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New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
ARRESTS INCREASE
 FOR FIRST QUARTER
Police Take in 542 in Months Of
 April, May and June

During the months of April, May
 and June of this year, the first quar- ter of the fiscal year of the police de- partment, there have been 542 arrests
 made according to the monthly reports of Captain George Kelly, which is an increase of 193 over the corresponding
 period of last year when the arrests totalled 349. Of the 542, 7S were for drunkenness, 55 for violations of the liquor law and 101 for violations of the motor vehicle law. For the same period last year 26 were for drunken- ness, 50 for violating the liquor law and 62 for violations of the motor vehicle law.
 During the month of June 145 ar rests were made with 25 for drunken ness, 12 for violations of the liquor law and IS for violations of the motor vehicle law. In April 231 arrests were made which is the greatest number in a single month for a year. Of this number 56 were for violating the mo- tor vehicle laws.
 The total number of arrests made by the New Britain police since Janu- ary 1 of this year totals 9S6 with 149 for drunkenness, 134 for violating the liquor law and 12S for violating the motor vehicle law.
 Hart 15 Years in Department
 Chief William C. Hart of the New Britain police department yesterday celebrated the 18th anniversary of his to the regular force of the department. After having served as a supernumerary for a short time he was appointed a regular patrolman on July 1, 1908. Eight years later he was appointed a sergeant and later served in the detective bureau. On August l, 1922 he became chief of the
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
COURT OFFICIALS
 NAMED BY, ALLING
Danberg, Connolly, Miss Beale and Others Are Reappointed

Judge B. w. filling today assumed
 judgeship of the city and police
 courts of New Britain. At the
 session of the latter court this morn.
 ing he re-appointed Emil J. Danberg
 clerk of court; Edward c. Connolly
 probation officer; Miss Cora Beale
 probation officer; James Lacava and John Partyka, court interpreters
 Two beautiful bouquets, one of car nations and the other of American Beauty roses from retiring Judge George w. Klett and MT. and Mrs. T. J. Fromer, respectively, had been placed on the judges bench in honor of his appointment.
 1 Seven cases for drunkenness were disposed of by Judge filling, George Kultish arrested Saturday morning by Policeman John c. Stad- Ter on charge of illegally trans porting liquor, had his case continued until Friday morning of this week upon request of his attorney, P. r. McDonough. At this time his case will be heard with three other men arrested on the same charge following a raid by the state and local police on West Main street Friday night.
 The case of John Palmese, arrested for assault, was also continued until Friday morning on request of Attor- ney McDonough.
 Catherine Zacolsk, 16 years of age, employed on Saturdays as cashier at the Fair Department store on Main street, was arraigned on a charge of stealing s11 from that store. Her case was continued until tomorrow morning.
 Fined for Theft of Ring
 John Leumis was fined S15 on charge of stealing ring valued at S14 from Mary Barbolsky of 286 Park street. Officer O'Brien testified that he arrested Leumis on complaint of the Barbolsky woman at about 11:30 o'clock last night. Mary tes- tifled that Leumis stole her ring, the key to her trunk and the key to her sewing machine. He stated that all | three were given to him.
 Frank Andrews was fined s5 anu costs and Manuel Fernandez was dis i charged when both were arraigned | before Judge filling on charge of each other. Albert Pera testified that the argument started 1t Fernandez home over a bottle of 
 He testified that Andrews visited Fernandez at the latter's home on lilac street yesterday and after hay
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
SEEK TO SHOW COLLISION
Legal Battle on In Bridgeport Over Admission of Win of Late Miss Dorothy A. Merritt.

DOOt1y A. MeTTltb.
 Bridgeport, July 2.-Attempting to show collision in the drawing up of the will by which Miss Dorothy A. Merritt gave all her property to two sisters, ignoring i've other sisters, two brothers, her father and John F.. Helm, who claims to be her husband. Attorney Abe s. Geldulig on behalf of Helm and other members of the Merritt family in probate court today contested the probating of Miss Mer- ritts will and submitted another will to take the place of the one which met with objections.
 Miss Merritt's estate amounts to approximately s10,000. She died in May from injuries received when she was struck by thieves who robbed her of $3,000 on January of this year.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-08-26

