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New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
Police Board Names Con- mittee to See Judge filling About Charging for Service of Patrol.

The board of police commission CTS, at special meeting last night voted to have a committee consist ing of Chairman Pajewski and Con- missioner Bannan confer with Judge B. w. filling of the city and police courts relative to making a charge for conveying arrested persons to police headquarters in the police pa trol. Chief Hart said ride in the wagon" formerly cost $l but late judge of tn court ruled against it and for several years no charge has been made. The chief said he favors a charge, and the commissioners agreed that it Is a matter which should be taken up with the judge.
 Commissioner Chamberlain men, toned the condition arising out of the loss of time by supernumera officers from their employment, due to attendance in police court. These officers, doing duty on the street or elsewhere, ar3 paid a nightly wage and when they ma.ie an arrest they are required to attend court for which they are paid the customary witness fee of GO cents. Frequently they are in court two. three or four hours and as the majority of them are not on salary in their regular places of employment. they lose their pay.
 Commissioner Chamberlain said the thought occurred to him that
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
WOMAN TAKES BLAME
 FOR STRIKING AUTO
Husband Too Drunk to Take Wheel, She
 Tells Judge

Mrs. Steve Sorosky, of 152 Will COX street, whose husband was charged with driving an automobile while under influence of liquor and evading responsibility after striking a car owned by William Sadd of 100 Seymour street on Nov. IS, took the witness stand in police court this morning and said she was driving the car at the time of the collision.
 Her husband was so intoxicated he did not know what he was tell ing the police when arrested, she said. There was a christening at their home and her husband drank too much wine. He wanted to drive down the street but she would not allow him to do so and she took the wheel. She was excited and lost con- trol of the wheel and the car struck MT. Sadd's car which was parked in front of 34 Wilcox street.
 She did not evade responsibility geant Ellinger and Lieutenant Bam- forth she had driven the car at the time her husband was arrested was that the police told her to shut up" They did not give her a chance to explain, she said.
 Joseph Risko of 32 Putnam street testified that Sorosky was stiff drunk and Mrs. Soroslly insisted on driving the car when her husband insisted on going out of the house.
 He was positive Sorosky was not at the wheel when the car left the house. Mrs. Sorosky's sister gave similar testimony.
 Sorosly, aged 23 years, testified that he was driving his brothers car about 5:30 p. m. because his own car was not roomy enough to carry the christening party. The infants godfather drove the car to the church and return. T was all drunk when Joe Risko came up to the house to talk about the paint and when I get drunk am apt to dc anything" he said.
 He did not remember being ar rested or having any conversation with the police. He was positive he did not drive the car after he be- came intoxicated When Sergeant Ellinger came into the house he was In bed with his clothes on. His face was cut by glass. He remembered that the sergeant aroused him and after that his mind was blank until 1 a. m. the next day.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
SHADE DISAPPROVES OF IN7ER-C|7Y GAME
Does Not Favor N. B. H. S.-Meriden Grid Battle
 in Hartford

Disapproval of the proposed championship game between the un- defeated New Britain High school and the undefeated Meriden High school football teams at the Velo- drome in Hartford Saturday was expressed by Principal Louis r. Slade today.
 MT. Slade declared that the schedule of the New Britain High school football team as approved by the school board is officially ended and the he would not favor any post season games. According to Mir. Slade this game could not be played unless the school board gives Its sanction and the board would probably not do so unless 1t was recommended by Supt. H. Holmes Of the school department.
 It has been the practice in the past, MT. Slade said, for Mir. Holmes to consult him on matters such as this and if he were spoken to about it he would not favor 1t. He said New Britain High school is not claiming the state championship and would therefore not be in position to defend the honor. According to MT. Slade the only claim the school has made is for the triangular championship.
 He said after every season out siders have made efforts to bring about a game with the high school team, especially if it is winning eleven.
 Supt. Holmes said he received his first notice of the game from a news story he read in the Herald last evening and until he receives official notice from the board he would not make a decision.
 The only hope of the game now lies in the possibility of the teams playing independently as the New Britain high school players and the alumni team are planning to play to- morrow morning at Willow Brook park. If the game Is played 1t will be a preliminary to the Mulligan Blues-Duiuth Eskimos game Satur- day afternoon.
 Negotiations for the game were being carried on by Edward Curley, promoter of George Mulligan's foot ball and boxing exhibitions. It was Mir. Mulligan's plan to give Frank Mccarthy. high school football play CT confined to his home with paralysis for the past two years, certified check for s1,50o before the game and the two teams $500 each for expenses. They would play for a silver loving cup which would be awarded to the winner of the an- nual honor.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
TAXI STANDS
 ON STREETS ILLEGAL
Charter Revision Commit tee Declares They Can't
 Have Space

