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New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
.JANlT0RS NOW
 ARE AMBITIOUS
Decline to Live in Business Sec
 tiOn..Want Social Life

New York, Dec. 2S.-(By the Asso- ciated Press)-The exclusive million aire "ianitor skyline" colony that in- habits the skyscraper tips of lower Manhattan is splitting up. As the mil lionaires move in, the janitors are moving out.
 The reason is largely social-but it isn't that the skyscraper zone with it's elaborate aerial bungalows and roof gardens, is becoming too exclusive for the janitors. The trouble is that, despite the influx of millionaires, the district hasn't enough social tone to suit the family of the modern big building janitor who wears the title of "building superintendent
 J. H. Hernon department manager of a large realty management com pany said today it was becoming hard CT and harder to find resident super intendents to occupy the apartments that most of the older skyscrapers maintain for that purpose.
 "The tip of the men taking these jobs is becoming higher and higher he said "as the complexities of big building operation increase. That means the wives have social ambitions that they feel they cannot gratify down here in the business district. They prefer to live uptown in the more exclusive suburbs.
 Some of the superintendents apart ments are very handsome and nearly all of them have magnificent views of the harbor with the Statue of Liberty Governors Island and Ellis Island looming in the background. These ad vantages however don't seem sufficient to offset the social disadvantages of the neighborhood.'
 G. Thyberg, superintendent of the old Produce exchange is dean of the downtown cliffdwellers, He lives in the picturesque red brick tower of the exchange at Broadway and Beaver street. in the heart of the new mil lonaire colony.
 From the south windows of his 18th story aerie just under the big tower clock, he can look out across the top of the customs house and see the 16 room apartment of Henry l.. Doherty, Wall street banker on the roof of the Cheseborough building. His west win dows face the new Cunard building on the 22nd story of which Percy A. Rockefeller, capitalist, and Sir Ashley Sparks, head of the Cunard Hne In the United States maintain their private office dwellings,
 Tt is true that there aren't as many of us as there were" MT Thyberg said. "There isn't much more social life down hcre-but there are compensa- lions for us of the older generation. For one thing it's quiet. This is the busiest place in the world in the day time but by or 8 in the evening it's as quiet and peaceful as the country.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
225 MILLION FOR
 NEW RAIL ROUTE
New York Legislature May Bc Asked to Provide Fund to Link
 Big Cities.

New York, Dec, 2S.--P Permission for New York city to spend $22h,00O. .0O0 for a direct rail connection between New Jersey and Brooklyn may be sought of the state legislature. The city board of estimate had before 1t when 1t met today the plans for link ing mp the mainland and 1t was be- lieved it would take action which would bring the matter before the lawmakers at Albany.
 Developments in the movement to provide Staten Island and New ter sey with a connection with Brooklyn show there Is a divergence of opinion between the city government the state transit commission and the port au- thorities which succeeded the New \ ori- New Jersey port and harhor de- velopment commission. The city and the port authority are in favor of a combined freight and passenger tun- mel while the transit commission in ssts on constructing Brooklyn Staten Island channel tunnel to be de- voted solely to passenger service. The city and the port authority are said. however, not to be in accord as to certain phases Of the proposed work.
 Reports placed before the board of estimate show the cost of the tunnel from Brooklyn to Staten Island would be about s51 ,oOo.ooo while the bridge across the Kill Van Kull, connecting the tunnel with New Jersey would cost approximately s175,0oo, ,ooo.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
GIFT FOR PASTOR
Rev. $. G. Ohman Receives $500 From Congregation As Christmas Present

Rev. $. G. Ohman has been pre- sented with a purse of $500 by the members Of the Swedish Lutheran church resulting from the Christmas collection.
 There will he watch night services held at the church Saturday evening from o'clock until midnight. Ap- propriatc exercises will be held and at dawn Of the New Year. there will be a social time with refreshments served. The committee in charge of the Every Member" canvass will make q report at that time.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
ARBITRATION BOARD
Board of Governors of the Building Trades is Considering Untermcyer's Plan for Adjustments.

