New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 5, 1917, Page 9

The foundation qf our business is bullt on values—we give the best pos- sible value for every dollar. you buy our lowest priced sul Ovamm‘. or our highest you get real honest value. cloth, well made in the right makes satisfactory clothing. Sausmcuon has a real meaning-at our store—we guarantee it with every D . Suits $16.00 to $33.00. ' Overcoats $18.00 to $35.00. Stein-Bloch & Shuman Suits and Overcoats. ' uwkw BRITAIN CONR. CITY ITEMS .. The Girl Seout troop of the Soyth church will 'meet Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The City Guard will meet in city hall in full uniform wmomw even- ing at 8 o’clock. Stanley Women's Relief corps will hold a regular meeting Wednesday in Judd's hall. Mrs. Rynold Brennecke ‘of 13 ;Rhodes street is. reported as being crmully ill at her home. Members of the Working Girls club /wm meet this evening at' headquar- ters at 7:30 o'clock for Red Cross * work. , Ernest Gustafson of Pleasant street ¥ returned to Camp Devens last night after spending the week-end at . his home in this city. . Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Egan have ‘returned:from their wedding trip and are occupying their new home on Park street extenson. Engine companies No. 1 and 2 were called to Emmons’ cafe this afternoon for a slight fire in a chimney. The damage wasg nominal. 2 Edward F. Dobson of the Naval Reserves spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and = Mrs. Edward Dobson of Stanley street. :Charles Podhaiski reported to the police yesterday that several boys living in the vicinity of North Burritt street stole his horse from pasture. The horse was sick last summer and for that reason was out in pasture, _ The Bay Amo club plans to give a Jnovelty socla] and dance at the Bunga- low on the evening of November 14. 'The commlittee in charge is composed of George Bayer, Samuel Sabloskl, Edward Rosenberg and Abraham Canterwitch. Robert Spencer will in- troduce a novelty act during the eve- ning. The national committee in charge yof the fund for Armenian and Syrian ar sufferers has set aside Nov. 24 and 25 as the Jocal dates for soliciting funds. It is expected that about 5,000 will be collected in this ctty. Leo Sullivan, cook of Company C, 301st Machine Gun ®Battalion, of Camp Deven, is home on a short fur- Jough. = Simon Fitzharris of the Naval Re- sprve 1is spending a four-day fur- lough at Ris home in Kensington. Mr. Fitzharris has been assigned to an inspectorship in Meadville, Pa. Mayor and Mrs. G. A, Quigley had as theip week-end guest Lieutenan Plueffe of Company D, 301st Machine Gun Battalion. The wedding of Louis Neghr and Miss Winifred Strom will take place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Strom, 127 North street, Wednesday aftérnoon at 2 ‘o'clock. “SWEDISH BETHANY CHURCH. The Young People's society of the Swedish Bethany church will hold its nual sale at the church on Thurs< y evening. Rev. G. E. Pihl will attend the mission conference in Bridgeport tomorrow and Wednes- day. Rev. Ragnar Lidbald of Orange, Mass., spoke at the church yesterday morning. 3 GIVEN SIX MONTHS. Young Man Who Said “To Hell With America” Heavily Sentenced. ‘Waterbury, Nov. 5.—Vincent Yevo- sa, a young Lithuanian, was com- mitted to jail for six months by Judge Larkin in city court here today, on the charge of saying “to hell with &merica” at an alleged anti-draft meeting which the police broke up last night: Three others, charged with trying to incite the crowd to mob the policemen and take the prisoner away from them, werg sent to jail tor 30 days, All gave noticé of ap- peal. DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL. ‘Washington, Nov. 5.