New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1928, Page 4

MINISTER'IN TOILS ON CHECK CHARGE “Rev.” Augustos Rose Preached Here Five Years Ago ‘A welf styled minister, giving his name as Rev. Augustus Rose, and his address as 5506 Junction avenue, Detroit, Mich., and who preached to the Everyman's Bible class and in i the local A. M. E. Zion church herel five years ago, was arrested in| Rochester, N. Y. last night by Sergeant Charles J. Hallissey of lhe! Hartford detective bureau, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. He told the Hartford police he was a minister who had preached in New Britain. Charges against Rose were that| he had obtained money under false! pretenses by pretending to operate | on employment bureau at 295 Asy-| lum street, Hartford, last December. | Rose represented himsclf to be H.| H. Horton of Hartford and opened his office as a branch of the United Sta‘es Restaurant and Hotel Asso-| ciation. | According to the Hartford police, servico here in the A. M. E. Zion church, June 10, where he had been speaking for several Sundays. For some unexplained reason there was no service that night. Worked 1a Local Factories. Rose worked here at the New | Britain Machine plant, at Landers, Frary & Clark, and at the Stanley Rule and Level plant. He was em- plesed in the latter place from May 29 to June 4, in department 27, under Foreman Albert Schade. He was a trouble maker and labor agitator it is said. He claimed to be a minister of the Methodist church, but when asked to do piece work in the Rule and Level plant, said “I'll be damn- ed it T will.” He said he worked in | all the factories in the city, but that | day laborers were underpaid and said they ought to get §8 a day. H On professional cards the man | carried, his name was given as Rev, A. Simpson Rose, L.Th, 8. T. B, Caton, Kansas, ficld secretary of the Memorial Prisone lief associa- tion of Lawrence, Ka The post oftice department at the | time he was under investigation re- ported no such post office as Caton, Kansas. In Lawrence, Kansas, it was stated there was no such asso- ciation. Efforts to identify him with a Methodist conference were unsuc- cessful. He claimed to have becn ordalned to the Methodist church in Law- (touch of intimacy STOCKHOLDERS GET REPORT ON HOTEL. (Continued From First Page) Traut {n the Class A directors was taken by H. T. Burr. The following officers were re- elected: President, Isaac Black: vice presidents, C. F. Bennett, E. J. Porter and F. M. Holmcs; secretary, W. L. Hatch; treasurer, Pardon C. Rickey. Report of President President Black’s report was as tollows: “Nineteen twenty eight marks the fourth year of existence of the Elihu Burritt Hotel Corporation and today we are having our fourth an. nual meeting. “The year just passed has wit- nessed the creation of a new policy in the affair of your corporation the policy of self-management. N Britain is not a large city. Li all cities of its size, it requires fn its busness affairs, that pecular and personality not to be found in the larger centers. On November last, believing that the management the Burritt lacked that character which is of | 11,879.52 | receive that service, The patronage of yourself agd your friends, means teesessseasess $919,668.50 |a great deal to the hotel and with th. management in your hands we urge that you cooperate in every possible way in creating a spirit of Surplus Total “It 1a obvious that your corpora- | tion 18 in a healthy condition and | well able to take over its manage. - ment as already outlined. Your at. '“S:&{,",‘;‘,:‘?"";:,fi'{.':,',""fl;"fiu |tention is called particularly to the |, iive Jocal managément NOW as. condition of working capital, where |\, .4 the directors look forward to {with a total of $33,618.33. only (y. vear 1928 with every confidence. |slightly over ten per cent of which | “.Respectully submitted, consists of other than cash or active “ISAAC BLACK,” |accounts receivable, the corperation “President.” |is faced with $26,498.72 of current | {liabilitles. This is & very great im- | CENTRAL JR. H. 8. NOTES | provement over one year ago. i 1 e The clubs of the Central Junior | During these first four years of 0%, poot met in thelr regular clubrooms this afternoon. Moet of our infancy, we have not been able to pay dividends nor have we had the puplis of the eighth and niath grade are now in cluba. any expectancy of such. Conserva- tive management has required that In the boys' athletie contest the Red team led this noon, 20-10. The we establish necessary reserves and !classes this morning played volley follow a practice of frugality and ploughing back’ the results of oper- i\ "y the Red teams have not been able to conquer- the Blues at bas. ations, in order to build a structure ketball. which it is hoped will be of valua- ble service in the community and of profit to its owners. The results onmr’f‘fir:‘:‘:"":'g‘“““!