New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1917, Page 9

~ his mother’s healing and (Continued from F rst Page.) Wilson. statement The to ambassador issued this forestall irresponsible NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, ‘SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917. “GERARD AND STAFF | Some Think O. F:Curtis Has - PREPARE T0 LEAVE. Killed Charter Amendments | | | 1 | | statementd which he said, experience | Ied him to anticipate, Many Americans Held Up. Although Ambassa lor suite and a’fairly large number of Amerjeans with more or less of- ficial standing have, received assur- tnces, that they may leave Berlin on Saturday night, the bulk of Ameri- <ans in Berlin are still somewhat mn Gerard, his to when they. will be able | Most of those who wish | to leave have already police for formal perm it opv rplied to the ion but few, The’ ruic general semetiny relaxed, that at least ja fortnight must elapse Dbetween :J date of application and the granting of permission to leave, is apparently Peing rigidly adhered to. The au- thorities presumably intend to thor- oughly investigate every case so-as to enforced, but establish that no cause exists why the | the applicants should not depart from . Germany. London, TFeb. 10, 11:07 a. m.—A | despatch. to the Txchange Telegraph company from The Hague says thaf it is reporteg there from Berlin that | Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg | sent his adjutant to Ambassador Ger- erd on Friday to bid kim farewell. Reception Swiss Frontier. Washington, Feb. 10.—American ~Ambassador Gerard will leave Be ;lin this evening for Zurich, Switzer- #la0d, with his entire staff and fifty | American citizens, accerding to a de- spatch received today from Berne. . 'The mescage said: “The American ambassador, Gerard with all his personnel fifty American citizens, will Berlin Feb. 10, in the evening b; cial train for Zurich. The ambass will be received at the Swiss fron- tier with d@ation due him.” Mr. and leave PEAY CHEAT DEATIL ‘Evapgelist and Mother Saved by Ap- peal to Heaven. A large audience greeted Evangelist Thomas C. Henderson, last night at Booth’s hall. A large chorus choir of young people led in thg singing. Tne meeting was enthusiastic and the evangelist won the hearts of his au- dience. About twenty responded to ! of the evangelist at the close. ng message was delivered from 5:18 upon “The Buried Tal- A str Matt, ent.” . Mr. Henderson gave a graphic ac- count of his wonderful conversion when seventeen vears of age, in answer to the prayers and fasting of hizs“devoted mother. Fle 4lso told of of his own recovery from death when a babe, and only a few hours old, after the attending pbysicians had pronounced the recovery of both mother and child impossible. The mother asked to be left alone “a few minutes when told she had but a short time to live. She turned her face to the wall and | prayed 'to God, promising to devote her whole time in training her child for the Christian minist if God | would heal her and spare her boy The mother's prayer was heard and both wére spared. The audience was in tears when these touching incidents | were -told of God's wonder-working | power. The cvanzelist easy speaker, is clean-cut and an | s with a live message from God. The members of Em- manuel church were delighted with the opening service. * N0 SECRETS FROM STATE A." Muost Tell on Demand Under British Defense of the Realm Act— | Tssue Has Been Raised. 3 (Correspondence of the Asso. Press.) London, Feb. 6.—There are no sccrets from the state in’ war-time. | Lawyers, doctors, priests in the con- ional—all are included in the phrase ‘“‘person or persons of any class or description,” who must tell on de- mand, under the British Defense of the Realm Act. The issue has been pointedly raised in Ireland, where the military authori- ties have arrested a lawyer, H. O. Moran, and his client, James Rvan, for refusing tfo state how certain documents read in a Limerick law | case came into their possession. In a statement justifying the the position of Parliament in abolish- Y4ng the hitherto involiable secrecy which has surrounded the relations of lawyer and client, doctor and patient, or priest and parishioner, Sir William Bull, one of the leading legal lights of the House of Commons, says: | i “The safety and defense of the realm override everything. There can be no question of privileges or customs. intervening in a matter essential to the welfare 'of the state. Doctors and priests are under exactly the same obligatiens as lawyvers, to give