New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1923, Page 11

WATER DEPARTHENT | $23675 I HOLE Delicit Responsible for Pmposed; Consumer Rate Increase | | For the calendar year of 1922 ex- | penses of the water department, in- cluding sinking funds and deprecia- | tion reserve, exceeded the income by | $23,875.65, and it is because ot this | fact that the water board will rec- | ommend to the common council to- ! morrow night that a service charge | be fixed and water rentals inéréased | in an amount that will boost the cost | -to the domestic consumer between three and five dollars a year. The water board reports that costs of giving service have increased steadily since 1912, but in the period that has elapsed there has been no increase in rentals. Water is now being supplied at less than cost and RAWLINGS SECRETARY OF HARMONY LODGE AGAIN Honored by Re-election for 82d Con- secutive Time—Public Instal- lation on January 7. William J. Rawlings was elected secretary of Harmony lodge, No. 20, A, F. & A. M. for the 32d consecu- tive time at the annual meeting of the lodge last evening. It was de- cided to hold a public installation of officers January 7. This will be the first public installation in several years. The complete list of officers elected follows: Worshipful master, ¥. R. Fox; senior warden, H. T. Hallett; junior warden, Eugene 15, Dyson; treasurer, George H. Boyer; seccretary, Willlam J. Rawlings. Appointive officers are: Senlor deacon, George W. Mitchell; junior deacon, Hollis J. Foster; genior steward, Frnest Woods; junior stew- ard, Wells C. Foster, ed are: Dog warden Frank Reynolds, fees, $132; James J. Watson, P, J. Murray and Willlam G. Dunn, expert witnesses in the Kunz case, $20, and Morris D. Saxe as superior court. com- mittee, a like amount; to August and Anna Stanquist, $7.92, and to Adam Kaminski $23.50 rebatement on taxes paid through an error. NAVY FLIERS ALSO * TOENCIRCLE GLOBE Six Aviators to Be Selected {0 f Perform Feat FRIDAY San Diego, Calif., Dec. 18, — The four American army aviators who | have been selected to attempt to cir- | cumnavigate the earth will have a |race on their hands if they hope to beat the American navy, according to reports received from Washingten in I naval circles here. The reports said 13, 1948, OPEN EVENINGS THURSDAY | BOSTON STORE = SATURDAY | DONMELLY-MULLEN ‘and MONDAY six naval airmen, to be selected,’| from the Atlantic and the Pflclflel fleet air forces, will make the race for the navy. |8 According to the advices, the navy | g squadron will be commanded by Lieu- tenant-Commander Charles P. Mason, North Island naval airman who com- manded one division of the seaplane squadron which flew from 8an Diego to Panama two years ago. Mason has been stationed at Pensacola, for the last two years. . Others who were said to have been selected are Lieutenant Frank Wood, under the present scale there is ne provisgion for depreciation and dis- tribution mains. The service charge wiil take the place of the present minimum rate. The cost of furnishing water is more | than 837 a meter while the income from hundreds of meters is but $5. . T0 TALK ABOUT BOYS President of National Federation M}uuar\ of Phileas J. Gagner of Bassett £ 4 |street, charged with mansiaughter as Boys' Clubs Will Address Rotarians | = = 4 : ""’P’,‘ S:;" 1"{(“‘;‘ (d,"-“'h of Mrs, Johan- | commander of the navy's flight forces Thursday Noon. |na Frederick of Cherry strect on Fri-{ywhich went to England last October % 9 {day of last week, was continued until |40 won the Schneider cup trophy Superintendent Dwight Skinner and | January 8 by Judgze B, W. ANINg at| 4005 Licutenant John Price and the directors of the Boys' club have the request of I F. McDonough, | picytenant 1. H. Wyatt. Wyatt and been invited by President ¥red O.|counsel for the accused man. There | price gre to leave San Diego for Raekliffe of the Rotary club to attend | was no objection to granting the con- Washington 10n|orr0\v‘ morning, fly- the regulat Thursday noon luicheon|tinuance by Prosccutor Willlam |ine in De Haviland plane with two this week. The address will be given | Greenstein. Laats - g | Ly Alexander Campbell, president of | Gagner | entisted mien v "‘; an r«\hedu!rd”'o the Boys' club federation of the Nit- | ehar At round-the-globe flight. 