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New Britain herald., 1916-07-19

LAWYER ASSERTS HIS CLIENT WAS FRAMED
Armenian Charged With Plugging
 Woman Is Discharged by Court

Saliac Dedarian, charged with as- sulting Mrs. Nonick Riparian of Hart ford avenue last Saturday evening by trying to kiss her, was discharged by Judge James T. Mesllill in police court this morning when it appeared that the story told by the complain ing witnesses was too far fetched to be convincing. Mrs. Riparian stated that she was assa ulted on the stair way at 6:30 o'clock in the evening and that her brother-in-law was with her, yet no disturbance sufficient to arouse the neigh borhood was made. Lawyer M. D. Sake, who defended the accused, termed the woman's story an invention, the most ridiculous he had ever heard. Lawyer F. B. Hun gerford was associated with Lawyer Sake in this case. They both de- clared the case was a frame up'' on the part of the complaining witnesses,
 Mrs. Riparian said that on Satur- day morning she saw Dedarian leav- ing the block in which she lived. In the afternoon she went out and Was returning by the rear stairs about 6:30 when she met Dedarian coming down. She said the man suddenly grabbed her about the waist and tried to hug and kiss her, exclaiming You can't get away from me. I'm going to do the same to you as I did to your sister-in-law and take you to Hartford" The witness said that about a year ago Dedarian became intimate with her sister-in-law and was finally arrested as he was in hid ing in a closet in her room. The re- suit was that the woman was estranged from her family and Daniel Riparian sued Dedarian for damages Mrs. Riparian said she pushed De- darian from her, knocking his hat off, and exclaimed she was not the kind of a woman he wanted. Kaspar Pa parian, a brOther-in-law of the conl- plainant, testified to seeing Dedarian try to hug Mrs. Riparian. Kaspar said that when Oscar Riparian also interfered, Dedarian rushed out and got the police so that he could get his story in first.
 Lawyer Sake called Dedarian to the stand and he said he visited the Hartford avenue house to see d friend named Steve but as he was no+ home he left and returned at 6:3O D. m. Again Steve was out in 1eav- ing the house he met Mrs. Paparian who questioned his right to enter the building, saying if he wanted to visit Steve he would have to see him out side. He denied trying to hug and kiss the woman and said Oscar Pa parian hit him, exclaiming it was the chance he was after. Dedarian said he has had a lot of trouble with the Riparian family and on Saturday Moses Riparian threatened to have my body if it costs $1O,OOO."
 The Arm enian family living on the top floor of the block, where Dedarian was visiting said they heard nothing of the alleged trouble on the stairs, but said they heard an argument.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
OPPOSE NEW GRADE
 ON BLACK ROCK AVE.
No Sewers Are Wanted in Yale
 and Oxford Streets

Four hearings were given by the board of public works last evening in the super-heated quarters on the sec ond floor of the city building. Resi- dents of Black Rock avenue were out in force to oppose the proposed change of grade of the west side of the street. Only one, F. w. Carlson. who entered the original petition, fa- vored the movement. He owns an au- tomobile and finds it tough job get ting in and out of his yard Some of the other residents were not against the change provided it didn't cost any money, but otherwise wanted no change.
 A ten foot building line on both sides of Gold street was favored by property owners in that section when the matter came up for hearing. Representatives of the Polish Or phanage said they wanted nothing less than ten feet Attorney NJ. IT.. Camp spoke for the property owners at the corner of Gold and Broad streets. These want a three foot line [ at the corner in case they decide to erect business buildings.
 The question of sewers in Oxford and Yale streets developed almost solid opposition. It was, explained by a representative of Carlson & Torrell that the only trouble is due to a col lection of storm water. He inVesti- gated the matter and could not locate Oxford street. All the property in that region, he claimed, is severed through Woodland street. He couldn't see the need of a sewer anyway. Chairman Humphrey explained that the sewer was planned to give relief from storm water which pockets there after storms George Berson said the rem edy is in filling in the property and forcing the water into the street in this manner. Another resident, who explained that he was a poor talker, gave a ten minute oration on the sub- feet and finally wound up by declar- ing that he was against the sewer.
 The question of relieving the kel- sev street section from the accumu- lation of storm water which accumu- 1ates in the dump, where Hllles pond formerly existed, was brought to the boards attention by Health Superlh- +andent Reeks The matter was re- farred to the health and puoIc 1,or1xs hoards at the last council meet inc Dr Reeks suggested turning +Lo uater into the trunk sewer, put
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
STRANGE ASSAULT
 ON CHERRY STREET
Tony Naples and Frank CacavIo Vic tims of Sudden Attack Shortly
 After Midnight.

