New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1928, Page 5

e ——————— CHARITY CONCERT 1S FAGING A BAN Unfavorable Publicity ~Causes - Action in New York New York, March 5 (P—The pro- posed charity concert by Prince: Joachimi Albrecht, sccond cousin of the former German Kaiser, at the Metropolitan Opera house on Marcl 13 today was under an official city i j * Bird S. .Celer, commissioner of public weltare, refused to sanction the concert, in which the prince was to have led the New York Symphony orchestra. Coler's ground that “the whole affair has been given teo wmuch unfavorable pub- er the withdrawal of the ternational Dental Healthy tion for Children s coneert becatise of a controversy with Paul dow, the prinee’s American manager, Prince Joachim announced he would give the pro- ceeds to the first charity to apply in writing. The National of the Ph the first to later, howeve mifssionét C drey. Mr. 8 endeave tahle In- Endowment ¥ Homw, Inc 1d was aecepted, ind was carning of Com S attitude, it with cdow IO e to got m organization 10 avi- ack the con- The prince ye cello in ior, controversy SABLOTSKY ATTACKS PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. fay practiced on | suite at the Am- rthed by g around him seemiigly unpert raj (Continued from Iirst Pag showed il to be on hand and Councilmar ihlotsky moved that cach be he on all information possessed, than to discuss tems. When Alderman Nuir did not vot: on th: motion, Cha Warner remark- ed: “No one has been excnsed from voting."” “Oh, that doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. We haven't any rules here, this is informal. T don’t mind voting, but why waste talking about Tiles,” 3 Tt was decided that nonme but members of the committes would I allowed to ask questions, Kearney on Witness Stand Thomas I. Kearnecy, discharged superintendent who made pub- arges g the hoard, w first witness ealled. Councilman sablotsky dirceted a scries of ques- tions at him after which he wae qnizzed by other membe; Asked if he hg David g puggckted at any time that the preseht superintendent, | Ralph Battey, be laid off becan: there was no work for lim, Kearney replied Battey was among several dn- cluded in thée group but that Battey as transferred to other work. ‘ouncilman Sabloteky asked erial dug from South Main street sed for any purpose other than filling in side strects and Kear- ey answered that much of it was | taken to fill in low land surround- ug Chairman Towers' gasoline fill- ng station. In reply to another «auestion, Kearney said the material was needed for repair of Buell strect and other highways, and that it was necessary to get a steam shovel and trucks to get other dirt for these #irect purposes, Asked If Towers was aware of the street needs, Kearney answered: “Well, he was chairman of the board and he should be.” “Was a truck owned by J. Willie Mills ever kept on the job when. it was not needed or when there was a city truck or team available which vould have handled the work and aved the city money?” was the next auery put by Sablotsky. | Kearney answered that a sewer lepartment team was available and could have been ‘ueed, but that Mills truck was kept on the job. Further questioning brought eut that inexperienced foremen were sent to Kearney by Towers and that from &ix to eight months was re- quired to train them after they had taken the place of experienced men. | Old Tires Substituted for New "Asked if he Enew anytlifg about a eity car being stripped while at the storeyard, Kearney eaid a truck was placed In' the yard one . night | with five good tircs mnd on the fol. | 19Wing day it was found the tires 1gd heen taken and tires “not worth a'nickel” were substituted. It was a rénabout with a truck body and was '8 care of James' Sposato, it was Lreught out. Replying to queations of Alderman Nair, Kearney said two days were re. auired to fill in around.the Towers station, that the work was done en- tirely on private property and that | approximately 240 pquare yards of material was placed: there. Kearnoy denied there was ang argument be. tween Towers and him as to whom to employ, explaining be knew noth- Ing about who was to be given work umtil