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New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
FACE-TO-FACE DANCE
 BAN AT HIGH SCHOOL
Faculty Also Takes Drastic , Measures to Prevent
 Theft of Property.

At an assembly this morning in the High school auditorium, Principal l.. r. Slade issued an edict that ''face-to- face" dancing at the High school will not be tolerated in the future, the req sons given being that it is altogether improper. The placing of a partners
 head upon the shoulder of another IS also prohibited under the same order as is the practice of "toddling' while dancing. Failure to observe the rule will result in the discontinuance of future dances at the school, the prin- cipal warned Also, sc alarming has been the number of petty thefts at the High school in the past few weeks that Principal Louis P. Slade found it necessary this morning to issue threats of drastic acton in the case of anyone found guilty of such acts. The principal has advised the pupils that the authorities have decided to issue search warrants" to anyone missing articles of apparel or perscn- al property upon reporting their loss to the headmaster of the building. The warrant will allow the pupil the privilege of searching any place he has reason to believe the missing article may be found. Restrictions will be placed upon-the use JsfI. the building at social functions and other
 neassures will be taken to prevent fur
 ther theftS. ...-.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
CLERGYMAN TELLS OF
 SEEING IRISH RAID
Father GuilfOile of Pitts burg Says He Saw Brit
 ish Beat Priest.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of the late lord mayor of Cork, and P J. Guilfoile of Pittsburgh, Pa, were heard today by the commission of the Committee of 100 Investigating the Irish question. Miss MacSwiney told of incidents sur rounding the killing of Lord Mayor McCurtin' of Cork, while MT. Guilfoile gave an eyewitness account of a m 'li- tary raid on small town in County Claire, when he visited last summer with his family. He said that after two police officers had been k He'd half a hundred of the military descended on the town and burned and pillaged it
 ''I stood in front o1 the house of my sister-in-l law he continued, "and saw two officers and six soldiers at tempt to force a priest to confess to the murder of two police. They beat him with gun butts and then kicked him brutally. They cursed him and accused him of all kinds of crimes, but the priest majntained his inno- cence" s+
 The military officers also visited him, the witness said. and threatened violence until he displayed his Ameri- can passport. The raid hastened his return home, he said.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
HARDING AND HUGHES
 TALK OVER POLICIES
President-Elect Begins Con- sultation With Lead
 ing Statesmen.

Marion. O., Dec. 1O.-Beginning his promised consultation with leading figures of the nation. President-elect Harding had an appointment today with Charles Evans Hughes, republi- can presidential nominee in 1916, to talk over policies and proposals of the coming administration.
 Although it was understood that inc plan for an assoc cation of nations had prominent place in the conference, the coming of MT. Hughes was generally regarded as having to do also with various other problems. Many times recently his name has been suggested for cabinet position, and the fact that he was the kyst to be invited to tho consultations here was taken to mean that Mir Harding might desire his advice in the framing of more than one feature of his administra- ton program
 Mir. Hughes visit was unannounced, the president-elect having adopted a practice of Keeping the rames or his confidential until the Gay of their arrival here It was said that his Headquarters probably would make public no list of future callers. However. it is understood that his next conference will be with Herbert Hoover. Monday previously had been fixed for MT. Hoover's call but he now is expected here tomorrow.
 MT. Harding has begun his meet ing of minds'' by summ oning a leader from the reservationists' wing of his party. During the league fight Mir. Hughes proposed several reservations to the peace treaty dealing with Ar ticle x withdrawal and other sub- jects.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
TWO NEW TEACHERS

