New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1929, Page 4

UBSYT - FORPATIGT Commissioner W, H. Blodgt Says Gity Roaits Promptly High compliment was paid to the city of New Britain by State Tax Collector William H. Blodgett be- fere the Kiwanis club a* the Burritt hetel this noon when he stated that New Britain was better than the average city in its payment of taxe to the state. The amount of unpail taxes due the te from this city yearly would give the average lay- man the impression that New Brit- ala was dilatory in paying its taxes but Mr. Blodgett dispelled this im- pression. Mr. Blodgett also dealt with per- sonal tax payments in this city and said that in 1928, 85.2 per cent of the taxes due were collectgd which is & very fair mark for a city of New Britain's size. He explained that New Britain is improving every year, giving figures to show that in 1923 only 46.1 per cent were col- lected and that each year afterwards the percentage has increased. He gave figures to show the amount of taxes that has been col- lected in Connecticut in the last three years by way of local, county, slate and federal taxes and stated that Connecticut has as good a tax system as any other state in the country. Preceding Mr. Blodgett's speech, x slogan contest was held .by the publicity committee in connection with the campaign for a municipal golt course. The slogan, “Drive ew Britain Forward With Our New Golf Course” submitted by Thure Johnson was voted the best and he was awarded a gold piece. President Hugh F. McKenna an- nounced that next week the Rotary club would be the guests of the Kiwanis club, SUITS FOR $30000 NOW BEFORE COURT Double Fatality in Plymouth Is Basis of Actions John Covaleski, executor of the estate of his brother, Adam, and Heary Deutch, executor of the es- tate of his brother, Edward, who with Adam Covaleski, met death in an automobile accident in Ply- mouth several weeks ago, will ap- pear in superior court this after- noo to press their suits for $10,- 000 each against George LaBoune. driver of the automobile which collided with the one in which the twe victims were riding. The driver of the last named au- tomebile, Anthony Vasney, is also bringing a suit for $10,000, 80 the total in suits is for $30,000. Judge Rosenthal and Attorneys Monroé 8. Gordon and Charles Tamulonis represent the plaintiffe and Perkins, Wells, Davis & Schaefer and Gilman & Marks are the defendant's lawyers. WANAS CAR FARE HOME, FALLS 10 GIVE ADDRESS Alfred Lufgrin of Cromwell Misslng From Home May Be in New York. Alfred Lufgrin of Cromwell has heen missing from home for the past week and there is littie clew to his whereabouts. lLufgrin, who is 56 years old and has been married for the past 3¢ years, ia said to have left home for his printing shop in Mid- dletown last week Tuesday appar- ently in the best of health, but since then has not been seen. A Mr. Gross of Hartford, works for Lufgren, received a past eard supposed to he signed by the mising man, indicating that he had been ill and asking that money be #eat to him for carfare home. Ther. Wag 1o address on the post card and the postmark showed that it had betn mailed in New York city. The Middletown police are investi- #ating the disappearance and have #ent out a description of the missing man. HUDSON HOTEL BURNS Fort Lee, N. J., May 22 (P— Castie-on-the-Hudson, a hotel and restaurant atop the Palisades at Coytesville, was destroyed hy fire cauted by an explosion of unknown origin today. Anthony Billin, caretaker, the only person in the building. escaped without injury. He said the blas: oceurred on one of the upper floors The structure was valued at $50,000. HELPED DURING MIDOLE AGE Womaa Took Lydia E. Pink- Compound The 's Vege- ‘'ompouni and will take more. I am tak ing it as a tonic to help m« through the Change of Lifc and T am telling many of my friends to take it as I found noth- jng before this tc help me. I hal . 90 many bad ings at might that I could nof Ola;”:nd for ’(!wn vears I could no down town because I was afraid of falling. My mother took the Vege- table Compound years ago with good tesults and now 1 am taking it dur ing the Change of Life and recom- t,"=Mns. T. A, Mussa, 1611 s who | | Romance Broken | Mrs. Grace Bryan Hargreaves, daughter of William J. Bryan, has separated from her husband, Ricii- ard Hargreaves, southern California financier, THINK DEMENTED WOMAN SENT NOTE 70 HORROW GIRL (Continued from First Page) wealthy greater Boston residents; and St. John Smith of New York, father of Miss Frances St. John 8mith, whose body was found in the Connecticut river at Springfield several months after her disappear- ance from Smith college.