New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1923, Page 7

| AND OTHER PIECES | U Red Shoes The Latest just reeeived. A smart new red Kid Strap pumps with hand sewed turn soles and Spanish heels, also patent colt sandals with red kid trimming, hand sewed turn soles and low Cuban heels. The smartest yet, ask for them at 8hoe section, Berlin News LEGION WILL TURN 0UT MEMORIAL DAY Special Meeting This Evening to| - Prepare for the Parade DEATH OF JUANITA AUSTIN Funeral of Sarah M. Connley—An- nual Meeting of Community Asso- THESE ARE BUT SAMPLE offerings at our big Silver section, ciation — Track Meet Saturday — Committees Appointod—Items A AT—8 are shown in great variety, from $1.00 to 850,00 each, Infants BUTTON ON ROMPERS the Cloth, yellow, blue and green trim and 4 and priced $1.98 pair, “Martia" Wash Hats made of | ted volles, in all the dainty colors, each. Ldttle Coats for girls, one to fots, merges and silks. Come with ¥ and tan, plain and plaid effects, pri (4 i Thgwso artford’s Shopping Qenter: Silver for Gifts VISIT OUR SILVER SECTION T'lflfl WEEK AND RELECT CAKE DASKETS, CRACKER AND CHEESE DIRHES, BREAD TRAYS, COVERED VEG VALUES TO $1.50, OFFERED TO Y( ADLE DISHER, SUGAR AND EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDN o | qu('nville News | &@ AUTOIST SMASHES *If' INTO FIRE HYDRANT \Water Co. Employes Forced o - Work All Night Making Repairs MATSON APPOINTED BOYER ford=—Novena to the Holy Ghost at Catholic Church=—=Woman's Fed. | SETR | eration Notes—Laying 1 mlulkm.: An autolst whose name had not| been ascertained this morning. smashed Into and broke the fire hy.| drant at the corner Washington and West Main stroets last ovening about 10 o'clock, Employes of the| “wnu-r company were summoned to| the scene and they were forced to work all night repairing the damage The water from the hydrant caused a miniature flood for a time, but the efforts of the water men met with| | success after a time and their work| | was finished early this morning | Buyer for Chain Stores, Raymond Matson, formerly the manager of the Plainville Economy| store on Whiting street, has been ap | pointed buyer for the company of frults and vegetables. He has man- aged the local store since | ber, He has been succe Plainville by Willlam Janes ford. CREAM 9 EACH, ther suitables for Wedding Gifts ’ Wear “Kiddy Craft" of cream Kiddy nming, hand embroldered, sizes 3 mported check ginghams and dot- 2 to 6 year sizes—8$2.50 to $3.08 six years, tweed, polo cloth, chey- nts to match, also Crepes n blue ned $5.00 to $20,00 each, To Attend Banquet, Store You Furs With Us Because you are assured of safe protection against moths, fire or theft, cleansed and hung separately on each hook. Stored in our own Cold Storage Plant where you can obtain your Fur valuahle at a moment's notice, Phone 3-5200. Committees A committes on financies has been appointed, the members being R. Clark, in charge of collections for East Berlin; H. H. Damon for Ber- lin and W. W. Fagan for Kensington. The church husic committee has been appointed also. The members are Mrs. H. H. Damon, organiast at the Berlin Congregational church; Pro- fessor Stanley Galpin, of Trinity Col- lege, Hartford, and Mrs, Robert Dem- | ing of Berlin. The services will be held in the Berlin Congregational church this year. Frank L. Wilcox is marshal of the parade. Juanita Elizabeth Austin Juanita Elizabetih Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Harrison Aus- tin of Lower Lane, Berlin, died at the Hartford hospital yesterday after an illness of only a few days. She was seven years of age and popular among her friends at school. The funeral will be held from her late home in Berlin at 2 o'clock to- nmorrow afternoon. hev, & A, risse of the Berlin Congregational church Bolton-Kasica post. American Le- officiating and burfal will be in Maple glon will co-operate with the town in! cemetery, planning the celebration for Memorial Day and a speclal meeting of the post wil be held this evening at 8 o'elock| at T. A. B, hall to make arrange-| ments, | James E, Corr, commander of the Legion in Berlin, stated this moerning that it is the aim of the post to have every serviceman of Berlin, whether a Legion member or not, in the line of march when the parade starts, Mr. Corr stated that the men should wear their uniforms, but if any have no uniforms they should ap- pear in civillan clothes. A firing squad wil be organized by the Legion it possible and negotiations are being made for the use of sev-| eral rifles for the ceremony. The rifies will be fired over the graves at Maple cemetery 'when the paraders arrive there. Th commander is anxious to have every Leglon member present at the/ meeting this evening. He emphasizes| the fact that their is not enough inter-| est belng shown in the affairs of the | Legion and that they should attend meetings, especlally the special meet- | ing this evening, and not depend on| the “other fellow” to do it all. He! {8 of the opinion that the co-opera-| tion