New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1917, Page 7

NEW FALL DRESSES Pricedfrom$12.50 1 $39.50 Lovely examples of Practical Fall Dresses are coming in constantly and selling fast. a nice stock in the best styles. Serge Dresses are very much in vogue this season and we have Straight Line Effeots, Draped Skirts, Close Fitting Bodices Plaited Models, Braid Trimmings, Embroideries and Bead Trimmings, are a fow of the distinctive little style touches shown on the new models. Panamas, Serges, Velvets, Tricotines, and Jerseys in all the new TFall Colorings, are all represented in our stock, Priced at $12.50, $15.00, $16.50, $18.30, $20.00, $25.00 on and up to $39.50. SILK DRESSES From $15.00 to $55.00 Silk Frocks, suitable Business, Street and Afternoon Taffeta, Satin, Crepe, Georgette, Charmeuse in all the beautiful Fall Color- ings, and in many handsome models. Prices at $20.00, $22.50, $25.00 $27.50, $29.50 to $55.00. $15.00, wear, made of. $16.50, $18.50, GET.BEHIND TFE GOVERNMENT! BUY A LIBERTY BOND TODAY! FOR THE FLAG AND LIBERTY. NAVING AN AUTOMOBILE PLOMPTLY BFCRIVING DELIVERY FOR ALL, DRY GOODS NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DXPFPEND ON PU ICHASED OF U8, HEARS. EVIDENGE; ASKS ADIOURNMENT Harold Woods, Charged With! _ Reckless Driving, in Court Miss Molumphy Leaves for France— Former Tax Collector Arvested— Golen Placed on Probation—Liberty Chorus to Organize Tonight—RBricfs. Listening to all the evidence against himn, and S pre- Bented by the state fhen asking for an adjournment when called half, the feature of the case of Harold Woods, who appeared before Judge George G. Griswold in the town rourt this morning, charged with op- crating a motoreycle on October 20 in a reckless manner on the Beach Swamp road. As Woods seemed ig- norant of court procedure and was de- sirous of an adjournment so that he could secure counsel, Judge Griswold granted she request privilege. + “Dr. Roger M. Griswold was called to the stand as the first witness for the state. He testified that he was summoned tp the scene of the accident late Saturday afternoon and found the victim of the collision, Adolph Walen- tin, in an unconscious condition, suf- fering from a fractured skull. He sald that he ordered the man removed to he New Britain General hospitai, here he died that night of his in. juries. Dr. Griswold further stated that Walentin was found lying in.the roadside approximately twenty-four feet from the place where he was struck. Loufs Lanza and Carl Schwartz also testified for the state. Both men de- wlared that they were walking with Aaientin at the time of the accident and both stoutly asserted that they dia not hear any warning glven. Schwartz said that he didn't see the motorcycle approaching until it was within twenty-fi feet of him. He could not tell how fast the machine was travelling. He said that Walentin “tried to avoid being hit by jumping to the lcft side of the road while Lanza and he went to the right. There were no other vehicles in sight at the time, he said. After bringing forth all theo state’s evidence, Prosecutor Gibney asked Woods if he wished to speak in his swn behalf. After taking the oath, ‘Woods asked Griswold for an adjourn- ment. He said that he had been noti- fied of his arrest only last night and had not had the time to arrange for his trial. Judge Griswold questioned Woods, psking him if he did not expect to be in court when he killed & man. Woods replied that he had consulted Judge B. F. Gaffney of New Britain and, as }is lawyer could not be in court un- & til Thursday he w nted an adjourn- ment. Not wishing to have the ac- cused think that the state was in any way trying to take advantage of him, Judge Griswold ordered an adjourn- ment untl] 9 o'clock Thursday morn- ing. upon to testify in his own be- wa lin a Creates Scene in Court. A scene was created in the town court this morning by Schwartz, who , lives at 107 Glen street, New Britain, when he objected to an adjournment, | saying hat he ‘could not be present. Schwartz informed the court that he was going out of town. Judge Gris- wold impressed Schwartz with the fact that it was impcrative that he be present. The man was subpoenaed by Constable John J. Hackott. After court session, Schwartz, In- censed hecause his plans for the week had been altered, started to express his opinion of the Berlin town court manner that was anything but compiimentary. His remarks were overhe: rosccutor Gibney, and Schwartz wa red to stop his ti- rade or he would be arrested and | charged with contempt of court. Tormer Tax Collector Arrested. { Former Tax Collector Elmer | Austin was arrested in Hartford v | terday and arrnigned before Judge 1dwin C. Dickenson in the Capitol | City police court charged with driving . an automobile while under the in- | fluence of liquor. After