New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1926, Page 9

T e MAKES APPEAL FOR MERCHANT MARINE War Abroad Would Hit U. S. Indostry, H. 6. Smith Says Members of the Exchange club and guests gathered last evening to hear H. G. Smith, vice-president of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. give his views on the merchant marine situation. The meeting con- vened at the Buristt hotel. The New York oxecutive took two phases of the problem, the need of a foreign merchant marine and the need of active shipyards in this country. He stated that while the merchant marine question might seem hackneyed to some members present, as it had long been in the public eye, he hoped he could give a new slant to the situation that would aid the club to look at it in a clear light. Clubs such as the Ex- change club blaze the trail of pub- lic opinion, he sald, and it was to such a club that he was appealing for a complete study of conditions in marine circles. “The merchant marine situation in this country is deplorable,” he added, “We are represented by 13 million gress tonnage of ships and nearly half of this amount is in serv- ice one the Great Lakes. The other half is largely used,on intercoastal service. Our foreign service s nominal What little there is, is op- erated by the United States shipping board and by a few private owners who have the courage to try to make a go of it: The question which you have to answer is, would it be of any use to you to have a foreign merchant marine? Effect of Foreign War “During the war 000,000,000 on ships for transport. If we had had an active merchant marine we could have saved $2,- 000,000,000 of that. Our manufac- turers must sell abroad via foreign owned ships. In case of a foreign war when the foreign gountries need thelr ships, our manufacturers have no means of transporting goods to foreign markets. Labor and materi- als in this country are higher, mak- ing it 50 per cent . more costly to build a ship; the owners suffer tax and insurance depreciation; and for these atures the American owner must be compensated before he will put American ships on the deep sea.” Mr. Smith further stated that of the 2,200 ships built during the war for the merchant marine, one third still remain unsold. Whether it will be profitable for private owners to buy these ships remains to be seen although one owner sald that he earning profits. The appointed a committes action and to give hearings we spent $4,- | | | | | | S| ed. last congress | pow to take | other, mote their interests, he added. He ended with an appeal for thought in !the matter and a correct realization of the future. Several guests cluding Gordon Oldershaw, Mr. Perley THREE PERSONS DIE IN LINDLEY, N. Y., BLAZE At Boston 82 Year Old Woman Is Saved—New Bedford Also Has Fire. Corning, N. Y., Dec. 8 UP—Three people were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the home of Samuel Fairbanks, at Lindley, late last night, according to meagre in- formation recelved here today. The dead are: Mr. and Mrs. Sam- uel Fairbanks, both about 55 years of age, and their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bernard Fairbanks, aged seven- teen. were present in- J. Ely, Arthur Donald McMillan and Boston, Dec. 8 (A—NMrs. Elliott W. Pratt, 82, was carried to safety | by three maids when fire swept her Beacon street home in the Back Bay | district this morning with $25,000 loss. The house, a four story brown- stone mansion, was damaged exten- sively on the lower floors. New Bedford, Mass,, Dec. 8 (A— Fire originating from an undeter- mined source on the second floor at 95 Front street, owned by James L. Humphrey, Jr., early this morn- ing gutted the rear part of the bullding, damaged the entire struc- ture, and destroyed large quantities NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER & 1926. SALARY INGREASES 'Public Works and Health Depts. | Make Recommendations The board of public works on a motion by Commissioner Thomas F. Crowe last evening voted to recom- | mend an increase of salary tor City | Engineer Joseph D. Williams to 16,000 a year an increase of $1,200 | over the present salary. Williams, in June 1920, had been installed at the salary of $3,500 with a promise of increase to $5,000 if he proved satis- factory. Until the present he has not been granted the promised in- crease. The board also voted a $300 a year raise to George Johnson, secre- tary of the board. M. P. O'Brien, a raise of $800 a year and John | Sauter, foreman at the filter bed re- |ceived a recommendation for a { raise of $350 a year. | The board passed as a whole the recommendation for several light- ing changes on principal streets as | the result of an mspection held on ! November 30. The nges include the following: South Burritt street, | relocate and add one light; Russwin | of the five story ¢told storage plant |strcet, two light addition; Belmont | street, relocate and add one light; | 87 Derby street, lad over for investi- gation; North Wellington street, re- |Tocate and add one; Hillcrest a | nue, laid over for future inspection FOR CITY OFFICIALS superintendent of sewers was voted | Keller, office secretary, trom $1,100 |to $1,200; Miss Anna Bertini, clerk |in office, from $780 to $830; and Antonio Calabrese, employed at the | municipal abbatoir, from $1,300 to | $1,450. HELD CREW AT BAY WITH THEIR GUNS \Americans on Rum Ship Had Toagh Experience New Orleans, La., Dec. 8 (B — Having