New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1917, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917. Just a few lines to tell you that we are offering some exceptional values In Men's Suits and O’coats right now. . Three to Five Dollars knocked off the price. < This is just to clear up some odd lots. Come in today and you will be well paid and well satisfied, Special Sale of Sweaters at $3.25. CONFIDENGE AND 600D WILL The Commercial Trust Com- pany the confidence and good will of the people, as by its steadily enjoys shown increas- facility for serving you well is here provided. Checking Accounts are in- vited. day to what they termed the usur- pation of leadership by Mr. Perking. Matthew Hale, national chairman of what is left of the old progressive or- ganization; John R. Taylor, head of the present progressive organization in Kings County, and other radicals wanted to know by what right Mr. Perkins called himself a progressive, and why he used the pronoun ‘“we’ in talking about what the progres- NEW BRITAIN, CONN. PERKINS AWAITS <OLD GUARD AGTION Bes Said His Little Say and © Pauses for Verdict New York, Jan, 20.—As time wore on. yesterday without any official in- timation from Chairman William R, Willcox of the republican national committee as to when he would call & meeting to consider the progressive revolt, the Bull Mgose leaders -pro- phesied dark happenings. It was said that George W. Perkins had already hald secret conferences with progres- sive chiefs looking toward the re-or- ganization of the third party. Several leaders called on Mr. Perkins at his office, but he would not admit that mhtters had gone as far as reported. Mr. Perkins suggested a new battle hymn for the future progressive army, it it should be mobllized. Instead of “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” he de- clared it would be “Lead Kindly Yight, One Step Enough for Me.” £“The longer the meeting of the re- pyblican national committee is put off, the worse it will be for the republican * said Mr. Perkins. “‘Our fight s« not against the rank and file, but aghinst the machine of that party, which for years has refused to allow the voters to have a chance in party affairs. That is what caused the split in 1912.” Asked if revolt meant a revivifical tion of the progressive party, Mr. Per- kins said that he could not say now what it would lead to but that it at least meant ‘‘timely and vigorous ac- tion.” Some of the progressive leaders declared that they did not expect the meeting of the republican national dommittee would be called for a month or two, and then that some other pretext would be found for call- fng the meeting to preserve, publicly at least, the dignity of the “old guard” leaders. Who Are “We?” . Some of the true-to-the-end fol- Jowers of the bull moose, who refused to work with the republicans at the last election, took exception yester- sives would or would not do. They declared that most of the commenda- tory telegrams Mr. Perkins had re- celved from varlous sections of the country had come from men who had returned to the republican fold and were now kicking because they didn't vhat they wanted. erved them said the radical s from pro- gressive leaders continued to pour in vesterday. Charles Sumner Bird, of Massachusetts, sent one reminiscent of the days when the New England Puritans struggled so gallantly with Satan. “I would tell the republican na- tional and executive committees to g0 to the devil,” wired Mr. Bird. “They will hang themselves.” William Flinn, of Pennsylvania urged Mr. Perkins to ‘“sever his con- nections” uness the national commit- tee acted fairly. Just what Mr. Per- kins' present ‘connections” are is hard to see. He was a member of the republican national campaign committee last fall, but that body went out of existencs at the end of the campaign. He is still an enrolled progressive. Time For Showdown. A, L. Garford, of Ohio, telegraphed that the time had come for a real showdown. H. B. Anderson, of Ten- nessee, wired that the progressives who supported Hughes were unwill- ing to accept “old guard” domination, and unless given fair treatment they would join the democratic party. H. P. Gardner, of Maline, declared tha “if Roosevelt, Johnson, Perkins, /Col- by and Willcox policies had . been honestly followed, Hughes would ‘have been elected.” Messages were also received from J. R, McCormick, of Kentucky; Irving K. Taylor, of New Jersey; Thomas B. Newhauser, of Oregon; Henry F. Co- chems, of Wisconsin; H. Nelson Jack- son, of Vermont; Percy S. Stevenson, of Virginia; Edgar A, Knapp, of Ne Jersey; G. D. Pope, of Michigan; o H. Carroll, of North Dakota; R. Sheridan, of Idaho; Hamilton Fish, Jr., Henry L. Stoddard, Willlam Hamlin Childs and other The sub-committee for New York state of the committee on organiza- tion appointed for the Northeastern states by Matthew Hale, acting chalir- man of the national progressive party, issued a call yesterday for & meeting at the Ten Eyck Hotel, Al- bany, at noon on January 27. About 300 middle-of-the-road progressives from all over the state have been in- vited. The meeting does not concern the present revolters, hut only those who never did revolt, and is for the purpose of “thoroughly or ng the state and selecting representatives to the conference to be held at St. Louis,"” according to the call. John J. O'Connell, John Robert Taylor and Harrison Deyo constitute the sub- committee which issued the call. WHAT POLES SHOULD DO Prufsian Minister Declares Their They Should Go Down on Knces and Give Thanks to God. London, Jan. 20.