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new WAY TO HIDE BOOZE
Liquor From Rum Row Being Snug
gled Into L. S. Hidden i'm Hides of

Lynbrook. n. Y, July PA new
vehicle for smuggling liquor from
rum row is reported-the thick scaled
hide of the giant horse mackerel. O..
Fishermen in their dories hook the
lnackerel. some of them one thousand
FOUNDERS, out of the deep. Divestine
the fish of his hide, they take the
container to rum row and stuff 1t
with bottled goods. Then they stow
IL carefully among bona fide fish
which slosh about in the bottom of
the dory and make for shore.
Hundreds of bottles are reported as
coming through to regular customers.
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APPEALS FROM $500 FINE
WilIimantic Man Not Satisfied With
Penalty Imposed for Driving. Auto
mobile While "Cnder the Influence"

Willimantic, July 12.-William H..
Horton. head of a local sales agency
for machines, was fined $500 and costs
today on charge of operating his ma
chine while under the influence of
liquor. He appealed. When arraigned
he had no counsel, but entered de-
murrer, which Judge Foss overruled.
1t was said that he struck a tree
while driving and it was the same
tree he struck on March II and April
when he was in accidents.
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400, 900 Railroad En-
ployes and Shop Crafts
Officers Affected by
This Most Widespread
Restraining Order
Temporary Mandate Was
Issued Last October, Pre-
venting Strikers From
Interfering With Opera
ton of Roads.

Chicago, July IA final decree
making permanent the temporary in
junction obtained by the United
States government in federal court
here October 5, 1922, against the rail
way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor, Its Of
fjcers and others, restraining them
from interfering in any manner
with the operation of railroads dur
ing the nation wide shipments strike
was entered today by Federal Judge
James H. Wilkerson.
The injunction, which is considered
the most widespread restraining or
der ever obtained. affects approx
nately 100000 railroad employees and
officers of the shop crafts concerned
in the strike.
Strike Theoretically On.
Theoretically the strike still is in
effect. The shopmen left their posts
on July /, 1922, when the Z. S, Rail
road Labor Board ordered a cut in
their wages, effective on that date
The strike continued actively for
more than two months, during which.
according to evidence introduced by
the government, widespread assault
and intimidation of men who had
taken places of striking shopmen oc-
Cured. In some instances troops
were called out and in others special
guards were hired by the railroads.
The men returned to work in Sep
tember on the basis of what was
known as the Baltimore agreement
which was entered into by 3 major
railroads. The agreement left the
question of seniority, which was the
main bone OF contention after a
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THROWN FROM AUTO, HE
LANDS ON HEAD, dies
New York Tourist Meets
Death in Accident in
New Bedford

New Bedford, Mass. July 12-Sohn
Jackson of New York was killed here
today whe1f thrown from an automo-
bile landing on his head in the road.
Arthur White of Boston who accom-
panied him was cut about the face
and one, of his legs was injured
White said that Jackson who was
driving had applied the brakes sud-
denly apparently in an effort to avert
a collision with motor truck The
car was overturned.
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Five Steamers Aground
In So. American Storm

Montevideo. July 12.-Five steam
ers are aground off this port and
hundreds of houses along the coast
have been destroyed in the violent
storm that has ragged for the last
three days over southern South AM
erica. Part of the water front has
been inundated. The vessels aground
are: Rugia, German. Tuscany, Brit
ish. Trefusis, British. Amstelland
Dutch and Devonier. Belgian.
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Despondent Wall Street
Broker Commits Suicide

Orange. n. j., July 12.-Kenneth
NJ. Eyland, a member of the New
York Consolidated exchange COM
mitted suicide at the home of his
sister here early today by shooting
Himself through the head. Miss
serna Eyland, the sister. told the
police Eyland had been respondent
because of business troubles. Ey
lands two children. Kenneth NJ, Jr..
and Marga- were asleep in the house
when their father took his life.
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Nine Drivers Tagged for
Violating Parking Law

