New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1929, Page 2

1829 WHOOPEES SELF ONTD STAGE Popalace Makes Merry as New Year Comes Along With little evidence of the whole- sale consumption of liguor which marked the coming of 1929 in other cities, New Britain wllnesse: th,e ing of the old year and wel- :::fll‘!he new, Monday night and Tuesday morning. The Paragon Inn on Hartford road, and the White Oak Inn on the New Britain-Plainville highway, the only two roadhouses in the city limits, entertained capacity houscs at dinner dances. Similar places of entertainment and recreation just outside the city drew heavy patron- age from New Britainites. At the Shuttle Meadow club, a din- ner dance, th> annual New Year's observance of the Country club, was well attended and proved to be one of the outstanding social events of the holiday. Th: Burritt hotel New Year's party, co~ducted zlong lines similar to the saoizls of other years, was wel! attendel. tion conducted by of Elks. All of these presented augm nted orchestrag, en- tertalnments and dinner dances. Carnival atmosphicrs was created by the genoral us: of sireamers, cono fettt and paper hats and the usual noize making cortrapio The i rgest gagrerings In the oty i Monfay night wane where watch nisht services were conducted. The congrezations hav- ing their places of worship along by turned out to tend services i require every incl ing space along this high Some of the citv's pla tured midnight which large atiendances were ported. The yolice the celebrators 1 usual with e park- uses fea- lie shows at ro- department repor'- 1 s troun!s fome than h less evidence of liquor érin was vne of the cuietest in many years from a stun - reint of arrests, the en.ries on the police blotter show. Northcutt Faces Trial Bitter Against Father Riverside, Calif., Jan. 2 (UP)— Gordon Stewart Northcott, accused as the slayer of four boys, will go on trial for his.life today with his heart filled with hatred for his fath- er, Cyrus G. Northeott, and his mother, Mrs. Louisa Northcott, who pleaded guilty to the murder of Walter Collins in an effort to save her son from the gallows. “When I hang, I'm going to take the old boy that claims to be my father with me,” Northcott said bit- terly in the Los Angeles county Jail. “That's all T ask.”” The youth persisted in his declara- tion that his mother was insane to have confessed the Collins crime. When a note from his mother tell- s the CITY NAY BORROW MONEY FOR EARLY H. §. #ORK |Bonds for Addition Not Expected o Be Put On Market for Month. Bonds for the Senior High school addition, on which operations have already begun, will not be placed on Ithe market for about one month, ond in the meantime it is probable that funds will be borrowed to pay for early installments of the con- tract, Chairman Edward F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation said today. ‘The bonds are now being printed by a Boston banking house. Al- though he has indicated he will not withhold his signature after all other details of the sale are completed, | Mayor Paonessa has declined thus far to sign his name to the council’s resolution, authorizing the construc- tion over the mayor's veto. The bond authorization is $540,000 which allows slight leeway for such extras over the bid price as mnay be encountered. '\PARTHENT RAIDED, NAN AND TWO GIRLS CAUGHT Fourth Under Arrest for Lending Auto License to Friend— Wom- en From Baltimore. Detective Sergeants McCue and El- Luther Silver, Mabel Reesman and Anna Bikle in an apartment at 3 High street this noon on the charge Main street, on the charge of loan- |ing his operator's license to Silver. | According to the police, .Bilver ‘drove to Baltimore, Md. and brought the women to this city, us- |ing Perkins’ license on the trip. AUTO BREAKS WOMAN'S LEG | Mrs. Johanna Strom, 74, of 3 Law- | lor Strect, Knocked Down While \ Crossing East Main Street, Mrs. Johanna Strom, age 74 years, of 2 Lawlor steet, 18 in the New Britain General hospital as a result of a New Year's eve automobile ac- cident. Besides numerous contusions about the body, she suffered & frac- tured leg when she was knocked down by an automobile operated by Henry L. Young of 31 Franklin square. The woman, according to driver's version, was erossing ast Main street near Center when she stopped suddenly and stepped backwards. The edge of the front |fender struck her. There was no cause for arrest. Ludwig Drauchick of 20 Hooker street received painful and probably serfous injuries Monday evening NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1929, BRTSH HOPERLL ABOLT HONARCH Optimistic Note Sounded in Today’s News London, Jan. 3 UM—There was an optimistic note in today's news about King George. He has main- tained the improvements which the | doctors reported last night. The cabinet minister who is clos- est to affairs at Buckingham