New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1928, Page 15

BERLIN NEN SUED BY CRASH VTS Veadrillas Delendants in Three Actions Totaling $8,000 Negligence actions totalling $8,000 ‘were brought today by Francis M. Nolan of Waterbury and Irenc Zelinskas and George Doolady of this city against Camilio and Salva- tore Vendrilla of Berlin through Attorney Andrew 8. Aharonian. The actions are the result of an auto- mobile collision on Thanksgiving night on West Main street. It is alleged in the writs, that on that night the plaintifis were rid- ing in a light machine owned-and operated by Nolan and were baund for Waterbury. The defendant was coming from the opposite direction and behind another car. In an at- tempt to pass a parked car, Salva- tore Vendrilla, who operated car, drove off to the center of the thoroughfare, following a car in front of him. It is alleged in tho complaint that the defendant went! too far off the right side as a result of which he crashed head-on with the plaintiff’s machine, tipping it over twice, the force throwing the the ! latter’s car 50 feet from the point of collision. As a further result all occupants of the plaintiff's automo- bile suffered serious injury, Nolan is seeking $4.000 damages, while Miss Zelinskas and Doolady are su- ing for $2,000 each. Papers were served by Deputy Sheriff Matthew Papciak. Other Suits Filed Suit. for $200 was brought todav by Steve Sulik against C. Jedziniak through Attorney A. A. Greenberg. Deputy Sherift Martin Horwitz serv- ed the papers. Blair & Brodrib brought action today against Agton Hack of Plain- ville, claiming $200, through Attor- ney A. A. Greenberg. Papers were served by Deputy Sherif Martin Horwitz. KING'S CONDITION CHEERS SUBJECTS (Continued from First Page) The favorable bulletina of the last three days had a good effect on Christmas trade whicA hed been a bit too slow to please shop keepers, caterers and hotel and restaurant proprietors. They had hesitated to prepare for their usual Christmas trade unless at the last minute bad news should come from the palace Let Santa Claus- Bring a lasting joy a Savings Bank Book in the stocking, with the first de- posit entered—what will please the children more? Burritt Mutual Savings Bank NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928. and stifie all merriment. Now they were going ahead with plans for plenty of food, wine and music. Brisk Buying Department stores reported brisk- er buying since yesterday. They mixed business acumen with loyalty in posting encouraging bulletins in prominent places. Shoppers reading |the bulleting with exclamations of satisfaction passed on to the coun- ters where the psychological effect of more cheerful news manifested itself in practical form. The Duke of Gloucester is expect- ed to arrive at the palace tomor- row, thus completing the family circle. He was on the seas today be- tween Madeira and Southampton. The arrival of Prince George at “| Southampton and later at London from New York attended with a minimum of formality. He drove straight to the palace where he w: at once greeted by the queen and Princess Mary. Prince Pleased ‘The prince told newspaper men that he was deeply impressed with the intense interest shown in Amer- ica towards the iliness of the king and the sympathy extended every- where. “It was proof of the spirit that exists between the two coun- tries,” he added. TRAINS COLLIDE AT STEELE'S CROSSING (Continued From First Page) | or the other of the enginers had mis- |Judged the clearance and through overlapping the engine of No. 111 was hit gnd deralled. gine. Delay in despatching trains en- sued and No. 112 was detoured by the way of Middletown and the passengers on No. 111 taken to Hart- | ford and waypoints by motor buses. |Girls Help Themselves At Burritt Street Store Two girls, aged 11 and 12 years, were questioned yesterday by Officer Louls E. Harper on complaint of ‘Thaddeus Szymanowski, manager of |a store at 337 Burritt street, who suspected them of having stolen merchandise, and they admitted that they went to the store every day this week, taking crackers, candy and stuffed dates. One of them had a jar of candy worth 39 cents when the officer interviewed them. He brought it back to the store, and the mother of the girl who took the dates agreed to pay for them, the girl saying she had thrown them into a sewer. Church Fills With Smoke As Chimney Is Clogged The interior of Elim Swedish Bap- tist church, 22 Elm street, was filled with smoke last evening and Co. No. 2 of the fire department was called at 7:11 o'clock, finding that the chimney was clogged, leaving no passage for the smoke from the furnace. Some time ago repairs were made to the chimney and it is be- lieved mortar fell down on the in- side, causing the condition. TAKE OVER PROPERTY According to a certificate filed in the city clerk's office property of S8am Naples located in various sec- tions of the city was foreclosed to satisfy a judgment rendered in city court for $667 and costs of $53.56 to Rackliffe Brothers Co. The com- pany placed a lien on Bassett street extension, Brook and Greenwood streets property. The licn was fore- closed and the property became vested in the name of the plaintiff. Attorney J. F. McDermott represent- ed the company. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS W OU can't know how good it seems to receive a check for fifty or a hundred dollars in time for Christmas shopping until you too, have let the club plan solve your Christmas money riddles. It’s systematic saving that counts. Fill the stocking with cheer next year by join- ing today. There’s a club to fit purses of every size. » The impact damaged the other en- | PROBATION OFFICER HURT N GOLLISION E. C. Gonnolly Cut on Head at West End Intersection Probation Officer Edward C. Con- nolly sustained a cut on the right side of his head ina collision at the Intersection of Corbin avenue and West Main street at 3:35 yesterday afternoon between the probation department car and one driven by Mrs. Axel Johnson of Cook street, Plainville, Mr. Connolly was driving north on Corbin avenue and Mrs. Johnson was driving west on West Main etreet, according to their statements to Motorcycle Officer Clarence Kumm, and Mr. Connolly's car was fully three-quarters over the intersection when it was struck on the rear right fender and turned about. No glass was smashed, Mr. Connolly sustaining the cut through inside of the car. Officer Kumm reported that both cars were damaged considerably. Mrs. Johnson said she reduced her speed as she approached the inter- séction, but apparently she misjudg- ed the sped or the distance between the cars, according to the officer. Officer Clarence Lanpher report- ed that a car driven by John Ohlson of 55 Pearl street and a truck own- ed by A. W. Hall of Kensington avenue, Konsington, and driven by {John Kochanck of Kensington, col- lided on Church street, about 2:15 vesterday afternoon, damaging the {vehicles. There was no cause for | police action. 'FRANK H. GRASSLER DIES FROM SUDDEN SICKNESS | Rhodes Strect Man Wakes to Find Himself Paralyzed, and Expires From Shock Shortly after Frank H. Grassler, 68 years old, of 79 Rhodes street awakened at his home yesterday morning he found his paralyzed and he was taken to the New Britain General hospital im- | mediately. He died there last night from the effects of a shock. He had been ill with a cold for several days and the shock came ness was not serious. | He was one of the oldest em- | ployes of the American Hosiery C where he started work in September, 1896. He was a member of the Sons of Herman and St. John's German Lutheran church, Survlving him are his wite, Mrs. '1da L. Grassler; a daughter, Miss |Ella E. Grassler, both of this city, and three sisters in Germany. Prayers will be offered at the home Monday afternoon at 3§ o'clock and the funeral services will {be conducted at Erwin Memorial |chapel at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. Martin W. Gaudian, " pastor of St. John's German Lutheran church, 1 offi- ciate. Burial will be in Fairview | cemetery. No General Shutdown In Factories Next Week There will be no general shut- down of New Britaln factories next week, most of the plants closing for |Christmas day only. Those which {will close for the one day are the {Corbin Cabinet Lock, P. & F. Cor- bin, Fafnir Bearing, Hart & Hutch- inson, Hart & Cooley, Landers, |Frary & Clark, New Britain Ma- chine, Russell & Erwin, Skinner {Chuck Co., Union Mfg. Co., Stanley | Works, Vulcan Iron Works, Stanley Rule & Level and Beaton & Cad- well, —_— [’ Funerals J John Eric Fields Funeral services for John Eric Fields of Walnut street were held this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the funeral parlors of B. C. Porter Sons. Rev. William Ro: pastor of the First Baptist church, officiated. Bur- ial was in Fairview cemetery. Rafiacle Pinto ‘The funeral of Raffaele Pinto was held this morning at 9 o'clock from the church of St. John the Evangel- ist. Rev. Edward Gradeck was the celebrant of a requiem mass. At the offertory James Sullivan sang “O Salutaris” and as the body was borne from the church *“Lead Kindly Light."” Six sons-in-law of Mr. Pinto acted as pall bearers. They were James Gerania, Joseph Paladino, Joseph Pugliese, Mosmen Pilotti, Carl Ciazza and Joseph Drew. Committal services at the grave were conduct- led by Rev. Father Gradeck. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the neighbors {and friends for their kindness and |sympathy shown us during our re- ent bereavement of our beloved {husband and father. We especially wish to thank the {friends in the North & Judd office, the Laurel Silk Hosiery of Hart- ford and the Range Division of Landers, Frary & Clark. Signed, MRS. A, F. GLABAU and Family. Joseph A. Haffey Oppesite 6t. Mary's Chureh Residence 17 Semmer §6.