New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1922, Page 3

8 YEAR OLD BOY HURLED TO DEATH Robert Tracy Of @ity Avenue Falls From Trolley Trestle At Jubilee TAPS PHONE WIRES Street Robert Tracy, age 18 years, of 74 City avenue, was instantly killed yes- terday afternoon about three o'clock at the trolley trestle of the Hartford- New Rritain line. Dr. Waterman f.yons, medical examiner, was unde- ed whether the cause of death was electrocution or a fractured skull, There is a question whether the elec- tric wires with which the young man came in contact, were of sufficient voltage to cause his death or whether | the fall he sustained killed him. | Tracy was playing on the trestle which spans the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad tracks at the end of Jubilee street. His com- panions, Willlam Chapman of 249/ Market street, I'red Gable of 903 East | street and Harry and John Higgins of 57 Connecticut avenue, told Police-|short aerial attached to 25 foot poles man Patrick O'Mara, who was detail- | on the roof are used. 'The apparatus| ed on the case, that they were run-|is of the four step audio frequency ning around the top girders beneath | amplifier circuit type, home madc, the electric wires which are few | with modifications. feet above, when Tracy was seen to| DProffitt, a switchboard repair man grasp one of the wires, He seemed|in the Provideice telephone exce to stiffen before he lost his grip and | says he has Qiscovered three circuits he fell about 25 feet head first to the | never known previously. bottom of (hv trestle. He was dead — VOICES IN THE AIR Medical Examiner Lyon found that | the boy's hands and feet were burned e KDKA and he had a fracture at the base of | the skull. He gave permission for removal of the body to the under- taking rooms of B. C. Porter Sons. | (Westinghouse Statisn at Tracy's father is employed as a| et bas fireman on the railroad and as his Monday, March 20, mother is not living, he had made his| £:00 p, m.—"Keeping it Through | home with his aunt, Mrs. Trving D.|proper Exercise,” by C. & Miller, di- rector of physlcal education and & letics, University of Pittshurgh, 8:30 p. m.—Popular entertainment | Conklin of 74 City avenue. He has several brothers and sisters. by Glles orchestra and Robert Johns, baritone. i i WBZ (Westinghouse Station at \prlnmwld { Mass.) 7:30 p. m.—Uncle Wiggily Bedtime story. Providence Man Discovers Mcthod of Listening In On Telephone Conversations Providence, March 20.—Albert I, Proffitt, discoverer of a new link be- tween the radio and the telephone by | which he can listen in on neighbo telephone lines demonstrated its ef- ficiency when he and & newspaperman heard a Pawtucket swain in a sup- posed secret gonversation with the Providence lady of his cholce, and lis- tened to two women discussing a dress worn by a newly wed at church, The receiving set used by Proffitt is located in the attic of his home, A | Fast Pitts- 1922 FIREMEN KEPT BUSY Grass and Brush Fires Ocenpy Con- siderable of the Department's Time. The heavy rain of today will be ap- preciated by the local firemen, after | the strenuous day spent yesterday ex- | tinguishing grass fires. Commencing early yesterday morning, the various | companies were called out at frequent intervals. At 10:25 o'clock Engine | company No. 6 put out a grass fire on Vance strect, and at 1:06 o'clock Engine company No. 4 extinguished a similar fire on Hunter road. Engloe; company. No. b:was "@”Mlsmr by George McManug, cartoonist. out at 3:20 o'clock for a grass fire 8:15 p. m. — Judgson (Mcmorial at the North End park, and the same | chyurch) quartet, New York—Helen C. company was again called out at 6:53 | )ljesel, soprano; Melen S Farnum, o'clock for a fire in a pile of lum-|contralto; Claude 4 hell, tenor; ber belonging to the sewer depart-|jyiarold V. Jones, b Tda Hirst- ment on Newington road. . Engine | Giifford, director arid at the piano. company No. 4 was summoned at 6:43 | the program, Inglish versions from o'clock last evening for a brush fire |the “Folk Songs from Many Peoples’” at the rear of Traut property on the|compiled and cdited by Florence