New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1918, Page 1

* deal “HERALD BEST OF AL LOCAL NEWSPAPFR NLW BRITA[N CONNECTI‘“UT ] N G TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1918. —TEN PAGES. RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP OF STANLEY WORKS DIRECTORS o e LORRINGTON THEATER Years Continuous ¢ or-1 Strand Burns With Damage 63 vice in Office. | CHIEF FACTOR IN \ CONCERN’S SUCCESS of $30,000—Frozen Fireman May Die and “Service” Two b On o Words | Torrington, Feb. 5.—Fire of un- | known origin, discovered at 3 o'clock rected One of | this morning in the Strand theiter .| resulted in the almost total destruc- in | tion of the building with an e | mated loss of $30,000 partly covered by insurance. A fireman, Herman Schapp was frozen about the faco and neck and may not rccover. Five other firemen had ears, moses or fingers frozen. The temperature was 18 below zero. The flames were not extinguished until mid-forenoon. The theater was used for moving picture shows and was managed Rossi C. Cabol. It was the oldest in Torrington. It is believed that |lost in the fire, the supposed victim | being John Frueh, aged about 60, who roomed on the top floor of tho building. No trace of the man could be found today. So far as is known he has no relatives here. Which He Ias E Leading Manufacturing Plants United States—Entered Employ of ny in 1854—Now 83 Years of After having held an executive of- | | { | g | ficc | in the Stanley Works for 63 con- | years and for a good part of | holding two such offices at | lliam H. Hart has decided to official duties in connec the corporation and has chairman of the board of secutive the once ; by theater W g up his one life was | tion res directors. th Znel men to see and | in the growth of very small begin- | tho | and | to few participate from ) the biggest in its line in This, Mr. Hart has done, be remembered in 1915, from the presidency the he presented to stockholders a sketch of the history of the company, which was printed in the papers at that time. Kew!/of the men in charge of local industries today realize what struggle it was to win out in the early days when the managers were hampered by lack of capital and com- petition of older and stronger con- cernis. The Stanley Works was or- ganized as a stock company in Aug- ust, 1852, with the modest capital of | $30,000. F. anley was president and Walter anley, sccretary and | treasurer. } Mr. Hart entered the employ of tho company in March, 1854, with the un- “derstanding that he was to be secre- tary and treasurer and on May 15 of that year, he was elected to these of- | fices, being then only 19 yvears old. | Within two vears after his election, | the general management of the busi- ness practically devolved upon Mr, Hart and the story of his struggles during those early’days when dhe:was working with insufficient capital and viven 88 a world it may he Mine Plant Wiped Out. Mont., Feb. 5.—Fire destroyed the plant and the Anaconda Standard | loss which may total when ‘ of | the | i i | | Anaconda, early today building of entailing a resigned company, our a thouse Burned. : Feb. b5.—Ellicot Hall, rated in 1812 as the first cour house west of the Genesee river, was destroyed by fire carly today while the temperature was about 15 de- grees below zero. The blaze started from an overheated fur? Several voting machines were destroyed. The loss is estimated at $25,000. Eight Business Blocks Destroyed. Aberdeen, Md., ! undetermined origin destroyed ei business blocks here early today en- tailing totalling about $100,- 000. were wooden structures from one and one-half to three stories high and included the post | office, Hanway and Gibbs goeneral | store, Tarrington’s hardware store and Ivins drug store. A detachment of soldiers with fire apparatus from had to compete with old established | the new army proving grounds, ren- concerns, a great many times larger, | dered effective assistance in extin- s interesting. | guishing the blaze which at one time Cornerstone of Success "lhrnalvnvd to destroy the town. Be- Notwithtanding these disadvan- |low zero weather and frozen I tages, Mr. ‘Hart was not discouroged | drants hampered the fire flp;h(r‘rs. and laid broad and strong foundations —_— s P rimaconz wmprovements, | RESCUE CHILDRE. FROM BLOCK FIRE Ich. 5.