New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1928, Page 7

August Unsurpassed Value [ Painsille News OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY Sale of Fumiture Superb Style Highest Standard of Craftsmanship Are Reasons Why We Have Sold to Thousands of Homes of Good Taste and Distinction 3 Pc. Jacquard Living Room Suite 82 inch Davenport, large Wing and Arm Chair, deep spring construction, 5 Piece reverse cushions $169.00 3 Piece Mohair Chamber Suite ‘ Living Room Suite Antique maple with neat deccoration, a real bargain at $239.50 Early American Chamber Suite | 3 suites of 5 pieces, large Dresser,’ Vanity and Bench, value| Bed, Chest, $385.00 for $295.00 7 Piece Chamber Suite Ivory decorated, regular $300.00 $225.00 Berlin News KENSINGTON FIRE DISTRICT T0 MEET To Hear Application for Abate- ment of Taxes CHAIRMAN ISSUES CALL Mid-Week Services at Kensington M. E.—Annual This Grange Saturday—Locgl Nine to Meet Bristol Aggregation—Briefs, James B. Ellsworth, chairman of the Kensington fire district, has an- nounced that the district commit- tee will hold a meeting at the office in the Berlin Savings bank build- ing in Kensington, on August 21 and 22, at 8 o'clock to consider applica- tions for the abatement of taxes. This action is special act of 1928, chapter 16, sec- tion 2 which reads as follows: The: committee of said fire district is au- thorized to abate such portion of the taxes laid each year by the dis- trict as the committee shall find inequitable by' reason of the fact that certain portions of the district are not benefited by the expenditure for which the taxes may from time to time be lald, particularly in cases Wwhere water mains have not been extended as to specially benefit property in the district. To Hold Silver Tea The missionary society of the Kensington Congregational —church will hold a silver tea at the house of, Mrs. Henry Hooker on Tuesday, August 21, from 3 to 5 o'clock. The series of silver teas which were sponsored by the ladies last year were ruccessful and a large attend- anco is hoped for al the tea next weel which will be the first of a new scries, Outing Mid-W An almost rek Services apacity crowd was in atte ce last Thursday evening at the mid-y s of the Ken- eington M. An invitation is extended to mem bers of other churches to he presen at the “roll 1 of churches” this evening at 7:30 o'clock. There will be special musje at the services and Rev. L. E. Adkins will be in charge Grange Picnic Plans have been completed by the Berlin Grange for its annual outing and picnic which will be held Satur- day at Rockwell park, Bristol. The members of the organization will spend their time bathing, playing baseball, running races and partici- pating in other sports. Luncheon will also be served. Meets Bristol Anaouncement was made this morning by the management of the All-Kensington baseball team that arrangements have been completed for a game to be played with the Bristol Endees this Sunday. The game will be staged at Muzzy field in Bristol. On uccount of the withdrawal of the Taftville team from the Con- necticut state league it was neces- sary to revise the schedule. Bristol and Kensington have met a number of times this season with honors about even. All the batiles have been closely contested and the fans are sure of a rare attraction Sunday when the two rivals meet, West will be on the mound for the locals with Huband on the re ving end. Bristol ha not announced its battery as vel, Siver Tea Tomorrow The Ludies’ Aid soclety of the Kensington M._E. church will hold a silver tea tomorrow afternoon at the taken under the | ! Reverse on spring cushions, all web | construction, August sale price $159.00 Extraordinary Value ! 