the case had | been presented on the part ‘ of the prosecution, Attorney Henry H. Hunt, who appeared for Austin, asked for a discharge of his client. As the prose. "cumr belicved that he could secura | | E more evidence to show the conditlon ‘rot Austin, the case was continued un- til Thursde | i | Home Guards o At the drill of the local Homse Guards held last evening in the town hall it was voted to have the unit take part in the parade in New Britain, Saturday afternoon, when a rousing welcome will be given to Companies B and C, 301st Machine Gun Bat- tallon, of Camp Devens, who will come home for the week-end. A number of local men, who were re- contly drafted into the service, are members of these units, and a num- ber of residents are panning to be present to welcome the boys. Fol- 303 the parade, a football game between former High school athletes and a soldlers’ cleven will take place 4t $t. Mary's plavground, New Brit- atn. The receipts from the game will be spent for athletic equipment for the soldiers. The Home Guards from Plainville and Newington have also been in- vited to take part in the procession. The celebration will be of a state- wide nature, the mayors and select- men of ali the near-by cities and towns having been invited to be present. Ydlerty Chorus Tonight. A Liberty chorus for Berlin will bo | organizead this evening at a mass meet- ing to be heid at 8 o'olock in the town hall. Chairman Lester Deming, of the chorus committee, will preside. A report by the committee recently selected to choose a competent direc- tor will be made. State Supervisor Stevens, of Hartford, wsill be present at the meeting and will help organize. Membership in the chorus is open to all. There will be no voice trials and no dues. Everyone in tawn is urged to be present and join the chorus. The purpose of the organiza- tion will be to take part in all patri- otic celebrations. Similar charuses are being organized all over the country. Much commendation has been given the local council of defense for its industrious work. The state chair- men recently reported that the lacal council of defense is far ahead of similar committees in other towns when it comes to doing things. Unable to Obtain Bonds. Answering to criticism which has lately been directed against the Ber- lin ss bank by subscribers to the first Liberty Loan who have not yet received their honds, Treasurer Francis Deming this morning stated that the complaints were entirely un- warranted. Mr. Deming said that the Berlin Savings bank paid for the bonds in full last June and since that time he has been trying to secure the bonds for subscribers, but without avail. He said that he made a special trip to Hartford last week to the banking house through which the bonds had been secured and learned that at present it is impossible to ob- tain the bonds of small denomina- tions. Campaign Progressing. With but a few days left before the close of the second Liberty L.oan cam- paign, every effort is being made by the local women’s committees to sell several more thousand dollars worth of bonds. Although no official figures have been given out it is said that the amount subseribed in Berlin at present almost reaches the $40,000 mark. Scouts Busy. Spurred on by a handsome medal as a reward, every local Scout is try- ing hard to sell ten bonds before the end of the week and secure the covet- ed prize. A number of Scouts, it is sald, have already reached the desired goal. A canvass of every house and business place is being made by the Scouts, and success is reported. Officials at the American Paper oods factory are reported to have irged all their employes to invest in he bonds on easy payments. The company has invested in bonds for a total of $10,000. i The Berlin Savings bank is also said to be selling a large number of bonds. As complete reports have not yet been made by all the salesmen, the exact amount subscribed for here cannot be ascertained. Called to Service. ‘While home on a visit with her brother, John T. Molumphy, Miss Nancy J. Molumphy, a trained nurse, received notification to report at once at Bridgeport, and will soon leave for France. Miss Molumphy left yester- day afternoon on her trip that will eventually bring her to the war-ridden frontiers. Miss Molumphy is one of Berlin’'s best known and popular young ladies. She is a graduate of the Nurses Training school at the Bridge- port hospital. She volunteered some time ago for service and received her call yesterday. Berlin Briefs. J. F. Geoghegan has returned to his | home In New Rochelle after spending a few days in East Berlin. The condition of Mrs. Fred Gris- wold of East Berlin, who was injured in an automobile accident in New !B\'itnln Sunday, is reported as favor- | able. Mrs. Dean of the Hartford County league on the conservation of food will meet