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New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
EXPECTS DECREASE HERE IN
INFANT MORTALITY FIGURE
DF, lee Relieves Ordinances Adopted
iis the Common C0unoil Viii
Work Toward That Enh,

pF, v, y, Lee, superintendent Of the
health department, whose campaign
10 secure better milk for the eity was
given the stamp Of approval Of the
common council last night when that
body adopted ordinances to require
that all raw milk sold in the ein
come from tuhereuiin tested herds or
that u be pasteurised, asserted this
morning that he anticipates a marked
decrease In infant mortality here
after the ordinances become effective,
nr, Lees ordinance will bring all
milk sold here into Grade A" OF the
state dairy commissioners classified
ton, while now for the most part, II
Is Grade r" milk.
Communications are 10 be sent out
shortly 10 all milk dealers and pro-
dueers, Informing them OF tho passage
OF the milk ordinances. effective jan
uary 1, 1924,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
Mayor Has Open Mind on
Purchase of City Coal

A conference will be arranged
shortly by Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa with
Chairman D. l.. Bartlett and men,
bers of the common council commit
tee on printing and supplies to deter
mine the best way Of purchasing the
city's coal supply for next year. At
last nights meeting resolution was
adopted to buy coal for all depart
ments at one time, the purchase to
be made either by the committee on
printing and supplies or by a special
committee to be named by the mayor.
Mayor Paonessa wishes to consult
memb ers of the present committee
before he decides which method Of
purchase shall be employed.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
Military Honors Accorded
Soldier Killed in Texas

Military honors were accorded Pri-
vate Tony Bosaek, who died IN Texas
several days ago. by the Disabled Vet
Grams association this morning. nj s
o'clock at the State Armory on Arch
street. where the body has been lying
in state. AZ . o'clock funeral mass
was sung at the Sacred Heart OF Jesus
church by Rev. Lncyan Bojnowski.
pastor. and interment was In Sacred
Heart cemetery A squad OF uni
formed soldiers fired volley and
taps was sounded.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRILS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head. Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will ,open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snuffling.
blowing. headache, dryness No
struggling for breath at night, your
cold or catarHh will be gone.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream In your nostrils. 1t
penetrates through every air passage
Of the head. soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed
up with a cold or nasty' catarrh-Re-
lief comes so quickly.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
PUBLIC HEALTH TALKS
National Conference Of Social Work.
ers Being Held at Washington

Washington, May i7-Pubiic health
problems OF the social worker formed
the general topic for the opening dis
cussions today at group and general
sessions OF the national conference of
social work.
The program for the general ses-
sions was divided under the topics OF
economic and industrial importance
OF health" and mental attitude and
as social health factors"
DR.. Charles J. Hastings, commissioner
of health of Toronto and DR.. Haven
Emerson OF Columbia university. New
York. presided at the discussions Of
the respective subjects.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
SHOWER FOR MISS CURTIN.

Miss Monica Ringrose Of Wooster
street, Barnesdale. entertained at
miscellaneous shower last evening In
honor Of Miss Madeline Curtin of
Pennington avenue who is to become
the bride Of William Hayes on
June 27.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
ELDER ZEIGFELD ILL

Chicago, May 17.-F1orenz Zeigfeld,
father of Florens Zeigfeld Jr., New
York theatrical producer and presi :
dent emeritus of the Chicago college
Of music, Is seriously Ill at his home
here. DR.. Zeigfeld is SO years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
TO name CLEVELAND
TODAY AS CITY FOR
REPUBLICAN MEET