—The Kansas sorporation tax law requiring foreign d domestic eorporations to pay an- nual taxes on their capital stocks for the privilege of doing interstate busi- | Albert Freeman Run Down by Berlin Dinky Near Park' Street Orosstng ‘While Walking Tracks, Albert Freeman, a boarder at the Park Hotel and employed at the Cor- bin Screw corporation, died at the local hospital early Sunday morning from injuries received Saturday night when he was run down by the Berlin train near the American Hosiery fac- tory. But little is known about the.dead man and it is supposed that he was struck by the traln as he was walking along the tracks. He is about 40 vears old; but as' far as has been learned had no relatives here. GIFTS FOR MINISTER. Rev. J. E. Klingberg Showered on 50th Birthday. The 50th birthday of Rev. J. E. Klingberg of 81 Garden street was celebrated in a pleasing manner yes- terday at the Swedlsh Elim. church. ‘The celebration was given under the auspices of the Swedish Elim church congregation. Representatives were present from Meriden, Bristol. and other surrounding towns. ‘The church was appropriately deco- rated for the occasion. Rev. A. Eng- dahl of Meriden delivered an address and made a speech concerning the merits of Rev. !Qi;;:berg. Repre- sentatives of the ‘erent. ments of the church were present and they added their good wishes to those of the representatives of the Bristol Swedish Baptist chureh who presented Mr. Klingberg with $50 in gold. Rep- resentatives of the various Temper- ance societies were also present. Dur- ing the evening Mr. Klingberg was' also presented with a handsome gold watch. The Childrens’ Home Work- ers andschildren gave him a beatitiful ! gold ring. He was also the recipient of many floral contributions, silver- ‘ware and different other articles. Telegrams of good wishes and con- gratulations were received by the pas- for from Chicago, New York, Brock- ton, Mass., and Milwaukee, Wis. Ad- dresses and speeches were made by | prominent business men in this city and. other individuals, A musical program was rendered and following ~ the celebration refreshments were served. MARRIED—WANTS TO FIGHT. Man Tried to Evade Difaft Now Willing to Do His Bit. Solomon Sargis, one of the drafted men from the second exemption dis- trict,’ is being held at police headquar- ters pendigi the recelpts of orders to send him to Camp Devens to begin his belated work as a member of the National Army. Sargls was arrested by Detective A. J. Richardson .and Officer Willlam O'Mara Saturday night on Franklin street. They were told that subse- quent to receiving his orders to g&o to Ayer, Sargis gought out his flancee, Evelyn Lukas of Franklin street, and | the couple went to Berlin where they | were married. After his arrest Sargis expressed a willingness to join the army. From information given the police by this willing prisoner the authori- ties belteve that several other alleged ! deserteds men of the same race as Sargis, have left the country and are now in far off Japan. Sargis claims that his fellow countrymen went to Japan, via British Columbia. ‘WOMAN DESERTED HUSBAND Mrs, Anino Coiro, 27 years old,. was arrested at 196 Beaver street yester- day ' charged with desertion. Mrs. Coiro was with Michael Gilberto, 20 years old, and both claimed that ‘Worcester, Mass., was their home. They were taken to that city yesterday by a representative of the Worcester police department. According to the woman’s story her husband has been in the hospital for the past 14 weeks. Either Tuesday or Thursday of last week she arriyed in New Britain with her young friend. She furnighed the money for the trip. Upon coming to this city they stayed with Gilberto’s brother. Both denied any relations that would make them Mable to law. No charge will be ‘preferred against the man. MACHINISTS GIVE THANKS. If the person or persons, who ma- liciously destroyed half the sign out- side the headquarters of the Machin- ists’ union, at 34 Chunch street, will returp and destroy the other