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

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1017. Up to and Including September 14th, Store Closes Fridays at Noon. For Hot Weather Dresses anl Waists Choose From: These Tub Stuffs Any woman with a bit of taste, and deft fingers, can, with the aid of the MoCall Patterns, which come in the very latest styles and for which we are the Hartford agents, make herself lots of pretty garments from the beautiful wash materials we will call attention to here. Now is the time to make selection. Others will not be as cheap again, for with the rising quick clear out. Many kinds are at deeply cut prices to make a costs on all cotton fabrics, we will have to pay the present market prices on new lots as we procure them. the benefit. CHOOSE FOR SKIRTS from some nice Striped were $1.00, yard Others of regular 66c quality, in figured and fancy stripes are re- duced now to 80c¢ Corduroys of regular 58c grade, also® Oxfords and black and white, stripe effects for 45c yard. BUY YOUR PERCALES Now before they advance again which will be very sqon. grades in 26-inch width. assortment of patterns, 15¢c and 189c yard Will soon be Better ‘Take Ad: selling now for N Gaberdines that 35¢ white and colore: yard. a yard. Gaberdines in plain and fancy ing in 32-inch wi Makes the ‘nicest able wash dresse girl, while they 25¢ yard, We offer two Large colors, great material 19¢ and 26c yard lvantage Now. 20c yard. with satin stripes. dresses and waists, stripes, checks and plain Choose from these mentional and get NICE QUALITY VOILES, in fact T6c grade, in pretty designs on d grounds, = some Fine for ocool price now 50c GINGHAMS VERY POPULAR, we are offering a very large show- dth, pretty plaids, oolors. and most service- s for woman or launder perfectly 36-INCH BEACH CLOTH, in finished to look like linen, for walsts and dresses, in two qualities for 25¢c and . BAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PU RCHASED OF US. Beriin Ngws DRAFT NOTICES APPEAR IN BERLIN “Bewen 75 and 100 Blghes o | Be Examined Saturday DR. GRISWOLD ON BOARD| Drainage Conditions at Railroad ' Bridge to Be Bettered—Fill Out the Blank—Home -Guard Has Drill and | Inspection in Town hall As near as can be estimated, be- tween 75 and 100 draft notices were sent out yesterday, arriving at bath the Berlin and Kensington post | offices this morning. These notices were sent out by the local selection | board and came from Avon. As this | board has no list of those persons to whom they were sent it is not defi- | nitely known how many reached Ber- lin. Up to noon only a few of these conscription notifications had been | called for and authorities expressed | the opinion that it would be a hard | task to reach some of the foreign ele- | iment. This theory was based on the fact that a few of them never pay | even occasional visits to the post of- fice and, as their addresses are un- ‘known, it will, in some cases, be im- possible to notify them. For this reason it is thought that « large number through ignorance will have to be apprehended by the eauthorities. Each eligible is supposed fo keep In touch with the local ex- emption board and find out when and at what time he will have to appear. The non-receipt of the notification through the mails 1s no excuse and anyone not appearing at his specified will be liable to arrest. For the benefit of persons of for- elgn extraction it was deemed ad- visable to state in this column that the local selection board will meet in the Town hall at Plainville on Satur- day of this week. If anyone has not wecetved notification to appear and has | not kept in touch with the board and tHinks that his name was among the first 1,000 drawn it would be well to put in an appearance at that time. Dr. Griswold of Berlin has been ssked by local board to appoint two other doctors besides himself to rep- resent the town of Berlin. The men appointed are: Dr. Hodgson of East Berlin and Dr. Dunning, who is prac- tiging with Dr. Griswold. These three men will help with the examinations which will be carried on at Plainville. Tn order not to leave the inhabitants of the town without medical assistance, one man will stay in Berlin and the two others will aid with the examinations. During the day the men will change places with each other. Ag there are a number of friendly aliens in this district the statement made by Provost Marshal General Crowder may have some effect on the tion because of nationality be prompt- ly accepted for service. Friendly aliens who have not de- clared their intentions to become citizens but are ready and willing to serve are qualified to enter the serv- ice of the United States whether or not they have taken out their first papers. Alling Starts Something. Partially on his own initiative and partially at the advice of the county health officer, First Selectman W. I. Alling ordered a gang of men to dig up the drain