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Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

notice from the Germans about the treaty at 4.30 clock today After reading the text the premier took 8 very grave view of Germany's action in going behind the Genoa conference. Later, after fully dis cussing the treaty at Mir Lloyd George S villa, the British decided that it was ex- ceedingly difficult to imagine any excuse for the action of the Germans It is too soon without an examination to determine whether there has been a real infringe ment of the teraty of Versailles"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18
SEVEN HOUSES BURNED
 IN BELFAST LAST SIGHI

Belfast. April i7 CBy the A. P.i-Ses-- en houses were burned ton.gi- in AnfiEza street. in the old Park district. The are- men were kept busy in their efforts ta put out the fires. There also was considerable firing Ia the same area. and two men. name1 Fearon and Dorsn, were wounded.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18
|COUNTERFE|T|NG OF GOVT
 SECURITIES IS DENIED

Secretary Mellon Calls Upon the Plate Printer Furnish Him With Evidence of Statements That the Country is Flood ed With Spurious Bank Notes Bonds War Savings and Other Stamps-Mr Mellon Assures the Public That They Need Have No Apprehension as to the Genuneness of Government Securities and Currency Outstanding.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

The road to bankruptcy shows a few automobile tracks
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

First English languaEe edition of a Japanese newspaper has been inaugu- rated in Osaka, Japan.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

The resolution of Senator Edge, re- publican. New Jersey proposing a joint congressional commission to recommend legislation defining the rights and linita- tions of trade associations was called up again yesterday in the senate but opposi- tion prevented action and it went over.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

Richard Af sa1tonstaIl, B2. member of the law firm of Gaston. Snow, Salton- stall and Hunt, Boston. died following an oneratioh
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

Federal courts during the past six months have reported nearly 12.0o0 pro hibition law indictments, out of whic almost 5000 convictions were obtained with f1es assessed approximating ssoo, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-18

The Massachusetts legislative judiciary committee indicated that 1t would ap- point subcommittee to draft a bill mak- ing women subject to jury duty.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
Phones Alarm for Fire
 But Fails to Say Where

Deputy Chief Eugene Barnes of the fire department received telephone call this morning that there was a fire on Cherry street. The person calling, before the chief could ascer- tain the location of the house, rang up, and Chief Barnes dispatched En- zine Co. No. to Cherry street. Ar irving there the firemen spent con- siderable time looking for the blaze, and after going from one end of the street to the other, they were finally that there had been fire in the home of Thomas Heslin at 19S Cherry street, but that the blaze had been extinguished without their help.
 Mrs. Heslin was drying some clothes behind the stove in the kitch- en when they caught fire. With the help of some of her neighbors, she succeeded in putting the blaze out, but not before the call had been sent in to fire headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
BUSINESS OPTIMISTIC FOR 23:
 GERMANY SHOWS SIGNS OF COOAEBA CK

Chicago, Dec. 30.--Optimism for 1923 permeated summarization from a business standpoint of the year now closing as made public today by some of Chicago's leaders in finance and industry. They gave their reasons for satisfaction with the situation, chief of which were:
 Upward trend of trade. A tone of greater confidence. Improved condi- tions of agriculture. Increasing busi- ness activity. Favorable condition of bank reserves, interest rates and credits structure. More normal rela- tionship between prices of different classes of commodities. Better for eign exchange quotations. Increased prices of farm crops were generally given an important place in the state ments.
 John c. Spedd, president of Mar shall Field and Co.,, warned that the economic law of supply and demand should not be interfered with by the oretical execution.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
Women Must Apply for
 American Citizenship

Under new act passed by congress the wives of aliens being admitted in to citizenship, will not automatically become citizens, it has been an- nounced by Judge George w. Klett. Under this ruling the wives of the men who were admitted to citizenship at the hearing last Thursday are at- fected. It is claimed that the new rule was made after many women had objected to becoming American citl- zens
 Under the new plan, it will be nec- essary for all alien women in the fu- ture to apply for first and second pa- pers, the same as men, and to sub init to the same regulations as the males.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30