the men came $o him. Asked who the ' inexperlenced man hired wers, Keamey an-* red that Arthgt. Sorel, Matthew 0ska and Ralph Battey werd in’ B group, and they replaced Michael Leonard, Joseph O'Brien argl Fred Conlon, all of whom, he 4aM, were experienced. Mr. Leonard, it was brought out, had been & road buflder for 25 years, and in answer to questions, Kearney said he would be glad to employ him if he were & private contractor. Kearney told the committee all trucks put on public works jobs were seBt to him by Towers, Councilman John A. Larson usked Kearney what he d1d when he found é Is & Prescriptis tee fhld!.Grlml"h.Denne. Bilious Fever and Malaria. | Tt Kiiis the germs. *qui the tires had becn taken from the city truck. He answered he made in- ¥ of Foreman Sposato and also reported the fact to Clerk George Johnson. s Ordered Material for Station ve Pirez, u pr 4 ment foreman who quit when Kearney was discharged, was the 1ext witness called. He came to New Britain as a foreman at the behest of Kearney, bis previous jobs having been as a laborer. His experience in road building covered «a period of seven years, he said. He sent the truckloads of material to Towers filling station on order of Mr. Tow- s, he said. He named stree which, in his opinion, this m could have bgen used advantageou ly. &ked a series of to show that Pirez was not a lified forcman, stressing the point that he had been 4 commoy laborer up to the time of his coming here. The inquiry was frequently interrupted by “hor laughing” in the eallery and warn- ing was given When Arthur Trembly was called = witness chair, Sablotsky ask- "Did I ever solicit you for information concerning the ha public works?" He replied 3 ly. id you come to 1 vou had ‘lots of dope board,” the councilman n. and this time the rmative Trembly said he had bee fwice und is now out of the city's vmploy. He knew nothing about the liring of trucks and his information hout the missing tires was he re; He entered the employ of the hoard s a laborer in December, 1926, and Was made a foreman in March, 1927 Reports Many Thefts at Storeyard City Engincer Williams was questioned next. He answered that he was aware of the ter and ordinance provisions requiring his board to report.to the council for approval, all purchases of more than £300. He was also answer wam n laid o aware, he said members of the comnion council not expected to sell to the city though he didntt know of the sp fic charter provision which thi« policy is formed on. Answering committe. members, b said the report of the strippin came to him, but he could not yi- call whether it was forwarded to 1h, police. Tt had he days that the car was to be sold This was one of many thefis which have been committed at th. storevard during the present and previous administration, but have not been so frequent of Willlams deciared. Clerk George H. Johnson refer- red to his records to show thut Trembly was not paid excepting when he worked. Foreman James §p storeyard was next ca Herald News Story Quoted Sablotsky had the commitie clerk read to Sposato, the followins “XCerpt from a news story printed in the Herald, July 25, 1927, as fol. lows: “According to Sposato, Mills the heat of a discussion over truck. ing business, declured Tl take that truck of yours off the joh.' : " "HOW are you going to take th. truck off the job? You have not). ing to do with it," Sposato declur . “plied. . “CANL right! Mills is quoted having shot back, ‘that truck will b taken off tomorrow.’ It was, according to the forcman “In conjunction with his duti foreman, Sposato had been respon- sible for keeping the time of tevot-s and from his schedule the compensa- al- 1 known for several hefts late, DANDRUFF At LeWitt's The Pine Tree Sce the lathst sterling silver pattern here, a pattern fnspired by the Maswachusetts Pine Shilling. Attractively priced, too. M. C. LeWitt Jewelry Silverware Up 1 Flight 299 Main St THURSDAY, tion for automobiles has been miade up. He no longer makes up the time schedule and while he declined to discuss the subject at length, he de- clared today this duty was give nother after he had onee the report sent in for th true When Sposato print tement, him if