New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1923, Page 7

(DURING JULY AND AUGUST STORFE CLO / S WEDNESDAYS AT 12 NOON) NEW B OFF FOR SHORE, COUNTRY, MOUNTAINS - YOU’LL WANT YOUR LUGGAGE RIGHT THAT’S WHERE OUR AID COMES IN SPECIAL VACATION SALE OF TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, BAGS AND OTHER TRAVELERS SUP- PLIES 18 A MOST APPROPRIATE HAPPENING AT JUST BRING THE WANTED LUGGAGE TO YOU JUST WHEN YOU NEED THE SAVINGS FOR YOUR OUT- ING, CAREFUL PERUSAL OF WE OFFER IN TRUNK “BELBER" full size Wardrobe ers, 5 drawers, shoe box and lgundry bag, full fibre covered, regular price $125-—8908.50, “BAL FIBER"”—Fifty Wardrobe Trunks with 10 hangers, 5 drawers, Lar locking and laundry bag. Fifty “Bal Fiber” Wardrobe Trunks, % size, 8 hangers, 5 drawers, shoe box and $47.50 grade for $39.50. “Bal Fiber” Steamer Wardrobe them, full fiber covered, 5 hangers, 4 drawers, bar locking device, shoe pocket and laundry bag. Reg- Special Sale price $25.00. ular price $29.50. Dress Trunks, fiber covered, full fiber bound, with deep lift out tray, finished with sizes 32, 34 and 36 inch; values up to $16.50. choice at this sale $13.50 each. Regular $50.00 grade—$42.50. THE FOLLOWING WILL PAY YOU. Trunks, 12 hang- device, shoe box | grawers, shoe box laundry bag, $9£.00. Sale price Trunks, 50 of heavy hardware, boards, Your : SHOWALTER QUITS " AS SCHOOL SUPT, fill Study at Columbia Univer- sity for Ph.D. Degree RUM RUNNERS FINED $600 Are Mifl News ! s Tournament Committees Chosen—Play To Be Presented This Evening—Preparations Being Made For Field Day—Other Items. Benjamin R. Showalter has resign- ed his position as superintendent of he Berlin schools, it was made knowir hf% morning, Mr. Showalter handing n his resignation at a meeting of the chool board last evening. He ects to take up work in Columbla niversity leading to a Ph. D. degree. [After he secures his degree he will enter university work. The announcement came more or less as a surprise at the meeting last cvening, Following the announcement members of the board asked him {f he cotld be persuaded to stay. Mr. ex- B. R. SHOWALTER Showalter replied in the negative. The | members of the committee expressed regret that the superintendent was leaving and paid high tribute to his work. His entrance into Columbia univer- gity will be the consummation of his | BALTIMORE WOMAY'S MESSAGE TO MOTHERS At 820 W. Hayward Ave, lives Mrs. Henry Johnson, who a few weeks ago wrote what may be termed a good message to all mothers. She said: “1 have used Dr. True's Elixir for more than ten years and know it is good.” She used Dr. True's Elixi¢, the True Family Laxative and Worm Expeller, to rid her chaildren of worms There is hardly a ‘thild but what needs Dr. Trve's Elixir, for they all usually have worms when growing Dr. True's Elixir accomplishes. Your children will. be in better health through its use. Symptoms to watch: Coanstipation, offensive breath, slow fever, blilous- ress, pains in stomach, red points on $-ngue, swollen upper lip, starting o ring sleep with troublesome Peams 400—G6Pe—$1.20. plans for many years. Mr. Showalter, following his work at the university, wiil enter a new field of work. He is now in New York city planning to enter the institution, It is expected that Mrs. Showalter and their two daughters wiil remain in Berlin for some time. Mr. Showalter could not be reached this morning, but it is understood that he is extremely regretful at leav- ing the town at the present time. He was planning for the next school term and beileved that much could be done in cooperation with the school board. A committee consisting of A. A. North, Pardon C. Rickey and Robert Graham was appointed to receive ap- plications, investigate qualifications and to nominate a superintendent for next year. Pardon C. Rickey was elected vice- chairman of the board. The reports of various committees were heard and progress was reported in repair work in the schools. Schools Receive Fuel | It was announced at the meeting of ‘the school board that all the schools of Berlin are eitaer being suppaed or have already been supplied with coal for the coming winter. There will be no necessity for closing the schools on account of the shortage of next winter, it is expected. Parents Will Mcet The school board will meet next Monday evening at the Blue Hiils schoolhouse to confer. with the par- ents of children in that district. The