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New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
THIEF KILLS LITER
 INSIDE SING SING
BlameS Prisoner for Transfer and
 Hits Him With Hammer

New York, Feb, o,--AleSander Cin-
 igio, Il Sing Sing convict under n
 twenty year to life sentence for Il
 murder in Nassau county twelve years
 ago, was killed yesterday when an
 other convict hit him on the head
 with hammer during n quarrel In the sheet metal factory inside the
 walls Of the prison, Before he died ciniglio accused James colanno, alias Colone, who Is serving four year sentence for grand larceny, and Col
 anno was placed in solitary eonfine- ment pending investigation.
 Ciniglio after he was struck walked
 out of the sheet metal factory and over to the prison hospital distance of about 500 feet, but collapsed just
 as he got inside the waiting room, He was carried to q cot and told Dr. Amos O. Squires the prison physician, Colanno hit him becaGse he had heard that he had gone to Warden I.awes and persuaded him to put Col ammo. in the draft Of prisoners trans ferred to Clinton prison at Dannemora last night. Cniglio who was struck behind the right ear, died within d
 few minutes after he reached the hospital
 Warden Lewis F. Lawes said last night that Ciniglio had had nothing to do with his decision to include Col anno in the group of convicts sent to Clinton prison, and that he would try
 10 learn how Colanno found out he
 was going. The names of the men
 who are to be transferred from Sing
 Sing are always kept secret by the of- ticials until a few moments before
 their departure.
 Prison attendants said that Colan-
 man, always ready to fight. He was sent to prison from Manhattan last 1 March for grand larceny, and would
 have been eligible for release in eigh- l teen months.
 Ciniglio had behaved himself dur ing the twelve years he had been in | prison the keeper said. and would have been eligible for release in three years. Frederick F. Weeks, district attor- ney of Westchester county, visited the prison last night and examined a
 number of witnesses and 1t was an- nounced that if the statements of
 Ciniglio were corroborated a charge of first degree murder would be made
 against Colanno.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
REPUTATION SPREADING
Portland Church OfGers to Pay Ex- penscs of Local Man to Tell About Eyerymans Bible Class.

Hearing about the marvellous growth of the Fverymans Bible class of this city, q church in Portland Maine has sent a communication tc Robert B. Skinner. president, asking that the class send a man up to that city to explain how the class has beer built.
 The matter will be discussed at the meeting of the executive committet this cening. The Portland churcf has bible class Of 100 men and offers to pay all expenses of man from this city, to tell them how to make it grow It is likely the class will delegate someone from here to tell the Port land church how the class was put across in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
ROTARIANS HEAR
 HEALTH OFFICER
Dr.. Shea Speaks on the Control of
 Social Diseases

"1'hc Control Of Social Diseases
 was the subject Of a talk delivered by Dr, Daniel Shea before the members
 of the New Britain Rotary club it the luncheon held this noon at the Elks grill. Dr. Shea is director of the bur eau of social hygiene Of the state de-
 pug;mcnt of health and regional con sut-r of the United States public health department,
 In h.s tp.,; ')r. shea said that the lphysicibis ot the United states never knew how r9ay people were affected by social diseases until the war be- gan in l917. Ha laid particular stress on the fact that at the beginning of the war there was such q tremendous number of these people but at the present time. through the efforts Of Dr. Rupert Blue, the country has been rid Of thousands of cases.
 Menace To Health. Social diseases. according to the
 doctor, are menace 10 public health and it was fov this reason that pr Blue established his method of cur ing and preventing these diseases. His
 method consisted of establishing clin.
 ics in various cities in the country where men and women could come for free treatment. He also stated that the clinics have inserted adver- tisements in newspapers and periodi- calls to bring such people to these places where they are provided for Continuing with his talk and goins ,,,tN Into Ay- Chf1 cd lnT that 20 per cent of the victims in tho
 state institutes are affected and tha
 during the years of 1915 and 1919 or
 the average of 1900 people died year l ly from affections. When the clinics
 were first established in February O 1919 there were 666 people being | treated and in 1920 there were 1923
 which showed that more people came | for treatment. There was. however the doctor did not have the exact fig ures.
 Hartford Conference. President Leon Sprague spok' briefly on the New England Rotar, conference to be held in Hartford or ] March "A and 25. He was authorized
 to appoint three delegates from New | Britain to attend.
 Louis Slade gave short talk il which he made a plea for the men o1 the Rotary club to aid the Boy Scout: and asked for men willing to become scout leaders. MT. Slade told of the
 work being done by the l5 troops ir New Britain and how they are observ- ing their 12th birthday.
 All Rotary Meeting. The meeting on Thursday of next week will be an all-Rotary meeting and no guests will be invited. The local club will join with other or ganizations in observing the Nationa anniversary on February 23. P. AL l fred Fleming of Chicago will speak
 at this time.
 | The Rotary club members have alst received an invitation from the Cham | Der of Commerce to attend the oper | forum on Wednesday evening of nex1 week Representative of the Centra Motors company also spoke this noor
 on behalf of the lighting exhibition tc be held tonight and tomorrow night in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
SUED FOR S10,0OO
12-Year- old Boy Asks Heavy Dam-
 ages For Injuries Which Are Claim
 cd To Be Permanent.

