New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1919, Page 7

LOCAL STRIKE HAS FEDERAL ATTENTION M\ 'l"‘@" < Labor Conciliator Makes Investi-Jg gation and Reports to Washington |8 STRIKERS TO MEET FRIDAY All Wanting Furniture Should Come and Buy at February Sale Prices JUST AS WE PREDICTED in our first aunncuncement, Iast Wednesday p. m., this Great Mid-Winter Furniture Sale has exceeded our greatest ex- pectations in rush of buyers. Why? That is easily mm\_vcl'ed, It 1s becanse of our finely selected stock and unusually low prices for qualities offered. Pay us & visit, personally Inspect the furniture. You are under no ob}hm- tion to purchase. If you do buy we will deliver goods when wanted. Come see what we are showing in furniture. normal If yor and thes feeling—s are constip «aly pleas tle Dr.Edi 3 Thousands ¢4 just to keep rig 25c per box. New Church Soclety Organized— Tremen’s Card Tournament Con- tinues—To Arrange Valentine So- cial—Other News ltems. The Rockwell-Drake strike situa- tion is now in the hands of the de- partment of labor at Washington cording to a statemeat made morning by John F. Quinn, head of the New Britain branch of the In- ternational Association of machinists L. R. Thomas, the labor conciliatgs, who was sent here to investigate the conditions at the piant and dev | ways and means of settlemeat, has returned to Washington to report his findings to the department of labor and if any settlement is to be made it | will be through that department. There will be a meeting of the ma- chinists’ union in Machinists’ hall in New Britain on Friday evening. S FOR THE LIVING ROOM with spring seat, spring back and re- chair and rocker to match. Was $2 SOME FINE PIE THREE PIECE SUITE—Davenport movable spring cushion seat. Arm Sale price—$150.00. PATTERN hadNgeen visiting is employed by the '@ Miss Leila Loomis ##h from a visit in Washig WANTED—A well Igeated F all improvements, ™ Plais a young couple. Address ald. NOTFICE: All repairiag. ers stove Prices Metcalf, With sale price- cushion seat. DAVENPOR priced at $110.00. February A LUXURIOUS DAVENPORT-—84 inches and spring back, finely upholstered in blue Priced at this February sale at—$120.00. Was $75.00. removable spring $78.50. long, with tapestry WING Regularly seats $150, spring cushion Regular price ARM CHAIR TO MATCH sale price-—$59.00. THREE PIECE SUITE—Consisting of Davenport, chair and rocker, nicely ipholstered in tapestry. Was priced at $160.00. Used as sample, we offer just half—$80.00. ASY WING CHAIRS- cushion. Sold OTHER WING CHAIRS in verdure tapestry $25.00. heet metall: gutters, lead- roofing, . it 228-2. 3 2 BV S P ¢ YARD. 36-inch Dress Popling quality, in _wisbe ‘afd the leading colors; this is lower than the.S#me §uality ycan be bought for elsewhere. o b 1% " A POPULAR LINE OF GINGHA/ a wide range of patterns—checks, colors, 27 inches wide and special value. OTHER GRADES OI' DRESS VOILES FOR 39c We offer immense assortméents of new and superior Dress Voiles at the above prices; choice designs and colorings, inches wide. . HANDKERCHIEF LINON FOR 59¢ YARD. A new dress material, patterns, checks, plaids, wide. . Endurance Cloth or Woven Galatea, in a good range of pat- terns and colorings, 27 inches wide, and special for 39c¢ yard. B ————— S ——— PECIAL VALUES IN MEN'S NECKWEAR AND SHIRTS. At 35¢c, 3 for $1.00 Were 65c and 75 Sc. open-end Silk Four-in-Hand Ties in a variety of fancy kinds furnaces repairs right el New Britain. CITY ITEMS Miss Margavet Mechan, of Wallace street, is spending a few days in New York City. Landry De Mars, formerly an em- ploye of the water department, has been discharged from military service at Camp Devens. He will re-enter the employ of the water department as a meter reader. Dance tonight, Grange hall, Gibson String orchestra.—advt of sl s t [AT, it at C and removable New Society Organize: At the meeting of the women of] the Church of Our Lady of Mercy Monday evening, the following women were elected officers of the newly organized Altar society: President, Miss Bessie Crowley; vice president, Mrs. William Cassidy; secretary, Miss Mary Rooney; treasurer, Mrs. Michael Nolan. The society will meet at the church Friday evening. Party. birthday party was held at the home of Smith of Broad style 00. with spring seat Sale price is—$39.50. High regularly at §52 uplholstered ask seats, this sale we back priced baek with spring at $35.00. At High Regularly FOK 39¢ YARD. In plaids, and stripes plain pillow arms, with back of with web bottom, spring edge, upholstered in oriental tapestry Sale price—$110.00. DAVENPORT-—Upholstered in oriental tapestry, that furnishing for living room. Regularlypriced at §30.00. DAVENPORT—Turkish stvle, spring cushions, Regular price, $145.00. removable AND 39¢ YARD. the samc quality would make a fine 40 We ask—$68.50. . Birthday THESE \RE BUT SAMPLES—Of the many handsome pieces for your liv A ‘ A pleasant ing room that are offered at this sale much under their real value. T vesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Pearl stroot in honor of the sixth birthday of their son, Vinton Smith. Many of his schoolmates were present ana during the afteraoon music and games were enjoyed. Refreshments were served and all the children spent a very enjoyable afternoon exquisite finish, in a ote., wide and in handsome colorings, range 40 of inches Serlin. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN ]')’E?P‘EAVD . RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASIID OF US. ON PROMPTLY A delegation of members of Isabella Circle, N. D. of I|, attended a whist and entertainment given in Bristol last evening. The return trip to this city was made in a special trolley from the Bell City. A supper will be served at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening at the Shuttle Meadow club, to be followed by a dance. Wide To Arrange Supper. patterns. : ) A meeting of the voung women's committee of the Methodist church| GERMANS PREPARE ! FOR BIG SESSION lw.u be held this evening at the home of Miss Mildred Rogers on Broad ;uh( t. The committee has Dhoen ap- { pointed to arrange for a Valeatine supper and party be held at the church on the evening of February 14. An interesting social will be part of the program and a magician from Yale university ‘will entertain during the evening. afternoon at the Hartford hospi- Wl after an operation. War Board Appoints Committee. At the regular meeting of the Berlin war board which was held oa Monday evening at the home of Rev. Samuel | A. Fisko on Berlin strect, the question of erecting a memorial to the boys | that are in the service of Uncle Sam | or have been in the service was con- sidered. Charles F. Lewls, chairman| of the board presided, and made a| . g motion that a committee be olomodJ‘ i {i T k | to consider this advisability and the igars, Tobaceo and Candy Taken jio, covniter, o sovieeris Major Frank L. Wilcox, chs From Jepson's Place During Night o. cian "and . w “stovens aais LOCAL BOYS { near future to discuss what is to bel War Board Considering Plan to Irect " BERLIN NEWS GLARS VISIT ENSINGTON STORE MEN'S SHIRTS FOR $2.00 EACH. Just received, in pretty two-toned percales and fine quality, well made and finished. madras, of Four days remain of Long's sale.— ~ New spring styles, TWO SPEAKERS AT Rt e R D. A. R. MEETING FRI. marked for quick selling. AT 65¢ choice, men. reduced in EACH. Scat of Government Moves From Ber- %o neat effects in the Silk Four-in- lin to Weimar Tomorrow For price: remainder of our stocks National Assembly. ko VeialeEaiiotsy o0 At $1.00—Values to $1.50 At $2.00—Values to $3.00 At Weimar, Feb. 3, (By the Associated of temporarily transferring the German seat of gov- ernment The process Firemen's Card Tournament. The fourth sitting the firemen’ Weimar, | card tournament was held last eve-| where the natlonal assembly is to [ MNE 1 e ““";“‘? Sy coomEigRthsg meet Thursday, is expected to be vir- | firémen now lead their opponeats, the| G. | - Mrs. W. I. Hopson of New Haven and from Bervlin to ce President General Mrs, ~ OPPOSED T0 EMBARGO Both |KEEP FIT FOR HOME i IS ARMY SLOGAN > 2 : M. Minor Coming. tually completed tonforrow when | \Pdependents and R Count Brockdofft Rastean, the goy- | =~o8 Fotesiets iof Amerien, Dy 2 eign secretary, wiil reach here. The |1 Bide breln The Diagets 2ty five members of the cabinet and the | 21! 100KIng forward expectantiy to the suitable place to erect this pro-| executive officials under Chancollor s’;nnl\m- and social which will wind up | moaument, and an idea of & Bhert arrived today and establisheq | L1¢ tournament. The plans and suitable memorial to mail their 1deas| quarters in the palace. sram have not beea announced to the war board or to Miss Alieal “The physical difficultios accompany- | 4% Sniovable evening is expected. Houston of Berlin street. The Kilb¥| ino the task of the temporary transfor | William Parkinson Writes. square in Kensington and the triangle| ¢ tho government here comprise [ Ars. at the Rerlin Congregational church| cpjof)y an apparent shortage of man- | street the only two places which havel o) jahorers willing to haul and son, William who is in F proposed. Tt is the decision of .y paggage. The city has furnished | the A. E. F. He took board that the friangle ati .y gver_supply of candidates for posts | fightin around Verdun, the erlin - Congregational church ¢ honor, hut the memhers of the gov- | some exciting experiences would be a very suitable place 10 arnment have had to search diligently | as follows: Ut OBl propos-d mtmaril ! for men willing to transfer the official | Dear mofher and | baggage from the station to the pal- Just a few lines that I am feclin fine and hope you Ladies' Orchestra to Give Dance. ace. However. the cabinet minus its of- | are all feeling the same. I received ficial records and other documents, { a letter from home today and it seem- managed to hold an executive session | ed good to hear from vou. I also | in the palace late today. received the Christmas paskage vou The present government considers [ sent and it was all right, but I would ap.