purpose of the meeting will be to talk over the school situation in Ber- lin and the housing question in Blue Hills and other districts. Pardon C. Rickey, vic®chairman of the board, stated this morning that it is the policy of the board to get together with the parents and dis- cuss the various problems that come up, hearing the side of the taxpayers. The meeting next Monday evening will probably be the first of a series of gatherings in the schools of the [town, Rum Runners Are Fined Armand Giannecchini, Frank Cat- ania and George Gori, all of New 'THIS TIME. JCI'ION (ONE FLIGHT DOWN) 'AT HALF PRICE you have slightly shop worn trunks that are big values for those lucky enough to secure one. “Belber” full size Wardrobe Trunks, 12 hangers, 5 $105.00, for $79.50. Gents' Wardrobe Trunk — “Belber” make, full fiber covered, 9 hangers and 5 drawers, regular price “Landres” Steamer Wardrobe Trunks, full fiber covered with 6 hangers, 2 drawers, shoe pocket and laundry bag, regular price $32.50. DRESS TRUNKS—Full heavy hardware, lined, 36 inch, regular $22.00 grade, $18.50, 34 inch, | regular $21.50 grade, for $17.50. | compete are requested to register with York city, were fined $200 and costs | each in.the Berlin town court last evening for the fllegal transportation of liquor. The cocts in each case amounted to $28.75. The three men were caught by State | Policeman Walter Lenehan Monday evening as they were passing through the town in a truck. They were or- iginally arrested for speeding and| the officer became suspicious, having a search wurant made out and search- | tng the truck, finding 996 gallons of | {aleohol in kegzs. * On the back of the! (truck were tied several articles of o | vacation in Hartsville, Mass. | furniture to give the appearance of a moving van. Constabie Frank Brown | assisted in making the arrest. Accident on Drmon’s Hill. An accident n which no one was| | hurt occurred last evening on Da- { mon's Hiil, Berlin, when a Reo car { smashed into a tree at the side of | | the rcad, damaging the front consid- | | erabiy. According to reports this morning, the car was on its way down the hill ;and a wagon load of hay was making its way up the hfll. Just as the Reo | made ready to pass the hay wagon | another car on its way up the hill| shot out from in back of the wagon | 'and the driver of the Reo, in order| | to avoid a head-on collision, drove | out into the ditch crashing into the; ; tree, | | The names of the occupants of the {car could not be learned and the | number of the car that caused the ! | damage was not secured as the driver | put on more speed and disappeared, | not stopping to see if any one was hurt or not. ‘ Prepare for Field Day. | Plans are being made for the field | sington Congregational church Broth- | erhood and the Men's Bible class of | the Berlin Congregational church will | give Juiy 21 at the cqmmunlty houle‘ | grounds. The day will be taken up | with bazeball and other athietic| | events. The refreshments committee for the Brotherhood has been &n- nounced by Claude W. Stevens, gen- John Pinches on W up.* Mrs. Johnson appreciates what| dRy and track meet which the Ken'!'flmnday evening. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS choice of a few and laundry bag, regular price $79.50. Sale price $25.00. fiber bound, two center deep lift-out tray, cloth eral chairmpan, and is as follows: Mrs. Frank D, Clark, Miss Marjorie Moore and Mrs. Claude W, Stevens. Grange Picnic Saturday. Members of Berlin grange are look- ing forward to the picnic Saturday, plans for which are practically com- pleted. The affair will be held at Rainbow park, Windsor, in conjunc- tion with the Newington and New Britain granges. About 100 from Deriin are expected to attend, Tennis Committee Named. The following committee has been named to take®charge of the tennis tournament which will take place scme time during August: Miss Alice Huston, 8. Chase Coale, Lester Dem- irg, Fred 8. Troup, Robert Silsby, James 8. Thompson, Franklin Board- man and George A. Pickett, Jr. he committee has elected the following officers; General chairman, James §. Thompson; chairman of the junior division, Franklin Boardman; secre- tary and treasurer, George A. Pickett, Jr. Anyone residing in the Worthing- ton fire district is. eligible to enter the tournament, and those desiring to George A. Pickett, Jr., or Franklin Boardman on or before July 25, Play