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New Britain herald., 1918-06-03
CANADIAN ROADS ASK
RATE RAISE IN u. s.
Petition For Same Schedule As That
Adopted BY Government For
American Lines.

Washington, June 3.-Canadian
railways today asked permission of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to raise rates on business done on
their lines within the United States to
the level provided by Director Gener-
a McAdoo under the recent rate Or
ders for American railroads.
The Canadian Pacific seeks to can
eel its excursion rates to and from
Niagara Falls on its lines within New
York and to raise to three cents q
mile it's passenger rates from Mime
sofa and Michigan running to De-
troit, Sault ste. Marie, Dutch and be-
tween and Vancouver, B. c., and Pa
cif1c coast cities in the United States
The Canadian Pacific asked for three
cent rate on passenger traffic on its
lines in Maine and Vermont. The
Grand Trunk Pacific systems lines
asked permission to increase boat
fares from Seattle to Canadian points
to the level that may hereafter be
provided by the American railroad
administration for American boat
lines.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03

Mrs. Dolce threatened Perretta with
an ak. while the man drew a gun.
incidentally, Mrs. Dolce ais a niece of
tho murdered man.
Palmese, the victim, was native
Of Italy in the province of Naples. He
was about 45 years Of age. and has
been a resident Of the United States
about 20 years. He first came to
New Britain on his arrival from the
old country and after a residence of
four years here, he moved to Brook
lyn, n. Y. where he resided for IS
years. He moved back here about
four years ago. He was hodcarrier
by trade, and worked at intervals for
Tony Naples. Of late he has been
employed at the New London ship
yards. Three weeks ago he laid off
work on account of illness.
Attacked Three Weeks Ago.
About three weeks ago. according
to a story told by the dead man, he
was returning to his home after a
visit with friends on Cherry street,
where near the scene of last night S
tragedy, he was set upon by three
strangers. Being of powerful mascu-
line build he severely trounced his
assailants and in the light he bit one
severely He always maintained that
he would be able to recognize one Of
the trio by the wound he inflicted
with his teeth.
According to a close friend Of Pal.
mese, he had known the accused fol
some time but had not spoken to
them following trouble that occurred
about three years ago.
The victim was single and leaves
besides Mrs. Nappi, another sister
Mrs Tony Naples, in this city, and
two brothers in Italy.
The body was removed from the
New Britain General hospital this
morning by Undertaken Larai to his
establishment on Spring street. where
preparations were made for the in
quest this afternoon by DR.. Philip
Bunce, Of Hartford.
The unfortunate man underwent q
terrible experience before death. His
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03
Statement by Il. S. Lackey.
p1ai11Ciile Conn
The New Britain Herald,
New Britain, Conn.

The New Britain Herald,
New Britain, Conn.
In reply to the article published In
Friday nights Herald, I wish to say
that while / have not handed in my
resignation as Scoutmaster Of the
local troop Of Boy Scouts, and do not
intend to do so unless circumstances
arise which 1 cannot control, [ have
come to the point where I absolutely
refuse to give my services and time
to the boys unless they come across
and back me up in my part of the
work. OF late the troop has expected
the Scoutmaster to do all while the
hovs sit back and take all the credit,
and in consideration Of this, [ think
l am not taking any liberties which
are not my own when I refuse to give
up my time to them until they promise
to do their share and make a little
effort to uphold me in their meetings
and elsewhere.
E. S. LACKEY, Scoutmaster.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03

face was terribly muilated. six ugly
gashes greatly distiguring it. On the
left side Of the face the whole cheek
is laid open by a cash that must have
been inflicted with tremendous force
by the assailant. There are two other
minor cuts on this side Of the face.
On the left side of the head there Is
another bad cash across the temple
and two smaller gashes The bullet
wound imbedded itself on the right
side Of the body slightly above this
navel
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03
PALMESE MURDERED
IN MIDNIGHT ROW
CONTINUED from First Page)

