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New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Epidemic Has Broken Out Afresh at Nome and Government Acts Upon Appeal Sent Out by Sufferers-Dog Teams Also Rushing Supplies to Stricken Area.

Washington, Jan. S0.-Authoriza- tion for Roy S. Darling, special agent of the department of justice, to make an airplane flight with diphtheria anti-toxin from Fair banks to Nome has been forwarded to Alaska.
 Darling is a member of the naval reserve, and has served as a naval flier. Delegate Sutherland of Alas ka obtained permission from both the department of justice and the navy department for him to under take the journey in order to speed up relief for those suffering from diphtheria at Nome and who have been waiting for dog teams to bring the anti-toxin.
 If Darling takes off from Fair banks today, Mir. Sutherland said, he probably will overtake dog team hurrying toward Nome at the con- iluence of the Panama and Yukon rivers. The plane, he said, could land on the ice.
 Darling volunteered his services for the journey along with a mech- anician. They said plane was available at Fairbanks.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
STORM HITS HARD BLOW AT
 TELEPHONES AND TROLLEYS::
 CITY SLOSHES TO N0RMALCY
GALES AND HIGH TIDE
 WRECK SHORE HOMES Two Cottages Destroyed at .Saybrook Man0r-Other
 Property Damage

New London, Jan. 30.---A tide that was higher than any in the memory of the oldest residents and a flashing southwest wind. washed away and completely broke up two cottages, tore away parts of others at Say brook Manor, Saybrook, last night with the aggregate damage conscr- vatiyely estimated at about $2o. 090.
 An eight-room cottage owned by Mrs. Hart of Brooklyn. N. r., fully furnished, collapsed during the tempest and splintered to pieces along the beach, the furniture be- ing scattered for distance of a half mile along the water front.
 A three-room cottage valued ut s120O owned by John A. Aver, postmaster at Saybrook. was de- molished.
 Loss estimated at about s1,OO0 was sustained by Isadorc Wise. Hartford merchant. the front of whose cottage at Indian Head was torn away.
 A heavily constructed bulkhead in front of the cottage of Miss Jennie Perry of Springfield, Mass, was de- stroyed and a cottage owned by her damaged.
 Cottages owned by Winthrop Buck of Wethersfield, Walter c. Phelps Of Mount Vernon, N. r., and Walter Reed of Middletown, were damaged.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
DEMPSEY IS THROUGH,
 GETS MARRIED MAY 20
Champion Himself An nounces Definite Date
 for Retirement

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 3o.--May 20 will mark the end of Jack Demp- sey's ring career, the end of his ring and business partnership with Jack Kearns, his manager, and his second entrance into the state of matri- mony according to his own an- nouncement today. That date is the birthday of his ibride-to-be, Estelle Taylor, film actress.
 Dempsey has fought his last ring battle, he declared. He added that his retirement was at the behest of his bethrothed, who prefers busi- nessman to a pugilist for a husband.
 The arrangement between Demp- sey and Kearns has netted the pair many thousands of dollars in the last few years as well as some valuable real estate holdings in Los Angeles. These holdings including hotel and an apartment house, will be divided between them, Dempsey said, and the fighter and his manager will go their separate ways.
 Dempsey's decision to quit fight ing was based on three reasons, he said: His belief that there was not contender in sight able to give him real battle; the dislike of Miss Tay- Tor for pugilism, and his fortune, which makes him independent of the fat purses offered by promoters.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
PauIo Pirlango Drops From Exhaustion and Fellow Workers Use Hand Extinguishers on Him.

Rushing through the mill at the Stanley Works. his clothing a mass of flames. Paulo Pirlango was so severely burned about 11.S0 o'clock this morning, before automatic fire extinguishers could put out the blaze that he Is not expected to live.
 Pirlango Is married and is 2S years old. He is employed as a laborer in the mill. About 11;30 o'clock this morning he entered a lavatory at the plant to have Q smoke.
 He has a greasy job and his clothing was soaked with oil. In some manner which he has been un- able to explain his clothing caught fire, and before he could do any thing to stop the blaze he was en- veloped in flames.
 Frantic with fright and pain he rushed through the mill, ignoring shouts of his fellow workers to stop. Several men grabbed overcoats and gave chase intending to put out the fire but were unable to overtake him.
 Two men pursued with hand fire extinguishers and when Perlango, half crazed, dropped from exhaus- ton and burns, they quickly ex- tinguished the blaze with chemicals,
 Pirlango was taken to the factory hospital where pr. B. c. Garner. the factory physician, immediately took him to the New Britain General hospital. He was found to have been burned on the face. arms, back, chest and legs and is in a critical condition.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Moe Thurman Will Be
 Sentenced February 6

