New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1927, Page 22

ROTARIANS ENJOY ‘KIDDING' SESSION Make Speeches About Each Other’s Business at Mesting Flse's Business” was; meeging of “Somebody": the general theme of 1 the New Britain Rotary club at the Burritt hotel today. A group of speakers, who are members of the club delivered short addresses on a business other than their own. The members of ¢he club smoked cigars at the expemse of the Rev. William H. Alderson, in celebrution of the birth of a daughter to the minister and his wife recently. In the absence of President O Parker, Vice President Scott pre- sided. The f speaker was Logan Page, E nd treasurer of the Hart and Hutchinson Co. Mr. Page spoke on the suhject of lumber. He vold} of the growth of the metal lumber| business, George K. Macaule: dent of the New Britain Lumber Co.. spoke on “Drugs” He said “Drogs are used mosily by two classes of | people, doctors and Chinese.” | Ernest W. Christ, vice esident | the Stanley Works spoke on| “Haberdashery.” He said running a gent's furnishing store was a per- tectly simple proposition. “Just open the doors at $:30 in the morning and close them at 6 o'clock at night. In between these hours the public rushes to buy seasonable busin such as dressing | a window with straw hats in March when the snow is on the ground. Frank H. Shield, president and treasurer of the Hardware City Co- operative Assn., spoke on cigars and tobacco. He said a man can hecomvfl, & success in any line of business if he has enough confidence in they goods he sclls. He quoted a poem by Edgar Guest to prove this Maxwell S. Porter, of B. C. Porter’ and Sons, spoke on “Plumbing.” He accused the plumbers of being re- sponsible for the Saturday night bath by using the slogan “Cleanli- ness is next to Godliness” by saying people should take baths just before Eunday. He said this was a cam- to sell bathtubs. v‘iinfloy Reddick, beekeeper, spoke on “Uudertaking.” He said under- takers should have apropriate names and said E. J. Porter was correctly named because Porter means “Car- rler of the dead.” He said he knew an undertaker in Ohio named A Coffin. He objected to good natured undertakers and said they should be solemn and able to shed a few tears when necessar: Literm— vice presi- Treasures Discovered on Riviera rasse, France, Aug. 18 (A—The Riviera antiquarians have decided that they must perfect their knowl- edge of English books. A case of 70 books offered for sale at the settlement of the estate of an eccentric English Wwoman was bid in by a French collector for less than a dollar. Finding that he could not read the books he sold them to a local dealer for $10. They were purch: d the same day by an English book-buyer who estimates their value at many thou- sands of dollars. The lot includes first editions of Fielding, Smollett, John Milton, Sterne, Goldsmith, Lamb, Shelley, K: and Di ns. ' Betrothed Royalty? Bethrothal of the Infant eldest daughter of the house, shown here in court and Prince Louis Ferdinand (b eldest son of prince of Ge nounced ish Royal stun LEGION SUCCESSFUL To Have Concluded Fine Year— Number of Posts Greatly Increase | Danbury, Conn., Aug. 18 (F—De- | partment Commander Kenneth F. Cramer of Wethersfield submitted | commenters mepre soms 1een | NOW YOU NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1927. United Electric Light Transfers 3,500 Shares Springfield, Mass., Aug. 18 (P— The United Electric Light company today announced the transfer to its stockholders of the entire 3,500 shares of the Indian Orchard com- pany, a‘prosperous textile concern which for 27 years has been a sub- sidiary of the United Electric and ASK ONE it is doubtful whether the money available will build a suitable revet- ment. The town is crumbling into the stream whence it sprung. So Columbus is going to move to e new site. A high bluff has been celected, not far away, overlooking | the Mississippi for miles in each di- [P only average and rection. Away from the bluff and |thousht to be below par. the river stretches a rich plateau. East Berlin Items | part ‘of which was once laid out as| Mrs. Joseph Wetherill and daugh- |a national capital. Thomas Jefferson | \°I Pearl, of Middletown, are the RIVER GNAWY AT TOWN FOUNDATION Kentucky Residents View Situa BERLIN NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) KINDS ERS—PATENT ATTORNETS STORING & CRATING PAPER HANGING grapes are | Second Liberty Loan 1—General Motors, Du Pont de | Nemours and United States Steel | are reported to be considering a | merger of interests. 2—Explosives were the original products of the Du Pont company. 3—Gary, Ind, was built as a production center for the steel corporation. 