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New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
NO INTEREST IN SHIP RIJI,

Washington, April S.-Sidney E.. Morse, of New York. secretary of the Transatlantic Steamship conference testified before the senate ship lobby inquiry committee today that his or ganization had taken absolutely no interest in the ship purchase bill. His testimony concluded investigation of allegations of lobby in connection with the bill and Chairman Walsh announced that the committee would meet again in the fall to draft it's re- port.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
THOMPSON FAvoRs BOXING.
Chicago Mayor-elect to Leave Cues
 tion of Bouts to State Legislators.

Chicago, April s.-William Hale Thompson, mayor-elect of Chicago, favors boxing for Chicago and Illi- nois, if the sport is properly conducted and regulated, he asserted today. He indicated, however. that he intends to leave the question of whether this city to have the glove sport with the state legislators. A bill to lega- lize the sport has been introduced at Springfield
 1T am strong for all kinds of clean athletic sports, and that includes boxing" the mayor-elect said. BOX ing in Chicago would be great if We could have it governed under laws which prevail in New York and Wis consin."
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
FALABA NOT ARMED.
British Steamer Sunk By German Submarine on March 2S.

London, April s, D. m.-The off, cial information bureau issued a statement today saying that the Brit ish steamer Falaba, sunk at sea March 2S by German submarine, with a loss of over 100 lives, was not armed.
 It is not true, the statement goes on. that sufficient time was given the pas sengers and the crew of this vessel to escape. The German submarine closed in on the Falaba, ascertained her name, signalled her to stop, gave those on board five minutes to take to their boats. It would have been noth- ing less than a miracle if all the pas sengers and the crew of a good sized liner had been able to take to her boats within the time allowed
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
ASSAULT CASE DECISION.

William F. Delaney, justice of the peace, has rendered decision in the suit brought against Tulijan ZaIewski by WladYslaw Przczolkowski for as- sault. The plaintiff, who was repre- sented by Attorney Daniel O'Keefe. costs.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
TRAWLER BLOWN UP.
Nine Men Aboard Vessel Either Killed By Explosion or Drowned.

London, April 8, ego D. m.-The Grimsby Trawler Zarina was blown up in the North sea today. It is. learned that the nine men on the trawler were either killed by the eX- plosion or drowned
 It is unknown whether the Zarina was destroyed by a mine or a sub- marine.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
@ NO NIGHT NAVIGATION. british Close River Dee and Port of chester Between Dark and Daylight.

Washington, April S--Thc river Dee and the port of Chester has been closed to all navigation at night by order Of the British admiralty, the state department has just been in- ,fofmcd from London
 The message said no vessels are permitted to leave or enter either plc$c between dark and daylight and that all navigation lights have been nStingnisned. No explanation of the rrder is offered.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
TRYING TO GET EADIE BACK.

Chairman Prior of the public amusement commission has written to J. G. Eadie, supervisor of playgrounds in this city last year. and has asked him to return for the coming summer to resume the position. Mir. Eadie is at present physical director of the Y. M. C. A. in Winnepeg.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
GIVES YACHT TO UNIVERSITY

San Antonio, Tex, April S.-George W. Breckenridge of this city has given to the University of Texas his $10O,000 yacht Navidad. to be as- signed to the biological department of the institution. A preliminary survey of the Texas coast is to be made In the Navidad. which is to start from Port LavaCa tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
lIcnl.y E, Klein.

The funeral of Henry J3. Klein of S29 Park street, who died yesterday at St. Francis hospital, Hartford. Will be held from St. Peters church Ut o'clock Saturday morning. Burial will be iu the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Mrs. Lester F. Curtis.

The funeral of Mrs. Lester P. Cur tis was held this afternoon at 3
 o'clock services being conducted in the Mortuary chapel by Rev. J. E.. Adams. 1nterment was in Fairview cemetery. b#..
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Joseph Basso.

The funeral of Joseph Basso of 179 Washington street. was held at 10 o'clock this morning, from St. Marys church. Requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Donahue. Interment was in St. Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Richard Flanagan.

High mass of requiem was cele- brated at St. Mary's church at g o'clock this morning for the late Richard Flanagan. Interment was in St. Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
TRUSTEE NAMED.

Referee Edward NJ. Yeomans has appointed M. D. Saxe trustee for the bankruptcy estate of the John Pinches company. R. H. Hubbard. Orson F. Curtiss and Attorney Henry P. Roche have been named as appraisers.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Daniel Rose.

