New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1922, Page 2

UMEROUS TRIBUTES Stake of Million’s ln Glrl’s Hands The Dickinson Drug Co. 169-171 MAIN STREET Gifts for Men! Horsfall Clothes Knox Hats Horsfall Shoes come to us each day for A such as these! Suitcases for Men ~—Black or brown cowhide. Starting at $7.00. ~—Cowhide, pigskin and wal- es for Men ~—In cape, Mocha, buckskin and reindeer—$2.50 and $6.00. Silk Mufflers —English and Swiss effects in & great variety. CiEy Item Victrolas and Pianos, Henry Morans, Sadvt. State Manager Clark of New Haven _will address the Woodmen of the ‘World at the meeting this evening at Turper hall on Arch street. . A social Jhour will follow the business meet- tnz and refreshments will be served. 8t. Joseph's Ladies' Aid society will _hold its last of the series of cagd parties at the parish hall on Thurs- ¥day evening. ;' Headquarters for Girls' ~Be-e-Lellnd‘l of course.—advt. St. Elmo lodge, K. of P, will meet ‘at 7.30 o'clock this evening. The first /and second degrees will be conferred. Chamberlain council, Jr,, O. U, A. ‘M., will hold a pinochle tournament ‘this evening at the hall on Hunger- 'ford court. . A requiem mass for the late Eugene P. Keal was sung at 7:30 o’clock this ‘morning at St. Mary's church. The Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion has postponed its “Identifica- ‘#lon | Night” until after the holidays. “The regular meeting will take place gonight at 8 o'clock in St. Mary's wchool hall. Coats, EPIDEMIC OF TYPHUS Remote Section of County Mayo, Ireland, Ravaged by Disease London, Dec. 13 (By Assoclated Press)—An epidemic of typhus of a virulent type is sweeping through Erris, in the northwest part of County (Mayo and whole families have been wiped out, according to a Ballinea dis- spatch to the Daily Express. There ‘has been nothing like it since the time of the great Irish famine. A relief officer while disinfecting the houses contracted the disease and ‘he and his wife and family died. Two local doctors have been stricken. Erris is a maritime district, sin- gularly wild, and the nearest railroad station is 50 miles away, consequently It is almost impossible to get medical attendance. You'll invariably find on the pantry shelves in the home that has a “gem of a cook,” Baker's Certified I'lavor- Ing Extracts. At all good grocers.—— advt. CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR HER FOR HIM FOR THE KIDDIES On Today’s Want Ad Page Classifications 65 A-B-C-D NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1922, TO GREAT MERCHANT Yormer Office Boy Sends One—Chief Competitors Eulogize Wanamaker in Their Advertisements 13.~—~Among the the memory of Philadelphia, Dee, host of tributes to John Wanamaker, merchant prince, religlous leader and philanthropist, which continued to pour into this city today from all sections of the coun- try this one stands out as unique: “He was always at work on time, With these seven words, Mr. Wana- maker's first office boy, George W. JOHN WANAMAKER. Stull, summarized the secret of the world renowned merchant's success. The one time office boy, who swept out, ran errands, delivered parcels and gradually learned to do more impor- tant routine work for his employer now is the superintendent of the store. Since the death of Mr. Wanamaker yesterday thousands of letters and telegrams of condolence have been re- ceived by his family. T'lags are at half mast here for the first time on the occasion of the death of a private citizen. An innovation in the realm of advertising in which Mr. Wana- maker was onesof the first big leaders, was the publication today of eulogies of the merchant’s life in connection with the advertising of his principal store competitors. Philadelphia’s schools will be closed for one session tomorrow and the ‘Wanamaker stores which have been closed since yesterday morning, will remain so until after the funeral. Mr. Wanamaker’s body will lie in state in Bethany Presbyterian church, of which he was one of the founders, from 10 o’clock until noon tomorrow. Thousands are expected to lay their last respects at his bier. The inter- ment, which will take place tomorrow afternoon, in the family mausoleum in the cemetery of St. James the Less, will be private. 169TH NEARING STRENGTH Two Platoons of Company D Are Organized as Infantry Units Hattford, Dec. 13.—Two platoons of Co. D, 169th infantry, having been brought up to required strength, have been organized as two companies of infantry, according to orders from the adjutant general's office today. Captain W. B. Winfield, 169th in- fantry, is assigned to Co. M.; Tirst Sergeant R. V. Urquhart, Co. o 18 appointed first lieutenant of infantry; Sergeant H. E. Terrell, Co. M., is ap- pointed second lieutenent; Kirst Lieut. James H. Howard, Co. D, 170th in- fantry, is promoted to captain of in- fantry, and assigned to command the company. AUTOIST EXONERATED. Greenwich Man Not Responsible for Death of Woman His Car Struck Bridgeport, Dec. 13.—William 8. Meany, former postmaster of Green- wich, is exonerated by Coroner Phe- lan, who investigated the death Mrs. Anna Schaeffer, a nurse who was struck and fatally hurt in Greenwich by his automobile in a finding filed yesterday. The coroner found that Mrs. Schaeffer apparently did not see Meany’s car in crossing the street and Meany's view of the pedestrian was blocked by two advancing machines. Antone Walye of Bridgeport, whose car killed four year old Betty Jane Doherty on December 4, also was exonerated. BRITISH STEAMER AGROUND Boston, Dec. 13.