New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1929, Page 12

EXPLAIN REASON FOR ARCH REWOVAL Special Gommitise Files Report at Town Cerk's Olfce A report of the special committee to consider what disposition is to be made of the temporary memorial to world war dead at tHe West Main street entrance to Walnut Hill park was filed today at the office of the town clerk, suggesting removal of the arch and court of honor. The report reads: “The special committee appointed to consider the situation brought about by the pressing need for re- pairs to the memorial archway at the West Main street entrance to Walnut Hill park, or the removal of the same, begs leave to report that careful consideration has been given the subject and it is the opin- |’ f the committee that the arch- should be removed for the fol- lowing reasons: “It was erected originally as & temporary memorial and was never intended to be permanent. “The city of New Britain has re- cently completed a permanent me- morial at the summit of Walnut Hill park, thus meeting the need which was temp -arily answered by the memorial archway. ddy-Glover post, American Le- gion, representing the servicemen of the city, is on record i favor of re- moving the archway. “The memorial archway wil be- come an eyesore through dilapida- tion unless given constant atte.tion 4t an exp=nse that may reasonably be expected to increase from year o year. “In view of the foregoing findings, the committee recommends adop- tion of the following: RESOLVED, That the board of park commission- ers be and they hereby are to re- move the memorial archway at the West Main street entrance to Wal- nut Hill park, and that the expense of sarge, it any, be charged to the emergency fund, and be it further “RESOLVED, That the board of park cemmissioners he and they hiereby are requested to take the necessary steps toward installing “t the West Main street entrance to Walnut Hill park, an appropriate form of entrance marker.” Members of the committee whose report this is, are Aldermen Willlam H. Judd and John F. Maerz, Coun- cilmen Donald L. Bartlett, Willlam W. Greene and Clarence H. Maxon. ion Curtis, Veteran * Rail Man, Dead Boston, Feb. 15 (P—Fayette 8. Curtis, president of the Old Colony railroad and a former vice presi- dent of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., died at his home today. He was in his 86th year. Mr. Curtis was born in Owego, N. Y., and began his railroad career in 1863 as a civil engineer with the Albany and Susquehanna railroad. After serving as assistant engineer for several other railroads in New York, he wi appointed chief en- gineer of the New York and Harlem River railroad in 1874 and two years later became chief engineer for the New Haven road. In this position lie was in charge of many important construction projects. In 1900 he waa elected a vice president of the New Hawen road. He resigned in 1907 and was sub- sequently elected president of the Old Colony railroad, a position which he held until his death. He was also chairman of the board of trustees of the Boston Terminal Co. and president of the Union Freight rallroad. He was a member of the American Socicty of Civil Engineers. Fish m;d Game Club Meeting This Evening A nominating committee of tee New Britain Fish and Game assocw ation will be appointed this evening to prepare a list of recommendatious for officers who will serve through the coming fiscal year beginning next month. The committee will be named at the regular meeting held at Jr. 0. U. A. M. hall on Glen street. Motion pictures of a recent trip taken by Johnstone Vance to Alaska will be shown. A. G. Hawker has secured other reels for presentation after the meeting. Bridgeport Aircraft Companies to Merge Bridgeport, Feb. 15 (UP)—The Commercial Aircraft company of Bridgeport is to merge with the Harry C. Stutz company, which 18 building & new type airplane motor, it was reported here today. The company will be known as the Stutz-Bellanca company and will bo headed by former Senator Joseph Cubelli, president of the local con- ccrn. Frank Bellanca is working on designs for a giant, three-motored sesqui plane for a flight to Bucnos Aires, Eight Divorces in Bridgeport Court Bridgeport, Fcb. 15 (—Eight di- vorces were granted in superior = Baldwin, John Booth and Carl Foster, heard actions separately. a member of exclusive younger set in Green- was given a decree from Her- W. Daly, of a well known Stam- This decree was on of Referee L. J. i old son. mmendation erson Uridgeport to Get New Power Station Uridgoport, Feb, 15 (#—The Unit- d Illuminating Company will build here within the mext year, it was apnounced today, by Frederick | Cutts, manager, a service