New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1926, Page 11

1" CLASSES HAVE HOLIDAY RECESS Two Weeks' Break in Schedule Marks Christmas Season The educational classes in ad- vanced accountancy, salesmanship, | public speaking, accountancy and foremanship will omit meetings for the mext two weecks because of the holiday season. Regular mectings will be resumed after New Year's. The sign writing class will not meet on this Friday evening. The regular Friday evening en- tertainments will not be given in the men’s lobby for the next two weeks as both nights fall on holi- day evyes. On Saturday, Christmas day, the Y. M. C. A« will not be open. | Mermey to Try Out Swimming teams are being or: ganized in both the senior an junior departments, and all those | trying out arc being coached by | Carlos Morales. Mr. Morales has |class 7:45 p. m. |leys will be used by the DeMolay |lowing classes; The bowling al- beginning at 7:15 p. m. The Daniel Boone Pioneer club will meet in the boys' department at 7:30 p. m. The physical department will conduct the following classes; junlor class “A” 4:15 p. m.; younger bus- iness men’s class at 5:15 p. m.; in- termediate class 7 p. m.; senior; |class 8:30 p. m.; class for beginners in fencing and boxing at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday: Girls’ basketball com- mittee meeting at 5 p. m. The Friendly Indian club will meet in the boys’ department at 4:30 p. m. The employed boys’ brotherhood will meet in the boys' department at 7 p. m.; after the meeting they will use the bowling alleys. The physi- cal department will conduct the fol- morning class 9:30 a. m.; junior “B" class 4:15 p. m.; older business men's class 5:15 p. {m.; employed “B” class 6:30 p. m.; the Industrial Basketball League from $ p. m. on. Wednesday: Committee meeting of the Industrial Girls' bowling team at 5:00 p. m. The following classes will be conducted by the physical department; church group A” 4:15 p. m younger business nen’s class at 5:15 p. m.; inter- nediate class for boys at 7 p. m.; life saving tests—Red Cross and Y. M. C. A—8:30 p. m. Thursday: Y. M. C. A, Bible coached swimming teams in New York and is an excellent swimmer | himself. On Monday evening the following men will try out for the | senfor team: E. Brown, M. Conlin, H. Urban, F. Berkquist, 1. Parker, G. Helnzmann, F. Feldman, J. Ericson, H. Wright, A. Hovanesian, Bible Class Rev. Willlam H. Alderson will speak at the regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Bible class on Thurs day evening. 1lis subject this week will be “Divorce.” Last week Mr. | Alderson gave a most interesting talk on “The Sabbath.” Sign Painting Class Members of the sign painting | class, under the instruction of Al Malmgren, have shown much im- provement in their work since the class started. The members are now making posters which are used around the “Y" bullding. The big- gest job so far was done by Frank Saluk, who made a large Christ- mas poster. Industrial Basketball The final game of the first round of the Industrial hasketball league will be played on Tues between P. & F. Corbin and Stan- ley Rule & Level. The first game of the second round will be played following the P. & I. game, be- tween New Britain Machine and tanley Works. During the re. mainder of the scason the Dusty league games will be played on ats only. F \edule for the Weck class 6:30 p. m. The bowling al- leys will be used by members of the Bible class from 7:30 p. m. on. The Junior Achievement club will meet lin the boys’ department at 7:30 p. m. The following classes will be conducted by the physical depart- ment: Church group “B” 4:15 p. | m.; older business men’s class 5:15 . ‘m.; employed boy's class 7 p. m. ¥riday: The physical depart- ment will conduct the following classes; junfor “A” class 4:15 p m.; younger business men'’s class 5:15 p. m.; employed “B" class 7 p. m.; senior class 8:30 p. m. Saturda: lo Tips for Toys Found In News of the Year New York, Deec. 20. (P)—Newspa- per headlines dictated the construc- tion of many of this season’s toys, and toy planes labelled North Pole or Bust will be among the leaders. Not only are there games portray- ing the polar flight and channel swim, but this season the German rotor ship appears in miniature, along with the Osprey, a Marconi- | riggea ship, the dirigible Los Ange- les and innumerable electrified rail- {road “systems.” Even subway construction is re- flected in pneumantic dump trucks and traveling clamshell cranes. 