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New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
LAFAYETTE ST. FAMILIES
 ROUTED BY MIDNIGHT FIRE
Al. Willetts, Well Known Actor Car ries Baby to Safety When Flames Threaten Morris Property.

Damage estimated by Chief William, J.. Noble of the fire department al s400 YVES done in a blaze in the cellar ct property at 2l and g Lafayette street, at 12:30 O'clock this morning. An alarm from Box 42 brought the department to the scene. The blaze was in the cellar of the building which is owned by Hilary Morris. On the floor above the cellar are q res taurant and q grocery store.
 The fire was flaming briskly near a stairway, and the partitions were badly burned. Tenants residing on the floors above were awakened and ordered out of the place by police man and the firemen.
 Al Willetts. an actor in local play house and a former New Britain man, went into the building and brought cut small baby in his arms. A box containing about dozen pocket knives was found at the rear of the place, and they were turned over to tho police department.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
BIG FIRE IN BOSTON
Most of the City's Fire Apparatus Called Out to Quell Flames That Do Damage Of Sf50,O00.

Boston, Jan. 23.--Fire that threat ened to destroy a block of six story loft buildings in the shoe and leather
 district was brought under control early today after the greater part of the city's fire fighting resources had been taxed for many hours. The Mc- Donald building on Lincoln street was swept by flames and adjoining buildings were damaged. The loss was estimated at si50,000.
 The dense fumes of burning leather hampered the fire fighters and explo- sions of gases routed them in many attempts to reach the sixth floor of the building where the fire originated. Two firemen were injured, one struck on the head by falling brick and the other cut by flying glass.
 The chief loss was sustained by R. E. Mcdonald and Go. and A. Shapiro wholesale shoe dealers.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Out of Town Firm Gets
 Hotel Excavation Job

The Miller Bros. Construction Co. of Bloomfield has been awarded the sub-contract for the excavation work at the new hotel to be erected at the corner of West Main and Washington streets by the building committee of the Elihu Burrit& hotel corpora tion, The price is s1.1O a cubic yard.
 Several bids were received from New Britain concerns but were not as low as the one cited above. Leardy and 'Battaglia bid s1.20 a cubic yard: Peter Suzio, SIPS; John MaGuire, s1.15; Charles Bence, s1.50 and A. DiMarco, s1.44.
 The excavation work will be start ed not later than Monday of next week.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Sagging Walls of Factory
 Put Men Out of Work

Thompsonville Jan. 2s.-Oficials oi the Bigelow- Hartford Carpet Co, to- day estimated the damage resulting from the settling of 50 feet of one of the walls of a building of the com pany at s2,000. The cause of the sagging was not determined. It was stated there was no damage to ma chinery. but that 80 of the company's employees would be made idle for a few days while repairs to the wall are being made.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
BILLBOARD ON HOTEL SITE
 MAY BE ORDERED RAZED
Said t0 Have Been Erected Without Permii--Is Not Tircproof-BuiIding Commission to Discuss Casr.

There will be meeting of the building commission this evening to discuss the billboard located on the Commercial Trust Co property at the corner Of West Main and Washington streets,
 IL was said that official complaint against the board has been made to several officials. including the mayor himself. but outwardly no attention has been paid.
 IL is claimed that the billboard violates at least two city ordinances It was erected without building per- init, as is required, 1t Is said; and it is also alleged that the fire ordinance Is violated in that the board has not been fire proofed.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
HAD BEER ENOUGH
ShipwTecked Men. Just Rescued. Had Lived For II Days On Diet Of This Beverage Alone.

Galveston, Tex. Jan. 23.-Subsisting for II days on diet of beer. three men half dead from exhaustion were picked up by the Morgan line steam- CT Fl Occidente 225 miles off the Carolina coast on January IS.
 The men, described as Florida fishermen said they were taking liquor from the Bahama islands ts Cuba in a motor boat when their gasoline wave out. The men were turned over to fishermen friends on the Florida coast after their liquor
 d been thrown overheard.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Runaway Boy Caught
 By New York Police

Howard Newton, aged 14 years of 175 Jerome street, was picked LID on the street in New York last night and word was sert here this morning to Captain Geor-c J. Kelly by Inspector Lahey of the Metropolitan police Last evening Mrs. Newton, mother of the boy, reported to the police that her son had Detn missing from home since Sunda! riorning. She was noti- fled today that he had been picked up, and brother of the boy started for New York to bring him back.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
FOIREN ACCUSED IN
 REAL ESTATE DEAL
Dispute Over Sale of BelVidere
 Property Heard in Court
DECISION IS RESERVED
Accused Claims Loren c. Baker Agreed to Accept $5,9OO Admits Obtaining S8,OOO and Putting Extra $1OO in His Pocket.

