New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1917, Page 11

i 1 cower $750. It you are puzzled about where to get the best overcoat for the money— let us help solve it. No trick for us to give you just what you want at the price you want to pay. PHere you will find a big assortment of styles, patterns and prices—and every one the best than can be had for the money. Overcoats $18 to $35. . Sweaters, shirts, neckwear and socks make sensible Christmas gifts. yFARRELL CLOTHING CO. «LW BRITAIN, CONN. ——e—————— CITY ITEMS Your neckwear always at Léland’s.—advt. “A large crowd of members rushed to the co-operative storé of Landers, Frary and Clark vesterday when it was learned that a shipment of sugar had arrived. Fach customer was al- lowed two and one-half pounds of sugar at the stare. Neckwear 45c, 65c, $1.00 up to 34.00 at Besse-Leland’s where values count.—advt. Shop early at Besse-Leland's practical gifts.—advt. _Have you seen Besse-Leland’s in- terior decorations for Christmas?— advt. Judge James T. Meskill has award- ed $247.40 to the plaintiff in the suit ot Louxs Rabinowitz vs. Frieda Pouz- F. B. Hungerford was counsel the plaintiff. / All our Neckwear Boxed. Lieland’s, The Live Store.—advt. { The water commissioners will hold their monthly meeting this evening. ~ Extra large and. heayy silk neck- wear 45c boxed. Largest line in city. Wesse-Leland Co.—advt. A pretty assortment of flesh and white crepe de ¢hine and satin lin- | gerie as Xmas gifts at the Kavanaugh Shop, 40 Pratt street, Hartford.— Besse- for Besse- | Advt. ‘The Kugel Furniture Co. of New " Haven, has brought suit against David Segal and George B. Schwartz to re- Property on West Main eet has been attached. The writ is r&flrflnble in the New Haven court of common pleas. H. L. Eldin is coun- sel_for the plaintiff. Have you seen Besse-Leland’s in- terior decorations for Christmas?— advt. The Wesleyan Glee and Mandolin club furnished an interesting enter tainment last evening in the Gram mar Schoal hall. The affair was given under the auspices of the United Pavents’ and Teachers’ association. Ask us about our Christmas Record Gift Certificate. C. L. Pierce & Co, 246 Main St—Advt. _ Neckwear 45c, 65c, $1.00 up to $4.00 at Besse-Leland’s where values count.—advt. The Jewish War Relief association i1 give a benefit grand ball in Tur- ner hall this evening. Extra large and heavy silk neck- wear 45c boxed. Largest line in city. / Besse-Leland Co.—advt. Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, will deliver an address in the Grammar School hall this evening on ‘“Yellowstone Pk’ The receipts will be donated ta the New Britain Milk station. The Luther league of the English Lutheran church will hold its month- ly business meeting at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow night at the home of Miss Elise Recknagel of 110 Camp street. Our Christmas club starts Decem- bbr 22nd. We pay interest. Com- mereial Trust Co.—advt. The meeting of Hertha lodge, D. 0. H. will convene at 7:30 tomorrow nizht. Two tandidates will be initiat- 2d, followed by a supper and enter- tainment. The annual meeting of the Ladies’ auxiliary, A. O. H. will be held Fri- day evening In Electric hall. All mem- bers are requested to attend, as.elec- tion of officers will take place. J. A. Morris will appear in police court tamorrow morning to answer to a violation of the motor vehicle jaw. It is allesed he used improper markers. Emelio Baretti, aged three years, fell’on the ice near his home in East Berlin today and was removaed to the N®w Britain General hospital where one of the fingers of his left hand may have to undergo amputation. Otis O. Butier of Camp street is suffering from a sprained wrist as the result of a fall sustained Monday evening on an icy sidewalk. Warren Cook, Jr., son of Rev. War- sen and Mrs. W. I". Cook entertained ht little friends at o birthday party :gfierday in celebration of his eighth sirthday.' Games were played and the me,u greatly enjoyed the hospitality their little host. A citizens® patriotic Red Cross rally 11 b(; held in the Center church on 3 HALIFAX DESTITUTE Requirement The Commercial Trust Company is at your service in banking mat- ters and meets every requirement of a thor- oughly efficient organ- ization. Consult our officers freely at any time. Checking Accounts arc solicited. Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Col. Johnston Preston, of the department of supplies of the British Army since early in the war will be the principal speaker. The Liberty Chorus of the High school composed of 300 voices will sing. Professor Matthews will lead. , BERLIN MUST PAY New Britain to Receive $50 Per Fire, Commissioners Decide ‘That the board of fire commission- ers and the chief of the fire depart- ment have been imposed upon by the town of Berlin was the undivided sentiment at the postponed meeting of the board held last evening. A recommendation was made to charge the tocwn of Berlin $50 for every call for assistance from the New Britain Fire department and $50 for every hour after the first hour. The members and Chief Dame wero very much in favor and Frank Cor.