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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-01
The Law--Cigarettes

SALE. When Unlawful. 1t shall
he unlawful for any person by him
self, clerk, servant, employee or agent
or any clerk, servant, employee or
agent of any person, directly or indi-
rectly, upon any pretense or by any
device, to sell, exchange, barter, dis
pose OF or give away to any person
under the age OF twenty-onc years any
cigarette, cigarette paper, Or cigarette
wrapper prepared or designed to be
used for filling with tobacco for smok-
ing. Any person violating any pro-
vision of this section shall be guilty
OF a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall for the first offense be
punished by a fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars; and for the second and each
subsequent offense by a fine of not
more than one hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail not
TO exceed thirty days, or both.
MINOR SMOKING. Penalty. Every
person under twenty-one years Of age
who shall be found smoking cigarettes
in any form. or who shall be found
using or smoking tobacco inciosded IN
cigarette papers or cigarette wrappers
or paper of any kind, within or upon
any public school premises, upon any
public street, in any public building,
store, Office. place of business, OF place
where the public is accustomed or in
vited to come, is punishable, upon con
viction, by a fine OF ten dollars.
PERMITTING SMOKING BY MIN
OR. Any person who is in charge or
control of any place mentioned in the
preceding section. who shall harbor
in such place any person under the
age OF twenty-one years. while using
or smoking a cigarette or tobacco en-
closed in a cigarette paper or wrapper,
or paper of any kind, or who shall
grant to such person the privilege OF
sndulging in the use OF the same In
such place, shall be guilty Of = INSIDE
meanor and shall be punishable upon
conviction thereof as provided in the
second proceeding section.
The dice question is another present
question OF the day. AT least ten sets
OF dice have been taken away from
the boys in school. Where did the
Toys get these dice and where did
they learn to play? We say it is an
outcome OF the war. GRANTED this is
so. is II any reason why WI should
use them ana teach their user Are
we going to teach N boys and girls
to obtain everything by samhlikk and
not do a bit OF constructive work II
their livesf This question 10 another
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
WYE WANT SWIMMING POOL" :"
Boys Will agitate For Appropriations To That End-WiH Place Sand wicIl" Boys on Main Street.

A number of local boys have con- tracted for the painting of several signs which they propose to make use of in placing sandwich boys on Main street with the placards attached to their bodies for the purpose of bringing to the attentiono the voters tomorrow evening the fact that New Britain is without swimming pools. They will have similar signs in the vicinity of the Grammar school, it is said. so that voters going into the city meeting will see to it that the boys are provided with a means of amusement during the warm summer days. Tho wording of the signs is:
 .'Noters. We Want Swimming Pools. Remember you were boys once your SCif''
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
state.
BANK CITED IN CASE.
Trustees of Joseph Wcissman. New Haven Bankrupt, Want Bankers to Testify About DcbtS

New Haven, Feb. 26.-Trustees of Joseph Weissman. bankrupt, whose affairs are in litigation. today asked Referee IIoadleN to summon into court the Merchants National bank Of New Haven that it may prove the amount of indebtedness of Weissman 10 it, the nature of the collateral for loans. to have this collateral valued and liquidated by the court, and to have the referee decide what portion of the proceeds should be used to li- quidHte the claims ot the bank.
 Twenty eight rerlainlcr claims have been filed against WcisSman, each be- ing to recover goods sold to the Mer- chants and now hold by the trustees. The allegation is that goods were sold on credit based on q report from a mercantile agency. The further alIC- g;ltiOn is that WeiSSman falSifie.! his figures given to the agency.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
BINKOWITZ MURDER
 CASE IS UP AGAIN
Man Held for Liberty Bond Theft ConfcSseS to Knowledge and
 One Man Is Arrested.

New York, Feb. 26.--Through the arrest today. of Robert Bradley on 9, charge of stealing s3,5oo in Liberty Bonds crern Henry L. Doherty and Co. in Wall street, the police declare they have obtained confession throwing more light upon the murder of Benjamin Binkowitz, the Wall street messenger whose body was found in Connecticut last fall after he had disa ppeared with s17S,000 in Liberty Bonds. Bradley, who is 23 years old. was arrested upon his ar rival from Detroit, where he said he had spent the past two months. Im- portunities of a girl friend led him to return, it was said.
 Bradley's alleged confession al- ready has led to the arrest of Tony Cande1ora, 25 years old Bradley, ac- cording to the police, declared that Candelora had made his acquaintance, took him for automobile rides and in- troduced him to various woman friends. At the same time. the al- legged confession adds. Candelora inn pressed upon Bradley the ease with which he could obtain wealth through his position as d clerk with the Doherty firm. Candelora is said to have promised to sell whatever bonds Bradley brought him.
 On an autom obile ride to Water bury, Conn.,. the alleged confession reciteS. Cande1ora told Bradley that he had squared things for Binko- witz after the bond theft and that Binkowitz was slain because he tried to cheat those who helped him.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
SnrinofiCId Service on.