infor- mation to the competent military au- thority who demands it. “Many promident people have al- rendy discovered how very extensive “are the powers of the executive thorities under the wartime laws. Nothing has appeared in the news- papers, or could appear, about certain accurrences, of which sensational stories may perhaps be told after the war. People have been called upon to reveal all sorts of things which they never expected to have to ac- count for.” TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. WANT work, Apply Taplin Mfg. Arch street. iD—Girls Wanted for factory Co., 65 2-10-3d4 have as yet received it. i heé™ | | approves of the changes they | of the council | Councilman A. F, | port of the®board of finance and taxa- { from various departments amounting au- | Whether or not Councilman O. F. Third Ward Councilman Asks Legislature for Referendum * Vote—Special Council Meeeting Approaches Farcical Lines at Times—Administration Attacked board of relief or the assessors. The Curtis at the special meeting of the | @mendment was passed. | | common council last evening succeed- | . ed in spiking the guns of the admin- | {istration, the charter revision com- | mittee and the council is the question ! { and his views were shared with others members of the council and citizens ; prepared arc asking today. During the clos- | ing minutes of the séssion last night, | after having previously gone on rec- | ord as declaring that with the excep- | posed charter changes, should they | not be passed, would not impose on the city any loss, the astute council- man from the third succeeded in put- i ting through a referendum motion. His motion was that the proposed | charter amendments he sent to the ! legislature, to be referred to the com- mittee on cities and boroughs, with the appended request that if that body , refer them back to the city of New. Britain | for a referendum vote. i Hall Suspects Joker, | " Representative Edward Hall stated | last night, and his opinion was similar to that of several other members of the council, that he believes the action last night will mean the absolute throwing out of the char- ter amendments. His opinion is that when the committee on cities and boroughs receives the amendments and s the request for a referen- ! dum appended they will refuse to con- ' sider the questions pro or con, but will dismiss \the entire matter, thus making the proposed amendments im-, possible. Previously, to' a question from Councilman Curtis, Representa- tive Hall explained that the chief rea- son that the charter revision commit- tee had decided to send the proposed | amendments to the legislature for rat- | | ification instead of voting on them here under the home rule bill was economy. A special city election would be a costly thing, he said. Councilman Curtis then thought up his referendum motion. % The meeting last night was sched- uled for the specific purpose of dis- cussing the charter amendments, byt during the two hours that the ses- | sion lasted the members discussed al- | most everything under the sun in ad- | dition to the amendments. Council- man Charles May again launched forth into his pet argument against bi-partisan boards and accused Mayor G. A, Quigley of appointing men be- cause of political intrigues rather than for their ‘ability. Councilman G. M. Landers advised the councilman to be specific and mention names in justice to thre absent mayor so he 'would know of the attack and Alderman Paonessa called Councilman May out of order | and asked the council to refuse to per- mit him to prolong his harangue along those lines. Councilman A. F. Spencer, with special permission, also called Councilman May to order and advised the members to cease pro- miscuous arguments and attend to the proposed business before them. Eichstaedt also de- plored the insistent wrangling and | asked the counci] to keep within the parliamentary rules. Alderman M; Irving Jester, acting mayor, presided at the meeting and the first tter taken up was the re- | ti¥h showing the transfer of funds to $23,932.50. The action was ap- proved. An invitation to the council- men and aldermen was received from the New Britain Tugfier society to at- tend their annual masquerade next Tuesday evening. A vote of thanks was passed on vote of Alderman V. B. Chamberlain, The safety board was given the au- thority to purchase a pen punching register for the police department telegraph system at a cost of $350, included in the present estimates. Clerk A. E. Magnell explained that the present system for recording the officers’ calls