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

GIIRNER IN PflTATl] * MARKET SUSPELT £D Brokers OIIenng $2 Per Bushel ‘lor Future: Delivery New Haven, May 24.—Large pro- ducers of potatoes about this city and the suburban sections have, it is un- derstood . upon excellent authority,been ~ approached by potato “brokers” who have offered them $2 a bushel for all the saleable potatoes which they pro- duoe from this spring’s. crop of seed- ‘Mugs. ‘Inasmuch as $1 a bushel is dered a ‘very fair pricé and one rally accsptable to farmers they Mook upon. this 100 per cent, guaran- 99’ to them' for their product as a de- elded attempt to corner: the potato misrket, which they must believe will b. full ‘this fall with all the potatoes /Which amateur and professional gar- deners are plasiting. ‘The brokers have canvassed this @ecton, it is reported, and conducted their negotiations up into Middlesex oounty, where 'they are said to have s had good success. Naturally none of the small producers have been ap- proached with a profter to sell at this Bigh price, for their product would not be large enough to “make ' sales worth while, it an attempt to corner the market was mad: In many cases, 1t is understood) the agents have even advanced the money for seedlings and/| have done everything possible to bind rs ta a contract, which would sive them twice as much for their 4 Products as they can get in normal times. Severa] gardeners in Branford ‘ware asked to make this deal with the . potato men. The negotiations have been conducted rather secretly so that those who have guaranteed their Next year's crop are not shouting the faet from the housetops, and the ‘brokers are not - openly advertising their method. of dealing. +*“The theater. High theater. mdwulo and movlng et XKeeney’s theater. s . New.. Britatn _lodge, B. P. O. B, w at 34 w-hlnnon street. . = . Bir -Francis ano 10dgepsicot St. G..‘neeu in Vega hall. Yankee ' Prince”, Lyceum class M"M Fox's Luther league. meets _ in ~Swedish church. Mass -m«fint. Talmud Torah hall. Turner socisty meets in Turner hall. “Lexington lodge, L 0. O. T, mests r. O. U..A. M. hall ezl h.bun canip, M. 'W. ot ‘AL, meets At 34 Church street. \ *Snmett élub mieets-at 331 Maln wtoggt. z : Journeymen. Barbers’ union meets at ‘u Church street. / . P. O. of A. “YWashington cam, me#ts 1n G. A. R, hall. Chmp No. 9, P. O. 8. of A, meets . Q. U. A M. hall. New Britain aerie, F. O. E., meets in Tagles' hall: “ANNAPOLIS APPOINTMENT WW.MMMPSM“" mmmm Lonergan mm—wmozxmmmm P Howara W. Fisk, son of Mr. and * Mrs. Frederick Fisk of 120 Camp [ istreet, was notified this morning by Congreasman Augustine M. Lonergan, § through Chief Radio Electriclan Mal- colm 8. Brainard, in charge of the naval recruiting station in city hall, ‘%o prepare to take the federal exam- iinsilons for appointment to the naval “acsdemy at Annapolis. .Young Fisk is at present emploveq at:ghe Stanley Works. The applicants - fop appointment to Annapolfs, aiter, Being -recognized by their congress- man, have to pass a rigid physical amd mental examination and the ap- pointments are generally ma ac- eording to civil service standards, al. though the congressman has the nom- ' fmal right to make the selection. MAY BE CHICKENPOX, Suspected Cases on Myrile Strept Are “The three ‘suspected cases of small- on Myrtle street are being kept closé observation by Superin- leit T. E. Reeks of the health rtment, but today it was stated these cases may prove to be only POX. three patients suspected are a Mother and two daughters. That lhe #itls have chickenpox is nearly eos- tablishéd and it is thought that the mothér is suffering from a complica- Wu /hickenpox and another ail- ~%:MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marrigge licenses were issued this smoralag to Bertholda Asal, a bar- ng. .at 93 . Whiting street, Lena Martin, of 80 Whiting to Clarence Everett Saut- y street and Miss Mar- Joll- of Kensington. N SONS OF GENERAL H. L. SCOTT AMONG 5,000 PLATTSBURGERS the camp, which is by no means easy. There is a period of five hours’ un- broken driil and maneuver instruc- tién in the morning from :7 o'clock to noon. Then there is an hour's re- spite, followed by a three hour se sion of drill and instruction. Retreat Among the more prominent of the young men at the officers’ training camp at Plattsburg, N. Y., are the two sons of Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army. They are shown in the plc- NEW BRITAIN DAlLY HERALD, ture as they looked facing the camera man. Like all of the 6,000 men at Plattsburg they share in the work at . m., supper is at 6 d there is a study period from 7 to 9, with “taps” at 9:45 p. m. arranging for the event and all de- talls are perfected. Twenty entertain- ers of professional calibre will. per- form and members of the Elks min- strely will also contribute numbers. /Many of the visiting “brothers’; are known for their ability to furnish en- tertainment and they will also lend a hand in making “Ernie Humphrey Night” one to be long remembered. The affair will commence at 8:30 o’clock- TONIGHTS HUMPHREY NIGHT| New Britan Iodge, B. P. O. E, to Tender Testimomjal to One of Its Most Faithful Workers ° With practically every member of the lodge having given promise of attendance, tonight, without doubt, will be one of the most memorable in the history of New Britain lodge, 957, B. P,.0. E. when-an-old-tashioned |, 1 Aorimation led to the aanounce- smoker and testimonial will be held. | TRt 1ast evening of a mass meeting The testimonial has been arranged In | in the almud Torah for this evening recognition. of the services rendered | but the meeting will not be held un- the lodge by Ernest N. Humphrey, a | til Thursday evening, May 31. The past exalted ruler and for many years | meeting will be held to stimulate in- ZIONISTS MASS MEFETING. one of the most active workers in |terest in the election which will be its behalf. There a large dele- gations of “Bi coming from Hart- ford, Middletown, Meriden, Bristol, ‘Waterbury and Torrington. 2 A committee of forty members has held June 12 to elect a delegate to the national convention of Zionists in ‘Washington, September 2. ris 8. Dunn and Lawyer . Saxe are the candidates for the posi- Dr. Mor- Morris D. for séveral weeks been hard at work ‘uom GOVERNOR’S SONS TRAIN FOR WAR AT FORT MPHERSON, GA. OVERNORS'. SONS IN TRAINING AT FORT. MCPHERSON, GA. Joseph M. Brown of Georgia; Hugh M. Comer, son of former Governor Comer of Alabama; ‘8. J. Catts, gon of Gov- ernor Catts of Floride, and Dan Fowle, son of former Governor Fowle All classes seem to want to get into this war. /All -over. the ‘country the sons of prominent men have been among the first:to join the colors. A striking example is shown in the ‘ac- eompanying illustration from e photo taken at Fort McPherson, Ga- . .They are all sons of governors of southern states. Let to right, they are: Charles M. Brown, son of former Governor of Nofth Carolina All are members of the officers’ training camp. Many other sons of prominent southernere are at thiy um:.:::‘look forward to the prospect of over to France some day in the not distant future. THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917. | THESE RECRUITS ARE APPARENTLY HAPPY AT THER PROSPECT OF GETTING, INTO ACTION| | TAVALRVMEN LEAVING FOB_BORDER In the accompanying illustration are shown 200 recruits from the east- ern distriot on their way te join their regiment, the Fifth cavalry, stationed SPECIAL COUNCID MEBTING. Municipal Farm Committes Has No Right to Pay Debts Yet. Mayor George A. Quigley will call a special meeting of the common council next week in arder to have the municipal farm resolution passed at the last meeting, amended so that the committee may pay all debts. At the meeting of the municipal farm com- mittee last night Auditor W. B. Ross- berg reported that the city comp- troller, H. L. Curts, had refused to honor checks drawn on the $16,000 appropriations. It was explained that the council must make such pro- vision as at present all commit- tee may do is to pay wag: Another group of High school boys went to the municipal