New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1919, Page 15

NEW BRITAIN DAILY WEDNESDAY, HERALD, sECEMB ER .7, 1919. (Mt BEST MEDICINE Y IN THE WORLD 1S CONTENTMENT AN D PEACE OF N A winning has t to con- i peace of mind. <mall details man drobe tentment @ 1t the that count. Nowadays sills - socks are buflt as sturdy as their woolen brothers and neckties are built for wear as well as for show. We o handle men’s furnishin proot pri thing in € frown- cver s, Ioverything in Christmas Giftts for Men The Farrell Clothing TCo. 271 MAIN ST. CITY ITEMS Mallory hats at Be: e-Leland’s only. trees, ReicHer's, 15 Franklin advt. Phoenix ho Leland’s.—advi. L Rackliffe Bros., Inc., have a large stoclz of original Christmas tree hold- ers. See display in our window.—advt. ery for men at B Phoenix hoslery for women at Bes- | se-Leland’s.—advt. ; i Vegetables at Reicher’ Frank- il square.—advt. € young dvt. The case of I. Geisinger against . (fohen was heard in the city court this afternoon. Klett & Alling represented the plaintiff and Lawyer M. D. Saxe the defendant. Society brand clothes for men at Besse-Leland’s only. at Besse-Leland’s 1. & W. collars at Bes- advt. Arrow and sg-Leland's. ol Quality neckwear at Besse-Leland's only.—advt, 4 Christmas Jand’s are priced American X Hosiery Beland’s only.—advt. ! & Follow the crowd to Besse-Leland s. Savt. 88 harles Marana griTit to <build a storeTat Street. ‘The store'is to be WHI - cost $3.600. You know this is shirt week at Wil- advt at Reicher umbrella at Besse-Le- ght.—advt. at goods Besse- has_taken out 390 iSast 18x50 and son's. Jerui mmdvt. Fred C. Wessell of 39 Maple street. reported to the police today that his automobile -became stalled on West Main street this afternoon, and while it was, a car driven by an unknown woman crashed into the rear of it famaging the gasoline tank. Bring the children to Besse-Le- Jand’s—advt. SAll shirts advt. When we say shirts we mean dreds to choose from in your alone, vea, hundreds.—advt. Thousands of shirts to choose from W Count ‘em.—advt. An hoxed at- Besse-le- land’s Al bowtd . Franklin S boxed at e-Leland’s. size son’ neckwea advt. hosiery, men's and women's at H8sse-Leland’s.—-advi. Wilson shirts don’t fade.—advt. Mcfe neckwear in this live store {han any other three stores. Besse- Lelands'.—advt. mas trees, square.—adv at Heicher's Franklin If you want to hear h “gust what I wanted,” give her KODAK—the gift that helps to make her Christmas merry __then keep a picture story of the Christmas merviment. Kodaks £9.19 Brownies G Our store .is a haven for shoppers—they are sure to find here just what they want. The : ‘Miller-Hanson Drug Co. -30. Church Street, -~ New Britain, Ct. a up up { As most of tHe hun- j SERVICE MEN ARE NOT CO-OPERATING War Risk lusurance Bu ' Not Take Al Blame, Legion 1s rold. Only compensa- the war Dec, claims for Washington, 17, of the 324,000 tion for disability filed when risk bureau up to December & have been settied definitely, Wirector Chol- melly Jones told representatives of the ! Amcrican Legion in conference hefe today. Approximately 97,000 claims, he said, have been disallowed because the injuries proved only témporary. Lack of co-operation by former service men was given by Mr. Jones as one of the reasons for delay which, he said, have given, rise to mnumerable complaints against the bureau. *‘Lit- erally thousands” of claims lie dor- mant at the bureau, he added, because the applicant for compensation failed to furnish requested information Without which no further action can be taken on the claims. The bureau has difficulty in getting proper attention to this routine from | persens justly entitled regular monthly compensation director said, s to the Eagerness of men to obtain their | discharge from service was assigned as another reason for the bureaus trou- bles. Mr. Jones said that in “‘an =unazing number af cases” the former | service men had camouflaged thelr ailments in order to be released. The | bureau must now seek out these men and examine and rate them according to their disahility. ZIONISTS DINNER DEC. 25 New