New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1929, Page 7

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Spring Sale of Trellises, Arches, Pergolas and Summer Houses THE CELEBRATED “ROWE” PRODUCTS The beautifiers for lawn and garden that make home surroundings so attractive, and are brought to you at prices that enables everyone to se- lect from our big line. TREASURY GATEWAY, has graceful curving top, Gothic pointed side palings, a beauty for $12.50. THE DREAMLAND GATEWAY is also priced at $12.50. PARADISE SUMMER HOUSE, covered with vines or blossoms will surely bear out its name. Height is 7 feet, 11 inches, seats 48 inches THE BROOKLYN ARCH, long, 14 inches deep, $25.00. structed, and very low cost, at $8.95 each. PERGOLAS are offered for $6.50, $8.25, FAN TRELLISES are offered in 7 foot with 45 inch spread, for 98¢c. The 7 foot with 52 inch spread for $1.25. The 8 foot with 60 inch spread for $1.50. The 10 foot with 88 inch spread $2.00 each. EXTRA SPECIAL, 300 square and triangle Trellises, 89¢ each. SUMMER HOUSES, what more beautiful tive out-of-doors rest pieces, Price $38.50. ALL STYLE TRELLISES, 98¢, $1.35, $1.69, $1.98, $2.39, $2.50, $2.98, blossoms. ete., with great choice in kind. FLOWER BED BORDERS, 6 foot lengths, Berlin News FERDINAND BORELL RUNDOWN BY AUTO Berlin Man Taken to Hospital— Dflver Is Released CLEANING OUT UNDERPASS Statc Workers Repair Storm Dam- ago—Looking For Hit-Run Driver ~—TImportant Realty Transfer — Surgical Dressing Meeting. Ferdinand Borell of Berlin ‘was struck by an automobile and seri ously injured about midnight last | night near the blacksmith shop on the old fair grounds in Kensington. He was walking on the right side of the road when he was run down by a car driven by Edward Lull of Mid- dletown. Constable Frank Brown in- vestigated the accident and found no cause for arrest of the driver. Borell was taken to the New Brit- ain General hospital, where it was| found that he had sustained injuries to his left side, and there is a possi- Lility that his left leg is fractured. This is the second instance of a man being struck in Berlin in the past few days. Friday night there was a similar accident in which a man was hit and left lying on the road. The driver of the car did not stop and there was no clue to his fdentity. Motorists are warned 10} be careful along the Beach Swamp | road and Farmington avenue as there are no sidewalks and people are forced to walk in the road or on the shoulders of the road, which at the present time are mostly mud. duc to the rains in the past week. Special Court Saturday Albert Lorch of New York city was fined $10 and costs in a special session of the Berlin town court Sat- | urday afternoon on a charge of violation of the rules of the road. He was arrested last Tuesday night following an accident in which b car crashed into the rear of a ma chine that had already been involved in an accident. Constable George Knupka of Kensington made the ar- rest. Rummage Sale The Legion Auxiliary held a rum- mage sale at the Legion hall in Ken- sington Saturday. There was a large attendance at the sale and a good profit was realized. Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Berlin police are investigating the accident in which Frank Pollinge of Forestville was injured late last Fri- day night. Pollinge was found in the road suffering from injuries re- ceived from being struck by a and was taken to the General hospital, where he is ported as being slightly improved. There i8 no clue to the driver of the car which struck the man and there was no witness to the accident as far as could be learned. Cor- stable Frank Brown is working on the case. Community Club Mecting There will be a meeting of the Worthington Community club at the Berlin Community house Wednesday night. present as there will be the election of officers for the coming year. Re- ports of the committees for the past year will be read and important business will be discussed. There is a possibility action will be taken on the matt-r of the repairing of the grounds 2t the Community house. as there is some interest among the people of the gommunity who would use the ar | New Britain | All members are asked