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New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
WARRANT SOUGHT FOR
 WOMAN CLERK IN BANK
Mrs. Mae O'Meara of Stamford Accused in
 S1, 200 Misuse of Funds

Stamford, Jan. q OP - A war rant for the arrest of Mrs. Mao O'Meara, discount clerk at the Fidelity Title and Trust company, was asked for by Deputy Bank Commissioner shippee, of Assistant Prosecutor Edward o. Jansen, this noon, at the request of State Bank Commissioner John F. Byrne.
 The charge was made that there had been misuse Of funds of the company to the amount of about $l,@00. The books had been under examination for two days and 1t was understood that shortage of about the amount stated had been found and traced to the discount department.
 At the bank it was stated that an offer had been made for restl- tuition of any missing funds and that Mrs. O'Meara was being questioned as to her conduct oR the discount department ota which she was the clerk. ar
 At this time, however, 1t was stated that warrant had not been issued.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
QUARTER MILLION FIRE
 DAMAGE AT HAYERHILL
Small shoe Factory and Business Block Are Destroyed Early
 This Morning.

Haverhil. Mass, Jan. 21 R,-Two carly morning fires in this city de- stroyed a small shoe factory, dam aged a business block in the busi- ness center, and caused loss estimat- ed at s250,OOO.
 While all available apparatus in the city was engaged in fighting d fire in the Academy of Music theater build ing in Merrimac street, the plant of the Roberts and Ruby Shoe com- pany. Hillside avenue. caught fire in the boiler room and was burned to the ground. Lack of water pressure hampered the firemen when they finally reached the scene.
 A nightwatchman discovered the fire in a rest room in the theater building and for nearly four hours the entire brigade fought to bring it under control. Today was the l4th anniversary Of a fire which destroyed the old Academy thcater building which occupied the same site. Three clothing stores on the street floor of the building and several offices and studios on the upper floors suffered heavy damage, and families in an adjoining apartment house were driven to the street. A fire wall saved the theater proper but considerable damage vase aused 10 the interior by smoke and water.
 Captain George Walker of the fire department and three of his men were carried from the building un- conscious from the effects of gas and smoke. The loss to the building was placed at sl75,Q00.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
H'RTE0RN NA|l G'FRK
 HELD IN sl,0O0 BONDS
Frank B. Smith, Veteran of 2 Years Service, Ac-
 cused of Theft

Hartford, Jan. 21 P - Entering a formal plea of not guilty to a charge of theft from the mails and waiving examination before United States Commissioner Frederick J. Corbett, Frank B. Smith, a special clerk in the employ of the Hart ford post office, was hound over to the February term of the federal court at New Haven in bonds of st,0o0. The bonds were provided by his wife. Lottie c. Smith. Tho ac- Cused was represented by Judge Edward L. Steele.
 Smith was specifically charged with theft Of s5 from q special de- livery letter which was dropped in the mails as test" letter by pos tal inspectors Courier of Hartford and Breslin Of Boston.
 The numbers of the bills had boen taken by the inspectors and when the letter was not located in the sack. search was made and the bills were found in Smiths possess sion. II is said he has admitted to the federal authorities having taken letters from the mails dur ing the last two years.
 smith was appointed a regular clerk at the Hartford office on July l, 1903, and a special clerk on July ], 1920. As special clerk he had charge of the locking and opening of first class mail pouches. In the pouches were packages Of letters, and special delivery letters were customarily placed at the top or these packages. It is claimed the special delivery letters were slipped from the packages just before the . pouches were locked.
 Smith was born in Hartford, No vomber 2S. 1874 His badge, num- Dor 2S. was taken from him this morning and he had been in the employ Of the government 2S years. He lives at 2lS Newbury street.
 His salary was s2,400 a year.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
BUSINESS RECORD
 OF FOREMAN CITED
Admitted to Court in Spite Of
 Lawyers Protest
S25,OOO ACTION CONTINUES
Edward Meshllen, New Britain Fur rter, Goes On Witness Stand To Defend Himself in Suit Brought For False Arrest.
Special to Inc Herald,)