is about twenty years old and is frequently out of order, rendering the telegraph system useless at these times. It was also voted to suspend the civil service rules that Dr. Charles R. Witte, slaughter house inspector, may be given authority as a supernumerary policeman. This is so that the doctor can act in connec- tion with his duties in any section of the city. Requests of the policemen and fire- men for increases in pay were re: ferred to the salary committee. The safety hoard recommended that the | policemen be divided into four grades | of one vear each, the salary to be $2.75. $3.00, $3.25 and $3.50. It also recommended that the salary of the chief of police be made $1,900, the captain, $1,700 and sergeants, $1,450. In the fire department the board sug- gested salaries as follows: Chief, $1,- | 700: assistant chief, $600; captain, | $2.50 per day: lieutenants, $3.30 per | day, first vear men, $2.70 per day; | secona year, $2.90, and thira year, | $3.15. Things Begin to Happen, Things began to happen when the first proposed charter amendment was read. It provides for the changing of the dates of estimates, having them submitted in February rather than in March. Anderman Paonessa moved its adoption, but Councilman Curtis desired eniightenment. He wanted to know if it would nat be possible to bring about the desired end without changing the charter. It was explained by Corporation Coun- sel Cooper that the change is wanted so that the board of park commission- ers and the board of public works may know how much of an appropriation they are to have that they may begin their season’s plans and work early in the spring. He also explained that {scheme Jester Springs Surpri When the amendment to fix the pay of the water employes came up Coun- i cilman Curtis again appeared skeptical | in the council. As the | charter amendment provided that the | water board could hire employes withz out first having to geet the sgnction © the council, but the council would have a check on them by having the tion of the city court matters the pro- | approval of the salaries to be paid.! Judge Gaffney Councilman Curtis offered an amend- ment which would give the water board the right to hire, fvithout coun- | cil approval, any emplayes whose salary is not in excess of $1,200 a Vvear. If it be more the coungcil must approve. The councilman recalled to the minds of the members the famous Percy M. Blake engineering feats which cost the city so much hecause the council had no ‘théck on water department. Put to a vote, ten council members voted in favor Councilman Curtis’ amendment to the amendrnent and nine voted against its passage. exploded a bomb shell by declaring that the amendment was lost. The city clerk and council members pro- tested that it was passed and when he explained that he had voted against it they insisted that it made the vote ten to ten and it was a tie They then asked the presiding officer if he was contemplating voting twice to break the tie! All Japsed into an abashed silence when, once he was able to make his voice heard, Ander- man Jester explained that the vote was lost, according to his ruling, be- cause it was not carried. ‘“You're Mght, complimented Councilman Landers. A proposed amendment giving the city the right to extepd subways was passed without question. , For All Time Inspector. An amendment ta have the building inspetor appointed for a term of “during good behavior” rather than for a term of one or two years brought the councilman from the third to his feet again. He called attention to the fact that the amendment did not specify that the inspector should de- vote his entire time to his job. He wanted that stipulation interjected. Councilman Curtis declared that as far as any good from it came to the cityy the building inspector’s office has been worthless for the past ten years because thé“inspector has been a part time man. “An inspector could de- vote his entire time to the job and still not do all that is necessary,” he said. Councilman Landers agreed that the amendment should specify an all time inspector and with this change it was passed. May Attacks Quigley. It- was when the proposed amend- ment changing the board of water commissioners from a board of three ‘members to a bi-partisan board of four members came up that Council- man May launched forth into his at- attack on the administration. The amendment provides that the four members are to be appointed by the mavor, and this phrase caused Coun- cilman May much apprehension. “There's too much one man power now,” he said, ‘“does a fourth