New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1927, Page 7

The Feb. Sale Prices on Ffimitare Only Hold Good Till March 1st That means quick work if you would benefit in securing quality furni- ture at greatly reduced prices. Suites for living, dining and bed rooms and separate pieces all offered at big mark downs. EXTRA VALUES IN LIVING ROOM SUITES 3 Pe. Suite, Taupe Mohair, outside Velour, sale price .... Pe. Suite, Davenport and Arm Chair, sale price is ... Davenport, Wing or Club Chair, sale price .. Large Davenport, Wing and Arm Chair, sale prlce Covered in Mohair, Cawed Wood Frame, for .... EXTRA VALUES IN DINING ROOM SUITES The latest from Grand Rapids in style and finish and subject to sale reduction as though they had been in stock for months Finest of cabinet work, in 8, 9 or 10 pieces, for 9 Pe. Suite, Massive constructlon, 1eszular $335, for : Walnut Dining Suite, 9 pieces, sale price is ... 8, 9 and 10 piece suites, regular $229, $300, $350, for Sheraton Suits, 9 pieces, regular $829, for ... EXTRA VALUES IN CHAMBER SUITES 8 Pe. Suite, Nicely finished in Walnut, regular $169.50, for . 4 Pc. Suite, Of Walnut Veneer, regular $225.00, for . 4 Pec. Suite, High grade Walnut, regular $279.50, for .... Colonial Suite, 4 Pe., regular $289.50, for ........ 4 Pc. Walnut Veneer Suite, regular $325.00, for ODD PIECES AT SPECIAL PRICES Gateleg Tables, of Mahogany, regular $49.50, for . Hall Chair, one high back, regular $145.00, for China Cabmets, regular $79.50, for $39.7 Pc. Pe. Pe. Suite, Suite, Suite, €0 T2 0 D Berlin News INTEREST-HIGH IN REPORTED NEGLEGT Simpson Family Landlord Denies Help Was Needed MRS. HOOKER STANDS PAT Legionnaires Attend Officers School Held in New Britain—School Childs Plan Entertainment in Town Hall Friday Evening. n Denials and reiterations were the order of the day today in local of- ficial circles when further investiga- tion of the conditions surrounding, the family of George C. Simpson of the High Road which terminated in the death of Mrs. Simpson and her infant child on Sunday morning. Conflicting statements were com- mon. The first came from A. W. Hall, 's landlord, who denied degree statements made Hooker, chairman of the e committee who, yes- ribed conditions in the Mr. Hall's letter is as Mrs, nu by visiting authiorized by Mr. George C. pson to say grets the unnccessary publicity given to his recent trouble. “ile had not needed help till time of sickness came. time much help in the cooked food and fruit the shape of hhorly sympathy | ince April he has worked stead- | rent of a five-room of milk daily and {he wood he ded and a supply | of apples in all h s the pay in money of his weekly wage. “He was surprised and the article in yesterday's Herald, Mr. Carter afterwards offered him gro- ceries which had enough. The children were carcd for by their mother until they were nearly rocovered. When her brief illness began, Mr. Simpson was given his timo to care for her. He was alded by the town nurse in her daily visits which were permitted at that time | and by Mrs. Hooker in her frequent visits as well as by the friendly gifts recciving the two quarts of food for the family sent in by | neighbors who could not go to the | house because of the quarantine Mrs. H. Hooker today reiterated all her statements which were made vesterday and repeated the charges that squalor and unsanitation ex- isted in the s Mrs. Simpson’s death. that according to the town nurse, Miss Dalbey, the Simpson children were first noticed when the nurse discovered them attending echool at- tired without underwear ailthough the weather at the time was cold. Mrs, Hooker's statement included the fact that the father of the fam- 1ly was quarantined outside the sick- room and was admitted on Saturday evening, when Mrs. Simpson's case had developed into pleura pneu- monia. She further condemned the sction of Health Officer Roger M. Griswold in recalling the town nurse DANCING FRIDAY EVE BERLIN GRANGE AHLBERG’S ORCHESTRA that he deeply re-| During that | came in, | h the family gladly received as| acnt | | hurt by ! he refused saying he! ck room at the time of | She stated | Hosts