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New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
BIG LIQUOR RING
ON PACIFIC COAST
Further Probe of ArbuckIe Case Like
ly to Result i'm Startling Ex-

San Francisco, Sept. 30.-Prepara-
tons for the prosecution of Roscoe
G. (Fatty) Arbuckle on a charge of
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Miss Virginia Rape today
were overshadowed at least for a
time by the federal investigation into
the supply of liquor drunk by the
guests at the comedians hotel party
at which the state contends the girl
was injured fatally.
Belief that his Investigations had
uncovered a gigantic liquor smuggling
ring, operating with San Francisco as
a base and which imports liquors only
of choice brands and quality from
Mexico and Canada, was expressed by
Federal Prohibition Director E. For
rest Mitchell. He is making his in
quiry at the instance of Robert H.
Mccormack, special assistant to the
United States attorney general.
Mitchell last night stated that he
had a witness who delivered liquor
to Arbuck1e's suite at the Hotel ST.
Francis. The name of the man is
being withheld and he is being
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
ANNOUNCEMENT

We are after the man who wants
the best. Now that s500,00O,000 Give
hundred million dollars) in Chicago
have been liberated for building con-
struction in that city, better times are
sure to come.
We too, as an inducement to Home
seekers and Homeowners, urge them
to have their Storm Porches, Garages,
new and repair work done now before
the rush starts. In N. Y. and N. j.
States, Carpenters are now working
overtime, Contractors are paying as
high as s11.OO a day for 10 hours
work. What are the owners paying p
(Please take a hint).
We have reduced prices on Ma
sonry, Carpentry, painting and paper
hanging. We buy at discount prices.
We have 20 years experience and
know what we are doing and talking
about, when it comes to the building
business.
THE HOME BUILDERS,
Office, 800 MAIN ST,
Phone 1862.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
RUM RUNNING, RACE TRACK GAMBLING
AND OTHER RUMORS FLOODING CITY

conduct on the part OF the deposed
police Official were rife on the streets
last night. That a local hotel Is head
quarters for the New Britain branch
OF aFtafe-wide liquor gang, that Ed
wardAt RarD Cotter. well known as a
stool pigeon for Richardson and who
openly boasted, of being a go-between
for different factions or the rum ring.
was al@o-- a stool pigeon for the state
police Is suspected. Cotter. who has
been held under $4,000 bail as a
material witness. rs thought to have
come through" with a lot of informa-
ton which seriously duplicates the
Richardson, Winkle-Jennings faction.
That this city has been the headquar-
tiers of rum running gang is we'll
known. That Jake Wrinkle has been
one of the prime movers Is openly
stated by those who know him, and
that Sergeant Richardson was mixed
up in the game has been rumored
about the city for year. Direct ques-
tons an to his connection with the rum
business put to Richardson by Her.
aid representative met with the state
ment that they were ridiculous.
Race Track Gambling.
Stories arc told of tips on horse
races. by a gang in New York which
made IL a business to fix at least one
race a day. Rumors also are rife as
to how Richardson disobeyed orders
OF the gang one time and was trimmed
to the tune of $4,000. limitations
are made of mysterious women, two
of whom have been intimate with
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
CITY ITEMS
Oct Victor Records. Henry Morans.

oCl NICtoT 1AS1OIuSr IlcuIy MOI dHS
-advt.
Mrs. Thomas H. Cross of so South
High street has returned from Madi-
son, where she spent the past month.
Little Leather Appointment Books
given free to the first 500 customers
at our opening tomorrow. Axelrod's S,
223 Park St, cor. Meadow--Adv.
Victor Records for October on sale
tomorrow. G. L. Pierce & Co.-advt.
Miss Anna Moore who is to become
the bride of Joseph Morgan of New
Haven newt month was rendered a
miscellaneous shower last evening al
the home of Mrs. Walter Bell of Fran
els street.
Victor Mccormack records. Pierce's.
-advt
An automobile driven by Joseph
Zisk of Winthrop street, Hartford,
and one driven by ]. NJ. Skelsky of 446
Main street collided at Commercial
and Center streets last evening. The
damage was slight.
Jester has great buys at his clean
n used car sale. 1913 Arch St.-advt.
The frolic at the Y. w. c. A. last
evening proved to be a success and
plans are being made to hold more of
them throughout the winter months.
Jester has great buys at his clean
IN used car sale. 1913 Arch St.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30

