New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1930, Page 15

PROPOSE SUMMER RELIGION CLASS New Britain Interested in Pro- ject at Storrs College The newly-appointed committee | on week day church schools of the New Britain Council of Religio; Iducation held its first meeting last evening at the South Congregationai church. The committee, which is| composed of representatives from | the United Week Day Church school | group, St. Mark's Episcopal, ani Swedish Bethany week day schools, is seeking to promote a course on | week day religious education to be! given this summer for the first nn\"\ at the Connecticut summer school at Storrs. Price Gwynn, Jr., of New has been secured to teach the| course, Mr. Gwynn is making a special study of week day religious | cducation, 1s a member of the com- mittee on weekday church schools of the state council, and is director of the United Week d schools of Bridgeport. This year he | is doing special work with his teach- | ing staff in Bridgeport on “or!\ing‘ out a curriculum for the schools on the child center basis, Dr. IFrank Clelland of Boston versity will also be on the Storrs faculty this year for Biblical courses and Dr. J. M. Artman, general sec- | retary of the Religious Education | association, is tentatively engaged | for seminar courses of an ad\ancciw nature. Plans were made by day school committee for a rally of week day church school workers to be held in the near future. SELECTMEN CHOOSE ELECTION PLACES Two Voting Precincts in First, | Third, Filth and Sixth Wards Haven chureh. | ur the week | | feet N 1XW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WE DNESDAY, MARCH 26, 193 15 —_— Youth Recaptured at Aunt’s Home in Jersey Garfield, N. J., March 26 (#— Recaptured in the home of an aunt after his escape from the Morris county jail, Alphonse Mieriese 19, a former Blair academy student, wanted in New York for murder and robbery, was in a cell again today. He escaped from the jail at Morristown, N. J., Sunday night after beating Arthur C. Fair- lamb, night guard, into uncon- sciousness and stealing his keys. || Police traced him here yester- day to the home of his aunt, Mrs. Rose Arturo. They found Mier- iese hiding in a sleeping room. He was unarmed and surrender- ed without resistance. He was arrested at Blair acad- emy March 12 as one of four youths under indictment for kill- ing an unidentified negro during the holdup of a cigar store at Broadway and S81st street on January 26. He entered the academy about a week later. APPROVE CONTRACT Railroad Engineers Expect Job t0 Be Complete May 13 New Haven, March 26—ormal | |approval was given today by the engineering department of the New | [York, New Haven and Hartford | Railroad Co. to the contract for the | construction of a bridge over the | | railroad tracks on West Main street, New Britain, to A. C. Record of that | city. The cost will be $7,289. This | amount will be shared by the city and the railroad. The McClintic-Marshall Co. of | Boston was awarded the contract for providing' the steel. Plans call for a span 45 feet and Planh call for a span 45 feet long | and 55 feet wide. The roadway | will be 39 feet and there will be two | eight-foot sidewalks. The bridge will | have clearance over the tracks of 18 Work will start about April 1 and the job is expected to be finished The ing for th board of sclectmen. prepar- use of the precinct plan city eclection, April §, for the! first time, has selected the follow- ing polling places | First ward—First precinct, Voca- tional High school, Bassett street; | ccond precinet, Robert J. Vance school, corner Vance str and huttle Meadow avenue. Second ward: tate ade school, South Main opposite Whitinis sireot Third ward- xchool. Prospe cinct, 430 West coln street. Fourth ward—Central Junior high school. Fifth ward—First precinct, Ba Ieit school, corner Broad and Grov: streets; second precinct, Broad corner of High strest. ward—First Bu school, North precinet, Patt on tion, 11§ anley Voting od treet, Tirst precinct. Camp street; second pre- Main street, at Lin- | | 76 street, Sixth Elihu con:l st precinct, Chevrolet will and be demon- from 9 machines April 1, to 1 p. m. and from 3 p. m m.. at the Vocational High | Central Junior High school, and Elihu Burritt schools. SHITH WOULD REBULLD § STRUCTURE OF COUNCIL | Candidate & a to 8 p &chool Bartlett m. for G. O. I' Mayoralty | Nomination Favors Nine 1t clected mayor, Henry A. Smith, contestant in the republican primary Friday, will bend his efforts toward disbanding of the present common | council system, and establishment of & board of 1§ alderman, two to be| clected from each of the nine wards which he would have creat- | ed he stated today The board of Smith’s plan. would serve terms and rec alarics a | Wards and 18 Aldermen. ‘ | | aldermen, under 1wo year| cive of $200 ve Other