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New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
CHy Hens

Exchange your patrons tickets for Catholic Choral Union concert at Kenny and Leghorn's now.-advt.
 The Camp Real Estate company has sold for Mrs. c. E., Wetmore a lot on Arch street to Joseph s. Bennett.
 The Camp Real Estate company sold today to Walter J. and Anna Hall house and lot on Pennington avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. William T. Sloper have returned from their trip to Cali fornia.
 A marriage license was issued to-. day to Pierre M. Boyer of Springfield and Miss Eva Marie Roy of 351 Chest nut street. this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Speakman en- tertained a number of their friends street, the occasion being the birth day of Nora. aged seven years and Cyril Cainsell. four years. A dainty collation. was served and a very en- joyable evening was spent. The Sunday school teachers of the
 Swedish Film Baptist church will
 meet at 7:45 o'clock in the church. Blazi Blajik's confectionery and notion store at 22 Orange street was | entered last night by means of a rear window, between $4 and $ in change and a, quantity of stock being taken. {! It Is believed to be the work of boys. Detective A. J. Richardson is investi- 1 gating.
 B. G. Southwick of Storrs Agricul- tural college arrived in this city today 1 to confer with the garden plots com- mittee of the Chamber of Commerce and to inspect the land which has been given for the purpose. ! Harry Arens arrived home today from an extensive western trip in the interest of the American Silver
 At the meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday l afternoon, authorization of the ap. I pointment of auditors and a nom-
 mating committee was made. Announcement Is made of the ap- l preaching marriage of Mary Anita
 Whitney of 1033 Stanley street and 1 Francis Howard Smith.
 l The mayor has called special !, council meeting for tomorrow even- ing to take action on a proposed or. dinance to prohibit the sale of fire- l works on Fourth of July. A loan ap- l propriation for the home gardens will also be asked.
 I John M. Curtin & Co.,. has been I awarded the contract for burying the ! town poor. S. Shurberg has been i awarded the contract for supplying coal for the charity department and I the grocers contract has been given l to Miner Read G Tullock. Miller & l Olsen has been given the retail ! grocery contract.
 T VANDAIS WRECK NEW HOME.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
ANNUAL, MEETING OF D. A. R.

On Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the annual meeting of Esther Stanley Chapter, D. A. R., will be held at the home of Mrs. w. F. Brooks of High street. A report of the del- egates to Washington will be heard and officers elected. A talk on the voting machine and methods of ball. loting will be given by Mrs. c. H. Bissell of southington. state vice re- gent of the organization.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
YwooDMEN BANQUET TONIGHT.

The opening event of the state con- vention of the Modern Woodmen of America will be held this evening in the Hotel Beloin when a banquet to the visiting delegates will be held. At the close of the. banquet, the party will repair to Fox's theater, where pictures of the tuberculosis sanitorium at Colorado Springs. Col. and the method of caring for the afflicted will be shown. The convention will be tomorrow at 8 o'clock in Electric hall
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

WANTS PRISONERS EXCHANGED.
 Madrid, Via Paris, May liking Alfonso is working hard to obtain the consent of all the warning govern ments to the exchange of prisoners of war captured in the early battles of the war.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
yANDALs WRECK NEW HOME.

Bridgeport, May 1.-The new home of William l.. Drewe on Manhattan avenue here just about ready for oc. cupation, was practically wrecked last night, apparently without any real object. The walls in the various rooms were gashed and torn down with pick axes. the cement floor in the cellar was dug up. wet cement xes spattered on the ceilings and woodwork, and wet cement smeared over the floors. The work Is thought to have beep done by boys.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19

Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert
Miss Anne Mccormick
Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted
Mrs. Raymond L. Gillispie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
DELAYS NOT TO
BE TOLERATED
Commissioner Leech Lays
Down the Law in Regard to
Compensation Claims

- disallowing tho compensation
claims of Mary Thomas, Avoca, for
the death of her husband waila i'll
the employ of the I.ackawanna rail-
road, State Compensation Coumis-
sioner Leech declares: THE board
will look with suspicion on claims
where the parties interested have
been guilty of unreasonable or un-
explained delay when the circum-
stances permit and the rights of the
parties require prompt and diligent
action" No notice OF an accident
was given until after filing of the
claim for compensation, almost
eleven months later.
THE compensation law" says Mr..
Leech," seeks to avoid the tedious
delays and expense incident to the
common law procedure and aims to
provide a speedy method by which
workmen and their dependents may
secure promptly at a time when
they are most in need of it, that
certain income to which they are
entitled and those interested should
act promptly and prosecute their
claims diligently"
Commissioner Scott in ordering q
new hearing in the case of Murphys
VS.. Lackawanna railroad, says that
claims of infection seem far fetch
ed" He says the board desires moro
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
MILLIONS VOTED
IN SPEEDY HOUSE
General Appropriation Bill Is
Given Rapid Fire Final
Passage Vote

