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New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
W. H. HART TERMINATES
 LONG BUSINESS CAREER President of Stanley Works
 Since 1885 Resigns !. Annual Meeting.

The resignation of William H. Hart, one of the city's most prominent and aged business men, was received at the annual meeting of the directors of the Stanley Works, held this af- ternoon. MT. Hart's wishes to retire were accepted but through revision of the bylaws he will be retained as the chairman of the board of direc- tors, a new office. William H. Hart is probably the most highly respected of New Britains older order of busi- ness men and was prominent in the early days in putting New Britain on the map. He is over eighty years of age and was elected to the office which he resigned today in 1885.
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders at 2 o'clock this afternoon the following officers and directors were elected: William. H. Hart l.. H. Pease, George B. Hart, Edward M. Stanley. E. A. Moore, F.. c. Platt, c. F. Bennett, F. $. Chamberlain and Alix w. Stanley,
 MT. Stanley, president of the Stan- ley Rule and Level Company, is a new director. elected to succeed c. B. Goss, of Waterbury, who resigned. The other directors were reelected.
 The principal business outside ot the reading. of the financial statement and the election of directors, was the adoption of a new set of bylaws, the principal article of which provided for a new office, that of chairman of the board of directors, to which William H. Hart was elected at the meeting of the directors which followed.
 The following officers were elected at the meeting of the directors:
 President-George B. Hart.
 Vice President-E. A. Moore.
 Treasurer-L H. Pease.
 Secretary-H. B. Humason. t
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
GERARD CONFIDENT.
Questions Between Germany and the
 United States Will Be Solved

Berlin, Feb. 16, Via London, 11:50 A. M.-The Loka1 Anzeiger today publishes an interview with James w. Gerard, the American ambassador to Germany, which reads as follows:
 'I regard the relations today be- tween our two countries calmly and with confidence, and I believe pending questions will be solved in a manner mutually satisfactory. The men at the head of the governments in Ber- lin and Washington are not permit ting themselves to be influenced eith- CT by the press or by public criticism The public in the United States as well as in Germany should await de- yelopments quietly"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
BOYS VISITING SHOPS.
Printing Class of Preyocational School Inspects' Herald Plant.

Groups of boys from the prevoca- tional school in charge of their in structors, have. this week begun making visits among the shops of the city in order to get a broader idea of the trades and industries taught il: the school.
 At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon the printing class of the school visited the Herald printing office with In structor Dempsey and were initiated into the mysteries of the linotype ma- chine.
 Some time this week the members of the drafting department under In structor w. l.. Hagen, will visit the drafting rooms of the New Britain Machine company. Other trips are planned among the shops for this weak.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
WILSON GETS FNGLAND'S REPLY

Washington, Feb. 16.-The full text of Great Britain's supplementary re- ply to the American note of Decem- Der 26 concerning interferences with United States commerce, was laid be- fore President Wilson today. The long document of some 1000 words was finally translated from diplomat code after several days of work in the state department and taken to the White House by Secretary Bryan Ar arrangements for it's publication have not been completed pending arrange ments between Washington and Lon don to give out the text simultane- OuSlN.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
NEW TRIAL FOR BECKER?

New York, Feb. 16.--J. R. Johnston of counsel for Charles Becker under sentence of death for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, announced today that within three days he would make formal motion for a new trial for Becker. MT. Johnston said he would base his motion on the affidavit made in Philadelphia. by James Marshall, States witness, repudiating testimony given at Becker's second trial.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING.

The literature and science study classes of the Woman's club were en- tertained this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Elford B. Eddy, of West Main street. The subject of the meet ing was Brazil" Mrs. Robert M Clark read a paper on observations and Impressions, Mrs. Henry w. Felt read a paper on Literature of Brazil" and Mrs. Lawrence Monat, Jr. gave Current Events
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
MINISTER'S HAVE MEETING.

The Hartford South association of Congregational Ministers met at the South church at 10:30 o'clock this morning for a conference. Rev. C. H. Riggs, of Bristol, spoke on "Re1ni- niscences of Slavery Day in South Carolina Rev Riggs was ordained in 1869 and was in the ministry for forty-five years. He is now retired. He was thoroughly familiar with his subject. The subject for discussion was Work for Boys"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
TWO KILLED BY BOMB.

Berlin, by Wireless to London, Feb. 16, 9:45 a. m.-Two N members of Sofas aristocracy are reported to have been killed and ten others in jured when a bomb was exploded last night at a masked ball attended by representatives of the most exclusive society of the Bulgarian capital. Ad- vices received here state that those killed were the son of a former min ister and 8 daughter of the present war minister.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
MACHINE COMPANY RUsHES.

