New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1915, Page 11

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1915. FRIEND 10 | ““Cease Firing! Take Boys From Trenches!” NEW HAVEN ROAD Hellen Says He Would Have Given Flesh to Aid System New York, Nov. 29.—John L. Bil- lard, the Meriden coal dealer, was a 200d friend to the New York, New Hgven and Hartford railroad, Charl S. Mellen testified today, that if *‘My directors had asked me to take o pound of flesh out of him, he would have willingly gone off bleeding.” The characterization of the maa who held the New Haven's shares of Boston and Maine stock came dur- ing testimony at the trial of the eleven former New Haven directors to the effect that Billard willingly gave up a nominal profit of $2,750,000 for[. an actual profit of $150,000. The New Haven settled with him for $450,000 but he gave up $300,- 000 of it to Frank Brown, a Con- necticut lawyer who had helped to get the charter of the Billard com- pany, and wanted, the witness said, to give $50,000 to him. “Sham for Transactions” This was in 1909 and the govern- ment sought to elicit testimony from the witness that thereafter the Bitlard | company was used as “A sham for transactions which it did not care to undertake itself.” Mellen testified that after the set- tlement Billard endorsed the stock of the Billard company to himself (the witness) and that he held it for | two vears when it was turned back to®Billard. Meantime, according to Mellen’s testimony, the Billard com- pany invested in $550,000 of the se- curities of the Boston Herald. Security for Loan. To show the connection between ew Haven and the Billard company, he government brought out through | the witness that some of the Billar stock eventually got into the treasur of the New England Navigation com- pany as security for a loan of $375,- 000 made to Mellen to enable him to bay, just before 'his retirement in 1913. “Person obligations which he said he had incurred on behalf of the New Haven.” Some of these obligations were due to the [Billard company. Mr. Mellen ex- Iplained, however, that the loan was paid and the stock returned to Bil- ard. The witness added that since he had eft the New Haven there had been a fransaction which changed the whole omplexion of the Billard deal. The pature of the transaction was not rought out, But Mellen said that “Up o the night of August 31, 1913, the ay left the New Haven, Billard adn’t got away with anything.” The government sought to prove iat certain minutes of the board hich Mellen testified last week were hcorrect did ‘im-fact accurately Te- ort the action taken at the meeting. he minutes purported to approve the ettlement made by Mellen with John Biflard, the man who held the New aven’s Boston and Maine stock for ore than a year and sold it back to e New Haven. They set forth that a part of the settlement the stock t'the Billard company, together with es and liabilities, were assigned to he New Haven. Stenographic Report Differs. R{ L, Bates, for the government, ld the court that J. G. Parker the cretary who wrote the minutes, also jade a stenographic report of the oceedings which, he intimated, flered from the official record. “Where is Mr, Parker now?” asked e government examiner. “I don’t know. He's dead,” jed Mr. Mellen. “Cah make a statement as to s integrity, his honesty and his ac- racy 7" ‘Was Very Accurate. “He was very accurate,” replied the itness, after the court had ruled that p need not answer as to the first two alifications. 2 The goverament showed the witness copy of Parker's notes which it ex- cts 40 put into evidence later. “Did not Billard assign the stock the New England Navigation Com- Loy o “He did not. The stock was rsed to me in blank.” Affair Closed in 1911, THe witness said that he thereaft- held the stock and the securities the Billard company in a sealed velope until 1911, when a resolu- fn was passed which closed up the ole Billard affair. llard, the witness then testified, s allowed in the settlement $450,- 0, of which he gave $300,000 to wyer Brown, of Connecticut, the or; Who assisted in getting tha lard company chartered. “What was Billard's nominal profit the deal?” Mcllen Refused $50,000. “Two million seven hundred and ty thousand dollars. Billard want- to zive $50,000 out of his $150,000 me, because he said ‘I'd helped s0 much,’ but I wouldn't take it.” " re- en- LEONARD-WORTHNER, 1] Known Confectioner to Take Smalley Street Girl As Bride. | Announcement was made today of epgagement of Miss Grace B. brthner to Charles P. Leonard. The e of the wedding has not as yet bn settled upon- Miss Worthner is the daughter of and Mrs. George H. Worthner 331 Elm street, formerly of 9 alley street. She is a well known ng lady and.,a graduate of the