New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1917, Page 9

Mighty refreshing—so are our Sum- mer suits for Men. Cool cloth, cool shades, and cool patterns, made to give the wearer the most, possible comfort. « Summer suits from $12 to $24, and ¥You could not pick out a poor one in the lot. Some of our better suits have been reduced in price to clear out odd lots =—come and look them over; we are very likely to have your size. Stein-Block and Shuman Suits in- NEW BRITAIN, CONN. - PERSONALS Among the Sunday and Monday vis- ftors at Morningside-on-the-Sound were Mr. and Mrs. John A. Andrews of New Britain. Mr, and Mrs. Sergeant and son Ray- mond have returned from Stratford where they spent their vacation with their daughter. Mrs. Bickford and Miss Holly Bick- #ord of New York are spending a few weeks with the Misses Irene and Mar- garet Cowlishaw of this city in the Cowlishaw cottage on Norwood ave- nue, Morningside-on-the-Sound. Dr. Mary G. Mouradian is spend- ‘g her vacation at White Moun- tains, N, H. ] Mr. and Mrs. D. McMillan are spending a brief vacation at Madison. Manager Harold T. Sloper of the Néw Britain Gas Light company, is home from a trip to Greenville, Maine. Mr. and Mrs. George Rapelye have returned from a vacation stay at Short Beach. Arthur Jones of Springfield, Mass., formerly of this city, is a visitor in this city. City Items Graduates of the New Britain Hos- pital Nurses school, held an outing at Lake Compounce today. A marriage license has been grant- ed to Otto Nobitz of 40 Jubilee street ahd Jennie Newfield of 42. Jubilee street. Mr, and Mrs. Willlam McWilliams of Rockville, formerly of New Brit- ain, are being congratulated upon the “birth of a 10%-pound boy. The tea and bazar held this after- noon in LeWitt's hall by Troop 5 of the Girl Scouts will be continued this evening and the proceeds Will be donated to the Red Cross. Members of the Star of Good Will Lodge, Shepards of Bethleham, will leave for Southington on the 7:07 o'clock trolley tomorrow night to at- tend an installation of officers at the Squthington lodge. A ke was reported among the emploves of the local branch of the Adams Express Company today, but officials at the passenger station office denied it. It was alleged that six of the employves went to Coney Island Saturday and failed to show up on Monday. The three year old son Mary Kovalski of No. 33 Lilac street 1dst himself this afternoon and was finally taken to the police station. At the station house he proved to be such, an attraction ic the flys in the neighborhood that the police played a big electric fan on him. His mother claimed him later in the afternoon . SUCCEEDS DR. PRATT. Buffalo ManufacturereGiven Import- aut Post in Commerce Dept. Washington, July 18.—Dr. Edward E. Pratt, chief of the Commerce De- partment's Bureau of foreign and do- mestic commerce, who resigned last night at the request of Secretary Red- field. has been succeeded by Burwell §. Cutler, first assistant chief. Mr. Cutler is a Buffalo manufac- jurer. He came to Washington at the putbreak of the war with Germany to offer his services to the commerce department . KILLED BY AUTO. Waterbury, July 18.—Harold Bar- den, 13, died at St. Mary's hospital this afternoon of injury received this sgmrning in an automobile accident. He is said to have been riding on an auto truck when injured. Maurice Slater of New Haven drove the truck wlich is owned by Steven Koscak of Bridgeport. No arrests had been or- | dered up to 3 o'clock. of Mrs." LETTER RECEIVED FROM Y. M..C. A, UNIT Local Men Tell of Activities At Quantico ) A letter from the Y. M. C. A. unit of New Britain ,consisting of Clarence H. Barnes, Warren S. Slater and James C. Gripp now stationed at the Quantico Marine Barracks, having arrived there July 2, has been receiv- ed by the officials at the local organi- zation. The letter follows: unit from New Britaln consisting of Clarence H. Barnes, Warren S. Slater and James C. Gripp, arrived at Quantico Marine Barracks July 2nd, and was immediately given tem- porary quarters in a Mess Hall, where writing material and reading matter ‘was furnished for the Marines. A big sign lettered Y. M. C. A. announced to the men that the association was on the job. Soon the room was filled with men who were glad of a place to sit and write under electric light. Let- ters began to go across the continent to the home folks ,many of whom live in the west( as a large number of the men here were recruitéd on the Pacific