New York, Jan. So.-Moe Thurman, who recently confessed to S1,3O0,i GOO of forgeries after the collapse of a get-rich quick scheme founded upon siOo loan, pleaded guilty to forgery today and was sent to Tombs prison to await sentence February $.
 The prescribed penalty for the crime to which he pleaded is to 10 years imprisonment. Mrs. Tur- man who accompanied him to the district attorneys office when he confessed and who has remained with him since, was in court when her husband pleaded.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
HOUSE ID FIGHT
 POSTAL MEASURE Challenge ssnatss Right to In
 corporate Rate Provisions SENATORS IN SQUABBLE
Postmaster General Says Second
 Glass Revision VIII Mean Loss While Senator Moses Insists It
 Will Results in Added Revenue.

Washington. Jan. s0---As the sem ate was nearing a vote today on the postal bill, house leaders prepared to challenge its right to incorporate provisions in the measure.
 With both Representatives Long, worth, the republican leader, and Garrett, the democratic leader. of the belief that the senate has usurped the house prerogative in initiating revenue legislation, a house ways and means sub-conmit- tee decided unanimously to recom- mend passage by the house. in the event the senate approved the bill. of q resolution to return the meas ure to the senate.
 House leaders said there were plenty of precedents in support or their contemplated action. V Revision Agreements
 Revision of second class postage rates in the bill will result in actual decrease in revenue from this serv- ice of sl.640.00o annually, rather than an increase, Postmaster Gen. eral New estimated today in let ter to Senator Harrison. democrat, Mississippi. He said $1.000.000 ad- ditional revenue would be raised, however, in this class of mail from the increase to two cents in the rate on publications mailed by individ- uals.
 The reduction made in some of the second class rates. MT. New said, would not draw additional pieces into the mail, but even if 1t does, he declared the increased cost of han ding the new business would wipe out any gain.
 Senator Moses disagreed with the estimate of Mir. New and insisted $3,000, ,O0o additional revenue would be gained from the revision of sec ond class rates
 Opening debate in the senate to- day Senator Copeland, democrat, of New York, assailing the measure as sham. declared he would vote for 1t because of the Kernels or goodness 1t contains"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Fielder, Also Convicted of
 Conspiracy to Bribe
 Govt. Officials, Is Fined $1O,OOO--Motion to Set Aside Verdict Is Denied.

New York. Jan. 30.--Gaston E. Means. former department of Justice agent convicted by federal court jury today of conspiring to bribe government officials, was fined s10,- 900 and sentenced to serve two- year penitentlary term.
 Thomas B. Fielder, Means attor- ney, who was convicted of a similar charge, was fined s1o,Ooo. The sen- tences were imposed by Federal Judge Lindley after the jury had recommended clemency. The court denied motions to set aside the ver- dict on the ground that 1t was con- trary to the weight ofevidence.
 Fielder expressed confidence that the conviction would be reversed on appeal and declared his innocence of the charge. Means counsel said an appeal would also be filed in his case. Means is already under sentence of two years and a fine of $10,000 for violation of the Volstead act, but to- days sentence, on the motion of Hir- am c. Todd. special U. s. attorney, is not to be concurrent with the pre- vious one.
 The verdict was returned under seal by the jury last night, after d. most six hours deliberation. and was opened today. Maximum penalty under the conviction Is two years imprisonment and fine of $10,000.
 The jury's verdict carried with it a recommendation for mercy.
 Accused Are Shocked
 The verdict was a shock to Fielder, a white-haired, veteran attorney of AZ years experience, who had con- fidently expected to be exonerated. Fielder and Means reached court about ten minutes before the verdict was read.
 Means who appeared nervous yesterday afternoon, seemed confi- dent today. and was obviously startled by the verdict.
 Means Colorful Career. The verdict, returned by the first judge picked jury to function in 9 federal court trial here, marks one of the many high lights in the sen |. + q TI# (Continued on Page Nine)
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
FAST TRAINS HELD
 UP BY THE STORM Twentieth Century Limited
 Halted Near Utica WINTERS WORST WEATHER
Boston and Other New England Towns and Cities Showed Under Syracuse Winter Grip Epidemic Faces Real Crisis.

