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New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
NEPHEW BEING HELD
 FOR AUNTS DEATH
Was Driving Automobile. When it Crashed Into a Bridge and
 Overturned,

Durham Conn.,, Oct. 4.-Mrs. Laura Robinson of Durham is dead, and her nephew Robert Watson of New Haven is being held without bail to await the outcome of the coroner's inquest, as the result of an automobile ac- cident here last night. While Watson, it is alleged, was driving the car at high speed over the stone bridge on Main street he collided with a motor cycle crushing it to the stone rail of the bridge. The driver John Wilfe of this town, and his brother Ernest who was seated behind him were thrown to the ground. John was picked up unconscious, but was found not to beks seriously hurt. Ernest suffered only shaking up.
 Watson .twas unable to stop his machine after the collision and it crashed into the side of the bridge, swerved completely about and over turned.
 Besides Mrs. Robinson and Watson, there were in the car Frederick Stevens of Durham, Mrs. Fillmore stevens of North Guilford, and David H. Curtiss of New Haven. All were thrown clear of the car and es- caped with minor cuts and bruises except Mrs. Robinson, who was so badly crushed under the car that she died of her injuries early today. She was 6S years old.
 Watson had been visiting relatives here and was about to return home.
 Coroner Stephen B. Davis of Mid- dletown is expected to begin his 1n- uuiry today.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
HE HAS HIS SAY.
Von Hindenbllrg Sends Message to
 People Through Press.

Amsterdam, Oct. 4.--Field Marshal von Hindenburg has made general reply to the congratulations sent to him on his roth birthday. which is published in the German press. It is in the form of an appeal to the Ger man people to remain united and not trouble about what may happen after the war, because this merely carries discord into our ranks and strength ems the hopes of our enemies
 "Be confident that Germany will get what she needs for her security and that both air and space will be given to the German oaks for their free development" the reply con- tinues. Keep your muscles tense. your nerves firm, your eyes on the goal"
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
Order of Notice of Hearing.

District of Berlin, ss: Probate Court, , October 8, A. D. 1917.
 Estate of Henry s. Morse of the cown of Berlin, in said district, in- competent person.
 Upon the application of Mrs. Daisy M. Morse, praying that as conservator on said estate she may be authorized and empowered to mortgage real es- tate in East Berlin, as per said app1- cation on file more fully appears it is
 Ordered That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office. in New Britain, in said district on the 10th day of October A. D. 1917, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publish ing this order one time in some news paper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post in the town of Berlin, in said district, and return make to this Court of the mo- tice given.
 Certified from record,
 MORTIMER H. CAMP, Clerk
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
PUllAR X MVEll
City Aens

The firm of Gordon Bros. presented the members of the National Army leaving the city today with a box of oranges.
 The estate of Augusta Amelia Bey- CT has been appraised at $1.45O by John A. Abrahamson and Frank Grossler, who filed their regort in the court of probate today. The estate consists of interest in property on East street, $1,250, and furniture, $2O0. l.,.s,.
 At meeting in the Peoples church tonight action will be taken on the resignation of pastor Rev. N. H.. Har- riman.
 Edward F. Suprenant has returned to the Brooklyn Navy yard after a short furlough at his home in this city.
 The w. c. T. U. will meet on Fri day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Y. W. c. A. Mrs. Mary B. Wells of Wethersfield, county president, will speak All members should attend as delegates to the state convention in Middletown on October IT, IS and 19 will be named.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Y. M. c. A. will be held Monday night.
 Herbert Jackson of 193 Hart street in the Naval Reserve, has received mo- tice to report for active service at Pel- ham, N. Y. He leaves tomorrow.
 There will be a meeting of the St Joseph's dance committee tomor- row night to discuss plans for the dance in Booths hall, October 12.
 J. IT. Beloin and Fred Roy attended the Danbury Fair yesterday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dione o1 Springfield, Mass, are visiting theil parents, MT. and Mrs. Peter J. Dione { of Gilbert street.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
NEW ITALIAN MINISTER
Rev. Aurelio Sofia Secured to Take Permanent PaStOrate of Mission at South Congregational Church.

