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Grain Review.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, March Embarrassing
belief that it will take the allied fleet
longer than was expected to pound q
route for Russia's wheat crop through
the Dardanel1es, together with strong
demand and only scattered selling.
today caused sharp advance in To-
cal pit prices. May futures, at 15431,
were unchanged over yesterdays
close, at today's opening. July was
up IN and September up 70. Con
tinued demand and announcement
that the allies have temporarily sus-
pended the bombardment Of the Oar
danelles, later CAUSED advances that
sent May futures to 1864 and July
to 1235s. which represented advances
OF IN and 1H over the opening.
Corn prices were up over yester-
days close on advices from Liver
pool and Argentine and good cash
and export. buying. The general trend
later was upward.
Oats prices were up with other GER
eals and on cash and export demand.
Provisions were higher, due to light.
er receipts.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 49,.
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Panic at Fire

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CLINTON, H., March 1S.-When a
gasoline stove exploded in the home
of William Dewberry today, Dewberry
grabbed it and ran across the street
to the house of his elder brother, for
help. Fearing his house would be
burned. the brother locked the door.
but the stove fell at the steps, firing
and destroying the house and fatally
burning the younger brother
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Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, March 1S.-Wheat-No.
2 red, $1.56A OILS; No. 3 red, $1.5e1z
@1.57; No. 2 hard, $1.61h @1.62A;
No. 8 hard, $1.60.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 7411c; No. 8
yellow, TN @73Ac; No. yellow.
TON ORC: No. 5 yellow, 73c; No. 2
mixed, 72Ac; No. mixed, 71A@
73Ac; No. 4 mixed, 7Oh@71Nc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 60@60hc; No.
white. 59@59Ac; standard, COZ q
Gle.
rye, Barley and Seed.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Rye-Nom-
inal: barley, 75@S4c; timothy, 81. so
|@6.2 %; clover. SO. 0O@13 90.
Pork $17.2O: lard. $40 10; ribs.
SO. 25@9.75.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
KANSAS CITY, March 1s.-Wheat
No. hard. $1.52h @1.54: No. 3
hard, $1.51h@1.54: No. bard, $1.51;
NO. Q red. 1852; No. rdd. $1.51.
Corn-No. 2, 72hc; No. 8. 711sc;
No. yellow, 73c; No. 8 yellow. TIC;
No. 2 white, 72@731sc; No. 3 white,
721hc.
oats-No. 2. 541aQ55c; No. 3, 541kc;
No. 2 white, 581a@59c: No. 3 white.
5S1xc; No. white, 575kc.
Chicago Live Stock.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, March 18.-The hog
market closed slow and to 10 cents
higher than yesterdays average. Es-
timated receipts for tomorrow, $4,000.
The cattle market closed strong, with
total receipts of 1000 and $8.75 as the
top.
The sheep market closed strong
with total receipts of 5000, 1000 less
than the estimate and with So 90 the
top for sheep and 1915 for lambs.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, March 1s.-Hog receipts
%, 900; market strong, SC higher.
Mixed and butchers. $685. @6.921a;
good heavy. $6.sO@s.65; rough heavy,
light, $6.65@6.s0; pigs,
SIS. 50@5.75.
Cattle receipts 5000: market
steady, 1Oc higher. Beeves, $4,000
S.75: COWS and heifers, $3.45@7.90;
stockers and feeders; inactive. Tex
diu6, CdlS CO. SO.cu
Sheep receipts 5000; market slow.
Native, $7.00@7.90; western, $7.15@
500; lambs, $7.4o@9.7o; western,
$750@9.75.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-Cat-
tie receipts $500; market steady.
Texas receipts 300; native beef
steers, $7.00@875; cows and heifers,
s5.50@S.25; calves, $6.00D10.00;
Texas steers, $5.25@7.75: cows and
heifers. $4.v0@6.0O.
Hog receipts $4,000; market steady.
Mixed and butchers, 36.S5@7.10;
good to heavy, $6.s5@700; rough,
$6.0O@625; light, $7.00@7.15; bulk,
,6.S5@7.10; pigs, S5.75@6.75.
Sheep receipts 1900; market
steady. Sheep and mutton, $3.50
500; lambs. $s.75@9.75: yearlings.
$T.50@S.90; sheared yearlings. $4,000
100.
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a Fair Exchange.

