New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1917, Page 9

, Tortable neckbsnds. Prices from $1.00 to $5.00. nEw nmm. conn, IMY HAVE T DRAFT, - SAYS ADJ. GENERAL - Go. B and Co. I Seeking Reoruits Here Today v th practically every member of Company E acting as a recruiting of- Uficer, and with _ Sergeant Edward Ogren and Corporal Edward Boyd of Company I serving in the same ca- Ppacity, the -officers of both local mil- fllry companies -are today waging a htarmined campalgn for addjtional gcerulu. A state mustering officer, extmining surgeon and recruiting offi- {cers from headquarters in Hartford j are here and as soon as a man ap- | plles for enlistment he will be exam- ined and sworn into the federal serv- ive, thus eliminating a great deal of 1 unflcelu.ry delay. ~ The recruiting officers are explain- _ing in detail that all enlistments now _made are in reality volunteers, as called for by the war department. ‘Any ‘man enlisting now binds himself ‘@s a member of the federalized na- “tional guard for only the duration of , the war. The three year active and ‘three year reserve clause does not hold 'these men, unless the war should ha to last as long as that. Can’t Hide Behind Skirts. Both Company E, which is stationed in this city under Lieutenant Ashley J’. Grifin, and Company I, which is doing guard duty elsewhere under Captain A. H. Griswold, need many additional men, although at present strength of E company is lower that of I company. Lieutenant Hérris of B company has received a copy. of the adjutant general’s state- ent made yesterday in which Gover- mor Holcomb concurred in = agreeing that if' volunteers do not come for- ward immediately to recruit the ranks of the National Guard he will resort t6 the draft system even though it does deplete the ranks of- the Home | G As explained by local officers the dratt would give every man an qual chance of being selected. From ‘list of all men elegible for military uty the number of men needed rould be drawn-b ylots, similar to. the mothod of drawing prizes at bazaars. gen so sclected must report imme- dlately or face a fine of $50 per day for each day they are absent. An un- official Teport from Washington - to- day states: “Skirts will not protect glackers. The war department an- nced today that all men married jce the declaration of the existence of¥the state of war will be treated up- on the same basis as unmarried men gnsofar as their military obligations are concerned.” May Resort to Draft. Headquarters in Hartford last ht issued the following bulletin: Liqutenant - Clarence C. Scarbor- ough, in charge of the recruiting station at the State Armory, will go to:New Britain today, accompanied by, four clerks and a medical ex- aminer, probably - Lieutenant W. P. 5. Keatigg, with two assistants, to and -get more recruits, taking ad- ntage of the “Lexington Day” ob- [§ervance in the Hardware City today. As probable that details from the uiting office at the State Armory will 8o to different cities and towns flin the central and northern part of hine state in an attempt to enthuse [young men ta enlist in the First Con- .cucnz Infantry. There was little ;wosterday at the recruiting of- F jee here, only one man being en- jisted. Adjutant General Cole said pat it was probable that steps would petaken soon toward the draft move- [hent to strengthen the National oard unless there is an impetus to . enlisting. ’ Dufing a leave of absence to polofiel Richard J. Goodman, who is married today, Lieutenant Col- Edwin E. Lamb will be in harge of the First Connecticut In- antry. WILSON ENDORSES DRESSINGS WORK Believes Gommltwe Should Send -As Much Ald As Possible The president in his message to congress last Monday says with great sanity and common sense, ‘“We should keep constantly in mind the wisdom of interfering as little as possible in our own preparation and in the equip- ‘ment of our own military forces with the duty—for it will ‘be & very prac- tical duty—of supplying, the nations already at war with Germany with the materials which they can obtain only from _us or by our assistance. . They are in the field and we should help them ,in every w-y to be efleeuve there.” In ‘accord with so wise a policyit is only necessary for us to continue as Wwe are doing, and strain every nerve to send as many dressings o the Al- lies now, our Allies, as possible. The need for dressings this summer on the other side will