New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1917, Page 11

How about that ramcoct? " Why wait? We're prepared to make ~you prepared—to meet the gtorms of life in comfort. Raincoats from $5 to $18. ‘The new Spring Overcoats alldtllenewSprmgSuihare mmfnllbloomhq;e. Pm$l500b$30.00. WILSON SHEARS T0 -UPHOLD OUR HONOR (Continued from First Page.) —— anud States supplied with coveted % s of admission, werc assigned to | the east side. The gallery ordinarily - reserved for the diplomatic corps was . given over to members of their . families as the diplomats themselves Were assigned to places on the floor. @uests of senators were assigned to gallery and 'guests of rep- resentatives had .‘fi in the three ' The party in thc gulleries was little : distinguished than the party on ‘S¥the Noor. It was composed of Ameri- - cAp women scarcely fess known than \ husbands taking part in the cere- Hony below ,men and other women in thie forefront of the social life of the ,- families of foreign diplomats, wflh ‘memories of the resplendent ugural of an American president. % You Absenco Noted. While the senate was assembling or its special session, the first of the sixty-fifth congress, the diplomatic corps was arriving and assembling in he marble room, ta be escarted into Mthe chamber. Gargeous in the. colors i and gold of their court uniforms, the ¥ corps entered héaded by its dean, the ambassador of France, Jules J. Jusse- Puul One figgre which had been fa- nbm.r at_other Inaugural ceremonies' missing. It was that of the amambassador, Count Johann H, , Bernstorff, with whose country _United States has severed diplo- m-: relations. The other diplomats tered by precedence in ordeér of the ime they have been accredited to this suntry, the ambassadors ‘caming first nd the ministers last, _They were jown to seats reserved for them neat . center aisle and immediately be- hinhd the space reserved for the presi- “ident’s cabinet. »Then -came the chief justice and the fMce, moving in a body with slow dig- i to the places reserved for them “large chairs placed in the front facing the vice president and at right. Immediately afterward, the retiring mbers of the house of representa- and the members-elect were an- unced. They had been forming nwhile in two lines down the long rridor reaching toward the house of the capitol. The house, un- _the senate, was not in session. e fetiring members had departed ‘thelr homes without waiting for the ceremonies. A smaller attendance representatives than usual, how- , made for the comfort of thase in small seriate chamber. seat had:been placed on the ros- for Speaker Clark at the left of ator Saulsbury, president pro ipore of the senate.. The represen- es: and former representatives through the chamber to places rved for them an the west side of chamber while the senators wers ed on the east, A few other jaices were set apart on the floor for figh ofcers of the army and navy and Fesons who by name have received e thanks of congress. With 50 much the party assembled everything was ness fof the first ceremony, the uguration ‘of the vice president. iPresident Wilson, escorted by the mittee on’ arrangements, entered senate chamber at the main door i was escorted to a seat on the br, on the right hand side of the n aisle and facing the rostrum, {0e President Marshall was escorted séat on the rostrum. J 'rom that stage the ceremonies ed along rapidly. The senate plllll. the Rev. J. Forresy Petty- offered prnyer and the senate of nlxtv-mth congress was called to er by the president pro tempore, br Sauisbury. } . Marshall Takes Oath. silence settled over the chamber, Président Marshall stood. Both mien re Isbury. dent’s oath; the vice president 7e- peated the words. Briet and simple, the ceremony quickly was over and the thirty-two new aenators were sworn into office. While this ceremony was In pro- gress the remainder of the party began moving out of the chamber. All of the party on the senate floor and ‘the guests in the galleries by pre- arranged directions, moved along through the rotunda in lines which converged at the main entrance and thus out on the platform reached from the center portico. As the inaugural party passed out from the great dome and into the open air to the spot where practically all presidents since Monroe have been inaugurated, it was as if the curtain had been raised for the cllmu af the drama. Before a great sea of humanity,’| official ‘and unofficial, invited