New Britain herald., 1926-10-29
SROKA AGAIN FINED
 AS HOOCH SELLER Dry Squad Rounds Up Store
 keeper With Former Record
 SLOT MACHINES BANNED
Fall Mountain School District Ex-
 poets Explanation From Andrews -HadselI Camps Annual Outing Motion Pictures Of Novena Here.

-HadselI Camps Annual Outing
 Motion Pictures Of Novena Here.
 The liquor and vice squad re- sumed it's activities yesterday aft ernoon after a period of inactivity with tho result that John Sroka, better known as John "Moxie" was placed under arrest for conducting an establishment at the corner of Main and South streets where liquor was sold. His last appearance in court was in December, 1925, and at that time he was fined $200 and costs and given a suspended jail sen tence of 60 days. This morning through his attorneys, Judge s. Rus sell Mink and William N. DeRosier, he pleaded guilty to charges of keeping liquor with intent to sell and reputation and was fined $100 and costs on each count by Judge Joseph M. Donovan. A suspended Jail sentence of six months, to be held over Sroka for a term of one year, was also imposed as deter rent against future bootlegging &C., tivities.
 The activity of Officers Henry Jeg- linski and William Thompson of the liquor squad was resumed ap- parently as a result of the treatment according William Fahey. stool pigeon, last Wednesday morning. Fahey admitted to the court that he had been engaged in ferreting out tributed his manhandling to this reason.
 Slot machines in the stores of William Macdonald at the "Y" in East Bristol and of Nicholas Carros on Main street were also seized by the two officers and charges of keeping gambling devices lodged against the two men. Through their attorney, Joseph P. O'Connell. they entered Q plea of guilty and were fined S1o and costs. Macdonald was one of the youths charged with the beating up of Fahey and in court yesterday was fined s75 and costs by Judge Donovan, who considered him the leader of the gang.
 Trucks Collide
 Trucks owned by NJ. J. Daly & Sons of Waterbury, operated by Thomas O'Neil. and one owned by the Southern New England Tele- phone company operated by Hubert Pons of Is Elm street collided yes- terday afternoon on Riverside av- enue. The truck of the Telephone company was badly damaged and Pons received severe shaking up. He was able to be about this morn ing, however and the matter was amicably settled between the two parties.
 To Hold Annual Outing
 The annual outing of G. A. Had sell Camp and its auxiliary will be held next Sunday at the old Norton farm in the Copper Mine district A dog roast will be enjoyed and trans portaion will be furnished members who are asked to meet at the Red Mems hall at 10;3o o'clock.
 Novena Pictures to Be Shown
 Motion pictures taken during the Novena to St. Anne at St. Joseph's church last July, will be shown at the Community theater next Sunday evening. Pictures of the Eucharis- tic Congress held in Chicago and scenes taken from the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre Of Quebec will also be shown.
 The proceeds of the evening will be turned over 10 St. Joseph's church.
 Tobacco Store Entered
 Complaint was made to the local police headquarters yesterday that the tobacco store of Peter Alazzi had been entered during Wednesday night A quantity of cigarettes and tobacco were missing when a stock check was made during the day. Detective Sergeant Daniel McGilli- cuddy is Investigating.
 School Meeting This Evening
 A meeting of the voters of the 18th school district on Fall Moun- tain will be held at 7:3o o'clock this evening in the schoolhouse. Ways and means for the erection of the new schoolhouse will be discussed but 1t Is not believed that any definite action will be taken.
 Chairman Howard L. Andrews will undoubtedly offer an explanation as to why meeting was not called within 15 days after a petition was received by him on October 4th, in accordance with the statutes and will furnish a reason for the calling In cf the state hoard of eduratiop