New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
CHANGERS DEBATE
 ON PREPAREDNESS
Judges Decide Country Should Be ... Armed for Defense
WIFE BEATER GOES TO JAIL
Judge Malone: Sends Thomas Brown
 to Jail for 12O Days-Manufac-
 turers Suspect Spies-Bristol Brass Closes Because of Metal Shortage.

Closes Because of Metal Shortage. That the grangers in Plainvillc are
 in favor of national preparedness for 1 defense was made evident during debate held last evening in conncC-
 ton with the social session which
 followed the regular business meet { ing The subject was brought up for 1 discussion as part of the evenings | program and after interesting argu-
 nents were advanced by the teams 1 selected to represent both sides of the question the judges decided in favor | of the affirmative although admitting | that the opposition has some pretty . logical theories.
 1 The debate was on the question: 1 "Reso1ved, That tho United States 1 Should Make Suitable Preparations
 for Defense" Speaking for the af- frrnative side were o. w. Robertson and Benjamin W. Edwards. Frank l White and Frederick s. Spencer rep rcsenting the opposition. Both teams l showed that the members had spent
 some time in preparing their arGu-
 ments and the points they brought 1 out were most interesting. The af- l frmative, however, seemed to have | the weightiest arguments and $. E 1 Carpenter, Giles CoWles and Harold 1 l.. Newell who acted as judges gave
 them the verdict.
 It was one of the best discussions l brought up at a Grange meeting in I 8 long time and the members en- | loved it thoroughly. The entire pro
 gram furnished after the meeting was
 of exceptional merit. It was both in 1 teresting and instructive and the lec l turer received many complim entS on it's general excellence Miss Irma Seymour gave vocal selection that
 was we'll received. Miss Bessie LoomiS i also favored with a song. her efforts l evoking consderabl ble applause.
 Brown Gets t2O Days. ! That he has no sympathy whatever 1 for a, wife bcatcr was clearly shown ] by Judge w T. Malone in the Bris- l to1 police court this morning when | he imposed q sentence of 120 days with costs on Thomas Brown of East 1 Bristol, who was arraigned on two 1 counts of assault and breach of the peace. Browns treatment of his l wife has been called to the attention 1 of the police before and Judge Ma ] lone showed his contempt for the 1 man in imposing sentence today. Browns wife collapsed on ;t trol- l lev car at Plainville center Monday. l Her husband had abused her to such l an extent that she was forced to flee 1 from him. She was in such highly
 nervous condition when she reached i Plainville that she dropped to the l floor of the car in a faint. She was
 attended by Dr. C. w. Moody, sub l sequently returning to Bristol She l appeared in court yesterday to testify l against her husband. who was round l ed up by the authorities. but she | again collapsed and the trial had 10 l be put over until today. She was l taken to the Hartford hospital after 1 court, physicians advising that a few l days treatment would be beneficial to l her. Weakened from abuse and neg lect the woman presented a pitiable
 spectacle as she appeared in court. l Testimony showed that Brown 1 seemingly took a. keen enjoyment in 1 beating her. Judge Malone decided 1 to give him a chance to try the Seyms street cure. and he imposed a scn-
 tence of sixty days on each of two 1 counts.
 Bristol Brass Closed. | Congested conditions on the rail
 roads were forcibly brought 10 the at 1
 today when the plant of the Bristol 1 Brass company was closed because of
 a shortage of raw material The com pany's supply of copper is exhausted 1 and although several carloads of the ] metal are in transit the railroad tic 1 I'D made 1t impossible to get a single ] shipment to the plant in time to pre- | vent shutdown. There are num- ] Der of Plairvil1e people employed in
 the factory
 The company has moro orders than 1 it can handle and the shortage of l metal is causing its officers consider , able worry. Pleas were made to the l railroad this morning to come to the 1 pany's rescue, and it was expect 1 cd that an effort would be made to ! get enough copper to the plant by
 night to warrant a mption of op
 erattOnS tomorrow.
 l Local manufa cturers are beginning
 to fear that they may have 10 close 1 their shops unless conditions improve. l They have been having a hard time 1 getting shipments of metal and coal 1 and as there does not appear to he i any relief in sight. a, forced shut l down for a few days would not sur 1 prise them,
 l Are Spies at Work? 1 Owners of factories in Plainvile are getting suspicious of the author l of letters received by them in which 1 big orders for brass and copper are 1 solicited. The scarcity of these metals l has made it hard for manufacturers l to get even a hearing from the mills ] and some of them. amazed at the of 1 fers made in their correspondence, 1 hastened to file their orders. Replies 1 to their queries have been so cvasiVc. l however, that their suspicious have