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

His 1y 27.—John J. Mc- b ), Pa., “million- " who created quite a Ple of years ago by his it title, paid a visit ' last evening as the iend, John F. McCar- ‘ot the Port Chester ited the Shoreham at - arriving early .in the ) McDevitt was seen Mpers representative, who put his futufe plans. 6 next two months I the Panama-Pacific ex- ¥ special train composed and of course a d so as to comply ding freight trains.’” ‘the reason for so d-of travel, ‘“the mil- replied “Well I've for a day, I've box- re. done my turn be- ts, I've tickled . the jort while I'm coming [aven with a view to for a wife. I'm old it matrimony, and if A1l certainly de- ranks of the m In Hippodrome. ‘T'm going to hold a _will nominate myself the United States on I, myself, will pro- “no,” he added, “I elected. Indeed, vinig will be able to, fican nominee, William "He is the logical man ‘a man of intel- he falls k of the recent the next que: . too ' blunt. Il ' be the result the Leelanaw? - in such: a “The situation is in relation to his took a for war. Years nicely, v | afterward Judge Matthews, their own af- At m‘m?o it must come to a Mgent Ameri- life is more *”” he retorted. ‘the internal hesy, but lom will find that "accomplished by ‘one of the combatants terly exhausted, and in read, I judge this come for three success in life. . Mr. the belfef that suec- most part merely .a nity. In his re- Thomas Edison, the foremost man - P s home town of unday has so at ‘it is custom- religion before When he I myself’ me onelusion that o | play safe and stay 0 0se batting averages 8 asked what had become Of w hich the government re- work of art is friend across the The whole ngs, I thought to turn i dfl and portray mod- ern satire in .the form of statues. INDICATES ATTEMPT T0 WRECK TRAIN State of Maine Express Rams Freight Cars—Switch Misplaced Worcester, July 27.—A misplaced switch caused a passenger train boung from Maine points for New York to run into a string of freight cars on a siding here early today. Fireman Arlo Meigs of New Hdven, who was stightly hurt, was the 'only person to sustain any injury. Three freight cars viere destroyed by the crash and sub- sequent fire. The train arrived 'over the Boston and Maine railroad: and had just started south over the New York, New Haven and Hartford tracks when the accident occurred. | After a slight delay.tne train pro- ceeded. Theé engineer asserted that the switch . was found to , be locked open, indicating an attempt to wreck the train. Conducting Investigation. John Mlingsworth who ¢has been Visiting with. his gon, F. E. Iilings- worth of ] nels street, has returned Franci: to his home An'North Adems, Mass. The Misses Olive and Egther Rus- sell and Dorothy Sweetland have r¢- turned fnom their vacation, spent at Chalker Beach. Miss Anna" McCarthy of Stanley Street, is entertaining Miss Mae Cullin of Briageport. Miss Louise Rossberg of Boston, Mass,, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Klunker of Columbia street. J B. Riley of Boston, ly‘dm.. is ¥igiting with local friends. el o Selectman and Mrs. W. E, Lathgn have returned from Saybrook. i Dr. Frank Dickenson left today for Dover, N. H.,, where he will open a dental, office. Miss Hazel Eagan of Court street is entertaining Miss ' Dorothy Dillon of New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. James Rutherford and son of Brooklyn,. who have been the guests of Mr. and!Mraj F. H. Rowl of Newington for the it few dayg, have left for ‘Manchester, N. Ly where they will spend the balance of their vacation. _ New ‘Haven, July 27.—In the offi- clal statement issued from the offices of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford raflroad, here bearing ‘upon the derailment of the State of Maine ex- press train No. 93, at Woroester to- day appears the following: An in- yestigation is being conducted by the company to ascertain why the switch ‘was open at this point. ‘About thirty minutes 'prior to the accident train numer 92, eastbound, had passed over this track. A signal supervisor' was on board the engine inspecting _signal and switch lights, and he re- ports that the light that controls this particular switch was in proper posi- tion ‘after his train’' had passed. The switch must have been opened after train 92 had passed this point, but so far the company has been unable to learn why the switch had been opened or who had opened it. The train was in charge of Conduc- tor J. 8. Seump, with George Kilburn as engineer. 