New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1923, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1928, Everyman’s Bible Class Sunday Morning, 9:30 o’clock “The Book of Jonah” Remembers Old FEmployes Three old employes of the Marion Star the newspaper formerly owned by Mr., Harding, are left small gifts BEQUESTS, 226,008 ’ “as & mark of appreciation of the faithful service rendered,” George H. Van Fleet, managing editor, was| given $2,000; Henry C. Schaffner treasurer, $1,000 and James C. Woods, circulation manager $1,000, Gives to Churches The Trinity Baptist church, of which Mr. Harding was a trustee was left $2,000 and St, Paul's Epis- copal church, which stands next door to the Star office, was given $1,000, The sum of $25,000 was left to the Marion Park commission, “to be ap- plied in the creation or some pere manent improvement to be deter. mined by the commission and to be erected in any one of the three parks in Marion."” The residue of the estate is to Mr. Harding's three sigters, Carolyn Votaw, of Washington; Charity M. Remsberg, of St. Calif., and Miss Abigall Harding of Marion, and - to his - brother, Dr. George T. Harding, Jr., of Columbus, “share and share alike,” and "in the event that my sisters or brother should not survive me, but should Gifts to Wile, Relatives, Old Friends and Chnrehes Marion, O., Sept. 8.—Bequests to- talling $226,008 in cash were made to | relatives, life-long friends, churches and the Marion Park assoclation by the late President Harding under the terms of his will filed for probate here, Widow Given Life Estate Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, widow of the president, was left a life estate of $100,000 in govern- ment bonds, the ecast half of the building now occupied by the Makion Star, the Harding home on Mt. Ver- non avenue, with all personal pro- perty contained there, with the re- quest that Mrs, Harding give to each of thg three sons of Dr. George T. Harding, Jr. of Columbus, brother of the president, a finger ring and watch. Dr. George T. Harding, father af the president, was left a life estate of $50,000 in government honds and the home where he now resides. At Dr. Harding's death the home is to revert to Dr. Harding’s son and three daughters. Cnly Simple Marker The president made a stipulation that “no part of my estate shall be expended for a monument other than a simple marker at my grave.” The will, a short concise document covering two and one-half pages of small parchment, was executed at Washington, June 20, 1923, and waé witnessed by George B. Christian Jr.,, the president's secretary; by ‘George E..Hard, an old friend of the president and a former employe at the White House under Mri Harding and Attorney General Daugherty. The ingtfument was drawn by Mr. Daugh- erty just before Mr. Harding left: for, his Alaskan trip. No value of the estate can be esti- mated until the will is admitted to preba.!e and appraisers named. Much in Stocks Much of Mr. Harding's wealth is understood to e in stocks and bonds, the value of which is un- known until the appraisers make their report. Acccrding to Judge Me- Neal they have 30 days in which to make the report after the will is ad- mitted to probate. The president also left Mrs. Hard- ing “all dividends that accrue from and are paid on my entire stock- holdings in the Harding Publishing company. Mr. Harding directed that it be left to Mrs. Harding's judg- ment “the bestowal of gifts, sou- venirs, mementoes and any other articles of value to any society, or- ganization or person she may see fit." The two grandchildren of Mrs Harding by a former marriage, Jean DeWolte and George DeWolfe, are Jeft $2,000 each under the will. To his three nephews and one niece, children of the ‘late president's prothr, Dr. George T. Harding, Jr., the president left $10,000 each. Mrs. Mrs. ceive their parents' share.” With Mrs, was flled were Daugher Hoke W. Donithen, an attorney and close personal friend of Mr. Harding, and C. W, Schaffner, former cashier of the Marion County bank, of which Mr. Harding was a director and who was nominated as executor in the will. It is understood that Mrs. Harding expects to return to Washington within the next few days, and not re- turn here until the will is admitted to probae and the applaisers make their report. Attorney 410,000 COMMUNISTS Moscow, Sept. 8.—The official com- munist party census for 1922 shows that the membership was 410,000 in- nationalities. DODGERS RELEASE Boston, Sept. 8.