New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1929, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1929. Doz Tigmson2 Announce After - Inventory 'CLEARANCE SALE of FURNITURE We have assembled, after stock taking, an unusually large number of odd pieces and complete suites and offer them at extraordinary reductions for immediate clearance. typical of Brown Thomson and Company. 9 PC. DINING ROOM SUITE $495.00 (Original Price $575) In a mellow tone walnut, made by one of the foremost Grand Rapids manufacturers. 10 PC. DINI value! Reduced from 9 PC. DINING ROOM SUITE $500.0 (Original Price $800) Of walnut, finest cabinet work, particularly fitting to a good size dining room, 5 dining room. purpose of allo time to establish its fire department | before being deprived of service. | Amcrican Legion Meeting | | | 8 PC. DINIM Berlin News ritn | e | | Commander Howard Bunce of the SE | Bolton-Kasica post, American Le- BERLIN MAY L | will be an important business meet- | |ing tomorrow evening at 8:15 | |ington. Mr. Bunce urges all the | legionnaires to turn out as many . Britain Thinki 0] jcome up for discussion. | City of New DG O | 7o “Rarttord "counts mesting o | cmlmg Contract {in Berlin in May and definite plans | + |for this meeting will be discussed for the boys in town will also be acted upon, ed that “Past Commanders’ Day” Meetng of American Leglon Friday | Gy “1c opserved on Jan. 25, by the —Kensin Ia, Evening: Ston Club to Play | )" Jajustants will bo awarded |thanks for their faithtul services Chapter Mecting—I1tems. | with the post. The town of Berlin may be faced | o8 3" (TGN nder Bunce that | Pos | the roster of the local post is atead- ing and maintaining a fire depart- ment, reports coming from the City | i paign. Mr. Bunce urges that AT | all members cooperate 100 per cent at hand when that municipality will | | Further announce- | munity having brought the matter |y ne concerning the observance on | to the fore. gion, announced today that there FlRE PR"TE' "“N {o'clock at the Legion hall in Kens- | FroTE e, | matters of real importance will {the legion and auxiliary will be held | Y‘tomorrow evening. Winter sports Commander Bunce also announc- local post. All past commanders Two Games—Emma Hart Williard !omcml legion badges as a token of The membership committee has| s0on with the necessity of establish- lily increasing as a result of its of New Britain that the time is near | % e this com. | i aiding the membership commit- cancel its contract to serve th e 40 it orks Jan. will be given in the near | The New Britain department has ¢ ' = for several years responded to fire alarms from the town of Berlin. | Mcmbes of the board of selectmen | and several citizens in each section | : will be the last day to pay the per- of the town are authorized to call [ on0) taxes for $2.00. Those fail- out the fire apparatus, and a com- | {1250 Lot ot date will be taxed bination ladder, hose and pumper|gg, Mr. Lewls will be at his office | responds, the town paying for this|,,yairs in the Berlin Savings bank | service at the rate of $50 an hour. 1), i 4ing on Saturdey afternoon, Jan. An admission that cancellation of | 1o from s to 7 o'clock and on Mon- | the contract is under consideration | g, ovening, Jan. 14, from 5:30 to was made today by Chairman James | 7" g:clock. J. Butler of the New Britain fire | Fxecuttive Meeting board. He explained that the de-| piang werg outlined for the com- partment will _continue 10 aNSWer | j,; voar at a special meeting of the calls after the Berlin department is | xocytive committee of the Mission- | established in cabes where help i8 |4y gociety of the Rerlin Congrega- | needed or in the event that tWo!(ional church at a meeting held fires are burning at the same time. |yoctorday at the home of Mrs. R. §. If the contract is discarded, the Ber- {5014, A discussion of the program lin department will be expected 0150 took place. | take care of all ordinary fires. The officers of the socicty are Tf Rerlin loses the services of the |follows: president Miss Caroline New Britain companies it will re- |savage; vics president, Mrs. Arthur auire a heavy expenditure for the |1 Woodruff; secretary, Miss Leland purchase of equipment, construction | Gwatkin; treasurer, Mrs. 8. 