New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1915, Page 3

Boston Store - NEW SPRING STYLES IN PERCALES AND GINGHAMS PERCALES—The best that ica produces, big variety of neat dots, Amer- figures and stripes suitable for dresses, | vieists and shirtings, all new patterns, 36 inches wide, 12 1-2¢ yard. GINGHAMS—Big showing, 'palterns, in plaids, stripes and checks, over one hundred domestic ginghams to sclect 12 1-2¢ yard. new from. Vestees, Collar and Cuff Sets, Separ- ate collars, etc., in organdie, wash net, ete., oriental lace and fancy embroid- “ered, a fine assortment to select from. 25¢ to $1.00 cach. i THE NEW SPRING NECKWEAR | FOR MEN—530c VALUES FOR 25c. | They are going fast. Better get some while the selection is good. 25c cach. TAGENTS FOR McCALL PATTERNS, the best pattern sold at any price, 10c and 13c. McCall Spring Magazine of Fashion 20¢, with 1§c pattern free: | PULLAR & NIVEN COMMERCE CHAMBER HEAD IS BOOSTING FOR FOREIGN TRADE | | tyles of the best | | two subpoenas, | now defunct Billard company and the i affairs of the i erin the federal district BILLARD SURRENDERS BOOKS OF COMPANY Former New Haven Director Purges Hmse.r of Charge of Gontempt. New York, Jfeb. John 1. lard, former head of the Billard com- pany of Meriden, Conn., and now un- der indictment as a director of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad company, on a charge of violation of the Sherman law, way brought yesterday before Judge Neter- court for al- leged contempt in refusing to produce books and papers of the Billard com- pal These were described in sub- poenas duces tecum and were desired by the federal grand jury in the in- auiry now being conducted into the “New Haven” company. Billard turned over the documents in question after being allowed to place on the records objections to the pro- ceeding. This purged Billard of the charge of contempt made by the | Bil- grand jury. | Assistant United States Attorney | General Frank M. Swacker explained | at the outset that the government, not | knowing the whereabouts of the docu- | mentary evidence desired by the | grand jury, had served Billard with | one addressed to the | other to the St. Lawrence Securities NEW NECKWEAR FOR LADIES— company. He said he understood that Billard in refusing to produce ihe | books and papers, did not want to ap- | pear contumacious but had refused | to comply with the subpoenas unless | sworn by the grand jury and allowed | H. of Washington, Feb. 22.—John Fahey, president of the chamber commerce of the United States, whose 619 members have just ended a addressed by of con- vention here, which wz Wilson repute, President and other men national is heading a paign trade. Is directing committees in meetings, etc, to push America's terests. Mr. Fahey was born in Man- chester, N. H., forty-two years ago. He is now president of the Bc Traveler company and of the Publishing company. An on trade conditions, he w of the delegation of Amer bers of commerce which toured ope in 1911, and one of the principal organizers of the chamber of com- merce of the United States. to boost America’s chairman ‘an cham- Bros. —advt. Best Coffee 32c. Russell Orange County Creamery Butter, 35¢ 1b This is the st butter sold in this city at anywhere ncar this price. National Tea Importers, 123 MAIN, CORNER CHESTNUT. | clear at this time. foréign | arranging | in- | (. 8rand jury did not need oral | entitle him tg immunity, and as the Iollowing the convention he | Duchess county. | to make a statement under oath giv- | ing his reasons why he should not be required to produce the documents called for by the grand jur No Oral Testimony. | i | | Swacker explained that | Mr. the testi- | mony from Billard, because it might subpoenas were directed to corpora- | tions, Billard possessed no privileges in the matter. As it was admitted by Billard’s counsel that in refusing to surrender the books and papers his client de- sired only to put his objections on record Judge Neterer directed the sue- render to the grand jury of the1 minute books, ledgers, cash books and | other papers of the Billard company. | This order being complied with by a | stipulation which Mr. Swacker. con- sented to, counsel for Billard, in tho presence of the grand jury, formally made his client’s objections, all of which were overruled by Judge Neter- | er. Exceptions to his rulings were a!