The funeral of Daniel Rose was held this afternoon at Stony Point, New York, interment being in that place.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
WATERBURY WOMAN BURNED

Waterbury, April S.-Miss Eliza beth Moriarty was seriously burned about the face and hands in a fire which did about $1,5O0 damage at her home here early today.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
TOO LATE, FOR CLASSIFICATION.

man to do drawing during spare time, evenings p. Q.
 Box 296. City. 4-S-ldx
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
SENATE RECONS|DERS
 DEER BILL ACTION
Klett Named for Committee or
 Conference With House.

s Hartford. April S.-The deer bill came to the attention of the senate to- day when it was reported from the house with disagreeing action. the senate having rejected 1t. Senator Lewis moved that the senate adhere and ask for a committee on confer ence. Senator Wadhams raised the point that the senate had refused once to reconsider it's action and as there lad been no change in the bill by amendment it was not properly before the senate. s-.s
 Lieutenant Governor Wilson ruled that the bill was properly before the senate on the ground that there had been intervening action.
 Votes to Reconsider.
 The senate then voted to reconsider it's action, to insist and ask for com nlittee on conference. Senator .Klett was appointed on the part of the senate.
 Among unfavorable reports on bills were these: To abolish board of ex~ aminers of barbers; on taxation of land leased for ninety-nine years, mak- ing d close season on iong clans and oysters in Westbrook; creating a di- vision on child hygiene in Greenwich raising educational requirements of children under sixteen years of age who go to work.
 May Purchase Land.
 Among favorable reports were these: Giving the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station Jurisdiction in To-. eating and abolishing mosquito breed ing marsh areas; providing for taxa tion of vessels propelled by steam; authorizing the state board of educa- tion to purchase land adjoining the property of the Normal school at New Britain and appropriating $16,000 therefor; appropriating SIP, 900 to re- imburse the New Haven road for modified under crossing at New Lon don and $5,000 for further investiga- tion of the railroad bridge over the Thames between New London ani Groton; amending an act concerning the. practice of optometry by repeal ing the present law.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
HEAR THREE CLAI|
 AGAINST THE $
By Men Who Served TiII
 Crimes They Did Not Cel

Hartford. April s.--The cd on claims today gave hearingz ratore Rania, and Salvatore
 each of whom served a sent the state prison for a crime t not commit, which crime W holding up of a paymasrer of struction crew at Greenwich ping him. Both men were p when a confession was made fornia by a man who took pgxH robbery. While in prison
 wife and daughter died. He n experienced difficulty in retain ployment. IL was shown to A dons board that neither RarI lsmma knew anything of the
 but they were arrested in StanI suspicion and convicted on
 stantiaI evidence. At the tinc viction the late States
 Stiles Judson declared his bel' two innocent mem had been prison. fA
 Heard HawIey's ClaiIn'
 The committee yesterday he claim for relief Of John U.
 negro, of Huntington, wifc-- twenty years in state prison { posed murder of Mary MunI white woman, in 1893. Hawle1 conviction was set aside by preme court in April. 1893. was again convicted and wal doned in 1913. At the hearil .terday pr. Shelton of Huntingti was medical examiner at the the murder told the committl between the time of the settin' of the first conviction, and H| second trial he was called to tl side of Candace White, an uni negress. the mother of eleveI dren, and was told by her tll had wrongly testified at H| trial. She lived in the other tel of the house in which the
 woman was killed. She said sl jured herself when she said, sl1S Hawley's voice in the Munso mans room at the time of the | and she felt that he evidence wi terial in convicting Hawley. been shown that Hawley was i ' with the Munson woman by she had a child, a week befd was murdered. Hawley had ol fore been convicted of immoral
 Before Hawley's second trid dace White died. Professional Secret.
 To the committee M-A claimed that he told Of 1,
 fession to the board of
 1905. but nothing was ,,ns
 repeated 1t in 1918, WI
 pardoned Hawley. Mr. Brorl the committee asked Dr. Sheltd he had kept this confession and the doctor replied that h| sidered that 1t was profe, secret, and moreover as an assisting the states attorney his duty to do all in his power cure conviction. Hawley'sI served ten years as an access| the crime. Hawley's counsel time was Judge Williams, now court bench.
 These three claims raised a question as the legislature has| recognized a claim against thd made by a person who has bed justly confined in prison.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Augusta Surl<o.

