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New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
LIVING WAGE FOR
 R. R. MEN IS ASKED Head Of Shop Crafts Union Seeks
 Increases, Not Cuts SHOWS PRICES OF TODAY
Figures Submitted By B. NJ. Jewell Indicate That Pay Given Shop Hands of Railroad Are Not Suffi- Cient. He Declares.

Chicago, March 2s.-A plea for a living wage for the nations rail workers was made today before the U. s. Railroad Labor Board by B. M. Jewell, head of the shop crafts unions
 Figures comparing railroad em- ployes' expenditures for food with minimum requirements for bare sub sistence as worked out by Prof. M. E. Jaffa, food specialist of the Univer- sity of California, showed that rail road mechanics in 1921 were able to purchase but GA per cent of the meat, fish, milk and eggs necessary for maintenance of their families at the lowest level of safety, Mir. Jewell said.
 Asks Higher Wages.
 Higher wages rather than a further cut were urged upon the board by Mir. Jewell in his fight against the 10 per cent slash proposed by 205 roads now before the tribunal. Wages he asserted were "the life blood of the nation and reduction of wages means reduction of nourishment to the bod es of citizens"
 llo IdllI Odu doCo llol tO- day pay living wage to the mechan- ics employed in it's shops" he said We have measured the average monthly earnings of men in the rail road shops by every possible stand ard and in every instance they are found wanting.
 Purchasing Powers.
 "The purchasing power of railroad families was demonstrated by the an alysis of 254 monthly expense ac- counts They are distributed over the country but in no sense selected. The statements includes records of foot quantities bought, the average income of these families amounted to $1,- 935.5o, of which $40 came from oth- CT than railroad wages, being usual ly secured from boarders. The aver age expenditure was s1.9S964. The income from the railroad falls shor' by nearly s20O a year of the actua amount which these families spent.
 ''The result of such a deficit in terms of the general physique of the country and also in terms of the ef- ficient operation of the railroads is sufficiently obvious.
 Consideration of wage levels on this basis will lead inevitably to the conclusion that the present budget Of the wage earners cannot be pared down. It will lead rather to the con- clusion that the purchasing power of the employees of the railroads must immediately be increased"
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
CITY EMPLOYE IS
 BADLY INJURED
BusccIl Struck With Wooden Mallet and Has Three Stitches Taken in Wound at Work This Morning.

Frank Buscel, an employe of the board of public works, sustained seri ous injuries this morning when he was accidentally struck on the head by a wood mallet, wielded by Alfred Regalia, who happens to be broth er-in-law of the injured man.
 The men were working together in the east end sewer when the accid- ent happened. Dr. G. w. Dunn, city physician, was summoned and took three stitches in the wound. Ruscell was then removed to his home at 211 Main street.
 AS explained to the foreman on the job, Alfred was knocking a plank into place, building a retaining wall As he brought the heavy mallet down for final drive it struck, not the plank, but Franks head.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
ROYALTY NOW A PAUPER
Former Austrian Archduke Leopold and Actress Wife Appeal To Town For Assistance.

Basel. Switzerland, March 2S-- The former Austrian Archduke Leopold who broke with the house of Haps- burg ten years ago as a result Of his marriage to a Viennese actress has applied to the little town of Regens- berg for aid from the paupers fund. His wife. whom he divorced, has also asked for aid.
 The Archduke took the name of Leopold Woelfing at the time of his break with his royal relatives. He IS living in Vienna and his former wife is in Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
HOLD 23 CUlNAMEN
Roosevelt. x. J., Village Jail is Filled
 With Celcstiais.

Roosevelt, N. J.. March 2S-Twenty three Chinese who recently arrived from Havana on the steamship south America were placed in the Village ail today to await action of immlgra- ton authorities. Sixteen of them were said to have been stowaways, while the others came in as members oi the ships crew.
 Police who had been notified that there were stowaways aboard the steamer, watched her as she docked and the arrests followed. The Chinese were well dressed and each had be- tween s1,000 and $1,30O in cash.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
OLDER GIRLS CONFERENCE

The committee representing the Hartford County Sunday school Asso- citation and the local Y. w. c. A. met in the Methodist church office this morning to more fully complete plans for the Older Girls conference. The conference will be held at Chaney hall, in south Manchester. April 2s and 29. It will be open to all girls between the ages of 15 and 20.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
LOCKOUT AVOIDED.

