New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1917, Page 11

N SHII’S NEEDED 'FOR ALLIES™ VICTORY (Continudd from First Page.) m’ke- no, provwon such a dignitary as'Marshal Joffre. By unanimous consent, . however, tle menate rules wete suspended t: permit the marghal’'s appearance an senate took & recess in the midst QF ‘consideration of the army bill to, . vegelve the /visftors. The galleries | ‘were packed with distinguished visi- tors. ‘DUTCH VIHLAGE ATTACKED :! ‘i’l"“‘" of * Unknown ‘Nationality Ruin Zierikze, in Zeoland; DeWroy- Homes and Killing THAL don, ‘May 1.—Bombs V were | dspped by an airplane Sunday night /‘oi Ziariksze, in the Dutch province of % gelarid, says a' Reuter despatch from ague under Monday’s date. SThree:persony were killed aad much \iterial damage was done, the mes- Mu. . —~ Hague, May i,via Londof— Telegraaf of Amsterdam states t the Bombs ‘which wers dropped | req Zierikze did such extensive dqm- that the village is in ruins, more 100 houses being smashed or d.. A panic prevailed in the n intensified by the play of search- operated by the llflpcn, says 6 newspaper. 4s declared ‘that the bombs were ropped by mistake _the paper :Xi but were purposely 1 ¥hwe nationality of the-airplanes has not been established. N Advices from Sluykf state that lgat evening two German airships ap- above Hasvengent and disap- m 15 & southwestern direction..] PLOTTER'S TRIAL TRIAL RESUIED - Inry Selected w H&i Evlllmce A Against Gem.n Naval Officer add Members of Labor’s Peace Council. New York, Franz Von Rintenlen, the aval ca.nuln and several members of boy's Natlonal'Peace Cduncil was contihued today in the federal court. The jury was selected late yesterd: The defendants are charged with co: iracy to violxte the Sherman anti- thust law by fomenting strikes on piers and in munitions plants. FAYOR SENDING ARMY Prevailing May 1—The tial of German Views Among Adminis- tration' Offcisls Is That Expedition City Items Leading Star lodge, 8. of B. will ocel- ebrate its fourteenth anniversary on May 15 instead of May 1 as wu at first announced. Fred Winkle and Louis Gans hl-" been chosen delegatées by Court Spinoza, Foresters of America, to the \merican-Jewish conference in Wash- nston. Trinity church young people have postponed their Friday fllall"l meeting indefinitely. A son George was born Friday, April 27, to Mr. and ug:. G. W. Good- ‘win, of 93 Arch street. * The Y. M. C. A, directors met- last night and heard reports as to the amount subscpibed to the abnusl udget. Py { reports show that fl 000 ol $7,000 has nIrMy been sub- Mtn.hun ‘A. Kats wu elected trus- tee of the baunkrupt estate of Hasty Solomkin of ‘this éity, at & yesterday in the office of Bd M. Yeonians .of Hartford, mma m referes in” bankruptey. on for adenocids and enlarged tonsils at ‘New . Britain' General hospital ‘to- day, the patient rallying satistactorily from the treatment. ‘William H. Gallagher of * 312 South Main street is reported as oritically 111 with pneumonia at New tainr Gen- eral hospital, physicians having grave doubts as to his recovery. The postponed meéeting of the water /| commissioners will‘'be held this even- Sheehan, well known in this er. of Deer Island, Boston, is there anfi~iocal relatives have been called to"his bedside. There will be rehearsal for delm ‘work at the I 0. o. at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in Jr. O. U. A M) hall. Joseph Skinner and Dennis McIn- erney of this city are reported to have escaped from the state farm for in- ebriates at” Norwich. They were missed Sund®y night and are two of & trio missing. AuthoMties of the state have been notified to be on the leokout for them, w'l’h. to"oa':ln:n ml estate transfers ere recorde thony J; - dzinski .to John 'l'ulmky yct - property on Farmington avenue; An- tonio Karpenski to Stabislaw Grayb, property on Hayes street; estats of Annfe Russell to Clinton E. Daven- port, property on Allen street; esthate of Annie E. Russell to C. J. Scanlon, property on Allen street: D- A, Lyneh, executor, to Frederick Hocumb, et ux., property on Corbin'avenue. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Philip Seibert.: The funeral of Philip Seibert was held at 2:30 this &fternoon from the Erwin orial chapel with Rev. Henry W. Maier,. pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. The butfal was'in“Fairview cemetery. P g "' The funeral of Peter Knight, who died suddenly in his yobm M Begley's block on Main street of heart disease, was held at 10 o’clock this morning from St- Mary’s church with Rev. J. E. Fsy officiating at a high mass of . The burial was in St. Mary's old ccmeurv. John Burns, \ The funeral of John Burnd o Cemetery Lane was held at 9 o’tlock this morning from St. Mary's-church with Rev. W. A. Krause officlating &t & requiem mass. Friends of the family acted as bearers. The burial launched. [ was in St. Mary’s new ccmmry Andrew Hilbie. 'l‘ho funeral of Andrew Hilble of 52 Whiting street was held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Peter's church with Rev-.Charles Coppens of- ficiating at a requiem mass. The burial was in St. Mary’'s new cemetery. — » Card of Thanks. \ 1 desire to express my heartfelt thanks to kind neighbors and friends for their sympathy at the time of the death of my .beloved wife, “May A. Atkinson. I wish to thark in an especial. ménner the Taplin. peny, friends whe contribu and who were: kind to ug during her fllness. | - HA.!!RY ATKIN!ON’ SENATE PASSES ARMY - BILL _ure Virtually t’e Same as Was Passed Saturday. ‘Washington, May 1.—The army bill with ‘the conscription ' provision re- tained was passed anew today by the senate without a roll call virtually as it approved the measure last Satur: TGRSO 1T GOES INTD EFFECT the ‘work of the cemsor and thereby greatly reguce delay. cablegrams must 7 'Signatures—All be lltnod by the name of the firm or in case of an individual Dy at least the gurname. Code addresses as sig- natures are not permitted. ‘Decoding and tranmsiation of cable. grams—All - code cablegrams and ca- blegrams written in the approved for- eign will be .decaded or tran censors.” . BOYS' GLI]B cnmous wmmmnoqmlu ' Childréns Home—Many Oontribu- tions Received By Supt Crawford. ‘Supt, Crawford of the Boys*. cluly announced today that the boys will #ive all the produce they 'raise on their club garden on East street to the New Britain General hospital and the produce from the Russell & Hp- win tract on Curtis street to the Chil- dren’s Home. ' The officials of Russéll & Erwin have also offered Mr. Craw- ford & tract of about thirty acres on est: Main stréet, part of which he will turn over to the New; Britain Gardens’ committee. The other part will be developed by some sof his yonu charges. order to help the work along, Mr. Crawford discussed the matter with a number of business men apd manu- ufacturers this niorning and their re- sponse was generous. Stanley Goss coptributed $10 to the cause and others contributed $5. They are C. B. Pgrsons, A. 17 Abbe, President H, C, Thompson of the American MWato corporation, George P. Spear, ‘and L. M, Bancroft. Mrs. Philip Stanley and Mra. George. 8. Talcott contributed $35 each. = \ 3 v TWO NAVAL APPLICANTS. Ohief M. 8. Brainard Keeping Interest Alive fu U. 8. Navy. . Chief” Radio Electrician M. 8, Brainard, in charge of the local re- cruiting station, has received two ad- ditional applications for enlistment in the navy today. The lécal office has received from the government a large consignment of attracting recruiting posters and also & quantity of other posters to attach'to automobile wind- shields. In other places it 1s safd that this recruiting campaign is. working out well and already there are a mumber of cars on the city streets displaying these signs. Chief Brainard has a number on hand at his office in city hell and will give them to any who ask. 3 x \ HOUSE PASSES THE BUCK Decides to Allow 1919 Legislature to Act on Woman Suffrage and Prohi- bition Constitutional Amendrhents- Hartford, May 1.