The general appropriation bills
carrying over $36,000,000 for con-
duct of the state government for two
years, which has been in the House
since March, was passed in the lower
branch in about two minutes late
last night. The vote announced was
2OS to /. The bill was Immediately
sent to the Senate where it will be
gone over with a fine tooth comb.
The bill appropriating $1,000, 900
for construction of the dam to con-
troll the flood waters of Pymatuning
swamp in Crawford county was
passed finally, 124 to 23. after a pro-
longed debate. The appropriation
is contingent upon deciding of the
land for the lake to the state and
concurrent action by the Ohio Legis-
lature. Manufacturers in the Beaver
and Shenango Valleys have agreed
to acquire the land because of the
control of floods.
Mr.. Shattuck, Crawford, attacked
the project, contending that it would
damage valuable farms, and Mr..
Philips. Clearf1eld, declared the ma
tional government should extend aid
because of manufacturing import
ance, while Mr.. Milliron, Armstrong,
asserted the plan was as impracti-
cal as the Lake Erie and Ohio Ship
Canal and that it would be putting
state money into "thei frog busi-
ness"
Messrs. Morgan, Mercer. and Wal
lace, Lawrence, spoke for the bill,
saying control of the waters was
vital to great iron and steel indus
tries and that state action would be
supported by donations of land nee
cessary for the dam and the lake of
twenty-five square miles to impound
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
SWARTZ BILL IS
UP TO GOVERNOR
Would Permit Corporations
to Invest in War Bonds; SEN
ate Has a Busy Evening

The Swartz bill allowing corpora
items to invest surplus funds in war
bonds was passed finally in the Sen
ate last night and goes to the Gov
ernor for his action. A similar bill
to permit building and loan associa-
tons to use funds for such invest
ments was also passed.
The Senate had a regular house
cleaning. 1t passed numerous House
appropriation bills, amended the
Philadelphia transit bills and receiv-
ed a number OF new bills. including
one from Senator Sproul providing
that convicts may be worked on
roads.
House bills passed finally included:
Abolishing the State Commission
of Agriculture.
Providing for State public works
In times of industrial depression.
Permitting bleaching of -four.
Rininger bill for rebates on coun-
ty taxes in third-class cities.
The fish code.
Borough code amendments.
Giving electric companies eminent
domain.
Reorganizing the adjutant gen.
erars department.
Providing for the Babcock test in
dairies.
Regulating rag warehouses.
Providing $4,000 to start the Per-
ry fleet monument at Erie.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
APPROPRIATION
FOR CAPITOL PIX.
Measure Passes First Time
Along With a Number of
Others For This City

The Capitol Park extension ap-
preparation bill passed first reading
in the Senate along with the Har-
risburg Hospital bill, while the
House passed on the same stage
Senator Beidleman's bills for the
Home for the Friendless, Children's
Industrial Home and other local
charities. The Millersburg bridge
bill was also passed for the first
time in the House. In all seventy
five appropriation bills passed first
reading in the House and over 800
in the Senate. Aside from appro-
priation bills but little real progress
was made on the huge calendar in
the House.
The House appropriations COM
mittee reported favorably the fol-
lowing bills: Western Hospital for
the Insane at Blairsville, $500, 900;
Providence General Hospital, Phila-
delphia. $4,000; Norristown State
Hospital deficit, 100000; Fountain
Springs State Hospital deficit, $15,-
600 and Philadelphia School of De-
sign For Women deficit to be paid
by Philadelphia.
banks and trust companies to be-
come members of the Federal Re-
serve Bank was favorably reported
by the banking committee and pass
ed the first time.
Soon after the House met white
baby carriages bearing the state
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
Sons Of Italy Pledge
Support to Red Cross

