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New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
Of Neutral Nations With View to End
 War Advocated.

New York, April 17.-Resolutions urging President Wilson to call an in- ternational congress of neutral nations with view to ending the war, adopt ed last night by the Central Federated union here, were forwarded to Wash ipgton today. The resolutions sug- gested that the war might be stopped by neutral nations if they placed an embargo on the shipment of muni- tions of war and foodstuffs to the belligerents.
 The meeting adopted a suggestion that the American Federation of Labor be asked to co-operat, in the demand for the calling of the congress. off, cers of the union sail, that, despite the oppositions of Samuel Gompers, delegates would be appointed within ten days to go to Europe to agitate for an anti-war strike of laborers in the belligerent countries.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
WILSON TO OPEN
 D. A. R. CONGRESS
Delegates From All Parts of Country Arriving in Washington to
 Attend Convention.


 Washington, April 17.-With the twenty-fourth annual congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion only two days off, delegates from all parts of the country began to ar- rive here today in large numbers. The registration books were opened today at Continental Memorial hall for what is expected to be the largest attendance of delegates in the history of the congress.
 1, f.Chief interest in this years gather ing centers in the election of officers, the main contest being over the se- | lection of a president general. Mrs. Vim. Cummings Story, of New York, the president general, is up for re- election. The only other candidate for the place thus far is Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey of Kansas, who has opened headquarters here.
 President Wilson is expected to open the convention next Monday with an address. Other speakers in clude M. Jusserand, the French ann bassador; John Barrett, director gen. eral of the Pan-American union; Mrs. John Hays Hammond and Rogers Ballard Thurston, president of the Sons of the American Revolution. The annual convention of the Sons of the American Revolution also will be- gin here next Monday.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the Dis trict of Berlin, in the County of Hart ford and State of Connecticut, on the 18th day of April A, D., 1915.
 Present, Bernard r. Gaffney, Judge. Estate of Martin R. Durham, late of Berlin, In said district deceased, Upon the Petition of Edwin I. Clarke of said Berlin, praying that as ad- ministrator on the estate of Martin R. Durham, deceased he may be au- thorized and empowered to sell and convey five separate, certain pieces of sprout and farm land comprising the estate of Martin R. Durham at the time of his death as per applica- ton on file more fully appears, 1t is ORDERED-that said application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office In New Britain, in said district, on the 22nd day of April, A. D., 1915, at g o'clock in the fore noon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing there on, by publishing this order in some newspaper published In said New Britain, having a circulation In said District, and by posting a copy there of on the public sign-post in the town of Berlin, in said District, and return make
 BERNARD. F. GAFFNEY.
 Jud.~c
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

was the most active member of the legislature in securing the charter for the bank. The chatter was largely the work of Seth p. Case.
 Striking Features Of Charter.
 The original capital was fixed at $1OO,000 with the privilege of increas- ing ot $200,000. No person or cor poration was allowed to subscribe for, or to hold at any one t'me, more than ten per cent. of the carital. At least five of the nine directors were re- quired ro be residents of New Britain. No subscription could be made by any person not a resident of the state of Connecticut and the Ink was limited by the charter to six per cent. in it's charge for the use of money.
 The number of subscribers was 132, who subscribed for an aggregate of 1882 shares at $100 each, or 6S2 moro tran the entire capital. The commits sioners allowed no subscriptions to be made that could be in any way com- bined to control the stock to the prejudice of New Britain owners. Five shares only were allotted to Hart ford subscribers; all other Hartford subscriptions were thrown out entire ly, One quarter of the stock was sub- scribed to by Middletown interests, but only seventy five shares were allowed them.
 Civil War Troubles.
 The beginning of the Civil war In 1861 brought everything to a stand still after fifty per cent. of the capital had been paid in and business had begun to look exceedingly promising. the deposits dropped to about $30,0O0 and to provide funds for immediate reeds, the balance of the capital was called in, payable August 1, 1861.
 The first recorded statement was issued January ], 1862 ana showed as- gets of $194,e65 including $11,000 in specie. The deposits were $44,S92: notes in circulation $39,500; capital slock $100,o00, with earnings of $10, 900 as reserve to make up the balance. The first dividend of three per cent. was declared on July 8, 1882.
 The capital stock was increased to $200, 900 in January, 1863, and the en- tire increase was subscribed to and paid in before January l, 1884 In common with all corporate in- terests, the bank enjoyed for two jr three years a good degree of pros perity, the clause in the charter which restricted it to charges of six per | cent, interest on loans having ap- parently been suspended about the | time of the suspension of specie | payments,
 Confidence in Lincoln. Confidence in the future of govern
 ment securities yves inspired by the l election of Abra ham Lincoln II \ November, 1884. and on April 13
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
EAT LESS AND TAKE U.
 SALTS FOR KIDNr
Take a glass of salts before breakfas if your back hurts or bladder
 bothers.