Nine violators of the restricted dis
trict parking ordinance were obliged
to pay fines of So each today. This
makes a total of IS violators Of this
ordinance to date this month. Captain
George Kelly stated this morning.
During June there were only FIVE vio-
lators
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BOBBY jones MAKING
EFFORT TO Come BACK
Launches Sally for National
HonOrs in Final Qualify
ing Round at InwOOd
By The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Inwood, July 12.-Robert I
cBobby'D Jones OF Atlanta, whose
golf has been reaching closer and
closer to the top with the passing
tournaments, launches another sally
for national title honors today in the
fourth and final qualifying field OF
the 1928 open golf tournament
Last year at Skokie he shared Sec
ond honors with the veteran profess
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ENGLAND TO REMAIN WITH ALLIES
~BUT IS WILLING TO ASSUME FULL
N RESPONSIBILITY IN GERMAN REPLY
Fearing Another War; England is
Unwilling to Limit Air Defense
be without result.
Tall IF Naval Rase

be without result
Talk of Naval Base.
The lords also discussed the Singa-
pore naval base In its connection with
Anglo American and Anglo-Japane
relations. Viscount Grey said that
while everyone secuted the idea that
the base was anticipating trouble
with the United States he thought
frank admission should be made of
the remote possibility of a conflict
with Japan. He asserted. however.
that Japan's participation In the
Washington conventions rendered the
contingency of trouble SO remote as
not to justify heavy expenditures at
Singapore.
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Slayer of Kaufman girl
Nav Have Taken Own Life

scarsdale, N. Y, July 12,-Believing
Kaufman. may have committed sui
eide the police are preparing to search
woods for the body. Search for a
negro suspected of the crime is being
continued.
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BY Tic Abs0c1Hteu ffesE,
London, July 12.-The British gov
ernment believes the European stu
alton to be so uncertain as to render
inadvisable the initiation of an in
ternational conference on aerial
armament limitation.
Mention War Clouds.
The house of lords. In the course
of discussion last night in which
the possibilities of war clouds were
openly mentioned. was told by the
Marquis Of Salisbury, lord president
of the council that although the gov
ernment was on record as desiring to
facilitate limitation of air armaments
any move in that direction now would
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sues FOR SONS DEATH
Dennis Leary, Father of New Haven
Boy Killed by Motor Truck, Seek
Ing Damages of $4,000.

New Haven. July 12.-Dennis
Leary, father of four-year-o boy
killed in an automobile collision
Tuesday afternoon today entered
suit for 100000 as administrator,
against the Arrow Haulage Co. of
Brooklyn. n. Y, whose truck crushed
the car in which the Leary family
were riding.
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LEE GOING TO HOSPITAL

+ Cleveland, June 12.-At a meeting
today of the board of directors of the
brotherhood of railway trainmen here
President VIM. G. Lee was granted an
indefinite leave of absence to enable
him to enter a local hospital next
Monday for an operation.
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CONFER WITH TURKS
Ry The Associatcd Press

Lausanne, July 1.-THE Turkish
and allied delegates to the Near East
conference conferred for four hours
today over the fresh difficulties caus-
ed by the Turks demand thakthe al
lied warships be withdrawn ffom the
straits when the troops are evacuated
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BURKOSKI- TOPPING ALL
EVEN AT THE 18TH HOLE
Phenomenal Young Naugatuck Golfer
Is Fsyorite to Win State Title
This Afternoon.

Groton, July 12.-William Bur.
koski the phenomenal young golfer
of Naugatuok, and H. J. Topping Of
Greenwich veteran player. were all
even at the end of the 18th hole in
the morning round of the finals In the
Connecticut golf championship over
the Shenecossett course.
Burkoski was the popular favorite
among the large gallery to win the
state title.
Cards:
Burkoski-
Out ..... 55s ASS 444-37
Topping
Out ..... 454454 464-3s
Burkoski---
In .,.,, 5s5 554 444-ss-7e
Topping
In .. 445 543 ~ 4-37-76
The match was one worth seeing.
The weather conditions and course
were excellent. Topping started off
with a. win on the first hole, and Bur-
kowski made it even by. taking the
third hole with a birdie three. Top
ping slipped upon the sixth by not
getting a three and again at the Sth
when he missed a four, The Nauga-
tuck lad finished the first nine holes
2 up. ..,
On the honeward Journey Topping
picked up a hole at the tenth and al
though he lost the next one he won
the 14th and 18th In par. Burkoski
left openings SO that Topping was
able to even the score at the 18th aft
er both had played the last three
holes in faultless manner. In the
second flight Robinson Cook of Hart
ford was eight up on M. J. Mccarthy
of Woodway at the end of the morn
ing round of nine holes.
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FIVE KILLED, 80 INJURED
Fatal Accident on Mine Train This
Morning Near Bessemer, Ala. -
Some Injured May Die.

