New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1916, Page 11

\ NEW BRITAIN DAILY fiRALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916 [ If the Xmas tree is your destination, here are the things to take to decorate it, for man: | Silk Mufflers. [ Silk Umbrellas. Silk Handkerchiefs. Silk Socks. Wool Underwear. Flannel Pajamas. *Silk Shirts. And Suits, Overcoats, and | ackinaws. [ Everything “fine as silk.” pweaters too. f Silk Lined Coats. f Lined and Unlined Gloves. Silk Neckwear. NEW BRITAIN, CONN ‘U S. NEAR VERGE "OF WAR-LANSING (Continued from First Page.) of exchanges which might discussion of definite peace the belligerents. It w believed further th® president seeks only a clarifica tion of peate views and does not of- fer mediation. the United States will not he placed in an embarassing pos tion if the Furopean nations should he unable finally to develop a basis on which to approach each other. Officials of the British embassy de- clared they were wholly unable to explain the action. Count Von Bern- StOrfl, the German ambassador said: “Now I am perfectly convinced that there will be a conferenc He may confer with Secretary Lansing today ENGLAND READY FOR MOBILIZATION (Continued from First Page.) result in between s that since nothing more than a recognition by England of Germauy’s strength and the failure of Entente military enter- prises. It adds that not a single word of Lloyd George's speech indi- cates any desire to repair the torn intercommunal threads and asks why the Eentente should stand so stub- bornly for restitution and reparation When it is highly improbable that Alsace can ever be conquered by France, Constantinople by Russia and that it is even improbable if Germany can be driven out of the conquered - territory, The Vossische contends that it is a fortunate thing that Ger- many possesses militarism to with- stand the [Entente’s ambition to reach its world goal. Encourages Use of Submarine. & ‘onditions w ago and also rines.” ere different a century there were no subma- ships, A Continuous MERRY CHRISTMAS { A bank account with wus is suggested as the best Christmas present because it is substan- tial and constantly increasing— thus affording a continuous Merry Christmas. 4 per cent. Interest Paid on Savings Accounts. EW BRITAIN, CONN. JIT ON GRIDIRON. Tilson Puts Self on Record Favoring Universal Training. Washington, Dec. 21.—Major Gen- eral Scott, chief of staff, of the army, stood at three hour examination be- fore the house military committee to- day on his contention that the Na- tional Guard system is inadequate for the defense of the country and that universal liability to military training and defense is the only efficient sys- tem. Representatives Kahn, Farley, Til- son, Olney and Greene put in the rec- ord their approval of the theory of univ 1 training. Representatives Quinn and McKellar declared against it. CROWD AT FIRST About 400 men were last evening at the Y. hear George F. Barber of New York lecture on efficiency. This lecture was the opening one of a series of thirteen to be given at the associa- tion and some of the town’s most prominent men were among those present. The men that attended last evening have signed for the entire course and at its conclusion will re- ceive a diploma, providing that they make a successful showing. AVIATIO! THREATENED. New York, Dec. 21.—The aero club of America, through its board of gov- ernors, has decided to place before the council of national defense the facts regarding the decision of two of the leading airplane companies to demand royalties from - all concerns engaged in the manufacture of air. it was announced here toda; the demand has caused considerable confusion in the industry and ac- cording to aeronautical experts, ser- iously threatens the advancement of aviation in this country. LECTURE. in attendance M. C. A to HIT BY PASSENGER TRAIN, Bristol, Dec. 2 Samuel Kellman, 18, of Wallingford, was hit and fatally injured here today by a passen- ger train on the New Haven road as he was walking behind the tracks, His skull was fractured and death, in the opinion of the attending physician, was a matter of a short time. The injured young man was sent to a hospital at Hartford. CRUISER SINKS STEAMER. Paris, Dec. 21, 5 a. m..—The sink- ing of an Italian steamship in a colli- sion with the French armored Cruiser Ernest Renan is reported in a des- patch from Marseilles. The steam- ship, which was taking Italian soldiers home on leave, was cut in two. Sev- eral persons, most of them passengers, were drowned. The number of survi- vors is given as 120. TO WORK FOR STRIKERS. New York, Dec. 21.