New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1917, Page 11

Before your rush for the train— rush in here and you can get, in a rush, what you need to wear for the trip—and bear in mind, Noble Seig- nor, no matter where you go, you can- not get more for your money—in fab- ric, style, and quality, in Special suits traveling &heviots, gray . Special suits in blue mixtur Special fancy mixturcs. A few left at sale price, Overcoats too. o NEW BRITAIN, CONN, _—y Cily Items Real bargains, Jno. A, Andrews & Co.'s water damage sale.—advt. The monthly meeting of the Y, M. C. A. directors will be held this eve- ning. Attorney W. F. Mangan has pur- chased property on Trinity street from Helena Wt White and George B. Cowles, The flag day committee of New Brit- ain lodge, B. P. O. E., will meet Thurs- day evening. . “Reaching the Top” will be the subject of the Rev. Henry W. Maier at the Fellowship supper at the Y. M. C. A, tonight, # President James M. Curtin of the Commercial Trust company, Thomas F. Farrell and W. W. Hanna will leave early in March for a trip to Hot " Springs, Ark. ‘The directors of the #Chamber of Commerce will meet at 4:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. sThe Ladies’ Auxiliary of the N. L. C. A will hold a whist this evening in Jr. 0. U..A, M. hall. “AMr. and Mrs. /Daniels M. Collins of 3 Sxton streetiare rejoicing at the birth of a son, born last night. A son was born at the New Britain General Hospital this morning to Mr. and Mrs. William Blaney of 35 Francis street:’ John Peppi, widely known as a Horse dealer, is at New Britain Gener- al hospital undergoing treatment for stomach trouble. He was transferred that institution from the Bronson. . Mrs. M. J. Sullivan of 458 Myrtle street has complained to the police that fifty chickens were stolen from her poultry house. Entrance was gained by prying off a board in the rear of the building. The Besse-Leland company, through Lyman W Besse, president, and W. W. Leland, treasurer, has transferred its business on Main street to Besse- Leland, Inc. Dr. Valeria H, Parker, well known in New Britain as field secretary of the Connecticut Society of Social Hy- giene, will be the principal speaker at Frjday night's meeting of the Put- nam Chamber of Commerce. Her topic will be “The Need of State Care for Delinquent Women.” AUTO COLLIDES WITH POLE Four Go to Hospital When Driver At- ‘tempts to Avoid Hitting Stone ill“ the Road. Stamford, Feb. 19.—Four persons, three of them from Bridgeport, are in the Stamford hospital today suffering from injuries following an automobile mishap last night in Noroton flats. he party are: Mrs. Wheeler, wife of Dr. Fairchild Wheeler, of 7 La- fayette street, Bridgeport, Miss Mar- tha Gros Claude, 1,550 Laurel avenue, /Bridgeport, hurt about the head, Wil- liam C. DMarshall, University eclub, Bridgeport, hack hurt, and Miss Flor- ence_Cone, 182 Collin street, Hartford, briised and wounds on the head. Mrs. Wheeler is thought to be hurt inter- nally and may be in serious condition. Mr. Wheeler, and daughter escaped with slight bruises and returned to their home. Mr. Wheeler who was driving the car tried to avoid hitting a bric in the street. In turning quickly the ma- chine skidded and struck a telegraph pole. GOVERNMENT TROOPS ADVANCE Havana, Feb. 19.—The town of Ja- tilionico, in Camabuey occupied vesterday government farces. The number of prisoners cap- tured on Saturday at Sancti Spritus was 400. Some fifty political prison- §: have been transferred to Cabanas, ‘terda. province was by about fifty more were set free The government is con- ering a proclamation of amnesty to ply to certain restructed classes. Hotel | HING GEORGE VISITS AMMUNITION. FRACTORY <8 Although the British government has vetoed the proposed furnishing of naval shells to the United States by Hadfields on the ground that the British may need all the facilities for shell making they can muster, it is asserted that they have solved the problem of supplying their own {king George Inspects Factories to See How England Keeps Up Shell Supply army and navy with all the shells they may neced. The photograph repro- duced herewith was procured from the British goverament and offers a striking example of Fow England faces the problem of making shells for her own navy in wartimes. King George and his party are seen in- specting Great Britain’s largest shell manufacturing depot. The curious grapelike clumps in which. shells are hanging show the manner in which the innumerable carriages run on | overhead tracks and facilitate the moving of thousands of shells every day. VIOLATED HEALTH LAW, IS