New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1915, Page 15

" JOHNSTON GVES | Tis Hallowe'en W When Gates Walk Offand Fenceposts Talk! ~ ADDRESS BEFORE R (dontinued From First Page.) fluence for good is acknowledged in every part of this state. Study State Problems. “The best men of the state have given their time and thought to the study of state problems, and no action | has been taken by the state chamber except after thorough investigation. ““All of our efforts have been di- rected towards bringing about in Con- ecticut the most practical and more efficient management of our munici- Dalities, and ocur commonwealth by | the application of commonsense bus- ine¥s principles by keeping before our members the necessity of the giving of their time for the study of these everyday problems, both civic and business. “Your state officers have given to every effort during the year to the building up of a more efficient ma- chinery for the state work—for a closer co-operation of the local asso- ciation with the state chamber and toward a program of publicity that wouwld interest every member and ths public at large.” , * Legislative Committee’s Work- ‘Relerring to the work of the legis- Jative committee, Mr. Johnston said it was paid the compliment of being asked in conference by many com- mittees of the last general assembly end that every bill endorsed by the onuecticut Chamber of Commerce 5 passed. He récommended that ach Chamber of Commerce through ls standing committee endeavor to fkeep in much closer touch with the [senator from its districts and the rep- esentatives than appeared to be the ase last winter, " ‘Continuing he said: “Along the line of co-operation I ish to urge an entirely different pol- ey dn many of our associations. “It is not my province to criticise, put to help build up and yet in my isits throughout the state I cannot felp but notice in some cities, and in ours, the lack of hearty co-opera- lon between organization officers and he local municipal officers. Work With Officials. “Your Chamber of .. Commerce ho@ld work hand in hand with the pfficials .of your. eity, or,town for the fp-building of your:community and 3 this ds not the case, it would lem to me to be a decided lack of udgment on some one's part: “I know exactly what the lack of feal co-operation has been for, the tate Chamber during the past years, nd 1t has been our constant endeavor b reconstruct more efficient organized iness relations between the local [ » the officers of the munici- ality, the members of the legislature pd our Connecticut Chamber of ommerce. Solution of Problems. “Once thoroughly united these prms of business and civic expression puld carry forward the solution of pr problems at a rate never accom- lished before.” Great interest had been shown by number of Chambers he said in e commission form of government d a committee had beéen appoint- [l to look into and make a report p the state chamber: The, increase in the work of the amber, he said, was such that the ped of an executive secretary who puld give largely of his time to the ork was apparent. He also recom- ended the appointment of standing mmittees to “study carefully such hportant problems as our state fin- pces, state taxation, transportation, statp sewerage policy, industrial zislation and be ready to recom- nd to the official boards and com- ttees of the state more individual -operation. - He also recommended appointment of a carefully se- ed committee “who shall endeavor .manufacturers, bankers and bus- ssmen in the far-reaching policy the development of our splendid d" horticultural possibilities.” n closing he paid a tribute to two mer state presidents who died ng the year, A. Howard Abbe, of iw. Britain and Samuel E. Vincent Bridgeport. unshine Society. Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on. ‘Twas not meant for you alone. Pass it on. Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe § other's tears, p Heaven the deed appears. .. Pass it on. L )‘ito——Good cheer, Flower—Coreopsis. Colors—Gold and white. ] yesday’s meeting took the form a “Rally Day,” when each member k pleasure in bringing one or more ¥ members to the meeting. A large fhering was the result and refresh- Pnts being served at the close of the eting, all voted a most enjoyable PTuesday several of the ladies at 'the home-of the president and ked two comfortables which will wisely disposed of in the near ufe. re are three wheel chairs not in the present time. f the members Will be greatly ed to hear news of sixteen s old Stephen Reducker of Rocky 1. He is now in the Hartford hos- a1, having suffered the [0ss of one nd