New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1917, Page 9

STATE BRIEFS TERSELY TOLD Bridgeport Man Saves Three Chil- dren From Serious Burns Bridgeport.—Heroic efforts on the part of Henry Myers saved the three &nall children of Mrs. Milizi Cava- lieri from death when their lives were threatened by fire in the tenement block at 53 Commercial street. The youngsters were in imminent dunger of having their clothing set ajlame when Myers, passing in an automobile and attracted by the re- flection of flame against a window, discovered their peril and rushed to ! their assistance. Bed clothes were ablaze and the fire had already started to spread to an adjoining crib, in which lay sleep- ing a 16-day-old infant, when Myers eritered the room. The other two &hildren, Peter and Lina, aged 5 and 3, respectively, stood huddled to- rether in a far corner, staring with frightened eyes at the flames which crept gradually nearer and nearer to them. - Case of Smallpox. Wallingford.—It was discovered that Miss Mary Quigley, 20 years old, who lives in the southeastern part of the town, was suffering with a gen- uifle case of smallpox after having Leen ill for several days with what | . VWedderburn and Ensign Harry G. was at first diagnosed as pneumonia. The house was at once put under quarantine, as were the other mem- bers of the family, who are the sick &irl's mother, sister and brother, the lngt named being a milkman. Where ss Quigley contracted the diseasa is not yet known. Some months ago several cases of smallpox developed here, but recently there has been none. Ban Alien Artists. Hartford.—At the annual meeting of the Connecticut Society of Colonial mes held here, a resolution was adopted declaring that the Dames hereafter would not patronize or countenance any entertainment con- ducted by or participated in by any alien enemy of the United States. The following delegates to the national convention to be held in Washington next May were chosen: Mrs. John P. Andrews, Hartford; Mrs. Williston Walker, New Haven: Miss Edith D. Kingsbury, Waterbury; Mrs. Caroline 7# Gilman, Norwalk, and Miss Mar- fana Townsend, Middletown. Will Pay Note. Norfolk.—To avoid litigation the ‘special town meeting upon advice of Lawyer S. A. Herman of Winsted, voted to pay the $12,000 note held by te City Bank“and Trust Co. of Hart- ford, which had been raised by P. W. Johnson, former town treasurer from $2,000. The improvement of one and a half miles of road leading to Torrington was left in the hands of the select- ren who will confer with Highway Commigsioner Bennett. ’ Leaves Big Estate. ™ New Haven—The inventory of the estate of Rev. Henry H. Johnson of this city, flled in the probate court shows Connecticut property valued at $44,043.55. The estate consist of real property here valued at $25,500, and personal property. Rev. Hr. Johnson also held some property in Canada. For several years he was pastor of one of the colored churches in /this city. Attorney Frank Coelier is administrator of the estate, Moses ™ Rice and Dr. Aubrey L. McGill, the appraisers. In the probate court Judge Gilson appointed Albert Doerler as admin- istrator on the estate of his sister, Mary Nann, killed in the Campane automoblle accident at Berlin. Tt iy understood that the administrator whHl institute a damage suit. Are Unpatriotic. Hartford—Recause of the continued complaints received in the offlice of the United States food administration | bucket and when that is gone there | is nothing in sight until the first of January at the earliest. The re- finerles will take no orders and will give no idea of when they will have any on hand. CHAUNCEY’S DEAD REPORTED BY SIMy Lieut.-Commander Reno, Lieut. Wedderbrun and Others Lost Washington, Now. 22.—The Department yesterday made public a list of twenty-one men who \\'ex'e‘ lost in the sinking of the American destroyer Chauncey in a collision ln‘ the war zone Monday morning. Admiral Sims, who cabled the names yesterday, added no details to his message of Tuesday, and the de- partment is stil] without news regard- ing the manner in which seventy en- listed men were rescued and how the accident occurred. The name of the vessel with which the destroyer col- lided is not known here. The Chauncey carried ninety-one men, of whom three officers and eighteen of the enlisted personnel perished. The officers who died were Lieutenant Commander Walter E. Reno, the commanding officer, and