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The evening world., 1921-12-31

The West Side Y. NJ. c. A. Build
ing Is two doors cast of the church.
Preparations were made to vacate
this building before the fire was
under control.
Deputy chief Martin. responding
to n third alarm. sent in a fourth
and then fifth, because OF the dan
ger TO the surrounding apartment
houses. The congestion OF fire ap-'
paratus tied up all traffic in Eighth
and Ninth Avenues and the jam ex-
tended to Broadway.
DIR. Frederick Burgess. the rector,
thinks the fire started frB1 a defec-
tive electric wire The interior OF
the church was of vanished wood
and there were many infiammabIc
Christmas decorations. The blaze
spread 81 rapidly that the interior
was a burning mass when the Are
men arrived in response to the first
alarm.
The heat OF the fire soon burst the
large plate glass windows and the
roof on the south end caved in. Fire
men fought the blaze from the roofs
Of the apartment houses to the east
and west. The tenants in the apart
ment houses to the east. which are
seven story buildings, were ordered
out by the hremen.
The first fire companies responding
To the alarm entered the church ana
with lines OF hose and axes started
toward the altar and organ lot.
which were then ablaze. There We
eighteen men in the party.
When they were half way thru.
tie auditorium "a back draft caust
an explosion which blew the firemen
off their feet and shattered all the
windows in the rear OF the structure.
Under orders of their commanding
officer. the firemen fed. They had
barely reached the sidewalk when tt-
false ceiling OF the church caved in
DR.. Burgess estimates that the loss
will exceed 100000. The walls lett
standing will have to be razed.
Deputy Chief Martin does not Il gree
with the theory of d.. Burgess that
the fire originated from defective
wiring in the organ loft. although DR.
Burgess was in the church when the
Gre was first seen. According TO the
firemen. tAe blaze originated in the
cellar from defective furnace nues
and burned up through the moor ami
spread TO the organ loft The Dipv
organ cost $4,000
The towers OF tn, church were u
- nesting places bv hundreds uf p.ez
cons. While the fre was at its hei- ~
the birds disappeared. but they r.
turned when the flames had been ex
'inguIshed and Circled around nni
around their ruined homes
Zion and St Timothys Church VIE
built twenty-seven years ago and Ma
considered a fiue example OF architer
ture. The original Zion Church Or
ganiEed In 1907 stood at SOth Str
and Seventh Avenue.
The evening world., 1921-12-31
LONG ISLAND TRAINS TIED Up
AS ELECTRIC SERVICE FAILS;
THREE CAUGHT UNDER RIVER
Thousands Delayed Between
and at Stations at Peak
of Holiday Rush.
CABLE BREAKS DOWN.
Steam, Surface and Elevated
Lines damned by New
Year Travellers.

