New Britain herald., 1922-09-15

for him to give his time for SO many months during the year to this work The position of representative is re- ported as paying $500 and the work of the assembly generally lasts sev- ral months. A good attendance rec ord IS considered one of the necessi- ties of a live representative, and this is where friends of MT. Mildrum fail to see his acceptance of the. honor. His business would have to be cared for during that period and a substi- ute would be necessary to handle it. The remuneration from the political office would not be sufficient to pay the local man for taking the place If elected.
 The name of R. O. Clark of Der lin was mentioned this morning but It was reported that Mir. Clark refused acceptance of the position because of lack of time due to business. Had Mir. Clark accepted the nomination. Francis Deming would not be in the race at the present time, for the lat ter comedies the fact that Clark is probably the most deserving man in town for this political office.
 Local followers of politics are sit ting up and taking notice. The men ton of a compromise and a dark horse candidate have made public the fact that the republicans now doubt their fall strength.
 State Police Get Whiskey
 The whiskey which was taken from Ford truck driven by William Myers of Portchester, N. Y, last Saturday night is now reported to be in the hands of the state police in Hartford. Myers had truck load of the liquor en route to Massachusetts when ar rested. The consignment was seized and the car conflscated. The local authorities were notified but were not given charge of the liquor. A state policeman made the arrest and Judge Griswold reports the liquor was taken from here to Hartford to the police barracks in that city.
 So much liquor has been contiscat- ed in this town that local residents are interested in knowing what ever becomes of it. Little is heard of it except the fact that it is taken in charge and taken out of town. Prose- cutor c. F. Lewis has become the butt of many witty persons who con- tinually ask him for an invite to the house for a sociable drink. The prosecutor is asked repeatedly what becomes of the liquor taken here. Inasmuch as he does not get 1t nor the local authorities, a ready answer as to it's exact location is difficult
 Auto Breaks Through Fence.
 It was reported this morning that an autoist came to grief some time during the night at a point just east of the bridge on Pennington avenue when his machine left the roadway and plowed up the embankment, breaking through the fence at the cemetery before hating. The fence this morning showed results of the crash. The front wheels of the car were damaged and 1t was lowed to a New Britain garage this morning.
 Heavy Auto Traffic.
 The Berlin turnpike is noted for its heavy automobile traffic but the | aplan-Shugrue fight last night in caused all records for speed and numbers to be beaten From late in the afternoon until near fight time hundreds of cars followed one an- other down the pike, mostly headed | for Meriden and the fight The con- cert by Sousa's band was reported as responsible for some of the autoists passing through here. Local resi- dents reported that the real sight came after the fight when the cars started to return. Almost all the parties were in happy mood, singing and laughing, and the noise kept up for long period of time The speed of most of the drivers was reported this morning as generally fast and reckless but no arrests were made and no accidents reported.
 Automobile is Burned
 Another automobile came to grief last night on the highway between Berlin and Middletown at point near East Berlin. The machine. large touring car. was completely burned and remained on the roadsiGs this morning charred mass of wreckage. The owners of the car could not be learned nor could the