New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1918, Page 12

Former - ’ As Purchasing! Agent ‘Washington, Feb. 21.- pnan, a.former-clerk in the stores de- artment at the.Hog Island shipyard. old the Semate.Commerce committee resterday that he was discharged by . E. Lynch, superintendent of stores, hen he announced his intention of )oming here to - testify to.mismanage- Jment. atthe yards. Referring to the big contractors mvho are doing work:ifor the govern- jJnemt both in-this country-and abroad, [Freedman said only friends of the [“Stene and Webster gang” could get Mhe Zood jobs:at the.plant. He cited |several superintendents and depart- mment heads who were drawing big ¢alaries without- having had previous experience in therwork they were now engaged in Frecdman declared that the pur- chasimg agent, George E. Rowler, who wvas emtrosted with the work of buy- ing “hundreds-of thousands doliars of yupplies,’ was a seap satesman before he took this position. Another im- portant post,.that of traffic mamager, he declared, is held by a former stenographer. He said that materials which could not be used immediately were piled up in the open, while ma- terials which were being used right along were kept in Storehouses. Rube Allyn, representative of un- organized workmen at the Hog Island yard, made a plea before the committee for government recogni- tion of shipyard workers and other munitions workers as “patriots who are doing their bit in this war.” He declared that such recognition would * materially improve the workmen morale-and spur them to renewed ef- | forts. “When a soldier is killed in battle,” he-said, “he s buried in his uniform and with mititary honors, but when a workman at Hog Island is killed, he- is hauled away and buried with novhonors, and his.family has noth- ingvtoshow that-he responded to the calll of His:country. Allyn.declared that.the thing most neededrat the Hog Island shipyard and at-other Shipyards-and munition plants 'was governmental action to e the workmen realize: their ob- n‘flmimflfis«:flsis | Beorned-in Philadelphia. Workmen at sthesHog Island *plant, were-looked down upon InsPhiledeiphia, the-oniy place where ghpy have to go for recreation. ([ “SWe are barred from restaurants “plaves,” "he-declared, “and hovattitude toward us-is such that fwe' feel that:we-are actually losing Jourscharacter.” ATyn .suggested: that some sort of | { not been-dealt with directly. jserwice -button or-insignia be: provid- jed: by the govermment for shipyard pndinranitions workers and that they [be enroHed in the govermment ar- jchives so that “their grandchiliren 'PREFERENTIAL COAL Albert Freed- | between consumers of a given cla: | sential industries NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918, BY ALLIES the \largest I the Western lovalty is very . the theory that . d the.longer-the he-said. ponse to questioning by bers, declared it might ry to organize labor Rr-Work as men had been or- Bized for the army. SUPPLY PROGRAM |Fuel Consumers to Be Divided Inio Four Classes Washington, Feb. 21.—-A direct method of preferential coal distribu- tion to supply first the requirements of consumers whose needs are con- sidered nece and to curt ry in winning the war consumption by the industries soon will be ituted by the Fuel Administration. The pr m outlined by Dr. H. A. Garfield, the fuel adminstrator, calls for divisicn of all consumers into four classes, and for the creation of a pref- crential board representing the fuel dminstration, the army and navy, essentia and the shipping board, to pass on the importance of consumers’ needs. Class 1, which would get coal first, as contemplated by Dr. Garfield, would include consuers put in a preferen- tial list in the fuel administration'’s closing order of January 17. This list still is receiwing preferential treat- ment, but there has been no classifi- cation of other eonsumers. This list includes households, ships, railroad public utilities, and public institution Class 2 would include necessary war 3, necessary peace i, the so-called makers of There would be no attempt at estab- Jishing preferences within any of the classifications, and the duty of the Preferential board wouid be to decide Start Right at Mines. Preferential distribution would be enforced by orders to operators to sup- ply consumers according to classifi- cation and by co-operative measures on the part of the railroad ad- ministration, which would assist by embargoes. Many industries in Class 2 would fall also in Class 3, since a great number of factories are working both on war orders and-on contracts for the general public. The preferential board would decide how the; ould use fuel allotted to them and how much fuel they should be permitted to have. The- plan furnishes the first definite. move-to put American industry on a strictly war basis. The question of re- stricting the operations of the less e has bothered