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New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
! 'KEEFE HEARING
 PROVES INTERESTING
Testimony at Bristol Council Session Attracts Large
 Crowd.
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AS an aftermath of the charges brought against Constable Edward ]. 1 Q k eefe before the city council Tues day night. the constable yesterday , made formal request of city officials 1 to have removed from the lockers at 1 police headquarters a clipping from the Hartford Times" which contain co a picture of the constable, and re- marks concern 'ng the charges. The cEarges were not substantiated and
 unless the city officials order the re- moval of the article in question from the locker, so the constable said yes
 terday. he int ended to take the neces-
 sary legal steps to sec that it was
 sken off and moi stay there, making him a subject of ridicule
 The article over which the fuss is all about, claims among other things that Constao ole Okeefe was linked up,' with newspaper reporter to be-
 little the police department. while as a matter of fact the allegations made
 by the constable, and which caused him to attract q crowd of 750 people at a public hearing, were found to be
 correct by Mayo, Joseph F. Dutton and the city council, who used all fairness throughout the hearing, giv- ing the constable and his accusers all the leeway that they wanted to get the facts from the witnesses.
 The eXoneration of Consts ble O'kee was brought about by the cross examination of witnesses by Lawyer Joseph C. Guilfoile of Water- bury, who sucCve ded in getting an
 aumisson from Paul Oehler, jr, of Peaceable street, where O'keefe is al- legged to have frightened Oehler, that Oehler had more people visit him dur ing the cider scason, than at other times in the year
 Oher also said he had two barrels of hard cider in his cellar and also ad- mitted to Lawyer Guifoile that he did give to Constable O'Kccfe and Peter Myers some hard cider. It was the testimony of Myers one of the const able's own witnesses, that caus- ed the council to find Okcefe guilty of misconduct at the Ohler farm
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
POLICE SAY LORD,
 UNDER ARREST, Is
 YALE BODTLE:GCER
Detectives Trap Man Selling in Dormitories and Find
 Miniature Distillery.

New Haven, Nov e-Alieged to have been furnishing liquor 10 many Of the Yale undergraduates. bringing ,he liquor into the dormrorics and 1isposing of IL by the drink, Walter T. Lord Of No, 450 Thompson street was arrested thls afternoon by Pro- hibtion Enforcement Agent Blakes- lee and two of hi sagents aftef Lord had sold them liquor in one of the Yale dprmltorics. A visit to Lord $ homo immed atelv after the arrest re- suited in the finding of a large sup ply of liquor, alcohol, a complete rec tifyIng outfit and all the equipment necessary to conduct a thriving boot logging business,
 Having learned where the bootleg g.r who, it was claimed was furnish ing a supply ot liquor to students, principally freshmen, the enforcement agents went to the dormtory where they were introduced to Lord, They negotiated for some liquor and 1t was furnished to them. Lord was imme- diately placed under arrest and the liquor in his possession taken as eNl- dence
 Then. with members of the New Ha- ven police they went to the Thompson stre house, where they found eleven quarts of moonshne whiskey, seven quarts of gin ten gallons of grain alcohll, the rectifying equipment, sew cral cases of bottles, corks and all the equipment needed to prepare the -oods for sale.
 Going to the garage they found q Buick roadster containing eleven fNe gallon cans which had contained al- rohol and which, apparently had just heen emptied as there was little all cohol in each can. The automobile was also seized /
 Lord was taken to the police sta tion and held until this morning. when he will be brought before the com missioner.
 News of the arrest of the "collegc bootlegger spread about the campus while the officers were at work and there was a lively interest, but no ef- fort was made to interfere with the officers.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
PRISONER 'SVEAK|NG'
 SMOKE CAUSES FIRE
Cigarette Butt Thrown Into Rubbish Starts Lively
 Blaze.

