New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1929, Page 7

clever Little Wash Suits for Boys 3 to 8 Years Because they are washable they are in great demand and mothers will be particularly interested in our unusual showing of these neat smart “Kaynee” models, made of linen, broadcloth and combination fabrics. Berlin News BIGELOW ELECTED WORTHINGTON HEAD Community Assn. Plans Im- provements at Annupl Meeting WILCOX MAKES DONATION Will Equip Meeting Place With Plumbing—Tripoli Society to Meet =—Legion to Discuss Bascbafl m. Plans—ormer Tea At the meeting of the Worthing- ton Community Association held last night at the Worthington commun- ity house, officers for the coming pear were clected. The new officers are as follow! Horace Raymond, president; Norman Bigelow, vic president; William Scott, secretary; and Robert Silisby, treasurer. It is expected that the committees for the year will be named in a few days. Until this is done there will be no sction on the reconditioning of the tennis courts or the grounds of the association. The question of providing water for the house was brought up, and also that of providing suitable pn_l-- ing ground at the place. Major 3 rank Wilcox stated that he would put the water in at his own expense, and this would allow the men of the community to concentrate their ef- forts on the parking grounds. It is expected that work will be started on the improvements at once. The nien of the community will give their time to clearing the grounds south of the Community house, which will be developed into a parking place. At the present time it is necessary “hat cars be left in the street, a dan- gcrous practice. One of the other important fea tures of the meeting was the an- nouncement that $500 had been ceived from the estate of the late Clarence L. Plerce of New Britain The money will be placed in a trust fund, the use of which is unrestrict- ed. It is not known at the present time what the money will be used fc! Tour new members were appoint- ed te scrve on the council, as fol- jows: 8. C. Coale, Fred Troupe, Miss Helen Rohm, and Mrs. Emil O. Shjerden. The Worthington Community club has been very active in the past few years in the town and has been the sponsor of the annual fancy dress ball held in the town. The grounds st the Community house have been used and appreciated by the people of the town to a great extent. It is hoped that tennis courts will be put in condition for the season. The basebail team in Berlin plans to use the dlamond for its games in the scries with the other teams in the 5 AfMerican Legion Meeting Tolton-Kasica post, American Le- gion, will meet tomorrow night at the Legion hall, Kensington. at 8§ o'clock. All members are asked to be present. There will be an execu- tive meeting of the post just before the regular meeting. Many important matters will be discussed at the meeting, among which will be the method of raixing money o finance the baseball teams that will be sponsored by the post. 1t will be necessary that uniforms and equipment be purchased for the teams that will ~epresent Berlin in the county league this summer. The four teams of the town will be equipped by the Legion and from them the town team will be pick- ed. Whist Tonight Many residents of the town are Mail Orders Filled $1.95 . $3.95 BOYS' SHOP—STREET FLOOR planning to attend the whist that | will be given in Westfield tonight. The proceeds of the whist will be | given to the town nurse of West- tield. Yormer Teacher 11 Word lhas been received in the town of the illness of Miss Scolon, formerly a school teacher .n the schools of Berlin. Miss Scolon is nving in Hartford at present. Tripoll Society Aaniversary The Tripoli siciety of Kensington will celebrate its 17th anaiversary on Saturday. May 4. It is planned 1o have several speakers at the hall in Kensingon on that date. There will be dancing, and refreshments will be served during t' - meeting. All who are interested are invited to attend the affair. An invitation has been forwarded to Leon Hall, first selectman of the town, and it is ex- pected that he will &peak at the gathering. The society at the present time has a membership of about 350 and is very active in the affairs of the town. They hold regular meetings every two week. The society start- ed 17 years ago with but a few | members and has been growing steadily for the last few years. 