Washington, Dec. 11.-Selection of
Cleveland for the 1924 Republican
convention as favored by administra-
ton leaders, was fore Swallowed to-
day at the opening session of the
Republican National Committee.
With the Cleveland movement in
open evidence. representatives of
Des Moines and San Francisco went
through the formalities of presenting
invitations. but another indication of
the expected result was their added
invitation for the 1928 Republican
gathering.
The vote on the convention city
went over until tomorrow, together
with other questions before the
committee. June 10 was regarded
generally as the probable date for
the 1924 gathering.
While the committee was engaged
largely on routine business today,
underground the tide of the cam
paign was flowing with political
strategy and plans of the 1924 cam
paigfn under discussion on I'LL sides.
Mingling among the committee
members was Frank II. Hitchcock.
campaign manager for Senator
Hiram Johnson, while President
Coolidge's manager. William NJ.
Butler. attended the meeting as
the Massachusetts member. The
Virginia member. c. Bascom Slemp,
Continued on Page 5-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
SENATE INSURGENTS HOLD
STRENGTH IN CONTINUED
EFFORT AT ORGANIZATION
LOST FOR 27 YEARS
FOUND IN ALASKA
WIRES HOME FOLKS

Belfast, Me-. Dec. 11.-(SpeciaD-
Undoubtedly the happiest mother in
Belfast at the Christmas-tide will
be Mrs. Charles p. Walker of
Spring street, who, for the first time
In u years, knows that her young
est son is alive and well. Charles
.. Walker. who left home 43 years
ago. and who had not been heard
from for ~ years. when he disap-
peared suddenly. has at last been
located definitely and telegram Of
greetings has been received directly
from him, with the promise of a
letter to follow.
The story of his strange disappear
ance, of his being mourned as dead
and OF the clue to his Whereabouts
being received a few weeks ago, has
been told in the press but it is only
within few days that it has been
actually known that the stranger in
Skagway. Alaska, the man who ad-
rertises as the florist farthest north
in the world. is really the long lost
Belfast man. A wire sent from
Skagway. December 9th. has been
received by his sister. Mrs. Annabel
Walker Berry of Rocl1land. 1t said:
Greetings to mother and the
folks at home. Am we'll and dandy.
Letter in first mail leaving north"
c. o. Walker.
1t was during the visit of the late
President Harding that this north
ern florist presented to him and the
first lady of the land. flowers from
his garden, and Mrs. Harding chris
tened one of his most beautiful dahl
las. Lady Harding. This was given
due publicity and while the name
of the florist was not given, Everett
Chapman of Meriden, Conn.,, want
ing some of the bulbs, wrote to a
member of the mounted police of
the Northwest, asking him to locate
and send the address of the man.
This was done and letters were eX-
changed. Finally Mr.. Walker wrote
to Mr.. Chapman that he was a ma
tive of Belfast. and as the world is
small. both men having sisters liv-
ing in the same Maine city, Rock
land. it came about in the most nat
ural way. Letters were sent to the
long lost brother and now that his
wire has been received and the FAM
lily knows that he is not dead, but
alive. we'll and prosperous, they have
just cause for rejoicing at Christ
mas.
Charles o. Walker was only 10
years old when he left Belfast and
he is now 81. but his boyhood
friends in Belfast remember him
well and his aged mother thinks of
him still as her boy.
The boy went to California, where
for 20 years he was heard from reg
ularly. Then he located in Seattle
and finally went to Alaska during
the gold craze and from that time
dropped from sight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
BALDWIN CABINET
TO LEARN ITS FATE
FROM PARLIAMENT

