New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 10

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916. P HFUL BANKER | IN NEED OF MONEY tive Put Forth to Explain Wil- limantic Embezzlement Villimantic, mshaw, Asurer hrpany ex M. 4—Arthur R. secretary and assistant of the Willimantic Trust and president of' the exclu- club of the Congregational h here, is under arrest on a rgo of embezlement. It is claimed t his accounts at the Trust com- hy about $1,500 short. Ramshaw, when arraigned in court Y, had his case continued until porrow at the request of his coun- who wished more time to study case. Bonds were fixed it of whic hr are at $1,500 Ramshaw in de- was locked Ramshaw is twenty-three years old was recently married. He came ¢ about two years ago from a New y bank with the best of recom- dations and those who know him | e that he neither drank nor bled. He is said to have liked to d money, however, and it is in- jated that he found the $16 or $17 week he received at the bank in- ficient for his needs. It is under- pd that it was only six months ago the young man made his first -step and took some money, Statement From Bank. he Trust company officials have is- fl the following statement: assitant treasurer, Rams had charge of the cash in mercial department and of pany’s accounts with the esponding banks in other jvhich. the company carries ts as its reserve agents, and he regently withdrawn cash from to time and concealed the age by manipulating the ledger punts with these correspondent s and the reconcillation state- ts sent by these banks to the jpany. A change has lately been e in the method of handling the unts so that other employees of bank were to attend, at times, to accounts with the correspondent s and, as he was unable to make e shortage and realized that his larities would inevitably be discovéred through this change pccounting methods, as well as osed by the next examination of bank examiners, he confessed his lcations and expresed his will- les to submit to such penalty as law may impose. An examina- of the books of the company in- es that the shortage will not, at , materially exceed the amount d by Mr. Ramsham, $1,500, and e Trust company is amply pro- d by the bond of a responsible y company to an amount largely cess of any possible shortage, the pany will sustain no loss and its cial strength is in no way af- four cities de- PLANT 11,000 TREF le Meadow Covered W Watershed h Pine Trees. Being e work of planting white and pine seedlings on the unwooded lon of the Shuttle Meadow water- is progressing daily. Ping done by Mr. Metzger of ord, a forestry expert, and it was ted that with the completion of work 11,000 trees would be pirman W. B. Rossberg of the board is especially interested in forestation work. Tt is claimed alue of waste land is greatly en- Pd by tree planting. The trees re little care, the chief danger from brush fires. Besides pro- he the watershed from soil wash- he trees tend to comserve ths d moisture and eventually re- a profit in marketable timber. ED OF HOTED SHOWN. wedish Guests Coming and There Is Room for Only 348, Britain’s need of a larger hotel bwn by a report of the committee large of the Swedish Singers’ con- bn to be held here in June which s that while 500 guests are com- jhere is hotel accommodation for 348, vlew of this fact it will prob- [be necessary for private families hrow open their homes and re- the guests during the threc days are here. £0,250 IN NEW BUILDINGS. lding Inspector A. N. Ruther- ssued permits last night for new fruction totaling in value $20,250. ha Cianci received a permit to a block in the rear of 183 Wash- n street, 72 by 40 feet, at a cost 2,000. Joseph Zuff took out a it to build a six family brick at 28 Gold street for Michael 31 Ly 58 feet. The estimated is $3.000 He also received a t to build a garage to cost $250. 1 be located on Clinton street. TO jarge journey hoon to ATTEND MEET deleg of etown tion Mid attend the local people Saturday annual track between Weslevan ana Colgate. interest centers in the outcome e New York state team, which is the training instruction of john burk this city. GHTS’ DELEGATES CHOSEN, hna Knight Tarrant of Daly coun- . of C., has named the follow- ist of delegates to represent the il at the formation of St. Mary's tic association tomorrow even- The selections Edward on, F. G. Russell, John Kelly, pn D. Lynch and William D. By, . The wor | §10,000 PRIZE WON; BOYS' CLUB FUND IS NOW AT §81,401,81 (Continued From First rage.) a contin- tomorrow, general chairman, urging uance of the work until there were no addresses. Druggists Contribute, The New