Cooperation in the Red Cross
movement was pledged by members
of Carlo Alberto Lodge. No. 272. Sons
of Italy. in resolution passed at a
business meerng. 1t was decided also
to carry members enlisting in the
army without membership fee during
their period of service. Officers elect
ed follow:
v, =. Salerno. venerabile; John
Buela, ex-venerabile; V. Lilo, assist
ant venerable; F. Severino. orator:
p. Filipelli, treasurer; Leonardo
Acri. financial secretary; N. Cantone.
recording secretary; L. Conte. G.
Trombino, S. Dellosso, S. Conte G..
Severino trustees; F. Cirillo and A.
Conte. masters of ceremony; F. Mar
sico and Llvio Acri, guards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19

arms were presented to Messrs.
cummins and Aron. Philadelphia,
who have just joined the ranks of
fathers of the House. Mr.. Glass
made the speech for the Philadel-
phia delegation.
A bill authorizing the state insur-
ance fund to pay expenses of adj
ministration from its receipts and
to meet such charges was presented
by Mr.. Woodward, chairman of the
appropriation committee. by unani-
nous consent. The bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 to meet expenses until
January 1 was reported favorably
and passed the first time.
An amendment to the "decedents'
code" approved by the Governor on
June was introduced into the
House by Mr.. Walker, Philadelphia,
who stated that it was designed ito
make the act work more smoothly"
The bill designates $4,000 in a clause
applying in intestacy of either hus-
band or wife.
The bill regulating the sale of
bonds to the lowest bidder in mu-
inequalities which was defeated on
Wednesday was reconsidered and
passed.
When the House had defeated the
bill requiring foreign corporations to
file lists of stockholders residing in
the state with the Auditor General,
Mr.. Black, Dauphin, moved to ad-
journ. He had heard of the Senate
resolution to recall the third class
city police service bill and wanted
to prevent action in the House. His
motion carried by 81 to Sc and the
House was adjourned until IL q. m.
TODAY
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19

this war? Suppose do slip another SIS in the pot"
Another FIVE! Boy Boy, this isn't piker war!
This is the real thing 1t isn't Mexican border tea
party! You and and Gus FRANKIE and Jim Monte and
Bill Davis and all the other boys have got to come in
come in strong, because every dollar we give the
Red Cross is bullet that goes home It takes hun
dred tons of metal to kill man over yonder but
every dollar the Red Cross gets is buseye for your
Uncle Sam"
"Show rne!'
All right When the boys go to France who'll
take care of the families they leave behind? The gov
ernnent will do its share, of course, but the Red
Cross will have thousands of calls When our men go
to France we must only prepare to care for Them
sick or wounded, but they must have home there
The Engllshmen and Frenchnen can go home from
time to time, when relieved from duty in the trench
es They're only the distance from Harrisburg to
New York from their homes. But the Americans
can't come home. They go to Paris, perhaps. Many
of them won't as efficient as they were when
they went there. The American boys must have
somewhere to rest, somewhere for recreation and
wholesome amusement. They're coming home some
day. and when they do come home we want to make
it certain that they have health and strength insofar
as help them. We must keep them in good
shape so they fight good fight We must help
the French. The people there in sore straits
There widows and orphans whaneed our assist
ance"
"To hear you talk a fellow'd think that dollars
were fighting this war"
"You said mouthful! Dollars ARE going to win
this war! Why old fellow we have the dollars here
but we're not quite awake yet. This American Red
Cross is one of the greatest organizations in the
world. And you can't run big organization on
shoestring-you must have the money. And it's
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
Methodist Clergy to
Picnic at Reservoir

- The annual picnic of Methodist
clergy OF this city with their fam
ilies, will be ueId June 2s at Reser-
voir Park. The Camp Curtin Mem
orial Methodist Sunday School Will
hold dts annual picnic on the same
day.
The last regular meeting of the
Methodist ministers until fall. will
be held at Hershey July ~. Yestsr-
day the association met in the Y. NJ.
9. A. building when the Rev. F. q.
Sleep spoke.
In the afternoon the Lutheran Min
isteral association of Harrisburg and
Vicinity met. The Rev. S. L. Rice,
pastor of the Marysville and Dun
cannon churches. read a paper on
History and Contents of the Augs-
burg Confession" i
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
HOSPITAL MANAGERS ELECT

