New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1918, Page 2

olley service was interrnpted when e wire broke. Charles Stockoviteh aged about 40, 141 Oak street, was struck by paster on the Clark rect hill last icht. Tie was removed to the ho: ital in the police ambulance. The annual meeting of the ame society of St. ill be held tomorrow evening. homas A| Feeney v lembers on ‘“‘Dentistry. Stanley H. Holmes New Britain schools pr of the State ill speak at a meeting of the Effi- ency club of P. & F. Corbin's next fuesday evening at the club house. Mr Holy Dr. superintendent and a mem jolmes will speak on the work of the ate Council of Defense, t and motion picture pro- am W be given in the Lyceum eater tomorrow afternoon for the nefit of the Ttalian war relief fund. » theater has been loaned gratis by lessee, George C. LeWitt. A conce Daly Council, of C., will hold embership campaign beginning next eek. Officers of Chamberlain council, Jr. U. A. M., will be installed tonight. A. F. Nelson of Corbin avenue tending the autonfobile show in New | orlk annual will The postponed e Sunshine society onday afternoon. be held on of New York, Attorney Shockel & Co., brought suit, through Greenbe: against G rg, of Park street, to recover $100 he plaintiff claims goods were sold to e defendant which are unpaid for. G. Peter rda Simone, purchased Larry’s Restaurant, reet, for $ Cons e conducted the sale. of Waterbury, vyes- the bankrupt estate Inc., on Main ble Fred Win- Daniel Sullivan, of 36 Laurel street, | ported to the police last evening that s son, James Sullivan, aged 15 vears, las missing from home. An inventory of the estate of the te August Bush, filed in the probate urt today, totals $543.99. Bradford J. Mettey, electrician at \e Base Hospital, Camp Hancock, ugusta, Ga., is spending a ten-day irlough with his mother, Mrs. Vir- nia. Mettey, of 280 Main street. He s originally a member of the unit .zanized in Hartford by Dr. Otto G. Fiedman An open letter to the REV. WARREN New Britain claims you as one of its most progressive men. IDear Sir:— ulous of your presence here, but everyone in every walk of life gives testimony of your good influence community. Do you know why this letter is addr other method of leading people in rix What a wonderful field for the minister is the place of public amusement! lax and forget. Everyone goes to the theater; and, if the manager is of the right fibre, s, alism, a a | Joseph’s chureh | 11 speak to the | Council of Defense, E Evening school, elementary Evening school, vocational Trade school Supplies, stationery, Text books and tary hooks Library and apparatus Furniture - Repairs e Light and power . Fuel Insurance Miscellaneous Received by building fund ete supplemen- is | meeting of | | heretofore almost unheard of. | result of Rosen- | I p1y U ARY 12, 1918, | fuel aaministrator and until it ar- | rives it will be possible to transfer f some of the cos from the cademic | Hign school. There is sufficient: coal in the other schools to carry them well into March and the schools will | open for the winter term on Monday of next week. The finance committee was empow- ered to purchase a safe in which to keep the school records. Superin- tendent §. H. Holmes was also in- structed to co-ope with the gov- ernment by installing a school sav- ings thrift plan whereby children can purchase these government thrift stamps. Mr. Holmes was authorized to purchase $1,000 worth of stamp: They will be sold at the various schools. Three Teachers Pensioned. Three veteran teachers were grant- ed pensions. They are Mi allen iMoore, Miss Jane Barnes and Miss fElizabeth Woodworth. These veteran eachers will receive $15 per month ffrom the city and $25 a month from e state under the school retirement Bt of the legislature. DGET FOR 1918-19 et for the coming year which will ce #hd taxation by the board of | bpropra 918 Probable Estimate Expenditure for 1918-19 1917-1918 000.00 $192,628.00 $231,000.00 24,500.00 18,000.00 800.00 4,000.00 500.00 1,050.00 800.00 500.00 00.00 E00.90 £00 710 00.00 1,0850.00 2§00.00 6%00.00 3§5.00 4,000.00 990.00 825.00 4,800.00 500.00 2,700.00 100.00 22,900.00 14,000.00 33,381. 16,428. 800. 4,500.00 900.00 $75.00 5,400.00 00.00 2,800.00 ,800.00 30,000.00 16,000.00 3,600.