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New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
LITTLE PROBABILITY
 OF EPIDEMIC IN U. s.
Dr. Osborne Tells ROtarians
 How Typhus Disease Can Be Combatted.

An interesting talk on the present typhus situation in New York, was given by the state deputy commissioner of health, Dr. Stanley H. Osborne, at the luncheon Of the New Britain Rotary club today. Several medical men of the city were present on in vitation of President L. A. Sprague.
 Dr. Osborne is an authority on typhus fever because of the fact that he, with several other physicians, went to Europe as a member of the American Red Cross Sanitary Mission and. studied the conditions in Albania. Montenegro and Serbia, where the disease prevails. Dr. Osborne said that the conditions in those countries at the time of their arrival was ter nble. and in going from hospital to hospital they found several persons dead in beds as result. He ex- plained that typhus spreads through the medium of the louse. The germ is carried by tthe. louse and the disease is not contagious except by close contact. :-..+...
 Relative to the present outbreak in New York, pr. Osborne stated that it was first found in the steerage where the passengers on ships are liable to come in closer contact with one an- other than elsewhere. He claims there should be no fear as to an epidemic in this country as those who are 'af- fected can be cared for. The bite of the louse will not cause typhus but it is scratching the mash of a killed louse into the skin that causes the germ to act. The body louse is the only thing that will carry the germ and in case they are found on the body they should be treated the same as the head louse. The room may be rid of the louse by disinfection and the clothing and other material sterilized.
 Following his talk, Dr. Osborne an- swered several questions. Dr. Reeks asked him if he thought it advisa ble, inasmuch as there were many for eigners in this city and several cheap lodging houses, for the board of health to ask the factories for the use of some of their waste steam to be used to operate sterilizing plant One could be installed at a cheap price and because of the factories giving the steam could be operated at small cost of maintenance pr. Osborne said it would be most advisable.
 The club, upon recommendation of President Sprague. voted to hold the next meeting next Friday evening in the Elks' club. At this time, Dr. Marshall, president of the Connecti- cut college in New London, will be the speaker. On March the club will hear H. c. Knight of New Haven. He Is general manager of the Southern New England Telephone company.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
THREE MORE ARRESTS
Two New Haven and One Providence Man Also Implicated in whiskey Thcfts-Hcaring Feb. 24.

Meriden. Feb. 17-Three more men faced the local court this morning in connection with the lheft of s6.- 900 worth of whiskey from the prem ises of c. J. MaIIoy on Grove street. January 20. making eight arrests so far. The new entrants are Albert Le- vine, 22. Of 14 Robinson street, Provi- dence. R. l., Alexander Brindisi. 21, of S6 State street. New Haven. and Joseph Simons. 24, of s4 Asylum street. New Haven. all of whom were arrested in Providence last night through the work of the state and local police. They are regarded as principals in the burglary and each was held in t10.o0o bonds for trial next Thursday. Also held in $1o.0O0' bonds as a principal in the case is Salvatore VireIli of New Britain. The other men from southington and Plainviile are out in $1 ,000 bail each. Simons also is charged with burglary in connection with theft of several thousand dollars worth of cloth from Grenon's tailor shop here on Decem- Der 9 and his bond in that case is fixed at $5.000. Two New Haven men were arrested for that burglary at the time and it was said n third was wanted. The police link the three men with the transportation of the Malioy liquor by motor truck to Southington. Plainville and New Brit ain. About 5000 worth of whiskey has been recovered but some kegs are still missing. More arrests are ex- pected.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
GIRL IS ARRESTED ON
 CHARGES OF FORGERY
Katherine .Albee, 19, Said to Have Passed Checks At
 Commercial Trust Co.

