New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1917, Page 15

MEW BRITAIN 4 DAILY ‘HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. They can’t be beat. For quality, style and fit, they are the best we have ever offered. We have made a special ef- fort to have these $20 suits the best ciothing values in . this town—we would like you to see them. Yes, we have your exact size in just the pattern you want. A lot of overcoats have been reduced in price—we are clearing out the odd lots. City Items ; Miss Hilda Swanson has gone to Detroit where she will visit relatives for the next month, Thée Camels will play the Vikings And the Elites the Bachelors in the Y. M. C. A. bowling league tonight. -Mrs. . Elizabeth J. Anderson of Mount Vernon, N. Y., has leased the store at 440 Main street to Proller and Feldblum for a term of five years. Members of the Kenilworth club will enjoy a smoker at the club rooms this evening. ! Saturday last day of our Inventory Sale, RBesse-Leland Co.—advt. ( Dr. T. E. Recks, superintendent of health, lcft this morning for New- hurgh, N. where he is to visit his Brother, Mark H. Reeks. He will re- turn tomorrow. Viking rm‘ Hungalow Sat and Mon. —advt John Erickson' of the ‘I Porter cofapany has returned from a business trip to New York. "During January the police ambu- Jance made forty-nine transfers to the New Britain General hospital. Of this number eleven were city cases and the other thirty-eight were pri- vate patients The male office emploves at the nders. Frary & Clark factory will have a dinner at the City club in Hart- ford this evening, after which they tvill attend the performance of ‘“‘So Long Letty” at Parsons’. | The Normal school students . will have a reception and dance at the ¥. W. C. A. on the evening of Feb- ruary 19. The school faculty will act as hostesses. Last evening a pleasant social was held at the school, The payroll of the water depart- ment for the past week was $196. & case of diphtheria on Sunnyledge was placed under quarantine by the Bealth department today. A case of pththeria on Myrtle street was re- :iwa from quarantine. i Furs, less than cost. rdvt, “There will be an open L. D. Penfield Camp, 8. of V., this eveaing in G. A. R. hall. There will Be recitations and the reading of pa- triotic papers by members. Visitors dre welcome. Meshken's.— meeting of . Charles TI. Fleischer and son, of 19 Black Rock avenue will ve tomorrow for Virginia.. They ®ill spend a couple of weeks in the suth and on their return will visit @ Washington, D. C. One of the trap rdck quarry trucks cked down an embankment on the ainville road vesterday and failed stop until it came in contact with a pec several feet from the highwa e driver had jumped during its ht and escaped injury. The ma- ine was but slightly damaged and o§ finally hauled back to the road. £8t. Elmo lodge, K. of P., drill team will meet Sunday afternoon in Judd's 2 o'clock. | Michael J. Maher, Motropolitan Life Ir a patient at the I frere he will under, P, Riley ave an agent for the urance company, artford hospital 0 an operation. of Chestnut street will sixteen day fi this evening trip to Porto Rico. 1 M. T. White was granted o permit to puild a frame addition to his house bt 15 Tremont street. The addition lll cos will be one story high measure 14x18 feet. AUTO. e operated by W. L. street, trafflc mana- Judd, w bumped by n ecast-bound trolley E fain streot 10:30 this morning was little injured. Bell reported the polico that he was operating automobile westerly and had to p suddenly to avoid hitting another #itomobile that wa ¢ New Britain garage. The motor- Bar of the trolley car apparently aid bt expect the quick stopping of the bile. : on a TAn aut 11 of 71 i for North & stalled in front of | I | | STRICT SECRECY AT WASHINGTON (Continued from First Page) from groups in the capitol which have tration. They professed to believe been urging moves upon the adminis- the president’'s first step would be a bold stroke for peace and they per- sisted to believe every effort would be made to preserve relations rather than { to discontinue them. This view, however, was wholly op- posite from that of officials who ought to know ‘the administration’s disposition. Several hundred telegrams bearing upon the submarine question arrived at the White House during the day, signed by organizations. Many urged the president to maintain peace, while some ‘counselled drastic action. Up to the time the cabinet assem- bled this afternoon there had been no outward change in the submarine crisis. The majority of the members came to the White House uninformed of President Wilson’s plans. MANY AMERICANS IN DANGER ZONE (Continued from First Page) ta arrive at Liverpool Monday morn- ing. The message reported “all well.” Sees No Cause for Alarm. Liverpool, Feb. 2.