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New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM
Most Terrific Storm in Recollection of Weather Observers Passes Over Boston District Today.

Boston, July 9.-An electrical storm which weather bureau officials described as more severe than any within their recollection passed over this city and suburbs early today and was still rambling with rain accom- panimcut this forenoon.
 Vivid flashes of lightning almost changed night into day at times in early morning hours, and day was turned into night when darkness shut in later. Lights were necessary for the conduct of business and automo- bile head lamps flashed through the streets.
 Within brief period more than two and q half inches of rain de scended, flooding streets and doing damage to growing crops in the suburbs. The lightning caused number of fires. Telephone and tel eeraph service was disorga nized both locally and long distance and com trains were iJng delayed.
 The storms followed two days of extreme heat and humidity
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
SEEKING RULING ON MURDER CONFESSION
Prosecution in Kaber Trial Wants
 Documents Introduced
TEXT WAS NEVER DENIED
States Attorney Contends That Since Woman Did Not Repudiate Confess sion of Alleged Slayers, She Vir- tualIy Admitted It Was Right

Cleveland, O., July 9-CounseI for Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber began a legal battle before Judge Maurice Bernon today to prevent the intro duction of alleged confessions of Mrs. Erminia Colavito and Salvatore Gala tending to duplicate Mrs. Kaber in the plot to kill her husband, Dan iel F. Kaber, for whose murder she is being tried. Mrs. Colavito is al legged by the state to have procured Gala and Vittorio Pisselli to commit the crime.
 These alleged confessions were sought to be introduced through tes- timony of Police Detective Phil Mooney.
 At the outset the jury was dis missed from the room and Detective Mooney was permitted to make a detailed statement of the alleged con- fessions to the court and official stenographers.
 "Silent Confessions
 When Mooney had concluded, Will liam J. Corrigan, counsel for Mrs ka- Der then attacked the validity of per hitting the evidence to be presented 10 the jury. The states counsel con- tends that the alleged confessions originally made in the presence of Mrs. Kaber constituted silent confession" by her as she had not contradicted any of the statements alleged to have been made by either Mrs. Colavito or Gala, though given a-t opportunity to do so..
 Mrs. Colavito's confession as re- lated by Detective Mooney told of Mrs. Kaber having come to her home and telling her that she wanted some thing done with her husband and how Mrs. Colavito had given Mrs. kaber some medicine to make him sick and that Mrs. I.aber had said she wanted someone to beat her husband up.''
 Wanted Husband Killed.
 Later Mrs. Kaber was alleged to nave said the medicine was not working and that she wanted some one to kill him. Gala, present, and overhearing the conversation, was al reged to have said he would kill Sa ber
 < Later the alleged confession de- tailed the meeting of Mrs. Kaber, Gala and Pisselli, at which it was agreed that Gala and Pissolli were to kill MT. Kaber for five thousand dollars.
 Cala's alleged confession as re- lated by Detective Mooney corrobor- ated that alleged to have been made , Mrs. Colavito with the added statement that Gala said he helped o stab MT. Kaber.
 Ruling Next Monday:
 After a lengthy argument Judge Bernon took the matter under ad visement and will rule next Monday whether the alleged confessions shall be given to the jury.
 Mrs Colavito was then called to the stand.
 She said that Mrs. kaber 'wanted her husband to die by supernatural powers.''
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
REASON FOR HOT WEATHER
U. s. Govt. Astronomer Says Unusual DOWnpOur of MetcOrS on Sun Causes Unusual Heat

Vallejo, Cal, July 9-The extra ordinarily warm weather of the summer is caused by an unusual downpour of meteors on the sun, in creasing it's radiation and effective surface temperature, in the belief of Prof. T. J. J. See, government as tronomer at the Mare Island navy yard.
 Citing the fact that unusually warm summers occur. every ten or Il years, he said that now for the first time, by profound researches, astronomers are able to trrow some light upon this great mystery.
 Since mass of meteoric matter greater than our moon is falling into the sun every century" he said, ''it is very improbable that the down. pour proceeds at uniform rate. If it comes down in gusts under the ac- tions of the chief planets Jupiter and Saturn, which are now near con junction and are seen together in our evening sky, then we should have sudden increases of the suns radia- ton just such as we now witness all over the world"
 This is a sufficient explanation of the unprecedentedly hot summer"
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
TRUCE ZS AGREED UPON " IRELAND: LLOYD GEORGE 70 MEET DE X4LERA
 NEXT WEEK FOR FORl MAI PEA CE TALK
DRESSING TENTS AT
 WALNUT HILL PARK
Children No Longer Required to Change Clothing in Bushes
 May Erect Bathhousc Later.

