New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1917, Page 7

Up to and Including September 14th, Store Closes Fridays at Noon. If You Need a New Motor Coat Don’t Fail to Come to Us ’ Visit our Coat Dept, and inspect our stock of Linen and Mohair Mo- tor Coats. These are in blue, black and gray, and made with the popular large collars, wide belts and pockets and some trimmed with large but- tons. Very stylish and offered at big reductions for quick clearance to make room for our fall stock which is already arriving. new Coat for motoring, now is your chance to-procure one at a big reduc- tion. Note these bargains: $2.98 and $3.25 kind for only $1.98; $3.50 kind for $2.98; $5.98 kind for $3.98; $7.50 kind for $$3.98, $5.00 and $5.98, according to desimbmty;. $8.76 kind for $6.50; $12.50 kind for $7.50, Also other coats for motoring in Mixed Tweeds, Bolivias and Wool Velours, all yery classy garments, priced at $18.50, $20.00, $25.00, $27.50, $29.50 and $32.50. PATENT PUMPS ‘We have just received a fine lot of Patent Pumps, with high Louis heels, with new low %t Louis heels, with hand turned soles. Very stylish and just what you want either for dress Made by the best manufacturer and in the best style or street wear. at $6.00 per pair. BOYS’ WASH SUITS in stripe, checks and plain colors, also in white 6 years, at 75c each. ROMPERS in stripes, plain colors and checks, very pretty and well made garments and sized 6 mo., 1 and 2 years, with colored trim, Cheaper than you DAINTY WHITE DRESSES in P ersian lawn, dimity, organdie, batiste, dotted swiss, French and empire styl dresses for your little ones at $1.50 ‘WHITE DIMITY ROMPERS in checks and stripes and made dainty smocking, sizes from 1 to 4 years, at $2.00 tot $3.00. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS ’ WHITE plain and vamps some which to wear Regular 58c quality 38c yard. ’ { terial for a cool INFANTS’ DEPARTMENT and sizes from 2 to priced can make them. e, 4 $5.00. Visit our White Goods Dept. and see the pretty crossbar and stripe voiles at only 39c per yard. With lots of Hot weather left summer take advantage of this opportunity and buy enough of this dainty ma- size 2 to 6 years. PU RCHASED OF UB. E.—'——-—_————_—————q If you need a GOODS ‘yet, in clothes, waist or dgess. f only 59c each. Pretty, cool with " Berlin News P. 5. IPHAHON IS IN LINELIGHT AGAIN Pays 57 and Costs for Employe Who Stole Ice WHY IS NOLO CONTENDERE To Keep & Record of Those in the Military, Fill Out Blank on Page 2 L lana Transter—Ray Williams Accopts Position in New Britain. When old Sol, with humidity as an ally, sallies forth in quest of battle and sends the mercury in the ther- momseter up to 100 in the shade, Ice is Ice. It does not matter how you get i, where you get it so long as you get it. They say it is fine to use in cooling baby’s milk and other stimulants somewhat stronger. There is one man in Berlin that will vouch for the above statements. ' He is Bd- ward Kneipp employed on P. S. Mc- Mahgpn's farm. Krieipp was in the court this morn- g as the result of a complaint to the authorities yesterday by E. B. Austin, the ice man. He was taken into custody yesterday afternoon by Officer John J. Hackett but released on bail of $25 which was furnished by McMahon. Atythe session this morning Mr. Austin was the first man to testify. He stated that he had been missing ice from his ice house for some time although he never happened to run across the offenders. Circumstances at the ice house led him to believe that a quantity was being ' pilfered each day. Lucius Dean bore out Mr. Austin's statepnent that ice was being storen and further added that he had seen the offender, meaning Kneipp, in the act of carryving off large cakes of the precious commodity. y The prisoner was next called upon to testify and although he had been told by P. S. McMahon to plead nolc contendere he either forgot or was contended he either forgot or was not emlightened as to what those words meant. When he had taken the oath he was asked whether he wanted to plead guilty or not guilty. “I want to plead nolo contendere,” | he answered. “And who told you contendere?” questioned cutor, oner. Hm-m, T thought ey’s laconic comment. Gordon Grimes, foreman at the farm of P. S. McMahon, was called upon to tell what he knew about the case. His opinion was that Kneipp had visited the wrong ice-house not being well acquainted in the neigh- borhewd. fter the foreman had offered tes- ony, P. S. stepped forward and ed the judge if he might make a tement. He