coast and the Western States. Limited equipment has not hinder- ed the Y. M. C. A. from going ahead and organizing the recreational life of the men in camp. In co-operation with Captain Edwin B. Niver, Chap- lain, the Assogiation is providing mo- tion pictures, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings out of doors, us- ing a screen painted and set up by marines. Five or six hundred men gather in the evening after a hard day of drill to watch favorite screen actors in the best plays that can be secured. A college teacher is giving instruc- tion in French to men who are about ready to leave for France and who are anxious to pick up some of the language of that country. Mr. Slater is already very popular with the 9th Company Artillery which has recnetly come back from Haiti and is a crack veteran company. The men call his “Shorty” and as is usual in the case of nicknames, is a mark of their appreciation and esteem. He is running baseball games each eve- ning and yesterday the port team played the team from Washington Barracks. Finding that many men could not swim Mr. Slater offered his services to Lieut Col. Barnes, who immediate- ly ordered the schedule changed and beginning today the Marines will be marched to the Patomac River for swimming instructions as part of the daily routine. As Slater is an empert teacher in swimming the Y. M. C. A. will render a great service to the Ma- rine Corps. This camp is still under construc- tion "and will have over 300 wooden buildings when completed in a few weeks. Units of four buildings to 7ccommodate 200 men are going up ‘?ery fast. Two buildings are for bar- racks, one is a mess hall and the other iIs a laterne and contains ten shower baths with hot and cold wa- ter and lavatories. The buildings have eleetric lights and telephones. In addition to these units there are officers’ quarters, guard houses, hos- pitals and a post exchange where the men can buy almost anything they need. The profits go to buy various things for the comfort of the men. The camp is located on what was a few weeks ago a forest, but a force of 1,100 men have quickly changed the woods into a cleared slope on which the buildings are golng up in streets about one-half mile long. The government has leased a tract of land which_ stretches back from the Pa- tomac river to the Richmond Pike twelve milés away. This large piece of land is necessary for an artillery range which will be laid out later. The Y. M. C. A. force is accepted by the officers as part of the camp and everything is open to them—a pass by order of Major General Bell entitles them to enter any military camp. Consequently the secretaries can watch any of the drills they wish to see. g ““At the end of a perfect day” in this hot country the men know they have been working and anything that offers diversion is very acceptable to them, and the Y. M. C. A. is “on the job.” As one marine expressed ‘Its remarkable how you Y. M. C. A. men come in without noise or fuss and get things going for us fellows.” The Y. M. C. A. CORNERSTONE LAID. Boston, July 18.—The cornerstone of the international headquarters building of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, on Beacon Hill, was laid today. The erection of the six story structure has been made pos- sible by contrihutions from hundreds of thousands 6f young people in near- ly every country in the world. Chamber of Commerce. DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917. l 7 e THE TAKE THE RIGHT STEP IN PRE- PAREDNESS The best way to pre- pare for future require- ments is to have funds to your credit with the Commaercial Trust Com- pany upon which you can depend for ready cash_at any time. Come in rmnow and start an account, with us, 4 Per Cent. INTER- EST PAID ON SAV- INGS ACCOUNTS. RAWLINGS READS REPORT TO POLICE Local Chief is Trcasurer of the State Police Association—Convention In Norwich. rwich, July 18.