New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1917, Page 2

City ltems i | Bread.— n Murphy of Olive street B8ly i1l at his home following a’ accident at the Russell & Erwin iCo:, when he feHl from a botler pich he was working. Masion has been ;firen {}xe New “Branch of the 'Amerfcan Red b 4o sell ‘and ‘ distplbute’ its_de- Fing intermission at the New /€horal society. . goncert ' on less of ‘Aunt Delia 6 singers who are entertaining in room at Hotel Nelson will ap- every evening beginning at 6:30. ies Havrlicka, superintendent at ir Bearing company, 18 :re- from a recent iliness at his 0 West Main street, ighter has been born to Mr. . Percy Welq: of I§M(_D'wlgm lar meeting of the New Underwriters’ association held tomorrow afternoon. ! ’ minstrels will hold a busi- ssion at the conclusion of the meeting of the lodge this your panama hat to clean, ‘gvoid the rush. Conn. Hat Co. - d’ Cianel ‘has taken out a per- i 'build a newstructure at the of East Main and Elm streets, @ining three stores and twelve ents, at an estimated cost of Other building permits have ‘jssued as follows: To August m: £6r K. C. Hine, 24x10 ad- to house on East street, cost ; A. P. Leavitt for the Misses ey, alterations at 279 West et, $9;000. : M. E. Crowley, pianist, and E O Richards, violinist, former- Bt the Bond and Heubleins, have | B0 ‘specially-engaged for the Nelson beginning Saturday night. ing of the publicity and ad- ling committee of the Red Cross jgn will be held at the New b tomorrow . afternoon: at ‘L whist and dance, Frl eve. od Government club of the A. held the finaf banquet of on last night in the associa- There were seventeen men:- nt and' many of them spoke @eville show which the of ithe boys' department at M. C. A. was to have been i Friday has been postponed . N n William Souney, latest t0 the regular - department, Muty today, taking the beat of nan M. J. Cosgrove, who is off the - Upen_the return i ¢ 5 2t N k. Commissioners. Will Permit of Foodstuffs on Ten Acres, mittee Is Informed. land difficulty which has been’ the gardens committee is near- ition today afte an announce- the park " commisstoners n'fit to allow the u&e-of ap- ten acres on Walnut Hili or the raising of garden pro- The action of the commission- 'ded by the committee -as #femely patriotic movesand ' it removes a great deal of strain on pmittee in getting accommoda- x-q r thé-._numerous = applicants ' yet to be allotted their er land at various points . donated, by: othen jndiiduals nizations, until it now appears 0st enough land is. in .sight care of all. A large tract of farm property has. been .donated 8 now being plowed. The Private which have been donated are rous and will be mentioned later on as it is definilely known that land is suitable for plowing and ng. the neighborhood of 300 —“piots already been allotted and it Is cted that the remainder will be through the mails during this To those who have already re- their allotments the commil- hes. to explain that there will e on the grounds between 7 9’clock tonight and at. the hour tomorrow night'and on y afternoon to point out the n of their tracts. i T EVERY SESSION INTWO ASSEBLIES Senator Kletf Makes Enviable Record in State Legislature With the closing of the General As- sembly, Senator George W. Klett com- pletes two terms in the upper house with the record of never having missed a meeting: Every time the clerk called the role, Senator Klett replied “Present.” 1 last session he has been especially prom- inent in the workings of the body and has been chairman of the committee on judiciary, considered.the most im- portant committee of the assembly. In no small way did the represen- tatives of this city loom up in the “White Building.” Edward F. Hall ‘and " Richard Covert, entrusted with important committee work have car- ried out their duties well, and both were considered bright and heady of- ficials who commanded the respect and good will of their colleagues in the house of representatives. Mr. Hall a8 a member of the finance and ap- propriation committee, was of much value in the passage of many new laws which affect New Britain prin- cipally- . In one of the hardest fights before the assembly this year, that on the state board of education where an effort was made to oust Charles F. Smith for a Winchester man Repre- sentative Covert showed 'his real strength. Mr. Covert did not miss a session of the assembly and Mr. Hall was absent byt once, Wwhen called out of town on important business mat- ters. . Some of the most important meas- ures’ enacted during the session are as follows: For the establishment of a reforma- tory for delinquent women. For the establishment of a teachers’ fund- A Amendments to the workmen's