was.told that he could er, he had taken the oath. Mec- to plead nolo the - prose- . McMahon,” replied the pris- so,” wag Gib- t prisoner that anytime he wanted ice all he had to do was to go to the k}ehouse and get it. “I did not tell him Awustin’s jcehouse I told him Carbo’s ice-house,” added P. S. He also said that Kneipp must have gone to the wrong place. After the prosecutor had called the offense a bare-faced crime and said that the defense was the flimsiest he | had ever heard offered in that court, h stated that the prisoner should be found guilty. Judge Griswold agreed and Kneipp was fined $7 and costs which was paild by his employver, Mc- Mahon. ! Now Is the Time. Everyone knows that Berlin has done its share in sending men into the navy, army, naval reserves, medi- car corps and other branches of the army. As many again will be taken from the town to become members of the first National Army. It will be an easy matter to get the names of the last named group but to obtain an “honor roll” of those who volunteered their services the go-operation of every public spirited citizen is needed. No. list has been kept of those who have gone to fight in the ranks of de- mocracy and it is for this purpose that the Herald is waging this cam- paign. On page two of this paper you will find a blank. If you have a. son or kinsman in any branch of the service fill it out. Return it to the Berlin re- porter, send it to the Herald office or leave it at either the Berlin or the Kensington post affive. “No time like the present.” Land Transfer. Land on which there are several buildings has been transferred from committee today sent out a call. for TAMMANY’S SLATE. Cadndidates for Mayoralty Nomination Down to Four Men New York, Aug. 14.—Although the Tammany candidate for mayor is yet to be selected, the democratic county the primary election to be held on September 19. -The nominating com- mittee of the democratic fusion com- mittee is expected to report to the full committee tonight when the Tammany slate will probably be an- nounced. The majority been cut down possibilities have to four men. They are Thomas W. Churchili, former president of the board of education; William B. Ellison, former corpora- tion counsel; Sheriff Alfred E. Smith and Judge John F. Hylan. GERMAN SPTES ACCUSED. Investigation of Plot Against Norway Co‘l('lu(led.' Christiania, Norway, Aug., 14.—In- vestigation of the conspiracy having for an object the sinking with Ger- man bombs of a number of Norwegian ships has been completed, according to the Tidenstegn, and action taken against seven Finlanders ad two Ger- mans. They are accnsed of having trans- ported many explosives from Germany to Norway and stored them at three places here. The accused were paid by the German espionage headquarters at Stockholm. Another Geddes Leogend. Roy F. Strong to R. O. Clark. The property is bounded as follows: North by highway, east. by land of R. O. Clark, south by land of L. Turner and west by land of Mrs. Lucy Northrap, Berlin Briefs. Lloyd Minor and Rolland Crandall are spending a week'’s vacation in New York. < Among the visitors in East Berlin Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer and family of New Britain, Mr. and Mrs. Sargeant of New Britain, Mr. Deming of Southington and B. Rent- schiller of New Britain. Ray Willlams who has been con- nected with the Williams’ market in Kensington far a number of years has accepted a position with the Stanley works in New Britain. Miss Virginia Walsh of East Berlin | entertained a number of her friends yesterday afternoon at a birthday social. Emilio Martino is building a new | house on Farmington road. | Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Shephara and family of East Berlin are visiting rela- tives in Bridgeport. J. C. Lincoln of Farmington road has sold his property to the Bodwell Land Co. of New Britain. New roads and building lots are being staked out and improvements are being made. In compliance with a new rule made by the American Paper Goods com- pany, employes under 18 who live in East Berlin, do not have to go to work | until 8 o'clock. | Mrs. R. H. Deming and daughter, | Elizabeth, are at the shore for a | month. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Reed of East Berlin are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son and daughter, twins, born Saturday. Miss Margaret Wilcox is sojourning’ | for a few days at Elizabethtown, New | York. A son was born August 9 to Mr. and hon told how he had said to the lmrs. Charles Stebbins of Hast Berlin. (Manchester Guardian). The Geddes legend abounds in stories of his cutting of red tape and triumphs over army officialdom, and of the suddenness and rightness of his work as director general of trans- portation in France. But the army has its own Geddes legends. Here is one story of his, given with all re- serve, but told freely in army messes. Military rank was given to Sir Eric when he went to France, He became in one day a major general. The story, is that he was pacing up and down in front of his headquarters thinking out his railway plans that did so much for the victory of ‘our army, and every time he passed the sentry presented arms. After a bit this got on Sir Eric’s nerves, but he did not know how to stop it. At last a «corporal_with whom he had some dealings delivered a letter to him, and Sir Eric remarked to him that the sentry kept on lifting his rifle every time he passed, and that it must be a nuisance. The corporal tactfully replied that the sentry would stop presenting arms if the general ac- knowledged it in the usual way (dem- onstration with arm). The general duly made the acknowledgment and the sentry ceased from troubling. This story was told at one mess to the delight of every one except one middle-aged lieutenant of the old army, who, whatever his gifts, had apparently not heen appreciated by his seniors. He was very angry, and, striking the table, said, “And that's what comes of making a damned rail- way porter an officer.” ssential. (Exchange.) Professor (lecturing upon the noceros)—*“I must beg you to me your individual attention. It is rhi- give absolutely impossible that you can form a true idea of this hideous anl- mal unless you keep your eyes fixed |i on me.” J_manufacturers. Plainville News SCHOOL OPENING IS PUT OFF TO SEPT. 10 Delay in Constraction Work Causes Lengthening of Vacation UNHURT BY LOFTY TUMBLE Contractors May Not Finish Addition Before Oct. 1—Teacher Asks For Leave of Absenco—Falls From Sec- ond Story Veranda—Ministers Here. Delays in the construction of, the addition to the ' Grammar school building on Broad street have caused a postponement of the opening of the Fall term to September 10, according to an announcement made today by Frank G. Osborne, secretary of the school board. While the contractors do not expect to have the addition ready for occupancy before October 1, there is a possibility that at least one extra room will be available for use by September 10. be made to get one room ready that the congestion in the school building may be somewhat relieved. ‘When the Fall term begins it is ex- pected there will be a record-break- ing registration, Plainville having grown considerably in population during the last few months as a re- sult of the coming of the Rockwell Drake company to this town and the big increase in the business of other a How to accommo- date the children is liable to prove a big problem until the addition is ready as every grade last year had more than the quota usually assigned to a single teacher. The board continues to experience difficulty in getting a full comple- ment of teachers. Negotiations are still in progress for making contracts with various applicants for places on Principal Judd’s staff but the board admits that vacancies are yet to be filled. The latest gap in the force re- sults from the requesj for leave ab- sence filed by Miss Susan Brock, who is anxious to remain out of school for some time owing to illness. Miss Ruby Lepper has also requested that she be freed from her contract owing to illness in her family. As there are a number of candi- dates the board expects to have a complete staff when school re-opens. Child Takes 'Tumble. While attempting to giv bition of circus acrobatics, Susco, aged 10 years, expected lofty exhi- Frank did some un- tumbling yesterday afternoon but fortunately escdaped without serious injuries. The little fellow was playing with some other children on the second story veranda of the home of Hayden Griffin on East Main street when he fell from the railing to the ground below. Dr. L. H. Frost, who w called to attend him, found that aside from a few minor bruises and a bad fright the child was seemingly none the worse for his experience. Veteran Odd Fellows. Plainville will be represented by a number of the members of Sequassen lodge at the annual meeting of the Veteran Odd Fellows association of the state to be held Saturday at Wil- cox’s at Savin Rock. Those eligible to attend by reason of the fact that they have been Odd Fellows