New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1917, Page 2

SUITABLE FOR THE BRIDE AND THE GRADUATE ; vhveaveryflnemt of imported and ] can Made Watches. We invite your inspection ERY WATCH GUARANTEED TO GIVE PER- FECT SATISFACTION E PORTER AND -DYSON CO ”oumue City ftems ! ilges Shirts 5767 at" Bess ¢ Aunt Del la'y . Bread.— Fred -Elliott of South. High rom -Wecall Bath Caps, Face Cloths, DT = . a two Jewelers, Where Quality Is As Represented. : [ sponse they gave to the recent Mem- bership campaign, the results of which may be read below. “Undoubtedly a very ‘much larger aumber of contributing and life meii- bers would have been -secured had they been:sought, but this did ' not seem wise in view of the nearness of the war fund campaign, in which much larger sums of money than h -memberships called for had to secured. . i i . ‘“Conversely, this explains why the present finance committee, handling the war fund collection, has not made popuiar appeal to the entire city as jus been done in most 6ther places. The response to the dollar member- {'ship campaign was so generous that 41t 'seemed unwise to make a popular appeat. k “‘Our chapter Nas sent its check to the American,k Réd Cross at Wash- . ington for $7,388.00, sis half of the ‘receipts from the dollar members and the same amount-is available for the purchase of material to supply the splendid ‘band of workers who gather at- our headquarters, No. 20 Court i street to sew each day.- 4 “In issuing this statement, the chapter wishes to thank not only the givers but the workers on the various teanis and committees to whom is due the success of the campalgn. The ex- penses of the campaign amounted to $286.50 for all advertising, printing and ‘postage.. This amount has been generously contributed so that none of it will haye to be deducted from the money recétved. ~ “Although - memberships are . stiil coming in,” the following is: a state- ment of the resuits of the campaign, May 28th to June 2md: Number of néw: members - enrolled. 7,702 t and’ yub- WHMM deleisusareesiedie. 29 Total adaitions 5..........14,808 Receipts in cash + BTey One dollay members ..... 14,776.00 and sub- & 277.00 re ~10CtUN® .. coceonaigaacans 219,38 :nm.lmom ‘recéived . $15,272.33 orts of hot weather are allayed in a cooling your attention to our big assortment of Bath Soap and Powder, Sea Scrubs, Talcum Powders, Violet etc. # ICKINSON GETS INTO COURT llmly-flurdy Enjoyment Costly for Auto Truck Driver Pleading guilty tb recklessly opera- ting an automobile truck on : Glen street last Wednesday afternoon, paid operation resulting in the runiing down of a horse-drawn rig driven by James F. White, liveryman, with pain- ful injuries and substantial property damage resulting, Joseph , Jacobs of 55 Austin street, employe of Alderman M. Irving Jester, coal dealer, was fined $15 and costs by Judge James T, Meskill in police court today. He paid the fine. The only defense of the accused was:that the temporary lapse of control was due to looking backwards at a monkey's antics in connectian with the open air concert of a hurdy gurdy. Because of the plea of gullty, the only testimony in- troduced by Prosecuting Attorney rge W. Klett was that given by Eilyeryman Whit With left arm in a sling and face showing marks of the expetience, he told how the mgtor truck with operator and crew laoking back towards the hurdy gurdy, hit his rm near the rear wheel, overturned b vehicle, caused the horse to run ay and threw him forcibly to the pavement. Jacobs was summoned to court following a complaint by Liveryman White to Prosecuting At- torney Klett, X For the third time within a brief period, Willlam Armstrong, peg-legged pencil peddler of 627 East 23rd street, New York city, was arraigned, this time charged with intoxication, Chief of Police Willlam J. Rawlings making the complaint as a result of an ex- perience with the accused on Main street yeiterday. A fine of $7 and costs was imposed. Armstrong ex- pressed himself as penitent and said he had not thought of making trouble for anyone, to say nothing of being a public nu ce. 7 Because he had been discharged from a’'position in the south- western part of the state for an alleged un- ascerthined cause, according to his testimony, Frederick Miller of Main and Winter streets sought solace with John Barleycorn yesterday, being r moved from a Plainville car yeste day morning in an intoxicated and helpless condition. He