New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1916, Page 14

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916. M COUNCILMAN CURTIS I BURRITT'S SOCIETY UAN BOARD PREDICAMENT b War Zone Have Many ‘Dilliculties hed by American Erzingan, Board.) Trebizond, - Bitlis, Diabekir—names e recently been prominent rs from the Eastern front fliar words to - many® in for they represent cities or which the American board, § foreign missionary society, il among non-Mohammedan nearly a hundred years. pom, for instance, the forti- thith the Russians took by | rt time ago, two Ameri- ing, on their work o % They were Rev. B and Dr. Ida M. Stapleton, cable to ‘the American Petrograd and our own fftment, reports Mr. Staple- fmaining in the city during D the Russians; while Dr. B had gone, doubtless with and sick people as refugees, Ban. *Hospital in Erzroom. #room the Board has a hospi- ed by Mrs: Stapleton but later of Dr. E. P. Case, who has moned to Constantinople for pss work. There is also a figh and Boarding school, ounds adjoin those of the ‘consulate and a large Boys’ the heart of the city, close stom house and post office. n, which has also been oc- 4 e by the Russians has been an | ftion 6T the board. It was In itle hospital here that Nurse fZengor, of Sivas, met her death Ftyphus, as she and Miss Mary im were returning to Sivas after I heroic relief expedition to Pom just about a year ago, when 'S, nurses, garrison, war prison- Bd practically the whole city fdown with typhus wo Americans in Trebizond. ‘rebizond, the port of Erzroom, fhd Mrs. L. S. Crawford and our (Mr. Helzer) have been prob- Pthe only Americans in the ci chool and kindergarten teache in Europe on vacation when the broke out and have not been al- to return. The mission prop- S not far from the consulate and h the church suffered at the b of the recent Trebizond massa- P the Board learns that it has repaired and is in use. P Bitlis a boys’ high and boarding ol and semina for girls, ¥h-as the Mount Holyoke school, lthe chief _institutions. From 5, 1ast fall, Rev. George P. Knapp, eipai of the academy was foreibly oved under Turkish guard, and n to Diabekir, where his death immediately announced. The ies of his passing are very contra- ory, and this is one of the items h will demand careful examina- and an adequate explanation m Turkey's accounts are rendered. Two Girls at Bitlis. r. Knapp’s removal left two young hien, Misses Myrtle Shane and kell McLaren, alone at Bitlis, in rge of the station and of the many aen and girls who fled to the mis- for protection. Miss McLaren typus. Miss Shane, who went to key only in 1913, nursed her com- fon, dealt with the authorities and the station. Bitlis is a mountain with snow often seven or eight deep in its streets for weeks at a e, but these two girls planned to nd the winter ‘‘on the job!’ ht length, however, their charges e driven away, their supplies ran and they were not permitted to hd any messages out of the city. len the American ambassador sent government Kavass to Bitlis and der his escort the two ladies went Harpoot, there joining larger tion. he siege and evacuation of Van ptty well known, as well as the dness of the Russians in taking the ericans, several of whom were ngerously ill and all of whom were from the strain of siege for refugees, across the with the Russian hospital a is a untains rps. Sivas Important Point. s another important point in e Russian itinerary. It has ordi- rily about 30.000 inhabitants and is e capital of a Vilayet having in fnies of peace a population of some 000. Here the American board hs not only hospital led schools but also bilege, whose graduates have had an po in the plans of Siva and harlotte coup of forty Ar- d from Mae by the —especi and none that Mis tioned) accom- | population as iriven out to the south, till | Malatin, where the sad processions deported maries and detained of heart; the ums ha Sivas far there and \rvir mi tations and sicknes: other life of quiet 1 rom other s er brought in rms O uspense and n:ade thre trcm the b many circ the the » for help th HORLICK’S THE ORIGINAL MALTED WilLK K FOI Cheap substitutes cost YOU same price. ' Robert | the | WILL HAVE BANQUET \nnual Meeting of Burritt Agricul- tural Society to Be Held at Hotel Bond Next Month. The nine membe ritt Agricultural sixty years ago by 's of the old Bur- society, founded the “learned black- smith' himself, met in their annual meeting last night and made plans for their banquet at the Hotel Bond in Hartford sometime during the sec- ond week in April. Among those who will be invited to speak is the Rev. Rockwell Harmon DPotter of Hartford. - It is thought ° fitting to ask Mr. Potter to talk on peace in- | asmuch as Burritt was one of th2 world’'s greatest peace advocates. Burritt, although & poor man, | & piece of property and put tho | money into a fund which was " to | provide a banquet for the leading | farmers of this district each year. Among the charter members of the | Burritt Agricultural society were: Cornelius Andrews, Dr. Lyons, John | Henry Andrews, C. S. Andrews and | Levi S. Wells. The present members | are: Edward