- In each case, private detectives watched the “gap” in the wall,” but never did the blackmailer appear. Written by a Woman ‘While the earlier letters were writ- ten on a typewriter, that received by Miss Morrow was printed in pencil- ed letters. Handwriting experts de- clared that all the missives had been written by a woman, and they were 80 similar that investigators were convinced that the same woman was responsible in every case. A crudely-drawn map of the lo- cality where the $50,000 was to be placed showed that the author was very familiar with that section of Westwood, authoritles said, giving rise to the belief that the woman was | & resident of either Westwood or the nearby town of Dedham. All the letters were mailed at a | Boston postal station, ! Suspect is Released Rockland, Me. May 22 (UP)— | Robert Tondera of Mexico City, who | was arrested at North Haven last midnight after trying unsucceasfully to see (‘olonel Charles A. Lindbergh, was released today from the Rock- | land jail. High Sheriff Frank Harding of Knox county said he was convinced | that Tondera was harmless and had | only intended to discuss a business | proposition with Lindbergh. Tondera's release came after he had been questioned at length by | Sherift Harding and other officials. | He told them he was an inventor | and aviation mechanlc, and that he had developed an airplane motor in | which he had hoped to interest the famous transatlantic airman. Asked why he had chosen Lind- |bergh for his business interview, Tondera said he had once met the | coloncl and had felt that with Lind- btergh's support the airplane motor might be marketed auccemfully. | Immediately after heing freed | from custody, Tondera. who was ar- | rested as a suspicious person. boarded a Portland-bound train, de- | claring he had no further desire to | visit the Morrow estate at North Haven. | He was arrested at midnight by a | local constable =zfter members of | the North Haven board of selectmen | had visited the private home where he was staying. | Following closely the diaclosure | that Ambassador Dwight W. Mor- row's 15-year-old daughter, Con- stance, a student at the military | |academy in Milton. Mass., had re- | ived a death threat demanding ! 0.000. the midnight argest caused | tremendous excitement on this nor- | | mally quiet little island. Makes Several Attempts | Tondero arrived here yeaterday on |the 1:30 p. m. hoat from Rockland. |carrying a small black bag. Shortly | lafterward he made his first attempt | {to see Colonel Lindbergh. Guards on | lduty around the estate refused to |permit him to pass. Reveral subse- | quent attempts to get by the guards | |also failed. | | After receiving reports fhat .a| {stranger on the island was acting |suspiciously, the selectmen set out| |to locate him. It was severnl hours before Tondera finally was found at | a private home. i Tondera, when questioned, insist- ed that he had come here merely to discuss an important matter with |Colonel Lindbergh. Search of his 1it- |tle black bag revealed only extra {clothing~a safety razor. and a pass- | |port. No weapon was found on him.’ | The selectmen ordered Constable Godney Haskell to arreat ‘Tondera, | however, and declared he would be [held pending further investigation. Coast Guard Called Sheriff Frank Harding of Knox county was notified at his Reckland | |home. As there is no jail on the is- land, a coast guard hoat was sent here from Tockland, and Tondera. | lin the custody of armed coast {zuards, was taken to the Rockland jail | Tt was announced that result of Hondera’s arrest. Sheriff Harding today would appoint a deputy sheriff to guard the North Haven dock during the atay here of Colonel lindbergh and members of the Mor- family. i Tondera’s arrest was fhe first inade here in about 200 years on a suspicious person” charge. row STATE PHYSICIANS MEET Waterbury. Conn.. May 22.—Many vsicians from all parts of the tate were gathering here this morn- or the annual convention of the ‘onnecticut Medical association. The t arrivals played golf at the Wa- rhury Country club course, P Clinics were 1o start this soon. after- READ HERALD (! FOR BEST R ED ADS urs | Roosevelt Field. 'YANKEE TENNIS STARS | meeting on the work of the state de- FRENCH TITLE WON BY HORTON SMITH Jplin' Goller Celrates 8t Birthday in Fittng Mamner 8t. Cloud, France, May 22 (UP)— Horton Smith of Joplin, Mo., cele- brated his 21st birthday teday by inning the French professional golf hampionship with an ‘agsregate of 3 strokes. & Aubrey Boomer, local pro, who broke the course record with a 61 this morning, finished second in the championship, five strokes behind Smith. The young Missourian had two 66s, a 70 and 71 over the 8t. Cloud course 1o win his first European title. His play was the sensation of the winter golf scason in the United States. Smith was unable to duplicate his ('vo amazing rounds of the opening iay, when he twice bettered par for | the course by five strokes. He was one under par for his two rounds today, however, Horton Smith's cards: (morning round) Out . 