New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 29, 1928, Page 7

ing Center: Mail Orders Filled Thursday the Second Day 62nd Anniversary Sale Goods advertised today, were not offered yesterday. This is the only sale where we ask you for cash! All sales final—no charges—mail, phone or C. 0. D.’s filled. of the yea sible. Please carr parcels whenever pos- Be patient with deliveries. WOMEN'S HOSIERY 62c pr. Silk and rayon, first quality hosiery, well know brand, in all colors. 2 pr. $1.62 $1.62 pr. Our “Sureance” hosiery, full-fashion- ed, service weight, all colors. Full-fashioned silk, some slightly irregular, silk to the welt, all colors. ITEMS FROM MEN'S SHOP 2 Shirts $1. Regular $1.75, neglige attached and neckband of madras, hroad- cloth, cotton, pongee and peveale. 2 pr. 62c Silk and 1 stripes. von half 2 for $1.62 Silk four-in-hands, imported and do- mestic, values to $1.50. Berlin News POLIGE COURT HAS COUPLE OF CASES Ons Rutoist Fined aud Another| Is Exonerated BOYS N FIERCE FIGHT Mid-Week Scrvices at Kensington Methodist—Incal Woman Fecov- ering From Auxiliary to Hold Social—Jtems. Shock—Legion and After an absence of a. docket for fhe last three weeks the Berlin town court held a session last eve ning to dispose of two aufomobile cases. William I. Graham of Waterbury, eharged with violating the rules of | the road, was fined $10 and costs of $5 by Judge George G. Griswoll. He was arrested on February 19 by Constable eGo. Kanupka, who fesfi- fled that Graham kept cutting in and ont of the line of traffic. Alexander Hair of New Haven, charged with reckless driving, v discharged by the court. He was ar- rested Saturday by State Officer Waron after his machine had hit another car. Hair was travelling be- hind a truck and, as he attempted to nogs the truck, the truck driver speeded up and Hair was unable fo met either in back of the truck or in front of if. His car struck a car com- ing the opposite direction and Hair was placed under arrest for alleged ‘reckless driving. The driver of the car struck hy Hair's testified in court that he thought that Hair was tlameless and could not avoid the accident, Judge Griswold then dis- charge Hair. Bitter Hand to Hand Fight A bitter hand to hand fight took place last evening in s Perretta’s zhoe shop on Main street, Kensing ton, hetween Anthony DeVido and Raffale Guimbola. DeVido is said to 'have gtruck Guimbola with a heavy Iring, Which he wore on his hand, en !the corner of his mouth, two etitches /heing necessary to close the wound. Both boys fought ferociously and DeVido, evidently losing his head ,srabbed a knife A bystander, Ror co Marsile, wrenched the knife from DeVido's hand before he could use it Both boys grabbed hammers but did no damage to cach other with them. Gitfmbola’s father complained to this molice but mo trace of DiVido could” be found when Constable Brown investigated. Bystanders claimed that the missing boy Jeft town §n a car. Performs Fancy Driving Xn uhidentified driver performed A stunt at Upson's corner last eve. ‘ning that would cause the dare- devils o think twice before attempt- ing it. The motorist, rounding the corner at a high rate of speed, left the highway and glanced off a pole on the side of the road. Continuing his mad drive he barely missed the corner of a house and found him- #elf between two houses. Instead of pringing the car to a stop the driver 1 | | |noon at 3:45 o'clock. | 62 e style, collar | | woven madras hose, vlaids, Men's pajamas, $1.62 set fancy broadcloth, and .soisettes. $1.62 pr. Mocha gloves with plain or embroid- ered backs, regular $3.50 grade. Carter's 62c; Carter's 62c; White r: each, unior league of the Kensington Tethodist church tomorrow after. All members are expected fo be present. Legion Social Friday Friday evening the regular month- Iy social of the American Legion and the amxiltary will be held in the Legion hall, Kensington. A supper will be served at 7:30 o'clock. The affair will be a father and gon ban- quet, all Legion members bringing their father or someone else’s fath- Rev. Charles Kane of Walling- ford will be the speaker. A large at- tendance is expected. Schools to (lose The schools of the town will clos Friday for the entire following w accerding to an announcement macd by the school authoritie Mid-Week Services Mid.