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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERA took hold of Becker in an | said he struck in self defense. Squil- 1 o O et him from the store, | liacote was discharged without a I I P pt to e I‘ SUL“IERS Mlx l] j ine witness Carrollsams m]\ hearing of his as timony 1 Ea“ Ul | \ce and dragged Libero | of the other witnesses i ] that i Becker's assis? ted o the street, Peterson told the | he was not a prineipal in the fight. © e IN STABBlNfi AFFRAY <o s o "o ppaprIc conprmions . WALL STREET argument and at the close of it s - Libero make a jab at Becker's stom- & i | weh. Pilz did not see the knife which UNDER DISCUSSION AN&E RE i, Argument Ends in Brawl A0 | Was ueed and thougnt it merely a | punch with the fist. Melville Dyson. | £ SR . v | & small boy who was standing nearby | Banoad Comnanc e B Knife Is wle]fled | said he saw the knife and saw Libero ga \UompanylandREocallsccn o (A use it on Becker. | Co-operating With Factory Ship- the stock exchange was marl = ) Becker Slashed With Knife. ) fyrther sweeping gains and fev# ~t torminated in @ serl-| omcer Batrick McAvay made the Pere Bor Bicteer Bervice. fuehenlEvsining fealns s hours approximating 600,000 sB What alm 2 ous stabbing fray occurred at 853 ) gprest upon complaint, and after wheh street last night, when Joseph i pringing the men to the station The advance was the most comi Carroll and Fred Becker ex-soldiers| gearched them. It was then that B e cd by i and veterans of the great War Went| Becker was found to have narrowly | Met at the New Britain club for | rent movement, with steels, edqd into Patsy Squilliaciote’s cobbling | egcaped serious injury. The knife , luncheon. Mr. Miller, district super- | ments and shippings the most COM shop, and, according to witnesses | hich Libero is said to have wused intendent from Waterbury and Mr, | Spicuous features. In the varid picked an argument with the pro-| penetrated ker's overcoat, Suit Leyon tne Toeatliaont of’ the N. Y. | 8Toups of iaities, additions to prietor and Frank Libero. During the ! . sweater, vest and eut a heavy (Tt A8 S0 28 Nt lcent gains were made by leath fight which followed, Libero wielded pporting his artificial leg. His * " 1. R. R. were the guests of al, fertilizer, food anl distilling knife and Becker was saved from | hody was not cut, however. and he tho mercantile bureau of the cham- ares, but oils, motors and tobagcon jous injury only by the heavy strap | was placed in a cell. er in the berof commerce. Mr. Miller spoke at | 15 Rails became dull aftex apporting his artificial le Judge | ovening he was taken with a K length on the transpor condi- | their early de 1stration of strengthuif James T. Meskill imposed a fine of | cpejl and medical assistance tone bW et i s gl o 8 closin s strong. Domestie 10 and costs on both Carroll and | symmoned. He was taken to © outlined the attempt on the ot A0¢ " and foreign bonds, including Liberty Libero this morning, and dis d | hospital at the advice of the Physician the railroad company te better sondl. | Ponds and Paris 6's were firm to Squilliaciote. Becker is in the New | 4nd today the authorities requested tiong e Mm“d'“m‘ ok IN“)N'“ stro Britain General hospital where he ' that he be allowed to say until re- tion company e - was taken during the night after he covered , able to cope with their problems tho | New York Stock Excha quota- had taken a weak spell in the cell Carroll's Story Differs. last two or three months than for tions furnished by Richter & Co., at the police station, and upon his Carroll told a story differing in some time, and that {he ippers mecmbers of the New York Stock Ex- { récovery, it is probable that he will ' many respects from that of the other could r ured that the officials be. brought to court to answer charges iyifnesses. He had been attending a would do all they could to facilitate March 8, 1919. of“breach of the peace in connection | meeting in the State Armory, he said, working conditions in New Britain, A with the fight. and at the close of {he meeting he Ccommitteo was appointed to take up | Am Beet Su Service is What They Want. and his friend, Becker. went down the matter of uniform