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New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
MAY RAISE WAGES OF
 LAB0RERS ON STRIKE
Compromise Between Public Works Board and Work.
 men Expected

Indications are that a compronjse between the striking employees of the board of public works and the citv Will he effected by the granting of a wage increase to 40 cents an hour. but without a half holiday on satur- day with pay
 NO action will be taken in the mat. ter until the bossSd sits Monday eve. nlnE. In the mlaat.me. however. the employees wjG be allowed to return to work if they so desire, but under the same conditions as existed when thev la1d down their picks and shoye1s Wednesday, City Engineer Joseph D. Williams says.
 Although they claim to have had q half holiday on Saturday with nav for the past IS years, employees renra- sented by committee that called at the of1lce of the Herald this morning, said they would be willing to give that idea up if they were given an opportunity to earn a living wage. This they said. could be made DOS slble by six nine hour working days a week, making 54 hours in all, at the rate of 40 cents an hour. At present they receive but 35 cents.
 Expressions of public works con- mlssloners indicate feeling in favor of granting the desired wage increase. As expressed by one member, the work is there to be done and the board wants it done, therefore there ,an be no objections to granting extra hours.
 The idea of granting a half holiday With pay is almost without q single supporter on the board, it is believed. t has been said that before granting hat concession the board would lward the several jobs now in course If construction to private contra ctors.
 The few men who remained on the ob and all foremen are at work today sand on the roads where 'il is being placed.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
CONGRESSlMEN KILL PLAN
 WITHHOLDING GOVT AID
 FROM SHZPSHA HZNC BOOZE
MAYOR WILL ACCEPT
 TWO ASSOCIATIONS Hjerpe and kranOwitz Will Leave Board of Fire
 Commissioners Today

Mayor Angelo NJ. Paonessa will ac- cept the resignations of ex-Chairman Emil Hjerpe and Commissioner w. c. kranowitz from the board of fire commissioners, today, but will not make announcement of their success sors for several days at least, he has stated
 Mir. Hjerpe and Mir. kranowitz the former a republican and the latter a democrat, left the fire board follow ing the election of Commissioner John Keevers as chairman over ex-Chair- man HJerpe. The vote stood two to one for keevers, the chairman elect and Commissioner John Rogers cast ing the votes deciding the election. Commissioner kranowitz voted for Hjerpe, while the deposed chairman did not take part in the election at all.
 After receiving the notices to quit the board, the mayor conferred with the two commissioners. It was made plain to Paonessa that the only con sideration under which they would return to the city service would be the replacement of Messrs. keevers and Rogers by new commissioners. This the mayor declined to do.
 Discussing the situation this morn ing, Mayor Paonessa said there is nothing for him 10 do now but to grant the requests of Messrs. Hjerpe and kranowitz that they be relieved of further duties on the fire board.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
WILL RUSH WORK ON
 NEW SWIMMING POOL
Mayor Plans Conference With Park Commission
 CTS to Get More Action

Mayor A M. Paonessa is making an effort to get in touch with members of the board of park commissioners today in an effort to speed up work on a public swimming pool in the north end park.
 Mayor Paonessa has always been an advocate of the idea of construct ing a swimming pool and wading pond for the children in the north end of the city, feeling that such project would furnish boundless recreation for the little ones,
 For this summer at least, the mayor is in favor of temporary ar rangement without concrete walls or base. To attempt to construct the pool in such a way as to make it permanent would hold up the work for too long a period, the mayor feels. and with hot weather likely to come along at any time he is anxious to have all possible haste made, he ex- plains.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
ALMOST $500 SECURED FOR SUMMER CAMPERS Herald Fresh Air Fund Still Needs Many More
 Dollars.
CONTRIBUTORS TO FUND FOR
 FRESH AIR FARM
Total Today :.

