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LEAVES 100000 TO
ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL
Codicil Executed Day Before
Commodore Bourne Died
Gives Sum for Nave.
MANY CHARITY REQUESTS
Family to Share Bulk of Es-
tate for Former Sewing
Machine Head
special ptspntoh 70 rHE Sly.


RfvERHEAD, l.. l., March 15.---The will
Of Commodore Frederick G. Bourne.
formerly head OF the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company. filed for probate here
to-day, leaves the bulk OF his large es-
tate to his children and grandchildren.
A codicil, executed the day before COM
modore Bourne's death, bequesths $780,
600 to the Cathedral OF st. John the Di-
vine. Ma2hattan. for the purpose of aid
ing in the completion OF the cathedral
nave. He called this bequest his Easter
offering. He also bequeathed all of his
shares in the Provident Loan Society OF
Manhattan to the Cathedral School.
other charitable requests bring the
total OF these gifts up to $3.50, 900 in cash
and 1900 shares in the City and Subur-
ban Homes Company. Specific requests
to relatives and friends amount to more
than 100000.
The country estate where Commodore
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Il. Hard, George W. Hard, Helen w.
Bourne and Peter Strassburger.
TO each OF his employees who had
been in his service for ten years he left
$500 cash, with an additional $50 for
each year they served him over the
ten.
TO each OF the following charitable In
stltutons Commodore Bourne left $1O,-
900 in cash and 1000 shares of the City
and Suburban Homes Company: Chill
drens Aid Society of New York, Shell
tering Arms. New York; st. Johns
Guild, New York; Emmanuel Episcopal
Church. Great River; New York Skin
and Cancer Hospital Norwegian Lu-
theran Deaconesses Home and Hospital,
New York St. AIMS Episcolal Church,
Sayville, for the Kenneth Bourne Me-
mortal Fund in honor OF the Commo-
dores deceased son; New York
Juvenile Asylum, Dobbs Ferry; Saliva
ton Army. Protestant Episcopal City
Mission Society Manhattan; New York
Association for Improving the Condition
OF tho Poor; tuberculosis Prevention OF
FarminRdale, y. j., and the Church
Charity Foundation of Long Island
To the endowment fund OF Pomfret
School, Pomfret. Conn, Is bequeathed
&c., and 200 shares OF the homes
company stock while the same amount
of cash and 1000 shares go TO Hope
Farm, Millbrool. ~ y.
Other requests are:
Clara Bourne Whitman. sister, Groton
Conn. $4,000.
Mary Bourne Miller sister. 81 West
Seventy street. Manhattan
| s25 900.
Clara NJ. Pankard, niece. $50 West
Eighty-1fth street, Manhattan, $4,000.
Catherine G. VAIL neice. ~ Monroe
avenue. Larchmont, n. Y, $4,000.
Charles g. Miller, nephew, Palisadt
avenue. Yonkers $1,000.
Harold b. Miller. nephew, 145 Eas
| Torty-ninth street, Manhattan. $4,000.
| Madeline Miller Flammer. neice. ~
Rossmore street, Bronxville, n. Y.
! $1,000.
May Miller Co.'s. neice, Waterbury
/ Conn, s. 900
Grace Grueby, cousin, Roxbury, Mass.
$1,000.
George p. Vail, $40 Broadway. Man
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neerlng changes in hatbors, navy yards
and dry docks to accommodate such
monster craft. No such vessels have
been built or projected by any other
Power so far as known.
Maximum of speed.
This composite" battleship. for which
Admiral Mayo. Commander in Chief of
the Atlantic Fleet Vice-Admiral Sims.
commanding abroad. and many other
high officers who have served overseas
have contended, is supposed to represent
the maximum attainable in speed with
out the sacrifice OF gun power or armor.
Among naval men 1t generally Is con-
ceded that there is no question as to the
relative fighting value OF the existing
and proposed types. Having six knots
greater speed the composite craft would
have tremendous advantage, but II IL
commended that even with all mechanical
and economic questions answered in the
Affirmative tho strategic and tactical
value of the six knots increase in speed
must be determined by the weight OF
professional naval opinion before so
radical departure In design could be
embarked upon. officers must project
their minds to future battles. to say
whether the additional speed Is worth
what it'would cost.
The alternative. officers say, Is the
present programme. to which the Gen
eral Board Of the Navy clings-super-
dreadnoughts Tor the line ans thirty
fve knot battle cruisers as a powerful
scouting wing.
There is no present thought of any
compromise design. The British battle
ship Hood nearing completion, Is such
compromise and valueless, in the
American view. While the Hood will
have a speed of twenty-eight or twenty
| nine knots her eight fifteen inch guns
measure as seven to twelve In gun
power against ships already afioat. and
with nine TO eleven inch armor hef
| protection Is as nine to twelve.
She is regarded here "a $ a freak ship,
not likely to be reproduced as type
| by the British or any other navy, since
| she can neither run with the battle
cruisers nor lie in the line with the
battleships. THE Hood does, however
point the way toward the composite
| cruiser battleship on which some part
OF American naval opinion has crystal
| lized
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Bourne died at oakdsle, known as Inc
dian Neck Hall. including farm houses.
boats, automobiles and other personal
effects and including the property known
az the Ludlow home, goes 10 Mr..
Bourne's children. Arthur X. Bourne OF
oakdale, Mrs. May Miller Strassburger
OF Gwymedo Valley. Pa, Misses Marion
G. and Margery Bourne of Oakdale, Mrs.
Florence Hard of West Sayville and
George @. Bourne Of Glen Cove.
Family TO share stock.
To them also go the testator's exten-
sive holdings OF Singer Sewing Machine
stock held in trust by the trustees under
the will. This stock Is to be divided
into as many portions as there are leg
atees who will receive the interest there
on. tho principal to be paid their issue
upon the death Of the legatees.
The executors arc Arthur X. Bourne,
a son. and George r. Vail of 149 Broad
way, Manhattan. The will recommends
the Singer stock be not sold but should
he held as an investment. He provides.
however. that this wish Is not binding,
and IL the trustees or their successors
decide TO sell the stock they may do so.
Commodore Bourne also suggests that
the securities bequeathed to the char
liable institutions be held as investment
He says Of his bequest 10 the Cathedral
School that he hopes 1t will help the
school to maintain the high standards
It has set since the testator became It's
benefaotor originally. He also expresses
the wish that his heirs keep UP the reg
ular charitable donations which have
been made through his office, and q
record of which was kept there. But
this wish. too. he adds, is not binding.
The will was dated March 4 and the
codicil March 8, the day before the COM
modores death. The value of the estate
is given as "over 800 900 personal ant
| 100000 real" The residuary estate is
to be divided equally among the chill
dren and any issue OF any deceased
| child.
Requests to Grandchildren.
To each OF his grandchildren he lef
$4,000 cash. They are: Arthur *
Bourne, Jr., Alfred s. Bourne. Jr., Ken
meth Bourne, Barbara l.. Bourne. Free
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DANIELS DEPARTS
IN TRUE NAVY STYLE
Piped Aboard Leuiathan as
Band Played 'Mikado' Tune.