At 12:15 o'clock this morning the police were called to the home of Tony Naples at 6e Cherry street to investigate a mysterious assault case, but although they secured the entire neighborhood no trace of the two strange men who are said to have assaulted Naples and Frank Cacavlo was found.
 According to the story told Officer Herbert Lyon by Naples, he was sit ting on his front steps with his friends when two men came along and inquired if Mike lived there Re- ceiving a negative answer, the two men at once became loudly abusive and concluded by making sudCtn attack. Naples head was badly cut and Cacavlo suffered a couple of bad cuts on the side of his head. Both men received medical attention.
 The assault created a stir in the neighborhood and the story became circulated that Naples had been as- saulted by an unknown Italian and his throat had been slashed from ear to ear. The police searching the neighborhood also added to the gen. eraI excitement.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
HOME FROM COLORADO.

William Johnson, formerly a trolley conductor in this city, is home from Trinidad, Colorado, where he has been living for several years. Speaking of conditions in Colorado and especially iii the mining districts, MT. Johnson says great improvements have been made since the labor troubles several years ago. To John D. Rockefeller, Jr, he gives much credit for the Improvement. MT. Rockefeller made a personal investigation of the situa- tion in Colorado and talked with the miners about living conditions and advised them to cut out riotous living and save their earnings To a large extent his advice has prevailed with a consequent bettering of conditions, both as regards wages and the saving of money.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19

E. B. filling, permission to connect property in rear of Sherman Court with trunk line sewer, voted to give permission and refer to board of compensation and assessment; Shut tie Meadow Country club, sewer in Lincoln street from Monroe street to Berlin town line, engineer ordered to prepare map; Thomas Brophy, for working of Lawlor street to grade adopted by the common council, laid over for inspection; Hannah Watson, ct al., welk on both sides of Farm ington avenue from Beaver to Allen streets, ordered laid by October 15; nue, laid over for inspection; F. A. Searle, grading and macadamizing of Forrest street, ordered to be done in it's turn; George Le Witt, per- mission to cut down six trees on north side of Main street, referred to city engineer; relief from surface water in Kelsey street dump, laid over for inspection; curbing and ma cadamizing of Grove, Chapman Will Hams and Henry streets, tabled, Shut tie Meadow Country club water main in Lincoln street from Shuttle Meadow ave. to Berlin town line and water main in Shuttle Meadow ave- from Corbin ave. to Lincoln street or dered laid; water main in Buell. street, ordered sewer in Daley avenue, 300 feet easterly, given a hearing; walk on Lyon street, east side, ordered laid by October 1. Catch basins on Wal lace street, spoken of by the city en- gineer, were ordered.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
City Mems


&Soodness of Aunt Delia's" bread. #dvt.
 Mrs. Mary Hahn of 349 Chestnut
 #eet is the guest of her daughter, 8 Edgar Sanders of Boston. Early last evening John Rich of # Lasalle street notified the police Mt earlier in the day his home had An entered by sneak thieves and ~ in cash had been stolen from a Meau drawer.
 Burton Smith notified the police #terday that a Hartford trolley # bumped into his automobile on
 &estnut street, doing some damage. # planes the motorman for the &C., $ent. NPeace" painting 25c. One with
 #ch soc purchase, 15c. Hargreaves #corating company-advt.
 &rhe clerk in charge of the Texas &ified the police at o'clock yes- Sday that during his absence in the 4ernoon the cash register had been 3 3Pned and SIG in cash taken.
 AAt a meeting of Washington L. 8rgan lodge, K. of F., last evening A following committees. s were zDsen: Press, Edward Barbour; en- #tainment, F. R. Dolan; finance, 8lliam Stern, R. Dolan and I. w. 8dding. kGenuine Leghorn Straw Hats s2.O0 \ Wilson 's.-advt.
 IA broken feed wire in Stanley Sarter caused the hold-up of the arth End trolley for half an hour 1t evening. Many passengers got off 1d walked rather than wait. Ion August the Hebrews Ladies' sd society will hold picnic and snce at the Bungalow on Arch street 8d Lynch's orchestra will furnish |1sic. The money raised will be used r the fund for the relief of Hebrews the old country.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
DR. L. K. WITTE IS
 MEAT INSPECTOR
Health Board Fixes His Salary at
 S66.66 a Month

