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New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
OPEN FORUM WILL
 BE HELD FEB. 15
Chamber of Commerce to Have Dis. cussion of School Housing-Mere-
 dith to Speak.

The directors of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce met today for the weekly noon-day lunch at the New Britain club and decided to hold an Open Forum" on the evening of February 18th when State Superin- tendent of Education Meredith will speak on School Housing and a general discussion of the subject held by such members as elected to at tend. Reports were received from the committee on playgrounds and public recreation and the committee appointed to so revise the bylaws that more directors than the present 15 might serve on the board.
 Speaking for the committee ap- pointed to look into the subject of increasing New Britain's playgrounds and turning over certain schoolhouses as community centers. Chairman John l.. Davis reported that the budget as suggested by worker for the Ma tional Playground association, who is in the city had been looked over. It calls for approximately S4,o00 more than last years appropriation, most of which would go into the pay of a permanent secretary to supervise rec reation.
 Chairman Hungerford submitted recommendations for change in the bylaws which would admit of the 21 directors being chosen and they were laid over for action at the next meeting of the chamber, which will be upon the night of the forum, Feb. Is.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
COLLEGE STARS MAKE CONFESSION:
 BARE BARRED FOR PROFESSIONALISM
Some of NOtre Dame's Best Athletes Admit Playing in Semi-pro Game Last Mo- vember.

South Bend, Ind, Jan. 30 (By As- sociated Press) Eight Notre Dame
 university athletes today voluntarily
 confessed to Father William Carey.
 chairman of the athletic board, and
 knute Rockne, football coach, that
 they had played in the mi-profes- sional football game at Taylorville,
 Ill.,, Nov. 27, 1921, with the Carlin- vile, H., team, They were immedi- ately disqualified from further ath- letic competition at Notre Dame.
 The eight men were: Eddie An derson, Mason City Iowa. -Ameri- can end. Chester Wynne, Oronouue, Kas., all-western conference fullback, selection of several football writers, and EtLr hurdler. Roger Riley, Chicago, varsity end. captain of the basketball team, and star track man. Lawrence Shaw, Stewart, Ia., varsity tackle, and western champion shot butter. Harry Hart, Huntington, Ind, sub-center in football and regu- lar baseball player. Robert Phean, Fort Madison, la, sub-varsity full back Earl Walsh. Adrian, Ia., sub- back. Dick Seifert, Carlin- vile, Ill.,, sub-end.
 The players exonerated Gus Desch, member of the American Olympic team, and John Mohardt, all-Ameri- ,an back, from taking part in the game, saying that neither was in any way implicated in the affair.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
EASTERN STAR HAS
 YEARLY CONVENTION
18th Annual Session Held at Hartford Growth of Order During Year
 Reported.

Hartford, Jan. 3n.--A year of sub
 stantial growth for the Order of the
 Eastern Star in mem bership and in f1uence; much activity by subordinate chapters in relief work and an in crease in the work for the Masonic Home was recorded in the address of Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Hattie M. Sickle of Newngton at the 4Sth an nual session of the grand chapter of Connecticut, convened at Foot Guard armory today.
 The sessions will continue through Tuesday. About six hundred members of the order were present
 The grand matron said the Masonic charity foundation had placed East with Masons in the benefits to be de- rived from the home.
 Her recommendations included the following:
 The appointment by the grand pa tron of deputy to instruct all new chapters in the opening and closing ceremonies and in the initiation cere- mony; revisions of the regulations memberships in new chap ters so that in towns of less than 10000 there be not less than 24 or more than 30 charter members; in other towns not less than 40 or more 5han 60.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
ALDERMAN RICHARDS
 DIES AT AGE OF 69
Fourth Ward Council Mem Der Long Prominent
 in This City

