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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-07
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

WORKINGMEN--Treat a man square f.
apt TO get bis trade II works well with Us
and they come again. often bringing friend
or two who buy and save cash and 80 Il goes.
Winter In here, see us for n slightly used
oyereoat 81 to s.; one price. JUsTH's OLD
STAND. 610 ID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-07
FOR RENT-HoUSES

6lO srdl ST. n. w.-Four-story bay-windoN
brick house, IL rooms and bath, porche,
aud yard; good condition. Key Ga 3rd n. w
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-07

MRS. GAYER E Ess GG SnS c}alS SSSa
ant. Readings. Soc up. Now III LIST st. sw.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
MRS. DORA M. WRIGHT DEAD.

Waterford, Oct. 4.-Mrs. Dora Mason Wright, daughter of the late Governor Mason of Detroit, Mich, and widow of Col. Edward H. Wright, Who won fame in the war of the Re- bellion, died at her home on Goshen Point here this morning of heart dis case. She was 75 years of age and has been summer visitor here for forty-fve years. She is survived by two sons, Col. William M. Wright of Washington, D. C., Edward H. Wright, and four daughters. The body will be taken to Newark for in terment
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04

At a Court of Probate holden at trict of Berlin, in the County of Hart ford and State of Connecticut, on the 4th day of October, A. D., 1916
 Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, judge. Estate of Leman Warden, lat of New Britain, in said district, Upon The Peqtition of B. c. Porter Sons, creditors, of said New Britain, repre- senting that Leman Warden has pro- perty and has disappeared and that his, whereabouts cannot be ascer- tained and praying that a trustee be appointed over his estate as per statute made and provided, as per ap- plication 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 11th day of October A. D., 1916, at o'clock in the fore noon and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing this order in some news paper published in said New Britain, having a circulation in said District and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-post in the town of New Britain, in said District, and return make.
 MORTIMER H. CAMP,
 Clerk.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
City Mems

Joseph Cosgrove, son of Policeman and Mrs. Cosgrove, will enter the em ploy of the Scovill Company in Wa terbury next week.
 Camp Clara, Royal Neighbors of versary of it's organization last eve ming. Members of the order were present from New Haven, Bristol and other nearby places. Refreshments were served following the entertain ment.
 EdW. F. Foley, pianist, has resumed teaching. 1 6 Beaver St., Phone.-advt.
 The newly elected officers of Daily Council K. of C., were installed last night and the event was followed by smoker and general good time. Mem bers of the council entertained with vocal and instrumental music and refreshments were served.
 The Sewing society of the Swedish Lutheran church will meet tomorrow afternoon and in the evening the mems society will meet and receive a report on the recent harvest festi- val
 The board of water commissioners went to Roaring Brook this afternoon to make the annual fall inspection of the city water works there.
 Morris Cohn, through Lawyer A. A. Greenberg, has sued Samuel Turski of Bristol for $20O, claiming payment on goods sold and delivered The writ is returnable before the city court of New Britain on the second Monday of October.
 H. P. Hornkohl of 95 Columbia street reported to the police that as he was passing Lafayette street on Main street this morning a five year old boy named Merwin Williams ran in front of his machine. The boy was knocked down. He was taken to pr. Mendel Voll1enheim for treatment but his injuries were slight.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
WIRES CONCERNING SOLDIERS.
Mayor Seeks Confirmation of Report That Militia Leaves Nogales Today.

Mayor Quigley has sent tele- gram to Captain H. F. Ladbury of Company I at Nogales seeking infor mation as to when the soldiers will reach home and whether or not the report that they will leave today is correct. This action of his honor is in connection with the plans for an elaborate celebration to welcome the boys home. A meeting of the sol- diers' comfort committee is to be called and it is hoped that other pa triotic orders will get together to make plans to fittingly celebrate the event.
 Other towns are planning to cele- brate the event of the home coming of their soldiers. In Hartford there is talk of a big parade through decorated streets and in other ways to show the spirit of welcome.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
AMERICAN ELECTRIC
 ASSN. CONVENTION
Will Review Growth from Babe to
 Giant of Industry

Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 4.-GroWn, since 1888, from an infant with a capital investment of a few hundred thousand dollars, to a giant among the business enterprises of the coun- try with more than six billions of dollars represented in it's securities, the electric railway industry will re- view it's program at the thirty-fifth annual convention of the American Electric Railway association to be held at Atlantic City, October to 13.
 Frank J. Sprague, who planned and built the first successful trolley line in Richmond, Va., in 1888, is to lead the review of the physical develop ment of electric railways. MT. Sprag IS stlll In the harness. is a member of the Naval Advisory board, appointed by President Wilson, and a famous consulting engineer. Participating in the discussion will be men who have been on the firing line during all of the various phases of the astounding growth.
 Attention is to be paid also to the social and financial aspects of the subject and the discussion as to this side of the development is to be led by A. B. Leach, New York banker who has played an important part in the evolution of street car lines from the short, poorly equipped and isolat- ed lines, a dozen or so of which served each city, into the present great sys- tems covering entire communities with a length of hail for a single fare that in some instances reaches as high as forty miles.
 The session at which this discus sion will take place is to be presided over by Charles l.. Henry of Indian apolis, the associations president, who built the first interurban road in Indiana, and who first christened the lines that connect city to city Inter urban.'' from 4,OO0 to 5000 railway men, from the United States Canada, Central and South America.
 Major-General Leonard A. Wood, U. s. A., and Capt. S. D. Embick, Coast Artillery, U. s. A.. are to ad- dress the convention on the subject of the part to be played by electric rail ways in military operations.
 The convention Is also to listen to the address of Ivy L. Lee, on Publicity using as his text, the Platform and Principles adopted by the associa- tion in 1914 in which full and frank publicity was laid down as a funda- mental.
 Col. P. J. Kealy, President of the Kansas City Railway company and one of the leading experts on the appraisal of public service properties is to speak on the subject of wal uation.''
 In all the session of the main or ganization and it's affiliated associa- tions for accountants, engineers, claims agents and transportation and traffic officials, there will be delivered more than one hundred addresses and committee reports.
 The sessions of the convention will be held on Young's Million Dollar Pier, and in connection herewith, there will be an exhibit of apparatus and supplies that covers nearly co., 900 square feet of floor space and
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
Notice of Hearing on Administration
 Account.
District of Berlin, Probate Court, ss No1.r Rrcitai Qctahar. i e

District of Berlin, Probate Court, ss. New Britain, October 4, A. D., 1916. Estate of Mary R. Hawley, late of New Britain, in said district, deceased. The Executors having exhibited their administration account with said Estate to this Court for allowance, it is ORDERED-That the 20th day of October, A. D., 1916, at o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate Office in New Britain be and the same assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said Els tate and this Court directs the Elk ecutors to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper published in New Britain and having a circulation in said dis trict, and by posting a copy on the public sign post in said Town of New Britain, nearest where the deceased last dWeIt.
 BERNARD F. GAFFNE,Y
 Judge.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
UNION PACIFIC REPORT.
Railroad Earns 15.65 Per Cent. in
 Comparison to 1O.98.

New York, Oct. 4.-The annual re- company for the year ended June 30 last, made public today, showed earR- ing of 15.65 per cent. for the common stock, compared with 10,9S per cent. the previous year.
 Total revenue of $104,717, 005 shows an increase of $17,758,71O; net revenue after taxes of $40,823,536 is an increase of $1O,643,430; total in- come of $54,127,379 is an increase of $10, ,644 ,112.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
ARREST QUARTET OF ''VAGS."

In response to a complaint from a Main street business man whose store backs on the alleyway, a quartet of drunken vagrants were arrested in the rear of the Stanley building this morning by Officers Frank English, A. J. Richardson and A. c. Malone They gave their names as John Beck man, Nels Pearson, John Sanshaw and Andrew Andersons. They have been making their headquarters in a shed in the rear of the building since Monday.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
HOG PRICES BREAK.
sut Hotel Men Increase Prices of
 Their Meals.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 1.-The first break for more than a year n the rising market for meat in the district was forecast today then hogs were quoted at seventy ents per hundred lower than yester- ay, with the highest prices 12:oo. Ieavy receipts and a falling off, Tn emand were given as the cause.
 Leading hotels announced today hat beginning next Monday ten cents rould be added to all checks for meals n cover the cost of bread and butter.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
t developments d in

