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New Britain herald., 1920-01-09

Miss ElizAbeth Swanson. one of til" most charming of the capitals de butantes is to become a bride in Jan uary. Her engagement {" Thomas Edward Cathcart. ofrmerly of Phila- deIphia. but now a resident of Detroit. has been announced recently.
 Miss Swanson is the daughter of John II. Swanson of Washington, D. C. Her marriage will take place Jan. h. Mr. Cathcart returned in July after $ months service abroad, where he served as q captain in the motor transport corps. both in France and in the army of occupation in CoblcnZ. Germany
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09

it was planted and other interesting g information concerning it. This plate has been taken off.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
Notes, V Plans,

Anyone wishing to join an after noon gym class will please register at the '. w. C. 4. before the end of next week.
 There will be roller skating in the gym tom orrow night for members and their guests only.
 The w. C. T. IT. meeting which was to have been held this afternoon was cancelled on account, of the stormy weather.
 The Y. w. C. A. basketball tea m will play Terryville tonight in Terry vile.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
LAWYERS PREDOMINANT
More of Them Than Of Any Other
 Profession in French Chamber.

Paris, Jan. 9.-Lawyers predomi- nate again in the newly elected French chamber. Of it's 626 mem bers, 154 are professional barristers or solicitors. Farmers come next with 52. The Army and Navy are represented by 2S deputies, of whom two are generals. one a Nice-admiral
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09

and two aviatorS. Fifteen members are classed as "workingmen" and only five are bankers.
 The churches are represented by four Roman Catholic priests and by three Protestant pastors. Twelve members are of the Jewish faith.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

There was a meeting of the mega -i tive team of the High school debating club this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The High school club held 8, meeting last evening at the Y. NJ. C. X. A supper was served and MT. Hancock, instructor in English at the school, spoke on School Topics" Bowling was enjoyed at the ''Y'' alleys.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-09

A movement has been started ill Washington for a national hall of fame for famous trees throughout the country. Already a Hartford news paper has suggested that the famous Wethersfield elm tree. said to be the largest in the country. be included. New Britain's Judd elm should not be entirely ignored. Neither should the famous oak tree in Walnut Hill parl<-a grandson of the famous Charter Oak. It was planted many years ago by the late Professor D. \. Camp.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
FIRE AT MT. HOLYOKE.
Stafford Hall DorplitOry Badly Il aGed-GirlS Help Bremen B| With Blaze.

South Hadley, Mass. March
 Stafford hall, one of the dormitoril Mount Holyoke college, was I dama ged by fire today. owing drifts firemen were unable to T the college. Townspeople, opera in nearby mills and the college fought the flames, which were
 vented. from spreading to otherl lege buildings The fire starte the basement. Bucket brigades formed and a group of students b q. hole in the pond on the can from which water was poured ot fire. When it was seen that the apparently would not spread tnr the whole building d group of
 Ventured through the smoke room to room throwing the com from the windows or l;ssin@ 1 from hand to hand to sIfctN.
 Safford hall is one e. Inc oldest 1ege dornitOrics ant! was built in It is three stories and of brick.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08

Washington, March S.-Provis of the income tax act of 1916 ts as income stock dividends decH by corporations out of earnings profits accruing subsequent to Ml l, 1913, were held unconstituti today by the supreme court.
 Justice Pitney in rendering courts opinion said stock dividI are no more than a book adj ment" and do not change the nal character, mutual relations or terests of a corporation. [ Federal Court Upheld.
 The court upheIds federal cour1 crees denying the authority of sress to tax stock dividends awarding to Myrtle H. MacomberI 367. which she had paid under test on HOO shares of new sI received in January, 1916, as a s| dividend from the Standard Oil of California. The case was on| a series in which J. P. Morgan, bert l.. Pratt and others had q toned the validity of the act.
 Court officials said the case one of the most important at term and that determination of question: involved affects thous| of investors.
 The court divided 5 to Jus Holmes and Day joining in one senting opinion and Justice Bral| and Clark in another.
 Majority Opinion.
 Justice Pitney, in his mail opinion said a stock dividend essence not dividend but rathelI opposite
 No part of the assets of the pany is separated from the com fund" he said, nothing distHibN except paper certificates that
 dence an antccedent increase in ! value of the stockholders capita
 terest resulting, from an accumuis of profits by the company, but pl so far absorbed in the business render it impra cticable to seps| them for withdrawal ard distribu
 Far from being a realiza tior profits of the stockholders, it rather to postpone such realiZa in that the fund represented by new stocks has been transferred
 surplus to capital and no long
 available for actual distribution
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
MAYOR EXPLAINS HIS
 STAND ON TAXATION
Also Gets After Those Who Assail Administration on
 This Ground.

