New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1927, Page 18

LIONS HEAR TALK BY BERLIN PASTOR Frolic and Other Things Dis- clssed—Charles Gaa Speaks The true measure of greatness is | found in service to others and not in standards of mat cording to Rev v is very largely terial things and t lar mark very larzely the standard,” he said “I'd give r is able to look soul with & ing than I would for all t the world has ever sen,” he s conclusior, Charles Gaa, director for the Har- ry Miller Co,, who will have chs of the Lions' frolic, gave a “pep” talk. Brief remarks also were m by L. W. Vogel general committ awarded the attendanc: Secretary James I pldined a system of recording sales. A demonstration was given fn telepathy by A. J. Delaurier, assist- 'ed by several well trained hel Although the members brought stmas gifts. the us program was omitted Potts was instructed s 'the gifts by sending them to insti- tutions where they will do the most good. A letter, wishing ths club a Merry Christmas, and calling attention to the need of Braille books for the blind was read from Mrs. Ida Gif- ford; a speaker from the American Institute for the Blind, who spoke here some time ago. Mis. Gifford hopes to have her organization share in the proceeds of the frolic, al- though the club has taken no final action upon her suggestion. LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES Two Men Killed in Explosion Which Follows Derailing Near Warren, ' Pennsslvania. Warren, Pa., Dec. 20 (A—Two trainmen were Killed instantly at the west city limits of Warren today when a local Pennsylvania passenger train jumped the tracks and the boiler of the locomotive exploded. M. G. Kernick, fireman, of and Edward Metzgar, engincer, ‘Warren were killed. The train, running from Erie to Emporium Junction, was behind time because of heavy snow. As the train passed the city limits the loco- motive jumped the tracks, rolled down down a 30 foot embankment and blew up. A postal stor vaggage and mail car and a com- bination car were derailed. The last coach, carrying about 20 passenger: remained on the tracks and the pas- sengers escaped injury. The baggage man, O. R. Rickard was injured slight] Aetzgar was t n General Hospital, whet hour later. Railroad offi tive boller blew up after t rolled down the bank. N dents, however, said the boller blew up first, engine to jamp the tra HOLIDAY ALCOHOL New Haven, Dec. 20 (P destined to b put into s beverage for the hol ued at £6,000 was today who had noticed activity in a garage in Mechanic eet. Thrc men arrested were held in bonds for the court session of December of to Warren he died an s said the locomo- ¢ believed wsing the ZED Alcohol ays, and ized by polics RT {ETARY Mr, e i e System Georg Erie, | car, | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927. » Snizek, torpedo 4 eld Park, N. J Russell A. Crabb, torpedoman, San Diego, Cal. esile Booneville, Mo. Joseph L. s R. X George man, | WOMAN IS OVERCOME - | Teacher Who Released Parker Girl Killed ‘Without Authority, Short, torpedoman, to Man Who Her, Acted Stevens, seaman, Provi- 10 Pelnar, ob. IFitch made Conn. ignals were picked up by a the §-§ Dee. 20 seaman, South Holt, regist Junior Hig i without authority w little Marian Pa y noon and innoc r to her kid Los Angeles, Cal, (P — gh Mrs. Mary Vernon his home at New Lon- anion underseas craft, oscillator. Life Limit Wedneslay A life time limit of early Wednes- v morning was fixed by Lieut Charles B. Monsen, navy submarins expert at Washington. Monsen de- clared that a normal rge of arbon dioxide from the imprisoned < would bring de 7 ho Holt had no dis hey would fore on tha floor « terially pro- rviving. his ealculation he- that I‘itch am 1 talked with Mre. Hoit and t I as ed that 1 would did if 1 was con: same circumstances. “At that time the who v titled to Monsen mads fore it was ascertained uong the six a Lyen More Rough in readiness today - heretofore abortive atterapt *h the compartment. But sea rougher than at any the rescue fleet assemblad and with a forecast of continued gales, naval men admitted that pros- pects of an carly resumption of work wers doubtful New difficulties have arisen to be set the work of divers who had hoped they m be able to intro- duce oxygen and food through the torpedo tuhes in the bow where is !located the long narrow room which |has hecome a veritabls torture r for the immured eailors. onted with vice-prineipal was the person in authority en- xcuse the child, was busy with the Christmas prog and sould not be reached in for utes that elapsed.” Mrs. Holt has heen grief to he Ovare o time sine, SOUND IS HEARD FROM SUBMARINE (Continued from First Page) aid | T {fatally for L. C. DMichaels, navy [diver. Michaels was endeavoring to jconnect an air line near the conning |tower from which it was hoped fresh | jair might be pumped into the tor- pedo room. might be saved was pinned entirely upon the