New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1920, Page 9

v+ CITY I* - — / . Besse-Leland's. Removal s~advt. « JoRhson, an clectriclan Fred’ Westinghouse Company, and with Johnson, a student at the Cnl- peity of Pennsylvania, are visiting eir parents Dr, and M. A. B. John- on of Maple Hill Seanon’'s greotings, w—advt Walter Norden of 276 Oak street, eomplained to the police this morning that 16 Plymouth Roek chickens hal beon stolen from his hencoop last night Mr. and Mrs Jack W. Gordon have returned after having spent a weeok with friends in Boston. Men's Emorson Shoes, every pair ranteed. Reg. $14 and $15, $6.95, 195. The 8. W. Menus store.—advt. The operator's license ot Duncan puft, of §3 Hamnliton street, who was redently Reavily fined in the West Martford courty has been returned to him by the state automebile commis- oner. Semon's spocial Cherry I¢e Cream or your Xmas Dinner at Axelrod's 2 stores, 334 Park St. and 105 Main St v, President 1. Allen Moore, of The tanley Works, extended the follow- g message to the employes of the lant: ‘“To every maf, woman, boy ad girl Jn The Stanley Works, | wish wery Merry Christmas and o Happy ow Year." Mave your battery charged or re- A at Jester's, 198 Arch street avt. Abel . Johnson of 2188 Maple street, home from Upsala college, for the olidays, Jowelry Xmas gifts, Henry Morany’. avt. Mishon Diradoorian of 107 Winter t, reported to the police last t that his evercoat had been n ot the Y. M. C. A Ivory Xmas gifts at Henry Morans'. t at Henry Morans, GOLOSHES RIVAL. — They are warm, Ad they are decorativé—at least they ought to be, - for they're hand-painted. They are called “spiral puttees.” Miss Anna Hayden, of Wash- ington, D. €., who is showh wearing them here, says: “Maybe they don't make for what are called ‘neat ankles’ but they certalnly look beter than goloshes!™ Deaths and Funerals Mary Cianci Mary, the four months ald daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cianci, of 126 High street, died 'last night. The burixl was held today in St. Mary's new cemetery. The 10¢al police have been notified it the swapension of the operator o held by Mike Hadvab ot 133 edVor Atrect, by the state automobile missionor's office. comfys, all colors, reg. . The B. W, Menus store.— o8 L. Burden, who at the time Metment gamae his address at Beymour street inis eity, has been by the officers &t Camp Dev- Mass. a deserter. The local police been notifi Victrolas &t C. L. » Mrs. Emma Oslund Cronin The funeral of Mrs. Emma Oslund Cronin will be held at 2 o'clock Sun- day Afternéon from her residence 46 Belden street. Rev. Dr. 8. G. Ohman will officiate and the burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Plerce & Co.— [Midanipman Walter Graessser s o from the Naval Academy at olw, Mr., for the holidays. % mon's apecial Cherry lce Cream e e your Xmae Dinher at Axelrod's 2 Wallace W. Schultz. Funeral services will be held Sun- o4, 338 Park St and 105 Main St avt. ::v ::;.r;\oonhlt ;.’clock for Wallace . ultz, the fire year old son of Aney Greenberger ta home trom | o SEOTNG RS 00 Yo it of 246 rrs college for the Christmas vi- Hill av 4o who dicd yesterday after- \on. noon after a short illness. Rev. E. H. on's Marshall Shoes, Wilkins will officiate and burial will be $14 and 315, $6.95, $7.95. In Fairview cemetery. Surviving are Menus Store.~—advt. the fellowing brothers and sisters: lam Kenney of St. John's Pre- | Henry, John, Willlam and Arvid, Mrs. atory sehool will spend Christmas [ G. A. Loomis, Mrs. John Ritz and Nehis parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I, | Miss Martha Schults. y of Stanley street. wle hath charms at C. L. Plerce [Fhomas J. Crowe of Lincoln streel returned from Catholie University first quality, The 8. Maria Bradiey. Maria Bradley, wife of Albert B. Bradley of 756 Cherry street, died at s helidaye. h:r“homo (hls“morrr:mu at the age - years. Mrs. Bradley was 'mv-l sale ut Besso-Leland's. | i, England and was m: dlugrl:: 5 of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brasford. Henry W, Maler, reported 10 | unort while after her marriage l;dM: police taday that & robe had been | Bragley she came to this countr n from his automobile last NIEDL. | coming direct to New Britain and h 4 Ponald Gaftney is homo from Har- |peen here for forty years de: law school for the holidays. her husband she leaves four sons a: d olry Xmas gitts, Honry Morans'. | four daughters. They are Harry, of vt. Séuth Norwalk, George, of New York ® ety and Walter and Ernest of this city, Miss Edith M., of Springfieid, Mass., Clara. and Helen of this city and Kate of Springfiéld The funeral will be held Monday afternoon from Andréws and Dao- little's