-—Bill third baseman, was released under | option by the Brooklyn the Bridgeport club of the Eastern | league, it was announced yesterday. McCarren was released to make room for. Harry Shriver, a 'right handed pitcher, who recently club. McCarren played with Jersey going to the Dodgers last spring. [htn7S.. 1T Uo. Siu RECORDS ARE SAFE By The Associated Press, Peking, Sept. 8 — The Japanese degation here today received mes- bulk of the: Japanese foreign office records escaped damage MARRIED 13 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. John E. Curtin of 139 Maple street observed the 13th an- niversary of their marriage yester. day. They were the hosts to a party of friends at the Hotel Heublein, Hartford, at a dinner in honor of the event, Mr., Curtin is connected with J. M. Curtin & Co., undertakers and furniture dealers. ROX (O {ON A D) i () @ A v () ) UR Vacation Club will help you save a little each week for next year's vacation. ® ® v [ e v a R ) ® v N [ ) . ) Join Monday—open 'in the evening from 7 to 8 o'clock € ‘00 LAY R LAY .. ‘LO ‘OO@(OO@OQ)C)Q)!‘UQC leave chfldren, such children shail re- | Harding when the v\'(lll General | cluding persons of a hundred different, McCARREN, | McCarren, | Dodgers to | rejoiried the | City of the International league before | sages from Tokio indicating that the | Hats Business Women Will Wear; left | Anne, | everyday background of office equip- ment. They must win on their merit “The result is that many exclusive designers are putting much effort into special designs and business and pro- fessional women the nation over are | awaiting the show as indicative of fashion’s trend for the winter.” | A practical model will be one of navy French jersey, with collar and cuffs of real linen. A half dozen but- tons down the front and a smart leather belt are the only trimming. A small cloche hat of black felt is | worn with it. Sometimes the business woman goes directly from the office to a dinner engagement. Then she touches up her suit with a dress blouse, and a hat of black velvet, roling gently away from the face, An ermine rosette Is the one bit of trimming. Among the women who will reg- | ister interest in the exhibit are those | who have Dbeen successful. in piano making, the typewriter business, bond | salesmanship, bankinga, jewelry, medimine, beauty devices, the breeding of cats, dogs, foxes and birds, the marketing of electrical suppli lamps and machinery, in polities .md civics, the management of shopping hursau: and in rhe flrlds of imenfinn (By Marian Hale) New York, Sept. -At last the business: woman {s to have a tashion show ail her own. Style designers have known for vears that it was the business woman who dominated the fashions in gowns | and wraps, but when it came to hav- ing a style show—well, Susie O'Grady, who takes dictation six days a week, just simply couldn't find anything there that would fit her pocketbook | and go well with the boss's mahogany furniture at the same time, Now Miss O'Grady is to see a.style show where she may find the very dress she needs at a price she can afford to pay. The show will he part | of the second annual exhibit of wom- en's activities which the New York| League of Business and .Professional’, Women is to put on at the Hotel Commodore, Sept. 24-29, “We have practically enough ex | hibitors for a complete fashion show, says Elizabeth Sears, president of the league and general manager of the| exihbit. “There will be no theatrical back- ground to bind the observer . to quality. We will show fashions of to- day-from lingerie out, agatnst thaf | WATERCRESS PROVED 10 Member of Medical Association States | | | That Few Are Aware of Caleries JUSISaEG M LICh: | Middletown, Sept. 8.-—Prof. Leroy A, Howland, vice-president, has be selected as acting president of We leyan university to fill until a per-| manent choice is made, the vacancy created by resignation of the Rev. | Dr. William Arnold Shanklin yester- day. Dr. Shanklin becomes presi- dent-emeritus Prof. Howland succeeded Prof George M. Dutcher as vice-president in 1921 He is Fiske professor of mathematics During President Shanklin's leave of absence, Stephen H. Olin of New York has been acting | president ACTING HEAD AT WESLEYAN Contained in Plant Portsmouth, England, Sept [ — Watercress as a side dish for lunch is well known in most households, but !'few people eating it were awara that it contained all the essential’ vita- mines, until this fact was stated by Dr, Harold Scurfield at a medical sociation meeting recently. He ad- vocated a more extensive use of the vegetable and said that the Greeks regarded it as food for the mind, while today it was regarded as a stim vlant for the body. This recalls a favorite experimen of Professor Vivian R, Lewes, ex- | plosive expert. When lecturing he | used to fill a glags jar with water- | cress, take it to Greenwich hospital and leave it on the roof in the sur rays The next week it would b brought back to the lecture room, the cover removed, and a light placed 1ear the opening with the result that a deafening explosion occurred This proved ,according to the professor, [ By The Associated Pr ¥ that watercress was composed of pure | Nagasaki, Sept. §. — Considerable oxygen and therefore very henrflc;;!ranxht\’ is felt everywhere regarding