- lowed to be noted. i Billard Co. Out of Existence. Billard in the objections said thut the Billard company to which one of | the 'subpoenas was directed, was no ! longer in existence, its business and | books having been bought by the St. | Lawrence Securities company at the time of the dissolution of the Billard company. He asserted that he was not an officeholder, director or stock- holder in the St. Lawrence Securities | company and that he possessed only | One of these, Flight a Dutch torpedo | Washz'néton Fé:ars\o}héi_ Cotton Shiés May Meet the Fate of Steamer Evelyn| elgoland 375 NORTH SEA-~+ . ‘Where the EVELYR STRUCK MINE THERICAN 57E M 1P EVEL YN SO BY PIINE state of 24.—The safely Washington, Feb. cepartment fears for the other American cotton ships following the sinking of the American steam- ship Evelyn, carrying a cargo of cot- ten to Bremen for Germany, was sunk ty a mine in the North Sea. This was not in the new naval zone around England and no fear was felt that the incident would lead to international But the fate of the Evelyn may be shared by other ships cw on the seas, and the administra- | tion is awaiting developments appre- hensively. The Evelyn case is being | theroughly investigated. complications. THREE BRITISH AIRMEN REPORTED MISSING Officers Failed to Return to England After Raids Against German Positions in Belgium. London, Feb, who participated i—Three in a raid aviators, directed against German positions in Belgium, are missing. A statement to this ef- | fect was issued last night by the offi- cial information bureau asg follows: “The secretary of the admiralty regrets to announce that in the recent naval air attacks on the Ostend, Zee- brugge and Bruges district, four fly- ing officers were reported missing. Lieutenant D. Murray, has since reported himself from Flushing. Lieutenant Murray was tompelled to alight on the open sea and was eventually picked up by boat. The three other officers reported miksing are Flight Lieutenant E. G. Rigall, Flight Lieutenant the Hon. D. O'Brien and Flight Sub-Lieutenant T. Spencer. It is regretted that no further news of them has been ob- tained.” 71 SOLDIERS' CAPS, ermans Forbid Women S to Wear Derlin, Feb, 24, Via London.—A an equitaple and beneficial interest in the stock. He further asserted that the word- ing of the subpoenas were so broad as virtually to come within the pro- hibitions of the third and fourth | amendments to the constitution against unreasonable seizures and searches. In conclusion he asserted | that he had made the refusal in good | faith and with no intention of showing | disrespect to the court. | Mr. Swacker in reply to the object- | tions said that there was but little the contention of ‘‘unreasonable sei ures and searches,” as shown by the | admission made that the books and | papers subpoenaed were then in the | court house awaiting Judge Neterer's | ruling. He said that after the saie | of the Billard company, the books of | the corporation were first taken by {he | St. Lawrence Securities company to | Canada, but later they were returned | to this country and turned over to Billard at Meriden. SING SING PRISON IS UNFIT FOR PIGS | rden Osborne Tells Joint Commit- tee of New York General | | Assembly. Albany, inmates Feb. 25.—Sing Sing prison are kept the day. for the abandonment of Sing of confinement and the establishment of a farm cottage prison colony in “There are now up in cells where can often be scraped off the walls with the hands,” Osborne added. '‘It the dampness on | State | authority | Eur- | is criminal to put any man in them to say nothing of doubling men up.’ Only one of the seven cell houses at the priosn is adequate for pur- poses to which it is put, he conclud- ed. Coffee Russell Bros. —advt. Best BERLIN WORRIED tegarding the Attitude of Italy in War. | Berlin, Feb. 24, via London.