New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1914, Page 11

" CONDEMNED PLEAD FOR BECKER'S CELL Prisoners Be:iovs it “Lucky” Because Occupants Have Escapsd Cealh. New York, May 9.—Newton Tom- lins, who shot and killed his son eorge in Stony Point, won a lively contest yesterday among those in the death house at Sing Sing for the “lucky cell” which ex-Police Lieuten- ant Charles Becker occupied. Fourteen murderers, including the Rev. Hans Schmidt, pleaded for the big cell. It is the largest of the lot. “Furthermore, condemned men believe * there is something lucky about it, be- ¢ause so many have escaped from it alive. Roland Molineux, Albert T. Patrick, Lawrence Spohr, John Car- gin and Becker occupied it and all got new trials. From it every person entering the death chamber can be seen. This is supposed to be another attraction. Warden Clancy let Tomlins have it because he is the oldest condemned prisoner. All the death house .occu- nts ask for news of the Becker al daily, but Tomlins, given hope because of his new abode, is the most inquisitive of all. So overcrowded did Sing Sing prison become yesterday that Warden . Clancy was compelled to send a draft of fifty convicts to Clinton prison to make room for mnew arrivals, He wanted to transfer more, but couldn’t. Three keepers took the shackled con- victs in a special car. There are still 1,525 men left behind, without nearly enough cells to go around. WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT. {:New' York, May 9.—The. statement of the actual condition of clearing puse banks and trust companies for ?:week shows that they hold $41,- 83,650 in reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of '$5,197,100 from last week. “The Hotel of American Ideals.” Pennsylvania Ave., at 18th and H Streets, within walking distance of shops, . theaters and public buildings. + Overlooks the White House. ! 4 | New—Flireproof. European Plan. ] ! WASHINGTON, D. C. | { Rooms, detached bath, $1.50, $2 up. Rooms, private bath, $2.50, $3 up. Restaurant a la Carte, Palm Court, American Indian Grill, Tea Room, Grand Pipe Organ, Orches- {ra. Write for Souvenir Booklet, with Map. Ask for special itinerary for Bridal Couples, Conventions, Tour- fst Parties, Schools and Colleges. | Clifford M. Lewis, Mer. M. H. POST Carpet Company 219 Asylum St, Hariford PORCH RUGS OF QUALITY are be own Outdoor comforts to considered NOW, and your wporch on a hot summer day is the best place of all. We have Rugs for your porch, the kind retain their color 'and wear extra well, that exclude the heat, CREX RU APOLLO RU BRITTANIA RU IVANHOE RUGS, il - BRAIDED CAPE COD RUGS % are made of seasoned grasses. “y Rugs in all sizes and all colors. 'KIBBE GIVEN UNTIL JUNE 1 T0 GET OUT (Continued From First Page.) ter?” Chairman Pelton was asked by a Herald reporter today. “There are four members of the present board who were not on the beard during the investigation,” he ! replied. “If it can be said that any- cne has taken & back somersault it is concerning myself and Mr. Vogel.” No Charges Against Kibbe, Chairman Pelton denied that any charges had been preferred- against Mr. Kibbe, “We asked for his resignation on the grounds that it is for the best in- terests of the city,” he said. “We did } not prefer any charges. If he sees fit { not to resign we will get together again and go at it in an entirely different manner. We considered that to give him an opportunity to resign would be the best way out of it. It was merely a request on our part.” Asked why reporters had been barred after being invited to attend the meeting, Mr. Pelton said that ta admit the press would be against precedent. Forecasted in Herald. The action of the board did not ccme as a surprise to Herald readers as it was stated in this paper yester- day that Mayor Quigley intended to go after Mr. Kibbe’s scalp. He did not say how he would do it but said he hoped to have the co-operation of the board of charities. Mr. Kibbe, according to the charges rreferred against him during the in- vestigation, treated inmates of the Town home inhumanely. One of the charges was that he put a recalcitrant inmate into a cell and turned the hose on him. It was/ claimed that he fcrced them to work when they were in no physical condition to do so and that he did not make a proper acs counting of vegetables sold from the farm. That the inmates were poorly fed, was another accusation. To all these charges the board of charities whole and in part. which conducted the investigation re- ported