Taking the stand that taxi com panies are private enterprises, the charter revision committee ruled last night that they are not en- titled to grants in the public high ways, and a vote was registered against the principle of taxi stations.
 It had been proposed to so amend the charter that the common council would be empowered to lay out stands and charge rental, but this proposal had no champion when it came before the charter revisers, the contrary vote being unanimous.
 The committee also decided against creating traffic commission which would assume powers of the ordinance committee and try out parking ordinances which, it was planned, might be turned down by the common council on vote.
 A vote was also taken against the licensing of builders and against re- quiring them to furnish bond to the city to indemnify persons against damages resulting from defective workmanship.
 A movement to eliminate the sprinkling tax was downed.
 Attorney P. F. McDonough agreed with Judge filling that the growth of the city warrants appointment of tw judges on an equal basis. There is now but one judge. who has the services of a deputy at his call. No action was taken.
 Proposed abatement of personal property taxes unpaid after five years was objected to and was turned back.
 Provision for appointment of sub stitute members of the board of ad- justment to act in the disqualified tion of member, was approved. A system of regularly appointed al-
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
Joseph and Rose Reader Claim They Have Lost Property at
 North and Willow Streets
SHARP DEALING CLAIMED
 AGAINST LOCAL CITIZEN
Mcridcn Couple Describe Maze of Financial Dealings In Which New Britain Man Assured Them He
 Would Watch Out For Their h.

Claiming that fraudulent measures were adopted in a real estate trans action. action for s50,O0O damages has been instituted against Morris Cohn of this city by Joseph and Rose Reader of Meriden, through Attorney Lewis J. Somers of that city. The writ is returnable in the superior court, New Haven. the first Tuesday of December. Constable Fred Wrinkle served the papers in the action.
 The complaint, one of the longest ever recorded in local civil actions, sets forth that the plaintiffs owned six parcels of land in Meriden, which were valued at s7S,000. The defendant owned four parcels in New Britain, this property being To- cated on North street. near Willow It is claimed that Cohn and his agent approached the plaintiffs ad- vising them that they should pur- chase the New Britain property but the latter at that time stated that they were unfamiliar with New Britain property, that they had no money and that practically all of the stores and tenements located in the New Britain buildings were vacant.
 Whereupon the defendant Is al- leged to have said that in the event of a sale he would take care of the plaintiffs In the purchase and would finance and assist them in purchas- ing the same. The defendant set the sale price at s165,o00 and stated that he would take second and third mortgages for the difference be- tween the values of the parcels Of land involved, it Is set forth in the complaint. and 1t is further alleged
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
SEES WILLIE STEVENS
 AS PATHETIC FIGURE
Charlotte Sorry for Man Charged With Killing
 Her Mother
BY CHARLOTTE MILLS. Copyright, 1926, Famous Features
 Syndicate, Inc.)

