New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1917, Page 11

Northland ‘with supplies for Halifax sufferers, the police arrested one of her passengers, believed to be a Ger- man who could give no satisfactory explanation of his presence on board the vessel. The man gave the name of Henry French and said he was born at Con- cord, N. H. The police say his -real name is Louis Vosburg. A large sum of money, a first class railway ticket from Boston to Halifax, maps of Hali- fax and what the police declared were “important papers” were found in his possession. CONNECTICUT CO. JEXPLAINS INCREASE * If you are puzzled about where to § &ct the best overcoat for the money— let us heip solve it. No trick for us to give you just what you want at the price you want to pay. 2 Here 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. Additional Penny Necessary to Pay for Coal and Other Requirements. Officials Testify. Hartford, Dec. 13.—At the after- noon session of the continued hearing on the six-cent fare protest before the | Public Utlities commission yesterday l it was announced that the Connecti- cut company probably would not end its presentation of witnesses until ‘Wednesday next. P. W. Whipple, en- | gineer of construction, testified that the corporation needs more than $6,000,000 for improvements in the next eight years. Of wnhe increase in operating expenses he declared that to maintain theé six power houses of the company during the year ending June 30 last, it-cost $1,200,000 as against $600,000 for the year of 1914. Coal cost was now $1,000 a month over previous figures, he said. Edward P. Chapman, treasurer of the company, stated that the cash balance in banks during the past year was only $10,000 and additional revenue was required to care for notes outstanding to the amount of $1,167,956. The Connecticut company has for two yeans been considering ways and means for increasing its revenue, made necessary by conditions, said General Manager John K. Punderford of the company, in testifying at the hearing before the, commission. NAW BRITAIN, COnn. Our Christmas club starts Decem- ber 22nd. We pay interest. Com- mercial Erust Co.—advt. There will be an important re- hearsal tonight at 7:30 o'clock of St. John the Evangelist church choir, at the home of Mrs. Wlliam Hart of Olive street. A Ask us about our Christmas Record Gift Certificate. C. L. Plerce & Co., 246 Main St—Advt. The St. Mary’s T. A. B. society will meet tonight at 8 o’clock in St. Mary’s school hall. 45 tournament, Elks’ club, tonight. —advt. William H. Bishop of Fairview street attended the concert of the Orpheus Choral Union in Springfield, / mass., last evening. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Justin L. Case. The funeral of Justin L. Case will be held at 2 o’'clock tomorrow after- noon from his late home on Prospect street. Services. will be conducted at the Erwin Mortuary chapel. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA DANVE Popular Women’s Society to Hold Whist and Social. Isabella Circle, Daughters of Isa- bella, will give a whist and social in Booth’s hall tomorrow evening. The affair promises to be one of the social successes of the season. Lynch's orchestra will furnish music. The committee in charge of the affair is as follows: Whist, Miss Delia McCabe, chairman; refreshments Mrs. W. Coogan, chairman; Mrs. Mary McDonough and Miss Mary Gaffney; decorating, Miss ““~Rhoda McCabe, chairman; Miss Sara Sexton; recep- tion, Miss Marguerite O’Brien, chair- man; Miss Bessie Conlon, Miss Elean- or M. Bunny, Mrs. Mary McLoughlin, Mrs. Alice Gaffney, Mrs. Minnie Flynn, Miss Esther McCabe, Miss Elizabeth McCabe and Miss Katherine Bennet! general committee, Mrs. Bennett; Kieley; patronesses, Mrs. Dclla Lad- bury, Mr: garet Ryan and Mrs. Ros Mabel Gladys Johnson. The funeral of Mabel Gladys John- * san, the year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Johnson, was held this afternoon. Rev. Paul Barnard of Hartford officiated and burial was in Fairview cemetery. Card of Thanks. express our sincere thanks to all nd neighbors and friends for the loving sympathy ex- tended to us at the time of our be- reavement, the sudden death of our beloved wife and mother, Inga Larson. | We wish to thank especially the Cron- an society, shopmates at P. & F. Cor- bins and all others who contributed the beautiful floral tributes. JOHN L. LARSON, AND CHILDREN. RAISE $638 FOR CHURCH Team Members Assist in Decreasing FOUND DEAD FROM GAS. Bridgeport, Dec. 13.