New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1918, Page 6

~ - New Britain Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. ued daily (Sunday excepted) at ¢:15 p. m st Herald Building, 67 Church St d at the Post Offico at New Britain as Fecond Class Mail Matter. Ivered by carrler to any part of the city for 16 cents a wenk, 65 cents a montk, bsoription for paper to be sent by mail payablo in advance, 60 cents s month. $7.00 a year. onlv profitable advertising medium the city roem slways open to sdvertisers. he Hersld wiil be found on sale at Hota- lig’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad: way, New York Cliy; Board Walk, At lantic City, and Hariford Depot TELEPHONE CALLS omce Rooms 10 o8t 2t ditorial Mamber of the Assoclated Press. @ Assootated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news ereditec o it or not otherwise credited in this paper anl also the local news Dublished herein, Freedom's soil has only place for a free and fearless race —JOHN G. WHITTIER. A SOLDIER’S THOUGHTS, Scene—Somewhere in F Time—Three weeks ago. It was Sunday. ance. But’ the soldier in ance knows no day of rest. He lust fight on the i'abbath just as on fher days of the week, because, his the Hun, respects the Lord’s by just as little as he respects the emy, brd’s houses of worship. This same h protests that the Lord is his ally, hd sometimes he even grudgingly es the Almighty credit when vie- ry crowns the Teutonic arms. And the soldier who opposes him must ever on the alert. He must be epared for sudden surprise attacks gt as the Red Cross in the spitals must ever be on the lookout nurses flendish air raids on homes of the punded. What was the soldier inking of on May 12, three weeks Did he concentrate his thoughts, all his energies, on German opponent? likely. ht, quite naturally, on that day, as 0 tomorrow Very every day since he went across the ps to chalienge the Hun monster, kb mind was not so occupied but at he could spare moment to ink of his mother. And he ought of her, it dawned upon him at this day, May 12, was Mothers’ y back in the land of his birth. hd, obeying the impulse of fllial de- a as tion and love, he managed to se- re a few moments of respite, in or- to pen a few lines to his mother. telegraph felicitations, d he couldn't send her fowers as might have done were he at home. t he did what he could, knowing Bt his mother’s heart would rejoice bre over the thoughtfulness of his p couldn’t endless numbers of So It is not for us, who cannot ting than ov quets and good wishes. he ote. preciate what it means to a mother receive a letter from her boy, it is for us to penetrate the veil of envelopes such a der message, what he lote. But because we once knew pther's love, because we at one time ing words to the dearest mothers, understand that such letter o5 an American soldler in ance wrote to his mother must e been most touching indeed. We he wrote of his hopes, antd fears. Hope that he soon would his mother’s face again; fear that p day of is still remote is glad when L receives a letter from her boy at ly time, #rom anvwhere, how must Jr heart have swelled with love and de when she read between the les of that letter whioh came today; d realized that her son had re- mbered her on Mothers' Day! She under what redness which to know a Bd to pen lo we ow that re-union fif a mother's heart 1 never know, perhap: ditions that letter was written, ther the penning of it was inter- pted by the hursting of shells or the sh of hellish explosives, but ng she does know, and all tters not. She knows that is thinking of her, and is trying keep in mind the things she told before he went away. And be- & that. she knows that he is a ier, fighting for her and her coun- ready to die, that one else her others may nd that is why his mother cried len she received his meessage this rning. But the tears were tears of and love, and pride, in Wwhich row and remorse had no place. nd this thought will cheer and fort her until the next letter jes: e remembered (his mother others' Day. i from our midst. Circulation books and press i | posing room gang ought THE GERMAN LANGUAGE. Much has been spoken and written as to the adwvisability of eliminating | the teaching.of«@erman from the cur- riculum of our institutions of learn- ing. Those who advocate its reten- tion point out that we are at war with the Germams and not with their lan- guage, white their adversaries main- | tain that ewerythng Gierman should be abolished, at least for the duration of the war. For our part, are inclined to agree with those who wish to see every trace of Germanism removed There is no weighty in the world why German should be spoken or taught in the United States today. One of the best ways to eliminate the evils which spring from a misguided race is by stamping out the tongue through which those