—Fire of a many of which have been in use byy the company up to the present time. Among these, three stand out prominently as contributing largely to the success that the Stanley emen Carry Out Three Babies Works has attained. The first—the use of improved ma- the consequent large re- of operations and Mothers Forgot in Haste to and in cost of waste. second—The double box, which Mr. and which is now versally in use for the packing all kinds of goods. Previous to Mr. Hart's invention, wrought butts had been packed in glazed paper pack- ages and Mr. Hart ascribes a good chinery duetion i Escape From Flames. Fire, caused by thawing pipes, did damage of about $1,5600 in the three- story house of John Zanonsik at 557 High street this morning. The fire- men were given a hard battle with the blaze and the cold weather great- ly hampered them in their progress. A telephone call to Engine company use of the tele- Hart uni- of scope or invented TRY T0 DISCREDIT RAILROAD CONTROL ‘All Territory East of Mississippi Trainmen’s Head, W. G. Lee, i Makes Charge Against Intepests | IN PRESENCE OF MANAGERS Objects to Presence of Roads’ Repre- entatives and Says Fifty Years' Experience Has Caused Him to Be Suspicious of Them. that at- Washing the tempting Teb. Charges managements are government rton, railway to discredit operation of railroads were made to- day by W. G. Lee, head of the rail- way trainmen, at the railway wage hearing “I have railroad men i crate their said “The old government > experienced to op- ho facts to prave not permitted s trainin tites,” managements do not operatio cess,” said i Wil public will let the to the old system if agement proves eflicient 7 1 want to sce the government m a success of operating the railvoads. Mr. Lee’s remarks were made in the course of a spirited discussion precipitated by the presence of se eral Tepresentatives of railway man- agements in the room. A. B. Ga retson, head of the railway conductors, charged their presence was in contra- vention of the understanding with Director-Gieneral McAdoo that the hearing was to be ex parte. rude a think suc- il hack vernnent me Phat's why ke onds Lee Suspicious. Commissioner Covington s railway officials were there by invi- tation of the wage commission to sup- plement, not antagonize, the informa- tion presented by employ “You will pardon my being suspi- cious,” Mr. Lee said, “but I have been dealing with those gentlemen for half a century.’ Secretary commission, reminded resentatives that the railroads were under government control, that the commission was secking all informa- tion to make a decision and that there was no controversy nor would there be one, so far as the govern- ment was concerned. “We do not pretend position of discussing qur former employers “We don’t second set of come here to cards on the table, we to disarm ourselve Mr. Lee said the demands for creased wages were asked solely of increased cost of living. tood the administration de- sired standards of living should be maintained and the war workers would therefore be justified in ask- ing for the entire 48 per cent in- crease in the cost of living. But, he added, they had asked only what they considered fair, Increases rang ing from 20 to 42 per cent. 'ESTERN EDUCATOR PUT BEHIND LOCKS the rep- chairman of the union Lane, the with to take matters said Mr. intend to employers put all don’t deal and, the intend retson. in- be- cause IHe und Udor Rall Harbored Draft Dodger and Was in Communication With Anarchists, No. 3 brought out the fire fighters from that house, and Chief Dame also responded. The chief sent in for additional aid from the central station and No. 2 and the Hook and Ladder company were rushed to the scene. The fire secured headway in the partition in the rear of the house and quickly burned its way to the roof. The water poured into the building, froze almost as rapldly as it hit the fire and this also hampered the work of the firemen. Captain Michael Butler of Engine company No. 3 re- ceived a bad cut on his hand from broken gla The firemen contributed to their past acts of heroism by rescuing three children who had been left hehind in tenements by their frantic mothers in the e ement, of the credit for getting busi- ness away from competitors at that time to the use of these boxes and to the label system which he orig- inated Third—His rolled steel which mented with until satisfactory quality Works enjoyed the advantages of using this line of material for & before it became known to competitors. This part of the busi- has grown very rapidly as well the rest Numerous other things might mentioned but the succes: of Stanley Works may perhaps be med up in the two ideas which Hart has impressed upon all who have been associated with him— ‘quality” and “service” to customers Mr. Hart so impressed upon those irained under him' these two things {hat the Stanley Works today enjoys an enviable reputation among the development of cold Mr. Hart experi- he had found a and Stanley years ness as be the sum- Mr. HENEY MAY SEIZE PAPERS. Chicago, Feb. b.