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LA A FLETCHER MAYBE. E B.. PRESIDENT Rumored He Will Be Ouly Gandi- date--Report Expected Tomorrow 'hat Walter It, Fletcher, treasurer | of Lveryman's Bible class will be the next president of the class is a proh- ability, according to a report the nom- inating committee is expected to make at the session of the class tomorrow morning. The deliberations of the committee have WVeen shrouded in secrecy for some time, and little is known of the proposed slate, each member of the commitice having | pledged himself not to speak until the chairman makes a report, Fred O. for first vi Rackliffe will be the choice | president and 1% A, Krause, employment manager at the New Britain Machine Co,, will be one of the other two vice-prezidents to be nominated, it is said. Who the new treasurer will be has not been stated, but it was feit byl those not in the confidence of the committee that Charles W.#Hawkins, | who was approached with a view to | running for president, would be nom- inated for treasurer, untile it was learned that Harry Iloward was the cvandidate, 1. 8. Munger, the present secretary will not be a candidate for reelection, & M. Brewster, it is said, has been offered the vice-presidency ind B, F. Armstrong has been named | wmong those suggested to the class as rossible candidates for president, | Although the executive committee of the class has gone on record as, ‘avpring not less than two candidates | for -president, so far as can be as-| certained' Mr. Fletcher is the only| | | police have been asked to Ve on the the Blue army for the first two years, New Uritain Disabled Veterans Hope he was one of the founders of the!| class and has been trcasurcr for the | to Raise §3,000 During | Coming Week. past year. He is office manager for Stanley Works. The nominating committee will re- ort tomorrow morning at the regu- ar session of the class and officers | will be elected "and installed the fol- lowing Sunday. _KIDNAPS OWN CHILD The drive to raise funds for th: disabled veterans' camp at Niantic opened today and a campaign tent was erected on th2 north end of Cen- tral park by the Disabied Veterans of | the World War, under whose super~ vision the drive is to be conducted, Tonight at the Capitol theater, Detroft Woman and Lawger Take| ¢ A. M. Puonessa and ex-Mayor George Quigley, two.of the local | Nine Year Old Daughter From |trustees will speak in expianation of | the drive. Other speakers will be heard in the theaters during the week. Contributions to the fund are be- ing solicited today on Main street. Al- though no definite quota has been for New Britain, the committee hopefui of raising about §3,000. Grandparents’ Home in Maine, | Saco, Maine, May 10.—The police said today that it had been established that it was Mrs, Dorothy Thompson of Detroit, Mich, and her lawyer, sup- | posed to be Albert C. Doyle of "De- troit, who took Mrs. ‘Thompson's nine: r-old daughter, Jean from the home of the child’s grandfather, Wil- liam 13, Thompson, hére last night| and carried her away in a taxieab, 1t | is understood here that Mrs. Thomp- son and her husband, Roger Thomp- son of New ¥York, have been divorced. The taxicab was traced N. H.. where the three boarded a train for New York. The New York GOLS TO SOXN S BEDS Captain A. H. Griswold’ noon to visit his son, Hurlbut A. Gris- wold, who was injured last Tlursday | DSIDE, left this by an automobile. Captain Griswold | oxplained that his son completely out of danger, and the car, which was very light in weight, rait over his left to Dover, | vide, not touching the head. Captain and Mrs, Griswold were at the bed side of their son at Annandale, N, Y, a few lours after the accident, | s L. F, & C. GIRLS' CLUB DAN Unitcd COH] and “70€d (,0. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Kimball and Mr. and Mrs. Pardon . Rickey Spes Alex for 5500 will chaperone the damee to be given b Alex Papers were served in {at the Burritt hotel en May by brought by the United Coal and Wood club. lookout for them, an action the Landers, Frary & Clark Girls' | Music for the occasion will be | company against Harry Alex, Arch | furnished by the Trinity Baccha- street automobile dealer, this morn- | palian orchestra. The committee in ing by Constable Fred Winkle. The charge, composed of the Misses plaintiéf, through Atty, Alfred LeWitt, | Helene Voight, Moylan Conlon, Anna | sues for $500 which he aileges Alex Timbrell, Ethel Babeock, Lillian Lar- | owes the company for coal delivered, |son and Loretta Campbell. The