New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1915, Page 14

JSCORES. IIRED It of Strect Car and Freight p Collision in Delroit fo1t, Micl., April 15-—The deati (o the colii Detroit, nd Ironton freight train and ded strect car here last nignt reased to fifteen, eleven wom- ifour men, today, when one of ‘ed women died in the hospi- fé’ more than a score of the Wictims were taken. The re- of at | t three others of the Wwas considered improbable. s S, Cunningham, state rail- Nimissioner, has already begun stigation in behalf of the determine who shall be offi- eclared responsible for the ac- | and at the same time the po- jpartment and the county coron- conducting separate inquiriecs. Held for Manslaughter. .. Westover, student motorman, as operating the car when it hto the railroad crossing, and d Vallade, the regular motor- both of whom were taken into last night on manslaughter were closely questioned again ¥ members of the prosecuting ’s staff. of the dead were identified the day as Elizabeth Gawarzy- leria Catus and Vernika Caru- t at noon there were still the on of a of five women whose names | pt been learned. Motormen to Blame. inexperience of the student nan is charged the tragedy. ing to the police, the unex- i inactivity of the student's in- r also contributed to the dis- It was said at the morgue lof the bodies are so terribly ed that their identification will l nigh impossible, a heavy load of passengers, ard bound the car, handled hy lent motorman, J. C. Westover, as it reached th erailway cross- [lhe conductor ran ahead, and ! a string of freight cars pushed witch engine approaching the lon, signalled the motorman t until it had passed. The misunderstood the signal and on the power. The car down the slight incline lead- (the railway tracks. When too e motorman shut off the cur- nd applied the brakes, but the il along until it stopped directly path of the oncoming train. Car Struck in Middle. Jealing freight car struck the gay squarely in the middle. The Aracks at the place where the occurred, occlipy a narrow As the car was swept away crossing one end of it struck olished, the front of the Del- ffion, which stood on one cor- the other end tore out a part ocery store on the opposite ‘the street. ly 200 feet was traveled before jght was brought to a stop, and the distance, terribly mangled of dead and injured were Others caught in the wreck- the car were not ex:ricated un- leral hours after the crash. stims Mostly Foreigners, majority of the other breigners, whose homes ver Rouge and Delray oit. victims are suburbs SBURY’S ESTA Haven, April 15.—The will of ite Prof. Thomas R. Lounsbury e, filed for probate today, dis of an estate of about $100,000, that the widow shall have lif it and at her death the life all revert to a son, Walter. If tter dies without issue the prop- hall then go to Yale to be used brary purposes. If the son en, however, the estate at his shall be divided between them. $100,000. TAFT TO SPEAK. risburg, Pa., April 15.—Former flent Taft, who will be in Harris oday, will address the Pennsyl- legislaturc late this afternoon itation. Mr. Taft comes here liver a lecture tonight under the bes of the Harrisburg academy, paratory school. While in the capital he will be the guest of or Brumbaugh, After the lec- in | Ame Washington Anderson, wh state departm American with the war in Europe to r.ational camps, government investigation He visited several camps and i an Originates Plan to Inspect Prison Camps of War , April 1 was counselor of the ent under Taft, is credit- o ed with a reform undertaken by the connection Mr. Ander- in in Europe. son has induced the warring nations permit a neutral inter- of their prison be based Mr. the upon his report is said to the agreement for the inspection. Anderson says that, considering severity and generality of the war, the manner in which prisoners are treated is all that could be desired. He declared that after the war it would me shown that the death rate of war prisoners was unusually low, due to the sanitary and preventive measures taken. reception by alumni. He | the executive O (Farn There is ba | chapped han |lame feet, | solitude, and | strength, and equate care child, and |and manure, the barn, do for which sweep year's wages, from ing thin barn and { young things ta their in the fingers ¢ beards in back, stumps