All trains in the electrified zone Of
the Long Island Railroad came to
dead stop at 30 P. NJ. to-day
when a high tension cable at the
power house in Long Island City went
out OF business.
Traffic was not resumed until
23o p. N.
In addition to the Lon Island sta
ton and tunnels being affected the
branches of the Long Island ex-
tending TO Port Washington. Far
Rockaway, Whitcstono. Westbury,
Jamaica, Hampstead and Garden
City were tied up with trainloads
of passengers, some at stations and
some between stations. It was said
there were three trains in the Long
Island tunnel between Manhattan
and Long Island City.
The shut down, which is said to be
the worst and most general in several
years, continued into the afternoon
and every hour brought more conges-
ton at points along the line. Occur
ring as il did at almost the peak 81
the rush hour pre-holiday travel, thu
Long Island stations in Manhattan
and in Brooklyn were both soon
jammed by commuters and thousands
who had intended spending the
double holiday out Of town.
At the Jamaica Station. which is a
transfer point for several divisions and
where a change is made from steam to
electricity driven Lrain, inbound pas
scngers for New York and Brooklyn
were marooned and the platforms
crowded.
y The only explanation given 20 the
messengers was that the tie-up ap-
peaTed to be general and there was
r-tle known about it, The usual Sc.
c,ccy was observed insofar as telling
the impatient travellers when they
might expect TO reach their destina-
;iOns.
Thousands OF those stalled at
Jamaica made a rush for the elevated
and surface cars to complete their
Journeys to New York. In Brooklyn,
fter a wait of more than an hour, the
outgoing elevated line 10 Jamaica
was rushed as a means of getting
that far down the island by those who
hoped conditions would be better from
that point on.
In New York a rusn was made FIR
the Long Island Ferry with the hoDe
that the steam roads that operate
from that point might be used. In
order to facilitate the movement Of
passengers the passengers on steam
lines that were 10 have changed at
Jamaica were sent into Long lsllT d
City over the main line. So fdr IS
known, however. no outbound trains
were operated from there by steam
except those regularly scheduled 70
leave and they were comparatively
few.
Officials OF the company said the
trouble was the burning out Of u
transformer and switch at the Front
Street power house, throwing all the
auxiliary machinery out OF commits
sion. The power that is supplied for
New Jersey was not affected
The evening world., 1921-12-31
MESSENGER OF PEACE
SEIZED AS RUM RUNNER

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l.-Seizure OF
the British schooner Messenger OF
Peace. with a cargo OF lioIor off the
North Carolina coast was reported to
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Clifford to-day by the Coast Guard
Station at Elizabeth City. y. {.
OCRACOKE, y. c.. Dec. 3I.-The
Messenger OF Peace has been known
for months along this part OF the coast
as The Mystery ship" She came into
Ocraooke inlet last August. ran aground
on a shOal and had been there ever
since until yesterday, when she was
hosNd-
The evening world., 1921-12-31
ARREST Of THREE REVEALS
.MA|L ROBBERY OF $1,477,OOO
Abe AttelpS Ex-Wife and Two
Accused of Selling One of
Cancelled Bonds.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
-
Some One in PoStoffice or
! Treasury Suspected in
July 18 Theft.

The robbery from the mails of
St,477, 900 in United States cancelled
securities July IS last was made
known to-day by the arrest of Ethel
Bruce, divorced wife of Abe Attell,
former prizeflghter, at her apartment,
No. 1S5 West 72d Street.
fsShe was charged before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock with
altering a cancelled $500 Liberty bond
by removing the cancellation mark
and disposing of it.
Detective Sergts. James Riley and
Cornelius Brown of Police Head
quarters ami Post Office Inspector
Murphy, WI } arrested Miss Bruce,
found in heI, apartment Harry Cohen,
twenty-six, a salesman of No. SO ST.
Marks Place, and Samuel Gold
twenty-six, of No. IS Cannon Street
They were also arrested and charged
with conspiracy to commit the crime
for which Miss Bruce was arrested.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joyce told Commissioner Hitchcock
ne did not think it necessary to max
the bond for Miss Bruce as high as
for the men. Bail was then fixed at
$500 for the men and 5000 for Miss
Bruce, who at once asked il she
might make a statement. She was
told that anything she said would be
used, ir available, as evidence agains:
her.
1T S only this" she said. these
hUys ought not TO be asked for more
baii than they can furnish. | can
assure you they kne wnothing what
ever of my pu u-chase OF this bond or
% its sale. They are altogether in
nocent."
Commissioner Hitchcock replied
that the men had asked for n post
Tanement until Jan. u but that, If
they were unable to get bail and de-
sired an earlier hearing, it would be
granted at once at their request.
Post Office Inspectors went out OF
town to-day with the expectation Of
making further arrests.
The police records show Gold has
served three months in the peniten-
tiary for attempted theft: is on bail
at RoebiinE, y. j., on i charge of
carrying a revolver. and has case
pending against him in Younss-
town, o.
Cohen is known at Headquarters
under the names Charles Harris and
Charles Myers. He is on bail on a
charge of carrying cocaine, has
served three months for the theft of
"A taXicab, is under bail in Philadel-
phia on a charge of being "a pro-
fessional thief" and has served a
term in the penitentiary, besides
serving a year of an eighteen months
sentence in Sing Sing, from which ne
was paroled.
According TO the Post Once in
spector, Miss Bruce took the bond re
Gently to Jacob Orgel. a delicatessen
dealer OF No. AZ Seventh Avenue.
and asked him to dispose o. it. Orgel
took the bond TO the Pacific Bank, at
CONTINUED on Second Page)
The evening world., 1921-12-31
MORE DRUNKENNESS
IN WILMINGTON, DEL.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. s1.-Wil-
u.ington police records show total Of
2s9 arrests for drunkenness for 1921.
compared With $40 for 1920. Although
Delaware is commonly described as one
O.: the "dryes;' states in the East. more
than a score Of stills were conhscated
ard thousands Of dollars worth Of
liquors were seized.
The Federal Prohibition officers ma ;e
not yet completed definite report.
The evening world., 1921-12-31
FORTY FAMILIES DRIVEN OUT,
CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE;
57TH ST: Y.M.C.A. MENACE[
Five Alarms Sounded for Blaze Be-
lieved to Have Started in Choir
Big Apartment House Adjoining
Ignited.