lo- Hjgh school. Mr. Leonard 3 oé the city’s best known young ness men, for the past seven or Iht years having conducted a pros- ous candy, ice cream and confec- ry store on Main street in ith’s block. is In the hope of bringing about at least a temporary cessation of hos- tilities, “to take the boys out of the trenches for Christmas” as one report of his words put it, Henry Ford has chartered the steamer Os- car II, and will set sail on Dec. 4, for Europe. He will be accompanied by several prominent cates, both men and women. time has come to say ‘Cease firing, said Mr. Ford. The ‘peace ship idea is not original with Henry Ford, nor is it a new idea. It was first proposed by Mme Rosika Schwimmer of Budapest, Hungary, secretary of peace advo- “The L. §. BURR, FORMER JUDGE HERE, DIES In Waterbury Sunday-On Police Court Bench From 1899-1903 Death has claimed Judge Lyman S. Burr at his home at 92 Elmwood street, Waterbury.. Judge Burr, who a number of years ago was a promln» ent member of the Connecticut bar and who was for a long time judge of the New Britain police court, died at 4:15 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the age of 62 years. Educated in Ohio. Judge Burr had lived in Waterbury with his son, H. W. Burr, for about two years and had been a sufferer from heart trouble and hardening of ithe arteries. He was a native of Tor- rington. At the age of seventeen years he went to Oberlin, Ohio, where he completed his education. He was graduated from the law school of Ohio university and then came to New Britain where he entered the law of- fice of Mitchell & Hungerford. Later he opered an office of 'his own and was a successful practioner- On Police Court Bench, Always a republican, Judge Burr held a number of offices of importance in this city. In 1891 he was city at- torney and in 1896, 1897 and 1898 he was prosecuting attorney of the local police court and for several years he was also prosccuting agent. From 1899 until 1903 when he resigned, he was judge of the police court. It was following a spirited contest with George W. Andrew, the deposed clerk of the court and former assist- ant prosecuting “attorney, that Judge Burr was first appointed to the bench here. So spirited was the fight that the general assembly would not decide the issue ana tabled it. It was settled at the subsequent republican conven- tion when Judge Burr was given the position by a big majority. Many Fraternal Connections- In this city Judge Burr was a mem- ber of Harmony lodge, A, F. & A. M St. Elmo lodge, K. of P.; Mattabessett Tribe, I. O. R- M.; Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F., where he was a past mnoble grand; and of Comstock encampment, At one time he was one of the most prominent Odd Fellows in the state and was a past grand pa- trirch of the state encampment of 0dd Fellows. Judge Burr leaves his wife and two sons, Harry W. of Waterbury, and Stuart, of Brooklyn. The funeral, which will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from His late home, will be attended by a number of his old friends from this city. Mrs, Anne Davi The funeral of Mrs. Anne as held from the Erwin Home at 0 o'clock this afternon- Rev. War- ren F. Cook ofticiated and interment was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Da- vis, who was seventy-two years old, died Saturday after having been an inmate at the home for twelve years. Davis Sven O, Hedlund. Sven O. Hedlund, eighty years old, who died Saturday afternoon, will be buried tomorrow afternoon in Fair- view cemetery. The funeral services will be held from his daughter’s home at 107 Columbia street at 2 o’clock and Rev. G- E. Pihl will officiate. Mrs. Catherine Ryan. Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Ryan of Elm street were held at 9 c’clock this morning from St. Mary's church. Rev. William Krause offi- clated and interment was in Middle- town. The pall bearers and flower bearers were all relatives of the deceased. The pall bearers were John Leghorn { ©f Cromwell, Dennis Smith of Mid- dletown, John Farrell, William Ewald of Cromwell, William McCormick and Otto Schmarr. The flower bearers were James McNeil, Edward Smith, Henry Schmaltz and Howard Smith, the last named being of Middletown. Mrs. Catherine Havens. Mrs. Catherine Havens, formerly employed at the Y. W. C. A., where she made her home, died Saturday night at St. Francis' hospital in Hart- ford. The funeral was held this morning at 10 o’clock from St. Mary's church, Rev. John T. Winters offi- ciated and interment was in the old Catholic cemetery. William Brown, William Brown, a well known Polish character about the city for | the past few years, died today at the Newington sanitarium, He is sur- vived by his wife and several chil- dren, the latter being in the county | home. CONSPIRACY CASE TO JURY WEDNESDAY Government Expects to Have all Ev dence in This Afternoon Against Hamburg-American Line. New York, Nov. 29.