New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1918, Page 9

WAR DEPT. AGAIN (Continued From First Page). ceived no reply and on the following day the president’s statement critiz- ing him was published. statement and read to The bpresident’s the | senator’s reply then | senate, and the Oregon senator served: “I do not know if any reply to my letter was necessary. I assume that statement is the answer. “The statement of the president challenges me of caurse for proof of the statement in the New York Times to which statement I adhere and re- peat before this bod “The people of thi: ! not see this as I | of the mili were Don’t let old winter have the laugh on you—come here and let us fix you up with the right clothing and fur- nishings to defy him. Warm overcoats from the smart stylish knee length fancy mixtures, to the big long ulster, $14 to $28. Suits made of rassimere. Underwear of wool, heavy cotton ribbed imion styles. Sweaters, mackinaw warm caps. country may do but as chairman committee as an American citizen and a member of this distingished body I felt that I should say the things that are in me and if I succeed in making a rift in the clouds through which the Ameri- can people may see I will feel my efforts have not been in vain.” Senator Chamberlain Tepeated he had not distorted the truth in his speech made in New York but that owing to the great rush of business due to the war the president has probably not been able to ascertain the truth and does nat know the truth. From the lips of those closest to the president, the chief executive cannot learn the truth, not because his advisers desire to mislead him, but because they are situated in the same position as he is. France, bled white,” he contin- ued, “is furnishing America toda { and the troops going abroad with | heavy ordnance, machine guns and E‘nirplanes. If we relied upon the i warm cheviots and and and worsted in regular ans ELU HNG CO i) xAW BRITAIN CONW. CITY ITEMS Large shipment of Jumpers. Besse-Le- ordnance department in this emer- gency (and this is a war of artillery,) war would be completed before ever got enough to the front. rance agreed to deliver this artil- lery to win America? Did she fur- nish it order to invite America?” It was improper, he said, to give details of American purchases of ordnance from the Allies, but re- ferred senators to the confidential vill be awarded the winners. | testimony before the committee by A roll call of the Luther ier, chief of ordnance. seague of the S sh Lutheran | administration had wanted hurch will be held this evening. An | to be fair to the American people,” tertainment will be held and re- | he shouted, ‘“why didn't the dis- reshments will be served | tinguished secretary of war, and I Last week of our Shoe have the highest regard for him, pair of shoes reduced the people know, so that the people and Co.—advt | could st in getting ready for this | terrible calamity that confronts not only America but the whole world?” Senator Chamberlain charged that the ordnance bureau failed in 1916 to prepare for war when it seemed certain. There Just Received Overalls and and Co.—advt. At the home of the odge of Elks this vening, ournament will be held. Judging erom the interest manifested, the at- endance tonight will exceed that of he past. Several handsome prizes the | we = crrpe || AR New Britain a; 45" meet as! of Branford is the arlson of Fairview olds is a member of army, and is recov- eg sustalned in Ma Reynold Jguest of Aaron ( street. Mr. Rev: he United State; ering from a broken . camp near Boston, 4 John Sanreau war arrested this hfternoon at the Stanley Works for he Bristol authorities by Detective Sergeant Malone on a charge of non- pupport. Jolly Berlin -Grar hit—Ad The committee in charge of tha nembership dinner of the Chamber Carl were omens in the sky,” continued, “that America could keep out. What was the ord- department doing? Nothing. lying supinely on its back, not | making gauges for manufacturing evening | ordnance, nor discovering the po: A good time for s of manufacturing but doing | nothing, absolutely nothing. m not blaming anybody in par- ticular,” he continued. *I have high f Commerce at the Elks hall next ' regard for Gen. Crozier. But we Puesday evening, reports a large ad. | baven’t been able to do vance sale of tickets. | land, France and all our other Allies Just Received! Large shipment of | have done and that is to retire these yveralls and Jumpers. Besse-Le- | £entlemen who have not proven and Co.