his two junior officers, Lieutenant Charles Navy Skinner, Jy. Lieutenant Commander Reno's next of kin was his wife, Betrice Reno of 2,319 South Twenty-first street, Phil- adelphia; that of Lieutenant Wedder- burn \was his mothes, Gertrude F. ‘\Vedderburn, of Chevy Chase, Md., and that of Ensign Skinner was his mother, Mrs. Harty G. Skinner, of Mount Washington, Md. Following is a list of enlisted men lost in the disaster: Stanley T. Anthony, first class, radio; mother, Johnson, Bedford, Mass. Honore ' M. Claggett, electriclan, first class; father, Honore M. Claggett, Laurel, Md. Danfel B. Crane, machinist mate, second class; mother, Mary H. Crane, 2,710 Augustine Court, Los Angeles, Cal. Joreph S. Ewart, machinist mate, first class; father, William L. Ewart, H4 Second street, Newport, R. I. Charles A. Goodrich, chief machin- ist mat brother, George J. Good- rich, Oakwood, TIl. Oswald J. Terkildsen, second class; electrician, Florence in this city, that unpatriotic and res- taurant keepers in Waterbury were working an unjust competition against those hotel and restaurant keepers o had signed the food pledge, the d administrattion o ce in this city today consented to make public the names of the Waterbury signers of the public eating place pledges There are only three of them, Almon C. Judd, The Elton; Hadson Brothers, Hodson hotel and Testaurant: Mrs. H. A. Hubbard, (‘{I&sn Metal Works factory restaurant. Waterbury Rents. Hartford—Mayor Scully, Judge Makepeace and Mayor-elect William 1. Sandland, all of Waterbury, at- tended a meeting of the Connecticut State Council of Defence at the capitol today and presented the Materbury rent price case. Gov. Holcomb was present at the meeting. The council did not take definite ac- tion but assured the Waterbury dele- gation that as the rent situation in communities producing war supplies was one of the matters under consid- eration by the council it would soon take some official action in the matter, \ Just Eat Molasses, &New Haven—Tat molasses. If vou don't like it learn to like it or else go without sweetening. There isn't an ounce of sugar { the wholesale grocery houses s and two-thirds of the re- tall grocery stores are all sold out, and those that selling & pound to a customer. Not only is there practically no su- in the city, but there is no hopes in | your hair, as it does it so have a little are only | ® ttig any for weeks to come. The 1y in sight is 2 con- cniy possible supply In sght o & con- | @ those who desire dark hair and a | more headache, dryness or struggling signment of, 100 bags, from 100 to 150 pounds each, an al- Jotment made by the government. That will be ‘@ mere drop in the uncle, Conrad Terkildsen, 396 Sev- enth avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Nicholas H. Wagner, ship fitter, first class; father, Jacob Wagner; Fuller- ton, Md. George friend, Harry cisco. Algen H. Guttridge, second class: father, W ridge. Cullison, Kan. Henry G. Haman, Burt W. Haman, 1 Buffalo, N. Y. Joseph A. Heroux, third mother, Emma J. Cacheller. Soto street, l.os Angeles, Cal. William H. Hampel, oiler: father, Charles Hampel, Randville, Mich. Ira F. Kopp. gunner's mate, first class; father, Jesse F. Kapp, 1,627 HHarrison street, Davenport,” Towa. Charles A. O’Connor, chief yeoman; sister, Margaret Tessler, 105 West Broadway, South Boston, Mass. Francisco Pagtakhan, mess attend- ant, third class; mother, Marta Dunl- cio, Olongapo, P. L. John Rhinehart, chief water tender; friend, Mary Sprague, Block Island, R. T. John A. Smith, gunner’'s mate, first class; father, Willlam Smith 105 West Ninety-fifth street, New York. John Willlams Striblin, oiler; ther, John Striblin, Waring, Texas. Lieut. Commander Reno was 368 years old, and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Missourl In 1901. He was made a lieutenant in 1910, and was appointed lleutenant commander last May. Lieutenant Wedderburn, who was 25 yvears old, was born in Chicago and was appointed to Annapolls from Maryland in 1911. He was made an Ensign in the navy in 1915, and was temporarily appointed a lieutenant of the junior grade on July 1, 1917. Ensign Skinner was a member of the Naval Reserve, and was born in Baltimore jn 1889. He received his appointment as Ensign last Ma: Wornell, boilermaker; C. Smith, San Fran- achinist mate, liam H. Gutt- father, street, aman: 55 Sidway class; South fa- SAGE AND SULPHUR DARKENS GRAY HAIR Brush this through faded, streaked locks and they become dark, glossy, youthful. 