New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1917, Page 11

April weather with Rain one minute and Sun the next is hard on Clothes— It takes good clothes to go through it agd still look right. - The cloth in our Spring Suits has all been tested to withstand Sun and _Rain without fading or shrinking. This, with good tafloring, makes our Buits satisfactory at whatever prico you pay. n‘For $20 you get a wonderfully good t. LOther Suits $13.00 to $30.00. “Wanton Destruction, WEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1917 ” Sharp Calls German Work in Devasted France City ltems I . The directors of the mercantile bu- @1 of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 9:15 o'clock this evening. ; ‘Miss Signe Peterson, has entered | the employ of the Camp Real Estate company as stenographer. | Charles Hoffman, proprietor. of Hoffman's bakery, is considerably wrought over a story which gained ] wide circulation within the past few days to the effect that he had ordered | e erican flags removed from his au- { temobile. Mr. Hoffman, though a na- tive of Germany, is an American cit- | f 4zen and according to his statement & loyal to the United States. He| characterizes the report concerning | | the flag incident as a falsehood start- | ed for the purpose of injuring him in | the community. %An agitation is under way to have agother trunk line telephone fhétalled | g ‘police headquarters, the present“ | llhe being overcrowded and necessi- ! ing frequent delay in cases of ergency. While there are four | ?phone connections at headquarters ] re is only one trunk line. ‘While on duty at the P. & F. Cor- factory Saturday night, Supernu- | mefary Policeman Leo Fortier was | taken suddenly ill and found. himself | unable to remain at his post. His| condition is not considered serious. 1 “Absence of a gatetender at the High street railroad crossing yester- day morning was reported to the au- | i thorities, gates remaining up while, 4pain passed In either' direction. | Thomas W. Crowe, contractor, was ! “about to pass over the crossing as an | “eastbound train came along. He in- ! tigated why the gates remained | ationary, found the crossing un- | watched and made a report of con- | | ‘ditions. i Principal and Mrs. Edward E.! "Weeks of 146 Fairview street have re- | | turned to this city after having spent the past week with friends in North | || Attleboro, Mass. ¢ Rev. Father Conlin, of | preached a patriotic sermon at ary’s church yesterday. | * Thomas McConkey of New York, a! gormer local resident, is here 'visit- | b ing friends. i Mr. .and Mrs. Harold Pratt of Wa- ury spent the week-end with, friends in this city. | Miss Katherine Furgeson has re- | turped to New York after having gpent a few days with her mother on éue_s‘lnut strect. The monthly meeting of the neaith | department, scheduled for tomorrow gtiernoon, has been postponed. | Edward N. Stanley and Charles B. | ‘gtariley, appraisers of the estate of the | jate Mary F. stillman, have inventor- | jed the estate at $8,169.09. H #Ehomas.Donlan, nominated by the ocrats as a constable, _has an-| jgunced that he will not be a candi- Hartford, ! St. | %% SPAIN STILL NEUTRAL. ‘Madrid, Via Paris, April 9.—The @fcial Journal today published a | ce declaring the neutrality of n in the war between the United | és and Germany. | COAL MEN INDICTED. | B New York, April 9.—An indictment | naming twenty-one corporations and | l eighteen individuals charging viola- of the Sherman anti-trust law in g prices of coal, was handed dewn today by the federal grand jury, WIRELESS BILL. . April 9.—A bill to in- dent with power to buy xvtcummun(\cor any wireless plant d in_the house toda FOR SALE—New Bungalow, 6 rooms, “bath, fire place, garage. Extra farge lot 100 feet by 150 feet. Ad- * aress Lox XL 34, Herald. 4-9-3dx Owner St. by 4-9-41 « Sum of money. ‘U may recover at 27 Maple paying for advt. WANTED—Modern five room tene- meént by family of four. Box 4R i . ; A Ao B, e i, RUINS OF BRPRAUME —~(FROM FIRST PHOTOGRAPH TO REACH R EEI'CH‘ In the picture is seen a view of a street in Bapaume, France, ruined by the Germans before their retreat in front of the advancing enemy. This is made from one of the first photo- graphs of the German retreat to reach America. It is concerning such destruction as this that William G. Sharp, American ambassador in France, writes: “Throughout the reconquered ter- ritory there reigns a scenc of desola- DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Casimer F. Bourgeois. The funeral of Casimer F. Bourg- | eois of 134 Dwight street was from his home at 8:30 this morning and half an hour later from St. Peter’s church with Rev. Charles Coppens officiating at a mass of requiem. The burial was in St. Mary's new ceme- tery. The bearers, members of DeSoto council, Knights of Columbus, of Cromwell, were James McAllister, Robert Egan, Henry