London March 2S.- By Associated Press. )-The threatened lockout in Great Britain's engineering industry appeared to be at least temporarily averted today. Representatives of the engineering trades union decided to accede to the employers proposals as n basis for renewed negotiations.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
Telephone Co. Declares
 It's Quarterly Dividends

The board of directors of the South ern New England Telephone Co.,, on Monday, March 27, declared the regu- lar quarterly dividend of ? per cent and decided to offer s3,0o0,0oo of the new stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on May |, 1922, payable not less than 50 per cent on July 8, 1922, the balance due on October 3, 1888. The new issue of stock was announced in the annual report of the stockholders.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
Eight Persons Drowned
 As Steamer Is Wrecked

San Salvador. Republic Of Salvador, March 2S,-Eight passengers were drowned, among them two children and newly married couple, when the steamboat E,lenita was wrecked on a bar in the Colorado river, northeast ern Costa Rica, says dispatch re- ceived here.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
DEMOCRAT WOMEN MEET
Committee Will Assist fin Bringing Out Vote on Election nay-Candi- dates Are Heard. ...

At a meeting of the democrat wom- ems auxiliary last night, plans were made for the appointment of a com mittee in each of the six wards to as- sist the town committee in getting out the women voters for the pri- maries and on election day.
 Lawyer David l.. Dunn, chairman of the town committee, talked to the assembly, instructing the women on the method of voting and discussing municipal governmental business. Jo- seph M. Halloran and Angelo M. Pa onessa, the two candidates for the mayoralty nomination, also spoke.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
SUICIDE AT NIAGARA
Shell Shocked Veteran Believed to
 Have Gone Over Famous Falls Note on Shore Found.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, March 2S.- A United States soldiers raincoat, hat, uniform and pair of eyeglasses were found on Luna Island at the brink of the falls this morning. Beside the coat and hat was a note which read ::
 Notify Mrs. F. A. Southard, United States Marine hospital, Buffalo, N. Y."
 The city police yesterday were asked to locate r. A. Southard who was reported to have escaped from Buffalo hospital where he was being treated for shell shock.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
TO HOLD DINNER
Rusiness and Professional Women to Establish Precedent in Chamber of Commerce Rooms.

The first dinner to be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms since that organization started, will be held there Wednesday evening, April D, by the Business and Professional Wonl- ems club. This was decided at meeting of the board of executives and the finance committee last eve ming.
 Miss Catherine Mills was appointed chairman of the entertainment com ui.tee for May. Notices of the din- ncr are being sent out and those planning to atten1 will find it neces- slry to make reservations through Miss Mary E. Curtin, secretary.
 The committee is as follows: Anna Goldsmith Abbie Dawsen Grace Hat ton, Dr. Jessie Monks, Mary F" Cur tin. Catherine Mills, Marion Campbell and Parbara Blatr.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
Five Million Loan Given
 Boston and Maine R. R.

Washington, March 2S.-The Ros- ton and Maine railroad was granted loan of S5,000,00O today by the interstate commerce commis- sion. The fund will be used to eX- tend the maturity Of a $h,ooo, ,ooO loan made to the railroad previously by the government, and will run for l3 years,
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
GERMANY CANNOT PAY
Chancellor Wirth Tells Reichstag AL lied Demand For 60 Million Marks is Impossible. ... .#, ... a -

Berlin, March 2S (By Associated Press) Chancellor Wirth told the Reichstag today that the demand Of the allied separations commission for an additional tax levy of 60,OOO,o ,oOo,- GOO marks transmitted to the German government last week, was absolutely impossible s.-..f
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
CONN. RIVER RISES
Today It is II Feet Above Mean Low
 Water Mark At SpringfeId-AI Ice
Is Gone.

