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New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
POLZS FOOTBALL BATTLE
 TODAY ENDS EASTERN GRID SEASON
FIVE FORMER STATE TREASURES
 OF ILLINOIS SUED ON ACCOUNTS
Charged With Having Used States Funds fer Purpose of Making Profit for Themselves.

Springfield, H., Nov. 90 (Dy Asao- ciated preen) --sutn for aoeountlna aaainnt Ave former trcasurers were started today by Attorney General Edward J. BrundaEe
 The suitu cover the sin terms pre- ceding that of tho preeent treasurcr | Edward F. Miller and arc directed against all rtate treanurera who held office between lD00 and 1D21, ntato Auditor Andrew Russell who waf treasurer twioe during the period, ir defendant in two suits.
 The other former troasurorp in- volved are,
 Governor Len Small. Lieut.. Cover nor Fred E. Sterling, William Ryan. Jr.. and Edward F. Mitchell. Bondsmen of all the former treas urers were made defendants. Disclosures made through the !n- vestigation of the state treasury which resulted in indictment of Governor Small, Meut-Governor Sterling and Vernon Curtis, banking associate of Governor Small last July, furnished the evidence on which the civil suits were based, the attorney generals of- flee announced.
 Searching Investigations.
 The Sangamon county grand jury probe which ended in the indictment of Small, Sterling and Curtis, was the beginning of 8 searching investigation into treasury affairs lasting for weeks and months.
 
 Going back to enactment of the law of 1908 which required the state treasurer to deposit money received by him In Illinois banks that would pay the highest rate of interest. At torney General Brundage and his in- vestigators are said to have made an exhaustive search of all treasury records relating to deposits and loans and interest earnings,
 Conspiracy For Gain
 Lieut-Governor Sterling is defend ant in a suit which alleges that S10,- 000,000 of state money alleged to have been used by Treasurer Len Small and the late Senator Edward c. Curtis for their own personal profit, continued under the control of Cur tis after Sterling. Small's successor became treasurer.
 The bill alleges that shortly after Small became treasurer in 1917 he entered into scheme with Curtis to use large sums of state money for their own private gain. Small at the expiration of his term the bill con- tinues removed from the treasurer's office books and records relating to deposits, loans and interest earnings.
 Scheme is Continued
 Immediately upon the commence ment of his term as treasurer Sterling the bill further alleges, became a par ty to a plan through which the money was to continue under the control of Curtis that additional sums were to be turned over to him and that the scheme was carried out to the per sonal profit of all in the alleged plot. Money thus handled on the books in an account characterized as the safe fund" in order, the bill states, to conceal the real facts.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
na BUIL.D!IGGac
 o,ASifs,, 'AN
 1'#;s''.'r $s@ssr .,s,.,.,. lSIGN Special Meeting If City'g Newest Commission to Be
 Called by Chairman

An almost total disruption of the building commission is antiolpated In the Inner circles of municipal govern ment, reports being heard that not only will Commissioner A. N. luther ford not remain on the commission. but also Chairman Walter Crabtree end Commissioner Stanley Traeeski and Adna JohHsen will lneye the board.
 Commissioner Rutherford stated yesterday that he will not return to the commission December ] when he Ia relieved of duties as acting build Ing Inspector by John GilchreeEt, the new appointee. MT, Rutherford left the board to become acting inspector and the mayor held his commission ernhip open until such time as the new Inspector wns ready to take of- Ice The acting inspector has now anhed to be relieved December 1, in- btead of December |.
 That Chairman Crnbtree is alro considering resigning is indicated by his somewhat evasive answer to Il question to that point. The chair man waH asked if he had not stated that he did not wish to continue along with an inexperienced commission and hls reply was that he had not made such statement Ito the public" It was reported that Mr. Crabtree was desirious of being relieved of duty since MT. Rutherford and possibly Commissioner Johnson, the former representing the building and the lat ter the plumbing crafts, on a commits sion of five, were to be lost to the boarl
 Commissioner Johnson has openly admitted that he is considering re- signing since he is out of the city much of the time and does not feel that he can devote the necessary time to the commission On previous oc- casion it was persistently reported that Commissioner Johnson wanted to resign, Lawyer Stanley Tracesli also member of the commission, is out of the city but, it is reported on good authority that he does not wish to re- tain his commissonership.
 Although the youngest on the city commissions, having been established by one of the most recent charter amendments, the building commission has been almost constantly in the limelight
 Shortly after the membership of the board was announced, the commits sioners inspected the local schools and issued a statement charging insanita- ton to the degree of danger to chil- dren's health. They demanded but perusal of charter pro- visions disclosed that the board had no authority to issue such an order At their suggestion, however, the health board secured a betterment of conditions at the depot.
 At the death of Building Inspector w. Allen, the board accepted the resignation of A. N. Rutherford and named him as acting inspector. The mayor voiced objection but the matter was finally straightened out after con- arguing back and forth.
 The decision of Mr. Rutherford not to return to the commission followed oy the reports concerning three other now brings that board before the public again.
 Chairman Crabtree said this morn- ng that he would call special ses- sion either today or Monday. Action will be taken at that time on the resignation of Mr. Rutherford as q member and secretary fthe board.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
First of Three Pokeyille
 Wells Now in Operation

