New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1928, Page 2

‘B. C. PORTER SONS OPENING - LARGE ADDITION TO STORE ‘New Building Will Double Floor Space, Giving a Larger Display Area For Big Plant. Today witnesses the formal open- ing of an addition to the B. C. Porter Sons store on Main street which will add about 60,000 square feet to the already large building and to which the public is invited. It is a far cry from the smail} store which Abijah Flagg ope.ed in 1839 to the big plant which B. C. * Porter Sons arc opening for public inspection tomorrow, and vet its history and growth is analogous with that of the history and growth ‘of the city. Bryan C. Forter. an expert ca inet maker from Thomaston, Con- necticut, purchased the small busi- ness in 1869. Mr. Porter's persol ,ity, and honest business princi soon won him a host of loyal friends, and lie served the growing community in such a fashion that Le rapidly forged ahead. The original small store, which stood where the new “Leonard .Building” now stands, soon became “too small for the steadily growing business, and additional warchouses . and display space was rented in adjoining premises. This, however, was only temporary relief 1885 Mr. Porter built a fine brick Llock opposite Central Park. This building had five floors and a bas: ment, two elevators, and was formally opened by the Grand Arm -fair early in 1586, During the past forty-two years this building has been added to and altered from time to Mme to care for the ever in- creasing volume of trade. At B. C. Porter's death in 1891 his two sons, Frank J. Porter and Cugene J. Porter formed a partner- #hip under the name of B. C. Porter Sons. The third generation is now represented by Maxwell Porter who became a partner hruary Ist of this year. The new bullding has been un- der construction since the first of the year and just doubles previous floor arca. Among some of the features in the bullding are the two antomatic electric elevators of the most mod- ern type, complete automatic aprinkler system with an Fe oil burners. Simplicity and conservatism the keynote of this new stor Colonlal affecis in decorations ha been emptoyed throughout the <n- tire building in the wood work 1 trim, All windows on every sales floor are draped with natural color mohair casement cloth. The older ideas of displaying furniture nd rugs in imitation room settings have been discarded and the newer methods of having “wide open spaces,” following the precedent of | Chicago | em- | the Grand Furniture ployed, This allows the purchaser a maximum of freedom to view an article from all angles and judge its value in relgtion to other article Everything has been done to ma it pleasant and easy for customer The new &store has 60,000 squa feet of floor space largely given over to the display of furniture and rugs. The six story warehouso which was built in conjunction with and connects the main building has an added area of 9,000 square feet of floora. A large portion of the basement has been finished off as linoleum display room, and fts light waty und powerful lights give a most pleasing affect, On the main floor dining room furniture and many handsome Colonial reproductions and fine odd pieces. The main and private offices are located at the rear of this first floor. The second floor has been carpe! Rapids and Expositions, are are shown od and is used for displaying living- | room and bedroom furniture. One half of the third floor, space 50 feet by 100 feet has been reserved for rugs and draperies. The | other halt of the third floor is d voted to reed and fibre furniture, children's furniture and carriages and the bedding department. On the fourth floor is displayed kitchen furniture, together with breakfast sets, unpainted furniture and refrigerators. The office furniture departrgent is also on the fourth floor and has been doubled in size. The five work rooms where 1.p- holstering, cabinet work and fin- ishing is done are at the rear of the fourth floor. This fifth floor is used for stor- age but is so arranged that it can easily be made into an attractive sales floor if necessary The work on this new $100.000 addition was done entirely by New Britain concerns. Perry & Bishop were the arcli- tects, The Carlson & Torrell Com- pany were the general confractors. The steel work was done by Berlin Construction Company, h ing by Parker & O'Connor, pl ing by Ericson & Johnson, clectrical work by Spring & Buckley and dec- orating by Morgan, Kingsley and Thompson. The owners of Porters are men of prominence in business and civie affairs of the city and many of cwployes such as C. B Andrew 0 has been with the firm for over forty vears, and E. R. Ram- mage head bookkecper are well known throughout Britain The oldsst employes in term of service is Andrew Hayden of Pros- pect street who started with the concern nearly fifty years ago The younger men such as Frank Hart, Irving Ellis and Merton Kir- by are experts in their lines and are keenly alive to present day home furnishing methods The public is cordially inspect the new store be on display the very newest de- signs in furniture and rugs from the leading manufacturers of the countr