New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1920, Page 11

MAN OUGHT 70 XKNOW WRERE Q&é GOING PEFORE s If a man tricd to follow all the advice handed to him he'd work three We have to cight-hour shifts a day. ask you to come into this clothing store aud examine the stylish, regu- lar man-clothes we are sellin You can advise yoursell as to whether they'd put some pep in your marching step. The Farrell Clothing Co. 271 MAIN ST. Fricda Engstrom. Following a short illness diphtheria, Frieda E. Engstrom, 10 year old daughter of Mr. and Jolin A. Engstrom, died last at the home of her parents at M Sheffield street. uneral services were conducted this morning hy Re\ Frederick Schaefer, pastor of the Knglish Lutheran church. Burial was Faivview cemetery. Harold St. Lawre Harold, the infant Mrs. Frederick St 3§ mour street, The funeral was Burial was cemetery. with the in ce. Mr. and of 89 nighi son a wrence, Saturday this Mary's died held St. in new s Preston. slias P'reston, of this early unday morning in the Haritforad hospital following an iliness of eral weeks' duration. He was 69 years old. He is survived by a brother, Ly H. Preston, of Forestviile, and =« Mrs, Thomas Clark, of this Ifuneral services will he con- Rev. Mr. Burton at the of \W. Bailey Plainville, Tues at 2:30 Rurial Plainville, city, diel sev- ducted funecral Broad ernoon be in by home street, o’clock. 'HREE LOCAL LINES “ICE BOUND BY STORM Bertin, and B S Farmingzton Chestaut reet Lines May Not be Opened ’ Iefore Last of the Week no time this winter have local lines been out of commis as at present. No cars are be- ing run to Berlin, Farmington avenuc or to Lazy Lane on line ure heing run as far as A the tracks being ice boun matnder of the way. Mavle Whiting to Ash street, S0 covered with ice th the folleys are now being routed through _x:u\h Main street. There is litflo firospect, it was announced from the ice of the Conuecticut company to- ?\. of the Berlin line being opened efore the end of the week unless the Wyather should moderate. It th policy of the Connecticut: company to sen those lines which are the most Fofitable. F0Of the city lines, Chestnut street fnd Farmington avenue continue to de closed to traflic, although it is ex- Pectcd that the former line will penn not later than day alter tomor Mw. The Farmington avenue line " danger of being closed for several Quys, as Myrile street is heavily coat- eff with ice and the troliey rails in arc covered with several inches s men ave be- ing kept at work this section in pes of having it open foi ation within t next 24 hours. ciw is at work on the Winville and Lazy lan BARREL PRICES HIGH Sfatistics Filed With Shippi e At s0 many sion Cars ) street the re- street, from is completely large zang of ope line between how That Price Ranges 1Y to 90 Per Cent Higher This Year. Washington, March 8.0 s ursent fuel requirements the ship- pg board will accept hids offere aft week for 1,500 00 barrels ai prices ranging. from 90 por bove those of last year In making this announcement Q) Chairman Payne said harket con would make additional requirements of next to cen to- he believed on mprove be- purcha 12,000,000 1o its months for the six TAL CLE clerks and enjoyes Jr. O. men RS BANQUET. h the carriers of oflice 1 rday evening in al Twenty-four Zown to the table. Postmaster DDeluney was toasimasier. 1 ks made by to srief were those prese nt DO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION \WANTED—\Wom lephone 16G4- n to wu and iron B-N-1dx NTED—Truck driver #ter. - S Shurbers, and Franklin St ! sion | expenses afternooun. | additional $8,000 snow ; the city the Berlin j | in be Smalley | Town Another | mees | team- | MAYOR EXPLAINS HIS “STAND ON TAXATION (Continued from Fivst Page) posed of republicans and six dem- ocrats and approved as submitted to the city meceting unanimously by the common council, which body is com- posed of both republicans and demo- ts. ‘Yet we find that being made a few who six the tax rate politi¢al carri have opposed the prescnt administration because theyv could not find favor in administration reles. As I have the citizens the criti budsget finance council. “The membership making up the budgzet is largel) composed of successful business men and taxpayers and in a few instances very bheavy tlaxpayers, it is not un- reasonable (o suppose, thai were it possible Lo conduct the government at a lower rate ol taxation that they would have