New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1917, Page 11

"IMISSIONERS BACK | . » iFrank Jacobson, of 41 Arch street, Temoved to the New Britain Gen- | hospital this afternoon in the po- \ambulance. He is suffering with iéumonia. 2 Thomas A.' Elcock, of West Main et, returned today to Storrs Agri- itural ocollege to resume his mili- training. son was born. this morning to ‘and Mrs. Frank C. Humphrey, of ‘South High strect. {Commissioner Allen C .Church, of on, Mass., was present at the ses-. of the naturalization court -this iternaon. Thirty-five candidates e slated for hearings before the imissioner. Jehn F. Rourke returned to Hamil- ' N. Y., today to resume his duties trainer of Colgate Univef#ity track thletic team. drew Robb, son of Mr. and Mrs. ifgphen Robb of Maple street, /hige the Colorado School of Mines Fthe holidays. . He will return West ut January 3. e Christmas entertainment for Jchildren of Stella Rebekah lodge be given Friday afternoon at 3 K. . and Mrs. P, A. Kelly :and hter, Margaret, of Astoria, L. I, rs; Keily’s father, James o i ; htbn, of Olfve mtreet. ' [ 'Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Thompson £ 85 Trinity street announce the en- 1 emelit of *heir daughter, Dorothy, flo Albert Petow of 600 BEast ' Main treet. b ' L. Chester Willys, who is stationed At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, spent the Christmas holldays with his family at §5 Trinity street. i REOCRUITS FOR NAVY. i Men Not Needed to Fill Present Draft i Chief Boatswain’s Mate G, J. Gar- rizan, U. 8. N, arrived in New Brit- un today to prepare for the advent »f a recruiting party ch will seek en for the regular na¥y. My, Gar- :kln says men of draft age who have mot been summoned to fill, the cur- pent conscript quota are eligible for miistment. He will be at the post sfice evenings to explain the require- " ments for enlistment. . Permanent offices will be open from i January 6 to January 12 at the post pfMce, when a recruiting party will be In charge. Men between the ages of £ 18 and 35 in ali trade are wanted. ' P i . SPECIAL MUSIC FEATURE Christmas services at the church of Jt. John the Evangelist, were featured )y the excellent musical program rendered by the choir under the di- mction of Organist John J. Crean. | For the first time, modern music was ised and it created a very favorable " impression. The soloists' were, Mr. d Mrs. 'Leary, Miss Mary Crowley, Tackeon and John J. Crean. 4 John NIVE BOMBS. to' Have Placed in Cali- fornia Capital and Mansion. Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 26:—A let- declaring nine bombs had been ed in the éxecutive mansion, capi- bullding, police station and resi- ces’ of “two head officers of the te” h@s been received by Governor phens and turned over to the po- Be, it became known today. The let- of demanded that $50,000 be placed In a rock pile” presumably near Dakland, Callf,, December 31, at 3 »elock. p 2 1 . G 1 STRIKES CAUSE DELAYS. ashifigton, Dec. 26.—More than \ )| a million working days—the equh'T of the labor of 20,000 workmen & Bolid month-—have been lost to rnment’s shipbuilding pro- Hart, -Miss Margaret | FROM EAST AFRICA Rev. and Mrs. Knapp Home Third " Time in 36 Years Rev. Willlam P. and Mrs. Knapp and their daughter, Miss Alta Knapp, of this city, have reached Connecticut after & journey from & mission post in Africa and they will be n New Britain during the last part of the week. The missjonaries left British East Africa last August for the United States. The route across the Atlantic being so dangerous, they sailed from Bombay, India, and theénce across the Paoific Ocean to San Francisco. Leav- ing Bembay, stops were made at Cey- lon, Colombo and Honolulu before the Vessel, the Vera Crus, finally reached San Francisco. On this voyage tho passan; slept with life preservers on and every precaution was taken to guard against a surprise attack. r. and Mrs. Knapp left New Brit- ain to become missionaries about 25 Yyears ago. During that period they have been home three times. The last time that they were at home was six vears ago. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp went as missionaries of the Gospel Mission- ary society. The work undertaken by them has been & success. Fram a pioneer mission it has grown to a large central station with a church school and hospital. There are also some out-statons where the Christian natives are teaching the- people. Rev. Mr. Knapp will speak next Sunday, morning and evening, at the People’s church. On Monday even- ing., December 31, a reception will be siven ta Mr. Knapp and his wife at the People’s church from 7:45.to 9 o’clock, after which a watch-night service will be held. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp are interesting speakers and the public is cordially ivited to hear them. WOMAN KNOWN AS AIDS SCHULENBERG (Continued From First Page). of suffrage has been adopted. In the interest of the country and with a view of the establishment of a Polish army we must undertike the choice of a king before that time and after- ward subfit it to the approval of the Polish parliament to be created.” of Ancient, Order of Hibernisus is Paris Statement Paris, Dec. 26.—"On the right bank of the Meuse, the energetic reply of bombardment of our lines near Beson- vaux, says today’s officlal statement. “Near St. Quentin and upper Al- sace, French patrols penetrated Ger- man trenches and brought back pris- oners. “Everywhere else the night calm.” AMERICAN TROOPS AND SANTA CLAU (Continued From First Page). was soldlers without godmothers to write to a given address. Recapture Two Towns. Rome, Dec. 26,—Col. del Rosso, and Monte Val Bella on the Asiago plateau were recaptured by Italian forces in a counter attack yes ay, but it was found impossible to hold thtm the war office announced today. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs. Matilda S. Okenquist Mrs. Matilda S. Okenquist, a former resident, died Monday evening at the home of her son, David Okenquist, in Bridgeport. The remains will be brought to this Friday and services will be conducted at the Swedish Bethany church at 1 o’clock. Burial wil be in Fairview Cemetery. | CABLE FROM FRANCE. Mrs. Margaret O'Keefe of Clark street received a brief but most pleasant cablegram yesterday from her two sons with the American Ex- | peditionary Forces in France. “To | Margaret M. O'Keefe, Merry Christ. mas from Daniel and James,” was the text of the message. Mrs. O'Keefe's two sons, Lawyer Daniel E. O'Keefe and James O'Keefe, are both with the 102nd U. S. Infantry. RABIES IN CA' ‘Was Secnt to State Bacteriologist From ‘armington for Examination. Hartford, Dec. 26.—Dr. Charles L. Colton, deputy commissioner on dis- ecses of domestic animals reccived a letter today from Dr. C. J. Bart- lott. state bacteriologist, stating that an examination of the head of a cat sent to him from Farmington for examination showed that the cat had rebies. On Dec. 15 it bit the child of Farmington. Previous to attacking the child the cat had been acting . strangely. This is the first case In the state since the outbreak of rabies of an infected can biting a person. ‘RAILROAD SITUATION: . Washington, Dec. 26.—Investiga- tion of the railroad situation under the 'Cummins resolution will begin before the senate interstate commerce court ough strikes and lockouts, R. of the shipping board t; senate investigating com- [ e . Di. Stuart E. Phelps, health officer of | NEW BRI | | i ‘PRUDENT NEW YEAR RESOLUTION Thousands of people are mow reso- lutions for the New TROTSKY'S POWER BEGINS TO WANE (Continued from First Page) the Russo-Asiatic bank in couse- qQuence of the mention of their names in an intercepted letter wherein Gen. Alexieff, former commander-in-chief, begged Professor Paul Miliukoff, the constitutiona] democratic leader, to interest himself in obtaining 300,00u rubles to asaist starving families of imprisoned officers. Roferring to the arrest of Colonel Kolpashnikoff, attached to the Amer- ican Red Cross mission to Russia, the Petrograd correspondent of the Post says it has been suggested that the letter alleged to have been ent to the colonel by Colonel Anderson, head of the mission, stating that the American ambassador, David R. Francis, was ready to advan 100,000 rubles to the account of the Red Cross, was a forgery. Buch things are not uncom- mon now, he adds. The same correspondent telegraphs that the British lmbu-do::. psn George