London, Dec. IL (By A. P.)-Stan-
ley Baldwin's cabinet TODAY consid-
cred it's position resulting from the
loss of the Conservative parliament
airy majority through last weeks
elections and of the courses open to
1t decided upon that of the post
ponement of it's end. A brief Off
cial statement was given to press
representatives tonight at the pre-
mler's official residence in Downing
street which tells. the story tersely.
1t reads:
After careful consideration of the
constitutional presidents and their
bearing upon the situation which has
arisen as a result of the general
elections, the cabinet decided unani-
mously this morning that it was
their constitutional duty 20 meet the
parliament at the earliest possible
moment. The parliament therefore
will re-assemble on January s."
In Conservative party councils.
both within and outside the cabinet,
the judgement has crystallized since
yesterday that this would be the
most dignified and most nearly in ac-
cordance with the precedents of the
paths possible for it to choose.
The position now is that the Con-
servatives may lie dismissed from
office soon after the newly elected
house of Commons meets on jan
uarY as the house has been or
ganized and gets down to business.
This will depend almost entirely upon
the good will or hostility of the La
Dor and Liberal parties.
Should an understanding be ar
ranged with either of the opposing
parties that the Conservatives shall
have it's benevolent tolerance, de-
pendant upon their abstention from
proposing any obnoxious measures,
the Conservative cabinet will be the
nominal ruler of the country indefi-
nitely.
This is the prospect the cabinet de-
cision frames. An event of the af-
ternoon upon which politicians place
the greatest importance seals this
prospect. Former Premier Asquith.
who is the leader of the reunited
Liberal party and for the time being
holds his leadership beyond dispute
because the Asquith wing of the Lib
eral party was for more successful
in the elections than Lloyd Georges,
special followers-spent a half hour
in conference with Premier Bald
win.
Everyone recalled instantly the pa
rallel event in the beginning of the
war when the Conservativ leaders
spontaneously pledged the support
of their party to Asquith. 1t is be-
lieved Mr.. Asquith's mission to Dow
ming street was to tender on behalf
of the Liberals sympathetic policy
toward the Conservative government,
but of course upon conditions. The
support certainlyswill go so far as to
assist the Conservatives in passing
the appropriations bills to carry on
the government, which is the most
necessary work before the parlia-
ment. Whether they will go further
is question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
DR., R0BB GIVEN
5 TO 7 YEAR Term IN
SUIT CASE DEATH

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 11-After a
plea for clemency by the prosecution,
DR.. William NJ. Robb, of Boston, was
sentenced to the state prison today
for term of from five to seven
years. Dressed in 4 new overcoat,
with stylish fedora hat in his hand,
the man who had confessed to per-
forming an Illegal operation upon
Mrs. Alice NJ. Wolschendorf and to
throwing her dismembered body into
the Merrimack river after she had
died in his office received his punish
ment from Judge SisS of the superior
court.
The doctor surrendered voluntarily
and had pleaded guilty to the charge
of abortion. District Attorney Arthur
Is. Reading reminded the court, this
saving the state a great expense of
prosecution: only today he had shown
the authorities the spot near Con.
cord. N. H.. where the head and pei
Wis. the only parts of the womans
body not previously recovered, were
buried: he was "a years. of age and
had many years of medical practice
behind him. and therefore deserved
the minimum sentence for his crime
Inc charge of murder already pre-
ferred against DR.. Robb had been mol
pressed, Mr.. Rea ling said.
The suitcase mystery began \on
September l when suitcase con-
tanning Mrs. Wolschendorf's torso
drawn from the Merrimack river at
Tyngsboro. Another suitcase con-
tanning the limbs was found in the .
river the next day. The identifica-
ton was made by the woman's hus-
band, who has since sued Dr. Robb
for 100000. ~ w..
DIR. Dalva A. Swope of Brockton,
held under an indictment as an ac-
cessory before and after the fact
when his colleague was indicted for
murder and later indicted as an ac-
cessory to abortion, has not yet been
arraigned on the second Indictment.
1t is expected his case will come up
in court next Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
STARTLING NEWS PROMISED
IN AR00ST0OK COUNTY FINDINGS
A|-JACKERS FORCE
RUm-RUNNERS TO
DAYLIGHT DASHES