Alfred Nosney, aged 1o years. through simon Nosney, has brought suit through Judge William F. Man gan to recover s1O,000 from Michael Balock The boy was injured in a haymowcr alleged to belong to the defendant and as result was confined in the New Britain General hospital for several weeks, and was unable to pursue his studies in school for a period of six months. The plaintiff alleges in the complaint that per manent injury has resulted. The pa pers were served by Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stockwel and the writ is return able in the superior court on the first Tuesday Of March.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
GRAND OFFICERS HERE

Members of the grand lodge were in attendance at the meeting of Andre lodge, I. O. O. F.. last night, in Vega hall. The first degree was worked with the following grand lodge off cers in charge: Grand Master, Herbert Philips. of Waterbury; deputy grand master, J. Hathaway. of Manchester; grand secretary. William Hutchinson of New Haven, and grand representa- tive, Frank Whiton, of Hartford Al the close of the meeting a luncheon
 was served
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
STRUCK FROM DOCKET
Judge Edwin Thomas Takes Action in Special Session of |. S. District Court for Tool Co.

South Norwalk, Feb. e.-Judge Ed
 win $. Thomas in a special session of the United States district court here today granted a motion to strike from the docket an answer filed by the Bridgeport Machine and Tool Co.,. in which the company, declared bank rupt some time ago, denied it's in solvency. Arthur Klein of New Ha- ven, receiver for the company was authorized to make preparations for a sale of the assets. The company was declared bankrupt by the Aqua Electric Heater Co. of New York and Connecticut, It's selling agents, which company is also bankrupt ard which claims to own 94 per cent Of the stock o@ the Brideep company.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
INFANT CONTEST STARTS.
Nurses Association Keeps Record oi Babies Attended During the Year.

The Infant Welfare conference con- test did not start off very heavy ycs- terday at the Nurses Visiting station. there being but nine mothers in at tendance. The Nurses association has started the contest in an effort to have the mothers bring their chil- dren as often as possible and the one attending the most during the season receives an award. The Broad street quarters are also in the con- test but do not report any heavier attendance.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
WEATHER REPORT
Bureau Prediction Indicates Probably
 Rain or Snow Tomorrow

New Haven. Feb. 9.---TFor Connecti- cut. Unsettled weather tonight and Friday probably snow or rain: slighty warmer tonight; fresh to strong south west and west winds.
 Conditions: A secondary disturbance central over Wisconsin is causing un- settled weather in the upper Missis- sippi valley and Lake region. The dis turbance which was central on the Pacific coast yesterday morning is moving eastward and is now central over Montana. Tho fen, perature is ris- ing slowly in the southern and eastern districts but is still below the normal on the Atlantic coast
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
Slight Betterment Seen
 In Charity Situation

Superinte ndcnt William Cowlishaw Of the board of charities reports that there is a very slight betterment in the chirity situation locally during the month of February, This change is caused by a slight change for the bet ter in the factories The charity sup erintendent anticipates that the next few months will sec even greater changes.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
AT THE HIGHLY CLUB
s. s. Day of Yale University 10 Ad-
 dress Boys.