Hud- Plainville road. | son Botsford. FEach song will take Shortly before 6:30 o'clock last|ahout a minute. The quartet usuall night, an alarm was sounded from |appear in costume representing th Box 91 at the corner of Shuttle Mea- | various countries. Esthonia—"Come dow avenue and Lyon street, but|\y Dearest,” Morton and® “Harp there was nothing for the firemen to | Song,” Wilkinson. Poland—"By the do on arrival. Some boys noticing the | 1,ake,” TFarrar; *“When the Sun reflection of a brush fire in the Moun- | Shines,” Morley and “Lullaby Carol,” tain Grove section, turned in the|wiison. Finland — “The Gay Young alarm. The fire at the grove was|Bachelor,” Wilkinson-Sibelius. Latvia put out by a force of young men. —“The Sun Runs Its Course,” and “Where Did You Grow,” Barry. Lithuania—"Today in Bethlchem,” K. C. Russia — “Birch Tree,” Robins- Jedlicka; “Mogher, Do Not Scold,” Botsford-Walewich and *“Volga Boat Song,” Robins-Walewi: Cecho-Slo- | vak, “Rada Song,” Wilkinson-Vatac-| kova-Wetche; *“Andulko.” Mokrejs- | Votaskova - Wetche: “Just Without | . m.—Market and weather reports, 8:00 p. m.—Alpaulmil trio; Alberta Kelleher, violin; Paulinc Kelleher, piano, Mildred Kelleher, cello. WJIZ (Westinghouse Station at Newark, N. J.) 7 p. m—"Bringing up Father,” S RUEL QUITS RED SOX CAMP Hot Springs, Ark. March 20—Harold Ruel, first string catcher of the Bos- ton Americans, left the Red Sox train- ing camp last night after he and Harry Frazee, owner of the club, had failed to agree on salary terms.” Ruel NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, 0:30 Nelson, p. m.~—Joint recital by Esther soprano, and Charles Hart, tenor, Solos, “Musetta's Waltz," Pu- cini; “Spring Song from Natona," Herbert; “Last Rose of Summer," Moore, by Esther Nelson, “Aubade— Le roi d'ys," Lalo; "A Dream,” Bart- | lett, and “I'Il Sing Thee Nongs . of by Charles Hart, hied der Vogel,” Hil- ’ 1 Pletra” and “O terra Addio," from Alda, Verdl, Courtesy Acolian Co. Radio Not Tomorrow cvening the New Britain Radio club will hold a meeting in the New Britaln Herald office to ratify by-laws suggested by the committee appointed for the purpose of framing them and to listen in on The Herald set, providing old man static is agree- ahle, What is necded, next to SOS, international sick call, ships carrying no physician abroad. It used to be KDKF, station of the Seamen's Church Institute in New York, from which medical advice was flashed to ships at sea. Now there are four government health stations on the Atlantic coast and one on the | Pacific coast, but cach has its own | call, l is an especlally for Indications are that radio receiving and sending will be combined into one | operation within a short time. The recent telephone conversation from an ordinary wire telephone to the| steamship America at sea in:-mnlod‘ luse of a duplex telephone by which | the speaker was also listener, with- | out the nccessity of turning the switch contintially from sending to re- ving. Sound waves travel farther through | the ground than in the air. Radio! waves may also be mere effective by | on through water or the| That's the belief of Charles: P. Steinmetz, electrical . With | sending antenna and set | grounded, the earth as a return .circuit for the Wave length for e 5ados sting en- tertainment is 360 meters, Daily | weather, market and crop reports and | other official and semi-official an- nouncements are sent out on a wave length of 485 meters, would act current, The radjo has cut in on the profits | rom phonograph records and sheet music. Less of this source of music is being hought today, says William | Rossiter, music publisher, because | thousands of fans are depending on| the radio concerts for their amuse- ment. THE CODE Name O o e =n | Pomsame Qo e o | Romm Se T e Ue Ve Wommme Xomoomm Y owo wn em 7ammsee departed for his home in St. Louis. Our Window,” Mokrejs-Novak, “Come You Here Laddie,” Mokrejs-Malot and ‘‘Annie, the Miller's Daughter,” | Matheuson - Malot. Welsh — *“One Bright Summer Morning,” Maynard- Perry. Irish — “Believe Me If All Those Iindearing Young Charms,"” Iisher. Scotch—'‘My Love She's But la Lassie