So that numerous authorities quot cd by Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods and Defense Counsel w. c Hungerford and Donald Gaffne, might be pursued, Judge George w Klett in police court this morning re. served decision until next Monday morning in the case of Henry J. Foi- ren of Kensington. charged with em- bezzlement of s10o from Loren c. Baker.
 Foiren sold a piece of property at the corner of Stratford road and Carleton street, for Baker, to Marjorie Strong and Louis Krieger, last April. The sale price was $6,O00, while Foiren represented Baker, according. to allegations of the state. that he sold it for $5,900, and it was upon that amount that he received his realtors commission of two per cent.
 Baker Explains Transaction
 Baker told the court that Foiren asked him if the place was for sale and when the reply was in the affirm ative asked if he could have the reg ular commission if he sold it forl $6,000, which Baker told him was the price. Baker agreed. Later, Baker testified. he received a telephone call from Foiren who told him that he had a prospective customer but one who would pay no more than $5, 900 | for the place. Baker told him that if | this was all he could get for it he could make the sale. He received from Foiren $500 on April 20, and on
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New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Girl Who Worked For BolsheuiM
 Making Her Home in Mew Britain
Miss Bessie Kaplan Wants to Have Her Hair B0bbed and Dress Like American Girls.
, of the suffering and starva- Russia is passing away and ,tlntrV ia saftling aa.yn ,n .

H , Of the suffering and starva-
 Russia is passing away and
 inniry is settling down to il ta er basis. according to Miss Bes- fss aplan. who with her mother, Mrs Benjamin Kaplan. two smaller brothers and sister has arrived here from Russia. The Kaplan family, wife and children of Benjamin Kap. Ian. local cattle dealer, was the iirst Russian family to come direct 10 New Britain since 1914. They re- side at 63 Willow street.
 Miss Bessie Kaplan was employed Tor n short time before leaving the country. by the bolshevik government in a railroad office. She tells thrili- ing tales Of the starvation period Of last winter and the winter before, when thousands Of people perished.
 Miss Kaplan comes from the town Of Moginleff in the western part of Russia. Her father came to Amef- ica when she was seven years of age. II years ago. For three years during the war the family did not hear from him. Finally they received a letter and after that letters and packages followed frequently. Most of the let ters and packages were delivered safely, she says.
 She finished a school in Russia, which corresponds to the average high school in America. She was in charge of the statistical department of the western railroads under the Soviet government
 Train Service Resumed.
 For a long time she says, trains did not run at all. When service was following the armistice, a
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New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
 P. s. MCMAHON FUNERAL
City officials Among Those Present at Obsequies in St. Mary's Church.
 Many Priests in Sanctuary.

Relatives and friends of the late
 Patrick S. McMahon filled St. Mary's
 church at the funeral services this morning at 9:30 o'clock. Men and women in all walks of life were pres- ent, including many of the leading office holders, bank officials and oth- CTS.
 Rev. John T. Winters. pastor of the church, was celebrant of the solemn high requiem mass. Rev. WI liam A. krause was deacon 'and Father Wilson of Pennington was sub deacon. Rev. Walter A. McCrann was master of ceremonies.
 Rev. Charles Coppens of St. Peters church, Father Francis P. kehoe of Hartford, Rev. Edward V. Grikis of St. Andrews church, Rev. Patrick Daly of St. Joseph's church, Rev. Thomas Laden of St. John the Evangelist church, Rev. J. c. Bren- nan of St. Paul's church in Kensing- ton and Father Tyler of Jewett City were in the sanctuary.
 As tho body was being borne from the church St. Mary's quartet sang The Vacant Chair" Father Winters and Father McCrann read the com initial services at the vault in St. Mary's cemetery
 Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa, William +. Atwood. president of the New Britain Trust Co.,, w. l.. Hatch, John | P. Sweeney, Postmaster w. r. De- aney, and John McCabe were the honorary pallbearers.
 The active pallbearers were Chief 'f Police w. c. Hart, James T. O'Con- 1or. Thomas J. Smith. David l.. Dunn, Edward s. Mccarthy and Patrick 1'Meara
 The flower bearers were H. F. Lu- lori, Charles Walsh. John Renehan md Robert McGraw. il
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Man Who Introduced Sodas
 In England Dies, Aged 79