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MAN BUILDS RADIO Known As He Dismant Temple, Texas, Dec. 20 (A—The reason for the peculiar functioning of Buford Young’s homemade radio set, on which he sald he had |picked up neighborhood conversa- {tion within a radius of half a mile, may never be known. Newspaper men from Temple who went out to Buford’s farm home 16 miles from {here today for a demonstration of the queer set, found that Buford had dismantled it. He was fearful, he said, that he “might be arrest- ed for possessing such an eaves- dropping device.” Some hope was held out, how- ever, for a future demonstration of the set, when Buford said he could rebuild it and might do so. Young and some of his friends brought the story to town Saturday, declaring they had thoroughly tested the strange performance of |his set. They said they had plainly |heard Joe Archer read from a |newspaper half a mile away. It be- came the talk of the neighborhood, which deemed ftself constrained to {be very circumspect in its conver- sation. HEAR CONVERSATION OF NEIGHBORS Secret of Texan’s Inadvertent Invention May Never Be; : For Possessing Such’An Eavesdropping Device. SET THAT LAN led Outfit, Fearing Trouble | The discovery waa only a blind stroke of chance, Young said. He related that he apparently had | de a failure of copying a maga- | zine {llustration of a simple three | tube outfit. Winding the coll wvrong in some manner, he was unable to pick up any station. Further tink- ering, however, suddenly brought out a neighbor's voice saying that “Will Broach’s mule is out.” With aid of friends, Young verified the statement from Allen Warren, who made it, and also further conver- sation in Warren's and other homes, The Investigators learned that conversation was audible only within half a mile when the talk- ers were in closed rooms, It w decided that a wire counterpoise running under the radlo aerial had something to do with the phenome- non, because by moving it, they could pick up voices from tele- phone lines without touching the lines. The position of the counter- poise also seemed to determine what direction neighborhood voices | were received from. MURDERED BOY T0 HEEP HIM SILEN (Continued from First Page) lated, he struck the boy and him to die. “Harold has always been back- | ward mentally,” said Attorney Fran- cis E. Croarkin, an uncle of the | {youth, and the one who surrendered | him to the police. “He has only the mentality of a ten year old boy. He never could work and his father | kept him at his place of business. | He knew he was defiicient but w never knew he was criminally in- | clined.” | Drs. William O. Krohn and H. | |Douglas Singer, psychiatrists, who testificd for the state in the Loeb- Leopold case, disputed this however, after examining Croarkin at the re- | quest of the state’s attorney. “He's sane,” the physician said. “No ten year old boy could pass the examinations Croarkin did. When he was in school he always had marks of 85 or 90. We have checked on his business capabilities and find he was quite a business man. He fre- | quently bought carloads of flour by | telephone and sold them at profit within a few minutes.” | At various times during his ques- tloning by the prosecutor and police, Croarkin gave three rambling rea- sons for striking the down with the blows that crushed the lad's skull, but in the end main- tined that he didn’t know why he committed the deed and wouldn't tell any more until he had talked to his lawyers. left Schmith boy | cause he failed to bring him a bottle | of milk, another time he offered the | explanation that “I wasn't feeling good, and he made me angry,” and gain he related that he sent the boy for a sandwich “and he came back with the wrong kind.” He | told the police he had been drink- | ing, but denied that he was drunk. The state's attorney obtained a | written statement from Croarkin but | declined to make it public. He said | (he would place the case before the grand jury, probably today. After | the questioning in the prosecutor's | office, Croarkin was taken to the | barn for a re-cnactment qf the slay- | ing. Several boys who have been ac- costed by a man in the last few | ecks have been asked to see if they | an identify Croarkin as their mo- | lester. Croarkin has denied any | knowledge of these attacks. He also | told the state’s attorney that he | | | |knew nothing of the fate of another | hoy, Richard Pospishel, who has not | been cen since Wedneaday. Young | Pospishel used as a playground the riding academy where Walter Schmith was slain, Six little playmates will be body guards at Walter's funeral, set for late today. i BERLIN NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) the guest of his father Ienry Por-| ter over Sunda Allan Reid was a visitor at the home of his grandmother In Crom- well over the week-end. The annual Christmas tree cele- bration of the Methodist chu will b> held next Monday evening| Once he said he killed him be- fitness. FOR Strap Watches Evening Dress Bl Folders Pocket Flasks FOR § Blanicure Sets Mesh Bags Lingerie Clasps Writing Sets Silverware Watches China Diamonds Gold or Platinum Cuff Links Watoh and Chain Pencils and Knives Tollet Silverware Birthstone Rings No Matter How Long Your List—How