to be | that some | tennis courts if they were in cond tion, It is not known exactly what will be done on the matter, how- ever. rprise Party Miss Della Bonk of Berlin tendered a surprise party Saturda evening at her home by Miss Sylvia Crossen of New Dritain. Twenty couples were present from RBoston, New York, Bridgeport, New Britain, and Berlin. Miss Bonk was present- ed with a Japan hand-painte floor lamp. John & v of Bos- ton entertained with tions. Games were played ing enjoyed, following luncheon was served. rgical Dressing Mecting The surgical dressing group will mect at the Legion hall in Kensing- ton tomorrow afternoon. All women | of the community are invited to at- kh nd this mecting, the { which will go to the New | General hospital. This work is great- ly appreciated by the hospital. Wedding Anniversary Party About %5 guests were present at a party given yesterday at the home jof Mr. and Mrs. Nicolos Palombo of | Kensington, in observance of their 21st wedding anniversary. Games were played and refreshments serv- ted. Mr. and Mrs many beautiful gifts, Real Estate Transfer John Andy of Berlin has sold to Harry Kemmer, also of Berlin, lurge part of the land that was originally the Beckley estate in Ber- lin. The land is south of the Haw- ! kins home on the Middletown road. | The land was hought by Thomas I'Cashman some years ago and at that | time: was to be sold for building lots. The Bueckley farm is one of the oldest places in the town and was [ sold upon the death of the owner, | William Bueckley, a few years ago. Cleaning Up Underpass | For the second time in the {week it has been nec I state trucks c which past an out the debris that Ithe water has deposited in the I1cad underpass in Kensington. time that there is a heavy rainfall it lis necessary to clean out the dirt that washes down from the depot drive and from Upson's hill. At the time that the cement road was laid lat that point it was belicved that the auestion of flooding was answered but it has been proven that there § |little hope of any relief under the in the past t L bridge would be put over the tracks at this point or [that the tracks would be ra | permit the roa <0, but the New Haven road have stated that this could not done for some time if at all, due ito the fact that the tracks would lhave to be moved, which would mean a great expense to the railroad company. The underpass is at present taken care of by the state and the town is not obliged to pay anything toward the upkeep, which amounts to a con- siderable sum each year. Fast Berlin Ttem The Progressive Reading Circle will hold its postponed meeting to- morrow evening at § o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. A. Barnes. Mrs. E. W. Mildrum and Miss Caroline Savage have returned fromn Washington, D. C.. where they at- tended the convention of the D. A. R. of which organization they are members. The Pythian Sisters will go 1o Durham tomorrow evening to attend the initiation ceremonies for two candidates of the Mattabesett Tem- ple, Transportation has been ar- ranged_and all those who plan to attend are asked to meet at Cown- munity hall at 7 o'clock. The Knights of Pythias will mect tomorrow evening at & o'clock :n their rooms at Community hall. Mrs. Mary Dalbey and Miss Flo:- ence Carns spent Sunday in New York city. The Wesleyans will meet this eva- ning at & o'clock in the Methodist church social rooms. This is the regular semi-monthly meetipg. benefits of | Britain | Palombo received | a| ssary that the | rail- | | present system. There was some talk | is a most attractive design, $9.50, $12.50 and $16.98 each. u than one of these attrac- set in some shady nook, with vines or $1.25 and $1.50 each. 6 foot lengths, $2.75 | rooms. served. Dawes Will Sail | publ | this { Plainville News CROSSING SOURGE OF TROUBLE AGAIN Rain Plays Havoc With East Main Street Tracks MOTORISTS ~ COMPLAINING Old Sequassen Building Damaged By Fire—Henry Trumbull On State Chamber of Commerce Com- Once again motorists who have to East Main street are complaining against the poor and almost impassable condi- tions that are existing at the rail- road crossing. The heavy rain last week and during the week-end play- ed