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New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
St. Elmo Lodge, No. 21, K. of P

St. Elmo lodge, No. 21, K. of P, will confer the 3rd rank on Wednes- day evening and Robert V. Scott will give an entertainment. Refreshments will be served. Brother Knights are invited to attend. Brother Scott will take the picture of the members
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
\. M. T. \. sS E. Society.

Eight new members were received into membership at the meeting of f' M. T. A. x B. society yesterday and seven applications were received. It was voted to have the pool tables ren- oVated for the final games in the membership pool contest.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Catholic Womens Benevolent Legion

The regular meeting of the Cath ol1c Women's Benevolent Legion will be held Wednesday evening in school hall. A social hour will fol- low and final plans will be made for the coming banquet.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Ladies' Auxiliary. U. $. w. ".

The Ladies' Auxiliary, U. S. w. ", will hold it's regular meeting Tues day evening in G. A. R. hall at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. Ellen Hall will entertain the members of the auxiliary and their friends in G. A. R. hall from ? to 5 o'clock tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
\. M. C, A. DOTNGS

Attorney F. B. Hungerford will ad- dress the Naturalization class tonight. His subject will be "The Federal Gov ernment, How It's Laws Are Made and Executed
 Thursday night, Judge w. F. Man gan Will give a talk before the class on City and State Government"
 F. s, Stuart, educational secretary of the Hartford Y. M. c. A., will de- liver talk Friday night at 7:15 o'clock before the Right Living club.
 The William H. Hart Debating club will meet tonight and debate the ques- tlons: Resolved, That the doctors are paid too much, and Resolved: That the city should quit the municipal ice bus mess. It will be an open debate and anyone desiring to take part will be given a chance to be heard from the floor.
 The annual meeting of the Immacu- late COnceDtiOn Guild of St. Mary $
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Martha Chapter, No. 21, O. E. s.

A regular meeting of Martha chap ter, No. 21, O. E. S., will be held Thursday evening. Two candidates will receive the degrees. The sewing committee will meet in the afternoon at 2:30.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Unity Rebekah Lodge.

The newly appointed officers will be installed tomorrow night by D. D. G. M. Wilcox and staff of Middle
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Stanley Woman's Relief CorDs.

stanley Woman's Relief Corps will meet at G. A R. hall Wednesday aft ernoon. A full attendance is de- sired.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
W. l.. Morgan Lodge No. 7f. K. of P.

-xThe weekly meeting of the above lodge will be called tomorrow eve ming at o'clock in Vega hall Re- ports from the recent dance and en- tertainment will be received
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Iron City Lodge, No. 243.

Iron City Lodge, N. F. O. P, will meet tomorrow evening at 34 Church street. At that time We shall receive 8 visit from grand and supreme off, cers.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
CLAN DOUGLAS PLANS
 REAL SCOTCH CONCERT
Kendall Concert Company and Hart. ford BaGpiDc Band Will Furnish
 Appropriate Music For Event.

Plans for the Scotch concert and dance to be given by Clan Douglas, o. $. C., in Hanna's armory Friday eve ming are complete and it promises to be the most successful ever given by the local clan. The committee of ar
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

414822.09.
 MT. Warburg announces that the special Five Million Dollar Fund for Jewish war relief in 1916 now amounts to s1,121,75 of which $93O, 548.37 is in cash and s191,210.4O in pledges.
 Presidents Proclamation. The effort to raise funds, Thursday, January '. is national in scope and has the sanction of the government, President Wilson having issuer the following proclamation dealing with the natter
 By the President of the United States of America:
 A PROCLAMATION.
 Whereas, I have received from the Senate of the United States a resolu- tion, passed January 6, 1916, reading as follows:
 tWhereas, as in the various coun tries now engaged in war there arc nine millions of Jews, the great ma- jority of whom are destitute of food, shelter and clothing and,
 "Wheareas, millions of them have been driven from their homes without warning, deprived of an opportunity to make provision for their most ele- mentary wants, causing starvations, disease and untold suffering: and,
 ''Whereas the people of the United States of America have learned with sorrow of this terrible plight of mill lions of human beings and have most generously responded to the cry for help whenever such an appeal has reached them; therefore be it,
 Resolved, that. in view of the misery, wretchedness and hardships which these nine millions of Jews arc suffering, the President of the United States be respectfully asked to desig- nate day on which the citizens of this country may give expression to the funds now being raised for the relief of the Jews in the war zones.'
 And, whereas, I feel confident that the people of the United States viii be moved to aid the war stricken peo- pie of race which has given to tho United States so many worthy citi zens;
 Now, therefore. I, Woodrow Vii son, President of the United State in compliance with the suggestion c the Senate thereof, do appoint an proclaim January 27, 1916, as a da, upon which the people of the United States may make such contributions as they feel disposed for the aid of the stricken Jewish people.
 Contributions may be addressed to the American Red Cross Washing ton, D. C.. which will care for their proper distribution.
 In witness whereof I have hereun- to set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 Done at the City of Washington this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and of the in- dependence of the United States the onehundredth and fortieth.
 WOODROW WILSON.
 By the President,
 ROBERT LANSING,
 Secretary of State
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

