New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1915, Page 11

v * NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915, )., CORBIN HEADS . B0F SCOUT CounGL -Llst of Officers of New Organizs- ¢ tion Anncureed Togay. Theé organization of the New Brit- “ain council, Boy Scouts of America, . was completed last night when A. F. JCorbin, president of the Union Man- ~ifacturing company, accepted the presidency of the organization. The officers were elected at a meeting held | . March 2, but on account of the fact 4 that the consent of several members #to serve had to be obtained, the list ‘was not made public. ~Following is the list of officers ghe New Britain council Honorary President—Mayor George <AL Quigley. /Honorary Vice President—E. > Bhrist. : ‘¢ *Honorary Vice President—E. M. ratt. | President—aA. E, Corbin. Vice President—Major F. ‘- cox, Judge ‘James T. Meskill, ‘siade. 7 Scout Commissioner—Stanley Shel- Hon. i ‘.,Treasurer-—FrAxik Vibberts. . “Secretary—Oliver, Hoyem. ' < The executive committee will con- | siet of the active officers of the coun- i1, and tha following elected mem- rs: . E. M, Wightman, S. H. Holmes, vy Hoar, E. W. Pelton and W. C. ench. 5 Duties of Committees, "z he duties of the executive com- 5 ftee are to pass upon the qualifica- - tigns of scout masters -and assistant 500Ut masters; to register troops, pa- :, trols' and seouts; to pass upon recom- of Ww. Wil- L P \ - 9 . ‘.;Qe ‘mational council for the award of ). badgestand other honors; and to re- ‘gommend ways and means of giving ] scouteraft to scout he office of scout commissioner is the mostsimportant one as far as the sfetual ‘Work among the Boy Scouts is * conterned and the court of honor, # whi¢h conducts examinations for the ;f varlous merit badges, . investigates ‘&and -recommends all claims for honor medals or other special awards, and passes upon appeals made from scout v,ma,_s_;ers’ decisions, is the body which " comps closest to the boys in the or- ' ganlzation. ' The members of the court of honor have been appointed by freqldent Corbin as folows: F. R. Gllpatrick, Stanley Sheldon, C. H. " Barnes; Dr. F. A. B, Forrest, Dr. C. M. Cooley. { Members of Council. "l'he_'members of the council are L*:P. Slade, W. C. French, . Judge James T. Meskill, C. H. Barnes, F. R. @ilpatrick, J, B. Comstock, Dr. C. M. oaley, Dr. F. A. B. Forrest, S. & Hi ‘Holmes, E._vy. Pelton, ;George Hif: - Henky Hoar, B, M. Wightman, |been fairly violent artillery firing. Platk, FUG. Vibberts, F. H. Wil- k A. F. Corbin, E. .J. Skinner and Qliver . Hoyem. 1, 4 _con itution. modeled after one | mitted by the ~National counci] adopted. ' ' It' wa$ also' mhde’ a law that the mavor of the city, ‘president of the Chamber of Com- merce; and the president of the United “Parents’ and Teachers’ assaclation act | agMionolary vice.president and vice- ldents respectively. It is the i m among the Boy Scouts that t ayar of the city hold the posi- on of honorary president of the or- ganization. . The officers were elect- €d’ to hold office until October. § meeting of the council to con- plans for the year's work will eld Monday evening, March 22, ifhe Chamber of Commerce rooms. aguccess of the local council will pgaf of the community’s interest iithe healthful, normal “and moral opment of its boys. ere are now six troops of Boy’ itg in.the city and the scout ‘mas- B are Rev. E. T. Thienes, A. H. ) er,” Stanley Sheldon, E. W. Yer- ind Rev. H. S, Fox. Scout Com- ner. Sheldon has placed a num- f boys in different troops within st few days and is ready to e applications from any boys wish to jain the Boy Scouts. It pelfeved that several new troops be fermed shortly. The organi- on is now being conducted inde. hdently of the jurisdieticn of any glan institution. .3#.._ City Items ; entennial lodge, No. 118, F. & A. will confer the third degree to- EDt. A buffet lunch will be served. #5"The Ploncer pool team defeated the Elmores in a match game last ght by the score of 210 to 161. The Pres; Elmores, Smith 50, Mack, 28, in 50, Descola 15, Brayne 18; Pio- s, Hickey 30, Olson 50, Spitzell ¢ Arute 50, Noonan 50. "Georse T. Shelton, who is studying h¥ New York Institute of Musical and who has a studio in the Rox- ury building in the metropo has eén spending a few days with his j§fents- in this city. He