New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1917, Page 15

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1917. In the long run you will find this storo a good place to buy your cloth- Ing. Every reliable grade is here from the practical, serviceable suit at $15 to the luxurious oncs at $33. Overcoats too—the newest, belted styles, as well fis the conventional ones, $18 to $35. If you want a good run for your money—try some of our shirts at $1.50. Sole agents for Stein, Bloch and Shuman clothing. City Items i Eric Lenoie leaves tomorrow for “Canada where he is to be married. Henry F. Ramm in the U. S. navy, stationed at Newport, R. I., is spend- ing a few days at his home on Belden street. F. V. McDonough, who visited his brother, Carporal Frank P. McDon- ough, of Company C, 301st Machine . Gun Battalion, Ayer, Mass; has re- <.turned to this city. i Mrs. Francis Romaine, of Arch street, who recently tried to commit suicide by taking poison tablets, has been discharged from the New Brit- ain General Hospital. Mrs. George Nearing of Chestnut street, this city, who was injured in a trolley accident in Glastonbury Satur- day, is being attended at the home of her mother in South Glastonbury. ‘% .For quality and up-to-date style, compare our pric M. Seibspty—adv. Lauyino Casper, picked up by the police yesterday for acting queerly and removed to the hospital at the ifistance of the charity department is believed to be insane. ~{ Frank Schade of this city and for- nfer Physical Director Lee Andrews of the local Y. M. C. A. have joined the Y. M. C. A. force at Quantico camp. Attorney and Mrs. M. D.‘Saxe, Mrs. I{ Pouzzner and Benjamin Clark will leave tomorrow morning on an auto- mobile trip to the Catskill mountains. The Hart & Hutchinson Mfg. Co. took out a permit today to build an addition to its engine room on Cor- bin avenue, 22x64 feet, costing $1,200. This will be used as a garage. Miss Nora O'Day, who is to be- come the bride of John Ott at the church of St. John the Evangelist on October 31, was tendered a shower last evening at the home of Mrs. Annie Kelley of 697 East street. Friends of John Kennell, who suf- fered the loss of both arms at the North & Judd Mfg. Co. early in the summer, are planning to hold a bene- 8t entertainment to raise funds for the injured boy. The date has been set for October 17. The Hartford Bird Study Club will hold its fleld meeting in this city at Sunset Rock tomorrow. Eugene W. Sehmidt and Mrs. Louis C. Recqnagcl have offered to act as guides. The walk is to be a short one and any dne interested in compiling a fall bird list is invited to join. Arrangements have been completed for the annual entgrtainment under the auspices of United Parents' and Teachers’ association which will be held October 12. Tickets for the af- fair will be placed on sale for ex- ejange at Crowell’s drug store on that date at 9 o'clock in the morning in- stead of the hour previously an- mounced. APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY Special Session of Board of Pardons to Be Held November 3 On Petition fa of DiVanzo and Dugone. % . Hartford, Oct. 5.—A special session of the board of pardons will convene at the state prison, Saturday, Novem- ' ber 3, at 11 a. m., to hear pleas for cmency from Stephen Dugone and John DiVanzo under sentence to be i hanged November 16. The men plead- ed guilty Tuesday in criminal court to killing Rafaele Simonelli in New Brit- aln in September and were sentenced py Judge Case on Thursday. Appeal to the board through the governor Was made today. FINED AND SENTENCED. pr. Henry Scligman Gets Two Years, Also a Fine of $3,000. New York, Oct. 5.—Maximum pris- pn sentences of two years each were mposed by the federal court today wpon Dr. Henry Seligman, physician !2f a Brooklyn draft board, and Nathan j Ebrlich and Lazarus Jacobson, clerks, / as penalty for receiving money for i pxempting a man examined for the graft. Scligman in addition was fined $3,000. i OH! THEY WERE THE GRAND OLD DAYS Capital Has Seen More Action Than Heflin-Norton Bout Washington, Oct. 6.—The fistic en- counter on the floor of the house the other day between Representative | Patrick Norton of North Dakota and Representative Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama recalls to mind similar oc- currences in the halls of congress. There used to be many of them back in those good old days when there was a grill room in the capitol, where the congressmen and their guests could lap up liquor and then go on the floor of the house and start some- thing. Old timers in Washington know of the brawls which originated in that cafe, but with the coming of progressive congressmen the bar- room became a thing of the past. And with the coming of Jim Mann other things around the Capitol became a thing of the past. Undoubtedly the passing of the bar room in the Capitol caused less fights and arguments, but it is only a short walk to