New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1918, Page 5

POLICE ARBITRATE GAMBLING QUESTION Proprietor Is Fined $26 and Costs | For His Ofiense Peter Kaminski, who conducts a 8tore on Farmington avenue, was ar- raigned before Judge James T. Mes- in police court this morning on © counts of operating gambling de- vices in his store. He was found guilty on one count and fined $25 and @psts which, he later told Judge Mes- Kill, he thought was too much. The Police expose of Kaminski's “punch board” gambling device came in a peculiar way and resulted from an argument between himself and a voMful patron who called upon the avthorities to act as arbitrator. According to the testimony, by pay- ten cents the operator of the board” gets a chance and if is lucky he wins. The claim made Ly the complainant was that he threw three trays and a pair of fives, which, under the rules of the board, entitled him to 50 cents in trade. FHe charged that Kamin said he threw only three of a kind. which entitled him to opiy 20 in trade. The police wWere called in as experts and Kamin- i was arrested, but not before he ! had destroyed one of the games of chance, it was claimed Pight in Coal Oflice, Dougla Johnsto cents . Johnston, son of F. proprietor of the City Coal Co. was found guilty on a of assaulting Charles Bohnert Hartford avenue but, in the opinion of the court. the assault was provolied and judgment was suspend- od, According to the story told by Bohnert, he went to purchase 50 cents worth of coal and secured a ticket for No. 2 nut. Going into the yard e caw some stove coal and asked *Manager Earl Gibney to give him this Mttead. He was advised to have his ficket changed but was refused, he #aid, and given his money back. Ac- cording to Bohnert he then exclaimed: “Pll he —— if T'll trade here any more,” with a few other verbal em- bellishments which resulted in young Johnston punching him. Johnston claimed that Bohnert applied the vile Rvithets to him, provoking the as- sault. The coal man’s testimony was corroborated by Miss Fdna Stanton, clerk. P. F. McDonough appeared for the accused. Other Court Cascs. Dickinson of Hartford was fined $5 and cost for operating a motor car with the wrong license markers JThe case against Edward Schack alleged perjurer and slacker, nolled as the federal authorities are prosecuting the accused. John Blazek was fined $5 and costs for dyunkenness and $10 and costs for breach of the peace. He got drunk Saturday night and went to an Elm street house where he kicked out four panes of glass. Thomas McDonald was and costs for assaulting Shumski in the Connecticut Coffee House last night. McDonald claimed that it was a soldier named Edward Johnson, who left town last night, who made the assault. This was de- nied by other witnesses. John Had- atz Bonark and Charles Se- 0, subpocnacd as witnesses in this . failed to appear and capiases issued for their arrest on a pos- sible charge of contempt of court. Frank Peterson was fined $3. for breach of the peace in the above named restaurant. It was claimed that he refused to pay for a 15-cent beef stew and made a disturbanc eterson sald he had forgotten whether or not he had paid. Max Honeyman, a garage man, was fined §5 for operating his own car on the license markers owned by A. G. Cohen. He explained that he was de- iivering some articles for Cohen and used his markers. H. & fined $10 Zigmund CONDUCTOR DISCHARGED. Against Joseph W. Donnelly Nolled in Newington Court. Joseph W. Donnelly of 475 Arch street, a conductor on the Hartford- New Britain trolley line, appeared in Newington town court this morning girfore Justice of the Peace Walker on harge of assault on a citizen of le Hill named Griffin. Justice Walker nolled the charge and freed Donnelly ,who w represented by Judge William F. Mangan Donnelly was conductor on a New Britain bound car Friday night and Griffin was a passenger. It is claimed that Grifin used language that would not be acceptable in polite society and ajbat Donnelly, tired of his abuse, ex- pressed his opinion of the speech- maker. and ordered Donnelly to appear in court the following morning. As the constable didn’t show his badge office or prove his authority, Donnelly failed to appear. A warrant was for- warded to this city, resulting in the -onductor taking the trip to Newing- ton this morning. Case TRADE WAR DBEOLARED. American ing Boycott of Germans. Washington, D. C., Jan. 14.