Hofman, William Ewald, Frederick Steffins and Leo Sizer. Patrick McDonough. Patrick McDonough, aged about eighty years, died at his home at 81 Hartford avenue yesterday afternoon following a brief illness of infirmaties due to age. He was born in Ireland but had been a resident of this coun- try for many years. For many years hé was employed at the P. & F. Cor- bin plant, being retired on a pension several years ago. Until last Wednes- day he was in exceptonally good health for one of his vears. Three daughters, Mrs. Patrick T. Creagh, Mrs. Margaret McGrath and Miss Mary McDonough, two sons, Bernard and Frank McDonough, a grandson James McGrath, brother John Mc- Donough and sister, Mrs. Charles Burns, all of this city survive. The funeral will be at 10 o’clock tomor- row morning from St. Mary’s church and the burial will be in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Ada Gertrude Finch. Ada Gertrude Finch, aged elght vears, eleveh months and thirteen days, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finch, died at her home at 591 Stanley street last night following a brief illness. She is survived by her parents. ents, for burial in ElImwood cemetery, 7 William T. Messenger. The funeral of William T. Messen- ger, formerly of this city, who died in Norwich, was at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Mary's church and the burial was in St. Mary's new cem- etery. Margaret M. Castor. Following a brief iliness with pneu- monia, Mrs. Margaret M. Castor, aged about fifty-five years, widow of George Castor, of 227 Hartford avenue, died at New Britain General hospital yes- terday. She is survived by two daughters, The funeral will be held at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning from St. Mary's church and the burial will be in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Gildo Morcllo. Gildo Morello, aged twenty-five | years, formerly of this city, died last night at the state tuberculosis sani- tarium in Meriden after a long illness. ! He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. The body will be brought to this city for funeral { and burial. ; QUARTET RE-ENGAGED | The music committee of the Meth- odist church has re-signed the pres- ent quarter for the coming year and has also made plans for holding spe- clal musical events during the year. The members of the quartet are as follows; Mrs. D. T. Holmes, contralto; Herald. 4-9d3x Miss Clark, soprano; Mr. Morse, ten- ‘or and Fred M. Hewitt, basso. The body will be taken to | | Troy, N. Y., former home of her par- tion, and this is not only true where German military. operations might possibly excuse destruction in the blowing up_gf bridges, telegraphic and telephonic connections, railway lines and the blocking of highways by fell- ing trees which protected the German retreat, but towns were totally de- stroyed for no apparent military rea- sons. “Fruit trees had either been cut down or exploded 8o as to ruin them completely. Private houses along the WHEAT FIELDS OF | EAST IN BALANCE fRussian and Briton Have Rich Prize in Mesopotamia Chicago, April 9.—Possession of a source of wheat supply, capable of feeding the entire world, is one ot the stakes at issue in the fighting in Mesopotamia and on the adjoining fronts, asserts Professor John Adams Scott, of the Northwestern university, Chicago, who is an international au- thority on the oriental countries. « In describing the commercial and military possibilities in the country beyond Bagdad, Prof, Scott said: “There is no doubt that the Eng- lish are now trying to close the door by which any new troops can reach Mesopotamia. It is computed that ancient Babylonia and the territory under its control covered only about one-fifth of Mesopotamia, yet the soil was so fertile and free from defects which .produce famine that it supported in wealth a population greater than the State of New York |now posseses, When Darius was de- feated by Alexander, there was found in the vaults of Darius gold and sil- ver to the value of $650,000,000. “If all of Mesopotamia can come under the*control of one great nation |so that there can be a comprehen- i sive and unified development of reser- voirs and irrigation, it is safe to {say ‘that it will be the richest land |on éarth, since no other land has soil {made in alluvial deposits and which i contains fifteen per cent. of lime. It iz this lime beyond all else which makes this country so valuable, and vhich makes rust, mildew and kin dred evils impossible. Two harvests can be garnered each year, one from rain and one from irrigation. The one from rain is the only harvest now. “The movement from Egypt is in- tended to shut off all access from Europe by land, since the Russians are now in control of Armenia and the overland pass, so that the Turks are forced to send troops through the Issus pass, or by the Alexandretta Gulf. This is