and weeds. hecause weat jand parasites the farmer. writers and know. If t gin to get r ture. pects, blendid glories are All of in rural much they dc see, for inst: is the ane where wife a fully and he making a liv woman and they are rew. curity if not shadows will erature—the of the overa laborer when back, straigh weariness. ture tonigit Mr, Taft and bhoots plastered and nd with the live stock, storms nowhere and breeding or We should get will be given a the Harrisburg Yale will spend the night at mansion. m the Farm. 1 and Fireside.) ckache on the farm, and ds, and chilblains, and bathless homes, and excess of tasks over babies born without ad- for cither mother or with mud and clothes smelling of disgusting things to away the chance of a insects which spring up ravage the grow. plagues which threaten re, cows which kick, which refuse to live up nurture, cracks . dust in the lungs, bar- the eye, chaff down the and stones and sprouts Nothing comes out as it was planned and bugs and fungi e not planned—by hese things the book 1 romancers do not did we should be- great farm litera- its darker as- s—and its her rur hey eally with its glori many them seen literature the “dabblers there, and They do not on by are o not see. ance, that place in American life nd children may health- \ppily do their part in ing. On the farm the the man still work side by side as of old: and, in the main, arded by safety and se- by wealth. One of these days the lights and | be blended in real lit- backache with the glory rching sky seen by the he puts his hand on his tens up, and sighs far OTATOES These Potatoes arc grown for Seed in Aroostook County, Maine. en different varieties, all truc to name. On account of cooking Potatoes being so plentiful this year, ere will be a large quantity sold for Seed that are not selected This seed stock is carefully selected, Government Inspected. free from rot and Take no Chances on QUALITY, but get the best and save moncy. S. P. STROPLE 113 CHURCH ST, NEW BRITAIN, CONN, 'PHONE 939 the farm | City Hemphiy See N. B. Lumber & Coal Co.'s full page advertisement.on page 5.—advt. Rev. Dr. T. Edwin Brown of the First Baptist church will speak Sun- day on “Personal Memories Asso- | siated With the Death of Abraham Lincoln.” A son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Warner of 22 Lee street. Officer A. J. Richardson is confined to his home on Arch street by an attack of rheumatism. The fire department extinguished a fire in a shed owned by J. Strobel at 48 Seymour street yesterday. The firemen at Engine company No. 2 have been presented with a box of cigars by Eben Strong for the good work they did at a fire in his home on Parkmore street Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs, John R. James of New London are the guests of Mr. and Mrs, H. Flagg, 69 Arch street. Mr, James is a delegate from Perkins post to the state convention of the G. A. R. Court Progress, will meet this evening at 7:30 in Ilagles’ hall, 252 Main street. After the meeting the last of their series of whists will be played. What is believed to attempt to burglarize the store of Holcombe & Frick early yesterday morning was discovered by Officer Charles Anderson. Glass in a rear door had been broken, -but it is| thought that the thieves were scared away. No. 143, F. of A., have been an 83 DEATHS I During March According to Mortality Reports. 1, STATE. Hartford, April 13.—According to martality reports received by the state board of health there were I,- 783 deaths in Connecticut during the month of March. This was 320 more | than in Febr and 62 1 than in March of vear, and more than the average number of deaths during March for five years preced- ing. The death rate expressed as an annual rate per one thousand estimat- ed population was 17.5 for the large towns, for the small towns 15.4 and for the whole state, including state institutions, 17.8. The deaths from infectious diseases were 210, being 11.7 of the total mortality. st PURCHASING Abandoned by Government of Great Britain, London, April 15, 5:85 a. m.—An- nouncement of the government's de- cision to cease purchasing wheat was conveyed yesterday in a letter from the board of trade to the London Corn Trade association, stating that in view of representations madec to the government that its action in purchasing wheat was preventing a resumption of normal trading it had been decided to make no further pur- chases, timates vary to the quantity of O WHEAT the grain hought by the government, and nothing is known regarding the | afternoon. use it is intended to make of it. Maple Hill The Newington Paper company ex- pects to start work as soon as Care- taker William Simon has finished the necessary repairing. Miss Matilda Hoadland and Miss Hatti Slocum ¢ New l.ondon, are the guests of Representative and M George E. Churchill. M from Gladys Woram has ew York. returncd Samuel Forbes has gone to Bos for a week. Samuel Bassett new touring car. has purchased a Miss Lena Herold who has been vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. Lankin of the north end has returned to her home in Bris- tol. Rev. and Stonington were during the week, daughter of Rev. who was the former Congregational church. Seth Goodale, who was injured week ago, while riding his moto is improving, though he is still con- fined to the house. Mrs. Dwight E. calling on friends Mrs. Stone is the John O. Barrows, pastor of the Stone of Mre. Leonard Mallory and daughter Barbara, are visiting friends in Spring- field, Mass. Mrs. John Nordstrom w very pleasant surprise birthday party last Thursday evening. There were friends present from Hartford, Farm- ington and New Britain. Mrs. Nord- strom received many beautiful gifts given o The Misses Camp have purchased a new automobile. The Maple Hill Tennis club met on Tuesday evening at the home of Mis: Edith Sternberg. After the meeting social hour was held. The members of the club are planning to give a play entitled “The Deacon’s Second WVife "t Thomas E. Jones who is well known by the young people of the Congrega- tional church and a senior in the Hartford Theological seminary, has announced to the students his engage- ment to Miss Esther Alsop Baldeston of Ridgeway, Penn. Miss Baldeston is at present teaching in the Friends' Girls school in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Jones has lately been elected field sec- retary of young people's work for the Society of Friends in America and will be engaged in this work after com- pleting his seminary training. Mrs. Forbes and daughter, Dorothy, have gone to Pittsfield, Mass. for week. Miss Marion Burk entertained dur- ing the week, her cousin, Miss Gladyvs Hiltbrand of Forestville. Miss Hedlund, who formerly taught school at Elm Hill, was a week end guest of Mr, and Mrs. George E. Churchill. Hansen of Hartford is build- Hill Joseph ing a large bungalow on Maple avenue. Dr. George Woram and’ family have returned from Atlantic City. Under the auspices of the Eunoean society Friday evening, the Bloomfield Dramatic club will give a play, “In Old New England.” Ice cream will be on sale. The annual business meeting of the Woman's Literary society was held on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Goodsell. The old officers were re-elected. President, Mrs. Woram vice president, Mrs. Poteet; secretary, Mrs. Steele; treasurer, Mrs. Spring; program committee, Miss Goodseil; flower committee, Mr Bancroft music committee, Mrs. Proudman, The business meeting was followed by a musical. M Proudman read a paper on Grieg and Chopin. Mrs. Spring gave several selections on piano by Grieg and Chopin, and Mrs. Proudman gave several vocal selections of each. THAW HEARIN TODAY, New York, April 15.—Argument on the motion of Harry K. Thaw's coun- sel for a jury trial to decide whether he is sane and ought to be given his liberty was set for a hearing by Su- preme Court Justice Newburger this Thaw's counsel hoped also that the appellate divison would hand down a decision today on their mo- tion that the slayer of Stanford White he sent back to New IHampshire. This motion was made in an appeal trom an order of Justice Page directing that Thaw be sent back to the Mat- teawan Asylum. D BY BI April STOP New York, fired across the Ward Line steamer outward bound for night by the United boat Dolphin, on neutrality patrol duty here. The Sarutoga had failed to display her signal letters, but stopped after the firing to permit an examination of her clearance papers, which were found satisfactory. She then was permitted to proceed. The Saratoga was on her way to Philadel- vhia for drydocking, ABOLISHE! K SHOTS. 15.—Blank bow of Saratoga Philadelphia last States dispatch shots the while were CORONER'S OFFICE, Albany, April 16.