Josephus Daniels, Secretary OF the
Navy, and Mrs. Daniels went to sea
yesterday. The Secretary set sail for
Brest late yesterday afternoon on the
largest OF the navy transports, the Levi
athan, taking with him three Of his
bureau chiefs-Rear Admirals Robert $.
Griffin, chief of engineering; David W.
Taylor, chief of construction, and Ralph
Earle, chief of ordnance.
All the ceremonies incident to getting
a Secretary OF the Navy on board a ship
were conducted without a break ycster-
day at the port OF embarkation and de-
barNatio1 az IIobokcn. When Mr.. Dan
iels arrived in an automobile he found a
guard of seventeen armed men drawn UP
at present arms in front of the pier and
an army band which instantly exploded
into music.
Also on hand were vice-Admiral
Gleaves. Major-Gen. David l. Shanks
Brig. Gen. George McManus, and Adj
miral Grout of the French navy. There
was also a crowd of dock laborers, Sec
= Lieutenants, Ensigns and enlisted
people about, who peeved the photog-
rarhers considerably by getting in the
way when the camera men were taking
Secretary Daniels in his new travelling
cap.
After being piped aboard the Secre-
tary took a peep at his quarters in the
captains O deck cabin, also called the
"kaisers suite" not because the Kaiser
had ever used it. but so that, according
10 a commander on board. tho Hamburg.
American line could charge American
millionaires a little more money for it
A navy band cut loose as soon as Sec,
rotary Daniels came aboard and enter
tanned the Secretary and other passen.
gers for an hour before the vessel sailed
whats that?" suddenly exclaimed
one naval officer standing near the bant
on g deck shortly before the vesse
| sailed.
What's what" asked half dozeI
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others. looking hastily about for Boil
shevilii.
THAT tune !" Rasped the naval officer
isn't that 'Pinafore' p
A dead silence-as dead as the band
permitted--fell. One Junior Lieutenant
started toward the chief musician con-
Quoting
no, no, it's all right" said another
officer. That's only the flowers that
bloom in the spring, tra-la.' That's the
'Mlkado.'"
The Congressman on board were Sen
ators Thomas s. Martin and Charles b
Henderson, and william II. Green, c. w
Ramseyer, Ladislas Lazaro, John Il
Baker, Walter NJ. Chandler. Hatton w
Summers, William A. Ashbrook, w. w
Hastings, Thomas Connolly, James II
Glynn, Addison Smith and Burton
French.
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neerlng changes in hatbors. navy yards
and dry docks to accommodate such
monster craft. No such vessels have
been built or projected by any other
Power so far as known.
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YARD LAUNCHES 18TH SHIP.
schenectady, $500 Tons, Takes
water at Hog Island.
Special Despdtch TO TIE Sc