30th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs, James Garrity of | Kensington are receiving congratula- tions at their home in Kensingten today on the event of their 3tth wedding anniversary. Congregational Church Meeting of the Keunsington Congregational church at 8 o'clock tomorrow eve- ning. The purpose of the meeting is | to elect a member of the church to the board of trustees to serve out an unexpired term on the board. The regular monthly meeting of the board will be held at the church following the special meeting. All members of the board are asked to be at the mecting. Teachers' Party The teachers of the school in the town will hold a party at the Berlin Community house this evening. Pu- pils of the schools will serve a lunch at the party. Dancing will follow later in the evening. Sunday School Supper The Sunday school of the Berlin Congregational church will serve 8 supper at the church tonight for the members of the school. All pupils are invited to attend the supper. The Yo-Hi girls will meet following sup- per at the home of Mrs. Edgur Pickett. All members are asked to be present at this meeting. as candi- dates will be initiated. Pastors Change Friday Methodist pastors in the town wiil change for their mew churches to- morrow. Rev. A. L. Burgreen will be chznged to New Haven. Rev. L. E. Adkins will be in charge of *he East Berlin church, and Rev. A. L. Dodd of East Hampton, L. L. will take over th: Kensington Methodist church, Mr. Dodd is expected to ar- rive in Kensington tomorrow. Middleboro Alarmed By Smallpox Spread Middleboro, Mass. April 25 P— Definite diagnosis of 15 cases of smallpox in this town has thrown the population into a state of ex- citement that is keeping people from their work and away from gather- ings. Dr. Richard P. Macknight, New Bedford, district health officer, witn physicians of the state departinent of public health, cooperating with physicians here and with those call- ed in from clsewhere, have organ- ized to combat spread of the dis- ease. Every adult person in town not vaccinated in the last seven years must be vaccinated. Physicians will Ko into every factory in town today to vaccinate all employes in these places of business. Five free clinics have been estab lished where a person may go and be vaccinated without charge. Classified advertising in the Herald is growing more and more popula GENIAL BUDDHIST BAFFLES NEWSMEN| Is Willing to Talk But No One, Understands Him ncisco, April his Eminence abbot of the Buddhist temple of Lin near Hankow, porters considerable difficulty. It was known the abbot had come America on a mission and he had a message. | ters, M An attempt— in attempta—were made 1o discover both, and the reporters knew not a word An interpreter was de- | cided upon by the news men The manager of the hotel where the abbot was stopping wa He was an affable Chine: listening to a few words from | the abbot he called a bell boy. bell boys are interprete the boy tried to under- | stand the abbot. but the expression on his face told the interested spec- | tators he was unsuccessful, There will be a business meeting | | yeste party speaks a unique A '‘ang. who runs the Chamber of Commerce and who has to be able to make various Chinese His cfforts also were Eminence wa eager 10 be interviewed, but it seems his particular vintage of Chinese is | peculiar to precinets of the Lin Yin and useful no where willing and of Miss Anna Ingle. ed to be very interesting and edu- cational, | See temple Finally the abbot recalled he had a prepared sheet of typewritten pa- He proudly displayey It bore the information in En country in the interests of noace and should get behind the movement. The paper, however, failed to ex- organization had His Eminence on such a commend- able journey or why it had selected a propagandist who spoke only ar- chaic Chinese, Possibly the author of the mis. | sive also belonged to the many who cannot understand the temple dia- lect and had no w the abbot's ambition of finding out | and connce- The world's largest wooden shoe Plainville News HARTFORD COUNTY ‘Y’ T0 MEET HERE Gong. ,Church to Be Scene of Annual Convention MANY DELEGATES COMING Seqaussen Corporation Delays Elec- tion of Officers—Funeral of W ter Moore—High School Baseball Team to Open Home Seasom. The 11th anniversary convention and dinner of the Hartford County Young Men's Christian association will be held in the Plainville Con- gregational church on Monday after- noon and cvening, May 13, according to an announcement made today. Delegates will be present from | vdrious Hartford county Y. M. C. A. branches. A business session will be held in the afternoon at 4:30 oclock. Repoits will be made