This Lvening. The Lo-Hi club of the Berlin Con- gregational church will present its play, “Aunt Maggie's Wil,” in the| Kensington Methodist church parlors this evening at 8 o’clock, daylight saving time. Detween the acts there will be a musical program, and read- ings by Miss Carlton of New Britain. | Home made candy will be on sale. | Items of Interest. Claude W. Stevens spent yesterday in New Haven on business for the Stanley Works, New Britain. Charles Brown has sccured a posi- tion at the post office in Hartford. | Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Brooks and family have returned from northern New Hampshire. where they hav been spending a ten-day vacation| with relatives, - Miss Evelyn Cudahy of Kensington has returned from Worcester, Mass., after spending a week with her grandmother. Fred 8. Troup, salesman for the George E. Prentiss Manufacturing company of Kensington, has been ap pointed to take charge of the New, York territory to succeed . G. Séely, | who died recently. John Pentore has returned from a| short vacation in South Manchester with relatives, Miss Carrie Stewart is spending her| Mr. and Mrs. George F. Dodd are, RITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNES Plainville News PLANT T0 BE HOVED ABOUT OCTOBER | A, F. Rockwell States That Stan- dard Steel Will Locate Here EXPECT INCREASE IN HANDS Bristol Mills to Shut Down—Reckless Driver Fined — Grange to Hold Lawn Party—Newton Property to Be Sold—Plainville Briefs, A. F. Rockwell, president of the Standard Steel and Bearing Co. stated this morning that the entire plant of the concern will soon be located in Plainville. He said that the factory equipment which has been located in Philadelphia, is being moved here and it 1s expected that the entire works will be moved here October 1. The Standard Steel and Bearing Co. has been located here for a num- ber of years. For several years, there ceased to be much business done in Plainville, but about a year ago, production was resumed on a large scale and at the present time, about 700 employes are working there. Mr. Rockwell stated that when the moving is complete, the personnel of the factory would be increased to 1,000 employes. The main offices and the main factory of the concern will be located in Plain- ville. Bristol Mills to Close, Upon application of the Bristol Mfg. Co., made to Judge John P. about DAY, JULY 11, 1923. be a welcome addition to The work will be done as pairs will the town, fére with the heavy traffic which is usual through the town. Grange Lawn Party rarty at the home of Mrs. Harold Newell on Bohemia street next Tues- day evening. Outdoor games will be played and refreshments will be serv- ed. A short business meeting will be held,at the homeé at 7:30 o'clock. To Continue Dances The ragular weekly dances at the Community theater will be continued under the new management according to an announcement made this morn- ing. W. B, Spofford, the new man- ager, has acceded to the many re- quests for the popular times and the weekly affairs will be an established occurrence each week. The best or- chestras and the best music avallable will be furnished to the dancers and I'riday night will be reserved for the terpsichorean artists of Plainville and the surrounding towns. L. T. L. Annual Outing A large number of the members of | the Loyal Temperance Legion left this morning on the annual outing of the | soclety at Rockwell Park, Bristol. The members took the 10:15 car for Bris- tol and expect to make merry all the day. The trolley was filled with | members and their families. | Plan For Big Time The committee in charge of the an- nual outing of, the Trumbull Electric Co. is planning to make this year's time the biggest ever held. Already, |the various groups who are to attend |are planning to appear in various cos- | tumes and all sorts of noise makers | will be used during the trip. About 1600 in all are expected to go and ac- cording to the announcement by the committee, not all of them will be employes of the factory. Tickets will | be distributed among the Trumbull ! workers but outsiders will be allowed | to purchase them at a small price. ! Plainville Bricfs Mrs. A. L. Burt of Hartford, for- | merly of Plainviile, is visiting Mrs. | H. L. Barnes of 124 Broad street. | Miss Anna Murphy has returned to | her home on Whiting street after an | quickly as possible so as not to inter- | Plainville Grange