-week " services will in the Kensington Methedist clurch tomorrow evening at a'clock. A study will be made of the founding of the Christian church. Rev. May L. Lord, pastor, will offici Celebates Birthday Johin Pinches of Worthington Ridge is receiving congratulatory calls from his neighhors and friends n honor of his Stst birthday anni- versary which he eclebrated Mon Mr. Pinches wa# born in England on February 27, 184 been ngzged I the wood-working bus- iness for the last 52 years. Only re- cently he moved his business from New Britain fo Farmington avenue in this town because of the facilitien offered by the new highway. He is président of the company and 18 as- isted by his sons in the busine Mr. Finches is enioying good health and is able fo atfend to his duties every day. He has been a re of Berlin for the last six ve Prayer Meeting Tomorrow There will be a. praver meeting in the Ladies' room of the Berlin Con- gregational church tomorrow ev ning at 7:30 o'clock. The topie for discussion wil be “The Moral Slug gard.” These meetinzs will be held every Thursday evening during the month of March Recovering From Shock Mre. E suffered a s on Lower E resting comfortably, left gide was paralyzed. She is well known in Grange affairs and fakes an active part in the society Be. stdes Leing secretary of the Rerlin Grange, she is secretury of the Cenfral Pomona Grange. Lord's Supper Sunday Rev. Samuel A. Fiske of the Ber- Congregational church has an- le be Leld who r home sday, is Mrs. Adams’ in nounced that the Lord's supper wil | be adminmste morning servic 10:45 o'clock Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs Firnest Ventres of New (fanaan are receiving congratu lations on the birth of a daughter last Saturday. Mr. Ventres is widely inawn in Barlia; Having Jiyed Here for a numnber of years He 15 the son of Mrs, Grace Ventres, president of the American Legion ausiliary. Attends Funcral Fev. Samuel A. Fiske of the Ber- Iin Congregational church attend the funeral of Rev. Dr. Charles Francis Carter, pastor emeritus of the Im manuel Congregational church of Hartford, held vesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Fiske, speaking of the early life of Rev. Mr. Carter, said that he was one of the first baseball ritchers to develop a curve ball. He attended Williston Preparatory school and Yale. He had a no-hit, 1o-run game to his credit. : To Hold Food Sale The Woman's Aid socief§y of the Lierlin Congregational hurch will at the regular s Sunday morning at ‘confjsued around the back of the ‘hpuse and eventually reached the | Mighway again. He continued on his | 1rp; ‘and no trace of his identity was | found. All this maneuvering w done. in record time, with the car | traveling at a high rate of speed. | Bystanders claim that the driver | could not have been drunk, because | of the expert manner in which he | handled the car after it left the | road, " Junior League Meetng There will be & meeting hold a food sale on Friday, March 2, in the Community house from 2 to 5 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Another Communication The Merald is the recipient of an- other letter from a citizen signed “Taxpayer.” MHis letter is as fol- lows: “Being 2 taxpayer T was very much interested 1n reading the rec cmmendation of the New England Tnsurance exchange. T have alwaye of the been under the impression that a fire > lthe ba knit unions, spring weight, unions, cross bar Nainsook, ayon athletic unions, $1.62 | department would be an expensive | proposition and would like to know what. it would cost fo carry out re-| of | quircments of the insurance com- [ panies in order to reduction in the insurance rat t present (the insurance rates are very high {end if they could be reduced |womid greatly relieve the cost |ewning a home. “Another Taxpayer™ ’ Last Berlin Items | Nearly 100 people attended the anniversary banqu and entertain- ! ment held by the Knights of Fythias [12st evening in the Community ban- quet hall and auditorium. Following ! (net, the social and entertain- ment. program was held and both |musical and humorous numbers |were presented. Mr. and Mrs. Wal- "lace Kelsey staged a comedy sketch which evoked much laughter. Their work was exceptionally good. Francis Cobey sang several numbers in his {nsual good voice. Gladys Smith of New Britain