Birmingham. Ala, July ~. - Five
men were killed and S5 injured, seven
seriously today when a train of trip
cars carrying the morning shift to
work. parted in mine No. 1 of the
Sloss Sheffield Iron and Steel Co.,
near Bessemer, Ala. All the dead
and injured were negroes.
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FLOOD DESTROYS HOUSES.

Saragossa, Spain, July 12.-Sixty
houses in st. Jean and several dwell
inEs in the suburbs of saragossa have
been demolished by food.
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Man Breaks Back
in l2-Foot Fall

John Ankuda of Pennington
avenue is in a critical condition
at the New Britain General hos
pital suffering with a broken
back received earlier in the
week when he fell from a stag
ing IL feet from the ground
while doing carpenter work on
structure being erected in this
city.
When the man fell to the
ground DR.. D. w. O'Connell was
called and ordered his immedi-
ate removal to the hospital
where It was learned that he
had received a broken back. DR..
O'Connell said this afternoon
that Arkuda's condition is criti-
cal.
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sional. John Black. with a card of
ESQ, one stroke behind Gene Sarazen's
winning 2ss. Bob Cruikshank of the
Shackamaxon club of Westfield, Nj,
vas drawn as Jones partner for the
round today.
Another gol1ng day greeted Charles
E. Lorms Of Columbus. o., and B. F.
O'Neil the first of the final qualify
Continued on Thirteenth Pagel
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Herald Will Give
Out Bulletin Service
On New York Bouts

Owing to the great interea
manifest about town in ~
Willard-Firpo boxing MAJ e,S
Jersey City tonight. th@ ~
will give bulletin xys c.e q
the attraction. eeS [Ss NJ
A. P. telegraph s q. xV
will be link CS~ y M .,lde
and the re s.st4 made
known here ~ instantly.
The prelimina gin at S:15
p, m, dayligh, me, and the
main bout is slated for about
10 p. m.
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CONTINUED on Thirteenth Pase1
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Saccharine is coal tar product.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
MISS PROTASS PRESIDENT
 OF |. Q. B. B. AUXILIARY

Tho regular meeting of the l. 0. E. B. Auxiliary was held in their club rooms last evening. Reports from the sc,cral committees were heard from. The sick committee reported that they had sent flowers 10 cheer those members who were ill, and that voluntary committees of two wer" sent to visit these members.
 The dinner dance which is to be held at the E,lks club on Wednesday. Dec. l2. was discussed. Reports were given by the committee in charge. This dance is to be given jointly with the l. 0. E. R. lodge A committee of threc, Miss A. Vein stein.. Miss E. Rogin and Miss l.. Cunnard, was appointed 10 assist A.. Levitt with the tickets.
 Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President Miss D. Pro:ass: vice president. Mrs. F.. Wcissman; secretary. Miss F. Milko- witz: treasurer, Miss \. Gourson; monitrcss. Mrs. NJ. D. SaNe; guide, Miss l.. Rogin: sentinel. Miss B. Hal perm: assistant monitor. Miss $. r. Cross: trustees. Mrs. A. Shurberg. Mrs. B. Aisenberg and Mrs. Gcis- Cng~r.
 Installation of officers will take place at the next regular meeting in January.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Alexander the Great IS said tC have employed divers in wartarr.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
BALDWIN LOSES
 IN ELECTION
Continued From First Page) ..

