New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1917, Page 7

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Steak or Bird Set in 1 2.50 * $5.50 5.26 6.00 . 5.80 each 1.00 racked box 8.25 lined box of six . ..$2.00 each .. 1.50 each $5.50 each Plainville News OFFIGER RECEIVE INCREASE IN SALARY ing Held Last Evening i —_— Over $400 Donated For the War Camp Fund—People Enthusiastio—Work- ers Appointed Do Good Work— George Frank Neale Dics in Hart- ford Hospital. That the officers of the town should receive greater remuneration for their services was the opinion of those pres- ent at the adjourned town meeting held last evening in the Town hall. The meeting which was called to or- der at §:30 by Chairman Condell, one- half hour later than usual, in order to 8ive the Home Guard a chance to get in a full hour's drill. was scantily at- tended, only a dozen of citizens being there in addition to members of the local military unit. % Before any action was taken to- ward granting increases in salaries for the present incumbents of office, Judge A. H. Condell, as chairman read his report. From his report it was seen that the salaries paid in this SIMEON L. & GEORGE H. ROGERS SILVER FLATWARE The Lexington and -Webster patterns of this brand of silverware are Special price on Lexington patterns, 26 piece set in a The set consists of 6 teaspoons, 6 always in stock. very neat lined chest, complete $8.50. tablespoons, 6 medium forks, 6 medium knives, 1 butter knife, Special at $8.50 a set. shell. HAVING AN AUTOMOBIA DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY REOCKIVING ALL DRY GOODS PU ICHASKD OF UB. 1 sugar i Berlin News | BOYS IN SERVICE | - TOGET XHAS BOX Kensington -Women to Cheer Sol-| diers With “Goodies” PROGRESS IN CAMPAIGN, Jarge Amounts Being Subscribed For | Y. M. C. A. and K. of C. War Fund $ —Home Guards to Hold Rifle Dritl| »—Liberty Chous to Meet Tomorrow. | The Kensington boys in France and In this country who are sexrving Uncle Sam ana who were former members | of the Kensington Methodist church, will know at Christmas time that folks back home are thinking of them. A& women’s committee ,headed by Mrs. George Tryon of the Methodist church, yesterday afternoon made a canvass of the town and the parish- joners were asked to donate some- thing for the boys. of goodies, smokes and wearing ap- ~yparel was received. Today the women were busy pack- ing- the boxes and these will be sent out tomorrow so that they will reach their destination by Christmas. y Postmasters Goodrich and Fagan urge all the local people who intend to send presents to the boys in France to deposit them early at the post- ffices. The boxes should be securely fed but in such a manner that they can be easily opened and examined by the military censors. The boxes should not weigh more than seven pounds and must be mailed before November 15. Dickenson “Over There.” After several weeks of silence word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickenson of Kensington from their gon, Russell, who is fighting for Uncle Sam and democracy in France. Six letters, bearing different dates were received yesterday. In his letters, which were mailed from ‘somewhere in France” Rus- sell asks that tobacco be forwarded o him. 2 large box of “smokes” was sent to her boy by Mrs. Dickenson this morning. Costs Less @ @ and Kills That Cold A large amount| In Tesponse to his request The letters were censored and a number of sentences were deleted. Liberty Chorus Meeting. Joseph C. Beebe, organist of the South church who was recently selected as director of local Liberty Chorus will have charge of the re- hearsal in the town/ hall tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. Following the rehearsal some important business will be transacted and a large at- tendance is urged. Lester Deming, chairman of the liberty chorus com- mittee will preside. Autoists Heavily Fined. In order to impress upon the auto- mobilists who pass through Berlin that they must obey the automobile laws, heavy fines were assessed upon the trangressors of the law that faced George G. Griswold in the town court vesterday. The men, who were ar- rested by State Policeman Pinnell and Mitchell on Sunday were fined as fol- lows: B. W. Laylond, Hartford, reck- less driving, $25 and costs, appealed; Mike Roveti, New Haven, reckless driving, $10 and costs: Max Mathels, New Haven, reckless driving, $10 and costs; W. J. Conners, Buffalo, N. Y., speeding, $10 and costs; David Jac- kowliff, reckless driving, $25; Herman Folgelson, New Pritain, open muftler, $10; Frank Skinaz reckless driving and speeding by standing trolley car, $40 on first count, $10 on second count with costs totaling $70; Frank Arm- ington, New York, speeding, payment of costs, $14.67. In the case of Skinaz, Judge Gris- wold was inclined to be severe, be- cause the.man drove his car through Berlin street in a manner that endan- gered the life and Umb of the pedes- trians. He was arrested by State Po- liceman Pinell after he had collided with