Without waste of time, the health
 board at it's special meeting late yes- terday afternoon took up the ques- ton of appointing a temporary meat inspector and acting upon the major
 ity report of the special committee ap-
 pointed pr. Charles R. Witte of East
 street A minority report in favor of
 the appointment of Dr. George r
 Crowley was presented by pr. H. T.
 Bray, but realizing the futility of argument the latter made no attempt to convince the board of the wisdom of his choice. Chairman Tallard voted against the appointment and in fact went on record as being opposed to any appointment at this time He has been from the first a strong advo- cate of the municipal slaughter house and never consented to have the pro- position sidetracked.
 After some discussion as to the right of the board to fix a salary for a temporary inspector it was voted to make the salary $66.66 a month or $500 a year.
 Superintendent T. E. Reeks brought up the question of slate urinals in public and semi-public buildines. While there is no state law or local ordinance against their use opposition is fast developing because slate is porous material. Hartford has an ordinance forbidding the use of slate urinals. The school board has just voted to use porcelain. The board voted to recommend to the council the adoption of an ordinance forbiddinw the use of slate concrete or absorbent material.
 Another matter brought up hv Superintendent Reeks is in relation to preventive measures against the spread of infantile paralysis. Owing to the heavy arrival here of New York children, who now number more than 200 Superintendent Reeks has about concluded to forbid entrance to all who appear without New York health board certificates Many have them but by no means all. The hoard advised consulting with the cornora- tion counsel as to the right to forbid entrance to those without certificates. Dr. Reeks explained that three fourths of the departments time and efforts is now given up to watching the visitors and if they continue to come as in the past few weeks if will soon be impossible to cope with the situation. The department is having no trouble in getting information of he arrival of New Workers.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
Events Tonight

High class photo plays, Fox's theater.
 Vaudeville and motion pictures, Keeneys theater.
 St. Elmo lodge, No. 21, Knights of Pythias, meets at PAP Main street.
 Andre lodge, No. A., I. O. o. F. meets in Odd Fellows hall.
 Phenix Lodge, No 52, I. O. o. F., meets in Holmes and Hoffman's hall
 Carpenters Union meets at 34 Church street.
 Lady Turner's meet in Turner hall. Winthrop Council meets at 277 Main street.
 German Rifle Club meets in Bar decks hall
 Independent daughters of St. George meet at 8S Arch street.
 Svenska Klubben meets at 61 Main street.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of letters un- claimed at the New Britain, Conn.,, post office, July IS, 1916: M. A. Berkin. Thomas Cody. Carl Carlson. Herbert l.. Davis. Robert Fox. Max Friedman. MT. Ginsburg Paul Kochanik. Edward Rourke. Samuel Nesla. John Pizzone. Juzef Ronczek. John Swanson. c. E. Snively. Frynk Solak. Palmo Simpon. Mrs. M. Gwydette. Mrs John Gravalec. Mrs. E. Sodergren. Mrs. Charles Wolf. Miss Hattie Boyer. Miss Zofi Kasica. Miss Lillian Kelsey. Miss Julia Trabely. Miss Della M. Thayer. Ask for advertised letters and men, ion date of list.
 W. F. DELANEY,
 Postmaster.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19

