New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 24, 1917, Page 7

' NEW_BRITAIN /‘DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917. ATTRACTIVE VACATION OUTFITTINGS AT OUR WELL STOCKED MEN’S DEPT. Just now at this season for summer outings and vacations, every man wants his going away bag well filled with a plentiful supply of shirts, socks, ties, underwear, and all the furnishings that add so much to mascu- line comfort and fittings as can be found anywhere, Our “Yorke” Shirts as you know from wearing them, are made as good as it is possible shirts, or attractively ‘stri attached collar styles, with choice of soft or stiff cuffs. $1.15 to $2.50 each. “Yorke” Silk Shirts, made of tub silks, fibre silks, fancy silks, with soft cuffs, and the nicest shirts possible at $3.98 to $5.98 each. The “Kremeta” Links for wear ‘with soft cuff shirts, are fully guar- anteed. Shown styles, you'll get a new Silk Four-in-Hands with choice of open end, or the French straight They are in plain colors or and wonderfully good for 50c to $2.98 each. tie. fancy stripes, Everything Correct in style and quality, moderate prices. ‘We have them all if pair breaks, appearance. We Good Grade make crepe, as well white, iped, neckband or to The ‘“Barker” “Barker” than 50 crepes and other in many pretty return and pair. well known for comfortable wearing, s e s s ss s s st e e beat for comfort and wears better, ter and you have choice of more up-to-the-minute Price is 15c each, 90c for six. “Phoenix” Silk Socks, wear well and none Choice of al the leading colors at B5c. These with clocking at 65c¢ pr. have as fine a stock of the needed oute and our prices are most moderate, Pajamas, nicely made of percales, madras, soisette, as fancy stripe fibre and tub silks $1.00 to $5.00 set. Collar can’t be correct fit. looks bet- styles. “Notaseme” Socks in mercerized lisles, are the best looking and best socks to be had for price, are still selling for 25c pair. in fibre silk for 35c pair. prices they have been. They Those Same old are too comment. They look better. Men’s Wash Cravats, cool looking, kinds madras or 1214 to $1.00 each. for silk, summer priced HAVING AN AUTOMOBIE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PU XCHASED OF UB. Berlin News NO ACTION TAKEN ON BERLIN BRIDGE Authorities Must Await Pleasure of Highway Commissioner RESIDENTS ARE INDIGNANT Day of Rest Proves Nemesis for Some - Automobile Owners—Election ot Officers by Inanda Club—Sunday School Picnic Tomorrow. On the afternoon of Monday, June 25, a truck from Meriden, which with the load it was carrying, weighed in the neighborhood of 10 tons, crashed through the bridgs Gver Hart's pond near the American Paper Goods company. The bridge was demolished beyond repair, noth- ing remaining but a twisted mass of metal girders and broken wood. A special town meeting was called by the officials of the town for Mon- day, July 2, for the purpose of taking sqme action relative to building a new bridge. At the meeting a committee was appointed consisting of the fol- lowing men: C. W. Stevens, W. T. Alling, G. B. Carter, C. B. Baldwin and J. J. Fitzsimons. This commit- tee was notified to look after the plans and specifications for the new structure, which had been decided t®pon, and submit a report at the next special town meeting scheduled for Friday, July 6. The second special town meeting was held according to schedule at which time it was voted to appro- priate $8,000 for the construction of a steel bridge 14 feet wide to be bulilt with a footbridge at one side to be 4 feet in width and that a special tax of four mills on the dollar be laid to cover the cost of construction. Plans were carefully laid and con- tracts about to be let when another crash came which upset all calcula- tions. Just before starting the work, First Selectman W. I. Alling deemed it ad- visable to confer with Highway Com- missioner Bennett and reccive any suggestions that the latter might of- fer. The commissioner did not ap- prove of the plans for the new bridgs and thought that a wider one was needed. Without his consent the first selectman was powerless to fol- low out the plans which were voted upon as satisfactory by the towns- cople Result: The old bridge, half of which is in Hart's pond and the other half suspended, is in the same posi- tion as when it was hroken down. Traffic across the stream is