New Britain herald., 1917-11-08
OCCUPIES HOLE DIUG U
 FOR TROLLEY POLE
Gus SanlOW DefeS Connecticut , Co. Gang to Do Its Worst
IN FRONT OF HIS BLOCK

Property Owner Principal in Cast
 War Declared on When Remon-
 strant "Sets 'Em Up'' for the Boys. Age may be tracing frosty fresco on the temples of Gus H. Samlow of 391 Arch street; his step may be be- coming not so elastic as in years gone by; his voice, it is admitted, is not so mellif1uous as it used to be. and his peregrination through life has put a slight stoop in his shoulders
 But his spirit is good.
 And thereby hangs 8 tale, a regular serial. :''.ss.
 A short time ago Councilman Muel- Ter. who lives at the corner of Arch and Hart streets on property adjoin- ing that owned by 9amlow. petitioned1 for the removal a few feet cast of a, trolley pole from the Arch street aide of his property. @ !Ehe petition was granted and 8 crew of men employed by the Connecticut Company advanced on the pole this morning for the pur- pose of carrying out the provisions of the petition. But they reckoned with out their host, who appeared on the scene in the person of Gus SamloW. 1 As the men unloaded. their en- trenching- tools g. curious throng gath cred and in a disinterested manner watched the proceedings. A wrinkle l appeared on SamlOw's brow and he hastened to take counsel with the chairman of his board of strategy, Charlie" Dehm. He explained that the removal of the pole would be 8 detriment to his property as it would l be immediately in front of Dehm' s l grocery store, in Samlow's block. Dehm contributed wrinkle in his l forehead to keep company with that introduced by Samlow and they pro- ceeded to think hard.
 ! After several moments of intense ! cerebral activity, the two decided that the pole wasn't going to be: moved. ] Not today, at any rate. SamloW ad- vanced in single file to the spot where the Connecticut companys battalion was at work. - ;.e
 "Gentlemen," he said, "that pole isn't going to be moved"
 The men continued to dig, one ot them remarking that he thought he heard a voice.
 rI say that pole isn't going to be moved" Samlow shouted. II am g citizen and a taxpayer and l know my rights. That pole will spoil my property"
 The speech had little effect on the representatives of the trolley trust who were just getting warmed up tt their work.
 l well, I said it wasn't going to bt moved and it isn't going to be moved Samlow said, sotto voce. He followed
 his words by action. He went 'ovel
 the top'' and jumped into the hol' that had been dug as new resting
 place for the pole,
 where did you get that stuff?' 1n quired one of the workmen.
 "Oh, don't mind me. boys, go r1gh l ahead" Samlow replied. /, , Nonplussed, the workmen Wer 1 forced to drop their tools.
 Just about this time the secretar . of Samlow's board of strategy, Tor
 W. O'Connor, appeared on the scene
 He made a number of valuable sug 3 gestions. limiting that it might be we for Samlow to send a note to tn 9 Connecticut Company threatening t n break off diplomatic relations. Bu Samlow wanted quick action so a = effort was made to secure a lawye p to obtain an injunction restrainin the Connecticut Company fro1
 placing the pole in front of Samlow , , block. By this time, large crow had gathered and Samlow entertaine = them by making speeches. No law ~ yers were at home today and VariOu i other expedients were resorted to. A
 attempt was made to reach Mayo
 Quigley, without success. Sugge: d tions from the crowd were numerou u nf Someone thought 1t would be a goo n plan to place the case before I'll o Hague Another intimated that th r. official dog catcher might be usef' I. ----- @
 lContinued on Eleventh PaBe)