Buchanan, published on Sun- day a statement refuting the charge our batteries put an end to a vigorous [ Of interference in the internal affaips ©of Russia, and adding that as there are now three independent republics in Russia it is difficult to avoid the appearance of having rclations with more than one. Finns Appeal to Berlin. It s reported from Brest-Litovsk, by way of Petrograd, that Finland has appealed to Germany to recognize its independence and that the Germans express their willingness to do so. Leon Trotzyk is sald to have shown his irritation because the Finns ap- pealed directly to the Germans in- stead of through the Bolshevikl com- missaries. A Stockholm despatch to the Post records the arrival there of a Finnish delegation to ask Sweden's recognition of the independence of the Finns. According to the same cor- respondent, anarchistic conditions prevajl in parts of Finland. The Swedish consul at Helsingfors has sent an urgent appeal to his gavernment to protect Swedes at Abo, where there i# a reign of terror. Bandits are said t» be running wild in Uleaborg and in various other districts. The Btock- Lolm Tillinigen reports an agreement between the Finnish senate and the Baltic fleet committee under which Finland virtually will buy its inde- pendence for 50,000,000 rubles. To Send Peace Agents. Petrograd, Dec. 25.—The Bolsheviki government has declded to send spe- cial representatives to all countries, belligerent as well as neutral to fur- ther the propaganda of international- ism. Two million rubles have been appropriated for this purpose. An American Red Cross train left here today for Rumania with the ap- proval of the Bolsheviki. It carried all its original supplies, except auto- mobiles. Peace Parley in Stockholm. London, Dec. 26.—The social revo- lutionary majority in the constituent assembly has decided to convoke that body on January 2, aocording to a Petrograd dispatch to the Times, al- though the Bolsheviki government has sald that it was determiined to pre- vent the meeting of th assembly nde- pendent of its sanction. M. Borovsky, the Bolshevik repre- sentative In Stockholm, a dispatch te the Morning Post from the Swedish capital says, confirrms reports that Stockholm will be the scene of the continuation of the Russo-German | pemce negotiation. He sald that the sesslons in Stockholm will begin early in January when all the delegatos now at Brest-Litovsk are expected in the Swedish capital, CLOTHES SHORTAGE. Committce to Find Out If Soldicrs Have Sufficient Supply. ‘Washington, Dec. 26.—Aroused Ly | reports of shortages of winter cloth- ing in National Army camps, the sen- ate milltary affairs committee today in resuming its investigation into army condtions, adopted a resolution requiring the secretary of war to im- Saturday, with Chairmen Hall and Commissioners McCherd, Clark and Atchison of the Interstate Commerce Commission as witnesses, mediately ascertain conditions by wire, supply deficlent troops and sus- pend departmental routine if neces- sary, by direct purchases from sources near the camps. TAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER " | INTERESTING SESSION ! OF FEDERAL COURT Unique Oase Beforce Judge Thomas Over Forged Postal Money Order in Bridgeport. Hartford, Dec. 26.—Clitizens of Connecticut who have heretofore borne good reputations were the cen- ter of interest in the United States dis- trict court here this afternoon, where Judge Thomas imposed sentence on Herbert Armstrong of New London, | ana where Dennis O'Neil, wha has been. bookkeeper at the Bridgeport Jall, faced a charge of conspiracy to forge a money order. Armstrong was found guilty Monday ‘of conducting a disorderly house within five miles of a military station. y O'Nell's case is a unique one, acs| cording to the government's version of the fact. He is charged jointly with Wiliam Banti, who was a trusty at the jail, with conspiracy to forge the name of a payee to a United States postal money order and with-uttering the forged order knowing the same to be forgedi ) A prisoner at the jall last summer, John Barylski, was the payee named in the $10 money order which came from Greenwich. It is alleged by the government postal inspectors that un- der the control and instruction of O'Nell, who had access to all the mail coming into the jail, Bantl forged Barylskl's endorsement, and that Banti and O'Neil received the pro- ceeds of the forged order. TREASURER'S REPORT Income of School Fund Less This Year by $3,540.23, thc Report Will Show. Hartford, Dec. 26.