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New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
DIDN'T STEAL WHEEL,
 TONY ONLY TOOK II
Eighteen Years O.d Youth fintd
 for Thsft.

Tony Maietta, an eighteen-year- old youth, gave Judge Meskill some queer ideas about stealing this morn ing when he told him that he did not consider that he stole a bicycle that he picked up in the John Pinches company yard on Corbin place, be- cause he was walking through the yard and stumbled over it. Maietta was charged with stealing this bicycle, valued at $15, a screw driver, a plane, a scraper, a brace and punch. the latter articles valued at $6.05, from the Pinches company
 Sold Stolen Bicycle.
 Some four months ago Maietta was employed by the Pinches company, declared Frank Pinches, who identi- fled the stolen articles. The bicycle was recovered from man who claimed to have bought it for $3.50 from Maietta and he gave receipt to show that he had made the pur- chase. This man cannot be found at present, states Detective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth. Bessie Feingold, a pawnbroker, identified the articles and said that Maietta had left them with her, explaining that they be- longed to his brother who wanted to raise some money on them.
 Is Fined $2O.
 The accused pleaded guilty to steal ing the tools, but did not think that he had done wrong in taking the bicycle. In explaining his acts he said that he was drunk at the time.
 Judge Meskill imposed fine of $15 for stealing the wheel and s5 for stealing the tools.
 Witness Had Black Eye.
 Appearing in the witness stand with his right eye draped in the deepest mourning Lucian Washound declared that Adam Szezepanski had assaulted him in Joe Tuttles' saloon. The wit ness said that he beat Adam three straight games of pool and then sug- gested that his defeated rival treat. This did not please the latter and he struck Lucian in the eye.
 Adam said that he was intoxicated and provoked, but could not tell where he hit the man. He was fined s5.
 skinner Gets Long Term.
 Once again Joseph Skinner graced the prisoners pen this morning charged with drunkenness and being
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
'lIAf DELAY SURVEY : OF PROPOSED CANAL
Senate fihbuster Likely to Upset
 Plans for Local Waterway.
Especial to the Herald. j

Washington, D G., July 1Prn. 'tracted delay in any provision byx con gress for the survey of the pEopxseH canal to connect New Brit&in nal with the Connecticut dletown. is in prospect a chance that the ApT$< a survey may not boSi1z at all. The reason which has been start& ate against the srivers M bilE Back of the fflfbuSE< long-winded speakers arld fighters as Senators Bur4 Borah of Idaho, KenvASS they are assured others on tlle 5
 The hght IF at the appropriax ment of the Bt4d& is a general dEht nSai opponents say are the NIT features of the bill--thS a lot of money into riV1l bors that have practica1ly and no prospects of any- regard of any general plan way improvement that Wi1 broad general MI through the United
 Authority c
 Senator Burtons man of the-h6u 6us ;;arfd harbors chaisri1 |1r6naI Waterways coElif1
 Althprity on waterway
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
Woman Fighter in Court.
City Items
Protect your health. Starve the fly.

Protect your health. Starve the fly. -advt.
 Globe Clothing House open until 10:30 Friday evening. Closed Satur- day all day, the 4th.-advt.
 The better class of painting, paper hanging. Telephone Nichols, 137 Arch.-advt.
 "He profits most who serves best" is the motto of the Farmer cigar advt.
 All kinds of 4th of July goods at G1adding s.-advt.
 Mrs. John Kirkham of Cedar street gave a bridge party Monday after noon in honor of her niece, Miss Helen West.
 Mrs. Walter Preston and son Wal ter of New Bedford, Mass, are visit- ing Mrs. Preston's sister, Mrs. Boy ington, at IA Rockwell avenue,
 The annual picnic of St. Marks Sunday school was held at Lake Com bounce yesterday.
 The summer term of the German school will begin July '. The sessions will be held in the Grammar school building, as usual, and Mrs Jacob Baumgartner will be the teacher.
 Patrick Carmody, who was injured a few weeks ago in fight with Lud- wig Stahalick, is weaker.
 Mrs. G. c. Beckett of AZ Madison street will give a farewell party this evening to Miss Gertrude Herriott, who sails for England Tuesday.
 The American Benefit society will &l-.-- leaving on the 7:20 train.
 Mrs. Robert Cochrane and James Cochrane of Lenox place have gone to Nova Scotia for the summer.
 Mrs. l.. c. Williams of Munroe street goes today to Saybrook Manor to spend the summer.
 Protect your health. Starve the fly. --advt.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
EIGHT MEN ARRESTED.
Return of New York Bakers Son
 Leads to Capture of Kidnapers.