Assailing those who have attacked his administration on grounds of. tax aton and going at some length into the subject of taxation in this city, Mayor George A. Quigley this after noon gave out the following interview relative to the matter which will be settled at the polls tomorrow:
 Tt was not my intention to enter into a discussion of the tax rate; rather, it was my intention to let the matter, so far as I was concerned, go to the polls without discussion; fA1t, at the solicitation of many public spirited citizens, who urged that 1t was my duty to endeavor to show the fallacy of a low tax rate, 1 have con- sented to discuss the matter and eX- plain the necessity of tax rate which, to some people, seems un- reasonable.
 "A system of taxation has not yet been devised which has been or can be made equitable according to the views of many who pay a tax. While we all desire a government to be run as cheap1y as possible, with the least possible extraVagance or waste, yet 1 think all people are unanimOu in the opinion that a government should be progressive. run in the interest of the people and not in the interest of the politician and selfish property owner; neither should it be used as a sane tuary for those violatorS of law who have endeavored and will always en- deavor to creep into the favor of an administration through political in- fiuence and use that influence to cover up their violations. Therefore, when weighing criticism of d govern ment consider we'll the individual or element that offers the criticism: !so or destructive. Your duty as a citizen requires that you consider your gov ernment's interest before you consult your own selfish interest. There is q false economy in government as well as d true economy; il behooVes us to practice inc latter and pra ctice it without fear
 Too little attention is paid to gov ernmenta1 matters by the average cit izen The average citizen pays little attention to his government as lOnS as it does not interfere in any way with his liberty or make calls upon his purse.
 When the new budget was made up afor 1920-1921 by the board Of finance and taxation and approved by the common council the political cle- ment was lacking. The budget Wus made up by a bi-pa rtisan board conl- (Continued on Eleventh Puge)
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
COMMUNITY HALL AND
 STORE IN BELVIDERE
Residents Of Stanley Quarter Con- tribute to Fund and Will Erect
 Frame Building SOon

Residents of Stanley Quarter have clubbed together and contributed to a general fund for the esta blishme ent of a combination cooperative meat and grocery store and community assembly hall, which they propose to erect upon 6 newly acquired tract of land on North Stanley street near the end of the car line. The corporation has a capital of several thousand dol lars and is continually adding new members and additional capital in amounts ranging from S10, which is the minimum. to S100.
 It is the plan of the north end res idents to build a frame building the 2,fOCnd floor of which will serve as q store and the second floor the dance haH and assembly room. The build ing lot purchased is opposite the An drewS homestead By judicious buy ing of quantities of goods at a time. it is expected that the cost of living can be cut. 4 10 per cent. discount members of the corporation.
 Due to the fact that there are few stores near at hand and for several other reasons. it has been an easy matter to interest the residents of Belvidere in the enterprise and gen. erous subscriptions have been report cd
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
CRABS REVOL YER, SHOOTS UP HOUSE,
 WOUNDS PARENTS WHILE HE DREAMS
19 Year Old Danbury Youth Subdued Only After Being Hit on Head-Is Placed Under Arrest.

Danbury, March S.-Engaged in an imaginary battle while apparent ly in a dream, Franklin M. komp, 19 years old son of Frank $. komp of this city, shot his fa ther and mother in their home on the outskirts of this city at midnight last night and otherwise injured them during the desperate struggle that followed.
 Father in Hospital.
 The elder komp. who is at the head of the Iansden Co, electric manufacturers who have a factory here, is in the Danbury hospital with two bullet wounds one in his shoul der and the other in his hip, and decorations caused by blows and bites one of which required eight stitches to close. Mrs. Komp, who is at her home. has two wounds upon the head. ono apparently caused by a bullet The son is under arrest on d charge of assault with intent to kill and in the city court today was held in 5000 bail.
 Boy Runs Amuck.
 The Komp family moved here from Brooklyn. N. Y., d few months ago to handsome home on Clapboard Ridge. a short distance north of the city. When Mr. and Mrs. komp re- tired last night their son was seated at table reading sunday school paper Two hours later they were awakened by a series Of pistol shots in their room and found the boy with a revolver in each hand, firing at random.
 Youth Remembers Nothing.
 \ desperate stru&Gl" ensued in which the entlre family barefooted and clad i'll night clothes went out Of the house. and into the deep snow. Mrs. komp Wrested one of the re- volyers from the youth and struck him upon the head with it. At the fourth blow young komp ceased the
 U-ontinucd on Eleventh Pase)
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08

