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New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
No. 66. Former Furniture Store, Has Had Many Propristors Since Mir. volstead Became Famous.

Fifteen times since Andrew Vel
 ssesd's famous law was written mt
 the statute hooks has the eHs ilml
 furniture store at sk Lafayette slreel
 hssH rsidsd bY the police department
 fer violation Of the liqueF lass
 Whether CT net the various ''RFeaFie'
 tors" of the establishment have beeH
 selling left aHeF furhituTe polish and
 ssrnish ai so much per glass. the
 police department dees not state, hnl
 it is sa open secret that the police
 believe ths place Is owned oF ean' trollsd by one man, despite fFsr quent change of ownership,
 The first time the place vas Falds cd vas under the Jurisdiction of Chief of Police William J, Rawlings, MllH liam C. Hart. present chief. was at that time detective sergeant and had charge of the vice squad, The raid was conducted on December {, 1881 and Peter 0lesavage was ined HIS, On ihe itth of the following August the same squad. which consisted of Sergeant Hart. Sergeant William c, Mecue and Patrolmen Patrick O'Mara and Thomas feeney raided the place again, This time the alleged proprie- tor was Stanley Dabkowski. Stanley paid sis0 fine. November (. 1929. Mrs. Rose 0lesaVage. wife of Peter was arrested In a raid and fined sioo. Peter himself was arrested November 6. but the case was nolled. Rose was convicted on another count on November is and was fined s2oo and sentenced to serve 10 days in jail. On the same date Stanley Dobkowski was arrested at the same address and find s20o and on December %. he drew n fne Of s2oo and 20 days in jail for n Christmas gift.
 On May 2i, 1923 the place again was raided and this time the alleged proprietor was Frank Kukpenski. who was fined $500. On July 5. Adam Druszik was arrested as the proprie- tor and given s200 and IS days in jail. Besides Chief Hart, Sergeant McCue and Patrolmen Feeney and Omara. sergeants Patrick McAvay and Matthias Rival. Motorcycle Police man William s. Strolls and Detective John staddler, have participated in numerous raids there.
 Peter KoIasinski, who yesterday sold the place to Dominick Silwonils, WIS arrested October and was fined. On October T. which was Sunday and every day since, according to testi- mony of Sergeant Patrick McAvay and Detectives O'Mara and Stadler this morning. he has been doing a wide open business. Last Tuesday the place was raided against and Kolasin- | ski haled before the court.
 Judge E. w. filling found him | guilty on two counts. one of selling | and one of reputation and sentenced | to fine of 32oo and 30 days in jail | on each count, making total of $4oo | line and so days in jail.
 A total of 15 times this address has been raided and according to police figures upwards of $3,500 n fines have been collected.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
Lafayette Street Place Raided Is
 Times, Fines Collected Now $3,5O0
ONE BIG ISSUE
Al Eseep asmhssship Qasiiaa.iia. la |. h q, A. is ses.laa ss Goa, ssaiioa Aseiass,

Cleveland. Oct, sa.-fhs aassiios ef qualification for aetlss AsmhsTsaiE in the Y, N. c, 4. sas saia iedsy ls hs the mosl imPeFtsns problem hsfors ihe constitutional convention 0f that organization. Every other matter. il was understood, ean he amieshly sf tiled.
 Ia a statement issued yesterday, William Jennings ngsh dsHeunesd any change in the aHEsnisstisH's pFse- liee ef admitting to memhsHship sAlY members ef evangelical churches The Y, N. c. 4, wiii he wrecked. he stated, if it lowers its membership haFs,
 Mir, RryaR issued his statement after T aking his second visit 10 Cleveland snd not being invited 10 address the convention,
 | committee still was considering a proposed constitution. knesn as the siade resolution. introduced as suhr stitute for the Portland test adopted in 1888. The Shade resolution would eliminate reference to the scriptures and 10 Jesus Christ as divine. and calls for a simple declaration of purpose to serve Christ rather than membership In an evangelical church.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
CITY ITEMS.
aulhmnssn rIayer rIanes. Merana.

Gulbmnsen Player Planes. Aorans' @adN,
 4. HorgRn has had telephone inc stalled in his residence on Grove street.
 Tickets for Kellogg concert series, C, |. Pierce 6 co.-adN,
 Rev. Stanley A, ieiek. editor Of the Polish Weekly News, reported to the police department last night that h,e car had struck another car on West Main street near the post office. No damage was done.
 Hast Night on the Back Porch, dance record, (. l.. Pierce X co.-ndt.
 Maggie" Some song. Vocation Record. John A. Andrews X Co., adst
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
GIET FOR MISS PERRY.

