New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1916, Page 15

"y SS9 Q om working shirts to ess shirts. from chambray to silk. 'rom $1 to $5. All kinds of shirts for all Inds of men. [Everything else for men’s par from collars to socks. Good quality, good style, od value. [How about your Fall suit? s here, from $15 to $30. URDERS WIFE AND CUTS OWN THROAT (Continued From First Page). accepted probability by the state- ts of Ms. John Costello who lives he tenement on the first floor. She ares that there the test sound of a quarrel and that house was absolutely quiet when shriek of air. There was but one and then all again was quiet. frightened Mrs. Costello hur- to lock her doors and, too scared leave the house sat down to await elopments. It was about 5 o’clock the woman's shriek was heard there was no subsequent sounds ing® from the chambers of the prno tenement until nearly two rs later when the murdered bun- H in o heavy overcoat, came down stairs, went to the cellar for a moments and then stealthily left building. jirs, -Costello called to her neigh- Mrs. James H. Woods, and the women remained in the former’s e until Mr. Calor and Mr, Con- i came to find the body of the -dered wife. was not terrorized a woman ced the Ty hiy Motive a Mystery. xcept to say that it was a clear of murder and attempted suicide, | physicians brought into the case id not up to noon volunteer any prmation regarding the cause of edy. After the discovery of the y of the murderer's victim, Medi- Examiner Moody ordered the se closed awaiting the arrival of bpresentative of the coroner. Dr. kip Bunce, Coroner Calhoun’s as- nt arrived a short time before and went to the Salerno home ake an investigation, subsequent- wuthorizing W. A. Bailey and pany to prepare the body for al. Husband May Live, the hospital Dr. Salerno w rl le J. Hart other au- something pcea iti sought learn rding the r for , Dr, Hart found that the man’s pipe had been partly severed and he had lost a great deal of blood the gash in his neck and wounds kh he had inflicted in other parts is body. As the doctor tried to le the wounds, Salerno remained t and volunteered nothing what- regarding the tragedy. The hician later stated that while the derer’s condition was serious e was an even chance that he 1d survive, lerno’s sister, Mrs, Rocco rdi, who lives but a short distance h the scene of the crime, is ntly the only relative which the ble have this vicinit The dered woman has sisters in e, Pa, where the Salernos, lived re moving to Plainville some four ths ago, and they are expected to a representative here, informa- regarding her fate having been municated them by telephone morning + May Be Insanc, to ason to scording to friends of the couple tion of the mystery tragedy r koif. Neighbor ouple could offy a belief that the man enly deranged The i nere for but four ing near their seemed devoted has borne acq v heard surrounding and associ " no theor: tes of other became couple had months and home de- to each an excel- ntances his lerno ghocked when th of ed Pa post ardly ac register letter mailed from and delivered to Sa- office yesterday may light on the The man received on y lay from qf Postmaster James J. Gra- and he read its contents in %2y, he shook his head disesnx- o in the ibly throw if it is found. communic: some as his terrible | ap- | old | sts entirely with Salerno | af- | agingly and remarked as he passed into the street that he felt sick. Was Out of Work. Salerno had not been working sev. eral days. According to Mr. Conforti the man was employed in the Ses sions clock shop in Forestville until nearly two weeks ago. He quit after his fellow workers threatened to go on strike because of his accept- ance of work on which the price had been cut. Since that time he has been discouraged and has shown evi- dence of moroseness when in the company of his friends Yesterday he was hailed on the street by Mr. Conforti, who had to respond. Mr. §Conforti had invited him to go auto riding but he passed along the street without answering. Mrs. Salerno has worked at the Calor factody, but she remained home Monday and Tuesday suffering from a toothache. The couple stayed in their home last night, Salerno locking the door of the hall u in the house when he came in early in the evening, fact which strengthens the belief that he had contemplated the murder hours be- fore it committed. He had assisted his wife in taking in clothes which had been put on the line to dry and there was no outward ev dence that the couple had quarreled or were not as devoted to each other as ever. Victim American By Birth. Salerno first came to Plainville ten veads ago, arriving in town with Mr. Conforti, with whom he had gone to school in Italy and whom he later met at Old Forge, where both young men lived. He returned to Pennsylvania some years later, married the victim of his murderous hand four years ago, and during the early part of Au- gust came back to Plainville with his wife. They nave no children. The slain woman was 24 years old and was born in Old Forge, where