objection was raised by the board of public works. The question IS ulllf cult to solve without the constructor of a storm sewer.
 George Levitt petitioned to be al- lowed to cut five large trees Wh1cn front his new Main street property. The board agreed to go down and vie" the trees.
 No Grade Change.
 On the question of lowering the grade on the west side of Black Rock avenue the opposition proved so great that the board voted to give the petitioners leave to withdraw. The same disposition was made in regard to the proposed sewers for Yale and Oxford streets. The board voted in favor of the proposed ten foot build ing line for Gold street on the west side and fifteen feet on the east side except at the street corners. A three foot line is recommended on the west side of Orange and Broad and on the east side three feet from a point 132 north of Orange.
 Petitions Granted.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone company was granted permis- sion to erect poles on Lincoln, Harri- son, Monroe and Walker streets un- der the direction of the city engineer.
 Permission was granted the United Electric Light & Water company to string three wires across Steele street,
 The board voted to have the city engineer prepare map of Myrtle street showing the curb as it would appear set back two feet in order to widen the travelled way.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone company sent a letter to the board explaining the delay in putting wires into the Elm street subway. h. ability to get the necessary material was given as the cause and an eXten- sion of six months was granted.
 Chairman w. F. Brooks of the park board has written the city en- gineer regarding the location of the drinking fountain to be placed in connection with the Burritt Memorial in Franklin Square park. He recOm- mended that the fountain be designed by MT. McGonigle in order that it be in harmony with the remainder of the work. The recommendation was adopted.
 Petitions Received.
 Petitions were received as follows:
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
CLERKS HAVE OUTING.
McMillan's Department Store Has An nual Outing With Sail Down River.

A large number Of the clerks em- plCyed at McMillans department store, with some of their friends, en- loved their annual outing this after noon. The party left for Hartford on the 12:37 o'clock trolley and then took the steam yacht Bohemian" for sail down the Connecticut river as far as East Haddam. Luncheon was served and music was enjoyed on the boat
 Returning, the party expects to ar rive in Hartford at 10 o'clock this evening"
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
RAISE FUNDS FOR SOLDIERS.

At the home of Miss Bertha Shel- don of 45 South High street yesterday afternoon a social and tea was held for the benefit of the local soldiers at the border. The Misses Florence Camp, and Elizabeth Welles and Mrs. W. J. Westlake poured and were as- sisted by the Misses May Hall. Ethel Swain and Rosalie Bell. About thirty people were in attendance and the sum of $11 was raised.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
CATHOLIC CHURCH LOOTED.

Some time yesterday an unknown vandal entered St. Peters Catholic church on Franklin Square and broke open two cash boxes beneath the Shrine of St. Anne. Between sS and $10 was stolen. One box was carried away by the thief and an- other one was substituted.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
LEAVES FOR JAPAN.
|nest Bodycoat, Former Local Resi-
 nt, to Start on Long Trip Friday.

FneSC BOuyCOdt, FOrIner LOcaI heS1- |nt, to Start on Long Trip Friday. Ernest Bodycoat, a former New Iitain man and a brother of Harry Sdycoat of Cherry street, has left es city after a short visit and on |idayy ywi1l sail from New York as |gineer on a steamer that this coun- r has just sold to Japan. MT. Body bt will take the ship to Nippon. During the past two years MT. bdycoat has been working on ships Eing between the United States and hgland and has had a number of Eeresting experiences. In London, Ee to the lack of help, it is a very +rd job to get a ship loaded or un- aded, he states. He says his ob- rvations are that the United States,
 cause of her foreign policies, is in |cidedly wrong with both the Allies Id Germany.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-19
RUNAWAY HITS AUTOMOBILE

A horse owned by Abe Meltzer, rag peddler, took fright last evening on Gold street and came dashing down Myrtle street at a break-neck race. In front of B. Y. Jones' mar let the wagon crashed into Jones' automobile, demolishing the wagon and damaging the automobile con- siderably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-28
Outlines Proposals He
Will Make to Amer
lean Generals.
DENIES FRICTION
WITH CARRANZA
Hopes to Arrange Early
Retirement of Troops,
Says Minister.

