New Britain herald., 1928-02-14

service here in the \. NJ. E. Zion church. June 10. where he had been speaking for several Sundays. For some unexplained reason there was no service that night.
 Worked tn Local Factories.
 Rose worked here at the New Britain Machine plant, at Landers. Frary < Clark. and at the Stanley Rule and Level plant. He was em- pleted in tho latter place from May 2s to June {, in department 27. under Foreman Albert Schade. He was a trouble maker and labor agitator it is said. He claimed to be a minister of the Methodist church. but when asked to do piece work in the Rule and Level plant. said I'll be damn ed If l will" He said he worked in all the factories in the city. but that day laborers were underpaid and said they ought to get s day.
 On professional cards the man carried, his name was given as Rev. A. Simpson Rose. L.Th., s. T. B.. Caton, Kansas. field secretary of the Memorial Prisoners Relief associa- ton of Lawrence. Kansas.
 The post office department at the time he was under investigation re- ported no such post office as Caton, Kansas. In Lawrence, Kansas, it was stated there was no such asso- ciation. Efforts to identify him with a Methodist conference were unsuc- cessful.
 He claimed to have been ordained to the Methodist church in Law renee, Kan. Said he was graduate of the University of Kansas, with the degree 'Licentiate of Theology" and s. T. B., which he claimed meant Doctor of Divinity (D. D. He claimed that Caton was a small town. but that it had a post office. The postal department denied this.
 Rose said he was first cousin by marriage to the late President Mckinley and had been a frequent visitor to the White House. He said Mrs. Mckinley was Mary Rose, q first cousin. He claimed the prs- oners' relief association had its own building at AIS South Camp street, Lawrence, Kansas.
 Planned Drive for Funds
 He made no drive for funds here, preaching for nothing in the church. es and earning his expenses by work ing in the factories. He planned to return the following Christmas and conduct 8 drive for funds for his association, he said upon leaving. He made several efforts to have Ar thur H. Parker. clerk at the First Baptist church and a past president of Everyman's Bible class. endorse his plan to usa that church for his drive for funds. He received no en- couragement and finally went To the colored church. where he was well comed by the Rev. L. S. Walters, who believed his story. He claimed his association had 25,00o members in Lawrence. Kansas. and had 300 in Providence. R. l.. to which city he went from New Britain.
 " A4IiC HtIc lIt StIiu ilC " dS JULIE welfare work among discharged prisoners in Hartford and New Ha- ven. having become interested in welfare work among prisoners be- cause of a lifelong friendship with Howard Leiwshoham. college chum. He resided while here at 70 Main street.
 Rose. whose age is given as 46. claimed to have been chaplain of the 1Gth light artillery during the Phil ippine instruction.
 He also claimed to have been an expert machinist in the employ of the l.. C. Carter Iron Works at East St. Louis III. Factory records here said he over-rated his ability. There is no such firm in East St. Louis as the Carter Iron Works. according to the directory and postal records of that city.
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