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New Britain herald., 1917-12-08

ed in occupations which will best fit them not to become a burden to so- ciety, will be erected in Boston. It will consist of a complete unit of twin ward hospital buildings, vocational workshops, barracks, mess hall and post exchanges. This was definitely decided upon today at meeting of the Elks' war relief commission, com posed of John K. Tener. chairman: Joseph T. Tanning, secretary; Jerome B. Fisher, James R. Nicholson, Ed ward Rightor and Fred Harper, grand exalted ruler. following a conference with Surg. Gen. Gorgas.
 The site will be on Parker Hill, Boston, contiguous to the Robert B. Brigham hospital. The institution will serve as the model standard maker for similar plants to be esta blished throughout the United States The buildings will be thoroughly modern in architecture, light and cheerful. and will have well-trained and es- pecially efficient professional staff.''
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
TWO ARRESTED FOR
 FACTORY 7HEFTS
Asbestos and Brass Missed by
 Stanley Works Officials

Dande Cartoni, charged with steal ing 60 pounds of abestos from the Stanley Works and Mrs. Donate Ded- , avior, charged with stealing 65 pounds of brass from the Stanley Works, pleaded not guilty before Judge James T. MeskiIl in police court today.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods asked that the cases be con- tinued until next Tuesday morning to give the state time to look for more evidence. Attorney Greenberg, who appeared for the defendants, stated that Tuesday was agreeable to him. Bonds were fixed at $1O0.
 it was explained.
 A minimum fine of $10 and costs was imposed upon Victor Malinowski charged with violating the liquor laws on November 24.
 Liquor Prosecuting Attorney B. w. filling stated that on November "A a group of boys were in Malinowski'S s pool room at 91 Broad street when q 1 collection was taken up and the pro- 1 prietor went to a nearby drug store 1 and purchased one-half pint of whiskey and pint of port wine for the boys.
 Attorney McDonough appeared for Mainowski, who pleaded guilty, and ] stated that his client had been in ] business but three weeks and that 1 during his business career on Broad street he had fared very badly. He stated that Malinowski has since sold his business.
 On last Saturday Malinowski ap- peared in court charged with allow ing minors to frequent his poolroom and conducting a resort for gambling. l IT. r%c oh l count on that occasion.
 l Judgment was suspended on the payment of the costs in the case of | Walter F. Crabtree charged with as- l saulting Frank Lawrance on the even ing of December in front of Crow elPs drug store on West Main street. l Attorney McDonugh appeared for Crabtree who pleaded guilty and stat
 ed that the assault was the result of
 words between two crowds, one which
 belonged to the Moose club and the
 other to the High School A. D. S. so
 ciety. Crabtree. who is just out of
 school, was told by the judge that
 he should have known more than
 to get into horse play.
 Tony Dimvisavick charged with non-support was let go upon his
 promise to get a job and take care of
 his family. His wife testified that they
 had two children and that her hus-
 band had not labored for a period of
 four weeks She stated that he was
 sick four weeks previous to that time
 and that he was unable to get his
 position back at the New Britain Ma
 chine company when he recovered.
 '"I am willing to support her," said
 Tony. "Go to work or go to jail,
 was Judge Meskills warning. Frederick H. Crandall was fined 8 without costs for allowing his auto
 to stand over 40 minutes in the re
 stricted district. He pleaded guilty.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
REAL ESTATE MEN
 DO GOOD BUSINESS
Eighteen Pieces of Property Changes Hands Turing Past Week,
 Report Shows.

