New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1927, Page 2

-+ AS USEINGREASES mmmmm ,--Washington, D. C., June 29—Span- »dsh oork: producers are learning with -reliet that progress and science often find new usés for old products when rold uses are passing into the dis- cerd. They saw a marked slump in the demand for bottle stoppers a few years ago, especially in America, where the crimped metal cap with only a thin lining of cork has be- come the stand-by of the soft-drink | and ground, the coarser grades are used as & packing for china and for fresh fruit. A growing uses in re- cent years has been as an ingredient for the manufacture of linoleum. Cork is ground very fine for this purpose, and the lower grades can be used.” PRISONERS CAUGHT Two Who Escaped From Fairfield County Jail Are Quickly, Recap- tured This Morning. Bridgeport, June 29 (M—Two pris- oners escaped from the Fairfleld county jail here today. They were at liberty but a short time when they were recaptured by a posse of county and city. policemen. The escaped prisoners took refuge in & house on Grand street and were found hiding industry. Cork prices dropped and ‘ln an alcove on the third floor, when producers saw ruin aherd. Now, thanks to the growing use of cork in America in thousands of household refrigerating machines, radio instruments, and electrical de- vices, Spain has had her most pros- perous cork year. The following bul- of -the National Geo- graphic Soclety tells of cork produc- tion. T Trees “Skinned Alive” “The cork industry depends on the peeling of bark from living trees,” says the bui .in, “Thc trees are a species of ever-green oak. They are literally ‘skinned alive,’ yet they have the valuable ability not only to con- tinue to live, but to set about im- mediately to grow new and better bark. “‘Spain is probably the best known source of cuck, yet it is not the greatest cork rrowing country. Por- tugal with approxi: itely a million and a half acres of cork groves has twice the area devoted to cork grow- ing by her eastern néighbor. North Africa also is an important factor in the growth of the bark. Algiers has nearly sllion acres in cork oaks and Tunis about a quarter mil- llon acres. Small quantities are grown also ° southern France and Italy. “But in the actual production of cork for the market Spain and Por- tugal lead. These two countries have exported together recently about $18,003,000 worth of cork and cork products annually. Of this Spain _ships the greater share measured by value, since nearly all Spanish ship- ‘ments are of manufactured products, while Portugal exports mostly crude cork. Close to $6,000,000 worth -of cork is imported into the United - States annually. The other principal users are Great Britain, France and Germany. Eight Years Between Harvests “There are few crops for which one has to wait longer than for cork. It the best practice is followed, trees are not given their first stripping until they are 20 years old. This first crop is course and practically worthless. It is used chiefly as a source of tannin and to make rough bark baskets for ferns, and the like, The owner of a cork 6ak grove must wait eight, or nine.years.After the first stripping for Ri"secohd harvest of cork. This second cropis better than the first but is still considered of poor quality. There must be an interval of bark growth of eight or nine years betwedn all succeeding harvests. “Meanwhile, the quality of the cork is steadily improving. af the bark is removed carefully so that the underlying tissue js not injured the trees thrive and continue to pro- duce their harvest until they are 150 years old or more. “When the bark comes from the trees it is in trough-shaped pleces 1-2 to 3 1-2 inches thick and several feet long. After drying for a few days the pieces are boiled in water and weighted down until they assume & flat shape. These flat slabs are baled | and shipped from the country or sent to domestic factories. From Cigarette Tips to Floor Covers “Cark is best known in the form of bottle stoppers. It was used by the Romans to plug wine containers. ‘When glass bottles came into general use during the 15th and 16th cen- turies the cork stopper industry grew to importance. This primary use continues, but many new uses have been added. Today cork is made in- to floats for fishing nets and lines, and into washers and insulators for various devices. “It is used in life preservers, re- frigerators, artificial limbs, hat lin- ings, an as inner soles for shoes. Glass is polished with it; cut to pa- per thinness it is made into cigarett BUISTERED FEET if neglected, may result seriously. Treat them immediately with healing Resinol CANNONS for a Safe Fourth Safe Noise For Sale. No Matches. No Powder. at the Handy Hardware Store. See Our Windows Now. H. L MILLS 836 MAIN STREET. |an entrance was forced. The prisoners are Henry Trumbull, 26, and Frank Cotone, 26, both of i this city. Trumbull was serving one |vear sentence on an embezzlement charge and Cotone 9 months for bur- glary. The men were working in the leather shop of the jail when a motor truck passed thtough the yard. Cotone and Trumbull slipped past the guards and intercepted the truck and forced the driver to con- tinue toward the exit. When outside they left the truck and took refuge in the Grand street house vwhere they were found. Bring Suit for $700 For Oak’s Destruction “Woodman, spare that tree” would have been an unnecessary admoni- tion if it were valued as highly as is a tree on the property of Peter Eshoo and John Isaac on