New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1918, Page 11

o forition of our business is > 19 z00d solia values. It Ufn o suit of clothes abney’'s worth of satisfaction. matter what price you pay for pit hefe. you will get full value for ry dollar you spend—right styles, Pd quality. good make and long r. s an example of real value—look pur suits at $22. t $25, $30 and foth and trimmings—but at every pe the real value is there in Stein- and Shuman Suits and Top- means wedl p- 8EW BRITAIN, CONN. ,CITY ITEMS North street, ast night by her Morieski, of the cpolice been assaulted Mrs. Mary fomplained hat she had usband Engine company No. o North Burritt street 0 extinguish a grass bompany No, 5 responded to a tele- hor@ call for a fire in Koverman lcarage on East street this noon. Rev. Edwin Shearer will preach the sermon at the 10:3v o’clock mass in . Peter’s church tomorrow morning. He will speak in the English language. A. A. Welch of Hartford addressed sther Stanley Chapter, D. A. R., on Americanization” at vesterday's meeting held at the home of Miss Mary Whittles: Jaev. Dr. the MecCormick At Chicago, will nual meeting of club on Wednesday The Red Street. school Thursday notice. of Good Will lodge, No 0. ‘of B., will hold a meeting Monday at 8 o'clock, at Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. As this is to be an important meeting all members are asked to b present. Mrs. to her segeral Fred Clock of Arch street and Geo Tambert of Glen street leave today for Fort Leavenworth, Kan to join the Radio Corps. They make the third son of each of the families to enter the U. 8. A. service. The local Zionists will hold a cele- bration tomorrow everirig in Talmud “Porah hall to celebrate the capture of Jerusalem by the Allied forces. ealty transfers today were: Bessie, Alden and Robert Andrews, to the Bodwell Land company, property in Belvidere and the Bodwell Land company A. Paladino, land Bel- videre 4 was called this morning fire. Engine president of Theological Seminary attend the tenth an- the Commonwealth evening, April 16. the E Wedn until £ 0. S. Davis, Cross room at will be open day, and Friday ther Star 9, the retufned afte: M. E. Brideaux has home on Corbin Avenue months of absence. to in PURCHASE W. S. S. of the New Britain Liquor Dealers’ association yesterday afternoon, it was voted to purchase $300 worth of War Savings Stamps. It was a voted to have the associa- tion purchase stamps every month The rapid increase in the price of goods was discussed by the members. Since the first of the vear, there has Heen a heavy increase in the wholesale prices of all liquor \d jng to the statements Monsees. At a meeting beer, accord- of President AID RED CROSS. Manager W. S. today re- celved word from Wilieolor of the Goldenrods basketball team of Winsted that it would be impossible to play the game with the N Brit- ain Y. M. C. A. team Thur eve- £ ning and dancing will folow. pro- were comple for the day evening and the team and friend will leave at 6:30 A tice game will be played Monday Mning and danciz will follow. The pro- ceeds will donated the Red Cros: Slater Manager W day The contest ed ues- o'clock. pra eve- e to ND WAR COLL here today WILL GEL Word John J. Daly Herald, had ordered to proceed from Fort Slocum, N. V., to Washing- ton, D. C., for duty at the War College It is belleved Mr. Daly will soon re- eive a emmi he hatl exten- commission he exten- and s military was received formeriy editor of the been ceive a had number of mi thoroughly familiar affairs. 10018 with DISORDER IN Harbin, Manchuria, the Associated Pres: prevalent in Siberia and the Bolshe- viki are using every effort wer- throw General Pleshkoff, chief of the Russian forces in Siberia and Man- churia. In Harbin there has been wholesale looting. Many Bolshevik agents are arriving here. Houses and business buildings are under heavy SIBERIA. March )—Disc 30 rder (By is + and all- 35, finer quality | that } i men, | i { ! hearers that if | fiscation ers ! the FRMYER WARNS OF OVER-TAXATION Have Reached SaI ety Limits Columbus Untermyer of New York, +n at the opening of the campaign tonight, told would avoid property (hey to the govern- Ohio, -Samuel an Liber: ad- dress Loan here they private nust lend their money ment. Although long an advocate the tax, Mr. Untermyer said the present levies were abont as heavy as enterprise would stand, and declared that the revenues from had greatly underesti- of of income thi source been mated. He ailso paid his respects to the critics of the government In the mat- ter of unpreparedness. and declarcd e country would have been rent nder if a big war program haa been undertaken prior to Germany's resumption of unlimited submarine warfarc. “There are just three ways in which to raise the money needed by the go ernment in this war.” said the speak- er. By taxation, by bond issues, ani by the confiscation of private properts. We are naw raising fully 25 per cent of the annual needs of the government through the income tax and excess profits tax law. Tn my judgment. the revenues from this source have been greatly underestimated. 