of Bargains throughout our 3 big floors of furniture Regular Q NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1927. Plainville News PLAINVILLE RADIO STATION PLANAED Educational Program May Be Broadeast on Low Wave Length ‘Washington Trumbull Post Headed by Mrs. Anna Conlon—Casc Fighters of is Postponed—Temco Teams Bowl at Hartford—Briefs A radio broadcasting station, $195 | first to be conducted by any theater $495 $125 $175 $295 | with the Strand theater by Lessce | | George LoWitt. Tha statlon, as con- celved by Mr. Le Witt, is designed to flll a gap in broadcasting programs, |a gap caused by want of intelligent programs for children of school age The policy of the local broadcaster would be to cater particularly to th class by glving talks to children, not 5330, $375, §425 $275 $295 $225, 3295 $650 the school authorities nearby town by broac on subjects which up in the cl <0 hop that, by me: radio, he may bring to the smaller schools prom- inent educators from tI 1 citles. For instan ads of di partments in the Ne 3ritain, and Hartford schools might speak on their subjects for the the |schools in Plainsille, orestville, Southington and nearby towns which otherwise not hear these authorities The station will be open for ¢ offorts. Any public school class v |has a number or group presentation will be encou invited to broadcast. § would inciude readings, singing and music of this and lcasting lectures $129.50 $179.50 $237.50 $245.00 $275.00 h benefit of oo $24 $72.50 75. 00 for $37.50 other could ol orch tfrcm the ecene of tha illness at the time when only one of the children was ill from the disease. After Miss Dalbey's recall, two other children were taken sick with the same {ll- ness which conflicts with Mr. Hall's statement that the three children were nursed by visits from the town | nurse. first child to bs taken sick, it is jclaimed that Miss Dalbey was taken from the scene and the other two | children were cared for by their !mother, who, being in a delicate condition at that time, was suscepti- ed in her death. Mrs. Hooker's statement yesterday, which she repeated in today's inter- view, was that neighbors of the | Simpson family were ready to ren- | der all the aid nccessary but also in- |cludes the fact that they appealed for outside aid at the last. On Sunday, Mrs. Hooker sa was called b cion to aid Mrs. Simpson. Upon ar- rival she says, she found Mrs. Simp- son sitting in bed with heg legs and feet uncovered and with three sick children in the room, under condi- tions which were untavorable to a patient. ! Arrangements are heing made for the admittance of one of the Simp- son children to the isolation hospital |at Hartford. | Rehearse for Plays Students of ths eighth and ninth rrades of local schools are rchears- ing for the y which will be pre- sented to the publie on Friday eve- ning, February 26, at the Town hall. The children are going over their parts every afternoon and the plays have been rcported rounded into shape for the coming performance. No Session of Court The regular weekly session of the Berlin town court was omitted last | evening because of the absence of | cases from the docket. The next regular session will be held March 1 at the court rooms in hail. To Play Tonight The Kensington Boys® club basket. meet the Wapping Community club team this evening at the New DBritain High school gymnasium. The local squad is hope- i ful of annexing this game as Wap- ping has been playing mediocre | basketball throughout the while the Kensingtonians have de. veloped encouragingly of late. Rev. [ Vernon L. Phillips will coach the | team this evening. 