—The govern- ment expects to complete late today | its case against Karl Buenz and other officials of the Hamburg-American line, who are on trial in federal court here for alleged conspiracy to defraud the government. The de- fense will take no more than a day, their counsel announced, to present | their evidence, and the case probably will go to the jury not later than | Wednesday night. When the trial was resumed today, Ralph J. M. Bullowa, a New York lawyer, was recalled to the stand. Mr. Bullowa was counsel for the captains of ‘the steamers Sommerstad and Fram, which were loaded at Philadel- phia, cleared for Brazilian ports and awaited a chance that never came to dash to sea and place their supplies aboard German warships. Mr. Bullowa testified as to the negotiations with Adolph Hochmeis- ter a defendant for sailing of the vessels, and identified a memorandum, signed by Dr. Buenz, in which the Hamburg-American line agreed to pay the full value of the steamers in case they came to harm. This agree- ment was dated Sept. 23, 1914. A somewhat similar agreement, which the Buenz agreement suspended, was made by Hochmeister and Bullowa in Philadelphia the day previous. STABBING AFFRAY. Four Men Cut in Fight at Bridgce- port—Case Continued. Bridgeport, Nov. 29.—Pending fur- ther investigation by the police into the stabbing affray of Saturday nighr, when four men were cut, the cases of four men under arrest here were continued in city court today until December 1. William Carter, a basc- ball player, was most seriously in- jured. Others attacked were William Mayforth, who has fifteen stitches in | wounds on his face and throat; Eu- | gene Larkin, and George Genner. The prisoners are: Ignatz and Con- | stante Mosako, John Kowals| Frank Garbosky, Sylvester Zefron and Joe Cabinsky. All went to jail in default of bail of $1,000 each. BANK TREASURER RESIGNS. New London, Nov. 29.—Walter| Learned today resigned the position | of treasurer of the Savings Bank of New London and Willlam Belcher | was selected by the directors to fill | the vacancy. Il health was the cause cf the resignation. Mr. Learned has teen connected with the bank for cver fifty years. He retains the office | | ot vice president, | | TO RENT- Ford’s Peace Mission Will Tell Europe| the international equal suffrage coun- cil, who placed it before the rna- tional peace conference in Chicazo on Feb. 27 of this year. Mr. Ford has asked many prominent persons to sail with him, and a large number have expressed sympathy with his ideas. GREECE REPLIES T0 ENTENTE POWERS Will Satisfy Demands Which Will Not Compromise Neutrality Paris, Nov. 29, 10:20 a. m.—The Greek government's reply to the lat- est note of the entente powers was de- livered Sunday, from Athens. says a Havas dispatch To Satisfy Demands. London, Nov. 29, 10:40 a. m.—The Greek government is ready to discuss iom made by the entente sfy all demands which comprc i its neutral Athens dispatch the Telegraph company. the propos powers and s will not says an change se Note Opens Way, Paris, Nov, 29.,3 p. m—A Havas News Agency despatch from Athens dated Sunday says: ‘“The substance of the Greek note in reply to the entente powers is con- sidered in official circles as apening a way to the desired solution. it judged as satisfactorily responding .o the desire that Greece maintain her | neutrality without adopting measures | contrary to the interests The of the en- tente powers. negotiations are continuing.” King’s Answer Brief. Berlin, Nov. 29, by Wireless to Say- ville.—The Overseas Agency quotes a despatch from Athens to the Frankfurter Zeitung as follows: “King Constantine listened for one hour to Field Marshal Earl Kitchen- er's explanations without interrupting him. The king’s answer to the Brit- ish war secretary was brief but courteous. It was to the effect that the interests of his country required neutrality; consequently Serbian sol- diers passing over the Greek frontier would be disarmed.” News PUNCHES NEIGHBOR IN EYE. Main Street Italians Arrested This Noon For Assaulting Each Other. Dominic Pola and Salvatore Lin- dine, both of whom live at 571 Main street, were arrested by Officer Will- iam Grace this afternoon on a charge of assaulting each other. The wives of these two men be- came ensaged in a bitter quarrel about 1 o'clock over the possession of a clothes pole. The faithful hus- bands entered into the fray and Dom- inic punched Salvatore in the eye. Salvatore accuses Dominic of wielding a knife. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. WANTED—Girl for work, apply Mrs Camp strect. general house- F. M. Hewett, 95 11-29-2d aturday afternoon at Depot, purse. Finder return to office. Reward. 