New York, Dec. 2S.--The board of governors of the building trades en- ployers' association today had under consideration Samuel I'ntermyer's s suggested agreement for settling the controversy between the association and the building trades council The plan has received the approval of the executive committee of the union body.
 The proposal representing a com promise between divergent sugges- tons of the parties to the dispute provides for continuance through 1922 of present wage scales, includ- ing the extra dollar a day granted last May subject to modification, and a wage scale for 1923 based on living costs in the coming year.
 The conditions are to be determined by board of arbitration consisting of three men representing the employers, three workers and a seventh to be chosen by the other six. This board will have authority to discipline union organizations for falling below certain marks of efficiency by cutting off the extra s1 in pay until the restoration of the standard.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
City Mems

Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Miss Eleanor J. Sullivan of Hartford, formerly of this city, to Frank Hammond, also of Hartford, a salesman for the Armour Co. The wedding is scheduled to take place at S:30 o'clock on Thursday morning. in St. Patricks Cathedral Hartford. Miss Sullivan is a sister of Joseph Sullivan, manager of the Hotel Grand.
 The monthly meeting of the direc- tors of the Commercial Trust com pany was held this morning at 1O:30 o'clock The annual meeting of the bank will be held in January. Plans are rapidly progressing for the Firemen's ball which will be held at the state armory on Arch street on Saturday evening.
 The Christmas tree committee of the A. G. Hammond camp, |. S. W. V. and the Women's Auxiliary of the camp will hold a meeting this eve ming at 7;3o o'clock. Further ar engagements will be made for the Christmas tree observance to be held soon.
 Carl Lorenzen and George H. Smed- ley have been subpocnaed for jury duty in the term of the superior court which will begin next Tuesday,
 Charles KunZ, conductor on the Merden line of the Connecticut Co.,, has returned to work after an ab- sence of about week on account of an ulCerated tooth.
 Real good time, Illis-Mon. Jan. 9. --n6Nt
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
MARRIAGE AS BUSINESS.
Swiss Woman Making Living in This
 Unique Manner.

Geneva, Dec. 2S.--Marriage is for q woman the solution of the problem of getting passports to various Europ- can countries, the difficulties of which became almost insuperable after the war, a LuCerne business woman has discovered.
 Before the war this woman, who is well educated and good looking, earn ed some s10,0O0 a year by obtaining orders for millinery and furs from royalty and arstocracy in the several capials of Europe, as a representative of French and Niennese dealers. After the war while her former patrons had no money for luXuries a new class the war protiteers-demande her at tention. The passport problem ham pered her however
 She then formed the plan of mar rying men of different nationalities (eVery race can be found in Switzer land) and paying them to let her di- vorce them as soon as she had estab- lished a passport in her new citizen ship.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
CITY COURT CASES
Busy session is Expected This Friday
 Afternoon When Eight will Be
Heard.

The short calendar session of the city court will be held Friday after noon at 2:30 o'clock. There are eight cases as follows:
 New Britain Turner society, by E. F. Gaffncy, vs II. II. Hall by M. A Sexton, judgment, limitation of claims and appointment of temporary re- Ceiver; Morris Cohn, by R. r. Gaffney, vs. Sargi- Isaac. ct al, allowance for services of receiver, and approval of account of receiver; Moses Jacob, ct al., by Henry F. Roche, vs. New Brit ain Clothing Co.,, judgment; Eastern Dry Goods O., by Henry P. Roche, vs. New Britain Clothing Co.,, iudg- ment; Salvatore Regglo, by Alfred Lc- Witt, vs, Giuseppe Gallo, ny William F. Mangan pleading by defendant; Steve Nawin, ct al., by Alfred Levitt, vs. John Tustos, by Stanley J. Trac- eski. pleading by defendant; The New Britain Lumber Co.,, by Kirk ham, Cooper, Hungerford & Camp. vs, Angelo Berti, pleading by defen dant; Arthur w. Bacon, by Lawyer Aubrey, vs. ". Clifton Plumb, by Lawyer OBricn. default for failure to plead.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
BANDITS ARE IGNORED,
Villas Former Hcnchmcn Are Being
 Given Land by Government.

Mexico City, Dec. 2S.-(Ry Asso- ciated Press The men who served under General Francisco Villa, form CT revolutionist, are soon to receive from the government tracts of land in accordance with the agreement made with Villa by the Hucrta government at the time of his surrender in July 1920.
 Two haciendas, one in Chihuahua and the other in Durango, will be used for the purpose, and the depart mcnt of agriculture has appointed a commissi on of engineers 10 measure and divide the land. It is estimated that each man will receive 6 hectares (approXin ately 15 aCres).
 Gen. Vita himself is living at Can utillo on hacienda given him by the government. At the time Of his sur render his troops numbered six hun dred.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
LOAN CORPORATION DISSOLVES
Business Conditions and RcNcrscs
 Cause of Decision.