5 Teachers Meeting The monthly teachers meeting of the Kensington Congregational | church Sunday school will be held at the home of Mrs, Harold W. Up- son tomorrow evening, February 24, at 8 o'clock. All teachers of the Sun- day school are urged to attend, Large Attendance A large body of setback and whist fans gathered at Lloyd hall, Xensing- ton, last evening to attend the whist and setback party given by the Ken« sington Athletic club in commemor- ation of W ington’s birthday. Prizes were awarded to the fol. { lowing gues Miss Dehm, ladies | first; Minnie Orsie, ladies second; Mrs. F. Pierpont, ladies third. Joseph Carho, men's fi men's second; third, In the setback section, a team headed by Tom Malarney with the title of the ‘“Independents” con- | quered the St. Paul Tabs team at the score of 26 to 22, This team had members of other local teams and played well together despite the fact that this was its first appearance in local circles. "“Rocky"” Belmont's “Paper Dolls"” succeeded in downing John Conlin's ill-fated Blue Hillians to the tune of 40 to 32. Interest in the setback games was manifest from the start of the evening and each move of the Kensington experts was closely watched by those pres- ent. | ball team will . Pierpont, men's Local Boxer For the first tima in the history of | amateur boxing in Niw Britain, Berlin fighter will | ropes into the ring at the State After the early visits to the | ble to the pneumonia which result- | the town | | season John McKeon, | [ step over the outlet im- tras. This would provide a for school talent and furnish a & ulus in these extra-cu lum actiy |ities. A dail organ recital would be p sented from the theater itself. The station is planned as a personal on with no mystery or secre ing it, anil visitors would be welcome at all times 2 heade s will be in/the theater and ¢ Armory on Friday evening when Lum Jefferson dons the gloves in the 160 pound class. He is entered in | the same class as Walter Krass of Holyoke who has the reputation of | being a tough boy to stretch out. | Krass has appeared at the amateur goes in New Britain previqusly, vhile Jefferson is a “dark hors 1i Attends Meeting Mrs. Henry Hooker attenled a meeting of the Hartford County Re-| publican club held this noon in Hartford. Luncheon was served to | the members present and several speakers addressed tho assembly. Legion News At the American Legion school held yesterday afternoon at the Masonic Home In New Britain, Jolton-Kasica post was represented by Commander Harold Ventres, Adolph W. Schultz, George Han- |ford and Paul Stange. The Ladies’ | auxiliary of the local post was rep- | resented by Mrs. Paul G. Baker, who attended the Commanders’ school; | Mrs. Grace Ventres, who attended the chaplaing’ school and Mrs. Har- old Ventres, who was present at the |the organ under Prof. Bris seeretary’s school. lorg ist at St. Joseph's At the joint meeting of |Hartford. Kasica post and the auxiliary, {of the T , Commander Cramer will be ahzch dn ey st of honor. ined tho or r pressed himself as well pleas its construction, tone, and harmony. Lady Foresters Orgzanize A new circ Lady Foresters was organized t by tiations purchase and equipment former by the Hartford Co turn out unfavorably by have for the f Mr. Le Witt tion officers’ | be 1c g h, about meters, th there b none in this district taking up t portion of the dials at present. The organist who will give tt lecitals which are planned is Danicl J Sullivan, who has been sec organist at the th is a graduate of St school in New B hool in t v, and of St. s' seminary, ford. liv parochial | , of the h hie dral, Bolton- State the ! Hx ench choir at Pete Britain. yesterday Miss Elizabeth (ale, daughter of M.. and Mrs. S. Chase Coale of Worthington ridge, is confined to' her home with an attack of uinsy There will be a rchearsal of the entire cast of the Tabs’ minstrels tof morrow evening at § o'clock at Tabs hall. The Kensington League of Women ! Voters will hold a whist and dance tomorrow evening at $ o'clock at| the Grange hall on Farmington ave- | nue. The public is invitea Mid-Week Service The mid-week services of the| mno following officers wer Kensington Methodist church Will |oq. Chiof commande be held this evening at 7:30 o'clocK 'conlin: sub chief co |instead of the regular time on poter Duffy; financ Thursday evening. The speakers of Jitz recording {the evening will be Miss Palmer |Genevieve Blinn; |who has been counected with the !gaaje Okenquist; right zuide, {St. Prances de Pauw school for | Loretta Denozio: left " Spanish-American girls in Los An-|j\pary Conlin; inside geles. Miss Palmer is well acquaint- jary Prior; outside guard, ed