The High-Y club has for it's speaker this evening $. $. Day of Yale univer. sity. His position is to advise young men as the manner in which they may cope with the problems which come up during their school years.
 Mir. Day was one Of the principa speakers at the Older Boys confer. many of the High school boys vii remember him.
 Supper will be served at 6:3o ir the new mess" hall, 40 plates being prepared. As a number of members of the club have already made reser- vations it is certain that large audi. ence will greet Sherry" Day.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
SUBWAY VENDORS STOPPED
No More Chewing Gum and Candy Sellers Can Ply Trade in Under ground Stations-Papers Allowed.

New York. Feb. 9.-Subway pa irons of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. henceforth will have to buy their chewing gum, milk chocolate and tobacco before entering the under ground stations.
 The state transit commission an- nounced today that it had ordere q Receiver Garrison of the B. R. T. to stop the sale of everything save news papers and magazines, on the plat forms as illegal under the rapid transit act.
 Inspectors recently were detailed to the stations to see how much the subway shopping intcrfered with pas sengers trying to board or alight from trains.
 Sales have amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
INDUSTRIAL NIGHT
At Chamber of Commerce Tonight at Opening Of Electrical Exhibit Commercial Display Tomorrow.

Tonight is Industrial Night at the Chamber of Commerce lighting ex- hibition. Workmen have been busy all day installing electrical equipment and factory lighting of interest to manufacturers will be displayed.
 Tomorrow night will be "Commer- Cial Night" when lights of interest to merchants and fixtures for homes will be shown. The exhibitions are free to persons interested in electric lighting equipment and q special invitation is extended to Chamber of Commerce members, property owners and manu- facturers.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
TWO MORE TIE GAMES

Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 1.-Two more games were played to a draw to- day by Newell w. Banks of Detroit and Robert Stewart of Glasgow, who are playing a series of 40 games for the checkers championship of the world. So far Stewart has won two games Banks one, and o9 games have been drawn.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
Financial News

New york. Feb. 9,-covering o! speculative commitments accelerated apother Advshce in leading foreign eI- changes today, During tho morning dpmAnd bills on London rose 10 s4Ss l,.. an overnight gain of s-4 cents. rrsnch. Italian and Belgian rates also were substantially higher,
 United Kingdom issues Of 1922 and sa.s registered new high quotations for the year and French and Bel ,dnn governments were strong with French municipals.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
Expect 100 Voters to
 Change Party This Year

Tomorrow is the last day for voters to shift from one political party to another and the assessors office will be open from noon to 9 o'clock for that purpose. The registrars antici- pate that loo voters at least will ask to make change this year, their es- timate being based on carly indica- tions.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
Extension of Credit to
 Railroads Seems Likely

was given today in administration cir clcs that some proposal for legislation enabling the extension Of government credit to the railroads might be ex- pected in the near future. The i'm pressior was given that the subject was being considered seriously in some quarters although one high official cN' pressed belief that any such measure would meet with strenuous opposition in coneresS.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
SUES FOR DIVORCE
New Haven Man Is Defendant Brought By Local Woman, Who Charges In- tolerabIc Cruelty.