will hold a lawn | SOUTHINGTON NEWS Willlam ¥. Cuartis Dies—Johnson's Condition Improves—Plcased With Appointments—Briefs, Willlam L, Curtis, age 68 years, died suddenly at his home in the south end section yesterday. He has been a life | long resident §f the town and a well known market gardener for years. He is survived by four sons, Carlos |of South Orange, N. J., Kenneth of Newark, N. J., Harry R. of Berkeley, Cal, and C. Fayette of this town. The | funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock | Thursday afternoon at his home. Rev. | MacWallace, pastor of the Plantsville .Congragational church will officlate and burial will be in South End ceme- | tery. The condition of August Johnson, Connecticut Co. motorman who was {injured at the Milldale junction Mon- day night when he was struck by a | passing automobile, was reported as | much improved at the Meriden hospi- tal today. An examination failed to show any fracture of the skull as was |at first feared. The announcement of the appoint- |ments of john McGrath and Willlam | Bushnell as postmasters for South- ington and Plantsville respectively, has caused a large number of favor- able comments about the town. Post- master John J. Moran has decided to allow the vacation list to be made | out by his successor. | At a meeting of the Star of Golden |lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem on | kriday evening, the recently elected officers will be installed by Deputy Supreme Commander Thomas Kinire of New Haven. Guests will be present from New Britain, Hartford, Water- bury and New Haven, St. Rita's circle, Daughters of Isa- !bella, will hold an important meet- |ing in 8t. Thomas' Community home this evening. This will be the only | meeting during the months of July and August. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Curtis of South Orange, | {N. J. The child is a grandchild of William L. Curtls and was born on |the day on which the grandfather This is the latest photo of Evelyn Nesbit, former wife of Harry Thaw. She is ready for a dip at Atlantic City where she appears nightly in a cabaret of which she is part owner. baum, aged 11 and 9 years, sisters, and Margaret Kovach, aged 9 were drowned while bathing in the Bush- kill Creek, which runs through this city, late yesterday afternoon. With a party of children they went Kellogg at Bridgeport yesterday, the T American Trust Co. of Bristol was |extended stay in Washington, D. C. appointed temporary receiver. It is| Mrs. James Murphy of Whiting stated by Charles T. Treadway, the|S reet, has returned home after a va- treasurer, be | cation at the home of her sistser, Mrs. that assets appear to Biicd il greatly in excess of liabilities and for | ¢ atherine Cameron of Morris Cove. this reason it is hoped there will be a substantial equity in both classes & il oy 'THREE STATEMENTS FRON The applications of the company | POLITICIANS LOOM BIG' for a receivership was made by Judge 8. R. Mink, counsel, who made a | brief statement as to the conditions which have confronted the company. | Third Treasurer Treadway said today that | the present business difficuities are | due to changes which have come about in the demand for the com- | pany's goods. For some years there| New York, July 11.—Politicians to- had been a falr margin of profit on{day were studying tkree early bubbles certain lines. Then came a decreasethat have appeared in a pot which in demand for these lines because the |will be on the coels for a full 16 buying public was taking lighter \months hefore the people go to the welght goods all the year instend of |polls to elect a president in 1924, calling for heavier grades part of the! One was the announcement by time and on which the plant had | George K. Morris, chairman of the worked. With the change in demand |republican state committee, that he there was an increase in the cost of |would ignore a recent message from materizl and labor and increase in | Westerville, 0., home of the anti- overhead until the company found saloon league of America, saying: that it was manufacturing at higher| ‘“Does the republican leadership of costs than the goods could be mar- New York endorse the president with- keted for, In view of this fact a re- | out qualification or does it continue ceivership was thought advisable jts subservience to the ‘wet’-majority pending decision as to whether to of the party and to be out of