for over a quarter of a century are A. J. Graham, R. R. Roberts, George E. Spencer, E. T. Carter, J. E. Webster, A. H. Dres- ser and E. D. Warfield. Confer Fifth Degrce Central Pomona grange had its quarterly meeting here today, mem- bers from various towns in this vicin- ity gathering to witness the exempli- fication of the fifth degree and to take part in other numbers on the pro- gram. Tonight the visitors will be the guests of the local grange at its regu- lar bi-monthly meeting. < Foresters to Install Court General Lawton, F. of A., will meet this evening, when the officers recently elected for the ensuing year will be installed. It is expected that a number of Foresters from New Brit- ain and other places in this vicinity will attend the session. Justice Has Good Memory. Were it not for the fact that Jus- tice A. H. Condell has a good memory for faces, Frank Murphy of Hartford, arrested Saturday night for intoxica- tion, might today be enjoying his lib- erty. Instead the said Murphy is lan- guishing in the Hartford jail, where he must spend the next thirty days, the court having imposed sentence as much for the false statements made by the accused as for his original of- fense, When presented to the court yes- terday Murphy declared that he had not been arrested before in six yvears. Justice Condell, however, recalled that he had been before him on an intoxication charge but a few months ago, a statement which the accused eventually admitted was correct. Many Ministers Here. Many of the Advent Christian churches in various parts of the state were represented at the ministerial conference of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts assoclation held today at the Advent Camp grounds. Pastors of most of the churches were here and there ‘were also a number of lay delegates at the afternoon session to participato in the exercises. The morning session was open to clergymen only. This afternoon thers were public addresses by Rev. Wil- liam Ainslee of Hartford and Rev. J. J. Osborne of New Haven. Bristol Furnishes Fifty. Bristol furnished but fifty conscrip- tion eligibles, physically it and not an An effort will | SPECIALS FO WEDNESDAY MORNING White Canvas Pumps $1.19 Rubber Sole Oxfords and Rubber Sole Pumps With Heels Red Cross French Kid Juliets With Rubber Heels HIGH CUT TENNIS SHOES M ODERN B 00T ONLY a -pairs $1.19 pair $1.29 5 98¢ # Gjiop 168 Main Street, New Britain, Conn. claiming exemption, for the new army at the session of the district board held yesterday in the neighboring city. The showing was not a bit bet- ter than' that made here Saturday when candidates from Berlin, Plain- ville and Southington were examined. 269 were tested for physical de- fects by the doctors yesterday and 134 registrants were allowed to go without examination, as they took ad- vantage of the fact that they are aliens. 108 men were rejected for physical disabilities or other causes and 111 claimed exemption because of dependents. As the district has thus far se- cured less than 100 of the 400 desig- nated as its quota, it is a foregone conclusion that additional candidates will have to be summoned to present themselves for examination unless a large part of the exemption claims are overruled. Brief Items. Rev. Thomas Rooney has returned to Crown, Pa., after spending sev- eral weeks in town as the guest of his sisters. o The Feast of The Assumption will be celebrated at the 5 o'clock mass tomorrow morning in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. J. E. Warfleld has returned to his home in Chicago after spending some time visiting relatives in this section. No. Washing- Martin. 8-10-wl CHECK FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PAPERS Senate May Also. Clamp Lid on Talkative Foreigners ROOM with board. ton St. Mrs. Geo. Washington, Aug.,, 14.—Two bills aimed at the suppression of sedition were introduced in the senate yester- day by Senator King of Utah. One was directed against’ German and other publications printed in foreign languages, providing that whenever they publish any comment upon the acts or policies of the United States government during the war they must print, in parallel column, an English translation of it. The other provides that naturalized citizens who utter or excite sedition be deprived of their naturalization papers and stand sub- ject to deportation. Senator King explained that the legislation againse the German publi- cations applied to those in various cities chiefly in the West, which had devoted themselves to bitter