Miss Katherine Albee, aged 19 years. of SPA Elm street, was arrested today by Detective Sergeant A. J. Richardson and member of the Pinkerton detective agency, for al- legged forgery. The offenses for which the girl was arrested are alleged to have been committed, last Thursday and Friday at the Commercial! Trust company. The sum of $35 was all that was realized on the act, it is said. ....... t..f 2,
 It is claimed by the police, that the girl secured two blank checks some time during the past week, and on last Thursday, using the name Miss Ida Fagan," she presented a check purported as having been signed by $. Perlman for $20, at the bank, re- ceiving the money. Again on Friday of last week, it is alleged that the girl presented a, check with the name Mrs. Ida Feigenbaum," and contain ing the signature S." Perlman, at the Commercial Trust company for $15.
 The matter was referred to the po- lice, and the Pinkerton detective agency, and this morning the girl was apprehended. She was formerly em- p1oyed at the Stanley Rule and Level company At first she stoutly de- nied the accusation. but later she ad- mitted she had presented the checks at the bank. F. |,..< K. .-,. a-.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
UPWARDS OFHALFMZLLION DOLLARS
 WLOOT SECURED BY BANDITS WHO
 ROB TOLEDO POSTOEFzCE, THEN FLEE
Three Clerks, Carrying Mail Compelled to Lie Face Downward On Pavement While Robbers Seize Val- uables-Whole Incident Takes But Four Minutes Posse On Trail

and Joseph Hughes, railway posto flee driver and clerk respectively.
 The mail had just been removed from an incoming train at Union sta tion and was about to be carried into the postoffice mile distant when the robbers drove up in their automobile and forced the clerks to lie face downward on tho pavement.
 Four minutes elapsed from the time robbers drove up to the rost- office until they had seized the sacks and were on their way.
 The stolen mail was from eastern points and Cleveland, according to Postoffice Inspector Blake who took personal charge of tho investigation.
 The robbers arc thought to have been at the railway station when the train bearing the mail sacks arrived and followed the truck to the post office.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17

Toledo. O.. Feb. 17.-Police have recovered a stolen automobile used by bandits in holding up employees of the Toledo postofice early this morning and stealing nine sacks of valua ole mail. No clue as to the identity of the robbers has been obtained.
 Postal employees admitted that the loss may total nearly half a million dollars. Police claim that the loss in currency alone may be between $500, o00 and $400,000.
 Sheriff Jack Taylor with a posse of citizens has surrounded a number of places at Point Place. six miles north of here, in search of the five armed bandits who held up the three clerks at the main postoffice and escaped.
 The men held up were Charles Milroy. postofice clerk: Paul Werlich
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
HELD AS ROBBERS.
Two We'll Known Waterbury Young
 Men Arrnigned in Police Court.

Waterbury, Feb. 17.-Ralph c. Swartffgure and Christopher Yoos, well known young men, were held for the superior court today in bonds of $2.000 each, following a hearing in city court by Judge W. J. Larkin on the charge of robbery. They were charged with having held up John B. Macken. grocer and butcher, last Fri day night during snow storm. Macken was relieved of $50 at the point of a pistol.
 The police testified they followed the mems footprints in the snow to the home of Yoos where both men were arrested
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
!" "DRY" RAIDERS ACTIVE
Find LAqaor Worth 3ae.ooO Hidden iia Two Places Visited in Stamford Mccarthy Conducts Search. r' "

Stamford, Conn, Feb. 17.-Liquors of all kinds worth in the opinion of officers $22.00o were taken in two raids here last night. William J. Me Carthy' supervisor of federal prohibit tion agents in New England personal ly led the raids.
 In a cellar of Samuel Siverstein. a butcher at 223 Main street $10,0O0 worth of liquor was taken beloging to Max Swift, and in the cellar and garage at Swit's home were found $12,000 worth. Swift keeps a saloon and only few days ago his home and garage were searched and quantities of liquor seized. He is under $500 bonds for a hearing in the previous case.
 Silverstein claims that he did not know the liquor was in his cellar hav- ing let the place for storage purposes. Swift at first denied ownership but later, according to the officers, ad- mitted owning the liquors. These raids were made on the basis of search warrants and local police, unin- formed as to the places to be visited gave assistance.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
SAFE CRACKERS AROUND
East Main Street Store is Visited Dur ing the Night-Hole Drilled in Safe, But Nothing Is Missing.

AJustin Pokus. manager of the Lith- uanian Co-Operative association. gro- cers, with a store at 45 East Main street. reported to the police this morning that the place had been entered during the night. Burglars carried a safe from the store into the cellar or the building, where a hole was drilled in 1t. It is evident that the burglars were frightened away before completing their work. as the safe was>not opened. and nothing was found to Do missing.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
Board Of Control Can Now Di:purse $1SO, GOO On Orders From Amer ican Legion
Representative Stoddard Ob-
 jects to Advance Reports of Committee Actions
 Being Printed in Press.