—A sudden » the attitude of Italy has been notice- able in diplomatic quarters here dur- ing the last few days. The position { of Ttaly appears to have become o matter of much greater concern. The reasons for this change are not | “Tageblatt” | carabineers. : rakish angle. The fad thhreatened to | outbursts | United States. | high school set for last in cells unfit for | cows and pigs, Thomas Mott Osborne, | warden of the institution, told a joint | | committee of legislature yester. ! He appeared with others to plead | i Sing, | cam- | €Xcept perhaps as a temporary place 300 men doubled ; change of feeling concerning | receinved by the from Brussels say craze in miliinery— Belgian soldiers’ caps—attained such great popularity that the German authorities have had to confiscate ihe new stvle of headgear from hundreds special dispatch “The lates of women and to forbid their further | use for the time being. The soldiers’ wives and swecethearts had discarded the flags and other national color adornments they former! wore and adopted the hats of cavalrymen and which they tilted at a create a public nuisance, as the wear- ing of the hats by the women caused of patriotic enthusiasm at every turn. The women took the con- fiscation good naturedly, the milli- ners being the only ones to grieve.™ KILLED AT RIFLE PRACTIC Portland, Me., Feb. —Lawrence C. Houghton, sixteen years of age, was accidentally shot and killed rifie practice yesterday by George Ma- lone. Both were members of the Deering High school rifle tcam, which is leading in the matches for the pub- lic high school championship in the They were practicing with Stoneham, Mass., ht. \for a match Important to all Women ! Readers of this Paper Thousands upon thousands of | women have kidney or bladder trouble and never suspect it. Women’s complaints often prove to | be nothing else but kidney trouble, or | the result of kidney or bladder | disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. You may suffer a great deal with { pain in the back, bearing-down feel- ings, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, ir- ritable and may be despondent; it | mmakes any one so. Dr. Kilmer’'s Swamp-Root, by restor- | ing health to the kidneys, proved to be just the remedy needed to over- | come such conditions. | A good kidney medicine, p ing | real healing and curative value, should be a blessing to thousands of nervous, over-worked women. | Many send for a sample bottle to | sec what Swamp-Root, the great Kid- Liver and Bladder Remedy will do for them. Every reader of this paper, who has not already tried it, by enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. may re- ceive sample size bottle by Parcel Post. You can purchase the regular fifty-cent ard one-dollar size bottles | ney, at all drug stores. But hundreds of women claim that { enthusiasm | showing | earned by the federal war r COLONEL DEPORT INVENTED FAMOUS 75 MILLIMETER GUN Teb. over its famous 75 This rapid fire field cannon was in- vented seventeen years ago by Colonel Deport, aided by a friend. The millimeter gun has proved superior to the 77 millimeter gun of the Germans. The French 75 has a range of six and one-half kilomete compared to the German five and one-quarter. 75 It car- | ries 500 projectiles, while the German has only ¢ In other ways the 75 is superior. Ior thing, it fires twenty-five shots per minute, while the 77 fire only fifteen. France recently held a “75 day honor of the famous gun. Souvenirs of the cannon were sold, and $700,- 900 was raised to provide needs for the soldiers in the trenches. gun many WAR RISK PREMIUMS ABOVE LIABILITY Secrctary McAdoo States That the Government Bureau Is Not Losing Money By Loss of Steame; Washington, Feb, —~Secretary M already k bureau iderably in exc of the liability incurred by the loss steamers Carib and weére insured for $659,103, carned by expired that premiums: were cor bureau’ of the These shiy while premiums actually the bureau on policies now amount to $752,041. Premiums received up day, Mr. McAdoo said, to 302, on insurance amountir 645,084, While the condition of the sunkcn steamers is not known, Mr, McAdoo pointed out the possibility of salvag- ing their