—Two proposed constitutional amendments were re- ported to the house today as this is the branch of the General Assembly which alone will consider them at this time. The house was in no mood to accept. pagsing them on to the 1919 session for further action. The proposed amendments to give ‘women the right of full suffrage came in with six signers in favor, Barker of Branford, Fox of New London, Bull of ‘Marlboro, Todd of New Milford, Bigart of Colchester and Simpson of Plainville. The minority unfavorable report has five signers. The proposed state-wide prohibitory amendment had a divided report, only Barker of Brandford signing the favorble one. A Both proposed amendments will be iscussed as a special order of the day. Governor Holcomb received today from the Congregational' church at East Lartland a tender of the church edifice and its property for use by the state in case of need for any purpose during the war. —_— COUNCILMAN RESIGNS. Gardner C. Weld, Just Eilected in Third Ward, Going o Plattsbrfg Camp Gardner C. Weld of ~Park Place, elected last month as councilman from the third ward, is to resign that po- sition in order to leave for the open- ing of the Plattsburgh camp for, the officers’ reserve corps in time for its opening on May 14. Already seversl names are being mentioned as pos- sible candidates for Mr. Weld's seat. In the first ward the campaign for the appointment of Howard L. Platt for councilman to succeed Alderman LEADERS ARE HELD . BY PROFIT -TAKING Speunlatorss:flsflodtosMith Sl Margn of Gain i Wall Street, Noon——Almost without excaption market leaders recorded ad- ‘vances of 1 to 2 points before profit taking became effective. Shippings and motors alsp ncreased their early advantage. Rufls gave promise of 8eneral improvement, dut = sold oft abruptly on word from Washingten that the Interstate Commerce Com- mi on advises extrsme conservation cting dividend returns during the . Union Pacific, St. Paul, Atchison' and Reading reacted an average of a point. Partial rallles at noon were aguin forfeited. Bonds were firm, al- though U. 8. Coupon 3’s lost 1% per cent,on a single sale. Another setback gqttended tbe late dealings, the movemeht being arrested in part by a fresh inquiry for ship- 'pings. The closing was irregular. Sales were estimated: at 500,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- dnn,n. Representcd bv E. W. Eddy. i May 1, 1017 High Low Close Am Beet Sugar .. 943 93% 9385 Am Ag Chem . 93 8% 67 67 45% 46% 683% 68% 100% 100% ‘112 112% 124 124 9% %oy Am Smelting .....101% ‘Am Sugar . -112% 4Am Tel & Tel L124% Anaconda Cop ... 80% A T S Fe Ry Co..102% 1013 101% Baldwin Loco .... 57% 55% 55% B&O .......... 76%\ 76 76 BRT. ee.e 63%, 633 .63% Butte Superior J 44 435 44 Canadian Pacific .181 189% 160 Centra] Leather .. 88,/ 86% 86% Ches & Ohio .. 60 593 5914 Chino Copper . 66% 54% 551 Chi Mil & St Paul. 81% 79% 80% 49% 48% 48% 113y 113% 2% 63 118 118% 13% 13% 26% 26% 41% 41y 533% 623 109% 109% Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfa Gt Nor Ore Cet: 32% 32% Illinois Central 10‘% 104% Inspiration . 13 57 Interboro pfd ... ( 65% Kennecott Cop 46% Lack Steet .. 843 Lehigh Val . [ 63 Louis & Nash 130% 130% Max Mot com 49 49 Mex Petrol .. 91y 92 N Y C & Hud . 9385 93% Nev Cons ....... 24 24% NYNH&H 39% . 39% Nor Pac . 102% 102% 126 126 22% 22% Peoples Gas . . Pressed Steel Cu- . Ray Cons . So Ry pfa . 58% Studebaker Texas Oll 212 212 Third Ave . 27 27 Union Pae . 1363 137 United Fruit 136 136 Utah' Cop 116% 116 57% 573 116% 116% 118% ‘1181 118% 44% 433% 43% Westinghouse . 49% 48% 48% Western Union .... 96% 95% /95% Willys Overland ... 31% 30% ' 30% Midvale 58% b658% LOCAL STOCK MARKET (Furnished by Richter & Co.) Billings & Spencer was the feature of the local market today, with an ad- vance of about five points, closing at 105 bid, 107 asked. American Brass was active snd strong with sales ranging from 314 to 316. Scovfll Man- ufacturing company was active and strong with sales ranging from 810 to 615. Below are the officlal quotations of the Hartford Stock Exchange this morning: Bid Asked , Rallroad Stacks. Hfd & Conn W R R guar 30 NYNH&HRR Am Ind Bank & Tst Co .210 140 -Nor Con Lt & Pw H. 0. P. Suits for Stout Wo- " men are ‘very youthfal looking. > S ——— H?4 City Gas Lgt Co com 54 57 Hfd Elec Lgt Co . 