New York, Jan. 30-The goth Century Limited and all other trains from the west due here this fore- noon have been held up near Utica. N. r.. by snow drifts and will not arrive before 4 o'clock this after noon, the New York Central an- rounced today. Service between AL bany and New York is also delayed.
 Exact information as to when the trains could be brought in could not be given before p. m.. the an- nouncement added. The drifts had mounted to nine feet at some places and the snow was five feet on the level in the western part of the state. reports said.
 West of Syracuse
 At 10:30 o'clock. the Century, due here one hour before, was stalled at Clyde, N. r., 40 miles west of syra- cuse.
 All New York Central trains were held Up several hours this morning, including the Twentieth Century. At 10 o'clock, however, most of the lines had been cleared. Similar de- lay was experienced by the other lines in the state.
 The heavy snowfall caused a number of buildings to collapse. At Herkimer brick structure used as garage cayed in, burying several automobiles.
 Tn Adirondacks experienced the heaviest snowfall of the winter and the mercury lowered about zero.
 At Ithaca the weather bureau predicted record snowfall for that community Thirty-six inches of snow fell in IS hours.
 Broadway Limited Late
 The Broadway Limited. the Penn sylvania's crack train, was 22 min- utes late, officials announced. Other western trains on this road were running from 40 minutes to one hour behind schedule. The Lehigh Valley trains from Buffalo were about five hours late. Most of the delay, the Pennsyl- yania announced, was due to diff culty in getting up steam on the mountain grades.
 Southern trains continued to be held up from 24 to 30 hours be. cause of flood conditions which have existed in Georgia for several days.
 % Inches of Snow.
 Syracuse, N. r., Jan. BOA fall of 26 inches o. snow in 2U houfs be- (Continued on Page 26)
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Hit by Auto, Canaan Man
 Dies From His Injuries

Winsted, Jan. S0.-Robert Thomp- son, 64, of Canaan, died in Litch- field county hospital today of injur- ies sustained when he was struck by an automobile of Dana Collins of Redwood. Mass, in Canaan Tuesday morning. State police who investi- gated the accident are said to have exonerated Collins from blame for the accident. Coroner Herman will investigate.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Red" Grange Turns Down
 S2,000 Movie Contract

Champaign, H., Jan. 3O.--Al- though he has received a contract from a New York concern'to appear in moving pictures, Red Grange. star University of Illinois football player, announced today that he planned to return it unsigned, The four weeks contract provided sal ary of $2,000 per week.
 There is no truth in the report that we have granted Grange per- mission to accept a movie contract and absent himself from his school work" Georeg Huff, director athlet- ics, declared.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Chaplain Coholan Is
 Re-AsSigned to Post

Captain Philip F. Coholan, son of Mrs. Grace Coholan of South High street this city and chaplain in the United States army. has com pleted special course for army chaplains at Fort Leavenworth. Kan .sas, and has been reassigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was one of the first two Catholic ehaplains to be chosen for the course at the school and after the period of three months special training which is required by army regulations, he will again return to the duties which he formerly had at Fort Sam Hous- ton, Texas. He will report for duty after a furlough.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
AVIATION VOLUNTEER AUTHORIZED
 TO SPEED ANTI-TOXIN TO ALASKA
CHILDREN 60 ARMED
Youngsters Carry Guns to School in Washington Mountain Districts for Protection Against Wild Animals.

