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New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

bill paid by the comptroller to pr. J. R. Harris, amounting to $9S, the body unanimously voted to recon slider the action following, a claim that it was linked directly with the Pierce bill. Alderman Paonessa asked the mayor to explain what the bill was for. but the executive refused to do so. No one else being in a po- sition to explain the matter, it was by necessity dropped.
 The mayor afterward explained that Lawyer Pierce was hired by himself and Dr. Harris, receiving a retainer of S1OO. The mayor ad- vanced the money and pr. Harris afterward paid him. When Dr. liar ris was leaving the city, the comp troller discounted the bi1l giving the doctor $9S.
 Approval was given coal contracts sent in by the charity board. The printing contracts for parking ordi- nances were given Thomas H. Kehoe and the Eastern Weekly, Publishing company. A comptroller's order for $9,000 to pay interest on City Hall bonds, was authorized.
 A petition of Mrs. Mary Brewin for. damages as a result of a fall May 27, at 1Ss Oak street, was re- ferred. to the claims committee.
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

sonal interests were jeopardized and he. personally, hired the attorney. He questioned that Lawyer Pierce at the time he was engaged thought he was working for the city. He asked the members of the council to refuse to pay for what they were already pay ing Judge Kirkham.
 Taking the floor after the mayor had pronounced the alderman in err TOT as to who had hired the lawyer. Alderman Paonessa reiterated that pr. Harris had hired, the attorney.
 Gill for Kirkham
 Alderman George Wells and F. Rymond Gilpatric spoke in favor of payment of the bill. Alderman J. F. Gill felt the case @ most important one which. had Judge Kirkham lost it, might have cost the city thous- ands of dollars. He complimented Judge Kirkham on his legal ability.
 Mayor Takes Floor.
 Mayor Curtis left the rostrunn. pIac- ing Councilman Michael Kerwin in the chair. He charged the alderman with making misstatements MT. Pierce, he said, was engaged because Judge Kirkham was not acquainted with the facts. being a new man in office. The original bill of s10O was cut to $50 because the lawyer found 1t necessary to come here but once.
 Alderman Gilpatric moved for the acceptance of the bill and Alderman Paonessa amended to refer it to the corporation counsel. The alderman from the sixth called for a yea and nay vote.
 How the Vote Stood.
 The following voted against the payment of the bill: Aldermen Pa tewski and Paonessa. Councilmen Kerwin and Mccormick. Those who
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16
|TO WRANGLE GOES | NEW COMMITTEE
Select Car for Fire Chief Common Council DOinsS

resolution of Alderman A. NJ. |ossa that the mayor be empow- to appoint a commission of fivo lbers with power to act in pro- k a car for the chief of the fire btment. was supported at last fs common council meeting. The hittes win be named by the may once SO that it's business may 'xpedited. The fire commission explained that n car of some de- lion is needed sorely. .A com cation was received from the
 relative to the action of the i in throwing down its recom- ation for q Marmon car and E the board for a recommenda- necessitating the expenditure of half the cost of the Marmon. tommendation waa fiatly refused the commission advised" the aso of q Buick.
 Fsre Board Reports.
 message is aa follows:
 D May 18th, tho recommendation
 board of Ire commissioners for |urchaso of Marmon touring pr tho use of tho chief engineer ccefved by your honorable body eferred back to this board with ctiona not to exceed s2.50o on urcharo of chiefs car. This |sing action on your part waa kcepted by this board with pleas Ind eauanimity for obvious req
 At tha time our budget was led an item for s4.500 was in-
 as a special (and the only one) Ter tho cost Of what we consid- a suitable automobile for the
 Tho chairman of this board
 appearance before tho board lance and taxation. in explana- kf this item. stated that in the lent of hia board it would be sive economy to purchase a car af character of work at a much figure than that included in the k. The finance board was heart
 accord with the opinion Of tho bard and when subsequently, tho h budget with tho estimate for
 chiefs car uncut. was present. your honorable body 1t was ac-
 in proto.' without, to my edge. a dissenting vote. No de- kroso over the inclusion of this appropriation. not an argu- was advanced against the policy rchasing n so-caIled expensive
 the theory then that the com rouncii and tho board of fire issioners were one in believing he purchase of n car of a type kice similar to the Marmon was
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