and un- invited, President Wilson took his place at the left of the chief justice. the right of the a ! committee. Places for former presi- dents and vice presidents, assaciate Justices of the supreme court, the vice president, secretary.of senate, senp- tors and former senators were ranged along on the right. Retiring members. of the house dnd mcmbor--ollct wera next to and behind the NEW G8RITAIN The cadets stood some distance away. Some one in the crowd be- gan singing ‘“America.”” The strains were taken up in a mighty chorus and resounded over the assemblago. The president, with bared - head, smiled at the demonstratibn and the cheers swept over the crowd as he | faced them. : The .president wore no overgoat .and Chief Justice White asked him it -he did not fear he might take cold. President Wilson smilingly responded he did not. Although the sun again came through the clouds the whistling wind caused the president to change his lawind about the overcoat, and he took one carried: to the stand by his naval alde, Dr.» Cary T. Grayson. The ‘crowd cheered as the president put lon. the coat. There was somewhat of a wait ‘at this stage of the proceedin, all the official party might arrive and be seated before tko oath was - ad- ministered, 3 Cheers for the nflldm enm from | the throng: while' wduu for hun to Tlce. ledged the nlnm- of i.In. the White Ho: senate. To the right of the .president weks | seated the members of the diplomatic corps, governors of states and tories, members of the cabinet, and many officials were at the left. ‘While the party was assembling the units of the inaugural procession were. forming on all sides of the capital, and the music of marching bands as the organizations. took places waiting to swing into line behind the president when he started back to the White House, gave the only appearance of a military air in the whole proceeding. The President’s Oath, Slowly and solemnly the chief jus- tice repeated the oath prescribed by the constitution: “I do solemnly lwenr that I will faithfully execute the office of presi- dent of the United States, and will Lo the best of my ability preserve, pro- tect and defend the copstitution of the United States.” Solemnly the oath is repeated after the chief Jjustice and the ceremony is over, but for the de- livery of the president’s inaugural ad- dress.’ Pennsylvania avenué was covered with a thick coating of fine sand to' dry the route of the procession. Troops assigned to the president's guard or to ‘the procession were moving through the city to their places; pla- toons of Boy Scouts assigned to assist in preserving order were marching to their posts. Thousands of spectators who had hoped for places on the re- viewing stand were beginning to pack in behind the lines of stout steel ca- bles strung from the White House to the capitol to keep the avenue abso- lutely clear of everything. Wilson Rises at 8. President Wilson was up at 8 o'clock and took breakfast before $ o'clock with members of his family and his house guests. He had no en- gagements before the time of his de- parture for the capitol at 11 o'clack. His inaugura] address, which was sent. to the public printer late last might, ‘was returned to the White House early this morring and finally gone ovér by the president. The president had a touch of eold ‘yesterday but was better this morn- ing, and although worriéd over the in- ternational situation was sald by his physician to be in good condition for the inaugural ceremonies. The wind switched about' and stirred up the rainy looking' clouds and soon blue patches appeared in the - sky. Then the sun broke through ' and flooded the streets and stands with its ‘warm rays for a few moments, only to disappear again. It began to look as if.there might be no rain or snow. ‘Troops Guard Route. Just before 10 o’clock the Twelfth and Sixty-ninth regiments of the New York Natlonal guard moved to their positions along Pennsylvania avenue, ‘where they were detailed to line the street while the president was passing. The Twelfth was placed along the line from the White House toward the capitol and the Sixty-ninth was de- talled from the capitol toward the ‘White House. Bronzed and hardened by months of service on the Mexican border the regiments presented a fine appearance as they swung along in their long, heavy olive drab ulsters. At 10 o'clock Major General Scott, grand marshal of the inaugural pro- cession and his staff began