New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1914, Page 11

Capril 16, from * take effect May 1. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1914, | FRATERRAL NEWS | ‘Winthrop Council, D. of L. A meeting of Winthrop council will be held in O. U. A, M. hall Wednes- day evening and will be called at 7:30 o'clock. The new by-laws of this council have been approved and will These laws will make Winthrop council a beneficial order, paying a regular weekly sick benefit, and will also enroll all its members in the D. of L. National Funeral Benefit society, which pays ®’ death benefit of $200. It is fmportant that all members attend the meeting this week, so as to allow the secretary time to get their names properly enrolled. Following the meeting the O. U. A. M. and D. of I. will hold a joint whist. The prizes are all cut glass and the public is also invited. New Britain Council, O. U. A. M. New Britain council, No. 8, 0. U. A, M., will hold its regular meeting on Thursday evening and will con- fer the first degree on three candi- dates. It is expected that there will be a few more propositions presented at this meeting as this is the las‘ month that candidates can be initiat- ed before the meeting of the state eouncil which is held in Southington on May 7. Frank Clark has resigned as inductor of the council and Frark Rockwell has 'been promoted from inside protector. H. B. Jones was elected inside protector to succeed Mr. Rockwell. United Order, Golden Cross. New Britain- Commandery, No. 80, will hold a short business meeting at 7:30 this evening in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall, after which they will observe their seventh anniversary and also a class initiation, ceremony being per- formed by Grand Deputy Organizer Morse. Delegates are expected from visiting commanderies in the state. There will be speeches, dancing and luncheon will be served in the bav- quet hall. Royal Arcanum. The annual banquet of the grand council Royal Arcanum of Connecti- cut will be held at the Hotel Garde on Tuesday evening, April 14, at 8 o'clock. Any member of the order may attend and a number from New Britaln council, No. 738, are going. Tickets may be obtained from W. Floyd Faulkner, secretary, or George H. Dyson, before Tuesday noon. Sons of St. George. Sir Francis Drake lodge, No. 429, Sons of St. George, will attend divine service next Sunday evening 4t St. Mark’s church at 7 o’clock. The members will meet at Vega hall at 6:15 o'clock and march in a body to the church. There will be delegations Ltesent from Capitol lodge of Hart- ford, Friendship lodge of Bristol and Freestone lodge of Middletown.. k * Kuights of Pythias. SL Elmo lodge, K. of P, will meet Wednesday evening and confer the third rank on three candidates. It is expected that a large delegation from Bristol and Plainville will be in at- tendance. There will be a meet-, ing of the Pythian Sisters, Washing- ton L. Morgan and St. Elmo bazaar committee at 7:30 sharp on Wednes- day night. Andree Lodge, I. O. O. F. -Andree lodge, No. 47, L .0. O. F., meets Wednesday evening in Vega hall, Arch street, and ‘will Mtha first degree on a large class of can- didates. The degree will be worked in English, and it is expected that a number of visitors will be present, RS well as a big attendance of An- flr’ee members. ‘Washington Camp. The regular meeting of Washing- ton Camp, No. 9, will be held Tues- day evening in the New Jr. O. U. A. M. hall on Hungerford Court. Can-~ didates will be initiated by the de- grée team who will be in full unl- o form. Phoenix Temple of Honor. At the regular meeting of Phoenix ! Temple of Honor, No. 19, there will be initiation and eclection of officers. This term has been the most success- ful one in several years. A full at- tendance is requested. Daughters of America. Martha Washington c uncil, D. of A., will-meet Saturday ening in Jr. 0. U. A. M. hall, Hungerford Court. Members will please note change of night -and meeting place, -Ladies’ Auxiliary, U, 8. W. V. Miss Mae Claughsey will entertain | the members of the Ladies’ Auxilary of ‘the United Spanish War Veterans ot 175 South Main street Thursday, 2 o'clock until 5 v'elock, Vater Jahn Lodge, O. D. H. S.. Vater Jahn lodge, O. D. H. §., will celebrate the sixtyv-seventh anniver- sary of the founding of the order