will return New York tomorrow. ‘The scheduled hearing of the cred- rs of the Patrick McGuire estate | |;‘e held tomorrow afternoon. cake sale and tea party was given i§ afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. fyton Humphrey, of 2656 West Main et, for the benefit of the flower il of 'the South Congregational ch, MISS ROGERS HONORED. igs Elibzabeth S. Rogers, daughter | . ‘0. Rogers, of 29 Camp street, been elected a member of Phi Kappa, the leading scholastic rnity in the United ..States, at i x -the barracks at Coimar—(capital of ON PRUSSIAN BORDER REPULSED BY GERMANS (Continued from First Page.) Russian capital as a matter of a few | days only. British Steamer Attacked. South Shields, Eng, March 17, via { London, 2:55 p. m.—The British | steamship Blonde, arriving here to- day, reports that she was attacked in { the North sea by a German aeroplane, which dropped a bomb on the deck of the vessel. One member of the crew was killed. Germans Bombard Nieuport. Paris, March 17—"The enemy. is again furiously bombarding Nieuport, this time with 16-inch howitzers,” says an undated message from the Petit Parisian’s war correspondent who adds: “Thirty shells have fallen in the town making enormous holes and de- molishing several buidings, but no one was hurt. ‘“Belgian troops, profiting by a slight recession of the waters in the district they occupy, carried two Ger- man advanced positions. The first was on the Klooster Hoek Farm near FOR COMMON COUNCIL impartant Ameadments Up for D.s- cussion at Mecii:g Tonight. Several important amendments to the ordinances will be introduced at the meeting of the common council tonight. An entirely new ordinance dealing with store ceilings follows: “‘The ceil- ing of every store hereafter erected when the beams are of wood shall be lathed with metal lathes and plas- tered with a heavy coat of brown mortar of good material of not less than 3-8 inch in thickness. Metal ceilings with two thicknesses of as- bestos paper under ceiling or: plaster board between metal and all wood- work may be used. ““‘All ‘partition walls must be brick or other equally fireproof terial. Wainscoting in stores” not extend over five feet in and shall have substantial above wainscoating,” ° Another ordinance regarding build- work is as follow: No wood sill of any building shall be'laid so that the underside of the sub sill shall be less than two feet of ma- shall height firestop Stuvekenskerke, while the second was a line of trenches on the road from Pervyse to Schoorbakke. Allies Attack Westende. ‘““Warships and monjtors of the al- lies vigorously bombarded Westende. The Germans replied feebly but none of their shells took effect. Torpedo boat destroyers protected the bom- barding ships, shelling a German sub- marine which attempted to approach. The fire against the shore positions was directed by aeroplanes.” Allies Attempt Futile. Constantinople, via Berlin and wire- less to London March 17, 9:05 a. m.— Ony important operations have been undertaken by the allied fleet operat- ing against the Dardanelles for the past few days. The activity of the warships has been limited to demon- strations. Two new attempts by cruisers and destroyers to approach i the outer fortifications and clear the channel of mines are reported to have been futile because if the effective fir from the defenders. 3 The civilian population of Con- stantinople appears quite calm and almost indifferent to the efforts which are being made to force a passage of the Dardanelles. French Official Report. Paris, March 17, via London, 3:43 p. m.—The following official account of yesterday’s events at the front was glven out this afternoon by the French war department: “On the Yser the Belgian army has made fresh progress and has repelled German counter attacks. “‘On -the ‘British front there has :“Fo. the morth of Arras the encmy unsuccessfully attempted late in the; afternoon to deliver another counter | attack on the trenches on the spur of the hill of ‘Notre Dame de Lorette. Rheims Cathedral Struck. “Soissons and Rheims again were bombarded, -two shells striking the Rheims cathedral. “In the Champagne district, north of Le Mesnil and west of Hill 196, we have taken possession along a front of some 500 metres of an im- portant eminence held by the enemy. German