New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1922, Page 7

Some Special Values in Linen Handkerchiefs . - Bought before the new tariff bill went into cfiect. the following offerings are of unusual value, all pure linen Handkerchiefs, with initial, six in a box for $1.00 box. EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEFS, all linen, white or colors at 15¢, 25¢, 33c and S0c ecach. FOR THE WOMEN, PLAIN LINEN for 12%c, 19 MADEIRA HAND ALL WOOL SERGE DREsses, navy, middy and pleated skirt, trimmed in white, also in gold brald, in :Blhyllnd" $5.00, $5.98 each, | Some good reading in the latest fiction. “ROUGH HEWN" (By Dorothy Camfield) $2.00 copy. FAIR HARBOUR" (by Jose ‘ McGee, priced $1.80 copy. “CARMAC'S FOLLY" (by Gil “CLAIRE DE LUNE" (by Anthony Pryde) $2. 'HAS THE STRENGTH AND derwear for over sixty years. will be a pleasure for us to display them for you, age. Carter's will satisfy you. GIVING ALL WE CAN FOR WHAT WE ASK, INSTED OF ASKING ALL WE CAN FOR WHAT WE GIVE, HAS BEEN, IS, AND Berlin News HOTTIMEINOLD TOWN FOR TONIGHT Sctool Committes Troubls Gom- ing Up at Mesting OPPOSE HIGH SCHOOL IDEA Cost of Proposed Building is Big Fac- | tor "in Coming: Argument—Boy Injur- ed by, Fall Into Ditch—Other News Items, The curtain will rise on the per- formance to be given by the members of the school committee and the sup- erintendent of schools at & o'clock this evening in the town hall on Ber- lin street. A most distinguished au- dience made up the mén and women voters and taxpayers in Berlin will be present expecting to witness one of | ' EMBROIDE “TWO SHALL BE BORN"—Author of § ¢ g 25¢ up to 7hc, FOR 3 TO ¢ YIIAR OLDS $2.00. “OLD CROW ph Lincoln) $2.00, Slippy “THE Ruck) $1.7 “THE Mentle) $2.00. bert Parker). ‘CARTERS’ DURARILITY OF “CARTE ALWAYS WILL BE OUR POLICY, country. Junior High an Experiment It has been remembered by many that three years ago when the Junior High school was established in this town it was only to be an experiment for from five to 10 years and then to be continued if a succ: Still others prominent in town af- tairs figure that to erect a building iarge enough to house the present in- crease in registration and a High school would increase the tax rate at least 7 mills at a conservative esti- mate; P ‘They #iso figure that to build a 10 room.addition to the present Kensing- ton b\l(ldh‘z which would house the | presant rogistration of pupils and look iafter an increase in the next five years |would cost but an additional two or three mills. Extra Teachers Needed A prominent democrat in pointing | out the extravagance in erecting a High school, stated today that if such is done, many new teachers will be cmployed and regardiess of the limit- ed number of people taking any one subject, a teacher must be provided for that subject. It appears to be the consensus of opinicn among a large number of the taxpayers that there are not enough students in Berlin at- tending High school erection of such a building. Plainville Drops Idea Several years ago the school thorities in Plainville were au- RED HANDKERCHIEFS, all linen and excellent value at 50c each. FOR THE MEN, plain linen Handkerchiefs, extremely good for 25c, 4 ALL WOOL MIDDIES, red, trimmed with white braid, of special value at $3.08 cach. New in Books “NEIGHBORS HENCEFORTH" (Owen Wister) “THE LONDON SPY" BCONSCIOU'S COURTSHIP"” BEST PLAYS FABRIC, excellent of material, care in workmanship, beauty of finish, all essentials that combine to make “QUALITY IN UNDERWEAR. jarity in. each one of these things that has dlstinguished R'S'" Knit Underwear as quality You will find it a pleasure to examine the fine Carter garments, and it Made in all weights and patterns for either sex of every to warrant the| granted | % Be. H0c to $1.00 cach., (Alice Brown) priced 82 copy. (by Thomas Burke) $2. (Berta oF 1021-1922" (Burns It is the super- Un- show for the money expended, be- sides saving the town expense. Boy is Hurt While playing with some young firends in Kensington last evening, Ernest Schofield jumped into a newly dug ditch in Kensington with his |arms outspread. The hole was deeper than he thought it was and he severe- ly wrenched his shoulders. Sometime during the day the young |boy