New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1927, Page 7

We Will Be Pleased to Show. her personality. smart The New Irene Castle Modes The Latest for Spring The discerning woman or miss wishing individuality in the garments she wears is ever on the alert for style that is distinctive and suited to It was with this thought in mind that Irene Castle created those FROCKS and COATS That Will Please the Fastidious Irene Castle fashions. NEW BRITAIN DATLY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927, The present silhouette with its ease and comfort pervades all the Irene Castle creations. That coupled with the fact that all styles are new and individual has a strong appeal to all women who would be well dressed. . Brown Thomson & Co. has the exclusive sale in Hartford of Berlin News TRAGHS BLOCKED BY DERAILING OF GARS Train Service Disorganized by Recident o Switcher SIMPSON CASE ECHOES Ficld Expedition Planned for Berlin Boys to Inspect Datries—School | Plans Plays to be Given at Town Hall—Many Attend Services. North bound railroad traffic suf- fered delay yesterday afternoon when two loaded brick cars, belng| switched from the frelght yards omo} the main line, became derailed at the crossover and effectively blocked il north bound passenger traffic for three hours. The switching engine crew consisted of Engincer John Langdon and Conductor William Tord. The wrecking crew, summoned by | station authorities, arrived on the scene shortly after the call and set about solving the problem of letting through the passenger trains which were delayed by the blockade. This! was finally accomplished by sending the expresses over a single track through the freight yards and in- volved an intricate signal system to provent accidents. The wrecking crew re-railed the | cars after some trouble. The weight | of the laden cars involved some strenuous work in getting them back on their intended thoroughfare. Further Statements Turther statements concerning the | much discussed Simpson case were made today, including a signed state- ment by George Cortland Simpson, | the head of the family. Mr. Simp- son's statement is as follows: “Due to the publication of certain statements in regard to neglect and the death of my wife, I wish to make the following statement in be- halt of the attending physician and | nurse. “Dr. A. J. Goodwin and Miss Ivy Dalbey have attended my family since the first child was taken ill with scarlet fever. “They attended all of the children | and saw that they had everything| that they needed to make them comfortable. “When my wife was taken 111, Dr. Goodwin and Miss Dalbey were in attendance every day until her death. “The baby was premature and| was not expected to arrive until May. Being a six months’ baby, we | didn't expect it to live. “I feel it is my duty to let the public know that there was mno! neglect on the part of the attending | physician nor the town nurse. want to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have been | 50 kind to us in our sorrows.” Friends of Dr. A. J. Goodwin claim that his conduct throughout the case has been above reproach or criticlsm. He attended the! Simpson family from the time it was | visited by fllness and by his human- | itarian acts, In addition to his pro- fessional interest carned the com- | mendation of those who were fami- DANCING FRIDAY EVE. BERLIN GRANGE | protected so far AHLBERG'S ORCHESTRA liar with the situation. Frequently Dr. Goodwin went out of his way to comfort the family and to alleviate distressing conditions. > Dr. Roger M. Griswold, health of- | ficer broke his silence regarding the | case with a statement which denied most of the reports which were first circulated. Health Officer Griswold's ment was as follows: On Feb. 19 I was notified that the fourth child had the disease and the mother pneumonia. This information came to me through an indirect source, and I did not receive offictal notice of this from the attending physician till the 22nd. I at once arranged to place the child in the Hartford Isolation, and directed the nurse to give the moth- er every needed attention. I received no notice of the death of the mother till after the body had been removed from the house, which should not have been done without my permission. On Jan. 24 I was notifled that a child in the Simpson family had scarlet fever. I made an inspection that same day and found a mild case of the disease, I at once placed the house under quarantine, and ordered the other children in.the family to stay at home. At that time the mother was well able to care for the child. The fath- er was not excluded