New York, July 1.-The return home today of Frank Longo, an eight year old boy, who was kidnapped on May 13, led to the arrest of eight men who, the police say, form the nucleus of a band of kidnapers who. have been terrorizing Italian merchants of tho city for several years. Most of the men arrested are in some way connected with the bakery business and it is believed they preyed mostly on those with whom their business brought them in contact.
 Longo, a baker, paid a ransom of $700 before his son was returned to him.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
REBUILDING OF NAVY, {,
 HAS BEEN HAMPERRrJ
GerInany's Official Marine Annual Br- clares Lack of Definite Program
 Has CurtaiIed U. s. Marine Service.

Berlin, July 1.-The Nauticus, Ger many's official marine annual, which has just been issued, in a review of foreign fleets declares that the Ip- building of the United States navy has been hampered by lack of a def- mite program. As consequence, the Nauticus adds, questions of the coun- try's defense, which should stand out side parliamentary contention, have been drawn into party politics and the opportunities for advancement ssf young marine officers made so ur- promising at present that an entife- change in personnel appears unavoid- able.
 The Nauticus declares that the Mexican troubles have hampered the proper training of officers and men of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
 The past year, the Nauticus says. was favorable for Germany's marine interests, and the opening of the Pan- anna canal will find Germany ready to take advantage of the new rdElte without any subsidy, whereas, the an- nual asserts, the Italians and French consider themselves unable to use tbe canal without state help.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
KILLED BY SOUVENIR.
Shell Bursts When Brocl<ton Man
 %a Tries to Remove Covering.

Brockton, Mass, July 1.-The ex- plosion of a six pound percussion sEell resulted in the instant death of Thomas w. Cook and terrible injuries to Stephen F. Heal, today. The ex- plcsion wrecked the house where the men lived and the detonation waa heard all over the city.
 Cook. who was formerly in the navy, brought the shell home as a souvenir of the Chinese revolution. It burst while ne was trying to remove the outer covering.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01

vienna July 1.-The assassination TT Archduke Frencis Ferdinand and
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
Wha is Castoria.

epbstitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and peasant It contains neither Opium, Morphine nol is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays N years it has been in constant use for the relie
 1lot all Teething Troubles and Diarrhea- Ii
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01

his wife has been hard blow 70 Emperor Francis Joseph. This vigorous old ruler faces this new tragedy in his life with bowed head and saddened heart. It is not ex- pected that he will survive long. His life has been one of family trials and sorrows, and this new tragedy, com- ing in the sunset of his career, has left him weakened and alone.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
PILGRIMS PROCEEDING.

Springfield, Mass, July 1.-The Sons of the American Revolution pill grims left Springfield this morning at 10 o'clock. The party will visit Palmer and Brookf1eld today and spend the night in Worcester.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01

The City hall commission will meet Friday afternoon and will discuss renting the store occupied until yes- terday by Miss May Morgan, who is moving out. The commissioners will make an effort to locate the Com mercial Trust company in the place.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01
SELECTED FOR AMBASSADOR.