made an earn- est plea for leniency. A fine of $3 and costs was imposed.. It was not | until after 6 o’'clock last night that he had sufficiently recovered in a . police cell to give his name and ad- dress. Worn out and dispirited, according to his testimony, by the death of his youngest child and {ililness of his ‘wife, circumstances resulting in sev- eral sleepless nights and much men- tal anguish, Joseph Kecnazek of 189 Hartford avenue enlisted John Barley- corn as his comforter late yesterday afternoon prior to a visit to the rec- tory of Sacred Heart rectory for the purpose of arranging for his child's burial and spiritual comfort being given his wife. Attendants at the rec- tory tontended he was much intoxi- cated and creafed a disturbance. He contended he only objected because the priests of the parish would not listen to his pleas for ald and told him to call agaim later. This, ac- cording to his contention, he could not do with his child lying dead and his wife confined toia bed in a ser- jous condition. Three other children survive, he sald. “If the priests of the parish could not give me atten- tion,” he said, “I simply asked them to give me back the $2 paid for fun- eral and spiritual attention,” he ex- plained. “I wanted to go somewhere whene I could get the desired resuits.” Patrol Attendant Gustav Hellberg made the arrest, being sent to the Sacred Heart rectory upon complaint of Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, pastor of the church, made the complaint that resulted in the police patrol being sent to the scene. The accused told an . apparently trythful tale of his troubles, & tale, that if true, showed a side of life's troubles bringing heart throbs to the general public. According to his te: timony, he was much worked up me! tally, worn out and generally need- ing spiritual aid because of ‘the loss of a favorite child and serious con- dition of his wife. Naturally, he ex- plained, he was indignant when the priests showed apparent indifference, indicated little interest in his plea for a cemetery lot and proper burial of his child, as well as refusing to even see him until they had eaten supper. He did not deny having taken several drinks but denied be- ing intoxicated. Judgment was sus- pended with jan injunction by Judge Meskill to take the pledge, go home and care ‘for his wife and the re- maining children. Phenix lodge, No. 53, I 0. O. F, will decorate the graves of its de- ceased members Sunday with potted plants. The committee will meet at Fairview cemetery at 9:30 o’clock tomorrow morning. ] United States We: will sell twenty-five HEATERS : - $5. ater RUUD GAS WATER CASH $2.00 per week for ten weeks. Only twenty-fiv}dto be sold on these terms. Get sure of getting YOURS. CONGRESSMEN FUR FOOD REGULATIONS Acknowldege Reoeipt of New Bri- tain's Vote City Clerk A. L. Thompson has re- ceived letters from several of Con- necticut’s representatives im congresms acknowledging receipt of the city’s night letter in which the council voted to urge congress to hasten and pass laws regulating the food and fuel supply. In every instance t! man in Washington has expressed himself as in favor of-the law. Mayof Hagerty of Hartford has also knowledged reecipt of a similar tel- egram from this city. Replies, un- der the date of Jume 21, follow: “In the absence of Mr. Hill, I ac- knowledge your tslegram of the 31ist containing theé action of the common council of the city of New Britain on the food and fuel situation, and I will take pleasure in bringing your tel- egram to Mr. Hill's attention on_his return here. “Very truly yours, “CHARLES 8. GREENWOOD, “‘Secretary.” From ive Tilson.! “I am In receipt of your telegram under date of June 21 in reference to the control of the food supply and in response have to say that I have decided to vote for the Level dill in its present form. The president is charged with the duty of conducting the war to a successful conclusion and I believe it is the patriotic duty of congress to lay aside partisanship and aid him by the legisiation he de- sires whenever it is ble to do so. “Very truly yours, . “JOHN Q. TILSON." “Your night lettergram, informing me of the action taken by the com- mon council of New Britain, received. I shall introduce the same in' the ‘house of representatives today. “I voted for H. R. 4188 and expect i to vote for H. R. 4961, which, I think, will pass the house within the next few dayw. “Communicate with me at any time I can be of service to the city of New Britain or its inhabitants in my representative capacity. ‘“Yery truly yours, “AUGUSTINE LONERGAN." ,Word From Hartford. “I .beg to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of the 31st inst. calling attention to the act of the New Brit- ain court of common council at its meeting, .June 20, 1917. 