19 R. and Mrs. Finley J. Shep-
 NH ard, who recently adopted w a mysterious little found ~ ~ ling, do not like newspaper photographers. They have given strict orders to the nurse to avoid the man with a camera. But little Finley does not mind. When the photographer, un- seen by tho nurse, snapped the accom- panying picture the child was looking straight into the lens with his hands over his head.
 This little child was found on the night of Sept. IA asleep in the shadow
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

! town. Priscilla lodge will be the | guests of the evening. A turkey sup
 1 per will follow the installation eXer- 1 ciSeS.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
JEWISH TAG DAY
 PLANS COMPLETED
President Wilson Sanctions Effort
 to Raise Funds

Final plans for the work that is to be done here in connection with the national effort to raise funds for the relief of the Jewish people in the war stricken sections of Europe were made at the general meeting held at noon yesterday in Talmud Torah hall. At torney George Levitt, chairman of the committee, presided. About 100 young ladies who are to sell tags Thursday were present and the plans in detail were explained. A card in- dex is to be installed and the city ap portioned in divisions, canvassers hav- ing lists of people who it is believed, would be willing to aid so worthy a cause. This work will be carried out Thursday aside from the sale of tags.
 It was announced that pastors of a number of the local churches have promised assistance and cooperation 1 in the work. The people of New Brit ain will be asked to act the part of i good Samaritans and to give as fiber ally as possible. The Jewish people, while hitherto complaining little and bearing their burdens with commend able fortitude, have suffered bitterly as result of the great struggle in Europe and Asia S only those who have relatives in the stricken areas can testify. The funds collected will be distributed impartia1ly and accord ing to the demands of the situation.
 Those in charge of the relief work here are: Chairman, George Levitt, secretary, pr. B. l.. Protass; treasur- er M. Zuker. George Cans is in charge of the volunteer division which is to sell tags. In connection with the relief work, it may be interesting to know how funds which have been pre- viously collected among the Jewish people have been distributed The figures given below were announced last week by Felix M. Warburg, treas urer of the joint distribution commit tee, in New York. They are as fol- lows.
 To Russian, general relief Il, 100000 To Russia, relief of Galician
 prisoners and refugees
 there ....... 50,0O0 For Austro-Hungary includ-
 ing Galicia ............ 125, ,0O0 For that portion of Poland
 which is now German do-
 minion ............... 175,o0o For Jewish students in Swiss
 Universities ....... 2,5O0 For Alexandria for refugees
 there per month for four
 months 1000
 In addition to these sums the fol lowing table, prepared by MT. War burg shows the amounts hitherto ap- priated for the relief abroad:
 To Russia ............s ss35,ooo To German-Poland ..... 4S5,OOO To Austrio-Hungary .... 3O5,O To SalOnica 2O OOO
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Sir Francis Drake Lodge No. I2g.

O. $. s. G. will meet Thursday cve- ming. There are several candidates to be elected
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

mittee for all sources is to date s2,- 414,822.09.
 MT. Warburg announces that the special Five Million Dollar Fund for Jewish war relief in 1916 now amounts to S1,121, 758.77, of which $930, 54S.37 is in cash and $191, ,210. 40 in pledges.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

The annual meeting of the Immacu- late Conception Guild of St. Mary s church has been postponed until May.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Presidents Proclamation.