his motorcycle. Upon being ar- rested and told to appear in court, Skinaz was released but was soon ar- rested again by State Policeman Mitchell for passing by a standing car. The man pleaded guilty to both charges. While the state policemen were standing in front of the Town hall during a recess, Frank Armington passed by at a high rate of speed. He was overtaken and brought before Judge Griswold. After belng warned, the man was released upon payment of costs. . Foresters to Work Degree. Court Mattebessett, Foresters of America will meet on Thursday eve- ning. November 15, at Foresters’ hail on Farmington road. The first de- grec will be worked on one candidate by the newly formed degree team. A social will follow the meeting and & large atendance is expected. Home Guards to Hold Drill. A rifle drill of the Home Guards will be held on Saturday afternoon at Scheutzen Park. The guards will as- semble at the town hall at 1 o'clock and will take the 1:20 o’clock trolley. As this is the first rifle drill, it is im- perative that all members be present. The dril] last evening was well at- | tended. The guards went through their maneuvers in excellent order and received the commendation of Q Ly CASCARA & QUININE 000 M\o" “The standard cold cure for 20 years— in tablet form—safe, sure, no opiates —cures cold in 24 hours—grip in 3 days. Money backif it fails. Get the genuine box with Red top and Mr. Hill's picture on it. Costu’less, gives mor oney- 26 Tabiaca for 266 At Any Drug Store | many spectators. Major Woodford and his adjutant from Bristol were present last eve- ning. Home Council of Defense. Chairman Claude W, Stevens, R. O Clark and Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis will attend a special { of the State Council of Defense to be held at the Hartford club tomorrow | evening. Representatives from every town and city in thé country will be present. A Dutch supper will be served. meeting | held at the town -hall last evening. The request recently received for the organization of a Red Cross Civilian's committee was dlscussed but no ac- tion was taken. Those present at the session were Claude W. Stevens, John Molumphy, Ernest W. Mildrum, Charles F. Lewis and Miss Helen M. Rohm. Campaign Progressing. With two days of the Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Celumbus campaign gone, solicitors in Berlin, Kensington and East Berlin were confldent this morning that the' $4,600 allotted to Berlin would be raised before the end of the week. The campaigners met with much success vesterday, everyone responding generously to the cause. As complete returns have not been made by canvassers the exact amount already raised could not be learned today. The town has been mapped out into three districts and teams will visit every residence. Some large sub- scriptions are reported for the first day's work. Cards are being distrib- uted and pledges are being received. Pamphlets explaining in detail the work that is being done by organiza- tion for the soldiers are being dis- tributed. A committee visited the local fac- tories yesterday and the officials are falling behind the movement. Em- ployes will be asked to help and it is expected the large sums will be raised at the American Paper Goods factory and at the Berlin Construction com- pany. Honor Board Up. The honor roll board. which is to bear the names of the Berlin young men fighting for their country, was erected vesterday in frant oY the town hall. Work on the board was con- tinued today and it should be com- pleted this week. Through the ef- forts of Charles Mueller an original design will adorn the board and names of the men will be placed on the design. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, who has been compiling the names aof those from this town who are in service reported to Home Council of defense last evening that they are | ready to be placed on the board. Berlin Briefs. Henry Fagan of Kensington turned yesterday from an visit in Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards who have been visiting with relatives in East Berlin have returned to their home in Portland. H. W. Dowd of East Berlin enter- tained A. W. Dowd of Boston over the week-end, Miss Kate P. McKean, will be the speaker at a meeting of.the Woman's Aid society in the chapel of the Ber- lin Congregational church tomorrow afternoon at 8 o’clfck. Miss McKean will tell of the, work that is being done for the lepers. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the kind friends and neigh- bors who assisted us at the time of our | bereavement, the death of our beloved husband, son and_ brother. Also St. Paul's T. A. & B. Society, Court Mat- re- extended mates of Corbin Cabinet Lock and all those who contributed flowers. MRS. JOHN RONKETTY MR. AND MRS. CHAS. RONKETTY MR. DOMINC RONKETTY. ‘ Too Toud. “That operatic basso has a power- | ful voice.” “Powerful. should think so! Why when he was singing his solo, 11 tabessett, Foresters of America, shop- | town to officers did not compare fa- vorably with remuneration earned by those who represented the people in other towns. Following the reading of Mr. Con- dell’s report a resolution was drawn up which contained in it a schedule of salaries for the respective town offi- cers. The resolution follows: Resolved: that beginning with the present fiscal year, to wit; the 16th day of August, 1917, the selectmen, treasurer, auditors, collector of taxes, town clerk, assessors and members of the board of relief of the town of Plainville shall be paid for their ser- vices actually rendered and not other- ‘wise, as follows: First selectman—3$900 per annum. Other selectmen—$50 per annum. Town treasurer—$150 per annum. Auditors—$10 per annum. Collector of taxes—1 1-2 per cent. to be computed on the amount of taxes and the accrued interest there- on, if any, collected by him and given over to the town treasurer. Town clerk—$3 a day. Assessors—$4 a day. Members of the board of $3. Under the old system by which the towp officers were reimbursed for their work the first selectman of the town received $2 a day and the other selectmen received $40 per annum. Tho town treasurer was granted $100 per annum, the auditors $2 a day, the collector of taxes reccived 11-4 per cent., the town clerk’s salary was $2 a day, which was the sum also alloted to the auditors and members of the board of relief. Under the old ruling there was lit- tle or no object in running for any political office in the town especially those offices to which a citizen would have to devote his entire time. This, because the salary granted to one elected to office would be scarcely enough to satisfy the wants of the in- ner man. For this reason there was seldom an aspirant for office, who if he were elected to represent the town and forced to spend the greater share of his time in carrying out the duties of his office, could not fall back on a previously accumulated share of worldly goods and not be forced to depend entirely on the salary granted him by the town. The new schedule of prices as ar- ranged by the committee composed of Judge Condell, Henry Trumbull and Harry A. Castle seems to meet with favor of the townspeople who are of the oplnion that the increase was justly granted. George Frank -Neale. Plainville lost its third resident within a week when George Frank Neale passed away this morning at the Hartford hospital. Death was due to heart trouble from which he had suf- fered for some time. Mr. Neale, who was 59 years of age, is survived by a sister Mrs. Levi Newell of this town, and a brother who is a railroad man and located in New Haven. The funeral will be held at the Plainville Baptist church Thursday afternoon and internment will be in West cemetery. Mr. Neale worked for a number of vears In the Sessions Clock company in Forestville and fraternally was af- filiated with Sequassen lodge, I. O. O. F. ; Plainville Man in Collision. Wilson Ellis yesterday complained to the police in the Hardware City that while he was driving his auto- mobile east on Church street in New Britain, at the intersection of Stanley street, a Hartford trolley car, which was going south, sideswiped his ve- hicle. Mr. Ellis stated that he thought the car was about to stop and at- tempted to cross the tracks when the electric car started. Mr. Ellis that he tried to avoid a collision and swerved to one side but in such manner that the trolley sideswiped the lighter vehicle. His machine was only slightly injured. Campaign Gets Flying Start. The campalgn to raise $2,600 for the war camp fund which is being carried on jointly under the auspices of the K. of C. and Y. M. C. A. com- mittees, the work being directed in rellef— the Connecticut Council’ of Defens got away to a flving start yesterday which was the first day on which do- nations were solicited by the workers we couldn’t hear a word anybody in l A meeting of the local council w“l the box wag saying.” appointed. It 'was learned this morn- ing that although only four of the Result of Adjourned Town Meet- | CAMPAIGN GETS G0OD START | ‘modate all said il ! Courier-Journal. this town by the local committee of | eight teams appointed to carry on the work had reported at headquarters $473.96 was subscribed yesterday for the fund. When receipts of yester- day's donations are turned in by the other four teams it is expeoted that the amount now et hand will be con- siderably swelled. | A house-to-house c¢anvass is being made by the workers, each team be- ing assigned a certain district in which to solicit donations. Yester- day only the outskirts of the town were canvassed. As the money turned into the fund will be expended in the war camp cities, both in this country and abroad, and will benefit United States men in the service, .little doubt is expressed but what Plainville will suc- ceed in reaching its entire allotment before the campaign is brought to a close on Friday of this week. All are asked to give freely what- ever amount they can afford to help in this bénevolent work. Tickets Now on Sale. L. L. Brastow