—On being asked as to the general attitude of Liver- pool shipowners in the face of the German threat to shipping, the man- ager of one of the largest shipping firms said: “I do not think there will be any change. I o not hesitate to send a dozen ships to sea tomorrow at my own risk. For two years the, Ger- mans have done their worst. There is no cause for alarm. The Germans have made threats before which they have not beea able toJmake good.” GIRLS DOWN BOYS, Debate at High School Ends in Victory for Fair Sex. That moving pictures are detri- mental to the character of high school students was contended by Misses Olive Littlehales and Minnie Paro in a debate with Abraham Centerwich and Ralph D’Esposito at the High school yesterday afternoon. ‘When the question was put to a vote before the student body of the school there were far more in favor of the argu- ment as presented by the girls than there were in favor of the boys. “ In order that there would be motre enthusiasm developed for the annual triangular debate which will be held tonight the scheme of afdebate be- tween boys and girls devised. Teams from the local school will argue with teams from the New Ha- ven and Hartford High schools and if New Britain wins it will gain pos- sessions of the Wesleyan cup. Both young men are members of the school team but were unable to present ar- guments as forcible as the young women. Both sides had evidently made a study of the latest periodicals devoted to the moving picture game but the girls had evidently read just a litte] more than the male members. Both sides reecived great applause for their work and when the matter was put to vote before the student body it was evident that the male members were for the movies while the young women were against them. “WRITES FROM INDIA. H. Barnes Receives Letter From Former Educational Secretary. Secretary C. H. Barnes of the Y. M. C. A. is in receipt of a letter from W. M. Hyme, formerly educational secretary at the local association but ow stationed in that capacity at the Mall, Lahore, India. Mr. Hume statos that he has kept in touch with the work of the local association to a cer- tain degree and is very much pleased to learn that the New Britain mem- bers have sent a man to the front. He also states that he hopes this will Le the opening wedge to secure the sup- port of a man in the foreign field af- ter the war is over . Mr. Hume says that the war has brought wonderful opportunities to the association in India and that the position of the Y. M. C. A. in the war as well &s the attitude of the people toward it has changed for the bhetter. Three years ago the budget was about 8,000 rupees and at the present time it is 40,000 rupees. Three years ago the National Council's budget was 120,000 rupees while today it .s at least 600,000 rupees. He also en- closed several pamphlets telling of the work in France, Mesopotamia and East Africa which would be of espe- cial interest in regard to foreign work and especially in the support of the army secretaries that has been un- dertaken. The letter was mailed be- fore Christmas and contains Christ- mas and New Year's greetings for all of his old friends in the city. C. FIRE IN FREIGHT CAR. A lighted cigarette, dropped among bales of celluloid which were being Joaded for shipment at the freight vards in Plainville, started a fire in a box car this afternoon and destroyed the car and its contents. A trucker warned against smoking in the car by the foreman, threw the cigarette away and it landed .on the celluloid ship- ment with the usual result. A switcher took the car from the freight rds onto the main line to prevent thp blaze from spreading and a call was sent in for the Plainville firemen. By the time they had been sent for the car was nearly consumed and they could do nothing to save it. 'SPANISH ARMY AND NAVY ARE PREPARED (Continued from First Page) ean Ship Owners has informed the Spanish minister of commerce that Spanish ships trading with England, France and Italy will be diverted to- day. The federation’s president declared, adds the despatch, that the first Vic- tims of the submarine blockade were the Canary Islands which, abandoned by neutrals and belligerents alike are in a grave situation regarding food. Restrictions on Switzerland. Berne, Feb. 2, via Paris.