recommended the higher rate. Government expenses have in- creasad proportionately with all other during the past three years and they must be met: a government cannot cease to tunction because of this fact. rather th expenses must be met the same as other expenses. The increased salaries and wages of hool teachers, policemen. tiremen Jaborers and other employes for 19 over 1y14. has been estimated ap- proximately at $246,000 or a fraction over 4 mills on the present grand list, “Is there any taxpayer in the city who considers that these employes of the city are overpaid? “Materials of all kinds for ferent departments have steadily creased in cost. It is necessary continue the repair of streets. § 000 was appropriated in the budget for macadam vepairs—this has been cut to $1.800 in the Taxpayers’ budget. Tt w works ¥ now of by a said before it behooves to consider and weigh 1 of those who oppose the as presented by the board of und taxation and common of the commis- the dif- in- feit by the board of public $40,000 would not be too much, but the board of finance and ition allowed but $20,000. We ve the macadam streets built. What we to do with them? After this severe winter many | miles of mucadam roadbed twill of necessity have to be repaired and in many instances rebuilt. What will the be of public works do with $1.8007 Permanent pavement vepairs will cost several thousand dollar This has been eliminated in the t pavers' hudset. “The appropriation of the charity department has been cut several thousand doliars, cuts are made from Town Iome account, outside poor, and hospitals and asylum For the first time in years the charity de- partment exceeded its appropriation last year. In order to carry this de- partment through the year, it wds found necessary to appropriate an all due to increased uffs for the poor. $3,500 was allowed for and ice to the board of public The recent storms alone cost $8,500. text book account of school cut to $3,200 from $7,000. Over 12,000 school children to buy text books for, the new budget will pefmit the expenditure of 40 cents per pupil. What citizen desires to cut down on cducation and yet it is this department where the bulk the city's expense lies ~As I said before, politics into the question of The administration accused of extravagance. debt of the city has dec 6%9.49 during the past six years assets of the city have been over $1,000,000 during the year The following is a list. of the properties added wealth of the city during the vears time. l’m\m nnum! Grammar =chool Vocational Hizi Osgood Hill School Elm Street School New Burritt School ... School Land Pur- cost of food: “Last year work “The hourd wa of has en- the tax has been The net reased $80,- ana in- tered rate. partial to the 0,000.00 chase 1,500,00 Grammar Purchase - South End Park, Fnd Park .. Home Dairy Barn bal Slaughter Hou End IFire atiow, not completed ..... Waier Departmeni Land Purchase . el School Land 4,500.00 60,195.7 17,000.00 4.500.00 15,000.00 Mumie City South 15.000.00 30,792.00 Total $669,48 the decreased nct we have a bul- of the ledger this 9.49 and side Adided 1o debt of $850.6 right st also be remembered that ¢ and fire department forces ching force of the schools ased materialiy in 1o poli the te e incre: and ha “After five vears of effort the ministration has succeeded in dra up and getting to work on @ new sys- of assessment that will ine tities of the g burden of faxation ad- wing tem he Lua ! ¢ where - belonz. elieve the in vents the proj has in nearly =l instances move than reimbursed thein for whaiever increased tux they would puy under the as presented by e adm.nistration, and I, therefore. the support of the 27 9-10 mil the 229-10 mil advance erty owners of naiysis. it is the reni- the bu owner. can bulk of property in the city has heen neces- ho bears thun ty vner haat honestly s inc rnement e ex. due 1o look e th the must use for “T hope prevail.” sewhere to find in rent 10 mills rate will increase 7 0- { when NEW BRITAIN ‘DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH s, | GRABS REVOLVER ~ WHILE IN DREAM from First Page) which he his pavents, person emerging from looked in cvident amaze- ment at his surroundings and revolver in his hand. He remem- bered nothing that had happened. he said. bnt in a dream he had had a desperate battie with a party of men who had entered the house and tried to overpower him. HAYS WILL NOMTRY TO INFLUENCE VOTE (Continued had been rubbed struggle in gaged with eyes like a sleep and Chairman of Republican National Committee, Convened At Chicago, Denies Pre-Convention Work Chicago, March 8.