Congress Hall hotel and other places, where some mem- bers are wont to go to exchange courtesies, suh, and other things. One well known representative slid a knife into a colored waiter several months ago because the southern coon had the audacity to say something that riled the representative. Another man representing a southern district in congress fired a couple of shots at a man on Pennsylvania avenue, while the Capitol cloak room could tell many tales of doings of congress. But it never will. It is the law that a congressman cannot be arrested without he com- mits an indictable crime. From the time he leaves his house in his home town to attend a session of Congress, until the time he gets back from that session and safe in his own house, he i{s immune from arrest. Natural- ly, he cannot commit murder or arson, but a little matter llke giving the other fellow a bang in the jaw or a cuff on the ear. Poof! A mere nothing. It has been about 12 years since there has been an exchange of blows in Congress until the Heflin-Norton bout. At that time Representative Mondell of Wyoming and Delegate Wickersham of Alaska gave other members a little recreation by engag- ing in a liitle combat. One of the quietest, unassuming and mildest men in Congress is Rep- resentative Caleb Powers of the elev- enth district of Kentucky. now studying law and hopes to finish shortly. This young man at one time was accused of murder and was actually sentenced to die. This re- sulted because of the Kkilling of Sen- ator Willlam Goebel in Kentucky. Goebel was candidate for governor, but a bullet ended his career. Pow- ers was lacked up, tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged, but he was finally pdrdoned. Not, however, until he had served eight years, three months and three days in the jails of old Kentuck. After being par- doned, Powers ran for Congress, was elected and has been elected ever since. The nearest to a ‘killing” that con- gress ever witnessed occurred back in 1850 when Senator Benton of Mis- souri bared his breast and dared Senator Foote of Mississippi to ‘‘shoot a defenseless man. The rough and tumble wrestling match between Norton and Heflin was an outgrowth of charges Heflin made that he could point his finger to 13 or 14 members of congress who had benefited from the $50,000 von Bernstorff ‘“slush fund,” a charge that Norton in a speech on the floor characterized as shameful, cowardly and deserving of expulsion of the man making it. Two days later Norton went from his seat on the republican side to where Heflin was sitting on the democratic side and asked Heflin if he had named him (Norton) as one who had been a traitor to the United States. Heflin said he had not and then the two men glared viciously at each other, Norton standing directly in front of Heflin who was seated. Heflin then directed Norton to go back on his own side of the house, and in a moment they were locked in each other's arms and rolling all over the seats until separated by other members. The gun-play between Senator Ben- ton and Senator Foote occurred in the trying days of 1850 at the end of a day of incrimination by Senator Foote against the motives of northern Senators. Senator Benton had taken an aggressive course of opposition to Foote, and while Foote was talking Benton rushed at him. The Mississ- ippian retreated. drawing a five cham- ber revolver from his pocket, which Bomor\bevldently did not see. Senator Dodge df Wisconsin stopped Benton's | advan begging him ‘“For God's sake | do nothing to compromise yourself with the Senate. Benton started to return to his desk, and then caught sight of the pistol in Foote's hand. He then broke away from the hold which Dodge had upon his arm, turned aronnd and tore open his coat and shirt. Standing thus dramatically before Foote, who had cocked his pistol, Ben- ton cried out: “I have no pistol. T disdain to car- ry firearms. Out of the way and let the assassin fire.”” Foote, thoroughly frightened by the giant Benton, seemed to cower, notwithstanding his weapon. He was led away from the president’s desk, against which he stood, and sank down into his own chair. Sen- ator Dickinson, of New York, took away his revolver, and the senate | took its own course about censuring the two men. It adopted a resolu- tion condemning the carrying of pis- tols or other firearms in the senate. In 1860, Congressman Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, and Congressman A CONVINCING PLAN FOR ACCUMULA- TING MONEY is attested by an ac- count_with the COM- MERCIAL TRUST COMPANY. : : : : It conmsists of regular ‘weekly deposits of any stated sum, large or small, and allowing it to remain at in eat- TR T Don’t delay—start to- day by opening an ac- count with the amount you can spare. : : 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid On Savings Ac- John F. Potter, of Wisconsin, nearly fought a duel. a speech denouncing slavery, and in the