assemb- ling in the court of state. An hour before the time for the president. to pass from the White House /to the capitol the New York troops were all in their positions, lined up with their backs to the walls standing at rest with thé butts of their rifiles on the pavement. The men were spaced eight or ten foct apart. It was the first time since the first inauguration of Lincoln that the troops had been used to guard the line of march. Meanwhile cadets from Culver Mil- itary. academy were forming at Viee President Marshall's hotel ready to escort the vice presidential party for the march to the capitol. The Black Horse troop was the vice president’s escort. ‘While things were ntthlt into mo- tion about the White House, senators were assembling. for the special ses- sion and their part of the inaugural ceremonies and the great érowd on the plaza was gathering for the ont- door exercises at which the president delivers his inaugural address. President Wilson took the oath of office .in public at 12:45 o’clock this afternoon and delivered, his . in- augural address before a great crowd which packed the plaza at the east front of the capitol. Crowd Sings “America.” A noticeable change in the inaugu- ration arrangements was the prox- imity of the crowd to the president’s stand. Formerly cadets from West Point and Annapolis have formed a guard lined across the plaza between the crowd and the stand. Today the places of the cadets were taken by a thin line ol Boy and Girl Scouts, and =4 Seyre. The preaident took the oath stand- ing bareheaded, Mra. Wilson standing just a few feet away. He shook hands with the chiet justice and with the vice-president. He lifted his hat to the crowd and began at once to deliver his address While the crowd leaned forward, but the high wind made it impossible for those more than a few feet away to hear, and many of them began to leave. Even the crowds on the nearby stands could hear nothing and many of them, chilled by the cold winds and uncomfortable wet benches, went away. The crowd was more orderly than usual at inaugurations and made little effort to push forward to the stand as it often has done. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs, Mary J. Parsons. The. funeral of Mrs, Mary J. Par- sons, who died at New Britain Gen- eral hospital last night, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from Erwin Memorial chapel . and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. = She was well known in New Britain and had made her home with a son, Henry E. Parsons of 156 High street. She is survived by the following 'children: Henry E. Parsons, Mortimer G. Par- sons, Lester J. Parsons, Mrs. Elma H. Nash of South Norwalk and Mrs, J. 'P, Coughlin of Hartford. Mrs. Lawrence J, Mechan. The funeral of Mrs. Cora Meehan, wife of Lawrence J. Meehan of 324 ‘Washington street, was at-9 o'clock this morning .from St. Mary's church vmh Relv. W hAI hxrmlsa ag.celebrant & solemn;‘high mass of ufem. ev. Wm{:m A. Downey wn:‘c‘l‘ea.con and Rev. John E. Fay, sub deacon. The bearers were Frederick Dobson of Meriden, John J. Spellane, Thomas Brennan, J. J. Watson, Patrick Ken- ney and Michal McCabe. John Rob- inson and Wiliam F. Sullivan were flower bearers. Rev. Father Fay of- ficlated at the committal service in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Enlwlrd Itynch. Heart disease caused the sudden death of Edward Lynch about 9:30 last night at his home at 50 South High street. Until a few minutes be- fore, his demise he appeared to be in the best of health. Dr. J. L. Kelly was summoned but found that Lynch died almokt instantly. Dr. Hatry A, Elcock, medical e: iner, viewed the body and gave hdart disease am the cause of death The deceased was aged about nvanty-flva years and was a widower. Six’ children ‘survive. They dre Mrs. Margaret Dunn, Ed- ward, George and James Lynch, Mrs. Michael Butler and Miss Anna Lynch, One brother, Michael Lynch, also sur- vives. The funeral will be at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning from St. Mary’s church and the burial will be in St. Mary’s new cemetery. John Carroll. John Carroll,’ aged about ' forty vears, died of pneumonia last night at New Britain General hospital fol- lowing a brief illness. He lived at 194 Chestnut street and was employed by the United Electric Light and Wa- ter company. His father, two sis- ters, wife and three children survive. NEW ASSISTANT HERE. Rev. V. O. Ward Takes