Hartford, Nov. 3.-l'ire in tho ship. ping room pf the factory a. the Hart ford County Jail. believed to have been caused by lighted cigarette butt carelessly thrown into box of rubbish, gave tircmen lively battle during the noon hour yesterday,
 The blaze, which started while the prisoners were at lunch, was seen from outside the building and an alarm was runT in from B1N li3. While the iircmen were on the way the sprinkler system started The blaze was soon eNtinguishod, The damage was con- fined to woodwork which can easily be replaced,
 sheriff George IT, Gahp said that the fire was probably caused by q prisoner who had "sneaked' a smoke. Investigation disclosed that the Are started in box of rubbish which had been collected about the building and had been deposited in the shipping room. A lighted cigarette butt Is believed to have been tossed into the box by Il prisoner on route to his lunch. The fire had been burning about fifteen minutes before lt was discovered and had secured a strong hold on the woodwork before the fire men arrived
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
GENERAL EDWARDS
 ON INSPECTION TRIP

New London, Conn, Nov. 8 MajorGencral Clarence R. Ed wards. commanding the First Corps Area. with headquarters in Boston, is visiting Fort II, C. Wright on Fishers Island today and also Forts Michie and Terry on Plum and Gull Islands
 He arrived at the island from Block Island on board of the govern ment mine planter, General Frank. General Edwards is making a tour of the proposed sites for lncation of batteries at Gay Head. No Mans Land Block Island and Montauk Point, where army engineers have selected tentative sites for heavy batteries for the defense of Long Island sound.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
COMMONS TO DISCUSS .
 ARMS CONFERENCE
Question VIII COEc ID In Lnbo~ Rer"-
 Iuti0n Tomorrow.

London. Nov. 2.-G9y the Associated Prcss) "A discussion of the Wash inton conference on limitation of ar maments and far eastern problems will take place in the House of Com mons next Friady in connection with a resolution presented by the labor members warmly approving of the conference" Austen Chamberlain. gov ernment leader, announced. today. Cs
 Sir Francis William Lowe, unionist member from Birmingham. protested d against such a discussion at this time because of the adverse effect it mi ght have in America and other countries. MT Chamberlain replied that this point had been given most serious consideration
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
CHILD HYGIENE CONFERENCE OPENS Delegates From All Sections of Country Meet at
 Yale.

New Haven, Nov. ,, Childhood and its dangers, its defects and handicaps, the need for better public health and maternity problems will take up the attention of many men and women of high medical and pro fessional standing here this week as delegates to the twelfth annual meeting of the American Child Hygiene Association. There are among the delegate body doctors, nurses. experts in nutrition, welfare workers. community leaders. and those skilled in the care of children. Delegates came from every part of the country and the four days of the meeting will be crowded with meet fngs conferences and demonstrations, all Centered around Yale University.
 The first general meeting of the day dealt with "Co- ordination of riet l.. Leete of Baltimore, field of rected by pr. Daven Emerson of New York City. The executive committee at its annual meeting closed it's years work by receiVn% the reports of various officers which later will he Issued as part of the proceedings, The board of directors also held its final session as later in the day a new board was elected. Miss liar riet l.. Leete of Baltimore field di rector, made a survey If the work of the association for the year in which she stated that everywhere there was an increasing interest in all child health movements.
 pr. Richard A. Bolt general direc- tor, in his report showed a member ship of 273 societies and 2232 mem- bers, d net gain in the year of 130 societies and 99S members. The ac- tivitics of the year were to bring about cooperation with other na- tiOnal organizations. revision of the digest of national organizations car ryinG on some phase of child welfare work and with pr. Philip Naninigen, In co-ordnatin- the work through the national child health council
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
KALKOWSK| SALOON,
 | & 10 CENT STORE
Barroom, Scene of Louis Wrinkle Death Being Re-
 modelled For Store.