—Heads of po- lice departments of the state and members of the state police associa- tion met here today. Norwich extend- ed them its hospitality. There were 115 delegates. At the ' business ses- sion .Premier W. H. Brennan of Stam- ford, presided. Secretary Landrigan of Meriden, in his report, said there were 1,214 members or an increase of 120 over last year. There were local associations in 32 cities and towns. Treasurer Rawlings of New Britain said the balance from last year was $1,241, receipts $1,529 and expenses $1,310, leaving a balance of $1,510. Delegates received a souvenir of in- dustrial Norwich in the shape of a lunch kit. Officers were the New re-elected and FREE INSTRUCTIONS IN CANNING Classes in canning are to be given free instruction on two week, morning, afternoon and evening, beginning July 23. according to a plan perfected by the Chamber of Commerce. Women and girls interested are requested to fill out the coupon herewith given and mail same to the next meeting will be held in London. FORECLOSE ON MORTGAGE. * Elm City Banking Firm Bring $1,800 Suit Against J. J. Higgins. Lomas & Nettleton, bankers and brokers of New Haven, today brought an action to foreclose a mortgage for $1,800 against John J. Higgins of this city. The claim is against property on ‘Winthrop street. The papers were served this afternoon and the writ is returnable in the superior court on the first Tuesday in'September. The E!m City firm has retained Klett & Alling. The property involved in the action is one that has come in for consider- able publicity within the recent past through the efforts of the local health board to the the proper sani- tation about the premises. At a recent meeting Dr. Reeks, the superintend- ent of the board spoke in no kind tones concerning the situation exist- there. Mr. Higgins was formerly in the real estate business in this city, and more recently engaged in an un- successfu! hotel . venture in Thomp- sonville. RITOLA VS. RACCHIA. The case of Frank Ritola vs. Gu- sippe Racchia, an action concerning an alleged bill of $34 for groceries, came up for trial before Judge James T. Meskill in the city court this af- ternoon. Lawyer Henry Nowicki ap- peared for the plaintiff and Lawyer F. B. Hungerford for the defendant. The answer filed alleges that some of the goods were never bought and that the remainder was paid for. MOTORS SMASH. Arthur W, Kempton, assistant treas- urer of the Landers, Frary & Clark Manufacturing company, alleged to have been driving down Walnut street at a fast rate of speed this afternoon, collided with Arthur Lawson, a motor- cyclist of 461 Zion street, Hartford, and demolished his machine. Lawson was unhurt and Kempton has agreed to pay for the damage to the machine. Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. days a Britain, ADPDRESS ADULT or CHILD Class MOrning DAY OF WEEK CANNING CLASS COUPON Those wishing to join canning classes will fill out this coupon and mail to the Chamber of Commerce, (If child state age) Afternoon (Put cross after class wanted) 162 Main street, New SN e PASSAGE OF FOOD BILL IS EXPECTED Revised Plans Will Be Voted Upon Soon—Objections Are Thought Probable Washington, July 18.—The revised food control bill, designed to solve the senate's troubles over the legisla- tion, was taken up today with pros- pects of voting being begun during the day on its proposals as well as on other amendments. A spirited contest was promised over the bill's new proposals for lim- ited government control of food, feed and fuel and for a special food ad- ministration board. Many senators planned to demand extension of government control to include iron and steel also and a food board of five members, instead of three as proposed. Despite this, however, sentiment wos gencral in the senate today that the revised bill would meet most ob- jections and insure its pgssage. The measure was evolved in ‘conferences of senate democratic and republican leaders. After a week’s discussion in bring- ing to vote amendments to the food control bill, the senate today tenta- tively adopted, 54 to 17 a substitute amendment by Senator Pomerene of Ohio, prohibiting federal agents in- cluding national defense advisory members from executing government contracts in which they are personally interested . U. . DESTROYER SAVES SHIP Cranmore, British Attacked by U-boat which ig Driven Off By Tor- pedo Boat. New York, July 18.—The British steamship Cranmore, previously re- ported sunk by a German U-hoat was saved from destruction by an Amer- ican destroyer which was convoyving it through the danger zone, according to members of her crew who arrived here today from England on an American ship. The Cranmore was attacked, they said, June 7, about 180 miles west of ireland, five of her plates being stove in by a. torpedo. The U-hoat that fired it did not appear and did not press the attack on account of the presence of an American war- ship and the steamship was .able to proceed to an Trish port under her own steam. ‘The Cranmore sailed from Baltimore, May 25 for Manchester. “KEEP UP GOURAGE” Central Allies Hear Appeal Not to "“Lose Heart—Submarine - Will Still ‘Win Says Tirpitz. Amsterdam, July 18.