New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1917, Page 10

REASONS FOR JSTING C. F. SWITH ld People Have Candidae State Board of Education ne of the most interesting hear- since the opening of theé General mbly was held yesterday after- n, when the committeé on educa- " listened for several heurs to the ents presented’ by ' TLitchfield in the interest of 'W. D. Hood insted, who seeks to oust Charles jmith of this city as a memiber i8 state board of education. Com- he hearing fortified by many if not with sound argument, terested parties brought out the /qualities of the Winsted man, should beecontained om the ‘but in no manner did they ‘any sound reason why the jo- n’ who has made such an excel- ber of the board should be ged. . @ the job, and keeping in touch ‘every syllable emianating from ts of the northerners, were ' G. W. Klett, Representatives and Richard Covert and eney of Manchester, a col- _of Mr. Smith on the board, whom _spoke of the excellent er in which_the Ipcal man has ; dutles entrusted in on the board and_his fitness to pain a member. jose convVersant with educational “inConnecticut are thoroughly jant of Mr. Smith’s fitness for nt: place. His ‘wisdom and have in many instances been ntal in placing committees in sénate yesterday afternoon, tavarably on the bill of Senator this o making the rail- iy, liable to civil sult for ..crassings over 5 min- sum of $25 being the amount Anyolved. The grade crossihg ‘hap long been felt in this contained in this, the work - B have been sufferers. -At suck as Elm, Main, Washington b . streets, where the heavy: of laborers are forced ts and from their employment, AVe. been forced to lose time nt of trains blocking the The bill was fostered and eculdonblo Mmfiol legislator. 'T-hn." Lyceum theater. f — l)lwu dmxal. Fox's the- and. moving, picturé .. . clflflwfln' Ifl“‘. in 1!. — and deacons, Swedish Fa- h, meet in chureh par- INVOLVED IN IGI0US. DISPUTE Ol Turks in Ellort to = Gombat ‘Islam iki, Gresos, March 9.—To fabat the influence of Islam among § musulmen inhabitants ' of Greek donia, the Alfed PRowers have ed the causs of t)q Old’ Tuvks. in control in Constsntinople, and dochud to be financing a con- propogands. in favor.of the bmhm-t of the oldt v%n. n M. ey. . 1\ this ork in Macédonis Jormér aide- mp of the deposed lunm Abdul- mld Khan one Colonel A. Samy y, who, on official occasions, * is ' completely hidden under a n of gold brald and decora- At present he is editing and hing & newspaper ntended for ition among the musulman in- its . of Greece, entitled the ir of Islam.” For a brief perioad, j edited a similar paper in Athens, ‘a8 the Turks are not popular 5 the Greeks of old Greece, he d to be wasting his time and kordered to Saloniki to co-operate th the Venl; movement by the m en over to the | authority for it from a re- which he recelved from the nd sheriff of:Mecca, guardian of tomb of the préphet, and officially cognized by Great Britain, France Italy as King of Hebjas, on Jan- Bey’s temporal author- upon old Abdul Hlmld. t grand politiclan who was ever, Turkey, the High Protector of the peek element.” olonel Samy fled Turkey at the 6 time with Abdul-Hamid, in on accoynt, he says, of his En- i fes. He claims to be Since the. begihning in Arabia, Sy- Africa, spreading ! in favor of the old NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRlDAY MARCH 9, 1017, Slflfl'fls l][PENI] I]N Father and Son in Congress FINGER PRINT CLUE| First Time in U. S. History Bioody Marks on Revolver Being Photographed Today As indicated early in the search, de- tectives investigating the tragic death of Charles A, Taft at a lonely spot on Kensington street more than a week ago. at the hands of an uridentified assassin are pinning their faith in solving the mystery to identification of the revolver’s ownership. Practl- cally despairing of being able to trace it through the factory number and records of sales in Connecticut cities and towns, they have called, into use the Bertillon system of finger, print identification. Imprints of the blood smear found on the revolver hiit were’ taken today in the detective bureau at police headquarters. An attempt to secure similar imprints will be ‘made with parts of clothing worn by Taft at the time of his sudden demise. If the