in Bardeck's hall tomorrow night With the Foresters. Court Prospect, F. of A., will meet this evening. Court Progress, F. of A., is plan- ning a whist to take place in Eagles’ hall next Thursday evening, Indianola Council, D. of P. Indianola council, D. of P., will hold CASTORIA For Infants and Children. , The Kind You Have Always Bought ‘Bears the Signature of Lt a whist in Judd's hall tomorrow even- ing. Harmeny Lodge, A. F. & A. M. One week from tonight the mem- bers of Harmony lodge, A. F. & A, M,, will observe their eighth annual past master’s night. The third degree will be conferred and the rollowing offi- cers will occupy the chairs: . Worshipful master, James Healy: senior warden, Clarence L. Pierce; junior warden, Charles P. Wain- wright; treasurer, Loren, D. Penfield; secretary, Porter A. Norton; senior deacon, Charles A, Schmidt; junior deacon, George W, Klett; senior stew- ard, George W. Ward; junior stew- ard, Burton D. Goodwin; chaplain, John W. Lockett; captain of team, Frank A. Goddard; working tools, Willlam H. Crowell: charge, Willlam J. Rawlings; first ghard, Wilfred R. Sparks: second guard, Christian Bod- mer; third guard, Hubert A. Tane; seafaring man, George H, Boyer; marshal, August Burchhardt; tyler, Eli Haslam: organist, John Durn. The other former past masters are Samuel W. Clark, John - W. Carlton, George L. Stearns, Samuel H. Stearns, Alfred W. Hadley, William J. Rawl- ings and Benjamin F. Elliott A. and B. Society. The annual excursion of the Y. M. T. A. and B. society to New York and Coney Island will be held this year on August 15. The com- mittee making arrangements for the trip reported at the meeting yester- day afternoon. These annual ex- cursions have been very largely pat- ronized in former vears and it is ex- pected that this year's will be a suc- cess. Ten new wmembers were jnitiated | at the meeting and five applications | were received. The fair committee reported progress in the making of arrangements for next fall'e fair in Hanna's armorv. Committee were appointed to make arrangemtents for | memorial exercices on the first Sun-1| day in June and for attendance st the C. T. A. U. field day in Middle- town on June 20. The drama com- mittee reported that the play ‘“The Daughters of Men” will be presented in about six weeks. T. . Stella Rebekah Lodge. Stella Rebekah lodge, No. 11, will open meeting at 7:30 sharp Friday evening, to allow ample time for the entertainment to be provided by the brothers of the lodge. Extensive preparations have been made for the event, and the members expect to turn out in full force. Wednesday morning the past noble grands will attend the Rebekah state assembly in East Hartford and in the evening a large number of the members are planning to see the KEast Hartford lodge initiate a class of candidates. Friday' afternoon another of the series of afternoon whists will be held at the Hungerford court hall. L. D, Penfield Camp, L. D. Penfleld camp, Sons of Vet- erans, has appointed “the following | delegates to attend the thirtieth an- nual encampment of the state division to be held at Stamford on April 23 and 24: E. G. Hurlbut, A. H. Oldershaw, E. J, Skinner and Wells C. Foster. The following past commanders will also g0 as delegates: E. W, Schultz, J. G. Henderson, W. H. Beckett, F. W. Heuderson, E. M Jones, ¥. H. May, A. G. Smith, George H. Norton, W. E. S. Brown and R. G. Smith. Herrmunn Lodge, O. D, H. S. Herrmann lodge, No. 13, O, D, H. S. of Middletown, will pay a Visit to Eintracht lodge, No. 1, O. D. H. S, tomorrow evening, Meeting is called at 7:30 P. M. A sociable smoker will follow All members are urged to be present to entertain the guests. Ladies’ Auxiliary, A. O. H. The Ladies’ Auxiliary, A, O, H., will meet in Eagles' hall Tuesday evening. Every member is 'requested to attend as matters of great impor- tance will be discussed. . s Unity Rebekah Lodge. The regular meeting of Unity 'Re- bekah lodge, No. 54, 1. O. O. F., will be held this evening. Plans are be- ing’ made for - entertainment and dance to be/ given April 27. The newspaper committee will meet after the meeting this evening. { New ‘Britain Temple, L. G. E- There will be a meeting of New Britain temple, L. G. E., at the home of Mrs. Palmer, 46 Gladden street on Tuesday evening, April 14. CUMMING ATTACKS FREIGHT INCREASE (Continued