New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1917, Page 3

Boston Store |RAILROALS NAYBE HOLIDAY APRONS : ll;n Gmn% Vaxety fro;t tthhe ainty Tea Aprons e Useful Bungalow style. A very desirable Gift. From 25¢ to $1.50 Each HOLIDAY UMBRELLAS New goods, direct from the factnry black and colors. $1.00 to $10.00 Each. HOLIDAY : HANDKERCE!FeFngnf Always an apprecia for Men, Women and Chil- dren. From 5¢ Up. HOLIDAY GLOVES Qualities and Styles to suit verybody "HOLIDAY BAGS y llld POCKETBOOKS * An excellent assortment of . up-to-date styles and ma- terials. HOLIDAY GIFTS Shirts %?é‘ Party Seart 8, Suspenders, arteu,Houery . Underwear, etc. ‘Store Open Every Evemng Until Christmas. . Make This a Red Cross Christmas. | Columbus, O., Dec: 26.—Several Co- ‘Izhm!i\u working girls, it became - known today, received notices from . wealthy Columbus women in their Christmas ‘mall that money had been gubscribed in their names for the care of Belglan war orphans for one year. ‘The working girls were requested to I\ act as godmothers for the Belgian children and to write to them and : take an interest in them. Qne thou- sand dollars was subscribed for each orphan. TAKEN OVER MONDAY i President Reported fo Have De- cided on Action Soon ‘Washington, Dec. 26.—The state- ment was made in high circles here last night that the nation’s trans- portation facilities would be taken over by the President of the United States on Monday, December 31, next. While no confirmation of this state- ment was farthcoming from the White House, the ‘information is.that the president has decided finally upon this step as a way to solve the problem of the increasipg raflroad congestion. His proclamation has been prepared, it is said, and is ready to be made public after his conference with rep- resentatives of the Big Four brather- hoods and the railroad presidents later in the week. ‘While there are several obstacles in the way of the plan, it was authori- tatively said that the president was hopeful of overcoming the existing difficulties before nest Friday. The president is reported to be confident that the railroad presidents will agree to ' the compensation the railroads | shall recefve for the use of their prop- erty during the govermment's opera- | tion before he acts, which will be un- der authority conferred in the act of August 28, '1916. It is believed that if such an agreement is obtained the financial questions tpat must be set- tled by additional legislation will be made comparatively easy. An immediate problem before the government is the demand of the brotherhoods for increased wages. The president proposes to obtain a complete agreement with the officials of the brotherhoods when they come here Thursday at his request as to thetir attitude on wages when the roads come under government control. The report here is that these officials are prepared to assure the president that they will loyally support the govern- ment, and that a satisfactory adjust- ment over wages can be made without embarrassing the government’s man- agement of the roads. It is belleved that the president will insist upon a public declaration by the brother- hoods, and it is not unlikely that a slight increase in pay wfll be agreed to by the government and these of- ficials, It is the intention of the govern- ment to take over the roads on Dec. 31, it is satd, so that the fiscal year of government control and operation shall start with the calendar year. It is understood that the railroad presi- dents are no longer averse to the government assuming direction, and some of the railroad chiefs are quoted as saying that, inasmuch as the pol- icy of government control has been .{decided upon, the sooner the step is taken the better for the roads and the uon“lucn probbm. man; y they are un- a.hla tn do much town.rd relieving con- gestion because of the uncertainty as to the future. The growing conges- tion, especially as to the transporta- tion of coal, and the labor disputes are problems that the rallroads would be zlu.d to turn over to the govern- Whfle further legislation may be needed for the operation of the rail- roads, it is generally admitted that the president has sufficient authority to take “them under the act of Aug. 29, 1916. This reads: “The president in time of war, is empowered, through the secretary of war, to taze possession -and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same, to the ex- clusion as far as may be necessary of all other traffic thereon, for the transfer or transportation of troops, war materials, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with ! the emergency as may be needful or desirable.” This provision is held to give the President authority to appoint a‘rail- road administrator or controller, as was done in the civil war under/a sim- jlar act. With respect to compenaa- i tion of the rallroads their chiefs have asked that the returns from the gov- ernment be equal to the net income of 1915, while Administration advisers say that the average of the five-year | pre-war period should be taken. It is believed a compromise will be reached by the exmd of this week. The President has no power to-arbi- trarily fix the compensafion of the carriers, and