announced this morn- ing that tickets for the Home Guard dance and social which will be given in Hil's factory, November 21 are now obtainable. At a meeting of the Home Guard last evening it was de- cided to give each member a certain number of tickets and those wishing to purchase admission cards previous to the night of the dance may do so by getting in touch with anyone con- nected. with the miHtary unit. Tick- ets will also be on sale in the neigh- horing towns and in New Britain may be purchased at Crowell's drug store. Receipts of the affair will be spent in buying remembrances for Plainville men who are in the service and all efforts are being made to make the dance and social a success. A large amount of advertising will be done and in the néxt few days posters will appear on the front of the trolley cars on the Connecticut company ana Plainville-Bristol tramway lines. About 1,400 tickets have been print- ed and arrangements made to accom- who are. in attendance. A place has been made where autos and other vehicles may be parked. Plainville Briefs. Mrs. Harriet Barnes of 120 Broad street is in receipt of a letter from.! her son, Francis Barnes, who |is “somewhere in France.” He says that he likes the country and that all the boys of the company are well but anxious to get to the firing line. A meeting of the young folks of the E. ‘church wil] be held at the home of Miss Mildred Rogers at 8 o’clock this evening to pack boxes for the soldiers. There will be a meeting of the Court General Lawton, 1385, F. of A., this evening at 8 o’clock at the rooms on Plerce street. The recently organized Liberty Chorus will hold a meeting tomorrow evening in the town hall. All are in- vited to attend. Dr. W. R. Tinker of South Man- chester was in town Sunday visiting friends. B. J. Chichester is suffering from a broken finger. Bruce Gilbert of the U. 8. S. Ken- tucky 1s spending an eight day fur- lough at the home of his parents at Mountain View. Priscilla Warfield of New Britain and Henry Francis of Southington spent the week-end with thelr grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D, Warfleld, of 15 Park street. Mrs. Althea Hamlin of West Main street, who recently sustained injuries as the result of a fall, is improving. Members of the board of directors of the Sequassen club held thelr meet- ing last evening at the home of E. D. Warfleld owing to his inability to attend a meeting in the lodge rooms. Martha Rebekah guard bearers held a drill last evening in Odd Fellows hall, The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs, Ella Cowles on Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. LOST—A white cat with grey spot on top of head. Return to 79 East Main street, Plainville, 11-13-1d Backdoor Etiquette. (Atchison Globe) It is backdoor etiquette for a wom- an to send back the dish, in which her neighbor has sent her something to eat, full. As a result of trying to ob- serve this rule two Atchison womeh are on the verge of nervous collapse. Sunday morning one of the women sent her neighbor a pan of string beans. Promptly the woman recelving the beans returned the pan filled with some plum butter. The other woman returned the pan filled with fresh doughnuts. Her neighbor sent the pan back with some raisin bread in it. The other woman fired the pan back filled with tomatoes. The neigh- bor quickly stirred up a cake and it was no time until that pan was sent back filled with little hot cakes. The other woman was ready for the pan and sent it over filled with pickled beets. The other neighbor flew tg.her pantry and perked up some;-sliced ham and sent the pan back, but the other woman's men folk met that pan before it reached its destination; therc is not epough left for the junk mar. 1,733 Miles from Frisco. One of the largest and finest ranch- es in Nebraska is 17383 Ranch,” near Kearney. It came by its name in an odd way. The ranch is exactly 1,733 miles from San Francisco and from Boston, Mass., belng in the center of the continent, east and west. About 1,000 tons of alfalfa are grown on It every year.—CapPer's Weekly:* Oh, Woman! “You know this shopping crusade, my dear?” “What about it?"” “You ought to carry your packages home.” “That's right. And I could do it nicely if I had a car.”—Loulsville Really Brave. (Buffalo Express). “You really think that he's a game soldier 2" COMFORT and varied than ever. LEAATR. G BEAUTY DURABILITY | All qqualitits that our Furniture possesses in the highest degree. Our displays offer the best to be had in furniture, and at the present time are more complete Come in. Ask to see our Rug and Drapery specials. HE FLINT-BRUCF @ (60 TRpTAYLL &' HARTFORD. REPORTERS THWART ' SECRET SERVIGE Jobn Rathom Tells All About It!i in New York Speech New York, Nov. 13.