The American men and women must guard constantly against Kidney trouble, because we eat too mucy and all our food is rich. Our blood hi filled with uric acid which the kld neys strive to filter out, they weakess from overwork. become sluggish: tht. eliminatiye tissues clog and the rs suit is kidney trouble, bladder weak [ ness and a general decline in healti
 When your kidneys feel like lump of lead; your back hurts or the urtnl is cloudy, full of sediment or ydi ar obliged to seek relief two or thrf times during the night; if you mffek with sick headache or dizzy, nervoII spells, acid stomach. or you haS rheumatism when the weather
 bad, get from your pharmacist abou four ounces of lad Salts: take a table, spoonful in q glass of water hefor1 breakfast for a few days and you kidneys will then act fine. This ia nous salts is made from the acid oi grapes and lemon juice, combine with lithia, and has been used 10 E generations to flush and stinulatd clogged kidneys; to neutralize thd| acids in the urine so it no longer is 4 source of irritation. thus esaiusA bladder disorders.
 lad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in Jure, makes a delightful effervescen lithia-water beverage. and belongs "A every home, because nobody can mak a mistake by having a good kidne flushing any time.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
ITALY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.

Rome, April 16, S:55 D. m., via Par is, April IT, 4!40 a. m.-"I am con- vinced that Italy will remain neutral" ." was a statement made to the Idea NaZionale by Carasso Effendi, menn- Der of the Turkish chamber of depu- ties in the eye of his departure from Rome for Cinstantinople, Carass who came to Italy on a mission for his government, declared he based his opinion upon interviews with various Italian statesmen. Until yesterday '' he said, this was a simple impressi orl, but today 1 consider it a certainty, I feel sincere joy in knowing that your country will be spared the horrors of war"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

or circulating notes, were a first
 upon all the banks assets. MT.
 in treated the note circulation of
 bank precisely as if they were his #onal obligations. No bills were
 bd until a mapority of the direc- x had certified to the fact that they
 seen and counted them. None # destroyed until the same formula
 been followed and the directors
 D obliged to witness their crema- liter the national system had been zpted and the comptroller at Wash Ion became responsible for the Sulation, these details were avoid- Of the $160,00O state notes in 2ulation when the national char was adopted, all but about $12O eT been presented, redeemed and
 ped since A. J. Sloper entered the
 k. .>
 First Office in c. A. R. Rooms.
 1e history of the New Britain bank
 hort. but it is interesting because
 bank was the first in the city. The
 meeting of subscribing stockhold-
 was held at the Humphrey house, ! present Park hotel, on the 14th of rust, 1860 and the following were Sotnfed directors: c, B, Erwin. Brge M. Landers, C.. B. North, T.
 Stanley, Darius Miller, Lucius lpdruff, Philip Corbir, William J. Akefey and Lot D. vanSand. the Ter of Middletown.
 Sn August 20, the directors elected Erwin president and A. P. Collins <hier and about the first of septem- the bank opened for business in office of the old Savings Bank and giding association, which was on second floor of the building in bch Storr's drug stcre is now la led. These rooms arc now the club Inns of the c. A. R. and were prom |nt this week during the 4sth an- bl encampment of the veterans in s city.
 Darius Miller Director. The only director of old state bank 10 is still living is Darius Miller, ono the present directors Of the New ltain National bank and who con. ues to conduct his business or in street.
 In a town where there was little oi
 concentrated wealth, ready money unknown ronm moditv. and endorser. to the Hartford and Mid town banks so few that the lines
 discounts allotted 70 their names re soon exhausted, some kind O airing house for generat busines q an jnstitutfon that would feeeg ,e names not known in Hartfor' d MiddletoWn fnaneinl circles, bu wing local value, became an ab ute necessity. In ylew of thos
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
BURNTD TO l BATH.
Three Children of Lumber Dealer
 Lose Lives in New York Fire.

