New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1926, Page 2

NEW B fl===——“—-——"—————_——_———_’ [ OUR SCHOOLS | State Maflafactarers To Seek Ckanges In Compensation ng CHRISTMAS WHITMAN’S HUYLER’S Tea Baskets Candied Fruits Salted Nuts Hard Candies Xmas Novelties Packages delivered mail orders receive spe- cial attention. l 1] 1 The Dickinson Drug Company 169-171 MAIN STREET . L. MILLS HARDWARE STORE 336 MAIN STREET The “Handy” Hardware Store FLEX FLYER SLEDS FIREFLY SLEDS NORTHLAND SKIS For HER Ch i.tmas T UNIVERSAL Vacuum Cleaner YOU GET FREE CLEANING ATTACHMENTS [with every Cleaner purchased “this monthly. ONLY $3.00 DOWN Balance Next Year THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO. Tel. 719 Just the Gift for Mother or Dad INVISIBLE BIFOCAL A.T.McGUIRE Cor. Arch and Walnut Sts. ' We can arrange the surprise. SBIOSLLBEHHL09.955880,0.9,0 An Xmas Gift GLASSES Henry F. Reddell Optometrist e 99 W. Main Street Phone 11855 PIVPTECETTEG PEETIRFL ORIENTAL RUGS just recetved real hand another woven hipment Persian Rugs. D. M. BENJAYIN 67 E. Main St. Tel. & Coal T. C. SMITH SONS| Telephone 1799 or 202 sx}“cmx\ums“mwm)sx\\»\“\\m HINT AT PERJURY N GREEN'S TRIA' Deposed “Dry” Director Denie: —“Travesty on Justice” San Francisco, Dec. 21 (A—The trial of Col. Ned M. Green. suspend ed prohibition administrator, whoss defense was branded in closing ar gument as “imaginativ. fiction or the grossest perjury”” and whose | prosecution was decried as a “tra- vesty on justice,” entered its fina) phase in federal court here today. The taking of testimony ended laty yesterday and arguments to the jury were in progress when court adjourned. Each side had 45 min utes in which to complete the sum ming up of its case today. It was expected that Judge A. F. St. Sure would give the case to the jury be- | fore night. Intimations that perjury had en- | tered the testimony were renewed | vesterday in Assistant United States | Attorney to the jury. omebody must have lied,” ‘he declared, calling attention to nu- merous contradictory assertions made from the witness stand. Louis V. Crowl | defense, reiter | tion that he was the victim of a conspiracy by his former subordi- nates to oust him from office. Crow- ley also attacked the embezzicment | indictment egainst Green, declaring that no evidence had been introdue- ed to prove that the former dry chief had sold, given away or other- wise converted to his own use the have taken. Week’s Activities in Catholic Churches St. Mary’s Church Requiem masses at St | church this week were announced yesterday as follows: first an- | niversary for Mrs. Margaret Sulli- van Wednesday morning at ‘7 o'clock: third anniversary for Thos. Murphy Thursday morning | o'clock. Confessions on Friday wiil be held at 9:30 o'clock in the morning for the adults In the afternoon and ev ning. Masses on Christmas Day will be at 5, 7, 9 and 10:30 o'clock in the upper church and at 8 and 10 in the lower church. The 5 and 10:30 o'clock masses will be solemn high the last mass. St Joseph's Church A Chri; party for the chil- dren of Joseph's church this afternoon 2:30 o'clock in the parish hall. Masses Christmas Day will be at 7 9 and 10:30 o'clock, the first and last masses will be high masses. St. at t. Andrew’s Church slons for the children of ew's parish will be heard | Friday af Friday evening Masses on Christmas Day 30, 6:30, 7 $:30, 9:30 o'clock. The first and will be high ma Benedie will be sung Christ 1as o'clock in th ening. Conf will be heard after benediction, St. Peter's Church Confessions will be heard Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock and in the evening until all are heard at St. Peter's church. Masses Christmas Day 5:30, 7, §, 9:15 and The first and last masses. | and 110:30 will be at 10:30 o'clock. will be high bread rack. Colonial Loving No. [ Coffee Eugene Bennett's address confiscated liquor he was alleged to | | been varied. |to Junc, 1906, she taugnt at i structor in histor; Mary's | at 7 the children of the parish and for serving until 1916, on and for the aduits| | will be last | Gifts That Make a Merry Xmas Last the Whole Year Through Cup Net $12 Percolator nta) ¥ 5 §1.00 THE SPRING & BUCKLEY ELECTRIC CO. 7 RITAT Will Ask Assembly to Clarify Disease Clause and In- clude Physical Rejects. L] Occupaticnal Hartford, Dec. 21.—Announcement of the result of studies which ite committee on workman’s compensa tion has made and its recommenda | tions for changes in the Connecticut !law, to be presented at the coming | scsston of the | made today by i Photo hy fohnson & Petersou ‘ MILLIE G. MCAULEY Senior High School Principal’s Assistant A Jjust reward for her long and hful service to the school de- partment was given Miss Millie G. cAuley when she was promoted to position of principal's assistant at the Scnlor High school. Her thorough knowledge of overy branch | of high school work has been of great help to Principal Siade. Miss McAuley was born in Wind- | sor Locks and began her service in the New Britain school department in 1904 She studied at Suffield academy. Smith college. snd did summer work at Teachers' college, Columbia university, during the ummers of 1821 and 1922 Her experience in From the st stréet school; from September 11906 