Hartford, Jan. 21-Over the ob- jcction Of Lawyer Jacob Goodhart, counsel for $. B. Forman, Judge Marvin In the superior court this morning during the trial of Forman against Edward Meshkcn of New Britain for S25,000 damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution, al- lowed Lawyer John T. Robinson, counsel for Mir. Meshken, 10 read into the records and to the jury, the statement of the Fur Manufacturers association Of New York of the va rious business ventures of Forman and telling its members that Forman had no credit and warning them to be cautious in their dealings with him. The statement said that For man had started in the fur business about 1906 and related that he had gone into bankruptcy on two occa- sions, in the first of which his cred itors had received 50 per cent and in the second, 20 per cent. On an- other occasion he was in business in August, 1914, made an assignment and his creditors got nothing. He started again in Newark, N. J., and had a fire in his place of business and again went into bankruptcy. He went back to New York as fur manufacturer, stayed there a short while and then opened a concern in Rochester a few doors away from another company of almost the same name. This company sued him for infringing on their name and that suit was in progress in December, | 1922. The statement said that For
 man had no credit in the association
 and it advised caution to the fur
 trade in dealing with him.
 | Aesbkcn On stand
 The first witness called was Ed
 ward Meshken. the defendant in the l trial. He started on his cross eX- animation talking about the agree ment made with Forman about q trip to Europe. He told of his visit with Forman to New York and said that on the return trip both of them got into New Britain on December 2Sth about o'clock at night. He invited Forman to his house for supper but Forman said he would
 rather go to a restaurant. He asked Meshken what he had to eat at his house and Neshken said Well, probably the girls will have some eggs, bread and butter or maybe something like that Forman an- swered, Well, know there's a res taurant In town with a good chef and I would rather go there and (Continued on Page 13)
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
$63,450 REDUCTIONS
 IN GRAND LIST ASKED
McCran Has Plan to Equalize Values by
 Streets

Many property owners who have not appeared before the board of re- lief and who do not intend to so will stand the same chance of having their assessments cut as do many of the applicants, If the board of re- lief adopts suggestion to be made by Chairman Michael J. McCrann.
 Or the reductions sought, which aggregate $6S, ,450, by far the great cst majority is represented in appH- cations for reduced assessments. This years grand list includes rec concentrations of the land valuation committee revising assessments on many streets.
 Chairman McCrann feels f there are 10 be changes in the basic land assessments not only those who ap- pear before the board but also all other property owners on those streets should be given reduced assessment The purpose of basic land rate, Chairman McCrann ex- plains, is to equalize taxes, and if a reduction is to be granted one prop erty owner while his neighbor own ing similar properties is not so fla vored, all equalization will be lost, he fears.
 Forty appeals had been heard up to the close ot business last night. This includes tho following:
 l.. Abrahamson of 104 Common wealth avenue. asking a s1.OO0 re- auction in an assessment of $4,950: r. II. Peterson Of 67 Commonwealth avenue, asking a $25o reduction in an assessment Of S4,650; John Pill man Of los Commonwealth avenue. asking a s400 reduction in an assess ment of $4,20O; Joseph Petak of 29 Gladiola street, asking a sl,000 re- duction in an assessment Of s6,S00; Charles McMurray of S2 Richards street, asking a s55O reduction in an assessment of $7,55O; Carmen Mot. tola of 1S6 Beaver street, asking a SIPS reduction in an assessment oi Sl6,275; Steven Chlevokis of 6. Lasalle street asking a reduction oi SS25 in an assessment of S3,925, Sam Stein Of 247 Fremont street asking q sl00 reduction in an assess. ment Of S29oo; William ely of Si Myrtle street, asking a S3,000 reduc. ton in an assessment of s2I,s50 Margaret Moore Of 800 Washington street, asking an SS5O reduction il an assessment or SS.30o; Peter Jab lonsh of l67 Beaver street, askinI an sS75 reduction in an assessmen CT sS,50o; NJ. R. Whalek Of II. (Cootipue5 nn p.r. .nN
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
.dSARGENT IR HAzY ON
 ALUMINIUM WARNINGS
Does Not Remember Or dering "No Publicity"
 Until He Got Facts