Hoo ISLAND, Pa, March 15--The
American International Shlpbuilding
Corporations eighteenth offering TO
Uncle Sans merchant marine, the
Schenectady, was successfully launched
at 11:46 O'Clock to-day. Schenectady,
N. Y, was represented by the sponsor,
Miss Miriam Rohrer, Mayor Charles f.
Simons. T.. w. Rice. Jr., president. and
other officials OF the General Electric
Company and representatives from New
York city and Philadelphia
On May 2s. 1913, the keel of the
Schenectady was laid. The vessel Is
1900 tons. 400 feet long and so feet
beam. with the hull ss per cent. and
outfittings 70 per cent, completed the
initial dip was taken.
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Requests TO Grandchildren.
To each OF his grandchildren he left
$4,000 cash. They are: Arthur *.
Bourne, Jr., Alfred s. Bourne. Jr., Ken
meth Bourne. Barbara J.. Bourne. Fred
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DereIict Schooner Set Aarc

TAMPA, Fla, March 15.--The tug Sea
King reported to-day that the derelict
schooner Mile r. Bohannon. abandoned
In the gale of February IA. had been set
ahre sixty miles on Anclote light as a
menace to navigation. Tho Bohannon
carried half a million feet OF lumber.
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Tho Rev. John II. Prescott, rector Of
st. AIMS Episcopal Church, Sayviile.
81, 900.
The Rev. w. n. Webbe. Great River.
~ Y $1,000.
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haitian, $4,000.
Clayton Mayo, 149 Broadway, Man
ha attain, $4,000.
Jeffery Fillmore Harrison. 627 East
1891 street, The Bronx. $4,000
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-12-05
NOW MAKING 500
OVERLAND As DAILY
FACTORY CONTINUES PROGRESS
IN PRODUCING SENSATIONAL
LIGHT CAR

Fhe Willys-Overland company con-
tinues its remarkable progress in
building Overland 4, the sensational
light car which has introduced a new
standard OF easy riding comfort in
It's exclusive feature of the three
point suspension springs.
Word comes from Toledo that the
production of the Overland 4 has now
reached 500 cars day. The various
factory departments are engaged in
a spirited rivalry to accomplish their
part of the operations, so that pro-
duction may reach 900 day soon.
Getting production up to 500 day
on this new type of motor car has at
tracted national attention as an in
stance of loyalty and intelligent CO.
operation on the part of great work
ing force of u, 500 employees
This record is further interesting
in view of the fact that there are now
no street cars in TOLEDO. The citizens
at last voted in favor of an custer or
dinance. The railway company took
the city at its word and sent the
street cars into the state of Michigan.
Despite this condition, the WHY'S
Overland factory has had an attend
ance of 100 per cent from its II, 500
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shoeing, and veterinary for work
stock.
Productive animals: Ownership oil
original number and replacement.
| Expense on productive live stock
for service, registry, veterinary, etc
Feed purchased when used for work
animals and for productive animals
Feed raised when used for work
animals and for productive animals
Pasture for use of work animals
and productive animals.
Machinery, implements, and har-
ness: Original investment in and re-
pair and replacement of.
Machine bills and hire: Thrashing
baling, ginning, silo filling, etc.
Fuel and oil for farm work, spray
material, Irvine, cans, bags, barrels
boxes.
Grass, grain, and other seed, pur~
chased and use Of farm raised.
Purchased fertilizer lime, and ma
nure.
Road tax, telephone cost, taxes, and
insurance on property other than real
estate
Procedure by which decision is
reached as to what to buy, when TO
buy, how much to buy, and who is to
do the buying.
Method of appraising property
taken over for Joint account.
Obligations of Tenant.
Practice of good husbandry, treat
'ment of seed, vaccination of hogs,
moving weeds.
To spread manure designation of
land to be manured).
To spread lime and phosphate fur
nished by the landlord.
Fall blowing.
To keep improvements in ordinary
condition and repair: Buildings,
fences, windmills, pumps, drains,
bitches, roads, trimming hedges, care
of shrubbery and grounds, pruning
and spraying of fruit trees.
To assist in construction of new i'm
provements and repair of old.
To board at fixed rates, labor which
landlord employs on Improvements.
To haul materials for farm use, for
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Toledo factory over the Overland q
that the comany has taken steps to
provide a demonstration of the new
cars unexcelled easy riding qualities
to every man and woman in its en-
ploy. The free-ride-for-all program
is now being arranged. Nothing like
this, it is said, has been attempted
heretofore by any automobile plant.
and the management, in providing
the demonstration, merely acceded to
general request from the workers
in the plant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-12-05

