New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1917, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, l A Small Lot of OVERCOATS At a Very Small Price All SUITS at' CUT PRICES NEW BRITAIN, CONN City Items Last week of our Inventory sale, Besse-Leland Co.—advt. 1 Miss Katheryn I. Palmer, formerly of'the Bridgeport telephone exchange, began work at the local exchange to- day. A son was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Sheehan of 8 Bronson H. McKirdy, coach of the teams at the Springfield Y. Ozaki, Jap Politician, Narrowly Escapes Death Ozaki was made while he was ad- dressing a political mass meeting called to demand the resignation of the Teraucli cabinet. While Mr. Ozaki was speaking two men armed with short swords sprang on the platform and tried to stab him. They. were overpowered and arrested. Two other men then tried to assault the former minister and were badly beaten by the audience. Mr. Ozaki demanded that Premier Terauchi resign on the ground that his administration was unconstitu- tional. ¥ One of the most prominent figures in the present government crisis in Japan is the leader of the constitu- tional party, Yukio Ozaki, formerly misister of justice, against whose life an attempt was ‘made in Tokio. Mr. Ozaki was formerly mayor of Tokyo. He visited the United States a few years ago, when the accompanying pictures of him and his wife were made. A dinrer was given in his honor at Washington by President Taft. He became minister of justice in the Okuma cabinet in 1914. The attempt to assassinate Mr. . A. school, spoke on “How Ath- etes are Made,” at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday aftérnoon. Rev. Warren F. Cook- will speak on “Washing the Air” at the Fel- lowship supper at the Y. M. C. A. this evening. On February D. Brewer = Eddy Wil speak before the members of the New Britain club on “Five Weeks with Kitchener’'s Mob.” After the meeting a collation will be served. Pen young women from the Amer- jean Paper Goods company of Ken- gington had a theater party at Par- son’s theater on Saturday night. Be- fore they attended the play they had a banquet at Bond's, ’ Yhe fourth in the series of member- ship entertainments will be given at the Y. W. C. A. tomorrow evening by the Royal Male K Quartet of Bos- ton. They will give an original pro- gram of song, story and chamber mu- sic, The men excel in instrumental music, their orchestra selections ranging from the popular to the classic. . Mrs. August Larson, aged about Xty vears, of Allen avenue, Kensing- ton, suffered serious injuries to one hip in a fall on an icy sidewalk in front of 93 Franklin square yesterday afternoon. She refused to be taken tp a hospital and was removed to her home in the police service car after permission had been secured from Chairman Edward G. Babcock of the sasety board. Miss Eunice Wann was tendered a ghower at her home on Saturday eve- ning. Guests were present from Wa- terbury and this city. Miss Wann is to become the bride of Irving L. May of Huntington, L. I. The Kenilworth club carnival com- mittee met yesterday and organized with Harry C. Jackson as chairman and Howard A. Timbrell as sub-chair- . man. Herbert Brann is secretary and Eric Erickson is treasurer. The car- mival will be held in Booth’s hall on April 20, 21 and 23. The high cost of living in New Britain has been given another boost, this time by the bakers. Several bakers have announced to their cus- toniers that crullers, cakes and cookies, which previously sold at ten cents per dozen, will now cost a cent apiece straight. Last week of our Tnventory sale, Besse-Leland Co.—advt. The regular meeting chapter, R. A M., o’ctbck Thursday evening in Masonic hall. Degrees will be conferred on candidates. Miss Bertha L. Sheldon is ill at ?er of Giddings will be held at 8 Meme on South Burritt street. W. W. Hanna was in Guilford today ~ompleting a deal whereby his stone q\lg\"'r) was leased to a Boston com- pany for a term of ten years, James A. Duffy is seriously pneumonia at his home street. ill with on Locust Harry Christenson is expected home from Chicago next week. President G. M. Landers and Secre- . Andrews left this afternoon shington, D, C., to attend the meeting of the National ‘©hamber of Commerce. A meeting of the collectors