New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1917, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 12,7 1017. CLOSED ALL DAY FRIDAY FOR A DAYS OUTING According to custom, inaugurated by us a year ago, we will close our store all day Friday taking our full force of employes as our guests on a Summer Day’s Outing, where they will participate in all the out-of-doors healthful sports, coming back to business the better fitted to give best attention to your wants. NOTICE—Saturday is the last day of our . July Sale, watch this space in next issue for word of many big values. HAVING AN AUTOMO! PROMPTLY REOCEIVING DELIVERY . FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON ALL DRY GOODS PU RCHASED OF US. Berlin News OLD LANDMARK IS BURNED T0 GROUND Jacobs House on Worthington “Ridge Destroged by Fire 10SS ESTIMATED AT §9,000 Prodigal Son Writes Home After Be- ing Away for Over a Year—Prepa- Made for Berlin rations Being Fair—School Committee Meecting. The old, but beautiful, home of l' Adolph Carlson, better known as the Jacobs House which has stood as a lanimark on Worthington Ridge for nearly 40 years, was burned to the ground last evening. The fire started at 8:30 and at 10:30 nothing was left of the residence but a smouldering mass of wood. The fireplace alone, standing straight and erect, survived the flames. The furniture of Mr. Carlson, own- er ¥ the house, was saved, but that belonging to James Harris and fam- jly, who occupied one part of the house, was utterly destroyed. KFortu- nately Mr. Harris carried insurance on his personal property. The loss is estimated at $9,000, a small part of which was covered by insurance. £fter the evening Mr. Carlson and Mr. Harris remained in the dining room to do some Wwrit- ing while Mrs. Harris, complaining of being tired, went to her room. As she was about to retire she heard a crackling noise dircctly above in the attic. Becoming frizhtened she ran downstairs and told her husband, who, at the time, thought nothing of it #nd continued with his work. Mr. Carlson, however, wishing to take every precautionary measure went upstairs and opened the hatch lead- ing to the attic. As he did a puff of smoke rolled forth and the assist- HELPFUL WORDS rom a New Britain Citizen. Is you back inme painful? Does it ache espectally afier exer- tion ? Is there region? These symptoms suggest weak kid- nevs? 9 If so there is danger in delay. Weak kidneys get fast weaker. Give your trouble prompt attention. Doan’'s Kidney Pills are for weak idnevs. Your neighhors use and recommend them. Read this New meal was over nd a soreness in the kidney Britain man’s testi- ony mv\,’xllmm A. Sadd, “Doan’s Kidney when 1 for an attack of The cure has been lasting n't had to take them since. recommend Doan's Kidney 100 Seymour St., served eight Kidney used them ster-Milburn X all dealers. Buffalo, N, ance of Mr. Harris was immediately summoned. Standing at the door of the bathroom he passed buckets of water to Mr. Carlson who valiantly tried to extinguish the flames. Their efforts were futile for the smoke be- came denser every minute, finally driving the two men from thelr posts, Mr. Carlson being overcome. Almost simultaneously with Mrs. Harris' discovery, Mrs. E. B. Wick- wire and Miss Emily Brandegee, re- turning from the library, noticed the flames shooting from the roof of the house. Rushing to the homes of Rev. S. A, Fiske and L. W. Gwatkin, they told the men of the discovery. The bell at the Congregational church was rung for nearly ten minutes. By { this time the whole town was up and at the scene of action. Telephone calls for assistance were also sent to the New Britain fire department. A bucket brigade was formed and water was carried from the well near the barn, every possible attempt to extinguish the flames being made, but to no avail, as the fire had gained steady headway. Furniture was car- ried from the lower floor and placed in the yard out of danger. Knowing that the house was doomed, the volunteers turned their attention to the barn and other houses in the immediate vicinity. At 9 o’clock, responding to the call for help, the flying squadron of the New Britain fire department arrived. s it was too late to use the chemi- cals, members of the department joined with the volunteers in their work. Men were placed on the roof of the barn and on contiguous build- ings, wet carpets and water being used to prevent the sparks which were flying through the air from causing any damage. Several times it appeared as though the barn was to meet the fate of the house but with heroic efforts the flames which broke out intermittently on the stde of the building facing the burning house, were quenched. The last burning partition fell about 10 o'clock and shortly after the chimney of the fireplace catupulted through the air to the ground. Two individuals standing in its path were nearly pinned under the red hot bricks, dodging just at the right mo- ment. At 10:30 the fire was prac- tically out and the scene deserted ex cept for those few who came late and the former inhabitants of the home who kept a strict vigil throughout the night to prevent