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New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
ATLANTIC SHIPPING
 CRIPPLED BY STORM
75 Mile Gale Sweeps Coast IA Ships Wrecked, Mis-
 sing or Disabled.

Halifax, N S., Dec 12.-Fourteen vessels, wrecked, missing or making port in a crippled condition were re- corded by the marine authorities to- day as victims of storms which swept the North Atlantic coast during the last two days. A seventy-five mile gale from the Gulf of St. Lawrence was still raging over Newfoundland today and train service there was blocked by drifting snow.
 The steamer Propatria, reported missing last night on a trip from St.. Pierre, Miq., for Sydney, N. S., ad- vised by wireless today that she was 110 miles southeast of Sydney, mak- ing one knot an hour. She has only 12 hours coal supply on board and has asked for assistance.
 Four U. S. Shipping Board tugs, bound from Quebec to Boston by way of this port, which became separ- ated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, were today believed to be safe in some of the small harbors on the east coast of Prince Edward Island. .N
 The U. $. Shipping Board steamer Davidson County, disabled 300 miles east of Halifax by loss of her propel- Ter, was reported approaching port in tow of the American steamer West Togus. The Canadian steamer Seig- nor was hurrying to the assistance of the British freighter Hornsee, a for mer German vessel, which was in dis tess east of Canso.
 The British steamer Carmania with many Am nerican passengers on board, which collided with the steam CT Maryland about 300 miles off this port Wednesday was expected to reach here tonight under her own steam. Fire discovered aboard the Leyland ffne 4frefgirter Mercian when about : , nmi1es off Cape Race yesterday caused her to direct her course toward this fport. The Mefcian left Boston on De- cember 5. She had no passenger r.
 The steamer Chetopa lost two pro- peller blades about 25O miles south east of Halifax and was reported un- anageable and in need of assistance. Later messages from the Ameri can steamer Lake Galewood, driven ashore on Port Hood Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, indicated that she would be total loss. The crew were rescued by a brooches buoy An- other American steamer, Lake Elm wood, which went ashore on Cape Blue, near Harbour Au Bouche, Anti gonish, while en route from Quebec to Halifax, rested on sand and was In no immediate danger.
 A dispatch from Curling, N. F'., said that two American schooners. the Ronald Moulton, bound from Cadiz to St. Johns and the T. M. Nicholson of Bucksport, Me-, were ashore il, Humber Arm.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
M'MAHON IN FAVOR
 OF $500 INCREASE
Head of Taxpayers Association Urges Strict Business Administration
 for at Least One Year

The school board special committee of seven at it's meeting this afternoon will discuss the proposition of a $500 increase in school teachers wages in- stead of the $400 as requested by them. The committee is said to favor an increase to this amount but the matter is not entirely approved by the teaching forces, it is stated. Teachers are quoted as saying that they cannot possibly work for the city with any degree of comfort with out an increase of at least $350. The $500 increase will entail the spending of $42,00O during the fiscal year and the securing of this amount will be one of the matters discussed this af-' ternoon.
 P. S. McMahon, one of the pron1i- nent figures in the taxpayers asso- citation and citizen of rather strong views on civic matters, has pro- nounced himself strongly in favor of an increase. He recommends, how ever. that the teachers accept the $500 as 8 sort of compromise in con sderation of the unsettled times. In order to give them that amount, he adds, it will be necessary for the men in City hall to use strict business methods for the remainder of the year. The curtailment of new build ings is one of the methods recom- mended by MT. McMahon.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
DEPORTATION Is EXPECTED.
Emma Goldman's Lawyer Making Preparations for Her Return to Russia

New York, Dec. 12.-CounseI for Emma Goldman evidently has aban- doned hope of preventing her depor tation. Before going to Ellis Island today to ask her if she cared to con- tinue the fight in view of the stay of one week granted by the supreme court, he telegraphed the department of labor asking whether she and Alex ander Berkmttn might carry food with them when they are deported to Soviet Russia and that they be permitted special privileges for the short time they have to remain"
 Officials at the island professed to- day to know of no plans for imme- ,Ndiate deportation of BerlSman. whose appeal the supreme court refused to consider.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
METHOD IS SIMPLE
 IN ITS OPERATION
Women Charge Purchases to New Britain Customers
 Accounts, Then Walk Off
 With Goods.