4—The Durant interests took a leading part in the formation of the General Motors Corporation. 5—The shor distance across posts in the state, he said there have | the United S fa . rrom points been 95 posts of which two made no | M¢ar Charl o and, B STt e | D10 Call distance 1s been in good standingz, leaving miles. 90 active posts. During the year,| 6 — Ethnology three new posts have been organ. | 'Which tredts of ized, one at New Lon n, the mem- | I\LL:IYII\llIJ D bership of which is Made up of ma-; °Tigins. and sailors, one at East Wood-| T—The ruftled grouse i s i las partridge in the north A vived, six were | PhZasant in the south. S8/R0815 mers JovIvad. SIXeTe | iis = iharatare § twol stars re-organized and the charter of one | oot te L E was revoked. At present there are The Huguenots settled largely posts, of which 89 are active. |; ‘e oo The pmresent state membership is Asahel J. Wright Dies his annual report to the ninth an-| nual convention of the American Le gion here this morning in which he stated that the accomplishments of | the Legion during the last year had been four-fold, namely membership, perfection of organization, carrying out of the mandates of the 1926 national convention as to community welfare and to safeguard and fur- ther the interests of the legion in | the general assembly. Reporting on the number of mem The is the races, the sclence division of and raclal sto and on a 9,655, the highest in the history of the state department. The increase in membership, Commander Cramer | 1, s am indication that the legion s now definitely on the up grade. He duscussed the work of increas- ing the membership of posts and th. Hartford Wright, board of than 44 15 (Pr—As: of 1J ate Aug. chief clerk education, and an employe of the the s ¥ supe Kolberg, German | The village tailor t " |that he could drink op | “Korn” a fiery brandy distilled from for [Ies: ;s A e il T |wheat. He drank tr glasses a right, but when he started across the ¥~ Iroom to collect his wager he dropped 2 nade a bet glasses of shell of fresh buttons th lams in making cansing the species to become water is begun work alons this line. The de- |0 /® (0 B SREE o8 the THA quently the state department was he collapsed. It is thought that the t at the capitol being exceed- AI‘[‘ "T ecutive secretary in the |the board, carried on the whole t in the department. Style Show for | Cation. Though 75 years old he had dress- | fice on Capitol Hill, never much makers' forecasts show. est evening shades of the season, | o' hore he was born, September | Jr, and Lucy (Wells) Yellow s one of the prettiest says. His house shows a fragile | Killingly, Connecticut, where he yellow taffeta frocks | held until coming to Hartford as_a among fall and winter col- \M 4 Ohio: lors. of Glens Fa and reigan beige has had. |” The | Fetien: f5 is vac lection which does not recognize (T¢1Urn from his vacation maker calls Lave Green. This house For evening almond green is still ex- Paris calls tobacco leaf is vn for its winter sport clothes known | Suddenly at (.‘apitol‘ tfor more | of the| which was acquired because of its |large water power rights at a time | when these were valuable to the [purchaser. The United Electric now obtains most of its power by pur- chase from the Turners Falls Pow- er and Electric company and the Hartford Power and Electric com- pany. The distribution of Orchard |company shares will be on the basis of one share to each shares of United Electric stock lhbldv The Indian Orchard company | will continue to operate under its own charter but with United Elec- tric stockholders as individual own- ers instead of the company as a GEMENT ANNOUNCED M. Simeoli of 26 Burnett street has announced the enga |ment of her daughter, Miss Adeline | Ferri to Harold B. Smith, son of Mrs. L. Savickas of 96 Kelsey Mr. Smith is employed at t |son Photo Service shop. has been set for the wedding. REVOL' Officers lsome time ER SHOT HEARD. Smigel and Weare spent trying to locate the - |source of a report like a revolver | shot at 2:25 this morning in the vi- cinity of West Main street and Cor- |bin avenue. They were unable to | uncover any clues, however. ten | tion With Alarm Columbus, Ky., Aug. 18 (#—The | Mississippi river, which gave the town of Columbus to the nation, is slowly reclaiming its gift. For many vears the mighty stream | sweeping around a gentle curve in ; |its course, deposited silt and sedi- |FYing away many objects of histori- ment at the foot of a high bluff until | cal importance. |the soil was built out for almost a| Among the stolen things were a {mile. On this rich bottom Colum- |shroud, richly embellished Jus was laid out and has thrived. |gold, silver and pearls, presented to Floods came from time to time, |the Kostroma