Yet,” Hogg. Indian—"In- vocation to the Sun God,” Zuni In- dian traditional song, Troyer. Negro Spirituals — “Couldn’t Hear Nobm]y} Pray,” Burlin. Circassian walnut is heavier than water and will not float. ———————————————— —————————— Hair Often Ruined By Careless Washing Soap should be used very carefully, if you want to keep your hair look- Period oo Interrogation Error Comma . eommmmose CXXNY — w—O m— 6 o 1o mm s vn oo . masen Tmsemoeece o - - 8 —-oo Y - ——-——- 0 -n o o o THE INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE ing its bes Most soaps and pre- pared sh'mumoi contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the | hair brittle, and ruins it. Tha best thing for steady use is Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo (which is pure and greaseless), and is better than anything else you can use. One or two teaspoonfuls o fMulsified will! cleanse the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. It makes an abundance of rich, oreamy lather, which rinses out easily, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries| quickly and evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to nanage. You can get Mulsified cocoanut oil a E macy, it's very O o fow ounces will supply|linoleum with @ driver at the seat every member of the family for | approaching a _trsmc officer who s months. Be sure your druggist gives|holding up trafiic in order to let the you Mulsified. truck with its load of linoleum pass by. Mr. Wallin has a little doll made up as a policeman, dressed in linole- um, with its hand on a traffic sign similar to those in use in the city. There is also a replica of the yellow traflic post in front of the South church with a light on it which works exactly like the real post in front of Soe the store. g B The whole window is an exact.copy GEORGE ARLISS of the traffic corners in front of the in store and with the signs and other The Ruling Passion linoleum displays, akes a very at- tractive disphy. 'he contest closes at FOX’ | on June first after which the winners Mon.—Tues.—Wed. ATTRACTIVE WINDOW Charles Wallin of J. A. Anderws Co. Has Clever Display in Contest Be- | ind Conducted by Company. Charles Wallin of John A. Andrews | Co., has arranged one of the most clever window displays of linoleum tnat has ever been seen in this city.| Mr. Wallin has entered the contest be- | ing conduced by the Armstrong | Linoleum Co. of Lancaster, Pa., wherein they are offering 15 prizes for| the best and most original window | displays in the country. The title of Mr. Wallin's window is “Armstrong has the Right of Way" and depicts an auto truck made of | Being Kissed By a mechanic in a garage M| Is not always pleasant; sometimes it is. America’s BRING HOME THE OYSTERS FROM HONISS’S ALWAYS FRESH 20-30 State Street Hartford Telephone 3374—3375 Earliest history shows that theIndians realized the medical value of Spruce Gum in the treatment of coughs, colds, hoarseness and inflammatory conditions of the throat. The Spruce Gum in combination with other veg etable medicants of provenvalue form the basis of the 60 years of success of GRAY S SYRUP® RED SPRU(E GUM Montreal D WATSON £°CO New dark { Halifax, N, will be announced. Photos are sent in| to the company by the contestants and the judges sclect the winners by this| means. | EMPLOYMENT DAY Legion Posts All Over Country Are| | Today Making Efforts to Place Veterang Out of Work. New York, March 20.--This American [Legion employment day. is | o'clock for Cath | Peter’s hall, | A like organization 1 | church-of St. MARCH 20, 1922, Seven Killed Tn Rail Crash Sixteen others were hurt when this passenger coach on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad jumped the track on a trestle 13 miles from Atlanta and-plunged into a creek. A brok- | i en car wheel is believed to have caused the derailment. This shows | the smashed coach after the plunge. GENERAL NEWS OF CATHOLIC INTEREST Feasts of St. Joseph and the An- mmclatmn Tms Week morrow morning at 7:45 o'clock. The usual Lenten devotions will he held on Tuesday and Friday even- ings. © The Re Jdward Cotter of Middletown will deliver the Lenten sermon on