New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1920, Page 3

Boston Store WE CLOSE— Saturdays at 9 P. Mondays at 6 . M. AL i Local Branch of Friends of Irish; Imported Table Damask! Heavy Imported Bleached Loom Damask / Half Linen and Flax Six Beautiful Designs 70 Inches Wide SPECIAL VALUE At the Price $2.00 Per Yard. If possible do your Mon- day shopping Saturday—We close all day Monday, Wash- ington’s Birthday. | adopted * PULLAR & NIVEN Carl L. Larson Is Married In Boston Carl L. Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Larson, of Shuttle Meadow ave- pue, and Miss Helen Anderson, of | Boston, Mass., were married last | night in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Lar- | son are in New Britain on their | honeymoon and ar staying at the home of Mr. Larson’s parents. Mr. Larson is a teacher at Stearn’s acad- emy in Mount Vernon, New Hamp- shire. VIutual Benefit Asso. Names New Officers > annual | meeting of the Stanley Mutual Benefit association 1 in the factory lunch-room and a discusssi wa held on the advisability of re | ing membership rates Lutier Coch- rane w. i ident of the or- Zamizat ed by the following inate oit Vice president, A. Shav retary- and treasurer William ner; directors for one year, Usher. Charles Andruss and Stuar Carroll, diractors for two years, F Thompson, Judson Landen, RR. C, Ber- ry and Frank Andrews; auditors, <. Merwin, W. . Doane and W Milkey. A healthy firancial condition | was reported. sec- | Buech- | B . DRUGS ARRIVE HERE. | S | Alcohol and Flax Secd I This City After Wecks' Alcohol, which ha ally Reach Delay. been in such s for the past received here ! a situation. | re made up a constituent and due | to the extreme shortage of this in the ) past the filling of prescriptions was necessarily hindered. The shortage of flaxseed has been | <serious to the city, particularly on ac- | count of pneumonia and influenza | which has been prevalent. I ed | is an old fashioned remedy for pnea- monia, has been in greater demand than ever before and the demand for | the seed is expected to be heavy d ing the next chree weeks has 3 by several, relieving Many drug compounc with alcohol as PROLLEY SITUATION IMPROVING. Trelley service is constantly ving, it was state today office of the Connecticut company, as the weather has made it possible to have a number of the disabled cars ' repaired. The ice hetween the tracks is gradually melting so that on a num- of the city lines the notors no longer drag on the 3. For Jrast week several a day hayve been put into the r due disabled niotor 650 TICKETS SOLD. The dinner committee of the Third Ward Republican club last nigt checked up the sale of tickets for the }hnvu: to be held at Bardeck's ext Wednesday nizht. The checking showed that 650 tickets had posed of. im- ien er been Tel. 1625-2 Anv Hour, Day or Nght | TARRANT & HAFFEY UNDERTAKERS 33 MYRTLE St., East End Office, 83 ? Jubilee St., Tel. 1451-2. Lady Attendant—Free Use of Parloes, Orders Taken for Uphol<tering. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Andrews & Doolittle, Inc. THE FUNERAL HOME uflce and Parlors | Ambassador . Domination of the | come for bro ! warn the Senators from from the ! J the | | 1 l l a i “IRISHMEN ATTAGK - GREY’S NEW POLICY Freedom Heard. Thomas Ashe of Irish Freedom mecting in Judd's the at their regul Hall Feb. 19, 19 following olution: Viscount Gra British to the Unil tates, has | letter to the IL.ondon Times , in substance. that Great Brit- willing 1o accept ratification of the Treaty of peuce with Germany, | even with the Reservations already pproved by a majority of the Senate, | hd that England wants this Repub- lic to enter the League of Nations on 1y terms: and ‘Whereus, since the publication of G letter all the organs anda in this country, have umed a presupposing a secret and a trcmendous ef- being put forth to rati with the avoy committing the Tnited Stat. the League of Nation political oppression strangulation which the Council of ; Allicd Premicrs is now enforcing in Europe, in the interests of British | world:— and { ch a policy is bound to wars in the near fu- tura and sow the seeds of revolution and eivil strife, which would endan- ger the future of civilization and im- so intolerable burdens and heavy crifices in blced and treasure on the American peorle; and “Whereas, participation by the United States in such a programme of imposing the will of a group of Foreign Governments on peoples who have the God-given and inalienable right to rule themsclves in their own way is contrary to the spirit of Amer- ican libarty. is a violation of the Sol- emn Deciurations of President Wilson as to America’s object in the war and