New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1918, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1918, NATIONAL GUARD IS THING OF THE PAST (Continued from First Page) W BRITAIN BOYS ITH FOURTH ARMY I in 76th Division Are Headed for Germany | ing that when the National Guard | draft has been applied by the presi- | dent the members of the guard then | are discharged from the milltia of the countr The purpose aimed at w to make the National Guard after draft a force that could be em- ploved ouside the country which could not be found under the con- stitution while its members remained in the militia GERMA COMPLA ON FRENCH TROOPS letter received Blinn, with 301st Sanitary he following Y Sergeant in, 4th Army Corps ar Mother Just found time (o ught I would drop We have been ve week and on the go every present we are operating is a Howard | | | [ write you so 1 line or busy the minute a field L Declare That Internm: of Certain Citizens 1s Direct Violation of rmistice Terms. Copenhagen, Dec “The ¥rench troops of occupation have included Nied, a suburb of Frankfort, in their zone and contrary to the promises of Marshal Foch, the chairman of the German armistice commission com= plains, the French commandant has ardered all males there who were not residents before the war to be in- terned. The commandant’'s decree, the com- plaint declares, concerns a large num- ber of railway officia and several hundred of workmen in a great loco- motive factory which has beea doing work for the Entente, it is declared, and has now been shut down The Berlin dispatch cantaining this complaint adds the measure preveats Germany from carrying out the livery of locometives to the Entente, as had been agreed upon, and an- nounces that the German armistice commission at 8pa has entered a pro- test. HOWARD BLINN. pital - and ambulance company hbined. We left France the day | s smistion waa wigned. Wo | wyy g ANT) WIFE ON SHOPPING TRIP e was nothing for us to do there | all hostilities had ceased and so | were transferred from the 76th | jision to the 4th army corps. i hey are now sending all the best | to the German border. Our | is to look after those men, as they | hiking all “the The first pe that we opened our hospital s tn a Ittle place called Jarney. In | f town the Germans had been living | the past three years. They had | | Have Enjoyable Time Visiting French | Stores—Are Recognized By Many | Americans On Strects. Paris, Dec, 23.—President and Mrs. Wilson went Christmas shopping to- AR place two days before | o o' (isiting many of the principal At the place whero they had been | shops during a tour of two hours in gV a very large schoolhou | the center of Paris. Both have been ewhat similar to Grammar | about the city before, buf this was ool. Here they had everything | the first time that they ventured into ly wanted and lived like million- | the shopping district together. They s. In back of the sehool there was | walked from the Murat residence hrge social room or dance hall and | down one of the principal boulevards, a theater. In one of the rooms | going first to a widely known Ameri- found elght pianos, so you see how | can bookstore where Mr. Wilson was iy had been living for the past|at once recognized. After making ple of years. We are at present | geveral purchases there, they went to king in a large city called Luxem- | ¢ome shops that Mrs. Wilson desired g and we sure have plenty to do. | ¢, vyigit. They made remarkable pro- one night over -300 patients came gress with rench clerks, who did P wojars sovectins none | not always recognize them. IFew as we are finished here we move | poo ot o B ST T nd Mrs, maybe 20 miles and then open up hospital again. Our next stop | i be in Germany somewhere on the | ne. I am very well mother and hope fron't be very long before I will be k home again. It may be a month two. Tell dad I met O'Brion from gger Hill’ the other day. He is a flent in our hospital nothing serious v = nard cold. "Well mother, I must close now and to work. With love to all, HOWARD."” LAND FOR SALE socket Man Looking for Some our of Paris now which the president returned with smiles teems gave and and the center greetings, his wife bows. When shopping was finished and Mr. and Mrs, Wilson had accumulated many packages an automobile driven | by one of the American motor corp: cers took them home. The pres dent alw: remembers those who are members of his immediate staff at holiday time, and this year they will have presents bought in Paris. WILSON SENDS CONDOLENCES. Cables Message of S) Walter H. 24—President Wilson his condolences to Mrs. the death of her ew Britain “J. to Buy His Paris, Dec. today cabled Walter H. Page on husband, the former American am- bassador in London. Mrs. Wilson | today made personal and official Xmas : | calls, leaving the president’s cards. b there are many interesting letters | % (S8 B8 B0 PEO ean Jews, eived in reply. The following Is | p o LU o0 Pi Y VIll arrive in lllustration of one. This was re- | S o ved from a man living in Woon- B M Hime toesrdter e ket, R. I, who purchased a plece | yi,nist movement. The appoint- property in this cily when there | .y wax made by telegraph today. B sale of bullding lots. The letter | ows: | Enclosed please find the money er for taxes which you say I owe the year 1911. Maybe I do. I do know. Seven years is a little bit | ger than I can remember. I hope do not dig up any more back es with whiskers on them. T have Bd to figure the interest to the best #hy ability, but I am no mathe- tical expert P, 8.