New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1917, Page 7

HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY. 11, 1017.. DALY WANT T0REGULATE | e C, S, HILLS & CO. g SALE OF LIQUORS | magmoRp TN Silks and Mail Orders Carefully and Promptly Fuied Telophono Orders Receive . fpecial Local Manufacturers Talk of : r: 4 Sending Petton to Legisiatue ‘ o inHociory: for Gatrda Sale of New Drbsses e Elvlluiu?IILySIfLrg?eg :Ial:lans inHosiery for Saturds = men’s. Li ry for Saturday . 21(: 4 : Marino Locks Up Two for Intoxfea- Regular 35¢ Value Advancing Cost olO-All Cotton ‘we are are offering some ator Appointed = for o i This lot of Hoslery that we will feature for Saturday is a wonderful bargain for S16. paly, Aged Blind Woman—Town Teams There are very slight imperfections, but so slight as to be almost mm-pubh. certainiy ‘nothing to mar the wear of the Hose. They are in Lisle, come in black, white, , BTeY, bronze, dark grey to Bo Used in Clean-up Campaign. and palm beach. They are seconds of a splendid selling number at 36c per pair, Ssturday on sale Following the lead taken by manu- for’ 21c per pair. A : facturers in other places, owners of ‘Women’s Fancy, Silk Hose, regular $1.10 grade, | local factories, it was reported this desirable colorings, for Saturday, special 98c pair. morning, contemplate sending a pe- tition to the general assembly favor- ing the passage of a bill which would give the governor of the state ver- tain autharity over the sale of liquors 1 during the war. One of their number f THE McOALL PATTERNS AND PUBLICATIONS 5 declared himself to be in favor of the i ‘Which, as you know, are the very best, are now to ~be found : measure and he expected that before “Annual May It 18 for your best interest to see these charming garments and make early selection as we will not be able to duplicate quality at the low prices ‘we ‘are offering these at. They are made of dainty Figured Voliles, Pretty stripe materials, Cotton Poplins, Attractive colored Ginghams, Ratine and Cotton Corduroys. All who see are charmed with the beauty and style of these stylish Wash Dresses at $5.98, $7.50, $8.75; $10.00, $12.50, “$13.75, $15.00, $16.50, $18.50, $20.00 each. Men's Fiber Silk Half Hose, in black snd & 8 colors, special for Saturday ..............88¢ SATURDAY SPECIALS IN UNDERMUS] Envelope Chemise of fine Nainsook, trimmed back and front, Saturday .. .. T80 Camisoles of fine Nainsook, lace trirthmed and front, exceptional value for ... e Long White Muslin, Satine and Piqu scallop, lace and hamburg trimmed for Drawaeis, 800 - SATURDAY SPECIALS IN DAMASK, SHEETS AND PILLOW OCASES. 68 inch Mercerized Damask, regular price B%c yard, Saturday .. cecessscicssss. 450 yard 68 inch Merceriséd Damask, Irish make, extra heavy, regular 89c, Saturday special for 830 yard 76x30 Welded Seam Sheets, reg. price 75c each Saturday, special for . 88c 45x36 Pillow Cases, extra heavy, 220 each, Saturday .. $1.25 grade Corsets for Sat- urday, 8%c. &t our store. We are the Agents for them. action is taken by the legislature Plainville manufacturers will have ‘forwarded their endorsement to the lawmakers. ‘While there is a disposition on the | part of some to oppose autharising : the. governor to prohibit the sale of liquor entirely while the war is in pro- gress, particularly because of the ob- Jection to the granting of so much power to a single individual, there is| strong sentiment for some measure | that will permit of placing restrictions | An exceptionally lood “line ‘of ‘Muslin popular “American Dady” Corsets, sold exctusively by us, b‘n-dhchp-ou.nnluph, $1.35, special for Sat. cx o g “ 9 : v New Wear at “Babyland * You will want for your little boy, if he is from two to six years old, some of the Pretty Little Wash Suits in plain and striped Chambray, that ‘We are offering at 69c each.. 3 For One to Two Year Olds, there are dainty white dresses for the boys, some smocked, others plain, wonderfully good at 69c (o $1.50 each. DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SUITS Prices unprecedentedly low for this season of the year. To miss this opportunity will be to losé the greatest savings that have come within your reach. - Girle’ Dainty White Dresses in two to six year sizes, made of gheer or- m Po:-::n I:lwns, Daot;ad Swd:. in London smock style with pockets ere yellow and blue, French model wi $1.35 to $5.00 each, b o i ‘WHITE AND COLORED ROMPERS of poplin, chambray and ging- ham, plain or am $3.00 each, / HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE PROMPTL! - DELIVERY ocked. . "Pwo to five year sizes, in “Bl&byll.nd" at 780 to on the liquor business during the nation’s hour of stress. ' 3 The proposed amendment concern- ing the opening of saloons only from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m, and the suggestion that the governor be authorized to close cafes only when the owners aperate them unwisely or to declare for prohibition in“districts where the | sale of liquor {is liable to cause NEW BRITAIN YOU. OAN DEPEND ON FOR ¥ RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PUCHASED OF US. 