New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1917, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST i, 1917, Tp to and Including September 14th, Store Closes Undermuslins The Exquisite Philippine Hand and Hand Embroidered Garments.— Beautiful of the skill of the native women of these far away islands and made of the finest nainsook. New Ones Just Recelved. Have a look at the Gowns for $1.98, $2,98, $3.50, $3.08, $4.50, $4.98 and Great values. Envelope Chemise $2.98, Straight Chemise of grade at $1.98, $2.50, $2.98 Crepe de Chine Underwear, with varied dainty garments of wonderfully good grade at these popular prices: Envelope Chemise for $1.98, $2.98, $3.98 each. Gowns for $4.98, $5.98, $6.98 each. Camisoles 98¢, $1.50, $1.98 cach. Made $5.98 each. beauty for a large and specimens of special $3.50, $3.98. extra good showing of $3.98, Fridays at Noon. White Footwear ‘White Boots and Oxfords, a New Lot of Most' Desirable Kinds Has Just Been Reoceived by Us. Come ask to see the new white Canvas Lace Boots with white ivory soles, and white rubber heels. Also the white Blucher Oxfords, made the same with medium heels and welt soles The prices are: For Boots $5.00; Oxfords $4.50 pair. AT OUR BELT DEPARTMENT With self covered buckles, we of- fer White Kid Belts, a full line 115 to 3 inch widths, sized up to 40 inches, extra good at 50c, 65c,: 75c, and 98c cach. Patent Leather Belts, in all widths, from 1% to 4 inches, with sizes ranging up to 40 inch. Prices range from 25c to 98c each. Call at Belt department and see these of- P et e B araa Bt Baae s Ee s ferings. OUR MAIL DEPARTMENT BRIDGES THE GAP and brings you our store advantages at short notice, wherever you are. ‘Whether at shore, country, or mountain, within reach of post office, you need not want for a singlé needed thing, when an order from you will bring it quickly. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY REOCEIVING ALL DRY GOODS FUICHASED OF US. ' Berlin News NORMAN L. BUCKLEY ~DIES. IN' HOSPITAL Third Selectman Passes Away After Iliness of 13 Weeks WIFE DIED SHORT TIME AGO ‘Word Received From Highway Com- misioner by First Selectman Alling Bdirge Look | ' § —Prospects for Brighter—Fire ot Brickyard—Land Transfer. Norman Lewls Beckley, third se- 1&ctman of the town of Berlin, died last - night at Given's sanitarium in Stamford after an illness of 13 weeks. His death was due to nervous trouble mnd a complication of diseases, said to be brought on by the extreme heat. A short time ago the hospital officials thought he was on the way to com- plete recovery but owing to the tor- rjd weather he developed a fever and gradually grew worse until the time of his death. About ten weaks ago his wife was suddenly stricken i1l with a rheu- matic disease and shortly afterward died. On account of Mr. Beckley's critical condition it was thought best that the sad news be kept from him. He never learned of his wife’s death. ¥wo children survive, Louis and Doris. Louis graduated last spring from Colgate university and Doris is a senior at the High School. The funeral wil! be held tomorrow afternoon at his home and interment will be held in Beckly quarter. Rev. Samule Fiske was to officiate but on mccount of the fact that he left this meorning on his vacation the clergy- man has not been decided upon. Mr. Beckley was one of the most highly esteemed men in the town and came from one of the oldest families in the vicinity. He was born in Mid- dletown, August 7, 1856. the son of Lewis Beckley and Roxanna (Tryon) Beckley. He lived most of his life in Beckley quarter. He was the direct descendent of a family by the name of Beckley that settled in Beckley quarter over 250 years ago. For 16 years this family lived in that town before it was set- tled by other white men. About 30 years ago Mr. tQok as his bride Miss Roxanna Tryon of West Cromwel] and after the mar- riage they moved to Beckley whero they resided until the end. | People everywhere this morning expressed their grief and sympathy on Jearning of Mr. Beckley's death and because of the fact that Louis. aged 23, and Dorls, aged 15, a double loss. On account of Mr. Beckley’s modest #nd unassuming nature he was never In the limelight to any considerable extent However, his popularits amMong the town people was shown jast fall when he ran for first select- man. He was declared elected by the moderator but the decision was protested by Willard L. Alling. the other candidate, and taken to the su- have met with | | | gren of New Britain. North by assigns and land of Martin Crowley, partly tin Crowley and a highway. each; | beyond control. preme court where it was reversed in Alling’s favor. Land Transfer. A parcel of land and all live stock, farming tools and all crops growing on the