Both Hired by School Board for Pre-
 2. vocational School-Board to Meet
 This Afternoon. z, a
 The school board will meet this afternoon at o'clock and will re- ceive report of the teachers com nlittee sowing the appointment of Ed win F. sSib'tsy 4ss1 instructor in eiecS trical work at the prevocational school and Claude A. Patterson for draft ng in the same school; also the resignaJ ton of Elizabeth Traut from thss Smith school.
 Substitute teachers have been en5 l. ployed during the month as follows: Mrs. Anna Young, Miss Nettie GaIn- erdnger. Mrs. John Pinches, Jr.. Miss Eileen Riley, Mrs. Margaret Deelely, Mrs. Ella Mitchell, Miss Daisy Kolod- ney, Mrs. Kenneth M. Searle, MrsS Fife Partiss, Mrs w. B. Steed, Miss< Wanda Wolski, Miss Corinne Goodwin, M ss Carolyn Kingsley, Miss Mildred Robinson, Miss Alice Crusberg, Miss Lila Byrne, Mrs P. W. Williams, Miss Anna Riley, Mrs. Harriet Williams, Miss Catherine Mills Mrs. Catherine Buckley, Mrs. Edith Hewitt, Mrs. Az nes Speak. Mrs. A. Pilz, Miss Grace Gerard, Mrs. Helen Gerrish, Miss Doris Waters. Mrs Myrtle D. Booth. Mrs. Mildred Flannery.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
LEAGUE PLANNING HOW
 TO ENFORCE BOYCOTT
Plans For Sea Blockade For Nations With Coastline
 Are Also Considered.

Geneva, Dec. 10.-(By Associated Press)-Machinery for putting the economic blockade into effect when occasion should call for such action. was discussed by the assembly of the league of nations at this mornings s session. The proposed machinery, in- tended as a weapon against an offend ing state, consists of an international blockade committee of eight members appointed by the council of the league to study the subject of appli- the secretary general of the council.
 On receipt of information that the covenant has been broken the council must meet to consider the situation and inform all the members of the league.
 These members sags the committee report shall be in duty bound to take measures to carry out the provision of Article XVI of the covenant Where the covenant breaker has a seaboard the council should forthwith consider which member can conveniently be charged with the duty of carrying out a marine blockade.
 Senator La Fontaine of Belgium made reservations concerning the rec in the report that furth- CT study be given the Scandinavian that small states bordering on the offending nation should be re- leased from the obligations of the blockade if these states were in dan- ger of invasion. The Belgian delegate declared that all nations great and small, must take the same risks in the interest of all.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Monthly Tonnage Report of United States Steel Corporation Shows Business Away Below Normal
Decrease in Number of Un- filled Orders From Last Month is 9,s36,s52. Tons Lowest Figures of Year.

New York, Dec. 10.-The monthly tonnage report of the U. S. Steel Corp made public here today showed 9,021,4S1 tons of thrilled orders on hand November 30. This is a decrease of S15,371 tons from last months un- filled orders which toualled 9,S36, 1852.
 These figures represent the largest decrease in steel thrilled tonnage for any month since the reversal of last August. and bring the total thrilled orders down to the lowest point of tn, year.
 This decline in orders whle in ex- vess of all estimates occasioned no sur prise because of recent authoritative outlines of conditions in the trade.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Twelve Picked in First
 Try-Out For Debaters

Preliminary tryouts for places on the High school debating teams were held yesterday afternoon at the school and resulted in the choice of the fol- lowing: Howard Clark, Isadore Kop- lowitz, Sydney Raphael. Harold Lip man, Jacob Putterman, Leroy Fleisch- CT, Sydney Allison, William Liebowitz, Frank Colapinto. Harold Eisenberg and Truman Camp. The topic upon which the young men debated was the relative merits of the direct primary and the caucus method of naming candidates. At the close of school to- day trials in extemporaneous talking will be given.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
This, And Move To Bring About Conferel Sim Fein Leaders On Irish Situation Announced By Premier Lloyd George Of Commons Today
To Facilitate Matt Govt, Will Give
 duct to Sim Fei: of No SerOus Cl

London, Dec. 10 sH Press) Martial law tol certain areas" of Ireiai murder and outrage,v
 bring about conference3 government and Sim F the Irish situation. veI by Premier Lloyd GeorgI of commons today.
 In announcing the of the government 64eI clared that, under n1aftis found possessing arms a date or unauthorized } ing uniforms would bel death penalty.
 On the other hand, to| gotiations, the premier d govern ment had decided conducts to Sim Fein m house of commons who involved in the commis} crime"
 MT. Lloyd George sal had been no negotiation government and Sim Eel ernment during past fe been in touch with inter- this had enabled the g| reach certain conclusiond
 Anxious for P)
 The government he s| vinced that a majority | in Ireland was anxious i'd fair settlement and the] was equally anxious for fair settlement.
 wftn>eyidence at hal fish sectio in control of zation of violence. mYr| rage" was not yet r
 peace, however the pr] government. felt it could
 but to continue and int paign against this '-f1ia and desperate minority.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
MAY BOOST TAX RATE
Money Borrowed on Next Years Grand List Will Make Necessary at Least Five Mills Next March.