Somerville, N. J., Nov. 24-What a terrible ordeal it must have been for Willie Stevens to face all those curious stares. It is bad enough for an ordinary person to be on the wit ness stand in the spotlight of those hundreds of drilling eyes, but for Willie it must have been a thousand times worse - everybody looking at him like he was some freak at circus ...
 I think most people were surprised that he appeared so calm and intel ligent, because somehow the idea had gotten around that Willie was an idiot of some sort. But he made a very good impression on the stand. l am glad that Senator Simp- son was so easy with him, even though the little prosecutor made it clear that he thought Willie had been we'll coached in his alibi story.
 Willie reviewed the night of the murder: how Mrs. Hall aroused him and they went together to the church to look for pr. Hall and ther to our house because someone in the Mills family might be sick" It seems strange to me that Mrs. Hall thought of one of us being sick rather than some other parishioner. There must have been some connec- tion in her mind between her hus- band and my mother.
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
CONN, OFFICER FLIES IN COMMAND OF UNIT
Lieut.. Com. Bartlett of Old Lyme in Charge of
 Nonstop Flight

Old Lyme, Conn.,, Nov. 24 CP9 - S. N., who is in command of the PIN typo planes which hoped off from Norfolk, Va, yesterday on non stop flight of approximately 2,2o0 miles to Colon. Panama, is a native of this town. He entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis from the third Connecticut district and was graduated in 1911.
 His flying record dates back to 1914 and while he has been flying al- most continually since then this is his first attempt at :. long non stop flight with a possible record in sight.
 During the war, Lieutenant Com mander Bartlett was in command of q naval aviation station in France. He was at the war college In New port last year
 Lieutenant Commander Bartlett's war record is a brilliant one. He went to France In August 1917 and gained his war training in the Brit ish and French aerial gunnery and bombing schools. From January to August 1918. he was in command of the naval aviation advanced training school at Moutchic. France and then was sent to the northern battle fronts where he joined a bombing group of British Royal Air Force day and night bombing squad. This tool; him over the front and his work in bombing raids won for him the naval cross
 From October 1918 to 1920, he served in the office of operations at the navy department in Washington and then became officer in charge of the gunnery school at the naval air station at Pensacola, Fla, from July 1920 to July 1923. Lieutenant Commander Bartlett was the com handing officer of torpedo and bombing planes, Squadron No. and later was on duty in the plans division of the Bureau of Aeronau- tics until detached to take course at the navy college in Newport. From Newport he went to Pensacola for special course completing his work there last September
 Lieutenant Commander Bartlett is the son of the late Charles G. Bart lett, head master of Black school at Lyme.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
Mrs. Gibson Still Is
 In Critical Condition

Jersey City, N. J.. Nov. 24 R- Mrs. Jane Gibson is very sick: her condition Is about the same as yes- terday." This was the official buls letin issued by specialists after ex- amining Mrs. Gibson today.
 Mrs. Gibson gave what was con. sidered the most important testi- mony for the state in the Hall-MilA murder case. She has publicly re- signed herself to death, in statss ment to the press.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
LE0NID KRASSIN DIES AT POST IN LONDON Was Soviet Envoy to Eng land and an Accom-
 plished Diplomat

London, Nov. 24 R)-Leonid Kras- sin, Russian Soviet charge d'affaires in London. died at 4 o'clock this morning of pernicious anaemia.
 Blood transfusions, made over a period of several months. failed to save him. but of late he had appear ed in good spirits, and his death came as a shock to his friends.
 The death of M. Krassin will not Interrupt any important negotiations with Great Britain. Only last week the charge visited the foreign office, continuing 's efforts to solve the problem of Bolshevik propaganda which Foreign recretary Chamber lain told the house of commons was keeping Great Britain and Soviet Russia apart. MT. Chamberlain add ed that he had been informed by the charge that the Soviet government would welcome better relations with Great Britain and that he had re- piled that Moscow first must cease communist propaganda against the British Empire.
 AL the 1ore1Sn otflce Tn Downing street today tribute was paid to M. Krassin as a sensible and responsible diplomat, who. if he had not passed away, undoubtedly would have brought about improved relations between Russia and Great Britain. It was said that Krassin's greatest value to Moscow was that he com manded the respect and confidence of the British financial world.
 krassin's exact status in England was never clearly defined. Moscow called him an ambassador and he occupied the old czarist embassy with a large staff and entertained on scale comparable with the other diplomats. but great Britain never recognized his full ambassadorial status.
 However, the usual governm ental courtesies observed upon the death of an ambassador will be accorded him.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
HAMLIN CONDEMNS
 COMMON COUNCIL
Finds Irony in Claim of Repre-
 Sentation, He Writes
REPLIES TO MAYOR WELD
Spolxcsmen For Those Who Favor Pcrpetuation of Court of Honor Caustic in His Attack on Methods of Governmental Body.

