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New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
HARDWARE LOAN CORP. REDUCES RENTALS $5
39 Ihree-Tenement Houses Are Affected By Order
 of Association.

Beginning next month, tenants of the Hardware City Loan corporation. will be given a reduction in rent of $5 which is equivalent in a majority of caees to 8 15 or, 20 per cent cut. The reduction is one of the first made in the city since the labor depres- sion with its resulting cuts has been felt, and as far as is known is the only instance of a large combine making so great a reduction. effective for so great number of families The corporation now owns S9 three- tenement houses in different sections of the city, principally in the south western end. One hundred and seventeen families are affected by the order.
 The Hardware City Loan corpora ton was organized toward the end of the war to take care of the hous- ing situation which at that time ap- peared acute. It is composed of fac tory heads and others interested. The purpose of the association was to build or finance the building of houses for employees of local con- cerns In addition to that work. the corporation undertook the construc- tion of n number of three-tenement houses some of which were later disposed of. The remaining houses, 39 in number. are rented out to em- ployes of factories under the direc- ton of H. J. Foiren. agent of the organizat ton. the rent being kept as low as is possible having regard to the costs of upkeep and Gnterest upon investment
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
HINTON TESTIFIES
 FARRELL WAS WEAK
Says He Consulted With KloOr About Disarm-
 ing Him. =

Roclxawny. N. r.. Jon. is.--IAeut. Walter Hinton. testifyinE thia after noon at tho inquiry into the specta- cuiar balloon flight here recently made into Canada with two other American naval officers. declared that at one timo while they were lost in the woods he had consulted his com mander regarding the advisa ability of disarming Lieut.. stephen A. Farrell.
 Hinton gave the following testi- mony to the court of inquiry regard . ing the struggle for existence waRed by Farrell. Lieut.. Kloor and himself after they had landed on the shores of Hudson Bay.
 At 12.20 on December I6. Lieut.. Farrell fell from exhaustion. It would be unfair for me to state in his ex- hausted and fainting condition the remarks that were passed. but I called Lieut. Kloor and consulted him as to the advisability Of taking the knife from Lieut.. Farrel and going on as significd by him-only with the hope that we would find assistance.
 My conviction was that we were on the stream that emptied into the river upon which was the house which we had seen from the air just after hearing a dog bark. I fully believed that the house was just around the corner"
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
Officers and Directors Named at
 Annual Meeting Today
YEARS EARNINGS $619,25S
Volume of Business Handled in Main Street Banking House Was Greatest in Its Hstory-21,6 ,6O2 Dcpositors on January 1.

At the annual meeting of the incor- porators of the Savings Bank of New Britain, held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the banking house on Main street, the following directors were named for the ensuing year, all be- ing re-elections: c. B. .Oldershaw, H. D. Humphrey, E.. Fl. Davison, E. N. Stanley, G. w. Traut, c. F. Smith. J. A. Andrews, E. X. Moore, c. J. Parker. C. B. Parsons, J. B. Minor. F |. F. McDonough, l. D. Russell. Noah Lucas and H. S. Hart. Following the meeting of the incorporatprs the directors held their annual meeting and reelected the following officers. E. H. Davison, president; c. +. Smith, vice president; E. N. Stanley, treasurer; c. B. oldenshaw, assistant treasurer and secretary; Noah Lucas assistant treasurer.
 Report of Treasurer. q
 The annual report of Treasurer Stanley showed the business of the bank for the last year to have been the greatest in the institution's history. Four and one-half per cent interest amounting to $515.21321, was paid out of the net earnings of $619,253.4l. Deposits during the year totalled $6,- 011,214.33, while withdrawals amunt- ed to 34.05S,3s2.4o the net incoI~e in deposits for the 2car being $1,s52.sSl.- g. The total deposits on January l, were sf3.4s6, 451.b4, and the total as- sets $14.0So,S63.07. The number of open accounts January 1, was 21.6O2.
 t. 31 ,5O2, 900 In Mortgages.
 Loans on first molsgaG/s in the community reached a total of $l,5S1,- 800 during the year. United States bonds of the par value of sl,56A,o0o are owned by the bank and the United States Certificates of Indebtedness to the amount of $1oO,0o0 are ,leld. ThA surplus fund was increased &S0.0o0 during the year and $7s..177.50 was cha rged from the values at which the bonds owned by the bank were carried on the books.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19