—Ellen Gates Starr, ociated with Jane Addams, The Kreuzzeitung mistic is flatly “We have now says, “that our ememies do not want peace hut war to the knife, so we must abandon all considerations and grasp all the means of war at our disposal.” " KEY WORKERS HERE Lyon Strect Apartment Entered, Bu- pessi- learned, “It reau Drawers Ransacked and $100 | @tolen While Women Are Shopping. Key workers, believed to be of the smeétropolitan type and an overflow from the gangs successfully operat- ing in other cities of the state, made their appearance in New Britain yes- Zerday and thus far have two breaks their credit with a haul of over 00 Mrs. Ernest Hendrickson and Arvid Olson, both of are the victims. They went shopping yesterday afternoon and left their &partments vacant. Everything ap- peared in order when they returned. This morning both found their front doors unlocked and the kevs lyi fhe floor of the front hallw ‘Py had fallen when pushed from the locks. Further investigation showed that the bPfireau drawers had been ransacked. The thoroughnes used leads the police to believe that it s the work of clever crooks. Mrs. Henrickson lost $43.73 and Mrs. Ol- gon $60. Detective Sergeant Samuel M. Bamforth is investigating. FRAT BANNED. {# Washington, Dec, 21.—The District 16t Columbia board of education to- s Mrs. 5 Lyon street, IRNITIE:! 1 McBeath, democratic national of Chicago, is coming on Monday to organize society women, labor leaders, clergymen, college professors and others in a movement in behalf of the striking clothing workers, it was an- nounced today by Joseph Schlossberg, general secretary of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. TO LAUNCH MIS! Newport News, Va., super-dreadnought Mississippi, now building here, will be launched on January 25. Miss Camille McBeath, of Meridian, Miss., daughter of J. com- mitteeman from Mississippi, has been named by Secretary Daniels to christen the warship. SSIPPI. Dec. 21.—The TO CHANGE QUARTERS. Contracts have been awarded to John W. Allen by the Connecticut company for extensive changes in the car barns at White Oak. An official of the company said today that it is the intent of the company eventually to have its main car barns in that locality, eliminating the quarters on Chestnut street which will be inade- quate. HONORS. councilman William Smith, James Glover. William T, tin and William McMahon have re- turned from Georgetown university for the Christr holiday vacation, During the pi gridiron season, Smith distinguished himself as a member of the prep school eleven and was one of the monogram win- ners. SMITH WON Former H. Cur- UES ()V MORTGAG John G, Hawley, Hartford have been et al, of made the de- East \day issued an order forbidding the | maintenance of high school secret ‘sogieties after the end of the school Vedr in 1918. Initiation of new mem- by hereafter was prohibited. fendants in a suit & Alling for Michael Ratka to fore- close on a mortgage for $2,000. The writ is returnable in the superior court on the first Tuesday in January, brought by Klett | ship Experts Try to Discover Garb For Winter Flying As part of the flight of fifteen gov- ernment army aeroplanes from the aviation field at Hempstead, N. Y., to Philadelphia, a test was planned of the proper clothing for cold weather filying. The best clothing heretofore has been found to be fur lined hoods, coats, gloves and leggings, and the re- sult of the test flight is expected to confirm this opinion. In the pictures a full regulation army costume of leather is shown, as well as part of a fur lined costume devised for the test flight. In many of the reports of flights in the Furopean war, especially in recent months, stress has been laid on the sufferings of the men from the cold which is intense at high alti- tudes even in summer. FIGHT OVER GIRL Washington Strect With Various ‘Weapons—Police Make Five Arrests | Said to be the result of a feud which began about a month ago when pretty Angelina Fabiana became the bride of Salvatore Cappola of 224 ‘Washington street, a battle royal was staged at High and Lafayette streets this noon in plain view of hundreds of factory workers on their way home to dinner. Razors, sharpened knives and revolvers in the hands of angered Italians, friends and relatives of the newly married couple played a prominent part. As a result, of the participants were lodged cells at police headquarters