farm this morning to do further work of cut- ting seed potatoes. Chairman Henry 8. Tallard states that these boys are siving the city excellent aervice. ————— FENNING ESTATE APPRAISED. The estate of the late Anna Fen- ning has been appraised by Martin H. Kenney, the inventory, which to- tals $1,657.70, being filed In the pro- baté court as follo Cash on de- posit at the Bavings Bank of New Britain, $983.76, and cash on deposit at the Burritt Savings Bank, $623.94. at El Paso, Tex. They left from pier 48, North river, in charge of Lieu- tenants Plerce and Hick. Tt is not unlikely that some of these troops soon will be “somewhefs in France,” as the border training soon will make LINEMAN BADLY HURT. Gut? McKay Falls From Pole and Taken to Hospital. George McKay of 70 Talcott street, a lineman; was badly injured shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, when he fell from a pole at the corner of Stanley and Dwight etreets. The police ambulance. was summoned, Officers Rival and Lamphere re- sponding. The injured man was taken to/the office of Dr. H. T. Bray. After a superficlal examination he was taken to the hospital. At the institution thie afternoon, it was stated that McKay is suffering from injuries about the body, the ex- tent of which have not been deter- mined. BRINGS SUIT FOR $1,000. Claiming damages because of tres- pass on property,” Joseph Rentz of through Attorney Joseph G.'Woods, has brought suit for $1,000 against the Jacobs Manufacturing company of Hartford. The com- plainant alleges that damages amounting to $800 was done to his property when the defendant broke into a barn which ;the former had leased and demolished many valuable articles stored therein. The case will come up for a hearing in the court’of gommon pleas on the first Tuud-y n une. ‘Terryville, JUNIOR NAVAL RESERVE TRAINING LADS FOR NAVY SERVICE AND MERCHANT MARINE Dr. William T. Hornaday, the pres- ident of the United States Junior Na- val reserve, in a recent address to the New York cgdets said: ‘At the beginning of the war the United States navy was short 18,000 men and 1,300 officers. This condi- tion had existed for years because we believed that no nation would attack us. If the Junjor Naval reserve had been established ten years ago there would not have been that shortage in the navy and thers would have been no need for conscription today or even a whirlwind cempaign all over the country for recruits. The Junior re- serve has established m of train- ing schools where boys learn some- thing before they grow to manhood so that they can point a gun! “I recently paid a visit to the bat- tieshlp Michigan, and I was aston- ished to see so many boys on the bat- tieship and mere lads in the gun tur- rets pointing the fourteen inch guns. I am glad to say that the American nation is having an awakening now that the compulsory military bill has passed; It has been proved that na- tions strike suddenly at other nations that are unprepared. The American Davy 1s our country's first line of de- fence, and the United States Junior Naval reserve has approximately 50, 000 bml-wuunourloul posts scattered all ever the country. We are trl.lul.ng the lads not only for the them seasoned troops. That they are not alarmed at the prospect is shown by their cheering and happy count- enances.. Hundreds of relatives and friends were on the pier waving them a tearful goodby. CONVENTION. AT CHURCH. A Bible conference, Evangelistie and Missionary convention will be held at the Emmanuel Gospel church, Booth's hall, beginning Friday . night and continuing through Saturday and Sunday. The principal address tomor- row evening will be delivered by Rev. James R. Morris of Passale, N. J. Hils subject will be “God's solemn and imperative ‘call to His people in the light of the serious days in which we live.”” Mr. Morris has visited Africa several times in the interests of mis- sions and also traveled in'the Holy Land. Other returned missionaries from Africa will speak Saturday and Sunday. The convention will close on Sunday night