Britain ciation held a spe and voted to give $225 out a very Druggists’ 1 meeeting asso- today of their small treasury, leaving only 000 balance, for the Bays' club campaign. The members of the association who are to be credited with giving this mount are: W, H. Crowell, The Dickinson Drug Co., Clark and Brainerd, Charles Scherp, J. P. Con- nors and W. F. Roy. This is the first organization to take action of this kind and it is hoped their action will te followed by other bodies of a simi- lar character, HICKS MARSHATLL OF THE DAY. Announces Memorial T Commander Committees for At the meeting of Stanley Post, G. A. R., last evening Commander F. V. Streeter his appointment of Major Tra . Hicks as marshall of the day for the Memorial Day ob- servance. The committee appoint- ments were made as follaws Flowers, Abraham Howell, Orlando Sheldon and George C. Root, Fairview cemeter; W. ¥, Stern- Lerg, Loren D. Penficld and Charles May. Catholic cemeteries, W. E. Michael McMahon and Hayes. Newington cemetery, tham and Charles J. Bentley. Automabiles, Captain C. H. Beaton, H. Wood and Henry M. Burck- hardj. announced Stewart, John J. E. TENDERED LINEN SHOWE A linen held at the home of Thomas Horton last evening of the engagement Madeline Lynch to Miss Lynch shower was Mrs. in of Miss Catherine John Laffie of Vermont. honor ALMOST 200 DEAD IN DUBLIN'S HOSPITALS Sixty-Six Soldiers and 122 Rebels Included in Figures SINN FEINERS ARE WATGHED Those Known to Have Stores of Mu- nitions Under Eye of the Authori- ties—News of Executions Not Generally Known in Ireland. Londan, May 3, 556 p. m. (De- layed.)—It is officially announced, says a despatch to the Evening News from Dublin, that the number of deaths in the hospitals alone, re- sulting from the recent revolt, is 188, This includes 66 soldiers and rebels. The O'Reilly Thought Dead. London, May 4, 1:50 p. m.—The O'Reilly, one of the rebel leaders, is believed to have been shot while at- tempting to escape from the Dublin| post office, according the Dublin correspondent of the Exchange Tele graph Co., who telegraphing on Wed- nesday, says that O'Reilly’s body has | been found in Moore Lane, near ll\\" post office building. There were some disturbances in the southwest of Ireland on Tuesday in which some casualties occurred, the correspondent adds, but the rest of the country is quiet. to Justice Was Swift. Dublin, Wednesday, M has been swift in the case leaders of the Sinn Fein Three of the ringleaders, of the proclamation of the Irish Republic paid the supreme sac- rifice this morning. They were Pat- rick H. Pearse, the scholarly president of the provisional government; Thom- as MacDonagh and Thomas J. Clark. Their death sentences pro- | nounced by the field genecral court- martial and were duly confirmed by the highest authorities. Of the other signatories, James Connolly is lying in prison wounded, Sean MacDiarmad Bamonn Ceannt and Joseph Plunkett are somewhere in Irelaund, whether free or captured is not publisly known. The other ringleaders in custody Treland are now being tried with great rapidity by the central zourt-martial, | while the local courts martial are dealing with minor rebels in various districts. The Associated Press cor- respondent saw a batch of the nris- | oners leaving one of the courts after being sentenced. Some of them snoke to the members of their escort as they marched away and unless their cheery appearance was forced, they evidenily had escaped with more lenient pun- ishment than they had expected. The general public was not aware of the execution of the ringleaders until late | this evening, and it was not possible to observe the effect of their punish- ment upon the citizens of Dublin, who, however, for the vastly sreater part were not in sympathy with the rebellion. Further captures of isolated —Justice of the rebellion. signatories short-lived were snip- I o turbances are rife and these are being | playing the utmost braver; rival at the quays, and ample food was furnished to the poorer people at three depots opened [3: orth- western Quay, the factory and Rathmines. I'rom these stores food was supplied to the shops at prices prevailing be- | fore the rebellion on condition that they be sold the pubiic at similar rates. The south and west of lreland are present the only places where dGis- at shell at sharply suppressed. Though {he young soldiers are performing their duty under the severest conditions of war- fare, many of them having had onl a few months training, they are dis- . never hes- to advance the hottest itating under | fire. Other In s Fein nn Feiners Watched. everal parts of Ireland the Sinn