Short Your Time—We Can Serve You Well. in tha church’s social rooms. This| N the day which Christmas celebrates, three wise men from afar established a custom of giving. Their example lives to- day among people of good taste who find jewelry a Christmas gift of exceptional MAY WE SUGGEST for YOUR APPROVAL? DAD Pearl Necklace Bar Pins—Brooches Wrist Watches Mesh Bags Sets Rosarfes in Case | ning contrary to FOR MOTHER ————————,, e gatnering has always been looked forwar: to by grown-ups as well the younger set and last year's fe tivities filled the church to its ca- pacity. The Christmas trees ordered from h: American Legion will be deliv- ered by the local post on Wednes- The Legion received hipment of 400 trees and orders taken by the canvassers point to- wards the fact that the supply will be completely exhausted before the dawn of Christmas Day. The Junior league of the Meth- odist church will hold a New Ye: celebration at the church on some evening during the first week in Janu There will be no whist party at the Sacred Heart church this eve- previous notice, v whists will be continued after holidays. The Community club’s Christmas tree celebration will be held at Community hall on Wednesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. Santa Claus has signed a contract to be present at the gathering. All local residents are looking forward to this year's cclebration as the past affairs have been successful in promoting the Christmas spirit throughout (tTe town. | There will be no whist party at | St. Gabriel’s church this Friday eve- ning. ! The Boys’ club will not meet this week because of the holidays. The | regular meetings will convene fol- | lowing Christmas, | th Holiday pudding and other special flavors and fancy forms of the fam- Millbrook ice cream, may be ordered through Mr. C. C. Anderson | of Ken: UICIDE Jamestown, N. Y., Dec. 2@ (P— Wilson Neckers, 18, who lived on a | farm with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Neckers at Chester's Cor- ners in the town of Mina, killed himselt with a shotgun today. He was one of several children, the father being an invalld. The reason for his suicide is not known, For Your Old Radio Battery SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFER Until Christmas Day We Will Allow you $10 on the purchase of an EXIDE RADIO POWER UNIT EXIDE BATTERY SERVICE 96 Chestnut St. Tel. 2905 Tollet Silverware Sautoir Pendants ISTER Cuft Buttons Pocket Watches Btrap Watches Signet Rings Fountain Pens and Pencils Pocket Knives Porter & Dyson Gifts of the Better Kind JEWELERS & SILVERSMITHS 54 MAIN STREET Silver Toilet Ware FOR BROTHER vy £52 Clocks Lamps Artware Rings Many Famous Names in Library of Notre Dame South Bend, Ind., Dec. 20. (P)— Autographs of famous men, many of whose signatures to state papers nged the trend of history, form | an interesting section of the library of the University of Notre Dame. | The collection was assembled by Paul Byrne, librarian, who has been several years arra ng it for exhi- bition. Among thes examples of war- ri « chirography are the signatures of the Duke of W llington, George Washington, lfvsscs S. Grant, Mar- B. C OPEN EVERY EVENI (i B al Foch and General Willlam T. Sherman. Statesmen are represented by Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; James G. Blaine, Abraham Lincoln and Daniel O'Connell, Irish orator and patriot. In the literary group are the autographs of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Ruskin, Fitzgreene Halleck and Bayard Taylor, King Henry IV of England, is an- other signature in the collection. ALD CLA READ H & A A LU V‘y f !talls of the Otis Company Plans to Retain All Jts Mills Boston, Dec. 20 (#—Recommendas tions for the continuance of all the New England mills of the Otis com= pany were made today by a special investigating committee to a meete ing of stockholders here. The man agement recently announced & plan for the discontinuance of the plant in Ware which employad 1,500 of the §,500 population. Pending further discussion with the directors the de- plan were not ane nounced. PORTER SONS UNTIL C:RISTMAS You will find a very fine assortment of Lamps at Porter’s. We have all the newest styles of Floor Lamps and Bridge Lamps in wrought iron, brass, mahogany and maple, The Shades to match are either in hand painted parchment, in chintz or in wonderfully colored silks. We have priced the Bases and Shades separately so that you may select any combination you wish. The new Table Lal:nps with the Old English Brass Bases and Crewel Shades are attractive. Here is a gift the whole family will appreciate. SEND FLOWERS APPROPRIATE TO THE OCCASION Poinsettias, Begonia, Cyclamen, and a number of other floral pieces that are appropriate to the Holidays. Phone us your wants and they will be delivered as and when you want them. VOLZ THE FLORIST FLOWER PHONE 3700 92 WEST MAIN ST.