New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1928, Page 8

SALVATION ARMY NEEDS 3625 HORE Cotriations Coming More Slowly Than in Other Years “I'd rather walk and let someonc who needs it more have the six cents.” With this statement a young woman dropped a nickel and penny into a Salvation Army Kkettle and, voluntarily relinquishing her bus ride home, started off on foot with her arms full of bundles. This phase of the Chri according to Adjutant Carl drickson, is predominant this year. While the sentiment and spirit of the gift means a lot to Adjutant Fredrickson and his co-workers, as did the 50 cents sent in by a poor widow from Bristol, there will he‘ a lot of people disappointed on! Christmas, unless contributions of more substantial denominations are | ed. ! Sallies have undertaken the | job of supplying Christmas dinners to 525 people, distributed by means ¢ 75 baskets, each basket contain-| ing a dinner for seven persons. Each basket will contain a half peck of | potatoes, two quarts of apples, three | oranges, two pounds of sugar, one pound of coffee, one bunch of cel-! ery, & box of mixed cookies, a bag| of candy, a bag of nuts, a can of peas, a can of corn, a can of fruit, | a half pound of butter, a quart of | onions, a five or six pound roast.| two loaves of bread, a can of milk und a copy of the Salvation Army | war cry. | Plan Christmas Party | A Christmas party, with a tree and | a Santa Claus, will be given to sev-| cral hundred needy children Wed- nesday, December 26, at 1. 0. O. F.! hall. Adfutant Fredrickson has been advised by the officials of the hall| that they will donate it for that pur- | pose. At the party there will be some professional entertainment. Each child will be given an orange, an apple, a bag of candy, a box of animal erackers and one toy. Adju- | tant Fredrickson has purchased al- | most 100 dolls for the party. “But if we are going to get the money to pay for this, we must have larger contributions,” said the Sal- vation Army head today. “We are getting plenty of small contributions but the usual number of large| checks are not forthcoming. Yester- day I got a check for $25 and one | for $10 but most of the money s in small denominations. Saturday we | counted 1800 pennies and about $70 | in dimes and nickels in the Kkettles. | We need $1,000 and to date we have | only about $375. Contrary to the custom of previous years, no bills are being dropped into the kettles. | Other years it has been nothing un- | usual for us to receive as many as one dollar bills in the Kettles in a single day." he adjutant has extended an in- | ion to the general public to at- tend the party December | MANAGEMENT OF VESTRIS SCORED (Continued from First Page) mas giv- in; re erpool. These requirements principally dealt with the life saving cquipiaent and the life boat equip- me | 1t Commissioner O'Neill was at with this belief. | ‘Vestris’ was not such an ex- vessel; and she did not hold a current certificate of inspection from the inspecting authorities in Great Britain. Under the eircum stances I am of the opinion that the ‘Vestris' and a multitude of other forcign vessels before leaving our | ports other than their home ports.l ¥ g cepte are not immune from the American requirements as to life preservers | and life boats; and that the suppos. tion and practice which extends to | them such immunity are without | authority of law, dangerous to life, and unfair to American seagoing vessels.” It was brought out during the hearing before O'Neill that the life belts of the Vestris did not conform | to the American requirements in that they were not so built as to keep + passenger’s head from the water | Various Findings | Among the various findings that | eill made today were: | ‘A principal contributing cause of the great loss of life was this un- wise attempt to usc the port boats first and for the passengers. Re- sort to the life hoats was delayed <uch an unjustifiably late hour on Monday that the list to the star- board had become so great that any 0" | ed communicating with other attempt to launch the port boats would inevitably be both very dangerous and very ditficult. The extreme unwisdom of the course and | methods thus chosen is sufficicntly | demonstrated by the resuit. while the launching of th was conducted without panic or signs of cowardice on the part either of the passengers or the crew, therc was an almost total abhsence of or- ganization. The organization and assignments which were supposcd to be in force were