the route of the Bag- dad railroad. Asia . Minor has a double series of most difficult moun- tain ranges, Taurus and Anti-Taurus, so that armies must skirt them to the north or to the south. Russia now closes the route to the north so that England can close the one to the south, she will be as secure in Mesopotamia as she is in South Afri- ca, since there is no avenue by which an army could come. The great dif- ficulty in coming in or out of Egypt has been the intense heat of the des- crt south and west of Gaza, but the rapers speak of a rallroad having been built across this desert. This desert is cool at night, so that trains need run through it only by night, since the distance is not great. The English already have a naval base at Cyprus, so that they control the sea and eam hus assist the army moving by land. The English are about 400 miles from their goal and must cross the high mountains of Lebanon or swing to the east where a railroad has already been built through Dam- ascus. If they swing to the east they will withdraw from the protection of the flect. They may have so com- pletely demoralized the Turks that this protection:is not necessary. “This seems to me the board on which the game of the war is being played. Already Germany is helpless in Armenia and Mesopotamia and it English forces can get Aleppo then country highways, including some of the most beautiful chateaux of great value, were completely gutted by ex- plosives systematically planted or by fire. Blackened walls of what must have been manufacturing plants were to be seen in many towns, the sal- vage of which would scarcely pay for their removal. Agricultural imple- ments on farms -were destroyed, churches and cathedrals were reduced to a mass of ruins by fire or by ex- plosives.” the power and influence of England will have been doubled by this war and the immense resources of Egypt and the entire valley of the Euphrates and Tigris will fall into her lap. This will mean a railroad from Capetown tc Bombay and a future for the world which has never entered into the mind of the most enthusjastic dream- er.” Incidentall, it is pointed out that the British forces in their northward march through Palestine toward the ancient pass of Issus must cross the supposed field of the battle of Arma- geddon. LIMITED LICENSE PLAN DISAPPROVED Supreme Court Holds Unconstitution- ‘al Procedurc of Victor Talking Machino Co. Washington, April 9.—Determining important questions regarding control by patentees of retail prices of their products, the supreme court today pronounced unlawful the limited ii- cense plan under which Victor Talking Machine company and many other products are distributed. In another similar patent infringe- ment suits of the Motion Picture pat- ents company against the Universal Film Mfg. company and others the court held invalid restrictions of the patents company upon use of competi- tors’ films in its projecting machines. The court held that patent grants for machines give others the right to use them, subject to the patent right, with “any appropriate matenial or supplies.” This overturns the court's decision in the Dick Mimeograph case. and Others. RANK ABOLISHED. ‘Washington, April 9.—The rank of brigadier general in the regular army of the United States is abolished by a provision of the army appropria- tion bill taken up today by the sen- ate. All general officers by this enact- ment would have no less rank than that of major general. 2 PENALTY FOR DESTRUCTION. ‘Washington, April 9.—The adminis- tration bill imposing a penalty of thir- ty years imprisonment on any person who destroys any war material in the United States in time of war was passed by the senate today in five minutes without debate. ADVANCE IN COTTON. New York, April 9.—One of the most sensational advances in the cot- ton trade occurred to the market's opening today. May contracts sold up to $5.55 .and July $7.80 a bale above Thursday’s closing prices, BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED. A permit was issued today for John A. Reicson to build a frame garage, 12x16, at Park street at a cost of $250. Carlson, Anderson and Swanson have taken out a permit to build a frame garage, 18x20, on Buel street, the es- timated cost being $400. Other build- ing permits issued today were: To A. P. Levitt to alter a building at 162 Main street for S. M. Davison, esti- mated cost $2,000; to Carlson, Ander- son and Swanson to build a one fami- 1y house, estimated cost $3,600, on Lake Boulevard; to Henry Levitt for building a $900 frame garage on Lexington street for Rev. H. W, Maier. H. O. P. Dress Up Clothes for Ladies and Misses are | very attractive. Financial EARLY GAINS GIVE WAY TO L0SSES Heavy Sales on Street With U. S| Steel Receding Wall St., 10:30 a. m.—The week in the stock market opened with an absence of the unsettling #fluences which provoked last Saturday’s heavy liquidation, although the irregular trend of prices suggested further caution. Munitions and equipments were higher by 1 to 2 points and U. 8. Steel also responded to an exten- sive demand with metals, Mexican pe- troleum, shippings and ‘some of the motors. Coalers featured the railway group. Recessions of 1 to 2 points were made by American Tobacco, Cuban-Ameri- can sugar and Sloss Sheffield steel. Closing—Early gains gave way to numerous substantial losses in the final hour, U. S. Steel, Industrial Al- cohol and Texas company leading the recession. The closing was heavy. Sales about 650,000 shares. New York Stock Exchédnge quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. . April 9, 1917 High Low Clase 96 941 94% $1% 8 s 89 89 67 6515 2714 263 47 45% .. 683% 67 ..1005 98% Sugar .. ..112 111 Tobacco .....205 202% ‘Tel & Tel ...124 124 Anaconda Cop ... 80% 9% A TS Fe Ry Co..101% 101 3% Baldwin Loco 5914 55% B&O ...cooo00. 1% 7 Beth Steel ...139 136 Butte Superior ... 44 43 Canadian Pacific .160 158 Central T.eather .. 89% 87 Ches & Ohio ..... 59 58% Chino Copper .... 55 545 Chi Mil & St Paul 80% 9% Col F & I . 481 47% Cons Gas ... ..119% 118% Crucible Steel .... 65% 631% Del & Hudson ...134% 127% Distillers See .... 17% 16% Erie .27 265 Erie 1st pfd . 39 39 General Electric .162% 162 Goodrich Rub 53 52% Great Nor pfd ...111% 111% Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 317% 307 Illinois Central ..102% 10213 Inspiration 4 573% 56% Interborough cee 12y 12% Kennecott Cop ... 441 4355 Lack Steel 841 81 Lehigh Val . 651 64 % Louis & Nash 1281 Max Mot com 53 Mex Petrol 85% Natl Lead 55% N Y Air Brake . 140 N Y C & Hud 94 Nev Cons ........ ‘23 NYNH&HRR 44 43 % Nor Pac Norf & West. .. Pac Mail S S Co .. Penn R R e Pressed Steel Car . 7 Ray Cons ....... Reading .. . Rep 1 & S com Rep I & S pfd So Pac .... So Ry .. So Ry pfd .. Studebaker Texas Oil Union Pac United Fruit Utah Cop U s Rub Co . U S Steel .. . Am Beet Sugar .. Alaska Gold Am Ag Chem Car & Fdy Co. Ice .. o Can . Loco .. Smelting 89 29% 923 8% 1023% 9314 27% 56 9514 211 135 139 110% 56 1361% 139 1133% . BT% 112% 110% 31 West Main Street, 50 shs North & MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Telephone 2040 50 shs New Britain Machine Co. 50 shs American Hardware 50 shs Stanley Works 50 shs American Brass 50 shs Niles Bement & Pond 50 shs Landers Frary & Ciark City Hall Building Judd T EX-SECRETARY OF STATE OLNEY DIES (Continued From First Page). sylvania in the case of a railroad trainmen’s strike on the Reading railroad, only five months after the end of the Chicago strike, upheld the right of labor to organize and urged that all labor troubles should be ar- bitrated. Born in Massachusetts, Mr. Olney was born in Oxford, Mass., in 1835. His father was a textile manufacturer and banker. In the years following his graduation from the Harvard Law school in 1858, Mr. Olney won high distinction in his pro- fession and became an authority on matters of probate, trust and ‘corpo- ration law. His sole appearance in public office before going to Wash- ington was in 1875, when he served one term in the Massachusetts house of representatives. ‘When, in 1904, he permitted the presentation of his name at the democratic national convention as a candidate for the presidential nom- ination, he received 38 votes, includ- ing the solid support of the Massa- chusetts delegation. President Wil- son. urged him to accept appointment as ambassador to Great Britain and later offered him the position of gov- ernor of the federal reserve board, but in each instance Mr. Olney de- clined. His public utterances always com- manded thoughtful attention and at- tracted widespread comment. Long after his retirement from his com- paratively brief career in public of- fice, Mr. Olney’s counsels were eagerly sought by members of the democratic party. ‘Washington, April 9.—President Wilson upon bheing informed of the death of Mr. Olney sent the follow- ing telegram to Mrs. Olney: i “I am sure that I am expressing the opinion of the whole country when I express to you my heartfelt grief at the death of your distin- guished husband. I had relied upon him for counsel and the whole nation hcnored his wisdom and patriotism in affairs. A great citizen has passed away.” HOME GUARD RECRUITING The Home Guard recruiting office has been moved to the state armory on Arch street and will be opened to- morrow night. The officials of the Home Guard have passed a vote oi thanks to the Eddy Awning company for their generous work in decorating the recruiting office in City hall. City Advertisement Sealed bids for the following ma- .t(‘rid]s for the construction of an un- | derground conduit system in Park street, from Elm street to Stanley street will be received at the office of the Board of Public Works, Room ' U S Steel pfd .. ‘estinghouse . Willys Overland LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter & Co.) The local market held steady with some demand for Russell Manufac- turing Company, with sales, at 330. There were also sales of Standard Screw Common in the neighborhood of 370. American Brass was slightly reactionary, sales taking place at 320 and 322. Below are closing quota- tions: ' Bid Asked 318 325 138 141 30 33 103 107 60 65 103 106 85 88 58 60 86 89 89 90 29 31 335 370 430 102 60 1175 49% 32% 1175 48 | 32 American Brass ... American Hardware . American Silver .. Billings & Spencer .. Bristol Brass Colt’s Arms . Eagle Lock ....... Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain Machine .. North & Judd Peck, Stow & Wilcox Russell Mfg. Co. Standard Screw Com. Stanley Rule & Level .. Traut & Hine .. 107 175 595 Unien Mfg. Co. . . Niles-Bement Com. . Scovill Mfg. Co. 206, City Hall, on or before eight o'clock P. M., Tuesday evening, April 17th, 1917. Proposal blanks may be obtained and specifications may be seen at the above office, Vitrified Salt Glazed Conduit. Fibre Conduit. Coupling Mixture. Plastic Wrapper. Kyanized spruce boards. ‘Wrought iron pipe. ) Brick. Manhole castings. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to aceept any bid. BOARD OF' PUBLIC WORKS, H. A, EMMETT, Secretary. APPEALS TO FARMERS. Hnglish Food Expert Asks English Soil Toilers to Keep Busily Engaged London. April 9.—In an effort to | stir the English farmers and workers on the land to a_realization of the danger of starvatidn that, he says, threatens the country, Sir Arthur Lee, director general of food production, a newv department created as a result’ of the intensified submarine ¢am- paign, has issued this appeal: “To all ploughmen and workers on the land: In the trenches German shells come over on Sundayvs as well as on weekdays. German subma- rines are just as active on Sundays as on any other day. The cnemy takei no holidays. He uscs every hour to destroy your country and kill your brothers. £ “Will you not work every hour— rom daybreak to dark—weekday and Sunday—for the next few weeks? | Your work now may make just the difference between winning the war and losing it.” ) Sir Arthur’'s appeal speaks volumes for the seriousness of the food ‘si(un.- tion in England. “We have got to do our maximum amount of planting by | the cnd of April” he said. *We have got to work Sundays and holidays or our crop will not be a success. It is our best answer to the submarine menace and the sooner the . people - realize it the sooner will they conquer ! the danger of starvation.” s Sir Arthur Is making stupendous | efforts to carry out his program . of tilling the soil and planting all the seed possible by the end of April.. EXPLOYTS OF JA NESE IF'AVY. ships Have Touched at Nearly | Jvery Pacific Coast. Tokio, April 9.—Vive-Admiral Tet- | sutaro Sato, president of the Imperial’ Naval college, in a statement about the combined naval operations in the present war says the Japanese fleet has touched almost every coast in the Pacific ocean, some ships cruising | more thah 17,000 miles. He explains that nearly every ship of the Imperial navy has been engaged at one time or another, and that more than 57,- 000 officers and men have participated. - The vice-admiral adds: “1t has been no small satisfaction -to Japan and to the Tmperial navy to find that the pcople of Australia and Canada as well as Great Britain have fully ap- preciated Japa ympathy and as- sistance and that they recognize her faithful adherence to the terms of the | alliance and it is our earncst hope that W : the new relations will do something to . | adverse owards attitude Japanese of the immi- chunge MITARY ADVISER TO Ui, ek Acutenunt-Gen - eral . tinguished Japanese officer appointed as mili President Li Yuan-hung, has arrived in Peking and entered upon his new duties. It has been carefully point- ed out by both Japanese and Chinese officials that General Aoki's position is far less important than it would be if he had been named military ad- viser to the Chinese government, as was originally contemplated. ENGLAND'S INFANT MORTALITY. London, April 9.—The infant mor- tality in England last year wuas the lowest in the history of the country 9 being 91 per 1,000 births. Based on an estimated population of 36,250,000 in England and Wales, the birth rate t last year was 21.6 the death rate 14.0 | and the marriage rate 15.4 per 1,000. PERMIT KILLING OF PHEASANTS. London, April 9.—The government has issued an order giving farmers permission to kill pheasants because the birds are taking food required for human consumption. Pheasant shoot- ing parties have been organized. OHN P. KEOGH 68 BROAD ST.. NEW YORK. Member of Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York. —Stocks, Bonds and Curb Securities— NEW BRITAIN OFFICE, 166 MAIN ST, TEL, 1013. F. T. McMANTUS, Mgr. 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