Four marriage licenses, Il deaths md IS realty transfers were recorded | the clerks office this week, while kEisng the ln onth of November there Eere 62 tdealhs and 174 marriages. vlaa property transfers for tho week Fese:
 Elizabeth Began to Harry Maxon he half interest in land and building Il Hartford avenue and Star stree@: Ni,iam O'Mara to Harry Maxol. one iyth interest ill property oE Star treet and Hartford avenue; 1se oh q. Tuk to Maik Fromak, la,,I on c'4nton street; J. Ward McMaLus 10 joseph Sattaglia, highway; El,za oeth :. land and building on Clark street: 3otlwei, I-ano Company to Fred V. AcDonough, land on Stratfor1 road; Ionry T. i1lay to John Ma 'tUchik and and budding on Lorraine street; William F. Hallinap to Elizaberh E. Began ct al, land and building on lincoln st eet; Michael Stru X to Rev. S;tters Andrea Anastas'a Boea Ind Mary Struck, land and building bn West stleet;> estate of Mary X. Nalin to Mary A Malin Peck ct al, and and nuildinE on Grecn"a>d Etreet; estate of Mary O'Mata to Harry Maze en. land and building on Hartford avenue; estate of Ida. A. Rodin to Martin E. Rodin ct al. land pn Park Reserve; E. O. Kilbourno u Hans l.. Christopher, land and build ng on Blake court; Hans l.. Christi pher to B. O. Kilbourne, land and building on Blake court; Martin E Rodin to Gustaf Peterson ct al. lanG Dn.> Park Reserve; John B. Lomai et al to the Lenox Realty Company and and building on Winthrop street estate of Wilfred R. Sparks to Amer can Hardware Corporation. land ana building on Park street; Whiting Land Company to Alfred Johnson land on Stanlcr street.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
POLISH PEOPLE GRATEFUL
Although It is Impossible to Raise Entire Fund in Few Days Allotted. Committee is Optimistic.

Entire Fund in Few Days Allotted.
 Committee is Optimistic.
 The Polish War Victims Relief com mittee is pleased to announce that, thus far, the result of the campaign for raising funds for relief work is most gratifying. While it is hoped 70 establish a fund of s60,000 wi:n which to care for the wounded sol d;crs of the Polish Army and their depcndents, it must be admitted that 1t will be practically impossible to ac- complish this end in the short time allotted to this purpose, by tn: house to house canvass which ends Monday wight, December 10. Contributions 10 rh-s cause will, however, be gladly received by Rev. Lucyan Bojnowshi. pastor of the Sacred Heart O. Jesus church and treasurer of the Polish War Victims Relief committee, a.: any time hereafter and the commit tee hopes at some future date to be able to announce to people of New Britain that the sum sought has been reached.
 In the meantime, however, the com mlttee is delighted with the cordial way in which the canvassers have been received in the homes of the people of New Britain and at the ready response made to their appeal.
 The results of the first three days O: the campaign are: Tuesday, si.- 721.s0; Wednesday, $2.424.30; Thurs day, $1,203.2o; total, $5,349.3O.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
RED GROSS SERVICE
 FLAGS IN EVIDENCE
Merchants Eager to Cooperate in
 Campaign for Members