that when he entered the Perretta
broth ers' home they were all un-
dressed except their underclot hes
They both expressed surprise, he
said, and protested their innocence
In court this morning both pleaded
not guilty to the charge of murd err
lodged against them and they were
taken to Hartford to await a prelim-
mary hearing in the local police court
q week from to6ay.
Guns Found in Perretta Home.
Subsequent Investigations today
at the Perretta home brought forth
some interesting facts. In the cellar,
beneath Efasmo's cobb1er shop, was
found a heavy Colt revolver, 80
calibre. 1t was fully loaded and
there were a number Of cartridges
nearby. In the room occupied by
Joseph was found loaded % cali
bre revolver and an empty 80 calibre
revolver, as we'll as knife and razor
Inasmuch S each Of the revolvers
was either fully loaded or empty, and
there was no sign of blood on either
the knife or the razor, there Is no
reason to believe definitely that it was
these weapons which caused
Palmese 's death.
Both Of the prisoners are italian
aliens, although Joseph has been In
this country for number Of Year
He is SO years old, has a wife living
In Italy and was employed at Landers,
Frary & Clark. Erasmo is II years
old, runs a cobbling shop of his own
on Cherry street and is married He
has two children, both boys. one three
years of age and the other five months
old His young wife who is attrac-
tive and unusually bright, stoutly
maintains that her husband Is inno-
cent of the terrible crime charged
against him and is just as positive
that her brother-in-law Is innocent.
The wife stated that yesterday after
noon her husband went to visit his
aunt on South Main tsreet, returning
home at o'clock. After supper, she
states both her husband and her
brother sat with her on the front
porch of the house, entertaining som e
neig'hbors who were calling. About
1890 or II o'clock, she states, they
retired for the night, Joseph going
to his room and F1rasmo and herself
going to their own room. She insists
that her husband retired at once and
did not awaken until after midnight
when a woman's shriels aroused the
neigh bo~hood. A few minutes later
she said, the police pounded on tn cir
door and were admitted by her nus
band The wife and both brothers
insist that they had no grievance
against Palmese. Mrs. Perretta in
telling her story. said that, there was
some kind of party at the home Of
Mr.. Nappi last evening, as she heard
shouts and laughter coming from the
back ward of her home. 1t was there
that the murdered man is believed to
have spent the evening.
Joseph Perretta has never before
been in the tolls of the police, al
though Erasmo has been arrested
twice for minor offenses. He was ar
rested on April Is. 1917. for assault
and on August IA of last year he
was arrested for breach Of the peace
but was discharged. At the time his
wife had some trouble with Mrs
Dolce, who lived upstairs, and, &C.
cording to the testimony at the time,
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03
BERLIN NEWS
/ GkED OFF CYCLE
| fBY BALkY HORSE
'illaere Olson Of Kensington TAX
en- to Hospital on Trolley
EOMEN'S MISSION MEETING
EMn,ai session to Be Held Thursday
! Mission Opens At ST. Paufs
Notwithstanding Pool Popular
/ During Weekend.


Fillmore Olson Of kensington is in
he New Britain General Hospital as
he result of an accident OH Beach
6wamp Road Saturday afternoon.
bison was riding q motorcycle along
BerlsA street and was knocked off his
sustaining fracture of
eYae of the bones Of his foot.
+. Feldman of Kensington, New
was. coming down the street
NO horses. He was riding on
a. nearest the curb, and was
,adansAhe other with a rope, Olson
. coming in the same direction
4 footed his horn as he started to
vs. the two horses. The horse on
4. kicked to one side knocking the
,toroyclist off the machine, Olson
q knocked to one side and the
isatt of the machine being on the
Ter, it continued to run along drag
~ the rider along the pavement
q distance OF about Is feet. His
IT was caught in the pedal of the
,torcycle, and when it finally did
i to the pavem ent his foot was
enched, breaking the bone.
In addition to the broken bone
was badly scratch ed, and DR.. r. NJ
isySold was called to attend him.
was taken to the New Britain
spital in the trolley which hap
ned to pass just as the accident
cured
Woman's Mission Meeting.
An annual meeting of the Wo-
ans Foreign Mission of the. Berlin
Ggregational church will be held on
iursday afternoon of this week at
home OF Mrs. Francis Demng
Se meeting was sch eduled to be held
ednesday afternoon, but because Of
,nficting engagements with many
the members Thursday afternoon
aS set as the time for the meeting
ae mission has been very successful
lring the past year and the reports
the work done will be read at
tuesdays gathering. At this meet
officers for the coming year will
a. nominated. and the reports of the
officers for the past year will be
t1eard
i All the women who are connected
with this mission are asked to at
tend. F
Mission Opens. s
The mission at st. Pauls church
opened last night and In spite OF TIL,
very warm weather, the church wa!
packed. The Passionist fathers spoke
lAst night, one on .the duties of tht
Pensioners in attending to the regu
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03
AUTOMOBILE