Seizing upon the remarks made in Mayor Weld's letter of criticism di- rected against persons circulating petition to have the selected war memorial sidetracked in favor of perpetuating the temporary court of honor, George V. Hamlin, spokesman for those who seek the change, to- day wrote the mayor a caustic ar- raignment of the present council. in which he remarks: T wish I might convince myself that the council. elected by the people, for the people. was for the people all the time"
 The mayor had expressed in writ ing his dislike for the movement on the ground that it is tardy, not hav- ing been undertaken until after final action had been taken by the com- non council. This is not the case, MT. Hamlin replies, and he reminds that numerous letters and petitions preceded the councils action.
 Hamlin's letter follows:
 Hon. Gardner c. Weld, Mayor,
 New Britain, Conn.
 Dear Mir Weld:-Before attempt ing to reply to the various proposi- tions contained in your letter of even date, gratefully acknowledge and return the compliment therein found. I believe that our mayor is also ac- tuated by the highest ideals, but it so happens that our ideals seem to lead in different directions. It is possible that when we understand each other we may find a common ground upon which we may stand
 'In reply to your first proposition. believe that the people already know, quite to their chagrin, that the common council should reflect the sentiment of the voters. It is here we find the irony of the situa- tion. I wish I might convince my self that the council, elected by the people, for the people. was for the reople. all the time. You are quite right In saying that the vote of any
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
Man From Whom Fall Pur. chased Ranch Tells of Money
 in "Small Hand Bag"
FIRST PAYMENT OF S10,000
 ONLY WAS MADE IN CASH
Defense Brings Out That When Texas Deal Was Consummated Former Secretary Made No Effort to Keep it Secret-Senator Lem root is Called to Testify.

"dSlllllstOL, NOV. lf Tf-AlIllOSt at the outset of it's prosecution of Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Do- heny of an oil conspiracy charge, the government today struck into the question of the ultimate disposition of the $100,000 advanced the former cabinet member by Doheny before the latter's company was awarded the Elk Hills oil lease.
 Fall Paid S10,OOO Cash.
 Will Ed Harris, one of the owners of the ranch adjoining Falls at Three Rivers, New Mexico. was put on the witness stand and testified that the Harris ranch was bought by Fall early in December, 1921. Fall paying s1o.ooo in cash to bind the bargain.
 "In what denominations were the bills?" asked former Senator Pomer- enc, for the government.
 T think they all were $100 bills, in two packages of s5,000 each.
 Harris said Fall had the money in "a small hand bag" That was the only cash that passed in the trans action, the other payments, totalling $S1,5 being by check.
 Check For $16,OO0.
 Pomerene produced a check for s16,000, dated December 21, 1921, and payable to Harris. The witness said it was given him by Fall in pay ment for the cattle on the ranch.
 On cross examination, Frank J.. Hogan, Doheny's attorney, brought out that the cash payment was made in the office of Falls son-in-law, c. c. Chase, then collector of customs at Fl Paso, Texas.
 "There were several people there?" Hogan asked.
 "A clerk was in the office" Har- ris replied.
 "Mr. Brownfield, your brother-in- law, and your sister were there?
 Yes"
 Fall Asked No Secrecy.
 Did Secretary Fall ask you to keep quiet about the sale or the way he was paying you"'
 "No."
 "Did he ask you to delay the filing of the papers,"
 "No."
 Brownheld, whose home is at Fl Paso, testified that he and Harris met Fall at Fl Paso on December 5, 1921, and received the sl0.000 pay ment on the Harris ranch.
 Did Fall have other friends there at that time?" Pomerene asked.
 q did not see any,
 Other Payments.
 The next payment, the witness said, was made December 2S. at Falls home at Three Rivers and consisted of check for $29.0oo and another for s16,000 The third pay ment was in January, s15,ooo or s2O,Ooo
 Has the purchase price been paid in full?"
 Tt has"
 Under cross-examination, Brown field also said there was no request for secrecy. When Fall began the negotiations in October, continued the witness, he said he would have
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
DANBURY WITHOUT
 ANY CAR SERVICE
Trolley and Bus Operators Walk
 Out on Strike
WANT JOBS GUARANTEED
Fear that New Company Will Dis- pcnse With Their Service-Havc Long Been Faithful Employees, They Argue.