and sehurch board of the Swedish Lutheran church Wwill be held this evening to scuss finances for the coming year. The Sewing society of the church will meet Thursday evening and in the evening the adjourned annual meeting | of the church will be held. he wantonly handles the name of a reputable citizen. If his statement is the result of a disordered brain, as it appears to be, perhaps the good Lord will take care of it in his own way.” Lawson, it developed today, has been ordered to remain in touch \\Hh the committee as he may be reca®.d at any time. FISK SAYS LAWSON MAY BE INSANE MAN (Continued from First Page.) REPORT ON NEWS PRINT PAPER. ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—The federal tained the names of any public offi- cial. The witness replied in the neg- | trage commissions report on its news- ative. Flsk gaid that sincé the 16ak ' print paper mvestigation probably will inquiry started Mr. McAdoo once de- | e made to congress late this week. clined to converse with him OVer & Final agreement on legislation to be telephone and again in & Washington 'recommended and a report on the hotel said publicly that untll the In- Canadian situation, it was 'learned vestigation was at an end they would today, are all that stand in the way have no communication with each| of jts completion. other, A week ago last Tuesday, Fisk sald he called at Mr. McAdoo's office. “Mr. McAdoo did not answer me,” Fisk testified. “He said through a clerk that he was quite busy and would call me. Later in the day I received a letter from him in which | he said that it would be only wise and proper for us to have no com- munication with each other untii the ' leak inquiry was ove | Asked by’ Representative Camphell ! when he last talked with Mr. Mc- Adoo, Fisk said it was a week ago last Friday, and added the circum- stances of their meeting. “] was leaving the New Willard hotel when Mr. McAdoo came in,” he said. “I said, ‘Good morning’ to him | and he passed me. Then he turned and said to those about: ‘Until this leak inquiry is over, Mr. Fiske and I will have no further communica- tion.” Prior to that time, Fisk said, he had not talked with Mr. McAdoo for several months. He added, however, that recently he had members of his firm call Mr. McAdoo by the tele- phone and request him to grant an audience to an unnamed man who was on his way to Siberia in the in- terest of the relief fund. Reccives News From Capitol. Tisk sald that his firm retaing in Washington a newspaper man, whose name he could not recall, to keep it informed regarding governmental ac- tivities in which it is interested. He promised to furnish the representa- | tive's name later. He denied spectific- ally, however, that his firm had re- 1 ceived any communication from its ¥ i Washington representative between | Dec. 10 and 23 relative to the peace | note. Mr. Whipple requested Fisk to look through his files for previous com- mupications from the firm's Wash- ington representative, indicating pos- sibility of a search for other leaks. Market Ready for Drop. In response to a question from Rep- resentative Bennett, the banker sald that it was his judgment that the market prior to the publication of the president’s note was in an overbought condition and ready for a violent drop. All it wanted was an excuse.” “I never” he declared, ‘“talked, dreamed or imagined of a pool for | stock market speculation with Mr. | McAdoo or any other government official. Our business is not stock gambling.” In closing his testimony Fisk made the voluntary statement that he still thought Lawson's statement probably was the result of a disordered brain and severely criticised him for drag- ging the name of Harvey Fisk & Sons into the inquiry. “Lawson should be taken at his word,” Fisk said, “and placed behind the bars on the basis of perjury when WILSON AT CAPITOL. ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—President ‘Wilson went to the capitol again today for cohbferences With members of the genate and house on his legislative program. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. London, Jan. 29.