—The note in which the German government in- formed Switzerland of the inaugura- tion of an pnrestricted submarine campaign named Cette as the only portion{ of France through which Swiss traffic is authorized. . The Bund says that will involve a different agreement for conveyance of supblies to Switzerland. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. James A, Duffy. The funeral of Constable James A. Duffy of 54 Locust street was at 9 o’clock this morning from St. Jo- seph’s church with a solemn high mass of requiem celebrated by Rev. J. Leo Sullivan. 'Rev. Father Carroll of Waterbury was sub deacon, Rev. Willlam A, Downey, deacon and Rev. Patrick Daley, master of ceremonies. There was a large attendance and wealth of floral tributes. Mrs, M. T. Crean sang ‘“‘Some Sweet Day.” The bearers were Maj. Edward Lyons of Harford, Thomas. C. Smiith, Timothy J. Collins, Thomas D. Donlon, P. J. Murray and Thomas Downer of this city. John Harrington of Springfield and H, J. Woodward of this city were the flower Bearers. The burial was in St, Mary’s new cemetery. Wilber Evans. The funeral of Wilber Evans of 26 Church street was at 11 o'clock this forenoon from the underetaking rooms of B, C, Porer Sons with Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, officiating. There were delegaions presetn from the fra- ternal organization with which the deceased was affiliated. The body was taken by autemobile to Portland for burial in the Center cemetery, Esther Victoria Smedberg. Following a lengthy illness with dropsy and' complications, Esther Vic- toria Smedberg, aged eight years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Smed- berg of 101 Belden street, died this morning. She is survived by her par- ents, a sister, Florence, and a brother, Alfred. The funeral will be at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon with Rev. | Gustave E. Pihl, pastor of the Swedish Bethany church, officiating, The burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Marcus Dayton. Mrs. Marcus Dayton, one of the best known residents of Winchester, dled at her home this morning after several days illness of pneumonia. She was 83 years of age, and is sur- vived by two children, Albert M. Day- ton and Mrs. Elijah Dayton, and two brothers, Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stockwell and Frank A. Stockwell of this city. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Sunday 4fternoon from her late home. DEATH’S TOLL HEAVY. Eighty-thtee Passed Away During the Month of January. During the month of January eighiy-three New Britain citizens died according to the record of vital sta- tistics in fhe city clerk’s office. This is an unusually high death rate and is the largesi number of deaths to occur in a single month in the past five years. Of the eighty-three ‘monia claimed the most victims, twenty-four deaths having resulted from this disease. Tuberculosis claimed seven. deaths, pneu- APPOINT COMMITTEES. The New Britain Auxiliary, Nation- al Association of Letter Carriers, pre- sided over by Mrs. Walter Prelle, met last evening and appointed the follow- ing committees to take care of the women visitors at the letter carriers convention which will be held in this city February 22: Reception, Mrs. John F. Burns, Mrs. Paul Heller, Mrs. Edward P. Roche, Mrs. Frank Fitz- gerald, Mrs, Frank E. Coleman; re- freshments, Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. Louis Lehr, Mrs. Wallace Haley, Mrs. John Wright, Mrs. Thomas Walker, Mrs. George Pittsinger, Mrs. Walter Owens, Miss Rosalie Bell, Miss Mar- tha Pittsinger, Miss Rose Darrow; en- tertainment, Mrs. Henry J. Juengst, Miss Adelaide Juengst, Mrs. Charles Reaney, Mrs. Quinsey Harting. On February 16 the general committee will meet with Mrs. Coleman, 479 Church street. TO CONSIDER SALARY RAISES. M. Irving Jester, who is proud to be called mayor during G. A. Quig- ley’'s absence, has called an informal conference of the common council members to be held in the mayor's office this evening. The safety board is also to be present and all petitions for increases in pay will be given con- sideration. Some feel that Mayor Pro Tem Jester is acting somewhat discourteously towards the salary committee. Chairman A. I". Eich- staedt has called a meeting of this committee for next Tuesday night, but it is evident that the acting mayor does not intend te walt until this committee has a chance to meet and report back to the council before hav- ing the council members express their opinions of the salary question. STERN NECESSITY, IS GERMANS’ PLEA (Continued from First Page) itself, in seeking to break the Brit- ish sea tyranny.” 