At the annual election of the board
of managers of the Harrisburg hos
pital yesterday afternoon. A w. z.
Reynber was elected to fill the va
cancy by the removal from the city
of ]. V. w. Reynders. The reelected
members are: Spencer c. Gilbert,
James NJ. Cameron, Andrew S. Nc
Creath. Haldeman O'Connor, Henry
B. Mccormick. Benjamin F. Burns,
David e. Tracy Herman p. Miller,
William E. Bailey, Francis J. Hall,
John Fox Weiss. Jackson Herr Boyd,
Ross A. Hickok. Quincy Bent. John
T. Brady and George A. Shreiner.
William L. Gorgas was reelected
treasurer.
DIR. A. J. Griest who has been an
inferno at the hospital during the
last year and who has had an un-
usual success during his stay in this
city has been promoted to senior
resident physician.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
Will Provide Facilities For
Dutch Lunches at Y.M.C.A.

Special equipment will be installed
at the Y. NJ. C. A. to help the boys
prepare Dutch Lunch" especially
when the have little gatherings or
social meetings.
At a meeting of the Ladies Aux
Hilary yesterday afternoon a gas stove
was presented to the ACEociation.
A subcommittee was appointed to
secure funds for the purchase of new
chinaware for the "kitchenette" to be.
Another committee was appointed to
secure boks and magazines for the
boys department to be installed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
But Since Our Boys Are Going to France Shouldn't
We Make Effort to Bring Them Home ALIVE?

Have you contributed to the Red Cross?
Sure; don't you see my little button?"
That means you're member, doesn't it?'
Sure; paid my dollar"
"That alp"
Sure; what more do you want?"
And that dollar is going to be all you contribute
to the Red Cross? ou don't mean to tell me you're
through now-after spending dollar? Your
money is all down, is it?"
Il don't get you. They asked me to Join. paid my
dollar. What more do they want?"
"You bought one bond in the Liberty Loan, didn't
you?'
Il certainly did"
"And now you're in this war $51 worth?'
That's what!
"And you think you're going some?"
20, I'm doing fairly well"
Listen: What do you think would happen if the
Germans won this WARP"
20, how do you get that way? The Germans can't
win this war. But if they were lucky-if they did
win, reckon they'd sock it to the French and Eng
lish pretty hard"
''You do, do you? The French and English eh?
The Germans would sock it to- pair of nations that
have turned themselves inside for the last three
years, and are almost exhausted! Why don't you
know that if the Allies don't win the Germans will
make the panic of 93 look like the of prosper
ity in this country? Don't you know that YOU
and will be in bondage, to pay the bill the Germans
will present Uncle? Who has the money in this
world? Is it the French? English? or Italians or
Russians? You just bet your sweet life it isn't! It's
the United States And what's the answer? Uncle
Sam, he pays the freight-f the Germans wn and
you stand there and tell that with the price of two
suits of clothes in this you're in your head?"
"But what's the Red Cross got to do with winning
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
The bill was sent to

the waters. The bill was sent to
the Senate.
The bill carrying s70o. 900 for pur-
chase or the Cook tract of 1919
acres of primeval forest in Clarion,
Forest and Jefferson counties was
passed, 1913 to IL. Tho bills to fight
the Carbondale mine fire and to in
crease salaries of registration COM
missioners in Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh passed finally.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
BOYS HOLD DRILL

Companies q and H, United Boys
Brigade of America. gave their first
public drill last night in Market
Square. Large crowds were attract
ed to the scene as the youngsters went
through the various formations. Plans
have been made for concert on
Thursday evening In the Fourth
Street Church of God. for the benefit
of the local companies of the brigade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19
How Much Will YOU Invest in Victory?


w. T. Hildrup, Jr.
]. M. Cameron
Spencer c. Gilbert
M. E. Jacobson
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19