injurious to the interests or the Amer- ican people: therefore be it esolved. that the Thomas Ashe Branch of the Friends of Irish Free- dom New Britain, Conn. calls upon the Senate to reject in its entirety that portion of the Treaty of Peace which provides for the establishment of the League of Nations, with a | Counci] and an Assembly dominated by Great Britain. Such action by the Senate would leave the United States | absolutely free from all entanglements | with Imperialistic and predatory Govarnments of the Old World. These Governments are now engaged in a shameless grab for territory, against the consent of the peoples who inhabit it,»and appealing to America for the money to carry out their militaristic policy on the False pretense of help- ing to maintain the peace of the world. “Resolved, that, this organization, the Il American citizens ir- respective of party afhiiation, to take such independent action as will com- | pel the people's servants to do the people’s bidding and keep the Re- public free from the entanglements ed for by the League of Na- tions; and be it further Rosolved, that we call on all members of the Thomas Ashe Branch of the Friends of TIrish Freedom to this s that a vote fo put the United in the League of Nations will in strenous and vnrelenting oppo; to the pre-election; and we advise the members to take such action as may he necessary in their respective dis- tricts as will give proper effect to this opposition, which is necessary for the preservation of American liberty “Resolved, that a copy of these res- olutions be sent 1o each Senator from this stu'e and the public press.” “Whereas, written statin rttitude, anding, , through , 10 the policy of | and economic | “Whereas provoke other | in the judgment of time Thas t NEW BRITAIN HTAVEN AND NEW LEAD IN “FLU.” 21.—The number of g reported to health daily 60 were 24 hours, Waterford 53, New Brit- Putnam 43, Ha tford. new nfluen the a has sent in rtment of atly. Only dur the past follows: Colchester B Meriden 29, New Haven ain 40, Danielson 22 ttering, 1135, l’(ll\()\ OLIV > WARNI —\Warning that Folson P been shipped by 3 1o deal of eight states vas issued today by J. L. McLaughlin, te superintendent of food and dari- | stre | Atlantic City where they bave been at- { CITY ITEMS Kennedy's dancing school, spring term, starts Tuesday. Beginners, 7:30. K. of ¢ and several other blg social events will be here soon,—advt. Rev. G. E. Pibl, pastor of the Swedish Bethany church, who has been {1l with tho grip has recovered and wlll preach tomorrow. The New Britain Gas Light com- pany will close at 12 o'clock, noon, Monday, Felr. 23.—advt. Chief Willlam J. Rawlings will re- sume his duties next Monday after a six weeks jllness. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Murray of Vine .t will return this evening from tending the canvention of the Eastern and Middle States Photographers’ as- sociation. Mr. Murray exhibited specimens of his photographs of chil- dren. The Misses Ruth and Helen Miner have returned from Virginia where | they have been sojourning for the past month. On their return they vis- | ited with friends in New York. A Ford truck, No. 9590, crashed into Belkin's jitney on West Main street ,near the postoffice early this afternoon. The front of the tru(')\l was smashed. Slippery roads caused | the accident. | "he board of directars of the Y. M. | C. A. will hold their regular pos poned meeting on oMnday evening at 8 o’clock in the board of directors’ rooms. Captain Thoma; Grace of thel police department is reported as im- | g at his home on Vine street. ! . W. C. A. gymnasium will be open i ening for roller skating. W. PATRONS MAY PROTEST. Town Clerk is Supplied With Cards For Electric Light Users. Cards have been placed in the office of the town clerk for dissatisfied | patrons of the “onnecticut Light & Power Ca. to register their protest for the purpose of having a hearing saught, if deemed ad Copies of the protest cards can be had by | application from the town clerk. The card has space for the name and ad- dress and the following questions: Are you a customar of the Connec- ticut Light & Power Co.? Since when? What do vou complain about? IWhat was the toial amount of your bill for 19192 What is the increase for 19207 Have you conferred with the com- pany in regard to your grievance? 1f so, what explanation did they ! make? FORTUNE FOR CHARITY Bulk of Mrs. Beardsley’s $2350,000 Estate in Bridgeport is Willed to Local Institutions. 21.