-—The republican national committee met here today for a two day conference. The con- vention commitiee also met to com- plete arrangements for the national guthering here in June. Will H. Hays, chairman of the na- tional committee, last night issued a statement which he would make at today’s meeting, denving any pre- convention activity in favor of any candidate for the republican nominu- tion for the presidency. “It makes no difference what may be said by any person for any reason at any time in any .place in the coun- try indicating any other wish of mine, it simply is not frue.” said Mr. Hays' statement after he had asserted “there shall be no word nor act of mine which will direc or indirect- Iy influence in any way the result of any contest in any state for delegates to the convention or the choice in the covention.” SENATORS CRITICIZE SECRETARY DANIELS Hale, McCormack and Poindexter Lead Attack in Inquiry Award of Decorations. ‘Washington, March arate reports from the naval sub- committee which recently investi- gated the controversy over the award of war decorations to navy officers were before the senate today. A ma- jority report signed by the three republican members of the commit- tee, Senators Hale, McCormack and Poindexter, sharply criticized Secre- tary Daniels for not having fully ad- vised officers as to his plans in mak- ing awards and asserted that his policy of decorating officers who lost their ships would be detrimental to the navy. The other repor by Senators Pittm: the two democratic investigating comittee. Kach defend- ed Mr. Daniel’s course and attacked Rear Admiral Sims, who precipitated the wrangle by criticizing the naval secretary’s course. Senator Pittman characterized the whole affair as “‘a tempest in a teapot” and Senator Trammell declared the navy's morale had not been broken as was assert- ed by Admiral Sims. DRAFT DODGER’S CASE Prominent Philadelphia Man is Want- 8.—Three scp- were submitted n and Trammell members of the ed in Connection With Bergdoll Court Martial at New York. New York, March §.— was issued today for of James\ E. Romig, former member of the Pennsylvania legislature and former magistrate of Philadelphia as 4 witness in the court-martial of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy young Philadelphian. charged with desertion from the army in cvading the draft law. Lieut. Col. Cressor tgial judge advocate, stated that th government would prove that Romig registered at a Hagerstown. Md., hotel under the name of H. \att, while Bergdoll was registered there James Carson. Trwin Bergdoll, brother of the ac- cused, and sought federal agents on the same charge fur which Grove is being court-martialed, also member [a) the Hagerstown Cresson said. George W. Tk board for divisio By registered He A subpoena the appearanc as was a party Gray, « of the local Philadelphis gdoll in June, 19 testified thut Bergdoll appeared with his answers to the registration ques- tions written out and. that he had failed to answer the question. Do you claim exemption?” IN JTRELAND. - arch S.—One men armed ritles and high ex- plosives made an atiack lasting an hour, on a police acks at Doon. near here carly today. The police isted with rifles and hand gre ades and the artackers finall with- drew. None of the police was in- jured GHTING Limezick, hundred TOWED. The nnon, BEIN Alarch Buckhs SHIP Bosion, Loard steamer und without fue] water or pvr)\‘lxi(nv was taken in tow today for Bermuda. She had seen burning part of her 20 to keep the pumps going during the two days. The Buckhannon was hound from Messina for New York shipping leaking car- asi \\(l’[‘ll] RS OS Halifax, March today to the L. steamship Noccalula. wireless call for assistunce 340 miles cast of St. She was driftins CALL. Aid was Shippinz sent Board which sent veste m,u John's, A 1ok without dsteam and was short of fresh water. 1920, (.IT Y ITEM.S i § FINANCIAL The tinance committee of th —— ? XEMNGE REPBFT& A YGet-Together” meeting Wall on o the church an of women or First Baptist will be held Wednesday o'clock in the chapel. A program been, arranged and refreshments I be served. & Daly Council, . held smoker at the Saturday ning. Members and vocal al furnished the afternoon , | | | | O S 3 yoms eve Street Close—Rails ~hared substantially the provided instrament- the advances music, Oleott’s orehes- tra 7 pleasing selections. on ount of Saturc s weather Bargain week sule closes tonight at § | 'F&ent o'clock, Besse-Leland Co.