Alderman Hubert r. Richards of
 326 Chestnut street, died last night,
 following d lengthy illness. Funeral
 services will be held from his home
 Wednesday afternoon. Rev. John l..
 Davis, pastor of the Methodist church
 will officiate and interment will ie in
 tairview cemetery.
 Mir. Richards, long one of the city's most capable officials and for half century connected with the Stanley Rule and Level company, was born in Torrington, the son of Mir. and Mrs, Henry S. Richards, on September 2, 1852. Besides his wife, he leaves two sons Ralph H. Richards of thiscity and Howell H. Richards, Great Barring ton. and one brother, Francis Rich ards of New York. He was a mem- Der of Harmony lodge, A. F. & A. M,, the P. O. s. of A., and the Foremens club at the Rule shop.
 First entering the employ of the Stanley> Rule and Level company, from which he had only comparative ly recently retired, in 1869. Mr. Rich- ards eadner the machinist's trade un- der the direction of his own father, Henry Richards, who was for years foreman. In 1874 there was a bad slump in industry and in order thal a married man with a family might not have to forfeit his job, MT. Rich ards voluntarily left the employ oil the company. He then went to New Haven, Springfield and Newton, | Mass, where he was engaged in building special tools and machinery, | .ater he returned to this city and became superintendent of the Traut S Hine manufacturing company. | While with that plant he took out lumber of valuable patents
 At another time, MT Richards as sisted his brother, who was then in Hartford, in the building of special machinery. but when his brother moved to New York Nr. Richards to the Rule shop in the of special machine designer nd builder Eventually he developed his branch so that it became sera ate department of the factory.
 Politically, MT. Richards was idcn fled with the republican party. He rst served as councilman in the ourth ward, being elected in 1916, n April IF, 1918, he resigned to be ome alderman, which position he cid at the time of his death. He as formerly mayor pro tenn. of the ouncil.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
HARDING POSTPONES
 RECEPTION TONIGHT
Reason is "Therc Is So Much Grief In Washington Today'-Was To Be
 Mckinley Memorial

Washington, Jan. 30.-Becaust there is so much of grief in Wash ington today President Harding to- day announced postponement of a reception tonight at the White House at which Washington residents of Ohio birth were to meet in observance of the birthday of President McKin- ley.
 The president in a letter to Milton E. Allies. chairman of the arrange ments committee, said:
 While l have looked forward with most agreeable anticipation to the re- ception to be given tonight by the Ohio Society at which we were to meet and happily recall the memory of the late President Mckinley I can not but feel that we would best an- swer all our inclinations if the recep- tion were postponed. There is so much of grief in Washington today. so much of sorrow attending the Knickerbocker theater disaster, that I should prefer to omit social affair while Washington is suffering from the great shock
 ''lt is especially becoming, as you ciety take note of its own particular share in the great sorrow and the will be betitting express sion of the grief which has come through accident and death to mem- bers and valued friends of the so- ,iety"
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
Board of Relief's s Revision Is Expected To Lop Off About $2oo,o0o More From This Sum
Industrial Slump, Shrinkage of Stock and DiscOntinu- ance of Many Stores Given as Reason.
 $244,O9S,655 IS TOTAL GRAND LIST THIS YEAR

Bridgeport, Jan. 30.-The board of assessors today announced the new grand list for 1922-23 as $244,09S,655. The list, which is about $3,000,000 be- low last years list, is subject to re- vision by the board of relief, which is expected to reduce it approximately S20O,000 more. Mayor Fred Atwater said that general business and ad- verse industrial conditions, dscontin- uance of scores of small business houses and factories, shrinkage of stock values, and depleted stocks is held responsible for the smaller list Mayor Atwater expressed fullest sat isfaction with the list and expects to be able to reduce the estimated tax rate fully two mills by means of the new list.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
STRANGE SHOOTING AFFRAY
Two Vernon Men Mysteriously Shot, But Will Livc--State Police Called in to Solve Case.

Rockville. Jan. So.-James Sargent and John Johnston in the Rockville City hospital suffering from wounds as the result of a mysterious shooting yesterday are not in serious condi- tion, if was stated today.
 The wounds while painful are not likely to have a serious outcome. The state police were called into the case yesterday and NJ. Hewitt who lives in a shack near Vernon, and in which place the other men have been living, is un- der detention. The story is that the three men were awakened Saturday night by a shot fired outside and that someone then fired additional shots through the windows. Johnston was wounded in the body and Sargent in the abdomen. Hewitt assisted in get- ting them to the hospital yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
INVESTIGATION 0F
 TRAGEDY IS SOUGHT Washington Has Many Fire Traps
 Senator PrelinghuySen Says LAWS NOT ENFORCED THERE
widespread Probe Is Likely as Result or Disastcr-Buildcrs and Contrac- tors Coming in for Criticism-Pub- lic Needs Protection.