the local women’s commit- tnes at the home of Mrs. Charles M. Jarvis on Worthington Ridge tomor- row afternoon at 2 o'clock. FIRE. DESTROYS HUFF ST. HOUSE Residence of Mrs. Wm. Alderidge Burned This Morning CAUSE OF BLAZE UNKNOWN, Town Votes to Install Surface Sewer on Woodford Avenue—Plainville Oversubscribes Its Allotment When Rockwell-Drake Sends in. Fire, which started about 7:45 this morning completely destroyed the two story dwelling house belonging to the esta.te of the late William Alderidge at 21 Huff street, causing a loss of between $4,000 and $5,000. The fire is believed to have started from an overheated stove on the first floor, oc- cupled by the family of letter carrier Gordon Hartschorne. The upper floor Wwas occupied by Mrs. William Alderidge. Although both the women escaped safely, Mrs. Hartschorne was later stricken unconcious, partially from the effects of the smoke and partially from the excitement. She Wwas attended by Dr. Bull. Practically the whole of the contents of the building was destroyed. Shortly before 8 o'clock while Mrs. Alderidge was planning her day’s schedule Mrs. Hartschorne called to her stating that the chimney was afire. Immediately Mrs. Alderidge rushed to the telephone, called central and asked that the alarm be rung in and that the fire department be sent to the scene. A few minutes after 8 o’clock the entire fire department was at the burning house. Although the residence had been afire but a few minutes the flames had gained such headway that the best efforts of the firemen were to no avail. Also because of the volume of the flames which seemed to pour from every door and window it was almost impossible to effect an entrance and to save any of the furniture. Inside of thirty minutes after the arrival of the firemen the blaze was under control and shortly after was completely extinguished. One side of the house was completely demolished while the other half was burned only from the inside. Because of the great damage done the remains will have to be torn down if plans are made to rebuild. None of the furniture belonging to the occupants was saved. The be- longings of Letter Carrier Hart- schorne, who was recently married were burned and in addition Mr. Hartschorne did not carry any insur- ance. Mrs. Alderidge, who carried insurance both on the house and on her furniture, thought that remuner- ation from the insurance company would cover a fair share of the loss. The exact cause of the fire is not known and probably will never be de- termined. While some are of the opinion that the fire was caused from an overheated stove others state that a defective chimney was to blame for the damage. Considerable criticism was heard during and after the fire regarding the telephone system which is used in the town as a means of informing the firemen of the location of a blaze when a fire starts. After the telephone call was sent in this morning, the whistle at the Bristol Mfg. company is said to have blown two longs and two shorts alternately instead of the signal which it was supposed to blow. Because of this fact people were un- able to locate the section Of the town in which the fire started. Although the system is tested daily to ascertain whether it is in working condition, many residents who were present at the fire were of the opinion that a new system should be installed. Clock and Barometer Break. The clock on Central square and the barometer at the Plainville hardware stare were put out of commission si- multaneously yesterday afternoon when it was learneq that the Rock- well-Drake division of the Marlin Arms company had subscribed to $50,000 worth of bonds and that the amount had been added to Plain- ville’s subscription list. Neither the impraovised clock nor the barometer Wwere equipped properly to register anything over $99,000, with the result that new figures had to be added to the instruments, which were con- structed for the purpose of testing the patriotism of the citizens of the town. At present the hand on the clock now points proudly to the fact that the town has subscribed to $140,000 in Liberty Bonds, while mercury on the barometer is stationed opposite that amount. Members of the general committee who had high hopes of raising the maximum allotment of $165,000 desig- nated ta the town are now morc op- timistic than ever that the maximum allotment will be subscribed and | place their lowest estimate of re- ceipts from the sale of bonds at $150,000. As yet there are several organi tions to be heard from and in the neighborhood of $6,000 is now in sight. Many of the subscribers are buying one or two bonds of small de- nomination. Until the last day of the campaign, which ends Friday, will there he any | abeyance in the efforts of those who | have worked hard to place Plainville | among the foremost towns and cities