New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1922, Page 2

—For — Particular People Can Be Found The Dickinson Drug Co. 169-171 MAIN STREET Give Men nterwoven Hose ! They know the quality and will appreciate it. 40c up + City Items ' Meet me at Schmarr’s for dinner.— advt. . The board of fire commissioners will hold a meeting tomorrow night and a new man will be named to fill 4 vacancy existing at Engine Com- pany No, 2. 5 Large coats for large women at Besse-Lelands.—advt. Btella Rebekah lodge, No. 11, will hold a regular meeting Friday eve- ning. Officers will be elected. Radio sets and supplies at Morans' —advt. The Woman's club will hold its next © T meeting at the First Church chapel on Tuesday afternoon, December 12, at 8 o'clock. The speaker will be Miss Corinne Bacon, whose topic is “Some Recent Books Worth Read- ing.” Business Men's Luncheon 45c. Home sooked meats and pastry. Crowell's. —advt. « Dean Ladd of the Berkeley Divin- ,,, ity ‘school in Middletown will speak at 7:45" o'clock this “evening at St. Mark’s Episcopal church under the auspices of the Guild of 'All Souls. CARS IN COLLISION. Automobiles owned by Wesley K. Cramer of 86 Lincoln stréet, Middle- 3 town, and Zenoli Pazzuan of 162 Wil- i cox street, this city, collided on Wil- b Jow hill, Bast Main street, in Mer™ . den yesterday afternoon. Nobody was - finjured and both cars were only clightly damaged. It’s Not Too Early To comicnce thinking of mak- ing your cyes a Christmas Gift ‘of a pair of glasses if they need them. Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Specialist 327 MAIN ST. TEL. 1905 Headquarters for Waterman's Fountain Pens, Eversharp Pencils and Flashlights, ZUCKER FINED $150 FOR SELLING HOOTCH Made on Franklin Street From a place of hiding, Sergeants e and Rival saw Abraham oker dispensing whiskey to cus- tomers at 13 Iranklin street Satur- day. A raid followed and evidence was taken, Zucker pleaded guilty through Lawyer M, D, Saxe and was assessed $150 by Judge B. W, Alling in police court today. Raid On Gambling Party. Dotective Sergeant W. P, McCue | and Plain Clothes Men Patrick Me- Avay and John C, Stadler made a raid on an alleged gambling house at 315 East Main street, Saturday night of maintaining an establishment re-| sorted to for the purpose of gaming, and Nichplas Coda, George Sidal, An- | drew Garent and Wladislaw Pecoskl | for gambling. Galenia was fined| $35 and costs and the alleged gam-| blers paid $3 and costs. { W!eén the policemen entered the | store after satisfying their t#spicions that a game was on, a man at the entrance shouted a warning to the rear room, At once there was a scuffle, the police picking up 65 cents that had been on the table, and also two packs of cards. The men accused denied playing for money, asserting that the stakes were soft drinks. The money taken by the police, they said, was change. Assaulted”His Brother. Larry Laskowski, aged 18, was se- verely reprimanded by Judge Alling and placed on probation until De- cember 30 with the order that he se- cure employment in the meantime. Policeman W. 8. Strolls arrested Las- kowski Saturday after he had struck his 13-year-old brother with a brass door knob, inflicting a severe wound over the younger boy's eye. The in- jured boy was unable to appear:in court today. Larry’s mother had purchased a new suit and pair of shoes for him, he being out of work. Saturday when he couldn’t find the shoes quick| enough and the younger boy laughed at him, Larry picked up the knob and threw it with great force, the court was told. Larry said he was trying to scare his brother, but didn’t intend to strike him. Judge . Alling asked him why he left his last place of employment and Larry replied: “I stayed out of work half a day and the boss told me not to come in any more, so I got through.” The case of Peter Jaswinska, charged with violation of the liquor law at 232-234 Park street, was con- tinued to Thursday morning. Dispute Over Power Saw. Joseph Motta and Joseph Bosco were arrested for breach of the peace yesterday afternoon at H. P. Battey's gasoline filling station on West Main street after they: had trouble with Mr. Battey's son,' Ralph. Judgment was suspended on:o $5 fine in each case. The men had a deal with