havoc with the crossing and | washed away the gravel stones, leav- | ing large holes and bumps that in- ‘ram'vnn nce hundreds of motorists | who had occasion to pass over fit Saturday and Sunda One driver {who is a frequent visitor in Plain- | ville stated that he has n ing in such a it is at the ossing has be occasion daily use width 6 feet 2 inches, strongly con- pres n the sourc; has always been subjected to numer- | ous criticisms and complaints. The | East Main street highway is in good condition but is marred by the poor | crossing. | shape lar | during dry weather but after in storm it becomes a real men- to springs, tires, windshields, jand even th ety of persons rid- ing in autos. | The se numerous road offi | manently remedy the existing evils {at the crossir On numerous oc- casions they have been in touch | with the railroud authorities, who, on h occasion, promised to put | the crossing in passable condition. Instead of making some sort of a permanent repair, the company fills |in the holes with gravel stones and tar. This makes the crossing pa ble for a short time, but the min- ate it rains the old conditions re- appea Trumbull On Committee The personnel of the special com- mittee which will have charge of nominations for new directors of the & Chamber of Commerce announcs Arthur Reed Kimball. This be voted upon at the annual meeting to be held in Hartford on May 23. The committee, authorized at the last meeting of the directora of the state chamber, is listed according to | basic business groups. The agricul- J tural committee contains the name 3 al #n-1treasurer of the Trumbull Electric nouncement will be made at ihe Manufacturing Co, conference today of the appoint- s Sy Y5 Fire Causes ments made. Rev. A L. Burgresn | qpo - ppaincille fire department will return teda was given one of its hardest battles The choir of Sacred Heart church lin months Saturday noon when fire will be the hos 's at the whist | broke out in the cellar of the oid and social to be held this evening 'n | g squassen bhuilding on the Sacred THeart church socil | strect, also known as the old 1. O. Both bridge and whist will | 0. I*. building. The alarm was sound- Ayer. Refreshments will be | ed about 11:50 a. m.. and a short time terwa s a second alarm was sent in. For a time the ened the entire structure and fear { was felt that nearby buildings would For Home Tomorrow | .. arrcctea. ; . Domingo, Dominican R-| The fire April 22 (®—His mission kept the firemen bu completed, General Charles (. | that building and n, Dawes and his advisory financial | The second alarm brought out all commission, will sail for the United the fire apparatus and firemen in States tomorrow aboard the steam- town. The dense smoke that poured | ship San Lorenzo. | out from the cellar handicapped the During the day. General Dawes firemen but courageous efforts planned to deliver to President |Chief Edward Prior's men prevent- Vasquez the completely finishoq|¢d the blaze from spreading. recommendations prepared by the| Chief Prior stated today that the commission for the conduct of the | cause of the has not been de- Dominican government's finances, |tormined. It is thought, however, A reception for General Dawes that the blaze started from an oil and members of the mission was|burner in the cellar. He estimated held at the presidential residensc th damage at thes Ereptir afternoon. High «fficials, dip- | Part of which was caused by smoke lomats, consuls and prominent citi-| he Central market on the ground zens’ were invited, floor of the building was to [open for business today, | with but little damage. Schoolgirls Killed as {‘sml.x Shoppe, which is Jocated on the Fast Train Hits Auto 57 o U building whvre the b side started, was considerably dama Reading, Pa., April 22 (®—Thre« persons killed today when their au- men have been making tempts to have the rail- and $3.50. Northrop and W. H. Payne returncd last evening from where they attended the sessions of ihe New York East conference, Mr. Payne attended the conference as lay delegate of the home church It is not known yet as to who will be appointed to the pastorate of the Methodist church. There are a large number of churches in this