South Congregational Cnurcn
 Congregational church, which in the past has been without permanent minister, has at last secured a min ister with wide scope of experience to take charge of the work of the mission He is Rev. Aurelio Sofia.
 Professor Bissiri, who has handled the work of the mission temporarily in the past, will not be able to con- tinue his work as he has now se- cured a permanent position as teach CT at the Wallingford High school.
 Rev. Aurelio Sofia is former stu dent of the Bible Teachers Training school in New York city and is a graduate of the Mccormick Theologi- cal Seminary in Chicago. During the summer while he was taking his course at the theological seminary he went to Michigan and in accordance with the, course that he was taking took up the work of the mission.
 MT. Sofia is to reside in this city permanently and is to concentrate his entire time on the Italian mission work Under the instruction of Pro- lessor Bissiri the mission has gained great headway. It has been learned that many of the men in the Italian mission have either been drafted or enlisted. At present the names of those that have gone cannot be stated, but at later date an honor role will be drawn up of those who have left MT. Sofia is to commence his duties sometime this week,
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
GOT LARGE AWARD.
Woman Wooed and Won By Mayo
 Receives $1OO,OOO Verdict.

New York, Oct. "A jury before
 Justice Golf began taking ,testimo ony yesterday morning in the $25O,OOO
 damage suit brought by Mrs. Wilhel-
 nina Meyer-Mayo against Virginius
 St. Julian Mayo, radiator marhfactur-
 CT, on the charge that he induced her to become his wife under the false representation that he was single The | case went to the jury early in the af- ternoon, and after being out only thirty minutes a verdict for $1OO,OOO was returned. There was no defense. The plaintiff, who has called herself Wilhelmina Meyer since learning that Mayo, had another wife living when he married her, testified that, she first met Mayo in the Raymond Street jail | in Brooklyn, while she was calling on l her sweetheart, a MT. Peterson, who had been sent there for non-payment l of alimony to a former wife. Mayo l was then in prison under body at- l tachment arising out of judgment l against him in a business transaction. ] He married her on April 2, 1904. 1 James w. Osborne, counsel for Mayo.
 contended that the measure of the 1 damages suffered by the plaintiff I NS~A AA0~ l when he first deceived her into mar l riage and not based on the fortune he l accumulated during the dozen years 1 he lived with her. The court upheld ! him.
 l Testimony was offered bearing on 1 the suicide of Mayo's stenographer in l New Haven, which brought about the
 disclosure that Mayo had lived in l Brooklyn with Lois Dudley, by whom he has three children, and finally the statement of Mrs. Florence Weeks Mayo in Scranton, Penn. that she was
 the legal wife of Mayo. The plaintiff
 then left Mayo and the real Mrs
 Mayo got divorce. Counsel for
 Miss Meyer showed that even after the
 first Mrs. Mayo received her decree
 the defendant refused to marry Miss
 Meyer legally because he was obligat-
 ed to Lois Dudley. Miss Meyer testi-
 fled that while she lived in Mayo's home he told her his income from his ) radiator manufacturing business was s1OO,000 year, and that he had $100,0O0 insurance.
 Justice Golf reserved decision on 8 motion to set aside the verdict as ex. cessive.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

weekly on a set of furniture bought of J. M Curtin & Co. and then came the draft Finding himself among those who were destined to go, and refusing to claim exemption, the sol- dier went to MT Curtins store where he told of his position. He offered to pay storage on the furniture and any loss that the company might have entailed through holding the pur- chased goods for him but, instead of accepting the offer made by the sol dier, MT. Curtin cheerfully refunded the money paid in by the soldier amounting to $250. So much for real patriotism.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
A MERCHANTS PATRIOTISM.
Main Street Furniture Man Is of the
 Right Spirit.