compensation act, reducing the wait- ing period to seven days and the in- Crease of the remuneration from $10 to $14. - For the erection of sanitorium for children afflicted with tuberculosis. Providing that directors of corpor- ations shall be personally responsible for statements regarding the solvency of the concern. For the establishment of a state board of health with broad powers. Providing that all eggs held in cold storage over fifteen days be labeled, “preserved or incubator eggs.” Passage of the woman’s ' suffrage and the prohibition amendments. Providing for the closing . of sa- loons on Memorial day after this year- Providing that no civil action brought for slander, assault or litiga- tion over wages, makes the body liable to attachment. e Requiring jitneys to carry descent Tights at night. : 4 Providing that ‘work on public high- ‘ways be done by inmates of the state prison, other than life prisoners. “The appropriationy of' $2,500,000 for new highways. For the exemption from taxation of bond issues for municipalities. For the elimination of the crowded theater nuisance. For the establishment of a public defender in the criminal side of the superior court. In the past it has been the custom for young lawyers to get these assignments, but with the passage of the bill the holder of the office must have at least five years’ practice and must be appointed ane month prior to the opening of the court, to acquaint himself with the cases to which he has been assigned. For the elimination of carrying estates valued at less than $300 to the probate court, Requiring that trolley cars with air brakes be equipped with seats for the motorman. Making it possible to collect $25 for pedestrians . being held up ‘at grade crossings more than five minutes. Permitting cities to name commit- tees on food and fuel situations, should emergency require it. For the establishment of a per- manent motar vehicle commissioner. Amending the club license laws, wherebythe “key club” plan,may be eliminated. The appropriation of $25,000 to in- vestigate discharge of waste water from factories into inland streams, The appropriation of $700,000 for the erection of a new county jall, The erection of a dormitory at the State Normal school in this city. _ The Tegulation of the tenement and boarding house sanitation. Providing that an operator of a motor vehicle found operating the vehicle while under the influence of liquor be deprived of his license for incan- | OFFICIAL AUTONOBILE BLUE BOOK Standard Road Guide of America tells you where to go and how get there. A veritable mo- forist’s encyclopedia. one year ofi the ‘first ‘offense and for three years for the second offense. A $10 fine for drivers of vehicles -which aré not provided with a light at night.- : - | < = Charter changes for the city of New -Britain. Senatar Klett today paid his col- ‘leagues a splendid tribute for their earnest endeavors. Perféct harmony reigning at all times between the local delegation made it possible for the city to benefit through the passage of important laws, Senator Klett was one of the lead- ing spirits in the taking of the state census, for which Cannecticut set the example for other states in the. union. UP WITH THE LARKS Lamphere and Richardson | Swoop Down on Gardens and Plant Beans, Potatoes and Other Foodstuffs. As the sun’s rays tipped the eastern sky this morning milkmen and other early risers noted two familiar stal- wart figures making thelr way towards Stanley Quarter, hoes and other agricultural implements carried in a manner indicating rather distant acquaintance and pockets bulging with mysterious appearing packages that indicated seeds. They were seeds and the early morning trip was a sort of drill for two men recruits into the national agricultural brigade. The same recruits have occasianally been seen out as early and somewhat simi. larly clad but with fishing poles and bait boxes taking the place of the agricultural equipment. > It leaked out this morning that two additional members of the police de- partment have taken up gardening in partnership, have secured a sub- stantial plot in Stanley Quarter and accepted the slogan “watch us grow. They are none other than Traffic' Su- pervisar Clarence Lamphere and De- tective A, J. Richardson. Their en- thusiasm has grown.and already daif- ferent methods of gardening and the progress of beans, potatoes and other produce have become accepted as popular topics of discussion in the guard room at headquarters and places where members. of the depart- ment congregate, Much rivalry is being shown and there is a proposi- tion being considered of having a police agricultural fair for the bene- fit of the pension and relief