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At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit. a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N.Y, GIVE TESTAMENT IN SOLDIERS’ KITS $400,000 to Be Raked lor This Very Interesting Work ew York, Nov. 22.—A campaign to help build up army morale by putting a khaki testament in every soldier's kit has been given the united support of the federated churches, and the approval of the administration at Washington, according to an an- nouncement made in this city today at a meeting of the War Committee of the American Bible society. - James R. Wood, president of the American Bible society, announced that the committee had approved plans to raise $400,000 for the immediate dis- tribution of these testaments to all American soldiers and !sallors now serving under the colors. The moneyv needed for the printing and distribution of these testaments will be raised through American Bible Week. The date announced for this week is December 1 to 11. The committee announced that money could be contributed to the American Bible society in New York ity. Mr. Wood said the work had been undertaken by the society in response to repeated demands from the Army and Navy chaplains, the Young Men's Christian Association, and other re- ligious agencies working for the spiritual welfare of the men at the front. “The appeal which the cam- paign will make is one which is bound to awaken a response among thought- ful Christian people,” said Mr. Wood. “We must recognize that the main- tenance of army morale is one of the surest wayvs of assuring victory, and we look to see the American arm not only the strongest, but the clean- est and noblest army at the front. The campaign should make an ap- peal to all patriotic citizens, and the committee feels that a special respon- sibility rests ‘with the Christlan churches.” President Wilson's approval of the campalign was read in the following letter: “I am glad to have the op- portunity to endorse the effort of the American Biblg sdciety to progure a fund of $100,000 to cover the ex- penses of supplying the men in the army and navy with Bibles. This is an object which I am sure all Chris- tian people will want to see accom- plished. T hope that it may be for the sake of the men who are going to the front. They will need the sup- port of the only book from which they can get it.” In endorsing the campaign, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt says: “I very earnestly hope that the good people of the United States will furnish you the means to do this work. Every soldier and sailor of the United States should have a testament. The American Bible soclety is the organi- zation through which the work can be done in best shape. HEARING ON PETITION. Railroads of New England Want to Raisc Rates. Boston, Nov. 22.—Railroad officlals said today that the hearing on peti- tions of New England railroads for increases in passenger fares and class freight rates which was begun before Interstate Commerce Commi oner George W. Anderson yesterday, marked the first attempt in the his- tory of railroading in this section to take up the problems of all New Eng- land railroads as one case. The hear- ing was resumed oday. T Y STOP CATARRH! OPEN NOSTRILS AND HEAD Says Cream Applied in Nostrils Relieves Head-Colds at Once. e It your nostrils are clogged and your head is stuffed and you can’t breathe freely because of a cold or catarrh, just get a small bottle of Bly's Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a little of this fragrant antiseptic cream into your nostrils and let it penetrate through every air passage of your head, soothing and healing the in- flamed, swollen mucous membrane and you get instant relief. Ah! how good it feels. Your nos- trils are open, your head is clear, no more hawking, snuffing, blowing; no for breath. Ely’s Cream Balm is just what sufferers from head colds and catarrh need. It's a delight. FIRST PANEL USED | "IN MURDER CASE! Little Jack Visits Mrs. DeSanlles‘ in Prison, and Is Loath to Leave t Mineola, L. D., Nov. 22.