New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1917, Page 7

\ Last Day of the Year BarQains\ Offered Here in Women’s NICE AFTERNOON of the finer grades made of Satins, Georgettts, Velveteens and Colored Serges. They are were priced up,to $39. special sale $25.00 ’ IF YOU WANT A NEW WINTER OCOAT, BUY IT NOW. wonderful chance for Woman or Miss to secure one of the stylish, loose Wear EXTRA WAIST mostly of colored DRESSES handspme Gowns At this but $3.98 each. . . . . . . ca. broidery trimmed, Worth up to $7.50, | BARGAINS made Crepes, some em- others plain. This sale price SOME ODD WAISTS in regu $3.98 values specially priced $2.49 ea. It's a warm, comfortable Outer Garments at very much less than they have been priced. There are Plush Coats, Velvet Coats, Fur Trimmed Coats or Coats with combination trimming of Plush or Nutria with the “Shug button-up collars, Empire style and belted models, priced $16.50, $18.50, $19.50, $32.50 to $75.00 each.. Very special are those we are offering for $25.00 ea. YOU'LL BUY FURS NOW, IF YOU'RE WISE. It’s your one great opportunity to get what you have been longing for in Furs at fifteen per cent. discount fro: m regular prices. ‘This offer holds good but for the next two days and gives you unrestricted choice of our entire stock of fine Furs. Fur Coats, Fur Sets, Fur Muffs, Fur Stoles, in fact, anything we have in Furs at*15 per cent. discount. Better investigate. JUST HALF THEIR ORIGINAL PRICES on all Children's Good chance to fit out your little @irl. THESE AND OTHER WONDERFUL OFFERINGS are what you will find for the pext two days in our Big Department (For One floor up. Misses’ Wear) PRO! Furs. Women’s' and DELIVERY ¥FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON o Y REOCKIVING ALL DRY GOODS PU CHASED OF US. in'News | ND FOR FIRE g When Select- legain Gonsciousness jor \has been circulating about | 'to the effect that unless the lin officigls take -immediate steps Pprovide some form of firg protec- he “citizens will take the maitter ir pwn hands. There. has been’ bit of ‘eriticism over the delay hough fires have been numerdus. . Many people are of the opinion that if the Berlin selectment considered | the offer of the New Britain fire com- missioners too much' of a burden for the town to carry, then they should " try to provide their own means of F. preventing fires. The presence of ap- paratus of some sort would tend to Teduce the local insurance rates, | whieh at present are very high. It 15 $rus that the town: cannot afford to |1 malntain a permanent fire department, but It can afford a chemical wagon, which would be invaluable in fighting 1, and in preventing -them ding. An auto chemical id in a convenient place f on street, would be within call- 1af distance of Kensington, East Ber- %in, klay and the Blue Hills dis- | t. The nature of such an invest- | pent makes it worthy of considera- . .Berlin needs protection, and now that the agitation has begun, it should not be allowed to Test until mething has been done. =9 Reéd Cross Subscripions. [ The official reports of the local Red 2 ign which' closed last Monday “night ‘wes @ decided success. The ! total number <f new subscriptons in Berlin has reached 200, while in Ken- sington the | cormittee enrolled 150 | . merabe: r5. There has heen no of- ©f the subscriptions taken i Congregational church, 48 no doubt that it will! re. The class in met at the Berlin church last cvoning. . committees indicate that the | next Thursday evening in the court room at the town hall. It fs hoped that there will be a good attendance as the campaign will ‘be one of the greatest that has ever been planned. The school children are also asked to co-operate in the movement. Church Sunday Programs. At the Berlin gregational church the regular services' will be held dt 10:45. Prof. E. E. Nourse will preach, as Rev. Samuel A. Fiske wil] preach at Longmeadow, Mass. Sunday school will be held at noon. At 3 o’clock, the Junior Christian Endeavor meet- ing will be held while the senior | meeting will take place at 6:30. The.! subject for the senior meeting will be, “Planning for the future.” Miss Olive Shaw will conduct the meeting. St. Paul’s church will hold the first mass at 10 