have not accomplished the most im- portant of all mental readjust- ment to the stubborn and inescapa- ble facts in the case.
 Rail rates are unquestionably too high in instances, not only for the welfare of business generally, but also for the best interests of the railroads themselves. There they should be reduced. But the farm CTS and business men who are clam bring for a general readjustment of these rates to a prewar basis should realize that they are dc manding drastic action on the part of the Interstate Commerce Com mission which would mean financial disaster to the railroads and event uaily to the commerce of the country.
 It should be evident to all that to reduce rates without first reducing railroad operating costs would be calamitous. Operating costs, how ever. cannot be greatly lowered so long as 63 per cent of railroad revenue is absorbed in wages, as contrasted with only 43 per cent in 1917. So. in the Anal analysis the farmers quarrel is not with the railroad managements but with or ganized railroad labor. which is op- posing a reduction in the largest Item of operating cost and thereby penalizing the farmer and all other producing interests In the country.
 At the level established by the in-
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16
By FRANCIS H. SESSION, 'os President Guaranty Trust
 Company of New York.

Bcs President Guaranty Trust
 Company Of New York. "HE. fact that we Americans
 have not awakened to the !. complete meaning of our
 new place in world affairs md of the reactions here of inter- aational economic forces is made evident on every hand. Only very recently, for instance, farmer or ganizations petitioned the President and the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to readJust railroad rates to pre-war basis and they have brought pressure to bear on Congress to pass an emergency tarif. The farmers have also sought the Presidents aid for n general decrease in Federal Reserve Bank redlscount rates based on farm commodities and e large increase In Federal Reserve notes. A bill has been introduced in the house of representatives proposing to limit the interest chargeable by the Federal Reserve banks. Or gnnized labor is seeking to maintain war-inhated wages and special privileges. seemingly unconscious of the fact that the international po- litical and economic forces which made those wages and privileges possible have been replaced by equally irresistible forces of defia- ton
 While we have made many fmpor- tnnt readjustments since the peak of infiation In May of last year, we
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

and more thrift, not more inflatlon., are demanded in this country today.
 We must not take a backward
 step. We must go on with, the nec-i essary readjustments until they
 have been completed. We cannot have stabilized conditions other. wise. Our farmers must remember
 that, while they have borne the
 brunt of defiateds prices so. far
 and the average price paid to the
 producers of the principal crops in
 this country on April l was 5S per
 cent lower than year ago-the
 forthcoming crop will be raised
 cheaper than the last by about p. per cent. The supply of farm labor
 in April was 95 per cent normal as
 compared with 72 per cent in April.
 1920, and S4 per cent in April, 1919. and wages are from 25 to 35 per
 cent less than last year.
 In the end the farmer will profit most by not seeking to increase the price of his products by artificial medIS duO ohSONAN devices, but by exerting his powers to effect a readjustment of com modity prices and production costs to a fair, stabilized basis. His trou- ble today is chiefly maladJustment, and the solution of the problem is balanced readjustment. The farmer has most to gain finally by produc- ing as much primary wealth as his land will yield. Prosperity is essen tially based on production.
 And if the period of defation through which we are passing has taught our business men anything it should have impressed upon them the absolute necessity for adequata financial reserve to take care of the "lean" years that follow the fiat years. Many business interests have depended too much on tho banks in the last year to meet ex- ceptional situations because those interests did not have foresight to create sufficient surplus for just such edgencies as occurred ana were long foreshadowed-
 We must also understand the ne. . cessity that rests upon all of us to work out our salvation on basis of values. Our principal difficulty Is that all of US have not visualized that cardinal fact
 But, after all, the enactment of tariff legislation, the. ; changing of taxes, the return to in- flation, the reduction of railroad rates and other similar measures advocated today as panaceas of our ,3 economic ills cannot solve our prob s lem. They could not materially bet 2 ter domestic conditions even were all of them sound and safe-which they are not-because the real rea-' son for our present depression lies In international economic paralysis. Our task, therefore, is to help speed world stabilization, and the sooner we appreciate the duty as well as the quicker will we dis sipate the depression that retards :. business activities in this country. We must aid far more than we have in putting Europe back te uortr
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