har- liguidate or to reorganize to meet mony with the national leadership as changed conditions. |well as in de facto alllance with Tam- The company was organized in | many?" 1827. It has mills in Bristol and in| Another announcement under scru- Plainville, and has about 300 em-tiny by politiclans was that of Charles ployes mostly women and girls who [D. Hilles, republican national commit- will be out of employment on Sat-|teeman, from New York that he had urd=2y when the shutdown comes. started an active campalign to block The number of persons employed at the nomination of Henry Ford for the Plainville branch of the Bristol!president by either of the major pol- mills, totals approximately 250, ac-iitlml parties. cording to information received this! The third statement was that of moraing. For several months, the Herbert C. Pell, Jri, chairman of the | Plainville branch has been operating dcmocratic state committee who said | both day and night and to all ap-|he believed prohibition would not be pearances, was experiencing a bigjan issue in the next national cam-| boom. The statement, issued by the paign. Particular interest is attached | treasurer has come like a bombshell to Mr. Pell's statement in view of the | to the residents of Plainville. It was “wets’ who are urging Governor Al- | Two Affect Republicans and is Democratic View That Prohibi- tion is Not an Issue, {to their bathing place, about three | blocks from their homes. The first known of the drowning was when | one child ran breathlessly to a store two blocks away and sald that a | giri had drowned. Police were General Tone of Market Throughout | notified and neighbors rushed to the | place and then learned of the triple HARDWARE REPORT | Brass sheets, Country is Reported as Being| Generally Quiet. 1‘ New York, July 1l1.—Hardware Age in its weekly market summary | will say tomorrow: | “The general tone of the hardware market throughout the country is comparatively quiet. Retallers are tuying for immediate requirements in small lots. | “Fall business now being booked by wholesalers is reported to be fair in| volume, although the number of fall | orders that has been placed is com- paratively smaller than the early future spring business booked last winter. Both wholesalers and retail- ers are placing conservative orders on | futures. “Contrary to the many retailers, few price were made effective during the first week of July. The important changes announced during the past week were: “Black and galvanized wire cloth advanced 10c per 100 sq. ft. Hot air registers were advanced 10 per cent. rods, wire and brazed brass tubing were reduced %c per Ib. Cotton twine was reduced from 4 to 6c per Ib. Roofilng materials were re- duced about 10 per cent. Sheet cop- per was reduced about %o per lb. TROLLEY HITS MILK WAGON Prange, Driver, to Ground and Painfully Injured in Collision on Black Rock Avenue. expectations of Fric Thrown Broken milk bottles were strewn changes | spending some time in Harwichport, Mass. | East Berlin Items, The Thursday and Sunday meetings of the Junior league will be postponed until further notice on. account of the! kot weather. George Poulard is erecting a new| garage in the rear of his residence on! Cottage street. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Hart have re- | turned to their home on Main street, after spending the past week as the prests of relatives in Unionville, Misses Olga Heise and Rose Switz- gable of this place are enjoying a va- cztion at Point O' Woods Beach in South Lyme with the Camp Fire Giris of Westfield. Mrs. Frank McCrum of Bristol and Miss Fanny Bowen of Meriden were the guests of relatives in town yester- day. ! Two automobile trucks from New | Britaln will leave the Methodist church Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock, daylight time, for Hammon- nasett beach, where the annual picnic | will be held. All are invited to go. | The Woman's Auxiliary of the| Eddy-Glover post, American Legion, | will hold a whist at the home of Mrs. orthington Ridge EVIDENTLY A SUICIDE Paterson, N. J,, July 11.