New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1923, Page 17

" AUTO AND TROMBONE MINISTERS GIFTS Rev. H. W. Maier Gets Sedan-- Rev. H. S. Landis, Instrument | Everything from an automobile to | A slide trombone is included in the list ‘of gifts by local churches and | church organizations to their pastors, | according to unnouncements made to- day Probably the most generous gift of | any in the city was that of a sedan, purchased by a group of people in the First Congregational church for their | minister, Rev, Henry W. Maier. The car has not yet arrived but the min- ister has been notified that it is on the way Believing that their pastor, who is versatile enough to be a cabinet mak- er, carpenter, mechanic, electrician, draftsman and inventor, should be a musician as well, the congregation of | the Emmanuel Gospel chureh pre- sented Rev. Harry S. Landis with a handsome slide trombone, and $52 in cash, Mr. Landis built his own office fur niture, rebuilt a previously owned antomobile and has drawn a set of blue prints for a special electrically | operated mechanicism for preventing railway wrecks, which he has sub mitted bafore meetings of railway of ficials at Washington for considera- tion. A purse of $100 from the congrega- | tion and $15 additional from the La- dies’ society was given Rev, Dr. J. ¥. Klingberg. The children of the German Baptist Sunday school sacri- ficed their Christmas gifts and raised $75 for the kiddies of the Children's Home, while many substantial gifts were received from other New Brit. | ain friends at the home. Among the | out of town gifts received by Dr.| Klingberg for the home were several Chieago to check amounting $500 A pur from the congre recefved zation St John's German Lutheran church by Rev Martin W. Gaudlan. Rev. Dr. Abel ( A. Ahlquist of the ¥irst Lutheran church was given a purse of $400 by the Luther league of that church, while. Ensign Carl Frederickson and his family and Lieutenant Willlam Anderson of the Salvation Army re | given a purse by the “soldiers.” | Practically all of the ministers were remembered by individual Bifts, Philip Davis, son of Rev. and Mrs. John L. Davis was given a gold watch by a group of men in the congrega- tion, of money w o | boys' | of Loomis school, In one or two of the churches con- | tributions are heing taken up this | week for Christmas gifts which will be presented either Sunday or New | IN 'F{NAL ROUND Appel and Van Ryn Win Their Way | Into the Closing Matches of the | Indoor Singles. ! New York, Dec. 28.-—-Two East Orange, N. J., high school youths, | Kenneth Appel and John Van V' today weon their way into the round of the Natioal indoor juu Foiha X ! singles champlonship on the teny & courts of the Seventh Regiment ar- mory. Appel eliminated the only remain- | ing college player, Louis Watson of | Columbia, 6-0, 6-3, in one semi-final while Van Ryn disposed of William Einsmann, of the New York tennis | «<lub in the other match, 6-3, 4.6, 13-11. | In the first semi-final match of the | national singles, colm Hill, | defeated Eugene McAuliffe of the New York Tennis club, 6-1, 8-6. | | Miss Sylvia Brainerd, daughter of | [Mr. and Mrs . Brainerd of | Washington, D). €., is one of the sea- DEPUTIES REDUCED Redwstion of Number of French Of-|},.,utiful member of the younger set ficlals Fas Special Importance ln! - View of Coming Wilections. | WOMEN BACK COOLIDGE | Boston, Dec President Cool Paris, Dec. 28.—The chamber of |jgge was informed by telegram yes- deputies has passed a bill reducing|terday of the organization of the the number of deputies from 626 to|Coolidge Women's Club of America, 577. The reduction has special sI&- |the announced purpose of which is to nificance in view of the fact that the lpring about nomination of Mr. Cool- elections will be held next spring. idge and his election to the presi- The electoral law of 1919 provided |gency in 1024. The message was for an increase in the deputies’ sal-|gent to the president by Mrs. Willlam aries and a reduction of their num-|yowell Putnam of Boston as national ber to 530. The action of the cham- | pridiaant of the club. Mrs. Putnam ber is & compromise between a striet | 5 gister of President A. Lawrence enforcement of this law and the gov- |y ocon of Har®ard ernment’s proposal te maintain the old representation, 626, which the | chamber rejected on Wednesday AUTOIST ABSOLVED Harold T. Palm | Im Dee place i Winsted of this sbsoi ed inal blame the from ¢ WOOD WON'T MARRY Washington, Dec. 28 Kelly at Torrington December 19, the Wood, Jr., theatrical manager Jatter having been struck by the for organizer and Miss Dolores Graves of | 1 (02l e, by Coroner Samuel San Francisco, an actress, whose en- | o 0 50Tt ol e made today. The for death of Timothy Leonard and gagement was announced recently, jnquest was held yesterday. Kelly have decided not to marry. "One of | ..\, king in the rond when struck us would have to sacrifice a career,” S Mr. Wood sald. “When one marries | he would like to have a home. Miss 2 Graves is an actress and has her| Well-Meaning Stranger—Perhaps } career ahead of her. We thought it can help you. There are one or two all over and decided to call the wed- |things Tian tell you about your make fr." [of car e S S i ) | Motorist—Well, keep them to your- Positively fresh eggs 65c. doz. Rus- [self, there are ladics present.