4+'his newspaper continues: “This is no step of desperation that we are taking. Quiet and careful delibera- tlor. has led to it. We are prepared for every possible consequenc BOYS HOLD AUTO LICENSES Detective Takes Up Cards of Francis and James O'Brien and Action in Other Cases May I'ollow. Acting upon orders from Secretary of State Frederick L. Perry, Detec- tive Sergeant Samuel Bamforth today took up the motor vehicle operator's licenses held by Francis O’Brien of 354 Main street and James O'Brien of 260 Main street and will forward them to Hartford. According to the communication, the two will be given a hearing later upon charges that, although licenses were granted to them, they are upder eighteen years of age and, therefore, not legalized to operate motor vehicles. The state of- ficials will conduct an inquiry also as to how they obtained the licenses. This is said to be only a berinning of the campaign by the local authori- ties, working in co-operation with the state secretary’s office, to thoroughly probe local conditions, as relating to the “operation of motor vehicles. It is reported that there are numerous holders of licenses who have mis- represented their ages in securing them. Aiso that there are a number under age who have not even taken the trouble to secure licenses. JAPAN PUBLIC UNEASY Statesmen Report Increase in Anti- Anti-Alien Bill Withdrawn in Oregon, Amcrican Sentiment — ‘Washington, Feb. 2.—Japan’'s rep- resentations to the United States against the anti-alien land bill pend- ing in the Idaho and Washington legislatures, made informally through her embassy here, are considered seriously at this juncture of international affairs. The state of feeling in Japan, prob- ably much disturbed by the recent crisis in the government, has been re- ported to the state department as be- ing so serious that the Japanese statesmen who wish to preserve friendly relations with the United j States fear the passage of more legis- their country may force the situation teyond their control. Ore., Feb, yregon’s anti- nd bl v withdrawn from the legislature here today by Senator Georgé R. Wilburn, democrat, who introduced it because, as he said, he did not want to handicap the presi- dent with possible Japanese compli- cations during the present interna- tional crisis. Salem, alien BEET SUGAR EXTRA New York, Feb. 2.—The American Beet Sugar company today declared an extra dividend of $12 a share, to- ferred disbursement of $1.50. The regular .rate on the common dividend was raised from $6 to $8. What Indemnity for No Man’s Land? (Waterbury Democrat). Whatever the peace terms—no matter when they fire made—who can estimate a just indemnity for No Man’s Land? That narrow strip which twists and turns between the trenches of Europe’s opposing armies has a value different from stretch of land on earth. Over 5,- 000,000 men have been killed since the war began, according to figures computed by the War Study Society of Copenhagen. How mahy hundreds of thousands have died in No Man's Land will not be known until the become a part of history. It is not by its width that the price of the un- even lane between the barbed wire en- tanglements can be reckoned; number of its dead the blood which the ground,has soaked up, the agony of, wounded men who lived hours or days beyond help of a friend or mercy mate. soldier dving so, there went out from the world a spark of heroism—and who can set a price on heroes? Every man dying tlere left behind some unfilled ambition, some unaccomplished, uncompleted, some work of love un- done—just as dear to him, and just as likely to be made true by him, had of men living in the safe places of the world today. Painters, sculptors, poets, inventors, men of the and the fields, all are buried or burned together, or their bones lie hleaching somewhere along this modern ‘sac via” of the nations. All who survive the war will profit by their sacrifice if the right kind of a peace is made. All tHe world is debtor to them, but all the nations together cannot pay a suitable indemnity for No Man's Land. No material compensation can be made for spiritual values. The most that anvone can do is to stop, once in a while, and think in all hu- mility and sincerity of those who die in war that a better world may | come. nevertheless | lation in this country directed