invited to There will The Herald's ¢! a4 Ad tele- phone number is the best known New Britain. s |not be answered. All letters are con- the | outside | water curtain, a heating plant with | al | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1928, A. William M. Thackeray. Q. Who wrote the following verse: “Be good sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not them all day long; And s0 make life, death, and that vast forever One grand sweet song.” A. It is from Charles Kingsley's Farewell to G. E. G.” Q. Is it true that Sir Walter Raleigh kissed the blade of the axe with which he was to be beheaded Just before his execution? A. The story is that it was a bitter morning on the day of his vxecution and the sheriff proposed that he should descend from the scaffold and warm himself. *“No, good Mr. Sheriff, let us dispatch, dream ! for within this quarter of an hour | QUERTIONE ANSWERED You cdn get an answer to any| questiop of fact or Information by writing to the Questic= Editor. New | Britain Herald, Washington Burean 1322 New York avenue. Washington D. C., encicing two cents in stamps for reply Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can es- | tended research be undertaken. AN/ ‘other questionr will receive a per- {sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- fidential.—Tditor., Q. What were some of the chief | causes of the Russian revolution in | | 1917 A, The corrupt and tyrannical exercise of power of the Czar; the | growing democratic demand of the Russian people which awakened | national consciousness due to the granting of a constitution in 1906; and the failure of the Czar to r spond to such demands. The| terrible suffering caused by the war and the virtual breakdown of the Russian services of supply to the jarmy at the froat, as well as the | inadequate arming of the troops and | the enormous losses of life were| {largely contributing causes. The | revolutionary cry was: “Bread, | , Peace; The Land™. 3 Q. What ships are in the battle fleet of the Pacific of the United States navy and where would one | address a letter to a man on one of these ships A. The battle fieet of the Pacific is composed of the Arizona, Cali- fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico. Pennsyl- vania, Tennessee, and West Vir- ginia. A letter to a man aboard | one of these ships should be ad- dressed care of the Postmaster, San Pedro, California. | @ | which “red Thompson wil lappear? “Kit Carson". Is there any difference be- 8" and “salary”? Wages are usually defined as yment for service rendered, es- | pecially the pay of artisans or la- | borers receiving a fixed sum per day, |week or month. A salary is a ! periodical allowance made as com- | pensation to a person for his officlal or professional services or for his | regular work. The terms may be used synonymously, however. Q. Is there any fine for drawing 'k of less than one heard that this is case. A, There is no law against the | making or drawifig or cashing of a | check for an amount less than one dollar. An Act of Congress of | March 4, 1909 provides for the im- | position of a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not more |than six months, or both, for the offense of issuing notes less than | one dollar. But according to al | memorandum of the United States | | Department of Justice, this law does |not and never did apply to ordi- | nary bank checks. In the depart- ment memorandum the point is em- | phasized that a bank check is not |intended to circulate as money, or to be received or used in lleu of | lawful money, but is merely an | order for the payment of money. | Q. What is an ocelot A. An animal belonging to the | cat family. Its habitat is Texas to | Patagonia. The color is yellowish or reddish-gray, nearly white un- { derneath, thickly marked with elon- | gated black-edged spots and blotches. It 1s also known as leopard cat and panther cat. Q. Who wrote “The Cane-Bot- tomed Chair” | souvenir my ague will come upon me, and it T be not dead before that, my cnemies will say I quake for fear.” Sir Walter Raleigh took the axe in his hand. kissed the blade, and said to the sheriff: “Tis a sharp medi- cine, but a sound cure for all diseases™. Q. What was the real name of the heroine of Longfellow’s “Court- ship of Myles Standish?" A. Priscilla Hullelv. She be- came the wife of John Alden. Q. Why is the tomb of a presi- dent of the United States guarded? A. Partly in way of tribute but primarily to prevent desecration by seekers. ‘Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon is guarded at all times. Q. Are world war veterans ex- empt from the payment of the federal income tax A. No. Q. Haa there ever been a presi- dent of the United States who was born in California? A. No. Q. Is the loganberry a cross breed of berry? A The loganberry, originated by Judge J. H. Logan of Santa Cruz, California, is the result of a cross between the aughenbaugh, a variety of Rubus vitifollus, (the wild blackberry of California) and a red raspberry, probably the red Antwerp. It was a chance hybrid developed from acen in 1881, Q. What is the address of the American Soclety for the Control of Cancer? A. 25 West ¢3d street, New