The days of juvenile 'September Morns' have passed at Walnut Hill park. Failing after years of trying to obtain sufficient funds to erect a modern bathhouse, where the chill dren could change clothes in private the park commission has purchased two large tents for this purpose.
 One tent, for girls. is in use and one for boys will be put up as soon as it is received. The tents are of the A-wall type style, old style army tents and measure 14X21 feet. On the one now standing, the word Girls in large letters is stamped on three sides.
 The construction of q modern bath house, with shower baths, lockers and other fixtures where the children could enjoy some of the almost necessary convenienceS has been the desire of the park commission for the past eight or nine years but the money for this building never was forthcoming. The tents were pur- chased by order of the mayor and are simply a temporary convenience so the Slildren will not need to con- tnue their mbarraSSin necessity of undressing in the bushes.
 The number of children bathing or wading in the pool for the past two days has averaged about $50 a day
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
FRESH AIR FUND LS STEADILY GROWING
Bremen Make Donation Total Amount Raised
 is Now $2,124.5O.

The fund being collected by the Herald for the maintenance of the Fresh Air Farm in Burlington, where 36 youngsters are being entertained this week and where many more will Dartake of the fresh air and pure food that may mean life itself dur ing this summer, has been agreeably swelled during the past two days. It has not yet reached, by several hun dred dollars, the required total but all indications are that there will be enough received to take care of the maximum number of children at the farm. The public of New Britain is undoubtedly impressed with the amount of good that the fresh air committee is doing and, running true to form, does not intend to fail to go over the top.
 The New Britain firemen were among the benefactors of the young sters yesterday, bringing in a check for S25. Louis w. Young, treasurer of the committee, also reported s107 in small anonymous donations to him.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
At Least 5 Appeals.

Hartford, July Manifestations to- day are that at least five jitney own ers or persons a interested in jitney lines, will appeal to the Connecticut supreme court from the recent deci- sion of the Public Utilities board deny ing their petitions to run on certain routes. These are summarized as fol- lows:
 l(1) Bridgeport where Judge John w., Banks has authorized Mortimer D%Stowe. the newly appointed receiv- CT hof the Danbury and Bridgepors , Taxi Company, to file an appeal in the superior court from the decision of the Utilities commission;
 a(c) New Britain, where jitney operators have already engaged At torney Josiah H. Peck of this city to handle their side of the case and where injunction proceedings are threatened;
 f3) Windham county, where Rep resentative E. L. Darbie of Killingly acting for Charles H. Pel1ett, who operates several jitney lines in the vi- cinity of 1,anielson, has filed bond of $150 in the Windham county su- perior court to show good faith in his announced purpose of pushing the le- gal fight to the limit:
 (4 Waterbury, where the jitney business is said to have been profit able and where the operators are ex- pected to unite in raising funds for les;l services;
 (5) Manchester, where on Friday night the commuters voted to organ ize club to take over the jitneys ot Perrctt and Cheney and run them or a c -operative basis. thus hoping to evade the restrictions of the new law
 Chairman Richard T.. Higgins o1 the Public Utilities commission has said that it is up to the police auth critics to enforce the new law"
 Promises Better Service.
 Meanwhile the Connecticut Com pany announced its intention to i'm prove it's service wherever the com petition of the jitneys has been SC. were. Cars are to be run on some lines more frequently than heretofore The trolley company claims that now that the jitney competition is to cease it will have fair opportunity to show what 1t can do in the way of furnish ing adequate public service and tha it will ass'uredly make good.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
RumOr Indicates That Jitneys Will Be Operated Here After July 15, Appeal Holding Up Enforcement of Ruling.
Meanwhile Connecticut Go.
 Promises Better Service