with breach of the peace and as- sault while search is being made for others implicated. A squad of police had hard work to break up the com- batants. One clique was led by Jo- seph and Salvatore Cappola, husband and father-in-law of Angelina while Joseph Fabiana of 131 Lafayette street, her brother-in-law, led the other forces. in lice, the fight was precipitated when Fabiana started out shortly before noon to collect an alleged debt of $71 from the Cappolas. It is claimed that he “packed” a fully loaded .32 revolver, brace of razors and two sharpened files. The Cappolas were met as they came from the plant of the Corbin Screw Corporation plant and, it is claimed, were asked for the money alleged to be due, the amount IFabiana claims to have advanced to Angelina about four months ago to pay her passage from sunny Italy to the shores of America. The Cappolas say' that were they fused to sign a receipt. fusal, it is claimed, he pulled the re- volvers. The fleht was on. Elach side had their supporters and knives, razors an dother weapons were drawn, Police headquarters was notified and Chief William J, Rawlings rushed Policemen Frederick Wagner, William P. McCue, D. M. Doty and William Murphy to the scene in the patrol. Upon his re- four charged with being principals. Fabiana broke away when he saw the patrol coming and tried to hide at home. He was arrested and the knives taken from him. The revolver he is alleged to have carried was faund in a crib by the side of a sleeping baby. The Cappolas, Tabiana, Salvatore Costanga of 213 Washington street and John Spaina of Lafayette street are those already under arrest. No one was injured with the exception of Fabiana, who received a slight laceration of the neck and a punc- tured wound of one shoulder. De- tective Sergeant Samuel M. Bamforth and a number of policemen are in- vestigating. KANSAN STRIKES MINE American Steamship Badly Damaged and Efforts Are Being Made to Tow Her to Dock. Nantes, France, Dec. 21, via Il.on- m—The American steam- has been An remove part of dock. don, 5 p. Kansan damaged effort being her| by striking a mine, is made to and take her to was badly and one hold cargo damaged within the bow flooded. The Kansan sailed from Boston Dec. 6 for St. Naza by the American-Hawaiian Steamship company of New York. Foreigners Stage Battle at High and | files, | five | charged | According to the story told the po- | ready to pay it but that Cabiana re- | They charged the crowd and arrested | The Kansan | She is owned | © City Items Parker shirts only.—advt. at Besse-Leland’s The charter revision committee will meet this evening in the mayor’s of- ! fice. William H. Daigle street is ill with grip. of TFairview New Britain council, O. U. A, M., will nominate officers at the meeting this evening. The only store in New Britain giv- ing the same quality silk in 50c neck- wear as last year. The same rich silks, full shaped 50c each. Besse- Leland Co.—advt. Closing—New minimums | made in the final hour, with increased { heaviness in rails. The closing W | weak. Total sales were estimated 00,000 shares, an aggregate only few times before exceeded. 1t a Court Columba, No. 27, of Castile, will hold a pound party this evening at 7:30 o'clock in Electric hall. their donations early. Silk shirts $2 to $10 at Besse-Le- land’s.—advt. Officers will be elected at the meet- ing of Hira Temple, D. 0. K. K., to ! be held in Vega hall tonight, Mrs. R. C. Busch of Church street, is recovering from her recent illness. | The monthly meeting of the Hil- sverein Deutscher Frauen will be held evening at 8 o'clock. The case of Jaffe vs. Urbans, in which $50 is claimed for goods claimed to have been sold and de- livered, is being heard before Judge James T, Meskill -this afternoon in city court. Attorney A, appears for the plaintiff and Attorne Joseph G, Woods for the defense, Trade in the morning for best ser- vice. Besse-Leland Co.—advt. Alleging that he is mentally un- it should be, Mrs. Olga s petitioned that a conser- vator be appointed over her husband, Philip Sherman of North Constable Fred Winkle served the papers today. They are returnable before Judge B. F. Gaffney in probate court January 2. Give him an overcoat from Besse- Leland’s, of course.—advt. ARMY CONSTRUCTION WORK. Engineers Aided By Men From De- partment of Public Works. Headquarters of the Italian Army, Dec. 22.