another outbreak. Citizens, who reside on Berlin street may be thankful that the weather was ontirely in their favor last evening. of wind and the fact that there was @ slisht rain carly in the evening, which dampened roofs of the houses, saved many a home from being par Iy wholly demolished, as sparks and burning embers from the fire car- | ricd and were found a half mile i away. | at Many theo s have been advanced | a5 to the origin of the fire but seem- ingly it will have to be placed among | those, the reasons for which will nev- er ascertained. Some think that because the electric light wires were | in the attic defective wiring was the reason. A there was no stove or other fire producing cause in the attic the fire started its origin he |in which will probably remain a mystery. [ this morning by Mr. Harrls, a new on the site [ will be | The 1 h of the former home. It a modern two-story structure. ual talk which the after- of a fire in this vicinity was is ma There was not a breath | | According to a statement given out | house will be erected in a short time | officials were bitterly arraigned for their alleged laxity in not providing adequate facilities in case of impend- ing disaster by fire. Kven though their tax would be materially raised a majority of townspeople are in fav- or of a chemical wagon or some kind of apparatus for combatting success- fully the menace. Such a move as this is always the general rule follow- ing a fire but interest is allowed to wane and in due time forgotten. The occupants of the destroyed house are staying at the home of L. ‘W. Gwatkin and this morning told a reporter that' they wished to thank the people of Berlin and the New Britain fire department through ths columns of the press for the manner in which they turned out and for the invaluable tance rendered. School Committee Mecting. A meeting of the school committee was held Tuesday evening in the Town hall. The principal topic for discus- sion was the repairs needed at the various schools and the advisability of postponing ecven necessary work with the hope that labor and material may become cheaper. No definite action was taken. After the reading and acceptance of a few hills the meeting adjourned. Fair September 10 to 15. At a meecting of the board of direc- tors of the state fair at Berlin several matters of importance came up for discussion. The most important of these was deciding the date on which the fair will be held thi car. After all views were aired it was de- cided to hold it from September 10 to 15 inclupive and plans to make this Vvear’s event the greatest in history are in the works, For the purpose of holding an .au- tomobile ghow inside a large addition Wwill be built to the Merchants' build- ing. Last ycar the show was held in tents, Lawrence Franzen Writes Home. After an unexplained absence of a year during which time nothing was either heard or seen of him or no cor- respondence of any kind had been re- ceived by his parents, Lawrence Fran- zen, 13 years ol age, has written to his parents, who live in Beckley Quarter. He is in Minneapolis, Minn., and writes that he is happy and well but intends to gratify his desire for travel before he comes home, One day last summer he failed to come hame at night from his work in the brickyard and his brother, who had seen him carlier in the day, was a loss to explain his absence. When night arrived and he did not come home the fears of his parents in- cre; d and when two three had ssed without receivi any word as to his whereabouts the 1whole neighborhood Jjoined the search for him. The mystery i solved in which he has written home. Tt states that on that warm summer day when search was begun for him, he was seized with the wanderlust and joined a traveling circus with which he has heen ever since, touring through many of the large cities of the United States. It also says that he cnioys his work regardless of its disagreeable feature The parents, who had given the up for lost, are greatly ple learn that the boy is alive and well, Bricfs. M Marjorie Moore where she will spend a A Red the schoolhou afternoon. M Ethel ing for a nu or days the letter d to sed is at Mystic week. Cross meeting in Idast was held Berlin in this Goodrich, who rse in the M is train- Fletcher again in evidence this morning andl hospital, Middlebury, Vermont, Is vis- iting her parents at their home on ‘Worthington Ridge. Edward Marre of Wallingford is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Daniel Culver. Ralph Carter and family of New Britain are soon to take up their res- idence in Berlin. Miss Irene North has returned to her home in East Berlin after visit- ing relatives in New Jersey. Miss FElsie Pickett, who has been in Medford Hillside, Mass., has re- turned home for the summer. The women of St. Gabriel's church of East Berlin will hold a social on the church lawn, Friday evening. Charles Risley, who has been home for a few days farming, has returned to his summer home in Talcottville. The families on the south side of Hart's pond are still inconvenienced by the loss of gas. The gas pipes went down with the bridge and have not