4 man to fight with a young fellow
like himself. but to go get his son
Kenneth and he would fight one or
both. Booth went for Kenneth, but
Kenneth would not come. Booths
grievance against Moore was that he
was in the employ of l.. c. Branson
as advertising solicitor on the Tono-
pah Sun. In the fracas he told
Moore he was going to get BrGnson,
which he had threatened twenty
times Sefore in the same way. but
never 10 Branson's face. The nexi
morning when Moore told his EN-
ployer about it Mr.. Branson told him
to have Booth arrested or he would
do 1t for him. Moore swore out the
warrant and Justice Harry Atkinson
fined Booth $75 and costs. That is
the only time he was arrested for
any of his umerous threats, and at
no time in scores of such occur
rences was ever a trigger pulled. No
body il afraid of him. but still al.
one man and sooner or later may
kill another or get killed. After that
conviction for six months Booth did
not get drunk.
Though processing TO be a republi
can Booth was tied up personally and
politically with Jack Owens, q demo-
Graf, who was elected sheriff and as
SCISSOR in 1906 by 1. w. W. votes.
Jack was not an |. W. w. but accept
ed their support as men in politics
do, and Jacks chief supporters in
his campaign management played to
the /. w. w. strong. When Jack
went into that Office he was worth
$4,000, mostly in gilt edge stocks.
such as Tonopah Mining and Bel
mont. AS assessor lie handled a
great deal OF county money. He was
reelected in 1908. Toward the close
of his second term he vanished and
it proved that his accounts were
had melted long before. During his
term Owens had had printing and
binding done at Booths printing Of
fee. causing the county to pay for
material for thirty years ahead. Be-
sides Booths prices had the subse-
quent war days faded. Booths paper
in those days was a loser, it being its
first years as a daily and the ques-
ton is: Where did he borrow money
for his payroll each Saturday night!
Did he borrow from Sheriff Owens?
Did anyone besides Sheriff Owens
have knowledge of the facts and of
these unnecessary printing and bind
ing orders. Was there another bor-
rover from the sheriff?
There is one circumstance every |
one knows to have been a fact, name
ly, that Owens himself never got
away with 500 900 or any large
sum. If he stole for himself it was
Booth was the republican nominee
for state printer in 1910 and for
elector in 1912. In the
campaign ffe made speeches |
in which he used the words: II
never done nothing wrong in my |
His conviction of criminal libel
for his attacks OH District Attorney, |
Supreme Judge j. A. Sanders,
receiving a sentence of six months in
Jail from J. Emmett Walsh, saying he
not accept cfemency, then pos
ing as a martyr, causing a petition
TO be circulated over the state and
out on a pardon, are charac-
OF the man, showing a repeti-
ton Of the same traits as when he
told the man whose tent he burned,
Well, you see that you leave to-
borrow morning.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-03-09
HARRY THAW
SENT BACK TO
PENN. ASYLUM

Philadelphia, March A. Harry
K. Thaw ended his ten-day vaca-
ton to-day when he was returned
to Pennsylvania hospital for the
men al and nervous disease. He
had teen permitted, under a
Philadelphia court order, to visit
his mother in Pittsburgh.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-03-09
Inv ATTEMPS
Ig11ID I:g1IcIDE At h9eo1rR MANI

q. .q.' ,s'aas5 foo So'5i's +; Il. n
|Io's s.s a'5f'r Of her husband Mrs.
'sr'o,I Toler. a pretty woman
r ,'5e Ho'sf Of Car. i. ns.sr; ooo;.ats sr.ot ok
b one s., 'cl ce bottle of carbolic
'Is.2.5os purchased ,5s from n,,an;Gs "a G.oGs be
/ ''o'S = SoteI. She was badly
IN I.'1'' but recovered sufficiently
&C. i..o,3:ze D1s her husband.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-03-09
Summons
In the Superior Court
of the State of Arizona,
in and for the County of Navajo.