fund. Supervisor Lamphere and Detective Richardson modestly admitted this morning the ‘truth of the report rela- tive. ta their agricultural activities and that they already have 19 Trows planted, each one 400 feet in length. The seeds, “good old fashioned beans of the Saturday night type,” accord- ing to Lamphere, and others have been secured from the Moosehead Lake region in Maine. On a recent trip to that secton, Lamphere became -acquainted \with the prize farmer of the state ard did him several favars. ‘When he became imbued with the agricultural idea, he remembered his Maine friend of other days and se- cured a consignment of seeds from BROTHERS OFF FOR SERVICE Raymond B. and Kenneth M- Searle Bjd Parents Good-Bye and Leave for Ooast Defense—Both Students a Vice President F. A. Searle of the Landers, Frary & Clark Mtg. Co. and Mrs. Searle watched two sons depart to the defense of their nation and their flag today- The boys are Ray- mond B. Searle and Kenneth M. Searle, both’ of whom have enlisted in the coast defense service. So far as 1s known this is the first instance in New Britain where brothers have left their home in response to the need of volunteers. . Raymond is a senior at Yale college and Kenneth is a junior. Both enjoy a large circle of friends who expect them to win glory and honor for their flag and city. “BUSINESS AND THE WAR.” Johnson to Lecture ' Before Business Men Tonight. That the lecture by Joseph French Johnson an “Business and the ‘War,” at the Grammar school as- sembly hall tonight will be well at- tended is shown by the great demand for tickets from all classes of business, professional, mercantile and manufac- turing interests of the city and vicinity. Dr. Johnson is well known all over the country as an.expert on economical and ?J,mclll subjects. His work for. the Uhited States government along these lines, and the practical contact ‘which he has with the business world, makes his subject timely and popular, Marcus White of the State Normal school will preajde at the meeting to- night an dintroduce the speaker, at 8 o'clock.. Already plans are under way to bring a number of .other well ‘known lecturers to New Britain in the near future. The support given to the Efficiency society of New Britain by the business interests of the city, is anctber instance of how the New Britain spirit shows itself in a prac- tical way. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. Normal School Girl, With Scarlet Fever, Sent to New Haven. A Normal school girl who has been stricken with scarlet fever was yes- terday taken to the isolation hospital in New Haven by Dr. T. E. Reeks, superifitendent of health. Because the sick girl roomed in the same dormitory with five other Nor- mal students, the others visited the health department today for a com- plete examination. Dr. ‘| one of the codes authorized by LOOK AT THESE SPRING PICTURES Then Come In and Buy the Original /A HERBERT HARDWARE SAFETY RECORD BY | RAILROADS IN L. S. Only Two Killed in Accidents During Summer of 1916 Chicago,: May 17.—Returns issued by the interstate commerce commis- sion and made public today by the bu- reau of rvallway news and statistios show one of the greatest safety achievements in the history of Amer- ican railways in-their record for the summer of 1916. In the quarter from July to September, when the roads handled the largest passenger move- ment in their history, the returns show that there were but two passengers killed in train accidents. Only in one previous quarter on record, when traf- fic was very much lghter, was this record equalled” This was from April to June, 1915, while all other summer quarters show & considerably greater number of fatalities, During the summer quarter of 1916 approximately 10,684,000,000 passen- gers were carried one mile, exceeding’ the previous record, set in 1913, by about 3,000,000 passenger miles. Three hundred and two railrcads reporting to the bureau of railway news and statistics for, the flscal year to June 30, 1916, showed complete freedom from fatalities to passengers in train accidents on their 138,993 miles of track. This report embraces more than half the mileage of the | United States. Three railroads, with a total mileage of 1,078, have gone through thirteen years without a ld.\ns;l‘e Passenger fatality in train ecci- ent TWO KILLED IN WRECK Flat Cars Leave Teack Near Varnon : Station Throwing Twenty Men Off— Two More in Hospital. ‘Willimantic, May 17.