New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1928, Page 5

% LETTER GARRIERS s 5 7 END GONVENTION ers than there were pupils in 1§73, he added. \ Then there were fous churches, now there are 36. New Britain went “over the top” in P. 0. CLERKS HONOR He told” how| | Thomas Fiaherty of Washinnon.‘ iD. C., national secretary, dwelt or legislation of vital concern to the clerks, and told Lix listeners that the | matter of having laws passed was| difficult and required long work. The | {dard drove his team over- the 1 | miles in 11 hours, 14 minutes &nd seconds. The dogs were fairly well | spent when they crossed the finish |line last night, but all were atill game. s N | R STt run" NEW BRITAIN MEN World War and paid a tribute tol speaker urged the younger members» the memory of the late Rev. John T.| In second place this year 'to work hard for their rights and Jollification at Banquet Con- Cludes State Moeting Hore Between 300 and 400 mail carriers and their wives attended the am:l annual convention of the Connecti- cut Branch of the National Associa- tion of Letter Carricrs at the Odd | Fellows hall yesterday afternoon and last evening, culminating in aj banquet and dance. | The convention actually began its | business yesterday forenoon when | delegates began to arrive. More than | 100 delegates registered for the let-| ter carriers’ convention while their wives met separately in another room in the same hall. The letter carriers’ auxiliary has no state or-| ganization here, but the New Britain auxiliary acted as host to the wom- €n. A brief meeting was held by the | women to welcome Mrs. Evelyn | O’'Shea, member of the executive | Loard of the national auxiliary, at which time efforts were started to- wards forming Connecticut auxillary. representation in this state a state organization, there must be ! three more local organizations. A | drive will be conducted to nrrd.nhei auxiliaries in Bristol, Meriden and Milford. The letter carriers were asked to lend their aid i The afternoon was spent by the | women in the Strand theater. At 6:30 o'clock they i<iaed the men in the banquet hall. where nearly 200 additional guests were present. The business session of the men's convention opeied at 1:30 o'clock in | the meeting hall on the third floor, John F. Burns of this city, retiring state president, presided. i Resolutions Before Convention he afternoon session was taken up¥mostly by discussion of resolu- tions and there was some spirited debate on a number of them. i A resojutiou to exempt postal em- ployes from income and pepsonal taxes, in the same manner as ‘police and firemen and militiamen are ex- empted, by legislation through the| national .officers was adopted. A resolution to ask post offices to put night collections on regular routine was adopted. A resolution to ask the post office department to advise carriers of iheir ratings following the semi- annual inspection periods was adopt- ed. ] A resolution from the Hartford group asking that mail carriers be permitted to change their system of listing removals from the book to. the eard index plan was defeated. A resolution pledging the support of the organization toward a new post office in Hartford was ap- proved. A proposed new system of ap- pointing the state delegate to me| national conveytion was lost. 1 A resolutioy sald to apply par- ticularly to H ,rtford, regulating va- cations so asi o permit mail men to take their vaqitions dusing the mid- summer was |.dopted. A resolutioA to ask the govern- ment to guarantee a regular pay for substitutes who are required to re- port for work each day was ldopt-l wd. A protest against the plan of the superintendent of carriers in Meri- den of switching routes was adopt- e¢d. There was some rather heated discussion on this subject and the | Meriden officials came in for ltronz[ criticism. i Christmas 1928 Holiday ’ Much applause greeted the state- | ment by Rev. Harry L. Bowlby, D. D., of New York, national secre- | tary of the Lord’s Day Alliance, who reported that Postmaster General Harry 8. New had agreed that the mai] men would be given all day Christmas off in 1928, and if he re- turns to the position again, he will seo that they get all day Christmas off for at least four years, Mr. Bowlby gave a brief descrip- tion of his activities in behalf of the postal- employes, especially for" legislation for Sunday closing, Sat-| urday half holidays, and other im-‘i proved conditions. Now he said the Alliance is working for an increased pension fund. | At the banquet last evening, Post- | master H. E. Erwin was toastmas- | ter. Mayor Gargner C. Weld pro-| voked a laugh when he sald he had ordered individual keys to the city for each guest, but that he had ab- | sent mindedly ordered them by| freight instead of mail and therefore | they had failed to arrive on time. | He praised the men who deliver mail | every day, regardiess of the weather. He sald “The mail carriers know our troubles, they sympathize with our sorrows and rejoice in our suc-| cesses.” He