from First Page.) conditions will be temporary and tEat speedily business will resume its normal conditions.” Should Pay Seven Per Cent. Discussing the net revenues of the railroad the senator said they amounted to $328,576,192 in 1890 and $814,331,842 in 1913, a net increase of 147.80 per cent. over 1890, He acded that the railroads have earned enough to pay seven per cent. upon all their capital stock, but generally pay no more than five per cent. “It is almost unbelievable that in | the face of these facts,” he went on, “intelligent ‘men will continue to de- nounce the attitude of the govern- nrent towards the railroads as hostile ©7 unjust.” He concluded by reading tables showing the quotations of railroad stocks in recent years to demonstrate that railroad stocks from 1896 to 1914 were not only higher but steadier than the industrial stocks, or any securities. SCHEUY WILL REFUSE 10 GVE UP OFFICE (Continued From First Page.) continue clean tactics this new angle.” Last Arguments Tonight. Desperate efforts will be made by both parties tonight to hammer home their last arguments of the campaign and probably shift the minds/ of those who are on the fence. It is probable that there will be more oratory to the square foot in this city than there ever has been before- Every ward will be visited and any voter who has not heard the various planks expounded and explained will be given an opportunity to hear what is going to be done for the ‘dear peepul” during the next two years. Republicans and democrats will assail each other’s fondest arguments and the last night of the campaign will re- solve itself into a vocal marathon,with eacly party trying to outshout the other. The determination of the lead- ers indicates to many that the race to- morrow is going to be close and that neither side is absolutely confident of winning, although the party pflots €X- press great confidénce. Spellbinders will sweep over the city in great numbers. Republican orators will plerce democratic strongholds in the fifth and sxth wards and the demo- crats will repay them in kind by send- ing their best “stumpers” into the first, second and fourth wards, where the republicans are strong. Democratic Rallies. The democratic rallies speakers are as follows: The first ward rally will be at old Turner hall, the second at block on Park street and at the corner of South Main and Ellis streets, and in the fourth ward at the corner of East Main and EIm streets, KEast and Dwight and Stanley and Church. There will be three groups of speak- ers, the first being Mayor J. M. Hal- loran, Lawyer P- F. McDonough, E. B. Alling and W. F. Troy, candidate for tax collector; William F. Delaney, Richard Schaefer, Willlam J. Farley and Public Work Commissioner John in combating and the Kelly in the second group, and P. K. | King, Selectman C. P. Wainwright, P. C. McIntyre and Henry P. Roche in the third group- . There will also be street rallies in the fifth and sixth wards. John F. Calla- han, James P. Degnan and J. J. Riley, candidates for the council, will speak in the fifth ward, and Senator J. M. Brady, Registrar T. J. S8mith, Alder- man. M. T, -Kerwin, Councilman Thomas J. Coyle, A- M. Paonessa and , F. L. Conlon in the sixth. Republican Rallfes. The republicans will hold three ral- lies. the votes at the corner of Dwight and East streets in Skritulsky’s hall and at Benz's hall. “Both sides kept up their steady can- nonading last night. Aldérman George A. Quigley spoke to a large gathering of Jewish voters in Odd Fellows hall, and Mayor Joseph M. Halloran ad- dressed an assembly of French voters in Giddings’ hall. It is the general opinion along the streets that the vote tomorrow will be heavy and that the results will be in dgubt until the last returns are count- ed. PRIEST HERE TWELVE YEARS. Rev. John T. Winters Has Built Up by ‘Wonderful Parish. 4 ev. John T, Winters observed the twelfth anniversary of his pastorate in St. Mary’s parish yesterday. When Rev. Father Winters came here the parish was mourning over the death of Rev. W. A. Harty and also over the fact that the church had been destroyed by fire. Services were being held in Hanna's armory on East Main street. Since coming to this city Rev. Father Winters has worked tireless- ly and today his parish stands second to none in the state. A beautiful church has been erected, a fine paro- chial school has been bullt and the convent has also been added to the buildings. Aside from these material improvements, the parish has grown spiritually and in fervor under the leadership of Rev. Father Winters, who has been ably assisted by other priests. FUNERAL THIS NOON. Ex-Governor Draper Iald at ‘With Impressive Services, Boston, April 13.