New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1917, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1917. U TH and W[ THOUT TRUTH Wailter Scott Americans have the best taste in dress of any nation on earth. American sheep, machin- ery, and workmen produce i cloth that when made into uits by American artisans is the best clothing a man can wear. We can truthfully say that our suits and overcoats at $20 are exceptionally good et NEW BRITAIN, CONN. City Ttems ‘Women’s 100 Gold Seal rubbers 75¢c. Damon’s shoe sale.—advt. Globe Clothing House will keep open this evening and close all day Thurs- day.—advt. Robert Pinches, Mrs. John Pinches, in this city and home a bad son of Mr. is at hi recovering from agcident he suffered in New Haven r-138t Saturddy. ' While at work in a wood turning concern Mr. Pinches’ arm got caught in a saw and was badly lacerated. Open tonight. Closed all day to- morrow. Besse-Leland Co.—Advt. U. G. Dillon and Christopher Bod- mer have been named as appraisers of the estate of the late James Hall. Samuel T. Hall is executor. $100,000.00 gain for 1917. Leland Co.—Advt, Storc open this evening, closed all day tomorrow, John A. Andrews & Co.—advt. ‘ The entertainment committee of New Britain Nest Order of Qwls com- pbsed of John Hickey, James Meeker, W, Talmadge and Ralph La Branche, is making arrangements for a whist to be held March 14. A valentine party will follow the regular meeting of New Britain coun- cil, F. B. L, in Judd's hall Friday evening. Besse- Migs Alice T. Bowe of 9 Camp street is caring for patients 3t Dr. Reynolds’ sanitarium in Woodbur: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Toner and son, Jack, have returned from New York where they have been the guests of Mrs. Mary Toner for the past few days. Camp No. 13, P. O. of A:, will meet at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening and all members are requested to be pres- ent. ’ A farewell party i Lieutenant Frederickson of the Sal- '» vation Army this evening in honor of his departure for .Boston tomorrow. Judge and Mrs, William F. Man- gan of Trinity street are in New York. ¢,The public schools will If day tomorrow will be tendered be open a closing at noon in honor of Washington’s birthday. The banks will be ciosed all day as will most of the public offices. The lead- ing stores will also be closed all day tomorrow Buildir Hartford was a yis Dr. Henry erty in the Yawyn. Hugh Reynolds today took out a permit to construct a brick store house on Commercial street at a cost of $1,000. The building will measure 50X50. ™ There will be special Lenten serv fces every Thursday evening durin Iignt at the Stanley Memorial church, Rev. I. E. Rees will conduct the serv. ico tomorrow evening. Paul Pihl, son of Rev. G. F [a member of the freshman c at Yale, is rated in the third rank in the mid-year exams, Inspector McLoughlin ok T. Rray Glendale of in town today. has sold prop- tract to Teresa ) i The Young Men’s Athletic tlon of St. Joseph's church a surprise party lona of South R. H. Martin, commercial agent for j the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern Railroad company, was a visitor 8 the local freight house today. associa- to Frederick J. Ma- Main street last night. A number of arrived in this city ' employment at the New Britain Ma- chine jany. Where they came g held as a secret by the out-of-town workmen th s session of the safety J/board the resignation of Adolph Sperl fas a call member of Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 was sent in by Capt. Eugene ¥ .Barnes the company. It was x Recepted. MA new Y. M. C. A. record was es- | tablished last evening by George Hol- giist in the 12 pound shot putt. The i shot was thrown a distance of 46 feet 2 inches, of ey Pinl, | tendered i afternoon for PLAN TO DOUBLE GROSS THE COUNCIL lLeglslature May Be Asked to Alter Amendments 1t is. expected in certain quarters that when the New Britain charter amendments come before the committee on cities and boroughs in room 52 at the capitol tomorrow na determined effort will be made by certain factions to have the proposed amendments concerning the police and fire ‘boards so changed by the legislators {hat instead of having four man commissioins these depart- ments will be governed by one man commissions As the charter amcndments now stand, passeé at the last session of the common counncil, the present safety board would be split into a board of police commissioners and a board of fire commissione: rd would be of the bi- n type and composed of four When the charter revision committe was discussing this matter all were agreed that the safety board should be split and the police and fire departments managed by separate heads. The only difference of opinion came as to the method Several’ members in- sisted that the one ‘nan commission was the ideal! type, while others, ad- mitting this, in&isted that at present the city, from financial reasons a well as others, is not ready to adopt this system. They-then agreed that