Up Duties at Methodist Church. Rev. Vesper Ottman Ward, the new assistant pastor at Trinity Methodist church, arrived in this city Saturday night and began his duties yesterday morning. Mr. Ward comes Cleveland, Ohio, and will assist Rev. Warren F. Cook in the church work and will also direct the religious edu- cation. His coming will fill a’ va- cancy ‘which has existed several months and will also relieve Mr. Cook of several of his duties especially among the ' young people of church. Mr. Ward is twenty-seven years of age and filled the position of re: liglous director at the . Windermere Methodist. church, in Cleveland, com- ing to this city from that position. After graduating from the Ohio Wes- leyan university he went to the Bos- ton School of Theology and while there preached for two vears in a Massachusetts church making a very favorable impression. R o o ARREST FOOD DEALERS. New York, March 5.—The federa! grand jury which for months has been investigating the high cost of food will issue direct indictments today. United States Judge Van Fleet issued bench warrants for the arregts Di- ] Iarge dealers whoee identity was g8 so that | from. the. DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, GERMANS HIT BACK IN VERDUN SECTOR Gain Footing at Heavy Cost, French Report The Germans ‘developed an offen- sive late yesterday in a.sector of the French front that has witnessed some 'of the heaviest fighting of the war— the region north' of Verdun—and though repulsed as a whole, won some measure of success. The point selected for tha assault is at about the center of the new lines established by the French to the north of the Verdun in’ their offensive of Dmn?ber. French Communique. Paris, ‘March 5.—A violent .attack | was made yesterday by the Gernans on the Verdun front. Teday’s official afinouncement says' several German affacks failled tinder the Frénch fire, sithough' north of Cauriers wood the | attackers obtained a foothold in ad- vanced positions. The German losses were heavy. The attack was made over a front of oné and three-quarters miles in the region of Cauerjers wood and Besonville and was preceded by an intense bombardment, ‘The French repulsed a raid at various other points on the Verdun front, taking prison- ers. Petrotmd. March' §,, via umdon-- British admiralty per wireless press. —The repulse of a small Turkish at. tack in Turkish Armenia, near Kal- kit, 118 announced, today: by the .war office. City Items * ‘Women’s $1.00 Gold Seal Rubbers, 75c, Damon’s Shoe Sale. Mr. and Mrs, Dugald McMillan left today for Tampa, Florida, and St Petersburg until Aprit 1. A. G.’Kimball of 61 Lexington street has purchased a four passengen Kissel car coupe from R. M. Healey, the local distributor. New Spring Hats $2.50 and $3. 50 at Wilson's.—advt. Letters of udlv‘:lutr-t|on have been issued by the probate court to Wil- liam Carmody, to settle the .estate of the late Thomas Carmody. The ap- praisers of the estate are Peter Long and M. P. Leghorn. A case of diphtheria: on Cleveland street was placed under quarantine by the board of health today. The school committee on. trade edu- cation held a meeting at 4 o’clock this afternoon. At § o'clock the commit- tee to consider the revision of the school board's financial work held & meeting. St. Mary's Holy Family (mfie wilt hold a whist in the school hall tomor- row afternoon. There will be a business meeting ot the Working Girls club tonight to make plans for the theater party which is to be held in the Lyceuns next Monday evening. A. D. (Carnell has been promoted to take charge of the wire depart- ment at the Stanley Works in addi- tion to.the wood box department. J. Dudley Humphrey has been promoted to take charge of the timekeepers in the wood box department taking the place of Mr. Carnell. i Miss Kittie Bresnahan of Waterbury was the week-end guest of the Misses Hennessey of Talcott street. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Saxe of Haw- kins street entertained as their week- end guest, Dr. Harris Masliansky of New York. New Spring Suits —advt. The county commissioners have re- celved notice from Willlam Waitkevicz ot the withdrawal of his application for a liquor license at 37 Hartford avenue. A number of the local memberz of the Weslevan alumni will' attend the anaual dinner of the Hartford-Wes- leyan association at the City club in Hartford Friday, March 16. Mrs. James, M. Burdick of 125 Camp street is recovering from a recent iil- ness, ‘W. W. Penfield of Curtis street wi'l move his family to Stamford April 1. He has accepted a responsible position in one of the large manufacturing concerns in that city. Centennial lodge, A. F. & A. M, will hold the regular meeting Wednes- day evening at which the second de- gree will be conferred on a class of candidates, at Wilson's. USED FLAG AS GREASE WIPER. Boston, March 6.