—Francis J. Heney, counsel for the federal trade commis- | army | to ofticers he San Diego, Cal., Icb. ormerly teacher at Udor Rall, fo a fashionable pri- g . it became known to- has been taken to Fort Douglas, for internment during the war of alleged reditious acts and ate school here, e b, because utters fought San Dicga educators charges and vouched for the man's cheiacter. One of the cha inst Rall was that two weeks before his arrest he entertainea in his room for scveral days a draft cvader who was former German oflicer. Amons his effects was 1 a book entitled “Iithies of Mur- files of the Emma Goldman and <ander Herkman trials, a copy of Psycho lence,” and iti-deaft literature. According ad ¢n his person a te an Tastern anarchist ) the voung a der Al the wuch egr reudi Sta more f rem You can do teacher.” here you are. our cause as a hardware trade for the quality of their product and the efficient serv- | jce they give their customer: Itesolution on Resignation. In accepting Mr, Hart's resignation, the directors unanimously adopted | the following resolution and ordered it entered upon the records. sion, appeared before Federal Judge Carpenter today and obtained an order to take possession of papers in the offices of Henry Veeder, attorney for Swift & Co., wanted in connection with the gowvernment in- vestigation of the packing indust certain JUDGE PUTNAM DEAD. Portland, Me., Feb. 5—Judge Lebaron Putnam, who retired } September as judge of the U. cuit court of appcals, after a jof nearly 30 died at his | here today Wiy last 8. cir service years, home Willia mH. Hart entered the employ of the Stanley Works in 1854 He was its secretary from May 16, 1854 to 1872; its treas- ur from 1854 to 1905; its esident from 1884 to 1915; the hairman of its board of direct- from 1915 to the present time; fllling all of these succes ive positions of trust and re- sponsibility with marked deve- tlon and ability, and in each case voluntarily retiring from the po- sition ors 5 Washington, Feb. b—TIt tically certain today after a confer- ence between Fuel Garfield and Director Me- | Adoo that the heatless Mondays could not be immediately abandoned as had hoped because of the intense h slowed down the move pplics to country v »neral McAdoo riield went prac- General his energy and fore: 'mwm'l'n\" toil and unstint- i intere cold, whic during t in Administrator | ¢ PRACTICALLY CERTAIN MONDAY CLOSING WnLL BE CONTINUED to conference to discuss abandonment of heatless M s were | ond repor ippl cut more the last two oria mov of the Missi per cent | There w 1 the | situatior days 1 he : Mon vhict March want | the | 5 ) RAID ON AMERIGAN ? POLAR WEATHER T0 GONTINUE TONIGHT Enemy, Ready for Dash, Receives | Aliected by Cold Wave Heavy Bath of Skells WOMEN CRYING FOR COAL HUN CASUALTIES PILE UP Visit Office of Mayor Quigley 1 ! b { | i and Beg | Pershing’, Men furn Loose With | for Fuel—No Relief in Sight— Guns 15 Minutes Before PPrussians New York Boat Channcl Frozen— | Were Scheduled (o Advance—Yan- | Traing Stalled in Drifts. kees Learn What Gas Is. | With the American Army in France Feb. 4 (By the Associated Press)—- German plots to raid WOMEN CRY FOR COAL the American | IN OFFICE OF MAYOR trenches were frustrated ecarly today. | The American artillerymen put down a heavy barrage in front of and on the ! y ' e German lines, which are believed to 1le: Iw-‘twm‘r_l zor}‘.o :\_ntl 8 below, have been filled with men :u‘\‘d (dufllw i theimaygrsiofica and ithelwar, cers awaiting the signal to attack. burcau office has been besieged helsactbr ocaupisd byl the Aniorie today by pecople seeking coal L al. can troops is northwest of To s | A number of women appeared ) DS s morsimost of Tonl Lt Chdbaceaa Yo e inadvisable to mention the number o and begged pitcously to be ||men in line, the length oY the sector supplied with coal, some of o Chet A them weeping and protesting The Tosation o that their little babies were e suffering because of lack of warmth. With the thermometer rang- the sector was kept | until it became certain that had discovered it was discovered at a the Germans intended silent raid. Fifteen mint the time set all {he American concentrated their fire ! accordin the information, enemy massed. Very heavy ualties were