the bi-partisan board .of four mem- bers would bhe the best for the city. When tlie amendments “were brought befcre the council, Council- man O. F. Curtis objected to having two hoards of four members each, advocating the single headed com- mission. Councilman Landers, in re- ply, admitted that the single headed commission is the best but said in order to have it effective it would require two strong men at a high salary. If Councilman Curtis would be willing te vote for a suitably high salary for each Mr. Landers said he would %unnnll him, but he felt that the city-is not yet in a position to go to this expetnse. Campaign of Opposition. During tre past week, however, it has been learned that a quiet cam- paign has been waged in an effort te put through the single headed ommission plan. Several prominent citizens have.been personally request- ed to appear at, the legislative hear- ing tomorrow to lend their arguments to the plan. It is possible that when the charter amendments come back from the legislature instead of be- ing as the covncil passed them, they will be materially changed. Mayor Quigley stated today that he has been infoxmed of a move to haye the Jegis- lature change the amendrhents, ¢ém- pelling the citv to adopt a = single headed commission plan, but he will oppose it at the hearing. The mayor and several other prominent men will attend the hearing in support of the original amendment. The mayor said that wrile he thinks the single headed com:mission is undoubtedly the ideal one for the management of the police and fire departments, he does not think New Britain is ready to adopt it. “It would require a strong man to do the work and such a man could not be secured at any nominal salary. He would have to be a $3,- 500 or 5,000 a year man and I don’t think New Pritain can afford that now,” he s$aid. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs. Emily A, McNary. Following a lingering illness, Mrs. Emily Ann (Ingram) McNary, aged seventy-eight vears, died this morn- ing at her home at 709 Stanley street. She was the widow of Wiliam M. Mc- Nary and was born at Vernon, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ingram. She was active in the affairs of Stan- W. R. (., was a past president of that organization and a member of the First Baptist church. A son, Dr. William H. McNary of this city, and a sister, Mrs, Louise Edwards of Southington, survive. The funeral will be at 2:30 Fridav afternoon from the Erwin Memorial chapel with Rev. Dr. Earle B. Cr the Irirst Baptist ehurch, The burial will' be in - cemetery. Andrews. The funeral of John Y. Andrews was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from his home at 64 South Burritt street with Rev. Henry W. Maier, pas- tor of the First Congregational church officiating. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. ard of Thanks, We desire to expre: our sincere thanks to friends, especially those who donated flowers, during the death of our heloved father and brother. (Signed) MAE JO EUGENE AND FAMILY VILLA NOT ON PACIFIC Chief Not cn Way to Japan With Bandit But Planning Junction Za- pata’s Forces. Tex., Feb. 21.—Irancisco Villa has not gone to Japan on a se- cret m on but with Manuel Pelaz a leader operating in the Tampico district, has gone south to Mexico City to confer with Zapata, regarding Laredo, agents here. A union of his forces with tho Zapata and Pelaz would result in a formidable revolutionary movement. a merger of forces, according to Villa DID REPUBLICANS USE STATE PAPER? Democrat Makes Charge in Defi- ciency Bill Debate Hartford, Feb. 21.—The general as- sembly today had .business enough to keep it sitling for a considerable per- iod. An unfavorable report was made on Judge Mathewson’s proposition to abolish county commissions on the chief ground that no substitutes for the present system was put forward. A favorable report was made on the bill aimed to end the office of liqudr prosecutors by giving prosecuting at- torneys and grand jurors-the right to )} bring complaints of Vlolnuon of the ( liguor laws. Lorenzo D. Fairbrother, for deputy judge of the Stonington court, was named in a resolution favorably re- ported. The scnate confirmed the governors nomination of George A. Parker of Hartford, Edward H. Wilkins and Her- man H. Chapman to the state board. The labor committee reported fa- vorably a bill to require examination of lighting and sanitary conditions in railroad round houses. This committee reported unfavor- ably on bills to provide an eight hour day for state employes and on another providing one days rest in seven for employes in hotels and restaurants. The proposition.to require journey- men electricians to Be licensed was un- favorably reported. In the House, The house rejected a bill on an un- favorable rcport offered by Repre- sentative Rogers of Manchester, which would make it unnecessary for witnesses before the public utilities commission to qualify as experts. Mr. Rogers, speaking for the bill, said that in the Manchester trolley fare controversy the commission refused to hear many witn regarding traffiz and fere conditions because they could not qualify as experts in railroad matters. Mr. Rogers motion to have the report tabled was de- feated. TFavorable reports were received on bills requiring the state highway commissioner to make an annual re- port and giving towns thirty days in which to pay assessments for town road improvements made by the state. Thirty New Britain citizens sent in a petition favorable to a national prohibition amendment. The senate confirmed Edward Dick- inkson as judge and TFrancis A. Pal- lotti as isrtant judge of the Hart- ford court. 