An incident was brought about to- day with the marching away of the drafted men to the Aver, Mass, camp, which shows that local merchants are imbued with proper patriotic spirit, even at a sacrifice to their own busi- ness interests. A young married man in today's list tells story concern ing himself which brings out this feat ure more plainly.
 This latest acquisition to Uncle Sans fast growing family of sol- diers was warned about a year ago. and has since been working hard to set up a home for himself He paid
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
JOKER REVEALED
 IN NEW WAR BILL
Eight Per Cent. Extra Tax on
 Earnings Exceeding $6,O00

Washington, Oct. 4.-With the signing yesterday by the president of the $2,534,8 4,870,000 War Revenue bill, members of both houses of congress are awakening to the fact that the individual excess profits tax written into the bill in the secret sessions of the conference between the two houses, will provoke great criticism and, they fear, bring about wide spread injustice.
 While it does not seem to have been the intention to bring about that result, a literal reading of the law apparently imposes upon every per- son in the United States engaged in an "occupation," whether an inde- pendent profession like that of the doctor or the lawyer, or the occupa- ton of a salaried subordinate, a tax of per cent. upon all his earnings above $6,o00 year. and this in ad- dition to the heavy income tax.
 This section, which has all the ear marks of legislative joker" is No. 209, levying an per cent. "excess profits tax on the incomes of men in professions and occupations on all money above $6,0OO a year." The conferees had in mind lawyers mak- ing large fees contending that the $1OO,00O-a-year corporation attorney should pay an excess profits tax. as well as a corporation earning that money; but the effect of the meas ure is to discriminate heavily in favor of the man who receives, an income from invested money, the remittance man, and the idle rich with plenty of income and no occupation. TIo; NF 1orl of the nervous worry of the last hours of the conference and the determined effort to get a bill before both houses raising certain amount of money. Many members of congress now look upon it as an example of the evils to be expected from legislation framed in secret proceedings and then sud- denly thrown into each branch of congress to be adopted at high speed. Owing to the insistence of Repre- sentative Kitchin, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house. a cloak of secrecy was thrown around the proceedings of the con- ference, and inquiries for the most part were treated with scant courtesy or a gruff refusal. Behind this barbed wire the conferees sat down to their work in the last hours and framed an excess profits tax for in- dividuals which will work out as a penalization upon industry and talent.
 A Round-Table Product.
 No member of the conference com- mittee claims authorship of this sec tion. It appears that it was the out growth of a round table conference. AS nearly as can be gathered from the reluctant conferees this outgrowth of ideas happened in this way.
 After long and tiring sessions, the conference reached an agreement on the taxes for incomes and corpora tions. This was fairly well worked out, after many hours of give and take. When these taxes were agreed upon, the question of individuals mak- ing large fees was brought up. This produced long wrangle. The sen- ators on the conference committee seemed to put the greatest obstacles in the way of any such tax, while the house members were all for it.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Rights Bill Likely to Go Over to the Regular Session on December 4.


 Washington, Oct. 4.-Congress will end it's extraordinary war session, which began April 2, on Saturday, or possibly on Friday.
 Agreement of the senate today to take a final vote at 5 o'clock today on the Administration Soldiers and Sailors Insurance bill and the adop- ton, with record breaking speed. of the conference report on the War De- ficiency Appropriation bill paved the way for adjournment until the regular December session.
 Arrangements for the formalities were made by Senator Martin and Representative Kitchin, majority lead CTS. MT. kitchin prepared to intro duce in the house tomorrow a reso- lution proposing adjournment at 5 o'clock on Saturday. Such speed was made on legislation in the senate late in the day, however, that Senator Martin said tonight that it might be possible to finish on Friday.
 The military insurance and defi- ciency appropriation measures are the only important bills awaiting final action which will go through at this session. Leaders are determined to
 
 December. including the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Rights bill, which the house took up today and probably will pass tomorrow.
 It is believed that only a short time will be required for conference agreement on the insurance meas ure after the final vote in the senate tomorrow and prompt approval by the house on the deficiency appropria- tion final draft also is scheduled.
 Before adjourning both houses will send committee to President Will son to inquire formally if he wishes any other matters disposed of, but so many members of both bodies have already left the city, and the demand for immediate adjournment is so in- sistent that the program for adjourn ment no later than Saturday is re- garded as certain to be carried.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
SICK AT CAMP DEVENS.