loss, damage | Alaska G Edward Peterson, one of the wit-| Arch street for a walk. Becker’y and overcharge freight claims and an | < nesses, stated that he was in the cob- | shoe was hurting his foot and they attempt made to have all the local bling shop with one shoe off having went into t} cobbling shop where factories use them. the other repaired when Carrol and Becker supported his artificial leg on The committec was composed of J. | susontial’ Sl Becker walked in, The two young one of the machines while he was 4. Atwater, American Hardware | b “'2: ‘f g men demanded instant service as removing his shoe. Libero objected COrP. I T. H of Traut & Hine ST 5 L ;Hf;c‘“;nd‘!’ Becker had some nails in his shoe | to his putting the foot on a machine, 2#0d H. W. Hultgren of the Skinner | 2 § P aacoos % g ) > W . Tl v : i g S N e : ut. Chuck company. Mr. Leach, local ! : i el .g..106 more or less hesitatio & ere hurting his foot, he said. | Carroll said, and ordered them out, - i = & = b tainty regarding the ' When the cobbler and Peterson ob-|and, as they w: leaving he threw 28ent, expressed his appreciations of | Anaconc 6 6 Ticesland e gCOmm it jected to delaying the work in pro- | the last. They paid no attention to (10 co-oberation of the local ship-| A T ¢ Ry C 2 A erally are wesl and ot cess to enable the two voung men to | this and Libero followed them to the PSS in their business dealings with | Baldwi - 3 TR T e SR F ; : : : ; the company and he assured them . i ;| als and textiles, which include a Vel continue on their way, they became | street, he sald. where he (Libero) o PHDIY a04 I @ssuies them | B ceeenes 4 ] large proportion of domestic industry, abusive, and one of them removed drew a knife and attempted to stah Vs e St Mo 285 2 are conspicuously lower, but™as. vet his coat to beat the cobbler, Peterson | Becker. Carroll grabbed him but at T e e o || e SIERE AT ohes (RIS / there is no evidence of their having said. A friend of Squilliaciote, seeing | the demand of the crowd which had \hijeh will have spec problems to | e o PADEIIOT G reached a stable basis, and there has the condition of aff: in the shop, | gathered released him and when he Canadian Pac ....16 { been no little uneasines s to the | NN engered, and taking a small last|did so, he sabbed Becker, Carroll Yesterday noon the traffic represen- tatives of the New Brit facto ion and to rem President Furope to League of work out. The meeting was so well | qare 12 2° s ; e il | . . attended that it was unanimously = ol ] % | large stocks of metals and rew and | "= - threw it. The last struck Carroll in | sa SR e e e Ohio . 5 ; mnufactured fibres held by the 80v- | towards normal coMiltons, the o the back and Libero, who had thrown| Libero denicd using the knife and same place, in April S Eoncend 4 : ;\(’:‘V":"flltu fl!:)‘lnpo;:< 1o “1:“”m mt\m ordinary prosperityfof westers fa} sERMANS DESTROY Mil & St Paul 37 § ally o he market at a | ers for another yeap, the b, s etter build- | = = = lcolr &1 1 1 4 | heavy depreciation from war prices. | ing RQ TN = Crucible Steel . : : 65% | It is true that shelves are bare, that | ii’,n\“‘;',j;‘g“;r;} beer railroad out. MINES IN BELGIUM Distillers Sec .... i buying power is larze, but with such | bank situation. o b R oE Erie . e iy 1 5 | risks as that just noted buyers natur- | has tu 3 7 gatce - & at as turned and a e il e B 307 | ally hold aloof until satisfied that bot- copviction in m 2 fa 30% | : . 3 Auartors that, dewpits vs ANy | Government Investigator Tells D. B | Goodrich Rubber . ] % | tom has been reached for the season | conditions, the m\?m,w (?m',’ff,“fi‘“i‘ 3 B | Great Nor pid 1 at least. Manufacturers are also held | longer stand stll but must eo b R. of Destruction He Saw e (oht: 6 393 back pending adjustment of wage dis- | ward and fill the volds and newds con ; Ilinois Cent ..... q q | putes. Now that the cost of living | g While Oversez ated by war. Towar e oa | - Inspiration e E has begun to decline, it is hoped such d D3 a Toward the close of the e aiance 12X M interboron : 6 : difficulties will become less acute. Not week two stimulating events occurred, " At the D. A. R. meetin 1d yes- the bank offer of $500,000,000 to | terday afternoon at the home of M Tnterhoro pfd : 2 few industrial concerns have re- | the railroads and the adoption of Sec- | John B. Talcott of Gr Kansas City so . 