New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1917, Page 10

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1017. JAYOR OPPOSES ANY ORE TAX GRABBING lotes Statistics to Legislators At Hearing I[Representing New Britain, Mayor . Quigley yesterday appeared tore thée legislative committee to pase the passage of a bill which oposes further increase the taxa- of pipe lines and dams. The yor opposed the measure on the ound that it is simply an entering dge for the tuxation of municipal hes and dams. Agricultural repre- ntatives favored the measure. Quoting figures and statistics, Q ¢ told the legislato Britain owned 400 »uthington, sed 1 a tax of §155.66 owned in res of land in & $10,800, on whi s paid. In 111\(5 nu- city at town 9081 « Jand and d in taxes ..G1. In Wolcott 8 acrcs are owned and in 1916 the Xes amounted to $45 against 8.75 in 1908, 4 Comparison or Figazes. INew Britain owns in Burlington 1800 acres of land which was taxed $71.43 in 1908 and which is now ed at $1,301.86. The ussessment y:all the property owned by this city B‘uling.'.on advanced in price, the r said during the ycar previous its purchase from $30,100 to $78,- in 1916. All* land in |different ms s now assessed $40 per acre. 'Showing the great increase operty valuation which the city Ad to pay, Mayor Quigley he following quotations he date of purchase, old nd present, and for illustration all louses not removed are placed at 1,212 and balance of amount is made p in average: in has introduced vhich show valuation 1918 1,200 1,390 2,120 3,840 e 6,816 . L. Hatch, '03 Y G. Hart, ‘04 H. Hatthew john Reeve, ’ lelen Ames, f. E. Lampson . E. & F. H. 209 .. E. Mills, o E. Mills, '13 C. Eaton, '13 B. Hubbell, '13. J. Goodwin, ’13. . J. Barnmes, '14 " Bunnell, ’09 .. . G. Bill, ‘09 ... nna Hinman, ’11 . . B. Hinman, ’12 Blizabeth Walters '12 john A. Reeve, '13 . foseph Schiedel, '13. feorge Bovle, '14 harles Bunnell, "14. [acob Dunn, 14 urtiss Natate, 210 1,220 * 07 0 Stone, 320 880 1,800 2720 2,520 1,060 4,400 5,612 7,000 1,200 560 6,372 6,200 3,492 3 03 140 2,200 1,163 1,163 1,132 1,000 192 ¢ 1,438 ’10. ; 3,000 $30,100 $78,146 W¥_House removed. BOSTON AUTO SHOW. Boston, Feb. 28.—The Boston Auto- haobile Show will open Saturday aft- noon at two o’clock. This great position will be on for seven days. management anticipates that the thibitors will do & record-breaking jusiness and that there will be great- pr crowds than ever. The show will held in Mechanics Building and orticultural hall. Amnother automo- 'h show—the Automobile Solon— il be held in the ball room of the opley-Plaza hotel and will open [Monday morning and be on for six ye. The Salon will display only the ery highest grade cars manufactured. om an exhibition standpoint, the Morthcoming show is the largest that as ever been staged in Boston. There ¥i11 be more than 140 different manu- [facturers of motor cars and commer- cial trucks represented. There will be close onto 90 different makes of passenger cars and more than 50 dif- fferent truck exhibits. The accessory department will be unusually large. MMany makes of trucks, and passenger cars will be shown for the first time in ‘Boston. . DEFENSE LEAGUE PREPARES. fNew York Organization Instructed as to Duties. New York, Feb. 28.—New York’s civilian volunteer police force, or- ganized at the time of the Lusitania crisls, received orders today describ- tng their duties in case of an emer- gency making it necessary for them to serve. The organization numbers 15,000 and is known as the Home De- fense League. The members were told to report at their precinct police stations carry- ing night sticks and provided with emergency rations. They will serve fourshour shifts, mainly at night. The volunteers pay for their uniforms, ¢hich are of a military type and for- est green in color. ' Alexander M. White, a retired bank- er and veteran of the Spanish-Amer- d¢an war, has been appointed chief of thte leagu ——— e COLD GONE! HEAD AND NOSE CLEAR Pirst dose of “Pape’s Cold Compound” relieves all grippe Misery. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose “Pape’s Cold Compound” taken two hours until three doses are 1aken will end grippe misery and Lreak up a severe cold either in the Jiead, chest, body or limbs. it promptly opens clogged-up nos- trils and air passages; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves slck headache, dullness, feverishne: gore throat, sneezing, soreness an stiffness. “Pape’s Cold Compound” is the Gujckest, surest relief known and ‘costs only 25 cents at drug stores. It m: without assistance, = taste nice. no_inconvenience. Dont “”Eumm-. A of every s .1\..»