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New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
LETTER CARRIERS
 TO CHANGE PLACES
Atioiph c. Bigge Expects to Be Trans ferred to Hoboken-Walter c.
 Owens May Come Here.

Negotiations are under way be- tween the postmaster at the local post office and the postmaster of the Ho- boken, N. J., office, whereby Letter Carrier Adolph c. Bigge will be trans ferred to the New Jersey office in ex- change for another carrier who wishes to come to. this city. It. is & custom in the postal service that if two men in different towns desire to change po- sitions and their superiors. are also willing they can do so with recom- mendation of their postmaster. It is expected that MT. Bigge will be transferred about the first of May
 MT. Bigge is desirous of securing a position in Hoboken as he former ly lived there and wishes to return. The man with whom he will proba bly, His wife is in poor health and her physician advises their removal to an inland city where she will be away from the damp sea air. Hence their desired change
 Letter Carrier Bigge has been a civil service employe at the New Britain office for about four years and is popular with his superiors, his companions and the people along his route. His route is throughout tho eastern section of the town and the outlying streets in that vicinity Be- fore coming to this city MT. Bigge was in the navy, being connected with the transport service.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
GENERAL FACET SUMMONED
 BY PREMIER ASQQ|TH Irish Commander-in Chief Questioned Concerning Instructions.

.rlLondon, April 1.-The first act of Premier Asquith in his new capacity as secretary of state for war was to clear up the mystery surrounding the instructions given by the war office to General Sir Arthur Paget, com mander-in-c n-chief in Ireland. General Paget was summoned to London to give his chief personal account of the orders he had re- ]ceived and issued, and as asresult of the conference Reginald McKenna, the home secretary, who is acting as leader of the house, was able to in- form the commons today that:
 'The only question Gen. Paget put or intended to put to the command ing officers in Ireland was whether they were ready to put their duty before any other considerations. It was not his intention that this or any such question should be put by the general officers to their subor- sdinates. -,
 General Paget informed the gena eraI officers of the promise given by the secretary for war to officers whose homes were in Ulster to permit them to withdraw temporarily from their regiments in the event of operations becoming, necessary in Ulster, and he requested the general officers to find out imtn ediately the humber of of ficers who would withdraw on this account. @f& a5 1.al s
 "The Irish commander-in-ch was asked if any officer who could not claim this exemption would be aI- lowed to resign, and replied that the result of any refusal to do their duty could only mean their dismissal from the army"
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
CANDIDATES MAP
 OUT CAMPAIGNS
Quigley Will Talk to Factory Work CTS at Shop Gates and Steele
 Will Address Union Men.

s Alderman George A. Ouigley will make a personal appeal to voters for their support beginning tomorrow by speaking at the various shops in town. ast t
 His first talk will be at P. & F. Corbin's tomorrow noon at 1:40 o'clock. At the same time on Fri day he will address the workers at the Corbin Screw Corporation. Fri day afternoon at 5 o'clock he will ad- dress the employees of Landers, Frary & Clark's. ..k SETs
 Alderman Quigley is. said to stand strong with the factory workers ana depends to a great extent on their support to get the republican nomina- tion for mayor for him.
 Howard M Steele, who is also seek ing the nomination, will address members of local unions in Union hall on Main street Saturday night.
 The Fourth Ward Republican club will hold an important meeting to- morrow night at 8 o'clock in room All, National Bank building.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
MOVING PICTURE LOCALE
 LATEST FOR WASHINGTON
Patrick s. McMahon Buys Durham Farm and Will
 Stage Silent Drama