Tuesday. Services were conducted in the up- per part of the church yesterday morning for the first time since the fire «which partially destroyed the structure some time ago. All the renovations have heen completed and the parish will resume the regular services evi Sunday. St. Peter's Notes The feast of St. J is being| The usual Lenten devotions will be celebrated in the Catholic churches|keld in St. Peter's church on Wednes- today, instcad of yesterday. The|day and Friday evenings of this week feast comes on March 1 and be- | for the German peopie of the con- cause it fell this yeur on Sunday, | gregation and on Thursday evening at the celebration of it lock for the French until the following dey ss of about 80 chiidren was tLe feast of the Ar nized yesterday for instructions observed. Th commemo- | ¢ confirmation and first holy com- rates the not of Blessed | nuunior. Instructions will be given Virgin that she was to | Mother [every week. of God. { the be this a mecting of St. Pet- evening at 8§ o'clock 1l on Arch street. <=iomn Closes ission at St. An- nian) church was| with services for| women of the par-| 30 o'clock. The| brought to a| St. Mary's Nates this be ter socie week in Prardec as follo ornin mith; Requiem church will 1's mind, month's r.ind, close 7 o'clock for Jamnies mind, Thursday morning at for Mrs. Catherine Murphy, anniversary on Friday mor o'clock for Mrs. Sarah Welch Announcement was ade of meeting to be held next Sunday in St. Hartford, of representi tives of the men of the va Har ford diocese parishes to organize a Connecticut Cauncil Catholic men ready been nd there t evening chdldren’ close at § s ¢ morning. There will be special T alo'clock mnext Saturday merning | celebration of the ITeast the | nunciation. | All Saints' Church The usual Lenten devotions will be | held this week in the church of All| Saints, on Wednesday and Iriday eve- | ning at 7:30 o'clock There will be a| sermon on Wednesday cvening and on Friday 7 o'clock ind an ng at 7 at § in| An-| of formed among the wome is a branch of it in this city. An ef-| fort to organisc the men has now St been started and representatives from St. Maky's church will attend the meeting. The Rev. Michael Martin of St Joseph's church, Meriden, will deliver the Lenten sermon at the lLenten de- votions on Wednesday evening. The mission for the men of St Joseph’s church was opened at the 30 o'clock mass yesterday morning. Situation in State of Jalisco is Grow- ing More Serious March 20.—(By the| Associated Press)—T®e situtation in| the state of Jalisco is growing grave| in consequence of the attitude of former Governor Basilio Vadillo who was unscated recently by the local Mexico City, T'athers Stanton and Doherty of the| Oblate order will be in charge this| week as they were all last week for| the women. The women's mission closed with services t evening. The order of mission the week is as follows: | morning at 5:30 and Kk and services in the evening o'clock with closing services next Sunday. At St. Johw There will be an anniversary re- quiem mass for James V. Fgan in the John the Evangelist, to- legislature hecause of alleged irregu- larities in office, Deputy Antonio \alm dez Ramirez was named governor l)\ the local legislature, whose action | was recognized by the feredal govern-| ment. | Senor | the legislature’s decision and is to be planning establishment of o/ new state government. are reported as considerably agitated | % and are said to be organizing armed units. services for| cs in the ‘adillo refuses to recognize Russian Admiral In Steerage Working under instruction from na- tional headquarters American Leg(on posts 1 all purts of the United States| were today called upon to open a drive to provide employment for all! unemployed members of the organ tion. Mectings had been ordered at all| posts, with this one object in view, All posts have been instructed to| provide care for jobless veterans who | ot be given employment, Jobless veterans have been urged by ! national headuarters to return toj their home communities and notj crowd to the large cities where em- ployment is less likely by virtue of the large number of