295 1 C X 107 Nor Con Lt & Pw Co cm 50 S0 New Eng Tel ......138 Thmpsonville Wtr Co pfd 30 Thmpsonville Wtr Co cm 40 Manufacturing Compauies. Adams Express Co .....110 Aetna Nut Co .... American Brass 318 ‘American Hoslery ... 95 ‘American Hardwa 136 American Silver .. 33 Amerfcan Thread p! 4 Bigelow-Hfd Cpt ptd ./ 107 Bigelow-Hfd Cpt com Billings & Spencer Bristol Brass Co .. Broad Brook Co . The Edward Balf Co . Case, Lkwd & Brnd . Collins Co Colts Arms Eagle Lock Co . Gfn-Nbgr Tobacco p Holyoke Water Power Interntl Silver pfad Interntl Silver com Johns-Pratt Co .... . Landers, Frary &Clark. J R Montgomery ..... National Marine Lamp. New Britain Machine. . New Departure Mfg pfd. North &: Judd Peck, Stow & Wilcox.. Plimpton Mfg Co ..... Pratt & Whitney pfd..104 Russell Mfg Co .. e 6myth Mfg Co . Standard Screw pfd A..110 Standard Screw pfd B ..110 Standard Screw com ..365 Stanley Rule and Level.410 Stanley Work: .99 Swift & Co . .189 ‘Taylor & Fenn Co . -265 Terry Steam Turbine ..165 Torrington Co pfd ..... 31 140 115 104 (1] Union Mfg Co N B ....101 U 8 Envelope pfd .....114 U 8 Envelope com ....226) Scoville Mfg Co . Niles-Bement-Pond WIFE ‘HELD FOR MURDER Mmmmmmymm- M%IMMIM—WM..I + Swoon, Taken to Hospital. i Boston, May 1.—Alfonso Squillacioti, a north end. banker and hotel proprie- tor, was found lying on the floor of his home on Hanover street, fatally wounded by police who heard shots early today. There were three bullet wounds in his back and he died while being taken to a hospital. His wife, the only person in the room, was ly- ing in a swoon and also was taken to the hospital, where she was unable to answer any questions for some hours. Two revolvers were on the floor M Later a charge of murder was made against the wife, Olive! Squillacioti, who was still in the hospital The po- lice assigned no motive for the act. WAGES ARE INCREASED. _— New Britain Lumber and Coal Co. Grauts Extra Pay to Its Employes. In order thai their employes may not have to stint themselves unneces- sarily at present because of the high cost of living, the New Britain Lum- ber and Coal company has increased the wages of each of its workmen. Although there is no fixed rate for this increase, it averages approximate- ly fifteen per cent, states Superinten- dent G. K. Macauley, Mr. Macauley states that although. his concern is not making as much money this year as it has in the past,’ the officials feel that they must look after the welfare of their “meén and | want them to set wages which will ensure them Qhu comforts of others. We uke pleasure in annonncmg the opening of our 'Waterbury office in the h’l—,, ]eybnildmgunderthemagementof \ Ma lst, 1917. FREESPONE CLUB OFFICERS. At the annual\meeting of the Free ‘| sténe club of the First Baptist church held last evening the following offi- cers were elected: President, Mrs. A. O, 'Washburn; tressurer, Robert €hall- er; secretary, Miss Florency’ James; Itbrarian, Miss Rosalie Bell. A vote was passed to invite the choruses of the German Ba and the Swedish Baptist churches: cantata to be given in June. v * MR. DANIEL F. mw, ¢ who will specnhumloalmh | NAVY NEARLY COMPL Enlisted Strength Now 86,346, Than 700 Short of :Full strength of the Tiavy Tiow has res . than 700 of‘ full war quota now m\pfl-d. Investment 36 PEARLSTREET : o take part in a 86,326 within less 1 FRISBIE C‘d CO New Britain Nat1 BankA Bl’d’g, New Britain -F.W. PORTER, Local Reprel,nhfive. Bought and Sold Wehavepreplrednnpechlcmhr on this stock and we ‘would/ bc = Conneeticut Trust and Safe Deposnt Qos ~ . A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION . ) organlzed and qualified through years ‘of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Consemtor. Gutrdlan, . Executor or Administrator. “ICAPITOL $750,000. SURPLUS 750,000 Connecticut Trust and Safe, Deposxt M. H. WHAPLES, Pres't, . LAST OPPORTUNITY to ' purchase CROWN OIL at subscyiption price, $1 per shsre, Submmmlnn 10,000 shares ol oh.emaonNcw!nkmrb,nlx-n, Dividend Payer treasury stock closes today at midnight. Immediate action imperative. CROWN A 249% Di k . gShould Be Dispatched to Europe. Washington, May- 1.