Mercantile establishments in Hart ford have been made victims in series of swindles during the last few months, it became known today, through which an organized group of criminals, working under the names of prominent New Britain men and women, have stolen clothing and oth- CT goods valued at many hundreds of dollars.
 Upon complaint of a number of New Britain women, who found ar ticles registered on their bills which had never been bought from the stores, the establishments which "sold'' the goods notified the Hartford police. They are now working to discover the identity of we'll dressed women, who, during the last few months have visited the shops and ' charged clothing and material bought to the names of New Britain women. The names of Miss Mary Whittle- sev, Mrs. Stanley Gass, Mrs. Freder- icl1 Platt, Mrs. Charles Parsons and Mrs. c. H. Parsons are said to be among those used by the criminals in obtaining the goods under false pre- lenses.
 Method Simnle.
 The metl;,,. "a. :, ~,.-.-..i adopted by the sWindlers, although com paratlvely simple in detail, has been worked with
 great success, it is said. It was not
 until continued, and seemingly con- nected, list of complaints were receiv-
 ed by the proprietors of the Hartford
 stores that suspicion was aroused that
 an organized system of thievery was in
 progress. It is stated that a well dressed wom-
 an, giving her name as Mrs. 'So and
 So," of New Britain, would enter a de-
 partment store and without hurry or
 apparent fear that she might be dis
 covered go about making several pur-
 chases Her shopping concluded she would direct that the articles bought be
 sent to her home in New Britain, and then, as an afterthought, would state her desire to take one or two of the more valuable articles with her. On several occasions the entire list of goods purchased has been carried from the store by the woman who in sisted there was need of them immedi- ately and they could not wait for the delivery wagon that evening.
 Supposedly We'll Organized. That the thefts have taken place ! through the we'll directed work of a
 number of persons familiar with New Britain residents and their stand 1 ing has been one of the theories ad- vanced concerning the case. The women who have been swindling the stores, it is said, may have come from ! New Britain, or else they are Hart ford women who have made it a practice to become thoroughly famil- 1 jar with the stores patronized by res- 1 idents of this city who do part of ] their shopping in Hartford. ' Department store proprietors and 1 those women whose names have been given by fake bearers were un- willing to discuss the affair today. Every effort on the part of the po- 1 lice however, is being made to ap- l prehend the authors of the swlndle.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
PROFJTEERING CHARGED.
Indignant Citizens Accuse Local Gro-
 cers of Hoarding Sugar Supply.

An indignant citizen visited the Her. aid office this morning to voice a com plaint on what he termed the profit grocers He claims to have specific information that a grocer on Lafayette street, with 10 or 12 barrels of sugar in his cellar, and another on North Main street. with about 70 barrels in his cellar, refuses to sell it to the public He claims that these grocers are holding up their stock. waiting for the price to jump to 25 cents per pound.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
TRAUT & HINE CLUB
 REFLECTS OFFICE
Factory Mutual Benefit Associa| Has Passed Its 10th Year of Prosperity--Heath Re Elected.

A prosperous year, financially socially, was reported at the anll meeting of the Traut & Hine Nut Benefit association held last night the purposes of electing officers reading reports for the year ended. The organization is in tenth year of it's existence
 The resume of the associate history shows it was organized 1909 under the leadership of the lowing staff of officers: William Sternberg, president; William pentield, president; Albert lIine, secretary and George w. Trj treasurer. A steady growth both mem bership and finances has C tinued during the half score of ye and now it is recognized as one the foremost factory organizations the city.
 At last nights meeting John Heath was reelected president. Ot officers elected were: Ike T. H vice-president; George Kane, se- tary; Harry c. Brown, treasurer. board of directors consists of: Ed Keeling, chairman, Albert Marks. Hallett, Ike T. Hills and John Gull The auditing committee follows: McDonough. chairman, Edm Starr and Clarence Hartman. " Willoughby was named chairman the entertainment committee wl consists of. George Kane, Hnp Keeling Herharf Rates. au,l ,Eyi, e, Donlan. The entertainment com tee has promised an aetiVe socially.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12

First Shipment of Shrnbbcry Reaches
 New Britain--Price Higher.