embracing the latest developments in the art.
 The asso. represents 37,00O of the 41,00O miles of electric roads of the United States, and it's members col lect more than 90 per cent. of the total revenues of nearly $500, 100000 that come to electric carriers. Tn addition to railway companies the aSso citation has as members, more than 200 manufacturers engaged in turning out electric railway machinery and supplies and some 4,000 indi- viduals engaged in the industry.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
BRITISH AIRMEN HONORED.

London, Oct. fixing George has ppointed Second Lieut.. Frederick |owrey and Lieut.. Alfred De Bath brandon, both officers of the Royal living Corps, to be Companions of he Distinguished Service Order. "in with their successful at- heks upon enemy airships."
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
KINGS DAUGHTERS AND SONS

Willimantic, Oct. 1.-The Connecti- cut branch of the International Order of Kings Daughters and Sons opened it's twenty-frst annual convention in this city today. Routine business, presentation of reports addresses and discussion of various phases of the work of the organization occupied the greater part of today's meetings. Election of officers will be held tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
P. E. CONVENTION

Cleveland, O., Oct. 4.-De1egates are gathering here today for the 31st annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal Brotherhood of St. Andrew About 1000 are expected to attend.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-04
DAUGHTER ARRIVES.

Former Mayor and Mrs. Joseph M. Halloran are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of a daughter, born this morning. Mother and child are reported to be doing we'll.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
HUGHES GOES INTO
TRAINING FOR VOICE
Republican Candidate Faces
Busiest Schedule Of His
Trip Today. ~.
, By PERRY ARNOLD.

BISMARCK, n. d.. Aug. ll.-with his
voice pretty we'll frazzled out. Pres.den-
tiai Candidate Hughes today faced what
was probably the busiest day scheduled
on his whole trapscontinentai trip.
lie was scheduled TO make eight end
of-the train" speeches In North Dakota
and Montana towns before arriving in
Billings tonight for one of his big
speeches"
Talks we're delivered here. at Mandan.
Dickinson. Medora, Beach. Glendivc,
Forsyth, and Miles City.
Because Of tho strenuosity Of his pro-
gram, the Republican candidate went on
training schedule today. His voice. ac-
customcd for the past few years to the
Court. will have to be coddicd along
carefully from now on II he is to f!nish
the spea king schedule ahead Of him dur
ing the next four weeks.
DR.. r. z. Ditman, his physician ana
physical adviycr on this tour. 10 spray
Ing tho candidates strained vocal chords
several times each day.
Mrs. Hughes led a gentle rebellion to-
day. Heretofore local committees have
been anxious to have her sit on the
platform beside her campaigning hus-
band, but from now on the governor q
helpmate will sit in the audience.
Hughes sprang a new hat today.
Half an hour after he had donned II
there was a gaping hole IN the crown.
The governor purchased the new
| slightly curled up brim. In Chicago. and
some jealous local committeeman
yanked II down too hard on hook.
causing the hole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
C0HFEREES REPORT
ON NAVAL MEASURE
Additional Land for Washington
Navy Yard Is Included in
the Bill.

An agreement on an appropriation Of
$3Sl.ooO for the acquisition OF additional
land for the Washington navy yard Is
carried In the conference report OF The
naval appropriation bill made to both
houses Of Congress today The same
amendment also authorizes the =. q.
and W. Railroad Company to make new
connections with the navy yard track
and to construct a bridge across the
Anacostia river.
Another amendment OF interest In the
conference agreement Is the striking out
Of the words ito be located in Washing
ton" In the provision for an experimental
laboratory for the Navy Department to
cost $l500.O00. The location of this
laboratory will be decided by the Navy
Department.
The conference report today Is partial
only. The conferees were unable IA
agree on number Of Senate amend
ments. including the building program
and the House will vote on these mex,
Tuesday.
Navy officers are expected to be dis
pleased over the proposal agreed upon
to retire them at sixty-four instead OF
sixty-two years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
RED CROSS PREPARING
FOR WARTIME WORK
Membership Increased 800 Per
Cent, and Personnel OBJ
tanned for Many Bases.