11-29-2d Herald One store. Also tene- ment of five rooms All modern improvements. Meehan'’s New Block. Tel, 1462-3. 11-29-6d4 TO room, RENT—Large nicely bath furnished con—2 closets home vrivileges, use of kitchen, I ‘thone, 2 young ladies or married couple preferred, very central. dress Box 9 W, Herald. 9 FOR bator young SALE—240 egg Cyphers incu- 8. C., R. I. Reds Old and stock. Telephone 116 | Adm, i ssAson 83, HARTFORD Snite for Stout Women a Spectalty. 4 [/ The Process of Pre- determination Allows Us to Sell Plush Coats $25 and up. These coats might be announced in the usual way—but there is too much human interest in it. There has been talk, talk, talk of the scarcety of Plushes. They are scarce. We, last summer, after due delib- eration bought a great number of Plush coats. Because of our initial large order we are able to procure plush coats at an advance of only a few dollars, where others not so far- sighted are paying big advances. All of which permits us to sell Plush Coats at a much less figure then the average merchant. Miss Elsie Pepper, who has nursing here, has gone to her in Milton for a visit. Wilbur Stoddard of this city has been on a hunting trip to Lakeside with his father. Dancing tonight at Etlectric 10c.—advt. W been home hall- Louis principal Mathew's German Lutneran s will zive a stercoptican lecture “Switzerland” in St. Mathew's tonight at 8 o’clock. 17 1lbs Sugar for Park street.—advt. The Misses Eileen and Muriel Gray of Stanley street with their aunt, Miss Hannah Barry of South Man- chester, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John DeRay in Simsbury. Mrs. Abbie Woodford of Canton has returned to her home after a visit with relatives here. ‘The case of James E. Gray of this city against Gustave Schreiber of Manchester, an action to recover on a sub contract, is slated for trial to- morrow in the Superior Court. The Holy Family Circle will hold its regular meeting tonight in St. ,Mary’s school hall. A full attend- ance is requested, as plans will be made for the coming bazaar. Mrs. Fred M. Hewitt is confined to h'.‘._l‘ home with serious injuries re- ceived by falilng down stairs. James I°. Farrell has purchased a new two-ton Reo truck. Curtis Ralph of Main street has been taken to the New Britain Gen- eral Hospital for treatment. NEGRO CONVICT IS GUILTY OF MURDER of St hool, on hall $1.00, Jury Returns Verdict Against Joseph Campbell for Death of War- den Allen’s Wife. Joilet, 111, Nov. —Joseph Campbell, a negro convict, was today found guilty of murdering Mrs. zie Od- cite Allen wif§ of former Warden Al- len, in warden’s apartments of the state penitentiary here. The verdict fixed the punishment at hanging and was returned after forty-four hours deliberation by the Allen formerly a star of musi- cal comedy, was found murdered ia her bed in the warden’s suite at tho state prison on the morning of June 20 last. $2,000 JEWELRY MYSTERY. Stratford, Nov. 29.—Tarough a search instituted by the Bridgeport police, it became known today that a suit cas found empty beside the tracks of the New Haven road last Friday, had contained $2,000 worth of jewelry when it was shipped from the home of M John Benjamin, of this place, on I‘rldu} The police believe it fell from an express car, and was opened by some one who found it in the railroad property. ON WAY TO GERMANY. London, Nov, 29, 1:53 p. m.—Queen Victoria of Sweden arrived in Copen- hagen from Sweden today and pro- cceded immediately on her way to Germany, a despatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Copenhagen states. RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS N EW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Represented by E. W. Eddy. New Bri tain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel 840 and 25 NORTH & JUDD 25 UNION MFG. CO. 25 STANLEY WORKS 25 TRAUT & HINE N. B. MACHINE 25 AMERICAN HARDWARE COLI'S ARMS AMERICAN BRASS STANDARD SCREW NILES-BEMENT-POND 25 SOMETHING TO DEPEND O You can have the comfortable feeling that there for you to fall back upon when posited it securely in the bank. is somethi you have saved money and de: When you once enjoy the sense of security that comes with A Surplus Fu for future needs, you will be more nd Set Aside than compensated for any hard ships or self-sacrifices you have endured in accumulating it. | A savings account 1s the logical method for you to use.in building up your surplus. WE PAY 4% ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. y THE COMMERCIAL TRUST CO. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. FINANCIAL NEWS MODERATE ADVANGE ON STOCK MARKET Few Specialties, However, Reg- ister Greater Advances New York, Nov. 29, Wall St. 10:30 a. m.