New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1920, Page 9

ECONOMY 1S THE BROTHER OF COMFORT AND A FIRST COUSIN Many an cconomical man is better dressed than his profli- sate brother. Today the employe dresses in the manner of the bank presi- dent. Our serviceable, stylish suits have that president-of-the- company look stitched into their ‘natural completeness, Honor us with a call. The Farrell Clothing Co. 271 MAIN ST. TODK AMERIGA LONG O REALIZE DANGER (Continued from First Page) Admiral Sims paused to outline his purpose, “1 wish id, “the ot tryi at m dis- to show,” he great evil and mreat danger to manage/a war Ly cable tance of 3,000 miles.” % In the same connection he vead his carly suggestions to the department that the Atlantic battléship fleet bp kept réady to be rushed overseas. No spetific recommendation for the n Ame grand fleet id, until August, 1917, when the British admiralty asked for a squad- ron of coal-burning battleships. N reply to this proposal was I for a month, the admiral testified, and when he again urged that the squadvon be sent, the department sai: ,it was not proposed to disintegv the American fleet unless strohg reasons were advanced. Th sage, signed by Admiral Benson, then chief of operations, sald the department “disappointed” that nah plan for had been developed. Coal-Burners Necessary. 4\dmirpt Benson Thimself visited London early in November, Admirel 3 d naval Joint operations Sims continued, f of the w Bal-burning ted with the ed -a reply that lorida, Delaware would be" ready docking.” Admiral represented ships: It would have hoe said. ‘‘to have seclected a homo- senous squadron. The reason it wa not done was that they (other ships of the same type) were not ready for . He com - rtment and the Ngw York. and Wyoming to sail after squadron types of said this different Sims four been just as easy.” MOON. frells Indian He Can't Take His Wife Home, Kan., March 11— Jackson Barnett, honeymooner and ¥i€hest Indian, whose recent mar rlage is held void by federal offici; called up the ouija board to answer Questions. 4 “Me take this woman, my back to Henrvetta with me?’ ngit demanded. JPromptly the answer ¥ Where will T live The board spelled Ykmulgee.™ Barnett was astounded eyville, wife, Bar- came “No." RIPLE WEDDING rch 11.—A triple here_last evening s of Mr. and rcus David became brides. They were Eliza David, married to Hewasd Leonard Rothschild of New York; Viola »avid, married to Jack Wiener of Rochester, and Marjorie David, married to Edsar J. Arnstein of Cleveland. The ceremony was per- formed the Itev. Dr. Max 1o berg, who married the bride’'s par ent. SISTERS IN' T M plac Rocheste eddinz ook O POSTMA ch 11.—Roy t Rittman, O., was by the ('Pt\ll(jli THEF Cleveland,, O., Ma Faber, postmaster placed under eral officars cl of $5,000 from pouch. A\ secret faber wuas returned grond jury yesterday spector Zimmerman fessed and returned § ‘money with registered indictment a by (e Post Offic: “abor of In- con- the Tel. 1625-2 Any Hour, Day or Night. -TARRANT & HAFFEY ¥ UNDERTAKERS MYRTLE St., East End Office, 153 Jubilee St., Tei. 1451-2. Lady Attendant—Free Use of Barlocs, Orde Taken for Upholsterving FUNERAL DIRECTORS Aadrews &Doolittle, Inc. 3 THE FUNERAL HOME officc and Parlors 15 Walnut Street Telephone, CITY ITEMS has taken Screw carporation office. vk of, street ‘ Francis P. C. Kerin has left the em- ploy of the New Britain Machine Co. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Porter of Lexington street will spend the week- end in Boston, Mass. JMiss Gertrude Schectman, grapher in the office of Mayor Quig- Jey, returned to work today after weel’s dllness. The police received a complaint this morning that two gypsy fortuns tellers were about the city. When the police went to the vicinity in which they were reported to be it was found the women had left for Hartford. Supernumerary Officer Cully, who was injured by from a building on West street Mon- day, will be able to leave the hospital in a few d Mi, Mildred Torrell, of Fairview street, is indisposed at her home. Mr. and Mus. orge M. Landers of New EBritain are at Atlantic City guests at the Hotel Traymore. Maurice Baker, who directed Oh ! Cindy, will leave tomorrow Gardner, ALLEGED SLACKER DREW OUT HIS CASH Thomas Oh'! for Testimony at Court-matrial Indicates He Wanted to Have Plenty of Money on Hand. New York, March 11.—Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy young Philadelphian, being court-martialed on Governor's Island charged with desertion from the army in evading the draft law, withdrew $50,000 from his account at the Tenth National bank, Philadelphia, between the day after the United States declared war with Germany and the time he “‘fled” according to John . Bauder, presi- dent of the institution. Bauder tes- tified today for the prosecution. Bergdoll drew out $25000 the day after this country entered the war, by check payable to a gas company Bauder testified, and in August 1917 drew out $7,500. D. C. Gibboney. sel for Bergdoll at hi: day that Bergdoll might take the witness” as “demonstrated in past.” He said he would be a *“very =ood witne: “demonstrted in the past.” He is “very cool” on thc stand, Gib- boney said, adding: “This boy has the truth to tell and Philadelphia coun- trial, stated to- position *at the Corbin | steno- | 2 i | 1 1 i i falling | as | he will have no hesitancy to tell it.” BODWELL SENT TO JAIL. Former Cashier of City National Bank of Norivalk Pleaded Guilty. New Haven. March 11.——Wilfred Bodwell,, former cashier of the City national bank of Norwalk and for many years city treasurer of Norwalk, was sentenced to serve one vear in the Fairfield county jail at Bridgeport by Judg idwin 8. Thomas in th United district court. Bodwell was indicted cn charges of embezzle- ment. of $31.000 from the. bank and falsifying, the bank's accounts and he pleaded guilty. Judge Thomas said that' consideration for Bodwell's fam- ily kept him from sending the accused man to the Atlanta peniterntiary kg TOO MUCH ¥FOIR A FLAM. New York., March 11.—A house- r's refusal to pay a deljcatessen hq store $25 fq a cooked ham was sus- tained yesterday by a municipal court v which returned a verdict for tobert . Mainzer, wealthy resi- dent of the west side. He deducted $11 froma the bill on learning that the best cooked ham should not cost more than $1 a pound and was sued by the store for the balance. Since the suit was entered: he has received 1 letters praising his stand and three hams have bLeen sgiven him. [ Justice Young said the bill was out- rageous and directed the store to pay the costs of the suit. . GOAL $100 PER TON That TIs @ This Is the Fabulous Price Being Asked for Well Known Com- modity in France. Philadelphi March 11. nce is paying $100 a ton for coal, said A Anne Morgan, daughter of the late J. P. Morzun, in an address to the French War Relief Committee and the American Committee for Devastated France, citing the high cost of neces- sities in that country. She said the general attitude in America is *now we're through.” She declared America can never be through while France is in its present condition. s ENVIES AMERICA Advocate Prohibition With Does Not For England But Looks Envious Eyes on (ondition’s Heve. London, March 11.—The Bishop o* London told a congregation at South- wark Cathedral that he was not at the moment advocating prohibition for this country but he could not help looking with somewhat envious eyes on (he present condition of things in America In view of present public opinion it would be a mistake, in his opinion, at this moment to aim im r measure in this countr at least they could aim high. “Just think what London would be,” he added. “if. we could gei control of the drink traflic; if we could make drunken homes sober. It would hav an enormous effect upon the moral question, because more than jeAt the immorality exist in LondSn today is due to intemverance.” ng ! i NEW. BRITAIN. DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1920. | ITALIAN FINDS GERM OF SLEEP MALADY man’s to Bologna, Italy.