be greater than ever, for the most terrible battles of the war are probably still to be fought. Thanks to all you workers in our splendid branches, the Surgical Dress- ing Committee is materially increas- ing-its output and hopes to send this year double what it did last. As yet we have lost no shipments by submarines, but it we do, it is only necessary to send more, Germany, without doubt, hopes that onceé this country is in the war we will, for selfish reasons, withhold supplies needed by our iAllies. In order to keep our output of dressings at the maximum, I ask you to plan now for carrying on the work during the summer. I hope work- rooms will be kept open, even if mem- bers are scattered, and that members away from' their branch will organige ‘groups wherever they are and send back the dressings, either to the home branch or the Peter Bent Brigham hospital. Thus the workrooms could be used as depots. Portland was a notable example of such an arrange- ment last summer, having. five sub- branches at different summer places which sent supplies to their center, the workroom at Portland Surgical Dressings Committee. When your plans are’ made, do not fail to notify us in ample season, so as to secure the services of a nurse to start such groups, and to make your plans for a sufficient supply of materials. It would he advisable that a canvas be made of your members to ascertain their plans as soon as possible. New England does not need any large accumulation of surgical dress- ings~at present, sufficient were pro- vided last summer, and the director of military relief, Colonel Kean, has sald that our supplies, such as we are sending to our Allies, will be accepted here. There is, therefore, no need to change the direction of our supplies or the patterns of what we make, ex- cepting in a few designated centers where our nurses, who are also en- rolled Red Cross nurses, have been teaching the Red Cross dressings. This ‘has been’'done as a possible safeguard in case we entered into a prolonged ‘war fought on our own soil. *We hope that all of our members will be loyal to the Red Cross and embrace the opportunities it offers in its educational ‘classes in First Aid, Home Nursing and Djetetics. If Red. Cross Chapters are started in your community, we should be glad td have you offer to undertake to do the sur- gical dressings work for them. If there is a strong feeling in your com- munity that dressings should be kept for American use, we can reserve your supplies for any base hospital that may be started, or we will return the dressings, sent to us for inspection, to be used by you for any purpose you desire in your own town or state. ‘We hope thdt you will not abate anything that you are doing for our Allies, but to undertake this latter work in addition to what you are al- ready doing. Dr. Marcel Knecht, who comes to us representing the French govern- ment, asks that we do not take up any reconstruction work until the war Is finished, and that we continue to send our dressings to France for at least three months after the war is over. ” Belleve me, for the committee, Sincerely yours, KATHERINE R. MEAD, Chairman. Boston, April 9, 1917. The foregoing statement and appeal is most strongly’ endorsed by the chairman of the New Britain Surgical Dressings Committee, Mrs. H. B. Humason. The work rooms at 169 Vine street are open to all interested to help in this work. Let the New Britain com- mittee make a “big push” this spring toward the five millions which the national committee should send this vear. MOODY A MOUNTED SCOUT. Ralph C. Moody, son of Professor and Mrs. James C. Moody of Maple Hill, has enlisted in the mounted scouts of the Secand Maine regiment, The scouts are expected to report in Texas soon for the purpose of drilling. Mr. Moody is a student at the Uni- versity of Maine and enlisted in the regiment’at Augusta. While a stu- dent at the local High school he was cuptain of the basketball team and hLas a reputation as a swimmer: NEW BANK IN RUSSIA. Petrograd, April 19.