The effort to raise funds, Thursday, January ', is national in scope and has the sanction of the government, President Wilson having issuer the following proclamation dealing with the matter:
 By the President of the United States of America:
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Chief Flynn, Head of Secret Service In America,
 Manages Delicate Tasks With Resourcefuness

VI N F HILE the United States Nf has no system of espion. " " age in foreign lands-and
 does not need one-no
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24

weeks the demand Is apparently far for being satisfied. Consumers are practically making the market with their bids for large blocks of any delivery in the second half of the year. Stocks of June and July met al are practically nil, and rapid de. pletion of the supply of August cop per has brought sharp advance in the price of this delivery.
 In some quarters apprehension was felt as to what effect an unfavorable outcome of the tense international situation might have on the future of the copper market Some of the best-posted factors. however. say that such development. instead of be- ing of adverse Influence, would open up new channels of demand and con sumption. and give copper an addi- tional impetus that would carry the prices to hitherto unheard-of levels.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
RAILROADS IN SOUTH SETTLE WAGE DISPUTES
 WITH THE EMPLoYEs

NEW YORK, April 24.-An execu tive official of the Chesapeake & Ohio informs Dow. Jones & Co.,, that practically all lines south of the Ma. son and Dixon line have reached a settlement of wages between machin- istB and other unorganized workers of their roads. Speaking for the Chesapeake 6 Ohio, he said:
 eve have granted our machinists, trackmen. telegraph operators and signalmen an increase of 6 per cent. over their present wage The new scale will go into effect for the op- orators on Jan. l, 1917, and on March D of the same year for the others.
 "This advance in wages will mean an additional expenditure of S400,000 O year for our road, which in face Of the demands Of the trainmen, Is an item of importance Co the road. This however. leaves the road free of ill wage disturbances, aside, of course, from the present exorbltant train crew demands.
 "we. in company with many other roads. ere doing Q heavy business. and hope for state of affairs which will make the increased business a factor in our future prosperity"
 Apropos of the above, 1t Is stated that the railroads of the south are now, and have been for some time past. working on a nine-hour or IT, mile-an-hour basis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
UNITED STATES WILL PURCHASE RIGHTS TO
 A TORPEDO CONTROL

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Accord- ing to Johy Hays Hammond, IT, inventor of a radio dynamo torpedo. made to the House Committee on for tifications. the accuracy of tho con trol of his torpedo has reached a most advanced stage. In the fortih. cations bill reported to the House is an appropriation of S75O,OOO for the purchase of the rights to this new weapon of war, which if acquired by the United States. will be one of the most valuable military secrets of the country. Under the system which we have worked out at Glou- cester." said Hammond, this accu- racy of the control is such that we are enabled to strike a bamboo rod one Inch in diameter standing up- right 10 out of15 times at a dis tance of Slk miles That consider superior in accuracy to any gunhre." "
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
FEEDING TIE ALLIES

BOSTON. April 24.- Grain ship ments from Boston during March reached 2,515,00O bushels. making such exports the largest for any winter in the history of the port The record Is of course a direct re- flection of the allies needs.
 The transatlantic freight on grain is today 40 cents per bushel as con trasted with 50 cents last week and 46 cents few days ago.
 For the nine months ending March S1 the total grain shipments from this port were 16.467317 bushels oi which 1S,966.Os2 were wheat
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
MAKE YOUR CONCRETE
 WORK WATERPROOF

1 The best thing for concrete brought out in the last ten years Is how to test the sand. f Have you. MIR. ARCHITECT. or ENGINEER. supervising concrete construction, any means ot checking the quality of concrete that Is going in, or are you leaving 1t wholly to chance?
 ( Or are you an owner contemplating building an expencice structure with. out any guarantees as to the value of what you pay for; would you make any other investment in this way; "A PIG IN A POKE" is a risky ven ture.
 z The manufacturer Of Portland ce. ment guarantees his products. Have you any Idea of tho charac. ter or value of the SAND or GRAY FL you are buying or usingi Is 1t clean? Is 1t economical? Is 1t well. graded SO as to produce a very dense mixture with the least possible amount of cement? { Test your sand and gravel, and be insured of getting a true STONE by using from 5esO to 10o9s less cement
 ( When a steel maker buys ore, he munst know to @ fraction how huch steel each ton will yield him. When he sells his steel to you he guaran. tees his products. { Try this on your SAND and GRAY. FL. It is the surest bet for concrete. whether you buy or sell 1t. z Learn the quality of the raw ma. teriais.
 c. FAeERsoN
 Concrete water-Proof Engineer
 willoughby Ave. Juneau. Aaa.
 (Adv.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
COAL FOR SOUTH AMERICA