—What , apyway? Think T 1 could get some Jay y dollar bills for it. | roperty in This City. i the course of a year, many let- | s are sent from the collector”’ lee to the so-called ‘“dead beats™ ing for the payment of back taxes. Pari CONTEST DEVELOPS OVER WILL OF TIMOTHY JONES The will of the late Timothy Jones has been fi for probate. John Jones, brother of the testator, is con- testing the will. He was not men- tioned under its provisions. The terms of the will direct that $500 be given to C Bentley, sister of the testator. d '$1,000 was bequeathed to NMary Schmidt, of Plainville, an- other sister. Alice Jones, of Bristol, was willed $500. The residue ate was left to Mr: Mary | Jones, widow of the testator. Judge | B. ¥. Gaffney heard the contest on the will's admission. Lawyer George W. Klett represented the estate, and Lawyer Arthur Shipman, of Hartford, red for John Jones. The will as drawn on November 19, 1917, by vwyer B, W. 4lling, The witnesses John J. Tobin, George H. An- and Matthew McGrath. M Jones was appointed executrix and / HE New Britain P. J. Mur and Philip Bardeck were Trust Company | named appraisers. i LIEUT. SCHAEFER HOM ill be open Christmasi Licutenant Louis William Schaeter, darned would to give s that prop- sell it me a a niece, of the FOR CLASSIFICATION. TLATE ANTED—Nursing confinement | Ta | wer drew | son of M and Mrs. William Schaefer, Be from 7:30 itg 9 = 1 duas el b G and is spending the Christmas tioned at St. Lawrence university o personnel officer since last fall, after pOSltS‘ burg. He expects to resume his law course at Kyracuse university next | of 421 Chestnut street, has received Rlack for receipt of | roiiaar o home. e completing a training course at Platts- ; semester, de- f | Wilson, but all Americans, with whom | DEATHS AND FUNERALS Theresa Sonringa. Theresa Scaringa, wife of Joseph Scaringa of 91 Franklin street, died yesterday of pneumonia. She was 33 years old and besides hes husband shs leaves several children. The funeral was held toda: Mrs. Antoninas Kulak. Antoninas Kulak aged 25 years, died vesterday of pneumonia. 8he was thu wite of Joseph Kulak of 5 Common- wealth avenue. The funeral was held this morning at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic church. Burial was in St. Mary's new Catholic cemetery. | Mrs. Anna Werner, formerly a resi- dent of this city, died Monday at her home in New Jersey. She was fhe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Ladining of 44 Second street. The body will be brought to New Britain for burial. George Henry Wetherell The funeral of George IHenry ‘Wetherell was held this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at his late home at 451 West Main street. The body was sent to Unionville and burial took place in Greenwood cemetery in that town. Paul Koehule. The funeral of Paul Koehule was | held this morning at 9 o'clock at his late home at 72 Rockwell avenue and at 9:30 at St. Peter's Catholic church, Burial was in St. Mary's new Catholic cemetery. 1 John Clark. Funeral services for John Clark will | be held Thursday afternoon at :!’ o’clock at the Erwin Memorial chapel. | Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, rector of St. Mark's church will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Mr. Clark made his home with his nephew Henry Messenger of 32 Cambridge | street Michacl Mahoney. The funeral of Michael was held this morning from St. church with a funeral mass at 9 o'clock, Rev. John E. Fay officiated and read the committal prayers at the cemetery. The bearers were: Michael Martin, Thomas O'Day, George Mc: | Aloon, James Boyle, William Mahoney and Willlam Muldoon. Interment was in St. Mary's new cemetery. Mahoney Mary's COard of Thanks. We want to express our most sin cere and heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors who ex- | tended to us their kindness and sym- pathy during the illness and death of our beloved husband, father and! brother. In a special] maaner do we ' thank the first and second degrees of Vega and the First Hundred Men so- cioties; also the Svea Social club and ! Korth & Judd's foundry Dept MRS. JOHN HEDLIND AND FAMILY. MRS. G. LINDEN Card of Thanks. We wish to thank all kind neighbors and friends who aided us in any way at the time of the death of our be- loved wife and daughter. We are par- ticularly grateful to all who sent floral offerings. { Edward J. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Woods and family s H SUPERFLUOUS COURTESY In Acknowledging Tnvitation to Visit | Holland, Takes No | Chances on Diplomatic Breach. The Hague, Dec. 24.- dent Wilson and Mre, Wilson left | America for Paris, Queen Wilhelmina | sent them an invitation to visit Hol- | land. The reply, which was sent to | the queen by the president early in | December has just been published | | President -Before Presi- The reply expresses “sincere gratifi- cation” at the queen’s Invitation and | promises that the president and Mrs. | Wilson will keep in mind “your kind | and generaus offer of hospitality, and | take the liberty of letting you know, | if you will not deem it diScourteous | of us to do so, whether it will he pos- | sible to give ourselves the pleasurs of | accepting your offer.” It concludes: | “Please accept from Mrs. Wilson | and myself, the assurances of our most respectful friendship.” PHILIP SHERIDEN DIE! Well Known Stanley Street Young Man Passes Away Unexpectedly. Philip Sheriden, aged 26 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sheriden of 565 Stanley street, died early this | morning. Although . Sheriden had | not been in the best of health for | some time, his condition was by no | means considered critical and his un- | expected death has come as a genuine | shock to his relatives and large circle | of friends. Mr. Sheriden and attended St. school. He was VEMAT A e B communicant at St. Joseph’s church. Besides his parents, Mr. Sheriden is survived by four brothers and two sisters. They are Thomas, James and Richard Sheriden of this city, and John Edward Sheriden, in a southern army camp. His sisters are Mrs. Katherine Fagaf of Wethersfield and | Mrs. Leon Wolf of this city. The funer=*—will probably be held from St. Jozeph’s church on Thursday mornin was born in this city Joseph’s parochial | a member of the society and a SHOE, DEALERS BANKRUPT. Hartford, Dec. 24.-—Two shoo dealers in this state filed petitions in bankruptey today in the U. §. district court In this city. Salvatore Merable of Thompsonville llstx his liabilities at $19,530 and his assets as stock in trade valued at $4,000, fixtures, $1,000 and $39 in money. Joseph M. Rail of Bridgeport files schedules showing liabilities of $11,944, and assets of | unsettled | countr | | It was agreed also that economic con- | ditions and systems and bas | has ! Tuberculosis Relief little I provided ! There have been only | violation | license | manager ENGLISH UNIONS T0 DEMAND 44 HR- WEEK | Want Eight Hours a Day and Four on Saturdays London, Deec. 23, (British Wireless Service.)-—Labor unions throughout the United Kingdom are 4 44 hour week. This would mean elght hours a day on five dayg of the week and four hours on Saturday. The Natoinal Transport workers’ Federation has presented to all the municipal and privately owned tram- ways a demand for a working week of 44 hours at the present weekly wages. Representatives of the federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades and representatives of the employers recently held a meeting at which it was decided that a 47 hour week without any reduetion in existing wages constituted a reasonable at- tempt to readjust working con- ditions, An agreement was entered into between the employers and the men providing that the unions should make all effort to ensure that in the state through which the has to pass the greatest sible output should be maintained. of pay subject of early con- that the parties con- deal with these con- ditions from a broad national stand- point. It was provided that agree- ments for avoiding disputes should be entered into immediately with all the should be the deration and cerned should i trade unions. The compromise of a 47 hour week been passed upon by the Jn- gineering and Shipbuilding Union, and a count of the ballot shows it was accepted by 286,545 to 146,526 PRESENTS I'OR CHILDREN. Association Has Tree at Health Board Office, The New Britain Tuberculosis Re- lief association brought sunshine and happiness to a group of children this afternoon when it provided a Christ- mas tree and gifts for 47 of the little tots who ¢ome under the care of the association. The exercises took place in the office of the board of health, The gifts were piled high around the tree and at the proper time Santa Claus came from his hiding place and distributed them. The joy of the c s plainly evident, and those who went to con- siderable trouble to arrange the little party felt rewarded by the happiness shining in the countenances of the ones. The tree and gifts were through private donations handed in for that purpose. There are more children in the city who cared for by the association, but were all that could be provided 5500 ENEMY ALTENS AFFECTED IN COM Hartford. Dec. 2 order of the department removing restric soes into eff effect about have heretofore are 17 for NECTICUT When the of justice ons on enemy Aliens ‘hristmas Day it will German aliens, who