New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1927, Page 4

TURN DOWN CIRGUS FOR POLICE BENEFIT Gommission Decides Against Project to Increase Pension Fund The Bob Morton circus will not play New Britain this year under ..uspices of the police department or the benefit of the pension fund, e board of poljce commissioners decided last evening, be it is purely a commercial proposition and \c board felt that it would be un- to go befors the public for upport. Chairman Chamberlain, lo deliverad the board’s message® o the representative of the ¢ (id that the board of police com- nissioners is eharged with the duty of administering the s of the olice department, and there hap- ns to be a pension fund in the vise RODMAN W. CHAMBERLAIN Re-elected Police Board Chairman department. It is only incidental, lowever, and despite the opportus uity presented to add to the fund, he commissioners do not favor which the public would asked to bear th expense and ontribute to the p The annual . the Meriden polica is u matter, the chairman said fition to the financial gain, cspirit de corps is improved, ar 300d natured v between the 1wo cities Is encouraged, to the hene- it of the men in the two depart- ments and the cities as a who Commissioner Bannan added the the mcrchants of the city. who would be looked to for support in the way of buying tickets and tak- ing advertising space in pro- gram, are complaining that business has been, would to a ne with different In ad- the ry s it il the proposed affair. The representative of circus said he could not agree with the casoning of the board, Lut he would ot attempt to press the offer, which would net the pension fund 60 per cent of the profits of the weck’s en- sugement, or approximately $18,000 wecording to his figur will not play Connec beca the police ile eities having 50,000 or population have other plans. Chamberlain Again Chairman board re-elected Rodman W, hamberlain to the chairn ship, on motion of Commissioner Morton, scconded by Commissioner Bagnan, and also re-elected Joseph A. Me- Grall to the clerkship on motion of ‘‘ommissioner Parker, seconded by ‘ommissioner Bannan, Little time was spent iutomobile question, for sioner Morton moved that in view of the face that one of the com- peting sales firms had presented a revised bid, the ot should be en the opportunity of doing like- e, and it was decided to notify the bidders to this effect, the figures to be in at a special meeting Thurs. day noon at the office of Commis. sioner Bannan. The matter of installing warning signals at dangerous street intersec- tions was discussed and Chairman Chamberlain appointed Commission- more on the Commis- Glenwood ovens have straight sides and all the corners are square. HE straight-sided Glenwood oven gives you more room to bakein. Itis thoroughly heated on five sides instead of four so that food is evenly cooked all through. ters Bannan and Parker a committee to look into the matter and report at the next regular meeting. Rela- tive to the petition presented to the commion council for a signal at the | intersection of Carlton street and | |Commonywealth avenue, the boa .1 will notify the council that it is be- | ing given consideration. Chief Hart ~mu U’ul. overbead crossing signals nswer the purpose at ce! rmln mhrsr ions, while others should be | protected by “stop and go” fiashing lights. | Chicf Hart was authorized to at- ! tend the annual convention of the International Association of Police | Chiefs at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June 6, 7,8 and §. In reply to Com- | missioner Parker, the chief said he | felt that it is to the advantage of | the department to have a representa- | tive at the conventions, because the lieads of other departments are met | : opportunity is given for hanging ideas and experiences rela- tive to police work. The meetings wre always well attended. the chief said, and there is no conflict of en- tertainment with the business of the session. Commissioner Parker said he has attended numerous conven- tions and has never failed to derive | k from them. T'wo New Regulars Named On motion of Commissioner Mor- Louis E. Harper of 85 Sevmour < appointed & regular po- Commissioner Bannan sec- nomination. On motion s onded ioner Morton, James M. McCue of Rock avenue was appointed a regular policeman. The appointments are efl i May 16. cer Harper is 31 years of age and ue is 23. Officer McCue of Deteetlve Sergeant William P. McCue, He was appoint- | ed a supernumerary officer April 7, er Harper joined the | and onding t of