Washington. Iowa, Democrat: We
told P. Cary, the unique old veteran
and relative of Alice and Phoebe
Cary, that he made a cracking good
speech at the soldiers patriotic meet
ing at the Presbyterian church last
week, and he replied that this writer
made a good one, so we are both
happy. Why not hand each other
bouquets, when nobody else will do it?
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PRESENTATIONS.

| Chicago Evening Post: The idea
or any mere squalls thinking it could
drown George w. Perkins. He went
through the tidal wave last November
and. 1t never touched him.
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Watch Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear some
thing distasteful. They will like Rexall
Orderlies-a mild laxative that tastes
like sugar. = Sold only by US, 10 cents.
McGrath Bros. Drug Co.
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The After Dinner Program.

Mrs. d. A. Collier who Is president
of the club, presided as toastmistress.
In opening the program she gave the
history Of how after dinner speeches
came to be called toasts. She said:
"The custom of drinking toasts dates
back to a period previous to mediae-
val times, when the loving cup was
considered an indispensable feature Of
every banquet The cup was filled to
the brim with wine and floating on
the top was piece of toasted bread.
The host after putting his lips to the
cup, passed it to the guest OF honor
on his right 1t was then passed
around the table, finally coming back
to the host who drained the cup and
ate the toast in honor of all the
friends assembled at the table" In
introducing Mrs. Townsend who was
the first speaker, Mrs. Collier said:
ut is most fitting that Mrs. Townsend
should tosat Our Birthday since she
has been present at them all, was
even present at the clubs borning."
Mrs. Townsend said:
cit is said that history repeats It.
self, but that the great bard Shakes
peare never repeats, so we are going
to follow the latter and not tell again
the story Of the birth throes of the
Wednesday Reading club. If there
are any new members who do not
know Of it, they may read the simple
annals at any time.
Birthday Present Worth While.
"'Tis eight years since we cele-
brated a birthday We were then
twelve years old, past the prattlfng
age and very immature, now we are
fully grown. BY the time we reach
our majority, l wonder II we may
vote, that would be birthday worth
celebrating We could go in body to
vote, aid while We may not vote the
same ticket / am sure we would all
vote the right one. This club Is
unique in the order OF its being, In
that we do not study and have papers
on abstract subjects. We have en-
deavoreu to keep the club as a rest
full place for the weary housewife and
overtaxed brain worker, meeting
where we read for an hour something
worth while. This is followed by cur
rent events, sometimes topic to
laugh over, sometimes to grieve with
one another. Some may think it an
afternoon wasted. with no lesson con-
ned, but is it? To bind closer the
cords of friendship with each passing
year is not a waste of time. This
club is growing old and many of US
are growing old with it, We have
donned glasses since we joined. So
here's a toast to the club, hoping
that as the years go on and we older
ones pass with them, when new
younger members fill the vacant
places that the same spirit Of friend
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HER

Unity: Unset
lay, probably
tonight lni
Hurries. Cold
ID south por-
Ftherly winds.
4ttled tonight
Blowers. Cold
(st portion to-
ed weather TO-
badly showers
| portion and
D. Cooler Fri.
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ted.
"America will
II consider her
sy. But it is
Editorial in the
typical of the
press on the
btes between
United States,
published here
lone Day
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| expectation was
apartment which
lily enforcement,
p shortly, giving
5 to state how
&nts at Newport
to intern.
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|itIons.

pressure eX-
the eastern
nth unsettled
IS region, and
snow furries
y to the upper
bl in the south
IS warm in the
the extreme
ms indicate I'M
probably snow
this section to-
coming cooler
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Some Informal Toasts.

Following these formal toasts, every
member gave an individual toast to
some other member present, the fol-
lowing being toasted by some clever
rhyme or bright saying: Mrs. John
Ii. Cole. Mrs. D. B. Hamil. Mrs. w. S.
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kations.
)r.Wind. Weather.
| Al w Cl'dy
80 w CrGy
J 6 feet, 9 tenths.
a hours, rise .
March II, "a.
S4.
.GOsEwIsCH,
Observer.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
INCREASE IN WAGES
 FOR 100000 EMPLOYES
Advances in New York Beginning January 1 Will Aggregate Mil
 lions of Dollars