walked along the road and jumped into the ditch. He stood in it about up to his chest. In the eve-| ning he thought he coyld do the same, | but the ditch had been dug deeper land when he jumped with his arms |extended, his arms were caught on {the sides of the ditch and his body lwas suspended, thé weight faliing on {his arms and shoulders. | Parents and Teachers’ Meeting. ! An_interesting meeting of the Par- nts and Teaghers' association of the Hubbard school was held last evening. | During the course of the meeting B. R. Showalfér, superintendent of | schools, told of the school situation in the town. Much interest was shown ( in his talk and no objections to the| | High school project were voiced. | | Teachers' Meeting. | Notices were received today | meeting of the State Teache 4880~ { ciation, which is to be held in Hart- ford next Friday. There ‘will be conference held dealing with the Ju- nior High school as a problem. Sev- eral teachers from this tosn are ex- of the most interesting and timely enter- | the right to build and conduct a High | pected to speak at this meeting. this tajnments to be presented in | town, The . only fear, however. among those who will make up the audi=nce is that the chrds will be turned and the. audience become a part of the, entertainment, not merely acting as| spectators. Many of the spectators school. This plan, however, was car- The schools of Berlin will be closed ried out but a few years when the ! pext Triday on account of the meet- idea was given up as being too expen- |,z sihve. Kensington Dissatisfaction Several Kensington parents stated that they are di the alternating em which has been claim that they have been sitting in the rear for a number of years and ite is about time that the entertainment| for the public was provided by the, public'as they have not always enjoy- | ed the other entertainers, One interested {n the schools for| this town has_carefully looked the sit- vation over and .in making a summary haa decided that there are a great many questions to he asked the mem- bers of the board at the special rown meeting to'be held tonight. 1 Oppose High School There is no doubt but that there is a great deal of opposition to the starting of a Senipr High school in| Berlin. Many roters and taxpayers| have been opposed to this move. | There {s, however, Jittle doubt in the minds of a great many penple | to installed at the Kensington Grammar school, where the Junior High and first vear Senior High schools conducted. They are of the helief that the 10th grade pupils should be sent the New Dritain High school as they have been in the past, or at least unttl the town has voted to estabiish a Senior High school in Berlin. Want Faplanation There arc still other taxpayers whA are planning fo attend the meeting tonight to ask the members of the school committee where they gained their authority to grant the school superintendent permission to start the tirst year of a Senior High without the consent of the townspeo- ple. Showalter's Views that a new-building is needed to het- ter the.present crowded conditions. . 3%'a Néw School Necessary? | A _number of . prominent townspeo- | When asked thls morning how the superintendent of schodls said “ft is impossible to state how much have | stisfied with | are | school, | :much a new High school would cost, Ohio Bridge Completed. ! The new concrete bridgs which has | recently heen completed near the old | Beckley estate was opened for traffic | | today. This bridge is a decided im- | | provement Voters To Be Made. The selectmen and the town clerk will again be in session tomorrow. All ! those who left their names with the | registrars and who were not made voters last week will be glven the op- | | portunity tomorrow. Will Deliver Sermon. Rev. A. V. Casselman will address the congregation at the Berlin church on Sunday at the morning service. Rev, Mr. Casselman is attending the World Missionary conference in Hart- ferd and has been delegated to speak at the local church. Ministers will be sent from the conference to preach in {many churches in the vicinity of Hartford. Ttems of Interest. Charles Slaght of Dayton, who had been visiting her ! daughter, Mrs. Theodore Savage of Savage Hill, has