New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1924, Page 4

- AWAY SIGNBOARDS Campaign Has Been Started to Eliminate Ugly Scenery on Roads | New York, May 6.—The multitudes of- glaring signboards which dot the nation’s highways from coast to coast ate doomed and will be largely done away with, if the campaign of the National Committes for Restriction of Outdoor Advertising is successfully | cartled out, Its program to preserve | the scenic beaunty of the country’s roadways and to eliminate the un- sightly blllboards which line every va- cant space in the cities, already has | heen indorsed by 16 national adver- | tisers, according to Mrs. W. L. Law- | ten, committee chaigman. . Efforts to do away with the signs Ate now being projected by the com- mittee in nine states and eventually it 18 planned to extend the movement | throughout the nation. The national organizafion is at pres- ent co-operating with 41 civie, social and otheér bodies, 13 of which are na- | tlonal, including the Federation of | Women's Clubs and the Garden Clubs | ot America. In a campaign to preserve clvic yalues the support of Chambers of | Commeérce and Merchants' Assocla- | tions also has been enlisted. It wis| pointed out that the commiitee is not | gecking to eliminate the use of out-| door advertising, but to restrict it to eommercial locations. The work of removing thes¢ un-| sightly encroacliments along the Take George highway in the Adirondacks #lpeady has been hegun by a number of national advertisers, and the Stand- ard Oil Companies of New York and California are at presént extending it throughout their districts. Other national advertisers which have indorsed the committee’'s pro- gram are Kirham & Son, Kelly- Springfietd Tire Company, Pillsbury Jlour Mills Company, Washburn Crosby Compa Champion Spark Plug Company, B. I, Goodrich Rubber Company, n Oll Company, Hood Tubber Company, Ajax Rubber Com- pany, Ward Baking Company Dodge Brothers, Gulf Refining Company, fexas Company and Flelchmann Company. Naugatuck Election Is Captured by Democrats | Naugatuck, Conn.,, May 6.~—Michael J. Langford, democrat, was elected warden here last night, defeating his opponent, Jacob Keeling, republican, by a bare margin of 20 votes in the annual borough election. 'The entire democratic ticket was swept into of- fics with the exception of Postmaster | Hugh Moearns, who was defeated for | tax coilector by John P. Jones, repub- | fican, by a majority of 12 votes. This 18 the first democtatic vietory in Nau- gatuck since 1021, New Britain Cleaning Co. To Have New $33,000 Home The C. L. D, Co, has taken a con- tract to erect a two-story building | 14442, at 415 West Main street, for | the New Britain Cleaning Co, The | cost is estimated at 833,000, One #tore, & tenement, and a cleaning es- tablishment will be logated in the| building. ' MISS CARLSON SHOWERED A miscellaneous shower was tén- dered Miss Mildred Carlson at her| home, 93 Whiting street, Saturday avehing, About 35 were present and 1hé house was prettily decorated for the occasion, the color scheme being pink and blue, A luncheon was setved and’ games played, Miss Carlson was the récipient of many Déautiful as weil as useful gifts, She Wil becomé the bride of Karle . MHoman of Cherry street at an early date, T MISS MEIGS WILL FILED Trma Meigs of Hartford, a sister, is the beneficlary in the will of Miss Sarah L. Meigs, who taught in the Jocal public schools. The will was drawn October 11, 1900, Judge W. C. Hungerford has been nppn"flml! administrator of the estatte of his mother, Mrs, and Judge J. H. Kirkham and Attor- ney M. H. Camp were named ap- pralsers, | FROMEN AND ERWIN NAMED Dr. T. Fromen and John J. Erwin have beén re-appointed to the board of health, They have com- pleted one year terms and weré hold- | camping sites in ‘Conwec Sarah C. Hungerford, | ing over as meémbers of the board, théir terms having expired Thursday, —— S p——y— “Eoery Pictore Has Your Back | Given Cut? T8 & dull, constant backache siowing you up? Are you lame and hy— | tortured with stabbing paine? Then | Jook to your kidneys, When the Kid- neys weaken the system becomes over- 1oaded with poisons. Backache, cutting | paink, headaches, disziness and urinary disorders result. Don't wait | for serious kidney sickness, Use Doan's Pills—<a stimulant diuretic to the kidneys. Thousands recommend Doan’s. They are endorsed here at | home. Ask your neighbor! Another New Britain Case: Mrs. Jos. Hooper, 32 Chapman 8t., ray: ‘One morning my back started fo ache and T could hardly stand. It | feit as though it were broken. My feet swelled and 1 could scarcely get my #hoes on. My husband advised me to try Doan’s Pills. 