 New York, Dec. 30.-Wages of 20O,- GOO employees in various trades in this city will be increased beginning Jan uary 1, it was estimated today. The increases are expected to aggregate millions of dollars. Thousands of workers on street, subway and ele- vated railroads are included among those who will profit by the advances.
 The United board of business agents for the building trade unions an- nounces that the wages of more than 5000 machinists, tile layers and la thers already have been increased by from 20 cents to $40 day. In- creases beginning January 1 are de- rnanded by many other unions and range from 25 cents to 50 cents a day. Increases in pay have been granted to 12,0OO girls in the millin- cry trade, 5000 walters and 1900 mechanics in the New York Navy Yard. Ehnployes say they do not re- member time when more labor or ganizations asked larger pay than at present nor when so many were ob- taining 1t.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
BANK AND INSURANCE
 STOCK INCREASE


 ment of Valuation of Financial and Insurance Institutions in State. Hartford, Dec. 30.-Tax Commits sioner William H. Corbin has issued a statement Of the valuation, for pur- poses of taxation of the stock of banks, trust companies, insurance companies and investment companies fixed by the board of equalization un- der the statutes. There are nearly 200 such financial and insurance institu- tions in Connecticut and except in a few cases there are substantial addi- tons to the market value of stocks. In some there are slight reductions ana few remain as in 1914.
 In national banks the largest in crease Is in the stock of the Nauga- tuck National which is Jumped $35 per snare The First National Bank of Hartford is put up $22 a share and the f1rst National Bank of Meriden SlS share. Other increases are from $2 to $15
 In trust companies the largest in- crease IS $6O share in the stock of the state Bank and Trust company, The Hartford Trust company shares go up. $55 each, The stock of the Travellers Insurance company of Hart ford has been increased in valuation $145 a share and the Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection company s115 a share. >i
 In all cases referred to, par value is $1O0.
 he statement shows that one nation- 'al bank, the First National of Nor wich; one trust company, the Thames of the same city; one banking com pany, the Middlesex of Middletown, and one insurance company, the Act na Indemnity of Hartford, are in hands of receivers.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
.PULlAR
 & MVEN
PORTER SCHOOL GIRL IS FROZEN TO. DEATH
Daughter of Wealthy Greenwich Res idcnt, Victim of Somnambulism,

Greenwich, Dec. 3O.-Miss Mar garet Curtiss the 1S-year-old daugk- iter of Julian w. Curtiss, &Prestdent of "A. G.. Spaulding & Bros, was found frozen to death in the rear of her s1ather's home here yesterday. Her sbody was discovered by a chauffeur. It lay about 700 feet from the house. a somnambulist and it is believed by fly that she walked out of the house while asleep. 's'-"
 Miss Curtiss, who was a pupil of Miss Porter's school at Pennington, came home for her Christmas vaca- .tion last week. She had studied very hard and was not in good health. sShe sat down to dinner with the fam lily Tuesday night, and retired to her room at o'clock, after which she was not seen again by any member of the household.
 Yesterday morning when she did not come to the breakfast table a ser want was sent to her room to call her but she was not there and the fam. fly immediately became alarmed and began search of the premises. Fo1 hours servants and relatives sough, her in the vicinity of the house, anG 1t was not until 1880 o'clock in the afternoon that the chauffeur stumbJ. ed over her body in a mass of snow covered shrubbery. The body wa: clad in night clothes, a coat and higl laced shoes. :,
 The chauffeur carried the body intc the house, and John Clark, the medi cal examiner, was sent for. He sait death had been due to exposure. From the family he learned that Miss Cur Nss had been addicted to sleep walk ing.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
FORMER DRY G)
 CLERK VA
Lieutenant of NewfouDdla
 Awarded Military C|
 King George.

St.. Johns, N. F., Dec.
 Donnelly, six months d
 goods clerk in this city,
 war hero most prominentI of the colony. As lieute Newfoundland Battalion | the DardanelIes, he acquii so well in a hazardous sid King George awarded hiI tary cross. News of the received by Governor Davi
 On the night of Nov. {, Il a patrol to a knoll held by He forced their superior withdraw, although his Ii was considerably reduced the position through the r withstanding several Turki. to regain the post. Wht came half his force were wounded. The position ' dated with the British
 named Caribou Hill in rec the Caribou head on the land regiment crest. Ser ter Greene and private Ricl received distinguished cond for their part in the same
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
THE VALUE OF TRU|