o’clock. The services at East Berlin will be held at 9 o’clock. There will be a Néw Year’'s day serv- ice at 9 o'tlock Tuesday thorning. The Kensington Methodist church will hold services at 10:45. At noon there will be Sunday sthool and a meeting of the Baraca class. At 5:45 there will be Junior League service | and the evening services will take place at 7 o'clock. _ Berhin Briefs. Charles Risley and family have re- turned from Talcottville where they have been since last summer. Joseph Moore is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. ‘Walter Nelson of Dedham, Mass., is spending a few days with local friends. TELLS COMMITTEE nough Coal For Normal Conditions Jl@\s Been Shipped to City of Wash- ington, Committee is Told. Washington, Dec. 29.—Although thex/-e has been suffering in the: na- tional capital for lack of fuel A. L. Snead, distributor for the fuel ad- mintstration told the senate commit- tee toddy emough coal had been shipped here to supply normal condl- tions. Coal was unavailable, he continued, local dealers did not co-operate with ing facilities were inadequate. “The railroads are not entirely re- sponsible for congestion due to cross- . hauling,” said Snead, ‘the operators | desire it in many cases, as it often extends their distributing field.” i Improvement in the New England | situation may be expected, he said, as arrangements thave been made for Training Hard. , the Berlin boy who A. Peterson, the Nor- n, at Tarner hall in Saturday night, is e will turn the tables ho defeated him the time they met and to accomplish this 4 the 'blacksmith _h‘t.nlmng fal to condition himself for the bout. It is predicted that there will 9 & large crowd prescnt’as Ventres attained quite a repytation and is m&: with the toflowers of 8 Wre game in Ny Britain. BoWR Wil miso be well revresentod. i Campaign to Regin. . Stevens, the local chair- r Stamp campaign, "8l ares ents for the some additional water transportation | for coal. He added that mo relief may be expected for the New England railroads. *T believe we are not only coming to government control of mines’ bu\ ‘onscription of 2 Snead teld dinating <7 present demands.” He could see no chance to produce the 50,000,000 tons the fuel administrator estimates the ofuntry is short this year and said ‘estricted usé was necessary. Unnecessary priority orders issued by government departments- and boards to obtain quick transportation of thejr freight are responsible for the congestion, Chafrman Hall told the committee. This, he said, would be remedied by the governmemt taking over /control of the railroads and placing them under one head. \ because persons who bought coal and t the fuel administration and dlstrlbul-‘ COMMUNICATED. (Continuéd From Sixth Page). “ .o 5 necessary to employ private detec- tives on 'trolley cars. Yours vety truly, ’ OLD HONESTY. PON'T FORGET THE SALLORS, The Boys ix Blue Are As Much a Part of Uncle Sam’s Service As Arc the Khaki-Clad. To the Editor of the Herald: It is with regret that one constant- ly picks up newspapers, or, walking along the street, sees an illustrated poster which reads: “Our boys in the trenches.” “Buy a Liberty Bond to put pep in our soldiers boys.” “Soldier boys, have your photo jtaken for the girl you left behind. It does seem as though no one ever gave a thought to the boys in blue. ‘We would like to know how the sol- dier boys would ever | reach the trenches if it were not for the sailor boys who man the ships that con- voy them across the Atlantic and who see they arrive at their destination in safety. It is also well to remember that every man now in the United States navy is there of his own free will, having voluntarily enlisted—and it is a fact that this is not the case with the soldiers. More than half of the present National Army were drafted. The sailor boys cannot help but notice the great amount of praise which is accorded the soldier, while, apparently little or no space is de- voted to the Jackies,.and one has but | to pick up a daily néwspaper to learn of the many heroic deeds that being accomplished by the are brave )sa!lor lads, many of them paying the supreme sacrifice—Death. Would it not be a wise thing to give credit, where credit is due—also to gtart a tobacco fund for the sailors as well as the soldiers? It is time for the public to wake up to these facts and think of the many lonely hours that the sailor is forced to- lead, whereas the soldier who is constant- ly on land finds many things to do to divert his time. A FRIEND OF THE JACKIES. ABANDON HFFORTS. Endeavors Being Made to Salvage American Steamer at Halifax.' Halifax, Dec. 39.