—The funeral of Former Governor Eben 8. Draper was held in Kings chapel at noon today and was attended by present and for- mer state and city officials and repre- sentatives of the many commercial and social organizations with which Mr. Draper was connected. Governor Pothier of Rhode Island, attended by his staff, was also present. The services were conducted by Rev. Howard N. Brown, pastor and Rev. Sydney B. Snow, assistant pas- tor ‘of the church and included scrip- ture readings, prayer and two hymns that were favorites of the former governor. Rest INew Britain Dye - Works 160 Arch St., Tel. 1323 Three Doors South of Turner Hall. Is recommended to particular peo- ple who want satisfactory work at reasonable prices. Cleaning all kinds of Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Garments; also Dyeing and Pressing. Don’t mistake. the. _number, Arch Street, . 160 Curtin’s | Speakers will attempt to snare |! | City Items Joseph Markham, of Jackson, Wyoming, formerly of this city, is the proud father of a son. John Moore, a former New Britain resident, who has just finished a term as exalted ruler of Bronx lodge, B. P, O. E. of New York, is renewing old acquaintances here. Miss Mary White is spending the BEaster holiday at her home on Tre- mont street. James F. White, the liveryman, moved into his new home on Trinity street today. Professor F. F. Harmon presented the members of the choir at St. Mary's church with carnations yesterday. A marriage license has been issued | to Dr. Stanislaus C. Mieckowski of ‘Worcester; and Miss Stanislawa Ru- niec, @ teacher of this city. Members of the prohibition party put in a busy day yesterday distrib- uting literature for tomorrow’s elec- tion- They are pushing their can- didate, for mayor, F. G. Platt, and expect that he will receive a goodly number of votes. Joseph Hultgren and August Ost- lund, local agents for the Scandina- vian-American line, and Oscar Mo- berg, also of this city, were present at a reception held Saturday evening on board the company’s. newest steamship, Frederick VIII, which is now docking in New York. Mrs. Kent, Miss Olive Dolan and Mrs. Barry won the ladies’ prizes and Mrs. Lehmann, Mr. Rehm and Mr. Wacker the gentlemen’s prizes at the whist held Saturday night in O. U. A. M. hall. Mrs. Frederick K, Thompson and i son Fred and Miss Wilhelmine Tracy are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Wellington Tinker of Ahn Arbor, Mich. | A birthday party will be given this evening in Odd Fellows’ hall by the ‘Woman’s Missionary society of - the English Lutheran church. i Thomas W. O’Connor is back from a trip to Baltimore. Willlam Howard = of Washington street was found in the yard of ex- Senator John M. Brady last pight, suffering from an injured foot, which | he said had been sustained as a re- sult of:a fall. He was taken home in the police ambulance. Willard Blackmore, present leading man of the Lyceum Stick company, who has handed in his resigna™ome, has accepted an engagement at Pat- erson, N. J. Mrs. M. T. Cuff of Danbury is the guest of Mrs. M, T. White of Tre- mont street. Edward Price, ‘a sailor in United States navy, is the guest friends in this city Mrs. Faulkner of O’'Dell’s block on Park street was taken to the town home Saturday evening in the police ambulance. the of Deaths and Funerals. Mrs. Abbey Dorman. The funeral of Mrs. Abbey Dorman will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Newington Congre- gational church. Mrs. “Dorman was the wife of Walter B. Dorman of Newington, and was eighty years old. She died late Saturday arternoon. Be- sides her husband Mrs. Dorman leaves two sons, Louis B., of this city, and Robert Dorman, of New Haven. George W. Kittredge. The funeral of George W. Kittredge was held this afternoon from the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Hine of Forest street. The Rev. Harry I. Bodley officiated and interment wiil be in Glastonbury. It was a Masonic funeral