monasterics by Czar {tut Columbus built levees and a Boris Godunoft in 1604; a set of 1500 foot revetment, and a wooded |church vestments covered with pre- island above the town helped to | cious stones, a boyar dress, belong- |stay the waves. When the great ice |ing to Prince Dmitri Pojarsky, the Igorge of 1917 swept down the river it changed the course of the waters fromy sast by e west sida of e | Sw . poms ix one 4f fthe oldest rotective island. A revetment Was | p,qgap cities, found In 1152, and A T LG T LG el noted for its monasterics and ‘ompany to hold in check the waters [ W FO°C which threatened the town. | diabtiso o But in 1924 the current cut deeper into the city frontage, eating hehina the revetment. Government engi- neers inspected the site and appro- priation of $175,000 was made for a new bulwark. Before the work start- cd the 1927 flood came, covering Co- lumbus with 12 feet of water and ing away most of the protective The river bank has now caved In | 300 feet of the business scction, and in congress by a single vote. :Robbers Raid Old Krostroma Museum Kostroma, Aug. 18 (A—Robbers : raide? the museum here, car- savior of Mo from the Poles in | 1610, McMAHON THANKS HART. Chief W. C. Hart today received 2 er of thanks from Chief McM hon of the New Haven railroad po- lice, for the cooperation given the latter's subordinates during an in- vestigation recently into the theft of a quantity of cigarettes from | freight house on Whiting street. A !surance of reciprocity whenever pos- sible is given by Chisf McMahon. i 5 |ETHEL: TERCHANCE TCO, IF YOU HAPPENED TO HAVE MARRIED MISS RIDE 'EM COWEOY- Merely Margy, An Awfully Sweet Girl 3 £\ERY SUMMER 16 BAK 10 TE TANCH WHERE SHe TRES To MAKE A “TOM MIX’ oul OF You IN A COUPE. O WEEKS Goat Getters T + THAT. DORNT FIT’ GYMMETRICALLY INTO A HIKING- OUTFIT — HWEEY'S BOUND TO CHOOSE A nourTAN ERT S 4 / OR, ="~ YOU'RE A MALE- ~ AND RATHER LEA ~ FRIEND WIFE., [ WHO KNOCKS BM COD N A TAMING ST, = DECIDES ON A SEASDE VACATION = OF ALL ~DOESNT IT RANKLE YOUR SOuL WHEN YOUVE TOGGED YOURGELF (P 1N AN OUFIY A8 MUCH MK |* HIGEYSY AS POSSYRME =N THEN HE TELLS YOU YOU CANT GO NONG PECAIGE- Yo GCARE . with | | proposed the site, but it was rejected Suests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clough | | for a few days. -Mrs. Wetherill is a |, | tormer resident of this place. | The Blue Jays of Bristo! will pla: |the home team on the West Crom- | well diamond Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The SpeedBoys of New | Britain defeated the Blue Jays by one run so that it can be seen that | |they have a good team, the Specd- | boys having beaten the locals on both occasions that they have met. | {3—gITUATIONS WANTED— 0N | Next Tuesday evening the home | T Lioinepay team will play the Berlin boys in a | sl ena it regular league game to be played on Al 5 4850 |the home grounds. A game with Sess e the Kensington aggregation will be !played next week also. No game been scheduled for this Satur- | CORRESPONDENCE COURSE DANCING TEACHERS NSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL AL & PRIVATE INSTRUCTORS W ANTED—INSTRUCTORS 9—EMPLOYMENT AGENCIE! EMPLOYM §—BLSINES: i 15! ISB-MORTGAGES 19—=WANTED—TO EORROW LIVE STOCK { day. STOCK | The Pythian Sisters will food sale tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles Nelson from 3 to 5 o'clock | ( All servie | ehuren witl | dsual. PPLIES STOCK TED—LIVE MERCHA Mr. and Mrs. Roy Palmer left yes- terday for New York for a wee! stay. They made the trip by motor. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Siegrist and motored to Point o' Woods R lay. They are spending to- {day at Hawk's Nest. The F d Drum corps will | meet this evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Modern Woodmen will meet | next Monday evening in their rooms at Athletic hall. PAWTU MILLS CLOSE Providence, R. L. Aug. 18 (@ — Notices have been posted at the R. B. and R. Knight Corporation’s Grant mill, this city and the Centre- | ville, Royal and Natick mills in th | Pawtuxet Valley that the mills will close Saturday noon and not open until August 29. EEDS, PLANTS DTHING the | AL ESTATE E BUSINESS PROPERTY LOTS FOR SALE ESTATE FOR BOARD AND HOTELS ATE WANTED ROOMS FOR RPYT OMS AND BOA 1—-ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING WE TO DINE WANTED—BOARD OR LODGING THE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Alphabetically Arranged for Quick and Keady Keference LINE RATE! for CONSECUTIVE INSERTIONS Prepald in nearest d last dwelt fied from ARD F. GAF Charge a | EY, Judge. HERALD CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING HEADINGS Alphabetical Arrangement . For Quick and Easy l ANNOUNCEMENTS ] Reference. Burial Lots, Monuments NEW BRITAIN MON 123 Oak St. Monum of all sizes and descriptions Carving and letter cutting our specialty. ES] Yearly Order Rates Upen Application Count 8 words 14 lines to e 3 lines. % Cha No ad accepted after Classis. 