io'hi ioddy '...'.s @Jo'Ao
 The first three days of the cam paign for funds for the support of the Fresh Air Camp in Burlington saw nearly, not quite, $1oo in the ac- count which The Herald will turn over to the committee in charge While this does not represent the sum needed it is a good start and it is anticipated that there will be sub staRtial additions to the amount be- fore very long. In fact. we are noti- fled that the New Britain lodge of E'lks has voted to give s1oo, fol-
 lowing the precedent that the lodge established last year.
 With the sum now in the posses sion of The Herald it will be pos sible to give ten children a vacation of two weeks in the hills of Burling- ton, where they will add to their bodily health and derive great pleas ure. While the pleasure to the chill dren. is of secondary importance to the camp authorities the greatest realization point" being the mended health of the youngsters-that alone IS WOTIn lH6 ilOlleS IlldL lS spent oll the campers.
 There are few that will begrudge the happiness to the children that their subscriptions afford. There are still less who can ignore the great benefit to the heAltk of the young sters that comes shoIat throus,s the vacation. It is worthy .Faarity indeed
 The committee wishes all of New Britain to be interested. to know what is being done and to lend hand to it's accomplishment Small subscrlp- tions are as welcome as big ones. If you wish a dollars worth of satisfac- ton in aiding good cause-send quarter to the Fresh Air Fund of The Herald Dividends will be paid you in realization that you have done your duty well-particnlarly if you will take pains to visit the camp or look over one of the boarders before and after taking" two weeks of outdoor exercise.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
MUCH MARRIED WOMAN
Louisville Man Seeks to Have His Wedding Annulled--Claims His Wife Has Seven Husbands.

Louisville, June 16.-Charging that Mrs. Dovery Clopton. now residing near Munfordvile in Hart county Ky, has seven husbands, Roy Clop- ton of this city has filed an annulment petition in the Jefferson circuit court.
 The petition declared that to one of the husbands, himself Mrs. Clopton had been married twics, and that one of them also is the husband ot~her mother. He also stated that she had been married nine times and divorced but once, and addes that none of the husbands is dead.
 The petition recites that Mrs. Clop- ton told Clopton that her other hus- bands are Chris Clchtor, John Sim mons, Ross Smelling, Pat Potter, Charles Russell and Harris.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
15 Year Old Girl Tells
 Of Being Held Captive

Bremerton, Wash. June 16.-That she was held captive six months on a fishing boat was the story told au- thorties here by Grace Rahman, IS, who was taken by her father and police agents from the craft of Elmer Weber, 55. Weber, who is married and has eight children, was arrested. The girl disappeared December 26. Police authorities say she declared Weber seized her on the beach near Bremerton. took her aboard his boat. forced her to don boys clothing and to cut her hair.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
GRADUATION EXERCISES
st. Matthew's Lutheran Parochial School Will Present Diplomas to go This Evening.

Graduation exercises of St. Mat thew's Lutheran parochial school will be held this evening at o'clock. After a. program, to be rendered by pupils of all grades. and remarks by Principal l.. J. Wagner. the Rev. A. |c. Theodore Steeee. pastor, will ad- dress the ass am bly, and the school and present diplomas to the following 20 graduates;
 John Brusick. Paul John Klopp Gustave Mueller, Leonard Arthur Ra- dun. Edgar Henry Steege. Arthur Ferdinand Steinke. William Frederick Suess, William Martin Woitowitz, I.y- dia Bertha Bodach. Elsie Dalke, Adele Eggert, Mabel Edith Hsusmann. Der tha Natalie kalwat. Hulda Knopf. Martha Kuehn. Lillian Agnes Beck ert, Martha Lima Schmidt, Helen Dor othy t'lkus Pauline Zering, Olga Pauline Zitzkat
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
BLAMES WARD FAMILY
 FOR SONS SITUATION
Judge .Criticizes Some of His Relatives-Accused
 Pleads Not Guilty

White Plains N. Y. June 16.--Wal- ter s. Ward, pleaded not guilty today when he was arraigned before Su- preme Court Justice ,Morschauser on an indictment charging first degree murder in connection with the shoot ing of Clarence Peters on May 15.
 When counsel for the wealthy bakers son requested that he be placed on trial immediately he was informed by the court that his case would have to take the same course as that of any other prisoner.
 Referring to the fact that Charley Ross and Jack. said by Ward to have been with Peters when he shot him while attending a blackmailers' tryst, had not been produced, the court continued,
 If you could bring those other two men who you say were with Peters. perhaps you codld get a. speedler trial.'
 When Wards counsel contended that there was no evidence against his client, Justice Morschauser banged his desk and said
 Well he shot him, didn't he? ?"
 Some members of the Ward fam fly who should have been here have not been before the grand jury" said the court. If they had been here it might have helped you.'
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
MASONS DISCLA|M ANY K. K. K. AFFILIATIONS Mass. Grand Master Makes Statement, Denying the
 Allegations