—advt. Sales Edward Koplowitz has been grunted n a permit to build addition to his store on Dewey The contract | has been awarded to A. W, and John Davis. Mrs .Arthur Anderson of No Belden street. will entertain the members of Alexandra lodge, No. 24, I, O. D. of St. George. at her home Thursday afternoon. A son was born today Britain General hospital Mrs. Arthur Gaudeite, ley street B! able 1o ness. A son has Britain General Mrs. Emil sireet. SCHOONER 180 in further of feverishly wetive final hou when <hort The covering became more ac losing wax buoyant all \pproximated Sireet, 1v 1,600,000 shares. he week an on the stock excl began with street e level or 6 ) worthy oils wn b reactions General sint from AMotors i g the \mong declines hizh advance note- industri extended from points. Cruci- Republic Stecls, Mexican Pe- Boyal Dutch, Canadian Pa- Island retected the The larze decrcuse in actual reserves reported by the ing Suturday ang foreign excl re an Diressel prov xeeption rails fractions ang troleumn, 19, the to M. 115 = New and hal- citic and Rock niost pressure of clear- house last Shoibor contri- is of Stanley after his Burns street. | setbacl buted in ot rang versal be out recent heen New < . = R ew York suock Fust | tlons. furnished by members of Exchange: born at the ol N N Iixchang Richter New York e quota- hospital, Anderson. of the Sto: March s, High s ILES DONED Low Close Allis-Chalmers Am Beet Am Can Am Car Am Cot 0il Am H & Leather. Ami Loco ... AnLSmelt & el Am Ttef com \in Toh Am T & T Am Woolen . Anaconda Cop ch T & 15 Gulf & W I dwin Loco GO Steel " Can Pac Cen Leath Co Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & St Chi Rock [ & Chino Cop Corn ucible Mig Suga & Idy Captain and 11 Members of Crew Ar- rive Safely New York TFhis Morning e New York. Masrch No—Captain Georgeadis and 11 members of the crew of the American schooner Iiva B. Douglass which was abandoned in @ sinking condition 180 miles south- ci of Cape May Yesterday morning, arrived herc today on the steamship Vassari. The schaoner sailed from Buenos Aires December 11 with a | cargo of bananas. The crew the abandoned reported they ran nto a succession of northeast and northwest Rrales with tremendous seas off the Virginia capes The 33 146 108 % ot vessel Prod Ref.. Steel ne Sugar. k Horn Coal wdicott-Johr vessel - Jater sprang a leak and became waterlogzed. On Sat { day she hoisted u distress siznal, which was seen by the Vassari. bound here from res. The steam- er stood by until Sunday morning when able to launch a life- boat and take off the schooner’s ciup- tain and crew. The schoone: and registered 91¢ tons. prominence in June, 1918, ued 230 survivors of wise steamer Carolina I sunk by a German New Jerscy coast. Buenos shé w. A\Y Gen Illec Gen Motors Goodrich (o Gt Nor pfd ... IinolsACens s Inspiration Cop. . Int Mer Mar Tnt Mer Mar Tnt Nickel Int Paper Kelly Springfield Kennee Copper Lack Steel Lehigh Valley Mex Petroleum Midvale teel Missouri Pac .. t Lead .. N Y Air Brake W & was built in She 1886 sained when she the coast- which was submarine off the - plid. FRENCH LABOR Will Not Go Backward Eight-Hon Paris, March not relinquish VIEWS, \rter Law, Getting S.—Irench labor the advantage it has gained through the adoption of the eight-hour law, and no Lekward step” Wwill be permitted, says an open letter issued to the Irench govern Y Central .. ... ment and parliament by the General|] N Y NI & H R R Federation of Labor. Iconomists andi Norfolk & West .. sovernment officials have argued thej North American .. law prevented the counfry from ex-| Northern Pac erting its best efforts to increuse pro- | Ohio Cities Gas duction and little been done 1o} Pan Am I’ & T enforce the provisions of the mea Penn R R .... ure. Temporvary suspension of tha| Pittsburgh Coal law has been urged, but it appears| Pressed Steel ¢ his step will be fought by the labor| Ray Cons nizations Reading Rep 1 & STRIKIL Royal D, — Sinelair ‘0l French Workers Decide They Are Not | Sloss-S Steel Getting K h, So Will Quit, i Southern Southern M 8. —A | studeb decided upon | sroxns delegates the here vesterday fective (hrougzhotft Puz de Calais today del that ant- insufficient, voted in favor or 1 1 160 ] U 1 U will has VOTE FOR I Ret & . Pac Ry ethune. France, ike of coul miners, t a conference miners’ unions completely ¢ department of The miners the incre: ed was a strike rch of of Tobacco Prod was S the Fruit Retail ion United United s deciding 5 wages recently g R Food Prod in Indus Aico to 14 Rubl PARIS LEGION BRANCII IS FOR ARMY L Willys LOCAL STOCK MARKET TRAINING foRnS Chemn Paris. March Overland ing universal military United States were meeting Legion, and a this sentim headquarters, York City. commander and ¢ Gl —Resolutions favor- in recent Aneric gram embody sent to Am Ward elected nee W historian training passed at @ of Paris post cable was Cabot been Tlare of has Southiern Sea Isle post Mmerican Vmericin Aneric: Billing= Bristo NAVAL COMMANDER DLES, \dmiral Grant Sinking Succeeded i § P Colt’s 152 Job taider. March So—lten who commanded German S 1=-1ra Fra M \dmir the into when she man ot London Noel Grant narder Carmania, British auxilinry o ind merchantman Cap Landers Nationul converted ruiser sank the Ge Trada Tudd M & Wi hitney \mericu, Sat Times cust ber 1, 1914, of South Septen died vy, accordi Pratt & W Iussell London \ire L OF 19 TO MARRY. : Georze Londil 21, and Anna Wohin g - heen | Stanley sranted a marvia Wohinz, father GIR St S Ry Hin My dard ros i Stanley Louis { T & of ide-10-bi ion consented 10 the was — INTO hetore the perm d be LIMPING roeT, necessary sue Londibaros o5 at 243 | Wohinz on strect 240 1 Savcoxie, onc board i lives ok straet new vessels, reported h ) CLEARING HOUSE REPORT, New York. March S.—New York| Clearing House statement [or today; Exchs $546,629.35 balances, 116,209, e disabied; and 1e Ami he W and expecicd T ternoo cast o rose New Yo left hour ton Head reach 1iges, 'y S Spits 301 | i | l | i\\r shir | l ) f 3 RICHTER & CO. New York Stock Exchange NEW BRITAIN. CONN| Telephone 2040 Members 31 WEST MAIN ST. STANLEY R. EDDY, Mgr. We own and offer A. C. Gilbert Company 8% PREFERRED To Yield 8% . Sinking fund of 57 retires one--twentieth an-| nually, at not exceeding $115 per share. COLTS STANLEY WORKS AMERICAN HARDWARE NORTH & JUPD LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK H. L. JUDD, . G. JUDD w. . SLOPER JUDD & CO. tinent Sceurities . Telephone 1815—1816 Inve: WEST MAIN STREET *‘Own a share in the factory where you work”’ A. C. GILBERT CO. 8% PREFERRED STOCK AT 100 Callable at 115 GOODW N BEACH & CO. CONNECTICUT MUTUAD BUILDING., HARTFORD Room 410, Natl. Bk. Bldg., ’Id. 2120 T. FRANK LEE, Local Mgr.—- WE OWN AND OFFER Colts Patent Fire Arms Stock to yield 99,. FORTUNE’S FAVORITE nearly all fortunes. It is the only financial independence. sound foundations— a eful materials, 1S BOTH booms if you like, ilver Investments are the real basis nicthod open 10 wost Profitable investments re st plant producing necessary or SILVE prices ti me men to achieve must on property or centre themselves ‘Fortune’s activity-—high urities at a Fxtreme in onc < of issues are now Faverit Look let “TH LAE €< 10 New York Send for our It AG Direct W Leonard, Chandler & Depp, Inc. 11 Kilby St Bost Telephone Mai 1 > ! SINTH waARg ACTIVITEE, Re(eptlon is Planned | The Sixth Ward ,.‘pn’,»!i«‘.ul club For Father Fitzgerald{ compicting wrrangements for iis di: ner to be held in UKkrainian hall ¢ March 16 and in addition to havin \ speaker of prominence, a sparrir match and a musical program been nged Willinin Greenstel of re rvations. Thursday evening the moembers John the Evanzelist parish ara | honor their om of =t 10 hold a1 on i i v o 3 3.0 itzgerutd o with @ pu = busy goinz | arm i Tl - . | is in che committ makin wishing I NIVERSARY REQUIEM MASS, An requiem § celenrated at Mury's chare morning at seven o'clock fe eaced members Isatel) National Daughters of this the | and not beer ti ra it and have wnniversary t foelle can contuuimicnt han memn HOrTow the de Erwin. ¢ of Jumes Crowley cire Isabel ANNOUNCEMENT. BELATED LTl T 1625-2 Any Hour, Day or Nigh ARRANT & HAFFEY UNDERTAKERS 33 MYRTLE St., East End Office, 15 * Jubilec St, Tel. 1451-2. want—Free Use of Parlo Taken for Uphelstering. Bacrows and M Need- Married Last syuiond n hium July. I Miss jeld The The of Raymond naeri Lady Mt Orders Nee Wake court FUNERAD DIRECTOR! Anilrews & Doolittle, Inc. THE FUNERAL HOME oOfice and Parlors 15 Walaet Stroe: Tclephone. wedding took - Lon has city holi = £ rooin lifelong resider this tive of Hart- here for some- the daughter William Needham { ourt. bride i% a resided 1ToWs Mrs. Ketield ¢ Mr and