Timothy No 3S2
56h completely
the Clntona
families driven out
apartment
The evening world., 1921-12-31
sEYERE sroRM CoMING.

The local Weather Bureau to-day re-
ce:ved the following message from
Washington: Southwest storm warn
ing. $50 A. ~. Norfolk 10 EastporE-
Severe storm moving rapidly eastward
over lakes region. VIII be attended b.
strong south and southwest winds,
rsaching gale force to-day, and Ghlftin <
10 vest by tonight"
The evening world., 1921-12-31
WHISKEY POOL FORMED
UNDER SHERIFF'S NOSE
Two Get SOused Also. hut IL Is All
Perfectly Legal.

Two o!dtime New Years jags were
pulled of to-day in the presence OF
Sheriff Werner in the Jail yard OF White
Plains and whiskey pool was formed
under his very nOse-and the town sup
posed to b. dry as its name. The
Sheriff OF Westchester caused to be
dumped about 81. 800 worth of wines and
liquors which had done its duty as in
former. Into the yard came an old bay
mare dragging the town garbage wagon
and followed my a mutt dog. One sniff
and the mutt waded and the old bay
mare fell into the pool When the
Sheriff discovered the strategy. bOtl
were down and out
The Sheriff wished the newspaper men
a Happy New Year. but that was all.
The evening world., 1921-12-31
FIRST CARGO OF WHEAT FOR
RUSSIA LEAVES.

WASHINGTON Dec. 3l.-ScCratary
OF Commerce. Hoover was to-day ad-
vised that the first cargo OF Russian
famine relief grain LEFT Baltimore in a
shipping board vessel The shipment
lOtalsd 2I0. con bushels.
The evening world., 1921-12-31
CLERK IN POST OFFICE
is SHOT BY ACCIDENT

Associates Were EXaJniHiBR Re-
VOlVeF They Get to RepeI Robbers.
Samuel Weirstein, No. s5j Osborne
Street. 4 clerk in the Sub Post Office
No. ejs1 Atlantic Avenue. BroOklya,
vas accidentally shot in the right thisl
this morning. He was taken 70 the
Kings County Hospital His condition
Is not serious.
Because Of recent hoIdups. Peter Ben
nit, another clerk. living at No. IOi
Etua Street. got a pistol permit and an
automatic They were examining the re-
voIvsr vixen it was discharged.
Neither knows Just how the accident
happened
The evening world., 1921-12-31
AMERICANS REPORTED
ABDUCTED BY TURKS
We're Teachers In an OrPhaRAEe-
Their Fate UnLnOwB.