kept eight men of a rum ship’s crew in subjection eight days, J. B. Mathews, assistant prohihition |administrator, and Petty Officer | Handley of the coast guard, remain- | ed in Puerto, Mexico, today awaiting |instructions as to the disposition of | their command of the French rum ship Arsene J. The Arsene J., which sailed into | the small Mexican port Monday, was in custody of customs officers pend- ing a decision of whether the ship {and its crew can be taken to New Orleans for court action. The two clally precarious since we were run- ning out of food and fresh water. At Skipper’s Mercy “It was at this point that he got us at his mercy as to direction and instead of heading for Tampico, he intentionally made for Puerto Me ico, which we reached Monday morning. “We never ' lost control of the | crew at any | | time as we had dis- armed them when we went aboard | last Monday, but without a chart the | master of the schooner had some excuse for saying that he came here by mistake, thinking he was headed for Tampico. The chart was taken | off by the coast guard boarding {cer when Commandant Edwards | seized the schooner and took all her pers, including clearances from u and Havana and her mani- 10wing that she had sailed with gallons of alcohol and liquors. She is a well known smuggler. “There is no doubt that this is the port he made for because a rep- resentative of his agents m On whole the crew acted very well us no trouble, but perhaps was because, with Handl d I gave them no chance trouble. T am glad the M toms officials can have c g action by | United States government men, who | | brought the ship safely to port after their lives had been despaired and government ships had sear southern waters for seven d them, seemed anxious to be of their co nd. ¥ had they faced continual r from wind and ghout their adventurous tr! ico from off the mouth of the issippl, but potential peril of lard, butter, packing cases, and Seymour street, laid over for inspec- | threatened at the hands of a crew produce in storage. GOAL MEN CONFER Bituminous Operators Get Together to Work Out Prosperous Methods to Be Followed. ‘Washington, Dec. ference of bituminous’ coal mine operators as a step toward placing the industry on a prosper basis was urged today by Secre of the labor department, dress before the American Min CONgress. The purposs of such a conference ke said should be to devise a pro- gram, of providing regular operation with sufficient output to meet com- mercial and domestic demand, plan expansion of exports and stabiliza- | tion of the market and provide reg- ular employment for the workers. “I see no future in coal so long as the industry ignores the unity and peace policies that saturate the rest of American industry” he warn- “The elements of the industry, virtually at war with each must e about and pool on 8 | their interests and energies for the method of solving the problem, the | common good of themselves and speaker ponted out. Three times ac- | the public. tion which would have résulted in American foreign merchant business prosperity :d and made per- “Our entire cannot be s 1e has falled by two or three | mapent if one of the great founda- ided. meantime,” should think of ound us unprepared for ship building and unless the shipyards are given more work, will find us in the same fix.” Europe, he stated, paid direct bounties to home own: ip yards which built vessels of home materials. This atry has made no effort to pro- tion industries is not regularly Mr. Smith | profitable.’ the | ds in this country. Our last | GOD'S WILL B! Bucharest, Dec, 8 (P)—"God's will be done,”said King Ferdinand toda the next war |while lving in his sick bed in the Cotrochinl palace, when told that the Palace Royal, built in the cen- ter of the town 50 years ago b Carmen Sylva, the poet-queen, hac boen largely destroyed by fire. 8 P—A v:on-L | The bourd voted to recomm | tion; Church street from the rail- |read tracks to Stanley s s re- |locate and add one; 344 Chestnut |street, relocate and add one; Jubilee street, add one; 400 Park {street, relocate and add one; Glen street, add three 400 candle power lights; West End ave beiween Lincoln and Corbin avenue, add lights, Thres petitions for the installatio {of white way lights on Broad street, | Washington _street and Lafayette | street were referred to next s budget by the board. n nd a {hzaving on sidewalks to be installed jon Mill strest. One hearing on the installation of &ewers on Atwood street was heard by the board, Charles Fay appearing as the sole | property owner in the district ap- | pealed for. | There was no discussion concern- ing the dropping of foremen and in- pectors at the meeting. Health Dept. Salarics Salary raises for all but three ¢ taches of the board of health will |be recommended to the common | council, according to a decision of the members of the health board in meeting ye |s | | | at this time for Dr. R. W. ndent; Dr. B. D. n and mil ¥ Thomas Crowley, tor, from $1.600 to § Selander, inspector, fr $1,500; Dr. Charles t of municipal abbatolr, 300 to $2,500; C Bow- ors, chemist, from $2,000 to § Miss Bernadette Labadie, nur: from $1,700 to $1,850; Olive M. Deowey 1,400 to 88 of eight desperate seamen kept in :ction only through continual | vigilance. Mathews and Handley stood watch from the time the ship was lost from | her convoy of captors until she was brought to anchor. 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