Miss Eleanor M. Perry who today left the employ of the board of as. sessors was presented with a gold fountain pen by her associates ir that office. The presentation was made by Miss Mildred Guilty. Miss Perry will be succeeded as clerk of the board by Miss Guilty.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
AUTO IS RECOVERED.

A coupe, reported to tho police de- partment Saturday morning as having been stolen from the Terry Brothers garage on Pearl street, was found on Prospect street. C. M. Carlson, who works for A. J. Hawker, reported seeing it on that street this morning. Detective Patrick O'Mara learned on that the car was there since Friday noon.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
Enfield Selectman Dies
 Of Sudden Heart Attack

Thompsonville. Oct. 20.-charles Dex- ter Bent. 72. for ten years first sell eetman Of Enfield died suddenly of heart trouble in hIs home today. He served In the General Assembly from 1899 to 1902. MT. Bent was a native of this town and for many years was n liveryman. retiring ten years ago and since engaging in tobacco raising. He leaves a wife and one brother in Hartford. The funeral will be he'd Monday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
BUYS DRUG STORE INTEREST
Hsws sahasea ef niekhsaa's as. eaa.as fsssasF iA Esss street fhsf. mae.-fias as Wears Experience.

Harry Johnson, for about IS sssrl connected with the Dickinson DFus Co. as s elsFh and for several sssFs past as a pharmacist, has purchased Louis ", fodt's interest in the Easl street drug store and will sever hls connections with Diekinson's about November !, Charles DreheEg. Nhe was Nadt's partner. will be associated with Mir, Johnson in the conduct af the business,
 Mr, Johnson came to the Main rrset establishment shortly after the DinA,asan interests were sold out and took a place as errand hoy, He worked himself up in the concern and is nov recognized as one Of the eitys leading druggists He is planning nu, iasEoas changes in the conduct and noliulss of the business.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
ANTI-FACISTI LEAGUE

Rome, Oct. 20.-Former Premier Bonomi has organized a league to op- pose Fascism, the newspapers an- nounced today. The league is said to be compomed of the principal parties of .the left. including the democrats, social democrats and reformed social fists, but excluding the communists and extreme socialists.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
WALKING TO FLORIDA
Four New Britain Youths Start on Long Hike. Their First Stop Being New York City.

Emil Prange, 22; Harold T. Whit ney, 21; Sam Pampuro, 20, and John Zevansky, 19, all of this city, started this afternoon to hike to Florida. They have $50 in their bank
 They propose to walk to New York and from there to the southeastern tip of the continent.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
20 YEARS IN PRISON
Tesas Woman Who Nurlered Hus- hand Sentenced Today Ky Jury After All Night Session.

Fort Worth. Tex, Oct. 20.-Mrs. Lillian Rronssard. slayer of her hus- band, Louis Rronssard. was sentenced to 20 years in prison today by a jury which had been deiiberating since late yesterday, In previous trial two weeks ago a hung jury resulted.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
ALL SALARIES SLASHED
Every Mexican oniciai Win Have Cut Of 10 ps~ cent-This Includes sodicrs and Sailors.

Mexico City Oct. 2o.-The salaries Of all the federal employees. including the nations armed forces. are re- duced 10 per cent beginning Nov |. under a presidential order made pnb- iic today pending congressional ap- proyal.
 Another order effective the same date. discharges all federal super numerary employees on special conn missions whose salaries are not pro- vided for under the budget as ap- proved by Congress.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
New Britain Students
 Win HOnOrs at Yale

Among the ranking scholars, in the recent records given out at Yale Uni versity, are Bernard Menas Chernoff and Harry Leo Nair of this city. They have a general average between s5 and 90 in their studies.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
RIGHTS UNABRIDGED
Every Citizen Charged With Crime stilI Has The Privilige of Having A Trial By Jury.