also entertained with several solo numbers. A whist party lwas held and the following were warded prize ladies' first, M { Raymoni Dyer; ladies’ second, Miss Ruby Nye. The gentlemen's prizes were awarded to the following: first, Raymond Dyer; tie for second, Mills swold and Leland Iich. Dancing was enjoyed The Community club banguet and entertainment will commence promptly at 7 o'clock this evening in the Community banquet hall. Only children accompanied by their par- ents or guardian will be permitted to atfend. After the supper an entertain- ment program will he held in the main auditorium. New Britain talent will perform. There will be musical aml comedy numbers a5 well as dance numbers. A New Britain ac- cordionist will he on the program. Dancing will be enjoyed. The 25th annivereary of fhe Catholic Daughter of America will be observed Sunday April 22 in the ball room of the Hotel Taft in New | Haven. A meeting of the committes on arrangements for the event w | held vesterday in Bridgeport. Mrs. John Frank, regent of the Court St Ceeelia, attended the meecting as a member of the committee The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books. Several new books have been added recently. The regular semi-monthly meeting [ of the Pythian Sisters will be held next Monday evening at & o'clock at Community hall. The Fife and meet Drum corps will tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock in the basement of Commun- {1ty hall The Girls' club will meet tomor- row evening at T o'clock at Com- { munity hall | The Methodist church {hold a rehearsal in the ¢ day evening at 7.3 choir will hurch Fri- o'clock. Re. it | Plainville News FIREMEN'S BALL EVENT OF SEASON Governor and Mrs. Trambull fo Head Grand March DRIVE ON TUBERCULOSIS Leap Year Baby Born at 12:30 o'Clock—~—Report of Plainville Hcalth Officcr—Defends Revalua- tion Plans—Baptist Church Notes Headed by Governor and Mrs. | John H. Trumbull, more than 300 couples will attend the annual con- cert and ball of the Plainville Fire- men to be held in the Plainville high school gymnasivm ronight. The event will serve as an obserance of the 44th anniversary of the institu- tion of the volunteer service here. Decorated with exceptional taste and a color scheme of hine, pink and white with a predominance of the national colere, The gymnasium sent a pretty picture. ief John llayes of the Bristol fire department will head the grand which will take place at 9 Leading the march will be | the first residents of Plainville, the governor and his wife. Following them will be all the prominent peo- ple of the fown including fown offi- | cials and many visitors and guests No other social event of the aea- son will surpass the annual affair of the fire department in eplendor and accompliskment according to the plans of the committee in charge. The interest shown in the affair and the extraordinary advance | sale of tickets presages a most suc cessful event, The program for the evening will .pen at 8 o'clock when an hour's oncert will be rendered. The grand srch will start the dancing pro- gram which will be continued until carly i the morring Tuberculosic Campaign. For tho,first time in the history of the Plainville Pullic Health | Nursing Association, a special edu- | cational campaign is to be waged placing exclusive emphasis on the Iy diagnosis of tuberculosis. The | campaign openel today and will be | continned through the month of March. Plainville is not alone in this cam- palgn. It is being waged all over the country by the tuberculosis as- soclation, 1,460 in number, which conduct the Christraas Seal gale dur- ing the holiday season “Let your doctor decide” is to he the slogan of the campaign. Fost- rers, printed literature and motion | pictures will he used. The publie lis to be informed of the initial symp- toms by articles appearing from time | | to time. Of the thousand persons who died of tuberculosis ‘n this state last year, fully §5 per cent wonld still be living of their condition had been discov- {ered in time, it is claimed. The ! seientist may know how fo kill off a disease that itselt kills hundreds of thousands. hut cannot sit in his laboratory and foree people to ap- ply that knowledge. The public, every man, woman and child in the community must co-operate to ae- complish the decom