—The trial of Mrs. Blanca De Saulles for the murder of her divorced husband John ILonger De Saulles, was inter- Tupted vesterday at 2 o'clock in the courtroom of Justice Manning at Mineola, when, with only ten jurors seated in the jury box, the panel of 160 veniremen was exhausted. The trial was postponed until Thursday to allow time to bring in fifty more residents of Nassau County. The two jurors selected vesterday were the only ones acceptable to both sides out of & total of forty-five ven- iremen examined. On two occasions six successive veniremen stated that they had formed strong opinions on the case from reading the newspapers, and that they could not be fair jurors. By asking if the state would have to produce testimony to overcome that impression. District Attorney Weeks admitted that he always assumed that these opinion were favorable to Mrs. De Saulles. This exhibition of local public senti- ment on the case all tok place in the presence of the accepted jurors, who numbered eight at the beginning of the day and ten at the end. Some of the jurors commented among them- selves as venireman after venireman declared that he had strang senti- ments regarding the case and that it would require very strong evidence to change his mind. The jurymen apparently not pleased by the time required to complete their number, brightened up very much when an occasional, isolated venireman would say that he had not made ,up his mind about the guilt or innokence of the defendant. The jurors looked very much dispirited when a man of professed neutrality was sent away by a peremptory challenge. Several of the veniremen admitted that though they knew they were on the list of those who might try the case, they had been reading and dis- cussing the case right up to the moment when they were called. Jus- tice Manning and District Attorney ‘Weeks both cast expressive glances at those who made such admissions, but made no comment. District Attorndy Weeks asked each prospective juryman what papers he read, and counsel for the defense usually repeated the question later, in order to establish definitely the sources of the venireman’s information about the case. Mr. Weeks asked each one particularly if he had read certain acountsi by specia women writers, in which the beauty and forlornness of the defendant were pictured some- what vividly. None of the jurors ad- mitted persuing any of the impres- sionistic views of the case, but most of them said they had studied the accompanying photographs and sketches. After a long serics of veniremen had professed to have formed opinions from reading the newspapers, .Justice Manning interested himself and be- gan to interrogate William H. Sea- man, who felt that he had bgcome too biased to serve. “Now do vou really asked Justice Manning. “Yes,” said Seaman, “I think I do.” 'Are you accustomed to forming vour opinions by what you read in the newspapers?” ‘No."\ “Well ,then, why is it so in case? The newspapers have only been printing news, haven't they? No newspaper that you have read has expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of this defendant has it?"” #No; ‘““Cfhey have been printing informa- tion for the public. That is what newspapers are for. They haven't been suggesting what opinion you should form. Now are you sure that you have formed an opinion from what vou have read?” “Well, I've got an opinion anyhow” ““All right, then, you're excused.” Several men were excused because they had conscientious scruples agains capital punishment or thought it ought to.apply only to a certain group of criminals. Willlam S, Flouress of Hempstead, a retired bak- er. who reads German newspapers and one English evening newspaper, | suid he had his own ideas about cap- | ital punishment. “When do vou think it ought to be applied?” said District Attorney Weeks. “Well, for instance, if robbery is included with murder, I favor it. If A man breaks into a house to steal mean that?"” this structure. The speed thus attained erabled them to examine nearly as ruany jurors as they had on the two and then kills a man, I would send hi o the electric chair.” u would enforce the law only where murder accompanied bur- glary?” “Well, in some other cases, too.” “But not in this case?" “No, not in this cage.” James A. Sutphin of Freeport was also against capital punishment, ex- cept in certain murder cases. Asked when he would apply it, he said: “Only in cases where a person with a bad character who has shown crim- inality in the past is on trial.” Other men were excused because they were either close personal friends of one or another of the lawyers or tad once been a client of one of the lawyers. The questioning showed that both the defense and