Claude C. Hagerty Plaintiff
VS..
Allie Hagerty Defendant
Action brought in the Supe-
rior Court of the State of Ari-
iona, in and for the County of
Navajo, and the Complaint filed
in said County of Navajo, in the
office of the Clerk of said Supe-
rior Court.
In the name of the State of
Arizona. to Allie Hagerty
Defendant, Greeting:
You are Hereby Summoned
and required to appear in &C
ton brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the SUI
perior Court of the State of
Arizona, in and for the County
Of Navajo, and answer the Com
plant therein filed with the
Clerk Of this said Court, at Hol-
brook, in said County, within
twenty days after the service
upon you of this Summons, if
served in this said County. or in
all other cases within thirty days
thereafter, the times above
mentioned being exclusive of
the day of service, or judgment
by default will be taken against
you.
Given under my hand and the
Seal of the Superior Court of
the State of Arizona. in and for
the County of Navajo, this 5th
day of March 1923.
LLOYD G.. HENNING,
(SeaD Clerk of said Superior
Court.
By OLIVE CLARKE,
Deputy Clerk.
3-1O-23 -3-31-23
The Snowflake herald., 1923-03-09
Finds $50 and Girls Photo
in Hat Picked Up in 1918

Monroe, n. Y.-Lewis' 'Schuster
the other day examined cam
paigN hat that blew from sol
dier's head in 1918, when a troop
train was passing through here
and was picked up by Mr.. Schus-
ter.
He found $50 bill and a
photograph Of young woman
tucked inside the band. Mr..
Schuster said he would put the
money aside and the owner could
have it by proving his identity.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-03-09
HOG so HEAVY BREAKS SCALE
After Repairs Had Been Made
Porker Was Found to Weigh 546
Pounds, Record for County.

Delmar. Del.-A hog, raised by Lee
G. Pussey, a farmer on the Snow Hill
road, near Salisbury. was so heavy
that it broke the scales when an at
tempt was made to weigh it after it
had been butchered.
After repairs to the scale the porker
was found to weigh SAG pounds, which
1t is claimed is the record for Wico-
mico county pigs this year. Accord
ing to Mr. Pussey, it was fed on hard
corn only.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-03-09
FOR OVER 40 YEARS

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE has
been used successfully in the treatment
of Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine. Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces, thus reducing the Inflammation
Sold by all druggists.
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

provided, along said side of said road.
from its intersection with the Railway
Road of cliff Road and the westerly line
Of the property Of Port Reading Railroad
Company. easterly approximately 9fs2 feet,
to a point opposite the center line Of YER
non Way.
8. Ali the work provided In the pre-
yious section is to be done In accordance
with the Plan, Profile. Cross-Seetion and
details OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Road,
from Roosevelt Borough Line to Public
Service Railway Tracks. in five sheets,
made by Morgan +. Larson. Township En-
gineer, and the specifications therefor.
which plans and specifications are now on
file with the Township Clerk.
6. The work of said improvement from
a point opposite the center line Of Yer
non Way easterly TO the easterly line OF
tho properly Of said Railroad. a distance of
approximately 273l feet, is to consist OF a
four foot einder sidewalk conforming TO
the grade hereinafter established. and not
less than eight inches In depth.
Z. The curb grade Is hereby esta biished
as shown on said plan. being the came
grade heretofore adopted by the Board of
Freeholders OF the County OF Nlddlesex,
and the sidewalk is to be graded with a
slope or rise OF one quarter inch to the
foot from the curb line toward the prop
erty line.
structed OF concrete four feet in width,
laid parallel with the curb and as neal
as practicable midway between the curl
and the property line. as shown on said
plan, and shall consist of an eight Inch
cinder sub-base, a four inch base OF CON
crete. and a one inch mortar finish.
o.. A combined concrete curb and gut
ter. six inches or more in thickness. or
a six inch cinder sub-base shall be con
structed along said side of the road fol
the same portion thereof on which a con-
| crete sidewalk is provided. the gutter &c
extend approximately two feet from thu
curb line toward the center of the street.
10. Unless the property owner shall
make % much OF said Improvement as lie:
west Of said point opposite the center line
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

Of Vernon Way. on OF before June 10.
1923. or before said date shall contract 70
complete the same as soon as the similar
work on the opposite side Of the road,
said work shall be performed By the
Township under contract and the cost Of
the said sidewalk. including the grading
Incidental thereto is to be assessed on the
property improved in the manner directed
by the statute; and the cost Of the re
mainder Of the work not so assessed shall
be assessed upon the lands along said i'm
provement, or in the vicinity thereof bene-
fitted, or Increased In value thereby. to the
extent Of the benefit, in addition 10 any
cost for grading and sidewalk before men
toned.
II. In case the work east of said cen
ter of Vernon Way shall not be COM
menced by the property owner, on or be-
fore July 1, and proceeded with d~iligent-
ly thereafter. then such work shall be per
formed by the Township under contract,
and the cost thereof shall be assessed up
on such property in the manner directed
by the statute.
u. All other matters involved in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