—John Boyle, 20 vears old of Yonkers, N. Y., an employe in the Remington Arms plant was found dead in his room here today with gas caming from two open jets. He left several notes, which were taken by the police and will be turned over unopened to the coroner. We wish to PUBLIC FUNDS. Christiania, Norway, Dec. 12 (Cor- respondence).—It is stated that the Norwegian government has decided to put aside large public funds for the encouragement of home steel indus- tries. The city of Christiania is to subsidize a new rolling mill to be erected here, by contributing a pre- mium of eight kroner on every ton of rolled steel turned out for a period of five years. The existihg steel works in Strommen are to double their yearly output of steel, and the pro- duct is to be entirely taken over by the military authorities. LOVELY DANCE FROCK WITH DRAPERIES sDeficit at Methodist Church and ‘Will Have Rcpairs Made. The first meeting of the 10 teams assisting in the raising of $3,000 for Trinity Methodist church for de- creasing of a deficit and for redecorat- ing the interior of the edifice, was + held this noon. The reports submitted shgwed that $868.70 had been se- | cured. Captain Dugald McMillan’s team Jed today with subscriptions totaling $250. The teams will mect again tomorrow evening when a sup- per will be served. | INVESTIGATION OF . HALIFAX HORROR BAKER DEFENDS HIS WORK AS WARRIOR Declares Factories Are Rushed at Top Speed on Munitions New York, Dee. 13.—The secretary of war and the secretary of the navy, speaking last night at the annual dinner of the New York Southern society at the Waldorf-Astoria, de- fended America’s military preparation, decried the work of spies and sedi- tionists, the preaching of pessimism, and asserted that the war work of the country had evoked the admiration of the experts of the nations who for three years longer than America knew what modern war preparations were. Secretary Daniels declared that there was no news of loss or defeat which had not been given to the American people, and that as long aa the war lasted the Government would speak frankly to the people of how the war was going. Country Should Be Proud. In his address, the eloquence of which at times brought his hearers to their feet, Secretary Baker pictured unselfish America as the ‘great war maker,” when she had to be. Sacri- fice In a common cause, he said, had made the nation more united than ever before, and from 1917 would always date the history of a really homogeneous nation. He replied to thé critics who charge that there is a scarcity of rifles in training camps by saying that there wasn't a muni- tion factory in the land that wasn't working overtime and that if there was a soldier in a training camp who didn’t have a gun, it was because the government has seen fit to equip first the men at the front. Referring to other criticism of the nation’s war preparations, he sald they were mere details such as any trouble-maker could find, and that looking at the na- tlon’s military progress broadly the country had every reason to be proud, because America had shown that a democracy, when called upon, could resort to defense in arms. YALE TO REMAIN OPEN. New Haven, Dec. 13. report, published last evening, to the effect that there was danger of Yale having to suspend class work on account of lack of coal for heating and oper- atisg purposes was characterized by Yale officials last night as entirely without foundation. The coal situa- tion, in fact has not become serious enough at Yale to require considera- tion even of such an action and al- though the Prudential committee met last Saturday the question of coal shortage did not even come up for consideration. NO DUELS, Berlin, Dec. 12 (Correspondence)— Prohibition of duelling in theé>Germon is urged by the news- | in commenting upon the order 1cd by Emperor Charles ot Austria, forbidding the practice in the Austro-Hungarian army and navy. “Phig inhibition,” says ‘Germani “will awaken an echo of satisfaction in the widest circles in Germany and will give renewed expression to the repeated command that competent officials put an engd to this duelling nonsense in Germany. Nothing can be achieved with half measures and nothing short of an order_ p-rohlbn- ing duelling without restrictions or reservations will prevent further sac- rifices through this antiquated method of restituting honor. e London, Dec. 12.