—Amer- fean business men are asked in a re- the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to ferendum submitted by ass upon a proposed warning to Ger- man industrial leaders that they can- not hope to resume friendly commer- cial relations with the United States \fter the war unless the German gov- srnment has become a responsible in- strument of the people. It is proposed that the Germans be iold that the United States, in common with other nations, supplied raw materials with which Germany made ready to start the word war and that he lesson has been learned. News- rapers and business men of neutral rountries will be relied upon to carry the message. H. | A constable was on the car of Merchants Threaten Last- NAYY TRAINGRS CHOSEN | Walter Camp Announces List of Di- ]| rectors of Athletics at the Various Naval Training Stations. Conn., Jan. 14.—The announced last night of Edward Thorp of New York as Director of Athletics at the Cape May (N. J.) Naval Station and of Franklin T. McCracken of Philadelphia as Di- rector at League island, Philadelphia. They were chosen by Walter Camp, wha is a commissioner of athletics on the United States ommission on Training Camp activities. The ap- pointees will immediately begin the task of organizing the winter sports which have been begun at the two naval stations. Their appointment nearly completes {he task of Mr. Camp in providing the naval stations of the country with Di- rectors. The list already named by him is a follows: Boston, GGeorge V. Brown: Newport, | Dr. William T. Bull; Pelham Bay, Pel- Ham, N. Y. Frank Bergin: Norfolk, Dr. Charles N. Wharton; Great Lakes, i, Herman P. Olcott; Puget Sound Station, Bremerton, Wash., Arthur C. Woadward All the directors are experienced in { organization athletic work. Mr. Brown | was connected with the Boston Athle- tic association for vears: Billx Bull was Yale's football coach, and was Medical Director of the Yale gymnas- ium; Frank Bergin was Princetan’s quarterback and track athlete; Dr. Wharton was active for many years in the conduct of athletics at the Uni-- versity of Pennsylvania; Olcott was formerly a Yale centre. later an An- napolis coach, and was last Fall Di- rector of Athletics at Kansas Uni- versity; Woodward made a wide repu- tation as athletic director at the Spokane High school, Washington { SHORT BUSINESS DAY Massachusotts Merchants Begin Late Opening and Early Closing Plan, to New Haven, appointment was Save el Boston, Jan. 14.-—Massachusetts started today on its new regime of be- ginning its business day at 9 a. m. and ceasing at 10 o'clock. TUnder the rules promulgated by the state fuel administration stores may be open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. except that { food may be sold as early as 7 a. m. | and on Saturday evenings and certain stores which have been in the habit | of keeping open evenings wiil be per- mitted to continue the practice. | 30 TOSSES FOR SOLDIER. | Private is Punished for Wearing ! Green Sweater in Camp. Pitz, Y., Jan. 14.—After brought in a verdict of( their cases Private J. Wag- | Corporal C. T. Terry, of B | i troop, squadron B, New York suard, | | were sentenced to be tossed thirty times in a blanket by members of | The trial was a summary { court martial for the amusement of | the troopers. Sergeant Kelly and Private Wallace were attorneys, and Top Sergeant J. | Burke was the court guard. Wagner was accused of minor offenses, but Terry was charged with wearing a ! green sweater. Each case went to the jury after heated discussions. | New { tho jury guilty in ! ner ana | Y. W. C. A. NOTES. | Physical Education Department. All swimmers are invited to take part in the life saving test Monday { night, January 14th Bvery one in- terested in this form of preventing { loss of lifc are welcome to come and { watch. eryone should learn to swim for safety, for health, and for enjoyment. Persons who work indoors need a great deal of exercise and should NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY WOMEN GONTINUE | 1000 THEIR BIT Surgical Dressings Workers Com- plete Report for Two Months Further evidence that women of New Britain are in this war to the last ditch is furnished by the report of the Surgical Dressings committee auxiliary of the Red for the months of November and De- cember, campleted today. The report follows Metre gauze Gauze strips Compresses 4x4 Compresses 5X5 Compr es Tx7 Compresses 9x9 Large oakum pads Small oakum pad Gauze pads Cotton pads Comfort. pillows Fracture pillows Ambulance pillows Covers for pillows £ Ambulance oakum pads 3 Metre gauze Tolls pillow covers 1,000 96 30 66 493 Total Carried forward Towels e Wash cloths Serviettes Fomentations Fye dressings (Gauze corepe Bandages . ... Knitted atticles Operating towels Total The work of the as follows: Plainville Compresses Gauze strips Servittes Fomentations Fve dressings ‘Wash cloths Comfort pillows Knitted articles Total Center Church. 