9 o8 | duced prices of their products to a ¢ . Talcott of Grove Hill, Walter level that eliminates all profit; while | | " b Gl 3114 i 3 | fefary Redfleld's proposal to stabilize | Hope of New York, son-in-law of Mrs OTION implies Balance. Engin- throughout the whole machine. Each [ rack stcer ... others arc running upon cxcoedingly | one of M Garyr oneniqloved by ik eers recognize this as a funda- part wears exactly as it was intended to Lehigh Valley . 5 53 | DarTow margins and a god many ”'V-! one of Mr. Gary's optimistic predic. | L 2C0th an informal ; tions of a return of large business Members the club uy T LD it idends have been reduced or passed, = Eneas : mental principle of construction, wear—each part lives its maximum life. el . )5, | With others to follow. In some In. | bpo berly. On the unfavorable side seas experience 19084 ) 2 W ! . 1 Lehna DOTL 1 | of affairs are marked hesitati Mr. Hope ¥ and nowhere is its application more The American is the car of low upkeep Nev Coms ....... S tetoaarons concerns will be oblie- | caused by labor diffculties, the hugs ernment Appe essential than in automobile design. At costs as essentiaily as it is the car of U a1, | money. I developments aro ATt | pucnass taittoti e ot i penRtofing high speeds and on sharp turns a mo- safety. 4 N L1043 104 gl oo e e e oy - | coming bond issues on the money his trip i tor car must look to its distribution of . thus far made heavy sacrifices and fhe shrinkago In our import itation into the coal weight for downright road-ability. appoi Every detail of its construction is 'ressed Steel Car . 68% 8% | doing its full share In alding adjust. | U208 the lessoned profits occasioned ern France and of a recognized leader in its field; and, in loading ... .01l 811 84 g4t |ment fo the mew. It remains to bo| rafusnl of merchants to buy until | many of the fa It is this exact distribution - of the American, you find these standard [/ ep 1 & s com ... 7 ing the situation, eithor through con- | [o0< oLtom prices have be ! i the Sonthemn bas the fact that enormous s which were form weight which is the outstanding char- wunits assembled and co-ordinated into § S L )i | Sessons In wages or increases in the | some commodities are in both gov- were entirel acteristic of the new American Six. one complete and thoroughly efficient § lo e % 61% | hnd impode the attempt te . podney | CFUMENt and private hands and the |all sig huma Balanced to the last fraction of a pound piece of engineering. Biiceaau B it S e com o il e R a1l impedis ) o over its four wheels, the American Sl - B Unitea Fruit .....169 1 R g Jnii was built to hold the road. This is an 122-inch wheel base, 45 horsepow- Utah Copper ... % 7% | in the way of natural development elemental feature of its design which obs to the unemployed : f Pa time of er, 18 miles to the gallon, 1 qt. oil to | U S Rubher Co .. 42 [ sinco very moderate concessionss offers, as a by-product, economy. It e chaea - | ;5 R | ion is unquestionably upon the hope- front and was in . & s eel .. . vould give industry ¢ resh star every 200 miles, 32x4 tires. s 5 e (S Lhilbsanion b Bl o - 2 o o - 2 % B < s Iy ful side, and, spite of occasio the ring of the means that the wear and tear of every See us before you buy. It's for Westinghouse ... ; Not a little disappointment la felt | (L SI9€ SR 0 SPHe O occaslona I Mary Whitt] oo driving strain is evenly dividied vyour interest as well as ours. ; Villys Overland . in tho business world delay in | (o hiore normal and more prosperous D. A. R., presid \e meeting and Int Nickel ....... 