Season’s One Distinctive Car at a ‘Popular Price Rollin H.White, one of th distinguished engineers, took the four, the most efficient of all motor types, and adapted to it all the scientific refinements that European engineers had proven practical. The combination of 4-wheel brakes and balloon tires as standard equipment on a r(opuhr-pnced car will be found only on the ollin, and both are s for the car—harmoniz design. “European ty term given the English custom built cars. Light weight, small displacement, high ompe high speed, elimination of vibration, force-feed lubrication, and car- buretor and manifold changes are the technical developments that make the Rollin motor a revelation in efficient, flexible power compfession, generation. A practically vibrationless motor is assured by a stiff, heavy crankshaft, four main bear- ings,special alloy pistons and connecting-rods of light weight and approp well as extreme precision in ONORATO 18 MAIN ST. with the general e motor” t ollin motor because of the incorporation of so many engineering refine- - memsfrovcd by extended use in French and | nual election of dfficers will take place | preparation for the | parents on I'orest street, e industry's most Force-feed lubrication through drilled | crankshaft is another big advantage, so it is incorporated in the Rollin, Scientific design of carburetor and mani- fold insurés the delivery of identical quan- ies of properly atomized fuel to each cylinder. Twenty-five to thirty miles per gallon of gasoline is not upusual with the Rollin. And this motor is most efficient moderate every-day driving speeds. ifically selected at is the popular . : . Therear transverse spring suspension gives the car a surprising roadability—one assaci- ated with a much longer wheel-base. There i8 no uncomfortable side-sway when making sharp turns, of when driving at high speeds. All bodies are low-hung of pronounced symmetry. distinctive and smart. h smart lines The car is The Rollin’s perfection of mechanical action, . flexibility, and luxurious ridings comfort will give you an entirely new sensa- tion in four cylinder car operation. Just try the remarkable Rollin! Touring Car, $995; Three Secated Coupe Roadster, $1195; Five Passenger Sedan, 31205, Prices f. 0. b. Cleveland. MOTOR CO, Open Evenings ROLLIN AND JORDA! riate design, as manufacture. Tel. 3425 A NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1924, SR R 1 T Corbin Girls’ Club Adopt Near East Wail —0-— . Nazike Sarkisian, a Near Fast Relief orphan whose par- ents have suffered death in massacres in Armenia will have someone to look after her from now on. Nazike has been adopted by the Girls' club of the . & F. Corbin plant fol- lowing a plea by Mrs, Zoe L. Culver, president of the club. GIRL SCOUTS NEWS | The annual meeting of the New Britain Girl Scout council will be held at the home of Mrs. Leon A. Sprague commissfoner, Theodore street, Maple Hill, We¢dnesday at 3 p. m. The an- and also annual reports and commit- | tee reports. . Many scouts are planning to attend the New Britain Girl Scout camp this sumymer, Reservations should be made early as only 30 girls can be accommodated at one time, ! Mrs, Sprague, Mrs, Charles Spring apd Miss Lois Shaw will attend the | Massachusetts state review in Boston | next Saturday; also visit Cedar Hill, the estate given to the Massachusetts | Girl Scouts for camping and confer- | ences, | The Girl Scout Drum Corps voted | to give an exhibition drill at the car- nival in Plainville, May 24th, | Troop 2, of the Center church gave | a mothers' and ' daughters' supper | Thursday. About 23 girls and thir- | teen mothers were present, The scouts planned, cooked and served the sup-| per without any help from mothers, The menu consisted of meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, salad, rolls, cocoa | and dessert, Games were enjoyed. This supper was given as practical hostess merit badge. Troop 2 has registered nine new scouts: Princess Pazeian, Ruth Vegel, Amelia Surko, Clara Belle Holsteln, Millicent PMssel, Vera Lundin, May | Crowley, Myrtle. Tim and Violet Tim. At the last meeting of Troop No. 1, South ¢hurch, the following scouts received tenderfoot pins: Marjorie Leupold, Edna Kieffer, I'rances Greco, Anna Valenti and Mabel Dickenson, Four_members of this troop are try- ing out for thé bugle corps, Troop No. 5, Camp school, re-regis. tered this weeks with two new scouts: Elsie Pankonin and Astride Anderson. | Patrol 1 of this troop passed bed- | making tests at their last meeting. Mrs, Carl Hagist will meet the