—The transportation romance of th down thus: 450-mile mountain front, in cold, hard figures, built; 150 miles of air-line stretched for the teleferica 30,000 miles of up; 10,000 new | freizht, of system; telephone wire hospital, buildings erected; narrow guage railroad laid behind the trenches; 110 new bridges thrown rivers and precipices to accommodate 2,040 miles of oper- ating road. The work is credited to engineers of the government depart- | ment of Public Works, aided by army engineers proper; likewise by 200,000 workmen, and 100,000 army hitched to 50,000 wagons. The foregoing is the first troop, and in or across civil official struction i on carried despite work steadily for | enemy artillery, avalanche, snow fall 5, floods, frost, lack of material and all the other ills by which engin- eers are beset, on this front, 18 months balanced and unable to care for his| were | el Daughters | Members are requested to make ; in the Teutonia Mannerchor hall this | A. Greenberg ! | | | street. | | | set | reads | 2,448 miles of railroad rebuilt | or repaired; 590 mil of new railroad | cables | put | 200 miles | 147116 AsYLum ST. HARTFORD. {277% Christmasy 4 Qa r Make a Sensible Gift! Some Man to Man Talk About Clothes This is directed to men who ap- preclate the value of a dollar, and who know a square deal when they* see {t. For years it has been our in- tense purpose to make our custo- mers the best-dressed men in this city, and to that end we have year after year carefully gone over the showings of the greatest clothes- makers in the world. We have chosen garments made by Schloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore and New York. Because we are they that Over- convinced make better Suits and ) coats to sell at $17.98, $20.00, $25.00 and $30.00 than any other manufac- turer we know of. OPEN E INGS 'TIL CHRISTMAS DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Xsaac White. The funeral of Isaac White of 234 East Main St, was held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Mary's church with Rev. W. A, Krause officiating at a mass of requiem. The bearers were from the Foresters of America. Burial was in St, Mary's new cemetery. MISS IDA M. TARBELL, MAY SERVE ON NEW TARIFF BOARD According information which seems to be credited in well informed ciircles in Washington, President Wilson has under consideration the appointment of Miss Ida M, Tarbell, the famous author, investigator and publicist, as 4 member of the federal tariff commission. It has been under- stood that two of the three. Demo- cratic members will be Professor William Taussig of Harvard univer- ity and Daniel C. Roper, formerly irst assistant postmaster general, who as clerk to the house committee on ways and means when It drafted the Underwood tariff law, and was in charge of the field work of the dem- ocratic national committee in the re- cent campaign. Miss Tarbell was a strong advocate of President Wilson’s election. It was said in an authoritative way that President Wilson had practically completed the selection of the mem- bers of the tariff commission, but that to W | one of those he wanted was “‘elusive,” mules, | record of the exact extent of the con- | not certain whether his be obtained. The ac- tion of congress in reducing the sal- aries of the tariff commissioners to $7,500 a vear has increased the dif- ficulti of obtaining persons of the character and ability desired. Under the w they are obliged to give up other employment. and it was services could s TEIPER JURY RETIRI Buffalo, Dec. 21.—The jury in the case of John Bdward Teiper, charged with the murder of his mother, retired at 11:31 o'clock today to consider a verdict. i ! Alaska Gold { Am | Am [Col F & I | Natl Lead | class rails added to the grsater unset- Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Represented by E. W. EDDY 31 West Main Street, City Hall Bailding Telephone 1840 50 20 100 100 100 100 25 100 25 50 shs shs shs shs shs shs shs shs shs shs Niles-Bement-Pond Stanley Rule & Level Stanley Works Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain Machine Bristol Brass Colts Arms North & Judd Scovill Mfg. Co. American Brass FINANCIAL NEWS MARKET GROGGY, WAITING FOR BELL Pricked by Note, Financial Balloon Quickly Settles ‘Wall St.—Prices melted away at to- day’s opening, the further drastic liquidation being attributed to Presi- dent Wilson’s note to the belligerent nations. Selling was the most urgent witnessed in the course of the present decline. Steel was offered in a single lot of 50,000 shares, this probably representing a number of bunched selling orders at 1041 to 105%, an extreme decline of 3% points. Other gross recessions were: Atlan- tie, Gulf and West Indies 13, Indus- trial Alcohol 9% ; Crucible Steel 8; Butte and Superior 6 ; Beet Sugar 6; Central Leather 5; American Locomo- tive 5; International Paper 4% ; Utah Copper 4. Rallies of 2 to 7 points were registered in the first half hour. Declines of 2 to 7 points in high 97 14 83% . 