New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 23, 1918, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY \Y/EDNESDAY. Such a Flurry in Fine Muslin Wear Was Never Seen Before, as at This January Sale of Ours INDICATIO CREASI COS’l ADVANCED PRICE CURTAILED LA At present we have a very large stock ditions, and price our garments at thi than they could be bought for now at the NS POINT VERY TRONGLY TS ON MUSLIN UNDERGARME OF COTTON MATERIAL BOR IN ALL MANUFACTURING ND bought groat ye: malkers. )i take if you do not make the most of this sale’s prices. LOOK AT THESE each. des at $1.69 each. $1.25 g 5 for 88c ENVELOPE $1.25 fc 88c each. GOWNS worth $1.00, for Regular $1.75 Gowns for CHEMISE The $1.75 kind for $1.29 cach. of regular $1.00 grade for garments priced at $1.69 each. CAREFULLY F Worth $1.00 for W each. for 95c each. $1.69 each. CORSET COVERS, were 59¢, 8 DRAWERS, 50¢, 59c¢, 89¢, $1.: PHILIPPINE $3.00 and $4.00 values, sclling for $1.69, XAMINE THE WHITE SKIRTS, 9c each. Worth $1.25 for 88c orth $1.75 for $1.29 cach. 5 kinds, at 35c, D EMBROIDERED Gowns and .49 and HA ine Camisoles for 88c¢, $1.29 and $1.69 cach. ENVELOPE under garments BWAVING AN AUTOMOBIO&: DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEFEND ON PROMPTIY Rt Bemm News FAVOR SUMMONING NEW BRITAIN HELP { I Berlin Street Residents Not En- husiastic Abont Fire Apparatus TOWN MEETING 10 DECIDE Scope of Local Committee of State Council of Defense to Be Enlarged —2Berlin Farmers’ Club to Meet | saturday Night. ! The joint meeting of the fire com- nittees from Kensington and Berlin ktreet was held last evening at the hhome of Fred L. Norton, in Kensing- on. Francis Deming represented the esidents of Berlin street. Contrar o e¥pdctations, there were no repre- entatives of any apparatus malkers at | he meeting. At the first meeting the | american LaFrance Co. was repre- snted. The opinion ampng the res ents of Ber street se to be hat Berlin should be protected by he firé department of New Britain. accomplish th E copimittee be appointed x the New Britain 4fir jo ers in order to ma some a gements whereby the New Britain he jartment would respond to calls r m Berlin. There is no doubt that n wil] be divided into fire dis- , in the future, but until this some protection must be ob- 4 the New Britain depart ent seems to be the only source tom which any help can be secured he committees will endeavor to have within a atter will be left to townspeople to commi : the 1 he opinfon of tr Factories at Work. The ending of the five day suspen- on of factories was marke by the sowded trolley cars and trains which irried la numbers of Berlin peo- he back to their various occupations New n, Hartford and Me n. Local concerns are again rur fne on their normal schedules. All Cowdrey vs. Mary Cowdrey Order Of Notice. harles W. of Har Janu County Britain, ticut, . New D. 1918 Comp! wdrey set fo of minor ate of Connec ford, Upon The 8 \W. C ns therein d custody b betore the b Hartford it Of The praying for r h a divorce child now pend- Superior Court in and County, to be held on e first Tuesday of February, A. D. 18.% It appearing to and being und by the subscribing authority fat the whereabouts of the defend- b+ is unknown to the plaintiff. Ordered, that notice of the institu- bn and pendency of said complaint all be given the defendant by pub- fhing this order in-The New Britain erald, a newspaper published in New itain once a week for two succes- e weeks, commencing on or before nuary 24, 1918. GEORGE A. CONANT, Clerk of Said Court. greatly reduced for this Januar, | Jan tew | CHEMISE for $1.69, $2.49 and Muslin CEIVING ALL DRY GOODS FU Berlin factories were forced to close mrh the exception of the American Paper Goods Co., which is equipped with water power, and therefore was not forced to shut down. From now on Monday will be a holiday, and many men will avail themselves of the | opportunity of chopping wood on the various tracts about the town. Births, A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Arnaldi Lanza of Kensington. A son hag been born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barkman of Berlin. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Arrsavelle of Berlin. Farmers to Meet. The first meeting of the Farmers’ club will be held on Satu day evening at the home of William I. Webster. There will be election of | officers and the business meeting will be followed by a social hour. The present officers are: President, George | William C. and treasurer, Reed; vice-president, Shepard; secretary Liloyd Carter. FEast Berlin Bazaar The Village Improvement society of Cast Berlin wili hold a bazaar to- morrow and Friday evenings. The affair wili be held at of vaudeville and nights, consisting | minstrels. Council of Defense Committee. The local committee of the Council of Defense has received a suggestion from the state council which should greatly add to the work already ac- complished by that efficient organiza- tion. The various organizations in the town will be asked to appoint a mem- ber to represent each at the meetings of the council. In this way the work of tt d the methods em- ploy rried to all pa of th minee from the lo- and cal bodies be declared regu member of the council. This will increase the scope of the work, and will tend to unite the surrounding districts in the pr ecution of the work. There- fore, all lodges and other organiza- tions will be an aid to the council in this way. ‘ Suit Brought Against Peck. ‘} suit been brou | council, will a d, to . Each 1 ht against rd J. Peck by the Orwald Acetylene Co., of New Jersey. intiffs cl that a note them on July 3, 1917, on | National Bank, for $18 { been paid. Money in the | Daniel Webster has heen garnisheed | by Deputy Sheriff Myron D. Stock- 1. The plainti represented by Attorney Upson of New RBrit- ain. The writ is returnable befc the Berlin town court the first Mor bruary tendered Me en has not hands of he ter = |in T | [} 1 Bricfs Reginald C. Stevens has entered the Connecticut Agricultural college for the winter course. The Kins, w slightly Berl condition of Miss France is ill with pneumon proved. Per- o is e Prayer meeting will be held at the | Berlin Congregational church tonight. AMERICAN AYTRMEN KILLED. Mect Death When Machines Col Over French Camp. Washington, D. C., Jan. | Lieutenants William H. Cheney | Oliver P. Sherwood and Private | George A. Beach were killed Sunday | in a collision of airplanes over an | American aviation school in France, | the war department was advi pight by General Pershing. Lieutenant Cheney’s mother, Tirst and under 68c each, $1.29 each. And $2.00 to §: 49 $3.49 each. Athletic hall and | | there will be entertainments on both The | NSTANTLY IN- ACUSE OF THE ON ACCOUNT OF PLANTS. the right con- much less a big mi u make Others worth $2.00 to $2.50 Those worth 50 G8c. worth 89¢c for 68c each. Worth §1.50 And regular $2.60 Skirts for and $1.25, for 42¢, 68c and 88c each. 42¢, 6Sc and 88c pair. Chemise of $2.00, ) each. Crepe de ANl higher Wear Sale. Connecticut ICHASED OF Us. |SEVEN FOOD SHOWS ON WEEK’S PROGRAN X Women of State Anxious to In-. struct Pubhc in Cunsewa ion | once more calling th artfor —Seven simultc held of Connecticut under the committee on woman's activitie: of the Connecticut te Council of | Deferise. The exhibits, which are in | general charge of a speciai committeo | of which Mrs. Joseph W. Alsop of | Avon is chairman, are intended to | visualize and teach in ! a thoroughly practical way the lessons that Herbert | .. C. Hoover and his subordinates. of the | United States TFoad Administration | have been trying to impress upon the ipeople of the country. The exhibits will be held as follow Hartford—No. 69 Pratt street; Jan- | uary 23, 24 and 25; in charge of Mrs. | Samuel O. Prentice and Mrs. J. Dean. | Rockvile—Town hall; January 24 | 25; in charge of Mrs. H. C. Svmv;]. New Haven — Second Regiment Armory; Janua 24, 25 and 26; in charge of Mrs. Winchester Bennett and Mrs. S. J. Messenger. Willimantic—Tr hall; 24 and 25; of M Fenton Rosamo son. Winsted—Town 24 and 25; in Halkes and Mrs January | Robe | Daniel- in cha and Miss a hall; January 23, charge of Mrs. Curti A. E. S. Taylor. Middletawn—Town hall: January | 24, 25 and 26; in Gharge of . Mrs. Clarence Wadsworth and Mrs. Samuel Russell Jr. ch—January 24, of Miss T t noon of the first day of each ex- | t ncheon will be given to| which all the town chairmen and home economics chairmen | f the woman's n each | county have been invited. Tollowi the luncheons there will be discussions jof pl for similar exhibits to he held later in other tav a of the counties whero t . | hanits held. The - | at the Hotel | be made by Robert states T'ood Admi tieu and Miss