Washington, Dec. 3o.-German in
 dustry is pulling away from what ap-
 peared few weeks ago to be the
 brink of chaos and a turn in the eco homie tide in that country is due, ac- cording to opinions expressed by some officials here on the basis of infor- nation received relating to ship building and tobacco growing in Ger many.
 Reports to the department of com merce disclosed what was believed to be a rapid recovery in the shipbuild- ing business with Germany restoring her merchant fleet at rate that a few months ago appeared impossible. As for the tobacco growing industry Germany produced 7f,140,000 pounds in 1922. an increase of more than 1 5 per cent over last years output This gain in production offset decreases in other European countries and left the continent with a net increase for the year of about 10,000,000 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
All Were Convicted in Haywood Case of Con- spiracy and Violation of Wartime Laws Terms Ran 5 to 20 Years
If Any One Ever Returns to U. s. He Will Be Sent to Leavenworth to Serve Out Remainder of His Sentence.

Washington, Dec. 30.--The sen tences of eight members of the I. W. w. convicted in the Haywood case Of conspiracy and violation of wartime laws were commuted by President Harding today to expire at once on condition that the eight prisoners leave the United States and never re- turn.
 The men whose sentences were commuted were:
 Aurrelio Vincent Azuara, sen- tenced to 20 years.
 C. J. Bourg. 10 years.
 Peter Green, 10 years.
 Charles l.. Lambert, 20 years.
 Harry Lloyd, years.
 Burt Lorton, 10 years.
 Sam scarlett, 20 years.
 Archie Sinclair, 10 years.
 Can Never Return.
 All of them were subject to depor- tation and it was condition of their communication that should they return to this country the clemency granted would be void. It was further said that the president had reached the decision that should any one of them return he would be apprehended and returned to Leavenworth penitentiary to serve out the remainder of his sentence.
 The prisoners will be given 60 days in which to arrange for their de- parture and will be required to give bond on their departure from prison that they will appear at a stated +;uop and a,,rrender them selves for de- portatiop.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
Declares in New Haven Speech However, Hope for Settlement by Pre- miers-Says U. s. Objects to Force in Collecting German Debts.

Washington, Dec. 80. - Disclosure by Secretary Hughes in his New Haven speech last night of the beliei of the Washington government thai an international commission of finan- ciers, including Americans, might well be called in to recommend a method of settlement for the reparations cri- sis apparently leaves the next move in the hands of the allied premiers.
 Offered as Alternative
 The American suggestion Mir. Hughes specified, was offered as an alternative in the event that the pre- miers at their Paris meeting next Tuesday fail to find a basis for ad- iustment of their views "among them selves"
 The secretary stressed the view that settlement by the premiers was to De hoped for. He pointed out that failing such an agreement, the world might be facing the employment of fofcible means to collect reparations from Germany, and outlined the dan- ger to world peace the American gov ernment foresaw in that course.
 Sounds U. S. Warning
 The plain warning to allied states men that the United States could not look with favor on attempted forcible collection was reiterated by Mir. Hughes in his address, and the fnan- cial commission plan put forward as an alternative that would "open hope fully the way for American helpful ness"
 As a first condition of appointment of an economic commission, however Mr. Hughes specified that the whole question of Germany's capacity to pay " ..- ((Nctl1 ilnd ! ----. l
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
MAYOR WOULD HAVE
 PUBLIC ARCHITECT
Believes City Would Save Money
 Within Next Few Years
SALARY $6,OOo TO $7,ooo
School Board Extensive Building Pro- gram Suggests Appointment of New Official - McNIahon Wants to Sell Old Burritt School.

At the next meeting of the charte
 revision committed, which will prob ably be the final session, Mayor A. M
 Paonessa will bring in proposal tha a full time architect be employed by the city at salary that he has ten tatively fixed at between s6,0O0 and $7,000 a year.
 The mayor feels that the employ ment of such an official would effect a big saving to the city in view of the fact that the school committee has an elaborate program in operation providing for the erection of seevral rev buildings and enlargement of other school houses all of which it is planned to carry out within few years.
 In the erection of some of the big buildings that have been put up re- gently the architects fee on one single job has oft, n been more than the years salary at which competent man coL'd be engaged, the mayor says.
 The ordinary fee, it is explained, is three per cent for preparing plans and three per cent for supervision. Practically all of this work could be taken care of by one man, the mayor asserts, though he is not adverse to the city architect being afforded the services of one or more assistants
 For several years past, the mayor has been an advocate of this change in the system of erecting public buildings. While in the common council last year, he brought the pro- position before the council. but noth- ing further was accomplished.
 Wants to Sell Old Burritt School
 P. S. McMahon, a member of the city meeting board, has under con Mderation proposal for the sale of the old Burritt school, at the corner of Main and East Main streets, the proceeds to be turned over to the street department to be utilized in laying permanent pavement about the city.
 The property is regarded as one of the most valuable pieces of land on Main street.
 The city meeting board may not be in a position this year to provide a s200,o00 pavement bond issue such as is being fostered by Alderman Frank L. Conlon, because the city is the limit of its bonded McMahon is in favor of expending money for permanent pavements and has expressed himself as of the belief that in the sale of the ,chool building, an avenue will be
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New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL IS
 SHOT, AND COP KILLED
Chicago Gunman Assailant Also Mortally Wounded
 by Another BluecOat