Boston. Jan. 23.-Noel W. Stiles, said to have been the first to introduce the American soda fountain into Eu- rope died suddenly last night at his home in the Allston district in his 7eth yearT He engaged in the manu- fracture Of soda fountains in England S5 years ago and carried on his bus mess in that country for Is years. MT. Stiles began his career as a druggist in Appleton. Wis.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
HER TOE BURNED
Woman Asks S5,OO0--Claim CclIulojd Was Used in Shoe-Caught Fire Warming Feet

Parkersburg. w. Va, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Hugo Meats of Harrisvile, sat down before an open gas fire to warm her feet
 She was startled by an explosion, which she says tore off the tip of one of her shoes and injured her toes so badly that amputation was necessary.
 Today Mrs. Meats filed suit in cir cult court for s5,000 charging the manufacturer used celluloid instead of leather in the inner lining of the shoe tips.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
ANOTHER NIGHT FIRE
Morning Mine, One Of Largest in Northern Idaho, is AblaZc and Two Men, Overcome. Arc Rescued.

Spokane. Wash, Jan. 2S.-The Morning mine at Mulan, Idaho, one ofsthe largest in northern Idaho, was afire today and reports received here said that two men were dead. A later report from Wallace. Idaho, said that two men had been overcome by gas but they had been rescued The fire was discovered this morning when the day shift went on duty, it was stated
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Strike Is General.

Essen, Jan. 23.-(By Associated Press.)-Not pick was falling nor a wheel turning in at least a dozen mines in the Ruhr valley this after noon.
 All the worlmen were on strike in protest against the arrest of the mine directors
 The latest additions to the ranks of the strikers were the entire force of Matthias Shines interest in the Ruhr and those of the Thyssen interests at Hamborn after the workers had vain ly demanded the release of Fritz Thyssen and Herr Spindler.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Trial Postponed.

Mayence, Jan. 23.--(By Associated Press. 1.-The trial of Fritz Thysser and the five other industrial magnates arrested in the Ruhr set for today has been postponed until 9 o'clock tomor- row morning. It is understood that Frederick Grimm, attorney for the men accused of refusing to obey the orders of the French, had pleaded lack of Jurisdiction and incompetence Of the French court
 pr. Grimm is reported to have -sked that the case be referred to the permanent court of international jus- tice at the Hague.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Strike Quite General Today English Are Not Inter- fering-American Liaison Officer Reported Fired Upon.
FEAR FOR FRENCH
 ENVOY AT MUNICH

Berlin. Jan. 23. (By Asso- ciated Press).-The Bavarian government has declared 1t is unable longer to guarantee the safety Of Emil Bard. French minister at Munich, according to information received by Reuters and France has been informed to this effect by the Berlin gov- ernment.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
DESTROYS LETTER
 FROM MISSING MAN
Clarence, Brother Of Harold Tee.
 serstrom, TStihss Today
FEELS SURE HE IS SAFE
Says That Note to Him Expressed Opinion That He Would Return in Time io Testify in Behalf of Jeff Burnett.

