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THE TIMES: JANUARY 2N9I8
1105 MAIN 81
S08 MAIN ST,
Hartford
Wholesale and Retail
Great January
Clearance Sale
Reliable and dependable Fur Scarfs and Muffs at
prices so small it will pay you to buy now for next year.
$10 Grey Kit Coney Scarfs or Muff v $ 7.48
$8 Grey Kit Coney Scarfs or Muff , $ 5.98
7.00 Black Coney Scarfs or Mult . $ 4.98
5. Black Coney Scarfs or Muff .$ 2.48
$16.50 Hudson Seal Muffs, $12.48
30.00 Hndson Seal Muffs $14.98
911.00 Black Xarobia Lynx Scarfs or Muffs. 1 $ 7.48
15.00 Black Xarobia Lynx Sera fa or Muffs..... $11.48
$20.00 Black Xarobia Lynx Scarfs or Muffs $14.98
925.00 Black Xarobia Lynx Scarfs or Muffs , , $18.75
$27.00 Black Russian Lynx Scarfs or Mnffs " '...$20.48
9S5.0O Black Russian Lynx Scarfs or Muffs $28.75
$45.00 Black Russian Lynx Scarfs or Muffs $34.48
980.00 Black Russian Lynx Scarfs or Mu.l $46.98
930.00 Genuine Skunk Muffs . ...$21.00
$38.00 Genuine Skunk Muffs $26.48
$45.00 Genuine Skunk Muffs $33.48
$50.00 Genuine Skunk Muffs ..; $39.48
$55.00 Genuine Skunk Collars. $42.75
$65.00 Skunk Collars . $52.48
975.00 Genuine Skunk Collars $58.48
9x00.00 Genuine Sknnk Collar $74.75
$40.00 Black Fox Collars or Muffs 9"9 75
$30.00 Black Fox Collars or Muffs ... Sl'oO
925.00 Black Fox Collars or Muffs $18 75
$30.00 Taupe Fox Collars . . '''$1975
835.00 Taupe Fox Collars . $24 98
940.00 Taupe Fox Collars 28BS
$100.00 Genuine Mole Skin Sets avsnn
, $35.00 Grey Wolf Sets 1 1 '.$22AS
Tremendous Tallies In Red Fox, Black China Wolw Sets, White Iceland
Fox Set. Grey Wolf Sets. All the furs you see here are the best trades
guaranteed.
Children's Fur Sets less than half prices.
Greek Restaurant
Raided By Police
Eight prisoners taken In a raid by
Bergeant Brown and Patrolmen Cal
lan and Kraft on a. Greek restaurant
at 847 Main street, last night, faced
Judge Frederic A. Bartlett in the po
lice court, this morning, on charges
of frequenting a gamins house.
George Tzovalas, of 631 Main street,
the proprietor, was fined $?5 and costs
for keeping the (earning- house, while
the rest ware fined $5 each. In their
tescent upon the establishment, the
ollce confiscated the sum of $3.85,
hich ws In play at the time.
THE WEATHER
Now Haven, Jan. 2 For
Bj-idppporle and viclnH. Fnr
tonight and warmer; Thursday
rising temperature, cloudy, prob
ably snow.
Connecticut: Fair and warmer
ton'sht; Thursday Increasing
cloudiness and snow; moderate
northeast winds.
An area of low pressure Is cen
tral ths morning over Kentucky.
It Is causing snow from Michigan
southward to Tennessee and from
Missouri to Pennsylvania.- It will
probably reach this vlcin'ty to
night Pleasant weather prevails
in the southern and western dis
tricts. The temperatures are
above zero except in the 'eastern
portion of the Lake region and
New England.
Conditions favor for this vl-
cin'ty fair weather, followed by
increasing cloudiness and rising
temperature which will probably
develop into light snow tonight.
ALMANAC FOR TODAX
Sun rises 7:19 a. m.
Sun tecs 4:35 p. m.
High water 2:00 a. m.
Moon rises 10:04 p. m.
Low water 8:44 a. m.