inflicted on the Germa There a general incre: in the activity the last day or so along the American front. The Germans are still unable to occu- py the front line trenches which wrecked by the American fire. They have line of trenches at can patrols have w over No Man's Land damaged trenches could the | enemy It that out a fore suns to 5 tes he- 5.. Washington, Feb. ~Severe cold | today gripped the country east of the Mississ river from its northern | border:; the Gulf of Mexico, add- | ing its share toward making this one of the extraordinary winters of mod- ern times. The present cold wave, however, is not expected to be of | long duration as there is indication of moderation in the lake region and Ohio valley tonight, | From degrees below zero in the | st. Lawrence valley, the cold gradu- ated to unseasonable temperatures as | far as the extreme southern parts of Florida. where the to was has been artillory for we e artillery | that point. Ameri- | rked their way and inspected the well as they | | Boston-New York ! Chatham, Mass., Feb. 5.—The main ship channel from Monomy Point light to Nantucket used by steamers plying between Boston, New York and Phila- delphia was frozen today. The tem- perature here was 10 below at ¢ o'clock. Many points on the cape re- ported the coldest weather in vears. Channel Frozen. o The frecly and one of our but without dropped o roads behind Two today by poor. Fuller reports from show great courage was the troops during the he bombardment of Saturday ber of men wounded splinters treated with first aid packets remaining at their was finished. One ricd to a field dressin turned to the had been ate duty until the fi danger was ATl the went to @ hospital for full Many of Americans their first with last few G been sending | ber of gas shells afternoon but an The chicf of staff stafi ns Hurl shells, Gas 1sing shells envelop with ga hey Germans zas to positions endeavored battery s have numl f the sh in s erican line. wounded remains men were shells, The visibility No Relicf for New England. Boston, Feb. 5.—A cold wave that sent temperatur sway below zero swept over New England last night | and held on today with little prospect | of an carly biea From a reading of zero at midnight the mercury here | Aropped to 10 below at 7 o'clock this | morning, and reports from many | points indicated that intense suffering | had been cansed, dve largel of fuel A sharp the first line oxhibited by German | A num- by shell the were in jines aind in 1the fi on 7 posts unt nt man who st his 1nd 1 a tion v wounds a ine after 1 to, ring ceased, 1d main and on he later mer had he have northwest wind that reached a maximum velocity of 20| miles here added to the discomfort. No hope of immedate relief was beld by the weather bureau, which announced the cold would continue tonight and Wednesday with below zero temperatures prevailing through- out New England. The temperature here at a. m. was six below, a four degree rise in three hours. It was the sccond cold- est day of the winter, a, minimum of 14 degrees below on December 13 being the record. wer men tr the have th a consider None came over rm one diy who we village hack of th several companies, all the ren masks. The officers hurriedly put | their own and to- ward the front line. At vil- | Jage the men were wearing The officers kept theirs on until w through a shell hole in the side brick wall, 20 infantrymen with 1sks on, rolling nothing had happened gas in experic days, rmans ble num- this over Al was given, ion and > motor- 10 of another officer ing to a lines, came upon in on rode next mas they masiks on the pend Night in Stalled Tr Winsted, Feb. drifts on the tracks of the New FEngland railroad, placed there by yesterday's -high winds, blocked | the Poughkeepsie train duc at 8:27 o'clock last night at Norfolk | Summit and the 12 passengers had to spend the evening in the coaches. | Meuthe-et-Moselle, i About 3 a. m. they made their way | Naney to the home of W. A. S. Spaulding | where they were accommodated and given breakfast befors their depar- ture this foremoon. - Trains were | westward sent out from Canaan and Winsted to | the reliet”of the stalled train and it wag haueld to Norfolk. Conditions | stopped west-bound trains this fore- | noon and the 7:45 train from Canaan | to this place was cancelled Temperatures In this section high as degrees below. in snow Central 2 dice as il the department of 14 mile; fortress the Toul, capital of west of wd s a of first cl The miles batile line is about 1¢ Toul where it Mihicl to the There have been raids by Plicury present north to St extend e of Gerim borde French troops and Schichepray When the American raided last November it the German official stat Americans were station Rhine canal, Toul is of Tuneville, recently near trench said ment that d along northe; N was in the was went as 33 arnc of mevill ihont miles | Cruclest Night of Winter st-northwest Danbury, TFeb. 5.