Whatever hopes local taxpayers may have had of lower tax rates next year have been blasted by the announce ment that already there have been appropriations made which will re- quire the carrying over of at least five mills to next years tax rate. If, in the opinion of the board of compensa- tion and assessment, the expenses of the coming year will be as great as those of the present year, the tax rate will be even higher than the one now in effect. Two and one-half mills were carried over last year because of money borrowed on the grand list of 1920
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
YALE'S EXPLANATION

Al Sharpe Admits Boston College Is
 Too Strong Team for Early Season
 Playing
 Boston, Dec. 10.-Al Sharpe, Yale athletic director, in letter to gradu- ate Manager Frank A. Reynolds of Boston College, gives what he terms ''the only reason" for Yale dropping Boston College from its football sched- ule next year. This, he says, is the desire ito bring the Yale team along as gradually as possible and as your game deserves place we'll down in the schedule we could not play all the teams we would like to on the one or two possible dates open for a team of your class.''
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
First Patient to Be
 Admitted to Hospital

The City hospital will receive its first patient tomorrow morning, Dr. Frank Zwick having accepted the ap- plication of a local doctor for the ad- mittance of a patient in the morning. The following classes of illness will be treated: Diphtheria, scarlet fever. whooping cough, influenza, pneu- mona, septic sore throat, typhoid fever, chicken-pox, measles and humps. The telephone number of the institution is 69-3.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Paymaster of American Thread Go. at Wfllimantic Dies of Heart Failure Was 5S Years old.

Willimantic, Con-, Dec. 10.-Edgar G. Hatheway, 5s, chief clerk and pay master at the local plant of the Ameri- can Thread Go. died of heart failure in bed early today.
 MT. Hathaway was born in Windsor, Conn. and had been connected with the thread company A years. start ing as an office boy when the plant was that of the Wil1imantic Linen Go.
 He is survived by his father, Ernest Hathaway two brothers, Amos of Bos- ton and pr. Maurice Hathaway of Hartford, and three sR Rers. Mrs. woodbury Hunt of Con rd N. H., Mrs. Austin D. Boss arfv Mrs. D. E. Taylor of this city.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Torrington Legion
 Aid Forming

Torrington, Dec. 10.-TH ton post of the American Ll meeting last night adopted ton approving the stand Governor-elect E. J. Lake organ ;zation of the Natio1 and offering the services o| in forming an infantry conI to replace the present std company.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
EARLY MORNING
About $500 Damage Is ID ace Street Housc--Blazd Tenement Block.

The firemen encounters cult fire to battle this mol cellar of a house at 22 Hd At 6:40 o'clock Engine Cd 4 responded to Q still ala arrival at the scene it was the blaze was dangerous alarm was sent in from 6:4S o'clock.
 The fire was in the celf3 tenement house owned by browalscki. It was confinI cellar, where some wood
 ignited. The heavy volum made the work of the f1H cult. It was found neces4
 a hole through the floor ay to get at the blaze.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
SHIP WRECKED ON LEDGE
Two Boatloads Reach Coast Near Halifax, Third Boat is Reached Rest of Crew Stin On Steamer.

Halifax. N. S.. Dec. 10.-After bat ting for hours against mountainous waves which are gradually battering to bits the stranded Norwegian steam CT Romsdalsfjord. two boatloads of the crew made their way to safety this morning when one succeeded in reaching thr shelter of Sandy Cove near herc and the other was picked up by a rescue tug. It is believed other seanen are st'll aboard the inn rcrilled vcssel, at tae mercy Of the seas on 2 sunken lcdgc outside the harbor where sho grounded early thlG murnInr.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Meriden SalOonkeeDer
 Fined TOdayl Pays SIP

Meriden, Dec. 10.-When the police saw a glass disappear in the sink as they entered Julius Oddwycz's saloon last night, they feared they had again lost their evidence by a familiar trick, but later they discovered quart of gin, in a cupboard. That with the glasses recovered from the sink was sufficient this morning to convict Odd wycz, a former service man, and he was fined total of S172.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
VOTING ON BONUS
American Legion Referendum Unof- ficially Reports 12 for and Against
 Compensation from the State.
Especial to the Herald.)