—Lloyds announces that the British steamer Jevington, 2,574 tons has been sunk. THIS IS MATINEE RAIMENT DE LUXE FOR 2 P. M. A beautiful shade of burgundy chif- fon velvet, beaver trimmed, fashions this gorgeous costume. Exactly what interests us is the peplum, around Vlliam Brady plans to leave next Wweek on a southern trip, which will include the Mardi Gras in New Or- eans. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. which runs a little row of hand em- broidered flowers, the mille fieurs of carly French and Italian painters, FOUND—Small purse near Y. W. C. Tel. 1636. 1-29-2dx WOMAN TAKES POISON Goes Into Fagle Pharmacy, Buys and Mails Post Card, and Then An- nounces She Has Taken Bi-Chloride. An unknown women entered the Eagle pharmacy at the corner of Malin street and Franklin Square late this afternoon, -bought a - postal ocard, wrote on it, went out and dropped it in & box and then returned, .an- nouncing she had swallowed two tab- lets of bi-chloride of mercury. She was taken to the hospital in the po- lice ambulance. It is believed she lives on Washington street. In her pocketbook was found plenty of money and a note.saying: “I am tired of life. .I want to die. Do not accuse anybody.” woman’s name is Matalina Bananso. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs, Thomas P, Martin. Mrs. Thomas P. Martin, wife of Thomas P. Marton of 14' Hungerford court, died at St, Francis’ hospital, Hartford, this morning, following an operation. She was born at Hull, Eng- land, 87 years ago. Besides her hus- hand, dren, Thomas C., Bdward, Dantel and Selina. The body was brought to her home this afternoon. Funeral ar- frangements are incomplete.- Mrs. Mary Halloran. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Halloran, widow of John Halloran, of 15 Sexton street, was held at 9 o’clock this morn- ing from St. Mary’s church with a solemn high mass of requiem cele- brated by Rev. John E, Fay. - Rev. William A, Krause was deacon and Reév. John T, Winters sub-deacon: The Bearers were Michael and John Hal- Igran, John Meehan, John McInerney, James King and John Farr. John Halloran, Jr., and Thomas Cooney were the flower bearers. Rev. Father Winters conducted a committal ser- vice at the grave in St. Mary's new cemetery, David Patten. David Patten, aged 82 years, of Norwich, died at the New Britain Gen- eral hospital about 11 o’clock last night of pneumonia. He was admitted to the institution about twelve hours before from Bristol, where he had been found on the street by Policeman Cullen in a delirious and critical con- dition. Examined at the émergency hospital in that city, it was found that exposure had resulted in pneumonia. Patten said that he became stranded in Bristol, had been {ll' since last Wednesday but thought that he would recover sufficiently within a few days to go home. He is survived by several brothers and sisters. The body was sent to Norwich. this afternoon by J. M. Curtin and company, undertakers. James Delorenzo. James Delorenzo, aged ten months and three dayvs, son of Salvatore and Rose Delorenzo of 98 Washington street, dled yesterday morning after a lengthy illness with infantile weak- ness. The funeral was held this af- ternoon and the burial was in St Mary's new cemetery. Max Behnke. Following a lengthy illness Max Behnke of 26 Brook street, aged thirty-three years, eleven months and twenty-three days, died yesterday at the Newington sanitarium. He was born in this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Behnke and, until forced to | retire because of ill health, was em- ploved for years as a mechanic. Be- sides his parents, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Henry Wucher, Mrs. ‘Freder 'k Young, Mrs. Albert Lar- son, Mrs. Stuart Carroll and Miss Lena Behnke and five brothers, Ru- dolph of Nebraska, Albert of Stam- ford and Herman, Richard and Wil- liam of this city. The funeral wiil be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow after- noon from his home and at 3 o’clock from the Erwin Memorial chapel with Rev. Frederick C. Wunder, pastor of the English Lutheran church, officiat- ing. Burial will be in Fairview cem- etery. Daniel Sullivan. Daniel Sullivan, father of Rev. J. Leo Sullivan of St. Joseph's church, died at his home in Waterbury Sat- urday. The funeral will be held at 10 o’'clock tomorrow morning from |} the Immaculate Conception church in ‘Waterbury. Besides, Father Su the deceased is survived by his wife, two other sons, Attorney Timothy | Sullivan and Dr. Cornelius Sullivan, and a daughter, Miss Catherine Sul- livan. TO PRUSSIAN HOUSE OF LORDS. Berlin, Jan.