he had allow stand uncontradic engaged a lawyer s 1927. Sposato lone nothing “Don't you your name and i ablotsky parently not the meanin swered ne lisclaimed 11 Sablotsky asked 1 the story to nd had not July admitted b about it care had enough about putation 1o ked. fully of the ely further d he During sato declu on South Main was told Ly Mills truck would tu and that it claimed, was of the ne Sposato d time report o mitted owne board of kept the For use me was. Mills ship of < used by the wnd D time standard prices Mills and er Sposi that 1d t him his Sablotsky Is with tives on t Sposato w Warner knows that while sisted on nded by ehair- th Mills w hoint Sablotsky irman To Was next e informing (= telat ATt He Kearney name of Mr. Mor- \n, assistant city engineer. Asked who told Merian to 1 that he had, ed i do so, Tow Towers for board how muc Towers report oral reply otsky-Towers point It was brought out that two hors P were purchased at a net cost of $625 rom H. P, Battey, that no competi- tive bids were asked and that the deal was put throngh without com- mon council sanction although it in- volved more than 2300 Sablotsky asked iniew he had violated the “Well, what are you soing it?" Towers Towers charter, o do asked by way o investigating it rigit was the councilman's answer Towers Testifies in Whisper Towers claimed the deal was made because of an emergeney and mn a Voic that could not b ecard ex- cepting in the group huddled around the committee table he cxplained ihe emergency. He refused to raise Lis tone and he was support. ‘hairman W the newsy ormation ifrom ti port it they Sablotsky knows how n bought of which owers 0w, wish Mayor did not swering a guestion, he ement we the next second year offered to cut Wiis 10 he 1o the prics 1o comp Chairman Warner interrupt testimony to other ¢ had beer w o cut t : o to b is point ihlotsky read into the paym o the vear, which provided titive bids isk nt record the Citizer unting 1o s oal 1 $1 rious was for sup of putlic $44.708.60, of 38 was for coal f \ S and 343 s for the hou s brought out that this item in ciuded items other than cen No Competition On Cemes Cl son asked ir | ment this part work sales was replicd that they wor vi sold tot itive bid, public t without 1a thi ted in th ng more than vithout common co sanction. After some d 1 of t ovi sented, It was voted to then was blotsky harter im t1 by th ¢ city with- ind by th works whe it bids, Hy fon of th I's action In 0 for horses wiayor when e t comy hoard titive MARCH §, 1928 FRIDAY, —_— 0 2 CH 2. _—e—. of Chairman Warner, Aftorn Walsh After the g, Sablotsky Cuntllon Wednesduy alked witi wspapermen. He | that the body of Hickms made claim that the board of public | i E works had been shown to be i fieient when it hired mexperienced n 1o tuk more ex- ienced workers announced xamination attorney heir client nan is und for the He also elaimed nto the handling materials Investigatior SR o murder of Mar Bad i en it was claimed vded for street re- 1 to fill the land sur- u Towers g violations ¢ d the Rochester, 4 Hickman's roundi; filling st vy Sablotsky to he ire no further "' — Police Auto talls in This City cquncil moy o AT t au- man W. G. ( into city str pointed 10 look met arrangen ditions, confer wit hoard of works at ] iittes trips o Tions wil public wor FATE OF HICKMAN MAY BE WITH JURY SOON Jeckman at the rher Girl's Kidnapper Being Tricd on Drug Store Murder Lead to Pneumonia Gha The pure food elements in The nan Los Ang te of Wil Wl m ‘ ; prob- v toni Closing nts by 1 the instructions from 1 mained nd defense rested their c sday Jerome W n startle nnounced ittorney for Hick- when he build energy to resist cold and grip germs. Its gentle laxative effect helps drive out impurities, FFather John's Medic sooth: ind heglth the lining of t br You are safe when you ta «r John's Medicine because 1lcohol or h nful form. Seventy years court ke Fatl it is fro drugs ir in use. from hdrew the offer. |any B. C. PORTER SONS ALTERATION and EXPANSION SALE CONTINUES with REMARKABLE VALUES EIGHT-PIECE D ING SUITE AT HALF PRICE We have only one left, the regular NOwW of which was $192.00. 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