—President flson’ and his cabinet held & very e! sessiqn- today and ‘while the :‘.lm of sending American troops to nce at an early date was not dis:. ssed. formally, it became known t the prevailing view among ad- ministration officials is that .a force should be sent as soon as possible. / City Bank & Tst Co. ... Conn Rvr Bnkg Co «.... Conn Tst & 'Safe De Co Fidelity Trust Co . First Natl Bank .. Hfd-Aetna Natl Bank . . Hfd Morris Plan Co . PROPER Hfd Tst Co K Land Mtg & Title Cq - mnucnon :—Now over 500 barrels daily. Three wells being drilled, with om Ot N B Tst Co 1,000 barrels daily within 60 days. Ehoenle Test Sn EARNINGS:—Almost four times over dividend requireshents. i Security Tst Co ... DIVIDENDS:—Dividends of 2 per cent. monthly, Beginning May 18, will bo p-u. m ‘the company ' State Bnk & Tst Co On & 24 per cent. annual basis. MMT—muwnwmmoywnfimmuflnxmmm U S Bank ... Fire Insurance Companies. 'WE OFFER, SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL AND ADVANCE IN PRICE, A w m OF STOCK, AT $1.00 PER SHARE Aetna Fire ... ..395 The price of Crown Oil shares will s00n be advanced, and we recommend fmmediate placing of orders, Hartford Fire . 750 National Fire 355 Crown Oil represents a safe and attractive investment opportunity. WIRE ORDERS AT OUR. EXPENSE, FOLLOWING WITH REMITTANCE, . ] KRAUS & CO. Standard Fire 50 STREET. TEL. 2036. Specialists Independeat Oil Stacks. 145 (2% Dindend Checks Mailed Monthly) CROWN OIL COMPANY - -._Contml! 51,373 acres of oil lands in the Irvine Ficld and other well hownlom ~ day. e bill now laeu to eonterene. with the house. After repassing the Mll tho senate arranged for conferences directing the house be asked to appoint con- ferees and appointing senators Cham- berlain of Orsgon, Hitchcock of Ne- braska and Warren of Wyoming, as the senate's conferees. TROOP SHFP' SUNK P. and O. Liner Destroyed by Sub- marine But All Soldiers From Aus- tralia Are Saved by Warships. London, May 1.—The Peninsular and Oriental Line steamship Ballarat, of- 11,120 gross tons, which was used as a troop ship was sunk recently by a German submarine- All the troops ‘were saved. y The Ballarat was carrying troops from Australia to England. The sol- diers were rescued by British torpedo boat destroyers a.\ trawlers. Charles M is in progress. It is expected by many in the first ward that Mr. Pldtt will be the man chosen. 10 MAKE STATE DRY Petition For Legislation to Give Gov- ernor Authority to Close Saloons Presented to Assembly. Hartford, May 1.—Another petition for legislation which would give the governor power to make the state of Copnecticut at his discretion, partially or wholly dry as regards the sale of intoxicating liquors was introduced today in the general assembly. The signers were Harrison B. Freeman, Louis Sperry, Francis T. Maxwell, Lu- clus F. Robison, Francis C. Cole, Ar- thur Birdseye, Hugh M. Alcorn, J. Gilbert Calthoun, Edwin D. Dickenson, 480 Wiliam ¥. Penney, Edward. M. Day, J, 765 H. Buck, Walter N. Clark, Steward J N. Dunning and Louis Y. Gabreman. 50 146 515 .300 it o! CRUSHED BY JUNK PILE. Natban Maholin of~'177 Hartford avenue received multiple abraisond about; the body and general ' shock ortly ‘before noon today when Hhe was knocked - down and - partidlly iburied by a large bundle of waste and upk .that he was attempting to dle for Benjamin Cutler, dealer of ¢ Hartford avenue. Because of a “fear that he was seriously injured, he E transferred to New Britain Gen- ‘@t hospital in the police ambulance Chauffgur George T. Crowley and 4 eeman ‘George E. ' Ellinger in ge. - ‘His condition is not consid- ,uflmu 405 175 365 Aetna Life L 20 Aetna Acc & Liab . 525 Aetna Acc & Liab war 515 825 Conn Gen Life