Chicago, Dec. 3o.--one of yihree men carly today shot a high stnool girl as she was enroute from a school entertainment, killed q policeman and in turn was shot and probably fa- tally wounded by another patrolman.
 The girl, Minnie Finkelstein, IT, was wounded in the hip. The dead officer was William J. O'Malley, a probationary policeman.
 Miss Finkelstein said the three men accosted her and another girl who were walking with her brother and another high school student. When she protested one of the men began firing a pistol, all three running when the girl fell. Patrolman O'Malley, hearing the shooting, dashed up, only to be shot three times. His partner shot the gunman.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
Syracuse Man Goes Insane as He
 Finds Wife and 4 Children Dead
Gas Heater and Two Jets of Range Burn Oxygen From s Room, Causing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

came.
 T found my family lying on the hoor," sobbed a man. T guess they're all dead. For Gods sake send help"
 Officers found Mrs. Smone pros- trate on the kitchen floor and near her the body of year old William. partly dressed. Fumes of the deadly gas still were present to some ex- tent.
 In bedroom, the bodies of the three other children were found stretched on the bed Mary. the old : est of the children was fully dressed.
 A gas heater and two jets of the gas range in the kitchen were burn ing and on the stove was q percola- tor of coffee.
 Coroner Crane expressed the opin- ion that death had been caused by monoxide gas poisoning.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
SEEK SECRET CLOSET
 IN HUNT FOR WEALTH
$10,0O0 Believed Hidden in HOuse-WOman Owner
 Frozen to Death

New York, Dec. 30.--Police today placed guard around the Morris
 avenue home of Mrs. Minetta s. Marsh, 70, when they learned that the woman whose frozen body was discovered last night had kept thous- ands of dollars worth of jewels in a
 secret panel compartment somewhers about the house.
 All through the night detectives went about the building sounding walls and lifting floors in an unavail- ing search for the cache. Their only success was the discovery of hidden spring in an antique cabinet which threw open a drawer and revealed a preliminary draft of the aged woman's will addressed to John J. Egan, New York attorney.
 The body of Mrs. Marsh, fully clothed and covered with a blanket was discovered last night by a patrol- man and William Lanigan, her neigh bor, a wealthy stone contractor.
 Medical examiners held she had been dead from three to five days Water pipes had burst flooding the house.
 Lanigan last saw Mrs. Marsh last Friday, when she told him she planned to attend social affair at the Waldorf Astoria hotel Christmas Day and that she intended to wear all her jewels. He believes they were worth upwards of S10,000.
 The unfinished will found in the ancient cabinet indicated Mrs Marsh | meant to leave most of her property | to a daughter
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
FOUND DEAD IN AUTO
Trenton Man and Woman Arc Killed by Fumes From Car. Left Running in Private Garage.

Trenton, N. J.. Dec. 90.-Walter Nicely of this city, a federal prohi- bition enforcement agent and an un- identified woman, died today in a hos pital after they had been found in an automobile in private garage. The motor was running and police believe they were overcome by fumes.
 The woman later was Identified as Mrs Annabelle Gleason mother of three girls. who had been separated from her husband for five years.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
MASONIC LEADER HITS AT GREED SQUABBLING Says Masonry Opposes Any Order Intolerant to
 Religious Liberty

Rochester N. T.. Dec. 30.-Rclig- ious intolerance and race hatred spirit was bitterly condemned by Justice Arthur S. Tompkins of Nyack. grand master of Masons of New York state. in an address here before master Ma sons of 26 lodges.
 Masonry is opposed to every orr ganization of men that is intolerant to religious liberty and to groups of men who promote the spirit of racial hatred, and bitterness and thereby widen the breach between creeds and races" Justice Tompkins declared. "Masons must be first to defend the portals of our country's liberty against lawlessness, disloyalty and radicalism."
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
CAPT. GRACE'S FUNERAL
Chief Hart Instructs Policemen to Attend in Full Uniform - Bearers Selected From Department.


