New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1916, Page 11

Neckwear Sale 50c Ties 35¢, 3 for $1.00 $1.00 Ties 80c. BONDSMAN ACCEPTED. Higgins Brothers of This City Are Now Owners of Thompsonville Cafe The county commissioners have granted the application for the tra ftr of the liquor license of the Thompsonville Hotel to John and Martin Higgins of this citv. The 1 cense would have been transferrc Monday, but a civil suit was pending. The place had been conducted by Mrs. John Corkeley since the illness the owner, her husband, and M Broderick of that town claimed ad sold it, at the owner's order sdward Parsons of Warehouse Point. That sale was repudiated and Broderick claimed $750 as his fee and brought suit through his counsel, William J. Mulligan. The Higgins brothers ha ed negotiations for the the suit came as a surprise to them. John J. Higgins claims he offered to put up a bond of $1,000 pending the final verdict in the civil suit, but e offer was rejected. Yesterday Charles D. Bent was accepted as bondsman and the transfer was made. of tin he d complet- property and ENRIGHT ACCUS ew York, July 26— indictments, involving at members of the police whose names have not been tioned heretofore were expected day from the grand jury's graft vestigation. The new indictment were looked for as a result of a stor) -told by “a married woman of un- questionable reputation,” whose name is withheld, and who charges, accord- ing to the district attorne that William J. Enright, already twic imdicted, pres false evidence gainst her in an effort to have her ent to the penitentiary because she buffed his attentions McLOUGHLIN COMT Boston, July 26.—Maurice E. Loughlin former national lawn tennis cliampion on his way from San Fra cisco sent word that he might re: here in time to defend his title Longwood singles champion e TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. HIGH CLASS rent «conveniences, age. I street ED >veral least department men- new 1ted of six rooms, all with or without gar- quire on premises, 586 Arch 27-3dx We want you to have the three | to- ! erty on Stanle; office | PLAGUE 15 HERE: CHILD VIGTIM ON ROCKY HILL AVE, (Continued from First Page.) next to it may contract the a child cisease.” Barred ¥From Picture Houses. Stamford, July 26.—Children may not enter moving picture houses for the present by order of the health offi- cer issued today. The age limit is teen. This acti s taken because of prevalence of infantile paralysis here. Two Suspects Isolated. July uspected New Haven, - ralysis today were cases of infantile bs Elizabeth Colamdo, seven, of Wate bury, and Margaret Liptack, fourteen months, of Collinsville who were here visiting. Both were isolated. New Case Tn Danbury. July 26.—One new case ralysis was reported here today. The patient is the thir- teen-year-old son of H. R. McChes- prominent manufacturer, and at his father's country place ke Kenosi This is the only case existing here. As a precaution- s measure local theaters and pleas~ ure parks will refuse admittance to children under sixteen vears of age. Danbury, of infantile ill BRITAIN NOT TIRINC London, July p. m.—"Great Britain is not tiring of the war. On ihe contrary, the country has never l.cen more hopeful and united,” said Lord Derby, former director of re- cruiting and now under secretary for war, in an interview today. City Items suits were $22.50 to $28. Now at Wilson’s.—advt. odd $13.50 The street railway extension com- mittee of the Chamber of Commerce meets this afternoon at 5 o’clock. Dr. and Mrs. D. W. O’Donnell aro receiving congratulations on the ar- rival of a son born last night. Save interest by paying your water rents now.—advt. Mr. and Mrs. Logan E. Page of Garden street are receiving congratu- lations on the birth of a daughter, iorn yvesterday. Henry P. Schmidt transferred one- third interest in property on Main street today to Lillian P. Kingsbury. K. L. Johnson has been awarded the contract for alterations on a house belonging to the Sparmer estate on North street. Harry Greenstein has sccured a permit ta make alterations on a Fouse owned by Benjamin Horwitzt on Hawkins street. . L. Gold has been granted a per- mit to build an addition to his prop- street. showers, the scheduled for St vesterday, Wwas afternoon. Owing to the folk dance exhibition, Mary playground postponed until tomorrow White Rose Camp will hold an im- portant meeting Thursday evening in Electric hall. The Tadies' Aid society atthew's German Lutheran will hold a social in the par.™ tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. Str Hats, $1, $2 and §3 at Wil- s of St. church nall w BLACKLIST NOTE READY. Washington, July 26.—A communi- cation to Great Britain, dealing with the principles involved in the black- hst against American firms is p tically ready and will be sent forw. to London within the next few days. Acting Secretary Polk discussed the Guestion with President Wilson today. NEWSBOY FAILS TO LEAVE YOUR HERALD ’Phone WESTERN UNION And paper will be sent promptly to you by messenger. HERALD every night and to make sure that it is delivered to you we have ar- ranged with the WESTERN UNION to have a mes- senger boy rush a copy to your home. This service is given at our expense. It wiil cost you nothing. We want you to be satisfied and when you are we feel amply compensated for whatever effort we may make for your benefit. SO, IF YOUR NEWSBOY FAILS TO LEAVE THE HERALD BY 6 0’CLOCK ’PHONE WEST- ERN UNION. YOU’'LL GET A COPY SOON AF- TER. LR R T+ A S e N S K Y | cure NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916. DIVES FROM LEDGE ON FIFTEENTH FLOOR Aged Man, Despondent, Plunges to Death on Pavement Providence, R July 26.—John M. Lidgerwood, 61, despondent be- cause of ill health, plunged from the 15th floor of the Turks Head building into Westminster street yesterday. Death was instantaneous. No one saw him as he crawled out of the window, and no one in the law office of Gardner, Pierce & Thornley, from which he came, knew that he lad left the chair where he had heen sitting, until notified by a policeman. Half an Hour In Strect. Scores of persons were nearby, and ing over and over in the air, men and women stood as if paralyzed. One woman was in the middle of West- minster strect when the body I within three feet of her. She so faint and weak from the that she had to be isted away. Several others, including Coroner Munro, were within a few feet of the spot and they to, were overcome It was near the close of the bank- ing day, and a large crowd collected. The body was allowed to He in the street for half an hour before it was removed to a nearby alley, and from there to the morgue. Mr. Lidgerwood was sitting in his lawyer’s office when, he stepped on shock | to the window sill and dived into the | street. Charles H. Kernan, who has an office on the floor below the room in which Mr. Linderwood was, was the first to see the man on his plunze to the street. Snaps Trolley Wire. Linderwood's foot struck his vsill and the force threw the body toward the center of the strect. truck on a trolley wire, snapping it and tving up electric car traflic for some time. Mr. Lidgerwood struck the pave- ment on his head and shoulders. Ie was a travelling salesman for the L. A. Lockwood company of this c He boarded with Mrs. thony at 173 Cypres: as is known he had this city,. street. So f no relatives in METEOR AT INSTITUTE. Presented mith. Beautiful Specimen by Orrin Despite the warm weather of Mon- day, 576 people visited the muscum of natural history at the New Britain Institute. That the museum is grow- ing in popularity daily, is attested 1 the increased attendance of this inonth over last. Six of the most modern and powerful electric lights have been installed and this has a means for enlarging the nightly gatherin Many who labor all day are constant visitor night. One of the latest and most interest- ing gifts to the museum is that of meteorite, presented by Orrin 1. Smith. A meteorite, according the the Encyclopedia Brittanica is mass of mineral matter, which has reached the earth’s surface from outer spheres’” and thi is a splendid example of stone. The majority of meteors which have been found are dark in color but the one in question is unusually light colored. The institute is very fortu- nate in securing such a specimen Numerous other gifts ve been re- ceived by the museum and a list will be published in the Herald in the near future. RESENT INCURSION Washington Not Pleased by Trip of n British Cruiser Inside Limit— Deutschland Ready to Clear. Washington, July —Officia here, besides regarding the visit an unidentified British cruiser the lower Chesapeake at when one German underwater liner about to start back to Germany and another is reported about to ar rive, as very unusual, are inclined to resent such an incursion into American waters So far of into is 1llinz of the war in which an allied cruiser has come into an American port. Norfolk, Va., July 26.