A deal was consummated yesterday whereby Patrick s. McMahon, pro- prietor and manager of Keeney's theater, bought the old Durham farm in Kensington from Edward and Hynaah Ginsberg. The place contains 13I acres and. according to the. valu- ationl placed upon it by the Berlin board of assessors, it is worth be- tween s5,00O and $6,000. A dwelling. house several farm buildings, two TT ia siiaSsaaa sdli '6a a fssas < 'fs M nile tHs grantee5 has not yet had time to formulate any definite plans as to what he will do with the farm, he told a Herald represen- tAtiye today that he is considering the project of using it as a. locale for the stagfng of moving picture plays to be presented in his theaters. The land is on a slight incline towards the east and is made beautiful by extensive orchards. plenty of woodland and an abundance of beautiful scenery. It is, indeed. an ideal spot for the staging of the .silent drama. Y
 The dwelling house. which is typical old New EnxlAnd farm house c6Itaining fourteen large and airy robfns, will be co1awerted into a first class inn for the aEEeommodation of tho automobile trade and the many motion picture celeh$ities who will be engaged by the researceful theatrical man. He, and his family will also take up their resineRce there in the snear future.
 There seems to be a growing sen- timent among moving picture con- scefns to move away from the big cities where the rental of land and hotel buildings xendS to make the business less profitable For this rea- son, MT. McMahon feels very fortuzs nate in being abkS to acquias Dunham farm. Even fhop2 rather secluded spat and away from the bustfs aea aeity life, the location of the place IS but short distance from the Berlin trolley line and the passen-. ger station.
 Berlin people say that at the time when Norris Durham owned MT. Me Mahon's new place, there was not~sa finer farm in the state.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
ARCHITECTS AT WORK
 ON Y. w. c. A. PLANS
Davis and Brooks Prepare Sketches for Two Buildings to Be Erected
 on Hungerford Court.

The Y. W. c. A. board of directors have engaged Davis and Brooks, ar chitects to draw plans for two new buildings to be erected on site near that If the present location on Hun gerford court. They have been asked to. submit plans for two buildings; one gymnasium and administration building combined. and the other an up-to-date boarding house.
 On Wednesday afternoon, April 15, the association annual meeting will be held and it is probable that prelimi- nary plans Of the architects will be submitted at this time. The finished specifications will not be ready for the bidders for several weeks.
 By means of an active campaign held early in the month of last December, industrious canvassers suc- ceeded in raising about $75,000 by public subscription. The greater part Of this amount will be expended on the new structures.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
SOUTH CHURCH soLoIsT.
NfEs. Charles Pitel of Nferiden, New
 Soprano of Quartet.

Mrs. Charles Pitel, who has been the soprano soloist at the First Baptist church iI1 Meriden for the past three years. has resigned her position to accept one at the South Congrega- tional church in this city. Mrs. Pitel is an accomplished vocalist and 1t was with regret that the music committee of the Meriden church accepted her resignation.
 She is a pupil of Miss. Rhea Massi- cotte, who is at present a member of the South church auArtet, and has sung in Wallingford and North Haven churches, as we'll as doing much coil- cert work in Meriden and other cities She was chosen from Q list of many applicants.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
SIEGEL AND VOcEL CASE POSTPONED FOR WEEK
Counsel, for Accused Wish Time to Prepare Answer
 to New Indictments.

New York, April 1.-The arraign- ment of Henry Siegel and Frank E.. sVogel on charges of grand larceny and violations of the state banking laws growing out of the failure of the Siegel enterprises was again post poned today, this time until Wednes- day next.
 Attorneys for Siegel and Vogel said 1t was commonly understood that new indictments had been found; against their clients, and they wished time to prepare an answer.
 Vogel. showing evidence of his se- rious illness and speaking little above a whisper, took the stand today in the bankruptcy hearing before the United States commissioner. He de- clared that outside of loans' to Henry Siegel he knew of no large personal loans made by Siegel and company. He said that $50,000 he had loaned to the Fourteenth Street Store hao never been repaid. When the bank . ing honsesnf iorganized. vogef ssit : <. .0Oos s000 sas put into sthe concern. These assets consisted of stock In the Simpson Crawford and Fourteenth Street Stores in New York and of Seigel. Cooper & Go. Chicago. In 1910 this stock was exchanged for $5,000, ,00O Of the Siegel Stores Corporation. Vogea refused to tell where he kept his share of this stock, on the ground that it might tend to incriminate him.
 vogel said his proportion of this stock was >$7o0.O00, and that Siegel owned the rest At various times, he tesfif1ed Sfesyel drew from the hanIs7 sums aggregating $150.00o for his personal use, depositing as security
 stock of the Siegel Stores corpora tion. x The witness said his income from the val Mus Siegel enterprises was $26.O00S year, This sum, he added did not 8I bet his family expenses and he had 5 borrow to make up the deficit. K < ThOAearing was adjourned until ApriE and the examination of
 Henry Siegel, originally set for to- morrow, was postponed to that date;
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
COAL COMPANY SOLD.
M. Irving Jester Purchases Indepen-
 dent Coal Company.