MATIONAf
MARKET CO.
MID-WEEK
SPECIAL
SIRLOIN STEAK
29c m'
PORK CHOPS
28c
BR00KFIELD
BUTTER
Attn lb.
FANCY EGGS
42 c doz
RATION A f
MARKET CO.
LARGEST RETAILERS OF MEAT
IN AMERICA.
870 MAIN STREET
Near State St.
PHONE NOBLE 479
DILLON'S SeS;
Leading Milliners.
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I LITTLE BENNY'S I
I NOTE BOOK I
By LEE PAPE
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Pop took me down town to get me
a new pare of shoes Satidday on ac
count of my new pare looking werse
than my old pare alreddy, and wen
we got in the car I sea, Leeve me
pay the fare, pop? And pop handed
me a dime to pay it with, saying, Go
to it, the time will come soon enuff
wen handing out money will be a
hock insted of a thrill.
Wich after the conductor had took
It he looked at the man next to me,
being a man with yello shoes and a
red face and a green neck tie, the
conductor saying, Did I get yours?
My wat? sed the man.
Your fare, sed the conductor, and
the man sed, Toure a swell conduc
tor, I must say, how do you ixpect me
to know, if you don't? Wich the con
ductor looked at him a minnit, say
ing, O well, I gess I must of.. And he
went out ton his platform agen, pop
saying, Well, well, live and learn, Ive
bin riding on trolley cars ever sints
awtomobeels was invented, and I nev
er thawt of that.
And wile we was riding home in
another trolley car the conductor of
that one stopped in frunt of pop, say
ing, Did I get your fare? Being a big
conductor chewing tobacco with one
side of his face and pop sed, Sutch
a question, whose the conductor of
this car, you or me?
Hay, did I get your fare or dident
I? sed the conductor.
If you dont know, how do I know?
Lsed pop. Wich the conductor looked
fearse and started to chew tobacco
with the other side of his face, 'and
he quick pulled the rope and the car
stopped and the conductor yelled,
Peet, come in heer. Meening the mo
torman, and he came in carrying the
thing he steers with and him and the
conductor stood there looking ' down
at pop, the conductor saying, Peet, I
asked thisf resh guy if he paid his
fare and he woodent give me no sat
isfaction. Lets throw him the devil off, sed
the motorman. Ony he dident say dev
il, and pop quick took a dime out of
his pockit and gave it to the conduc
tor, saying. Cant you take a joak?
I can if he pays his fare, sed the
conductor. And him and the motor
man went back to their platforms
lafflng like enything, pop saying, O
well, if a thing werked every time,
there woodent be eny element of
chance in it.
WILL NOT HOLD
RUSSIAN VESSEL
A Pacific Port, Jan. 2 While the
Kussian steamer Shilka, regarded as
a "mystery ship" for some time after
her arrival from Vladivostok under
Bolshevik control, is still close guard
ed by police and federal officers, tha
Bailors are now allowed the freedom
of the city.
Government officials, it was said to
day, have decided that there is no
reason for detaining the steamer and
she is now taking a cargo of pig iron
for the return voyage.
Sailors of the Shilka's crew have
been buying merchandise heavily for
sale on their own account when they
again reach Vladivostok.
RUMANIAN ENVOY ARRIVES.
An Atlantic Port. Jan. 2. Dr. Con
stantin Angelesco, who was recently
appointed minister from Rumania to
the United States, the first official
representative of his country to
America, arrived here today on a
French steamer. Dr. Angelesco is
also at the head of a special Russian
mission to this country, the members
of which are George G. Danielopol,
deputy director of the National Bank
of Rumania; Prof. Mrazek, geologst
and pet-oleum specialist; M. Zaharade,
head of the Rumanian railroad ser
vice and Commander Pantaz of the
navy.
! FORMS NEW ASSOCIATION.