| that its mandate expired with the | rather get one of the cakes you used convening cf the constituent assem- | to send me when 1 was at Camp hly and its first task will be to move | Devens. Those were the happy day the immediate appointment of a new | but I did not know when T was lucky coalition government, ig the organiza- I am in the 6th Division, 17th tion of which party interests will be | Machine Gun Battalion now, having climinated. i been transferred from the 76th Divi- The majority socialists will hold | sion. We have some outfit, belicve their first. party caucus Tuesday | me. We heen in the small town | for Scandinavia, Finland, Poland and morning. 'The German democratic | of Ponsenot. All that the is | the Russian Raitic provinces, told the faction will hold its party meeting at [ composed of is a few houses and lots | Associdted Press today that he had Erfurt, near here. of mud. I have been around France | ¢onferred with the Danish foreign quite a lot in the last few months and | Minister who had promised him every there is mud in plenty everywhere, | Possible assistance in facilitating the i as i henalics work which been nndertaken up in the mounta ‘Copenhagen is the most suitable Coldl Whan e % place as the center for food distribu- mountains we took tion,” he The food situation drive and we did most Pinland is serious and I am ing them. 1 was around sending Captain the United that place 10t States to conditions into the ther Guards, Members of | this proposition. Tt is{ ! ter. | done about SUSPEGTED a request of the war board that all! | persons in the town who have an idea | | of posed Esther Stanley Chap- D. A. R., will meet at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. Dayton Humphrey Mrs. Hum- phrey will be assisted in receiving by Mrs. Fortis H. Allis, There will be two speakers for the afternoon. Mrs. W. F. Hopson of New Haven, will speak on ‘“An Important Phase of D. A. R. Work as Carried On by the Natlonal Society." Mrs. George M. Minor will speak on ‘“Wo- man and the Great War, Mrs. Minor is vice president genos- al of the National Soclety of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion and will be a candidate for pres- ident of the national body at the next election. DANES PROMISE HELP Government Wil tepublicans and Democrats At- pro- < st British Embargo On but gaciiles St L Order Designating ¥. M. C. A. Physi- Memorial to Those Who | Tave | Imports As Injurious to U. S. | cal Directors to Supervise the Orchestra Ttems. Served in War—TLadics’ 5.—Republicans the senate today Washington, Teb. and democrats in jolned in an attack on the latest| British embargo on imports and call-) ing attention to the effect it would| have on American industry. During| the discussion that followed, Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat, ntv.acked‘ the Carnegie peace foundation's ac- tivities abroad, auestioned its loyalty | and declared it should be dissolved. | Senators’ Knox of Pennsvlvania, re- publican, .and Ashurst of Arizona, joined in the attack. i Senator Weeks of .\h\&tabhuflel(sl and Senators Lewis of Tllinois, Smith | of and Reed of Mishouri led in prote against the British em- bhargo. Senator Weeks said he charge that the embargo was against the United States, but Senator Lewis remarked that a majority the articles listed are made in tho American middle west The Tllinoig sehator said the action might bring on a trade war “Britain does this violence at this time in pressing this embargo,” he said “It will awaken sentiment that will make it difficult for the president to succeed in his ef- : forts and awaken hostility, create a| Vision i war of protest and lead to retaliatory legislation by the United Staiss Aind before we kaow it we will have trade hostilit Instead of having the calm peacc we wish with our allies, we will have enmity instead of the peace we strive for. NEARING TRIAL OPENS U. of P. Professor Is Charged Harry Parkinson has received a letter of Broad from her ance with part in the and has had He writes Army Athletics Quoted. to Give Dance—Other | pare car- ! Paris, Feh. 5.