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New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
RUM PIPE LINE IS
 FOUND BY AGENTS
Dry 'Sleuths Find Regular Route of Bootleggers Around New Orleans.

New Orleans, Dec. 22.-Agents of the bureau of internal revenue have
 discovered new rum pipe line" with headquarters in New Orleans and branches in seven states, 1t was said here today. The "line" operated by la syndicate of bootleggers with a regular schedule of shipments has been in operation several months and
 has transported millions of dollars worth of liquor. federal agents said. Two other rum rings" one of which established receiving station in Chi cago and specialized on train porters carrying suitcase lots and the other operating by means of express ship ments transporting cases of liquor in tin cases as well as in trunks have been disbanded as result of inves- tigatlon by federal agents the author tiles claimed the new syndicate en- ploys regular salesmen who travel from New Orleans and branch sta tons scattered throughout Texas and in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City. Cincinnati, Memphis. Nashville and Birmingham. Each agent federal of ficers said pose as a travelling sales man and carries large sample cases"
 Arrests will be made soon the fed eral men announced.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
NEW YORK UNCOVERS
 PITIFUL TRAGEDY
Grandfather, Christmas Time Suicide at Grave of, Granddaughter He
 InnOcently Slew.

New York, Dec. 22.-Two men hur- lawn cemetery yesterday bent for the grave of little girl. One was de- tective, the other the father of the little girl.
 They turned in the path and saw the grave. Upon it was sprawled the body of an old man, a bullet through the temple. A pistol. one cartridge gone, lay beside him. ssh li
 Neither of the men spoke, but as the detective, unconsciously oprofes- sional, picked up the pistol, his com panion stared at the body quietly, not |seeing. Instead a picture of his home, one night months ago, came to him. Ssq Six years old Emma Fuchs had dressed as a gypsy, to give grandpa some fun when he came home." Grandpa knocked at the door, and Emma scurried beneath the table. Grandpa came in, and smiling, coun- |terfeited fear of the little stranger who popped from beneath the table. To add to the acting. he playfully point
 
 ed pistol he had picked from a dresser, at the little gypsy
 There was shot. The little girl fell. When the police came, Grandpa was holding Emma. the little gypsy" in his arms. She was dead.
 The man standing by the grave saw the drama again, and he saw Grand pa as he had been since that day, lonely, breeding, thoughtful. Even a day or two ago, Grandpa, no longer a grandpa, but just Ernest Fuchs, had glanced in the windows of toy shops, more than ordinarily rich with Christ mas gifts.
 Then the man by the grave saw grandpa leaving the house yesterday for a visit to Greenlawn cemetery"
 And Charles Fuchs with the detec- tive beside him stopped staring at the
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
ROBBER SUSPECTS HELD
Two Chicago Men Arrested For Com plicity in Thefts Fgregating About Half Million Dollars.

Chicago, Dec. 22. - Two men, al- legged members of gang of robbers which the police say has obtained $500.000 in operations throughout the Mississippi valley were under arrest here today. Associates of the men were being sought.
 More than $70,000 in Liberty bonds, stocks, warehouse receipts for whis- key and bonds were recovered. One man. police said had complete plan of the state penitentiary at Joliet. Ill.
 Chef of Detectives Hughes asserted information given by the men in cus- tody implicated seven others.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
GIVES DINNER PARTY
 AND SHOOTS HIMSELF
Pittsburgh Host Starts the Player Piano As Guests Dine, Then
 Takes His Own Life

Pittsburgh, Dec. PA dinner party at the home of c. K. Kehn. in honor of Edward Peterson, had a tragic finale last night. While the last course was being served Peterson excused himself.
 T want to put piece on the player piano" he explained.
 A moment later came the notes of Let the Rest of the World Go By" and then the report of revolver.
 reterson, with bullet through his brain, was found leaning against the piano dead.
 We have not learned the cause" {" said the Coroner.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
RESCUES PUPILS BY
 CHOKING MAD DOG
Georgia Harrington, Teacher Bitten
 On Both Hands-Two Boys as Attacked