near the railroad bridge ! today. The reason for this move was to find out just who was to blame for the stagnant water which forms every | day under the bridge. ] Excavation, it is claimed, showed that thes sewage came from a nearby hotel and ran into the cesspool which is built on the public highway. This in itself, according to Selectman Al- ling's statement is a violation of the law for all cesspools must be on per- sonal property. The tile drain run- ning from the cesspool has evidently become clogged, thus causing an over- flow which has segregated in pools. This condition h been prevalent for many weeks. The county health officer was in town yesterday and he and Dr. Gris- wold went over the matter thorough- 1y. According to the local health officer’s statements the case will probably be aired in court Thursday morning. If conditions are not bet- tered some definite action will be taken by the authorities. Fill Out a Blank. A number of the citizens of the town have asked if- there is any man- ner by which they can determine the names of the local young men who have heard the call to the colors. As a suggestion the Herald is willing to co-operate and Wi a campaign similar to the one beifig carried on at present in New Britain. Tt is no more than fair that an ‘“honor roll” be published and kept of those who ‘iSilVIt:'s. VZ‘ J. l?el"orrest of New York is Vi ng her sister, Mrs. J. B. of East Berlin. i Emma Hart Willard Chapter, D, A. R., will meet Friday afternoon at 4 P. m. at the hame of Mrs. L. Gwatkins. BOOTLEGGERS SFLL BOOZE T TROOPS Reported to Be Doing Good Busi- ness in New Hayen New Haven, Aug. 7.— ‘Bootlegging"” ia term which ordinary citizens have small \occasion to use in New Haven, where cafes are open for definite hours of the day—seems to have come into its own here, at lcast for the time being. Since the federal law which prevents the sale of liquor to soldiers and sailors in uniform has been passed' those men in the service who like their daily potion of the ftronger drinks have found it in- creasingly difficult to procure the goods. Although the police realize that the number of soldiers who deliberately set out to quence their thirst in this Wwise is exceedingly small in compari- son with the whole number of men encamped at Camp Yale yet.the evils of bootlegging, which consists of a civilian buying a bottle of liquor and re-selling it to the soldier at large profit, have not been minimized. In the first place the stuff sold by the bootleggers is in many cases of an exceedingly poor quality and likely to do more injury than a larger quan- tity of nobler ancestry, and the fact that in most instances the liquor sold have volunteered their services for the sake of democracy. On page 2 of this paper a blank . will be found. If you have a son i or kinsman in any branch of the service, fill it out, give it to the Ber- lin reporter or lcave it at either the Berlin or the Kensington post office. Home Guard Meeting. The Home Guard has been trans- ferred from column C to column A and has the honor of being the first company A. This is the Tesult of the fine appearance they made last even- | ing when reviewed by Colonel Burpee and staff of Hartford last evening in the Town hall. They had a short drill last evening after which inspection was in order. The Colonel was very much pleased with their drill, and general appea ance and complimented them . very highly. Under .the instruction of Captain Beckett they are now able to perform like seasoned veterans. Berlin Bri There will be an apron and faod sale at the Methadist church in East Berlin tomorrow at 4 o’clock. Workmen of the Connecticut com- pany are at work on the tralley line between Berlin and Kensington. The Epworth league will have an ice cream sale on the church lawn of the Methodist church of East Berlin this evening Lucius C. Bushnell has returned from Middletown after a vacation of three weeks, number of exemptions. The ruling communicated to the local exemption Ddoards directs that all friendly aliens *he walve their rights for exemp- Miss Mabelle Barnes of East Berlin is home from Boston for the month. . William Chamberlain will spend the is whiskey or gin, tends to bind the buyer to the drinking of harder stuff than beer or other forms of malt beverages. There has been no general order issued to the police against bootleg- ging but both military and police au- thorities are known to be on the watch to halt whatever sales of liquor are now being made to soldiers. The federal law provides a stiff pen- alty for those convicted of the crime. City Attorney Whitaker keenly feels the situation. “I'd like to get hold of some of those fellows,” said he. “Of course, 1 could only prosecute them under the state statutes which provide for a fine or jail penalty. They could, no doubt, be turned over to the federal authorities after we had finished with them.” FORMER BOSTON PITCHER DEAD Pittsfield, Aug. 7.