2 | of a fire station and payment of |(‘oale; junior lookout, Mrs. wages for at Jeast a few men, Tn all | Pratt, with Jelen loys; program probability, the volunteer system committee, Mrs. R. 8. Gold, chair- will be set up but in most communi- | man, assisted by Mr: Robert Dem- ties where this plan i in vogue, it |ing and Mrs. Robert Chapman. has been found advisable to have at Health Condition Better least a driver and an assistant on| More than 30 releases from mea- Tax Announcement | Tax Collector C. ! nounced today that January 14 | | | Every piece of excellent construction and value NG ROOM SUITE $295.00 (Original Price $395) This suite is an excellent Including serving cabinet. $395 to $295. G ROOM SUITE 10.00 (About 14 Regular Price) .. Buffet, extension table, five side and one arm chair of walnut and gum wood, suitable for small ng this town ample |an’s Ald society of the Berlin Con. | —3$52 &regational church was held yester- day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Leland Gwatkin of Worthington Ridge. Following the usual business meeting, the society voted to appro- priate $25 for the use of Rev George McClellan to carry on wor in the South. The sum of $25 yas also appropriated to buy supplics for the Madura hospital in India. To Play Saturday Rey. Vernon L. Phillips, director of the Kensington Boys' club, an- nounced today that he had booked two basketball games to be played at the Fraternal hall on Saturday evening. The club director is plan- ning to bring some of the state’s best teams here every Saturday so long as the people of the town &up- port the proposition. Berlin has al- Ways bcen without basketball at- tractions, and Rev. Mr. Phillips is attempting to put the local town on the sporting map. As was announced carlier in the week, the proposition is merely an experiment and involves a great deal of expense. However, the local club is confident that basketball can be put on a paying basis and a large crowd is expected to witness the in- auguration of organized basketball here. The: Fraternal hall is in good condition and a new basketball court was recently laid out. In the preliminary game at |o'clock, the Kensington Boys' club | intermediates will clash with the followed by the main attraction which will take place between the Kensington Boys' club senior tcam and the First Congregational church quintet of Waterbury. ‘The Water- bury aggregation has a strong line- up and has beaten some of the best teams in its locality. Both games should. furnish plenty of action. Tickets for the games are now on sale. Fast Berlin Items The first meeting of the year for the Community club was held last evening at Community hall. A new slate of officers was voted " in to guide tho destinies of the organiza- tion for the ensuing year. The ncw officers arc: President, Louis Schwartz; vice president, Harold Ji. Clark; secretary, ‘Mrs. Mildred Har- rington; treasurer, Walter H. Payne. The new president has been identi- fled with the club for the past sev- the annual Community club vaude- ville show which has been a most successful venturs. He has also been a member of other committees of the club. | vl | these +ings, a Piainville News 50 NEW BUILDINGS " ERECTED IN YEAR ew Constraction Daring 1 Yalued at Sum of 359,600 .S STUDENT COUNCIL | Wikl Assist in Al School Activities— Drzewicckis Sued for $60—Well Child Conference —High Has Gamve—Briefs. school Fifty new buildings talued at $329,650 were constructed in Plain- during 1925, a check of the building inspectors’ records and r ports made by the Herald this morning showed. Nearly all of buildings were dwellings. there being less than half a dozen business and industrial structures | erected during the year. The num- | Ler of buildings is considered very satisfactory and indicates a healthy | growth and expansion of Plainville. 1t does ynot include garages and | other small structures. In addition to the 30 new build- permits were granted for 50 repair jobs and alterations, also for 27 garages. The two building in- spectors who served . during ths year also issued permits for 74 plumbing jobs, 114 items of electri- cal work, 36 hcating installations and one for an oil burncr. This malkes a total of 362 permits. Fees taken amounted to $793, of which $19% was turned over to the town anl | the balance, $394. was retained by the inspactors for their services. May was the biggest month of the | year in the matter of new building. | work begun then being valued at $45.000, while April was second with $43,450. February, with only $11.800. was the poorest month with Scptember's $17.600 not far above it. Strangely, it was not dur- ing either April or May, but in {June, that the highest total in feee 50—was collected. this being explained by an exceptionally larg: number of permits for clectrical and plumbing work. Building Inspector 0. 