and the following members of Harmony lodge, A. F. & A. M, acted as pall bearers: Loren D. Peh- fleld, C. H, Fox, F. H. Stearns, A. W. Abbe, Willlam J. Rawlings and J. W, Carlton of Hartford. Mrs. Rose Brunette, Rev. M. L. Regan officlated at the funeral of Mrs. Rose Brunette held from St. Mary’'s church at 9 o'clock this morning. Interment was”in the new Catholic cemetery and the fol- lowing were pall bearers: Albert Rivers, of this city; Henry Gosselin and Henry Cadott, of Bris- tol; Arthur Chagnon, Fred Chagnon and D. N. White of Bridgeport. Christopher Flannagan, Funeral services for Christopher Flannagan, formerly of this city, were held in Bridgeport on Saturday. John F. Burns, of this city, is a nephew of the deceased. ‘Wiitilam Booth Cable. ‘William Booth Cable, who died Sat- urday and whose funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Erwin Mortuary chapel with the Rev. Dr. J. E. Adams, officiating, ‘was born on Novmber 7, 1854, in Dan- bury, Conn., the Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens Cable. He came to New Britain when eighteen years of age to be a clerk in Killam & Wells store, then located where Booth's block now stands. He Wwas bookkeeper at the Dennis Brick Yard in Clayton for sev- eral years, and Was assistant post- master under Captain Gladden and John H. Pease. He was also a book- keeper for O. S. & R. I. Judd for fifteen vears or more, until obliged to give up on account of ill health, arf has resided in Danbury for the past threc vears. Mr. Cable is survived by his wife, one daughter and granddaugh- ter, a brother, Charles, or Bristol, and an aunt, Mrs, Chauncey Wells of Prospect street, thls city. FUCHS IS ARRESTED, Hartford, April 13.—Detective Ser- geant Louis G. Melberger telegraphed from New York city at 2: ternoon to Chief of Police G. J. Far- rell that he had arrested in that city George Fuchs, wanted here for al- leged complicity In the Vogel jewelry store robbery here some weeks ago, when $1,000° worth’ of goods were stolen. ‘Fuchs is also wanted for a | Job in Springfield, Mass, 0 this af- l l | SILK SUITS FOR MISSES LADIES AT $27.45. AND We have made provisions for the requirements of the retail trade of Hartford and vicinity, and therefore our stock of H. O. P. Clothes gives expression to the tastes and prefer- ences and needs of the greatest num- ber of clothes buyers. This results in a great variety of styles, capable of giving utmost satisfaction to very conservative or very extreme dressers and all between these extremes. H. O. P. SUITS For Misses and Ladies, $14.95 to $50.00 H. O. P. BALMACAANS, $9.95 to $19.45 H. O. P. GOLFINES, $14.95 to $25.00. OCASES ARE CONTINUED, Nineteen Arrests Made at Savin Rock For Violating Sunday Law, New Haven, Conn., April 13.—That they intend to make a strong fight for Sunday opening was indicated when in the West Haven town court today continuances were taken in the cases of the nineteen persons arrest- ed yesterday at Savin Rock for viola- tion of the Sunday law relating to amusements. Those arrested were fifteen proprietors and employes of amusement places and four specta- tors, and the action of th'e police .fol- lowed the opening of moving picture houses, flying horses and other amusement devices. The continuance was until Saturday to give counsel | for the defendants opportunity to pre- pare their cases. The question of Sunday amuse- ments at the Rock, which is a part of West Haven, has been the. subject of extended discussion, and a-long legal fight is looked for as a result’of yes- terday’'s police action. MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED. Ienry Spencer -Awalting Execution, Charged With Murdering Chauffeur. Jollet, T, April 13.