—The shift of the 1 | wind into the south and east today resulted in the abandonment of ef- forts to salvage the Amlerican steam- er ashore at Pennant. Yesterday af- ternoon high seas commenced to roll 'in gallant inlet and all hands ’left the steamer- in breeches buoys. Al- most a thousand tons of cargo has been removed from the ship and the work of sealing up the damage to her bow was proceeding favorably when ; the wind changed. Should the storm increase in violence it was feared that the steamer would not be long in going to pleces. PASSES RESOLUTIONS. London, Dec. 29.—The National convention of the trades union, labor party and war emergency workers passed resolutions todey protesting against the sufferings now belag un- necessarily infilcted on the mass of urban consumers by the prolonged delay of the supplies of food and de- manding eéqual sharing among all familles, without distinction asx to wealth or class, with compulsory ra- tioning. | Plaiqville News PLAINVILLE - AND THE INCOME TAX Those Assessable May Make Pag- ment in New Britain PROVIDES SINEWS OF WAR Rockwell-Drake Factory to Close for Inventory—Dance Successful Affair —Basketball Team Reorganizes— Red Cross Committees Appointed. The federal government is relying partly on two means to get the money to win the war. One is by the sale of Liberty Bonds, the other by taxes and the smaller the amount raised by taxes the larger the amount by the sale of bonds. All corporations will have to pay 6 per cent. on their net earnings and in addition they may have to/ pay excess profits. taxes. Therefore, it is figured that everybody '| who has a taxable incomé should pay their dues to the government, be- cause what;is fair for one is fair for the other. It is only a few days until the first of January, when the returns of in- comes will be due. Therefore, all persons who are subject to the new income tax law shoud call upon the government’s income tax officer, who has been commissioned to be stationed at New Britain and who will be at the post office there from January 2 to March 2. There will, no doubt, be a good many people who will not make any returns at all, thereby mak- ing themselves subject to penalties ranging from $20 to $10,000 fine and imprisonment. Ordinarily it has been the lot of the banks to assist the de- positors in making out their returns, but in place of the banks doing this work, the government is supplying an income tax officer, who will relieve them of all duties regarding the same. It will be unnecessary for anyone to make inquiries at the bank for in- come tax forms, as the tax officer will be amply supplied with all the infor- mation and papers needed. The new income tax law makes many changes in the former law and it is of inter- est to the taxpayer and the govern- Tent that 'all persons who will be making returns shall have the best advice. Inventory at Rockwell-Drake. The Rockwell-Drake factory will shut down for four days beginning today in order to afford the officials a chance to take inventory throughout the building. The factory will reopen again next Wednesday morning to re- sume activities. i Boy Hurt in Elevator.. Henry Francis, about 10 years old, was playing in a building yesterday near an elevator and began fooling around with the result that his hand was caught and several of his fingers were crushed so badly that it will be necessary to amputate some of them. He was taken to the New Britain hospital yesterday afternoon by his father. 