to June 1813, at t he Central! grammar school; from September | 1913 to June 1916, she was an fin- at the Senior High school; from September, 1916, to June, 1920, she was director of the history department; from Sep-, tember, 1920, to June, 1924, she wr dircctor of research in the schools| of New Britain. She entered upon her present duties in the fall of 1924, REV. DR. WATT DIES 70 Year Old Clergyman Long Prom- inent Among Methodists, Worcester, Mass., Dec. 21 (P— Rev. Dr. Robert Watt, 70, for :9 years district superintendent of .he Methodist church in Delaware dis. , dled yesterday at his hon.c. He had lived in Worcester for the past three years, follow his re- tirement because of ill health. Rev. Dr. Watt was born in Ireland. He was educated at the Drew in Madison, N. J. He be trict superintendent of the Wil ton, Del, district of the church in 1897, serving until 1903 In 1909 he was appointed district superintendent of the Laston die trict in Delaware and Maryla d Then he return ed to the Wilmington district, sers ing until his retirement in 1923. HUNTERS UNSUCCESSFUL Rooscvelt and Party Fail to Bey Game I Arizona. Tucson, Arlz., Dec. 21 (B—Th lion population of Arizona has rot changed because of the invasion of Archie Roosevelt and his hunting party. The famous hunter of the Ovis Poli, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs, Stuyves- ant Fish and Fairman Dick return ed without any trophies today after spending two weeks in the Rincon mountains. - Their guide reportea that they saw one lion trail, but that the dogs were unable to follow it | because of the rainy weather, Pattern Coffce . Others §20.50 1 N "$10.00 Luxe Waflle L3314 Nickel, £10.00 uy ron $15.00. state legislature w: the Manufacturers Assoclation of Connccticut from its executive offices. The inequalities of the present law. which it is alleged have worked un- due hardship upon both employer land employe, were responsible for the studies which the committee un- dertook by direction of the board of directors of the association through a vote passed December 7, 1925. The board, at that time, recognizing the association’s obligation as an organi- zation responsible for the w e of industrial employes and employers of the state, undertook to find some solution of the present difficultics with which all are now confronted, it is stated. Its compensation committee, con- sisting of Chairman C. B. Whittelsey. president of the Hartford Rubber Works; Howell Cheney, Cheney Brothers, South Manchester; [Puller F. Barnes, treasurer of the Wallace Barnes Co.. Bristol: C. H. Granger, superintendent of the Waterbury Clock Co.. Waterbury and C. L Campbell, secretary and treasurer of Ihc Connecticut Light and Power Jartford was authorized to pro cced with an investigation and sub- mit recommendations. In the course of its work the committee has con- sulted with a like committee from the Connecticut Chamber of Com- merce and with the best lezal and medical authorities of the state. It has accepted the suggestions of these ' authorities in its efforts to make the Connecticut law what 1t believes will be one of the most equitable for both employes and employers that is in existence today. The particular sections which have been under discussion are the atcu- pational disease clauses which were written Into the law in 1919 and 1921 and which have been subject to an exceedingly broad interpretation The association will introduce an amendment which will have the ef- fect of bringing occupational dis casc within the scope of the com- pensation act and will ask the legis- lature to remove from the ‘present law that part which has made it so indefinite and so difficult of uniform interpretation and difficult for em- ployers to give work to those who have had pro-existing weaknesses and deformities. One result of the operation of the present act has been that employers generally have been compelled to re- fuse employment to men possessed of certain physical handicaps which in themselves would not be an ab- solute bar to employment. The ob- Jectf ds which the committee of th cturers Association of Conne striving is a fication and simplification of the w on these points so that a man may not be barred from employment and become a public charge. At the present time rejections by plants holding physical examinations policants average, in Conpecticut 5 per cent of the total number examined, which, if that average held, would total approsimately 12,- 500 on a basis of 250,000 emyloyes which is somewhere near the total for industrial employes of the state. The tendency to use physical ex- a ations is steadily increasing and th an important consideration. The As- sociation realizes that these men have a certain earning capacity which they should individually be able to utilize through obtaining such employment as they are physically abls to perform. The section of the present law re- i An unusual showing of poinsettias and other appropriate Yuletide floral ef- fects, and you can be sure they have unusual appearance and durability. VOLZ, the Flor'& Flower Phone 3700 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS is coming more and more to be | 92 W. Main St. | tating to total Incapacity, for exam- ple. has been construed to mean