said the letter carrier| does just as much for Uncle 8am as the army or navy ever did. He sald | they know every man, woman and child on their routes, and even the| names of the dogs, and sometimes | they go in and watch the baby while | the mother goes to the store, he| added. He closed by listing the products of local factories and telling how it 1s they are known all over the world. Burns Thauks Carriers John F. Burus, retiring state| president, thanked the men and} women present for their loyalty and support during his term. F. B. Whitney of Hartford, the new presi- | dent, said he would make an eflor(‘ 10 have a membership of 1,000 by | the end of the year. | The early days of the New Brit-‘ ! ain post office were congared with the present day by George H. Dy-) [son, chairman of the mercantile bu- reau and state president of the Re-| ail Jewelers’ association. He told of the old post office in 1873 when‘ it had & postmaster and two clerks. racing its development through| he years he pointed out what a cos- | opolitan city New Britain felt like hen free delivery was inaugurated | ere in 1887. Of the five carriers| ho started that scrvice, only Ber- ard Lynch survives, he sald. He| alled attention te the high type of en in‘the New Britain post office nd said the community is proud of hem. 3 In 1873, he said, there were 70 reets. Now there are more than | 00. Then there were four publi¢! Ichools, one private school and one arochial school. Now there are 24 ublic schools, alone, he said. The ublic schools now have more teach- {spected. They say a Jew is close. ithen skin him." Winters, and to the work of Rev. | Lucyan Bojnowskl. He was inter. | rupted with loud applause when he! told of every Protestant minister in! the city occupying a reserved- seat| in the largest Catholic church here, during the funeral mass for Father | Winters. Mr. Dyscn said that the Geueral Electric Co., and the John B. Sar- | gent Co. had their birth in New Britain. : Proud of “Damned Foreigners” He severely criticized thos: who speak of “the damned forelgner.” ! “We are proud of our so-called for-| elgners,’ "he said. “They have helped us make this a fine city. You can't find a finer class of people than the Swedes we have here. They are splendid race. See what the Polish’ people have do They are a fine people. Many of them are far bet- ter off in intelligence and lovally | than some of the so-called Ameri- | cans. So are the ltallans a splen- | did race. The Jews we have in Britain are to be honored and re 1 don’t know, but I do know that the old New England farmer could give any Jew points in the game and He publicly thanked and congrat- | ulated the committee in charge of | the printed programs for not filling their programs with advertising. | is the first convention program ! I have seen for a long time, that| was not filled with a lot of cheap| advertising.” he declared. “I hope| hereafter the letter carriers will see | that they continue to keep cheap |advertising out of their programs. Referring to the postal Saturda half holiday movement, he advocated the letter carriers including in their activities & campalgn for Saturday ! half holiday for business, so as to permit the clerks to have thelr week- end holidays during the hot summer | months. He took a fling at the so-called 100 per cent American.” “I have no use for the man who parades| around and calls himself 100 per cent American,” he said. ‘“We have foreign born in this city-who are bet- ter 100 per cent Americans than many people who were born here. George W. Halnes of Allentown, Pa., & national officer, and member of the executive council, enjoined the ! men to continue building their or- ganization. Mrs. O'8hea spoke of the work of the auxiliary and asked for cooperation in the formation of a ‘Comnacticut branch. Mrs. Emma Mergert of New York, national treas- urer of the Ladlies' Auxiliary, spoke of the service of the auxillary to the Letter Carriers’ association. "~ PRAISES BOARD Thoroughness af Navy Report House Leaders Say, Makes Congressional Investigation Unnecessary. ‘Washington, Feb. 28.—(UP)— House . administration leaders prais- ed the naval board’s report on the 8-4 disaster today and said its thor- oughness made & congressional in- vestigation unnecessary. The result was to stiffen house conferees, now deadlocked With senate conferees over the divergent resolutions passed by the two bodies, in their insistence upon the house | resolution, which called for an in- vestigation by a special commission. The senate resolution provided a congressional inquiry in addition. Democrats who led the fight in the house for a congressional investiga- tion still believe a congressional probe justified. Lieut. Commander John 8. Baylis, of the destroyer Paulding which rammed the sub- marine, has served notice he would like to appear before a committee of congress to answer the naval board's criticism of him. “The report is an added argpment for the house stand against a con- gressional investigation,” said Rep. Snell, N. Y., chairman