lations of the mission, and the other
took for his text, "Sin and Charity
A large attendance was also seen at
this mornings services, which were
conducted at and 7:30 o'clock The
o'clock services are held for the ben
eft Of those who must go to work at
an early hour. The text of the ser
mon this morning was calvary"
The mission will continue for the
remainder of the week and will close
with special services at the church on
Sunday night. The services for the
rest of the week will be held at the
same hours.
Swimming at Paper Goods Pond.
The pond at the Paper Goods plant
was the Mecca of all those seeking 20
become cool for few hours over Sat
urday and Sunday. All day Sunday
and all Saturday afternoon there were
in the neighborhood Of SO boys and
men at this pond getting the benefit
of its cool waters. A raft has been
constructed at the pond and with the
aid of this something good in the line
of fancy diving is being developed by
the youths of the town. The employees
of the plant use the pond during the
noon hour every day.
NO 'Tab' Meeting.
Because of the mission in ST Paul's
church, there will be no meeting of
the T. A. B. society tonight. The
meeting which was to have been held
tonight will be held one week from
tonight in the parish hall.
The rehearsal of the society drum
corps will also be called off this week
to allow all the members to attend
the mission.
Bad Sunday for Auto1sts.
Yesterday was bad day for the
autcists coming through Berlin, and
II Gre break downs were recorded
along the road than for some time
past. Parts OF the road near the en-
trance to Berlin were covered with
glass and this proved costly to G.
number Of autoists. The extreme
heat on the pavement also was re-
sponsible for the continuous line Of
eNasperated motorists who were
stalled on Berlin street during the
Gay,
Berlin Briefs.
A son has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Gibney Of Kensington.
Mrs. Charles J. Barnes, of Southinc-
| ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ldde,1
and children, of Waterbury, spent th;,
weekend at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
! Charles +. Lewis.
| Miss Lucy McCabe Of Haverstrav-.
| New York IS a visitor at the home of
Mrs George Griffith Of Kcnsington.
! WANTED-Painting and decorating,
carpenter and mason jobbing. H. J.
Fovien, Kensington, Conn. 4-5-
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03

things that give charm to, clothes for
the little folks. The coat is pale-blue
satin and the top Is shocked and
crocheted. The satin bonnet Is
covered with rows Of light-blue
worsted and two velvet leaves.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-03
SHAKE WITH OLD SOL

War gardener, Of the United States
are eongratulstins thems.lve. that
they have an extra hour Of daylight.
Reports FROM this town to the Ma.
tional War Garden Commission at
Washington show that they are max
ing good use Of il.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-22
NEGRO men READY TO
REPORT FOR DUTY
Twenty-fOur COlOred Men Who VIII
Entrain For Camp Zachary Tay-
lOr Saturday Morning, VIII
Report to Mason County
Board Here To-
morrow.

The twenty-four colored men who
have been ordered by the local Board
for Mason county to Camp Zachary
Taylor on next Saturday, have been
instructed to report to the headquar-
tiers of the board at the government
building tomorrow afternoon. The
young men will answer to the roll call
and will then be given town liberties
to report at a colored boarding house
where they will be kept over night.
The orders for the men were sent
out through the mails on Wednesday
night and all of them should have re-
ceived their orders yesterday so that
they are given plenty of time to get
ready for entrainment.
Some of the men ordered out in this
call have been working and living in
other cities although Maysville and
Mason county is their home. They
have all been given plenty Of time to
reach Maysville to report tomorrow
This is thought to be the last call
for colored men from this county dur
ing the present month but seven white
men will be called out next week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-22

BAPTIST MISSION BOARD
MEETS HERE TODAY
Representatives Of Baptist Churches
In This District VIII Meet Here
Today For all Day Session on
Important Business.