place, located in the town of Berlin, has been transferred by Sven Gustafson of Berlin to C. A. and Ellen Bengston and Axel and Anna Dahl- The land i& bounded as follows: land of Carrie Bennett or by each; east by land of Mar- partly by south. by land of Isaac Alling or assigns and west by land of Marcus Jacops or asigns: Hurrah for Alling. After persistent efforts and several trips to Hartford in an effort to secure an interview with State Highway Commissioner Bennett, First Select- man W. I. Alling succeeded in locat- ing him yesterday. At the conference between the two men conditions re- garding the building of the new bridge over Harts pond near the American Paper Goods company, was discussed. As a result Mr. Alling is in receipt of a letter this morning from the has been living at the home of New- ton Baldwin. H. R. Clark of East Berlin has pur- chased a new automobile, A business meeting of Emma Hart Willard chapter, D. A. R., has been called for Friday at the home of Mrs. Leland Gwatkins. A number of the employes of the American Paper Goods Co. had to stop work Monday on account of the extreme heat. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hubbard of New Britain are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of a som Mr. Hubbard is a former resident of East Berlin. Mrs. Lacills has sold her farm and peach orchards to parties in New Bri- tain There was an ice cream social on the lawn of the Sacred Heart church of East Berlin last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alling plan to move to New Britain in the fall and have purchased a house there. Mr. and Mrs. James Holigan have returned from their wedding trip, E. H. Gaines of East Berlin expects to start this week on an automobile trip to Saranac Lake, N. Y. commissioner which is highly grati- fying. It seems as if at last the ma- chinery will be set in motion and the bridge constructed. The letter follows: Frist Selectman of the Town of Berlin, Dear Sir:—I send you herewith blueprints showing the location of the bridge at Kensington in the town of Berlin. onfirming conversation of this morning, and referring to section 12 of the rules of the road, motor ve- hicle law, page 54, I must insist that the bridge to be bullt by the town of Berlin shall be 21 feet of width, not including sidewalk. That 1is, that there shall be a clear roadway of 21 feet when the bridge is constructed. You realize that this does not in- clude an extra sidewalk which must be additional width, if the sidewalk is considered necessary. Very truly vours, C. J. BENNETT. Fire at Carbo’s Brick Yard. Fire which started at about 2 o’'clock last evening in one of the buildings at Carbo’'s brickyard com- pletely demolished the boiler and machine rooms. At 2:45 Chief Dame of New Brtain fire department ar- rived at the scene but the fire was The damage has not been estimated. Berlin Briefs. Sarah, Elizabeth and Mabel Cody of East Berlin have returned from their visit in Hartford, Miss Jeanette Honiss has gone to Madison where she will spend a few | days. Beckley | William Bunce of New York is visit- inug at the homestead in East Berlin. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congregational church, and his family left this morning for West Brookfleld, Mass., where will remain during the month of | August. The K. of P. of East Berlin held a meeting last evening Rev. Carleton Hazen and family are on a motor trip to Vermont. They will remain for about three | weeks. A number of friends of Miss Made- line Helnlein of Brooklyn, who is visiting Miss Grace Holigan, gave her a surprise social, Monday evening. A. H. Edgerly has sold his place to Mrs. Johnson, who for the past vear they | NGLISH MINISTER ON' PEACE MISSION Henderson’s Journey to Paris Causes Flurry in London London, Aug. 1.—The fact that a member of the cabinet, Arthur Hen- derson, minister without portfolio in the war council, had gone on a mis- sion to Paris with the pacifist Ram- suy MacDonald, M. P. George, James ‘\\'ardle. chairman of the labor party in the house of commons, and Rus- slan delegates aroused great agitation amohg the members of parliament tand seems to threaten trouble in the government. The purpose of the jour- I ney is to confer with French social- | ists in regard to the proposed confer- ence of Allied socialists at London and the subsequent international confer- ence at Stockholm. ! The crux of the matter lies in the ‘facl that Mr. Henderson, since her -e | turned from Petrograd. reversed his intlltuds on the question of the British | labor party and socialists meeting the German representatives at Stockholm and now advises them to rescind the general resolution agalnst joining the conference with enemy delegates. Mr. Henderson has not publicly explained his change