and officers elected for the coming year. A reception for visiting ladies will be irranged for the same hour as the Lusiness session. The dinner in the evening will be featured by short talks by boys from the various groups. A band concert | will be given by the Marborough Junior “¥" baid. An internation- ally known speaker will make the main address of the evening. Every branch in the country is expected to be represented at the convention and plans are being com- pleted to entertain a record crowd. Election Postponed The election of officers of the Se- quassen corporation which was scheduled to be neld last evening, was postponed for a month by the hoard of directors. This is the second time that the eclection has been pul over to a later date. The directors of the corporation are Fred D. Hastings, A. H. Rich- ards, I. H. Young, Lcon Thomas, Harry (. Josephson, and Allen M. Raymond. They were eclected at the nnual meeting of the organization held on March 27 Recelves Word of Death Mrs. Martha Watkins of Plainville received word last evening of the death of her son, George E. Dids- Lury of New Britain, at the Gracc hospital, New Haven . Mr. Didsbury was fatally injured in an automobile accident last week. He was well known in Plainville | und was a constant visitor here. Be- sides his mother, he leaves three sis- William Kensel of Plain- Mae Jewett of Los An- | geles Mrs. John Middleton of |New Britain. He also leaves a brother, Edward Didsbury of Pasa- | dena Funeral of Walter Moore Private funeral services for Walter Moore, aged 78, a resident of Plain- ville for over 50 years, who died Tuesday afternoon after a long ill- ness, were held this afternoon at 30 p. m., irom hig home on West Broad street. Rev. J. Roy Wilker- West cemetery. eral of Fred R. Wright Hollywood lodge No. 683, Colored Ilis of Plainville, conducted the lks' ritual at the funeral of I'red R. Wright of Roosevelt strcet held ¥ afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the funeral parlors of W. A. Bailey & Company. Rev, Dixon A. Brown, pastor of the A. M. E. Zion church of New Britain, conducted the spiritual service, Burial was in the West cemete High School Activities A dime dance will be held in the gymnasium of the Plainville Hign chool tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock for students of the school. Yesterday afternoon 30 students, members of the Art club and pupils {who are preparing to take college entrance examinations, visited the Yale Art club under the direction ‘Teachers’ Party The monthly teachers’ party was held yesterday. Miss Mary Pren- dergrast was chairman of the enter- tainment committee. Miss Madeline cury sang two solos that were | well-received. Bridge was played |and prizes awarded to the winne <PLAINVILLE® —~TONIGHT— OWEN MOORE and JUNE COLLYER in “RLED WINE” 6€&-AT FIRST TUOUSUT TUIS WAS A \&TTER FROM FRECKILES — IT'S NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, SEEKS T0 RECOVER FIRH RUN BY WIFE Gonvict Wants Business She| Made Worth Millions New York, April 25 (UP)—A wo- man who carried on business when he was sent to prison for slaying a Brooklyn detective, and who managed was enjoyed. Miss Bertha Steward will be the chairman of the party to be hell next month. Bascball Game The Plainville High baseball team was scheduled to meet Thomaston High schoo) at the local High school fleld this afternoon at 3:39 o'clock. Due to the rainy weather this morning. it was not known definite- ly whether the game would be played. This game 1s the opening home game on the locals’ schedule. Coach Caufield has had his men engaged in hard practice for the past week in preparation for the battle and is ‘ollowing the bridge games, music Bristc| News | was | the | ag- was the Plainville gregation a victory. To Visit Abroad Miss Olive D. Ryder, daughter of | judge of probate court and recently named judge of the new town court. will sail June | 8 on a two months' visit to Europe, | which will embrace the British Isles. | historical | ani Wales, also across the Channel. She plans to visit Paris, other large cifics | in France, and some of the battle- The local girl. who is a teacher at farm at Wallingford, will be accompanied on the trip h_v‘V . who is also | a member of the teaching staff at| same institution. for the trip was mapped out by Dr. | Lyman. superintendent of the | Miss Florence The itinerary | Gay- Rirthday Party Miss Aune Donahue entertained a number of her young friends at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Con- nors, of 40 Kast