with .Indian home missionary | Cassidy: trustoe: work and has a reputation of a|Mrs. Oryis, and Mrs splendid singer and an interesting | ‘These officer: installed by speaker. A large attendance is de- the supreme officers, ]rrl by Miss ired to welcome Miss Palmer to the | Anna Moroney of Meriden. \('vr the local pastorate. | meeting refreshments were s t Berlin Items Court General Lawton. A good time is in store for all at- Case Postponed tending the Community club meet- | The sudden death of ing this evening. After the business lon, brother of Grand Juror ( session there will be an entertain- |F. Conlon, ied to the postp ment program. Refreshments will |of the case of George Jones, which be served. was scheduled to be heard in court Charles Stro: |here yesterday afternoon. Attorne: improvement in Conlon is prosecutor in the Jones was arrested Monday !ca, through the kin of M I Robinson and Mrs. Ca estville and Mrs. Mount of New Brit {ain. The court ill be known as | Washington-Trumbull Circle, Lad; Toresters of Am the name be- ing in honor of George Washington, circle was formed, and of Governor | Trumbull. About 45 members were 'Pl‘l‘st‘nl. elect- Anna Mrs. Mrs. Miss treasuver, guard Miss Je ene Foran, ,m i continues to show his general condi- (Continued on Page 18) the | | steal pumbers, |in the state, is planned in connection | At present he is in charge | Court | General Lawton, Foresters of Ameri- | rty of For- | on whose hirthday anniversary the | | sic. 3sm~mi in colonial style. were LADY FORESTERS FORMED | from her assoclates. . Bent Co. 83 §0—17 84 84—168 79 106—1 ST 103—140 S§ S1—1 peace after a fight between him and\ Thomas Anthony. Jones' partner | Taylor has now been arrested on a similar |H. Bent count, and the two men are out on | Dickenson bail. The hearing will be held Sat- | F. Bent urday afternoon. She Farewell For Mrs. Jones Miss Agnes Callahan entertained | 421 463 884 last ecvening at her home, 143 North | The ten-pin team was not so su Main street, Southington, it being a| cessful. It could not locate the pins George Washington party in honor|and was defeated by of Mrs. Wallace F. Jones of Bristol. | War veterans, The scores The evening was enjoyably passed | Temco in amusing games, dancing and mu- | Edwards 148 A party lunchcon was daintily | Babick 170 The guests | Livingston 139 office employes of the Stand-! Powers 182 ard Steel & Bearing, Inc, where Smith 145 Mrs. Jones has been sccretary for| = several years. She is now leaving to| 785 785—1574 make her home in New York city.| Seanishar Vels She was presented with a pretty White . Trower Peyton ! Maxwell Lewis the Sp: | Edmund Tolli Surprised A surprise birthday party sprung on Edmund Tolli at home on Kent street Monday by a large number of his class-| mates at the high school. Games were played, there were several mu- and dancing was en- A light lunch was served. Funeral of Edward Conlon The funeral of Idward Conlon 1l be held tomorrow morning, with Wi his : night e Temco Bowling League The Lobsters lost one their nine-gama lead in t ! matches of the Temco bowling league at Hart's alleys, but it was no fault of their own. The Crabs played in luck, hitting the pins tor | only 1290 against the Sharks’ 1400 s at 9 o'clock at the Church yy¢ winning two of the three string dy of Merey. The pastor, 1n"the second game every ¥ Munich, will offici- | pgwied over 100 and the team tot was 533, but they curled up in th oth two stri Jjoyed. Woman's Club Meeting bedtime tales or fletion stories but | |talks dealing with educational yet in- | o cooperate with | ng taken ol or | Farmington, | citations, | v surround- | n | ——————————— Thom- | He studied | after- | noon on a charge of breach of the: At the Woman's club mecting this on at hom; on ong some The standing Lobsters Crabs St r DBul! Results of n history. a week this | (y for Primary Class the church vas entertained in McGibbon on the fternoon Scymour birthd Those Smith sidy Rejeker s, Jan Dorothy Virginia Georg m rt, Stanley rts and Evelyn 442 Bullheads sS4 Totals Robedeau Peck Hart : "f ’1\\0‘ or Grange Notes A number of t members inville Grange No. 54 will y