Boston, June 1e.-A letter declar- ing the Ku Klux Klan an unmasonic organization. utterly without Masonic support or sympathy. has been sent to all Masonic lodges of the state by Arthur D. Prince, grand master of the Massachusetts grand lodge.
 The letter. made public here today says that as a grand lodge, We would take no interest in this organization but for the claim made by it's off, cers and organizers that it's member ship is largely Masonic and that it has Masonic approval and support.
 This statement" Mir. Princes let ter continues. lis absolutely false, as the kan has no connection with and neither does it have the support of any Masonic jurisdiction"
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Jumps Six Stories to
 Death, Leaves Apology

New York, June 16.--Mrs Peggy Thompson, young wife of an automo- bile tire salesman, committed suicide today by jumping from the roof of a six story apartment house on the upper west side, Her husband Is now in Cleveland, the police said. She left a note to her sister-in-law, which read; Dear Ann. Sorry to bring this trouble on family and dis grace upon you and John, Tell him of my love. | will see you every day, where l am going.
 PEGGY"
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
OPPOSE APPOINTMENT
Judge F.. $. Thomas Hears Arguments for the Appointment of a Receiver for Angelo Porto of New Haven.

South Norwalk, June 16.-Judge Edwin s. Thomas heard arguments this morning at a special session of the |, S. District Court here for the appointment Of a receiver for Angelo Porto, a private banker of New Ha- ven, who has been declared bankrupt, his liabilities being estimated at sl5o.- 000 and his assets at between s5o,000 and S65.o00. Attorney Arthur Klein of New Haven, representing 2S4 cred itors, whose claims total over sloo,- o00, opposed the appointment of a re- ceiver as 1t was believed that the mat ter could be settled without going to this expense, Judge Thomas reserved his decision on the appointment.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Officials of Latter Are Asked te Attend Confer encc Looking to Co-opera-
  tive Measures.

Cincinnati, Jure 16.- B. Nj. Jewell, president. of the railway employees de- partnent of the American Federation ot Labor, ~as authorized today by the chius of tie railroad shop craft u.,on, to request officers of the Unit ed Minc Workers of America for a ,olnt conference.
 Joint action between the rail men In their threatened strike, with the miners who have been on strike since A2ri 1, will be discussed If MT. 1cwcll's request is approved by the
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Coal Is Mined Again
 At Herrin, H., Fields

Herrin, Ill.,, June 16.-Guarded by two lines Of armed men with ma chine guns, sixty men began the pro- duction of coal at the Lester and Sher- wood strip mine six miles east of here today. II was the first coal mined in Illinois since the miners strike be- came effective April 1, and armed sen- tries guarded the roadway 10 the mines.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
SEEK SIX BOO7LEGGERS
Government Sleuths After Others Be- lieved to Be Implicated in Gigantic Rum Running Plot.

New York, June 16.-Search was being pressed today for six more men sought in connection with the alleged conspiracy whereby alcohol and liquor valued at s1,5oo,0oo in bootleg prices was held to have been taken off the former tramp steamer korona in Mar ragansett Bay on two occasions and landed near City Island.
 Five ocean tugs and harges, alleged to have cleared for Greece. were seized yesterday at New York, New London and New Bedford. and two ar rests were made in this city.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Grade Crossing to Be
 Considered Tonight

meeting of the railroad commit tee and a committee representing the Chamber of Commerce will be held tonight at o'clock in City Hall. The committees will take up the question of abolishing the grade crossing at Clayton An order from the Puhre Utilities Commission ordering the hazard removed has not been car
 ried out -
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16

does not want to attract hippopota- muses, but students. He deplored the modern tendency at schools which proselyte for athletes, placing sports in an exalted position and subordinat- ing the primary aim of q college"
 Games should be played for sheer joy and exercise" Dr. Jones continued, mot to advertise the college and not to gain in notoriety and fame"
 with a declaration that "Haverford
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
RALLROAD UNIONS ARE 70 DISCUSS
 JOINT STRIKE WITH MINE WORKERS
AUTOPSY RESPONSIBLE
Coroner Mix Holds L. B. Hawley at Fault for Death of 76 Year Old Factory Emppye.