—The unsolved mystery of the murder in Chicago ten yvears ago of John W, Bates, a taxicab driver, was cleared up here today, it was asserted, when information was offered that the slayer was Henry Spencer, who is awaiting execution for the murder of Mildren Rexroat, a dancing teacher, at Whiton, Ill, last rall. Bates was called the night of No- vember 18, 1904, to take “Mr. Dove"” a guest at a Chicago hotel, on a long drive. The next day Bates was found in his automobile murdered. ‘“Dove” disappeared. People who saw “Dove” have identified portraits of Spencer as those of “Dove.” Progress and Poverty. (New York Sun.) If there is any state in the Union in which the imposition of new taxes has not been projected this year we must confess that it has escaped our atten- ilon. The people of that fortunate coemmonwealth, is such there be, have cur hearty felicitations. This is a great era for the assessor. Profits are going down, but taxes are going up. Incomes are shrinking, but the toll gatherer awaits with more im- iplements for the extraction of the dwindling dollars. We have already di- rected attention to the case of New Jersey, which has been wonderfully uplifted of late, and is now beholding its politicians frantically engaged in efforts to devise new ways of taxa- tion to pay the price of uplift. Has any part of the country felt RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Represented by E. W. EDDY. New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel. 1120 STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. NEW BRITAIN TRUST CO. UNION MANUFACTURING CO. STANLEY WORKS l______._ FINANCIAL NEWS J RENEWED HEAVINESS APPEARS IN MARKET Changes Were Small and Majority of Gains: Slight. 10:45 A, M.—Renewed heaviness appeared at the opening of the mark- et today in stocks which recently have been under pressure. Steel was sold in blocks of several thousand shares and sagged a point to 69 3-4. Canadian Pacific broke under 198 for the first time during the present movement. Rumely touched a “new low mark at 6 7-8. Another low re- cord was made by Rock Island col- laterals, which dropped to 33 3-8. Texas company, Bethlehem Steel and Biscuit lost a point. The remainder of the list was little affected by these declines. Changes were small, with a majority of slight gains, Close—The market closed weak. Stocks were poured out freely. A break in Steel to 59 3-8 had a dam- aging influence. | i The following quotations are fur- nished by G. Edward Graff, stock broker, National Bank building. F. N. Gilfillan, local manager: April Low 23% 13. Close 24% 42 28 2913 5 !% "2 High . 24% 42% 28% 29% . 155 68% . 228 .120% 34 965 8914 38% 92 19913 . 348 41y 531 1001 5l 30% 130% 173 20% Alaska A C oil Am Can American Ice Amal Copper Am Smelt & R Am Beet Sugar. Am T & T.. Anaconda . Atch T & S Balt & O... Beth Steel Brook Rap Tran.. Can Pac Cen ILeather Chino Copper Ches & ©hio... Chi Mil &.St P Chi R I & P pfd Colo ¥ & T.... Con Gas . Distillers Sec Erie Erie 1st 45% Gen Elec .. .145% Great North pfd 124% Illinois Central ..110% Interborough com. 143% Interborough pfd.. 61 Kan So ces 243 Lehigh V: 144% Louis & Nash . 136 MKe&T... 16% Missouri Pac .... 24% NYC&H...... 80% NYNH&H... 67% NYO&W... Nevada Con North Am . North Pac . Pacific Mail Pent B B i People’'s Gas .. Ry Spgs .. Reading Repub Steel Repub Steel pfd . South Pac South Rail com South Rail pfd Sugar Ref Co Tenn Copper Third Ave Union Pac .... U S Rubber ... U § Steel com U S Steel pfd Utah Copper O /. Wabash pfd ‘Western Union ‘Westinghouse Woolworth . 34% 8% 88 3814 91% 197% 243 41 2% 99% "4% 961, 8814 387 9% 1987 s4% 41 2R 9934 30 140 17 29 45% 145% 122% 110% 14% 61 24% 143% pfd. 15 New Britain Mch, Co. 15 Union Mfg. Co. 10 Landers, Frary & Clark. Orders on the Boston and New York Stock Exchanges Executed. PARKINSON and BURR Membery 64105 Anp Stock i NEW YORK Eachanges Ropresented by E. 8. BALLARD, the heavy hand of progress more than New England? Many of its staples of investment testify by shrunken prices to the uplifting mania which has driven so hard against railroad and .industrial shares. As a result it appears that the state of Massachusetts is facing a large contraction of its in- come from the tax levied on cor- porate capital. Last year the aggre- gate of receipts from the ten largest ccrporate payers or taxes to the state was the smallest in three yvears. At least half a million dollars will, it is estimated, be cut off this year from that diminished return. Evidently the citizens of Massachu- setts can expect to be entertained by fresh projects of taxation unless the tate prefers to pile higher its already Jarge funded debt, which comes to the same thing in the end. <% Pearl Street. Tel. Charter 893, HARTFORD. 1|l‘fi\ ‘STOCK BARN DESTROYED. West Suffield, Conn., April 13.