Well No. '. one of the three that are to be put in operation at Poke vile, north of White Bridge, Bristol. has been completed and is now pumping water at the rate of 70 gal Ions a minute, Chairman William F. RossberE of the board of water commissioners states. The well is working in a most satisfactory man ner, he says. Engineer Allen lla2en who worked with the local engineers on the water supply development project is in the city today.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
50,000 Gallons a Day
 Runs City Hall Elevator

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water are used daily in running the elevator at City Hall, compilation of statistics indicates. The elevator av- crages 45 trips an hour, l3 hours day, making a total of 5S5 trips each day. The trips average three floors. This makes a total of 1755 floors per day Thirty gallons of water to floor are necessary to run the eleva- tor, making total daily consumption of 52,G50. Last year 125,000 made use of the elevator according to esti- mate.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
BOY SENTENCED
 TO BE SPANKED
Judge Klett Orders Father of Accused to Execute
 Judgment

A sentence to be gpanlSed, execution
 of the judgment to be placed in the
 hands of the guilty ones fathor, was
 the ruling of Judge George ". Klett
 in police court chambers thl5 morn
 ing when q 10 year old offender was arraigned. The boy was arrested fol-
 lowing numerous complaints by auto-
 ists that someone, probably boys, turn the switches on their cars, re-
 lease brakes and in some instances
 start their engines while the vehicles are parked.
 After the boy had admitted h.s mischievious actions, Judge Nlett handed down the novel sentence. The boy was taken home at once by his father so that the courts orders
 might be carried out.
 Another youthful offender, a boot black, was caught by Policeman John Carlson in the act of replenishing his stock Of shining materials out of a Main str, ct store. The boy iiscov- cred a small break in q rear window and began to pull tins of paste to- ward the opening with the use of stick He was. working away indus triousy when nabbed.
 Leslie Morans was fined s2 with O Ut costs for parking his auto in Q restricted area. Traffic Policeman Clarence Lanpher made the arrest yesterday afternoon after Morans' car had tied up traffic for several hun dred feet on Main street. The ve- hicle was parked at the switch where the Harrington avenue car turns into Myrtle street, and when the trolley came along it was held up. In the same way all vehicles following the trolley were obliged to wait several minutes. Policeman Lanpher pushed the auto car out of the way and then tagged" it.
 Alderman Angelo M. Paonessa, pro- prictor of the City Service station, was in court for allowing F. E. Welch to use dealers markers for demonstration purposes more than two consecutive days. The case was continued until Monday morning at which time Welch also will be charg- 1d with violation.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
GREENWICH BANKER DEAD
Joseph Hoyt Marshall Was Vice
 President of Trust Company

Greenwich, G2a9,, s-oy. "G,-,-osepI Isoyt ,5lrsha,n yice- president Of tae Greenwich Ernst company @iea as tlc home os I so2, ,a2t night aged S3. For v years hG aaG been connectcG wlth the Rrssc,;, BirGsa" saS Ward Bolt and Nut Go., at 2Qc,e;,ester, 2nd mnca of tae lime aa a2ynas,er. iiis surviving sons are X. ". ". Mar sha, and Howard E. Marshall
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
WAR STRATEGIST DIES
Gen. Edward Routon Was Often Con. suited by Both sherman and Grant