nces of reaching the men in the torpedo compartment. Lt. Commander Edward Ellsberg, retirement of home to direct here, planned to- 1 a diver's suit and mak nd survey of Pne. ho is recognized as oue | His own lines beca and Thomas lon diver who was first to discover that life existed on the sunken craft, nade a hasty trip to the bottom fo Mich lose with a hack saw In Serious Condition By that time Michacls was in serious condition and for me his lite was feared for. Rear Admiral H. Brumby, commander of operations, ordered mine Sweeper Falcon to quick run to Bost was taken to t lever, Ada, Minn. ot B | iike hims. 1 operations. To Use Pontoons eiicve it might be possible he bow of th with two it weather conditions al- ivers to attach them Three of tha six pontoons which cre dispatched from the Brooklyn navy vard hav ived in tow ot the amore but three others | Jonn g Juka was Dbringing |ter, Mass & been delayed. Ons of the lat- | joreq I ter was still adrift today in Long Ga A with little prospect of | Rdulph ng ntil weather moder- yoard the it T, Mo F wl R, mate, N J. H | Texas, Long, Po J departy itated a suspe increasing resumed on . 2 of operations | whic prevent being gales |1anta belie sub- | Boonville, J W sire, R. 1 Joserh L. R compa Mo arose before possibility that xed by the survivors them ves might be nearer the truth > dead line was 6 o'clock | ne to the WO medinm that I hrought th or details of thr dramatic fight of the imprisoncd siy —the dot and dash nst steel plates How much longer the slowly suf- tocating men could live no one would venture to say though Monsen was right an mart, Ga. hand in error I f over. The 1aft | (' o For the rest of the crew hope had the Ner e h° | \yashingt been abandoned. Naval officers re- » fused to concede the possibility that all were dead but it was plain that the dim belief that any of the 40 marine's how co a i night be cut through the plates a the men released in as Hard Fight fic Wind Storm Dee, 2 (UP)— battle in a terrific times forced him to Pilot Char! P. | in landing his air mail plane | 2o T Boston-New York Walter nn. R Oleson was uni of Ch to N« His cargo sent by train | c: rvey by divers yesterday re- Fitch, who has been keeping up ai_,. communication by his knowledge of | .- the Morse and international code, was alrhost overcome when he ac- knowledged receipt of the message from his mother and wife telling | him that they were praying for him. | It required seven hours of con-| tant sending of the message through powerful electrical oscillating al system and when Fitch final- 1y received it, he replied only timid- (ly. Sounds of the oscillator, naval officers said, would bo extremely loud in the submarine znd the men must have been groggy and stupe- | fled or they undoubtedly would have | answered sooner. | Up until today, navy men had ex-| | pected at least one of the impris- | cned men to 1w a last desperate | attempt at escape by crawling | | through the torpedo tube. Now thoy | tempt as unlikely | s = men probably realize that | such a method would e suicidal in their weakened- condition and with | the tube jammed in mud. of n.d piled deep around the p of the boat a |with the action of a strong current he tubes may not remain exposed. Divers who sought more definite in- formation wers forced to safety sank to their hips in bot- tom ooze. Should it be ascertained that the tubes are buried a serious situation will confront the rescuers. the suffocating men An Electrical Gift nearly Provincetown, Mass., Dec. 20 (8 hundred and five feet below the lashed waters of this| iwcky members of the of the sunken submarine S-4 were literally at grips with death to- !day as the hour neared when navy experts said continued life would be impossible. On the surface a rescue fleet rods ont the storm or hugged port, help- less to intervene. | It was hours since Lient. Gr Newell Fiteh, leader of that des had tapped out the 1 1o the outside world, a me Jat naval officrs feared Controls its own tem- perature. Turns off when too hot— turas on when too cool! $7.75 . Westinghouse AUTOMATIC IRON Is there any hope?” vas at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon Names Spelled Out horiously, by hammer, the six} 1 their names and for the first it detinitely known who | survivors were of the 40 men | 11 sailed from her on the ill- | al eruise ‘ dealers. 