—The office of coroner in New York will be abolished January 1, 1918, under the terms of the bill signed vesterday by Governor Whitman. present coroners will expire on that date. Their duties will be transferred to o chief medical examiner to be ap- puinted by the mayor. The terms of office of the | | GENERAL GORGAS MAY HELP SERVIA IN PLAGUE FIGHT Washington, April 1¢.—The war de- partment has agreed to let Brigadier General William C. Grogas, Wwho cleaned up the Panama canal zone, decide whether he cares to resign from the United States army in order to assume charge of the fight on ty- phus fever in Servia. It is understood that the Rockefeller Foundation has offered General Gorgas unlimited means to go to Servia to wipe out the tyhpus fever which is killing more than the war in which that country is engaged. STRONG WORD SHOULD BE SENT TO U. S. 1lamburg Paper Declares Tt Is Time America Should State Whether Tt is Neutral or Germany’s Enemy. Amsterdam, Via. London, April 14. —The “Hamburger Nachrichten,"” commenting on the German memor- andum to the state department at Washington recently glven out for bublication by Count von Bernstorff, th2 German ambassador, declares that the United States allows England to act as she pleases and supplies her With all the war materials she re- quires, and continue: “Many a one who has had to ob- serve this procedure of the United States has struck the table with his fist. The anger created in Europe is greater than the people over there allow themselves to imagine. “Our foreign office had now found the right language against France, England, and, without any sort of con- sideration, against the United States, | too. With conslideration and forbear- ance we get no further forward. The German people will gradually finish with their declared enemies, al- | though tremendous efforts will be re- quired, but behind them stand other enemies who pretend to be neutral and claim from us the rights of neutrality, together with every consideration, but who, nevertheless continuously ana zealously support our enemies and assist them in their war against us. “It is time that a strong word went to Washington. be polite, but its meaning can only be: “Are you neutral or are you our enemy ?" DISCUSSES INSECT PESTS IN REPORT State Entomologist Says Army Worm Probably Will Not Appear as Pest This Summer. New Haven, April 15.—The army worm, cabbage maggot, and varlous | other insect pests, as well as the| means taken to get rid of them are discussed in the fourteenth report of the state entomologist issued today as part three of the annual report of the state agricultural experiment sta- tion here. Referring eradicating to the experiments for the cabbage maggot the report savs that by the use of tarred paper disks fitted firmly about the stem of the plant the proportion of infected plants were reduced to 1.6 per cent.,, while as a rule untreated plants often have from ten to fifteen per cent, infected by the maggot. The army worm, the report says, will probably not appear as a pest the coming year, and discusses at | length the outbreak during the sum- mer of 1914, and the habits and life history of the pest together with parasites, injury and methods of con- trol. At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the Dis- trict af Berlin, In the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, on the 15th day of April, A. D, 1915. Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge. Estate of Richard O'Dell, late of New Britain, in said district deceased, upon the petition of Harry R. O’'Dell of said New Britain, praying that an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be proved, approved and admitted to probate, as per applica- tion on file more fully appears, it is ORDERED-—That sald application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office, in New Britain, in said district, on the 19th day of April, A. D, 1915, at 9 o'clock in the fare- noon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing this order in some newspaper published in said New | Eritain, having a circulation in said District, and by pasting a copy there- of. on the public sign post in the Town of New Britain, in said District. and return make BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Judge. In expression it will | | office a PIERCE M. LOCKER PLACED ON TRIAL President of Monaton Company In- dicted for Fraud—Concern Had Offices in Connecticut, New York, April 15.