from the house but was ordered to kcep entirely away from the dairy of the farm where he was employed, and these orders he carefully obeyed, and his employer, Mr. Hall, used all care that this was done, and Simpson was employed on other work about the farm. His employer ‘was supplied v fuel, ete. On Jan. 31 I was notified that two other children had scarlet fever, and these continued to a satisfastory convalescence. At this time I found the public had been in attendance on the cases, and I notified her to discon- tinue her attendance, because she could not care for dangerous con- taglous cases, and at the same time continue her work in the schools. The loose talk, of the family not g supplied With food, fuel, etc., is absolutely untrue. The unsanitary and unhygenlic conditions complained of were due to living conditions which had nothing to do with the sickness of the family, except that if it had been possible to isolate the first case, the others might have es- caped. The mother did not have scarlet fever, and her death could in no way be attributed to scarlet fever. I was not the attending physliclan, and my resbonsibility consisted en- tlrely in seeing that the public were as possible from contaglon, every thing beyond this was up to the attending physician, who did not ask the proper autheri- ties for the services of the nurse, but assumed the responsibility of calling her in without notifying the health officer, and giving the public the chance for the protection which they are entitled to. Q antine for any one means hardship, and sometimes suffering, and when the health officer is called state- also saw that he th all necessary food, be {on to enforce the law in such cases, it is the publie, and not the indi- vidual who must be considered. The officials of the town of Ber- lin ave not lax in doing everything possible to r¢ ve the sick and needy, and the health officer of Ber- lin does not need any instruction from irresponsible sources as to his public duty, and the selectman is al- ways ready and anxious to accept any suggestion as to needed aid. I am not making this statement on account of any criticisms of my actions in the case, because person- ally I have learned long ago that the health officer, like the policeman, is subject to all sorts of accusations when he does his duty and tries to protect the public, and I wish sim- ply to say that in the many years I have had charge of ths public health work in Berlin, I believe I have en- forced the law of quarantine impa tially, and I shall continue to en- force it so long as I am responsible for it, against the richest and most influential man or woman in town, | as well as against the poorest and most lowly. Casts of Plays Final touches are being put on the plays to be presented by the eighth and ninth grades of the Berlin Junior high school. The have been spending much time with- hearsing these plays. The eighth grade will present he Estabrook Nieces,” written by Warren Beck—the story of young | boys who by donning girls’ clothing | purpose to fill the vacancies of cer- tain girls at a party given by a sis- ter of one of the boys. Their di: covery by the girle and their at- tempt to deny charges adds to the | humor of the situation. The follow ing is the cast: Dud, Leo Helensk Sam, Virginio Brondi; Charley, Wes- |ley Gwatkin; Ted, Kashmere Wro- | bleski; Edith, Svea Swanson; Lugille, | Margaret Orsie; Barbara, Columbina Marieni; Mary, Irene Stromfors. The ninth grade will present “Great Caesar,” the story of a gang of boye who with the help of their |sistens propose to give dramatic | presentation in their father's hay mow. They choose Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar"—print signs to at- tract the crowd—charge five cents admission (to all present the great play, Julius him- {self 13 murdered and the great fu- |neral oration of Antony delivered. {Many humorous situations arise— such as Julius Cacear coming to life | as a paper wad from the audience | {strikes him—the boy who took |tickets disappears with the money. | The following is the cast: Harry, | Russel Cooke; Joe, Ernest Hall; Billy, | Walter Mueller; George, Charles {Gulong; Jane, Helen Murray; Lu- | cille, Sylvia Bighinatti; Sam, Brad- ford Clark. The plays are under the super- vislon of Miss Marion Viberts of the Junfor high school. Much credit is due her for her tireless efforts in | preparing what is hoped will be a | pleasant evening’s entertainment. Six of the ninth grade girls dressed in their class colors of blue and gold will usher. Home-made candy will be sold during intermis slon. Dancing will follow the pres- entation