New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1916, Page 10

TANLEY WORKS MAY UY ELECTRIC PLANT id to Be Dickering for Control pf Farmington River Power Co. Although Vice President T, Allen oo0re refuses to be interviewed je matter and will neither affirm nor POy the report, it is understood from lable sources the Stanley Works is gotlating for the purchase of tho Brmington Rive Power company. It believed that the local concern may rchase a controlling interest in tho pmpany ftf\d the price is understood b be at $25 per share (pur) or $150,- 0 for all outstanding sharcs. Plant Ys For Salc. President and Treasurer Bdward B. fennett and Directors Arthur L. Ship- pjan_and Douglas H. Thompson of e Farmington River Power company ere appointed Monday as a o Pe to dispose of the propert. ommit- or to into a long term contract for he sale of the company’s power. It d that negotiations with the tantey Works were at once opened D March 1 of the present year a prenty-five year contract with the atford Electrtc Light company ter- pinated and was not renewed because he latter concern refused to pay six pills per kilowatt hour for the powe ince June 1 the plant has been closed he price at which the stock has een offered to the Stanley Works, ac- prding to reports, 18 about $5 above he present market price. It is sald that several months ago he Stanley Works entered negotia- for the purchase of the power npany but dropped them whon it learned that it would cost be- een. $80,000 aend $70,000 to co t a transmission line to bring he.power here. Now 1t is understood jhat the Stanley Works officials are dering the advisability of pur- sing the power plant a&s an in- ent, in which- case it would not o necessary to construct the trans- pission lines. In this case the pow- r would be sold in the vicinity of Hartford. Several other business interests are said to be negotiating for the purchase of this. power plant. Buylt 25 Years.Ago, The Farmington River Power com- any-was built in 1890 for the special burpose of selling current to the Hart- ord Blectric Light.company and none vas ever sold outside of that concern. he company aversged betweon four nd four and one-helf milllon kilo- fratts annually. It was bought by the artford Electric Light company for ,000 per annuam and the pay- nent of one-half of the generating hnd upkeep costs. This made the bower cost the Hartford company a ittle more than .006 per kilowatt hour A the quarter century. SINGERS” BOARD TO MEET IN THIS CITY Directors of Conn. Staats Saengerbund to Transact Important Business on August 27. New rules will be ratified and bus- of importance will be transact- by the board of directors of the ticut Staats Saengerbund en it meets:in this city on August Bach soctety, of which there are ty-one, will have one represen- e at the meeting, Louls Lehr, fprestdent of the Quartet club, repre- ng New Britain. Stnoe the last saengerfest held in cfty, numerous. recommendations have been made to the board of di- Pprectors which will come up at fhis meeting. Among these will be to give hmore power to the ‘board and less to ithe singing societies. It is also rec- ommended to have all the details of the saengerfest, including the selection of the judges and music, with the ex- ception of arranging for the halls, ete., leftto the directors. Should this iplan. be adopted, the saengerfest will ’be conducted along.a similar plan as s now 4n vogue infthe Bastern Fed- leration of’ German #inging societies, which ‘has’organizations in Pennsyl- wanin, New York, New Jerse: and Delawave. Arrangements for the mnext saen- @erfest will be made at the Saenge fbund conventlon which is to be he fhere on Labor Day at Quartet club park. The same delegates who at- ftended the convention prior to the Irecent saengerfest will again be in jpession. AUXITIARY ENTERTAIN Pleastng Program Rendered Tast Eve- ning in G. A. R. Hall By Ladties. A. G, Hammond camp was enter- tained last evening in G. A. R. hall by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, United Span- ish War Veteraps, Plano melections were given by Miss Mildred Clark and Miss Olive Davis and Miss Liln Davis rendered vocel solos, Recita- tions by Miss T Jason and Miss Signe Peterson pleased the audiencoe and Past Commander William J, Raw- lings gave a brief address. Remarks were also made by Mrs, Bnow, dent of Bristol Auxi Cnmp Com- mander Burton C. Morey, Department Chaplain Rev, Cr Jone Ad jutant Bugene I° a. Hammond Camp, Mry, F Davis, The eovening's ente elosed by Miss Lila K {ptano solo. Refreshments w PERMITTED TO RUN LiNE. Wasbington, July 26.