Wrinkle and another one, employed
by a local corporation, who is said
to have gone away with Richardson
every time he went on a vacation trip.
This same woman is said to have been
out of town somewhere with Richard
son at the time Wrinkle met his
death, either by falling down the
stars at Kalkowski's saloon, according
to the alleged fake confession or
by being knocked on the head by
some blunt instrument, which seems
to be the theory of experts who have
heard the details.
Tales are told of rum running
trucks coming to this city from Ca
naan, Millerton and Great Barring
ton. In fact, it is whispered that
just this week two local men, prom
inent in city life, were up to Great
harrington arranging for truck
load of booze. There are rumors of
a load being stolen in a local garage
and then found by someone and re-
sold to a gang at the hotel which is
considered the central receiving and
distributing point, making the gang
pay for it the second time.
There are stories of booze being
delivered to local hotels in broad
daylight.
Liquor Transportation.
There are tales of liquor being car
ried into places in violin cases and
wheeled in in baby coaches. There
ls a story, said to have been told by
Cotter that he took a truck and went
to Berlin, where a truck load of booze
had eluded two revenue men when
the driver ran his truck off the road,
that he tCotter) shifted the load onto
another truck and brought it to New
Britain.
Stories are told of men who drove
cars loaded with rum, who were guar
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30

anteed their fine and the price of
their cars if they were captured. And
no one has been able to ascertain just
what kind of patent medicine was
being made at the Richardson farm
in Newington, nor why teams and
trucks were frequent visitors in that
vicinity in the small hours of the
morning.
There are also stories of Renaldino
being murdered because he was about
to go into opposition business to the
gang.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30

guarded closely by federal operatives
pending his going before a federal
grand jury, it was stated.
Arbuckle left San Francisco last
night for Los Angeles in company
with his wife, his mother-in-law and
defense attorneys. A sleeping car on
the train was turned over to the Ar
buckle party exclusively. Arbuckle
will rema | there, it was announced
until summoned to San Francisco for
trial on the manSlaughter charge.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
HOLY NAME OFFICERS

Officers were elected last night foT
the Holy Name Society of ST. John
the Evangelist church. They are as
follows: President. Edmund Crowley
vice-president, Charles J. Burns;
secretary, P. J. Riley; treasurer, Rev.
T. J. Laden, marshal, Patrick Nc
Donough.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
IF YOUR EARS RING
WITH HEAD NOISES

noises in your ears. are getting
hard of hearing and fear Catarrhal
Deafness go to your druggist and
get / ounce of Parmint double
strength), and add to it IA pint of
hot water and a little granulated
sugar. Take 1, tablespoonful four
times day.
This will often bring qu/ relief
from the distressing head noises.
Clogged nostrils should open,
breathing become easy and the
mucous stop dropping into the
throat 1t is easy to prepare, costs
little and is pleasant to take. Any
one who has Catarrhal trouble of
the ears is hard of hearing or has
head noises should give this pre-
scripton a trial.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
Meanwhile jacob Jennings
is Placed Under Arrest and
Richardson Is Formally
Suspended From Police
Force.

The sensational arrest OF Detective
Sergeant Andrew J. Richardson. and
hisytwo sons. Andrew and Wallace, the
arrest of Jake Wrinkle an hour later
and the arrest last night OF Jacob Jen-
nings. of the Grand Hotel. this city.
prominent saloon and race track gam
bier. left New Britain in the throes of
excitement such as this thriving city
has seldom seen in it's history. As late
Inst night as midnight groups of prom
incnt men could be seen standing
about the street discussing the various
phases OF the case. In front Of the
building where n number OF local at
torncys have their Offices half n dozen
lawyers, among them being Prosecut-
ing Attorney A. A. Greenberg, specu-
lated upon the features OF the case.
the probabilities OF raising the pro-
hibitive bail, etc.
Misplaced Confidence.
At the police station Lieutenant
Bamforth was reluo. ant to discuss the
case. Chief Rawlings, who stayed
there until late ut night. rs In his usual
habit, seemed to feel kcenly the fact
that one OF his trusted officials had
apparently proven unworthy OF his
trust After working together for so
many years Sergeant Richardson hav-
Ing gradually grown 60 DO one of the
most trusted men in tho department,
probably long before he was tempted.
tho biggest blow to the chief was to
learn hat he himself has been tho
victim OF N misplaced confidence.
on his own initiative Chief Rawl-
ings suspended Richardson from the
force. pending Developments. This ac-
ton was approved Immediately by
Chairman r. r. King. of the board OF
police commissioners
That the actions OF Sergeant Rich
ardHon quite recently have not been
above suspicion in the department. are
admitted by the fact that several
months ago, without notice Richard
son was removed from the duty of
making liquor raids and Sergeant w.
G. Hart placed in charge OF tho work.
The results were noticeable immedi
ately.
Rumors Galore.
Charge after charge of alleged mis-
New Britain herald., 1921-09-30