Burnett.
 Bastrop. La, Jan, ss lBy Assoeiat. cd Press).-clarenee Teegerstrom brother Of Harold Teegerstrom, miss, ing umekeener Of the Southern Car. bon Co. at Spyker, who disa ppea re d December 20 and for whom the state of Louisiana has been searching in connection with it's investigation into activities Of masked men in More house parish. testified today at the open hearing here.
 Do you know where your brother Harold is?" he was asked.
 T do not"
 When did you last hear from him?"
 T received n letter January TO-"
 Where is the letter?"
 T destroyed it."
 Teegerstrom was given the letter by Dean Ashcraft, an employe Of the Southern Carbon Co. at Spyker who said Superintendent l.. I. Bennett had found 1t in the company's mail box The envelope bore two-cent stamp but no postmark.
 Expected to Return.
 Harold's letter. Teegerstrom testi- fled. declared he was safe and soiind and in comfortable quarters and he would be ready to return about the goth when the state wanted him and would testify for Jeff"
 Jeff" he understood to be T. ]. Burnett former Warehouse parish deputy sheriff and employe of the Go. who is at liberty under $5,000 bail. Burnett was arrested last month on murder charge in with the Kidnapping Of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard.
 The witness said he felt sure lis brothers disappearance was vol lntary and that he had not been sent IT hidden away by anyone.
 Have you got any idea as to how he letter got into the company's 'ox without having passed. through he regular post office channels.
 T do not I suppose he told who- yer he is hiding out with where the ompany's box was located. It con- inces me he is in this vicinity" The witness said he told the fed | ral agents he had not heard from is brothcr because hc did not ts.nk : was any of their business.
 The witness said he joined the kIan arly this month.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
WANTS NEW BANK LAW
F. $. Chamberlain Says Bond is Not Necessary When Banks Act As Trustee or ENccutor of Estates.
(spceial to The Heraldl.

Hartford, Jan. 2S.--Acting at the request of r. $. Chamberlain of the New Britain National bank, Repre- sentative E. w. Christ of this city in. troduced in the legislature this morn ing q bill to relieve banks and trust companies from furnishing bonds when they assume tie duties of trus- tee or eXecutor of an estate
 In explanation MT, Chamberlain said that the pg of the bond ir- wolves some expNye and trouble whi'c it is totally unnecessary since the en- tire funds of the bank are pledged in the handling of each transaction.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
STEAL 600 CASES OF LIQUOR.

Chicago. Jan. 23.-Twelve armed liquor thieves raided a West Ran dolph street building early today, bound and gagged watchman and a newsboy, drilled through a vault and stole 500 cases Of whiskey, the police reported.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23

Dortmund. Jan. 23.-(By Associat- cd Press. )-French troops have been installed as guards over all the exits from the Ruhr valley by railroad or canal. They are ready. it is an- nounced. to achieve complete isola- ton of the Ruhr within l2 hours in the event of general strike or riot ing.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Fire On American.

Brussels. Jan. 2s.-(By Associated Press )--Severai shots were fired to- day at an American liasion officer at tached to Belgian headquarters at Aix-la-Chapelle, according to dis patch to Libre Belgique. The officer was not hit,
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23

Paris, Jan. 23 (By the Associated Press)-The complete isolation of the Ruhr valley, the absolute severance oi its communications with the rest oi Germany, was announced in govern ment circles today as the next step in the French struggle against German resistance, if that resistance continues
 New currency, it was said would promptly be introduced to meet fur thcr German efforts to tie up the Ruhr by paralyzing banking opera tions and refusing to send cash for payrolls.
 The French 1t was declared would take control of the mines, railroads, public utilities and whatever else was necessary to insure industrial opera tions and coal deliveries to the allies
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
Report Big MaIkout.

Berlin, Jan. 2s.-(By Associated Press )-Since thls morning 65,000 employees of the Stinnes works and 100000 Of the Thyssen works in the Ruhr region have been on strike. &C., cording to information obtained by Reuters this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
No British Interference

London, Jan. g (By the Associated Press)-The British government ha. instructed its military representatives on the Rhine not to interfere with the arrests and expulsions of German officials being carried out by the French. At the same time the Brit ish are instructed not to cooperate with the French in such operations or allow themselves to become in- volved in any incidents of their na- ture.
 The instructions are very broad. They place the British authorities on the Rhine in the position of working out the details for themselves and adapting themselves to each new sit uation.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Jan. 23.-Foresast for New Britain and vicinity: Becoming unsettled. probably snow late tonight. Wednesday snow and warmer. increasing casterly winds.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
(By Associated

Paris, Jan. g. = (By Associated Press. )-The allied reparations com- mission which maintains a bureau yf Essen was unable to communicate by telephone with this bureau today It was assumed the interruption of serv- ice was due to a refusal of the Gsr- man workers to operate the line to Paris.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23