Attacks Repulsed. “In the Argonne several German counter attacks between Rolane and | Four de Paris have been repulsed. “There has been an artillery duel in the Woevre. /‘One of our aviators dropped on upper Alsace.)” ‘WILSON SELLS COTTON. President Sends Proceeds to Charity In Oklahoma. ‘Washington, March 17—President ' ‘Wilson today sold a bale of cotton and sent the proceeds to Charity in Okla- homa. During the “Buy a bale of cotton” movement the President bought sev- eral bales,_ and one now is in storage at Boswell, Okla. H. H. Conway of Paris, Texas, offered to buy it at ten cents a pound, and today the presi- dent accepted his offer and directed that the proceeds be sent to a char- ity in Oklahoma to be selected by Senators Gore and Owen. ORDERS BOUT CANCELLED, New York, March 17.—The New York state boxing commission today ordered the ten-round bout between Yoting Ahearn and Eddie McGoorty, set for Friday night at a local boxing club, cancelled. A previous contract exhibited by the promoters of a rival club showed that Ahearn had agreed to box before that club on Saturday night and had further agreed not to engage in a contest previous to that date. ORDERS/DOGS MUZZLED. Stamford, March 17.—Dogs in Stamford were ordered muzzled by the commissioner of domestic animals today as the result of a report made upon the brain of a dog killed after it had bitten Henry Carpenter in North Stamford, and several dogs, on Sunday. The dog had rables. It belonged in Newtown and probably ran wild from that town. Carpenter has gone to New York to recelve {reatment, SHOE FACTORY BURNED. Derby, N. Y., March 17—The Wood- bury Shoe factory was destroyed by fire today, with an estimated loss of $75,000. There were 400 employes. Main above tontract grade of the ground.” Time Limit For Permits. An important change in the build- ing code which will be proposed is entitled, “Time limit for permit.” It is as follows: “Building permits is- sued by the-building inspector shall expire by limitation unless work is commenced and substantal progress made wthin three months from date issued.” The purpose of this amendment to prevent a rush for permits for a certain class of buildings after they are put under the ban by the council such as was experienced a few weeks ago when there was a heavy demand for permits for six family houses of wood, An amendment dealing with health matters follows: That section 49 of the Ordinances be and is hereby ‘amended by adding before the last paragraph of said sec- tion the following: “No person shall deposit or cause or permit to be deposited any refuse or other substance which in the opin- fon of the Board of Health may cause a nuisance or in their opinion is un- sanitary or unsightly upon his own land or land of another. “All such refuse or other substances not permitted by the Board of Health to be deposited on such land must be deposited on the public dumping ground provided by the = City, said Public Dumping Ground to be super. vised by the Board of Public Works and under the inspection of the Board of Health.” DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs. Laura Heinze May. News was received in this city today of the death in Lynn, Mass., yesterday of Mrs. Laura Heinze Mayv, fermerly a resident of New Britain, in her sixty-eighth year. Mrs. May was born in Thuringen, Germany, and came to New Britain about forty-five years ago. She was the wife of Adolph May. After re- is siding here twenty years the family ! moved to Lynn, where they have been residing for twenty-two years. Those who survive are her husband, { five sons, Councilman Charles May of | the first ward, Oscar of New Haven, and Adolph, Henry and George of Lynn, and two daughters, Mrs. Louise Eichel of Lynn and Mrs. Emma Far- ington of Cincinnati. Mrs. May was a. member of Thus- nelda lodge, O. D. H. 8., and a special meeting has been called for this eve- ning. All ‘members are urged to at- tend. The funeral will be held in this city Friday. Services will be gonducted at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery. All members of Sons of Herman, attend the funeral. Thuesnelda lodge, are requested to Mrs. Margaret Kilduff, Word was received here this after- noon of the death in Stamford this morning at 10:30 of Mrs. Margaret Kilduff, formerly of this city. The body will be brought here tomorrow and will be taken to tha home of her son, Daniel Kilduff of 35 Dwight street. Besides Daniel, Mrs. Kilduff | leaves four son. Thos., Edward, Joseph and .John Kilduff. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9 o’clock from St. Mary’s church and interment will be in New Catholic cemetery. Card of Thanks. T wish to express through the columns of the press my sincere thanks to friends and former neigh- bors for their sympathy apd Kkind deeds expressed during my mother’s last illness. I also wish to thank the friends for the beautiful floral tributes, contributed at the funeral. HERBERT ELAM, Glastonbury, Conn. TO FORM BASEBALL LEAGUE. At the regular monthly meeting of the Junior Holy Name soclety of St. Joseph’s church to be heid in the Parish hall at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow evening, arrangements will be made for a Holy name baseball league to include societies in Hartford, New Britain, Plainville, Bristol and Terry- ville. A farce debate ana a musical program will also be features of to- mMorrow evening’s meeting. The members of the society are rehearsing a minstrel show to be glven after Iaster to raise money for the pur- chase of suits for the team. The cast for the comedy drama 1934” to be presented by the Work- Have your fortune told, 392 lesley college. Miss Rogers will Faduated in June. street. Readings 25ic. Ladies and gentlemen are welcome,—advt. ing Girls' club next month, will meet on Monday instead of I¥riday. All members are urged to attend. RUSSIAN ONSLAUGHT |ORDINANCE CHANGES |KAISER DESIRED PEACEFUL REIGN Congressman Bartholdt Relates Inter- view Wi Germany’s Ruier. Hartford, March 17.—Congr Richard Barthholdt, who was the guest of the Get-Together club this week told here, for the first time ex- cept to the president of the United States, the story of his meeting with the German emperor when, four years ago, he was sent by Presldent Taft {as special ambassador to present the ssman After his address at the Get-Together club, Mr. Barthholdt was the guest of a number of prominent German Americans in a small dining room in Bond’s restaurant. The talk natur- ally turned upon the war and, after considerable discussion, Congressman Barthholdt said. that the Kaiser had told him, at the time when the Mo- roccan situation was very intense that he hoped to take to his grave the title of the “Peace Kaiser,” bestowed in scorn by the military element of Germany. “I had hoped to keep this for my memoirs,” said he, “but I don’t know whether I ever will have time to write them. I tell it now for the first time since my report to President Taft whose ambassador I was.” In Congress Twenty Years. Congressman Barthholdt has been in congress from St. Louis for twenty years. His special work has been world peace propaganda, and he sev- eral times has been sent to the Hague as a commissioner for this coun- try. He was president of the Inter- parliamentary union in 1904, and since that year has heen elected presi- dent of the Arbitration Group of Con- gress, which he founded in 1904. He was born in Germany in 1855, came to America as a boy, received a classi- cal education, and has worked in tne newspaper business all his life. When first elected to Congress he was editor in chief of the “St. Louis Trlhur_m." When elected to the congress just ended, his rhajority over his demo- cratic opponent was 25,244. Telling of the ceremonies at Pots- dam, where stands the monument to Baron Steuben, the German officer Who assisted in the War For In- dependence, Congressman Barthodt i Kaiser at Head of Table. “At the big state banquet that night, the kaiser sat at the head of the table and I was seated on his right. To the right of me sat the imperial chancellor, Von Bethmann- Hollweg. Around us were ambassa- dors, generals and othes notables. “The kaiser gave the signal for seating and turning to me demanded in excellent English, ‘Well, what's the latest American yarn?' Believes in Arbitration. | Arter desultory discussion about this and that, Wilhelm | ‘You are very much inter | arbitration, and I believe that 'you are |in the right. I believe that disputes should be arbitrated, but I more firm- ly believe that kings, myself included, should of their own strength; keep the peace. 