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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
Flaherty Block Near
Bridge Between Cities
Is Absolute Ruin
Blaze Discovered By
Trolley Crew. tsm
Fire Apparatus and Men
Battle For Four Hours
With Stubborn Flames

Derby, Conn. Aug. 15.-The esti-
mated loss through fire in the three
story Flaherty block, located at the
entrance TO the big bridge spanning
the Housatonic and connecting the
cities of Derby and Shelton, which
burned early this morning, Is placed
about $261,O00. The building is a to-
| tai wreck, only one wall remaining
upright. Little was saved from the
building and the contents with huge
piles of brick and twisted steel fill
what was once cellar and sub
cellar.
For over three hours the entire fire
department of Derby, assisted by APP
paratus from Shelton and Anson1a
worked to continc the flames to this
building. stiff breeze was blowing
up the river, and the flames famed
by this spread rapidly to all parts of
the structure and threatened for
long time much valuable property
adjacent. So stiff was the gale that
residents in Ansonia, nearly three
miles away, were compelled to close
their windows against the dense
smoke Many people, aroused from
their sumbers by the strong odor of
smoke, believed for a moment that
their own homes were afire, but the
brilliantly illuminated skies to the
south told the story.
Found BY Trolley Crew
The fire was discovered at 1890
o'clock by the crew of the last troll
ley from Shelton south, on its return
trip to the car barns Flames were
seen leaping up behind a counter in
Romano's pool room which occupied
one of the stores on the Olivia street
side of the building. A fire alarm
box being located at that corner, the
signal was Immediately rung in and
although the tiremen we're on the
scene in less than five minutes the in
terror of the pool room was roaring
mass of flames when they arrived. A
second alarm was soon sounded, fol-
lowed later by one in Shelton at the
other end of the bridge, On a still
alarm two companies in Ansonia were
called out. 1t was not until o'clock
this morning that the flames were un-
der control.
Inc occupants OF the bullQIng ana
the estimated losses are as follows
Romano's poolroom $4,000. Joseph
Puopola, fruit store, $1,000. Nauga-
tuck Valley Shoe Repairing company.
$4,000. Blankfield's furniture store,
$4,000. Androphy Bros, $4,000.
Daniel l.. Ryan, real estates 5000.
Thomas F, Dunno Printing Co., So
900. Herbert l.. Whitney, real es-
tate, $4,000. DR.. w A. Hatch, $500.
District, Nurse association. s2,5oo
Community club. $4,000. Puopola
families, s1,ooo. Total ss1, 900. Build
ers who watched the fire this morn
ing said it would be difficult to re-
place the building for 100000.
The F'laherty building was built in
1897 for Michael Fiaherty. After the
death of Mr.. Flaherty it became the
property of the Ennis heirs, who now
own the land and what remains of the
building, They are the Misses Mar
garet, Madeline. Elizabeth and Ad-
rienne Ennis and George Ennis. NJ.
j. Flaherty has had charge of the
for the heirs
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
Mayor Silent on Fight
With Public Works Board

There were no new Developments
today in the dispute between Mayor
A. NJ Paonessa and the members of
the board of public works which is
soon to start work on paving Grove
Hill, despite the mayors objections.
Asked IL he would exercise his right
to remove members of the board the
mayor replied that he would neither
deny nor affirm the trutheof that re-
port which has been prevalent for
several days.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
Derby-Helton Line Scene
of Early Morning Fire
Loss Is Ouer $250, 900
SOLD Magic CLOTH AS
PREVENTIVE OF Death
Gypsy Claim e d Charm
Would Save Life and
Charged $2O3.

