employ of that gonacgma: and is now actively en o pu- perintendent for the Waterubry Oonw struction company. Mr. Johnson entgred the employ of the Stanley Rulae and Level company: | when the contract system was in vogue at this concern. He held the contracting rights for the manufactur- ing of wooden boxes and W only when he received a flattering fef from the Waterbury Construction company. Mr. Johnsen's pew dutles keep' him traveling almost constantly, superintending construction work © ahout the country. He will maintaiy his residence in this city. Because he wil be in this city se little, Mr. Johnson has decided to re- sign from the presidency of the m Britain Fish and Game club. He formerly 8 SUPErnUMErtry poligemsn and is well known in this city. 3 i FAIR AND COLDER. ¥ Another Change in Weather Predict- ed for Tonight. i For New Haven and vicinity Gens erally® fair and colder tonight sad Wednesday. For Connecticut: Fair topight fol- lowed by unsettled weather Wednes- day; colder, fresh northwest winds. Conditions: The disturbance whish was central over the Jake Teglon yx. terday morning is now passing ont the St. Lawrence valley. It has causéd unsettled weather with rain ar ABOW, during the last 24 hours in the oglt ern portion of the lake regjan long the Atlantic coast from No'§ i Carolina to Maine. It is followed an area of high pressure which producing pleasant weather wit! ! lower temperatures. A well-deflne ¥ area of low pressure is central thif morning over Colorado. Conditions favor for this vicinity, J 2 4 day. Mohican Bread bl stk 1- SUGAR .... AN CATSUP | MOH. BRAND PORK AND BEANS ....can l 2c 7 bars 25c CAROLINA FULL HEAD RICE . .3 pounds 23 (¢ PEARS, 15c values 20c | Corn, Peas, ¢ ZJima Beans String Beans ....5-Ib bag 250 pt bottle 20c B MOHICAN PURE CORN STARCH ..1-1b pkg 6c o 1 1 ClexTrA HEAVY fair weather with lower tempergture, s "FLOUR $1.25, bbl $10 FINE GRANULATED _ORANGES | SUNKIST . l 5c e U 23c 25¢ APPLE! EXTRA PRUNES ....2 lbs Ax(-y}mmm;n RAISIN, CAPE £OD AN BERRIES 2 qts 1 Sc DRIE.D APPLES OR PEACHES b l 0 [ ] Lvovs . a0 19€ LEMONS 19¢ Eugene T. Johnson Deaves Stanley p