—Attorney Ed- ward Wiseman of Boston, 24 years old, died In this city today. Seven | years ago he was with the Boston National league baseball club as pitcher, going to that club from the Boston Latin High school. The body will be taken to Boston for burial. | | Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. JEWS ARRIVE Berne Aug. 7.—Forty-two women and children, the families of Ameri- lcan Jews. arrived here today from | Jerusalem. They are bound for New York. Their journey from Jerusalem AT BERNE. week in Colchester vt malatives, took three weeks. ! fell in the path of a trolley car. A Plainville News OVER SEVENTY GET ORDERS T0 REPORT Large Number of Plainville Meén to Be Examined Saturday SOME CAN'T BE 'LOCATED Malil Carriers Unable to Deliver Nine Letters Sent Here By Exemption Board—Many Aliens Included in First Batch to Report—Woman Jailed. Over seventy ycung men who reg- istered for conscripticn on June 5 re- celved letters last night or' this morn- ing instructing them to present them- selves for physical examination Sat- urday at the Town hall here. They are to be inspected by a company of physicians who have volunteered their services to determine who among the men are fit to stand the rigors of life in the trenches, the ‘“local” board, consisting of Herbert Knox Smith of Farmington, B. I. Miller of Avon, and Dr. T. G. O'Connell of Bristol, de- clding later as to whether those who pass are to join the new army or re- main at home to look after their de- pendents or coniinue their work in the manufacture of products that will be of aid to the nation in the prose- cution of the war. A number of doctors invited by the board to assist in the examinations and the corps of clerks rccruited by Stanley 8. Gwillim will be on hand Saturday morning at 6:30 to perform the dutles required of them, They will work continucusly until all who appear are examined, with a short recess for lunch. Of the 1,000 regis- trants in the district instructed to be examined to determine their eligibility for places in the quota of four hun- dred, 300 represented Berlin, Plain- ville and Southington will report at the Town hall here Saturday. Nearly one-half of this number will come from Southington, the remainder being almost equally divided between the other two towns. The registrants will have to depend entirely on the letters sent out by the district board for information as to whether they are included in the first batch to report. Chairman Smith told the Herald today that because of the great amcunt of ‘‘red tape” in their work they found it impossible to make out lists either for publication or for | posting in the various towns in the district at this time. At a later date they propose to have the serial lists on file 1n the town clerk’s office co rected to show the order in which each registrant is to be drawn. The list is in possession of the clerk of the board, B .I. Miller of Avon, and is open to inspection, but no copies have been made. the district board neglecting to follow the same course as that taken in other places where official statements containing the | names and numbers of all ordered to appear were given to the press. Under the law it is the duty of each registrant to find out the order in which his number was drawn, and the non-receipt of a letter from the dis- trict board will not serve as an ex- cuse for his failure to appear for physical examination should his name be among the first thousand in the district. This feature is liable to be put to a test here, as the malil carriers have thus far been unable to locate nine of the men to whom letters have been addressed by the board. The letters held at the post office bear the names of Louis C. Hanrahan, Edmon J. Blanchard, Edwin J. Blanchard, Patsy Di Russo, Wladyslaw Biakowysa, Rocco Bricese, Ravmond Luise, John Katchifty and Concetto Marchetti. Among those in Plainville who will have to appear Saturday there are a number of friendly aliens, who are exempt from service and several regis- trants who will not be taken because of the fact that they have dependents. Bven should eighty per cent of those called from here pass the physical ex- amination, it is doubtful if there will be twenty whose claims for exemp- tion will not be regarded as valid by the board. R ‘Woman Sent to Jail. Mrs. Mary Woodworth imbibed too freely of that which cheers last night and as a result she found herself in court this morning. Carrying a well developed “‘jag,” she left her home in search of her husband. She went into the cafe of the Hotel Clarendon and demanded that she be taken to her husband. She questioned the statemernt that “‘Friend Hubby" was not in the place and she picked out a young man at the bar, designating him as her ouse. The man denied that he had ever called her “‘the lovli- est girl in the world” and refused to accompany her. Mrs. Woodworth finally left the saloon and in crossing the road she