! C. D. Conrad, who for the past four
years has been associated with How-
ard Wheale in the tailoring business
I at 1042 Main street doing business
i under the firm name of Wheale &
I Conrad, has Joined the organization
' of Towe & Kohlmaier, ' located at 981
Main street. Mr. Conrad is well
j known locally both in business and
; fraternal circles and his host of
j friends wish him every success in his
' new venture.' i
$2,000,000
IN NORFOLK; FIVE
HELD ON SUSPICION
Three Men Killed, Many Injured as Flames Raze
Nearly Jwo Blocks in Heart of City Naval
Forces Put in Charge by the Mayor New
port News Camp Also Threatened.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 2 A plot
to destroy this city. the centre
of the war activities of the
United States was declared
by the authorities to be respon
sible for a series of fires which
levelled two blocks in the heart
of Norfolk's business district
yesterday.
Martial law has been declared. More
than i2,500 marines and bluejackets
from nearby naval stations are assist
ing the police and Home Guards in
maintaining order and preventing van
dalism. Five men have been arrested on
suspicion of starting the fires. Two
of them, Hugo Schmidt and H. K.
Lessing, said to be Germans, were
turned over to Department of Justice
agents.
Neither the police nor naval auth
orities would confirm reports that two
Germans had been shot by sailors dur
ing the day.
The fire was under control at, mid
night but was still burning fiercely
in the ruins.
The damage is roughly estimated
at between $3, 000, 000 and $5,000,000.
The police and naval authorities are
certain the fires were set by plotters,
who hoped to destroy this city and
thus place an almost incredible hind
rance in the path of this government's
war plans.
Fire Chief McLaughlin expressed
belief that a gang of fire bugs, work
ing under directions, were at work
throughout the entire day starting up
fresh fires whenever the fire depart
ment appeared to be making head
way. He declared the gang to be the
best organized he had ever run across
in 25 years' experience
The fire started before dawn in the
old Granby theatre, on Granby
street. It gained headway rapidly.
The firemen were handicapped by
frozen fire hydrants, low water pres
sure and near zero temperature.
The fire quickly spread to the Mon
ticello Hotel and other nearby build
ings in the block. It was brought
under control late in the day, but
broke out anew early last night, leap
ed across Granby street, and levelled
half of the block before being check
ed. Falling floors and walls took toll
of firemen and naval guards. One
fireman, Charles McCoy, was killed,
and seven others hurt in the collapse
of an upper floor of the Monticello
Hotel in the day. Two firemen and
several sailors were caught in a fall
ing wall of the Lenox building. Three
were brought out badly hurt, but the
others were left in the debris.
Firemen of Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Suffolk, with organized sailor fire brig
ades, fought ' heroically amid ice and
blinding smoke. Bluejackets led the
rescue work when the fighters were
trapped. Several of the firemen
caught in the hotel were brought out
alive through the daring of a score
of sailors.
Reports as to the number of explo
sions vary. It was first said that the
fire in the Granbv theatre had fol
lowed an explosion. Fire Chief Mc
Laughlin and naval investigators an
nounced lat night that this was not
the case. Thev said, however, that
there had been three separate and
distinct explosions. The first was In
a cloak and hat shop near the Monti
ceito. The second was on the sixth
floor of that hotel after the first fire
was practically under control. The
third was in the Lenox building, which
later was destroyed.
Guests from the Montieello, who
were forced to flee in the biUng cold
of the iawn after they had watched
the theatre Iburn. were taken care of
in nearby homes and bote's. As build
ing after building went down, scores
were made homeless. The National
Guard Armory on Citv Hall avenue
was thrown open to them.
There durine the late day Red
Cross workers and other volunteers
looked after them and also supplied
coffee and sandwiches for the naval
patrols and firemen who were forced
to seek rest from their gruelling work
against the flames.
When the firemen responded to the
alarm for the theatre fire they found
all hydrants in the vicinity frozen.
Fires had to be built to thaw them
out. In the meantime the firemen
looked on helpless while the big the
atre building burned. When water
finally came the Tressure was so low
that streams would not reach to the
upper stories of the burning building
and the fire was soon beyond control.