street, this after- noon in honor of her fourth day anniversar: birth- Games were played | and luncheon served. Miss Donahe | reccived many beautiful gifts. Meeting Tonight Washington in the Legion members are urged to be present as importance Will | trieve acti.e control of the manu come up for discussion To Throw First Ball Governor John opening | indic game of the Eastern league at Hart- | sa ford on I'riday. The game is sched-| She does not want to keep the | uled to start at 4:15 o'clock, With [wmoney for herself. she Hartford opposing Albany. ford on the receiving end. Third Degree Initiation Sequassen lodge, No of Plainville, Hough 1 street, who was picked up as a run- | doovers lived there. in New York| Mrs. Jennic Scellars, owner of the has been brought |house, has been using the room as a his father. The boy |kitchen. She feels that the many awhy on the str city on Mond: <on, pastor of the (‘ongregational back home by | church, officiated. Burial was in |w: taken into custody by the New | York police, who notified Constable | like to have the original atmosphere | Schubert in | 1estored. So she is having the back |George Schubert turn notified the boy's parents. Plainville Briefs James Eaton has returned to his|hitchen attor| Since last June 15,000 persons spending the winter months at St Petersberg. Flo street has moved where she will make Mrs. Mary Murphy has returned | : Cove after apending sev- |LWO unusual specimens of deep sea days with the Misses Rooney |fish in these waters. | of (‘rown street. The weekly prayer meeting of the Christian church held this evening ev. 1. 8. i the speaker. A E :'h!,a,.,:;":’,"v:ll;‘):,,, o ;’mham The other is a lantern fish, a court on April 30 at the estate of Daniel Lyons by Pro- bate Judge Meritt O. Ryder. acting on a petition by Veronica Healy. Mansfield City Robber ‘ Brought From Florida Willimantic, April 25 licemen Arthur Hurley and Killourey returned from Florida to- day with Alex Kaminski of Mans- fleld City. near here, who rested on his release from a Walton county. Florida. prison camp Kaminski will be arraigned {lice court tomorrow a scries of robberie | police said netted him a !more than $1.000. The trip prov-| o'clock on (UP)—Po- John ar- épecnl ] FOOD SALE Young Wome| Christian church in the Strand building, Saturda |ernoon from 2 to 6 o'clock.—ady today faced possibility of losing the results of ali her toil. Instead of wilung before the pub- licity which threw her family affairs | into, sharp relief when Charles Davis shot down Detective Joseph Bridzeits on a day in I'ebruary, 1921 | | Mrs. Davis turned the disaster which | | threatened her info a business tri- umph. In the Bréoklyn supreme court next Monday a hearing will be held on Davis' petition that control | of Davis & Geck, Inc., manufacturers of surgical sutures, be returned o him. Since the killing of Bridgetts Da vis has been in various state inst tutions. He at first was found to be insane, but later was declared sane and tried on a first degrce murder | charge. He was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and | sentenced to from 10 to 20 years in Sing Sing prison Through it all Henrietta Davis re mained faithful to her husband. She reared his two sons. She clearcd any stigms that may have been at- tached fo the firm and. as its presi- dent, made it grow and prosper Husband's Loyal Friend “T am my husband’s most loyal friend and intend to stand by him and care for him,” she said. proudly Yrequently Davis would send con- | vict friends to her, asking that they be given money or employment {1loser,” with the request that th {man be made trzasurer of th- Davis circle, | firm. Companions of the Forest, will hold | The fact that state alicnists re- its regular meeting this evening at|versed the original decision that Da All| vis wus insane will be used by Davis' |attorneys in his court battle to re- facturing company. M Davis contends that her husband’s actions has | throughout th~ Jast eight years have ted that he has not the neces- business acumen to take charge. s, but will | oppose him for his own best inter- are | ests and for those of his children always featured by the presence of games are played, confer the third | at That Time. degree on a class of candidates this evening. All members of the lodge| West Branch, Towa, April 25 (P— are asked to be present. Boy Brought Home The room in which President Hoov- | er was born is 1o be furnished as arly as possible at it was when the \isitors who come to =ee it would | porch, which looks out over Wop- sinonoc creek, widened to use as a bave re red at the Hoover birth- place. They came from every state rrier No.