—Temperatures [ here ranged from 10 to 14 degrees he low zero early this morning. strong northwest wind made night and early morning the crucles of the winter and many cases frozen and faces are reported — | { | | - aids Successul, We carried night south (southwest of Armentires) neighborhood of tho vs today's rmans were machine = British A the t 2l Feb. & out of London successful Fleutbaix and Ypres official report killed and gun captured in the onss Staden railway,’ M prisoners us.' 20 Below Near Bethel and a Therommeters points outside 20 this 1bout Dethel, Feh. 5 some of the high pla registered zero 6 loc the age by VESSEL IN DISTRESS | | Unidentificd Ship Sends Cail for Fei his below Hera on | ¢ | | o degrees morning 15 helow. at avera was Stalled, The Bilack Cien nd Pla high Valley evening is stalled auarter of a mile near here. s on Diamond N. ¥ Dia Tospress Feb. & mad W 19 the — S Bound Last Still in Sand last ft a bo oxp teamer due here at Off New wgland. in Snowe long at milus A radio today report- sel in trouble Government proceed to the weather | An Adantic Port, Feb. 5 ssage received an nt the here v wit me he coach or ed unid 20 it her assi on WEATHER moder Feb. cr bound east with a ran aground on England coast deep the Port, 5.—An 5.—TFore a cold Peh @ vieinit b which New tiil a tinar in Lthe res ® 000 mi 7oy Possible O Fulogy of ‘Washington, States will furnish Fe money for the war in‘a time sertain hour | of our own people or the natfo carry | which we are I7lood of the foreign affairs commits, the house today in tee prese: appra Th conne ¢ France of ar state | result he s exact nish Un and furnish was ¢ The by ( 897 £ n tion dens. new gatior mented sccret aid, constructed another | standing exists of precisely what the \llies ‘hairman than has been the fom assoclated,” Chairme leclared in nting the diplomatic and consu »priation bill. e chairman’s assertion was sction with his discussion of Col. ssion to England and and was made in the course " department’s war activities. of the work of the mission, “is that a complete under- and fur- need from this country ly what this country can and when and how.” der the secretaries of state, war navy, he said, the country will ‘“more men and means than xpected of us.” s appropriation Flood carries $8,206,- next fiscal year. 3.000,- the current appropria- of increased war bur- increase provides for 25 to embassies and le- additional clerks. aug funds and other allow- or the 10re than because The secretaries s, many ances, Wi tion, nese excha Lansi tween for | quite discussed ount ‘R an in uppl land “is a tense o much mann ment There neutrs which pursn Telling ter~hg the s | diplon id ublic a clearer activi Mr, partment’s ing f enemy outbreak ceased | depar regarc Latin- department the one: races nia, must tection of America's the w tribut its Syria Blast for “Jingoe th the state department’s Mr. ¥lood told how the mission’s ‘visit here resulted nge notes between Secretary ng and Viscount Tshii, which, emoved causes of friction the two countries and works seace in the Iar making the pos often trouble this and Japan.” ationing of terference with some of ies such countries Denmark and Sweden,” he said, matter caleulated to create jrritation with the tanszible r developing into enmity. Too cannot be said of the splendid in which the state depart- handled this delicate no friction with any of the growing out of the course country was compelled reference to these matters.” of the expansion of the in- of information between department and and consul service, ser was valuable abroad, leading America’s aims and sanc- of he be- ibility so between remote of i involving the vital as Hol- neutrals of is als our to o in ange tate natic this he ity purposes view of ties & s¢ for Secret Service. Flood spoke of the state de- negotiations for distribut- operations the many that took refuge at the war in ports which have 1 to be neutral. He told of the tment’s secret service exposures or war ships ling Germany and the effect on | Ame and is of war, the like those in Palestine, Arme- and Poland, and how it prepare during the war for pro- interests after ar. He closed with a personal e to Secretary Lansing, KULTOR! the world, how looking after pr rica Wolves of the Sea Murder 14,120 British men Tondon, | according to a reply given by Andrew | 52i¢ Bonar Law, government leader in the | house to dea men, Non-Combatant Men, Wo- n and Children. “eb. 5.