1 he New SR rTEa biinal At-| Commander was ordered to 5 . e i 3oys! the shington sever: age Mr. Campbell Is a member of the|conduct a further investigation. Gag- | around the world will start 1~§m New York Rotary club and has been | ner arrcsted carly Friday morn-|{ampton Roads on or about Febru engaged in boys' work for some time. {ing after an automobile, which it is ,,,:, ,l», .‘},o.m .'“-o wrom‘!n advanck The Rotary clubs all over the coun-alleged he was driving, struck Mrs. |of the date set by the army for the try arc hoosting work among Doys'|Krederick on Iranklin Square near | peginning of its sttempt ¥ | clubs, and his address here is part of | the intersection of Pearl street fatally | Ip the navy tries to f,,.'-.,m,mu ate a well organized campaign to SHMU- injuring her. She was removed 1o ype I‘ll T ey - All b - late interest where such stimulation|the New Britain General hospital but | e cqe s e, 2 it will have & g srest | S ey N . distinet advantage over the army in is needed and to maintain interes N died a short time after her admit- i agieray - that it can easily have warships stand cities like New Britain, where there |tance, When Gagner was arraigned X Siiciedte Betats b o is a modern successtul boys' club. He [jn court that morning his case was|apa te ,:f,'.wpo,,',‘ ‘,.o f,’l,nf,:,,u““‘:: will speak on “The Business Man's In- | o Y . e e i, P continued until today. pointed out. o s REAfiSTKMLES The route which is said to have | been selected in approximately the 'MANSLAUGHTER CASE IS CONTINUED 10 JANUARY 3 Lawyer Yor Phileas J. Gagner Wants Tiny GIFTS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OUR STOCKS WERE NEVER SO COMPLETE. OUR WHOLE STORE, A BIG GIFT SHOP BRIMFUL OF JUST THE RIGHT THING FOR EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE BACKED BY OUR GUARANTEE. EVERY ARTICLE PRICED SO AS TO GIVE YOU THE BEST GIFT VALUES IN THE CITY. to Conduct Further | Investigation. pleaded not as prefc hin McDonoug asking for guilty to the inst make ti rre Mason ates, torney Ne\\'arki;ening News Manager Killed by Car Newark, N, J., Dee. 18, —Charles asse, circulation manager of the Newark Fvening News died today from injuries suffered last night when struck by an automobile driven by his friend Harry Auth, business man- ager of the Newark Star-Eagle, Htasse, cr ing a crowded street walked between two trolley cars di- rectly in the path of Mr, Auth’s ma- chine. Auth is charged with man- slaughiter, same as that choesen' by the army, The navy filers, however, plant to fly from cast to west, while the army plans to go the other way., In speed of machines and ecrulsing radius, there is said to be little to choose, RESCUED BY PLANE Picked Up 120 Miles From Shore in The Gulf of Mexico National Assoclation Today Takes Steps To Place Business On Higher Business Level, Chicago, Dee, 18.—Rigid state su.| pervision of the real cstate business | to bring a higher standard among | dealers, is approved by the nuational assoclatlon of real estate boards in a | statement today. “The unscrupulous dealer in the | real estate field is as great a menace | to society, works as great a hardship upon its members, and destroys as much aceumulated wealth as the de. faulting banker,” the statement as. sorts, Fiftoen states and one Canadian provinee have set up machinery for licensing. Gordon against Lynch & Sul- g—— b W. Klett for ”q';' ]);"u‘inl:‘llh [To Rccommen-d Payment * ¢ atnst | Of Bills by Council December 27, ¢ Britain Itecord Co, against | Simons, tor, Kirkham, | Cooper, Hungerford & Camp for the | At the December mceting of the “ronnnoll council tomorrow night, pay. ment of bills will be recommended by {the finance committee, the amounts plaintiff, M. D, Saxe for the defen- dant; Sadie Dubowy against Sarah to be taken from the several funds | beingi— Lishoo and others, 1. B, Hungerford for the plaintiff, G. W, Klett and | Incidental counts, $1 Henry J, Calnen for the defendants; ¥riday, December 28, at 2 p. m, David Gorfain against John J. Ry \ | on, $977.76; municipal comfort sta- W. M. Gree nxl.-mvlor the plaintiff, W, }tlon. $21.30; public amusement eom.- 1. Mangan for the defendant; Ben- |, .o, 341.42; municipal hove serv- jumin Solomon_against Jacob Tsracl |joo"yune,y " g11 muniotpal Sarege and others, ¥. B. Hungerford for the | oonimission, $435.71; board of park Three Men [way of repealing the eighteenth | present salary, which is $150, as 'nm'ndment are so great as to be prac- | greatly out of proportion to the work |tically insurmountabls, and that the|expected from this board by the tax- Pensacola, Fla, Dee, 18.