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 26,-Trolley transportation conditions that are practically the worst of the win ter exist today in western Mas sachusetts as a result of last nights high wind, which has filled in lines that had been laboriously eXcavated after heavier storms. The few inches of light snow that fell Tuesday night has drifted heavily. Intercity lines are worse affected. Holyoke is vir tually isolated from it's suburbs with five outlying lines both covered t,>- drifts and 1>;>iIS buried in ice form cd in last nights near zero weather Lines to Northampton, Chicopee and South Hadley were out of use. Be- tween Ware and Palmer, east of this city, express car and blow are frozen in and the line is closed by ow. Lines between this city and Hartford the west side of the Con- ncticut river are closed. Between Westfield and Huntington service is suspended.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
RETIRES FROM BUSINESS
New Britain'S Pioneer Book Binder to
 Close Office After 32 Years of Ac-
 tive Work.

Alfred l.. Klunker of 125 Colum- bia street, the first man to engage in the book binding and blank book manufacturing business in New Brit ain, will retire on March Is. He opened an office at 303 Main street, the present site of the New Britain book bindcry. 32 years ago. He re- maned there three years and re- moved his office and business to his home on Columbia street. He has done work for the Herald at various times during the years he in business, and has bound books for the State of Connecticut for the past - years.
 Mr. Kiunker said today that he is satisfied with his business and feels that he has made a success of it. He has received an offer from the State Library to bind books and is serious lN considering accepting the position.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
TRAFFIC TIE-UP IS
 WORST OF WINTER Suburbanites Compelled to Walk
 When Cars Stop. NEW ENGLAND IS HARD HIT
Northern New England in Grip of Storm kmo-No Service in Spring field and Winsted Still Cut Off From Outside World.

The March winds, which began to roar late yesterday have resulted in another trolley and steam road tra fife tie-up as serious as any that has oc- cured thus far this winter. The wind blew the drifting snow about so that the reils were covered, the wheels could not get traction and motion was impossible. Particularly were the Berlin, Hartford and Plain vile lines affected, although the city lines were compelled, in many in stances, to operate on a most irregu- lar schedule. Until this afternoon anyway, thare had not been an cleo tric car able to reach Berlin since yesterday noon. Plainville too, was about as badly crippled and until the morning was well advanced the Hart ford line was in a similar predcament and many of those living in Newing- ton and Maple Hill were compelled to walk into the city. Berlin people had to either take a train, or walk and PlainVi1le people fac ed the same prob 1emS. Officials of the trolley company promise relief as soC as possible.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
ANOTHER BROADSIDE
 IS FIRED AT TREATY
Senator Reed Calls Pact
 Serpent of Treason in / Conforming Terms.

Washn gton. Feb. 26.--Another broadside Of denunciation was loosed by irreconcilab opponents of the peace treaty today when the senate took up the. subject under an agree ment to keep it constantly under con- sideration| until disposed of
 Senator France, republican, Mary land, and Reed, democrat, Missouri, led off for the irreconcilablcs. the for mer characterizing the treaty as an instrum ent of 'hate and destruction and the latter calling it d serpent Of treasCn.
 The debate began after the senate had voted With only a few scattering noes" to pass over article X. until action had been taken on all the other proposed reservations. The motion was made by Senator Lodge, repub lican leader, and although Senator Knox, republican, Pennsylvania, one of the irreconcilable group, said he could not see the wisdom of delaying a discussion no roll call was demand ed.
 Senator France, presenting formal ly the resolution he offered several days ago for a declaration of peace, declared the reservation discussion had descended to ''sophistry" and Neither the republican nor democrat ic reservations proposed, he said, would materially modify the league Of nations.
 The France resolution also provides for international conference to consider al con n.crt for peace. but pro NItie<>' tfraL this apthcriz, ,tioh shI,l be ineffective if president pledged for the league with or without reserva- tionS shall be elected next fall. E'y this method. the Maryland senator ar gued. the presidential campaign could be made referendum on acceptanc" of the present league covenant.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
RAILROADERS W PERSONAL PETITION 70 IA VE WILSON
 EXERCISE VETO ONlWEASU1
PAONESSA OR LANDERS MAY BE PARTY LEADER
Alderman and Councilman From Sixth Ward Arc Mentioned As Pos
 sibilities in Coming City Elections