On an inside page of this issue there is an interesting account ot the trial yesterday, at which time the convicted mans father made a dra- matic attempt to save his son by him. self ''confessing" to the murder.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
GUILTY OF MURDER
John W. Hudson. Jr., Convicted, De- spite Attempt of His Father to As sume Blame for Crime.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 23.--John w Hudson, Jr., White Haven, Tenn. dairyman was found guilty today of murder in the first degree in connec- ton with the staying of Mrs. Hattie B. Ferguson of Memphis with whom Hudson was alleged to have been in- fatuated.
 The verdict returned after delib- eration Of little more than an hour. carried with it a death sentence.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-23

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New Britain herald., 1923-01-23

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New Britain herald., 1923-01-23
For Five Cent Car iares
Would Register Badges

senator Wilder in another bill would provide that insignia badge. seal, button Or emblem of society, association, labor union or incorpor- ated club may be registered with the secretary of state and fixing punish- ment of an officer or organization which initiates and uses such insignia wrongfuii.-.
 Senator NcGrath in a bill would give municipalities the right to use poles Of private concerns for carrying wires without charge; and providing that before the Waterbury aldermen issue bonds the same must be sub mitted to referendum.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-17
NURSE FOR BABY
FISH SOUGHT
BY j. 5.
Civil Service Also Announces
That Various Kinds of Other
Jobs Are to Be Filled.

Do you yearn to lavish tender
care on infant perch and trout?
The Bureau Of Fisheries, according
to a statement Of the Civil Service
Commission today, is looking for an
apprentice fish culturist, who will
receive $500 a year for duty in the
continental United States and $500
for Alaskan service.
Examinations for this position
and others are to be held soon.
Information will be furnished at
the commissions offices, 1924 r
street northwest.
Other vacancies are: livestock
market reporter, meat market re-
porter, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. Department of Agricul-
ture, for duty in the field, at $500
to $1,000 a year; guard, Penitentiary
service, at $40 a month; lay inspec-
tor, at $1,000 a year, junior veter-
marian, at $500 a year. in the
Bureau of Animal Industry. Depart
ment Of Agriculture; statistician,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-17
O. DEA SUED FOR
RED RAID
ARRESTS
Rosenberger and SmeIcer
Claim They Lost Jobs and
Otherwise Suffered.

Detective Sergeant Lawrence J..
O'Dea was yesterday named defend
ant in a suit filed by Clarence b.
Rosenberger and William c. Smelcer
for $25, 900 because of alleged wrong
full arrest and their detention for two
days in a police station. The plain
tiffs are represented by Attorney
Selig c. Brez.
The men say that because Of the
publicity given the raid in which
they were taken on suspicion Of try
ing to overthrow the Government
they lost their positions. They also
claim that they have suffered "men-
tai anguish" They charge that no
water was given them the two days
they were locked up and that they
were not properly supplied with
food. When arrested, they charge,
their money was taken from them
and they were left without means to
purchase food.
The following statement was
made. by the plaintiffs attorney:
DUH u the IlSIl are HdLlNc-DOII
American citizens, whose families
have lived in the United States for
many, many generations. Rosen-
berger's ancestors came to the United
States in 1926. Neither of these
men is in any way connected with
the Communist party, nor are they
affiliated with any revolutionary
movement. They both went to the
Typographical Temple to hear an
advertised lecture, and when they
arrived at the hall they were ar
dested and confined.
"Mr. O'Dea is quoted in the press
as stating that he released six Of the
seven men who were arrested, on
probation, which statement my eli
ents resent. The truth about the
matter is that both of the men were
released because the police had no
charge to lodge against them, and
they were released only after l had
obtained writs Of habeas corpus for
several of the men arrested.
1.-The arrests were an, outrageous
proceeding, and my clients intend to
find out whether the police have
right to destroy their constitutional
guarantees"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-17
OF GUILTY
WILL SOFTEN
PENAL TY
Judge Mattingty Encourages
Liquor Law Offenders to
Help Clear Docket.

Bootleggers and other liquor law
violators who expedite court pro-
cedure by pleading guilty, will ro-
celve comparatively light penalties,
Judge Robert Mattingly announced,
as a new policy. in Police Court to-
day.
IF a defendant pleads guilty and
saves the Government expenses,
and at the same time aids in get
ting rid of the overclogged liquor
docket" said Judge Matringly, they
ought to get some consideration
when the penalty is imposed"
Emboldened by this announce
ment, several prisoners changed
their pleas Of not guilty and with.
drew requests for jury trials. Fines
of $50 and 500, with the alterna.
tive of brief jail sentences, were
imposed in these cases.