New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1919, Page 11

» AYOR DISCUSSES STHOL STUATION Favors Part Payment of New Schools Out of General Taxes Quigley today discussed the school situation at length and claimed that the present state of affairs is one that needs se- rious attention, due to the crowded conditions that exist in séhools about the city. According the mayor, the relief of tion will necessitate an outlay of close to $1,000,000 and he favors the plan of having the school board pre- pare a building estimate showing the needs and and thus familiar the public existing conditions. The strong believer proper educational facilities and the plan of half-day sessions does not meet with his appro although he is satisfied that during the situation it acts emergency measure. A committee from the school b appeared at a meeting of the ‘of finance and taxation last evening in support of an approriation of _nearly $200,000 for alterations badly needed at the Northend school. With the proposed improvements, the school board will receive added faci ities for a district that is rapidly growing. The school, as it now erected, allows eight room under the alterations 20 rooms constitute the room for the pupil It is proposed to have a modern, up-to-date school building in the pro- Pdsed transformation. At the Model school, improvements estimated at $80,000 are necessary and it is only a question of time when the school board will ask for an ap- propriation to complete this work. At the north end of the city conditions have arisen during the past two years which make it imperative for the school board to erect a new modern school. The board has in mind a 24 Toom structure which, with the cost of a site, Mayor George A to cos with mayor is a in as an rd is will several | this conges- | present | board | and | would entail a sum of about | | school board to advocate the erection | of another High school. ! Mayor Quigl has come out strongly itf favor of the part payment new schools out of the general plan. He advocates the pay- two or three additional mills to be set aside for a school plan. However, the present of meeting the expense of buildings through the bond issue has not frowned upon and | this plan has some very fine points | that stand out in its favor. ‘ Some people may be surprised that | the need of additional school room but when it is taken into | consideration that during the past | vears, owing building restric- placdd on account of the and the rapid incr the popu- lation of the it ¢an reudily be epted that the school situation is | | one that must be attended to without | any loss of time. VACATION HOUSE OPEN TO GUESTS taxation ment of annually bhuilding tem hool been is S0 pressing, two to | tions war ase in city, City Mission Wants People to Know What a Good Work Is Being | | | { | | | | i « ed on. | The vacation house, which is under the auspices of the city missions, is planning a tea Saturday afternoon at | the “Interbrook,” a short distance | from Cherry park and three miles | from Unionville. Miss Bartlett, who is in charge of the farm, is very anx- | ious that a large number of people | come Saturday that they may see the { good this farm will do for these voungsters during the hot weather. | A few weeks ago envelopes were passed out in the Italian Sunday chool and last Sunday they were collected. On one envelope was writ- ten, “For a pillow,” and inside was one cent. On another, “For a bed sheet,” and in this one was five cents. They collected five dollars in all from this church. | Miss Bartlett very anxious to | have more furniture contributed and especially cups and saucers. This farm has been badly |and it is hoped the general public will take interest in it. The ride®to “Interbrook” is a very delightful one | ana everyone is welcome Saturday for | tea. In case of rain the affair will postponed is needed | be FRISBIE & COMPANY NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, NEW BRITAIN, Hartford. Members Hartford Stock Exchange. Private wires to New York and Boston. Waterbury. American Hardware Corporation CAPITALIZATION : Authorized $12,500,000; outstanding $9,920,000. Par value $100. HISTORY: Incorporated in Connecticut in 1902, as a holding company. The capital stocks of the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, P. & F. Corbin, Corbin Screw Cor- poration and Corbin Cabinet Lock Company were acquired, and later the Universal Machine Screw Company of Hartford was absorbed and became part of the system. The Russell & Erwin Company nad purchased the Bristol Motor Car Company, result- ing in the information of the Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation, but the manufacture of motor vehicles has been discontinued and the American Hardware Corporation devoting itself to the business its naine implies. is Hardware products, screws, door and cabinet locks and builders’ hardwaic of a diversified line are produced in large quant- ity. The