70 ..113% ..218% 1498 .150 97 6114 .106% L118% 423 54 98% 95 38% 36 LOCAL STOCK MARKET Brokers State That There Has Been No Forced Selling Today, But Busi- ness Has Been Very Yiiet, 8o Pac So Ry g ‘10 Rv ptd 0 943 30 68 1031 202 1423 141 903 55% 1003 117 41% 51% Texas Oil Union Pac United Fruit Utah Cop U S Rub Co U S Steel U S Steel pfd Va Car Chem Westinghouse Western Union Willys Overland The local stock market today hag been very quiet with practically no trading and it was not until toward noon that any important bids wers made. Richter and company stated that there has been forced sell- ing of locals today, the market| has been quiet.”” firm quoted ovill at -625; iles-Bement- Pond, 168-172; and American Brass at 320-350 at the close. Other stocks were listed as followss Bid Asked American Hardware Co.1356 138 American Silver Co.... 1 Billings & Spencer So. . . Bristol Brass Co... Colts Arms Co. Eagle Lock Co... : International Silver, ]»fd Internationa] Silver, com 60 Landers, Frary & Clark. 72 N. B. Machine Co. 100 North & Judd Mfg 90 Peck, Stow & Wilcc Russell Mfg. Co.. *Standard Screw, | *Stanley Rule & Level. Stanley Works Torrington Co. Traut & Hine.... Union Mfg. Co *Ex. Dividend. ‘no but This of the noon these issues implying tion. Nominal after 1 o’clock. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co.. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eday. Dec. 21, 1916 High Low Close 90 83 107% 84 613 28 % 44 % 68 102% 104 213% 1243 78 102 55% 811, 82 489 431 1623 5% 62 47% 89 41 129% 52 148 7% 25% 34 46 hour, selling of urgent liquida- rallies were recorded tlement Am Beet Sugar Ag Chem .e Car & Fdy Co. Ice Can Loco Smelting Sugar Am Tobacco Am Tel & Tel. Anaconda Cop A T S Fe Ry Baldwin Loco B & O BRT. 5 Beth Steel Butte Superior Canadian Pacific Centra]l Leather Ches & Ohio Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Pnu! "Co. Am Am Am Am Am 66 115 Co. T e CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE, Washington, Dec. 21.—Shortly af+ ter 2 o’clock this afterfioon President ‘Wilson sent for Secretary Lansing and the head of the state department went to the White House for a conference. TO REPRESENT BIG FIRM. Dr. Charles F. Egan, who recently disposed of his dental practice in this city to Dr. James F. Dobson, will, on the termination of a six months® course in the University of Penn: vania, represent one of the largest dental supply houses in the country. ———eeeey 2 on Trustee's 509 45 .167 % Cons Gag Crucible Steel Del & Hudson. Distillers Sec Erie Erie 1st pfad General l‘l@(‘tfl(‘ Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. Illinois Central Inspiration Kansas City so Kennecott Cop Lack Steel Lehigh Val Max Mot com Mex Petrol Notice of Heari Account. District of Berlin, Probate court, New Britain, December 21, 4. 1916. state of Frank Paiterson late Berlin, in said district, deceased. The trustee having exhibited his final account with said estate to this court for allowance ,it is Ordered—that the 27th day of B~ cember, A. D, 1916 at 9 o'clock'§n the forenoon, at the Probate Office in New Britain be and the same iy assigned for a hearing on the allows ance of said final account with said estate and this court directs the trus- tee to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order 1in | some newspaper published in New Britain and having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy on the public sign post in said Town of Berlin, nearest where the deceased last dwelt. By order of Court, MORTIMER 1603 57% 115% 32% 105 481 2514 ¥ Alr qukc N Y C & Hud V\T YN H &HRR ’\'K N Y Ont & West 291 Nor Pac 110 Norf & West .13415 Pac Mail S S Co... 19 Penn R R .. B61 % 56 Peoples Gas .....105 244 | Pressed Steel Car. 717% ‘i T Ray Cons .. ¥ Reading Rep I & Rep T & S pfd 10Q% 71% H. CAMP, Cle: Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposii Co. A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and qualxfied through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian Execttor or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. SURPLUS $750,000 Conpecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. M. !, WHAPLES, Pres't. HARTFORL, /CONN, : L S e e e : 1