Rockville m ‘ere, Joseph W will also held which Georee D of the council Ik and 26; in | Lonise we tee citics week’s are being 11 he held addresses will Scoville, TUnited trator for Connac- ™ Rond ana Sstella Snracue A meeti in the evenine Chandler, <ed by ehairman | icity, L4 committan on puh! The New Ha ir hv Mie Ruutz-Rees, chairman af +1 organization, and the Wi Winsted mectings by . Haves of the cultural collese, j ward win in Middletown tor Secoville will ine meeting to Gilman Thom an expert dietician, SDRalk fat an evening meeti to Hald nection with the Narwich fooa exhibit, | will will spe. o be spea - meeti at the count 1 F spealk held of New will he Administrs at an even- Dr York ecitv, there n on i William H. Schofield boro, N. H. emergency lives Licutenant addr Mrs; Sherwood, N Carlton Prooklyn, N. ¥ that Beach, Thomas TBeach, Col at Peter- Sherwood's Lydia O. avenue, of Privats | Fort Collins, 354 and is o details of the accident were given in General Pershing'’s message. {one | held | States military forces. | oldest | internment | may HERALD, Puamvififie zuews HEALTH OFFICER COMPLETES REPORT hree Cases of Preumonia | So Far This Winter DOCTOR BULL SATISFIED Convention Christian Only T of Advent Church Opens Friday—' Days Are Ended—Funeral of Sarah Jane Johnson Held Today. The monthly ville health off report of the Plain- Dr. J. N. Bull, is given below, and gives proof to the healthy condition of the town. Only one se of diphtheria was reported in the town and t& case w imme- diately left to the proper au and the f t removed to the iso- tion hospital in Hartford. It will be to the townspeople to learn bad w only thre 10t one of Pneumonia is agious diseases on the patient ine during the time of -as a total of t cases siet fever, and not one of them serious nature except for the the home of M. Bosco, which ath of a young child. alzo an epidemic of mumps fected both the ung and people of the towr made the statement th health of the town w in every respect and ti of the iest w sick- ness as far a it ha gone, ven though some hard weather has been experienced. surpri that with all the ienced there wer pneumonia, and sulted in death. with cor e now and kept ola for Convention. The special quarterly and West Christian conference the : Plainville A afternoon and evc al committee will Advent Christian session of the Massachusetts W be church nin The meet at 11 of all | s The will be held at 32 | in the afternoon. At 4 an address will be made and at o’clock there will be a social ! in honor of those in charge of | conference by the members of the “h. An interestir s scheduled for § o'clock in the evening and it is expe t a l gation of visito 1 those in charge | will he prese basket lunch will | | be served o'clock by the women of I Advent in ay candi ry. | business session given dele- | A 30 the local Plainvilic Goes Back to Work. acation | ill- | | wi | ana | ford on JANUARY 23, my The Hartford Silk Store BUY SAVING THE NE There is an originality of stylq appeal to every woman. They reveal many new feat coming season. , The quality of the taffeta is €% The colors are stecl, navy, 5r8 colors that are rich and beautifuls There is the new bustle Sty and also with a finish of embro MODELH Real Economy TO BUY NOW Nemo Wenderiift PRICES ADVANCE. ATOI\(LH', uary tho 4th from . 553, 554, and 538. Also N@mo self- Reducing Corsets Nos. 402, 403 and 405, will advance on same date from $4.50 to $5.00. BUY NOW. = Wednesday Last Everyone must realiz rather upword than down row, tthe last days of the 01 Januar BS that there are no prospects of lower prices on Cotton Goodvgthe tendency is «rd. Take advantage then of the special price reductions today and tomor- sale. PERSHING DEFENDS AMERICAN SOLDIERS Cables Denial of Immoderat Drinking Among His Troops |and several other towns border amurdering women dren, burning the towr |ing to Mexico with horses | General Pershing was sent aft mall force of regular: men while the National sent to guard his base. June 20, 1916 in Co. Conn.