'i)r. Roger M. Griswold, health offi- cer of the town of Berlin, In a_letter to the Herald today, replies to crit- - iclsm aimed at him recently in a com- munication to the Herald by Col. Charles M. Jarvis. The criticlsm was juspired by the manner in which the smallpox situation had been handled. In his letter, Col. Jarvis said that, if hgs were selectman and did not have authority to handle the situation, he would take it. Dr. Griswold replies that Col. Jarvis would not take the authority :from him. Dr. ¢ Griswold I also criticises the health authorities of . New Britain for placing an émbargo agginst Berlin children who are at- tet New Britain schools.. The letter follows: 5 “Rditor New Britain Herald. *“Dear Sir: “As you have accorded the use of { your columns to one of our leading citiszens, for the purpose of ' public eriticism of the town officials of Ber- Un, it seems no more than just that & reply from an authoritative source shguld be given an equally prominent plice In the Herald. “I wish to preface what I have to sy by stating, first, that I am willing to be held personally responsible in alf ways for what I say, and that I am not, like the author of the letter i referred to, talking about something of which I have knowledge only from rumor, gossip and inaccurate second, third or fifth hand ‘say mo.’ 2 “Becond, it is one of the easiest, 2. b one of the most reprehensible 2 for any one to do, and. espe- lly for a prominent man in =& all ‘community, to eriticise and find fault with others who are trying to their duty under difficult econdi- tions. Thé author of the letter re- lerred to is reported to have repeat- said, that ‘he wag scared stiff” be- there were cases of smallpox in n, and my expérience as a. physi- and the common sense of every lligent man tells me that one who ared stiff’ is not in the proper - 1 condition'to exercise good judg- n or give advice to a disturbed § coRmunity. . i It is unpleasant to make a public eritiglsm of this kind, of any prom- inent man, and 1 am only doing it < I feel it is my duty to the at large that they know the iafter being for.so long fed on instances intentional false- 2 m ‘case of smallpox occurred {#ewn of Berlin (Kensington ris. Feb: 34. These cases could d’ufly to & mild case, g AT T which was not seen by any dditor, and wag supposed to be chicken pox, and the case of so-called ‘chicken pox’ Was traced directly to a case from ‘Waterbury which was admitted to the hospital in that city two days after ‘being in the family here. ““We ‘put the 11 on’ these cases so tight that not another case ever de- veloped from them. (We know this so Positively that we are ready at any time to donate $100 to any charity in town, if ahy one will produce any vidence that will connect these cases “Bérfin. -Re- Berlia street, all or any of them, originated in Kensington = are absolutely untrue. About March 15, (we have never been able to fix the exact date), a child from one of the Berlin schools, re- siding in that section was sent home because the child sald, in reply to the ; that ‘He {s sick with chicken pox.’ Subsequent inquiry elicfted the fact that several children in this vicinity and one or more adults bad had the same form of ‘chicken pox,” but none of them haa been reported to the health officer. “‘One of these children satin school next to & boy who had, two weeks later, a breaking out on his face and which was diagnosed by the family method of “guessing at it” as chicken pox, and was not reported. **A second boy coming in direct con: tact with this boy also had a rash which was not reported, and still an- other boy in contact with the prev- ious ones, developed an eruption suf- ficient to call the attention of a phy- siclan, who saw it once or twice and reported that the case had entirely cleared up, and the boy was well. In three families where such cases oc- curred, cases so mild and so-entire'y lacking in all the usual symptoms of smallpox that no physiclan not a expert in the disease could be at blamed for not differentiating it from chickenpox, real smallpox developed in the usual time for exposure. “From the time the first recognized cases were reported to the health of- ficer, up to the present time, every suspicious case has been carefully in- vestigated and kept under close ob- servation and quarantine, ‘either by daily ‘observation and verbal instruc- tion, or by eard and watch, till a posi- tive diagnosis has been made. In the course of these investigations ft' de- veloped that some. chses of supposed chickenpox had been concealed and not reported for fear of quarantine, and in other I was able to un- cover cases of the real disease in ac- tive form; which had not been sus- pected. ° “A number of cases