New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1915, Page 1

%Y BY BULGARIANS ~Berlin Claims Important Victory Over Russians b ITALIANS ARE PROGRESSING 18 %flnfl‘n Submarines_Said to Be Using Bulgarian Port for Base—Teutons Capture Trench—Churchill .Ex- plains Capture of 8,500 Serbians is report- ed by German headquarters in today’s official statement. The Bulgarian i :}I‘CQS operating in Serbia took 7,000 f these, together with six cannon- & The Serbians.continue to be driven back all along the line, it is announced Berlin claims a somewhat decided success for German arms along the s Styr River. General Von Linsingen’s iroops have cleared the entire west- ern bank of the river of Russians, it is declared. The Russians appear to have begun n offensive movement in a new region e German war office reporting Rus- fian attacks near Smorgon; east of Vilna, which were repulsed. In the latest official report by the Italian general staff progress for the Italians in the fighting on the Isonzo *_ front is claimed. Advances are de- clared to have been made on the heights to the northwest of Gloizia in 2 Plezzo Basin and on Javoreck. Y en. Borrovich of the Austrian ar- I my is quoted in a Berlin despatch as » declaring that the Italian offensive has not even dented the Austrian line in %, the Isonzo region. The Austrias un- der Gen: Borrovich have maintained all positions as they existed when he ‘! took charge of them before the begin- ning of active hostilities, he asserted. iSaloniki hears tht German subma- 4 rines are using the Bulgarian harbor § of Varna on the Black sea, as a base + of operations. Varna 'has been men- tioned as one of the hrbors where Rus- . 'sila would be likely to land troops for ‘an invasion of Bulgaria. Latest official reports in Rome indi- cate that 208 persons were lost in the sfaking of the Italian liner Ancona by a submarine, 299 being saved out of ', a total of 507 on board: P Capture Trench. On the front in northern France the | Germans announce the capture of a F projecting French trench 300 yards * long northeast of Ecuorie, thenew posi- tion being consolidated with the Ger: " man line at that point. ®an fighting in this region yesterday, f\ Paris announced last night the Ger- mans penetrated a first line trench but . were immediately driven out. Today’'s French official report mentions con- tinued fighting here, but no further shift in positions, even of a temporary pature. The Germans suffered very heavy losses in their attck of yester- fgy, the French statement declares. The Venizelos party in Greece, ‘which favors the allied cause, may not take part in the coming elections, according to a despatch from Athens to Paris, as former Premier Venizelos « thinks that even should the liberals win they would be unable to carry through their program in the cham- ber. Definite decision is expected to L5 reached in a few days. Churchill’s Resignation. ,In a statement in the house of com- mons outlining his reasons for retir- ing from the British cabinet, Winston h Bpencer Churchill declared that the | project for sending a Britsih force to the relief of Antwerp in October, 1914, . originated with Harl Kitchener and the French government. Several théusand British in this-xpedition es- caped across the border and were in- terned in Holland when the city fell. Russians Defeated. Berlin, Nov. 15, by Wireless to Bayville.—A defeat of the Russians in licia is announced today by the war ‘Pice, which says that the troops of " General Von Linsingen drove back the Russians from the west bank of the Styr river. The entire west bank hizg now been cleared. Russian at- ks near Smorgon, east of Vilna, were repulsed. - 6.500 Serbs Captured. “Rerlin, Nov. 15, by Wireless to Say- ville—Anrnouncement was made by the war office today of-the capture of 8,500 SerBians with twelve cannon. Of these, 7,000 prisoners and six [, cannon were taken by the Bulgarians. Pursuit of the Serbians is being con- ued all along the front. Berlin, Nov. 15, Via. London, 3:05 p. m—The text of the official state- ment issued today at German army headquarters said: “In the western theater: Northeast of Ecurie a projecting French trench 500 yards long was captured after fierce fighting and joined to our position. In the eastern theater: A Russian idhal