CHARLESTON. S. C.. April 24.- with the departure Of the steamer Pleades from the Southern Railways new export coal terminal at Charles ton for Buenos Ayres. loaded with 5000 tons of Clinchfield coal. the first actual step has been taken in the development of what it is hoped win be a large traffic In coal in South America and the southern coal fields through the port of Charleston this being the first cargo Of export coal to clear for South American consumption through this port. A number Of cargoes have been sent to Cuba.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
DOUGLAS SCHOOL NOTES.

The Penlope girls win entertain their mothers at an informal recep, ton in the school club room this evening The members of the club are busy practiclng for two plays which they expect to stage at the Ly- rlc theatre May 9th.
 ]. W. Martin. local merchant, de- livered an interesting talk on the business future of Alaska, before the students of the high school at an as- sembly this afternoon.
 The Kamera Klub held their long planned picnic with the other mem- bers of the high school and teach CTS, yesterday afternoon The pic nicers report a glorious time Near ly every one carried camera and took several rolls ot pictures each. The party went about four miles along the beach beyond the end of the government road. Hot weinies and buns were served by the boys of the Kamera Klub for lunch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
EUROPEAN WAR WIDOWS
 WILL FIND HUSBANDS IN
 UNITED STATES OR CANADA

PITTSBURGH. April 24.- Thou sands of war widows of British sol diers will be assisted in getting good husbands in the United States and Canada by the Salvation Army, in conjunction with the Canadian government, according to an an nouncement by Col. William Evans. in command Of the Salvation Army here. He thinks the agricultural provinces of Canada and the west ern states will get Q majority Of the widows
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
AMERICAN WOMAN SENTENCED

BERNE. Switzerland. April 24.- Charlotte von Kuehnan. of New York. an artist. who has been residing here for some time. was sentenced to imprisonment for two months. fol- lowed by punishment. on a charge of having engaged in secret ser. vice work on behalf of Germany. It is said she was implicated in a plot with a German agent named Lattke and o girl named Corlln. both of whom received the same sentence. as the New York woman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
 BONDS NOW OFFERED

WASHINGTON. April 24-A little over one half of the government bonds. which may be accepted during the year for conversion. were actually offered by federal reserve banks on April l. the first date of the conyer- sion announced by the Treasury De- banks will offer an equally large amount of bonds upon the next con- partment. Indications are that the version day, July 1, and that tho whole allotment of SsO,OOO,OOO for the calendar year will be exhausted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
WOOL BUYERS AND SELLERS RESUME IN
 LONDON TRADING

BOSTON, April 24. A London special says that a compromise hay ing been reached between the wool buyers and selling brokers, London wool sales will be resumed after an Interruption of one week. The new regulations give the buyers 21 days. prompt, for the clearance of wool already bought and for meeting pay ments. The original concession ask ed by the buyers was 2S days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
ISLAND NEWS NoTss

DOUGLAS. April 24.-Dr Mathis, who has been temporarily located in pr. Carter's office has moved to his new residence on D street between the school and the postofIice and will have his new offices located upstairs.
 Pete Sevold Of Douglas was oper- ated upon for appendicitis at the To- cal hospital. this morning.
 Tho tug boat "Alice" belonging to the Geo. F. James sawmill, arrived in port yesterday afternoon with a large boom of logs.
 The Carson meat company receiv- a new delivery truck on the City of Seattle yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
oR. A. ]. PALMER LEAVES
 FOR SOUTH WITH MELVIN
 WALLACE WHO WAS HURT

Dr. A. J. Palmer. Of this city, left on the Admiral Evans 4his morning for Tacoma in care Of Melvin Wal lace, son of Hugh c. Wallace, capital Ist and politician. who Is one of the owners of the chichagoff mire.
 Melvin Wallace was injured recent. ly at Chlchagoff when an accident to the winch on the Santa Ana, which was discharging freight at ChI- chagoff, caused a block to strike him in the face. fracturlng hls cheek bone. He was brought to Juneau by Superintendent James l.. Freeburn, and sent to his home as stated.
 pr. Palmer will return to Juneau in about two weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
NEW BREAD DEGREES
 ISSUED IN AUSTRIA