Red Cross service flags begin ming to be displayed in all sectio s of lne cit in response to tho work of the Boy Scouts in furthering tic Red Cross Christmas campaign from DeceInl CT 16 to 25. The Scouts un- der the direction of Scoutlna s!er Dwight Skinner are putting in busy day on the campaign today, as there is no schooI, and by tonight 1t is eS- pec:ed that the display of the nags will le very common. The people Of New Britain are entering into the spirit of the celebration with enth IL siasn, ard are showing splendid spirit of cooperation in receiving the Scouts into their homes and respond ing to the appeal to display the flags. By Monday the captains will com mence going through the streets to visit the stray homes failing to dis play the Red Cross emblems, and every patriotic citizen is expected to do his duty. Every street in New at Central Park.
 The merchants are deserving of praise for the assistance they arc giv ing the campaign. Besse-Leland and the Dickinson Drug Co. happened to be the first to get the service laGs, and both stores show the flag with 17 crosses and the gilt star indicat- ing the whole working force Is en- rolled. B., c. Porter Sons and the Globe Clothing House also responded immediately, and others up and down the street have either done the'r hit or are making haste to do it just as soon as they are approached.
 Mayor George A. Quigley and Chief of Police William J. Rawlings are among the heads of families who arc displaying the flag with the star. and ire mayor was so impressed with the Red Cross Christmas celebration plans that he immediately put his of11cia! O. K. on tne petition to put the honor roll on Central Park. The Con1c:.i- cut Light and Power Co. Is one of the most aggressive corporations iE pushing the campaign and has given it's show windows to a publicity dis play
 The Girl Scouts have volunteered to assist in distributing the service flags, and the Boy Scouts will have to hustle to keep ahead of their patriotic sis ters. Many people arc not waiting for the flags to be brought to them but are securing them from the Red Cross headquarters on Court street and thus facilitating the work of the Scouts. These flags may also be secured at the Y. M. C. A. and the Connecticut Light and Power Go. Much of the success of the campaign depends on getting these flags out at once. and the inn portance of this point cannot be over- estimated.
 Chairman H. V. Camp of the public ity committee has appointed the fol- lowing members to serve on the con- mittee: Superintendent of Schools Stanley H. Holmes, Principal Marcus White of the State Normal school, Rev. John T. Winters of St. Mary's Paro- i chial school, Principal Anthony An drulewicz of the Sacred Heart school, Rev. E. V. Grilxis of St. Andrews Lithuanian school, Rev. J. L. Sullivan of St. Joseph's Parochial school. Pro- lessor Louis Wagner of St. Matthew s
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
U. s. ACCEPTS ELKS' GIFT

Reconstruction Hospital for Disabled
 Soldiers and Sailors to Be Erected
 at Boston at Cost of s2so,ooo.
 New York, Dec. 9.-The Elks' war relief commission announces that the government has accepted a gift of $250,00O from the Elks to provide a great reconstruction hospttal-the first in the United States-where maimed and disfgured American sol diers and sailors may receive the best of expert attention and occupational instruction.
 The statement issued from the New York office of the commission, 149 Broadway, reads in part as follows:
 '"The first reconstruction hospital where our soldiers will be re-educat-
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
GUARD PLANTS.

Bayonne, N. J., Dec. 8.-The ex- tersive oil ard mineral plants were guarded by soldiers today, under or ders from Washington. The city com mission has directed that all saloons re closed at II o'clock each night These precautions have been taken, il was explained, on account of the large number of Austrian subjects em~ nloved in the district.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
- THE Dickinson Drug Co. \ 169-171 Main Street
CITY ITEMS
Goodness of Aunt Delia's Bread

Goodness of Aunt Delia's Bread kdvt
 W.sJ.. Faiior sold house at No. 177 Tart street yesterday afternoon to Mrs. 4ussie Halpern, through the Camp Real Estate Co.
 Adkins operates tho only engraved Usd xprcss in the city.-Advt. 4sr. l.. Thomas Of Bristol will speak kn Money: It's Uses and Abuses, t the Open Forum of the Socialist barry tomorrow afternoon.
 Our Clycistlnas club starts Dscom- 1Nr 31nd- We pay interest. Com aaarcial Trust Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
ID. A. R. DECEMBER MEETING.
Enjoyable Gathering at Home of Mrs
 Clayton A. Parker.

clayton A. I'drkCr.
 At the December meeting of Esther Stanley chapter. D. A. R., yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clay ton A. Parker, on Vine street. a re- port of the state conference recently held at Stamford, was given by Mrs. William P. Felt, who, with Miss Whit tlesey, the regent, represented the chapter.
 Miss Nettleton of Derby, state treas- urer, set forth the needs of the E'ls- worth Home at Windsor. Mis- Charles H. Bissell of Southington state vice regent, read an interesting paper on Catherine II of Russia. The Russian national hymn, as we'll as 8 group of other songs, was rendered with fine feeling by Mrs. Howard 2. Horton, soprano of the First church choir.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-08

to the school boards request for funds it will be necessary to call a special city meeting and also a com mon council meeting to act on the is- suance of school bonds
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-15
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
TRIAL OF RENA MOONEY FOR MURDER
PROSECUTOR TICKETS OFFICE CAUGHT TAMPERING
WITH THE JURY

