New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1929, Page 4

NEWINGTON T0GET - BRICK FIRE HOUSES Finance Board Approves In- TWO AGED WOMEN ARE HEIRS 70 MILLIONS Ella Wendel and Mrs. Swope 76 and 86, Get Fortune in Real Estate. m‘ mom ',0 m,m New York, Feb. 20 UM—Two aged Newington, Feb. 20—The finance ‘board, consisting of G. Ernest Root, chairman; Representative George 'W. Hanbury, Thomas Holt, E. Stan- ley Wellgs, Thomas Francis and James C. Gilbert, has approved the recommendation of a special com- mittee for the expenditure of $35,- 000 for future protection against fire. The special committee consist- ed of Nathan C. Avery, chairman: Charles B. Russell and Frank W. Crane. The committee submitted cketches of huildings from architects of Hart- ford and New Britain. The original plans submitted by the committee called for wood frame constructon of three fire houses, but the finance board directed it to secure plans for all brick houses, as the cost of up keep would be smaller and the building would be sufficient for the town's needs for at least 20 years. It also suggested that plans be drawn for houses that will have at- tractive architectural lines. Brick houses will call for a sum Jarger than the original estimate of $35,000 and the committee voted to recommend an extra appropriation of $5,000 making a total of $40,00% for three pumpers of 500 gallon capacity per minute. 1,000 feet of hose for cach pumper, sirens and towers, a house at the Center, a house at the school lot at Newington Junction, a house of similar dssign aple Hill, near Newington ave- ue, furnishings and incilontals. The Newington Volunteer fire de- partment has offered to quit claim to the town a building lot on Main street near the post office to be used for fire protection purposes. The town has a deed from the Wilbur Land Co deeding a strip 'bordering on the fire department's lot, known & Newington Lane, which will add about 25 feet more to the width and back of this lot and will border on the trolley com- pany's right of way Selectman Gilbert will issue a call for & town meeting next week mn Grange hall to take action on the finance board’'s recommendation. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Chichester of Cedar street are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blakeslee of Phoenix, N. Y., and Mrs. James Ut- ter of Wallingford. Forcman E. P. Schmidt has is- rued a call for a special meeting of the Newington Voluntcer fire de- partment to be held Friday night at 8 o'clock at the town hall. Mrs. Elmer Darling of Westerly, R has returned home after spending the week-end with her sis ter. Mrs. Dwight Chichester of Cedar “treet. ‘The Ladics' Aid met this after- noon in the’ Congregational parish house at 2:30 o'clock instead of at Mrs. George Hanbury's home as scheduled. Maine Bill Would End Slaughtering of Bears Augusta, Me., Feb. 20 (P—A charge that Canadian woodsmen in the Allegash region of Maine kill bears for pastime and sell the cubs in Canada was made yesterday by Senator Binn W. Page of Somerset county before a joint legislative committee considering his bill pro- viding for nine months' closed time on bears. Page contended that his measure, calling for a closed time between January 1 and September 30, would protect the bears in the deep woods from slaughter. Foch’s Condition Is Still Satisfactory Paris, Feb. 20 P—Physiclans at- tending Marshal Foch this morning described his condition as *‘satisfac- tory.” They fssued a bulletin reading. “The marshal's condition is satisfac- tory. There has been an appreciable 1cgression in pulmonary and cardiac syriptome.” o1 is the result of n acid in the stomach. It your food, turns it into a formenting mass, gives you sick headaches, bal breath, biliousness, shortness of breath, and that’ drowsy, don't-care- what-happens fecling. Pape’s Diapepsin has helped thou sands of such unforwnate stomach sufferers to get their appetitc Chew one or two tablets of Pape's Diapepsin after meals to dissolve 11 acid, and sweeten your stom hen your food will digest an. nourish you. You will gain weight and feel fine. Pape's Diapepsin does what it promises to do. That the reason 5 million packages ar too urs back Diapepsin will brinz von rellef In 5 min 1t is sold by all drug stores. women, last of the Wendels are sole heirs to the vast fortune in New York real estate amassed by their tamily. They are Miss Ella B. Wendel, 76 years old, and Mrs. Rebecca A. D. Wendel Swope, 86 years old. The fortune, estimated from $50.000,000 to $100.000,000 passed to them on the death of their sister, Georgiana G. B. Wendel. Miss Ella Wendel occupies the old family mansion at Fifth avenue and Thirty-Ninth street, said to be the only building in that section with a rear dooryard. Her brother, the John G. Wendel, who with his six sisters, inherited the property from his father refused $2,000,000 for the site saying his dog needed the yard to play in. So closely did the Misses Geor- glana and Ella keep to their house that the death of Georglana a month ago In a sanitarfum was not made known until yesterday when a peti- tion was filed for letters of admin- istration of her estate. Mrs. Swope was said to have been the only one of the sisters ever to have attended the theater or opera. In the Fifth avenue mansion here is said to be no clectricity, tele- phone, phonograph or radio. The fortune was founded by John G. Wendel, the grandfather of the women, who was a contemporary