jobless in all fields. “Awakened public spirit, communi- ty pride and energetic leadership will make this effort a smashing success' the Leglon ofliclals declared in their Instructions to the various posts. CADWELL A CANDIDATE Frank 8. Cadwell of 45 Lenox Place 1s circulating a petition of cangidacy for the common council in the third ward, He s a republican. Mr. Cadwell was connected with the postal savings department at the postoflice for sever- al years. He 1s now employed at North | & Judd's office. Nine Mén Rescued From Sinking Sailing Vessel | Rockland, Me,, March 20,—The crew of the British frelght steamer Scotsburn, nine men, rescued by the steam trawler Coot off Cape Sable, N. 8., vesterday, were brought to port here today, The Bcotsburn, bound g, her home port, for Lynn, Mass,, carrled lumber, She was sinking when abandoned. The steamer registered 119 tons net, Anclent Jews and Arabs used thelr fingers as an ald to addition. | eial election to choose | Federal Judg: | resentative to congress from th | Maine Snow | were admittedly against their | republican confident | at dohn democrats | nopfeut candidate, heavy vote in the cities (hat it would | ‘ nited overcome the rural vote. | "Admiral Alexis Zeieff who commanded the Russian mpodn! fleet in the Baltic during thé war, arrived in New York in the| steerage of the 8. S. Constantinople. His wife and three children were with him. They will live in Philadelphia. His followers | { Voters Out in You Need the HOOSIER N OW' You may not realize it, but if yours is an old-fashioned kitchen, you are wearing yourself out — quite needlessly. Just think of the miles of useless walking, the hours of standing you put in doing your kitchen work. When you own the HOOSIER vou can sit down to your work. Everything you need is within easy reach of your hand. Even the height of your work table is adjusted to make your work easy. You get through in half the usual time—and you end the day with plenty of energy for an evening of pleasure. ’1 Delivers Better investigate our special HOOSIER offer. , Your Plenty now in stock but moving HOOSIER fast. Come pick yours today. JOHN A. ANDREWS & CO. The Big HOOSIER Store B S.aAll Linoleums bought this week laid FREE of arge. VERY STUNNING TOP COATS Is One of the Compliments Paid to Our Style of Coat Genuine Scotch Tweeds and Irish Homespuns which we carry ex- clusively in New Britain. 1A PALACE—1 Days Starting Next Sunday WHERE IS MY WANDERING BOY TONIGHT? Rafaelo Diaz Tenor Carolina Lazzari Contralto ETLE ] PV METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY Under Auspices of New Britain Musical Club Sunday, March 26, 1922—3:30 P. M. Fox’s Theater Prices—$2.00, $1.50, $1.00. Box and Loge Seats—$3.00 Lickets For Sale at C. L. Pierce Co.,, Main Street ELECTION IN MAINE dead at his home here. He was 61 years of age, and president of the oyal Scottish soclety painters in water colors, to | ! of Snow and Rain Name Suecessor to Federal sudze Woman Murdered Year Ago {May Be New York Actress | Minneapolls, March 20.—Floyd B. Olson, Hennepln county attorney, to= to|day will begin an investigation of s rep- | claims by E. P, Lindgren, a private third | detective, that he established the today in | jdentity of a woman slain in an un- tenanted house on May 26, 1920, as IMlosste McTuenle, an actress of New York. Peters as Congressman, Augusta, Me, March 20.—The pe- a successor Peters ¢ John A, distr held and Although wi n. the conditions interests leaders said they were | that when the polls closed ! & o'clock it would be found (hat Nelson had been vlected. 'The weather 2,500 Aliens Are Given on the other hand were, Right to Remain in U. 8. that Krnest MclLean, their| 'ashington, March £0.—Approxi. Would ol up such n Mmately 2500 aliens admitted into the States under temporary per- mits which would expire March 28, .xnd leave them liable to immediate deportations, have been given an in- definite extension of time for thelr | stay, Commissioner Gen. Husband of the immigration bureau announced The unexpired term is one year. FAMOUS ARTIST DEAD. Edinburgh, March 20.—Edward Ar- thur Walton, widely known artist, is, today,