half, the officets of the union will be exceed- ingly pleased as it had already been decided to replace the old sign with a new one and the miscreant did at least half the work well. The sign was mutilated Saturday night, prob- ably by someone with a grievance, real or fancted. In order to reach'| the sign, the marauder was forced to enter through a trap door and force another door before gaining entrance to the machinists’ hall. TURNER SOCIETY NOTES. depart- | | Professor Del “Moral have for: TE MMeRC! ,.r’uH(.fl AL Intrinsic “Value Of a banking -~commec- ton is judged from the standpoints of Security nd Service, In an Account with - The Commercial Trust Company, Yyou have both - these . important factors, assuring safety for funds and efficiency in every transaction Your Checking Ac- count s solicited. wflflmfl NOTES. . The Junior Spaniéh' elasses ’hnder a club to be known as the Spanish Lit- erary club. The officers are: Mr. club. The lists ot candidates to be voted upon for the treasureships of the Principal Slade today. They Senior class, George Wells, Cyril Gaft- ney, C. Guite; junior class, Paul Nill- i son, H. Kylander, W. O’Brien; sopho- ! mores, Albert Seibert, Hulbert Gris- wold, Harold Latham; freshmen, Thomas Maloney, Raymond Jenks, Is- abella Foote. run for.the office of treasurer of any class in the school. Ati the meeting of the Council tomorrow, in the school auditorium. Mr. Sldde will speak on “Democracy.” The school will be dismissed at 3:60 to allow teachiers to attend the meeting. As it will take only about thfee or four more days to harvest the potato crop, only a small number of pupils will be ‘sent to the farm in the fu- ture. Every day either Mr. Slade of Mr. Moody will supervise the work of the boys on the farm. 'The sale of tickets for the Hartford- New Britain game will close in the school Thursday of this week. About 2,600 tickets will be sold. The 1,000 which was allotted to Hartford has already been sold and a record break- ing crowd is expected at Saturday’s game, ‘The letter men’s club will meet next Monday night in the gymnasium. The Young Women’s Athletic asso- clation will meet this afternoon to dis- cuss the basketball schedules for this year. TASTEFUL SUIT QF UNIQUE DESIGN Teachers’ Grammar There will be a spectal meeting of the active Turners in their. hall. on Arch street Wednesday evening. A number of the Turners from the local assoctation attended) the enter- tainment and social given by the Hartford Turners in their hall on Park street, Hartford. The active class of Turners meets | tomorrow evening. i OIL STOVE EXPLODES. An ofl stove éxploded at the home street this morning at 11:30 o’clock. and when they arrived they found the fire practically rugs. The damage was slight. DALY SENDS THANKS. | Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., has forwarded to | Mayor Quigley a lettel‘ of apprecia- tion for the reception tendered the pese was today upheld by the supreme officers and men, on the occasion of the big football xa.me. October 37. | Though good taste is not often | of Willlam H. Spittler on Highland | found with lavishness of trimming, it " is possible to have them together. | The fire department was called out That is amply proved in this suit that | is one of the most tasteful creations smothered With | of the season and at the same time one of the most lavishly trimmed. The unique design of the embroidered trimming adds a note of distinction Captain J. H. Daly of Co. C, 301st to this model that makes it one of It 18| 1 of green broadcloth and is embroid- | the season’s favorite fashions. ered in gray wool. The ample collar, | chilla squirrel tur. Presi- : i dent, Harry Bradbury; vice president, Viola Suneson; secretary, Esther Les- | | ter; treasurer, Meyer Meyerson. Del Moral wlll be the director of the | i four classes have been announced by are: ; Miss Foote has the, distinction of being the first girl to | the cuffs and the wide band around | the bottom of the coat are ot ehin- | VESTIBULES WILL BE HEATED HEREAFTER Public Utilities Commfssion Orders .Trolley Compani:s to Install Heaters as an Experiment. Hartford, Nov, 5.