Palace by virtue of his position, Sir Wil- llam Joynson-Hicks, home secretary feels so reassured, he says, about the king’s condition that he left to- day for a brief holiday in the soutn of France. “] feel that the worst of the ill- ness is over,” from the home secre- tary were the most cheering words about the royal patient that the public has heard for many a day. Even the restless night for his majesty which the doctors reported this morning did not cause him to lose any ground since the improve- | ment noted' last night. Palace cir- cles were gratified that there has been no check in this progrese which, however, continues to be i slow, i Oontinue Treatment Tt is understood the new calclum | treatment for toning up the blood, Iln connection with which Prof. E. C. Dodds, brilllant young chemical | pathologist from the University of '+ churches |linger and Sergeant Flynn arrested 'y ,nqon was called in, is being con- tinued and further benefits from it are hoped for. From the fact that the king’s doc- at- of improper conduct, and Willlam | oy qi4 not make their usual vistt ers as to Perkins, aged 34, of the Daris hotel, | 1, ¢y4 najace this afternoon it was gathered they were satisfied with the progress his majesty thus far is makire. It is understood their next visw will be at the usual time this eve- ing prior to issuance of the regu- {lar night bulletin. Princess Mary arrived at the pal- {ace this afternoon from her York- shire home for a further stay with her mother. Hope Increases London, Jan. 2 (M—Announce- |ment that calcium treatment was | being administered to King George with beneficlal results raised the general hope today of a steady bet- terment in the monarch's condition. ! The promptness of the patient's reaction to the calclum treatment| was regarded as a good sign. While the method of administration in the king’s case was not made known it was assumed it was by injection with a hypodermic syringe into n vein., It was believed that if eal- cium were taken In nourishment ,througli mouth it absorption would | |be tod'slow and uncertain. The medical authority sald the calcitm would prohably be used as a tonic for the blood and eirculatory system. It would st the work of the heart and relieve it of the heavy ins of her action was delivered to when, as ho was crossing West Main strain of prolonged fliness, him in his cell, he threw it upon the floor, shouting with rage. Northcott will begin his trip here to stand trial for the murder of an unidentiffed Mexican youth, at 8 o'clock this morning. The accused youth also is indicted on a similar charge in Los Angeles county, where his trial has been set for January 26. Roofer Brings $8 S-uit, Settled Out of Court The suit of Paul Zehler against Mrs. Ellen Clerkin, in which dam- ages of $8 were claimed, was met- tled today and the scheduled trial in city court was not’held. Tt is un- derstood that the bill will be paid and the action withdrawn from court, Zehler, represented by Attorney Cyrll F. Gaftney, alleged non-pay- ment of a bill for work on a roof | and Mrs. Clerkin, through Kirkham, Cooper, Hungerford & Camp, dis- puted the claim. The bringing of the suit attracted considerable attention on account of the small amount in- volved. Tennessee Law Said To Be Unconstitutional ‘Washington, Jan. 2 (®—The Ten- nessee law fixing the wholesale and retafl prices on gasoline was de- clared invalid and unconstitutional today by the supreme court, MANY GET BACK YOUNG APPETITE Quick lunches, «d down so t not be over little playing, rain your stomach, a from indigestion, . nervousr you can do a Lest way to 1 you suffer heart-burn, bloat- headaches; ana, ou get thin, pale anl If you must eat that way, always keep a package of Pape’s Diapepsin handy so you can chew one of the int-tasting tablets after your It keeps the food sweet so your stomach can digest it Follow the expericnce of th ands who again have a young petite. Al druggis recommend and guarantee Pape’s Diapepsin to street at the corner of Corbin ave- | nue carrying a long board, en au- tomobile operated by Louis Booth and owned by Willlam H. Booth of 87 Forest street, struck the plank, knocking its bearer to the ground. Drauchick was taken to the New Britain General hospital where more than an hour was spent [treating his injuries. He is middle- ‘aged and besides a possible fracture |of the skull, it is thought that he | might have other scrious injuries. TWO ARE KILLED Putnam, Jan. 3 UP—Mrs. Amelia La Flamme, 57, and her daughter iin law, Mrs. Adeline La Flamme, 28, both of North Grosvenordale, wera [killed when their car skidded and overturned this afternoon. The {younger Mrs. La Flamme was driv- ing the machine. The bodies were /taken to the Day Kimball hospital. AND Yet it | This winter, make your days of hwmu cruisi Dixie. Yes, there is a putti to-da® ships. Hot and col old South st their best. never care 1o travel any ether incidentally, the and stateroom, overland travel. OCEAN STEA NAH, Suite ° 30 N. sourist agency. . 