evils are propogated. Again, it ought not to be contended we reason i that, because the Germans still per- mit the schools, teaching of English in their should tolerate the Ger- The Germans study several reasons. First, it has for a long time been the language of the alleged cultured classes in Germany. The nobility it almost exclusively. And the German business man knows that he cannot compete with his English or American rival foreign fields of commerce unless he can speak their language. But it is quite another thing with us. We are not seeking for trade in industrial fields where German is spok We do not con- sider It an acqusition to culture to be able to speak the German language. The very name “Gemman’ is s0 ob- noxious to the cultured mind today that it amounts to an abhorrence. And what is abhorrent deserves con- demnation. There are so many useful, practi- cal and patriotic endeavors in which our students can be engaged today that it seems a pity for them to waste their time sudying German. we man English because in ours. for used in A PROPHECY. We have never attempted to fore- cast the result of an election. We make no claims to being a politicad seer. But we think we are perfectly safe in making one predction, and that is, that if William Hale Thomp- son, whom Chicagé has the disgrace of enduring as its un-American may- or, is a candidate for the United States Senate, (and he seems positive that he will obtain the nomination), he will receive the worst drubbing at the polls of any candidate who has ever aspired for that high office. The reason why we make this prediction is that Mr. William Hale Thompson has announced his intention of mak- ing his campaign, if nominated, on the issue that the “Democratic party dragged this country into war.” That one sentence is sufficient to seal the political doom of any candidate in any state in the Union today. “German U-Boat Sinks Hamburg-American liner.” Herr Ballin. Former Boy, page We note that the Germans have reached the Marne. Let’s see. Weren't they there back in 1914? The Huns have bombed anether Red Cross hospital, and the Kaiser at once decorated the Crown Prinee. Today is June 1, the day set by law for every New Yorker to go to work. Broadway must be a lonely sight. What has Dambury ever done that it shouid be punished by having the Fulton-Dempsey championship (?2) prizefight inflicted upon it? Despatches from Salonica state that “the Greels have captured the diffi- cult positions of Skra de Legen.” Difficutt to pronounce, at any rate. “Row Over Will Ends in Murder.” —Headline. This. nice peaceable family quarrel substantiates the old adage: Where there's a will there's a court trial. A New York newspaper, discussing “coal week’ in New Jersey, states that “nothing prevents the continua- tion of coal purchases throughout the summer.’’ That's right. Nothing, except the price and the lack thereof. Firemen came around to inspect the old shop today. The first ques- tion they asked upon entering our sanctum was ‘“Is there any gas here?” We told them they ought to be here when irate readers come to us with protests. A Norwich “Have the maito plants-yet?" Of course the com- contemporary asks: cutworms got to your to- to have un- derstood that plants was meant. To- mato pants suggests parsiey pajamas, or onion overalls. Col. Roosevelt says: talking politics nowadays/ “I am not My sole concern is winning the Colonel js sinc prove hls honestly other expedition wilderness of South duration of the war. war.” If the this he might going on an- the unbroken America, for the re about by into AND FANCIES. A good listener's attitude is largely camouflage.—Albany Journal. Lots of spring chickens seem to be Wwearing last year's feathers.—Bridge- port Telegram. Coincident with the increase of tanks at the front is an unmistakable tendency the times to reduce the number home.—New York World. of at The school children of the city know how and when to salute the flag when it passes. Should a night school be opened for adults New Haven Journal-Courier. Tt was about time that we had an- other general In the army. When we have 5,000,000 men in uniform we shall need generals enough to com- mand them.—Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger. The fact that her son, Ned, re- cently paid $20,000 for a rare post- age stamp, is to our mind convinc- ing evidence that dear old Hetty Green passed away none too soon for her peace of mind and personal com- fort.—Springfield Union. Ukrainia and TAthuania learned what German peace means. And still there are pacifists in en lightened countries like Great Britain and the United States.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. have Some energetic song-writer ought to bring out an up-to-date version of that old-time favorits, “What's the Matter With the Mail?"