New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1916, Page 10

16 'NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY, MAY 13, 191 6. JISON FOR ‘TEDDY’ E TELLS PUBLICLY entor Believes 7Roosevelt Is Only Man at This Time Jyster Bay, N. Y., May 18—Thomas Edison, head of President Wilson's yal consulting board and likewise e friend of Henry Ford, is out for sevelt. He declares unequivocally the Colonel in a letter to Guy Em- on, secretary of the Roosevelt -Partisian league made public Mr. ISdison writes: “Orange, N. J., May 10, 1916. Guy Emerson, Secretary Roose- elt Non-Partisian League, No. 12 anderbilt Avenue, New York: Answering your question as to my ws of Col. Roosevelt for our next sident, I would say that I believe is absolutely the ONLY man that uld be considered at this crucial od. He has more real statesman- b, a better graps of the most im- ant needs of this country and Jater executive ability to handle the international problems that will e at the close of the war than all other proposed candidates put to- er. is energy, capacity and vast ex- ence in large affairs of State and ion for many years, together with great patriotism and his intense ericanism and his great knowledge 11 lines of human endeavor make decidedly the most striking fig- in American life, Yours very truly, “THOMAS A. EDISON.” Colonel answered as follows dear Mr. Edison am so profoundly touched by v letter concerning me that I am pg to ask the Roosevelt Non- isan league to give it to me. ish to hand it over to my children. [Fhere is literally no one whom I dd be so anxious to have say it you have said to me. With hearty thanks, faithfully “THEODORE ROOSEVELT,, ONDITIONS’ BLOCK NOTE T6 BRITAIN Objects to Being Dictated to By Germany ashington, May 13—Representa- to the British government re- Jing the operation of the general Jkade which the United States has punced in the formal note as ille- will be delayed on account of implied threat in the German of May 5 in which the Imperial rnment expressed confidence that iew. of the new orders issued for narine warfare the United States d insist upon Great Britain ob- ng the rules of international law ealing: with trade, and reserving self “complete liberty of decision” ss this end was accomplished. Issues Are Separate. om the outset the United States maintained firmly in discussions Germany that the submarine is must be settled on their own t and without regard to any ary measures adopted by Ger- v’s enemies. cretary Lansing made it clear Germany’s acceptance of the con- ons in the American ultimatum “apparent conditions” made it bssible for the administration to leed against Great Britain at the ent time. To do so, he declared, d@ place the United States in the jon of accepting apparent dic- pn from Germany. rmany’s contention as given in s reports and Informal state- ts, that no actual conditions were psed in the German reply, is re- ng little consideration. fliclals of the administration take ground that no “new” situation ld be develpped by Great Birtain’s re to stop illegal blockade zrac- ¥, because these practices were in 'ation at the time the German re- was written and are still in vogue, e only rule by which the admin- tion will determine whether Ger- y actually imposed conditions be the future ‘conduct of Ge: submarine commanders. If the s’ of international law are obeyed, dent Wilson and his advisers be satisfled that the conditional fon of the German reply was ten for home consumption. ARAH BERNHARDT BACK, Been Entertaining the Boys in the Trenches. rig, May 13, 5:15 a. m.—Sarah jphardt returned today from the bt where she gave six perform- s in three days to the soldiers, othing could be more moving,” Mme, Bernhardt “than playing re such heroes. It the in- parable of my life. The mth” and heartiness of their ap- hse was most touching. T was de- ted with my trip. I even per- led General B- to take me to hace near Pont-A-Mousson, which sually bombarded the Ger- s. The general refused at first then consented, sayin ‘Since insist, very well You are thy, Madam, to be at the post of ger’ 1 regard that as the highest hpliment that has ever been paid e in my whole life.” was event DEATHS AND FUNERALS. ] Mrs, M. A. Isaacs. Word has been received of the death of Ocean Park, California, who for- merly resided in this city. Her death occurred after a two weeks’ illness and w unexpected by her relatives and many friends here. Mrs. Isaacs is survived by a married son who re- sides in California. Salvatore Catalano, Salvatore, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastiano Catalano of fifty-eight Beaver street, died yester- day morning. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon. Marion Bertha Deary. Marion Bertha, the four month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Leary of 263 Church street, died yes- terday. The funeral was held this af- ternoon and interment was in Fair- view cemetery. Thomas A.Deming. Thomas A. Deming, 69 years old, died today in Middletown. The funer- al will be held from his late home in Newington at 2 o’clock Monday. In- terment will be in Newington. HER TROUBLES BEGIN. Mrs. Sarah Martini, who was mar- ried. at the police station this morn- ing as stated in another column of this issue, came back to the police headquarters this afternoon with a tale of woe. She says her husband does not live with her and her moth- er-in-law will not even let her into the house to get her clothing. WANTS BROTHER ARRESTED. A little six year old girl visited the police station this afternoon and told the police she wanted her brother Wil- lle Ryan of 22 Lee street arrested be- cause he refuses to sift the ashes for their mother. “He’s a naughty, bad boy and he ought to be arrested,” she said. BIG DAM COMPLETED, Elephant Butte, N. M., May 13.— Work was completed here today on the Elephant Butte Dam, a TUnited States reclamation service project which, by damming the Rio Grande river, forms the greatest storage reservoir in the world. Construction began five years ago. The reservoir will hold 115 billion cubic feet of water. PRISON SINCE 87, . WANTS TO GET OUT Henry B. Chamberlain Makes His Thirty-Fourth Application— Others File Petitions. Hartford, May 13.—Thirty-six ap- plications for release have been filed with the state board of pardons by inmates of the Connecticut State Prison. The board meets the second Monday in June. In the list is the fifth application of Oscar Graves, who has been in prison since 1873 for the murder of the station agent in Burn- side. Charles Gong of Hartford, a Chinaman, confined since 1891 for murder, makes his twenty-fourth ap- plication. Michael Cherest, sentenced ni 1872, applies for the fifteenth time. It is also the fifteenth of Frank Bassett of Bridgeport, who has been in prison nce 1879, and the thirteenth of An- tonio Grasso of Danbury, sentenced in 1896. John P. Kennedy of New Lon- don, in prison since 1885, is an ap- plicant. Henry B. Chamberlain of New Haven, a somewhat famous prisoner, confined since 1887, makes his thirty- fourth application. AMERICAN BANKERS BEING CONSIDERED Federal Reserve Board Postpones Opening of New Clearing Plan. ‘Washington, May 13.—The federal reserve board announced today that it is considering an application of mem- bers of the American Bankers' asso- ciation for a postponement of the opening of the board’s country-wide clearing plhn, which was to go into effect about June 15. In response to an inquiry as to cer- tain of the plan’s features, Gov. Ham- lin of the board today issued this statement: “There is no compulsion on member banks to collect any checks through the federal reserve banks. They can use present corre- spondents, if preferred. The only re- quirement is that member banks must remit without deduction in funds sat- isfactory to the federal reserve bank for checks on them sent them for col- lection by federal reserve banks. ‘Wherever banks are unable to offset by remitting checks, lJawful money or federal reserves notes may be remit- ted.” 4 HARTFORD GIRLS STRIKE. Hartford, May 13—Eighty-five of the 100 girls employed by Max Roth, shirt waist manufacturers of Church streot and Union Place, went on strike at noon. Their only demand was for a Saturday half holiday throughout the summer, which the management od to grant. There was no disor- “ORNAMENT” PASSES ON. Lexington, Ky., May 13—Ornament, by Order—Victorin, one of the most successful race horses and thorough- bred sires, died at the farm of his owner, H. P, Headley, here today. He was 22 years old. hosSES W. CORTRIGHT DIES. few York, May 13.