was reelected in the west division of Birmingham. receiving l3,9iU votes with r. smith. labor. receiving 9.9S3, Neville Chamberlain. conservative, chancellor of the F,Nchequcr. was elected in the Ladywood division of Birmingham, with 12.SS4 votes against 1l.330 votes for Dr. F. Dun stan, labor.
 Miss Margaret Bondfcld labor. the third woman and the second woman laboritc to be elected to parliament was returned for Northampton. She boiled 15,556 votes, !. Y. Collier. con- scr'atiye, 1f,520. and C. A. McCurdy, liberal, ll.341.
 Sir Robert Sanders. the minister of agriculture. was defeated in the Bridgcwater division of Sommerset by w. F.. Morse. liberal. Sir Robert was the minister who advocated subsidy to the farmers in connection with pro lection, and this point was largely emphasized by the conscr>atiNe in the campaign.
 another woman elected makes the sixth woman member of parliament. She is Lady Tcrrington. liberal. who was successful in her contest for the seat for the Wycombe division of Rucking
 The returns show six other women rejected by the electors two al Birm- ingham. and one each at Farnham, in Surrey. Glamorgan in Wales, Cam bridge and West Dorset.
 Among the cabinet ministers and under secretaries who were success fuI in their contests. Sir l.aming NorthiAgton- Evans. postmaster gen cral, retained his seat for the Col chester division of Essex; Lieutenant Colonel Amery, first lord Of the ad. miraty, for the Sparbreok division Of Birmingham: Rupert Gwynnc. finan- c:al secretary for tho war office. for the Eastbourne division Of SusscA; Mrs. Urmshy-Gore. parliamcutal un- der sccrctar! Of stat for tnc cnlnuJ,s for tb, stafford dl, ision
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Tn" manatr,, or sea COW, never .u"s upon land.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
R. H. Long Motors Go. Is
 Going Into Bankruptcy

Boston, Dec. 7.--The +. H. Long Motors Co.,. with factories in Framing ham and Worcester was petitioned into bankruptcy in the federal district court yesterday. Petitioning credi- tors allege preferential payment to other creditors. A petition in bank ruptcy recently was filed against the k. H. Long parent company of the R. H. Long Motors Co.,. and the R. H. Long Shoe O., after a creditors com- mittee had reported that the concern was embarrassed by lack of liquid as- sets. sItichard II, Long of Framing ham. former democratic candidate for governor, heads the R. H. Long Co.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
DUKES CONDITION GRAVE
Cousin of Italian King suffers Relapse
 After Apparent Recovery

Turin, Italy, Dee, 7.-Considerable anxiety is felt over the condition of the Dul5e Of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, who recently sui fcrrd a relf psc after apparently re- covering grom grippe. II is reported that be is suffering from pneumonia. although his. physicians have issued no bulletin,
 The Duchess of Aosta, the Count Of Turin. DowaGcr Queen MarEherita and th, Dukr Of Spolcto ar" at the ducal residence. Tn" duke of tn, Ahruzzi who i~ in Italian Sommiland. has hCrn uotiH'G
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
Catrielo Signs Confession.


 for the prisoner.
 Catrielo signs Confession.
 Sergeant McCuc testified that at 11.15 o'clock in the presence Of Ser seant McANay Officer licblcr and himself, catriclo signed Il confession to the effect that he had killed Ger genti. The sergeant read the con- fesson. part Of which is as follows:
 "SebastianO lived upstairs over me and for some time We have disputed over s1oo which loaned him about six months ago. l asked him many times and again tonight. but he saii be did not owe me anything. That made me mad. There Was a revolver in my trunk. I went into the bcd- room and got the revolver, then shot him. When l got the revolver I in- tended to shoot him. saw this man in tho morning and all day I thought of killing him. When l was through threw the gun in the back yard
 Macri was next called to the stand. He said that he has lived with Cat rielo for about one month and was busy preparing the supper when tho latter came home from work and went into his bedroom. He said that he called him from the room. Gcrgcuti came downstairs, Macri said, but would not eat supper. Macri said that he invited Gcrcenti to come down again after supper and then went into an adjoining room. He heard a shot and. coming out, saw Gcrgcntt lying on the floor bleeding. Macri said that he grabbed his coat and hat and got out as fast as ne could. shortly after he left the house Macri went to the police station and rr- ported the shooting, he said.
 Bullet Entered Back of Head,
 pr. Waterman Lyon. medical ,>- amIucr testified tIRt hr Nj> raIr,. l.. the scene at about <:@5 o',Iock 9lI saw the man lying on ih" floor pom ! investigation he said that he found a . bullet wound in the back of the head about an inch above the right car. The bullet penetrated the brain. the doctor testified. and death Was almost instantaneous.
 Victim Lived Here n Ncars.
 Gorgcnti, tho murdcrrrS victim, WAS 5S years of age and had been ar- . rested in New Britain on two occa- ! sions on an assault charge. IL" leaves wife and three sons. Joseph 1. aged 1 s years, Vincent. aged 1 , years, |. and Salvatore, aged ej years, all of this city, and a fourth son, Louis | aged 2a years, in Italy, X sister also survives in Italy. Gcrgenti has been a resident of this city for about l5 years and was a mason by trade,
 Catrielo Fond of Gun piay.
 catriclo. who is SD years of age, has a wife and four small children . who live in Italy For many years . he conducted tailor shop on Oak ! street, but for the past few months has been working at North & Judd's. |, lie has previous police record. hav- ! ing been arrested on April 2. 1922. . by Policemen Anderson. licbler and i Mccarthy on q charge Of drunkenness | and discbsrging firearms without
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
IsskIMos ENdoY JAZZ