zovern- ment officials since the outbreak of war, but-thus far the problem has The parpose of the new plan will be, it was explained tonight, to disturb the industriad fabric as little as possible, | and many of the industries engaged in Imay say that they answered the-call | producing materials-not considered es- fto-duty in thisg great war’* ‘He.also-suggested that a-workmen's |newspaper be established at .all the | jarge palnts for cireulation exclu- | sively among the. workmen, *Shop mews™ he declared, “would | \create a rivairy amonz various de- | 'partments-by suck a publication, and men would be:stimulated to re- r)’ed effort.” He also suggested recreation centers, .such as are hed in military camps, be {provided as'a further method of in- 'uwslng the spirit of thermen. “There aresigns all abouttheplint | |tefling us to do our bit,” said Aflyn. leyet, we are-regarded:as undesirables \outside the-plant. I we-are patriots iwe should be-recognized as-such and, |1f we are to be wegarded as being at work merely-for-the remruneration, the government.shoundd make it worth | our while to leave our families and | face the terrib¥e transportation and housing conditions.” He declared that skilled workmen were drawing 60 cents an hour with an average day of 113 hours. Two |hours were required to reach the plant 'from Philadelphia. Bolsheviki of Worst Kind. Allyn also told the committee that {some 15,000 Russian Jews who spoke ¥the German language had been re- | sentiatwill be-converted into munition plan Taking-the glass industry as an ex- ample, Dr. Garfield said that there has been o large overproduction of glass- ware. The aim will be to restrict the :nufacture of glass strictly to the forms that are essential. Many arti- cles, such as vases, will not be manu- factured after the program is in force. Other industries will be treated in a similar fashion. Most of the industries whose pro- ducts arc not rezarded as essential to prosecution of the war already have agreed 10:a voluntary curtailment of their coal consumption, and it im. | planned to work in co-operation with them and to prevent hardships and unfair discrimination. The Preferential board will be | chosen by the heads of the four de- | partments. Neither the food nor the railroad administration for the time being will be represented, but both will st in operation of the pro- gram ey NOFICE. New Britain, Conn., Feb. 21, 1918, The annual meeting of the stock- holders-of the Shuttie Meadow Club, Inc., will be held at the Club House Monday, February 1, at 3:00 | eruited for work at Hog Island. They | o’clock P. M. “‘soldiered” on the job, he asserted. | j and nearly as many foremen as work fTnen wewe needed to keep them v { He said that most of this class of 2d by this | workmen had been disch ytime. ‘This cl of workmen, he called | “Bolsheviki of the worst kind,” and ensaing year, transaet any othcr business proper to come before sald meeting. GEO. P. HART, Tre STAMFORD LAWYER | IN WILL SCANI]AL’ 1 ! every week mght and the | hances are that several read- Wexler Said to Have Admitted Aiding in Fake New York, Feh. 21.—FkEdith Ranger's contest of the will of her ican artist, took a sensational turn spiracy to force through the court a fake will disposing of the artist's es- tate of more than $250,000. In an affidavit submitted yesterday by Martin W. Littleton, counsel to Charles Henry Phelps, attorney and sole executor of the estate, Charles N Wexler, a Stamford, Conn., lawyer confesses he w place the f records, thereby giving to Edith F. Ranger the bulk of her brother's es- tate in trust, the principal to go at her death to the National Academy of Design. Rang died Nov. 7, 1916 His will, made a year before his death, ve to the National Academy of Design his entire estate to be used in the pur- of paintings by Americans he filed notice of a contest ger did not app © in court and the document was admitted to probate in April, 1917. Last October Surrogate Fowler heard argument on her motion to reopen the default, she having mes affidavits by in Rochester and Weedsport, 1 tating they had seen a later will by Ranger leaving the entire es- tate to his sister, Has Copy of Later Will month for > in court additional affidavits. also submitted what purported to be a carbon copy of a will made by her brother on January 6, 1916. Later she withdrew the mo- tion thou, the apers and alleged copy remain on file Surrogate Fowler issued an order yesterday directing Miss Ranger to show cause on Monday why there should not be a reargument of the motion to reopen the default, and, further, to show cause why there should not appear in court all the persons who r the affidavits in which they declared they hear Ran- ger read the alleged new will Mr. Littleton attached to his appli- cation for the order to show affidavit by Herbert H. Valentine, formerly a Stamford realty dealer, now living in California Valentine's