of views, but it is known [ to be the result of his visit to Russia. It is stated that the heads of labor | parties officlally accepted his advice | Which, nevertheless, seems to have caused a crisis in the party, which is now unanimous in its support of Mr. Henderscn The government has been closely questioned in the house of commons in the past few days on the subject of Mr. Henderson's mission to Paris and the admission by Wndrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, that it was settled without the govern- ment's knowledge and that the gov- ernment was ignorant of what he was doing in Paris has increased the gen- l Plainville News WATCHMAN SAVED BY PLUCKY FIREMAN Patrick Flood Found Unconscions in Smoke-Choked Room LANTERN CAUSE OF FIRE | Blaze in Bristol Knitting Mill Does Small Damage—Watchman Nearly Suffiocated When Found—Local Concern May Make Bomb Throwers. Timely Arrival of firemen un doubtedly saved the life of Patrick Flood, watchman in the local plant of the Bristol Manufacturing company last evening when a lantern, which he was carrying, probably exploded, starting a fire in the “boarding” room, the flames communicating so quickly to rags stored in the department that he was rendered unconscious and un- able to protect himself. His insensible form was carried fream the smoke choked room by one of the fire fighters and he was later removed to Bying- ton's drug store where he was at- tended by Dr. L. H. Frost. Although suffering from painful burns his con- dition is not regarded as serious. The fire was extinguished before it had made progress but the damage caused by water which fell in showers from the automotic sprinklers will amount to considerable. Definite information as to the origin of the blaze was not obtainable today but the theary generally accepted was that the watchman's lantern exploded as he was making his rounds through the mill, his clothing catching fire. Chief Norton and his men responded to an alarm sent in from the factory about 9:30 o'clock. As he groped his way through the ‘“‘boarding” room in which the blaze started, Edward Con- lin, cne of the firemen, stumbled over Flood, who was lying en the floor with his clothing afire. The unconscious man was carried out and the firemen attacked the blaze which was beginning to eat its way through the ceiling. The considerable amount of rags in the room to which the fire had spread made the smoke so dense that the blaze was fought with difficulty. It was extinguished, however, before it made very gredt headway. Flood was burned about the shoul- ders and chest. His broken lantern was found beside his unconscious form and it is believed that it had ex- ploded. ~The watchman, after re- | Covering from .the effects of the smoke, was too dazed to give any ex- planation as to where the fire started. He claimed he could not remember seeing any fire and he thought he might have been overcome by .smoke, his clothes catching fire from his lantern. May Make Bomb Throwers. While no official admission has been made of the report that the Barlow bomb dropping device will be manu- factured in the local plant af the Marlin company, the rumor that the plant is to be utilized in munitions making persists and the belief is prevalent that the local factory may play an important part in the fight for democracy. Officials of the company announced vesterday that work on new buildings is to be started in the near future and over 13,000 feet of floor space will be added to the factory, doubling the room now available for use. When the new plant is finished the officials state they expect to employ nearly four hundred men, many of whom will be skilled workers. They have 110 on the payroll at present. The company proposes to extend the manufacture of double row ball bear- ings. The Marlin company of which the local corporation is a subsidiary, Is preparing to start the manufacture of bombs and bomb throwing devices, and although no announcement to that effect has been made, it is gen- erally believed that at least certain parts of the munitians machinery will be made here. The construction of the new build- ing will be done under the direction of H. J. Brault, acting in conjunction with C. C. Sibley, the Marlin com- pany's construction engineer. If the revised plans of the company, which until a few days ago, proposed to move most of its business to its Philadelphia plant, do not miscarry there will be a big influx of skilled workmen in Plainville and impetus to the town's growth will result. The Plainville Realty company is doing considerable building in the hope of helping to solve the housing problem but the indications are that many homes in addition will have to be constructed if the Marlin company’s men are to make Plainville their