she spent the greater part of her life. Her father was killed in a coal mine ex- plosion a number of years ago, and as a girl she made her home with her sisters until she joined Salerno in wedlock. (¢ She was an amiable young person and was seemingly devoted to her husband and her housechold duties Among her neighbors she bore an ex cellent reputation and they es- teemed her highly. Autopsy Unnecessary. Late this afternoon Medical Ex- aminer Moody stated that the inves- tigation made by Dr. Bunce, the cor- oner’s assistant, failed to disclose any- thing that might give a theory as to the motive for the crime. He made an examination of the woman’s body and as the cause of death being ap- parent, he will file a certificate with- cut an autopsy. State police officers will probably Le called into the case to ol over the tenement for letters or other rossible evidence of a motive for use should Salerno recover from his wounds and be brought to trial. Neither Ir. Bunce or the other phy- sicians made anything but a super- ficial examination of the chambers and it is possible that letters may be located to throw some light on the mystery. New Britain hospital officials stated at 3 o'clock that the condition of the murderer had changed but little since hie was brought to the institution. He was in a delirum this afternoon and no effort was made to get him to talk of his crime. A FINE DANCER $0 HIS FEE 1S $20,000 (Continued From First Page). and so the directors agreed to saddle ore debt on the company. Mr. Hiller criticising the salary paid Mr. Elliott said that Mr. Mellen had said because the directors gave it to him, was the reason he received his large salary, although he believed no railroad president was worth more than $25,000. Mr. Hiller sharply critlcised the road’s management and was applaud- ed when he stopped. Several other: spoke along similar lines. Elliott Replics, President Elliott replying to the criticisms said the stockholders had forgotten that the properties which had been so costly to the New Haven road had been voted for by thei; none of the present directors had anything to do with these acquisitions. The federal government had said some of these properties were illegally acquired and brought suit. The stockholders voted to settle the suit. The directors did not create con- ditions but they are trying faithfully to correct them. Mr. Hiller, he sald, salaries. It was true that salaries were large,” Mr. Elliott. “My own is the same as I had on the Northern acific and $25,000 less than I was offered by another road.” Other sal- aries, he said, are fixed on a com- mercial basls. Men are paid for their value. 1f salaries were cut these valuable men would go elsewhere. Mr. Elliott said he would not re- ply to one stockholder’s remarks that the road had been looted and robbed in the past, as he knew nothing about it. As to the publicity agents salary, a compstent man is employed at a | salary worthy of his ability. He has rot given out inaccurate information. The road never issued a statement that the president would resign. Mr. Elliott said that he had not in- tention of resigning. He came here to Luild up the property because he had a love for New England. So long as help is given him he will stay but it help is not given to make the : task casier he “would not butt his head against a wall indefinitely.” Elliott spoke of various labor, station and governmental nd said that if stockholders the task will be made had criticised co-operate 1sier. conclusion he explained the New Haven station decision, saying that | the company did not want to build it but business Interests said that it mus* ba built 2nd rather than invoke sed by both families ! NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916. trouble the station will be built and New Haven is providing the money and the road will repay it in seven vears, GERMANS SWEPT BACK BY FRENCH (Continued From First Page). and grand headquarters ordered a postponement. When the time came the attack was dellvered by four col- umns of a division each, first on the left, between the southern slopes of Pepper Hill and Thiaumont Farm. This met with little difficulty. The attackers carried Thiaumont Work and Farm and the Haudremont Quar- ries set as the objective and gained the Bras-Douaumont road beyond. There the attackers stopped, having advanced about a mile. The second column was a colonial division under Gen. Mangin, from the corps which retook Douaumont Fort last May. The task assigned to it was to take Hill 320, northeast of Fleury, and the edge of Calllette Wood. The offensive there was even more rapid than on the left wing. Gen. Nagin immediately say he could advance further, and the commanding officer was therefore informed that prep- arations had been made to continue the attack. Hill 320 was rushed by troops from Fleury which approached Calllette Wood through the celebrat- ed Ravine of Death. They then crossed the wood and reached the ap- proaches to Douaumont Fort. Every- where the Germans gave way before them. However, the