assassin went through his victim’s pockets, as appearances indicate, there is believed to be an excellent chance that prints of his fingers may be se- cured from the buttons. Discovery of the blood smear and apparent fin- ger prints on the revolver was made several days ago. This discovery is nothing'new, in so far as the investi- gation is concerned. In an attempt to secure identifica- tion of the finger prints, copies will be sent to every department in the east that maintains a Bertillon sys- temi of retords. ' Another copy will -be ment to the National Bureau of Identification at Washington, D. C., a clearing house for the country’s crime records where thousands of records are kept classified. If Taft's slayer was & professional. ‘‘gunman’ hired to put him out of the way or has a previous record, it is felt that identification will soon follow. " Solution Far Off. Today is' the eighth day since the murder, one of the most sensational and mysterious in the crime annals of the state, and the authorities seem to be no nearer a solution of the mystery and arrest of. the murderer than at ‘the time of discovering the lifeless body of the victim. Clues have apparently led up against a blank wall and no one has been located as yet, who has been able to give any idea as to the identity of the ‘““Vene- tian special's” passengers on its ill-fated trip to the lonely spot, where one bullet was sent on its mi-ion of deéath. The opinion is growing that it'was no woman’s hand, who held the re- volver hilt as the fatal bullet was fired. The gun is too heavy for the average woman, unless she he an ex- pert, to hold. It is not of the type that a woman would be apt to buy, is_too large to. conveniently carry in & muff, where & woman would be most apt to carry it, and is more the type of a weapon that & pi nal “gunman” or man of athletic bulld would be apt to use. The ordinary criminal and inhabitant of the under- world would be most apt, the author- ities say, to have bought a cheaper gun, of .22 or .32 callber. Detective Sergeant Samuel Bam: forth and Capt. Robert T. Hurley of the .state police had a long conference yesterday. Extremely reticent as to the purposes and results of the con- ference, it is ‘today intimated on good authority that thera was a be- lated decision to have the finger print system brought into use. , Hartford Has 500 Prints. IChief Detective Sergeant Willlam Weltner of the Hartford department ‘Delieves that an important clue may be obtained as a result of using the finger print system. He has given the matter long study and is considered to be somewhat of an expert along these lines. There.are more than 500 indtvidual records possessed by the Hartford department. If the assassin has a Hartford record and has been connected with past underworld feuds, it is belleved that his identi- fication will soon follow. i The authorities are tracing down 8 rumor that Taft had a party of four young women in his car on the night of the murder. Identification of members of the party has not been > 1o the Dellef of local authorities, the slayer is’ even now walking on Hart- ford streets, almost in the shadow of police headquarters there, gloating over the crime, and unconcernedly | noting the reported activities for his arrest. g o e p— Tenement on Elm Street Ablase in Two Places. Timely discovery of & burning couch and bed in rooms of & tenement on top floor of the brick building at 216 Elm stroet, recently purchased by | Landers, Frary & Clark, prevented a threatening blaze shortly before 8§ lo "clock last night. Fire_officials regard the fire of sus- ! picious origin and are conducting an investigation in an attempt to de- ' termine whether there was incendiary i responsibility. Members of Engine | Companies 1, 2, 3 and 5, with Hook | and Ladder Co. No. 1, in charge of ;Chlel Robert M. Dame, were com- pelled to break in the doors to gain entrance. It was found that the couch ' and bed were widely separated, there was no burning material ' between them and the fires were discovered at the same time by a boy living nearby. ' Occypants of the apartment had left the building about fifteen minuter prior to discovery to attend a “movie” | theater. The damage is estimated at about $50. 