Anna Bassett of this city, through Lawyer Michael A. Sexton, has in- stituted an action for q divorce from William Bassett of New Haven, on grounds of intolerahle cruelty. The couple were married at New Haven in March of 1917. The plaintiff was at the time of the marriage residing at Waterbury. The writ is returnable in the superior court on the first Tuesday in March.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
HOLCOMBE-WJGGLESNORTH

Mrs Alice M Wigglesworth of 656 West Main street, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Alice, to Edward Holcombe of Grand street. MT. Holcombe comes from Vermont. Miss Wiggesworth is employed at the F. X F. Corbin office. There has been no date set for the wedding
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
Starcked Collars and
 Shirts Taxed as Luxury

Moscow, Feb. 9--Starched collars and shirts continued 10 be ciassed as luxuries Tn soviet Russia. A collar costs from 30, 0,000 to 10000 rubles, new, and he laundry charge for re-starching Is oo.ooo. More is charged if the ucarer Is known to be a foreigner. especially m American.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many friends for the kindness shown during the illness and death of our beloved wife, sister and aunt.
 MIR. RICHARD MERTtNS MIR. AND MRS. J. M. HETTING-
 FER AND FAMILY MIR. AND MRS. HERMAN VO-
 GEL AND FAMILY MRS. CATHERINE EISELE,
 AND FAMILY.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Charles Henry Bradford

Charles Henry Bradford, a native of this city, but for more than half a century resident of New Haven, died in that city yesterday, aged S1. He was an official of the Sargent com pany in that city, being connected with that firm for GA years.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
MARDI GRAS DANCE

Mardi Gras will be held at the State armory on Arch street tomor. row evening under the auspices of the Merry Three. Music will be furnished by Chapman's Novelty orchestra ot nine pieces and several new songs vii he introduced. The dancing will com mence at o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
MARTIN ADMINISTRATOR

William Martin has been appointed administrator c. T. A. D. B. N. of the estate of the late Frederick A. Berg. Mir. Berg prior to his fatal illness. was employed by MT. Martin in his Main street cigar store.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
Grntnam & Col.

NEW YORK CLEARING HOUSE REPORT Exchanges ............ 5S3.SooOoo
 Balances .,...... 200,000
New Britain herald., 1922-02-09
SPEED UP SEWER WORK
Retaining Walls Being Constructed In New systomi Iaborcrs Bcgin Work Again soon.

The work Of constructing retaining walls to keep auicksand out ot trenches being dug in connection with the east end sewer will be completed this week, it is expected, and new gangs Of laborers will be taken on In the early part of next week,
 IL is probable that the gangs re- leased when the obstacle of quicksand was first encountered will again be put to work, Additional help may also be hired so that the work can be pushed to completion,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-19
TO AID DISABLED SOLDIERS
Some Families Are Almost Destitute,
One Veteran Says

The members of the Topeka post of
the Disabled American Veterans of
the World War are engaged in the
collection of baskets of Christmas
goodies for the families OF the dis
abled veterans of Topeka, who are not
sufficiently provided for.
There are several families of dis
abled veterans in Topeka who are
nearly destitute" a member of the
post declared today The men them
selves may be drawing a little com
pensation from the government, but
it usually isn't enough to support a
family on. especially if the head of the
family isn't able to do a days work
1t is for the relief of these families
that we are collecting the food"
Mem bers of the public who wish to
contribute food, either fresh or canned,
or candy or other deicacies, are asked
to leave their contributions with Paul
Parrish. commander of the local post
of the d. A V. w. w, at the Boone
Book shop, $50 Kansas avenue The
baskets are to be distributed Sunday,
the day before Christmas.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Topeka post of the ID. A. V. W. w
at the American Legion post hall, 210
West Sixth avenue. tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-19