—(Correspond- ence)—The Stock Exchange has a Mutual Reference or Protection So- ciety to prevent victimization by un- scrupulous dealers. There aye some 26,000 names on its books and many army and navy paper Germa Steel and Pig Iron Markets The Iron Age says: The Washington conference, between the government and steel makers and the more serious turn in the railroad situation due to snow and zero weath- er, have largely occupied the iron and steel trades and business has been secondary. Contrary to expectation the Wash- ington meecting was called with no ; definite proposal in the minds of the government representatives. There Wwas no discussion of specific prices, but the situation was canvassed with reference to the latest data obtained from the manufacturers by the Fed- eral Trade Commission showing in- creased cost of production. The com- mission’s findings will now be gone over with the manufacturers at Wash- ington, Dec. 14, and later the War In- dustries board will appoint a meeting with the steel committee before Jan. 1. Indications are that few if any changes will be made in the present| price schedule and that it will con- tinue after Jan. 1. The pendency of the Pomerene bill for bill government control of ' the steel industry figures largely with the government's representatives as a reason for not disturbing the market at this time, though a portion of the Tederal Trade Commission still favors reductions in basic products. With no authority which can give as- surancé of stable prices, consumers are cautious in buying. This is true particularly in lines of product in which government wants are not dom- inating. As to plates, shapes, bars and forging steel the average buver appreciates that contract deliveries are entirely subject to war priorities. Saturday’s blizzard made havoc of the plans of the general operating committee “of Eastern railroads at | Pittshurgh. A better movement of | coke had helped Youngstown blast furnaces to start up, but the coal situation again became desperate. At Cleveland wire plants of the Amer- ican Steel & Wire Co. have been shut down since Saturday for lack of coal, five blast furnaces being banked. i Specifications for government steel | are going to the mills faster than had | been counted on, and some classes of mills are more fully occupied on war account than seemed likely two | months ago. Yet there are gaps due | to lack of team work. For example, ; Canadian piants having contracts for ; American shells complain of the slow ness with which orders for the steel are sent out from Washington to the makers here. The pig iron market is working steadily toward a condition in which consumers without war orders will find it well nigh impossible to secure iron. Philadelphia continues to lead in-the volume of new buying. About | 60.000 tons was bought there in the | week, 20,000 tons being basic for de- | livery over the first half of 1918. For| Pencovd, Pa., and Worcester, M steel works it is expected that basic iron wili be brousht from Alabama furnaces of the Steel Corporation Pittsburgh and Valley steel works, unable to buy pig iron to make up shortages, are using more scrap, but even so the steel ingot output is only 75 to 80 per cent. of capacity, and the ingot output for the year is now esti- | mated at 42,600,000 tons, as against | i | \ 41,400,000 last vear. Hundreds of thousands of tons of | steel for Europe are held up at At- lantic ports and elsewhere by freight | congestion. For Ttaly alono 82,000 | tons is awaiting steamers at one port. | In wire products sales are being : made to the manufacturing trade for | delivery in the first quarter of the new year and considerable foreign de- mand is still coming up. One 27,000~ keg contract for nails is being placed | by a single Eastern shipyard for new | buildings. | Government orders for tin plate since September have run up to 400,- | instances are recorded of persons.who, concealing the fact that they are in debt to other brokers, have been try- ing to transact business with other members, PLAID