The District Mission Board of the
Bracken Association of Baptists will
meet today at the First Baptist
Church in this city for an all day
meeting. This board is the Executive
Board of the Association and handles
the mission funds of all of the
churches in the district
One of the important matters of
business to be transacted at today's
session will be the distribution of the
mission fund of the churches among
the weak churches of the district
District Missionaries will be appoint
ed who will serve the congregations
which are not financially able to sup
port the missionaries by themselves
and funds will be apportioned the
stronger churches of the district to
help pay the salaries of these mis-
sionaries.
The Public Ledger Printery will
this morning deliver to the officers of
this board the printed minutes of
their annual session which was held
at the Lewisburg Baptist church in
this county the first of this month.
These minutes will contain a complete
account of all of the business of all of
the churches represented in the Asso-
citation during the past year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-22
HADEAS CORPUS IN
FRAUD CASE TO Be
HEARD IN MAYSVILLE
Representative Of Men Charged With
Fraud and Placed Under Heavy
Bond Seeks Habeas Corps
Before Judge Cochran.

Attorney John B. O'Neal, of Coving-
ton, representing Frederick L. Grant,
John Cornell and William Silva, held
by Mrs. NJ, V. d. Bell, United States
Commissioner for Grand Jury inves-
tigation on fraud charges in heavy
bonds is expected here today in be-
half of his clients seeking a writ of
habeas corpus from Federal Judge
A. NJ. ]. Cochran The Covington at
torney was to have been here yester-
day but as Judge Cochran was hold
ing a special term Of Court at Lex
ington, he is expected to present his
case today.
The bonds of Grant and Connell
we're fixed at $4,000 each by Mrs.
Bell and that of Silva at $4,000. The
attorney claims they were too large
and tried to have them reduced.
The men were arrested recently by
Cincinnati and Newport detectives
when in Newport.
Grant, Cornell and Silva are al
legged to have attempted to induce
Frank Kaiser, Hoboken, N j., to in
vest $4,000 in a betting proposition.
Kaiser testified he met the men at
Mt. Clemens, Mich, and had accom-
panied them to the Vendome Hotel in
Newport; that he telegraphed to his
daughter in Hoboken to send him
$4,000.
been sent by the men were introduced
in evidence. House Detective Emmett
Kincaid testified he observed the men
when they were at the Hotel Gibson,
Cincinnati. Thurston Brown, Chief of
the American Patriotic League, Gin
cinnati, told of having Swallowed the
men August and 6.
Another witness testified he had in
vested $4,000 in a betting scheme two
years ago which was supposed to
have been planned by concern in
New York, of which, he said Cornell,
then known to him as ]. w. Wilson,
was the representative.
This witness testified further that
after he had paid over the $4,000 In
currency his fare was paid to Wash
ington, D. c., where he was to have
met Wilson, who. he said, told him of
difficulty he had with the firm he
represented Witness said Wilson
never kept the appointment nor paid
back any of the money.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-22
THINGS IN READINESS
FOR REGISTRATION
Mason County Board Now Has Cards
and Everything Ready for Regis
tratiOn Of Youths Next
Saturday.

The local board for Mason county
has announced that everything is now
in readiness for the listing of the
youths in Mason county who have
become of age since the last military
registration on June 5.
: The blank registration cards and
everything necessary for the proper
listing of the men has been received
by the board and the members have
studied the new rules and are ready
for the work to begin at the appoint
ed hour.
1t is pointed out that all of the
young men who under the order Of
the Provost Marshal General are re-
quired to register on Saturday, must
come to Maysville to the headquar-
tiers of the board. 1t has been the i'm
preston of some that the registra-
ton would be held in the various pre-
chests but this is not the case. Ev-
cry man will have TO come to Mays
vile to secure his registration card
from the board members.
The same stringent law drawn for
other registrations will apply to this
special registration and all young
men who do not present themselves
for registration will be subject to the
provisions of this law.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-22
MASON COUNTY WAR
CONFERENCE OPENS
HERE THIS MORNING
All of Today VIII BE Given Over to
Hearing Messages From Govern
ment Representatives on Win
the War Subjects.