x i-s -1 \ Klett's appointment ts to i'll tho va tcancy caused by the resiGnation oY Judge John H! kirlxhhm. who will, to-
 riiGht. be named corporation counsel of the Hardware city. .y. .@
 Benjamin w. filling who. incidental fly. Is Attorney Klett's law partner in the firm of Klett &, filling, was also confirmed as, assistant judge. Resolu- .tions for Judge klett and J,IdgesA Alling for the. regular term also went into the house. ~' t,s@ The appointment under which Judge filling is now deputy judge of the city and police court in Now Britan was to fill out the term of Judge Kirkham. former deputy judge elevated to judge ship on the death of the late Judge James T. MeskMl.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
'OLICE GET MURDERERS

hacmbcrs of Toledo Gang Tint |IIcd Drtcctivc~ and stole Money s Behind BarA
 (iedo. O.. Jan. fs.-BrenkinE up he Gang Of gunmen which killed railroad detectives Monday. has Accumplished police say.
 wp aiieRed members of the band in JaiL One of those. Edward y of Denver and Omaha has nsued and has implicated Royce ardson, n negro. also under ar- nd two others. both white. or police detectives of Pittsburgh Cleveland are conducting .
 negro woman. Vivian Larri- mrrQwted Monday. also has ad- " tho police that Richardson
 - white men divided their
 HaM A.LA
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
FAvoRs PIECE WORK.

Chicago, Jan. i9.--Testimony in sup port of the railroads contention that the piece wrk system Is more effic- tent than the hour basis Tn wage com- putation. was given today by c. R. Radcliffe. general car foreman or tho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad before the railroad labor board which is hear ing the rules and working conditions dispute between rail employees and tho roads.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
JTTNEUR DEFENDANT
 IN $15,OOO LAW SUIT
Frank Ott of 43 Union Street Sues FNrr and Harris and Connec-
 ticut Company

Frank Ott of 43 Union street, through his counsel, Judge William F. Mangan. has brought suit for $15.O00 against Joseph Farr, Arthur Fl. Harris and the Connecticut com pany. The suit Is the aftermath of q collision which occurred on October 27, 1920, at Stanley Quarter, when the jitney bus, owned by Messrs. F'arr and Harris. was struck by the North End trolley. Ott was a passenger in the jitney at the time. and has since that time been a patient at the New Britain General hospital with injuries which the complaint alleges were re- ceived in the crash. The writ was served on the defendants today by Deputy Sheriff NJ. ID. Stockwell, and is returnablc In the superior court on the first Tuesday in February.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
MOTHER KILLS CHILDREN
Winchester, Pa., Woman, Temporarily Insane After Flu, Murders Three and Then Commits Suicide.

Winchester. Va, Jan. 19.-Mrs. Mary Glenn Hicks. wife of Stanley H. Hicks. shot and killed three of her four children early today at her home, near here, then killed herself. She is believed to have, been men, tally deranged, due to a recent attack of influenza. ar
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
City Department Unable to Cope With Situation and Apparatus is Sent From Boston, Clinton, MiilbOry and WestbOrO.
FIRST BLAZE ALARM
 SOUNDED AT 3 A. M.

Two Business Buildings, With Mer-
 chandise, on Main Street Burned
 and Score of Tenement Structures
 Also Catch Fire-HotcI Bancroft
 Saved-Iattlc Evidl,nce of Incl: diarism.
 Worcester, Mass, Jan. 19.-This city was spotted by fires early today with a loss that ran upwards of &1, 100000.
 Two business buildings on Main street heavily stocked with mer- chnndise were burned out, a score of tenement structures were over-run by sparks that caused roof blazes, and guests at the Bancroft and New Park hotels which were situated be- tween the business and the tenement district fires stood ready to follow the tenement dwellers into the zero tenn perature of the street. The hotels were saved however.
 &1OO,OOO Loss at One
 While this epidemic of fires to the south engaged all the city's apparatus another fiery spot developed several blocks to the north where the wood working plant of the NJ. k. Smith Corp. was burned with loss of sI00.000.
 The origin Of none of the principal fires was determined definitely but the police said they had only the faintest suspicion that incendiarism was involved. .s..-
 Fire Starts at 2 a. m.
 Fire started shortly before three o'clock in the Seven Stores Knowles building here. destroyed that build ing and spread to nineteen other places within radius of mile.
 The Smith Corp. fire began in the rear of one of tho wood working nrm's structures, and in the adjoining building firemcn foundNR suitcase abIazc in the front dooy'~ray which led to the belief that the second Are was tho work of nrebug,
 As far as known there was no loss Of life.
 Boston Sends Aid
 The fire area was too great to be adequately covered by the city's fire fighting resource and Boston, Clin- ton, Millbury and Westboro were called on to send additional appar- atus. All responded, engine 26. motorized unit, coming over 44 miles of bleak road from Boston quick time.
 Newspaper Plant Damaged
 The flames skirted the building of the Worcester Evening Post but were kept away by a curtain of water. The consequent cellar flood however put the papers press out of commission and spoiled a large quantity of news print paper.
 50 Places Dcvnsted
 Fifty business places including six retail stores. six manufacturing plants and a large number of offices of dentists. doctors, music teachers and others were wiped out.
 The Bijou theater building caught fire but the damage was slight. -
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
NORTH & JUDD SHOWS
 SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
Working Schedule is In. creased From "A to 32
 HOurs-StartS Jan. "A.