3 Leaveg to Enter Navy. James Cunningham leaves today for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He will be accompanied by Raymond Cun- ningham,\who will spend the week- end in New York.city. Réd Cross Committees. The executive co ittee of the local branch of the m Cross society held a meeting ipn’the rooms in New- ton’s block yesterday afternoon. Rev, E. C. Gillette presided. The follow- ing committees and chairmen were appointed: Xnitting, Mrs. Charles H. Crrtis, chairman; business, Mrs. Henry C. Baum; hospital garments, Mrs. William H. Cassidy; children’s garments, Mrs. John Lamb; transpor- tation, Mrs. Charles Clark, chairman. These committees were formed as sub- committees of the general committee. The general committee is known as the military relief committee and is composed of the chairmen of the sub- committees. There will be a public opening of the Red Cross rooms on next esday after which they will \be open every afternoon for the purpose of conduct- ing necessary work. The total number of new members is 817 and including the old membera who renewed their memberships there is almost a thousand. Basketball Team Renrgalfl'ms The old Plainville basketball team intends to reorganize under the nam¥ of the “Pierce-Arrows” and the best = JOIN OUR 1918 CHRISTMAS CLUB You can become a member today or any day th week of Decem- ber 3lst. THE Plainville Trust Co. PLAINVILLE, CONN. players who were once on the old team will be elected to places on the the old team will be elected to places new team which will no doubt be one of the fastest in the state in its class. Because of, the fact that there is no place in which the team can play games in this town it is ex- | Pected that all games this season will ;lvs played out of town unless some | means are provided for the erection of a suitable bullding for them. They will play such teams as the Lucky Five, Pratt & Whitney's of Hartford, and the Pirates of South Manchester. It is expected that the first game will be played next Friday night. William Hird will be the manager of the team and the players will be well known men such as Charlie Phelps, Herb Lotz Bugbee, Pete Nelson and Eric Norfeldt, one of New Britain's stars, who played with the fast Ken- ilworth quintet along with Bill Kopf and Johnnie Martin during last sea- son. Later on it is expected that a canvass will be made of the town for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a building which would enable the team to play most of the games at home. Last year's team won 17 and lost only three games in the entire season. Rockwell-Drake Dance. - The Rockwell-Drake dance, held last night, was a successful affair and it is estimated that there were about 200 or more people present, includ- ing the members of the association. The music for dancing was furnished by Lynch’s orchestra from New Brit- ain. The money taken in will be given to the treasurer of the associa- .tion and will be entered in the treas- ury after all expenses are defrayed. The Machine Gun squad of the com- pany was on guard, duty around the factory which /s making war necessi- ties which might induce some fanatic to make an attempt at damaging or destroying the building. / Church Notices. Congregational church—Frederick lodge, No. 14, Al F. and A. M, will attend the services at,the Congrega- tional church tomorrow in honor of St. John's day.. The lodge will open at the temple at 10:1§; the services at the church beginning at 10:45. Rev. E. C. Gillette will preach the sermon. By request a portion of the Christmas music will be repeated by the choir. ‘The Sunday school will meet at noon and the Christian Endeavor meeting will be held at 6 o’clock in the evening. Episcopal church—Services will be held in the Episcopal church at 10:45 o’clock in the morning at which a sermon will be preached by the pas- tor and which will be followed by a meeting of the Sunday school at noon. Baptist church—A sermon will be’ preached by the pastor at 10:45 o’clock on “Putting Off and Putting On” Rom. 13:12. At noon the Sun- day school will meet. At 6 olclock the Young People's society will meet and at T the pastor will speak of “A Changed Life” Luke 19:8. Evening services will be held in the chapel. Plainville Briefs. The following advertised letters are at the postoffice: Mrs. George Dun- ham, Mrs. W. D. Plumb, Hon. W. Franklin Sheldon, Mr. F. Forselio (2), Giacchin Pavillo, and Mr. Paolo Lui- go (2), and Mr. Trotta Morse. Edwin Oslund, the sub-city carrier, has enlisted in the navy and leaves today to report for duty at the Brapk- lyn Navy Yard. Mrs. Chattil Kelley Larson, who died at her home in New Britain yes- terday, was well kno here. Mrs. Larson before her matfriage was Miss Kelley of East Main street, Plainville. Mrs. Agnes Russell is visiting her parents in Philadelphia, Pa., over the holidays. Goldenblum’s 1st anniversary sale to start Thursday, 9 a. m., Jan. 3. Come early. 