—advt. | themsclves up to the mark. We ought ! not to dismiss them in disgrace, but | in other countries they have gone FESh LER ESGAPES | into_innocuous deuctude. “This isn’t a question of personali- tics. Not a question between the | president and myself. It's a question of America and every man ought to make it his whole purpose to see ! that America is saved. Asylum. | “Take the machine gun,” said the ne not nanci [ Tt v Seven ge dance Friday hall. unatic Who Tried to Shoot Workmen At Corbin Screw Corporation Miss ing From senator. “It's an old controversy and much may be said on both sides. “The Lewis gun has been made here for the British army and there are 7,000 of them on the battlefronts. Bvery British officer I have seen has ¢ ed approval of that gun. Amse prepared to produce them but on a see- Otto Feshler, who created a’scare t the Carbin Screw corporation fac- ory last summer by run amuc vith a loaded revolver, and who was bubdued only after Police Officer red Wagner had wounded him in he hand by a bullet, is reported by he officials at the Retreat for Insane h Middletown, as missing since Jan- haty 11. Information was secured that Fesh- er came to this city and visited the home of his s »r at 117 Broad street, ut investigatian disclosed that he has ince left that pl and no trace ot him can be found. ica was with the country standing thing volcano, ment was trying to decide on a gun. The department did not even adopt a gun until May, and finally adopted it in June (1917), I believe, and then only on paper, and it still | is a gun on paper. It never has had | a fair test. Maybe the Browning gun } is a good weapon, but the Lewis gun | is doing sood work and why not manufacture the Lewis gun?” “The secretary of war testified be- | fore the committee,” he said, “that in September the United States had nine Browning guns ainst the millions of German denounced the cry that inve gives information to the enemy. ermany knows more about Amer- ica tods the men could at the de he senator e ent would with the people then we upon the people to rally | port of the president ! cution of the war,” he added. Senator Chamberlain said he pro posed to show by Secretary Baker's own testimony that the secretar not know of actual clothing dit ce FOR LOST SUIT, budgment for Customer Against Arch Street Tailor. | H court MTUS Judge J. he judgment for Kirkham, presiding in city this morning, ¢ a the plaintiff in the ac- by Adolph Wacher of 3reenwood street against R. Berman, Arch street tailor The plaintiff Jaimed he left a suit of clothes valued at $28 at the defendant’s place o be cleaned and it was lost. Klett Alling appeared for the plaintiff and 1. H. Camp for the defendant. The suit of Morris Cohn against liam H., C. B. and William F. Wollman w heard in the ci court resterday afternoon before Judge J. T. eskill. The plaintiff seeks damages bt $105. Judge B. F. is coun- F. Gaffney on e] for Cohn nd Klett Alling for ‘T‘l’*! why vollman. Judgment ' He jon brought be fran d the prose- con- 1 he dent didn't continued, know wag reserved. | “that the pr | truth and 1 did. | his facts from the sccretary, turn got them from somebody and somebody must have lied. DRINKS ON MONDAY Jan. 24.—Hote ed today 1 England fuel - who ~NO Boston, ere not: ow, New rictors administrator, { peen given the truth.’ hat under the national fucl adminis- | gtriding out into the ratton’s orders liquors cannot be| with an attitude of Lerved with meals in dining rooms on | ¢outed onday holidays when such Tooms | «T feql it my duty to my re heated I and my conscience to tell the truth. = T have no fear of God, man or GROCER-D! $10. | devil when my conscience prompts. Torrington, Jan B.! And no man in the country can keep Gejam, proprietor of a grocery store me from tel the truth. The only fere, was convicted in court today | fear I have is that this discussion may fn a charge of practising dentistry | place a had effect on the country. If ithout a license. He was fined $10 | the conditions exist they ought to be s but filed notice of appeal. | corrected and auickly. as arrested by the state police | found the same conditions and cor- the instigation of the state dental | rected them quickly So did France.” ssociation. | Senator Champerlain passed arouna pro. And ames c center defiance NTIST FINED 24.