New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1929, Page 2

{T0 INJURES TWO CROSEING STREE Ml Carrying Baby Run Down T Bridgeport, May 28 (P — Three small children crossing North ave- nue last evening were struck by an autemobile and painfully injured, the dldest receiving a fracture of the loft .thigh bone. Dorothy Yitts, 11, daughter of Peter Yitts of 234 Island | Broek avenue, was playing with her on> year old baby brother Louis, and | her four year old brother George. | She was carrying the baby on one | arm, and leading the four year old | youngster by the other hand. | * Stepping from behind a parked | car; Dorothy found herself directly | in the path_ of an' automobile oper- ated by Charles Weiyant, 46, of Sil- | ver beach. Weyant jammed on his | brakes but could not bring his car to a stop in time 1o avoid striking the children. The car knocked the | baby from Dorothy's arm, tossed the four year old boy to one side and ran over Dorothy as she fell to the pavement. (PRICES AREN'T ANTIQUE | New York, May, 28.—In these| days of modern tastes in art, dance, music and other things. | one wonders why some people still | take to antique furniture. Charles | Arthur recently paid $7,500 for a mahogany lyre-shaped card table. | and $2,000 for a Connecticut sev- enteenth century oak chest. Al mahogany banjo-clock made in| 1515 sold for $2,700 and a minia- | ture tall-case clock of 1500 went for $2,350 at a recent sale. i | Air traffic since 1919 has creaged from 691 to 50.000. in- Everybody in town knows Claude J. Leroux, so it seems, and the edi- ! tor can come gosh-darn near veri- fying that en toto. Letters, letters came pouring into the Herald say- ing what a fine chap this Leroux man really is and how he is on his toes every minute in the business world. He advertises in the Herald, which is one very good way of judging his business sense. He also realizes that a satisfied customer is his best asset. In fact, he has dignified the plumbing trade, so modestly does he do his work. The truth will out, and Robert Stadler of 143 Kelsey street certainly de- serves the dollar fer his epistle of praise for his father's friend. Claude J. Leroux, the master of master plumbers and twice that. Just this noon at the Lions' club. Claude senior was kept exceedingly busy receiving the congratulations of his fellow members of that broad-minded organization. He stood up well under the barrage of @§o0d natured banter, and wore that frozen smile which characterizes him so acutely. In fact, when Claude came into the room at the Burritt, (re Q)pla\ue was thunder. ing. Here's the prize-winning letter: “The silhouette in the Herald to- night is Mr. Claude J. Leroux. He is a master plumber with a place of business at 174 Arch street and has the finest plumbing fixtures in |rooms in New Britain. “Having traveled extensively, Mr. Leroux is an interesting speaker |and will addfess the Lions' club, of which he is a popular member, at luncheon tomorrow neon. | “Mr. Leroux is having a new {home built on Brookside road. He now lives at 651 Arch street.” The silhouette printed tonight is {of a man who will have a prominent | part in the Decoration day exer- cises and all you folks should know him. He's a war veteran, but |be careful you say which war. If he went one step higher, he would {have been a general, and the men {who served under him claimed that he should have been commander- in-chief of the American forces. He simply hates overcoats, and is often seen going into the National bank to talk with his friend, An- drew J. Sloper—they are on the same city commission, you know. Now, if you don’t know him, just lask Col. Thompson, Chief Rawlings, |Capt. Griswold, George Hoffman, Sergeant Johnson, Ike Hills, Ira Leonard or some of the other vets, {He's one of our leading Lions; in fact, he has been president of that august hody of civic suggesters, and |lives up to the strict code of ethics |expounded by Lions' International. There's lots more the editor couli {write about this man so prominent- |1y is he in the public optic. but | What's the use. you have all but |got his name now. Just view the |above tips in a fair light and tell his show display of modern| us all about him in & nice way. Who is he? RULES OF SILHOVETTE CONTEST L.—Identify likeness. 3.—Describe how he makes livell- hood 3.—Address communications to “gilhouetts” Editor, New Britain Herald ¢.—Contest closessat 3 p. m. fol- lowing ingertion—Saturday 102 m S.—Answers may be mailed or brought to the Herald office. 6.—Credit given for neatness. 7.—~One dollar awarded daily for best answer according (e rules. 