cotton carcoes. | to v | Skin Sufferers SKIN duie | ! | | Your Relief Is Guaranteed. i The D. D. D. Prescription for Ecz | ma, a mild, antiseptic wash, stops th ewful ftch instantly. | Druggists throughout the city have | witnessed such remarkable cures w h tiis remedy that they, now universally recommend D). D. D. As proof of their confidence. they! offer you tha.first full-sized bottle oy guarantee that uniess it does the FEAME FOR YOU, it costs you not ai cent. A generous trial bettle for 25 CLARK & BRAINARD CO., Druggists. [ALL GERMANS MAY BE QUSTED FROM RUSSIA 24 —France is wild \\Hh‘ gun. | one | | of the Adoo issued a statement last night ! Evelyn. { the German-Rus | to I or | money | other | the indispensability of their services, | been { camps in Siberia and in the Ural dis- Proposal Still Hangs Fire Petrograd. -—The population Petrograd, Feoruary pro- to oust the German a still hangs fire. posal from Rus; tecom- mendations made before the Imperial Council and several commigcions ana sub-commissions appointed by the government have included the govern- ment purchases of .all perty owned by Russian German nationality and the expulsion of these subjects from Pussia. But owing to the difficulty of replacing the Germans, who oceupy an impor- tant position in Rus industrinl | scheme, the before tne commissions with little probability of immediate selution. The liberally-inclined members be- 1 lieve that while the Germane should not continue to enjoy *the aznecial pri- vilege which have favored German industry in Russia in the t. they should not, on the other hand, be thus summarily deprived of their rights in Russsia, so long as they jussian citizens. The Pan-Slav and the extreme members of the tionalist party favor the immedi expulsion of Germans at all costs, landed pro- eitizens of te Occupics Conspicious Place. practical measure the whole hinges nvon the availability candidates fill the posi- occupied by Germans. This population does exceed tiiree per cent. of the entirz popula- tion, but it occuvies a conspicious place in the administrative activity of Rus: both of a private and a gov- ernmental nature. The majority ol bank and insuraace company direc- tors, property owners and managers, are Germans: the same 1s true of university professors, lawvers, doc- tors, chief foresters, exporters, im- porters, civil enginees, printers and foremen in facttories. Before the beginning of the war, I viewed this condition of things with cc placency, realizing that German mo- tive power was indeszpensable in a country not vet trained fto developc its own resources to their highest efli- ciency. The problem therefore which Rus has faced sinco the beginning war is a complicate? one, for no practical solution has vet been suggested. Works that pre- pared ammunition for war ilroads and steamship lines for the transpor- tation of troops and munitions were directed by Germans, ind most of the land fringing the Russian bhoundaries | in Europe was owned hy the Germans Further Obstacle Arises. Even if the Russians could immedi- ately train themsely for the work hitherto left to the rmans, fur- ther obstacle ari settling with subject The no cash ready their property Even if the ing, it is not just what would be done iith the properts when bought. Russians themselves would consider that the deprociation in land value and the decreased productivity during the period of transfer would be a calamity, The various tangles int, the ques- | n unravels seems cffectively to obstruct any positiv: wction. Mean- | some Germans are heing sent out of Russia and are temporarily replaced by competeut persons < nationality n view of As a question of other tions now German to “ which G in a es n h | Russian pay for treasury Germans their were any for stokse, forthec one clear to while Sone, ‘e received special permission to re- | Those who have | concentr ed in he main at their posts, expelled are of the decide to the Ger- ruteome chall allowed or in tricts ,awaitinng the was and the fate which whether they are t) he g0 their homes ir Rus to 3 homes of their fore’athers German problem still lies | Jaek, | farm Our