Truth in businessis just asimpI as truth in everyday life; truth c confidence, establishes goodwill builds a reliability that will n wrecked by the storms of compel
 Through three generations pI have learned to place reliance oi advertised words of Scott's Emu because they are untarnished, | aggerated truisms about a housd remedy of real and actual worth.
 The popularity of Scott's Emu IS increasing as intelligence adval because in these days of adulterar it continues to guarantee pure cod liv incidentally perfected with glycerin, hypophosphites to build strength, prove the blood and strengthen the h Itis free from alcohol or opiates--a w some food-tonic, truthfully advertis,
 Scott & Bowpe, HlQaw6sld. N =
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
Boston Store Store Open Friday Evening, Closed New Years Day.
 Sweaters Ladies, Misses
 and Children

/ LADIES SWEATERS in all the latest colorings, plain and Norfolks, $2,OO to $500 each.
 MISSES SWEATERS in the new colors also combination colors, plain and belted. $1.25 to $2.00.
 JUVENILE SWEATERS, big var tety, white and colored, soc to $1.75.
 CHILDRENS 3 and Apiece Knit Suit, plain and angora yarn, white, brown, copenhagen and grey $2.25 to $500. s-~ '"'>%' @**"'
 LADIES ANGORA VESTS, double brested white and all desirable col ors, if you want something warm and comfy to wear under your coat try one of these, $1.50 each.
 LADIES' CARDIGAN JACKETS, with and without sleeves, black and grey.
 * KNIT ToQUEs, big variety color ings, 25c, soc each. .$ . ANGORA SCARFS in all the want ed colors. soc and 9sc. e. e.,
 Agents for <. MCCALL PATTERNS.
 The best pattern sold at any, price, 10c and 15c each. >'
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30

Frank Buchanan of Illinois, mem- Der of the United States house of rep resentatives; H. Robert Fowler, a for mer member of that body; Frank S. Monnett, a former attorney general of Ohio; Franz Rintelen, a captain in the German navy; David Lamar, Wall street operator; Jacob c. Taylor the president of Labor's National Peace Council, and two other officials of that organization, Henry B. Martin and Norman Schulteis, were indicted by a federal grand jury in New York for conspiracy to prevent the manufac- ture and shipment of arms. ammuni- tion, aeroplanes. automobiles, rail- way supplies and locom otives and other articles needed in modern war
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
ELLIOTT PREDICTS
 FREIGHT EMBARGO
Congestion May Force New Haven
 Road to Act

New Haven, Dec. 3O-Indications that the New Haven road may be compelled to eliminate temporarily certain kinds of freight, or place so- called lem bargoes'' on them, owing to the recent storms, increased bus mess and resultant congestion was hinted at in an important communi- cation issued last night by President Howard Elliott. He addressed the statement to the Interstate Commerce Commission and to public service commissions of this state, New York. Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
 President Elliott points out that prior to the mid-December storm the road had been doing the largest business in it's history Over 12,OOO more loaded freight cars were receiv- ed form connections during the first eight days of December than in the corresponding eight days of 1914. He points out that the problem of moving congested freight on the New Haven is more difficult than on certain western roads with longer trackage. In addition to the $5,00O,OOO of inn provements authorized, he says that very large sums should be spent if money can be obtained, for addi- tions to tracks, bridges, terminals, en- zine facilities and motive power both steam and electric
 Further development of the boat lines in the way of buying steamers he considers inadvisablc as in a yerv short time, the company might be compelled to dispose of it's water lines under the Panama Canal Act In short, President Elliott points out the company is in the position, for the time being. that it can do no more than it is doing and he welcomes sug- gestions from the various commits sioners as to the steps that shouJd be taken.
 Text of Communication.
 His communication in A-lll follows: ITO the Interstate Com. nerce Com mission, Public Utilities Commission Of Connecticut Public Service Com mission of Massachusetts, Public Ser vice Commission, 1st District of New York, Public Service Commission. 2nd District of New York Public Utilities Commission of Rhode Islan1:
 T desire to submit to you on behalf of the New Haven company and it's allied lines a statement about present conditions due to congestion of bus mess on it's own lines. congestion in and around New York harbor, and on many of it's connecting lines, CO., ditions which have been made worse by the great storm of December 1914, which seriously reduced the ability of the railroads to give a maximum amount of service with the facilities at hand;-and by the storm of De- cember 26, which did much damage and destroyed and retarded the work of restoring wire communication by telegraph and telephone, and of clear ing the road of delayed freight. Prior to the great storm of December 1914, the New Haven road. with facilities
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
VOLCANO BUREAU.
Legislation Proposed to Create Gov. ernment Observation Station. .