attack in the neighborhood of Emorgen broke down .with heavy Josges in front of our position, *“Army group of Prince Leopold of avaria? There is nothing to report. “Army group of General Von Lin- | suigen: In connection with the in- vasion of.the enemy, lines at Podgacie § (Volhynia) German’and Austro-Hun- arian troops yesterday attacked the ssian positions on the west bank ofithe River Styr along their entire g Wension. The Russians were de- GRABS POISON FROM HER HUSBAND’S HAND Bride of a Few Weeks Gets Bi-Chlo- ride of Mercury Tablets After Hard Struggle. A young wife's struggle with her infuriated husband yesterday mofning on Main street near the Burritt school, resulted life when Mrs. Helen Keeney Miller, a bride of a few weeks, succeeded in preventing “James Miller, her husband, from taking the contents of a vial said to contain bi-chloride of mercury. The young couple are not out of their ‘teens yet, and their marriage caused some surprise when it was an- nounced. Rumors to the effect that the husband had taken iss;ie with her for attending church and when she was returning from services vester- day morning he remonstrated with | her after which a struggle occurred. Mrs. Milleg succeeded in wresting the bi-chloride of mercury from her husband’s hands and she then threw it over the Rurritt school fence. The couple held a short confer- ence after the incident and it was ap- parent that they had made up for they walked away together. A story was circupited this morn- | ing that it was Mrs. Miller who at- tempted to take the poison tablets, but a memifhr of the family called at | the Herald office this afternoon and gave the above version of the affair. WHITE STAR LINER ADRIATIC IN TROUBLE? Rumeor Has It That Steamer Has Been Sunk-—Ques- tion As to Identity. | I | | New York, Nov- 15.—There was a report this morning in maritime cir- cles that the steamship Adriatic had been sunk, but the report did not state whether the steamship was the big passenger ship of the White Star Hne or was the British steamship in the saving of a| | the Adriatic, which left Kymassi, Greece, On October 13 for Philadelphia, P#gseq Tarifa, Spain, on October 19. The White Star liner Adriatic ar- rived in Liverpool November 11, and was not scheduled to leave for New York until November 24. Later a re- port became current on the maritime exchange that it was the Adriatic of the White Star line that was in trouble The other - steamship Adriatic, bound for Philadelphia, from Kymas- si should be about in mid-Atlantic to- day. Officials of the White Star line said this morning that they had no infor- mation regarding the Adriatic other than that she had arrived safely last Thursday in Liverpool. They did not credit the report:. David Lindsay as- sistant to Mr. Jeffries, the passenger manager of the White Star line said that he was positive the Adriatic was still at Liverpool. “The Adriatic was heavily laden when she left New York,” said Mr. Lindsay, “and it would take at least three days to unload her and as many more to load for the return voyage to this port. - She was not scheduled to sail for New York until November 24.” The Adriatic was built in 1906 and cost nearly $4,000,000. She has a gross tonnage of 24,641. CARRANZA HOLDS DURANGO- Villa Deserters, Numbering 1,000 Seek ‘Work at Ranches. El Paso, Tex.,, Nov- 15.—Advices from Torreon today stated that the Carranza forces commanded by the Arrieta brothers are holding Durango City, Durango State, and that General Mariano Arrieta has been made Car- ranza governor,of the state. General Calixico Contreras, leading Villa forces composed of Indians, is said to be threatening the city. Persons arriving here from Douglas Ariz., state that 1,000 Villa deserters are movng eastward toward Casa Grandes from Naco- They are said to be without arms and asking - for work at ranches. LEAVES HIS SON $1. ‘Widow Receives Major Portion of Terrence Reilly’s Estate. To his sW, John E, Reilly, Ter- rence Reilly bequeathed $1 when he composed his will on April 13, 1901. Mrs. Mary E. Reilly, the widow, receives the property for Tife with authority to dispose of it as she sees fit. At her death the property goes to her three daughters, Annie, Mar- garet and Mary The will was witnessed by the late Judge James Roché, John A. Gleason and Charles A. Ericson. SPY CONFESSES. New York, Nov. 15.