discussion following Congressman Carter knocked off the wig of Con- gressman Barksdale, of Mississippi. Pryor jumped to the floor and later challenged the Wisconsin man to a duel, and the challenged party, ac- cepting the gauntlet, chose bowie knives. This sort of weapon scared the Virginia man, and his seconds backed out on the ground that their man should not use any such carv- ing implement on the field of honor. This occurrence was not long after Congressman Preston S. Brooks as- saulted Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a can after & the senate had adjourned. Sumner had made a speech “The Crime Against Kansas,” and Brooks assaulted him from behind with a Powers i8] cane. Several southern members of congress with drawn revolvers stood by and prevented interference. Barks- dale of Mississippi was one of them. The hou$e did not expel Brooks much to the surprise of the North. A reso- lution to expel him required a two- thirds vote, and the roll call showed only 121 to 95. Brooks was chal- lenged to a duel in consequence. Con- gressman Burlingame of Massachu- setts called him out, and rifles were chosen. A spot in the Dominion of Canada was selected, but Brooks failed to appear. On February 22, 1902, Senator Till- man of South Carolina had an excit- ing time with Senator McLaurin of his own state. He charged that the ratification of the treaty with Spain had been obained in an improper manner. At this Senator Spooner de- manded he give the names. Senator Tillman hesitated, but when forced to he said: “The patronage of the state has been given to a senator who voted for the treaty.” “What state?” Spooner. “South Carolina,” sponded Tillman. McLaurin was not in the chamber, being in attendance at a committee meeting. Senator Spooner suggested that Senator Tillman should fight it out with his colleague. McLaurin ar- rived in the senate 20 minutes later and remained quietly seated until he had a chance to speak. He then arose and declared the statement of Tillman’s to be a “malicious, willful and deliberate lie.” Senator Tillman then leaped out of his seat and before anyone could stop him, banged McLaurin in the eye, and McLaurin hit Tillman just as vicious- ly. Before they could hit one another again they were torn apart. Sena- tor Warren, of Wyoming, was first at hand to separate the two. Sergeant- at-Arms Layton made Tillman take his seat and Senator Patterson seated the other South Carolina man. The senate censured the fyro mem- bers in secret session, 61 vo®s being cast for censor and none against it. President Roosevelt withdrew an in- vitation to Senator Tillman, as rank- ing democrat on the Senate Naval Affairs committee, to a White House dinner to Prince Henry of Germany, who was then a guest of honor in this country. ¥ Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and Congressman David Dearmond of Missouri fought on the floor of the house one afternoon, when Dearmond called Williams a liar. Both members were cut by blows. The first smash fell on Dearmond’'s eye just as Speaker Cannon rapped the gavel for adjournment and because of that situation neither member was adjudged in contempt, because the house was not in session. This oc- curred December 20, 1907. Senator Bailey shook up Senagor Beveridge on June 30, 1902. The con- troversy started in an executive ses- sion and continued when the doors were re-opened. Senator Bailey walked over to Beveridge and grabbed him by the collar, shaking him se- verely. Senator Lamar, of Mississippi, told Roscoe Conkling he had told “an un- mitigated falsehood,” without cor- dialities. Senator Money, of Missis- sippi, shouted, “You lie” at Senator Wellington, of =~ Maryland, in the course of debate, April 15, 1898, Wel- lington did not engage in any broil, but insisted that the other man be called to order and he was. Congressman Bartlett, of Georgia, whose peppery temper will be remem- bered in the house for years, used to throw anything that came handy when pressed for an argument. He threw a weight or an ink bottle at a fellow-member aboard ship on an of- ficial trip from the Panama Canal . Zone. He endeavored to punch a demanded Senator promptly re- Owen Lovejoy made page in the eye one day im the hall, but the page turned out to be a ban tam weight professional boxer who would not return the blow, but whosc footwork proved to be too much for the Georgia bantam. DEATHS AND FI;NERALS‘ \ Henry Campbell. The funeral of Henry Campbell was held at 9 o’clock this morning from St. Mary's church. officiated at a requiem high mass. Members of Hartford Camp, Spanish ‘War Veterans, attended the funeral in a body and, as the remains were being lowered in the last resting place in the new Catholic cemetery, “Tapg’” was sounded by one of the Hartford comrades. The Dbearers were William Mahoney, William Eoyle, Francis Keeghan and Frank Millano. John Bergin was flower bearer. Angela Cumpd. Angela, the