—Moses W. right, former deputy chief and r an inspector of the New York ce department, died suddenly lo tpday, He was retired in 1909. TOO LATE WOR CLASSIFICATION. LOST—Between Springfield and New Britain, ladies’ black silk bag. Re- ward if returned to Herald Office. on May 1, 1916, of Mrs. M. A. Isaacs | Bagdad Slowly but steadily the Russians, pressing back the Turks in Asa Minor, are advancing toward Bagdad, their objective. The captures of Erzerum and Trebizond were powerful moves in that direction, but the Muscovites still have a long way to go before they reach the ancient city of h to mystery and romance. The pic- tures show three views of the old THOLIC CHORAL CONUERT. Packed House Will Greet Singers To- morrow Evening. With all tickets disposed of for the concert of the Catholic Choral Union which will be held in the Lyceum the- ater tomorrow evening at 8:15 o’clock one of the largest audiences that has ever attended a similar event will no doubt he well repaid by an entertain- ment of a finished nature. Many months of undivided tion to the rehearsals has placed atten - the the As- gram of Professor F. F. Harmon, director, in a finished manner. sisting this capable body will be a quartet, the superior which has never appeared in this city. Tt includes Miss Marie Stod- dard, who has pleased concert lovers here on a previous occasion who will fill the soprano role. Miss El Baker, the contraito, although a new- comer, is preceded here by .n excel- lent reputation. John innigan’s tenor voice has been heard by persons who have attended ser St. Patrick’s ‘Cathedral, New and who are loud in thei his selection for tomorrow's It was due to the efforts of Profe sor Harmon that a singer of Donaid Chalmers’ ability has been secured for the baritone part. The concert will consist of Rossini's “Stabat Mater” and Hadyn's, “‘Spring. of ie ces in York, nraise of STEALS WATCH IN SALOON. Lukos Kassock was arrested on Main street this noon by Officer Skolly. It is claimed that Kassock was qicker. ing for the purchase of a watch Symolins saloon when he snatched the timeplece from its own- er and rushed out into the street. in DEAD IN LOWELL. The police were notified noon of the death of John ett in Lowell, Mass. Mrs. of 32 Main street is a sister of the dead man. his after- H. Hack OARRIED OFF BY ‘Women, Children and Old Men Taken Away by Ru TROO! ns. Berlin, May 13, by wireless to Say- ville. “The Chronicle of the Christ- ian World, a religious weekly, say that during the second Russian in- vasion of Bast Prussia, 15,000 wom- en, children and old men were car- ried off to Russia, and that the faic of most of them is unknown,” G the Overseas News Agency “It is stated 80,000 houses were looted and destroyed, 13 churches de- molished, 26 recrorles and 13 churches damaged, and six cle men with their families car RELIEF IN DUBLIN. Dublin, May 13, via London, 4:15 p. m.—A marked relaxation in the en- forcement of martial law in Dublin has been observed since the arrival of Premier Asquith. An order issued today permits the people to be on the streets until midnight and as early as 4 o’clock in the morning, giving them many more hours of freedom at night. EQUALS WORLD'S RECORD. Columbia, Missouri, May 13—Robh- ert Simpson, representing the Uni- versity of Missouri, equalled the world’s record for the 120 yard high hurdle race in the meet with University of Kansas, today, clear- ing the hurdles in 14 4.5 seconds. He established the world's mark in the Towa state mect a week b-13-tf | chorus in a position to render the pro- ; of singers | local | concert. ddenly | McCrann | * | stone, Stellarton, the | Russians Press On With As Their Goal city - of the caliphs. General Town- send, commander of the British forces that surrendered to the Turks at Kut- el-Amara, and four generals of his staff have arrived at Bagdad, ac- cording to dispatches from Constan- tinople. The report says they are treated courteously. No. 1, mosque in Bagdad; No. 2, market place; 3, sce e on the Tigris. 30,000 ORDERED TO JOIN IN STRIKE Garment Manufacturing Business Ser- iously Affected By Labor Trouble —No Picketing Allowed. Chicago, May 13.—Nearly 30,000 union garment workers have orders today to join the 5,000 who have been on strike for several days. ;. Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of | America, who is directing the strike, claims that all union members: will obey the summons to quit work. Clothing manufacturers were yes- terday granted a temporary injunc- tion restraining strikers from picket- ing the plants where the strike is in progress. The petition for the injunc- tion stated that the refusal of em- ployers to establish a closed shop is the cause of the strike. BENNET WANTS TO KNOW, Solicitous for Welfare of American in English Jail, Washington, May tive Bennet's resolutian requesting President Wilson to tell the house | what has been done to secure the re- | lease of Samuel Schwartz of New | York city, a naturalized American citizen, “alleged to be unjustly de- prived of his liberty by the British fovernment” was taken from the foreign affairs committee today and adopted by the house without dissent, Schwartz, arrested and imprisoned by the British as an Austrian suspect, T been in a British jail a year, . without formal charges, despite all representations in his behalf. The foreign affairs committee asked the | state department for information but received no repl 13.