Con- stable Marino picked her up and es- corted her to the lock-up. In court this morning Justice E. P. Prior imposed a sentence of thirty days in jail in her case. She had been before him on previous occa- slons and seemed to be benefitted but little by the leniency shown her. Halts Trip to Jail. ‘When Constable Marino was on his way to Hartford after court with Mrs. Woodworth and John Lawrence, who had also heen sentenced to thirty days in jall, he met a drunk at the center who was unable to navigate. He took his two prisoners to.Grand Juror Norton's store where they were accommodated with shelter while he carted “Mr. Jag" to the lock-up. The prisoner was too drunk to sive | his name. John Saunders, who with Lawrence yesterday, was arested escaped & | i jail sentence, Justice Prior electing to | give him another chance. May Come Here October 1. That Rev. Edwin C. Gillette, who has accepted a call to the pastorate of the local Congregational church, may come here early in October is indicated in the letter of resignation sent to the Congregational church in Canaan of which he has been pastor for the past fifteen years. Mr. Gil- lette has asked to‘be relieved of his work in that town on October 1 to permit of his appearance here on the first Sunday in tbat month. The Canaan minister is held in high esteem by his feliow townsmen and the members of his church are so interested in his success that it is likely his wish to have his resigna- tion accepted before October will be granted. In his letter of leave-taking he said: ‘“‘Here in your homey and comfortable parsonage has centered all our home life, here were born our two children and here we have re- ceived from the many friends every courtesy and deeply cherished ex- pressions of good will and affection. I can assure you, my friends, that such ties as these cannot be easily or painlessly broken. But for some time I have felt that I should not stay beyond my fifteenth anniversary. I.have been considering two calls | which have been ®xtended to me, one in eastern Massachusetts and the oth- er here in Connecticut. “I have now decided to accept the one which will keep me in the asso- ciations of this state and not very far from the friends in this church. The church in Plainville ig the ono with which I have been led to cast my lot. ‘““According to the terms of my call | here, 1 am supposed to give this| church three months’ notice; but I am going to ask you to release me | in two months, that I may be able to | assume the new duties on the first Sunday of October. I make this re- quest feellng sure that the work will not suffer thereby."” Seven Blasts Call Guard. | Captain J. H. Trumbyll of the Home Guard has made arrangements to have the fire whistle sounded in case the services of his command are needed to quell a riot or otherwise | perform the duties for which they enlisted. Beven blasts of the fire whistle will call out the local com- pany, the members of which will as- semble immediately to receive com- mands from the senior officer on hand. The Plainville company is now a well drilled military organization and is ready at any time to respond to a call for service. Brief Items. The Grange will have a regular meeting tonight in its hall on Plerce street. Miss Anna Murphy of Whiting street, has gone to Freeport, Maine, where she will spend a few weeks | in camp with friends. Miss Leona Danes avenue is Litchfleld. Judge Byington will give a hearing in the probate court on August 11 on the petition of Epaphroditus Peck for permission to settle a claim of Jeremiah Lewis against the estate of Sylvester N. Ryder of which he is ex- ecutor. Among the enlisted men with which Plainville should be credited George H. Young is conspicuous. Mr. Young has served in the army for ten vears and is now ‘“somewhere on the At- lantic” on the U. S. S. Reid. He is chief petty officer on the destroyer. Young served in the Phillipine Islands when the Moros rebelled and also took part in settling the recent dis- turbances in Haiti. of Forestville visiting with relatives in PASTORS GOING TO WAR. Fair Haven Ministers Now With Sec- | ond Regiment. New Haven, Aug. 7.—The pastors | of two churches in Fair Haven ha\'el each been granted a year's leave of absence in order that they may act | as religious instructors to the mem- | bers of the Second regiment during their stay in Charlotte, N. C. and | later in France, where they will work “BLIND ALBERT’ OF ' INOW YOU CAN SAVE MONEY! Our Midsummer Sale gives many opportunitiesy Come in and learn more about the great values in REFRIGERATORS BABY CARRIAGES GAS RANGES VERANDA FURNITURE RUGS AND DRAPERIES ALL REGULAR LINES CUT 10% E FLINT-BRUCF, sence that the pastors might con- | tinue in their patriotic endeavors. i Both are popular with members of | the regiment. ! 1 SEAMOUR IS DEAD Famous Resident Pa_sses On At the Age of T2 ! 1 Seymour, Aug. 7.