—A project ia under wey for the formation in Rus- sia of an Armenian-American .bank with a capital of 150,000,000 rubles. The plan has been under discussion for some time between Armenian cap- italists in Russia and the Armenian bankers in America. MANAGER OF ‘SHOE STORE BOUND OVER Donat Pmuix -Alleged to--Have Muleted™“New Haven” Road Beginning of a widespread drive by high “New Haven” road .officials to break up a cleverly devised scheme that, it is alleged, has mulcted the company out of thousands of dollars throush fraudulent claims for dam- aged shipments and the bringing ‘of many dishonest merchants to an ac- counting was made public last night in the arrest of Donat Proulx of 50 Lyman street, Holyoke, Mass., man- ager of the Newark Shoe company's store at 324 Main street. The #rest was made by Chief of Police William J. Rawlings and State Policeman Wil- liam E. Jackson as the accused stepped from the store. Specifically charged with the appropriation of twenty-seven pairs of shoes, valued at $100, March 26, Proulx was arraigned before Judge John H. Kirkham in police court this morning and held for a hearing Saturday under bonds of $1,500. Attorney M. D. Saxe, counsel for the accused, asked for the continu- ance on the ground that he was un- acquainted -with- details of the case. He made an ineffectual plea for re- duction of bonds but this was opposed by Prosecuting Attorney George W, Klett, who said that the seriousness of the charges and future proceed- ings, demanded the assurance that Proulx be on hand when wanted. District Manager H. J. Deters of the corporation operating the store in connection with a chain of similar stares covering a wide area, said that proceedings will be brought by his concern as soon as the railroad charges are settled. He emphasized this morning that his concern has long suspected Proulx and other man- agers have been eggaged in some scheme of the type alleged ‘to have been unearthed, has been condwucting an investigation and intends to make an example of the accused, He is under bonds of $2,000 to his employ- ers, the bonds being furnished by the Fidelity Casualty company of Balti- more. They will' be -notified of the arrest.. - Alleged Methods. According to the complaint, Proulx’s methods were to apen shipments, ab- stract a number of pairs of shoes or shoe supplies, cache them and then notify the railroad authorities that the consignment was damaged and file a statement, sworn to before & notary, claiming damages. Manager Deters charges that Proulx would then take the appropriated material, sell it in the store and pocket the proceeds or sell it to other dealers. He claims to have found some of the material, alleged to have been stolen, in several nearby stores, among them several combination bootblack and shoe supplies stores ,arid to have traced somie of the material to dealers as far away as Bristol. Accarding to the authorities, Proulx was caught by a clever ruse of railroad detectives, state police and local authosities. A shipment is al- leged to have been opened and examined in the presence of witnesses while yet in custody of the railroad, the box re-nailed and turned over to one of the H. R. Walker company's trucks for cartage to the store. De- tectives watched the box in transit so as to be certain that it reached its destination in the same condition as when it was examined. It is alleged that Proulx filed a claim that the shipment was short twenty-seven pairy of shoes. This number, according to the autharities, was accounted' for when the shipment was examined in their presence before being turned over to the truckman. The investiga- tion by the rajlroad was in charze personally of J. B, McMahon, chief of the road’s special agents, and assist- ants with personal aid of the division- al superintendent and his office. Similar investigations are being con- ducted all along the lines of the road and it is today authoritatively an- nounced that evidence has been se- cured” to cause the {ssuance of numerous warrants and proceedings against many. The proceedings agains Proulx is said to be but the beginning of the campaign. Corporation’s Loss $986. According ta Manager Deters, his corporation alleges that their loss, as already discovered, amounts to $986 at the local store. It is his contention the store has been under close scrutiny for several months. Accord- ing to Deters, Proulx’s relatives in oke have not been informed of h1s pllxht and are unaware that he is in trouble. An attempt was made by friends to secure bail for him last night, $500 being collected. Prosecu- ting Attorney Klett insisted upon a bond of $1,500. According to information in the Possession of the authorities, Proulx is believed to have mulcted the rail- road out of as much as $500 in a single month. After more than three hours’ grilling by the autharities, the accused is alleged to have signed a confession in which he admits stealing the shoes from August 10, 1916 to the date of his arrest and expresses the belief that the sum total of the stolen property will amount to about $500. His employers believe that the amount will be double that figure and believe that nearly 200 n-.lrs ‘were appro- priated. CITY TURNS OUT FOR BiG CELEBRATION (Continued From First Page). procession at. 2:30 o'clock. In addition to the United Bands of New Britain, there will be Colt's band of fifty pieces from Hartford, which is to march with the Elks, the Scotch Kiltie band of Hartford, which is to march with the Scottish Clans, the Kensing- ton Drum corps, the American Drum corps and the Tabs’ Drum corps, with possibly other musical organiza- tions to be included later in the day. The organizations that are to partici- pate in the parade have been pre- Viously printed and include, among the uniformed bodies, the New Britain City Guard of 150 men, the Uniform Rank, P. O. S._of A, the Polish Fal- con Alliance of America, and the Ar- menian Rifle club. The line of march unless changed at the last moment, will be from Franklin Square to Rockwell avenue, to Arch street, to Main street, to East Main, to Spring, to North, to Main, to West Main, to Russel, counter-march back to the park and stand at attention. Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford is 'marshal of the city officials and will have about sixty men in line, each one with a red, white and blue hat band, white gloves and carrying a small Am- erican flag. Only a very few will ride in the parade and they will be in open carriages. In this section will be the Grand Army vetergns. The Spanish ‘War ¥Veterans will march with the other organizations as will the Sons of Veterans. organization have not been announced and the public may expect some elab- orate and interesting novelties intro- duced. Included will be flag ~drills, manual of arms, military movements and tableau High school pupils will be garbed in distinctive costumes and Alex Malmgren, Charles Vibberts and John Caufield will impersonate “The Spirit of 76" in full military regalla of the Revolutionary period GERMANS UNABLE T0 CHECK FRENCH (Continued From First Page). the battle raged most fiercely in the region of La Ville-Aux-Bois. The wood east of the village. 2,000 yards long by 500 in depth, was very strongly held by the enemy, no less than 180 machine guns being’crowded into it. Al! these were caplured, together with 1,700 men by a clever mancuver which cut off the wood from the rest of the line. The army on tha right from Prunay to Auberive, by skiliful maneuvering cleaned the Germans out of most of the heights in, front of the village of Moronvilliers. On cne of the crests several heavy guns were captured. On the whole, when the wretched weather and the difficulties of the ter- rain are considered. the day’s work is considered most satisfactory and it is believed that it paves the way for more rapid progress in the near fu- ture. ‘WHIST A SUCCESS. St. Joseph’s Holy Name Socicty Holds Pleasing Event. QOne of the social-successes of the season was held last “evening in Booth's hall, when under the . aus- that Preulx’s plight is due to living pices of St, Joseph’s Holy Name so- beyond his income, trying to “be a ciety a good fellow,” belonging to a fast bunch and the old, old story of “wine, women and son He alleges that, while in the city for some time con- ducting an investigation on his own account without his manager being aware of his presence, he has seen several women,” whom he learned have ‘“shady” reputations -locally, social and whist was the at- traction. The attendance was very large and one of the features was the manner in which the hall was decor- ated, Old Glory being promiscuously aisplayed. The winners at whist were as fol- lows: Lagdies, first, Miss M. C. Ken- nedy, of Bristol; second, Miss Dunlay third, Mrs. Woodward; fourth, Mrs. loitering about the store on frequent | Conlin, gentlemen's, first, W. J. Dun- occasions and, apparently, on terms of intimacy with Proulx. According to his statement, he heard reports that Proulx was “traveling with a fast set” and reports of an unsavory type were furnished to him relative to alleged procedure in the store between men and women with the knowledge and consent of the manager. Proulx, according to him, comes of a prominent Holyoke family, had been a clerk employed by the company at its Holyoke store for about two vears prior to his advancement to the man- agement of the local store last August. Shortly after his being located in the city, he says, reports began to be re- ceived by the company that started suspicions that all was not right and e——————————— TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. reversible condition. 