—Another of ase encmies has surrendered science. Prof. Arnaldo Maggiora of the Instifute of Hygiene here, has solated the germ of sleeping sickness nd is busy preparing a serum to combat the malady. The sleeping sick- ness germ was one of the most illus- ive in the history of bacteriology. Mrs. Catherine Heery. The funeral of Mrs. Catherins Heery was held at 9 o'clock this morning at $t, Mary’s church. -\ sol: emn high mass- was celebrated hy Rev. Joseph W. B: 2 Rev. Wil Krause was deacor v. Jonn Winters sub-deacon and Rev. Wil A. Downey, master of ceremonie: During the mass Mrs. Mary T. Crean. sang and as the body was being borne from the church she sang ome Day.” The bearers were Thom- Cornelius § nlon, Alfred Patrick Kelly. Michael Martin and Thomas Lanch. The flawer bear- ers were FEdward Mechan, George heyd, Norman Marshall and Fred Lynch. Rev. William Krause con- ducted the committal service at the grave in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Mrs. Bridget Shechan Mrs. Bridget Sheehan, a resfdent of this city for many vears, died at 4 o'clock vyesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Michael P. Leghorn. of 1450 Stanlev and Mrs. Leghorn and sister, Catherine Maher of Bos- ton, Mass. The funeral will be held at 9:30 o’clock tomorrow morning at The burial will be ‘s new vemetery. © Joseph iclewick. Joseph Bazielewick. aged 51 years, of 49 Silver street, died last night at the New Britain General hospital. He leaves a wife and family. Robert McoCandless. Funeral services were held ternoon at 3 o'clock in St. church for Robert McCandless. Rev. famuel Suteliffe, rector, officiated am(i burial was in Fairview cemetery. The death occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Meriden Sanitarium. BALD HEAD CLUB BANQUET. Members Vote Bridgeport "As the Place and May 1st the Date. Winsted March 11 nual banquet of the of America will be hed at the Staret- ville hotel, Bridgeport, on Saturday evening, May 1 ignment of place and date is the result of a referen- dum vote of the club membership as announced today by V W. Norton, T.akeville banker and secretary and treasurer of the club. Bridgeport was a twe to one victor over New York city, Many members of the orgi zation. thought it only Jjust that Bridgeport be given an opportunity to entertain the club before it invid- ©d the metropolis, Hartford, New Ha- ven and Winsted having been nally honored by the pates. . The next an- d Head club WOULD SUSPEND SPY AC Washington, March 11.—Senator ance, republican, of Maryland, has introduced a foint resolution express- ing it as the opinion of congress that rosecutions under the espionage act should no longer be conducted and recommending that the president and the attorney general give aretul consideration” to the proposals to grant general amnesty to pe ns con- victed under it. The measure was re- ferred to the judiciary committee LETS PIN Queen” Answers by Neighbors. “Doughnut Protests Made 11.—Following property dough- March adjoining Bridgeport, the protests of ler opening a the David Trubee, owners again nut factor in home forme owned ate banker, Mrs. Philip . Vink “doughnut queen house to a negro his family. In the b Camp Devens the and rented collector has ash ash barn back of the house, hich My, Trubee once kept a of thoroughbreds are now quartered two mules and {hree de- crepit horses used by the ash collec- tor in his business. i) Mrs. Vinka made a tortune sellir doughnuts at Camp Devens and in- vested her prefits in the Trubee prop- eriv RS Prod H 2% NN N N TN I o BNGON ! FINANCIAL | WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANMEPHRTS Wall Street, 10:30 A. M.