—Count Frieder- For Your Stenographer Give your stenographer good tools. She’ll turn out more and better work. © A1l kinds of stenographers’ note-boo aré'in our stock. The inexpensive kind— and the more expensive and modern styles for those who prefer them. A copy-book holder is an important aid toefficiency. It'sanincentice toincreased speed in transcribing. Pencils, crasers, carbon paper, clips, |_desk baskets—all these items and many others too numerous to mention await r inspection. Place them on your stenographer’s desk. 1t will prove a wise investment. Adking Printing Co. 66 ‘Church St. ich Von Loebell, Prussian minister of the interior speaking in the diet, de- clared that the Poles ought to thank God on their knees for Polish devel- opment under Prussian rule,” ac- cording to an Amsterdam despatch to Reuter's. He w deputy replylng to the Polish Korfantic, who declared that Polish hopes for a revision of Prus- sian policy in Poland had not been realized and demanded a full na- tional and natural equality with the Germans. FRISBIE’S Animal Fertilizers (Bone, BIvod and Tankage “Made in Connec FOR Connecticut Farm : | A BRAND FOR EVERY CROP Henry Clews’ Weekly Letter (Special to the Herald.) New York, Jan. 20.—The business community has already settled down to the conclusion that peace, though within sight, is somewhat remote and that the wearisame struggle must con- tinue for months more, and possibly another year, unless Germany makes unexpected concessions. Our security markets are now adjusting themselves to a new situation. The strictly war industrials have partially but not en- tirely recovered from the reaction precipitated in December by opening of peace negotiations. These shares are now being handled with caution by speculators and investors alike, since it is recognized that the furore therein was overdone, as was freely predicted in my previous advices. An- other class of industrials, which bene- fitted from but was not dependent upon war orders, has enjoyed more marked recovery. This was especially true of some of the steel shares. For these it was well understood that peace will not mean cessation of pros- perity. On the contrary, what is lost in abnormal war orders will. probably be largely offset by peace orders for reconstruction work abroad, it being realized that under the most fav- 1 orable circumstances KEurope will be unable for several vears to come to meet the demands for rebuilding cities, railraads, bridges, cars, steamers, etc. The railroads of Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria Hungary, Russia, etc., have been overworked and under- repaired ever since the' war began. Every one of these countries will be obliged to make extensive repairs and replenishments outside as well as in- side the war zone. Their own steel facilities will be tremendously over- taxed, and the only ather satisfactory source of supply will be the United States. It must also be remembered that important, enterprises and con- struction work in all parts of the world have been held up by this great war. Fully 4,000,0000 tons of ship- ping have been destroyed since the war opened. Great Britain, with her enormous shipbuilding capacity of about a million and threc-quarters tons a yvear, will require several years to make good her loss of 2,400,000 tons by war. British ships have suf- fered hard usage, and repair bills will be tremendous, while a larger tonnage than usual will be scrapped for the first vear or two after peace is estab- lished. American shipyards will con- sequently have opportunities never dreamed of, and for the next two or three vears at least forelgn and do- mestic orders will keep them fully employed, even without the expected | orders for the American navy or the| new policy of preparedness. Still an- other helpful factor is the trade ac- tivity within the United States, which insures a large home demand for stgel for railroads and’ other construction purposes. There is good reason, there- fore, ta anticipate a perfod of pro- longed activity in the domestic steel fndustry, but profits cannot be ex- pected to continue on the abnormal scale of 1916, since the competition is growing and costs of praduction have already risen abnormally. Interest of American manufactur- ers in export trade is growing fast. Our past failures to win and hold foreign markets because of our dis- inclination to meet