—The report of the state treasurer on the administra- tion of the school fund will show, when the treasurer makes his report for the past fiscal year that the in- come of the fund for the year amount- ed $111,748.20, or $3,640.28 less than the income far 1916. The falling off is due to the operation of the law of 1915 which Tequires the treasurer to cal in all te western loans by 1925. These loans are all placed in one real estate in Ohio. The law confines loans on real estate in the future to this state. The western loans, when the law went inta operation in June, 1915, amounted to $854,375. At the end of the fiscal year of 1917 they amounted to $682,475. All the loams in Ohio bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent., but it has been found impossible to Teinvest the money derived from: the payment of the principal for more than 6 1-2 per cent. FEDERAL AGENTS FIND CONSPIRACY Plot Was to Poison Red Cross Band- ages to Kill Sick and Wound- ed Soldiers. Cleveland, Dec. 26—A plot to poison Eed Cross bandages and dressings and thus cause wholesale deaths among troops of the United States and’ its allies has been exposed and frus- trated here. Revelations of the con- spiracy were made today when it be- cume known that department of jus- tice agents were hunting the perpetra- tors. Three thousand four hundred red surgical dressings, rolled by patriotic wemen in Toledo, were infected with a mysterious greenish poison while in transit between Toledo and Cleveland. Immediately everyone of the band- ages was burned. The polsoned bandages were part of the periodical shipments received at the local headquarters of the lake division from Red Cross headquar- ters in other cities in the division, which comprises Ohlo, Indiana and Kentucky. ‘The box of bandages arrived here from the Toledo chapter last week and were taken to the warehouse. While women were examining the surgical dressings as to specifications, a dark greenish substance was noticed on one of them. Investigation showed that al] had been treated with poison. TOTAL NOW 20 Woman Who Lost $10,000 in Jewelry Dies After Street Car Accident in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Dec. 26.—Mrs. Adelaide Bongiovani, who was injured in the street car accident at the south hills tunnel late Monday, died in a hos- pital today, bringing the total dead to twenty. Mrs. Bongiovani, stated soon after she was taken to the hospital, that she had lost diamonds valued at $10,- 0G0 in the wreck. EDDY CALLED FOR SERVICE. Stanley Eddy of West Main street, who was employed in the local office of Richter & Co., has been called into the naval service. He enlisted several months ago in the hospital unit of the Naval Reserve. He left today, having been ordered to report at the Brook- lyn navy yard. COMPLAINS ABOUT NOTARY. Additional complaints against a local notary public who, it is alleged, charges excessive rates for witnessing the signatures on questionnaires were made today to Stephen Robb, secre- tary of the second exemption board. Already a number of such complaints have been made and are being inves- tigated. EXPLORER SAFE. Ottawa, Dec. 26.—Vilhjalmar Stef- anssen, the Arctic explorer, last heard from in a letter recelved in March, 1916, has arrived with.\his party at Fort Yukon, according to word re- ceived by tho naval department. Financial - SEVERAL CHANGES IN EARLY OPERATIONS Market, However, Develops a ‘Beavier Trend at End of Hoar ‘Wall Street—Fractional changes at- tended the early operations on the stock exchange today, but the list de- Veloped a heavier trend before the end of the first half-hour. U. S. Steel re- acted 11-2 points with 1 to 2 point recessions In other equipments and metals and shippings yielded large fractions. American Tobacco lost 13-4 points, Baldwin Locomative as much, General Electric 11-2, and the motor division also receded moderate- ly. Ralls were firmer at the outset, but fell back with leaders as trading became more active. Liberty 4's re- peated their recent minimum of 96.98 but the 3 1-2's were steady. Irregular rallies set in on the tenta- tive suppart accorded war lssues, but Increased offerings of ralls immedi- ately effected more extensive declines. 