Britain Order Will - Give Testi- monial Dinner in Honor of Morris Cohn. At a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the local Zionist district the reports of the last r&toration fund Campaign werd read The reports show that almost $3,000 was raised. money was raised through the efforts of the district pre ident, Morris C'ohn, it was unanimous- ly decided that a testimonial dinner be given December 25 in Hartford in the pr It is planned to dent's honor. make the event a means of reunion for all the active and present. members of the district. The com- mittee in charge consists of Dr. M. S, Dunn, J. Goldsmith, George L. Gan Mever Mintz, Samuel Menus, Louis Gans and N. Rosenthal. NEW YEAR e But There Will Be An Absence of the Bottled Joy of Old. * ¥ork, Dec. 17.—New Yorke who in years past have heralded each New Year with the popping of corks from champagne bottles and attend- ant festivities in the “white light district_hotels i restaurants, —will drink to the health of 1920 with sweet cider. Many of the city’s leading hotels, despairing of .disposing of their well stocked wine cellars because of the supreme court’s edict, today com- menced laying in plentiful supplies of this “prohibition tippl However, indications that Year's Eve celebration will not entirely’ dry here were seen’in the announcement that many hotels and restaurants have already reserved en- | tire suites for private papties which will have their own liquors. RAIDS IN W New be the IRELAND. Cork, Dec. 17.—Disguised men carrying arms raided the premises of the Cork and L.ondon railroad at mid- night. They locked the employes in a storeroom and searched the premises for arms and ammunition supposed to be there for transit wmilitary stations on the south It s stated the raiders found to coast. none. MENCEAU IMPROVED. Paris, Dec. 17.-—The condition Premier Clemenceau w reported be satisfactory this morning. physicians, hewever, ordered him remain at home for several day; CL of to His to Orvder of Notice District of Berlin, ss; Probate Court December 17, A. D., 1919. Iistate of Theodore A. Stanley, late of New Britain, in said district de- ceased Upon the application of The itain Trust Company praying as trustee under paragraph of Iast will and testament of said ceased, it may he authorized and em- powered to sell and convey real estate, as per application on file move fully appears, it is Ordered, That said { heard and determined Office, in New trict, on the A. D., 1919, at 9 o’clock in the fove- noon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing this order in some news- paper having a circulation in said distriet, and by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post in the town of New Britain, in said d | and by giving notice to all parties” ! interest, either personally or by mail- ling to each one, prepaid postage. a copy of this order, and return make this Court of the notice given. BEENARD F. GAFFNEY, Judze f Hearing. New that the des application be in the Probate Britain, in said 2nd day of slis to | Tel. 162 uy Hour, Day or Night. TARRANT & HAFFEY UNDERTAKERS MYRTLE St., East End Office Jubilee St., Tel. 1451-2. Lady Attendant—Free Use of Chapel. Orders Taken for Upholstering. 53 y 1 PUNERAL DIRECTOF Andrews & Doolittle, Inc. THE FUNERAL HOME Office and Parlors 15 Walnut Street. l | 23,400 [ithe 1 308th { work in Le December, | n | Deaths and Funerais. Rev, M, S Anderson. The fumeral of Rev. M. S B will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from his home and at 1:50 from the IKmmanuel Gospel churchs Burial will be in the Fairview ceme: Ander- Fred Rogers. Rogers, 54 years old, died last evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Oslund, of 46 Belden street. He had been ill for about six months. For several years M. Rogers was employed as foreman -t Jarvis farm in Berlin, In addi- to Mrs. Oslund, Miss Grace Hartford, a daughter; two nley Rogers ‘and Pere the latter a member of {he United States Navy, and a brether, Frank Rogers, survive him. He was a member of Phenix lodge, I O. O. F. The funcral will be held Friday after- noon