#»/& s Tne Laconia, torpedoed off the Irish coast with the reported loss of Amer- ican llves, was the largest ship in the merchant service to: be torpedoed by a German submarine, since the Lusi- tania went down. first steamship She was also the to be torpedoed at night, when submarines are supposed to be blind. , The Cunarder was a twin screw vessel of 18,099 gross tonnage, feet long, with seventy-one feet beam Iand forty feet depth of hold. She was 600 | S.S.VL/?C‘ONIH built in 1911 at Swan & yard, Wallsend-on-Tyne. Her equip- ment included thé latest improve- ments, including the Frahm patent anti-rolling tank. Her speed was eightecn knots under normal condi- tions. For the first nineteen months of the | war the Laconia was .an auxiliary | cruiser patrolling the Indian ocean | | under command of Captain Irvine, Hunter’s, {and she was armed on her present voyage with a naval 4.7 gun manned by a crew, who were on the liner when she was cruising. The gun had a Laconia’s T. orpedomg Destroyed fizggest Merchant Ship Sunk Since Lusitania range of six miles and fired a shell weighing seventy-five pounds, which exploded on striking the water and scattered in all directions shrapnel de- signed for benetrating the hull of submarines. The Laconia’s sister ship, the Fran- conia, was sunk last October in the Mbiterranean. The Cunard company has lost altogether four of its big passenger steamships, the Lusitania, Franconia, Alaunia and Laconia, and has five left, the Aquitania, Muare- tania, Carmania, Caronia and An- dania. FOR SECOND CENSUS Personal Enrollment Nears Com- pletion—Industries Next The large and efficient corps of office assistants on duty every day and every evening, coupled with the out- side s@ff of census taking agen: makes it apparent that New Britai military census will be completed a few days. In most of the large fac- tories the census taking completed, as it is in the various bus- iness houses, offices and stores. The Joint committees from the democratic | and républican ward organizations | promise speedy co-operation when it becomes necessary to take the house to house canvass. Although the lo- cal headquarters has received no in- formation or orders as vet, it is known that a material census will be taken following this personal enroll- ment. The material census will spec- | ify and group the various factories so that in case of emergency it will be easy to determine just what con- cerns can best aid the government and just what employes would be more valuable at home than in the field. It is also unauthoritively stat- ed that a complete or partial census of the women in the city may be taken soon, dealing particularly with nurses, those skilled in first aid work or those who have had some exper- ience along these lines. Commissions Are Distributed. Chairman A. T. Corbin, after be- ing out of town yesterday on impor- tant business relative to taking the census, again took up the reins of the headquarters detail this morn- ing. Aides Schurr and Vance with MrssJ. H. Kirkham, Miss Rose Churchill, Charles Perry and Misses ! Mildred Hellberg, Vera Schade, Anna Fitzgerald, Ethel Mount and Helen Allen were early at the office and during the morning and afternoon they were assisted by other volun- teers. C. H. Barnes, general secre- tary at the Y. M. C. A., has notified the authorities that the following as- sociation members are willing ta work with the committee: Thure Bengston, Russell Linton, Cornelius Housen, Lowell Pickup, Herbert Jackson, Warner Johnson, John Mar- tin, Wallace Wilsey, Harry Gross, , Clarence Banner and Eric Norfeldt. Secretary A. H. Andrews of the Chamber of Commerce has enrolled the following assistants: George K. Macauley,. Anton Cieszynski, H. U. Thompson, W. A. House, A. P. Abbe, J. M. Halloran, W. Crowell, George K. Spring, George H. Dyson, E. M. Beecher, S. M. Davidson and A. A. Mills. Official badges have already been distributed and today official commissions were distributed to the s in Chief W. J. Rawlings, Chief R. M. Dame, Frederick S. Chamberlain, Wil- liam Judd, Frank Holmes, Louis W. Todt, Atwater, J. R. Halloran, w. W. hd, Dr. W. E. Norton; J. F. Cosgriff, Frank H. Johnston, . Weld, H. D. Humphrey, "H. R. Jones, Howard