Funeral Home on Walnut street at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. H. W, Maler will officlate and burial will be In Falrview cemétery. Please omit flowers. WELFARE ASS0. ACTIVE Assisted by the Elks' Lodge, the New Britain rch Plars For Christmas Day he usual Christmas services will held at the Swedish LutNeran feh tomerrow morning at Se'cleck program Afranged s as followss “Shepherds In the Meld." flent Night;" Anthem, “It upon the midnight clear”; Carol, " offbrtory, “Christmas Mu- Carol, “Shepherds, shake off roway sleep’; Postlude, “Halle- h." Harold A. Sjolander will organist and director o Bim Swedish Baptist church observe wervees at 5:80 o'clock orrow morning An entertain- t will bo presented at 5 o'clock in after sron Charity Organization Pre- pared to Care for Needy Families. The New Britain Charity Organi- zation will hold open house all next week, entertaining with their Christ. mas tree. Al the youngsters are welecome. Through the kindness of the Elks, Salvation Army, churches, clubs and individuals of Ngw Britain, Christmas dinners have been sent to sixty-two familles who otherwise might have just the bare necessities of a meal or less By means of the Biks' holiday generosity, a large num- ber of children will be happler all the rest of the year because they will be warmly clad. The Charity { Organization knows just where such n high mass was held for Mrs | Welcome gift of new clothing is and the funeral servicos will be) MOt needed, and many a mother's B 1his slty a0 /seon her | Purden has been lightened by such a b Dixon Hond, arrives from Ok.- | Y2luable gift. Toys. oranges and candy SUICIDE THEORY Agrees With Mrs. Lee Did Sulcide—Funcreal Here. ' fas learned today that Rev. John Mary's% Joseph lleving the h, of Brooklyn, in disb theory of the death of Mrs Lwe, wife of Dr. John A ® former resident of this city or! be City, Oklahoma. Mr. Dixon 1x| PVe been tucked into the packages to 8Q in thie ety Mate tonight please the youngsters. These will all rrow morning. The funeral ar in the homes early Christmas ments are being held up pending | MOTNINK. ready to greet the children Eivas [ when they awaken Several small groups of girls have entertained by various Girl A CE H troops at Christimas parties, - the Help-a- nd club, have ,‘1. arned to prepare gifts for others | and at their New Year's party, they F . texpect to have a special celebration ro c | just amongst themselve | - ——— —— 25 BARRELS—LOS Albans, Vi, Dec 2 ~—Twenty- { five barrels of Scotch whiskey were lost to the holidmy bootlegging mar- ket today when customs flice seized the lot in a south-boun ) car billed from Montreal. matea value of the BRT SHE MAY BE IN CABINET Washington—Dame Rumor points to Mrs. Harriet T. Upton of Ohio, as the probable head of the new Depart- ment of HBdueation which it is thought President-electHarding will sk Congress to create. Mrs. Upton has been active in the woman suf- frage movement and has written sev- eral books. NOTIFIED OF DEATH Joseph Stramiglio Very Much Alive However—Mistaken for Man Killed at Long Island Station. Through a mixup, Joseph Stramig- lio of 138 Oak street was notified today at his home, that he was dead. It did not however require much argu- ment on part of Joseph to convince his ihformant that he was still very much alive. It all happened in this way a letter was received this morning and turned over to the police notifying them that & man had been killed at Long Island station of the Pensylvania railroad vesterday, and the victim was wearing an overcoat bearing the name of the local man. Investigation showed that Stramig- lio had disposed of his coat when he was discharged from the service, and it is presumed that the man killed vesterday came into possession of it in some manner, BROKERS BANKRUPT Frisbic & Company File Petition To- day—=Liabilitics Are $1,302,515 and Assets Total But $1,200,000. New Haven, Dec. 24.—A voluntary petition in bankruptcy filed by Fris- bie and Co., brokers of Hartford and New Britain, this afternoon shows lia- bilities of $1,302,615 and assets of $1,200,000. HOSPITAL MENU. For Christmas day, a special din- ner will be served those patients able to partake of meals. A menu has been arranged as follows: Consumme croutons, stuffed celery, roast chicken, cranberry sauce, mashed potato, sweet potato, scalloped potato mince pice fruit cake, pumpkin pie, nut cake, ice cream, grapes, oranges, candy, nuts, tutti fruitti, whipped cream crackers and coffee. - WOMAN'S SOCIETY NOTES, The annual meeting of the Women's society of the South church will be held Friday evening, January 7. The members of the church will be the guests of the officers at a noon day laneh on Friday. All who are to at- tend must send in their names before January 6, to Mrs. F. G. Pilatt, 39 Grove Hill Communion will beserved at the church at the Sunday morning ser- vices. TOO MANY GIRLS Fred Santee of Wapwallopen, Ada Pa., to tho year's crop of child prodigtes. Ho is 13 years old and a freshman at Harvard. He likes it, but he thinks girls play foo much part in collega life. l | TO0 LATE FOR @ 5gu8 i Y.M.C.A. LEADER ISSUES STATEMENT Declares Association Does Not At- tempt to Thrust Protestantism on Members 24.