of tuherenlosis, Fach one must honestly ask him- self whether he has the premonitory and 1y Adanger signs of the dis- These frequently are: oo easily tired, loss of weight, indiges- tion and a cough fhat hangs on. The association asks all the people of Plainville to get behind this cam- paign. Physicians state that there is little to be feared from mhnrtu-k losis when discoversd in fime. Dis- covering *t in time means before one has the visible symptoms that make his friends tell him how bhadly | he looks. Soma of the sugarstions given to discover the presence of the disease are as follows: Visit yvour doctor im- medlataly if you have the danger | | hearsal of the Easter music will be commenced The weekly prayer meeting of the | Methedist church will he held in H!"" hurch eocial reoms this evening at | 7:30 o'clock. Greatest Love Story Ever Told WHENAMANLOVES . John Barrymore and Dolores Costello Greatest Lovers of the Screen Don't Miss This IT SEEMS To ME TUAT WE SBOULD BE SEEING LAND PRETYTY SOON=IM GOING UPAAND ASK. CAPTAIN EG6ERS HOW FAR WE |cases of whooping cough and lof ptope {under no consideration would he be ' | Sundman JAOW SOON WILL IT BE BEFORE \WE CAN SEE LAND, CAPTAINT jo (esiBadds ojjuysp Auw jott Jo 13 signs described above. Have him give vou a physical examination with bar- °d chest; have your sputum examin- ~d under a microscope, not once but many times; have an X-ray made. If the evidence of tuberculosis is found, follow the doctor's advice of rest, fresh air, nourishing food and sunshine. 1f everyone in Plainville would co- operate by applying this knowledge to his own case, the community will be well on its way to a lasting and final,victory over tuberculosis. Leap Year Baby As far as could be ascertained to- day, a daughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Berardy of 136 Broad street at 12:30 o'clock this morning, is the first Leap Year baby in Plain- ville, Dr. George F. Cook attended. Fire broke out in a grocery store owned and operated by the father and did slight damage to the wood work. Both mother aud daughter are doing well. Health Report Dr. George ¥. Cook, health officer for Plainville, stated today that six two s of measles have beert reported. There is also one case of bronchial pneumonia that has beea brought fo his aftention. The health of Plain- ville is exceptionally good for this time of the year, according to the healthy officer. Defends Revaluation k caused by the closeness of the vote at the special town meeting the other night on the subject of re- |valuation, has brought the defenders {of the plan forward. Although the situation was gone info thoroughly at {the meeting, the assessors and others {who are ¢l mpioning the revaluation ¥ point out that with add- ed expenses being incurred every year, property must be revalued to bring the grand list up to date, or a bigger tax rate will have to be paid. Revaluation does not necessar- ily mean ligher (axes but in many cases, it means lower taxes, they say. Places which have adopted the sys- tem proposed for Plainville have had the majority of the property holders compliment. the action taken through which it was introduced. State Tax Commissioner Blodgett's appearance at the meeting probably served more than anything else to give the plan a majority when the meeting was polled. He was In favor of the system of having expert lappraisal of property here and ex pressed himself in this way night. Monday ay night, saying that they were entircly unnecessary and un- warranted. One of the members of | the board foday stated that he will | carry out his work for this year, but | a candidate for the office at another clection. “Let thosa who had so much to say at the meeting the other night, try their hand at it once in a while. 