New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1922, Page 15

LIGHTNING PLAYS HAVOC N STREETS Reports Say That Many Places Were Struck--No Fatalities One of the most violent electrical storms that has hit. this city descend- ed upon New Britain yesterday after- noon and reports from various mec- tions show that a great deal of dam- age was done. Several houses were struck, about 200 telephones were put out of commission, and onc man was shocked by a bolt at the town home, but no fatalities were reported. Strikes House, . A three tenement house owned by R, Bchectman of 433 Church street was badly damaged by a freakish bolt which tore away a part of the roof, end went into the third story taking Cff two window frames with it. The bolt then shot through the ceiling teuring the plaster down and reducing it to fine dust. There was no fire call, but a telephone call was sent in to the central station, and Chief Willilam J. Noble and Engine Co. No. 5 respond- ed. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, the | week 24. | be employed taking making repairs to machinery in the factory office force will | appliea | this vieinity of the state | did not have a drop of rain | during the entire afternoon, and only |a few drops fell in the late evening seemed to for one week, ant Saturday afternoon, ric Vac Trumbull Elec The fro New showered | however, Trumbull plant will close at noon tomorrow for annual summer vacation of week and will resume operations one y morning, m Monda buildings continue work as vacations being effective in two week- ly installmentay per schedule, Explaining the Storm, Britain = w. with rair | A regular curtain the storm all around | was raining hard at a point west of PLAINVILLE NEWS (Continued Irom Page Seven) abllities as baseball players have been secured and will be award- ed the winners in each event. | of rain the outing will be postponed or until the first pleas- Electric During the interim a inve The us as . u n the the power station in New was raining in Farmington, and the ssi yesterday | noon in one of the severest thunder | storms of the season, and the same to other towns and cities in| JULY 14, 1922, Prizes In case ation, Company's one July force will ntory and ual, their nmercifully after- Plainville, divide town. It Britain, it T Besse Lelands you will find sports a=parel and ac- Every summer some fellow some place gets a job like Bill| Norton's. Bill measures bathing suits at beaches at Washington, | in Forestville showed sig of the D. C., to see that they are not more than six inches above the|storm. Thus the storm " yisited on NEW IRISH DRIVE IS EXPECTED SOON ‘!Pw dmps of r’1!11 were 1.<|ung as the |sun was setting, a red ball of fire Nationals Believed fo Be Prepar- ing Another ‘Attack in the west, Circus Plans Grow, ; The committee in charge of the society circus, to be staged by the American Legion here jn August, is| London, July 14. (By Assoclated | Press)—Formation of any army coun- cil in Dublin and the reorganization of the general staff of the national army are believed to presage import- working hard in preparation for the event and already their plans are ant movements against the republir cans in southwestern Ireland soon. making rapid headway. The pro- The military. censorship, however, has Fire at Stanley Works. road just west of the ons factory Fiva distinct bolts were reported as striking around the steel rolling mill at the Stanley Works. One of them wet fire to the place and but for the ntick work of the factory fire de- hartment, some of the men who were cessories in new midsummer fashions to wear afield, afloat or azhore that will meet every summer need with a savoir faire that is worthy of much higher prices than the un- usual ones we quote in this advertisement. b i FROCKS A selected lot of slim rippling frocks. Some are slightly bloused at the waist line with the merest touch of lace trimming. These dresses were $4.95 to Q9 85. We have re- marked them this way— $2.95 $3.95 $4.95 $5.95 oy, W a jusf ntrapped