Assistant District Attorney Louis
Ferrari struggled hard to get rid of
Paul Postler, who had passed all
legal tests as juror. His objec-
tion to Postler was that the latter
belongs to a Labor Union. 1t is
against the unwritten law of San
Francisco for union member to
be allowed to sit on jury. The
prosecutor had spent his last peremp-
tory challenge to discharge another
union man, Joseph Downey. There
was no way of legally getting rid
of Postler.
The prosecutors staff went into
conference and then announced that
there had been an irregularity ir
the selection of the jury and that the
entire jury should be discharged and
a new jury obtained. Newspapers
flashed headlines, as they always dc
with the slightest excuse, accusing
the defense of tampering with the
jury.
In tense excitement, an investiga-
tion was begun. The clerk Of the
court was suspended from duty. 1t
developed that the name of Daniel
Kelley had been written over the
name of another man on the jury
slip and that Kelley had passed ex
animation and was then sitting or
the jury. The clerk and bailiff werC
called to the witness stand an
questioned.
The bailiff is Gaetano Malpiede,
close friend and constant companion
of Assistant District Attorney Fred
Berry. The handwriting in which
the name of Kelley was written APP
peared to be that of Malpiede. NAL
piede denied writing the name. With
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-15

action of the Hurley-Mason Com
pany. The unions thoroughly ap-
preciate Mr.. Hurley's action in not
agreeing to employ union labor only
| on his work, but also making a liber-
al increase in wages to carpenters
and common labor.
I'VE know Mr.. Hurley to be man
of his word, and the unions will
work hand in hand with him.
"It is indeed a fine thing that
the greatest shipbuilding plant in
the Northwest is to be built in Ta
coma, and by union labor, 1t means
better times for Tacoma. 1t will
increase the business of every mer-
chant in Tacoma and in this con-
nection | am pleased to say that
only one big Tacoma merchant is
member of the open-ship organ
ization. This speaks well for the
merchants of Tacoma and is fine
evidence of their friendly feeling to-
ward labor.
"The demand for labor is the best
we have known in Tacoma for years.
Every indication points to an even
greater demand which means that
we are entering upon an era of un-
precented industrial activity. Every
body will profit by it.
Il cannot close this statement
without strongly endorsing the Union
Labor Department of The Tacoma
Daily News, which is edited by E. J.
Pelky, strong union man. The
News is doing fine work in behalf of
labor, and every union man should
line up and support The News.
T. MEREDITH PARSONS,
Secretary for the Building Trades
Council.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-15

an air of righteous Indignation, Berry
questioned the bailiff as to whether
he was sure that it was not his
handwriting. Il don't think it could
be; | have no recollection of writing
it," said Malpiede. But the bailiff
weakened under a fierce cross-exam-
ination by the defense, and finally
admitted that he wrote the name
over that of another man. Kelley
is not on the certified legal list of
jurors.
Malpiede ultimately admitted that
Kelley had come to him and asked to
be put on the jury so that he could
make the jury fee"
In the excitement, a question was
asked of the clerk of the court,
Butler, to which he replied that the
jury slips had been given to the
prosecutors office for use over night
in violation of the courts strict or
lowed to know who was to serve on
WI NAittA ilCAlilSI sue was W DG al
the jury.
Had this scandal been brought to
light against the defense, the result
would have been a sensational story
in every newspaper in the United
States to the effect that the de-
fense had been caught at jury-fixing.
fluences in control of the city is
such that the story was minimized
or hushed up and the prosecutors
proceed without a blush to try other
devices.
Kelly was excused "on account of
sickness" and both sides were al
lowed to renew their challenges.
Continued on Page Four.l
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down on the job because of this
disheartening court decision. Un-
til the decision has been more fully
digested than opportunity has yet
been given, just what steps may be
taken to ask for rehearing is not
decided. That move is being given
consideration as | write. The work
men themselves, after having been
freed for two years from the extor-
tion of the private employment shark,
will not so willingly submit to for
mer practices. Private agencies will
be watched by municipal authorities
as never before. 1t now becomes
a prime necessity to establish a
state system of free employment
agencies, to cooperate with the fed
eral and municipal bureaus, and a
state statute providing such sys-
tine must and without doubt will
be the immediate concern of organ
lied labor.
This decision is but added proof
that even those learned in the law
and supposedly clothed with dis
cernment and wisdom beyond the
common allotment of man, are blind
as bats to the significance of the
revolution of thought going on in
the minds of the common people
around the world.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-15
DEATH TAKES A FRIEND