—1623-3 GRAVES COVERED with Laurel, Hemilock, Silver Cedar, Ruscus and Red Berries Bollerer's Posy Shop “The Telegraph Florist of New Britain" 03 W, Maia St.—Greenhouses, Maple Hil having his head banged against the | legs were | at a time when itwas thought his fll- | City Items ‘Willard A. Mouradian has return- ed home to spend Christmas with his mother, Dr. Mary G. Mouradian. He is a senior at Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology in the depart- ment of naval architecture and marine engineering. James H. Scully, a student at the Connecticut Agricuitural college, is spending the holidays at his home on Hart street. Mr. Scully is a member of the freshman football team at the college. The New Britain Institute library will close at 5 p. m. Monday and will remain closed Christmas. Raymond A. Cianflone was elected president of the New ¢Britain Inde- pendent Citizens’ club, formerly the New, Britain Junior Citizens’ club. Since the organization of the club, Mr. Cianflone has been acting presi- dent. Among the other officers elected were Franklin Bolles as vice president and Daniel Larese, secre- tary. Application for a marriage license has been made to the town clerk by Burton W. Blinn of Newington and Lorraine C. Higgins of 32 Cedar street. Misses Helen Blogoslowski and Estelle Dezeck, students at Burgette college, Boston, are spending holidays with their parents in this city. HODVER IHPRESSED BY HS GREETING (Continued from First Page) ident De Metlo Vianna. For the barquet tonight Mr. Hoov- whole Latin-American goodwill tour, | for reading by an official translator of the United States department of state. While Mr. Hoover was busy on his | official rounds the newspaper men accompanying him were to be guests of the Brazilian Press association, {which planned an extensive program of entertainment for them. The government also saw to the pleasure of the crew of the U. 8. 8. | Utan, the second Hoover goodwill ship. It arranged to transport them on a sight secing tour of the city and to nearby points of interest over a five hour period. Simple Clasp A simple hand clasp between Mr. Hoover and Senhor Louls marked the first greeting from Brazil to the United States when Mr. Hoover step- ped ashore from the Utah. The first lady of Brazil and Mrs. Hoover also exchanged greetings while a crowd | of officials of the two countries sur- rounded the chief figures of the oc- casion. The introductions over, President Luis offered his arm to Mrs. Hoover and escorted her to an automobile. Mr. Hoover followed with Benhora Luis. They drove for three miles to the Guanabara palace through a | wildly cheering crowd. At the pal- ace the Brazlian president welcomed | the Hoovers to his home, which is | t0 be theirs during thelr stay. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover dined privately at |the palace after recelving delega- | tions from various Brazlian so- | cleties. The beauty of the capital and the grandure of the mountains hemming | it in impressed Mr. Hoover. He told friends that he in all his travels. throughout the | world the finding of a picture which |would quite compare with what | rature had done for Rio Janeiro. |Leaves $25 to Husband In Will Filed Today The will of the late Elizabeth Bacon Hallan, filed today in probate court, directs that $25 be given her husband Robert Hallan in lieu of all interests he may have by law to her | | estate, whereas the rest of the estate | both personal and real is to be divid- ¢d equally among her four children, Fred Bacon, Mrs. Edward Lundberg, Mrs. Grace McDonough, all of this city, and Mrs. Blinn of Rockwell. In the event of death of any of the chil- dren at the time of her death, the surviving members are ‘o share the estate equally. Fred Bacon is named executor and the will is dated Oc- | tober 15, 1926. | {Mrs. Gill Royal Matron Of Laurel Court, O. of A. Mrs. Lilllan Gill was elected royal matron of Laurel court, order of the Amaranth, at a meeting held last | evening. Other officers chosen were |as follows: Past grand royal pa- | tron, S. F. Seaman: asociate ma- tron, Mrs. Minnie Brown: associate patron, Mrs. George Arnet; treasur- | er, Mre. A. Meisner; secretary, Miss | A" Beach: conductor, Mrs. Ida Levitt and assistant conductor, Miss Lucy Goodman. |Falls Down Stairs But Charles Craig, a roomer at the dormitory of the Y. M. C. A, on | Court street, narrowly escaped seri- ous injury last evening when he lost his balance while looking over a | banister and toppled head first |down a flight of stairs. He was badly shaken up but escaped with { minor cuts about his face. George K. Macauley 1 To Visit in Hawaii George K. Macauley, vice-presi- dent of the New Rritain Lumber Co., will leave after January 1. for a trip to Hawaii, and expects to away from his office for several months. HAND BLOWN OFF Providence, R. I, Dec. 22 (P— Scratching the end of a shotgun shell or