—The condition of Willlam Magner of Bolton and Lawrence Ricard of this oity, who were severaly injured late yesterday in the accident -near Vernon station to the train of a telegraph construce tion crew, was reported unchanged today. The men are expected to re- cover but had not improved sufficient- ly this morning to talk of the accident, in which two of their fellow workmen, Thomas Duffy of Hancock, N. Y., and W. R. Thomas of Antioch, Virginia ‘were killed. The train, which consisted of gaso- line driven flat cars and carried about twenty men, was derailed east of the Vernon station. The other members of the crew escaped injury or suffered only minor hurts. It had slowed down to let a man off and was getting up speed again when the accident oc- curred. Deputy Coroner John B, Thomas of Rockville has begun an Investigation of the death of Duffy as he was killed outright. As the death of Thomas occurred in this city, Coroner A. G. Bill of Danielson has been notified. / CABLE TO HAVANA WORKS AGAIN New York, May 17.—The Commer- clal Cablé company announced today its New York-Havna cable was re- stored- Cablegrams to Havana city will be accepted, it was stated, in any thy United States censorship. e ENGLISH SOCIALISTS. OUT OF IT. London, May 17.—The ‘ nationalist socialist party of England will take no part in the international soclalist conference at Stockholm, the execu- tive committes announced today. G. A. R. BENEFIT. Grammar School Pupils to Render Concert For Old Soldiers. Tomorrow evening the Grammar school pupils will repeat their recent concert-contata for the benefit of Stanley Post, G. A. R. The chorus will be augmented and the concert will be given in the uaditorium at 8 o’clock. 5 Owing to the high costs of the P ent’ Gay’ the. SpDropristish for Brd: ley Post's Memorial day observance . L. MILLS 336 MAIN STREET SMART MILITARY AND COAT-EFFECT CAPES e FOR MISSES AND WOMEN This Summer will see a number of these Mili- tary Capes at the Shore and the Mountains, for they have warmth enough for comfort and will not crush sleeves and soft frocks beneath. They are of navy and black serge, mostly, and come lined and unlined. The style is military coat-cape effect and tied with a narrow sash tie. The collars are high mili- tary and novelty effects. ; One fine model is of wool velour in a dis- tinctive 3-tone, Tan, Gray and Black effect. Prices range from $22.75 tp $39.50, Horstulls PAYS TO BUY OUR KIND SO0 ASYLUM ST Coennecting with 40 TNUMBULL B WARTTSRD will be insuMcient to engage a band for the old soldiers and the school pu- plis hope to raise enough money to provide musie. P ® b MORE GARDEN RONATIONS. Following are additiona] donations made to the Boys' club gardens; 'G. HESE are the songs and this is the music that every American wants today—that every American ought to have as a stirring reminder and an inspiration. Here are indeed the supréme renditions of these songs that express the spirit of the Nation —sung, played and recorded with such thrilling | effect that a patriot’s heart will beat the faster for hearing one of these splendid records! P. Hart, $25; Howard Hart, $25; M. H. Camp, $10; J. R. Andrews, $5; E. N. Humphrey, $5; George W. Traut, $5; 1. F. Miles, $5. “The Star Spangled Banner’’ Colambia Record 45949, $7.50 “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “America” have been sung, played .lnd recorded many times, but never as Graveure, the world-fqed bafiennc, sings them on this marvelous Columbia Record. Graveure's voice rings with a mighty joy that lends a new greatness to the splendid words. This is truly the one great . record that should be in every American home. “Let’s All Be Americans Now’® A stirring, rousing appeal to patriotism, sung Quartette—ensemble singing with a real thrill in it! bzAm:nu, another “thriller,” is on the other side. “The Star Spangled Banner’’ Cotumbia Record 41685, $1.00 Margaret Woodrow Wilson, the daughter of our President, has sung our great national anthem, “Star-Spangled Banner.” ‘Columbia Record A23: 75¢c the Knickerbocker Male Here'sMy Boy,” Here is the most unique patriotic record which could be bought for any musical library. Miss Wilson made this record on condition that twenty-five cents royalty from each record ~ sold be devoted to the cause of war relief. Not only has Miss Wilson shown her patriotism but she has offered every American citizen an opportunity to show his patriotism also. A few other examples of the long list of patriotic records in the Columbia catalog are “Wake Up, America,” sung by Henry Burr (41978, 75¢); “The National Emblem Prince’s Band (47025 75¢); the descriptive .record, “Uncle Sammy’s Boys in Camp” (42204, 75¢), and “Dizxie,” sung by the Peerless Quartette (47704, 75¢). Look up the dealer who displays the famous Columbia “music-note” trade-mark .and as today. New Columbia Records on sale the 20th of every month - olumb GRAFONOLAS and DOUBLE~DISC him to play these records arch,” by ® Records R