Mrs Catherine Stanley, alias Cath
crime Goulidush, pleaded guilty to a
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses and violating the state
law relative to telling fortunes when
arraigned before Judge william c.
Hungerford in police court this morn
ing for the second time within Two
days She was fined $25 and costs
and given a 80 day suspended jail SEN
tence on condition that she leave town
at once. Although Prosecutor Joseph
G. Woods asked for fine and jail
sentence Judge. Hungerford stated
that inasmuch as she had pleaded
guilty to the charge he would sus-
pend the Jail sentence.
Mrs. Stanley was arrested late yes
terday afternoon following a COM
plant to the police by Mrs. Ana stasia
Forinaitis of 202 Beaver street that
she had lost $2O3 by visiting the
gypsy camp on Main street. Detective
Sergeant William P. McCue testified
in court today that he went to the
camp with Sergeant Flynn and Police
man Patrick O'Mara, but finding it
locked went to the gypsy camp at
where they succeeded in locating the
Stanley woman.
Prosecutor Woods informed Judge
Hungerford that Mrs. Forinaitis Wis
tied the gypsy camp because she was
i'll in health. Her first consultation
on Thursday of last week cost her $40
On Saturday she returned and paid
$120 and her last visit cost her 800
The prosecutor said that the gypsy
woman told Mrs Forinaitis that her
two children would be i'll with a dead
ly malady in two weeks time and
within three months her husband
would die, With the $120, she said,
Mrs. Stanley promised, by extraordi-
nary power, to keep off the deadly
malady.
Mrs. Forinaitis gave her the money,
Mr.. Woods said, and the gypsy wom-
an gave her cloth with seeds sewed
into a corner which she was to throw
over the childrens and fathers heads.
Mr.. Woods then informed the Judge
that restitution had been made but
the crime was serious enough to war
rant a. jail sentence.
Judge Hungerford said that it was
deplorahle practice but inasmuch as
restitution had beed made he would
fine the woman s25 and costs and give
her 80 day suspended Jail sentence
on condition that she leave town in "a
hours
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
ECONOMIC WAR
MAY Come ABROAD
ENGLAND and France on Verge Of
| Trade Fight
CAMPAIGN AGAINST FRANCE
Currency of Nation Being Weakened
BY Systematic Attack Of bankers,
Believed on Contfnent--Orders Be-
ing Cancelled.

BY The Associated Press.
Paris, Aug. l5.--Suggestions of an
economic war between France and
Great Britain are met with frequently
in current converse tions with leading
French business men engaged in trade
with England and now are creeping
into the press. -
Larger importers of woolens from
England expressed the view yesterday
that business between the two coun.
tries would necessarily decline on ac-
count of the extraordinary rise in the
pound sterling, and that no organized
movement was required to bring that
result about, as it was the inevitable
outcome of what it declared here to
be the London campaign for. the de-
preciation of the franc.
'rhe Matin in a double-leaded lead
". lay asks Premier Baldwin if he
10 ware that his policy toward
<i, tending to bring about a
a Vn which the watchword
q siness with England;
IN England"
1Ds Ivorable To Britain
The SeSs % of trade, which was
favorable 20 France until 1914, was
turned by Frances war needs and has
since remained favorable to Great
Britain. France, it is pointed out
could easily turn the balance to her
favor by abstaining from purchasing
British coal which she might get
along without if the Ruhr production
increased and measures for economy
in heating and lighting were adopted,
She could also largely reduce the un-
favorable balance by adopting the
policy of wearing French-made wool
ems.
One large importer said he expected
increase the use of silks in place OF
woolens for women's clothes the
forthcoming season, thus giving an
to French industry and saw
ing the money wasted in the high rate
of exchange to pay for imported
woolens, Another importer said he
had cancelled large orders and would
cease business SO long as the cam
paign in London against France con-
tinued "a.
Campaign Against Franc
French businessmen appeared to
be convinced that a campaign against
The franc really exists in London and
that it was organized by bankers in
with the British govern
nent They regard it as the opening
Of hostilities in a struggle in which
France is not so well armed financial
y, as Great Britain but in which from
he economic point of view she will be
,ble to hold her own.
= The possibility of such conflict has
started the people to thinking about
he winters coal supply, There is an
Imple supply in view, supposing that
deliveries from England continue but
prices are soaring on account of the
1se in sterling. One suggested effort
o meet this Is the intensifcation of
he Franco Belgian measures for an
Increase in the Ruhr coal production.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
Price OF l91 Cents
Made For This Dis
trict By Four Com
petitors In Field 1t Is
Announced.
New York City Authority
Will Shortly Investigate
Disparity in Price He
States .....
PRICE OF GASOLINE is
REDUCED ONE CENT HERE