The scene of the death Of Louis Winhlc, whose body was found in the rear ot the Curtin block on Main street on tho morning of September r, began to fade from sight this morning when work was started re- modelling the kalkowsN saloon into '1 Ave and ten cent store,
 Readers of the Herald will re- member the finding of the Wrinkle body in the rear of the Curtin block on q narrow path adjoining the Fin negan stables. early on Saturday morning, September Y and the sensa- tional investigation which 1t let loose and which has not yet been concluded, Wrinkle was found to have died from the effects of fractured skull.
 Later an alleged "confesslon" by Clemens kalI,owski stated that Wrinkle had died in the basement of the saloon, owned by sam Munch and Company and operated under the management of kalkowski. kal- Iowsk is under bail awaiting trial in the superior court on man. slaughter charge following his own confession that he let Wrinkle lie on the cellar floor for 1j hours without medical attention before he dieid.
 kalllowsliis saloon was closed up by the police after the so-calleo' con- fession and, with the exception of a few days, has remained closed ever since.
 Recently Messrs. Isaac Nenook and Max Shicr. of Passaic, N. J., signed lease with J. NJ. Curtin. owner of the block, for the store-room occu- pied by kalkowski. This morning the sam Munch company removed its effects. which kallIowski said do not belong to him, and Messrs. Nenook and Shier took possession. NJ. L. Ken nedy, local contractor, has been given the contract to remodel the in terior of the store room and it will be made over and equipped for modern !, 10 ano 25 cent store. Messrs. Ncnooli and Shier now own three SlIch stores in passajC
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
New Haven Officials
 Will Clean Up City

New Haven, Nov. 3.--City Attorney Sheridan Whitaker today announced his intention of using the statute dealing with places known to be of bad repute and public nuisance" in prosecuting saloons or places in Vt hich liquor seizures are made. He will do this in order to support the police. who have been ordered to "Clean up their beats"
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
-7---- HOME. FROM HOSPITAL.

stephen Guidcl, formerly private in Co. l. 1o2d Inf, '. S. has arrived home on a Q day leave of absence from the r. s Polyclinic hospital in New York city. He was scverely y sassed while in France, and since then, has been suffering from uh- scesses which have been breaking out on his side. due to the poison still in his body Upon his return to New York. MT, Cudei will be transferred to a government hospital in New Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
MUST END CONTRACTS.

New York, Nov. 3.-The |. s. Ship ping Board will insist upon the abro- cation of all contracts between Amer jean railroads and foreign shipping in tcrcsts which are detrimental to tne American merchant marine Albert ID, Laslor, chairman of the board announced tooay. Reference to such contracts was made here yesterday by Senator Ransdell of Louisiana in an address before the Advertising clubs of, New York.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
NEW MILK PLAN

New York, Nov. 3.--Mayor Hylan and Health Commissioner Copeland today considered placing all mink distributing and pasteurizing plants nnder control of the city and opera ing them for the benefit of the public. The commissioner was asked lo submit a plan to the board of estimate.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
EXILE PLANS COMPLETED.

Lisbon, Nov 3. (By Associated Press)--Arrangem have been con- pleted to receive former Emperor Charles and ex- Empress Zita of Aus --jc- Hungary as oXiles on the island ef Madeira. according to a telegram received here today from Funchal, the chief city of the island
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
Marriage Licenses
 Are Granted Three

The following marriage licenses have been taken out at the office of the town clerk: Norman Woman of 100 Broad street, and Victoria Manolian of 224 Fiool: street; Nalmore Mul ache of 151 Main street, and Anna Maiie Kolodncs of 3G4 East Main street John Mess rlan of Hartford and Sarah Scikan of l79 Washington street.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
WAS IN PHILIPPINES.

Fred C. Lauback, for ten years in the Philippine Islands, will lecture on the experiences he has seen in the islands, at a meeting and supper of the Mems Brotherhood of the South Congre gational church next Next Wedre sday evening. Supper will be at G:30 and the lecture will start about s o'clock. The public Is in- vited to the lecture. The supper is for mCmhcrs and friends
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
ARMY OFFICER FINED
 FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
New London No

Lieut.. Commander w II. Sampson, just detached from duty as surYey officer at the submarine base and sent to Boston, was in court at East Haven Monday evening tn answer to charge of reckless driving when his auto struck the car of Louis Deninger of New Haven near the East Haven Branford line last Saturday night. He was fined $50 and costs.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
FAR FAST EXpERJ, TO sprAl<

The pulpit If the Congregational church will be supplied Sunday by the Rev. Lewis A. Hodous, formerly a missioner in China, and now mem Der of the Hartford Theological sem mary. s. NJ Cowles, chairman of the supply committee, feels that the con- greSation is very fortunate in se- turing Professor Hodous at this time, IS he is an expert on matters in the Far East, and as Sunday is the day set aside for prayers to be offered for the success of the disarmament { conference, his discourse will be both timely and especially interesting.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
GROCERY STORE ATTACHED.