investive against the government. ‘The other measure, he said, would apply to all disloyal naturalized citizens, but was aimed principally at curbing the law- less utterances of I. W. W. agitators. “All over the country, but chiefly in the West, complaints have been com- ing to members of congress regarding the disloyal acts of naturalized Ameri- cans, mostly of German birth,” said Senator King. “The offenders have been members of groups, such as the I. W. W. The main body of German- Americans are loyal to America.” The bill affecting publications printed in any language other than Enslish provides: *That during the pendency of the present state of war and until peace shall be concluded and the fact be de- clared by proclamation of the presi- dent it shall be unlawful for any per- son to print or publish, in the German Or in any language other than the English language any comments re-: specting the government of the United States, its policies, international rela-| tions, the state or conduct of the war, ! or of any matter relating thereto ! without printing or publishing in a| column parallel to such matter a true ! and complete translation of the same | in the English language. “Any print or publication in Ger- many or any other foreign language which does not conform to the pro- visions of this act shall not be ad- mitted to the mails, and it shall be unlawful for any person to transport, carry, or otherwise publish or dis- tribute the same. “Any person violating the provi- sions of this act shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a pericd of not more than one year, or may, in the discretion of the court, be both fined and impris- oned.” < The measure dealing with natura- lized citizens provides: “That if any person who shall have been naturalized as a citizen of the United States within twenty years prior to the date of approval of this act, shall speak, utter, print, or pub- lish words or statements which shall in their nature or intent be disloyal to the government of the United States, or which shall tend to excite sedition or insurrection, or to impede the prosecution of the war or of the laws relating to the same, such per- son shall be deemed to have procured his papers of naturalization by fraud and shall be deemed to have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States bonified and with a mental reservation to retain a qualified al- legiance to the foreign prince, govern- ment, or potentate to which such person owed allegiance at the time of taking such oath. “That in such case, general of the United States is di- rected to institute proceedings _in any district court of the = United States having jurisdiction of the per- the attorney the cancellation of his papers of na- turalization, such person shall have the status as an alien and shall be subject to deportation from the United | States, as provided by law, or if such person have the status of an alien enemy, he may be interned or other- wise dealt with as provided by law.” The two bills will be called up for \'ote)ext week. BARRY MAY STEP INTO SCOTT’S SHOES Chief of Staff Is to Retire on Ac- count of Age ‘Washington, Aug. /14—From well- informed sources it Was learned that the choice of the successor of Major Gen. Hugh L. Scott as chief of the general staff of the United States army has narrowed to Major Gen. Thomas M. Barry and Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, two of the most brilliant and energetic officers of the army, with the prospects favoring the selection of General Barry. General Barry is the commander of the central department, with head- quarters at Chicago. General Kuhn has since last December been Presi- dent of the army war college, which, since his return-from the German front, has been making plans for the formation of America’s new armies and their use abroad. - Both are West Pointers. General Barry is a New Yorker, and General Kuhn comes from Kansas. General Barry served in China in 1909 and marched from the Taku forts to the relief of the legations at Pekings He was com- mander of the Cuban pacification ex- pedition in 1906 and was chief of staff of the Philippines department for a year beginning in November, 1900. General Kuhn served in the Philip- pines from the Fall of 1903 until the Spring of the following year, when he became military attache of the Amer- ican legatipn at Tokio, having been sent there to observe the operations of the Japanese army in the war with Russia. He is an expert engineer, and on his return to this country