~Tho Boston and Maine Rallroad was authorized to- day by the Interstato commearce com gmission to continue operations of it steamers on lake Winnepesauke, N |H., and Lake Memphremago, Vi, rpite tha prohibition of tho Pa Canal Act againat raiiroad o riteamsnip lines. presi- tow 12 Barr vinment Wik with n ro merved, akon do on | | | POLICE PIRATES IN OTHERS’ TERRITORY Abandon Oévn Beats to Collect Gralt in Vice Area New York, July —Police, act- ing vice detectives, have flocked from their posts in other boroughs of the city to the terrorized women of Manhattan’s underworld. This situation of practical piracy is the newest outcropping of the joint in- vestigation into graft conditions by District Attorney Swann and Police Commissioner Wood As specific examples it of the vice record that signed to suppress vicious in Brooklyn and elsew their work rob is now sleuths as- conditions re abandoned to make raids in the ter- the Manhattan grafters. incursions were resented by local vie s of the police de- partment, but as the invaders had knowledgo of the grafters’ work, they ero powerless to stop them, it is pointed out. Threaten Their Victims. Tn the last ten days the outsiders, with the same thoroughness that marked their collection of graft, have gone through the different districts, exhorting, threatening and in some instances assauiting those they feared would take legal reprisal. The activities of these policemen have been checked up by the investi- gators of the district atorney, and by the squad of Lieut. Dan Costigan, as- signed by Commissioner Woods to st the prosecution. Not only Cos- n’s squad, but most of the 11,000 men of the force are working to oust crooked policemen from their ranks. It became known yesterday that the efforts of force to purge itself from within have resulted in the dismissal of thirteen men in the last two years for dishonest practices. Three of the dismissed policemen now are in jail. Furthermore, in the same period more than 100 plain clothes men against whom there has been sus- picion have been taken out of the area of temptation and put back in umiform. In the police department their names are on a “black list” which forbids their future assignment to detective work. Women Witnesses Mis Indictments against bluecoats have been under investigative fire the last two weeks were fore: yesterday because of the absence of three women witnesses. One of these has not yet recovered from injurie: suffered at police hands; the others have not yet reccovered from the fright excited by police threats. Nevertheless, it was a day of full performance for District Attorney Swann and James Smith, his as- sistant, who 1s directly in charge of the inquiry. They had under oxam- ination a score of men and women witnesses, and through these the work of the vice squad in Manhattan was exposed. Physical violence was the least suffering imposed, bankruptey hd jail sentences the greatest. One affidavit comtains the story of a raid upon a woman and her enslaver. When the raiders broke in upon them neither had sufficient money to meet the police demand. A bank boolk that represented the saving: of the couple was found. This was confiscated. Next day the man bought his own immunity by giving the entire amount to the police. He permitted the wo- man to go to jail because the police wrico was unsatisfied. The casc unst her in court was one of plain according to the facts now known, incriminating exhibit having been pushed in the woman’s pocket. Get $500 in Raid. In other cases men not of the Po- lice department entered houses and set the stage for the entance of the police raiders. Generally the results brought from $200 to $500 to the po- lice in consideration of erasing the in- cidents from thefr minds. Out of their graft they paid the agent, the reports say. Theso dotectives carried with them bundles of warrants they had ob- tained by representing to a maglistrate a fictitous condition. These warrants ftorward served to trap hundreds of lollars from the owners of the resorts against which they were directed. When the warrants were turned back ‘0 the maglstrate they contained mis- lending information that terminated their value. An Bast 8ide politician who knew of the relations between the police and he underworld related all he knew. Another witness was Charles Iends- rg, manager of Arlington hall in 8t Mark's place, where the now notorlous ball of the Arlington B club held, Tt was at this ball that William J. Enright and David Foley, detectives assigned to uncover ‘“‘white slavery poscd as officers of the club Rendsburg said he saw Enright and foley many times make a headquar- ters of a room in Arlington hall, where they held conferences with men known as ‘“stool pigeons” by the Wast side, Home of these men, Red Levine, Nuthan Sfler, who took tick- ots at the ball; Harry Sussman, chafr- man of the mrrangements committeo; Max Terkowitz und others, were iden- tified by him us visitors to the police- men. ritory of These ing. who was Inwight's Pay Check Evidence, A an exhibit that will be used in the forthcoming trial of the two po- licemen on charges of perjury and bribery the district attorney has in his possession the pay check of nright, which was cashed by A, Hollender, proprietor of Arlington hall, Noither Commissioner Woods nor his deputy, ¥Frank B, Lord, admitted they had knowledge befors the recant seandal that Jinright and Foley had established themselves at Arling- ton hall, The evidence against Enright and ; simply I8 overwhelming,” com ed District Attornoy Swann just vefore he left his office, no part § Acqi;isitiofi of the Danish ‘West Indies Will Give Us Valuable Naval Stations APPAM A PRIZE. l DUKE GOEH INSANE. Decides to Confiscate Gold | Affected by Sight of Soldicrs Swallowed Valued at $184,750. } By Marsh. Berlin, via London, July 16.