Washington, July 1.-George T. Marye Jr., of San Francisco, has been finally deterimined upon for ambas- sador to RusAia. President Wilson to- day prepared his nomination for transmission Ito the senate.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01

ElageS know the gossip; he has thT Backbone to stand for what he l,A- Ediewes is right and to fight to the last " 4fQh against what he thinks is wrong.
 Ator xBorah is considered by many
 Best speaker in the senate today,
 ed in debate and powerful in i1-
 live; and argument.
 III is admitted by those in charge the rivers and harbors bill that |sthe filibuster is liable to cause a big delay in the passage of the measure In the senate and some are willing to say 1t may cause it's defeat, at least through being talked to death. That has been done in previous con- gresses and the same rules of un- limited debate prevail in the senate. The president Is to push the trust bills and most of the time of the senate will be given over to a discus sion of them So those opposed to the rivers and harbors bill will not have great amount of talking to do to prevent it from coming to a vote. The bill is lengthy one, with many amendments that can be discussed separately and that must be voted OF separately. .s -
 So the tip is out to New Britain not to count chickens before they are matched.
 Opposed Auto Gifts.
 Although the house decided yester- day to buy and operate automobiles for the vice president and the speak CT of the house, the project received no aid from Congressman Donovan or Lonergan of Connecticut. Both voted mo" when the subject was voted on in the house yesterday afternoon The vice president has had an autom obile fdt several years but Speaker Clark declined to use one that was left over from d previous administration and refused to allow the house to furnish him a new one. His scruples have been overcome, it is understood, with the more general use of ma chimes and the lessening of the pre- judice against them as possessions of the aristocratic.
 General Dam Bill''
 That project for the construction of a huge power dam at Enfield in the Connecticut river above Hartford which has been contemplated since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, is advanced by the ac- tion of the house yesterday in taking up the consideration of what is known as the general dam bill" The bill is the product of conferences of the administration, settles that much m ooted question of control over the, power developed by such dams by leaving it to the states and seems likely to be passed, if it ever gets to vote. It is being pushed in the house by Congressman Adamson chairman of the house committee on interstate commerce, and is looked upon with favor by house leaders generally. It is probable it will be passed by the house this session ana efforts are to be made to get it through the senate next winter.
 Harrison B. Freeman, representing the interests behind the Enfield dam, is in Washington keeping in touch with developments. The Enfield dam could be constructed under the gen. eral powers to be outlined by this bill.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-01

common drunkard, as usual. Skin- ner was arrested by Officer Pat" Howley in Farr's saloon cellar last night. The accused was liberated from jail only last Friday and has been drunk ever since. He denied being a common drunkard and asked the court to give him light fine rather than sending him up for three m months
 Skinner had evidentally anticipated the courts decision for Judge Meskiil sent him to jail for ninety days.
 Woman Fighter in Court.
 Because one of her victims was too badly battered and bruised to be able to appear in court this morning the case against Mrs. Carmella Apara, who is alleged to have assaulted Mrs. Congo Presta and Mrs. Lucy Tam gila, of 567 Main street, was con- tinued until tomorrow morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
APPEAL MADE
For Surgical Instruments for
Use in Carrying on Relief
Work in Dinard Hospital.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 10
An appeal was made here this week
from Nine. Mona L. Duryea, in charge
OF the relief work at Donard, France;
for surgical instruments even those
discarded by American physicians
for useiin carrying on the relief work
in the hospital at Dinard. Il is the
intention OF Nine Erkingen, wife Of
the Swedish minister. to whom the
letter and appeal was addressed, to
urge upon the medical societies
throughout the country, the necessity
of the cause, and plead for contribu-
tions from them. even Of discarded
instruments for use in the relief
work. The need for surgical fnstru-
ments is said to be very great, and
that the surgeons Of the Red Cross
and others who have volunteered are
doing great work, and, in many
cases, with little or no equipment OF
surgical instruments and appliances.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
OHIO RIVER
Improvement Advocates Are in
Washington for a National
81 Meeting.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. H.
There was great many West Vir-
|ginans In Washington this week at
tracted by the meeting Of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Associa-
alton meeting. and the Ohio River
improvement Association, in which
West Virginians are particularly In
terested. There are good sized del
egations here from all the leading
towns Of the state. Roy 3. Naylor.
secretary OF the state board OF trade.
and the Wheeling chamber Of COM
merce. heads the delegation from
Wheeling which is the strongest
numerically that is present. Among
the Parkersburgers here are e. M
Gilkeson, c. u. Dotson and Lester
Drake. The Huntingtonians who
have appeared on the scene are A. w.
Werniger and c. R. Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11