New York, Dec. 22.-Miss Georgia Harrington, teacher in the Madison School of Newark, was bitten on both hands by mad dog yesterday after she had bravely rescued three of her young boy pupils from the animal. The children were being marshaled into the hallway for their Christmas exercises when the mad dog ran in and began snapping at the youngsters. Before Miss Harrington could reach the dog. Harold Schorr, 13, was bitten on the right cheek and Harold Stew ems, 12, on both his hands.
 The dog then jumped for the throat of Francis Booker, 6, just as Miss Harrington went to the rescue. Shouting to the children to get a policeman, Miss Harrington got a strangle hold on the dog after a struggle in which she was bitten on each hand. She was holding the dog on the floor with a firm grip when the policeman arrived. The policeman hit the animal on the head with the butt of his revolver and rendered 1t insensible.
 Miss Harrington then walked to a telephone and summoned physician, who on her insistence treated the children before her wounds were cauterized. After the children were sent home Miss Harrington continued her school duties.
 The dog, owned by Benjamin Kes- ner of TIP Springfield avenue, Is being examined by the Newark health de- partment to determine whether he has rabies.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
MAIL ORDER SALES GROW.
Sears, Roebuck X Co. Up 30 Per Cen
 and MOntgOmery Ward & Go. 5Oa

Chicago. Dec. 22.--Sears, Roebuck & Co.'S sales for December are ex- pected to show an increase of from 30 to 35 per cent. over a year ago Those of Montgomery Ward x Co, are expected to show gain of nearly 50 per cent above December, 1921.
 It was reported that Sears, Roe buck & Co. would close 1922 with $17,000,000 debts and in April would call their s16,500,000 notes due next October, but President Rosenwald said: We have had no such plan in mind"
 We have had a large business" he added. "the heaviest for December, at least in respect to the number of orders, on record. In the first two and a half weeks we averaged at the rate of more than 100000 orders weekly in the four stores. Prices averaged little less than year ago."
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
BRITISH PRESS IS
 UNUSUALLY CAUTIOUS
Even Frank Skepticism Marks Dis- cussion of Press of Proposed
 American Relief.

London. Dec. 22.--Considerable cau- ton amounting sometimes to frank skepticism is manifested by this morn ing's newspapers in the discussion of the proposal for an American com mission to visit Germany. Some of the papers bring forward semi-offi- cial denials that Great Britain has re- |ceived confirmation of the proposal and warn against putting facts in these American 'canards."
 In. quarters where it is admitted as that Germany initiated such
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22

Ia proposal the idea is received with a strong suspicion of Teutonic motive.
 Tt would be most unwise." writes the financial editor of the Post ito allow these constant rumors of Am- |erican intervention to divert attention
 from the one undoubted fact of the situation namely, that the next cash
 installment of the reparations is due January 15 and that it behooves the allies to come to a definite conclusion
 in the meantime regarding the course
 to be adopted unless Germany previ- ously presents satisfactory proposals"
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
MOVE AGAINST COMPOSER

Injunction Granted to Prevent Father Lorenzo Perosi From Disposing of His Property.
 Rome, Dec. 22, (By Associated Press) An injunction was granted in court here today against Father Lor- enzo Perosi, noted composer of church music. restraining him from disposing of his property. This was done at the request of Abbe Perosi's family with a view. it was explained. to protect ing his famous oratorios and other musical compositions. Only three of these have been published, the man. uscripts of. the remainder being in his personal possession, and consid- cred by his family to be unsafe, owing to his mental condition which was de- scribed as growing worse.
 Rome dispatches last May an- nounced that Abbe Perosi had been examined by three physicians, called in consultation by his family and that the doctors had issued statement saying they had prescribed isolation and rest for him after having found him subject to wandering ideas.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22

grave, leaned over and softly touched his fathers cold hands. The detective prepared to report "a suicide in Greenlawn cemetery"
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
SPEAKER RANKS SECOND
House of Representatives Speaker in Philippine Islands Has Second h. cense Plate to be Issued for Autos.

Manila. P. l., Dec. 22. - Senate President Manuel L. Quezon's auto mobile license number today is num- Der two, that of the governor general being number one as formerly. Here tofore, the license number of the au- tomobile of the speaker of the house of representatives has been number two, but the claim was made that the president of the senate should out rank the speaker
 At official social functions the speaker of the house also has been given precedence over the president of the senate. The qu6htion of pre- cedence became the cause of much discussion but it was finally dcided that the following order should pre- Vail: Governor general, governor, rresident of the senate and speaker of the house.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22

We are prepared to cater to your wants for Christmas. Sal ads, Olives, Pickles, Walnut Meats, Almonds, in fact, every thing-even Roast Stuffed Tur- keys!
New Britain herald., 1922-12-22
TURKEYS TURKEYS

Don't worry about the high
 cost of Turkeys. You can get one here Roasted and Stuffed, all ready for the table. 6 lbs. aver- age
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
DETECTIVES IN RAID
MISTAKEN FOR BANDITS
Arrest One as Drug Dealer.
Three as Addicts.

