New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1917, Page 9

¥ ‘-etlons of the country, STANDARD OIL CO. | BLAMED FOR HIGH ‘COST OF GASOLINE (Continued from First Page.) such differences in demand and supply xix x x and the margin between cost aAd price was widely different in the different territories.” Wholesalo gasoline prices rose be- i theen seventy-five and eighty-five per t..in' 1915, says the report. Retail Prices kept close behind them. The Part increased demand,and scarcity of the product played in’the increase is shown in figures givipg the increase in demand thirty-eight per cent. in .3315 and the production seven per t. below the year before. The dard books show large garnings, -the report, as also was evidenced -4 fiha enhanced stock market value of dard securities. “ ‘Denial by 8. O. of New Jersey. New York, April 24.—The Standard AII company of New Jersey knows of mo artificlal price conditions in the gasoline field and the company has pulously obeved the United States m'me court ‘dissolution decree, A. C: Bedford, president of the company .madd today in a statement iesued in { @onnection with the report of the fed- seral trade commissiop on the latter's @peoline investigation: %#'The federal trade commission in- |tilates that a portion of the rise-in ithe price of gasoline, at least in some may be due l¢o conditions which it characterizes as 'flncul TWe know of no artificial conditions Iwhatever which have affected prices jand the-fact is that the operations of |this company have been dictated isolely by sound and legitimate 'busi- 'mess ronsiderations.” After pointing it out as “‘significant” the commission finds that the dard Oil companiés now handle anly 65 peér cent. of the: gasoline mar- Keted in the country as compared with 87 per cent. before the government's auit, the statement‘says: 't {s a matter of common knowl- edge that during the last few years a great number of new oil companies j have been organized in this country ’ muhw""d hundreds of millions of N ' o . The commission does not o that any practice savoring of unfair competition on the part of the former Standard Oil companies has restrained in any way the free and " unhampered growth and success of . these nor of the old companies. ¢ompany of New Jersey has . *Thé fact is that the Standard Oil . scru- usly obeyed the decree in ‘the ais- jution suit as affirmed by the su- e court. Our observance of the creé has been under the constant TTHE CURRAN 'DRY GOODS CO: “WEDNESDAY IS OUR REGULAR "G‘l'd‘en Rakes, . ‘BARGAIN DAY 'Nmorrow we will put on sale * useful Kitchen items wérth 3 10c and 15¢ each : Wed Only. | B Paint up and clean up. Can Paint, Varnish and Enamel worth 10c to 15¢ a 7 c can. Wed. at, a can Spades and Lawn Mowers at less than half their real value. ot 15¢ } ; e o,‘m,':t ” 42c (Wed. Only.) A lot*of other items at less than the manufacturers’ « cost. Weare closing out # this line. \ BIG smu-fAn BARGAIN $3.50 value, beautiful pat- . $1.98 supervision of the department of jus- tice, and it has made no complaint ‘against us. - The commission does not intimate that any practice or policy of this company is at varlance either with the law or that decree.” The statement says that the com- pany has maintained that gasoline price increases have been based on i supply and demand, and asserts that the commission now sustains that con- tention in principle’and, to a large ex- tent, in degree, DR. REEKS NAMED IN M. D. RESERVES Superintendent of Health One of Three Hartford County Doctors Selected to Help Get Medical Census, Dr. T- E. Reeks, superintendent of health in this city, has been . ap- pointed as one of the three Hartford county physicians who are to #ct as & committee to further a ‘census of — e ¥ BL'V BRITAIN ,DAILY PRESIDENT SIGNS WAR BOND MEASURE Allixes Signature to Bill for Ex- penditare of Seven Billions. Washington, April 24.—President ‘Wilson today signed the war bond bill authorizing the sale of $5,000,000,000 in government bonds and $2,000,000,- 000 in freasury certificates. Having decided upon Great Britain as the first Entente nation to be made beneficiary of an American loan, Sec- retary McAdoo is expected to an- nounce the amount and other details within a few days. Meantime the sec- retary is awaiting full reports on the immediate needs of the allies through represgntatives of their governments. Great Britain’s loan will come from the sale of $5,000,000,000 in bonds of which $3,000,000,000 is to go to the allies. Announcement that Great Britain is to receive thec first loan was made by Secretary McAdoo late yesterday, following conferences with members of the Federal Reserve Board. He also announced that the size of the first issue