Waterwitch, n. j., Dec. 11.-(By
The A. P.)-The Jersey coast rum
runner. trying desperately to break
through to the big cities with holi-
day liquor secured from ships at
anchor off Rum Row, is being forced
into daylight and into the arms of
the authorities by the highway hi
jackers.
Bottle fishermen continued to ply
between the Ii mother ships of the
rum fleet and the shore landing
places under cover of darkness. But
prohibition forces assert there has
been a noticeable let-up in the
amount of liquor in trucks and au-
tomobiles going out of these coast
towns at night.
The man who invests $4,000 in a
fast car and $1,000 in a load of
liquor is getting afraid of the dark"
explained Sergeant George Tighe,
In charge of the troops patrol head
quarters at Freehold.
he figures If the police don't get
you the hi-jackers WILL and he'd
rather take a chance on the police.
For the hi-jacker, the highway pi-
rate of the bootleg business. at sea
and ashore, usually is a desperate
character
THE hi-jacker lies in. wait in a
car with lights out, and gives his
victims no quarter. His pistols are
loaded with poisoned mushroom
bullets and his sawed-o shotguns
with buckshot. as big as ball-bear-
1ngs. Oftentimes he is drug user.
And he pulls the trigger at the
slightest sign of being baked in his
work.
1.-THE hi-jackers shoot first and
says hands-up afterward. He not
only holds up his victims and cleans
them out OF cash, but he drives off
with their cars and booze, leaving
the destitute rum runner to walk to
the nearest town."
Beach rendezvous where bottle
fishermen land their cargoes and
pootleggers' vehicles are loaded are
reached by short automobile roads
leading to main highways. The hi
jacker has his spoilers in village
poolrooms and restaurants, who
learn when a speed-boat is expected
In with cargo, by the same under
ground information route that serves
truck and automobile drivers wait
ing around for loads.
So when the bottle fisherman gets
In and the cars begin to load, the
spotter waits along the branch road,
near the highway. 4 car, heavily
loaded and incapable of high speed,
lurches out of the soft dirt road
onto. the highway. The hi-jacker
follows, passes the liquor car il a
lonely spot few miles along the
road and the rest is gunpIay, with
few words.
1t has been the custom until the
last few days for bottle fishermen
to come in on night tide and trans
Ter the cargo at once SO that the
shore rum runner could take the
trip cityward protected by darkness
Now. according to Sergeant Tighe,
the small sea craft are anchoring
Off shore with their cargoes at night
and waiting until daylight to land
their cargoes, taking chance on
the revenue cutters and the land
police. but not on the hi-jacker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12

Washington, Dec. 11.-Legislation
touching the interests of laboring
men and women at many points was
recommended today by Secretary
Davis of the Labor Department in
his annual report.
Among other things, he asked Con-
gress to provide a less complicated
method of handling railway labor dis
putes than that now administered
under the Railroad Labor Board; to
give the Labor Department greater
authority and facilities for enforcing
better working conditions generally;
to make appropriations for improve
ment of the immigration stations at
New York, Boston, Seattle and San
Francisco: and to enact a complete
new "alien code" providing for
selection of immigrants abroad. for
exclusion of all n-naturalizable
aliens, for the penaliZing of unlawful
entry of immigrants, and for enlarge
ment OF the work of naturalization
and Americanization. He also re-
neWed his recommendation for a con-
stitutional amendment empowering
congress to pass child labor legisla-
ton.
Looking back over the twelve
month period covered by the report,
Mr.. Davis declared American labor
had much to be thankful for, but
that the federal government must
continue it's efforts toward "coopera-
ton and recognition of the mutual
interest of employers and employees.
This has been a great year" he
said, for the American worker,
Continued on Page 2-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
French Gratifed
by Attitude of u. S.

Paris, Dec. 11-(By \. P.)-The
French foreign office, on being in
formed today by the Associated Press
of the Washington governments an
nouncemer1t that it would view with
favor participation of American ex-
perts in their private capacity in the
proposer reparations committee of
inquiry. expressed through high Of
fetal the gratificat ton of the French
government. by which, he declared.
1T will be appreciated and highly
welcomed
M. Barthou. president of the COM
mission. has been greatly interested
in the project of committee of ex-
perts. but the initiative in the Gre
alton of such a committee was taken
by the British representative, Sir
John Bradbury. M. Barthou, how
ever, strongly recommended to Pre-
mier Poncare that Franco agree.
With this NJ. Poincare complied, ac-
cepting the suggestion as quite in
dependent of and apart from the
original inquiry, which Secretary
Hughes could not accept with the
French limitations.
The general aim of the PREPARATION
commission is really to make an in
vestigation without limita tons, so
that it will go far beyond the bounds
placed by the French government in
its first negotiations with Washing
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
Deadlock After Three More
Ballots to Elect Chairman of
Interstate Commerce Com
mission - Rebel Group
Against Cummings for Berth
Willing He Should Serve
as President Protein Of
Senate