A. Timbrell, C. W. Timbrell, W. C. French, J. S. North, C. F. Bennett, J. T. Garrity, C. . Frisbie, Peter Crona, E. W. Christ, H. W. Briere, H. C. Blakesley, A Abbe, Rev. E. T. Thienes, Truman L. Weed, F. D. Watkins, L. M. Sullivan, Arthur N. Rutherford, Dr. T. E. Reeks, Thomas Quinlivan, Timothy O’Brien, Carl 8 Neuman and Dr. F. L. McGuire. Louis Fodt, who has volunteered to take the census of all liquor dealers and those emploved in cafes and bottling works, states that this num- ber will total fully 260. The barbers will total about as many and other branches of workers will bring this total up to several thousands. Many Evening Workers. At 9 o'clock last night the day was officially over at the census bureau, but a dozen or more interested volun- teers continued with unabated zeal for a half hour longer, assorting and filing of the alphabetical and street list cards. Fully thirty people were busy at the black desks for the grem- er part of the evening, dist i the cards‘in the files and arranging in G. N. CITY ALMOST READY ] is almost | | times as many people could be | Beardslay will look out for the trolley following: Mayor George A. Quigley, | alphabetical order the blanks which the factories have begun to send in. Several of the plants have made par- tial returns. Others are waiting un- til their employes have registered and will send in the sheets alphabet- ically arranged, saving one handling at the bureau. It is estimated that 10,000 each of name and street cards have been re- celved and filed, and that at closing time tonight fully twice that number will have been received and properly filed, and everyvthing will be practical- ly ready to begin checking the re- turned sheets with the lists and ascer- taining who must still be seen by the enumerators. The thoroughness with | which the factories and business sec- tion are being covered will make the house-to-house canvass comparative- ly light. Among the volunteer assistants on duty last evening were Almena J. Stone, Marion W. Sanderson, Myrtle Porter, Margery Rice, Gertrude Bow- en, Hilda Torrell, Elsye F. Gorman, Corinne H. Sunersen and Helen Eng- lish. Aide Johnstone Vance, who has | charge of the detail of the office, found nothing but praise for the ease with which the volunteer assistants comprehended their instructions and the business-like way in which they took hold of the wor Henry Briere, who has been on service each day and evening was an able assistant in as- signing eloquent testimonials of a militarism that made the great war possible. A goodly number have been non-commissioned officers, and four vears of ‘service seems to have been the limit for the majority. A number of men visited the census bureau yesterday o inquire where first citizenship papers could be taken | out and were directed to go to the post office building in Hartford. One effect of the census seems to be to awaken in the mihds of the foreign born people a desire to be truly and fully Americans and to align them- selves squarely with the people among whom they dwell, Alde Vance would like to see a lar- ger number of volunteers for d time service. At night every desk is filled, but in the day two or three em- ployed to advantage as now present themselves. From now until the end there will be plenty to do for all who come. Among the volunteers who have not been named are Edward Recano, M. H. Pease, C. P. Merwin, C, B. Lawrence, Myrtle C. Dunham, J. T. Di Nonno, F. G. Del Mastro, Es- ther Crona and Havel E. Harris. Many Former Soldiers. George F, Groff has volunteered to ! enroll the telegraph men; F. L. employes; Manager Kibbe for the town farm, and G. Lewls for the theaters. The census blanks tell a very human story of a very human people. One man enthusiastically answers “Bet your life,” to the ques- tion ““Are you a citizen of the United | States,” voicing the very natural pride all feel in recording allegiance. An- other, cosmopolitan in his belief, states that he is an American citizen, not a United States citizen. A large | proportion show foreign origin, and of these many of the records of men above twentyfive vears of age tell of military service in Russia, Greece, Italy, Germany, Austria and France. Of the native born citizens, the larger number have naturally seen no military service, but the answers to the questions show that ability to ride a horse, handle a team, automobile, hoat, steam engine, telegraph or wire- less