AcSlSiSSCioA IfOpOSeu to create C1OV- Y ernment Observation Station.
 Washington, Dec. 3O-Proposed leg tslation to create a government bu- reau of volcano observation was un- der consideration today by Rep. Mann, of Illinois, minority leader in, the house, and other m embers of congress.
 The project as outlined to the con- gressional leaders by T. A. Jagger, of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology and delegate to the Pan Am erican Scientific Congress contem- plates the securing of information on Which ultimately predictions of VOL canic disturbances may be based as well as studies of gases and liquids in the earth which may prove of value in Connection with weather observations.
 There are said to be between four hundred and five hundred living vol canoes in the world about one-fourth of which are within United States ter ritory, in Alaska, Hawaii and the Phil- ippines.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30

fare, from this country to Great Brit ain, France and the nations allied with them. These indictments are the first that have been handed down for alleged instigation of strikes and attempts to obstruct the manufacture of munitions, other alleged pro-Teu- ton conspirators having been charged with plots to blow up ships, destroy the Welland canal and otherwise vio- late neutrality. The provisions of the sherman antitrust law in respect of restraint of trade were invoked in the case of Labor's National Peace Coun- cil. $. Snowden Marshall, United States district attorney for the south ern district of New York. is the pros- ecutor in the cases.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
GERMANY's EFFICIH
Due to Abandonment of
 Classes, Says WaIIin

Washington, Dec. 30.--l greater efficiency as compi Great Britain and France
 present war" William EnglI ling of New York, told the ! Sociological society, in sessioi is due to the fact that in Gern| asitical classes have been lard away with, and that has led td industrial superiority.
 "I believe the influence of cratic and class controlled state on the industry of that has probably already done n harm as good. But all the h. has been done the governn Germany by junkers is mol compensated for by the perni fluence and dead weight of { nous and firmly rooted wealtl es of Great Britain and Fran
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
EPIDEMIC OF GRIT.

New York, Dec. 30.-Phl and surgeons were warned New York health department to delay operations upon the nd throat until the epidemic of th now prevailing, is ended. | Rryson Delevan at whose sug the warning was issued, said tn sjcians learned during the gre
 epidemic of 1895 that nasal ope could not be successfully per
 when such an epidemic was pre-
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30

It makes no difference to the Snowbirds, Polar Bears and Arctics, winter sea bathing in the north, that snow covers the beaches and the tenn .perature of the water is below the freezing point. On recent cold morning about twenty-five bathers ran into the water and out again to play hahdbal in the snow. A crowd in .furs and heavy overcoats watched them. The temperature of the water was given as 2S degrees and that of the air as 22 degrees This is an ideal day for bathing, don't you think?' asked one bather of re- porter, who thought that was all that was to be said on the subject. In the picture are seen two ''snowbirds" shoveling snow from g. boardwalk at a. beach near New York.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
INCREASE FOR LONGsHOREMEN

' Boston, Dec. 30.-Increases in wages ranging from two to five cents an hour for longshoremen working at this port will go into effect the first of the year as a result of an agreement signed Yesterday by representatives of the Longshoremen's Union and the Trans At1antic Steamship conference The men had previously asked somewhat shrger advance.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30
November =. 47,766 39,176 45,621 December .. 60,677 37,748 44,193
46,OOO Cars on Rails.

46,OOO Cars on Rails.
 ''The New Haven road has on its rails today nearly 46,00O freight cars, which is about 5000 cars more than it had year ago, and 12,000 more than in December, 1913. The result is that it's tracks. terminals and other ia ciii- ties are congested at many places. There are more than 12,0OO loaded cars awaiting the discharge of their freight, but the owners of the freight are having some of the same diffi- culty that the New Haven is having because their own facilities are inad- equate in places and cars are not re- leased promptly. Today. on account
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30

that in many places are wh holly inad- equate, had been doing the largest volume of business in it's history, and has been performing a task in hand ling that business which is taxing it's physical facilities.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30

represent both the publid roads as to steps that cd
 Respectfully sub|
 HOWARD El Chairman and
New Britain herald., 1915-12-30

Prince of Wales In it King George extolled the services of the Indian regiments. The message was worded in glowing terms of gratitude and af- lection. Whether the new field of action of the Indian troops was to be Egypt or Mesopotamia was not an- nounced Tn both these theaters there are presumably considerable bodies of