to the common council that the charges were without foundation. Under New Contract. new contract signed in March by him and the board of charities. One ques- tion that has been brought up in con- nection with the new move of the charity board is whether any of Mr. Kibbe’'s alleged acts previous to the signing of the new contract can be offered as evidence against him, Give Kibbe Until June 1, Mayor Quigley declined today to make any statement relevant to the Kibbe matter. “I was elected by the people and 1 am doing as I think is proper; X am not playing politics,” he said. ‘Superintendent Kibbe has been given till June 1 to resign and move from the town home, the mayor said. It was pointed out by the mayor that Superintgndent Kibbe can appeal to the courts bn no point other than to recover on his contract. Section 20 of the charter says the board of charities shall have the power to appoint a superintendent ot the poor, the office now held by A. they may see fit and shall prescribe their duties, etc. To the lay mind it appears as if the powers of the board are absolute. There is nothing in the charter that calls for a hearing in Superintendent Kibbe’s case. “And I wouldn’t dignify it by hearing,” said Mayor Quigley. “I have said right along that Mr. Kibbe must go, and again I say that he must go. He can appeal only to recover on his contract.” Old Board Praises Kibbes, The annual report of the board of charities, issued today, lauds Super- intendent and Mrs. Kibbe for their excellent management. The report is made by the board of which Chairman Pelton and Commissioner Vogel, who voted last night to turn Among other things, it says: “Our town home and farm as it ap- pears, today is a credit to the city and the improved conditions existing there are due to the management, discipline and painstaking care of the superin- tendent and matron, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kibbe, who, with capable, but very few paid assistants, have dis- charged ‘the duties assigned to them in a manner that has met our approval and they have been 're-engaged to continue in our service for another year.” Superintendent Kibbe and Mrs. Kibbe were among the missing today and could not be located. Persistent telephoning to the town home brought the information that “Mr. and Mrs. Kibbe have gone up town and have | rot returnea.” It is said that Superintendent Kibbe stated last night that he would fight his discharge. It is also said that he has engaged William Waldo Hyde of missal. REVIVAL MEETINGS, German Baptist Church Conducting Successful Evangelical Services, Having started evening anil last Wednesday continuing until next Wednesday evening, there are serles of interesting evangelical services being held the Ger- man Baptist church on EIm street, in charge of the Rev. Mr. Brown. of Boston. These services are the German tongue and are well at- tended. Tomorrow morning Rev. Mr. Brown will preach a sermon and in the af- ternoon will conduct a children’s ser- vice. In the evening he will have a special message for the men. a at Mr. Kibbe is now: working under a | J. Hart and such other employes as | the superintendent out, are members. | Hartford as his counsel to fight dis- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914. A. E. CUSHMAN, Pres. J. P. MULCAHY, Secy. (a | s C¥ ™M 9 we | 71 Pratt Street, Hartford Victor Records In Complete ssorfment For dansants—for home entertaining — for chil- dren’s parties — in fact records for whatever oc- casion you may have in mind. MACHINES - $15.00 to $200 Easy Payments a Feature, LIGHTING COMPANY * WILL SHIFT LAMPS turned a deaf ear and denied them in ! The committee | (Continued From First Page.) beyond the tree line will give the best results. The party then went around the city in the machines. ‘Will Shift Lamps. { . The result of this conference is that Manager Campbell states that his policy will be to place the lights and then shift them according to the de- sires of the board, raising them or lowering them to get the best results. To give the city the best results is to be his plan. ! Work on Streets. Clerk Harry A. Emmett, of the public works board, presented his , annual report of street work at the i meeting last night. The report fol- !lows in part: | “The bituminous macadam on South i Main street, Franklin square and the ! state road work on West Main street have proved satisfactory to the board, | and the members are looking forward {to a greatly increased appropriation for this class of work in the future. | With