z M. Irving Jester, local coal man and a prominent republican of the second ward, today purchased the en- tire business, together with all the stock, tools and equipment, of the In- dependent Coal company, on Dwight street, and will take possession at once. s For a month or so he will continue to run both his new yard and the one he has previously main tained on Chestnut street.
 The Independent Coal company, of which MT. Jester now assumes con- trol, has about 320 feet of railroad frontage, numerous sheds, barns tools and wagons. W. s. Levine. man ager of the Independent Coal com pany. announces that he will remain in this city for some time. but re- garding his plans for the future he is reticent.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
LETTER CARRIERS MEET.
Past President Paul Heller Presented
 With Gold Badge.

Past President Paul Heller, of the New Britain branch of the National Letter Carriers association, was pre- scented with 8 handsome gold badge of the organization at the regular meeting of the branch held in Bar decks hall last evening.
 President Frank Coleman made the presentation in behalf of the other members, giving MT. Heller the badge as 8 token of the appreciation felt for his work of last year.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
CHANGES AT R. & E.
Russell Gold Becomes AssistaI

Russell Gold Becomes Assistant
 Superintendent.
 Russell Gold, formerly employed in the contract department of the Rus Sell &s Erwin division of the AnaDrfI can Hardware Corp, has been pro- noted. to the position of assistant su- perintendent, place left vacant by H. G. voight asshort time ago. Be- fore working in the contract depart ment MT. Gold was in the drafting department and has served a num- sber of years for the company.
 Morris Stanley, from the New York office, a resident of this city, will take MT. Colds place in the contract department.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
RETIRES ON PENSION.

Philadelphia, April .-J. B. Hutchin- son, assistant to the vice-president in charge of real estate purchases and insurance and former general man. ager of the Pennsylvania Railroad der the company's age limit rule. He company, retired on pension today un- is 70 years old and had spent nearly 51 years in the service.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
CLEAN UP ORDERED.
Board of Health Sets April IS as
 Limit for Gathering Refuse.

The board of health today issued an ultimatum to property owners to clean up their yards and cellars by April 15. At the expiration of that time prosecutions will be made and those who failed to obey the order will be hailed into court. %
 It was voted at the meeting to call for bids for the collection of garbage and the construction of three garbage wagons. It is intended this year to have the garbage collected by one person, thus eliminating private col- lectors.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
NEW BUCKLE SHOP.

Hartford, April LA certificate of incorporation of the International Buckle company of New Britain has been filed with the secetary of state The capital is $50,Oo0. The incorpor- ators are Frederick M. Holmes, Her. bert A. Johnson, Fred J. Ward of New Britain and George c. Clark of Terryyille.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
FIRE DRILL FRIDAY.

On Friday evening at 6.10 o'clock the members of Engine Company No. 1 will be called out by Chief Dame for a special fire drill with all the apparatus. The chief is keeping the firemen in ignorance as to where the drill will take place and will not let them know until the last moment in order that the test may be more ef- fective.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
FEDERAL COMMANDER
 READY TO SURRENDER. Reports State Truce Has Been. Granted By Gen. Villa.
 TERMS ARE BEING ARRANGED
Both Armies Said to Be Exhausted by Continued Fighting-Rumored Re- Inducements Are Being Rushed to TOlreOn.