Washington, Jan. 30.--Investgation or tEe knickerbocker theater disaste r by senate committee was proposed q In resolution introduced today by senator Capper, republican, Kansas, a member of the senate District of Columbia committee Under the rules the resolution was referred to the audits and control committee.
 Supporting the resolution, Senator frelinghuysen, republican,, New Jer- sey, said the investigation should be
 Widespread one of the entire dis trict government" adding that he knew from personal knowledge that many buildings in Washington were fire traps" which might at any time cost scores of lives.
 Asks Wide Scope.
 T think the time has come when some committee of congress should be appointed to inquire into the whole subject of the enforcement of laws in the District of Columbia" Senator lsrelinghuysen declared: For one thing there is a laxity of traffic law administration. Also there is no method whereby those driving auto mobiles are examined as to their qualifications for driving. Propor- tionately there are twice as many traffic accidents here as in other cities.
 Tt is time that congress paid some attention to this matter to the end that the lives of residents here may be protected
 It was stated that the audts com- mittee planned to act today on the Capper resolution which declared "the explanation that snow. although chief cause of the collapse of the roof appears to be unsatisfactory.
 Text of Resolution.
 The resolution adds:
 Whereas it is currently reported | that contractors and builders especial | ly during and since the world war, hAve ignored, evaded or treated light ly the rules and regulations provided | in the building code of the District of | Columbia. especially those sections l which make mandatory provisions for | assurance against such terrible ca lamity as has just occurred: and
 w DtICdS, fL lliS uteH peTSlSIPI1tty | that contractors and build | CTS determined to save money on the erection of residences and building structures have acted in collusion with inspectors of buildings employed by ,he District of Columbia, and
 Whereas, the imperative duty of he senate of the United States to inow all the facts relating to this in- ,Xcusable tragedy and also to learn what, if any truth, there is in the re- ,eated assertions that the safety and health of thousands of citizens and esidents of the District of Columbia lave been ieopardized by the actions If careless contractors, builders and building inspectors
 Resolved, that the senate commit ee on the District of Columbia be md hereby is authorized and direct d to make a searching investigation nto the Knickerbocker tragedy, in luding the operations of builders, ontractors and building inspectors specially in relation to structures rected during and since the world 5ar"
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
FOX HUNTER KILLED
 BY HIS COMPANION
Norwich Man Meets Death When Friend Stumbles and Shot
 Gun Goes on.

Norwich, Jan. 30.-John Pounch while fox hunting this afternoon was killed when the charge in com panion's 12 gauge gun went through his back. This companion had stumbled and his weapon was accl, dentaly discharged
 The men, Pounch with two others. were on the Plain Hill road within the town limits but about five miles from Norwich center, at the time. The authorities had not learned the name of the other men. Pounch leaves a wife and nine children, a brother and two sisters.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
DEATH IS EXPECTED

Tokio, Jan. 30 (By Associated Press)-The death of Field Marshal Prince Yamagata, prominent S5 year old Japanese statesman, was expected hourly today. He lapsed into a state Of coma at noon and at o'clock this evening he was still unconscious. He has been critically i'll since January 5.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
Council Session Called
 For Wednesday at 7:30

Wednesday evenings session of the common council will be held at 1880 o'clock, instead of s o'clock, which is the customary hour Mayor o. F. Curtis has called the meeting earlier than usual so that he may attend the session of the board of finance and taxation which will open at o'clock. A report of the committee on salar- ies will be before the council for ac- ton.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
MORE JC'BS ARE GIVEN.

Waterbury, Jan. 30.-t'igures on employment from the eight largest manufacturing concerns in the city, made public today by the chamber Of commerce show 22S more persons at work than were working December 31, 1921. There are 10.09S persons now employed by the eight largest concerns. The number on December 31 was 9S75
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
LIQUOR FINES IN
 COURT TOTAL S700 Four Offenders, One a Woman,
 Heavily Assessed AGENT" AIDS POLICE WORK Drunk And Assault Cases Make Up Remainder Of Monday Morning Docket Tried Before Judge G. w. klett And Justice M. D. Saxe.
"AGENT" AIDS POLICE WORK