—The prize court has decided that the Flder- Dempster liner Apy which captured by the German raider Moewe in the early part of the year and taken by a prize crew Into Hampton Road is a good prize, and that accordingly | the gold on Dboard the steamer, amounting to 739,000 marks ($184,- 750), shall be turned over to the Relchstag. Germany London, Ju correspondent of the Expre 26.—The Copenhagen sends a of Brunswick, the German emperor’s son-in-law, the story, however, being confirmed from any other source. “The Duke of Brunswick,” says the correspondent, “who has been the vie- tim of profound melancholia since the carly days of the war, is now de- | clared to be hopelessly insane mental collapse was the result of trying experience while commanding There of the amount Appam when Wi no official statement concerni it have been of various estin board the captured. bht ates gold on a she s a detachment of German troops on the Russian fronticr, when he wit- nessed the tragic fate of his men, all of whom were swallowed up in a treacherous marsh.” has been nade, The estimates ranged from less than $200,000 to as high $2,500,000. The Appam is still at New- port News. DROPS DEAD AT WORK, Bridgeport, July 26.—Joseph FEn- glebe, about 50 years, of Bound Broolk N. J., dropped dead at the plant the Electric Cable company here this morning while repairing an for the American Ball Engine Com- pany of Bound Brook. Official in- quiry is being conducted to determine whether he was electrocuted or diad from natural causes. The Brunswick as Prince 3 nest Duke August of Cumberland mar- | ried Princess Victoria Luise, daughter of | of the German emperor, at Berlin May, 1913. In March, 1915, penhagen despatch reported the Duke to be suffer from a nervous break- down which s considered probably incurable. a Co- Frenchwoman Pours Coffee For Her ““Sons” at Front of back removed | p remain | tha of | “sox hoto, of the few ewher: left 1 in I little She of the Inhabltants place French towns immediately the battle front have been Most nee,” was shed more than 800 a as for safety’'s sake, but a few >m the firing line she lurking in the ruins of their homes. |rerved coffee to a group of her flght- The old woman in the picture is one (ing compatriots. | the | win ST THOMAS, DANISH WEST DIES, AND KING CHRISTIA OF IN- DENMARK. A treaty for the purchase of the Danish West Indies by the United States has been negotiated between the governments of Denmark and the United States and in the near future is to be submitted to the senate of the United States and to the two houses of the Danish parliament for approval, it is announced. If the treaty is ratified as it stands in “‘pro- ject” form the United States will pay for the islands $25,000,000 and in ad- dition will relinquish to Denmark the rights of the United States in Green- land. Greenland is a Danish posses- sion, and the rights which the United States will abandon are merely rights of discovery, the scope of which is ill defined. The United States will obtain from Denmark full possession of the islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, or Santa Cruz, as it is better known. These islands lie about fifty miles off the east coast of Porto- Rico. They are 142 square miles in area and support a popula- tion of 27,000 persons. Nearly all inhabitants of the islands are negroes who live by the cultivation of sugar cane. The islands will be useful to the United States as coaling ations or naval stations. Many ef- forts have been made in the past halt century or so to have the United States take over the islands from Den- mark. Photos show St. Thomas and King Christian of Denmark, who cede the islands to the United | States. ory regarding the illness of the Duke | not | in | PROTEGTION, NOT DRILL President Wilson Explains Guards Presence to Mother Who Didn't Raise Her Boy to Be a Soldier. Washington, July 26.—In reply to -omplaint from Mrs. Henry Smith of namac, Ind., who has a son in the National Guard, President Wilson wrote today that the guard was being kept on the Mexican border to pro- tect the country, not for drill and that the service the men were performing was an honor to them and a necessity to the United States. WILL OF MRS. DOERR. Share and Share Alike Portion, The will of the late Mrs. Wilhelmina Doerr has been filed in probate court. The will directs that after all just debts have been paid, the residue of the estate be divided equally among the following children of the de- Mrs. Helena Hauser of Wa- ry, Oscar, Hugo, Clara and Agnes is Five Heirs’ | Doerr of this city. l The will was drawn April 26, 1916, and was witnessed by Paul M. Hellar, Herbert M. Berndt and Emma Dow- rey. Oscar Doerr was named by the deceased as executor, HAVE GOT TO GO SOME. Callers at the City hall dally have always observed that the attaches of the tax collector's office are an ener- getic corps of workers, particularly noticeable during the present month when nearly $3,000 has Yeen taken In for taxes. But Frediction of the collector is that over $7,000 1s expected for the entire month's collections it will be seen that for the few remaining days every- body's middle name in Mr. Loomis' office will be hustle. SHACKLETON PROGRESSING Buenos Alres, Argentine, July 26.