1. Cooley resigned in the middle of the ye and was succeeded by Axel John- son, who filled out his predecessor's term and was then appointed for a ‘Yll" term of his own, | The building code and conscquent {check upon censtruction did not {come into effect until the middle of 1927, Therefore 1928 was the first | full year fer which figures are avallable and operations during its |length cannot be compared with those of any other year. ‘Will Mean More Revenue |~ This increase in the number of | buildings here will naturally boost {amount. It they are entered in the assessors’ books at the original es- {timates given the building inspectors | prier to the issuc of permits and |the tax rate is continued at 2313 mills for another year, the new con- struction will result in $7.746.78 ad- ditional revenue for the town. This is said to be an cxcellent increase | for a town the size of Plainville, | ° December Building | During December permits were | granted for mew construction worth 834,000, as follows: To Myrl Lim. o | burner for a $5.000 cottage on Lin- | den street: to the Plainville Casting 1Co. fer a $10,000 core room on its F. Lewis an- Scnior Reserves. This game will be|Bank street property; to the Con- necticut Quarries Co. for $4,000 ‘hllcklmllh shop at its plant on the | New Britain road; to S. J. Castle for a'§-room dwelling and garage, worth i $10.000, on Farmington avenue: to | | Flint. Warner for a $5,000 5-room | house on Linden strect. | There were aiso permits granted | for two repair jobs. one garage. two | plumbing jobs, meven electrical jobs, and one heating installation. Ivees {came to $55. of which the town re- | cedved $15.75 and Inspector Johnson 841,25, €. S Student Council A student council to assist the faculty in the conduct of all student {affairs at Plainville high school has s |eral years and has been chairman of | TONIGHT | Tove. Action, RICRARD DIX n k “MORAN OF THE un MARINE in during the year' the grand list by a proporitionate | | been created, it was announced to- | Iday by Viee Principal Douglas 8. | MacDonald, and members to repre- | sent the various classes were to be | clected today. The council, as set| forth in the preamble to its consti- | | tution, has been established “to pro- | mote democracy in education. to fos- | ter a gpirit of mutual cooperation, land to establish pupil responsibility Jnnd participation in the government |and control of the school | | Tts powers and activities will be the following: Supervision of all | passing in the halls of the schoo!; | establishment of regulations govern- {ing the conduct of pupils about the | {achool regulations and reviewing of the action of the school authorities |as they pertain to student activities {and control: giving of general super- ivision te all forms of student activi- | (ties; and promotion of all worthy |ohiects for which the school was established. | The council will consist of 10 |members. The senior class will have four representatives. one of whom (is to be president of the council, | while the junior class will elect two rembers and each of the other four | classes in sonior and junior high school will be entitied to one rep- | resentative. The principal will be | |an ex-officio member whose presence | Will be necessary at all meetings. | ch June the council will elect its |president for the succeeding year. | The council will meet regularly on !the first Friday of cvery month dur- ing which school is in session and | may also Le called togother for spe- icial sassions at the'discretion of the | principal. It will have power to |claborate its organization by any ! machinery it may see fit to set up. {may elect a non-voting secretary not of its own number, and may or- | inize committees or commissions of |the student body for any special | purpose, but will retain sole voting power upon any findings. sued For $§0 | Mr.and Mrs. Frank Drzewiecki of Scot Swamp heve heen sued for $60 hy the firm of Spicgel. May, Stern & {Co. The writ was issurd by Attor- | ney Joseph P. O'Connell” and is re- turnable before Justice M. 0. Ryder 2t 10 a. m. on January 21. Deputv Sherif F. W. Furrey has attached land of the defendants. Drzewiecki is servine a sentence in jail for violation of the liquor laws, Raskethall Tomorrow Plainville high school will play its third game of the scason tomor- row night. when it goes to Terryville to meet the high school of that