New York, April 17.-"Word was received today that three children of Henry Thorpe, a lumber dealer, were burned to death yesterday in fire which destroyed the Thorpe home at Wesley Chapel, Rockland county. The victims were Ethel, 6; Charles, 4; and Mildred, 2 years old.
 MT. Thorpe was seriously burned in an attempt to save the children but was rescued by his daughter, Margaret years old. The origin of the fire is unknown.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
WATER CHRISTENING
 FLUIR FOR ARIZONA
Governor Hunt Disbars Customary Champagne for BattIeship Cere-
 mony at New York tn June 10.

Phoenix, Ariz., April 19.-water in- stead of customary champagne has been chosen by Governor Hunt as the christening fluid when the battleship Arizona is launched at the New York Navy Yard on June 13.
 As Arizona is a dry state Governor Hunt said today he had selected water taken from the first flow over the spillways of the great Roosevelt dam.
 Miss Esther Ross, aged r, of Pres colt, was appointed by Governor Hunt as sponsor for the battleship.
 A committee of fifty men and wo- men will represent the state at the launching cerem onies.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
GUTHRIE,s COMING HOME,

Tol1io, Japan, April 17,-George ". Guthrie, the American ambassador to Japan, accompanied by Mrs, Guthrie left Yokohama today for the United States on board the steamer Manohur- ia, The ambassado is on leave of ab- sence. He said the expected to re- turn before the coronation of the Em- peror, which is set for the early part of November,
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Hillcrcst Church.
Sunday evening. '

Sunday evening, 7:30: OrSan-Priere and Berccuse ..... Hymn Responsive Reading Lords Prayer C,uintette-"He Leadeth Me" ..
 Allen Scripture Anthem-The "Chorsters Male
 Quartette' Prayer Offering-"Softly Now the Light of
 Day ............... Schilling Sermon-Rev. r. A. Dillingham;, D. D. Hymn Benediction- Organ-March ........... Guilmant
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Second Advent Church.

Eden White, pastor Preaching services 10:45 a. m. and 7:15 p. m Subjects, "A Call With Promise" Our New Life with Christ" Sunday school and Bible class at 12 noon. Children's S meeting at five o'clock in the after noon and all the neighborhood chill dren are invited to attend. Young Peoples service at half past six. Y. P. M. s. meeting Tuesday night. Cottage prayer meeting on Wednesday night Prayer and social service on Thurs day night at eight o'clock. All are cordially invited to these services.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
ANNIVERSARIES ON PROGRAM
For Today's Session of the New Eng
 land Methodist Conference.

Boston, April 7.-Anniversarie ries of the Woman's Foreign Missionary so- ciety and the Woman's Home Mission ary society were on the program for today's sesion of the New England Methodist Episcopal conference, They were preceded by a business meeting.
 Many local pulpits will be supplied tomorrow by ministers attending tho conferences.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
WILL SING IN BRISTOL

Miss Anna B. Clark of Camp street has been engaged as soprano soloist for the year by the Bristol Baptist church. Leon Jackson of St. Marks choir will sing tenor in the same church.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
AN0|VERSARY
 NATIONAL BANK Dte of Pjouser Barking h. |DtioB Redeemed This Week. bDS ARE VERY INTERESTING 
Rfices Opened. in Rooms Now Wpied by c. A. R.-Darius Mill Only Living Original Director R Erwin First President.

3iy LAVing Or1g1nal Director
 B Erwin First President. *<y years ago the New Britain
 2l Bank was changed from a
 toS a national institution, the ex- #ate of the transfer being April $85.
 b officers were last week remind T the passage of half a century national bank by the presenta- For redemption by the New York, Haven & Hartford Railway com of a one-dollar note issued by New Britain bank on January 1, The note was redeemed and 8ince been framed. It was today sd in the window of the bank as 5'io and is valued by the officers use of the sentiment connected lit.
 |e note is still in good preservation Evidently has lain in the coffers Pme institution for long time. ne, face of the note are the en- |ngs of dog, a blacksmith, and E hive, and it contains the sig |es of A. P. Collins, cashier, and Erwin, president. MT. Erwin bored. as one of the few of New |in's wealthy men who left some Is fortune for the founding of |c institutions in the city. Q. B. Erwin's Methods. |e redemption of the old note, b probably is the only one in eX- ee, recalls the business methods B. Erwin, the president of the bal bank. The circulating notes based upon the credit of the Only a small percentage of
 ngs of state bonds was required Eotect the bills issued, and these
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Stanley Memorial Church.

