New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1923, Page 3

ASK HALF HOLIDAYS Rridgeport Man Dies After Belng Fun Postal Olerks’ Convention on Record for Satunday Aftermoons O Whererer Posaible. Bl Pase, Tex, Sept. i.—~Cooperation of postal clerks was pledged President Coolidge and Harry 8 New, postmass ter general, in telegrams sent by the national federation of office clerks in convention here, “We pledge our hearty cooperation in meeting all the lwge problems confronting the nation,” read the telegram to Presi. dent Coolidge. Closer observation of state holidays was recommended in resolutions ,adapted at the convention cislon The delegates endorsed the plan of giving postal elerks a half holiday , Baturdays where possible and asked Bl'fll"illl\ R(‘b{'lfi n(‘fffl‘ more liberal interpretation of the cons Large Force of Regulars ' sressional law providing for 30 days sick leave. BICYCLIST IS KILLED 0'Leary Grand Knight of Daly Council, K, of C, The following officers were elected by Daly Counell, K. of €., last night Grand Knight, John O'Leary; deputy grand knight, Walter Murphy; res cording secretary, John M, Hanra-| han; financial seoretary, B J. Mawe; | J . - ki treasurer, John O'Neil; warden, Joh i Doyle; Inside guard, J. George Weir; | 1m.. \ outside guard, James Wood and Jo- seph Ryan; trustee for three years, Lawrence Mengan; organist, James [ The councll voted to main. tain “open house" during the days of the American Leglon convention, A commitiee was named to arrange for | & smoker in conneetion with the in. stallation of officers at the first meet. | ing In October, | Hadunh-(o Armiie Winter Season Program New Britain Chapter of Hadassah will hold its first meeting of the sea- son tomorrow evening at 8§ o'clock at Talmud Torah and will consider a i 0 or monr e and in line S aatem for (b e Thas anden & Pinned under his mount for more than a minute and in lin ness sossion, refreshments will b [of the steed’s pounding hoofs, Captain Leckett of the Rritish polo BErve : : y team, escaped injury., This, when his pony fell at the Meadow- Among the activities being plan- ned is a concert to be held In the brook Country club, Long Island \ , L 5 FR. O'BRIEN TRANSFERRED SEARCH FOR MISSING HEAD | cember 16, at which Eljzabeth Gutte mann will sing, The soloist has a na- Mass, M FLOGGER 1S ARRESTED Tulsa Taxi Man s First o Be A!-' vested in Round.up of Those Wield. ing the Whips, Tulsa, Okia,, Sept. §.—Lloyd denhall, a taxi driver, is the Tulsa te be formally charged with | participation In a flogging since the inauguration three weeks ago of the In Heptember, a party of |Mate's military investigation iInte Tulea county mob actyities. women and one 13-yearold boy| Ay information flled by Assist, At | started out frem Plymouth Hellow, torney Gen, King aeccused Menden. Thomaston, Connecticut, for Alexan- | hall of rioting, it being alleged that dria, Va,, going by way of the Nau-|W/th three unnamed persons he ab- gatuek rallroad, In the party waae|ducted and flogged 8. R, Hollman, one man, W, B, Munger of Northfield, | formerly a justice of peace on July The boy was the son of Sergeant al- % 192 mon B, §mith of Company D, Second | Connecticut Heavy Artillery, When the party arrived the 13« year-old hoy decided to remain in mp for the balanee of the war, “Give the little devii a gun,” said Horgeant Smyth, They did and the boy stayed, Time has passed, More than a half century has rolled around and the few remaining survivors of that regl- ment will hold their 68th annual re- union in New Britain next Tuesday. It will be a quiet, peacerul gather- ing of men who have seen their com- rades with whom they fought and ’ WAS IN CIVIL WAR WHEN 3 YEARS 0 A. G, Smith Was on Firing Line W Long Straggle Down by Autoiste=Drives Held | Pending Inguiry Joseph But- | died in §t frae Leing liridgeport of 37 nt's hespittal today of & Men. sept. & first Steuben street skuil, the result of knocked from his bieyele last night on East Main street. 1t was sald at the time by eyewitnesses that Butskl tried to cross the street in front of car A one man troliey Gearge Nell, operator of the par was held on a teehnical eharge of man. slaughter pending the coroner's e A few hours earlier the assistant attorney general had flled another in. formation against four residents of Broken Arrow, charging conspirs commit rlot, They are Ma Moore, Harvey Acers, Tom Mathews and George FWradshaw and are charged with Implieation in the whip- pings of Leonard Taghy on the night of June 25, 1922, These men were alveady under bond in other cases growing out of the Bagby flogging. Monteviden, Sept. 5.