outfit, or run a dvnamo or steam engine is not lacking. One experi- ences a feeling of pride in the gen- eral high standing and proficlency of his fellows as they record their. ex- perience. One says “I'll try” to drive an automobile. Another’s military experience is registered as a ‘“bur- glar” which is evidently the enumer- ator’s version of ‘“bugler.” But it is the boys—the lads of six- teen and over whose records in this census are generally their first serv- ice for the state, whose records give a gripping feeling about the heart, land arouse a desire to stand between j them and anything that may harm them. One of them naively states that his military experience consists of “two years in the Boy Scouts,” and one cannot but hope that he may never be nearer to danger from a hos- tile foe than in this service. It makes an older man glad that he has an opportunity to enroll as a possible de- fender, and that he can still fend off the dangers that may come. Citizen- ship is a precious thing, not only in the advantages of living in this land of freedom; but of manfully and jeal- ously guarding every heritage and of seeing that the young life of the com- munity has a chance to develop to maturity and full usefulness. It is fine to think that a proper distribu- tion of any war burden which may be laid can be so adjusted by the aid of this census that these boys can do good work in as truly patriotic serv- ice as those who bear arms, but with- out exposure to the dangers of the field. AMERIGAN SE SEAMEN STILL BEING HELI] Tnfectious Disease Among Them Is Kaiser's Latest Excuse Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, Feb. 28.—The release of the prisoners brought to Germany on the Yarrowdale, although ordered some time ago, says the Overseas News Agency, cannot be carried out for the moment, as an infectious disease has been discovered at the place of their residence. As the outbreak of the malady affecting the number of persons about to leave Germany, the Overseas Agency states that the delay in the de- parture of the Americans s in the in- terests of neutral countries. The hope is expressed that the quarantine will be of short duration. The American citizens, nounced, American it are safe and well. is an- ‘Washington’s Blood Rising. Washington, Feb. 28.—Germany's procrastination in complying with re- peated American demands for the re- lease of the Yarrowdale prisoners is bringing the controversy to a stage of extreme gravity. Accounted from the first perhaps theé most serious difficulty between the two countries aside from the sub- marine issue itself, the case of the American sailors taken to Germany aboard the Yarrowdale, has been a source of growing concern and indig- nation among officials, some of whom now are convinced that Germany’s intention is nothing more or less than to hold the American seamen as hostages pending decision as to peace or war. Such an act would be re- garded here as not only a flagrant violation of international law and treaty rights, but an open insult to the dignity and good faith of the United States. While the administra- tion has been inclined to subordinate all collateral issues to the paramount principals involved in the submarine campaign, the plight of these seamen has forced itself steadily forward as one of the most important factors in the whole German cri: Although no official advices report- ing the redetention of the seamen had reached the state department last night another inquiry regarding them was sent through the Spanish ambas- sador in Berlin as soon as officials saw news dispatches saying they would not be liberated at present because of disease at their camp. In most quar- ters the reported cause for redeten- tion was regarded as only a pretext. DOUBLE ALARM. Lights noted in the high school building last night while a class in chemistry was busy with experiments attracted attention of passersby and aroused the fear of fire. Chief Robert . Dame was notified and made an inspeetion of the building in company with the janitor. In turn, members of the chemistry class were alarmed when Chief Dame hurried into their labratory. COUNCIL: MEETS TONIGH'T. The adjourned February meeting of the common council will be held this evening when all uncampleted busines will be transacted. Further detalls o increases far firemen’s and policemen’s pay will be considered as will a salary raise for the assistant prosecutor. Other matters of routine business will lrrom these younger brothers somg of | be taken up at this time, When U.