chihuahua, Mexico, April 27.-Gen-
eral Alvaro Obregon, Minister OF War
of the defacto government, will sub
nit bis assurances TO Major Generals
Scott and Funston at their coming con-
ference, in Juarez or FL Paso, that the
Carranza forces are now fully able TO
cope with the Villa bandits operating
in Southern Chihuahua. He said he
hoped TO arrange for an early retire
ment of the mAerican troops.
Before his departure tonight for
Juarez. General Obregon, who was ac-
companied by General Jacinto Trevino,
Carranza commander at Torreon, out
lined the official proposals that he in
tends 10 submit TO Generals Scott and
Funston.
81 am going TO Juarez TO convince
the American representatives that our
army is more than amply sufficient to
control the email groups Of villa ban
dts which are still at large and out
side the law.
~ hope to arrange the prompt re-
tirement of the American troops into
their own country
81 wish emphatcally TO deny the IN
ventions of the American yellow press
which has insinuated there is friction
between myself and General Carranza.
he said. 81 wish further TO state that
there is perfect harmony among all the
chiefs of the Constitutional cause.
General Obregon left chihuahua Tor
Juarez on his special train at 10 o'clock
tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-28
MRS. GLASS FINDS BOY
IN GEORGIA IS NOT SON
Swoons After Viewing Lad That
Led Her to Atlanta.
10y Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune. ]

Atlanta, April 27.-The same dreary
words which Mrs. Charles l.. Glass, Of
Jersey City, has used so often sprang
to her lips again tonight when she
faced in hotel here gypsy holding
a little. light-haired boy.
at is not my Jimmie she said, hope
lessly. She would then have fallen had
not Lieutenant Rooney. Of Jersey City,
who accompanied her, caught her in his
arms. Another of the clews which the
patient mother has followed more than
eight thousand miles had come to the
same old bitter end to which all have
led. She has spent more than f2o,ooo IN
the endeavor to find her boy, and IS no
nearo~ achievement than when Jimmie
was stolen from her summer nome IN
Pennsylvania last summer.
A report from Gainesville INFORMED
.he persistent woman that her son was
believed 70 be there. II was Learned
there that the father of the boy, WIZ
Costello, had been allowed 70 take MN
TO Atlanta, so they came here. Io-nignt
she is leaving Atlanta for Jersey Oi'y'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-28
WHITRIDCE WINS
BRITISH CROSS
Son. of Third Avenue Railroad
President Decorated.

British Headquarters in France. April
23.-Among those who received the
military cross recently was Second
Lieutenant Arnold Whitridge, Yale, IL,
and son Of F. ". Whitridge, of New
York, president OF the Third Avenue
Railway Company.
Lieutenant Whitridge received the
decoration for having directed the fire
Of his battery during recent hot fight
ing. with the German trenches only a
hundred yards away. He is one OF
group of young American college men
who have been with the British artil-
lery since early in the war.
One Of this number was William
Montague Nichols, a student at the
Annapolis Naval Academy, who resigned
q 20 TO the front. Nichols was killed
in action near Loos in the fall Of 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-28
Fighting Still Going On in Streets
of Dublin, Asquith Announces
in Commons.
GIVEN FULL
POWER TO CURB REBELS
Redmond and Carson Join in Denouncing
Uprising-LondOn Cut Off CON-
pletely from Ireland.

London April 27-Narta law has been declared through
out Ireland Major General Sir John Maxwell who until
Gently commanded the troops Egypt has to take
charge and the Irish executive officials have placed themselves
under his Instructions He has been given full disciplinary
for extension of operations and suppression Of the
rebellion
The revolt which broke out in Dublin Monday. has
spread other parts of Ireland chiefly the west and SOUTH
This information together with the fact that the rebels
still in possession of of the city of Dublin given t.
the nation by the ministers in Parliament to-day.
Premier Asquith, who yesterday had given reassuring
respecting the situation caused uer of anxiety by
his to-day in the House of Commons that the
had spread to other parts of Ireland that revou
onary retained certain parts of Dublin and that fight
ing was still going in the streets