Annual Ends Saturd HERE'S fHE PROPOSITION: HIGH-GRADE SOROSIS SHOES, AT REDUCED MEANS VERY UNUSUAL VALUES, FOR ME CHILDREN. FOR US I''s CLEARANCE, SOROSIS BARGAI Boots for Women's $5 $5.50 Women's $6 and $6.50 Women's $8 Boots For Fric turday Boots For Boots For Friday and ay and Sg only, Women's $4.00 $5 and Friday and and Sat turday only, AT S2. worth shopwoin 1 worth § MENS We offer argain for St “ n a 1 lot ¢ $1.68 BIG VALUE Shoes in this lot $5. Some slightly others styles to be discontinued Women's shoes, broken sizes A very few odd pairs of shoos and slippers at 50c palr Boots for m Women's rubbers, 41c¢. at $1.39, S1. Tan footholds, 7 19¢ redcced in pri up to Oxfords value, in every in Friday Shoes offered in this sale ar Don't forget to come or Saturs service. Dage-Allen & Hartford, Conn. P FAIL TO R LESSONS| WHAT IS WRONG WITH | BRITISH UNION JACK? J | | London Daily Express Asks Its Itead- | Jiujitsu Teaches ters Score W, | crs Following Editorial on the 1 Lusitania Ilag Incident, { Press.) | (Correspondence ¢ The of masters (Correspondence of the Associated 25.—TFollowing humilating incident national 1 an band of London, editorial the Lu viewpoint the Daily politics and Feb, the ania flag of British Express, conservative { intensely British in pol- | icy, has asked its readers, “Wnat is wrong with the Union . Among the replies, Sir Robert vis says “For hoist by a aspect from the pride on fencing vices in the inst been refused by in evening scores office does not t the bayon Pur- war on both to They unable to owver aganst the ba ! the experiencls | campaign ,and lessons of warfa The bayonet obsolete in tk In the fe done in th quarters, the guns clubs, bayonets as a merchantman fronts to avoid capture German armed vessel is allow- able if he thinks fit to 5O But for the British government solemnly to intimate to the mercantile marine on a Sunday night—like news of stricken battle—to strike the Union seems uncalled for, humiliating | war and indecent, It is a step-down, and | also gives occasion to the enemy, | when we denounce his wars, to charge | us with hypocrisy of Mr. Pecksnif.” Another Englishman wiites algo the verdiet “When 1 d the other day of the | Boer In German accusation against us of au- | campaign, howd thorizing the use of a neutral flag to ' turned to favor, protect our shipping, I at once called | the it another German lie. Imagine my | ered horror, then, to find such an action | net has taken place, and under the au- | by thority of our foreign office.” ’ a British e neutral colors do a | | was war Amerjcan its intentio: and this the Britisa Now come th stant of the breakfast: | warfs Quicky ape fruit, two boiled eggs from | parry foot, ussell Bros., bread and Russell's | necessary in th butter, one cup Russell’'s coffee | But the drill sel —advt | and fencing mj content to tead routine exercisel little against gl even against § pursued Coffee 8 e use Menu for Thursday’s e of o | NEW DAIRY WORLD QUEEN, ‘ Five Years Old sumes Title, Feb. dairy Guernsey Cow As- | orously | —Tests depart- Ohio, by the Columbus, completed ment of the Ohio State university, established a w world’s record in | milk production, according to figures | made public at the university | he new queen of the dairy world is Murne Cowan, five-wears-old Guernsey cow, who, during the last | year, produced twelve tons of milk, | According to the umiversity figures, | the cow’s milk averaged five per cent Lutter fat. During the year she pro- | Placento drew duced 1,094 pounds of butter fat, | Spontino after which churned into 1,400 pounds of | of cards and Wi butter, Murne Cowan's home a | and half of the near Burberton, Ohio HELD FOR Hartford Febl he not shool frighten the “‘bi cento was bound court under bon vesterday. ne did 1 | court I Hartford, where FosowiRealihis do not take Substitutes or Imi Get theWell-Known H o RI Round Package MALTED Made in the equipped and san Milk plant in We do not make 'm Skim Milk, Condex - Rut the Original- HORLICK’S MA Made from pure, and the extract of reduced to powder water. The Food-d DEFASK FOR “HC Used all over The most economical and nourishing many.