New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1914, Page 2

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914. PROMIBITION PETITION SICNED BY CONVICTS Priseners in Philadciphia Peniten- * tiry Claim Dowafafl Due to Drink. Philadelphia, July 7.—Out of a total of 1,478 prisoners confined in ‘the Eastern Penitentiary, 1,008 have signed a petition which will be sub- mitted to the next legislature asking statewide prohibition, The petition is probably the strong- est sociological argument ever made \#gainst the liquor traffic. Without a word or even a suggestion from War- Men McKenty the prisoners confined gned their names and in many In- ces volunteered ito go. before a gislative committee and tell how nk has wrecked their lives. Vote Made Public. The vote was taken on Independ‘ once Day and was made public yes- terday. On each petition was an ap- peal to make Independence Day memorable by signing the petition. “It is unique and the most manly ‘document ever sent from a penal in- Stitution,” was the terse comment of ‘Warden McKenty last' night. “It is an appeal to decent men serving in the legislature to come to the ald of unfortunates confined in this institu- tion. Seventy per cent of the prison- ers claim that their downfall is due to rum. It is certainly a wonderful argument against the liquor traffic.” Prison Paper Starts Crusade, Three months ago the Umpire, the little paper published by the convicts, started a crusade against drink. Let- ters began to flow 'in telling the per- Jsonal stories of prisoners who claimed that were it not for whiskey they Wwould not now be serving time in prison. The editor of the paper, himself a soner, was so impressed with the ters that he drafted a petition ana ent it around the prison for algnu- ires. He said last night: *“I am gremy Ieased with results. It proves, and nclusively too, that the great ma- Jority of state prison convicts were ought to ruin through the saloon vil. “If the legislature desires. evi- ence we are ready to supply wit- h s. Think: of.4t, 70 per cent. of he men here assert that rum caused their downfall. Think of the wrecked homes, broken hearted methers, wives gnd sisters.” 4 The Umpire's editor has a..bulk of Btters that relate the personal ex- riences of convicts. Here is one tten by a man serving ten years: Writes His Experience. “I am serving a long sentence for nslaughter. Years ago I became olved in a saloon fight.: One man killed. My dear wife was forced ko suffer a worse fate. e has strug- ed along with the littfe ones while f have been iocked up. Her heart is ‘oken, but, good woman that she is, keeps up the struggle for exist- ice. Rum caused my downfall. [Why should the sociologists and so- falled learned men who are interested penology go outside a prison for ts? - The facts may be obtained in ny penal mstitution.” Another prisoner writes: “I have signed the petition. I only ‘that some’strong man in ' the gislature will push- the bill for state gide prohibition through. Any 'man th a spark of Christian charity in his heart should visit this institution, fear the stories of prisoners and then fo out and swat the saloonkeeper.” ! Women Prisoners Sign. An_interesting phase of the vote ncerns the women prisoners. Thirty- ree out of a total of thirty-five ere requested to sign the tition, Not one refused and ny.velunteered to appear before a BEislative compmittee and offer evi- fgnce in support of the argument at the liquor traffic is responsible or 70 per cent. of crime. ¥ | OFFER CARPENTIER $20,000. Sydney, N. 8. W., July 7.—Georges Parpentier, middleweight champion ot rance, was cabled yesterday an offer £ $20,000 to meet Jimmy Clabby of Hammond, Ind., .claimant of the piddleweight championship of the orld. The offer was made by pro- hoters of the stadium here. Clabby's test victory was July 4, when he on from Eddie McGoorty of Osh- osh, Wis, on a fo LABOR LEADERS PAROLED. Leavenworth, Kansas, July 7.—Mi- Jhael J. Cunnane of Philadelphia and urray L. Pennell of Springfleld, Til., pnvicted at Indianapolis with other bor leaders of conspiracy to trans- ort explosives illegally were re- based from the United States peni- entiary vesterday on parole, having ed half their three years’ sen- nce * fi're&ménf for | Stomach Troubles imple prescription made up of a tion of pure vegetable oils is GASTORIA For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria For Over Thirty Years = (ASTORIA ENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YOI AMENDING BILL TO HOME RULE PASSES Yote on Second Reading 273 to 10, a5 Opposition Had Predicted. London, July 7.