—The ar- mored cruiser North Caro - anchor at Old Point and headed for the | pedo boat destroyers preceded cruiser. It was stated at Old Point that the three ips were under c ders to lay off the capes until fur ther instructions. Washington, July 26.—Secretary Daniels announced today that the armored cruiser North Carolina would do neutrality duty for the present out- ide the Virginia Capes, The navy department would make no comment which could connect the order to tl cruiser with the recent dash of B sh crulser into American July 26 waters Baltimore, -Arrangements to cl rine Deutschland day by Captain Koenig, com- ander of the v who, it was id, personally would go to the cus- after regular hours to se- pers. were made late Paul sel, to- tom house, the ne 7 Norfolk, Va., July 26.—The DBritish cruiser which made a flying visit into the waters of lower Chesapeake Bay during the early hours of Tuesday morning and then slipped back to t patrol line outside the three mile limit as mysteriously as she came, still was unidentified toda; Offic s here have made reports to Washington. as the body tumbled downward, whirl- | | Harriet An- | particular specimen | a meteoric | time | " as is known, the incident at | g | Norfolk is the first since the begin- | ar the German merchant subma- | | Franklin be | propaosed club are John | passenger t | and GIRL’S WILD STORY EXPOSED BY POLICE Said She Was Bound to Tree by Two Nen Boston, havin July 26.—A been seized by t oformed, bundled intc and finally being left bound to o tree in a Neponset, where she found at 7:30 o'clock last night, was told the police of Stations 11 and 1 Loretta Curran, fourteen vears old, a ry girl and the daughter of Juacs Cur- ran of 25 Mapes street, Dorchest or- witomobile, wild 0 men, ¢ n story vac Wi fael Finally Breaks Down. Shortly before midnight, after eral hours of questioning, the girl ac mitted that, fearing the wrath of hc parcints because had not_ret home promptly after receiving her | resterday morning, she i asked Mary Hughes, a sixteen-year-old tory mate, with whom had s ranklin to tie her t » and Mar) d the idea from a moving pic- ture film, in which the heroine under- vent the experience Loretta described > the police. Loretta has been employed in a fac- tory in Dorchester. Yesterday, the factory was moved to Cambridge and her employment ended. She went to | the factory yesterday morning to get money that was coming to he Her mother had enjoined her to return as soon possible. Scared to Go Tiome, Loretta met Mary with famil N sev- h nrne sho 1t \ctory who liv llahan ot their pay little outin: . park G later to a moving picture show. Then Loretta, of the reception that vaitin at home, went with to Nepon- 't and allowed he be bound and tied to the trec A(‘\}‘ lot. She w: found there a few minutcs Jater by a woman who lhappened to be passin After releasing her a | hearing her story the woman notified } At the Hughes named two gir have a ik d decided to went to in Jons e to | the police. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. . Casc. widow of the Newi Mrs. se, fam T aied at Sanitarium this morning She was 43 years of M so is survive hur of | brother, Woods and i th city and Mrs. A. W. Campbell of Riv- Washington. funeral will 2 o'clock Rev held tomorrow from BErwin Howard S The be afternoon at Mort ¢ Chapel Fox will ciate and in Fairview cemetery TO FORM GUN (T2 s men h formation ¢ on Several local husines e come interested in the gun club, ang gestions offered, Mary’s playsr work on Stanley street to have the range far f children engage in their Some of the leading mc many Pilz of St. | commenced on the| proposed | >m where th pastimir 1he t imith, shots eve o also inter- actin Dircetor nds has erectin range ounds. he ported as being one of the best in the city, either with onc or both. M. J. Kenney is ested in the movement. TATATLY July wus WOMAN New London, McDonough, at the New England Coll company's plant in Water afternoon when a ¥ she was ¢ caught fire. She w burned from to foot and spite of the of the physicians | at the Memorial pital t1 i hope of her woman of the STRUCK BY TRAIN. Miss Agnes tally burned psible Tube street this | of gasoline read efforts he recover deco! | 95¢ to § | blue, | of rican | peor Waterbury July 26.—John Rockow- i, a Lithuani was struck n from 1 for Winsted at ing in Waterville, at 12:40 o’clock fternoon and now in st Hospital in a ¢ 1 condition. BOMBARDED, by a Waterbury, e railvoad RUSSIANS Berlin, July 26, ville—A German today:: “A wircless to Suy- admiralty report s German air squadron | sure we seldom ¢ | for, but ked and bombs ition at Oerclon, Aerial sheds and on July 25 atta the Ru n aer Island of Oesel erial planes ich were 1d flight were . Although he: shelled by the enemy’s torpedo battle planes tl G nan was methodically car d out our aireraft returned n BRITISI London, July 26, Algle despatceh to the British steamer Iler crew has 2€ and all | unc ed | i | SUNK. | m.