foreign conditiops, have taught us an effective lesson. One of the first requisites to enlarge- ment of American foreign trade is a suitable banking system which, though formerly lacking, is now be- ing rapidly supplicd. The war pushed us into a position that would have taken a decade to acquire; we have gained a foothold In foreign markets formerly dominated by Britain, Ger- many of the new movements such as be difficult to eliminate us. ot course, these countries will make strenuous efforts for their recovery: but fortunately we have great ad- vantages in enormous plants, high efficiency, greater adaptability and, as just said, improved banking facil- itles. Tt iIs unnecessary for us to have any fear of so-called dumping, for Europe will have no surplus to waste in this fashion for many years, and costs of production therp must remain high because of the scarcity of labor, high taxation and other handicaps, the legacy of the war. Neverthele; the United States will have to face a strong competition through the increased efficiency of both labor and capital upon the other de. British plants arve co-or- dinating their forces and improving thelr methods in a most energetic manner for the purpose of going aft- er trade when the war is over, and labor in Great Britain has alread recognized the situation by nearly doubling its output and showing a more intelligent desire to co-operate with employers in maintaining British supremacy, A similar policy must be adopted in this country if we are to win and hold a larger share of foreign trade. \We need have little to fear from the proposed economic ; alliances which were discussed at the | late Paris Conference, for the reason that these cannot be made to work, and in the long run self-interest will | compel each country to trade in di- rections where the advantage is great- est. The present congress about"six weeks to run. During that period important legislation is ex- pected, particularly in providing for the national deficit of $300,000,000 to $400,000.000. Various methods are being discussed to meet the lat- ter emergency, Including a revision of the tariff, a bond issue increased taxes on inheritance, a tax ou profits above 8%, ctc. Some of the new pro- posals are highly radical in their na- ture and are strongly suggestive of attacks on capital in a new form. The subject of taxation is such a vital one and so closely involved with many of the new movement such as | preparedness, militarism, ectc.. that it seemsg impossible for any de- finite program to be adopted in so short a time. Tariff revision alone would precipitate a long discussion, has only and hasty action is inadvisable, not to speak of its unsetting effect upon business; while new taxes upon inher- itance and profits would be addition- ally disturbing because of the threatening tendencies which they reveal. ‘Thus far the conservative element in congress has not been heard from, and there is probability of strong opposition to the more radical of these proposals. An extra session is far from desir- able; nor is the emergency so great as to call for rush legislation. Some tariff revision might be devised for revenue purposes, and such action ac- companied by an issue of Panama bonds and the imposition of stamp taxes might easily provide all neces- sary revenue in the quickest time and by the least objectionahle methods. If congress could only devote a little of its wasted energy to checking extrava- gance and unnecessary outlays, the revenue problem would be greatly simplified. The stock market fluctuated consid- erably. Continued liquidation in some of the war brides tendéd to un- settle values, while the fact that li- quidation in others was practically complete tended to settle them. Peace prospects, however, were so confus- ing as to prevent a declded movement either way in the industrials. Rail- road shares displayed a hardening tendency, but buying of these is still discouraged by uncertainties of legis- lation and the Adamson bill. There is a good 'investment déemand for de- sirable issues, and many new offer- ings on the market are being readily absorbed. Money continues abund- ant and easy, partly due to the return of funds from the interior, rising bank reserves and January disbursement; also to recent large gold imports, stimulated evidently by Great Britain in order to create favoffible conditions here for the placing of the new loan. The reduction of the Bank of England rate from 6 to 5% per cent. was evi- dently made with similar intent. An- nouncement of a new $250,000,000 col- lateral British loan on a six per cent. bagis attracted remarkably little at- tention, which is good evidence of the growth of New York as a financial center and its ability to conduct such large operations as a matter of course. The loan will probably be readily un- derwritten, being free of the objec- tions raised by the federal reserve board on a recent occasion. HENRY CLEWS. FIREWORKS CASE ENDS Supreme Court Refuses to Permit Counsel to Rc-open Suit Against City of New Haven. New Haven, Jan. 20.