5 The senate took up the New Haven judgship resolutions for debate. Deficiency Bill Reported. " The big fight in the legislature today was in the senate by democratic op- position to the general deficiency bill as reported by the appropriations commitee. As soon as the bill was taken up Senator Dougham of New Haven went through the bill item by item making general and specific criticisms of these. He said he was surprised that the amount of the de- ficiencies was so large when the gen- eral assembly in 1915 had made large enough appropriations to cover all de- partments. Senator O’Sullivan took up the fight at this point and c*faimed that the ad- ministration of Governor Holcomb had not been as economical and business-like as claimed, and that it was not as economical as that of Gov- ernor Baldwin. The showing of les- sened debt, the sengtor claimed, was due to increased revenue from taxa- tion and not to savings in departments. He said that it was his opinion that the administration of Governor Hol- comb cost from $100,000 to $600,000 more than Governor Baldwin’s, The senator claimed that there wis disregard for the law which was sup- posed to keep departmental heads from spepding more then their ap- propriations. He also criticised the bill because many items of $10,000 and as required by the law. He said that some appropriations were 100 per cent, greater thap in the previous years. Senator O'Sullivan noted there was a deficiency item of $30,000 in the paper account and said he really thought during the campaign, he received literature which had been printed on paper bearing the state’s water mark. He had found out that this paper was not available except to state officers and he wanted to know if the state republican central committee had used te paper for its printing. Senator Boyd, chairman of the com- { mittee, started to explain that the de- ficiency was due to the increased cost of paper when hé was interrupted by Senator Hemenway who demanded an answer to the charge that some of the deficiency of $30,000 waé due to ude of the paper by republican politicians, Senator Boyd could not say whether or not any of that deficiency was due to that-cause. -Senator Broder then said that it. was unfair to continue to debate the bill until the charge could be replied to. Senator Klett, the majority leader, said that the bill needed no defense but he would have it tabled until the committee could be ready for further explanation and this was done, HOLIPAY P. O. HOURS. Tomorrow will be observed as a general holiday at the post office. The carriers having their annual con- vention in this city, there will be no delivery of mails. Collections will be made from the boxes in the business section. The stamp window will close at 12:30 o’clock and will re-open from 5 to 7 o'clock. The registry window will close at 12:30 o’clock and will re- open from 5 to 6 o’clock. The money order window will be closed all day. BENDER IS RELEASED. Philadelphia, Feb. 21.—The Phila- delphia National league club an- nounced today that Charles A. Bender the Indian pitcher, had been given his unconditiona] release. upwards were not itemized themselves | LEE IN CHARGE, OF FOOD SUPPLY IN BRITISH ISLES _o SIR ARTHUR LEEQ Sir Arthur Lee, member of parlia- ment for the KFareham division of Hampshire, has been appointed direct- or of general food production of Great Britain. Sir Arthur will be responsi- ble for the president of the board of agriqulture for the co-ordination and executive control of those sections of the board which deal with the supply and distribution of seed, fertilizers, foodstuffs, labor and work and the war and agricultural committees in England and Wales, Sir Arthur Lee was the British mil- itary attache with the United States during the Spanish-American war and was military attaghe with the rank of lieutenant colonel at the B h embassy in Washington in 1899-1900. MANY JOINING CLUB. At the meeting of Court Friendly, F. of A. last evening, the report of the auditors was presented and showed the past vear to have been one of the most successful in the history of the organization. Of the 102 applications received, 92 members were initiated. The Portland club also met last even- ing and received seven new members. Applications are being received from out-of-town courts for membership in the club. It is probable that Court Friendly will take more than 100 members to the grand court conven- tion in Portland, Me., in August. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Danbury, Feb. 21.—FEdward Matney, of Waterbury, was fired head foremost from an automobile which was struck by a train at a grade crossing on the Mill Plain road two miles west of this city this afternoon, but escaped practi- cally unhurt. John Howard of this city, driyver of the car received scalp wounds and possibly internal injuries and is in the Danbury hospital . T. W. O'CONNOR’S CONDITION, Physicians attending Thomas W. O’Connor, who was injured by a fall at his home, report today that his con- dition remains unchanged. Several X-ray pictures have been taken of the injury and it is planned to take an- other tomorrow. GIRLS PRESENT PLAY. The Semper Paratus club of St. Mark’s church presented a comed entitled “One on Dick” in the parish house last evening, the following voung ladies taking part: “Emily Mur; Mildred Ramsey; ‘“Helen Marshall,” who later turned out to be “Dick,” Miss Margaret Illingworth; “Evelyn Carlton,,” Ancie Smith; “Mrs. Elizabeth Raderick,” “Helen's” aunt, Jennie Middleton; “Rosa,” the colored maid, Alcea Martin. After the per- formance dancing was held. RS REFUSE DIVIDE, Netherlands, Feb. 22.—A fisherman's strike against war profits tax has been declared Stirred by the tax collector’'s demand of a share in the remarkable earnings they have been pocketing for many months past, the Ymuiden fishermen refuse, as they term it, to risk their lives until they have obtained the cer- tainty that a great part of heir hard- earned wage will no be requisitioned. It is no unusual thing just now for an ordinary fisherman to earn $150, $200, $250 a month and skippers as much as $400 to $800, so high are the prices readily paid for their products by foreign and home buyers. FISHEI Ymuilden, the here. TEACHING FIELD OPEN. London, Feb. 21.—The teaching pro- fession is to be made attractive for partially disabled officers and men. Already the Board of Education has let down the bars to examinations so as to consider proposals for admission to training colleges of men discharged from the army, who though not pos- | Nev l sing any of the examination qual- : ations usually required, appear likely to complete a course of train- ing satisfactorily. The board will not expect the same standard of phy- sical efliciency as is required of or- dinary students. | cialties | eral | rails, | Smelting. HARTFORD. Spring Goods Arriving Daily in Qur Ladies’ and Men’s Departments. We close all day .Washington’s Birthday. Financial NEW HAVEN’ GAINS - IN QUIET MARKET Olicers' Announcement Makes Shareholders More Hopeful Wall “Street—Early prices in the stock market today indicated under- Iying firmne: though the more sub- stantial gains were confined to spe- Gains of one to two points were made by Continental Can, Gen- Motors, National Inamelling, | American Sugar, Mexican Retroleum the latter being most active of the Iractional advances were scored by Central Leather and' the coppers, while United States steel re- acted slightly on an initial sale of 5,000 shares. Marine Preferred de- clined 1-2 point and Texas company 1-4 and there wers fractional reces sions in Crucible Steel and American Additional early gains include Read- ing and other coalers at advances of 1 and 2 points, New Haven mean- while increasing its gain to 3 1-4 points Montana Power was strongest of utilitfes, rising six points and Na- tional Enamelling gained 2 3-8 on re- sumption of the list. Gulf State fell 5 points. $hippings were reaction- ary. Bonds were irregular. Minor rails were i fair demand during the greatly reduced dealings of the noon hour, Reading aiso making further improvement. Steel and leading - industrials likewise hard- ened slightly, but shippings continued under pressure. Wall Street.—Steel and other prom- inent industrials were under further pressure in the last hour, with more moderate rec ns in ra closing was heavy. Sales mated at ,000. shares. were esti- New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. Close 88% 8% 64% Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Ice .. 3 253 Am Can 44 Am Loco % 71 Am Smelting 100% Am Sugar 114% Am Tobacco Am Tel & Tel Anaconda AT S Fe Ry Co. Baldwin Loco 8 L@, . B R'T Jutte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Ches & Ohio Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Paul. Col F & I Cong Gas .... Crucible Steel Del & Hudson. Digtillers Sec Erie Erie 1st pfd Goodrich TRtub Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. Tllinois Central Inspiration Interborough Kansas City .. . Kennecott Cop ... Lack Steel 5 Lehigh Val . Max Mot com Mex Petrol & N.¥ Alr Brake ... N Y ¢ & Hud Cons o NYNH&HR }\4 N Y Ont & West. . Nor Pac Norf & We: l Paenm R R .. Peoples Gas .. ed Steel Car . Rep I & 8 p!d - So Pac . So Ry . Studebaker . Texas Oil Third Ave TUnion Pac Utah Cop U 8 Rub Co U S Steel U S Steel pfd Va Car Chem . inghouse . stern TUnion Willys Overland T0CAL 8700 (1IMurnished b)’ The market has heen excepting for a slight Billings & Spencer which 110 bid 112 asked. American Brass was slightly reactionary with sales from 314 to 312. Below are closing quotations. American Brass . 