members of St, Joseph's school troop | next Monday after school, | inville has three new scouts, Jean Trumbull, Teresa Diyenzo and Esther Schigiderman, Jvery scout wishing to pass merit badge tests before the rally, Jur th, | should register immediately at the scoyt office, arl Hagist is the new instructor for the bugle class which meets | Thursday eventng. The fife class| meets Tuesday evening as usual, The new troop organized at the Central Junior high school will meet Thursday after school. : City Items Mr. and Mre, George Howe of Springfield, Mass, are spending the woek-end as the guests of Mr, and| Mrs, Dugald McMillan at their home | on Vorest street, Mra, Vietor Poindexter of Hartford | entertalned a number of friends at| luncheon Friday at the home of her | Johnson CONTINUE GASES OF FOUR J0Y RIDERS Will Be Given Police Court Hear- ing Saturday, May 17 The four youths who are held by the police in connection with the theft of the automobile owned by Charles Parsons of 17 Lyons street last Sunday night from Lake street, jand in which they rode to Norfolk where the machine was wrecked agdinst a pole, killing John Ryan of 44 Lawlor street, were arraigned in police court this morning before Judge Benjamin A. Alling and had their cases continued until next Sat- urday. They will not be tried until Henry Medric and Frank Lugli‘have been released from the Litchfield County hospital where they are re- covering from injuries received in the accident. 3 The young men arraigned in court are charged with taking an automo- bile without permission. - They are Vincent Kotowski, Louis Michelow- ski, Fred Lugli and William Stahalek. Stahalek was released from the hos- pital Thursday and was arrested upon his arrival in the city> The other three escaped without injury. John Partyka; the driver of the machine and who is alleged to he the one who stole it, is still in the Litchfield jail unable to secure the $10,000 bonds required for his re- lease. He is not’expected to be ar- raigned before the superior court, for which he was held on charges of manslaughter, theft of an automobile and reckless driving, until the Octo- ber term. Superior court is new in session in Litehfield county and the offenses for which Partyka is held were commit- ted too late to be brought up before the present session. BUSIEST WEEK IN YEARS IN REAL ESTATE MARKET Rush of Business at City Clerk‘s Of- fice Reveals Unusual Number of Transfers, The past week was one of the bus- fest in years in the real estate market, the number of deeds filed for record at the office of the town clerk indi- cates, ollowing isthe week's report: Sophie and Wincenty Cmuchlowski to Wincenty and Sophie Mauro, Day street; Salvators DI Pace to Carmela Sidott Di Pace, Slater road: Salva- tors Di Pace to Carmela Sidotl Di Pace, Clinton street; Irank V. John- son to Joseph M, Chernoff, Common- wealth avenue; Michaelena and Adolph Paznowskl, et al, to Zakaria and Arminag Hanissian, West street; Babilla Honnan to Stanislaw, Ignacek and John Plekienik, Cherry street; Hilary Morris to Antinlo DI Mauer, Lafayette strect; Maria Bosco fto Franciseo and Pauvlina Bardonaro, High street; Mary Chicowskj to Stan- ley Wieczerek, Blake road; Scandia Land and Improvement Co., to Alfred Johnson, Cherry sireet; I, Alfred to Adoelf Iotter, Cherry street; James K, Landon to Mary Rei Newfield avenne; Bodwell Realty O to Klizabeth and John Thoma, Roos velt stroet; Ernest Muecke to J. O'Connell, Monroe strect; Joseph Chi- bay and Andrew Gerent to Julla B. Gwiazda, Migh street; Hyman Hor- witz to Lottie Evanauska and Ma Kuarwoske, East and Belden wtree The momthly meeting of the Con- necticut Femndpymen's association was held at the Bupritt hotel Jast evening, g BANK MEPORTS | New York, May 10.~The actual : condition of clearing house bands and | trust companies for the week show an | excess In reserve of $35,315,800. This | is an Increase of $18,800,370, | GROCER BANKRUPT | New Haven, May 10.