Charles Breen of Cherry street, private in the 301st Machine Gun Battalion, National Army, is critical ly ill at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. MT. Breen's mother was notified of her sons illness by telegraph this morning and immediately left for his bedside. Private Breen left New Britain two weeks ago today.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

In connection with these we are showing several very attactive numbers in Bunga- low Aprons, from 75c to $1.50.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
PARENTS NIGHT.
Musical Program to Be Given at Rock
 well School.

A parents and teachers meeting will be held at the Rockwell school to- morrow evening at o'clock. Fred erick V. Streeter will be the speaker of the evening. Mr. Streeter will lec- ture on"the Development of the Science of Art. Music and Song.'
 An excellent musical program will be offered. Walter P. Occupin will be the 'cellist and solos will be given hv Harold Stars and H. A. Hurdick. Violin selections will be rendered by Miss Margaret Muller. During the evening refreshments will be served and a social hour will be enjoyed
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

MCCALL PATTERNS 1Oc, 15c and 20c.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
Boston Store The New Fall Styles in
 [. Z. FIT HOUSE DRESSES Have Just Arrived.
A very desirable feature is a three-quarter length sleeve, making a very comfortable garment for the cool weather.

Some are one-piece dresses with elastic belt, others two- piece, skirt and waist with belt. All made of very fine quality Percale, and nicely trimmed, at $1.25, $1.50, $2.OO and $2.50.
 Sizes 36 to A.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
MRS. ST. CLAIR PRESIDENT
CHAPLIN UNION, W. c. T. U.
Other Omcers Elected-District
President Urges Support TOR An
nua1 Convention Here.

Mrs. Francis A. st. Clair was elected
president of Chaplin Union of the w. e
T. L. of tho District at the annual meet
Ing yesterday at the headquarters. az
9Th street northwest
other officers elected were: Honorary
vice president, Mrs. George T. Guern-
sey; vice president. Mrs. Theresa A.
Williams; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Bella N. Cruby: recording secretary,
Mrs Sally Gates; treasurer, Miss Duffy
Nichols: auditor, Miss Lou Weightman
circulation of the official organ. Mrs. T.
A Williams; evangelistic superintend-
ent, Mrs A. A. Maxim; Flower Mission,
Mrs. James A. Tibbetts; foreign speak
ing people. Mrs. Sally G. Gates; legisla :
tien and petitions, Miss l.. s. Weight
man; literature, Miss G. Nichols: Moth
ers Club, Mrs. Anne Barnhart; pariia- =
mentarian, Mrs. c. A. Williams; press,
Miss Helen n. DOGGY temperance in
structor. Mrs. George +. Guernsey.
Mrs. Emma 5. Shelton. president OF
the District w. c. T. L.. delivered an ad-
dress. IN which she urged contributions
toward fund of $4,000, to be used in
the expenses of the annual convention
of the union. to be held in this city De-
cember IL. at Polrs Theater. collec-
tion was taken at the meeting and $11l
was secured.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
WILLIAM A. CLARKE DIES.
Funeral Services for Pioneer Realty
Man Saturday Morning.

William A. Clarke, a longtime resi-
dent and business man Of Washington.
died yesterday at Providence Hospital.
Mr.. Clarke suffered an attack of apo
plexy Tuesday afternoon. Funeral serv-
ices are to be held Saturday morning at
$3.50 o'clock at the Church of tho I'M
maculate Conception.
Mr. Clarke had been connected with
a real estate firm of this city for forty
years. He was a member of the Holy
Name Society of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church and of the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of
Columbia.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs Imo-
gene Trunnell Clarke. and a daughter,
Mrs. John H. Hunter. Mr.. Clarke was
the son of Adolphus Clarke. a native of
this city,
Evening star., 1917-09-27
COAL MEN DISCUSS
MORE PAY DEMAND
Operators and Miners Wres-
Ting With Subject of IN
crease for Workers.
DECISION HARD TO REACH