1 believe the tax will vield at least $3.500,000,000 and probably over $4.000,000,000. “Having been for twenty-six vears as NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, SURE SIGN OF THE y | APPROACH OF SUMMER | s { \ | Thinks Assessments on Incomes or more a consistent champion of the | a time when reproach and on property iews, 1 have the inviolabil- It we could prosperity of income tax law, 1t 1t regarded a a socialistie assault rights to entertain such no tender regard for ity of great incomes. in the interest of the the country imposo still further taxa- tion, T should heartily in favor of doing so. Tt is purely a question of governmental policy and not of sym- pathy with the inviolability of great incomes. 1f the recent proposal take all incomes in excess of §100,000 a vear were not to my mind destruc- tive of the very purpose sought to he attained, I would favor such a law. hut T believe we have well-nigh reached the border line of safety the way of that form of taxation. Any further substantial burdens in that direction will serve only to vrovoke evasion and to destroy industry, in- ative and enterprise, ‘Tt is a fact known who have to deal with this suh- that many great fortunes have and are being distributed from of these impending additional burdens. There is no effective war. and there ought to be mnone, of pre- venting o man from distributing his property during his lifetime. Tt is in the interest of the community that he should do so, and under normal conditions it should be encouraged in every possible way. To prevent him frem mak such a distribution at this time would amount to confisca- tion “By far the most serious objec- tion, however, to further taxation is effect upon enterprises which in days involve the investment of amounts of capital. ~ BRITISH CASUALTIES and was as o to to those among us ject Feen fear e ng its these iar Totals Not Thought to Include Losses in Somme Battle—3,74 Killed, Wounded Or Missing. 6.—British casual- the week ending to 742 divided as fol- London, April ties reported in day aggregated lows: Killed or died of wounds 135; men, 1,2 Wounded or missi 2,338, Officers, ng: Officers, This total is only slightly in excess of last week’s list. = Apparently the reports of casualties in the Somme battle have not begun to come in. DRAEFT WOMEN A Y York FOR NURS Suffragists Welcome Con- of Sex. New scription Suffrage lead- 'ht New York, in thi April 6. ity welcomed last n proposal made by Louis J. Fr superintendent of the Beth Is hospital, to draft women to re the shortage of nurses. All said that women’s obligations of service to the country in a crisis were as great as those Imposed upon men, but thought that the response of women call for volunteer nurses would the numbers needed. letter Bird 8. Coler, of charitles Mr. sugzested {hat be drafted | rimarily to take the places here of the nurses who had responded great numbers to the calls for volun- teers in the military hospitals abroad, hut he also proposed that these draft. ed nur should be sent to hn':p‘\!.&. His letter has to Representative Isaac the that selective for be passed by to a exceed In missioner to com- IFrank women women military Feen sent Siegel with draft law congress request women BEEREEPERS ELIC Hartford, April he Rev. Marsh of West Hartford, president of the Connecticut sociation at its 27th mMal meeting in the capitol today. An add on by Dr. B F Phillips of the of entomology of the United department of agriculture Other offi- cers chosen faii; 1ah L. Lankton, Wethersfield; secretary- treasurer, L. W. Adams, Hartford: executive committee, L. (. Root of Stamforé. I J, Griffen of Bridgeport. H. W. Ceoey of Westport; program committeg, Thiy Rev Mr. Marsh, A. W. Yates and W, Adams. [ B 1B keepers' 2ss hee culture bureau of States ziven Vi was were: S nrecite was elected | Bee- | an- | Summer is coming and with it are coming a number of new style bathing suits. This one is made of pearl Jersey cloth. The belt, collar, trou- sers and lower part of skirt ure striped in rose. The cap is also in and the flowers are made of rubber. Un- usual features of the costume are the laced waist and the belt which is dif- ferent from usual modes. There are no elaborations or other extraordinary trimmings, It is absolutely simple and very pretty. gray rose BART TENDERS’ BALL. Mixologists Plan Event Monday Night 1 Turner Hall. The annual local branci Bartende day evening he various have spent considerabl ing plans for the affair chestra will furnish fricnds from \Waterbury. Meriden, Hartford be in attendunce. The committees follows: General Walsh, president chairman; Arthur tary and treasurer Thomas Boyle Sloun, C. J. Cur concert and ball of the the International Cnion will be heid in the new Turner committees in ¢ of hall. arge perfect- Lynch's music. New time o1 Visiting Haven, and will in charge committee, William R. 8. Andrews, F. Connor, secre entertainment, chairman: Willlam v, A. E. Monsees, J M. Butler, 1. O'Brien, William P. Buckley; refreshments, Chas. Maier and William Fowler; admission, A. F. Connor, Al Fager, M, T James McCarthy; press, M. Daly, gene Or'Donnell, Fred Xlmer; directors, P. H. Corbett and J. H. Haffey. CONSERVATION IN THIS NOVELTY DRESS are as Kerwin 5 flooy Fodi = Louis they | in | dress lilke sets the conservation, for herself A wartime wenrs one will without an extra since this novel dress combines fiock and blouse this wartime many other creation diagonally semi-flounces of pace for whoever find able to do lin one piece. Besides utility feature, there novelties in this 1 of tricotine | | across the skirt are avy biue Runnin silk braid trimming. Down the right side is a long black sash:trimmed at the bottom with silk fringe. The blouse effect heightered by tho buttons down the side.and the guimp and bib collar of white lcrepe. is Mon- and | { flo 1918. Henry Clews’ Weekly Letter the Tlerald) With increa (Special York spring all the to tl New vent April 6. there are activities in directions, especially and ampaign It is now declared war against despite the shortcom which invoked lendid progres st be remem struggle Ger- {in for evident ear pushing war; nure upon we orous all si a since ! Germany; and. mistakes criticism made we entered larger other nation Allies enteve ings and il f tood of & has been ! bered that upon a mu i tha It 1 Sy except The d more ¢ smallex not be it is many { vally, 1 | than | visable to give { known that equipped large a ibiv short period, and transported large Do y front thr and | our been | strengthened in both numbers | ficreney. Our industries have been successfully mobilized upon a war basis; and country’s energice have b-en concentrated gratify ing speed und success upon winning the war The result of these pre paratory efforts will soon be much It must be is a hu more apparent than now. remembhered that this war | for which we were not prepared, in ganization or plans More o and wuste expendi- Ou scale ad- well and much It may ails, but have upon ourselves. ae trained incred- a rmy in an already to the have tion miles immensel; thouse awa and with all job. either less undeiing were inevitahie army had to gathered widely seattered area: men and miuni- tions were transported over iong dis- ances: while much delay and confu- W caused by the breakdown ransportati and the hardships inter. With the disap- diffieulties, there o co-operative Atlantic to the Pacific Party politics should be patriotically repres during the pe the war. and the national consciousness concentrated ipon one single object, that of winning the war. When will Germany waken to the Litter consequences of adding ihe United States to her long ligt of ene- raies® The longer Germany delavs suhmission, and the more damage she inflicts upor others, the more severe will be the terins of settlement and the worse her ultimate breakdown. Count Czernin's latest peace talk merely camot intended to con- ceal the enemy’s anxiety for peace: hest answer to which is the Cresident’s call for additional wmen and the announcement In Great that the age limit of army has been raised Third Liberty Loan on. [t should be pushe CNnergy The loan can and floated. Three billions smaller than rate, 4 1-4 per cent and the short term, 10 years. will tend o stabilize these and previous Liberty issues. Though not