108 % | 118% | 4134 | 5014 91 34 L1183 L4y 94 34% STOGKS Richter & Co.) quiet todz advance is quoted 310 31 5 Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 31 West Main Street, City Hall Bailding 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 New Britain Machine Billings & Spencer « nlt' l\nnfi ain Machine B. Machine Rights North & Judd Peck, Stow & Wilcox Russell Mfg. Co. Stand Screw Common Stanley Rule & Level Stanley Works Traut & Hine Union Mfg. Co Niles-Bement-Pond Com. Scovill Mfg. Co. 595 (Furnished by ¥ Company.) The local market has heen quiet but with a better tone in Niles- Bement-Pond and Billings & Spencer. | Billings sold in the neighborhood of §111 and Niles was quoted at $175 bid. i\ i Colts Fire Arms was in stronger de- mand, $790 being bid. The quotations at 2:30 were: \ Bid 313 135 110% sbie & Asked | 318 136 112 69 200 86 178 90 605 | 101, American Brass American Hardware Billings & Spencer Bristol Brass g Colts Fire Arms .. New Britain Machine Niles Bement Pond . North & Judd Scovill Mfg. Co. Stanley Works . Union Mfg. Co. . ATLAS EXTRA DIVIDEND, New York, Feb. 21.—The Powder company today announced an extra dividend of 3 per cent. on the common stock together with the reg- | ular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent. Y. M. C. A. NOTE A. D. Call to Talk on War ' Sunday Afternoon. Arfhur D. Call, of Washington, D. an excellent and capable speaker | of national reputation has been cured te speak at the Y. M. C. A. Sun- day afternoon. Mr. Call will speak on \' the present war situation and has tak- en for his subject “War Against War'. Mr. Call is carrying on a great work for the American Peace society and | comes to this city with a well prepared | and interesting message for the young | men. In addition to the speaker Miss | Ruth Schade will render vocal selec- tions. The annual supper and round table ! discussion of the William H. Hart| Debating ‘club will be held tonight at | 5 o'clock. Tomorrow evening B. J. ! Cairns, salesman for the National Cash | Register company will demonstrate to the salesmanship class the sales meth- ods of the National company. Mr. Cairns will bring one of the company’s registers with him and will show just how he would approach a customer to make a sale. 1 SERMAN Berlin, Feb. 21.—A shop window In the Under den Linden displa) a g model of the British tank, which tracts large crowds of passersby. model was constructed “from life"” se- SPANK WINDOW. The by { turning from Oporto, Atlas | | Iluropean | WANTED—To go out workin 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. Rights. U-BOAT CAMPAIGN IN MEDITERRANEAN WAGED VIGORDUSL (Continued from First Page) nounces that two vessels now undej construction in Norw will leav the United States in July for a direc] vage to Northern Siberia over and sare route through the Ar tic ocean. Jonas Lied. F. R. G. S managing director of the Siberiai Steamship and Manufacturing com: pany is now in New York, the amn nouncement to acquaint th shippers and exporters of this coun i try with the possibilities of this ne occan patt to the mouths of thy Obi and Yeniesei rivers. Rose Dorothea Torpedoed. John's, N. F., Feb. 21.—Captaiy *Bradbury of the Newfoundlang schooner Rcese Dorothea reported ihe owners here today that the ves sel had been sunk by a German sub. marine and the crew landed at Lisq bon.~ The inessage, sent from Lis: bon, gave no other details. London despatches yesterday gave the which was re Portugal, wit formerly was owned a Mass., but was bought] Campbell & McKay, off h carry and The Rosé Dorother 104 | schooner's name as Dorothy. fishery salt, Provincetown, st year by this eity, to cngage. in the fi ing trade letween St. John's por R ADDRESS ON LINCOLN. meeting of the 3aptist churel last ening| Wethersfield HEA The ~ monthly Brotherhaod of the was held in the chapel and Chaplain Carey of | prison, - formerly on Lincoln's staffy i gave a patriotic address on Abraham | Lincoln. The Boy Scouts of Troop @ gave a demonstration of their scou craft after which refreshments were served. $25,000 FIRE IN PANAMA. Panama, Feb. 21 A fire which broke out in the business section of the city today destroyed half a block of buildings before the firemen got it under control. The damage is esti- mated at $25,000. ‘ TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, \TED—Extra salesmen for Satur- fternoon and evening. No one twenty-eight years need ap- Besse-Leland Co. 217 W day under ply. second 20 Webster street_2-21-1d right, day. llun The CITY SAVIFS2. MmpLETOWN] by mail. Accounts openeépaid. Your Four per cent { solicited. German ldiers on the Somme savings account= SCOVILL MFG. CB. Bought and Sold FRISBIE & CO. Securities ;- -:- HARTFORD F. W. PORTER, Local Representative. Investment 36 PEARL STREET -:-