54 453 In . L. 443 344 3 (Afternoon round) lOuL . . 454 443 (In . .. 643 462 354—36—T1 Gene Sarazen, who jeaves Paris tonight, was in a hurry to get through his jast (wo rounds, but this did nct preveni the little Itali | American from finishing third with 285. Sarazen shot a 67 this morn- ing, ard a 73 in the afternoon. He is leaving for Rome where an exni- bition match has been arranged for him, Booner had six birdies ard twe cagies during his remarkable round of 61, which was seven better taan the compctitive record for the courses and ten better than par. WEATHER IS STORMY OUT OVER ATLANTIC Left to right, above: Kenneth R. Mackintosh, Newton D. Baker, William 8. Kenyon. Below: Henry V. Anderson, Ada L. Comstock, Dean Roscoe Pound. (Continued from Fi the Old Orchard Beach, before boarding the train. however, that we ought over before deciding to plane on the shorter Page) Lotti said “We feel, to look it risk our runway at Dr. James H. Kimball, meteorolo- gist, was pessimistic about flying conditions. “Reports we have received from ships indicate that there is 1,00u miles of rain over the ocean.” he said. “I aee no possibility of good flying weather over the great cir courke until Thursday. WIN FRENCH MATCHES | Tilden and Hunter Have Hard Bat- tle But Helen Wills and Fdith Cross win Easily. Paris, May 22 (P—America's prin- cipal standard-bearers in the men's and women’s doubles of the IFrench | tennis championship advanced to the | Guarter-finkl round today. The continued progress Bil: | Tilden and Frank Hunter meant | the elimination of another Amerl- | an, Junior Coen, who, with his| nch partner, Kdouard Borotra, lost to the veterans by scores of 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, but not until they had given a good account of themselves in capturing the second set. Coen's playing when playfully made the turget of Tilden's and Hunter's best shots was magnificient. Helen Wills and Edith Cross had no diificulty in eliminating the Anglo-Krench combination of Mise uey Johnstone snd Mme=. Renee ourcade, 6-4. 6-4. of NORTHEND SCHOOL MEETING | i Discussion of Preparing Children to | Bnter School Led by Dr. Elizabeth A. Ingraham of State Department. The officers of the Parents and Teachers' association of the North- end school were reclected last night at a meeting held at the school. They are A follo President, Francia Clark: vice president, Ru- dolph Swenak; secretary, Miss Flor- ence Fridel; treasurer, Kenneth Wallin. Dr. Elizabeth A. Ingraham of the state board of health, addressed the partment and especially on the work of preparing children for entering school, a project being undertaken by the United Parents and Teach- . ssociation. The association of the Northend school is the first in the city to start the work. A musical and literary was offered at the meeting. program Hoover Keeps Democrat To Shipping Board Post Washington. May ®) resi- dent Hoover has decided to reap- point K. K. ®mith of Louisiana to the hoar fmith's present term will expire shortly and his nomina- | tion is to.be sent to the senate at cnce. Smith is a democrat and has been serving from the geographical divi- sion corsisting of the state of Louis- | Alabama, Mississippi and PRESIDENT'S GALL | becn quarantined and in the town of | drome this evening. HELPS flll ST[]GK | stonjngton and North Stonington. Enforcement Broadcast Recovery Features Curb Trading ~General List Not Buojant | New York, May 22 (P—President | Hoover's call to governors of oil | producing states 1o a conservation | conference furnished the hackgrours! for a recovery in the oil stocks in today's curh masket and a mod- | erate rally at noon in the general i from buoyant. | At the opening decclines ranged from one to 5 points on the Wash- | ington pronouncement for a 6 per from the London suburbs to Not-| cent federal reserve rediscount rate. | Lingham to preside at a luncheon of This stand is in line with mendations made several months ago by Paul M. Warburg, interna- tional banker, and one of the fed- eral reserve act fathers, who warn- ed then that the money market had passed into the control of | stock market operators. Nearly all the utilities reduced their first hour losscs. United Gas Improvement, most important link in the Morgan-Bonbright utility chain, was.the strong feature .on | reports of a $76,000,000 stock divi- dend. A Aviation shares recoverad part of their losses, but plenty of selling was still evident in the group. Ne mont slumped Tirther. Checker has slipped down to fhe lowest levels touched since the big advance in the stock last