station and an addition to the present generating st on at a cost approximately of 2400,000. Cemetery Caretaker Is Dead in Meriden Meriden, Feb. 15 (®—Mrs. Anna Gibson, caretaker of the East ceme- tery Were for the past 30 years, died today at the age of 94 She suc- ceeded her husband, Willilam Gib- son, on his death in 1900. with custody of a two | S |Wears Heirlooms Owned by Mother In Play to Be Produced by Grange dating from 1859, a velvet cape, This unusual privilege is Judson of 8 Ash street, who has handed down from ancestors. called “The Family Album” wh ning of February 22, ON PLAINYILLE COURT Judiciary Committee of General As- sembly Approves Change in System in Adjoining Town ‘' (Special to the Herald) Hartford, Feb. 15—The judiciary committee of the general assembly today filed a favorable report on the proposition to establish a town court in Plainville to supplant the Justice court system, The report was presented to the house and was placed on the cal- endar for next Tuesday. No Foreign Trip for Coast Guard Cadets New London, Feb. 15 (/—No for- cign cruise will be made by the ca- dets of the United States coast guard this summer as has been the pra tice for years, Captain H. G. Hamlet, superintendent, announced today. Inatead the cadets will make two coastal cruises, one on the sailing ships ‘Alexander Hamilton and Re- claimer and the other on the new cutters Mcndota and Champlain. The cadets will embark on the sailing’ craft May 20, cruise up apd down the Atlantic seaboard and into the Gulf of Mexico, returning here Jume 12, June 15 they will leave kere on the two cutters and cruise orth to Eastport, Me., and then outh along the seaboard to Gal- veston, Texas. Captain Hamlet . will be in com- mand and will take a staff of in- structors from the academy. About 75 cadets are to make the cruise this year. Tenement Block at Thompsonville Burns | Thompsonville, Feb. 15 (#—Fire of undetermined origin burned out the interior of a three-story tene- ment block in Thompson court here, | Lowned by Isaac Brown of Spring- field, Mass., today. The block con- tained a dozen tenements. None of them had been occupled for more than a year. The first two floors of the build- ing were a mass of flames when the alarm was sounded and it was hours | before the fire apparatus returned | {to their headquarters. Loss is esti-' | mated at between $12,000 and $15, 000, |Grand Officer Guest ! Of Vater Jahn Lodge Grand President John A. Reiss of | New Haven and his staff paid an | official visit to Vater John lodge, Or- | der of Harugari last evening. The | grand officers expressed congratula- | {tions on the active work done by the | {lodge members. Eleven candidates received the initiation degree. A ! baton club exhibition was perform- |ed by William Zicgler. violin solos by Eric Marschner and | | Carl Evernriges, songs by August | |Heimann and Albert Stichtenrth ! | completed the program. The Haru- gari ladies served a Dutch supper. | Knights of Columbus - | Lodge Rooms Damaged | Bridgeport, Feb. 15 B — Iire which broke out about § o'clock to- day in the three story McNamara building in Stratford Center, which houses the Knights of Columbus lodge rooms, destroycd the interio of two upper floors, causing damag estimated at $10,000, | A defective chimney is belicved to Lave been responsible. Firman Louis | Bova was overcome by smoke while | fighting the fire, FILM STAR GETS DECREE Los Angele . Feb. 15 (UP, —Viola Dana star, tod | was granted a_divorce from Maurice | (“Lefty”) Flynn, former Yale foot- | ball star, after she had testified that he had been habitually intoxicated since their marriage in 1925. Not every woman can wear her mother’s wedding gown, ding bonnet which was worn 150 years ago. Judson as she will appear in the role of “Mother” in a sketch bers of Burritt grange at the Baptist church chapel on the eve- FAYORABLE REPORT FLED ' AT [/MIN] BULLETIN |was being entertained | years, Piano ana |} ~—Photo by Arcade Studio dating from 1872, and a wed- reserved for Mrs. Wilbur A. many other priceless heirlooms The photograph shows Mrs. ich will be produced by mem- ATTACKS LAMPOON Harvard Paper Criticized for, Ridicule of Harkness Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 15 (UP)— The Harvard ‘Lampoon, the univer- sity's humorous monthly, was se- verely criticized today in the Har- vard Alumni bulletin for the atti- | tude of ridicule it took in discussing the new Harvard “house plan,” | made possible by the gifts of Ed- ward 8. Harkness, New York finan- cler, In its last issue, which appeared a week ago, the Lampoon had held up the house plan for a bitter at- tack. “The latest Lampoon must he put on a level with other issues of that