said Improvement. including such ysria-
lions. II any. from the plans and specif-
cations as may be found necessary in The
progress OF the work, shall be oetermIn-
ed by resolutions OF the Township Com
mIttee.
10. The sum Of si0. 200. or 50 much
thereof IS may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated TO meet the cost OF carrying out
said improvement.
Il. Temporary notes or bonds are here
by authorized 10 be issued from time to
time In an amount not to exceed the sum
above appropriated, pursuant 10 the pro-
visions Of Section L Of Chapter 252 Of the
Laws OF 1915 as amended. which notes or
bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to
exceed SIX per cent. per aunum. All other
matters IN respect Of said notes or bonds
shall be determined by the Chairman OF
Township Committee the Township Clerk
and Township Treasurer who are hereby
authorized TO execute and issue said tenn
porary notes or bonds.
Is. The average assessed valuation Of
the taxable real property, Hnciuding i'm
~provements) OF the Township Of Wood
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
RELEASED ON ROBBERY
CHARGE AT MATAWAh

MATAWAN, May 25:--Martin Co
gan. who was arrested sole days
ago charged with entering the home
of Herbert Citizens in Wyskoff St,
and confined in the county Jail at
Freehold, was released on his own
recognance by Judge Ruff V. Law
renee to appear for sentence on
June IA.
Charles Van Brunt, who has been
arrested with Cogan and also accus-
ed of having entered the Citizens
rome, is out under $500 bail which
has been furnished by William L.
Van Brunt, the boys uncle. and his
father. Van Brunt's case will be TAX
en- up by the grand jury on May 81,
it Is said.
Russell Stillwell was arrested yes
terday on the charge of having TAX
en- an automobile without the owners
permission and some tools. When ar
raigned before Recorder Gustav
Gesswein, he was released under
$500 bail, which was furnished by
Frank Anderson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
SELL POPP|ES
At So. AMBOY
Legion Auxiliary Will Start
Drive for Benefit of the
Soldiers Here

SOUTH AMBOY, May 25.--At
1aybreak tomorrow, the American
Legion Auxiliary. with the help of
their friends will sound the note,
that al the poppy sale drive for
the benefit of the Fourth District
Convalescent Home Is on. With the
cooperation the auxiliary has been
assured by the people of South
Amboy. there is little doubt that the
sale of peoples tomorrow. will net
more for the Home than the highest
hopes expect.
Mayor Daniel C. Chase will on the
stage of the Empire Theatre tonight
purchase the first poppy. The chief
executive will in all probability urge
the people of the city to cooperate
in every way in the sale of the
peoples.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

bridge ia the County Of NHddlssex. com
puted up9u the next preceding three valu-
ations thereof in the manner provided IL
Section L Of Chapter 252 % the Laws o.
1915 as amended. is S9.9s0sI2ez The net
debt OF said Township computed En- tua
name provided in said Section T.. lu6fad-
ing the debt hereby authorized. is $3.50
$3.50. being less than six and four tenlHs
per cent. A supplemental debt statement
showing the same has been made and flied
with the Township Clerk, as required by
said act.
introduced May Z. 1923. and passed first
reading;
Notice Of intention and hearing Nav 81.
1923; mailed and advertised May II. 1928
AffidsYlts Of mailing. service and adj
vertisement filed May q. 1898;
Passed second and third reading and
adopted May p, 1875 Advertised as
adopted May rs, 1928.
Andrew keyes,
Township Clerk.
L.. NEUBERG,
Chairman Of
259Sf-5-.5-it Township Committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
SIDEWALKS AND CURLING ALONG
THE PORT READING RAIL
ROAD PROPERTY. IN FORT
READING,
BE IL Ordained by the Township COM
mittee OF the Township of Woodbridge
in the County of MiddIesex.