Kilbourne, T. A. ley, E. S. Hart, A. W. Williams, . Andrews, H. F. Wells, C. S. An- drews, H. P. Battey and H. S. Blake. At the annual banquet, the money for ~ which as ‘customary will be taken from Burritt's old fund of $50) plans for erecting a fitting monument to the great peace advocate will be discussed. Various suggestions have been made and doubtless some de- finite plan’ ;will be adopted. | UNITED STATES MAY BUY DANISH ISLANDS had Industrial Conditions in West Indian Possessions Very Unsatisfactory— Labor Troubles have Hurt Business (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, March —The report that the Dan- ish government might reopen the cld stion of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States has attracted attention to the industrial and economic conditions here at the present time. In answer to inquiries from the United States it may be said that the conditions are most unsatis- factory both on this island and the island of St. Croix, Trade Is Bad. a serious depression trade and arcely any money in cir culation in St. Thomas. This is chiefly due to the European war and the closing of the Panama Canal. The chief industry of the island has al- ways been the supplying of coal and water and other necessities to ships, but this is now practically at a stand- still, particularly because of the sus- pension of the steamship service of the Hamburg-American line. This company gave employment to a large number of laborers and others the majority of whom have had to emi- grate to Santo Domingo or other ag- icultural islands in order to make a livelihood. In fact it is felt now that the Hamburg-American line has, more than was heretofore realized, been the main spuport of the island, disbursing a large sum of money annually. It is only recently that there was com- pleted here an extensive system of harbor works, with an up-to-data dock and all modern appliances such as electrical coal cranes, warehouses and oil tanks, and with the opening of the Panama Canal it was expected that a great trade would develop here. But the slides in the canal have pre- vented these hopes from being real- ized. There are no serious labor troubles nor real signs of distress, however, and the people are living in hopes that with the reopening of the canal and the cessation of the war, condi tions will rapidly improve. Labor Troubles Too. On the island of St. Croix strike which paralyzed the sugaw dustry has been a serious matter. island, very much moro so than Thom is agricultural, and th vear's production of sugar and rum promises to be exceptional. Following the formation of a labor union, the laborers on the sugar estates contended that with the increased prices for sugar they should be paid mcre wages but this was refused by the When the strike began, thous the workers were turned off the es- tates, and flocked, with personal be- Jongings, to the towns of Fredericks sted and Christiansted, where, for the past month, they have been living in There is in the in- The St. { , | tents and thatched houses, and school | i huildings, | Notwithstanding the unsettled con- iitions. there have been few disorde | except for small amount of i pected incendiarism. | The government has recently passed several bills looking to the improve- | ment of the laborers of both islands { including the parcelling out ameng | them of small lots of land under cer- | tain conditions. If these measures re carried out they should improve the situation greatly. sus- after the foregoing was from St. Thomas, cable dis- announced the settlement of - strike the laborers winning 11 increase in wages. S ROAD. Shortly iled tehes e su sm . 5. Engineering Corps at Work on Route to Casas Grandes. Columbus, N. M., March 20.—Ef. forts are being made by the United ates engineering corps today to put | the road between Columbus and Casas ndes in better condition Heavy motor trucks carrying sup- s and equipment to advance troops round the sandy gravel tp a and filled the th deep ruts, into which the sink to their bodies. These are ‘being | filled with rock and said that some of the stretches must be rebuilt. [& pli b powde stan- | WAYOR TALKS IN RAIN AT GORBIN'S Curtis Fails to Keep to Schedule —0ld Stull Rehashed In a drizzling northeast rainstorm with the mercury hovering around 40 Mayor Quigley addressed a throng of | factory workers at the P. & F. Corbin | branch of the American Corporation in Orchard street this | noon. It was the - la t embly | that has greeted the mayor since he began his shop campaign Mondn despite the inclement weather and he got a more friendly hand. His Honor dwelt wholly on munici much as he has done since the ¢ paign opened. This noon for the (i time he deigned to mention the name his opponent, Councilman O. Curtis, and roundly denounced methods of his rival for the alty. The municipal ice matter was for most in the mayor’s mind and once more he told his auditors that if it were necessary to use czarlike | methods to bring this issue to fruition | he would repeat the performance at the city meeting when he was accu ed of ilroading the measure | through. Speaking of the ice que 1 ! | Hardware | m- mayor- tion, Mayor Quigley accused his opponent