—General position regarding the Y. M. A. management of athletic activities in the American Expeditionary Forces is set forth ir following Army Order: “The Y. M. C. A. with the approval of the Commander in Chief has or- ganized a Department of Athletics and is prepared to glve every assistanca in the development of general athle- tics and the arrangement and manage- ment of competitions hetween milita units. “Tt has a large number of specially trained physical directors in mass play aid not|and other athletic activities now in aimed | it ranks in France. One of these will be attached to the staff of each divi- sion and separate unit, and will bs designated in orders as the Divisional for unit) Athletic Director, and under supervision of the Division Athletic Officer, will be charged with the res- ponsibility for the arrangement, management and general conduct of athletic activities throughout. the unit.” In another section of the order, pro- made for Mass, Athletics and Competitions for every possible man, an all-point Company Athletic Cham- plonship and official A. E. F. cham- pionships in a wide variety of sports. “Keep Fit for Home” is now the slogan. If the period of demobiliza- tion is not to be, as Dr. Mott has put it period of demoralization” many men; attractive. constructive physical activities must immediately he substituted. To a certain degree, a continuation of military drill will meet the situation, but the games and play, informal and competitive will be found the best agency to meet the cal for physical action been the war Parshing's of the K store, com- Jep Jepson, proprietor ns- Ington Confectionery to the local police authorities that plained the this his store was en- morning red sometime during last night to let you know a large quantity of cigars, tobacco’ The Ladies’ sington, consisting lian Trehy, Agnes man, Lillian Stack, garet Luby will g c at the Berlin row evening. This is pearance of the » orchestra of Kea-| the Misses Lil-| Trehy, Cecil Gor-i Nonie and Ma dance and so hall tomo scond and candy That the bur- was taken of iry was committed by some of the local bovs Mr. J yurglars g was the opinion this mornir their entrance to the rear the build- window in the door nd afterward cutting a wire screen, which had been put the in préggction against hurglars. The hole cur in wire screen was a small and therefore it the opinion .zchr local authorities that a few of e local hovs, whom Mr. Jepson had 1d to keep out of the have been responsible expressed ve a Grange the by pson ned store through of Assist U. S, Food g group ng by breaking a - 4 " 4 . P Controlier in Distributing Supplics Grange Holds Anniversary. PP on door e The local grange held its 35th anni- versary meeting last night at the hall on Damon’s hill. Georse Reed, mas- ter of the organization, presided and after a dinner which was served by the ladies of the society, a inter- of the largest attend- | time, Miss Alberta Elton T : | ] { | to Starving Countrics, Copenhagen. Swenson, Feb 4.~ American food controller Magnus of one | 5 town may | vers bur- the could was carried ot for prozram country a great as a sma ina meeting was one reach wire catch. T kept very asily some s, the hole t in | ed in throw k the | and Edwin B. Adams were in TO FORMULATE PLANS. SR | charg the Miss George P. Hart has called a meeting until a | Adams rendered a of of those infereted in relief worl ind A A et tions for the Armenians and Syrians in the i T Near East, tomorrow afternoon at 5 | h the 1 has been o'clock in the New Britain club rooms. | I Plans for the will i tian lane, lined t is to have the birth of weeks set securing 20.000 in this city, the last week in | and February heing for the Armenians | s and the first week in March for Hw; { screen Septemhber, has 18, and it was pretty me out of the part in the big of our fight- Verdun and to pieces I ran old Connecticut tional but did not see anybody | We relieved them on that front but were only there for a few days AL 0 before we removed. Most of etters I now old, having been sent around quite a lot before they found me, but they are welcome just the Well, T think i 1 will close now, with love to all, from BILLY Rlsie | the 1o0r program store open number he on piano the hou becausc orgot tate Bels sadd. i Berlin Briefs. 5 S Kranz, of el nvestigate Siihe Mrs, John Stazsee, of Chris- are being congratulated on | a son Thomas. the w years campaign, be out- army remembered that ¢ under Fitzsimmons, ifferent c this building 4 proposed side for the two of management was entered minstrels held a evening The ng Liberty meet- lnew FII o'clock No. 4 rm to 2 Wi IN CELLAR. this morniag engine was called out by a i Jerome street where | a brisi burning in the} The fir were compelled to lay 700 feet of hose from the near- est hvdrant and by hard work suc- ceeded in preventing the flames from Mrs. Aunie Brennan McCall. eating their way into the uppor tene- ments. The damage will imount The funeral of Mrs. Annie Brennan McCall, who died Sunday at her home | about §700. in Bristol was held this morning at i her home. Burial