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;12 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1926. Social News (Continued from Page Three) the Saint Mark’s Parish rooms, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. Richard E. Burton will speak on Joseph Conrad, Interpreter of Seas and Souls. This lecture s through the courtesy of Mrs. William F. Brooks and Mrs. Frank J. Porter. . | { | Among those from New Britain, | who attended the meeting of the | Mayflower Society of Connecticut, held at the Hartford Golf club on| day, were the following mem- hers and thelr gue Miss Harrfet Rogers, Miss Sarah Rogers, Mrs Laurence Mouat, Mrs, Frederic Ben- | James Robinson and Mrs, own s North of Sun McDonough T of Vine table The Maple Hil Woman's eld a meeting Wednesday, at th ome of Mrs. E. B. Proudman of Frederick street. Mrs. J. M. Dean of Hartford, g a very interest talk on “Your Gorl, Her Home, and the Community.” Mrs. Proudn m} ind Mrs. G. K. Spring gave reports | from the state fec ion meeting, held in Milford last week. Mrs. D. A. Johnston and Mrs. F. C. Teich as- slsted the hostess during the soc hour which followed the mec ial will me 0 o'clock Miss T he The Sunshine Monday afternoon at the Methodist ch ferson, superintendent of ing Nurse fon, will address the meeting. society at e | n | assoc PR The with ade weird and grotesque, combin- the artistic and beautiful Hallowe'en party and the n oS of e Ne 1l hospital last even- enjoyable affair. the ed n lance held & Britain Ge ing a mor The party room at the n elaborate costumes w Romper suits seemed to predominate although the Romedy type of cos- tume was not neglected. Gypsy and ghost outfits vied with al dames for first le raver, di- attracted much ghost costume pupils and fellow until time for un- masking. Miss Anna Thomas, tech- nical instructress of nurses, and Miss Rose Doherty, a floor super- visor, kept their friends amused hy characterization of two old time vil- tage gossips. Drs. Lawrence class ny honor: rectress of mnurses, attention with a which kept her nurses guessing T Doolittle and Jo- seph Matteis, internes. supplied con- siderable humor fo the occasion by thelr representation of officials of the street cleaning department. The usual games, ducking for apples, etc. ~d with dancing. Miss Katherine Dinda was award- ed the prize for having the prettiest e, which r ed a full American he rose, Miss Antionefte Ko L won the prize for having th or 1 ented costun Jrese o most tfit repre sem cos- a Miss nurses, % > advert instructress of was chairman of reshments, seg were T judges. presentative of served Music furnished by an orchestra con- of orderlies and men from the boiler house. Miss Harold Over- trom played the piano. . Harold J tained a number of friends ome in Berlin last evening. P son, as and Sisterhood Brai Israel held a essful bridge Wednesday at the Paragon Inn. There tables play and prizes rded h one. On Sun- October there will be a ther of the Congregzation of The Sisterhood has supper in t The y s fternoon were 25 were aw 31st ! r- ged to serv the ves rooms. A partial list of t p br ball roor Saturday College Mrs Baker, Frances Miss A Rritain Paul Mrs. plees of 11 club Grorge vater Miss H Bunes Clark, Mrs. Clyd Fin Ars. Tiga Harvey, Mrs. Stanley Holr 1S Misy ord, Bertha ton J B nar of Mrs revea A Fis \. Gre Leland H M Mar Jon rford Miss Oquist Gertrude Miss Frederie 1" G. Vibber Mrs. Marns Whit Howard Mrs Bruemmer Mrs. Crowe, Hart In vations don from Mrs. ifus Ifem \Mrs. Earl ng, Mrs \ Davidson, Leonie Mrs. C. Ingraham res eived Mrs. T nis T Witcl-les Then an;lr Now —~ A WITCH =S Olit~ WHO POSSEGSES PO o INFLUENCE"” CROPE WEOE AFRND OF T KMD OF WITCHES® THEY ISED TO HAfE— — e 1OV~ T kD HAVE- e oDy / Vd ©1926 BY NEA SEAVICL mc. | Starting with a | made of the committee working in aid of s that her committee ts on the sale of tickets as early The members of the Business and Professional Women's club held their annual Hallowe'en party last evening at the club house on High street. Decorations were vivid and colorful and the traditional Hal- lowe'en games featured. Mis Katherine Colton, Miss Agnes Duffy. Miss Grace Watkins and Miss Helen Ray were in charge of the affair. PARTIES REDOUBLE LAST HOUR EFFORT (Continued from F| nouncec will ice interest and Ameri 3aker. aver led by J. Mr. Allston in which he ple ssistance for tl the aff. and th 1d told t 1lized Worthing- pronounc- aded for officials ton ed pi divine o conduct overnment Mayor Te fore he tha just registere less it t father d. n to a o his he study was a republican. time of th he devoted some the principles > areal e tenti to ham Lincoln inciples of t re still those of the public The mayor the financial condition of nation as a mark of republ 1 government an, ctor n away polls next ay. Tndge Alling said he nator Ringham in H 1 the senator requested him personal message to the of New Brit establishment » bathers at but it Ringham also vot« for white The vote on 1he roll-call party he lic He vork of Abrs the political on tor and beca led of i in ty st yrest an s urged that from the no cl tal tfo had b gainst r Washir 1 that beact time, A epor for 5 was not q bathers oufside gten, 1t the same by Bir ne thlo waters. Al dvised the rise is not sufficien: Ringham, ac. has the also o purify cording T'o- has rtor to the nativ iple of tarif riff inist Tiff. 1 he MASS MEETINGS 10 END N. Y. CAMPAIGN' (Continued from First Page) republican se: nominee - in tate, against attacks on con- ons to his ¢ paigh fund by while Illinois service Samuel Insull, utility magnate Smith as chairman of the commerce commission supervision over rates and of the Insull comy What If He Did? “What if Samuel sull did con- tribute to the campaign fund used in my behalf declared Smith. “Other interests contribute té the campaign funds of candidate for president—the railroa banki interests, the stecl industry, 1gar indus Will any one dare say that th contributions disqualify the andidate for president to hold the it elected 2 The formal White House ment was issued wighout comment after the president had been inform- ed of the Chi- cago ) as making e ois political si The glven nies office rday's is 1ad iin comments on t 1ation. it said, , made no ken no position and express- no attitude the purpose of lnencing the choice a United senator in Tllino anwhile Representative Ol chgirman of the wocratic congressional committer, s declaring that the senate funds committee under € ed, democrat, Missouri, exposed the u “huge slusi funds” by publicans in primaries und had “put the fear of further e posure into the hearts of republican contributors as well candidates, so that the republican buyin elections is m while Senator do, ehairman of the repu atorial committee, w the question before the vo Tuesday their choice het returning “to the conditions of and the democrat ue Tribune represented presiden “has ) interview for in o man F had T nimized s, Color lican sen- rting that was contin epubl church will be as follows | o’clock. I (Continued from Page Sunday by the D. D. 12 noon. S p.m be “TI Library to Close Novemby pastor BERLIN empest “urt I 45 a F this le d th intil May 1ib; two k. Saturd nd W The Plai o play t ches! on ut 58 Trumbull, Mrs, 1. 1 are e in Ne 14 room famil Appl advt. Bo “illir All ready J lay af e v with the th Ma Birn w hous: to re Mrs. Alldevige 1 T stree American e, Saturda 49 West Ma Hudson .t me sho mode K Tel. in St and W M. 08 Baptist Church ices at tl enin Young People’s m Matc it Football le B attending Have Legion 1fterno you one of the aven) (Continued from Town hall on W evening. Gar reshments w $ ington s afternoon e is Ragir ns Are Lift- nd ieh W ) will meet at Stevens. Many residents a Yale-Army game Powl at New Haver Special police diract 1 to take o ¢ through he evening. ng New &l 1ds to be gone t Bel uveni the Community club ed by sever: chorus work by the Baptist Preacl ndri g . k, . Bibl K n schoo 1 ice ectin neeting the topic ‘ Deeds will I in min public ay This 200! 1 Lawren, and ( 1G Miss Ne od im Ocle foirenort orge co in gol entire isiderable 30 o'clock. 1 team pu the 1 to make the Tonigt dance ing of the priz t the conclusion harles Tiske Srita confir 1 1 and son Har- he Ya has been irch serv thodist church cgular hours, Pre 1:45 o'clock follo school at 12 oclock rvices®will I s Episcopal the usual S W W, M Whiting Store, Bristol.— 1 st Inquire advt. fary food 5 o'clock Houg Au W rom seven meet vt » o'clock e Sacred He 1 whist party in the e church Mc o'clock to invited to atte automohiles, . latest Maple fon, | mons s in I Tab n and hody oy to rejoi upport James he is pictured nization in In Association,” W, A Lot of Ex-Cyclops NI 2A n H investigation o and of being o i 1 for senator, ung,” he said he was told when he declined. Ho! I ning. M ed n is and Mrs Vi Haven today Miss Dorothy Dav spendin the weel cousin Miss Virg DAM 15 Bl TEST § Ww. Army nia Wil Crash When Strain Be- comes Too Great Tresno, Cal the belief that have Oct in lars wa T en hy exact d s and strain ol w ng 1 experir o Tres s, by ti standard ngine struction nd of stre A gineers to tests is riles t The bureau eas te the world. Try Va dam, Foundatio has been huilt at 000. Tt is 60 feet hi cross the the base that top. The st the ried The gincering top and base. Thirty it is only thickness is m at turs engineers, it radius in Chicago Burcau L Em- Indiana- a of te and ste nson creck { summer, tes tunnels Ldison ¢ . DA i s0 the one California red $10,000 The good pr of the ssure ts he home of C held in t and ade on Thicknesses sponsored el construction, NEWS Page Seven) ‘orthington ridg nes were playe rere served. Gun club will§ at the Percival Kenton Hill G re attending the | Yale | rnoon. 