VELOUR FROCK FOR EVERYDAY WEAR GETS UNDER WAY (Continued From First Page). dications of continuing throughout the day. The relief work is proceedings satis- factorily and with the injured now all properly cared for, the task of restor- ing more normal conditions in that part of the city which escaped the cemfiagration is going forward rapidly. Many, persons who came here early in the fweek as mere sightseers have been put tp work at one task or an- other. Dr. Ross Faulkner of New York who was sent here to determine if ad- ditional surgeons and nurses were ‘peeded, reported today that the con- tingent from New England was ample 1 resent requirements. = The . “’mels::pgrtant need now, he said,| This charming dance dress is made was expert oculists, who might be l'of white georgette with a broad sash able f&ruva hundreds from becoming | of silver tissue, and drapery of white silver lace. The frock is made for “Upon the arrival here today from | the fanciful bud, who knows just ton of the American steamer lwhm she wants when she sees it. ) 3 iy / A one-piece frock is always needed for general wear and this one fills the bill. It is of plaid velour and is practical and smart. Collar and cuffs of plain cloth give all the contrast that is necessary. A little vest of white satin makes its becomingness certain, 000 to 500,000 boxes, of which about ‘half is for the Allied Governments. | Practically all the tin plate output of the fi half of 1918 is now under | contract, | Upper lake shipping ports have | sent down their last iron ore cargoes | and the lake movement for the sea- son is now estimated at 62/300,000 to $62,400,000 tons, December yielding rather a smaller total than seemed probable after the extraordinary per- formance in November. Hospital work: Three esmarch bandages, 60 hospital shirts, 36 pa- jamas, 16 convalescent robes, eight bed jackets, seven towels and four comfort pillows. Relief work: 26 37 slips, six aprons and 12 of bootees. Knitting: Six two blankets, eight pairs of 16 sweaters, 31 maufflers, of socks, two helmets and three pairs of mittens. In addition, a quantity of partly worn clothing has been collected for relief work and a number of toys and books for the children in the war zones have heen donated. TFive complete Christmas packages have been furnished thus far, as well as other articles. In thid connection the members of the execu- tive committee state that they wish to thank all who contributed to the Christmas packe Sclectmen Make The Berlin selectmen met last eve- ring in the town hall and transacted several business matters of impor- tance. Among other matters taken up was the appointment of a tree warden. The selectmen, after con- sidering the qualifications of several( men, voted to name William C. Shep- | ard of East Berlin and he will as-| sume his new duties shortly. Anton Holmquist of the Kensington district was selected to serve the town as fire warden. Other routine matters were disposed of but no mention was made concerning the expected demand of the New Britain fire commissioners for a payment of $50 per hour for fire department service whenever the Hardware City apparatus may called here for service. First Select- man Alling states that until the board is officially notified of this contem- | plated action no consideration will be | Appointments. i a thorough se "IEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917. given the project put forth neighboring city. Burn Wood, Save Coal. Practicing what he preaches, Col. { Charles M. Jarvis is economizing on the consumption of coal at his home, the Maples, in Berlin. By experiment "Col. Jarvis has found . that green wood, cut fresh and chopped into handy lengths of six inches or so, makes admirable wood for” burning in the furnace in place of coal. Al- though it is necessary to bank down the fire at night with coal, this green wood makes an excellent substitute for the/ dhy time, he states. The State Council of Defense plans to bring to the attention of the publc, particularly those in a rural com- munity, the urgent need of local econ- omy and the substitution of wood wherever possible, and it is along these lines that Col. Jarvis is working himself. Throughout the state, in the outlying districts, there are said to be thousands of cords of wood go- ing to waste, or at least lying idle, while the people burn coal. This must be stopped and the wood used for every ton of coal saved by people who can obtain wood means just that much more coal for the use of t city dwellers and the necessary manu- facturers who cannot. BLOWN TO PIECES BY OWN DEPTH BOMB Destroyer Jacob Joncs Loses Stern After Big Bulbs on Board Blow Up. ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—The first survivors’ story of the sinking of the American destrover Jacob Jones, told by Lieutenant J. K. Richards, was made public late yesterday by the Navy Department. It shows that only two small boats and three life raftg floated clear of the wreck. The men on these were picked up after 17 hours of exposure, ., An official summary of the tenant’s account follows: “Lieutenant Richards says the de- stroyer was proceeding toward port, after holding target practice, when, at 4:20 p. m., a torpedo was sighted by the lookout. The commanding officer, stationed on the bridge, or- dered the rudder hard right and en- gines full steam ahead. The torpedo struck the ship on the starboard side abreast of torpedo tube No. 3. ‘This tube, with torpedoes, was blown 200 feet in the air. The radio was wrecked and the mainmast brought lieu- ! down. ““Guns were manned immediately, but no submarine was sighted, and the vessel began to settle by the stern. The captain gave the order to abandon ship. Whaleboats, which were got out, capsized. The motor sailor could not be got out. A wherry and motor dory managed to escape safely. Three life rafts floated clear. “The vessel sank at 4:29 P. M. Depth charges aboard exploded, ap- parently blowing off the stern of the ship. “No survivors, except these on the boats and life rafts, were found after ch. Ticutenant Rich- ard said. Afier 17 hours in the water the men on the rafts were picked up by a British ship. The submarine, which was seen after the Jacob Jones sank, appeared to be about 150 feet in length, with three-inch gun forward, and two periscopes.” PRESIDENT MACHEDO EXPELLED Lisbon, Dec. 13.—The new govern- ment today promulgated a decree that Ex-President Machedo, must re- side outside of Portugal until the ex- piration of the pericd for which he was elected. BLACK SASH ON A TWO COLORED FROCK Something new is this black sash on a black and white frock. It winds around the waist and, attached to the shoulders and knotted in back, falls to the length of the skirt. It appears de- cidedly attractive, and no doubt will find favor among those who crave something With unique style. The dress i embroidered in black silk. The strip of caracul at the bottom 18 another feature that is making the frock popular. hour at 79 7-8 but rallied almost 2 |is of white linen dotted in blue and points. The clasing was heavy. | trimmed with blue bands. | Liberty 4's ranged from 97.38 to| / 7.48 and the 3 1-2's from 98.52 to| Wool jersey is used for many dress- 98.62. Sales approximated 675,000 | es of the better kind. They are trim- shares. | med with fur or Oriental embroidery. ICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NBW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 31 WEST MAIN STREET .... ..... NEW BRITAIN, CONN, ; TEL. 2040. ;i 50 shs Union Mfg. Co. . 50 shs New Britain Machine Co. | 50 shs Bristol Brass Co. 25 shs Stanley Rule & Level Co. k Ray Cons Reading ..... Rep I & S com Rep I & S pfd . e Financial L So Pac T S - Bo Ry pfd Studebaker | Texas Oil 1211 - Third Ave 15% ‘ Union Pac 106 United Fruit 112 %4 Utah Cop 76 : ,U S Rub Co 4694 | U 8 Steel 81 %] . | U s steel pfd 103 7l Shares Hold to Higher Levels ve car cnem 205 Westinghouse 35 %, Willys Overland 17% 9 GOV, HOLCOMB AT AYER. 3 Ayer, Mass. Dec. 13.