—Robert Fay, one of the six men now under indict- ment charged with attempting to place bombs on munitions ships sail- ing from this port for England and France, today made a long statement to United States Attorney H. Snowden and | Cross. tination of the articles were made. was deemed best in a town made up as New Britain is, Cross gifts as strictly neutral. Marshall. .The statement is under- stood to be in the nature of a confes- sion and also to furnish new details ted. The western bank of the ued On Eleventh Page.) upon the alleged German plot to de- stroy or damage munitions shipped from this country to the allies. L 4 AIN HERALD STRICT NEUTRALITY BY RED CROSS HERE No Favors Shown in Shipping Sup- plies to Afllicted Soldiers REVEW OF FIRST YEAR | Reports of Officers Presented This Afternoon Show Wonderful Work By Small But Determined Organiza- tion in This City—Brooks President. “Neutrality” has been the watch~ word of the New Britain Chapter of Red » jross ‘society. This in shown by the report of the war relief committee presented at the annual meeting of the chapter this afternoon. The committee reported that it had | distributed supplies and “munitions of peace” without favor, listening only | to the cry of the afflicted. W. F. Brooks President. ° W. F. Brooks of South High street was nominated for president by F- G. Platt, chairman of the nominating committee. He is a well known architect, having an office in Hart- ford. i i War Relief Report. The report of the Woman's Relief Auxiliary, of which Annie L. Churchill is chairman and Mary G. Brown, sec- retary, was submitted by Mrs. Churchill. It contains a detailed list of the articles made in New Britain and forwarded to the Bush Terminal in Brooklyn, N, Y. for foreign ship- ment and was as follows: “List of articles forwarded to Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, by New Britain Red Cross chapter. Twenty-seven boxes were sent between November 10, 1914, apd April 3, 1915. The rooms were closed for the holidays from December 17 to January 4. The rooms were given up on April 3. Some work, however, was done at homes in the late spring and two boxes were forward on June 9. Another, and the last box, the thirtieth, containing work done in the summer, was forwarded on November 6. These boxes were sent for the general use of the Red No restrictions as to the des- It to consider all Red The list of articles follows: 513 white hogpital shirts, 142 gray hospital shirts, 99 day shirts, 43 bed jackets, 60 nightingales, 67 convales- cent robes, knitted mufflers, 87 pajama suits, 189 84 woven mufflers, 453 straight abdominal bands. 233 shaped abdominal bands, 11 knitted abdominal bands, 105 arm slings, 134 triangular bandages, 149 pair hospital socks or mules, 41 pair knitted socks, 33 pair hospital stockings, 5 knitted helmets, 50 cloth helmets, 70 pair knitted wristlets, 256 bath towels (small), 168 hand towels, 84 sheets, 822 3-inch bandages (rolled), 5566 4-inch bandages (rolled), 34 split bandages, 30 packages of gauze pads or sponges (25 pads in a package.) 81 utility bags (or comfort bags), 6 packages old linen, 200 paper nap- kins. (2 pieces), 1 small piece red flannel, 24 old linen squares, 2 cheese cloth squares, 203 batiste handkerchiefs, 1 pair knittéd knee pads, 5 pair blankets. Gifts Total $246.75. Mrs. H. M. Bates, treasurer of the ‘Women’s War Relief committee, re- ported receipt of funds from mem- berships and gifts totaling $246.75, The membership fees were turned over to Curtis Shetdon, assistant treasurer of the society. Money con- tributed as gifts was used by the re- lief committee to meet current ex- penses such as rent of rooms, sewing machines, etc. Secretary Reeks’ Report. Mr. Chairman and Members of the New Britain Chapter of ‘American Red Cross: “I hereby submit the first annual report of the New Britain chapter of the American Red Cross for the year ending October 31, 1915. “The chapter was organized Octo- ber 28 1914, following a Red Cross rally held in the Russwin Lyceum, October 25, 1914, at Boardman spoke of the need of Red Cross work, “The following officers were elect- | ed to serve for one year: Rev. H W. Maier, chairman; M, D. Saxe, vice chairman, A. J. Sloper, treasurer; Curtiss