Detectives Quisiey and Tastorini OF
the Narcotic Squad. making raid with
drawn revolvers In hallway at Eighty
first street and First avenue last night,
we're mistaken for holdup men by ex-
cited pedestrians. who called for the
police. Several uniformed men were
soon at the scene OF the trouble and
assisted the detectives in arresting Paul
Cobb. a.. OF 103 East 105th street f.
Thomas Mangan. "a. OF 230 East Sew
entieth street; John Murray. "a, of 22s
East Eighty-ninth street. and David
NASH. 25. of 1880 Second avenue. Cobb
was charged with selling heroin and the
others were taken in custody as addicts
The detectives said they had suspected
tnat the hallway was being used for the
sale OF drugs. When they entered II last
right they were confronted by the four
men, who resisted arrest. The detectives
with their revolvers drawn. were crowd
ing the four men into the street wnen
pedestrians saw them.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
BLAST OF MANHOLE
STARTS BOMB PANIC
Financial District in an Upr0ar
and Many Have Narrow
Escapes.
STEEL HAIL HURTS TWO
Sidewalks Are Dented and
Chunk of Granite Is Cut
From Building.
STEEL HAIL HURTS TWO

Amanho!e cover Of the sort two men
can scarcely lift flew Off at Rector street
and Broadway yesterday afternoon at
l :35 with roar and flare of flame
and scared as high as the clock in old
Trinity. Before it's shattered bits rained
down among pedestrians on crowded
sidewalks the financial district was in
the first stages of panic.
IT. seemed certain to frightened per-
sons lodging bits of iron that bomb
had exploded. The sight of several men
flung fiat in the muddy street and es-
pecially of one man with bleeding cash
in his scalp. who had been hurled across
Broadway, intensified the fear.
In the offices of the Central Trust
Company. so Broadway. directly oppo-
site from the explosion. some one
grabbed a telephone and called the
Broad Street Hospital.
Send ambulances" he called. There's
been big explosion"
AmbuIancex Arrive.
The hospital authorities acted quickly
and scarcely had croWds who had taken
refuge in doorways come surging back
and before a report had reached Police
Headquarters two ambulances had
brought four doctors.
Why the >manhole fragments, which
dented sidewalks and cut a big chunk
of granite out Of the steps of Shearson
Eammilll & Co, of 73 Broadway, did not
kill or injure scores was bit OF good
fortune.
The most severely injured man, Leo
w. Twombly. employed by the Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemical Company OF
Rector street, said In the Broad Street
Hospital he had never been nearer
death during his service in a navy trans
port
"I was turning into Rector street
when I saw a fare" he said. THE
next thing I knew l was on the other
side of Broadway, with one of my
fingers ripped to the bone and with big
cut in my head. / tried to get UP. but
fell back against building" He was
able to go to his home in East Orange
Milton Hauer of AZ East Eighty-sixth
street who said he was in the importing
business, got a face filled with dirt.
Reserves Are Called.
The crowd that dashed toward the
still flaming manhole blocked Broadway.
Mounted Patrolman Arthur Hensler and
Patrolmen Harry Vroom and William
Wallace of the Old Slip precinct fought
back the curious until Sergeant Edward
Dwyer. a special squad and the reserves
arrived.
A truck owned by the American Rail-
way Express Company, driven by SAM
uel Nussbaum, added to the confusion
by dropping one wheel into the open
hole. 1t was extricated by emergency
men who arrived from the gas, cleo
tricity and other companies, and opened
up nearby manholes.
The manhole was not one of the sewer
openings but led to a small chamber
housing telephone and electric cable con-
duits. A gang from the Department OF
Water Supply pierced the pavement
with bars near the manhole while hunt
ing for leaks in the water mains and
probably caused an explosion.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
RAISE GRANITE STATE
TO FINISH DESTRUCTION
Old Frigdfe to Be Soluaged by
J. p. Mulholland.