Rev. J. E. Rees, pastor, morning worship at 10:45 with sermon on the Divinity of Christ" Sunday school at 12. Jr. C. E. society at 4:30 p. m. On Wednesday, at p. m. the Ladies' Aid society will meet at the church. On Thursday evening at 7:30 meet ing for prayer and Bible study
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
First Baptist Church.

West Main and High streets. Rev. T. Edwin Brown, D. D., pastor. 10:45 a. m. Public worship Address by the pastor on Personal Memories awak- ened by the fiftieth Anniversary of the Death of Abraham Lincoln. 12:15 D.. m., bible school. 7:00 p. m. Society of Christian Endeavor, topic: One Day in Seven for the Highest Things. Leader: Miss Florence James. Thurs day. 7:45 p. m.. Church night service. Topic: Heaven,-How to Get There. Seats free. Everybody welcome.
 Musical program will be as follows:
 Prelude-"Cantabile .... Demarest Anthem-"Hark, Hark My Soul" .... ...... ..... ....... Shelley Quartet - One Sweetly Solemn
 Thought" .............. Ambrose Postlude-"March in G Guilmant
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

Los Angeles, Cal, April 17.-Al- though the entire populace of this place is awaiting the arrival home of Jess Willard, the new champion pugil
 ist of the world, there is one little group that is more intensely interested than all the others, and that is com
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Eng. Lutheran Church of Reformation

Rev. Frederick Schaefer, pastor. Church services, 10:45 o'clock. Sun day school at 12, noon. The Senior Luther league will meet Friday eve- ming at home of Arthur Anderson, 133 Smalley street
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

conditions, it is not surprising that the newly organized bank flour1shed.
 It is curious that the application for the establishment of the bank was made to the general assembly in a year when the legislature met in New Haven. John P. Elton of Waterbury
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
WIFE AND cHLDRFN Of JESS WILLARD WORDS (.

posed of the wife and four children
 of the champion. The happy family is shown in the accompanying illus tration. It is from very recent photo of Mrs. Willard and the four children of the champion. Willard has several profitable thea trical en-
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

gageinents on his way to the coast, but will hurry home as fast as they will permit. Willard always has been a devoted family man, and the first message he sent after winning the big fight was a telegram to his wife and babies in California.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
HiIIcrest UniversaIist Church.

427 West Main street. Rev. F. L. Dillingham;, D. D., Pastor. Services Sunday evening 7:3O. Subject. How to Get Eternal Life" All welcome.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
CHURCH NOTICES
South Church.

At the South church on Sunday morning, D. Hill will preach on the topic, Loss and Recovery" The music will be as follows:-Prelude, "Intermezzo," Batchelder;. anthem, "fear Not, Israel" Spicker; offertory, Like as the Hart De- sireth," (solo for Baritone) Allitsen; Postlude, Chorus in A. ldammerel.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
First Church of Christ. Scientist

Corner West Main street and Park Place. Sunday services at 1O:45 a. m., subject: Doctrine of Atonement." Sunday school at 9:45 a. m Wednes- day evening meeting az s o'clock. The reading room at the chapel is cpen to the public daily from to , 1. m.
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1.-THE Lone Fishball."