|in the union except Rhode Island. 2 at the local post office, is ill at|and from 18 foreign countries, his home at Scott Swamp. » of Tank | Female Angler Carries o e ein| Male Attached to Body (.7 Charlotte Y Sydney. Australia, April 5 UP- The Danish scientific ship Dana has | One is the female deep sea angl Her mouth is of extraordinary Wil he [and she carrics the male angler, a | - 0 K iny fish 0 AT to he wn | =230 o'clock, | tiny fish in comparison fo her own | bulk. attached to her body. | habitat of deeps where it is helieved | no daylight penetrates. The fish has | 118 own phosphorescent lights, strung zlong its sides like a row of port- noles on a steamer. Journalists’ Mascot [ April cot of the lowa City. lowa Theta, canine m Uni stor. news story North Main rel Strects—State President to Address W. C. T. U.—Mayor Crumb | e 1'light—Notes. Charged as @ sisth offender Curtiss street costs in charges of keeping liguor with intent to sell «nd reputation by Judge William J. Ma- court this morning. | | The accused plcaded keeping charge but not guilty to tha of reputation. an unusual ulorwluv'v:”‘u Monday evening by Sergeant Henry Thompson and Frank Day made, according 1o the several complaints had Lven made to headquarters liquor selling. been in the local court for liguor vio- | lations during the past fopr years ther records being as follows: Frank | October 16. | violation of £200 and costs and five days in | December 8, 1924, violation Once he sent a forger, a “three-time | 1 of the liguor law, $250 and costs and | | highways is a tion of the liquor law, and three months in violation of | $300 and costs and 30 days in jail. violation of « M the liquor law. $100 and costs and |this year's crop. They will come 8 1(vnm many sections of the country. morning was yest ever imposed in the local | court for liquor violation Autos Colikde Automobiles operated by Raymond | Olson of 163 Maple street and Harry | Fiorillo of § Foley street to have the governor throw the first | ball with Mayor Batterson of Hart- | iderably damaged At the time of the accident Fiorillo =0 Roow in Which President War Born | ¥as making a right hand turn from | ¢ iy ool on rook | Laurel street into North Main st t0 Be Restored 10 Its Condition | while Olson was proceeding norther- | Iv.along North Olson, a passenger in her husband’s car, was cut about the face with | flying glass. Both drivers appeared this morn- | Prosecuting James T. Mather and agreed to set- tle the case civilly Funeral of Mrs. The funeral of M Main street kingdom of Vernita, Lewis . wife of Henry Fielding Johnson, who died Wedn home of her parants. will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the West street, Methodist chur at 2:30 p. m. will officiate, and burial e in the Forestville ¢ Mrs. Johnson was born in Bristol the daughter of George B. and Cas- sie Bunnell Lewis, She is survivedeby | and at the ville. and one sister, Miss ce Lewis, all of this city. peral of Mrs. Gilbar eral of Mrs. Alice R. Gil- | West street was held at morning at *|bar of 177 4 o'clock this scph lin celebrated the quiem, and burial was in St. Joseph cemetery on Terryville avenue. Past Pocahontas Club A meeting of the Past Pocalion- tas club wil be held at the home of | More than 2,000 carloads of berries change hands by this method in a single season. rs. James Marco, S at 8 o'clock this evening To Address W. C. T. U. May Tuttle the Connecticut Wom- Temperance | 4 Spring street, Gives Object Lesson v~ P— | en’s Christian .}\nll address members of the 10“:1" sity of lowa school of journalism, |Chapter at a meeting, to be held in | has given student reporters a news \Ne class :1..\urv\ street & cabinet today cination against smallpox ‘o il French people as a precautionary room of the Boys' club on | ‘clock tomorrow Theta's five sons, all news hounds, | &fternoon were born recently in the “hell-box” | lead the devotion N po-|at the printing piant 1 Castledine, it students named them Who, What, | contests, will conduct the medal con- which | When, Where and Why. element N*‘- of | wupposed to be contained in every fternoon ot | | fhight i mayor's Young o | Apply over throst and chest for a 2! —cover with hot flannsl cloth. 