to Avon on T sday of this 1 of Avon ' As part of the program for ' the local Grangers will hort sketch and also pro- other number. t elghbors' Night' \\Hl be observed at Plainville Gran tors from Bristol, Newington and I the progi ° of| Totals Jjour- |put on a desis [Livingston Totals Griffin Rabich | Edwards was the | co Bowlers at Hartford e Temco bowling league ented by two teams in hington's Birth, 1 held veste Totals The Woman’s Home and Foreign | Missionary soclety of the Advent Christian church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Coombs on Black Rock avenuc, | New Britain. Ge » G the The duck- am won its match from the R. the match being a two- scores i Temeo | pin tc B McGibhon Sneiderman Mas aham has returned to ica, N. Y., after spending a week | with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, L | Graham of West Main strect Ellen Morgan s ill street ladies of tha parish of the \mm.rh of Our Lady of Mercy will {hold an entertainment and whist in | ' the Legion hall tomorrow evening. Mrs. Theodore Rogers, of Middle- | | town, daugnter of S. S. Gwillim, of | Farmington avenue, is visiting 1in town. ‘Katherine Minor, 6, daughter Mr. and Mrs. John B. Minor, Jr., patient at New Britain General hos- pits A dir sen corporation will 1 St 176 y Lemeris at her Comiminity Theater PLAINVILI 2 BIG PIC Wednesday, February o isa in o cctors meeting of the Sequas et tonight. hs will give a public social and dance in Odd TFel- {1ows hall Saturday night. Great concert at the Congre | tional church at 8 o'clock toni Admission 50 cents.—advt. Also Elinor Glyn's “LOVE BLINDNESS” wi Antonio Moreno and Pauline Starke News and Other Short Subjects Plainville From four corners of the state will come patrons to see and enjoy this new theater. They will revel in its beauty, comfort and perfect projection. First Days! Big Days! Fri.-Sat.—Feb. 25-26 [ | ' OF WATE SERVICE Mains to Be Laid in Farmington Former bowling A g \dwr the influence of | | sehool | 1et costume, | dressed | concert wasrendered and music for | | New | Thursday afternoon, the speaker at the regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher asso- ciation of the John J. Jennings school on Burlington avenue this evening. His subject will be “The History of Bristol. Eagles Meeting Bell City Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will hold their regular meet- ing at 8 o'clock this evening in Eagles hall on Mecadow street. Mothers’ Club Meeting | The regular meeting of the Moth- “ ers' club of the Prospect M. E. | church will be held this evening at the home of Mrs. Walter Porch of 292 Center atreet. Miss D. Rull- koeten, mental hygienist, will be the speaker. B ristol News MAPOUT EXTENSION Jerome Section ALL - RESERVORS ~ FOLL ~ " 7o preon puree | two-act farce 1 be presented in Firemen's hall. Forestville on Mon- day evening, February 28, under the auspices of the barbecue committee of the Sessions Clock company, For- estville. The music during the eve- will be furnished by the New ar e orchestra, Devotions at St. Joseph's There will be devotions in honor of St. Ann at St. Joseph's church on ne urday evening at 7:30 o'clock, Terryville Youth With Cincinnati Peter A. Jablonowski, son of Mr. and Mrs, Alex Jablonowski of 40 Orchard street, Terryville, left yes- terday for Orlando, Florida, to join the ro ¢ squad of the Cincinnati Natfonal league baseball team, Jablonowski, in the opinton of many eball experts, should make good in his first essay in major ieague ba \\ hile pitching for Eastern league s credited with a New Haven team tailing to garner a hit off his de- livery. w Policeman Goes Back to State Parm—Jablonski With Cin- cinnati Reds—>Mayor Wade Ad- dresses Lions, | nt It is the id \m~'x oon as the we The this work just | ther permits hxor»o t expansion pr at any one t in a n one the > avenue to a the Edge also be ex- | so that cwood dis- ¢ and used poses until about®a been sub-divided into building lots local realtors and a numb have been erected du 1e past six mor Thes g to the v was 1ent, will be | proposed ex- Jerome Sty Mayor Addresses Lions Mayor John F. Wade addressed the members