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 000.00 500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 9,000.00 000.00 15,000.00 00.00 000.00 5,000.00 $398,090.00 additional salary increase of $50 per year per teacher. last named increase more nature of a sala will be continued only so long as the war lasts. This action is the result a tempor is in the | of a circular letter sent to the school board some time ago by the teachers of the Grammar school in which they set forth at length the greatly in- creased, expenses that each has to face i in view of the war conditons. In connection with the financial statement Treasurer L. Hoyt Pease explained that during the pa: the school board has practically lived within its appropriation, a -record As judi appropriation has been exceeded by only $487.34 and for the first time in chool board will not have to go before the board of finance a transfer j di the re- many vears the s ask for it during and taxation and of funds to carry mainder of the fi The treasurer’s report showed ex- penses for the trade last month to have been §2,373.05. Mr. Pease also reported the receipt of bills amounting to $2,096.44 and like- W to $622.94 in order to obtain the cash discount. It was reported the new Elihu Burritt probably be ready for about March 1. A report was received from Princi- pal T. P. Slade of the High school stating that there is only 10 days’ sup- ply with the assistance of but members of the school board ex school will plained that they are making frantic attempts to sccure an additional sup- with the assitance of F. Not only sed to you? teous ways. “Hold the Mirror up to Nature.” He will present wholesome and entertaining pictures, This | adjustment and | year a :nagement the department of the vocational High school during the e the payment of bills amounting v Mr. Traut that occupancy the state the state | TEACHERS’ RAISES | . EFFECTIVE IN FALL Resolution Passed by School Board Does Not Provide for Salary Ad- ]#mu-nm at Present Time. e action of the school board terday in adjusting the teachers’ aries by granting them the vided in the rules and also an bonus of $50 per year, which continue throughout the war, caused some confusion. Many of the teachers do not fully understand this action and think that the salar is to extra is to has crease become effective imme- ely. This is not so, for the teach- are all under contract for the sent school vear. Therefore, thes iy will not become ctive cginning of the hool year, next September, as defi- ¥ stated in the following Tesolu- which was passed by the board ers pr Resolved: That the salaries of all teachers and prir cipals shall receive a flat increase of fifty dollars each commencing with the school year of 1918- 1919. This increase is outside of ilar increases provided by the >s and regulations of this committee, and shall continue during the school year of which the war may be a fractional part. The foregoing flat increase shall be included in the annual budget to be presented to the board of finance and taxation has vour congregation felt the stim- the annual in Merely for the purpose of calling your attention to an- It is here where one comes to re- he will truly do as Shakespeare devoid of sensation- d such that everyone, young and old, may look upon without a blush. ‘With this in mind, the Lyceum Theater, New Britain's theater of refinement, brings to the city Monday, Tues- d la. New England boy who is taught to rely upon his mother for every need in life. favorite, takes the title role. s and Wednesday, a picture entitled “His Mother’s Boy.” The title itself is commendable. It is the story of Charles Ray, a famous screen What a beautiful story of mother love and filial devotion is unfolded in this picture! Surely no one can be but the better for seeing it. And none other than Rupert Hughes the famous author is responsible for the story. Do you recall “When Life is marked down” in the Saturday Evening Post? The picture is founded on that story. We want you to see this picture. It will prove a revelation to you as to the possibilities of the theater. We know you are broad minded enough to overlook the means of calling attention to a commercial affair, for we also know you would endorse this method, if the result of showing this picture will lead mere people walk the paths of righteousness. to Lyceum Theater. | the Record. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JAN Trying to sneeze while hanging by Are also ticklish paper and tickle you so that y vouwll catch the boss grinning, Watch for th of NEW BRITA propositions. They ITS A TICKLISH PROPOSITION the teeth from Brooklyn Bridge. TODAY’'S TABLOID TALES By Joe Blast will reach right out from ti ou will carry a grin to work—and too. e first On The Edit orial Page the N HERALD BEGINNING MONDAY AT REP. LONERGAN Disappointed- Because He Voted) Against Federal Amendment Hartfard, Jan. 12.—Members of the executive board of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association were jub- flant when the news reached them of the passage of the federal amend- ment by the house and satisfaction | was expressed by suffragists all over | the state over the victory. It was a| an Lon- ergan went on rccord as being against he had led the suf- fragists to believe that he would fol- low the action of the president. Miss Katharine Ludington, president of the | Caroline Ruutz- chairman of in Washington 10, and were in that the vote of Greenwich, field county, wer on Thursday, Januar; the hous at the time was taken. Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, vice- president of the C. V S. A, sent a telegram of congratulation to the headquarters of the organization in Hartford and expressed her satisfac- tion in the vote of the house, In commenting upon the passage of the federal amendment, Miss Mary Bulkley, chairman of Hartford county for the State Suffrage association and president of the Hartford Equal Fran- chise league, said \ The passage of the federal amend- ment is an assurance to the country of the confidence of its men in it women. It means for the Connecti- cut Woman Suffrage association a concerted effort to sccure from the next legislature its ratification, which can hardly be withheld in view of the attitude of all political parties toward the amendment.” Miss Mabel C. Washburn, of the state suffrage body president of the Hartford chise league, said: We are delighted at the victory and the fact that the president came out so strongly for the amendment on the eve of the decision day that | it was a matter of justice to women, was a gratification to us.” In comméhting upon the action of | the Connecticut representatives, Miss Washburn said: “We are greatly disappointed in the action faken by Congressman Loner- gan. He has led us to believe that he would follow the lead of the pres- ident.” treasurer and vice- 1al Fran- savi NEWSPAPERS WILL SELL THRIFT STAMPS | New Britain Record and New Britain Herald to Assist in ¥Economy Campaign. Heath Bartow, of the Connecticut | Light and Power Co., reparts further | successes in his personal campaign in introducing the thrift stamps in places other than the He was much pleased sponse he received at ain Herald oflice. Mr. called on Business Ma Lockett, of the Record, wha arranged ; to take the m ter up with James I. Doyle, the publisher of the paper, and introduce the sale of the stamps Manager Bennett, of the Union Laundry Co., agreed to do everything possible to push the sale of the stamps among his employes. President . H. Joh on, of the City Coal and Wood Co., who has been hav- ing troubles of his own lately, was more than pleased to sec Mr. Bartow when he found he was after some- thing besides a ton of coal, and he promptly put his O. K, on the plan and will see to it that the concern will do its bit. Superintendent F. L. Beardsley, of the Connecticut Co., will see to it a war savings society or- ganized among the trolleymen. Freight Agent J. E. Cosgriff agreed to look after the freight-handlers, and he as- sured Mr. Bartow that these new gov. ernment employves were one hundr per cent. patriotic. John Pinche: treasurer of the John Pinches Co., also stores and with factories. the re- the New Brit- rtow also ager John W. and in the city Mr. Bartow is a hustler going to all such concerns He has evervwhere recei most satisfactory resul He believes | that these smaller concerns will stand | up proportionately beside the big in- dustrial corporations in splendid | shape. CIGARS FOR FIREMEN. Byran Atwater of Berlin, owner of & the residence which was recently de- | stroved by fire, has sent a box of cigars to the New Britain firemen with a letter voicing his appreciation of their good work. ECTICUT GOES 10 AID OF HODVER Food Economy Campaign Shows‘ Results in This State Hartford restaurant, n. 12.—In hotels, clubs, and homes, but especially urants, Connecticut is npw immen; quantities of meat, pork and fats each Many states have tions, based upon repo from ating places, and the results ob- tained have amazed the United I'ood Administration officials i ton. Connecticut h: in arranging for from the various citi nd towns but 1,600 questionnaires were today mailed out from the Connecticut office of the food admimnistration and with- in'the next week or ten days it is b lieved accurate will be a able howi 1 s Tues day's, “wheatless Wednesday and “‘porkle: Saturdays” have done to make good t Hoover said when he predicted that “food will win the war.” The saving over all may reach as high as fifty per cent and it known that the, hotels are averaging a forty per cent saving. The delay in Connecticut’s securing the statistics which are now being prepared was caused chiefly, it was explained today, by the difficulty in compiling a complete list of all the hotels, clubs, and restaurants in th state. The hotels, including the sum mer class, we sily listed but fre- quently there was no way of getting a list of the restaurants and clubs in some of the munition citics except by sending a representative to check them up on the ground. Mr. Edward R. Ingraham of this city has done of this work for the hotels ana aurants division of the federal food administration in this state, the division, as appointed by Food Ad- ministrator Robert Scoville, consist- ing of Walter rde, the well known hotel Hartford and New Haven; Almon . Judd, propric- | tor of the Elton hotel in Waterbury and John Forter, founder of a chain of lunch rooms reaching across