-29, by wireless to Say- ville.—Herr Von Markowitz, an hon- orary member of the Reichstag, rep- resenting the Polish party has been appointed by Emperor William, act- ing in his capacity of king of Prussia, a life member of the Prussian house of lords. The Sawed-Off Lobster. (Portland Eastern Argus). It is to be hoped that the length of the lobster will not be reduced by the legislature. present law, with its potential en- forcement measures, should be re- tained until the lobster shows signs of regaining its former plentiful state in Maine waters. Those who argue that the length should be reduced from ten and a quarter inches to nine be- cause, forsooth, short lobsters are taken by violators of the law, present the weakest kind of excuse. If the shorter length were made le- gal there would still be pirates who would follow this mean instincts and g0 beyond the law. The statutes should he continued as they now stand, and the dignity of the State of Maine should be maintained by their | stern enforcement. legal again The MONDAY, It is believed the | she is survived by four chils | (Col P & I JANUARY 29, 1917. BIG SALE of LADIES’ FURS Financial DISAPPOINTING END T0 PROMISING DAY Market Started Strong But Soon Fell Tnto Apathy Wall Street—The week opened with & series of advances extending to' a point or better in -leading issues.. U. S. Steel was offered in a single block of 4,000 shares at 114 1-4 and a smaller lot at 114 3-8, an extreme gain of a point. Other active and strong stocks included coppers, ship- pings, Mexican’s. cquipments, Indus- trial . Alcohol, International Paper and International Nickels. Rails were in better demand, with substantial gains' for Reading, Union Pacific and Southern Railway. Recessions averaging a point oc- curred in most of the speculative fa- vorites during the first hour with heaviness in St. Paul, which later ex- tended to the motors. On the set-back fresh buying appeared, carrying steel up to its initial pride, but other lead- ers made less headway. Dealings uwvere the smallest thus far this year. The bond market was unusually apa- thetic with a steady undertone. Prices yielded again in the after- noon, U. 8. Steel losing all its gain. Bethlehem Steel declined five points. Increasing weakness was shown by New Haven and Mexican petroleum. Closing.—Selling of active special- tles, including industrials, sugars, oils | and metals, caused a further reaction in the final hour. The closing was heavy. Sales for the day were es- timated at 400,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of th’®s New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Jan. High 92% 9% 9214 693 29% 503% (EEN 1083 112 29, Low 901 1917 Close 9014 814 92 Am Beet Sugar.. Alaska Gold ... Am Ag Chem ... Am Car & de Co. Am Ice .. Am Can Am Loco . Am Smelting .. Am. Sugar Am Tel & Tel 127 ‘Anadonda Cop 88% A TS Fe Ry Co.106% Baldwin Loco 54% B&O ... 815 BRT.... 7 Beth Steel . Butte Supenox Canadian Racific Central Leather Ches & Ohio Chino Copper Chi Mil & St I’Lull 64 56 90 47% 1315{, 6414 273 Cons Gas Crucible Steel Distillers Sec Erie . 317% General Elcctric .170% Goodrich Rub ... 59% Great Nor pfd 2116% Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 38 Illinois Central ..105% Tnspiration 58 Interborough 15% Kennecott Cop 46% Lack Steel 85 Lehigh Val ... 8 Max Mot com 551 Mex Petrol N Y Air Brake ...154 N Y C & Hud ..101% Nev Cons NY Pac Mail § S Co.. Penn R R Peoples Gase Pressed Steel Car. Ray Cons Reading ... Rep I & S com Rep I & S nfd So Pac s So Ry . Studebaker .. Texas Oil Union Pac Utah Cop . U 8 Rub Co S Steel U S Steel pfd Va Car Chem “estinghouse tern Union Willys Overland LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter & Company.) The local market has béen quiet to- day with trading centering around Marlin Arms, Stanley Works, and American Brass. At the closing quo- tations were as follows: Marlin Arms o American Brass American Hardware American Silver .. Billings & Spencer Bristol Brass ..... Colts Arms. Kagle Lock 5 Landers, Frary & Clark North & Judd B Russell Mfg. Co. 823% 269 101 9% 104 9718 oo Al 91107, . 2301 ..143% .1c8 .. 