—Many Ger- mans have becomé faint-hearted, says General von Stein, Prussian war minister as quoted by the . General Anzeiger of Dusseldorf. The general. replying to a telegram from the Ger- man national union, expressing confi- dence in him gave the following ad- vice: “Every one should possess dence in the future greatne: many, but an excessive anxiety and faint-heartedness is still troubling many persons.. Everyohe should en- deavor to give an example of self- renunciation and sacrifice and to make selfish and faint-hearted per- sons ashamed of themselves.” Admiral von Tirpitz, replying to a similar telegram said: “The U-boat is extremely effective, but needs time.” APPOINTMENTS MADE. confi- of Ger- State Board of Charities Names Rep- resentatives for County Homes, Hartford, July 18.—The have been appainted by the state board of charities from its member- ship to represent it on county home boards: Hartford and Tolland Counties— Mrs. Mary Wise of Hartford. New London and New Haven Coun- ties—Mrs. F. A, Mitchell, Norwich. Litchflela County—Dr. E. A. Dower, Hartford, Windham—Robert H, Fife, Middle- town. Middlesex—Justin B. Holman, Old Saybroak. Fairfield—Charles P. Kellogg, Wa- terbury, following QUARANTINE JURISDICTION, Health Service to Be Placed in Charge of Ports. Public Washington, July 18—The treasury department is urging upon congress ation giving the public health jurisdiction over the port of New York tfo sguard against the possibility of the intro- duction of infectious diseases into this country through immigration after the war. . All the country’s ports of entry are now under the jurisdiction of the pub- lic health service except New York and Baltimore. APPLICANTS FOR PHEASANTS, Hartford, July 18.—The state fish and game commission has received 106 applications _for pheasants to be liberated. There are about four thousand at the state farm in Madison to be liberated. MEN TO MOVE Officers of the local company un- derstood that orders had been re- ceived at Hartford to have the First regiment move to New Haven tomor- row to be mustered into the federal service. Preparations will be made tonight for the journey. the lot of at- tending to all details falling to those who failed to show up at roll call this morning. Special Reduction on MEN’S SUMMER SUITS | $18.00 and $20.00 Suits NOW $14.75 $22.50 and $25.00 Suits NOW $19.50 $27.50 and $30.00 Suits N $23.50 STORES MAY ADOPT PL\AN FOR SAVING Merchants Consider Discontinuing Practice of Exchanging Pur- chases After Seven Days Local merchants are seriously con- templating. a measure to eliminate was’ in the future and in all proh- abilities raay emulate the example set by members of the Retail Dry Goods Association of New York, supporting | the plan of A. W. Shaw, chairman of the Commercial Economy the Council of National Defense, who have pledged themselves that “No goods will be received for credit or exckange that are not of- fered to us within seven days from This rule does not apply to merchandise that is sold on a strictly non-returnable basis, for sanitary or other reason: In speaking of the ywidespread ex- change evil the new rule is designed to combat, a prominent local dry goods merchant said today “There is much buying in one sea- son and returning in another. Sum- mer gowns and other warm weather requisites are frequently bought in the spring and returned in the fall. A strict account kept at my store showed that in the past month $942 worth of merchandise was returned. The great- er part of these goods had been bought several days previous to their return but in some cases the mer- chandise has been kept by the pur- chasers for months and when re- turned, was found to be unseason- able.” This plan, which goes into opera- tion in New York tomorrow. has been tried successfully in 24 other large cities. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Grace Mary Holmes. The funeral of Grace Mary Holmes, the 4 months, 19 days old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holmes of No. 356 High street, was held from the home of her parents this morning. Burial was in the new catholic ceme- tery. Mrs. Mary L. Assal. The funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Assal was held from St. Peter’s church at 8 o'clock this morning. Rev. Charles Coppens celebrated the requiem mass. Burial was in the new catholic ceme- tery. Henry B. Norton. The funeral of Henry B. Norton was held from the Erwin Mortuary chapel at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Henry W. Maier officiated. In- terment w in Fairview cemetery. The bearers were members of Cham- berlain council, Jr. O. U. A. M. Mrs. Kitty Saunders Curtis. The funeral of Mrs. Kitty Saunders Curtis was held from her late home, No. 19 Emmons place at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon. Rev, F. Ottman Ward assistant pastor of Trinity M. E. church conducted the services. Burial was in the family plot in Scott Swamp cemetery, Farmington, Card of Thanks. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to kind neighbors and friends for the sympathy extended to us at the time of the death of our belowed wife and mother, Mary L. Assal. We are particularly grateful for the floral tributes and desire to express our ap- preciation to the donors ALBERT ASSAL AND FAMILY. CHILD INJURED. Girl Run Down By Auto May Be Seri- ously Hurt. Paul W. Marshal of No. 39 Wash- ington street, an employe of the United Electric Light and Water com- pany, while driving an automobile in front of No. 489 Arch streef at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon, ran down a little girl who stepped in front of his machine. The child stepped off the sidewalk within three feet of his machine and although he stopped the car within its own length she was knocked down and badly hurt. He carried her to her home in the basement of No. 190 Rockwell avenue and rcported the case to the police. While he was re- porting the case, the police received a telephone call that the child needed a doctor immediately and Marshal agreed to send one as soon as possi- ble. UNCOVERS EVIDENCE. New York, July 18.—TIt became known that the evidence upon which Alexander Berkman, the anarchist, was recently indicted in San Francisco for murder in connection with the preparedness parade bomb plot in that city was supplied by the federal dis- trict attorney’s office here after a raid upon the offices of the Blast ana Mother Earth in connection with the anti-conscription activities of Berk- man and Emma Goldman, CONDITIONS Secretary Paul Skinner Chuck company, said today that conditions remain about the same at the factory, where about 180 workmen are on strike since Monday. The strikers continue to hold meet- ings daily, and are confident that the strike will result in a victory for them, K. Roegers the Board of | Richter&Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 31 WEST MAIN STREET ... TEL. 2040. vee.....NEW BRITAIN, CONN, 100 shs Landers,Frary & Clark 100 shs Colts Arms 100 shs Stanley Works 100 shs Billings & Spencer 25 shs American Brass 25 shs Scovill Mig. Co. Financial ————. OIL STOCKS SAG IN THE FINAL SESSION' | Texas Ofl .. | Union Pac .. Market Closes Heavy—Liberty Bonds Quoted Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.—Gains outnumbered declines during today's early trading, but the undertone was irregular because of the heaviness of motors and some of the equipment Rails showed no material cltange, cept for a decline of 11 points Canadian Pacific. Tobaccos and lied specialties were strong, advan running from fractions to four points. Shippings were inactive and the lead- ing steels denoted further profession- a] pressure. Firmer tendencies de- veloped before the end of th first half hour. Wall Street, noon.—United States Steel's rally of a point to 122 1-4 in the first hour was accompanied by a 1 to 2 points gain in other industrials Shippings strengthened, Marine Pre- ferred rising 2 points. Air Brake and “Pressed Steel Car represented the equipments at 11-2 to 2 points ad- vances. Tobaccos, American Sugar excepted, increased their early advan- tage. Motors meanwhile displayed greater heaviness, Maxwell falling five points. A sharp break of five points in St. Paul unsettled the entire list before noon. Bonds were the Liberty issue selling at 99:41 99.45. The weakness of St. Paul revived familiar dividend reports affecting that stock and caused variable recessions in quotations af other rails. Indu- strials and standard specialties held comparatively firm on reduced offer- ings. Wall Street, closing—Oils and low priced specialties sagged in the dull final hour The closing was heavy. Liberty bonds sold at 99.40 to 99.45 in full lots. Sales approximated 550,000 shares. in to New TYork Stock Ezchange gquota- tions furnished by Richter & Co.. cheage. Represent:d by E. W. Eddy. merabers of the New York Stock Ex- July 18, 1917 High Low Close Am Beet Sug: a1 Alaska Gold Am Car & Fdy Am Can 8 Am Can pfd Am Loco Am Smelting Am Sugar .. Am Tobacco Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop AT S Fe Ry Co.101% Baldwin ILoco ... 