New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1918, Page 5

“president plans to committee, investigating the Ny . NEW BRITAIN WILSON PROMISED JAMES STILLMAN, Increased Service, Loss to Merchants, Therefore Higher Your Co-operation Will Be Appreciated. Returned Merchandise Causes Waste, Help to Save and the Savin TWO SHIPS DAILY MONEY BARON, DEAD Senator Fletcher Believes That New York Banker's Wealth Esti- Will Be Output by May Washington, March Wilson general Senator man of mittee, Louisiana, tee. The to be the shipbuilding Fletcher of the senate and Senator conference first of a bers of the been ation for many weeks, After listening to the results of inqui senate committee’s late yesterday series hold disc ituati Florid commerce President | ussed on a, Chal Ransdell a member of the understood which the was o w ipr comm ith hich ping mer h t the pres sit the with ir- com- of it- m- as u- he | il si- | dent was said to have expressed sat- isfaction with the outlook at the present time and agreed with Sen- ,ator Fletcher that the nation should vy, produce m 3,000,0 tons of hipping of year. Mr. Wilsen wa have expressed parti 00 to 4,000,000 all kinds this s understood to ular interest in the reinforced concrete ship launched the Pacific the vessel receive a because of the short this class of craft can Senator Fletcher that a s day wa now, and that all to two launchings a Some shipvards the senator sald, by of steel on the rail president promised on coa. were to time be ti 14 the da n slow roads, inqu . the advisabllity of greater : o0 heir retirement would he a public be declded beforo concrete ships will (JTf G IUENT SONE RS & PO be approved by government officials, | i \" oainst Wall strect and the so- is what Wil be the effect of =alt on (50 P50 L WS RS e B concrete and on the ""“f"f, ,0“;"“"" raign was, in the opinion of Mr. Still- Bagrgiconorolo SaMnagotaia v“’]“-‘f nan, undermining the confidence of each have been authorized by the 4. ,untry in the financial world. shipping board as an experiment, and “qpo panjc of 1907 had just oc- designs for them are belng cOM- (,pnoq In every city of the coun- pleted. One will be built at Bruns- .o ohookers from the street corners wick, Ga.: one at San Francisco, and \(ere charging that the wealth of the the others at vards to be selected ., 4, \wag controlled by half a dozen later. If the 5,000-ton vessel, Which ..., 3nq the four men, who took ™ was constructed for private owners, t in these conferences were among proves successful, the smaller size ;. ongpicuous objects for this form +will he abandoned in the future by of attack the hipping board and perhaps even — jf. Stillman is said to have argued ! a 7,500-ton craft constructed. l'ihat the retirement of these four N | prominent leaders would show more 3 8 R ! clearly than anything else that the POLICE TRANSI'ER FUNDS. | country was not held in the hollow — - | of the hands of a small group of . Payrolls and Protection at Municipal ™en of great wealth. Farm Causcs Shortage | Others Would Not Retire. The board of finance and taxation | Neither Harriman, Morgan, or held a speclal meeting last night and ' Rockefeller could see the necessity Chairman P. F. King of the police for their retirement or would admit, commission, with the clerk, Joseph it was reported, that their retirement McGrail, secured a transfer of funds Would be likely to result in a restora- | amounting to $1,800. The sum of lion of public confidence in the lead- >the movement of this Chalrman Hurley o board telegraphed the 5,000-ton concrete vessel which the Pacific what down time would launched successfully coast, to report vere the prospects f additfonal hulls and w \be required. ship was requ ing questions to h stad s to bhehavior in a heavy sea mate f the build on immediately lay! or hat An early test of the remain- > sottl er stre h in wt by M and tire sriority rial. shippl of t W t e ing n e ngth a and to desire that thorou trial ich irned ot preside being launched indications pointed ay. ndicapped, moveme nt nt he into in ng he ew nd A report on the launchinz said that the bellef had been strengthened that struction could be der con pended crete cc upon. n- | An important question remaining to 1,500 was aries account and Central $300 from Park appropriation. transferred from the sal- the Chairman King explained that the police commission has been obliged to overdraw its account, the super- numerary payrolls amounting to $2,- 300, and another $700 was needed to pay for last summer’s protection % at the Municipa] farm, INSURANCE MAN LEAVING. James M. Parker for a Insu i w ance Co. tendered restat a rant I alsh’s superintend farewell ast evening ent dinner of Stanley street, number of years the Prudential here, at d presented with a fountain pen by his Mr. Parker Bridgepo friends. ferred to has rt as been tra assist ns- ant superintendent of the office there and is succeeded here by Martford. John Carrol of | denly | gan mated at $100,000,000 New York, March 16.