—The house of lords passed the home rule amending bill /m its second reading last night by a vote of 273 to 10. This action was expected, as it was announced by the opposition a'few days ago that the passage of 'the amending bill on its second reading could not be opposed because the government had promised to consider some amendments to ‘the amending bill in regard to the government of Ulster during the period for which it is to be excluded from the operations of héme tule and the ‘kind of govern- ment which would follow this period. Upjonists Make Speeches. Several .Unionists = made speeches before the passage of the bill. Lord Iiilner advocated a referendum on Thome rule or a general election to as- certain the wishes of the people. He said among other things: “The coercion of Ulster is a horrible jdea. The British Empire will not for long survive such a shock.” Lord Roberts’ Deep Anxiety. Field Marshal Lord Roberts ex- pressed what he termed ‘‘the deepest anxiety in regard to the effect the crisis in Ireland is bound to have on the army unless a peaceful solution of the present trouble is found.” He vrged the necessity of excluding part of Ireland from the workings of the home rule measure or otherwise, he declared, the enforcement of the law was certain to meet with .armed re- sistance. He continued: “It is that contingency of a revolt .against the threatened imposition of a home rule government upon Ulster, followed by an attempt to use the army to enforce it, that fills me with dismay. I am more certain than ever that such a sequence of events wWould mean the utter destruction of the army. In plain language the position is this: The army has for the first time in the memory of any one living indicated an unwillingness to obey an order under certain stated circum- stances.” Clash _on Principles. Lord Roberts scoffed at the idea that the army was in a political con- spiracy with the Unionists and said: ! “We are faced with a clash on prin- ciples; which raises the subject far be- yend the realms of ordinary politics.” The field marshal pointed out that discipline was an artificial bond, and said: “If you penetrate deep enough into the depths of human nature you will unfailingly reach in each of us a stratum which is impervious to dis- cipline or any influence from without. This is conscience, an innate sense of right and wrong, which neither reason wonderful results for suf- gtomach, liver and inter- The remedy, which is ginated in France, used for years by 8 introduced into porge H. Mayr, a ruggist, who curea tomach, liver ana its use. Those ¥ the first dose 1s nee any one of ‘its erit, and that within enty-four hours the sufferer feels a new person. This medicine, has become known as Mayr's erful Stomach Remedy, is now | by first class druggist everywhere. s now sold here by Riker-Hegeman nor man made laws can affect. The army refuses to shoot men whose only crime is their unconquerable deter- mination to resist their forcible ex- clusion from a community which they respect and trust.” Wants Guarantee Against War, The Marquis of Crewe, the Lord Privy Seal and Government leader in the house of lords, said the cabinet would give careful consideration to the amendments suggested by the unionists, He asked, without any comment: i “If the total exclusion of Ulster were | included in the amending bill, would you guarantee Ireland and this country against the emergency of civil confiict?” To this there was no reply. The official amendments handed in by the opposition make the exclusion ! of Ulster absolute. They transfer that province to the jurisdiction of a sec- retary of state, who will sit in the im- perial parliament. He will only have the power to deal with the adminis- tration of ‘the province by orders in council, which will require the sanc- tion of the British parliament. SOUVENIRS PRESENTED. Sent by Englishmen to Boston Cham- ber of Commerce. London, gates to the of chambers of commerce international congress held in Boston in 1912 yesterday presented ! to the Boston Chamber of Commerce a silver cup and salver as souvenirs of their visit to.the United States. The cup and salver were handed to- day by Ferdinand Faithful Begg, of the London Chamber of Commerce, a member of the delegation, to Am- bassador Page, who will forward them to Boston. The cup contains a quotation from a speech of ‘former President Wil- liam H. Taft, “What can be done towards peace?” and the British del- egates reply, “Let the nations com- bine to prevent the horrors of war.” FRATERNAL NEWS, Leading Star lodge, S. of B. will meet tonight in Electric hall to hear the reports of the committee on the recent whist and of the auditing com- mittee on the recent whist and of the auditing committee of the lodge. The new officers of Tegner lodge, O. of V. were installed last evening by District Deputy Alexander Bjorkman. District. Deputy Steiner installed the officers of Gerstaecker lodge, 1. O. O. F. last evening. GOLF CLUB ENTERTAINMENT. A table d’hote supper followed by a dance will be given by the New Britain Golf club on Thursday. .Members de- siring to attend should send in their rames by Thursday morning. NEXT BUSINESS GUEST AT WHITE HOUSE ‘Washington, July 7.