conference to which no appointments have been made, the East Beriin church being one of that number. | It has been reported that Rev. Belden who was pastor of the Ken sington Methodist church in 1911 A 500 Damage be Santo ng to save rby structure |tomobile was struck by a Pennsyl- vania vill railroad express at Dauber- crossing, cight miles north of this city. The dead Dauberville, driver of ile; Nina n«m 12, b na Alice R. Weber, 14, u.m.y girl. The aceident oceurred in a driving rain. Harvey was taking the two girls to Shoemakersville, where they were to take the distriet examina- tions for entrance to high school The train which struck the car was | a Pottsville-Philadelphia express doés not stop at that station. The: were no other persons in the ma-| chine, which was demolished. 60 <«PLAINVILLE® TONIGHT and TUESDAY Benefit of Library Buflding 'und are: Zell Harvi the ¥. itomao- wghter; | school chum il Ausp'ees of WOMAN'S CL mittec—Legion Auxiliary Meeting. | derable trouble for years and | The crossing is in good | vials do something to per- | West Main | escaping | The Rialto | fire threat- | | Plainville road. | Dr., ihad not injured the man's eyes as | by | first feared | | | evening. I ning at the same time. | The advance sale of tickets has been i very lasted over an hour and | f4¢% IN. Willard . |s | J. | strom . by smoke and was closed today. It will be opened. however, in a few days to resume business. Regular Meeting There will be a regular meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary in the Legion hall tomorrow evening at the usual time. Important mat- ters will be discussed. A full at- tendance is desired. Meeting Tomorrow An informal meeting of Leon C. Staples, the newly elected president of the Plainville Chamber of Com- merce, and other officers of the or- ganization will be held tomorrow evening to discuss a number of im- portant matters that are scheduled for transaction at the next regular meeting on May 2. Selections of members on various committees will be discussed. At the next regular meeting, cording to President Staples, ar- rangemei‘s will be completed tfor the annual clean-up week to be held | in May. J. Gladis . J. Pasano . Roper .. J. Sirko M. Hart ... 87— 91— 117— 100— .,“ 319 83 29, SCORERLLEDIN PMER GAES Sailor Svept From Warslnp Decks 01 Korean Coast Tokyo, counted 95— s 0 l ac- 22 the today storms which swept the Dr. Cook Vacationing | night, killing' more Dr. and Mrs. George F. Cook. ac- linjuring others, and companied by their daughter, Alice. | missing and Dr. Cook’s parents, left samr-! Tho' naval.ioiice anpounead. two day evening for a week’s trip to Vir- | crews belonging to the cruis- ginia and Maryland: |er Akagi. were missing as a resuit At Town Clerk's Office of the storm Three bluejackets Joseph T. Donovan of Bristol has |were washed off the deck i sold a piece of land known as Iot |stroyers which were No. 70 in Allen park, situated on the Korean coast. Tomlinson avenue, to Allen A. Red-| More than 400 houses were de- field of Guilford. |stroyed, nearly 3,000 damaged and Charles R. Nyberg of Plainville ja property loss of several millioa has sold a piece of land on Camp |yen probably sustained in the parts street to Arthur J. Martin of Pel hardest hit. The ham manor, New York. trous fires in two The Plainville Trust Co., conserva- | northern towns and caused four tor of the estate of Leonard Olson. deaths. has sold real estate of said Leonard | The windstorm in we Olson. to the Olson Bros. Co.. for |was the heaviest in years $7.500 Ly order of the probate court |at Ciigata of Pristol. | known dead ore and eighty in The above deeds have been filed at | jured. It was impossible yet to the office of the town clerk. |estimate the loss of life at sca Jmportant Mecting | where many fishing boats were Pythian temple No, 29, Pythian Dlssing. e One steamer previously (P—Japan of April cost wind- islands last than a score leaving many practicing rn Hondn center To Hear Cases The state police department has | notified Grand Juror Charles F. April 22 (UD) teachers the payroll of the attorney general's x office, and in a denial by Attorney General Charles McCall that the en- |forcement officers were at fault McCall said they acted within their Irights. e cfficers, that they ing .