New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1922, Page 26

MAKE FORTUNE ON GIFT Maryland Men Who Took Over Rail- road Structure Collected Heavy Tolls " Then Sold at High Figure, Baltimore, Dec., 8 ~~Twelve years ago the Pennsylvanin Raflroad gave awiy an old bridge over the Susquehanng river at Havre de Grace to private in terests; the bullding of a new bridge had made it, apparently, valueless, Automobiles ever since have be crossing the structure in increasing numbers, and the men who got the bridge for nothing In 1010 recently sold It to the state of Maryland for $585,000, And In the possession, they pocketed $370,000 in dividends, all in tolls charges collected from motor cars, ' | from 12 years it was in their | pany offered it first to the state and then to the county, but without suc coss, 1f no one accepted it, the com | pany was confronted with the necessity |of removing it, which would have beon very expensive, 8o finally the com pany changed it from a rallroad bridge to a highway bridge, and considered itself lucky In finding o group of Mary- J]and men who consented to accept the| tructure, which originally had cost 100,000, as a gift The recipients put up $700 to organize |n company. Last year the net returns the bridge were $5,000. The | state will continue to collect tolls until 1088, by which date it estimates the proceeds will retire the bonds issued | against the purchase price of $585,000, A Christmas Gift Suggestion Column is being run In the Herald When the new bridge made the old for your benefit, Save—To Spend For Other Gifts WOMEN’S FELT SLIPPERS All Colors 84c Children’s Bootees blue and red .... 840 Women’s Fine Grade 2-tone Felt Slippers . Better grades, Grey and Brown Men’s Grey Felt Slippers ........ 69c 4 All heels Children’s 2 buckles .. Men’s ’ 4 buckle Arctics . WOMEN'S ARCTICS ....51.98 .$1.89 buckle. Self-Service Shoe-Mart “The Home of Wonderful Bargains” 389 MAIN ST. 424 MAIN STREET Next to Mohican Market SMALL LEGS OF WINTER SMALL FRESH PORK TO ROAST ... f CHICKENS FOR FRICASSEE Fresh Hams ) Fresh Spare Ribs C 31 25C Pigs’ Hearts Best Shoulders .. LAMB L23e Fores of Lamb Lamb for Stew Lamb Chops Breast of ROASTING CHICKENS Heavy Rib 25 c Roast Rump Roast Lean Pot Roast 300 LIVRE: BEST PRINT BUTTER BEST TUB BUTTER SELECTED EGGS S DE BOUDIN A’ 2S¢ LA LIVRE Short Cut Legs of Veal Breast of Veal Veal Cutlets § | the rally are asked to place their or- Best Ceylon Tea .... Red Pitted § Cherries Peas 2cans .... e SPECIAL—300 BASKETS OF BALDWIN APPLES TO BE SOLD AT YELLOW ONIONS 1‘138(‘, ‘ Red Raspberries can Peaches Can Corn 2 cans 49¢ a basket FANCY MAINE POTATOLS 3 1b Juicy Grapefruit 4 for Ripe Bananas Dozen Fancy App 8 for i Large Lemon Dozen Florida and Cal. Oranges 23 49¢c Onions Sweet Potatoes .... 6 1b 250 Yel'ow and White 25c Turnips .... 8 Ib Italian Chestnuts .. 2 Ib 250 R .1 20c all kinds Lettuce one of doubtful use, the rallroad tnm»+ % !ing and from 1:30 until 3 o'clock in | the afternoon. wed. The marriage would form the Pickford-Fairbanks romance. City ltems Bags and Week-End Cases make | useful gifts. Price them at Conn. Hat’ Co., Arcade.—advt. . On account of today being the feast of the Immaculate Conception, classes in the parochial schools were dis- missed. Xmas sale—waffle party, Saturday, Electric Light office. Business and Professional Women's club.—advt. The sprinkler system at the Park- er Shirt Co. was out of order last| | night shortly before 7:30 o'clock,! causing an alarm that produced con- siderable excitement for a time. Other than wetting the boiler room, no dam- age was done. A report was made to the police that the burglar alarm was sounding, and Sergeant Matthias} Rival was sent to investigate. “'Van Ruaalte Silk Hose §1.79. smith’s, 48 Broad St.—advt. The . automobile operator's license ofsJohn Abraham of 29 Lafayette street has been suspended by the state automobile commissioner. { Rexmere Orchesya at Elks' club, —advt. New Britain lodge, B. P. 0. I, will hold a frolic tonight in the hall on Washington street. The ¢committee| in charge has arranged for a Mnrdi‘ Gras and other novelty dances. The| Rexmere orchestra will' furnish the music. Francis Crowley of 14 Brook street, reported to the police today that two boys coasting at the corner of Lasalle {and Clark street this morning had crashed into his automobile. One of the boys named Henry Krisky of 264 Clark street suffered a cut on the nose. Gold- | has notified the local police that tlw; automobile gperator's license of Wil-| liam Yourewith of 21 Lasalle street has been suspended. The police received a complaint this morning from the labor bureau at the Stanley Rule & Tevel Co. that there was an intoxicated man there| who was insisting that he be given employment. Policeman’ Axel Carl-} 1 son went to the plave and succeeded in getting the man to go away. (‘iirl Scout Executives The Girl Scout officers’ association |will meet on Monday evening at 7 |o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce irooms on Main street. Plaps will be discussed for the rally which will be held in New Britain on January 3. Girls who wish to have uniforms for ders immediately at the office at 131 | Main street which is open daily’ ex- cepting Saturday and ‘Sunday, from 10:30 until 12:30 o'clock in the morn- A Merry Christmas to all, and, Oh, suggestions in tonight's Herald. EET————c——— —— HEADQUARTERS 1 —For— Waterman's Fountain Pens Eversharp Pencils Eveready Flashlights, FRANK E. GOODWIN Optician 327 MAIN CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR HER FOR HIM FOR THE KIDDIES, On Today's Want Ad Page Classiflcations 65 A-B-C-D Another film romance is announced in the reports that Chai- lie Chaplin and Pola Negri, great film tragedienne, are soon to The state automobile commissioner | " | Although the animal man is probably Will Meet Monday Night |« | some wate=~ by the way, have you looked at (h(‘l also the strohgest playver. a film dynasty as important as EXISTENCE OF LIF ONVENUS PROBABLE Is Comparable to Earth in Many Ways, Says Shapley Boston, Dec. 8.