Announcement was made to it's em- ployees today by North & Judd Manu- featuring company that the working schedule would be increased from twenty-four to thirty-two hours a week, effective Monday. January 24. Some departments will be operated on a more extensive schedule.
 It is also announced that wages will be reduced about ten per cent. This will likewise become effective or January 24.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
10 PER GENT. INCREASE

Manufacturcrs' Association of Brid0e-
 port Figures This As Fair Estimate
 Of Added Working Hours.
 Bridgeport. Jan. 19.-The manufac- turers' association of Bridgeport today estimated that there has been a ten per cent. increase in total working hours Tn local plans in the last two week.
 A soup kitchen to provide one meal q day for unemployed persons was opened today by the Bridgeport metal trades union. A band of seven pieces furnished music.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
SENATE PICKS KLETT
 FOR JUDGESHIP HERE Resolution Passes and is
 Sent to H0use-Alling For Deputy.

Hartford, Jan. 19.-Former Senator George w. Klett. of New Britain. lead CT of the last senate where he was chairman of tho judiciary committee. was by senate resolution today made judge at New Britain. Attorney
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
lJDGET SLASHED OVER 19 MILLION
fganized Coal Operators Appear Before Senate Com mittee to Oppose Govt. Regulation of Their In- dustry.

Washington. Jan. is.-The house ,f Representatives voted today against ncrcaslng It's memberhip. now 43b. An amendment to the reappor- ionfnent bill was adopted under ~nich 12 seats would be shifted from N fo s stntes.
 The vote to keep the membership lt tsB was ios for to 77 against.
 Win Lose Seats
 Nfrhr vote for adoption of the
 lment was SO overwhelming *1t Advocates of n bigger house said " realized lt would stand. I.1-ho nmendmont means that the hIlcwinE states win lose seats two |~htA hence:
 Missouri 2. and Indiana. Iowa. nusa1. Kentucky, Louislana, Maine. lneiaalppi Nebraska, Rhode Island Ud Vermont one each. California llI gain three; Michigan 2: Ohio 2, 'md Connecticut, New Jersey, North nrnlina. Texas and Washington ono ach. .a. ...a
 Appropriation BilI The agricultural appropriation bill rrying t88,EiT,t5s for tho next 1onl year. s1s.bii.e25 less than the nmates. wac reported today to the Rinne. The total exceeds that for rthe .rrent year hv tf.sOt,BTb. k The bulk nt the appropriation ia. uso by the department Of agri- ltufe. ti.oo0,0o0 was authorised for national forest reservation com DWlon for Acquisition of additional khm Mt hmmdwntmrn of nmviKnble
 us. The commission asked for
 900. " ls committco added half a mil
 dollars to the appropriation for eradication of animal tubercu- asx
 Ths sum of siso.ooo was provided AWlfting the brown tail and gypKy pths, rampant in New Jersey and nnnylvania-
 Coat Men Oppo.ed
 ppnntticn of organized coal oper- r6 e the Calder bin proposing fed
 regulation of the coal industry voiced before the senate man. lurers committee by !. D. Nor
 Mce president of tho national
 Association. He prefnced his a1ment on tho bill with the state- At That the mine operators goner-
 bad not taken excess profits dur the coal shortage last year. . We have collected statistics upon ,OO0.00 tons of production made hr to october I" he Aaid. which - the average selling price at the to have been es.47 a ton and the
 of piOducing 12.7s. That left a gin of n cents which does not resent profit. because the over
 tcostE. depletion charges and " have to como out Of it,
 VI ftncsa told the committee
 Hh nruren would have been
 complete except for the action ho Calder committee in sending akents to take papers out of our e. which with attendant publicity .a dour members to cease report
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
FIRE IN PROVIDENCE

Bremen Have to Battle in Frigid Weather to Quell $sO, 900 Blaze in Lumber Yards.
 Providence. Jan. 1S.-F1ghting in frigid M hNE orer nnP1 n1nnadued fire
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
. 6,70O ARE CONVICTED