1t will be a pleasure for me 1o sit. back and criticise their work. I doubt if they or anyone else could do any hetter than we have done in the work accomplished,” he is quoted |as saying. Baptist Church Notes The Junior Choeir of the Flainville Baptist church will hold a rehearsal on Thursday afternoen 2t I o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. W. Thoma- sen of New Britain avenue. Every member is asked to be present. Regular mid-week prayer meeting will be held tomorrow evening at 45 o'clock. The topic will “Obedience.” Invited To Mecting The Woman's society of the Bris- tol Baptist church has invited the women of the Plainville church fo attend a meeting on Friday after- noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Bristol churci. Miss Merritt, secretary of the work of Americanization for the New England district will be the speaker. Bowling Scores The Bristol Brass bowling team downed the Plainville Casting Co. quintet in a team match last night at the Recreation alleys. The score for the three strings stood two to one in favor of the Britisol Brass aggrezation. The scores follow: Casting Co. cees 9% ..103 88 102 113 108 92 104 a0 105 106 S. subrik . Chester 495 Bristol Brass . 112 . 92 . 97 7 Caruerl Kriscenski . {Chapin Cavalier The Banner Event of the Year Don't Forget the FIREMEN'S A WEDNESDAY EVE! A splendid time, a congen Rill Tassilo's Orchestra of 10 best artists. Your Neighbor will be there Concert f{rom eight to At High School, Plainville \NAY-\NE ARENT FAR FROM LAND RIGAT NOW.! The Businessmen's team, headed by Captain Johnny Valentine, came through to three straight victories over the H. C. Baum tribe. The scores follow: | Valentine . Minella Warner Murphy, Jr. Murphy, Sr. 107] LEN 93 58 23 J. Munizzi . A. Munizzi . J. Subrek . Armanto .. Leonard .. 458 Plainville Briefs A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kellégg of Crown street. The Woman's Federation of the Congregational church will hold a Lenten sewing. meeting at the par- ish house on Thursday from 2 to 5 o'clock. Sewing will start at 2 o'clock With the regular business meeting at 2:30 o'clock. There will be a clam chowder sup- | per and social at the home of Mr and Mrs. John Schaefer on Learl| street, Friday evening. 149 AND THE WEATHER on Wireless London, Feb. 29. — (@) — “Dors | radio affect the weather?" is%a ques- tion around which some controver- sy has arisen. The discussion came | after a suggestion of the Matlock Improvement association that the | effect of radio on the weather ehould | | receive a practical test by the cessa- {tion of broadcasting for a month. Some eteoralogical experts have described the theory as “absurd” and “ridiculous.” Professor A. M. Low, noted Brit- | ish scieqtist, says: o scientist has the right to dis- miss the question of radio interfer- | cnce with climatic conditlons as of no consequence. When one deal with a seubject like this one mu talk with care. “Who would have thought a few years ago that an electric current | passing through glass glol England would enabl heard in Australia? Now we have accepted this as a fact, why should it be ‘ridicnlous’ to suppose that the amount of electricity Jaunched into 'the air by wireless stations should | have some effect on the atmosphere? | “There is no need to go fo ex- |tremes and allege that radio on its| own could cause rain, wind or! storms, but it is not inconceivable | that the electricity used in broad- | 'casting may play a contributory | part towards breaking up the weather. i “It is as absurd to say thal thc| |announcer's voice from 2LO causes 'rain as it i3 precipitately to dismiss | the theory es beneath discussion. | and assert that electricity cannot affect the weather. After all, elec- | tricity and light in certain forms have been proved to have an effect | on people's health, and wheat has| been assisted in its growth by arti- ficial light. “Therefore there |Why tho effect of wircless on the | |atmosphere should not be the sub-| 'ject of caretul investigation. Condi- | tions and other contributory eauses would have to be studied over an extremely long period.” [ | | | I . | is no reason | CHAIN STORES SOLD Philadelphin ~ Feb. 29 (®—The American Stores company will take over the Hept Grocery stores of the United Statex Stores Corporation of | New Jersey tonight, Samuel Robin- son, president of the American | Btores company, announced here fo- | day. | PLAINVILLE ‘Two Tenement—10 room honese. Price Low. Tdeal Home for Workingham See Wm. COWLISHAW, Hardware City Co-op. Assn.. 122 Main Street. Telephone 1413 New Britain. | | | NNUAL BALL G, Feb. 28th. fal crowd, tasty decorations nine. -Dancing till cne | [ i INFACT \WERE NOT OVER THREE D [& DEBATE ON RADID Scientists Hold Different Views: {the federal fignres credited voice to be |in the | Hartford on the ponesr2 N WILICH Bristol Neu_:s