—An | that been | STEAMER Olive has | The Olive was a steamer of 2,396 tons. Iler recent movements have not been reported. DEVELOPMENTS AT Washington, ments in the diplomati with the de facto ico have heen at a stands awaiting a reply from ranza to sestions through dor seo ficially STANDSTILI. —Develop- discussions | went of Mex ill five d: neral July | s transmitted designate sue ambas: his rredondo. at the ted of- | today. | | | | | Washington, July Hamlin of Massachuset governor of the federal 1 was nominated for another day by President Wilson. rve hoard, term to- rded | .. saved, (i | in | ana and }in v/;m o =_p @z TR TFGRD ONEDRICE CFO £ Gmfffl‘lumwm siq” (* HARTFORD, SMOCKS AND MIDDI pink, rose, lis white Wash 95¢ to $4.9 Personals Haward T, brell Jackson will leave Friday rip to Cape Cod. d Harry on an Mrs. John G. Sharpe left today fo: Philadelphia, C. J. Hart ¥ Poston gone on a trip v on a trip MOOSE TO NAME Jul TICKE part rlorn hop state con Ttun Tnto Debt. Iphia Led: Uni Why Cities (Philad the amounted and a half dolla dwelling in these has cver y risen for lar in thrift cities the rage a of four rerson No one al a our tefully, and the Ve thing which gives But ce it pract overned raver ps » for 1ent have They it itself - on it his loca mun ice over: cver him tion. while ntly, cities, they it is still truc whole, governed extravag indin over; 2 ing it. upon clean, The very Dt water, larg D paved reets, more efficient » and fire school surer safc public health deal Ta be prope protectic cleaner h & uara pl rese things but they s ced money, Indced rch wn to L g ithers, wi ersed unpaved and unlighted nk pois river ater, arcely a sew h regula empt p s possiblc our h k streets, me ha sV ion, ineflicient sc rks. In t lder to cling to the 1 ause the heir wns hor " people di citic wer T, little. tion them but n ot Heari Probate Court Order of Notice of District of Ber S5 July 26, A. D, 1 ¢ of Rocco V. Yer town of Britain late of said dis- arde the New in trict, Upon Yerarde, pr on suid deceased. applicati Dominick adminis- be au- and tate the of may, and empowered to all the inter suid ¢ 1 to certain r = > situated 1 New Britain file more fully trator e th convey rized sell s per said appli- it is pplication the Pro in suid cation ORDI be heard bate Oflice, Jpears, at and determine in New tain, in rict on the 31st day of July, A 1916, at 9 in the that notice given of y of said applic md the 1 place con, this order me in newspaper ha ulatio aid district, of this orde the town district, and the D forenoon, o'clock the per ti pub- some be tion e of hearing the by in Y post saia th and posting a sign in the publi New I on of re notice A ARD F. GAFFNEY, Judge Court of ht nense stock of 7 | | to hirty wo are are the > and more ot we pav | for un- em, very littlg | 1 ools | § where each Represented by 31 West Main St., City Hall Building RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK ST)OCK EX CHANGE. E. W. Eddy. Telephone 1840, 20 Colt’s Arms 50 Union Mfg. Co. 50 American Bras: 100 Landers, Frary Clark 100 Niles Bement Pond 100 American Hardware 10 Stanley Rule & Level Co. & Scovill Mfg. Co. North & Judd 50 Standard Screw 100 Stanley Works 100 Eagle Lock Co. 100 New Britain chine 5 Hart & Cooley 20 50 FINANCIAL NEWS MARKET STRONGER WITH STEELINLEAD Munitions, Motors and Equip- ments Score Price Increases ‘Wall St., 10:30 a. m.—United States Stcel was the center of interest at the opening today, the extra one per cent. coming as a surprise to the short interest. Steel's initial ted of 15,000 shares at 867% -4, followed by 100 shares at 87, a maximum of a point. Other shares of the same class rose a point advances in aividend s cons gain or better, with similar munitions, motors and equipments and almost two for Industrial Alcohol. Reactions of fractions more fol- for profits. were large transactions in the French notes at a slight concession. Wall St. Complete coveries were made by some war and in the fir strength in The closing or lowed the selling There new b Closinsg. re- motor issue al hour, pronounced Alcohol and was, Petroleum. irregu lar. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co. members of the New York Stock E . | change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. = July 26, 1916 High Close 8914 18% Low 87% Gold Am Car & Fd Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop ATS Ry Co Baldwin Loco B & O Beth Steel Lutte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chino Copper .... Chi Mil & St Paul. Col F & I Cons Gas ... Crucible Steel el & Hudson Distillers Sce h 1] Vor pfd Ore Cotfs. Tilinois Central \tion s City €0 Steel lgh Valley .. Max Mot com . s | Mex Petrol Natl Léad ... Air I ke C & Huad. Sl Cons NH&HRR 60 Northern Pac » | Penn R 1{ pressed - Con ading Rep 1 So P So Ry Studel Jor Tnspi a i renn Cop NO DECISION ON CASEMENT »lutions of by Res behalf rashington, Juls proposing intercession in Roger Cascment were discussed relations commit- without re- foreign for two senate today the tee sult, hours 0. 26.—The 93 degrees 93 DEGREES AT AHA. b., July gov- ¢ 1t kiosk registered DROUGHT IN ILLINOIS. Springfield, Ilinois Ills,, July 26.—All ves- | etation i is suffering from with | U. 5. STEEL GIVES AWAY §17,741,724 Last Quarter Greatest Earning Period in Gompany’s History New York, July 26.—Reporting th sreatest earnings in the history of thi United States Steel corporation, its & rectors yesterday declared an extr dividend of 1 per cent on the comme stock, besides the regular 1 1-4 pef cent on the common and 1 $-4 pel cent on the preferred for the quart ended June 30. Dividend disbursements for th quarter thus will amount to $17,741, Besides this, $9,745,826 wi charged off for depreciation, replacel ments and sinking funds, and afte} these and all other charges had beet met $47,964,5635 was set aside as suf plus for the three months. This sur plus is equivalent to 9.4 per cent. off the common stock Net earnings of the corporatiof for the quarter were $81,126,048 | Wall street had foreseen that a new record would be set, but the wildes zuess had not ventured above $80, 000,000 and the ge opinion wa { that the figure wou 000,000] bared to $60,713, for the quap ter ended March 31, which, by thd the previous high record. the first six months of th therefore, the corporation had $141,839,672 net That 1g than its net income in an: months since 1907. With thd of 1906 and 1907 the cor s earned more in this hal its net income in any ful its organization. It had a sum equal to 27.9 per cent common stock months| 725. vear, carned more twelve exception poration year than vear earned of its In the surplu of i since in six me period it has laid a \ sum equal to 15.8 per cent common stock The preferred August 30. The and reopen Aug dividend i ve reopen Septen The directors | statement v “During the past quarter the plan and properties of the United States Steel Corporation were operated af their m capacity. Both pro duct cxceeded those for any previous quarter. The several subsidiary have many eX- tensions and improvements under wayi calling for the expenditure of a very| dend is boo e July 8 11 commo: sle September 1 an 19" issued di payabl st the following erday ximum ion and earning compante money. These improve- ! ments are mainly for the purpose of ! dive products and increasing | the economic efficiency of the proper= large sum of fying | ties. “The 30, 1916 led orders on hand June sounted to 9,640,458 tons, which will occupy the mills for sev= sral months. New business is com= s In at a satisfactory rate, many. contracts entered for delivery: materials throughout 1917.” There W a persistent rumor in street, which could not be con= t the declaration of the extra dlvidend was made after a long argument. One director is said to h threatened to dump his hold- ings, which are immense, on the mar- ket if the common stockholders were not at this time given something out of the remarkable earnings. being of National weekly | drought, according the States | crop report of the United bureau issued here today. to [EXTRA DIVIDEND DECLARED Directors of American Brass Company Decide Upon Usual Dividend of 1% Regular and 31 Extra. Directors of the American Brass company met today and decided upom yment of the regular dividend cent. and an extra divi- per cent, payable August ird rew has been strong- t two days and yes- out ten points, 300 to tions are ¢ gained around various quot goi Amerjcan S American Brass Billings & Spencer . Frary & Surety Niles-Bement-Pond North & Judd Scovill Manufacturing Stand Screw Stanley Works . - New Britain Machine Peck, Stow & Wilcox Union Manufacturir American Hardware anders, $1 DIVIDEND, New York, July 26.—The Pressed Steel Car company today resumed dafvidends on its common stock with & declaration of §1 a shart. DECLAR