—Pittsburgh Gazette Times. We are looking eagerly forward to the time when, instead of ‘“Some- where in France,” the letters from our boys will be dated from ‘“Somewhere in Germany.”—Cleveland Plain Deal- er. If the Irish follow Dillon rather than Devlin they will come nearer to rendering a patriotic service to them- selves as well as others.—Norwich Bulletin. The 1t Yale seniors, presumably of German origin, who voted for the kai- ser as “the greatest man of the world” may have been guilty of a gas attack on old El for the sake of the joke they saw in it. But the uni- versity seems to writhe without the least sign of hilarity pringfield Republican. What Waterbury is doing these days indicates that people didn’t be- lieve the story about the anonymous lady who bought the Red Cross sweater in the department store and found a telltale note in the pocket.— Waterbury Republican. MEMORY I remember, 1 remember The days that used to be ‘When porterhouse was eighteen cents And soup bones given free; When milk was five cents by the quart And butter twenty-four, And bacon fifteen cents a pound In those brave days of yore. I remember, I remember When one could hire a maid For three or four or five a week, And when she came, she staved: But now they are a haughty clan Who cost you eight or nine, Who come to vou at ten o'clock And then at noon—resign. I remember, I remember When gentle working men Would come whene'er’ you them to For life was simpler then; But now, although your pipes are burst, And troubles leave you vexed, You cannot get a bit of help Until week after next. asked I remember, I remember (Oh why must visions fade) When there was sugar sold to all And coal men sought vour trade; But now the times are altered, And there is Httle jov In thinking of how cheap things were When I was but a boy! —BBRTON BRALEY. GITY HALL REPORTS Buflding Activities Show Increase During Past Month and Tax Collec- tions Also Climb, During the past month Building In- spector A. N. Rutherford issued a total of 87 permits, of which 10 were for brick buildings to cost $28.850.- 20 for frame dwellinge estimated at $14,410.27 alterations and repairs to cost $5.522, making a total of §48,- 782. This provides for four new ten- ements and the permits issued on the last day of the month were: Anthony Acukas for garage at 7 Connerfon street, $650; Joseph Ulinsky for addi- tion at 40 Austin strect, $1.000: Pe- ter Gofrancesno, addition at 99 Black Rock avenue, $1,000; George Com- petz, barn at 149 Chapman street, $400. Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis’ report shows a gain The coliection jast month amounted to $17.091.32 as against $12,899.24 a year ago. This is a gain for the month amounting to $4,192.08. MISCELEANEOUS SHOWER. A surprise miscellaneous shower was tendered last night to Miss Sarah Sergent at her home on Hawkins street. About 30 people were present and many handsome and useful gifts | were recefved. ‘Among the many games played was a mock marriage, and piano selections and solos were rendered. A buffet lunch was served. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918 With National KHegistration Day 1 than a week off, the city clerk’s offic being besieged with requests, by mail and by person, from many young men and also from their mothers for birth certificates, which are intended to prove that they have not vet at- tained their 21st birtadav and, there fare, are not liable under the selective service act. In countless instances reference to the records show that within the past few years the mother or father of some of the youihs has appeared in the city clerk's office and signed a sworn statement that the boy was 16 years of age in order that he might go to work. Now, with call to the colors impending, many these same fathers and mother: reappearing to claim that they “‘made a mistake' before and to try and prove their sons are yet under age. Ac- cording to the city clerk’s office, it has become a frequent thing for cer- tain classes af people to appear and swear that their son is a vear older than he really is, simply to permit him to join the army of factory workers and help swell the famil coffers. Now, fearing that their per- Ju may result in their son going to war, they attempt to undo their pre- vious wark. Even with absolute proof that a youth is but 20 years of age, in cases where a parent's sworn statement previously has indicated that he is a year older, the proper step to take Is confusing. In at least one instance, however. a legal adviser called into the case had but little sym- pathy for the grasping, avaricious mather who would lie in order that her son might &0 to work, vet who whines when he is called upon to ac- cept his share of the responsibility to the republic. made short work of her ea. In effect, h aid “The boy registers on June 5 as 21, as you have previously sworn that he is, or he does not register. Proof of his exact age is presented and you stand trial for perju W, 8. One of our advertisers, a dry goods merchant, tells this one: A lady vis- ited the store and asked the clerk to show her some silks. There were about 84 bolta on the shelf and he took down 83, by which time he had a kink in his neck and was ready to faint. Then the woman said: “TI don't think T'll purchase any today: in fact, I came In to meet a friend, Always ocourteous, our clerk rallieg to gas ‘“Madame, I am tired, so weak I need a crutch: but if you think vour friend is in the remaining bolt of silk, I'll gladly take it down.” —W. 8. 