New Britain managers for
the Standard Oil Co. and the
Gulf Refining Co. received in
structions today to reduce the
price of gasoline one cent, MAX
ing deliveries at filling stations
at 10 IL cents gallon. 1t is
expected that other stations will
follow suit and bring down the
price to consumers, including
the state tax, to 2S cents.
The manager of the Texas
Co. said he had not received
any word from headquarters
relative to a decrease in the
price but it is expected that
the company will meet the new
price esta blished by its COM.
petitors.
Three large gasoline produc-
ers have stations in this city
but there are a number OF
others who supply dealers by
deliveries here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
COUNTERFETTERS SEIZED
BY SECRET SERVICE MEN
Agents Swoop Down on Plant For
Manufacturing 500 Federal
Nnfae

BY The Associated Press
New York, Aug. 15.-Seizure of a
complete plant for the manufacture of
counterfeit 800 federal reserve notes
in Floral Park, Long Island, last night
was announced today by Joseph A.
Palma chief of secret service agents
in New York.
The capture was effected Just as
operators of the counterfeit plant were
running off the first set of proofs and
the promptness with which the secret
service men acted prevented any of
the notes from getting into circulation.
Five men, alleged to have been impli-
Gated in the plot, were arrested.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15

Los Angeles. Aug. 15.-Mary Miles
Minter. motion picture actress has
given to the Les Angeles Times what
she termed tire first statement that
1 have ever given out under my own
name" regarding her relations with,
william Desmond Taylor, slain mo-
ton picture director, and difference
which have arisen between her and
her mother. Mrs. Charlotte Shelby.
"william Desmond Taylor came in
to my life when i was II years of
age. He was the first man TO call
me Miss Minter.'
How do you do, Miss Alinter. he
said to me when first we were in
troduced and then he smiled. Al
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15

New York, Aug. 15.-The Standard
ed a reduction in the tank wagon
price of gasoline of two cents a gal
lon In West Virginia, North and
south Carolina and Virginia, and one
cent a gallon in New Jersey, District
of Columbia and Maryland.
The Texas Co, announced a similar
cut of one cent in Jersey, Maryland
and District of Columbia
The Gulf Refining Co. also announc-
ed a reduction Of one cent effective in
New Jersey. -.....
Rumors were that cuts also would
be made in other states.
The Gulf Refining Co. later extend
ed it's one cent reduction to New York
and New England. making its price
1s 1-2 cents gallon.
The Standard Oil Co. Of New York
also fell in line with the four other
large companies in reducing the tank
wagon price of gasoline one cent a
gallon to 10 1-2 cents throughout its
territory embracing New York and
New England.
Commissioner of Accounts Hirsh-
field will begin an investigation of gas
oline prices in New York city he an
nounced today over the long distance
telephone from Saratoga Springs.
The commissioner declared he in
tended to ascertain why consumers
here were required to pay from Is to
28 cents a gallon when gasoline was
being sold in western cities as low as
IS cents a gallon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
HOLDS AUTO DRIVER
FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE
Man Who Piloted Machine Which
Left Road, Killing Two. VIII Be
Tried

q Waterbury, Aug. 15.-Coroner John
7. Monzani in finding issued here
this morning finds that John Manus
of $50 North Riverside street, this
city. driver of an automobile which
left the highway near straitsville and
struck a tree resulting in the deaths
of Mrs. Agnes Mitzkus. so and John
fanauskas. 211, both of Waterbury,
on July 2s, was driving the machine
IN "a grossly negligent manner"
Manus was arraigned in the Naues-
tuck borough court this morning and
was ordered held in $4,000 bonds bv
Deputy Judge Harry H. Schofeld
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
Stolen CAR HITS
GREENBERG'S AUTO
Owner Of Other Machine Sur.
prised at News Of Collision
OCCUPANTS MAKE ESCAPE
Seen Running Away With jug After
Accident Near Murray Clay Pit in
Berlin--State Police Called In To
Investigate. -