company, originally only a holding company, became an operating company in 1911. DIVIDEND RECORD: American Hardware is now an 8 per cent. stock, with extras, dividends payable quarterly. Although dividends have been paid since incorporation, its rate has not al- ways been the same. In 1902 the company paid 24 per cent.; in 1903, dipenicents 1904 and 1905, 5 per cent.; 1906, 6 per cent.; 1907 to 1909, 7 per cent.; 1910 to April, 1912, 6 per cent. per annum; July, 1912, to January, 1914, 115 per cent. regular and 14 per cent. extra each quarter; April, 1914, to January, 1916, 1917, 1014 per cent.; 1918, 12 per cent. quarter; 1916 to January 112 per cent. each COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS AS OF JANUARY 1. Assets. Plant and equipment ............ Inyenfories 0 oo 0L e .. Accounts and bills receivable @ashiSosCiiautes i o Totals ... Liabilities. (@2 DitaliStoCKETT T T Bills and accounts payable Dividend payable January 2 TOER wooo000o00000800 OFFICERS: 1917 oo &) BETATA 4,085,881 5 2,399,261 . 977,054 1918 $ 5,126,937 4,174,254 2,907,842 1,211,490 1919 $ 5,031,740 4851078 3,440,947 992,811 $12,934,007 $ 9,920,000 341,719 198,400 2,474,788 $13,420,525 $13,816,671 $ 9,920,000 275,142 396,800 2,828,582 $ 9,920,000 535,909 396,800 2,965,962 $12,934,907 $13,420,525 $13,816,671 RICHTER & CO. Members New York Stock Exchange 31 West Main St., Tel. New Britain, Conn. 2040 50 Shares Bristol Brass to Yield 7.141% 20 Hart & Cooley to Yield 33.3% 25 Fafnir Bearing to Yield 2.75% 25 American Hardware to Yield 4.70%, JUDD Rooms 309-310 National Bank Bldg. & CO. Tel. 45, W. T. SLOPER. Mgr. WE WILL BUY AMERICAN HARDWARE NORTH & JUDD’S GOODWIN BEACH & CO. 200 indefinitel 300,000, S ‘At the Lincoln school improvements and room are nceded and must be President, H. C. M. Thomson: first vice-president, Carlisle H. Balwin and Charles B. Parsons; secretary, George T, C'haries Glover; Kimball; vice-presidents, treasurer, Isaac Benjamin A. D. Russell; Hawley " Room 410 National Bank Building, sistant T. FRANK LEE, Manager Telephone %130, made soon, and at the High school i has been become necessary for the —————————————————— SALTS IS FINE FOR KIDNEYS, QUIT MEAT Flush the Kidneys at Once When Back Hurts or Bladder Bothers— Meat Forms Urlc Acid. No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flush- ing the kidneys asionally, says a well-known authority M iorms uric acid which clogs the kidney pores | so they sluggishly filter or strain only | part of the waste and poisons from tk bicod, then you get sick. Nearly all rhiéumatism, headaches, liver troul nervousness, constipation, dizzine slzeplessness, bladder disorders con from sluggish kidreys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurcts, or 1f the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of pa: e or at- tended by a sensation of scalding, et gbcut four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take fablespoonful in a glass of water fore breakfast for a few day. kidneys will then act fin This fanous salts.is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined be- with lithia and has beep used for gen- | erations to flush clogged kidneys stimulate them to activity, also to neu- tralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive and can- not injure; makes a delightful effer vescent lithia-water drink which all regular meat eaters should take now and then to keep and the blood pure. théreby avoiding serlous kidney coniplications. Qualty Fish SHORE HADDOCK 1b. 18c Heads 22c on MACKEREL Large Fresh Chilled HALIBUT Or Fresh Bluefish HAMBURG Fresh Ground LEAN SMIX CORNED PIGS SLICED BEEF LIV PICKLED TRIPE SALT SPARE RIBS BEST COMPOUND WHOLE MILK CHE &l\')fl. CRY. BUTTER .. . COOKING APPLE JUICY LEMONS CANTALOUP PORK CHOPS » SALT PORK .. ST . . Ib. 12¢ . Ib. 10 1b. 8¢ ib. 1b. 38¢ i a | 1d your | anad | the kidneys clean | R | the | Wednesday Afternoon Will Be Gala | Day in Annual of Association. At the meeting of the Grocers' as- sociation of New Britain held last | evening at 8 o’clock in the chamber | of commerce rooms, there were 60 lo- [ cal grocers present. William H. | Cowlishaw, who is in charge of the plans for the grocers’ outing which is to be held at Lake Compounce on next Wednesday afternoon, reported | that the prosram for the day's events \LS nearing completion and word has { been rececived from the different gro- the state that association | cers’ associations about representatives of each planning to attend the outing. associations at New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford have an- | nounced an intention of sending dele- | gates to the affair. It is probable that { the trip will be made by trolley and | autos. A dinner followed by a pro- | gram of athletic events will probahly be some of the day's activities. The | electric lamp, on which tickets have | been sold by the members of the as- | sociation, will be drawn off at the | outin. The directors of the mercantile bu- | reau will hold a meeting tomorrow | morning at; 10 o'clock in the cham- | per of commerce rooms. | CARROLL R | Sexton Street Man Saw Service Over- seas With YD. James Carroll of Sexton street en- listed this morning in the regular army at Hartford and expects to be | sent shortly to Los Angeles. Carroll | was overseas 19 months with the Yan- | kee division and was commended for bravery under fire with that division | His brother, Edward Carroll, enlisted in the regular army a few months ago. | l ' MORE THAN 200,000 | NAVY MEN ARE OUT 54 Fnlisted Men Relcas- ed Since Armistice Was Signed on November 11. | Washington, July 23.