Friends of fundamental democracy
everywhere in the nation will be
shocked to learn of the death of Hon.
Edmund B. Osborne, of New Jersey,
who died at his home, in Montclar,
on the night of April II, of typhoid
fever
Mr. Osborne was elected last fall
to the State Senate of New Jer-
sey.
Senator Osborne possessed in a
high degree that rare combination
of qualities which enables a man
not only to see what to do but do
it. He was magnetic, full of en-
ergy, and possessed smile. The
loss of him from the ranks is a
loss, indeed.
Mr.. Osborne in most vigorous
address before the conference in
January, emphasized the fact that
we are not working for popular
government measures as ends in
themselves, but rather as a means
to an end that industrial and social
justice should be established in this
nation.-Popular Government.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-15
FOR GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND
OPERATION OF FAST FREIGHT LINES

freight lines, and merge them into
a single operating agency under the
control of an administrative director
such as General George w. Goethals,
or some one trained in transporta-
ton on the Panama Canal. A di-
vision of transportation could be
created; or the system could be turn
ed over as a division of the post
office, to be operated as is the par
eel post. In some countries in Eu-
rope there are no limits to the size
of parcels or the freight that can
be shipped by parcel post.
Mr.. Howe, who has given many
years to the study of the railroad
problems and who, as writer, is
known authority on that subject,
asserts that there is no revolutionary
change involved in such transfer
from private to public ownership and
direction. He declares that under
the present private operation "a
freight car moves on an average
less than thirty miles in "a hours,
yet it's potential service ought to
be from 70 to 100 miles a day.
Undoubtedly the railroads of Amer
lea could carry a very much greater
tonnage, possibly double their pres
en- haulage, if all the motive power
and equipment were modified for
most effective use, and for use
where most needed to meet the ma
tion's emergencies"
at is of the utmost Importance
DR.. Howe declares, "that superior
governmental authority should de-
termine what freight is most urgent.
This should not be left to private
profit to determine. In hearings
recently held before the Federal
Trade Commission witnesses stated
that the railroads diverted coal cars
from the transportation of fuel to
the transportation of commodities
upon which higher rates were OBJ
tainable. Coal cars were diverted
to the automobile industry, and as
result the price of bituminous coal
increased So a ton the mine in
one years time. One witness stated
that the railroads used their power
to divert cars from commercial use
to coerce the mine owners to sell
them coal on the railroads terms.
And what is true of coal is true
of other industries; it is true of food,
of agricultural produce, and of other
commodities which do not yield the
highest rate to the roads. And this
is true in spite of the efforts of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
correct it, after the most direct
and explicit orders to the rail-
roads,"
Asserting the present condition to
be a national peril, Mr.. Howe says:
"The life of the nation rests in the
hands of the railroads. They are
the circulatory system. Formerly
they gave preferential rates to COM
munities and industries. Now they
favor commodities that pay the
RICHEST rates, and starve commodi-
ties that pay lower rates. The
whole producing power of the ma
ton may be strangled by reason of
a discrimination against fuel; while
the workers may hunger for food
and the farmers lose the product
of years effort because there is
more money to be made by rail-
roads in transporting automobiles or
luxuries than by transporting food
upplies or fuel.
How the proposal would work:
"The plan proposed for government
ownership of the privately owned