have come to the attention of the hi ag- vaccinated and did presuniable that they were mild small. pox. The sime condition has existed all over-the state. ‘“Now I, as health officer 4o not need to be told that I am alone re- sponible for the supervision and con- trol of these cases, and for the regu- lation and care of the sanitary condi- tions In town. The selectmen are not reponsible and it is neither right nor fair to blame the “Primarily no one is at fault but the public itself. The author of the letter we refer to is responsible as an | kept in his omp!;;.mplo who were not vaccinated. schéol board are responsible to the extent that they Tave neglected for so long to insist that the children in school should be Bvery with un- vaccinated children must share the responsibility, and more than all I myself am to blame that I have not more persistently and urgently worked. to secure universal vaccination. When Wwe _enforced | vaccination we found that ‘but about 20 in ail had been vaccinated before. “It sounds well for the author of the letter to say it is the duty of the selectmen to protect the publio, but the first duty of the public is to pro- tect itself, and if as the gentleman says he ‘was selectman and did not the anthority’ he would take jit.” 1 can assure him that if he were se- lectman at the same time I was health officer, and attempted to assume an authority he did not possess, he would find himself in hot water as quickly as if he was the humblest and most in- conspicuous man in town. This is not intended as any personal reflection ' | on the gentleman who wrote the letter referred to, nor is it intended to, in any way detract from the admiration, I with many others, have for his many admirable and likable qualities, but he must not think for a minute that he can attack the writer of this letter either by insinuation, as he diad, or publicly,” and not have a ‘come- back’ waiting for him. “I try to do what I believe to be my duty to the public both collective- ly and individually, and when at- tacked in my capacity as a private citizen I never take public 'notice of it, for I always have been able, and I hope for some time to come to be able to give any man as good as he can send, but when I am attacked in my capacity as protector of the public health and safety, I am going to fight without gloves, and as hard as I can. “There has never been anything in the situation to be alarmed at, except that by a constant stirring up of a commotion by’ people who had not ich else to do, a state of publio #larm has been created which has re- flected discredit on the . town, and greatly aggravated what would other- wise have been only a moderately un- ‘pleasant situation, such as many other towns in the state heve experienced. Except for this uncalled for fright and hysteria, there was no more reason why the health authorities of New Britain should have . quarantined against Berlin, and deprived a large number of men of work, than why we should have quarantined against New Britain last summer when they had a number of cases of infantile paralysis Te. 3 “In elosing I wish to say that for the past week we have had all kinds of baseless Tumors coming into our office from all parts of Berlin and East Berlin, about rumored cases of smalipox. ‘We have spent hours, and meveral times most of a day looking them up and found every case to have been a fake. In future if any one has suspicious case that they think the afficer should look into, and will put their request in writing, Jaw Tequires may be donme, I give it immediate and close atten- ‘but if one is not willing to iden- tity themselves with a complaint, no attention will be given to it “Meanttme if every one would simply go ahead and attend to busi- ness the same as usual, put in their time at some useful work, and each night offer up this little prayer: *“Oh, Lord, help me to do my own daily work so well, that I willl have no time to Interfere with the work of my neighbor,’™ then things,/will seon assume their usual serene aspect, and in a short time every one will have .fib of gossip, misstatements, and | employer of help and labor, in that he | rargotten that we ever had smallpox in Berlin. “R, M. GRISWOLD, M. D. “Health Officer, Town of Berlin.” Dance Postponed. At the monthly meeting of the Sonx ot Veterans association held at the 'and was trouble seems to meet with the ap- proval of some of the local captains of industry and their petition to the general assembly will prabably be along these lines. Prohibition workers have been cen- tering their efforts here for some time and the town seems to be taking an unusually active part in all move- ments tending towards lessening or eliminating entirely the sale of liquor. ‘While the local workers declare the town will go dry in the fall without any question they claim they are not content to let matters rest even there and they propose to help in efforts