that un employer who hires a man who { has previously lost an arm. a leg, or an eye will be held liable for total disability of that employe should he |'incur loss of the other member. The | Association recommends that this provision of the law be changed to make it possible to employ an oper- ative with one arm, leg or eye with- out the extra hazard of total disabil- ity, believing that this will result in a large decrease in unemployment among men so handicapped. The committee is further advocat- ing changes in those sections of the law under which hernia is now com pensated. Employers have hesitated to give employment to applicants when a physical examination showed previously existing abdominal weak- ness, as the wording of the present law is vague, hernia not heing re- ferred to specifically, but covered in the clause which provides for other ailments which result in partial in- ! capaci In view of the fact that other ically, the Association recommends that this be done in Connecticut and that a definite time be established for proving that a hernia resulted from a specific accident. Under the present law the onc year perlod allowed for the filing of compensation claims has been con- strued to date from the time of dis- ability, rather than from the time of injury and the effect has been to practically nullify the statute of limitations. Claims have been paid for injuries dating back as far as five yeart In the opinion of the com- mitteec an employer and his insurer are entitled to know the extent of ates deal with hernia specif- | . 5&*‘” thelr liabilities within a reasonable time and one year is believed to be | fuily sufficient to cover all cases. The waver clause, which the com mittee believes might have been used to a greater extent to reduce th: number unable to sccure employmen has not been as helpful as was hoped for by those who framed the origina law because of its failure to clearly define to which disabilities already / incurred might be considered as con tributory causes in case of further accident, it is declared. The com mittee believes that the intraduction of an amendment to broaden the scope of the waiver will result in its increased nuse with consequent re- duction in rejection of applicants for employment. The amendment to be introduced, if accepted, will also re store to the employe upon signing a waiver, certain common law protec tions which he does not now recelve. Y. W. C. A. NOTES Athletic Department regular schedule of a plunges will be ob- 1g the coming week with sday. The The ming cl served dur th xception of Christn Thursday gymnasium c! omitted. The pool and gymnasium will be closed on Friday, December *4 and will rcopen on Monday, Jan- uary 3. Tues 2:30 to 4 o’cleck, senior 5 to 65 o'clock, junior 6 to 7 o'clock, basketbal o'clock. tennis 130 to 8:30 o'clock, gymnasium clases. Wednesday—6 to 9 o'clock, senior The new swimming class will open M/ 20,000 FL A AN 00 Chor CHRISTMAS What is more appropriate than GStockings? And Among Silk Stockings there’s none More Suitable than Gotham Gold Stripe swim- | s will be | January 17, 1927, Bluc Triangle Items The club will hold its annual Christmas tree party on Wednesday cvening at 8 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A. Members and their friends will be sresent. A Christmas dinner will bo crved at 6:30 o'clock for thoser ish to stay down town from work. liss Marjorie Zeherer will give sev. :ral Christmas readings. Rena Scurti ill glve violin selections. Christras rols will be sung around the light- od tree end a grab bag will be on and for those who wish to try their uck. This afternoon from 2 the §th grade c. % Day Church school a Christmas party at the A. A special feature of the be the representation of scveral dif- ferent nationalities. A group from the Trinity Methodist church will give a play and a group‘from Miss iittell's ana Miss Wicozls claes will | give a sketch entitled ‘The Perfect | Ring.” Miss Bower's class will giva | choral singing and Miss Doroths Porter will reader a solo. Miss Doris mirk will give a Christmas reading and refreshments will be served. . A AT EXCH 3 CLUB The New Britain Exchange club will hold its annual Christmas party iis evening at the Burritt hotel. mall gifts, none to cost over ten cents will be given out by an I hange Santa Claus who will pre- de at the tree to be erccted in the banquet hall. Rev. Theodore Greene, pastor of the Center church, | will give a lecture on “Labrador” | wit stereopticon {llustrations of the | subject. | .d(' i% v\ 8 To s, TS I WS A HE GOOD OLD CUSTOM of hanging $tockings on Christmas Eve &till persi&ts. And the giv- ing of silk §tockings is becoming mote and more the thing. ([Good silk §tockings, like Gotham Gold Stripe, do make splendid gifts. They are always acceptable—no one can have too many silk §tock- ings. Besides that, the loveliness of the silk, the rich colors and the striking box in black and gold supply all the elements of a perfe&t remembrance. ([No need to wortry about sizcs or colors. New Gotham Gold Stripe Silk Stcckings can be exchanged, not only here, but also at any Gotham agency in the United States. No run that Sarts above can pass the Gold Stripe Single pairs are priced from $1.85 A e 0 e f@ @%Afiy&