I commodities merits a preferential rediscount rate, the fundamental
 mistake lies in the effort to bring political pressure to bear on the Federal Reserve Board, which should be as free from such consid- erations as the United States .Su- preme Court. The policies of the Federal Reserve Board must be de- termined by the economic factors alone.
 The passage of the bin which proposes to limit interest rates of the Federal Reserve Banks would automatically revive currency infla- tion and deprive the Federal Re serve Banks of all power they now possess for controlling inflation. The inevitable result would be to recreate conditions which could pre- cipitate money panics, one of the chief things the Federal Reserve System was designed to prevent
 After passing through the throes of monetary imitation and its result ant vicious circle of ever soaring prices and costs the country's ac- tual circulating medium was de creased only one hundred and twen- ty-five million two hundred and. ninety-two thousand dollars be- tween April 1. 1920. and the core, spending date of this year. To add one and three-quarter billion dol lars to Federal Reserve Notes would not relieve the financial con- dition of the farmer or business man, but, on the contrary, would jeopardize 1t even more through re- viving currency imitation and all it's attendant evils More productivity
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

would be called upon to do and in fact. the best car for fire department work to be bought within our appro- priation. Inasmuch as our judgment is unchanged we are disinclined to recommend any other car. However, this board feels that some car should be at the disposition of the chief and inasmuch as our appropriation has apparently shrunk to s2,5o0. we sug- gest the purchase of a Buick touring car at a price of s1,Ss5 as per the attached contract
 without disparagement in the least to the Buick and all other cars of it's class we do not advise this ac- ton on any other basis whatsoever except expediency. If we are to be allowed to expend but S2,5o0 the Buick will probably compare favor ably with any other car of approxi- matcly the same price,
 May Ask for Paige
 Alderman Paonessa, being the mov- CT of the motion, will. undoubtedly, be named a member of the commit tee of five. He has at various times since the discussion over a chiefs car arose, advanced the suggestion that the health departments Paige car be transferred to the fire board
  of an article for which it cannot find a market, and at the same time pro- viding a car for the chief. It is ex- pected that he will use his influence to have the committee accept that plan.
 Goodrich Seeks Damages.
 Following the reading of a petition by Charles W. Goodrich for damages of s4S9 representing expenses in- cured in connection with the death of his wife, Alderman F. R. Gilpatric moved that he be given leave to with draw.
 Alderman A. NJ. Paonessa felt that the matter should go to the claims committee. Mayor O. F. Curtis ex- pressed himself as of the opinion that such action would be a reflection upon the work of tne committee that sat fin tho case. sr.- ..
 Alderman John F. Gill reiterated a previous statement that he felt pr. J. R. Harris was partly to blame for the death, as was set forth by the peti- tioner. He amended the Gilpatric motion to have the claims committee act in the matter. On a standing vote the amendment was carried, 12 to II.
 Bond Issues Ratified.
 A report of the finance and taxa ton board was presented. recom- mending the issue of sewer bonds to the amount of s175. .o00. street bonds to the amount Of s10O.00o and notes Of the City of New Britain to the amount of s30.00o. the latter to pay for the construction of a comfort sta ton.
 Separate resolutions were offered in each of the three groups to refer the matters to the city meeting board. Each was unanimously carried.
 Bills to the amount of sso.9s2.s1 were approved and ordered paid. Tho bills were itemized as follows: In- si.050.24: public works. s1 s.s3990:. police board. s1,1se.S2; Are board s3s7.67: charity board. ss.2so.s4 water board. s3.5os.6o.
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16
Why Not Try This?