- Inf., and was sent to along the and chil- count of household hazards is given. The topics are discussed clearly in and escap- a manner which would afford a ba and cattle. for popular education in “Safety > Villa First.” The dangers from electricity, mostly fire, lightning, household chemi- iuard cz and the other common causes I en- of accident are recited and many ac 1, Ist. tual cases are described. The pur- Nogal pose is to aid in removing needles Arizona, about four hundred miles k and fear, and to develop intel- st of Columbus, and about ninety ligent caution where the hazard can- miles east of the Gulf of California. not be entirely avoided. ! ‘We arrived there on July third. We The hazards of the home have in- | were put to work guarding the line creased in modern times from the in a short time the Mexic: rvice of gas and electricity and the left the town and everythin vee of such dangerous articles as quiet. The regiment ordered matches, volatile oils, poisons, and home on Oct. 1, and arrived in Hart- the like. The use of energy in the Oct. 12, We were mustered home necessarily involves some risk ce on Oct. 26, 1916 and which intelligent planning and care were again called into service on | will reduce to a minimum. March 26, 1917 and sent to Norwich Caution alone is not enough, listed ‘Washington, D. C., Jan. 23.—There has never been a similar body of men to lead as clean live: as the American soldiers in France, General Pershing said in a cable dispatch late vesterday to Secretary Baker in reply to inquir- out of ser since the fa- in | | i morning ristle was hes own of Plai people to their tasks after a vacation of five days. | The heads of the concerns just | as anxious to open the factori as the people were to return to work | and it did not take long before things | were running in the samo shape as | they were previous to the of | Fuel Administrator Garfield, ich sed the shutting down of all f torics except those exempted for mil- itary 3 -al fac- was the Rockwell- plant which is em- the manufacture of impor- for machine guns and ne- equipment of the United The factories will continue to operate until Satur- day when they wili again close down until the following Tuesday tinue to do so for the time in the closing order. neral of Sarah Jane Johnson. The funeral of Sarah Jane John- son, of 28 Broad street w held s afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from | late home. She was one of the | residents of Plainville, being | the time of her death. Rev. officiated at the funeral was in the West ceme- | in Bristol. | of Mar, Anthony of F morning in sons. sted in tant parts cess and con- | included at Ward uneral The funeral of 1, the infant olli was held home. Bt cemetery Letter From Earle Madeley. In answer to the gr many quests for letters that are received by him in his mail from the pupils of the Plainville Grammar school, Corporal BEarle Madeley has written a to the whole class in which he them for their kind reme \d explains just why it is i for him to wer all the letters he gets from them. The followi his letter: thi £ it Josep at »mewh “Dec. i) Pupils of the mmar school. r Girls and Bo ing received letters from 1o , and every one asking answer, I have ded to w a letter to you for enefit which I will request Judd to read to you. I try to write a personal letter to ail of you that write me but you may have to wait for a long e for it, because a soldier is ited to only a few letters a month, like to write you about the we are in but that is pro- hibited, you may therefore like to | hear about me. “I was born in the town of Plainville on March 6, 1899 so that malkes me 19 years old. I attended the ne school that you are now going tc last year being 1913, as some of you remember. After leaving school I went to work in the Trumbull Flectric company and worked there until May, 1916. Then the call came for men to go to Mexico Poncho Villa had raided Columbus, N. M., “De “Hay sev- yo for de your b will 1 to lim I would country | twelve thousand | Holyoke, | home on East Mz [ and | | ple. for guard duty. On August 5 I ¥ many of the dangers are not even -ansferred to company C, 102d. Inf. | suspected. The nature of such ur in New Haven and left for France on known hazards must be made plain. Sept. 15. On Dec. 20 I will have been | The circular emphasizes the serious- in the service a year and a half, dur- of some of the risks not gen- ing which time I have traveled almost lly known, gives simple cautions, miles inciuding over | and aims to guide the information states, Mo Cana of habits of carefulness. The circu- England, and France, all the |lar also suggests effective home states and countries, girls and boys, | equipment to minimize