of being in league with the ice corporation, which he said fused to sell ice ‘to the poor of fhe city in quantities they could pay fo Mayor Quigley spent the remainder of his time defending his actions both as mayor and alderman. FHe s ferred again to the cost of subway and claimed his administration had saved the city $15,000 on the struction of the IIm strect as compared with $46.000 spent the West Main street job. The muni- cipal slaughter house and the depart- ment of health under the present government were lauded. The muni- cipal slaughter house, said the mayor, is designed to,stop the sale in this city of diseased dairy cattle and hogs afflicted with > The weather also put a crimp in Councilman Curtis’ factory talks to- day, and as a result a few workmen who had assembled were somewhat disappointed. However, their wait was not fruitless for an individual more or less under the influence of liquor entertained them with his per- sonal views of Councilman Curtis, and during his arraignment of the third ward candidate, he promised to ask him a few questions which would have put the Reynolds episode out of the running. If there had been any Quigley fol- lowers in the vicinity of the Stanley Rule and Level company today, they must have looked on with shame at ‘the condition of Elm street, when the present head of the administration ix trying so hard to convince the voters of this city that he has carried out his efforts to give the city better streets for their taxes Travel for both man and beast was almost im- possible, and on the crosswalks, or what is supposed to be crosswalks, several inches of mud greeted pedes- trians. It affords the critics of the executive an excellent weapon to com- bat G. A. Quigley for what he terms bettter and improved streets, — —_— ; l City ltems | Don't forget Machinists dance to- morrow night at their hall, 34 Church street Admission 15c. dvt, nual Ticense | Board of Health. | Plumbers Notice! Fee due April 1st. advt. Grand Chancellor Fred W. Chap- man was entertained last evening at the meeting of Washington L. Mor- n lodge, K. of I The third degree was exemplified. Norden lodge. 1. O. G. T., will meet Sunday when the juvenile lodge will given an entertainment. Two week hence the third ward members will entertain. In the case of Peter Srogi vs. Peter Kosloski, Judge J. T. Meskill in the city court has given judgment for the defendant to recover costs The plaintiff has been awarded $21 and costs in the case of M. Kutowski vs Julius Matuseckzki. Rev. Father Barry of Hartford preach the lenten sermon at Mary's church this evening. will St. First of this season’s gilt eds 20c 1b. Round clams for chowder, opened in the store, qt. 35¢. pint 20c, Also Al shrimps. Froeba's, Turn Hall —advt. shad, | The Scandinavian W. C. T. U. meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o with Mrs. J. A street. will | clock Carlson of 157 Dwight lin case of election ISSUES HIS PLATFORYN Enumerates Principles in for Fight Mayoralty Nomination Including Aim to Reduce Rate of Taxation. Councilman O. for at the Curtis, candidate mayor the republican j ries and Quigley, has of him the is- sued a platform principles will actuate Some of mayor has de- Mr, Curt which things the and which maintains he has failed in producine. A continuous ecffort for tax reduc- tion, and with the co-operation of the ] common council and the people, it can and will be done. ct a dollar's value for cach dol- lar expended. Oppose inercased | and salaries. Would stop ations, which ands ordinances, City officials to accountability in service of them nd an crvation | charter and ordinance Improvement continued they can bhe tisfauctorily TPublic business by properly | sues are clared for salaried positior exceeding of appropri- contrary to charter be held to o stri the ob: a required of ‘the as fast financed. transacted in pub constituted author as lic, ties. Public sentiment as possible in reg: ant matters of business and ordinance chang Appointments made getting the capable persons be filled. Political first or second appointment. To my duties as mavor. intend to certained rd to impor and charter has and of most on aunldified the best tor positions to service he for the an will mot consideration own judgment Am not and e obligated in that to any one. Alw open for con- sulation and advice, which will be fully considered. The position of mayor is consider- ed by me one for serving people by administering the laws and acting in accordance ith the people’s wishes as far n "w The mayor hot. Y1 autocrat and dictator istrator and adviser, capacity of use in do my not as as not but an 1cting executive. To conduct the mayor's duties the city in a capable and just man- ner for the best interests of the city in every way. be an admin- in an s a PRESIDENT INCOGNITO. French Chief Executive Proves to Be Ofticial. Democratic (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) Paris, March 15-—President Poin- added the helmet care has to prestige of the new of the French army his frequent visits trenches. The presi- modified the cos. tume he has worn since the begin- ning of his visits until, with the Adrien helmet, his