——A stock barn and dairy house ownud by Neland L. Miller was burned here today with its contents including & horse. The loss is about $2,600 with small insurance. The cause of the fire is not known. Roosevelt on Brazilian Bird Songs, (Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner’s.) In a strange land a man who cared for wild birds and wild beasts always l sees and hears something that is new to him and interests him. In the dense tropical woods near Rio Janeiro I heard in late October—apringtime, near the southern tropics—the songs of many birds that I could not identi- {y. But the most beautiful music was from a shy woodland thrush, sombre- colored, which lived near the ground in the thick timber, but sang high among the branches. At a great dis- tance we could hear the ringing, mu. sical, bell-llke note, long-drawn and of piercing sweetness, which occurs at intervals in the song; at first T thought tHis was the song, but when it was possible to approach the sing- er T foung that these far-sounding notes were scattered through a con- tinuous song of great melody, T never listened to one that impressedl me more. In different places in Are gentine I heard and saw the Argen= tine mocking-bird which is not verm unlike our own, and is also a delights ful and remarkable singer. But T never heard the wonderful , white- tanded mocking-bird, which is by Hudson, who knew well the bii of both S8outh America and Europe, to bo the song-king of them all. Most of the birds I thus noticed while hurriedly passing through the country were, of course, the con= spicuous ones. The spurred lapwings, Lig, tame, boldly marked plover, wens everywhere: they were very noisy active and both inquisitive and daring, and they have a very curious dance custom. No man need look for them. | They will 100k for him, and when they find him they will fairly yell the dis- | covery to the universe. In the mars shes of the lower Panama I flceks of scarlet-headed blackbirds on the tops of the reeds; the females a as strikingly colored as the males and% | their jet-black bodies and brilliant red | heads make it impossible for them to cscape observance among their nats | ura] surroundings. 4 | —l A Statue; Dest We Forget. (Brooklyn Eagle.) It is pleasant to know that the Holland society has completed its fund for a statue of William the Si- lent to be set up in New York city, 3 copy of the great statue that stan with its pedestal forty feet high in the square at The Hague, facing the halls of justice, which was the work of Charles Van Wyck, a Dutch sculp- tor. e | Lest we forget the value of: | lence,” it is well to remember liam, the Silent, whose valor, pou-, dence and skill made the Netherlgnds: independent after that long sixs~ | teenth century struggle with Spain., The prince of Orange was a graceful conversationalist and a master of the art of persuading mén. But 200 years before Talleyrand he acted on . the notion that Talleyrand formuleted later: “Language was given to man not for the purpose ¢f expressing his thoughts, but for the purpose of con- cealing them.” He knew how to win from his fellows the sort of confi- dence that demands no exposure of purposes that might be defeated by exposure. By all means put this statue in front of city hall. Let it look down on Mayor Mitchel every day. Encou- rage governors and senators and as- semblymen from Albany to come down and put themselves under fts influence. And when that good scion of Holland, Theodore Roosevelt, comes back from South yAmerican jungles, let us build for hifn, by sub- scription, a rustic bench right under the shadow of William the Silent, He might be a different Roosevelt after subjection to such ecientific psyco- pathy as that! You can hear all kinds of talk these days about reform, but until the abom- inable fee system in general use in public office is abolished, you can have all the commission forms of g ment and everything else and t of present day methods will still stick. Look into the fee business and sed where it stands and where it ends and you will find it from the lowest to the highest, political pinnacle.—Middle- town 4 Members of the Kew York Consolidated Stock Exchange W 6. EDW. GRAFF . E. Gilmors Special. No. 1 Wall St., New York. Members of th: Chicago Board of Trade The only Stock Brokerage house in New Britain with ticker service and direct telegraphic ¢ onnection with New York ‘-lm F. N. GILFILLAN, LOCAL MANAGER. IELEP“OIE ‘ 4th Floor, Nluonal Bank Building.