The stockholders of the Co-opera- tive Credit Union, Inc. at a meeting in the office of Lawyer William NJ. Greenstein have voted to dissolve. It IS stated that the reasons for this de- cision are the present business con ditions and reverses met by the com pany. It is a loan corporation incor- poratel for S25,00O under the Con- neCticut statutes, and there have been number of loans made to people who have since suffered heavy tinan- Cial losses and are now unable to pay. There are also several cases wherein the loan made was endorsed by per sons who were not qualified to meet the obligations when the maker was found unable to pay.
 A period of four months was named as the time for the presentation of all claims against the concern, and Louis Gerson, treasurer, has been desisnat- ed as the one to receive the claims. There were eighteen stockholders in the corporation.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
CONTINUE WAR MEASURU,.
Bill Introduced Would Permit Jn-
 creases in Customs By Decree.

Paris, Dec, 2S, (By Associated Press).-A bill providing for contin- uance of the war measure adopted in 1916 giving the government power to increase customs duties by simple de- cree has been approved by the GUS toms duties committee of the chamber of deputies.
 The chairman of the committee said the favorable report was justified by the fact that several other countries were following this system. Some of them had even decreed that the duties be paid in gold, and had applied a supertax to make up the difference in exchange values. Cancellation of Frances commercial agreement with Spain had been provoked by similar measures he said,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
GOING TO SWITZERLAND.
Former Empress Hita Given Permis-
 sion by Allied Council.

Berne, Dec. 2S.-tBy Associated Press s.D--Formor Empress Zita of Austria-Hungary is expected to arrive in Switzerland about January &, com ing by way of Paris from the island of Madeira, where she and former Emperor Charles are cXiled. Hita is going to Zurich under special permis- sion Of the allied council of ambassa- dors and the Swiss government to be present when an operation is perform ed on her son. Robert,
 lt is said that she may take two of her children back to Madeira with her.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
HARVEY IS OBSERVER.

London. Dec 2S.-(By Associated Press George Harvey. the Ameri- can ambassador, accompanied by Mrs. Harvey left for Cannes, France, to- day. lie will act as observer for the United States at the conference of the supreme council which will open Jan nary f.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
MAY HAVE TO QUIT.

Paris, Dcc 28-Eleyen senators and l3 deputies will have 10 give up either their seats in parliament or their position as directors of corpor- ations, if a resolution in the chamber of deputies is carried out, according 10 the newspaper EOeuyrc. The reso- luton forhida members of parliament
 from accepting places on directoratcs.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
TREAT CRJPPIES FREE,

st Louis, Dec. 2S.-~The st, Louis Medical society has announced it would treat free of charge, crippled children of parents unable to pay and that free service in the city's best hos pitals would be available to these un- CortllnateS
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
Maxwell Huilt For service

The Maxwell Coupe of the New Series is a car which ig assured Of q ready recognition for its facilities for both business and pleasure, according 10 FTonoyman Auto Sales CO.,. 139 Arch strcoE The Coupe makes a marked aYyaal to business and profess sional mo Wyho desire comfortable and economical transportation about the city, to the country club and on simi- lar trips,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
NIESHKI3N SUED
Local I'urrier Has Attachment Placed
 On Banl, Funds By \. ', Concern

Edward Mcshken of Main street, proprietor of a fur store, has been made defendant in suit for $526 brought against him by the Henry G. Fox, Inc., of New York. Constable George A, Stark attached S1,ono de- posted in the New Britain Trust com plny i'm the defendants name,
 Attorney Michael A. Sexton issued inc writ which Is returnablc tho third Monday In January in the city court,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
ITALY TO AID.

Rome, Dec. 2S.-The Italian Red Cross is to establish eighteen food and medical stations in the famine area of southern Russia under an agreement signed by the president of the organization and NJ. Vorovsky, soviet representative. The govern ment has contributed 6,ooo,ooO lire for the work, and is also supplying the medicines and bearing the cost or the missions transportation.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28
FOX'S-

500 Mat. Seats at I2 cents; 900 at 23 cents. Eve. 600 seats at 23 cents; 900 at B ccnts
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28

American toys produced this year will reach a value of S100,00O, ,0OO.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-28

lq.OOO, GOO unbelievable letters an nually.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
AGOSTINE GIVEN
7-YEAR SENTENCE
Putney Section Hand Pleads Guilty To-
day to Attempted Rape-Secured
Liquor i'm BrattlebOrO.