622 Oakum pads South Church. 683 Oakum pads Methodist 296 Oakum pads. The Stanley Compresses ... . Oakum pads . : Comfort pillows i Ambulance pillows Knitted wash cloths Church ‘Worl Total Landers, Compresses Oakum pad Gauze pads Bandages Comfort pillows Towels S Frary & Clark. Totals Normal School. Operating towels .. Fomentations Eve Dressings Oakum pads ... 3 Meter gauze rolls .. Total Old Tsinen Fomentations Serviettes . Operating Towels Eye dressings ‘Work. POPE IMPARTIAL swim if possible. If outdoor swim- ming is impractical, swim in a pool. One can get more exercise in short time swimming than any other exer- cise. Persons whose brain is tired and body unwearied can establish a balance of fatigue which makes sleep possible and welcome, by a swim af- ter the days work. Swim and keep fit for whatever may come. The Red Cross recommends that everybody be- come a swimmer and every swimmer a life saver. So that everyone may be a life saver the Red Cross has sent W. E. Long- fellow. field agent life saving corps, American Red Cross, to talk and give demonstrations of what to do in case of accident, and “what to do before the doctor comes.” During the past four years Mr. Longfellow has in- structed 60,000 persons annually in colleges, schools, Y. M. C. A’s, Red Cross chapters and Boy Scout flelds, besides more than 60 police depart- ments and more than 48 fire depart- ments. Over 10,000 people are drowned each year in the United States. To prevent this great unne- cessary loss of life, this expert is sent free to the local community by the de- partment of military relief at Wash- ington Physical directors from New Brit- ain and Hartford will take the life saving exam privately Monday after- noon. No men are allowed efther time. A class in first aid to the injured and home care of the sick will be- gin tonight at the Y. W. C. A. rooms at 7:30 o'clock. The work will be very practical and teach one to cap- ably deal with first ald emergencies and efficiently care for the sick in the home. War emergency cookery and dress- making is taught on Friday evening by Miss Jeannette Metcalf. The fee for this conrse is very small merely covering the cost of materials for cookery. For dressmaking each mem- ber brings her own material. Instruc- tion is free. The class will cook and sew on alternate Friday evenings. Current Events and knitting, to- gether, will start on Wednesday even- ing. Knitting will be taught and yarn supplied. Miss Greta Brown will give the Current Events. A class in surgical dressings in- structed by Mrs. P. B. Stanley starts | on Thursday evening. Vatican Points Out That Allies Peace Terms Are Similar to August Ap- peal of Pontiff. Rome, Jan. 14.—The Osservatore Romano, again commenting on the statements of President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George, recalls the impartiality of the Holy See through- out the confiict. “Certainly,” says the newspaper, which is the Vatican organ, ‘‘the Holy See saw with legitimate satisfaction that President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George, put as a basis of pos- sible peace negotiations and future settlement of Europe thoso very points contained in the appeal of the Holy Father last August to the heads of the belligerent peoples. These points were Intended, not as articles for a concrele treaty of peace but as fundamental points for start- ing negotiations. The Osservatore Romano continues with a warning that the pleasure feit by the Holy See in seeing harmony sisting between the Pontificial pro- posals and tlie Anglo-American state- ments does not mean that tae Vatican will exercise any pressure on eithe. group with the view to supporting thelr concrete propositions, thi would mean a violation of the prin ple of impartis Hty. George H. Cryne, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Cryne of 214 Hart street, celebrated his fifth birth- day Saturday by entertaining 14 lit- tle friends. Patriotic songs were sung and patriotic recitations given. The young host recefved a large num- ber of gifts. The Woman’s Literary club of Maple Hill will meet at the home of Mrs. Richard Hulbert, Jr., on Stuart street Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. T. H. Cogswell will give a paper on Tolstoy and the Russian revolution. A paper on Folk Songs and national airs will be given by