Portsmouth, across the Elizabeth
river, was called upon for aid. The
combined departments apparently
were making good headway against
the flames when the explosion occur
red in the cloak shop and another
blaze started. Suffolk then was asked
for aid and rushed aparatus to the
city by train. In the meantime the
naval authorities at the navy yard and
naval base offered, aid and fire bri
gades were soon on the scene.
When the second explosion occur
red, this time in the Monticello, May
or Mayo turned the city over to the
Naval authorities. They placed pa
trols throughout the business district
and threw a cordon of marines and
blue jackets around the fire district.
Then they began picking up persons
unable t account for themselves. .
Department of Justice agents joined
with the city detective force In seek'
ing to unravel the mystery of the ex
plosions. Thnie of 1 he men arrested
wern placed iH the city jail. Federal
agents took charge of the other two,
Schmidt and Lessing. The latter, of
ficers said, first represented himself
as a Department of Justice official.
Norfolk thas been an important
American shipping centre and naval
base since the charter of the town by
King Georjr II. in 1736. It was
, prominent in the affairs of the Civil
BLAZE
war. In the present crisis it is the
war city of all North America.
The city ; is located on the north
bank of the Elizabeth river. It is
opposite Portsmouth, three miles
from Hampton Roads and in easy
connection of Newport News. It Is
contiguous to the mouth of the
James river. It has regular steam
ship communication with European
ports and rivals New York in trans
atlantic movements. Its harbor is
large, safe and easily accessible .ad
mitting vessels of the largest size.
The population before the present
war was 90,000. Since the war this
population has jumped to over 150,
000, showing its strategic important.
There are : more signs of real war
preparation in Norfolk than in any
other city in the United States. In
the streets are to be seen American,
English, French and Italian soldiers,
Identifying it as a war port in all the
term implies.
It was among the first cities guard
ed against German submarines and
plots. The harbor was netted at the
entrance to Hampton Roads. One of
the largest war magazines in the
country is located there. The town
has been filled with strangers since
the opening of the war. They are
all engaged in war work.
The Jamestown Exposition grounds
have been turned into the largest
naval base in America. Thousands
of men have worked 12 and 14 hours
a day. In the Navy Tard 10,000 men
have been employed night and day.
Wages as high as $9 a day have been
paid by the government. Shipyards
have been springing up all along the
water front. Fiv shipbuilding plants
were approaching completion. The
harbor has one of the largest dry
docks in the world.
Before the United States entered
the war a colony of interned German
officers and sailors from the raiders
Prinz Eitel and Kronprinz Wilhelm
was located at Norfolk. Germans
from other parts of the country were
frequent visitors to the city.' After
eight of the interned Germans had
broken their parole and escaped, the
colony was transferred to League Is
land, Philadelphia. When the United
States entered the war, it was moved
to Georgia.
Caunt von Bemstorff, the German
Ambassador; Prince Hatzfeldt, em
bassy counsellor, and Captains von
Papen and Boy-Ed, the military and
naval attaches of the embassy, fre
quently went to Norfolk to confer
with German officers there. Both
Captains von Papen and Boy-Ed re
ceived their walking papers from the
American : government after it had
been proven that thoy were plotting
against the United States
Before the escape of those who
broke their parole, the Germans in
the internment colony had the free
run of Norfolk, and many of them es
tablished close friendships among
the pro-German elements of the city.
Aside from possible German In
trigue, Norfolk has smarted under
the distinction of being the most
criminal city In the United States.
This Is said to be due to a large col
ored population and to the fact that
as a seaport it has attracted the
riff-raff from a dozen countries. It
has been the scene at numerous race
riots.
JAPAN MAY MAKE
LOAN TO CHINESE
TO ASSIST BANKS
Peking. Jan. 2 The Azxnriatvrt
Press is informed officially that Japan
Is negotiating an 'advance to China of
10,000,000 pounds for the purpose of
improving the status of the Bank of
China. The negotiations are carried
on with the knowledge of the Ameri-
can,j3niisn, jrrencn ana Russian bank
lng groups in the syndicate that with
Japanese and German representatives,
was rormeo. Derore the war to finance
China. The terms will be similar ta
the previous Japanese advance under
me conamons or tne reorganization
loan, but the other banking groups
will take no part In it, on account of
the refusal of their governments to
permit the sending of bullion to China. !
ua.pa.il win noan tne money with the
object of exercising control over the
currency reform. The Japanese noti- I
fled the other banking groups that un- j
less they were willing to participate in
the loan it would be nmtiatM hv th.