hlctt Ana justice M. ID. SaXe.
 Liquor fines in police court this morning aggregated s7oo, represent ing the combined fines of four trans gressors found guilty.
 Four Pay Penalties
 Constant Bibilozema of 99 Orange street, was found guilty of making and selling booze; Edward Wohinz was found guilty of similar offenses at his home on North street; Louis Castellino, arraigned at the instance of the Berlin authorities. pleaded guilty and was fined and Mrs. Ed ward kowaski, proprietor of a store at P Orange street, was assessed $10o, one half the penalty inflicted upon the other three.
 Policeman Patrick O'Mara and Thomas Feeney found a still in opera tion at Bibilozema's home last Thurs day. The accused could not be found His wife admitted that both her hus- band and herself had made sales be- cause they had no money with which to provide for their children
 Accused Weeps In Court
 Al I olSliNu III CouTt lIllS 1IlOTHlnS, the accused wept bitterly as he told Judge G. W. klett of his straitened financial condition and how he sold quart of liquor to purchase a pair of shoes He was fined $20O
 Wohinz's case was continued since last Friday. At that time he pleaded
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New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
No Mistrial Allowed
 In Case Against BOddy

New York, Jan. 3O.--Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel today denied a motion to declare a mistrial in the case of Luther Boldly, negro. on trial for first degree murder for the slay- ing of two detectives. Boddy's coun- sel filed the motion Friday, claiming that admission of rebuttal testimony by Patrolman Jasper Rhodes, to the effect that Roddy had shot him four times on December 19, was prejudicial to Boddys interests.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
WILL INSPECT THEAYERS
Brooklyn to Make Sure That No AC- cident Like That in Washington Occurs There.

New York, Jan. 30.-Immediate in spection by competent engineers of all Brooklyn theaters to guard against a disaster similar to the Washington theater collapse, was urged today by Dist. Attorney Ruston.
 In a public statement he asserted that investigation of the American theater collapse last December which killed seven workmen, had shown loose methods in the Brooklyn build- ing department in passing on plans.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
EXPORTS FALL OFF

Washington. Jan. 30.-Exports to Europe during the past year fell off more than s2,Ooo,o ,ooo,O00 as compared with 1920 while exports to South America declined by more than $S0O,- 900, ,000 according to foreign trade re- ports issued today by the commerce
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
DEATH 7OLL M WASHINGTON MOVIE
 HOUSE DISASTER wow TOTALS IO8
Sufferings of Injured, Hes oss.. ss..,, Victims and
 Work of Rescuers Defless ' fsssss fsssss s,s;ntion Soldier Says Horror is Like That of War-Geus, 9 Student, Dying, Leads Sufferers in Prayer-Littie Children Found Sleeping Peacefully Amid Wreckage Girl Loses Both Feet.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 80, - The suffering of the victims of the knick- erbocker theater collapse was most distressing. For hours many of those imprisoned under the debris retained consciousness. Their cries of pain were mingled with prayers in many instances for death 10 relieve them Of their agony Many were prisoners under the wreckage all night with the snow storm raging. For hours after the crash, it was impossible for the physicians to reach some of the vic tims.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
student Holds Mass

w. l.. Peters of Plattsburg, N. Y., a student at Georgetown university, while held fast by a mass of cement, led in prayer services in which all of the entrapped sufferers within his hearing joined, including his chum, Wilfred Brosseau, a native of North Adams, Mass. Young Rosseau joined heartily in the prayer, although suf fering intensely from a wound in his side. He died early this morning.
 Two women pinned in a standing position joined in the strange service. All around them were the cries of the injured. For Gods sake, let's say a prayer" said Peters to his chum. Tn a moment" Peters mar rated after his rescue, I've were all I heard voices all around me joining in, with the most pathetic pleas for deliverance."
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
DISAPPOINTMENT LIKELy
Italian Officials Consider Changing
 Date For Conference

London, Jan. 30. - (By Associated Press) - The Italian government which has the arrangements for the Genoa economic conference in hand. considers that a slight postponement of the conference may be necessity says, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Rome today. This belief it Is indicated, arises from the postpone ment of the conference at Paris on Near Eastern questions between the British French and Italian foreign ministers, originally fixed for Febru- ary l.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
GERNiANY'S LATEST OFFER.

Paris, Jan. 30. (By Associated Press) The allied separations com- mittee decided today to transmit Ger latest separations proposals to the allied governments and await their decision as to whether they will treat the question with Germany themselves or refer it back to the to handle.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
CANNOT HAVE LIQUORS.