l. The Improvement OF tho southerly
side OF Carteret Woodbridge Road, along
the Port Reading Railroad Company
property, by the construction of sidewalk,
curb and gutter. as hereinafter set out, Is
hereby. authorized as a local improvement
and sidewalk, pursuant to Article Xxx. and
XIV. of Chapter 1872 OF the Laws Of 1917
as amended.
2. Said improvement shall be known as
the Port Reading Railroad Sidewalk.
5. The remaining sidewalk along both
sides Of said road from the Roosevelt
Borough line, southwesterly TO the Pub
lie Service Railway Tracks ia provided for
In a separate ordinance introduced eli
multaneously with this ordinance.
4. The Improvement under this ordi-
nance shall consist OF a concrete sidewalk
and grading and a combined gutter and
curb along said sidewalk, as hereinafter
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

hall will act on the amendment to
the bylaws relative to changing the
initiation fee from $3.50 to $40.
This new fee will include the medical
examination of a new candidate.
Plans for going to Metuchen on
Monday night on the occasion of
Potter Night" when his rome coun-
Gil will honor him on the occasion
of his elevation to grand orator of
the Royal Arcanum in the state OF
New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
TO MEET At KEYPORT

KEYPORT, May 25:-Coronal
Council No. 1856 Royal Arcanum at
its meeting tonight at Odd Fellows
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-02
SMOKE PROBLEM
'STUMPS' MAYOR
Inspector May Go TO Chicago
to Study Plan,

The city smoke inspector, Fred S.
Beck. may be sent to Chicago for
thirty days to study the workings Of
the city smoke ordinance and handling
elimination of smoke there.
This was announced after the mayor
had taken two cops and started out
to arrest some of the worst offenders
against the Indianapolis smoke Ordi-
nance.
A survey of the plant of the w.
Washington st. station of the Mer-
chants Heat and Light Company was
made. After Shank was informed
that the plant was equipped with the
best stokers on the market and that
the stacks smoked only when the fires
were being cleaned, he admitted he
did not see how an affidavit could be
sworn out against the company.
This smoke proposition has me up
a tree" the mayor said. II think
I'll let the building commissioner see
what he can do. In the meantime,
believe it would be good thing to
send the smoke inspector to Chicago"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-02
g NEW FIREMEN
NEEDED TO GET
INSURANCE SLICE
Abandonment of Two Stations
Also Recommended by
Underwriters.

Before indianapolis can lower fire
insurance rates it must have mini
mum Of thirty-two additional men in
the city fire department; abandon at
least two fire houses; adopt civil serv-
ice for firemen and il general use
more men and fewer pieces of ap-
paratus.
These were recommendations of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
at a conference with the board of
public safety, when the boarc made a
formal request for lower insurance
rates.
Fire Chief John J. O'Brien said he
did not believe additional men were
needed in the department. 'On ac-
count of an ordinance before the city
council asking sixteen more men in
the department it probably would be
impossible to obtain the number re-
Questad." O'Brien said.
Ernest L. Kingston, president of
the safety board, salJ a bill proposing
civil service for ffremen in Indiana
cities and towns would be intro
duced in the Legislature. and If this
failed the system would be put into
use in Indianapolis anyway.
1t was decided to draw separate
"shingle roof ordinance to place be-
fore the council Immediately. The
abolition of shingle roofs is incor-
ported in the proposed building code,
which will not be introduced for some
time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-02
TWO SKELETONS
FOUND BY DIGGER
Human Bones Unearthed at
80 S, Delaware ST,

Parts Of two human skeletons were
found in the southwest corner Of the
basement of the Won Hake building,
80 S. Delaware St, two feet below
concrete floor, by Barney Dove, 1889
&. State ST., today. Dove was ex-
cavating for the Bryant Construction
company, which is remodeling the
building
Herman Kirkhoff, plumber, E. Mer-
rill St, said he remembered that there
was a medical college in the building
about forty years ago.
Edward Gardner, jeweler, for many
years in the Baldwin block, Delaware
and Market Sts., recalled the medical
college occupied the building in 1876
and 1877. Other business men in the
district said bodies upon which stu
dents worked used to be hoisted to the
third floor in the rear and pointed
out the hosting arm still extending
from the side of the structure.
The theory was advanced by per-
sons in the building that the skeletons,
not being complete, were those Of
bodies cut up by medical students and
then dumped into a hole in the cellar
as the easiest means of disposal.
After Dove struck the bones he and
other workmen kept unearthing them
for two hours, causing considerable
excitement in the neighborhood.
Some of the bones were hauled away
to a dump and others were thrown
into a cardboard box.