either put up for the Red Cross quickly or shut up
for the rest of your life-and pay everything you
have to the GermansP'
''How much is the Red Cross trying to raiser"
"A hundred million dollars, all in one week."
Good night! What do they want all that money
for?"
Il tell you this is no piker war. Think of the mil
lions OF men living to-day only in the Land of Mem
ory, all because with ingroWn ambition
tried to hog all the sunlight It's got stop! And the
quicker we shove the 'boches back across the Rhine
the we'll stop the slaughter Our part to be
the good Samaritan We have hundreds of Red Cross
base hospitals in France and England; advanced base
hospitals and special hospitals for convalescents for
crppes for the blind for face cases. and homes for
the permanently disabled We have hospital ships on
the English Channel, in the Mediterranean on the
Adriatc and on the Tgris. We have hospital trains
in England, France and Egypt; hundreds-and soon
thousands-of motor anbulances in all the theaters
OF war, with their repair and other necessary
adJunctS. There thousands of DOCTORS nurses and
orderles to be clothed and fed; there are canteens
for Red Cross men, rest homes for nurses. We pro-
vide hospital clothing, drugs dressing-all in enor-
nous quantities for equipment and in reserve These
reserves are forever being replenished and forever
rising in cost Listen Boy, do you want hang back
with your dollars until the one prevailing color OH
our womenfolks is black?"
mo, don't! Let's gor'
Those are the words with the bark on How much
you going to invest in Victory?",
AND THE MAN WHO THOUGHT HE WAS
IN OVER HIS HEAD WITH A $51 CONTRIBU-
TION CAME THROUGH LIKE A LITTLE
MAJOR.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-19

William Jennings
Robert Mccormick
George w. Reilly
David E. Tracy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-15
Jews Relief Fund
VIII Aid Gentiles
Felix M. Warburg Cables
u. S. Consultative
Ends Tonight

Final hours Of the S5,O00,000 Jewish
War Relief campaign in greater New
York will be given additional impetus
to-day by the announcement that cash
already forwarded to Jerusalem will be
used not only for the relief of Jews
in Palestine, but for Christians and
Mahometans as well.
Felix VI. Warburg chairman o. the
Joint distribution committee OF the
American Fund for Jewish War sur
ferers. Yesterday sent cable TO that
effect TO Arthur Garrels. United States
Consul at Alexandra, Egypt, to whom
100000 had been forwarded Tor lmme-
date use among victims or the war
there. The message said:
"Funds mainly intended for JEWISH
war sufferers. but not exclusively so.
In explanation Of this cable Albert
Lucas. secretary Of the joint distribu-
tion committee. said that the occupa-
lion of Jerusalem by the British armies
doubtless had left many Mahometans
and Christians there In "A deploraOie
condition. and that American jews
wishing 10 make their Humanitarian
ism unrestricted by lines of faith or
race had asked that assistance be ex-
tended TO Christians and Mahometans.
Tonight will mark the close OF the
81. OOO. 600 campaign here and the cam
paign 20 raise double that sum for ew-
ish war relief throughout the country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-15
Commission Paid
From Elks' Donation

District Attorney Swanns investiga.
tion of affairs of the American Ambu-
lance in Russia elected the fact yester-
day that on October 1 last 1854 was OBJ
tanned from the Elks' Club on the repre-
sentation that the committee had forty
eight ambulances in operation in Rus
STA and constituted the only American
field relief work in that country. The
books Of the ambulance committee show
that up TO April, 1917. only eleven am
balances had been shipped to Russia.
The books also show that William
Stoermer. managing director Of the am
bulance. collected q 20 per cent COM
mission on the Elks' Club contribution.
James W. Carroll. secretary Of the
Elks' Club, said last night that the con-
tribution was made by John Dunstan'
chairman of the ambulance work COM
mittae. after the club had delberated
On the letter written by Stoermer He
said he was sure the club did not IN
tend that any part Of the contribution
should be diverted from 1t. and he eN-
messed considerable surprise when be
was told that S136 went TO Stoermer.
Mr. Carroll said the matter would he
considered at a meeting Sunday nlght,
with a view 10 formulating compliant
with District Attorney Swami.
William Hamilton, treasurer OF inc
ambulance committee, acknowledged
the contribution under date of October
4 last.
81 have recently returned from kus,
e;o - he wrote. "Whcre ] was engaged
in ambulance work The fund you have
piven us will be expended Tor ambu-
lances that will be sent to Russia on
ship which is leaving in two days
for Archaneel. You may be sure that
within three weeks your money VIII
be translated into actual help directly
behind the firing lines"
Careful study Of the ambulance pa
pers shows no less than five different
signatures Of Captain Hamilton Flsh,
the former head of the organization.
Two Of these strongly resemble a fem
mime attempt to reproduce captain
Fish's handwriting. Another is appar-
emily a multigraph reproduction and
none of them ageers with the genuine
signature on a check made out by Cap
tain Fish. These different signatures
appear in separate patches of letters
sent out in October during a special
campaign for contributions in which II
is variously estimated that the com
mittee had from sixteen to forty am
balances in operation on the Russian
battlehelds.