ATHENS. Dec 81 Associated PressD.
Several American professors OF the
orphanase at Berndja. about twenty
miles from Constlntinopic. are declared
BY the Armenian newspaper YArsuir o.
Constantinop!e 10 have been carried or
b. the Turkish NationsJ :. says Con-
stsntinople despatch.
The fate OF the. dePorted Americans.
adds the newspaper. is rot known
The evening world., 1921-12-31
ITALIAN BOURSES
TO SETTLE ON JAN. 4

ROME. Dec. 81. ASSOCIATED Prsssr
A. the instsrce o. the Ministers of
Industry and the Treasury. the King To-
dsy signed a decree postpoalng uniN
jan. 4 the Decembef sstilemen. Which
vas % have occurred to-day On ell tho
la an RnSSsea
The evening world., 1921-12-31
LAWYER KILLED
IN l2-STORY FALL
Benjamin Phillips OF NJ. West
Oath Street Drops From
Window.

Benjamin Phillips. an attorney hv-
ing AZ No. ! wes; s4th Srrest. fell or
jumIsi from a window ~ his apart
ment on the twelfth roor INTO the
counrt yard this afternoon
He Aa instantly killed
The evening world., 1921-12-31

The WORLDS WINTER RESoRT AHsUAL Ter
IS22. eoatsIalhS Isaeias Fofslln asa Aasrsan
ali world offices OT bJ nail On fsaBsst. Addrsgs
NiHtsF Rsssrt Bufshu. Me- TGFk NS15. Ne. TsTt
The evening world., 1921-12-31

HOCDTNI-Ihe GsuiBs q EssaPs.
NeIt Wsek-Ksith's PElace -AdVI
The evening world., 1921-12-31

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New Britain herald., 1921-04-15

There was a vigorous debate on the resolution which had been discussed at various previous state encanp- ments and had been rejected at least six times by the national encamp- ment, as to whether sons of veterans should be permitted to attend G. A. R. meetings and do clerical and finan- cial work which some posts found to be beyond their powers. On motion of Mir. Cutbill of South Norwalk the resolution was tabled by a large ma jority.
 National Commander-in-Chi Wm. Ketchum addressed the encampment, saying:
 Commander and boys: The two days3 that I have been in Hartford have been typical of this encampment. Yesterday was clear, sunny. cheer full day. Nature was glad of your coming here. Today skies overcast and dropping, the outdoors is gloomy and distressing. Nature regrets your departure. That suggests the further solemn thought how many of you will be at the next annual encampment. Safe to say that some of you who now feel strong and healthy will De mourned with the Grand Army that has gone but whose spirit is still with us. Let us increase that spirit while we are here"
 A motion to merge the offices of chaplain and patriotic instructor was voted down. Chaplain Hilton made a strong plea for greater activity on Memorial Day.
 Tn closing the encampment the commander reminded the veterans that it was 55 years ago today that President Lincoln was the victim of an assassin.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
LOCAL Ii. A. K. VETS ELECTED TO OFFICE
Sternberg Is Junior Vice Con- mander- Schildse Is Delegate