inside the bullding might | }ng e tre hern, e e of luve suffercd serious injurles. The| .14 and suftered a slight shock from Lurge amount of steel lying around it. The shock was felt hy the in- the yard there acted as a magnet for | yuteq and many of them were badly the lightning, but no great damare|...req, Judee William F. Mangan, was reported and fortunately no ona chairman of the charity board, and| Weig-Agured, other members of the commission in- | Are Shocked hy Bolt. {spected the damage last evening. Several hundreds of dollars worth Switch Purned Out. cf damage was done at the dairy barn A Connecticnt Co. switch box on at the town home, when a sharp bolt [ Myrtle street wis bhurned out and a came through the roof and broke the | sirong gust of wind blew in a large doors &n its way out. Reuben Bose- riate glass window in a store at the corner of Myrtle znd Main streets. TheD. Miller C eD. Miller Co. 26 Church St. ""he pole on which the switch box "\'flfl‘ hanging rocked considerably and was| Ladies’ Union Suits—Value 50c, in danger of falling. Chimney Hit. | A large foundry cnimney at Noith| & Judd's factory was struck and a| large piece of brick and mortar was| pulled off. The bolt struck one side of the chimney at the top, which {s about 50 feet high. Saturday only 37%c. 69c Value, Saturday only.. 50c Women’s Sport Shoes A white buck#an leather trim- mings that sold for $5. There is a limited lot for Satur- $l 90 day’s selling at Elk, with tan saddle strap and low heel. A very smart sport oxford that we have been selling at $4.40 has been re-marked $2 95 de . torsellratindin: s Bargain Basement Women’s Sport Hats A group which includes new-to- the-mode “GAGE” and ‘“JOHN- 92¢ Value, Saturday only.. 85c LADIES' HOSE Black and Cordovan Hose, 48c Value — 29c. Ladies’ Silk Hose—Value 50c, Now 89c. SON'S” hats trimmed in rolls of self material intertwined with silvercloth in soft pastel shades, others of the more flamboyant colors of the tro- 1/2 PRICE Throat Cut, Shot Through Arm and pics. Very unusual With Clothing Torn Victim Appears and all at .. Ladies’ Lisle Hose—2 pairs for 25¢. Men’s Shaw Knit Hose—25c to 50c a pair. Best quality Beach Cloth—Sat. only, 29c. ' House Dress, made of Bates Ginghams — $1.98 value for $1.25, Ladies’ White Dress Skirts—88c each, value $2.98. 3rd Floor to Have Had Fierce Struggle. Baltimore, July 14.—The body of a white woman with her throat cut, shot through the arm and otherwise mutil- Men’s Suits - Revisions all along the line in Men’s Suits that sold for $20 to $50. These are now— $16.75 “ $39.75 Men’s Hosiery A new lot of just 100 dozen “7 Point Hose.” The very finest full mercerized lisle hose a man can wear. They usually sell at 40c a pair, we have marked these at. . 25 Pr. C All colors. Men’s Shirts The “Besse-Leland Special” white oxford collar attached shirt, proving that a shirt need not wear a starch- ed collar to be good looking. Some stores charge $3 for this shirt. Our price is $2.85, and tomorrow you may have them $2'35 Dish Toweling, from 10c to 45c a yard. Bailey Floor Coverings—Satur- day only, 42¢ yard, value 50c. Armstrong Printed Lino, $1.10 value—8734c. , Shades of all kinds — 58x69 — 88c to $1.50. oo e ) JEIEIE]IEIEIE]IEE]EIE]E]EIEIEIEIE]E@E@E‘E@E@E@@EE@EEE@EE@E Summer Footwear Reduced Tomorrow we will offer all regular stock of Summer Footwear at [ | Greatly Reduced Prices. Here are some of the Bargains Main Floor Main Floor |grams for th® various nights' enter- tainment are being put in shape and some interesting acts and perform- ances have been scheduled. Local Brief Items. “Juddy” WAdsworth will be seen in an Aces’ uniform on Sunday when he will go behind the bat for the local team, taking the place of Webb “Juddy” is well known as a catcher on local ball lots and his many local friends will be glad to have ‘an op- portunity to see him in action again this year. Edward Judson 13 visiting at the home of his mother on Park street rYeuhons Dameged: been clamped down tightly in Dublin| Dr. Raymond Moody of Middletown It