—German U-boats, of commons, today, have done th 14,120 non-combatant British women and children, KILYFCD BY GAS VAPOR. Bin Pump reside amate night ghamton, Teb. 5.—Guerdon Il prominent and wealthy nt of Owego and known as ur trap shooter, was killed last in his garage by vapors of gas- elly, oline combustion. —— st LEAVES IRISH CONVENTION Lon: resign convention friend man ¢ don, Feb. 5—George Russell has a delegate to the Irsth He is a poet and intimate of Horace Plunkett, cha the convention No reason for aation is given ed as sir in outline giving the house the The bill as presented | Japa- ! in| in- | situation. | American | for | to | welfare of subject | able of 19 the senatd worth, a re ublican member of the milita affairs committee. The speech renewed the debate owe war efficiency. Several senatons werd vaiting with replies upholding Presi. { dont Wilson's opposition to the com. || mittee's war cabinet and munitio > | director bills, Senator Wadsworth confined him. self largely to an argument for thd proposed legislation for centraliza: tion of war making agencies. Presi: dent Wilson cannot co-ordinate thesd agencies, he said, and with a lond war in prospect, radical steps td unify the nation’s efforts are neces: sary. “That cannot | “That | 1 great things have been dondg be denied,” he declared| other great things have bee left undone must be admitted. Thi redit for the things accomplished can be assigned to several individuald The blame for shortcomings ought no| to be lJaid on any individual. Criti | cism should be directed against ou system or rather the lack of cohesiy | system.’ | _ Recounting difficulties i | aris through indiscriminate priority otd and competition in the purch: supplies; delays on account of mental “red tape’ and the al power in the Councli of ‘National fense, the senator continued “The plain that gency in government charged with the its vision far into the rating the cmergencies which maj { arise and laying the plans by whie: meet and overcome them. one in his senses would pro thai any other office be create to take away from the president th constitution confides f depa of project future, antici our duty we can | No | pose s powers the him.” Wide Field. committee's wa 4aid it had co the ground an vestigation Offers teferring to the { inquiry, the senator ! ered only rt of to investigate all army actv which might justify ing not permit the committes H ;mn\-u its work during the p: on of congres: “In the ordnance and quartern ters’ departments,” he said, “we dig | covered a distressing state of affairg { Purchase and production and initi | distribution of the vast amount supplies must be essentially an | Gustrial operation and that mili men, with rare exceptions, are capable of bringing about the results. Lack of preparedness before war, the senator says, is oQstin| “many, many lives and millions o | dollars,” besides prolonging the | He called attention to the exi vast number of official, semi-offict and purely advisory agencies, b reaus and other bodies which, he a | serted, are not co-ordimated, con sulting or harmonizing. Abuse of Priority Rule. On the railroads, he declared goods with blue tagged priority o ders have exceeded normal shipment] and in the east 86 per cent of & freight was so tagged. 'What has been the result? asked. “A hopeless jam and conges tion of our railroad transportatio facilities. A million, three thousan tons of munitions and supplies ai piled up on the decks along our Af{ lantic coast. Some are deteriors rapidly.” Reviewing the Eng of the coal industry a pd ! that i would i bed hand 1t government’s the a result of lack of planning w communities starving fg order by the fud closing down tho! factories and throwing out of thousands of me] ng of do product great conl an administration have and issued sands of d hundreds women, cost in w and delayed crippling, for the time bein, v activities upon which w depend for the winning of th work ind lar and millions those must war.” “Other emergencies will overtak us,” Senator Wadsworth said. “ 1we are wise and prudent and fa sighted, we shall establish som| gency in our government, whethd it be called a war cabinet or by som| other name, whose members shall s (Continued: On. Ninth ve i Page).