Hartford. April 15.--By unanimous vote on the first ballot Christian Swartz of South Norwalk, past com
 mander of Douglas Fowler Post, was elected department commander of the Connecticut c. A. R. at the final session of the state encampnlent at
 Unity hall today. The election of officers and an extended and spirited debate on a resolution permitting
 Sons of Veterans to attend Grand
 Army meetings, which was tabled,
 constituted the chief matters of busi-
 ness.
 The session abounded in both
 vigorous flashes of argument and
 oratory and in solemn touches as
 speakers referred to the fast depicting
 ranks of the G. A R. and the fact
 that today was the anniversary of the
 assasination of President Lincoln.
 Orrin M. Price, past commander
 of Sedgwick Post of Norwich. was eected senior vice-commander. A lively contest developed over the election Of junior vice-commander
 between George Schiidge, past com
 mander of Drake Post of South Man
 chester, and William F. Sternberg. past commander of Stanley Post. New Britain. Mir. Sternberg was chosen, s1 to AS.
 By rising vote Department Chap
 lain William F. Hilton of Hartford and Medical Director Benjamin H. Cheney of New Haven were re-
 elected. They have held office several
 years. Laudatory remarks were
 made in connection with their nomi-
 nations.
 Last years council of administra- ton was re-eiected as follows: Henry l.. Beach, Hartford: Henry J. Seeley. Bridgeport; Richard J. Cut bill, South Norwalk; Selah G. Blake man. Derby; William l.. Smith, New Haven.
 The following were elected dele gates to the national encampment: George I. Buxton. East NorwaIK: David NJ. Sharp, New Haven; w. J. Renfree. winsted: s. J. Jerome. New London; Eugene Davidson, Meriden; Samuel F. Howard, Bridgeport = ternates: J. w. Thompson, r,ridge- port. c. L. P1att, Norwalk: w. H. Schaeffer. Hartford; Andrew Gordon. Thompsonville: H. l.. Lanklon, weth- ersfield: George Schildge. New Brit ain. Col. Henry J. Seeley, commander of the Soldiers Home at Noroton in- stalled the officers. Thesa included the reappointed adjutant general and | quartermaster gsAsral Albert P. Stark
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
BACK TO THE FARM.
City Dwellers Now Seem to Be Leaving ..s White Light Districts.

Washington, ID. C., April 15.-- Abandoning the cities to which they were attracted by high wages during the war, an army of trained farm workers is swinging back to the farms eager to help in working and harvest ing the nations food crops this sum- mer and autumn, according to N. c. Murray, chief of the bureau of crop estimates of the department of agricul- ture.
 By summer, MT. Murray believes, the normal supply of farm workers, about 5000, ,OOO hands, will be available. Bumper crops may result, agriculture department officials say. Assured of a
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
MOTHERS CONVENTION.
50 Clubs Have Membership of 5000,
 Meriden Conference Learns.

Meriden. April 15.--Reports present ed at today's session of the state con gress of mothers convention here showed d total membership of approxi- mately 5000 with 50 clubs. There was n gain Of five locals in the year and of 13 affiliated organizations. A gsSel tor the largest increase in membership was presented the Huntington street school association of Bridgeport, with a gain of 200 per cent. Sub,committces were appointed on better films and dress reform. The bylaws were changed to provide for q historian.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
SECOND OF FAMOUS
 TRIPLETS DIES

Milwaukee. April .15.-Sidney decker, 77, pioneer Wisconsin res and one of the exceptionally long triplets, died here yesterday.
 The triplets, Sidney, Sylvester. died six years ago. and Sedate, Mrs. Pier of Wausau, Wis, were to MT. and Mrs: John w. Windecl Louisville, N. Y., on June 9, 1S4
 Twins were born to an elder sis John Windecker almost simultane with tho birth of the triplets.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
REAR PEWs TO BE ROPED OFF.
Goshen Wishes Worshipers to Sit Near
 CT the Pulpit

Middletown, April 15.-Because many persons who attend evening services in the Presbyterian church at Goshen take rear seats instead of those nearer the front the trustees have been asked to rope off the rear seats, thus preventing their occupancy unless needed. The re- suit is being awaited with much inter- est at the annual congregational meet ing of the church. A vote has been taken, resulting in a majority voting to make such a request of the trutees. and it is expected they will act next Sunday evening.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
NfIIIKNIEN COMPLAIN

Reports have been made to the health department by milkmen that other milk dealers have not painted their license numbers on their carts as is required by law. Dr. J. R. Harris,
 superintendent of the department, is Investigating the reports and will re- require that the ordinances in that re- Spect be obeyed. "-
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
LOCAL DIVORCE CASES

Three local uncontested divorce cases were on the calendar for trial this afternoon in the superior court at Hartford. They are, Katoon All1as against Raba Alkas, Anna T. Barbour against Edward k. Barbour and Clara McNary against William H. McNary Klett and AlIing were counsel for the plaintiffs in all three actions. .
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
WAR BABY DIES