In the absence of a democratic town rect activities of the party, that branch of politics. locally, is in a. state Of Stagnation brought on to a certain extent by the resignation of the com mlttee last year. the decision of. some of the members to return and others to remain off the committee. and the recent resignation of Chairman Thomas J. Smith. who has taken over the supervision of government census taking.
 In making up a ticket for the next elections, the names Of both ex-Mayor George NJ. Landers and Alderman An sclo M. Paoness;. have been men- toned prominently to head the list of candidates. As there has been no town committee meeting this year, nothing official in the way of esta b. fishing a ticket has been done Law yerS r. r. McDonouGh and David l.. Dunn arc the only members of tho original comnaittee who are now on the group.
 Alderman Paonessa, who is senior democratic member of the common council is understood to be in a re- while Councilman Landers has said council That statement was made at the last meeting of the body an,I may or may not imply that he is to be d candidate for the mayoralty. He could not be reached today.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
REDUCE GOVERNMENT COST AND HGH COST OF LIVING
 WILL HLL, OR. BUTLER SAYS
MCMAHON WILL NOT
 BE OUT FOR MAYOR
Taxpayers Assn. Head Nails RumOr As talSc-Confdeut 25 Mill Rate Will Be Adopted.

P. $. McMahon, of the Taxpayers association is enthusiastically inclined regarding the city meeting tomorrow evening. When asked by a reporter about the prospects of a 23 mill tax rate, he s,lid: Sure we will get it and it will mean the turning point ill New Britain. It will Giscredit eXtra- vagGnt officials in New Britain, and it will put the stamp of approval on the remarks made by Nicholas Murray Butler. Work and save should be applied to New Britain.''
 NI1. McMahon went on to explain that the rumor had reached his ears that he was to be a candidate for mayor at the next election. I'm go- ing to be too busy raising cows on my farm this summer. No political jobs for me-" explained the prominent tax payer.
 Regarding the mayoralty, P. S. said the trouble is that Tn New Britain the man seeks the office instead of the of flee seeking the man. Too much petty politics keep the good men away from the place. Why is man asked to go down in his jeans for $500 or $500 contribution to campaign expenses when he is seeking the nom- ination? The politician gets tied up with different cliques and interests and the people eventually pay through the medium of high taxes, for which they have nothing in return, he add ed.
 Mr. McMahon finished his talk by saying. Let US find the man who we consider would conduct the city's business as he would his own. Let us seek him out, republican and demo- crats together, and offer him the mayors job. Let him surround him. self with a business cabinet, unham- pered by petty politicians. and let him run the city for two years as a buSi- ness enterprise.'
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
TO RErTRN SACRED URN, That Containing Heart of Gen. Kos
 CiuS7ko is Given Back to Poland.
Feb. 2b.--Tho CmbalmCd

heart of Thadt;e1ls kosciuszko the Polish patriot and aide of George Washington in the American revoIu- tion. which has reposed in H oronz, urn in the little chapel of Chateau Rapherswil, near Zurich. since 1$$7, is to pc returned 10 Poland. Ar- engagements have been made 10 trans fer the relic to LembtrG and then to Warsaw in the ne:Ir future. according adViceS.
 When kosciuszko died at Zuywil in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. in 1917, his heart was removed and re- tained there when the patriots hody was taken to CraCow for burial. The heart remained at ZugWil until 1SS7 when it was taken to Rapherswi1 where il was given d special place of honor in the Polish museum. It has been the shrine of countless Polish pilgrims since that time.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
storm King Supreme.