returned to her Mrs. ple have asked of late whether or not | High school building will cost the | oo the establishment of a $150,000 pro- position, {s warranted when it is taken| into consideration that the interess in this ‘amount aione each year figures around $9,000. Still others want to know if the new | High school is necessary when - et the present time it has becn learned | that there are onlv 11 Berlin students In the graduating class of the New Britain. High school, two post grad- Lates and only 37 registered in the whole school. The question asked hy many now is “Will it pay to have a| High school in Berfin for less than 60 students?"” | Many of the parents also realize that, their children can be given a broadér education in the Néw Britain schools twhere the teaching system is one of the best in this part of the Fifty Years Ago | a woman in Lynn, Mass, was steeping herbs on her kitchen stove according to a recipe of her own, to furnish| medicine for the women of the neigh- borhood. Today a stone's throw from | the little house where she lived, there | is a four-story laboratory, making the | same medicine for the women of the world. During the last year almost 500 tons of carefully selected herbs were used in the manufacture of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound 7 A woman’'s medicine for ailments. Have you fried it? woman's | ,dents Ition, town until a site 15 decided However, it is possiblc very clearly the effect of establishing such a school upon the tax rate. “It has been shown very clearly that the High school population has grown rapidly. registration of more than is to be expected next two years thing to figure upon. “At the present rate of outside tui- granted that are still open to Berli it will the town of Berlin just $28,000 these 140 students. This is at rate of 6.6 mills upon, grand 1ist of the town. “A study of costs locally 140 within stu- the cost the in certain that the total expense in & local High sohool for these same chil- | evening dren would be in the neighborhood $100 a piece, or about $14,000 “To this figure must be added the carrying cost of the buflding. It is possible to add $5,000 for interest an® $5,000 for retiring the bond sued to pay for the building, still have a total of only $24,000. amounts to 5.6 mills on the present et and gives a saving of $4,000 in addition.” He went on to say that it is only a question of the way in which the town spends its moncy, as it has to spend it anyway. If it spends the money for a new bullding, it will have something of a material nature to upon. | to point out| Flgures reveal that a | This gives us some- |t outside facilities | the ohservation of for | the present | this eveni com- | parison with costs clsewhere make it| group of Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congregational church, has re- | (turned from a \isit to his home in ! Shelburne Falls, | Miss Helen Carter is visiting Mrs. E. 1. Willlams of Burnside. The $t. Panl’s drum corps will ment Monday cvening in the T. A. B.| oom, On 8Baturday, October 28, : will be present at the fair given the Y. M. T. A. & B. society of Rritain. The occasion_will he a drum corps by New ! night. | A meeting of the Boy Seouts of the Congregational church will be held ne at 7 o'clock f Fast Berlin Tte: | The fall meeting of the Middletown | Bpworth Leagues will ba the Methodist church this | About one hundred guests | from out of town are expected. | The regular weekly barn dance and | soctal will be held at the home of | e ——————— Wore Gloves to Protect Finger-Nails. Glenn Herrick says, “The roache: held at 8| down south are so bad that some peo- | | ple have to wear gloves to prevent | | roaches from eating their finger-nails at night, | tid your house of these filthy pests, | they are a mfenace to your health! Use Royal Guaranteed Roach Powder |for POSITIVE results. 10c & 26c. | | Sold and gnaranteed by the Dickinson | Drug Co.