Comn by Commi ¢ Hart reported that City En- gineer Williams spoke to him about marking the crosswalks in the new rement on South Main street. The commissioners remarked that they could not understand wherein the police department should be ex- p~)('-‘d to pay fér the marking of ks, and it was voted to noti- | fy mv- mayor to this cflc't Driver Sued for 310,000, As Result of Crash Two suits, aggregating $10,000, have been brought, against John Gosalewski of Iarmington avenue, through Joseph G. Woods, as the result of an automobile accident on May 29, 1926, William Zaizckowski, a minor, asks $8,000 damages for injuries received, and his father, Martin, asks $2,000 damages for ex- penses in having his son's injuries treated. The writs are returnable in | the city court the fourth Monday of May. William alloges that was striick by Gosalewski's machine on Beaver street on the date mention- ed. He claims that he suffered a right leg and a shocked ner- m, alleging that his in- permanent. Owl looked in W ill, Voman Sues for $3,000 \:non for $3,000 damages has been brought against Mary Rick, excentrix of the estate of the late Julius Rick, by Jennie Anderson, claiming that she rendered services to Julius Rick and that he promised ber compensation in his will. The writ is returnable in the superior court the first Tuesday of June and i s 1. McDonough drew up the he for $700 damages has been brought by the New Britain Lumber Company, through Angeéla M. La- cava, against Conrad Cianci. for al- Icged nonpayment of a bill. The writ is returnable in the city court the fourth Monday of May. WILL REVIEW FLEET | Washington, May 11 (UP)— | President Coolidge will go to Nor- folk, Va., to view the Atlantic fleet early in June if he can find time, it was announced at the White House today. Mr. Coolidge desires greatly to see the fleet and will arrange the trip if duties do not require his presence in Washington. BOOM FOR BAK Pittsburgh, May 11 (UP)—New- ton D. Baker, secretary of war dur- ing part of Woodrow Wilson's ad- ministration, is the logical democra- tic didate for president_in 1928, E. T. Meredith, secretary of agricul- ture under the war president, said here yesterd The back of the oven is A3 thoroughly heated the top, bottom ard sid Come in and see our full line of Glenwood Ranges in all sizes. Glenwood Ran MAKE CGOKINSG J. M. CURTIN & CO. New Britain NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDA FAVOR PROBATION 'NONEWS HEARD OF FOR SUB FIREMEN Board Would Enforce One Year Rule in Department Declaring that the fire board does not have an opportunity of becom- ing acquainted with the men who make up the substitute ranks when they are being considered for regu- lar positions, Chairman C. J. Dehm of the board last night called his fellow members’ attention to the. fact that there {is need of a one- year rule. The entire board was in favor of bringing about this move and it was voted to recommend this action to the common council at its next meeting. Under this rule a substitute must serve a year before | heing eligible for appointment as a regular. The matter was spoke of in an informal way at the last| meeting of the board but no action | s taken at that time. Some time ago a former board recommended a | one-year rule but when the recom- mendation reached the common council, A. M. Paonessa who was then mayor Three No contest was noted in the ap- pointment of three men from the substitute ranks to fill the vacan- cies in the department. Commis- sion T. J. Shanahan nominated Thomas J. Egan, 23, of 401 Myrte street, who, he said, was an excel- lent substitute and soldier. Egan received four votes on the first bal- lot. Commissioner John Mikalaus- kas nominated John Walauski, of 251 Fairy street. ed four vo on the first ballot. Thomas Cross, 32, of 415 Arch street received four votes on the first ballot after he was nominated by Chairman Dehm. Egan was @p- pointed substitute on March 11, 1925, Walauski on April 12, 1926 and Cross on July 19, 1926, Charles A. Karpinski, 22, of 217 Jerome street and Henry R. Fenn, 21, of 49 Griswold street were ap- pointed substitutes when a favor- able report from the examining physician was received. S James D. Hewett, 21, of 61 Madi- tossed money into the offering re- | son street and Francis Crowley, 23, of 14 Brook street appeared before commission and were ordered to take the physical examination. Joseph Potkay, of 179 Broad street appeared but his application was held up pending further inves- tigation. Applications Received applications were recetved 30, of 181 Kratzke, Both the New from Phillip Paquette, Wilcox street and Paul 24, of 111 Linwood street. were ordered to appear at the next | regular meeting. Joseph M. Roach, a former member of the former Dboard when he failed to pass a physical cxamination, wrote the board asking for another amination. It was denicd on motion of Commissioner Shanahan. The request made of the South- ern New England Telephone com- pany for changes in the numbers of Companies No. 1. 