New Britain herald., 1915-07-14


against the Kaiser will be filed with
the state department at Washington
to be subsequently forwarded to Ger
many.
Trumbull was one of the victims of
the German submarine which sank
the Lusitania. He was secretary of
the Trumbull Motor Car company OF
Bridgeport and was on his way to
England in the interests of the COR
poration when the liner was sent to
the bottom
Compensation from the employing
company was claimed by his widow
and yesterday afterean agreement of
facts was reached the commissioner
awarded Mrs. Trumbull $40 each
week for period of 312 weeks and
also gave notice that the company
would have to pay 500 for funeral
expenses.
The Trumbull company carries Ii
ability insurance with the Manufac-
turers company of New Jersey and
the insurance people have deposited
an amount with the Bridgeport
Trust company, sufficient to cover the
claim, directing that it be paid OUT
according to the commissioners direc-
tions.
After the commissioner decision
was rendered, representative of the
insurance company consulted counsel
and made arrangements to bring the
two odd suits. The action against the
Cunard line will be brought in Eng
land counsel explained because the
basis of awarding Judgment in such
actions in that country is the value
of the ship and cargo before mishap,
while in the United States the share
of damages to litigants is governed by
the worth of the ship after the dis
aster.
Boy Scout Day.
Boy Scouts from all over the state
VIII be represented in the contest for
the silver cup to be held at the Plain.
vile camp grounds tomorrow after
noon in connection with the sixteenth
annual assembly of the Connecticut
Chautauqua association. This feature
of tomorrow's program promises to be
very interesting and 1t is expected that
it will attract large crowd to the
grounds.
The third DAY of the assembly
found the Chautauquans diligently
pursuing their studies and the various
classes were all largely attended. The
lecture on Cardinal Wolsey' given
this afternoon by President Truman
J. Spencer of HARTFORD was brilliant
~ delivered and large audience en-
1oyed it Thoroughly. Tonight a.series
or Shakespearian readings will be
given. There will also be musical SEE
lections.
At II O'Clock tomorrow mornin
there will be talk on "The Economic
Value of Birds" by Miss Julia r..
White. In the evening at g o'clock
Clifford Knight will give a ''Crayon
Talk and at $50 Major H. B. Phil.
brick will give an illustrated trovel-
ogue. using Glacier National Park"
for his subject.
Gold Medal Contest.
The feature of Fridays session.
which is to be observed as Temper
ance day, will be gold medal speak
ing contest held under the auspices of
the w. c. T. U. of New Haven. Ltch-
field and Hartford counties, with Mrs.
Harry A. Gordon, president of the
Litchfield branch, in charge. The con-
test will be held in the afternoon at
2:45 and it is expected that the at j
tendance will be record breaker for
the session.
Those who will compete for the
medal include Miss Ruth Burr of Hie-
ganum, Miss Luella Rockwell of New
Haven. Miss Dora Ellison of Forest
vile; Miss Irene Gates of Burnside and
Hiding Erickson and Arbid. Thorwald-
sen of New Britain, each of who has
already won gold medal in a pre-
vious contest
The winner of Fridays contest will
be eligible to compete for a dia-
mond award which the temperance |
people will probably offer next week. |
In connection with the speaking
the ladies have arranged an excellent
musical program of which Mrs. Nellie |
Rule Arnold of Meriden, musical di-
rector of the Connecticut w. C. r.
Y. has charge
Ii the weather permits it is plann- /
ed to have a picnic lunch for mem. !
bers of the Hartford county branch |
at 1880. Work to be carried our
during the year by the white rib
boners Of Hartfory county will be
planned at a workers conference To
be held in the Middletown house AT |
1880.
Court Accepts Accounting.
Judge George r. Byington this ,
morning accepted the accounting Of
Mrs. Rose A. Russell as administrators
on the estate of; Thomas G. Russell
While the time for distribution Of |
the estate has arrived, it is said Mr.