publication which have brought it into disgrace in recent years," the Alumni Bulletin said editorially. The editorial follows in part: “The Lampoon put out last week a '0f Somerville, special number which it would seem was designed to give the retiring board of editors an opportunity to er—the late Dr. Russell express their dissatisfoction with the | tutorial system, the general exam- inations, the house plan and every other forward step which Harva college has taken in recent years. “It is dreary readi~~ for remov-' ed from wit, and would attract no attention if it were not for the bad manncrs displayed, especially toward = will enable the university to carry out a project which the authorities have cherished for a long time.” Fisherman Fails to Reach New London mencement exercises held. Eaward (M —Fear | L. Katzenbach, today |Reneral of New Jersey, will deliver New London, Feb. 15 here over the safety of Frank Andrew, €2, a fishetman who left Block Island early Tuesday afternoon with | 400 pounds of fish which he was td bring here. Ordinarily he makes the trip in a few hours and his continued failure to arrive has caused fricnds here to belicve he has met with trouble. Andrew is a native of Province- town, Mass., but has been engaged in fishing out of hee for the past 20 The coast guard today were sweeping the waters off Montauk Point on the theory that possibly the fisherman’s boat broke down and way drifting oft shore. Mrs. Parsons Is Guest Of Stanley Rule Girls Mrs. Howard Parsons regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution. was a guest of honor at a supper given last evening by the Stanley Rule & Level Girls’ club. | Mrs. Parsons spoke on the origi purpose and nature of the organiza- | tion. Following her talk a short patriotic entertainment was given by members of the club, | |and Gencral Atterbury will receive | jhonorary degrees of doctor of laws, Mr. Harkness, whose generous gift | while Mrs. Clark will have the hon- City Items An automobile owned and driven by Stewart R. Carroll of 70 Trinity street skidded at the corner of Main street and Franklin Square about 7:45 last night and struck an eelctric light pole, breaking the door on the lower part of the pole. Ofticer Hanford Dart is off duty on account of illness. Chairman M. W. Bannan of the board of police commissioners has recovered from an iliness at his home on Black Rock avenue. Paul Zehler of 820 Corbin avenue brought three dogs to the police station today having caught them in his chicken yard. At least one of them was not licensed, he said. The dog warden was notified. Louis Nair reported to Captain Kelly today that five faucets were stolen out of & house he is building at 171 Linden street. Max Feigenbaum reported to the police today that boys stole automo- bile tires from his junk yard on Wil- low street. Miss Elsie Gamerdinger of Chest- street is in Boston for the week-end where she is' attending the Chis- | cholm-MacDonald wedding. Mr, and Mrs. C. F. Neumann, 92 Black Rock avenue, entertained a large party of friends at a Valen- tine bridge at their home Wednes- day evening. The prizes were won by Mr, and Mrs. Earl T. Burdick. DANUBE I FROEN FRON END 70 END Balkans- Report Worst Sullering From Cold in 930 Years Vienna, Austria, Feb. 15 (—Un- relenting snow, ice and wind have transformed southeastern Europe into bleak desolation with scores of deaths from cold, influenza, pneu- monia and even starvation. Populous cities are covered with heavy mantles of snow while great rivers like the Danube are frozen almost from one end to the other. From all parts of the Balkans come unceasing reports of the worst hu- man suffering from weather condi- tions in 250 years. Not only are large cities like Bel- grade, Brunn, Bratislava and Ljubljana isolated from contact with the outside world, but their popula- tions are being kept indoors to es- | cape the cold. Bird and animal life wi uffered even more than human life. Every- where throughout the Balkans the carcasses of horses, cows and sheep have been seen in the snow while in all fields and parks the snow is strewn with the forms of frozen pigeons, crows and other birds which have dropped dead from the trees. | Railroad service has been utterly demoralized and it ia feared if the snow continues train service over parts of Europe may have to be abandoned for the present or dras- tically curtalled. Hungary has been fsolated from the rest of Europe, communications | being possible only by wireless. Founder of Temple University Honored Philadelphia, Feb. 15 (UP) — Gov. John Fisher, General W. W. | Atterbury, president of the Penn- ' sylvania railroad; Mrs. Francis El- liot Clark, nationally known musical organizer