25 “Your telegram will be. presented to our board of aldermen at ita' next meeting. 4 Y “Yery truly yours, ‘FRANK A. HAGERTY. “Mayor of Hartford." MAYOR AFTER SLACKERS After Next Wednesday Will Take Vigorous Steps to Apprehend AN Men ElMgible Not Then Registered. After next Wednesday, the last day of grace allowed by District Attorney T. J. Spellacy, Msayor Quigley is to take vigorous steps to apprehend all eligible men who have not registered for selective conscription. In & proc- lamation issued foday the mayor has the following to say. “In accordance with instructions from Governor Marcus Holcomb and ot Attorney Thom- as J. Spellacy, men between the ages of 21 and 31 who failed to reg- ister June 5th will be permitted until and including next Wednesday, June 37th, to register. 3 “After that date those refusing to register will be arrested and their names reported tc the United States District Attorney. “All arrests will be made on or be- fore June 30, 1917. “A registrar will be in the mayor's office at City Hall evenings to register those who have not registered; fallure to register may be construed as a re- fusal to register.” ' Since June § forty-one men between the ages of 21 and 31 years have visit- i N your order in early to be 80 West Main Street ‘ ed the mayor to be registered. Of this number ten are fh the first ward, seven in the second, four in the third, four in the fourth, eight in the fifth, and eight in the sixth. CIGARS GOING UP 3 TE ey Golng Up in Smoke and Up in Pripe Too—Oigarmakers Get Ralse in Pay July 1. ° Beginning July 1 the New Britain and Bristol cigarmakers 'will receive an increase in pay amounting to $1 per thousand. The manufacturers and employes, at & recent conferencs, agreed to this increase and as a re~ sult it is expected that the retallers will have to increass their prices somewhat, although to what extent is not knawn. Members of the Cigarmakers’ union have gone on record as opposed to will drive the trade out of existence. The union sets forth that there are upwards of 140,000 cigarmakers in the United States and from their work the government already receives $25,000,000 1n internal revenue taxes Already the price of tobacco is soar- ing and to increase the taxes, mem- Ders of the union state, would work & hardship. Another argument of the union against increasing' the revenue tax is that in England, where the taxes were maised until they became/prohib- itive, the cigar making industry has been destroyed. © The local committee which was in- strumental in the above action Iis composed of George Roth, John La Lavolette, Frank Goddard, Kenny and Fred Severs. GUIGLEY AND GOOK URGE RECRUITING Mayor and linistor—‘ksk Young + . Men to Join Militia Two stirring addresses in the in- terests of recruitisig for the local mili- tary companies who are shy of the re- quired number for war service, were delivered in Fox's theater last even- ing by Mayor George A. Quigley and A. ‘| Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trin- ity Methodist church, ¥loquent in- deed were the words of the speakers, and the warning which they set forth regarding the conditions which con- front our country at present because of the apparent apathy ¢aused by lack of interest on the part of young men of this city. Manager Irving McDon- ald had the theater trimmed with na- tional colors and in the front seats were seated the members of the Home Guard, who turned out en masse. Manager McDonald in well-chosen words reviewed conditions which made the holding of the meeting imperative. The speaker exhorted the aid of all citizens, fathers, mothers, sisters and sweethearts to get the young men of military age to join the local com- panies. Mayor Quigley was then pre- sented to the audience. During his time in office, the mayor said, he has appeared before the citi- sens of the city urging them to make various sacrifices, but the appeal which he was to put forth at this oc- casion was one of more seriousness than -heretofore. It whs an appeal that would touch the hearts of par- ents and relatives of the