New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1928, Page 33

HOOVER SHELTERED BY DECK AWNINGS (Continued from First Puge.) his addresses, It was understood, and " all of them probubly will be brief. After dinner last night, the presi- dent-elect relaxed and the entire party enjoyed the moving pictures. “Ben Hur” was shown at Hoover's special request. Plans for Hoover's welcome at Corinto, Nicaragua, were taken up and they included a welcome by an official party after the president. clect leaves the dock ut Corinto. The welcoming group will include, according to radio advices, Presi- dent Diaz and President-Elect Mon- cado. Field Day Today was “field day” on board the big flagship of the Pacific fleet— a day the bluejackets like to see be. hind them. Last night they set up the chant of the sailor's work rule: “For six days do all that thou art able, “And on the seventh holy stone the deck and coil cable.” Since time immemorial. *“Holy stoning™ the deck has been the bane of sailors’ existence. With a heavy brick of pumice composition on the end of a stick, 110 men scrub the teakwood decks of the Maryland for three hours. The crew members estimated that 30 inches of deck planking require one hundred move- ments of the arms. There was' amused speculation among the sailors whether Hoover, heing. an efficiency engineer, would favor the use of machines over the historical method. On transatlantic liners, they said, two men use a ma- chine and clean the decks in a day. Discourage Idea The officers disparaged the {dea of discounting this old method. “Davey Jones always did it that way," they say. explaining that the uke of the “holy stone” is good for dizcipline and constitutes healthy outdoor work for the men. The change seemed improbable unless Hoover should institute it. The weather continues clear and calm, as the Maryland heads down the Mexican seahoard, howing *lightly te the long Pacific ground swells. Officials were studying a plan to make possible advance distribution of Hoovers' speeches, but no an- nouncement was made as to the methed decided upon. On his visit to Guayaquil, Ecuador., it was announced that Hoover would take a small vessel 60 miles up the river. Lady Heath Arrives At Bridgeport Field Bridgeport, Nov. 23 () — Lady Mary Heath, British aviatrix, arrived here today by aeroplane, accompan- ied by Miss Virginia Barrington, of the Junior league, and Miss Sally B. Lavery, president of the leaguc. Lady Heath left Curtis field, N. Y. this morning with Milton Haman, piloting. Haman is manager of the Bridgeport atrports, at Lordship. Lady Heath will address a gather- ing at Pligrim hall tonight and Sat- urday she will attend the Harvard- Yale football game at New Haven. She 18 the guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Patterson, while in this city. AR That her son of 17, appearing in court on & charge of trespassing, could nelther read nor write, al- though he had had a compulsory education at an elementary school, was testified by & mother in Maryle- bone, England, recently, —— READ NERALD CLASSIFIED ARs For the Man Who Drives a Car—For the Man Who Needs a Warm, Smart-Looking Coat For All-round Wear. Sale POLICE CONTINUE INQUIRY ON AUTOMOBILE THEFT Sergeants Quizz Two Boys and Plan to Examine Two Others Under Suspiclon, Continuing their inquiry into state- ments made by two boys relative to | taking autoniobiles from the streets |oi the city, Sergeants McAvay and | O'Mara planned today to interview | ut least two other lads who are said to be members of the youthful gang | suspected of tampering with cars [ The first boy taken Into custody is belleved to be mentally slow and the police caught him in numerous misstatements, but they know he was in the state school for boys at Mer- tden twice, and a few years ago he made a practice of stealing purses which women laid on pews in churches about the city. Whether the boys under suspicion actually drove any of the cars out of the cily has not been determined. The police say the first informant admitted having driven one car to Plainville, only to change his story | later. Al of the suspects are said | 10 have stolen keys from cars about | the city, and used them to start other cars. . BERLIN NEWS (Continued from Page Nine) the rally at New Britain this eve- ning. Grange Whist Tonight Another large crowd 18 expected at the public card party to be given, this evening by the Berlin Grange at | its hall on ¥Farmington avenue. The Grange parties have proven very ssful o far. Prizes will be awarded the winners in all the games and refreshments will he served. The general public is cor- dially invited to attend | East Berlin ftems Mrs. Clinton Taylor wae operated upon at the Harttord hospital yester. day for appendicitis. 