Mrs. G. E. Root with illustrations by Miss Arline Root. Mrs. Hulbert will be assisted by Mrs. ‘C. R. Lamb and Mrs. M, J. Shonts. various branches 2,740 1,680 118 90 67 | \ Mrs. E. Clayton Goodwin in Char.e of 250 106 70 44 Total 570 CHURCH | NEWS | Trinity Methodist Church. The Women's Foreign society meeting will be the home of Mrs. Theron H. Camp, 67 Russell street, this evening at 7:45 o'clock. Miss Jennie Haugh and Miss Minnie Nowland of the First church will read interesting papers on “Mary Slesser of Africa”. Members | of the society and all women of the church are invited to be present i Tuesday—The Girl Scouts will meet at the church from 5 to 7:30 p. m. Tt will be a supper meeting. First Baptist Church. Wednesday—The Women's Mis | held at Aid so- ! {p. m. | Thursday—Junior society of the C. | | E. at 4 oclock. The young women | engaged in Red Cross work will meet | the chapel from 5:30 to 7:45 | ! a'clock. Regular church night ser- | vice will be held in the chapel 45 o'clock. Regular monthly meeting { of the Workers’ Council will be held |in the chapel at 8 o'clock. The all- | day Red Cross sewing meeting will be | ! held in the South church i Saturday-—The class in teacher | training will meet in the chapel at | 7:15 a’clock. ' Services next week will also be held with the First church for morning worship. | South Oongregatipnal Church, Tuesday—There will be a meeting | of the Scouts of Troop No. 2 at | Thursday—Girl Scouts meet at & o'clock. At 0 o'clock the regular church night service wiil be held for | devotions, Red Cross, and Surgical | Dressings work. 1 Friday-—All day sewing for the Red Cross from 9:30 o'clock until 4. | On Wednesday the annual meeting | of the church will be held, preceded by a supper. The supper will be served at 6:30 and the meeting will follow immediately. First Congregational Church. Monday—The annual meeting of the | First Becclesiastical society of New | Britain will be held in the chapel at 8 o’clock. Thursday—2:30 p. Women’s Bible class ette Sewing school: at 7:30 p. m., the annual meeting of the First church will be held in the dining room of the chapel. The annual reports will be read and a supper has been arranged for, to be given at 6:30 previous to the meeting. Friday—All day sewing meeting at the South church. At 3 p. m. the For- eign Missionary work meeting will be held in the primary Sunday school room. The Girl Scouts will meet at 5 p. m. and at 7:15 o’clock Troop No. 4 ! { of the Boy Scouts will meet in the chapel. Saturday m., Armenian 4 p. m., Lafay- —Choir rehearsal at 7 p. m. | FRENCH WAR CROSSES ARE GIVEN AMERICANS Decorations Awarded Soldicrs of For- cign Legion For Bravery Under Firc. Paris, Jan. 14.—In the attack ear- | ried out last week by the Foreign Le- glon in the neighborhood of Flirey, in which the German positions were penetrated to a depth of half a mile along a section of a mile, Grenadier Ivan Nook, one of the few Americans | remaining in the Legion, was wound- ed severely in the right arm. Ampu- tation of the arm probably will be necessary Grenadier Nook is a young engineer from Baltimore. He was wounded sev- | eral times previously, winning the War Cross and two citations. After being wounded the time before the last he | attempted unsuccessfully to enter the | American army in France | Among the military decorations | awarded ioday to airmen of a famous | French “groupe de combat” was a | War Cross for Corporal Benjamin | Stuart Walcott, of Washington. who | has been missing since December 12. | The medal was received on his behalf by members of his squadron and will | be sent to his father. The American Field Service has just | received word that War Crosses have | been awarded by the French Army of | the Orient to five members of the sec- | tion which recently returned from the | Balkans. The men are William Emer- son, Henry B. Palmer and Marquand | Walker, all Harvard students and ro dents of New York; Edwin H. English, | of New Haven, Conn.. a Yale student, and James Magnini, of the University | of Paris The medals were awarded for courageous action in removing wounded. A. P. OPERATORS AID U. S. Telegraphers to Instruct Men for Fed- cral Service. Washington, telegraph operators in the Ass Press service, responding to appeals by the chief signal officer of the arm and the federal board for vocational education, to supply instructors for | National Army men, have volunteered | to give a part of their own time to the work. They will train thousands of | drafted men in schools to be opened | in abaut 25 states | These schools have been established | by the federal hoard for vocational education and provided with complete | equipment. Last October the honm; and the signal corps asked for instruc- | tors far 15,000 men of the second and | succeeding drafts and Kent Cooper, | chief of the traffic department, ap- pealed directly to Associated Press men in cities where classes were to be formed. [ 14.