—George let | what Eng- | the ordnance depart- | ‘with which to go out | declared. | soula wely | F 0 o0 to the sup-| W2s Tre CHAMBERLAIN HITS |a the | ob- | without fear of | did | the | He must have gotten | in | else | | that's why L say the president has not | aisle | he | Great Britain | ! hall for the | would not want him training with | wooden cannon’ | “they would | the country country | from | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918, e O — photographs guns, rifles d at to among senat wooden mach heavy ord and asked sen carefully. They plained “in tr: and study use,” he But if I battlefield have h than yme ng men boy training ‘for the to else ad I nothing England and France, the mistake of having control the ordnance deps You must go to men done these things to said, ‘““and congre: he said, army rtment. who h saw) he with hed man but due regard distin commande: for the -in-chief. ander at Camp Sher told him there was a shortasc overcoats there. He re- that statement to Secretary in Baker. “In his usual ‘that’s not true,’ ator. Senator from a letter from ayi a later report overcoats were needed man, but that they ‘w of <hipment.’ “That’s the way ever since the war started,-—‘in course’ but not getting there,” he shouted. Then placing in the record a chart submitted to the military committee by Secretary Baker showing shortages of material at all camps ing from 1 to 90 per cent., M Chamberlain declared he wished that condition to become known to the people. “I want it shown whether I dis torted the truth when I =aid the mili- tary em had broken down,” he said. Reading from the shortages of overcoats high as 75 per cent., the minded the senate the troops the midst of winter.” “I am going to show that these hundreds and thousands of men dy- ing in the cantonments are due to the war department,” he declared. “This comes right from the men who are on the ground. They know what they are talking about. I didn’t intend to do this, but in view of the situation that confronts me and involves my integrity I feel it is my duty to the country. “I am going to call attention to the statement cf Surgeon General Gorgas that nearly all epidemics could have been prevented the war de ment had been effectiv The senator referred to the warn- in, given by Major General Greble commander at Camp Bowie, Texas, last summer against overcrowding men in tents. “Men at Camp Bowie,” the senator declared were “packed together like sardines,” and despite frequent warn- ings, disastrous epidemics broke out in December with 8,000 men passing through the hospitals “Men died,” he asserted, proper nursing because of cies of the system. All the canton- ments are arteries of information and 1 hope to God that every young man will write his father or m er and tell them just what the conditions are, not patriotism, but to stimulate these in authority to do their duty. Gen. Gor; ' report, he continued over-crowdin in virtually camp, and he asserted that the urgeon general of eminent reputa- tion, had not been consulted regard ing cantonment locations. Senator Chamberlain read reports of camp conditions lack of winter clothing, o ing and prevalence of measles, interrupted to refer to Secretary Bak- er’'s statement to the committee that “everyvthing was all rightrat these cantonments.” The nator said if Su Gorgas’ recommendations for greater space had been observed, disease least would have been reduced. 