1 f | will hold a food sale in the empty storg weelk Over 17 :-%d it e daughiers was taken and other n eraay’s flight was his first opportunity to view Bristol from the air. Sells Interest Everett M. Browning, for the past | three years vice president and s di- NEW COURT RECORD FOR LIGUOR FINE | the future be connected with Butler Twardy, Sirth Ofender, As-' sessed 8300 by Judge Malone confident that he will have a win- | PrOfiis have amounted to ore ”:?““IWOMAN HURT IN CRASH} ning nine this season. dropped the opening battle of their season to Litchfield High school in Litchfleld last week. The games well-played, rector of the Browning-Simmens, Inc., Main street stationery dealers, has sold his interest in the organiza- tion to Charles B. and Kenneth H. Simmons and has resigned as officer 2nd director. Mr. Browning will in Brothers of New York city and Jer- sey City and will make his home in Maplewood, N. J. In ihe reorganization of the local concern, Charles B. Simmons wili serve us president and Kenneth H. Simmons as secretary-treasurer. Christy in Main Bouwt Nick Christy, local featherweight, will meet the most gruelling test of lis carcer tonight in Foot Guard hall, Hartford, when he will match his skill and bitting ability against Pancho Villa of New Bedford. The Massachusetts hoy is noted for his itting and boxing ability, and his iast victory was over “Chick” Suggs of New Bedford Christy has won iiis last 13 fighis, ins last victory being chalked up at the expense of Zeke Mazer of Hart- ford, with whom he has been train- ing daily at the Charter Oak gym in artford veral hundred local fans have bought ringside tickels for tonight s Mrs. dohn B. Gearing Mrs. Lucretia B. Gearing. 42, wife of John B. Gearing of 147 Stearns sireet, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the New Britain General hospi- . following a month's illness, Funeral arrangements were in con.plete at noon today. CAMPFIRES SIGNAL STRAWBERRY TINE Ozarks Dotted With Blazes of Great Crop's Pickers Moneff, M. April 25 UP—The glow of nomad campfires along the gnal that strawber- ries, the gr v crop of the Ozark mountain territory soon will move to market ca Ttincrant berry pickers will be led Ly the thousands to harvest chiefly in cheap automobiles equip- ped with camping facilities. Alrcady they are dotting the roadsides with their camps and each night finds them nearer the vast fields of ripening berries. When the season gets in full swing they will b joined by local pickers, mostly children Monett is the capital of Missouri's region, where the juicy red hillsides as a sideline to farming. Last year's |crop had an estimated value of | $5.000.000, shared by more than 12,- 600 farm families. Unanimity in raising only one va- riety of strawberry, the Aroma. has :sulted from concentrated cooper- ative effort. In the Ozark berry .000 acres, roughly i0 by 400 miles in extent. cooper- ive marketing has been utilized production reached a consid- ble volume. Standardization. the first tenet of successful cooperative marketing, is rigidly practiced. JFven herry con- tainers are standardized. Each grower stamps his name on cratea as they are loaded at his home packing shed. At the nearest shipping center the day’s pick is delivered to a lo- cal cooperative nssociation. There the berries are inspected. the local agency’s rame stamped on the crat- es, and the product is ready for representatives of central cooper- ative selling agencies. The berries are sold almost clusively by auction. “sight unseen. | Representatives of large commis- sion firms from many cities gather church. Rev. William P. Laf- | daily in Monett during the harvest | season to buy carloads of berries as | they arc auctioned off by sales man- agers for cooperative organizations. Sometimes the volume of sales runs to $50.000 at a single auction. | Vaccination Advised For Public in France Paris, April 25 (#—The French recommended vac ure. . Louis I.oucheur. minister of labor {and hygiene, at the morning session of the cabinet asked action to this jeffect in a resolution which was promptly adopted. A zovernmental declaration em- bodying the idea was to he drafted the , immediately for newspaper publica- tion. 1t was said it would strongly Tuesday [advise vaccination but would 1 mbers of the make it compulsory amily will be taken up during the| Popularity of liver in Virginia has t the first |caused that meat to supplant the it|01a Dominion's famous hams, "~ Why Not? WY, SURE: Wiy, SURE' ) IT'S AWFUL NICE OF DANNIE'S RIGHT, Hit To WRITE THIS % NICE LETTER T ME, BUT I COULDNT ASk UNCLE HARRY TO TAKE ME 0N TRIPS WITH By BLOSSER WHY COULONT You, MEBBE YouRE MUK ? WY COULONT | RIGHT, OSCAR - You'?? Ue's Your IM GONG TO UNCLE T SAME 3 AS LES FRECKLES, ISNT Ug ?