—The supreme court of errors in session here sent in a decision yesterday denying the pe- tition of counsel for the administrator of the estate of Ruth Pope, for re- opening the arguments in the suit against the city of New Haven, for $10,000 damages for the death of the ybung child who was killed July 4th, 1915, when a fire works bomb which had failed to explode in the air hit her as she stood in front of the Coun- ty Court House. were also standing near:the spot were Several people, Who riously injured, but the litle girl was the only one to be killed. The case was tried in the superior court and appealed to the supreme court later but in each decision the city was held not liable for damages. The present decision is a refusal to have the case re-opened and a new presentation of the arguments heard. This marks the final outcome of this case. . FRENCOH TO ELEOCT. At this evening's meeting of French Naturalization club in Jean de Baptiste hall officers will be elected for the coming year. A model mayor and twelve aldermen and councilman will be chosen. The names of Joseph Beloin, Alcide Dery and Phillas Gagner have been me tiondd for the place now held by Fred Beloin, who is not. seeking re- election. Besides the above named there will be a secretary, a treasurer and a member of the board of edu- cation elected. I'rench people inter- ested are invited to attend. the St. “DRYS” TO HOLD BANQUET. Final arrangements have been com- pleted by the local branch of the prohibition party for the banquet to be held in Jr. O, U. A. M. hall on February 7. Supper will be served at 7 o'clock and at 8 o'clock there will be an address by James H. Woenten- dyke of California, who is an able worker in the cau He will tell of the greater prohibition movement and if his past talks are any proof he will be both interesting and instruc- tive. ———————————— DON'T HURT A BIT! Lift your old, torturous corns and calluses right off with the fingers. This tiny bottle holds the wonder of | It contains an almost magi- Cincinnati It is a wonders. cal drug discovered by a man. It is called freezone. compound made from ether, Apply a few drops of this freezone upon a ten- der, aching corn or a hard- ened callous. Instantly the soreness disappears and shortly you will find the corn or callous so shriveled and loose that you just lift it off with the fingers, You feel no pain or sore- nerfi when applying freez- one or afterwards, It doesn’t even irritate the skin. Just ask n any drug store for a small bottle of freezone. This will cost but a few cents but will positively rid yvour poor, suffering feet of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn hetween the toes, or the tough cal- louses on bottom of feet, Genuine freezone has a yellow label. Look for yellow label. All $9.00 and $10.00 MACKINAWS Reduced to $7.50. $6.00 and $8.00 MACKINAWS Now $5.50 Sizes from 34 to 48 Financial BETHLEHEM BACK FIFTEEN POINTS Little Intepest Di_splayed at Week-End Session Wall St.,, Jan. 20.—The perfunctory character of today’s short session was in keeping with recent week-end mar- kets. Dealings were limited in volume, 1ncludlpg a variety of semi-active speclalties and utilities, Bethlehem Steel, attracted further attention by its fluctuations between 405 and 410, closing at the top price, a gain of 15 points, U. Steel was steady to firm and shippings were decidedly active and _strong with 2 to 3 point gains in marines, common and preferred. Changes among rails were trivial. The closing was strong. Sales ap- praximated 300,000 shares. Bonds were irregular, New York Stock Exchange quota- tlons furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock BEx- change. Represented by E. W. Kddy. Jan. 20, 1917 High TLow Close DR, hs o 9214 901 92Y% 68 68 47 463 109 % Alaska Gold Am Ag Chem- . Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Can .. . Am Can pfd. Am Loco Am Smelting . Am Sugar Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop A TS Fe Ry Co Baldwin Loco B & O e Beth Steel Butte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Ches & Ohio ... Chino Copper .. Chi Mil & St Paul. ol F &1 . , Cons Gas .. Crucible Steel Del & Hudson. . Distillers Sec Crie Goodrich Rub Gt Nor Ore Cetfs Inspiration Kennecott Cop Lack Steel Lehjgh Val Lows & Nash Max Mot com Mex Petrol N Y Air Brake N Y ¢ & Hud Nev Cons i NYNH&HRTR 48 Norf & West Pac Mail § S Co. Penn R R Pressed Steel Car. Ray Cons Reading Rep T & S com Sojipaclit Bt So Ry .... Studebaker Texas Oil | Union Pac United Fruit Utah Cop . U S8 Rub Co . S Steel = Steel prd > Chem inghouse Ivs Overland LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished Richter The local market has been very quiet today with very few transac- tions. Sales of North & Judd have taken place in the neighborhood of $8. Landers, Irary & Clark have been active and are quoted 8% bid, 9 asked with quite a few sales at 9. There has been a good inv ment demand for Colts Arms and Scovill. 