—advt. | n 7 - Plainville News DUXBURY STRICKEN FOLLOWING FRAGAS ‘Buistol Mills Worker Had Fought With Emploge, Is Report FUNERAL 1S TOMORROW Grange Winds Up Fair With Profit of Close $3.000 to Realizea—will Make Voters Tomorrow for Last Time—Pythinans Plan Sale, Tt was stated Willlam Duxbury, foreman card room of the Rristo] Ma ing company on West who died of heart trouble |morning at his worlk, wrestling with one of his employ short time hefore death Officlals of the Bristol Mills tods mitted that Duxbury had been in a fray with Thomas Conlon of Pierce street on the top floor of the Luilding Several of the factory workers are sald to have witnessed the | Medical Examiner Moody, who ex. |amined the hody yesterday, and gave {the cause of death as heart trouble [knew of the fight when called i1 and sald that death may have been indi- rectly caused by the excitement fol- lowing, although he did not beljeve Conlon should hbe blamed for affair. Dr. Moody said that the de- ceased was an elderly man and dently had a weak heart, Mrs. Duxbury of Boundbrook, N, who arrived in Plainvilie last night 7:30 o'clock, after having received a [telegram telling her of the death of her husband, is stopping at the home of Mrs. Barrett of the Russell block on Central Square, where her husband roomed for the past year while liv- |ing in this town. According to stories of the officials |of the mill, Duxbury, who had charge jof the work in the carding room, was | foreman over Mr. Conlon. He went |up to the top floor to see how a cer- [tain plece of work was progressing. [ Conlon is alleged to have . resented being told what to do by Duxbury, ac- cording to the men who had seen the fight from the start, and the two of them engaged in an argument. One word led to another and finally the argument pecame so heated that Dux- bury and Conlon grappled with one another and fell to the floor, wrestling about, it is reported It is said that neither of them struck a blow, although they had tight grips on one another and re- fused to let go. They were fina separated and Duxbury wen down stairs, It was shortly before 10 o'clock when the affair took place, A few minutes after Duxbury dropped {dead on the floor. Medical Examiner Moody, in speak- Ing of the fracas this morning sald that it was an unfortunate affair: *T don’t helieve the fight was the imme- diate canse of death, hut #t may have had some effect on the man. He was elderly and I don’t believe his heart today that Robert in the Anufactur- Main = $tree vesterday had been s a came, are trouble, evi- J Mr. Woike in West Cromiwell this entertained the of the Methodist Main street M. Poot Aid society church #t her home on this afternoon. The library will be open this eve- ning from 7:30 p. m. to 9:30 o’clock for the exchange of books. St. Pa orchestra of Kensington will furnist * for the masquerade dance and hail Thursday evening, Oct. 2 will be given by a number young ot Kensington. The next masquerade dance will he held at the Athletic hall, Tuesday eve- ning. Oect. 31, which will be the open- ing night of the fair to be given by the Bast Berlin Improvement pany. St. Paul's orchestra will h music for dancing that evening , also. . The schools in the town will be closed next I'riday, Oct on ac-| count of u state teachers' convention. of the peo com- | " |gerson-Boggs," the | fur- { NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, :922. . 1 ly much social time will follow the degree Lr, Conlon excitement | would stand s di |don't helieve work | responsible.” The Mr. Conlon was broken up over the fund unfortunate affalr and was unable to Tree work., He has been_employed in the ! Bristol Mills fof many years, The funeral of Mr. Duxbury will be ‘money for the held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock be on digplay at the P from the undertaking parlors of W. ing store at Central Balley on Broad street. Rev. 1 and the awarding of it will George Hilton, rector of the Episcopal [place on December 15 80 that church, will offiglate and burlal will winner may wear it for Christmas, be in West cemeter: Plainville Briefs Football v Mrs. Irving Carter of Washington Sunday afternoon, the Crimsons street entertained the members of the wiil clash with the fast Rovers of Pythian Sisters Sewing circle at her New Britain at Rockwell’s Iield at 8 home this afternoon at a meeting o'clocik, Manager Valardl has secured | The church school teachers of the the Rovers as they are a heavy team |Episcopal Church of Our Saviour will| and the