CHARGED Maryl’Wsk‘to Be Given Hearing in Court Saturday As a result of complaint by the health board relative to plumbing and sanitary canditions on property ewned | by her at 53 and 59 Broad street, Mary Wisk was arraigned before Judge James T. Meskill in poHce court today and held for a hearing Saturday. The | continuance was requested by her| counsel,. Attorney P. F. McDonough, Wwho said that he had been called into the case but a short time before and | had not had time to learn the details of the complaint. The accused has been in court before for violations of | city ordinances, i pon. the report that hls alleged | victim is still at St. Francis’' hospital at Hartford in a serious condition, the hearing of assault charges against Julius Dzancik of 35 Grove street was continued until March 15, He w: represented by Attorney M. D. Saxe. The accused'is alleged to have used a ragor Wwith serious results several! weeks ago. ; armful of tin eans at the windows of smiles. Tt was testified that Mrs. Kolebis was helping him home Sat- urday night and in the disturbance { her coat was badly torn. Anthony Paleopski of 37 Franklin street, charged with assault upon his wife, was placed on probation. Peter Kavilinsky of 276 Elm street, discovered by Policeman Meddrick Perry as he was about to throw an Skritulcky’s saloon early Sunday | morning in revenge for being refused a drink after hours, was fined $3 and costs for int cation, SOLOISTS ENGAGED Theo Karl, Tenor, and Arthur Middle- ton, Basso, to Take Part in Spring,‘ Concert of Choral Society. The members of the New Britain | Choral ‘society take pleasure in an- | nouncing that they have been able to engage the service of Theo Karl, ten- or, and Arthur Middleton, basso, for thein concert to be held ‘Tuesday eve- ning, May 29. Mr. Karl had the hon- or of singing at the Worcester festival last spring and has been re-engaged to sing’ at the 1917 fail concert there. He has also been engaged b\r the Spring- field festival to sing in *“Samson and Delilah,” at their spring concert. Mr. Middleton needs no introduction | 'BEFHLEHEM ENDS [sells $50,000,000 in Notes to RUSSIAN DISPUTE Fullfil Munitions Contract Feb, 19.—The Bethle- announced yes- New York, hem Steel company, terday that in order to fulfill. a troublesome munitions contract with Russia it has just borrowed $50,000,- 000 on its notes, disclosing at the same time both the fact and the set- tlement of a long dispute between it- self and its bankers on one side against the Russian government and the British treasury on the other. The company’s statement follow: “The Bethlehem Steel Company has finally concluded a thoroughly satis- i factory adjustment of matters which for some time have been the subject of controversy with the British gov- ernment, in relation to an important | contract for the supply of Russ ammunition, pavment for which was to be made by the British government | to New Britain music lovers. He was engaged by this society to sing at the | concert held January 17 but owing to | illness was unable to be present. He | has assured the committee that he will | not disappoint them a second time. Dennis McInerney of 76 New Park | avenue, Hartford, was committed t')\ the state farm for inebriates for at| least six months. He applied at palice } headqugrters for lodgings, was accum- | modated and, because of his past| record, was presented in court, Because he failed to appear Satur- day as a material witness in the hear- | ing of assault charges against James Lawrence and Paul Supko, Peter| Adamovitch of 179 Broad street was fined $5 and costs. He was arrested on a capias. Clase competition in business, cording to testimony, caused the ar- raignment of Max Zigman of 107 Wil- low street for assault with a horse | whip upon Joseph Friedman, another | baker, on Seymour street yesterday. | Zigman, who is employed by Schneider | and Rubenstein, was fined $5 and costs. The arrest was made by De- tective A. J. Richardson. Tt was tes- tified that campetition and the race for customers had caused “bad blood” between the two. When people were coming from church yesterday, ac- cording to testimony, Zigman drove up to Friedman's team in an autemobile, jumped out and laid the whip abaut his victim with much force. Attorney A. A. Greenberg appearéd for the de- fense. Another Delay in This Case. Hearing of testimony in the re- opened case of Walislaw Kamerski of 140 Grove street, charged with breach of the peace, was continued until Sat- ac-*‘ urday a8 material witnesses were lack- ing. Bonds of $100 were declared forfeited when the case came for trial because