\ll.w | Estelle ¢ rum runne ed to be present as business of im. C4rEC: the two organizations, and the » trucks will be ready for trial on .04 \ork today at the Tinlala benefit of the library building fund the chase. which turned into a gun of the Herald. will hold a regular meeting || " : reportad in the 1. 0. O. F. hall on Wednesday | 105t made lts way to port safeclv portance is to be transacted. At 630 oclock, the Knights of | Pythins will be the guests of the Pythian Sisters at a turkey supper. ’ The knights were the winners in th AT TEA[;HERS, [;AR per is their reward took part in the games are asked t i be present. A good time is in sum-]M ha G l T iy A S aDama bir stmes'['lel t- Conlon that the cases of four truck=| .y oo o0y Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock. |4ohool, 14 miles from Montgomery, tertainment Tonight |after a harrowing experie: in Everything is ready for the open-|which the car they were driving ing entertainment which is being home from a fish fry was fired on by given under the - auspices of the !state enforcement officers. this evening at the Strand theator. |fight before it ended, will testi An interesting program, consisting | Saturday against the officers, under of moving pictures, local vaudeviile larrest on a warrant charging assault acts and well known singers, has“‘-l‘h intent to murder. : been arranged. The entire program | The shooting has resulted in Gov. The affair will start at 7:30 o'cloc and will be repeated tomorrow A children matinee will he given tomorrow aft- | ernoon at 3:30 o'clock. when the AIl members are request. |Put only after dumping most of its recent setback tournament hetw .n men charged with overloading |y onEOHAY Sl Woman's club of Plainville for tne| The two girls, none the worse was announc-d in Saturday's editio Sthee ohie | program will be shown. | ‘s S and Gay held o their pursued the Annie Lewis and Mi mp, belicving it was a When it swerved about a street corner, the fired at the tires. Shots were fired at them dur- ing the chase, the agents claimed. The girls said the car containir and Cargill flashed by Saturday as they were driving from a picnic. Believing th were “mashers” they drove . passed the car, but Ifollowing them. They reached the home of a friend in Montgomery Miss lLewis firing at the officers with a small pistol from the porch. ly and Cargill claimed a 8o bottle was thrown from the It was necessary 0 US® |, e tne chase, but admitted later the substance '¢j.. had found no trace of it. His conii- ‘ |Shelton Weavers Demand Pay Increase at Once e s A Shelton, April 22 (U'P)—Officials East street. | ot the Sidney Blumenthal Textlls The front hall of the Town hall | company here denied r vorts to was given a coat of varnish over the th weck-end and presents a pleasing marum den appearance. vanging from 10 to Cosmiopolitan League tore 4:20 p. m. today Norsemen The company has received no de- Al 07 mands for v increases from em- A1y | ployes of the local plant, it wa 107 ral hundred employes .169 of Bridgeport, a4 are now on argill, the xplanation large and record crowds are GRTmaR I expected at hoth performances, Burncd By Asphalt I. Margiola, 45, of East Beriin,' employed by the W. H. Hall Con- struction Co.. was badly burned Sat- | urday afternoon while at work at the company’s asphalt plant on the Hot asphalt blew | out of a pipe and spread over his home He was brought to the office of George F Cook, who ordered his removal to the New Britain Gen- eral hospital. The authorities at the | institution found that the aspha't, gasoline to remove from the victim's face . tion is not serious. Items The We-Uns will meet this eve- H. Veitch of !41 ng wage 20 per cent b M. Huston . Goranson H. Carlson . 1. Johnson . E. Anderson .. 