at o'clock. Rev. John I Klingberg will officiate. Buriai will bo in IFairview cemetery. Fred tion Rogers, of sons, S Rogers, Paul Bucco. The funeral of Paul this morning with services in St Mars church atg% oclock. Rev. Willlam *A. Downe¥ was the celebrant of the requiem mass. Burlal was in the new Catholic cemetery, Bucco was held Fred Rog Fullowing o brief illness, Fred Rog- ers died at the homo of his daughter, Mrs, Arthur Ostlund of 46 Belden street Jast night. The deceased was 54 years of age.. Surviving s lhis daughter with whom he had made his home, two sons,' Stanley and Percy Rogers, and a brother, Frank Rogers, all of {his city. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoen at 2 o'clock from the home on Belden street.and burial will be in Fairview cemete ) DANCE. The second of a series of dances will be held under the auspices of the Friends of Irish Freedom tomorrow evening in Judd's hall. Crean’s or- chestra will play and dancing will last until midnight. A committee named by President Robert Murray is in charge. BLM CITY MAN TESTIFIES Victor Shepherd Tells How Captain Beat and Abused Men in His Company in I'rance Dec. 17.—Beating of began from the time the Military Police company was for criminal investigation Mans, according to Victor Shepherd of New Haven, Conn., a witness today at the court-martial on Governors Island of Captain Carl W. Detzer.. Captain Detz:r who com- manded the company, is charged with cruelty togmen in his custody, Shepherd, who was wounded Chateau “Thierry while fightir the 102 Infantry of the Yankee sion joined the military police the signing of the armistice served as Detzer's interpreter herd testified he had witnessed at Jeast prisoners assaulted by Ser- geants U. S. Madden and Frank L. Hoyt in the presence of Capt. Detzer who did not protest. New York: prisoners organized at with Divi- fter and Shep- 43 Men and Women Are Killed in Big Blo._w-up Berlin, Dec. 1T.—Forty-three work- men and women were killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion the Mariemsiel ammunition depo, near Wilhelmshaven, yvesterday. The explosion occurred while were being unloaded. shells ALMOST AIle MEN BACK AT MINES Production of Coal Is Increased—99 | | Steamer Caught in Ice 0 95 Per Cent. of Men Back at Work. Dec. 17.—-Production soft today rapidly approached normal. Throughout the country re- ports indicatgd from 90 to 95 per cent. of the miners either at work or ready 1o enter the mines as soon as they are put in shape for operation. In only a few instances were locals reported as still idle waiting for a further adjust- ment of w Of the large producing ficlds, Indi- ana appeared to be closest to normal of | WILL ASK AUDITING | First Church of Christ » | Cc in the matter of coal inined, although | reports from Illinois, Ohio vania and West Virginic production was - rapidly crease. Virthally fuel made strike had heen relaxed other cities resumed normal business hours and factories began full time work, Spokane, Wash., and Idaho. found it nccessary to the fuel saving rules. Spokane -went on a six hour busi- ness day with no immediate prospect of relief. Zera weather with resultani interference with.railroad traflig and operation of Canadian mines that sup- plied that section was the cause cribed for the fuel shortage. in the Rocky mountains replenishment of the ply Severely cold weather, however, still prevailed the middle south and northwe In the middle west shipments of coal from the mines today were made express train schedule. After o'clock this morning even . passenger trains gave way to the rush of coal filled gondolas, that in showed on the all necessary restrictions by on the today use of 10 day While ry maintain delayed the moderating, over most of 9 REPORTED TAKEN. 17.