—Demobiliza- tion of the navy is progressing satis- | factorily,according ta a navy depart- | ment announcement today. A total of | 816,554 enlisted men have been dis- | char; since the arm e was sign- | ed: of these 94.306 were enlisted in regular service and 222,248 were members of the reserve force who were released to inactive duty, subject to call. More than 22,500 reserve offi- | cers have heen returned to civil life | and 7,124 still are on duty. There still arve 7,000 enlisted men of the reserve force on duty, most of thiem oboard t sports. They will be released as rapidly as recruits can be | obtained to take their places. It is ex- | pectea all of the reserve officers and men remaining in the service will -be released within two months. Recruiting is now more encourag- ing, the rate of new enlistments be- i ing about 5,000 monthly. Both the i Atlantic and Pacific fleets are still short-handed, iowever, Naval officers expe.t the arrival of the Pacific coast to result in stimulation in recruiting throughout the country. ON DEAD. 2 HURT, WHEN AUTO CRASHES INTO LOCOMOTIVE Middletown July Morel of Nev killed and —Peter instantly eginman of New York and Samuel Eisenberg of | | injured yester- | day when an automobile in which they were riding crashed into an en- | gine on the Ontario & Western rail- | k, N. teuben Newark were severely | performed the ceremony. ; road near here, treasurer, G. Root. DIRECTORS: Charles F. Smith, Andrew Parsons, New Britain; James win and Philip Corbin, New REMARK: The present management charges have been for the book value of real estate, $7,184,950. Inventories are also ment from pre-war prices has been American Hardware Corporation the surplus has actually been T S. trade. current year, The present expansion in and the Company PARISH PRIEST DEAD Rev. Joseph Glecson, Pastor of St Patrick’'s Church in Waterbury, Died This Morning of Pneumonia. Waterbury, July 23.—The Rev. Jo- seph Gleeson, pastor of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic church, died at the parochial residence this morning of pneumonia after a short illness. He had been pastor of the lacal church since December 2, 1895, his work in- cluding the completion of the present church edifice and rectory and the erection of Michael's church Waterville, the parish of which was at first a mission under his direction. He Wwas 75 years of age and was a native of Prince Edward Island. His hood was passed in Bridgeport and he taught school there. He was educat- ed for the priesthood in Ireland at the Grand seminary, Montreal, where he was ordained in 1876. hoy- HOME, Corporal Frank Campbell Was Mem- ber of Co. E, 102d U. S, Infantry Corporal Frank Campbell of Hast Main street is in the city for a short furlough and expects to be discharged from the army soon. Campbell went overseas with Company E but was de- tached from that company shortly be- fore the cessation of hostilities and since that time has been in military police work in France. Because of his ability to speak the French language he served for a time as interpreter for the American forces. During the heavy fighting Campbell distinguished himself and has been recommended for the D. B - DANIELS WANTS NAVY TO TAKE BUSINESS RADIOGRAMS Washington, July 23.—Secretary Daniels in asking congress to enact legislation permitting the navy depart- ment to continue handling commercial radio messages declared that “an in- tolerable situation in the business world” was threatened because of the inadequacy of other international communication system MALMGREN— ABERT NUPTIALS The marriage of Alexander L. Malmgren of 62 Belden street to Miss Anna F. Stabert of 210 Glen street, took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Stanley Memo- rial church. Rev. M. 8. Mi an The couple from their honey- at 12 Pearl Court. LYCEUM STAR LEAVING. Patrons of the lL.yceum theater will read with regret that Edward one of the most popular members of the company, is leaving this week. Mr. Lynch has had some excellent parts in the several plays in which he has ap- peared and the patrons of the thealer will miss him greatly. their will upon moon return de in | and | Sloper, Elton Britain; is very made. The plants, tools figured on a conservative basis, and we the fact that does not gaining The earnings in 1918 were quite remarkable, in the building trade