—On the resumption of trading on the stock exchange today stocks of various descriptions recorded moder- ate advances, with greater gains for a few speclalties, Mercantile Marine preferred rose 2 1-4 which it soon in- creased to 3 1-2 at 70 1-4, and Gen- eral Motors Tose 4 1-4 at 460 1-4, later going to 465. Some rails were fractionally better and standard in- dustrials manifested a similar ten- dency. Oftsetting features, however, included further weakness in Ameri- can Tobacco, which yielded 7 1-2 points to 212, with some heaviness in Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific »nd New Haven Close—Trading became stagnant in the fina] hour, with more variable price changes. The closing was ir- regular, New York Stock Exchange quota- ‘fons furnished by Richter & Co.. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Bady. Nov. 29, 1915 High Low Close 6 68% 69% 3 34 81% 82 27 274 615 62 110% 110% 70 721 98% 98% 117% 117% 272 0Ne31 128% 1288 50% 50% Am Beet Sugar Allis Chalmers ... Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Ice 2 AT Gan ooy Am Can pfd Am Loco Am Smelting Am Sugar . Am Tobacco .222 Am Tel & Tel .128% Am Woolen com . 517% Anaconda Cop 897% 881% 881 A T S Fe Ry Co.107% 106% 107 Baldwin Loco ...116% 1814% 1143 Bi& O e b 94 BIRIT S 90 ¢ 90 Beth Steel ...459 448 459 Butte Superior ... 74% 74 74 Canadian Pac ....186% 185 1851 Central Leath ... 60% 58% 659% | Ches & Ohfo..... 63% 63 635 Chino Copper 555 545 54% | Chi Mil & St Paul. 94% 931% 94 Col F & I 5. 62 51% 651% Cons Gas .. L144% 144 144 | Crucible Steel 75% 713% 738 Del & Hudson ...152 151% 151% Distillers Sec 47% 46 46 Erie . 44% 438 437% Erie 1st pfd 68% b581% 587% General Elec .....176% 1751 1751 | Goodrich Rub 1Y% 71 71 Great Nor pfd ...126% 126 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 51% 50 Inspiration 47 461 Kansas City so 321 32y Lehigh Valley 821 811 Louis & Nashville.127% 1261% Maxwell Motor 761 T4 Mex Petroleum 93% 9 National Lead . 85 N Y C & Hudson.102% Nev Cons 16 7% NYNH&HRR 74% Northern Pac L1163 Norfolk & West 1191 Pac Mail 8 8 Co 33% Penn R R . 591 People’s Gas ... Pressed Steel Car. .. 3% 1100 .118% % 10213 165 T2% 116 58% 1178 (13 81 %7 513 103 %" 1 285 6247« 152°0 1 58 o 208 '8 140% 1 Reading Rep I & 8§ com Southern Pac Southern Ry Southern Ry pfd .. Studebaker Tenn Copper .. Texas O1l . Union Pac “es Utah Copper ..... U S Rubber Co . 8 Steel .... U S Steel pfd .. Va Car Chem. Westinghouse Western Union 621 658 % .214% 141 80% 54 87% L116% 45% 70% 87% INVESTMENT ST S I h‘ ARE INDEMAND NO Market Is Flrm and All Secun Are Holding Strong Today's market on the Hartfi | stock exchange has been firm, | an increased activity in the loc vestments stocks rather than more speculative specialties. Cp Patent Fire Arms’' actual quotatio 880 bid and 900 asked, altho there are rumors to the effect t sales are being made at a higher i ure. None are recorded on the 164 market, however. Unlon Works * gomewhat stronger than of late, be listed at 81-823%. New Britain M| chine is also firm at 81-83 and B; Brass is in more demand, the prid being 70-71. American Brass is qud ed at 255-260 and other quotatio are as follows: New Departure 17 176, Landers, Frary & Clark 60-62 American Hardware 123-125, Nile Bement-Pond 188-192, Scovill Mai facturing company 425-435, Standaf Screw 290-300, North & Judd 10 108. Other securities maintain p; vious price ALLIANCE WITH CHINA NOT CONTEMPLATE]] Great Britain Informs Japan No S Move is Under Way in England. Tokio, Nov, 29.—Great Britain hi informed Japan that the British gov: ernment had not contemplated an al liance with China, as 'had been re. ported the Japanese foreign office for. mally announced in an official state. ment today, emphasizing previous in: formal declarations to this effect. Peking, Nov. 29.—Informal inquir: fes have been made at the foreign of. fice by the German and Austrian ministers as to China’s attitude tow-| ards the reported proposal of the en- tente powers that China ally herseit with them. Throughout China, dents are exerting ali possible influ- ence to prevent China’s acceptance should Japan sanction the invitation said to have been extended. German resi- THEFT IS REPORTED. The management of Raphael's de- partment store reported to the po- lice this morning the theft of a quan- tity of cloth in a packing box which was left in the rear of the store Sate urday night. This morning the box and its contents were missing. Maxim Munitions Corporaflon which we urged the purchase of last week at $10 per share is today $15 bid. We believe this stock p sibilities in the way of divid hancement. JOHN H. 493 HITCHCOCK BLDG. A' resents extraordinary pos- end returns and price en- Let us tell you why. PUTNAM SPRINGFIELD, MASS,