Washington. Jan. q Pl-Attorney General Sargent and his chief as- sistant, William J. Donovan. were re- called by the senate judiciary com mittee today for further examination concerning Mir. Sargent's memoran- dunn of March 25, 1925, dealing with the department Of justice inquiry in- to the practices of the Aluminium Company Of America.
 The memorandum. addressed to Colonel Donovan. directed that there be no action or publicity in the case until a report had been made to Mr. Sargent. Secretary Mellon is large ly interested in the aluminium com pany which is charged by the fed eral trade commission with violation of a federal court decree.
 Cannot Remember
 Has your recollection concerning this memorandum been refreshed since you last appeared herc?' asked Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana.
 Tt has not" Mir. Sargent replied.
 He added that he had tried to re- call the circumstances of the prep aration of the memorandum. but had been unable 10 do so. He was ex- cused after having been on the stand only five minutes.
 Mir. Donovan then testified that the memorandum never had been filed in the department; that copy was filed and the original was sent to the antitrust division of the de- partment,
 Tn inc antitrust division. Mir. Donovan said. the memorandum was turned over to John L. Lott, in charge of the aluminium case.
 With Lott on the stand Senator Walsh called attention that when Donovan furnished the committee with a list of all correspondence per taininE to the aluminium case the March 25 memorandum was omitted.
 That memorandum was sent 10 me and I kept ii ir a special en- velope in my office" Lott said.
 He explained that he frequently kcpt original copies of orders so as to save himself time in referring to them.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
Total Is $7,9Ol,439, Compared With As
 sessments of S4,523,. 0lO In Previous List.
American Paper Goods Co. Few Objections to Raises Increased by S513,3O0- Reported.

Showing a total figure of s7,901,- 459 the grand list of the town of Berlin has been completed, the first list to be compiled since the install lation of the new system of assess ment In that town. The figure is almost double that of last year and notices of increase in assessment. in amounts anywhere from twice to ten times previous valuations, have been sent to taxpayers throughout the town. Last years list totalled S4,- 523,01o.
 A reduction of nearly 50 per cent in the tax rate of the town will be made possible this year. In the case of nearly every one Of the heavily assessed individuals, the fig ures have been gone over by them in conjunction with Edward A. Mc- Carthy, appraisal engineer of the Municipal Service Co.,, New Britain. under the direction of which the work has been carried on. It Is un- derstood that practically all of them have agreed 10 accept the figures as tompiltd, taking no appeals before the board of relief.
 Biggest Single Year Increase
 This is the largest increase In valuation in the town of Berlin for any one year In It's history. While some of the smaller taxpayers are voicing strenuous objections, those yr,1trlN 1arUpr amounts are willing to. accept the figures because of the fact that the tax rate will be cut down and In the long run, the amount 10 be paid by each individual will probably not ne much more than has been paid iN past years. Most Of the objec- tuns afe coming from those who do rot understand the system and do not realize of what benefit such a system will be to the town, 1t is said.
 The highests taxed industrial plant in the town is the American Paper Goods Co.,, the assessment of which has been doubled this year. inc valuation in the present grand list being s513.300. Last year this firm was put It for $242,710. The Berlin Construction Co. took a drop this year, the figure being s172,S5o, while last year 1t was s176,425. The Stanley Chemical Co.,, the third highest In the list of firms, Is as- sessed at s11o,so0 this year; last years valuation was si02,0So.
 filling Highest Individual
 Willard l. filling is highest on the list of individual taxpayers accord ing 10 the grand list, 8 figure of sa4,9So being placed on his hold . ings. Last year :16.764 was the amount upon which he was assess ed. This year Mir. Alling passes out Harold L. Judd. who has been high est on the list for several years. Mir. Judd's figure this year is so4,675; last year It was sI7.o0o.
 There Is general rise In the valuations at the brick yards. The Donnelly Brick Co. this year Is
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New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
Writes Apology Note to
 Sweetheart, Kills Self

New York, Jan. q GFD William Rayde, chauffeur, wrote a note begging his sweetheart's forgiveness and then committed suicide in his employers automobile In Brooklyn today. The note, found in his pock- et, read: ITO my sweetheart: kindly forgive me forever"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
CANNON ROOMS IN
 RUM SHIP CHASE
Ocean Going Tug Finally Cap,
 tured by Govt. Agents
VALUED AT HALF MILLION
Dozen Shots From One Founder And Hundreds of Shots From Machine Gun Failed To Halt Crew on Sandy Hook.