If Pile sufferer don't become desponden. - try -Roid - no greasy salyesA-no cutting-a harmless internal tablet remedy that is guar anteede to quickly banish all misery or costs nothing. Clark & Brainerd Co.
New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

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New Britain herald., 1921-06-16

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
MURDERS GIRL AND
THEN KILLS SELF

Oshkosh Wis. Oct. with a
bullet hole through her head and an
other through her shoulder. the body
Of Miss Isabel Thorson, aged 20, was
found last night at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Lester Malnory, in Rush
ford, winnebago county.
THIS morning a posse. headed by
the sheriff Of Winnebago county, went
to the home Of Charles Morrow, aged
SO. q resident of Aurora, Waushar
county, to arrest him on suspicion. It
having been known he had attempted
to pay attentions to Miss Thorson.
when officers surrounded the house,
AZ shot was heard. Investigation dis
closed Morrow had committed sui
eide. Il
Officers said he confessed to his
mother that he murdered the Thor
son garl.
Tho dead girl hid gone to the home
OF her sister to assist in the care OF
Mrs. Malnory'E baby Mr.. and Mrs.
Malnory were away at the time OF
the shooting. David Hanson, TO- wat
sleeping upstairs He said he heard
two shots Followed by screams. the
sound OF heavy footsteps and the de-
spArture OF an automobile. He was
!. "A. feeble to investigate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01

CONFER REVCE IS
ENDED FOR time
Permanent Relief Policy for
3. Forced Idleness Will
Be Arranged.

Washington Oct. with the ma
tional conference on unemployment 4
adjourned until October TO- after
of an emergency program
for Immediate relief OF the nations
idle. sub committees Of
the conference were prepared to re-
sumo sessions today to frame recon
for permanent unem-s
ployment policy as well as suggestions
for speeding the return to normal in
business and industry. These will be
placed before the full conference
when it reconvenes ten days hence for
adoption Of permanent policy.
Disagreement by some of the dele
gates with the conferences unemploy-
ment estimate of about 100000,
based on payrolls, led to q prolonged
debate on the question yesterday and
resulted in a compromise on an in
defipite figure OF between S,500,000
and 5,5O0,000. &S
Washington, Oct. Through re-
course ''to direct action" the national
employment conference today had one
victory to its credit in the campaign
for relief af the nations jobless Ur-
balm Ledoux, champion of the un-
employed, yesterday presented to the
conference as human documents"
about half hundred unemployed
gathered together in New York. Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Nineteen of these today left for VIII
liston, N. D., work on farms thers
having been provided by u. L. Bur-
dick member of the conference, and
funds for their trip having been pro-
videA by Clarence Mott Wooley OF
Detroit. president of the American
Radiator company. and ther confer
ence members.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
Harding Will Witness
Fall Maneuvers OF
The Marine Corps

Washington. Oct. President
Harding. accompanied by small par
ty including Mrs Harding left Wash.
ington shortly after 8 o'clock today
for Fredericksburg. Virginia. where he
will witness the fall maneuvers Of the
east coast expeditionary force of the
marine corps, spending tonight In
tent white house" on the hattie fields
hsf the G;isis war " lda sTsess y srz.s5
THE president on arriving
scene of the maneuvers will 10
group Of government officials, a
bers of congress and army, navy y
marine corps officers who have
observing the maneuyers which ee
their final phase today with re-eni
ment Of the battle OF ChancellorBvIsss
Tomorrow morning he will revie
the more than 5000 troops making VA
the expediuonary force. Il
In addition to- Mrs. Harding, the
presidents party who made the trip
in automobiles. included Secretary OF
Navy DENLY, Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, Brigadier General Sawyer,
the presidents physician, and Mrs.
Sawyer. and Secretary Christian and
Mrs. Christian. sS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
Direct Negotiations
In Shantung Problem
Refused By Chinese