—James Still- man, chairman of the board of direc- tors of the National City bank, the presidency of which he resigned in 1908, when he was succeeded by Frank A. Vanderlip, died suddenly vesterday ‘afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at his home, 9 East Seventy-second street. Mr. Stillman had not been in good health for a month, and during the past week he had been confined to his room Though not unexpected by his relatives, his death came sud- When Mr. Stillman returned from rope.in August of last year and be- to take an active interest in the management of the affairs of the Na- tional City banlk, it was rumoréd in all street that a serious controversy had arisen regarding the policy of the bank It was p derlip, the had decided ontrol of the again dictated instalment of T: cutive m taken corroboration these rumor: If there 1 A. Van- titution, that the s would be by Mr. Stillman. The ames A. Stiliman, a son, nager of the bank, of some redicted that Frank president of the in and to retire, bank’s a as ex was of as any real foundation for the rumors of discord among the in-| terests connected with the bank, the dispute was well concealed. When Mr. Vanderlip continued in his position as | president, and the management of the bank continued with very little alter- ation, it was generally accepted either that the controversy had been smaothed over or that the rumors of internal dissension had never had any real foundation. Before his retirement from the pres- idency of the National City bank in 1908, Mr. Stillman was reported to ve suggested to the late E. H. Har- riman, the late P. Morgan, and Willlam Rockefeller that all four of {hem should wind up their financial and Industrial careers and retire. He v [ interviews with each of the three for the purpose of convincing them that finance and industry. Stillman, shortly after this, voluntarily ers of Mr. tirea three men were in big busine A vear later B. H. Harriman dled. J. P. Morgan ga Ie nd less attention to finance, and known more and more as & traveler and art collector. | Because of 1ll-hez management of most of his affairs Stillman was in reality four to Temain in harness, sumed an active place in finance a the war. Mr. Stillman was ohe of the wealth- jest men in the country, although his | affairs were never the sub- ct of public discussion as were those | extremely wealthy men, and re known to only a It men famillar with | financial of other their details w. very few of his closest associates. was estimated by lthe affairs of Wall street, however, 1d to have held prolonged | re- from the presidency | of the National City bank. The other not long to be active | little more than a Ith, Willlam Rocke- | feller was forced to give up the active | the last of the | as he re- ftor | last night and awarded $100 damages | that his wealth was more than $100,000,000. Mr. Stillman was also chairman of the board of directors of the American Red Cross, and advisory counsel. After remaining several years in France, he returned in last August to resume an active connection with the National City bank, of which he was the largest stockholder. He had turned his Paris home tuta an auxiliary military hospi- tal. In January, 1917, Mr. Stillman sent to Jules J. Jusserand, the French ambassador at Washington, his draft for $200,000, payable to Poincare, of France, to be used for the relief of children of members of the Legion of Honor whose fathers had lost their lives or may lose them “in the service of France.” very probably DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL PASSES HOUSE Millions of Dollars Expected | saved Setting One Hour. to Be by Clock Ahead Washington, March 16.—The Day. | light Saving bill went through the last the legislative stage when it passed house late yesterday by a vote of to 40. It is estimated by experts for | the government that millions of dol- i lars will be saved in fuel in the seven months during whi¢h the standard time shall be advanced one hour. [t would not be necessary, speakers sasd in the house, to have Lghts burning in | factories and places of employmont | auring the period of the advanced time from Mz would effect illuminating ch to October, and this a large saving in coal for Irpose The bill provides that at 2 a. m. of the last Sunday of March of each year the standard time in each of the fi | zones in the United States shall be ad- vanced one hour, and at 2 a. m. of the last Sunday in October the stan- dard time of each zone shall set | back one hour. The effect of this is | to start and close all business activi- | tles an hour earlier than at present. | This will give opportunity for recrea- tion and outdoor work and activities long before sunsct after the close of business. While the vanced for be strong argument ad- the step was the saving of | fuel consumed for illuminating pur- poses, agricultural experts and con- servationists asserted that men cm- | ployed in offices and factories would have plenty of time, through | earlier closing of places of employ- ment, to work their gardens and thereby contribute to the food' supply | of the nation. The bill, | the senate, provided that daylight- | saving should start on the last Sun- | day of April and end on the last Sun- day of September, a period of five months. On representations from Dr. Garfield and Mr. Hoover, who pre- sented the saving of fuel and the con- servation ideas, the house extended the | | time ta seven months. There will be no opposition in the senate to the acceptance of the house’s amendment. The bill will be con- curred in by the senate and go to the can be carried into effect on March 31 | next. “MOTHER OF THE REGIMENT.” Boston, March 16.—Mrs. Alice S. | voted “mother of the regiment” by | the Foreign Legion of the French | érmy after more than two vears devotion to the interests of American | hoys in that famous organization, it was announced today at the head- quarters of the Home Service for American Soldiers Abroad. She be- gan her mothering of the Americans fighting on French soil after the dcuth of her son Kenneth Weeks who joined the legion early in the war. In 191 she followed him to Paris but he was killed before he could obtain a furlough to visit her. CLAIMS ARE SETTLED. The council to George Kinkade for injuries re- ceived when he fell on the walk near | the High school. A similar amount was voted for Mary Vlevmlo, who suf- fered a Dbroken wrist when she fell at the corner of Spring and Union streets and $30 was recommended for Augustus Loranius, who fell on | Stanley street. President | ag It passed | president next week, so that the plan Weeks of Boston has been officially | ot | the claims committee met ! the 1ry His letter applied especially to lizes o — hose states which are just beginning | Of the first fruits of such an organ! i - tion, namely, the spreading of : community county organizations, but . Y, 5 u Pro-German Proposal Howled Approves oi Exteflsmn 0F SMAfe 1o Tonneoticut State Coun- | realization of the great truth that i cil of Defense built up its organiz each ane of us as an individual up| D q N Y k DY C l w k e e beroat o whom Tests the ultimate responeib OWD 10 oW or e!oNSe LOUNCI 0or “tart, it will be especially mmmnn:‘:"" Through this great new orgauiy —— T to citizens of this state to read how 7‘}‘:_"“““ “lll',?‘-\nrm with added e | hizhly the president regards this type ‘w"]‘;_:‘“_]"”“")' b > to :viln and our con New York, March 16.—American Hartford, March 16 President o1 organization. President Wilson's ;‘]mr;s‘" he utter righteousness of o labor in New York last night took a Woodrow Wilson has written to Rich- iciter follows . , eI Iy b are] decided stand in favor of the “no ard M. Bissell, chairman of the Con- our statc, in extending its na- % ; S R e e e tlonal defense organization by the cre- WOODROW WILSON. pea ry” policy enunci- f et atian of community councils is, in my —_ ated by President Wilson. At a meet- pressing the highest approval of the ,,inion, making an advance of vitall AMUNDSEN » ing of the New York Central Feder- cXtension of State Council of Defense cignificance. It will, I believe, result \, L »\DS' EN IN NEW YORK. 4 ¥ i G S A L s ‘ried out in weld-| New York, March 16.— ated Union, in the lab 3 work into all cities and towns by the when thoroughly carried out in weld-| A 2 ata 1 bor temple, &t oiion of community defense coun- ing the nation together as no nation | #mundsen, discoverer of the Sou 243 East Eighty-fourth street, which (jjs This plan of community de- of great size has ever been welded be- | Pole arrived here .today to lecture had as its guests W. A. Appleton and fense cou w proposed for the fore. It will build up from the bot- | American audiences, cspecially tho Joshua Butterworth of the British eatire country recently by the Coun- {om an understanding and sympathy | (cntaining persons of Norwegl A P g f National Defense. Connecticut and unity of purpose and effort which | descent on behalf of the Ameri L ission visiting pha oot a z ek TR ing this country, a . ") 1 the plan in operation for will, no doubt, have an immediate and | and Entente war aims. He recen proposal to have trade unions in the ,onths. There is a community coun- decisive effect upon our great under- | made a tour of the western front. United States get behind a movement (il in every town in Conneéticut. taking. You will find it, I think, not | will talk here and in other e to end the war by international con- Some of them are known as town so much a new task as a unification | under the auspices of the Ameri B . S ommittees of the defense council of existing efforts, a fusion of energies | fcandinavian Foundation. He sald ferences instead of fighting was i have heen reorganized