a serious operation upon . It is most interesting to t some of Hartford's enter- ‘WHAT rUNNY THINGS WE SEE ON HALLOWEEN en Spirits Stalk, coupons with which to purchase a wooden leg for him, BT Ninety-five oranges have been sent to the local hospital in the last few ‘weeks, Next week Friday and Satyrday there will be an exhibition of articles made through the summer months by the “Sewing Guild” of the society for use in sunshine work. This is to be an annual feature hereafter and your attention is called to this exhibition. W GUIRE ESTATE IS IN LIMELIGHT AGAIN Administrator Examined as to His Management Today Judge B. F. Gaffney sat again to- day in the court of probate on the report of Patrick H.- McGuire as ad- ministrator of the estate of Patrick McGuire, “the mayor of Hartford avenue.” The settlement of the estate is causing the courts no end of trouble. Mr. McGuire, the administrator, continued his direct testimony regard- ing his management of the estate, His lawyer is Henry P. Roche. Attorney P. F. McDonough appeared for Mrs. McNulty, widow of William McGuire, whose children are interested in the estate. On request of Mr. Roche the admin- istrator explained his claim of $2,076 against the estate. This was for ser- vices for eighty-three weeks at $25 per week. Mr. McGuire said he had devoted all his time to the adminis- tration and on- some occasions had worked twenty-four hours at a stretch- He did a little bit of everything, in- cluding carpenter work: plumbing, painting, paperhanging, digging, etc. He told the judge he had previously .earned from $35 to $40 a week as a plasterer. Referring to the payment of bills out of the estate, Mr, McGuire said all bills marked paid were bonafide bills and were paid- “My conscience is clear on that,” he remarked. Some of the tenants in the micGuire proper- ty were in arrears and Mr. McGuire said he had not turned them out be- cause he figured their occupancy of the tenements wauld at least keep the water pipes from freezing. He also said it would be a monetary loss to pay for the ejectment suits. Some of the tenements were allowed to remain idle, he said, because the board of health had ordered him to place them in sanitary condition. Cross examined by Attorney Mec- Donough, Mr, McGuire said he con- sidered his services to the estate worth all he had charged, He was asked why he was in a Hartford avenue saloon frequently. He denied that he was there to any great extent and ex- plained his presence there at all to the fact that he saw tenants entering and he followed them in for the rent, be- lieving he might just as well have the money as the saloon keeper. Asked whether he had discussed the estate with Mrs. McNulty he replied that he went to her home once and found her in tears. She explained the precipitation by saying she was going to get a divorce and she had been to o lawyer to see about it. ~ Mr. . Mc- Guire denied he had told Mrs, Mc- Nulty he “didn’t give a about the estate as long as he had a dollar in his pocket and a pair of pants on his legs.” Attorney McDonough askeéd Mr. McGuire how it was that he palid policemen are saving tobacco Dwight Gordon, a workman, $18 in ' two days later. The lawyer inquired sz = s THURSDAY, NOV. 25 whether the money for the check had not found its way back into the ad- ministrator’s pocket. Another item that caught Attorney McDonough’s eye was the receipt by the administrator of $2.10 from Gor- don and the payment by the adminis- trator to Gordon of $12 in cash and $56 by check, all these transactions taking place on August 8. A0, U, V. OFFIGERS SUBMIT REPORTS Annual State Convention of So- ciety Held at New Haven New Haven, Conn., Oct. 21.—The report of Alphonse Collin, Grand Master Workman of the Connecticut Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Unit- ed Workmen before the fifteenth an- nual convention held here today em- phasized the fact that the past year had been one of growth. The finan- cial condition of the Order he added was beyond compare with a reserve accummulation of more than $427,- 000. Membership shows an increase’ of about 500 by reason of the taking over 6f the New York members. Ini- tiation of members in Connecticut lodges, however, had been disappoint- ing. They have not equalled the promises made a year ago. By reason of an appeal from the New York members it was decided to reinsure them under the terms of a contract which finally was approved by the directors of the supreme lodge, and the insurance commissioners of Connecticut and New York. Assesments. of $168§,088, Grand Recorder George Stroh in his report showed that assessments to the beneficiary