3 /TOUCHARD FOUND GUILTY, M- Indoor Tennis = Champion Guilty of Larceny. New York, July 27.-—Gustave F. Touchard, 27 years old, former indoor tennis-champion and for several years a keen eontender in outdoor national tournaments, pleaded guiity today to the larceny of golf balls valued at $140 from Abercrombie and ' Fitz, ‘dealers in sport goods, where he was a trusted employe. ' Judge Rosalesky remanded him for senténce until Fri- George Gordon Battle, counsel for "Pouchard, in asking for mercy for “his client,told the court that early this ‘year Touchard's wife dled in child birth and that defendant was left with ihe baby. Doctors and medicine bills, he said, had piled up and his client’s resources Were at an end. Then came temptation and he fell. Touchard’s ‘home originally was in California. A ‘number of prominent tennis men have written to Judge Rosalesky in his be- | hailf. P % JUDGE SUSPENDS MAYOR. Robert Vaoghn 'Appointed . Recel: for City of Naghville, Tenn. Nashville, ‘Tenn., July '27.-—Chan- cellor Allison today appointed Robert ‘Vaughn, & master in'chancercy, re- ceiver for the city or Nashville, Soon in th cireuit court, in response to proceed- ings under Tennessée’s new “ouster law” suspended from office Mayor /Hilary E. Howse, and Commissioners Robert Elliott and Lyle Andrews. ~Andrews recently was dismissed by ‘the city commission, He and Comp- troller Miles Burns, urer Charles Myers and Assistant Treasurer W. H. ‘West are under indictment in connec- tion with the disappearance of: cer- tain books and records from the of- fice. of the comptroller. MADERO IN OALIFORNIA, Believed He is Interested in Plan to ‘' Overthrow Carranza. San Diego, Calif., July 7.—The pre- sence’Here today of Alberto Madero, uncle of the late Francisco Madero, President of Mexico, and Alberto Mas- carenas, wealthy banker of Nogales Sonora gave rise to speculation re- garding their visit. One report was that they were interestéd in a plan for fhe overthrow of Carranza and the ‘selection of a candidate for the lency acceptable to all factions, General Felipe Angeles and Miguel Diaz Lombardo, a minister in General ‘Villa’s cabineét, are reported to be ac- tive in the movement. .AR!’EN'I'ERS DEMAND RAISE. Torrington, Conn., July 27.—The Torrington branch of the Carpenters’ union has demanded an increase in wages pald ' carpenters. here. A wage of $3.50 per day is asked. Most of the carpenters, of whom about 100 are employed here now receive $3 a day, but a few receive $3.25. Notice that the increfise must g0 into, effect on September 1 has been placed with the local contractors. CUT REWARD TO $10." v on, July 27.——Informers government to capturs e vielaters of Internsl reatber will get only as_h: been ths MAY ESOAPE DEATH. Life and To Be Electrocuted. Littlq Rock, Ark, July 27.—Sam Bell, convicted of killing four of his wife’s relatives in Conway County, was sentenced to life imprisonment in one case and to the electric chair ina case tried later. It deteloped today that the life sentence is a bar to thp death sentence unless the governor first pardons him in the life term. It was held by the attorney general in @ similar case that it is optional with pardoned prisoner whether he accepfs a pardon. 32 As it stands officers say Bell cai- not be executed under the death sen. tence nor can he be sent to the stafe conyict farm undér the life senten because he is supposed to occupy the death cell. 3 WIRELESS TO JAPAN. i Tokio, July 27.-¥Wireless telegre- phy was successfully inaugurated be- tween the new station at Funabashi near Yokohama and the Hawalan ls¢ Inds. Message by wireless. telegraphy ‘/between Japan and the United States will be regularly accepted in the neat future. Berlin News. (Continued from Seventh Page.)’ ford and C. H. Johnson The names were presented to the members and the electioh is being awdited wit)‘\ keen interest. Berlin Briefs. Miss Elsie Norton and her cousin, Mre. Harry Scott and Miss Lucile Scott, are spending the week at Mor- ‘ris Cove, N?w Haven. Mrs. R. M. Griswold and daughten, Miss Esther, of Kensington, left this morning for Burlington, ‘Vt., where they ‘will spend the. next two weeks as the ‘guests of ‘Mrs. Mary Poland and family of that place. Miss = Gertrude ' Carrol's Sunday school class of the Berlin Congrega- tional church, enjoyed a picnic 'to Liake Compounce today. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. ) A. F. Hyde Mrs Louis Anderson and daughters are spending the week at Savin Rock, New Haven, Mrs. John: DeMore of East'Berlin has received word from her son at Chicago that hé¢ is safe-and sound! Mrs. Demore feared that possibly he had been a victim in the terrible catastrophe at Chicago where. he is employed by Western BElectric com- pany, which gave the outing that re- sulted in the sinking of - the boat Bastland with its passengers. 4 Mr. and Mra J. Walmsley of East Berlin are entertaining Mr. and Mrs, Cross of New Bedford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. North of East Berlin who have been - motoring through Maine, have returned home, Mrs. Griswold and son who have been visiting Mr. Griswold’s father J. M. Turner of East Berlin have rex turned to their home in New York. ‘W. M. Bunce of New Jersey is vis- iting his old home in East Berlin, G. Soderlin Jr., of East Berlin has entered the employ of the Skinner Chuck company of New Britain. e LIMITATION OF OLAIMS. At a court of Probate holden af New Britain, within and for the Dis- trict Of Berlin, in the County of Hartford and State of Connectiaut, on the 27th ‘day of July A. D. 1915. Present, & BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Esq., Judge. On motion of Edward' E. Honiss of said Berlin as Administfator on the Estate of Rachel P. Honiss late of Berlin, within 'said district deceased. This Court \doth décree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by ad- vertising in a newspaper published in said New Britain. and having a circu- lation in said district, and by posting 2 copy thereof on the public sign post in said Town of Berlin nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. nt - officiais was sut- held today that a ficient. Certified from Record, MORTIMER H. CAMP, 4 Cletlc ORDERS REVISION OF PORT TARIFFS Commepee Board ol Lihter | age?fiStomge Rates Ambiguous | Washington, July 27.—An impor- ' tant decision- affecting proposed I changes in lighterage and storage | charges and practices of railroads at ! the port of New York' was handed ; down by the Interstate Commerce Ccommission yesterday. The railroads sought to obtain in- creased rates for lighterage service, de other facilities at the New York™ terminals. Some of the ad- | vantages sought were allowed, but the majority were rejected. | Make Thorough Revision. The gommission suggested that the railr using the New York ter- | minals should make a thorough re- vision/of their tariffs, declaring that the tariffs under discussion were am- biguous as to intent, that they bore ‘evidence of carelessness in their prep- aration ‘and insisted that they must be Wwithdrawn and rewritten. { In a general way the case decided Yesterday was based on application by the railroads entering New York from | the west for authority to increase rates | or to reduce rates in service performed 367-369 MAIN STREET Campbell’s Pork & Beans ....3 cans In Tomato VS.lI(‘Q. Fine Granulated Sugar ......51bs Van Camp’s Evap. Milk --4 tall 10c cans Confectionery . Sugar . 21 Lenox Laundry Soap ....8 Irg brs Mohican Baking Chocolate -2 ' c2ke | Fresh Eggs ..doz 33c BIG WEDNESDAY MORNING S 25c¢ Shoulders . .1b GERMAN STYLE FRANKFURTS OR BOLOGNA .... Fresh Cut Hamb: Lean Shoulder Pot Roast ....lb Mixed Fat Salt Pork ......db! Lean Plate Cornd Beef m;—mn- S 2088 v i 29¢|Br 21c 25¢ 17¢ Butter . . . .pound 14c 9, c » 9c ..,.2 lbs peepn -4 under present rates in connection with the ielivery and receipt of freight at the New York terminals. ¥ Free Storage Cut. ‘For example, the railroads pro- posed to reduge the period of free Storage on the Jersey shore from ten to fivel days as to domestic inbound freight' for delivery at New York. Authofity to make this change was granted. The commission also al- lowed .the railroads to make an in- crease charge 'of one cent a. hundred pounds for each ten days or fraction thereof for storage on the. Jersey shore of. freight for New York de- livery -after 'reduced free storage period. : - The commission refused to permit the railroads to reduce the period of free storage on the Jersey shore from ten to five days for domestic inbound freight destined for coastwise ship- ment. - It also withheld authority for a minimum charge of $3 for each lot of westbound less than carload freight lightered or floated with carload lots or more of lighterage free freight. It MIDDIES’ EXPULSION FAVORED BY REPORT Rumored Original Seven Defendants And Others Are To Be Dismis- sed From Naval Academy. Washington, July 27.