sionary has organized among the Eskimos at Point Barrow. in the Arc tic Circle, what probably is the farth-
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Lendon-A prominent dental sur geon on the West Side admits a num- Der of his colleagues have been charging eXorbltant prlces for their services But most Of them. he contends. arc Amerlcan dentists.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
kIiLl,R FUNERAL TO-DAY
scIs ices For Former Lieutenant Gov.
 rInor Held in Norwalk.

AorNaik. Dec. 7.--1'hc funeral Of former Lieutenant Governor Edwin e. keclcr was held from the home Of his daughter Mrs. lne2 Brown in Mott avenue this afternoon. There wore no honorary bearers and no official delegation representing the state but the number of citizens or notc i'm business and banking affairs who were mourncrs Was largn. The active bear CTS were cloae friends and representa- tvs of institutions with which the de ceased had been connected, I'm, scrN- icr was conducted by the Rev. Er- pcat r. MacGrceor Of tn" Norwalk congrc gational church. Tho burial was in the family lot in Riverside cemetery.
 
 Tn" manatro, or sra COW, never .ues upon land.
 az-H--r=
 Alexander the Great Is said tO have employed divers in wartsrn
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

permit Officer Anderson testified at that time that Catriolo had shot at him. He WAS fined on both counts.
 Fled Without Hat or Coat.
 The police think that CatrieIo made his escape from the scene of the shooting by fleeing through back yards along Stanley street until he got Gt what he felt was d safe distance. They believe he was on his way to the home of friend on Cherry street to get some clothing when he was approhcndcd. He fed from the North street homo without stopping for his hat and coat.
 Although he did not appear to take tho matter as a joke, the sclt-con- fesscd murderer talked freely when examined al the polio" station last night and frankly admitted that he had planned th, murder for the past six vecEs. "Surc killed him." he is alleged to hayr told Sergeant McCuc. What do you think got the gun for ] went to the trunk and got il ont and shot him." Catriclo is al- lrgnl to have told Girgenti some time ago that he Was going to kill him.
 Warned by Sergeant McCuc that anything he said would he used 8 gaiust him. Catriclo stated through his interpreter, i've already told it."
 The body of the murdered man was taken last night to the undertaking establishment of I.araia X Co. at 54 Spring street to he prepared for
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
Macri Held A Material Witness.

Chief William (. Hart stated this afternoon that Antonio Macri, who appeared as witness in the Catrielo murder case this morning. will be held as a material witness in the case for the state He will be arraigned in police churt tomorrow morning.
 Tn" revolver which was used by Catriclo has not been found by inc police although they have made dil- igcut search Of the yard in the rear of the North street house. Catriclo is alleged to have told the police that he threw the gun in the yard fol- lowing the shooting. Today he told the officers that he might have thrown it into d "brickyard pond" which he isitol hctore he was placed under arrest,
 Funeral services for the murdered ulau utI b, held at 3 o'clock tomor- TOW aft"runuu from his late homo at l75 Nurtl street and at S:S" o'clock at St. Mury's church. lntormcnt will hc in St Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

est north brass band in the world. These Eskimos take kindly to jazz, eN- blaming that it harmonizes close ly with their style of dancing.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
CATRIELO CONFESSES
 TO KILLING GERGENTI
(Continued From First Pagp).

spoke to him and then tooN him to d store at the corner Of Whiting and Cherry streets where he called up headquarters and had the patrol sent for the prisoner.