of the plays. | Ficld Trip Planned The Berlin Farms' club is making plans for a fleld trip to be held in the near future for farm boys who may be interested in-looking over two or three of the larger and better FRECKLES AND AW, MM Low COME: T HAF7A PRACTICE 0N i PIANOC EVERY DAY 22 pupils | in the last few weeks faithfully re- | who have the! nickel, and deserving cases free) and DO AS T SAY=PLAY ME ‘CRADLE SONG' JUST AS YoU ALWAYS Plainville News EXPECT TAX RATE 10 REHAIN SAME 25 Mill Rate Probable at Town Meeting Next Wednesday 70 FIX CLERK'S HOURS Selectmen Will Ask Power To Regu- late Town Clerk—Action on Park- ing Unlikely—Mrs, Mitchell Sur- prised By Class—fonocn Success. A continuation of the present tax rate of 25 mills for another year is expected by First Sclectman John J. Kimmel, who, with the other members of the board of selectmen has issued a call for a special town meeting to be held at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening in the town hall. The tax will be laid at this meeting and several other important matters acted upon. The tax on the grand list for the past two ycars has been 25 mills This year the total of the grand list was well over $6,000,000, an in- crease of $700,000 over that of 1926. On the other hand, the budget pre- sented by the selectmen at the an- nual town meeting call for expendi- tures of $144,473, a drop of several hundred dollars from the ¥y be- fore. This means that the -mill rate will take care ot the expenses adequately, while there is even a slight possibil of a decrease in the tax. The continuation of the present levy would bring in more than $150,000 this yea Would Fix Town Clerk's Hours A resolution to empower the board of selectmen to regulate the office hours of the town clerk's of- fice will be introduced at the town meeting. About a year ago, when charges of inefficiency were brought against the cler ¢ Morgan, she obliged b pulat certain hours hich critics by s dur she claimed she is not adhering to these. Selectman Klmmel admits this and will ask the voters for au- thority to fix definite hours for the town clerk. No Action Likel No action loo toward regulation of parking about the expected, although the town hority to put into effect ver rules the voters fiv. E pense i3 the chief objection to n parking regulations, as the constant employment of a police officer would be necessary to enforce the rules. This would put 1 rather heavy burden on the town finances and is not considered worth the expense. Anl the selectmen do not wish to | have rules made which they can- not enforce, as that would subject the town to ridicule. It feasible, action on parki would be welcomed by townspeople and officials alike. The heavy snow and the consequent heaps of it along the gutters has caused great delay to traffic, as the cars cannot get closa to the curb and are forced to park well out in the road. This, especial- ly near the trolley stops at Central quare and the head of West Main street, blocks all motor trafiic when cars are stopped there. removal of much of th terday by Connecticut Co. workmen the situation was bettered somewhat and as the snow melts away it wi grow even better, Board of Relict The last meeting of the board of On Parking the cen- SNOW yes- Monday afternoon, February 28. This will be the final opportunity of tax- payers to appeal from the assees- ments levied on their property by the board of assessors. ine class of the Baptist Sunday echool gave their teacher, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, a sur- prise birthday party and handker- chlef shower last ecvening at the home ot Mrs. F. A. Hart. A dainty lunch was served, a pleasing fea- ture being a birthday cake decor- ated with the class colors, red and gold. Plans were discussed for fu- ture work. The oldest guest pres- ent was 84 years of age and the youngest was four years old. The Temple Sunshine class was or- ganized a short time ago. It was named in honor of Mrs. Hattie Tem- ple, was taught the class for a num- ber of years. Concert a Success The Old Folks’ concert at the Con- gregational church last evening was a success, a fine program being ren- dered before & large attendance. Governor John H. Trumbull was among the guests. Ralph P. Lowry was director, The entertainers were Mrs. Margaret Smith, Mrs. Chloe Warren, Pierce Clark, Howard, James E. and I k P. Usher, Rev. and Mrs. Charles S. Wyckoff, Mrs. F. G. Carpenter, Mrs. Betsy Hart, { would be in her office, but now it 15\ With the l > relicf will be held from 2 to 5 o'clock | Miss Flavia Benjamin, Mrs. Crump, Miss Julia Barnes, Mrs. Frederick Benzon, Mrs. Charles