—An evening of candid, serious discussion of the war kept the largeset group ever gathered at a dinner of the Canadian club cus- tered about the tables at the Hotel Biltmore until late last night, cheering the term ‘*cohesion,” oft applied by the speakers to a program of more in- tense co-operation among the Allies; listening with close attention as John R. Rathom of the Providence Journal narrated the whole history of Ger- man plots in America and told a fas- cinating modern detective - story of how American newspaper reporters had time and again outwitted the costly and elaborate German Secret Service. The diners gave rousing pledges of better things in the future to Lieu- tenant Bruno Roselli of the Ttalian army when he frankly accused the Allies in general of having left Italy too long unsupported and the [nited States in particular of having sent the Itallan commission away empty- handed when it came here begging unselfishly for coal and for steel. A boundary-less America was the theme of ether speakers, notably of Melville E. Stone, general manager of the Associated Press, who paid his re- spects to “a certain Bolsheviki editor’” who, he said, had labored herd to keep the American people from unit- | ing and to whom he passed the direc: ! lie for asserting that this was Eng- land’s wear. Canada, without financial or political obligations, he saild, had herself been among the first to prove that it was a war of civilization, and he begged the Canadians in this coun- try to aid in the task of teaching “this country, not yet awake, that this war, though now 3,000 miles away, will, be at their door if the Germans WA, Oscar 8. Straus told of a medal struck by the Germans to commemo- rate the sinking of the Lusitania, which was inscribed upon one side with a pretended American motto, “Business over all. ¥e asserted ‘“‘we will' show her that- America is ready to dedicate her last’ dollar and her last man that she may hand down to her ohildren’s children the liberties bequeathed to us by the fathers of the Republic.” Other speakers who stressed the patriotic note to the intense approval of their hearers were Major Ian Hay Beith, soldier. and author, and Sir .George Reid, ex-premier of Australia. Mr. Rathoim's recital began with a tribute to the unflinching honesty and the persistent keenness of the Ameri- can reporters who had fought the long baitle against tremendous odds in the form of an organized and .elaborately financed Germe nSecret service in this country. His hearers seemed amazed into the Hamburg-American offices as janitor. l W The reporter said he learned of the plot through a loyal” telegraph operator in Providence, who heard it from a Providence .Journal operator. Within a few days the Hamburge American offices actually were visits by a man who asked for the job of} janitor. He was takeninto a private office and there grilled by the head the company’s secret service and other: officials. He broke down and coms: fessed he came from the newspaperi office, and was thrown out with ceremony. The youth out in Ohio wrote again e few days later, saying that, ha heard nothing, he wanted to apoloj for having alarmed the steamship. of: ficials needlessly. With ‘“boyish dor” he added that he wanted to cem SECRETARY BAKER GIVES OUT RESUME (Continued From First Page). tions of military toolk. place. “The enemy, instead of attacking. has renewed. his efforts to fraterniz with the Russlans. Owing to the in volved political situation and th fresh outbreaks of the extremist ele ments, it is probable that thess m have a marked influence on the gen era] strategy of the war which we; must be prepared to meet.” " HANDSOME GOWN OF EMBRBOIDERY | importance at times and at others they laughed and applauded uproariously as the speaker told how again and again the Teutons had been outplayed at their own game and again and again offi- clal denfalt of spy revelations had been .replaced sooner or later by offi- clal -conffrmation of the disclosures. Time and again he tried to sit down, but from all came cries for more. The part of his recital that won the greatest applause was the tale of how the Providence Journal got a man into the offices of the Hamburg- American steamship offices in * New York City when those offices were teeming with unneutral activities and were guarded with the utmost cun- ning the Prussian sleuths could de- vise. He told how the newspaper | sent one of its young men to Lima, Ohlo, and how from there the re- porter wrote to the steamship com- pany, saying he was the son of Ger- man parents, true to the Fatherland, “You bet he is! Why, he's as game as a married man says he'd be if he weren’t married!” and therefore wished to send warning that he had learned the Providence Journal was plotting to put a man The lavish use of embroidery is one | of the outstanding features of this | seasan’s mode. This delightful orea- tion follows the latest trend and as a Tesult its attractiveness is infinitely heightened. The model is of black satin and the embroidery which is so prominent is done in white silk. The blouse is all embroidered except for the white georgette crepe front. A, large rosette-adorned sirdle of bimck velvet and large soft-brimmed velves hat ornamented with a paradise esta« plete the beautiful picture. i