The u. S. flag is permitted to fly
all night over the grave of Francis
Scott Key.
Evening star., 1921-03-23

i've years before the villagers of
Cachari had killed two leopard cubs.
The mother leopard had prewled
about the jungle bordering on the
village A few days later the mother
Of the child left 1t lying on a cloth
while she went away to reap rice In
her absence the mother leopard ear
ried the child of: The villagers
searched fer 1t, bat could and ne
trace of 1t.
Some three years later a sportsman
killed q leopard In the jungle. He
told the villagers that the leopard
had two cubs. They searched the
jungle and found the two cubs, and
with them the. missing child:
It ran on all fours quite fast, doaged
and hid in bushes with great agility
and skill and bit and fought with
every one who tried to lay hold OF it
It tors te pieces and ate with extraer-
dfnary quiekness any village few1
that came It's way.
Evening star., 1921-03-23
WAGES ON PENNSY
'ONLY WAY OUT SAYS REA

There is only one way left to keep
our expenses within our income and
says President Samuel Rea of the
Pennsylvania railroad in a personal
appeal to officers and employees Of the
road today for cooperation in reduc-
ing the cost of rendering service to
the public and for open-mindedness
toward the policy of the company re-
Specting salaries and wages.
If every man on this railroad could
como into my Office" Mr.. Rea said.
'and see for himself the facts that
confront US, 1 would not be addressing
you this way.
I'VE have come to the necessity Of
reducing salaries and wages. Drastic
economies have been made in every
other way possible. Working forces
have been reduced more than 10000
men, with less business to handle, and
wages taking the abnormal sum Of
nearly 20 per cent out OF every dollar
the railroad earns.
The remaining 80 cents is not suffi-
cient to buy fuel and other materials
and supplies and pay our taxes and
other obligations. There is only one
way left to keep our expenses within
our income. and that is to lower SAL
aries and wages. Under such circum-
stances as these, it is necessary to
ask for your cooperation, and l have
known Pennsylvania men so long
tnat 90 SO without hesitation. Inc
directors of this company have given
their word that justice and fair play
will be accorded to all. I promise
you that policy will be scrupulously
followed.
You have been asked to send rep
resentatives to meet the general man.
ayers to discuss what are just and
reasonable wages in the light of
present conditions Committees are
now at work preparing new schedules
Of rates to submit for your considera-
ton 1t is our purpose to tell you
exactly what are the facts. 50 that
all may know and understand. All I
want to ask of you is one thing: Be
openrninded We have no intention
or desire to reduce wages to unfair
levels. There is no conspiracy to dis
rupt your national organizations. We
are simply face to face with oondi-
tons that force the steps we are tax
ing"
Evening star., 1921-03-23
CUMM|NS EXPLAINS
RAIL PROBES NEED
Tells Why Congress Should
Sift Railroad Financing
Since War Ended.