game promises to be an in-|meet this evening at the at teresting one. © The All-Plainville [y o'clock. team is to play out of town and the' The members of the United Athle- ‘rimson’s game will be the only one tic club will meet this evening at the iere Sunday. Al members of the | Methodist church parlors on the cor- Crimsons are asked to report for|ner of Church and Broad streets, J practice at Trumbull's IField at 7:30 & Roswell will give a demonstration o'clock tonight, ! {of the radio which promiees to be in- Grange Fair Ends teresting. Refreshments will bhe | The two-day fair of the Plainville gerveq Grange came to a close last night aft-| Notice—Plainville Cash Market now er a successful run. It is believed | 1eady for business in its new location that close to $500 has been realized | on Whiting street. Full line of fresh although the exact amount will not! meats and vegetables. “The house of + known untfl next week. 800d things."—advt. The attendance at all performances — was large and the hall was again|pepesit Rook crowded last night when the play| Savings bank. “The Little Clodhopper' was present-| to bank. ed. Mies Edith Cook as “Mrs. Chig- “an innocent umpgnhmn‘:ns WANTRED—Desirable families, 7 A e e | &ood loeation. Cunningham & Skinner, lamb from the city,” was given much| Ry ONCH" gl B R invilte, WILL DIE FIGE’I‘lNG {ward Lackey, as a young hook agent Predicts | of “pep.” The others who played | That He Will Drop Dead on Lec- lodge ning to swell its for the Munlcipal Christmas In order to give the children of Plainville a good time this year and are awarding & Hamilton watch to get The watch will Hutton Cloth- Dec take the event Square on church st. No, inder plea on Berlin return same |in the sketch and were very good | !were Richard Bugbee, Fred Harke, Helen McConnell, Barbara Farrar, Lydia Butler, Walter Smedberg, Al- {lmr! Heinzeman, Mrs. Edwin Lackey, iT.ena Noyes, Jennie Cook apd Kath- érine Farrar. Following the presentstion of the ipl the awarding of the special \prizes took place and the ton of coal |went to M. Dagrosa, of Bristols $20 'gold piece to Mrs. C. Nichols of Mon- voe, Conn.; hand made quilt to M. Beckwith of Columbia, Conn.; pig to A. N. I’eck of Farmington; umbrelia to Mrs. A. A. Hale of Plainville; wedding cake to Miss Gertrude Barncs of Broad street, Plainville; doll to Miss lsther Nelson of Whiting street, |Plainville and the squash to Giles |{Cowles of this town and. Mrs. Tda Morway also of Plainville. The award- ing of the squash was made to the one who guessed its correct weight. It weighed 24 gpounds and seevn |ounces and the two winners guessed 14 and one-half pounds. The squash will be divided equally beti;een them. | William Jennings Bryan ture Platform Opposing Booze. Peoria? 111, Oct. 20.—William Jen- nings Bryan in a speech here last | night said the liquor interests are not fighting to repal the 18th amend- sale of beer and light wines was a czmouflage. “The real intent of the liquor interests,” he said, “is to turn | the nation over to lawlessness.” Mr. Bryan prophesied his death on the platform speaking for prohibition. “Some day,’ 'he said, “I will be speak- ing for a cause lixe this and some in- | terior weakness of which I may not | have been aware may stop me. But | when history is written I want my children to know that I died fight- ing.” NAMED A SUPERNUMERARY. Fred M. Jones, of 236 Lawlor Next Tuesday evening, there wili be|street, last night was appointed meeting of the fair committse at|Supernume policeman by the po- home of ' the chairman, Mrs.|lice commission. Mr. Jones appeared Trving Carter of Washington | before the hoard at the September street. The next regular meeting | eeting, with an average from the lof the Grange will be held on No- civil service commission making him | |vember when reports on the suc-|cligible for appointment. He was not| loese of the fair will be made. The[at that time an elector in this city, |officials of the Grange wish to thank|and the board deferred appointing {tha people for their patronage and all him until he had become an elector. fo make it a suc- ic Last Year th: Grange cjears!