8t. Paul preferred and Baltimore and Ohio common and preferred made new minimums, Pacifics were 1 to 2 points down, steels reacted 1 to 21-2 and other equipents as well &s special- ties lost 2 to 4 points. Foreign bonds were inactive at slight recessions. Liberty 4's fell to a new low at 97 to 96.92, the 31-2's selling at 98.70 to 98.22. | Utilities featured the further de- cline of the mid-session. Public serv- ice of New Jersey dropped 12 points and Brooklyn Trausit, American Tel- ephone, People’s Gas and Consoli- dated Gas 1 to 3 points. Ralils con- tinued heavy, but steels became steadier. Wall Street Close.—Leaders made partial recoveries in the last hour. The closing was heavy. Liberty 4's scld at 97 to a new minimum of 96.76 and the 3 1-2's at 98.50 to 98.22. Sales approximated 400,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange ' quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Dec. 26, 1917 High Low Close 66 6434 64% 2 1% 2 64% 633% 63% 34% 33% 33% 70% 68% 70 Am Loco 50 48% 49 Am Smelting . 70% 693% 70 Am Tobacco .....133% 130% 1323% Am Tel & Tel ...1013% 993% 09% Anaconda Cop . 67 65% 565 AT S Fe Ry Co. 78% 78 78 Baldwin Loco .. 568 5414 b4y B&O iy . 41 383% 40 BRT. 37% 36 36% Beth Steel B . T13% 69 6914 Butte Superior ... 15 14% 14% Canadian Pacific .131% 129% 1301 Central Leather .. 59% 58% Ches & Ohio . 43% 425 Chino Copper .. 38% 38% Chi Mil & St Paul. 38 363% Col F &I . 328 328 Cons Gas . 8% 7% Crucible Steel 601 49 Del & Hudson ... 93 .92.. Distillers Sec .. 3214 32 Erie 14 13% Erie 1st pfd .. 20 19% General Electric .12314 122% Goodrich Rub ... 35 35 Great Nor pfd 82 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 241 Illinois Central Inspiration Interborough Interboro pfa Kennecott Cop Lack Steel .. Lehigh Val Louis & Na . Max Mot com .... 2 Mex Petrol Natl Lead Am Beet Sugar .. Alagka Gold ... Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Can Am Smelting +1385 19% 122% 35 801 223 861% 39% 6 40 30 73 52% 107 215 T2% 391 112% 63 1T 2616 6% 96 42 36 53 20%; 401 ...116 64 eenen ¢ NYNH&HRR 27 Nor Pac 77 Norf & West 97 Penrn R R 43 Peoples Gas ..... Pressed Steel Car . Ray Cons . Reading Rep I & 8 oom So Pac . So Ry . So Ry ptd . Studebaker Texas Oil Union Pac . United Fruilt Utah Cop ... U 8§ Rub Co U 8 Steel U S Steel pfd . Va Car Chem Westinghouse . ‘Western Union ‘Willys Overland .. 53 124% 102% 5 111 T4% 49 8314 103 31 36 79’ 18% 17% NO FOUNDATION. Count Von Luxburg Made Misstate- ments in His Berlin Dispatches. Santiago, Chile, Dec. 26.—The pres- jdent sald there was no foundation for statements by Count von Luxburg dis- mtssed German charge at Argentina in his despatches to Berlin: that Chile vias to be drawn into an alliance with Argentina and Bolivia for the purpose of forming a South American politi- cal party opposed to the war policy of the United States. S e——— CARL YOUNGELAD, M, 8, Graduate Masseur, 74 West Main St., Office 'Phone. 428-13; Residence 'Phone. 676-5. Thermolite Bath, Massage Vibration, Neuritis, Rheumatism, Impeded Circulation. Electric treatments. ' Open afternoons and evenings. By appointment at your residence. RICHTER MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK 50 shs Union Mig. Co. : 50 shs New Britain Machine Co. 50 shs Bristol Brass Co. 25 shs Stanley Rule & Level Co. 2 “Q MUTCH IS Q MUTCH.” ‘What On Earth Could a Man Do With 41 Evening Dreas Vosts? (New York Tribune). We never had much opinion as a child of that Biblical land reputed to be flowing with milk and honey. It always appealed to our youthful imag- ination as a very sticky and mussy prospect. Homey in due soale was admirable and so was milk when prop- bler. But to slop about in such things was another matter. The same attitude recurs as wn contemplates Diamond Jim's clothes rack. It may be all right to have 41 evening dress vests—what com- muter who has packed hig own suit- case would not give his kingdom for Just one, upon occasion! And 33 