'Tremendous bargains.— advt. THREE ARE INJURED- IN PISTOL DUEL \) Captain of Artillery, Deputy Marshal and Detective . Shot. E] Paso, Dec. 29.—Captain Wylie J. White, of an artillery regiment, Lieut. St. Claire, deputy provost mar- sha] and Edward Mebus, a city detec- tive, Were seriously, wounded last night in a three-handed pistol fight ot the home bd ptain White, near Fort Bliss. 3 According to the report of the af-| feir given out at police headquariers Licut. St. Qlaife, Detective;Mebus and a number of policemen and soldiers of the provost guard were hunting il- legal liquor sellers operating in the vicinity of the army post. The White home was visitea burgiars on :Christmas night and when the captain heard some one opening his bathroom window he opened fire. by TO DISINFECT SCHOOLS. Hartford, Dec. 29.—Dr. John T. Black, the health commissioner, has informed Secretary Charles D. Hige of the state board of education that smoke is not an adequate disinfectant for schoolhouses in which there have been children suffering from contag- ious diseases. This is the preseht method. Dr. Black says the walls, ceilings and floors of the schools j should be thoroughly washed with a liquid disinfectant. DENIES TESTIMONY. Boston, Dec. 20.—President John J. Martin, of the Exchange Trust com- pany today denied testimony given at the federal trade commission inquiry into the packing business, to the ef- fect that his bank had charged Wil- Ham' McDonald, formerly anm Inde- pendent rénderer 1§ rper cent. inter- est on a loan, 6r'that the bank had Icu’t‘fl’ a bomus for making the loan. HOLY SEPULCHER JEWELS ¥ THE TURKS AND An qllcial dispatch received from France says that the Turks before surrendering Jerusalem to the British carried off the famous treasures of the Church of the Holy Sepulche, valued at millions of dollars, And sent to Berlin the church’s celebrated os- tensory of -brilliants. In the center of this great circular room as shown {n SENT T¢ the photograph, rises a highly rated edifice of marble. @ ‘candlesticks are in front of it numerable “lamps, the gifts of shipers, surround it, and hang | where. The little balgonies are foif favored few on Christmas and ter; when the bullding is throf with worshipers. g ~ [Church Notices Methodist Church. 9:45 a. m., all departments of the church Sunday school, except the Adult department, which meets at 12:16 p. m. 10:45 a. m., worship and preaching service. Mr. Cook preaches on the theme, “The Values Accruing from the War.” 6 p. m., Young Peo- ple’s meeting. 7:30 p. m., illustrated address, the last in the series on “The Life of Jesus.” All welcome. First Church of Christ. Center Congregational, corner of Church and Main streets. Services as follows: Morning service with spe- cial New Year sermo. Subject: “Tho Prophecy of Experience.” Church Bible school at 9:45 for the junior, intermediate and senior departments. 12:10 for the beginners, primary and adult departments. Special musical service at 4:30. Young People's ‘meeting at 6. We invite yQu to all of our services. South Congregational Church. Boys' division of church school at! 9:30 a. m. Morning worship at 10:45 with an old year sermon on “The Inevitable Erd.” _Church ' achool ! meets at 12:16. Italian school at! 3:00, and Italan service at 4:30. Ves- | ! of the paator, 25 Grand street, 3 evening at 8 o’clock. Swedish Klim Chewcti. Rev. J. E. Klingberg, 1. stor. day school at 10 o'clock and mo service at 11 o'clock. Topic, * ]General Observations Upon the j of Prayer.” Evening service o'clock, with sermon on “Thy dom:Come.” The church will ob |the “Week of Prayer,” and me L will be held every evening throd out the week. | First Baptist Church. The usual morning services at # First Baptist church tomorrow will , held at 10:46 o'clock. Ray, Dr. E. ¥ Cross will preach on imes Change.” The Bible classes \vill mel at