The New Britain Machine company is one of the particularly bright spots in the local industrial world, business there being on the rush. About twen- ty-five men were put on night shift last night and it is expected that night work will be the rule until the last of April or early in May at least. Ac- emulation. of crders and not any spe- cial single order is given as the reason for the boom.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
FLAWS TRIAL MARCH 1.
Court Orders Panel of POO Talesmen
 to Select Jury

New York, Feb. 16.-The trial of Harry K. Thaw on an indictment charging him with conspiracy, was set today for March l. It had been set for February 23.
 A special panel of 200 talesmen from which is to be selected a jury to try Thaw for conspiracy in escaping from the Matteawan asylum, was ordered drawn today by Supreme Court justice Weeks.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
GERMAN REPLY TODAY.

Rotterdam, Via London, Feb. 1e, 12:48 F. MA despatch to the Rot terdam Courant from Berlin says the German government will today de- spatch to Washington it's reply to the American note on the subject of American shipping in the declared war zone in British waters.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
CHANGE AT POSTAL TELEGRAPH

c. o. Burr, for the past year or SO manager Of the Postal Telegraph company's office in this city, has severed his connections with that company.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
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New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
GREAT L pROHls!::,'1 BN's;:
 Formal DtCIaf Will BS 1 FRENCH LkUD
German Coustj All MercbaI Zone Around
 the Risk of| of German Must Pursud

London, Fed prohibition agd
 for Germany \ claimed by Cd night or tomo1 ent expectation ments retslia | the threatened blockade" wiIl feet. I
New Britain herald., 1915-02-16

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New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
Power to Be Unfair.

Senator Bree declared that the bill proposed to give the present state of fcers AoWer to be as unfair as they saw ft If the heads of the de- partments say they do not want the law, and the governor says the state boards should be put from under his influence, what is there left? Said Senator Bree: q suppose the bill will be passed, for the party whip will be cracked in order to pay some political debtS.'
 The ma aiority report was then adopt ed and the minority report rejected. Resolutions appointing Sam mue1 Young, judge at Stamford, J. E.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
FIRE CHIEF STARTS A Blaze
Kinder Kindles One in Police Head
quarters and City Electrician Diehl
Has Narrow Escape

The new fire extinguishers installed
in police headquarters to protect the
electrical switchboards of the police
telegraph and fire alarm systems were
used for the first time yesterday after
noon by Assistant Fire chief Haibert
to extinguish blaze started by none
other than Fire Chief Kinder. City
Electrician Clark E. Diehl was danger
ously near being burned.
Diehl was cleaning a stamping ma
chine which is part of the police tele'
graph system. Charles 7. Fleck, desk
man, was pouring gasoline over it, al
lowing the gasoline to drop into a
metal bucket. Chief. Kinder came in,
lighted cigar and dropped the match
into the bucket, not knowing it con-
tanned gasoline.
A blaze six feet high shot out of the
bucket between Diehl and Fleck. Seiz-
ing an extinguisher from the wall, AS
sistant Chief Halbert made short work
of the blaze. There was no damage ex-
cept to the feelings of the men figuring
in the incident.
The extinguishers have been in po-
lice headduart rters three weeks and were
never used until yesterday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
HURLED OFF HIGH BRIDGE:
ONLY HIS watch Damaged
Dametto, Who Accused Borovic of
Throwing OFF From Dock Street Via
duct, Satisfied When Latter Buys
Him New Tmepiece

Peter Borovic, who was charged with
picking up a fellow countryman bodily
and throwing him from the Dock street
bridge to the tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, a drop of 80 feet, was
freed this afternoon in police court
when his alleged victim, Peter Dametto,
refused to press the charge. All that
Dametto insisted on was that Borovic
buy him a new watch as Dametto IS
timepiece was damaged beyond repair
in the fall.
The police had no charge to press
against Borovic after he promised to
pay the costs of the case and purchase
a new watch for Dametto.
A phone call to the police late yes
terday afternoon took Patrolmen Buch,
Mehring and Schelhas 10 the bridge.
They expected to fine the object of the
assault in a mangled heap at the side
of the tracks. They had difficulty in
finding him at all, however, and then all
he complained was about his watch, all
though he had slight cut over the left
eye and wrenched shoulder.
The victim told the police that he
and Borovic had fight and the latter
walked up behind him on the bridge
and picking him up by the knees hurled
him over the railing to the tracks be.
low
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
T e S t to De t ermine
Whether Suspended
Employees Are En-
titled to Dividend
$2,O5O AW ARD TO
INJURED WOMAN
Jury Finds in Her Favor Against a
Trolley Company and Also Grants
$500 to Her Husband for the Loss
of Her Services