- Ton, speaking for Frank Moran, said that the latter was also in favor of the project. When the meeting was first called to order it took the form of a session of the Firemen's Pension board, Chairman A. E. Magnell of the fire board presiding in the absenc: of Mayor George Quigley. The appli- cation of Richard Hartnett for retire- ment on a pension was read. The petition of the permanent fire- men asking for a 20 per cent. in- crezse in salaries was tabled. FORD ON BANKERS AS RAILROAD MEN They Beg Too Much for Higher Rates, He Asserts New York, Dec. 12.—Discussing the problems confronting the railroads of the country, Henry Ford said yester- day that their predicament is due to the heaviness of the equipment and that steel of great strength but much less weight can be used on freight and passenger cars and cut down the cost of operation. “The United States needs one uni- fied railroad system tying together all parts of the country,” he said. “Through the proxy system, control of our railroads has passed largely to bankers living in New York and other large cities. These bankers were busy in their offices with stocks, bonds, commissions and syndicate ar- rangements—but whoever saw them g0 to a point of congestion or rail- road trouble to see what was the mat- ter with their railroad? “For the last decade railroad pres- idents and even operating officials have been talking like their banker managers. about increases in freight rates and security values, instead of devoting their thought and energies to eliminating waste and improving equipment. “Four-fifths of a railroad’s work to- day is hauling the deadweight of its own wastefully heavy engines and cars. This is why railroad presidents have sucs a hard time to figure out freight and passenger rates high enough. Constantly appealing for 15 per cent increases to protect stocks and bonds does not solve our trans- portation problem. “High freight rates are a barrier to standardized industries producing for a wide market. By a wrong rate pol- icy railroads have helped congest population in great terminal cities. This may pay big dividends, hut bank- ing men and industries in great cities do not make a healthy nation. “Bookkeeping cannot solve this problem. A management with a na- tional policy that knows what it wants, that can make steel, run en- gines dig tunnels, that can keep the people’s interests before local or per- sonal interests, is what we need. Such | railroad leadership must be protected against politics and wire-pulling.” FOR USING FIREMEN BEING -CARED FOR (Continued From First Page). will be found that the majority of the dead are little innocent children who had just gone to school. “We saw many dead people, but the first live ane We came to after the explosion was a voung girl of about eighteen or twenty. “She was clinging to a wall and groping, or, rather, dragging herself along. My acquaintance and I went to her assistance and put our arms around her. We saW as soon as we approached that her throat was cut. We did our best to Keep her from bleeding to death by holding the! |A. KATTEN & SON edges of her wownd together with our fingers, but she died in our arms. “I was in the intercolonial freight yards when the shock came. We sud- denly heard the noise of a terrific ex- plosion. The sky at the same time became black as ink. We were all hurled to the ground. I was wncon- scious for some minutes. plece of iron or steel strike the top of the intercolonial railway elevator and bound off backward, landing in the midst of a dozen workingmen. All but two were killed. Of all the people near this spot, a St. John and I were the only oncs uninjured. “Soon afterward soldiers on horse- back came dashing through the streets, warning all to flee. They said another explosion might occur. “We joined the weeping, moaning crowds. A woman named Mrs. Gold- berg held a child under each arm and cried for three who were missing. She left the children with us and went into the burning district to hunt the others. “Doctors and nurses worked as it their lives depended on it, but dozens upon dozens were dying before our gves in the streets. We saw the new market with its roof fallen in and scores of dead beneath it. We tricd to enter a railway station, but it was crowded with corpses. We reached Perryville by automobile. trainload of refugees arrived after. Many died en route. Many others were naked and all werc wounded, both grown-up people and children.’ AMBASSADORS T0LD TO LEAVE RUSSIA (Continued From First Page). member of the French chamber from Landes, who, with Joseph Caillaux, the former premier, is the subject of requests for authorization of pro- ceedings, it is said, is charged with having relations with the enemy. For- mer Premier Caillaux presided yes. terday at a lecture in the theater at Mamers by the general commanding the district on the subject of the ori- £in of the war. M. Caillaux is re- ported to have been rteceived warmiy in Mamers, which he represents in the chamber. In the Air. Dec. 12.—There was great activity in the air on Monday, es- pecially in the Cambrai region ac- cording to the official sued last midnight. Bri dropped bombs on enemy villages and the Germans bombed the British area. Five German planes were brought down and three British machines are missing. On Tuesday British avia- tors dropped bombs on a large rail- way junction northeast of Pirmasens, in the Bavarian palatinate about 100 miles east of Verdun. Housc of Commons. London, Dec. 11.—The non-Ferrous metal bill was passed on the second reading by the house of commons to- night. The bill gives the government control of all dealings in non-Ferrous metal ang is intended to destroy Ger- man monopoly in these metals. Joh Dillon in the course of the de- bate, expressed the belief that when a peace conference comes, President ‘Wilson on behalf of the United States would require that the bill be made ineffective. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Justin T.. Case. Justin I, Case of 15 Pros died at his home at 12:13 this afternoon. He was 66 vears of age and is survived by two children, Marcus W. Case and Mrs. Eslie Goodrich. The funeral will be held 2 o’clock Friday afternoon from late home. Tondon, For many years Mr. Case prominent member of the First Bap- tist church, serving in the capacity of librarian for 40 years. Fraternally he was affiliated with New Britain council, 0. U. M., and the N. E. as a Mrs, J. L. Larson. The funera] of Mrs. John L. Larson was held from her late home on Mar- ket street at 1:45 o'clock this after- non and at the Swedish Lutheran church at 2 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. Nimrod Ebb of Bristol. The bearers were Andrew Bergquist, Charies Berlin, Albin John- son, J. B. Johnson, Charles Bengtson Fairview cemetery Burial — was in SHOULD RETUR Members of the The Gath- ering of the Allies,” which participated in the minstrel overture at Fox's thea- ter lact Triday, are requested to return the costumes at once to Judge W. F. Mangan at his office in the 2 building. _— ARL YOUNGBLAD, M, S., Graduate Masseur, 74 West Main St. Office 'Phone, 428-13; Residence 'Phone. 675-5. Thermolite Bath, Massage Vibration, Rheumatism, Impeded Electric treatments. Open afternocons and evenings. By appointment at your residence, man from ! The first | soon , Carl Carlson and | ational | Experience teaches you nothing unless you remember. Your experience has taught you that clothes are often a disappoint- ment. ! Now stop to think, but don’t stop thinking of this: H. 0. P. CLOTHES never disappoint. |§ Hartford One Price Clo. Co. 114-116 Asylum $t. 1t When T, came to my senses again I saw a big| OPPOSITE MONUMENT LARGEST STOCK. THE THE C. L. UPP‘OSITE MONUMENT PIANO THE C. L. PIERCE CO. 246 MAIN STREET VICTROLAS RECORDS -BEST OF SERVICE STORE OF PIERCE CO. 246 MAIN STREET Financial U. 3.-STEEL GOES TO NEW LOW MARK Touches 841 9 on Flrst Offering 01 7,000 Shares Wall Street—Stocks showed mod- erate change at the outset of today’s dealings, but prices soon tended down- ward on moderate sales of industrial nd allied equipments. United State Steel made 4 new low for the year on its first offering of 7,000 shares at 841-2 to 84 7-§ againt yesterday's closing quotation of 853-8. Ra were fractionally lower, also shippings and utilities. Decidedly better tenden- cies developed hefore the end of the first half-hour. Liberty Bonds shaded slightly. fractions in industrials occurred in the last hour but these were succeed- still lower prices among the The closing was weak. 26 to 97.46 and the at 98.48 to 98.56. approximated 750,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished hy Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Dec. 12, High Low 703 67 214 ,fi\ 1917 Clese 67 2% 2 Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold Am Ag Chem Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Ice ... Am Can Am Loco ... Am Smelting .. Am Sugar Am Tobacco Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop AT S Fe Ry Co. Baldwin Loco B & O BaRIT RS Beth Steel Y' .. Butte Superior Canadian Pacific .1 Central Leather Ches & Ohio .. Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Paul. ColNIE & T Cons Gas . Crucible Steel Del & Hudson Distillers Sec Erie Erie 1st pfd General Electric Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd . Gt Nor 'Ore Cetfs Tllinois Central Inspiration Interboro pfd Kansas City so Kennecott. Cop Lack Steel Tehigh Val &. Nash Mot com Petrol Lead Air Prake " " & Hud v Cons N H & y Ont & \‘e\( s or Pac orf & West Pac Mail 8 s Co SR SESh S Penn R R ....0 " Va | Colt’'s Arms Rallies of a point in rails and large | Lib- | i cial | custody j last evening , street were I marriage | the New | papers were served by Constable Frel 1in the city | T00 TLATE Peoples Gas i Pressed Steel Car Ray Cons .. Reading . .. Rep I & S com So Pac So Ry So Ry pfd Studebaker .. Texas Union Pa(‘ United Fruit Utah Cop ... T S Rub Co U S Steel U S Steel pfd ar Chem Westinghouse Western Union + Willys Overland LOCAL SI‘OGKS (Furnished by Richter & Co.) Asked American Brass 220 American Hardware Billings & Spencer Bristol Brass ... 90 45 60 Eagle Lock New Britain 'V!a(‘hme North & Judd ... Peck, Stow & W Russell Mfg Co Standard Screw Stanley Works Traut & Hine "n!on Mfg Co es, Bmt-Pond com Srm)ll Mg Co .o s com. 450 N. A. L. C. AUXTLIARY ELECTION. At a meeting of Ladies’ 104, National Association of Letter Carriers, the following officers were elected for the coming year: ! President, Mrs. Fred Sunburn; vice | president, Mrs. John Burns; recording Walter Owens; finan- | secretary, Mrs. secretary, Mrs. Wallace Hale; treasurer, Mrs. Edward Roche; mis- tress-at-arms, Miss Adelaide Juengst. he officers will be installed at next regular meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Sunburn. FRANK IN FEDERAL COURT. Nicholas Frank, the H. R. Walker 3 ! company emplove who was taken into . Satirday evening for alleged | | statements made against the United States government, is scheduled to be tried in the United States district court in Hartford before Commissioner Richard F. Carroll this afternoon. was taken from the local police station by Special Agent J. S. White. RICHARDS—NEARING. Fugene L. Richs manager of Armonr & Co., at Northampton, Mass., and Miss Maude . Nearing of 82 Lake married this noon. The was performed at the home de's parents and Rev. Harry 1. Bodley, performed tho ceremony After an extended honeymoon trip Mr. and Mrs. Richards wiil reside at 52 Parsons strect, Northampton, Mass. BUILDING €O, SUED. Judge F. B. Hungerford, acting for Salvatore Gozza and Pasquale Bom- bace, has brought suit for $80 against Britain Building Co. The of the br Winkle and the writ is returnable court on the first Monday WANTED—Electric wiring fixtures repair work; reasonable prices. R. L. Coridan, Jr., 131 Jerome St.. Tel. 1628-4. | FOR SALE—Expensive upright piano. Good condition. reasonable price. Tel. 2079. Must be sold. Any Suitable terms. 12-12-1d Auxiliary | He | FOR CLASSIFICATION. i2-12-6dx | RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 31 WEST MAIN STREET ... . NEW BRITAIN, CONN. TEL. 2040. shs Union Mfg. Co. shs New Britain Machine Co. shs Bristol Brass Co. shs Stanley Rule & Level Co. To Liberty Bond Buyers PATRIOTS:-- If ever we New Englanders should set an ex- ample to our countrymen and to the world it is now. The determination with which we Americans maintain our choice in this world struggle, and the vigor with which we conduct our part of it, will do much in creating the morale which will hold our Allies with an unbreakable front. Our devout pa- triotism, our ardent support of our Goversment in its Thrift and Conservation plans, cur willingness to devote large portions of our incomes to the pur- chase of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, will show that we stand unitedly behind all the agencies seeking to maintain Freedom and Self- Government for ourselves and all peoples, and that we love liberty more than lucre and mankind more than money. May we Advise you not to part with Libflty Bonds in exchange for merchandise? Nowidthe time to KEEP Liberty Bonds. \ NOTICE:—Those who bought bonds on gov- ernmental partial payments will please pay 40 per cent. of the amount subscribed, at the place the subscription was made, in time to permit remittance to reach the Federali Reserve Bank in Beston ON DECEMBER 15. Your anticipation of this payment a few days will greatly assist in securmg prompt and complete | payments. ; Liberty Loan Commlttee of New England CONTINUE WEARING YOUR BUTTON. 50 50 50 25 All coal purchased from the New Britain Lumber & Coal Company will have to be ‘paid for before delivery. - This is owing to the difficulties in col- lecting. NE= Britain Lumber & Coal Co. TRATION LICENSE G—08385 FANCY STEAK POLLOCK ......... I l4c LARGE FRESH HERRING ..... 1b 10 c LARGE SHORE HADDOCK ......... Ib lzc FANCY SILVER i SALMON 35¢ YELLOW TAIL 5 FLOUNDERS .. SOLID MEAT OYSTERS .. LARGE SALT HERRING LARGE SALT MACKEREL Mohican C""*‘"“‘"y BUTTER Dinner Blend COFFEE . ;45¢ | ALASKA PINK SALMON MOHICAN PREPARED BUCKWHEAT rkz 27c i 19c can DOMESTIC SARDINES (in Oil) 3can523c SEA SHELL NATIVE YELLOW MACARONI ONIONS 1 0 C 25¢ 25c¢]| CAMPBELL’'S ASST. SWEET JUICY ORANGES ... 15 for