the accused was absent. Later, after two appearances by At- torney A, A. Greenberg, the case was re-opened and a hearing set for today. William Turgeon of 171 High street, charged with intoxication and breach of the peace, had the choice of go- ing to jail or of having Probation Officer Edward C. Connolly collect his pay during the next six months. He chose the latter. Mrs. Turgeon told of his getting two pails of beer and | a bottle of whiskey Saturday night There was trouble before, during in- termissions between drinking and af- | terwards until the police arrived. Tur- geon was on probation prior to the arrest. Turgeon claimed that he did not approve of wife heing out nights or of her working and leaving their four children at home. Because the arrival of the stork is soon expected at his home, John Kolebis of 14 Atlantic street was dealt with leniently, freed from | breach of the peace charges and ad- | | vised to go home and treat his wife with all kindness. They left the { this spring, was held Wednesday eve- {try and has alway The society will also be assisted by a | soprano whose name will be an- nounced later and also an orchestra of | thirty pieces. ‘ The first rehearsal of “King Olaf,” ! the work to be given by the society ning. This work has been given by all | the large oratorio societies in the coun- | been a great suc: cess. Rehearsals will be held every ‘Wednesday evening in Booth’s hall at o'clock and every member is urged to attend. DEATHS AND FUNERALS M. Lewis Stoddard. The funeral of M. Lewis Stoddard, who was killed at the Newington | | Junction home by a falling barn door, wds held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from his home with Rev. Herbert C. Macy, pastor of the Newington Con- | gregational church, officiating. The burial was in Newington. Bernhardt Canzellari Bernhardt Canzellarini, aged 62 ars, died at his home at 110 Linden street last night following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Switzer- [ land but had lived in this country for | a number of vears. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son. The fu- neral will be at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning from St. Peter’s church and the burial will be in St. Mary’s new cemetery. d . ! | Cavd of Thanks. We take this means of expressing our singere thanks to all neighbors and nds for their and acts of kindness during the sickness and death of our mother, Mrs. Margaret O'Dell Also we are grateful for the donation: of flowers received for the funeral ser- vices. . (Signed) RICEARD O'DELL. JOHN O'DELL. WILLTAM O'DELL. DENIS O'DELL. HENRY O'DELL. MISS MARY O'DELL. MRS, HARRY PHALEN. NEW BRITAIN LODGE BANQU ‘With Constahle Fred Winkle Toastmaster and chairman of the com- ! mittee on arrangements, New Britain City lodge, O. B the oldest Jew- ish lodge in the observed its 26th anniversary yesterday afternoon in Talmud Torah hall. Besides Con- speakers were Ibert Simons of Hartford, first. president of the lodge | as | court room hand in hand and all a'nd' Harry Gold, | selr. | ceived the night before in a fall while {ing at New Britain General hospital. tional i the border The under the terms of the contract. “The matters at issue did not in- volve any question as to the quality of the work, but had to do solely with i the time of delivery, and were com. ! plicated by changes in specifications while the work was in progress. Times of delivery and terms of pay- ment have been agreed upon that are | mutually satisfactory. . “In connection with and as a result of this settlement the Bethlehem Steel Company has sold $50,000, 0004 | of its own two-vear notes, secured, in | part, by available treasury assets, and in part by British short-term notes. | pings. | Am Three-fourths of this loan will be iquidating, as a result of the pay- ment of the British treasury notes ! which mature prior to the maturity | of the company’'s notes. “The notes have been purchased by a group headed by the Guaranty Trust Comp#ny and the Bankers Trust Com- | pany.” Clearance Sale of LADIES’ COATS At $9.95 Financial WALL STREET OFF T0 STRONG WEEK All Stocks Hold Up Aiter Promis- ing Opening * ‘Wall Street.