—Stoc were very active and strong at the opening d® today's session, the further advance coinciding with another spi ited rally in ign exchange, the British rate ris S cents to the pound vesterda, tinal quofa- 5. tai were the first to move vd, averaging a point gain, but motors, equipments, steels and cop- pers soon helped to swell the volume of business, advancing 2 to 10 points within the first half-hour. Tobs shippings. rubbers and numerous | scellancous issues also were mate- | rially Tigher. Wall Street number of sto early rise, which was attended heaviest trading since the r covery, sales to noon approximaling 700,000 shares. Over a score of rails recorded gaiv 1 to 3 points, but motors, steels, equipments and ship- pings made greater gains with tobac- cos, textiles and chemicals. General Motors was the cohitral feature, risins 151 points 30. a gain of 71 points over last fAnal price. Chan- dler and Studebaker were among the other very strong motors, and Texas Co. led the oils to higher prices. Call loans opened at 7 per c¢ent. Wall Street, 11:30 p. m.—Follow- ing its customary course the market became quict at mid-cay, but most sains were maintained and in some instances enhanced. Oils displayed sreater strength, also low-priced rails, obscure motors and several of . the utilities, including express company shares. Wall Street, close.—Prices shaded the afternoon probably as a result of the setback in British exc rallied irregularly in the fins ingzs. he closing was firm. approximated 1,450,000 shares. An participated unusial in the | by the | | New York Siock F tions,: furnished by membe of the Exchange: Xchange -quota- Richter & Co., New York Stock March High Allis-Chalmers Mfg 431 Am Beet Sugar.. 843 Am Can : Am Car & Fdy Am Cot O1l Am H & Leather. Am Am Am Am Am Am am Anaconda Aten T At Gulf & Jaldwin B&O Beih Steel BR T Can Pac Cen Leath Co Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & = o Chi Rock i & P Chile Cop Chino Cop Col I* & 1 Cons Gas a5 Low 1920. Close 42y $4 1615 140 @ 1 47 Sug Ref com Sum Teb .... T&T Toh Woolen Cop & s w W I [icCoMmt | et Crucible Steel Cuba. Cane Su Horn Coal Endicott-Johnson rie 1st prd . 247% 3 i 107 7% : { LOST—Lady Gen Motors Goodrich (€ Gt Nor pfd “ee Inspiration Cop - Inte oro Con . Interboro Con pfd Int A Mar Int Mer Mar Int Nickel” .. Int Paper . 2 Kelly Springtield 124 Kennec Copper Lack Steel Lehigh Valley Mex Petroleum Midvale Steel . Pac . pfd. N Y Air, Brake .. N Y Central ..... NYNH&HRE Norfolk & West Northern Pac Ohio Cities Gas an Am P & T Penn R R Pressed Steel (% Ray Cons Reading Rep I & Royal D, Rinclair Oil Ref .. Sloss-S Steel & 1 Southern Pac Southern Ry i Studebaker Texas Co Texas & Pac Tobacco Prod Union .Pac United Fruit United Retail St U S ¥ood Prod U S Indus Alco U S Rubber Co U S Steel U S Steel prd Utah Copper va Car Chem Willys Overland L.1093% L1013 L113% g 4154 T4 1001 LOCAL STOCK MARKET QUOTED Grurnis Stanley R. Eddy, Bid 190 Hawtford Elec Light Southern N E Tel Co American Brass American Hardware American Silver Billings & Spencer Dristol Brass Colt’s Arms Co lagle Lock Co Landers Frary & <l ationa) Mar Lamp - B Machine o es-Be-Pond com .. North & Judd Mfz Co Peck, Stow & Wilcox . Russell Mfz Co Scovill Mfg Co ... Standard Screw com . Stanley Rule & Level Works o & Hine . M o nley rant Union EXCHANG New York, March ied by Richter & Co., Mgr.) Asked 195 100 RALLIES, 11.—Another : " strong rally in foreign exchange at the opening of the market here today ent rates on demand nglish pound ster or 9 cents above price. CLEARING HOU New York, March 11.— statement for ‘learing Hou: changes 37,020, 1,864,5 TOO LATE b ng up t sterday’s closing ills for the $3.82% 2 REPORT, York today: balances. New e S —— FOR CLASSIFICATION. kevs, between tel Bronson. 's black handbag with Park street and Ho- Reward if returned to 3-11-24 WATERBU W NEW WIRES BRITAIN DIRECT N BRITAIN NATIONAL TO HARTFORD, BANK BLDG. NEW YORK AND HARTFORD. STON. We Offer and Recommend the Pur- chase of:— Shares 25 American Hardware 15 American Brass 50 Colts Patent Fire Arms 25 Landers, Frary & Clark "25 North & Judd 25 Standard Screw 25 Stanley Works The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Corner Main and Pearl Streets, Company Hartford, Conn, Capital $1,250,000. Safe Deposit Boxes $5 and upwards. 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