of every serviceman in the town| is necessary to have the plans as they are being made now carried out in & successful manner. It was at first hoped that the me- morial tablet to those who served in| the World war from Berlin would be | in position for dedication on Memor- fal Day, but it has been impossible to do 8o, since the names have heen slow in coming in and the committee | has not yet completed the work of! checking up the list. Several errors| and omissions were found on the| honor roll in front of the: Town bhall and the committee has taken great care in making sure that the presknt list is correct. School Children to March i It 1s expected that the school chil- | dren of the town will also turn out in large numbers in the parade and the superintendent, B. R. Showalter,| has been appointed by the committee to take charge of that end of the ar- rangements, igranges, You Big Stiff RNEE—Watch Your Finish Stiff, swollen, Inflamed, Funecral of Sarah Connley The funeral of Sarah Martha Conn- | ley of Berlin, who disd yesterday morning at the Grove Hill sanitarium, New Britain, after an {llness of sev- eral weeks, wil be held from the Ber- lin Congregational church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, standard time. Burfal will be in Maple cemetery, Berlin. Mlss Connley was well known in this town and leaves many friends. Rhodes Much Improved The condition of Mortimer L. Rhodes of Berlin street, who last win- ter, fell from his lce house in New ' Britaln, seriously injuring both feet and ankles, is greatly improved, ac- cording to a report this morning. Mr. Rhodes is now able to walk| with the aid of canes. The plaster| casts have been taken off his feet and he wears two braces. The doctor who is attending him has stated that he will be able to take off one brace in a short time. Mrs. Rhodes stated this morning that his recovery has been sléw, but according to the doctor, it has been remarkable for the serlousness of his injuries, v Grange Affair Sucoessful Nearly 160 people were in atten- dance at the working of the third and fourth degrees of a class of 10 candi- dates of the Berlin grange last eve- ning. The Initiation was given by the degree team of the Newington grange and according to reperts was done in an excellent manner, District Deputy Case of Portland | was present at the meeting and spoke | in a congratulatory manner to mem- bers of the grange. He complimented the grange for its work and stated that he has looked over the records | and finds everything if satisfactory| condition. | Following the initiation the annual | harvest supper was served. Visitors were present from many neighborin | Sixty members of the Ne: Ington grange were present, a party trom Portland and visitors from Bur- | ritt grange, New Britain and Wethers- field grange. C. W. Btevens, master of the Ber- lin grange, is much pleased with the manner in which the affair was held. He complimented the Newington de- gree team on their work, stating that the initiation was given in a| practiced manner. He also comment- ed favorably on the costuming of the members of the team, they being dressed in white, Community Meeting May 24 The annual meeting of the Worth- | | rheumatic | ington Community Center association | Joints should be treated with a rem- (will be held Thursday evening, May edy made for just that purpese onl Remember the name of this new discovery is Joint-Ease take out the agony, reduce the sweil- 'the reports of the officers ing and limber up any troubled joint 'year wiil be read. (24, at 8:15 o'clock in the community house on Berlin street. and it will election of officers wlil take place and The annual for this 1t is expectsd that after ordinary cure alls have miser- [all in the community who can, will ably failed. Just rub it on-—60c a|attend this meeting, so that p'ans for tube at all druggists—ask for Joint |next year may be talked over and the | what a good, w year started In the right way. 0. |annual banquet of the Men's Lyceum | docket, among them being trials for The Plainville Chamber of Com. | merce will be represented by 13 members at the state banquet to he held in the Hotel Bond in Hartford tomorrow evening. Speakers of na- tlonwide prominence will make ad- dresses and it is expected that more will attend before the time for de- parture for the capital city. Ralph Seymour, president of the Plainville hody will head the Plainville delega- tion, Each garment {s thoroughly Novena Being Observed, A novena to the Holy Ghost {s be- ing observed in the'church of Our Lady of Mercy al Ithis week. Serv- fces are being carried out each morn- ing after the mass at 8 o'clock. Next Sunday, the feast of Ponte- cost, a class of 50 children will make their first holy communion at the 8 o'clock mass. High mass will be sung and a large number will: be present to view the services which are among the most beautiful in the church calendar. On next Sunday also the annpual collection for the Holy Father, the Pope, called Peter's