one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cumpi of 11 Broad street, died last evening. Tho funeral was held this afternoon, and | tery. Mrs. Mary A. Malin. Mrs. Mary A. Malin, aged 65 years, widow of Richard Malin, died evening at the Hartford Hospital. She ive of England and had re- sided in th ity for the past 47 years | She is sur ed by two daughters, Mrs. William E. Peck and: Mrs. Harry T. Jeralds, and four grandchildren, Levi, Harold and Irene Peck and Edna M. Jeralds, all of Cheshire. Mrs. Malin was a member of Stella Rebekah lodge I O. 0. F. The funeral will take place at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at her late home 110 Greenwood street. Rector Harry I. Bodley of St. Mark’s Episco- pal church will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. William C. Rice. Willlam C. Rice, formerly proprie- tor of a cafe in Begley’'s block on Main street died last night in Hart- ford at the age of 58. Mr. Rice was in business here about 25 years ago but of late years he has lived in Hart- ford. He is survived by his mother, " Mary (Block) Rice, aged 92, with whom he made his home; two broth- ers, F. W. Rice of Boston and Henry W. Rice of Hartford, and two sisters, Mrs. C. E. Ellsworth of New Britain and Mrs. A. L. Tanner of New Haven. Mr. Rice was a member of Court | Charter Oak, 45, F. of A, of Hartford and the Hartfo Bartenders’ union. The funeral will be held Sunday af- | ternoon at 2 o'clock from the house ! and at 3 o’clock from Erwin Mor- tuary chapel, Fairview cemetery. In- terment will be in Fairview. GALLS FOR HELP BEING SENT OUT Connecticut Sufiragists Receiving Word That Aid Is Needed Hartford, Oct. 5.—The fact t almost all suffragists are active in war service makes very difficult the task of the women in New York who are compelled to campaign for the state constitutional amendment to be voted upon in November. Calls for help are being received in Connecti- cut. and some of the Connecticut suf- fragists are offering a hearty re- sponse. Miss Daphne Selden of Deep River, who work both as a suffrage organizer and later for the county farm bureaus in their food campaign, has gone to the Connecticut Woman Suffrage as- sociation to help in the campaign. Mrs. A. F. S. Taylor of Norfolk began campaigning in New York in the early summer and has engagements to speak twice a day until the date of the election—November 6th. Mrs. who is treasurer of the National American Woman Suffrage associa- tion has glven much assistance in New York. Mrs. Amelia McDonald Cutler of Westport has given of her best for success for the suffrage amendment. These are only a few of the more | prominent workers. In addition the suffragists of the western end of Con- necticut have thrown themselves into the New York campaign with the same zeal as if it had been a cam- paign in Connecticut. Every woman | in Connecticut feels that victory for woman suffrage in the Empire State would mean practically the success of the movement for the whole na- tion. The forces against woman suffrage | are tremendous, and it Is difficult to { meet them when suffragists have no votes and no voting power. The men who are against votes for | women—and it is only the men who | count, for the anti-women are ‘as powerless as the suffragists—have vot The women have none; and vet it is hailed as a great victory for anti-suffregists when these armied { men meet the unarmed women and the women go down in defeat. The reorganization of the Men's League for Opposing Woman Suffrage in New | | York, with Everett P. Wheeler at its | head is a reminder of the difficulty and unfairness of the task laid upon the women, R, BENJAMIN M. KNOX, Teacher of Singing. Rooms 39 and 40 Booth’s Block Tuesday Afternoon and Evening. No Charge for Voice Trial. Telephone 545-3 FOR SALE 'New and Second Hand Furniture bought and sold; Stoves, Refrigerators, Beds and Bedding, Kitchen Utensils, Ete. A.D.LIPMAN 34 Lafayette Street ’ Tel. 1329 Rev. John E. 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Ohio | gas featured the utilities at a decline of 2 1-4. Support of U. | tuated between 105 3-1 and 107 1-8 s the noteworthy feature of the forenoon and went far towards stab- ilizing prices elsewhere. There was recurrent pressure, however, against the tobaceos, petroleums and several high priced specialties, the first named losing 3 to 5 points, while Cuban American sugar dropped 30 points from its last sale of a month ago to 140. Trading was broad and active in the first hour, but slackened later when the market developed re- newed irregularity. Liberty bonds sold at 99.706 to 99.82. Dealings dwindled steadily in afternoon and movements \ | the became Bethlehem and sharply, and rails varlous specialties, Cane sugar. vale steels reacted also eased with including Cuba New York Stock Exchange quota- tion furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. 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