New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1914, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, ‘FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1914. City Items The Aloha club of the New Britain High school gave a short play this afternoon entitled “The Family Al- bum.” If you want your Panama cleaned, Pbring it here now. Conn. Hat Co., R. R. Arcade.—advt. . The High school tennis team played the Taft school team this af- ternoon at Watertown. Manager Max- Wwell Porter is raising funds for the support of the team through subscrip- tion cards, circulated among the stu- dent body. The New Britain Elks and their ladies held a private dance last night, the affair being one of a series the lodge is giving. {E. J. Danberg, republlcdn council- ¥an in the second ward, spent $9.50 in%.he recent election. Solomon Gins- , socialist candidate for alder- n in the fourth ward, expended Waclaw Chotkowski, socialist can- d{uate for controller, spent twenty-five cents. Richard Stumpf, Martin C. Connelly and: Anna L. Aldrich report no expenses. The Wall Paper Store. Marsh, 38 Main street.—advt. Mayor George A. Quigley reiterat- ed today what he said during his campaign concerning the Whigville dam, His observations were the re- sult of a trip he made to.the dam A P, Syesterday with Water Commissioner W. B. Rossberg and Councilman A. ' N. Rutherford, who was the mayor's ‘upheld by right hand man during the campaign. ~ Beauty, style and low prices in wour millinery. Miss Grindrod.—advt. The case of Judah Leckowitz yersus B. H. Westerman has been set- Hled out of court. The trouble arose over the defendant's dog, which bit the plaintiff. R. R. Moorehead and C. S. Moore- head of this city have been informed of the death of their father, Richard Moorehead, of Martinsville, N. C. There will be a meeting of the civic department membership committee of the chamber of commerce this even- ing. The Putnam Phalanx will meet for & drill at their Hartford armory this evening and all local members should be, present. At a meeting of the Debating club wof the High school held this noon it was decided to hold the election of officers for next year on Wednes- day of next week. The membership committee also. presented a list of - mew members, which was ratified by the club. PHILIPPINE QUESTION. [onn‘ Debaters Wil Thrash Out Problem Tonight. The Philippine question will be pone over in debate form this even- Ing at the Grammar school, Cyril Gaffney having charge of the argu- ment. The affirmative side will be Myer Goldberg, Matthew 3krentney, BEdward Rosenberg, Louis Nair; alternate Howard Krick. .The negative defenders will be Ernst Milcke, Cyril Hannon, Abra- ham Schaefer, Samuel Shulman; al- ternate - Harry O‘Connor. The judgeés are Superintendent E. Holmes, Principal L. P. Slade, ‘. Dyson. TWO MORE APPOINTED TO BOARD OF HEALTII Dr. George H. Bodley and Milton W. Davenport Selected By Mayor George A. Quigley ‘Today. Two more appointments to the board of health were made today by Mayor George A. Quigley, the ap- pointees being Dr. George H. Bod- ley and Milton W. Davenport, of the firm of Davenport & Keeley, sanitary chemists, Dr. Bodley is Harry 1. Bodley, Episcopal church. of Shattuck’s school in Faribauld, Minnesota, and of Yale Medical school. He served some time as an interne in the New Haven hospital and has been practicing in Britain for about six years. Mr. Davenport is a graduate of ‘Wesleyan university and the Uni- versity of California. From the for- mer he received the degree of master of bacteriology. He has been in New Britain for nine years, during which time he has been the city chemist. He formed the firm of Davenport & Keeley, which was incorporated about three years ago. Dr. T. Eben Reeks, who will most likely be elected superintendent of health by the