1 this ion ha of the this afternoon ft been or- | heavy of Kensington is i about two wee 1 Iems, istrel s by motor, H | t ng was| The | last even 11 hundred. youngsters was orlk | ichel For the girls R ally and dancg act Demore Wells with John | end k humor. i e solo ¥ nry ce Was espec T od e howed roupe effort had play the success ht i1l be The made rtain- been there social. s will be of the ente s returned home \ospital where for the past in ed 1l be held in the tomorrow at the wching service at wed by Sunday conducted at St. church tomorrow il meet Monday to eight o'clock ing from cight to chureh will hold social rooms of t public have Mrs. Patrick for the eve- evening at e d. H. Payne attend- game at New is of Hartford is k-end with her external, |went into the {conviction. {the police. jrunning when ‘the officers ldischarge and gave his { cial Trust Co. affords a supply sufiicient to fill the dam in little more than an hour. five foot depth of have been made with iepths to top of the water, tests Water Pressure Until Breaks Plans are being made to build the structure 100 feet high, the 2 1-2 feet thickness concrete and steel which now tends from 30 feet above its to its present top of 60 feet. Water will be admitted behind dam and tasts made until structure breaks from the pressure. In building the dam to use concrete proportions, with three parts sand ar rock, with usual Proportions of lighter than ployed in ng of ex- base, the the effort was average one part 4 two steel reinfor the structure those ordinarily dams intended to im- pound water. Tt is hoped that the tests will afford exact information to stresses, both internal and which will make possib! economies fn future construction, cement, parts ing. i d em- as ALLING REFUSES 100, K. TRICKERY (Continued from First Page) re he officer s: the man had $1.31 of his own money police gave him 2. When came out of the store he still but the $2 was gone. The “agent” testified that he paid cents for two drinks, $1 for the pint and spent 50 cents in a restaurant last night. Attorney Dunn asked the officer whether Skibo was excited or drunk. The officer sald it was fortunate Skibo had no revolver or he and Officer Cosgrove would have been killed. “Is that the reason Skiho has the cut over the eye with three stitches in it?"” Attorney Dunn asked. Offi- cer Stadler said he did not a hlow struck in the melce but he saw Skibo's clothes torn end covered with blood Skibo, in his own defense, de ng sold liquor since his He has liquor at home for the use of his wife and himself, but he does 1t have it for sale. He was “crazy” when the officers raided his home and he is sorry he His wife owns the store and he has a shoe repairing shop on Broad street. He said the that his wife a see od last represented s ill and needed li- | quor. Prosecuting Attornay Woods sail there is no question of Skibo's guilt. He has heen convicted before, yet he persists in ‘violating the law. He should be hound over to the super court. He showed his guil ame in Had he not been selling liquor, he need not fear the law. As Attorney Dunn arose the defense, Tndge Allin ior ‘o enterel <on3, arrue TARD AGAINST As an t landslides bui LANDSLIDE Commer- ng job on W sheathing pl will left ag: Main str to hold the ca quic: be in Unless Walsh, LT 10 TRENGTH ) — Built millions of gol- in ro-electric on the W will enable a the con- dams amount sted en- s of Steven- 62 aste, mental no dam Unit are | e States s attracting rers throughout by m of N a gh the FEn- w York cost of $100,- 140 feet long 1-2 feet thick feet above 2 feet thick and naintained to its the the language of a arch, m ordinary single of a mere trickle that water for s drawn from of the, Southern s fought | 'WOMAN DRIVER INJURED, TRUCK OPERATOR FLITS Police Seck Evader Who Fails to | Stop to Ascertain Damage Done | in Collision, n Whaples and Miss ymour, bothi of 74 Con- , Hartford, were slightly red when a car driven by Mrs. aples was struck by a truck about 10 o'clock last right on the Hartford road. Miss Seymour suffered an finjury to her and taken to New Britain General hospital. Her father who