—Representa- BRITISH SIDE FINISHED, Norfolk, Va., May 13.—British claimants of the captured liner Ap- bam, completed their case in the federal district court today and counsel for the ship’s German cap- tors began presenting their conten- tion that under the treaty with Ger- many the liner is rightfully a Ger- man naval prize and should not be | veturned to her British owners, Counsel for the German governmont, contrary to what was expected, aid | not swear any witnesses. S KILLED. Ottawa, Ont., May 13.—-A casualty list of the Canadian Flanders issued * the militia department last night | contained the names of the following ac killed in action: Robert John- Telesphere N. B.; Guy Herman N, Bathurst Village, Bridgetown, N. . John, N. B. Roy, Todd, Ryan, HEMPHILL SAILS FOR LONDON. | New York, May 13—Alexander | Hemphill, treasurer of the Ameri commission for relief in Belgium ed today for London, where he join Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of | the commission to discuss a plan to | feed Poland that would be satisfac- { tory to both entente allies and Cen- Powers DISORDERS ON Athens, Friday, M: Paris, May 13, 10:32 a. n | disorders on the Greek island of Samos off the west coast of Asia Minor, have assumed a serious aspect. The govern- | ment is taking vigorous measures to meet the situation, n ail- will City Ifems Mrs. Katherine Duffy of street is convalescing from an illness. Tomorrow is men’s Holy Commun- ion Sunday at St. Mary church. There will be a special ma at 8 o’'clock. The Tabs and Knights of Columbus play their last card game of the tour- nament this According to the record of statistics filed at the town cler office there were 156 births during April and 22 marriages. M. s Trimmed hat sale. Seibert.— advt. The A. D. S, fraternity held an en- joyvable dance in Booths hail last evening. Harry Arens, tive of the American Silver company of Bristol, is home from a western trip. Mr. Arens arrived this afternoon ana probably will spend several weeks at his home in this city. SPAIN IMPRESSED BY WILSON’S STAND Cannot Fail to Have Strong Effect on Spanish Neutrality, Says Alverez. Paris, May 13, 5:10 a. m.—Spain has Grand | evening at K. of C. hall. | vital | Chicago representa- | been deeply impressed by the stand | taken by the United States against vio- lation of neutral rights by Germany, according to Melquiades Alvarez, lead- er of the reform party in the Spanis Cortes. In an interview with the Ma- drid correspondent of the Petit Pa- risien Senor Alvarez says: “The energetic attitude taken by the United States towards Germany can- not fail to have a strong effect on the trend of Spanish neutrality. We in Spain following all the developments of the German-American controversy with the keenest interest are persua ed that they will have an important influence on our policy. In a previous interview Senor Al- varez declared that the United States and Spain were in complete harmony in regard to their attitude over the German war policy. REFUGEES ARRIVE Over 600 from Grecce and Serbia Reach New York—About 200 Sent to Quarantine for Observation. New York, May 13.—More than 600 refugees from Greece and Serbia were among the 1,409 steerage passengers on the Ttalian steamship Duca D’Aosta, which arrived here today from Medi- terranean ports. About 200 of the passengers were sent tine station on Swinburn Isle twenty-four hours for observa VE $50,000 ON TUNNEL. City to Drill Through Johnny Cake Burlington. City Engineer W. H. Hall today re- ported to the water commissioners the feasibility of drilling a tunnel through the west side of Johnny Cake moun- tain in Burlington to connect the Bur lington supply brook with the Whig- ville system. C. L. Grant of Hartford has for some time been drilling test holes along the route of the proposed tunnel and the final test hole showed rock at no great depth. The finding of rock determines the feasibility of the tunnel. Had the underlying strata been soft it was jlanned to build a pipe line following around about course and crossing numerous ravines. The water department engineers {gure the tun- nel will save the city $50,000 on the job. The work of drivirg the tunnel will probably be delayed unt.] fall. Mountain in BELGIAN AND FRENCH EASTER BELLS MUTE Silenced by War