man mean another $400 or 500 for some politician friend?” Councilman Lan- ders advised the councilman from the first that if he would read the amendment' caretullyy he would find that the commissioners, except the chairman, would serve without pay. “Well, the tinfe will come when they'll be looking for ‘it and they generally get it,” Councilman May averred. Alderman McCabe also objected to the changing of the water board be- cause, he said, in the twenty years or more he has been familiar with city affairs he has ever believed that the hoard of three members has acted wisely and right. Corporation Coun- sel Cooper explained that the only Teason for the change was to make the board a bi-partisan organization and Alderman McCabe opposed this. He sald the time might come whan executive action was needed immedi- ately and a bi-partisan board might be split on opinion and hinder matters. Here Councilman O. F. Curtis took up the cudgel against the bi-partisan water board. “If you want efficiency, he #aid, “cut out the mention of poli- tics in vour charter. n’t say the members must be frem any political parties, but leave it to the discretion of the mayor that the members are to be appointed for ability and results will be demanded. A one man safety board, too, is needed I think. What is needed is a man with executive abili This was the opening wedge. Coun- cilman May jumped to his feet and protested, he had previously at the charter revision committee, about the safety board, using this as an example of the evils of a bi-partisan board. safety board for a political in my estimation,” he said. Alderman Paonessa leaped to his feet and protested that the chalr should rule the councilman from the first out of order and Councilman Landers demanded that Councilman May make s direct statement with names so that the absent mayor would know of what he had said when he returns. “You may vote against this measure if you wish,” said Alderman Paonessa the tics in here.” Then Councilman May, supported by Councilman Dehm demanded to Enow where a report could be found of what action the charter revision committee had taken on a resolution he had drafted for that body. This resolution had asked for the abolition of the bi-partisan boards and had re- the new rule would not at all affect the quested that the charter revision com- the | of | Mayor Pro Tem Jester then | “The mayor appointed a member of ! “put eliminate the mention of poli., mittee report back to the council This was never done. Alderman Jes ter called upon Judge B. F. Gaffney, chairman of the charter revision | committee, to explain to Councilman | May, but in the meantime Council- | man Spencer, on special privilege, ! called the council members to task i for wasting time by discussing mat- ters that were not properly before them. His opinion prevailed and Councilman May lapsed into silence for a time. Movic Cen Passcs. { The proposed moving picture cen- | rorship amendment provides that =a | committee of five members from the council, the police department or zother (o ens shall b2 appointed by the mayor to pass upon moving pic- tures. Councilman Curtis objected to the wording of this. While he did not | oppose the measure, he did not think { *hat the censoring committee should Tie composed of people instrumental framing the law or whose duty it to enforce it. He wanted an im- artial board, free from Aany bias, explained at some | length the purpose of the censorship | e said that the school committee, which first instituted the proposition, not care what pictures adults but demands protection for the children. Tt is in order that the | morals of the children may not be- “!‘()lne corrupt througn the evil in- | flucnce of any pictures that the | amendment was drafted. It was passed unanimously. No onposition was heard on the amendment to keep the voting polls cpen from 5:30 a. sa. until 5 p. m. on election days. Who Runs Safety Board. legarding the amendment .to split the safety board into a board of po- { lice commissioners of four men and | a board of fire commissioners of four Councilman Curtis objected strenuous He declared that the most efficient method of handling the fire department would be tg have a one man commissioner, appoint him for his ability and muke him respon- sible. Councilman Andrews favored the plan, but doubted that the city j.was ready for this plan as yet. Coun- cilman Landers also favored the plan, but had the same idea as Councilman Andrews. “However, Mr. Landers caid, “if Councilman Curtis will vote for a <alary of $2.500 per year for the fire commissioner and $2,500 per ar for the police commissioner, I will vote for his proposition to have one man commissions.” 