New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1923, Page 2

For Mother | on Mother’s Day There's the Pleasure of giving good candy and the added pleas- ure of giving it in Chocolates —The — Dickinson Drug Co. 169-171 MAIN ST, THY. SEASON'S STYLE LEADER “Cousin Jack” Sennit Straws $9.85 The big Hit for young men and all men—made in sev- eral different crown heights trimmed with high bands, Lined with rich colored silks and every hat contains the famous Bon Ton Ivy Sweatband. The Season's Greatest Hat Value HORSFALLS 93-99 Msylum Street BN Hartford, “It Pays to Buy Our Kind” Great Northern Railroad Grants Increases in Pay St. Paul, May 11.—A wage increase affecting 10,000 maintenance of way employes of the Great Northern rail- way and ranging from $5.64 to $10 a month was signed last night by the company and Louis Vogland, general chairman for:the road's maintenance of way employes Mr. Vogland an- nounced. The increase is effective May 15. PALACE Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed. In Order To Take Care of the Crowds 2 Shows Sunday Evening 7:00 and 8:30 If You Can't Come Early Come To the 8:30 Show NEW MANUFACTURERS TO ACGEPT STANDARDS Will Engage in Ccrupeuuvo El- Tor(s to Reduce Complications 1 ™ b that the portion of it io with manufactupe of material things, has ated in reeent years that more than 200 pational in s, and government Aartments aré now engaged in A perative effort to straighten out the tangle, The straightening process as taken the form of simplification inifleation, and standardization of ray rials, of manufacturing esses, and of finished products. Yoar Hook Reveals Work, The far reaching propertion this ork assumed during 1 is revealed the year book of the American gineering Standards committee, a feration of the industrial, teehnieal, social and governmental agencies en in national standardization work, The projects under way range from standardization of the propors tions of bolts, nuts, and rivets to the standardization of the dimentions of motion pleture films; from standardi- | ®ation of the methods of testing auto | mobile headlights to standardization | of methods of testing wood, steel, or | portiand eement; from standardiza- tion of methods of sampling coal und coke to the standardization of the methods of testing cotton fabries; from the standardization of rules concerning electricity meters to stundardization of the manner in which telegraph, tolephone, and other | electric wires cross each other at | overhead intersections on the streots and roads of lh- United States, In all, more than such projects have been completed or are now under way, Would Simplify Language Even the language of industrial and technical men has become complicated and confused in the rapid development of science and industry during recent years that it has be- come necessary to simplify and stand- | ardize words, thelr meanings and symbols. The standards committee reports that the national movement for in- dustrial standardization accomplished more during the last year than in any preceding year, and the work has now reached the stage of mass pro- duction, Trade associations and gen- eral commercial bodies have shown | decidedly increased interest in stand- ardization work which, in Its earliest | stages, wad considered of interest| principally to engineers. having te sale and use s0 compli lustrial asseeiatio ey ma guged LONDON HAS BIG VALUE. By The Assoclated Press, | London, May 11.—~The new valua- tion lists for London show that for the purposes of local taxes, real es-| tate is listed at 49,336,345 pounds| sterling. Of the 28 parishes and unions into which London is divided the richest is Westminster, with taxable value of 8,007,976 and the poorest St. George's-in-the- | East, with a value of 211,666 pounds. | The city of London comes second with | a value of 6,396,982 pounds. | PIG WIGGLY NS. | By The Associated Press, | Memphis, Tenn., May ence Saunders, president of Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc., announces that he is starting negotiations with sev- | eral cities “that a trade may be made | on the proper basis for the safety of | everybody's investment’ that if brought to a conclusion “‘will mean the moving of headquarters from Temphis.” 11.