“ will meet these practices are now becoming | 4 ‘pp‘,c‘,’“ and it is to be expected | The pupils did thelr banking this that the patience of our stockhold. MOFRINE during the opening period. ers will be rewarded by the pay- New Britain h‘llxlh on the lists of ment of dividends ln the near fu. Achools in the United Etates. ture. Miss Doria Bradiey, music direc. tor is working with a group of pupils on an operetta to be given in April. The ninth grade of the Civie League held its home room business meetings yesterday afternoon re- spective. Income from Operation ' | “The income derived from operat- ling the hotel during 1927 is about ithe same as In 1926: Rose charged a $3 fee for member- | rence, Kan. Said he was a graduate ships and admitted chambermaids of the University of Kansas, with and waitresses as members. He told the degree “Licentiate of Theology™ $47,411.53 | 63,102.38 23.444.45 | Dining room .......... Coffee shoppe . . | Banquets . which would insure outstanding suc- cess, your representatives on the A clean-up campaign is being con- ducted this week. Mr. Nelson i in them the $3 fee made them eligihle for employment anywhere where the | assoclation was represente in Hartford. | Issues Worthless Check He paid Mrs. Alic> Higgwein, manager of the Empire hotel, a board bill, giving her a check for, $100 which was returned as worth- | lesw He had tendered the check in payment of a bill of §68, receiving | $32 in change. Later he was arrested in Roches- | ter for operating an employment agency without a license and served 10 days in jail. Correspondence on | his person revealed the fact that he | was wanted in Hartford. * When he had served his 10 days, requisition papers were granted and he was re- turned to Connecticut. Rose {s the man who preached to the Everyman's Bible class and at| A. M. E. Zion church here in June, | 1923, under the name of A. Rose. He came to this and “sold himself” on his own rccom- mendation to the officials of the Bible class. Although his credentials dld not check up and the officials |colored church, where he was wel- | Prepaid Charges . hecame suspicious of him, it was too Iate by the time they were satisfied that he was not as represented to| cancel his talk. Nothing definite enough was learned then to take rlnv' action against him and he was per- mitted to leave the city. His activi- ties here, however, were observed Ly the police department. Claimed to Represent Prisoncers’ Relief - When he came here Rose claimed tn be the fleld secretary of the Memorial Prisoners’ Relief associ- rtion of Lawrence, Kansas. Tnves- tigation revealed the fact that there was ne such organization. He was aecompanied here by a woman who| was supposed to be his wife. The! couple stopped at the old Beloin hotel on Church street. Mr. Rose, when he spoke to the Bible class, end S, T. B, which he claimed meant Doctor of Divinity (D. D.) He claimed that Caton was a small town, but that it had a post office. The postal department denied this. Rose sail he was a first cousin Yy marriage to the late I'resident McKinley and had been a frequent visitor to the White Hou He ‘said Mrs. McKinley was a Mary Ros first nsin, He claimed the pri oners’ relief association had its own bullding at 416 South Camp street, Lawrence, Kansas, Planncd Drive for Funds | He made no drive for funds here, preaching for nothing in the church- s and earning his expenses by work- ing in the factories. He planned to return the following Christmas and | onduct a drive for funds for his ociation, he said upon leaving. He made several efforts to have Ar-| thur H. Parker, clerk at the First MPSON | Baptist church and a past president Inventories of Everyman's Bible class, endorse | lis plan to use that church for his! drive for funds. He reccived no en- | couragement and finally went to the | comed by the Rev. L. S. Walters, who believed his story. He clatmed his association had 25,000 m bers in Lawrence, Kansas, and had 300 in Providence, R. L. to which city he went from New Britain. | While nere he said he was doing | welfare work among discharged | prisoners in Hartford and New Ha- | ven, having become interested welfare work among prisoners he- | cause of a life-long friendship with Howard Leiwshoham. a college chum. He resided while here at 40 Main street, | Rose, whose age is given as 46, | claimed to have been chaplain of the | 16th light artillery during the I'hil- ippine insurrection. | He also claimed to have been an expert machinist in the employ of | the L. C. Carter Iron Works at East | was accompanied to the Methodis™ St. Louts, Tl Factory records here | church by the woman, who sat in sald he ovcr-rated his ability. Thers | the ministers office and left the door |is no such firm in East §t. Louis as ajar while he spoke. |the Carter Iron Works, according to toard of directors terminated the contract under which the property of the corporation had heen oper- ated by the American Hotels Cor- poration and took over the direct management thereof. That this ac- tion meets with the approval of our fown people, scems to be proven by the many favorable comments expressed; that it will result in bet- ter service and conditions at the Burritt is already {ndicated by a marked improvement in conditions | due to the able management of Fred | Food, supplies and Thornton. Finances “It seems fitting and proper, at this time, to present yon with a de- tailed report of the finances of your corporation: 5,504.24 .06 .00 4,351.03 21,648.10 247,000.00 463.453.38 116,973.52 2.023.34 34.956.83 Cash . . g Accounts Receiv 5.7 Cért. of Deposits 18,000, Subscriptions to Stock Land ... 5 Buildings Equipments Deferred Charges Total Asscts . . $919,665.50 Liabilities Accounts Payable . Accrucd Expens: Ponds Riser counts s Reserve of Depreclation (Bldg.) ‘ Rescrve of Depreei (Equip) ... ; Keserve of Stock (Sub- seription) Capital Stock 9.995.70 16,503.02 S 400.000.00 > of Doubtful 193.09 34,645.95 3512 12,470.00 400,000.00 | Rooms . 