Evolt Drachenberg, whose death was published last night, was an ar rival in this country only few months ago. In the summer of 1914, the mother returned to Warsaw, and while there the baby was born. During the war and since then. the boys father made several unsuccessful at tempts to bring the family back to America. His efforts were rewarded a few weeks ago. The boy was stricken
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
ARGUMENTS ON DEMURRER

Arguments on demurrer were heard this afternoon in superior court at Hartford in the suits of John Seibert, ct aL, against the City of New Britain, and the suit of Minnie w. Bacon against the City of New Britain. Judge B. F. Gaffney was counsel for the plaintiffs and Corpor- ation Counsel John H. Kirkham for the defendants.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
sIoo. GOO FIRE AT JOHNSTONN.

Johnstown, Pa., April 15.-Fire yes terday partially destroyed the building occupied by the Johnstown Morning Ledger, the Western Union Telegraph company and several other concerns. The loss is $i0O, 900. .. .e
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
ELKS LEASE RESTAURANT.

William F. McEnroe, proprietor of the New Britain Dairy lunch on Main street, has taken a lease on the restaurant at the Elks' club, and will assume the management next Mon- day.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15

the principal work before this morn ings session of the second annual convention of women voters
 A discussion of tho primary versus the convention. with Albert Beveridge Of Indiana, speaking for the primary. and Job Hedges of New York for the convsutaon iA on the evsuinr pro-
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15

plentiful labor supply farmers ' encouraged to increase acreage they planned to curtail. Big this Summer may bring lower prices.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
RUMOR IS DENIED.

Officials at the Hart x Cooley and Hart & Hutchinson companies. en- tered denial to the rumor that M. $. Hart had left the companies on ac- count of ill health. -.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
AN YEARS PROGRAM.

-hicf Business Taken Up by Of Women Voters Today.
 bnd. O.. April i5.--Adoption Program for tho year 1s21-22 kfno m tn<nn n -rsRQrtE qf
New Britain herald., 1921-04-15
ASSIGNED FOR TRIAL.

The case of Abraham Berkowitz against Samuel Berkowitz has been
 taken from the jury and assigned for trial in the superior court at Hart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-13
LOW RECORD FOR PIG IRON PRODUCTION
Pig Iron Sales Confined to Small Lots for Prompt
 Delivery

The Alabama pig iron output Tn May was tho lowest on record in many years. The total was 94,o13 tons com pared with prior low of 94,910 tons in April. shorter month by one day than May.
 Furnaces in operation are one each of the Alabama. Sloss- Sheffield and Woodward Iron on merchant foun- dry, five of the Tennessee company on basic for company use and ono of the Gulf States Steel on basic for company use.
 Sales are still confined to small lots for prompt delivery. The 1arg- est deal of the week was 260 tons sold on base of s22. The car 1oec still brings s22.50. What really large tonnage would command remains to be seen
 The east and Chicago insist that 8 pipe interest has purchased z5,- GOO tons of Birmingham iron at a price concession. The first report was that the U. s. Pipe company had done this. That was three weeks ago. This was denied by the p,pe company and by all furnace interests. Now the report out of the east is that the National Cast Iron Pipe company made the purchase. This has been denied by officials of that concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-13
MUNICIPAL BAND
 GIVES FINE CONCERT

Birmingham's municipal band, un- gave concert in the pavilion at Avondale park yesterday afternoon to an unusually large crowd. The feature of the programme was a se- lection from Gounod's Faust" Bohemian Girl" the overture, 'Lustspiel," and the Wedding of the Winds" by Hall. A new number by the Chicago composer, Borowski, "Adoration." received the biggest applause of the afternoon. Popular numbers were used as encores. The heavy shower which came during the afternoon did not affect the audiences hearing the concert at all in that they were all able to get in the pavilion.