8ha 15 report- | ed to be resting comfortably today | from her operation. Mrs. Walter Werdelin was pleas- | antly surprised by a number of her friends at her home yesterday the | occasion being her birthday. A so- i cial time was enjoyed after which a | luncheon was served. | The Kife and Drum corps re- hearsal was much beiter attended | last evening, tNere being 18 mem- |bers of the corps present instead of the usual dozen. Following the drill iu‘. the hall the corps marched around the square to acqustom thc boys to cold weather playing. Mrs. R. B. Stevenson of Middleton was & local visitor yesterday calling | upon friends in town. 8he former- ! ly resided here. { The Wesleyan Dramatic club will | meet this evaping at 7:30 o'clock at | the home of Miss Doris Dutton on | Main street. The Boys' club will meet this eve- ning at Community hail. The larg- cet attendance of the season is an- ticipated as the boys will be host to ! their former physical director, Wil- | liam Ogle who will be presént this evening. The ladies of Sacred Heart church will hold another one of their whists and socials next Monday evening in the '8acred Heart church social rooms. Both regular and bridge which will be played. The library will bc open this eve- ning for a short while. Mills Griswold will soon be able to be about again after having been confined to his home for the past two wecks with a broken to: and bruised foot. The Wesleyans of the Methodist church will hold a social in the church parlors next Monday evening at 8 o'clock., Tho committes In HARTFORD of Overcoats $19.84 Superior quality, all-wool coatings in plaids and herring- bone mixtures. Good looking grays and tans, with four pat- terns to choose from. Sturdy, well made, warm. Double-breasted style. Notch- ed collar. Yoke lining. Sizes 35 to 4. | Hubbard school | Thanksgiving donation to the hos- | must-pe In not later than Tuesday | |the measure, |condition, was unwilling to sign his | willing to sign, the note cannot be NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1928 ——————1 charge of the event have worked up a program of games to be followed with refreshments. No special activities have been plnnned_(or Thanksgiving this year. There is"a probability ef a footbal! game Thanksgiving morning if pre: ent plans materialize. ' The Panthe play this Sunday in Bristol. | Foodstufts to bo brought in by th= ’ puphs for the | pital aud to the Children's Home uiay consist of any kind of vegetable, fruit or cooked food. The donation | atternoon. The meeting of the Parents- i Teachers’ Assoclation will be held at the Hubbard school the first week of December. This will be the last meeting until February. SENER FUND LOAN RULED NOT LEGAL (Continued from First Page.) these payments. The _action was taken in view of & chartér provision which permits the sale or discount of city notes in anticipation of col- lecton of taxes laid but not collect- ed. Judge Kirkham advised that he has been consulted by Chairman | Hall and he asked time to wtudy the question of whether assessments are 1included under the general | heading of taxes, and whether the fact that they have not been fixed by the board of compensation and assessment would constitute a bar to the proposed loan. He told his | conferees today that Benator Hall felt satisfied to the propriety of Bankers Want Kirkham's O. K. | Senator Hall later conferred with | bankers in regurd to the loan and | was fold that it could not be ne. gotiated unless the corporation counsel was willing to give a writ. ten opinion as te its legality. The corporation counsel told or Paonessa today he believes the scheme s within the spirit ot the charter but that it is not cev. ered on all technical peints. City Treasurer Sheldon, in view of thia name te the netes. Mayor Paonessa has already been assured by the president of one of the city’s banks that he will make the loan, but unless the treasurer is presented. The mayeor leans to the view that assessments are properly classified | as taxes, that the amounts due have | been determined, but they have not been apportioned among those who | must pay. He regards the condition similar to that which exists after the tax rate has been fixed, but the individual tax bills not made known. yet under the latter condition funds arc borrowed each year. Since it is not possible to borrow funds for sewer work, Mayor Pao. nessa has decided to recommend t the board of finance and taxaticn that the sewer department be au- thorized to proceed with whatever funds are at its command, these to be returned when the collector re. es sufficient money from asses ments, For this purpose, a special mect- ing of the bourd of finance and taxa- tion has been called for Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. In the 12 months ending June 30. total tonnage of thy werld's sailing #hips of 100 tons or over, excluding | these carrying auxillary power, de. creased 186,825 tons te 1,795,246 ac- cording to a report just issued. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Searches For Speed Track PLAINVILLE NEWS (Continued from Page Ninc) . 92 128 ..101 488 518 (79 Plainville Casting Co. 5 . 80 9% 87— 265 L1064 116 116— 108 86 110 .13 10— 325 L= 101 1483 C. Brooks Dave . Cookle ... Chester Mast ... 515 [ J YT Eddie .93 Dunn . .92 Richter . 9 George . 103 Anderson ..... 96 450 For rent—Two room cottage, all furnished, water ‘and garage. on Shyttle Meadow road, Plalnville. Tel. 19-5.—Advt. 492 1494 URC Washington, Nov. 23 (®—Comp- troller of the Currency Pole | nounced today that the uggre rosources of National Banks in the continental United Ftates, Alaska and Hawall had reached a fotal of | $28,925,480,000 on October 3. The figure is an increase of 417.- | 241,000 over the total shown on the | June 30 bank call and exceeded by | $1,711,656,000 the resources report- Capt. Malcolm Campbell, the famous automobile racer, left Eng- oRJOSIebar Oty Yoy land recently in his Moth airplane for the Sahara desert to search for a flat stretch of sand suitable for speed trials in his new racing machine “Blue Bird” which is being completed. 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