4-19-2dx FOR SALE—Round reed baby carriage in good ‘Phone 798-2. —_— WANTED—To buy Ford touring car, must be in A-1 shape. State year and best price for cash, Car Box, 4XX, Herald, 4-19-2dx lay; second, John J. Walsh; third, Wilfred J. Dunlay; fourth, Charles McKeon. The patronesses were: Mrs. Peter Long, Mrs. John J. Walsh, Mrs. T.W. O’Connor and Mrs. W. F. De- laney. The whist was handled in a very capable manner by Mrs. Otis Butler and Mrs, Jesse F. Atwater. HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES. There were patriotic exercises at the High school this morning when | the president’s message was read and the students joined in singing inspir- ing airs. AQUA PURA SHORTAGE. Livkerpool, April 19.—This city is suffering from a shortage in its water supply because of the domoralization to the water system, caused by the bursting of pipes in 20,800 places during the recent prolonged cold spell. The engineering department has found it necessary to shut off the water all night and occasionally dur- ing the day over a large part of the city. Complete plans for each. HARTFORD. H. O. P. Pinch-Back Suits for Men and Young Men. $11.98 to $25.00 Financial Steel and Pig Iron Markets The Iron Age says: The’ steel trade is ‘looking more closely into the influences the war sit- uation has set in motion, that will hold prices in check. The ultimate re- sult of the concessions made to the government is beilng considered: also the effect,of the fixing by the govern- ment of prices on certain contracts which mean a loss to th who take them unless they can get steel prod- ucts at less than today’s prices. The market itself has given no sign in the past week of turning away from the long round of price advahces. Do- mestic buying in some lines is less than in March and buyers are showing their. perplexity. But most forms of steel are just as difficult to get and there is the unknown factor of the extent to which consumers in ordin ary channels must stand aside for the ‘wants of the governmtnt and its allies. An advance of $6 per ton on wire products by a leading independent company, one of ten to fifteen per cent. in nuts and bolts, and some raising of scrap prices at Chicago, while at Pittsburgh heavy melting steel has declined $2 to $3 per ton, are the week’s main changes in prices. The leading wire producer has been indisposed ' to go beyond the prices made by the $4 advance of March § and has not yet done so. In some other. lines, however, Steel Corporation ad- vances have heretofore come closely on the heeld of those m Ry inde- pendents. ‘The variations in prices asked by different manufacturers and by the sarne manufacturer to different buy- ers or classes of buyers are more striking on the present high levels. Buyers are making the most of any connection they may have with a gov- ernment contract to get special treat- ment, in deliveries or prices or both. Producers are expediting shipment of material for government work, taking pains to sift out the exact tonnage to be so applied, but are not yet respon- sive to appeals for lower prices to private works, seeing that in nearly every case another buyer stands ready to pay more. In some cases where shell steel is involved the government will do the buying, the munitions plant concerning itself only with the finish- ing. Government influence is being ex- erted to hurry deliveries to the En- tente Allies and the request has been made that their wants have prece- dence over those of the government itself. A late*move by the Ford Motor company throws sheet market condi- tions into strong relief. This com- pany has bought a total of 6,000 tons of sheet bars in the past week and has arranged with a mill to roll these into sheets to supply its plant. Sheet mills which also produce tin plates are putting steel into the latter under government urging that canners be especially looked after, and the result is a tightening sheet market. As high as 9c has been paid for No. 28 galvanized sheets. Contract tin