ON a plea Of guilty Frank Ag0stne of
Putupy. Boston < Maine section hand.
an italian. was sentenced by Judge Fred
NJ. Butler i'm county court in NeWfane
this forenoon to serve not lesss than
seven years nor more than 10 at hard
labor i'm the state prison. at Windsor
Agostine. who had entered Il plea of not
guilty to the charge Of attempted rape
upon Mrs. May Waldron of Putncy, with
drew his plea and entered a plea of
guilty.
The state was represented by States
Attorney Harold L, Whitney of BratIc-
boro and Judge Warner X. Graham of
bellows Falls, the latter having been as
signed by Governor Hartness to assist be-
cause Attorney General Archibald could
not be present and AE8stine was repre-
scented by Attorneys L. ". Gibson Of Brat
tlcboTo and f. :. Jones OF Wilmington.
States Attorney Whitney gave notice
earlier i'm the week that he intended to
amend the complaint from attempted rape
10 rape, bat in view of the understanding
that Agostine would plead guilty to the
charge of attempted rape the complaint
was not amended.
In behalf of the stat,. States Attorney
Whitney said that Mrs WaIdrOu. who is
hoUsekecper for Postmaster F. \. Burditt
of hutHey. was working to support her
husband. Charles Waldr0n of BrattIebOro.
who is I'LL i'm his home on Green street
that she went from Brattlpboro to Put
ney ON the night train on Sunday. April
-. and that ASostine alighted from the
same train. AgoStiuc passed Mrs. Wax
dron as She was walking home on the
lower road and at bend I'M the road
waited for her and committed the assault
/ In behalf Of the respondent Attorney
( Gibson said that Ago>tine went to a GER
tain house i'm BrattIeboro. where he was
lgiyen three bottles of liquor upon which
/ he became iutoxicated. lie said AgoStinr
/ bore "a good reputation. was not quarrel
.some. was -uaturaiized citizen ami
served t,yo Years with the 9th United
States IHfaury in France. He said that
the man who gave him the liquor was
more responsible for the crime than wa,
the respondent, and he asked for lcniency
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
NEW BRIDGE TO BE
SHIPPED THIS WEEK
President of United Construction Co.
Notifies Engineer Storrs. Repre-
senting NelecLInen.

The selectmeu have received from
Engineer John ". Storrs of Con
cord \. H., consulting engineer for the
respect to the Steel bridge to be erected
here crossing the Connecticut river. a
letter indicating that the bridge is on
ears at Elmira. \. y, and is to be
shipped To Brattloboro this week. The
letter from Mr. >torrs quoted a letter
from Pres. James X. Watt of the
United Construction Co. at Albany
dated MAJ Z in which President Watt
said that the bridge was to be shipped
to ErattleborO the coming week "
Nothing has been heard at the Cen
trail Vermont freight station here as to
the present location of the lumber
shipped from the south for the con-
~trlctlon of the false work, but the
bridge company is Keeping in touch with
the lumber shipment 80 it Is assumed
here that the lumber win arrive within
few days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
MAN RL.AMES
LABOR FOR TROUBLES

WASHINGTON. May 10.-The
trouble with the railroads is exCes-
Sive operating expenses and abnOr-
NAL amount of which is the cost of
labor. Julius kFuttSclInitt. chairman
of fhe board of the Southern Pacific
railroad. declared today before the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee. lie was the first witness at the
opening of the congressional investi-
gati0n into the transportation situa-
tion.
He said that the general defIati0n
and fall Of prices had caused stagna-
tiGn of business. To support his ar
gument that railroad rates were not
responsible he said that nOtwith-
standing the lowest ocean tonnage
rates in history millions of tons Of
shipping here and abroad were rest
ing I'm idleneSs because there WAS
such a small demand for go5ds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
HALF HOLIDAYS
ON WEDNESDAYS
Brattleb0ro Places of Business to Close
at 1890 on Those Days for Four
Months. Beginning i'm june.

pr0ctIc0lly an places Of business III
Brattleboro will observe the Wednesday
half-holiday the coming summer, as was
done last year. Previously for several
years the half day recreation came Tues
day afternoons
The half-holidays viii cover a period
of four months, beginning with June. the
day with the exception of those weeks I'M
which the celebration of n legal holiday
occurs. This will bring the first half
holiday June $. and the last one Sept.
2S.
Window cards making the announce
ment of the half-hOliday closing were dis
tributed today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
WORLDS CHAMPION HEN DEAD.
Her S76th Egg Proved Last Straw for
Famous Biddy.