impos- sible, a detoUr of from one-half to two miles being necessary. Kensington residents are up in arms, asking, “‘Are we going to have A& new bridge this year or next?” Civilians are wont to lay the blame en the town authorities but from the preceding paragraphs it can be iscer- tained that they are not at fault, at least not to any material extent. State surveyers were in town last Thursday and Friday making sound- ings at Hart's pond and First Se- lerygadn Alling stated that presum- ably this week something definite will be learned from the highwayv commissioner regarding the kind structure he thinks is needed. Citizens this morning stated that they are at a loss to determine how the state has any jurisdiction in lay- ing any plans for the building of the bridge as it is making no appropria- tion towards its construction and opined that the commissioner should have stated something definite in re- gard to specifications before the spe- cial town meetings were held. More Auto Accidents. Saturday and Sunday seemed to ba a fatal day for autos in this vicinity in summing up the number of acci- dents that have taken place so far this summer. Saturday night, a run- about, carrying two people one of whom was a soldier, catapulted off the bridge near Tower's pond into the ditch. The car was badly demolishel but no one apparently was seriously injured although individuals who ar- rived at the scene shortly after the accident said the wearer of the khaki walked with a limp. The car was towed to a garage in New Britain the next day for repairs. Sunday afternoon residents of Main street were suddenly aroused by a noise which sounded like the ap- proach of a freight train and several citizens looking from the windows of their homes saw the truck of the New Haven Dairy Ice Cream com- pany coming down the Main strect hill at, as one man said, “A mile-a- minute .clip.” Seemingly the driver lost control of the machine as f{t brought up disastrously against a tel- ephone pole at the foot of the hill. The driver was uninjured although the car was considerably damaged. According to the man behind the wheel, a broken steering gear ac- counted for the accident. Inanda Club Elects Officers. The Inanda club, composed of the young people of the town, who are Just as eager as grown-ups to do their “bit” of sewing for the Red Cross and wounded soldiers across the sea, held their annual meeting last Thurs- | day at the home of Gadviga Chotkow- ski. At this time officers were elected as follows: President, Gadviga Chot- kowski; secretary, Ruth Graham; treasurer, Helen Nelson. The club, which meets every Thursday at the different homes throughout the village, will this week be the guests of Miss Marjorie Moore. Congressman Witnesses Will. The will of the late Francls J. | Sweet of this place has been filed in | the probate court in New Britain. Af- !ter all just debts have been paid, the testator bequeaths his estate equally to his two sons, Frank A. Sweet and Charles L. Sweet. The will, which was drawn on June 26, 1915, was wit- nessed by Congressman Augustine Lonergan, M. J. Dwyer and Agnes M. Kelly. Sunday School Picnic. The Episcopal Sunday school of East Berlin will hold their annual pic- nic at Westfleld Falls, Wednesday of this week. The 'bus will leave from |in front of the church.at 9 a. m. and |1 p. m. and will convey all those wishing to attend. ~If the weather is inclement, the affair wiil be postponed until Thursday. Berlin Briefs. Helen Cowles, soprano soloist in one of the churches in Meriden, istakinga three months’ vacation. Miss Cowles is the sister of Edward Cowles of this place. Mr.vand Mrs. William Nye and son of New Britain were visitors in East Berlin Sunday. The Boy Scouts have returned from thei¥ camping trip at the reservoir of a | where they have been enjoying them- selves for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Willlams of Meriden were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carnes of East Berln, Sunday. Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor of the Kensington Congregational church, is taking a three weeks' vacation. Dur- ing his sojourn he will spend a few days at Northfleld, Mass. ‘W. Dickinson, who has been visit- ing relatives in East Berlin, has gone to Madison where he will spend the summer. William Lyons was in Hartford on business yesterday. Edward Elton of Boston is visiting his sister, Mrs. George Lawrence, in East’ Berlin. Latest views of Berlin on sale at the Berlin Confectionery store.