Waterbury, March S.-F'ederal agents who, with the local police, ar rested 200 Russians here yesterday, alleged to be active in organizations whose principles are opposed to the welfare of the United States, have de- cided to hold 100 of the total number arrested for the immigration officials. The men will most likely be taken to Hartford this afternoon. One woman of four arrested is held and will, It was stated this morning. be taken to Hartford with the men. The organi- Zation to which the men belonged are the Union of Russian Workers, the Union of Russian Citizens and the communist party. The raids were
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
SUPREME COURT TO
 CONSIDER R. I. CASE
Legality of Enforcement Act and COnstitutio 1ality of Prohibition
 Amendment Involved.

Washington, March S.-Legality of several portions of the enforcem ent act as well as the general question of the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment to the constitution were involved in arguments set for today in the supreme court. The question of cOnstitutionality is involved in the original proceedings brought by the state of Rhode Island to have the amendment declared invalid and it's enforcement cniOined. In presenting g their arguments attorneys for Rhode Island expected to be joined by New Jersey, whose attorney general had been instructed to ask perm ission to bring similar proceedings and par ticipate in the arguments.
 Legality of sections of the enforce ment act were involved in cases ap- pcaled from federal court decisions in Kentucky and Massa chusetts. Wayne E. Wheelei. general counsel for the anti-Saloon league. announced he would apply for permission to file a brief in these two cases supporting the legality of the enforcement act.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
77ON OFFICERS EXPECT
 WILSON 70 PUT HZS ~ C.. STAMP ON
 LODGE RESERXA TZON 70 ARTICLE 4
200 ARRESTED, 100 HELD; FEDERAL MEN RAID WATERBURY COMMUNISTS Of Those Taken in Sundays Cean-Up of Alleged Anti
 American Organization, One Was Won . N an-Accused Taken to Hartford.

made yesterday noon at the old Con- cordia hall at 305 Bank street where the Union of Russian Citizens was holding a meeting, and the Olympia hall at 2S5 Bank street, where the communists were gathered.
 A pair of brass knuckles was found on the person of Philip Arisky, one of the men arrested These were the only weapons found. Judge William I. Larkin, Jr, in the city court this morning, fined Arislky $50 and costs on charge of carrying concealed weapons. An appeal was taken by Attorney William P. Wertheimer, who is counsel for all the persons taken into custody.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
Councilman Stadler to
 Leave the City Service

Councilman John H. Stadler is to retire from the council because of the stress of business requiring his undivided attention, and his place will be left open for aspiring second ward candidates. Councilman Stad- Ter was elected recently to fill va cancy. He was in the council sev- eral years ago as an alderman. He recently took a place with the kibbe Candy company as a salesman an: that position will make it impossible for him to attend council meetings
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
CORPORA 77ON STOCK DIVIDENDS NO1 SUBJECT 70 INCOME TAX, IS RULLN1 OF UNITED STATES SUPREME COLR|
MEN, BE BOSS IN YOUR OWN HOME, IS CARDINAL O'CONNELL'S GOOD ADVICE Prelate Says Women Are Becoming Masculine and Men
 Effeminite-Scores Girls For Their Im-
 modesty-Fears Extravaganza.