The death of Mrs. Augusta Surko. wife of Adolph F.. Surko of 10S Rhodes street occurred very suddenly last evening. Although she com- plained of not feeling we'll yesterday morning, members of her family dld not consider her illness as serious. She attended to her household duties during the day but, at o'clock, she became so ill that pr. Henry T. Bray was summoned. She died shortly after his arrival, the immediate cause of death being convulsions. She was sixty-one years old.
 The deceased woman is survived, besides her husband by seven children Adolph E. Surko, Jr., Mrs. Philip Seitz, Mrs. William Wendt and the Misses Natalie, Minnie, Anna and Ida Surko.
 The funeral will be held from St. Matthews German Lutheran church, Saturday afternoon and the pastor, Rev. A. c. T. Steege, will officiate.
 Wells Goodrich ThraH.
 Wells Goodrich Thrall, an aged and we'll known resident of the city, passed away this morning ut his hime, 2oS Fairview street. Ee was seventyf four years old and a native of Ta1cotville, Conn, being the son of MT. and Mrs. Ira Thrall of that place. He was a widower.
 The funeral will be held from his late home at o'clock Saturday after noon
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Women and Children Killed.

Paris, April 8, S20 a. m.-Twelve women and children were killed and forty-eight others injured by bombs dropped by Austrian aviators in the market place at Podgoritza, Monte negro, yesterday afternoon, accord
 ing to a Cettinje despatch to the Hayas Agency. Many buildings were destroyed by the missiles, seven of which were dropped from the aero plane.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Freed of Germans.

London, April S, 4:15 p. m.-Thc big list of casualties of the rank and file Sof the British army issued yester- day of the recent fighting at Neuve CHapelle was increased today by the giving. out of another list which con- talns the names of HOS men. Of these S46 were killed and the re- .nander wounded.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Professional Secret.

To the committee claimed that he told of {. fession 10 the board of 1905, but nothing was .,ns repeated 1t in 1918, WI na pdapa1 Inu,iax. Ar prrsT
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
PECK BENEFIT IS
DRAWING INTEREST
Wrestling Fans Looking For.
ward to Final Mat Contests
of the Season:

Keen interest Is being manifested IN
wrestling circles in the main attractioh
Of the wrestling carnival which VIII De
furnished at the Gayety Theater next
Wednesday, when farewell affair Will
be rendered Manager George Peek
These annual testimonials to the man
who restored wrestling to Its proper
basis in Washington are becoming to De
looked upon with favor by the throns
which still keeps interest in the sport
alive. and the card which has been ar
ranged for next week is to be no eXcep-
ton as compared with past years
OF course the greatest amount OF en-
thusiasm centers around the Joe
Turner-Fritz Hanson affair, which Is to
he a finish match. and which promises
to be one of the best contested OF any
~ the matches staged at the Gayety
this season. Hanson and Turner are
nuch in the same class in their re-
snectiye countries. and each is more
than anxious to establish his superiority
over the other.
One of the curtain raisers will be a
finish 60 between Bumps Turner ant
sailor Noakes. both liShtweights. Pa
O'Conror is the popular choice foi
referee of both bouts. Although he has
NOT been officially named. his desir
ability will have All influence on Man
ager peck, who will in all probability
name him for third man on the mat.
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
HOLY NAME TEAMS
MAY FORM LEAGUE
Summer Camp and Baseball
Circuit Are Embodied in
Plans of Society.

a baseball league and a camp for boys
are planned by the Washington branch
or the Holy Name Society. Plans for
the league and the camp were made at
meeting OF the junior committee last
night at the home of Frank wissner,
1872 Thirty-first street northwest. The
committee is composed Of Frank wiss.
ner. Capt. Harry Walsh. N. ]. MCGEE
John Kane, Frank p. Cunning. and
Capt. e. w. Cogan. Michael d.
Schaener, president Of the Diocesan
Union, and President John HadIev
attended. "'''"' aiso
Capt. Eugene C. Edwards. who was
president p; OF the Marquette League. was
ganization. and George f. Long was
MADE official umpire. All games will
pc played on the old Olympic grounds in
GGeorgetown, at Thirty-fifth street and
Wisconsin avenue
a number of the church societies haye
already signiied their intention Of hav.
ing teams In the league including Holy
trinity OF Georgetown; st. STEPHENS.
81. DominiG= ST. Vincent de Paul. and
~; fosoHhe Ahboeysius; II is probable that st.
andria Will come in. The latter team
Is headed by Sylvester Breen, manager
OF the alexandria Cardinals, and Is ex-
pec.ed TO have strong team. All
hust Uc IueInDerS OF the HOly
Name Society, and the age limit has
peen Axed at nineteen, with the pro-
Viso that there may be two PLAYERS
above this limit. whose ages together
90 not aggregate forty years. The
league Will be governed by the appoint
ed officials and a board Of managers
composed of the managers of the vari-
Gus teams. They will meet next Tues
day at the home OF Mr.. Wissner.
Plans for the permanent summer
camp call for the purchase of all neces-
sary equipment by the Washington
Dranch OF the Holy Name Society and
The allotment of time at the camp TO
each OF the parish organizations. Cap
tain walsh and Mr.. Wissner were ap-
pointed a committee to arrange a. bene-
mt performance to be held at one of the
local theaters to obtain funds.
The camp idea is the outgrowth of a
camp conducted by Mr.. Wissner at
Colonial Beach fortwo weeks last year
for the boys of Trinity parish Thirty
boys attended the camp. and this year
more than hundred boys are clamor-
ing to go.
Arrangements were also made at the
meeting last night for monthly mass
meetings of the juniors of the city, as
a preliminary to the big parade and
demonstration by the Archdiocesan
Union organization in Washington next
October.
The Washington times., 1915-05-06