1 give Doan's credit for the healthy condition my Kidheys fare now in.” STIMULANT DIURETIC 7 KIDNEYS Toster Milinsen Co. MigChem Brabfal~. NY. | RDE IN BIG RACE Will Seat Both Epinard and Sir Gal- ahad 111 in Mect at St. Cloud May 19 Boys’ Department, A Hikers’ club with a membership of 30 boys has been formed and some hlkes under the supervision of the} boys’ secretary or his assistant will be taken this spring and summer. | The club is trying to get a shack in | Epingrd, crack French racer, and the woods near by, so that it will be|Sir Galahad III, winner| of this possible to take over-night hikes as Year's Lincolnshire handicap in Eng- scori as the weather permits. land, has been definitely fixed for This coming Saturday the club will | M?['"hde!yr.:::u\,\'i‘ll"b:t f‘:":hf"’:‘:- o hold a baseball game and a kite flying bs . contest at Walnut Hill park. Prizcs’",“"h between two American jockeys, will be awarded for the best looking | FPlerre Werthelmer, the owner of kite and for the one that fies the |Epinard, having engaged Guy. Garner, highest. of Kentucky, to pilot his horse in Five or six boys have already signea | Place of Everett Haynes, who is ill up for the Y. M. C. A. camp at Ches- in the American hospital at Neuilly. ter. , |Th race was origifally set for May The boys' sceretary will go with n,c\ 17, but Frank O’Neill, who will have New Britain delegation for two weeks. | the mount on Sir Galahad IIT for The boys will leave on July 2 and stay | Jefferson Davis Cohn, had a previous until July 16, 10nsl:mlem at Kempton Park. \ Mr, Tha camp 13 located on Cedar Lake | Cohn requested the postponement and of the m desirable | M. Werthefmer agreed to it. ut. { It develops that the race is for a Experienced camp leaders are in at- |side bet of 200,000 francs on Epinard tendance at all times and the boys to 120,000 on Sir Galahad III, and are well taken care of, Wertheimer besides giving Mr. Pool, croquet, and checker tourna-;Cohn 11 pounds in the weights for and is one ments are now in progress and by the [the, racers aldo volunteering to lay ' | end of this week champions in cach of ' him odds of 5 to 3 after the owner these games will be known. Prizes will of Sir Galahad 1II had declined to be awarded. ibet even money. K Through the kindness of Dwight; The choice of Garner to have the Latham, the boys' deparimént has re-|lt-g up ¢n Epinard is explained by ceived over 50 phonograph rcvonls‘lhe owner as casting no reflection The boys in the department apprecl- upon Beary, the second string jockey ate his generosity very much and they |of Eugene Leigh's stable, ‘but the are all enjoying the music. ® French owner felt he must selcet his St {pilot from the ¥rench turf rather Irregular attendance of puplls is €s- than the English, even though the timated to cost $175,000,000 a year in ljoekoy is an American. the administration of the vuhllcl Haynes was reported worse today schools throughout the country. {and th2 doctors at the American hos. Paris, May 6.—The match between | ’pllal say he may have peritonitis, prompt jthat but a small percentage of the “\\hlch would necessjtate a foreign population attends play- iopcrmlon. 7 thouses and many of these sit in the ————— balcony paying a small admission i [ = ltee. Moriden and Bristol, although | smalier towns, are better for the thea- {ter business, he told the committee. ! Eln the former city the fee is $75 and in the-latter $24. In Waterbury the 1 | rees range from $50 to $100, depend- ! |ing upon seating capacity. ' Hartford Ld | fees are from $150 to $200 a year, but Barrett declared that there are more people on thé main floor of Poli's Capitol At, night than in the four | theaters here combined. During the past year policemen | were assigned for duty in the thea- - fers and additional costs of $32.20 The common council committee on | W¢re added to the playhouse expenses | licenses sat last night to hear the ob- ;\:cfiiu)“v a{ oll‘-lr:;zlyczs‘x;?