of the house rules committee and one of the con- ferees. “A congressional investigation would be a political investigation.” The report, he said, is a “good | one.” | “There was some feeling,” he add- ©d, “that the navy might attempt to put the blame on the coast guard, i but the board did not do that. They put the responsibility primarily upon the navy.” | Rep. Britten, 1L, ranking republi- | can of the naval affairs committee, | said he thought the report “fair” | and that he saw no particular need | now for a congressional investiga- tion. Whether there is a congres- sional investigation or not, the pres- | idential commission will investigate safety dovices. Dancing Marathon Is Still On in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 28 (UP) — Despite the protest of city organiza- ! tions, sm “08 Mdflt, Mw‘uld that although many on Organization Committete | More than $50 were present at the banquet of the Connecticut State Federation of Postal Clerks at ¥. M. T. A. & B. hall last evening whi brought to a close the annual con- vention. Thomas J. Spellacy and Rabbl Abraham J. Feldman of Hart- ford were the principal speakers and made stirring remarks. Ex- Mayor George Quigley ucted as toustmaster and introduced the speakers. Democratic National Comnittee- man Spellacy ovened his spee speaking on political issu present day and of som: of the laws governing eivil service men which he thought should be changed. In particular he denounced the laws which prevent the workers frow en- gaging In political activities. The retirement law was scored by the speaker. At the present a clerk must be 65 years old hefore he is! pensioned on $1,000 a year, although 3 1-2 per cent of his pay is deducted to go towards the pension fund. If properly managed the government, in the speakers’ opinion, could pen- sion employes after 50 years service, | a move which the convention is! backing up. | Mr. Spellacy scored the seniority | and differential night work in bitter | terms. Seniority is not recognized as | it 6hould be, and it is a crime to see younger and less experienced men | stepping uhead of their clders and procuring responsible positions, he said. Speaking of night work Mr. { 8pellacy advocated a six hour night, jan “hour” to consiet of 45 minute and two hours ' off. “Slavery was| | abolished years ago and we must not | let it reappear under the disguisc of {ctvil service laws,” he declared. In ending his address Mr. Spellacy ' | spoke in glowing terms of the work | and accomplishment of Rabbi Abra- ham J. Feldman of Hartford. When | asked what platform the demoggatic | party would have, the speaker an- ! swered in two words “Al S8mith.” Rabbl Feldman on “Americanism” | Rabbi Feldman of Hartford spoke | on “Americanism” in terms that | brought continual rounds of ap-| plause. “History shows that the | country was founded by unity and harmeny and progress depended on | it. Unless we continue to have unity and harmony, the country will not | progress,” he said. “If we work to- gether such men as Washington, Lincoln, and Wilson will not have llved.ln vain." » He dwelt on many political ques- tions and told the audience, when { referring to Governor Smith, without using his name, that “there must be | {something rotten, something . de. icadent and something very low some. where” if a man is to be denied the {honor of being picked for a high {office just because of his or his an- ;cennrs’ religion. . The speaker re- |ferred to the fact that he reads the Congressional Record closely and { was well informed on political af- | fairs. Referring to different occur- rences in congress, Rabbi Feldman said that many things lpp?!l’!‘d‘ president pro tempore-of the com- mon council, welcomed the conven. | ton delegates to the city and told | the audience that he had a personal | interest in the convention because % | President, Leonard Seppalla, hero of the Alas- kan anti-toxin run, who finished two | minutes and 43 seconds behi Goddard. The first day's drive, in | which St. Goddard gained a ten minute lead, was greatly responsible | for his victory. St. Goddard drove the team en- |tered by the Ontario Paper com- ! pany and Seppalla’s team was en- tered by the Brown Corporation. The standing at the finish: 1—Ontario Paper company, E. 8t. | Goddard, 11 hours, 14 minutes, 37 seconds. changes seem impossible, time and effort wiil bring them about. He used the Christmas doliday rule us an ex ample. He felt that the post off employcs could improve their con-| dition by buanding together and! working for the passage of hills now befere the congress. . It was voted to hold the next an- uual state convention Ansonia | on Washington's birthlay, 1929, | criaidment was provided rge and Betty Campell, J Sullivan, drew Quigley Francis Egun. Many useful distributed Officers Elected Officers for the coming yeur were ted in the afternoon as follows: E. P. Lawton, Hartford: frst view president. John J. Shechan, New Brituin; second vice president. Harry O. Norton, Hartford; third | vice pres homas J. Byrnes, | ockville: see J. J. Sullivan, ¢ London: surer. Jumes R Smith, Ansonia; organization com- mittee, William H. Neuman, Bridge- Meyer A. Stodel, New Haven: H. Honez Stamfor: . George, Middletown, and Phalon, | New Britain; finance committec, Francis J. Shea. New Haven; Myer | Stodel, New Haven; John Sergent, | Greenwich; delegate to the national convention, A. J. Shippe, Stratford. The new officers of the auxiliary | are. President, Mrs. D. M. Hoskins, | HONTING MURDERER president, Mrs. Annic Wilcox, Mid- | by anes and | = 2—FBrown Corporation, L. Sep- palla, 11 hours, 17 minutes, 30 sec- d Alex Mackay and company, E. | Brydz 11 hou 238 minutes, 45 econd cle 4—Picard Gold Mines, H. Chevr- 12 hours, 26 minutes, 10 sec- only woman driver enteped. er, was forced to with- »sday when two of her dogs bacame erippled. The other drivers all finished. Back row, left to right: Frank Parmalee, Middletown, former state president; ‘Thorvnas J Avnln D Br,\'ngs, Rockville, third vice president; James H. Smith, Ansonia, treasurer. Front row, left to right: J. J. Sheehan, New Britain, first vice president; E. P. Lawton, - Hartford, president; Thomas F. Flaherty, Washineton, D. C., national secretary; Alfred J. Ha L s Th . n ‘ 1 Never well. Always tired and fag Shippe, Stratford, retiring president; Harry A. Norton, Hartford, second vice president. ged out. Beauty tossed away by neglect. To be beautiful and to keep |youth the system must be free from poisonous backwash of constipation and the Which often ca zy spells. For \chine |20 Years, Dr. F. M. E several | Dis patients, in place o compound of vegetable mixed with olive oil Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets. Known heir olive color. They free the system of poisons that ravage health v, beauty. You need never hay xion, dull irobbing headaches—all sig: vour bowels are clogged, liver is tor- pid. Take Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tal ts nightly. They act smoothly and hout griping. How much bett teel and look! Everywher: men and women who know the of good health take Dr. Bi Olive Tablets. Al druggists and 60 and then put him out of his ma- chine In the cab were found nows paper clippings of the story of th human torch” murde A search by the police the men in the cit xceptionally good of the men and it was through the state. Bruce said the men hired hix taxi- cab at Lynbrook and told him to “drive around awhile.” Then, he suddenly felt a revolver pressed to his back and he was told to drive north. He drove to Poughkeepsie, where he was directed to ferry over to the west side of the Hudson river. They continued through to Albany. |Emil St. Goddard Bruce said he passed several po- | huskies, the licment on the trip up the Hudson |of a driving finish through the wind value but he was afraid to make an out- and Snow yester ery. In the three da At Madison avenue, was fold to “gct out g two men drove on ! ater was fo blocks away. Albany, Brucs dletown; treasurer, Mrs. Alfred | Shippe, Stratford; trustee, Mrs. M. Stodel, New Haven; guard, Mrs. W. D. Roche, New Britain; state or- | Woman's Slayer May Haven Col ganizer, Mrs. C. H. Burr, New Ho ven; pianist, Miss Marjorie Gibney of New Britain. The mecrétary will | City be appointed later by the president. | The Stanley Relief corps presents Albany, N. Y. Feb. 23 (P—Al- the auxiliary with an American fluy, | a0V police believed today the rrail lof the murderer of Miss Margaret = e - Brown, found burning to death on PRAYER FOR MISSIONS |thé highway between Morristown The World's Day of Prayer for |, it Ba fo! £ris Missions will be obscrved on Friday, | o, ot il N Jded o i Wwith a unfon’service at 3 o'clock in | Duncan Bruce, taxi driver, of the chapel of the First Congrega- |1 vnprook, L. I, told police two men tional church. Mrs. Heininger and |torced him to drive from Lynbrook Mrs. Charles F. Chase will speak |¢o Albany at the point of a revolver brietly on the work for which the | offering is designated. The women | of the New Britain churches are | .cordially invited to join in this service. dlomel, i ingredients aming thein nd abandoned failed to They had description broadeast | ST. GODDARD WINS Pinishes First in Annual Dog Derby to New York's Capitol sullow ‘eom- eyes After @ Driving Finish Throuzh || Wind and Suow. (UP)—The is history with and his team of champion result | wis Quebee, Que, 1928 dog derhy tod: as a Wil racing 8t God- 15 Next week is Herald Classified Ad‘ weeK. "This design is a truly stimulating departure from conventionalized themes” Voo tlos bt h (Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr.) u{nneuncing his father was at one time post.| master of New Britain. i National Ofticer of Auxiliary Speaks | Mr. Judd was followed by Mrs.