1f these are the conditi ing with soldiers in their home cou t what must be the fate of the hoys sent to Europe to meet the d er- ous and (\(‘xf‘\r'f)ui onditio warfare?” he Senator Cham showing that cam thorit failed to notify a family of thé death of a soldier and that the body came home wrapped only in a shect “If T were to print all the letters ¥ get along th ne,” he continued, shock not only congre conscience. I do placid way, " re; Chamberlain then read cretary Baker showed 7,000 Camp Sher re in course table to show running as nator re- were ‘“‘in “without crow on s ain read letter but the American only to show the country that there is inefficiency and I'm to do it it costs me my political life. Tet American mothers know conditions and they will sec to it that the public servants either do their duty or retire from public life in disgrace. “I want to arouse the country every mother and father to write to the president of the United States and Zoin igation | appeal not in a spirit of revenge but in order that the example of a belovel son, brother or hus to save the lives of Char motion rred to tee without obj NAMED COAL DISTRIBUTOR J. D. soldiers The hill lain re-orgz of Senator E the military commit- ion. on Morrow Appointed to Have General Charge of Routing From Mine to Consumers. Washington, Jan. 24.—J. D of the D nerly of Pitts- al coal man, was 1 distribution of . Mor- v placed in gen . both hard a Morrow routing and i rution the mine to the c He formerly w of all coal tions. the | secretary of the federal trade comm sion CHORAL SOCIE The New Britain about to prepare for its annua concert and on next Wednesday even- ing the members will meet in Booth first rehearsal. The ection the members will take will be “The Swan and the Skylark.” Y REWEARSAT Choral society spring rst of | cantonments ! them | men ! | the | the public | showing | and | of if | the | and | | officiated . charge of the | s lHflil\‘»f sec- | up | ct German Terms. lan* 23— he Rugsmu delegates to the Brest Litovsk peace conference have have decided unanimous- lyi tolereject i thestenms offered by the Ger- mans. Reje Petrograd, he said ! rked the sen- | Contributors ;‘.m | for | that be u Hartford, Jan. —James internal revenue collector triet, ed toda there will taxp: Walsh, ar he wards of the state 3 r ending on which are 1, 1818. s been great- year, and ecticut cit ns not list liable to pay the tax a year ago mu this year pay tax on their 1917 incomes. All T liable under the income law required to secure the proper form m revenue officers, file their and pay their taxes. Those neglecting to obe provisons of the law pect to penalties ra $1, also to Salaried men merchants, smen, and all other ns and idents iarize themseves with of the new | own prote cording to If your sa amount to $ £1,000 ar) or and are un make a statement | government ana If you are married umily it will be neces mak an incame | tix if ¥ fto $166 ) es- 1t 50,000 income of Connecti for December 31, 191 due on ¢ efore The income Iy changed durin, thousands of Con included in the the past etu are sub- $20 to pri the pro income tax law for tion fram the penalties Collector Walsh. ry or W income (that is during 1917, you mu income income tax. support a for vou to return ard pay the income for 1917 amonnted month (that is, $2,000 aver. is or month over narried, of thi pay an o sar d a y ve a or tax ‘net” incom subtracting eXpenses, money principal a Th and left after not family ay off | the mortgaze, new mach- inefficien- | sout every of special revenue instructed in the ne income tax have of hee the isit v that h must do Walsh advises that every learn at when the venue cxpert v be availabl the pr advice and ’\M 1ks r he secured and the ret r or banker to when tI ns nd may them learn once in- hat Gen. | AND FUN ER Stanley street, lock from a She is sur Mary 31 ughton °d last night complication rived by D and ord, corge will c W on. he day eral of St solemn high J. J. Fitzg the new »hn he ass 11d Mailey. ral of Mrs. James 9 o'clock church. ated at earers we atrick Crowley and g The flower be John Murphy, Howard Crowley and Bertram the new in Tda Rapp e fun 1a “rancis street afternoon {r n chur R the iss 1 a Rapp t 3 o’clock edish Lu- 3. G Ohman The pall Johnsc kson, J¢ Eerlin and flo Carrie Mildred nson, m of m the S at service Lillian J bel - Hoglund, Tol son, and Valk- the pie mbpers V. of which de- jonal | Sundell. Mrs. Ida Sundell will be o'clock afternoon church tev and buria metery. officiate Mrs. Fannie Garfinl Fannie Garfinkle pital, Har and w hael Garfinkle, an inv prison, Wethersfield. TT funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon and burial will be in Beth Alom ceme- tery. Hartford At e rd. She the wife of ate of state ni we this dis- | { CARL Iy (GOETHALS SELECTED |3 T0 BUY CLOTHING W 1l Have Sole Charge of Pur- chase for Army ashington, Jan. 24.