convertible into ligher rate issnes they may after six months’ ownership be used in pay- ment of inheritance taxes at par. The income fax payable next June may almost equal $3,000,000,000; but the countr, will have no trouble about mecting this test of the war, as well continuing financial aid to our Ailies. Indeed the marvel is the fa Jity with ich the United States on zll these applications. prov- mg that our financial resources much larger than ever dreamed of. Th first vea of war has cost the United States nine billions, of which mor half went to our Allies, one-third our own army. one- tenth to one-fifteenth One-sixth of this raised by taxation, the Liberty Bonds. departments indn has active with the open- the improvement The iner in is very striking Mareh output being against 2,319,000 tons This increase was la recovery from the deadiock fransportation which occurred during the severe weather of Fehruary. Ship- Fuilding has also been speeded up with rreater intensity, so that the April output of ships and munitions should 2lso be heavier. Our textile trades are fully occupied, chiefly upon army work and at profitable prices. Food products are active and growers are securing handsome returns. This is true of all agricultural p Cot- ton touched another tip record, 35 cents, while Western farmers arc now iooking toward 0 wheat. Meats are high though searce. Crop advices are very favorable thus far, and the April winter wheat report will show a considerable improvement tn condition compared with lus The necessity for conservation ar still pressing owing quality of last crop, flour administrator is for the statement that this year's wheat crop promises $00,000.000 to $50,000.- (00 bushels against 650,000,000 bushels last vear. The dullest in- dustry in the country is probably that of building, because of high costs of labor and materials; also owing to disposition of the government to dis- courage any jmportant new construc- tion. in consequence of which a soar- city February railroad returns, which re- flected had weather, are particularly peor. Pennsylvania reporting a def of nearly $17,000.000 during Jan- uary and February. Other railroad returns for these months were rela- tively poo March reports ox- pected to show decided improvement owing to recovery traffic and in- crease of rates allowed the Inte Comm commission. W1 the or ture at the start be ov a | sion were of t of pearance chould develop spirit from the a mevere of these iod of growing the Britain service now campaign with wiil is every is a be easily much expected The higher s are than to the navy. and to shipbuilding amount lance n was frowmn sonie oy hecome more of spring, and transportation production ing in Dig the tons ruary. to ease iron in duce. not but uthority poor vear's the are of by state ree restoration of tra < in rates and the & ntee of dividends on the last three yvears’ basis, the railroads would seem to have little or nothing to fear for some time to come. The stock market behaves well: very well considering the strain and diversion of wogr. Activity limited, with ic. 1e dvs is preparations | - e Financial B S10CKS RESPOND T0 SITUATION ABROAD Liberty Loan Launchmg Also Has‘ Favorable Influence Street-——The chief of stock to market favorable de- were the from the KFrench| 1 third Lib- Leaders ral- and, in gencral, sponse velopm hoperul front vhich ptions lied their apati fron were at highes at gains of 1 cialties ad to 5 points were dull, movement around shippings, oils and The closing was strang. proximated 200,000 shares. 2's sold at 9%.66 to 98.88, 16 2 points. A few spe anced 3 Rail converging equipments. Sales ap- Liberts fi the quotations of the week | f R Y O, EXCIHANGF NEW RBITAILN, RICHTER & ‘(LWBERS NEW WEST MAIN STREET T 100 shs. I.anders, Frary & YORK STOCK 31 CONN. 2010 EW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, W. PORTER, MGR. TELEPHONE 2010. to 96.80, and second 96.18 {o 96.3 Stock Exchange quota- 1ed' by Richter & Co., \ne New York Stock Ev- New York tions furnis members of change. April High 6, Tow Am Beet 7 Am Car Am Tc Am Am Am Am Am Anac FR Baldw B & O Suga & Fay (B oo Loco Smelting Tobacco - Tel & Tel nda Cop S Fe Ry C Loco 05/ n of housing room is developing. | | | i government | | checking undue der Beth Steel B ... Canadian Pac Central Leather (‘hes & Ohio Chino Copper Chi Mil & St Paul Col F & 1 Crucible Steel . Distillers Sec . Erie ific AMERICAN BRASS STOCK COLTS ARMS STOCK STANDARD SCREW STGCK BOUGHT AND S)GLD PN R ‘GOODWIN BEACH & CO. Room 410 National Bank Building, E. F. MCENROE, Manager. COLTS ARMS BOUGHT AND 501 Telephone 2120 WIDOW OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL REVIEWS TROOFS AT CAMP GORDOE pfd Electric Rub ist 1l Erie Gene Goodrich Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. Tnspiration Kennecott Steel Mot com Petrol Lead > & Hud & West Mail § 8 R Cop Lack Max Mex Natl N VG orf Pac Penn o Reading Rep T & So Pac & com S0 Ry S0 pfd Studebaker Texos Oil Third Ave Tnion ac 1Ttah Cop T8 Rah C U S Steel ... 