New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1920, Page 13

(@)e ot nkc;flontgfall @om?an 1y “It Pays to Buy Our Kind.” NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1920. 93 Asyum Street. Quality that is high at prices that are NOT! Nine words tell the story culled frem our stock during Inventory. of two groupsof Uvercoats 875 DRESS OVERCOATS— In single and double breasted styles—$55. 100 FANCY OVERCOATS— Imported and Horsfall-made—at a saving of $10 to $15 on each coat. Reduced? there. s, but the Horsfall quality is still RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH OF JUDGE New Britain Bar Association Takes Action Today Resolutio on the death of Judge | James T. M ill have been drawn up )'and were accepted this afternoon at a meeting of the New Britain Bar amso- | ciation. The resolutions are: IN MEMORIAM Honorable James T. Meskill. The bar of > Brita notes with profound sorrow death of Hon. James T nuary 7, 1920 Born b in, educated in our public schools, a graduate of the New Britain High school and of Yale Taw school, admitted to the bar of Connecticut in 1897, his whole life has | been igentified with New Britain. At once entering upon the practice af law in New Britain, he later be- came associated with the firm of Walsh, Roche & Meskill, which firm subsequently merged, upon the death | of the late Judge Roche. into the firm «f Walsh & Meskill ie we appointed assistant prose- ciL.ng attorney of the elty of New raj latey appainted assistant dge of the city court of the city of ain. appointed jndge in the and continuously to his death he had heen judge of the city, court of the city of New Rritain. In Entertain Only Friends At Your Table Some people have been entertaining a secret enemy i | 1915 the obsalete system of trial or! I cases before justices of the peace in | | New Britain was abolished by trans- | ference of the power to the city court. | Under Judge Meskill the city court of ! the city of New Britain, on both its T P e e st o) reputation and a character that be-{ came well and favorably known throughout the county and state. { He had a thorough knowiedge of the principles and theory of the law. | He ever kept himself abreast with the ; new and changing views, but holding fast ta thai which was good in the | old. While he knew the letter of the: law. his interpretation and adminis- { tration was the spirit of ‘the Ilaw. Here was demonstrated his abundanca of common sense. His ambition and delight was to do justice among his fellaw men. Simple, clear rulings | upon questions of evidence, cleaning | out any rubbisa, were given with un- erring precision. He had uncommon insight. into human nature. and thus! | was enabled {o make prompt and | ready decisions. for he quickly de- tected truth, evasion, equivecation, falsehond and periury The honor of his profession gave j him a pride in his work. Knowing so well the frailties of weak, erring mortals, he was patient and lenient, | but he was severe fo those who wil- | fully followed evil paths and ways of | wickedness. Sham, or pretense, or| hypocrisy, was obnoxious to him, b honesty straightforwardness and | manfulness had his respect and ad- miration. He was a man of deeds. not words. | His tonscience, burnished in action, | was semsitive., pure and true. 1 He viewed his fellow-lawyers with { affectionate regard and esteem. He never wearied of rendering offices of at the breakfast table for years. Coffee has a subtle smile, but the caffeine in it harms many. There’s a kindly, cheery, satisfying table drink, wait- ing to be.your breakfast companion and constant friend. Send Word to Your Grocer Today For Instant Postum The wholesomeness of pure grains, a rich pleasing flavor resembling coffee, a freedom from any nerve irritant—has become the favorite of thousands: it may be YOUR friend in need. “There’s a Reason” for Posfinn Made by POSTUM CEREAL CO., Battle Creek, Mich. Sold by Grocers obedience. No words of reproach, er| | ent. it was pected He was |he| | tntegrity, loyalty. square dealing and | community. By his life, his words, ! | and his acts, in his private and pub- | the City Court of the City of New | mitted to the family of our deceased | Yale Freshmen Exhibit | “intelligence tests” given to the Yale freshman class Jast fall and an- | nounced ioday show that 98.2 per ! cent. of the class received A. B, C | Qegrees denoting intelligence above | Taylor, Ky., Eustis. Va.. and Gordon. Kindness and consideration. For the voung in the profession-he had a kindi v and a sympathetic voice. His sincerity commanded respect and j seorn, or derision, were cver utterad | concerning his judgments. a de- cision was severe, it was due; if leni- | just Judge dignifying the office which dignified him. He loved the companionship and association of his fellow-membars at the bar and his fellow-citizens. He loved his native city with a love that made him jealous of its honor. His reputation and character for worth, well doing made him admired and secured for him the appreciation and affection of men. The mystery of his departure in- creased the shock of his loss to this lic life, he obtained for himself the best of all earthy rewards, the love! and esteem of his fellow-citizens. RESOLVED: That a copy of this minute be spread upon the records of Britain and that a copy be trans- brother, James T. Meskill. A WISE BUNCH Intelligence, Psychology Can't Be Disputed. New Haven, TFeb. Psychological the average. Comparison of these tests with sim- ilar ones given in the -Army shows, according to an analysis made at Yale, that Yale freshmen are a “highly selected group and rate higher. as a group. than a large sam- pling of Army officers.” Taking the fAgures, the reports point out: One hundred per cent. of the freshmen exceeded the median -in points reached hy drafted men: 84 per cent. the score of High achool seniors! 69 per cent. bettered the eshmen of another university, and 0 per cent. exceeded the median score of seniors at that other university. Fine entertainment at the fair.—-advt. FOR SALE OF CAMPS, Provision in House Measure Passed by Senite, Washington, Feb. 6.—Sale of Camps Ga., is provided for in a house bill passed vesterday by the senate and sent to conference. Provision alsp was made for the purchase of the Curtiss-Elmwood airplane plant at Buffalo. N. Y. $1.504,300 being ap- propriated for this purpose. The war department also was authorized to purchase additional land at the Rari- tan, N. J., arsenal. Othey appropriations in the meas- ure were $140.000 for Camp Holabird, Md.: $193.500 for Camp Normorvle, $986,000 for Camp. Knox, Kv.i §110,000 for Camp Alfred Vail, N. J.. and $180,000 for the nitrate plant at Ancor, O. Evenings Untill 9:00 o Clock Besse-Leland Co. THE LIVE STORE MEN'S SHOES Black and Dark Tan Leather, English and Broad Toes Prices $7.00, $8.00, $3.00, $10.00 ADVANCE SHOWING Ladies’ Boots, Oxfords and Pumps In all Leathers Prices $7.00, $8.00, $£3.00, $10.00 CHILDRENS AND BOYY SHOES Black and Tan Leathers at $3.00 to $7.00 Ladies’ Phoenix Hosiery ail Prices Besse-Leland Co. 38 STORES 38 CITIES Always More Value for Less Money /,,4 BESSL 7 Qs