Danbury, Conn, Nov. 24 GP - Street railway service In this city is at complete standstill today as the result of strike of employees of the Danbury Power and Transpor- tating Co. .-r.-..r -....
 Carrying out their determination announced in 8 statement issued to the public yesterday afternoon, the thirty conductors. motormen and other employees belonging to the local union of the Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway em- ployes ran their trolley cars and motor buses into the company's barns on South street at the end of their runs last night and did not re- port for work this morning.
 The men. the majority of whom have been with the road for years, feared the loss of their posi- tions With the general substitution Of motor buses for trolley cars. on the companys lines, which is ex- pected to take place in short time. The present ownership and management of the road succeeded the Danbury and Bethel Street Rail- way company short time ago and the working agreement of the em- ployes with the company expired at that time.
 Want An Agreement
 The men say they have been un- able to secure renewal of these agreements and have been refused recognition of their union. but re- gently they were instructed to make individual applications for employ ment. They pointed out in their statement that before the reorgani- zation of the company, while the road was in financial difficulties, they not only did not press re- quest for increased wages. but &C., cepted a reduction to aid the com pany.
 IuDlC lnCONNcIllcI1COO
 The greatest inconvenience caused this morning by the suspension of street car service was in connection with traffic between this city and Bethel. distance of three miles. The majority of travellers between these points were able to find room in the cars of friendly automobilists.
 Many others travelled on the trains of the New Haven railroad.
 There was no change In the situa- tion early this afternoon. Patrick J. O'Brien of Springfield. Mass, vice. president of the Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway employees, who is here to assist the local men, said that none of the employees reported Tor work this morning. The next move. he said, must come from the officials of the company. The union stands ready to arbitrate the dif- ferences, he declared.
 A. William Sperry of New Haven, vice president of the Danbury power and transportation company. said that the strike had taken the con- pany by surprise. It Is expected that formal statement will be issued by the officials of the company setting forth it's side of the case.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
High Cost Of Being Arrested
 May Go Up & for Wagon Fee
GAS FUMES FATAL
Two Men Killed, Third Made Very Ill By Classes At Plant of Beacon Oil Comps y.

Everett. Mass, Nov. A R}-Two young men were killed and a third made dangerously ill. apparently by gas poisoning. early today at the plant of the Beacon Oil company. The dead are Dennis Donovan of Boston. and John Hughes of Ever cit. They were overcome while measuring the contents of large tank used in making ethyl gasoline Merrill Haskell. who went to their assistance, also was overcome and was taken to hospita. in a seri- ous condition.
 According to the police who inves- tigated, Donovan went to the top or the big tank first where he was over come. Hughes went to his assist ance. When Haskell, another gaug- CT. noticed that they did not come down he went to the top of the tank and before he was rendered uncon- scious by the fumes. gave an alarm.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
MARCUS LOWE ILL

Los Angeles, Nov. 24 R-Marcus Lowe, theatrical magnate and film producer, today was confined to his bed in a hotel here after a recent at tack of pneumonia. He is said to have had relapse last Friday.