Washington. Jan. 30.-Owners of liouors stored in bonded warehouses even though the liquor is subject to leakage and evaporation, have no constitutional right to remove to their residences for personal consumption what remains, the supreme court to- day announced in disposing Of several cases.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
BORAH HINTS PLOT TO
 PREVENT DEBT PAYING
Declares World Financial Influences Seek Cancella-
 ti0n of II Billion Loan

Washington, Jan. 30.-The most powerful financial influences in the United States and abroad intend that the $11, ,000.000,0 ,000 owed the United States by the allied and associated nations shall never be paid, Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, declared to- day in the senate.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
Marines To The Iicscuc

The work of rescuing the victims was carried on in most efficient manner by the marines, The service men were formed into long lines reaching from the street to the cen- ter Of the theater. Pieces of debris were passed from one to another and thrown in a pile in the street. The masses Of reinforced concrete, tray ersed with heavy iron rods, made the work Of salvage slow and difficult.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
OPERATION IS DELAYED
Muratorc, Opera Star. at First Refuses to Go Under Surgeons knife-Con- ditiOn Grave.

New York. Jan, 30.-I.ucien Mura : tore. leading tenor of the Chicago Opera Co.,, was taken to Audubon hos pital today to undergo an operation for acute appendicitis. Dr. c. S. A. Locke, his physician advised the oper- ation last night, but the singer re- fused 10 undergo the knife until this when his condition became worse.
 "Mr. Muratore's condition is not as favorable as it was last night said a statement issued by the physician and we have advised immediate oper- ation. An increase in all the symptoms makes it inadvisab ble to delay"
 Harold r. Mccormick, patron of the Chicago Opera Co. was at the bedside of the stricken tenor while prepara- ions were made to remove him from hotel to the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
Saved After II Hours

one Of the most remarkable res cues was that of Scott Montgomery, who was taken out alive after being pinned beneath an iron girder for four hours later at Walter Reed hos pital. He got morphine while under the wreckage from a physician, who had to crawl quite a distance to reach him. Miss Veronica Murphy, 1860 California street, whom Montgomery accompanied to the theater, is among the dead.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
GOES TO WEST POINT

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Brig. Gen. Fred w. Sladen, commanding Fort Sheridan, Ill.,, was today appointed commandant of West Point military academy to succeed Brig. Gen. Douglas McArthur, who will be re- lieved next June 30 and assigned to the Philippines.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
SON IS BORN.

A son has been born to MT. and Mrs. Dewey Selander of 56 Rockwell avenue. The new arrival balances the scales at eight pounds. The father is connected with the board of health as a sanitary inspector. He is veteran of foreign service with the 26th divi sion.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
Factory Fire, S10,000
 Damage in MiddletOWn

Middletown, Jan. 30.-F'ire destroy ed the plant of Stone and Murphy manufacturers of automobile accessor- ies on William street here carly today The loss was estimated at s1O, ,000 No cause for the fire has been ascer- tained
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
BRLDGEPORTyS GRAND LLST
 SHOWS THREE lMlLLIONCUT
 OVER THAT OF LAST YEAR
NO DECISION ANNOUNCED IN BUTTERWORTH HEARING

Hartford, Jan 30. - Judge Maltbic, after d hearing today, reserved decision on motion to dissolve the temporary iniunc- ton restraining Treasurer But terworth of the American Le- zion from drawing $500 a month salary from the income of the s2,5o0,0oO state fund for aid of needy veterans of the world war.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
COL. HOYT DEAD.

Oyster Bay. N. T., Jan. 30.-Col. Gale Hoyt, banker and director of various railroads and industrial com- panies. died today after a brief illness. He was born in Cleveland, O., in 1349.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
CURTIS PICKS COMMITTEE
Paonessa, Hart and McKirdy arc Choices for Commission to Seek Lower Rates.

Alderman Angelo NJ. Paonessa and Councilmen Howard Hart and Norman Mcl<irdy have been named by Mayor O. F. Curtis as a committee to confer with the Connecticut Light and Power company relative to lower rates for electricity.
 The appointment of such commit tee was authorized at the last meet ing of the common council. Alder man Paonessa requested at that time that he be placed on the committee
New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
MINES IN RECEIVERSHIP

Washington. Jan. 30.--El Salvador Silver Mines Go. Inc, consented to a receivership today In federal court and allegations that its liabilities totalled $.S0,0o0.