—The body of Mrs. Mary Stration, 52 years old, missing six days was found in the woods néar Haledon today. Two bot- tles partly filled with polson were found near the body. known that work was slack, as a| large number of the employes were notified that they were laid off, when they reported for work on Monday morning. Reckless Driver Fined. Philip J. Rosia of 2 Mill street, was fined $26 and costs in the town court last evening by Justice Frederick Bul- len on the charge of reckless driving. Prosecutor Willlam Toran handled the state's case. The arrest was made on Monday evening shortly aft- er 9 o'clock by Officer E. W. Turrey following a collision between an auto- mobile owned and driven by Rosia and a milk wagon owned by Carl Oquist. The crash happened on TWhit- ing street about half way to Hart's corners and the milk wagon and its contents were hadly damaged. Real Estate Deal. Following a transaction stretching over the past few months. the sale of {he Newton block on West Main street, is expected to be completed within the next few days. Tt has been known for some time that a New Britain busineesman has been secking the purchase of the property and the deal will be consummated within a short time, it became known today. This will be one of the largest real estate deals in the history of Plain- ville, as the hlock comprises one of the most valuable pieces of property in the town. The block has a frontage on West Main street of 100 feet and a denth of 30 feet for three ctores and five feet for two others. Five stores are established in the building, W. J. Hemingway, grover: goods: T. Zarillo, tailor; A. & P. Tea Co.; George Tait. barber, and George Rich, meat dealer. Several of the rooms on the upper floor are used for offices. A large barn and storehonse in the rear are included in the deal. The property belongs to G. L. New- ton, a retired business man of this town, who has other holdings on West Main street. Agents of the New Brit- ain purchaser were in Plainville yes- tarday and today seeking out details before the transaction is completed. An option hasepeen secured on the proferty which expires August 1, but it is expected that the deal will take place immediately. Repairing Streets Employes of the stale highway de- partment started this morning to re- pair the lower end of Fast Main street. The condition of the streets about the town and especially on East Main and Whiting etreets has been very bad since the winter and the re- H. A. James, drv| Smith as a candidate for the under a wet Itred E. democratic nomination | banner. Nova Scotia Miners Meet Sydney, N. 8., July 11.—The sched- uled meeting of executives of the mine workera to consider the request of President John L. Lewis that the men | return to work and reported efforts of the company to move coal from No. 2 mine at Glace Bay occupled the cen- |ter of interest in the strike situatfon here today. If the company attempts to convoy the fuel by trains over the 15 miles of track from Gluce Bay to Sydney the line will be picketed, it i3 expected. Military guards wiil ac- company the trains, “'When .Coffee .disagrees I Postum ‘There’s a Reason” | | i | (COMMUNITY THEATRE WEDNESDAY AT 8 P. M. William De Mille Production “NICE PEOPLE with WALLACE REID, BEBE DANIELS, CONRAD NAGEL snd JULIA FAYE, The Sensational Jazz-Drama That Broke Broadway Records—The mod- ern hostess believes that the hand that rocks the cocktail rules the world Always a Good Comedy To Talk Strike Situation | | about the street and many gallons of | mlIR were spilled this morning about 6 o'clock when a westbound trolley car collided with one of the Farmers' Milk Co. milk carts on Black Rock |avenue at the junction of Hamliton | | street. | [ Eric Prange, driver of the milk | wagon, sustained painful cuts about !the face and hands and was bruised | |about the body when he was thrown |from the wagon. The rear of the milk cart was smashed. Prange was attended by Dr. Henry | T. Bray. THREE LITTLE GIRLS DROWN | s One is Believed to Have Pulled the Others Under in Struggle. Easton, Pa., July 11.—Three little Catherin2 and Elizabeth Christ- ] | l drowning. One of the girls, in going down, is belleved to have pulled the other two with her. $100 Blaze in Mill of New Britain Lumber Co. The fire department was called out at 3:05 o'clock this morning by an alarm from Box 212 at the corner of John and Pleasant street to extin- guish a fire in 2 new mill of the New' Britain ber Co. in the yard on John street. Chief William J. Noble estimates the damage at about $100, most of which was done to an electric motor. Evelyn Today Miss Sybil Bauer, of Chicago, broke her own world’s record for swimming 150 yards backstroke in 2:01 3-5 at a recent meeting at Long Beach, Long Island.