overcoats! r 71 pairs of shoes! Of course, \Mr. Brady did not wear all his overcoats at omoce. Yet that is somehow the picture that eomes to mind—of a bent figure toiling wearlly through a careful schedule of pleas- ure buried beneath a small mountain of clothes. About his person clanked chains of diamonds, if you will. There was the same point in a subtler vein, for a rarified atmos- phere, in a little story called “Things" written several years ago by Mrs. Alice Duer Miller. A proper enough wife and mother, with the noblest aims and finest outlook. wrestled her- self into a nervous decline by devot- ing her mind to the wealth of de- tails which her large, comfortable and elaborate life entailed. Her pursuit was high Hving rather than pleasure. Yet the resuit was identical. She could not see the high living for the immediate maas of things. She was swamped in the scenery, quite as the | Shakespere play disappears in a Beer- bohm Tree production. Is the necessary moral a reversion to the simplest life, one overcoat, a Greenwich village garret and M. Jacques Copeau in the manager's chair? For most folk, as for most plays, yes. There comes along, from time to time, a great master of pleas- ure of much money, a Belasco of de- tail, who can somehow keep the play going through an appalling clutter of things. But he is the rare exception, let us make no mistake. For most humans there is nothing so devastat- ing and death-dealing as too much of anything. Tt is far easier to become a great man with no overcoat than with 33—which may-sound cold phil- osophy for a snowy, warful winter, but is sad truth none the less. Hartford, Deo. Buckley executive s8ci ornor Holcomb recetved day from J. Frederick ing him that the lattar aviation corps and would bio for election to the o scnate as the sucosssor Buckley for the time in ! senate will be in session 46 & te: " Major Buckley belag | Major Buckley retary did not think: he as clerk for the specisl had arranged to resighn | Mr. Baker, who was & the last session would be the full clerkship. g % ITEMS OF INTEREST TO A novel white cbliar is mmde" points for a widow’s biack fr Pockets continue to give tary air to'the latest sports © The colored bridal gown Nab made fashionable by the war The latest manner of wearing’ 1) watch is to dangle it from a fob ‘sl bon. Utllity coats remind one of an ’ ficor's top coat—full and belted'in back. Fur coats are uncomimonly esting this year on account of i belts. Beaver is used “oddily enough :' trim nutria fur. o Velled evening frocks have & @ clded preference. Fashionable coats are made of kinds of fur.. / Overskirts are cut on the lines ¢ the straight skirt. 4 > Novelty eftects in coats and ca give slender lines. * Umbreltas sre SRS with wooden sticks. and R .. The tunic blouse makes the | sult more attractive. Fne cloth guits are apt to be @ namented ‘tucking. ; Black: velvet is the most: for evening gowns. i H Coats, wraps and dresses ame wearing very high A bow is frequonitythe only ming on the hat with sweeping Almost every style i#in fashion; 3 straight-line models are most favpred. Very Likely. “They tell me Jones is dead.” “Ah! That's probably why we see him so seldom.—Bristol Press. T, LS ¥ ‘WILLIAMS MENTIONED. ‘Washington, Dec. 26.—John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the cur- rency, was being discussed today in official circles as the most probable selection for federal raflroad adminis- trator, should President Wilson de- cide to appoint one, The mourning dress of biask taf: TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. feta can be fastened with dnM sllvi R buttons. LOST—Pocketbook containing sum of money Tuesday in St. Joseph's church. Finder return to Herald and claim reward. 12-36-1d Collar and buttons of gray make & child’s broadeloth coat tive. WHEN YOUR .. [ NEWSBOY FAILS "' & TO LEAVE YOUR - H§ ERALD WESTERN UNION And paper will be sent promptly to i you by . . We want you to have the HERALD every might and | to make sure that it is delivered to you we- have ar ranged with the WESTERN UNION to have a mes- senger boy rush a copy to your home. Thisserviceis § given at our expense. It will cost you nothing. 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