and Leon Conwell, mayor Mass., today were honored with degrees as Temple | university commemorates its found- Conwell, educator and lecturer. Mayor Conwell’ is the son of the Baptigt clergyman who started the unpretentious educational institute and lived to see it number thou- sands of students on its roster be- fore he died. Conwell, the governor orary degree of doctor of conferred. Besides the memorial to Dr. Con- well a new twelve story addition to the group of college buildings will be dedicated and the mid year com- , music former attorney the eulogy to Dr. Conwell. Britain Will Propose Disarming Conference Washington, Feb. 15 UP—Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador. announced today that Great Britain soon would initiate efforts to bring | about further limitation of naval armaments between the principal naval powers of the world. The delay in congressional pas- sage of the fifteen cruiser construc- | tion bill had retarded British efforts | toward further disarmament, the ambassador said, but now that the measure is enacted, he held the ground was cleared for new discus- sions. Any new parleys, he said, would certainly proceed on the as sumption that the recently authoriz- ed cruisers would be bulilt. Maine Was Brown Up 31 Years Ago Today Havana, Cuba., Feb. 15 (UP)— CHER DEAD b. 15 (P—Mrs. France: LT ducted a private school here and had been a teacher for more than 50 years dicd at her home today of pneumonia. Graduates of Mrs. Fan- cher's school live in every part of the world MOJAVE COMING HOME Hamilton, Bermuda, Feb. 15 (Ph- The United States coastguard cutter, Mojave, which has been in Bermuda sinee last week when she and \ towed the British steam- ple into port, cleared to- JEWELRY ENSEMBLE The new ensemble in modern- istic jewelry includes a neckline, up- per arm bracelet and a brooch to wear on the shoulder. smart as emeralds, Nothing is as who con-|sary of the sinking of the U. 8. 8. The entire Cuban army and navy |and the crew of the United States | cruiser Denver participated today in | the celebration of the 31st anniver- | ‘.\lmnl: in Havana harbor, the act | which caused the Spanish-American | war and Cuban independence. |7 '725&/ | TILLYER ™ LENSES 1 Lezrate to the Very Edge The Best in Tenses and Frames. Most Skillful Eyc Examination Always AT A. PINKUS Optometrist 300 Main St. uite 201 | Up One Flight to Better | Eyesiglt frm— A\ — 149 WITNESSES ON TARIFFARECALLED Shingles and Teir Revosn Rate Discassed at Hearing Washington, Feb. 15 UM—A total of 149 witnesses was called by the house ways and means committes today for testimony on the Sunday schedules in connection with its hearings on tariff revision. L. E. Whittaker, of Lockport, O, said he represented 90 per cent of domestic producers of asbestoa ! shingles, now dutiable at 25 per cent ad valorem. He said imports in 1927 had increased 12 per cent to 78,600,000 share feet while do- mestic production increased only 10 per cent to 134,600,000 and last year imports equalled 58 1-2 per cent of United States production. Since 1931, he said, the price had been cut about one-third due to in- creased importation. Whittaker suggested a rate of 1 1-2 cents a pound on plain and 3 cents on decorated shingles, which he maid was an equivalent to an ad valorem rate of 100 per cent. Complaining of Spanish and Jap- anese competition in the manufac- ture of lower grade imitation pearis, M. C. Meyer of New York proposed higher combination duties over the existing ad valorem rate of 60 per cent ad valorem. Adequate protec- tion is now afforded on tbe higher priced imitation pearls, he said, but he asked a higher rate of iridescent pearls because of the higher labor costs. Jewelers Discuss Pearis D. J. Gallert, New York, repre- senting the Novelty Jewelers Asso- clation, opposed any change in the rate on imitation pearis, contending the bulk of the Japanese product did not come in competition with the American pearls and were sold roneous to them out poor women would pur- chase higher priced strings. An increase te 46 per cent in the 35 per cent duty on felt footwear was advocated by Walter A. Sweet, Worcester, Maas., of the National Amsociation of Felt Shoe Manufac- turers. Declaring foreign importations had increased and prices had declin- ed since the president three years ago raised the duty on men’s sewed straw hats, George Wolf, New York, on behalf of the hat institute, sug- gested reclassifications and higher rates to equalize labor costs in the United States and Italy. He said the principal competition was from Italy, which for_the first six months of 1928 furnished -84 per cent of all imports, He added that all imports constituted 50 per cent of domestic