this appropriation all the worn | out macadam roads can be repaired. | Street Lighting. “The new system of street lighting |is still being installed and is giving | general satisfaction. The lighting i contract was presentéd the common { council in May, 1913, but was not | ratified until September, 1913, mak- !ing the time too short for installing | the system before stormy weather set {in. When this system is'in operation | New Britain will be classed among | the best lighted cities of the country. | Bridges Are Repaired. | “Frequent repairs are being made { to our wooden bridges and culverts. It is impossible for these wooden bridges to withstand the heavy auto truck loads which they are subjected ito. An appropriation is being asked for every year to elimiante this class | of bridge by substituting concrete in- | stead. New Squeegee Machine. | “An additional squeegee street | washing machine has been added ‘dur- 'ing the year for the cleaning of ‘the permanent pavement and a steam | arill for use in the sewer department. “A detailed account of the work ac- { complished by the board will be found in the city engineer's report.” 10 DAYS FREE OFFER IKYANIZE FOR ALL FLOORS AND WOODWORK It wears longer and looks better than other finishes. It will not crack, ! Water will not hurt it. dries quick and hard, and is easily kept clean. floor can be walked on in 14 hours. wonderful merits of Kyanize, we are going to give away 100 cans free. FREE OFFER COUPON chip off or turn white. - HOW TO GET YOUR CAN FREE Cut out this coupon and bring it to our store with 10 cents for a 200d brush to apply the Kyanize, and we will give you free of charge a full quarter-pint can, enough to finish a good sized table, desk or chair (any color you want). After using the Kyanize, if you are not pleased with the result, bring back the empty can and we will give you back the 10 cents you paid for the brush. RACKLIFFE in | DEPT’S REPORT GIVES | PRAISE 10 KIBBES Charity Board Filed Annual State- ment With City Clerk. Superintendent Alonzo J. Hart, of the charity department, filed the an- nual report of the charity commis- sioners with the town clerk today. He reports that but $37,688.98 of the $38,000 appropriation has been used, the entire expense of his department being but $32,304.67. This is en- couraging in view of the fact that the estimates were cut down $1,500 by the board of finance and taxation. The report also speaks favorably of Superintendent and Matron Kibbe -of the Town Home. State Farm Needed. That the city now needs a state farm, in common with other towns, for drunkards and vagrants, and also a county or state home for children under four years of age, is another statement made by Superintendent Hart. He states that every reported case has been investigated and that private individuals have co-operated very generously throughout the year. 2,216 Orders Received. Edward C. Connolly, the store- keeper and investigator, Teports a total number of orders received as 2,216, with an average of 42.32 for each week. This is an increase of 490 orders over last year. At present the store has provisions and bags valued at $150.19, and during the year the goods distributed have been valued at $2,683.26. Mr. Connolly has made over 2,000 calls at the various homes and asylums, as well as at private houses, Praise For Kibbes. Reporting on the Town Home con- ditions the annual report of the char- ity department states: “Our Town | Home and farm, as it appears today, is a credit to the city, and the im- proved conditions existing there are due to the management, discipline and painstaking care of the superin- tendent and matron, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kibbe, who, with capable but very few paid assistants, have discharged the duties assigned to them in a manner that has met our ap- proval and they have been Tre-en- gaged to continue in our service for another year.” General Conditions Good. Buildings at the Town Home are said to be in good condition and the land is also yielding good crops. Dur- ing the winter the home was full most of the time, many of the cases being trying ones. The poultry and dairy departments have been ma- terially increased during the year, 2,063 pounds of butter and 1,100 dozen eggs being the record. The home was awarded $88 in prizes at the' Berlin fair. The sale of hay-fas netted the city $600 and there is still some on hand. For greater protection against fire the Annex building has been connected with the city water main in Rocky Hill