—The British steamer Manchester Spinner, which sailed from this port yesterday for St. John, N. B., went aground on the tip of Long Island in Boston harbor, early today. The windlass had broken while she was at anchor in the lower harbor riding out a northwest gale. Tugs were sent to the assistance of the steamer, and it was believed she would floated on the next high tide. THURS FRIL and SAT. of | Although Miss Carmel Hallmeyer is an exceedingly handsome young wom- an, it wasn't because of her good looks that the members of the Burley Tobacco Growers Assoclation engaged her to look after the legal interests of their organization, attainments and brilliant record were the considerations which dictated the assoclation's cholee, These tobacco growers, 1t should be explained, have a co-operative oy clety which owns real estate alone worth $6,000,000 and its numerous and varied financial responsibilitics represent sums vastly in excess even | ot this amount, Big Problems Involved. 8o, when a vacancy occurred —at the head of the Burley Tobacco Growers Association’s legal depart- ment, it behooved the management to flll it only after the most llu“ou;.h investigation into the qualifications of | the individual of its choice. Miss Hallmeyer got the post, She is a Californian, who, for sev- eral years, has been conducting the legal affairs of several of the huge marketing assoclations of that state. Specialization in this class of work fitted her admirably for just the position at the tobacco growers' dis- posal. This explains the transfer of her field of activities from the golden west to Lexington, Ky, where the tobacco men's fegal department main- tains its headquarters. Tikes Gaiety, Too, The oldest of a family of eight children, Miss Hallmeyer early shared with her elders the tasks of making a home and caring for those younger than herself, yet found time to equip herself for the brilliant legal career upon which she is now so well em- barked. * A breczy young person of the western type, she likes to dance and says the utmost vagaries of flapper- dom do not disconcert her in the least, and yet there are few men as well qualified as she to argue knotty questions before the grave judges of a supreme court or to .weigh prob- lems of law upon the right solution of which sums of money into the millions may depend. CAMPAIGN TO HEEP SNOW-OFF WALKS Public Works Board Wants In- spector Named Special Policeman After some deliberation on the matter, and after hearing the opinions of several property owners, it was voted at the mecting of the Board of Public Works last evening to raise the grade on Tarmington avenue from Allen street north for 500 feet to make it possible to install a sewer along, the street, the present grade not permitting this. Deficit of $13,000. Frgm the report of the city en- gineer to December 1 it was learned that $764 remains en hand. He esti- the rest of the year, $14,600 of which will come in through assess-' ments, there remaining a deficit of | about $18,000. It was thought, how- ' ever, that the necessary amount can be raised by the transferring of funds man and the city engincer are to go before the board of finance and taxa- tion for the purpose of asking for $5,000, Cleaning Snow Off Walks. The question of cleaning snow off sidewalks was also brought up. In the past much trouble has been ex- perienced through the neglect of many people to clean snow from their walks. Walks are supposed to be cleaned within six hours after a storm. board to have the sidewalk inspector the matter and see that the walks are cleaned and to warn the people if they are not cleaned. iman on the beat usually takes care of these matters at the present, sum- moning neglectful persons into court. A contract for a quantity of sewer pipe was awarded to H. Wales Lines ,Co of Meriden after the quotatiqgs { of several firms were read. A petition for a string of lights over the sidewalk in front of his store How About-- Mother and Dad this Christmas? Don’t you want to make them happy with a pair of glasses? FRANK E. GOODWIN K ight Specialist 327 MAIN ST, TEL. 1905 your nest | Miss Hallmeyer's olid. professional running | mates that $27,000 will be needed for | from another department. The chair-: It was voted to request the police as a special policeman to look after, that they will suffer the consequences | The police- ¢ | and several others on Main street was granted to M. P. Leghorn. Marie 1. Boyle petitioned the board to remove a tree from in front of her home on Camp street. This was lggd over for the inspection of the engincer. Several citizens petitioned the hoard to lay a concrete walk on both sides of Rentschier street from Greenwood street to Kensington avenue and on the east side of ‘Kensington avenue irom Rentschler street to 684 Arch street. This matter was laid over forg investigation, The question of placing a street light on Euston street was laid over until the city engineer investigates and reports back to the board. A petition for the abatement of the street sprinkling assessment on Mon- roe street from Madison street to the bridge for the season of 1922 was un- signed and the board {s to hold it for the signature. The city engincer recommended that the