Philadelphia. Oct. 20. = Federal Judge Charles l.. McKeehan today held that Congress In adopting the in- junctive provisions of the prohibition act did not intend to destroy the right of every citizen charged with a crime to a trial by jury and make 1t mandatory upon the courts to issue injunctions in every case where evi- dence proved a common nuisance existed"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
6AkH REPORTS

New ferk. Get fA - fAs actual eaadiiiQp of clearing heess banks and trust e0nRsnies for the waek shess sn ekeessioR i'd Fsserse ef ss,f1s1fe. fhls is sn increase af sseT,sEe.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
HAMBURG AS PORT
Will Replace Bremen as Terminus ol

Will Replace Bremen as Terminus of
 Atlantic Service of The Am-
 crican Line.
 Hamburg, Oct. 20.--Hamburg is to replace Bremen as the Eastern ter minus of the transatlantic service of the American line, it was an- nounced here today.
 The rebuilt former Hamburg-Amer- ican liner Cleveland will sail for New York Sunday. The vessel, which is operated by the United American lines, flies the Panaman flag.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
j. 5. PLAYERS
LEAD|NG|N
TENNIS
Prospects Now Are for an ALL
American Final Round in
Wimbledon Contest.

WIMBLEDON, England, July g.
The prospect of an all-American
final round in the mems singles of
the lawn tennis championship tour
nament here doomed today when
Francis T. Hunter, of New Rochelle,
N. Y, became a semi-finalist, de
feating Count De Conan, OF Spain.
Hunter was forced to the limit to
win, the scores being SIS, 4-6,
6-1, 6-3, GO.
William M. Johnston, Of Califor-
mia, the remaining American In the
tournament, has already reached
the semi-final round.
The last of the American women
in the Miss Elizabeth Ryan, was
eliminated today in a semi-final
match of the women's singles, by
Katherine McKane, English star.
1-6, 6-2, GA. =.
In the mixed doubles, Miss
Eleanor Goss, and Gilbert defeated
Mrs. Holcroft and Fyzee, the Indian
Davis cup player, Ga, rs.
In the mems singles, F. @. Lowe
defeated Evans, 60, SIS. IS, and
went into the semi-final round.
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen and her
partner, Jean Washer, the Belgian
champion, scored another victory in
the mixed doubles, beating Miss
Eleanor Goss, OF Boston, and Gilbert,
Of England, g., 60.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
Tension With French
Over Ruhr Reparations
Is Growing, Says London
BY DAVID M. CHURCH,
international News Service.

LONDON, July 3.-Tension be.
tween England and France on the
Ruhr and reparations problems was
increasing today as a result of the
developments that delayed the con-
versations yesterday between Count
De Saint Aulaire, French ambassa-
dor to London, and Lord Curzon,
British secretary for foreign affairs.
Count De Saint Aulaire was ex.
rected to visit the foreign office
again today and make a verbal
answer to the Curzon QUESTIONABLE
designed TO elicit statement of
French policy in the Ruhr-particu-
larly the French Interpretation of
passive resistance" which has
been the stumbling block in the
path of concerted pllied action on
reparations.
Press comment, which was re-
sponsibile for the failure Of the
representatives of the two countries
to get together Monday, again sug:
gested today that 1.-The time is ripe
TOR independent action" on the part
of England.
Such suggestions, given a semi
official tone, reused resentment in
Paris although denied in part YES.
terday by the British foreign office.
CONTINUED on Page 2: Column 81
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
WHOLE TOWN BURNED BY
EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS

HARDWICK, Vt, July 3.-FHre
practically destroyed this village
early today.
Aid was summoned from neighbor.
ing towns to battle the blaze.
The fire started in a barber shop
and pool room owned by Tony Roy
He was untying a large package OF
fireworks when a spark from a ciga.
rette set them off. Roy and three
friends jumped through a large plate
glass window to safety. Communi.
cation was cut off for a time.
The telephone exchange was de-
stroyed: The fifteen families were
driven from their homes when two
large tenement houses were de
stroyed.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
WILL KEEP BABY
FARM, SAYS
WOMAN
Mrs. Sewers Plans to Open
Her Brooklyn Nursery on
Return There.