—A force of 2 e s " " Chicago Police Arrest (omiskey Hold-Up Trio so Bul Chicago, Sept, §,~Three accused of a recent holdup t the home of Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the Chicago Amerlcan league club, In which Jewelry valued at more than )00 was atolen, are held by the police, who say twe of them have confeased, They were arrested after a pistol fight when found robbing an« other residence here on Sunday, RONG JLD ENTERED, Brazilian state of Rio Grande according to adviees from the horder The engagement took place at Ponche Verde, The losses of the government lotachment were 86 killed and 120 wounded, while the rebels lost nine Killed and 23 wounded, The state troops fled, leaving thelr arms, am- munition and horses on the fleld, Strike Rioting Reported . At Hillsboro Zinc Plant Hillaboro, TI1., Sept, 5—Strikers and | sympathizers are reported committing acts of violence upon employes of the Amerlean Zine plant at Taylor Springs, a suburb, where a recognition strike has been in progress. Officlaly of Montgomery county says that they are prepared to handle any extensive disorder. A hundred deputy sheriffs are guarding the plant. Strikers were | #ald to be warning proprietors of | stores not to sell food to the workers, tional reputation gained through her rendition of Russian and Jewish folk songs. 8he was formerly with the Metropolitan Opera Co, | At tomorrow evening's meeting, delegates will be elected to represent the chapter at a state conference to be held in Waterbury, Septembr 16, SHOWER FOR MISS CASHEN, Mrs, Alexius P, Scott tendered Miss Florence Cashen a miscellancous shower In the form of a bridge party | Montreal, Sept. 6.—~One of Ehe last evening at her hom 81 Lin- strongest fields in the history of the coln street, The home was prettily | gvent will compete for the Canadian orated in autumn shades of or- women's golf championship here, be- ange, yellow and green with cut flow- ginning Sepl. 17, The American en« crs to match, Miss Cashen recelved ' tries include Miss Glenna Collett of many pretty gifts, She is employed | Providence, national titleholder; Miss as a secretary at the Stanley Works ' Alexa Stirling of New York, and Mra and will become the bride of Theo- | Dorothy Campbell Hurt of Boston, dore Hollstein, October 10, The win-!former holders of both the American ners at bridge were Mrs. John Saun-|and Canadlan championships. ders and Miss Mary Callahan. A very tasty luncheon was served. rder Mystery | Tyngshoro, Solution Hinges on Identification of Priest Who Has Been in Thompson- ville For Nine Years Sent To New Haven Field, Rev, Willlam F, O'Brien, a former Nosane Bod); . New Britain man, who for nine years Tyngsboro, , Mass, Sept, 5.~The was attached to St. Patrick's church | search for the misging head of the at Thompsonville, has been transfer- [ unidentified young woman whose tor- 1ed to St. Brendan's parish New!go and legs were found in two suit Haven, He will begin his duties at|cases in t Merrimack river on Sat- 8t, Brendan's church tomorrow, Fath- | urday and Sunday was continued to- er O'Brien has been {n the priest- [ day by a diver employed by the state hood for ahout 12 years. He was|to search the river bottom in the vi- ordained at Louvain, Belglum. T or |cinity of the Tyngshoro bridge a time he was stationed in Water. The finding of two bundles of bury, going to Thompsonville nine | clothing in the river in the Lowell eity years ago. limits was regarded as significant yes- —_— terday. It was said that the bundles had the appearance of having been wrapped about an ohject similar in shape to a human head and that dis- { colorations on the cloth appeared like hloodstains. 1922 WI;eat (';)st -I:{t;l'mel's ‘ $1.23 Per Bu. to Produce Washington, Sept. 5.—Reports com- piled by the department of agricul- ture from 4,000 farmers in all parts of the country show an average pro- dustion cost in 1922 for wheat of $1.24 a bushel, for corn 66 cents and for oats 53 cents. Against these of New Rochelle, N. Y., have brought | figures, the average sale price realized suit against John Skibo of this city|on the crop was $1.11 a bushel for through Attorney B. I. Gaffney, The | wheat, 73 cents for corn, and 48 cents sult 1s based on a collision between|for oats. “The cost figures” the de- a car operated by Skibo and the|partment said in announcing the com- plaintiff's car which occurred on the|piliation today include charges for Flainville road late Saturday night.|the labor of the operator and his The plaintiff seeks $400 damages. family and for use of the land." GRAND MASTER'S DAY Wallingford, Sept. 5.—~Grand Mas- ter's day at the Masonic Home here | was set for Saturday September 28 The program will include addresses by the grand master, Arthur M. Brown of Jewitt City, and the grand matron of the Eastern Star, Mrs, jhrlln Powell of Hartford. SUE FOR COLLISION DAMAGES, John Schauer and Herman Richter WILL OF F, €, GLABAU The will of the late Frank Carl Glabau, filed this morning in probate court, directs that the entire estate of the testator be given to the widow, Mrs. Augusta Young Glabau. She is named executrix. Harold Larson, an employe at the New Britaln General hospital, report- ed to the police today that a number of his tools were stolen during the week-end., - FIRE AND SMOKE SALE OF MATTRESSES ¢ On Saturday, September 1, a fire broke. out in our warehouse which was confined to the lower part of the building where our Mattresses are stored. The order has gone forth to sell each and every one—hence the prices quoted below: A with whom they have fraternized In" . the passing years, drop out one by, one. It will be in marked contrasti§ to the state convention of the Ameri- | can Legion which begins here lwo{ days later. The older veterans will, spend their time in reminiscence. Their days of parades are over. They | too have enjoyed the well earned plaudits of the multitudes and they will be