5 . — A epecial meeting of Winthrop council will be held Saturday at 8 p. m. -The supper ttee and de- gree team will meet aé SENATOR JONN H.BANKHEAD AND SN REPRESENTA- TIVE ~ELECT W.B.BANHHERD GxS . For the first time in the history of the United States father and son will -sit in congress together, when Wil- lam B. Bankhead of Alabama will take the oath of office as a member of the house of representatives in the sixty-fifth cangress. The sixty-fifth congress will convene in December next unless called into extra session sooner by the president. Many per- sons think an extra session inevitable by June 30 or sooner, in view of the City Items A splendid showing of Spring Coats and Suits. Also Voile Blouses, Buck- ley and Whalen, 212 Trumbull St, Hartford.—advt. ° Unusual sizes—for long, thin or short stout folks at Wilson's.—advt. Parker shirts, fadeless, at Besse- Leland’s only.—advt. The final in the series' of Bible class suppers at the Y M, C, A. will be held on Monday evening, March 26. ‘William L. McNutt, a labor will be the principal speaker. There is more distinction and style in ‘“Wilson” clothing.—advt. More spring suits at Besse-Leland's than all other stores combined.—advt. Rev. Dr. John, Anderson of St Thomas’ seminary, ' Hartford, will preach the -Lenter sermon at .St. Joseph’s church this’ evening, Save $2 to $5 on young men's suits at Besse-Leland's.—advt. Postmaster W. F. Delaney will ad- dress the members of St, Mary's Holy Name society Sunday evening on the postal service. Young men’s suits $10, $13.50, $15, $18 up. Newest models. 'Besse-Le- land Co.—advt. |l orator, } ‘insomnia. She is dcrcribed as about international l'ltunlon The father ol Representative-elect ~Bankhead Senator John H. Bankhead ot Alabama, who has served in congress, in house and senate, for thirty years. He is the only member of the senate who performed long service in the Confederate army;: Senator Tillman of South Carolina served a short time and Senator .Martin of Virginia was a member of the famous cadets of the Virginia Military institute, who were in the Confederate service. SEEKING INSANE WOMAN HERE. Mrs. Chester Lyman Missing From Southern Institution. In a communication to Chief of Eolice Willlam J. Rawliass: ossie, Rernard R. Smith of Ashville, N, C., a request is made that local institu- tions be searched for traces of Mrs. Chester Lyman, who escaped from an institution conducted by Dr. Smith several weeks ago. A reward of $100 is offered for in- formation leading to her being located, It is belleved that she may have sougkt to enter a New BEnglani institution to secure treatment for 50 years old has dark eyes and halr, is of tall and slender build and her nose is clightly deformed because of a recent fracture, ELECTION DAY IN CUBA. Havana, March 8.—President Men- ocal has issued a proclamation stating ' that within ten days after the re- establishment of legal government in Santiago de Cuba he will direct the holding of ‘elections in Oriente prove ince. These elections should have been held on February 20, but were cancelled by a presidential decree on February 16, because of the revolu- tion. The proclamation published to- day promises that every guarantee for preventing revolt will be observed. t ' I 1 | HIST! TEUTON SPIES WERE AFTER HIMl Cleveland Street Man Thought ! Snowballs Were Torpedoes Fearing that German spies were after him, according to his story, be-l | cause of gsecrets that he was supposed ' 1o possess relative to the czar's domain Stephen Damianoff of 64 Cleveland street purchased a revolver when he arrived in New Britain several months ago. He did not acquaint the police Wwith his determination to sell his life dearly and they were unaware of his ferocious intentions until last night, when a number of boys started to throw - snowballs in nis direction about 7:30 ocloek on ‘Myrtle avenue. Whlpplng out his’ revolver, .he fired three shots, lead Jacketéd bullets, too, , and then went home 'to réload the ; weapon. There was a difference of | opinion as to whether the shots were | fired into the ain or at the hoys. His sgcond appearance on the street was short lived. Sergeant Willlam C.’ Hart “and Supernumerery Edward Heti had been informed of the un- | Nee afftay, that a “bad man” was { on the warpath and acted sccording- ly. He was encountered at Myrtle and Cleveland streets, “‘frisked” by the of- ficers before he was aware ‘whether they were friends or enemies and es- corted to a neutral cell at headquar- ters. Before Judge James T. Meskill in Pollce court today, he entered little defense through Attorney J. A. Glover, excepting to contend that the shots were fired in the air, instead of ‘ at the snowball throwers. A jail sen- tence of three months was imposed. Prosecuting Attorney George W. Klett announced that, under the new stat- ute, the limit of - penalty is increased ! to a fine of $600, three years in state’s prison, or both. The technical charge was carrying concealed weapons. A charge of discharging firearms within the city limits without a permit was . not pressed. Sunshine Society. —_— -3%ave you had @ kindness showa?l Let it travel down the e Let it wipe an- other’s tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears. Pass it on. . — Motto—Good cheer, Flower—Coreopsis. Colors—Gold snd white. At the last meeting we had the pleasure of listening to_ an interesting and inspiring . talk by Miss Ham- merick, the visiting nurse. She told of her work in the city and brought to us its meeds and the carefully thought out plan by which she is able to relieve so Much the distress of our growing population, Four wheel chairs and three pairs of crutches are idle at the preseat time. Shut-ins were visited and flowers sent to many who are {ll during the ) last two weeks. | work. An appeal has come to us to lend our aid to the Red Cross work as far is possible. To make the work uniform it was voted to give the second and fourth Mondays to this It will be for the entire day and each one of the members is asked to help as far as possible. Meet- ings at Room 59, Booth’s block. Charles McKeon has been elected marshal of Daly council, K. of C,, to succeed the late Francis Kiernan. BUTTER Mohican Creamery “’lloleMilkIb 30c Cheese .... 5 SBC Best Pure Brick or Muecnster Cheese » 32C 30c Fancy Limburger Cheese ......Ib Pur le Butfe???f..lb 10c MohicanPunutlsc o e 18¢ Butter ......Ib Sour or Dill Plckl:sr. .doz 200 lh41c, 5 $1.18 SWIFT'S PREMIUM OLEQ. ......1-lb pkg 27 c o Sheder 18 Short Cut “Rib Roast . .Ib 20c FRESH SLICED BEEF LIVER ...... THE MOHICAN MARKET HUNTER LlGGE'l'l‘ A NEW MAJOR GENERAL FAIR ALGERIA IS HOST TO SOLDIERS | More Seen on Streets There Than L3 GEN.HUNTER LIGGETT .Hunter Liggett, nominated by Pres- ident Wilson for advancement to the rank of major general-in the United Statés army, in succession to the late ' Frederick Funston, has been a brig- adier general since 1913. He com- mands the department of the Philip- pines. General Liggett is a Pennsyl- vania man, sixty years old, and was * graduated from the Military academy in 1875. When the Spanish war began he was a captain in the regular army, but became major of volunteers with the office of assistant adjutant general.. He was graduated from the Army War college in 1910 and was a ll-r;ember of the general staff in 1910- DICTAPHONE IS FOUND. ‘Three Theories Advanced for ~‘Pres. i ence of Instrament. : Whether a clue indicating the ac- tivities of a correspondence school de- tectlve in that vicinity or more ser- fous work by a professional, the au- thorities profess not to know, but a businesslike dictaphone was found early today between. the railroad tracks of the “New Haven” road near the plant of the Cremo Brewing company by an employe of the lat- ter concern as he came to work. The find was reported to Sergeant Geam J. Kelly at police headquarters. It is Intimated that. an amateur sleuth may have been attempting ' to overhear conversation of the “fire- bug,” ‘campaigning to overhear ‘a dishonest railroad conductor “Hft'" unpunched tickets or was enjoying himself by listening to the “"workings" of the new supply 6f bock beer. It is all a mystery, with the exception of the dictaphone. GERMAN BOTTLES MADE IN U. S, Paris, ' March 9.—The Vigneron Champenois, organ of the Champagne district, recently announced that champagne bottles were being of- féred in France by American glass- makers. Heretofore, says the paper, America had not made champagne bottles. Moreover their price of ship- ment to Europe would be s0' high as to leave but little profit. The Vigner- on Champenois now al s after in- quiry that these so-called American bottles really are German make, add- ing: “They are made in Germany at Geresscheim, near. Duesselldort, .:in the glass works of F. Hewes. A trip to the United States, even to Cuba, the time to change nationality, and the trick is played. Holland had al- ready offered these same bottles.’ BIG SATURDAY SPECI ALS ORANGES—Sweet, Juicy Slmkht 2 dol 29 c of Y, : Ilfgb s f.".l:‘.‘lbnzzc ‘ean Fresh - mum..‘m 22c ..Ib loc PURE LINK SAUSAGE ...............Ib 18C LOIN ROASTS OF VEAL .............Ib zsc Lean Fresh Shoulders . . Native Veal Cutlets Fresh Hamburg Steak .......Ib 18c F f Y Lomy r Yount 16¢ ?I:ms' ; - . 11,240 Narragansett Bay Oysters qt »2le Sunkist Julcy \ Lemons . Extra Heavy Grape Fruit 3 for Large Sunkist Oranges .. .doz . 19¢ 19¢ 33c PURE LUNCHEON COCOA ..........Ib 20c¢c CLEAN BROKEN RICE Moh. Prepared Buckwheat ........5-b pkg 25c 45¢c | PREMIER PORK and BEANS .. MOHICAN LAU\DRY 12¢ 25¢ ..Ib 1 l C 25¢ . NEW GRAHA'M FLOUR ....5-1b bag in French Towns Oran, Algeria, March 9.—There are more French soldiers to be seen in Oran than in any town in France. Those in France are at the fromt or in the points of concentration near the front. They are their right enough, but one does not see them— at the front because they are in the trenches. But in Algeria it is differ- ent. The streets are full of i soldiers; so are the the cafes, the street cars, the stores, the docks, the public gardens. The official figures give the population of Oran at 130,000. To the casual visitor, there seem to be ‘at least half as many soldiers be- | sides. And they are all French—Frénch or French colonial, not allied troops, ' Besides the casual, familiar army types, there is every kind of éxotig fighting man, including native troops from Indo-China, looking more lké Japanese than anything else, and uniformed as ordinary French colofils als of the line. There are the Zous- ves, with thelr baggy red breechés and khaki puttees, now 0’ ‘ instead of the) white gaiters of * old xmde days before the war, Thel shor't, black-braided ' jackots, sashés ; and blouses, however, are nneh‘n.:gl : There are the Chasseurs d'Afriqu blue unifarms and elegant of French military horsemen, More gorgeous, however, are the “tirailleurs”, the sharpshooters equsi- ~ ¥ ly in sky-blue uniforms, faced with - yellow, and also wearers of fezes, O active service this magnificérice” fs supplanted by khaki and khaki mfi; - upon which a star and crescent’ i: dicate that the i of the praph More characteristic of the country are the . W"‘ mohammedan - troops, offiesred Frenchmen. - They wear scarlet cloaks and the moldiers 1Y turbans and native costumes,: the officers, unequal to coping ' ‘with the turban, content themselves fezes, but sacrifices of resplendent scarlet cloak. picturesque, and the most nulieroul are the ‘goums”, the Arab esvairy regiments raised by the Aralw selves. They wear the flowing garments, the “bournous” o( the At tea time any sunny Mfls the Boulevard Serguin, the principat | street of Oran, is crowded with thess. uniforms’ and’ more ' bestdea: “The terasse. of the Cafe Continental Sha’t a vacant table, and the tables oover the sidewalk almost .to . the« . There are no regulations: about hours at which. drinks may|be served ° in Algeria, for the war is far awkp:' |and the garden of Africa is for the#s who are sent to rest, to forget 4he ' war for a while, for the convales . cents and for those who stop. & oW . days or a few weeks between 5 in France and service in Macedonia or Egypt or wherever else.the nll of war may 'send them. the African light cav;lry—-wmn sky- fezes, tI A ¥ There are Fr'n‘e.h m-lhn in M too, for Oran nce’ naval port to the Straits of h‘m and the great gmphitheatre har so full of ships of comy constructed wharves are lcd stacks or grain and acres of W casks, is also an important naval wq, i ICE PLAYING BAVOC. .;Stockholm, March 9.—Deift e . h playing havoc with the German sitie- flelds in the Sound. ‘Tremendous $a= plosions are audible hourly, sud #hl= ping men believe that relaying of 'fiq entire mineflield ‘'will be NOCeSIAXY, soon as the tmmcluro(h.- e ] 9tolla.m.——flow STEAKS Pamigu.‘.,.zlbs 9¢ Dried appies ot 10C ] e 25C Fancy English Walruts - . .1b 20c CKl N. 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