resi- dence. Plainville Man in Service. That Plainville is ‘“‘doing her bit” in the interests of the nation, not only by subscribing to Liberty Loans and Red Cross funds but by con- tributing towards the man strength of the military forces is evidenced from the fact that there are at present over thirty young men from here in the service. Should the town be ap- portioned a quota in proportion to that required of cities for the new army, it is believed that it would be eral irritation. Lobby correspondents say that the war cabinet, of which Mr. Henderson is still presumably a member, although his place was taken by George N. Earnes while he was in Russia, {s greatly embarrassed by the turn events has taken. i Mr. Henderson’s fellow miembers of the labor party in the ministry met in the house of commons last evening to discuss the situstion but decided to awalt lis return before acting. C. S. HILLS & CO. HARTFORD SECOND WEEK OF OUR ANNUAL SALE OF BED BLANKETS We cannot emphasize this fact too strongly that prices on all grades of Blan- AGEN’I‘B FOR STANDARD: PATTERNS: Hartford Sllk Sto! kets will be very much higher. Placing our orders nearly six months ago enables us to offer values that are simply incomparable with the present market prices. Take advantage of the redue- tions this week and save at least 25 per cent. on every pair. REGULAR $1.98 COTTON BLANKETS . 'FOR THIS SALE $1.63 PER PAIR REGULAR $2.60 COTTON BLANKETS ..FOR THIS SALE $2.25 PER PAIR REGULAR $6.00 WOOL BLANKETS REGULAR $7.50 WOOL BLANKETS Camping and “Army”" Blankets at sale prices. reductions. - .FOR THIS SALE $3.98 PER PAIR ..FOR THIS SALE $5.19 PER PAIR Also better grades at similar entitled to enough credits for volun- tary enlistments to makKe conscrip- tion here unnecessary at this time. However, as Plainville 'is but a part of a district, the town will apparently be obliged to send additional young men into the service. Among those who have enlisted from this place are ; Corporals Earl Madeley, Leon Roberts and James Livingstone and Privates Frances Barnes, Willlam Bartlett, Harry Judd, ‘Walter Livingstone and Anthony Cut- tuci, all of Company I, First Connec- ticut Infantry; Private Emil Hed- quist of Company M,; Private Albert J. Conklin, aerlal squadron, stationed at San Antonio, Texas; Francis P, Skelly, Judd Wadsworth, Albert Allen, Wesley Russell, Walter Hirsch, Wil- | llam Forshaw, Bruce Gilbert, Ray- mond Roberts, Clarence Hemingway, Harold Hemingway, Elmer Howard, Eugene Parkinson, James Fox, Wi liam Nichols, Frank Nichols and Wal- ter Forshaw of the navy: Harold Lamb, naval reserves; Harry Fisher, Merton Lamh and William Butler. | regular army, and Clifford Cowles, radio branch. The town will have other voluntary enlistments in a short time according to present indications. Among the prospective workers in the cause of democracy is Dr. L. H. Frost, who has been recommended for a commis- slon as first lieutenant in the medi- cal reserve corps. Dr. Frost has pass- | ed the necessary examinations and the receipt of his commission is ex- pected in the near future. Price of Milk Jumps. Mr. High Cost of Living is again making a drive with milk and the townspeople, beginning today, are to pay more for that necessity than ever before in the history of Plainville. Milkmen have advised their custom- ers that in the future they will have to pay 12c instead of 1lc a quart for milk. The farmers claim that because of the great advance in the cost of grain they have been forced to increase the selling price of milk and they report that even 12c a quart will not bring them sufficient returns for the profit which thelr investment and work warrants. Factories Close. Because of the excessive heat, practically all the local factories sus- pended operations early yesterday, permitting their employes to seek a breath of fresh air in the open. The Elm City Brass and Rivert company and the foundries remained closed to- day, the owners thinking it inadvis- able to ask the men to work with the mercury climbing beyond the hun- dred mark. The Plainville plant of the Bristol Manufacturing company was not in operation yesterday afternoon but the closing, however, was due to a break down in the engine room rather than the heat. Brief Items. Two women shoppers succumbed to the excessive heat while trading at the A. & P. Company's store vester- day. Other heat prostrations were reported from other sections of the town but in no case was the patient very seriously affected. Frank Bowen of New York city is visiting his mother, Mrs. Margaret Bowen of East street. Mrs. Robert Thorne and son have returned from a visit to Maine. The Women's Foreign Missionary socleties will have their annual meet- ing at the camp grounds tomorrow in connection with the Methodist camp- meeting. L. S. Mills of 58 East Main street, is conducting a course of lectures in citizenship in the summer school at the State Normal school at Danbury I ‘Fungus Disease May Be Prevent- Virginia is urged to spray at ence repeatedly. How to Make Bordesux M Home-made Bordeaux mixture the best. Use: Bluestone (ceppar .uxphsu), | Quicklime Water .. . 