103 116 a5 s said Lucky Strikes Lerander ..111 92 101 52 95 103 473 Dodgers tile work ened to strike Bridgeport workers, ¢ Coast (.uards Drunk, 1 Fishermen Charge ale, Fla. April ition was started at today of rmen that boarded Island in brandished a pis- three of the grour he government J. Nyberg Butl \ alzillo the coust Wheele ch: Dalson coust eir boat at Little River In tol and took prisoners o1 | without pref guardsmen By am Carlson Cunningham boat rring charges. FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS 10 LIKE To KNOW \WHERE WERE GOING BUT 1 WON'T ASK. UNCLE BARRY— UE'S PROBABLY GOING To SURPRISE ME! ®rcie naony HAS Maoe RESERVATIONS ON A BoaT To LEave HomoruLv, BUT SO Fan HASNT Top FREcCKIES é GEE! TUAT DOESNT LOOK LIKE A FISh To M ! oft | for | [ Bibb Graves dropping the men from | them | ound it | | Bmul News .lllHN E. COSGRIFF NAMED NEW AGE Terryville Agent Promoted tol Local Railroad Post ‘CHILD SEVERELY BURNED Locust Street Boy in Serious Condi- tion—Recds Married 50 Years— 15" Cluk 10 Keep Open House— | —May A~k Retention of Site, Announcement has been made by Superintendent Rondel O'Hanley of the Waterbury division of the Now | York, Haven and Hartford Roadroad company of the {ment of John k. Cosgriff as agent at Bristol. Mr. Cosgriff will succe {John T. Murphy, who has been pro- moted to the post of assistant agent at Boston terminal. The new agent has been in of the Terryville station for a nui or of years. Prior to that time or a number of yes ew Britain. Mr. Cosgriff is one five brothers who at one time cther held agencies on the Now Haven system, Jumes E. Cosgriif and Michael Cosgriff at different times held the post of agent at Wa- terbury. Thomas . Cosgriff for many rs was agent at M 1d Patrick Cosgriff 'agent at Housatonic, Mass, Child Badly Burned a s agent of o ar-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Locust street, Masocco cf badly burned shortly betone o'clock yesterday morning at his parents’ home. The hild’s clothing became ignited when his four-year-old sister touched a scrap of paper to the top of a hot stove and, when it became ignited, drew it aw hastily. accidentaily touching the boy's When the clothing burst into flar screams of the ned children attricted the attention of the other members of the family and the mother succecded in heating out tie !flames. An elder to the home of a neighbor, L. Gervais of 26 Locust street, and summoned Dr. B. B. Robhins. An | examination showed several of th burns to be of a serious nature. no change was noted in the child's «anv!mon this morning, according to Dr. B. Robbins. ()l»( rve Golden Wedding Mr. and M igar N. Reed of 94 Kenney street are today celebrating their golden wedding anniversary The couple were married in South Salem, N, Y.. on April 22, 1879, Mrs. Reed. who befo her mar- riage was Miss Mary Elizabeth Day- | ton, was born in Ridgeficld in 1858 Mr. Reed was born in Brewster, N. For the past 20 v sided in Bristol and now home with their only {child. Harold E. Reed. There are also four grandchildren. A large number of relatives from Brewster, Yonkers, and Brooklyn, Y. visited Mr. and Mrs. Reed y {terday and showered them wiih numerous gifts of gold. Today the couple are keeping open house for neighbors and friends Arrested for Waterbury rrence MacDonald, an employe t local manufacturing concern was arrested Saturday afiernoon by Detective geant Daniel McGilli- cuddy at the request of the Water- bury police. He was turned to an officer from that city Saturday night. He is charged with violation ot probation. Auto \ul es Child Anna Arme four-year-old caughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Armento of 148 Park cet, was slightly injured Saturday afternoon when she was struck near her home by an automobile operated t Jembenski of 19 Main street, Terry- ville. The little girl was taken to the office of Dr. Mabe Curtis: 1oved to h ported the n vas not held Forty Hours The 40 hours ‘devotion oper St. Matthe church at the o'clock mass 3 1y morning and will close s olock tomorrow morning. | ceived holy munion at o'clock mass yesterday morning and the children at the 7:3 today. A visitin ent to assist Rev the pastor Former Resident s Mary e iia u.