the risks in- there is not a town that is better to | volved, and aims to encourage pu live in than your own home town of | measures to provide safety Plainville. | the household and community. “This will be all, ggls and boys, for | It fs Inténded, not to increase fear the present letter but I will write | of accident, but rather to remove the another at some future time. I am |causes and the need for alarm. The “Yours sincerely, cense of safety to be gained by ob- RLE these cautions would alone 1024, the careful study of this new A T T lar. This circular completes the ! mah a0 es of three popular household Elajnyille Briofs, i circulars which deal with measure- Edward McGrath of | ments, “materials, and safety. These ng at the | form a valuable addition by the bu- ‘David on Union- reau of standards to the literature on household monagement. The appallipg loss of. life from {avoidable causes and-injury to per- £on and property make thie pamphlet specially timely.. It is believed that thousands of human lives could be saved and accidents ced to the minimum if the precautions suggest- are followed. Copies of this cir- r can be purchased at a nominal of 15 cents per copy from the intendent of docaments, gov- printi hington, the truth of reports of im among the men. I"rn shi S messagc was public by Mr. Baker in this let. of Governor Capper of Kan “You may recall writing to eral days concerning ‘pe: reports’ as to the immoderate liquor among our forces in My impression was that t were not well founded in felt it my duty to convey tent to General Pershin, him to communicate with me as tc the facts. You will be glad to know that I have just received the follow- ing words from the commander of the American expeditionary forces: “‘There has never been a simi body of men to lead clean our American soldiers in They have entered this w highest devotion to du other idea than to perform ties in most eflicient manner They fully realize their their own people, the the country. ‘A rigid carried out daily General made ter s: sev- istent e of France. > rumors fact, but ] their con- and to ask ne ago half the and lic MADELEY, WS int. in France. of Mr. e a ible. tc home of I’Dllu:mfln o avenue. John Crowle: pos zation ends obli is indisposed at his in street. rle Sweeney at the DProg 1 of insty litio 2 uc ition 2 health air, men turn to his at the home of his sting exercises simple t en officers and are ready for the use of ted by strin- exual evils own mora havior the ble comments, vith like their strong gent diets, parents ‘The regular was held cting of the t in Mason i regulatio supportec courage, the subject of most pecially by our Allies ‘American mothers may sured that their sons are a credit the and to the nation, and they well look forward to pro when on the battlefield thes men will shed a new lustre on manhood.” inst their good favors nd Sequ mect tor € INVENTORY SALE, o shortass ofituel ‘ Special Bargains on all the rohearsals | g00ds in the store—10 to 20% v chorus will be wost- cheaper than elsewhere. fan ooty { can save you Money L J. BIRNBAUM. 'o—THE POPTU. l The Shoeman g §ES}§E RG 941 Main St. Hartford ac- EENERMIECEREENEE Ak Clerk For S. & H. Green Stamps SRR to i m Ve the id day iendid 1l leave today for Ameri- vill enter the | S. army. AR SHOE STORE—o0! WALKING BOOTS We h eral new shoe and Noble Gr A received sev- s in this pop attrac- onably priced. jon shows the of the following mode All over Havana Brown Kid rches high with mil- ban heel, special at banquet | B ny has | incomo | them 1 them returns that - of re. ibute to the tive to these who 2 required out. The time limit for on the blanks is M Our discount continue until —-advt. FOR HOKE Pangers From Wil ¥ fax|~e= 9 tip Mahogany Calf, with straight heel at $6.00. Mahogany f 8 and 1-2 in. high with new imi- tation wing tip, special at $6.50 All Dark Mahogany Calf, 9 ches high with imitation ng tip, special at $6.00. Many ‘other handsome styles Black, Tan, Brown Kid and Calf at from $4.00 All Dark inches 1 and militar; All Dark B SAFETY MR pU+ Flectricity, ¢ Fire in and Lightning Shown in Pamphiet ¥ssued Through Department o in Mahogany Commerce. 2 to $8.50. —The safety bject of a new just issued,by the buzeau ards, department of com- merce, entitled ‘“Safety for Household, Bureau of Standards (‘n- cular No. ’ An interesting hington, of the home is Jan the