—Charles W Bishop, general secretary of the nd tional council of the Y. M, C. A. to- v issued a statement replying to the rze of the Vatican that the organ- ization *“‘corrupts the faith of youth.” “We bhave a number of Roman Catholie members in almost every Y. M. C. A. branch in the dominion and in some eases as in Quebec the num- ber amounts to considerable partion of the membership but these members are free to use only the facilities of the institution they wish to. “The religlous program of the ociation is entirely optional and is not thrust upon those who for any reason do not wish to avail them- selves of it. It is quite true that the foundation of the Y. M. C_,A. is what is known as the Evangelical Christian basis but there is nothing in our pro- gram aiming at proselytizing any who may come into the membership and hald different religious views.” WANT $500,000 MORE State Board of Finance Asked for Aid in Finishing Amecrican School for Deaf- Toronto, Dec. Hartford, Dec. 24.—To enable them to finish their work of construeting their new institution in West Hart- ford the trustees of the American School for the Deaf have applied to the state board of finance for an ap- propriation of $500000. The board held a hearing on the application. It was brought out that the site of the old institution and adjoining land on Asylum avenue was sold to the Hart- ford Fire Insurance Co. for $250,000 and that the state at the last ses- sion of the general assembly voted an appropriation of $250,000 to apply on the construction of the building the state to have a lien on the property. 1t was also stated that the institu- tion had an endowment of about $230,000 which could bs used to meet expenses in connection with construc- tion but that the trustees were reluc. tant to divert this fund from its purpose. HOLD-UP MEN GET $5,000 Three Auto Bandits Rob American Express Agent Near Newburgh, N. Y.~—One Robber is Shot. Newburgh, N. Y., Dec. 24.—Three auto bandits today held up W. J. Neale, American Exiwess agent at the West Shore railroad station at Fort Montgomery and ook more than 000 consigned to the Hudson Iron Co. The bandits stopped their machine near the station shortly before a train arrived with the currenecy. Neale, a cripple, took the money from the express car and started to walk to the station, when one bandit approached him and, putting a re- volver to his side, said: “1 guess I'll take that.” He took the money and ran. John Anderson, a station employe, saw the theft and getting a revolver, tired six times at the highwayman, who fell. Scrambling up, he managed to get to the car, which sped south. Possés im- mediately were organized to bottle up the country roads. Negro Preacher Lynched By One of His Own Race Jackson, Miss., Dec. 2.—Coleman Brown, negro preacher Iynched at Purvis vesterday, met death at the hands of members of his own race, according to Sheriff Willlams who made an investigation. Brown was suspected of having a hand in the murder of Della Green, 14 year old negro rgirl, who was hanged from a tree with a clothesline, Quaffs Single Drink of Liquor, Dies Soon After Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 24.—Carter W. Johnson, of Chicago died here last night shortly after he had taken one drink of “liquor” purchased from a negro bellboy. Johnson was a sales- man for the Ederheimer Stein Co., Chicago. The police are investigating, Robber Sentenced to 30 to 60 Years in Prison w York, Dec. 24.—A term of 30 to 60 vears in prison was the sentence received today by Lawrence Haw- thorne, who pleaded gulity to a charge of burglary in connection with the Hotel Astor robbery last week. Sen- tence was impased by Judge F. Mc- Intyre in the court of general ses- sions. Still in Basement of Church is Cause of Fire Hanford, Wash., Dec. 24.—Fire which broke out in a church of Han- fard yesterday was declared by Deputy sheriffs today to have been caused by an overloaded whiskey still which was in full operation in the basement. The basement was rented by J. H. Brooks, a butcher, for whom a war- rent has been issued on a charge of operating a still. The church was not badly damaged by the fire. IWagm Are Reduced For First Time in40 Years Groveland, Mass., Dec. 24.