~Landing |United States must cither go forward | payers.” in the open gulf approximately 120 on its course to real prohibition or be- | The hoard of charities will recom- miles south of Mobile, Ala, yester- come the “laughing stock of nations.” | mend increases in salary for its em- day, a twin motor seaplane from the | ployes, as follows:— William Cowlishaw, superintendent, Pensacola naval air station, rescued Boll'd Of Re"ef Asks v(mm S e ot three men from one of two navy . Increase in Salaries | 1y, clerk, from $1,100 to $1,350; Wal- Eagle boats which have been adrift in the gulf since late Friday. The nt ter Kosswig, investigator from $1,5600 | 4 to $1,800; Dr. George W. Dunn, city wind was blowing about 18 miles an Inereascs in salary will be sousl | physician, from $1,200 to $1,500, ~Were Adrift in Boats, JUST RECEIVED 1000 Violins with Bows THAT WE IMPORTED DIRECT FROM EUROPE TRIAL DATES ASSIGNED The following trial dates we signed at the short calendar of the city court this afternoor Thursday, December 20, at 10 a, m, Ieter Massey against Paul Simko, J. G. Woods for the aintie, W, I Mangan for the defendant; at 2 p, m., George livan Thur the Monror cxec §68.42: iInterest & dise i city hall commis- — JAZZ FLUTAS — Pc | 2 $1.98 §1.45 § fendant, There will be short calendar Monday 1o session of in city court ean be cut with present-day machine | water commssioners, $1203..62 | | Other payments to be recommend CITY HARDWARE CO. 49 EAST MAIN § TEL. 2650 Around the Corner of Main Street SAVE By Walking Around the Corner GIFT SUGGESTIONS GOOD VALUES IN: ery. Construction The rescued mon were Kirk .| e the undersigned members of The boats broke away from the navy |honorable body for an increase in| (o i oo, "heo 15, —Appointment the third member $250, In the ).“r[t‘hu.rlu as commandant of the coast Rebirth of Conscience ty-five milllon and only a few lDD"""" next month, was recommended to | Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant|llst totals about ninety.five milllon ' ane plaintif, W. I Mangan for the de« | oommissioners, $319.06; board of | here yesterday that successful enforce. | whose cases must be consclentiously | dend of 40 to 50 per cent is reported Harry Himberg against John B. How- | commissioners, $331.63: board of fire { sponsibility throughout the country. |in mind that sinee 1906 living expen- tucky. It would bring the outstand. |sewer construction, $6475.46; street » 1$2820.94; strect sprinkling, $114.86; Veneers as thin as 108 to the inch|public charitics, $4119.06 hour at the time of the rescue and|DY the board of rellef. which boar Young, boatawaln mate: Ttobert Durs the board of relief of the city of Now | Recommends Henderson as tng Bay Springs Friday night after|Our salary, making that of the chalr-| oo o, om0 ™y e nderson of Massa- 1906, when the salary was fixed at|Buard to succecd Itead Admiral Wil- Needed to Enforce L‘“"’mnln appeared asking for relisf, At| President Coolidge today by Senator | United States attorney general, told and applicants appear by the hun- DIG STOCK DIVIDEND. tendant, | health, general office bills, $1425.51, I ment of the Volstead act depends on |considered and attended to. Further. under consideration by directors of) + W. M. Greenstein for the plain- |commissioners, $445.91; board of | She asserted that difffeulties in the |ses have trebled and we consider the ' ing capital stock to $26,250,000, the [improvement, $3131. permanent 32.60; board of | the seas were fairly heavy. will submit the following petition:— ham and John 1L Hussey, seamen, | Britain, respectfully petition your| (gagt Guard Commandant‘ the tug had become disabled. |man $300: the secretary, $275 and| $100, the grand list amounted to thir- | lam E. Reynolds, who will retire for St Paul, Minn, Dec. 18.-~Mre, |the present time, however, the grand | Moses, republican, New Hampshire, the state law enforcement conference |dreds before your board, applicants New York, Dec. 18.—A stock divi-| Thursday, January 3, at 10 a. m., [houpital bills, $602.33; board of police |5 rebirth of local conscience and re. more, we beg you to have you bear|the Standard Oil company of Ken- nour & Parmalee for the de- | public works, street tenance, $314.36; next | pavement, $372 strect lizhl\nl’.‘ subway department, $32 = F C CHRISTMAS VIOLIN, CASE and BOW IAKE IDEAL GIFTS FOR Our entire stock Greatly Reduced for the holiday season. 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