89— It is a pleasure to introduce this week's “25-years-ago column,” for we feel more certain than ever that it will be read. In proof thereof, we print the following: On Monday, George K. Macauley, superintendent of the New Britain Lumber and Coal Co., called this office on the phone with a tremor in his volce. What did the Herald mean by printing a story that his company was selling coal at $8.50 per ton? Why, the idea was preposterou Selling coal at $6.50 per ton— heavens! Yes, it was in the paper: for at least twa women had catled him up to inquire about it. Investigation showed that Mr. Macauley had nes- lected to read the articie himself, but his bargain-seeking patrons had been reading Town Topics in the “25-years- ago column,” in which appeared an ftem that the lumber company was advertising coal at that price WiE e And now, 25 years ago this week, the Herald said: May 26.—Officer Frank English ar- rested a fakir today who was selling a $15 watch and chain for 25 cents. A good many of the men who ride to and from work on their bicycles ride too fast for the safety of pedes- trians. This has been a backward season, but now the apple, peach, cherry and plum trees are in blassom. N. G. Curtis, tenor. who has so long been singing at the Baptist church, has gone to the St. Mark's choir. May 27.—Among other local letes who are ‘to take part in Y. M. C. A. fleld day events are: Bert Loomis, Tom O'Connor, Percy Smith, Guy Fitch, George Kron and Walter Hart. Spencer H. Wood is marshal of the Memorial Day parade. It is said that William Dunham wants the city to pay him $21,000 for land near Shuttle Meadow Lake. May 28.—Sunday. May 29.—The horse cars were well patronized vesterday. Cooke's White Oak will be open for the season to- night with a band concert. dancing, ete. George H. Samlow and son Bddie have gone to Chicago and will represent Arch street at the World's Fair. St. Mary's new Catholic cemetery of? ten acres was consecrated today by Rt. Rev. Bishop McMahon. May 81.—P. J. Egan has filed his bond as water commissioner. The wedding of Frank Rybeck and Miss Annie Liman will take place this eve- ning at the Swedish Lutheran church June 1.—Paul W. Heller and Miss Norma E. Ray were married in New Haven last night. The policemen will begin wearing their white helmets today is e ath- the —W S Attention might be coiled excellent appearance o lawn in Cent Park which the granite stiucture such: am ‘enhanced appear- ance, but at ‘the same time attention might be called -to the space between the outer abutments of the monu- ment and the -structure itself, that space under-and in front of the fountains. This was originally in- tended for a grassy plot but because srall boys and: others have been per- mitted to disport themselves there, playing in the water, etc., the grass bas been Kkilled off until it now pre- sents an almost barren appearance. It would be a good plan to Sow this down to grass and -then compel the children to keep off. —W. 8. S— Before concluding any remarks on Soldiers' monument, a word might be said in reference to the lack of any memorial for sailors who have gone forth from New Britain in past wars. During the Civil war New Britain men enlisted in’the navy and New Bri n_me ed w h De s to the the gines Manila, Schley and Sampson at San- tiago and in other battles of the Spanish war, but never has any me- merial been erected for them. Now, ir this great war, literally several hundred New Britaln hoys have gone into the nation’s naval service and when any future commititee decides to erect & memorial to the veterans of this world strife let us hope they wili not forget to remember the sailors who served as well as the sol- diers who fought in the trenches. —W. s = A well known man, public and prominent in all walks of life and rated 100 per cent, plus, patriotic wag Jyecently giving a pointed talk on duty, generosity and patriotism to a certain individual. who holds tightly to his purse strings . ““Well, what have you dome, I don’t see you wear- ing any Liberty Bond button?" ex- claimed Mr. Titewad. Whereupon the other dug deep into his pocket, pro- duced the button and utterly crushed the other with the terse statement, backed up by proof, “This button cost me just $1,000." —W. 8. 