Connec- ticut avenue. The two men have brought suit for $700 damages against Stanley Tenukas, through Attorney M. A. Sexton. They claim that the defendant, on June 13, un- lawtully entered upon the premises and cut down a large oak free worth $300. The writ is returnable in the city court the first Monduy of July and the papers were served by Con- stable James W. Manning. Sult for $500 damages has been brought by Joseph P. Bruzas,, through Boche & Cabelus, against Chester Tyburski of Newington. The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday of July, and Dep- uty Sherit Martin H. Horwits served the papers. SALE IS HELD UP Fall River, Mass., Juno 29 (P — Sale of the plant of the Osborne Mills here, scheduled for today, was held up this forenoon when Judge Hugo A. Dubuque of the superior court granted a petition restraining further action until July 15. The sale had been ordered for non-payment of taxes for 1925. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Smith of 246 Burritt street, observed = their 10th wedding anniversary at their home Monday. A party of immedi- ate relatives-of the couple held a reception in the evening. They were married in Bristol but have lived here during their married life. They have two children, Robert, Jr., and Mildred. Mr. Smith is driver for Fire Chiet Willlam J. Noble. NOW YOU ASK ONE FIVE ABOUT ANIMALS It you are a close student of ani- mal life, you will have ne trouble answering the first five of today's questions, prepared by the Ameri- can Nature association. | 1—What member of the animal kingdom never moves about, has no eyes, nosé, or sense organs? 2—What. makes chameleons change their color? 3—What animal stands up and sits down at the same time? 4—What two animals will eat bees? 5—When skunks battle each other, do they resort to gas attacks? 6—What ' the Zloty? 7—Name four countries of Eu- rope that have dictators. 8—How many republics are there : |in Europe? mencement, an ente! ture man managed to lifelike mpghot of the_famo financies SAILS LATE TODAY Kinkade, Byrd’s Expert Mechanic, Starting For France to Help Out There. New_ York, June 29 (P—T. Har- old Kinkade, Wright motor expert, who was thought to have stowed away in Commander Byrd's Ameri- ca until he turned up at Mitchel Field later, salls this afternoon on the President Roosevelt, the United States line announced. He will go to Paris. Choosing the prosaic means of following his friepds who are flying over the Atlantic, Kinkade was cheered by the possibility that he may be a member of the plane’s crew if 1t makes a return trip. Kin- kade supervised the construction and installation of the motors and %ept them in tune right up to the ‘take-off this morning. Hija, friends tried to make room for-him in the plane, but when he saw them mart to throw out Com- mander Byrd’s five pound tin of tea, that was too much. He decid- ed to take passage on a steamer. $—What submarine sank off Block Istand; R. L7 10—What famous planist was once premier of his hative country? Louls J. Tanguay, Francissek Opozda, ,and Roger Truslow em- | ployees at the Hardware & Steel plant have completed ten years con- tinuous service with the company {and have ‘been presented with ten !'year service pins. The following is the standing to date in the Quoit Pitching tourna~ ment which is being run at the Hardware & Steel plant, W L Rawlings Gavitt ... Philips . & Cochrane Politis ‘Warner Curtis Molyneu: O’'Brien Policeman Catches Boy 2 5 c Keeping Burglary Tryst caught a boy near the Corbin Annex on Stanley street at 2:35 this morn- ing, after observing him dodging be- hind the bullding. The lad sald his mother allowed him to be out at the unseemly hour, but under question. ing he admitted that he had an ap- pointment with three other lads to break into a Main street store. Officer McCarthy turned the boy over to Sergeant SMl'er STOPS 53" e o-nun AuNerwNEuNRNNO FALLING S. W. MENUS SHOE STORE 398 Main Street: SOLD OUT TO ELF SERVICE SHOE SHOF Stores In Principal Cities SHOE BARGAINS ENTIRE STOCK OF HI-GRADE SHOES ON SALE AT YOUR OWN PRICE Come and Buy 3 and 4 Pairs FOR THE PRICE OF ONE Opp. The Biggest Shoe Bargains In New England CARTERS ELF _SERVICE SHOE SHOF 398 Main Street Mohican Market No Connection With Any Other Store In the City =TEN0 smm NIND ON PARLEY Tacitly Reoognizes U. 8. Stand on Ship Discussion Geneva, Bwitserland, June 3% (P —Great Britain, according to infof- mation in anthoritative circles, has tacitly recognized the impossibility of revising the Washington naval treaty at the present tri-partite conference here without the consent of the United States as one of the ‘Washington signatories. ‘This reported British acceptance of the American viewpoint does mot mean that the question of the ‘size of battleships will not be discussed here, as the British delegation seems keenly desirous of an opportunity to, present its views before a plenary session of the conference. ‘The problem of fixing' & maxi- mum tonnage for cruisers and the method of limitation looms as & del cate question, sinos the British wish to talk in terms of numbers of cruisers rather than In total tonnage and presumably desire & larger number than they now possess. The Japanese today admitted the receipt of instructions form Tokyo, but daclined to say whether these capital . The British dominion delegation has been strengthened by the arriv- al of Kevin O'Higgins, foreign min- ister and minister of justice in the new eabinet of the Irish Free State; the distinction of beng the only for- cign minister attending the present