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New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
SURPRISE STORE SURPRISE
Clerk in Bristol Habcrtiashery Es- tablishment Held Up and Robbed By Two Customers

Bristol. Conn. Nov. s.-The Sur prise Store, which has clothing and haberdashery, lived up to its name today. Frank Levinson. the clerk, got the surprise and not, the customers. He had just opened mp when two men came in who wanted a hand kerchief. After the sale Levinson went to the cash register to make change and was ordered to hold up his hands. One man had a revolver The other searched Levinson and ob- tained SIS, and took about $50 from the register. They left with the handkerchief. and Levinson was so surprised that he could not give Q good description of the men.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
SALOONKEEPER JAILED
Meriden Liquor Violator Sent to Jail For Three Months and Fined S2OO Appeals Case.

Meriden, Nov. S-With three women present in court, as representatives they said, of the local w. C. T. U. Joseph Niezgoda, veteran saloon- keeper who was arrested yesterday with violation of the state liquor laws, was sentenced to three months in jail by Judge Thomas P. Dunne and also fined $200 and costs. He appealed. It was the mans fourth arrest for the same offense since April IT. Last week he was fined $50 and costs by the court and sen fenced to 60 days. Later the sen tence was changed to a fine of $10O. which he paid.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
ESCAPE FROM FLAMES
Parents and Seven Children Make Hasty Exit When Their Home Burns Near Bethel.

Bethel, Conn, Nov. S.--Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kovalsky and their seven children barely escaped with their lives when their home, in a remote section of this town, was destroyed by fire Saturday. Awakened by the flames they were obliged to flee pra racticaIly unclad and took refuge in outbuildings. There were no neigh bors sufficiently near to give aid. The clothing and other possessions of the family were destroyed. News of
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
BUSINESS IS BAD!
Only One Automobile Arrested By
 Federal Men At Stamford For Carrying Liquor Over Week End.

Stamford. Nov. S.-The only ar rest made here by revenue officers in a 74-hour period over the Sunday was that of pr. Louis Kilgoff, for meriy a dentist. now wholesale grocer of Dorchester. Mass. He had ten cases of whiskey in his car. With him was n woman who he said was his hancee and he added that the whiskey was to he given his guests at the wedding. Kilgof was held in $500 for a hearing.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
HARDING SAILS NOV. IS
VIII Leave New Orleans on United Fruit Co. stcamcr and Win Return to q. <. on December q.

New York. Nov. s.--Presid ent- elect Harding will sail from New Orleans November is for the Canal zone on board United Fruit Co. steamer, It was learned hore today Return Ing he will be landed at Norfolk on Decembr {.
 Arrangements have been made \. hereby the ship he is to take from
 w Orleans will remain over one
 from her scheduled sailing date
 nccom modate Senator Harding and
 party. now placed at B persons.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
WILSON WRITING MESSAGE
president Is Preparing Annual State mcnt and Recommendations for Next Congress.

Washington. Nov. s.--President wilson has begun work on his an nual message to congress which will bo transmitted either on opening day Of the next session on December s or the day following.
 Administration officers expect that ha will again urge enactment of d number Of reconstruction measures which he recommended at Lhe first
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
Supreme Court Rules It Need Not
 Be Kept at Home
OWNER CAN TAKE IT HOME
Associate Justice Clark Holds That Such Action is Not Transportation" Within Meaning Of Volstead En- forcemens Act.

Washington. Nov. S.-Liquor law fully acquired by a person for his personal use may be stored in a place other than his home under a ruling today by the supreme court.
 Decision on Appeal.
 The courts decision was on an ap- peal brought by William c. Street. of New York city from lower court de- crees refusing an injunction prohibit ing federal prohibition officers from seizing liqur which he had stored in a room leased from a safe deposit company. TA~ court declared congress did not intend oc proH'bit such storage when the liquor was lawfully acquired for a lawful purpose.
 Can Take It Home.
 The decision was rendered by Associate Justice Clark. He held that the transportation of lawfully acquired liquor from a warehouse to the home of the owner did not constitute transportation" within the meaning of the enforcement act.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
PROBE HOUSING CONDITIONS

Cleveland. Nov. S.-An investiga- ton of housing conditions in Michi- gan. ohio and western Pennsysvania was started here today by the senate committee on reconstruction and pro- duction. Senator William M. Calder. New York. is chairman.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
HEADS TRINITY ALUMNI.