Con- | ticut from New York to Boston. The questionnaire being mailed to 236 hote s and r ts in New H: Brid Hartford, 98 in Waterbury; 53 Britain; and in Meriden. form of the questionnaire was pared Washington, which w a summary of the returns, and it asks concerning the number of people fed daily, the average number of em- ployces fed ds if a hotel or a club, the number of rooms rented. As completed questionnaire is rd monthly report of ng will be mailed to all the ners of the eating place food pledse card. This report will give the number of ‘“meatless the number of “me , if any, and the approximatc of meat in the num- “wheatless Wednesdays” and imate of in pounds; the num of “porkless Sat- urdays and the approximate ving of pork in pounds, and a general re- port of methols whereb affected in the use of whe zar and fat. The data thus secured by the Con necticut headquarters of the I'ood Ad- ministration will be entered on va ous summary records from which a curve may be obtained, from time to time, showing how much the food sav- zhout the State ng. hotels and restaurants products ot made been delayed tematic reports = man of en soon as th received, another food 2,000 sig for a ess pounds ber of the appre sav | housewiv { much ea; | The pledge, which the restaurants and QUALITY AND VARIETY OUR “Manhattan” SHIiRT SALE Quality and Quantity considered, our stock of “Manhattans” is greater than ever. For many years we have been head- quarters for “Manhattan” Shirts, being the largest distributers of these famous gar- ments in Southern New England. Buy “Manhattans” here at these prices: $1.75 Shirts at $1.35. $2.00 Shirts at $1.65. $3.00 Shirts at $2.15. $3.50 Shirts at $2.85. $4.50 and $4.00 Shirts at $3.15. $5.00 Shirts at $3.85. $6.59 and $6.0¢ Shirts at $4.8 $8.50 and $8.00 Shirts at $6.35. $10.00 Shirts at $7.65. PR o Horstuilxs IT PAYS TO BUY OUR KIND 93-99 ASYLUM ST. comectingwith 140 TRUMBULL S HARTFORD SAVE YOUR UBBER FOOTWEAR A New Process of Repair- ing Rubbers, Arctics and Rubber Boots by Vulcan- izing—Process Patented. A. G. HAWKER | E!m Street, New Britain, Conn. is | taurant end of the problem said today that he was confronted with many difficulties when he began his work three weeks ago but everywhere among all nationalities and classes he has met with a most welcome spirit of co-operation and patriotic desire to serve the food administration. All are now on the same footing and uni- versal conditons will prevent a re- of the annoying competition of severa]l] months ago when some res- taurateurs suffered at the expense of ho openly served meat on Tuesdays and wheat on Wednesda In Hartford, recently, a list of right” restaurants w: the result that many, who were not on the list, clamored insistently for recognition which was promptly given where investigation warranted. This publication plan is being considered for Waterbury, New Haven and sev- other Connecticut cities, e S S et S How's This? Ve offer One Hundred Dollars Ry gard for any case of Catarrh that can- nct be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become known as _the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts thru he Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex- the Poison from the Blood and 10aling the diseased portions. 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Toledo, Ohio. are under a volunt: manner as are s who v pledge in the 00,000 Connecticut gned pledge cards, s pointed out at the Food Ad- ation office today that it er to check up the public eating pl and that because privato homes must be left to the individual onsciences of their heads, it is hoped ihat the housewives ars contin -4 sincere in observing the tabood days. minis signed, diff slightly from the ewives’ pledge and provides that “In order to fur- ther the efforts of the Government in the conservation of food during the war, the undersigned agrees to ob- serve faiihfully to the best of his abil- ty, the directions and regulations of the United States Food Administra- tion.” i En to public eating all published with e truly and, whi atlon cards, effects of alarming reports from h at last is being forced are certain to have beneficial in this country, in opinion Connecticut's hotels nd restaurants division, and it is not ieved that the drastic weapon of publicity must be resorted to in Con- uecticut in order to keep the restau- vants in line. However, the food ad- ministration made it clear today that if a restaurant or lunch room keeper, or even a hotel proprietor or a club steward, persistently ignores his food pledge, or if he refuses to sign a pledge, the information will be given to the local newspapers so that pa- triotic patrons may dutifully refrain eating in such I listed places. Mr. Porter, who hdling the res- A SERMON ON THE WAR agreed to do his bit at his shop. | B est encouragement, and he looks for | § Sunday--The Methodist Church e —-10:45A. M. By the Minister