organization did not take part in the outbreak, but, as they possess of arms are ben huge quantities munition they watched. Orders were and am- closely issued today demand- ing that they immediately surrender all their arms and, in case these bodies of illegal semi-soldiery do not comply with the order, effective are to be taken against them by the military authorities, who are aware that for two vears past Ireland been turned into a gigantic arsenal by persons who had no right to pos sess arms A provisional been established ters are now very steps kas postal service ha in Dublin where let- arriving from the prov- inces and from England butr no out- going mail service vet has been or- ganized and it is impossible 1o obtain postage stamps, y The authoritics have acquired prem- ises in the city to replace the general post office, which was destroyed ing its occupation as a rebel quarters. This afternoon were found cellar of one Aur- head- two British soldiers badly scorched in _the of the buildings whi had been held by the rebels. They had been taken prisoners early in the rebellion and did not know that it had been suppressed. The building, which near the Coliseum, had bheen set on fire by the Sinn Feiners before they evacuated it. . The soldiers were much exhausted but are expected to rezover. was| Make Statement. London, May 4. 3:25 p. m..In the house of commons today Premier As- quith promised that he would make a statement next week on the causes of the Irish revolt The premier sirable to say Asquith to id that it was not de- anything more at the moment than that all appropriate steps were being taken to deal with the Irish rebellion and those respon- sible for it. Asked whether the rebels would he tried by court-martial or by a civil tribunal, the premier stated that he had never said anything regarding the inquiry being a judicial one. MERCANTILE MARIN TAKES BAD TUMBLE Sales in First Hour of Today's Trad- ing Show Transfer of 75,000 Share New York, May 4.—Transactions in International Mercantile Marine ers occurred today in the outlying quarters of the capital, and orders were issued by Major General Sir John Maxwell that any rebels found -vith arms should be severely dealt with Very few shots have heen heard in the city since Tuesday evening at 9 | o’clock, when a government hoat passing down the Liffey River was fired upon and sharp salvos from ma- chine guns in the vicinity of Rath- mines alarmed people in the ncigh borhood. Where Ts John McN BEverybody is asking what has be- come of John McNeill, the local or- | ganizer of the Sinn Feiners, who scems | to have disappeared from Dublin with | the firing of the first shot. Another man in whose fate great interest is manifested is The O'Reilly. it is now reported that his body was found among the debris of the general post office. Confidence rapidly returning among the civilian popalation, and although work has not heen generally resumed, many stores have been re- in? is was the recipient of ) number of | handsome sicts. a opened. The government requisitioned all the food supplies In stock on its ar- jshares far exceeded | before | preferred dealings other issues during the early trading on the Stock the and the | Ixchange today, of the first hour showed an 85 1-4, and end stock 3-4 at at 23, Opposition to the proposed reid justment plan of the preferred stock- holders of the International Mercan- tile Marine was the reported reason for the renewed weakness. The pre ferred and common opened at ad vances but reacted on heavy offerings, combine. 1 the first hour aggre- gating 75,000 shares or more than 40 per cent. of total. Some of the other issues adversely affected extreme loss of 3 the com- mon 2 3- 1 sales the were S. STANLEY HORVITZ OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN 321 Main Street Tel. 1515 Hours—8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sat. and Mon. to 10 P. M. Our Services Guaranteed tine of Auto Goggles and Sun Glasses Full | Munday November on charges similar to those | causea | Dr. | other | been LIFE ALL OVER | | | Will Try to Pay Back Funds Lost in Bank | Britain council, O. U. Chicago, May 4.