| Bertha C. Weckel, national vice-! president of the ladies’ auxiliary of the clerks' organization. She told the gathering that in her recent ay- dress to congress she commented‘on {the fact that the Connecticut auxili- | ary was the most progressive branch | in the United States. She urged that the auxiliary be given more support and cooperation because of the fact | {that it is in a position to influence | | senators in movements for the bet- terment of postal laws. Team work and cooperation are necessary be- | tween the federation and the aux. | iliary. ¢ James H. Smith of Ansonia, who was reelected treasurer, gave a short | talk on the ploneer days of the fed- | eration. He told the clerks that, ery privilege which they are en-! joying came after the formation of the federation. He urged the younger men of the federation to work hard to eliminate the short- comings of the post office depart- able legislative achievements. | The new president, E. P. Lawton untiringly for the organization. Re- tiring President Alfred Shippe greet- ed the new president and wished him success. Ralph H. Benson, sec- retary of the chamber of commerce, Pittsburgh’s dancing mara- |greeted the delegates and extended |2nd vigor to the scalp. 7 PINE IREE New ' Hair Mej Seen in _iv_c_w York The most beautiful girls in New | York are doing their hair the new way. It's so lovely, but so simple. | That's why it appeals to popular girls, who need to save time wher- | ever they can.. One of the busiest of them is attractive Mary Chandier, for three scasons a member of | “George White's Scandals” and now appearing in “Artists and Mode] She says: “I am so0 busy. I don't know how I'd take care of my hair, | it I hadn't learned the ncw way so | many of my girl triends are doing| theirs. ! “All I do.now is put a few dashes | of Danderine on my brush ecach | time I use it. This wonderful prep- | aration kceps my hair looking so| lovely that many friends want to touch it. I set my waves with| A new sterling silver pattern FRONT of SPOON A NEW design in sterliug ver has been conceived. in the spirit of modern America. Its theme is the Ppine, most representative and decorstive of all our trees. Pine cones form the delicate, clearcut border. The flowing outline ex- presses the upward swoep of the tree BACK of sPoON On the back of each piece of flatware is the image of the pine tree in reli exact replica of the image which appeared on the Pine Tree shillings. This distinguished symbol will be particularly prized by the hostess, because it dec- oratively yet unmistak- ablyindicates her silver as STERLING !ment and to endeavor to get favor- | Danderine, too, and it holds them | ever so much longer. All dandruff| disappeared with a few applications, | | of Hartford, urged the cooperation|&nd my scalp always feels fine. 1 {of the clerks for the coming year |Shampoo just once a month, now. {in his work and promised to work | Damderine keeps my hair so clean.’ Danderine removes that oily film from your hair and gives it new life and lustre. It makes hair easy tol dress and holds it in'place. It isn't| oily and doesn’t show. It gives tone All drug- than was still going on at 6:30 a. the best wishes of the city for their |stores have the 35c bottles. A deli-| m. today after more than 54 hours of continuous dancing. Although the world record of 52 hours and 45 minutes was broken at 4:30 & m. three couples persisted in continu- | ing the marathon. Bedroom slippers, high heeled shoes and boots glided out on the floor at 11 p. m. Monday when 29 couples entered the competition for | $100 cash and a week's contract at | a Pittsburgh theater. Marianne Jacque, Peggy Casal- nelli, Teeny Neiman, Albert Bonach, Joseph Sayles and Anthony Phillips were the remaining contestants. Stomach So Bad ' Milk Turns Sour| “My stomach was s0 bad even sweet milk fermented. I suffered from gas, indigestion and headache when I ate. I found real relief in Adlerika."—Mrs. R. W. Brightwell. Adlerika relieves stomach gas and sourness in TEN minutes. Acting on BOTH upper and lower bowel, It re- moves old waste matter you neyer thought was in your system. et Adlerika give your stomach and success. this “mere less ash, Jess coal taday frem Citiscus Coal Company, 34 Dwight Court, Phome 3798, osst” bowels a REAL cleansing and sec how much better you will feel. It will surprise you! Leading druu'uts.l requirements of New PR test in your ewn heater cately fragranced necessity for the | well-groomed Pine Tree shillings. America’s first silver coins, carried a primitive image of the pine tree as a mark of their genuineness. Thus the pine tree was the first symbol of sterling silver in America A complete service of dinner ware is made in the Pine Tree design 6 individual salad forks, $17.50; 26-piece set (8 tea spoons, 4 -descert forks, 4 dessert knives, 4 bouillon spoons, 4 individual salad forks, 2 table spoons), $73.35 complete. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY The Porter & Dyson Co. Manafacturing Jewelers WE have the honor to invite your inspection of Pine Tree Sterling at its first showing. The prices are most reasonable for sterling of such weight and distinction—6 tea spoons, §11.00; land. You .can VE this by actual 54 MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN 4