Wenatchee, Wash. Jan. 30.-Wild animals from the high mountains, driven to lower attitudes by the se- were winter which has wiped out their ordinary sources of food, have become such a menace that even the younger pupils of schools in the mountain districts near here are car rying rifles.
 The practice was undertaken large ly because of the recent death of Jimmy Fehlhaber, killed and partly devoured by cougar.
 Late yesterday Verne Smith, IS, who was attacked by lynx, shot 1t with 8 small caliber rifle and was rescued from the fiercely fighting animal by farmer, who killed it with shotgun.
 Arthur Parsib, Is, had an encoun- ter with a rabid coyote, but killed it.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
What Mans Wardrobe
 Ought to Contain

Cleveland, Jan. 30-A mans ward robe should contain four overcoats, a top coat, sport clothes, tuxedo or dinner jacket, full dress evening suit, waistcoats, (the more the better). sack and riding suits, morning coat, and a silk hat.
 These are included in the fashion committee report of the National As sociation of Merchant Tailors of America, presented at it's annual con- vention.
 Unfinished worsteds, savonies, flannels and cheviots will be used extensively this season, the report says. In addition to pastel shades are many bright colorings including silvery grays. oxford blues and vari- ous new shades of browns and tans.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
S-4S Goes Aground Off Portsmouth, N. H., in Binding StormS Sailors Suffer From Exposure :. When Forced on Deck by Chlorine Gas Fumes.

Portsmouth, N. H.. Jan. 30. - Crowded together in one compart- ment of, their vessel to escape the fumes Of escaping chlorine gas. the 46 officers and men of the submarine S-4S, which struck on the rocks off the entrance to Portsmouth harbor early last evening. were rescued to- day by coast guardsmen. For hours through the night 1t was thought the vessel had foundered, but at dawn fiashlight signals summoned the rescuers to new efforts.
 The hull of the submarine was punctured by contact with the rocks off Jaffrey Point and her forward compartments became flooded. Early today a huge wave swept her from the rocks and drove her into the safe shelter of Little Harbor. There she rested on sandy bed when day dawned, but the crew faced new danger in the escape of gas. Ur- gent signals flashed by means of a pocket lamp told coast guardsmen on shore that their services were still needed.
 With high seas running it was im- possible for larger craft to approach the submarine. so in dories and small power boats the coast guard crews of Wallis Sands and Wood Island went alongside and took off the crew. Several men were so ex- hausted by exposure in frozen cloth ing and so affected by gas that they had to bo carried on board the res cue craft. At Fort Constitution where they were taken, army phy- sicians said that none of the men was seriously harmed by the exper- fence of the night It was planned to take the crew to Portsmouth navy yard later in the day.
 Gas Fumes Eiil-Sub
 The submarine. which was leak ing and which had become so filled with chlorine gas that all hands were forced 10 go on deck some time before they were rescued. lay In Little Harbor. half on a sandy bottom and half in the channel. Naval men said that they considered it unsafe to attempt to ra- her Into
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
MEANS GETS TWO YEARS IN
 PRISON AND SlO,OOO FINE
Glasses Ferry, Wrong Boat, Tumbles Into
 River, Then Rescued

New York, Jan. so.--Joseph Peters, 20, chased a ferry a thousand feet across the North river Ice today, only to learn on catching 1t that 1t wasn't the right boat. fingered. he stood on a bounding ice foe to vent his anger and fell into the river He was lassoed by the crew of q passing tug, and saved.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
CURTIS QUESTIONS TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Comptroller Refuses to Abide by
 Action Of Council
BACKED UP BY CHARTER
Objects to Taking siO,O0O From Emergency Account For Board Of Public Works Because Action Would Be Illegal, He Claims.

An order issued by the common council to the comptroller for the transfer Of $1O,000 from the emer- gency account to the board of public works is regarded by Comptroller Hanford l.. Curtis as "only a scrap of paper" and will not be honored in the financing department of the government, 1t became known today.
 The finance department is the fourth to issue a message of defi- ance to the common council and its orders this year. The councils pow CTS were first questioned by the po- lice board and shortly thereafter by the board of fire commissioners. Last Wednesday evening the mayor informed the body that he would ignore it's actions on proposed charter amendment if 1t resulted in a controversy between the council and either the police or fire boards, and today comes announcement that a fourth department is to ignore the governmental body's decrees.
 Why Comptroller Balks.
 Comptroller Curtis bases his deci- sion on a charter provision that pro- vides for transfers of funds under Section 8 of Chapter 2, which reads as follows:--
 "The common council upon rec ommendation of the board of finance and taxation shall have power to transfer funds from one department to another: provided, that such transfer be made not more than 60 days previous to the end of the cur rent fiscal year.
 Under this charter provision trans fers cannot legally be made until after February l, whereas tn. com mon council transfer took place on January IT.
 Intended For Payroll
 The purpose of the transfer was to provide funds for the street depart ment payrolls should that depart ment find it necessary to engage large forces for the removal of snow Since the council attempted the transfer large gangs of snow shovel CTS have been at work. and pay roll was submitted which was in tended to be met with the trans l ferred funds.
 Although the street departmen has not the funds with which tt meet the payrolls and no immediate prospect of replenishing that ac' count, the work of snow remova will continue uninterrupted. The statutes of Connecticut empower public works boards to carry on suct works as are regarded as emer gencies and the local board regards the present situation as an emer | gency.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
New Haven Road Silent
 On Calling Of Strike