production in 1928. Italy’'s Wooden Hats Shortly after the president's pro- clamation raising the rate on cheap- er straw hats, Wolf said, Italy began exporting a cheap hat made of wood to this country, which took a lower duty and competed with American straws. The rates proposed were §¢ & dozen and 70 per cent ad valorem on sewed straw braid hats and $* and 50 per cent on woven straws. Speaking for the .workers in the straw hat industry, Martin Lawlos. of the United Hatters of America, declared they were not sufficiently protected under the present rate and that many were out of employment. H compared United States wages of $1 an hour to § cents and 9 cents an hour in Italy and declared the American pubiic does not benefit from the importations, because prices are identical with this on domestic hats over the retall coun- ter. CRAVAT SCARFS The cravat scarf in gaudy color is new and very smart. One gets iit in monotone to set off a suit or frock. It is especially smart with & collarless frock. ILEGAL TRANSFRR ALLEGEDINSUT Bank Giaims Man Gave Basiness to His Wile Acting in the interests 6f the New Britain Trust Co. Judge Stanley J. Traceski issued a writ today against Jacob J., Morris and Bennie Shapire, claiming $3,000° damages on the basis of an illegal tranafer of prop- erty to evade responasibility of paying & promissory note. According to the complaint, Jacob J. and Morris Shapiro agreed to pay to the plaintiff §1,600 three months after date. The note was ia- sued October 27, last and the amount still remains unpaid it is claimed. On a second count, the complaint alleges that Morris Shapiro trans- ferred and soid his interest in the North End Dairy owned jointly with Jacob at 532 Allen street, for the purpose of escaping liability on an- other note issued by him for a itke amount on October 29. On January 16th the property was transferred to his wife, Beasie, with- out consideration. Plaintiff claims damages aud an order setting aside the tranafer of January 16th. Papers were served by Deputy Sheriff Mat- thew Papciak. Sult Willlam A. Schroedel brought & foreclosure action today against Leon [ Haberski and others through At- torney John F. McDermott, claim- ing that the defendant on October 31, 192¢ owed Morris A. Webster and Willlam L. Hatch, trustees of the estate of Horace Booth, $450 on a promissory note. The note later became the property of the plaintiff and remains unpaid, it is claimed. Property of the defendant located on Cabot street is involved.- There are encumbrances in the amount of $17,900 on the property, held by ~R z 2 £ d ® 2 E 5 ‘Wiit-Mack, Inc, two months after date. The note became due and payable at the Colonial bank W January 3, 1929, but was protested for mon payment, according to the allegation. Judge B. F. Gaffney issued the writ, which is returnable in the city court the first Monday in March, Constable Clynes served the papers, $1,000 Collision Sait Sult for $1,000 has been brought by Arthur LaBarge of New Britain against Frederick Henderson of New Hritain, the allegation being that & collision between °* automo- biles of the principals on West Main street on January 11, 1929, was due to the defendant's negligence, care. lessness and reckleasness. Attorney Michael A. Sexton is counsel for the plaintif and Constable Francis Clynes served the writ, which is re. turnable in the court of common pleas the first Tuesday, in March. sets forth that he was driving west on West Main street 6n the day in question and brought his car to a stop for the red light at Bouth High street. Henderson's car, going in the same direction, failed to stop and erashed into the rear of the plaintiff's car, damaging it and injuring the plaintift. De Filio Absolved In Realtor’s Death ‘Waterbury, Feb, 15 (M—Andrew Defillo, of 133 Francls street, is ab. solved from blame concerning the death of Willis R. Adams, prominent: local realtor, according to the in- quest - finding of Coroner John T, Monzani's released today. 3 Mr. Adams died from injuries re. ceived when he was struck by De Filio's automobile on North Main street last December 7. 238 MAIN ST. STOCK AND JAY'S FIXTURES OF 238 MAIN ST. IN BANKRUPTCY MUST BE SOLD IN 7 DAYS For What It Will Bring Regardless of Cost or Value JTARTS MORNING ™ ORDERED SOLD BY THE COURT We bought the stock from the referee in bank- ruptcy for a fraction of its value, and able to offer the women of New Britain and vicinity the great- est bargains in Coats, Dresses and Hosiery, they Ladies’ All Silk Full Fashioned Hose To go at .. Ladies’ All Silk Full Fashioned Hose Shadow heels. shades. Togoat...... Ladies’ All-Wool Slip-On Sport Sweaters $3.00 value. 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