-—Joseph Sus- man, wholesale grocer of this eity, in | a bankruptey petition today gave a | his debts at $46,023 and assets of $34 895, \ “My Wife has gone to the country . “There’'s no hurray about it” He now wants things elec- trical You ought to Lear him shout it. B. & B.’s Serviceman says If he had the house- work to do he’'d connect up every life-sving, labor-saving dévice known to electrical re- search. Give a thought to her needs today. BARRY & BAMFORTH 19 MAIN ST. Phone 2504 ! Land Co | street; ! Mortis Cohn ao Joseph Tsrophy to Victoria Pain and Kast streets; Dyson Co,, to Louis Pagani, Webseter street; John Skritulsky to Anna R, Skritul- sky, FFarmington road; Bodwell Real. ty Co., to Stanley Quenk, Queen street; Ilodwell Realty Co., to Yohanna, Ma- tinda and August From, Landers ave- pue; Maurice Johnson to Emelia ‘uknot, et al, Bodwell Realty Co. to Josef Mroz, Slater road; Bodwell Realty Co. to Joseph Chiludzienski, Sterling street; Henry T. Bray and B. A. McCarthy to John Talarsky, Miller stréet; Arfaldo and Giovanni Veroncsi to Lucia De- { 1uce, Belmont street; Mary and Rich- lard Coridan | Richard str to ¥ermane Balocchi, ot; Catherine and John Wells to Martha and William Revoir, Somersot drive; Morence Beecher to Ruth Humason, Liberty street; Leone ardo Sarra to Antonio Bianco, Tre- mont strect; Thomas Rakalauskas to 2. W. Menus, et al, 8tanley and Sey- mour streets; nnie and Jacob Taffs 1o Anna and Taubert, Henry sireet; MAry Zuk to Joseph Zuk, Mill- er street; Joseph Dricek to Anna Chojnowski, Chestnut strect; Dyson to Gastano Cheli, Westerly Morris Abraham to Anna and Andrew Petnskis, Chestnut street; Withham C. Hackney, ¢t al, to Wiady- slaw Karwas, Gold street; Casimira Nurczak to Wincenty - Cmuchowski, Allen street; Bleanor Thiem to Stan- ley 1% Ostrowski, Farmington avenue; Frank and Maria Deutsch, Sheflicld sireet, and to Adolf anl Pauwline Zering, Sheffield stireet; Liltian Rice and others to Clif- ford G. and Margery I Fields, Ham- iiton street; Walenty Parzyk to E ward Futterlelb, and wife, Curt owski to John and Sophia Brizgei, 71 Bmith street and 204 Broad street; John NHekus to Kastantas and Anna Aluskia, Church sireet. Nathan Greenblatt and Louis Drin have transferred property on Cherry to Walter Semkus, Ernest G Anderson and others have transferred property Arch street to ~Joscph and Chrictina Dunkél. Andrew and Katie Wyosotsky have transferred property on Canlton stregt 1o George ant Katherine Charnega. Edward Creenstein hae transferred propériy on High street to Joeseph Huboay. Joseph Korytko Thas property on Dix avenve to Ernest V. Person. Emma Rhodes has transferred property on Warren sireet fo Cora B. and Herbert C. Chase. The Fafnir on | Béaring Co. has transferred property |'on Hunter road to Adolph and Cath- erine Asal. GETS $200.000 CONTRACT New Haven, "Haven road today gave a contract 1o the Westinghouse Co. of $200,000 for electrien] car cquipment on gt West- chester branch. Tell us about it, we'sl sell it for you —Hera)d class; ad depte street; Alcxander and Jozefa Hermans | - SAD NEWS FOR THE ‘HALL RO BOYY' Lanndryman Says They Can't “Do Up” Collars Right That the semi-soft collar is here to stay, although it cannot, make a man look well dressed unless it is laundered in & professional laundry, was the opinion expressed by Garey W, Williams of Hartford, president of the New Method laundry of that eity, in an address this afternoon to the tion at an annual me#ting in the Bur ritt hotel, Mr. Williams told of the history of collars from the time men and women wore collars made of brass and cop- per, referring humorously to the period when ruffled collars were worn by royalty The recently developed collar has almost entirely supplanted the old fashioned soft collar, which always went with a slouchy hat and baggy trousers, he said, by wears of semi-soft collars for their the fact that they can be laundered at home, He pointed out that home laundries cannot make a semi-soft collar look as it should, stating that | many so-called “haliroom boys” who lannder their own collars are inter- ferring with their future prospects by 1ot being careful enough about their | aress “The semi-soft collar cannot be properly laundered at home,” he said. 1 He said men who are careful dressers do not wear semi-soft collays except | upon cettain occasions, quoted the fol- {lowing resuit of a survey on lof collars showing that 38 per cent of the men today wear starced linen collars, 58 per cont wear semi-soft and only 4 per cent stick to the old fashioned soft collar or “neck band- age. He spoke about the advertising campaign of his company and said it had increased the soft collar laundry business 400 per eent, Officers were ! elccted as follows: President, Fred A. | Parselle of Stamford; vice-president, 10, 8 Pennett of New Britain: secre- - |tary and treasurer, Alvin 1. Herdt of | committee | South Norwalk: executive Anson ¥. Keeker of Norwalk: William | Hennessey of Bridieport, John C. 1y | diard of Hartford, William P. Latti- | mer of Waterbury and Ttoy 1. Powers of Hast Hartford. A stercopticon address of advertis- ing subjecis followed the recess for ioncheon this afternoon. Among the other Speakers were | Karl Gieseler, of tRamford. who spoke {on “Problems of the Small Laundry.” Chavies 1. Metcalf of Bridgeport vke on “Burning oil under laundry poilers.” R. G. Stockwell of New {Haven told how he reduced his oper- | ating expenscs 50 per cent. transferred | Other speakers scheduled for this | afternoon included Sherman . Perry |of Waterbury on the rélation of rug |ana mattress cleaning to the laundry business, and L. M. Vogel of New York ‘city, representing the Stafiard Cash Register Co., who spoke on how {to put the laundry busin across, by |advertising. | Roy R. Powers of East Harifard May 10.