L. Sheldon, assistant treasur- er;Dr. E- E. Reeks, secretary, Dr. C. H, Travis, assistant secretary. To serve on the executive committee: Mrs. C- E. Wetmore, Rev. Dr- S. G. Ohman, F. G. Platt; Mrs. A, G. Churchill, chairman ./oman’s War Relief committee; W. C. Hungerford, chairman membership committee. “The policy established to be pur- sued by the chapter was to give aid to the sufferers abroad caused by the European war and to do its part in strengthening the work of the Red Cross society, “The membership of the chapter at the end of its first year is 213. The number is not as high as we had hoped it would be, but owing to the lateness of the start of our work, and because it was recognized that thfs real work of ‘the society rested principally with thé Woman’'s War Relief committee, no special cam- paign for membership was made oth- (Continued On Eleventh Page.) which Miss | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1915—TWELVE PAGES. | BJORNSON HALTED IN WAR DESCRIPTION Son of Dramatist Not Allowed to Speak in Copenhagen—Crowd ‘Was Pro-Gefman. Copenhagen, Nov. 14, via London, Nov. 15, 5:05 a. m.—Nearly 3,000 per- sons who had gathered tonight at a hall where Erling Bjornson, son of the Norwegian dramatist, was to de- liver a lecture upon the impressions of the war he had gained from visits to toree fronts, refused to' permit the speaker to go on with hig address. Members of the German legation staff occupied prominent geats in the hall, but most of the audience was composed of Copenhagen residents, in- cluding a large number of students. When Bjornson rose to speak the audience sang and,shoutedq, declaring its willingness to listen to a German, but not a person from a neutral coun- try. After striving vainly for an hour to restore order, the chairman declared the meeting closed without Bjornson having spoken. A large force of po- | lice was present, but the disturbance was not of a nature to require their intervention. ¢ MERIDEN RIOTERS APPEAR IN' COURT Case Against Fourteen Ar- rested at Silver Plant Post- poned Till Wednesday. Meriden, Nov. 15.—The charges of rioting and damage to property pre- ferred against fourteen persons ar- rested early yesterday after a disturb- ance outside the factory of the Wil- liam Rogers Mfg. company of the In- ternational Silver Co., will be taken up ‘Wednesday in the city court. Two other defendants are charged with rioting and carrying concealed weap- ons. The postponement of the cases was due to the desire of the strikers who have been arrested and the organiza- tion to which they belong to secure counsel. Already there have been re- tained David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven, C. J. Danaher and A. B. Au- brey of this city- All the defendants have been re- leased under bonds, $200 each for fourteen, and $300 each for the two who are additionally charged with carrying concealed weapons. The city court room was filled with people when the cases were called. The front seats were filled with young women who are striking smployes of the silver company. There was no ar- raignment as a postponement was quickly arranged with little formality. Everything was orderly in and about the court room. Several officers were on duty. At the William Rogers factory taere was no untoward incident. A num- ber of men were at work repairing windows which were broken by mis- siles during the disturbance. The men who are said to have been strike breakers brought here by motor truck early Sunday morning were not in sight unless some of them were among those who were repairing windows Among the strikers there was much speculation as to whether the men brought in by motor trucks are to be strike breakers or merely watchmen in the plant. The number is not con- sidered sufficient to permit of re-open- ing the plant. Today the city police were patrolling outside the factory but the strikers did not go to that neighborhood. Chief of Police Charles B. Bowen said today that the shooting at the fac- tory would be the subject of a thor- ough investigation. He has been as- sured he =aid, by the manager of the factory, George D. Munson that tae company’s guards at the plant were not armed and that they consequently could not have fired any shots. The police, however, reported vesterday that shots were fired from inside the factory enclosure as well as from out- side. Mayor Donovan alse announced today that the riot incidents would be thoroughly inquired into. EARL KILLED Member of British Nobility Loses Life In Action in Succeeds to Scottish Peerage. France—Daughter London, Nov. 14, 7:45 p. m.