Springfield. Mass. March 2S.--The Connecticut river today rose to tlte highest point this season, reaching II feet above mean low water at this city with a rise of a foot over night at points between Bellows Falls, Vt, and Connecticut. Reports from Yer mont are that nearly all the ice has gone out and this factor will be like ly to minimize danger of property damage in case of a continued rise.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
Phillips, Railroad Board
 Member, Is to Quit Post

Chicago, March 2S.-Albert Phil lips, one of three labor members of the IT. S. Railroad Labor Board, gave notice of his resignation effective April IS, to the secretary of the board today Mir Phillips has been in ill health for several months.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
Half Million Dollar
 Fire in Buffalo Market

Buffalo, March 2S.-Fire caused, s50c,ooo damage in the wholesale district al the Ell street market this morning. The Becker-P -Prentiss Go. was the hsaviest loser, It's stock of groceries valued at s4oo,00O being burned or rulned by water.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
THE WEATHER

Hartford, March 2S--FOrcCast for New Britain and vicinity: CCntinucd unsettled. probably showers tonight and Wednes- day; warmer tonight but cold CT by Wednesday night.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28
S40,000 REALTY TRANSFER
Mrs. Helen Kelly McCabc Sells Block at Corner of Booth and Myrtle Streets.

Mrs. Helen Kelly McCabe, owner of the block at the corner of Booth and Myrtle streets, has sold that property to a New Haven concern which plans to organize in this city for the man. ufacture of automobile accessories.
 The deal which was negotiated through the agency of Carlson, Cash man and Danielson of this city, is understood to involve approximately s40,000.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-28

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
TREASURY ROW
BREAKS AGAIN
Ohio Congressman Ask Harding to
Reinstate c. c. Childs, Sus-
pended by Mellon.

Warrington. May 26.-The Blair
Dover controversy in the treasury,
described yesterday as closed" by
Secretary Mellon, was again laid
before President Harding today
with presentation of a petition sign
ed by more than dozen members
of the Ohio delegation in congress
asking the reinstatement of c. c..
Childs of Ohio. former supervisor
of collectors of the internal rev.
enue bureau.
Almost coincident with the pre-
septation it became known that
Frederick Geilinger of West Vir-
ginia, a special assistant in the ac-
counts unit of the bureau. had been
suspended pending investigation of
charges against him. Mr.. Geilinger
was appointed by A D. Supner,
deputy commissioner, who was dis
placed on Tuesday, along with Mr..
Chflds, on order of Secretary Me1
lon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
MATHILDE HAS
= DAD NAMED AS
HER GUARDIAN
NolU Society Wonders
IF She'll JiIt Max
Oser.

Chicago, May 26. - Speculation
over the result of Miss Mathilde
McCormick's engagement to Max
OSer, Swiss riding master, was re-
aewed today following the appoint
ment of her father, Harold F. Nc
Cormick, head of the International
Harvester, as her guardian. Mr.
Mccormick was made his daugh-
ter's legal guardian on her own pc
tition.
Immediately the question arose
as to whether Miss Mccormick
made the move to provide an easy
way out of the engagement to the
Swiss horseman, or whether the
court action was taken to hasten
the marriage. Neither Miss Nc
Cormick nor her father were pres
ent to tell.
Swiss laws require a girl of Miss
McCOrmick's age to obtain the con-
sent of her parents or guardian to
marry. 1t was pointed out that if
Miss Mccormick wishes to cancel
her engagement to Oser she needs
only to have her father refuse his
consent. On the other hand if Miss
Mathilde wishes an early marriage
she must have a guardian who will
approve it
When Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick
were divorced each of the three
children. Harold F., Jr, Muriel and
Mathilde, was given the choice of
residing with father or mother.
Each chose the father.
The guardian petition also re
vealed that Miss Mccormick is not
wealthy in her own right. She stat
ed her whole personal property
amounts to only $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
ARREST TWO FOR
PRIESTS DEATH
Man and Wife, Former JanitOr and
HOusekeeper, Are Held on
Murder Charge.

Chicago, May 26.-Charles Mag
ewski, former janitOr at st. Flor
ence Catholic church. and his
bride, Stella Patracki. former
housekeeper for Rev. Father Flor
ian ChodniewicZ, who was suppos-
edly shot to death by burglar four
months ago, are held by the police
for the murder of the priest.
Miss Patracki, it was learned,
came to America from Poland to
save her family name Her baby
was born on the steamship. F-ther
Chodniewicz refused to unite his
janitor and housekeeper in mar
riage. Shortly after the priest was
shot to death the couple was mar
ried in a parish where they were
unknown.
The janitor is said to have con-
fided in a friend who gave the in
formation to the police.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
INDICT LEIGH
FOR KIDNAPPING
Detective Who Figured in Stiliman
Case is Held on Charges Of
Swiss Butler.