fund reached $168,068 to the guaranty fund $15,938, making a total of $184,007. The member- ship of the year was 4,634 made up of 3,780 existing members, 64 initia- tions, 97 reinstatements and 593 re- ceived from New York, while suspen- sions of 253 and deaths of 123 left the net total 4,158. The average age of members initiated was 25 years; of those who died 63, and average length of membership 18 years. James R. Sloane, grand receiver, in his report showed that the benefi- ciary fund balance was $31,271; the general fund balance to be $2,225; the interest fund $4,215; the reserve fund $39,214; and the cash in the bank $33,496. » Other Reports Made. Other reports were made by the finance committee, Grand Medical Examiner, F. H. Wheeler, the com- mittee on laws and appeals and the supreme representatives. The following officers were elected: Grand master workman, Judge John F. Fahy, Rockville; grand fore- man, Felix S. Meigs, Bridgeport; grand overseer, Roger Dickinson, North Haven; grand recorder, George Stroh, New Haven; grand receiver, James R. Sloane, Meriden; grand guide, John Rodigan, Hartford; member of finance committee, E. E. Mix, New Haven; representatives to the supreme lodge, C. D. Brightman, Stonington, Alphonse Callin, Hart- ford, and G. Herbert Bishop, New Ha- ven; grand inside watchman (ap- pointive office) Charles D. Goodwin, New Haven. THANKSGIVING DAY Wilson Issues Proclamation Ask- ing Nation to Thank God for Peace ‘Washington, . Oct. 21.—President Wilson today in a proclamation des- ignating Thursday, Now. 25, as Thanksgiving Day, called attention to the fact that the United States has been at peace while most of Europe has been at war. “We have been able to assert our rights and the rights of mankind without breach of friendship with the greater nations with whom we have had to deal,” said the Presi- dent. Text Of Proclamation. The text follows: “It has long been the honored cus- tom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God to us as a nation. The year that is now drawing to a close since we last observed our day of national thanksgiving has been, while a year of discipline because of the mighty forces of war and on changes which have disturbed the world, also a year of special blessing for us. ‘“‘Another year of peace has ' been vouchsafed us; another year in which not_only to take thought of our duty to ourselves and to mankind but also to adjust ourselves to the many re- sponsibilities thrust upon us by a war which has involved almost the whole of Europe. We have been able to assert our rights and the rights of mankind without breach of friendship with the great nations with whom we have had to deal and while we have asserted our rights we have been able also to perform duties and exercise privileges of succor and help- fulness which should serve to remon- strate our desire to make the offices of friendship the names of truly dis- interested and unselfish service. Serve All We Can. “Our ability to serve all who could avail themselves of our services in the midst of crissis has been increased by a gracious Providence by more and more abundant crops; our ample financial resources have enabled us to | steady the markets of the world and | faciiltate necessary movement of ccmmerce which the war might other- ! wise have rendered impossible; and | cur people have come more and more | to & sober realization of the part they have been called upon to play is a ) time when all the world is shaken by | unparalleled distresses and disasters. | “The extraordinary circumstances of such a time have done much to quicken our national conscience and deepen and confirm our cosfidence in the principles of peace and freedom by which we have always sought to be guided. Out of darkness and per- plexities have come firmer counsels of policy and clearer perceptions of the essential welfare of the nation. We have prospered while other peoples were at war, but our pros- perity has been vouchsafed us, we be- lieve, only that we might the better perform the functions which war ren- dered it impossible for them to per- form. Render Thanks to God. “Now, therefore, I Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of America do hereby designate Thurs- day, the twenty-fifth of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people through- out the land to cease from their for His many blessings and mercies. Men’s Topcoats A most timely subject—the cool evenings demand that you wear a Topcoat. The H. O. P." showing of Topcoats is admirable—every Coat is dressy and ‘of good material. Assortment is varied enough to suit every taste. Gray Mixtures From $11.98 