Boston, Feb. 26.-Low temperature throughout northern\New England to- day delayed many communities in recovering from the transportation tie-up caused by yesterdays storm. Service on the eastern division of the Boston 6, Maine, the Main Central railroad and on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn line was only partly maintained. Street car lines were crippled everywhere, frozen switches in the reSidentia districts and snow drifts in the open causing most of the trouble.
 All Aroostook division trains on the Canadian Pacific railroad were can celled for the first time in several years. In Bangor q general holiday was called by Mayor Woodn1an to as sist the street cleaning department in clearing away +he ice and snow drifts.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
SAY TT VIOLATES
 GOVT. PRINCIP'
Claim is Made That n
 Abrogate Right and l dom of Collective BarI ing.

Washington. Feb. 2e.-Reprd called at the White House tod present a memorial to Presiden| son urging that he veto the cd mise railroad bill They were I,y represented tiVes of the farnlei tional council, who Supplem CT previous request for veto With ten agreement.
 The visitors did not see the dent but were received by Sec Tumulty who promised to lay u morial and other documents the executive.
 Claim 2.OOO.OOO Opponents
 The brotherhood memorial framed. by the union represent meeting here to. consider the dents proposal for settlement o wage demands and it set forth reasons why the more than 2-q railroad employees believe the dent should veto the railroad b1 return it to congress-
 The memorial said the bill VI the fundamental principles ol American government by guaI1 ing to the owners of railroad ties a right to charge rates that produce a mininlu net retl 1-2 per cent on that uncertal intangible thing" aggregate wall
 This is q grant of a 'particul elusive and special privilege"s Il joyed by investors in other xii securities. the memorial said. . Vigorous opposition was exH to the provision of the bill est3 ing a tribunal for settlement of disputes. the memorial saying tH an attempt to deprive the I'd employees of their inherent right termine their wages by negotiati tween employe and employer.
 Fear Too Long a Delay.
 Operation of the measure, said. would cause an "unreas delay in settling the present " a mands. because the unions w-oul' to present their demands anew il of the 1000 privately owned rail
 The memorial also set fort '-inequities. uncertainties. deIay am bi big1itieS." of the bill wou1d mote unrest and intensity el causes of disagreement and p the orderly adjustment Of grieJ
 Finally it was charged thai Al abrOgated the right and freed collective bargaining and subs1 '-an indefinite and uncertain II of com pulsory adjustment or a tioll of disputeS-
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
suspended.
Ice HaItS Traffic.

Winsted, Feb. 26.-Ice and drifted snow today again interrupted traffic on the Central New England railroad. Ice on the rails between here and Norfolk stopped trains alI the fore noon.
 The train from the west due here at 4:4S p. m. yesterday was in a drift at Antrim Lead Mines, N. r., all night. The 7:35 D. m. from Hartford for Winsted was stopped by a drift at Bloomfield and returned to Hartford
 The Taritfville-Springfiel branch was not operated today.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
BRIBERY CASE DROPp
Six Men. Held ill Charges of Cd ing to Defraud G0vefnmeIl
Released on One Count.

Detroit. Feb. 26.-CharSes oi cry against the six men being [, federal court here on indictmeI Ieging a conspiracy to defraI government of millions of d worth of army ordnance m were dismissed by l.. $. Judge today
 The dism issal was made on of counsel for Captain Soterios olson.
 The trial on the conspiracy began last December and presei of evidence was completed yes1 Summing up arguments were t ed to be completed today.
 Nicholson, with Grant Browne. millionaire sportsn1a four others are accused of con. through pre-arranged bids tl chase at their own price orfinani terial which the government D to dispose of.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
MASS. TAKES ACTION.
Supreme Court Will Probably Hear
 Tkcir Protest March $.

Washington, Feb. 26.-.The sIpreme e court W;Is asked by the government to hear March $. with the Rhode Island case, argum ments on appeals in Stitutcd by George C. Dempsey from decreeS in Massachusetts diSmissfng proceedings brought to prevent en- forcement of the NOlStend prohibition enforcement act. In bringing the suit pcmpsey alleged the act was unconstitutional.
 Solicitor Gen. King said counsel had cpncurred in steps to expedite consideration "f the Massachusetts case.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
Completes 30 Year
 Term of Employment

Loren M. Bancroft of Maple Hill will round out q term of 30 years em- plOyment in two branches of the American Hardware corporation next month. NIT. Bancroft entered the em- DlOy of the P. &c F. Corbin division when a boy and when the Corbin Screw corpora tion was organized in 1903. he became affiliated with that concern. Nr. Bancroft is now chief accountant and paymaster at the Cor tlin SCroW office
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
ARRESTED IN FACTORY
Flint, Mich., Man Taken Into Custody for Police of That City-Is Wanted -NnSHNcr SerioEIS GIlarsc.