town in a Western Connecticut Scholastic |league contest. The following plav crs will make the trin with Coach Caulfield: A. King. J. King. Kowale- ski Gierke, Wegner. Gauthier. Buell, Conlin. Hibhard and Widger. White Exnocts Appointment Robert B. Whi reprasentative from Plainville in the general as- sembly. is expected t8 be reappoint- «d a member of the insurance com- mittea of the assembly. Mr. White {served on this committee at the last |session. and as insurance is his busi- | vess he is believed to bhe certain of reappointment. He was also a mem- her of the committees on aviation and human institutions two years |ago. hut whether or not he will again on these is not known at | present. Assemblyman and Mrs. White at- | (tended the govern< 's inangural ball |at the Koot Guard armory in Hart- ford last nigh W-T C serve e o Flect Washington-Trumbull cirele, Com- | panions of the Forest, will hold a regular meeting in Legion hall at § | o'clock tonight. The annual elec- | tion of officers will he held. Every Imember is requested to he present. Not Employed Here | At the local post office today com- | picte ingnorance was expressed of | | the supposed fact that W. C. Owen, | employed by the cit- of New Britain | |as carctalior of the Wolcott reservoir, | was also a mail carrier in this town. | | It was allegedly for this reason that | ! Owen was dropped from the payroll | of the city yesterday, but it was said | at the post office here that he is not employed by the postal department in this town. Cong. Church Annual The annual meeting of the Congre- | gational church will be held at | o'clock this evening and will be pre. ceded by a supper at 6:30 o'clock. | Annual re-ors of the church officers | will be read and officers for the com- | ing year clected. An amendment to | the by-lawz, calling for representa- tives of the Woman's Federation and | Young People’s society on the execu- | tive committee, will come up for ac- | tion. ’ Raptist Women Tnvited | The wemen of the Baptist church | lave bean invited to attend the meet- | ing of the Woman's society of the | First Baptist church of New Britain lin that city at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow |afternoon.” The meeting will be held [in the church chapel. Mrs. Charles | | Rowe Vickory of Hartford, who spent xeveral years as a missionary in Indin, will speak on “Ramabal.” ! Psthian Sisters Notes | Pythian Temple No. 20. P. . held a regular meeting in T. 0. O. T hall last evening. On Wednesday —_—_— s, There will be no Pythian Siste whist on Wednesday night. January 16, because of the installation on that evening. Notes Mrs. M. L. Messenger is ill at her home, West Main streef. A well child conference will b held in the nurse's rooms: in th Neri block from 2 to 4 o'clock to- morrow afternoon. The condition of William Grern- ier, who is a patient at St. Francis' hospital. Hartford, remains about the same. The regular meeting wil! this cvening at the e condition of of Bank street, who the past several improving. Bertha Tuttle, 4 1-2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Tuttle of Bradley mountain, ill with a mila case of scarlet fever and chicken pox. Steve mid-w held at prayer 7145 o'clock ptist chureh. 'rank Johuson been ill for W is slow!ly Bugiel. store. is enjoying a \acation A concert will be held at the A \l. E. Zion church tomorrow ning under the wuspices of the trustees and the stewardes 2 Toyal Smith has returne University of Tlinois at Champaign, T, after spending the holidays at his home on Broad strect. Julia €. Jolmson. Mattie €. John- son and Christine J. Cowle have ransferred 60 acres of land on Unionville avenue and Farmingion road to Giles H. Cowles. William Chamberlain and Arthur Osgood entertained employes of the post office at a card party last eve- ning at their home on Broad street Fred H. Young of West Hartforl has sold lind at Prospect Heights to Dorothea loberts of Plainville Mrs, €. H. Borden. who has been vacationing for the past several we>ks at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. T. Usher of East Main street, has returned to her home in Paris. France Attorney Charles F. Conlon is re- cuperating at his home on Linden street and expocts to return to work tomorrow. Miss Dorothy position at the Bearings, Tr Attorney Cornelius Prior is a pa- tient at St Francis' hospital, Hart- ford. Ve Ives has aceepted Standard Steel & Fire Department Notes The fire department has received a considerable amount of new appar- atus, melnding