Clark and Philips H. Lord. The ushers were Miss Dorothy Clark, Mrs. Ralph Snelgrove, Mrs. Stephen Dietzko, Mrs. Hazel Rogers, Miss Elizabeth Pike and Mrs. Gertrude Nystrom. Those attending were dressed in cos- tumes of the 1525-1870 period. Funeral of Edward Conlon Funeral services for Edward Con- lon, who died suddenly Tuesday morning, were held at 9 o'clock this morning at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The pastor, Rev. Austin F. Munich, officiated. ! Notes Mrs. Ellen Morgan, mother of Town Clerk May Morgan, is serious- ly ill at her home on Park street. Mrs. Frank Cushing of 16 Park street has entered the New Britain General hospital for treatment. Miss Natalie Case has returned to her studies at Boston university after | spending the weck-end and holiday jat her home on Park street. . The Ladies' Ald society of the Plainvill. M. E. church will hold an |all-day sewing meeting tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Emil Zickwolf. Mrs. Fletcher of Newington was brought to the home of her son, Joseph Fletcher of Tomlinson avenue last evening. She has been seriously ill for some time. | A public entertainment will be {held in Legion hall this evening un- der the auspices of the ladies of the i Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The Parish Guild of-the Church of Our Saviour will hold a soclal this vening in the h house. C. T. U. will serve an old- public supper at 6:30 tomorrow evening at the . L. A, Francis, 139 street. 6 roon 143 Broad | fashio I o'cloc] !home of West Ma 5 Inq | improvement St. Tel. 16- | To Rent—Six rooms, all improv: ments; garage; 115 Broad Inquire 113 Broad street.—advt. t he senate of the assembl mitting | mentally | tutions. | the house. Feb. 24 (P— Indiana general ay passed a bill per- euge terilization of fit confined In state Insti- sure now goes to | “SPECIAL TOWN MEETING” | March 2, 19; The legal voters of the Town of Plainville are hereby warned and notified that a al town meeting will be held W ;. March 2d, at 8 o'clock at the Town Hall, for the following purposes: 1.—To lay a tax on the Plainville 1926, Payable on il 1, 19 —To give the Board of Select-! en power to regulate the office urs of the town clerk’s office. Also to transact any other business proper to come hefore this meeting. clectmen TI. J. KIMMEL, JAMES SIMPSON, ED. P. PRIOR. PLAINVILLE LUMBER & COAL €O, | In vs. | WILBUT ja ut, the the sald defend- unknown to the reahouts of Britain, or two eue. encing on or before " Court. gan, style, From AN Fi HIS FRIENDS JOSTANY LUCK!! O USE A ME CALLIN' \ 7, FOR MM TD COME 0L NOW = AIS MOM MAKES , UM PRACTICE ON A PIANO AWHOLE BouR. ! Geg! That L street. | o [take him and the TOMORROW Bristol News GET BOOTLEGGERS AT POINT OF GUN {Police Land Three From New Britain Despite Resistance THO SENTENCED 10 Thomas F. Hennessey Dies at Home | | | On Prospect Street—Judge Mink 1 Autos Collide. Fines and jail sentences were meted out in the police court this morning by Judge Joseph M. Dono- van to three New Britain men, two | of whom were charged With trans- | porting liquor and resistance and one | with a charge of transportation on Anthony Jacobika of 170 Broad street, New Britain, operator of the sedan, was fined $100 and costs and | two charges; Buzzi Dul of 102 Sex- | ton street, New Britaln, was asse {$100 and costs also and sentenced {10 15 days in jail on two counts and Ignatz Kalecki of 17 Albany aven |New Dritain, the third member of the trio, escaped with a flne of®$50 land costs. | Curiosity apparently proved the | undoing of the three men. Sergeant | Henry Jeglinski and Officer William | Thompson left headquarters shortly | fter 6 o'clock last evening and wer | proceeding northerly on Stafford av- |enue for the purpose of checking |up on some establishment in the Copper Mino district. They had {reached a point where Stevens street | Intersects Stafford avenue when the'in Meriden police car skidded into the ditch | where it was buried to the axles in soft mud. While attempting to get {the car back Into the road, the car {operated by Jacobika came along |and stopped to ascertain the trouble. The officers’ attention was imme ately attracted to two large fiv lon cans reposing in the back . An investigation showed that both were full of alcohol. They at- |tempted to place the men under ar- rest, but were vigorously resisted by | both Dul and Jacobika, according to |the testimony of. the officers. Guns | were drawn by the officers and hand- | |cuffs were eventually placed on the | three men. Sergeant Jeelinsky testified in [ court this morning that he had heen tipped oft that a