Pence, wili be taken up throughout the world, and in Plainville at all the inasses. Woman's Federation Notes, The Woman's Federation of the Congregational church will hold a program meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock (daylight saving time). Mrs. Sherrod Soule will speak on Men's Lyceum Supper Tickets are selling rapidly for the of Kensington, and the affair promises to be a success In every way. Captain Anson T. McCook of Hartford will br the speaker of the evening and it fe sald that he will have an important message for people of the town. Ar Interesting’ program of musical num. bers and recitations has also been ar ranged, Motherhood Club Meeting The Berlin Motherhood club met this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the community house for a business meet- Ing. The collection of clothes for the | supply of those taking part in eos. |tume plays. dances and other com | munity events was started, | Track Meet Saturday Plai A ws Vil | turned from Briste Marine was married to Miss Crampton of Hristol on Apri Candidates 10 Report All eandidates for the senior group M, C. A, baseball are asked to re port for praetice Thursday evening The team will be pleked at this ses #lon and an important business meet- | ing will be held after the practice Ladies' Ald supper The Ladies Ald society Methodist Episcopal chureh will hold A supper in the ehureh parlors next Tuesday evening, The supper will be followed by entertainment furs nished by the Epworth League Pythian Sistors Notos, ‘ Pythian Temple, No, 2 Pythian | Sisters, will meet tonight all members of the degree team are re quested to be present as an entire re- hearsal of members and officers will be held [4 | Plainville Briefs, The Parish Guild of the Episcopa chureh of Our Baviour will meet to morrow evening at 7:30 o'elock There will be a meeting of the Knights of Washington of the Epls copal chureh this evening at o'elock, The condition of Henry Bryant of the post office force is rgported as belng greatly improved, = The condition James leens sk 1 P D ainville or of the N an 5 MeGuire | who underwent an operation at the New Britain General hospital recently ! s greatly improved night at The Community Theater, Bons of Italy will hold & danc: Orchestra, Geo. Marlow and his Bellewood Berenaders——advt Saturday Found—=8um of money in Plain- ville. Mrs, John W, Austin.—advt SOUTHINGTON NEWS Superiatendent Explains Dismissals—— | Two Applications For Postmaster- ' ship—Items of Interest, Superintendent Willlam Coggins of the Southington echools, In a state- ment made yesterday sald that the six teach2rs who were dismissed at a neeting of the school board recently kad been inefflclent in their work. lhe action In retaining 18 others on condition was for the same reason, he sald. He stated that the schoeols of Southington have been below the standard malntained in other towns. He also Intimated that those \\'hn‘ were dropped had not given him the| cooperafion he desired throughout | the year. Considerable comment has leen made regarding this action of the school board’and many of the townspeople have been asking for an | investigation of the matter, It is said hat Superintendent Coggins has been ising Czar-like methods in his rela- tions to the teachers and because of protests on their part, they were| dropped. It is pointed out that some of those on the conditional lists are rated as some of the hest teachers in; the state and are in possession of ex- | cellent recommendations from well known educators about the state. The grade teachers club has asked for an extension of time in signing thelr contracts for the coming year. They were sent out on Saturday and | The Y. M. C. A. track meet will be |held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 |o'clock on the community house |grounds if the weather permits. The event wasoriginally scheduled for last | Saturday, but had to be postponed on account of rain, The meet takes in all young men of the Hartford county Y. M. CA. Court Session Tonight The weekly session of the Berlin town court will be held this evening in the court room of the town hall at 7:30 o'clock. Several cases are on the “The Work of the Woman's Congre- gational Home Missionary Union of Connecticut,” and Mrs. E. W, Capon will speak of the “Golden Jubilee Goal of the Hartford Brar of ‘the Woman's Board of Missions Special music will be rendered and tea will be served. The April envelopes are due at this meeting. Laying Foundation. Workmen began laying the founda- tion for the building at the corner of Whiting and West Main streets this morning and the contractor in charge of the work stated that if the weather is good, the foundation will be fin- ished this week. The work on cut- ting away the sidewalk and laying the new pasaway .will then be undertaken and will be finished sometime before the summer Is over. State Aid Road Assured. At last the state ald highway through Scott Swamp, linking Bristol and Hartford ip a most direct