Court hearing in the suit of Paul
Snyder against the Hershey Chocolate
Company, involving $11S representing
a bonus he claims is due him on wages
he received in 1911, in the company Is
plant in Hershey, was begun before
Judge McCarrell to-day. The jury was
selected this morning and Snyder went
on the stand as the first witness at the
opening of the afternoon session.
Snyder's claim is for share of
twenty per cent. dividend on wages
which was declared by the chocolate
company in 1911. He and a hundred
others did not receive shares of the
bonus because they were not "active
employes" of the company when the
dividend was declared. They had
worked about eleven and half months
that year or until within two weeks of
the time the bonus was paid. Snyder
contends that because he was not dis
charged, but merely suspended,' he
is entitled to the money.
The damage suit of Mabel and Harvey
Lerch, against the Hummelstown
Campbellstown Street Railway Com
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
CRITCHFIELD TO STAY TILL
HIS SUCCESSOR IS SELECTED
His Term as Secretary of Agriculture
Expires To-day but He Will Con-
tinue to Serve Pending Proposed
Readjustments in Department

The commission of N. B. Critchfeld
Secretary of Agriculture, expired to.
day, but it is understood that Secretary
Critchfeld, who has declared he is not a
candidate for reappointment, will re-
main at his post until his successor is
selected, which may not be for some
time as a reorganization of The depart.
ment is contemplated. The legislation
to carry out such reorganization has not
yet been perfected, although the Legis
lative Committee of the State Board of
Agriculture has prepared bill on the
subject which may form the basis of
the one to be introduced. 1t provides
for a Commission of seven to run the
department and appoint all of its of
fcers, including a new Secretary.
Secretary Critchfeld was commits
stoned in March, 1911, to serve four
years from February 25, 1911, his com
mission expiring to-day. He was at his
desk as usual this morning and said he
will remain, if requested, until his sue
eessor is appointed and takes charge
He will then retire to his Somerset
county farm, where he will devote his
time to agricultural pursuits.
The commission of DR.. Samuel G.
Dixon, State Health Commissioner, will
expire on Monday, March l., Commits
sioner Dixon having been commissioned
February s, 1911, to serve four years
from March 1, 1911. 1t is understood
that Governor Brumbaugh will reap
point DR.. Dixon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
Robbers Smash Big
Plate Glass Windows
and Flee With Man.
sized Figures
BULLETS FAIL
TO STOP THEM
Business Section of Middletown Stirred
When Quartet of Burglars Before
Daybreak Smash Way Into Build
ings and Escape With Bulky Loot
Especial to the star-Independent.)

Especial to the Star-Indep pendent.)
Middletown, Pa, Feb. 25.-Four
night providers smashed in one of the
large plate glass windows III the cloth
ing store of Meyer Yoifee, in the Young
building, South Union street, at 1.30
O'Clock this morning and took two of
the life-sized dummies that had been
clothed in the latest fashions They
also kicked in two of the plate glass
windows in the liquor store of John
Snyder, Immediately adjoining, and OBJ
tanned half dozen quarts of whiskey
and several bottles of wine.
The entire neighborhood was awak-
ened by the crash of glass ON the brick
pavement. Men and women poked their
heads out of second floor windows,
yelled at the top of their voices and one
man fred several revolver shots, but
the robbers got away, taking the dunn
mics and the rest of the loot with them.
Harry P. Young, owner of the build
ing in which the robberies were com
mitted, occupies a room just above one
of the stores and after emptying re-
volver at the fleeing quartet, quickly
dressed and, with neighbors, ran in the
direction the culprits had taken.
About a block and half away from
the stores the "bruised and scratched
Continued on Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
Sunday Schools and
Lodges Appealed to
In Order to Keep the
Work Up Till April l
50, $50 HAS BEEN
GIVEN TO DATE
Unless $4,000 Additional Can Be
Raised in Next Few Weeks, Cam
paign Will Have to Stop March 10
Many Families Still in Distress

Relief for the more than 400 fami-
lies of the city which have been re-
ceiving partial support through the
Home and War Relief Committee will
be halted March 19, unless more money
is received. To date $9,330 has been
contributed through members of the
general committee and citizens, but
when all bills now due are paid, little
more than $1,000 will remain with
which to carry on the work. With the
$500 of pledge money to be collected,
this amount will barely pay for mate
rials and wages fer the next two weeks.
In substance, that was the report
received by the ways and means com
mittee last night when it met at Z
South Front street. In an effort to
raise at least $2,500 more the Sun
day schools and fraternal organizations
of the city will be appealed to, as the
committee is eager to continue the
work until April l, when there is pros
pect of more jobs for men at present
unemployed
The home relief division is paying
out money in the form of wages to
more than $50 women of needy fami-
lies each week, the weekly cost now
averaging $500 More than 125
women are on the waiting list, which
could be doubled were applicants from
nearby points given work or listed.
OF the $1,000 spent, more than
$4,000 has been paid out in wages, the
balance going to local merchants for
the materials used. Garments sewn by
these workers have been given freely
to the local poor, and those not needed
here have been sent abroad to the vari-
Gus war-stricken countries.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
LARGE DEMOCRATIC Deficit
SHOWN IN NORRIS APPEAL
State Chairman Asks For Funds From
Members of Both the "Reorganiz-
err and ''Old Guard Factions to
Wipe Out $4,000 Debt