Attorney Tlhert A. Greenberg to-
Thomas J. Norton of IA Charter Oak
avenue, Hartford. claiming damages
as the result of an accident on the
Berlin New Britain road NEAR the old
Berlin fair grounds last night Sat
about $3.50 o'clock in which Mr..
Greenberg's car was badly damaged
and narrowly escaped plunging down
a rs foot embankment into clay pit
on the side of the road. The action
is returnable in the city court of New
Britain on the first Monday in Sep
| tember. A bort automobile of the
| defendant has been attached.
| Several interesting angles have
come to light on the case since the
time of the accident when Prosecutor
|C. F. Lewis of Berlin notified the
state police who are conducting an
investigation which might lead to an
arrest. Captain Nichols has notified
Mr.. Lewis that Mr.. Norton claims he
was not driving the car, that it had
been taken from his garage without
his permission and he did not know
who the driver of the car was. Wit
nesses claim that the driver of the
car was intoxicated and when the oc-
cupants made their getaway in the
presence of Mr.. Greenberg and others,
it is claimed that they took with them
from the rear of the car a gallon jug
of liquor.
Driven Through Fence
According to Mr.. Greenberg's story
Iar
Murray clay pit as he was travelling
towards Berlin. Mr. Greenberg claims
that suddenly car, which was being
driven in the opposite direction to-
wards New Britain, swerved to the
left side of the road and struck his
machine with such force that it turn
ed his car completely around, across
the road and through wooden
fence within a foot of the embank-
ment.
Mr.. Greenberg said that he ap-
preached the driver of the car and
after looking at him said, You're
drunk" To this, Mr.. Greenberg claims,
the driver responded, well, I haven't
had much" The New Britain man
man says that there were two or three
people in the car and as he went to
look at the rear of his machine the
men started to run and made good
their escape before the Berlin author
tiles arrived. .
Mr.. Greenberg's car. was badly
damaged The two front tenders were
smashed and the two front wheels
broken. The other car was also
damaged,
Car In Norton's Name
Prosecutor Lewis upon his arrival
at the scene ordered the bort car
taken to the Monument garage pend
ing his search for the occupants. The
state police were Immediately notified |
CONTINUED on Twelfth Page)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
Another Fight i'm Ireland
During Election Meeting

BY The Associated Press.
Dublin, Aug. 15.-During a free
State election meeting today at Kin
varra, on the Clare-Galway border a
free fight is reported to have occurred
in which revolvers were used and
eight persons we're wounded and
takn to hospitals.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15

ways before 1 had been called Mary
and treated like child"
Brings Up Murder
For months and MONTHS says
Miss Minter's statement, 81 have been
hoping and praying that my differ
eHces with my mother might not
bring UP again the dreadful in
cidents of the murder of William Des-
mond Taylor. have tried and tried
to make no reference to it in my
statements concerning my effort to
secure an accounting from my mother
but newspaper reporters after news
paper reporter has bounded me day
Continued on Third PAGE.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
LIGHTNING HITS HnATE

Moodus, Conn, Aug. 15.--Lightning
struck and the fire which followed
destroyed the house of Herman Rath-
man and its contents here early to-
day. The loss was $4,000 and the
insurance $1,000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
In the West


By The Associated Press
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Eastern state.
Joined the midwest and southern
sections with announced reductions.
In Baltimore a cut of one cent was
effective today making the retail
price of gasoline % cents, and in
Richmond, Va. gasoline retailed at 26
cents after cut of two cents made
effective today by the Standard Oil
Co., of New Jersey. which also an
nounced a two cent reduction for
West Virginia,
st. Louis motorists paid 1871 cents
and in Alabama the charge was 10
cents. with an additional two cent
road tax.
The city council at Seattle, Wash.
is considering plan to purchase fill
ing stations or distribution agencies
and sell gasoline at IT cents, which
is cents under the present filling
station charges.
In Omaha a similar plan was
abandoned by the automobile club
when announcement was made of a
reduction in prices.
liam E. Sweet voiced disagreement
with the plan to reduce gasoline
prices by state competition. but the
state executive In a letter to leading
oil men advised q reduction by them
in gasoline prices to 16 cents while
an over supply exists, which he said
would be fair price.
A later announcement of the Texas
Co. added New York and New Eng
land to the territory in which reduc-
tions of cent gallon in the tank
wagon price of gasoline were effec-
tive.
Louisville, KY, Aug. 15.-Kentucky
heartened already by re-
duction of one cent a gallon in the
price of gasoline since price slashing
competition followed the action of
Governor McMaster of South Dakota
in offering the fuel at state depots in
that state at 16 cents, today were
hopeful of still further decline.
Another slight cut may be made in
Kentucky in the near future, S. W. |
Coons, president of the Standard Oil
Co. of Kentucky said last night but
the price will not fall as low as those
In states in the territory of the STAN
dard oil Co. of Indiana, where re-
(Continued IN Eleventh PaeeN
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15
HIGH TIDES
THE WEATHER

b. Hartford, Aug. 15.-Forecast
for New Britain and vicinity:
Fair, cooler tonight. Thursday
fair, moderate northwest winds
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-15

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By The Associated Press.

