New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-02
Brief News Dispatches From All Over the World

Germany's spinster postal employees
are being besieged with love notes
and proposals OF marriage following
an announcement by Herr Stingl,
minister OF posts and telegraphs, that
the government henceforth will pro-
vide a handsome dowery for each
female employe who marries.
The gross estate In New York of
Henry Clay F'rick has been appraised
at s,9S9.54 In a supplemental
report In transfer tax procees Lays
filed yesterday with the New York
state tax commission by Anthony r.
Ludden, appraiser, The net taxable
estate here was SEQ, 1882, oO5.s9, ac-
cording to values fixed on Mr.. Tricks
property as OF the day OF his death.
December 2. 1919.
During the last four months the
United States shipping board has
lest sic, i50.l37.97 in the operation
of its vessels This became known
when Chairman Lasker made public
the figures for November. December
and January, as compared with those
of October. During the period 600
voyages were made by shipping board
steamers. covering all trading routes
Gov. Smith Of New York sent a
special message to the legislature
yesterday recommending that the old
patchwork policy of dealing with au-
tcmobile regulation be discarded and
statewide program be substituted
for licensing and regulating automo-
biles and their operators under a
centralized system and control.
The report of the National High
ways Protective society for February
shows that SO persons met death in
motor accidents in New York state.
In. the city 81 persons were killed by
automobiles and trucks: trolley cars
and wagons each claimed one victim.
Eleven of those killed in the state
were riding in automobiles and met
death at railroad grade crossings.
gressmen throttled an effort last
night to force vote on the Norris
amendment changing dates for presi-
dental inauguration and sessions of
congress.
1t Is semi officially announced that
several firms in the occupied area
have tried to send goods into unoc-
cupied Germany by obtaining the
..1>
agents and paying 10 per cent
tariff.
The military was active in holding
up and searching pedestrians in Dub
lin yesterday. Free State troops also
carried out a large sweeping move
ment in County Louth and arrested
all the young men II, the area. Some
of the captures are regarded in Off.
cial circles as important.
A plan for the consolidation of the
railroad systems. west of Chicago into
four great systems, each operating
more than 10000 miles of lines and
with property investment OF APP
rroximately $4,000 100000 for each
group, was placed before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission by Hale
Holden, president of the Chiago
Burlington & Quincy railroad.
Damages amounting to 100000 arc
sought in a suit filed in the District
of Columbia supreme court against
Senator Caraway of Arkansas by
Harry A. Wallerstein, veterans bu-
reau employe. for injuries alleged to
have been sustained during clash in
a street here several days ago. The
encounter grew out of an argument
on street Car.
The sword of Brig. Gen. Richard
of the Continental army,
who led the assault on Quebec and
vas killed at the first discharge of |
he British infantry on December 81,
US, was formally transferred to the !
National Museum in accordance with |
he congressional resolution of Feb |
'uary %, which has been signed by !