New York. May 26.-Edmund
Leigh, private detective who fig
ured in the Stillman case, today
was indicted for kidnapping and
overlapping with his assistant.
Peter Larson, in connection with
the charge by August Probst, Swiss
butler, that an attempt had been
made to railroad him out of the
country because of a love affair
with a Pittsburgh society girl.
Leigh testified recently that he
and a lawyer representing James
A Stillman, New York banker, paid
Fred Beauvais. Indian correspond
ent in the divorce suit against Mrs.
Anna U. Stillman, $4,000 for four
love letters puporting to have been
written by her to the guide.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
MEN, DO YOU USE
THESE? NO? THEN
YOU'VE NO GLASS

Avalon. Santa Catalina Island,
Cal. MAY 26.-Eyery man who
LAYS claim to any class at all
has his pet shade Of face pow
der. his particular fragrance in
toilet water. his favOrite flavor
in shaving soap and his distinc-
tive preference in nail polish"
F. NJ. Head of Los Angeles de
clared here in an address before
the 18th annual convention Of
the California Pharmaceutical
association.
The up-to-date man seeks TO
make himself just as attractive
to women as they are supposed
TO strive TO make themselves to
men," Mr.. Head said Drug
gists must recognize the fact
that men now constitute a great
and rapidly growing percentage
of the toilet articles. and they
must make greater efforts to ac-
| commodate this class Of patron
age"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
AUTO IS HIT BY
TRAIN; | DEAD
William s. Kenyon, 42, Travelling
Salesman, Killed by Burlington
in Aurora

Aurora, Ill. May William 6.
Kenyon. AZ. a travelling salesman,
was killed and S. J. ManOn was
badly injured today when an auto
mobile in which they were riding
was struck by an east-bound fast
mail train on the Burlington route
railroad at the Fox crossing in the
heart of the city The crossing is
largely hidden by falsework, erect
ed in connection with track elSya-
ton construction, and is at the bot
tom of a short steep hill.
Witnesses say that DR.. Kenyon
did not see the fiagman wave him
back
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
CHECKS OF
ARMOUR GO
in RECORD
Show Packer Paid $129,
GIG Interest on State
Funds.

Waukegan, Ill, May 26.-(By the
Associated Pres $50 - Interest
checks paid by Armour & Co. to
the late Senator Edward C. Curtis,
Grant Park, on loans of state funds
deposited in his Grant Park bank,
were read into the records today
in the trial of Governor Len Small
The checks, totalling S126,616,
were identified by George 4.
Holmes, assistant auditor of the
Continental and Commercial bank
of Chicago. The witness also iden-
titled checks paid to Mr.. Small,
then state treasurer, as interest or
state funds deposited in the Con-
tinental and Commercial bank.
Mr.. Holmes produced duplicate
copies of the accounts of Mr.. Small,
Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Ster-
ling and the Grant Park Trust &
Savings bank with the Continental
& Commercial National bank. They
were admitted in evidence without
being read at this time.
With these sheets and a pile of
cashiers checks already intro
duced and identified, James H.
Wilkerson, assistant attorney gen
eral, began the slow task of at
tempting to trace out each indi-
vidual tranaction. A number of
S500,000 checks, drawn on the state
treasury, were so identified.
Waukegan, H., May 26.-(By the
Associated Press )-The state may
complete the presentation OF its
case against Governor Len Small
by the last of next week, according
to James H. Wilkerson, assistant
attorney general. Presentation Of
documentary evidence will be near
ly complete at adjournment time
tonight. The state has introduced
considerably more than 1000 sep
arate documents so far.
Miller Important Witness.
Next weeks most important wit
ness is expected to be Edward E.
Miller, present state treasurer.
More than 250 witnesses who have
been subpoenaed by the state re-
main to be called, but probably few
of them ever will be heard. The
majority are minor clerks and en-
ployes of banks and other business
houses whose testimony will not be
taken.
At adjournment time last night
the prosecution had just begun to
delve into the question of interest
checks paid by the Fort Dearborn
bank to the late Senator Edward
C. Curtis and Vernon Curtis, al
legged co-conspirators with the gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor
Fred E Sterling.
Today's witnesses are expected
to follow up this line of inquiry.
State Was Robbed!
1t is the contention of the prose-
eution that state funds were loaned
through the Grant Park bank,
owned by the Curtis brothers, to
the big five" packers and only q
small part of the interest earned
returned to the state.
The defense claims that the
Grant Park bank was a bona fide
institution and paid the state two
per cent interest, or the same rate
paid by other banks borrowing state
funds and the rate fixed by the
Chicago clearing house for open
accounts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
ELECTRICAL STORM KILLS 3. HURTS 6
GunbOaf Nashville, Famous
Lizzie of the Navy, Sold To
Be Rebuilt as German Ship