'Further argument ensued, during which Councilman Curtis asked Coun- climan Landers if it is not true that nnder the existing conditions one man devotes his entire time to the man- agement of the police and fire depart- ments. “It is my ovinion that one man devotes his time and the other two manage the departments,’” replied the councilman amid & general sally of laughter. Councilman Charles Mueller, for economic resons, opposed the one man commission and when all argument had ceased Alderman Jes- ter asked the city clerk to “give us an idea what we’re on.” The amend- ment' as , originally drafted was passed. ‘o Dehm for Fair Play. The council also voted unanimous- in favor of Councilman Dehm’s amendment to another charter re- vision whereby any callman or super- numerary police will be entitled to a hearing before dimi 1. All coun- cil members thought it very unfair to want to discharge a man without an opportunity to make explanations and ouncilman McDonough de- clared that any board that would re- fuse to give a man a hearing is not fit to hold office.” - The city plan.commission amend- snent and the civil service amend- ment were passed without argument, hut not so the city court amendments, sncluding the one to make the local court a court of unlimited jurisdic- tion in order that aliens may be nat- uralized here. Councilman Curtis asked if it is not true that the legis- Jature would fix the salary of the- judges in case the amendment was passed. Corporation Counsel Cooper replied that it would, hut he had no fdea of the figures and Representative Hall replied likewise. The amend- ments were then passed, on motion o? Councilman Curtis, with the specifi- catlon that the judge’s salary be not more than $2,600, and the deputy judge’s salary not more than $1,000. At present these salaries are $2,200 and $800 respectively. The amendment requesting author- ity to transfer $15,000 from the school building fund to pay for repairs at the prevocational grammar school was adopted. X Did Curtis Spring Jokeér? While Alderman Jester had his gavel in mid-air, about to declare the meeting adjournd, Councilman Cur- tis again took the floor and asked the corporation counse] about the home rule bill. He remarked that when it was passed two years ago the people thought that they would be given the right to settle questions for them- selves without recourse to the legis- lature and he expressed the opinion that every change suggested, except the city court matter, could be decided here under the home rule bill. Corporation Counsel Cooper ex- plained that there is a strong possi- bility that the committee on cities and boroughs will send back to this city the amendments with instructions to use the home rule bill. Councilman Curtis then asked why it was not bet- ter to act on them here. Alderman Paonessa asked if it is not possible that the legislature might “legislate some things we don’t know about” as happened two vears ago. Representative Hall explained that it had been decided to send the amendments to the legislature to avoid the expense of a local election. New Britain uses the voting machine and most voters pull the fxst two- levers at a general election ahd leave the booth. To vote on the amendments would mean that almost every reg- ; istering column of the machine be ; used and Mr. Hall thinks many people would neglect to do it. It requires a majority vote to pass an amend- ment under the home rule bill. Councilman Curtis moved that the amendments be sent to the legislature Iy |Close Watch on Steamships Apprehension® of a break with Germany gripped the port of New York and other ports, bringing about redoubled vigilance on the part of federal, state and city authorities and agitating shipping interests that are awaliting instructions from the United States government or from the gov- ernments of the entente allies. The first immediate effect of the tightening tension was measures taken at New York by Collector of the Port Ducley Field Maloiie to protect the safety of the harbor. Convinced thui there is liltle likelihood of Lhe escape ‘of any of the Teutonic steamship: cullector had reason to believe thatan effort might be made to de: or more of the great German cargo s now at Hoboken, R G sitch a way as would block navigaticn. After much hard work he folt sure that he was master of the situation. troy one ! Noiw in American Harbors { Pictures show same of the German “ships at Hoboken and policemen on guard. In