The day for which the people of
Maysville and Mason county have
looked forward for several weeks
has at last arrived and the big Ma
son County All-Day War Conference
will be on in full blast this morning
at the Washington Opera House be-
ginning promptly at 1890 o'clock.
Some of the best informed men and
women on the present great conflict
are on the program and those loyal
Americans interested In knowing Just
what is going on and how best they
can help bring this terrible conflict
to a successful termination are urged
not to miss single address.
The session this morning and this
afternoons session which begins
promptly at 1880 o'clock will both be
held in the Washington Opera House
and tonight's session beginning at
1880 o'clock will be held in the Coun-
ty Court House.
Sergeant ]. j. Hudgins. a Kentucky
man who volunteered with the Cana
dian army and saw actual fighting In
France, will be the chief speaker this
afternoon and Father Patrick O'Neil,
who was in Europe during the first
few years of the war, will be the chief
speaker this evening.
Besides these gentlemen State Sen
ator r. c. Simmons, Hon. Nat b..
Sewell and wife, Rev. |. Cochrane
Hunt, of Covington and representa-
tives from the state department of
agriculture will speak sometime dur
ing the day.
The most of these speakers were at
Flemingsburg yesterday for the Flem-
ing county all-day War Conference
and word comes from the capital of
Fleming county that they bring Won
derful messages which no one can af-
ford to miss.
The conference has been advertised
extensively throughout the entire
county and 1t is expected that large
number of country people will be here
for the entire day Neighbors from
Ohio are also expected to spend the
day here and everyone will be made
welcome.
There is no admission charged tc
the meetings and the government is
very anxious that as many people as
possible hear every message to be
brought.
The conference is under the aus
pices of the Kentucky and Masor
County National Defense Council.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-22
STRONG FLOW OF
GAS STRUCK ON
CABIN CREEK
While Digging Well on the Farm Of
John Sartin I'm Lewis County Yes
terday Morning a Strong Flow
OF Gas Is Struck.

Word was te1ephoned to Maysville
yesterday afternoon that gas had been
found in Lewis county in large guam
titles and considerable interest has
been created in gas and oil circles
through the announcement of the
finding of gas near the Mason county
line.
Workmen were digging a large well
on the farm of Mr. John Sartin along
Cabin Creek and we're boring to strike
water vein when at a depth of
eighty-five feet a strong flow of gas
was struck and efforts to sink the
we'll were given up while the word
was spread around the neighborhood
and sent to Maysville that gas had
been struck in this neighborhood.
OF late there has been much inter-
est in Mason county over the oil and
gas proposition, especially since so
many rich wells have been found in
the mountain region Of Kentucky. 1t
has always been thought that gas and
oil could be found in this section of
the country and the striking of gas
yesterday may mean the bringing of
many prospecting crews into Lewis
and Mason county to find out just
what there is below the surface of the
ground.
Should oil and gas be found in pay
ing quantities in Lewis county or the
upper edge of Mason county there
would likely be a considerable boom
in Maysville. 1t would at least bring
many people to this section of the
state and would probably make quite
gas and oil center of this city.
1t is understood that local people
have held oil and gas rights on land
in the immediate vicinity of the Sar-
tin farm for several years but as yet
there had never been any prospecting
there.
The accidental discovery of gas
along CABIN OTech Will hSdh iiu'"
activity in that neighborhood in the
next few months if the gas pocket
struck yesterday lasts any length of
time and there is any reason for the
experts to believe that gas is to be
found in that section in any paying
quantities.
1t is understood that several COM
panies have been anxious to do pros
pecting in this section for several
years and yesterdays discovery will
no doubt bring them into the work In
earnest.
The word that gas has been found
in Lewis county was flashed yester-
day all over the state in gas and oil
circles and no doubt created much
interest especially in Lexington.