—Nearly 200 | ociated | Jan 14, 1918. Why Yo 30 C i 11 M MogxeT QuoTaTions-Rw JueaR Raw Suaae = (D In April 1917 the Hocver, then in Lon Allies can consolida; staples from our mg abolished, but by c proper balance bet This plan was fa ceived by the sugaf dustry, which had b basis almost from t of the European Wal The war had broug into the Cuban mark in severe domestic tional competition with no in- creased supplies. Naturally prices of refined sugar, both to the American public and to the Allies, rose under this forced draft. Domestic sugar refiners, since the outbreak of the European War not only have safeguarded the United States supply but have maintained the lowest sugar prices in the world. » This brilliant record is due largely to the fact that sugar re- fining is in the hands of large business units, with an excess of refining capacity suificient to sup- ply all domestic needs, and so far all demands of foreign countries. In the spring of 1917 there was a serious attempt at the disor- ganization of the sugar refining industry, following a long series of attempts at destruction of sugar ships. Accompanying these incidents were widely circulated sensa- tional reports predicting a sugar famine and sugar shortage, caus- ing widespread apprehension. At that time, evenwith the assur- ance of ample supplies on hand, retail sugar prices rose in some sections to 20 and 25 cents a pound. The efforts of the American Sugar Refining Company to allay public alarm, to check hoarding, to accept a price less than that which it could easily have se- cured, and to distribute its prod- uct fairly and evenly among the trade, were of real public service. While there were great supplies of sugar in far-away Java which ordinarily would have gone to Europe, yet the necessity for sav- ing ships became so great that Europe turned to Cuba for even larger supplies than previously. It takes a cargo ship 150 days to make a round trip between Eng- land and Java, while a round trip between England and Cuba can be made in 50 days. Under these circumstances and seemingly to avoid paying proposed United States war taxes on refined sugar the European Allies purchased in Cuba the sugar which ordinarily would have come to the United States in the fall months. These conditions, and especial- ly the necessity of saving ships, beet-sugar GUCETs unammou agreed to the Hoover plan as a patriotic act in the interest of the American people and as an aid to the Allies. This is the significance of the appointment by the United States Food Administration of the Inter- national Sugar Committee to which the Allies send representa- tives for England, France, Italy and Canada, and to which the United States contributes three members. Upon the success of the opera- tion of the International Sugar Committee under the directions of the Allied Governments, acting for practically half the civilized world, will depend the readjust- ment of the world’s sugar markets. This plan is full of promise to all the nations party to the con- vention. It is an assurance that sugar, although comparatively cheap in view of war conditions, will not by reason either of competitive or speculative activity be in- creased in wholesale price. Sugar will become stabilized in price with sufficient profit to pro- ducers, refiners and merchants to maintain and stimulate produc- tion and to cover the cost of re- fining and of distribution. The marketing of Domino Cane Sugars in cartons and small cotton bags by this Company has helped amazingly during the pinch of the fall months in giving a wide distribution among the retailers of the reduced sugar supplies. While a barrel formerly was the unit of the grocer the same amount of sugar put up in cartons and small cotton bags can now be di- vided between two or more grocers and so serve a larger number of people and prevent hoarding. It will be necessary for grocers and consumers to watch carefully their distribution and purchases during the approaching period of readjustment. The refineries are now starting up and supplies of raw sugar coming forward, but it will take weeks, and possibly months, for the return of normal conditions. . 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