8.— Although it is a cry that has been worn threadbare in past years, never- tleless there is reason to believe that | 1% is no idle talk of calamity howlers | when the peach growers declare this vear that there will be very few do- mestic peaches this fall. Reports from the big Connecticut river or- chards contribute annually to the this and right here in New Britain and in Southington where large or- chards contribute annual to the reach crop, this is also said to be the case. Qn Shuttle Meadow moun- tain, one of the best and most pro- ductive peach regions in this district, the opinion of those who ought to know is that there will hardly be a thousand baskets harvested on the <ntire mountain this fall. This, In view of the fact that at the Bunset Rock orchards company alone there were more than 4,000 baskets har- vested a year ago, and this does not include the harvest at the big or- ctiards in the same locality owned by the Rogers company. A casual in- spection by any citizen will be enough | to assure them that the reports from the peach growers are founded on fact. The severe winter, and the con- tinued low temperatures. has so in- jured the trees that they are not even blossoming to any great extent thig spring, and hundreds of the trees have been killed. Contrasted to this nome too opti- mistic report, is one from the apple orchards in which a bumper erop is expected this fall. The trees now ap- pear to be In a very healthy condi- tion and are heavily laden with blos- soms, indicating a large fall yield of =1l varieties. —W. 8. 8.— P. J. Egan, the veteran city cial, in looking over the city map Tecently. called atteution to a num- ber of streets and localities and then reminiscently launched into a recita: of some of the nicknames that have been, and still are in many cases. ap- plied to them. Among these werc Arch street was called “Duteh Broad- wa) The lower end of Franklin Square used to be called ‘“‘Kents block,” and Whiting street in the old days was known ag ‘‘Scott’s Swamp” while the lower end of South Main street was known as ‘“‘Sand Bank Hill.” Chapman street, Rutherford street and that locality once was known as “‘Scotch settlement” and the north end of Stanly street has for years been “Stanley Quarte: Sexton street was the famous “‘Dublin Hill” and “Nigger Hill' was none other than the Curtis street section. Shaded Lake street once rejoiced in the name of ‘“Lovers’ Lane” and| Rocky Hill avenue had the significant title of ‘‘the rocky road to the poor house.” The junction of Stanley street and Hartford avenue is still known to some as ‘“Shepard’s Hill" and vears ago that section of Church | street e of the railroac was calied “Peat Swamp’. Webster street is still called ‘“Webster Hill” and Myrtle street once lived up ta the rame of ‘‘the mudhote”, west of | Grove street. The corners of Lafa-| vette and Beaver streets once enjoved the distinction of being called “piux hat corner,” inasmuch as a high hat shop was then located on the site | of the Tabs' home. Booth's cormer | has always had the same name and Grove Hill was at one time known as ‘‘Nabob Hill. An alleyway to the ! old depot, north of the rallroad crossing, was called ‘the bowery"” and High street once enjoyed the dis- tinction of being ‘“Budeen street’, and North street was once “Brody Lane.” as ofit- (W, Y. W. C. A, OTES. The tennis court is in good condi- tion for playing, and any member of the association has the privilege of us- ing the court. There are several rackets that be used by the| girls. On June 13th a 1,000 ming contest will be started will be two classes, the first clas be for expert swimmers and ond for those who swim but experts. The girls in each class who ! can win the polnts nearest 1,000 will receive an award. A girl may enter only one class. There will be set | times for practice work, Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon. All wishing to try may register at any time at the office. The events and points are posted at the pool. 'Phone | for any information and to register your name. Those having passed Life Saving test will be given 300 | points. Others may pass the tests| now. The events of both first and second class are in reach of anyone who practices a little. Do not delay, but. register immediately 8. 8) may point swim- There the World’s | STEAL SUGAR. Late last night three children were arrested by Policeman Thomas Dolan | on the charge of theft of sugar from | a freight car. He found them golng along Whitlng street with 65 pounds of sugar in their little cart. The police received word vester- day that John Coniff, 52 vears old, | Missionary Church Notices Advent Church Church street, near Stanley. Com- munion service, following short talk in charge of L. B. Giles, pastor, at 10:45 a. m. Sunday school 12:16 p. m., also Bible class. Prayer service at 6:30 p. m. and preaching at 7:15 p. m., subject: ‘‘Have you given your heart to God? These are trying days, and you need Him in your life.”” All welcome Stanley Memorial Church. Morning service at 10:45. Rev. O. W. Means wil] preach. Sunday school at noon. Young People’s meeting at 7:00, p. m. South Church. Sunday, 9:80—Boys’ division. Phil- athea class. TItalian school 10:45— Morning worship, sermon by the pas- tor. 12:10—Church school. 