Two carloads of Christmas creeS have arrived at the local freight yards and will be distributed to local deal CTS within a short tiTne. Several trucks have been engaged to cart the trees to the stores some time next week The dealers report the price of Christmas trees this year will be somewhat higher than that of previ- ous years, labor conditions in the woods warrant the jump. they say. The output of trees this year is less than previous years, it is stateds
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
GARFIELD RESIGNS;
 OFFICIALS SILENT Action Believed to Be Result of
 Strike Settlement CONSERVATION IS ESSENTIAL
Stock on Hand Is Dangerously Low and Utmost Care Must Be Exercised Until Conditions Get Back to Nor mai.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Fuel Admin istrator Garield's resignation was placed today in the hands of Presi- dent Wilson.
 White House officials withheld the letter and Dr Garfield declined to dis cuss his action, but it was understood that it resulted from his disapproval of the decision of the administration to place settlement of the wage and price controversy into the hands of a commission representative of the coal mining industry.
 Coal Supply Low.
 Despite the agreement to end the coal strike, the railroad administra- tion's central coal committee today consider further drastic restriction on the use of coal. Stocks on hand have become dangerously low, members of the committee said, and the utm ost care must be exercised until produc- ton gets back to something like nor- nal.
 Operators from all sections of the country still were here awaiting gov- ernment notification on steps already taken and a decision as to their own policy. They said reports to them showed that thus far only a small percentage of the striking miners had returned to work.
 Merchants Make Plea.
 Representative of merchants from New York, Boston, Detroit, Washing on and other cities, asked the railroad administration today to lift the re- strictions against the use of lights and fuel by retail stores during the Christ mas rush under a promise that the stores would operate only for limited hours daily after the Christmas sea son. A decision by Director Gen. Hines was expected late today.
 The coal situation was di&c ussed briefly today i1f@sthe senate, Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado, criticiz- ing the failure of the government to pay operators for coal seized by rail- road administration. He said that unless a settlement soon was made some operators in Colorado would be forced to suspend operations.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
SEEN ATOK HOLLIS HONORED. New Hampshire Man Given Rank of ChevaIier of the Legion Of Honor

Washington. Dec. l3.~--In recogni- ton of his services during the war, the French government has conferred the rank of chevalier of tho Legion of Honor on former senator Hollis of New Hampshire, it was announced here today. After returning from teh senate Mir. Hollis became a mem Der of the U, $, liquidation board and served until last -Noyemhar.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
Justice COhaIan Defends N
 Bill to Recognize Ireland
REPRESENTS MANY MILL
House Foreign Affairs Conn Hears Arguments in Eavd. Sending Envoys to "Republ IreIand.'

Washington, Dec. 12-A dyoca freedom for Ireland headed by tice Cohalan, of the New supreme court, appeared befor house foreign affairs committee to urge passage of a bill by R sentative Mason, republican, of nois, to authorize appointmer diplomatic and consular reprea tives to the Republic of Ireland
 Those In Delegation.
 In the delegation were FraI Walsh, of Kansas City; B Cockrane, of New York, and who have been active in SC diplomatic recognition for the visional government headed Eamonn De Valera, who arrived yesterday to confer with Irish le from over the country.
 When the hearing opened, GI L. Fox, of New Haven, Conn, d permission to present an argu' against the bill, and Chairman Fl said the opportunity would be later.
 No Cause for War.
 Arguing in support of his med Representative Mason said it VI not constitute a complete recogn| but simply would show the vii ness of congress to do it's part to| end. He also contended that pal of the bill would not be a causl war with Great Britain
 Represents 20 Million.
 Justice Cohalan told the comm that his delegation spoke forl majority of 20.000,000 Americar Irish descent and was pleading ill half of a government which was| organized and firmly supported tl constituents. He pictured condi in Ireland and said Great Brit rule was founded upon force onl]
 Representative Flood, democra Virginia, suggested that recogn Of foreign government was ID, an executive Junction." outsid s authority of congress. Justice halan answered that the two bran Of the government should co-ope to make recognition complete. Al clan recognition, he said, would vince Great Britain that the solution was a grant of full freet
 The republican government in land, Justice Cohalan declared, functioning in many important ters and rightly could be consid a de facto government Chair Porter questioned this statement suggested that the British and the Irish authorities were in ch of the country.
 Would Fight England.
 Representative Connally, demo, of Texas, asked Justice Coh whether he would be in favor of United States going to war Great Britain in case the latter serious offense at passage of Mason bill.
 "Yes, under those circunlstan replied the justice, while the ci oheered.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
s1Oo, 900 FIRE IN NEW YORK.
$50 Guests At Engineers Club Driven Prom Their Rooms Eariy Today.

New York, Dec. 12.--Three hum fred and fifty guests of the Engineers. dub on West 10th street were driven from their rooms eariy today by a hrc which caused s100,000 damage to the building. The fire. which started in q kitchen on the 18th floor, Was con lined to the upper stories but several valuable paintings on the 1lth noof were destroyed. The famous ensl- aeering library, considered one of the anssL in the country was saved
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
BATTLE ON IN MEXICO.
800 F'ederaIs, Sent by Special Truth, Encounter 100 of Villas Troops.

Eagle Pass. Tex, Dec 12.--F1ve hundred Mexican federal troops, sent by special train, encountered the Nll- lista force that raided Musqulz, state of Coahuila, and fighting was reported in progress late yesterday, according to information received here today The Villa force comprised nearly 400 men.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12

Washington, Dec. 12.-Villistas have captured the towns of Musquiz and Sabinas, in the state of Coahuila, ad- vices today to the state department said The towns are on the MoncloVa branch of the National railway.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
WEATHER.

Hartford, Dee. 12.---Fofecasf for New Britain and vicinity: Rain probably tonight and Sat- urday; warmer tonight
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
sTII1, GoINt4 noMN

New York, Dec. 12.-Demand st ling after going to sS.69 1-t too later declined to SS.66 12 2 new .leXel, l,~ ina. demo a.u4ed- rizet
New Britain herald., 1919-12-12
CARPENTIER CHALLENGES.

Paris, Dec. 12, (Havas) s)-Georges Carpenter today issued a challenge to Jack Dempsey for a bout for the heavyweight hampionship of the world.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-29
FATHER TIME TO GET
REAL KICK TONIGHT
WHEN CLOCK MOVES
Time Pieces .Nusi BE Turned
FOrnard One Hour ut
TtC0 O'Clock.

Father Time, doing one better than
the dramatic uttcrance OF Bill Shake
spcare gives him credit for. VIII enter
the list tomorrow morning at : o'clock
OF world racers and take an initial
spMrt forward of one hour.
The nspless citizen who was won:
10 arrive at his home at I y. NJ. lean
ing on bootleg liquor. VIII find him
self next week executing the SQuint-
ing act at the kcyhoie exactly sixty
minutes later. MadamcS fury, run
ming also on fast schedule, will have
gained an hours momentum
The new time will carry different ap-
pcals, just as you happen TO look at il.
Virginia rum devotees who are in the
habit OF attending ju!ep functions in
Baltimore will call il rank discrimna- :
ton. since the dry era is brought one
hour nearer.
Ii the liquor question could be elm
mated. mos: people would denominate
it blessing in disguise, for Kaiser
Bilrs Kultur train Will run into what
ever place the devil will let him live
il. the next world just sixty minutes
through this section of the country
dragging the high cost of living at
his heels. Richmond housewives con-
sole themselves in the reflection that
early breakfasting may cut the amount
hand, figure that late retiring may pro-
long the appetite.
SO it's tifty-ffty all the way through.
Whether Father Time goes or remains
as he used to in Drc-war days, there
arc the two classes always and Bill
Bryan for President.
Remember Saturday night. as soon
as you've put out the cat and taken
bath. put the clock and watch one
hour ahead.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-29
FIVE GERMAN U-BOATS
STARTED TO AMERICA
TO- ASSIST LOAN DRIVE
Surrendered Submarines VIII
he Sho,rn at Various Ports
iiOng american Coast.
I nv Associated Prcss1