Japanese interests.
O'NEIL'S UNIOUE
NEWJTEAR CARDS
As appropriate to the season and
wishing to diffuse among his many
friends in the city, his ever large
stock of good nature and well wishes,
John J. O'Neil, local labor leader, re
members them in a New Tear's
fashion with these appropriate lines of
verse and timely check on his "Na
tional Bank of Good Cheer":
It isn't that you need It;
It may be you-won't read it;
And there isn't any special blessed
Reason that you should.
But I send It at this season
For the very selfish reason
That to Wish You "A Happy New
Tear"
Makes Me Feel So Bully Good:
Bridgeport, Conn.,
Jan. 1, 1918.
(No. 3118)
NATIONAL BANK OS" GOOD CHEER
Pay to the Order of
Three Hundred and Blxty-nve Days of
Prosperity and Charge the Same
to the Best Wishes of
JOHN j. O'NEILL.
FUNERAL BOl Ql ET AND
DESIGNS j
JOHN RECK A SOW
SPRING-BICE TO
BE TAKEN FROM
AMERICAN POST
Washington. Jan. 2. The report
from London that Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, British ambassador to the Unit
ed States, will retire from his post
here was nflrmed today In official
circles. The ambassador arranged to
eee Secretary Lansing this morning
and it was understood that he would
inform the secretary of the change.
The retirement of Ambassador
Spring-Rice will not be followed by
any change in policy in Washington
by the British government., it was
said. N
After the ambassador had conferred
with Secretary Lansing he made this
statement:
"The British ambassador is going
home on leave but he can make no
further statement at present ln-re-
gard to th mattar ' Tf .la
that a formal announcement will be
matte in London.
BRITAIN SEEKING
BETTER MEN FOR
FOREIGN OFFICES
London. JaJi. 2. In announcing that
Sir Cecil SDring-Rice and Loud Bertis
are on the eve of retiring from the
embassies in Washington and Pari!
and in reDortiner the rumor that Sir
George ' Buchanan is about to resign
from the Petroerad uost. th rtaiu
Chronicle xrieads the "urgent need of
Bringing fresh blood into a service
which has long been divorced from
the actualities of modern life." The
paper asks whether, the government
had the couratre to make a new de
parture in filling these Important
posts.
It does not criticise any of the am
bassadors and especially commends
Sir George Buchanan's work but
"speakinjr broadlv. the mrentlM nt thn
British ambassadorial service stands
none too hish today." It remarks that
Viscount Bryce was the most success
ful ambassador in the last decade and.
hopes Premier Lloyfii-George will fol
tow the example then given by ap
pointing new men. The Daily Chron
icle continues:
"The time has gone when British
interests abroad can ibe entrusted
wisely tP men whose principal quali
fications are aristot?rfl.tk fairfh nr
wealth and who spend their lives in
an atmosphere utterly remote from
the realittes of the modern world and
look with disdainful eyes en com
merce."
Sir Cecil Spring-nice became Brit
ish ambassador to the United States
on April 19. 1913. in succession to
James Brvce. now Viscount Bryce.
Jjord Bertie of Bame ha3 been Brit
ish ambassador to France since Jan
uary 1. 1905. Sir Cecil was born In
1859 and Lord Bertie was born in
1S44. Sir George Buchanan was born
in 1854 and was promoted' ambassadoi
to Russia on Nov. 23. 1910.
CONFERRING ON
WAR PURCHASES
FROM AMERICA
Paris, Jan. 2 Oscar T. Crosby, as
sistant secretary of the United States
treasury and president of the inter
allied council for war purchases, pre
sided yesterday afternoon over a
meeting of the council in the palace
of the Legion of Honor, at which, pur
chases of materials required from the
United States by the Allied govern
ments and various neutral countries
were considered.