The demands of the Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and western Pennsylvania coal
miners for wage Increases OF about e5
per cent and the refusal of the coal
operators to meet these demands were
taken up in discussion at meeting of
Joint scale subcommittee. composed
Of two miners and two operators from
tho four states, this morning at the
Raleigh Hotel The matter was re-
ferred to this subcommittee yesterday
afternoon.
It Is composed OF besides John p.
White, president of the United Mine
Workers. acting as chairman. the fol-
lowing operators: c. NJ. Moderell and
Thomas Brewster. Illinois; y. III. Penna
and W.. ]. Freeman. Indiana: c. A.
Maurer and ]. c. weitzel, Ohio; ]. A.
Donaldson and William Henderson,
western Pennsylvania: miners, Harry
Fishwiek and Frank Harrington. Illi-
nois; Edward Stewart and William
Mitch, Indiana: John Moore and G. w.
Savage, Ohio: Philip Murray and Rob
ert Gibbons, western Pennsylvania.
It was said today that n decision by
the subcommittee is not expected to be
reached until Saturday, at the earliest.
and possibly later Both sides are up
holding their contentious. the miners
their wage increases and the operators
their stand that they cannot pay the
advances with the selling prices fixed
by the government.
Evening star., 1917-09-27

cooperate with the administration in
stimulating production.
Headquarters will be opened hero un-
der the direction Of J. D. A Morrow
Of Pittsburgh, who was elected general
secretary.
Despite the operators refusal to meet
the miners demands, the dispute was
referred late yesterday TO joint scale
subcommittee OF two operators and
two miners from each of the four
states.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
Operators Perfect Organization.

In preparation for extensive dealings
with the fuel administration over aues-
ltions of prices and production. opera
tors of the entire country at q meeting
yesterday afternoon perfected organi-
zation of the National Associa tion OF
Coal Operators, and elected W. Is. Field
president.
Directors of the newly organized ma
rfonal coal association were told by
DR.. H A. Garfield. the fuel administra-
tor, at a conference yesterday that
government prices would be rectified
for any operator who could prove by
actual production cost figures that
operation under the fixed prices would
mean loss. With this assurance. the
operators promised to obtain facts and
figures of many mines relating to coal
costs and production for submission to
the coal administrator and Federal
Trade Commission investigators, and to
Evening star., 1917-09-27

Royal Society" and "BucillR" Pack
sge butfts. consisting Of Children's
Dfesses, Ladies' Gowns and Combination
Suits. Towels, Centers, etc. at half reeu-
lar prices.
Art Neelework Dept-street Floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-14
SINK SHIP TO- BELGIUM
Second Relief Cargo Destroyed by
U-Boat Within IA Week.

London, March 1.-THE Norwegian
steamer Lars Fastenaes Glars Fos-
tenes), bound from America to Rotter-
dam. with grain for the American re-
lief com mission. has been sunk with
out warning, outside the blockade
zone, according to the Norwegian Mer-
camille Shipping Gazette.
This announcement is contained in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen. The Central News says
that the steamer was sunk in the
North sea.
The Lars Fostenes is a new Norwe-
gian steamer of 1853 tons net. She
was last reported sail from New
York December Q for Rotterdam, ar
irving at Louisvurg. Cape Breton, on
the 26th. This is the second Belgian
relief cargo sunk by the Uboats re-
ported within the last week, the other
victim being the Norwegian ship
Storstad, laden with 1900 tons of
maize from Brazil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-14
HE BLAMES ENTENTE
Former Premier of Greece Tells Be-
ginnings of Nations Troubles.

Paris. March 14.-Former Premier
Venizelos, of Greece, traces all the
troubles of his country to the proposal
of the entente that eastern Macedonia
should be coded to Bulgaria in the
course of a long statement given to
the Havas correspondent at Salonjki.
NJ. Venizelos reviews the events in
Greece from the beginning of 1915.
Il am not eXaggerating, he says,
when 1 say that without the entente's
proposal in regard to eastern Mace
donia, the king would never have
dared to refuse to fulfill our treaty
obligations toward Serbia
The former premier further declar-
ed that he only raised the standard
of revolt when it became evident that
King Constantine would never join
the entente.
He said he refrained from giving
the movement an anti-dynastic char
acter because the allies made that an
express condition of their support and
because the object he had in view
was to carry out, as far as possible
the duties of Greece in respect to
Serbia. He concludes:
Our sole aim at present is to win
the war. The outstanding grave in
terna1 questions can be solved after
victory and national unity can then
be easily established