new health board, in- tends to take a public health course at Harvard university. Deaths and Funerals. Dr. W. W. Brackett. | One of the most remarkable fun- erals that New Britain has ever seen was that of Dr. W. W. vesterday afternoon from his home on Court street. Rev. H. Maier officiated and paid an eloquent tribute to the grave, in Spring Hartford, by the Rev. J. E. Klingberg, a close friend of Dr. Brackett. Eight automobiles, carrying men of the medical profession, acted as an escort to the funeral cortege. Floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. The Society of Regular Physiclans, of which Dr. Brackett was a member, sent a bed of white roses, with lilies of the valley and maiden- hair ferns and the directors of the New Britain General Hospital sent a similar offering, except that the roses were crimson. the son of Rev. rector of St. Mark’s He is a graduate Frank - Ritkowski. Frank Ritkowski, a single man and twenty-two vears of age, died this morning at the Newington sanitarium. He resided at 78 Beaver street. Fu- neral arrangements will be completed later. VISITED “NEBRASKA.” Mrs. Florence Townsend and daugh- ter, Dorothy, were aboard the battle- New | Brackett, held | late | Wi deceased and at the | Grove cemetery in ' Pastor Maier was assisted | | Willlam A. Bottomley ship “Nebraska’” before she sailed for | Mexican waters. They spent their Taster vacation in and near Boston and went on a tour of inspection of the Charlestown navy yard. ‘It was while at the navy yard that an officer took them aboard and showed them the ship. A short time later the “Nebraska was on her way to quell the Mexicans. Mrs. Townsend and daughter also visited the “Constitu- ion,” better known as *“Old TWO DRAWER OAK Vertical Letter File $9.75 COMPLETE FOLDERS, Now is the time to start right and have your where you can find it. WITH OUR IDEAL SYSTEM OF GUIDES AND READY TO' USE. correspondence Let us show you this file. ALSO A 3 DRAWER AT $12.75. Adkins Printing Gompany. Printers and Stationers. 66 Church Street. Tron- } 000. . to leave. { which he entered the ! Cakai and Edward Conjeski | & Judd's | They were arrested by Officer Wil- H. 0. P. Boys’ Clothes For Spring have a class distinction all their own; you'll realize when you see them that they offer the best features, ‘We are especially strong on blue serges at $5.00, $6.00, $7.50, $0.00 and $10.00. These are the proper suits for the young man during the spring months —for graduation and confirmation. Immense stocks to pick from for his older brothers and father, RTFoRD ug 114-116 AsyLun Sz, HARTFORD. Sults for Stout Women a Specialty. BOTTOMLEY WINS PRIZE. Awarded Gold Picce for Best Draw- ing of Specimen Subject. As a reward for the best drawing of the piston head of a Case engine, of Pleasant street has been awarded the R. S. Brown prize of five dollars in gold, which s offered to members of the Y. M. C. A, mechanical drawing classes once each year by R. S. Brown of the New Britain Machine company, He was one of seven competitors and submitted a drawing that was nearly perfect in every respect. Mr. Brown is very much interested in Y. M. C. A. work, especially in that of the educational department, and he offers a prize each year for the most perfect drawing of a specimen subject. BURGLAR BOUND OVER. Peter Tarasewicz of 20 Orange street was bound over to the June term of superior court by Judge James T. Meskill in police court to- day for burglary. His bond is $1,- He was found in Gaffney Bros. store by Officer Frank Moore at 11 o'clock last night. He had a bag full of provisions and was preparing The police learned today that the prisoner took a design of a | key to Mills' hardware store a few days ago and had a key made with store. John wero each fined $3 for fighting near North late vesterday afternoon. liam C. Hart. \GOING FOR HIKE. The members of the Fidelity club, a special class in the South Congre- gational church Sunday school, are planning to go on a long hike tomor- row afternoon and all those desiring | to participate will meet at the foot of Arch street at 12:45 o’clock tomor- row. MEMBERS Represented by E. W. EDDY. RICHTER & CO. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE New Britaln Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel. 1120 Colt’s Fire Arms Stock. Bought and Sold. GENERAL RECESSION HITS MARKET TRADE Reading and Union Pecfic Shares Sold in Large Amounts. ‘Wall street, 10:45 a. m.—Bear pres- sure was directed against the stock market at the outset today. The leading speculative stocks, particular- ly Reading and Union Pacific were sold in large amounts and there was a general recession in prices. In many instances the lowest quotations of the present decline were report- ed. The depressing influence of the Mexican situation which was the principal unsettling factor, was aug- mented by a drop of American stocks in the London market before the opening here. Canadian Pacific sold down 2 1-2 to 191 1-4. Mexican Petroleum lost five. Close—The market closed weak to- day. Continuance of active foreign hquidation underminei the market and offset influence of investment buying and short covering. Cana- dian Pacific broke rapidly in the last hour and carried down the whole list. New Haven also manifested extreme weakness. Final prices showed losses of 1 to 2 pcints. The following quotations are fur- nished by G. Edward Graff, stock broker, National Bank building. F. N. Gilfillan, local manager: April 24. Close, 24% 38 24% 873 28 69% 463 28 59% 21 119% 32% 933% 87% 38 Am Can pfd. Am Ice . xAmal Copper .... Am Car & F com Am Am Smelt & R Co Am Beet Sugar... Am T & T Anaconda . Atch T & S Fe. Balt & O. Beth Steel . Brook Rap Tran. 89% 89 Can Pac ........192% 1883 Cen TLeather .. 343 343 Chino Corper 38% 384, Ches & Ohio... 52 51 Chi Mil & 8t P.. 97Y% 96 Chi R I & P pfd. 5% 27% Del & H C Co. Distillers Sec Erfe .... . Erie 1lst pfd . Gen Elec . Great North pfd.120% Illinois Central ..108% Interborough com. 13% Interborough pfd.. 59% Kan S0 ...... 23% Lehigh Val ......134% Louis & Nash ....133% MK&T ... 147% Missouri Pac 19% Nat Lead .... 456% NYC&H.. 883% NYNH&H 6835 NYO&W. 25% Nevada Con . 14% | North Am . 73 14 40% 138, 59 North Pac . 108 | Norf & W . 101% Penn R R . .109% | People’s Gas. .....120 | Ry Spgs 25% ! Reading 161% MILLER AND OLSON. 61 Arch Street, Telephcne 162. — 179 Cwight Street, Telephcne 1439-3. — 542 Arch Street, Telephone 577. LEAVE YOUR ORDER EARLY AND GET EARLY DELIVERY Loads of Good Things to Eat for Your Sunday Dinner Gold Dust Flour .......67c bag 1, bblsack .............. $2.65 Pillsbury’s Best . ........... Tlc Sunshine Crackers -.3 Ibs for 25¢ Lowney’s Cocoa. . . .%-Ib can 17¢ Rib Roast Beef. ..... Chuck Roast....... 20c 1b 17¢ 1b STEAK SPECIALS Sl ... . 2dcdb oV AT S S | Small Pork Loins.........18c1b Fresh Shoulders. .........15c 1b Sweet and Juicy Navel Oranges e e s s R R Fancy Lemons. .........19¢c doz 4 large Grape Fruit..........25c 2 large Pineapples ..........25¢ Head 10c Apple Jelly. 25¢ bottie Olives. 3 botties Catsup Leg of Lamb.............181b Fores of Lamb. ...........14clb Long Y . o .. String Beans. ... ... Fresh Spinach. .. .......20c peck Asparagus...........:18¢c bunch Lettuce. ...............13¢c 10c 13c¢ .18¢c qt Green Cucumbers Highgate Coffee. .35c Ib, 3 1bs §1 Creamery Butter 29¢ 1b, 31 1bs $1 Ceylon Tea .35¢ Ib, 3 1bs $1 ' FINANCIAL NEWS et Repub Steel ..... 21 201 Repub Steel pfd .. 82 82 South Pac 89% 87% South Rall com 238 South Rail pfd . 1% Sugar Ref Co .. 99% Tenn Copper 31% Third Ave ..... 39% Union Pac 150 U 8§ Rubber ... o4 U S Steel com . 561% U S Steel pfd .. 