—James Ogilvie Grant, Earl of Seafield, has been killed in action in France. The Earl of Seafield who was born in 1876 and was the eleventh of his line,” was a captain of the Third Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, special reserve, when the war began. He was married in 1898 to Miss Nina Townsend, daughter of Dr. J. P. Townsend, justice of the peace of the colony of New Zealand, who survives him with a daughter. The heir to the title is his brother, Hon. Trevor Ogilivie Grant. His daughter suc- ceeds to the Scottish peerages. B o e U Sy WEATHER. Hartford, Nov. 15.—For Hartford and vicinity: Rain and colder tonight. Tuesday fair and colder. it e Rt | NEW HAVEN DEALS . | WORRY THE JUDGE Intricacies of Transactions Call for Written Information ORAL STATEMENTS-GONFUSING E Court Confesses Inability to Under- stand Testimony and Asks for | Written History—Jury Much Re- lieved. New York, Nov.- 15.—The trial of the eleven former directors of the | New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad on the charge of vio- lating the Sherman anti-trust law, which has been marked by the com- plexity of the transactions placed be- fore the jury by the government, reached a climax in that particular tcday. Judge Hunt announced his | inability to understand the nature of certain of the transactions and called upon counsel, after they had made a futile attempt to explain them orally, to submit a written statement of their history. The transactions had to do wifh the Metropolitan Steamship deals whereby the government alleges the New Haven acquired control of bhat‘ company’s four freight boats and | had its two passenger boats trans- ferred to the Pacific coast. These four vessels turned up eventually in the possession of the Eastern Steamship Corporation, in which the New Haven had a stock interest. Asks for Explanation. The government’s testimony in- volved the Metropolitan Steamship company of Maine No, 1, the Metro- politan Steamship company of Maine, No. 2 the Metropolitan Steam- ship company of New Jersey, the Pacific Navigation company, the Pacific company, the Billard com- pany, the New England Securities company, the Eastern Steamship company and the Eastern Steamship Corporation, and threatened to bring more into the list when Judge Hunt called a halt with his, request for an explanation. “The magnitude of this case is tremendous” he remarked, “It's in- tricacies seem to multiply Melien Also “Twisted.” Charles S. Mellen, who was on the stand, admitted that he was “Twist- ed” and counsel for the defense ac- cused the government of “befogging the case.”” The government dropped the subject temporarily, but precip- itated another tangle when it began to delve into financial transactions between the Hartford and New York Transportation company, New England Navigation company tna,‘nfl the Eastern Steamship Corpora- on. Morgan Opposed. Mr. Mellen today testified that just | before the Metropolitan Line went into the hands of a receiver, in 1909, Morse made an offer to him of one- half the capital stock of the line i} the New Haven would take off its | Merchants’ and Miners' Line from | Boston. | Mellen said. he took the matter, to Mr. Morgan, who was “So violently opposed” to it that the offer was re- | jected. | “I said,” continued the witness, | ¢ ‘Why, Mr. Morgan, he offers one- | half of the capital stock.” “‘I wouldn't take it as a gift,’ said Mr. Morgan, ‘I won't have anything to do with him’ He was very violent about the matter and said that I'd either have to break with Morse or | break with him.” | Judge Asks Information. The introduction of a balance sheet | ef the Billard company, which re- corded numerous transactions sup- posed to be connected with the Metropolitan Steamship deals, brought a protest from Judge Hunt. “Have we yet had any evidence on the Billard Company?” he asked. “The magnitude of this case is tre- mendous; its intricacies seem to mul- tiply. I think counsel should make some explanatjon of this Metropolitan situation so that we may know what is being talked about.” R. V. Lindabury, for the defense, vciunteered to make the explanation. 