this compensation can- not be arbitrarily fixed by Congress, 50 ft is necessary, Administration ad- visers say, that, unless the roads vol- untarily agree upon a plan, the com- pensation msut be adjusted by an in- | dependent tribunal. Railroad Presidents and bankerd ars hopeful that the government and the railroads will arrive at an agreement as to compensation before the roads are taken over. They say that unless this is done there will be a great financial disturbance because of the uncertainty which will exist as to divi- dends and the future of the rallroad properties. The contention of the railroads is that the compensation should be ade- quate to maintain dividends and fur- nish sufficient revenues to keep the roads in good condition during the Government’s management. derstood that the President has been furnished with information on <this subject by the Interstate Commerce Commission, but the recommendations made by this commissior/ are reported unacceptable to the rails. The com- mission, it is understood, has Trec- ommended that the compensation be fixed on the basis of earnings in 1913, ‘The railroad Presidents say that the rise in wages, materials, and supplies makes it hecessary that the compensa- tion shall cover these condition=. At present the:|/ It is un- HOLIDAY BAKlNG Of our many wholesome and delicious bakings for CHRIST- MAS, we will mention only a few: FRESH SQUASH PIES; MINCE PIES, made with old-fashioned, home-made Mince Meat. CHRISTMAS . FRUIT STULLEN at 25c per Ib. HONEY CAKES (pncklgep), HONEY NUTS, ANISE DROPS, SPRINGERLE (all our own make), high-grade POUND and FRUIT CAKES, MOCHA, BALUTIMORE, NUT, ERFNCH CHOCOLATE and other: Layer Oakes, CHARLOTTE RUSSES, WHIPPED CREAM CAKES, CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS and Olfl-!"nshk)n"d RAISED LOAL CAKES. Our store will not be open on Christmas Day, Dec. 23. Hoffmann’s Bakery 62 West Main St. Two Stores 95 Arch St. THE COAL SHORTAGE Scnate Manufacturers’ = Committec Probing, Into Reasons Why Coal is So shy. ‘Washington, Dec. 26.—Inquiry. into the coal shortage displaced the sugar investigation on the senate’s manu- facturers committee today and Fuel Administrator Garfleld was summoned as the first witness. The commiittee plans to take up the ably will allow Food Administrator Hoover to reply to charges made by Calaus Spreckels, president of the Federal Sugar Refining company, that the sugar shortage was caused by the food administrations fixed import price. Mr. Hoover in a statement made public by the White House last night declared the shortage was due to the Leavy shipment of sugar to Europe. He asserted that if a price fixing agreement had not been reached sugar would have been selling from 25 to 30 cents a pound and more than $200,000,000 probably would have been the profit taken from the Ameri- can public by this time. TSITZERIN STILL IN JAIL. Bolshevik Ambassador to England Circulated Seditious Propaganda. London, Dec. 11 (By Post)—Com- rade George Tsitzerin, who has been appointed by the Bolsheviki as Rus- sian ambassadord here, is still in jail | tients brought to. the hospital in southeast London, on a charge of circulating seditious propaganda, He iy well known to London socialists. Exiled from Russia many he lived in Belgium until the outbreak of the war whert he came here. described by his friends as a man of considerable inte ligence, of family and independent means. His life in internment is similar to that of a prisoner awaiting trial. He iz allowed to order his meals 'from outside, can have any books and papers which he wishes to read, and is ' permitted to do a certain amount of ! writing. sugar problem again Friday and prob- | Another prominent Bolsheviki, who is well known in London is Lieut: Schneur, tatives in the armistice arrangements. He was in London less than a month before his appearance as a member of the peace parley committee and several of his relatives are still herP. GOES OVER EMBANKMENT. Marvclous Passcengers Danbury, Dec. 26.—Some of the pa- here yesterday from the train wreck at Escape from Death: of in Litchfield. Roxbury, on the Litchfield branch of | the New Haven road, were able to return to their homes today and it was stated at the hospital that none of the others is seriously hurt. Railroad men express surprsa that no one in the well-fllled passenger coach that was precipitated down an embankment by the breaking of a rail was killed or even seriously in- jured is remarkable. Although the passengers were hurled head foremost against the seats and sides of the car, F—— TONIGHT OIN OUR CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB CLASSES $ .50 per week for 50 weeks totals $ 25.00 1.00 per week for 50 weeks totals 2.00 per week for 50 weeks totals 100.00 5.00 per week for 50 weeks totals 250.00 50.00 years ago | He ig ! good ! one of the Ienine represen- ! To Save Monég?;é In Desirable Merchand of All Kinds. Fresh Fish Oysters Cla PRICES REASONABLE HORTON 71 CHURCH STREET . and showered with broken glass from the windows, only one person, Mrs. Margaret Palmatier, of Washington, Conn., sustained a fracture, her right arm helng ‘broken. I e MEMORIAL MASS. 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