‘ S. Cals “Front!” Bellhops Will Be There “BELL-HOPS” DRILLING ON THE ROOF ¢ If the “bellhops” in your hotel click their heels together, salute and stand at attention when they bring you ice water don’t think you are seeing things oc that Christmas coming. Of course they will accept a little reward for service well rendered, for the high cost of living is bothering even bellboys these days, but they're not giving you the mili ATy is stuff for the sake of grabbing off a larger tip. No, indeed. They're learing to_be- come soldiers. That's the answer to the heel clicking, saluting, attention business. Plans have been made to drill the bellboys in -the. big cities. ! nation { said, as have all other | theater. "GARBAGE MAN RESIGNS High Cost of Living Makes It Impossi- ble For Furman to Do Work at Present Prices. At a special meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock the board received the resig- of Henry Furman, municipal garbage collector, who asked that it become effective on June 1. Mr, Furman’s contract specifies that he is to collect the garbage for $2,950 per year, but as the contract was drawn three years ago he finds that abnor- mal conditions make it impossible for him to continue at this figure. 4 Mr. Furman stated that where three years ago he could engage help at $20 per month with board, it now costs him $20 per week. The price of feed for his animals has doubled, he expenses 8o that it is now impossible for him to continue without losing money. > As a result of this information the health board at the council meeting tonight will ask for permission to ad- vertise for new bids on the garbage collection. INCORPORATED FOR $25,000, George, Belln and Alfred LeWitt in New Enterprise Here, Articles of incorporation were filed today by George LeWitt, Inc., the new manager and lessee of the Lyceum The corporation is listed at $25,000, divided into 2560. common shares at $100 each. The corporation | begins business with $1,000- paid in. | The articles of incorporatian give.the incorporators the right “to engage in . in all its branches, to sell and lease . real estate and to engage in any other branch of business not forbidden By the laws of the United States or tho laws of the state of Connecticut.” The incorporators are -George Le: Witt, Bella LeWitt and Alfred LeWitt. ™ $32,500 VERDICT UPHELD. RN X 5 Judge Rules Man’s Income’ May Re Greatly Increased. New York, Feb. 28.—In fixing the amount of damages to be awarded to the vietim of an accident, Supreme Court Justice Willlam P. Platt holds that a jury is not bound to find thgt the injured person’s wages represent the full extent of his earning capacity. Justice Platt sustained a verdict for $32,600 awarded to Adam Roeder of ™Mount Vernon, a brakeman, against the Erie and the New Jersey and New York railroad companies for the loss -of his right arm in coupling One large New’York hotel furnished a contingent of nearly 300, and some of them may be B&en here drilling on the roof s, He said that men of Roeder's age and situation have been known to improve their position and become successful financially. 5 GOING TO MARDI GRAS. Charles Papas, giving Clark street, this city, as his home address, is held by the New Haven police on suspicion of theft, according to a message from Detective Sergeant J. J. McAvoy of the EIm city department to police headquarters last night. When ar- rested, he had a silk dress, silk petti- coat and three pairs of white silk gloves in his possession and was un- able to give a satisfactory account of himself. Papas is about twenty- three years old and claims to have a wife living in Waterbury. HALLORAN VS. REALTY CO. Action of M. W. Halloran vs. the Hart Real Estate company, default for failure to plead, is the only case scheduled Friday afternoon’s short calendar session of city court. Attorne Roche & Glover represent the plaintiff and Attorney J. E. Coop- er appears for the defense. In the following cases judgment and execu- tion have been granted; Willlam H. Cowles vs. Fred Merrick; J. Stranow- ski vs. P. Salata and Carrano and Noble vs. S. C. Oliva and company. ST ——————— HOW THIS MOTHER Got Strength to Do Her Work. Fair Haven, Vt.—*“I was 80 nervous and run down that I could not do my housework for my little family of three. 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