able to say as they view the | welcome banners for the youngstérs | of modern wars, “God bless you, boys, we have had our day, this is yours. A pathetic note in connectlon with the reunun is that since invitations| averé first sent out three weeks ago, six men have passed away, making a total of 23 deaths in the regiment since the first of the year. That 13-year-old boy who visited his father in camp and carried a gun, marching beside the troops from that time on today is a citizen of New Britain and is chairman of the execu. tive committee which s :arranging for the reunion. . Never having been on the government records, he can- not join the Grand Army, but he is a member of the Sons of Veterans and an honored member of the Second Connecticut heavy artillery, Augus- tus G. Smith of 91 Winter street, s the man who 60 years ago was the boy in camp. At a recent meeting of C. I.. Russell post, G. A. K., of Thomuaston, Mr, Smith was elected an honorary mem- ber. Mr. Smith also has been pre- sented with the badge of associate membership, a relic which he treas- ures- very highly. The bar of the badge embraces the faesimile of the G. A. R. button in the center and on either side are branches of olive, surrounded with scroll work., The pendant medallion is round, the outstanding central fig- PSR ————— ARCH STREET FIRE 'THREATENS FAGTORY Property Valned at $16,000 En- dangered by Morning Blaze Damage tc the extent of $15,000 or | day $20,000 according to the estimate of Mt Deputy Fire Chief Eugene F. Barnes, atter was averted this morning shortly be- | Leas. fore noon, when fire broke out in the [ Mon Victory Mattress Mfg. Co., plant in ¢ the rear of 66 Arch street. ‘ Ser, munio\ Germ ) Arthu a8 te ! Me ure being a union soldier, fully equip- ped, standing at rest leaning on his rifle. At his side and rear shown in the distance, is a soldiers’ camp, and on the other side a sailor on a far away dock and u *%hip at sea; arml'd the margin is the inseription, “We stand by our country's defenders, 1861-1865." The bar and medalllan are joined by the regulation ribbon, red, white and blue, vertical stripes. The metal in this souvenir was made by the melting and blending of two war cannon, donated to the citi- zens committee of Loulsville, Ky., by act of congress, February 29, 1895. The cannon were shipped from the Rock Island arsenal, reaching Louls- ville May 17. through the They were escorted principal streets with great honors, Joth of these canngn were in actual service in the Civil twar, one on the Unton side and the other on the Confederate. The Union gun was made by N. P. Ames, Springfield, Mass, in 1842, and the Confederate gun 20 years after by | New in | Orleans, La., lLeeds & Co., 1862. The reunion will be held here next Tuesday in the First Congregational church. The members of the Wom- an's Relief corps will serve dinner at will be held. Rev. Henry W. Maier, a Son of Veteran, will deliver the ad- dress of welcome and Newton A. Cal- kins of Coxac N. Y., will respond, JUDGMENT FOR SLANDER | Munich, Sept. 5.-—Adolph Hittler | the Bavarian fascisti leader has been | awarded a judgment of 6,000,000 | marks against Vorwaerts the socialist Berlin organ, for slander. The news- paper charged that Hittler was being financed by “American Semetic and noon. | In the afternoon public exercices bolshevistic funds.” |Tcm.ygs ever,. will allay the ! ' The fire is thought to have started from a spark on an automatic cotton pleker, which ignited a pile of cotton and in a few seconds the corner of the factory was a mass of flames. A still alarm was sent in at 9:40 (stand- ard time) and was followed at 9:41 by an alarm from box 7. Engine Companies 1, 2, 3 and 6 and the two hook and ladder companies respond- ed, The factory i& a brick, two story block, formerly used by the Taplin Mtg. Co. The cellar is a storage place for bales of cotton, the factory work- room is on the street floor, while the upper floor is used by the John A. Andrews company as a warehouse and is filled to the roof with thousands of dollars worth of val'#.ble furniture. Efficient work on the part of the firemen saved other portions of tthe bullding from being damaged to any sur |extent. When the firemen arrived flames were creeping through the floor to the upper part where the ien |furniture was stored, but were on, | checked without the use of water. \nd The blaze was confined to the cor- in- | ner where it started and did damage \i- lamounting to about $1,500. The fac- tory will be able to resume opera- tions Tuesday morning. the Telephone Ther Ner Rev. iforniy 8und ject "C Bund ¢, ‘Wed: o'clock The Nation* public o'clock / \ Sund ) 10:45 1 Wedt en's He Society 5 Sund 11:00 sermon Gospel Wednq the Lad tendar~ Egyptian Silk Floss, 6 inch "box rolled edge, regu price $30.00 ....... $19.50 lar $20.00. Only/ .. i, Cotton Mattress, plain edge, floral ticking, regular price $10.98 $14.00 .... Combination Mattress, all sides upholstered in cotton, regular price $7.95 Also Crib, Couch and Davenport Mattresses to be disposed of at less than cost. L While the greater part of these Mattresses were not touched by either fire or water, we are compelled to sell them at such a low cost in order to make room for our new stock. JohnA.Andrews&Co. “The Big Furniture Store”