been relaid. The East Berlin Tennls association is making plans to arrange a tourna- ment with either the Wethersfield Country club or Hartford players. The disabled freight cars which were stored in the freight vard at East Berlin have been removed to st Hartford t} be repaired. Canning demonstrations were glven this morning and this afternoon by Mrs. J. M. Dean in the kitchen of the Berlin Congregational church. Thomas Connerton has purchased the Lacell farm in Kensington. The funeral of Mrs. Beckley was held this her former home. A municipal canning machine has been purchased by the women of East Berlin and was given a tryout in ath- letic hall last evening, Notice. The necessity of having your home well insured was demonstrated last night. YOU MAY BE NEXT. Deming and Mildrum call your attention to the fact that they represent, in the Town of Berlin, the three largest stock companies in the United States and the two strongest Mutuals in the Stat® of Connecticut. Insure Now! HOBOKEN REBELS City ' Authorities Refuse to Close Sa- Norman L. afternoon at loons at 10 p. m., in Conformance With Military Order. New York, July —The request of Brig. Gen. N. M. Wright that saloons on the Hoboken waterfront should b® closed at 10 p. m. was finally refused vesterday, after cight days of argu- ment, by the Hoboken city commi sioners, who defied the threat of the army to force the closing of the saloons if the wcity authorities did not take the action requested. The com- missioners, however, did vote to close all saloons throughout the city from midnight to 6 a. m., and gave orders to saloonkeepers along the water- front that they should keep: their places closed from midnight of Satur- day to 6 o'clock on Monday morning. The New Jersey state law requires that all saloons shall be closed from midnight of Saturday until 6 a. m. Monday, but side-door business is the rule and not the exception in many urban communities. Nearly 200 Hoboken saloon keepers attended the mecting of the commissioners at which the ruling was made. Mayor Patri R. Griffin told the waterfront liquor dealers that he would expect their co-operation in keeping closed on Sundays, and therehy reaching a solution of the liquor problem “which should be to the satisfactlon of the military authorities. DISAPPEARS FROM SHIP, Engineer Leaves 15-Year-Old Daugh- ter Alone. July 12.—Officers of a liner which has arrived in this country from a British port re- port that one of the first cabin pas- senger, Charles A. Williams, an American mining engineer from Jo- hanneshurg, South Africa, disappeared from the ship during the trip and left his 15-vear-old daughter Helen alone on hoard. Passenzers who had Mr. Williams on the voyage said that he was about 59 vyears old, clean- shaven, and erect in bearing and very cheerful in his conversation. He did not use intoxicants. The daughter had been born in South Africa and sent to Fngland to be educated by her father after Mrs. Williams died. He told the women passengers that he was bringing his daughter to America to see some of her relatives and get away from the war atmos- phere in Europe. ROBERTSO New York, passenger talked with S BROTHER DEAD. Mystery in Iteath of Army Officer at Dublin. London, July 12—Captain M. Rob- ertson, a brother of Gen. Sir Wm. Robertson, chief of the imperial staff, has been found drowned in Howth tarbor, Dublin. The "death of Captain Robertson, who was connected with the army’s main supply depot at Dublin, is un- explained. KRUPPS CAN'T BUY PAPER. July 12.—The radical Weser Zeitung, an old newspaper of Bremen, Germany, it was reported, was to he bought by the Krupp in- terest with the purpose of making it a pan-German and annexationist or- san, the market. The owners, however, say they will never agree to sell it to the Krupps. RECREATION FOR TROOPS. Washington, July 12.—Recreation activities in all training camps as well as the officers’ reserve_ cam will be provided under direction of the com- mission on training camp activities, it was announced here today. Amsterdam, is on Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. Plainville N ewg TOWN DRAFT QUOTA UNKNOWN QUANTITY Officials Don't Know What Popu- lation Will Be Figured Here Judging From Figures Given Other Piaces in Conmnecticut, Piainville May Have to Furnish Nearly Thirty Men—Other Matters. Unsuccessful efforts were made to- day to learn through the offices of the governor and the state council of de- fense the quota which Plainville will have to furnish for the new national have not been able to secure the in- formation. They have been advised as to the population accredited to dis- tricts, making it possible to learn the probable number of men to be draft- edinto the service from citics, but sub-division of sections in which are included the smaller towns have not been made. Consequently Plainville will have to continue waiting for an- nouncement concerning the number of its citizens who will be compelled to don the khaki. The population of most of the cities in the state as figured for the draft- ing process is considerably in of all estimates previously made. Britain is rated as a 