Los Angeles, Nov. 26.-Edward Bouton, chief of artillery under Gen sherman in the Civil war and said to have been often consulted as strate- gist by both Gen. sherman and Gen. Grant, died here yesterday, He was S7 years old. He is survived by a widow and a son, Edward Bouton, Jr, both of Los Angeles.
 Gen. Bouton was born in Avoca, N. Y. April 12, 1884. He was in business when the Civil war broke out, when he organized Bouton's bat tery of Chicago,
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
DRESEL CRITICALLY ILL. |. <. Charge d'affairs in Germany Ihrcntcnel Win pncumnnia

Berlin November 26.-The condi- tton of Ellis Loring Dresel the Ameri- can charge danaires whose illness neccssitated abandonment of the usual Thanksgiving reception, has taken turn for the worse. Although there is said to be q possibility that pneu- monia may develop his present condi- tion is not described as dangerous
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
AMHERST COLLEGE DINNER.

The Connecticut Association of Am herst Alumni will hold a college din- ner "Wednesday evening, December ', at the University Club, Hartford. Ern- est W. Pelton of the Stanley Works is president of the association. and Hil- Hard A. Proctor, also of the Stanley Works. is secretary and treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
MARVIN GURLEY DIES
1ictim of Accident Succumbs to Burns At New Britain General Hospital Today.

Marvin Gurley, aged 6 years, son of Mr and Mrs. Marvin Gurley of 25
 1urlburt. street died this morning at he New Britain general hospital from burns sustained last Wednesday at his home, The little boy was alone at his home when the accident happened ind he was taken to the hospital in the police ambulance, after Dr. J. L. Kelly had attended him. He was in ser ous condition and his recovery had ,een despaired of since his admission Q the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
3.2ND=TS fs; B.TriI4:S.
Fsowt ArSsat;aa s:arincs A:tss f7is;it
 iR StSta sS Eaata UTus.

rnaaaa AiFos, NavenabeF a6.--T+euE hundred voii armed bandits eR- trenehed in the ".tihsa Of faaa fbaneB, in tho state ef santa Cruz, reBuiHsd n nttaol; hy .,ia marines landed from tho cruiser Aimirante Brown, accord - ing to bclntod dlspntohon received hero. A number of tho bandits and marines wcso killed or wounded dur ing tho engagement, in which tho nt- tackers used machine guns.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
10000 Throng Polo Grounds To Witness Spectacle Navy Team Is Favoriie
Ten Fatal Accidents on Gridiron This Fall, Ma jority of Victims Being Youngsters.
YALE BOWL MAY BE
 INCREASED 5O,OOO

New York, Nov. 26.-Limitation of lrmies and scrapipng of navie8 were farthest from the thoughts of Uncle Football elevens from Annapolis and West Point clashed in battle array at the Polo Grounds
 The Army-Navy contest not only settles the question of the years Supremacy between the two branches of the service but this year closes an eastern gridiron season notable for it's thrills and upsets. Advance sales in licated that the Polo Grounds would 10000 persons.
 Hooters Come From Afar
 The rooters cohorts of the oppos- ng teams arrived on the early trains md visitors were here literally from he ends of the earth.weather beat hn promenaders of the quarter deck and sun tanned West Pointers from Tropical posts.
 Navy is Fayoritc
 Both elevens with the Navy a fla forite, had put their last polish on .heir point winning machinery having yesterday run through their point winning machinery having yesterday yesterday run through their signals with snap with which they were ac- tustomed to bring a gig alongside or wheel artillery in action.
 This morning they gave the last grooming to their traditional mascots the Army mule and Navy goat-in preparation for the march down the field behind blaring bands which opens the annual pigskin duel.
 Officials Arc Present
 Vice President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, the secretaries of War and Navy the assistant secretary of the Navy and Major Gen. James G. Har- board with a host of friends to share | 5heir boxes arrived in the city on an early train.
 The secretary of commerce and | Mrs, Hoover, the secretary of labor and Mrs. Davis Read Admiral and | Mrs. Eberle, Major Gen. Bethel of the British embassy and others were on mother train. But those. were only a 'ew of the notables for khaki-clads and wearers of the navy blue came in great punches.
 Death Toll Is 10.
 Chicago, Nov. 26. (By Associated Press) )-Football claimed ten victims during the 1921 season, which closed with Thanksgiving Day games accord Ing to reports to the Associated Press today.
 The death list was three less than 1920 and three above the toll of two years ago. Ten lives were lost as a result of games in 1918, 12 in 1917, IS in 1916 and Is in 1915.
 As in former years the majority of youths killed were members of nigh school teams. The figures ap- uphold the contention of 'ootball experts that proper training md physical condition greatly minim- ze the danger of the game for only )ne of the players killed was a mem- Der of a college eleven. One was 'emi-pro player one a member of naval team and the remainder were ligh or sand lot players who did not eceive the intensified training and physical inspections given in college With one exception, none of the ictims were more than 20 years old.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-26