—The capture KIEY London, Dec. of southeast of Kharkov, are claimed in .a Bolshevik statement received from Telephone. Moscow by wireless today. Pennsyl- | Boisc, | as- | Storms | Boise coal sup- | on | Kiev and the occupation of Kupiansk, | OF CARNIVAL REPORT man Paonessa Has Important Resolution to Introduce at Council Meeting Tonight. When theireport of Treasurer | John . Loomis is presented at the meeting of the common council this evening, regardless of what action is taken by the council members or in | what light the statement is viewed, | Alderman Angelo M. Paonessa will in. | troduce a resolution to have the | whole report referred to an auditing committee.. The alderman from the sixth has already sccured a statement of the willingness of City Comptroller Curtls to act in that capacity pro- vided request is made Ty the council. Alderman states it is by | request of a number of residents | that he wlill present that resolution, as they feel the amount of money ex- | pnaded upon the affair warrats a de- tafled accounting and auditing of the accounts. He feels that Treasurer John C was handicapped in | not having the co-operation of every pranch of the committee and heo cause of that. fact his accounts should he examined and shortcomings in the carnival placed at the right doors, he claims, Paoness Loomis Announces Music Service The First Church of Christ has an- nounced the musical program for the Christmas services. It follows: Service of carols, 4:30 p. m Mr. Anderson, violinist, and Mr. Schauffer, ’'cellist, assisting the quar- tets. Evening hymn by the quariet, Han- del; Largo, vielin, ’celle and organ: evening hymn by the quartet, Foster. Ola Carols: (a) Sing We Noel, French 16th €en- tur; (b) Silent Night, Traditional; (¢) “Cthantous, Jergers, Noel, Noel, Besancon Carol. The Quartet Greigi Love Song Violin, ’'celle and organ, Silver of- fering: solo for soprano with violin and organ: The Christ (‘hild, Cooml Carols—(a) ~O’Bienheureuse Nuit, Normandie Carol} (b) Holy Night, Peaceful Night, Barnby, the quartet. Organ—(a) Serenade, Andrews: (b) The Shepherds, Saleme; (e) Hal- lelujah Chorus Handel. ENGLISH COTTON INDUSTRY BOOMS ~Ave Maris Nevin. Stella, 1 |2 —— N FINANCIAL | Sl il WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street, 10:30 A. M.—Trading was active and price changes mainly higher at the opening of today's stock market. The only conspicuous exceptions were the rails, in which vesterday’s belated rise was not tained. Mexican Petroleum ‘led the advance at a gain of 5 points, with I- to 2-point advances for Cructble | teel, © Atlantie Gul(, Marine Pfil., American Tnternational and Ameri- can Woolen. Within the first half- hour many of the advances were ex- tended on strength shown by General Motors, U. §. Rubber and several of the motor specialties and miscel- laneons issiic Wall Street, Noon~~The demand f¢ stocks broadened during the morning, embracing issues in tho tobacco, tex- tile and chemical groups. Gains among motors, oils, stecls and ments ranged from to points. The celors stimulated .vesterday's buying move ment were again i effect, notably the further strength ot forelgn exchange, relative ease of money and scarcity of stocks. British remittances added matertally to their recent and call money was again freely sup- plied at 7 per cenf. Industrial news was favorable, including the higher prices quoted for fuel oll and pros pective forc buying of railroad equipments. Wall Street, Close—Oils, shippings and tohaccos dominated the active final hour when the money market fol- lowed yesterday's course, call loans falling to 6 per cent. The closing was firm. Sales approximated 1,000,000 shares, s suss equin- 10 i alnmost samo whic recovery New York Stock fixchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co. members of the New York stock Exchange: Dec. 17, 1919. Low Close 47 47 94 94 5414 138 % 461 247 931 Allis-Chal Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Mfg Beet Sugar Car Cot & Loco Smelt ug Rel com Sumioht = T & T, iy . Leuther 4 66 1% 157 96 3% 991 Syndicates Are Buying Up Many Mills —New Companics Bein Floated. London, Dee, 17.—A lively agita- tion in the Lancashire cotton industrp has beefi goimg on for the Past thyee months according to reports reaching the American chamber of commerce of London as syrdicates have been buying up cotton ills af huge pric and floating new companies whose shares have beéen eagerly snatched up. | In the last three months says the chamber probably more than 70 mills have changed hands and fortunes have heen made by owners who pre= viously were men of only moderate fi- nancial standing The latest sensation was the 5.000.