almost wholly abandoned, and no new or; was created. No general d to prepare the life boats, th sengers and the crew for leaving the vessel were given; no order to abandon ship was issued: the pas- i sengers were not directed to put on life belts; the vessel was not made ready for the operation, and the of ficers in charge of ctive life boats did not, in the great majority of instances, go to their respoetiv stations or make any 1 tempt to distribute the passengers to their proper boats. His Conclusions the conclusions O'Neill listed were: The Vestris had the limit of height for safety. That life preservers on the Vestris d1a not comply with American reg ulations. s That the storm which the Vestris cncountered was severe but of short duration and that the Vestris should have been able to pass through it easily. That the shift in the cargo on the Sunday before the Vestris sunk was not a contributing factor to ths sinking. That the chief employ the full pumps in taking water holds. That the Vestris, although it was supposed to have water tight com- partments, sailed without these com- partments being ordered closed. That the Vestris should have start- 1s x XX e boats pas Among ay an K engineer did not 1 capacity of the from the M fr as early as midnight Sunday night telling of her desperate condition. Not Properly Led “The crew seems to have beer competent if led, but they were nof | properly led.” Among the recommendations of fered by O'Neill That foreign vessels should not be treated as immune to American maritime regulations All vessels carry engers ng pa | from our ports should have life pre- servers conforming to American reg ulations. That the steamboat inspection service should have a method of testing life boats for water tizhtnes in case the boats can not be lowered to the sea. (This was not done in the case of the Vestris.) He recommended the ancient rules of admiralty should be inspected by congress and by the international conference on safety of life at should inspect the law as to salvage and limitation of 1 on part of cwners; and also a forr study ot the possibility of more humane legis- lation for protection of scamen of the crew. He recommended his report and the reports of Captains MeConkey and Jessop be forwarded to the chairmen of the respective commit- tees of the senate and the house of 1 sen i Christmas Shoppers Don’t Neglect Your Hat! In the joyful hunt for gifts don't forget to have your soiled hat rencwed by our special process— Yes, we save you Inconvenienc: by calling for and delivering—no matter where you may live, Just Phone 6328. The Modern Hat Shop 38 Church St., near Main, COME ON PA Give Ma a D of Goodwin’s Glasses This Christmas My Specialty—Comfortable Vi FRA! E. GOODWIN Optometrist 327 Main St. Phone 1905 Open Even on gs Until Xmas Santa Will Be In Hurrah! Boys and Girls Claus Our Store Every Afternoon and Evening Until Christmas Bring the Kiddies home f NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1928, IN RUSH SEASDN Today’s Business Shows Activ- ity to Be at Its Peak In the extr pidly pidly ies into t » post rush 1 oft to 1 ny of a m, for to pu to Postm: boxes and 1 out st i lish Christmas POST OFFICE NOW | Britain | are going them so 1t stamps er H. I heir ter drops taps, He 1in the 1 their way to the it number nii t fre many > seenes © and parcel post s takably the fact th rease 1 first cl: ows, b ngestion wnount of mail, bot it Cl There is a tr in volume over ) po mu just how the totall o1t en- lic the post tell v mas is ri remendous normal cel post 1ch no one so far there has been no “Up to shortly hefore noon today with sonie r force ndl r. Erwin Sever cel or om one: om §:30 M The failure to proy tors and p Ylay the handling of m of 11 1 hefore od Many volun envelope nt stamp. \d at th an unprecedented of mail with neatness ¢ st 1 of the hting the IFor the balanc son all windows and the post of i a. m. ur order windows will be open missives mu aside ¢ ople can 8 s with a one enelosed in Nothing is mailable for one cent in | an envelope excopt permit issued to those a ne titi conts postage 1 help o litio post nd r grip an of the e ost stati windows wil il 9 p to 7 p. mpe m, els hi to quite a 1 the the packa e of the i Christy n unsealed of ‘mail. ctly onto the sned to indiv es of letters, eting cards, 1 for one and post N b Anything in cent stamp i Sentwiln the r frice volume was dispatch,” | men a flu. r fice xeept the 1 be open m, The m. d v to r at large ex- be sorted ddresses ze or let- mpression 1as