New Haven. june 16.--A finding by Coroner Mix today held that Lester E. Hawley, whose machine hit and fatally hurt John Perrie. 75, fac tory employe who was crossing the street on June g, was operating his automobile in q reckless, careless and dangerous manner and that he is re- sponsible for the death.
 The coroner in findings last night exonerated from blaae Miss Frances a school teacher, and Miss Martha A. Milowosl>i of Wethcrsfield, each Of whom killed a child on the citys streets while driving her ma
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
MARCONI STATES HE
 CAN FLASH MESSAGE
 AWAY AROUND WORLD

New York. June 16, (By The Associated Press) .--Senator Guglielmo Marconi of Italy, perfector of wireless, announced today in arrival of his yacht Electra. that experiments which he had conducted on the At lantic had shown that it was possible to flash radio mes- sages around the world.
 Previously, he said, the max mum sending distance that had been esta blished was 12,20o miles between England and the Antipodes.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Charter Revision Will
 Be Started in August

Mayor A, NJ Paonessa is lining up his charter revision committee and will make announcement of those who will serve on that group next month so that the work can he taken up in the early part of August. In addi- ton to a committee of the common council. the senator and two repre- sentatives will be asked to serve.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Bankhead Amendment, Proposing This Penalty for Merchant Marine Vessels, Killed Without Vote
Plan to Fine Any Boats
 With Liquor on Board Is
 Not Acted Upon by Mem-
 bership Today.

Washington. June 16.-Without a record vote the house merchant mar me committee today rejected the bankhead amendment to the ship suosldy bill providing that no gov ernment aid should be allowed ships on which liquor was sold.
 The Edmonds proposal which would extend the Volstead law to the sea bv ming all ships of any registry touch ing American ports on which liouor selling was permitted was not acted on ana the committee ordered the Dill reported by straight party vote.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
PRIEST IS KILLED
Brother CharZemagne La Cour Meets Death When Automobile Goes Over Embankment Near Santa Fe.

Santa Fe, N. M, June 16.-Brother Charlemagne La Cour, president of St. Michael College here, was killed, and Andrew Le Puy died from injuries re- ceived when a motor truck carrying IA Christian brothers and six students rieta in the mountains east of Santa Fe yesterday.
 The brothers and students were on an outing, Brother Charlemagne was head of colleges at Nantes, France, and Queretaro. Mexico, and was also located a Pocantico Hills, N. r., be- fore he came to Santa Fe.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
Last Surviving Member
 Of c. A. K. Post Is Dead

Torrintgon, June 16,-Lucius D. Leonard 77. the last surviving mem Der of Seth F, Plumb post. G. A. R.. of Litchfield, died today at his home in East Morris. Mir. Leonard served in the 9th regiment, C., He lived in for many years and for two terms was jailer of the Litchfield jail.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
College President Deplores Schools Where They
 Grade Brawn and Muscle Higher than Brain Work

Philadelphia June 1s.-"Coleges where brawn is graded higher than brains and where students make a country club life out of their college careers" were deplored by President Comfort of Haverford today in an address at the eighty-eighth com mencement.
 Dr. Rufus M. Jones, professor of philosophy, followed in his footsteps
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
IT. S. M. VETS MEET.

Stamford, June 16.-The annual de- partment encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans began here to- day with camps of the state repre- sented by delegates Tonight the New Britain lair of the Military Lair of Serpents will put on degree work for the grand lair, a side order which meets at the time of the veterans en- carnpment.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
COMMANDER SPEAKS
McNider Says Organized Labor and Veterans Have Enemies Seeking to Destroy Our Integrity.

Cincinnati, June 16-Organized labor and organized veterans of the world war have as common enemies those who seek to tear down the in- tegrity of America" declared Han- ford McNider, commander of the Am- erican Legion today before the Ameri- can Federation of Labor convention.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
GALTI IS BANKRUPT.

New Haven. June 16-Dominican Galti q building contractor of New Britain today filed a bankruptcy peti- ton with debts indicated of s44,1l6 and assets of s40,136.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
WEST POINTER KILLED
Young Woman With Him Escapes Death By Jumping When Train Crashes Into Automobile.