551 Fifth A i Professor Edward Charles Dodds, whose analvsis of the king's blood. coupled with Dr. L. E. H. 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Ef- forts to build up the general strength therefore were closcly watched. $150.000 INVOLYTD IN REAL ESTATE TRANSFER Mrs, Mary Edwards Fanion Dis- poses of Lafayette' and East Main Street Properties Two property transfers {nvolv. ing a sum aggregating approximate- ly $160,000 "were completed today, according to papers filed in.the office of City Clerk Alfred L. Thompson. Property on Lafayette street ad- joining the property at the corner of Main and Lafayette streets has been transferred by Mrs. Mary R. Ed- wards Fanion to Thomas Barbieri and Carmelo Frazzetta. Property adjoining the Bronson hotel on East Main street was dis- ! posed of at the same time by Mrs. Fanion to Camp and Zinman. Bot) of the deals, according to the papers filed, were cémpleted through Nair & Nair, attorneys for Mrs. Fanlon. germs die In The administra-| 8ev- | ' GHARLES MAY AND WIFE REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL Former Councilman in Hospital i= Orttical Condition—Mrs, Msy at Fowme. Charles May, of 79 Shuttle Mea- dow avenue, for a number of years a prominent member of the common councll, is critically {il at New Brit. |ain General hospital, while his wife, iwho has been 1ll for some time, is in a serious condition at home. | Mr. May represented the Wirst ‘ward as councilman in 1 resigning April 1, 1917, to become aldermans an office which he filled until 1918. He served on & number |of tmportant committees and was also active in the affairs of the City Meeting Board, which succeeded the city mesting form of government. CIRCULATING PETITION FOR TWO PROSECUTORS Attorney Mag of Lawyers' Club Com- mittee Send Paper Among Legal Fraternity. Attorney Edward A. Mag, one of the committee of three members of the New Britaln Lawyers’ club ap- pointed to present recommendations for charter changes to the charter revision committee, is circulating & petition for signatures among the lo- cal lawyers, in support of the rec- ommendation for creating a sgcond office of prosecuting attorney. At the last meeting of the charter revision committee, Prosecuting At- torney J. G. Woods opposed the rec- ommendation and declared that there was no need for a change trom the present system of handling | the state’s cases in police court. 8en- ator-elect Ernest W. Christ made the |point at that time that it would be 200,000,000 135 seconds! —naturally sterine checks SORE D ly safe to use, yet so repute, prove it. like to receive our “Personal Hygiene?” bert Pharmacal Co., ; Do this and THROAT O YOU realize what protective power lies in the Listerine formula? Are you aware that, full strength, Listerine is entire- powerful that it kills even the stubborn B. 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It is the official photograph, taken.on “the occasion of her third birthday, which was celebrated recently, There are about 1,000,000 square miles of lake and river aurface on the entire globe, |six months B NIST Y 52 PERSINAL TAX | Registrars Thomas J. Smith and William J. Ziegier today completed their enumeration of men and wom- on betwosn the ages of 31 and 60 who are to be called upon for §2 personal tax payments nest month. Their report shows a total of 35,878, which is 538 more than last year. Of this ‘number, 19,063 are men and 16,816 are women, The report, by wards, ls: First, 2,636 men, 3,63¢ women, total §,260; Scoond, 2,256 men, 3,007 women, to- tal ¢4,363; Third, 2,327 men, 3277 women, total ¢,60¢; Fourth, 2.246 men, 1.691 women, total 3,937; Fifth, 4,970 men, 4,329 women, total Sixth, 4,627 men, women, {otal 8,616, Ready to Go On Duty Policeman Is Injured! Officer Edward Carroll, who has been off duty for several days on ac-' count of illness, telephoned to Cap- tall Kelly today that he would be able to resume duty tonight, but a short time later Mrw. Carroll tele- | phoned that the officer had alipped on the ice as he was going after & newspaper and sustained a painful injury to his ahoulder, which will _keep him on the injured list & while. He lives at 34 Francis street. RECEIVES SIX MONTHS Springfleld, Mass, Jan. 3 UP— Michael J. Rooney, former tax ocel- lector of Ludlow,.mas sentenced to in jail after he had of her injuries had not been asoer- tained at preas time. Dopee - BROTHERS - ~Announce 'l‘beeonplehlheof'l‘rub.h.l Motor Coaches which Dodge Brothers have been manufacturing and selling under the pame of Graham Brothers mow take the pame of their makers — Dodge Brothers. These Trucks, Buses and Motor Coaches have always been powered by Dodgs Brethess engines. 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