6:00— Assyrian worship. 7:15—Ttalian wor- ship. Tuesday, 4:00—Junior Boys’ club. 7:30 Boy Scouts, Troop 2. Wednesday, 3:00-—Woman's Foreign soclety annual meeting. 7:30—Boy Scouts, Troop 8. Thurs day, 5:00—Girl Scouts. 7:30-—Devo- tions and Red Cross work. Friday, 4:00—Little Tourists. 7:80-—Sunday Bchool Round Table. 3:00—Annual Cradle Roll party. People’s Church of Christ Court street. Sunday, 10:00 o’cloc prayer; 10:46 morning worship, Rev. F. K. Hawley will preach; 12:00 m. Rible school: 5:46 p. m. Young People’s meeting; 7:00 o’clock evening service. Tuesday, 4 o'clock, mesting of the juniors and children; 7:30 ladies meet to sew for Red Cross. Wednes- da 3 oclock. meeting of the Women's Missionary Prayer Rand at the church. Thursday, 7:45 p. m., church praver meeting. Public cor- dially invited. Free Bible Tecture. At O.U. A. M. hall. 277 Main street, Sunday at 3 p. m. Pastor H. B. Haz- lett of New York City will speak on a special subject of great interest to all. First Church of Christ. lSl‘k&ntst Chapel, corner of West Main street and Park place. Sunday morning serv- jee at 10:45. Subject: “Ancient and Modern Necroman Alias Mesmer- ism and Hypnotism, Denounced”. Sunday school at 9:45. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock. The reading room is open at the same ad- dress daily from 2 until 5 o'clock, ex- cept Sundays and holidays. Trinity Methodist Church. Services at the Methodigt church to- morrow will be as follows: 9:45 a. m.—Beglnners, Junior, Tntermediate and Senior | partments of the church school. 10:45 a. m.—Morning worship. Ser- mon by the minister. Subject: Hard Headed Man's Vision of God." Children’s sermon at this service. 12:46 p. m.—Adult departments of the Sunday school. Dr. Valeria Parker will speak to the Philathea class. 6:15 p. m.—Young People’s meet- ing. 7:00 p. m.—Sunday evening prayer service. 7:30 p. m.—A union service in the interest of the county work of the Y. M. C. A. The speaker is Mr. William H. Davis. general secretary of the Waterbury Y. M. C. A. The public is very cordfally invited to all services. Primary, de- Swedish Elim Baptist Church. Sunday school at 9:45. Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Sermon on “Greater Enlargement: Young People's meeting at 5 o'clock in the afternoon Evening service at T: “God’s Earnest Invitation to the World.” Communion service. Universalist Church. Rev. William Waillace Rose of Bridgeport will preach at the Univer- salist church tomorrow evening at % o’clock. His topic will be “The A. B. C. of Universalism.” The Emmanuel Gospel Church Booth's hall, Milton S. Anderson pastor. The pastor will speak at 10:45 a. m., subfect: “The Holy Spirit as the Great Executtve of the God- head.” Bible school 12:15 p. m. Young People meet at 6:00 p. m. Open air meeting 6:30 p. m. Fvan- gelistic meeting 7:00 p. m., subject: “lsrael’s Ideal King, Symbolic of the Coming King, Who Will Rule the World in Righteousness.” Chil- dren's meeting Tuesday, 4:00 p. m. Bible study 7:46 p. m. Tuesday. Thureday, 7:30 p. m. church prayer meeting. A cordial invitation to strangers. A. M. E. Zion Miss M. Gurley will be in charge of a. rally at the African Methodist Zion church tomorrow. The rally will last throughout the day. At 10 o'clock the pastor will preach. At 12:30 o’clock Sunday echool will be held and in the evening at 7:00 o'clock the Christian Endeavor society will meet. The annuaj statistical message of the pastor will be submitted at 7:45 o'clock. Vietor June records. Henry Morans. —advt. Walter Nelson, known in basket- ball circles as “Bearcat” Nelson, ha enlisted in the Naval Reserves and awaiting a call service. Bert Jacobson has also enlisted in the Re- serves. Charles Lynch, Bernard Connelly, Harold O'Mara and John Smith have also joined this branch. Miss Elizabeth Cully of 136 Sex- ton street was tendered a miscellan- eous shower at her home last even- ing. She will become the bride of Thomas Riley at S§t. Mary’'s church on to aped from the Connecticut Hos- cop i PLAN IS OUTLINED FOR GHEAPER WATER Council Committee Considering Installing Pipe Lines The scheduled special meeting of the common council on next Wedfhes: day evening recommendation to hear a report ang from the special committee cansidering the Burlington tunnel project will not take place. Al an adjourncd informai meeting of the committee last night the member agreed