Hartford. Nov. s.-Theo. c. Hud- son of this city was today elected secretary of the Trinity college alumni council, succeeding Charles F. Johnson, '92. of Hartford. resigned. Mir Johnson had been secretary for many years. Mir Hudson is of the class of 1914 and was a leader in athletics when in college.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
Its Work Finished, Organ ization Dissolves And Mem bers Consider
 Working For Other Aims
Victory Dinner at Hartford Club This Evening Will Conclude Activities of As sociation.

Hartford. Nov. s.-For the last time aS an equal suffrage body the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage association met here today in annual convention. Tho right of franchise having been acquired the association met to dis they should bo banded together for rolvo and it's members to decide if other subjects in the future.
 Tho convention was in Unity hall which was decorated with flags, suf- frago banners. autumn leaves and shrubs.
 Many Delegates Attend
 Delegates eame from practically every local branch. Tho welcome was given by Miss Mary Buikley and the response was by Mrs. Grace Thomp- son Seton. first yico-president. Com mittces were annpunced by Miss Katherine Ludingtbn, the president. Miss Annie Elliot Trumbull of Hart ford, was chairman of the resolutions committee. Mrs. William C. Cheney Of Manchester, recording secretary, read tho minutes of tho Bridgeport con- vention which observed the 50th an- niversary of the association.
 At tho afternoon session reports were given from the committee on politics. and citizenship, and Mrs. Ruth Mcintyre Dadourian made a re- view of the years work. Miss Luding- ton for the political committee. told of the special session of the legisla- ture and the final accomplishment of ratification.
 .. Classes in Voting
 Mrs. c. F. A. winslow of the citi- x>att xalf1 hss inuvitability of the vote it was im- portant that the arsociation provide means to educate the women in the process Of voting. Claaecc Nssfeybsgun in the spring of 1918 under Mrs. Nancy M. Schoonmaker, who wrote a text book called the actual govern- ment of Connecticut" Mrs. winslow predicted that women will show growing interest in governmental problems but she added that one of tho responsibilities of a democracy Is 10 develop intelligent voting.
 Mrs. Florence l.. c. Kitchelt, direc- tor of the citizenship work, reported that thousands of women attended tho citizenship classes and county citizenship institutes The demand for Information continues. she said. She expressed hope that League of Women Voters would be formed.
 other Reports Made.
 County reports were made by Miss Mary Bulkley. Hartford Miss Emily Whitney. New Haven: Mrs. Fannie Dixon weich. Holland; Miss Edna Tyler. New, London; Mrs. w. r. Couch, Middiesex: Miss Rosamond Danielson, windham; Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rces. Fairfield, and Miss Eliza beth Cainc. reporting for Mrs. A. s. c. Taylor. for Litchfeid.
 e Tonight there will be victory dinner nt the Hartford Club. and the speakers will be Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Warren. Ohio. and Miss Harriet May Mills of Syracuse. N. Y., both ardent suffrage workers. The i've newly elect cd members of the general assembly will also speak.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08