CONTINUED on Eleventh Page.)
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Continued on Eleventh Page,
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CONTINUED on Third Page.
, 1923-11-20
Notice.

LII Road holders are hereby mott
= fed. that, all boundary-posts which
should have been planted on the day
Of assignment. and which are still CON
spicuou5Iy absent. must be planted with
in 8 days from date of this notice.
There are still a few, and ithose re-
sponsible are reminded of section 20 of
the Road Ordnance of 1923.
All are also requested to commence
the annual repairs, especially in the mat
ter of the bitches. which in many places
are choked by mud and debris brought
down by the late rains, Holes in the
road should be Immediately filled, and
the branches Of trees which hang low
over the road, should be cut away.
Where c~ulverts are choked, they should
be Immediately cleared.
EDGAR w. MEYER.
Chairman, Road Commission.
St. Croix, V. l., Nov. 20, 1923.
, 1923-11-20
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROlX STATION.

London, Nov. 16th-lndications are
: multiplying that Great Britain and
France are approaching the parting of
the ways on the question of how to deal
with Germany. Frances treatened pen
allies against Germany. if Berlin does
not recede from its position on the extra
dition of the former Crown Prince, and
the establishment of full Allied control
in Germany, are declared in Government
quarters here to be wholly unacceptable to
GREAT Britain. These penalties are un-
derstood to be. First. The seizure of
OF more railroad east of the occupied
area. which would probably include the
eventual occupation Of Frankfort by
the French. Second, consolidation and
extension of the Franco Belgian military
position 10 the Ruhr. Third. The occu-
patton of Hamburg and Bremen. paris
dispatches today
London, Nov. 15th.-Lady Maud Mac
Intosh. eldest daughter of the Dske of
Deyonshire, was married today in st.
, 1923-11-20
Martin in Fields, London, to Captain
Evan Baltic son Of Baroness Burton.

EdflS, NOV, 1OtD. w, COIllCdtC LOO.
issue with Mr.. Baldwin of Great Brit4in
as to whom is to blame for the pr ,ent
Franco-British differences. when he rose
Unexpectedly to speaP - the Chamber
of Deputies this, afternoon during an
Interpolation of foreign affairs. lean
not let it be said it is by our fault an
agreement has not been reached" M.
Poincare declared. For several years
we have not ceased to make concessions
from our rights and it is not on our side
that the attitude is uncOmprOmiSing".
The Premier said he had 'Ot intended to
speak, because he could Lot al this line
discuss certain subjects, but the occur
rences in the Britiah Parliament ye5ter-
day could not be allowed to pass and
must be answered Immediately.
Rome, Nov. 9th. = Italian Govern
ment cannot give its approval to any
further occupation of German territory,
Premier Mussolini declared in the Senate
tonight. Ore must have the courage to
say that the German people cannot he
destroyed, the Premier continued. They
are a people which have known ciViliZa-
tom. SignOr Mdssolini minated that
Italy does not contemplate such an eX-
tremely grave step as breaking with
Flance, which would in a certain sense
De eQulVdlSnl 10 ueCldIIlR tlS 4ISdly
of Versailles vcid, and might involve
another European conhagration and
leave Italy isolated. The Premier de-
cIared the request to dep)rt the
ex-Crown Prince from Germany was a
mistake, it meant another deadlock, for
the Prince could not ieavs Germany
without further complicating the SitUs-
ton. In the course of a reference to the
recent Corfu incident, Signor MusSolini
described the League of Nations as a
Franco. British duet" in which Italy
had an inferior position. Italy. he said,
did not wish to to withdraw from the
League, but it could not remain n mem
Der in the inferior position it held. A
resolution approving the Governments
foreign policy was adopted by the
Senate.
London. Nov. 10th. The British Gov
eminent will not accede to the demands
of France for punitive measures against
Germany and has notified the British
Ambassador IN Paris to SO inform the
- Council of Ambassadors.
New York, Nov. 16 h. Foreign BX-
change rates and prices of foreign Gov
eminent securities broke sharply in to-
days market, in direct resp0nse to I'M
favourable political developments abroad.
One of the most significant developments
in the situation. local bankers pointed out
tonight. was the fact that heavy offer