to make the state and perhaps the nation saloonless. Marino Gets Two, Thomas Grady and Sam Hodges, the latter a negro, are locked up in the town bullding, where they are awaiting arraignment before Justice A. H. Condell on charges of breach of the peace. They were taken into custody yesterday by Constable Philip Marino. Hodges, who is one aof the gang brought to this section from Baltimore to do street work, was making a nuisance of himself at the depot while walting for a Waterbury train and a complaint was made to the officer, his arrest resulting. Grady was on his way to Simsbury to work on a farm. He was found at the certer an intoxicated condition ught to the lock-up. Oonservator for Aged Woman., Following a hearing held in the probate court yesterday, Judge George R. Byington - appointed Lyman 8. Johnson of New Britain to serve as home of Postmaster W. W. F‘i"n last evening it was decided to fostpone the annual dance until a later date. Original plans called for the dance on May 17 in the Town hall but the smallpox situation and the postpone- ment of all puble meetings in the ‘Worthington section called for a change. The committee considered holding the dance in Foresters hall on the same date but the fact that many out of town people sald they would not come while the situation remained what they considered dan- gerous caused a vote against the idea. It is expected that the dance will not be postponed over two weeks. Plans are still being discussed for the pa- rade and flag raising which will be held in Kensington on May 19. It wag Intended that all the school chil- dren should take part but new plans have been made and the pupils of the Kensington Grammar school will be the only children in the town to take part. Final arrangements and the line of march will be announced later" All the societies in the town have been invited to take part in the celebration and many. have signified theéir intention of so doing. Although several offers have been mads «of wooden flag poles the committee de- cided to purchase a steel pole fifty feet high. This pole will clear the wires and will be visible above the surrounding buildings. Last Whist Club Meeting. - The last meeting of the Home Whist club of Kensington was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Griffith last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith were aided in receiving by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Upson and Mr and Mrs. C. W Stevens For some .unknown reason the club was a little short of man power last evening and Mrs. Har- old Upson acting in that capacity cap- tured the first gentleman’s prize- The first ladies prize was awarded to Miss Marjorie Moore and Miss Minnie Gibbs and Harold Upson won second honors in their respective classes. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Emory held the honors for the low core of the even- ing. Following refreshments plans were discussed for an outing to be held sometime in the future. Trucks Come to Grief. The town of Berlin seems to be a tavorite place for automoblles to meet One Lot of 250 Suits Saturday Formerly $25.00, 35.00, These represent the greatest values that have ‘ever been presented at The materials are gaberdine, serge, poplin, Poi- ret Twill, Novelty Plaids, Shepherd checks, Velour and Jersey:- The col- ors are navy, copenhagen, green, gold, tan, checks and black, , every suit this season of the year. and $45.00 for . strictly correct in style, and in all sizes from 16 to 46, $14.98. One Lot of 200 Suits Saturday Formerl Valued Up to $59.00 for . . $14% Suits in Taffeta, Silk Jersey, Poiret Twill, gaberdine, fine serge, novel- ty fabrics, in a very complete stock of navy, black and colors, very best of workmanship, real values up to $69, Ssturday, $265. i One Lot of Silk Suits Saturday Formerly Vatues Up to $65.00 for , . . Many of these Silk Suits are exclusive, only one of & style, repre- senting high grade materials—Taffets, Fallle, and fine satins, in “BEVY, black and a few colors. Suits that have sold up to $65, Saturday, $89. - conservator for Mrs. Maria Lumady. The woman is eighty-five years of age and is blind. Her relatives, through Attorney M. H. Camp of New Britain, set forth that owing to her age and physical disabilities, she 1 incom- petent to handle her business afairs. The appointment of a conservator re- ‘Want Flag for OCenmter, The plan of raising a fund by the women and children of the town for the purchase of a flag to be used by the Home Guard seems to be meeting with favor and within & few days it is expected that.contributions made through societies and the donations collected from the boxes placed by the committee in Ryder's and ‘James’ “store will be sufficient to permit of the buying of the banner. The patriotism displayed by the ———————— with mishap and yesterday two be- came mixed up in minor accidents and had to call for outside aid. Yester- day' afternoon