—Governos Marcus H. Holcombh of Connecticuf with his staff, visited the cantonment here today and after reviewing the Greater Part of Day 1 Wall street—Assurance that inves- | tors are to be protected in the event of federal control of the. railroads probably accounted for the better | 304th infants regiment, made up tone in the early stages of today’s | largely of Connccticut men, lunched market. Rallspmade fractional; ad- | with Brig. Gen. Weigel, acting division vances and leding stecls, Amefican Smelting, Marine preferred and a few | specialties were higher by 1 to 2| points. Offsetting features included the four point decline in Beet Sugar and 2 in Ajax Rubber. Liberty bonds were upchanged. The early movement carried Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Bouthern Pacific, St. Paul preferred, Reading and Southern railroad from 1 to 2 points over yesterday’s quotations. Industrials and prominent equipments and utilities rose 1 to 3 and Beet Sugar recovered 3 points. . The gen- eral sctback occurred later on large offerings, Texas company and Mexican Petroleum at 3 to 5 paint recessions. Steels and coppers led another rally! at noon. Forelgn war bonds were heavy, also domestic rails. Liberty 4's sold at 97.38 to 97.48 and the T 3 1-2's at 98.62 to 98.56. | Muskrat and nutria are excellent The market became heavy again in | furs for the woman with a limited the early afternoon U. 8. Steel leading | Pocketbook to choose. FADS AND FASHIONS | They are combiming white wool andl brown muslin In afternoon dresses. Richly embroidered C'hinesec crepei, is sometimes used for wedding gowns.. Jumper fashioned blouses are mada of colored crepe de chine and satin. There are some very high coiffures among the latest pictures from Paris. Panels of fur are inserted in the sides of a pretty afternoon dress of black velvet. the reaction at 81 a new low for the vear.- The ,very deep collar is almost ex- tinct &nd the high collar is growing | more and more popular. Other industrials and rails fell S. Steel approached its lowest price for two years in the final A dear little dress for a small girl Trains on sbme of the now evening gowns start from the shoulders and fall in a str:ught‘,\na.rrow panel dowm the back. = New York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., | members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Dec. 13, 1917 High Low Close The convertible collar is very fre- Am Beet Sugar .. 66 63 631 | quent on smart frocks. Alaska Gold 2 2 2 e Am Car & Fdy Co. 62% 60% 62 The prettiest silhouette is a loose | A Canie o 323 301 311 |Waiste-line, but clinging. Am Can pfd ..... 88% 88 88 T T LocupA ; 4874 48 43 Some of the new hats have véry Am Smelting [, 69% 68 685 | Wide and sweeping brims. Am Sugar ... . 93% 92% 93 TR Am Toiacco ST ]} 133 135 e Many fur coats are exact reproducs Am Tel & Tel 1013 | tions of those in cloth. da Cop ... 543 Ao e oo 732/: A single pompon of skunk trims s Haldwin Tocs 5114 | large hat very successfully. o 16 = \ g fi g ey 37% The success of a gown depends on Beth Steel B g9 |2 combination of rich materials. Butte Superior ... 15% 15 15 = Canadian Pacific .128% 126% 127% One tisswe veiled over anothq Central Leather .. 58% 57 58% makes a gown of illusive charm. 427 e e A a3 A%, | Wooden boads gitded in a ull tons; Chi Mil & St Paul. 36% 36% 36% | make a charming trimming. b ColibnE iy L gga :3: A simple tailored costume is ths; Crucible Steel ... 50% 463 473 | Proper thing for a morning walk. e B 2‘,"'% :g Fine tucking ie the decoration chos~¢ Erie % 14 133 133 |en for many of the fine suits. % els 0 % 33 A ey Srie 1s fen OO % 2 ; g:‘:er’:lt ;‘ggctrlr 122/‘ 1}2 ¥ 1;21/. Young' girls are wearing semi-eve=j Govirien man 1323 '33% 's3gs |ning frocks just as women are. Great Nor pfd ... 84% 82% 83 | SR Silk and velvet brocades are used| g;n ?r ((,):fiu(:"" :2221% g;% :? % in making rich afternoon costumes. inois 7 Inspiration 40% 38% 39 Tt S : pins are important; some of| petmeronen A g A | them are jeweled and in novel design. ater iy Bearcas) Lvasg) 16% 15% | Some heavy new auto coats of soft: Kennecott Cop Lack Steel Lehigh Val Louis & Nash Mex Petrol . Natl Lead .... N Y Air Brake wool have huge collars of plaid. A white satin toque is charming veiled with black Chantilly lace. CARL YOUNGBLAD, M. 8., Graduate N Y C & Hud : Masscur, 74 West Main St., Office Nev Cons ..... 18 17% 18 'Phone, 428-13; Residence 'Phone. NYNH&HRR 28% 28 28 675-5. Thermolite Bath, Massage Nor Pac .. . 8% 79 Vibration, Neuritis, Rheumatism, Norf & West ... 95 98 Impeded * Circulation. Electric Penn RR ...... 43 43 treatments. Open afternoons and Peoples Gas .... 36 36 evenings. By appointment at your Pressed Steel Car 50 50 residence. ~ o~~~ Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian, Executor or Administrator. CAPITOL $750,000. SURPLUS $759.000 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. M. H. WHAPLES, Pres't. . HARTFORD, CONN. ~— P