178 Steel ptd Westinghose Western Union Willys Overland RIPORT. April —The actual condition of clearing house banks and CLEARING New York trust companics for the week shows they hold $44.647.640 reserve in ex- | coss of legal requirements. This is a | 1,480 from last | decrease week. a confident undertone, and all setbacks are followed by prompt recoveries. [ ond much niore readily to good news than to bad new Ther decided disposition to resist | bad evidently part of the con- | fident war spirit. Stocks appear to be | concentrated in strong hands, specula- holdings being remarkably lght. railvoad shares are selling 3a considering the returns offered and! improved general conditions. Bonds | are inactive, while short term nofes find more ready purchasers under i present monetary and investment con- tions. Government loans naturally | absorb a large part of the new capital and savings During March the amount of new enterprises reported of | a million over was only $128,000.- 1 000, azainst $280.000,000 a vear aso; | while the similar totals since Janu-| 1 were $458,000,000 and §809,000 ‘ i i vet there fices res is news. tive & | Good ! ary 000, respectively. In other wor var has cut down home the new enterprises fully one-half This means that when the struggle is cver there will be a rush of deferred enterprises in country which ided to other means wide- | spread siness ) great demand for and and continued high Our ernment continues to extend its powers over business affairs, and there is now | some talk of its aking over the |nra¥! packing industry, which may possibly | include a very wide range of animal, side products. One of the latest steps | in government regulation has been | the stoppage of short sales, which in | circles will genegally be a mistake, for the reason transactions always creai= that is invaluable sion and pani must be con- tive lines, crecd¥t and security still being par- ticularly sensitive the and | unecer of war | investments in this demands, activity, capital prices. implies a | labor Pusiness Ies garded as that such . buying power is operations consery markets ta Financigl tinued upon nties BOARD INSPECTOR. Avril G.—Representative Stoddard Woodbridse | appointed in- spector of draft boards state The appointment, which came front { Wa was made on the nom ination Holcomb T Hartford, ford T of government of the | has hington. of Governor Confed trod in “They are as fine a body of as were our boys in the si Mrs. John B, tie Gordon named Southern Camp the A WR GAN T FiKER qU Atla the comment of Gordon, lor yidic DEATHS AND FUNERALS Alfred Beam. Alfred Beam, 18 Mrs. Effie Beam of 218 New avenue, Hartford, died at the Har ford hospital, vesterday, of he: trouble. Though horn in Harttord attended school in this city boy. his parents then living in t 3 s tor ' castern pari of the city. The fun al will be held at E. T. Furrey E 4 t Scns’ undetaking rooms at 1166 Mair street, HHartford, Monday afternocon 2 o'clock and burial will Le view cemeter son of Britain year old 0il Steamer 1s De First Sun by Subma and v Taken Prisoner April 6. he antic § edoc marine offic wl Sun mg a y in Fair- Mary B. Mrs. Mrs, funera was in Kiley of Mar The Kiley held this the Cs Stamford and the to this city the morni holie rema services this afternoo Cathdlic brought burial in new cemeter Anna lodge P. 028 culich, Anna Elizabetl 0 o'clock this John's German « Burial was i Mrs. funeral of M was held at from church cemetery Woodmen and shopmi The 5. Greulich afternoon Lutheran Fairview factory in I MRS, ( nes restvil EORGE SM| MAR MITE FLORENCE § MISS Connecticut Trust and Safe D\,,\,OSI{ ( CORPORATION A STRONG, RELIABLIS organized and qualified through years of efficie tr ustwort‘xv service, to act as Conservator, Guardig lexec or Administrator. (“cmia] $750,000. Surplus and Profits $1,000,( Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit M. H. WHAPLES, Pres't. Executor eIy e i