Reasons for demanding a congress
sional investigation into the opera
ton and financing of the railroads
since their return to private owner
ship are given by Senator Cummins OF
Iowa, chairman of the interstate COM
merce committee of the Senate. In
Nations Business. Senator Cummlns
has announced he will demand such
an investigation.
A"Present operating expenses are too
high. Senator CumminS said. AND
both Congress and the public are IN
tereSted in knowing the reason Civ
ing all the weight which can be given
TO the diminished traffic. it will not &C
count for the negligible net income
which the year will show. Neither Will
it suffice to say that critical comparl-
son of the railway performance for
the year just closing with the rail-
way performance under federal con-
troll IS exceedingly favorable to prl-
however satisfactory to those who be-
1ieve in private ownership under pub
lie control, does not solve the prob
lem.
Costs Are Two High.
obviously the conclusion to be de-
duced is that it is costing the rail-
roads too much to earn the money
which they are earning. This may
be due, of course. to mismanagement,
or to inefficiency, or it may be due TO
the excessive cost of material and
SUPPLIES. or to unreasonable compen-
sation paid to those. from president
down, whose labor operates these
roads.
IF the railroads are to survive and
render the service which the people
of the country must have, the ques-
tion I have proposed must be an
swered 1t must be answered speed
iIy wisely and Justly. 1t will be
found, l think, that the answer does
not lie in the main with additlona!
legislation, but in the prompt and
fair administration of existing law.
However that may be. the people have
a right to know all the facts. and
make up their own minds after an
intelligent consideration of the en-
tire subject To that end the investl-
cation l have suggested ought to be
made, and so far as 1 can influence
the matter it will be made
On Verge Of Ruin.
Senator Cummins points out that
Notwithstanding the increase of
something like 35 per cent IN rail-
road rates. which became effective
about the first of last September. the
railroads as whole show very
small net operating income, while
many of them have not earned the
cost OF maintenance and operation.
There seems to be a widespread
misapprehension with regard to the
causes for this lamentable result: or
if not misapprehension at least a
failure to understand a situation
which threatens the solvency of
many of the best railways OF the
country. 1 find among those who
have given some study to the pre-
vailing conditions radical difference
of opinion, both as to the cause and
the remedy"
Evening star., 1921-03-23
MARRIAGE '.PROFT7EERS'' DEVELOPED
BY HOUSING SCARCITY IN GERMANY

need rooms and cannot find them
The officials say some profitable e
business has been done, but that the
practice is being stopped by keeping
a watch on those to whom marriage
licenses are granted and withdraw
ing permi ssion to occupy rooms un-
less the marriage Is performed.
Marriages, however, eclipsed all
previous records in the last year
The number has increased twofold
over pre-war years. and MANIFOLD
over the marriages during the war.
which fell to less than half the nor
NAL number
Many young folks today are get
ting married here simply to get a
room cheaply;" saiS a Berlin official
The cost of the dwelling Is cut in
half by the marriage Of q man and
Evening star., 1921-03-23

BERLIN. March 23-Marri4ge IL
eenses are being utilized for profiteer-
ing by Germans: The marriage pro-
f1teer" developed cut of the situation
which has made necessary the strict
"rationing' Of housing space. A mar
ried couple or a pair about to be mar
ried may obtain permission to occupy
certain rooms by presentation Of the
marriage license to the housing Office.
1t has been diseevered that many
men and women whe have no inten-
ten to marry, bat, having secured
the license and the permission to oc-
eupy the number Of rooms allotted to
married persons sell the ''permis-
sion" to married folks or others who
Evening star., 1921-03-23
LEOPARD, HER CUBS SLAIN, CARRIES
OFF BABE, KEEPS HIM THREE YEARS

chari hills. on the northeast frontier Of
India, where he was in charge of road
mending. 1t is customary in that re-
gion for the villagers to mend roads
Instead of paying taxes. Mr.. Baker
asked q vilager why he did not do his
share Of road mending.
The man replied that he was afraid
to leave his village. His wife having
died a short time previously, ne had
no one to take care Of his little wild
son." who IN his absence, might run
into the Jungle and get lost. Mr.
Baker paid the villager visit and
found with him a child about seven
years of age. with innumerable white
scars Of tiny cuts and scratches ali
over its body.
The childs father told him that.
Evening star., 1921-03-23
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. March ga wild boy re
sembling in some respects Kipling's
character Mowgli. who was sucked
by a she-wolf and grew up to be
leader Of the pack. has been found
in a remote section Of India. accord
ing to story told in the Times. In
this case. however. the boy is reputed
to have been kidnapped by a leopard.
He has been recaptured and his father
is a%keeping a sharp eye on him to
see that he does not run away to the
woods.
The Times credits the tale to Stew
art Baker. who was recently in the
undeveloped country round the Ca
Evening star., 1921-03-23
IMPERAT0R is RENAMED.
Giant Transatlantic Liner Now
Known as Berengaria.