will hav: undoubtedly has ahead of it WE RECOMMEND THIS STOCK FOR INVESTM Lynch, | H. C. M. Thomson, and Otis S. Northrop, R. Woodruff, New and under its Britain, appear of $5.031,74 conservative, located in New and machinery In view appear to grow pidly since 1913. view made. of this polic PERSONALS. Max Brache is spending two weeks at Lake Wonopaug. Bernard Curtin on a two weeks' vacation. Russell Mrs. Mrs. of Mr. and Germon the guests Oak Bluffs. Sidney Montague is attending sum- mer school at Harvard universit Private Honorus Abraham been disc rged from the has served one year in France. Joseph Campbell of Smith streetar- Camp dis- He was in France with a motor transport rived home last evening from Merritt, where he received his charge papers from the service. outfit for 14 month MOONEY DID NOT RECEIVE JUSTICE Former Government Sleuth Says That Convicted Bomber Did Not Get Square Deal. Washington, July —Thoma Mooney did not receive full justi his trial at San Charles Glover, Waterbury; Haven; and Harris Whittemore, leadership exceptional to 0 rapidly, does not of the small amount very favorable effect on the earnings for period of great prosperity. compare A. Hawley, Charles B. mball, Carlisle H. Bald- Naugatuck. Benjamin George T. K heavy depre carried far below their real with an assessed valuation that but little the surplus account reflect the actual be of adjust- of the conditions, for understand of work done in the building the NT. is in Boston, Mass., Y. has army. He ce connection with the Preparedness D: bomb explosion, according to a repor former special ce the No- was submitted to the response tc a resolu- of John B. Densmore, agent of the department who investigated the ' cage government. The ropn3 vember 1, 1918, house today in tion. “The plain of for dated truth is”” the se to produce that the dignity and law have been upheld. m ty o “There is nowhere anything resemb- ling consistency, the effort rein patch-work of incongruities mak and often of desperate expedienc Much of the information obt port saic dictagraph Charles M. of San several was secured by placed in the Fickert, district Francisco where months. use it was TO HAS Paris, July ELF "TIONS. 23. Clemenceau government's lease of life by the vate of confidence in the cham- ber yesterday heen of the rrange for quickly as ha quickly by evidence ment’s intention to ing of elections as ble. former Premier Combes, a comprising the radicals, the socialists and the socialists. ju report said, “that there is nothing about the L feeling of confidence t the hift ained by Densmore and his assistants the re- | office attorney kept ‘The renewal of the followed govern- hold- Pos: Some of the radicals, including | e starting a movement of relief for the elections, a coalition.of the left.and extreme left, radical are Louis Youngs at in I'rancisco for alleged of CITY ITEMS. $2.50 white Oxford collar attached shirts $1.85 at Wilson's.—advt. Mrs. Thomas Slattery, of the Con- necticut Business college, has taken a position as stenographer at the North and Judd Manufacturing office. Miss Rose Ehrlich, of the same school, has a similar position at the John Pinches and Sons office. A. Quigley appraiso George Quigley, and William J. of the estate of the late Amelia Yaps, have filed an inventory in the probate court show- ing valuation of $1,735. Henry Yaps has been appointed by the probate court, as administrator of the estate of the late Amelia Yaps. | Mary Kupchik has been named ad- ministrator of the estate of Joseph Kupchil Miss Grace Reilly of who recently resigned as stenographer in the office of the board of public works, today entered on her new du- ties as stenographer in the office of the internal revenue collector in Hart- ford. Laurel street, A meeting of the school accommo dations committee will be hed at o'clock this afternoon, and the con- tract for the erection of fire escapes on Lincoln, Bartlett and High schools will be awarded. A tee. of ception be held noon in meeting of the general the Old Home Weelk to the returned at 5 o'clock Mayor Quigl commit- and re- soldiers tomorrow vs' office. AMERICAN BANKER SCORED BY SENATOR after- Gronna Opposes Bill, Fearing . Bankers Want to Control In- dustrics of Europe, a hington, July 2 Oppasition by Senator Gronna, republican, I | Dakota, caused the senate committee to defer action today on the L | bill of Senator F [ authorizi rganization of itions to provid: the long time credits abroad for Agerican interes in international trad? republican, Jersey the corpo ed to oppose the billf if it that American bankers banking business abr control the industries of the devastat- ed countries.” “I think there is an underlying pur- “mething the crust—if s S he. proposed into 1 and seek “to under saic pose we can TAKE TARNOPOL. Copenhagen, July Tarnapol, in eastern Galici in the cis*vict in dis- pute between the Ukfainians and Pdles, has been taken by Polish troops the Polish general A ff apnounces. POLE company | will | X | Southern North banking | New | Senator Gronna sald he was dispos- the | 1. Landers, Frary Bought & Clark Stock and Sold Financial WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.