35 cents. 1 P. M. for 1 Pags on Same Day. Sat- 0 AL Telephene Taker. Ask for an Ad Notify the your ad is | for errors after the first insertion. Herald at ANNOUNCEMENTS BURIAL LOTS, MONUMENTS | NOTICES | Florists 8 Very reaconable prices. eenhouse, 215 Omk 8t s an3 dowers. Low Come in and eee them. John- nhouse, 517 Church street. Lost and Found . near 5 East strengthening of the posts. t Tn regards to community welfare, | PO4Td: dropped dead of heart failure he stated that dusing. the sreceqins | SHOFY ater 7 o'clock this morning £ o g 5 = while goi p the ‘stairs ad strat e depa ad ministration the department had| c,pieq) office on the third partment pledged itself to the pur- | i S i e O intendent’s office, had let Now Haven convention ana hackeq |Mr- Wright into the building, and the 4-H club movement, (onse.|\Vas escorticg him up the stairs from the second to the third floor when &) prepared when the national conven- | tion at Philadelphia made commun- | Xertion of climbing the steps was Wy walfass fhs volicr o 1 the immediate cause of death, Wright's record of more than 44 years of service is the second YE[lflw DUMINATES by that of Frank D. Rood, | governor's office. 1t was on March 110,1555, that he joined the depart- | ment, as clerk. At that time,” he land Charles D. Hine, secretary of o . | tr Most Popular in Curvent French | wors. Tuiere are now o emploses | Mr. Wright has lived here since 1882, when he represented the town of, Killingly in the legislature and Paris Aug. 18, (P—The “vellow | V28 clerk of the committee on edu- peril,” which has threatened several months, is expected o he. |Made it a custom to walk to his of- come a certainty this fall, | |1ater than 7 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Wright had planned to visit Yellow will bs on he smart- /! be ene of the emart-|ypis fa1l, on his vacation, in Foster, designers believe, although most of | v 1y " : them are still waiting for the pub- ‘“7 '\‘:4' & soniiof Benjamin W lic verdict before launchin orel| L rrEnh than = few yellow models. |~ |Wright. He attended the public i o schools of the town, but while still a shades for velvet, one dressmaker |YOUth moved with his parents to evening dress In pale saftron el |completed his education, and subse- low, and several models of banana |1Uently became a feacher in the yellows, Chanel is showing several |Schools there, a position which he el ot s . He No matter what the innovations, };‘,‘1{‘?1 o n.plg,““‘;‘ur;m“.—n )rlg;\t;;‘:r. beige continues to be im-|\crignt commissioner of public e Gl Cecil The ‘prevalence of brown and | yeiiop, i N. Y the steady popularity of black, with |y = - Baag 1 which beige combines successful ;\,"")‘z:n\t\f’fjflf’ el may be responsible e long |2P¢ 25 ettt R 3 y ponsible for the long | g o | ¢ caused by Mr At least one of the dressmaking vacaney cabs ; housas shows belge almest exole | WrIEAt'S death will be filled by ap- A Lo 08t exclu=il i tmel y D Mere sively for daytime and sports wear, |POINtment by Dr. A. B. Mer There s hardly an fmpertant col. | COMMissioner of education, upon his the steady vogue of natural and light tan tones. +One new shade for autumn : gray-olive tint which one dr uses it | :ly as a substitute beige. Toning more to green to gray, the new tint is one of eral soft shades of green in vo in evidence and a shade of green that is almost black is used by some designers for street cor A rich shade of dark br in the winter collections of severa dressmaking houses. It combines | well with lemon yellow. One of the models of a house well | as borders of tobacco leaf hrown | on citrus colored kasha dr There is a tobacco leaf brown coat | to wear with the dress A\ = ,\~J QUTFIT Washington, Aug proximately $1,400,000,000 ond Liberty Lo ue has been vetired since the March financing of the treasury, Acting Secretary Mills announced t Retirement he called of this for satistactory 11 in the ing at a prem sue, whieh | | ha et |1s said T Mill: offered in ve Mr issu ex- char operations | are m. r ! L(}RO\\']NG WITH RE:\\‘ON] ——————————————— | ~rolo] =N » IN A COMPLETE 3 \ b '/YLS POLLY AND THEM | « SUN Proof PAINT A Pittsburgh PROCF Product persists in Europe despite official contradictions. T TEL. 909 I _ “R WOLULDNT € l MAW A HAND. SHE AINT NO PALS 75 A WONDER FooL BOYS IVE PNNO 1 JUST [PUT ON THE] \ POLO SuIT -] STUDY 1Y0U CAN TELL T _D|ME, WHAT'S 1 Rl A CHUKKER 7] /XOR dil | WELL THEN. MAYBE S {WILL You BE TPLAYING 0 | (OULD 5T IS ONE WHO CHUCKS! Hey, POLLY /! FER GOSH SAKES, HALP!