—Secretary of ar Baker has put Major General cting quartermaster gener- L, in charge of all clothing contracts * the army. He will work in this matter without the intervention of the Board of Control for Labor Stand- ards in Army Clothing and the com- | mittee on supplies of the Council of | prima l of | three | Mrs. | and | morning at 9 o’clock | | V.'\']F'd Defense. > former body is dissolved, Sec- nnouncing that the e for which the board ted has been attained. of the board was to standards were main- prevent sweatshop uniforms. Contracts had been The sec that labor and to ork on army i fur | have contained a clause requiring ad- herence by standard of had been app That clause ture contrac At the same time, Mr. Baker stated that it part of the general plan for the quartermas department to absorb all the functions of the committce on supplies headed by Julius Rosenwald of Chicago. It was the committee which roused so much criticism when the uniform situation was inve cd by the Senate Military committee. The dissolution of the Labor Stand- ards Board marks the end of a long controversy that has been waged against that body since “its forma- tion. Tt is felt, however, that this does not mean a victory for those whose opposition was based on selfish reasons, and that the manufacturers who T bec contracts to East sw the creation ence as much new system old. the manufacturer bor conditions which oved by the board. will be omitted from fu- to a d de the hoard will experi- difficulty under the as they did under the South Bethlehem Aviator Shot in Stomach—Comrade’s Machine Put Out of Action by Bullets. Paris, Jan. rs, Harry Bethlehem, P. ton of Paris, Lafayette German ai son was scende 24.—Two Ameri Johns 1 L at 0 ¢ with the dro engaged three rm on nua John- hot in the stomach and de- Ovington’ hine d by a n bullets but squa ma mber of inj undergraduate of Le- perated upon. ACTIVE. Home-Made Whiskey Being Cantonments. Sold at Discovery hino whis- | in bone-dry uantities have 1di in southern rnal Revenue Com- to announce to a m illicit | state been Boper th | 1y has 1lted of moonshiners The in arr in southe cam sts of hundr: rn dry Commissioner has obtained om many governors endorsement of ati-liquor ca oper utions Y Greenvi Columbia, at Chattanooga, NAM J - sent to ti Postn 1is action was ce 1 stipulat | hal] not hold | n office the expirati he 1ppointed YOUNGRLAD, 1 eur, 74 Wost e, 42 Ther Mas 'Pho 675-5 Vibration, Impeded Circ ment ngs. Electric treat- fternoons s By appointment at y of Probate holden within and for the in the County of Connecticut y A. D. 1918 at dis- Hart- on the of GAFFNEY, Judgze. Jennie Carnell late of . in said di tition of Bristol, Conn., D. Ca ell. executor be removed as such E ble person he st ThCHt d. b. 1 estate as per application on fully appe it ORDERED—tlLat heard and defer o in New Britain, in s district, the 31st day of Janua AT 1D at 9 o’clock in the noon, and that notice be given ndency of said time and place of I publish this ord hed in irculation copy G hur on s executor appointed on said file more Imir cation I sald app! he a 1ined at the on 1918, <of on the of New return and shop workers before | . | fairly | large was | | f i at] k(g <+ ard florei were n deve, | relatively inactive, speculative 1 point advance in Petroleum and a decline of as much in Tobacco Products, changes were limited to fractions. The trend be- came heavy before the end of the hour. Liberty bonds eased Stocks continued their irregular course throughout the morning with pronounced pressure against ship- pings and numerous Specialties, in- & tobaccos, motors, oils and or war issues. U. S. Steel ral- } lied a point from 89 1-2 but fell back uncertain later, Rails were time but became heavy on free offerings of Union Pa- Reading, Pennsylvania and a other leade which vyielded fractions to a point. Trading e almost motionless at noon. 3 1-2’s sold at 98.20 to 9 2, gain for a cifie, few at 6.30 to 96.18. -rate support of such teels and shippings caused a » of prices in the afternoon. Pools continued their active opera- tions in low grade specialties, notably the fertilizers and minor equipmen Is remained heavy. Active issues were at best of the day in the rally of the al hour. The closing was firm. Liberty 1-2’s at 98 and first 4’s at 96.70 made new minimums, the :cond 4’s ranging from 96.30 to 96.12 Sales approximated 350,000 shares price New York ¢ ange quota- tions furnished Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. 