—The Groveland Mills which manufacture . 00ds, today anneunced tneir AIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, f l ] 1920. f {/ AT 77 /{/4’//,,,,,4/ I BANK IS OVERRULED Judge Thomas Hands Down Decision in Favor of Bankrupt Brick Co. in Unusual Suit This Morning. New Haven, Dec. —A decision today by Judge Edwin S. Thomas in the bankruptey case of the East Windsor Hill Brick Co. with the City Bank and Trust Co. of Hartford as appelant, overrules the claim of the latter. The bank claimed $10,354 from the bankrupt or the difference between the amount of a note held by it and the amount realized at an auction sale of the property. The court says: “It is difficult to see upon what theory a creditor may present a claim against a bankrupt estate when it is copceded that he has paid ih full That he made a <ontract which he cannot carry out is his misfortune and the trustees of the bankrupt es- tate would be derelict if he dil not contest the claim & Yule Trees Stripped By Meanest Thieves Braintree, Mass, Dec. 24.—The crime wave struck this town in its softest spat, the Christmas tree of its school children and today the Yule- tide spirit was mixed with the wish that the town's meanest thief be brought to justice. Four big trees hung with toys, fruit and candy for the kiddies of the Hollis school were stripped by a thief during the night. Fire Forces Family to Flee in Night Clothes Great Barrington, Mass., Dec. 24.— The summer home of Harry C. El- dredge of New York was burned early today and his family was forced to léave the house in their night cloth- ing. Mrs. Eldredge was cut about the arms while climbing through the win- dow of her room from which she dropped to a plazza roof and from that to the ground. HOOVER TO SPEAK. Will be in New Haven December 27 to Tell of European Conditions. Herbert Hoover and President Had- ley of Yale will address a public mass meeling in Woolsey Hall, New Haven, Tuesday evening, Dec. 27, at 8 o'clock. The topic of both talks will be “the starving children of Europe.” COUNTRY CLUB SELLS. Howard L. Platt ha purchased land from the Shuttle Meadow club on Lincoln street and Corbin avenue. The property adjoins present holdings of Mr. Platt. Revcnue stamps on the warrantee deed, which was filed for record at the office of the town clerk this afternoon, indicatc action of $10,000. a cash trans- GREGORY—ROYCE. A marriage license was taken this afternoon by Seabrooke W. Gres- ory a Hariford salesman, aged 47, and Mrs. Pauline Rovce of this city a nurse, living at 131 Main street. The groom is a divorcee and Mrs. Royce a widow. out TRUST CO. PARTY. About 32 workers of the New Drit- ain Trust company, enjoyed a Christ- mas party and tree at the bank last evening. Gifts were exchanged among the employes and a grab-bag featured the evening's sport. acted as Santa Claus, without the cus- tomary make-up. Refreshments were served. GREFTINGS FROM IRELAND Rev. Joseph Rae who v ity several mo hristmas Leon A. Sprague | Clara Smith to Enter A Plea of Not Ardmore, Okla., Dec. 2 Smith will enter a plea of “not to the charge of murder filed her in connection with the Jake L. Hamon, republican committeeman when the up for trial here in Jan of court, James H. Math sel for the accused woman, ann in a signed statement issued h LADY TABS ELECT Mrs. Mary Lynch is Chosen President of Organization at Meeting ¥eld Last Night. The election of officers of St, Mary's Lady Temperance society was held last night in the scho¢l hall. The fol- ving were elected: William A. Downe Mary Lynch; vice president, Margaret Gorman: treasurer, Miss Katherine Walsh; financial secretary, Miss Anna Coffey; recarding secre- Miss Annie Connelly; marshal, ss Elizabeth Egan; mistress-at arms, Mrs. Mary Connors; trustee: Miss Florence Fitzgerald, Miss Cath- erine McAloon and Miss Winnie Kelly editor, M Anna O'Keefe. president, Midnight Fro New Year's | 10—BIG ACTS—1 Reserved Seats Now Selling. MORE FOR HOSPITAL., At the last meeting of the Daly Council, Knights.of Columbus, it was voted to give $100 to the New Britain General Hospital fund. It was impos- sible to make the donation during the course of the drive for the hospital according to the by-laws although members of the council favored doing it. Wish All Our Friends And Patrons A MERRY CHRISTMAS We Ashley-Babcock Co Trinity Methodist Church CHRISTMAS SUNDAY 10:45 a. m., Cantata by Quartet and Chorus “THE CHRIST CHILD” by C. B. Hawley 6:30 p. m. Cantata by the Sunday School “HIS STAR” Price of Coal Down BEST LEHIGH COAL FROM $18.50 DOWNTO ........ovn...... $1650 p Stanley-Svea Gfiin & Coal Co. LEY AND DWIGHT TEL. 419