An appeal for funds received by
several prominent Democrats here to-
day from Democratic State Chairman
Roland S. Morris, reveals that there is
a s14, 900 deficit remaining in the COM
mittee funds since the close of last
falls campaign. Chairman Morris does
not discriminate in the sending OF his
appeals. He sends them to both "Reor-
ganizers'' and cold Guards in fact
he does not wish to slight anybody in
this highly important matter, and so he
sends to all. The committee needs the
money. What more could be said A
number of these personal appeals have
been received by Harrisburg Democrats
of both factions, and all read as fol
lows:
"The Democratic State Committee
again appeals for help to all who nave
been factors in the success of the Dem
ocratic administration up to the pres
ent time, and who intend at present
and in the future, to help inN Nthe most
immediate, practical way.
''We closed the campaign with a
deficit of over $4,000. The debts were
Just ones and were incurred for the pur-
pose of helping the cause in which we
are jointly Interested The payment of
this indebtedness is dependent upon the
cooperation of every man interested in
the success of Democracy.
off you have helped before, may we
request some additional help? If you
have not previously registered on our
roll of contributors, we ask you at this
critical time to send Whatever you feel
that you can afford toward helping us
meet this most pressing and immediate
need.
"Your prompt action will be sin.
cerely appreciated.
1t is not known to what extent this
appeal has been needed by Dauphin
county Democrats, but number of the
cold Guard" are outspoken in saying
that they do not intend to help "at this
critical time.
The appeal comes from 147 South
Broad street, Philadelphia, where the
State headquarters are now located, the
headquarters in Market square having
virtually been abandoned
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
LIVE AND LET LIVE"

Whatever handicaps home industry whatever holds back
local manufacturers local business men, holds back the
private citizen and nothing will kill off your quicker than
patronizing mail order houses.
American do ten billions dollars worth of shopping
each year large percentage of this money they send
of town. the large in the large cema order houses
that direct competitors of local business Mail order
houses do your local taxes support schools
foster your religious societies.
People should buy at purchase homemade products
buy of the merchant who willing to show the goods
broad daylight and guarantee them and make his guaranty
good Do not think you tell the quality of the goods by
the picture you in the catalogue The prices suit you
but the goods may Sending money mail order house
often like taking chance in grab-bag.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
PRzAShYSZ IS TAKEN BY
THE Germans and 10000
RUSSIANS ARE prisoners

Berlin, Feb. 20, Via London, 8 p.
M.-The town of Przasnysz, Russian
Poland, was yesterday taken by storm
by German forces, according to the Of
fetal announcement given out in Ber-
lin to-day. The Germans captured 1O,-
600 Russian prisoners.
The report is dated February 25 and
reads as follows:
"In the western arena Of the war:
In Champagne the enemy yesterday
continued his desperate efforts, which,
in spite of the strong forces engaged.
were again absolutely without success.
Otherwise there has been nothing of
importance on, the western front.
SIN the eastern arena: The en-
gagements on the Memela, Bobr and
Narew rivers continue. The town of
Przasnysz, in Russian Poland, which
had been extensively fortified, was
stormed yesterday by the East Prus-
sian reserves. After stubborn fight
we were victorious, capturing more than
10000 prisoners, over 20 cannon, a
large number of machine guns and a
very large amount of war material.
"In other engagements fought
north of the river Vistula during the
past few days we have taken 5000
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western Coast Sunk IN emanuel
U. s. OFFICIALS AWAITING
OUTCOME OF negotiations
TO end SHIPPING DANGERS

Washington, Feb. 25.-Increasing
interest is being manifested in official
and diplomatic quarters here in the out
come of negotiations on the part of the
Washington government with the Brit
ish and German governments with a
view to ending danger to American
shipping in the retaliatory measures of
the European belligerents towards each
other. The United States, through its
latest proposals, seeks to secure the
elimination by Germany of its naval
war zone and the adoption by the b J.
ligerents of a definite policy regarding
food shipments to civilian populations.
Officials here are said to be somewhat
encouraged over the manner in which
the proposals have been received by the
British government which has submit
ted them to her allies, France and Rus
sia. Unofficial advices reported Ger
many as inclined to accept the pro-
posals, although it was said that Ger
man officials did not believe Great Brit.
ain would make concessions.
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