Battey for the use of a power saw and When time came for payment demanded more than was due them, the com- plainant testified. In the argument that followed,. insulting names were applied to Battey and the police were called. Policeman Alfred Tanguay arrested Rudolph Berger and Joe Grabowski at 32 North street, last night for ns- saulting each other. . Rudolph vis-, ited Joe and was about to prepare a ' meal for himself when the latter| raised objection. Plates began to| fly and the policeman was called. Each paid '$5. Charles Inwaski and a party of! friends “chipped” a quarter each for, a bottle of whiskey yesterday after- noon. After the party disbanded Charles fell into the hands of Po- liceman Thomas Lee and was ar-| rested for drunkenness. Judgmenu was suspended. | Chester Baker secured some drink| Saturday afternoon; what it was or: where he got it he was unable to say. He was arrested by Policeman Sharp-Eyed Sleuths Walch Sales| and arrested Alex Galenia on charges | B. AND P, CLUB MEETING Regular December Gathering Vi nBe Hcld Tomorrow Night at Clubhoise on High Street, The December meeting of the Bus- ness and Professional Women's club will be held Tuesday evening at § o'clock at the clubhouse on ~ High street, After the business meeting Miss Corinne Bacon, a member of | the local club and lecturer on book selectlons for libraries in New York city ‘and other library schools, will speak on “Some Recent Books Worth |Reading.” Novels, blographies, his- | tories, books of travels and others will be included and mention will be made of a few of the most recent books for boys and girje. Through the kindness of the New Britain Institute and the Dickinson Drug company many of the books |mentioned will be displayed at the club, ! A8 a result of the second annual Christmas sale which was held Satur- FORTONE FOR LADY'S TIMEPIEGE Russian’s Savings for Six Years Less Than Week's Wages Here Miss Elsle Kimball of Mount Ver- non, New York, is the guest of Rev, and Mrs, Raymond N, Gilman of the Stanley Memorial church, Miss Kim- ball who Is a Near East Relief work- cr, met Rev. and Mrs. Gilman and |the latter's mother, Mrs. Helen Per- oshine, when they were engaged in |the same work in the Caucasus. The visit to this city is in the nature of a reunion amd the local pastor and his wife expect to have their guest re- main until after Christmas. A very remarkable instance of the worthlessness of the Russian soviet ruble and the purchasing power of the American dollar, is shown by a in the Near East Rellef work, which pays high wages, are thought to be earning about $3.60 a month at this time, or 7,000 rubles, a man saving 10 per cent of his wages would have to continue saving that amount for approximately six years to earn the price of ,a $26 watch, Soviet rubles are sald to be worth about 60 cents & million today, CATHOLIC WOMEN 10 MEET New Britain Branch of Diocesan Wel- fare Organization Will Be Formed Tonight in X. of C. Hall, “"An organization meeting of the New Britain branch of the Connecticut Council of Cathollc Women will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in Knights of Columbus hall on Main street, Of- ficers will pe elected and the purpose of the organization will be explain- ed by Miss Helen Ringrose, who is | connected with the Hartford branch, | Catholic women in all parishes are | welcome to attend. I The council is a Wwelfare organiza- | tion- connected with the Connecticut | :Commerce can only be attained by the |common council. :called and that body sees fit to instruct |day at the Connecticut Light and Power Co, office on West Main street, about $300 was realized on the sale |of cakes, candlies, fancy goods and waflles, Church in Windsor Is* - Badly Damaged by Fire Windsor, Dec. timated at $15,000. gan, a memorial to the late Chaplain William B. C. Cornish of the United States army was burned, while part of the roof was destroyed. Five fire- men were trapped in the belfry of the church when part of the roof fell, but were rescued by their comrades. The | fire was discovered by the sexton, who said he believed it had started in soft coal stored in the cellar. He sald he had banked the fire and had left the furnace room when he heard an explosion and a few moments latar found