Eagle Pass, Tex, April 1.--De- spatches from the American consul at Durango, forwarded to Washing ton via this city are reported today to announce that the federal comman- der at Torreon has offered to surren- der to General Villa, that a truce has been granted and that the federal and commanders have met and are today arranging the terms of equalization.
 General Velasco it is said, first called for three-hour armistice and offered to surrender the town if the garrison could march out with honors of war and if Villa would parole the officers and guarantee not to kill the volun- teers as he has threatened. The despatch announcing the truce and offer of surrender has been forwarded to Washington.
 William F. Blocker, American con- sul at Pledras Negras, refused to re- veal the contents of the despatch from Durango, but admitted that the mes sage had been received and Forwarded to Secretary Bryan.
 According to information from au- thentic sources, Villa had taken the railroad station in Torreon and for the past two days has been working his way from house to house toward the center of the city. He is said to have taken nearly half the town but the assaults resulted in an ap- paling loss of life on both sides.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Rebels Occupy Outskirts.

Chihuahua, Mex, April 1.-An of ficial statement given out at rebel mil itary headquarters at 10 a. m. today said the rebels occupied Gomez Pala- cio, Lerdo and some of the outskirts of Torreon. The federals have for tified themselves in some of the strong est buildings in the last named city, the reports add.
 Last night General Velasco hoisted a white flaS it ie said, and asked for Hours truce to present a prop osition for Surrender The truce was granted, it is understood, and the federal commanders offered to turn over the city with all military stores if the lives of all officers and men were guaranteed. @
 It is also understood that Villa at first denurred, saving that many of the garrison, including General Orozco. who is said to De in Torreon, were traitors and must be executed. It is said, another armistice was ar- ranged for today, however, when Villa would probably accept the offer of the federal commander.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01

lSASt1AOU S1S O11USAttl.
 The method of procedure outlined is said to be unusual.
 According to information obtained today it is the purpose of the com mission to postpone, for the present, consideration of the car spotting charge, free servlces rendered by ra5i- roads to shippers and similar side is- sues of the rate advance case. bat not to abandon them. When the hearing was resumed to- day before Chairman Harlan and CoIn , missioners Clements and McChofd, President Delano of the Monon, ex- plained in detail from charts he had prepared, the plight in which the roads of Central Freight assocfation territory today find themselves
 President Smith of the New York Central described the hnancial situA- ton on that system, dwelling at some length on the necessity with which, he said, the system had been con- fronted of laying off long e-tinae and experienced employees and of curtail- ing expenditures in improvementse
 Forced to Discharge 27,5oo.,
 Since September, 191s,', said President Smith, I've have been forced to reduce ours operating force by 27;50o men. Tn IF Abru4sy of this year as compared Wie4 6ruary of last year We had 1S ,ged less men. Our gross revenues in 1918 Were s4s.- : 6O0,00 more than they were in 191O. yet our net income was $3,2S4,- 900 less than 1t was, in 1910 before we had put the immense amount of new capital into the property.''
 Tn response to an inquiry, Presi- dent Smith said that of the total of s159, 100000 new capital put into the system since 19 91O, only $16, 1000, 900 had gone into the. new terminal facil- ities and Grand Central station in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
No News at Juarez.


 Juarez, April 1.-Juarez waited to- day for definite news of General Villas position in his attack on Tor .reon. Reports received by General Carranza last night indicated that fighting still was in progress. Car ranza today seemed confident that his military chieftain would conquer the federals under General Velasco. The report that heavy achievements for the federal leader were approaching Torreon did not shake his confidence. Both armies are said 4ps he Nnxu and exhe3ast8d relst s6eu lighting ,f3x beSseffe action lacks the vir- iiffy of the rebel conquest of Gomez Palacio.
 Achievements Are Sent
 The new column reported march ing to the relief of Velasco was said to be under the command of General Joaquin Maas and to number 4.50o men.
 !. To meet him. 1t was reported. Gen. .efa1 Monclovio Herrera was detailed by Villa. An engagement between these forces was expected hourlN sCarranza today informed American, British and German consuls that re- ports of the fall of Torreon were pre- mature.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Achievements Are Sent.
Washington Awaits Dispatches.

