New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1914, Page 2

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1914. Gifts for the - June Graduate and Bride Our stock is now complete with goods suitable for the Bride or Graduate. The Bride is always happy to receive a gift «r. hand-painted china of or cut glass that is pur- chased from The Porter & Dyson Co. The Graduate appreclates very much a gift thet comes from us, no matter how small this may be, it is the quality that counts. ‘We invite your inspecti wre reasonable. discount of 15 per cent, on China and Cut Glass. Call and sge us. on of our stock, our prices Remember we are allowing a cash / The Porter & Dyson Co. The House of Quality 54 Main St., New Britain FERENDUM VOTE FOR RAILROAD STRIKE mands of Trainmen for Wags Increase Refused by Roads. icago, 111, June 2.—A referendum e as to whether the 55,000 engi- rs and firemen on 98 railroads west Chicago shall strike will be taken once, This was the announcement Warren ;S. Stone, grand chief of b Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- rs and W. S. Carter, president of P Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- n and Enginemen last night after gotiations between the firemen and neers and the general managers’ mittee, representing the railroads, d been broken off. Railroads Refuse Demands. [Che railroads late yesterday gave a al, refusal to the demands of. the; inmen for wage increases and new rking conditions. r. Stone said it probably will re- re about thirty days to complete B vote. In the meantime no fur- T proposals will be submitted. [Negotiations have been going on ‘e for nearly three months. Railroads Involved. he railroads involved include vir- Rily all the lines in the United tes west of Chicago, including the ! jinois Central and all lines in Can- a west of Fort William except the and Trunk. They have a total ex- | t of 140,000 miles and annually v $67,750,000 in wages to the en- eers and firemen. FOREIGN TRADE REPORT. ited States Is Reducing Exports nd Increasing Imports on Foods. Washington, June 2.—With the me demand for domestic foodstuffs ost equalling production, the ited States is not only reducing its ports but is increasing its imports certain foodstuffs. This is one ot striking features of a review today the department of commerce of the eign trade during the first six pnths under the new tariff. 'ood articles showing largest in- | ases in importations were beef, | tle, corn, wheat, rice, macaroni, its, molasses and edible oils, { WILLCOC! RETAINED. Consulting Engineer for States Reclamation Service. [Phoenix, Ariz., June 2.—Sir William fillcocks, builder of the Assouan m in Fgypt, has been retained by | government as consulting engin- | for the United States reclamation rice. his yas announced today by W. | Ryan, comptroller of the reclama- n comm fon. il Be ted CHURCH DESTROYED. rendiary Fire in Catholic Canses Loss of $30,000. Worcester, Mass., June 2.—The urch of the Assumption in Mill- ry, used by the French Catholics | the town, was destroyed by an in-,| diary fire early today, entailing a of about $30,000. blaze in the rear part of the urch yesterday did $1,500 damage | t the fire today had its start in an- | her part of the structure. State and | n officers are investigating. WILL REDUCE RATES. San Francisco, June 2.—When the a canal is opened to commerce i water rates from this port . to ts on the Mississippi, Missouri | Ohio rivers will be reduced from to 50 per cent, according to a jpectus issued today by the for- trade department of the San Edifice WANT REPORTS MODIFIED. Representatives of Clearing Houses Assemble at Washington. Washington, June 2.—Representa- tives of clearing houses in the prin- cipal cities of the east and middle western states were here today for a conference at which a petition was to be prepared requesting John Skel- ton Williams, the comptroller of the currency, to modify reports which he has asked from all national banks calling for data relative to nearly every transaction occurring during June. The information sought by the comptroller is wanted primarily for the benefit of the reserye banks now being organized in the twelve regional districts. It is contended by the bankers that compliance with the comptroller’s Trequest would entail an unnecessary burden upon the forces of the banking houses. Clearing housés in Bosten, New York, Balti- more, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincin- nati,. Cleveland, Chicago, Richmond and other cities were té be represented at the ‘conference. “DISEASE PREVENTION DAY.” Indianapolis, Ind., June 2.