VIENNA, April 24.-A decree has been issued providing that hereafter all bread Baked in Austria must con- tain at least 20 per cent of Indian corn. The compulsory use of corn meal in bread began about a year ago, the proportion at various times being set at so, 70 and even 90 per cent. Many people declared that the bread with this high percentage of maize was unedlble.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
CRITICISM cosrs Als Jos

NEW YORK. April 24.-Hermann Winter an American, born of natur- alized German parents, who since July. 1911. has been assistant to the General Agent for the Cunard Steam ship Company in the United States announced today that at its reques he had severed his connection with that company Re was asked to do SO, Mr. Winter said, because of re- peated criticism regarding tho reten. ton by on English company of a man of German percentage
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
CLUB MANAGER WINS HAT.

TREADwELL. April 24. - Mark Smith. foreman of the foundry. lost s5 and Ben Leaning. manager of the club, won new hat Saturday morning. when the former offered to bowl the latter and give him hat worth five dollars in event that the latter won. MT. Leaning won the game by several pins and also the new hat
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24

+ (. ., c. (. q q. q. .e q. $. & e s s. {. q
 A seven and half pound son was born to Mir. and Mrs. volkan at St.. Ann hospital Saturday. The young ster and the mother are both doing nicely under the care of Dr. l.. O.. Sloane.
 An eight-pound son was born to Mir and Mrs. Frank A. Purser at St. Ann hospital Saturday. Dr. F. C.. DeVighne was in attendance.
 Mrs John Perelle. who was oper- ated on recently for a tumor at St. Ann hospital. Is improving rapidly.
 Mrs. " Fl. Roden. of Petersburg, who arrived recently and entered st. Ann hospital. has been operated upon by pr. L. P. Dawes.
 Mrs. Neil Campbell, of Thane. who was operated on by Dr. IT. c. De Vighne recently at st. Ann hospital. left for her home this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
RAILROAD MAN IS
 MAKING A BUSINESS
 TRIP; STOPS IN JUNEAU


 Fl. A. Lawrence. of Seattle, travel ing passenger agent for the Oregon. Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, is a Juneau visitor in the interest Of his company. Mir. Law renee returned to Juneau on the Ad- miral Evans from a trip to the West ward. He will remain here until to- morrow.
 "It Is the purpose of the Oregon Washington company to become more active in Alaska than 1t has been in the past" said Mir. Lawrence.
 Mir. Lawrence will leave for the south on the City of Seattle, but win probably return to Alaska in the near future and spend more time in the territory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
NORTHWESTERN SAILED
 DIRECT FROM coRDoVA
 QUITTING JUNEAU OUT

Steamer Northwestern sailed from Cordova direct to Seattle according to advices received here this morn ing. United States Marshal Erwin with Dan Callahan and other prison CTS from Fairbanks. boarded the Northwestern there As guards there were Postmaster Dean and Arthur Bell. one Of the proprietors of the Fairbanks Times. Tae information received here was to the e1ect that nearly a hundred were at cordova to go to Seattle
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
scHEoULE POSTED FOR
 TENNie TOURNAMENT

DOUGLAS. April 24.-The schedule for the Round Robin tennis tourna- ment which will end May 16, has been posted with the following en-, tries for each division: Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. Mir. Higloy and Mrs. Web Der. pr. Ellis and Miss White, Mir. Hayes and Mrs. Coughlin. Mir Gemar. ra and Miss Ross. for the first divis- lon; Mir. and Mrs. Soaring, Mir. Dutton and Mrs. Webber, Mir. Shotts and Miss Chasten. Mir. Allen and Miss Foreman, My. and Nils Coryeli. for second division.
 A prize will be given the winner in each of the two sections. AM games. win be played In the natator- lum.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-24
sREsLAU IN BLACK SEA

PETRoGRAD. April 24.-News of the sudden appearance Of the for. mer German cruiser Breslau in the Black sea, which 1t had been as. sumed was completely under Rus sian control; the Turkish cruisers short and intellectual duel with a Russian war ship. and her subsequent disappearance, was received here with considerable surprise.