Hartford. Feb. 17.-Sccrcts will oak out even from legislative com Fnittoe rooms. the house was told py Representative Clifford I. Stoddard pf Woodbridge today and the mem- rers had visions of another legislative nvestigntion. MT. Stoddard protested That action taken in executive session Do n committee had been made pub le through n newspaper. He said he Nas going to have an inquiry made bocauso he believed tho house was untitled to information first hand and ot to have it handed out to mem 'ers ahead Of timo by a newspaper. tr. Stoddard did not say what the ommittee was nor tho action taken rl executive session which had been old to the world before the law bakers got 1t. Afterwards he was uHrn2s non-commital.
 what fate ia in store for the urnercus salary increase bills be- ore tho general assembly is uncer- aln. ..."H
 Aid for War Vets.
 A bill passed both branches to per hit disbursement to aid war veter- ms of tis0,o00. tho balance of a 70o,oo0 appropriation of last ses- on which hnd not been so dis ributed and which had been turned yer 10 the brrd of control. It was pSplained that only t2O, 900 of the 1vropriation had been disbursed and
 board did not find it had the right D turn this over to the American |egion. The bill will allow the bard Co use It's machinery to dis urue tho money on orders from the legion. ". S. Butterworth. agent of 10 Lrgfon appeared on this bill @rlier in the week. -s..-. h
 FavornbIr Reports.
 Thewc bills wore fayorabiy report hy tho committee on roads. bridges nd rivora, and as they will need ap- ropriationa Of about sf,37f. GOO to nkc N,rovisions in them effective q. pre- sent to tho committee on ppEofrintions: That Of Mir. stoddard
 Woodbridge to include in the unk highway system a road from fillimantic to the agricultural col- % nt n cost of &B50. 900.
 AppropriatinE $i .oO0. 900 for ex- nsions to the system of state-aid Fhwnya.
 AppropriatIns s2.oOo, ,Ooo for con- ruetion Of extensions to the trunk he highway system whersin the fed ni government co-operates under . federal aid roads law.
 Appropriating s5o.000 for improv- 2 the highway between Ledyard and reston between tho State Farm for, ebriates, and connecting 1t with the link line highway In Preston. re- liring m additional s110.000.
 Authorizing the highway commis- Bner to accept aE state-nid roads " road which connects with trunk e highways If he approves of tho ethods of construction of such ad.
 Adding the highway between Mans ld depot and wnrrcnvIlle to tho lnk iine system of highways at an timated cost Of s6O5.OoO.
 Tho agricultural committee report
 orably the bill to establish a hNHperiment station for tobacco iture. carrying s30.000.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
PREPARE FOR NEW CHURCH.
Work on Erection of St. Marks
 Church Will Be Started In April.

The Camp Real Estate company has sold two houses on West Main street belonging to St. Marks church, to the New York and Hartford House Wrecking company. Work will be started to rage the buildings at once.
 The house occupied by Superintend- ent Stanley H. Holmes of the school department will be razed on March 15, and the house occupied by Mrs. Ira E. Hicks will be razed on April Is. These places occupy the site for the new St. Marks Episcopal church.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
DIVIDEND REDUCED

New York. Feb. 1.-The American Bsch Magneto Go. today declared a quarterly dividend of SIPS a share, therby reducing the annual rate from $10 to $5 a share. The dividend is payable April 1 on stock recorded at the close of business on March Is.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
WOMEN ARE REoRGANIzrNG.

Washington. Fob. 17.-Reorganiza- bn of tho National woman's Party der tho same name, but with n new |ogram and q new executive board. ks recommended to the party's na- |nai convention here today hy tho 'ncutiye committee. Recommeuda- lna us Co the future work of tho rty also were submitted by the Ma
 nal Advisory Council and tho state
 nirmen.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
LOWDEN HAS DECLINED.
Former Governor Of Illinois Will Not
 Accept Cabinet Position.

St. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 17.-For- mer Governor Frank C. Lowden of Illinois has definitely declined to be considered for secretary of the navy and will not be appointed to any post in the initial makeup of the next administration.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
|elgian Woman, Given Legion of Honor and War Cross, Kills Self Rather Than Face Exposures
|adame Thuer, Associated With Edith Cave, Now
 Declared to Have Been Spy and Betrayer of Patriots

Brussels on October IS. 1915. and with Countess Johanna de BellevIlle, who was doomed to die by the Ger
 mans. but whose sentence was com muted through tho intervention of President Wilson. She herself ,yas
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
RECEIVER APPOINTED.

New York, Feb. 17.-George c. Van Tyi, Jr., today was appointed feder- al received for. the American and British Manufacturing company, a New York corporation with plants in
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17

Paris. Feb. 17.--Madnma Louls0
 uiier. Belgian school teacher. who .a awarded ths lnalgnia of tho Lo- In of Honor and the war cross dur tho great war. has chosen suicide
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
Sees Nationa tation Crisl Collective
 Principles A
Also Objects tO| Used to Infu<
 Favor of RaI panies' De1nal

Chicago, Feb. 17.7 month in the hearinf road Labor Board o| of railway for abro3 tional agreements, wa B. M. Jewell, presidS employees departm eI can Federation of L said the unions need to prepare their reb
 Wants Collectiv
 Immediate applied ciple of collective railroad labor board vocated today befor road labor board by said that only by the present controve 9. national crisis
 avoided.
 Suggesting that q the present nation& merely a smoke sd proposed three step6 take, as follows: , Thrco Pne
 1. The board to agreements to a j0 representatives of brotherhood. the h pass immediately ,fr which may arise Fl atiOns.
 2, That tho ibpa employers and enaia nfent Of boards 6f templated by the tfs 3, That instead q individual coInplAi1 urfskilled employe Association of Re through w. w. Att of the committee ;o1 with, representatives, affected. MT. Jewell said gram of negotiation the principle of coll in the railroad indu1 cases before the bo the roads from nulli1 efforts by filing al mass of cases.
 @. Mako Fair u
 I've are not f7El1 uation of any unrea working conditions, ]" not wish to cause the able expense and nev ed any rules that do
 MT. Jewell charge propaganda was bei1 board at the behest added:
 we have been your honorable bod judicial notice of C The chairman refeFf day to resolutions chambers of cofnnn commercial organizz
 we consider sucl and inconceivahle i1l position of this boarS that of the suprema United States. Any affect it's decisions w as contempt of court| tic penalties. :"
 MT. Jewell said t unwillingness to neg| tional scale, the road izing their own barga1 decentralizing that of that the employers N crush the local orgs cially those recently | weaken tho unions.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
IMMIGRATION HELD UP
 FROM CENTRAL EUROPE
Drastic Measures to Stop Ty- phus Spread-Close Watch
 Kept in New York.

Trieste. Feb. Is (By Associated Press) ).-Emigration from central Europe to the United States has been suspended and the eastern frontiers of Italy have been closed. pending the cleaning up of the sanitary situa- ton here.
 The most rigid regulations have been put into effect with regard to the movement of all emigration not covered by the suspension order.
 The cases of typhus here are under the strictest quarantine. No new cases were reported today.
 New York. Feb. 17.-The rigidity of inspection of all immigrants from the typhus infected areas of Europe was demonstrated early today at the Grand Central station. when $50 i'm migrants from the steamship Finland arrived on n special train from Bos- ton. Sixty-two men. 12 women and 15 boys were held for delousing at a local hospital.
 Aboard the train werO six immi- grant inspectors of the International Mercantile Marine and State Senator Martin McCue and a party of friends returning from New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
STATES PLAN PROTEST
19 Will Challenge Rights to Interstate
 Commission in Supreme Court

Washington. Feb. 17.-19 states will join with Wisconsin in challeng- ing before the supreme court Febru- ary 2S the right of the interstate commerce commission to regulate rates under the transportation act, it was announced after a two days conference here of Attorney Generals of 12 states.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
STEAMER ARRIVALS.

New York, Feb. 16.-Arrived: United States (Dan.). Copenhagen via Boston at rs# r Gibraltar, Feb. 1S.-Arrived: Italia
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
OLD FOOTBALL STAR DEAD
Alexander B. Gray, Ex-Penn. Stato Football Player, Dies of Spinal Meningitis |s-.