—advt. FIND THREE MEN T00 NEAR CABLE All Claim to Be Innocent of! Wrong Intentions New York, July 24.—United States army officers stationed at a point on the Coney Island shore arrested last evening two conductors and a train- man of the Nlew York central railroad and locked them up in the Coney Island police station, charged with at- tempting to destroy Atlantic cables. The prisoners are Conductors Wil- liam A. Horn of 156 Cooper street, Manhattan, and Robert Pollock of 1104 East Third street, Brooklyn, and Trainman Fugene Jones of 2818 Church avenue, that borough. All are Americans of middle age. They declare a serious mistake was made, that they were merely fluke fishing. At 7 o'clock, Sergeant Edward J. Velsor of the Forty-seventh regiment, who had a detail of 12 men, saw a 15- foot power boat, the Arab, apparently anchored about 75 feet off shore. He reported to Captain Charles Huffman and the latter instructed the sergeant to order the boat into deep water. The order was given, but no atten- tion was paid to it. Three men could be made out aboard and apparently they had no intention of moving. When the order was not obeyed Cap- tain Hoffman ardered a squad of men | to fire their rifles in the air. At the report of the guns the trio disappeared in the cabin of the Arab. Sergeant Velsor went out to the i launch in a small boat and boarded her. As he slipped on deck Pollock suddenly appeared and, according to the charge, assaulted the sergeant. The latter used the butt of his rifle on Pallock's head and Pollock then decided not to resist arrest. The three men were transferred into the small boat and taken to the cable house, where they were questioned. They declared they had not heard the order to go further off shore and were unaware of the presence of the guard until the shots were fired. This frightened them and they went into the cabin. They pointed aut there arc no signs indicating that cables are in the vicinity. Moreover, they said they did not anchor. In spite of their protests the men were taken to the police station. They will be turned over to the gov- ernment agents this morning and given a hearing in the United States district court, Brooklyn. i | Mrs. A. J. Martin will have charge of { ings will be under the direction of the | Plainville News METHODISTS READY 'FOR THEIR MEETING Annual Camp Meeting to Open Here Thursday Afternoon GRAND ARMY DAY THURSDAY Chautauquans Close Their Annual As- sembly and Make Way for Other Camp Ground Meetings—Veterans to Have Rcunion. Methodists have completed arrange- ments for the fifty-second session of the Plainville camp meeting which is to open at the camp grounds Thurs- day, continuing until August 6 and the officers of the New Haven district as- saclation, which has charge of the session, express confidence that the at- tendance will be large. They have re- ceived assurance that there is general interest among Methodists throughout the state in the session and the vari- ous churches of their denomination will send large delegations every day in addition to the representation which they will have among the camp ground dwellers. Selections of the various leaders of | the meeting have been made and some of those Who are to be in charge of departments are already on the grounds. S. S. Sands and Morgan Morgans will lead in the sunrise meet- ings and the daily devotional sessions. the junior league which will meet daily at 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. The musical and evangelical features of the meet- famous Rines brothers. league will meet every morning at 6:30 with Rev. J. W. Mace, E. H. Jones and O. H. Nichols as leaders. Thursday and Saturday the Epworth league institute is scheduled. The speakers will be C. A. Cushman, Rev. V. G. Mills, O. H. Nichols, Rev. F. F. Voorhees and Elmer Hough. Daily Sunday school conferences are also planned with Rev. F. W. Smith presiding. Rev. A. J. Smith, D. D., has accepted an invitation to canduct the love feast on August 5. The daily schedule is announced as follows, preaching to be at 10:30, 2 o'clock and 7:80. Sunday, July 29.—Rines all day. Monday, July 30.—Rines Brothers, Rev. C. E. Barto, Rines Brothers. Tuesday, July 31.—Rines Brothers, Rev. V. G. Mills, Rines Brothers. Wednesday, August 1.