a deluge set. 2 hose toiler, a life belt, helmets, and gas masks. These were purchoscd on recommendation of James Murra who conducted a course of instru tion for the local firemen recontly. The local department will be lost to the Terryville and Unionville de- partments at a social in the town hall siortly. There will he e Pl ind a program of cniertain- men A cord fouprney om the fir depertment Trumbull Eleetrie Mrg. Co., gin next Wednesday night Biristol lirass Wins The Bristol Brass team ran up a score of 1502 and obtained a pin- tall margin of 44 in a special bowling | mateh with the Wallace Barnes team lat the Recreation alleys last night in spite of the loss of two out of ihree strings. The scores: Bristol Brass 10 i Cos SH 108 between e and will be- s the | Kriscenski Cavalier Chapin Woods Murphy, Wallace 118 L104 58 Norton Lynch Hynds Ivennes Raseo Lovejoy . TLost—Black airedale puppy. four months old. Answers to name Pal. Return to 86 Broad street. Reward. —advt. Daughter of Polish Editor Is Killed Boston, Jan. 10.—(P—Rernice Chmielinski. 17, daughter of Henry H. Chmielinsky of Brookline, editor of the Polish 1 News, died at St. Ellzabeth's hospital o yesterday from injuries incurred in an anto- mobile accident in Quincy on No- vember 29. Her sister Joannetie was Killed in the same accident, Rernice received a fractured skull when the car in which she, her sis- ter, and friends were riding over- tuned on the southorn artery while returning from a party. An operation was performed carly vain effort to save life. ber Her father, hefore becoming editor of the | Polish Daily News was president of the Hanover Street Trust company of this city, since closed by the bank commissioner. NEW MINIST Dublin, Trish Free State. Jan. P —Michael MacWhit wha 10 has his | vesterday in a Bristol New. TRAIN KILLS BOY, {OTHER STRICKEN Wiiliam Reilly Struck by Gaso- line Coach on Tresue THREE FRIENDS ESCAPE ed $100 Torrington Driver 1 For Breach of Peace—Police Commiis- in sioner e of Detective—I'o- live Board Has $1,133 Balance, William year old I son Iteilly illy. Mr, x and one-half and Mrs. M Benham stre t Bristol, was instantly Killed 4:50 o'clock Wednesd 1001 when strock on Healy's trostle nen the Bristol Br castbound train chael of W after the plant 2 poration 171 Conductor Geor; ind Engineer W. H charge the gasoiine and the chil doing traffic duty away. An investigation ton and Policeman nor indicated that when struck by the bus, had bes hurled against the stone retaini wall of the trestle and dropped to shelf about six feet below the rai His head was crushed and numero bones broken. Dr. Arthur S. Bra yett, medical examiner, was si nmon- ed and after viewing the hody gave | permission for its removal to the undertaking parlors of James J. Dunn on West stroct. Companions Escape Three boy of S8 en No. by cardsiey hus, stoppod de notitied Norion who was a short distance | by Officer Nor- dward O'Con- the boys bLody. compa tiens, all ibout the same age as William caped when they saw the train proaching. The Reflly boy, however, apparently becoming confused — was unable to clear the tracks. The re- port of Officer Norton indicated that the boys had “wen playing at he Dristol Brass dump on the north e of the tracks and at the tim~ of the accident were on their way to their homes on the south side. John Tonon of Benham street, onc of the Loys iith the victim. hecame so frightened that he refused to cross th trestle it waded across the river and rushed to his home. | Mother Prostrated Michael Reilly. father of the hoy. short time after the ae- after arrenging for the hody. broke the news y to his wife. M who returned to her homs but a few days ago from the Dri hospital following a eration, was prostrated by her son’ death and required medical treat- ment. TFuneral of an- arrived a cident and romoval of t of the t Reilly. f tol Caesarian on- arrangements were in complete at noon today. Torrinzton Man Heavily Tined Telix Ponistowski of Torrington driver for the E. J. Kelley Trunm= portation company of that city, wus fired “$100 and costs in the court this morning by Judge Josen’ M. Donovan on a charge of hreach of the peace. Chrrzes of reckles |driving and operatinrg a motor ve- hicle while under the influence of lianor were nolled followinz a con- |sultation between Judge Donovan Prosecuting Attorney James T, | Mather and Attorney Georze Tian ciry |rahan of Unionville, counsel for the * |accused. | Ponistowski was arrested on Do- cember 30th by Motoreycle Polics