dark blue hunting suit, knickerbock and leggings, he i so easil histaken for an officer that he p: through the trenches almost unrecognized. When he speaks to the troopers, the latter, in doubt as to his rank in the absence of stripes or stars, address him often as “General,” which, it is said, doesn’t appear to displease him. In the course of onc of his recent visits General de 1. sked of soldier from Brittany Have you ever seen the president?” “No, General.” was the reply. “You re mistaken,' said the ger eral; “vou have just seen him; was the man in dark blue who returned vour salute and said ‘Good day, my boy.” Another soldier, a P knew the president’s featt well to he deceived cried: ‘L Lorraine The president allusion to his scended into one of uts that the French call the * ten yards under the surface. He stumbled goin down and ren ed “Thera little lack of light here.” The cident has been taken as the text a demand for for soldiers. Only three candles cach squad per week. the average eight per the surplus out of their five cents per day, by 1o dent wearing it in the fi line has gradually it Just to yon sian es {no at the and de- niled sadly ‘e region the dug i a in- more candles ihe are allowed to They burn on day, paying for ilowance of Dr. Georze W. Dunn is spending few days with friends in Bston. Du ing his absence, Dr. C. J. Hart will have charge of his practice. A marriage license was granted to- day to William E. Bottonley of 97 Whiting street and Julia Bddy Chuba of Plainville. | Six candidates were initiated and | seven applications received at last | night's meeting of Indianola council, No. 2, I. O. R. M. Following the | meeting a Dutch supper was held and | a social hour enjoyed. There were songs and speeches by the membe Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The annual meetig of the board of | directors has been postponed until “riday evening at 8 o’clock. At the monthly meeting, a successor to Humason will be elected- Mr. son recently resigned as treas- | The Business Men's class and the Right Living club will hold a joint supper Friday evening. The opening will be Arthur Rugh, secretary of the | Shanghai, China Y- M. C. A. e prima- | i sole opponent of Mayor | respect | the ; the | | ¢hamber of Commerce will be held at for | a| Who | ng live | for | | 000 | of the | ment, ON RAILWAY PLAN "WashingtonfiAwaitis Word From Mexican Chiel Washington, March come of the state department's efforts to securs from General Carranza per- ssion for immediate use of Mexican railways for transporting supplies to the American forces was awaited with keen interest in official circles today. It was expected that Special Repre- | sentative Rodgers at Queretaro, acting | under instructions forwarded late last night, would press the first chief to- for special consideration of the requesl: to use the lines without await- | ing the perfecting of the protocol now under negotiation. While it was admitted at the the troop supply problem, it was said that the $8,000,- congressional appropriation now available will enable the department tc establish a complete independent motor truck supply ailroads. Secretar truck companies requested by General Funston will be forwarded soon. There are twenty-seven trucks in a company. Four companies are now in service and two others are on their way to the border. With the addi- fional two companies General Funston will have 216 trucks with which to maintain General Pershing’s con- stantly lengthening lines of communi- cation. With funds available, it is said, has now sideration plans for purchasing eight new aeroplanes for Mexican service and for establishing three high- powered radio stations along the Lorder to provide constant communi- cation with the wireless sets troops now in the field. the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTE Mcrchants to Arrange for Before Easter. meeting of the Display A directors of the 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, at which time plans for holding a dis- play weck before Easter will be dis- cussed. The time of the meeting has l'een set for 10 o’clock. Representatives of the express com- ‘any connected with the New York, w Haven and Hartford Railroad company were in session with Secre- tar connection with service in this city. Leen the custom of train crews simply wait their allotted time at the depot, and regardless of whether or not all express was loaded the train would slart away. The representatives promised to rectify this trouble at once. The mat- ter of erecting larger quarters for the Adams Express company is now being taken up by the compan Owing to the congested conditions on ‘the lines, nothing was done in regard to the im- proved service between New York and ton, but when conditions alter, the proposition of the chamber will be taken up for consideration, JEVEN DI IN STORM. Gale Which Swept British Isles Has Subsided. London, March 29, 2:20 p. .