—The reporti or the court of) inquiry which inves- tigated the situation at ‘the Naval Academy at Annapolis growing out of the recommendation for the dis- missal of seven midshipment on, the ground of cribbing examination pa- pers was received at the Navy De- partment yesterday. It is a docu- ment of 5,000 pages and is in the hands of the Judge Advocate Gen- eral for review and recommendation ! to Secretary Daniels. Piaili}/ille News (Continued from Seventh Page.) sion. Thursday Women's Home Mis- sionary society day will be observed. Brief Items. The Misses Gertrude Castle, Edna Castle, Edward Sendstrom and George Nystrom have returned from Lake house party. Bristol accompanied them as chap- eron: Miss Helena Powers of Maple street has returned from' the Berkshires, where she spent her vacation. BRITAIN RECRUITING LABOR IN AMERICA Andrews and Helen Eaton and Roger' Quassapaug, where they attended a | Mrs. N. E. Nystrom of | ted REDMOND BY DUBLIN CAS 'Mcmlge ‘Which Offered Ivish Leader a Cabinet Post Was Misinterpreted. ‘ Yy | also rejected the proposed increased charges for towing freight to certain points outside of free lighterage limits. ‘Other concessions sought by the rail- roads that were either rejected or al- There is good reasan to believe that the court finds in favor of the dis- missal of the seven original defend- ants and several others subsequently Philadelphia and New York H.lld{ Hit by Agents Who Are Securing | involved in the charges of having had guilty advance knowledge of the Spanish examination paper and of having made secret visits ' ta the building from which papers and rec- ords were stolen. The court was presided over by Capt. Robert Russell, ex-Judge Ad- vocate General of the navy and now commander of the battleship South Carolina, Its proceedings lasted near- ly two months, during which hun- | dreds of witnesses were examined and the conditions at the academy as re: gards ‘examinations were gone -into thoroughly. It is known that members of the court became convinced that the prac- tices disclosed by the inquiry were most reprehensible and that those involved in them should be speedily removed from the naval service. It is understood also that some mem- bers of the court felt that the acad- emy authorities should have taken greater precautions to make it im- possible for the midshipmen to get secret access to examination papers and the offices of instructors. lowed: by the commission are as fol- lows:, Proposed Charges Justified. Propoged increased charges for handling and storing heayy iron and steel - anticles, cooperage stock . and sawed stone; justified. Propoged ipcreased charges for staking, writing, wiring or cleating ‘shipments of lumber, telegraph poles; justified. ‘Proposed reduction of period of free storage at* railroad pisr stations of domesti¢ inbound freight from three to two days; not justified. Propoged reduction of free storage of export less than carload freight at railroad pier stations from ten to five days; not justified. y! Trading Charges Hit. Praposed charge for loading to or unloading from lighters at other than station plers or vessels of the carriers; not justified. Proposed discontinuance of allow- ance to shippers or consignees for loading and unloading cars on floats; not justified. Proposed . increased charges for Skilled Mechanics Here. ficially is recruiting labor in this city for British munition factories and shipyards. The sficcess of agents in sending scores of workmen abroad is alarming Philadelphia manufacturers, who fear a labor famine. Recruiting headquarters have been apened at Kugler’s Hotel by a repre- sentative of the Montreal office of the ‘White Star Dominion Steamship line. The first batch of men assembled by this agency were examined this morn- ing and those