—Rines Brothers, Reve. A. H . Goodenaugh, Rines Brothers. Thursday, August 2.—Rines Bro- thers, W. F. M. society, Rines Bro- thers. = Friday, August 3.—Rines /Brothers, W. H. M. society, Rines Brothers. Saturday, August 4 —Rev. R. F. Shinn, Rev. N. E. Honnold, -Rines Brothers Sunday, August Smith (Love Feast), all day. Monday, August 6.—Closing exer- cises at 9 a. m .in charge of the dis- trict superintendent. Before the formal opening of the meeting on Thursday Grand Army day will be observed. Veterans from all over the state will come here for a re- union with their comrades. While the camp meeting is in pro- gress services at the local Methodist church will be omitted. Many of the members will visit the camp grounds to take part in the meeting. Chautauquans Prepare to Leave. With the completion of the Recog- nition Day program and the annual procession of the graduates this af- ternoon, Chautauquans started pre- parations for the ret"irn to their homes after having spent ten days at the annual assembly of the Connecticut Chautauqua association held at the camp grounds. | The exercises this afternoan at- tracted an exceptiondly large crowd to the meeting, graduates of classes held in connection with previous as- semblies gathered here to join in the exercises attending the closing of the 1917 meeting. A brilliant address on ““What's the Use of Brains” was given by Truman J. Spencer, president of the association, and the leader of the as- sembly. Mr. Spencer’s talk was preceded by the procession through the triumphal | arches which attended the presenta- | tlon of diplomas to those who suc- cessfully passed the various courses of study. Late this afternoon the alumni ban- quet will be served and tonight the Chautauquans will gather around the | camp fire and with song and story will bring their annual meeting a close. Simpson May Resign. James Simpson is understood to bs contemplating resigning as a member of the hoard of fire commissioners and in a few days the selectmen will probably have his letter explaining that he wishes to be relieved of his duties. Mr. Simpson has not stated his reasons for severing his connec- tion with the commission but it has been known for some time that he planned to give up his place. In the event of his resigning it is likely that an effort will be made to get Frederick L. Benzon to serve on the board. Murdered Man Drafted . Among the names appearing on the list of local men who are liable to be called early for service in the new army is that of Frank Tanner, a negro, who was murdered on July 4. Herman Harris ,who is under arrest for Tanner's death, was also resgis- tered here but his name is sufficient- ly far down the list to make it im- probable that he would be scheduled to appear before the examining board for the first army. Funeral of Mrs. Sederberg. The Epworth Brothers; 5.—Reve. A. J. Rines Brothers, to Funeral services for Mrs. Nanny Carlson Sederberg of this place, who died Sunday night at the isolation hospital in Hartford, were held this afternoon at 3 o’'clock in the Swedish Lutheran church ip New Britain, Rev. 8. G. Ohman officiated. Interment was in Fairview cemec- tery, New Britain. Expects Call to Service. Dr. Lawrence H. Frost went to | Hartford today to take a physical ex- | amination in connection the medical | reserve service. Dr. Frost is a mem- | ber of the medical reserves and he | expects to be called into service dur- ing the next month. Doctors called into the army are receiving commissions as first lieuten- ant and it is prohable that the local physician will serve in this capacity. Dr. Frost is lieutenant in the am- | bulance company of the first regiment | of the Home Guard. Brief Items. The Grange will hold a regular | meeting tonight in its hall on Pierce street. Farmers report that the danger | from plant lice which have infested potato gardens for the past few weeks is being gradually minimized. The pest has already done considerable damage here and has served to dis- | i courage a number of amateur farm- | ers. | Plainville young men, who will be | called to appear for examination, in ! connection with the drafting for the new army, will probably have to pre- sent themselves in Bristol for the | physical test. Dr. O’Connell of the exemption board, who will be fn ! charge of the examination of young men whose numbers taken early in the drawing, will be as- sisted by other physicians of this lo- ; cality. Notice, AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE—Reason- able rates. Day or trip. V. D. Glynn, Plainville. Tel 122, T-14-tg DEPENDENTS WILL BE WELL CARED FOR Aud Soldiers Will Be Insured Tor $1,000 Up-to $10,000 Washington, July 24.