—The bulk of the $250,000 estate of the late Mrs. Sarah A. Beardsley goes to local pub- lic charities under her will filed for probate today. $10,000 goes to each of the following: x United Congregational church, § Bridgeport; Bridgeport, Boys' club; Y. M. C. A. Bridgeport; Bridgeport hospital for children: Bridgeport hospital for free bed in memory of late husband. $5,000 each goes to the Congregational church of Hun- tington, Conn., the Stratford Con- gregational church; Y. W. C. Bridgeport. $4,000 to the Bridgeport Christian Union and $1,600 to the Bridgeport Protective asgociation. Francis S. Bennett of Meriden and N. Matilda Tomlinson of Savannah, Ga., are heirs at law as cousins. Bridgeport, Feb. JENERAL STRIK RENT BAROY New York, Feb. “rent profiteering” E the legislature within six meonths, a general strike of all workmen will ! have to be called here in violation of all agreements Edward 1. Hannah, president of the central federated ! unions predicted toda HOUSE CONDITION. Feb. 21.—The condition of clearing house banks and | trust companies for the weeck shows that they hold $8.071.420 reserve in excess of legal requirements. his, decrease of $15.090.740 from last week. 2 UNLESS ARE CURBED. the by CLEARING New Yor actual | LEE MAGEE Chicago, Feb. 21.—Lee utility infielder of the tionals, was unconditionally released gee is a former manager of a federal leazue club and h ured prominently in the league controver: with baseball. ASED. Magee, | Chicago namo | ederal nized v org | post and 1 da | ling {n ! proje-t | at the "KOSGIUSZKO POST DRIVE Drive Committee— Workers Meet Tomorrow Evening. First Weck’s Reports on Are Most Pleasing to A meeting of Kosciuszko post, World War Veterans, will be held to- morrow evening at 7:30 in Warsaw bullding on Broad street, and at that time partial reports on the success of the drive for community home funds will be presented. Due to the absence of the custodian of funds from the city, it was impossible to learn to- day just how much money had been pledged, but te drive committee re- ports an excellent response to its ap- peal. Up to today many of the pledges have been voluntary ones turned into the committee by members of the friends. The canvassers were named and assigned territories last Sunday and will continue their work, starting at noon today. Prac- tically the entire north end of the city has been carefully gone over for pledges and the drive workers are now making a canvass of the south- eastern section of the The south- western section and center of the city will be combed over next. The plans for the community house are being displaved in Crowell’s drug store window. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Factory Opinions Being Secured and So Are the Ideas of Local Business Interests. An effort is being m the in- dustries the daylight savin plan this year. Tnstead of setting the clocks back, however, the plan is the start of the n hour earlier. That is, the fac- tory hours would be from 6 to 11 and from 12 to Of course, in order to make the plan practicable, it would be necessary to have trains and trol- leys and all city activities conform to ade Dby of city to resume the { the schedule. A preliminary canvass was made in the Stanley Works last week to get the sentiment of Stanlev Workers. The vote showed the majority in favor of the daylight saviags plan. Howard Wilson, representing the mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, is making a canvass of the stores and business interests to ascer- tain their opinions on this matter, LOCAL IRISH BOND SALE Thomas Ashe Branch Will Decide Ways and Means of Handling Issue At Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon. A meeting of Thomas Ashe branch of the Iriends of Irish Freedom will be held tomorrow afternoon in St Mary's school hall for the purpose of discussing ways and means of hand- the local sale of Irish Liberty bonds. Committecs will probaby be named and methods of distribution determined upon. The Irish Congress has authorized the issue of £10,0600,000 worth of non- gotiable, non-interest bearing bonds in denominations of $10, $25, $30, $100, $250, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. The bonds are exchangeable r one month aft- »ived recognition and British forces have been with- drawn from the countr) The pur- poses of the boud are *“to finance the elected government of the republic in of national reconstruction such other pur osé‘& as the ment may d er Ireland and fo go MACHINE CO. SWAMPED. Hendee Mfg. I}’\xknfl\a" Team Shows YTocals Several Things About Game. The New Britain Machine company i basketball team, sustained a crushing defeat last night in Springfield, Mass., hands of the Hendee Man company five. The was 54 to 21. Tonight the locals will try their luck in Warren, Mass. The summary of the slaught facturing | low: Hendee. New Britain. John; MecDonalc