—Clar- | pounds, | | Number of patients: BRITAIN DAILY LESS DEMAND FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Prosperity in City Rellected by Report of Charity Department Rep beard of eharities for the year show that 263 families, or 463 less than last year, received aild from the board of public eharities juring the year, 'The depart ment closed ar with a balanee ¢ 819148 The annual report Mayor A, M The total amount department for the Our expenditures have 52, leaving a balance of $10,191.4% OFf this $10,000 was transfervred fo other departments, whiel leave a bal- ance of $191,45, The amount eollect- ed on accounts and turned into the olty treasury was $10,345,02 The entire expense of the dopartment for the year was $72,415.80, In compli anee with the eity ordinances, which require our department to work with, wts of the fiscal the y¢ asgsubmitted to Paonessa \m--u. appropriated the year was $93,152 heen $52,060.. and accopt assistance from ehurehes | g, and private charity agencies, we have referred many cases to them for tem- porary aid. We have received splen- did support from the Wolfare associ- ation and the Day Nursery, The lat. tor provides care for children under school age of widowed mothers anid others who desire to work and I self supporting. “Every case of need or deatitution rv]mr!r-l to our office during the year lwas investigated, and 1f found de- serving of assistance, ald was ren- dered them. The Town Home has |bean in charge of Mr, and Mrs | George Kibbe during the past year. A visit to the home will show that it is kept neat and elean, The inmates are | well cared for. All of the land is in a splendid state of cultivation except | that part now used for pasture. | “In conclusion, we invite the tax-| |payers of the city and others to visit/ ‘mul inspect the Town Home and Farm |at their convenience, Statements in detail of the Town Home, outside poor, hospitals and asylums, showing ‘thn persons cared for, and an item- ized account of the expenditures of the department, also reports of our Investigator and clty physiclan will| be found in the following pages.” | | Investigator Walter Kosswig's an.| {nual report is as follows: “We have, | during the past year, made 1,683 in-| vestigations and 689 calls, All inves- | ‘uxntlons and calls were made nn‘ |promptly as convenlent. At the store- | house the past year 3,700 orders were | ‘rvrcl\ml on an average of about 70 |per week. The demand for orders | at the storehouse has been noticeably less the past year, attributed to the |improved business conditions, In ad-| dition to keeping in touch with our regular cases, we have by request, | made many investigations and calls for various other organizations and ‘]nl“\“‘\lfllfi “The largest number of orders given jout in any one month was 681 in | April, and the lowest was 205 in Feb- ruary. The number of families who received orders at th torehouse was | 283, a decrease of 463 over last year | The cost of the supplies for the store- house this year w $7,744.04. We |have on haund provisions, paper bags jand twine valued at $192.25." ! The annual report of Dr. George W. Dunn, city physician, is as follows: April, 44; May, June, 29; July, 34; August, 38;| eptember, 29; October, 24; Novem- a1} Children's delicate stomachs should | never be outraged. Use the best fla- | voring ~Baker's—in thelr HERALD, v House June, 75; tember Offieial June 40; July 52; bet December 78 "; Visits to town home tember 4 December T; Mareh 6; total 68 Bent to hospitals June 2 Tune 0; ber 0; comber Mareh 3; total 13, Deaths at Town Home cember; one Mareh, Deaths in houses and three in December; Births one in November, and one in February; total 3, to Town Home ity dishursements; outside poor, und asylums, pense count as follows: FRID Deconie 1 visits July " December, 102 125 Mareh ary Ay visits 38; Oectober Mareh i4; To June 4; July Octobe July 3; A October 1; Nov January 2; total 46 Bent to sanitarn July 2; October ¢ 1 One in July 4; department sl To! 8,668,1 Mars (1] o8 October TH January 63; January §; February 2 January 0; in Jao April August 3; one each In October, November and December; two in January, in Pebruary and March; total 36, The financial statement of the char $31, ,676,09; total $82,900.562, collected and pald eity treasurer were [that according to the Iteimbursements, $813.36; Town Home sales $800,80; support of |liglous purposes, poor in Town Home, $64.43; support | was taken at Sacramento today it was of outside poor $567.565; support of| reporled here, - AY, MAY 11, 1928, 38; | poor 44 433 hospi burials, 00 sure * | Home, §18.90; aheek relmbursements from aged eattle, §495.89 $6,920.73 $10,645.02 v J ary i, 121; May, 112 August, T8; Bep 8 Nevember 110; Peb January §1; total, 1042 Aprll 34; May 54;! August 45; Soptem- November 89; Pebruary tal 610 April 7; May 4 August 6; Bep- r 4; November T; Vebruary 6 