was in §t. Thomas’ 4 3 “DOC”? cemetery in Bristol. She was the ol widow of the latc John McCall William ons by bur- last at St. rehearsal for hall company still al ther cellar get are ( ¥ Syrians : . The weekly prayer meeting at the Berlin Congregational church will he hela o’clock aptured in the store rglar alarm of 1 how do time in the s Wethersfield | Funeral of Marino Commotto. funeral of Marino C fire One LAETUT CAUFIELD HOME., Lieutenant John Caufield has {tarned to his home in this city completing his course at the officers’ training school at Camp Zachary Tay- lor, Louisville, Kentucky. He was as- gned to the artillery forces, but ac- cepted the discharge papers. Lieu- tenant Caufield enlisted in the gov- ernment service carly in the war. this evening at 7:30 : men g same ortaer George o to Mr. Freeman, of New Haven and Mr Backiey havetcone af With Sedition—Case Adjourned relatives I Dr. T. C. Hodgeson left today Wilmington, Del., where he will the next three weeks, The mmotto, resident of nglon, wa 1 sterday from his late home in Southingtor J. C. Flannigan of Ma | wrch officiated and interment n that town. Commotto died formerly a Kens- for spend Until Tomorrow. TR WILSON DISCLOSED MEAT INVESTIGATOR Washington, —Letters thineton: New York. Feb. Nearing, former professor at the University of Pennsylvania and socialist candidate for congress here last fall, was placed REGAN WINNER. H “Doc” Re defeated sk ; Grar hall orchestre toaight —advt Dance, String Gib- o was Feb, read son Sun- an, WOULD CONTINUE GARDENS. Herbert V. of home this city, Camp, chairman of the | i | | is in letter from C. C. of Plainville, and her brother-in-las, Charles McCall, is now a of Plainville. resident Mrs. Josephine Pettinato. The funeral of AMrs. William Daly, score 100-65, in the A. B. poal tournament last night the T. A. B. pool room. The was, without doubt, the best of tournament and was watched by a in game the on trial in the federal court here to- day on a charge of sedition. After one juror had been called, the case was adjourned to tomorrow. Nearing was indicted in 1918 charged with today at the senate agriculture mittee’s hearing on meat industry legislation. disclosed that President Wilson made a personal investigatior last February of protests against the federal trade commission conduct of com- receipt of a Josephine tomorrow the Church Rev. John E. burial will large audience. Daly played from| writing and circulating articles at- seratch, glving Regan a handicap of| tacking government policies in such a |y "y giet that he was convinced five bal way as to “tend to create mutiny, d - : N mong the | that “there would be no warrant for [ loxalty Gl ’"“““”‘“‘?“?“]”QV“N %7€ his interfering with the judgment and armed forces of the United St A action of the commission.” Scott Nearing has lectured in this = city, In the Grammar school hall DOLAN John A Pettinato will morning at 9 o'clock at of Our Lady of Mercy will officiate and Joseph's cemetery Bricf Ttems. Miss Catherine Fitzgerald is ill at form in ) t er home on West Hemenway of Hartford, chairman of be held R R G | the gardens committee of the State Council of Defense, requesting that in view of the food conditions in Burope at present, every effort made for the continuing of {he this city, this summer. INSTANT POSTUM yields a delicate aroma and deli— in cious flaver, and it's economical . | Treat Boil ‘em, fry roast 'em or CRE Strietly sell Bros., 301 0F NEW BRITAIN' home Fay in St he Bit | steady day. It brain and -Phosphate will firm, supplies an TWO ARRESTS MADE Two plain drunks were arrested day. Mary Jackson was arrested near Mo 239 Washington street so drunk that ; i he was unable to tell her own name when taken. into the station. Andrew Wasiewitz, who was fined on a simi- lar charge a few days ago was arrest- ed by Officer Lyvons for drunkenness this noon. be give you a small it increase of healthy flesh essential each to- IMPROVING, Dolan of the health departe ment has received word from Brook- your ham where you will but get the| lyn, that his’ brother, Thomas Dolan, eggs at Russell Bros. ¢ a dozen for | who has been ill in the naval hospital natives. Russell Bros, %01 Main St.| in that city with influenza, is improv. -—advt. ing. substance to the nerves in the active occurs in normally = ——— which it tough. ot the scramble ‘em eat 'em raw. Native fresh. 53¢ doz. Rus- Main St.—advt. the living cells , Bitro-Phosphate seplaces | Frank Cunningham has recovered nerve waste and.creates new strength and , {rom a brief illness and has resumed energy. Sold by Clark & Brainera in New | hig duties in Collins’ restaurant Britain and drtigwints’ uhaes Mrs. Katie Judson has returned guarantee of results or money back. from Washington, D. C. where she ‘em ‘em, body. Ham ‘and eggs for breakfast. Buy most definite