man James Burns following an ac cident on Park strcet. After being brought to police headanarters no was examined hy Dr. B. . Robbins. police surgeon, and pronounced un- der the influerce of liquor. | The acensed man informed court today that he was the support of his wife and right aren and the loss of his driver's i- cense would cost him his n previous reputation has heen good land for this reason leniency <hown by the court Sethack Tournament The second sitting in the tonrnament hefween the city men and the New Depart nartment will T played this tha co'e joh was | sothack fir 1o vor in the headquarters of the factory organization. last w cipal firemen captur |ting by ek the m REAC 85 nbint sorved affer * Petective's Role omer 11 Commissioner In Polies Camniissioner Tudd stonped info the role of de tective Wodnesday nd the fact that he Aid so resulted in the recovery of a and tha appreh Meline whe found it and wha, cording fa police a to dis afternaon auarter of heef Niek Ll nein of it attemnt a he ‘was operating. Judd fellowed the man and after secing bisn steg #t several butcher whops, went tq adynarters and reported the oce rrence o Detective Sergeang Daniel McGillicuddy. The police of« ficer continued the investigation and a short ater located Meling and the and brought beth te parters. The meat was ree turned to its rightful owner when he appeared at police headguarterg to m: the complaint. Meline, siter a talk from the prosecuting 1ttorne this morning. was pere mitted 10 24 after paying the eosts, High School Raskethall The Bristel high school baskets ball team will play the third game of its leagne schedule at the local high school gymnasinm Friday eve- Jan v 11 The st Hart- hich intet will furnish the time b ning, ford opposition The local team is nov of the Ieague, two contests. Vuneral of M- The fun FFoley o dis at the top hasing wou its first dohn J. Voley Mrs. Bridget J. Wooding street, who Tuesday evening following wn s of I months, will be at clock Iriday morning at doseph's chureh, T Williaay Tafin colebrate the highs + and Lurial will be notery, of A. Meeting ting of Court er Wel. Porect 15 of America, will, Le 't S o'iock this evening in Mew's hall. Police Budget Shows Ralance A balance of $4133.77 in the t appropriation of the police department for the fiscal year endy ing November 30, 1928, is shown in figures piled in the office of, City Clerk Thomas B. Steele. The second taxing district also shows a balance of $62.28 while the eost of police protection in the third tax- ing district was $13.55 in excess of, the appropriation. The traffic sig- nal appropriation was exceeded by $ will Inventors Get Patents Two Bristol - inventors, one of whom has waited six years and-the other five years. have had thelp patience rewarded. . The government has just awarded patents to the two men, one of whom is Frederick G. Hughes and the other of whom is Thomas G. Delaval-Crow. Hughes ig inventor of an antifric.. tion bearing and scparator. He aps plied for the patent June 30, 1922 The invention has alrcady been turned over to the New Departure Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Delaval-Crow is inventor of a bearing mouniing for which he has Leen secking a patent ever since April 28, 1 This also has been assigned to the New Departurs Manufacturing company There are six patented eclaims in- volved in Hughes' invention and uine in that of Delaval-Crow, CITYS FIRE LINITS - DUE FOR EXTENS 91 | (Continued from First Pag:) esented. Local lumber d Mr. McKenna, Georg: K. auley of the New Britain Lun- Co. and C. W. Upson of the ift & Upson Lumber Co. oppos: 4 the ordinance, and Councilman Boyle, its sponsor, spoke in favor of it hut made it plain that he was not itly concerned over its fate. He s convineed, he said, that it is but U matter of time before such a ree dietion will be put in force. Fngineer Walker of the National ire Prevention association gave the committer statistics in support of the ordinance and Councilmen Boyle and Bartlett voted to recommend ft, but Alderman Falk and Councilmen Holt. Warncr and Parker outvoted th About a1 or so ago, the sam ceommendation was rejected by the common council. During the discussion, Councilmagp Warner announced his intention of presenting a resolution at the coun- cil meeting next week to have the boundaries of the fire district ex- tended. This matter was considered at some length less than a vear ago a4 it was *d not to take ac- tion. after an investigation. Seeretary Thomas Linder of