Long Branch, N. J.. June 16.-Jer- ome Stewart, a cadet at the U. &. Military Academy at West Point, was killed at Allaire, near here today when a Pennsylvania railroad train struck his automobile at crossing A young woman who accompanied him escaped by jumping.
 Manasquan, N. J., June Is. - A Pennsylvania railroad passenger train was wrecked today at Allaire and several passengers were reported to have been injured when the loco motive crashed into an automobile driven by Jerome si'"Nrt. West Point cadet.
 Stewart was instantly killed A young woman who accompanied him escaped by jumping.
 The locomotive left the rails and overturned. Two passengers coaches also left the rails, but remained up right.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
WILL BE INTERNED.

Dublin June 1.-Two Belfast pos tai officials, Joseph Cooper and Wil- liam James, have been arrested here. If is presumed they are to be in termed.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
DREAMS OF ROBBERS, FINALLY HE SHOOTS
 HIMSELF IN SLEEP

New York, June 1e.-Night after night Albert Bennett, a Brooklyn merchant, dreamed of fierce struggles in which he fought with burglars.
 Today his daughter, Edith, found him deead in bed, bullet wound in his head and a re- volver clutched in his hand. She told the police she believed her father had shot himself during nightmare.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
TRINITY COMMENCEMENT.

Hartford, June 16.-Trinity college commencement season began today with reunion Of fraternities The class day exercises will be tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
THE WEATHER

Hartford. June 16.-ForeCast for New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight followed by showers on saturday.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-16

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Charles Evans Hughes

As . lawyer, he chose Charles Evans Hughes, graduate Of Colgate. Mir. Hughes, he said. made a name for himself in New York, he became governor of New York. and when the president of the United States wanted q man fer tine most important posi- ton on his cabinet he chose him,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-29
FIVE HUNDRED AUTO LICENSES REVOKED
 OR SUSPENDED

The licenses of 52S motor vehicle operators were suspended during the past three months, according to in formation given out at the state mo- tor vehicle department. Eighty-four Of the suspensions were due to the operation of automobiles by persons under the influence of liquor and 3S to fatal accidents. It brings the ag gregate of licenses under suspension August 1, to 3.136.
 Thirteen specific reasons are ascribed for the suspensions of the
 past three months, not to mention
 reasons. June, with 257 cases, had
 by far the greatest number of suspen-
 sions, followed by July, with 1855, and
 May, with 1o6. Reckless driving cost
 of responsibility, IS; falifcation of
 age, 4; driving unregistered vehicles,
 2; taking autom obHes without per-
 mission. 8; adjudging of operators as
 improper persons, g.; failure to ap
 pear in court when summoned, 15; overlooking cars, A; second or third conviction of violation of motor ve- hicle law. S.. physical infirmity, 1;
 theft of motor vehicle, $; miscellan-
 ous, 105.
 The suspension of licenses of oper- ators discovered with trucks greatly overloaded reached a high point in June, when there were 80. The mo- | tor vehicle department is doing every thing in it's power to cooperate with State Highway Commissioner Charles
 J. Bennett in his effort to conserve l the roads by keeping off of them trucks so heavy as to damage the sur 1 face. Licenses of drivers found 70 | have been operating overloaded trucks are suspended for 90 days. The names of 162 persons reported | for driving motor vehicles while with | out operators licenses were written into the department records during May, June and July. This file IS con- | suited when a new application for an operators license is received and the fact that an applicants name appears in it is sufficient to cause the rejec- ton of his application.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-29
Mustn't Forget Temporary State
 Auto Licenses

Automobiles coming to Connecd- cut from other states, to spend g. more or less extended vacation, and who tforget'' the state law which re- quires tllat a. person spending more than fifteen days in this state must obtain a temporary auto license, to be placed over the marker of the home state, are being reminder of the law this summer.
 Many visitors from New York, es- pecialIly, are summering along the Connecticut shore. Several have ob- tained the temporary license, but
 more have not During the past few days the state police have been busy looking up those autoists who are violating the state law, and an ex- ceptional1y large number of alpplf- cants have taken out licenses.
 The law provides that an out of state car may [ emain in Connecticut fifteen days under its own markers, but after that. a Connecticut marker must be placed on the car. The price for the use of a Connecticut license is S2 for ten days, and the marker nlay then be renewed. On the other hand, one may obtain a. license for the rest of the year by paying the pro rata fee for the number or months remaining.