4 correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Ledgcr has discovered either to his
own satisfaction or the bedeyilment
of Philadelphia that Professor GEORGE
MARTIN LANES immortal ballad "The
Lone Flshball," reprinted in yester-
days Sun. was written not by "a IA
nous Harvard professor, but by the
late EUGENE II. MUNDy Of Philadel-
phia." The Ledger observes:
"Mr. COILS says that this noble lyric
hrst appeared thirty years ~ In q
publication Issued by the printing house
nected, Any old Philadelphia typo he
adds, will tell you as much This evil
dence is very explicit, and the PubiiC
Ledger is far from dlsputlng It,"
Thirty years ago was 1855. Now
the amlable and earned Cambridge
professors poem was translated into
Italian in 1861 or 1862; we haven't
the books at hand for the moment, hui
the volumes of book prices current ol
any photographer can give the date OF
I'll PesccballO." Presumably THE Lon,
Fishball" was written in the '5(-t. Al
any rate, It was In the college sons
books and was perfectly familiar
fifty years ago. II Mr.. MUNDY wrot,
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THE GREAT NECESSARY.
"MonOpoly's" Price for Gasolcne Re,
garded Too Low by Competitors.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: II
! may he allowed to say Il, YOU did we'll
To make the price OF gasolene the sub
ject of an editorial article. Next TO
water il Is the most important OF mans
fluid necessities, and some day / hope
that more of II will he used than either
whiskcy or beer or both of them, and
until that day comes the price will be
immaterial As long az people pay hf-
teen cents, two for a quarter, for two
or three fingers OF corn Juice. or i've
cents "A glass for beer, and the annual
consumption In the United States, for
instance, exceeds the bill for automo-
hiles, rubber tires. luhrlcatlng oil and
gasolene added together, they have no
kick coming on any price that may be
charged for this necessary.
In these parts gasolene went UP an
other cent n gallon the very day your
editorial article was printed. Tho per-
seCution TO which the Standard on Com
pany Is being subjected in Kansas, and
to which it was subjected in New Jersey
within less than "A twelvemonth, Is un-
doubtedly the cause of these advancing
prices. Nine cents a gallon In April.
Ten cents a gallon in May. Eleven
cents a, gallon in June What will IL be
next month? And the month after?
OF the capable garage man who in
formed me of the advance in the price
| asked what is the matter with those
people, Isn't John ID. making all the
money he needs" THAT isn't the
trouble was the answer THE fact of
the matter is there Is "A whole lot ot
little fellows that cant compete AT the
prices that the STANDARD on has been
charging and they have got the Attor'
ney-Gcneral Interested" G~AzzAIEEN.
BLOOMFIELD, y. j., June l6.
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as a fortified place. although It may
he rpnota from tho front rho French

as a fortified place, although It may
be remote from the front. The French
aviators had no desire to kill civil
ians in Karlsruhe, but 1t was their
purpose to destroy the arms factory.
As to most OF the Zeppelin raids
upon English towns It may be as
sumed that there was a military OBJ
j~ective Of some kind; when such
places as. Whitby were attacked 1t
was not recognizable. however.
The depressing thought Is that the
justification attempted has always
been a barefaced deception. Take
the attack upon Karlsruhe, which has
excited the wrath Of its inhabitants,
who are calm and complacent enough
when women and children have been
killed by the Zeppelin bombs In Eng
land how could the French expect
by dropping explosives upon the town
to deter German aviators from at
lacking unfortifed places In England
or France? No, the Frenchmen
wanted to get the arm factory. It
Is not the only war in which the
rules Of the game have been cast
aside when final victory hung in the
balance. The reversion to savagery
Is becoming 80 fiagltious and the end
Of the struggle seems 70 remote that
the neutral minority have good rea.
son to tremble for civilization.
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Foolish Talk From Teachers.

One Of the leaders Of the public
school teachers who have come into
violent collision with Mayor Mitchell
and Comptroller PRENDERGAsT admits
that she receives a ''big" salary FAC
cording to certain standards but she
is sure that had she worked at an
other calling she would be earning
more. Her outeivings are thus re
corded in part:
"she referred to the salary possibili-
ties in department store work and men,
toned the head Of n department store
restaurant who was getting a salary
Of 10000 and another who was earn
ing $4,000 a year.
Frequently girls OF ability who en-
tered a department store rose to buy
ers and earned from 5000 10 $4,000
in addition to free trips to Europe.
They did not have to pass examina-
lions to get on eligible lists either.
Neither were they subjected to the
same criticism AZ teachers In tho pub
lie schools Of this city"
If this Is the spirit In which the
women teachers approach the Mayoi
and the Comptroller. and II this Is a
fair sample Of the arguments they
purpose to use, they will quickly lose
the strong public sympathy which un'
questionably attaches to their cause
usually without regard to Its merits
1t may he that this talk was uttered
in a spirit Of Jest. That possibility
however, does not redeem 1t or tit !,
10 the needs OF the occasion.