5 PIECE ALIKE FOR YOUR LIVING ROOM Choose one or all, handsome pieces. Very attractive wood frame, Davenport, Coxwell Chair, high back Chair, Wing or Club Chair, mohair with reverse on cushions. Davenport $125.00 Choiee of Chairs 5.00 home of Mrs, O. C. Edgerl 30l are evpected to march. The local o'clock Al the ladies of the parish |corps will occupy & prominent par are cordially invited to attend. [in Commiss Suicide John R. Webb, 30 years old, sules- man for the Silver Lane Pickle com- pany, dicd from gas poisoning at his [home at 11 Gold ctreet, East Hurl- tord, early Wednesday evening. His |body was found at 11:10 otviock | Wednesday evening by his brother- lin-law. Mr., Webb was well known in Ker isington and 1s survived by his wi and one child. His wife was « resi- dent of Kensington up until the time of her marriage. No reason for the wuicide can be asslgncd by friends. He has been in | at that resort, g00d hcalth and lett no notes. His| A large group of local > and on were away. His broth- | spent the day at Pipesdale yester er-in-law missed him during the eve- | day, Thos |ning and upon Investigating, found | Mrs. R, B. Stevenson and family him dead in bed with the gas flow- | Mrs, Arthur Lawrence and tfamily |ing from a light jet. Medical Exam- | Mrs Archer Walsh and. Mrs, incr H. J. Onderdonk pronounced | Bourgeots, {death duc to sulcide by gas poison- | Ars. Victor ing. Mr. Webb had been dead about six hours before his body was found, |according to the examiner. Fined In Court Mrs. Mary Gagliattl, 36, | ington avenue, Kensington, was fined $i5 and costs dn the New Britain police court this morning for the alleged theft of wearing apparel from Davidson & Leventhal's store yesterday. She pleaded guilty, According to the police she had | been caught by employes of the store in an attempt to walk out with two | dresses valued at a total of §10. She was held at the store while the po- Ince were notificd and Captain | | George Kelly sent Policeman Bloom.- | quist down to arrest her, after | Which she was charged with theft. PRACTICE THIS F ING | | The Triangles baseball team will | | practice this evening at the Percival | |avenue grounds. All players are | asked to be present without fail. Sat- {urday the Iggals will meet a strong | tcam from Waterbury at Kensington. | | East Lerlin items | The Hartford County Y tenmy ity hall Saturday shortly after 1 o'clock and must be €quipped. this cvening at 7:30 o'clock {ners and all, is expected to attend, | The corps on Saturday will presen {the largest number that has marched, > Misses Eunice, Betty Benson the voung people making the trip by motor. of Farm- | To the members of the Kensington Fire Distriet: You arc hereby notified that the Time, of 1923, Chapter 16, section section is as follows: The committee of said fi dis: find inequitable by reason of trict are not benefited | penditure for which the taxes may larly in |cially benefit property in trict.” the day of August, * (Signed) JAMES B. ELLSWORTH, | Chairman District. 1928, | tournament will be conducted at | mencing Saturday afternoon, August | 25 and continue through the follow- g week with the final matches to ‘X'?nlnes for the event have heen re |ceived from New Britain, East B |1in, Kensington, Plainville, South- o B FOR BEST RESULTS | be permitted to enter either one nr}‘ | two men in singles competition and | 2 | m in the doubles tournament. | SCALP SPECIALISTS SAY Entries must be filed immediately so | BANISH GRAY the park department of New | may have the schedule by Kramer, Jr.. will have charge of the | APPLY VYOURSELF—NO ONE KNOWS |local entries in the tournament. Suit- | 9 ble trophies will be awarded to the LEA’S HAIR Tomc 5 RESTORES HAIR TO COLOR OF YOUTH Mr. and Mrs, ¥. Turner have returned from a GO0 mile automo- Lile tour by way of Niaguara Falls to | 11 states on their itinerary. No mis- | haps were incurred throughout the entire trip. |the Methodist hospital in Brooklyn, IN. Y., after a three weeks' vacation | spent at hgr home here. She will that institution next March. The first m ing of the East Ber- 1lin Panthers to form plans for the at Athletic hall Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Candidates for the lca'm are eligible from any part of the % | LOME FROM been made that athletes (rmnlhml- | LONDON -+ sington, Berlin and East Berlin a tend as the teum will be composed | IN TWE town uffords. The organization is in a stable financial condition to begin operations and a team will be put in town. Royal Holmes will be in charge of the meceting Monday eve- ning. corps has been invited by the Amer- ican Legion post of Middletown to varticipate in the street parade Sat- | Walnut Hill park, New Britain, com- be played Saturday, September !ington and Simsbury. Each team will | ene te winning team ALL DRUG STORES $1.0 A BOTTLE Arkansas and to Texas, traversing | Miss Eunice Pratt has returned to | complete her course of training in | coming football season will be held | 1S SAILING fown of Berlin and the