practically all of the material in
her hull will be available for use
again"
Heroine of Spanish War.
The Nashville was built here in
the early '90's at time when the
industrial depression in the United
States was very great. The city
was then less than half of its pres
ent size. The Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company
secured the contract to build her
practically at cost prices because
business was so dull that it was
necessary to keep the expert per
sonnel of the yards together. She
was put into commission and as
one of the vessels of the White
Squadron" of the United States
navy she was in various sections of
the world. At the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war the Nash
vile was hurriedly painted a drab
gray and hustled to sea where she
had the honor of capturing the first
prize of the war. 1t was a marine
guard from the Nashville that in
tervened in Hayti to save foreign
lives and property when interven-
ton was necessary there. Her flag
has been flown in the harbor of
nearly every important port in he
world.
Once Recruiting Ship.
In the interests of recruiting for
the American navy, before it be-
came necessary to reduce the en-
listed strength to its present fig
ures, the Nashville made many voy-
ages and her officers administered
the oath to many men who added to
the glory of the nayy's history in
the recent war. On one occasion
she penetrated the Mississippi as
far as Cairo, III, where many
young farmer boys exchanged the
plow for the honored livery Of
Uncle Sam.
During the recent war the Nash
vile was on duty in the Atlantic
and in the Mediterranean. For
months she cruised out of Clio
raltar seeking German submarines.
1t is likely that her plates will be
used to make a German passenger
liner and it is we'll within the
day she again will appear in new
guise in this very port where she
originally was constructed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
FINDS SERUM TO
KILL SLEEPING
SICKNESS GERM
DR.. RosenosD TSoIoteS
Bacilii Causing
Disease.

st Louis, Mo, May pa serum
which when injected into human
beings in the early stages of sleep
ing sickness has produced a cure
has been discovered by DR.. E. c.
Rosenow of Rochester, Mimi, he
announced today. DR.. Rosenow is
attending the annual convention of
the American Medical association
in session here.
Dr. Rosenow exhibited motion
pictures of experiments he has
made, tending to show he has iso-
lated the hitherto unknown germ
which caused this disease. The
pictures showed the germ injected
into rabbits and monkeys and pro-
ducing the identical conditions ex-
isting in men and women suffering
from the disease.
Is Brain AffIictiOn.
The disease. it was explained, is
disease of the brain, which pro-
duces unnatural sIeepiness, or coz
trarily an unnatural wakefulLess,
or, again, muscular spasms, such
as severe jerking of the head.
The death rate is about thirty per
cent, he stated.
DR.. RosenoW said the serum has
immuniZed animals from the germ,
and that he was continuing his ex-
perimentatiOns in the hope of find
ing a complete immunization.
Cures Early Stages.
The serum, he amplified, has
been used on patients in early
stages of the disease, and in sever
al instances has caused the symp-
toms to disappear. In some more
advanced cases it served to check
the affliction, but did not effect a
cure, and in still other cases. no eff
feet was noticeable, DR.. Rosenow
added.
DR.. Rosenow is well known in
the tri-cities, having spent several
weeks here during the infantfle par
aIysis epidemic in 1916-1917. Dur
ing that time he was in charge of
several cases in Rock Island and
Davenport, and his work in hand
ling the disease brought him prom
inence in his profession.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26
POLICEMAN IS
SHOT BY NEGRO
AT JOLIET, ILL.
Escapes on Freight
Train Bound For
Chicago.

Chicago, May 26.-Detectives to-
day searched a Rock Island Lines
freight train when it arrived in
Blue Island fa- negro, 25 years
old, who early this morning shot
and probably mortally wounded
Sergeant John Beck, so years old,
of the Joliet Qll) police force.
Witnesses who saw Beck shot re-
ported that his assailant boarded a
Chicago freight train and
the detective bureau here was noti-
fed.
Squads of policemen were sent
later to south suburbs to start a
man hunt following a later mes
sage from Joliet, which gave a par
tial description of the man.