—William Lorimer, former United States senator, who, Jast night, was acquitted of charges of embezzlement and conspiracy to de fraud in connection with the failure of the LaSalle Street Trus and Savings bank while he was president of the institution, said he would start, out today to accumulate meney with which to reimburse depositors who lost by the failure. The case had been on trial for sev- enty-nine days in the superior court of Cook County and was given to the jury last night. After more than six hours deliberation the jury rendered its ver- dict shortly after midnight. A federal indictment charging mis- application of funds of the LaSalle St. National bank, which later became the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank, is pending against Mr. Lorimer. United Slates District Attorney Clyne said he would talke no action in the matter until next fall. Lorimer’s defense in the case closed was that although he was pr ident of the bank, C. B. Munday, first vice president, was in charge and that the crimes of which he was accused were committed by The latter was convicted last just active e and the which Lorimer w was sentenced to five penitentiary. In his instructions to the jury, Judge Dever said separate verdicts must be returned on the charges of whether Lorimer had heen guilty of conspiracy to defraud and embezzlement. He was declared not guilty of both charges. of acquitted years in EXCITEM Bristol Man Falls in Trying Jump Moving Train, A Bristol INT ON CADE. When to man whose name was not learned, had a hair-breadth escape from death and at the same time an instinctive shudder to pass through a crowd of than fifty people at the Main railroad ng last night The train leaving o'clock was already gathered some momentum when the iristol man came rushing down thc Arcade from Main street, his overcoat on his right arm. Instead of running with the train, he leaped towards it | and grasped the railing of the car next to the locomotive. The -a of the | train threw him off his balance and he | was dragged almost to the Main strect crossing before he dropped coat | and pulled himself onto the more street cros: about had here at moving and Sp! his steps CIITNEYS” Each from M. F Would Total $10,000,000. N- Y., May Methodist E for missionary countries would ALL Nicke! Members Saratoga Springs, i > income of the iseo- pal church available work ,in foreign its | LORIMER TO START | | City ltems Frank H. Alford has sold to James Heck property at 179 Curtis street The Wideawake Sewing club en- joyed a banquet yesterday at Haben- | stein’s restaurant in Hartford. The party numbered eight. Six new cases of measles ported this morning by the health de- partment. Douglas, O. & were re- Clan C., and New M., of carpet howls match this evening. a game Everything in two piece underwear, 50c and up at Wilson's.—advt, William Hurst, the new anist at St. Mark’s church has commenced his duties. The Holy church regular Name society will be held the following the concert Union. meeting of the of St. Mary" this Sunday instead of Sunday on account of of the Catholic Choral Now is the time to clean your ama and straw hat. Don't wait the rush. Conn. Hat Co.—advt Miss Katherine Gleed of street underwent an oper the Hartford hospital today ation at George Karaliza of 90 Winter street sustained a broken arm while playing with a chum last evening. Thomas nue and Hartford St. Mary’s rectory ters. The couple Edmund Stanton French. A pa killed a dog on morning. The fied to remove the carcass. Stanton of Farmington ave- Miss Elizabeth of were married vesterday at by Rev. J. 'T. Win- were attended and Miss Ilelen Rauchie Hartford authorities avenue were Giddings chapter, No. its regular meeting at 7 evening. will hold The Progre: regular meeting s, . of A. will called at 7:30 o'clock this evening in Iagles’ hall. Following the business sessicn entertainment will held. Court an be will Porteous new offi- and re- Phoenix temple, T. of . meet Friday evening. D. G.'T. of Portland will install the cers and an entertainment freshments will follow Secretary Chamber of meeting of the Connecticut of Commercial and Civie in Meriden today The Swedish this evening barber shop. Andr Commerce of ttended Association the a Secretaries decoration Singing at commiiten societios will 8 o'clock in of the meoet ona's weekly “hike of the First postponed this week The Scouts the has Girl chuich reen An assessment the total subscribed stoci Country Club Lang been made and the to make of 10 ver cent, of for the 1ation has Kholders arc once. new st requested payments at Mavor Quigley and I lin attended the funcral san Gallagher in Farmin crnoon. of ton BUTHS GRAND TREAS, OF CONN. F. & A. M. than member $10,000,000 an- would con- to a to amount nually tribute single report to more if each weekly equivalent according a sum street carfare, submitted today to the now in sion here, Taylor, corresponding sec- board of foreign 2 general conference, by’ Bari 8 of the se retary mii- sions. of was church special activities in of Discussion land business today. a order WARNING TO PUBLIC. The United Electric Light and Water company of has received reports recently men visiting residences in the city representing themselves of the Electric Light give the on that they sent over the house and electric light bulbs in the fix- tur The Electric Light company wishes to warn its customers not to allow anyone to enter their house who cannot produce an identification card signed by the officials of the company, | proving their with the company. as employes They have company impre; to go replace connections Prominent tizen of Hartford Chosen by Grand Master Mc- Kenzie for Important Office, Hartford, this May 4.