107% Utah Copper 58 % ve 27% Wabash pfd 4 ‘Western Union . 60 ‘Westinghouse .. T1% ‘Woolworth. 95 % X__Ex-dividend 1% per cent. STARS AND STRIPES TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT (Conhnued rrom First Page.) 8% ..100 and was either at camp or on way. Entraining Rumors Current. San Francisco, April 24.—With the entraining of troops of the Eighth Brigade for El Paso proceeding in record time from the yards of the Southern Pacific rallway here today, came news of possible entraining or- ders which will bring the Fourteenth and Twenty-first infantry from their northern barracks to join the San Francisco troops on the Mexican border. One battalion of the Fourteenth is at Fort Lawton, Seattle, and two at Fort George Wright, Spokane. The Twenty-first is intact at Vancouwer barracks, Wash. Should entraining orders come, Major General Arthur Murray, now at Monterey, probably will take the field at the head of the Seventh and Eighth brigades, which make up the Third division. the Volunteer Guard Organized. Eagle Pass, Tex., .April 24.—Fifty citizens, the first detail of a volunteer guard organized at a mass meeting, patrolled the streets here last night. By midnight twenty Mexicans had been arrested for displaying pistols and creating _disturbances. Saloons were closed and Mexican residents were instructed to keep within their homes. Refugees who reached Eagle Pass report that Mexican federal troops who withdrew from Pledras Negras are threatening to return and attack Eagle Pass when troops stationed here leave for El Paso. William P. Blocker, United States consul, remained in Piedras Negras last night, warning Americans in his district to leave. New Haven, April 24.—Details of naval militlamen reported on the U. 8. 8. Machias, anchored in the har- bor here today, to remove state prop- erty and place the gunboat in readi- ness for a crew which will be sent over from the Brooklyn navy yard to- morrow. ‘Washington, April 24.—The' quar- termaster corps of the army over night complefed arrangements where- by the passenger steamer San Marioso of the Mallory line, and the freighter Satilla of the Texas Steamship com- pany, are now at the disposal of Gen. Funston at Galveston, as an addition- al transport to take his command to Vera Cruz. LAREDO FIRED UPON, ..San Antonio, April 24.—A distance telephone received here at 2:35 P. M., said that Mexican feder- als In Nuevo Laredo, Mex., had fired the town and were firing across the river into Laredo, Texas. long FIGHT IN COUNCIL. It is sald that a warm session of the council is scheduled for this even- ing when the approval of the con- tract for the collection of garbage is asked by the board of health. The board decided in favor of John J. Donahue, who bid $6,600. Isadore Swanson of Swanson Bros, who bid $3,000, believes he should have been awarded the contract and was around city hall today, inquiring why he did not get the board’s approval. e had an interview with Chairman Bray of the health board this afternoon. TLAMP CAUSES FIRE. An overturned lamp in the apart- ments of Mrs. Belle La Boute, who lives at the corner of Elm and Frank- lin streets, caused a slight fire there last evening shortly after 8:30 o'clock. Engine company No. 1 answered the still alarm. The damage was slight, but from appearances it was evident that the lamp was tipped over dur- ing a squabble. VIOLINIST'S MOTHER DEAD. Gunnar Segerberg, the Swedish violinist who came to this city a few months back, has received word of the death of his mother, Malvina Seg- erberg, in Arvika, Sweden, on the .m.evufln‘ before Easter Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1886 — Globe Clothing House Copyright Hart Schaftner & Mars YOU LL agree with us when you see H;n, Schafiner & Marx, Suits that there are no better clothes made. $18 up to $28 The New