soclety was held for the month Newington hospital | gifts for April 4; May §; ugust 2; September ember 41 Docember Mareh 1; out the soeiety ment to the hy-laws. slate tate ervor in payroll §10 Home, were made on the sick and shut ins, and 30 houquets of flowers were sent At the next meeting on May 21, will vote on the amend- i = for turned $2.9 of April i paupers SUNSHINE SOCIETY 0 A regular meetling of the Sunshine Mopday afternoon. Ninety-four oranges were sent to the 10 calls On Raturday afternoon at 2:80 the memorial dormitory wi hy the Bunshine dren's home, urged to he present Mrs, Goorge wms: April 8; May August 2; Heptem- November 0; De. Pebruary 0; One in De- in ent at our last meeting. There are three to the list of members, Mrs, M Johnston, anuary and ene One in October, total 4, May, two in July, one in Deeember Bent May §; June eptember 2, use, alr cushlons, and none Los Angeles, May wine for sacramental been declared by the ows the follo P wn Home, $15,782; 178.30; hu-plulu office ex- | miscellancous ac- nour through an called the Kehillah, Jewlsh gogues of Los Angeles it n and every member Mrs. Los Angeles Synagogues Ban Use of Any Wines 11,~=A ban urposes wWas organizat Dr, Mayer Wink- | Amounts | ler, rabbl of Sinal congregation, stated Jewish there was no need for wine for Similar action also Honest Tea is the Best Pol;'cy LIPTON'S Largest Sale in the World RENIER, PICKHARDT & DUNN 127 Main St. Opp. Arch St. Tel 1409-2 DuPLEX SELF- REDUCING o (ORSET- Flatfgns an Rec:lucesM This lsNemo Week NEMO WEEK. Jewelry, Gloves, Silk and Bloomers. New Lingeric Dres: inQurCorset Dept. Not in years, and probably never before, have we had so great an attraction to offer our customers at New arrivals in Dresses, Blouses, Sweaters, Hoslery, Muslin and Silk Lingerie, Infants' Hats and Caps, Petticoats s of Tinen, Gingham and Wash Silks Announcing the New Flat Split-Top Victrola Just What the Public Have Been Waiting For NEW VICTROLA VICTROLAS 365 MAIN STREET The Victrola No. 215 is just the type we have been hoping for, combining the most beautiful lines in the real period design of cabinet in a genuine Victrela. We are proud of this latest addition and urge you to step in.and examine this new model. The supply is limited; better get yours now; the RECORDS PIANOS price is only $150.00, and we will gladly extend our liberal TERMS. Directly Opposite Myrtle Street AT HIS VERY BEST IN Iml' syna- an- laws be opened society at the Chile 15 Steele of Newington, a member of Niantic braneh, was pres- more names added Papens D, stockwell and Mrs, | » are four wheel chalrs not in six pairs of erutehes and threa on fon re HAVE YOUR FURS REPAIRED NOW! Ask Your Friends Atout Our Work E. MESHKEN 170 Main St. New Britain, Conp. CHAS. DILLON & CO. HARTFORD Exceptional Offerings in HOSIERY AND GLOVES HOSIERY Ladles' all silk full fashioned Ladies' full fashioned lisle top lace cloxed and all-over Jace hose in black, cordovan, russet hose, Reg. $3.00 $2 50 and gray. $1 50 values, Special at Reg. $2.00 .... “Dillon’s Special” full fash Ladles' semi-fashioned ik joned lisle top hose in black, hose in gray, fawn, polo, cordo- navy, cordovan, russet, gray, van, black and champagne. Reg. $1.00 and $1.25 \‘v]k::‘lt’.mallt $2'25 values at . GLOVES $1.00 2-clasp silk gloves in brown and tan, black, white, pongee, gray white and black, beaver, black with white nm] navy at—Pair. Fravei ! 750 Siip-on d gauntiet gloves, Reg. $8.00 $l 75 values at—Pair. $1.25 Chamolsette Gauntlet Gloves in natural, mode, beaver, 75¢ $2.25 2-clasp washable sliede natural, gray $1.50 at—Pair . gloves in mode, and champagne, Reg. $2—Special. The Ideal Gift for Mother’s Day! A beautiful box of Liggett's delicious Sentiment Cho- colates for mother to enjoy on May 13th. And ribbon-tied across the cover a hand-tinted Mothe- er's Day Motto—glass-covered, richly framed, all ready for hanging. k Gladden your mother’s big heart with this truly beauti- ful gift. 1 b box with motto, $1.50. Saturday Candy 39¢ 1h WEEK-END PANTRY SPECIALS (07015 L 8,03 -] s e e N M P O R e Opeko Tea ......... Symond Inn Cocoa .. Symond Inn Chocolate Chocolate Pudding . ... Extra Lemon ..... bxtla Vanilla . CLARK & BRAINERD DRUG STORE 181 MAIN STREET 2 for for for for 2 for for for 52¢ 5le 26¢ 26¢ 16¢ 41c 36c DRESSING vooe. $2.90 per 100 pounds .v.. $3.50 per 100 pounds .. $3.60 per 100 pounds Sheep Manure .... Bone Meal ... Top Dressing . Any of the above fertilizers applied to your lawn will produce strong green grass. Rackliffe Bros. Inc. Park and Bigelow Sts. Phone 1075 “ALIAS JULIUS CAESAR”