—Albert J. Lewis, townspeople “blind Albert,” died Sunday at the home of his sister, Miss IElla Lewis, 40 Franklin street, An- sonia, following an illness of only a few weeks. He was 72 years of age. Mr. Lewis spent practically of his life at his old Wood- bridge where he was very well known, as well as in Seymour He was the son of Preston and Fannie (Carring- ton) Lewis. When Mr. Lewis was only seven or eight years of age he suffered an attack of scarlet fever which eventually resulted in total blindness. Since the death of his parents he con- tinued to live in the old family resi- dence not far from the Seymour and Woodbridge town line, alone, and went to Ansonia only a few weeks ago where he remained at the home of his sister until the end came. Mr. Lewis is survived by three sisters, Mrs, B. L. Post of California, Miss Ella Lewis of Ansonia, and Mrs. W. A. Baldwin of Seymour. It was remarkable the manner in which Mr. Lewis was able to get about from place to place, blind as he was. Perhaps if it were not far his old faithful horse, which he had had for | vears, it might not have been so easy for him to travel. This horse appar- ently knew that its owner was blind, | as all home in for it just seemed to assume the re- sponsibility of carrying Mr. Lewis to Seymour and home again safely. Did All His Own Shopping. Until Mr. Lewis became ill, he at- tended to all of his marketing, et » in co-operation with the Y. M. C. A. camp there. The Rev. Harris E. Starr, | pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational | church, and the Rev. Orville A. Pet- | ty, are the two men. | In each case the church societies very generously granted leaves of ab- making frequent trips to Seymour | where he ‘was seen time and again feeling his way along the streets with his walking stick. After reachirg this town, he would hitch his horse perhaps better known to many of the | of his purchases, and then back to Woodbridge. Eve knew him and seemed to undersy just what he always wanted, but] faithful horse seemed to know best of all. - The memory of Albert” will linger in the minds local people for some time to One thing which is worthy of tion is the fact that with his frequ trips to Seymour and the amount of travel over that particy ! road. Mr. Lewis had never met accident. The fact that he was 10 ily blind would be ample excuse a collision with an automobile. About three months ago wh Lewis felt that he would no longer able to drive back and forth withi team, as he could feel his health ing rapidly, and rather than al any one else to own his faithful horse, he killed it himself. He s to several of his friends in Sew: that he could never sell that horse ter serving him so faithfully all t] vears. When he realized that his @ days of usefulness were about at end, he decided one day to put horse ‘out of the way lest it shol fall into the hands of others after death. From that time on, when | had occasion to come to Seymour, hired one of his neighbors to bi him over. i Preferred Own Company. When his horse was alive. he tended to the hitching and unhitg ing of it all alone. Only a pe who is blind, or has been deprive his eyesight for any length of can realize the handicap under one is working when they are to: blind, and have been for years. || course “Blind Albert” got used to condition years ago and adapted hig self to circumstances. Being of independent nature he seemed to fer living alone, which he did up] owing to lack of facilities, he obliged to g0 to the home of his s ter for proper care during his illness. “Blind Albert” was greeted hy great many people as he felt his wi along the Sevmour streets, and seemed to know everyone e though he had never seen their fae He could tell by the sound of tH different voices just who was addre: ing him each time. His life was remarkable one, yet one which pe haps would have been lived enti differently had he been blessed wif his eyesight as most of us are. The remains will be brought to Se) mour and the funeral held from thi funeral parlors of the W. L. Wi company on Wednesday afternoen in one certain place and walk from store to store until he had made all LEAN PLATE BEEF 12 1-2¢ FRANKFORTS or 2:30 o’clock, with interment in West cemetery, Woodbridge. th| Large New 15-Ib pk POTATOES 37c CLOSE AT NOON 9-11 a. m.—Two Hour Sale—9-11 a.m. HAMBURG BOLOGNA ...Ib 18c NATIVE VEAL CUTLETS .1b Port STEAKS ... erhouse, Sirloin STEAK HONEYCOMB TRIPE ......1b SALT SPARE- RIBS ..8 1bs SUMMER Sound, Juicy LEMONS ... iias o 0OT 18c EW SOU. SQUASH . .8 for NATIVE RARE- RIPES -8 for Guaranteed Best E. J. PEAS 2 cans COMPOUND ........ GRAPE JUICE .pt bot Salad i Red Pompelan TOMATOES ........... Ripe .qt 8c 4 Ibs 150 NATIVE STRING BEANS S 12c MOH. PURE Dressing bot MIXED PICKLES .pt Broken .3 Ibs 23 ONIONS . BEETS, or 10¢ BEANS ..4 gts 10¢c PORK AND POTATO CHIPS SPICES ..1-4 Ib lOc ., I C CREAMERY BUTTER .1b Lean BOILING BEEF .... . 16 APPLE CARROTS 8 behs o t&"Ll 5_9 pkg BUTTER ....1b 12c Cc