1t involved three Metropolitan Steam- ship companies and two Pacific com- Ppanies. Hig explanation was not satisfactory to Attorney Swacker for the govern- rient, who tried to give his own ver- sion, Other counsel interferred and a wrangle was soon in progress. Judge Hunt finally got counsel to agree to make a statement in Wwriting of the history of the transaction in so far as they could agree on it. The jury looked relieved and the Billard bhalance sheet was temporarily with- drawn. Judge Hunt called another halt with a query as to the object of the testimony. Upon Attorney Batts' ex- planation that it led up to evidence cf the offering of rebates the court ruled it out on the ground that it was “merely cumulative.” “We must curtail warned. this case,” he STEAMER SUNK. London, Nov. 14, 3:25 p. m.—The Norwegian steamer Wacousta, 1,998 tons, is reported sunk by submarine. The crew was saved. Pictou, Viadi- The Wacousta Nova Scotia, sailed from October 19, for vostok. | | of the hottest fires that the depart- ! to leather stock- 'BURKITT REINSTATED the | | the missing boats of the Firenze and ESTABLISHED LOSS IS $25,000 IN HARTFORD FIRE Donchian Oriental Rug Store Dam- aged—Watchman Awakened by Fire Apparatus. Hartford, Nov, 15.—A loss estimat- ed at over $25,000 mostly to a stock of costly oriental rugs, resulted from a blaze in the interior of the Don- chian Building at No. 205 Pearl street at 4:30 this morning, Michael Sull- van, a watchman, who sleeps in the front office of the building was arous- ed only when the fire apparatus ap- peared The origin of the fire re- mains a mystery. It started in a stairway at the rear of of the rug store and on the ground floor of the four story extension. A passer- by sent in an alarm and five com- panies responded. Despite the fine start of the flames the firemen had the blazé under control in a very | short time after the streams of water were poured in the well. Firemen from Engine Co. No. 2 had a dan- | gerous place on the roof, working | from the glass skylight. It was one ment has encountered in some. Near where the fire started on ine ground floor was a room filled with rugs, the value of which was placed | at $15,000. The upper three floors , building were rented to the Jewel Belting company. Officials of that company said their loss was chieily | of the In the basement of the building | stock belonging to the manufacturing | concern of 1. Allen & Son, manufac- | turers of window sashes was damag- ed to some extent. DESPITE DISRESPECT| President Wilson Not to Take Exception at Re- mark on Engagement. } 165.—President | ‘Washington, Nov. ‘Wilson today instructed Postmaster General Burleson to reinstate George | Burkitt, removed as assistant post- | ment to be married. The president | qualified his instructions by telling the postmaster general Burkitt should be restored to his position if there were | no other charges against him. Announcement of this action was made today by Secretary Tumuity after a brief conference with Presi- dent Wilson. It was said unofficially that the president entirely disapproved discharging Burkitt for making the re- | marks accredited to him. In published correspondence be- tween Burkitt and Postmaster Kloeh- fer of Winnetka, it ‘was stated that Burkitt had been given demerits for other things than the remarks about the president’s engagement. That Burkitt denied. The president did not 20 into that feature in his instructions to Postmaster General Burleson, but made it clear that Burkitt should not be discharged for merely expressing the view' that a man should not be- come engaged within a year after the death of his wife. It was stated at the ‘White House that Postmaster Gen- eral Burleson had no knowledge of the case before it was called to his attention by publication in newspa- pers. The discharge of Burkitt was approved by Assistant Postmaster General Roper, after an exchange of letters with Burkitt. Burkitt protested ;he had not had an opportunity to reply to the charges as required by civil service laws. ' Mr. Roper informed him that 'the law had been complied with by 'a let- ter sent to Burkitt by the postmaster notifying him of the charge of show- ing disrespect to the president. ‘White House officials were annoyed by the publicity given to the case, and it was expected that Postmaster Gen- eral Burleson would act immediately on the president’s instructions. GHECK SUBMARINES Sinking of Bosbia and Ancona Results in Agitation Better Defense Against Undersea Boats, ¢ for Rome, Nov. 14, Via, Paris, Nov. 15, 1:156 a. m.