 The funeral of Captain Thomas w. Grace will be held at 10 o'clock Mon- day morning at St. Mary's church Chief William c. Hart this morning issued orders for every member of the police department to report in full uniform at 8:30 o'clock to attend the funeral. The policemen will march to the home at 63 Vine street, where they will pay their last respects to the deceased captain. They will march in a body to the church to at tend the service.
 Chief Hart has selected the follow ing members of the regular force to act as pallbearers: Clarence Lanpher, Gustave Hellberg, James Skelly, George Moffitt, William B. Souney, James McCap, Michael Massey and Kieley.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
GETS LONG SENTENCE
Thomas Murphy, Who Broke Out of Rockwell Jail, Pays Penalty as Does His Companion.

Rockville, Dec. 30-Thomas Mur- out of the local lookup early Sunday morning, were caught in Springfield last night and brought back by Cap tain Tobin of the local police force and Officer Kelsey of the state police. Judge J. F. Fiske disposed of the cases as follows:
 Murphy $10 and costs for intoxica- tion, 60 days in jail for assault and battery on the arrestng officer and so days for breaking out of the lock- up; Sharkey $10 for intoxication, 60 days for breach of the peace and GO days for breaking out of the lookup The men were arrested on Saturday night for making trouble.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
Harding Asks S6,50O,OO0
 To MOdernize War Vessels

Washington. Dec. BOA supple mental appropriation Of s6,500. 900 for modernization of battleships was requested of congress today by Presi- dent Harding who transmitted a let ter from Secretary Denby declaring ence decisions the nation must adopt new policy regarding its capital ships if they are Ito be maintained at standard of efficiency compar- able to that of similar vessels of for eign powers.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
GRADE CROSSING FATALITY
Two Philadelphians Die From In- juries Received When Train Crash es Their Automobile.

Woodbury, N. J., Dec. 30.-Clar- ence A. Wray, a member of the 1919 University of Pennsylvania football team, and Lewis A. Brunner of Phila- delphia, died early today as a result of injuries received when a Pennsyl- vania railroad train struck their automobile here late last night. Miss Catherine M. Johnston, Philadelphia, and Miss Elizabeth M. Price, Wash ington, were injured.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
HUGHES SUGGESTS INTERNATIONAL
 COMMISSION ON PREPARATIONS, THUS PUTTING NEXT MOVE UP TO ALLIES
THOMPSON WILL NOT
 OFFER "CUPID BILL"
City Clerk To Make No Drive For Passage of Law Allowing Women
 to Marry at Age of IS Years

The so-called Cupid Bill" introduc- ed at the last session of the legisla- ture at the request of City Clerk AL fred l.. Thompson, will not go before the General Assembly this year, at least it will not be offered on behalf of Col. Thompson.
 The bill proposed to make the legal age for marriage 21 years for men and IS years for women, instead of 2l years for both contracting parties.
 The city clerks views on the ad- visibility of adorting such law have not changed. however. In an interview this afternoon, he asserted that IS years is good marriageable age for a young woman, in his opin- ion, and that he could see no obiec- ton to making the law so read. As to the age for young men, he feels that 21 years is proper.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
BANDITS GET S20,0O0
Armed Men Hold Up Paymaster of Ferry Cap and Screw Co. at Cleye- land, Then Make Their Escape.

Cleveland, Dec. 30.-Armed bandits today held up the paymaster of the Ferry Cap and Screw Co. and escaped with the $2O,000 weekly payroll. The robbers entered the offices of the company with pistols drawn. The paymaster. just returned from bank with the money heavily guarded by an armed escort, was caught off his guard by the sudden raid.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
1S,5O0 LOAVES BURNED
Driver of Bakery Truck, Destroyed by Fire at Columbia, Is Also Slightly Burned About Head.