and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend the meetings. —_— PLOUGHING RESUMED. The inclement weather of the past few days has proved a severe detri- ment to the work at the home gardens of the Chamber of Commerce and much valuable time has been lost through the inability to get plough- ing done. However, work was Te- sumed today, and it is hoped there will. be no further delays. The com- mittee in charge of the work will hold a meeting at § o'clock this afternoon. “ navy, but also for the merchant ma-~ rine. Our boys are not compéeiled to g0 into the regular navy uniess they so desire, and their parents can have thchlrled from the Junior N..n reserve any time they wish.” Dr. Hornaday, who 1s one of the founders of the Junior Naval reserve has salled the seven seas and knows what it is to see and taste the blue waters. He is the director of the New. Yo;xl Zoological park ia the Bronx, and is one of the werk foremost naturalists. b ‘The picture shows. & part of = the United States Junior Naval Wagrve u Camp Paul Jones, near Corpas C t, Tex., just hefore % .‘ sammer camp at Camp.-. 2 London, Conn. o NS Maine. The members of 8¢. M 44‘ are requested to mest in Sol Friday aevening, after 3 vices. iAs the election of take place.at this meeting bers are urged to be present ‘The Sons of Veterans’ hold a regular mesting ning in G. A. R. hall. vices will be held and all & M.lldlv interests of moMOn-vlll at the First Congregational c merrow. Luncheon will be noon. This week the lndies: Baptist church will act ag the esnes. s, White Rose camp will evening in Klectric hall. There will be a specisl of Unity Rebekah lodge, ST k. 2 Bk Action Q. U. A. en on| the assembly officers The . rainfall during the storm: of Tuesday n,‘ inches, - County Commissioner K. 'W. is sttending & conferengs house Pofnt today. s The Jolly Twelve Whist holding its annual ouf quet at the Elm Tree Inn afternoon and ‘Walter. Pollman of Trisity 1s indisposed at his home, < Marriage leenses: lnu°f - to Harry Leroy Foster Rock avenue -and Gertruds Niles of 34 Brighten street: & mond - Babcook of 17 Highland & and ‘Miss- Ines Henry of 180 street. 4 useot A short play, '-nr'm b ment” will be given the. of ‘the South church Bumday ¢ teachers training oclass ning. The play will be held o’clock in the ¢ld chapel and c-oa- will be given to the students from ‘Washington, D. June 1, for flelds in Oklshoms. Londen, May 34.~This 9. day and Great Britain is the holiday as a national M day. Everybody is expected to S pl‘.dip in response to the king's peal Already two million peopls signed. On today’s result hangs the decision between w: and eol-wlurv rationing. lord mayor of W pz:‘od by the sheriff, lnv'ltod all hearers to w mansion house -and take the pledge. A similar meeting wag ' at the guild hall and thousands satherings were held with ‘the object throughout the kingdom. Fo tories, schools and other insti stopped work at noon long en: enable employes—to sign the More than three million helpers: engaged In the campaign and the. ganizers predict an easy m voluntary rttlonlu GALL 0N PRESIDM ‘Washington, ‘May 24,~The Ital war ‘commissionérs headed by Prince of Udine entered today o secondl ‘day’ of their stdy here busy program. The most imp feature ‘wiis & call of courtesy President Wilson. Formal cally other high governmgat officlals { to be paid. preliminary to the mos serjous work of conferring ' withh American officlals over war problems. Firot . on today's program was call of courtesy by the misston o Secretary Lansing, at the state partment, following by a call on retary Daniels and afterward on president. The day’s activities be concluded with a dinner by the president ‘in’ honor of t tinguished visitors. = S et Albany,” May 24.~—Grest labor ‘mireion to the United spected the locsl railroad ya The party later left by autonioM Schenectady to visit the big el and leotomotive :piants there. Kingsbiiry and Hotchkiss for Lack of Evidence. New York, May 24.—On the ground of ‘{nsufficlent evidence, John A. Kingsbury, commissioner of charities, and Willlam H. H: 3