69% B & O Butte Superior Canadian Pacific .1631% Central Leather .. 86% Ches & Ohio 61 Chino Copper ... 53% Chi Mil & St Paul 721% Col F & 1 50 Crucible Steel 82 Del & Hudson ...114% Distillers Sec Erie . General Electric Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cletf: Illinois Central Tnspiration Kennecott Cop Lack Steel . T.ehigh Val ... Max Mot com Mex Petrol ... N Y Air Brake 1031 54% 421 91 63 %% 31% 9315 132 | Ray Cons . |u % | American Brass irregular, | | rived today. NYC&Hud .... 90%: ev Cons 22 YNH&HRR 36y or Pac .... ..102 Norf & West ..122% Pac Mail § S ..... 27 Pressed Steel Car . 89% 21% 36 102 122 27 e 27 95% 863% 93" 278 57 561 185% 1353% 103% 6135 120% 48 311 168 Reading Rep I & S com ... 883 939, 28 57 ..189 ..136% Utah Cop .. ..1045 S Rub Co .. 615 S Steel S.122% Westinghouse 493 Willys Overland 325 Sears Roebuck ...168 LOCAL STOCK MARKET Company.; quotation 312 31 133 18 60 [ 100 104 100 52 84 75 31 300 300 390 101 50 100 148 580 Studebaker 187 185 108 61 120 48 31 Y 168 Richter & the closing (Furnished by Below are American Hardware Bristol Brass Billings & Spencer Colts Arms SR Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain Machine North & Judd Peck, Stow & Wilcox Russell Mfg. Co Standard Screw Lt Stanley Rule & Level Stanley Works 5 Traut & Hine Union Mfg. Co. .. Niles, Bement-Pond, Scovill Mfg. Co. 32 31 40 10 Bl 10 15 604 com CORN PLENTIFUL. Chicago, July 18.—Assertions thal the Missouri crop of corn this seaso: would exceed the bumpeer crop. of 1902 and that there would also be big vielding other states led to sharp setback in the corn market to day after an early advance, which carried new crop figures to well be: low yesterday’s finish. Wheat de: veloped firmness. HAS EXCITING TRIP American Steamer Returns and Re ports Three Encounters. With Sub marines in One Round Trip. An Atlantic Port, July 18.—Thre: | experiences with German submarine: on a round trip Atlantic voyage were| reported by officers and passengers on| an American steamship which ar- On the voyage over, two days from her destination, a U-boat] wes ssighted Dbroadside on. Before: she could maneuver for a shot the naval gunners on the steamer opened i fire and the enemy craft quickly dis- appeared. It was not known whether a hit was scored, On her return voyage the liner got! warning by wireless of the presence of U-boats and put into the nearest port, where she waited two days while} destroyers drove away the sub- marines. Finally the ship got into the| open sea and was speeding through the danger zona when the wake of & torpedo was seen off the starboard quarter. It passed 20 yards astern. Later a gas buoy adrift was mis- taken for the conning tower of a sub- marine. It blew up after sixty-two shots had been fired at it by the gun- ners. APPRAISALS OF ESTATES. and Mrs, Erb $4,188.42. ] Truman L. Weed and Claus A. Lar- son, appraisers of the estate of the late Mrs. Jennie Gaylord Carnell, have: filed their report in the probate court, showing a total valuation of $8,200. Appraisal by Harry Morton and William Kiesewetter of the estate of Mrs. Christina, Erb, filed in the probate court, gives the total valuation of the estate at $4,188.42. CERTIFICATE OF AUDIT LOUIS FRIEDMAN & CO., 14 Broad St., Dear Sfrs: T ha:s completed an ¢ your firm as at June #0, 19 The cash on deposit w: hand were vroved actu: ctatements from New York an:ination and have on count, verified by tise verified by and securities loaned or pledged were respective brokers of the books, records and accounts of to report as follows ; certificate from the bank: securities Statements were rendered to customers in velification of their balances and securities, and confirmative re- plies were received from a large majority thereof. 1 hereby certify that your books were found to be carefully and accurate- Iy kept, that all securitics financial condition of your vestmert o the lasis of Kespectiuly were business a properly at tiie book value of securities owned v (signed) EDWARD W. SHOEMAKER and that the stated accountéd for, shows the capital fn- June 30, 1917, Certified Public Accountant. LOUIS FRIEDMAN & CO. Members Consoiidated Stock Exchange of N. Y. 44 Broad Street, New York.