‘llcg‘llnnn X\\'a-u | ections of theatrical interests against |house $1. Barrett said that the ;lilt‘l‘fl-"d fees, and after Manager |theaters had played a big part in put- 1;:3!3: ?arrt(;‘tt of the Palace theater |ting across many drives and are al- | ven the council members an|ways willi - | insight into the playhouse business, ;(-aau)s!o.““h"‘ ladan D |the committee voted to réecommend | Regarding carnival charges of $50 no increase in fees for theaters. a night, Barrett claimed these amuse- | It was voted to increase the charges | ments oftentimes earned that much in for other forms of amusement, con-|a very few minutes.: He has seen an tingent upon approval by the com- | attendance in his theater of 75 at mon council, as follows: Circuses, | night when 5,000 would be on the 11?0 to 8150 a day; cArnivals, $50 to | carnival grounds, he said. | $75 a day; dime circuses, $20 to $50 At the conclusion of his remarks, {a day, with no reducing scale after |Councilman Nair said he found no lhe»flrst day as now provided; strect 'reason for an increase and Council- fakirs, $10 to $20 a da merry-go- man Maxon and others present agreed. rounds, $10 to $25 a day; auctioncers, | 1t was voted to recommend none, $5 to $10 a day and from $30 to $100 | |a vear: museums, $25 to $50 a day; | | medicine men, $10 to $20 a day. | Theaters $18,000 Behind | ‘Councl Lioense Committee Hears Owners’ Side of Argument T ANNOUNCED The engagement of Samuel Rivken |of 61 Olive street to Miss Jetty Hnn;etl was spokesman for the Warschavsky of 124 Wooster street, theatrical interests. He said busi- { Martford, was announced Sunday {ness has been unusually bad this year, ; evening at a birthday party tendered the falling off in attendance during | Miss Warchavsky at the home of Mr, | the smallpox epidemic glone resulting | Rivken's parents, Guests were {in cutting receipts for the four thea- | present from Hartford, Springficld, |ters by at least $15,000. Performers | Doston'and this city. Miss Wars- {and booking agents are aware of the | chavsky received many beautiful gifts. conditions in the amusement business | Mr. Rivken is employed by Horo- ocally, he said, and it is well known |witz Bros., 348 Main street, In the Package the flavor of "SALADA T X .A meas o is preserved — pure, fresh and delicious, Never sold in bulk. Try it. = e Waldof Salad Blue Ri Suggestions " 'BLUE RIBBON ' ‘Maydnnais For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Advts. On May 2nd e sent this wire 0 every orie of our salesmen shout the cown ‘Vhat’s back of this big shift? *Why are men changing by . _ands? Note~If you have not read the telegram above, please glance through it. such popularity st be deserved r« o, Copytight 1928, Licntry k Vegsr = - IG EVENTS happen rarely in the cig- arette business— yes. But if today you were “behind the scenes,” you could sit and watch a thing EER=s going on that—in a mild way perhaps— might open any man’s eyes, ‘T'he Man in the Street, the average smoker, is hardly aware that anything’s happening. He might chance to notice that Smith has changed to another cigarette, Or, sitting with & group, it might occur to him that three or four of them have “‘switched”— quite lately, No—there’s nothing spectacular about it, But when small brook starts to rise, there’s & in the river~and **flood” is exactly the word to descrihe this thing we are talking about: What is it that is happening ! The thing that is happening is simply that, for months now, an average of over one thousand ‘men EVERY DAY in this country (1,000 every day==think of it!) are changing from other cigarettesto Chesterfield. Is cigarette taste changing? We" don’t know, But we do know that emokers are changing—over 150,000 have changed to Chesterfield since New Year’s Day, Nothing to get excited about, of course; but not a thing quite to ignore either—if you are interested in “‘what's what'’ in smoking. ‘Why are these men changing? Is it Chester- field’s exceptional tobaccos, the fortunate blend, the unusual freedom from *‘sweeten- ing," or what? ‘Perhaps you don’t care, the only thing you care about is “How do they TASTE P’ All right. When it comes to that, Chesterfields—if you give them the chance-—will tell theit own story (and prove it!)in a far better way than we can. Chesterfiel CIGARETTES