of bonds would depend largely upon pressing needs of the Entente nations, still to be reported in detail. Tentatve plans provide that all of the $5,000,000,000 authoriged bonds are not be he offered in one lump sum. ! The fact that Great Britain, as the banker of «the allies. hds borne the heaglest financial.burden of dny. of those governments, was taken into | consideration in making her the first DR. T. E. REEKS. the medical strength of the country, according to orders jssued from the war, department at ‘ashington. , The government at Washington has determined to have a complete census of all doctors throughout the country and to facilitate the work the nation has been divided into states and the states into counties. The United States Adjutant-General is Dr. (Martin, a leading spécialist of Chi- cago, and his general staff includes nine of the leading doctors of the country. In each state a committee of nine or ten medical men are named to complete the census. The repre- sentatives from Hartford country are Dr, Reeks, Dr. George Bell of Hart- ford and Dr. A. M. Rawley of Hart- ford. Dr. Rowley is chairman. These men met yesterday at Hartford and made plans to. call a meeting of all Hartford county physicians within the’ next few days to hear the plans of the government and to volunteer, in case of any emergency, to do that work to which they are the best adapted. The Washington govern- ment has notified the doctors that al! are liable to conscription, but by hav- ing the medical census it is hoped to be able to get doctors to do ¥hat for which they are best fitted, without in- terfering with the civillan welfare of the country. These doctors who are to meet in- clude all in the county, and simijlar mntlnn are to be held’ in othey counties! They are known as the auxiliary medical reserve and are not only recognized by the government, but are, in fact, also imstituted by the Washington authorities, so the call for a meeting is not simply a re- quest ‘but is a government call and a challenge to the loyalty of every doctor. o FARM WORKERS NEEDED New'" Britain Garden Committee Urges Co-operation of Men Owning Plows, Horses and Teams. The New Britain committee on home gardens today sends out an appeal, through the columns pf the press, for all méen owning teams, horses or plows, or to men capable to working plows, to enlist their services for this work- All who are willing to donate the use of their horses, teams or plows for any pe- riod convenient, or men who are will- ing to do the Work, as well as owners who are willing to rent these at fair prices, are requested to immediate- 1y notify the following address: “New Britain Gardens, City."” The work of the New Britain gar- dens is not an indiMdual work, al- though uitimately the ipdivfduals who interest themselves in it will profit. It is a patriotic movement and needs the co-operation of every one to make it. a success. The secretary of the interior has issued a startling stat ment in which he says that unless the people of the country unité to in- crease the food producton the coun- try, now at war, will face a food fa- mine. To this end people through- out the entire nation are working and Connecticut and New - Britain - are with the leaders. In order to suc- cessfully wage war the country must have an adequate sapply just as sure- 1y as she needs an adequate army and navy and thus, men who work to these ends are doing their bit “to- wards the salvation of their country. In New Britain there are 500 acres of registered farm land, that is not developed. This does not include the hundreds of acres of back yard gar- den plots and the vacant lots that cail be utilized. Thus, it is evident with thi§ vast quantity of land to cultivate there must be an adequate supply of horses, plows and men to till the soil andyget it ready for early spring planting. To this end the men fitted work, both physically and lly, are urgently requuted to co-operate. loan. ‘Passage of the war army bill by the end of the week was forecast today upon the assembling of congress, General debate on the measure con- tinued in both houses. A vote may be reached in the Louse Thursday and in the senate by Saturday at the latest. = ! City ltems We clean and block Mén's and Ladies’ Panamas now. Conn Hat Co. —advt. i L Through the real estate agency of Schultz & Costello, Inc., the real es- tate at 158 and 162 Hartford avenuc inéTuding two dwelling houses, ha: been transferred by Mary J. Lodge o' Middletown to George LaRoque anc¢ Gilbert Contois. Resolutions have been adopted hy Nbrden lodge, 1. O. G. T., and for- warded to the officials in Washingtorr in the hope that they will be of valuc in having-an act passed that will pro hibit