noon, and at 6 o'clock the ¥. |'s. C. E. will meet. The subject | this meeting will be ‘“Planning . the Future” Dr. Cross will speak. ' £ Mr. and Mrs. James Albistol Liberty street, today receivéd a gram frem their son, e Joseph Albiston, of the art lery, advising them of his safe’ in ¥rance, where he has been assigi for active duty. Lieutenamt Albista was recently commissioned ns a ond loutenant at the Madison' racks Officers’ Training camp, Eric Carlson, of 103 Hart strsd who recently eniisted in the Ordm Department, was called " ifito pers at 4:30, a Christmastide organ recital, Miss Marcil, contralto, soloist. Assyrian-Persian service at 6:00: The publie is most cordially welcome to any of these various services. i First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chapel, corner of West Main and Park Place. Sunday morning service at 10:45. Subject: Christian Science. Sunday school at 9:45. Wedn: y evening meeting at 8 o’clock. ‘he reading room at the same addreas is open daily from 2 until 5 ¢’clock ex- cept Sundays. Hungerford Court, Jr. O. U. A. M. hall, Sunday evening, 7:30. Rev. Dr. Saunders will preach. Toplc: “Res- olutions 'That Can Be Kept” Good music. Everyone fvited. Advent Church. Church St., near Stanley. Preach- ing at 10:456 a. m. by Rev. James Howle of Richmond, Va. Sunday sehool at 12 m. Preaching at 7:15 p. m. by Rev. 8. B. Giles. Subject, “Som2 of the Danger Ahead of Us.” Service of song frem 7 to :15 p. m. Come and hear our message. People’'s Church. Sunday—10 o’clock, prayer. 10:45, morning worship. Rev. W. P. Knapp, returned missionary from Africa, will preach. 12:15, Bible school; 65:45, Young People’s meeting; 7, evening service. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp will speak. Monday—7:80 to 9 o’clock, a reception will be given to Mr. and Mrs. Knapp and their daughter, Miss Alta, to which all are invited. 9 to 12, a watch-night service will be held. Thursday-—7:45, prayer meeting at the church. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, cottage meetings will be held in observance of the week of prayer. Emmanuel Goepel Church. Booth’s hall, 259 Main street; Mil- ton S. Andersom, pastor. 10 a. m., prayer and praise meeting. 10:45, divine worship. Preaching by the pastor, Subject, “The Beginning and the End.” Bible school, 12:15 p. m. Young People’s meeting, p. m. Bvangelistic m 7p.'m.. Watch- night service Wil be held at the home service today. Sat Harry Scheuy, with the Naval' B serve, is home on a short furlouj Scheuy is with tke fleet now dof convoy duty, escorting’ transports] midway across the ocean. On his last] trip he met an acquaintance wWho W: on the ill-fated ship Alcedes, which was torpedoed and sunk at sea. the time of the tragedy, the was standing on deck and says all he remembers was being hu ‘ many feet into the air and then exd pericncing the sensation of sinking a great depth in the water. On ing to the surface he g and was saved. He states thHat all clothes, with the exception of & of his jersey, were torn from his bi by the force of the exploston. and: &% present he is in a naval hospital b a broken leg. £y Sergeant Martin R. Andérson. Edson street; is at , hoame frota O Dix on a seven-day furlough |. Resumption of ski ju i famous sport of Norway, ; will 3 place Monday at RackHffe Helghts and all owners of skis and those in- terested in the sport are requested meet with W. E. Hagen. Mr. Hagen, who is very proficlient in .the sporf| organized clubs several years, and fd a time they prospered, but .lack 1 snow greatly hampered their progress. He will demonstrate the variot methods of jumping during Monda: morning. g CONFITRMS SINKING. New York, Dec. 29—Offictals of 8 Cunard line here today coni ed viously published reports of the ing by a German submarine of steamship Vinovia off the Isles. > # The Vinovia was a freighter of 500 tons gross. She was built in 8 derland in 1906. 8 San Jose, Costa Rica, The American consulabe, national Rubber company, tl cipal department store of the & all the other buildings but twoe'on ; public square were destroyed by today. . Most of the papers in consulate were lost. | There wi Jo#s of life. The damage is esth at $1,000,000 mostly covered b surance, o