Deputy Sheriff NJ. D. StoCkweli todd y closed a grocery store conducted by stanley Sdzykowski at GIG West Main street, on writ issued by Lawyer Henry Nowicki, for Frank Monkewicz. The plaintiff brings action for $500 to recover money loaned the defendant. The writ is rcturnablc in the city court on the second Monday in Novem-
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
BADLY INJURED.

Brooklyn, conn. Nov, 3.--Sidney W. Bard Jr., aged 20, son of the treasurer of the Brooklyn Savings Bank was very seriously hurt today when an automobile he was driving over the state road to Danielson left the high way and struck a tree. W. V. Ballard. also of this town, aged so. was badly hurt as well. Both were taken to Day KmbalI hospital at Putnam.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
PLANTING TREES

Worlmen started this morning dig ging holes on the lawn of the South Congregational church, where it is planned to plant six elm trees for future shade. These trees will take the place of those now on the side walk. which are dying off. There will be four on the Main street side and two on Arch street.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
GETS LIFE IN PRISON

T.apeer Mich, Nov. 2. -- Henry w. Gates, 80 of Huntington, Ind, who confessed Monday that he wrecked a fast Grand Trunk train near here last Friday night. pleaded guilty in cir cult court here today and was sen- fenced to life Imprisonment in the Michigan penitentiary at Jackson.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
SOCIALIST RE,FERENDI

Chicago Nov. S.--Action of the so- Cialist national convention at Detroit last June in refusing negotations for affiliation with the third internation al (Moscow) has been endorsed by party referendum. national headquar ters announced today. The vote re- corded was 2.517 for no affiliation to 676 for minority report providing for renewed oVertures.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
EMpI0NES FASHIONABLE

Chicagu, Nov. 3.-Railroad cm- ployes ara morally bound to give the public efficient and uninterrupted service and share with the railroad management responsibility to the people Ben W. Hooper. former gov ernor Of Tennessee and eN-member of the reilroad labor board, declared today before the Chicago traffic club.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
LOAN OVERsUBSCRIHED

New York, Nov. 3.-The new Chil- can government loan of $l0.5-0. 000 eight per cent 25 year bonds was of fered at public sale today by a local banking syndicate and was soon over subscribed. The money will be devot- cd to improving the Chilean state railways,
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Andrew J, Cassnssll.

Andrew J, Cassassa, u former lncal resident died yesterday al Sa.aEhc Lake, x, r, after a long Illness, While . resident in this city he was well known He Is survived hy his wife and son, and two sisters, Mrs T, Parker of New York and Mrs, A, Paganetti, of stamford, The body will be brought to the city by NJ J, Kenney and company. undertakrrs, The funeral will be held al 2 o'clock Saturday morning al St. Mays church and the burial will he In St, Mary's new cemetrI
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
TOLL BRIDGE RECEIPTS
 RECORD SHARP DECLINE
NeNN I.nndnn N0N

NeW I4OnHOn, NOV, ].
 The net receipts in tolls 6n the state highway bridge over the Thames river for October were s7,53L51. prac- tically s4a00 less than during Septem- her and indica ting a falling off in automobile touring There were 31,5iE pleasure automobiles crossing the bridge in September and 22,952 during October.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
INVITATION ACCEPTED

Washington. Nov. S.-President Harding has signed the joint resolu tion of congress accepting the invita- tion of Brazil for American participa- tion in the exposition to be held in Rio de Janeiro next September. The resolution authorizes an appropria- tion of 1000. .000
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
HOT AFTER DEBS,

Chicago, Nov. 3.-Socialist national headquarters announced today that it has printed and is prepared to dis tribute copies of Eugene V. Dcbs' speech at Canton. O., during the war which led to his conviction and sen 'once to ten years in prison.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
FOCH EETS ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis, Nov. 3.-In message preceding his arrival here today Mar shal Foch recalled that the City of st. Louis was originally a French set - tlement and that the name of St Louis means much to every person in whose veins French blood flows"
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
ESCAPE FROM POLICE.