garrison of the fort hurriedly prepared to defend the important point confided to it. French troops surrounded the fort and extended their gains everywhere without an instant’s delay. Fatigue parties set to work turning the de- fenses so as to be ready to resist counter attacks. Douaumont Carried on Run. West of the fort, the village of Douaumont had been carried at a run and passed beyond. Meanwhile a stiff struggle went on between the French and the defenders of the fort. The Germans refused to surrender, and the French killed nearly all of them be- fore they forced their way into the ruins. Things went equally well on the right. The third column advanced half a mile, reaching the edge of Vaux Pond and carrying the part of the Vaux-Chapitre Wood still held by the enemy, as well as Fumin Wood. The column stopped north of these woods, on the outskirts of the village of Vaux The fourth column, which was Vaux Fort without taking it, followed out the program exactly. It drove out the Germans from Chenois and Laufeo Woods, captured Damloup Battery and pushing ahead, encircled Vaux Fort on the east, south and west, so that the defenders have no way of issue ex- cept to the north. Britain Is Jubilant. London, Oct. 25, 5:28 a. m.—Al- though the French communique an- nounced the recapture by the French of the Fort of Douaumont and the Haudremont Quarries and the smash- ing of the German line over a four and one-third mile front north of Verdun, reached London too late for comment in the early edition, all the morning papers comment exultantly in special late editions. The Times: “This strikesa severe blow at German prestige and shows the German staff the danger of weakening its lines in the west. The victory will disquiet the enemy, hearten the Russo-Ruman- fan armies and inspire all the allies with fresh confidence. The Daily Telegraph asserts: “The French have dealt a staggering blow, putting a finishing touch to the story of the heavy British blow delivered in the past week-end. The victory proves to what point of mastery our troops have attained in the business of grinding Germany in the mill.” FORECLOSURE BRING ACTION. Connecticut Good Roads and Con- struction Company Sued Today. Foreclosure proceedings against property owned by the Connecticut Good Roads and Construction com- pany were instituted today by Lawyer A. A. Greenberg in behalf of Abraham, George and David Gordon of this city. The Construction company and Leon- ardo Suzlo of Meriden, who has a $4,000 mortgage on the property, as well as Geeorge Réwe of Bristol, who the November term of the superior court. The plaintiffs claim the right to foreclose and take possession of the property. In their complaint the Gordons set forth that on December 12, 1914, they loaned the Construction $1,000, to be paid back at the rate of $75 in semi-annual payments with interest. They accepted a mortgage on Greenwood street property as se- curity. G. A. R. OPEN MEETING, State Officers Will Be Present This Evening—Girls Have Flag Drill. The state officers of the G. A.- R. will visit Stanley Post this evening when there will be an open meeting at swhich the feature of the program will be a flag drill by the following girls from the East street school: Mable Carlson, leader; Edith Heline, Ebba Anderson, Florence L koski, Annie Miskey, Ebba Kron- helm, Margaret Firnhaber, Mar O'Brien, Margaret McGuire, Lindgren, Mildred Esberg, Hazel derson, Jennie Kajeskis, Doris Baker, Isertha Valukonis, Rose Croll, Bertha Olson, Annie Evdinta, Margaret Mc- Grath, Gladys Anderson, Lillian Put- terman, Margaret Hoffman, Margaret Carlson, Hulda Johnson, Lillian Springer, Margaret Gorman, Olson. Mrs. Williams of the Stanley Memo- church choir and Fred Latham of the First church choir will sing. ordered to operate in the vicinity of ! has already attached the property for | $700, are summoned to appear before | company | Mabel | |HE JUST SHOOTS "EM OUT OF THE SKY Lieutenant Alfred Brandon of the British army aviation corps has won the title of “Zeppelin slayer” for his success in fighting in the air the monster dirigibles which menace Eng- land. He was “snapped” recently as he left Buckingham palace, London, after being decorated by King George for his aerial exploits. In one of his battles with a Zeppelin, in which he dropped bombs from above on it, Brandon’s machine was hit several times. Brandon is a New Zealander and thirty-two years old. City Iltems i Sheriff and Mrs. M. D. Stockwell and Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Wells went to Bak- ersville in the town of New Hartford v to attend the old home week fes- John Battaglio, employed at the Corbin Cabinet Lock company, was taken to the New Britain General hos- pital today where a finger on his left hand was amputated. The mem- Ler was crushed in a machine at the tactor About 260 girls are expected to at- tend the sixth annual membership banquet at the Y. W. C. A. this eve- ning. Anderson’s orchestra will fur- nish the music and two short plays are to be produced by the young ladies of the