—In the absence of un- toward events over the week-end the stock market seemed disposed at to- day’s opening to augment the many 8ains recordeq last Saturday. Pop- ular industrials: including those in the so-called war class, were higher by material fractions of two points, cop- pers, oils and shippings displaying similar tendencies. Central Leather, Cuba Cane Sugar, Studebaker, Amer- icam Woolen and National Enameling also were firm to strong. Ralls were the only laggards, that group show- ing little animation. Trading broadened and initial gains were supplemented in the increased activity of the first half hour. Rails caught up with the general movement, especially coalers, Chicago and Alton, Missouri Pacific and Southern Rail- way preferred. Realizing for profits exerted the customary deterrent ef- fect, reactions ranging from one to two points in equipments and ship- Bonds were irregular. Marines, metals and some leading ‘induslrials eased off in the early af- ternoon, Bethlehem Steel( old stock) losing five points. Harvester com- pany, Colorado Fuel, gas shares and fertilizers were stronger at gains of two to five points, Closing—Crucible Steel and Texas company as well as sugars at extreme gains of three to six points were the conspicuous features of the final hour. The closing was strong. Sales were estimated at 400,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Feb. 19, 1917 High Low Close 88% 871 883 81 S Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold . Am Ag Chem Car & Fdy (,o Can Loco . Smeltmg Am Sugar Am Tel & Tel... Anaconda Cop ... AT S Fe Ry Co.. Baldwin TLoco ... Am Am Am .B & O BRT Beth Steel Butte Superior Canadian Pac | Central Leather Chres & Ohio Chino Copper .. .. | Chi Mil & St Paul. ColRR RoAT BN Cons Gas Crucible Steel .. Distillers-Sec ... Erie : Erie 1st pfd ... General Electric Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd .. Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. i Inspiration DIES OF FRACTURJED SKULL, ‘Woman Visiting Neighbor Meets With Fatal Accident. As a result of a fractured skull, re- visiting at the home a neighbor, Mrs. Iulia Louise Kuhn, wife of William | . Kuhn of 333 Arch street, dled sud- | donIy at 5:30 o’clock yesterday morn- As she fell, she struck with consider~ able force. A little later she was tak- en violently ill, relapsed into a state of coma and it was thought she had suffered an apopleptic shock. Her removal to the hospital followed. She steadily failed until her death, Surviving her, besides her husband, are two . daughters, Rheinhold Giersch and Mrs, M. J. Weyman, both of Newark, N. J., and one son; Charles F. Xuhnn of this city. There are also two sisters, Mrs. George Chambers and Mrs. Barrett, and a brother, Adolph L. Gayler. The de- ceased was a native of Meriden and a member of St. Mark's IEpiscopal church. The funeral will be from her home at 2 o’clock tomorrow and at 2:30 from the Erwin Memorial chapel. The burial will be in Fair- view cemeter hus- Mrs. PLAN TO RE San Antonio, RN TROOPS. I'eb. 19.—The general followed in sending all na- guard ox plan to e nizations home from for muster out, was an- by General Funston today. ' fifty thousand troops have been divided into twe contingents and the t contingent into four groups. It nated that four weeks will be required for the movement of = these four groups. nounced | Interborough | Interboro pfd | Kansas City e | Kennecott Cop .... Lack Steel s | Lehigh Val . Max Mot com Mex Petrol Natl Lead N Y Air Pxi\ke ¢ & Hud Cons NH&HRRS ont & West.. 243 104 % 129% Pac Mail § S Co Penn R R Peoples Gas 2 Pressed Steel Car . Ray Cons Readin g.. 5 Rep I & S com So Pac ... So Ry So Ry pfd Studebaker ...... Texas Oil Third Ave Union 3 United Truit Utah Cop T S Steel U § Steel pfd Va Car Chem . Westinghouse Western Unton Willys Overland Sears Roebuck LOCAL- STOGKS (Furnished by Richter and Company) Niles-Bement-Pond was a little bit more active today and stronger with sales at 174 and 175. American Brass was quiet today at 314 and 815, and Standard Screw sold at 360. Sales of American Hardware were at 135, and there was a good investment demand Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 31 West Main Street, City Hall Building Telephone 2040 20 shs American Brass 50 shs American Hdw. 50 shs Stanley Works 50 shs Landers, Frary & Clark 50 shs N. B. Machine 50 shs Union Mfg. Co. 20 shs Fafnir Bearing Co. 20 shs Stanley Rule & Level 50 shs Bristol Brass: 50 shs American Silver 20 shs Colt’s Arms 20 shs Scovill Mfg Co. 50 shs Billings & Spencer 10 shs Travelers Ins. Co. 10 shs Aetna Life Ins. Co. 20 shs National Surety Co. - New Britain Machine Rights. for Billings and Spencer at 110. rest of the local market has been in- | active and quiet. Below are the clos- ing quotations: | American Hardware 134 136 | American Brass 133 316 | American Silver 32 Bristol Brass 70 Billings & Spencer 110 Colts Arms .. 