dynamite cap with a needle cost a seven-year-old girl the loss of her left hand yesterday afternoon. | The chitd, Adelaide Silva, is believed by her father to have found the cartridge a month ago and concealed |it until last night. Police say she may have picked up a fulminate of mercury dynamite cap left behind by workmen who had been clearing away tree stumps near her home. She was alone in the bedroom when her father heard a slight explosion and rushed in to find her hand mangled and bits of flesh and metal imbedded in the ceiling. the | er prepared the longest speech of his requiring more than a quarter of an | hour for delivery with an equal time | could not recall | Escapes Serious Injury ve | STOCKS WITHIN NARROW LIWITS iuain Tendency at Opening Ap- | " pears to Be Upward New York, Dec. (P—Stock | prices moved within narrow and i "tegular limits at the opening of to- day’s market, but the main price |tendency appeared to be upward | Bethlehem Steel and Internationa Cement each opened a point higher Radio fell 13 and American 0 motive 1, while Schulte Retail Stores |declined fractionally t0 a new low llevel for the year at 38 on per- | sistent, but uncomfirmed rumors, that Ithe dividend would be cut down or | reduced. 22 LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Asked 1060 749 Aetna Casualty | Aetna Life Ins Co Aetna Fire ... Automobile Ing Hartford Fire | National Fire Phoenix Fire . . Travelers Ins Co . Conn General . Manufacturing Stocks Am Hardware T ¢ ) Am Hosiery .. Beaton & Cadwell Bige-Htd Cpt Co com .. Billings & Spencer new Billings & Spencer pfd .. Bristol Brass .. Colt's Arms Eagle Lock Fafnir Bearing Co . Hart & Cooley . Landers, F .. N B Machine . N B Machine pfd . les-Be-Pond com 5 [North & Judd ...... 28 Peck, Stowe & Wil .... 19 Russell Mfg Co . 150 Scovill Mfg oC ... 6 | Standard Screw Stanley Works . | Torrington Co com . Union Mfg Co . Public Ut Conn Elec Service .. Conn Lt & Pow pfd . Hfd Elec Light N B Gas . Southern ee.18 100 129 5 180 APPEAL KEEPS MAN FREE UMULIDAW Doherty Gets Month in Jail for Dranken Driving | Convicted of the charge of oper- ating an automobile while under the influence of liquor, second offense, | Eugene Doherty, of 213 Clark | street, was sentenced to jail for six months by Judge H. P. Roche in police court today, but execution of the sentence was suspended as to five months, Doherty took an appeal to superior court but will vacate and serve one month after the holidays. Officer David Doty testified that he made the arrest on North street | about 5:15 p. m. Sunday, December | 16. He saw a car driven by Doherty zig-zagging on Hartford avenue, cut- | ting the corner into North street and | continuing west on North street, the | driver's head being slumped over to | the left. As the officer, on his mo- torcycle, pulled alongside the car, ! | Doherty veered it to the left, almost ditching the officer, according to | the latter, and it was not until they {had reached Erwin Place that Do- {herty obeyed the officer's three commands to stop. Officer Doty observed an alcohol- ic odor from him and observed that {he was unsteady on his feet, so he |arested him, and Licutenant Bam- forth and Detective Sergeant Elling- |er testified that Doherty was under the influence of liquor when he was presented at the desk at police head- el 2, | v, who was represented by | Attorncy Thomas F. McDonough. | testified that he and and his wife | had been out for a ride Sunday aft- |ernoon and he left her at her mother’s home on Oak street while he went to John Balocki's home at | 27 Holmes avenue, where he worked |on an automobile and drark two bottles of beer. He drove Balocki |to the corner of Elm and Seymour | | streets, and was continuing towards | home alone when he was arrested. | | Explaining his unsteadiness under | police observation, he said he is nat- ‘ urally nervous and could not con- {trol himself because he realized the | |situation he was in. He drank nothing all day until about 4:15, and he was positive he drank no | wine, nor did he tell Officer Doty {and Lieutenant Bamforth that he had wine, he said in reply to Prose- cuting Attorney Woods | He was wiping steam off the windshield with his right hand and drivic with the other hand, which caused him to lean far over to fhe |left, he said, and he brought his car to a etop within tifty feet or o [after he realized that ~the officer | was calling to him to do so. He re- called that while he was walking down the corridor at police head- quarters, Lieutenant Bamforth call- ed to him to turn to the right and pass through a door. but there was no door there and he knew it. | Lieutenant Bamforth, when ques- | tioned about this feature of the case said he did not recall the incident. herty was sober at 4 p. m. Sunday when he stopped at a gasoline sta- tion on Oak street and Balocki test- {ified that he gave him two bottles of beer and believed him able to |drive