—Augustus Von Hagen was arranged in the. south Boston district court today on a charge of desecrating the American flag. He was held in $500 bail for a hearing Thursday. Born in this coun- try, he had been employed recently in a local machine shop and.it was alleged that he used a small flag to wipe grease spots from ' ‘the work bench. HAS BIG SURPLUS. Peking, March 5.—The Chinese postal department shows a surplus of $600,000 gold for the year 1916. The postal administration was first in- augurated in China in 1896, and op- crated at a loss until 1913, when the net surplus amounted to $125,000 gold. Since that time the increase in surplus has grown each year. —_—— TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. WANTED—BY - Tepairing i€ARCH '5, 1917. HARTFORD. Arrivals of Men’s Spring Suits in the Latest Styles and Materials Finan PRICES HARDEN ON NEWS FROM CAPITAL Market Opens Weak But Sud- denly Shows Strength Wall Street.. Dmnnolm.rnent at con- gress not to pass the armed neutral- ity bill was deterred in the heavy tone of loduyu early dealings. Leading stocks fell abruptly under last week's final prices. Shippings were most af- fected marine preferred, losing four Points with almost two for the com- mon and as much for Atlantic, Gult and West Indies. Recessions of 1 to, about ‘2 points werg = recorded by company, Utah Copper, Amér- ican Woolen Alcohol and Continental. Can. Rails also shaded perceptibly. A sudden change came over: the market before the ehd of the first hour, initial losses being recovered in @ generalirally of 1 to 3 points, with an active inquiry for ‘Coppers, Sug- ars, Central Leather and other spe- clalties. Marine preferred made up the greater part of its loss and other shippings showed actual gains. The strength of U. 8. Steel was also a reassuring factor. Rails, however, failed to participate in more than slight measure. The rebound was concurred with advices from Wash. ington that the administration hopes to carry out its plans to arm Ameri- can merchantmen. Bonds were steady. Close—Steel and equipment {ssues ‘were at highest, levels in the last hour, when rails also improved.: The. clos- ing was strong. Sales approximated 850,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. March 5, 1917 High Low Close Am Beet Sugar .. 92% 89% 92% Am Car & Fdy Co. 67% 65% 67% Am Ice .....:.... 26% 26 208% Am Can ....eeeq 4% ‘l“ 44% Am LoCO .....e0. T2% '70% 2% Am Smelting ....101 98% 101 Am Sugar .... 112 112% Am Tel & Tel 125% 135% Anaconda Cop 823 84% AT S Fe Ry Co.102% 102% 102% Baldwin Loco .... 55 2% 55 ? 6% 6% 68 68% 128 140 4T% 48% 163% 154% 861% 89% 58 58% 62% 82 48% 67 1403 140% 22 2% 25% 26% 1643 165 55% 56 113 113 323% 36 1013 1013 58% 60% 45% 485 %0 82 0% 71 125 56% 88 584 95% 26 4% zn‘ Beth Steel . : Butte Superior ... 49% Canadian Pacific .15¢% Central Leather .. 89% Ches & Ohio .... 58% Chino Copper. .... 62% Chi Mi] & St Paul. 82 ColF&I........ 48% Crucible Steel 673% Del & Hudson . Distlllers Sec . Erie .. General Electr Goodrich Rub . Great Nor pfd ...113%. Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 36 Illinois Central ..101% Inspiration ...... 60% Kennecott Cop ... 46% Lack Steel Lehigh Val .. Louis & Nash Max Mot com Mex Petrol N Y Ont & West .. Nor Pac ..... . Pac Mail S 8 Co .. 5 % sufi 7% 29% . 94 TT% 80% 101% 102 92% 92% 27% 28% So Ry pfd 595 59% Studebaker 9% 100 Texas Oil . 225 220 Third Ave 88y 39 Union Pac 133% 135% United Fruit 139 139 Utah Cop ... 112 114% T 8 Rub Co . 54% 563 U 8. Steel ... 107% 110% U S Steel pfd 117% 118 Va Car Chem 381 40 ‘Westinghouse 49% . 50% ‘Western Union ... 93 94 Willys ‘'Overland .. 35 34 34% LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter & Co.) The local market has been quiet to- day excepting for a slight reaction in Scovill Manuacturing company. Sales have been as low as 575. American Brass has sold between 306 and 308, and American Hardware at 138 and 139. 