way, is abeut to become a reality. At the recent Farmington town meeting, it was the vote of the assembly that this work be sanctioned and the town voted $30,000 as {ts share to- wards the project. The state has already appropriated $90,000 and the work, it is expected will be started at once, ‘his highway runs from the Bristol town line to the Farmington-Plain- ville road and when completed will be a trunk line. It will cut off about six miles between Hartford and Bris- tol for those who prefer a good road. The residents of Scott Swamp have long been arguing for such an improvement and its realization is a | source of delight for all who live ini this district. Of late the town of Farmington has cxhibited no little pride in the Scott Swamp area and among other things, five miles of wire have been installed by the electric light eompany to provide service for the residents. With the completion of the above| mentioned highway, the next project| to be attempted will be the rebuild- ing of the Farmington-New Britain road which is now in a very bad con- | dition, ! Movies Here Again, | Charles B. Eastman, proprietor of the Community theater, will open the | place again Sunday evening with a| moving picture show. Mr. Eastman has taken tiis step lecause of the| many requests from the resjdents of | FROM SOUTH CAROLINA | succeeded by 1. H. Loefiler, who left town recently in a hurried manner. Mr. Eastman stated yesterday that he would manage the theater himself and plans to start dally shows later on. The weekly dances under the management of Andrew Hogan will | be conducted as usua | Plans Are Completed, | The Plainvilie Fife and Drum Corps | offenders caught in the April llquor raids and trials for automoblile cases. East Berlin Items, The commlittee in charge of the Memorial Day exercises extends an invitation to all societies in the town to take part in the exerclses which will be held in Berlin at 9:30 a. m. The Junlor league will hold its| weekly meeting in the soclal room of | the Methodist church Thursday aft- ernoon at 4 o'clock. Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis will be at Cole's store Saturday from 1:30 to § p. m. for the collection of taves. The schools of the town will he closed all day Friday on account of a teachers’ convention, Plans are being made for a Par- ent-Teacher meeting to be held at the Hubbard school some evening next week. At a meeting of the Epworth League held at the Methodist church Monday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. H. first vice president, M. W. second vice president, Martha Riggott; third vice president, Edith Northrop; fourth| vice president, Mrs. F.. V. Read; sec- | retary and treasurer, W. F. Barne junior superintendent, Mrs, A, C. Fuller; assistant junior superinten- | dent, Edith Noble; organist, M. W. Barnes, ACQUIRF TEAMSHIP STOCK. New York, May 16.--The Eastern Steamship Co. has acquired control of a majority of the stock of the oOld| Dominion Steamship Cb., it was an- nounced today. Woman Sends for Relief To have a suitable laxative, one | which she knows will prove effective, | be easy to take and guaranteed pure, | Mre, Peter Velme, of North Charles- ton, 8. C., sent up North : “I have great faith in ' Elixir, the True Family Laxative and | ;“’m’m Expeller and have been using | has completed plans for the grand Monday, May the commencing continuing throughout Saturday will be drum corps ments and reagons Why you too|day. A big street parade will take should wuse Dr. True's FEllxir—a | place ending at the grounds where splendid compound just suitéd to the | contests will take place in baton needs of men, women and children to| swinging, marching and playing. keep stomach and bowels in normal ! Marriage License Tssued, | condition. A marriage license has been issued | Used for over 70 years. This shows|at the office of the town clerk to 1l-established product' Quirino Rolle of Bristol and Miss Al- 1.20. bani Filomena Pietromonaco of carnival 1, and endorse- | week, it for over ten years. 1 send for it to my old home at Oxford, Me.” That is only one of man it is. 40c—60c: din Tron Works, Me. were to be returned Thurs Miss Anna O'Neil, president of the teach- erg’ club made this announcement yes- terday. Two applications for the position of postmagter of Southington- have been filed. The men entering the race are John P. McGrath and Louis Tolle. Mr. McGrath has been active in poli- tics for a number of years and has p iarge circle of friends who are work- ing to see him get the position. Mr. Tolles, although active in politics, is not as well known as Mr. McGrath and evidences are that Mr. McGrath will be the successful candidate. Dr. T. A. Ralsten, who has been confined to the Meriden hespital, has returned to hig home. The condition of Richard Buck of iristol street, who is a patient at St. Francis’ hospital is reported as great- Iy improved, Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Wells and Mr, and Mrs, Alfred M. Smith left vesterday on a flshing trip for Kata- BRIDGEPORT GETS MAMMAUX New York, May 16.