a small tfuck was coming down Damon’s hill and as it reached the flats andther ‘machine coming from the rear caused the driver of the first vehicle to pull to the left and he went over the bank and into the lots. When the machine came to a halt all four wheels were caught in the soft mud and the men in charge had to get another machine to pull it out. Yesterday afternoon a truck be- Jonging to the Cremo Brewing com- pany of New Britain became caught in the mud while unloading at White's cafe and before the machine could be released the entire load had to be taken off. With the weight decreased and a pair of horses the machine was soon released. & Berlin Briefs. Mrs. C. J. Burr was in charge of the luncheon served to the soldiers at the Kensington chapél thi afternoon. Miss Marjorie Moore will hold the Red Cross meeting at her home on next Tuesday. William Ryan went to New Haven yesterday where he enlisted in the Coast Patrol. Russell Dickinson, in- spired by the letter sent out by the Meriden companies, yesterday went to that town wh:::;lho“.‘cnlhud ‘I‘n ‘0! I Se 1 others are 3 ge:t?d“t: enlist within the next few days. | Mrs. Isaac Porter, who makes her summer home in Kensington, s il with pneumonia at her Philadelphia home and it will be some time before she {s able to make the trip to Ken- ington. . Miss Josephine Murray has gone to John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, where she will receive treatment., Troop 14 of the Boy Scouts will ] meet in the chapel at Upson’s corner tonight. There will be no Grange dance this evening and the regular meeting for i next Tuesday evening has been' post- i poned. women and children serves to' en- courage the men and their plang are meeting with favor. There is a disposition on the part of some, however, to suggest that in- stead of buying the flag for the Home Guard the ladies and children securs the banner for the soldiers’ monument plot in the center of the town. They argue that as only the first company in the regiment carries a flag when the troops parade together the Plain- ville ' organization would probably have but little chance to use the gift, whereas the flag would serve as a con- stant reminder of the principles aa which the nation was founded should it fly from a pole in the center:of the town. S8quads from the Home Guard could be delegated to raise it in the morning, lowering it at sunset. ‘The disposition to be made of the flag, however, is but a secondary con- sideration, and should' not interfere with the plans of the patriotic wamen and children. They will no doubt use proper judgment in the use to which the money will be put and if the re- sponse to their appeal for funds i» sufficiently generous, the purchase of two flags will be made possible, Clesn-up Camgiiign. F. L. Benson, pecretary of the Bus- iness and Improvement association, announced today that arrangements have been made with the selectmen to have the town teams make rub- bish collections on Tuesday and Wed-. nesday of next week in oconnection with the annual clean-up campaign. The crusade has been in progress all week and it is said the townspeopls have co-operated in encouraging fashion. Saturday afternoon will be siven up by many of the men to clean- ing up their cellars and yards. The town teams will cover the town, west of the railroad crossing on THE POPULAR SHOE STORE teams may get them without tro The teams ‘will not take ashes. 3 case the collection is not finishs ‘Wednesday the teams will make b calls, probably on Thursday. noon at 2 o'clock at the depot for first like. All the members are pected to be present. i In connection with the call for ti assembling of the Scouts, Scout ’m- H. Bonney appended the foll ng: s “It seems funny to the officers there isn’t anybody in Plaiuville has & hall or place where u ocould meet or who thinks engugh of the boys in the town to provide the with quarters where they ctuid'- cetve instruction. Most everybody town who has a suitable place been visited and have refused iz help. Had I khown that the people Plainville did not want good, roasting. about this matter and that is why I mention it.” t Amateur Farmers Ready. Plainvilie's amateur farmers, who: have been mobilised to increase tha: crop production this are; ready to begin their activities, and the contrariness of the westher maa’ is all that delays them. Seversi p : (Continued On Bighth Page). * Women's Spring Footwear The new Models In Women's Season are certainly beautiful! Never. betore have we showa one Season! Shoes for the Spring and Bummer 820 many Handsome Styles In any In both High and Low Cut Fogtwear there sre any number of Choice creations! Styles that are different! It is almost useless to attempt a general description. “We've _too many features that deserve prominent mention: ’ ‘Women's Shoes, $3 to $9. Wo-t’-lhwlna-“w'.l.\ THE BEST VALUE AT ANY PRICE. AISHBERG ASK THE GLERK FOR 5 sl