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05
THINKING AND POLITICS.

When Woodrow Wilson was Prcsi-
dent Of the United States he declined to
larry out the provision OF the Shipping
pill which required him to dcnounce
commercial treaties with foreign ma
tions that conilicted with that measure.
For this course, which was based on
sound grounds OF international comfy.
Congressman Edmonds OF this city,
n rather excitable person, wanted the
President impeached. 1t was In
tolerable he cried, that mere presi-
dent should assume to set aside any
part OF n law passed by the high and
mighty Congress Of the United States.
Warren G.. Harding has now been
President nearly nine months. and he
has taken exactly the same course az
Mr.. Wilson. Not only has he ignored
the obnoxious provision OF the ship
ping bill, but he has announced that he
is going to ask Congress to repeal It.
Has Congressman Edmonds cried
aloud for his impeachment? Not that
we have heard Of. That once agltated
person is now as quiet as q mouse on
the subject.
In estimating the public acts OF a
President 1t seems 70 make surprise
ing difference with some people wheth-
er he Is Democrat or n Republican.
IL Democratic President favored a
League OF Nations that necessarily
made such an organization an intoler-
able menace to the United States. II
Republican President urges an as
sociation OF nations TO do the same
work that is patriotic suggestion
showing rare statesmanship.--P
delphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05
MIGHT CONSULT MR.. TAFT.

II is necessary In reading the report
of General Leonard Wood and w.
Cameron Forbes on the Philippines 20
keep in mind that It is backward
country, where the enlightened ideas
of America make slow growth. Among
other unfavorable opinions. they say:
I'VE nnd there is dlsquieting lack
of con nfidcnce in The administration
OF justice to an extent which consti-
tutea menace to the stability OF the
government"
Only few days ago Mr., Forbes,
who has just returned from the Far
East. I'm speaking Of the Philippines.
said: zone OF the principal things we
found was that justice was not salts
factorily administered. The delay In
getting decisions is very bad. There
are variety OF causes~-not enough
Judges and not always the right Kind
of Judges. We found something like
so 900 pending eases, including those
In the municipal courts. We shall
have to do something drastic to meet
that situation"
What would General Wood and Mr.
Forbes have 10 say II. In the course
of their investigation. they had come
Upon case in the Manila courts
where two men arrested on the charge
of larceny had appeared for trial sew
nty-two times, always to discover
that the prosecution was too busy "a
proceed with their trial? II was in
New York city that this happened
and In dismissiug the hail bonds OF
the two men. Judge Mulqueen IN
General Sessions commented that he
had never heard of more ridiculous
travasty ON justice.
Some years ago an American of dis.
tinction. who, like Mr.. Forbes. nat
been Governor General of the Philip.
pines. later President of the United
States and is today Chief Justice oi
the United States supreme Court
spoke most unfavorably Of the ad.
mlnistration of Justice I'm the United
states. William II. Taft was wei
qualified To pass judgment In the mat
ter. In his reflections, which had n,
ulterlor political purpose. on the mai
administration OF justice, legal delay
and disadvantages suffered by poorer
| litlgants he was unsparing.
Conditions In the Philippines ar,
probably no worse than In the United
States generally or New York cit,
locally, but Mr.. Forbes. frcsh from IN,
insular possessions of tho Unite,
States in the Far East. has decide,
that I'VE shall have To do sOmethinl
drastic TO meet that situation" In tn
Philippines In tho mean time wta
are we doing at home 10 correc
abuses long known and long tolerated
New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05
NO TIME FOR TIGHTwADs.