The charred hulk of the old frirate
Granite State was raised from her mud
bed at Ninety-sixth street and the Hud-
son River yesterday. in preparation for
removal TO some unfrequented mud flat.
where she may be burned. Great der
ricks OF the Merritt & Chapman Wreck
Ing Company lifted the hulk. while
pumps worked to suck the water from
the hold. The holes made in the sides
last May, when she was swept by fire.
had been patched up by divers.
Joseph +. Mulholland of the Mulhol-
land Machinery Corporation. who bought
la the wreck for $1,000, will salvage
everything worth saving. He expects
70 profit through the disposal of 2.5OO
peajackets, 1000 officers coats. 2.50O
uniforms and 1000 rifles and automatic
pistols, all of which are in the hold of
the frigate.
The Granite State. long used as train
ing ship for the Naval Militia. was built
in Portsmouth In 1918. AS the New
Hampshire she was fought in the civil
war,
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
FIRE APPARATUS WILL
BE ALL MOTOR MARCH I
Contracts Are Let for Last
Twenty Machines.

with the installation OF twenty new
machines, for which contracts have been
placed, motorization of the New York
Fire Department will be complete by
March, Fire Chief John Kenlon said last
night in an address at testimonial din
ner of the Lieutenants Association OF
the Fire Department in the Hotel Com
modore. Since motorization was begun
the Fire Department has purchased and
tested out I .016 pieces of motor appara-
tus at an average cost of $4,000 each.
With complete motorization, Chief
Kenlon said. the efficiency of the Fire
Department will be increased fivefod
and It will be possible to mobilize 100
pieces OF fire fighting apparatus and
1000 men in any part OF the city within
half an hour.
Fire losses In 1921 amounted to $751;
900. 900. the chief said. while property.
valuation was sec, 1000. 900 He said there
is not minute OF the day or night
when n fire Is not burning somewhere.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
Ships Prow Chops Whale in Two,
Giving South Shore Cap'ns a Tip

The Aamagansett capns should hire
liner II they want 10 be certain OF
knocking out the next whale that de-
rslvely spouts at them off the beach.
The Presldente Wilson OF the Cosulich
fleet, might give the Amagansett har-
pooners some points. perhaps fourteen.
on the art of killing whales. as she
reported yesterday on her arrival from
Mediterranean ports that she had cut a
great bull whale in two In midocean.
The big fellow was apparently taking a
drifting slesta when the steel PROV OF
the liner transported him from one sleep
TO the other that knows no waking.
The lookouts did not notice the whale.
but they were Jared like the rest Of the
ships company when the liner carved
her way straight through the big body
The New York herald., 1922-01-19

of the cetacean. Passengers wondered
whether or not the Presidente Wilson
had hit submerged wreck. but when
they looked over the sides they saw that
the water was stained and presently the
head of the whale appeared on the port
side and the other end on the starboard
That Is why the skipper. Capt. Ettiore
Ear, reported having run down whale.
although nobody aboard saw him before
the ship hit something that must have
been him. For a while the foamy wake
of the liner was crimsoned by the whale.
other ships have speared and killed
whales. including the old North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, which long before the war deco
rated her bow with part OF a whale
she had run down.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
ALLAN RYAN SAILS:
NAME NOT ON LIST
Has Nothing to Say on Sfutz
Case, Nor Reveals Plans.

Allan A. Ryan sailed yesterday by the
French liner Paris, after taking the pre-
caution to have his name omitted from
the passenger list. He made no effort
to conceal himself or his identity when
seen leaning against the rail on the
promenade deck, gazing toward the pier.
apparently expecting somebody, who
failed 20 appear.
Mr.. Ryan was asked IL he would like
to make a statement about the Stutz
Automobile Company or the suits against
him because of stock transactions. and
he said he had nothing to say
Mr.. Ryan talked jocularly about things
other than his legal troubles. but re-
fused to say what part of Europe he
was going to and how long he would
stay abroad. He said he had been very
busy" during the morning hours with
his family" Only q few passengers
knew that Mr.. Ryan was on board
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
NEW TRANSIT PLAN
SOON, SAYS MILLER
Believes Commission Has
Reached Definite Point i'm
Investigation.
Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Jan. Is.
New York will have its new transit
plan. reorganizing it's municipal railway
system, within a few weeks, Gov. Miller
expects. Expressing his complete graft
fication with the decision of the Court of
Appeals sustaining the important prin-
ciples for which he fought so hard last
year, the Governor said to-day that he
believed "a definite plan is almost COM
pleted.
1t is known that the Governor and the
commission he named are confident that
this definite plan" will solve the bad
transit muddlc which has been getting
more and more tangled in New York
year after year for the last decade un-
til 1t has become almost hopeless.
Asked to comment on the Court of
Appeals decision, the Governor said:
THE decision could not be more graft
flying because it disposes not merely of
the somewhat technical questions upon
which the Court might have put the
decision, but the broad question upon
which the validity of the act depends"
Have you an idea how soon the Tran
sit Commissions plan may ba ready?
was asked.
am NV IL Pioplct, pul eefy
1t would be matter of weeks instead
of months. l should say that the COM
mission has arrived at point at which
1t ought to be ready 20 submit n plan
covering the whole SITUATION in New
York"
Commenting on the memorandum filed
by Judges Cardozo Crane and Hogan, on
one point the Governor said
That memorandum emphasizes the
fact that majority of the court have
decided the whole case The three
Judges reserve judgment on that which
they thought it was not necessary to de-
eide but the Importance of the question
was such and the question, raised was
such that a majority of the court de-
cided, and I think wisely, all the ques-
tiOns nt this time,
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
YOUTHFUL BIGAMIST
BLAMES 1T ON LARK