the cellar in flames. The fir¢ spread rapidly, destroying the interior of the church, but was checked after extra apparatus arrived. Fails to Thank Doctor For Aid After Auto Wreck A waoman was injured when the automobile she was driving skidded and overturned near D. W. North’s on the Hartford turnpike yesterday aft- ernoon. Dr. George H. Dalton of this city who was driving in his: motor| just behind the woman's car went to her assistance and with-the aid of an elderly woman, in the car with her, carried the injured woman ' into North’s house. After an examination he said that she had a possible frac- tured hip. The car was righted, and without thanking the physician or giving her name, the injured woman drove off. The number plate on the car is not known. COMMUNICATED. only chlld JEWELRY SALES AT NIGHT. Chairman Rice of Ordinance Commit- tee Replies to The “Observer.” Dec. 11. 1922, Editor Herald: I observe that your “Observer” 'in Saturday's Herald gives me consider- able publicity not at all desirable. That hé labors under a misapprehen- sion as to my duties as chairman of the ordinance committee of the com- mon council is certainly ng fault of mine. The end sought by the Chamber of calling of a special meeting of the If such a meeting is [the committee on ordinance. . to draft the ordinance suggested there is {no doubt the committee will obey |such instructions. Until such meet- |ing is held the committee is power- less. Concerning the sale of jewelry under “artificial light,” it might be said that every jeweler in the city is dispersing their wares under similar conditions. IPurthermore it might be added with truth that the merchants against John Stadler. Judgment was sus- pended. It's false economy to use a flavor-| ing extract of questionable quality and run the risk of spoiling a des sert, when Baker's Certified Extracts | are so readily obtainable.—advt. — Join . Have Plenty F ONLY 3 DAYS Open Saturday o MORE Wm 1923 XMAS CLUB Start With Pennies or’Dollars and Everybody Welcome TRUST CO. F[WEWIM’([{" Harold Lloyd whom this proposed legislation is |aimed has been in business in this |city for a_number of years and pays on something like $70,000 into the |city treasury in the form of taxes. Respectfully, HENRY W. RICE, Chairman Com. on Ordinances. Our — Next Xmas. Evenings 7-9 T S D S N o O S T D M M B i Here is an intimate photo of the new spiritual ‘head of mil-|for an equivalent of $26 in American|victims of neglect or lions of Mohammedans, Abdul-Medjid, former heir apparent to the|money, said to be at the present time [ home 11.—Fire yesterday| Turk throne. partly destroyed the Trinity Metho-| Ahdul-Medjid succeeded to the Caliphate but without the political | i¢ i said, would keep a family in that |will dist church herey c““i"g "‘”"“‘“ o1 power which had previously been joined to this important #elig-|section of thee world in food for a|work being carried on with such en- new pipe of| jous office. Here the new caliph is shown with his daughter, his|month. » ‘Grandma’s Boy’ purchase made by Miss Kimball short- [ diocese of the Catholic churck and | ly before returning to America. .It is|has the warm support of Rt. Rev.‘ a lady's small gold watch of Swiss|John J. Nilan, bishop. It has been ! make, The watch case is set with 26 jactive in.Hartford for some time, | diamonds and 76 pearls, It was pur-|working among the poor and sick | chased a year ago in the Caucasus|and attending to children who are the | unfortunate environment. ~ The Catholic | about fifty million rubles, women of New Britain feel that there | Four Amcrican dollars a year ago, |is a fleld for the society here which not in any way duplicate the With the abdication of his father, the sultan, The ruble has depreciated |thusiasm by other welfare associa-’ since that time. Since native workers | tions. .HISTORIC UTTERANCES OF THE ' PRESIDENT PERPETUATED FOR ALL TIME ON A VICTOR RECORD Address at Hoboken May 23,1921 on return for burial of 5212 American Soldiers,Sailors Marines and Nurses. Address at Washington at opening of International Con- ference for Limitation of ArmamentNovember]Q 1921, Facsimile of Label THESE RECORDS WERE RECORDED-AT THE WHITE HOUSE MAY 24,1922. 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