Especial to the Herald.) Hartford, Dec. 1O.-Unofficial re- ports from state headquarters of the American Legion in Hartford today are\ to the effect that 12 posts have goneN on record as favoring a bonus. There are six posts against Q state bonus. Eighteen out of 92 posts have voted. leaving "A posts yet to be heard from. -.
 Voting against bonus are: New Haven, Bridgeport, East Haven. Thomaston, New Milford and Ham den.
 Voting for bonus are: New Britain. Putnam, Simsbuty. Norfolk, Griswoid. East Hartford, New Hartford, Union vile, Moosup. Mystic. Danbury and South Coventry.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Bridgeport Man Given
 Heavy Fine in Meriden

Meriden, Dec. 10.-Arthur Reval of 713 Washington avenue, Bridgeport, was fined a total of sS2.25 in the local court this morning. charged with reck- less driving of an automobile truck through the city and also with driv- ing while under the influence of h- quor. Patrolman Carroll over- ook him in another machine and claims he was going 40 miles an hour.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
FOREIGN GOVTS. ARE USING AMERICA
 AS DUMPING GROUND FOR THEIR OWN '~ RADICAL ELEMENTS, CONGRESS HEARS
Representative Knutson of Minnesota Declares Spain
 Soothing Mass of Anarch y is Sending Vast Hordes to
 United States-Favors Deporting Them

Washington. Dec. 1o.-Charges that foreign governments "are financing the movement of radicals from several countries in Europe to the United States" were made today by Represen- tative Knutson. republican Minnesota who opened debate in the house on the Johnson bill placing a two year restriction on immigration.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
BOMB THROWN IN SENATE
Two Killed and Several Wounded As Result Of Anarcbistic Explosion in Rumania Governing Body.

London, Dec. 10.-A bomb was thrown among members of the Ru- manian senate Thursday afternoon shortly after 1t had assem bled, and M. Greceanu. a member of the min stry. and Bishop Radu were killed, says Central News dispatch from Bucharest dated Thursday.
 Another minister. M. Saleanu. Gen. eral Coanda, two bishops and several other members of the senate were dangerously wounded.
 A large number of others were slightly hurt.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
ADVISES REOPENING HARVESTER co. SUIT
Federal Trade Commission Al-
 legeS Antitrust Activities
CHARGES PRICE AGREEMENT
Judicial Proceedings Against Number of Associatons Having to do With mended to Congress.

mended to Congress.
 governments antitrust suit against the Internatioal Harveser Co. and the institution of judicial proceedings" against the International Harvester CO. and he institution of judicial pro- ceedings" against number of asso- citation having to do with farm imple- ments is recommended by the federal trade commission in it's annual report presnted today in the senate by Vice. President Marshall.
 The commission says the increase of 73 per cent in farm implements from 1914 to 1918 is in part due to price understandings or agreem ants between manufacturers and to a more limited extent the same is true of dealers"
 Several Concerns Named.
 Judicial proceedings against "the associations who have been active in restraining trade" is proposed. the commission naming the National Im- pIement and Vehicle association the Southern association -s Wagon Mfgrs., the Carriage Builders National ash, the National Federation of Implement and Vehicle dealers, and the Eastern of Farm Implement Deal CTS.
 With regard to the reopening of tho case against the IE,>rnational Har- vester Co. tho cn-~7-,'---H-, says this should be done ''so that a plan O be arrived at that will re- store competitive conditions in the g-machine business" Provi- sion for reopening the case, the com. mission pointed out, is in the final decree entered by the supreme court 4
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Ch0ate Memorial Will . Be Dedicated May 30

waiiingford. Dec. 10.-Dedication of Inc memorial building at Choate school will bc made a part of the exercises on Memorial Day. May 30. it was an- nounced today. This building. which will probably. cost. $150,0O0. is in memory of Choate boys who fell in the world war.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Robbers With Motor Car
 Steal Cloth Worth 5000