— According to a message received here today, Lieut. Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British Antarctic explorer has reached the ice flelds in his effort to rescue the twenty-two men left on Ilephant Island last April when his expedition returned from the South Polar zone IN JAMEF Have S GITS BATL, 26 Ball was Jim. of Bridgepert, not go to jail teday pend- trial the federal court on tRe of violating the unti-narcotic Commissioner Wright held him trial TH aw found for and he did July Leon ing in charge act, WILSON LEAGUE GROWING, Washington, July 28,.—Joseph M, of New York, ehairman of the executive committee of the Weodrow Wilsen Independent League, called on President Wilsen today to him the leagus was growing, This has been | as the | " PERSONALS | Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sears of Wal- lace street have returned from a va- cation at Washington and Beckett and Washington, Mass. L. Mr. Mrs, E. Andrews Arch treet have returned two weeks' automobile trip Hampshire and Vermont. and of from a to Nev Miss week New Gertrude Pilz wil] leave for twa weeks' vacation York. next in Miss Annie Leavitt of Y., I8 the guest of Mrs of Black Rock avenue. Brooklyn, N. Michael Kelly Coats left N. H. Judge ~John today North Conway, for for to vaca- Miss Mary South Vernon, tion. Buyhan has gone Mass., on her H. Palmer will spend in Somerset, Mas: v tion his vaca- WAITE CUTS CHEST. Secures Piece of st Glass and a Cross. New York, July 26.—Dr Warren Waite, awaiting electrocution at Sing Sing prison, New York, for the murder of his father-in-law, John E. Peck of Grand Rapids, Mich.,, was found in his cell in the ‘death house” last night bleeding from a wound on his chest made in the shape of a cross. The prisoner had cut him- self with a piece of broken &g How Waite got possession of the glass could not be explained. It is presumed that when he was taken out for exercise in the courtyard he picked it up when the vigilance of his guard was relaxed, and concealed it until he 1ed to his cell. ite was removed the prison hospital, but he steadfastly declined to answer questions. The prison au- thorities belfeve if he had intended to kill himself he would have inflicted the wound elsewhere than on his chest. The injury is not serious. A strict watch will be kept when he returns to the death house. to CLERK D Explaining Why It is Unnecessary to Work For Living. New York, July 26.—C. A. Searle, a jeweller at 180 Broadway, has asked the police to search for Irving Laven- dol, 23, a clerk in his establishment, whom he charged with having stolen diamonds and other gems worth §6,- 500. According to the story Mr told acting Capt. William Deevy of the first branch detective bureau, Laven: dol went to Arthur Reeves, in charge of the store during the proprietor's absence and asked for a certain sortment of jewelry. “The old man told me to get it and bring it to him,” he said. He was giv- en the assortment, walked out with it and disappeared. An hour later Mr. Searle arrived and notifled the police. The jewelry consisted of set stones and included a catseye and diamond set in a chain, valued at $2,500, and a heart, contalning ninety diamonds and a one carat ruby set in platinum, valued at $800. Others were a chain with forty dlamonds, priced at $600: a four and a half carat solitaire worth $450, a bangle with sixty diamonds worth $600 and seven other articles. Lavendol has been in the employ of Mr. Searle since last March. He is married and his salary was $10 a k. Searle as- Twelve Are Killed and Twenty-two In- jured When Coaches Topple Into Gulley at Morales, Mexico, Laredo, Tex., Jul Twelve per- sons were instantly killed and twenty- two injured in a wreck of north bound train on the National Lie at Morales, Mex., yesterday, whe a train encoun- tered a bad piece of track and turned over into a gulley. DREADNOUGHT HIT German bmarine Attacks British War Vessel Off Orkney Islands and [ Reports Striking Tt Twice. —Wireless to Say- submarine attacked off the Ork- and obtained German July 26 German dreadnought uly 20 pedoes today Berlin ville.