Edward French, West Main street jitney owner. stated this afternoon. following conference with his law yer, that he would take out an appeal from the ruingl of the Public Utilities commission and would not seek an injunction at this time.
 This appeal will be taken to the superior court as soon as possible, probably Monday or Tuesday of next week.
 It is r1mored that regardless of the from the ruling of the Public Utilities commission. jitneys will continue to operate after July IA. It is under stood that where an appeal is taken such an appeal will serve to postpone the active enforcement of the com- missions order. If this proves to be the case. it may take several weeks to make the order effective.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
900 IRATE WOMEN IN
 DRIVE ON OFFICIALS North Brook6eld Fair Sex Peeved When Their Ages Are Publicly Posted,

North Brookheld, Mass, July .9.-It was only 90 in the shade yesterday afternoon when the assessors posted the list of 900 female voters in the town but it was estimated to be l2O in the assessors office today when it be- came known that each name was fol- lowed by the age of the said female Not satisfied with storming the office many of the more highly indignant ones, who until the list went up had been considered available as matrim on- ial timber, attacked the list with wet thumbs and ink erasers and made a sorry looking job of the originally respectable looking list. The list was accepted as authority for settling many long standing arguments.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
WEST MALNST U7NEUR 70 TAKE APPEAL TOSUPERIOR
 COURT; ORDER UNPOPULAR
VOCATIONAL BOARD IS GIVING QUICK ACTION Reduction of 9,148 Pending Cases in N. Y., Conn.,, N.
 J., Penn. and Del.

Washington. July 9.-A reduction of 9,148 in the cases pending for ae- tion in New York, New Jersey, Con necticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware during the period from June IS to July 1 was announced today by the federal board for vocational educa- ton. Cases pending in the first three named states were reduced from 6,552 to 2,215, it was stated and those in the other two states from 5,135 to S22.
 By August 1" said the board S announcement, 'it is expected that the number of cases pending action will be very small
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
400 COMMUTERS ORGANIZE
 CLUB TO FIGHT P. U. RULING
Manchester Commuters Will Carry Figkt to Supreme Courts if Necesary-F ceiling Runs High Thrcug1 State-May Organize Here

A Commuters club of nearly 400 members was organized in South Manchester last evening and a simi- lar club probably will be instituted in New Britain Monday night to fight the high-handed md unjust decisions of the public utilities commission barring jitneys from streets where the Connecticut company has it's tracks. The action taken in South Manchester last night was the result of red hot meeting at which nearly 400 members of the Commu- ters' association sweated and swell tered and showed and crowded into the Town Han filling the general meeting room of that little building away beyond its seating capacity
 r The action to organize to fight was
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Heat Wave Hits Wires;
 Phone Service Crippled

Telephone service all over the country, at least as far as the hot wave extends, is seriously crippled, according to reports received from all sources. The intense heat, with it's consequent condensation, causes the dampness to get into the wires, This brings on short circuits and eventually trouble. The New Britain exchange is no exception. It was stated at the trouble department of the local exchange this morning that the repair men were having more com plaintS than they could handle.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Miss Ramirez Leaves
 For Home in Vera Cruz

Miss Cora Ramirez has been taken from the Town Home and is booked d to sail today for Vera Cruz, Mexico, to which city the United States gov ernment is deporting her. Miss Ramirez has been detained at the local Town Home for several months Superintendent of Charities Willia m Cowlishaw will bill the Federal gov ernment for about $2O0, representing the charges for her board and lodg ing in the Town Home. She was de- tained upon orders from the gov ernment.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
FATIMAS IN NEW YORK
This iS Not a Cigarette Adj, b,lt Tca~ of Sultana of kabul and Family Wis itinS Here.

New York, July 9.-The Princess F'atima sultana of Kabul who has ar rived here from San Francisco on the Way to England with her three sons, expects to visit Washington next week to r;iy her respects to President A;tru- ing. -An immense white sapphire, set IF the left side of her nose, has attracted attention at the hotel on Fifth avenue wEelC the family is Staylng-
 Prince Mohammed Pashar Khan and Prince Mohammed Azlm Khan intend to enter Oxford. Twelve year old Prince Mohanmcd Akbar Khan will study at Eton, Harrow or Rugby. The sutana is d first cousin of the Enlir or AfghanlStan.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
TEACHER TO FIGHT
 FOR HER POSITION Mrs. Margaret McLaughlin-Joley
 Retains Lawyer Holden FRAUD, SAYS JUDGE GAFFNEY
Chairman of School Board Says That When Teacher Signed Her Maiden Name to Contract it Was Illegal She Makes Statement