76,000 city, although the general opinion prevails that its population will not exceed 60,000 people. If Plainville is to be listed on that basis at least 1,000 will be added to its actual population fig- ures' and the town will have to bhe represented in the military forces by nearly thirty men. Credit is to be given for all men en- listed in the national guard or the regular army up to July 5, accord- ing to the information given hy the state council of defense. The number in the service, not including those in the navy, will be deducted from the quota to be drawn from each place. Figures are not obtainable at this time as to the number of men which Plainville has in the army or national guard companieg but it is Delieved that it will probably total in the neighborhood of twelve. The town may have to furnish about fifteen additional men if the system of draft which is likely to he followed judging from reports from other places in the state, is made official. Until a division of the fifth district of which Plainville is a part is made, it will be impossible to forecast the percentage of the new army which will be taken from the town. Chicken Thieves Active. Chicken thieves are again active in Plainville and poultry owners are be- coming alarmed over their opera- tions. John Ives is the latest to suf- fer from their work. His hennery was visited sometime Tuesday night and nineteen of the choicest young birds in his flock were numbered among the missing yesterday. Some of .the poultry fanciers are sald to have made preparations for a peppery welcome to nocturnal visitors at their henhouses. Many At Demonstrations. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions there was a good attend- ance at the canning demonstrations given yesterday afternoon and eve- ning in the Town hall. Instructions in the art of preserving were given by Miss Ruth Erbe at both sessions. In the afternoon through an inter- preter, Miss Erbe, explained to the Italian women the American methods of preserving and in the evening she gave a general demonstration. There was another neighborhood demonstration this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wickwire in Westwood park. Weddiig July 18. of Miss Gertrude Hemingway of North Washington street, and Francis LeVasseur of Broad street, will take place on July 18. The ceremony will be performed in the parochial residence of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Decision With State Police. Constable Philip Marino went to Hartford today to confer with the state police regarding the case of Her- man Harrls, charged with the murder of Frank Tanner, and to discuss the disposition to he made of the charges on which six negroes, regarded as ma- terial witnesses to the killing, are held. The witnesses were to be arraigned today in the local court on breach of the peace charge, Grand Juror Norton went ford yesterday to confer with the state’s attorney regarding the case, but that official was busily engaged in closing the Gilligaii murder trial and it was agreed to put over until today the matter of settling the cases of the witnesses to the local murder. If it is possible to bring Harris be- fore the present term of the superiot court on a bench warrant, the wit- nesses may be kept in confinement until the case ls called, but should the slayer’s arraignment be put off until September some of them may be re- leased, as the police believe hut four have any direct information to give. For Food Conservation. Officers of the Connecticut tauqua ociation announced that considerable attention is to be paid to food conservation at the an- nual assembly which will open at ths camp grounds here next Monday. “War time family cooking” is to be the theme of all lessons to be given to the domestic science classes by Miss Annie T. Robertson. Miss Robertson is to devote considerable time to ad- vice on household economics and the | part it will play in the war. Professor The marriage to Harvt- Chav- today CHICKEN TH@_ES OPERATING | army, the officials confessing that they | . TRANSFER | TIME Another transfer season has arrived. equipped with the necessary [ ] [ Are you transfer supplies to make that dead correspondence as easily found as the letter in your active file? We sell you the material for making your transfer, bu t our filing knowledge is yours without charge—absolutely. Can we serve you best in pasteboard, wood or steel Transfer Cases? We have them all. We want ness Man. Will YOU tel now! to serve you best, Mr. Busi- 1 us YOUR needs? Do it OFFICE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT HAR TFORD Hemenway will conduct a series ol lessons on gardening and there will be othe ssions at which the sub- ject will be along similar lines. There is a great deal of activity at the grounds in preparation for thc opening of the assembly. Most of the cottages are now occupied and new arrivals are reported every day. It 1s expected that Saturday and Sunday ill mark the coming of large decle- gzations from all over the state and when the session opens Monday the officers believe the capacity of all the buildings on the grounds will be