was reported that about 150 tele- {and nothing authoritative has reach- N. Y. is visiting at the home of his phone lines were put out of commis. €4 London regarding plans for the|parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Moody of s.on by the storm and crews of the |Campaign. West Main street, Connecticut Light and Power Co, were| 1t appears that a good deal of work | \yajter Haynes has returned from a Kept busy on repairs until late into|!l clearing the irregulars from the week's vacation spent at Highland the night. | middle and western counties may be Lake. No Storm in Plainville. nacsstar!} befx?hw the ;na!n operations New can begin. e republicans have a| U e from | stronghold on Tullamore, Kings coun- WOMAN ASSAULTED Plainville, Sharp's station and S ty, according to a Belfast report hav- s ah s aon) h;d,,fu;:} |ing fully 1,000 men there while the IS LEFT TO DIE rain there. Fortunately, no fazauues‘i‘wr"“h“ toslthe mtomnishaveibech were reported in this city, Imined and the bridges destroyed. ; | . The 1atter completely encircle the ‘toun and are receiving conslant re- ABSOLYE TROLLEY CREW |inorcements in preparation-tor- tne |final attack which is expected in a ‘(ew days. New Haven Woman Became Confused| Another Belfast report tells of a | strange conflict at Timahoe, when na- and Stepped in Front of Car, Cor- | tional forces from Mullinger arrived 3 Vednesd night t e oner Mix Explains in His Finding.| poce ‘steamety dotorgens” vnd 1€ |oted, ‘was found sesterday behind i Yo tional commander, Captain Conlon, is- |[hedge on Valley Road, near Rolling \1;?‘1\1:{;:;; LY ,;:ep"’ff':}?; sued an ultimatum and after a dis-|Road Golf club, at Catonsville, a e many injured when she ““‘cusslnn among the garrison about half [suburb. ’ marched ou 00 years ~0ld - anc rew; s f.:rc;;?fihi.”:ff}??p\:fi":?’m‘lafv:r:f‘ B welghed about 190 pounds. Her hair an and was not caused by rrlminali 400 ENTER TRACK MEET, ;:‘c\d: I:\T:"q n;\rvl hOrihw”]l‘w‘ f\k}‘l'fh"w" carelessness of any person. This find-| New Haveh, July 14.—More than 21 GERSRINET and & blackiack were ing was handed down by Coroner Eli|400 entries have heen made for the Saal e Alons e iRy wend Mix following an inquest yesterday. |field and tradék games of the Amer-{m;n Siaes et & Wb biben Coroner Mix after examining 12{ican Legion at Yale field tomorrow. | (1 PISCC8 mioces of o womans blood- witnesses reported that the womaf|Many performers from New York are |y o 5 (O el (FOURE SR TR stepped directly in the path of the espected. Miss Blariche Dixon, who “Opt VA8 & (000 S ! " trolley car when she heard it coming|will captain the women's team to the Deep TRRERTa ose Lt thie tur B hasa although the motorman was sounding | international meet of women ’“”‘“"”Hhe body lay inflicated that the wom- a warning whistle, {at Paris next month is announced as| ., 5 L sttiEgls Ton Death was due, he reported, to a|an entrant in the 60-yard dash form;‘r it A i in "hv AR goSipound. tunchiiralot the skuil, [ girs. the rdad showed where a motorcycle had stopped. The police believe the crime was committed by someone who was riding a motorcycle, with the woman in the side car, and the slayer fled in the direction of Washington. No effort |was made to gather up the plain evi- |dence lying around, they caid. The |body was brought to the gity morgue. | Boys’ Suits Splendidly made stylishly trimmed suits for young boys that will find no partners $4 85 o0 [ at Gray crash or khaki odd tmucels for boys at 95 ".69c¢ Boys' striped pexcale or khaki blouses at .... 2nd Floor Men’s Bathing Suits Men usually like those that com- bine color with comfort. One piece California styles and two-piece suits of pure worsteds 34 to $6.50. A spe- cial pure worsted trunks $1 50 at a special price \ Headquarters of National at Army ‘ Dublin Claims That Republicans | Are Guilty. [ Dublin, July 14, (By Assnclated | Press).