Picking, Oct. 1.-tBy The AS
sociated Press. .)-PropOaB for
direct negotiations relative to
Shantung, which were made re-
Gently by Japan, are rejected in.
n note passed by the Chinese cab
inl.: yesterday, according to in
formation In official sources. The
note to Japan attempts to refute
all the nine points made in the
communication from Toxic. The
message will be submitted to the
president, and, it is expected will
he handed to the Japanese minis
, ter here next Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
The foreign Office, simultane-
GUS to handing the note to the
Japanese minister, proposes TO
send identical notes to. all for
cisn ministers in this city. em-
bodyins China's reason for re-
jecting the plan OF direct neEo-
tla6ons and summarizing the
Chinese case relative to Sham
tuDE,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
Salvation Army Is
Paying Men For Trying
To Find Employment
LBr The Associated Press]

Chicago. Sept. 30.-Paying jobless
men $1.50 day to hunt for work, the
Salvation Army in Chicago has placed
more than..175 in positions during the
past FIVE days, Commissioner William
Peart originator of the plan. an
nounced today.
The Salvation Army offers to en-
ploy every jobless man who appears
and pay him a dollar and half q
dy to undertake "a systematic search
for work under its direction. Busi-
ness mon and clubs nN backingthe
plan and furnishing the money. Each
rpar hired" by the army is given .
card listing several firms or factories
in his particular line, and instructed
to call on them and apply for work.
Each evening he returns his work
card and is paid $3.50. Many men
have found work in the first half day,
hut are paid full days wages" as
.. stake to feed them until they can
,'>-,.- a, ~a'ar, advance. None OF the
mn plced so far searched more than
.3,.. uavs before finding job.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
NE KILLED AND
4 MANY HURT IN
IL" TRAIN WRECK

Chicago Oct. lone man was
Killed and seven persons seriously in
jufed in rush hour collision this
morning of an express train and a
local on the Oak Park elevated line.
The express train was filled with
down town workers. In the attendant
fear of being dashed to the street be-
low when the collision occurred, there
wa,s indescribable confusion.
Wreckage Uttered the elevated
structure and the street below.
More than a score of persons were
slightly injured and many who suf-
fered merely from shock or were
slightly cut by flying glass continued
to work or returned home. Dozens
we're lowered from the elevated struc-
ture to relieve apprehensions that the
wreckase in which they. had been
trapped would topple down.
THE cause of the wreck was being
Investigated. Elevated Off cials said
MotormansA Alf Gleason. who run the
expfess train had served for twenty
yeafs without similar accident.
Ete was seriously injured and he
has not been questioned concerning
the wreck sA $50
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
MORE SE|llAT1
FAVOR S|VIOO|1
TAXATION PLAN
Further Study Of Plan Plac
es More Senator'S in
Favor Of It.

Washington, Oct, IA growing
sentiment in the senate in favor Of:
Senator'S Shoots plan for a manu-
facturers' sales tax as a substitute FOR
the many miscellaneous war levies,
was claimed today by proponents OF
such a tax. They predicted that the
more senator's studied the pending
revenue measure, the more they
would come to favor the sales levy. s
Features of the COMMITTEES bill
against which the greatest oppodtiaa
appears to have developed, thus faR.
are those proposing retention Of the
transportation taxes and reduction q
the maximum surtax rate to 81 per
cent. Republicans in the agricultural
bloc have Joined Democrats in the
fight of the former and a mum Der of
them have stated privately their op-
position to the latter. X
Draws Much Criticism. &,
The sur-tax section has drawn;
much Of the Democratic Are to date,
and no statement had been given
from that side Of the senate of de-
terminei fight to be made against;
what it is described as plan to re-
lieve the rich, at the expense of the
masses. s
Members of the finance COMMITTEES
say they are not welded to the trans
portation tax.
A canvass Of the Republicans by
the leaders is said to have shown an
, overw wheiming majority in favor of
| repeal Of the excess profits tax. This
is not opposed by the Democrats gem
, orally, provided some other means is
found for obtaining substantially the
same revenue from the corporations.
Senator Walsh OF Massachusetts,. a
Democratic member Of the finance
committee. has proposed in lieu of the
committee rate Of 15'per cent on cor
poration income, a sliding scale of
rates with a tax of IL IL per cent on
5, the first 100000 of income; Is per
cent on that from 100000 to $780,
| 900; 20 per cent on that from $780,
900 to $5oo,oo and Is per cent on all
! over 100000.