Boston, March S.-Growing weak ness of the men of the country is de- veloping d sinister feminism Cardinal O'Connell told a gathering of men at the cathedral of the Holy Cross last night. Man, as the head of the house, he said, should assert his proper au- thority in the home.
 Failure to do this. the cardinal as- which unless it is curbed in time will have disastrous results for hu- manity.
 The women are becoming mascu- line, if you please, and the men are becoming effeminate," he said. This is disorder.''
 Cardinal O'Connell. questioned how a father could Hook on and see his
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
Additional Applicants
 To Naturalization Court

In addition to the list of applicants for naturalization whose names were published last week, the following persons will have their applications heard by the naturalization court tomorrow:
 From 1taly-Joe Reak, Domenico Donati, Carlo Bertoli, Giovanni Gar bellini, Carmini Montouri and Fran k Sirianni
 From Russian Poland-Julius Be- rendt, Louis Berkowtiz and Samuel WeniS.
 From Great Britain-Adgar Hamel and Joseph Contois.
 From SWeden-Martin A. Carlson. Ernest Svenson and Charles Q. Pherson.
 From PerSia--John Simon
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
BOSTON SYMPHONY
 STRIKE IS ENDED
Musicians Return At Request of Man in Whose Defense They Left
 Organization.

Boston, March S-The Boston Sym phony orchestra, which was almost disrupted by a strike of 35 players at it's regular concert Saturday night held a rehearsal today with full ranks. The strike was abandoned at the request of Frederick Fradkin, the former concert master whose dis charge for publicly snubbing Conduc- tor Pierre Monteux was resented by some of the players.
 After the rehearsal the players who are members of a newly organ ized union held a meeting at which it was said demands made upon the management would be formulated. An advance of S1,00o d year for all players has been requested and re- fused. Recognition of the union which was asked recently has not been granted as yet.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08

children, especially the girls, running rampant without any consideration for modesty." Headship of the fam fly, he said meant that the father should look after the morals of the whole family.
 The evil of extravagant expendi- ture, which he predicted would cause Q financial reaction in America to some degree similar to that which has caused Europe's virtual bankruptcy, was criticized. The car dinal argued also against what he said was a continual cla.mor for more pay by workingmen and advised that they be on their guard against a spir- it working underhanded for perpetual strikes with the purpose of destroy ing organization and industry.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
VILLA W LLMELIGHT AGAIN; HOLDS
 AMERICAN FOR RANSOM OF $50. 900
1. STALLED FOR 96 HOURS
Conductor Schneider and Motorman
 5Ssstanicy Have Lonely Vigil at % Maple Hill But Are Fed We'll.

Conductor Roland Schneider and Motorman. Fred Stanley, employed by the Connecticut company on the Hartford-NcW Britain, run, returned to their homes at Il o'clock last night after having been stalled with their car at Maple Hill for 36 hours They left this city at o'clock Fri day afternoon, and on the return trip from Hartford were stalled by the ic~ and snow at Maple Hill.
 Despite their isolated position, the trolley men fared pretty we'll as Maple Hill residents kept them SUD- piled with hot coffee, mullins and other e ibles.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
Rebel Leader Holds Up Train, Kills Several and Captures U. s. Veteran of World War.

Fl Paso, March s.-Joseph Will Hams, an American employe of the Amerlcan Smelling and Refining Co. plant at Pedricena Mexico. is a cap- tive in the hands of Francisco Villa. held for $50,000 ransom, according to passengers from Southern Chihuahua who have arrived al Juarez, Mex. op- posite here. Williams served in the World war and was returning to the United States for treatment, still suffering from the effects of German gas.
 Holdup Last Thursday
 lie. with M. Nazar. an Arabian merchant was made prisoner by Villa when the bandit: leader directed an CitE-Juarez train, last Thursday morning near CorraltoS. 400 miles south of E1 Paso.
 29 Killed in Battle.
 In fight between Villas men and the train guard ten bandits and 19 of the train guard were killed and the ed or driven off. The train and sleeping car conductors were among the dead, the latter being killed by a shot from Villas pistol. the passen- gers said
 Villa Moved to Tears
 When the fighting ceased the bandits herded the travellers to a small hill near the track where ViI- la harangued and threatened them with death. Later, according to eye with esses, he broke into tears and told them he would spare their. lives out of respect to the memory of Gen. Felipe Angeles, who recently was executed by Carranza authorities at Chihua hua City.
 Williams and NJ. Nazlr were forced to accompany the bandits when they rode away leaving the other passen- gers marooned in 2 desolate country bereft of their belongings and clotl1- ing which mad been taken by the rebels.
 Engine is Dynamitcd.
 According to T.. T. Pcltier. an American citizen resident of Mexico City, who sa!id he was roughly han dled and threatened with death. the bandits numbered about 300. They stopped the train by placing on the track a charge of dynamite which wrecked the engine
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
ADMITS WHOLESALE
 KILLING OF WOMEN Kentucky Murderer Tells of Slay-
 ing at Least Four STRANCLED HIS VICTIMS
Former Soldier. Central Figure ill Lexington Riots of February 9, Is Death of Child.