—The public utili- ties commission today gave a dectsion and issued an order on the petition of the street Frailway workers’ union, signed by R. J. Lee, president, agking that vestibules of trolley heated for the comfort of motormen ceived by the commission on March 20. The commission orders the Con- necticut company and Shore Line heaters in the vestibules of four cars each as an experiment. When so in- stalled the commission is to be noti- fled and will delegate a representative to ascertain whether or not the . companjes are ordered to batten car vestibules in a manner to keep the cold out. FOX TENDERS THEATER Playhouse Is Given for Renefit Min- strel Performance for Camp Devens Fund, Dec. 7. Mayor George A. Guigley today re- ceivea from Charles S. Levin of New ! York, manager of the Willlam Fox ! Film Corporation, a letter stating that the West Main street theater of the corporation Has been placed at .the disposal of the Camp Devens Athletie Fund committee for a benefit per- | formance on December 7. Manager ! Irving T. McDonald has also been notified to this effect. Steps will be taken at once to com- mence rehearsals of the troupe and | the first will be held Friday evening. probably in the Elks hall. Director John J. Crean will be assisted by Joseph Haffey and Harry Ginsberg in the undertaking, which promises to be one of the best ever given by local amateurs. Among the soloists who have already agreed to take part in the performance, are F. W. Latham, ! Leon Jackson, August Klein, J. Kiniry, | and several prominent singers in the 1Ct!.th()]lc Choral and New Britain | Choral societies. An invitation is ex- tended to all singers to take part in the overture: LOOCAL BOYS IN N. Y, The Meriden Ambulance company, attached to the medical corps at Fort Ethan Allen, has been sent to New York for a three ‘months’ training course at the Columbia Medical school. There are a number of New Britain boys in this company. TOBACCO COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the Camp Devens Tobacco Fund committee will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon in the mayor’s office. Alexandra Lodge. Alexandra lodge will meet in Tur- ner hall on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. It is imperative that all mem- bers attend. SMART VELVET FROCK FOR GROWING GIRL The one-sided, closing lends dis- tinction to this smart velvet frock girl. buttons. A becoming collar in white satin affords a charming finishing touch. Y 3 cars be | and conductors. The petition was re- Electric Railway company to install | heaters are satisfactory. The trolley | which is so becoming to a growing | The color is navy blue and the | trimming ‘s in self-tone, this being | navy militdry braid and novel bone | Financial ANOTHER BAD DAY FOR STEEL STOCK Has Fall of 4 Points, While Read- | ing:Gogs Lowest in Decade Wall Street—Free liquidation of resumed today. TS, and leading coal carriers were OWn 2 to 4 points, some of these | issues establishing the lowest quota- tions n their history. Indutrials gave way under the strain. U. S. Steel making an cxtreme decline of 2% points to 92%, its min- imum of the year. Coppers and the general list of equipments and spe- clalties yielded to a like extent, cffer- ings increasing on the decline. Ship- pings opened at slight gains but re- acted 1 to 3 points. Leaders suffered additional severe depreciation during the morning. U. other Industrials and equipments reg- istered further receissions of 2 to 3 points. Rails were weaker, trans- continentals showing gross reversals 2 to 5 points. St. Paul made a new 18w for over 20 years at 38 and