LEXINGTON, Ky, May 10.-Lady
Walnut Hill. world champion egg layer,
owned by the College of Agriculture, Uni
versity of Kentucky, died yesterday of
septicemia. She laid her S76th egg Sun
day.
Lady Walnut Hill held the worlds rec
ord for consecutive egg laying, having laid
"a in "a consecutive days in her pullet
year. She also had record of so eggs
in four years of her laying.
Lady Walnut Hill was Matched April
Il. 1916. She started on her record egg
production Nov 6. 1916, and during her
first laying year produced 292 eggs. $50
the second year, 1S4 the third. ia the
fourth and Sc so far this year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
SELECTMAN WYATT
BECOMING WEAKER
Telegram from Glenham Jones in New
York This Afternoon Indicates that
End Is Not Far OF.

Since The Reformer was issued yester-
day two kilograms have come from Glen
ham Jones. who is in New York, relative
to the condition of Selectman Arthur ID.
Wyatt of Brattleboro. who is critically
i'll following a shock of paralysis which
he sustained Saturday. The kilograms
were to Mr.. Joncss mother, Mrs. V. o.
Jones The first, which came last evening,
stated that physicians said Mr.. Wyatt
might live a day or two. but that there
was no hope of his recovery. The second
came about 1 o'clock this afternoon and
said that Mr.. Wyatt was failing and that
the end was not far off.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
THINKS SHOES WILL DROP.
Army Contract Made About 80 Per Cent
Below 1920 Price.

WASHINGTON. Nav 1O.-Tho hioh
cost of footwear is bound to fall sharply
if figures given out today by the quarter
master corps are any indication of read
jtsfment in prices.
When bids for 100000 pairs of shoes
for the army were opened i'm April. 1920.
the average price was found to be S673
p pair, Today, with bids calling for
25G000 pairs. the contracts have just
been awarded at an average price Of
S3.43 per pair, a cut of practically 30
per cent within u months
Such prices viii save the taxpayers
millions of dollars III shoes for the troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
$4,000 DECORATIONS
FOR SOLDIERS GRAVES

INDIANAPOLIS. May 1O.-"F'or
those sons Of the republic who gave
their lives i'm the World WaF." Pres
ident Harding has contributed SO to
the american Legion fund for the
decoration of American graves in
Europe. national headquarters Of the
Legion announced today. 1T Is only
= small bit" the President wrote,
but there comes with il my sincere
sympathy and my earnest desire for
q r0tabie success Of your Efforts
All american activities i'm France
have been consolidated to assist the
Legion i'm tine decoration of graves 0n
Memorial day. according to q, cable
gram from the organizations depart
ment in France. According to an
r0unccment from the national head
quarters the amount will exceed
S3O.0UO by May - TO he used in dec
oTatiOns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
TO DISCUSS RETAIL PRICES.
Three Government Departments to Meet
National Association.

WASHINGTON. May 10. - The re
tail price situation over the country will
be discussed al series of conferences to
begin here Friday between representatives
of the National Retail Dry Goods asso-
citation and the department of commerce.
the federal reserve board and the federal
trade commission.
In making this announcement yester-
day. Secretary Hoover said retailers in
certain localities had taken exception to
recent statements by governmental ageu-
cies criticising the retailers position in
the general economic readjustment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-10
BRILLIANT WORK
IN DISCUS THROW
LaWton of BrattIeboro at NJ. \. c. Meet
Made Mark of Feet inches.
Beating Vermont Record.

Through the failure of an Amherst
dispatch to mention the discuss throw at
the interscholastic track meet at the
Massachusetts agricultural college Satur-
day, Henry Lawton of the Brattleboro
high school failed to be credited in the
press notices with a remarkable perform
ancc i'm that event. Lawton hurled the
discuss % feet and $ inches. which ex-
cceded the Vermont interscholastic rec
ord and gave him second place in the
event, which was won by Tryon of Suf-
field academy.