POPULATION HERE GIVEN AS 28,031 These Figures Are Based on Total School Enumeration . POST OFICE PRONOTION Plan Bowling Party. Bristol's population, according figures now availahle, at 28,031 persons. is based on the total school enrollment of 6,655 pupils, computed on an average of 4212 persons to a family. This figure shows a decrcase from 1927 when it was estimated that the pop lation . The decrease r, ho explained by the t that the rate per pupil is 4.212 as compared with 415, th used last yoar. The ol cnumera- tion 1his year shows an increase of 165 pupils in the city schools over ond had the sime average heen , Bristol would show a popula- 29,948, It is Leliof of city officials, hows that the Ted- eral census of Bristol in 1930 will credit the city with a population in excess of to is estimated scl tion of 24 30,000 Bristol's growth has the popmlation more sincv 1910, showed 13, been rapi than donbling census for that year sons and in 1920 Bristol with a population of 20, in 1300, the population was 9,64 Possible of more interest, however, is the comparison of the grand list of the present time with those of previous years dating back 28 years The net grand list, officially an- nounced last Saturday morning by the board of assessors was $52,224.- 536. 1In 1900 it wa 1,937, in 1910 it was $10,485 542 and in 1920 the total was § 5. In other words, Bristol's grand list at the present time is approximately ten imes greater than in 1400, five times greater than in 1910 and almost dou- ble what it was eight years ago. bes {n | This large increase is explained by { the expansion of the local factories, the large number of new residential tracts opened up and the rapid in- crease in real estate values. In the list just completed, the total shown under houses alone or approximately three total grand list of 1300, Post Office Promotions Subject to the approval of the yostal authoritics in Washington, D. C., William B. Farmer, chief stamp clerk at the local post office, has been appointed superintendent of mails 1o s ced Gustave T. Lundall who was killed in the performance of duty Ia low employe's revolver dentally discharged. Mr. has alread sumed t his new post. Mr. Farmer entered the postal service in August 15, 1905 as a clerk in the Rrooklyn post office and was transferred to the local office on May 1, 1909, In 1917 he was promoted to the position of chief stamp clerk. Rucceedi Mr. Farmer as chief stamp clerk is Thomas Doyle who has served as a stamp clerk for the past several vears Mr. Doyle's place has been taken by Joseph O'Connell, who has been promoted from the sorting room. Emory Davis, who has been substitute clerk for the past two years, has been made a regular clerk and Joseph Coratola is now listed on the roster as sub- stitute clerk. Lis Pendens A lis pendens in behalf of city wos filed in the city clerk vesterday afternoon by Corporation Counsel William N. De times the was acci- Farmer duties of Roster indicating that an action of | foreclosure to recover on bills for taxes and sprinkling essments would be filed against Alexander Monico, the Third School district, Catherine B. Michaels, Victor Combe, the Tieach Lumber company, the American Trust company and D. A. Pietroria. court of common pleas first Tuesday at in April The decisfon on the sprinkling assessments will be awaited with in- terest. Many property owners cen- trally located have for a number of years been assessed for the sprink- ling of streets and it was only last i ¥ear that the city decided to clim- | inate this tax entirely. The cost of this work is now assessed against the first taxing district. Grass Firc Rquad A and Engine Company No 2 were called to Concord street at o'clock Tuesday afternoon for a grass fire, which for a time threat- cned nearby houses. The blaze was extinguished with chemicals Funeral of Frank Audiano The funeral of Frank Audiano of IRECTION 18T . APTAIN 2 is $17.147,450,1 t Thursday when a fel- | The action is returnable 25 School street, who disd ot 8., Trancis hospital, Hartford !m £ | a short illness, was held at 9 'this morning at 8t Aptheuys church. Rev. L. Beccaris celobrated the high mass of requiem and burial will be in the new 8t. Joseph's cemetery. ) S Leuten Devotions s Lenten devotions, consisting of the stations of the cross and benediction |of