SCHENECTADY, July 3.-Hos-
pital physicians reported yesterday
that two of the nineteen infants
brought here Saturday by Mrs. Anna
Siewers after a trip of 1877 miles
in taxicab are suffering from
improper feeding since their birth
two months ago.
The babies found undernourished
are Harold Ryn and Alfred Holpp.
They are under the care of a
specialist, DR.. Frank Vanderboeert
No arrangements have been made
for the burial of Arthur Carpet,
nine months, first victim of the
excursion. who died at pneumonia
Faith in Mrs. Siewers.
Mrs. Carpet made no inquiry for
her dead baby while here. She left
with her other boy, Richard, to
return to New York.
The Carpets are estranged, and
the father read of the fate of his
son IN the newspapers. He notified
officials here that he would arrive
here today to claim the child's body.
Andrew Ferris. six months, was
taken away by his aunt, Mrs. Corn.
rath, of New York. Neither Mrs.
Carpet nor Mrs. Cornrath expressed
criticism of Mrs. Siewers. They
seemed to have implicit faith in
her, regrettinG only that the sum-
mer outing must be abandoned
Plans to Continue.
Mrs. Siewers will remain in the
almshouse here until she has made
arrangements to return to New
York. Officials will not permit her
to leave until they are assured of
her ability to get home without
mishap.
Mrs. Siewers continues unapolo-
getlc about her action. She insists
she meant only the good of the
children and seems to think hard
luck alone brought about the stu
alton In which she now finds her
self. While she has given up the
idea OF a farm in the country, she
does not intend to abandon her
present means of livelihood, the
boarding OF babies at her home.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
PRESIDENT.
PRAISES
WEST
Pioneer Spirit Is Lauded and
.PaternaIism Scored by
Harding n Oregon,

MEACHAM, Ore. July g.
President Harding joined here to-
day with thousands of Oregonians
in paying reverent tribute to the
heroic pioneers who nearly a cen
fury ago blazed the trail to Ore
gon and fashioned from the will
derness then existing the great
American Northwest Of today.
The President was the princi-
pal speaker at the celebration OF
the eightieth anniversary Of the
Oregon trail and he commended
the spirit Of the pioneers as
worthy of emulation by the Amer
leans of today.
Points Out Lesson.
The trail blazers, he pointed out,
asked nothing from the Government
at Washington but an opportunity
to try; they even had to battle
against strong and short-sighted op'
position from the Government for
the opportunity to crss the un'
charted wilderness, and Mr.. Harding
read into this a pointed lesson for
those Of today who believe that the
Government ought to dip into any
thing and everything.
1.-The lesson" he said, cannot
fail to impress itself. In this test
of self-reliant citizenship there came
the rugged, militant, wholesome
West.
Greater things were wrought.
larger accomplishments were re-
corded, greater victory was won in
this wholesome, inspiring indiVid-
ualism than ever will attend any
paternalism or government assump-
ton of the tasks which are the ma
ttonal heritage of builders.
Government may well provide OPP
portunity, but the worthwhile ac-
complishment is the privilege and
the duty of men,"
Fete Truly Western.
The celebration in which Presi
dent Harding was the central
figure today was truly Western and
one OF the most unusual that a
Chief Executive of the nation ever
participated in.
Indians, cowboys, pIainsmen,
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
FRANCE Denies
FRANKFORT IS
SEIZED
Removal of Garrisons in Near
by Towns Responsible for
Report, Says Paris.

~ AhOCA AoeAOeAeae &NO"o 0OAN1OCs
PARIS, July 3.-France has no
intention of occupying Frank
fort, it was stated today at the
war ministry.
French newspapers today con-
tanned no mention of the reports
French troops had occupied the
Krupp works at Essen and sent
detachments of infantry and cav
airy into the towns of Hagen,
Schwerte and Westhofen, sur
rounding Frankfort.
Has No Information.
The war ministry said it had no
information as to these reported
moves by the army of occupation,
and suggested that changes of gar.
risons were responsible for the re-
ports.
Two days ago, it was stated, the
French occupied Langen, southwest
Of Frankfort, and anpther important
railroad center northwest of Frank.
fort.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
FINDS SOLUTION
Of SOFT COAL
PROBLEM
Commissioner Potter Would
Permit All Shippers to Use
Their Own Cars.
By WILLIAM HARD