Deen restrained. In onnecticut 3,300 German males and 9 German females are registered 314 arrests for of regulations. There are only four in Connecticut jails today and 25 are interned in Fort Olge- thorpe, Ga. About 300 are on parole. | There are two in Bridgeport jail one in New London Haven jail. jail and one in New CAR NOT While driving morning Henry near Atwood ABANDONED, in Hartford Emmett w iled corner because of en- gine trouble, and left his car by the roadside while he went to a gamage for a repairman. While he was gone the Hartford police were notified that a car had been abandoned at the cor- ner and requested the New Britain rolice to notify Mr. Emmett, whose was found in the car. M1 was notified and explained to the police. LITUT. MIDDLEMAS BACK. Licutenant George Middlemas, member of the 138th Iield Artillery, has returned to this country from Irance. He came back on the Geor Washington which took [President Wilson to France. He saw active service and for the present time is stationed at Camp Merritt, N. J. He is well known in this city STANLIY—SAMMOND. engagement is announced of argaret Sammond of New York and Maurice Stanley of this city. Mr. Stanley is assistant secretar sales of the Fafnir Bearing com- this Emmett the matter The Miss M Probate holden Britain, within and for the District of Berlin in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, on he 24th day of December, A. D, a Court of at Present Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge. Hstate of Frederick O. Gilbert, late of New Britain, in said district de- sed. Upon the petition of Anna M. Gil- bert of said New Britain, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said estate, as per appli- cation on file more fully appears it is Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in New Brtaln in said district, on the 31st day of December, A. D., 1918, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, and ce that notice be given of the pendency | of sald application and the time and | hearing thereon, ing this order in some published in sald New Britain, hav- ing a circulation in sald distret, and by postng a copy thereof, on the puble sign-post In the Town of New Britaln, In sald district, and return by publish newspaper plee of stock in trade valued at $5,100, fix- tures, $600 and $31 in money. » make. BERNARD F, Y. Judge, GAFF gitating for ; Financial e y( COPPERS LEAD IN MARKET SETBACK Rails, Shlppmg and Equipments| Also Yield at Close Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.—Shippings, oils and tobaccos represented the con- structive side at the dull opening of today's stock market, scoring sains of large fractions to almost two points. The reverse side w provided motors, tractions and a few specialties including hide and leather preferred, the latter yielding three points. Rails were again susceptible to pressure, but U. 8. Steel w fairly steady, The | balance of the was devoid of special feature. Wall Street, 0 p. m.—Moetals were th eheavy feature of the very dull mid-session, adding to their pre- vious losses on announcement of the cut in the Anaconda copper dividend. Low-priced rails and utilities also extended their decline but U. §. Steel and leather shares hardened. Wall Street close-—Coppe more severe setback of the rails, shippings, and equipments vielding sympathetically. The closing was weak. Sales approximated 375,- 000 shares. by Jist led the last hour, F. Groff of the ‘Western Union Telegraph company is spending the holidays with relatives | in New Jerscy. Miss Emma Schaefer Middlebury college for { holidays. Manager Geo; is home from the Christmas | Morris Schupack, who died a week ago, did not leave a will, and in the probate court yesterday, Mrs. Lena Schupack, widow, applied for letters of administration, which were granted. Yeoman Henry B, Pfieffer, U. S. N. is at his home on Maple street for the Christmas holida. He is stationed at Bay Ridge, N. Y, vate John Saunders has returned to his home in this city. Saunders was stationed at Camp Devens. Thomas Devine returned last night from the Philadelphia shipyards, and ‘will spend a few days at his home on Washington street. Bernard Conley, stationed at Hobo- ken with the Naval Reserves has re. turned to his home for the holida: James Ryan of Lawlor street has bheen discharged from the service. Ryan went from this city with the draft increment going to Fortress Monroe. i the Naval | at Fred | Reserves, his home. Murphy, baker in is spending a furlough Frank Mezzantl has been discharged from the army and returned to his home in this city, yesterday. Thomas Clerkin is spend- days at his home on Elm Gunner ing a few street. Second Class Gunners’ Mate Joeph Donlan is on a ten day furlough at his home on North street. Willlam Jones is home from Camp | Greenleaf to speid the holiday with | his mother at her home on Main street. | | William Kilduft, U. is at his | home in this city for the holidays. | Kilduff is a_member of the