2 and 7 was taken care of by that company and o letier of appreciation will be sent T. P. McAulifie on behalf of the board. As soon as arrangements can be completed fire Lieadquarters Quick Oats with Quaker Flavor! QuIcK |a negro lawyer of Washington, D. He receiv- | substitute | Iforce until he was dropped by a ‘lelephone will be 930 instead of 1730, A letter from the Home Service Bureau inviting the board to have representation in the Memorial day paradr‘ was acted upon 1u\nr'\hh and the clerk was instructed to in folm the bureau of this fact. Chief Noble asked permission of the hoard to have the vacation pe- riod of the fire department extend from June 20 until S8eptember. Per- mission was given on motion of Commissioner King. The chief also told the that he had been informed | board | that | MISSING AVIATORS COast Guard and Radio Search Fails o Bnng Results Boston, May 11 (A—The old :uhge that *no news is good news’ was MAY .11, 1927 l1and were on the alert for any sign lof the missing fliers. All shipping {equipped with radio was notified to send instant word in case they were {located. On the great fishing grounds of Grand Banks, off Newfoundland, scores of fishing vessels are busily | engaged. None of these has wireless | equlvmem Probably their skipper: do not know anything about the at- ! tempted flight from Paris to New York. If by any chance the fliers were forced down in that region, ! however. the hardy old salts would have been quick to go to the | the new siren will be ready within reversed today as naval and com"*“‘m two weeks, and that work will be- gin on its construction a week from Wednesday . | NOTED CHARACTER | OF OLD SLAVE I]AYS? | “Pinky” to Return to Plymouth Church Pulpit | New York, May 11 UP—A negro woman who at the age of 9 y was “sold for freedom” by Henry Ward Beecher in the pulpit of Ply- mouth church, Brooklyn, ago, will return there Sunday ev ning. as the central figure in the S6th anniversary of Beecher's first sermon in the church. She is Mrs. James Hunt, wife of C. and was the slave girl “Pinky” chose name wasa by-word la Civil| war days. “Pinky's” sale from the pulpit of Plymouth church was arranged by the Rev. Mr. Beecher when he learned that her, grandmother, Who | had purchased her freedom for | slavery, had been able only to “lease” the little girl. Beecher then | prepared his now historic sermon | |and preached it in . Plymouth ! church while “Pinky” stood | trembling in the pulpit. | The result was oversubscription hy $1,100 of the $300 necessary to purchase the child's freedom. |Women wept hysterically. Men And the child was freed “Pinky" is a grandmother now. The Rev. Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, present pastor of Plymouth church, located her in Washington and in vited her back to the great scenw |of her youth, and she has acce “Pinky’s” real name was | Maria Diggs. Born a slave in Port | Tobacco, Charles comnty, Md., she |was scparated at seven from her| mother by the latter's sale to a slave trader in Alexandria, Va. Soon afterwards she and her grand- mother were sold to a trader in Baltimore. The grandparent, how- ever, had saved enough money to| {buy her own freedom and partially ieffeet “Pinky's”. | After her sale “for freedom” | {“Pinky" lived with the family of | a brother of John Falkener Blake, of Alexandria, who had executed the sale. She was educated private- ly in the north before going to Washington and there, after graduat- \ing from Howard university, taught | in Washington public schools. Dr. | Durkee -was president of Howard university when she attended it. He | {will preach next Sunday. i ceptacles. QUAKER World’s fastest hot breakfast. Quicker than toast! Ready in 2% to 5 minutes. Demand and get the GENUINE. SLIP COVERS 60 MAPLE AVE. Phone 5-1561 or Writs DISTAN 3 PIECES, In Large Cretonnes in the New- SALE Protect Your Furniture From Dust Beauti SET Selection flfs Your Home, 19 est Patterns, Made to Order With Our Own Ma- terials. Factory Estimate, FASHION DRAPERY SHOPPE All orders to You. Get Guaranteed. 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