plates sell easily at $8 per box and $9 has been paid for 1,000-box lots. Rails are again active. Two lots for France of 20,000 tons each have been taken for rolling in the fourth quarter of 1918. Italy has bought 15,000 tons. The Northern Pacific iplaced 40,000 tons for the last quarter of next year, and from other lines in- quiry for several hundred thousand tons has come up, largely for deliv- ery late in 1918 and early in 1919, Chicago mills alone have 165,000 tons before them. Some substitutions may yet be made on foreign contracts -for shell steel placed last year. On two orders, for 20,000 tons and 25,000 tons a month respectively, placed in the Central West, it is intimated that some plates, structural shapes or bars may b taken, indicating a beginning of calcu® lations on the ending of the war. Government buying is a factor in structural lines, the week’'s contracts including 5,000 tons for a crane run- way at'Norfolk, 5,000 tons for a gov- ernment gun shop and 3,500 tons for machine shops at League Island Navy Yard. The structural business closed in March represented 68 per cént. of capacity or at the rate of 122,500 tons per month, making the first quarter of the year about 20 per cent. below the first quarter of 1916. Japan with difficulty has secured 4,000 tons of ship plates for this year, paying 7 1-4c to 8c, and has also taken 1,500 tons of shapes. Italy is in the market for 5,000 tons of an- nealed wire. A further advance of $5 in cast-iron pipe is announced this week. The pig-iron advance has halted— whether for long remains to be seen. An Eastern steel company has taken 12,000 tons of Bessemer iron at $40 at furnace, though $42 at Valley fur- nace - has been paid in the Central West. For third-quarter delivery 18,- 000 tons of basic iron has been bought in northern Ohio at $40.50, delivered, 10,000 tons coming from Chicago. Some resale foundry iron has held prices i check in one or two North- ern markets. Of the Southern accu- mulation of warrant iron some large lots remain, and free stocks in Ala- Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 31 West Main Street, City Hall Building Telephone 2040 50 shs New Britain Machine Co. 50 shs North & Judd._ 50 shs AmericanHardware 50 shs Stanley Works 50 shs American Brass 50 shs Niles Bement & Pond 50 shs Landers Frary & Clark bama yards are still considerable, but $35 is freely paid for this year's iron. The spot coke price has eased off in the past week to $7.50, Connells- ville district. City ltems Dancing at Holmes & Hoffman's tonight. Lynchs' orchestra.—advt. Action has been brought by the New Britain Savings bank, represent- ed by Attorneys Roche &, Glover, against Angelo Ponti of Hafrtford, P. F. Curtin of this city, Edwin Kjos of this city, the New Britain Lumber and Coal company, the Southern New . England Telephone company and Frank Paola of Avon in foreclosure proceedings on a mortgage. Papers are returnable in the court of ¢om- mon pleas the first Tuesday in May. In the case of George A. Stark vs. Tony Dobruck, judgment for the plaintiff to recover damages of $31.32 with costs of $9.20 has been handed down. DR. SYKES DEPOSED AS GOLLEGE HEAD' Doclared Incompetent to lfanage Woman's School at New bondon New Hlven. April 19.—The re!lrep - ment of Dr. Frederick H, Sykes a#. president of the Connecticut collm for women at New London was nn- {nounced here late yesterday, follows ing a meeting of the board of trustees of the college. The resignation of DF.. Sykes was demanded by the trustees last January, but he refused to give ' it and the matter had been in an un- settled state until yesterday, when the trustees decided, it was explained, to declare the office of. president vacant. ; It was also announced that Dr. Sykes | bad declined a professorship in Eng- Trimmed hats, big sale at Golden- | lish at the college and that a com- blum’s Y. M. C. A. bldg.