New York, Jan. q LP - Marine police early today seized the ocean going tug Rescue with a cargo of liquor said to be worth more than half a million dollars after a chase off Sandy Hook in which half a dozen shots from a one-pounder were fired.
 The Rescue, which is valued at about $250,O0o was formerly owned by the Merritt Chapman Wrecking company. It had been recently overhauled and oil burners installed. The present owner is unknown to the police.
 Many Shots Fired A coast guard launch first observ- ed the Rescue and fired shot across her bow. The tug put on speed. Police launch No. :, hearing the shots, joined the chase and fired scv- eral hundred rounds from machine guns, but the tug was not struck. The rum runners was first heard chugging her way through the murk off the hook and the coast guard base threw searchlight on her. It was the expected Rescue and a speedy guard boat was sent out to intercept her. The rum runner put on speed and when the engine of the guard boat "died" the Rescue drew away and was enveloped in the mists.
 Guardsmen Blaze Away
 The guardsmen swung their one pound gun into action and blazed at the disappearing rum runner. IL was the sound of the firing that brought~the marine division police into the pursuit with launch No. ', under the command of Sergeant Randolph.
 The rum runner ignored signals to stop and as she did not slow up the police launch opened fire. The Rescue was the faster craft and out distanced the police launch. the rum runner treading her way through the river craft past the Battery and up the East River with the police launch in eager pursuit.
 Some of Men Escape A mile up the river the tug dodS- ed into an East River slip. Soon after the Rescue came to a stop the launch swung into the dock and a score of men leaped from the rum runner and disappeared. Water was rushing in the hold from the sea cocks and the Rescue was almost sinking when the police, with drawn pistols, clambered aboard. The four remaining men offered no resistance. The Rescue later was lowed to the Battery where the coast guard began pumping her out.
 Federal authorities Immediately began to try 10 learn who owned the craft. The four crew members were taken to a police station charged with violation of the Volstead act.
 Coast guard officers said there was a possibility that the Rescue, which is Of 537 tons and.200 feet long, may have brought the liquor across the ocean. They are making efforts to decide whether this is a fact or whether the liquor was transferred to the tug from a liner.
 Some estimates place the value Of the contraband as high as s1,O0o,0O0 bootleg prices, but the exact value will not be known until a complete check is made.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
ADNA E. JOHNSON SUES
 FOR DIVORCE IN OHIO
Former New Britain Man Files Action fu Court at
 Dayton.
Isnecial 10 The EaraldN

Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 21-Adna F, Johnson Of 215 Wroe avenue, this city on Monday filed divorce action against his wife, Anna A. Johnson, Of New Britain Conn. Mir. Johnson says he left New Britain on Novem- her g, 1924, with his wite's consent.
 MT. and Mrs. Johnson were mar ried on September 20, 1905. They have three children. An auto access sorry store on Main street has been conducted here by Mrs. Johnson and her older son, Frank A. John son, since her husband left.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
Trio in New Haven Court

New Haven, Jan. a1. - Three youths, arrested last week after Po- liceman Dietrick had been shot through the thumb, were given a hearing in city court today and their cases were continued until January se. They are William nwjkowsky of Norwich. Joseph Sudan of New Britain and Stanley Mhesd of New Britain.
 The three men were stopped or
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
sa,oOO HARTFORD BURGLARY

Hartford, Jan, 2l LF0 - Coats, skins and Things valued at more than s2,o00 were stolen from the New York Furriers and Designers store which was entered by thieves during the night.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
WILBUR VIGOROUS IN OBJECTING ID
 DEPT. OF DEFENSE
Tells House Military Committee Hill Bill Would Virtually
 Abolish the Navy
VICE PRESIDENT GETS
 ANOTHER KNOCK TODAY

