New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1917, Page 3

< . Boston Store g It Is About Time to Give At- tention to \ GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Let us show you what we i, Have provided for this im- i, portant event. Yoiles, in plain, striped and { CREPE DE CHINE is very desirable. - JAP SILK will make a swell dress MERCERIZED BATISTE 45 inches wide at 30c, 40c and . 50c a yard. ' FINE SHEER ORGANDIE At 40c and 60c a yard. PERSIAN LAWN THE POPULAR FLAXON At 20c and 25¢ Dainty Camiscles Dainty Skirts Dainty Combinations - White Gloves, Fans, Hosiery, Underwear, Handkerchiefs Ribbons, Waists, Blouses. 3 | GIVEN YEAR EACH Four Others Will Be Tried Again in the Fall - New York, May 38—Captain Frans Von Rintelen, David Lamar and H. B. Martin, who were found guiity on Sun- day night of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust law in an attempt to pre- vent the shipment of munitions abroad, were ‘yesterday santenced to one year's imprisonment eash by Judge Cushman in the Federal Dis- trict court. . The .judge directed that Lemar and Martin be confined in the Mercer county (New Jersey) peniten~* tiary, and that Rintelen be held there “or in such other place as the attor- ney ‘general may designate.” ' This qualification of the German’s sentence left the attorney general free, if he should so decree, to grant Rintelen’s request that he be incarcerated in a military prison. The sentence imposed on each man is the maximum allowed by law so far as imprisonment is con- cerned, but the court could also have fined each prisoner $5,000. Before sentence was passed upon Lamar his attorney, Michael Martin Dolphin, announced that on Saturday night he obtained a writ of habeas corpus from Supreme Court Justice Ford directing the government au- thorities to appear in the supreme court before Justice Bijur ~ at 11 o'clock this morning to answer La- s charge that he had been “kid- mnapped” from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where he was serving a term for impersonating a congress- man, and brought to New York il- legally for trial just ended. Lamar : | sought fo have the verdict against him v Set aside by Judge Cushman onithis E ground, but his motion was denied. Rintelen yesterday gave out a state- ment in which he charged that the government itself was to blame for his not taking the witness stand and tel- ling all knew ‘of the activities of -} Labor’s National Peace Council. The URGES GOVERNE CONTROL OF COAL . +Trade Commission’ Would Even statement, as written' by Rintelen, rea “The government officials have to blame themselves if more light has not been brought into the activities of Captain Rintelen in reference to Labor's Nationa] Peace Council. In Mr. Massey’s presence it was stated to Captain Rintelen by one represent- ative of the government that if he would be prepared to go on the stand there should be/a gentlemen’s agree- ment that no questions would be put to the captain in regard to other ac- tivities of hig during the summer of 1915. Suddenly (immediately before “I'Captain Rintelen was to take the Fix Prices on Bituminons. Waflhln‘tqp, May 22.—Gavernment regulation ;of ‘the coal industry, in- ‘cluding’ the fixing of prices, was pro< posed by the Federal Trade Commis- sion late yestéerday In a report to congress charging producers and brokers . with exacting = exorbitant profits. The regort blames pres- ent coal - shortage at con ption points ‘ on inadequate transportation . facilities, * “The price of bituminous coal, ‘which is a necessity, should be fixed,”, said the report, “according to the same general principle which has been established in the conduct of public utilities. ‘At a time like the present excessive profits should not” be per- mitted to be extarted from the public prime necessity’ of life.” In line with the Trade Commis- sion’s statemerits concerning transpor- { tation, the supreme court handed T % ducer, the repcrt said, admit frankly down a decision yesterday upholding the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel raliroads to furnish a reasonably adequate supply of coal cars to handle normal and seasonable demands for interstate commerce originating-at mines along their lines, and to award reparation to shippers for failure to supply cars. Lack of transportation for coal, the ‘Trade Commission reports, probably will be remedied by measures being taken by the Interstate Commerce Commission and by the Council of National Defense. These measures in- clude regulations covering the distri- bution of open-top cars, expedition of ; shipments, return of empty cars to mines, prevention of abuse of recon- signment and demurrage privileges, and the provision of additional trans- portation equipment either by ' ac- quiring new cars or by discantinuance of unnecessary passenger trains. The report .said that, while there had been an increase in coal produc- tion, an unprecedented demand dur- ing the last six months not only had absorbed coal as fast as it could be shipped, but had exhausted the small stocks in storage. The country now faces a serious situation, the commis- sion declared, in obtaining a com- | modity basic to virtually every form of military and industrial activity. The increase in demand has been great. In 1916, shipments of coal from the mines amounted to about §09,000,000 tons, about 56,000,000 @reater than in 1916. This was due, the commission found, to industrial expansion and to increased mlmux traffic. .