from Asia was engaged in river and har- bor work. In the Fall of 1914 he was sent to Europe on duty as military observer with the German armies in the field, remaining with them until December 5, 1916, when he was re- called and put at the head of the ‘War college. Scott to Retire Sept. 22. General Scott is due to be retired for age on Sept. 22. Major Gen. Tas- | the president to’ continue aslchief staff an officer who has reached retirement age, 64 years, but there no sentiment favoring the retenty of either General Scott or Gene Bliss, although both are fine offies) on account of their having come: i the retirement age, nor is it belf that the president will continue efth as the military head of the general staff. In some well inform quarters the opinion has been h ;ths.t General Kuhn will.be promot from the war college presidency be chief of staff, but there is istrol | reason for believing that Gen Barry will receive this promotion) Secretary Baker today sent to, | White House the names of those .ommended for promotion to be eral officers of the National Army & !the National Guard Army divi iand brigades. These recommend | tions have been prepared by a | board, headed by the chief of | President Wilson is going oyer \list tonight, is studying thé | recommendations very carefully, }is expected to send his nominatiah i for appointments above the graded ,colonel to the senate for confirmat! | Beyond the fact that the last .ol prises 200 names, and that the ;tions were made principally on son of such naturalized citizen, for basis for seniority, no information f to the make-up of the list could obtained. % £ Officers included in the list will | placed in charge of National A and National Guard divisions brigades as they are organized, will be solely respomsible for thel (training in the divisional camps ai (cantonments. These officers are command the divisions when th reach France. They will therefo: have charge of their respective {visions from the time they are for: until they go into action. It is expected that the miner cers for the Natianal Army will ; selected very soon. AND MORE SUTITS. . / Lawyers Busy With Unusual Numb of Legal Actions. E From all indications in the / Ia! caurts August is the open season fo legal action. The Dolan Electric comey pany has been made the defendant several suits. It is reported that t company will soon flle & petition bankruptcy. The following con have already brough suit, the o being made returnable before the o court: Aufulex company of N York for $50, through Lawyer 8. sell Mink; T. H. Cogswell for $i through Judge Bernard F. Gaffney: Edward Meshken for $50 throught Lawyer William M. Greenstein; Joseph 1. Green company of Boston for §100 through Lawyer S. R. Mink and the Gunn Rubber company for $100 through Klett & Alling. Alexander Belia has brought suit for $400 against John I3. Meskill, als leging that a vicious dog owned by | Meskill bit and severely injured him, | on June 1. The case has been made returnable before' the city court. Lawyer Henry Nowicki appears fom the plaintiff. Constable George ‘A Stark attached property owned by th defendant on Winter street. ' A suit for $2,000 has been brou against Mrs. Rosalle Nazatka and other * for $500 has been bro against her husband. The first actiom | was braught by John Gripp and the second by Arseina Gripp. They have been made returnable before the city court and property on Beach street has been attached. Judge George . Andrew appears for the plaintiffs. It is expected that residen Chestnut and Fuirview streets w to get an injunction against the bu ing of a garage at the junction of the two streets, Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford has issued a permit for the erection of such a building.to the John Kunz company. Paulina Reschia has brought suit against Gussieppe Cusco for $200 and Constable Fred Winkle has attached property on Dwight street owned by the deferdant. Lawyer Henry Now icki drew up the papers. 3 George Egar through Lawyer M. H. Camp hes brought suit against Rich- | ! i SUITS | | ker H. Bliss, who has been acting chief of staff during the recent ab- sence of General Scott in Russia, will also be retired for age on Dec. 31. It is possible that General Bliss will serve as chiéf of staff during the in- terim between Sept. 22 and Dec. 31. Under the law it s permissible for ard O'Gorman for $700. Papers in the action were returnable before the city court yesterday. The actian was taken over a note and for o was demanded. Buy an Indiana truck.—eadvt,