Alleging that the school board has not treated her fairly in rejecting her contract to teach in the local Hign school next year, Mrs. Margaret Me Laughlin Joley has retained the serv- Ices or Lawyer Benedict Holden Of Hartford, and will contest the right of the school board to drop her from the teaching staff.
 The action was taken yesterday af- ternoon at a regular session of the school committee. Judge B. F. Gaffney explained to the committee memb returned signed with the name of Miss Margaret Mclaughlin, which is her maiden name. This, he claims, is d fraud since she is married and her name, according to records in the office of the town clerk, is Mrs. Joley.
 Judge Gaffney's Statement
 Judge Gaffney made the following statement to the board in his recom- mendation that the contract be can celled:
 She practiced deception on the board when she signed her maiden name. Returns at the office of the town clerk show that she was mar ried when she signed her notice of ac- ceptance, using her maiden name, and I think the board should not allow the matter to go unnoticed. The matter was put to the corporation counSe in an offhand way and it is his opinos. that the board can cancel the contract with Mrs. Joley as the rules of the board so provide"
 Mrs. JOley Surprised
 Mrs. Joley expressed herself as shocked when informed this morn ing of the action of the board and in- announced she would retain legal counsel in an effort to straighten the difficulty out. She had been re- quested on several occasions to re- enter the mploy of the city and had
 lContinued on Third RageA
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
STORE BANNER REMOVED
Advertising Sign Suspended From Building to Street Removed At h. Spectors Order.

A cloth sign suspended from the G. R. Kinney shoe store to the street at 425 Main street, was taken down today after prosecution had been threatened by the building in- spectOr.
 The banner was hung up ct 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The in spector was notified and at 1:3o o'clock served notice upon the man. ager of the store that the sign must Do removed. The order was not needed and this morning the in spectOr issued another order, giving the company two hours in which to remove the banner. The order Was ,OmDlied with.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

unanimous. The temper of the people in Manchester is up. There was talk of injunctionS, charges that the Connecticut needs extra fares to carry watered stock, vague insinua- tions that somebody $ playing poli- ties and frank statements that ap- pointments on the next public utili- ities board will be 8 big issue at the coming state election. The decision to fight the commission'S ruling was passed without a dissenting vote. and the sentiment was ITO the United States supreme court if necessary"
 The fight in Manchester centers around ruling ordering the Perrett and Cheney jitneys, now operating between Manchester and Hartford
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Money in U. S. Totals
 c5342 For Each One

/ Was hinEton July a.-Money in cir culation in the United States on July amounted to S53.42 per capita of popul9tiop. according to statement hy the treasury. The total was s. 7I4 065.0 coo, X wear ago the yer ca pita amount was S5T.1S and the total s6.0S4 .S54. 600 the reduction ho- inc brought about through the de- c-"aScd issue of federal reserve bank pnfcS
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Greeks Begin New Drive
 Against Turkish Forces

Constantinople, July g, (By Asso- ciated Press) ).-According to an un- confirmed report from Greek official circles. the Greek offensive against the Turkish Nationalists began ye5- terday in the Ushak sector. This sec tor lies just to the west of the Bag dad railway about midway between the Anatolian peninsula
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Akron Tire Factories
 Doing Great BusinaSS

Akron. Ohio, July 9.-Closely follow have increased automobile tire produc- ton to SC. .n0O castings and -. .oOO tubes daily the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company today announced it has ob- tained a government order for three large airigiI1les and 3S observation balloons for army and navy use.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
HARDINGS PLAN TRIP.

Washington, July 9.-President and Mrs Harding expect to leave Wash ington late this afternoon for their weekend cruise down the Potomac on the presidential yacht Mayf1ower It was said at the White House that they would not go ashore and would return Monday. They will be accom- panied by a small party of friends
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Steel Corp. Report is
 Lowest ig1 Two Years

New York, July 9.-Thc monthly tonnage report of the United States Steel corporation, made public today, showed LIT ,S6S tons of untitled orders on hand June 30. This is a decrease from untitled orders, on May -31 which were 3,4S-,1S1 tens. This is the small est total of unnlicd orders; since April. lJI;', when 4,SUo,6e5 tons were on Iand.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
Madrid Hotel Bombed,
 One Man is Blinded

Madrid, July g, (By Associated Press) The gate of the Ritz hotel here was shattered by a bomb. One nobleman was blinded by the explo- sion. The British ambassador Sir Esme Howard was struck lightly on the arm by a fragment of the bomb but was not hurt
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
ELKS ARE ARRIVING.