lO arlSe.
 Only recently the nounced a change in til which was a cut in mos hours a week. The facn viously been operating F day five and a half da, Under the plan which h1 tive last week, an eight
 live days a week has bet In explanation of the ch| the officials advised that depression in manufactj such a cut necessary.
 Corbfn Screw Corn
 At the Corbin Screw cd of the leading officials V day. so it was impossible thoritative statement. Tt however, that the factory to adopt any drastic mea]
 Stanley WOr
 At the Stanley WorI are reported to be sound tory is working under a When seen this afternoo nett. the vice-president. factory is making tim1 present conditions, but of business we cannot lool
 Traut & Hine Nil
 President George W
 i-aut & Hine FaI-
 DIsfness at hiys concern
 yer. quiet. Oyrders are Cd siow-. and he predicts | ditfon ---sil exist until a| of the coming year. MrI today that there had bed in the working force, o] hands since the depressfo working hours have al creased to 45 hours a VI hours the regular workin
 COrbin Cabinet I.o,
 William H. Booth, sec{ Corbin Cabinet Lock Con American Hardware cor1 his company said todayI tions at the plant were sirI local conditions. At presd pany has a good order Til new business orders hal slight falling off. There change to datc in the w] at the concern, the plaI h5 hours a week.
 Fafnir Bearing q,
 Maurice Stanley of the ing company stated that depression felt all over th being felt keenly by local CTS, but he thinks the been reached and looks ment from now on. Con Stanley said: "Our conc( or less dependent on thd industry and the depresI business has been felt by ! there eem to be indicat t| provement in the automoi and we look fot an imp1 seems as though things reached the bottom"
 AmcriCnn Hostel
 The American Hosiery c' gone on a, 50-hour workiL The new rule went into d The plant will now oper| a. m. to : D. m, five days a half day on Saturday. n K. Pasco stated this md the close down was necess a general depression in wo out the country. He als New Britain has been ver in having the factories I they do compared to som the state. The textile very quiet at the present many large concerns are tirely while others run on| three and even one or tV week. MT. Pasco even VI as to say that he thougE the shops in the city VI to shorter hours than tho operating, in order to keep open and the hands work time. He feels certain, ho the sudden depression and work will end in the near better times would be seen ever been The employees tories are realizing the fa officials must cut down O and are prepared to meet
 Prentice Mfg. G
 The George E. Prentice ' ing company. with its mi Kensington, and two braI in this town, has made q tion in the number of hand' The working schedule has reduced from a 50 hour a to 40 hours and four da When approached upon t MT. Prentice said the shut absolutely necessary due of business. It was his O it would last a. few weeks would begin to pic
 Conditions at the Vu Works were reported as ! with snt entions of s1nj
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
But Republican Congress May Be
 Expected to Slash Them
SPECIAL SESSION EXPECTED
As Soon As He is Inaugurated, Hard ing Will .'robazly Call Congress To- Policy of Administration.

Washington, Nov. 8 (By Associated Press)-Estimates upon which con- gross will make appropriations for the first fiscal year of the new re- publican administration are now being prepared by the various gov ernment departments, under direc- ton of democratic cabinet officers and in accord with the policies of the Wilson administration.
 The estimates will be submitted to congress at the opening of the next session on December 6. Since the republicans have a majority in the senate and house sharp changes are to be made in most of the measures under revision plans which republi- can congressional leaders are ex- pected to work out.
 The present political situation with regard to the annual appropriations is similar to that which obtained eight years ago after the first cleo ton of Woodrow Wilson. Then the republicans were in control of the executive branches of the govern meht under President Taft but the democrats had a majority in the senate and house.
 At that time however conditions in the nation and the world generally were normal and government ex- penditures were only fourth of what they are now.
 May Need Big Navy.
 The forthcoming estimates for the war department will be based upon the requirements of an army the size of which already has been fixed by the republican congress but the naval estimates to be submitted next month will be based on the democra- tice program. Secretary Daniels had repeatedly said that unless the United States became a member of the league of nations it must main tain the. most powerful navy in the world. ~. Under the program authorized in 1916 the , government now is con- structing five great battle cruisers and moro than that number of super dreadnoughos and the forthcoming naval estimate is expected not only to include appro priations for carry ing on this work, but also recon mendations for additional war craft.
 Will Exceed $t,OOO, 100000
 Estimates for all of the govern ment departments are expected to exceed four billions of dollars, this total including amounts for refund ing portions of the public debt fal- ling due during the next fiscal year. The estimates for the present fiscal year exceeded six billion dollars but these subsequently, were reduced by something like two billion dollars.
 Whether all of the annual supply measures will be completed at the next and final session of the 65th. congress remains to be determined. President-elect Harding is expected to call a special session of the new congress soon after he takes office on March and if may be that some of the appropriation bills will go over to the special session.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
FIIES INTO MOUNTAIN

Washington, Nov. S.-John r. Woodward. air mail pilot. whose body was found yesterday in the wteckage of his plane near Laramie, Wyo.. met his death through flying into a noun tainside in q dense fog. said a report
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
PRICES OF FLOUR DOWN

Minneapolis, Nov. s.-Flour prices today continued their downward slide and reached what millers said were pre-war prices. At one large mill here family patent flour declined to $10
New Britain herald., 1920-11-08
WEATHER.