Willimantic, Dec. BOA fve-ton motor truck with 13,500 loaves of bread on it was burned on the state highway in Columbia early today. The driver, Joseph Barber, had his hair and eyebrows singed and he was brought to St. Joseph's hospital for treatment for burns.
 The truck, belonging to baking firm in Springfield. was on it's route to this city and Norwich. The driver had placed can of gasoline under the seat as reserve supply. The fluid blazed up without warning. An other supply of bread was sent here.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
FORMER ASSIST. SEC. OF WAR UNDER
 WILSON INDICTED TODAY FOR FRAUD
Benedict CrOwell Named in
 War Contract Scandal Others Are Also Impi- cated, Daugherty Charges

Washington, Dec. 3O. (By Associat- cd Press)-Benedict Crowell, assist ant secretary of war under the Wilson administration and six dollar a year, men associated with the council of national defense were indicted here today by the special grand jury in- vestigating war frauds on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in construction of war time army camps and cantonments.
 The others indicted are William A. starrett, Morton c. Futile, Clemens Lundor, Claire Foster John H. Me- Gibbons and James A. Mears.
 The indictment charges a conspir- acy to maladminister existing laws and regulations: to control the giving Of contracts to friends, associates and clients under the cost plus system, which it is charged, resulted in loss to the government of millions of dol lars and reduced morale of labor.
 Hundreds of Millions.
 The indictments are the first big salvo in Attorney General Daugher- ty's attack on many wiar-tinie con. tracts. The amounts involved when the attorney generals full program is under way will run into hundreds of of dollars.
 Today's indictments came as the result of consideration by the grand jury of a mass of evidence which the attorney general has been gathering for Is months 1t was presented by former Representative McCulloch of Ohio, now special assistant attorney general.
 AZ Acts Charged.
 The indictment charging 47 overt 1 acts and applying to all named alike | charged that contractors, their agents, | engineers, architects and officers of | he government entered conspiracy | Q set up system profitable to the contractors and prejudicial to the gov 'rnment and to control the giving of 1 contracts to friends, associates and lients, past and prospective.
 Mears, prior to and since the war, he indictment says was general man. ger of the Fred T. Ley and Co. inc. contractors, the firm to which vas given the first contract for can at Camp Devens, Mass. Hears was associated with the emer- ency construction committee of the ouncil of national defense until Sep ember 6, 1917, acting at timesa as ecretary of the committee.
 It is further charged that between 917 and 1918 the alleged conspira- DTS held daily meetings to plan and arry out the details of the alleged and even secured the re- loval of other officers of the govern lent who hindered the carrying out the plans. Starrett was member of the firm { Starrett and Van Week and for Ierly of the Thomas-S -Starrett Co. Futile was general manager of the I berthaw Construction Co.,
 Lundoff was vice. president and sneral manager of the Crowell- -Lun- off-Little Co.,
 Pleads Ignorance. T Cleveland, Dec. 30.--Benedict Cro- ell, former assistant secretary of ar, when told of the Washington in- ctments, said:
 T know nothing whatever about le indictments and have no infor- <
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New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
PRESIDENT FREES 8L ". ". LEADERS AND ORDERS THEN
 TOQUYTCOUN7RYF FOREVER
nonvu .rvox, Connecticu PIIPIuAIIN Advt. Ben u,.o. Hartford. TAX FIGURES PkuvL Net Gain of 519 in Persons Required to Pay Per-
 sOnal Tax
Connscticuui A 1Advt. Dep1
 Hartford,

Complete figures on the personal tax enrolment were submitted to Mayor Paonessa today by the regis trars of voters. They show that there is an increase of SIS names over the list in 1921. This, Mayor Paonessa believes, indicates that the population of New Britain is headed upward and that there has been no decline, which was contended by publishers of the city directory
 The total enrolment in 1921 was 30,27S and this year 30,796.
 The figures reported to the mayor for 1922 follow:
New Britain herald., 1922-12-30
Movie Machine Arrives
 For South Church Use

Two modern movie machines have arrived at the South Congregational church and have been placed in the booth in the auditorium. They will be centered tonight or early next week. Some time within the next two weeks, a ''try-out' of the ma chimes will be made by the church officials, after which it is planned to use the machines regularly.
 At the tryout, Rev. Dr. George w. c. Hill will announce the policy of the church on the use of the ma- chimes.