60y 114% 120% 433 531 98 363, 112% 120% 78 345 138 32 111 72 310 91 82 89 330 410 Standard Screw Stanley Rule & Level . 435 Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 31 West Main Street, City Hall Building Telephone 2040 100 shs American Hardware 100 shs New Britain Machine Co. 100 shs Union Manufacturing Co. 100 shs Landers, Frary & Clark 400 Landers, Frary & Clark Rights LLOYD GEORGE WROTE NO - Berlin, Jan. 29, by Wireless to Say ville.—In an interview with the Ove .103% 105 « 80 65 .590 595 .179 182 .107 110 .107 110 Stanley Works ..... Traut & Hine . Scovill Mfg. Co. .. . Niles-Bement-Pond. .. New Britain Machine TUnion Mfg. Co. 5 seas News agency Count Frederich | von Westarp, the conservative leade! | expresses the opinion that Premie (Furnished by Frisbie & Co.) } Lloyd George of Great Britain wrof} Trading on the local exchange has ' the reply of the Entente to Presiden been very light with practically no Wilson and not Premier Briand ‘change in prices, American Brass France, as he says is erroneously be was a trifle softer with sales at $345. | lieved in Germany. Stanley Rule & Level was offered at | $425. There. were sales of Russell Mtg. Co, between $320 and $325, and SENSIBLE CLOTHES Niles, Bement, Pond at $181 and $182. The quotations at 2:30 were: FOR MORNINGS IN THE HOME CIRC Bid ,343 Asked | American Brass ‘American Hardware Bristol Brass .. a. Colt’s Fire Arm: Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain Machine North & Judd Scoville Mfg, Co. Stanley Works Union Mfg. Co. MRS. CADWELL: BADLY HURT. Former Local Woman Sustains Pain- ful Injuries in Brooklyn. Mrs. John D. Cadwell of Brooklyn, N. Y., a former local resident, was ‘*he victim of an accident on Wednes day, Jan. 16 which nearly terminated seriously. As it was, the woman is confined in a Brooklyn hospital with part of her scalp torn off. and abra- sions and lacerations about her bod: Unless complications set in her re- coverery is anticipated. According to information received by F. S. Cadwell of this city, she was on her way to do some shopping, when she reached an intersecting street where a traffic officer was sta- tioned. She obeyed the command of the officer and started across. At the same time a trolley car which was standing a few feet away, started and bore down on her before she could escape. Her dress became caught in the running board and she was drag- ged a considerable distance, before the garment was torn away and re- leased. The motorman was later placed under arrest. Mrs. Cadwe! was Miss Sophie I.ee of this city. NEARING COMPLETION. The work on compietion of the re- modling of the new Boys’ club at the corner of East Main and Center streets, is nearing an end, the laying of the floors and the interior and ex- terior being the bulk of the work tha remains unfinidited. The original s for the home on Court street has been placed on the market for sale by th~ the officers in charge. SEVFRAL NEW ARRIVALS, The stork made his appearance at the New Britain General hospital to- day, four births being registered. Mr. and Mrs. Max Kennedy of Hartford avenue are the parents of a son; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gainer of Plainville, a daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Edson Smith of Lake street, a son and Mr. and Mrs. | George Anderson of Belvidere a | daughter. l i | 7This one-piece of maroon serge, double breasted, cartridge plaited over the hips and girded with a strip of hand embroidery, makes are ideal frock for practical usage. Collar and of satin relieve the plain ma- TOR RESIG Linus Anderson, for axeer | The GITY SAVINGS BANK vears collector at the Swedish Lu- MIDDLETOWN, CONN. theran church, has tendered his resisnation, owing to stress of ofher | . pysing four per contum interest on duties and the vacancy has been T118d ayy deposits. Will open accounts by bygthetappolntmentiotitonte Wi mail in amounts from $5 to $8,000. Deposits solicite berg. over Subject to Prior Filling of orders. We can buy 25 Niles Bement Pond 25 North & Judd We can sell 20 Standard Screw 20 Union Mfg. Co. 20 N. B. Machine Co. 20 S. R. & L. Co. 20 Bristoi Brass 20 Scoville Mfg. Co. FRISBIE & CO. Investment Securities 36 PEARL STREET HARTFORD F. W. PORTER, Local Representatlve. Room 51, Booth Block ’Phone 2010