A separate meeting for the consid
eration of financial aifalrs was also
held. The conferences will be con
tinued tomorrow.
SNOW TIES UP CHICAGO.
Chicago, Jan. 2 Heavy snows in
the middle west In the last 24 hours
left Chicago's coal situation acute to
day and caused a big steel plant here,
working on government contracts, to
partly close, throwing 1,000 men out
of work.
FUNERAL BOUQUET AND
DESIGNS
JOHN RECK & SON
o
One Dollar For Your
mi Main Stand 149 airfield Ave.
Brdgeports
New Art Needlework
Royal Society Packages
' Embroidery outfits contain the best materials in
most attractive and effective designs. It does not
require an extravagant expenditure of money to. se
cure one, as they are reasonably priced. The designs
on garments are not difficult, although they are al
ways attractive.
Undergarments, Boudoir Caps, Neg
ligees Children's Dresses, Lunch and Tea
Sets, Scarfs, Pillows, Centers, etc.
Are supplied in Royal Society Package outfits,
and each contains materials that will give good ser
vice. Each is supplied with enough floss to com
plete the embroidery v
Women's Gloves
Of Serviceable Stock Especially Appropriate
For Winter Wear.
Gloves of washable cape
good heavy quality.
White and tan only
S1.69 Pr
Gloves of fine mocha 3
rows self stitched back.
Gray only $2.00 pr-
Shirting Madras
In a range of neat and
wide stripes. Suitable for
Men's Shirts, Boys'
Blouses, Shirt Waists,
etc.
29c yd
ESTABLISHED IN 1&3
lii uuus
IN JEWELRY,
At Half Price
Goods used as samples and discontinued patterns
in Wood, Leather and Metal to be Closed Out.'
G. VV. Fair child & Sons, Inc.
997 MAIN ST.
-"At the Sign
ATTORNEY SEEKS
TO COLLECT FEE
Ralph T. Hiland, an attorney of
Rockland, Mass., is seeking to collect
a bill for legal services for which he
claims $200 from Elmer G. McFarland
of Stamford before Judge John R.
Booth in the common pleas court.
Hiland claims that in 1911 he was
requested by McFarland to look into
the latter' s interests in an estate in
Chelmsford, and performed various
services for which he asked $200. Mc
Farland refused to pay, and suit was
brought in the city court of Stamford,
a judgment in favor of Hiland .being
Three Days Only Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Jan. 3, 4, 5
"Wear the oldest
shoes you have into
our store and wear out
a new pair of Every
Woman's Shoes and
we will allow you $1
for the old ones, no
matter how badly
worn or whose make1
they are.
THIS i OFFER INCLUDES SHOES WHICH
WE ARE SELLING AT REDUCED PRICES
Our regular prices are $3.95, $4.95, $5.95, $6.95
Are two dollars cheaper than anvwhere else
THIS IS A RE AL ECONOMY SALE
Shoe &tor&
Murray
CO.
Busy Cash Store
Gloves of fine washable
cape, just the gloves for
this cold weather.
S2.00 Pr
Gloves of heavy mocha
strongly stitched and silk
lined. Gray only
$2.25
Kimona Flannel
Of good quality in at
tractive figures and ani
mal patterns. Suitable
for Children's and Wo
men's Kimonas.
1 9c yd
mm ruus
SILVER, ETC.
ARCADE CORNER
of the Clitmeer
rendered for $210. The defendant
alppealed and the appeal Is on trial to
day. MicFarland did not appear when
court opened, but send word ho would
be present at noon. After testimony
of Hiland was taken a recess war
taken to wait for McFarland.
ITALY TO INTERN
ENEMY SUBJECTS
Rome, Jan. 2 The Italian govern
ment has taken measures to Intern
all enemy subjects in Italy within four
or five days, La Epoca says. No ex
ception will be made.
Old Shoes
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