of John Jacob Astor in the fur busi- ness. He invested heavily in land and laid down the dictum followed by his heirs, “buy but never sell real estate.” Hardware Men Cheerful Despite February Lull| New York, Feb. 20 — Despite a temporary dullness characteristic of February, jobber: and dealers throughout the country are very cptimistic about the outlook for spring trade, Hardware Age will say tomo' ‘ow in its weekly market sum- mary. In many sections of the coun- try winter lines are still in fairly active demand, while spring lines are already moving in other quar- | ters, Quite a number of future or- ders ar: also noted in the business being recei—ed. Firmness is an outstanding fea- ture of the price situation, a few items showing advances. “ollections are a reflection of gen- cral business conditions, varying from slow to fair. STAR DENIES ENGAGEMENT Kansas City, Feb. 20 P —Lupe Velez, Mexican screen star, rere last night on the way to New York from Hollywood, denied she was ergag: tu Gary Cooper, also a movie star. The engagement was report:d sev- eral days ago. 'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1929, HOUSE MAY DEFER JONES ‘DAY’ BIL Action at This Session of Cou- gress Extremely Unlikely Washington, Feb. 20 P — Safely through the scnate, with votes to spare, the Jones bill to increase pen- a s for prohibition violations now goes to the house, but it is problem- atical whether any action will be taken on it there at this seasion, or at the special session to come. The present session is fast drawing to a close and legislators have practically agreed that only farm relief and tariff rev n will be taken up at the special session. Opponents of the Jones measure held their own in the debate that centered about it, but they fell short v.hen the balloting began. The vote was 65 to 18. The 1ill increases the maximum penalty for first violations of the prohibition laws to a fine of $10,- 000, or five years in prison, or both, The maximum penalty for first vio- lations is at present a fine of $1,000, or six morths' imprisonment, or both and for second offenders a fine of $2,000, with five years' imprison- ment. Minimum penalties were not changed. Not For Petty Offenses The bill was not aimed at petty or casual offenders. A provision in- terted by the senate declared that judges when imposing sentences “should discriminate between casual or slight violations and habitual sales of intoxicating liquor or at-! fempts to commercialize violations of the prohibition law.” Discussion of the bill led to the usual controversics, one of them be- ing a debate between Senator James Reed of Missouri, and Senator Wil- liam E. Borah of Idaho. This held the attention of the senate and a crowded gallery Monday and there was argument until the final vote late yesterday. Senator Bruce of Maryland, one of the leaders of the opposition to the Lill, declared: “I wish to pronounce o curse on tkis bill with my last Gying breath.” He was referring to his retirement from the senate on March 4. Too Drastic For Drys Bruce also declared that it was another step “in the march of tyr- anny and asserted that it wiped out all distinction against first and sub- sequent offenses. The measure was cpposed by some dry senators who said they thought it was too drastic. The bill was described by its sponsor, Senator Jones of Washing- ton, as aimed primarily at the big bootlegger. It had the support of the prohibition bureau and of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willcbrandt, assistant attorney general in charge of prohi bition cases in the department of fust’ e. Thirty-six republicans joined with | 29 democrats in support of the | measure, while five republicans and 13 democrats voted against it. KILLS GIRL, FRERD; : KILLS COW, JAILED Russian Finds Life of Rich Man's Animal Worth More Thaa Life of Poor Peasant Tula, U. 8. 8. R, Feb. (up)— Although he remained liberty atter murdering & poor servant girl, & young man named Nikitin was subsequently arrested for killing a cow. Nikitin, it happens, is the son of a rich peasant and has many friends among the officials of his village. Olieniki, near here. His case has now been taken up by the press in Tula and even in Moscow as an ex- ample of corruption in the villages. When the girl, Anna Korovkino, refused to marry him, Nikitin killed her. He was arrested but soon was releagsed pending trial, which was postponed continually. The dead girl's sister was even reprimanded by the local court for calling Niki- tin a murdered, since he had not yet been convicted. Then Nikitin killed a cow belong- ing to another rich peasant, with as much influence as himself. He was promptly jailed and the murder case against him was revived. Postal Employe Killed In Chicopee Accident Chicopee, Mass.,, Feb. 20 (A—Le- roy E. White of this town, a postal employe, was Instantly killed yes- terday afternoon when a parcel post truck he was operating over- turned when struck by an automo- bile operated by Emery Hebert of ‘Willimansett. White died of a frac- tured skull and it is thought his head struck the curbing when the machine overturned. Hebert was arrested on a charge of dangerous driving and was re- leased in $800 bail. I ARCTIC EXPLORING | INTERESTS PONTIFF Pope Tells Tomaselli He Prayed Tor Nobile Expedition Milan, Italy, Feb. 20 (M—Cesco Tomaselli, & correspondent with the Italia Arctic expedition, quotes Pope Pius in an article in Corriere Della Scra today as