Muir, ¢ itouch, Fishe ‘ampbell Lofgren J.. 11, Jones -« YE; Teestelli 74, New Britain Johnson 10. ach Jones Muir time, Hendee from floor. Muir 9, R 5 vy n, 1s from fouls. Schaffer: 14 L 2oa Restelli 3; referce, ¢ minute pe- riod i 1 1 score | fol- | [ iz Locke | I matters ' died yesterday at his "Deaths and Funerals. Willam &hepard. Willlam Bhepard of 41 Buell M.luok‘ died last night at his home. He was | 58 years of age and a resident of New | Britain for over 20 years, For the past four years he has been an in-| valid. Surviving is his wife, two sons, Everett and ITarold E. a daughter, Miss Helen, of this city, and a brother, “ Merrill of East Haddam. Fraternally | he was 2 member of Harmony ludge! of Masons, Dorlc council, R. & S. M., Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F., Canton Fos- ter. P. M., and Erwin Castle, K. G. E. | Funeral services will be held pri- vately Monday afternoon with Rev. H. A. Cook in charge. Burial will be in‘ Fairview cemetery. i i George H. Gregory. George H. Gregory, for many years a resident and builder in this ci home at 23 Vernon street, Hartford. He was 66 vears of age and a native of Oxford- shire, England. When four years of age, he was brought to America and has spent practically all his life here. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Phoebe Roberts Gregory; a son, Gerge M. Gregory, of Hartford; three daughters, Mrs. Samuel S. Parker of Deep River, Mrs. John D. Kanzler of New York city, and Mrs. Charles R. Staub of his city; a brother, William D. Gregory of Plainville; two grand- sons, Roland J. White of Hartford and John Henry Staub of this city. Funeral services will be held at his home at 23 Vernon street, Hartford, at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and at 2:30 at the Erwin Mortuary chapel. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Harmon E. St. John, Mrs. Harmon E. St. John died at her home in Simsbury, late yesterday afternoon. She leaves her husband, a sister, Mrs. Thomas H. Seymour, of East Granby, and a sister, Mrs, Wil- liam Parkin, of 705 Stanley street, this city, and a niece, Mrs. James Greene, of the same address. The funeral will be held on Monday and | the burial will be in Simsbury. 1 Louis Stiquel. ! Stiquel, aged 29, died last night at the home of his parents in Kensington. He was a painter by trade and well known in this city. He was an active member of Court Mat- tabessctt, F. of A. Surviving him are | his parents and four sisters, Mrs. Pat- rick Garrity, Mrs. William Fagan, | Misses Laura and Julia. Funeral services will be held Monday after- noon at 2 o’'clock, Rev. Carleton Ha- zen in charge, and burial will be in Hart cemetery. Loui: Frank Basson. Frank Basson, aged 65 , of 132 Whiting street, died this morning at! the New Britain General hospital. The funeral arrangements are incomplete., e | Julius Rosia. i The funeral of Julius Rosia was held | at 9 o'clock this morning a St. Jo-| seph's church. Rev. J. Leo Suliivan} officiated at a requiem mass. The bearers we Nelson, A. Pilz, Vie- tor Nelson, Rocco Albanese, M. Mur- phy and ( Splettszoeser. The flow, bearers were: Christopher Murphy, | Steve Fusso, Julius Viovino and Albert Palumbo. The burial was in St. Mary's new cemetery. Frank Bassett. Frank Bassett died this morning in the hospital following a short illness. He was 64 years of age and made his home at the residence of Mrs. Jose- | phone Norton of 132 Whiting street. | The deceased came to this city some | time ago from Bridgeport and has been employed in the P. & F. Corbin plant. far can he learned he | has no relatives. Funeral service: e held Monday afternoon 2t the drews & Doolittle funeral home, Walnut str tev. Dr. G. W. C. Hill | officiating. iends 1 view the re- mains tomorrow afterncon at the funeral home. Local Girls to Play For State Championship Thursdav evenng in the Y. W. gymnasium, the team that orgar tion wil p vastikas of Har ford for the s nip. The Swastikas and the ) \. teams are both claimants have had | clean slates was at th hands of Hartiord five that Is suffered their only defeat last and they are anxious to square this For the Misses Loomis, Beveridze, Kop Bielman and U Miss Dorothy Loomis is captain of local quintet. of season. It at Toes vear, season ! neither boy | talk on “The Manhood of the the INCORPORATED HARTFORD NEW HATS WITH TH CHARM OF SPRING Simplicity Of Line, Beauty Of Material Ar Delightful Spring hats are altogether delightful. Jjust where to begin to describe them. orings are so beautiful. Coloring— It is difficult to %nd The lines, materials an-d If the brim of your hat is large, or if it flares up suddenlly the front, back or side, or perhaps you