delivery of alcohol was to be made last evening and it | wi | concealing themeelves in the vicin | ficers made such an early start. ed their reaching thelr destination and they were obliged to make the arrests before the alcohol had {reached the purct . Officer Thompson on the witness stand testified that after the arrest, Jacobika had offered the sergeant and himself $100 each if they would !let him and his compantons go’and, when refused, inc d the offer to $200 for his relecase only. Jacobika explained that he was only fooling at the time the offer was made, as he | only had a few dollars in his pocket. | cohol with the statement that he had been offered $10 by some farmer to lcohol to a farm near the Copper Mines, and that when the farmer saw the officers, he | , | disappeared In the woods close to |the road. The officers, however, in- | formed the court that they had seen no fourth party. Plainville Applause for the Estey Or- gan Co! Symphonic Orchestral Or- Your new model the very first of its is an instrument of the immortals! “Diapason” to “Viol Celeste,” each pours forth a wonderful melody. ITE! D SATURDAY rst Performances JALL Speaks to Real Estate Men—Three | sentenced to 30 days in jail on the| s apparently with the intention of of the place of delivery that the of- ! ijin The mishap of the car, however, prevent- | court that he knew nothing about the activities of Jacobika and that arrived in New week ago from a ride. He had Britain about a ment. Dul offered a his presence in tl He had intended show with Kalecki similar excuse for when Jacobika invited him to take a ride. He de- nied the charge of resistance, saying him befors and he didn't want start now. None of the accused were repre- sented by counsel. Assistant Prose- cuting Attorney Robert J. Stack pre- sented the cases for the etate. It was believed that Dul and { Jacobika would appeal the decision but no notice of such an int ion kad been filed up to 11 o'cloc morning. Setback Tournament The third series of games in the ! setback tournament between Wash- ington L. Morgan lodge, Knights of Pythias, of New Britain and n |lodge of this city will be played ;ll\is evening in Arcanum hall, fol- lowing the meeting of the local lodge. The local team is leading New | Britain by 90 points, having captured the first scries by 87 points and the second by three points. | Milk Permit Rencwals permits held by local milk ary 28th and nd herd kept b to | ik Vail, mil spector for the city, from 8:30 a. to 1 p. m., issuing rencyw He will ailable tomorrow between {hours of §:3 n I 2 | including the noon | plications, which must I sented to the city clerk s m 10 nses. Meriden High Here Tomorrow | The Meriden High school basket- ball team will furnish the opposition | for the local high s | the local gym tomorrow eve This will be the second meeting b | tween the two teams, the Bristol boy: easily defeatin w weeks score of 35 to 10. Bristol has but to play in the Central league |den and Middletown are on the schedule to play in Bristol and t! ilocals are booked for one game orrington. { Bristol and Manel st place In the ,.each hav- ing won 11 games and lost but one {In the event each team wins all of lits remaining games, it is probable that a playoff on a neutral floor will 1 be arranged. Joint S joint social of g0 | ee more g in ial icheprey Post No. 2, American Legion and the Ladies' Auxiliary, is scheduled for § o'clock this evening. Members of the post will be the guests of the aux- iliary. A Thomas T Thomas . Hennessey 176 Prospect street died at last night f six weeks tro nd complica He was born in Litt] on June 7 the son o 1 Henr Hennessey d 66 his home with uble on N X | 1 with his where he the b of bra of h {1909 and entered ristol Brass with < the trade followed all to Bristol in employ of the remaining | in | y E. Hennessey brother, John He and two grandc |'Ani of W He w Amc d of §t. Joseph's church. The funeral will be held at o'clock Saturday morning at | Joseph's church. Rev. Oliver T. M nell will celebrate the high mass requiem and the body, Undertaker Jame taken to Ansonia ll family lot. of 9 st. for burial in the Mrs, John Ste Mrs. John Stee her home on East Main stree | estville yesterday. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Morris Brennison | of Bayonne, N. J.; one sister, Mr: also of Bayonne; three and Mer en- tt Brennison of W : The funeral will be held from her | 1ate home at < Friday after- | noon and will be private. Interment | will be in the Forestville cemetery. | To Hold Ladies Night | The a 1l ladies’ night of Com- | pounce Tribe No. 15, I. O. R. M, | will be held at the Red Men's audi- torfum on Tuesday even March | 1st at 8:30 p. m. An entertainment program has been arranged and re- freshments will be served. The music during the evening will be furnished | by the Red Men's orchestra. Three Autos in Collision Three automabiles figured in a col- | 1ision on School street this morning | shortly after seven o'clock. Domen- ico of 63 South Elm street, driving | Kalecki on the stand informed the | he had simply been invited to take ' Philadelphia, according to his state- | liquor-laden car. | 10 take in a picture | appeared on the scene in his car and | that he had never had handcuffs op | this | Meri-} heart | nessey ildren. driving east on School street, crasii< ed into the side of the truck. Alex Brooks of 9 East Road, driving west in a roadster, noticed that he was go- ing to strike the two cars and applied his brakes, His car, however, slid on the jcy pavement and struck the truck. The truck and the coupe driv- en by Beaton were both badly dam« aged while the car operated by Brooks escaped with a bent fender and damaged running board. All three drivers appeared before Prosecuting Attorney Robert J. Stack this morning, their cases being continued until Thursday, March 3 | to permit them to settle the damages amongst themselves. Judge Mink Addresses Realtors Judge S. Russell Mink of the pro- | bate court was the speaker at the annual meeting of the Bristol Real ate board held last evening at the Elks club. The subject of his dis- course was ‘The Value of Me- chanics® Liens and Notice of Liens to the Real Estate Men.” The opinion was expressed that if the contractors and sub-contractors | would serve a notice of liens as soon as they have delivered any material or started work on a certain job, this j would give the realtors an oppor- tunity to arrange for mortgage loans and.to know exactly what encum- brances were on the property. Judge | Mink cited several instances, show- ! ing where, if liens had been placed, considerable trouble would have been avoided. He also stated that the lien law is rather complicated, several phrases in the state statute being | subject to different interpretations. ould be exercised in the up of liens so that it would e for a tieup to occur v incorrect wording of such lens, he stated. Appraisal Committee The following appraisal committee by President mithwick of the Bristol Appointed y and Driscoll and W, of the W. J. Phelan The realtors feel that the apprais- al of real es of the big branches of business and they have appointed this committee with i the purpose of appraising real es- tate in Dristol for anyone who may desire such services at a nominal The party engaging this com- ill have the benefit of the of all the other realtors at : same time, as the committee has the authority to call on any mem- ber to help them in any appraisal where they feel that there is a pos- sible chance for argument or dis- agr 1;Free Public Concerts I In Evening Schools The first of a series of concerts to be given by the Etude Musical club for the benefit of pupils in the cvening schools ,arranged by Diree- tor James E. O'Brien of the Ameri- ureau, will be given this 1| han Hale school. Other concerts will be given at later dates. No admission will be charged ; and the public is invited. The pro- gram arranged for tonight follows: Piano Solos— (a) Murmuring Zephyrs . Jen- sen, Niemann. Godard. (c) A Country Garden—Grainger. Warren Hale. | Violin Duet—unaccompanied. ino—2nd movement—Maza. 1 Sims, Ralph Gidlund. cal Solos— (a) Out of t. | even the Nusk to You Lee. Bonnets—D" > . Hardelot. ) Pace, Pace, Mio Dio —Verdi. la Sims—DMrs. Sims at plano. Piano Sol (a) P (h) Nocturne in (¢) Dedication MacDowell. 0 % Grieg. . Schumann, { ; ... Lisst. | les Johnson. | Violin Solos— (a) The Old Refrain—Krelsler. (b) Schon Rosemarin—Krelsler. George Westerman—Madelene | Gerrish at piano. | Pianot Duets — (a) Cradle Song () 8§ Moszkowski. °1 Stockwell, Madelene Gerrish. Community Theatre PLAINVILLE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24— PRISCILLA DEAN “THE SPEEDING VENUS® romantic story of s brave miss won_the right of way to a heart and valiantly fought her of way along the Santa Fa The who man’s e light delivery truck. was leaving w Riverside Garage at the | Sehool t exit when Edward | Beaton of Hillside Park, 'J"‘II‘,\'\HI\',I You'll talk of it for days and days. sth ode, “Scotty of the Seouts™ medy—“Emergency Man” Accounts For It FRECKLES WONT7 BE OUT FOR A LONG TIME = AE JUST AOW STARTED JIS PRACTICIN' 1 LE LEARNED A NEW PiEcE 00, DIDNT VEAN = AN ANEW PIECE PIANO WvZ HAET By BLOSSER NO, [T ISNT A =0WR TUNED YESTERDAY.!