conference or now in Geneva in any capacity. * DRIVING CASE 00! to the charge of reckless driving, in police court this morning, and his request for a continuance until Fri. day morning was granted. Sergeant Patrick A. McAvay made the arrest yesterday forenoon fellowing an a6. cident at the intersection of Market street and Newington avenue. Two cases of drunkenness were disposed of. Judge W. C. Hungerfora ‘was on the bench and Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods presented the state’s cases. JOHN KETTLE DIES Oneco, Conn,, June 29 (M—John Kettle, 685, member of the Rhode. “trom the town of ‘led-at Ris home in the villagh of Rice City today. He was & democrat In political as- soclations and was well known both. in this immediate section of Connec- ticut and in Rhode Island at the state borger. Wimbledon, Eng., Juge 29 UP— Willlam T. Tilden and Francis T Hunter, the American pmir, had & comparatively easy time iin winning from the young Engiishnsen, Latch- ford and Pryce-Jones today, at 7.5, 6-3, 6-3, thus entering the semi.. fimals. The match was fterrupted by the usual downpour in the third set! Today was doubles gay in'the ‘Wimbledoa tournament, mo " llntlu ‘| matches being scheduled. ‘Wayland, Mass., June 39 (P—Jim MoAndrew of the Fall River, Country club with a 75, led the early birde in the opening round of the Massa. chusetts open golf champlonship tournament at’ the Sandy Burr Country club—hers today. McAn- drew-'was out:in-3% and fn.in & THATS THE REFUTAT!ON Ee. | v World’s F'mest Pipe Organ NOW BEING INSTALLED i the. CAPITOL Watch For Grand Opening and Dedication. CHILDREN OR ADULT BEGINNERS ; Ten Weeks' Course—Full Hour Each Week PIANO LESSONS NO PIANO NEEDED—NOT NECESSARY TO .BUY ONE' Mothers! A Rare Opportunity to Discover If Your Child Has Talent PERSONAL INSTRUCTION All Pupils Personally Instructed By Graduate Teacher, Miessner Institutq Boys and Girls, Here’s Your Chance “Too good to be true?” well read on. We believe that every child should have a chance in music and we want to make it easy and sure for every parent to discover whether their children have talent worth developing, so we have decided to give a ten weeks’ course—one full hour each week—of piano lessons, absolutely free to every child who is not now taking lessons. We can accommodate about one hundred pupils. There is no obligation-to purchase anything —you will not be approached to buy anything. The only cost is for music books used and kept by the pupil—this money goes to the publishers. The method of instruction will be the famous “Mel- ody Way” that is now being taught in the public schools: of Washington, New York, Cleveland, At- fanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc., and which was first introduced at Columbla Univeuity and the Chicago Musical Collexe. < No dreary scales or exercises in these classes. They get them—but sugar-coated in the form of pretty melodies. Children who never before showed any interest in music are fascinated by the method and materials and, being intensely interested, practice becomes a pleasure and progress is rapid. The aver- age a new piece every lesson and receive a thorough training in the fundamentals, We have investigated this system and know what it can do, It is not an ex- periment. Every child enrolled in this piano school will positively play several pieces with both hands and in all keys by the tenth lesson. They work with real music—no numbered charts or other mechanical devices. TO THE PUBLIC This system hastg actically revolutionized piano study. It has been an enormous success in over three hundred cities. Children learn as much in three months as they would in a year by old fashioned methods. We are organizing this school a8 an educational project purely—nothing to sell—the biggest project ever attempted by a music house in New Britain. (without a commercial mo- tive) and thlu is a personal invitation to my friends to enroll their children. NO PIANO NEEDED Parents need not hesitate to start their children in Music., Formerly it was necessary to buy a piano and go through months of tiresome practice before one could discover musical talent. With the “Melody Way” talent appears at once after a few short lessons, or it isn't there. For children without a piano, practice keyboards are furnished. Be Certain Your Child Has Talent Before Buying a Piano BAND AND ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS If you are contemplating starting you child in violin, saxophone, cornet, etc., a term or so in piano first will betof great value. In fact, many teachers insist upon i ARTHUR E. GIBBS ADULT CLASSES Have-you reached the “Age of Regrets?” Are you sorry you did not learn to play when a child? With this method you will be able to play acceptably church, popular and light classical music in a surprisingly short time. HOW TO ENROLL Call at our store any time this week, Registration closes Saturday. Every child must be enrolled by parent or guardian. The instruction outfit.consisting of music books, grand staff, key and chord finders, etc., including 55 piano pieces, costs $3.60, which goes to the publishers, This materiat must'be paid for at registration and is sufficient material for an entire year of music'study ‘and can be used by any teacher. We have arranged that any pupil wishing to continue after this free course may do so at a very nominal cost. ENROLLMENT CLOSES SATUR- DAY, 6 P. M\.—LESSONS BEGIN NEXT WEEK. Everybody Within a Radius of 25 Miles Is Eligible' 123 Church Street Gibbs Piano @o. 123 Church Street