Ing From His Recent Radio 1iradc
 Rep. Manton and Red. Reid
 Meet This Morning But the
 Threatened "Mchng" Gives Place
 to'surly Good Mornings"
 Washington, Jan. q Pl-Secre- tary Wilbur opposing before the house military committee today the Hill bill to create a department of national defense, declared there was nothing In the history of American wars to justify such change In the military establishment.
 Representative Hill, republican, Maryland. author of the measure, explained the measure would mere- ly change the status of the navy de- partment, but Mir. Wilbur insisted there was no provision for the con- tinuation of the navy personnel and that 1t would virtually abolish the navy.
 The navy department had drawn bills to carry out the recommends tions of the presidents air board, he said, including creation of the office of assistant secretary for air. Asked if the department really need ed such an assistant, he said:
 we can get along with him or without him."
 The department would not have considered the office necessary, he said, it the air board had not recommended it.
 "The navy" he said. has never turned its back on aviation. On the contrary, we have realized its importance.
 In response to questions, MT. Will bur said 1t was lone of the greatest fallacies in this world scheme that no one but fier can direct the flight of planes"
 Dawes Again Rapped Id Washington, Jan.. T R IT. Vice. President Dawes and his campaign for revision of the senate rules again were put on the gridiron today on the senate floor.
 Within few minutes after the president had taken his place in the chair of the presiding officer, Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, punctuated with this observation, a discussion of propaganda" in Wash ington:
 If this senate Is 10 truckle to propaganda It will become so con- tomptible that 1t would not be worth while for the vice-president to con- tinue his criticisms"
 There was laughter in the galier- ies and General Dawes only smiled broadly while the ushers scurried about restoring quiet.
 BlantOn Is Subdued Today
 Representative Blanton, democrat, Texas, substituted a silently nodded good morning" for a promised good licking 'when he met Repre- sentative Reid, republican, Illinois, today, but he took occasion to assail Reid in a statement.
 They clashed last night at meet ing of the house committee consid ering legislation for the District of Columbia, and the talk of a Tick ing" followed.
 Tn his statement Blanton charged Reid with attempting "to hamper me in every ridiculous way possi. ble," instead of cooperating in an effort to protect the rights of the people Of Washington.
 When I learn that the cards are stacked," he said. "I quit the game. I am 'cold-decked,' I don't play on."
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
SICK PEOPLE GOT WH|SKEY, HE SAYS
Tenn, Dist. Attorney Denies
 That He Drank Any of It
DISAPPEARANCE EXPLAINED
Missing Five Gallons of Corn Liquor And Where It Went Is Told To- day in Judge Anderson Inyestlga- ton.

Washington, Jan. 2l Rt-The sen- ate Judiciary committee had related to it today the tale of what became of five gallons of seized corn liquor deposited by prohibition agents in the federal court building at Mem phis.
 First off, s. E. Murray, district at torney for western Tennessee, testi- flying at an investigation into the conduct of Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson, denied that he drank it, but he told of the illness of several persons whose needs required it, and how it gradually secped away.
 Describing the delivery of the five gallon container to his office and it's transfer 10 the vault of the clerk of the court, E. J. Heidel, Murray con- tinued:
 Librarian Was Sick
 Soon afterWard, Harry Lefty, former mayor of Memphis, came to me and said Mir. Johnson, the librar- ian, was sick and needed somo whiskey. Mir. Johnson died soon after. I went to Mir. Heidel with Lefty, and Heidel poured out quart which was taken to Johnson.
 "A few days later Alfred Mason came to me and said our neighbor, Mir. Landon was very ill and needed liquor ] told him about giving Lefty quart and he went to Heidel and got sumH for Landon.
 This continI"d over period of seven or eight months. Once or twice I carried the liquor myself. did not touch a drop of it. I did not know the combination to the vault"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21

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New Britain herald., 1926-01-21

Washington, Jan. 21 LPl-Failing 10 get an agreement for definite dates to vo'e on either the tax re- duction bill or the world court, pro- ponents Of the court served notice today they would hold it continuous ly before the senate until a roll call was secured.
 February 10 has been suggested in the negotiations for a vote on the tax bill, and February 20 for a vote on the world court.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-21

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New Britain herald., 1926-08-13

roading,' when every matter should be studied before it comes to the council for the interests of the peo- ple?" the councilman asked.
 Criticism of Alderman David L. Nair for his failure, as chairman, to give the members of the committee a sufficient notice of the meeting, was expressed by the councilman who has been the victim of much publicity as the result of his failure to be at the meeting of the special committee. Councilman Sablotsky lead in the fight against railroading in the council anG was named on the committee to look into the advisa- bility of enforcing this and several other rules of the council.
 He said the alderman called the meeting when he himself was con- veniently ready to attend. Accord ing to MT. Saolotsky, Alderman Nair gave other members of the commit tee less than 24 hours notice, and he stated that he did not get the uo- tice until the day following the meeting. A short notice is an injus-