th baard of adinstment explained a proposed amendment to Ssction 136 the zoning ordinance and it was voted to recommend its adeption. e 1 of adjustment recom- at ent meeting. including Ma re PUBLISH CONSTITUTION Rome, Jan. 10 (P — Osservators Ptomare foday published a papal <tifution” proclaiming a jubiles 4 the Pope's 506th anniversary in the priesthood which will end next Dncember. “eanshitution™ gives all rules ‘or acquiring indulgences during the 0d of the jubiles, the religious ‘0 e followrd and the practices R. O. Clark the retiring president | —FRIDAY— January 16. there will be a permanent duty. Last vear the bill for fighting fires n this town was $500, which amount was paid to the fire board of the eity of New Britain, and then de- posited in the firemen’s pension fund. The city government receives no part of the compensation paid yet it places at the disposal of the town of Berlin apparatus valued at approximately $15.000 and two shifts of five men each, whose payrofl is about $10,000 annually. The running costs, wear and tear on the ma- chines, etc., i8 not the chief objec- tion. however, according to the fire board chairman. Responding to Ber- lin alarms reduces the protection given New Britain, making it neces- sary for one of the other companies to be in readiness to cover twice its normal district, a condi- tion which city officials regard as dangerous and lacking in efficiency. The absence of sufficient hydrants n Berlin makes it necessary to lay considerable more hose than in or- dinary fires and the wear on the hese is much greater. In areas where therc are no hydrants, it has been necessary to pump water from ponds or streams and difficulties with the pumping cquipment have resulted. Under the contract now in force either party desiring to cancel the agrcement is required to give one vear's notice. The clause was in- serted, it i3 said, with no benefit to the City of New Britain but for the sles quarantine have been made dur- | ing the past three days, according [to Dr. Roger M. Griswold. health |officer..and but five new cases have |been reported recently. This indi- cates, According to Dr. Griswold, that tréuble from this discase is on the decrease. For the week ending January §, 58 cases were inspected and quaran- ‘tined and applications for permits to {return to school came to the health | department nearly every day from | cazes which were never reported. The public is cautioned to give at- tention to the first indications of se- vere colds although the mild epi- demic is waning as several cases of genuine influenza, most of them complicated by pneumonia, have de- | veloped during the past few days. A statement to this effect was issued today by Dr. Griswold. Mceting Next Week | The Emma Hart Willard chapter, Dayghters of the American Revolu- tion, will hold its next meeting on | January 17, with Mrs. Leland Gwat- kin acting as hostess. A discussion | will be held on the subject, “Should the Present Two Party System in the | United States be Change | This announcement is a change in !the one printed in last evening's pa- | per which was incorrect. All mem- Lers of the chapter are asked to note ihe change as to aveid misunder- standing concerning the meeting. i Woman's Atd Noclety | The monthly meeting of the Wom- and honorary president has been a most active official in the work of the organization and through his ef- | forts the club s in & most flattering | (Continued on Page 16) TA ON MY WAY DONIN TO CANDY LAND-DONT YoU WANT TO 66 WITH MG, PATSY S 2—FEATURES—3 VICTOR McLAGLEN in “THE RIVER PIRATE" JACQUELINE TOGAN i “STOCKS AND BLONDES” ’r YES, OLVES = T JUST LONE IT Down ONER night. ioint installation of the new officers | of the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters, conducted by the | deputies of both orders. Supper Will |transferred to London as high com-lgnd pick un he side of heef and be served at 6:30 o'clock. | ropresented the Irish I'res State at Geneva 1922, has o ap- pointed ministor to Washington to ed Timothy Smiddy, recently sinca e stee missioner. All That’s Needed THEY STILL GOT A LOT OF THAT NICE CANDY LEFT FROM CHRISTMAS THAT T UNDERSTAND TUEYRE SELUIN' MAmM-BOY! LookIT TUOSE NICE FAT / { BUTTER CREAMS = pose of it to seieral local meat mar- Kot M speciat offerings ta be given for mis- sians according to the ability of Indd was driv when he noticed Melino ston ng alons Trand cach contributor Herald has the best Classificd etion in New Britain. Bl | place it in the bakery truck which 'Ad