the manufacture of intoxicatin: liquors during the pgesent war. The Luther league of the Swedis! Lutheran church will meet on Thurs day night. Carl A. Carlson, secaler of weight and measures, -has received a purs: from Nordon lodge, 1, O. G. T., in ap preciation of hix #- ="y in furtheriny the work of the order. = &8 At a meeting o1 ...tlabessett tribe of Red Men last night plans were made for the great council which will be held.in Bridgeport May 2. H. A. Norton, A. H. Sandstrom and Perc) L. Daizle have heen appointed as dcl- egates and nhou% twenty-five othc: members will go to take part in the parade. Bring your Panama in now to bt cleaned and blocked. Conn. Hat Co. —advt, The Salvation Army has completed plans for a thrée night bazar to be held at the Church street barracks. The bazar will open Monday of nex: week and wlll be open Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Knox hats—we alone have them in New Britain—Wilson’s.—advt. Attorney M. D, Saxe has been ro- tained as counsel for Mrs. Minerva Vogel of Reading, Pa., who is held under heavy bonds with Chagles Al banaki, ;alias Charles Damore, for o hearing Saturday on grave charge: of misconduct. Attorney Saxe ap peared as counsel for Albanaki wes- terday. Tt is not belleved that the accused wjjl secure the $1,500 and $1,000 needed for release on bail and little attempt has been made to do so. The woman’s relatives are all in Pennsylvania and she is anxious that they do not learn of her plight. Mrs. Charles L. Morse and daughter, Elizabeth, of Bellingham, Wash., are visiting Mrs. Morse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Booth, of High street. _ Martha Chapter O. F. S. public whist and supper Thursday afternoon. —advt. Chief of Polico"William J. Rawlings has been notified from the office ot Secretary of State Charles L. Perry that the motor vehicle operator’s li- cense of Samuel Martin of 163 Fair- view street has been suspended for the next thirty days. Policemen on street duty have been notified of this action. “Indications that spring has come can be noted at police headquarters in the increasing collection of bicycles of all types, brought in by street men as apparently abandened on the va- rious thoroughfares of the city. Men’'s and Ladies’ Panamas cleaned and blocked now. Conn. Hat Coa.— advt. Rev. Theodore A. Fischer, pastor of the Church of the Messiah of New Haven. will preach Sunday evening at the-Universalist church. Rev. Mr. Fischer is regarded as one of the hest speakers in the denomination and upon a previous vecasion, when he ap- peared in this Gity, created a very favorable impressio! A runabout bearing the registry’ number 26742, owneéd by Eric Kloehn of 10 Governor street, was wrecked last evening on the West Hartford road, when the driver, evidently un- acquainted with the thoroughfare, went down a slight embankment. The machine was later towed into Hart- _excess of one and a half degrees \\\\\\«‘* N ‘\\ i \ you must ACT if you want full mformatlon about the new Encyclopaedia aper—to help you decide whether this great work will be useful to you, whe%)her it will be an advantage to you. Send in the coupon af once. 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That’is why we urge you to ‘We want. you to be sure of getting a set if you decide you want it. That is why we urge you to act at once. and how you can secure a set for only $1 down, pav:ng the balance i in small monthly amounts, - or go and see sets at: DICKINSON’S BOOK STORE | ’ 169-171 Main Street m IOEBUCK AND €O, Chicago, lll. ford.. dent. Kennedy's dancing school tonight. & —advt. Drawing of vacatfon assignments by members of the fire artment be- gan today and wil?gonunued to- morrow. Vacationd#f ten days each begin May 14. three members of the department being allowed to go at a time. Kitson's dancing school, Bungalow tonight. Lynch’s orch.—advt. RUSSIA MODIFIES LAWS ON LIQUOR No one was hurt in the acci- Restrictios no Sale of Alcoholic Drinks Lifted to Slight Degree By Government Décree. Petrbgrad, April 24, via London.— The provisional governmental has modified the rules governing the sale of alcoholic drinks by the introduction of the following regulations: First, the sale of algoholic drinks cotaining a percentage of alcohol in is prohibited throughout Russia. Second, export to foreign countries of grape wines of every kind is per- mitted regardless of their percentage of alcohol. Third, in vine growing districts the £al of wines produced locally and con- taining a percentage of alcohol not in excess of twelve degrees is permitted. Sales of these wines outside of the wine growing district is only permitted in towns and may be prohibited by the municipal authorities. TROUP-PRENTICE WEDDING Pretty Spring Ceremony Performed .at St. Mark'’s Church Last Night— Many Guests Present. Miss Mildred Prentice, daughtertof Mr. and Mrs. Ggorge E. Prentice of 45 Columbia street, last night became the bride’ of Fred Sylvester Troup, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, but now a member of the Cooley & Troup elec- tric company. The ceremony was performed by Rector Harry I. Bod- ley at St. Mark’s church before a large assemblage of relatives and friends. As the young people entered the church at 6:30 the wedding march was played by Organist Walter Hirst. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of th¢ bride's parents. ' Mrs. Harold Clark of East Berlin, a sister of the bride, attended her and she was given in marriage by her fa- ther. The bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy Prentice, a- sister, and. the Misses Ddrothy gScherp and Marion Schade of this city and Miss Ruth Clark of East Berlin. Richard Pritchard was best man. The ushers were Richard Hall of New York, John Grobstein, Hazen Hinman and Harold Clark. The bride was gowned in silk tull. over silver cloth, trimmed with si- ver and the train was of white satin trimmed with silver, and she carried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Cream lace and | pink taffeta was worn by the mntron of honor and she carried a ba.uket of pink roses. The gowns of the bridesmaids were of taffeta and tulle. Miss Prentice wore pink, Miss Scherp l lavender, Miss Schade yellow and Misg Bexlin, and bounded and described as" Clark blue.” the bride, wore black tulle over cloth of gold and the bridegroom’s mother. ! west by a gown of chiffon -and Georgette . crepe: The matron of honor received a crescent pin of sapphires and pearls from the bride and she presented to the bridesmaids vanity cases of gold and enamel, each case being the color of the gown of the yoursg lady. The best man and the ushers received cor- dova leather wallets from the groom and the name of each was inscribed on the interior in gold. The decora- tion at the Prentlce home were smilax and pink and white roses. ‘After the reception the couple left on an extended wedding trip and aft- er their return will live at 95 Lin- coln street. Mr. Troop, is wdll known and only recently formed ai partner- ship with Ozro I. Cooley. Miss Pren- tice ts a graduate of the local schools and has been connected with his busi- ness interests at the G. E. Prentice company in Berlin. !(odeol/r By virtue of a tax warrant deliv- ered to me as collector of taxes for the town of Berlin, I hereby ‘give no- tice that I will sell at the public sign post in said Town, nearest which said land lies, at puplic auction on - the 23rd day of Juhe, 1917, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy a certain tax due to the town of Berlin from Charles, John and Sarah Shipley, Charles Hipp and James Patterson, on the 1st day of May, 1916, amount- ing to Twenty-two ($22.00) dollars and thirty-two cents, enough of the following deicribed propgrty to pay said tax, together with “the interest allowed by law, and .my fees: A cer- tain parcel of Iu\d with all improve- ments thereon, situated in the town of : | Mrs. Prentice, mother of | follows—1st piece: North by highway, ecast by N. Peck, south Ry N. Taylor, Tavlor. A1 acre). 24 plete: North. east and south by by highway. ('/§ ‘J. Conlon, west. acre.) 3d plece: :\‘orth by F. Norton, ea by J. Greenbacker, south by N.|W, Baldwin, west by Robbins. (3 acres). Berlin land’wecords, Vol. 55, Page 184. Dated at Berlin, April, 1917, this 14th day of CHARLES F. LEWIS, Collector of Taxes for' the Town of Berlin Notice. 1 By virtue of a tax warrant delive ered to me as collector of taxes for the town of Berlin, I hereby give no- tice that' I will sell at the public sign post in said Town, nearest which said @ land lies, at public auction on ‘the 23rd day of June, 1917, at.3 o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy ‘a certain tax due to the town of Berlin from Julius Brenner on the 1st day of May, 1916, amounting to Eleven ($11.00) dollars and sixty-eight cents, enough of the following described property to pay-saild tax, together with the inter- est allowed by law, and my fees: A certain parcel of land with all im- provements thereon, situated in the town of Berlin, and bounded and de- scribed as follows—North by land now or formerly vwned by Henry Johnson, east by W. J. Corrigan or assigns, south by land now or formerly owned by Trumun Cowles. and west by brink or top of mountain. Sald plede containing 10 acres, per Berliy landyrecords: Vol. 44, ge 13. Dated at Berlin, this 15th day ‘of April, 1917, s CHARLES F. LEWIS, ¢ Collector: of Taxen fom 1