prefer just a crown and tiny bit of a brim or even no brim at all, assured you will find it here and it has been ddclar desire rest which ever style y{ that any kind of a brim will do on a hat this Spring just sos it ) the proper amount of smartness. Our Millinery Parlors are overflowing with dozens and dgze; of new things—here is a place to spend much time; see which. w Fashion fancies hats. An exceptionally fine showing of sport hats, jmade of celopha and worsted with grosgrain ribbon trimming, all the paatel gl ings. Patent leather flowers for binations, or ribbon and straw. sport hats with trimmings are very smart. straw embroideries and fq Hats of silk and strawecon We are the sole representatives of Hyland hats in Haxrtfo: the new Spring hats are especially lovely. tricorns and crushable hats. rooms, There are sailors, mus Oriental ideas are very noticeable in many of the new-hatssff Spring. Long tassels hanging jauntily off one side, some hats w tassels on either side and many other Oriental features will be no Hats off the face and roll turbans are Very smart. A new fe ture is the roll turban, of rafla and silk combination. Batavia The colors that are most in evidence are, browns, is still good. Cel nas, all blues, buff, cerise and of. course black is another very popular material for hats. tans, phan flowers are used to a great extent for trimmings. he You will find creations of Marie Guy, Louise Hamnar, Rebod and Hyland in our millinery parlors. Ford and Travers Are Barred From Fighting There. ‘Waterbury, —~Fep. 21.—Secretary Edward F. Sweene of the local box ing commission was informed yes- terday morning by the New Britain { boxing commission that they were in | receipt of the letter informing them of the suspensions handed out to Alickey Travers of New Haven and' Eddie Ford of Boston, by the local commission. The New Britain ther said that the suspension will hold good in that city and tha will be allowed to ap- until the ban the local or- commission fur- pear in a bout there is lifted officially by ganization. As vet no word has been received | from the Bridgeport boxing com- mission. It is now believed that the Water- hury commission will bar Sammy Waltz and_Battling Lahn, who were found guilty of faking in this city. FELLOWSIHIP SUPPER )i()NDA". The regular weekly Fellowship sup- per will be held in the banqguet hall of the Y. W. C. A. on Monday evenin at 6:45 o'clock. Rev. | Wilkin. i who has been the lecturer during tl month of February, will give his fi Master. For the month of March Rev. M. N rian, pastor of the Stanley Me- morial church, will be the lecturer. MISSION OPENS TOMORROW. A two weeks mission for the parish- | ioners of St. Joseph’s church will open 0 o'clock m: tomorrow The mission will be con- he La lette thers of The first week will be for women and the second for the by Parkville. men, DEVELOPS HYDROPHOBIA. Montgomery, Al Feb. 21.—Jess T Oliver, nezro, wWho was hitten two years ago by a pet dog developed hy- | drophobia 1t and was sho wnd | killed by officers who to ibdue ter he ospital were calles had where at he ke wses at was | FRECKLES AND HlS F RIENDS —is YeAU~TLL 8o WITH You Yo TW* SToRE IF Nou BuY Sok® CARNDY! | 5 Walnut Street { ‘ Leave It To Freckles! AW-GWAN ~T GSE -1 CAAT BUY RO CANDY= TAC HANIN T GROCERES CUARGED N' BESIDES' T AINT Qor ANY A\ONEY. BETCHA WE CAA GET SOME CANDY— WHADE(DV BET T HUA! N0 — LONEST! WE CANY GET ANY CAADY WUEN W% AINT Gor MOAEY, VESSR- A DOUND OF BUTTER AN' A DOUND OF COFFEE — AN’ <“/ MA'LL PAY Nou WHEA) % bAb co% g . ( \ Z(J VERY WELL- BANQUET IS SUCCESS. Several Prominent Speakers Gi teresting Addresses at Y. M. © The Father and Son banquet, last evening at 7:30 o'clock im banquet hall of the Y. M. C. A.j servance of which has the country, speakers w: New Yor! 1 gave a “Sons. Fath; toastmaster. alph Farrell, department of the the banquet and John IS NATIO Ruth Father been observed throu was a big success. 75 attended the affair. s Rev. who spoke | Louis P. Slade | pal, endid while Curtis Christ spo! acte Much e AL JUNTO! and A. Roy on 1igh school White credit retar at Cleveland Meet. ¥ of the Morning York, won the ards swimmiy omen at the Cle f 10 sleanor 20 vl and Detroit sev Smith 1 i1} wer held ican under t atbletic was Ame but “eb. na second aihle itional jun championsi cland ath t time Her of the e t h hieti starter: he au, union. rl l"un . now of a draw Son Smith Talkes Swimming Among Pett P ddres is of the who ar entertainment. CHA 21—Ruth club,| hip ot of one i me t Woodb! o this he st In front boys sled A. H. unde to Herad tinls turn mn o tum oid further of Office, THATLL Cove T ctee & — AN' CAN WEB HANE N CAUSE Uie MOTH"E/ \NANTS‘ A DIM tr