2,442.07 s | Total ....... . $216,400.73 |come above shown, were approxi- | mately $15,000 leas in 1927 than in ‘11'204 They are shown herewith: | Wages \e.. $78,003.05 75,914.39 | expenses ............ Repairs and maintainence |Sundry expenses ... ‘ Total . 2,952.49 29,343.55 83 West Miin St. .. $186,213.48 “As stated In my report of one TOMORROW vear ago, the strength and carning capacity of any hotel lies in the up- building of its room occupancy |which in 1927 was approximately | the same as In 1926, being 54.1 per |cent in 1927 as compared with 55.5 per cent in 1826. While there has been a slight decrease in this condi- tion, it is felt that it is only tempor- |ary and that 1928 will see a contin- lued increase in room occupancy. “We can depend on a normal in- | crease in our room occupancy. As 'the city grows, the demand for hotel facilities will grow with it, but ex- | perience shows us that we cannot depend upon local patronage to the | desired extent and this is one of the factors that caused your board to |take over the active management. It is your hotel and you are entitled to !the best of service that it can afford. 'The patronage of yourself and your i‘lrlvndx can be expected only if you Glassware Chinaware Stationery Jewelry Novelties Bridge Prizes EXTRA SPECIAL — Tomorrow At | “However, it is with pleasure that | o it can be reported that the operating | e um | expenses incurred to produce the in- | . Prof. Bldg. OUR SEMI-ANNUAL 50 Cents Da Asst, Colors Although he was interviewed in his hotel room by a Herald repre- sentative and the acting head of the Bible class, Mr. Rose obiected strenuously to any advance publicity | advertising his address here. | He planned to hold his l':\re“rvll‘ the directory and postal records of that city. Hailstones welghing more than a pound have been reported on good | authority according weather bureau. MARKET CO.. 3IB MAIN ST.. PHON " Morning Specialg 7 to 12 30 Fresh Cut 2}55 25(: »14c BEST PURE LARD .... 5 &fifiay t | i Zs':'l'flfims. » 15¢ 'c?{?)}q“"‘" ) 39 C Specials Roast Pork ....... Veal Cutlet Roast Boneless Pot Roast Sauezkraut . ... a0 s0e i8e | Lamh For Stew ... I Evaporated Milk . ....... Royal Lunch Crackers ... Itine Crackers ........ Maxwell House Coffee . sunshine Soda Crackers Early June Peas P. & G. 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Doubtle Tip Matches 6 boxes “tar Water tectionery Sugar ney Peaches . large can BUTTER 2 lbs. 97c 2 doz. 85¢ 2 Ihs 39c First Prize Oleo 1 28 Gold Coin Olea, colored, @b 38¢ b ... doz. 27¢ .. doz. 29¢ ... 41Ibs 17¢ Rin Dricd Sweets Salid W Tovhers lorida Orango e Calba Sunkist Leme 1 2 heads doz. 59 m e <, dor. 30 to the U. & || One odc Sport Roeder’s 378 Main Street New Britaia CLEANING OUT All Odd Lots at Sensationally Low Prices. 1 lot of 45 Silk and Dresses, formerly priced $10 to $15 ......... COSTUME SLIPS Tailored styles. Lace trimmed styles, fash- ioned in radium bar- (U i1 (I TR in satins, flat crepes, e (b HATS Regular $3 t 35 values at .. [0 georgettes and velvets. charge of the work and the inspec- tions of the rooms. M of the committees of the school will be held Thureday morn- ing during the opening period. The committees are given instructions as ties. Boston, Feb. 14 UM—A protest against gas rates charged by the Beverly Gas and Electric Company to consumers in the town of Dan. vers was filed todsy with the state department of public utilities by E. | Cook, Jr., and Harold D. smu.l representing & majority of the board of selectmen of that town. The petitioners request the com- miasion to investigate and conduct & hearing on their petition. The Dan- vers protest followed protests from 20 consumers in Beverly againat the rates in that city. e CRINE LOWER Boston, Feb. 14 (UP)—The num- ber of violent crime casse during 1927 in Massachusetts was the low- est since 1911, aceording to statistics of the department of correction. Crimes against the persen—mur- der, assault, robbery and manslaugh- ter—totaled 7962 during the year, 1087 fewer cases than in 1926. Crimes against property were few- er by 1666 than the year before. The total number of crimes of this type was 12,160, J 1 WEDNESDAY at Values Guaranteod Up to 83 Pc. Glass Mayonnsise Set, soc $10 Reward Offered for Whoever Poisons Dog New Haven, Feb. 14 UM — The New Haven branch of the Connecti- cut Humane society is offering a re- ward of $10 for information lead- ing to the arrest of the person or persons who evidently bent on rid- ding Townsend avenue of dogs, has already poisoned two canines. From the sufferings of the dogs in both cases it is evident that strych- nine was used. Another dog was poisoned but re. covered. Humane officers say that the Stomach Instead of soda hereafter take a| polson is evidently given the dogs: on tempting bits of food. AXELSONS SURPRISED Mr. and Mrs. August Axelson were given a pleasant surprise at a house warming Saturday evening at 13 Harding street by a number of |friends, the occasion being the ¢1st wedding anniversary of the couple. |P‘rh-ndu were present from Hartford, Middletown and Bridgepert. Charles Guelberg presented’ tho couple with a purse of gold, a rug and a bouquet of flowers. 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