association. A representative of the s ng trolleymen in New York city is in town to try and solicit funds from local trade unions for the families of the striking New Yorkers. The First Ward Republican club will have a Duich Supper in Bardeck's hall on November 1. Next Tuesday evening the Fourth Ward Republican club will hold forth in the same hall. Frank Urban has resigned his posi tion as chauffeur for Dr. H. T. Bray. Rev. H. W. Maier has purchased a new touring car. Announcement of the engagement of Mis Lillian Barbar Lorch, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs, Gottlieb Lorch of 261 Maple street, to Stuart Noble Webster son of Mr., and Mrs, Webster of Berlin, was made at a party at the home of Miss Lorch last evening. Court Columba, No. 27, D. of C., in- itiated twenty-five men members at the regular meeting held last evening in Electric hall. A reception was ren- dered the new members and a very enjoyable time was spent. Last even- ing the society voted to assist the K. cf C. at the fair to be held next month in Turner hall. TO PARADE NDAY, Many Local Organizations in Church Exercises. Members of Bishop Tierney Assem- bly, Fourth Degree of the K. of C. were notified yesterday to turn In uniform consisting of full coat, light trousers, silk hat, suede gloves ties and swords for Sunday parade in connection with the corner- stone laying at the church of St. John the Evangelist. Many other so- cleties are making plans to turn out in large numbers and the cxercises will be more largely attended than any other church services held here in some time, The Y. M. T. A, & B, socicty will turn out in a body with the drum corps and as there are 600 membe they are expected to make a fine showing. Members are requested to report not later than 2 o'clock at the society hall where they will form in parade. President McCrann has named the following committee to ar- range for the society part in the exercises: William Beckett, chair- man; Philip Duffy, Frank O'Neil, Thomas Crowe and B, X, Callahan Rev. W Harty branch, A. ©. I, will meet tomorrow at 0 p. m., to take action regarding the parade, out dress Financial IRREGULAR TONE ON WALL STREET Continue to Show Strength Wall The irregular tendencies | of the preceding session were again | manifested, though in more moderate degree at today's opening of the stock | market, variou recialties, including Hide and Le: common and pre- ferred, International Paper, Republic her receding from fractions to almost two points. This w more than offset, | however, by very substantial advances | in Industrial Alcohol, American Writ- ing Paper prefgrred, the sugars, Ma- rine preferred and other leading stccks. Rock Isfnd and Denver and Rio Grande preferred featured the rails on advances of two or more points. Close—Confusing marked the later dealings, displaying greater heaviness, minor rails and speculative issues in- creased early gains. The closing was irregular. currents leaders cross New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Oct, 25, 1916 High Low Close 104 1% 4 1031 DBeet Sugar Ag Chem Car & Fay Co. Can Loco Smelting Sugar Am Tobacco . Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop A T Se Fe Ry ( Baldwin Loco Bsn@ T I3 ST Beth Steel .- Butte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Ches & Ohio Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Col F & I Cons Gas Crucible Distillers Erie General Goodrich Sreat Nor Gt Nor Ore Cetf: Illinois Central Inspiration Kansas City TLack Steel Lehigh Valiey ... T.ou & Nash.. Max Motor com Mex Petroleum tional Lead Y Air Brake. Y C & Hudson.108 3% v Cons T NYNH&HRR 60 Northern fic .112 Norfolk & West. Kenn Coy Pac Mai] £ Penn R R Peoples Gas Pressed Steel Reading Rep I & S com.. Southern Pacific outhern Ry Studebaker Tenn Copper Tex: 0il Third Ave Union Pacific United Fruit Utah Copper U S Rubber U S Steel U S Steel pfa Va Car Chem Westinghouse ‘Western Union Willys Overland SIX IN AUTO KILLED Interurban Car of Southern Michigan Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Paul. Steel . etric Rub pfd so Co Railway Hits Machine and Only | One Victim Is Identified. South Bend, Ind.,, Oct 5 —Sia persons were killed today when an interurban car of the Southern Michi- | gan Railway company struck an au- | tomobile, north of South Bend. Only one body has been identified that of | Frank Brown of Linwood, Ind MARR CBRUARY. Miss Martha penforth Is Wi Courtney Timbrell. Mr, of 45 and Mrs. Paul Lincoln street number of immediate friends last evening at and during the evening the marris of their daughter, Martha, and William Courtney Tim- | brell. The announcement was a | complete surprise. The wedding toolk place last February. Mr. and Mrs, Timbrell will their residence in Iartford, Mr. Timbrell is employed by the insurance offices G. Papenforth | entertained a re a dinner party announced Miss ive take up one of MEETING MONDAY. meeting called for the pur- ng the iance of | bonds to meet the Burritt school and cITY The city pose of author $185,000 expense of the new the addition