request has of the very best plavers that the | MEAN TANE the field that will be a credit to the & The East Berlin Fire and Drum urday afternoon. More than 5000 the parade particularly because of the youth and ability of the play- ers, The boys will meet at Commun- | 2| completely | A rehearsal will be held and | | every member of the corps, begin- ever |lowing Ralph Gamble will be in people Mary | notifying Jumes J. G entertained | her piano pupils at the beach today, | Frank Grabowski was not s |district committee will hold a meet- | ¥g at officc, bank bldg., in Kensing- |ton, Connecticut, on August 21 ani 1928, at 8 p. m. Daylight Saving to consider applications for |abatement of taxes under special act . This trict is authorized to abate such por- [tion of the taxes lald each year by |the district as the committee shail the {fact that certain portions of the dis- by the ex- ¥ |from time to time be laid, particu- cases where water mains have not been extended as to spe- dis- Dated at Berlin, Conn., this 15th of the Kensington Fire D CLASSIFTED ADS | A Lse ‘NoaDER. 'REUNION ATTRACTS MANY OLD PUPILS Several Former Teachers Com- ing From ALl Over State MAKES SCENE IN COURT Causes Disturbance - Father Fined for Soa's Thefts— New Pupils Must Be Vaccinated— Two Out-of-Town Deaths, Prisoner Many former pupils and teachers of the Plainville schools, now resid- ing in all parts of Connecticut and nearby states, will Le present Satur- day at the annual reunion of the Graded School Alumni association, according to their replies to invita- tions sent out by the committee in charge. Among them will be Nellie Thompson Norton, who taught here 50 years ago. She now resides in Plantsville. Other former instructors include Miss Olive Ryder of Wal- lingford and Mary Fenn Stephenson jof this town. Principal 0. L. Judd of the Broad street school also plans to return from his vacation for the event. Charles L. Ames of Hart- ford, princlpal of the Brown school of that city and a member of the state board of education will be another honored guest. He was for- merly & pincipal in this town. Mcn and women who were once boys and girls in the local schools and who will renew acquaintances Saturday include Mrs. Elsie Kalish Rockefeller of New Haven, Frank R. Cramer of Torrington, Mrs Officer Hills of Waterbury, John Officer of Forestville, H. A. .. Wood- cock and wife f New Bedford. Mass,, Lottie Cook Swmith of New Haven, Lillian Thomas Linsley of West Haven, M et McClellan of West Haven, Mrs. Jenuie Johnson and daughter, Adella of Rridgzeport, Jane Hamlin of New Dritain, Jennje Parker Tray of Hartford, May Man- chester Gates of Longmeadow, Mass.,, Alice O'Hara Carlson of Wil- t |Ungford, and Pearl F bie Smith of Somers, the founder and honorary president of the association. The affair will take place at the high school. lLuncheon will served at 1 o'clock in the gym- nasium. The husiness meeting will be hcid at 1 o'clock, and at 2:30 o'clock Governor Trumbull will ar- . [rive by airplane, accompanied by t two other pllots and y Fol- an - aerial demonstration, | there will be a program in the audi- torium. Motion pictures of Lind- o8, | Bovernor will speak on aviation, An auto properly marked will meet the noon trains at the railroad station to convey late arrlvals to the - |school. Transportation will also be are unable to reach the school other- wise. This may be obtained by aham or Mrs. Charles R. lark. Makis Disturbance In Court p (with the way his easc was proc {Inz in court last night, so he Legan |10 show his displeasure hy | disturbance. Cons difticulty was met with in quieting him, but Constable I, W. Furrey finally suh- | dued Grabowski, and the row avail- ed the prisoner nothing, for he was fined $25 and costs on charges of breach of the peace and assault. Grabowsk! had been arrested on complaint of a neighbor, Walter Miller, over the boundary between thejr properties, and when Grabowski tore down the division fence and Miller |attempted to prevent resulted. Justice 1. 