—Henry Ford, one of America's leading automobile manufacturers, was invited by Presi- dent Wilson to call on him on July The president is seeking to gain first hand information frem business men and manufacturers as to actual conditions. He first invited J. P, Morgan and then Mr. Ford. Others are expected to follow. July 7.—The British dele- | leading | due to reduced standards 1887--House of Hallinan--1914 ICE CRE: We have placed on the market a new IC CREAM which we call our Druggist Special. The same has been received very favorably by the trade, there is none better for the price. This ICE CREAM is made up with special care with the sole aim to give the public the very best 'ICE CREAM for their money. This ICE CREAM is not sold under a mask The , quality is there. For a time we are distributing a special —which is redeemable at coupon any of our agencies, or at our store, in part payment for our ICE CREAM. Be' sure and ‘get one. Our campaign on BREAD has been a 'big suc- cess and for a time we will continue to place a coupon in our Wrapped BREAD. For 6 of same we will give FREE, one of our large loaves of N. E. BREAD or CREAM OF WHEAT. They are redeemable at your grocers. HALLINAN ICE CREAM (0 Telephones, 906, 907, BREAD AND 908. 35,000 MEN T0 TELL HARD LUCK STORIES Railroad Employes to Relate Suffcr- ings Becausc of Lebor Troubies. Chicago, July 7.—The railway em- ployes’ department of the American Federation of Labor has begun to gather data for the greatest hard luck story ever written. Sordid chapters from the lives of 35,000 men will be gathered and will tell the story of the hardships, the sufferings, the poverty and sickness of the union shopmen thrown out of work thirty-three months ago when labor difficulties arose between them and the Illinois Central railroad ana the Harriman lines. Preparing For Investigation. The vast amount of information and evidence is being collected by an attorney, Frank Comerford, and will be presented in an investigation of the two railroad systems before United States commission on indus- trial relations in Chicago next month. Sixty thousand question sheets were eirculated yesterday by a corps of twenty international officers of the labor organization. Some of the ques- tions which each man is asked to answer are: “Since the strike have you lost your home because you could not make the payments? “Were you compelled to take any of your children out of school and send them to work? ““Was your wife compelled to up work to earn money because you were forced out of your job? “Have you been forced to get along with poorer and less food and cloth- ing for yourself and family since strike ? “Have you had sickness in family since the strike, directly your or ’| indirectly caused by poverty? “Do vou know of any striker or member of his family who committed | suicide because of the poverty into which he was forced by the strike?” Fifty-two Questions, There are fifty-two questions in all, and upon the back of the circular is a space where each man ig asked to tell the story of his life since -the strike. The investigation will show many homes have been broken up, how many men have been made tramps, how many have been forced to seek charity, the number of deaths of living how and the number of suicides. Relations between the roads and their employes were broken on Sep- tember 30, 1911. The roads main- the | take ! the | | i I | tain that the men went on a strike, while the unions declare that the men were locked out because they amal- gamated nine crafts under one feder- ation. RAILWAY SOLD FOR $6,001,000 TO COMMITTEE Kansas Clty, Mexico and Orient Sy: tem Will Be Re-organized—Only | I One Bidder for System. | | Wichita, Kas., July 7.