‘ igeport came 1y Joseph was police but Devotion the co N Mi appoint- | charge | or an- | the danghter rushed | and | over | John | e men of the parish re- | 7 ‘clock, to0- Charles H aad ourizl alow street at 2:20 morrov. afternooan. Rev. Bonbleau will officiate, | Wil be in West cemetery. To Keep Open House The Bristol Girlg: elub will keep open house in the clubrooms at South and Church streets Wednes- day afternoon and evening. At that | time the public will be given an | opportunity to see the progress bem ; made by the city's youngest institu- tion. At 8 o'clock in the evening the members of the gymnasium s will give an exhibition of | work in the high school gym- | nasium. Truck and Trolley Collide atomobile truck operated by . = rudon ard a trolley car in charge of Motorman Frank Curtiss |and Conductor Paul Robey were slightly damaged Saturday evening < the result of a collision near the nGon headquarte on Riverside avenue. The truck was being bac «d out of the driveway and across trolley tracks at (he time of the iring before Prose James T. Mather the partics concerned ttle the matter civilly. =" Club Exhibit For the past several weeks a num- Ler of members of the Bristol Boys club have been engaged under the tutelage of Rene Taillon, a lieuten- ant in the Royal Flying corps during the World war, in the building of 40 ature monoplanes and biplanes, hich will be exhibited in the Boys' club booth at Bristol Progress ind Better Homes show to be held n the armory on April 25, 26, ing Attorne cuting the state in gold will be er of the model se- st by the judging onuni consisting of Mayor W. Raymond Crumb, Major William J Malone est Andrew. R. Gor- don Wi .Council; son and C. E, Hadsell Camp to Meet Members of G. A. Hadsell camp. United Spanish War Veterans, will meet this evening in their quarters in the state armory. At that time the memorial committee will sub- mit its repcrt, and it is understood a petition will be prepared for sub- mission to the city council request- ing that the original site for the memorial monument to be erected be retained. The park board has recommended that a different site be selected and final dec n - will probably be made by the city coun- il at its meeting on Tuesday, May Rain Damages Roads Rouds about the city, particular- |1y those leading to the rural sections, have been badly damaged by the rains of the past ten days and a large amount of money will e necessary to put them in proper shape.- A number of the hard-sur- aced streets have also been washed ut and the public works department | faces one of its bhusiest seasons to make the necessary rcnaxr | INGALLS IS FORCED DOWN THREE TIMES Aviation Secretary Wrecks His (Plane and Finihes Trip by Train Dayton, O.. April 22 (P—¥Forced down three times on a hazardous flight from Washington which be- jcame a narrow escape from injury |or death in an airplane, David §. Ingalls, assistant secretary of the navy for aviation, had experiences only a few hours behind him to dis- cuss hefore the aeronautical session {of the Ohio federation of women's clubs today. It wasn't his fault that he com- pleted the journey by train, but there was the consolation that a fel- low speaker fared similarly, al- though not at such risk. Congress- woman Edith Nourse Rogers, of | chusetts, likewise was forced to ahandon a flight here by thunder- storms which proved too much for | her pilot, and she, too, came on by rail | Ingz ldown erick, contin Ma former war pilot. came t in rain and fog at Fred- Md. up again. he doggedly ed, but an hour later he was ed down again at Somerset, near iontown. Pa., where he telephoned v reports. He was warned cacherous going over the Alleghenys. but took off a third time, only to lose his way in a fog. He forced landing at Sea- I ¥ and wrecked the The ship turned over, hend- propeller, ripping out the and demolishing the rudder, hut Ingalls escaped unhurt. He gave lers to salvage his plane and railroad ticket. Both In- Representative Rogers made plane | the DENT KILL Mass.. April Langshaw, Instituts son of Walter Lang- New Bedford cot- was ghortly ien his er on the road. Lang machine. Richard Massa rology student, w. prominent ton mill operator. \} nton-New |shaw was alon Fish HED SAY IT \WASNT SO=LOOK AT \NUERE TUE BOAT 15 SAILING TO e IN TUE MEAN- TIME FRECKLES STROLLS oueR To TUE « AQLARIUM ... TALK ABOUT FUNNY LOOKING FISA! IF OSCAR WAS HERE AND TiE THAT \NOULD COME TO KONOLUL AND NOT SEE TS WOLLD | BE MISSING SOMETHING !/ By BLOSSER CoLoRs!! ANYBODY

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