Remarkable progress in preparedness
for furnish MS volunteer aid to the SICK
and wounded of the army and navy in
time of war. has been made by the
American Red Cross within the past
six months. according to a bulletin is
sued by the organizations today.
The membership Of the society has in
creased about 500 per cent during the
six months ending July 81. Up to six
months ago the membership of the
American Red Cross was 1900. Today
It 10 about 10000. according to the bull
letin.
Explaining that up until about six
months ago practically nothing had
been done toward organized Red Cross
preparedness. the bulletin states that
within the last six months the personnel
required for twenty-five base hospitals
OF 500 beds each for the army has been
selected and enrolled from among the
staff Of twenty-five of the largest and
hest hospitals of the country
Several naval base hospitals which
are about half the size Of the army
base hospitals. are being organized and
funds for the purchase of equipment OF
sixteen OF the twenty-five army base
hospitals, costing $4,000 each. have been
subscribed
I'm addition to the base'hospital units.
the bulletin says. 1.-THE personnel re-
quired for two field columns for trans
ferring the sick and wounded from the
transfer hospitals of the regular army
medical service to the Red Cross base
hospitals. have been selected and en-.
rolled from among the staff OF two Of
the important hospitals Of the country
and $1,000 toward the purchase OF the
equipment for one of these field columns
has been subscribed"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
STIELOW FINALLY
SAVED FROM CHAIR
Murderer's Confession Frees
Man Three Tines Snatched
From Death.

NEW YORK. Aug. l.-"Third degree"
police methods to obtain nfessions''
from suspects got another blow today
when one man was snatched from the
death chair and another saved from
spending his life behind bars. through
voluntary confession by the real muir
derer Of Charles Phelps and Margaret
Wolcott In 1915.
Charles p. Stielow was three times
made ready for the chair and three
times saved by scant hours through re-
prieves!' The sentence was a result of
a confession obtained by alleged
third degree.
Nelson Green confessed after days
and nights Of third degree torture, that
he helped Stielow kill Phelps and the
Wolcott woman. and was sentenced to
life Imprisonment at Elmira.
Irving King. itinerunt junk man. to-
day made a voluntary confession at
Little Valley which exonerates Stielow
and Green.
Attorneys for both men today took
steps to have their sentence set aside. =
Stielow. It was learned by telephone
from Sing Sing, will resiain In the
death house until the court takes &C
ton on the King confession.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
Mexican Railways
Will Be Returned
Carranza Government Preparing
to Give Roads Back to
Their Owners.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 1.-THE Car
rama government having practically
completed the pacification of Mexico,
plans are being made for the return
of the Mexican railways, which are
no longer needed for military pur-
poses,
1t Is rumored that ]. NJ. Galbraith
will take over the management Of
the national railways. Alberto Pani
having refused. Samuel FELTON,, II Is
reported, will become president.
At the order Of General Carranza,
the four children of Wilhelm Schiller,
a German subject, who was killed by
an automobile driven by Carranza' S
nephew, will be paid $4,000 in gold
each, the courts meanwhile investi-
eating the case to fix responsibility.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
DC. BILL CONFEREES
WILL MEET MONDAY
Senate Committee Is Standing
Firm Tor the HaIf-and-HaIf
Plan. -. .5.