176 was bid for Niles, Bement- Pond common stock all day with a few transactions between that price and 177. The other quotations re- main about the same as Saturday. Closing prices are as follows: American Brass .... American’ Hardware American Silver Pressed Steel Car . Ray Cons . Reading .... 3 Rep I & Scom ... 80% Rep I & S pfd ... 102 So Pac ...... 93y So Ry . Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | 31 West Main Street, cuyg.nnunm Telephone 2040 100 shs American Hardware 100 shs Landers, Frary & Clark 100 shs Union Mfg. Co. 100 shs Stanley Works =~ 100 shs New. Britain Machine 50 shs American Hosiery Co. North & Judd ... . 86 Russell . Mfg. Co. . 810 Standard Screw, common 350 Stanley:Rule & Level .. 410 Traut & Hine .......... 650 Union Mfg. Co. . . 100 Scovill Mfg. Co. .. .. 660 Niles, ment-Pond, com 176 mrlhl Arms ...... 88 (l"urnl.hed by Frisbie & Co.) ,The local market has been very quiet today with no change in prices except Scovill which was offered down -as low as: $676. . The quotations at 2:30 were: 2 Bid Asked American Brass .......308 309 American Hardware . 139 Bristol Brass Colt’s Fire Arms . Landers, Frary & Cluk 56 North & Juad ... Russell Mfg. Co. Co. .,... 570 Standard Screw........355 Stanley Rule & Level ..415 Stanley Works ........101 Union Mfg. Co, . 108 FRENCH WOMEN HONORED. Quiet Herolsm Not Confined to Men in Trenches. / Paris, March 5.—French women particularly the poor, were represent- ed by Ernest Lavisse in his report to the French _Academy on the distribu- | tion of virtue prizes as having during the war honored’ France by the vir- tues they .have shown. “Women— nearly all poor—school mistresses, working women, domestics, have worked miracles of filial piety, devo- tion and charity,” said he. ‘“‘Servants, faithful to their employers fallen into distress, serve them without wages and even in cases ald them by sacrifie. ing slowly accumulated .econoiaies tc pay their debts. One of them is rais- ing seven children of her dead em- ployer. Another 80-year old servant is raising five orphans. A widow, mother of three children, has taken charge of six orphans. One mother of thirteen children has extended ' her maternal protection to fifteen orph- ans. “These people do good without ef- fort; naturally, just as they breathe; everything is simple to them because their ‘hearts are simple. ' There are 37 of them in our report on the annual contribution of prizes for individual virtue.” ‘M. Lavisse paid a tribute to the practical sympathy shown for France by citizens of the United States, men- tlonln‘ particularly Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Tuck ‘for varlous benefactions, including a hospital at Reuil and d nations to other hospitals and differ- ent relief funds. < BAN ON MESSAGES TO “ENEMY.” Tokio, March 6—The Japanese gov- ernment has promuigated an ordi- nance’ designed to prevent communi- cation with the “enemy.” By the term “enemy” is meant Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Bulga- ria. By the new regulations tele- grams and mail to and from _the above-mentioned countries will not be forwarded by the telegraph and post offices. A punishment is provided for violations. Prisoners-of-war are ex- empted from the application of the ordinance. Ne‘othuonl looking to Chl trapce into the war against t“ od tral powers now are in vro(nq Poking and in all the entente ct It was learned in Washington, their success depends only upo'n“ harmonjzing of the rewards to given to China with the nmoufi o! operation demanded of her. garded practically certain . ths China will seyver relations with G many, and dulauflon of war p ably will follow if the ' entente guarantee ' satisfactory relaxation the festriction imposed upon the tern country by the world powers ter the Boxer troubles. Li': ¥j Hung, who succeeded the Yuan 'Sl Kal as president of China s seen the picture. g FROM PRIVATE TO GENER Coloncl E. Hilllam of Canadian F ! Riscs From Ranks. London, March 5..-Cblonel E. lam, who has been promoted to. brigadier general of the n forces, has risen from a private. Joined the British army in 1883, saw active service in the Bo during whichi he was wounded times. He seciured his captaincy, after serving in ‘the’ Cape Mou Police went to Canada, uhem he tled down to farming. At the outbread of the War joined the Canadian contingent, became captain, rising thence throu the various grades. American Brass, Niles, Bement Pond, Bristol Brass, Standard Screw, and Scovill Mig. Co. Bought and i FRISBIE & C( Investment Securities 36 PEARL STBEET - ifl" W. PORTER, I:oal Representative.