—The existence of life on the planet Venus may be considered ighly prcbable. Dr. Hariow Shapley, ectorof the Harvard observatory, said in a recent lecture here. He added that the question of life on Mars was controversial, but that its small mass and its great distance from the sun| counted heavily against the probability of iife there, “Venus," he said, the earth in many ways and if, as is likely, living organisms develop wher- ever conditions are suitable over a suf- ficient interval of time, then it may be considered that life on Venus is highly probable. On no other bodies in the solar system, however, are con- ditions at all favorable for the exist- ence of protoplasm.” “is comparable to tidal evolution theory of a planetary system, even for stars otherwise favor- hly located, an encounter of just the right sort with another star was neces- y for the hirth of a planetary sys. tem. “And once such a family is born,” he contifiued, “other stars must not dis- turb the family, and the star's light intensity must remain. essentially uni- form for the enormous interval of time vequired for the crustal evolution 'h must precede animate origins. h ertheless, it appears probable that among the thousands of millions of stars there are here and there planets that conform to the requirements. not duplicated in the universe, there are douvbtless numerous other living earths, and the chance that their life nhenomena surpass in intricacy and ‘highness' those on the earth Is as good as the chance that they fall below our le " for habitable worlds, he was larpely a search for condi- suitahle for, the existence of er in a liouid fokm. This, he added, an abschnte necessity for the de- velonment of life such as that on the 1 a definite chemical constitu. land and water also was A planet’s days and nights, must not be so long as to in a he search eaid, tion therefore, nrevent tho existence of water [ignid form. “It seems certain.” he said, “that exiete an Mars at times in a Hquid form. The average astro- nomical opinion is that low forms of areanisms may exist on. Mare, that high forms are very improbable, and that beings physically comparable with man are absolutely impossible.” A TEAM OF CHAHPS Chicago Cubs Claim Tallest, Shortest fessional Basehal'. Dec, eball club is long on cham. It claims (o have the tallest and jor leagues and Chicaro, League pions. shortest, men in the ma Errest Osborne, a pitcher, 6 feet 5l inches in his stocking feet, . undoubtedly is the tallest player in,the majors, Cubs from Wichita Falls, Kans, is a second bareman. and measures only 5 feet 4 inches. Lawrence ‘‘Hack” Miller, who came from the Pacific Coast league is said to be the strongest man in baseball. He is the son of Secbastian Miller who for years was known about Chicago and the middle west as the “strong man,” and whose tests of strength are well remembered by the old-timers. Hack inherited much of his parents® make-up, but he prefers playing base. Dr. Shapley said that accepting the|* 1 and Strongest Men Playing in Pro. 9.—Chicago's National | .nmmflm:F Earl Adamg, who came to the 1R his strength. Y However, for the edification of his teammates, ‘‘Hack” has’ picked up a horse shoe and taking hold of the heels of the iron shoe, straightened it out. He also will push a nail through a two- inch plank with his thumb. He is a hitter of the slugging type, his blows having plenty of strength behind them. Santa Claus laughs with glee every time he looks at the Herald Christmas Gift Suggestion section I ol i NOW 125 STORES WOMEN’S SATIN e LU LI DTV LT T ¥ ball to touring the country exhibiting MANNERAEERERENFZNENEEE R $1.98"°$4.98 fleé_ Like pract%l Gfis ASHLEY’S The Store for Men, stands GERMANS MUST PAY Huge Floating Crane Will Be'Erected in England at FExpense of 'Central Powers, Entente Rules. for sensible, practical gift; which solve the riddle of “What shall I give him for Christmas?” Every up-to-date man wears, welcomes and wishes for shirts, hosiery and handkerchiefs, glov:s and garters, sweaters and suspenders, neckwear and pightwear, belts and bathrobes. Buy Men’s Gifts at a Men’s Store ASHLEY-BABCOCK CO. 7 : E crane, the largest in the world, will re- main here despite the original stipula- tions of the Versailles peace treaty. In- stead of mioving it, the Entente has decided that Germany must build an exact duplicate in England at German expense. The mammoth apparatus is 84 meters high and can lift 250 tons to a height Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Dac. 19— ,¢ 55 meters.. An entire forpedoboat [Too cumbersome for : safe-itransport abroad, Wilhelmshaven's hugé" floating PUMPS - brown g g Nna can be dangled from its great irom claws. 4 BIG FACTORIES Christmas Suggestions Gifts of a practical nature—Pcople are giving se more cach year—SHOES, SLIPPERS, HOSIERY, are always appreciated. sible gifts more and All Styles A NEW WOMEN’S OXFORD Just the right shade of $4.98 KINNEY’S SLIPPERS need no introduction to New Britain folks; a'pleasing variety 98c $1.19 “This Cute Lit- tle Bootee: ~KINNEY’S,, 267 MAIN ST