New Haven, Jan. 30.-No state ment concerning the calling of of the strike of the short craftsmen will be made by the N. Y. N. H. and H. railroad It was stated at the offices of the road here today. Shopmen who last night voted to call off the strike on orders from union leaders expected the road would define their statutes especially with regard to unemployment.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
5S WITNESSES CALLED
Attorney General Stone Announces
 Plan of Action In Prosecuting
 Wheeler Case.

Washington, Jan. S0.-Fifty-eight names are on the list of witnesses prepared by the department of jus tice in the new proceedings here in the case of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, Attorney Gen. eral Stone today informed the sen- ate judiciary committee.
 He added that perhaps twenty additional" would be summoned be- fore presentation of the case to the grand jury had been completed. No names were given by the attorney general, only the number being asked for.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Crew of Wrecked Submarine Is
 Rescued Without Loss of Life

deep water in the high seas running and with the puncture in her hull. They were consulting as to the ad- visibility of sending workmen from the navy yard to patch the hull be- fore trying to float her. 5.
 Signals Mistaken
 It was thought possible here that in the blinding mixture of snow and rain early today the submarine offi- cers might have mistaken red light at Jerseys point. at the entrance to Little Harbor, for another red light at the entrance to Portsmouth Har- bor. From the rocks where she first struck and later was blown off to the sand where she finally brought up is distance of about two miles.
 The submarine S-51'and the naval tender Chewink. which had accom- panied the S-4s from New London, and which anchored outside when the S-4S grounded. came into Ports- mouth Harbor safely today.
 The S-4S carried 46 men, accord- ing to officers at the Portsmouth yard. Lieutenant Commander Ste- wart F. Bray of New London, Conn.,, is her commander. The only officer known to be on board is Lieutenant w. A. stanton, whose home is in Ohio.
 On January 1s the submarine S-19 piled up on the outer bar off Orleans Harvor, Cape Cod. in a dense fog. The crew was taken off safely, but the vessel has resisted all efforts of powerful tugt to free her from the sand. The S-4S, the S-51 and the tender Chewink were all to have undergone refitting at the navy yard here.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Hears From Hnshand

New London, Jan. 30.--Mrs. Stuart E. Bray, wife of Lieut.. Commander Bray of the S-4s on the rocks at Portsmouth. N. H., received 8 tele- gram from her husband today. stat ing that he was all right. He re- mained aboard the boat throughout the morning, supervising the efforts to free the submarine although op- erations depended largely upon 8 high tide.
 Lieut.. Paul spauiding of wor- cester. Mass. Is the only other offi- cer on the S-iS and Walter NJ. Aic- Carthy of III Pequot avenue. this city, is chief electrician on the ves- sel.
 The S-4S cleared New London Wednesday morning with the U. s. S. Chewink as mother ship and the sister submarine S-51. commanded by Lieut.. Commander Graeme Ban- herman Of Red Granite, Wis. The submarines were bound for Ports mouth where they were to = dry- docked for repairs
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Slayer of 10 Year Old
 Girl Is EIectrOcuted

Michigan City, Ind, Jan. 3o.-- Peter vergofini. a steel worker of Gary. Ind, was electrocuted at the state prison here early today for the murder of Annie Tomicik, 10-year- old Serbian girl whom he assaulted and then strangled to death at Gary last September. Vergolini met death with the same indifference that has marked his attitude since his arrest according to Warden Fogarty.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-30
Country Roads Blocked
 With Great Snow Drifts

winsted, Jan. sO.--The seven inch fall Of snow during the night caused huge drifts in the highways. State roads were cleared by blows but country roads were blocked in many places necesSitating use of horse drawn vehicles. Rural mail carriers found going bad. The Torrington- wlnsted trolley line was kept open by plowa