!" "aSSDAitSs COH <AAsoAs DASpeStSheS'
 Washington, April No official dispatches reached here today in re- gard to the Torreon battle. Officials were inclined to doubt that large fed- eral endorsements were nearing the besieged city, as was reported. News of definite chara cter was eagerly awaited. !.
 Rear Admiral Fletcher reported that Rear Admiral Mayo, at Tampico, found conditions unchanged there, and the same word came from Rear Ad- miral Howard at Maxatian, on the west coast.
 Reports Are Delayed.
 Delayed reports to the state depart ment concerning the reported capture by the rebels and sinking of the Span ish steamer Bonita make it appear that, as reported week ago, from La Pug, Lower California, federal govern or Osuna revolted, seized the Bonita and with volunteer crew, including the prisoners in the local jail, and s5O,OO0 taken from business houses, sailed for an unknown destination. State department advices make no mention of the reported sinking of the ship and they also indicate that it was Mexican and not 8 Spanish vessel, which deprives the incident of international significance.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
RATE INCREASE { WILL s4-
 SOON ]. BE DECIDED 
 Recent Developments Have Caused Commission to Alter Its Course. FINAL DISPOSITION IS DESIRED
President Delano of Monon Road Ex- plained In Detail Plight in Which Systems of Central Freight Associa- tions Today Find Themselves.

Washington, April IA decision by the interstate commerce commission on the freight rate increases asked by the eastern railroads Is expected much earlier than had been planned. It may be handed down within month.
 Recent developments have inn pelled the commission to put aside collateral issues and extraneous Ques- tions and devote practically it's entire time to the rate question.
 Such questions as spotting car charges, free services of various kinds, and similar propositions that have been considered with the appH- cation of the roads, 1t was understood today, will not be permitted to inter- fere further with the fundamental proposition of rate increase.
 Will Hurry Case.
 It is the purpose of the commis sion to expedite in every possible way final disposition of the case. and to that end continuous hearings will be held until the testimony shall have been concluded. That. may occupy several days. e<s #
 It is expected that the case then may be submitted, either on briefs, which now are practically prepared, and without oral argument, or on briefs with only. short arguments.
 Counsel for the railroads already have indicated that they may waive right to argue the case or ally and submit it on briefs. They have in some instances expressed their willing ness to stand on the evidence ad- duced.
 It is believed to be not unlikely that the commission itself may make an- nouncement of it's purpose to facilitate the disposition of the case. The granting of the request of the rail- road counsel yesterday to devote to- day and tomorrow to testfmony, als though that necessitated postpone1pe ent of other important matters which had saI l;ai. |ss ss slss s facilitate the rate case in it's funl damanfaJ esraatsf f$ E
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-06-22
To PATCH UP
MEDIATION PROGRAM;
DELAY REBEL ATTACK
PT. READING MAN
At REF0RMATORY
MAKES ESCAPE

Dissatisfied with milking COWS by
day and being locked in cell by
night, Paul Klatzik, of Port Reading.
TOOK French leave from the New
Jersey Reformatory at Railway about
$50 O'Clock this morning. Despite
the sounding of an alarm by the re-
tormatory officials and vigilant
search of the territory surrounding
the institution, the fugitive has not
been captured as yet. He had per-
tect record as prisoner and would
nave been liberated on parole within
the next two months or so, having
served the major portion of the term
given him on conviction of a charge
Of atrocious assault and battery.
This particular Monday looked un-
usually blue to Klatzik as he was
sent out in the reformatory barn,
outside of the guard wall, to milk
cows early this morning. He decided
then and there that that particular
spot was not the proper place for
him and, 1t is said, he calmly walked
away, leaving several other prisoners
there at work
Klatzik was described as being a
Hungarian, twenty-four years old
being five feet and four inches tall,
weighing lac pounds, of medium
build and having chestnut hair and
grey eyes