groet- envelope., cial we a < permit enveloy iduals for unsealed 1 a half cards not a one a scaled are | v stamp let- | f Mrs. Marion, Mrs. Hart, envelope is two cents an ounce. The vo! e of muil handied today was as large as has been handled in the past or any onc day. 1f it shows | a tendency towards an aditional in- | crease tomorrow it will be necessary to get more help in the post office. MANC BATTLES - WITH POLICEMEN st Page) (Cor 1 from T the metal restrainers. On the from the patrol to the cell, Of- Dolan and Walinezus assisted, B within a few minutes, Aloisio had b calm and apparently did T the disturbance he had Broods Over Loss of Wine to the police, Aloisio has been complaining for the past h that a b of wine, con- between and 60 gallons, 1 and he named the alleged 1o latter, however, d In fact he called De- linger and told ore Aloisio iodged While the police investigating the matter, the t said he would give Aloisio llons of wine to quiet him, but this Qid not s and Aloisio is said to have told members of his farmily that he wanted publici that the world would know he had been robbed, and he decided to m the declaration in public, which he was doing when attention was attracted to his actions. May Be Sent Away Aloisio has been employed > time as a trucker in the ley Works, it is said. a in New Dritain a number of and is well known in the north ern section of the city. He was re- ca ody of a son. rding mon taining was ste complaint. ce or an- s lived s Y PARTY ; oo party « after Wedne ked to | article of o sent to will Tiold a Christmas its rezular mecting on Dee Bach member y and an r which will aritable organizat ¢ in charge of th . chairman, Mrs. Halloran, Mrs v, Mrs. Tngraham, Mrs. Cooper, Kehoe, Miss Price and Miss Callahan BREAKS COLLAR BONE | Peter De Sani of 19 Franklin strect is ¢ ned to his home under the care of Dr. Frank Zwick, suf. fering withea broken collar bone sus- tained by fall inst the curb in nt of his home yesterday, He was 1lken to Dr. Zwick's office, who tool him to Dr. A. S. Grant for an X-r examination, The X-ray revealed the fractured collar bone. fr b Theres Something NEW Sincel s st Here . a Claus, though his tfme be brief, e tha For the first time, Barry gz_éamforth now wash PHONE 2504 k taken place in electric washers, 19 MAIN STREET HOTOR CRASHES ON POLICE BOOK Collisions of Minor Consequence —Gar Knocks Woman Down A bus owned by Ernest Nyquist of 45 City avenue and driven by Nyborg of 51 Harvard street a coupe owned by Charles| Kensing out 7 o'clock last evening, as the bus made a right turn from Main street into Commercial street ‘he coupe being parked on Main street. Slight damage was done to the fenders on the vehicles, and Supernumerary Officer John Aiudi found no cause for pojice action. or David Doty reforted a col- between a truck owned by DeNunzio of 1421 Corbin and driven by Faustino Sar- Lawlor street, and a Con- necticut company trolley car in of George L. Chipman of shortly after 10 it. The trolley car t on Smalley street was driving north on Noble street, making a left turn to 20 west on Smalley street. The truck did not quite clear the tracks and was struck by the trolley car and Aamaged considerably. Bernhard F. Prelle of 218 Ruell strect raported to Sergeant P. A. Me- Avay that he was driving w on West Main street at the approximate rate of 15 miles an hour ahout 9:15 last night and a woman ran from the rear of a ear coming from the opposite dircetion about 75 feet west of Sherman court. The rear mark- er of Prelle’s car struck her and she fell to the ground. She did not ap- pear to be injured and she did not give Prelle her name at once, he 14, hut before walking to her home she said she was Mrs. Goodwin of 21 Sherman Court. Edwin Marsh of 218 Buell t. owner of the car, corroborated Prelle. A coupe owned and driven by Sal- vatore Biafore of 209 Hartford ave- nue, and a sedan owned and driven by Joseph Casanecchia of 12 Derby street figured in a collision at 6:10 last evening at Oak and West streets. Supernumerary Officor Sam- uel I Cole reported thet Biafore as turning right into Oak strect and Casanecchia was going mnorth i of Swamp Road harge Main street ock last ni, XMAS TREES TFOR SALE At Cor. Oak and West Sts, 46 HARRISON ST. Hayes & Sheehan It You Need Money Come to Us—Family Loans $10 to $300 $100 LOAN payable $5 monchly, plus lawful intevest. $200 LOAN payable$10monthly, plus lawful interest. $300 LOAN payable $15monthly, plus lawful interest. Cost fixed by law. Every repayment reduces