against ! gether with the usual quarterly pre- | | | { Chi Mil & St Plul ¢ other | army records of all the nations have = the | of an enemy, the thwarted purposes of youth must be added to the esti- | With the last breath®of every | duty | some plan of living | G 114916 AsyLum ST. HARTFORD. ADVANCE STYLES OF SPRING SERGE DRESSES Financial MARKET RECOVERS TS MENTAL POISE Caution Is Shown But Panicky | Reeling Makes Disappearance Wall Street—Gains and losses were’ evenly’ divided at the opening of to- day’s market as to suggest a conflict of opinion among traders. The un- certainty in the situation between ‘Washington and Berlin was the cause of further caution on the part of the Prospective buyers and the short in- terest evidently hesitated to press its advantage. Nevertheless some im- | portant stocks such as Atlantic, Gulf and West Indles, Crucible Steel, Bald- win Locomotive and Erie, madé new 1?\\( records for the current movement United States Steel fluctuated narrow- ly but Beet Sugar, American Locomo- tive, Utah copper, Reading, Lehigh Valley and Northern Pacific were firm. The market became more irregular la- ter on the heaviness of steel. A brisk inquiry for steel and other leéaders caused a general strengthen- ing of the market before the end-of the first hour. Steel rose to 104% an extreme advance of 21; points with equal or greater gains in coppers, equipments, oils and sugars. Shipping. also-hardened. Utah Copper and Beet ugar were outstanding features, the ormer gaining almost 4 points,’ with over 8 for sugar. Rails were compar- atively backward except the promin- ent coalers. Prices shaded again he- fore noon on realizing. Bonds were heavy. Prices sagged again in the afternoon mainly in consequence of heaviness in standard rails. St. Paul, Union Pacific, Reading, Northern Pacific and York Central were one or two down and steel, Marines, smelting and republic iron forfeited its gains. Closing.—Selling broadened in the last hour, the entire list then making lowest prices of the day on further liquidation of rails. The closing was weak. Sales were estimated at 1,- 200,000 shares. ’ New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New' York Stock Ex- chan?e. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Feb. 2, 1917 High Low Close Am Begt Sugar Am.Ag Chem Am Car & 1<dy Co. Am JIce ... . Am Can Am Loco . Am Smelting .. Am Sugar 5 Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop A TS Fe Ry Co Baldwin Loco B & O BRT Beth Sl?c! Butte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Ches & Ohio .. Chino Copper . 4% 60‘/4 85% 417% 127 . 56 L1491 24 26% 40% L182% Col F & I Cons Gas Crucible Steel Del & Hudson Distillers Sec Erie Erie 1s General Electric Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cet Illinois Central Inspiration Interborough Interboro pfd Kansas City so Kennecott Cop Lack Steel Lehjgh Val Louis & Nash Max Mot com . Mex Petrol atl Lead Alr Brake C & Hud 97 Cons 2014 NH&HRR41% Y Ont & West Nor Pac .. Norf & West Pac Mall § § Co .. Penn R R | Peoples Gas he lived, as any great project or hope | L1 d Steel Car . 7 Ray Cons Reading | R I & S com shops | ol Rep T & S pm i So Pac .. So Ry 5 So Ry pfd Studebaker Texas Oil Third Ave Union Pac . United Fruit Utah Cop U 8 Rub Co U s Steel U S Steel pfd Va Car Chem Westinghouse ‘Western Union Willys Overland .. 33% Richter&Co MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 31 West Main Street, City Hall Baildin Telephone 2040 New Britai n Machine RIGHTS Bought, Sold & Quotet LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter and Company.) “The local market has been quiet to- day with the most activity in Ameri- can Brass, with prices rdanging from 300 to .305. Stanley Works is off about a point, and several transactions in North & Judd have been at 85. Be- low are the closing quotations: American Brass 300 American Hardware 134 American Silver ... 29 Billings & Spencer ... 103 Bristol Brass . 68 Colt’s Arms . 790 Eagle Lock . 88 L.F. &C. 60 N, B. Machine ......... 105 N. B. Machine Rights ... 14 North and Judd . .. 