3 City of New Britain Office of the Mayor New Buitain, Connecticut. November 30, 1927, Wuchert, Store., New Britain, Conn. Dear Mr. Wuchert: The Besse ing in the national movement to procure subscription to ous in America independence. The pictures of the glorfous ship which, I unde 2 is to be commended for the part it is tak- sufficient funds by popular restore “Old Ironsides,” the grand old frigate that is fam- n history and in the Nation's early fight for freecom and System Sto and are being sold in your store without profit, for twen ty-five cents as part of the national camp any Ar vantage of the i i | B n to restore this vessel now rotting aw: can home and the public of New Britain certainly will take ad- 1 helieve would grace opportunity to buy them. Cordially, GARDINER C. WELD, Mayor. COPIE3 OF “OLD IRONSIDES FRAMED MAKE A HANDSOME GIFT COPIES ON SALE NOW AT 25¢ EACH ESSE SYSTEM STORE l|| P —— _— o —— et mma—— The last attempt to bring air to! ended | ! the mew hazard in the form | d it was feared that TRAPPED OFFICER HEARS OF PRAYERS (Continued From Fi on A. Hodges, chief machinist's slde, Cal. London, Conn. Kempfer, ty Glo, Fa. Power, coxswain, Worces- jas the door was opened. O’'Shields, engineman, At- Ames Ros: Alberta, Sternman, Stevens, seaman, Provi- | Seaton, quartermaster first Philippine Islands. Carl 1L Thompson, San Franciseo Tolson, James J. White, fireman, Rock- | Ford, D A boat recently arriving at Manila arried 2,900 bags of United States mail for the Pbilipplnes. 06 LOCKED IN STORE FOR FOUR DAYS RELEASED {Canine in Danger of Starvation st Page) Bounds Out to Liberty When Police Open Door lat 2 machinist's 480 when Constable J. W. Man- | ning closed the store by attachment, was released today after Mrs, Spada, | [owner of the place, had reported to| ptain Kelly that the animal was in danger of starvation. Officer icorge Moffitt was detailed to in- vestigate and he reported that the animal ran out with a bound as soon Hodges, electrician’s fireman, Gainsville, seaman, South ‘Beecher Falls, \Ter*mont, Threatened by Fire Beecher Falls, Vi, Dec CORY —A section of this village which s no fire department, was threat- | It day by fire which destroyed | two building: The Red Men's building, inclnding Red Men's hall and Hame and Wheeler's rage ed Ald came from Colebrook, N. H., 11 miles away, and from Pittsburgh, ! N, H., seven miles distant. Keveral the gar | Cause of the determined. electrician’s Short, torpedoman engineer, River- were 1pants of apartments | were driven out, fire has not been ! Loss was estimated at | | mess attendant, Ve Fountain City A dog which was locked in a store ! 39 Washington strect four days| —of real leather. All the new styles and designs. I’ouch, Envelope, ete. An ideal gift for her, Lovely Lingerie Sheer Hosiery JCK REPORTED 20.—(P—A pas- | senger train wreck on the Renova division of the Pennsylvania rail- road near Warren, Pa., toda reported to road officials here. De- {tails were lacking. | civilian draftsman, At the left—An oc- casional chair designed to “fill-in” the living room or den. Solid ma- hogany frame upholster- ed with tapestry, the reci —as well This little pride-mark on the furniture you give is a token that you have selected the best you could find in design and workmanship at the price you paid. [t will be ent’s pride ever after To right—A Cox- well type chair suita- ble for the small living room or bedroom. Tu- dor finished frame, loose seat cushion ; tap- estry covered, $19.75 as yours! Above—A Coxwell chair vs a lure for the tired siness man, This one has a comfortable, loose spring filled cushion. Tapestry and velour Above—Who has't al- corione ) TIBEE ways wanted one of these cozy New England fireside chairs? In sunfast denim, with solid mahogany feet, $45. ‘Above—Girace is the chief feature of these solid mahog- any boudoir chairs. Covered with cretonnes and damasks, $118575¢ Above—A distinctive Wind- sor arm chair that makes an ex- cellent desk, living or breakfast room chair. Pierced back; ma- hogany finish over birch, $13.95 ‘Above—Here is just one of the many delightful boudoir chairs to select from here. Covered with un- glazed chintz, $15.75. Above—Can't you just picture this charming chintz covered chair in a bedroom with poster bed and high- boy? Birch frame, finished mahog- any, $18.50. ! i . 1] ‘Above—We've had these av- ‘8 thentic Windsors finished red ma- hogany (over birch) to match Gov- emor Winthrop Desks and other good reproductions. Real rush seats beginning tonight, until 9 P Above—Bannister back chairs from the Pilgrim period come finished in an- tiqued manle with real rush seats, $75 Arm chairs to match, $35. Watkins Brothers will be open 53 YEARS AT SOUTH MANCHESTER Above—Louis XV arm chair with imported, hand carved frame and genuine needlepsint upholstery. A delightful chair for the French interior, $249. HAT SHOP Callahan-Lagosh 95 WE MAIN STREET read Christmas Cheer With Good Chairs ‘Abooe—The high, comb back Windsor furnished adds variety to the low room. Mahogany finished over birch, $19.50. An occasional arm chair for the living room, similar to the sketch above, comes with loose seat pad and upholsteries of velours combin- ed with tapestries, $25. ening this week. M. This me:r:sy ll::! we shall also be open Wednesday afternoon, instead of closing at noon, as usual. WATKINS BROTHERS, Inc Above—A Normandy chair inspired this cherry reproduction with its color- ful glazed chintz uphol- """9"' Loose seat cushion, 49,