—The sinking of the steamer Bosbia, followed closely the | has resulted in a determined Bf“atlon for the adoption in the Mediterranean of measures similar to those which have checked submarine activities in the North sea. Careful search is being made for Bosbia but there is no longer hope of finding additional survivors of the Arncona. Latest official reports give the num- Ler saved as 299 out of a total of 507 aboard the Ancona. Most of the victims were steerage passengers, of which class only 57 were saved. ZEP DESTROYED. 1 London, Nov, 15, 10:35 a. m.-—The Central News correspondent at The Hague says information has been re- ceived there from Frankfort that a Zeppelin landed near Grodno, Russia, after being damaged badly by Rus- sian artillery, ‘The message says the dirigible was destroyed in greater part by fire after the crew was res- cued. ael ony PRES. CHRIST MU GIVEUPLEADE War Forces Head of Ch Commerce to Decline Re-¢ T00 BUSY AT STANLEY W Situation in Europe Unsettiod trial Equilibrium So That Devote All His Time to His Work. President E, W. Chamber of the hardest workers and enthi members of the organization. be a candidate for re-election annual meeting of the direc morrow afternoon, accéording [ —— TS letter received by the di missive was mafled to the di on November 12 'but the inforn leaked out today. Christ . o Commerce and PRES. E. W, CHRIST. Must Give All Time to B The reasons given by the H president are combined in the | master at Winnetka, Iil, because he | ing communication received by criticised the president for his engage- | Corbin: “Dear Sir:—At the meeting directors of the Chamber of« | merce on Tuesday onme of the' of business will be the election president for another year. As a alror_x you should ki i1 am not a vmulflr ‘While the' ‘wa problems to all lines of will probably nét be branch has bgen so el the purch tablished precedents apply now. commodity seeming basis all its own. question of prices-“dhe securing’ sufficlently large q of many impertant supplies less of price, is a serious one. ¢ r has add ing end. of 1] ,to have ‘/Nor is it | “As it is'my business to buy. Stanley Warks, ec conditions referred to will requir I give my entire time and un attention to that work and i cers of the company agree should not continue as president Chamber of Commerce. b the unp rectors. “Perhaps T am presuming oo n upon the possibility of re-electiol the executive committee has asl to write you, which will ace this letter: “Yours truly, “‘Chamber of Commerce, “E, W. CHRIST, Pi Loss Is Serious Blow, The loss of President Christ organization is a hard one, for head he has probably done more | ward the building up of the o tion tham any other member of body- A tireless, indefatigable wo Meriden, street has been interested in most of cess attained by the Chamber. cent acqusition of a new ¢ the city is a sample of some work that President Christ connected with. ‘While the Chamber of loses Mr. Christ as its president, will always find in/him a worker when called upon for assistance, reddily give what time and service other duties will permit, Co MYSTERIOUS FIRE. destruction of the Ancona and, Firenze | Meriden Woman Was Once 8 of Arson—Six Blazes in Three ¥i 15,—In order | have last night's fire in the house Mrs. Clara Kanischer in South O investigated Fire Cl John F. Donovan, acting through fire marshal, asked the state police for Mrs. Kanischer has had six fi three year in her property. The fire yesterday only did damage, but the police had to several Mrs, Kanischer was in: court with arson but she was disel as evidence to uphold the ech: acking. Nov. C, J. Trudeau, persons. Two years O'KEEFE ESTATE $6,000. An [ of probate today P. J. Murray and J. M) Curti is valued at $6,000. house and land at 56 Wallace $3,200, Stanley street, $2,800, ppraisal of the estate of cefe was fijed in the consis nd house and land Y Mary O'Kee