—Joseph Buths of city has been appointed grand treasurer of - Thomos He who the the Grand A. M cKenzie Lodge of Con- necticut, and by Grand Master Pawc B Saturday of tuck. succeeds Stanley Bos worth, died here At last meeting of the board of the Masonic Connecticut, at thc Masonic Home, Wallingford, W afternoon, Mr. Buths was elected the foundation, filling the the death of Mr. managers of Foundation of Charity dnes- treasurer of vacaney caused Bosworth. Mr Buths is one of men in Hartford member of the missioners since serving his president of the clected a week ago. by the He board of street April, 1893, sixteenth board, best known has been a com- and term ¢ being re- is How i Pan- for Mapie | by sing automobile ran down and | this | noti- 5 o'clock this 65,000 WORKERS OUT IN GOTHAM STRIKE No Immediate Prospect of Settle- | ment-Pittshurgh Laborers Return will have | New workers York, May 4.—About on women's garments are strike today, with no prospect mediate settlement. The ers say that 2,317 shops and that the strike is the larg- in the history the industry. The receiving of settle- ment from some of the manufacturers who are not members of the Manu- facturers’ Protective association The demands of the strikers, public today, are for a workin of forty-eight hours instead ten legal holi year six; overtime more for re 65 or of im lead union have closed est of strikers are offers made week rifty; of twe a of instead than overtime ays a of not double time in hours a day general week price committees; division of the worl e of $2 a wage to a settlements. to be made by joint itary shops, and a fair work. san- Pittsburs, May where strikes were working not a pic patrols covered Valley towns, but the was held in temporary East Pittsburgh Cleveland Strike Cleveland, May and conductors of the voted accept 4.—Many have with et plants at full the in Braddock in operation, forces today and ight. Cavalry Turtle Creek fantry racks a in Averted. 4.—Motormen Cleveland 1,123 the thus averting [8) Rail- 196 company’s way to early compromise company to wage offer, today strike The call for an hour, a the two b men terms as accepted a wage increase effective at once, with an a ditional one cent increase May 1 1917 and a minimum day of five hours fective at once. The first | have been getting twenty-nine hour and the others thirty cents. The company estimates the vance will cost $532,000 which is the life of the agreement Mayor Davis and President John J. Stanley of the company, agree that the ed wages will not necessitate the fare from the cents if strict a year men i twe in two ye: incre s raising of three practiced present rate economies are NO FUNDS FOR TURKEY. Board sion of Service, Announces Suspens American of per- 4.—A May Boston suspension the transmission of funds from sons in the United States to friends in unced t the Commissions for The which srets which it of W that Turkey, inr 2day by American Foreign Missions the board it wa « order, and temporary, eipt isurer W directing that indi keenly will stated, was du a cable from its trc Peet, at Constantinopie, | no money Dy zation in distribution, with T expects be only the rc at be received future exc for such dual pt to persons con- missions + affected 1 nected it lief funds are nc y the or id the re f the under nd" the s h « unable to order, unless some mdition the | of atfairs developed in Turkey REPORT ON BUILDING Special Committee of O rl U, A. M. Announce ns Tonight, There sritain vill Council toni A be a m (o} 1! committec ht regular m D | made tc ! Toltowin | the carpet | nd recommendations be neil will the re r council will Dougla meet have te bowling team a contest with the Clan U.A. M held in Bristol a week the local I. C. Rockwell Clark, H. T A G. Bull and m The O state council session from te be 1 E. 1T Sherman, W Robert H W. John- 18 ex-state { will be and delegate wi Clark ler, V. H | B. E. Clark | Wileox. A Thompson, F. son and W. § .Judd, | cilors, are also entitled to a vote at the | state session day B L. coun- .