Beginning about this time every
year, between 100000 and 6,0O0,-
600 men in the United States are
thinking about leasing or renting
land. All that thinking results in be-
tween 100000 and 100000 con-
tracts between landlord and tenant.
For a year, or two or three years, or
longer. those men must live and work
under those contracts. The form OF
the contract, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, affects
not only the prosperity of the con-
tracing parties but the comfort and
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workers since Toledo became trolley
less.
To get them back and forth from
their homes each day, the WHY'S
Overland company has organized a
complete transportation system of
trucks, autos, jitney busses, and other
conveyances. But at that, it means
long walks and very early breakfasts
for thousands of the Overland work
ers.
There is so much interest and en-
thusiasm among the workers in the
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improvements, and landlords share
of products.
To work out road tax.
To keep receipts for bills paid which
are to be shared or later paid by land
lord.
To keep a record of yields, sales,
purchases, inventories, etc.
To consult landlord in respect to
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-12-05
# importance which concern
Obligations of Landlord.

things of importance which concern
him.
Obligations Of Landlord.
To furnish materials to enable ten
ant to make ordinary repairs to farm
improvements.
To make special repairs to build
ings and to erect new improvements.
To compensate tenant for special
work required of him.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30
PERSONALS

It s5sA%sasssp VI, s Miss May Dobson, who has been Fyisiting with her mother, Mrs. Dob- frson, of Bassett street, has returned
 to her home in Washington, D. c.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30

and building at 334-336 Church street, about $12,OOO involved. Lizzie Wexler to Israel Wexler land and buildings, on Hart street, about $10,000 involved.
 Mayor Quigley has returned from a several days motor trip. He was accompanied by Mrs. Quigley.
 Latest October Victor Records. C. l.. Pierce Co.-Advt.
 A delegation from the Center church will leave tomorrow morning at S:37 o'clock to attend the semi- annual meeting of the Womans Home Missionary Union, at the First Con- gregational church in Fast Hartford. The speakers will be Rev. William S. Beard, Mrs. F. w. Wilcox and Mrs. J. J. Pearsall.
 Merritt Humason wuPenter the em ploy of the Unitedr Electric Light & Water Co. Monaag >
 Seaman c. OsBrlan has returned to duty 6ir naa,s after nsrs a shos!ough " - spent at
 The lecture which was to have been held tonight in St Mary's school hall with Rev. William ODell of this city, former army chaplain. as the speak CT, has been postponed until neA.>,,nA day evening, The talk will lbe g1vvgl in the church.. and tickets issued for tonight will be honorsd that time.
 The final meeting he general commitsee on ~5Dafia tomo week celebration will be 3Id tomorrow evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms and at that time the chairman of each of the, b-comnittees is ex- pected to present all bills outstanding for his particular line of committee work. The meeting will be called at 5 o'clock and irasmuch as it is to be the final session it is important that all members be on hand.
 The Y. M. T. A. B. drum corps has accepted the invitation of the Nauga- tuck drum corps to participate in the events to be held November 1 in this city. The Lafayette street corps wll enter the events for best marching, best appearing and best playing corps. The corps is planning a series of dances to start October 30. '@s~
 The wedding of Miss Ursula Dicini and Ercole Buccini will take place to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Rev. John H. Winters, pastor of the church, will off1ciate
 The service committee of the Eel loWship club. of the First church will hold meeting Friday night at 7:3O o'clock. All ladies of the club are asked to be present and to bring needles and thimbles to work with.
 No. 1 chestnut coal $1275 per ton at s. Shurberg's, 55 Franklin street. Rhpne 225o.-advt
 Nhe hsady Turner's will meet tomor- igh1,. atgS o'clock. A full at- teia e. m desired.
 sXjxof records, Henry Morans'.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30