— Many ex- traordinary gains were recorded at the buoyant opening of today's stock market, the advance resulting in a further rout of the shorts. Crucible steel led at an initial rise of 4 1-2 points which was soon extended to 6. Bethlehem steel gained 2 and oils, notably Royal Dutch, local and for- eign which sold ex-dividend and ex- rights also were very active and strong The movement embraced equipments, motors, coppers, ship- pings, leathers and textiles but rails lagged, except for the firmness of low grade share: Wall Street, Noon.—The hopeful views of Judge Gary regarding steel trade conditions and word from shington that the Mexico govern- ment intends to authorize the-tempo- rary boring of wells formed the basis of most of the morning's extensive op- erations. Among steels and equip- ments average gains were 11-2 2 1-2 points with 1 to 2 for leading pe- troleums. In the mator group some more substantial gains were scored, shippings, leathers and tobaccos add- ing substantially to initial prices with food shares. Inyestment rails also hardened on nominal dealings. Cal money opened at 6 to 6 1-2 per cent Wall Street, 1:30 P. M.—Steels equipments and shippings were sub- jected to moderate pressure at noon but soon rallied on the greater strength elsewhere. Tradi switched largely to food and affiliated 1so local tractions, at ex- treme advances of 1% to 4 points. Wall Street, Close.—Steels, oils, to- haccos and electric and rubber equip- ments elevated the list to new maxi- mums in the last hour. The clos- ing was strong. Sales approximated 550,000 shares shown shares, | LOCAL EXCHANGE PRICES QUOTED Bid Asked Hartford Elec > American Br Amaer Hosiery (par American Hardware American Sil (par Bills & Spen (pai Brass (par Arms (par 25 1. Co (ps r Silver pfd & ¢ (par R. Montgomer Mar Lamp (par Machine (par Pond com Bri N Niles | N & J Mfg Co (par 25) | | | | | m Peck, S & W (par 25) ussell Mfg Co ndard Screw Stanley R & L Co Stanley W'ks (y Co com (par T & H (par Union Mfg Co Hart & Cooley com 25) (par & to | THR JURORS CHOSEN. Completion of Jury to Hear Murder Charge Against Mrs. Dunn Near. Pittsfield, Mass., When court adjourned for the afternoon three al with second degree of her five son, Joseph Allen Dunn, Jr., August 11, 1918. With the tion of the jury, probably late this afternoon a view is to be taken of the house in Lenox where the shoot- ing took place. Mrs. Dunn is ae- companied to court by her husband, the and scenario writer. July re- the a the year old in Lenox, comple~ cess today jurors Mrs murder were in box for the of Dunn Gladys charged in story BUILDING UP NAVY. Two Battleships, Two Battle Cruisers, Two Cruisers and Others For Japs. Tokio, July puilt for the Japanese n current financial year 9-1920, are the battleships Kaga and Tosca, twa battle cruisers whose names have not yet been chosen, two cruisers, eight destroyers and seven submarines The two battle cruisers are to be of the latest The designs have al- ready been drafted and it is expected that the minister of the navy will | shortly formal instructions for undertaking their construction. The warships to be vy in the ype issue HUN KEY INDUSTRY. London, July 23.—The secret another German key industry been discovered, the manufacture of | artificial mother-of-pearl J. W. B Dew, a fellow of the royal society of | found the process after much | patient experimentipg. Dr. Dew was | engaged during the” whole period of }v)m war in reconstructing, step by | step, the method of manufacture. | Artificial mother-of-pearl used for making fanty buttons, dress trim- mings and many other Be- | fore the war most of came from | Germany. of has arts, is articles, it R CROSS GIVES AID. St. Nazaire, July 23.—A Red Cross mission to take 3,000 tons of clothing, food and medical supplies to the Cossack soldiers and civilians of the an district of Russia, on' the eastern coast of the Black Sea, will | soon leave here headed by Major Robert Davis of New York city, and Captain Henry Adams of Boston. The expedition has an army field hospital of 500 beds and several soup kitchens. | These supplies will be landed No- vorissisk the Black Sea Ku at on “BURNING OF POMPEL" | The reg meeting of | diers, sailors and Marines, | No. will held at 8 o'clock { morrow evening at 187 Arch | The division has completed | ments for staging the | ing of Pompei” August 11 and 12 at Mary's play ds. Seating ca- { pacity for the event will care for 9,000 | people, and the proceeds will be do- | nated to the sick death benefit fund. L the Division be to- street range mous “Burn- TC and CONCERT POSTPONED, band concert which | e given this evening at | The was to Walnut Hill { park, by the American band, has_ heen | postponed until Friday evening on account of the unfavorable weather