who qualify will be sent to New York, where they will sail for England on the steamship Arabic onv Wednesday. Another lot will depart on 'the *Adriatic on Au- gust 4. Labor leaders’ agents have been active in New York and in the last thre weeks have employed about 200 skilled mechanics there for the Brit- ish plants. A Promises of high wages and a Government bonus are made to the workmen: lfllxhtering heayy articles; not justi- 2 dpdsed {ncrease of minimum .welght from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds for free lighterage of dressed poultry, but- ter ‘and eggs; not justified. +No Testimony Offered. As- to proposed increased rates in support of which no testimony was of- fered, the respondents have not sus- tained ‘the burden of proof imposed upon thém by law, and such increased rates are not justified, according to the commission. The commission suggested in its opinion that the problem presented by terminal ‘conditions at New York ‘Was very perplexing. “Many of the circumstances conditions which affect the transpor- tation, service at New York have no counterpart in the United States,” said the opinion. ‘“Comparisons with ser- vice ‘at other cities are therefore dif- | rived in Passaic on July 25, 1915. J ficult. The record does not justify | ‘What route the card took from New any conclusions as to whether the | Hampton to Passaic which required terminal service rendered by the car- | thirty-four years is a question that is riers at New York as a whole is un- | puzzling Postmaster James J. Cowley justly discriminatory as compared | of Passaic. i Wth términal service at other cities.” | Mr. Morrell thirty-four years ago — —_— was one of the most prosperous build- ‘THERE ls NO HURRY : ers in north Jersey. The card, which | FOR PREPAREDNESS” POSTAL THIRTY-FOUR YEARS IN THE MAILS Card Sent from New Hampton, N. Y., on’ June 16, 1881, Reached Passalc Yesterday. Clitton, N. J, July 27.—Edwara | Morrell, a retired builder of 164 Pas- salc avenue, now past eighty years, was astonished yesterday by'the de- livery of a post card which was mailed to him more than thirty-four yeargl and | ago—on June 16, 1881—by David C. ! Wickham, at New Hampton, N. Y. | The only postmarks on the card are | those showing the card left New | Hampton on June 16, 1881, and ar- | was addressed plainly, “Edward Mor- rell, Esq., Passaic, N. J., where ‘he lived fifty years, advised him that a certain carload of lumber he ordered | was on its way. He received the lum- ber and paid for it. It forms part of some of the well known buildings in Passaic, many of which were erected || by him. | The entire message on the card was ‘written in black ink personally by Mr. | Wickham. The ink has slightly faded. Mr. Wickham died fifteen years ago. Secetary Garrison Declnresvin Return to: Washington—Taking Outline. Ready for Wilson. Washington, July 27.—Secretary Garrison»returned today from a brief holiday and began preparing a state- ment for President Wilson on the military preparedness of the countryvi “Phere is no' hurry for prepared- | ness,” sald the Secetary, ‘‘we are proceeding with that calmness and | deliberation which we hope will ins | sure good results. T expect to con- fer with President Wilson as soon as he returns from Cornish and right now 1. -am getting our plans, so far as they have progressed, into shape to report to him. T hope to submit a general outline.’” The general board of the navy also was in gession working on a report BRYAN FAVORS LOGANBERRY. Former Sccretary of State Abandons | Grape Juice, San Francisco, July 27.—William Jennings Bryan's taste for the juice of the Loganberry has had its effect, indirectly at least, of turning on Ore- gon brewery into a factory for the manufacture of this new beverage. Bryan prefers it even to the grap.: juice he made famous while Secretary ! of State. 1t seems that while Bryan | was in the cabinet and Oregon was | of naval -plans for Secretary Danfels | about to become dry somebody sent who willl confer with President Wil- | him a gallon of Loganberry juice. son as doon as the latter returns to | The grape juice pledge lasted for ona Washinglon. The navy board expects | day and was changed to Loganberry. 