| lup but 400 anl this year it went [more than $100 over that amount | Catholic Church Notes. | The monthly collection for October will be taken up at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy this Sunda) masses. The regular masses I hedd at S and 10 o'clock in the usual order. Sunday school will be held at 9 o'clock. a |the fagsetvhio woplicg PURCHASES NEWSPAPER, Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 20.—Pur-| chase of the Birmingham Age Herald | by Irederiek ‘L. Thompson, owner of the Mohile Register, involves the re- tirement of Mr. Thompson from the United States shipping board, accord- ing (o a statement published today by the neowspaper. | ment, and that the campaign for th} ol HAMMER ANDGHISEL " FURNISHES “HEAT { | Psychological Method Used by Sing Sing Inmates Ossining, Oct. A hammer and A chigsel used by an empléye of Bing Sing furnished what ke terms “psy- chological heat" the absence 8f steam the prison yesterday and stopped complaints made by persons {tu the prison about the cold | Sing Sing is conserving fuel. Dur- ing the daylight hours the heat Ma3 been shut off in the prison. A com- plaint was received from the office of David M. Vail, deputy controller, who keeps the prison’s funds and accounts, that it was too cold to work there. Prisoners also complained | A prison employe decided to try a test to determine whether the griev- ance was real or imaginary. He took a hammer and chisel and set to work {pounding and banging at the steam pipes in Acting Warden Nicholas ‘Fr‘hmzbl's office across the hall from Mr. Vail's suite. The noise made |sounded like the “knocking” of the steam pipes when heat is coming up. | While the “pounding” was going on {another employe asked Mr. Vall's |force if the rooms were warm enough lyet “Fine,” was the reply of the man who had complained. He had heard the pipes “knocking” and thought the steam was heating up. There was no |steam on at all. aving coal bills,” was the reply of the man rapping the |pipes when an observer asked him |what he was doing in in City Items Victrolas and Planos, Henry Morans, —advt. Tabs’ Fair tonight. advt. The department was called out at |8 o'clock last night by an alarm | from Box 43, to 24 Hartford avenue, where an automobile truck belonging to Brown brothers of Dwight street, was afire. The flames were quickly extinguished, with practically liftle damage. Four new Victor Record Specials. C. L. Pierce & Co.—advt, Schraft's Assorted Chocolates, a pound. Besse-Leland's.—advt. Mrs. J. A. Dunn of 122 Main street has been called home to Canada on account of illness in the family. Headquarte for Women's Coats. Besse-Lelands of course.—advt, Tabs' Fair tonight. Jester's hall.— advt. TPour new Victor Record Specials. L. Pierce & Co.—advt. "COMMUNITY THEATER : Evening. 8:00 The Whistle.” The story of n town where money meant all and human life meant little. Special— Sunday. 8 p. m.. “Ashamed of Parents.” A powerful photo dramn of parental self- sacrifice Jester's hall.— 37e (o} Saturday Afternoon, William S. Hart in Dog Roast Tomorrow. Providing the weather is fair to-'d morrow, the Senior Department of the Congregational church will hold its postponed dog roast at the Trum- bull picnic grounds. Those who ape to attend will meet at Blossom's Cor- ner at 1:30 o'clock sharp and leave for the grounds Voters Tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the last chance| for persons to be made voters for the |4 November state clection, and the 1 to be held in Athletic | beard of selectmen will be in session which | at the town hall from 9 o'clock in the morning until § o'clock at night. The registrars have more than 350 names on their lists of the “to be made" veters, and the selectmen are antici- pating to make a record list of per- sons qualified to be an elector at their meeting tomorrow. Pythian Mecting Pythian lodge, Knights of Pythi will hold its regular meeting this eve ning. Degree work will be exempli fied and ass of candidates will be conferred Lsquire @ the' a Rank of All new double faced reco: one low price. The best 1 P Say It While Dancing Sunshine Alley Georgette Don't Bring Me Posi The Sneak — VOCAL Call Me Back Pal o Georgette Just Because Yofi're You Little Red Schoolhouse ‘ A.Alusf >R;:ceivé;l ‘Néw Hits! 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