has just closed following a six weeks
run. Three teachers were teaching
in this school, and a class for men, one
for women and another for children
was held. The instructors were: DIR.
S. s. Estey, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church; Mrs. Jessie Wright
Whitcomb. and Mrs. E. w. Martin.
There will be a Christmas tree for
all unfortunate colored children of the
city at 305 Kansas avenue, Christmas
day, under the auspices of Central
lodge No. So, Improved Benevolent and
Provident Order of Elks of the World.
are: DIR. S. Flourney, chairman; Viii
liam Vaughn, Walter Perkins, J. d.
Smith, George Pack, Ralph Odyssey,
Bishop Bingham, E. Ridley, William
James H. Guy, J. P. Smith and Roy
Jenkins.
Details of the recent fire which
wiped out most of Astoria, Wash, are
told in a letter from Miss Nina
Gillette, a former teacher of Topeka
high school, which is being read in
many of the classes of the school. Miss
Gillette is now living in Astoria Altho
the fire did not destroy the house IN
which she is living, the flames came
within half a block of her home when
the wind shifted and turned the course
of the fire. When it was found that
the Y. NJ. c. A. building could be
saved and the fire department left 1t
so that they might check the flames
in other parts of the city, the boys
of the association formed a bucket
brigade and attempted to save the
building.
A Christmas party is to be held to-
night in the lobby of the Y. w. c. A.
for the roomers, employees and staff
of the local organization. The ar
rangements for the party have been
made by committees composed of one
representative each from the roomers
in the main building, the roomers in
the annex, the employees of the cafe
terra, and the general staff. The com
mittee in charge of the pre- snts is
COMPOSED of Miss Hanna Pie. IN, Miss
Anna Kiedel, Miss Lena ~Czirr md Miss
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-19
IOURThOUsENcTEs
AND
POLiCEGOSSfP.

Charitable organizations and others
in the hustle and hustle of providing
Christmas cheer for unfortunate usu-
ally overlook the county detention
| home, where nearly a dozen children
are confined at present. Most of these
children are orphans and there is no
one to make their Christmas a merry
one, except the officers of the probate
court, who frequently provide them
with something at their own expense.
Anyone who feels inclined to brighten
Christmas day for these children
should communicate with T. d. VIII
liams, county probation officer, whose
office is at the court house.
william Baker, 80 years old, was
taken into custody this morning by
deputy sheriffs at his home, SIS Tyler
street, on an insanity complaint.
Judge George whitcomb in the dis
trict court Monday afternoon took un-
der advisement the evidence in an in
junction suit brought by the Kansas
Poultry Breeders association to enjoin
the Jenkins Music company from US
ing the city auditorium the evening of
January for a concert The poultry
men claim to have leased the audi
torium for the week of January S13
for the annual state poultry show. In
some way the bookings became mixed
and the Jenkins company was given
4 IOE 1QGSodS lll5Als JdANcA
8. Robert McGiffert, commissioner of
public buildings, produced his books
to show that the poultrymen, thru Guy
Sickler, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, had leased the building for
January 1915.
DR.. o. S. Shields, of Mayetta, was
arrested by county authorities Monday
afternoon on an alias warrant and
placed in the county Jail. DR.. Shields
was arrested October 27 on a charge
of passing a worthless check for $6.37
on the Palace Clothing company. No
disposition was made of the case and
on December 8 his bonds was declared
forfeited.
Nose Mitchell. 78-year-old negro.
was sentenced Monday afternoon by
Judge James Mcclure in the district
court to pay a fine of 500 and serve
thirty days in the county jail on
charges of violating the prohibitory
law. When officers raided MitchelPs
home some weeks ago they found
still and small quantity of whisky.
Mitchell claimed he had borrowed the
still from a friend to experiment with
and that he had never had an Oppor-
tunity to use its product.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-19
CONCLAVE NO. 7 TO ELECT
Annual Meeting To BE Held I'm
Masonic Tempe Friday.

Members OF St. Augustine conclave
No. Z, Knights of the Red Cross of
Constantine. viii hold their annual
meeting and election of officers Fri
day night at the Masonic temple. The
meeting will be preceded by banquet
at 6.30 o'clock. The order is an hon
orary organization for knights Temp
lar. and the mem bership OF the local
conclave is limited to fifty.
Membership is contingent on invi-
tation rather than petition. No new
members will be received this year.
The .conclave has only four meetings
a year. The officers are: Edward
Winslow Wellington. NJ. p. sovereign;
Ira Warren Burdick, Z. viceroy;
Henry f. Mason. senior general; Will
lam J. Russell. junior general; Henry
Kepfield. prelate; George W. Banter,
treasurer-recorder; Samuel Cunning
ham. prefect; Arthur j. Carruth
standard bearer: Carl L. Sawin,
herald; and James B. Doncyson,
sentinel.