0,259 Cases Still Pending Where War-
 Time Laws Were Vtolated--Dept.
 of Justice Has I7,9OO.
 Washington, Jan. 19.-Convictions have been obtained in 5,720 of the 17.s00 cases prosecuted by the depart ment of justice under wartime laws and 9,259 of the. cases still are pend ing, Attorney Gen. Palmer today told the senate judiciary committee, which is considering proposals for general amnesty for persons convicted under the espionage and other war acts. 4 total of 2,92S cases were disposed of otherwise than by convictions" the attorney general added.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
SEVERAI
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One is \ WhereI Employ
 WeeklJ ~n~cMA

Hartford, sion of thG service med of either e organized B. Payne q man and 1 Dunn of Fl purpose of ganization tention to masures a0
 Thomas Legion hea this newly cd the Led said that committee fnvoring viz: Reten( crease of | bonus.
 RepreSoN Stamfond the stahh
 Senator Britain. ton comm the upper funds of exempt fra
 At a md committee. New Brita paperman. clerk.
 Cold we from the q as the nu small, bot opening h main inter viding for the Conne These wer Stoddard
 COnlI
 In the offered to tion law, totally disa pensation average VI injury and per cent o pensation cent of tl less than sation wou 520 weeks n1aN  tial disabl
 Senator rights bilN against pc somewhat yesterday the 9th.
 A bill authority outside th or officer while the sion.
 No
 The sen 1onninatic vorable | These wet  E Cheney ,ut RefoH 0 the bo was mad Public
 Amou senate nan, iepu
 m 'es
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
EYE IS REMOVED.

Physicians at tho New Britain General hospital this afternoon re- moved the injured eye Of Burton S. Clark of Hartford, who figured in the automobile smRshUp at Stanl0,, oa,nnu
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
WOMAN JUDGES VERDICT

Florence E. Allen ScntcnCeS Murderer
 to Life Imprisonment on Second
 Degree Charge. .r
 Columbus, O., Jan. 19,-Common pleas Judge Florence F. Allen today sentenced Robert Nomera to life im- prisonment after jury containing three women found Momera guilty of second degree murder for the staying of Henry Thompson last Thanksgiv- ing Day.
 Judge Allen was the first woman judge in Ohio to pass sentence in a murder case.
 The three women on the jury held out for conviction from the start, they declared. Four ballots were taken.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
COAL S17 A TON.

New Haven, Jan. 19.-The price of hard coal was reduced from SIS to s17 a ton today by several local coal dealers.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
MORE THAN 100 DIE AS TWO DAMS BREAK 200 More Injured in Disaster at
 PaChuOa, Mexico THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS
Several Mines Arc Flooded and Death List Is Expected to Grow As Debris Is Cleared Away-Many Victims Poisoned.

Mexico City, Jan. 19.-More than 100 persons were drowned and more than 200 others were injured in the disaster yesterday at Pachuoa when two dams above the city broke and torrents of water swept through the lower sections of the big mining cen- ter. according to latest reports. A thousand persons were rendered home less.
 Several mines were flooded and it is believed the death list will be added to considerably when the shafts are cleared.
 The dams held back water used In the chemical treatment of ores. and many Of the deaths were due to the victims being poisoned by swallowing this water
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
R. R. BUSINESS BAD

Falling on Makes Necessary Reiuc- tion of Employees on nRwnps1lxnniA. Railroad, Gnn
New Britain herald., 1921-01-19
O'CALLAGHAN ORDERED SURRENDERED
 70 NORFOLK AADAzGRA 77ON OFFICERS
De Valera's Secretary Hints There is Doubt That This Edict of Secretary of Labor Will Be Complied With.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Counscl foi Donal O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, who arrived in this country re- gently without a passport. was di- rected today by Secretary Wilson to deliver the lord mayor promptly to the Immigration inspector at Nor folk.
 The secretary of labor's order was described by labor department offlc- ials as merely the formal notification to Judge Lawless, in whose custody O'Callaghan was placed, of the secre- tary's decision last week that OCal- laGhan was a seaman" and as such should reship on vessel bound abroad. e
 President Is Neutral.
 It was understood however that m directing the prompt surrender of tho lord mayor, Secretary Wilson was ln- fluentN,d by a conferende yesterday with Acting Secretary Davis of the state department. This conference was held after the regular meeting of President Wilson's cabinet, but it was reiterated t@ Sresident had re-affirm- ed his decision not to interfere in the controversy between the two depart ments. a' '@ h. ! -Esss
 BOlnnd Has DOubts. ss~ I
 New York, Jan. 19.--Harry Roland. secretry to Eamonn De Valera. pres ident of the Irish republic.r said to- day: 'there might be some doubt'' whether Donal O'Callaghan. lord may or of Cork. would be surrendered 10 the immigration authorities at Norfolk as ordered by Secretary of Labor Will son. 9 stt "
 Mr. Bolanh nAid the xiocision rS1tedl WithsO O Ca allaRhanN 66un6Ah who had protested against deportA1on Of the lord mayor.
 O'Callaxhan was registered at New York hotel today, but he could not be found there this noon. ys '
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-01
HO NJ E TEAM
FOR THIS YEAR
Plenty of Local Baseball Talent.
Enthusiastic Meeting Mon
day Night