avenue and steel fire escapes have been placed on the buildings. Dr. Dunn’s Report. Dr. Dunn, the city physician, states that during the year he has received 359 patients, made 792 house visits, made 104 visits to the town home, has had 352 office visits, has = had ten deaths at the home and two deaths at the places of residence of the pa- tients. Eight cases have been de- ported on his certificate. Dr. Dunn has sent 103 cases to the hospital for treatment. Among his several recommendations Dr. Dunn suggests that the city have a children’s hospital during the sum- mer also a contagious hospital. He states that cholera infantum shows a c¢ecided decrease during the year, due in part to the work of the milk sta- tion. Inventory. Live stock at the town home is val- ued at $2,205; farm utensils at $1,- 384.50; farm produce at $1,163; farm produce estimated value at $2,814.75: milk value $2,686.94; real estate $73,- 209.25; furniture in office, $437; fix- tures and provisions in store house, $627.19. During the year the town It is easily applied, 1 ‘When applied to a That every one may know the . s Brng this coupon | | and 10 cents for | a good brush and FREE CAN of KYANIZE {ert At $22.50 TONIGHT AND MONDAY ONLY LADIES SUITS which formerly sold for $25.00 to $42.50. Tonight and Monday = your last chance to get a high-priced H. O. P. Suit for $22.50. ACT PROMPTLY! Suits for Stout Women a Specialty. home disbursements have totaled $15,- 994.62; outside poor have received $6,832.37; hospitals and asylums have received $10,799.14 and the office ex- penses have amounted to $3,844.17. The miscellaneous account is $411.40 and.the amount collected apd paid the city treasurer is $5,384.31, Outside Poor Aided. Approximately 200 outside poor were aided with groceries, clothing or money forty-seven were treated at the hos- pital; four were sent to the Hartford hospital; five were sent to St. Fran- cis’ -hospital; eleven were treated at the Hartford county-home; two were treated at the New Haven county home; one was treated at the Fair- field county home; twenty-five were sent to the -Connecticut Insane asy- lum; three were sent to the Norwich insane asylum; two to the Connecticut School for Imbeciles; two té the home for incurables and two to St. Francis Orphan asylum. FORTY-FIVE PERUVIAN SOLDIERS MASSACRED Captain Aspinwall of Steamer Gregory Reports Tragedy Which Occurred After Mutiny. New York, May 9.__Captain W. P. Aspinwall of the steamer Gregory, which arrived yesterday from Iquitos, 2,500 miles up the Amazon, brought a story of a massacre of forty-five Peruvian soldlers, all Indians, who had mutinied and killed their officers. Captain Aspinall gives the narrative on the authority of the man who carried out the executions, Captain Fernando Casabal who was a passen- ger on his ship as far as Barbados. The forty-fivée mutineers, when cap- | and | tured, were shackled together taken out on the Napo river on a lighter in tow of a gunboat. Then, the story goes, a machine gun on the gun- boat was turned on the prisoners and all were Kkilled. Their bodies were thrown into the river, PUPILS W TRIKE. Philadelphia Boys Need Not Food at High School. Philadelphia, teen months’ Buy May 9.—After eigh- controversy which re- | sulted recently in the establishment | of a hunger strike, the 3,000 boy stu- ; dents at the Central High school here have won the privilege of bringing | their own luncheons and eating them outdoors, instead of having to buy the food supplied by the city and eat it inside the school at noon, Dr. Rob- Thompson, president of the chool, granted their demands yester- day. During the last week the school has lost hundreds of dollars on ac- count of the refusal of the students to patronize the city sandwich and milk supply. The boys’ victory was the result of mediation between the chool authorities and student repre- entatives. GRANT LOCAL LICENS The county commissioners anted the following local licens M. J. Markham, 296 Park Nicholas F. Glover, 140 Lafay- street; Fred Beloin, 91 Church street; John J. Quilty, 241 Elm street: drug, John W. Marsland, 169 and 171 have | Main street. BROS., i\ |250-256 Park Street, New Britain. SHIPPING DELAYED. St. Johns, N. F.,, May 9—An ice embargo has delayed shipping move- ments along the Newfoundland coaét for two weeks. The entire coast north of here is blockaded by ice. Represeuted by E. W. EDDY. | RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE New Britain Nat. Bank Bidg. Tel. 1130 L shs. Union Mfg. Co. shs. N. B. Machine Co. shs. Stanley Works shs. American Hardware shs. Landers, Frary & Clark shs. National Spring Bed Co. [# American Hoslery Traut & Hine. ’ 25 25 25 2 North & Judd . Bristol Brass | 0 shs. H.' R. Walker Co. 3 Hart & Hutchinson. | J } BEAR TRADERS RENEW ATTACK ON MARKET Starp Break Suffred by Ameican Stogks i1 London. 