- 000 pounds sterling deal In which a London syndicate recently was Te- ported to have purchased the business | of Mes: Horrockses, Crewdson and the largest private company of cotton spinners and manufacturers in Lancashire. The next four or five American chamber say; forward fo as a period of prosperity. The shortage of mills and difficulties with rezard to con- | struction and financing of new ones are con. cered (¢ he responsible for the unprecedented buying of exist- ing undertakings at such huge prices the | re looked unsurpassed vears, Floe With Engines Broken Quebee, Dec. 17 tloe with steamer from ashore near ice the hound Caught in an her machinery disabled, Canadian Lecruit, for IKuropean ports. went St. Anne early today. The steamer Champlain résponding to her distress signals went to her assistance but reported she was unable to reach her because of the mists and the | heavy packed ice in the river. The | breaker Lady Grey was then or- | dered to the Canadian Reeruit's : sistance. Owing to large number vessels stranded at various points in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and in the straits of Belle Isle the wrecking Lord Strathcona will not here but will proceed x where she will while engaged tions. here ice - of steamer winter to Halif headguarters oper: s00N, her sal- make in vaging MASSACRE War Office Says 1300 Soldicrs Not 1 Annihilated. British Have ren Dec. 17.—Oflicial denial ot circulated by the Russian that hostile Persians had massacred the British garrvison of 1300 mien at Meshed, Persia, was made by the war office today. The announce- ment stated this report “‘had been re- peated to the war office without com- ment by the officer commanding ut hed three ds after the alleged struction of himself and his com- and.” The . dispatch from the Meshed commander was received at 2. o’clock this afternoon Officials herve declared the report obviously Bolshevik propagan intended to stir up trouble in the east, particularly in India, hy persuading the natives that such ma were gasily possible. The Bolsheviki have been making unusual efforts to spread revolutionary propaganda in India in the hope of starting a revoll, it was added, and they are also working as- | iduously to the same end in Afghan-| istan, l London, the repart Bolsheviki was Lol Texas i clared i sembly today: | with Am Tob Am Woolen Anaconda Cop Atch T& S F .. At Gulf & W I Baldwin Loco . & O Seth Steel 123 Can en Ches Chi Chi Chite Chino Cop Col B & I Cons Gas Corn Prod Crucible St Cyba Cane Sagar. Horn Coal Endicott-Johnson Brie Sl Wrie Ist pfd Gaston \W & W Gen Motors Goodrich (B Gt Nor pfd Ilinois Central Inspiration o Interboro C‘on Interboro Con, Int Mer Mar Int Mer Mar Int Nickel Int Paper .. Kelly Sprinafield Copper 67 B Pac o Leath Co' .. & Ohio Mil & St Rock 1 & Cop E) +14 14 507 108G prd Kennec Lack Steel Lehigh Valley Max Motor Mex Petroléum Midvale Missouri Nat Lead Nev Cons N Y Air Brake N Y Central N Y Nl Noriolk & Neithern Cities Pan Am P Penn R R Pittsburgh Coal >d Steel Car Cons Reading Rep I & Royal D, il Steel P. Sicel H R West Pae o qn 19 10615 10 15 101 R a8 Gas & T Press Ry Ninclair Sloss-s Sonthern Pac Ry Studebaker Col Tohacco Prod Union 1 United United U & Food Prod Indus Alco Rubber Co Steel Steel pfd Utah Copper Va Car Chem Willys Overland Westinghouse Southern e Fruit Retail 106 . 12634 GERMANS FEAR UPRISINGS. Berlin, Dec. 16,—Dr."Karl W. Heine, Prussian ministéN of the interior, de- RICHTER & Members New York Stock Exchange 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. STANLEY R. KDDY, Mgr. Telcphone 2640 We Own and Offer:— 50 New Britain Gas 50 North & Judd 50 Stanley Works 50 New Britain Machine JUDD & CO. tooms 309-310 Natlonal Bank Bldg. Tel. 1815 W. T. SLOPER. Mgr. 50 LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK 50 NORTH & JUDD MFG. CO. g 50 COLTS PATENT FIRE ARMS CO. 4 | GOoDWIN BEACH & co. CONNEOTICUT MUTUAD BUILDIN » HARTFORD T. FRANK LEE, Local Mgr.