50 Prepare the copper sulphate | suspending it in a gunny sack just | i low the surface of several gallons| | water in a clean barrel. When sulphate is dissolved, which requ three or four hours, remove the and stir into the barrel enough tional water to make exactly 5 lons of the copper solution. Prepare the lime by slaking it s! ly and thoroughly in a cleay b | strain and add enough additionel / ter to make exactly 25 gallong of I milk. Stir thoroughly. Pour the two ingredients tegeth | into another barrel, or better diregt nto the spray tank, if it will hold gallons. It is highly important to the mixture very thoroughly apd strain both ingredisnts before are comb.ned, as otherwise clogg of the spray nozzles might result. a copper of bronz. wire strainey cighteen meshes to the inch. Do put copper sulphate or Bord mixture into tin or iron vessels; wood or copper containers. Mix Bordeaux as needed and apply once. Tt is never so good after \t settled. Where poisons such as lrnnlq lead are to be combined with Mol deaux mixture, add the polsen & the two solutions are mixed. T stir well. 5 Stock Bordeaux Solutions. Those who use Bordeaux mixtu frequept]y and in quantity will find convenient tg keep concentrated stoel solutions on hand, as these keep in definitely if the water which evapo rates is replaced. Build an elevsted platform to held the barrels. The night before the di you wish to commence spraying susi pend fifty pounds of copper sulph to dissolve in a fitty-gallon barrel water. Slake fifty pounds of limg i another barrel. Add,water to mel | fifty gallons of lime milk. When Ber; deaux mixture is needed, stir bet! barrels well and take’ four gallen: from each stock barrel. Dilute thg copper sulphate in one barrel by add SPRAY POTATOES T0 STOP LATE BLIGHT 4 ed With Bordeaux Mixture Washington, Aug. lL.—Potato late blight, a fungous discase, capable of causing enormous destruction, has appeared In several states from Maine to New Jorsey and West Virginia, ac- cording to the United Stotes Depart- ment of agriculture. The blight curred early vear and reports show that it more prevalent than usual. While in some flelds the blight is already beyond control, prompt | spraying with Bora aux mixture will. ! in most cases, still be effective, the specialists advise. Unless potato grow- ers spray thoroughly with Bordeaux | that the large po- tato crop that has been promised will not be realized. as late blight if un- controlled, is capable of reducing the national crop at the rate of 2,000,000 bushels per day. 5 Potatoes in the northern states are just beginning to forme tubers. To produce a large crop the tops must be kept healthy till frost, as the tub- ers increase in size most rapidly dur- ing the last weeks of the season. The late blight kills the tops, gnd causes the tubers to rot in the ground. The blight starts in a few centers in the fleld where diseased potatoes planted. Brown spots develop on the leaves and a whitish mildew appears on their undersidas Frequent rains and warm, mugey weather furnish ideal conditions for the development | of the blight under which the foliage blights rapidly, the leaves hang black- ened and dead and the tubers begin oc- this o] ! mixture, they fear were i to rot. Dry and hot weather on the | ing enough water to make 25 gallons)] other hand tends to check the prog- | Dilute the lime milk in another bar-) ress of the blight, but owners | rel, by adding enough water to mak should spray immediately and 25.gallons. Stir each theroughly: not trust their crops entirely to im- | Combine the two as in previous dire provement in weather conditions. tions. Thorough agitation is As an effective preventive of late blight Bordeaux mixture has proved its value for 25 years. ~Every grower from Maine to Michigan and south to ‘tial in making goor Bordeaux mixture, = Buy an Indiana truck.——advt. THE POPULAR SHOE STORE - GOOL SHOES! We've lines of Cool Footwear for Men, Women and Children. In camp, at the seashore, for tennis or just at home, you'll need a pair of cool Shoes. In Canvas, Nu-Buck or Tan Leathers. Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps, som:2 with Rubber Soles and Heels. A complet: stock at reasonable prices, The Shoeman most Mr. Mills is one of the state supervis ors of schools and has written a book on Connecticut government. AISHBERG 841 Main §t, Hartford SEmmmm——)\SK THE CLERK FOR § & H. GREEN STAMPS