—The Kansas | City, Mexico and Orient Rallway was sold here today for $6,001,000 to the | re-organization committee represent- | ing the bondholders of the commit- tee. The bid made by A. M. Wick- | wire of New York city was accepted. There were no other bidders. Application for the receivership of | the Kansas City, Mexico and Orlent | Rallway was made in the federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, March 7, 1912, Eleven receivers were appointed to take over the company’s affairs in Kansas City, Oklahoma and Texas. Re-financing and re-organization of the road was planned and fifteen mil- lion dollars of European capital was | raised to finish the road and put it| into operation from Kansas City to the Pacific coast of Mexico. The company, headed by Edward Dickinson as president, will assume | full management. I Notice. This Is For You. A most generous offer and one that should be appreciated by every one in New Britain comes from C. L. | Barnes, president of the Barnesdale | Real Estate and Building Co., owner of the Cornelius Andrews homesteaa and the Erastus Hart property called | “Cedar Crest.”” This company owns several hundred | acres of land and is offering it free of charge to the public for outings, | picnics and meetings for the good ot mankind. Some of this land is located in the pleasant valley, some on the sunny | hillside, some beside the babbling brook, some beside the rushing river, | some on the mountain heavily wooded, | some overlooking the restless Sound and some not far from the mighty ocean. Can we offer you more or would you prefer to be independent and own lands vourself? If so, we would be pleased to sell you a building lot or 100 acre plot.—advt. APPROPRIATION REFUSED. Washington, July 7.—The $200,000 appropriation for the fund ©of the | the outward movement of gold. | supply of gold Sulem jire sufferers, asked by Presi- dent Wilson in a message to congress Friday, was refused yesterday by the house appropriations committee. The majority of the committee contended that Massachusetts was able to take care of the situation. -y JUST RECEIVED New Pique and Hand Embroidered Glad- stone Collars, value 50 cents, Sale price 25¢ Women’s White Satine Petticoats, $1.25 on sale at 75c. worth SILK HOSIERY Women’s pure silk Hose, $1.50 quality, on sale at 95c. The colors are all black and all DAINTY BLOUSES Worth $2.50. Special sale price $1.95. White. One of the styles is Voile, new plaiied collars and cuffs, an exquisite White fine plaits running down the front. To appreciaie these Blouses, you must see them. 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Mint Director Cla s Gold Sh'p-’ ments to Europe Will Soon Cease, Washington, July ~—Gold ship- ments to Europe are practically at an end for this year, of George E. Roberts, director of the mint. Two weeks ago Mr. Roberts said the excellent grain trop in this country, coupled with the bad crop conditions in Europe, would seon swing the balance of trade back toward the United States and check | This | prediction was realized and the e change rate had fallen to a point | where the further exportation of gold | would be unprofitable, and it seems unlikely that Paris will make furth- er inroads upon the United States July and August promise to be record months for wheat exportations. | 1t is estimated that at least 75,000,000 bushels of ‘winter wheat will be ex- ported this month and next. LET JURY DECIDE. Washington, " July 7.—Trial would be prohibited from giving | peremptory instructions directing what verdict a jury shall render, uns der a bill introduced by Representa- tive Park of Georgla. The proposed law would apply to pending actions as well as to those!hereafter insti- tuted. TFailure to comply by any trial judge would cause for reversal | of the verdict and judgment Without | regard to the merits of the actions, | judges GENUINE The Food Dmk for in the ommon| | | 1200 CADETSHIPS TO A BE FILLED IN 1915 Senators From Twenty-Seveni States and Representatives From Thirty- One Make Appointments, of ™ Washington, July 7.—Upwards 1200 cadetships at the West Point mil- !itary academy are to be filled in 1916. In response to numerous in- quiries on the subject from all over the country the war department to- | duy announced the list of cadetships for which candidates are to be ap- pointed to the academy on the nom- ination of senators and representa- | tives in congress for the entrance ex- ' amination be beld in March beginning of next to the last Tuesday year. . Under the law euch person nom- inated for appointment as a cadet has to be an actual resident of the congressional district or territory from which appointed, or if appoint- ed from a state at large, an actual resident of that state. Appointments are to be made by senators from 27 states and repre- sentatives from 31 states, CLOSING SESSION TODAY, Detroit, Mich., July 7.—After being in session here since June 30, the 25th anniversary convention of the Ce tral Conference of American Rabbis prepared today to clear up its unfin- ished business, elect officers and ad- Journ all Ages—Others are Imitations