winter. | Summer is invariably a dull period for taxi manufacturcrs. and the | backlog of unfilled orders that stimulated buying in Checker has been practically consumed. The company still holds a leading posi- | tion in the ficld. recom- | Take Preventive | Against Smallpdx Soread | Stonington, Conn.. May 22 (®-— Measures to prevent further spread of the smallpox epidemic have heen adopted hy Stonington, North Ston- ington and Groton. A Mystic physi Myers. has been charged with fallure to report smallpox case to the health offichr. n, Dr. Arthur H. | | A nat ike this would 1ast A man a lifetime : or until someone cracked it with a battic ase. A little oiling and polishing once in | a while kept it in good con- | tion, n: and Connally, |of the Lone Star state, called at the | White Ho president to zppoint W. E Orange, Tex.. to the posi. ix a ahip builder, srs Sheppard of 1ea Lea Mr. RODY IDENTI Omaha, Neb.. May 22 (UP)—Er- vin L. Smith. New York private d-- tective, today identified practicaily ;pomm»xy the body of the man who died here Saturday under the name 'of Walter W. Havden as that of George It. Christian, long missin wall Street broker. who was cap- tured in El Paso this spring after a five year scarch. |READ) RERALD CLASSIFIED ADS BEST RESULTS . But iron hats are style. e this week to urge the | Nowadays it's feit. or slik. or straw, or cloth. Far more comfortable, too. | 1et's keep your hats in con- ! fitlon—aot with ofl and clhow grease, but with the cleanest and finest of-20th Century materials and methods, | MODERN HAT SHOP | Phone 6328 \ 8 CHURCA NE R MAIN His case is scheduled for a hearing in Groton town court next Mond In his village three families have Groton there are fen cases. 1In one positive case has been discov- ered and another suspected case under quarantine, Establishment of a free vacein tion clinic at Mystic. closing of (b Mystle theater, and hastening of <ol ruction of the Isolation hospi- tel belng bullt at Groton were tie principal steps taken yesterday to check the epidemic, About 150 residents of Mystic were vaccinated at the clinic yesterday. Prince oi; w—ales i"li_es ist. The market, however, was far| To Luncheon Appointment | 2 (P—The Prince | London, May of Wales took another of his not in- frequent airplane trips today. flying the Nottingham agricultural show ter he was to open the new Vie quarters in the city. The prince motored from York bouse to Hendon airdrome, where a mackine was placed at his disposal. 1e donned fiying kit and was imme- iately -started for Hucknall ai 13 Associatcd Press Phote ! cfome near Nottingham, motoring |thence to the thow ground. He in- |tended fiylng back to Hendon air- On Memorial Day Granted | New York, May (A—With all ts powerful widespread ma- | chinery for reaching the public car, the radio industry today responded | | to President Hoover's recent appeal | to the American people for co- operation in enforcing the nation's | |laws. i | On Memorial Day, at 7 p. m. cast. | ern daylight saving time, there will ! | be broadcast all over the United | States a five-minute address on law ! enforcement, to be sclected by Presi dent Hoover out of five specches |row belng prepared by five moted | jurists, 1t was announced today. | Puir DANBURY Danbury, May (UP)—Safe- {crackers entered a logan Brothers' | chain-store here during the night, opened a emall safe and escaped \\\llh $50 In cash, according to a port to police today. The combi tion knob of the safe had been knocked off with a sledge hammer. and N WHY EXPECT A PERFECT SERVICE From imperfect eyes? But all eyes—good, DO render the best service they can. have cause to complain of the service your eyes give you, you cannot consistently blame You necdn’t have to blame any- thing if you will permit us to remove the your cyes. cause of blame. FRANK E. Optometrist 327 MAIN ST. Money in 24 Hours MU’I‘l}AL SYSTEM loans are made for helpful 2nd con- structive purposes, such as sickness, to pay past due bills, home improvements, terest on mortgages, premiums on insurance, for sup- plies of coal or wood, for education and countless other All transactions confidential. legitimate cxpenditures. Twenty Months $80 You Pay $100 You Pay $140 You Pay $160 You Pay On $200 You Pay On $300 You Pay ... Interest at the Lawful R may pay Tcan in full for actual time you have the cost, On On Oa On Under the Small Loan Act. anytime before it is due and pay only That cannot be. bad and indifferent— If you GOODWIN PHONE 1905 — Reasonable Terms property repairs, taxes, in- to Pay if Needed $4.00 Monthly $5.00 Monthly $7.00 Monthly $8.00 Monthly $10.00 Monthly City Items The first degree will be conferreil on a class of candidates at the reg- ular weekly meeting of Lexington fodge in Odd Fellows' hall Thure. day