the Blessed Sacrament, will be held at 7:30 o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church. Lodge of Sorrow Alodge of sorrow ih memory of Anson Q. Perkins will be held at the regular meeting of the Bristel Lodge of Elks tomorrow evening.: The eulogy will be given by Past Ixalted Ruler James T. Case. The annual election of officers of the lodge will also take place at Thursday night's meeting. Editor to Speak Arthur §. Barnes, editor of the Pristol “Press,” will be the speaker at the meeting of the South Chip pins Hill Neighborhood club te br held tomorrow evening in the schoel Louse. The subject of Mr. Barae: oddress will be “Ramble: L O. 0. F. Mceting' The regular weekly meeting ¢ Pequabuck Lodge, 1. 0. O. F,, wil be held at § o'clock this evening ir Arcanum hall. Lions to Bowl The Lions' clubs of New Britain and Bristol will meet in a series of duckpin games at the Center Recrea- tion alleys this evening. The team from the Hardware City will be made up of Harry Erwin, Michael Bannan, Dr. E. J. Dray, P. F. King, Thure Bengston, Carl Johnson, Romeo Grise, Willlam Brennecke, Dr. Poits, Harry Hancock, Willlam Curtin, Rov Dunham, Frederick An- dres, Francis Clynes. Robert Vance of New Britain will be the scerce keeper for the visitors. To Auction Bankrupt Stock The stock and fixtures of the Corner Shoppe, formerly conducted by Peter Carros who filed a petition in bankruptey several weeks ago, sold at public auction at 11 Friday morning, March 3 by Auctioneer Willlam H. Wake- Deputy Sherift Joseph W. Harding is frustee of the bankrupt estate. To Conduct Campaign For Funds Arrangements are nqw being made for the annual campaign of the Sal- vation Army for funds. Judge Wil- liain J. Malone will serve again this year as chairman of the committee and Joseph Valentine, Jr., has been selected as treasurer. E. J. MeCgbe of the Hartford office of the Balva- tion Army has opened an office here and will assist in conducting. the campaign. Case Continued The case of John Jesionowski of Hartford, charged with reckless driving, was again continued by As- sistant Proseciiting Attorney Robert J. 8tack this morning until March 10, Jesionowski was arrested on Feb- ruary 8, after his automobile had crashed into a gasoline pump of the Standard Oil Company located im front. of the Bristol Hardware Com- pany store on North Main street. The continuance was granted to en- able Jesionowski to settle for the re- rs to the pump with the Standard Company, from whom he has not vet received a bill. ‘Wins Bobbing Prise Larry DiLena, proprietor of & harbershop at 39 North Main. street, was awarded the grand prize in ‘& hair bobbing contest cenducted by the International Barbershop Owne ers’ Association at its annual conven- tion held last Monday in the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City. ‘This ty-six barbers were entered in.the contest but a number were disquali- fied because of their failure to eom. plete the bobbing in the 20 minute MERCHANT MARINE | Entire Fleet Must Be Replaced by 1910, According to Witness st the Hearing Today. Wachington., Feb. 28 UP—Declar- ing the entire government merchant marine fleet must be replaced by 1940 at a cost of about §525,000,000, {. G. Smith, of New York, vice-pres- |ident. of the National Council ef |American Shipbuilders, today told the house merchant marine commit- tee that congress should enact le- gislation “to make it possible for private capital to participate ia building of new ships” to replace the fleet. ., He endorsed the Wood and White Bills which would provide fee | ernment, loans of three-fourths of the cost of vessels to private ship bulld- ers. Pointing out that if the “principsl eason for the greater cost of an American-built ship is high wages |in shipvards, which are nearly double {thoso paid in Great Britain,” Smith |said that the Wood bill with its pre- |visions of the government payment of the labor costs differential would result in a large increase of private shipbuilding. REPORT FAVORABL Washington, Feb. 29 (UP)=The |scnate foreign relations committes {voted today to report the mew | French arbitration treaty to the sen- ate with recommendation for faver. able action. William B. Farmer Succeeds Late G. T. Lundahl — Fire Department Called Out By Grass Blaze—Lions | the ! office of the STRAIGHAT