Eddyville, Ky, March S.-W1t Lockett, slayer of Geneva Hardman. ten years old and central figures in riots at Lexington, February g, today confessed to the murder of two other persons. the proba bIe murder of a third and another frustrated attempt. All his victims were women.
 Each was strangled, except the Hardman child whose head he crushed with stone.
 Tells of His Grimes.
 Lockett's victims, he told Warden Chitten in his cell in death road Of the Eddyville penitenitiary. were a white woman whom he attacked and killed at the junction of the Louis vile and Nashville and Big -Four railroad at Carmi. H., in 1912 or l91a negro woman checked. assaulted and left for dead, at Governor and Canal streets, Evansville. Ind, in he was in doubt, assaulted lnd checked to death near, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, in February 1919 while he was in the army.
 I-ockett further confessed his true name is Petrie kimbrough and that he was reared near Pembroke, Ky He fled from that locality he said in 1905 after he had attempted to assault a white woman on the farm of Ben Miller in Todd county.
 Lockett is condemned to die ;l the electric chair here March Il for the murder of the little Hardman girl.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
FALLS THREE STORIES
Thomas Gully, Supernumcrary Police man, Badly Injured While Working as Carpcnter-Taken to Hospital.

Thomas Gully of 136 Sexton street. a membe of the supernum erary po- lice departm ent. was badly injured this morning when he fell from d house he was working on as carpen- ter, a distance of three stories. He was taken to the New Britain general hospital where it is feared, that he has sustained injury to his spine.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
CASE ONE OF MOST
 IMPORTANT STYDI
Court Divided 5 to 4 JustI Holmes, Day, Brand
 And Clark Dissenting.
GOVERNMENT MUSTNrVE BACK MILLIONS TAKEN
 SINCE LAW WAS PASSE1

Under the courts r,lfngsth federal government must I'd fund millions of dollars in taxd collected on stock dfnifHnsI since the 1916 law became .ef fective. Internal revenue bu reau officials said today the ex act total of the refunds coul not be estimated at this tim and4that it wou7d not be know until all claims had been file and computed.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
MARSANS SIGNS CONTRACT
Famous Cuban Player. Formerly With Local Team, Will Wear Red SOx Uniform This Summer.

Boston, March S.-The return to organized baseball of Amanda Mar sans the Cuban outfielder formerly with the Cincinnati Nationals and New York Americans is announced from the spring training camp of the Boston Americans at Hot Springs, Ark. Marsans signed a contract with a Red Sox agent at Havana, yester- day, it was stated. The arrangement by which the local club obtained Marsans' services from New York was not made public.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
REINFoRCEMENTs PROMISED

London, March S.-Premier Lloyd George announced in the house of commons today that prompt meas ures had been taken by the French gov ernment to send reinforceme to Gen. GCUraud. commander-in chief of the French forces in the east for the purpose of re-esta blishing his position and preventing further attacks on Armenans.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
MANY CAUGHT IN MARKET
False Report of Supreme Court Dcci- sion Causes Some to Sell Before It is Corrected


 New York. March S.-Erroneous reports issued by financial news tickers that the l.. s. Supreme Court had declared stock dividends taxable took Wall street by surprise today and caused heavy selling of the gen. eral list. Reactions of to Il points from the high prices of the morning were made by all the active issues, notably General NJ Motors, l.. $. Rubber, g, Crucible Steel, American Woolen, Mexican Petroleum, Baldwin Loco motive and Atlantic Gulf.
 The market made full recovery when it was found that taxation of stock dividends as income has been decided unconstitutional. In a few ? instances stocks exceeded their high est quotations of the morning. espe- ciaNy certain issues on which extra dividends are expected as d. result of today's decision
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
Lewiston, Me-, Shows POS
 Per Cent. in Population,

Washington, March 8.-Population statistics for 1920 announced today by the census bureau included: Ot- tumNa la, 23.oo3. an increase of 991. or 4.! pc. cent over 1910. Lewis ton. Me. 31,,01. an increase of D. l60 or 20.S per cent. Everett. Wash, 27.614 f. an increase of 2.S00 or 11.3 cent