8. Mills was on the | bench and Grand Juror William J. Foran prosecute Must Be V nated Warning was issued today that all | children eatering school for the first time this fall must have been va inated before they can end the classes. Children who have been vac- inated within the past five years need no further inoculation, but par- ents of other new pupils are advised by Health Officer Dr. George F. Cook and Superintendent of Schools Goring Out of Business STOCK and FIXTURES Must Be Sold Regardless of Cost., Take Advantage of the ] Extremely Low Prices. ||MEN'S WEAR SHOP || West Main St. * Plainville Next to Strand Theater n AMEEK'S ~6EE' T 7] TING be | The two had heen disputing | him, a fight | Leen 8. Staples to have their chil- dren vaccinated as soon as possible. Early treatment will allew the sore- ness to wear out of the children's arms befere school starts. The school department will es- tablish a precedent this fall by in- sisting upon rigid adherence to the vaceination law, which has not been enforced yntil within the past year. All children who cannot show ph sicians’ certificates must be vaccin- ated, the authorities state, Fined For Son's Thefts John Dazyewicki was fined $7 and costy Jast night for thefts committed by his 13-year-old son when the prosecution showed that the parents had made the boy steal. No charge was pressed against the youngster, byt Grand Juror Charles F. Conlon, whe presecuted, was severe in his denynciation of the father, Thomas and George Lippia, own- ers of a vegetable garden on Farm- ington avenue, testified that the boy had stolen a large quantity of their products, carting them off in a wheelbarrow. Dzyewicki, who _re- cently moved to Plainville, denied having instigated the thefts, but Prosecutor Conlon said it was absurd | to suppose the boy could bring home wheelbarrowsful of vegetables with- | {out the father's knowing where they | |came from. Justice L. 3. Mills found | the man guilty of theft. | Legion to March | Members of Brock-Barnes post. | American Legion, will assemble at |their rooms Saturday afternoon at 1 | o'clock to go to Middletown, where | they participate in the parade in connection with the stute Legion convention. Thcse who have auto- | mobiles are requested by the post | {ofticials to bring them. Because | Plainville is so near Middietown, it is hoped that a large showing can be made by the local pogt. The seout troop will march with it Dies In Norwich | Word has been received of the ldeath of Mrs. G. A. Frink, which oc- I curred at her home in Norwich. Had Ishe lived until Saturday she would 'have been 80 years old. Mrs. Irink lis the mother of Mrs. Charles {Arnold of East strect and used to |visit here quite frequently. Mrs, Mand | Arnold has been in Norwich for sev- | | eral months in ordcr to care for her | mother. ¥incd For Specding | George Russell of Bristol, arrested a week ago for speeding on Wes: Main street, was fined $10 and costs by Justice L. The justice 1emitted $5. Grand {Juror Charles F. Conlon prosecuted. | Funeral of Mrs. Holden | The funeral of Mrs. Zetta Holden, {wife of Fred H. Hol was held yesterday afternoon at Iunk' al parlor in Bristol. Rev. A. D. | Kendrick. . 10, pastor of the Bap- {tist church, officiated. - Mrs, C. H. | Plumb and Mrs, Hannah Guite sang “Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Mc” and | Beautiful City.” Burial was in Wes cemetery, Bristol. i Visiting in Maine | Migs Jean Trumbull, daughter of |Governor and Mrs. John H. Trum- !bull. has been visiting Miss Alice Barker, a classmate, in Augusta, |Me. Poth girls left today for the !"Trumbull camp at Mooschead lake, and | bergl's flights will be shown aud the | Where they will spend several days. Rhoda Fratt motored to Lake Poco- topaug yesterday spending the day | Dies in Hospital ! Mrs. Mary McGovern of Hamlin !strect has received word of the !death of her brother, | Sweeney, which occurred Tuesday at K0ing for the duy were | furnished people living in town whe [the base hospital in Poughkeepste, | |N. Y. He was a veteran Spunish-American war. Legion Carnival The annual carnival of Brock- | Barnes post. American Legion, will be held on the Legion lot during the | week from August 25 to September |1, There will be special attractions each night. | wm Enter T The Plainville to enter men in the tennis tourna- | ment of the Hartford County “Y” to be held in New Britain beginning |August 25. Each organization will lenter a doubles team and one or two singles players. Plainville has | some good men and hopes to make a creditable showing. Prayer Meeting The regular prayer meeting will be held at the Baptist church this cvening at 7:45 o'clock. The meet- ing will he in charge of the pastor. Baseball