to the Osgood Hill school will held next Monday evening in !Hn- board of public works room. The | report that the meetir would be of school Specialties Recede While Others f i Iron, Utah Copper and Colorado Fuel, N | New | American Hardware | car square | | where | 2 ichter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Represented by E. W. EDDY 31 West Main Street, City Hall Building Telephone 1810 100 shs Bristol Brass 50 shs Traut & Hine 100 shs Billings & Spencer 50 shs American Brass 10 shs Scovill Mfg., Co. 20 shs Colts Arms 100 shs Landers, Frary & Clark 100 shs Stanley Works s retained his seat and cuts and bruises The front of the locomotive was so badly damaged t it had to be sent to the repair hop, and trap rock was scattered all about the tracks. escaped with RUSSELL JUMPS T 355 Has i | | | | | RMiddletown Concern Had Spec- taculators Wild, Opening at 305 and | | MAKE 419 VOTERS. Going as High as 355, A revived and vigorous market kept and Selectmen local stockholders on the edge all day, with Russell Manufacturing com- pany the most salient feature of the day. This stock opened up strong at 305 and sold upwards during the day | until the trading was brisk at 355 per | share. The closing quotations were | 340 bid and 360 asked. Scovill Manu- | facturing company was also very | sirong and active, sales being recarded | at the opening at 6 dividend on. The price advanced to 705 ex-divi- | dend, which equals 715 dividend off, | und closed 705 bid (ex-div.) and none | offered. Billings & Spencer was a little stronger with the closing figures | i 8 and the rights selling ati 48-50. Niles-Bement-Pond was also ronger. This opened at 188 and iosed 192-194. Sales of American Drass ranged during the day from 541 ta 346 and closed 340-343. This cencern has just declared a dividend of 5 per cent. payable on November { and an additional dividend of 5 cent. payable in December as a tmas present. Other quotations were as follows Prristol Brass B American Silver . | celt’s gle Lock nders, Frary tional Surety orth & Judd anderd Screw nley Wor o Britain Machine Union Manufacturing Registrars to Hold Final Session Friday. In the three selectmen which was ons held by the and reg ars, the last of yesterday afternoon and evening, a total of 419 voters wera made out of a list of 928. The of- ficials also placed the names of 27 on the restored list. A final on will be held at the city hall ‘Friday from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. This will be the last opportu« nity for all prospective voters to be made except for the very few who will reach their majority between Friday and election day, November 7. For these a session will be held Monday, November 6. MAY REACH JURY TODAY. s of Deaf Mutes Are Nearly Coms pleted. Cas; a New Haven, Oct, Francisco Veteri and Joseph ( deaf mutes of New York, ch: the superior court, with the murder of Castelli’s wife, Annie, in this city, several months ago were expected go to the jury some time today 5 | arguments begun yesterday | sumed today at the opening of per Ch | WILSON OFF FOR CINCINNATTI Branch, N. J.,, Oct. President 'Wilson left her E 98-100 | today for Cincinnati, here 87-89 | make three addre tomorrow. 102-105 | Soo et | Traut & Hine ... .o . { ( Stanléy Rule & Level THE WORM TURN! ‘& Clark .. § Long St Fifty-Sccond Annive : Dillon & Co., the pianeer of Hartford, inaugurate to- yday their fifty-second anniversary | sale. These occasions each year are | Welcomed by the patrons of thi g Truck Off | for the reason that most libers | ductions are made in every depart- | ment. This year is no exceptian, and it will be noted that the sale em- braces money saving bargains in all of the new fall and winter stock. A re opportunity to get a modish hat, suit, coat, waist, etc., very much under the regular value of such purchases. Mr. Dillon takes great pride in the over half century of active service and of late years buye have noticed particularly the liberality displayed at the anniversary sales, The New | Britain friends and patrons are especially invited to call this week. d ry Sale. milliners Fngines Tries to Butt T Cross Bristol, Oct. caped serious 25.—Leon Stewart es- injury today when a passenger train on the suburban line of the New oYrk, New Haven and Hartford railroad crashed into the automobile truck he was driving on Tavitt’s Crossing and wrecked it. The zutomobile was a ten-ton truck and loaded with trap rock. Stewart had stopped to permit an bound train to vass and had started over the tracks when the west bound came along and struck his y in the center. Stewart | BEACH & AUSTIN NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. REPRESENTED BY L. S, JONES. WE CAN OFFER FOR SALE:— 100 Bristol Brass 100 Landers, Frary & Clark 50 North & Judd 10 Colts Arms 10 Scoville Manufacturing 25 Stanley Rule & Level Company 25 American Brass 10 Travelers Insurance Company 10 Atna Life 50 Marlin Arms 50 American Silver Company Direct private wires to Hornblower & Weeks, New | hela tomorrow cvening is erroncou York, Boston, Chicago.