York | City. Press Thinks Door Is Open for Other Plans Faris, Sept. 29 P—A majority of What Is the next picture in|the morning newspapers today view- ed the American note on the Anglo- French naval accord as polite and | feft | the door open to other plans. The widely read Petit Parisien and the firm refusal, which, however, cqually widely read Journal both held this opinion. The Journal was optimistic pointing out that the Kel- logg-Briand pact renouncing war had exactly similar beginnings, Pertinax in L'Echo de Paris called attention to the fact that in publish- ing the note both the British foreign oftice and Qual D'Orsay abstained trom divulging the text of the Ang- lo-French accord. He remarked that obstinacy which provided ammuni- tion for a pernicious press campal was fnexplicable. | HERB HOOVER AND AL SMITH Here 18 & compllation of facts on the lives, accomplishments, personal ties, work and play of the two men didates. Our Washington Bureau hi everything anyone may want to know —one of whom will occupy the Presi material {8 authoritative and the bulletin will bo of use to every voter in the United Btates. Fill out the coupon below and seend for it: r - . CUIF COUMON HERE TIAL ELECTION EDITOR. Washington Burcau, the Herald w York Avenue, enclose Lierewith five cents in loose, uncancel and handiing co or coin, to cover post STREET AND NUMBER EDDIE S1MS,( MCAVIRE 18 “AFTER" EDDIE) WAS &IVEN THE BALL JUST AS MCGUIRE APPEARED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE FENCGE. | EDDIE MAPE THE LoNGEST ARUN oF THE SEASoN ¢ARRYING THE BALL 1'700 YARDS ALl THE WAY UP INTo HIS BEDRooM. | P Fontane Pox. 1928. The Ben Syndicate. Tne) | The club was organized January 23 | with the original 50 members Washington, D. C. FIVE GENTS WEEKLY " BUILDS AID FIND Nickel-a-Week Club Hopes to Grow From Humble Start Unique among the various organ- izations in New Britain which are doing work under the surface to bring comfort and aid in worthy cases is the Nickel-A-Week club which has jusf nominated officers for itg second year. The Nickel-A-Week club is the project conceived and developed by Willlam C. Hotchkiss of 242 X.ain street. Mr. Hotch! who will be 7 years of agcton is next birthday | anniversary, was the founder and tirst president. The object of the organization is to help needy and worthy cases of the type which do not ordinarily come to the attention of the regu- WILLIAM C. HOTCHKISS larly organized agencies. He inter- csted a group of 50 men who pledged themselves to contribute five cents weekly (a nickel a weeck) to create a fund for this purpose. and has grown to a membership of 100. It is Mr. Hotchkiss' hope to reach| 500 by spring. | 100 Members Paying Dues ‘When the organization was form- ed it was the causc of some mild | amusement on the part of many who heard of it. No one questioned the honesty of its purpose, but its practibility was questioned and the possibility of its overlapping other | agencies was pointed out. Iiow, with the club approaching its first anniversary, it is reported there has been no overlapping, that 100 mem- bers are paying their five cents weekly and that several cases have been helped, which would otherwise have been overlacked. The cases to be helped are not those from whom direct application might come but those of whom some member has personal knowledge. before the nation as Presidential ca endeavored to answer in this bulletin about these two most interesting men dential Cha'r after mext March 4. The They are reported:to a committee consisting of Rev. William H Alder- son, Dr. Frank 4wick and W. A. McDaniel for investigation and ac- tion is based on the report of this committée. A case which was reported re- cently was found by the committee to be that of professional help scekers, regeiving® aid from the Welfare association, the city charity department and anywhere else they could obtain it. The committee re- jected the case as one not within the province of the club. At a meeting to be held in No- vember the club will vote on the following nominees for office dar- ing the year 1929: President and treasurer, William C. Hotchkiss. vice president, George V. Hamii: secretary, Francis Kelton; rellef committee, Rev. W. H. Alderson, Dr. Frank Zwick and Walter A. Mc- Daniels; entertainment committee, Robert Van Tine, Elmer Nodine, Francis Kelton and Peter *: No Silver Spoon for “Bill” Mr., Hotchkiss, who will be 75 years old next month, and whose recovery last winter at the age of T4 from an attack of pnuemonia surprised his friends, was born on a New England farm, at Sancsis- fleld, Mass., just across the line from Connecticut. He says his early life was as hard as the rocks on his father's farm and his future looked as barren as the fields on a De- cember morning. He spent his childhood days in Colebrook wherc he “graduated” from the “‘rock schoolhouse.” When he reached the advanced age of 11 years he went to work on a farm. “They hired me for $4 a month and they still owe me $4” he says, paying tribute to the thriftiness of that particular farmer. He stayed on this farm until he was 19, when he saw a bigger future in house to house canvassing, emu' t- ing the famous character “Skinny, the tin peddler.”” For 30 years he | sold household articles from door to door. Finally he advanced to the more important position of driving a horse and wagon for a tea com- pany and covering a regular route selling teas, coffee and &pices, with which premiums were given away. The man with whom he was working sent him to New Britain in 1914. “He told me to stay there six weeks, and I'm bere yet” sald Mr. Hotchkiss, who answers to no other name than “Just plain Bill.” Before the six weeks were up, his employer's stock was burned out in a fire and Mr. Hotchkiss purchased the horse and wagon and the route he covered and opened his own busi- ness. He opened a store on Rock- well avenue which he conducted un- til 70 years of age when he sold out, intending to retire. “But a man can't retire when he is as young as 70, he has too many years of usefulness ahead of himn,” said “Plain Bill,"” so today finds him at the age of 75, working cvery day SEDAN Touring $455, Roadster (2-pass.) $435; Roadster (with rumble seat) $5253 Coupe $535; Cabriolet Coupe (with collapsible top) $75; Coach §538 ‘610 in-the plant of Landers, Frary, & Clark, conducting numerous activi- ties In social, fraternal and religious ircles outside. and enjoying it You can’t live tong and be happy and useful by loafing,” he said. "Mr. Hotchkiss is an active mem- ber of the Methodist church, an of- ficer of Phoenix Temple of Honor, a former general of the White: Army and a vice president of Everyman's Bible tlass. 'BRIEN AN EXPERT O IHMIGRATION “Jim” Helps Many Perplexed Families to Solve Problems Probably onc of the most popu. lar men among the foreign-speak- ing people in this city is American- ization Director James E. O'Brien who for years has been taking care of the problems of these people along tmmigration lines. At timce Mr. O'Brien has to surmount a mul- titude of details in an effort to unite members of the family but he )as always cooperated and approached RA BOW, JACK OAKIE ~JAME o Bgamoum PICTURE. & every task with enthusiasm. Next December Mr. O'Brien will observe the eighth anniversary of the date of beginning his work in New Britain. During the eight years he has so thoroughly organizsed the work that annually there is an in. crease in the number of -foreign speaking people who call upon him for ald in thely difficulties. Watches Law Changes Closely He is a student of immigration laws and is posted on every chai e or new law which is put into effect. It is through this knowledge that he has won many a case for the men and women who have sought his service. All of his work is done without expense to the persons in- volved., On one occasion he and a person of forelgn extraction went to Wash- ington where they visited one of the country's foremost attorneys. The case was explained and the lawyer read the solution from a book. He declared he would not take the case for less than $1,000. Mr. O'Brien remembered the section and was able to quote word for wora the opinion in court later and he won the case for the New Britain man. The man wanted to prevent being sent back to Persia and the action was to bring about his being sent to Cuba or Canada where he could easily make his way back to this country. HALL On many occasiens Mr. O'Brien has seen the fulfillment of months | and probably years of work when | he united a wife and husband, & mother and son, or & hushband and father with his wife and children who wore not able to come to this country until the husband had be- jcome a citizen and could support his family. He has been instrumental ia the making of many citisens and at least onc has been a candidate for public office. Most of his work is done through the evening achools which are also under his charge. He encouruges education among the foreign-speak- ing people and he gains their in- terest in this through the organiza- tigh of clubs or other means of amusement. Evening school has its social ride which is attractive to those who might not otherwise attend. A i great many atudents continue to at- tend school after they have fulfilled the requirements which are neces- sary if they are to vote, The foreign-spesking people of New Britain have formed a love for “Jimmy” O'Brisn and they regard him as a friend as well as a coun- selor. Even after they have sur- mounted their difficulties they keep up their friendship and are ever anxious to have him in attendance at their socials. A SCENE FROM.THE THE F’&:rgclu‘ AT THE STRAND BEGINNING SUNDAY alone is mot re- sponsible for the outstanding success of these twe popular cars. The reason is value —a full return for every dollar you spend. In high quality of ma- terials and werkmanship, in riding and driving comfort, in performance that challenges all cars in their ficld for ease of handling, lightning pick-up, sus- tained opecd and surging pawer on hills — there are the sound foundations of Whippet's W Drive & Whippet Four or a Whippet Siz —then con- sidee the price—and you will know why Willys-Over- ip el ELMER AUTO CO. 22 Main St. WORLD'S LOWRST-PRICED SIX] WITH 1-BEARING CRANKSEAPY | Touring 9615, Resdster 96884 Coach ms’i Coupe 9698 Fricw 1o b Tobods, O, amd Shcations oublost o . Tel. 1513