8—No telephone gueasses. ARRANGING CARD PARTY FOR BENEFIT OF ORPHANS Mrs. B. F. Gaffney Named Chairman of Committee to Conduct K. of C. Social. Mrs. B. F. Gaffney has been nam- ed general chairman of the commit- tee which will arrange for the sec- ond of the series of card parties to be conducted under the auspices of Daly Council, K. of C. for the Polish Orphanage outing which is expected 10 be held the latter part of July. The card party will be at the K. of C. home on Franklin square on June 11. Committee members have been selected from the Catholic women's organizations and from women parishioners "of the Catholic churches. They are as follows: Daughters of Isabella, Mrs. Jesse Atwater and Mrs. Malloy; Catholic Daughters of America, Mrs, Palmer and Miss Catherine O'Leary; Con- necticut Council of Catholic Women, RALD, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1929, ° Mrs. McBriarty, Mrs. Jossph Hal. loran and Mrs. J. Curtin; Ladies’ Auxiliary, A. O. H., Mra. John Man- gan and Mrs. Daniel Kehoe; Catho- lic Women's Benevolent Legion, Mrs. M. Stanton, Mrs. 8. Luddy and Mrs. W. J. Noble; Mount 8t. Joseph's Academy alumnae, Miss Sweeney. Miss M. Conlin, Miss C. Egan and Miss Ringrose. St. Joseph's church, * Mrs. Lionel Depot, Mrs. E. Hannon and Miss Ralph; 8t. Peter's church, Miss Con- rad, Mrs. R, A, Grise and Nrs. P. Bardeck; Church of 8t. John the Evangelist, Mrs. Drinkwine and Mrs. Koverman; Sacred Heart church, Miss Romeika and Mrs. Tomikowski and 8t. Andrew's church, Mrs. Stanley Traceski and Mrs. Cleszynski. 8t. Mary's church is represented by the general chair- man and members of the various societies. s Scherbe by mistake belleving Scher- bo was James Martino, ¢3, who is alleged to have threatened Di Mell life. Martino is also under arrest, and his case was continued in city court today to June 1 also. Bonds for DI Mello were fixed at $10,000 on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Bonds in Martino's case were increased from $500 to $1,500 on a charge of aasault and breach of {! peace. Scerbo was shot as he was run. ning toward Di Mella. Ccerbo has been unable to talk to police, as one of the bullets struck him in the jaw, knocking out two teeth and causing him great pain, The other bullet passed through the flesh of his left arm above the elbow. He is expect- ed to recover. Di Mello was caught by Special Policeman Harry Marston. Question- ed by detectives today Di Mello de- Iclared he had been beaten up by Mrs. W. J. Mangan comprises the { Martino in a grocery store at Hal- prize committee and Mrs. J. Hallor- an is in charge of the candy and cake. * The committee will =~ meet next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clogk at the K. of C. home. 1 JUDGE HOLDS THO IN PARK CITY CASE Scerbo Shot by Mistake—Di Mello Feared Death | Bridgeport, May 28 (P—With Dominick Scerbo, 22, in Bridgeport hospital suffering from two bullet wounds, Judge Albert J, Merritt in city court today continued until June 1 the case of Rocco DiMello, 30, who is alleged to have fired the shots which injured Bcerbo near Bo- hemian hall, Hallett and Maple | streets, last night. Di Mello shot Nine out of ten screen stars keep their lovely skin’ -petal-smooth' ‘__With,, Lux Toilet Soap ERREESF2T 3 LYA DE PUTT!, Columbia star— ¢ find Lux Toilet Soap wonderful for my skin—it keeps it so marvel ously smooth.” ot eSS lett and Maple streets, and later was walking along the street when he turned and saw a man running to- ward him. He thought it was Mar- " 1tino and at once began shooting. ACROBATIC COP Cleveland, May 28.—Agility saved the life of Motorcycle Policeman Melvin Collier here. When attempt- ng to drive his cycle through an opening between a street car and a truck, the cycle skidded. Colller seized a handle on the truck and drew himself up to safety on the truck as the street car wheels crushed his vehicle. SHOWER FOR MISS ORLISH A shower in honor of Miss Au- gusta Orlish of 21 Olive street was given by Mrs. Ernest Hemingway of 16 Hurlburt street Saturday eve- ning. Miss Orlish, who is to be married on June 27, received many handsome presents. .Incomplete Lines of Cousins Shoes We are clearing incomplete lines in broken: sizes of Women's Straps and Pumps, made by Cousins at $7.85 These shoes formerly sold at $11.00. A Real Opportunity. SPECIAL — Infants’ Brown and Black Kid Button Shoes at $1.00 Formerly sold at $3.00. Sizes 4 to 8 Sloan’s Smart Shoes 64 WEST MAIN ST. OPP.BURRITT HOTEL" ordan's Where Smart Style Meets Moderate Price 218 MAIN ST. 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