to the human system the economic consequences of the s ———-——— =nr'hquakn but one reassuring fact is ]TAL!ANS PROTEST S'hat Osaka an important industrial center {8 outside the zone of disaster N0 RUNS ON BANKS Are Not Thus Far Jap Depositors Alarmed and Unless They Get Panic Stricken All {s Well, 1ated Press, Leading bankers here are optimis [tic as to the ability of the Japanesa | Deny Statement by Rellef Worker | hanks 4o meet all their obligations, | That They Had Previonsly Re- | providéd no alarming rumors dis- hearsed Corfu Incident. ‘turb the confidence of the deposi | tors. Fortunately, there is at present | Athens, Sept. 8—The Itallan min. [no eign of such alarmist reports, |ister to Greece, Signor Montagna has | The principal Tokio banks,will to- lodged a protest with the American |day pay from 1,100 to 1,400 accounts | charge d' affaires against the state- | not excesding 100 yen each; but it is ment attributed to Col. Stephen E.|belleved that the institutions will be |Lowe, Near East Relief worker that [able to make payments beyond that the Ttallans rehearsed the occupation figure when they see fit to do so. | of the island of Corfu a month before | The Bank of Japan is ready to as- |the assassination of the Italian mis- |sist to the maximum any bank on slon near Janina. Col. Lowe was re.| Which a run is made today. The ported as declaring that an mnan]h“"dln!- vaults, specie and import- cruiser arrived at Corfu at that time |2nt papers of the Bank of Japan are | |and landed officers who studied the 2!l safe roads and landing places. : ” L . This statement, the Italtan ambas- | Straker—Q’Connor Wedding In Hartford Monday sador declared is inaccurate 7!0\[\1 Pll \vr Stephen Straker of 112 Belden streat | New Britain Zionist district will [and Miss Sadie O'Connor of Sanford | street, Hartford, will be married Mon- | 42y morning in Hartford, and will be held itz annual picnic Sunday at | 8ehutzen park. The committee in | attended by George C. Leining as besr (man, and Mrs. V. Foley as matron of | charge has planned an enjoyabla day for all the visitors. The nsual custom will be followed out and this year an | honor. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Straker will leave on a wedding | trip to New York city and Atlantic Overland touring car will be given away. | City, N. J. On their return they will | make their home on Maple street, this city, Mr. Straker is a printer in the | employe of the Herald Publishing Co. | | | | | Q! TET. \T LAST | Darttord, Eng—Nnable to get other lodgings, an ex-service man, wife and five children camped in a cemetery. ! | It took persuasion andyan ambulance | jlo get them to an institution Steam is coming into general on the large farms of the country use | communion; insnrance, | C | foreigr ' also | parish, | Father Daly recently returned after a | by Rev. John L. Davis 504 National Bank bullding is open |to n" public daily from 12 noon ui |t o'clock except Sundays and rl.ullvln)l Peoples Church of Christ Sunday Morning worship, 10:48; | Sunday school, 1 Evening nrflu Thursday, Prayer and praise | service, 7:45, Stanley Memorial Swedish Elim Baptist Sunday 10:00 a, m,, Church school | Sunday school at 9:45; morning Communion service will be observ. 11:00 a, m, communion service and | service at 11 a. m.; evening service at | ed Sunday morning. Rev, J. E. Jad- sermon by the pastor, subject, pom erquist of Brooklyn, N. Y., is expect- ol L el 4 ed o preach Sunday at both morning and evening service: mobp ASSIGNMENTS Second Lieutenant Miller is Promoted PIVICes 7:00 “The | 7 First Baptist 9:45 a. m.; morning worship, 10:45 a. m,, sermon by the pastor, subject, "l was—l am." Young People's meeting omitted Thursday, 7:45, mid-week service Emmanuel Gospel Sunday, 10 a. m,, prayer and praise | service; 10:45 a. m,, morning service, topic, “The Unity of the Church of Jesus Chr 12:15 p. m, Bible school: m., young peoples’ meetin 00 p. m, evening worship, topic, “What Think Ye of Christ?" Tuesday, 4:00 p, m,, children's meeting, Mrs. M. 8. Anderson, teach- er; 7:45 p. m. Bible study class, studies in the Revelation Wednesday, 3:00 p. m,, ladies pray- circle meets at 35 Walnut street; p. m., cottage prayer meeting. hursday, 7:45 p. m. mid-weak prayer meeting. Friday, 7:45 Bible ito | o, m will hold 3:00 p. Mission school at The Burritt 1egular Sunday South Congregational Italian school at 9:30 a. m.; 10:45, morning worship, celebration of the 30, Assyrian worship, the communion and Christian Endeavor | celebration of to First Lieutenant and Semt to baptism; 6:30, meeting Monday, 7:80, Troop 2. Boy of America Thursday, 3:8 wing meeting of the yonng women's department The young women's department will resume its meetings on Thursday af- | ternoon and evenings to sew for the bazaar to be held in December. These meetings are for sociabllity as well as for work-and all young women of the church are invited to attend, Troop A. Hartford, Sept. §.