HartfOrti, Conn.,, Nov. 6. Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not much change in fcmDCraturc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-20
JohnnyMuLcahyAndG Gillette
Try Out For 1920 Baseball
Team At Texas University


A rSTIN. Texas, Feb. 90. - With the
y l0osening uu OF sore arms and the
crack Of the hOrsehide against
the willow, baseball aspirauts at the
University OF IeEas are being put
through daily practice on Clark field
by coach BILLY Disch-
Prospects are the rOsiest in years
Tor the university baseball season. al
though coach Disch Is very relccur
about giving out Information regard
ing his team The premier L0nghorn
coach has thus Tar refused gently TO
give his opinion concerning the pros
poets OF the Longhorns for the 1920
season. but those Intimately acquaint-
ed with coach Disch and the past
baseball fortunes Of the university,
other championship at the end Of the
WIN See Good Games
And the fans in Austin have reason
TO view the prospects in such glowing
light Texas this season win have q
IN southern college circles. Handling
the main part Of the pitching burden
this season viii be Bus Gillette. OF
IT Paso. an invincibie twirler OF the
1917 team
Then there Is Bib FaIk. eandI-
date for n berth on the Chicago
White soE team in June. who can
be called Into the fray when oc-
casion will demnnd- FAX viii
not be called on TO pitch frequent-
y this season. but viii be used In
the outfleidr because OF his hard
hitting other pitchers OF the
first calibcr n coach Disch'E dis
pOsal are Ed Ross. freshmen
pitcher OF the 1919 team. and
RALPH Barry, also OF the 1919
squad
MuIeahy Also Out
Promising freshmen huriers this
season are John -Rube" Mulcahy OF
FL Paso. who has had pitching ex-
perieuce in the Army-Citr league Of
e. Paso during the past summer. and
three years Of service in high school
Mulcahy is going good and coach
Disch in speaking Of him. said re-
Gently that he viii be a great asset
10 the staff because OF his GOODNESS
In the pinches and his effective de-
livery
Another first year twirler that
shows promise is Fitzgerald, Of Eagle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-20
Wrestling Is NotO Enjoying
Great Popularity Stecher Is
Popular Champ With Fans

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Heavyweigh
in wrestling has never been more
firmly iutrenched in New York
than IL is since the Srecher-Caddock
championship match at Madison
Square garden
Time was when wrestling was
looked upon With more or less sus-
picion by she sporting public here. as
well as in many other parts Of the
country. The very nature Of the sport
which makes il comparatively easy
for two finished wrestiers 10 stage
-one Of those things" contributed to
the cloud OF suspicion that once en-
Teloped it In addition, there were
charges and counter charges OF fax
ing made at intervals, and wrestling
stalked about with a black eye.
Is More Popular Than Ever
Today the mat game IS enjoying
prestige with the sport loving public
Of New York and its environs- II his
been given a clean bill Of health and
has become so popular here that
whenever an attractive match is made
the sport fans fail all over each other
in the rush for choice seats
Joe Stecher and Earl CaddOelz,
young, clean cut clear eyed
American types Of manhood, furn-
1shed the spectacle that glued
wrestling tightly TO the sport map
in this section and promoter Jack
Curley, who has been struggling
10 build mp wrestling in New
York for several years. also de-
serves credit for the elevation of
the game TO such n popular plane
New Workers are among the keenesf
wrestling fans / nthe world They
understand the game thoroughly and
they can't be fooled easily. The ten
thousand odd spectators who saw
Stecher Wrest the worlds title from
CaddOck went home satisfied that the
match was won and lost on its merits.
A majority Of the spectators were
vita Caddock from the first. because
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-20
LEADOFF MEN FEW IN BIG LEAGUES
Pilot Miller Higgins Of the
Order McGraw Keller, or Lead Team
the Bat; Enthusiastic Getting babe" Ruth

NEW YORK. Feb. 12-Good lead
~ off batsmen are about as scarce
nowadays as classy catchers
and cTackerjack base runners.
This fact was brought out yester-
day by manager Higgins, Of the
Yankees. during a discussion over
who is the best man on his team to
lead-Off at bat Finally Higgins de-
cided that FeWster would be his
choice for that important task
OF all the many players Huggins
has 20 select from, the youngster.
Fewster, impressed the manager as
having the best Qualifications for the
position, and the Yankees possess
several veterans
Others Face same Problems
That Higgins arrived at that con-
clusion and picked out such an in
experienced player as Fewster, IS evil
denee Of the dearth Of capable men
70 set the ball a-rolling-"
Other managers than the leader OF
the Yankees are up against the same
trouble, and 10 keeps them guessing.
Huggins was lead-off man for the
Cardinals and was a corker at 10, yet
he is so modest that he claims no
high honors Tor having filled the po-
sition Stir. he was given plenty Of
deserved credit by his opponents
Higgins thinks. Hs does the
writer, that Roy Thomas WIS one
Of the best Iend-Off men the game
ever had Roy. 81 viii he remem-
bered. was good waiter and
had the knack OF @fOulinE off the
good ones ut his pleasure. In
fact. Ia was that rare ability TO
-.i<ili off the good Ones.- possessed
by Thomas Hurkett, McGrurs.
heel~rs Latham and Others that
caused the rule to be adopted
which prevents intentional foul
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-20