prosecution had made minute inquiries into the past and the business connections of the entire panel of 150. The new list of fifty | will come into court without hn.vlng; undergone the previous scrutiny, and this may lead to questioning at even greater length than heretofore. While fewer jurors were obtained vesterday than on preceding days, preceding days. The relatives and friends of Mrs. De Saulles became greatly reassured when jurors by the dozen testified that they had formed an opinion on the case which they could not change, as it was believed that this manifes- tation of the sentiment of the outside world could not be lost on the already chosen. Willlam Errazuris, the broth- er, who had sat as expressionless as Mrs. De Saulles herself during the two preceding days, listened very in- tently and occasionally smiled = and talked, after a juror had asserted the unalterableness of his opinion. TRIP ABANDONED. Owing to the inclement weather to- day, the proposed trip of the Camp Devens Athletic committee consist- ing of Judge W. F. Mangan, E. J. Cierkin and H. A. Timbrell to Ayer, Mass., was postponed. The local com- mittee has purchased tobacco and smokes for the boys at the canton- ment which will be delivered at once. CREAN WRITES HOME. veniremen were examined far more rapidly. Following the example of Justice Manning counsel for both sides tormed their questions in language closer to the plow than the inkhorn and used a series of simple questions in place of one complicated verbal Gerald P. Crean of the ... In- fantry, in a letter to his mother Mrs. Mary T. Crean of Main street, states that he is located 10,000 miles from nowhere and makes a strong plea for tchacco and reading matter for him- gelf and mates. Spare-time subscription represemtatives wanted everywhere. If you need more money, we need You. Address Box 1624, Philadelphia, Penna. His Chapce To Come Qack What Really Is It? Every soldier in camp and drafted man wonders. Every wife and mother anxiously asks. One of the highest authorities in Washington now tells: gives actual facts and figures: how many go “‘over the top’’: how many come back. The surprising story is in the Christmas Ladies’ I lome Journal. NAT WASN'T HUNGRY Has Three Beers, Five Pig’s Feet and Wmskcy‘nml Fights Over Change. Nathan Bush, charged with breach of the peace in the saloon at 32 Hart- ford avenue last evening, was fined $10 and costs in the police court this morning by Judge Kirkham. He pleaded not guilty. Tony Kandokis, the bartender at the saloon, testified that Nathan came into his place and ordered three beers, five pig's feet and a whiskey. He placed a dollar bill op the bor, ac- cording to the witness,and was given 50 cents change. He objected to the amount of change and picked up five pool balls and threw them at the bartender who ducked behind the bar. Two of the balls fired dented the woodwork behind the bar, the witness stated. John Moloski next took the stand { and said that he was in the place ‘svhen Nathan entered and saw him go up to the bar with some friends and order drinks. He alsarsaw him lay a dollar bill on the bar and a little bit later saw him throwing the balls at the bartender who ducked. - BUT HE COULD EAT The defendant sald: “Your honor I had three balls in my hand. I gave him a two dollar bill and he handed me back 50c and I asked for the other dollar.”” Asked if he threw the balls, he said: “He was coming toward me and I picked up three balls in my hand and told him to keep back. I didn’t throw any but when I ralsed my hand one of the balls fell in back of the bar.” . [Officer McCue, who made the arrest upon complaint of the bartender, stated that there were marks in back of the bar. These, he was told, were caused by the throwing of the balls. Wadislaw Pyczan of 15 Parkview avenue appeared in court, charged with breach of the peace, being ar- rested last evening upon the com- plaint of his wife. He entered a plea of not guilty. Mrs. Pyczan said that her husband called her a lot of vile names yester- day and told her to get out as he didn’t want to support her. She add- ed that she is the mother of four children, the oldest of which is six vears. She concluded by saying “he gets drunk very often.” Threatened with a vacation of thir- ty days in jail he quickly decided to give his money to the probation offi- cer. The health department released a case of diphtheria on Stanley street from quarantine today.