~ Transportation difficulti grew out of unusual burdens laid upon | both rail and water transportation systems, and on abuse of reconsign- ment and Wemurrage privileges. &l * The - commission recommended strongly that coal miners be exempted in the army draft and that everything possible be done to urge them to re- main at their normal tasks. Speculating brokers, as well as pro- " ‘ducers, were charged with responsi- Bility for Increased prices. The pro- are taking advantage of the ation to make up for low profits of st few years. f | | 30 LAUREL 8T, stand) other government officlals de* clared themsalves not bound by thig gentleman’ ent,-<and. - since: Captain’ Ruitelen; eannot be expected to explain under oath matters that might have political bearing—now that the United States and Germany are ' unfortunately at war—Captain Rintelen \will ' not again expose him- self to such ‘chaotic kind of handling of affairs by government officials. He definitely 'decided not ot go. on the stand, much as he would wish to help the cause of his own government thereby.” No Agreement With Rintelen. Special Assistant District Attorney Raymond H. Sarfaty was the govern- ment representative who talked with Rintelen_before the trial, but he em- phatically denied that he had entered into any “gentlemen’s agreement” with the prisoner. Other government officials denied knowledge of any such Assistant District Attorney John C. Knox announced in court yesterday that Rintelen would be tried soon, probably in June on two indictments pending against him, one for conspir- acy and the other for perjury. Mr. ‘Knox did not specify what these in- dictments ‘charged but it was said in the federa] building that they were based upon Rintelen’s activities in fraudulently obtaining a passport by which he tried to get from this coun- try into Germany. Ex-Judge Isaac R. Oeland, one of the government attorneys who pros- ecuted the case against the seven de- Horses ! Horses! BARGAIN WEEK ON HORSE MARKET POSITIVELY, MUST BE SOLD THIS WEEK AT A SACRIFICE PRICE. 1 Pair Greys, 8,100 1bs. 1 Pair Browns, 3000 lbs. 1 Pair Blacks, 2750 lbs. l 1 Pair Bays, 2600 lbs. These pairs are all chunks, real work horses. Several single chunks, 1100 to 1600 1bs. P A horse for any purpose. Acclimated horses taken in ex- change, several pairs; one pair mules 2900 1bs., clever and ready for hard work. OUT PRICES THIS WEEK IT IS FOR YOUR ADVANTAGE TO' BUY NOW. P, H. CONDON & CD,, Inc, Bristol, Ot. fendants, said that the 'four upon whom the jury disagreed would be brought to trial agein in the ' fall. These are ex-Congresman Frank Bu- chanan, ex-Congressman H. Robert Shulteis, It was reported that Rintelen would bring civil ‘suits against Lamar and another American for the recovery of money which he gave them for pro- German undertakings, but no. con- firmatfon of this could be obtained. Rintelen was the first of the prisoners brought up for sentence. Albert ‘Massey, hig counsel, urged in his. be- half that he was a prisoner of war and should be treated as such. Judge Cushman fixed bail pending appeal at $25,000, but Mr. Knox informed the court that, if Rintelen were released, he would be re-arrested on one of the other charges pending against him. Rintelen was returned to the Tombs, from which it is expected that he will be removed todey. G tence made & lonk Dles, representi: that he had spent many years fighting the money trust, and saying that |hnd not been “chastened” by his con- viction, ‘'but would continue. his war in the Tombs until 8 o'clock this aft- ernoon, when he will be returned to the Atlanta Penitentiary to. serve out his earlier gentence unless the habeas corpus hearing intervenes. “His sen- tence to the Mercer County peniten- tiary becomes operative only after Ne had completed his term in Atlanta. His bail was fixed at $10,000, of which he may take advantage after leaving Atlanta. Martin told the court he had spent half of his life upholding the Sher- man. anti-trust law, and considered it an injustice that he should now_ be convicted of violating it. He was re- leased in $5,000 bail pending appeal of his case. All of the defendants re- affirmed their belief that the trial had been fair and thanked Judge Cushman Tomorrow evening Stanley Post, G. A. R., is to have another open meet- e program and entertainment to be in charge of the Sons of Vet- Bast street school children will take part in the program and other num- bers will include selections by the High school .orchestra, solos by Neil Murghy, readings by Mrs. = Marion Dixon, recitations by Mrs. Cora Hunn :Eddy and solos by Mrs. Alice Wood- ord. MORALS AND ARMY CAMPS. Boston, May 22.—The Unitarians gathered here for a weeks' anniver- sary turned their attention to busi- . ness today at the annual meeting of tha American Unitarian association. Addresses on the program were not , Wiolly confined to the association’s | private affairs, however, one of them by D, Brewer Eddy, associate sscre- i ~f the American board of com- merce for foreign missions, having for s sunsect “The moral challenge of Lamar, when brought up for. sem- Fowler, Jacob A, Taylor and Herman l againet capitalsm. He will be held | orans and the 8. of V. Auxiliary. 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