Conferees on the District aoproprio.
ton Dill Will meet again Monday at
Nothing was accomplished in the way
of eettine together at the frs; session
yesterday -
senate conferecs show no disposition
TO give way on the haIf-and- half prin-
ciple. Unless the House conferees give
way 1t looks much as IL there Will be q
deadlock which might end by continue
Ing present appropriations.
The ,ronferees are not disposed' to
grant hearings either on the Sterling
amendment relating TO moneys and
credits or anything ellie. II was said.
today. however. that written communi,
cations would be considered. and IL the
conierees desired more light on any
subject they would hear persons who
could give information. This makes It
possible that hearing NAV eventually
be allowed on taxation of moneys and
ccdits. as requested by the committee
headed by w. T. Galliher,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
WOMEN EXPECTED TO
DECLARE FOR HUGHES
Declaration by Convention
Likely To Be Made Today
As Result Of His Action.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Aug. ia
declaration for Charles Evans Hughes
in return for his declaration for Federal
woman suffrage Is expected to be adopt
ed at the executive session OF the wom-
ans party convention here this after
noon.
Nonpartisan pleas by conference iead.
ers who strongly favor Endorsement OF
the Republican. candidate. was counted
On to overcome few Socialist ana FRO
hibition delegates who wish the deciara-
alton to stop with opposition to presi-
dent Wilson for his refusal to ala IN
passage Of the Susan B. Anthony Fed-
eral suffrage amendment.
Announcement OF the woman's party
election policy will be made at an open
air meeting tonight. at which the lead
ers. including Miss Alice Paul, MISS
Anne Martin. Miss Gail Laughlin. and
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch will speak.
The Democratic Congress came In for
severe criticism In speeches by Mrs.
Florence Bayard Hillcs. Mrs. WilliaE,
Kent. and Mrs. Sara Bard Field at this
mornings session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
DELIVERY SERVICE
TO BE ABANDONED
Western Union Decides to Stop
Sending Packages.

After September the Western Union
Telegraph Company will abandon its
package delivery system This business.
which has netted the concern approx
mately $.00oO00. Is to be turned over TO
another corporation. according to an
nouncement made by the company's New
I ork hchdC uartgrs.
The decision has been reached because
OF thu shortage Of messengers In prac-
tically all of the larger cities where the
corporation has offices.
Washington will be but slightly at
fected by the change. according to Off
Gals Of the company here. The packa &c
business has been sporadic here. these
officials explain. 1t involves the delivery
In "a great measure OF samples shipped
here for distribution by drug and other
conc ell nb. .rt'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
UNORGANIZED r. R.
MEN WANT VOICE
President to Be Asked to Consider
Those Not in Brotherhoods.

Robert T. Frazier. jr., an employee OF
the Nashville. Chattanooga. and St
Louis railroad, called at the White
House this afternoon to arrange for an
appointment with the President in order
that he might present an appeal In be.
half of the railroad employees not rep.
resented in the railroad brotherhoods
Mr.. Frazier said that the railroad
for a scttlement Of the dispute between
tho railroads and their employees. rep.
resent less than 20 per cent of all tho
railroad workers. His contention is that
in effecting any settlement the employees
Tictatins to So per cent of the men who
have no voice In the proceedings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
EUROPE TAKES MOST
AMERICAN EXPORTS

Exports Of the United States for the
AGAINST ss7ss5sS, $40 in the precedms
twelve months. the Commerce Depart
ment announced today. Exports during
June were s454.7S4.3lS. against $26S.547.'
4l6 In June. 1915.
OF the exports during the last twelve
months, 81, 800, 1873, 429 went to Europe.
Imports of the United States for tho
twelve months ended with June were
81, 1877 1888 $40 against sl.674 .l60,740 for the
preceding twelve months. Imports fol
June were s245. 795. 43S. against s157. sos. la
in June, 1915.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11

"wednesday already has crossed the
French military critics declared today
they have reason to believe that Stanis-
lau Is already In the hands Of the Rus
SLAMS, though they admitted they had
ny Ev wT,a dis U from o po,ro,roa am.
phasixes the magnitude Of the Austro-
German defeat In southeos stern Galicia.
Not only have the Cars troops APP
preached Stanislau with scarcely no
halt In their operations, but they forced
the strong line Of the Zlota Lipa river
northeast of Stanislau and began a
march on the more important city of
Halitx, the key to an advance on Lem
berg from the southwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-11
District Committee
Fails to Meet TODAY

The Senate District Committee. which
was expected to consider the nomina-
ton Of Henry F. Baker for the Excise
Board today, failed to meet 80.
Mr.. Bakers nomination was sent to
the Senate July IA. Strong opposition
exists in the District Committee and II
Is doubtful whether a favorable report
can be procured. -.. .
The same Senators who caused the re-
lection OF Gen. Robert @. Smith are
against Baker.