he IS the smaller OF the two men The
applause Tor CaddOck when he ap-
peared Indicated how the crowd felt
let the rousing reception Stecher got
when he rose from the mat the new
worlds champion was lust as hearty
Like the Champion
Caddcck. in defeat was mighty
popular Stecher, In victory, has be-
come Immensely So New York wants
70 see him In action as often as suit
able opponents can be matched with
him. and the consensus Of opinion
here is that he viii retain the title
for long time
Superior physical ability won
the worlds title for Sfecher. He
outWeiEhed CaddOck by % pounds
and he Is much the stronger man
Of the two As an active wrestler
the loVvan has IL all over Stecher.
but he lacks the bull strength and
doEEed persistence Of the cham
pion-
Stecher is far from a spectacular
wrestler be moves swiftly at times.
but never unless he thinks the time
IS ripe TO start something. He looks
Ike an aut0maton in the ring His
expression, one Of frozen doggedness.
never changes. he keeps his eyes
glued 20 his opponents feet and
q orks with powerful and methodicaI
precision The great strength fin his
arms ana legs IS ms LorLe- His body
scissors is his one bet He worked
more than two hours before he
clamped the winning hold firmly on
Caduock and succeeded in doing IL
only after he had worn the Iou-an
out in battle Of sheer brute
strength
CuddoeIS Wants Another Bout
Caudock wants a return match with
Stecher before the year passes and
he deserves his chance Lewis and
LnTszko and other good Wrestlers are
clamoring for matches with the new
champion That all the eligibles viii
be accommodated Is a certainty. The
announcement that Staniiaus Zbyszko.
erstWhile famous brother Of Wladek.
is coming 10 this country. probably
means that he viii get into the crowd
Of challeugers- So il looks like a
busy year for champion Stecher and
his rivals And as the cloud OF dis
repute has been lifted from the game.
Il should be a prosperous one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-20

kinds OF athletics and was an inter.
ested spectato tor at many contests al
Fort Bliss following his return from
overseas The fact that the glove
game has been highly endorsed by
leading athletic directors Of the coun-
try and has been sanctioned by mill
tary officials as an athletic training
for soldiers leads boosters Of the
pastime to believe that it viii be but
short time until il is adopted all
over the country.
Those in charge OF the pastime al
present time are attempting to matca
Kid Shanks and Frankie Fowser in
the headilner Of the first show on
March l. Kid Shanks is the middle
weight champion OF the Fifth cavalry
stationed in the Big Bend and has
never been defeated.
His last bout In FL Pnso WIS
with Jack Fitzgerald. whom he de-
feated in two rounds. FoVHer has
n blE southwestern reputation n
the possessOr Of a knockout wal
Top and has won many bouts in
this section He a. m II Pasoun
and no doubt would prove q ire
mendous drawing card from this
city and Fort Bliss.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-20
Texas League O7cmerS VIII
WaiUer Players In Future

I TNDER the new order OF things in
u the Texas league, no manager I'm
the circuit can dispose Of a player
to a club OF another circuit Of the
same or lower classification until all
seven other Texas managers have in
dictated their assent by signing a
waiver. Here is an example Of the
working Of this waiver rule. adopted
for the first time by the Texas league
this year
Texas Joins big Ones
Houston holds the contract Of
pitcher A. but figures IL can get along
without him. and sell him for a nomi-
nal sum 70 some class c club. The
Houston secretary then informs presi-
dent Walter Norris that waivers are
asked upon pitcher A, in order that
he may be disposed of outside the
circuit Morris in turn advises all
seven other club owners
These seven either sign waivers
showing that they don't give n
WhOOp what becomes Of Mr.. A. or
decline to sign such n decilna-
ton means that they can make
use OF the pitcher and are will
ing 10 pay the waiver price. $500.
II all but one club Fuives, that