Thinks Country Should Build
Not against Any Nation But
UntoWard Contingency.
tsY AsaoelArEp ,rEla,

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec IL
Secretary Daniels told the House ma
val committee Thursday that while the
American navy should be steadily
strengthened in an orderly. way" each
year. the sentiment of the American
people was against making the
United States into a military nation
In competition with the heavily
armed powers of Europe"
The secretary's declaration today
close upon the remarkable testimony
of Rear Admiral Fletcher, command,
er of the Atlantic fleet. who yester-
day told the committee that there
was only one navy in the world, Eng
land, to which the United States was
not equal, came as q climax to two
days discussion OF the preparedness
Of the nation for defense. Secretary
Daniels declared he decried the de-
mands for great increase in the ar
ray of battleships and submarines
and declared that the United States
already was strong nation. He OUT
lined this years plan for two dread
naughts. six torpedo boat destroyers.
eight or more submarines, including
one OF the seagoing type and others
LOT COAST ueIenSe, one RunDOat anu
one oiler. He advised Congress not
to act any differently in providing for
naval strength than 1t would act IL
there had been no European war. He
declared that after the conflict
abroad had been settled there would
be many lessons made plain and he
expressed the hope that universal
disarmament might come then
though no nation could afford to
stop its construction program until
an international agreement had be-
come an actually. He outlined the.
plan for a naval reserve to keep 25,-
900 trained former sailors Of the
navy for practically instant service
and revealed that all retired officers
were being registered for that pur-
pose now.
Questioned by congressman OF the
committee he agreed that to build a.
navy against England a two-battle-
ship plan program would be insult
ficient and said I'VE are not build
ing against any nation or anybody
but simply against untoward CON
tingency."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11

LIVE LONGER
SAYS HUNTER
Than Those Who Drink and He
Gives Some Percentage
Figures.

NEW YORK. Dec. THE loss
tf 100000 men as the result Of the
present warfare could be made good
In less than ten years through COM
plete abstinence from alcoholic beyer-
ages by all the inhabitants Of Rus
sia, " according to Arthur Hunter. q
New York actuary. who reported Ia
the convention of The Association OF
Life Insurance Presidents here today
some OF the results Of an exhaustive
mortality investigation just completed
by the life insurance companies into
100000 insured lives In the past
twenty-five years.
Mr.. Hunter is chairman of the CEN
trail bureau Of the Medico- Actuarial
Committee which had charge Of the
three and one-half year inquiry. The
investigation dealt with the expert.
ence of forty-three, of the leading
companies Of the United States and
Canada In a great many groups of in
sured persons supposed to have a
higher mortality than the average
among insured lives. While the fund
amental object Of the investigation
was to aid the companies In determ-
lining what risks in the future should
be accepted, rated up. or declined,
Mr.. Hunter said that the results also
could be utilized to lengthen humap
life.
Taking up some Of the specific re-
suits Of the investigation. Mr.. Hunter
said: Nothing has been more com
clusiyely proved than that steady
free use OF alcohol beverages. or oc.
casional excuses, proved beyond per.
adventure Of doubt that total absti.
hence from alcohol is of value to hui.
mainly; 1t Is certain that abstainers
live longer than persons who use al.
cohol beverages. Among the men
who admitted that they had taken al
cohol occasionally to excess in the
past but whose habits were consid.
cred satisfactory when they were In
sured, there were 2S9 deaths while
there would have been only 100 had
this group been made up of insured
lives In general. The extra mortali-
ty was, therefore, over so per cent.
which was equivalent to reduction
in the average life Of these men Of
over four years.
One OF the most significant results
OF the investigation, he said. was the
high mortality experienced among
the railroad men. Among locomotive
engineers the mortality was go per
cent in excess Of that among the
insured on a whole. which Is equiv
alent to five years reduction in the
life time.
There is a general impression
that saloon keepers do not live as
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
RULING MADE
That Dismissed Railroad En-
ploye May Recover Contri-
butionsto Relief Fund.
tseIelAL 10 rns rELIaaAl.,

/. WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
A ruling Of interest to railroad men
was established this week in the de-
olson that dismissed employee Of
a railroad company may recover his
contributions to a relief fund con-
Quoted by the company, and that he
is entitled to recover his contribu-
lions. The opinion, written by Chief
Justice Shepard. is regarded by em-
ployes Of railroad companies as a
test case. as regards the rights Of
dismissed employees, and reverses a
finding Of lower court in regard to
q case against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
bond forfeited
az AssoelArrp .sss.,

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE bond
of $1,000 furnished by II. L. Linder
has been declared forfeited by the
court Of general sessions when Linder
failed to appear before Judge Malone
to plead formally to an Indictment
charging him with having violated
section $50 Of the penal law in reveal
ing the contents Of telegraphic mes
sage sent out by the Associated Press.
Under was Postal Telegraph opera
tor in the Office of the New York
Globe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11

long a. PERSONS III h1hhn5ard6|Is
1ec6paf iohs he conllnuel. mn =
Is not generally known that most
rlasses which are CONNECTED with
eifher the manufacture or sale o.
LIQUOR have q high mortality. Among.
saloon proprietors, whether they at
tended the bar or not. there was an
extra mortality Of 10 per cent; and;
the causes Of death indicated that
4 free use Of alcohol beverages had
caused many Of the deaths. In the.
fourteen subdivisions of the trades
connected with the manufacture or
sale of alcohol there was only one
class which had q normal mortality
and that was the distillery propris.
tors. \. n (. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
new CARRIERS
Are Appointed at Washington
for Some Routes in State Of
West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-Con-
gresham Brown has received notice
that F. A. wilkins has been appointed
a rural mail carrier for Needmore.
Hampshire county; and M. H. Carr.
of Mill Creek. Randolph county has
also been appointed rural carrier.
Mr.. Brown has fled petition for the
establishment Of a new rural route
extending from Striburg to Arthur,
Grant county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
{ SECOND YOUNG BRIDE.

WHEELING, Dec. ia 14-year-
old colored girl. giving her residence
as Belmont county. O.. has been
granted q license here to marry JOS
eph Parrfck. aged 81. The girl is
the second bride of this age to OBJ
tain a marriage license in Ohio
county, w. Va. Her parents accom-
panied her to the county clerks Of
ice and gave their consent to the
marriage.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
MANY APPLY
70 Take Governments Civil
Service Examination But All
oNot Show Up for It.
ts,reiAL ;. -. rrlra,A.,

WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. IL
The examination of 400 applicants
for federal reserve positions began
this week for stenographers. type
writer's, clerks and messengers, con-
Quoted by the Civil Service Commits
sion. Sixteen hundred applications
were placed on file with the. commits
sion, but only 400 Of those applying
were willing to submit to the rigid
physical examination which the law
requires.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
MRS. SUMMERS DEAD.

FAlRMONT. Dec. 11.-Mrs. LYDIA
Summers, wife Of Herbert r. Sum-
mers, "a widely known fireman ON
the Monongah division of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. is dead at
her home here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11
RUSH ORDERS.

. BUcKHANNoN, Dec. 1.-THE
Flacus Oak Tanning Company, oper-
ating one Of the largest tanneries in
the state. has received rush orders
for several carload lots OF leather to
be shipped to eastern houses for
sale to European countries at war. A
double shift Of men has been put
on.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-11

Malaria causes more sickness and.
deaths than any other single disease