to $14.98 Blacks and Grays, Silk Lined From $14.98 to $30.00 Cravenetted Scotch Mixtures From $11.98 to $25.00. WINTER OVERVOATS §$12 to $30. Suits for Stout Women a Specialty. wonted occupations and in their several homes and places of worship render thanks to Almighty God. “In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. “Done at the City of Washington this twentieth day of October, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen, and of the In- dependence of the United States of America one hundred and fortieth. “‘By the President: “WOODROW WILSON, “ROBERT LANSING, “Secretary of State.” SHERIFF KEPT BUSY IN SERVING WRITS Action For $500 Against New anel: Road and Other Civil Cases. Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stockwell was kept on the jump today serving writs for various lawyers, both in this' and other cities. For Judge B. F, Gaffney, counsel for Fred J. Phillips, he served notice of a $500 suit against the New Haven road, serving the writ on the Hartford agent. It is made returnable before the next term of the court of common pleas. Mr. Phillips claims that on May 6 he shipped a consignment of goods from Hoosick Falls, N. Y., over the Boston & Maine road to New Britain. By negligence on the part of the rail- road these goods were badly damaged eén route. The consignment, valued at $500, included a mahogany table, a desk, a brass bed, two,couches, an oak rocker, a chiffonier, a mahogany pedestal, a white enameled chair, one refrigerator, one mahogany rocker, a wash stand, one bureau, two oak rock- ers and a tabourette. Sheriff Stockwell also attached property on Oak street belonging to Patsy Salatu for $150. Through Walsh, Meskill & Roche, J, Edward Erwin is suing to recover $100 on the defendant’s note for $93.26. The writ is returnable before the city court on the first Tuesday of November, Another writ served by the deputy this morning was one of foreclosure against Charles and Annie Borosoff on property on Broson Heights. The writ is made out by Walsh, Meskill & Roche and is returnable before the court of common pleas. Action is for foreclosure and possession, WHIST AND SOCTAL. Holy Family Circle to Hold Enjoyable Function Tomorrow, The Holy Family Circle of St. Mary’s church will hold a whist and social in Y. M. T. A. & B. hall to- morrow evening at 8:30 o'clock. Music for dancing will be furnished v Lynch’s orchestra. The commit- ees follow: General Committee—Mrs. Curtin, Mrs. J. Farr, Mrs. Noble, Mrs. M. Fitzgerald, Highrland. Reception Crean, Mrs. H. C. Keevers, Mrs. A. Monsees, Dobson, Mrs, M. Hayes. Prize Committee—Mrs. Conniff, Mrs. P. Curran. Ice Cream Committee—Mrs. Desmond, Mrs. B. Conley. Lemonade Committee—Mrs. High- land, Mrs. C. Kerrigan, Mrs. J. Mur- phy, Mrs. M. O'Keefe. Ticket Committee—Mrs. Forsythe, Scorers—Miss Lily Seiple, M J. M. Willlam Mrs. J. Committee—Mrs. M. O’Brien, Mrs, J. Mrs. F. William J. Julia Crowe, Miss Margaret Forsythe, Miss Elenor Kerrigan, Miss Anna Kiniry, MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Represented by E. W, Eddy. New Bri tain Nat. Bank Bidg. Tel 840 NEW DEPARTURE RIGHTS ‘ Bought, Sold or Quoted BOODY McLELLAN & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, 111 Broadway, Now York. Kstablished 1879. Stocks and Bonds for Cash or on Margin Direct Private Wire to New York NEW BRITAIN OFFICE, 309-310 NAT'L BANK BLDG. Telephone 1013. F. T. McManus, Mgr, FINANCIAL NEWS FURTHER GAIN BY BETHLEHEM STEEL Rises to 560 Over Night and Later Touches 699 7-8 New York, Oct. 21, Wall St., 10:30 a. m.—Bethlehem Steel continued its record-breaking rise today, early sales being made at 650, an over-night gain of twenty-one points and an advance of almost: 200 points since the begin- ning of the month. Later it touched 599 7-8. 350, later going to 363, and Stude- baker at 183 showed a gain of seven points. Other specialties, including American Locomotive, Baldwin Loco- motive, Allis-Chalmers, common and preferred, and American Woolen were higher by a point or more. Inspira- tion was again the feature of the cop- per group, while United States Steel fluctuated narrowly and rails con- tinued dull and irregular. Close—Steel at 87 3-4 and a further rise of secondary speclalties featured the final hour. The closing was irreg- ular. New York Stock Exchange quota. tjons furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Oct. 21, 1915 High Low Close 66% 66 66 45% 443 44Yy 72% 70% 71% 88% 8614 861 Am Beet Sugar .. Allis Chalmers ... Am Ag Chem .... Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Can 64% 63% 63% Am Can pfd .106% 1061 106% Am Loco ... L 13% 11 71 Am Smelting .... 