troops to preserve order, and rations and equipment to assist in clearin g, the city of debris.
 "Seventy-five per cent of the busi- ness men of Corpus Christi are bank rupt today Some of them have had their places of business swept away, together with their homes. Many of them have lost members of their families, and all of them have suf- fered irreparable damage.
 "A committee of bankers and mer- chants, with Red Cross representa- tiOns formed to make a survey of property loss has reported the dam age to exceed twenty millions, cov- ering devastated area of 40 miles along the coast. It IS not too high; it may be too low.
 'All contributions may be sent to Governor W. P. Hobby, Mayor Cor don Bonne of Corpus Christi, or to the undersigned. and will be allotted to the stricken districts by national officers of the Red Cross after said officers have made q complete sur vey of the devastated area.
 Corpus Christi intends to rebuild and start anew. 1t is not discour- aged and is not afraid, but looks to the future with the confidence charac- teristic of a brave people. One of the oldest towns in Texas, it has never before asked for aid, but has given often and freely.
 To-day it is weighted down with sorrow and disaster; tomorrow it will rise again, but it must have financial aid now!
 twill you help us in this hour :? And be assured that it is needed and will be appreciated
 Every truly yours
 "CLARK PEASE, Chairman Finance @
 Relief Committee.''
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30
FUNDS ARE WANTED AT CORPUS CHRISTI
Texas Sufferers look to New
 Britain for Aid

Appeals for contributions for the victims of the Corpus Christi disaster are made in d letter received thlS morning by Mayor Quigley from the finance relief committee of Corpus Christi, Texas. In. the letter attention is called to the 1000 and more dead, the 5000 destitute people, the $2O,- OOO,OO property loss, and the fact that 755 per cent. of the business men are bankrupt. Corpus Christi in tends to rebuild and asks for help from the entire nation.
 Mayor Quigley said this afternoon that he would appoint committee to handle the subscriptions here and has appointed John C. Loomis treasurer of the Commercial Trust Company as treasurer of the com nlittee. Funds should be sent to MT. Loomis at the Commercial Trust company.
 The letter addressed to the mayor follows:
 Corpus Christi and vicinity has been overwhelmed by a disastrous hurricane and tidal wave. The death list already more than 1000 is grow ing daily as the Bay gives up it's dead. More than 5000 people are destitute, and the property loss exceeds $2O,- OOC, 900.
 ITO care. for the destitute, the homeless and suffering requires many hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the citizens of Texas and other states have responded speedily and nobly to the first appeal for help sent broad. cast over the nation.
 The state government has sent
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30
FINANCIAL
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street, 10:30 A. M.-Firmness, which soon developed into strength, attended the early dealings on the stock exchange today, despite yester- days furry in the money market. The steel group was hesitant at the outset but soon hardened under the influence of another movement in Crucible, which rose almost fl points to the new maximum of PA. Oils, motors, equipments, tobacco and food shares registered gains of 1 to points. American Can, Baldwin and Central Leather represented the strongest issues in their respective groups. Initial gains were extended ~before the end of the first half hour.
 Wall Street, Close.-Stocks reacted l to points later on the further rise of call money to 12 per cent. but not before U. s. Steel and several other leaders, had recorded highest prices of the current movement. The closing was strong. Sales t approXimated l. 400, shares.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30
IT. $. YELLS REHEARSED.

Under the leadership of Cheer Leader Robert Doyle,y the members of the four classes at the High schoQl held a cheering practice last night In the gymnasium, rehearsing all the songs and wells of the school. Another practice is scheduled for this after noon at 4:30 and it is probable that a few more will be held in preparation for Saturdays game with BristoE The football season opens Saturday at St. Mary's playground #
New Britain herald., 1919-09-30

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