name was signed by Wexler to the alleged faked will as a witness. His affidavit declares he did not witness the instrument, never saw and did not know either of Ranger or of the will In the papers filed by Miss Ranger in support of her claims are aflidavits by Mrs. Louise Whitemore and Henry P. Ranger. uncle of the artist, in which they declare that in Janu- aTy, 1916, shortly before his death, the painter went to their home in the village of Weedsport and at dinner Tead to them a will in which he left hi to sister. in his affidavit he promised R. H. C. Cunningham. to whom he was under obligation, to do what requested by w. N New York Iz o Ranger. Wexler savs he met Myer on January 14 of {his year in Stamford T-BOAT CITAS Taken From Box Car in 1 New York. PARTS STOLEN, 1sit to Indianapolis, Feb. —The theft of parts of a new submarine chaser, believed to he an enemy attempt to steal the design, became known here when government investigators, rail- road detectives and agents of the manufacturer joined in a search for the thieves. The hox car contaihing a complete chase though unassembled, was in transit through Indianapolis to New York. The car was broken into in the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western railroad yards in the west part of this city, according to Iroand men, and as soon as it w learned that a war weapon had been in the hox car, it was reported to agents of the depart- ment of justice. Inspectors of the company manufacturing the subma- rine chaser arrived herc to check up on the exact parts of the mechanism stolen. The thieves are prosecution. reg hject to Federal rdle of whether they are German or ordinary box car thieves, bec the subma- rine chaser was in interstate ship- ment New in, Conn., Feb. 21. 1918 The annual meeting of the stock holders of The American 1ivrdw Torporation will be held at of tt P. & F. Corbin Division, Park St w Britain, Conn., on FKriday March ist, 1918, at P. M. To consider fhe he offic the Directors of the corporation, To elect a Board of Dircctors for the ensuing vea To transact any other business proper to coms before said moerine The transfer books will close Feh- il 21st and remain closed March 1st, inclusive. H. C. M. THOMSON, President GHEO. T. KIMBALL, eretary T — CASH FOR OLD FAI TEETH. To consider the annual report of | Don't matter if broken. I pay $2.00 | the directors, L ti500 oo & e To elect a Board of Directors for | gold, silver, platinum el lry. W {old zold jew d cash return mail and will hold goods 10 ldays 1 2l of my prico. TS5 5th St brother, Henry W. Ranger, the Amer- | yesterday when affidavits were filed in | the surrogate’s court alleging con- | s party to a scheme to | wudulent will on the | al report of | | WILL the party who took ar reach hundreds in [# ersou of the |8 be interested in | 9 sition. | v wmm.mmm LOST. ruary 7, pair of fur gloves, blue FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Closed and open cars to rent, hour or trip. Cchen Motor Co., 86 Arch street. 2 FOR young Cows. All near Sprin Marks Kensington. Tel. ALB — Modern two-family FOR Liouse, Rhod treet. Sullivan and Shea, Re: Insurance, 276 FOR SALE—One street, Heny LE—Franklin touring Will' mal ccell nt or delivery wazon. B 248 Che tnut St : stoves and =i — IMEMALE. neral hon oolworth ¢ —Young woman who )- WANTIED had Hieh School education for clerical work in factory office m local concern Box 14B, Herald 2-20-34d competent cook. 11 treet 2-18t¢ tress at once. Apply Asia restau 73 Church stree 2-18-14x WANTED—Young lady to work on letter filing and Address Box X17 WANTED—A at local factory WANTED—-Male sal willng to work SALESWOMEN New Britain's aleswomen of without selling expc wages paid dependent u once No WANTED- worls i cern ing school 1B, He duate pre- 2-90-1 ferred. ~You man who is not > draft as an assistant for local concern Previou mechanical experience not nece sary. Box Herald 2-20, MANAGER- DOOR AND TRIM I 1ced, competent and t $10,000 f quarter to on terest ness long established Most de- sirable location in Connecticut Completely equipped plant with an- nual capacity f Would sell all if de terms. Address L. B. Conroy vich, Conn. 2-2 ors by the N 0. Apply ol oot - Will open Nat- Pure food i1 merly lLongiey’ vice. u be given to the the Red Cross. As wo ad ten dollar zold pic person who will find our place, we de me Victory ¢ A. R. Coridan, 121 exee NOTICE—Mrs. L. of pianoforte, 68 la. by mistake in ti the roon please b ’lhe Classified Colurns are Your agents—the penny ads CASH IN ADVANCE. MINIMUM CEARGE 18 ONE CENT A WORD EACH INSERTION. ur propuy- 'w. you lust a SL«.:\ af money? OQur records shoew thot it pays best to advertise this particular loss. Glasses. Pins and Rings are found in prising quantities and turned in at the Herald. Your money will surely remain in the finder’s hands if he does nn{ r.vmw who lost it. 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