Washington, Dec. 11.--Thrce more
ballots today i'll the Senate on the cleo
tion of chairman of the interstate
commerce committee brought no signs
of an immediate break in the deadlock
created yesterday when five Republi-
can insurgents and the two Farmer
Labor senators cast their. ballots for
Senator Lafolette of Wisconsin, leader
of the insurgent group.
After the Senate adjourned there
were some informal negotiations look
ing to an ending of the tie-up, but ap-
parently they were without success.
Some of the insurgents said their group
would stand pat and would not enter
into any agreement under which Sem
ator Cummings. Republican. iowa,
would be relieved of the office of pres
ident pro TEN of the Senate but re-
turned as chairman of the committee.
Emphasizing that they had no OBJ
lection to Mr.. Cummings remaining as
president pro tenn. these insurgents de-
clared they We're interested wholly in
drastic revision. if not repeal, of the
transportation act. and they desired
to see at the head of the committee
which handles legislation a senator in
sympathy with their views.
In the voting today the lineup was
practically the same as on yesterday
with the Democrats supporting Senator
Smith of South Carolina for the COM
mittee craftsmanship. and Senators
Brookhart. Iowa; Frazier and Ladd,
North Dakota; Norris and Howell. Ne
brasia. Republicans: and johnson and
Shipstead, Minnesota, Farmer-Labors,
voting for Lafollette.
Cummings received Al votes on the
first and second ballots today-three
short of a necessary majority-while
on the third ballot he was four short,
with SO votes. Smith received 80 votes
on each ballot.
While the fight goes on in the Senate
the interstate commerce committee. in
the view of Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts and other Republican lead
ers, is unorganized and consequently
unable to function. This view is dis
puted by some other senator's. but in
any event there has been no effort to
get the committee together to act on
nominations of members of the inter-
state commerce committee and other
matters which have been referred to
it by the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
Strengthen Mexican
Federal Forces for
Clash with Rebels

Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 11.-Advices
hltering into this border city today
reported strengthening of federal
forces on the west coast of Mexico
under the command of General Jesus
Ferreira, military commander of
Slnaloa, and strategic moves by the
government in various parts of the
republic to snuff out the rebellion.
The Mexican government was re-
ported in advices received here to-
day to be in complete control of the
situation in the republic
No information to confirm the
Nayarit conflict Sunday in which
General Anatolio Ortega was report
ed seriously wounded or the report
that the capital, Topic. had fallen.
We're contained in advices available
here tonight. Troops are reported
modifying in the vicinity of Tepic
and south of Masatlan.
On the west coast. it was reported
that the iron hand" of the govern
ment, which President Obregon
promised would overwhelm the reyo-
iutionists. had begun to WELD it's
bludgeon against them and to restore
normal conditions. Organization of
the movement to defeat the uprising
Is reported to be proceeding under
General Ferreria.
In the event of the death of Cen
eral Ortega. it was reported com
mand of the Nayarit forces will fall
to Juan Casas. to report on the
wounded Generals condition was
available here today.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 11.-By A, Ply
A column of the revolutionary army
already has reached Apizaco, state
OF Tlaxicala (about 75 miles east of
Mexico City, without meeting with
resistance from the Obregon forces.
according to revolutionary head
quarters here.
1T is stated that the federal Cen
eral Fausto Topete was unable to
tear up the railroad lines and impede
the rebels owing to the rapidity of
the advance. The rebel column is
Gonzalez.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12
Find Engineer ,
Failed to Comply
with Danger SIGNALS

;. Erie. Pa, Dec. II (By A. PJ-Tes-
tlmony at the New York Central
Railroads investigation today of
the wreck of the Twentieth Century
Limited at Forsythe, N. Y. early
Sunday, with loss of nine lives. de-
veloped that Charles Patterson of
Buffalo, ENGINEER of the last section
or the Limited which ran into the
preceding section, had failed to COM
ply with danger signals. according
to an official statement tonight.
Decision as to the responsibility
for the accident was not reached
however. and was not expected until
tomorrow. 1t will be made In con-
junction with representatives of fine
Interstate Commerce Commission
and the New York state public SER
vice commission, who were present
at the inquiry.