for Police of That City-Is Wanted
 to Answer Serious Charge.
 Charged with criminal assault, John AldashO, aged D, was arrested today while at work in the r. & F. C0rbin factory by Detective Sergeants \. J. Richardson and Theodore Johnson. He is wanted by the police of Flint, N ichi gan, and will he held at the To- cal sta atiOn until a representative of that departm ent arrives with the necessary papers to bring him to that state.
 He has been living at 145 Washing ton street since coming to this city, less than month ago. Little is known of him by the police, his boarding house keeper or fellow em- ployes in the factory. From informa- tion received at the police station it is thought that the charge is a more serious one than ordinary
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
Willimantic Hard Hit,

Willimantic, Feb. 26.-Trat1ic over the Central Vermont railroad between here and the state line ceased today when the morning passenger train from New London to Bratt1eboro. Nt became stalled in a snow drift near Lebanon station. A snow blow called down from Vermont was derailod at the state line, was replaced and at noon was at Lebanon trying to eXtri- cate the train.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
NOTES. ON ADRIATIC TO BE. MADE PUBLIC TODAY;
 SEVEN HAVE 12,O00 WORDS.

Washington. Feb. 26.-F'inal decision to publish the cN- changes between the American government and the Entente premiers on the Adriatic dues- tion was reached today. Seven notes in all will be made public late today at the state depart ment. Officials estimated that the total text would run close to 12,O0O words.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
33O New Cases of Flu"
 Reported About State

Hartford, Feb. 2G.-Thrco hundred and thlrtH-fOul new cases of intluerza wore reported to the stale department Cf neaith today about 10 more than yesterday. By towns and cities they were as follows: Meridcn 70. New Haven 42, Thomfsstcn m g. New Britain 31, Putnam 64, scattering So.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
SUFFIELD FIRE COSTLY
Dwelling. Tobacco Barns and Stock Barns Ire DcStrONctl-t)ctupa of Farm HnuSs> Are I;cachcd

SufficId. Feb. 26.-A dwelling. to- baccO harm and stock barn on the Cry ton Hanchett place were burned to- day. NeighhOrs saved the stock. Ed ward J. Carney and family. the orcu- pants. were in Springfield William Nicholson is the owner
 No trains ran through here today and suburban connections by trolley were cut off as the result uf yestcr- days storm and the freezing weather
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
NEW HAVENER B.NNkRIPT

Ne" Haven, Feb. 2t.-on an invoI- Unt;tTA petition into DankruptrN against J. G. Burroughs. motorcNcle dealer of Bridgeport. today A. F. I-avery w"s named receiver. He quaI- flied in $1I,0O0 bonds.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
WOMEN WELCOME.

Hartford, Feb 26.--Action which plIrposely and particularly signified the extending Of an invitation to women to nSn bership in the Hart ford chamberlof commerce has been taken 'by the b1 ard ot directors of the t.haDl bGr,
New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
LOCOMOBHE co. IS
 IN BIG AUTO MERGER
Newly Organized Harc's Motors Includes Bridgeport Concern
 and Mercer Co.

New York Feb. 26.-Organizat ton of IIare's Motors, an operating com pany to control, jointly, the Locomo mo- bile company and the Mercer Motors company, makers of Locomoblle, Mercer and Simplex cars, was an- nounced here today by Emlen s. Hare, president of the controlling corpora ton. Former executives of the Pack ard Motor Car com pany of Detroit, supported by the existing organiza- tions of the LocOmobile, Mercer and Simplex plants, will direct the com- bination.
 The steps by which the consolation has been effected were announced by Hare follows:
 The Mercer Motors company ac- quired the property of the Mercer Automobile company last October; the Locomobile company took over the property Of the Locom obile Com pany of America last December, with Mercer Motors receiving a substantial interest in the Locomobile company; the Mercer Motors company absorba ad the Simplex Auto company in Janl- ary; flares Motors was then orga nized, owned jointly by the Locomu- bile company and the Mercers Motor company and now takes charge of Locom obile, Mercer and Sim mpIex pIants.''
 No statement was made of the amount of money involved in the combination
 The factories of the com bined companies include those located in Bridgeport, Conn.,, and New Bruns- wick and Trenton, N J.