-—Al Mammaux, veteran pltcher, was released today by the Brooklyn Nationals to the Bridgeport club of the Eastern lea- #ue. Bud Hungling, catcher, was sent to the Mobile club of the Southern assoclation. The releases were neces- sitated by the 25 playver limit. CORNS Lift Off with Fingers \ <> Doesi't hurt a bit! Drop a littla| “Freezone” on an aching corn, in-| stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fin- gers. Truly! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of | “Freezona” for a few cents, suf-| ficient to remove every hard corn, | soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the calluses, without soreness or irritation. hy &l upon seviet Russia,’ presumably referring to the ultimas i served upon the Moseow governs nt by Great Britaln, Upon the demand of the strikers some of the ships displayed red flags bearing black ribbons. OTHERS ARE QUESTIONED IN MOUNT DEATH MYSTERY of President of Northwestern University Have Nothing To Add Chicago, May 16.—~John and )red Beott, son and nephew, respeotively, of Walter Dill Seott, president of North. western university, were questioned for three hours last night by mem. hers of the stute attorney's staff but it nounced they were unable to ald In clearing up the mystery sur. rounding the dsappearanes of h port of coal and coke amounts to 22,. [ton Mount, Northwestern freshman, V(10 tons, but he asserta the German and e finding of a skeleton identi~ figures show only 16,000 tons, inelud. | fled by Mrs, Mount as that of her son, ing 9,000 tons of coke, But, however Thelr questioning concluded anoth. tust this export operation is proc er day without definite knowledgo be- Ing, he adds, it means a proportion. | ing obtained of any phase of the case ate dwindling of the supplies avall. since the youth disappeared 20 months able ago and the skeleton was found a Thus the French are ne week ago last Monday, approaching ogre of empty storage John told the attorneys his father dumps, the correspondent continues, forbade him to take part in the class and they are therefore venting theie [rush the night hefore Mount disape Ire In such actlons as the recent | peared and questioned fyrther refused courtmartial sentences, now occupa- (to commit himself regarding action tlon of property, concentration of (the fraternity of which he is a mems troops along the western border and |ber has or has not taken on the Intensified pass control, Mount mystery Germany Is to be made to realize ‘Has you. Iraternity any records of danger and conduct herself ac- action In the Mount case,” he \was cordingly,” he comments. asked The rejection of Germany's recent| “I can't answer those things witn. reparation proposals, the correspond- out violation of my fraternity pledge,” ent declares, has only served to ex- | he replied. “We are not allowel to tend the passive resistance in the [tell of our meetings and beside)r thero Ruhr. is no connection between our meet. ing and Mount's death., Fraternities have nothing to do with this and I prefer not to discuss them-—they are absolutely separate,” Mount was not a fraternity mem- ber although it is reported that he |had been pledged but not Ly the a|Greek letter scciety of which Scott is member, MORE INTENSE PRESSURE IS PUT ON BY FRENCH .. Even More Drstic Megsures In Ocs cupied Zone May Come, News Reopuowrt States The Aspor ¥ Berlin, May 16 hy the correspondent ¢ blatt In the oceupied sorting to more {nter cause her fallure to economle alms threate to b the near future The storage dumps at the mines are rapldly being depleted, he says, and 1t non-production tinues as here tofore, it will be t that France has “sawed off imbh on which she sat" and that the Ruhr has became economieally dead her. The Prench inues corre. spondent econtend exs . Prance 1s declared the Tage area to be pe [ ish the upatior in S and Nephew pressure omy Y her more ¢ 00r appare the at thelr d ally w facing the the SAITORS ON STRIKE, Goerman Seamen on Boats at Odessa Reported As Refusing to Work, Associated Press, Moscow, May 16,—According to dispatech from Odessa on the Black a sea, the sailors on the German ships| in the harbor there have declared a| strike in protest against “the attack | By The It is estimated more than half the people in the world live in Asia, Rumanian Girl Engaged Lucienne Nano (above) is shown in her quaint native cos- tume, She is a guest of her brother, the secretary of the Ru- manian legation at Washington. Announcement recently was made of her engagement to Don Juan Francisco de Gardenas, chamber- lain to the king of Spain, and counselor of the Spanish legation at the American capital. EVERETT TRUE T DIDN/T SEE TOu AT THEG THEATGR LAST NIGHT, GVSRETT, = — By Conda FoR “THE REASoON ) THAT 1 WAS KGPT ' AWAY ON “BUSINGSS, | BUT TM QOING | TONIQNT. { YES, You DON'T WANT TO MISS LT BECHULE ITIS MIGHTY GoOD. IN THG FIRST ACT THE HERO (S ACCUSED OF ----- 1T SAID L AM QoIin SEE IT TONKEH