the cost. All loans in strict privacy, call, BENF Roam Floor, 9 West Washi Open %:30 o Licensed b Write or Phone 3 i, Necond . Between High Nt the st to the I | { | | turning towards the center of the road to pass a car parked at the curb. Both cars were damaged. GIRL FILES SUIT AGAINST ROZANSKI (Continued from First Page) tack Miss Contino “was put in great fright and suffered a severe shock to her nervous system.” The case first came to public at- tention late Saturday night when Miss Contino complained to Officcr John Smigel that Rozanski had at- tacked her, and the next day a war- rant for his arrest was issued by Prosecuting Attorney Woeds and served by the police. In police court Monday morning Rozanski pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault and his case was continued until vesterd, when he pleaded nolo contendere. Prosecuting Attorney Woods, In his statement to the court, described the assault as “accidental,” and said Rtozanski and Joseph Sokolowski of 114 Cleveland street were engaged in fisticuffs when a punch went wide of its mark and landed on the girl face. Sokolowski jumped to his fect and attempted to correct Mr. Woods, but was ordered to “sit down,” and after Judge Roche im- |poscd a suspended fine of $10 on payment. of costs, on Rozanski, and mentioned the word “accidental,” Miss Contino stood up and asked to be allowed to speak but Judge Roche would not allow her to do so, saying the case was closed. KIWANIS DESSERT FROM PUSH CART Peannts and Popcorn Served End of Lane The peanut vendor and his wares seldom find their way Into the lobby |and dining room of a hotel. Today, 'however, exception was taken to the strict rules of the Burritt hotel and one of the city’s many dealers in peanuts and popcorn was allow- ed to peddle his® delicacies without being molested. ! the regular Kiwanis luncheon me |ing, abounding in Christmas spirit, !and the peanuts and popcorn came |in as a surprise dessert. Joseph Ward concocted the novel idea, stating that for some time past members of the club complain- ed to him about the common varie- ties of deserts served, and in order to please them, he made up his mind to serve the club something original. Everyone seemed baffled. and wondered what the surprise might be, Just then the doors of the dining room swung open and in came “Tony” with hia cart of peanuts and popcorn. That was the | dessert and everyone enjoyed it. | The meeting was conducted by | William Pape, chairman of the un- der-privileged child committee, and |in response to a call made last week. members of the club brought a large The occasion was among the worthy children of the city. As part ef the entertainment,, seven or eight of the members, dressed in smocks and straw hats, rendered & number of selections on improvised brass instruments, fur- nishing a most enjoyable bit of fun. The club quartet sang Christmas carols, being joined in some by the entire ensemble, City Items ‘The Sunshine Society met Monday jafternoon at Trinity M. E. church. An account was given of sick calls jand flowers and fruit sent. FOUND ASPHYXIATED Chicago, Dec. 19 (M—Miss Claudie Maxinow, 58, sister and private sec- retary of Prof. Alexander Maxinow, of the University of Chicago, whe |died recently, was found asphyxiat- |ed yesterday 1n her apartment. All |jets of a gas stove were open. b ORIAL ROBBED Boston, Dec. 19 (A—Officials of |the Morgan Memorial, a charitable institution reported to the police yesterday that thieves had stolen $900 worth of clothing and dental instruments from their headquarters | Sunday. REM-OLAH |quantity of gifts, to be distributed | How to Escape FLU Avoid so far as possible the places where flu germs are most apt to be; crowded cars; public megtng places; warm, stuffy rooms. Be careful of close contact with others and beware of all coughers and sneezers; breathe thiough the nose. Get lots of rest. Eat plenty of citrous fruits. Keep the bowels open. Take every precau- tion to keep in good physical condition, so your system will have high resistance against germs. Above all, avo:d catching cold. Any cold may he the fo:erunner of flu. Take Bayer As- pirin at the first sign of a cold and you can ward it off. Gargle with Bayer Aspirin at first sign of sore throat as this will remove the infection. i you have any r;a_s_on to s-spect even a touch of flu, call your doctor. From LeWitt's Jewelry gifts that are cherished through the years, and continually ex- pressing the Christmas spirit. M. C. LeWitt UP1FLIGHT 299 MAIN ST.