WASHINGTON. March 2S.--Five sur
rendered German submarines will leave
England tomorrow for the United
states, manned by American crews and
conveyed by the American subma rinc
tender Bushnell. They are expected TO
arrive in American waters late in April
and VIII be displayed at ports to be
selected III connection with the next
Liberty loan campaign.
One OF these craft is the C-lI1 a
seaSoin. mine-layer. which. during the
war planted mines along the Ameri !
uB-SS and CB-liS. regular submer
sibleS OF the smaller type. Another is
the CC-9,. one OF the small mine
LAYERS and the fifth is The U-lI1, the
standard German U-boat. Later, it is
expected one OF the big cruiser sub
marines, equipped with deck guns. will
be sent over.
Adverse wind sat this season and
the unfamiliarity OF the American
crews with tho machinery make the
date OF the arrival of the ships uncer-
tain.
Crews for the submarines were as.
Sembled in England. most o. the men
being sent from the United States
Navy orders published today showed
the arrival at London of seven lien
tehant-commanders for duty in CON
nection with German submersibles.
Ihey are II. c. Frazier. l.. G. O'Keefe'
j.. !" NELSON. c. NJ. Lockwood G. Iul-
ihss. u. Il. Junkin and j. r. Webb.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-29
Id WAVE HITS COAST
AND MERCURY TAKES DROP
= uf New England Reported in tho
rhrocs Of severe
blizzard.

T. :W YORK, March 2S.-Today' 5
In. arriving after ihe calendar win
had passed, and reaching tar
! ter severity than any storm cN-
+enced during the unusually mid
Ter. extended along practically the
re Atlantic scuboard from the
(rican boundary line at the north
|,st to Florida.
b-Statc districts and various parts
lew Eng land. where more snow fell
here. were in the throcs Of II bliz-
throughout the day. and II had
Ned no signs of abatement tonight,
&ippinc was delayed, both incom-
and outgoing. Among other vcS-
! delayed by the storm was the
Fer st. Louis. She reached quar-
ie bearing hundreds Of returning
rican troops. bur was ordered to
S,in there until the weather cleared.
1lcgraph and telephone wires south
Philadelphia We're torn down early
he storm interrupting communica :
! between the North and the South.
,e steamship Joseph j. Cunro. a
o carrier OF SIi gross tons. was
N ashore and sunk at the Della
.ngers and crew cscapcd drowning
1OWIy.
! 10 Wind here attained a velocity
tNty-scvcn miles an hour. Men and
cially women, were swept of their
as the gale. swirling down the
Oh formed 10y New York sky
kpcrs. caiomcd off the pavement
) ing an outlet in the upper reaches.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-29
SIX UNMAsKED BANDITS
LOOT BANK At DETROIT
Herd Fourteen Persons Into Vault
and LavatOry at Point
OF Gun.
BIG STEEL DOOR IS CLOSED
Gather in All Currency i'm Sight and
Then Nuke Their Escape in Tour
ing Car, Headed for Ohio State
Line.
fBy Associated Press.

DETROIT. March 2s-Herding four
teen persons. including scvera! women
patrons, into the lavatory and the
vault Of the West Side branch Of the
Commonwealth state Bank here, six
unmasked bandits this afternoon
robbed the institution OF $40, 900 in cash
and unregistered Liberty bonds which
officials say mas exceed $4,000 in
value.
Fifty thousand dollars in currency
the main office only a few hours before
the holdup. The ho!dup was daring.
Two Of the men stood guard outside
the entrance 10 the bank while four
entered with the man at their head
waving a sawedoff shotgun.
The cashier and assistant were or
dcrcd from their cages and with sew
irons forced TO stand win up
+. nands while the bank vault was
oc.. riiied
The TWO bank attaches were then
ordered into the vault, together with
four OF the patrons, and the big steel
door closed. Eight other persons. in
Guiding several who came in after the
bandits entered and among them TWO
were ordered into the lavatory.
The bandits then gathered up ali
a touring ear. Their machine was
seen to turn west on Fort Street. one
Of the main thoroughfarcs leading out
OF the city. The theory Of the police
authorities of towns on the Highway
between that poin; and Detroit were
!mmediateiy notified.
IL WAS several minutes after-fr rhe
vault wesc opened and those in. :
prisoncd released