—Gov~ ernor, Ralston will name a day in October to be observed throughout JIndiana as ‘““Disease Prevention Day.” The movement was started by the Indiana Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis. COLT'S AUTOMATICS FOR POLICE DEPT.! 1 Safely Board Wil Equp Offers| With Regulation Revolvers. At the mieeting of the safety boara last night it was voted, on motion of to purchi automatic Commissioner forty-five Colt's Healey, for the police department. These volvers will of thirty-two and each one will New Britain Police Department” ribed on it. The bid w; Mills. The revolvers will which is $122.60 in ex- of the appropriation set aside for thig purch and Commissioner All- | ing suggested that the money saved | in the appointment of new policemen { be used for this purpose. Althougn it is not the custom the Colt's com- pany will send a man down here to | give the policemen instructions in the use of the weapon. Chief Rawlings told the sioners that he favored weapon. F. C. Monier offering a per cent. discount for cash and H. L. Mills made the same concession for the Colt pistol. The thirty-two calibre gun deemed enough for the police and costs 3 while the thirty-eight calibre guns cost $13.50. Coal Bid Awarded. Bids for coal were als) received ana it was awarded to J. P. Sullivan for $7,per ton, the sealer of weights and measures to weigh it and Mr. Sullivan to deliver it. Other bids follow for the 150 tons required: ) J. P, Sullivan, $7 a ton; M. Irving Jester, $7.50 a ton, or at yard at Dwight court, city sealer to weigh coal, 30; S. Shurburg, $7 ton; City Coal and Wood company, $7.08 a ton, or hard white ash egg size and stove coal $6.98. New Britain Lumber and Coal company, §$7.20 a ton; W. L. Damon company, $7.25 a ton. res be calibre have the name commis- the Colt's Chief Rawlings’ Report. In his veport Chief Rawlings a that 116 arrests were made during the past month. He also said much operated by Officer Fred Wagner. Al- ready this officer has covered 858 miles and has investigated forty-eight complaints. The chief also reportea that Officer Skelly is off on a sick leave. The supernumerary pay roll totalled $198.42 for last month and the officers received for private duty 3. The license collections amount- ed to $299. Chief Rawlings asked for a week's leave of absence to attena the international convention of police chiefs at Grand Rapids from June 16 to 20. ing apparatus in the cell room also taken up. Jn cold weather it is impot hle to keep the room warm because of the arrangement of the The matter will be investi- Report on Fires, Fire Chief Dame reported but revolvers | in- | s awardea | sent in a bia | in favor of the motorcycle, which is | The matter of fixing the heat- | was Assorted Pound Cake ... Date Cakes oration Day. ) Owing to Decoration our store will be open for . Hallinan’s Baking House Baking Specials For Saturday .......18 cents per pound Chop Suey Cakes, (Some thing new) 15 cents per doz ....... 18 cents each Do not forget, please, to have a loaf of “N. E.,” or “CREAM OF WHEAT” Bread on your table Dec- “N. E.” and “Cream of Wheat” Breads are the masterpieces in bread making. For sale at all grocers. Day falling on Saturday, business all that day, with a full line of bakings, candy and ice cream. Hallinan Bread and lce Cream Co. bell alarms during May. There wers cleven still alarms and one fals The estimated damage was on buildings and $259 on Ninety-eight inspections were made at the theaters and forty- {two buildings were inspected. New Bids Calied For. During the meeting President An- drews reported that R. H_Crawfora, of the Boys’ club is entitled to be ap- pointed a special officer at the sum- mer gardens and he also stated thau City Electrician Cool work { been contracted for by the New Brit- | ain Planing company. Bids were re- ceived on the repairing of the fire and police station roofs as follows: J. G. Kelly & Son of New Ha- ven, $210, with ten years' guarantee: Capitol City Roofing company ot Hartford, $140, with five-year guar- antee, or $160 with ten years’ guaran- tee; G. R. Cummings of Meriden, $220 for five-ply roof and $200 for three-ply roof, guarantee not stated. It was voted to reject all bids ana leoanl for new ones. All new figures "for a five-ply roof and a ten years' guarantee are to be in by Monday night. Fireman Transferred. | On motion of Commissioner Healey | David Moore wasappointed substitute at No. 2 engine house and John Fin- nemann, formerly of this company, was transferred to No. 3 house as he lives in that lecality. Electrician Cooley requested the purchase of an iron post for an alarm i box and two carboys for acid. This I matter was left in charge of President Andrews. The meeting adjourned sub- ject to the call of the president ana |it is expected that the new officers l‘\\'i“ be appointed at the next meet- two | ing. D;maged Stor‘s_‘tad thch ;S‘ank _Empress o; Ireland and Montreal, June 2.