- Ileven deaths so far have been re- ported as the result of the great storm which swept the Brit during Monday and Tuesda though the storm has subsided, r: v telegraphic and telephonic com- munication is still _demoralized throughout the United Kingdom. A number of c sting vessels were driven ashore, but so far no loss of life from them has been reported. Recent SERVICE 1S PRAISEIL stmaster W. I. Delaney is in re- ceipt of a congratulatory letter from Daniel . Roper, third assistant post- master, for the excellent business re- sults during the past year. During 915 the department in Washington round themselves facing a deficiency of $11,000,000 on account of the Juropean war, but through the fine work in the offices throughout the country, it appears as if this will be wiped out. Your ATTENTION For a Minute. Have You Inspected QOur Suits, Coats, Skirts and Dresses? Befere buying your Easter garment step in and see what we have to offer. Alterations Free. Barnes’ Block, 135 Main St. 29.—The out- | war | Gepartment that the use of the rail- | ! ways would simplify stem regardless | Baker an- | nounced that the two additional motor | depart- | under con- | of the | Andrews yesterday afternoon, in improvement of the In the past it has to | SCHOOL BOARD PLANS FOR NEW STRUCTURE Modern Structure on Farrell Property to Have Twenty-four Rooms and Large Auditorium. | Plans for the new school to be built | this summer on the Farrell lot bor- | | dering on North street were discussed | at a meeting of the school board's committee on school accommodations vesterday afternoon. As outlined it is proposed to erect a twenty-four room building, like most modern tructures, will be as nearly as it is possible to build There is need of a school auditorfum angd this will be constructed with an |eve to safety first. The old-time school fireproof | BRITISH REPLY building with a large auditorium, The | | note | method of putting the hall on the top | floor will not be followed, but instecad it will be as near the ground as pos- | sible and will probably open on the street The committee is looking ahead to | the time when another grammar school will be needed, and provision | will be made in the new structure to house it. Valuable Statistical Record for V Department. Clerk P, J. partment is compiling record which should rot only to the department, Luilders and firc insurance The book will show by and length of water whether they are fed Meadow the high Other figures he the department’s ve dicate the amount of work done dur- | ing the past year. During the year 39 service connections were made, the grand total being 5,086. The de- | partment installcd 140 new meters, a total of 5,201; valves, a total of 1.316; 29 hydrants, making 720 and £iX water posts for sprinkling, a total of 114, Egan of the water d a statistical be of much use but to writers. mains from Shuttle tension service. is preparing for r book will in- or 6 MILLIONS IN WASTE PAPER. Washington, March 28.—Congress is nedeavoring to regulate the printing and distribution of the millions of | documents turned out by the govern- ment each year so as to prevent their accumulation nnd storage here. Dur- ing the last seven years 6,905,693 publications etimated to have cost the government at least $3,600,000, were condemned as waste paper. The government of {he United States is today the greatest publisher in the world, no nation even approaching this country in the effort to enlighten its people by the printing of millions upon millions of public documents DELAYED BY FRANCE . Note Regarding Maritime Com- merce Makes Concessions 08 m.—N¢ for the the March time has vyet of the concerning London 29, P been fixed des- patch reply to American restrictions impos maritime com- de- n Sritain on merce. It is expected the stutc partment at Washington wiil make an inguiry concerning the r sons for the delay. After being changed in accordance with the desires of France, the British by Great A~ !araft of the reply was again submit- ted to the French cabinet and did not prove wholly satisfactory, one point in particular leading to sqme disag ment. However, it is believed a sat- isfactory adjustment of the views of the two nations has been reached and that the note is now complete. It is known that no concession lcad- ing to declaration of an actual bloc ade is made in the note, which re- iterat the principles set forth in orders in council and defends their application. In regard to the actual administration of these orders, how- eve some moderations are granted These concessions are believed to be the result of suggestions by France The note will he signed only by I'oreign Secretary Grey, but a parfi- graph will be included stating that the | French government was consulted be- | fore the reply was forwarded. CHAMBERLAIN TALKS 1 ON HIS ARMY BILL Neorgani Act Comes Before ! Senate as Unfinished Business— Increases Forces, 9.—The Cham- bill, substitute for the meas ure, was before the senate today the unfinished business. Administr | tion jeaders will press for prompt dis- position of the bill. The bill provides for a standing army of approximately 175,000 men, an increase of about 40,000 over the total proposed in the house measure.* It also provides for a federal volun= teer force with a maximum strength of 260,000 and a federalized national guard of 280,000 men. 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