Tonight? The Businessmen were hoping to- | day that they would be able to play |off some of their two postponed games with the Peck Spring® nine |tonight, hut up to noon no an- nouncement as to whether the game {had been definitely arranged had | been made. | e rr———— of the s Tourney INVILLE» TONIGHT RAMON NOVARRO in “Across To Singapore” Thrilling Romance of the Sea CHARLEY CHASE “THE F <*PL. in MILY GROUP” FRIDAY GEORGE O’BRIEN in “HONOR BOU Mills Tuesday night. | funer- | FISK RUBBER HAS | GIGANTICLOSSES More Than Four Million on' Red Ink Side 3 | New York, Aug 16 (P—Net loss | of 34,983,134 after dcpreciation and | interest charges, is reported by the | Visk Rubber company and subsidiar- | ies for the first half of 1928, For the eight months ended Junc 30, | 1927, met profit of $1,717,307 was | reported. | Gross sales for the half year werc $30.989,846. The net loss included writing down of crude rubber inven- | tories and crude rubber in finished | 80ods and work in process to market | as of June 30, | ‘The company also established out | of profit and loss surplus. a reserve | of $3,500,000 to absorb in full the anticipated loss from participation n the American rubber buyving group, und to cover write-down 1o market June 30, 1925, of crude rub- ber commitments, excepting deliver- ies in 1923 and Current sets were including cash of $2,690.456 againgt current liabil- itles of $9.447.689, making a net quick assets of $24.596,306. as- | American Machine & Foundry 0. for the Al 80Ul site o Le determined upon Oak street, New Britain w reports net profit of $633 first half of 1925, including its pro- portionate interest in Internations ar Machinery Co., # iis commeon against $3.6 year ago on a smal { common outstandi a share a| | Textite Operat ederation Hold Today's Mceting Doors, Behind Closed Boston, Aug. 16 (1) | ghort session of the 13th ann feonvention of the American Federa- tion of Textile Operotives was con- ducted behind closed doors and, | cordinfg to President James Tansey. | | was devoted merely 1o |of routine busincss of | tion, After annual repe | presented, the president several committees. | that these committ {m separate confel !noon for a aiscuss problems being considered by the federation. The committee’s reports will be presented at 1010rrow's ses- | sions, About 40 delegates. representing several thousand textile operatives, {mostly in New England, are attend- ing the convention. 1 discussion the organiza- ris had It was stated es would meet nees this after on of various ' BEIRES IS IN SPAIN Noted Portuguese Aviat Takes William | Refuge Across Berder Because of Political Row, Lisbon, Aug Sarmiento Beires, 16, —R— Major noted trans-South P Atlantic tlier. has taken refuge in | Spain as a result of the failure of | | the recent revolt in Lisbon. After the | unsuccessful revolt he escaped in his plane to the Portuguese fronticr, left |it there and crossed to Spain in a | motor car. He had signed the revo- |y involved. | | " Major Betres, with Captain Castillo, e the Janeiro flight two ago. By a | government decrec he has been re- {moved from his post in the I'ortu- ! guese army. | BROKERS SUSI | New York, Aug. Ketcham and members of the New | Market today were | regular members for six months on charges of “conduct inconsistent | with just and equitable principles [of trade. Old Sores and | Ulcers Can Be Healed! Tetter,” wother Napp: s praise onard | . Cerf, York Curb suspended as D. or i Wonder th I Keep el ik tried cent Peterse 3 boxes healed by leg A i y leg o painful 1 to put | ¥ two hours. night | stopped " the pain at on | Richards, Lake Linden, | Bestdes running | ulcers, Peterson's | good for piles, s feet, prickly he Dourns, bruises, | atiments [ tell you | and day. It Mrs, Mark Mi and old Ointme ema. teliin sunburn, Al drugglst nerous hox 35 Ca SESSION IS CLOSED - I been developed nearby WANT ATHLETI FIELD ON ING T. {7 Acres in Tract—Recom- mend Supervision of Bathers ——— DOG DEFIES ~ POLICEMEN ninc Takes Possession of Auto amnd Holds It—New Britain - Boy Hurt At Playground—Items of Interest. Recommendations that the old city duniping grounds on King steet be used as a municipal athletic field, Will be presented to the city council the playground commission. A 1o this cfiect was tuken at the August mecting of the commission cvening, The land in question is one of four pirces