a car when he left him. Attorney McDonough said the question to be decided was whether |or not Doherty had passed over the border line between fitness and un- | fitness to drive a motor vehicle. He {18 steadily employed in a local fac- tory and hag his wife and aged | mother to subport, the attorney said. {and if the court could see its way | clear to do so, another chance would |be appreciated and Doherty would turn in his operator's license and | dispose of his car, never to touch a wheel again. In the event of a |finding of guilty, the attorney asked | " Testimony was offercd _that Do- ! PUTNAM & CO. Members Now York & Harqford Stosk Bushangss 31 WEST MAIN §T., NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 We Offer: Aetna Life Insurance Co. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Travelers Insurance Co.’ Thomson, Tenn & Co. 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The explanation about wiping the windshield should be given no cre- dence, Mr. Woods :1id, and he re- minded the court of the positiveness of the police testimony. Replying to Attorney McDonough's argument that the tests given by Officer Doty and Licutenant Bamforth indicated that they were in doubt as to Do- herty's condition. Mr. Woods said they were so fair they gave Doherty every chance within reason to prove whether or not he was fit to drive and there was but onc conclusion to draw. FATHER IN WILD RAGE nothing hut impose cond offender and the! BLACKENS BABY'S EYE (Continued i‘rom First Page) stove and a front window st Gronski was drunk, the e had put him to bed earlier and Gronski had promised to behave. Tn his own de Gronski mum- bled somethin ibout his wife's be ing extravagant, but he admitted that he drank more than was good for him and did not know what he was about. He denied that he had laid a r on any of his children, but when his led to the infant' imitted that he cen crazy.” Jndge Roche, r with Probation Oflicer Co voked the suspension of or jail sentence and another of 1 and added 20 days for last night outbreak, making a fotal of 60 day Joseph Demarco, 18, of Wilmitt . pleaded guilty to 2 vagraney. Judge Roche said he hesitated to make a finding of guilty on such a charge in view of the boy youth and for ashed officer said. nse over attention black eve, have that reason he continued the case|iS employed at Hall's brickyards. for one week to allow the probation officer time to investigate. was, Officer J. M. Liebler testified that | he and Sergeant M. J. Flynn arrest- ed the boy in the vicinity of Allen street yesterday afternoon and when searched he had nothing but a note- book. He told the officers he had no parents and no home, and he has been wandering about from place to place. He was with Joseph Lockapusky of Allen street, who was sent back to the state school for boys, at Meriden, as a parole violator. The charge of driving an auto- i | mobile without & certificate of pegis- tration in his possession was nelled in the case of Gustave Johnson, 19, of 98 East street. The case of Michael Daunis, 41, of | East Main street, was continued until January 2. He is charged with ' driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor and evading responsibility. Attorney Thomas J.: Cabelus represents him, : The case of Mrs. Anna Orsel, 40,. of High street, charged with drunkenness and injury to private property, was continued for one’ week. Attorney Thomas J. Cabelus; represents her. WILLIMANTIC MAN KILLS SELF BY GAS Restaurant and Confectionery Store Owner Willimantic. Dec. 22 (M—Rutus. H. Worden, 53, restaurant and con- fectionery store owner, committed suicide by gas poisoning in a room above his store some time after the store had been closed last night. His body was found today by an employe who forced an entrance after having been informed by Wor- den’s wite that her husband had not come home last night. Worden left a note for his wife in which he saifl that business had been steadily growing worse and he was taking the suicide way out al- though he “hated to be a quitter.” A son and daughter survive as well as the widow. MOTOR BIKE HITS TRUCK Joseph Burello, 17, of Kensington, riding a motoreycle on the turnpike in Beckley about 6:30 this morning when it struck a truck . Which is said to have been parked in the center of the highway with- out lights. He sustained a road burn on the right shoulder and com- plained of pains in his left hip, at New Britain General hospital. He STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE John Perez, 31, of 434 Myrtle street, was admitted to New Britain General -hospital at 11 o'cleck last night for observation. He was' struck by a light moter truck at, the Stanley Works. Hee will have] an X-ray examination te determine the extent of his injuries. TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance, $358,997.499, READ AERALD CLASSIFTED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS