New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 27, 1915, Page 10

DNTINUES THIS EVENING T4 YCEUM PLAYERS| FOR TREAS'S FUNERAL Methodist H the obs t anniversary of the cor- Jaying tonight With an old- 4 Mothodist love-feast, early church the members Vided into small groups under dership of Some one member. servance Episcopal church ) of the ! ‘Well, I'll go up and if anyvone clse comes we'll have a meeting.” Associated with Mr, Neumann to- night will be Rev. Elmer A. Dent, D. D., district superintendent or presid- | ing elder as he would have been called | in the days of love-feasts. Dr. Dent is no stranger here. He is greatly | Pere the class and he was its E. F, NEUMANN, der. He 'had the general t of their spiritual life and to gtent of their temporal. The % met regularly, exchanged thelr I8 views and conducted prayer g sqrvices, They were great for the upbuilding of the Hvery month or two a spes vice called a love-feast was Description falls and a love- pust be attended and:enjoyed to erstood. post of the churches today the t is unknown and in too the class meeting with its de- leader s also a thing of the Trinity church is fortunate in a strong, llvely class under efficlent and devoted man, E. nn, [Neumann was appointed class in June of 1874, and has been in all seasons and all weatn- lorming his duty for forty-one Many times in particularly eather his family have asked ot to go to class meeting on night, but his reply has been: DR. ELMER A, DE} and his coming here always ensures a good meeting. While this is a liarly Methodist service, Tr church wishes it understood that the public is invited and a large attend- des FIRE DEP T PRAISED. An adjustor for a New York fire in- surance company who was here yes- terday to appraise the damage done | by fire to the old Cook property at | the corner of Rocky Hill avenue and Kelsey street was voluble in his praise of the New Britain fire department for | ‘(s efficient work at the fire. He said he could not understand how they did ‘ such good work when tne flames had uch a handicap. FLOOD WATER OVER DAM. Fort Worth, Tex., April 27.—Two foot of flood water yesterday poured over Fort Worth's new million dollar Gam, and police were busy getting residents out of the lowlands. It is Lelieved the’ dam, whicn impounds a reservoir for ten miles back, was safe, 22/ ON MANY A DESK roods the blighting shadow of the coffee pot. Many men and women with bright prospects Ind themselves handicapped by the reactionary ef- bets of coffee with its subtle, affeine. Dull headaches, billiousness, heart-flutter, pusness, sleeplessness—these are ome of igns of iffeine poisoning that puts a crimp in efficiency, and lls suffering and often offee drinkers. There’s a simple, easy way out—quit coffee and e the pure food-drink. POSTUM This delicious beverage made -from prime wheat basted with a bit of wholesome molasses, nly the rich cereal nourishment —no caffeine — no armful substance whatever, Postum comes in two riginal form—has to be well boiled, packages ; Instant Postum—soluble — made instantly a cup with hot water, adding cream and sugar to aste, 30c and 50c¢ tins. ons both kinds are equally delicious, and the cost ber cup is about the same. here’s a Reason” for POSTUM —sold by Grocers everywhere. habit-forming drug, ner- failure for thousands of contains forms: Postum Cereal—the 15¢ and 25¢c Made according to direc- | was an excellent | augur (h> Cake Tegeths The cutting affair took place at the home of Mrs. H. B. Herrick of 70 Walnut street just as the clock in the South church tower struck 12 last night. Florabelle ¥ly of the 'F Searcher, and the ever youthful Mrs. Kenworth, Goldie’s aunt, faced each other across the table with drawn knives which gleamed fitfully in the candle light. A silent company of witnesses waited for the signal. It , Gandies Too. knives were buried to the handle in the white expanse of birthday cake. The duel was over. The duellists dropped their masks | and became once more the pretty Miss Lois Bolton and the cha Adelaide Hibbard, members of the Ly- ceum Players. Mrs. Hibbard celebrat- ed her birthday party today and Miss Bolton was the recipient birthday greetings and flowers yesterday. It opportunity for a party and a midnight rming Mrs. int ‘birthday athering. The curtain was raised at 11 o'clocic after last night's performance of “Little Johnny Jones.” It was sched- uled to be over at 1 o’clock. The reg- ular rehearsal at the Lyceum did not take place this morning, however, an:d E. M. Leonard was the only member of the company in the theater at 10:30 o’clock, *Officially,” said Miss Bolton this morning, “the party was over at 1 o'clock.” There were candles on the birthday cake for Miss Bolton. ‘“But of course you mustn’'t know how many there were,” she said with a laugh. Muvs. Adelaide Hibbard had no candles on the cake. KEach one of the fifteen members of the company had a candle to wish on, and there was also onc for Mrs. Herrick. There may have been more candles, but sixteen is a good number at which to stop guess- ing. Flowers were received all day yes terday by Miss Bolton and greeting: came all the way from San Francisco, her home, to which she will return at the close of the season. Mrs, Hibbard y recelving flowers from her ad- NEW ERA IN POLITICS OF SOUTH AMERICA Brazilian Foreign Minister to Pay Visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. Rio Janeiro, April 27.—Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazilian minister of foreign affairs, set out with his suite last night on a journey to Uruguay and Argentina. A large crowd bade him an enthusiastic farewell. Primarily their purpose was simply a visit of courtesy to Uruguay, which has hon- cred the late Baron do Rio-Branco, formerly Brazilian minister of foreign affairs, by having a statute of Rio- Branco placed behind the boundary line between the two countries. Dr. Muller will unveil the statue. Yielding to the urgent requests of the governments of Argentina and Chile, however, Dr. Muler has been obliged to extend his itinerary, avhich rnow will bring about an exchange of visits by the ministers of foreign af- fairs of Argentina. Brazil and Chile, whose action in the recent crisis between the United States and Mexico is regarded as in- dicating the necessity of a stronger and more definite union. After the visit to Uruguay, Dr. Muller will go to Buenos Aires and from that point he will set out for Santiago with Jose Luis Murature, the Argentine for- cign minister. From Santiago they will return to Buenos Aires accom- panied by Manuel Sasinas, former minister of foreig naffairs and also at one time minister of finance of Chile, on the occasion of the Argen- tina national holiday. These various meetings will forth an exchange of views far-reaching results. newspapers all comment upon the event as bound to mark a new era in the international politics of South America. Dr. Muljer and his party will travel by railroad as far as Uruguay, and an Argentine warship will take them cail which The | aboard at Montevideo. WELCOMED BY GOVERNM Proposed Test of Law Barring Im- portation of Prize Fight Films. Washington, April 27.—In connec- tion with the announcement of Chas. A. Towne, formerly United States sen- ator from Minnesota, that he will on April 29 apply to the United States district court at New York for an in- junction restraining the collector of the port from refusing to admit mov- ing picture films of the recent Willard- Johnson championship fight, it is stated here ‘today that such action will be welcomed by the department of justice The validity of the law for- bidding the importation of prize fight films, it is recognized, never has Leen fully tested. Solicitor General Davis reecntly as- NT. | sured attorneys for the film companies that the government would expedite hearing of such an action as Mr. Towne purposes to institute in behalf | of L, Lawrence Webher, owner of tho moving picture rights of the fight, who desires to bring the pictures into i hibition by himself. Mr. Towne a ! it would be admitted that they are films of a prize fight, not of a boxing bout, Best Butter 34c 1b, Russell Bros.— advt. came suddenly and as suddenly the ' this country not for sale but-for ex- | Mrs. tibbard and Miss Boten Col|Prvate Servic:s for Lale G, E.| Wemre Tomorrow Afternoon. o'clock be held 1 Wet. American Tomorrow afternoon at 4 funeral for the late more, treasurer Hardware corpor his home on ( day afternoon wz ing's Herald. services will Charles of the ati whose ove Hill lat s noted in la Rev. Dr. George C. Hill, pastor of the South church will officiate. As token of the re- spect and esteem in which Mr. Wet- Hiorelaln emors held the P. & Corbin factory will close aftérnoon and other branches of the corporation will announce their plans later, although at the R. & E. division the office will close at 3 o'clock. Here in 1855, Wetmore was born on September 30, 1855, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wetmore. New Britain has always been his home and after attending the public schools lere he entered the employ of the I'. & F. Corbin company office Loy During the forty-four yea that he has been connected with that concern he was promoted successive- I¥ to the office of secretary, on Feb- ruary 18, 1891, director, February 1897, treasurer, October 5, 1903, ‘retary and vice-president, Febru- 20, 1905, and first vice-president, February 17, 1908. When the sub- sidiary offices of the P. & F. Corbin company were abolithed after the formation of the American Hardware corporation Mr. Wetmore became sec- retary of the new corporation. This was on March 13, 1902, On Jan- vary 12, 1912, he was elected treas- urer, which office he filled until his death. Thus, it will be seen that the oftice boy who entered the fac- tory on April 1, 1871, was treasurer of this vast corporatton when he died on April 26, 1915, His Business Career. When Mr. Wetmore first went to work at the P. & F. Corbin factory he was in the employ of Andrew Cor- bin, one of the famous Corbin broth- ers. Mr. Corbin afterwards became his former office boy's father-in-law, he was married to his daughter, Estelle Corbin, who survives him. He also leaves three daugh- ters, Mrs. Lillian Wetmore Hart, Mrs. Gertrude Merriam, Miss Margaret Wetmore and one son, A. Corbin Wet- more. Two grandchildren, Jeanette and E. Hart, Jr., also sur as do two brothers, Harr) Wetmore of this city and Irank Wetmore of Washington, D. C. The South church affairs were al- ways of great interest to Mr. Wet- more, and for a number of vears he served as treasurer. He was a mem. ber of the society’s committee and its treasurer at the time of his death and for years was chairman of the music committee. He was a director of the Y. M. C. A. and was Interested in the welfare of the Boys’ club, the City Mission and the Charily organization. 'He was a member of the directorate of the New Britain Trust company and was connected with many important real estate deals with C. A. Par- ker. yester- st even- a Born Mr. in (his city as S. K. Social and Fraternal e. Mr. Wetmore also cial and fraternal affiliations. was a Mason and a past master of Centennial lodge, A. F. and A. M., and wa thirty-second degree Ma- son, being a member of all the branch chapters of that famous brotherhood. He was also president of the New Britain club for the present year, be- longed to the Farminston Country club, was a member of the Hart- ford Choral club and was an en- thusiastic golfer, baing a member of the New Britaln Golf club. had many He SPECIAL ELECTION IN NOME ON LICENSE Dry Forces Waging a Vigorous Cam- paign to Win Victory at Polls on May 5, Nome, Alaska, April —A special election has been called for May 5 to votc on whether Nome shall continue to license loons, Petitions request- ing the election were presented to the United States district court by the dr; forces, who are waging vigorous cpaign. Women now much attention is being attitude by both sides, lieved their votes will tant factor in deciding the issue. Nome, the principal town of the Bering sea region, has a winter popu- lation of 2,500, which grows in sum- nier, when navigation is open, more than 5,000, a vote in Alaska given it be- an impor- and as is be K. OF C. DIRECTOR DEAD. Chicago, April 27.—James Maher, national supreme director of the Krights of Columbus, dled at his home here yesterday. He vas a native of Illinois and was 55 y death at | W, tomorrow « their | to | old. | 1Gle For Coal, Wood or Gas nwoo A Brand-New Cooking Machine ‘ Smooth Cast. [ Upright Piano. level. Just the range for your new home. Colonial Design. ~ Plain Mission Finish. Every essential refined and improved upon. Two main ovens below—one heated by coal and the other by gas, both on the same Three auxiliary ovens above—two gas heated, one for pastry baking, one for Handsome—Convenient—Mechanically Ri%};‘t. A Room Saver—Like e broiling and one for keeping the food hot and warming plates. INCOME TAX VREVTURNS TO EXCEED ESTIMATE Ofticials Confident Total Amount will Be Several Millions Above KEs- timate of '$180,035,000. Washington, April preliminary estimates from all revenue ceived at the treasury department, in- dicate that the individual poration income tax this year will not only come up to the or estimates of $80,000,000, but probably will ceed that sum. This is the most welcome bit of information that has come to the ears | of the treasury officials in many, months. 1f the estimates i the prospective issue of Panama canal bonds to swell the slowly sinking gen- eral fund of the teasury may be de- layed longer than many students of the government's financial condition have thought possible. It was said today the estimate put the amount to be collécted at §$80,- 035,000, but officials are contident that | results will several millions | more. 27.—Complete inter- nal collection districts, re- and cor- show A Kidney Remedy Advertisement Brought Great Happiness 1 take pleasure in stating that I Kilmer's Swamp-Root, benefited by the have used Dr. | that I was greatly ime and have used it in my family. 1 had a son, when quite young he| | suffered from bladder or kidney af- | fiiction. I called in my physician, Ihe attended him but did him no| good. Almost by accident I noticed [an advertisement about the curative properties of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root. I procured a bottle and gave | it to him according to directions. It | cured him of what we thought was almost impossible and the same with | ! others of my family. 1 have such | strong faith in Swamp-Rpot that I| have never done without it in my family since the wonderful cure of my son as well as myself. I rec- ommend it to all who suffer from kidney or bladder troubles and 1 ain led to believe that it is one of the best medicines: for the purpose for | which it is used, that has ever becn discovered, This is my experience from the of Swamp-Root. Wishing the moters of this wonderful medic | large sale to the suffering am, use pro-| e al public, I Yours respectfully. W. H. McAFEE, Atlanta, Ga. 63 Broyles St. Witncss, E. 0. WILLIAMS, Notary Public, Dresses of voile are very much in vogue this season, and Miss Ryan is showing them in exceedingly pretty models at her shop, 79 Pratt street, Hartford, as low as $8.50, $10.75 and €0 on up. They are largely wit dainty flesh and some other colors, and many of the white have touches of color delightfully placed, At Mi Livan's prices, one can gather a ver: pretty and very satisfactory summer wardrobe for a moderate sum, and feel, too, that it is exclusive.—advt. 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PENéION FUND I;OR i METHODIST MINISTERS Bishops and Conference Representa- tives of Denomination Discuss Plans (o Raise $10,000,000. Chicago, April 27.—Plans to raise 2 $10,000,000 fund to provide pensions for retired Methodist ministers, their widows and orphans were outlined at national convention of bishops and conference representatives of the Methodist Episcopal church which opened here today, The pension plan tablishing of a retiring annuity based on the years of service given by the minister and the providing' of such additional amount as may be neces- ary in cases where the condition re- Guires more than the pension affords. Already, according the Rev. Jo- scph B, Hingeley, rondng sec- rctary of the board conference claimants, $1,000,000 been tained for the fund The meeting here is being attended only by men prominent in Meth- cdism, but by representatives of other denominations with pension schemes of their own. The various denomina- tions, it is said, are aiding each other in the movement, includes the es- to corri of has rot PRESENTS FLAGS TO NEW REGIMEN 'S President Poineare of France Urges Recruits to Enter Struggle and, right for Liberty of World. —President Poin- er of War cvening, Sunday terday inspecting armies