79 hid for the former, by & Co.) is Jacob 8. Farlee Hart S. Farlee J.S.Farlee & Co. Established 1882 OIS Ao S Investment - Securities Netting over 6% We offer first morigage bonds outstanding over 23 years, secured on important terminal property used by three large R. R. systems. Details on request. 66 Broadway, N. Y. City Brisbane Building, Buffalo, N. Y. | Inspector Arthur N. Rights | ot- | Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 31 West Main Street, City Hall Bailding ‘Telephone 2040 Landers, Frary & Clark RIGHTS Bought, Sold & Quoted and 595 for the latter. are the closing quotations: Bid 348 135 30 107 70 Following ‘American Brass American Hardware American Silver . Billings & Spencer .. Bristol Brass Colts Arms Kagle Lock . . Landers, Frary & Clark. L F & Clark Rights New Britain Machine North & Judd .... Peck, Stow & \Vllcox Russell Mfg Co Standard Screw com 380 Stanley Rule and Level.420 Stanley Works .103 Traut & Hine .. 60 Union Mfg Co ..108 Scovill Mfg Co Niles-Bement-Pond 86 30 275 cm. 180 (Furnished by Fris The local market has quiet with a few trade tions at the close were: American Brass American Hardware .. Bristol Brass ... Colt’s Fire Arms . Landers, Frary & Clark Marlin Arms . Niles, Bement, North & Judd Scoville Mfg, Co, Stanley Works fe & Co.) been The quota- LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. Tmpudent €anvasser Insulting House- wives. Complaints have been received re- lative to the impudent and insulting conduct of a canvasser, who has been a visitor at a number of New Britain homes today. Claiming to be giving copies of well-known publications a scheme to advertise a widely-used | kitchen article, the merits of whieh are prominently displayed In the publications, he calls at the doors of residences, alwa, the front door, talks a gatling-gun steretyped speech and hecomes impudent and insulting, 1f the housewife refuses to respond to his solicitations Jh, I see you can’t read. what a »ity,” is one of his favorite comments, The police will be asked to curb h activities and instruct his in proper reportment and use of the English language. He is described as tall, well dressed and boasts a heavy black mustache. TO ATTEND RICE FU Mayor George A. Quigley will offi- cially attend the funeral of Mayor Frank A. Rice of New Haven which will be held tomerrow afternoon. A handsome wreath was sent to the bicr today from the City of New Britain. Others who will attend the funeral are Alderman Albert Anderson, M. I. Jester and John Stadler and Buildin I ERAL. Rutherford. | conaition they | HERE'S WHERE YOU SEE WHAT YOU GE Milk Campaign Statlstws-wmc for Your Milkman's Name In this space dally appears the re sults of the laboratory examinationi of milk sold in New Britain. Whil the health department makes a fu chemical and of each sample, fat and the degree only the refractive examination amount ol of cleanliness Ol the milk will be recorded here in or der that the reader fused average milk to 4 per by an- array cent. cent. fat. contains from shall not be con of figures. 3.5 ped The statutd Thg requires that it shall not be less than per cent. fat. Milk clean, not signify a dirty milk. should 'bé but a mere trace of dirt doe On the othd er hand, there is a no excuse for mil containing a small or dirt. The housekeepers large amount can do much toward making the campaign success as can the board of health'b; reporting to both their milkdealer an the health department find buy. This daily report any will adversd in the milk they continug throughout the n @ath and later a ful report will be made of the sanitar] condition of the dairies in the city and ; on the farms. Amt. of Amt. o Fat I. Honeyman H. Belkin W. B. Woodru Wm. Cowlishaw Miller & Olson. Mrs. Appell C. E. Flood P. C. Flood A. E, Larson . Olaf Larson & Son. G. A. Ostman G. H. Appleb, Olaf Larson & F. H. Rowley Peter Emonds - Hrower & Hanson . Meechan & Griffin Lund & Dyer Tund & Hanson. .. Bruce & Bruce Griffin & Meehan Morris Appell Nicola Salarni : T, B. Dirt Clean| Clean] Claan| Trace| Trace| Clean Small| Clean Trace Cleah Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Small Large Small Small Small Small Large Clean Clean REFKS, Superintendent. SUBJECT TO PRIOR FILLING OF THE ORDERS We Can Sell f AMERICAN BRASS | BRISTOL. BRASS 20 BILLINGS & SPENCER 25 LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK 5 STANLEY WOR! We Can Buy 25 NILES-BEMENT-POND 5 SCOVILL MFG. CO. 25 UNTON MFG, CO, 25 AMERICAN HARDWARE SCREW CO. 20 STANDARD FRISBIE & CO. Investment Securities 36 PEARL STREET -:- F. W. PORTER, Local Representative. Room 51, Booth Block ’Phone 2010 Concecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. A STRONG, RELIALLE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian Executor or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. M. 1. WHAPLES, Pres't. ~———— SURPLUS S $750,000 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. -:- HARTFORD HARTFORD, CONM.