The first touch of wfntry weather
ought TO inspire In persons with
money and jobs and good prospects a
determination to be generous. Despite
the efforts of constituted authority
we fear there win be an unusual
of real need this winter, es-
peciaIly II IL is a long, cold one. EN-
ployment tendencies seem, from some
what conflicting and confusing sta
tistics, 10 be improving but the inn
provement viii not be fast enough to
provide work right away for every
body who desires 1t and those who
have it, or its financial equivalent,
have simply got to help.
The organized charities of standing
ought to be literally supported this
winter. While we sometimes think
that too large a percentage of the
dollar contributed through them goes
into overhead charges they have ia
cilities for discovering cases of desti-
tuition and providing relief which the
individual has not and they do great
deal of good. Furthermore, II we do
have what is known as a hard winter.
not few cases of want Will come to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05
A NAVY FOR pEFENSE.

There are still many good people
too many at a time like this, when all
the world is disturbed by the dis
astrous aftermath of war-.who con-
the defence OF the nation. That with
out them a country would be exposed
To continual danger OF hostile invasion.
These tmid ones firmly believe that if
we had no navy we would become the
Frey of Great Britain.
But these fearful ones do not realize
the power OF a treaty of peace and
comfy when entered into by two ma
tons of character and standing In the
world It was given TO but one nation.
In modern times. TO regard such a
treaty as a scrap of paper" and that
ration is no more. But history shows
us how treaty of this kind may exist
without infringement by either party
for more than a century. And II for
this length of time, why not. forever? ?
1t is now more than hundred years
c'nce President Monroe, on April rs.
ISIS. promulgated tho following treaty,
negotiated by British and American
4, presentatives and ratified by both
governments;
The naval force to be main
tained upon the American lakes
Ivy His Majesty and the Govern
ment of the United States shall
henceforth he confined to the fol-
/ lowing vessels on each side, that
is:
ON Lake Ontario, To ono vessel
not exceeding one hundred tons
burden. and armed with one cigh-
teen-pound cannon.
on the Upper Lakes. to two ves-
sells not exceeding like burden
each, and armed with like force.
on the waters Of Lake Cham
plain. TO one vessel not exceeding
like burden, and armed with like
force.
All other armed vessels on these
lakes shall be forthwith dis
mantled, and no other vessels Of
war shall he there built or armed.
Just consider what an enormous
saving this little treaty has effecto
Without II. both countries would hav
maintained large and costly navies ol
the Great Lakes
And along the entire boundary lin
between Canada and the United State
there is not a single fort. or any arme
forces. And all this the result of
treaty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK.

The call of the President for the OBJ
3, rvance of American education week
should be n challenge to the people of
the greatest school district I'm the
world TO rise to their surpasslng re-
sponsibility. The spasm of verbal and
vocal interest In the schools during
the campaign has been followed by "a
fatlgued uuicscence and resigned ac-
quiescence. Fortunately, the teachers
80 patiently, patriotically on, doing
as rule. more than is required Of
them, though often under unfavoring
physical conditions. II is owing the
children not only that they shall not
he placed in insanitary congested
places, but that their teachers shall
have every assistance that the best
physical provision can give, II Is the
most profitable investment that the
people can make.
II is to be remembered ms state
Commissioner Graves said in his in
augurai address a few weeks ago. that
the qchools do not belong to the
City, and should not he considered
among it's municipal expenditures.
They belong to the people of this dis
trict OF the State. which is contorni
nous with the city. This is not n dis
tinction without difference: Il Is n
real and n vital difference. The next
step-.and this call of the PRESIDENT
should arouse us to II is to make the
Board OF Education financially indie
pendent and directly responsible
There is no other response that can bc
more helpful to the cause Of Ameri-
can education than this. II Is n good
time to begin Ia move toward the leg
islation that will make this possible.
Incidental TO this should bc n more
general provision for the teaching OF
illiterate adults, especially since the
franchise IL TO be conditioned upon Iit.
eracy. and the vigorous maintenance,
OF the continuation schools, TO the enc
that this community's quota of tn,
nations Ave millions of inadequat,
schooling. as stated by the President
may have that which is basically
essential 10 intelligent citizenship
The district Of New York should leac
all the rest in answer to the nationa
/ appeal.--New York Times.