—Adjut. General's orders today note the promotion of Second Lieut. Edmund J. Miller, ca- valry, to be a first lieutenant. He {8 assigned to Troop A. First Lieut. Allen B. Lambdin {n- fantry is promoted to captain and as- s'gned to duty as plans and training officer 85th infantry brigade. First Lieut, Robert A, Keef, field artillery, is relieved of duty with the 192nd, field artillery transferred to the infantry, and assigned to duty as aide de camp to the brigadier com- mander 85th infantry brigade. S F oo 2 The assignment of Major Arthur J. A "l::"":‘c_'i':hx‘::_”"“ Service at 10:30 e, anaugh is corrected to read to a. m. sermon by Rev. H. Birk-| ner of Boston, president Aflantic dis. | COMmand the third battalion, 17th. trict, Mo, Synod. Service at 3:30 p, | NfANtTY. ’ m. with sermon by the Rev. E. Piep- | __ | 1@ governor's staff will report for er of Rockville, and an address in ©N€ day's duty in attendance upon the English by Pastor Steege. governor or his representative (Sen- & ator John H. Trumbull) at the east- ern states exposition at Springfield on the evening of September 16. Second division, 0 p er A. M. E. Zion Sunday service, 10:45 a. m., preach- ing by the pastor, subject, “Christ the Wi Sunday school, 12:30; Varick | Christian Endeavor society, 6:30 p. m Preaching by the pastor at 7:45 p. m. subject “The Shepherd of Soul.” Tuesday evening prayer meeting at § o'clock p. m,, choir rehearsal St. Matthew's Lutheran Reformation Lutheran Sunday schoo! at 9:30 a. m.: ¢ fession at 10:30; holy communion at 10:45 a. m. St. Mark's Episcopal Holy communion, corporate com- Baadd Adbvt munion of Guild of All Saints at 7:30 Morning service at 10:45, sermon a.w T: :| Sl b et vt astor, "Probation and Its Ap-| '’ ko 12:10; -evening service and sermon at | (h® King will resume the weekly Conn 7, “A Pure Church an Increasing | Meefings for fall and winter, Hartford golf club course next Wed. et W sfi,,naqa_\. Sept. 12, 8 p. m, meet- }nvsday, There will be three prizes for iyl pala g ing of officers and teachers of church |&r and three for low net score for ke study: school. | 86 holes, and two prizes for low gross ’ |and low net, 18 holes. GOLF AT HARTFORD | New Haven, Sept. 8.—The fifth one | day tournament for this season of the Connecticut golf assocition will be at evening at 8 o'clock, | | Assyrian Congregation Holy communion at 7:30 a prayer and address at 1:15 p. m Christian Science ervice at 10:45 a. m, sub- Sunday school at 9:45 Wednesday evening meeting at The reading room, Room First Church of Christ Morning service, 11 o'glock, com- munion will be observed at this serv- | fce. The first session of the church | | school will be held Sunday, Sept. 23 |at 10 a. m. $20,000,000 BOND ISSUE Washington, Sept. 8.—Formal ap- plication by'the Union Pacific Rail- road Co. for anuthority to issue $20,- 000,000 in first lien refunding mort- Eage bonds has heen filed with the in- terstate commerce commission. 200 FOREIGNERS KILLED THE COMMUNITY CHURCH STANLEY MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL Sermon 11 A, M. — “THE HIGHER LOYALTY” Rev. R. N. Gilman Direct Message From Yokohama to| Navy Dept. Gives Added News of | Disaster. Two hundred s were killed at Yokohama, according to the Navy department's first word from that port, received to day In two messages from Admiral Anderson, commander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet One hundred and| thirty foreign refugees, most of them Americans and KEnglishmen, he re ported were at Hakone, and ‘others were arriving at Kobe One of the messages 5 dated Friday, reporting the arrival of his/| flagship, the Huron, the preceding day, and the other containing infor mation relative casualties appar- gathered prior to his arrival at timed 5:37 p. m September § He confirmed reports of the death of Consul Kirjassoff and wife, and Vice Consul Jenks and reported G. Babhitt, assistant commercial attache at Tokio dead Babbitt, in*othed advices, has lw"!‘,} reported alive, one from Consul Davis | at Shanghai yesterday saying he had arrived at Yokohama PASTOR GIVEN $620 Presented With Washington, Sept. §.- w to ently Yokohamafi was Rev. Daly Purse at Reception in Honor of His Patrick People’s Church of Christ Court Street Return From Abroad. Attorney Joseph G. Woods, half of the parishioners at St present a purse of gold to Rev, Patrick Daly, last night when a welcome home re. ception was held in the priest's honor 36 the pastor, Rev. J. E. Jaderquest of Brooklyn will preach morning and evening, Sunday 10:45 a. m, Evening at 7 p.m. — Evi el vhody Welcome — tour of Ireland. He spoke on condi- | ttons in Ireland. About 200 attended the affair Wormen artists designed new set of postage stamps for Iran, better known | 5 Mesopotamia FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST COMMUNION SERVICE SUNDAY, SEPT. 9, 1923