PHILADELPHIA, May eff the
Boston Red Sox are to become fac
tor in the 1915 pennant race, they
will have to get started soon. This
is the general belief Of the Griffmen.
The return of Joe Wood and Vean
Gregg to midseason form, it is
agreed, will put Carrigan's clan in
a most formidable condition, but if
these two high-priced pitchers insist
on waiting for hot weather before
testing their wings, the opportunity
may be gone for the Red Sox to horn
into the fray.
"Ban Johnson says that the race
this season in this league will be one
of the best in years. He's right,
too," says Manager Griffith. "No
one team has enough on all the 9TH
ers to make it runaway thing. I
can't see the Athletics without
Frank Baker, but with him back in
line the Athletics will be strong con-
tenders.
THE Yankees are showing more class
than was expected Of them. ! am not
with those who say they are playing
beyond their speed. Maisel may come
back a bit in his hitting. but who is
able to say that Pipp, Cook and Hart
zell or High can't retain their present
hitting standard? Hartzell has always
been a good hitter. while the other three
right along and hit for more than 300
If they do, the Yanks may be up around
the top when the season ends.
Detroit is getting goSd pitching
That's all It needed. The hitting OF
Cobb, Crawford and Veach Is sure to
Cobb is not hurt or otherwise barred
from playing. you can pin your money
on the Tigers being in the race all the
way to the end OF the season.
Il don't know what to think OF the
White Sox. Their pitching Is as good
as anybody would want and. with Eddie
Collins in the infield they have one
sweet quartet. The SoX may upset g
lot of us.
Boston was doped to get away to 8
at the training camp and then some
more at home has put an awful crimI
In the hopes of Carrigans followers
But Boston has good team. II 1t hap
pens to get some good weather In th'
West and the pitchers round into shape
tne IScu Sun may stai 'ioh'
| Of US will like
! Boston fans have been fed on cham
pionship dope all winter 1t was SAT-
! that the worlds series Of 1915 woul'
be played in the Hub. The Braves ar
, living up to the dope. but the Red Sc:
! have not and now the fans in New Eng
land are beginning to fall away from
them. Boston is such good baseball
city, though. that a winning streak ol
| the part Of the Sox will bring out thou
Ae 80 u.hn ha haen Stavini
| away from the ball park.
| While in Boston the Griffmen wer
J visited daily by fans at the hotel
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
jim COFFEY KNOCKS
OUT REICH IN THIRD
labs Followed BY Swings, and
Irish Giant Finally Lands
Victim in Stomach.

NEW YORK. May e.--Rich Irish
brogues predominated in the cheers
Of 10000 persons that greeted a new
fstic hero in Jim Coffey, of Roscom-
mon. who pounded Al Reich into sub
lection In less than three rounds of
fighting in Madison Square Garden last
night. Just how good Coffey Is could
not be gathered from last nights en-
counter. for Reich was never able to
Withstand the steady jabs of the Irish
lad which paved the way for a series of
right and left swings which left Reich
al the mercy Of his opponent Smash
Ing BODY blows completed the trick, and
Reich doubled UP with hands on the
ground. The referee had counted him
out. He was not helpless, but he pre-
ferred to quit rather than take any
more OF the medicine which Coffey
handed out so forcefully.
The finish nearly came in the second
round. in which Coffey. after being stag
sercd by Reich's right early in the
round, went after his man and landed a
right that sent Reich to the floor. II
vas near time for The bell. which saved
Reich, and he was taken to his corner
at the count of seven.
Reich was not able TO display anv OF
his boasted cleverncss in the face of tho
aggressive attack Of the 1rishman. In
the early part of the fray he looked for
an opening 20 get over his right and did
land to Cofey'3 discomfort at the be-
ginning of the second round. Then came
the Vicious swing which put Reich TO
the mat for the first time and the Irish
favorite had his number.
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
Peace! "Not Much"
Reiterates Ban Johnson