Read- ing recorded its minimum of a de- cade at 61. Coppers, shippings, to- baccos, oils and specialties broke 2 to 7 points. Trading quieted after prevailed at noon. Liberty fours sold at par and the 3 1-2's at 99.68 to 99.74. Reading fell 4 points to 62, its low record for a decade. Union Pacific and Southern -Pacific lost 3 1-4 and 2 1-4 respectively, Northern Pacific 3, and St. Paul 2 1-2 at 39 1-2 the last figure representing the minimum price for that stock since it became a dividend payer 22 years age. New York Central weakest of the trunk lines at a de- cline of 2 1-4. s U. 8. Steel broke 3 1-2 and re- lated steels broke from -2 1-2 to points, coppers falling 2 to 3, and mo- tors and tobaccos 2 1-2 to 6, with 2 to’3 point losses for shippings. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Nov. 5, 1917 Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold Am Am Am Am Am Am 31% 49% 1% 95% 170% Smelting Sugar . Am Tobacco Am Tel & Tel ... Anaconda Cop A TS Fe Ry Co. Baldwin Loco B & O BRT Beth Steel B ..... Butte Superior ... 17 Canadian Pacific .135 Central Leather .. 65% Ches & Ohio .. 461 Chino Copper 39 Chi Mil & St Paul. 40 Col F &T. 3314 Cons Gas ... 86 Crucible Steel 561 Del & Hudson 98 Distillers_ Sec Erie . Erie 1st pfd ...... 23 General Electric .130 Goodrich Rub .., 36% Great Nor pfd ... 93% Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 25 Illinois Cen x-d... 93% Inspiration Interborough' Interboro pfd . Kansas City so Kennecott Cop . Lack Steel Lehigh Val . Louis & Nash Max Mot com . Mex Petrol Nat! Lead . .. N Y Air Brake N ¥ C & Hud eE 112% 5614 861 541 51 48% 8% 54 851 51% 51 48 75 134% 613 41% 37% 39% 313% 85 513 98 33% 143% 21 129 36% 91 23 93% 39 6% 45 14 28% 70 52 114 21 75% 42 101 66% high class stocks, especially rails, was | Within the first half | hour’s active trading Pacifics, Grang- 8. Steel continued its declinme to 91 and | the first hour but extreme weakness ! was | 11054 ; 16% ' ” Richter&Co #1 wEwT MATR oTRETE 100 Shares AMERICAN - HARDWARE. 100 Shares STANLEY WORKS. 100 Shares LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK. 50 Shares STANLEY IégLE & LEVEL 100 Shares NORTH & JUDD. Nev Cons ........ 17% 16 16% NYNH&HRR24% 24 23% NYOnt&West., 17% 17% 17% Nor Pac ..... 87% 83 84% Norf & West ....103% 100 101% Pac Mail 8 8 Co .. 24% §iy 24% |Penn R R .. 48% 47% Peoples Gas . 41% Pressed Steel Car . 5134 | | Ray Cons 19 i Reading 6014 {Rep I & 8 ¢om .. 683 So Pac 8% So Ry . 23y | 8o Ry pfd’ 543 ! Studebaker 34 Texas Oil .. 136% 132 | Union Pac ......112% 110% Utah Cop 8% 1% U 8 Rub Co 52 51 U 8 Steeh..... 94% 90% U 8 Steel pfd xd .110 109% | Va Car Chem .. 21 27 | Westinghouse 363% ‘Western Union ... 83 Willys Overland 17% 41% 51% 20 621 0% 9% 23% B4 36% 39% 853 188 LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter & Co.) ! American Brass 200 220 American Hardware 125 130 Billings & Spencer 93 98 Bristol Brass 43 48 . Colt’'s Arms . . 55 65 Landers, Frary & Clark 45 50 New Britain Machine .. 65 70 North & Judd 80 [13 Stanley, Rule & Level . 275 300 Peck, Stow & Wilcox . 29 32 Russell Mfg. Co. .. . 276 300 Standard Screw Com. . 250 270 Traut & Hine . 45 56 Union Mfg. Co. 100 Niles, Bement, Pond C. 100 120 . Scovill Mfg. Co. ....... 400 426 | 17% CALLS IT INSULT. Head of Metal Workers Says Wage i Increasc Is An Insult. | B { San Francisco, Nov. 5.