now too much shattered and at times' Visited the war zone on the sugg howled down with a roar of protest. r bureaus, a local organization samewhat confused into one har- tion of George Creel head of the cof “I want to tell you this,” shouted nting the state defense coun- monious and effective power. inittee on public information. Leon Rouse, delegate from “Big Six,” after it had been determined that | American Jlabor was not going into any conference which included Ger- mans, “if you had adopted that pro- posal 1 would have walked out of this hall and i my local to with- draw from th organization. The time to talk to German workers Is when those fellows have done their bit to smash that autocracy which we are doing our best to down. We'll help them when they show the will e and power to help themselves. I want ‘ to say and I want you to tell Eng- - land,” he added, turning to the Eng- ik lishmen, “that the American trade ! unfon movement throbs in unison A with their British and French & brothers for victory. ‘ : “If you show me a man with a | 4 thought of the failure of the allied ioh force on the battlefleld against the 4 Kaiser, I'll show you a pro-German You men must never forget that this A is a war of determination or else it & will be a war of extermination for ] | Mr. Rouse's words were applauded, ‘A and cries of “Good for you!” and “That’s the way we feel!” greeted *i him as he walked to his seat | A British Labor Loyal. The meeting was the weekly sicn of the Central ses- Federated Union of New York, but it took on an added | interest last night because of the rresence of the two Britishe Mr. Hutterworth was the first speaker. fle 1old of the experiences that the Eng- LABOR INSISTS ON PRESIDENT 0, K.'S WAR'S PROSECUTION CONNECTICUT PLAN h government had gone through ving to settle labor questions de- | veloped by the war. He told of how labor and capital had come together in an effort to solve any difficulties “vithout embarrassing ire govern- 1aent. There was great applause when ne said: “In every question that has come up where the welfare of the individ- | ual organization or the man has come into opposition with the welfare cof the government in a vigorous pros- ecution of the war, the man and the crganization have let their own in- terests go and have stood by the gov- crnment. Labor, for this reason, has the admiration and gratitude of the entire country.” Mr. Butterworth related how wom- en had come into work where former- ly men only were employed. He told of how skilled men had taught new- comers the secrets gained by a lift- t:me in a partciular trade to render ihe country more efficient. Mr. Appleton followed Mr. Butter- worth. He began with a resume of the outbreak of hostilities, owing how Great Britaln had tried to avold the war forced on her by Ee then went into the subject of trade unionism and the war, saying hat while the government had prom- 1sed to restore pre-war conditions, unions should remain strong enough to force the government not to forget or ignore those promises. He | aroused a storm if applause when he said, referring to profiteers “Any man who makes a profit out , his country's emergencies is not worthy to live in that country. If I nad my way & profitcer would be stood up against a wall as quickly as | a spy.” Germany. | t s sht-out indle the formed along carefully- lines and is qualified to work with greatest effl- ganization to small communi| every citizen of the state reached and touched with th ation of the school ency. President Wilson evidently wrote imilar letters to the chairmen of all ttate councils of defense in the coun- your local counsel. It symbo < i B e AL ey i /Mos% Dot Kol gt Mfl fimemca ORE work, more working hours, more ground covered— greater Per sonal Efficiency—that is the demand which our Country and our Allies are making upon every man of us whose hard duty it is to Stay Home and “carry on.” M ‘We must supply the “Sinews of War.” It is this economic situation that has made the motor car both a business necessity and a weapon with which we are waging and will win the War. The Paige Dartmoor “Six-39" is fast, sure, economical to operate, a mechanical masterpiece as well as “The Most Beautiful Car in America.” Thous ands of business and professional men are finding it Efficiency’s Ally. B s ta - S e e G i S Essex passenger $1830; Coupe “Six- _4-passenger $2850; ! Town Car 230 Limousi 7-passenger $3230; | Sedan *'Six Larchmont 4-passenger $1960; I Linwood * nger $1395; Glendale ° ' Chummy Roadster ! $1395; Cabriolet “Six-39" $1690; Dartmoor “Six-39" 2 or 3-passenger $1395; da “Si G-passenger $1 ¢ All Prices f. 0. b. Detroit, el | DET] ROII‘ \l()'l‘()n COMPANY, OAR STAN'DARD TIRE AND AUTO CO., New Show Rooms and Service Station Corner Eim and Seymour Streets. PAIG “It is only by eXtending vour common cause. house has been suggested an apt though not essential center ties can o insp| T