NEW YORK. May s.-Ban johnson,
president Of the American League, who
arrived here early yesterday morning,
declared again today he had been mis-
quoted in the report from Boston Tues
day that he favored withdrawing all
baseball suits now pending from the
courts.
Several weeks ago ] met Phil Ball,
one Of the directors of the St Louis
Federal League Club. in Chicago and
during our talk We agreed that base
ball and law courts do not mix. I
never mentioned to Mr.. Ball that the
baseball suits now pending should be
withdrawn from the courts for the best
interest OF baseball" he said.
On arriving in Boston. I told sew
eral baseball writer's that I had met
Mr.. Ball in Chicago, and that we both
was not very good mixture. I said
nothing more.
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
Fordham Star Is
Wanted By Connie

NEW YORK. May 6,-Connie Mack $
iuterest I'm the Fordham-Holy Cross
basobslI game, which he witnessed yes
tcr,Iay at Fordham Field. was concen-
trsted on Carroll the Maroon third
rnckcr. Mack and Carroll had a con-
ference after tho game, and Pitcher Bill
walsh says Mack offered contract to
the Maroon star to take effect June ],
after the closing of Fordhams season.
This is Carroll's fourth year on the
Maroon varsity at third base. He leads
the varsity team in batting with per-
centage Of Az. and is a third-year
medical student The third baseman of
the Athletes at present is kOpf, who
played shortstOp for the Maroon varsity
two years ago. and captaincd Fordham s
basketball team.
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
GENERALS BATTLE
{. j. TWELVE INNINGS
Error and Two Singles Give
Washington and Lee Close
Game Over BrookIanders.

An error and two singles in the
twelfth lost tight game for Catholic
University yesterday, and Washington
and Lee went home with a 3 to / score
Frank Fahey allowed the Generals but
five hits. and two of these counted
heavily.
Cheeves' error in the twelfth inning,
singles by Jennings and Youngs, fol-
lowed by singles and two runs were
showed across. Washington and Lee
counted in the first inning. and Catholic
University came back for a tally in the
third. For eight innings neither side
scored. Score by innings:
r. II. E.
w. & L..............1no oo0 900 0o2-3 8 3
c. C.................On .Onl 900 600 Oo0-l 8 )
Batteries-Washington and Lee. Hast
ings. Jennings. and Sweet,and; Catholic
University, FaheY and Smith.
The Washington times., 1915-05-06
LATE STARTS MAKE
FOR SHORT CONTESTS
Umpires May Be Instructed to
Start Battles Earlier in
Amateur Circuits.

Instructions will probably be sent
out from the various league headquar-
ters to the unpires in the amateur cir
earlier than in the past few days, as
but few OF the scheduled contests ere
going over the siX-inning route.
Many Of the leagues scheduled to
start play al ) o'clock fail to get action
before 6 o clock, with the result that
barely FIVE innings are squeezed
through before a halt has to be called
on proceedings.
There were any number of players
who had perfect days az the bat in
the various games yesterday. Gaskins
CT the Staff team of the lnterurban
League, hit safely three times up. Cut
ting. of Union Printers, got two hits in
his trips to the plate. while Dodge, of
Congress Heights. and Fairal. OF Fair
lawn, got the same number of safetes
The Drlllery Business College wa.
granted the vacant franchise in the Po
tomac League at a meeting of the cir
cult last night and will start play i'm
mHd'stely. The Drillery team has cor
rallied a number of promising PLAYER.
and is expecting to make a fine show
ing.
congress Heights got away with a
to score from Fairlawn in the Po
tomaC League yesterday. Hunt. Dodg,
and Hoffman Clouted the team to a win
Tho Marines continue to win in tn
| Government League. Foresters wen
down to to 3 score before the Mn
rines yesterday before a banner crowd
The Government League outdraws al
OF the others on tho Monument Ground
an1 Is presenting a fine article of base
| ball every day.