NEW YORK. March 23.-The giant
transatlantic liner Imperator. recently
purchased by the Cunard Line from
the British government. has been re-
named the Rerengaria. The name
comes from the daughter of Sancho
VI OF Navarro. who married King Rich
afd OF England. i'm the twelfth century.
tunard officials said this is a de-
parture from their usual custom Of
naming passenger ships after prov
lnces of the old Roman empire
berengaria is mentioned in Sir Wal
ter Scotts The Talisman" and In Mau
rice Hewletts Richard Yea and. Nav"
Evening star., 1921-03-23

woman. both OF whom are working.
They also feel they can cooperate to
some advantage in the matter OF food.
whic ch Is 8 serious problem"
Evening star., 1921-08-15
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
BUT LITTLE CHANGED
Department Of Commerce Summary
Notes Slight Variations in Cen
tral and Southern Europe.

Little change has taken place in
economic conditions throughout CEN
'tral and southern Europe during the
past month, according to cabled sum-
maries from abroad. made public last
night by the Department of Com
merce. The financial situation in
Austria was reported as steadily
growing worse, with exports and i'm
ports both decreasing. Normal yields.
however, are expected from the crops
this year.
Belgian exports and imports have
increased greatly during the past six
months. according to report from
Brussels, but. while imports from the
United States advanced about 10 per
cent. exports to this country decreas-
ed 25 per cent.
Little improvement in economic
conditions in Germany is shown. ac-
cording to Howard w. Adams. Ameri-
can, agent at Berlin. Unemployment
is decreasing. he said, but IL crisis in
the .shipbuilding Industry seems i'm
minent. The potato and fodder crops
were seriously damaged by drought,
he added. but grain has been little
affected. The unfavorable financial
status of Italy was noted in the re-
port from Rome, receipts of the gov
ernment during the past fiscal year.
though 49 per cent better than
the previous year. being given as
Ao,o0"'o"","Vo ~ jew" CApChSCS.
Throughout Spain, conditions in
general were said to be satisfactory.
Indications are that the wheat crop
will be normal and, though unem-
ployment is growing, industrial un-
rest is decreasing, the agent at Mad
rid said. Many German, Belgian and
English branch houses and agencies
have been opened in Spain during
the past month. he declared. but very
little activity in the establishment
of such branches for American busi-
ness interests has been reported.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
GAsTRlTIs CAUSED DEATH.
Evidence of Foul Play Lacking II
Case of D. A. Offutt, Realty Man.

An autopsy performed on the noay
of David A Offutt. wealthy reait!
operator, who was found dead In an
alley in rear of 1921 H street nortn
east late Saturday afternoon. showea
that death resulted from an attack
of acute gastritis: Coroner 49,, Newt eon
will have an examination of the CON
tants of the stomach made by the
health department chemist to deter
mine what caused the fatal attack.
The coroner swore a jury over the
body today. Not the slightest evl-
dence of foul play was found. but Ut.
hewitt said he thought it advisable
to swear the jury over the oody IN
order that an inquest may be helo.
should anything develop to warrant
such an investigation.
Funeral services will be conducted nn, q
at the home of the deceased, 9ol
street northeast, at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Interment will be in
Rock Creek cemetery.
James J. Lewis, 1921 Trinidad ave.
nue.. and George W. Moran of Central
Heights. Md. who were arrested sat
urday and held for investigation
were released by the police today.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
CHARGES U. S. MARINES
WITH MURDER AND ARSON
Horace G. Knowles States Ameri-
can Forces Have Terrorized
Santo Domingo Natives.

Charges that American marines
sent to Santo Domingo by this goern-
ment committed murders. terrOrized
the people and burned their homes
since the American occupation in
1916 were presented to the Senate
by Horace G. Knowles, adviser and
assistant to the Dominican national
commission in the United States, in
report made public yesterday.
Declaring there was no justifica-
tion for the sending of armed forces
to the island and that their presence
constituted IAN act of war;" the re-
port asserted that evidence could be
submitted to the committee to prove
charges of the policy of suppression,
repression. oppression and malad-
ministration."
Other charges made in the report
were:
That excesses. abuses. cruelties
and murders were committed by the
marines, the people terrorized and
their homes burned.
That the orders issued and en-
forced by the military government
were unrea sonable, cruel and totally
un-American.
That private rights were invaded
and personal and corporate property
injured, damaged or destroyed by the
military government or it's agents
and great losses incurred because Of
them and their orders.
That the administration of the
military government has been incom-
petent, wasteful and eXtravagant."
After reviewing the circumstances
incident to the occupation the
Knowles report declared that never
in the history of Santo Domingo had
there been a disturbance comparable
to one that recently occurred at
Tulsa" that lynchings are unknown
and that life on the island is more
secure than on Broadway or in Cen
trail Park, New York