1h- meet every dayv on the work. l —New York Tribune. RESONATOR EXPOSES PARLOR OSCULATION Slight Kiss in Front Room Sounds Like the Crash of vl)oomga‘y to Pa-in Kitchen. (New York Tribune.) Stoyestown, Penn., July 26,—A kiss resopator—that’s the invention of Joshua Conkling Reeves. Necessity, some one said, mother of invention. father of three perfectly kissable daughters. Men called on them some times. Joshua felt his pgrental re- sponsibility, so he invented the reso- nator. P “It ketches and fincreases sound,” Joshua explains. “When there is any kissin’ goin’ on in the parlor the sound floats through this machine and I hear it all, but much louder. Jist common kissin’ on the cheek or neck sounds like a B. & O. train going over Turkey Foot Crossin’, and long hug- gin’ kisses are like the wind blowin’ in November. Good night kissin’ eounds like cannon shot. “What I need now is a machine that ‘will tell me what to do about it.” GROUT GETS FROM ONE TO TWO YEARS is the Joshua is the ‘| Former Comptroller of -Brooklyn Bank Sent to Prison on Charge of Perjury. New York, July 27—Edward Grout, former comptroller of the First Bor- cugh Bank of Brooklyn, was sen. tenced today in Brooklyn to from ons to two years at hard labor, having been convicted of perjury in making a false statement to the stats banic examiner regarding the bank's af- fairs, Mrs. Grout was in court when her husband was sentenced and the court room was crowded with political friends and former business associates of the convicted man, A stay of execution for ten days in order to appeal as granted. Philadelphia, July 27.—England of- | i | i H ., (New York Sun,) ~ London, July §.—John Redmond story of his'vefusal of a place in U cabinet told at & dinner given in hono of some th priests in Dub makes ong of thg best cabinet Adtes ever told. ;4 e “‘? . “You will all agree,” ull;!m d. | mond, “that the offer to an’ ) 3 tician of a post Is a rare evs > honor wag conveyed in thl \ ' | “Late in the evening a te { gram came along, intended, | p '\ peared, for for me. It came to Castle, or, rather, ‘care of by Castle.’ ') The young Engiish “gentll | man who was entrustea with itg mate delivery ascertained that T at the time at an eagle's aerie'mn 9 iow. To that interesting h -arted at half past 10 o'c at and found that I' waw sway. He was told by my old | er: ‘He's stopping at - his. house | Dublin.’ ot | ‘“The young gentleman went { ingly to a neighboring telegraph | where the proprietor or | thinking he was & German promptly refused him any | and ehut the door in his face. “He then—thid man—at 11 o’cl then be—started to find ccuntry house in the n rho | Dublin, . He knocked at the . wolice office, gof & an out, Kol iy address, got fnto a motor, and rived in fact at my house. y t, say, half past 2 in the ing, after he w ‘khockea at the door, my old cook « front. ing out at the door, saw a: & Y and the other 'y maun, | n AT she aske hat was that they 3 Castle. Yés, and they added ‘wanted Mr, i h slammed the door ih emissaries and sald: “Th. Redmond here!’ g 0 “A friend of mine went to the do was told the true facts, brought Lhe policeman and the nice yo cmigsary, and then at 3 o-clock in ti morning I was, 88 solemnly ap possib) presented - with * the “complimenta; offer of a place In the cabinel.’ TO PRESS INVESTIGATIONS, | Alleged Violation of Neutvality T San ¥ranefseo, July 27.—With thi cmpanelment compléted of a new fodf eral jury, United States District torney John W, Preston annou that further investigations' of tioms would be ¥igorously pressed Numerous indictments for alleged ne: cruiting here for the British army ¢ the alleged supplying of munitiol b a German ‘fleet in Chilian waters b the steamer ramento’ were turned by the: nd Jury, whie completed itd term July 9. A damage suit for $107,350, bro in the United States district against John O. Davis, collector the port, by the Golden Gate T gport company, . rterers of - steamer Olson and honey, that vessel wag refused clearance pers last ‘November on the g that her cargo was destined for ligerent vessels wea, was dismi; upon the mation of the atto ney, Preston today his officesl would proceed h MNe Investigatifliy of the Oldon and Mahoney case, -::fo‘lo - old ) » IN PROBATE COURT, Krastus & Hart and Bdgar R have been appointd by the pi rfim of the estate of late George H. Appleby. The following appraisers appointed e Jane Mitchell: Crandall. . 3