of property which the city has advertised for sale to raise funds With which to erect a new City hall Loty later, tract Phere are 17 and Tomany used as o public acres in the vears it was dumping ground. In talking about the playground conimission’s proposal this morning, one city official stated that in his field would be prohibitive, The plct is very irregular and in some places Swuampy. Betore any work eould be on laying out the proposed ficld it would be necessary to move a iot of 0ld rubbish to the lower sections 1l then cover it with dirt, everal new real estate treets have within the past few years by local realtors and poses. Tefinite action on the part of the at its nest meeting, Propose Girls' Ball Team The formation of one or more &irls' baseball teams was proposed st night. It was his idea that it sufficicnt talent was available for several teams, a league might b formed. Patronize Pl The report of M that all of the playgrounds are well attended, an average of 1200 chil- dren reporting to the various Buper- visors cach week, A drinking fountain has been in- stalled at the Forestville playground, the water department doing | work at cost and making no charge {for the water used, Recommends Superyision Supervision at both Malone 1 and Birge's Pond, two favorite ming holes of youngsters, was re ommended to the commission by Mr. Penny. Hundreds of children and m wults gather at both places pleasant day and for that rea Mr. Penny believed that any involved would be war- It is probable that nothing however, will be done this rounds Penny indicated eve son, expe ranted. deiinite, year. It has also bathhouses one formal been suggested be erected at Like and Birge's Pond, but ction will not be taken un- that group expects lutionary manifesto and was deep- Ul nest spring. Another Playground P G. ~sible tarl Lourie, superintendent of Lishon-Rio | the city water department, appeared [the junction of before the playground commission last evening and recommended ihat L playground be established at the Maple End corner on North street, iAction on this request was also de- | ferred until next year. Mr. Penny recommerued the re- moval of the East Bristol playground 1o the baseball field on Lake avenue, ‘This will probably b done next stmmer. Complain of Noise Several at night at the vground were investigated. It found that older persons were sponsible for the condition and the | matter was referred to the police de- | partment for the necessary attention. | nk Mervill, who presided in the sence from the city of Mayor W. Raymond Crumb, stated that the flagpole on Ikoot’s Island had been 1cguilded and a flag donated by the | American 1 ¢ May Employ General Worker. Director Penny recommended that next year a man be employed to ‘ep the various playgrounds clean. of by the various supervisors. Dog Guards Car ¥or approximately a quarter of an | hour Wedr the police car was out of commisslon, not because of a bulldog took it upon himself to guard it so zealously that he would [not permit anyone to enter. The dog’s presence under the car was first noticed by Detective Ser- geant Danicl McGillicuddy, who had ing the noon hour. He was about to both | complaints regarding the | Forestville enter thy cay when the bylideg bgvad its tecth and emitted & govies of growls. Ag the officer was ubaut to step onto the rynning bewrd. the animal approached se menscivgly, that discretion was deemed the bet. lter part of valor and the sergeunt | withdrew. Foreman Lumtel 1300 van of the pyblic works departinent, sceing McGillicyddy's predicament, came to his assistance with a truck, |which waa driven alongwde the po- lice car and in that manner, the po. |tice officer succeeded in gotting 4 |side the automobile and closing the |door. | With the intention of playing |8uard to some car, the dog, follow- /ing the departure of the detective |sergeant. crawled ynder the next car |in the parking space, whieh, It was |ascertained later, did beleng to his |master. As both cars were of the (same make the dog had mistakenly !guarded the wrong car for scversl hours. It was later found that the !animal belonged to Judge Joseph M. Donovan, who has an office cluse to {the city hall. Funeral of Georze O'Brien The body of George O'Brien. who died Wednesday morning at the home of David M. Bryee, 63 Emmett street, was sent this morning to Crown Point, N. Y. Burlal