and near the harbor of New York are thirty-one German ships, the biggest being the famous | Vaterland, one of the world’s very lar- gest vessels, of 54,000 tons. It is doubtful if several of the lar- ger steamers could get under way even | if ordered to leave the harbor. The | Vaterland has been ashore for more | than a vear and her bottom is im- bedded in two or thfee feet of mud. This giant ship, which since the out- break of the war Las never been mov- ed from her present berth, is a victim of the tides which have washed dirt and gravel into the pier basin. The President Grant, the President Lincoln, the Pennsylvania, the George Washington and the Kaiser Wilhelm II. are also helieved to be aground, buttheir predicament is not as serious | as that of the Vaterland. with the appended request that if passed they be sent back to this city with a referendum right so that the city can vote on them in April. Rep- resentative Hall thought the referen- dum appendage would make the leg- islature only too glad to refer the amendments back to this city. In his closing remarks Councilman Curtis expressed the opinion that it would do no harm the proposed amendments, exception of the city court proposi- tions, should be killed. If* Church Notices | First Baptist Church. Morning worship at 10:45 o’clock. Sermon by the minister, Dr. Eurle B. Cross, subject “The Open Poor and the Pillar.” Sunday school at 12:15, with classes graded for all ages. 6:00 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E. meeting, led by Mr. Arvid Larson, ject ‘“Confession,” consecration meeting. At the evening congregation at 7:30 o’clock, the male quartet of Wesleyan University will sing. This is a good opportunity to hear this well known quartet. Mr. Da- vid J. Ranney, who comes from the Bowery Mission, New Yark, will speak. Let all who are to participate in the Ho¥ne Visitation on Sunday afternoon be'present at 10 o’clock in the chapel for final instructions and prayer. Thcese who so desire may bring their lunch, and coffee and cocoa will be served aftcr the Sunday school session. Trinity Methodist Church. 9:45 a. m., church Sunday school. 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon. 6:00 p. m., Trinity Methodist Young People. 7:00 p. m., social half hour. 7:30 p. m., cvening service.’ At the evening service, Rev. Albert C. Dieffenbach, minister of the Unitar- jan church in Hartford, will speak on “Fifficiency and Religion.” At the morning service the minister will preach both the adult and chil- dren’s sermon. St. Matthew’s Church. Usual service in the morning. Ser- vice in English at 7 p. m. Sunday school at noon. English Lutheran Church. Hungerford Court, Frederick C. Wunder, pastor. Morning worship, 10:45. Sunday school at 12, noon. Special meeting of council after ser- vice. First Church of Christ (Center Con- gregational) Services Sunday: 9:45 a. m., Junior, Intermediate and Senior departments of the church school. 10:45 a. m., morning worship. 12:10 p. m., Beginners, Primary and if the whole of | with the Adult of the church school. 6:00 p. m., Young People’s meet- ing. “Drink and thc Home,” meet- ing in charge of Mrs. Thienes! class. departments People’s Church. “ourt street. Preaching services at 10:45 and 7:00. At the morning ser- vice Pastor Harriman will preach. Topic: “Faith’s Subtlest Foe.” TIn the evening, Crawford’s great illustrated | sermon, “Educated Iron,” will be giv- en, and a large congregation is as- sured. Visiting Young People will sing. Morning prayers at 10:00. Sun- day school at 12:15. Young People’s meeting at 5:45. Tuesdoy p. m, at 4:00, the children’'s meeting. Church prayer meeting at 7:45 '[hursday eve- ning. To all these meetings.the public is cordially invited. Universalist Church. Hungerford Court. Services Sun- day evening at 7:30 o’clock. = Subject, “Annihilation.” Dr. Dillingham will preach. South Congregational Church Boys' school, 9.30, main school, 12:10. At the morning service, Mr: Thompson will speak upon, “Religion in Education.” An invitation is ex- tended to all who are interested in this matter to attend, and especially to Sunday school workers. At the Vesper services for tomorrow and next | Sunday ,patriotic subjects will be pre- | sented. Tomorrow Dr. Hill will speak | on “Lincoln or Kaiser.” Penticostol Meetings. Meetings at the home of Mr. | Whaples 685 Arch street on Sunday at | 3:45 and 7:15 p, m., also Wednesday at 7:45 p. m. Enynanuel Gospel Church. Booth's hall, 259 Main street. Ohio Evangelist, Rev. Thomas derson, speaks at 10:45 a. m, and 7 p. m. The morning subject will be “Grieving the Holy Spirit” and in the evening “False Hopes.” Praise meet- ing 10 a. m. Bible school 12:15 p, m. Young People’s meeting 6 p. m. Evan- | gelist Henderson speaks every night in week, except Monday. A great op- portunity to hear a message from God to men, The | Hen- Swedish Baptist Church, Mrs. Anna M. Salquist of China will speak on missions tomorrow morning and evening at the Swedish Baptist church in Elm street. Mrs. Salquist has been in China for the past fifteen yeears. ¥ Second Advent Church, 405 Church street, street. Elder E. F. White pastor. Sunday seervices. 