taxed. Refuse to Compromise. Laborers employed by the Connecti- ent and IRhode Island company, who went on strike Monday for higher wages, have for the most part left town to work elsewhere. The men de manded $3.50 a day and refused to compromise with the company, which offered 1o pay them at the rate ot $3.25, on inc of twenty-five cents over the pay previously paid. The places of some of them have been filled, but there remains a short- age of men as the result of the strike which is causing a delay in the work of laying permanent pavement bhe- tween Plainville and Bristol for which their employers have the contract. Brief Ttems. Sequassen lodge will hold a regular meeting tonight in Odd Fellows' hall. Miss Beatrice Benzon of trong Court is visiting with relatives in New Jersey. Ase John Driscoll has returned from: yser Falls, Maine, where he spent a - visit with relatives. Mrs. James Hanley of Pierce street is entertaining her sister from West- erly, R. 1. Harold Corning of Church street is sojourning at Morris Cove. Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. Maple Hill Free demonstrations in canning will be given by Mrs. J. M. Dean of Hartford, at the Maple Hill school house on Monday afternoon, July 16, at 2 o'tlock. Children’s Night was observed by the Grange on Tuesday evening. The program consisted of songs, recitations and a flag drill by the children, Misses Sael and Alma Macy of New- ington gave a linen shower Tuesday evening at their home to Mis Lucy Smith of Maple Hill, who is engaged to Donald McKay of Hartford, Lester Morgan of New York has re- turned after visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Morgan of Robins avenue. Miss Myrtle Nordstrom avenue is spending her Farmington. of Robins vacation in Mrs, George Woram and son, Jack, spent a few days this week at Money Island. They visited Mrs. S. L. Free- man. Mrs. William Beeman and son, Wil- liam of Norfolk, Va, are the guests of Mrs, Henry Robins of the Center. Miss Harriet Kellogg of Newington and Miss Mabel Smith of Maple Hill are attending the Women's Foreign Missionary Conference at Northtield. How’s This? ‘We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can- mot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become known as_the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex- pelling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions. After you have taken Hall's Catarrh Cure “for a short time y:;,\:m:wng:;smai reat improvement in g(‘sllh. gtnrt taking Hall's Catarrh Cure at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. V. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio, 8old by all Druggists, Tc. JUDGE R. H. THAYER DEAD, Kingston, N. Y., July 12-—Rufug Hildreth Thayer of Albany, who wa a judge in the United States court for China from 1909 to 13 and former judge advocate general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, died here early today of apoplexy He was 68 years old, IFOR OFFICERS. Boston, July 12Z.—Officers of the National Guard not vet in federal service will attend a ten d train- ing school at Wakefield, sta®'ng on Saturday. The instruction = will be supervised by Acting Adjutant Ger. E. Leroy Sweeter. I TRAINING CAMP Pharmacy No. 591, the County Commissioners Hartford County: L hereby apply for Francis F. Grady's to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine, and cider, at 217 Main street, Town of. New Bri . 1 agree not to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors to be drunk on the premises; I agree not { to sell spirituous and intoxicating | liquors in quantities exceeding one gal- lon, except other than distilled liquors and those in quantities not exceeding five gallons; 1 agree to pay sixty-five dollars only for such license and that it shall be revocable for misrepresen= tation if I do not fulfill the foregoing agreements. And I, on oath, do state that the business there to be carried on is one in which 1 am engaged as employe of ihe proprietor ,and that I ant & licensed pharmacist. Dated at New Britain this 2nd day of July, A. D., 1917, THOMAS A. BURKE, 7 Applicant. L. R, Liggett Co. Beneficial Owners. We, the undersigned, are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, of the Town of New Britain and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing appli- cation of Thomas A. Burke for a l= cense, and hereby certify that said ap- plicant is a suitable person to be licensed pursuant to said application. Dated at N'ew Britain this third day of July, A. D., 1917, W. H. Cadwell, J. J. Walsh, Thos, F. Farrell, Thos. F, Flannery, An- tonio T. Fabah, I hereby certify that named signers and endorsers are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, in the Town of New Britain. « Dated at New Britain this 2nd day of July, A, D., 1917, p ALFRED L. THOMPSON, Town Clerk.” MULTIGRAPHS LETTER Fac-zimile of Typewriting done in 1, 3 and 3 colors with signaturea Letter Heads Printed. THE HARTFORD TYPEWRITER C. ING 16 State Ntrsed. Hertford. Conn. — NAGLE SANITARIUM «~D PRIVATE | HOSPITAJ- CEDAR STREET. NEW . BRITAIN. 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