—Pierce M. Locker, president of the Monaton Realty company, which had main of- fices in this city and branches in Hartford, Bridgeport, Providence, Philadelphia, Chicago and other places, was yesterday placed on trial in the United States district court on an indictment charging him with con- spiring to defraud investors. The defendant is charged with perpetrat- ing frauds aggregating about $1,000,- 000, The indictment charges that after acquiring title to apartment houses in good neighborhoods by the pay- ment of small sums and giving mort- Bages for the balance, the company understook to sell interest bearing bonds to the extent of $4,000,000, se- cured by the titles which it held in thirty-seven properties in Brooklyn and twenty or more in Manhattan. The preferred stock, it is alleged, was distributed to promoters at $150 a4 share and the indictment charged that between 1907 and 1912 about $200,000 in dividends was allotted to those on “the inside.” The govern- ment contends these dividends were | pald out of $350,000 collected from investors in the company’'s bonds and Profit sharing certificates. When the case was called | €@me known that M. McLaughlin, a | director in the Monaton company, [ who was jointly indicted with Presi- | dent Locker had died last January The complaint which led the fed- eral authorities to take action against | the company, its president and diree- tor, was made by L. C. Knuth of | Dayton, O, Mrs, I'ranzetta P. Adams | of Providence, R. 1., and other in- vestors, who failed to get promised dividends. APULIA AQUEDUCT LARGEST IN WORLD | it be- | Water Distributed to Italian Provinces Through Channel Which Cost $30,000,000 to Construct, Bari, Ttaly, April 14, 2:10 a. m., via Paris, April 15, 1:16 a. m.—Water | from the Apennines was distributed yesterday for the first time to the provinces of Bari, Foggia and Lecce through the Apulia aqueduct, the largest in the world, which was begun in 1905. More than two million per- sons now are assured of a supply fresh from mountain streams, brought through 1,875 miles of pipe. The territory served has suffered for | centuries from lack of adequate supply. For the construction of the aque- duct, the cost of which is estimated at $30,000,000, and upon which 4,000 workmen have been engaged nearly ten years, the course of the Sele river has been diverted. A collecting basin has been built at its source, 1,370 feet above the level of the sea, whence the waters are conveyed by tunnel for seven and one-half miles, pene- trating a watershed, and then through the aqueduct, which is 155 miles long. ‘While the most important parts of the aqueduct have been com- pleted, it will take a year longer to finish all the minor details. an MISSION WORK ORIPPLED Throughout World by War, Says Miss Belle Bennett. Little Rock, Ark., April 15.—Miss Belle Bennett of Richmond, Ky., president of the Woman’s Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcapal Church, South, was one of the speak- ers at today's session of the council. The council is holding an eight day session here. “The European war would not have started had not the Christian re. ligion been superficial,” said Miss Bennett. She said mission work throughout the world has been great- ly crippled by the war and that one of the remarkable features of the crisis was the manner in which Eng- lish organizations were assisting supporting German missianaries who were cut off from communication with home. AFTER O'GORMAN'S VIEWS, 500 Suffragettes to Pay Visit to New York Senator. New York, April 15.—Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont announced today that 500 women of this city will march ta the of United States Senatar O’Gorman here on April $0' to ob- tain his views on woman suffrage. This, Mrs. Belmont said, would be the first of a series of calls to be made upon members of congress in nation-wide campaign begun by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. > Senator O'Gorman, it was said, as- sured Mrs. Belmont that he sympa- thized with the cause of woman suf- frage and that he had so stated to deputations of women who visited him in Washington. He consented to receive the delegation of New York women. BIRD AND GAME REFUGE. Albany, N. Y., April 15.