was riding with her in the car escaped uninjured. The driver of the truck drove on taining the damage. After hearing the complaint the police began a search for the driver. gress stre in eye was Recomx;ethT fiemission | Of War Memorial Fee | The building department will rec- ommend remission of a $280 build- ing permit fee collectible for the per memorial to World War It is estimated the, sts will reach $140,000, a of $280, reckoned at the rate of $2 per thousand, is requir This is e first time such a rebatement has been recommend- ed, a fee having been charged ish War Veter school ranent veterans. building | for whic, fee ns memorial for buildings erected | ON POLICE BLOTT | Officor William Grabeck reported hat Charles D. Gaudreault of 166 mith street told him a truck was parked on Clinton street and al- ready parts had been stolen, The truck was taken' to the | William Mentich street reported at that his automobile had becn stolen from Beaver street, near Broad. E. W. Blynn of Newington noti- fled Captain Kelly this morning that his automobile struck an electric light pole on East Main strect near Elm apd broke the globe. | Prank Arclle of 51 Franklin street complained that he was at- tacked by a police dog. Thomas Devine of the public works department reported the theft a number of tools within the past | few R 112 West 0 last night of 10 o lays. AUTOS IN COLLISION Automdbiles driven by Sylvia Af Clark of 305 Chestnut strect and B. laski of $1 Broad street fig- in a collision last night at o'clock in front of 676 Stan- Bogdaski said he thought ure 10: le th 0 street, other ¢ cars were only slightly zodg Automobiles driven by Albert F. Colby of 640 East strect and TIsrael Shinits of 227 North strect collided vesterday forenoon at 11:45 o'clock |at Stanley and Allen streets. Colby ‘mld Officer Woods he was driving | nley street at the rate 15 miles an hour when the other car was almost past the intersec- tion. The accident was unavoidable, in the opinion of the police, The rear fender amd a window in Shin- its' were broken and the front olby s be south on § car the Regulator hasa RED WHEEL jt is NOT a LORAIN the years. ompany, which Mother Advises, “Clark Jewel with Lorain Red Wheel” OR nearly half a century, experienced home managers have advised their daughter®, “Be, sure to get a Clark Jewel cook stove.” LN without ascer- for | municipal | r was going to stop but | wung in towards a gar- | could not avoid striking | LEFT PRISON WITH NOTHING, NOW RICH Kir Bootlegging Brings Fortune \ to Ex-Convict Chicago, Oct. 30 (A — How & convict released from prison vire tually penniless amassed a fortuns of $5,000,000 by his bootlegging business and oper- ated 45 here last night following the indict- yesterday of elght men prohibition law vio- using airplanes in breweries, was disclosed ment last with Frank G. Parker is said by fed- eral agents to have amassed more than $5,000,000 by airplane boot logging since he was released from the Jollet penitentiary five years ago. His eight employes were also named in the indictments which resulted from a raid as 5,000 gal- lons of beer and $100,000 worth of distillery equipment were seized in a brewery alleged to be owned by | Parker. Parker was Imprisoned for par- ticipaling in an automobile theft ring. He became known to the pub- lic in March, 1923, as the aviator who carried food and clothing to the group of fishermen trapped hy a blizzard on South Fox Lakg Michigan. Later he fig the ~ guarantor of the Carpentiers Gibbons fight at Michigan City, Tn- arker, federal believed to he and wealthiest country. His sentence his arrest in Minneapolis as of a group of agents claim, is one of the biggest bootleggers in the to prison followed February, 1917, at the ‘“‘crown prince™ Chicago automobils thieves which was headed by Ira Bond, a Minneapolis brolker. Parker, according to Special (Agent Patrick Roche, also was con- nected with a Canadian group of bootleggers. LACE DRESS VOGUE German fashion ace dresses rage at society events thisiwinter. w effects will be obtained lacquering or waxing the lace and wearing it over frocks of various colors. The color of the undergar- ment or frock is then reproduced in artificial blossoms fastened to the shoulder or the belt, housess will ba predict t all the BANDITS G $12,000 New Orleans, Oct. 30 (#—Threa | bandits intercepted a payroll mes- {senger here today:and escaped with the $12,000 weekly payroll of Mente {and Company, Inc., bag manutactur- ers, after shooting and seriously wounding James Nelson, driver of the company's car. POPE. 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