—advt. The Stanley Women's Relief corps will attend the services in the First . church tonight in a body. The mem- bers are asked to meet in the vestibule at 7:40 o'clock. Employes of the universal depart- ment of the Corbin Screw corporation have unfurled a flag over Lafayette street between the factory buildings. Marriage licenses have been issued to Otis Willis Hopkins of 432 West Main street and Miss Ethelyn Maud Andruss of 50 South Burritt street, and Louie Snow Jones of 17 Lenndx Flace and Miss Jessie Noble Wight- man of 29 Russell street. ! A case of.diphtheria on Wullace! street was placed under quarantine by the health board today. “Property at 600 Arch street\ has been tranferred to John Bajar by J. ‘W. Fox. George Van Epps has sold his restaurant business at 302 Main street to Alice W. Smith. Dance and whist, Highland Camp, ' R. N. of A Electric hall, Friday, April 20, Dyson’s orch. Adm. 2Ec.i —advt. | The Catholic Choral Union will meet at 8 o'clock this evening in Booth’s hall. ~ i An enjoyable dance was held in| Electric hall last night under the auspices of the recently re-organized Arrow club. Music was furnished by, the Moonlight orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Porter of | ‘West Main street are in New York for a few days. H. Payton Humphrey has returned from Atlantic City, N. J. Rev. Dr. G. W C. Hill of the South Congregational church, is spending a brief vacation at Atlantic City, N. J. Briggs: Hubbell of Naugatuck was a visitor in this city yesterday- Mrs. C. F. Perry of 45 Stratford Road was tendered a pleasant sur- prise party at her home yesterday | afternoon, the occasion being Mr. and | Mrs. Perry’s tenth wedding anniver- ' sary. Among those present were Mrs. Fred Sunburn, Mrs. M. V. Calkins, Mrs. Daisy Hale, Mrs. William Mec- ' Cleery, Mrs. Thomas Brewin, Mrs. Charles Wessel, Mrs. George Ritchie, Mrs. George Darrow and Mrs. R. J. Newton. RUSSIA TO GROW OPIUM. Petrograd, April 19.—The Russian government has arranged for the ex- tensive cultivation of opium at-Tash- kend, the former capital of Russian Turkestan. The product will be the monopoly of the Department of Health, which is to manufacture it solely for medical purposes. Grow- ers are to be required to hand over the entire crop to the government agents at a fixed price under heavy penalties, . story consisted of forme mittee had been appointed 'to select a new president. This action followed preunnuon of the report of a special committee appointed some time ago to give a | hearing fo Dr. Sykes and to go over !the entire situation and make its Tecommendations to the trustees. Th- report, which was adopted, four that the action of the trustees in as! ing Dr. Sykes to resign was justific and recommended that he be depose: “President’ Sykes’ administration says the report in recommending hi: retirement, “showed such business in- competency as to make it desirable ' | that he resign.” The committee appointed by the trustees to hear Sykes' side of the Governor Simeon E. Baldwin and E.’'D. Rob- bins of New Haven, and Judge Ed- ward L. Smith of Hartford, These men, and Mr. 8. H. Williams of Glas-' tonbury and Mrs. Mary Partridge of , Hartford, were named a special com- mittee to secure a new prelhiqnt for | the college. . SHORT CALENDAR OOURT. Two cases are scheduled for Fri- day afternoon’s short calendar ses- sicn of city court. They are R. H. Hinkley company vs. A. W. Stipek, with Attorney A. W. Upson repre- senting the plaintiff and Attorneys Klett & Alling the defendant, and Swift & Upson Lumber company Vs. C. H. Wooding, Attorney J. E. Cooper | representing the plaintiff and Attor- ney#A- A. Greenberg the defendant. CHORAL SOCIETY TO SING. It was announced today that all members of the New Britain Choral scciety have been invited to sing at the First Congregational (Center) church_this evening and the officers request a large attendance. The so- ciety will participate in the patriotic service. / mlngton within and for the District of Farmington on the 12th day of April, 1917, Present, Judge. Estate of Sarah A. Pease, late of Plainville in said District, deceased. The Executor having made written application to said Court, in accord- ance with the statute, for an order of sale of the whole or part of the real estate described therein, it is ordered that said application be heard at the Probate Office in Farmington on the 25th day of April, 1917, at 2 o'clock. in the afternoon, and that notice thereof be given, by inserting a copy of this order in some newspaper hav- Herbert Knox Smith, ing a circwlation in said District, and that return be made to this Court. Attest, HERBERT KNOX SMITH, Judge. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. 8 STRONG, RELABLI CORPORATI(ON organized and qualified through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Gaardian " Executor or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit M. H, WUAPLES, Prest. SURPLUS $750,000 Co. HARTFORD, CONN.