High bituminouS coal prices would
be broken down and the whole vex
ing and battling bituminous coal
problem in this country would be
Solved" If only the Interstate
Commerce Commission would out
rightly. authorize and encourage the
private coal car" and the assign
ed coal car" on American railroads.
Such is the striking declaration
made by Commissioner Potter, of
the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion, in the course of a controversy
which has stirred the commission
to it's depths. The Interstate Com
merce Commission Is now revealed
to Washington as the destined dis
tracted heir to all the troubles OF
the coal commission.
Five of the eleven members OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion have now written opinions on
the subject of assigned cars for
bituminous coal mines" One OF
these opinions is the majority opin-
ion of the commission. The other
four are vehement attacks upon the
majority. The question involved Is
the central question in bituminous
coal: namely, car supply. Inc
controversy started Is headed to-
ward being historic. Out OF it nj
ready has come. from the desk OF
Commissioner Potter, the first sug-
gested bituminous coal solution
which does not call for more bu-
reaucracy and more socialism.
Decision of Majority.
The pivot of the dispute within
the Commission is as follows:
The majority has decided that
private coal cars" and assigned
coal cars" cannot be dispatched
to given picked mines in disregard
of the needs of other mines. 1t
has decided that all cars. including
'private cars" and including las
signed cars" must be considered
as belonging to a sort Of general
pool and must be so distributed as
TO meet the needs Of all existing
mines without discrimination"
In other words. the majority OF
the Commission pas cast itself on
Continued on i ge .. Column 81.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
DISTRICT s
TAX RATE
IS S1.2O
New Levy by Commissioners
10 Cents Less for Fiscal Year
Than Last-lncorne Jumps.

4 r.
The District Commissioners to-
day established the tax rate on
real estate for the fiscal year
which began July / at $1.20 on
every hundred dollars worth Of
property. This rate is a reduc-
ton Of 10 cents a hundred from
the $1.30 rate during the year
ended June 80.
Rate Quickly Approved.
Major Daniel J. Donovans Dis
trict auditor, submitted to Commits
sioner Rudolph this morning the
new rate which he estimated would
be sufficient to bring in enough reve-
nue. to meet the needs Of the. Dis
trict Government for the present
fiscal year.
Submitted to the Board of CON
missioners, the new rate was ap-
prevail few minutes later
No report or figures showing how
the new rate was arrived at was
made public. Donovan says he will
not complete the report until Thurs
day morning
Unprecedented collections in taxes
and increased assessments are re.
sponsible for the rate reduction, it
was said.
Major Donovan said today the
$1.20 rate would make a material
reduction in tax bills for this year
For every thousand dollars worth
of property there will be a reduc-
ton Of 81 in taxes" Major Donovan
said
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
BY international News Service.

BY International News Services.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 5.
Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons
will fight at Shelby tomorrow for
the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship under an agreement
reached here at $3.50 a. m. (moun-
tain tine) today by which Jack
Kearns, manager Of the champion,
agreed to accept the $210, 900
already paid him and to take .
chance Of collecting 100000 of
the first gate receipts.
News Thrills Great Falls.
The announcement, coming just
as day was breaking through the
sleepy hills surrounding Great Falls.
was the greatest thrill this section
ever experienced. The announce
ment was brief, laconic and full Of
news. 1t said, very simply:
1.-THE fight is on" a.
All through the night Great Falls
had waited, patiently, yet impa.
tiently. Hope rose against great
odds as the hours wore on toward
dawn. Word came from conference
rooms where Jack Kearns was clos
eted with different angels" Of the
fight that he was standing pat
that he demanded his 100000 or
there would be no fight. But In
the end came the final news that
Kearns had capitulated.
A wild cheer broke out when the
news reached the assembled crowd.
Members of the Elks' lodge, in con-
vention here, had held a band in
readiness for the news. Lullabies
or dirges were ready to hit the
mountain air.
Wild Celebration Staged.
So, when the news came, the
band masters flashed their signals,
the horns blared, the drums rolled
and human threats yelled. The
widest celebration within the mem.
DRY of the oldest inhabitant was
under way.
Through the streets Of the town
and through the Hobbies of hotels
a great procession wound its, way,
and cheer after cheer echoed
through the hills. Into the resi-.
Dental section and back into the
business section the serpentine
throng roared and sang its way.
Banners were flying and men dane
ing. Women in the throng added
shrill soprano notes to the demon
stration.
A novelist could have written no
more thrilling tale. The telling Of
1t can scarcely do Justice to the
emotions that surged. The sur
render Of mo dough, no fight
Kearns," was certainly fit to b
called dramatic.
The events leading up to the
capitulation were scarcely less dra-
matte. The proper setting for the
final demisek Of the william. the
rescue Of thS old home ana the