10:45 A.- M.—Bear = traders re- sumed their attack on the market at the opening today. Disquieting news | from Mexico over night supplied an | ostensible motive for selling and, as | an additional depressing influence, the cables reported a sharp break in | American stocks in London. The pop- | ular shares were sold freely, Reading in particular being unloaded in large lots. First prices were lower but the | shorts encountered stiff opposition. | Recessions in most cases were limited to fractions. After a few minutes of trading the list hardened, initial de- clines in many cases being recovered. ! Missouti Pacific securities were weak on the decision of the Kuhn-Loeb in- terests not to undertake the road’'s financing. 'The stock broke nearly two points to 15 3-4. The convertl~ ble bonds lost two points and the fours fell 3 1-2. Close.—The market closed strong. After a brief period of heaviness iu the early dealings the movement was steadily upward and at the end of | the half day session prices were frac- tionally above yesterday’s close. Sup- port extended to Missouri Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio and other is- sues’ which have been weak of late, steadied the whole list. Engagement of $1,000,000 more gold for Paris haa | little effect. Bonds were irregular. Rock Island bonds were active and gained 1-2 to 1 1-2 points. The following quotations are fur- nished by G. Edward Graff, broker, Natiunal Bank buildin N. GiHillan, local manager: High. Low. Close, May 9. 26% 26 30 70% 489 601 122% 31% 93% 89% Alaska 27 Am Can American Ice Amal Copper Am Car & F Con 48% Am Smelt & R Co 61% Am T & T .122 Anaconda, ........ 31% Atch T & S Fe... 94% Balt & O.. 90 % Beth Steel .0 41 41 Brook Rap Tran.. 917% 91% Can Pae . ,......100% 1893 Cen” TLeather .... 35% "35% Chino Copper . 41% 40% Ches & Ohio 501 48% Chi R 1 & P.... 3% 3% Chi R'I & P ptd 4% 4% Con Gas ..134 133 Den R G... 12 11% Erie . .o 28 Erie 1st pfd..... 42 Great North pfd..122% Tnterborough com- 14% Interborough pfd.. 62% 26% We Offer: 10 Am. Hdw. Corp. 15 New Britain Mch. 15 Union Mfg. Co. 10 Landers, Frary & Clark. »yrders on the Boston and New York Stock Esxchanges Executed. PARKINSON and BURR Members posrox AND, Stock ofthe Npw YORK Eachanges Represented by E. S. BALLARD, 23 vearl Strect. Tel. Charter 693, HARTFORD. Co. idaughter of Officer and Mrs. Charles FINANCIAL NEWS 138% 137% 138% ... 16% 16% 16% Missouri Pacific... 17% 16% 17% N Y Cen & Hud.. 91% 91% 91% NYNHEH Co 68% 68 683 Nevada Con. 14 b 14 North Pac L 109 1093 Penn R R........110% 1101 Peoples Gas .120% 120% Reading Repub Steel . South Pac...... South Rail com. South Rail pfd. ugar Refining Co "enn Copper Lehigh MK & T... Val | Union Pac U S Rub.. . U 8 Steel com.... Utah Copper Western ' Union. . Westinghouse Woolworth 611 ELM CITY DENTIST TO WED CITY HALL GIRL Dr. Eugene S. Alling (o Claim Mise sther Johnson as His Bride—She Is a City Hall Employe. Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Dr. Eugene S. Alling, of, New Haven, to Miss Esther Johnson, Johnson, of 339 Chestnut street, this city. While the date of the weddingly has not been settled upon it is said that/,' it will occur late this fall. . Miss Johnson is well known to a iarge circle of friends in this city. She is one of the city hall employes, be- ing a clerk in the office of Tax Col lector Bernadotte Loomis and is popu lar with her associates. / Dr. Alling is a young New Havenfs dentist, the son of Mr. and Mrs. n:u-f: gene 8. Alling of 171 Norton street. Miss Johnson's friends in city hally were all suspicious yesterday when, she came in wearing a handsome sol itaire on her third fingef. Today sh blushingly ackndWledged her be. trothal. New Britaii Herald The Home of New lrlrt?; 1t is the oniy pa- per that covers this field of 50,- 000 people, and to reach them there is o better l.:al more econom- advertising than the Herald, As 2 home paper (he Herald merxs the city, state and world news thoroughly. Price 3 Cts. a Copy, 15¢ Dper Week... Members cf the New York Consolidated Slock Exchange CAPITAL $750,000. hats B, WHAPLES, Prest. G. EDW. GRAFF Wn. E. Gilmore Special. No. 1 Wall St,, Kew York. 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