that the task of obtaining gl necessary data and preparing a fdiz and comprehensive report is too mo- mentous a one to hasten, and, as a result, they will ask that the counci} adjourn and give them additional time. Councilman George M. Landers, who is one of the hard-working mem-« bers of the special committee, inject« ed a ilm,lc emphasis into his opinion last night when he said that he comld not understand why the board mem- bers, who are paid to handle the wa- ter situation, did lutions that this has in mind. / Pipe Line Is Explained. Chairman O. F. Curtis presided af last night's meeting, and others pres- ent besides Mr. Landers were Alder- man Angelo M. Paonessa, Caouncilmen William C. Wall, Abraham Gorbach and Albert F. Eichstaedt, clerk. The water department’s original pian wag to build a tunnel connecting up the Burlington water supply with the Whigville reservoir at a cost of about $325,000, exclusive of property dam- ages. Last night special maps wers consulted that all members might be familiar with the situation, and the general tone was one of opposition‘ts this expensive plan at this time if any other feasible plan can be found. Chairman - Curtis outlined a possiblg plan of bringing the water supply from the Whigville, Fall and Wild« cat brooks to-this city by special pipe lines at a much cheaper rate than a tunnel and with -but little trespassing on privafe property that would neces- sitate property damages being paid. The Whigville -brook, It was ex- plained, has a- capacity of abouy 1,187,000 gallons of water every day, while the Fall brook has a million gallons daily capacity, and the Wild- cat brook has a daily capacity of 1,350,000 gallons. The much-dis- cussed leak at the Whigville dam ig estimated to lose about 400,000 gallong of water to the city every day, whilg the reservoir itself holds only about 60,000,000 gallons. At the moment the inlet to. this - reservoir is closed the mafitihm capacity has been reached. Mr. Curtis explained that the Fail brook water supply is about on a leyel with the Shuttie Meadow spillway and he outlined a plan to bring this water supply to Shuttle Meadow by gravita- tion. The gravitation system is alsa possible to bring that water into Shuttle Meadow, he sald, and added not discover the s« special committee { that the Wildcat brook supply can bé easily brought there by the installa- tion of a pump, unless it ts decided to be more practical to tap the stream higher up, when gravity would also bring that water into the lake. Thg practieability of these schemes are be- ing thoroughly investigated by Engineer W. H. Hall and gineering department, r said that the city engineer, at present, favors this general plan for utilizing the water of these three streams. Cost Might Be Only $9,075. After the vartous figures had been discussed, Councilman Landers ven- tured the opinion that the water sup- ply wastes each day a quantity equal to the city's average consumption. He thought it strange that this condition had been permitted to exist. Council- man Wall, after estimating the cost of laying the pipe lines for the pro- posed scheme as previously outlined, sald the pipe would cost in the neigh- borhood of $9,075. JUDGE REVOKES ORDER. Dr. Burstein Will Not Have td Pay His Wife $§10 a Week. Burpee, presiding vesterday, re- Now Judge Lucien F. in the superior court vcked a previous order made by Judge William S. Case, compelling Dr. Hyman Burstein of this city to pay his wife $10.a week. In his ac- tion Judge Burpee reserved the right to Dr. Burstein to show cause why the order should not become effective. Dr. Burstein, a recent arrival in this city from Southington, and his vife separated last January. The physielan told the court that his wife is occupving a !2h-acre farm on which there is a 16-room house in Southington. He also said that whert he left the place therc was plenty of Itvestock and other accessories about the place, besides a $1.600 automo- bile. In order to secure her claim for altmony, the phyvsician said his wife attached the premises and per- = sonal property. RADIO CLASS GROWI Thirty-one young mén have rolled in the radio class now conducted at the Vocational school. The members are as lows: Louis W. Appell, Alfred Hanbur Thcemas Hawksworth, Adolph Morris, Stanley Calick, Harold B. Bassett, Dominic Calderone, Ephraim J. Car- eb, Joseph M. Chernoff, Bernard F. Clark, James F. Connelly, Bernard A. Connelly, James M. Connolly, John E. Darrow, Morgan W. Felt, M. H. Fleit- zer, Harold R. Goodale, Everett I. Faynes, Ernest §. Horton, Howard -C. Humason, John J. Kelly, John B. Kiely, Aristokas Krikorian, George F. Teghorn, Frank F. Musziuski, Ces~p srio A. apoletano, Jos “h Ogle,\ Kolfe E. Rowe, Loui liwab, Are thur F. Stotts and H 3 Williams. Kenneth Kron, w rogistered im the class, has besn « sisd to service en- being High fol-