Meriden. Dec. 10.-when Joseph urenon. West Main street tailor. opened his store this morning he found that 1t had been robbed during the night of rolls of woolen cloth valued at about $3.0O0. Entrance was gained by a rear window and the burglars arc believed to have used Q motor truck.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
TERRIFIC EARTHQUAKES

Extent Of Damage or Loss Of Life in
 Southern Honduras Is Not Yet
 Known.
 San Salvador. Dec. 10.-Terrific earthquakes have occurred in Cholute- ca. southern Honduras. according to reports received here today, but de- tails are lacking.
 Very violent shocks also were felt Wednesday in Chnandega and Corinto, western Nicaragua, 25 earth tremors shaking Corinto.
 The loss of life and extent of the damage caused by the earthquake is not known.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10

Spain is a seething mass of an- archy'' Mr.. Knutson declared, "and its government is dumping it on the United States. We have more now than we know what 10 do with. We ought to deport them" He added that If tonnage were available from 10 to IS millions Europeans would migrate to America within a year. w toWH Ss
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
SOLOMON FINED $500.

Judge Gardiner Greene late yester- day afternoon imposed fine of $500 on Morris Solomon of this city, driver of the auto truck that struck the tour ing car driven by Frank J. Butler of West Springfield. Mass, on September 9. resulting in Buffers death later. Solomon was allowed probation in or liar fo nay the fine
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
CONVICT MAKES ESCAPE

But Before Fleeing He Rifles Trousers
 of GO Guards and Robs Home of
 Chief Warden.
 Joliet, Ills, Dec. 10.-a widespread search was being conducted today for Frank Williams, escaped Joliet peni- tentiary convict who before he made his getaway, rif1ed the trousers of 60 sleeping guards and robbed the home of Captain A. River, head of the new penitentiary building, of clothing and jewelry.
 Williams was serving a 20 year sen- tence for burglary.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
PRICE OF SUGAR DOWN.

New York, Dec. 10.-With a further break to the basis of 5.01 for centri- fugal this morning raw sugar prices registered the lowest level for the sea son, representing a decline of nearly 20 cents from the high prices record ed laA May.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
BALBRIDGE TO COACH.

Omaha Neb., Dec. 1o.-Malcomb Balbridge, Omaha Yale tackle in 1915 and 1916, today was named football coach for Creighton university for the 1921 season. He served as a line coach at the University of Nebraska the past
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
Harvard Football Ts
 Has Two Games (

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 1I announced here today that football eleven will meet J colfege and Boston Univer] on Sept. 26 next year. Th3
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
NO DARTMOUTH-BROWN GAME

Providence, Dec. 1O.-The Dart molrth-Brown foot1an rivalry re- newed several years ago after a ten year break, will be interrupted again next season. Inability to agree on dates is said to be the reason why neither team could find Q place on it's
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
GERMAN COUP DEFEAT
Belgium Has Unofficial Report of Another Change in Government German Provinces.


 Brussels, Dec. 1o.-The newspaper Le Peuple announces that railway traffic has been suspended in both directions between Belgium and Ger many since yesterday afternoon and that there is talk of a German coup d'etat The Belgium ministry of for eign affairs. however, states it has no confirmation of this rumor.
 The Belgian rumors of a German coup d'etat are unsupportel by ad- vices from any other quarter. They came out of comparatively clear sky at the moment. for although there have been charges and counter charges by extremists and monarch ists in Germany that revolutionary plots were matching there have been no recent indications that any attempt to disturb the present German govern ment by force was imminent.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
WEATHER

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec 1O.- Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Probably rain tonight and Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-10
MRS. PEABODY
Victim Of Automobile A neshy Afternoon, Did
 Morning n. Local HosI

Mrs. Lydia Peabody, wi Peabody of 65 Winthrop l early this morning at the| General hospital of injur| Wednesday afternoon wi struck by the J. A. And automobile truck near church. She was 43 year survived by her husband body was taken to the medately after the accidei found to be badly injured The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from & Doolittle funeral homo G. W. c. Hill will officiatd wee, and the burial will view cemetery.