crew of the George Washington, the ship on which President Wilsan went to France to attend the peace confer- ence. The George Washington ar- rived In New York vesterday carrying home American troops. Mrs. G. M. Flanagan of Forest street is in Miss Wilson's sanitarium, Hartford, recovering from a serious operation performed for gall stones. Patrolman William Murphy s able to be around after his recent illness. Officer Murphy was forced to leave his beat about two weeks ago be- cause of illness. Louis Skilipski of 34 Star strect , 9 year old boy, is missing from home. Lauis left his home yesterday afters noon without a coat or shoes. Miss Avis M. Kemp, supervisor of fthe Home Service work at City hall, is spending the Christmas holidays | with her mother in Manchester, N. H. | Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Fellows, of | Collinsville, and Miss Rachael T. Ger- ard, of New Haven, are spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Barl Kisselbrack, of Church street, COPPER DIVIDEND DROPS. New York, Dec. 24—The Anaconda | Copper Mining Co. today declared a | quarterly dividend of $1.50, as com- pared with $2, which had been the quarterly dishursement for some time. While no reason for the reduction | was announced, it was attributed to the uncertain state of the copper in- dustry. LOSES MONEY ON TROLLEY lgnatz Bogerlowski, of 450 Main street, notified the police this morn- | ing that he had lost $8 and a ring while riding on the Hartford car. Bogerlowski left Hartford on the 11 o’clock trolley, and upon reaching this city found the money and ring to be mis 3 BY WIRE. In keeping with arrangements in- | augurated {hree years ago, tho West- Unton telegraph company has d to accept Christmas and New Year greotings to bo delivered to thatr destination blanks appropriate on to MIENCEA T ERS WITH CLJ | arls, Dec. 24 (Havas) Wilson thig morning pald a Premler Clemenceau. resident visit to 50,000 Out of Work, Food Scarce and | | ing | first peace Christmas promises to | they need, RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW 31 WEST MAIY STREET TEL. 2040 AMERICAN HARDWARE LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK NORTH & JUDD NILES. BEMENT, POND STANLEY WORKS BOUGHT AND SOLD O A W 7R Y S RS O ey R L S PR R M PR S SRR 55 O R T2 9 TP i GOODWIN BEACH & CO. | Room 410 National Bank Building, E. F. MCENROEF, Manager. ®¥ORK STOCK EXCHANGE W BRITAIN, CON Telephone %12 STANLEY WORKS STOCK Bought and Sold be VIENNA’S CHRISTMAS TO BE GLOOMY ON queues all able to buy ni long hoping to A small quantity of bacon Turkey cost six dollars a pound, beef three dallars and pork five dollars. The prices of all Christmas fruits are | equally exorbitant. The only bright spot the paratively mild weather which saved thousands of the poor from expressable mis is com - has Fuel and Clothing at in- Famine Prices. Vienna, Dec, 24.—With shops closed y in semi-darkness, with homes lacking | in light and heat, with food and cloth- at famine prices, and more than |, Will 50,000 persons unemployed, Vienna's | be far gloomier than any during the four years of the war. Persons with unlim ited means can get nearly everything | but the middle classes and the families of professional men, who, before the war and even two years ago, were comfortably off, must, for instance, go to bed on Christmas night | at 8 o'clock because of the entire lack of light. Since the armistice was signed the shopkespers have brought out amaz- ing stores of goods, especialy of cloth- ing which only a few days previously they asserted were non-existent. Prices have fallen to one-fourth the provious fantastic rates, but are still too high for any but the war profiteer. Food prices show no reduction and are still prohibitive in many cases. while some products, like milk, are almost unobtainable The newspapers report that persons were waiting at the markets on Saturday morning, whom 10,000 h; standing Be 60 Years Old—Plans Trip to His Grandmother’s Birthplace at Carlisle, gland. Carlisle, g.. Dec. 24—The visit of President Wilson to the home of his maternal grandfather in Carlisle on Sunday will be almost coincident with his 62d birthday, which oc aturday. His visit will have a ble object The president will attend worship in the Lowther Strect Congregational church, of which his grandfather was pastor for 15 vears, and will visit the scenes of his mother’s early childhood The pastor of church has invited him to make an address at the in dou- the morn se The pr records of regarding the | Woodrow lived day by a man a pupll at R Documentary found. sident’s grandfather his ministry house we left few Doub 90 vear 50,000 meat of in evidence While they last they can be procured at the Herald Office for 20c Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPFORATEON organized and qualified through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardizn, utor or Admimristratar. Capital $750,000. 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