Anyone who thinks I.adysmith is de-
been present ut the meeting Monday
evening in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. Judging from the enthusiasts
tic meeting held then. there ought TO
be no difficulty i'll putting il strictly
Ladysmith team into the field this sea-
son. and one that this city should have
no cause to be ashamed Of. If d home
team can be kept in the field for a year
or two. it ought to be possible to build
up Very strong organization, where
as with Il hired team with many out
SiderS the financing is not only a heavy
the team and all the work Of organ
i2inS must be done over again every
year.
Over twenty prospective baseball
players attended Mondays meeting. as
follows Paul Christensen O. III. OhlfS.
j. II. Clark. w. Hamblin. Ivan Hamb-
lin. Elmer RadlotT. Fred Krcma. May
nard EllnSSon. Oscar Olson. Frank Nc
CoriS0m. Earl Sav0rd. f. Visited Earl
Diamond. Archie Hayes. Sig Olson,
William NOlllman. III arry BackuS.
Claude Briggs. l.. c. Davis Emory FL
lingSon. ID. Burns \. \. Hayes, Lester
Bliffcrt. Rev. c. Feeney, Harry Miller.
Art NietZel.
The selection of Il capable manager
is matter of vital Importance to the
success of the team and this is one of
the next urgent Things to be done
toward getting the team organized.
Several good men have been suggested,
but it may be difficult to find a man.
well enough verscd in baseball science
to make an efficient manager who will
he willing to make the necessary sac
rificp Of his time and energy
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-01
ELECTION NEAR

Next Tuesday the voters will be
called upon to express their preferences
for officers to fill positions from SUI
preme justice down to town constable.
which are filled at q spring election.
Considerable interest is taken in
the contest for state superintendent of
schools, for which office there is a real
contest. There is no contest over jul
dicial offices which affect the voters
of Rusk county. and superintendent
Burns has no opposition, for county
superintendent of schools. There will
be minor political scraps III some of
the towns and in the city of Lady
smith, where councilman is TO be
elected and supervisors in each ward.
Voters should go to the polls and
vote 1t is duty as we'll as Il priv
ilege Those who don't vote should
keep quiet on the outcome after the
election is over.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-01
FLAMBEAU DRIVE
ON NEXT WEEK
Crew of Nearly a Hundred Men
Will Be Busy on River Fer
Several Weeks

With Walter Mitchell as foreman
and John BrOnsky as timckeeper, and
ii crew of nearly 100 men, the Flambeau
River Lumber CO.'S big ANIMAL lOe
drive on the Flambeau river will start
the first of next week.
The boys will go to the camps Mon
day and the drive will start a day or
two latcr,
There are eleven million feet of logs
to he brought down. The company
ran eight large and four small camps
and report nearly twice the output
per man as last year. The wages were
less. and the mon worked better
The cost of producing lumber is still
high. according to the present selling
price. and it takes close figuring to
make both ends meet The Flambeau
mill yard has II lot of the finest kind
of Wisconsin mahogany (birch) lum-
Der stacked in neat piles east of the
office building
Only one of their camps is run
ming, The w. ID. Morgan camp is
loading logs on the ears at the east
end of the FOuntain-Campbell track,
and will he busy there until May !.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-01
NEARED CENTURY MARK

Mr. and Mrs J.. +. McGill attended
the funeral on Monday of Mrs. Nc
Gill's father, John Riordan, who died
at his home in Berlin. Wis, on Thurs
day of last week. The deceased was
in his Goth year when the spark of life
fiickered and went ont,
The deceased was remarkable man
in many ways. He had never been
sick in his entire lifetime, though he
had suffered severe accidents. He re-
tanned his mental faculties to the last,
and he was active physically almost
I'D to the time of his death. He Wis
ited his daughter in Ladysmith every
year and his other children i'll differ
ent cities Of the state. generally tray
cling umaccompanied.
John RiOrdan was born in ireland
and came to America when II. years
of age settling at Worcester, Mass.
He came to Wisconsin before a rail
road tne had been built out OF Mil
waukee His home had been near or
at Berlin since pioneer days