—What government inquiry into the Empress of Ireland disaster in the St. Law- rence river show? Which vessel is responsible, the ill fated Empress or the Norwegian collier Storstad, which rammed and sank her? Captain H. G. Kendall of the Empress placed the necisco Chamber of Commerce. blame on the Storstad while testify- will the : Captain Who Denies Blame ing at the corone: inquest at Rimouski, where the rescued and the bodies recovered from the river were talken, Captain Thomas Anderson of the Storstad denies this and places the blame on the Empress. When the Storstad reached this port under her own steam it was seen that her ! had | way the vessel | dian s 513 B AMERICAN it P CEET ) above She was low and high the water line. in the water at the stern at the bow, her coal having shifted to protect her. That the im- pact with the Empress of Ireland been great evident by the em was twisted to the ha hole completely smashed, plates cracked, rivets twi ed or missing, while the heavy had evidently been driven back sev- eral feet into the bows.” The Storstad was lamages on application of the Cana- Pacific railway, owner of the B por Low was badly crushed in, but I,\ri Empress of Ireland. has { been | nchor | immediately seized for $2,000,000 | SOCIETIES T0' SAIL DOWN CONN. JONE 13 Christian [n&avorcls Have Many Activities at Present. The fourth annual excursion of the Young Peoples’ societies of the Hart- ford, New Britain and Middletown ' Christian Endeavor unions will be | held on Saturday, June 13, when the | party will sail down the river from il[urtrord on the Steamer Rosedale. { The local delegation will leave for Hartford on the 12:37 o’clock trolley and an extra car will be run for their accommodation. The trip will be made as far down the river as Kast Haddam. The Foot Guard band will be taken along to furnish music. Last year's excursion was a hig success and it is evident that this year's event will be even more pleas- ant. A large number from this city have already signified their inten- tions of going. Directors Hold Mecting, The regular monthly meeting of the officers and directors of the New Brit- ain C. E. union was held at the Y. M. C. A. last night and it was reported that tickets for this sail are selling rapidly. To Use Cardboard Cloc All the different teams which are working to raise the $5,000 for the Christian Endeavor $150,000 fund re- port that the collections are coming in nicely and a neat sum has already been raised. By the rally at the South church Sunday night $57 was | raised. Other teams also show pleasing ro- sults. Large cardboard clocks are he- | ing placed in the rooms where tne | various societics hold forth and each week the pointer will show just how | much has been donated. | ‘Will Mect in Kensington, The next quarterly meeting of the union is to be held at the Kensington | Congregational church on the evening of June 2 Several of the societies | are planning to attend this meeting | and will go down on a straw ride. | Others will take the 7:30 trolley from | the center and plans are being made { to take a bus from Upson's corner to the church for the accommodation of | those who do not feel like walking. | Open Air Vespers, The societies of the South, Center Baptist churches will _ hold air vesper services on Walnut park Sunday afternoons this | summer as in the past These have | proved very popular in previous years. | Other Notices. 1 Tomorrow evening the I church society will hold | 1 | | ana | open + Hill Methodist its annuul meeting for the hearing of reports and election of officers. Another strawberry festival is be- ing planned by the Berlin C. E. so- | ciety and will be held on the evening | of June 19. All societies in this eity | have been invited. | On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock society of the Baptist church | the C. E. | will hold a song service at the town | TREATY WINS CASE FOR SENECA INDIANS Justice Pooley Discharges Red Men Arrested Yor Illegal Fishing.