in the Catholic cemetery of that city toek place this afternoon. Park Board Meeting A meeting of the board of park commissioners will be held at § o'clock Friday evening in city hall. Boy Injured at Playgrounds Cosmo Wojack, aged 12, of 162 painfyl. ly injured at the Rockwell Park playgrounds lute Wednesday after. noon when he fell from a swing. His right arm was caught in one of the iron swing supports and badly eut between the elbow and the armpit. r amount of |OPinion. the vxpense of making over | He was taken to the bathhouse st {the land in question into an athletic the Rockwell Park lagoon and & | tourniquet was applied by Life guard Grattan O'Connell to stop the | flow of blood. He was then taken to the Bristol hospital for treatment. | The youngster, who went to the park a mpanied by his parents, | Was amusing himeelf in one of the | numerous park swings. When the | swing rcached its highest arc, the either slipped or lost his balance and - Today's | it Was thought possible that the city Was hurtled through the air against al | tract might be used for similar pur- | the iron supports. | His iniury, while painful, was net considered serious by hospital ac. 0ty council will probably be taken “uthorities, Stockingless Girls Rolled stockings may get the call in other cities, but the young lad®es of Bristol have advanced a step fur- been by Playground Director Carl M. Pen. | ther and a number now appear on appointed 1Y to the playground commissioners | the streets daily with no stockings at all. Enjoying a half holiday due to |stores closing Wednesduy noon, a number of girl clerks journeyed to Compounce to escape the heat. Sev. eral of these were without stockings, 4 fact which was commented on fre. quently but which caused no em. barrassment to the girls. Time was 20 years ago when the ladies envied the men because the latter were able to dreas themselves {in such a manner as to keep cool. Now times have changed, Case Nolled { A charge of intoxication against Philip Mucei was nolled this morne ing by Assistant Prosecuting Attor- ey Robert J. ack on payment of costs. Mucei was arrested last night n James street by Officers Edgar | Norton and John Cerves following a |telephone complaint to headquar- | ters. | Sigus Destroyed Police officials were requested this morning by the public works depart- {ment to investigate the destruction | of the caution signs placed this week on the Memorial boulevard. These | signs, which are of heavy rubber | composition, were in a steel base on |the boulevard pavement and were a | warning to motorists to pass to the right of the Soldiers’ memorial at the boulevard and | Mellen street. Three of the signs, |one on Mellen street and two on the boulevard were cut off near the base ‘a"d carried away, the police believe | by young men. Serzeant Henry Jeglinski was as- sfened to the case by Chief Ernast | T. Belden and is running down gev- eral clues which, it {s believed, will lead to the arrest of the parties re- sponsible. Theft of Car Clarence E. Carlson of 39 Chap- | man street. New Britain who is mov- |ing his household effects to this city |today, reported to the police this noon that a seven passerger Chand- |ler sedan bearing Connecticut regis- tration plates 96-380, was stolen this |morning from its parking place on Wallace strect. Mr. Carlson is an |employe of the Wallace Barnes Co. |Police of neighboring cities have |been notified of the theft. Two sets of boxing gloves and a° |black leather handbag, the property of Tony Laviero local amateur bexer were stolen from the dressing room 2 This work is now being taken care |at Muzzi field last evening, a tc that effect having been made to | police headquarters this afternoon. {Laviero was one of the boxers ap- {pearing on the amateur card staged last evening by Company L., C. N. G. vintment fany defect, but for the reason that |Detective Sergeant Daniel McGilli- |cuddy is conducting the investiga- tion. | Tt has been estimated that when {a man shaves, his razor travels |across his face at nearly 30 miles an will |occasion to use the automobile dur. |hour snd he may ecut through 25,000 | hairs. What’s This? IS WAY HOME ANOW—1 WAS JUST UWOPING TUAT UE BRINGS ME | SOMETUING DO YoL REALLY TUINK IT'S 60ING TO OUR MOUSE SURE'T\WOULDAT BE SURDRISED- MAYBE | 1T \NAS GASIER TO \NITU SOMETUING FROM FRECK\EST Do Y?ZJ REALLY