24, Low 6% 21 1918 Close | Am Beet Su Alaska Gold Am Car & Fdy Am Loco | Canadian ! Cent Am Can Am Smelting Am Sugar Am Tobacco . Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop T S Fe Ry aldwin Loco & O . RRT . Beth Ste ol B Butte perior . Pacific 1 Leath Ches & Ohio Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Paul gl sm,;, tsn; 4214 % 18 Ore C ation pfd Cop Inspi oro Kennecott Lack Steel Lehigh Val Mex Petrol Natl Tead .10.0. N Y C & Hud Nev Cons NYNH Nor Pac Norf & ¥V Penn R F Peoples G Press Ray Reading Rep I & S com ) Pac So R; & H T4 81 551 being most in demand. Except | Mexican ' 97.10 to 96.90 and second | leaders ' | would send her the letter at once. | New - York, Jan. Twenty-four teachers in Public School 6 Hester and Essex streets, were questioned at 24. the school yesterday concerning their views on the war and pacifism by a committee of educational officials con- sisting of Associate Superintendent William L. Ettinger, District Super- intendent Cecil A. Kidd, William Grady, assistant to Associate Super- intendent John I. Tildsley, and Rob- ert E. Brodie, principal of the school. A stenographer made a note of tho queries and vers of the teachers. Some of the structors, when they asked whether their answers were to serv - charges against them, were told t no charges were being contemplated. Principal Brodie declined to state the purpose of the investigation At > Teachers’ 1t was sa Union, 79 Fifth id that the investiga- hing expedition” to ob- to support the chargs District Superintendent Kidd Philip Peristein, a teacher in ol, who: caused to b two ago pendi tria] on charges. XNo charges have been served on Peristein. Membe of the Teachers’ Union said th Peristein honorably charg from tho after being drafted Mr. Kidd said that he “happened to be in the school when the investigation was being conducted,” and listened while one or two of the teachers were questioned. He said he took no part in tho inquiry. Dr. Straubenmul- | part in the inquiry. Dr. Straubenmul- [ler, Acting City Superintendent, and | Mr. Ettinger could not be reached last night. l John Lind, a teacher of Latin in the | Boys’ High School, Brooklyn, said yes- [terday that he had been questioned three times at the Board of Education twice by the last High School Com- i mitiee when he refused to answer any questions, and once by the Board of Superintendents who advised him to | answer. According to Mr. Lind, was {asked: “Did you claim exemption?"” | and he replied in the affirmative. He refused to answer when asked on what grounds he claimed exemption in the draft and, according to his story, Dr. Gustave Straubenmuller, Acting City Superintendent of Schools ordered him to answer under penalty of being dis- missed for insubordination told them then that I claimed exemption on conscientious grounds,” said Lind. “That was all they wanted. I come up for a permanent license on Teb. 1, and I believe the board will refuse to grant me a permanent li- ! avenue tion was a tain evidence made against the he spended w eeks he erintendent, Straubeninuller yes- r did not send to Miss Mary 8. McDowell, teacher of Latin in the nual Training ¥ h School and a member of the Society of Friends, a notice of her suspension for holding views. He said, however, he nt POLICE NOTE Officer Lyon today thony Bugliarello at the Corbin Screw Corporation for an alleged committed terday on Ma He will be arraigned in police cour! tomorrow morning. heriff Nesbitt of has notified the he ho a warrant of Alexander Beam Greber for assauit gree. The be working dete White P! local police for the and in the sec were 1] factories, able to locate accused bel in loc s ur but them tives Gonnecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. 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