— Document Supersedes Laws, Buffalo. N. Y., June 2.—A treaty | dated 1797, sanctioned by the senate and signed by the president. was suc- cessfully used by three Seneca In- dians yesterday in the supreme court | as a defense against the charge of | illegal fishing. The case came before Justice Pool- | ev on habeas corpus proceedings. Chief Kennedy produced the book containing the treaty which gave the Indians perpetual rights to fish ana hunt in the section of the county where they were arrested Justice Pooley held that the treaty superseded the state laws and the Indians were released. JUNE DAYS ARE CALLING FOR SUMMER DRESSES We're ready to fill every demand with de- lightful array of NEW LONG TUNIC DRESSES — Very smart creations in Linens, etc., from $5.95 to $35. Voile, Muslins, 00. LONG TUNIC TUB SKIRTS—In Pique, Ratine, Linens, Golfcord and Ramie, from $2.95 up to $10.90. SMART STYLISH BLOUSES—In Mus- lins and Voile, 95 cents to $5.95. NEW CAPES AND CAPE COATS—In Seiges, Broadel th; Gabardine, Plaids and Checks. Spleniid values from $8.95 to $35. Hovsralls HARTFORD 93-99 ASYLUM ST, “rf PAYS TO RUY OUR KIND” Connecting with HARTFORD, 140 TRUMBULL ST. Safety Razor Blades - Sharpened SINGLE EDGE DOUBLE EDGE 25c¢ doz. 35¢ doz. THE DICKINSON DRUG GO 169 and 171 MAIN STREET Why fuss around with a dirty old inkwell and a scratchy steel pen when there is a Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen for just your work? Ask us fo help you in your selection. Adkins Printing Co, faws. St STATE IS IN NEED OF NEW PHYSICIANS sistant physician, or pathologist; with names of hospitals. () Training and experience in psychiatry; epileptic, imbecility and tuberculosis cases. (8) To what school of medicine do ! you belong Vacancies in Connecticut Hospital | Service Will Be Filled—Tests 0 Be Given June 17. The state civil service commission | will hold tests June 17, at 1:30 p, m., ! in Hartford and else- ! where, as occasion warrants, for the establishment of eligible “lists from which appeintments will be made to the positions of senfor and junier as- sistant physicians and pathologists in the Connecticut hospital service. Vacancies are pending at Nor- wich State Hospital for the Insane (homeopathic), Shelton Tuberculosis Sanitorium and elsewhere, Candidates should be single, male graduates of grade A" medical schools, regular or homeopathic, or of equivalent education: with experience as internes, or on the staff of a gen- eral hospital, or hospital for the_ in- sane, or similar institution; or in gen- eral practice two years. Preliminary rating will be made on the application, data and credentials and answers to the following ques- tions: (1) Graduate of what medical schools, when graduated, and date of | license. (2) Hospital or dispensary | service, interne or externe; with names and locations of hospitals and | dispensaries; dates of service, length of service, etc. (3) Post-graduate | schooling, with name of schools, dates and duration of courses, and kind of work done. (4) vate practice. Locations, duration, | dates, character and amount of prac- tice. (5) Experience in practice of any specialty. (6) Experience as as a+ the capitol tha | fore, | were | held yesterda Experience in pri- | LIKE STOCK COMPANY. Them to Return Another Season. the members of the Lyceum Stock company liked that a petition is to be circulated asking them to return another season, At the meeting of the Business Men's as- gociation tomorrow evening this ma ter will be taken up, as it is thought that a company such as the Lyoceum company has proved itself is a benefit to the community. Other matters which will come up tomorrow night have been noted be- W. F. Brooks will tel] of the improvements, the Fourth of July celebration will be discussed, as will the matter of the clerks' half holiday. So well are park SSIONARY SOCIETY ANNUAL, Interesting Yearly Meeting of South Church Organization, Officers were elected, curnent events discussed, papers were read by Mesdames W. Clary and Seeley. and a basket lunch was served at the annual meeting of the Woman's For- eign Misslonary soclety of the South Congregational church, which was afternoon at the home Irving of Lincoln street The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Buele B. Rassette; vice president, Mrs, Elisha H. Cooper; secretary, Miss Jennie Wessel; treasurer, Miss Harrlet Rogers; Junlnr' lookout, Miss Magy Rogers. of Mrs. 8. W. . | Pétition Will be Circulated to Ask ‘j