—By- xell Rros, 301 Main St—advt |stander (London). | EASTERN - MILLINERY 133 MAIN STREET NEW BRITAIN When Silence Was Golden, TOMORROW BEGINS OUR SEMI-ANNUAL MARKDOWN WOMAN ACGUSED OF Stamford Police Claim Cheating, Totals $20,000 to $30,000 Stamford. Dee | having fraudulently obtained between | |$20,000 and $30,000 worth of |chandise from merchants ford, rested today a bail of $1,000. ing on January 5, The arrest of Mrs ing to the police and a number of | F attornays interested in her practice of | Sheriff Edward B [buying goods on a promise to pay, fs| POTATY receiver in linked with one or more hankruptey | NOUSe and everything in It at Darien proceedings her | Mrs Jordan says she is a writer, | |and claims to i | eke section of tion that she property, merchants are said to have given her credit ed that while she had made a con-|of that action is pending tract to buy acquired title, The 1000 — SALE — o Of = High Grade Millin Our Entire Stock shares in a tremendous mark- down, Never hefore have such values been offered in Fine Hats. All the latest styles for present wear. Hats that are fashioned to go into Early Spring— ADVANCED MODELS. Hair Cloth—Satin—Faille—Novelty Fabric Some in Combination With Straw $3 to $5 NEW HATS Values up to Values up to f12.50 $7.50 LESS THAN HALF REGULAR PRICE VELVET HATS SPORT HATS FELT HATS CHILDREN’S HATS Hats in This Assortment Sold As High As £10.00 and More $4.7¢ All 'N.E.Mag & Sons cenwich and Norwalk during | Mrs. Jordan was |Beptember and October, Mrs. Jordan | claimed and that she had misrepre |also known as Jane merchants $5.00 1 made a demand for payment on" goods bought and Mrs. Jordan is sald to have given a promise to pay. Tt has been shown that Mrs. Jordan, under |the name of Jane O’'Roark filed a pe tition *in bankruptey in New York aft er promising to pay here and gave | her liabilities at $30.000 to cover bills contracted in this section. Two hear ings were called but Jane O'Roark failed to appear and Referee Town- send was te cite her into court for |contempt. She then appeared. At torneys for Stamford creditors moved Charged witn | that, the case be transferred to Con necticut as the respondent lved in | this state. The motion i pending. mer- | Stam New York, pany, which we October 15, filea $15.667 principal 2 of Creditors here on discovering that not in wealthy as|entered August O'Roark, was ar- nd later released under She will have a hear- her ability to pay, had their attorneys join in a petition to place | | Mrs. Jordan in inveluntary bank- | ruptey and applied to Federal Judge 8. Thomas who appointed Deputy Donlenggas tem- |5, chary of the sented New Haven, Jordan, accord mittee read $till looking up the identity of Jane for now pending agaipst | Bridgeport ereditors | o 4 eport toark attorneys i 4 anc claim that they have fown that she own a house in Token R vt o Darien. On the asser- was the owner of the | | went into hankruptey two years ago | in New York with liabilities of abont ‘3;M_nlm and the referee has refused Investigation show-|to discharge her and the setMlement Tt is also place ghe had not|claimed that under another name, Mrs. Jordan has gone through bank ruptey in Califérnia. W the APPLY some days ag 5-year outstanding under a Dee, nectient Clivil Serviee hold its annual meeting here January at which officers will be and the report of the execntive Postmaster Charles | Frederick .J BANKRUPTCY FIGURES Columbia Graphophont Company Has Assets of Ahout 18 Million and FLia bilities of 23 Millios 8. ~The Colum bia Graphophone manufacturing com- nt inte bankruptey a schedule in federal court today listing $23,910,405 liabili- assets Tiabilfties 8 per cent trust agreemgent 1, 1920 with ‘the 86, notes were Guaranty Trust company KIMBALL TO SPEAK 28 The Con association will elected com include Greene Kingsbury, Haven, Arthur kers will of New | eom———— TED! Saleslady With Selling Experi- ence in Dresses and Coats For Satwrdays Only AT STEWART'S 15} Main St We Are iscontinuing entire line of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes At Sharp Reductions From Former Low Prices R 1o Kimball of Waterbury and several business men They'd Queer Him Lawyer——Well, what shall we' ask for—-trial by judge or jury? Client—Take the judge, Doc. I've done plimbing for nearly everybody in this town.—Selected. Pocket gophers, living near Los Angeles, show no appreciable differ- ences from the fossil gophers which lived in California 200,000 years ago. Invest Your Xmas Money Into a pair of good glasses for yourself or some member of your family and enjoy con- stant dividends of comfort, happiness and increased effi- cieney. Exes Examined Accurate Optical Work Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Specialist MAIN ST TEL. 827 1905 Today We BeginQOurSale Every Owlrcoat and Suit, Hats Fur- nishings and Boys’ Clothing Reduced 15% to 209 Pair of Shoes Dress Shoes Fancy Oxfords $6.50":,5$3,98 | $35 Soft and Stff Hats 15% Reduction On Furnishing Goods Also Marked Down Established 1893 Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats FVERY 42 37 332 28 15% Reduction On BOYS" <SUIT AND OVERCOAT 444-446 MAIN ST.