of the Lions club at informal luncheon held at noon today at tt 1ks club on South street ) of his 1alk City Government.” Fire Board to Meet ilar meeting of the board {of fire commissioners will be held at 8 o'clock Friday evening, February 25, in the council chamber in City the wat taken care of ssions W of Superintendent G showed that all of th full and yeport of ti emists showed the condition | to be good daily consumption the I gallor report Lourie mmar School League Schedule The following games still remain to be played on the schedule of the two grammar school leagues: A League: Wednesday, February th Side vs, Joseph's at club; N February 24, Anne vs. John Jennings at the John Jennings school gym; Wednes- day, March 9 postponed game of John Jennings vs. South Side at U\" Boys' club. cbruary 24, Lutherans et at the Boys' club; Forestville vs. North "men's hall, Forestville; North Side vs. Park street March 3, East Bristol Vs, therans, Firemen's hall, For- March 8, st Bristol vs. Side, John Jennings school water month of T month illons s Boys’ Agitation” bow! 1 ey Gus Junk, was ght at the Center alleys by the erkey | qu captained by Hutchinson, All of the employes of th >, Fun little diffic their opponents, margin of victo: Sliders Before Prosecutor boys ture winn pos firm of he March 1, at Boys' club; being | est North gym. At the present 1001 Ten time the Federa) is showing the way to r teams in the A league with five wins and but one defeat, while st Dristol tops the B league with ve victories and one defeat, morning hended in the rear of M short lecture to report ol rooms, To Attend Committee Meeting f of Police Ern i tend a meeting of the ex tive committee of the State Po! association, which will be held at t Hotel Garde in Hartford at e ' 5 Sty N been astonished, and at first o frightened, tenced to :{t\- Farm ! of two leopards di:;oxr’:fixgp“:)::;l: Carlson of Goodwin sclves on the lawns and capering d to the Sta bout the trees. T are pets of a for one year by Chicago society woman, Mrs. John Donovan in the Wentv who brought them back in with her after a hunting trip in sit to Africa which she undertook with G | her husband and a party of friends. a short The animals are really cheetahs, ~arison, referred to as “hunting member of the 'American Woman Has Leopards for Pets Paris (UP)—Early in the Pu- promenaden Bois de Boulogne these days k nsday, Sey John Not seph Jo- city court Ihis will be Carlson's the having time who at DBiri or h hon M this mor: second mil institution been finished > fime was a 1 created 1 while un- | o forc 2 Mrs. Wentworth, who got pets when they were about a old, said they respond easily o training and answer her calls just like well trained dogs. They grow to size of leopards but are not nful. They are houseds in the | Parisian Zoo and their mistress oes every morning to take them for a stroll. Mrs. Wentworth in. s to take them with her tg Chi I ne o or Masquerade Ball The al masquerade tall of T., held a distinet crowd w bala ded to Miss Mil- who appeared in a bal- | while Louis Stewart of the regalia of a prize for men, of Forestville, colleen, wa event from th first prize was dred Rowe, Hartford, Fred 7, The ORIGINAL ~Mgited Mk Trish Stack wa for the most comi- being that of a ied a prize costume out town. rom § to 9 o'clock a musical d ur ;hinz—D:gut{bla— No Cooking e Home Food-Drink for All Anr Callouses f§ Quick, safe, sure relief from TFebruary 24th, | painfulcallouses on thefeet. at the home of Mrs, Paul Bunnell of | At cll drug and shoc stores Mattnews strect, | DrScholl’s To Address Parent-Teachers | z. ino-pads the dancing was furnished by the| Departure orchestra. | South Chippins Hill Auniliary The regular meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the South Chippins Hill Neighborhood club will be held on | Put one en—the bainis gone FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Maybe He'll Cry RAYS!RATS! RATS! WAAT JA TUE \WORLD 1S TME MATTER WITH You 2 (& AT TH way I'M Judge Epaphroditus Peck will be By BLOSSER WELL, YOU'LL sToP LAUGH-] ‘OUNE DONE. -THE. 1L HARTA LAVGH) hcany (SAME THING 6 THe. N e UNNIN TH DOG \ RAGGED/