26 2613 n of adjustment of many - portant problems. This is especial- PARTY, ly true regarding the railroads, con- Miss Elizabeth | gress having failed to provide the | ments to > business recovery. Was suffering from | Cnder circ so, strenuously the committee of ir found conflicting there is naturally a wide ¢ need for Amer « ration difference of individual opinion as to in this line to be urg the future; but the balance of opin- Mr. Hope visit American conditions. ince we have suffered the report of t less from the war, the recovery in this by M William Felt country will be much more rapid than Parker plaved piano selections i i 8 - s t o st M Howard Horton sang tt Mar- i e , wos om. | $750.000,000 ded for improve. | in Europe. and promses to most 2 - : ; arpicdibiof Gl v | ras en ’ il T ove: | emphatic in those activit which Seillais \fter ournment tea CITY SERVICE STATION 0% tRorD Syenve R his upon tho market was | VOO TPESCLER OF SO ERICR GUTINE e oy Air e AND STANLLY STREET . Miss Harned is the daughter | slight, because of the expectation tha S X Ry e s rd Harned. Mr. Wilcox :n»\ war finance (‘m|']r>!‘r\llun. RY CLEWS. regents, poured. = 3 o e TEA K i N SA LE, 5 PRSI 5 S i _ | treast >partment and the railroac 2 TRIBUTOR FOR NEW BRITAIN, BRISTOL, MERIDEN AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. reviou 1\'1, ol M rlv o el )| Qensrtnentd efriitog b g isted he United States 2l r ation, kir goth 3 B i 1 in ifed [ SEh provide a plan for finan PROBATION OFFICER SPEAKS. SOCTAL AT Y. roads until an A session of 3 1 who are members of the A ocial ess settles th i 1ltic The | Patrio gue at the Sma school | ning at the X nnouncement h com of | school were addrs ay | There will b ankers stood ready dvance a loan | morning by Edward Connelly, proba- | Frank Reynolds 1 ) o entertain- 500,000,000 to the railroads to | tion officer. Miss Cora Beale, the wo of the evenin is in meet urgent necessities afforded de- man probation officer 1dressed the rge of the Y t the cided encouragemen Knowledge of | girls’ welfare association on the sub- W. C, A. of hic ] s Elizabeth W | this movement prob: had much to | ject of “Mutual Service.” d is el do with the recent firmness of rail- | ' road st in spite of the failure of W coner The government may have g g | preferred to do this financing itself, [ Q| but had its hands full with the ap- | |§ ANNOUNCEMENT? # | proaching Liberty loan. Most of the ' M P4 ds are doing better, now that tho derangements incidental to war have passed, and the same is true of many . [ W. W. Briggs who has been with the Geo. B. MONDAY, TUESDAY’ WEDNESDAY “‘”.va"» : i 1\"?"}'t”'.:.t,:.f"‘f',,ff?i,;c“,’:; | Gt @ an Boston, for 14 years will take charge ome. | H of our Automobile Repairing Department beginning oy 5 £ Our fore s fairly satisfac- = : x o “ ; 2 9 tory, the total exports in January be- | @ Monday, March 10. He is an expert in this line of ing $623,000,000 an inc $118 3 4 1 ; 3 #1 600,000 compared with a vear ago. f# Wwork and we would be pleased to have you bring : > Imports aggregated $213,000,000, = il i | ¢ B | decrense of $21.000,000. The decline - i YOUr next repair job to us. y % v of imports was not entirely e 4 to: Our "}'I':)H.s to "I“ruvvl“ .~nm\v B F‘ THE SEASON’S GREATEST SENSATION ! S e Lo CHESTNUT STREET M | Argentina an incres of %16,000,000 ' & - & A Post-Bellum Story of Adventure, Romance, Mystery, Thrills. S D Around the Corner From Main. As to imports, we received $4,000,000 Featuring as the Star | less from the United Kingdom, 000,000 more from Canada and $19, ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN || . _ L | There was also an increase of §52 Connectlcut Trust and Safe DepoSlt CO. O 000,000 in gide raw material exports The Famous Daughter of a Famous Father. 4| and a declm® of §22,000,000 in raw e Sleangeileomet praaboe 2. B | jals imported for home manu- g £ C A All Roads Lead to Keeney’s Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, So Get on the Trail of the Man Who is B | factures organized and qualified through years of efficient, The rise in stock exchange values ety e trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian, ‘N ANTIED FOIR RMITECEDICER” §l o Wl onime mo B coutor or Administrator. fled a previously strong technical sit- ition. Influences affecting seeurity Capital $750,000. Surplus and Profits $1,000,000 MATINEES 11c EVENINGS 1c and 22¢ i e A . e | eress st tho pence tavte, o aasourn- § Commecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. ] s ». approach of a ‘ | entioh) “_”"‘:‘,\);,m',‘,"(,,— outdoor ac- HARTFORD, CONN. M. H. WHAPLES, Pres't . the fall of prices, the trend | usmm 1s been serving as bandsman s narine base, New London