790 Eagle kock Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain Machine N. B. Machine Rights .. North & Judd Peck, Stow & Wilcox Russell Mig. Co. ... Standard Screw Com Stanley Rule & Level Stanley Works ...... Traut & Hine Union' Mfg. Co. Scovill Mfg. Co. Niles-Bement-Pond Marlin Arms NEW HOME FOR CHILDREN. | McGill Place on Arch Street Rented I Corporation. The James McGill fiouse at 610 Ar street has been leased by the Chill ren’s Home Corporation and will ser! as part of the orphanage accommodi tions as soon as thes have been completed for tr: the children who are now located the Hadley estate house on South Bul ritt street. If present plans go throug the children will be moved by Wel nesday ef this week. At present there are sev enteen ‘ch dren in the Hadley home but more a expected to be accommodated at ‘tl McGill home according to’ the plaf of Superintendent J. E. Klingber] { When orders were received to vacal the Hadley home no time was lost securing a desirable place for {hem. SNEAK THIEVES ACTIVE. (Furnished by Frisbie & Co.) The trading has been very quiet on | the local exchange but with a slight | increase in demand for Niles, Bement(- Pond and American Brass. There hate | Dbeen sales in Niles, Bement-Pond at | 176 and American Brass at 317. The quotations at 2:30 were: Bid ..315 .134 65 Asked 317 136 68 Am Brass ... Am Hardware . Bristol Brass . Colts Fire Arms .. Landers Frary & Cla; Russell Mfg Co . Scovill Mfg Co Standard Screw . Stanley Works Union Mfg Co . 60 395 CONCERT A SUCCESS. Big Crowd Attend Concert at Keeney's Theater. | A crowd that taxed the capacity of Keeney’s theater yesterday afternoon, listened to a well-rendered concert under the auspices of St. Andrew’s | Lithuanian Choral union, directed by Professor Rakauskas organist of the church. The manner in which the difficult | numbers were handled by the chorus, show the union is destined to take s place among the leading musical circles of the Rev. Edward V. Grikis today expressed his satisfac- tion for the support given the con- cert, and extended his congratulations to the society for its succes FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. There will be a meeting of the fi- nance committee of the New Britain Charity Organization this evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The purpose of the meeting is to raise funds for relief work. This fund will be known as the “relief fund’” and will be used for the work among the poor of the city. Several month; of work are expected before the required amount is raised. e, TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. WANTED—Young girl for light house- work. Home nights. Apply evenings 331 Chestnut street, first floor. 2-19-2dx WANTED—Woman dishwasher. Ho- 500 | Complaints relative to the activiti of sneak thieves continue to be | ri ceived by the police, three instancd | being reported at headquarters as t grist Saturday night and yesterda; William Cowlishaw reports that cigar cigarettes, gum, sweet chocolate an| doughnuts were stolen from his sto: at 439 West Main street by thievd who forced entrance through a rea window. Joseph Lugretto of Woodru court reports that a shanty owned b| him on Belmont street has been yisif] ed, all of the windows broken and. co! slderable lumber and a stove takes John W. Allen of the John W. Alle! company reports that a shanty used i building operations in the west en was broken into over Sunday and quantity of tools stolen. SOUTH CHURCH QUARTET. There will be but one change in thi | personnel of the quartet at the SoutH Congregational church this yeay. Mis Ada Segur, soprano soloist, has decid ed to accept a place at the Soutl church, Hartford, and her place wil be taken by Mrs. Bertha Hobso: Keene of Meriden. Mrs. Keene ha been soprano at the Emmanuecl Baptis church at Brooklyn for the past te | vears and comes to this city with/ thd highest recommendations. The othe members of the quartet who will re: main are Miss Elizabeth Marcell . of Hartford, alto; John Dowd of Hart ford, tenor and Joseph Ames of Bris: tol, bass. DR. DILLINGHAM ON PROBATION.| Dr. Dillingham preached at the Universalist church last evening on the doctrine of ‘“Probation.” Dr. Dillingham said that the doctrine of probation is unscriptural and unpat- ural. If this doctrine, that means probation ends at death is true, then three-fourths of the race, who for various reasons have not accepted Jesus as Saviour are doomed to end- less punishment and exile from God. em——————————— The GITY SAVINGS BANK MIDDLETOWN, CONN. Accounts opened by mail. Four per cent paid. Your tel Beloin -19-tf savings account solicited. SCOVILL MFG. CO. Bought and Sold FRISBIE & CO. Investment 36 PEARL STREET Securities -:- HARTFORD . W. PORTER, Local Representative.