84% 92% 92% Am Sugar «..112% 111% 111% Am Tobacco ..230% 230% 230% Am Tel & Tel 1245 1243% 124% Anaconda Coper T6% T56% T6% A TS Fe Ry Co.106% 1063 106% Baldwin Loco ....134 132 132% B & O ... 92% 91% 92% Beth Steel ...699% 550 688 Butter Superior .. 60% 60 60% Canadian Pacific .1673% 167 167 Central Leather . 68% b558% 57% Chesapeake & Ohio 67% 56% . 56% Chino Copper ... 49% 49 49% Chi Mil & St Paul. 92% 90% 91 Col B &% ... 60% 58% 59 Cons Gas ........144% 143% 143% Crucible Steel 95 92 2% Distillers Sec 47% 42% 47 . . B36% 34% 34% Erie, 1st pfd ..b4 63% 53% General Electric .178% 1763 178 Goodrich Rubber . 78% 76% 76% Great. Nor pfd ..121% 121% 121% Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 52% 48% 62 Interborough .... 22% 22% 22% Interboro pfd . 78 6 76 Lehigh Valley .... 75% 75% 76% Maxwell Motor ... 67% %62% 66% Mex Petroleum ... 90% 89% 89% National Lead .... 68% 68 6834 N Y C & Hudson.100% 99% 100 Nev Cons 15% 16 15 NYNH&HRR, 82% 80% 81 NY Ont & &West. 20% 29% 20% Northern Pacific .,111% 111% 1113% Norfolk & West,. 115% 114% 115 Penn RR ........ 68% ©57% &67% People's Gas . L1203 118% 118% Pressed Steel Car. 72% T71% 71% Ray Cons ceees 25 %B2% 25y Reading . coe.. T8% 8% TBY Rep I & 8 pfd... 104 104 104 Southern Pacific... 98% 97% 97% Southern Ry ...... 20% Southern Ry pfd.. 59 Studebaker 189 Tenn Copper 63% Texal Oil 164 Union Pacific 135 Utah Copper .. 70 U S Rubber Co .. 54% 134 % 69% 54 General Motors rose six to | U 8 Steel pfd ...116% 115% 1 Va Car Chemical., 46% 45% Westinghouse .... 71% 70% ILOCAL MARKET HAS QUIET Few Reactionaries on List— Is Strong (Furnished by Richter & Co.) During the past week the qu {in our local stock market has ©o 1 ! tinued, with occasional bursts of tivity. At the meeting of the jcan Brass company a dividend Edeclnred‘ payable November first, o ,sleting of 1 1-2 regular and 1 per o 'extra. This is the same dividend was paid last quarter and it lg sumed by investors that this puts ti slock on a dividend paying basls {10 per cent. Early in the week st sold down at 240, but rallied at |close with sales at 245 to 247 dend on. Today stock is quoted |bid, 247 asked ex-dividesa which | equivalent to 249 1-2 dividend | Thig company is doing an enorme | business owing to war orders, and | consider stock an extremely good pi chase at the present time, believh it will sell considerably higher with a reasonable length of time. t | dard Screw has advanced somew! { from its recent low of 290, sales ha |ing taken place today ranging 1500 to 307, the bid and asked p | Seovill Manufacturing company | been quiet and reactionary, stock b ing offered at 400, with sales sligh lower. Coit's Arms has been quiet with sales in the neighbo of 825. The investment stocks continus same. American Hardware s g {118 bid, 119 1-2 asked, New Brit {Machine is 76 bid, 78 asked, U Manufacturing company is 77 bid, ssked, and sales of Stanley Wi have ranged from 66 to 67, n Frary & Clark 1s 56 bid, Traut & Hine is offered at Stanley Rule & Level at 400, Rights of the new issue of stock the New Departure Manufactusi company were first traded in day sales taking place from §12 $13 per right. As it takes four to buy one new share of stock at p this makes the stock stand the pu chaser in at 162 per share, This is i comparison with its recent high 180. There has also been a good dem and anvancing prices in the insuran company stocks of Hartford wit] Travelers selling as high as 7 which is an advance of about sixty five points. Aetna Life is strong an is quoted 540 bid, 550 asked. We do not look to see the dulln m our locay stocks continue long believe that they are all good chases at the present time. 57 43, HAS FINE DEGREE TEAM, Invitations are being received by m Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O, H. degres team to give exhibition in neig! towns. The team wll compete in a prize drill in Terryville November 18 at the fair to be given by the Immac- ulate Conception church and will also give an exhibition drill at St Jo- seph’s church fair, November 10. The team has received invitations to put on three degrees at Hartford, October 31. The degree team has the reputa- ton of being the best in the state and is working hard to deserve this praise. The team will have & social Tuesday evening after the meeting for mems U 8 Steel 86 86% bers and friends. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of efficlent, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian Executor or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. SURPLUS $750,000 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. M. H, WHAPLES, Pres't. HARTFORD, CONN. e