—Charges of vandalism are |made against the republican forces in Patent Barefoot an nffivim statement from headquar- = that sold at $3.90 | “Since fie nnarhiions: Ly E tmr\a} army in the south a \gan s the statement, “the irregu- N O an |seizure of private property. The ef- Fd |fects of thts campaizn have not heen |of the army but to inflict rious Eer;uns and in many instance ~asion (= | great ham:)np ® ‘r‘n\lhn population | e AT “This s particularly o in the| MPENSATION G H H bb AWARD oats er Ho y found in force. The railways have| - $ been destroyed the roads rendered im- | of doctor's bills and funera les ar oods | up to $100 homes and vehicles and foodstufts| jeueq By Fall, aup seized generally. The result of this [to wreak havoc on the economic life| EHRRERE 1 i 1o bing the ABSLRI| Established in Niantic | Niantic 14—A camp for ¢ | ¥ [ munity to a state of and | wage should ‘” . 1 | stagnation week period preceding the date of in-|pe held in August A fund of §1 | raised for that purpose by ! |tion’ts brought into 1 on. He | so ruled that hecause of available make the | ject a permanent one it ETHe T or deatruotion,, and T [to hamper materially the operations imd privation to the| E\"rown fn which the irregulars are award passable, the people driven from their | Augnsta Hintz, policy n certain districts been Camp for Disabled Vets and commercial activity of the com y |abled veterans of the world jury, when the matter of compensa- tee of citizens in Hartford the, volustesr fund ¥ All White Pumps Main Floor formerly $1.98, Baby Louis and low heels $1.69 400 Pair Women’s White Canvas Pumps and Oxfords 98¢ the na- a west be- | There are many other bargains, but it would take a full page of space to describe them all. The almant, v week for 1lso provides for the commissioner awarded to the compensation at the rate of payment six year NOTICE—Foot Speciaiist here today and tomorrow. Bring your foot troubles to him. Examination Free. This is a feature of our service. Be sure to take advantage of it, whether you need shoes or of Carpenter $12 Widow expenses | Granted | | ha Week For a Period of Sixv Years. Sioner Chand- average a 26 Compensation Commis iled that the computed from July = (=] £ disorder war 1 commit will OBREGON INVESTIGATLS, 2 . though ' Is Personally Looking Into m.m:-k'hmcmm, depression, a workman was off for a period of nine weeks was kept weeks sh the wage In order to laid incorporate | but nine when made, The ahove questions arose when the of Augusta Hintz, widow of Lud wig Hintz who was killed by a fall from a scaffolding® on West street while in the employ of Adolph Reinas, against Reinas and the Maryland Cas- ualty company of Hartford. It | brought out that Hintz had been on E He plans to return late Saturday the payroll of Reinas steady from | when it is expected he will issue some [October 12, 1821 until Aprl 15, 1922 413 MAIN STREET W sort of statement regarding the|On April his )l was fractured and (5 (8] 5] (8] 5] =) S E)E] IEEIE]IEIEI@E@@EEE@EE@E@EEuEE@@@ELi][‘.m he died the same day. Kidnapping Case, Mexico City, July 14, (By Associated Press) —President Ohregon who is at ‘l‘uflrna\nrn ostensibly week's |rest, is understood to be a personal investigation of the kid |napping of A. Druce Bielaski. He is |®aid to have called in numerous fed- @ eral officers connected with the case E |in an attempt to sift the charges that American official staged the former A @‘m; own kidnapping those ted in being on the committee into a corporation yuld also be ec award was payroll, will carry on the camp in suc years, EIEIE@EIE]EIIEIEJ[E@D for a conducting | Durant Is Expected to Bid on Locomobile Plant July 14.—-Manufactur ing circles here hear that W. C Durant, head of the Durant Motors Co. has had his eye on the Locomobile | plant here as the place for production | of a low price automohile in quan 1 tities, will submit a definite of purchase to the receivers in York next Monday. @@@ RETAILERS * Bridgeport, WORLDS LARGEST SHOE was Lady Bathurst, only weman in Eng- owning A newspaper (London 5] 5] 5 5] ] s ] s} ] ] ] W ] ] ) ) ] D ] B R D e S & G E E EE proposa New | Mornir |as a hobby. Post), raises pedigreed goats