opérating in the Oise and Aisne and on the lines north of the 1'Aigle Forest. In the presence of General Joffre and General Dubois the president presented s to new regiments which are being formed. The president also delivered an ad- dress to the men. “The splendid army to which you are going” he said, “to take your place, knows that it is fighting for the salvation of France and the liberty of the world. It is a very clear percep- >aris, April care and Miuist spent Saturd part of and the the ye tion of this noble mission which has | given it such sturdy faith and sublime spirit. “Go my friends! Increase the number of those heroes and receive herewith the best wishes of our gen- eral-in-chief, my grateful admiration and the felicitations ‘of the govern- ment. such Best Butter 34c 1b, advt. Russell Bros.— CHEWED ALMOST TO PIE Huntington, W. V., April 27 Frank White of Chattanooga, Tenn., a lion trainer, appearing with a cir. cus at Olive Hill, Ky., near here yes- terday was killed by one of the lions, White entered the cnge and tacked from behind by a lion, clawed and chewed him pieces was at- whica almost to and mention the New Britain Daily Herald. Regular fifty-cent and one. dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. in the land delicious, 34 Russell Bros fresh ., advt. The niade finest sweet butter and 3 $1.00, 3 Ibs for Millerand | | impossible }of “Makes Cooking Easy" TEAR DOWN WALLS OF NEW HAVEN THEATER o Are Valuable Paintings by German tist Destroyed in Fire that Razed, Grand Opera House. New Haven, April were busy all day yesterday tearing down the walls of the ruined Grand Opera house which was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning, damuge amounting to about $104,500.. Onj the upper part of the walls were ¥- moved, but the part that is left stands ing is firm enough and there is no im# mediate danger of it falling. A lttle more will be torn down, but most of what is now standing will be left s til some definite decision has been reached as to rebuilding The executors of the Constant A. Moeller estate, owner of the props erty, have not yet had time to give this matter serious consideration It will probably be several weeks b least before any docision is reached. Among the valuable articles de- stroyed in the part of the building occupled by the Aschenbrocdel Veres in, on the ground floo were thres paintings by Willilam Maops, o Gars man painter, who _lived In this cify for a number of you Thes ings werc coples of three paintings in galleries in Burope Aschenbroedel was started in and on the following year the picture was purchuscd from Moops, “Beethoven and His I In 1904, Mr. Moops painted anolher picture for the Verein and in 1905 a third one. It was planned to huye him paint one picture a year to ba hung in the cafe, but Mr. Moon# death in 1905 prevented the contine uance of this costum, Mr. Moops ha a fourth picture sketched out, but was unable to finish it. Thesc three paintings were splond- didly executed and were highly prised by th members of the Aschenbrabs del Verein and the many peqplé who made a custom of dropping into the taurant. While it would b8 to place any cxact valie upon them, it is felt that $2,000 would not be excessive. Workmen res SIX CHAUTAUQUA ADDRESSLES, Phoenix, Ariz, April 27.—VRe President Thomas R, Marshall, it was announced today, will deliver = six Chautauqua addresses in Mississippi before he returns home to Indigne He will leave here May 8. The vice president and Mrs, Marghall sinee Apri! have been visiting Mr. asd Mrs. W. I, Kimsey, Mrs, Marshall's parents, ot Scotsdale suburb of Phoenix, $300,000 PE San Francisco, $500,000 has been set aside as & vension fund for aged Methodigt ministers by the Methodist Episcopsl kook concern which has been in cod* ference here since last Tuesda learned yester Final sessions aré to be held today —_—m—m ON F April 27 ND. The sum Allen’s Foot Over 100,000 Toot-Ease, the Shake Into vour the foot-bath, are German and Aliled trooj It rests the feet the and d evervwhere, A ) Address, oy, N, ¥ asc for the Froops. packages of Allea® itiseptic powder Shoes or dissolve 0 belng used bLy the it the fromt prevents friction ™ walking egay Bample men| Olmsted, shoe makes Allen