—The federal government's plan for insuring ofli- cers and men of the army, navy acnd marine corps against death and in- jury while in service has broadencd into complex program which would provide government allowances for families of soldiers and sailors and the rehabilitation and training of in- ! jured men to fit them for making livelihood after the war. The program was discussed at conferences yesterday among officials of the war, navy, treasury, commerce and labor departments, the labor committee of the Council of National Defense and the presidents ana other high officers of leading insurance companies of the United States. Issuance of insurance policies from $1,000 to $10,000 to officers and men at ordinary peace time rates, the government paying the extra cost; indemnities for total or partial dis- ability, and administration of the en- tire scheme by the government's war risk insurance bureau, which is a* present insuring officers and crews the | were | | If You Admire Artistic Things Come and revel in the beautiful displays of Fur- niture we're showing. There’s inspiration and edu- | cation here, for you'll acquire many new ideas for furnishing your home and come to know that this is truly a great Furniture store. e 00_TRNASYLL AARTFORD of American merchant vessels, &re among the outstanding features cf the proposed program. “The plan has not yet assumed de:i- nite form,” sald a statement issued ! the government allowance would d pend upon the size of the family ai as to others than the wife and ch dren, upon the actual dependency uj on the men. The family allowan at the treasury, ‘“but when it has | would be made only if the sailor been worked out in_all its funda- mentals and details Seécretary McAdoo will present it to the president ‘or his approval, and, if approved, the recommendation will be submitted to congress at an early date for its con- sideration. “The whole proposition is based on the fundamental idea that the gov- ernment should, as a matter of justice and humanity, adequately protect its fighting men on land and sea and their dependent families. It is pro- posed to impose on the public tre. ury the obligation of indemnify justly the men who have entere? o are about to enter the American army and navy. Under the plan discussed, is suggested that provision be made for the support of dependents of soldiers and sailors by giving them an allot- ment out of the‘pay of the men and also an allowance by the governmer. that officers and men be indemnified against death or total or partial dis- ability; that a system of rehabilita- tion and reeducation of disabled men be inaugurated and that the govern- ment insure the lives of sailors and soldiers on their application at rates of premium based upon ordinary risks. “‘Dependents of soldiers and suilors in service would be praovided for through allotments from ‘their pay supplemented by family allowances by the government. The amoun: of soldier makes an allotment for B dependents out of his pay.” CIVIL ACTION AVERTED. The case of Frank Nair vs. Lo Nair has been settled and will come to the courts for trial. The tion arose out of the demand of of brother that the property oppo: St. Mary's church, which was owni by them jointly, be sold or that o brother sell his share to the oth Louis Nair has arranged so that h hare goes to Samuel Kaplan, et a] owners of some property on the ca Arch and Winthrop stree change he receives the pro erty of Kaplan, et al, on Arch stred DR. HILL ACCEPTS. Rev. Dr. G. W. C. Hill, the South Congregational away on his vacation, has written Mayor Quigley accepting appoin ment as one of New Britain’s fo minute speakers who, at the reque of the government information b reau, are to deliver short prepare speeches at various theaters on tional topics. Thus far others wH have accepted are Lawyers P. McDonough and J. G. Woods and Mayor Joseph M. Halloran. pastor churt Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. SAVE YOUR POTAT0 FROM THE GREEN LICE PEST Don’t delay or all your past labor planting and cultivating will be wasted. 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