saying he is most in- terested in Arctic exploration. Tomaselll was received in audi- ence yesterday by the Pontiff, who told him, the story relates, that the problems of Polar exploration have “stirred me ever since I was a boy. At that time I literally devoured ac- counts of expeditions in the Ameri- can archipeligo, which is, perhaps the most fascinating zone in the Arctic. “But in general all books of ex- ploration of merit deserve to be known because they enlarge the sphere of the world's intelligence and show how man, come to grips with nature, rises spontaneously to a sense of God's majesty.” Prayed for Nobtle In speaking of the Nobile expedi- tion the Pontiff said: “We followed you with affectionate trepidation. We prayed fervently for your chief | and all of you, The Nobile expedi- tion held the world in agony for 30 many wecks and all of us should be grateful to General Nobile and his valorous companions for what they did. It was a marvelous thing."” Tomaselli presented the Pope with a number of publications dealing with the Ttalia expeditign. The Pon- tift showed an extremely detailed knowledge of all the documents concerning the voyage. 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The local chapter is furnishing thé ne- cessary equipment, such as basive, heets, pillow cases, blankets * and similar articles with which the scouts parform their practice duty. This year the play rooms in the Day Nursery are being uscd for the classes, Every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p. m., 10 girl scouts may be tound practicing bed making, the giving- of a bed bath, the car of a baby and other nursing procedure, as practical lescons in the art of the home care of the sick, In theory the class studies positive health and hygicne, the cause and prevention of sickness, indications of sickness, comnunity health and' the care of common ailments and emer- gencies. Each one of the first class scouts completing the course with a grade of 75 per cent is eligible for the five girl scout merit tests of “Health Winner,” *“Home Nurse”, *Child Nurse”, “Cormmumty Health”, and “First Aid.” The American Red Cross issues a certificate for students passing the course but the complete verification of the eligibility of the scout for the separate badges rests with the sc captain or ceuncil. The scouts tsking the course home hygiene and care of the aic are Edith Demming, Elisabeth D ming, Virginia Dalby, Edna Emer. son, Catherine McCormic, Rand, Mary Savage, Grace Ventre: Margaret Victer, Mary Victor, and Jane Wainwright, Giroux Loses on Foul In Match at Portland Portland, Me., ¥Feb. 20 M- Giroux, Montreal flyweight, wi here over Frankie Menaro and H ry Goldstein, New England cham. pion, lost his first Lout in a Pol land ring last night to Doddy OM. field of England by a foul in th first round. Giroux hit several lo blows and the referce awarded bout to Oldfield. Frankie Stevens, Syracuse, N. Y, welterweight, nosed out a decisio! over Johnny Casper of Michigan a fast six round bout. Johnny Ci ton of Wiscasset, light heavyweigh knocked out Eddle Silvie of Lj Mass.,, in the second round. Fuel system of the new Ford has been designed for reliability and long service THE practical value of Ford sim- plicity of design is especially apparent in the fuel The gasoline tank is built inte- gral with the cowl and is unusually sturdy because it is made of heavy sheet steel, terne plated to prevent rust or corrosion. An additional factor of strength is the fact that it is composed of only two pieces, instead of three or four, and is electrically welded=—not soldered. Because of the location of the tank, the entire flow of gasoline is an even, natural flow=—follow- ing the natural law of gravity. This is the simplest and most direct way of supplying gasoline to the car buretor without variations in pres- sure. The gasoline feed pipe of the new Ford is only 18 inches long and is easily accessible all the way. The gasoline passes from the tank to the carburetor through a filter or sediment bulb mounted on the steel dash which separates the gasoline tank from the engine. The earburetor is signed and has been built to deliver many thousands of miles UL system. made that it The filter removed and of good service. Sinee all adjust- ments are fixed except the needle valve and idler, there is practically, nothing to get out of order. The choke rod on the dash acts a primer and also as a regulator of your gasoline mixture. The new hot-spot manifold insures complete vaporization of the gas- oline before it enters the combus- tion chamber of the engine. As a matter of fact, the fuel stem of the new Ford is so simple in design and so carefully requires very little service attention. or sediment bulb should be cleaned at regular in» tervals and the carburetor screen washed in gasoline. Occasionally the drain plug at the bottom of the carburetor should be removed and the esrburetor specially de- drained for a few seconds. Have your Ford dealer look after these little details for you when you have the car oiled and greased. A periodic checking-up costs little, but it has a great deal to do with long life and contin- uously good performance. FORD MOTOR COMPANY Automotive Sales & Service Co., Inc. Ford Cars, Lincoln Cars, Trucks, Tractors 248 ELM ST. Tel. 2700—2701 , NEW BRITA SERVICE BERLIN AUTO SALES CO. SALES—PARTS—SERVICE GOODYEAR TIRES FORDS Telephone 5135 Authorized Ford Dealer FORDS Farmington Avenue, Bcdlll