evening. y Four candidates will be admittéd to the Patriarchal degree at the bi. monthly meeting of Comstock en- campmient Friday evening. Dugald McMillan has foreclosed a mortgage on the premises owned by Peter Agostini on Arch street, and has taken title to the premises. The building is known as Jester's hall and is used for garage purposes and as a roller skating rink. Stanley Woman's Relief Corps will hold a regular meeting Friday after- noon at 2:30 o'clock in Judd's hail. Wallace Preston, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Preston of 40 Main street, has been awarded a bronze pin *for |, proficiency in a junior 60-40 word official typewriting test. A. Pinkus, optician, has moved to 390 Main street. The police were notified today of the return of the operator's licenses of Albert Martin of 59 Hartford ave- nue and Biagio Petrunti of 104 Arch street. . Complaint was made to the police today that considerable damage was done to a garden at 45 Hayes atreet. Miss Lena Frisbie ot New Britain was the class orator at the class day exercigses held at North field Semin- ary at Northfield, Mass., Monday. The exercises followed the annual tree day program at the school. Miss Frisbie is a senior at the seminary. $500 SUIT IN COURT Judge Thomas J. Molloy in the court of common pleas today heard the cas@ of Arthur J. Swanson oOf this city against Horace and Carl Douglass, hoth of this city, for $500. Decision was reserved. The action was ‘the result of a collision at Hillecrest avenue and Stanley street on July 25, 1928, be- tween Swanson's car, driven by hia wife, and a ear owned by Herace Douglass and driven by hia sen, Carl Douglass. The plaintiff, who was represented by Attorney Thomas F.* McDonough, claimed that his car was damaged to the extent of $38¢.75. Judge W. F, Mangan ap- peared for the defendants. BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE Albert E. Talbot, 36, of Middle. town, and John Rode, 32, of Flan. ders rostl, Bouthington were arrest. ed this afternoon for operating cars with detective brakes. Officer Tan- guay arrested Talbot and Officer Dart took Rode into custody. GEORGE B. MORGAN FLORENCR A, JOsEPHS CMARLES B, M( AN ol of New Britain, Cena. ve. THE NEW BRITAIN SAVINGS BANK AND BUILDING Amllm!.' for- Dotunct morly b o place of n New l.“‘c-n.. s sncose- vars a 3 City Court of New HBritain, May 31, 12, ORDER OF NOTICK Upon compiaint in the above entitied action, brought to this court and claimed for reasons set forth,—1—Judgment set- tilag tie and e Judgment declaring @ mortgage from Ogden L. Stesls to New Britain Savings Bank and Bullding Ase sociation, null and vold, now pending in mid City Court of New Britain, on the A, D. 1920, ing found, by the subscribing authority, that the = New ritain Savings Bank and Bullding A sociation is now defunct and that th names, place of residence or businéss t or amigns, and uilding Association the Plaintift or the Pl Wherefore it is ordered, that motice of the institution and pendency of said complaint be given the Defendants by publication in The New Bril a dally newspaper published in New Britain, Qonnecticut, and having & cire culation i said town of New Britain, once a week for two consecutive weeks, commencing cn or befors the 23d day of May, 1929, ¢ EMIL J. DANBERG, Clerk of the Court, Sage-Allen & Co. INC., HARTFORD DIRECT WIRE — 3005 A Sports Silk Week A FABRIC AND FASHION EVENT FOR WOMEN WHO PLAN THEIR OWN CLEVER SPORTS CLOTHES Y-So Krepe $1.95 yd. A scmi-rough weave, in white, orchid, maize and flesh. A dozen clever patterns on green and beige. Striped Tub Silks, $1.59 yd. Of Chinese crepe, with light grounds and stripes in deeper tones. Silkk Pique $2.95 yd. In eight popular shades: Pink, maize, rose, beige, orchid, copen, summerleaf green and white. $15.00 Monthly You money, Every payment reduces NO INDORSERS REQUIRED The Mutual System Room New Leonard Building TELEPHONE Wathable Crepe de Chine, $1.95 yd. In white, pink, sky blue, mauve, purple aster, maize, nile, jade, chartreuse, peach, rose, beige and dark shades. Other Washable Crepe de Chine at $2.50 and '$2.75 yard. Suede Crepe $2.25 yd. In swanky awning, candy stripes. Also checks with borders. and in Printed Yo-San, $§2.50 yd. off-white grounds, in copen, Silk Damask $1.95 yd. I lovely patterns, copen blue, pink, maize, white, summerleaf green, gold and beige. Printed Tussah Pongee, $2.50 yd. With a rougher weave in white, beige or maize ground with splashy designs in contrasting colors. Tussah Pongee $1.49 yd. A roughly woven fabric, in plain colors; Byrd blue, jade, orchid, peach, capu- cine, rose, pink. Models On Display There are several models on display at the Silk Shop, to show you how attractively these sport silks may be made into smart summer frocks.