-~Room 410, Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tel. 213¢ " National Surety Rights, Billings & Spencer Rights Bought and Sold =FRISBIE & CO.— WATERBURY NEW BRITALN, CONN HARTFORD., [ NEW BRITAIN N ATIONAL BANK BUILDING B Direct Wires to Hartford, New York and Boston [ CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Give your family a partnership in NEW BRITAIN -INDUSTRIES By a Gift of Stock in 2 | AmericanHardware Corp. Stanley Works Traut & Hine Mfg. Co. North & Judd Stanley Rule & Level N. B. Machine Union Mfg. Co. Hart & Cooley We recommend these stocks for investment F. W. Porter G. C. Weld B Tel. 1810 1841 OCAL STOCK MARKET QUOTED HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE Bluex Strong Contests Arranged For and Gold Quintet—Season Com-« G Ihq Highy The opeén— Richter & Eddy, Mgr Bid 200 100 (Furnished Co.) Stanley by i e mences January 9 205 104 105 154 115 33 Varitord Elec. Light N E Telephone Co Amevican Brass American Hosiery American Hardw American Silver .. | Billings & Spencer Rights Bristol Brass (par Colt’s Arms (par agle Lock (par L ¥ & C (par 25) Na Mar Lamp N B Machine iles-Be-Pond com N & J Mfg Co (par Peck, Stow & Wilcox Mfg Co Director of Athletics William So | Moorhead today innounced Britain schedule of the New basketball 150 re school quintet ing game will he with Meriden in theg Silver City on January The firsy home game will be January 23, with the Willoughby five as the opponents./ The chief opponent of the locals, Hartford High school will be me tivice in league games. The first willj be played in the Hopkins street zymi—y nasium on January 30. The Capitolf City five will play here on March The complete schedule follows: Jan. 9, Meriden, abroad:. Jan. 164 South Manchester, abroad; - Jan. 23, Willoughhy, home: Jan. 30, Hartfordy abroad; Feh. 6, Meriden, home: Febgy 13, New Haven, home: Feb. 20, Bris«+ tol, abroad; Feb. 27, South Manchest~ home Feb, 28, Willoughbys abroad; March 6, New Haven, abroad; March 12, B home; March Hartford, home MAROONED THEN SAVED Lighthouse Keeper Rescues Two 25) tussell Scoville Standard SR & L Co . Stanley Work 1 & H (par 2 Union Mfg Co Serew com er, tol PROGRAM ARRANGED. 19, Fellowship Club Has List of Topics to Be Discussed. club of st ihe ken The Fellowship Chureh Christ has t the IFaith” of Memn of The con- “Meaning of for a course Cast o am's Island in Heavy the months. ibjects study during winter following sidered: Faith are 100 he o Adventures: Faith South Norwalk, IFaith in the Per- and Trust; Faith's Faith's Great- and ith in rist's Dec. 1 Wargo and * Life a Road to Truth; sonal God: Belief Intellectual Difficulties; est Obstacle: Faith Faith and Moods; I est God: Faith in ness; and The Fellowship —William Leonard and James of West rescued late last night of lighthouse service, after having marooned for two days and night, without food or shelter, Isiand, outside the Nor= walk harbor. Both men suffered Norwalk, were ience by Captain Richard O. Hendricks the Tarn- IForgiven- “aith. the been three on Ram's EXCHANC RATES CLIMB. in the Prussian national “We must reckon with of revoluticnary risings We know how to deal the possibility this winter. them." TOO LATE FOR TO RENT—Five-room flat, all mod- ern improvements, 35 Dwight St. Phone 1634-14 or 12-17-3ax { CLASSIFICATION 503 severely from frost bit the face. hands and feet, and under & physician’s care today. 2 on New York, Dec. 17.- o rates on the British pound sterling co »d today their upward course. Ln::\‘-“‘\\?{ lh\‘l:;l\\m-r' qu()(wld at $3.82 1-4 They left South Norwalk or 3-4 of cent above yesterday's|On a clamming trip. Losing close and 17 cents above the record | bearings in a thick fog, they low. Lire checks were up 34 centimes, | aimlessly about until Monday being quoted at the rate of 12.72 for|ing, when they drifted asl the American dollar,” while franc Ram’s Island. Their rowbout checks were centimes lower blown away by gale shortly 10.30 they landed. are Sunday thein rowed morn= o was after re 10 at a