—A a British | ney Islands on two hits with ¢ | aamiralty the ON STRIK en STILL striking Connecticut company's plant on the Plainville Toad are still out, pending o settlement of the demands for a wage increase to $3 for nine hours’ jabor. In consequence the repair work on the Connecticut comp: area In this city as well as the pavi work on Farmington avenue is at standstill, no crushed being avalilable. ! The quarr. at the stone LEVINS St. Louls Philadelphi Louts, decisively boxing bout sky weighed 160. KY WINS. Battling of Burke of St twelve round night. Levin- and Burke 26, Tom in a last pounds July beat here 170 PRICE OF MEAT CLIMBS, Washington, July meat antmals cont went up one half of one per during the month from June 15 to July 15, the department of agricul- ture announced today. Prices of The: cent to climb, SUPPLIES FOR SOLDIERS. New Haven, July 26.—The Red Cross local branch sent forward today to the Texas border stations various supplies for the soldlers there, par- ticularly those from this state. Carves | Arthur | on Waite | HENDEE RETIRES " FROM GYCLE 00, \ Ak Succeeded as President by Head of Torrington Co. Springfield Hendec director of ing company, | Indian mot of all his pany. He by John F ident of the of the various other 1 who m manufacturer that Charles H of the corporatior take a position of impor the Willys-Overland comj | other changes have | nouncea, and it will be selceted | ger. Mr. Alvord | conrrol, will not ters in this city. Mr. Hendee's stock interest has been taken over Mr. Alvord and his | New York associates announce- ment is made of the or of price, but it understc that th | holdings of the Springfield men inte ested are not increased. It is definite- Iy stated that nothing mbling a | merger is under way e Hendee | company business relations with the Splitdorf and Torrington compan= but the 1easons for Mr. Hendee's to Mr. Alvord his associates first, Mr. Hendee's rong desire retire from business second, the confidence of the New York men in the Hendes company thriving™ concern of promise. The com= pany capital issue July signed the Hendee widely reyele, ar sucee 26 as pres Ge has r stoc is Alvord c Porrir Splitdorf el enterpris markec and m de a sug It Hinckle had d as is said secretary to tance with iny y been @ wn who mana- active to not <0 be while make gener taking his headquar- details is has | ies, Ic are, | to and Ye as a much an authorized 500,000 of which ed $10,000,000 com- of have has stock and the preferred been etired Mr Hendee and ms friends have had :ontrol of the common stock, thou 1 his pers i sonal holdings are a minority intere CARRANZISTAS WITHDRAW t and West of Am prefer mon 000 shares $300,- Those South, ican Expedition Thought on Search For Villa Bandits. Columbus, N. M. July 26 ranza troops held at points south, east and west of the headquarters of t} American punitive expedition Mexs ico have disappeared, according to apparently reliable reports received here today. Opinions prevailed that the de fa government troops have been drawn southward for | against Villa bands Fifty motor truck drivers recrt in eastern here [ana will be assigned to succeed drivers whose contracts have | To add to the efficiency quartermaster’s department ico twenty-four cook score of supply wagons will le lumbus during the week in operati today ther expired of the in Mex- and a e Co- states arrived carts Field Headquarte 26.—Gene Pershing commander, left here today Valle and San Buena Venture American troops are stationed s, Mexico, July expeditiona vhere KILLS BIG SNAKE. Reptile Six Feet Long Dispatched By Farmer. Gales Terry, July dents in this vicinits from the depredations port comes from Allyns of a tree climbing bhlacl six feet in length and as large as a man's arm The snake, which ever seen this ered by Cyrus Chapman as secking to make a meal off a hen a chickens which were roosting in tree near his residence. Mr. Chapmagr fired his gun at the snake, bringing it to the ground where he completed the work of despatching the reptile with his hoe 26.—While are suffering of foxes, Point tion snake over around was the largest was dis it in locality, RS STRIKE. STRE WORKF Pittsburgh’s Employes, Numbering 850, Ask Increase in Wages. and to | Pittsburgh, July 26 ers, teamsters, park 1 chauffeurs employed by the number of 850 struck an increase in w and tion of white uniforms for They now receive an average of $2 | for an eight hour ds They want increase of flve cents an hour. The city administration led to the drivers of street flushing machines to keep them in operation because of antile paral borers ity, today for the aboll- sweepers. 0 an the 1ges appe | the presence of in RELEASING DEPENDENTS. | Applications Arriving of 1,500 Every at Week. July from Rate Antonio, for lardsmen them quarters San Tex release with Applie itions ervice dependents are pouring into at Fort rate 1,500 a today arm) Ho Sa 1ston the wee | | nounced Several h ready have been released RATLROAD MEN WIN POINT. Bridgeport, J 6 f the Danbury Railway Company ing the road tory today when superior court denied a ing them to furnish the $450,000 action brougy john H. Henshaw, trustee, of New York. Henshaw sued President John San- ders of Danbury, Secretary w. & Jones of Danbury, A. W. Sperrv of New Haven and other directors. ly and won a prelim Judge nary Gager th ask- in moti special