—The New will speak at an open forum just be- | fore adjourning for the banquet this evening. The banquet and program this eve- ning will be under the supervigon of 0. & Beimett of this city. Speakers incinde, A, W. Cummings, preshient of the National Lavndry UWners &s- Connecticut Laundry Owners' associa- | semi-soft | He said the two reasons advanced | popylarity are the added comfort and | use | Fruit 4 URE Fruit Juice is fw agent in the world. b stream is cleansed throu, the Liver, the Kidneys and Bowels. Fruit Juices exert a gently stimulating action on these organs, keep their action normal at ‘all th;\“u.land thus ensure regular natural purifica- tion of the blood stream. The medicinal element in Fruit Juice, however, forms only about 1% of the whole. To derive full benefit, it is neces- sary to extract the medicinal ingredient, and take it in con- centrated form. “Fruit-a-tives” contain the me- dicinal portions of pure fruit juices highly concentrated, lended with certain tonics lm{ disinfectants, made up in tablet form. They are the greatest known agents for preventing clogging of the system and en- suring purification of the blood. They permanently remedy evils as Chronic Constipation, Kidney Disease, Liver and Stomach” Trouble, Rheumatism, Seciatica, Indigestion — e restore worn nerves and generally tone up the entire systoms If voy are suffering from any of theSe ailments, you will find rompt relief in “Fruit-a-tives.” ‘Fruit-a-tives” are sold hgelll Druggists at 25¢ and 50c a box or may be obtained direct {rom the manufacturers, FRUIT-A-TIVES LIMITED, Ogdensburg, N.Y, |nm-|u||nn, Dr. George Tucker, surgical | director for the Aetna Insurance Co., of Hartford and E, H. Coneby of Baltimore., Canadian Arrested on Embezzlement Charges Springfield, Mass., May 10.-—~Mederie | Sansregret, 49, of Jolictte, I, Q., want- | ed by the Canadian authorities on the specific charge of larceny of $900 by false pretenses but said by the police to have secured more than $30,000 by the same means, was arresfed here | early today as a fugitive and is held for Canadian officers. He was found hiding in the attic of a tenement oe- cupied by his family and agreed to waive oxtradition. He was traced here by Willlam Rivest, to whom he is al- leged to have given a forged promis- sory note for $1,000 as security for & debt of $900, | CUT OIL PRICES | 25 eents a barrel in the price of nine | grades of crude oil was announced | by the principal’ purchasing agencles today. Over-production, it was said, | caused the drop. | | James Tormay, aged morning at his home 53 Beaver sireet following a long illness, was & life-long resident of New Britain and was connected with the jce business here for many years, He is survived by two daughters, Mary and Ethel; { four sons, Frederick, George, James and Russell: one brother, Philip: and one sister, Mary. The funcral was held this afternoon from the home at 3 o'clock, followed by servi v's church at 3:80. Burial was in 8{. Mary's ceme- tery. A high mass of requiem will be offered in St. Mary's church Monday morning at 8 o'clock for the repose of his soul IN MEMORIAM. In loving remembrance of Adolph Johnson who died May 10, 1923, 1 oshas _.?meral- Justus Stebbins. The funcral of Justus Stebbins, vets eran of the Civil War, was held this morning. Services were held at the rome in Newington, Rev. Harry Mars tin officiating. Burial was in Mun- son, Mass. Mitchell A, HWunter, The funeral of Mitchell A. Hunter will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Tev. Henry W. Maler will afficiate at services at the Erwin chapel and interment will be ih Fair- view cemetery. Mre. Fiward H. Carer. | _Thée funeral of Mrs. Mary Vielet {Carey, wife of Edward H. Caréy, will |be held Monday morning. Serviess | will be conducted at 9 o'clock at St ! Joseph's church and burial will be i | 8t. Mary's cemetery. | | 1 ‘, | i | Pittsburgh, Pa,, May 10.—~A cut of