young men of the city, but it was also one that should be met with the right spirit, for at this critical time, ‘with the nation l‘%{u on her young men to go forth and"give his share toward the preser- vation of liberty and the furtherance of humanity, the point had arrived when no sacrifice should be considered too great. ; Reading from a letter from Colonel Goodman of the First TUonnecticut Regiment, it was shown where Cos. E and I were in need of 105 men. The mayor sald that every dequest from theé president and governor has been met in & cheerful responsive manner. The city has sent about 110 men to the army and 90 to the navy, the al- | . PUTTING HORSFALL SKILL, INTO' SUMMER SUITS | For Young Men! It requires REAL skill'to make summer 15-19 GHURCH STREET lotment for Liberty Bonds has been oversubscribed by $2,500,000, the campaign for the Red Cross dollar fund reached to ‘excess of what.was anticipated, and at present the oiti- zens of t city are maki possible the raising of $112,600 for the Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. Army Camp fund which will terminate Mon- Germans Will Come Here. “I sometimes wonder if we of New Britain realize what this war means. We are at war with a nation that has no respect for the laws of nations. You mathers and' you sisters, I want to tell you that if you do not allow your-sons and brothers to go abroad and fight Germany on French soil, will gee them fighting Germany right at our own doors here in Connecticut,” Mayor Quigley warned his auditors. Continuing, he said that within ‘a few months, membeér of the National Guard will be on French soll fighting to uphold the honor of motherhood and womanhood. The speaker, touching on the recent araft registration. said that of the 7,300 odd names received, 3.600 were aliens, and in all probability would not be acceptable, 2,000 were married and hed dependents, and of the 1,500 re- maining, 500 would be physically un- fit. According to statistics, about 500 men will be required should the Unit- ed States send an army of 1,000,000 across the water. These figures, the speaker sald, mean that yéung men here will have the choice of enlisting or being taken by the draft route. Which they accept remained with themselveés. The state of Connecticut will send a quota of about 20,000, so it remained for New Britain to do its share. Civil war Connecticut furnished §0,000 soldiers for the Union cause, and it did not seem possible that with the wonderful growth of the state and cities, that 20,000 can not be enrolied without the draft method. T Sy & By et G, THL 0. In conclusion, Mayor Quigley said ' that he wanted to see ng local com- pantes enrolled to full war strength, and when the American troops arrive in France there will be & full regime! from this state carrying the American flag, and aspiring to return the fa- vors of the French toward this nation in the days of theé Revolutionary war., “Action Not Telk,” Rev. Cook. : Rev. Warren F. Cook, was the final speaker of the evening, and ihis re- marks tended to i plenty of ‘en< thusiasm into the gathering, and sevs eral times during his talk spontgnesus’. applause broke through the the: ‘At the outset of his remarks Mr. asked his auditors to imagine the res sults if- Germany fs able to starve out’ England and France in this war, and thereby be enabled to get her ships and troops out in the open sea, Whle would ‘mean the ultimate arrivel. at’ our shores and an invasion ‘of our homes. . Conditions similar ‘to that.'of Belgium will then exist, with the pol- soning of wells, the devastation of homeés, the poisoning of candy to give to little children, the ravaging of our ‘women, and numerous other atroci- ties, which the Germans have carried on during the three years of warfare. This, the speaker said, is the condi- tion which will exist here, and in the event of victory for Germany, life will be a “hell on earth.” The time has arrived when oratory should be cast: aside and action substituted. Our allies who have so valiantly ocarried on this ‘war for freedom are in need . of aid and in entering into the con-. fiict, America is not fighting for her. own interests alone. She is not fight- ing with hopes of indemnity, but for freedom and liberty and the only way to attaln this is by lending every 1 ounce of physical and financial ance. He urged that those eligible mervice join the local military. com panies at once, and not wait to drafted. & : :