Torrington, Nov. 3.--Arthur Bowen and Frank Rora back, serving sen tences for non-support escaped from the custody of county jail officers at Litchfieid yesterday afternoon and were still at liberty today.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
CLEARING VJITSE STATEMENT.

Today's clearing house Hatement of exchanges and balances is as fol- lows: Exchanges, s72o50o,00G; bal ances. s59,S00000.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
Mrs. Jennie Blair,

The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Blair was held this afternoon at o'clock from the late home at 2tO Hartford avenue. Rev. Henry W. Maier pastor of the First Congre gational church. offciated The pail bearers were James Brown, James Ptolmey. Will liam W. Scott David Miller. Frank Mckay and Alexander Galbraith.
 Stanley Sarnkofsky.
 Stanley Sarakofsky, aged A, died at the New Britain General hospital tl shortly before noon today after a long illness. He had been a patient in the hospital for four months. He leaves a widow and several children. Funer- al arrangements have not yet been made.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
. RAINCOATS

we fave made one lot of most of our Raincoats and will put our 5000 and
 Sl2.50 Coats in for ........... S70O
New Britain herald., 1921-11-03
MUFFLERS -

A small lot of light colored wool mix lures of the finest texture for just one-half price.
 All of our silk mufflers selling for $6 and S765 ....................S5 S5.15
The Holly chieftain., 1921-07-07
Big Cat Killed

P. v. Conner of the south side
reports the death of what has been
Il bad nuisance to the people Of that
vicinity for period of several years
a large cat. which weighed, in the
neighborhoOd Of forty pounds had
been making his home. at different
places in the country and had beer
killing chickens and whatever else
he fancied needed killing. When
Mr.. Conner started his separator for
this seasons work a great commo-
tion was heard. This proved to
come from the vicinity of the fan
where the cat had been making his
home. As soon as the separator
was started the eat had been unable
to escape and had been thrown in
to the fan. killing itself and break
ing the fan. Altho new fan had
to be obtained 1t was well worth
the cost In getting the cat killed.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-07-07
SEEMINGLY TWAS EVER THUS
Example Of Eternal Triangle viii
Soon Be Presented to Another
Judge and Jury.

Not SO very long ago there lived to
gether in indianapolis q certain man
and woman. They were well past
middle age, and their children were
reared and gone. One evening the
man Of the family nervously marked
the passing Of time. Sad suspicion
grfpped the heart Of the woman. The
husband explained that he would have
To be away from home that evening,
on business. The wife explained that
she did not wish to stay at home alone,
and would 20 to neighbor's home.
She left the house first. But she did
not go to the neighbor's home Instead
she slipped into the rear seat Of the
curtained darkness of her husbands
automobile. and covered herself with
4 robe. After a while he came out
of the house and drove away. He
drove to another house In the city and
drew up In front. He left the car and
entered the house. The wife also left
the car and took position in the
shadows nearby. After few minutes
walt the man came out Of the house
with another woman on his arm. The
eternal triangle was completed, and
the same old thing happened. Now
they are getting ready to tell it to the
Judge.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-07-07
New smoke.eurnina Device.

A new water-cO0led bafile-plate de-
Vice for installation In the tirebox Of
a conventional up-draft furnace has
the effect af converting 1t into one
having some Of the characteristics o
the dtwn-draft type. 1t Is described
in Popular Mechanics. Its construc.
tiOn is simple. consisting Of two hOl
low steel compartments of different
heights, arranged crosswise Of the
firebOx. at a point somewhat to the
rear Of the center, with the higher
one at the back, thus dividing the fire.
box into two distinct combustion
zones. AS the two chambers are sep
arated by few inches and the higher
one reaches to the boiler by the
crownsheet. the gases and smoke lib.
Grated by the forward portion Of the
fire are forced to pass over the top
of the low forward section, down be-
tween 1t and the rear section, under
the latter, and over the hottest part
Of the fire, where they are consumed