10:45 a, m. preach- ing by the pastor, subject, “The Angel Having the Everlasting Gospel to Preach.” 12:10 Sunday school ana Bible class. 6:30 Young People's meeting. 7:15 preaching by the pas- tor, suBject, “Death, What. it. i{s?” ‘Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock pas- near Stanley tor's prophetic Bible class. Any inter- | ested in the study of propheey wel- | day. come to this class, at 8 o'clock prayer service. Seats free. Thursday ev and confl All welcom Salvation Army. Holiness meeting 11 a. m. 8 school 2:30 p, m. Praise meetin m. Soldiers” meeting 7 p. m. tion meeting 8 p.. m. Rev. o holm editor for Eastern Weekly p will preach at the evening meetin St. Mark’s Church. Holy Communion, 7:30 a. m.; morning service, 10:45 a, m., sermon by the rector, Rev. H. L, r, on “Orchards, 'and the Parabl , followed by infant baptism,K BEi song, with short sermon by the cu <. Jones, on “Sympathy WOMEN AT WORK A MEN GO 10 BAT Nearly All Occupfialions Filied by Fair Sex London, Feb. 10.—A London n paper has published a list of som the war-time occupations of wo: They are: Munitions making. Canteen work. Farm work. Hospital orderlies. Gardeners. \/ Recruiting for army and na Street car conductors. Taxi and wagon drivers. Porters. Letter carriers. Railway car cleaners. Despatch riders at aircraft stat] ¥ruit and-hop pickers. Vegetahle raisers. Window cleaners. Volunteer firemen. Stretcher bearers. Elevator operators. Locomotive engine cleaners. Detectives and policemen. Mechanics. Night watchmen. Commercial travelers. Tamp lighters. Dentists. Stationary engineers. The labor exchanges created by war report a demand far in e: supply for women in all of the 1i occupations. VILLA ADYVANCING Bandit Reported to 25,000 Men and Thirty Cannon Chief pared to Attack Juarez. New York, Feb. 10.—Gel Francisco Villa with a force of 2i men supported by, thirty cannon 65 and 75 millimeters each is ocq ing territory vacated by the fore General Pershing and gradually vancing northward to take Juj according to an official communi received here today, by Villa’s sentative, PROBE COST OF FOOD. Wasnington, Feb. 10.—The fed trade commission today annoul that at the direction of the presi| it would begin immediately an in tigafion of the high cost of food in United States, with special refei to alleged violation of the anti-§ acts. EXPLOSIVES ON TRACK. Springfield, Mo., Feb. 10.—EX sives alleged to have been pl upon the rails partly wrecked a sf car of the Springfield Traction pany today. Negotiations tow! settlement of the strike of the mo men and conductors were broken vecently. DEATHS AND FUNERA| Martin Maher, The funeral. of Martin® Maher Commercial street was at 9 o'clock morning from £ Mary's church tev. John E. officiating. bearers were Joseph, William James Roche, M. T. White stephen Lyfich of this . city Michael Malley of Manchester, burial was in St. Mary's new ce| tery. A James Hall. The funeral of James Hall was at 2 o’clock this afternoon from home at 21 Ple: nt strect with F. K. Thompson, stant pastoi the South Congregational chul officiating. ntatives of 0dd Fellows, lodge and Cf stock encampment, were bea The burial was in Fairview cemet DIEHL-WAITE WEDDING. The wedding of Miss Mildred Waite of Staten Island and Williang Diehl will take place this evenin 8 o'clock. The ceremony will be formed at the home of Mrs. Randolph Grymes of Staten Isl with whom Arthur W. Waite brother of the bride, is living. X Frederick Olaff Randall will aty her sister as matron of honor and other attendants will be Mrs. Keni Randall and Mrs, Arthur W, Wait City Items . XMt thirty of tht press foom'| ployes of the Russell & Erwin are to hold a banquet at the Hi Nelson this evening. One lot of $2.50 patent and metal shoes $1.98. Sloan Bros.—ad Miss Mable Klingberg, daughter Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Klingberg, 18 serving her seventeenth birthday Last evening her friends dered her a birthday party and sented her with a handsome gold::