—Although the new wage scale for shipyards in the San Francisco, Columbia river and ; Puget Sound districts, announced by the U. 8. Shipbuilding labor adjust- ment board last night represents ad- vances of from 10 to 31 per cent. over the old scale, the leaders of: the employes claim these do not fheet the advance 'in the cost of living. President Dan McKillup aof the Seattle metal trades union, called the decision an ‘“insult” and sald he be- lieved the men would drop tools and walk out of the yards where the steel and woooden vessels for the govern- ment’s new merchant fleets are on the ; ways. M. J. Maguire, who represented the metal trades of the San Francisco Bay district in the conference said: “There will not be many ships built under this scale,” He said he be- i leved the men of the coast yards would appeal to President Wilson. CLATMS MEETING TUESDAY. The claims committee of the com- mon council will meet tomorrow night to hear the claims of Anna Brouse and Augusta Vogel for damages. when she fell on a slippery walk on East Main street last February. She: seeks damages of $500. The latter claims damages for injuries received : when she fell on a slippery walk.on Rockwell averiue on January 1. 48T Thei rormer claims to hae been injured m YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. ceses. . NEW BRITAIN, 100 Shares ARMS. 100 Shares NORTH & JUDD. Unity Rebelah Lod’, LO.OF - There will be a special- mesting o Unity Rebekah lodge, No. 64, on We | nesday - evening, -.at 7:30 o'clock +Jr. O. U. A. M. haH to take action sending Christmas boxes to the m bers of the association that are Im service. Martha Chapter, No. 21, O. E. Martha Chapter, No. 2, O. E. will hold a regular meeting Thu; evening. St. Kimo Lodge, K. of P. . St. Elmo lodge, K. of P, will A the regular meéting Wednesday ning, when committees will be pointed to arrange plans for the i ception of the grand officers. ‘' At meeting of the grand officers recemt held in Hartford it was voted to h all the grand officers attend the m ing. Invitations have been ‘Washington L. Morgan lodge, Y Lodge of Rlainville. and M . Lodge of Fotestville. It i» also 8x pected a large delegation will com from Hartford. A supper will served after the reception. Worthy Temple, Pythian Sisters. The, above Temple will hold its weekly meeting on Wednesday noon at 3:80 in.Jud hall, street. After the business ludon} supper will be served to all Knigh of Pythias and their friends. . Supp will be served from 6 to 8 o'clock. Centennal A. FP. & A M, Ladies’ night will be celebraf Céntennial lodge, No. 118, A/ A. M. Friday evening at 8. o'cloek: Masonic hall. ~ The !nvmm mittee is composed of! Georgeskhi son and Clarence H. Barnes. .M bers are extended an-invitation.to'at tend. The program will include mu: cal selections, readings, dnncing al refreshments. There will be a fneeting, of Ce tennial lodge, No. 118, A. F. & A. M. ‘Wednesday evening, Nov4mber 1 7:30 a'clock, the Felloweraft De; will be given in charge of Arthur fl‘.y Groth and Harry G. Hancock. 3 New Britain Counell, F. B, L. The regular meeting of the’' New Britain council, F. B. L. will be hel Friday evening. A whist will ' b enjoyed following the meeting by the members, for which special prizes wii ' be awarded. All members mi.- quested to be present. — Phenix Lodge, 1. O. O. F. b Phenix lodge, No. 52, 1. 0, O. F. wiil meet Wednesday eventng. Loya] Order of Moaose, 5 A large number of the mermbers the Loyal Order of Moose will go t0 Hartford this evening to Ylflll Hart. ford lodge, when Rodney 'H. Bran: don, secretary and tressurer of the Mooseheart Legion, will be present and make an-.address. New Britain lodge has invested $1,: 000 in Liberty bonds and has 3% members in the United States service, The lodge expects to have the new rooms finished next week and will if lhlve one of the finest clubs in state. [ 4 6 TO 9 O’CLOCK Best Pure LARD TUESDAY | Mohi Selected c E(g(?:ga?\....doz 43 R Flank Cg;nnl;dogiee? 1 20c Choice Stewing VEEPI.....Ib 20c Sliced Pig’ LI%’E]; gks » 14c¢ Fresh KIDNEYS .. b 17C [EsSrs sane WM, Granu:ated m‘—“ MO N D AY EVENING——6TO 9 O’CLOCK ib20c 2 Ibs 55¢ 21bs 19c¢ e .,,‘,T.Z‘I,.‘f';".,l 28 New Pearl BARLEY ......1h 8(: Dinner Blend B 1 9 c COFFEE . Whole Greenbs 29 c PEAS . POTATOES | Best Maine p SPECIALS Swift’s Premium OLEO 11bpkg 32¢ Yell ONIONS 41bs 12€ : 19¢. Jersey Sweet Potatoes . . 41bs Fancy Tnkay crares . w 10c