of the states. Town to Build Sewer. With Judge A. H. Condell presid- ing, the special town meeting was | called to order last evening at Ri o'clock. A touch of the military was added to the special session by the presence of a number of home guards- for the purpose of attending the meet- ing. The purpose of the meeting was to hear a report from the committee who had been appointed to Investigate the feasibility of constructing a surface water sewer on Woodford avenue. The report of the committee consist- ing of J. N. McKcrnan, First Select- man Johnson and C. H. read as follows: The committee, appointed at adjourned town meeting on October Calor was | the 1917, to investigate the subject of | a storm water sewer on Woodford avenue, wishes to report as follows: At the outset the committee de- sires to emphas the need of such a storm water sewer on this street, not alone to drain the street surface water, which in itself is very material, but to take care of the surface watcr and roof water at the properties of the Marlin-Rockwell corporation and | the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company. The opportunity to render valuable service to tHese two taxp alone is worthy of our ful consideration, Upon personal view the committee found a tile sewer the only reason- able solution of the problem and would recommend a 12-inch sewer to be used for storm water only, to run casterly from the Trumbull Electric Mtg. company’s plant to the Quinni- piac river at an estimated cost of $2,- 025. The present street grade pre- vents proper drainage by means of graded gutters. Other conditions in connection with the street layout seem proper to be mentioned here. Woodford avenue at present is 20 feet wide north of a 10- foot right of way of the Connecticut | Company which 20-foot strip was deeded by the said company to the | town for highway purposes. The ac- ceptance of the land offered for high- way purposes by the Marlin-Rock- well corporation would make an ugly ! jog in the street line unless an equally wide strip of land be secured from ad- jolning owners. The committee would recommend the acceptance of a street of uniform width but thinks this sub- Ject should properly come before the | town plan commission soon to be ap- pointed by the board of selectmen. Upon investigation, the committee finds the surface water® on Maple, Broad, East and East Broad street may be disposed of by means of storm water sewers emptying into the Quinniplac river at the easterly end of East Broad street. Following the reading of the com- mittee’s report, which was accepted, the following resolutions were drawn up and read to those present: “Resolved, That a surface water sewer be installed on the highway be- tween East street anl Quinnipiac riv- er, on land deeded to town of Plain- ville for hghway purposes, by the Connecticut company. Said sewer to Beautiful than our store now holds. Furniture Our store is worth seeing these days, for we doubt if you will see any more beautiful displays anywhere There’s wonderful variety, superlative quality, all from the factories of the best makers in the land. Step in. ASK TO SEE OU; RUG AND DRAPERY SPECIA! 3 ASVLLI 88 D% start at a point opposite the Trumbull | Electric company’s property and ex- tend to the Quinnipiac river. Said sewer to be in accordance with esti- mate and survey submitted by the committee appointed by town meeting on October 8, 1917. “Resolved, That the selectmen are, and are hereby instructed to install said sewer in accordance with plans and specifications submitted by said | committee on or before July, 1918, provided that the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company and the Rockwell Drake Corporation pay one- half of the total expense for con- | structing said sewer.” Following the reading of the reso- lution Edward Aspinwall wanted to know just where the sewer was to start at the Trumbull plant. At his request the resolution was read again 'and it was explained that the sewer HE FLINT-B 4 L50 TRUPBULL HARTFORD will be started directly in front of their office door. Joseph McCarthy asked if it would be possible to tap the sewer after it had been constructed and thus al- lowing other places to connect with the pipe. J. H. Trumbull explained that it was to be strictly a surface water sewer. On the motion of Jo- seph McCarthy the resolution was adopted. It is probable that the plans will be made immediately by the two Mfg. companies to install the sewer and that they will relieve the selectman of all responsibility. As things stand now the town will be assessed $1,- 025.50 as its share of the cost of construction and additional costs, if there are any, will have to be paid by the two concerns. (Continued on Eleventh Page.) STERLING Sterling Club Now ! 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