When Leroy Andrews. "a. of 9S1 Union
avenue. The Bronx, was arraigned be-
fore County Judge Louis d. Gibbs in
The Bronx yesterday on a charge OF
bigs1ny his mother told the court her
son had married n second woman "in
n spirit of mischief and then had ap-
pealed to her to get him out of It.
Andrews was married first in January.
1919. according to the testimony of wife
No. /. and In February. 1921. took his
second matrimonial step. Testifying in
his own behalf. he said the second mar
riage was "the result OF a lark"
Judge Gibbs. holding the testimony
in the case TO be conflicting. sus spended
sentence and directed Andrews to re-
port to a probation officer once week
for five years. The young man, ignor-
ing the appeals OF both wives, left the
court room with his mother
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
FLYPAPER IS USED
BY FIRE ESCAPE THIEF
Deadens Sound of Breaking
Glass, Police Say.

William O'Brien. 20. who said he lived
in Buffalo. was arrested by Detectives
Cosso and Burns of the fremont avenue
station in The Bronx after they had
chased him four blocks along Ryer ave-
nue. and the Concourse and had fred six
shots at him. He was locked up charged
with robbing the apartment of Mrs. Alice
Watson of 2342 Rye- avenue.
Police say O'Brien's method of enter
ing apartments has been to go down the
Gre escape to n window, paste a sheet
Of fypaper over the glass to deaden the
sound and then sssash the window. The
use of fypaper, they said, is something
new in The Bronx. although 1t is
common practice for thieves to paste
paper over glass they desire to break in.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
New Rochelle Rejects
Marvellous Carrousel

TASOS POLYCHRON, Legore
Mellas and John Cakouras
have started manlamus pro-
ceedings to compel New Rochelle
city authorities to permit them to
construct and operate a merry-go-
round at the entrance to Hudson
Park.
In the application for the order
Polychron, Mellas and Cakouras
say their merry-go-round will be
an instrument of rare beauty, fur
nishing music and harmony of the
highest type. But even in spite of
this residents of the district, the
Mayor said, told him they did not
want 1t, so ne refused 0o issue the
permit.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
TEN GUARD HOEY TO PRISON.

William Hoey. convicted Of the mur.
der OF Patrolman Daniel J. Neville.
was taken by Sheriff Percy Nagle and
nine deputies yesterday to Sing Sing
prison 10 begin a term of twenty years
to life imprisonment. Nine other pris-
oners were taken TO Ossining.
Additional guards were used because
It was feared Hoey's friends might
make trouble
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
WIFE SLAYER SENTENCED.

alexander Szeles OF Perth Amboy. who
murdered his wife following a drinking
bout on Christmas Day. was sentenced
to life Imprisonment yesterday by Su-
preme Court Justice James J. Bergen In
the County Court at New Brunswick.
The murder followed quarrel with Mrs
Szeles. who also had been drinking
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
Black Spanish Lace
Silk---36 in.---$2.05

Beautiful heavy quality
Of all-over lace-so soft
and silky that it drapes
exquisitely.
Stunning large designs, OF
conventional floral patterns;
square mesh effects in many of
the popular patterns are re-
sponsible for some Of the sea-
sons most charming models.
Desirable not only for entire
gowns, but for sleeves, sashes
and panels on crepe and satin
gowns. First Floor, Old Bldg.
The New York herald., 1922-01-19
Hurt Luggage

Hurt luggage. Hurt prices. Pleased customers. For
the hurts of the luggage small and do not make the
goods less servceabe While the hurt the prices sub
stantial and means money in the pocket.
104 pieces The leather pieces good stout cow
hide. Main Floor Old Building