Norfolk Top Coat for Children is appreciated. $3, $4, $4.50 and 5. OLUS SHIRTS Means to turn your shirt tails into drawers. We sell them $1.50 each Live Elastic Belts 50c PROMINENT MASON DEAD. H. Austin Vaill Was Member Sphynx Patrol. of H. Austin Vaill, one of Forestville's well known citizens and a prominent mason, died yesterday afternoon at his home after a week’s illness, He had been suffering from typhoid fever and had been in a critical condition since Wednesday, when and meningitis developed. Mr. Vaill was born in Ludlow, Vt., | and was forty-one years old. He lived in Forestville nearly all his life and for years was employed In the Manross factory, of which he was us- perintendent at the time he was taken in. can and for a number of years he was registrar of voters in Bristol. lector. He was prominent in masonry, He was a past worshipful master of Franklin lodge of Bristol, a past high priest of Pequabuck chapter, Royal Arch masons, and thrice illustrious master of Ionic counell, R, and S. W. M. He was also afflliated with Sphynx temple and the Washington commandery of Hartford. His, widow, who was Miss Lulu C. Beach prior to her marriage, survives him. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home and will be In charge of the Knights Templar. Burial will be in Forest- ville cemetery with masonic honors, Fellow members of the Sphynx Arab | patrol will attend in a body. ———————————————————— We Offer: 10 Am. Hdw. Corp. 15 New Britain Mch. Co. 15 Union Mfg. Co. 10 Landers, Frary & Clark. sirders on the Boston ana York Stock Exchanges Executcd PARKINSON and BURR Members pogron anp, Bock ofthe Mo Yo Eschunges Ropresented by E. 8. BALLARD, 23 Pearl Strect. Tel. Charter 693 HARTFORD. New pneumonta In politics he was a republi-: He also served for a time as tax col- CAMPAIGN EXPENSES, The following campaign expense ac= counts have been filled with the city clerk: Truman L. Weed, prohibition- | ist, tax collector, $1; Frank 8. Illing~ { worth, republican, alderman from | sixth, nothing; Rev. J. E. Klingberg, | prohibitionist, school board, nothing; I M. Irving Jester, republican, alder~ { man from second, $10. ¢ ! e—— TOO LATE FOR OLASSIFICATION, , WANTED-—An experienced waitress at Hotel Regal. Apply at once, 4-29-20% FOR SALE—Farm covering thirty- five acres of land with bulldings, and ice plant, 1 1-2 miles' south of o New Britain. Mortimer Woods, Gen. & Delivery, city. 4-25-28-30. §-2x PLANT NOW.—Cal, 1 shrubs, fine stock. houses. CARNATIONS, Sweet dragons. Special, day, 2 1-2 dozen, $1. houses. Tel. 136-5 privet, Barberry, Viets Green- 4-24-d2x SRR iy Peas, Snap- Carnations Satur- Viets Green- and 701-3. 4-24-d2x | WANTED—Young lady to act as cashier, one who can operate typewriter. Apply x theater, 10 A M to 10 P 2 Manager, | 4-24-a2 WANTED-—Woman for housework. Small family Housework, Box 20, genetal Address, Herald,) 4-24-d2x WANTED-—Mason work, brick work, plastering, tile setting, chimney res pairing, fire places, ovens, furnace work, Repairing given personal a tention. W. E. Doolittle, 102 Li wood street. Tel. 56-4. 4-24- | FOR SALE—1912 Mitchell Roadster, electric lights, newly painted, Just overhauled, in first class shape. In< quire Box 7TBB, Herald. 4-24-30% TO RENT—Two five room tehement and one three. Inquire 42 Olive street. 4-24-d3x - FOR SALE-—Thirty in good order, Cheap. Martin. horsepower 'car Apply Dr. 4-24-6d T S T S s S o Y Members of the New York Consolid Stock Exchange Xo. 1 Wall 6. EDW. GRAFF wm. E. Gilmore Special. Members of th) Chicage 1., New York, Eoard of Trade ————————————————— kor The only Stock Brokerage house in New Britain with ticl service and direct telegraphic connection with New York and Ohicago —————————————————— F. N. GILFILLAN, LOCAL MIIAGEH TELEPHONE 1006 4th Floor, Natioral Bank Buil New Britain, Conn -