New Britain herald., 1927-04-25
DECLARES WAR ON
 ALL 7RESPASSERS Railroad Will Prosecute Work
 men Who Use Tracks WANTED MILLS TO STAY
Teachers Were Preparing Petition for Ills Rctention-Slc5 Raised for Library-H. $. Glee Club Makes Fine lmpres>ion-Briefs.

The New Haven railroad has de- 4 cIared war on trespassers on its l property and will prosecute those who use is right Of way as a path. i special agents of the road have been ] ln town consulting with the select : men Tn order 10 devise some method | ot ending this dangerous practice, and 1t has been agreed that prosecu- 1 ton Of few offenders will be the most effective way of bringing il 10 q halt.
 i Factory workmon who use the 1 tracks every day as short cut to and from their places o. employment i are the most constant offenders. This step has been taken by the railroad not as an arbitrary way Ct showing it's authority but 70 safeguard the workers as well as itself. The prac- tice Of walking the tracks is dan gerous one and leads to many acci- i dents, some fatal, every year throughout the state. These mishaps result in litigation against the road, and the checking O the practice Will save legal fees as well as lives. Wanted Mills to Remain. Last week petition to the town school committee for tho retention of uperintendent Of Schools l.. S. Mills was signed by all the Linden
 street schoo. grade teachers and by
 most Of the high school. T. was. however. held up n the high
 ss..l al i,.-.s r1 ;.,1, ,-I teachers or the principal could sign, and all the teachers )f the town were informed that "it vas already arranged 10 let Mir. Mills eo," the petition would be O. no avail. Principal Lord took tnc new su-
 perintendcnt, Leon Staples, through : the high school and Lilten grades
 on Friday for the purpose Of making him acquainted with tha school or
 ganizajion over which he was ap- pointed Thursday night.
 While Mir Mllis' resignation as
 July l, he will remain as secretary
 Of the school committee until the July meeting or the 9th of that month. Mir. Lord will terminate his
 services here on July 1 and leave 10 assume charge Of correspondence and mail advertising for a Now York concern, a position which he accepted last January.
 Pasqualc Oddi
 pasQuale Oddi. aged 66 years. Of Fearl street died Saturday at the
 New Britain General hospital, where
 'e had been admitted Friday night
 IS a double pneumonia patient. He
 had lived in Plainville a number Of years. Mir. Oddi leaves his wife in
 Italy and two sons. Asccuzo Of New
 Britain and Joseph Of New York city.
 The funeral will be held from the
 home or his son Ascenzo, S7 Spring street. New Britain, tomorrow morn
 ing, with q service at 9 o'clock at
 St. Mary's church. where mass Of
 requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Josephs cemetery
 here.
 Suit Follows Crash
 Suit for $l,000 damages has been
 brought by Louis Mlclcman Of Greenfield. Mass, against Louis
 I.udinEton. son O. Vice President Ludington Of the Curtis Publishing
 Co. The action is the result of an automob collision on the South ington road last Tuesday, when
 Ludington's car. containing six
 men, collldod with that of the
 Massachusetts man and both ma chimes were damaged, Attorney
 Charles r. Conlon issued tho writ,