Los Angeles July 9.-Advance guards of delegates of the grand lodge reunion of the B. r. 0. E.. to be held here July II to 16 inclusive, have arrived from a dozen cities.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
POSTOFFICE SIGNS,

Washington, July s.-For the con- venience of visitors in the various cities over the country, Postmaster General Hays plans to have all post office buildings marked with suitable signs erected on the exterior
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
THE WEATHER.

Hartford, July 9.-Forecast for New Britain aud vicinity: Unsettled with thunder showers tonight. sunday generally fair without any pronounced thermal change.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

Washington, July a.-The dread naught New Mexico, flagship of the Pacific fleet won the navy trophy for tsunnery for 1920-21. it was an- today The PennsyNania, Atlantic fleet flagship, second, and the Arkansas, Pacific fleet third.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
Disease is Reported as Raging Throughout the Caucasus. Accord ing to Batum dispatch.

Constantinople, July 9.-An cpl demic of cholera is rag aging throughout 1he Caucasus, according to a Batu1E. dispatch today, With hundreds of new cases developing daily and 9 heavy death roll. Owing to scarcity of med icdl relief the authorities are unable 70 check the disease and are appar cntlv helpless.
 The Batum advices say fears arc entertained that the cholera may pos Sibly be carried tG ConSta antlnople
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
P1DEEEsNSEE \ FIRE FIGHTER

Paso Roheles. Cal. July 9.-Tgnaoe Jan Paderewski. pianist and former premier of Poland led a fire fight ing force in beating out brush and grass fire which started near his es- tate here yesterday The fire burnad V .ONGr .26 acres hefora if was chackei
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
ACTOR IS BANKRUPT.

New York, July 9.-Jack Norwood aCtor and producer, today filed a vol uatary petition in bankruptcy, giving his liabilities as s17,104 with no as- sets.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
E. ". CHRIST, CHAIRMAN
Stanley Works Secretary Heads Pur chase and Supply Committee-H. $ Robertson Secretary.

Ernest w. Christ was named as chairman and H. s. Robertson as secre- tary of the board of purchase and sup plies at a meeting held last evening foI the purpose of organization Mr. Christ is secretary of the Stanley Works and MT. Robertson is director of the cost department at the Stanley Rule and Level plant
 The board was created by a recent amendment to the charter The work of purchasing all supplies for city de- partments will eventually be left in the hands of this commission, but it is planned to work toward that condition gradually. Data will be gathered for a few months before the work of pur- chasing is taken up
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
HEAT KILLS THREE.

New York, July 9.--Three deaths to-
 day due to heat. had been reported by 10 a. m, when the mercury had reached &4 aisd wns steadily a6ecln1ipx
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Bolt Hits Tower of Factory at Web- ster, Mass, Throwing Girl en- ployes into Panic.

Webster, Mass, July 9.-A bolt of lightning struck the tower of the Stevens Linen Works here today and caused panic in the spinning room on the fourth floor, whera 100 girls are employed. The smell of burning flax caused a cry of fire and all the girls made a rush for the main exit. Overseer Fred Zentgraf reached the door first and held back the hys- terical girls.
 At the second floor four girls faint ed and a dozen more became hys- terical. A physician treated those who appeared in the most serious con dition.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
ROBBED DISABLED MEN
Judge Landis Sentences John J. Ca hill, Hospital Orderly, to Five Years in Leavenworth.

Chicago. July 9.-John S. Cahill was under sentence today to serve five years in Leavenworth peniten- tiary for what Federal Judge K. M. Landis termed "the most shameful crime I remember dealing with" He pleaded guilty to robbing the mail of disable service mems compensation payments.
 ''It takes a man without any heart to rob a disabled war hero,' said Judge Landis. Cahill was an order ly at government rehabilitation hospital.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

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New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
NEW MENIco BEST SHOT.

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