—A bird and game refuge comprising 400 acres has been established in Genessee county by the state conservation commis. sion, it was announced today. The land is situated at the headwaters of the Genesee River. SHORT STORY WRITER DEAD. New York, April 15.—Edwin Bliss of St. Louis, writer of short stories and many moving picture scenarios, among them *“What Happened to Mary.” died suddenly of heart disease at a hotel here yesterday. Mlfii—.—! The Three Twins at the Russwin Ly- ceum, Moving pictures and vaudeville at Keeney's Moving pictures at Fox's Meeting of Lexington lodge, No. 729 L O.0. F, inJr. O. U. A. M. hall, Meeting of Turner society in Turner hall. Meeting of Court Charter Oak, No. 36, F. of A., at 242 Main street Meeting of Court Progress, No. 143, F. of A. Meeting of Isabella Circle, Daugh. ters of Isabella, in Judd's hall. B P « Meeting of the 0. E. Meeting of Order of Owls in G hall, AR Meeting of Vater Jahn lodge, D. of H. Meeting of ciety at 28 St. Jean Baptiste su- Church street. Meeting of Ferdinand couneil, Ng 13K ‘otiC Meeting of Children of Mary of 8t Peter's at 7:30 o'clock. Meeting of directors of Civic Bureau of Chamber of Commerce at 8§ o'clock, Monthly meeting of Hira Temp| No. 90, D. O. K. K., in Vega hall Rehearsal and at T. of the mock meeting of committee A. B. hall. trial gast in chiirg. Meeting of New Britain couneil, O. U. A. M. b/ Meeting of Juniar ciety of St. o'clock. Holy Name so. Joseph's church at 780 camp fire in State armory o’'clock. G. A. at 8 WM. COWLISH CHOSEN, selected as Thrice Hlustrious Master by Doric Coun Past Thrice Illlustrious B. Alling, assisted Grand Mar- shal W. W. Pease, installed the ef- ficers of Doric council, No. 24, R. and, 8. M, last evening after their elfe. tion. Following the election gnd installation a banquet was held, She of the interesting features being the presentation of a percolator sef to retiring Thrice 1llustrious Master Por- ter A. Norton The following is election of officers: Thrice Illustrious Cowlishaw. Illustrious Deputy Master, Frank Goddard. Illustrious Principal Conductof* of Work—F. H. Dohrenwend. Treasurer—Horace W. Eddy. Recorder—E. J. Munson. Honorary Recorder—Julius O. Dam ing. Captain Baker. Conductor- Master E. by the result of th Master—Willjan of Guards—George | B. R. W. Whitman. Steward—J. 8. Goodrich. Sentinel—H. A. Lane. Trustees—Porter A. Norton, Pease, E. B, Alling. Masonic Hall Representatives—H., H, Wheeler, W. R. Sparks, Julius 0. Deming. W, W, THE POSTMASTERSHIP Some Talk of a Primary to Matter. There is some talk among the dem- ocratic leaders in this city of holding a party primary as the only solution to the postmastership tangle. Both of the candidates, Attorney W. ¥. Delaney and ex-Mayor Joseph M. Hal- loran, are said to be willing to “test their popularity at the hands of the democratic voters and it is generally believed that a primary will be called in the near future Whether the sorted to as the the deadlock is o :matter for Post- master-General Burleson to decide There is no apparent change in e situation from that of several weel ago and meanwhile Postmaster Hicks is at the same old stand at the Cor- ner of West Main and South High streets. will be re breaking mary cans of 16,000 CARPENTERS TO STRIKE Employers' Association of Chiloago Fails to Agree on Wage Scale. Chicago, April 15.—Strike aof 18- 000 union carpenters was to go into effect at the close of work today 8s a result of the failure of the unlon leaders to agree on a wage scale with the Employers’ association. Officials of the carpenters’ district council has demanded an increase from 65 to 10 cents an hour for their men. The Employers’ association praposed an in- crease of 2 1-2 cents an hour, which was declined. The strike of the carpenters, it wis said today will throw out of werk practically 100,000 men by stopphts work in other crafts. WORKING FOR REVOLUTIONISTS. Honolulu, April 15.—The Chigse consul here, it became known g is refusing to issue certificatesgto merchants and others desirous . of traveling to the Pacific coast, uniess they foreswear allegiance to the Chinese nationalist party, a revelu- tionist organization, Hartford Bought 6,000 Songs. x thousand copies *“Way DOMA ¥ ' song have been sold in Harts ford. On sale at The Fair 25c Siore 10c each.—advt.