Washington, Pa, Feb. 17.-Alex- ander B. Gray, a former Pennsylvania State football captain, died at his home here today of spinal meningitis.
 Gray, who was elected sheriff of Washington county after his return from tho world war. where he had served as an aviator. never fully re- covered from an attack of influenza contracted while serving his country.
 Gray was rated as one of the great est football players ever turned out at Penn State. He explained and played guard on tho team of 1910. He went to Penn State from Grove City coll lege. He was 36 years old. +t
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
CARUsO,s CONDITION.

Doctor Considers 1t Very Unsatisfac-
 tory-Stin Critically III.
 New York, Feb. 17.-Thc condition of Eurlco Caruso, world famous grand
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
SENT TO PRISON.

Bridgeport Colored Men Who wound cd Policeman Must Serve Three Years
 Bridgeport, Feb. 17.-Henry Jones and Edward Hackson. negroes were sentenced to the state prison for from three to five years by Judge John P. Kellogg in superior court today. The pair pleaded guilty to wounding De- tective Sergeant Thomas Hunt of Nor walk last December.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
DEMOCRATS MEET.

No Plan for Reorc0n Rtion Given
 Out. Pending Fl leuss,ons washingtOn. tee Of mltth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-18
DEFENDS SENATOR FRANCE

Parmit me TO approve Of Sen.
Frances action, not only as a sena-
tor, but as a good American. in go
ing 10 Russia 10 see for himself, and,
by so going. thus return fitted for a
sensible and proper discussion Of
trade relations with Russia
Our great fault as Anglo-Saxons is
our fierce pride Of race and our de-
termination to make all other peo-
pies conform TO cur way OF living
and govern ment
The Russian is a white man and
a Christian; but he is an Oriental in
mind and temperament. He does
not see things as we see them; he
never will
Soviet Russia IS the only white ma
ton on earth which is not in our
debt; It is the only one which has
not begged US for help and for
money during the great war. II is
physically a larger community than
we are; II s one which can and VIII
go on in its own way to the end Of
time. Sen. France Is going 10 see
these people as they are. and report
the facts 10 Us concerning them. It
is = matte Of great importance 20
Us that we learn more about Russia
from him.--H w.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-18
WILD YOU HAVE YOUR COLLAR OFF?
detroit News)

There is wealth of truth in the statement that
the things to which accustomed think
we'll of. and those which are novel we regard with
suspicion SO thoroughly do all resemble and
initiate each other in this respect that the most
ridiculous practice custom will win approval
when it has become we'll established. II this
custom has something to do with manner OF
dress. with anything else that is external and
easily apparent 1t may easily hold away for centur-
les.
The starched collar encircling the necks of men is
a case In point. Instinctively almost every human
being knows the Importance OF keeping the
clear 70 insure easy circulation OF the blood No need
study physiology to learn this; has but
observe with what alacrty a hot day the collar
encumbered individual removes it when OF sight
of observing eyes he seeks the maximum OF Physical
comfort. How quickly because of the barred neck,
the whole body responds TO the grateful breeze
This same individual would resent il If he were
cused OF not having independent mind. He would
retort that the books he reads are Of his own Sc
lection that he votes as he pleaseS and not some
tells him. that he to the church to which he
wants TO go; and that all his ideas are/orignai
simon-pure ideas of his gathering. All of which
may may not be true; but the fact remains that
he keeps his collar on four thicknesse of material
on that part the body which should be kept cool
est He still accuses his neighAor of being little
queer" If latter should drive to work in the
morning without collar.
in the matter OF our ideas independent
as we say are, why must anyone who yields more
than do his fellow the dictates Of personal
comfort and hygiene be made the object OF censure
and suspicion? This who sheds his collar or the
girl who bobs her hair may do from motives that
have nothing at all to do with being queer; they may
do from motives that credit TO any intelli-
gent human being, just may have good mo-
tive for wearing ones hair long and keeping ones
collar
Why not carry over into the matter OF dress
little OF the personal liberty which harp
in matters that pertain TO education and religion
and politics? Why not be "a sensible about things
which really do not matter greatly as we claim 20
be about things of more importance than mere
ternals OF dress action2