80 Russell Mfg. Co. 290 Standard Serew Common Stanley Rule & Level . ... Stanley Works ..... Traut & Hine . Union Mfg. Co. Scovill Mfg. Co. Niles-Bement-Pond, com 305 136 108 S 5 62 110 16 85 320 400 440 105 70 105 600 A Citizen’s Duty. (Boston Evening Transcript.) An overwhelming majority of Har- vard’s students have added thelr votes to those of a still greater ma- jority at Yale in favor of universal military service. As a result of a bal. lot at Harvard, 960 of 1,359 voters de- clared in the affirmative, while at Yale 1,112 of 1,340 stood in its fa- vor. These decisive records should serve once and for all to silence the aspersion that these two great institu- tions have any considerable propor- tion of students who refuse to recog- nize a citizen’s duty, despite the noise ' of agitation raised by the few who refuse it. Indeed, when it is remem- bered that all the colleges have been vying with each other for first place at Plattshurg, vard and Yale may be taken as fair- ly representative of wundergraduate opinion throughout our colleges. Youthful though their voices are they are lifted by "men upon whom the full and mature responsibility of their own votes must fall. In the hour of the nation’s need these young men will be the first held account- able. And it is a great thing, what- ever the slackness toward national duty that among these students who must bear the real brunt of service the voice of courage and of patriotism is still overwhelmingly dominant. The full significance of these bal- lots, however, can better be seen not by contrast to other types of im- mediately contemporary opinion, but by comparison to the opinion which one may fairly assume would have | been cast on the subject a few years ago hy our college students at large. It seems certain that the vote would have ypeen, if not in the negative, then afirmative by only a slight ma- jority. Beginning in the . common schools, it has become a regular part of our latter-day education to, instill into the minds of all youth the idea that any form of compulsory mili- {ary service was a tyrannical imposi- tion upon the citizens of any nation which asked it. This conception was 170 | these ballots at Har- | urged by more mature citizens, | ing. Men came to look upon form of universal service of the tion as a request that could not ri ly ba made in a free country. were led to this cenciusion in di disregard of the theory and pra on which ‘this nation was foul to wit, that every citizen is a p tial unit in the country’s militia the ultimate meaning of. this .th was preserved, it was so detad from any spirit of actuai pet ance that it could not have impo: {educational influence. | We see today how unavailing 1thls type of mistaken instruction been to destroy the clear sight i young patriots once they were sh by the lessons of a great war folly of the dogma of inertia. the millions spent in the propag of perpetual peage without rej for the conditions an which without regard for the conditions which peace alone can be righteo founded have not been availing. Th| students of Harvard and Yale hi voted not in the spirit of jingoes, in the hot blood 6f men with an pected war at the gates of th country which does not strive to mi itself 'strong in its present and {the events of the future, whose are not willing to rétognize a o zen's duty, is a country in the fi| stages of devitaligation:. They h: woted against national: degenerat through the depmermnn of, in{ viduals. Loyalty to Niionality, (New York World). “I believe that nowhere is this d mand (for ‘realization of the pring ples-of nationalities’), realized to su a degree as in both states of the (Au ! tro-Hungarian) monarchy."”"—Co! Tisza. i The Bohemians, whose Twent] eighth Regiment, the ‘“Children Prague,” went over in a body to tH Russians, the Bosnian Serbs, 800 | whose civillans have been executd | for plotting agafnst the governmen i the Italians of the Trentino who fighting for Italy; the Roumanians'y Transylvania, deprived of politie power, might dispute this estimatd It may be agreed, theugh, that A tria-Hungary is an ideal place to in | troduce, that principle. Wonderful Man. A certain little girl evidently ha listened long and earnestly td h ! mother’s’ discourses upon the obligs tions of the husband and father, judg ing from her answer,to her schoo teacher recently. The teacher asked: “What is the most wonderful thi man has done?” Mary’s hand shot up instantly. T! | teacher smiled, nodded to the child} and leaned back expectantly. “Support his family,” piped Mary her shrillest \yoice.—Louisville Tifmek] The CITY SAVINGS BANI MIDDLETOWN, CONN, s paying four per centum interest on all deposits. Will open accounts by mail in amounts from $3 to $3,000, Deposits solicited, v rengthened all through their school- WE OFFER 20 America 25 Stanley n Hardware Works 25 North & Judd 25 Union Mfg. Co. FRISBIE & CO. Investment Securities 36 PEARL STREET -:- HARTFORD F. W. PORTER, Local Representative.