sprinkling assessment on Smalley street east of Wilson street be abated for five-sixths of the past season. A request was also received from H. L. Platt that the board start work on the Dover Road sewer. This is to be held over until it is convenient for the board to have this work started. A petition to place driveways on the Boyle property on Main street for the Dixie Co., was granted to H. I. Kitt- son. Bills for the month were read, ac- cepted and ordered paid. The question of raising the salaries of various employes was also discuss- ed. Tt was recommended that the secretary of the board receive $1,850 War § instead of $1,660, that the stenog- rapher receive $1,200 instead of $1,000, that the eity engineer's $8,600 be raised to §4,200, that the pay of the superintendent of sewers be rais- od from $2,200 to $2,600 and that the street superintendent recelve $2,300 instead of $2,000. These recommen: dations are to be laid over for one week, MISS BACON GIVES LECTURE ON BOOKS Woman's Club Hears Interesting Discourse on Recent Publications Miss Corinne Bacon gave an ex- tremely interesting talk at the Decem- ber meeting of the Woman's club be fore an attentive and enthusiastic group of women at the First church chapel yesterday. In her felicitous introduction, Mrs, Buell B, Bassette, president of the club, quoted from Emerson, “In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight,” and from Holmes *‘01d books, as you well know, are the hooks of the world's youth, and new books are the fruits of its age.” Miss Bacon, who is lecturcr for li- brary schools on book selection, and is therefore especially well qualified to speak with authority on this sub- ject, opened her discussion by speak- irg of children's kooks. These, she said, are really the most important, as it is in childhood that the beginning of an appreciation for good litera- ture ts formed. Miss Bacon used as an outline a leaflet entitled “Some In- teresting Books of 1922,” compiled by her. This classified the new books under the headings ‘Biography,” “History and Travel,” ‘“Literature,” “Religion,” ‘‘Sociology,’” “Miscellan- eous,” “Children’s books” and “Fic- tion,” and has distributed to members of the club. An attractive and well arrayed dis- play of many of the recent books was made possible through the courtesy of the New Britain Institute and The Dickinson Drug company. An earnest plea was made by Mrs. McCutcheon in behalf of the drive for the Women's Union Christian colleges in the Orient. Tor every dollar raised for this worthy cause, J. D. Rocke- feller will contribute 50 cents. Every- one has been urged to participate in “Dollar Day'” and thus help “Light the candles'that will shine around the | § world."” Coffee and cakes were served by the hospitality and social committees in the church parlors, which was at- tractively decorated. In the center of the table was a bowl of glowing red apples, and ‘at each end stood red candles in silver candlesticks. The mantel over the fireplace was banked with Christmas greens sweet, glving a distinctly festive and holiday appearance. avings Certificate Stamps (Not Registered, Due Jan. 1, 1923) Will Be Accepted At Face Value NOW For Deposit in Our Savings Department VICTORYBONDS Having the prefix letters A, B, C, D, E and F, will not draw interest after Dec. 15, 1922 even though they have another coupon attached. These bonds will be accepted at par value, NOW for deposit in our Savings Department. OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB NOW OPEN New Britain National‘Bank The Only National Bank in New Britain Open Saturday Eirenings 7-9 “‘My Old Kentucky Home”’ | ot TRUST CO VWA Coyy The Greatest Racing Melodrama Ever Produced NE \!'fiPAl'l"RN SPEND $100,000 This Does \nt Include Wire Tolls tor] Halls-Mills Case Stories, New Brunswick, NaJ,, Dec, Newspapers are estimated to spent morc than $100,000 in main- taining 80 reporters and feature writers here during the three months' Investigation into the murder of the Rev, Edward W, Hall and Mrs, Eleanor R. Mils, A newspaper here has compiled a list from which figures submitted by hotels, restaurants, taxi.' cab companies and other agencles, The foregoing amount, it Is said, lul exclusive of telegraph and telephone expenditures, Telegraph offices In this city esti- mate the totat! number of words in the murder sent over the wires at more than a milllon, One corres- pondent it is reported sent more than 850,000 words to his paper alone. [ 18,0 have NEW TOWN CLOCKS, Seven Massive Timepicees to Be Id. | stalled Along Fifth Avenue, | New York, Dec. 13,—New York is INCORPORATED 257 MAIN STREET, - and bitter |3 GIFT SUGGESTION. WHY NOT STOCKINGS? ‘Sure Rellef R INDIG!S‘I‘IOII 25¢ and 75¢ Packages Everywhere to have a town clock, or to be more exact,'seven town clocks, They are a part of the equipment of the seven new bronze signal towers being crected on Fifth avenue as the gift of the Fifth avenue association, Each of the seven towers will be equipped with electrically synchronized clocks with north and south faces. The hours will be tolled by 850 pound bronze bells. X, BOOTH BLOCK. : g § § & ¢ Our assortment of HOSIERY makes Xmas shopping a % simple matter. Whe_ther it is Thread Silk, Glove Silk, Silk and Wool Hose you are looking for, we have them. Plain, Striped, Clocked, Lace and Sheer Stockings. 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