for First Time in Many Centuries (Correspondence of The Associated Yress) Paris, April —No Faster bells were heard this year from three hun- dred or more cathedral and church belfries in regions of France and Beligum where bells and chimes have been in great honor since the 15th century, The “Bourdon,” the great and a half ton bell of the cathedral was silent last year, as the big bells of Albert, Sois: and Senlis and the lesser bells : chimes of two hundred more church es. The.cathedral of Verdun joir them this vear with several score belfr in the zome of the Irenc armies that have succumbed during the second year of war. How many more have been silenced in the of the German armies here; it is Belgium is unknown here; it known, however, that in preparation for the battle of Verdun, the Ger- mans demolished every steeple, or tower that might have served bearings for the French artillery that region. The invaded regions of France may be properly termed the paradise of bells. There were no less than 40 fine ancient specimens of the most renowned founders’ work in the canton of Rethel, in the department of the Ardennes, alone. In the same department, the canton of Asfeld had 38 and the canton of Chatean-Por- cier 37. Other rare specimens werce scattered all over French Flanders, Artois and the departments of the Nord and the Ais Bell Founders From North The most skillful bell founders were born and trained in the north eleven Rhei is and spire in to the quaran- | >d | SPORT Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx Globe Clothing House ESTABLISHED 18860 THE SUITS SCHAFFNER & MARX are new variations of the famous Var- sity Fiity-Five. Belt at the bacK. Patch pocKets. Coat & Pants Dixie weave $12.00 Up STRAW HATS are now on splits. L nnits, Leghorn, Panama. American or for- eign manufacture. $1.00 up to $5.00 Emery Shirts, Interwoven SocHs T urks Outdo Themselves In Honoring Von Mackensen next of Field Marshal Von Mackensen, the has to Von Hindenburg greatest German heroes, been visit- ing Turkey and, according to German has received extraor. stic reception from the Con- army an dinary enthu Ottoman allies of the Germans. tantinople w decorated and bunting for him and | of peasants traveled from outly “QHSU'X((\ to the capital to greet | German general. The picture shc “n minspecting the guard of honor the railroad station in the Turk ; capital with f thousa 4 the ws at ish ated Cav Robe wt tovn nev including the celeb whose founder established himself at Noyvon he cast the great bell of ths in 1610. Therc has been from this masterpiece for more cighteen months, nor of thoae Laon, cast by his son Philippe, ably still intact. Nearly all the ancient bells of departments of the Aisne and Somme were cast by the Cavilli while those of Champagne and of sser importance but ca of equal workmanship. were mostly the work of itinerant bell founders who set out each spri: to exercise their art. They dug ditches beside churches in which to do the casting and the operation w the occasion of interesting and pi turesque ceremonies during which the faithful sang the Te Deum Not all the old hell n t of Ramscapelle were damaged or destroyed were cracked, some melted flagrations while others Tad miraculous escapes like a celebrated carved bell in the little chapel of Reuve. The building was leveled shell fire but the bell landed at bottom of the belfry without seratch. France, illier family no than of prob- the the in wsterpice! in the Some melted in con- semi hy the even a 0!1 A Dbell that was famous in Belgium Lor- ! and that fire now will swung in belfries that destroved lying in a entrance are- all said for these of h he Ypres, a permeated the r them that toll now collap church ¢ mass be melted Loo never the Apeless s The bells to have 11so Pervyse Eive phyxiat ins wh with Renin i that they lie vellow The the has covere coating. chimes of of before Alos the honor being oldest in istence the war 1487 ire tor Hugo Belgium rid Ghent comir inta Courier The chimes of Mecklin that some celebrated and the ter those cexist fourth in after the ct, but relates erning lines of V most of F more. famous ruges hose importance chimes of the Belgian this curious incid The famous Belgium bells, to no Antwe At con land 1t by with of 44 smaller the Germans to c versary on January a few peals the voice failed; the bell had cracked some cause still unknown, it j ularly attributed in Ghent triotic revolt against service | Germany. was T te an th, 1916 of “Rolar fr P n to AL ain w L X} A ng ng ex- dating from in- in wof and o, my ogl pa- for