1 have done so. During my reign Germany has engaged in no wars, but every other great nation of the world has done so, including the United States. While I have ruled, we have been contented with our place in the sun, yet every other na- tion has enlarged its territory, in- cluding the United States. “‘They sneer at me and call me the “peace kaiser.”” 1 am proud of that title, Mr. Bartholdt and I hope to keep it until T die” Feeling Against England. “This, you remember, was at the time when the Moroccan situation was intensely acute, when Germans be- lieved that war was justified and when there was bitter feeling, not against poor France but against Eng- land who was egging her on.” + Mr. Bartholdt told many of the other things which the German ruler said. In discussing Berlin, the kaiser said, “They’'re getting on there in fine shape. But 1 don't like the villas that they are building on some of the new streets,” and naming one of them continued, “Every villa on it is an architectura] atrocity.and they did not come to me once to ask what de- signs should be followed.” Emperor Willlam has rather a prejudice against Berlin, because it is controlled by the social-democrats, | and this feeling he freely admitted to Congressman Bartholdt. While on this journey, the con- gressman met besides the most nota- ble men of Germany, TFrance and England, King George V. of Eng- land and President Poincare of France. some BASEBALL DECISION RESERVED Till Next Tuesday By Judge Baldwin —No Reason Given, Chicago, March 17.—Decision In the injunction suit of the Kansas City baseball club to restrain the Federal league from declaring its franchise i forfeited and transferring the club to Newark, was postponed today by Judge Baldwin until next Tuesday. The announcement of the postpone- ment was made after a conference of attorneys for both sides. No reason for the continuance was given. STUDENTS DISCHARGED. Newark, N. J, March 17.—The fourteen Columbia sophomores ar- rested here last night, following the partial wrecking of a restaurant in which the freshmen class of the uni- versity was holding a dinner, Wwere discharged in court today, no com- plainant appearing. The judge W informed that the damage done had been paid for, s Steuben statue to the German nation. | SUITS FOR STOUT WOMEN A SPECIALTY. Nee(i—a— New Spring 10’Coat? Probably you do, if you haven’t bought one already—you’d better come in and pick out one you like. Our H. O. P. Spring overcoats are just the thing. These loose knitted coats or stylish dress black silk lined coats are the popular style mnow. All here at $14.98 to $27.50 Sport and Travel Coats FOR MISS AND LADY. In white polo cloth, chinchilla and corduroy. Whites are going to be the most popular coat this ""H. 0. P. WHITES $14.95 to $30 Other darker coats Iin mnobby styles for travel, $9.95 to $35.00. CLARVOYANCY BILL PASSED BY SENATE After Stoator Kett Offers Amenc- men.--iénclield Confirmed. Hartford, March 17.—Burton Mans- fleld of New Haven was confirmed as insurance commissioner by the sen- | ate today after the committee on ex- ecutive nominations had made a fa- vorable report. The term is for four years fram July 1 and is a con- tinuance of Commissioner Mansfield in office. The excise committee unfavorably reported bills to prohibit “The man- ufacture of near-beer” ar like substi- tutes for beer; and to give county treasuries fifty per cent. and the state treasury twenty-five per cent. of the | license money. The report of the education committee appointing How- ell Cheney of Manchester and Wil- liam H. Palmer of Norwich . mem- bers of the state board of education for four years was accepted and both gentlemen chosen. Clairvoyancy Bill Passed. The senate passed the bill prahibit- ing fortune telling and clairvoyancy after Senator Klett had offered an amendment so that the bill would not be a hardship on Spiritualists. He said the bill was aimed to put ‘“fakirs” out of business. The Dill concerning the pasturing of young bulls, passed in the hause after a lively debate, was tabled by Senator Isbell. Other bills passed were those concerning terms of the common pleas courts, amending the | act concerning co-habitation so the a woman may be punished, and al- lowing Stamford to change its seal. Bills Unfavorably Reported. The house alsa received unfavor- able reports on bills for appointment of minor court judges by the gover- nor; prohibiting others than state agents from selling insurance; re- quiring reports to the selectmen each 24 hours of sheep and goat; limiting a bag of partridge to three each day; prohibiting hunting with dogs; requiring milkmen to file “re- ports with town clerks; providing that a place licensed for a saloon shall always be deemed a suitable place. A favorable report came on«the measure to divide Milford into two voting distric Strictly fresh Connecticut eggs 27¢ doz., 3% doz $1.00. Russell Bros.