charter changzes which he will propose are: A full time comp- troller to be paid $4.000 a ye city auditor. salary $3.600; non- partisian boards of three members | each, for public works, fire, police, building, park and water depart- ments, to hold office at the pleasure of the mayor; appointment of police | and city court judges by mayor; | semi-annual tax payments for pro- perty owners whose assessment fs | $15.000 or less. | Annual sessions of the general Assembly, and salaries of $300, with traveling expenses, is also favore the whipping post for the suppre: sion of crime, and jail penalties for drunken drivers and persons con- | victed of carrying concealed weap- | ons, are legislative actions which | he will recommend, if clected, hej has promised. Mayor Asks Work for Boston Harbor in Plans Roston, March 26 (UP.—Congress- man John W. McCormack has been | asked by Mayor James M. Curley to request the committee on rivers and harbors to include $3,000,000 in the | appropriations bill for dredging Bos- | ton harbor. | The mayor told McCormack that | the port authority had recommend- ed four improvements. These in- cluded removal of a shoal area near the Main Ship channel southeast of Governor'sisland, deepening from the present 55 to 40 feet at mean low water the Main Ship channel from President Roads to the nmavy yard, and deepening and widening Wey- mouth Fore river from Hingham | hay to Weymouth Fore river bridge. | providing a channel 30 feet dcep and | 30 feet wide from the Main Ship | channel in Dorchester bay to the | mouth of the Neponset river at| Squantum and commercial points. The circulation books of the Her- ald are ever open to Classified adver- tiserg. | checked | Building trade about May 15 The M. A. Gammino Co. of New | Britain was awarded a contract to- day by the New Haven road for the | | construction of a bridge which will | eliminate the grade crossing at Tad- pole crossing in the town of Gris- wold. The crossing is about one mile north of Jewett city line. The bridge will be 190 feet long with a 30-foot roadway. UNEMPLOYED MEN DECREASE INLIST ,Um'ons Say Situation Slightly Better During March March 25 (UP s in unemployment | August was reportad for March by the American Federation of Labor in an estimate based on trade union reports. The decrease report followed closely the announcement of Presi- dent Hoover's national business sur- vey conference that business and industry are gaining strength. Unions in 24 cities, President Green of the federation said, report- ed 21 per cent of their members out of work, as compared with 22 per cent in February “While these figures show the ri ing tide of unemployment has been tor the country as a whole,” said Green, “improvement is not yet general. Only ten of the cities reported showed a decrease in unemployment. In ten unemplo: ment was still increasing in March and in four there was no change.” Unemployment in the printing and metal trades reached the high- est figure during March for any month since 19 he reported. unemployment de- cent from 43 per aton The first decre since last creased one cent “ihe scaf per tost is in unem- rom 38 per| srea improvement the aring trades whe ployment has decreased in February 1o 27 per cent in larch.” Green said. “In service in- dustries, railroads and street rail- r0ads, food, clothing and other man- ufactures there has been ro appre- ciable change while unemployment among the musicians has increased, 1aising the total for amusement trade from 2§ per cent out of work in February to 3L per cent in March.” HOSTESS AT BRIDGE Mrs. Harry Feltcorn entertained the members of her bridge club at Ler home on Chestnut street Tues- | day afternoon. Drizes were awarl- ¢l to Mrs. R. Ehrler and Mrs. G. Sarsley. THURSDAY—FRIDAY TWO DAYS ONLY The life of Christ and the death of our lord. Observe the spirit of lent and see this Biblical piciure, PASSION PLAY?” (A Picture That Will Live Forever) Co-Feature ‘Bulldog Drummond’ with RONALD COLMAN t Showings Tonigh “Glorifying the American Girl' —and— “Thra Different Fyes” with Warner Baxter { he had taken at the will CANADIAN HOUSE ADOPTY MEASURE (Liquor Clearance Bill Goes Senate for Action Next Ottawa, March ving | passed in the house of commons by |a vote of 173 to 11, the government bill to refuse clearances to cargocs of liquor destined for the United States went to the senate today Although the opposition subjected { Premier W. L. Mackenzie King and | his government to a withering fire of criticism during debate on the | measure, only opposition votes were cast against it. Bennett Leads Attack The attack on the government by R. B. Bennett, conservativ er, centered upon what the tion charged was a change in the government's policy |ing: the shipment of liquor |Canada_to the United States quoted W. D. Buler, minister tional revenue, as having | speech in the last ion t ONSPANOVERR.R. led opposi- of front regard- trom He na- { United States should enforc | prohibition law and that a I | bidding clearances for liquor cz was out of the Mr. Bennett ernment to “any self | would res nature. He also a nouncement, tiating a rec smuggling bord the gov treaty fere, question challenged the decl ROV BOV- resign that ng respecting in a « this ase of cked Mr that Canada was nego- procal treaty to prevent across the United States and demanded to know why rnment was now taking up a which the United States of- in 1924 Euler Mr. Euler King's an- Defends Position defended the position st session and declared that at that time he had invited a full discussion by all parties in the house. He said he still believed there were tremendous difficulties in the way of carrying out the measure to forbid clearances to liquor shipments. Ernest Lapointe. minister of jus- tice, replying to the opposition ac- cused the members of putting on “an amazing spectacle of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by talki the bill WIN BOWLING MATCH Last night the members of Employed Boys' Bowling team bowl- ed against the members Laurel club from Waterbury local X. M. C. A Laurel () the at the ub Culhane N. BB Buckhol Sasek Richmond Ayers . Hooper Wile Leve Althougih 1 of the three g ed the follows themselves Laurels in in the near future. Afte: bowling was fin- ished a buifet luncheon was served. Pioneer Club Members of the Mecker club enjoyed a socia night. The program began past five and d until half past nine. The boys bowled, and had swimming events during the carly ving. 1 on th which the vari- put on mes wl play- ire hoping to redecin when Waterbury the bowl the Pionce ous meml sketches. vaudeville Hearing for Policeman Who Drank on His Pos The discipline committee of the board of police commissioners will give a hea at 7:30 o'clock to- night to O James Sullivan, who was suspan by Chief Hart last Saturday drinking while on duty Iriday the committe presenting the hoard. Iy hold a fo! find cansc before t for officer the commiss he ners prot weck. aring next Thomas A. Edison pad to instali his first clectric lighs free in order to get aryone to give them a trial. OFFICER O’BRIEN vt ERAVEST TORRENCE o DOROTHY SEBASTIAN lead- | S | north nment | 'WOMAN PAINFULLY HURT ; i AS TRUCK HITS SEDAN | Cut on I'ace and Hands and Receiv- cd Bodily Tnjuries—Child Bruised on I'ac A cecia of 107 by stein of 2 sedan driven Arch driven by Samuel Myril Ep- | and a truck t Oak street Washington streets ¥ cated. theatrical the respective amusement company. otices and reviews in this columwn . and forced the northeast corner of th tion. Mrs. Filomena dri and noon, PUNJAB of the rer, sustained cuts en the s besides bady iv Anna Pdmeecioan jaughlor, Jennna street, wers badly *hild was brai, face 1) while Mrs, fiv: year-old Last shaken up and the about the face our other women Biseccia's sedan escaped jury. They were Mrs. 366 South Main st Pruscella of 640 ‘atherine Russio of 107 and Mrs. Louise cPtunti of 52 I nam street. Detective who invest slearncd that on W who we Lihou Sergeant ted Biscecia hington stein was driving east on street. Bpstein turned into Wasi:in' ton street in an effort to avoil th collision, but was unsuccessful. (o | machines were damaged FALL RIVER PRIEST APPOINTED BISHOP Rt Rev. Msgr. James E. Cassidy - ‘ Named by Pope P, J was Myrtl idy bishop who was appoi Iboria by -Popec o Fall Riv of Pius XTI | tor un- first He EMBASSY s re irish ang, lioce 1S treasu ent o year England to Prevent Gandhi’s Salt Work Bom Pre India, | 26 (P port. 1d to permit Mahatma € vivil disobedic march sidenc March i today | 1ts 1 not ndhi's | ! to vio- o1 nt ba aind ired rol X trown late the sal Hig cials visits to J Gulf of government’s | precantions been taken The seaboard tected by a po sisted by a number Gandhi and his | Broach today. Rabbi monopoly voung are unde 1 manne ground for Mels he en ays Boycoit On Jews Is in Progress Providunce, R. 1. M R --Henry I'ord has done | Jows tl 10t Rabbi Stephen Wis declared in an address Beth Tsrael here Rabbi Wise, areh more Am BOSTON & M Boston, Mare Temple & Maine rai last night. od carned in another rt of | February | his speech, charged that “a silent | with $464, { quiet, but damnably cruel and Gross | fective economic boycott against the was in progress in New York, land and A Mters at ton othe; ! not be many month the s of n cat semi-public organiz this u now a many public tions, Jews can- AT STRAND last showing terton i enti show ¢t balance o how world and a f down 1 ide of the john THEA no A dot t pos: Brown AN REPORTS (fP—The Iroad to e 2, compa “ebruar were N 10 month for Samue producing filming tic lo- and Elli co-f ildkraut The catur Duchess Files Papers In Bankruptey Today Carinthia. 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