— advt, | Am RICH MEMBERS Representea by K. W. KDDY AMERICAN H STANLEY W( LANDERS, F} AMERICAN HC 409-410 NATIONAL B NEW BRITA! DIRECT FRIVATE WIRE ‘Phone 1621. U 8 Steel pi Westinghouse Western Union GRADUAT BANQ STOCK EXCHANGE 15 DULL AND NARROW Reading Advancss fo the Best Price of the Day. Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.—Indecision was the keynote of today’s early stock market, the principal issues showing little change from yesterday's Reading, whose di- | Members of M. C, A to Tu The blggest ever held in # finish its course with a banquet club. Thirty-fi class and a nui attend. An speeches has Washburn, the | of the Y. M, @ begin at 7 of The principal ing will be Hartford, a | Mutual Benefit win speak Salesman.” J. R. Jenningi is & member of the Knox Scho | will be the to for impromptu | the following sch L. W. Bruem W. W, House on the Road. Harry Hanecoe Tsusiness.” Citizen Another cou citizenship will b On Friday evenh W. F, Mangan wi the state and Judge James T, address Wednesd 24, on the nations re-ac- | tionary tendency. rectors met today for dividend action, recorded an initial decline of 3-8 frof yesterday's close, but soon recovered. | United States Steel and some of the motor stocks were lower, while Beth- lehem Steel rose to 58 1-2, achieving a new high record. Trading was small with a narrow range. Close.—Announcement of the regu- lar Reading dividend caused a further | advance in that stock to the best price of the day, after which it receded again. The general list shaded later on profit taking. The closing was easy. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co.. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Bddy, National Bank building: 17 Close. 41 March Low 405, 541 27 % 64 102% 120 2614 High. Beet Sugar.... 41% Copper 549 Can 27% Am Smelting 64% Am Sugar Am Tel & Tel....120% Anaconda Copper 26% A.T S Fe Ry Co. 96 B 67 4% B 861 Jeth Steel . 5814 Canadian Pacific 5914 Central Leather. 33% Chesa & Ohio. . 41% Chino Copper 5% Chi Mil & St Paul 86% Corn Products Ca.. 11% Del & Hudson. Distillers Sec. . Erie . Erie 1st pfd... Great Nor pfd Interborough Interboro pfd Lehigh Val Mex Pet Missouri NYC&H Nev Cons ... NYNH&H. NYO&W. Northern Pac Penn R R Ray Cons teading Southern Pac Southern Ry .... Southern Ry pfd . Tenn Copper Unlon Pac Utah Copper U S Rubber Co U 8§ Steel Am Am Miss Ryau is calls for Pullman 79 Pratt street, b, ing Southern vact her supplied with of the India silke’ algo the new natu s0 good looking an .1 CHINA ORD! M it was le Bridgeport, concern, just secured a eonf] million rifles for t is bd consisting buildings, engaging skilled help in ment arsenals. Ky it is sald, will no the company has 108 for one million riff 105 warring European 17% - 1435, 830 1 MRS, TOM Torrington, Mare Tom, also known sky, was arrested upon the telegraph police of Shenandoal eyl U] paucyiuew 30 [ The company 135% 693 10% 8314 12 515 24 % plant great and is in t ceen 14434 83% 15% 487% 28 120% 525 56 14% 52 58 43% 25 American Hardware 25 Landers, Frary & C 15 New Britain Mch. STOPPED BY BRITISH CRUISER. | Mrs. Carl Anderson is entertaining | her sister, Miss Nellie Johnson, who | arrived on the Oscar II from Sweden last Saturday. Miss Johnson states | that the sea voyvage was an eventful | one. In addition to inconvenience caused by a big storm the ship was delayed by a British cruiser. \Ig(ljt.'\:l'}‘:‘_l:‘gn’\clu\ssn‘d CATION. FOR SALE—Grocery and meat mar- ket. Reasonable price to right party. Address Box 34B, Herald. 3-17-3dx TO RENT—One five and two four 20 North & Judd 25 Stanley Works FRISBIE & CO. 36 Pearl St Harlford, Conn. L. W. FRISBIE C. 6. FRISBIE room rents on West Main street. Inquire 24 Bradley street, 3-17-6d