New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1919, Page 11

., elite at Des Moines, la., NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, 1ONDAY, 2w DiCEMBER 1916 ! MONEY HAS No | HOME - 1T wAS 1‘ MADE To KEER ’ Moving ! ‘ | If your money moves in the proper direction—meaning of course, if it is spent in the’ proper places—it will bring you many happy returns of the oc- casion. A man is justified in spend- ing certain proper sum of money upon his appearance. If you will invest in one of these up-to-the-minute, down- to-the-dollar suits we are of- fering, you will feel justified in the expenditure. All our Heavy Weight Suits and Overcoats marked down, The Farrell Clothing Co. 271 MAIN ST. CITY ITEMS . H. Johnston, who has been at his home on West Main street, now out of danzer. ~ John Amandon was arrested today by Traflic Officer, Denis Nealon for rid- ing his bicycle on a sidewalk on| Broad street. Miss May Clark and Miss Donahue are visiting friends York for over the New Year. A meeting of the school board will be held this evening for the purpos of discussing the matier of the new Northend school building. The health board quarantined anley stréeet home this afternoon for carlet fever. Mrs. R. E. Mass., has returned sPending the Dholida Mrs. E. J. Burdick, of Stanley street. Sidney A. Montague, who has been spending the Christmas vacation with his parents at 106 Lincoln street, left todiy to attend the students’ confer- a delegate of Phillips Brooks House. Harvard university. Over 5,000 students will attend. Orlando Swift il Mary in New Willard, of Gavdner, home after 's with Mr. and of Cedar street will entertain some of his friends at a Zdance at his home tomorrow night The Alpha string orchestra will fur- nish the music. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Cooper .. of Vine street are giving a dance at- the Shuttle Meadow club Saturday even- ing in_honor of their sons. Stanley and Ford' Coo, Sturman, D left last night for Colmibia wuniver- siky o jdoin “the ‘GYeq: club. The club 1l muke an extended trip rthrough the Tast 'during this vacation. . Deaths and Funerals. A Nettiec Wilcox. Nettie Curtiss Wileox, wife of ge H. Wilcox of Meriden and daughter of the late Lucius W. Cur- | tiss of this city, died at her home in Meriden yesterday. Fuheral Wednes- dhy at 2:30 o'clock at 36 Pleasant streef; Mericen. Mrs. Clara Sw Mrs. Clara Swanson, widow Frank Sanson, died vesterday at home in Portland. She was 50 years oM. She leaves several ns and daughters, some residing in this city. The funeral drrangements are incom- plete, but the burial will he in view cemetery in this city. 1son. of her Fair- Grace Marron. Grace Marrdn, (he one daughter of Mr. and Mr: rof 0f 100 Clark strec night.. The funeral wa ernoon and burial:was Catholic cemetery. month old Hugh Mar- died Satur held- this in the ay art- new Frederick O. Anderson. Following a short illness with diph- theria, Frederick Oscar Anderson, T year old son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles P. Anderson of 50 Commonwealth venue, succumbed yesterday morn- ing., His case had not been regarded as Serious until Saturday. His par- ents, one brother and {wo sisters sur- vive him. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, privately. TItev. Dr. §. G. Oh- man, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, was in charge and burial was in Kairview cemetery Olga Drachenberg. Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon for Olga_Drachen- bers, the infant daughter of Mr. rs. Frederick Drachenberg, 2 len street, who died vesterday noon. Interment wil] be in cemeter, and 56 Al- after- Fairview | \POLICE HEL The assistance of the mient was asked this afternoon by Con- #able Georse A. Stark in ejecting Peter Wrena from his store 1 Broad street. Last Friday the consta- | ble served a writ for a §5,000 dumase | guit*igainst Wrona and the place was | placed under lock and key. "Today | Constable Stark visited the place and | gound Wrona inside. The latter stead- | tly refused to leave the place on ri’s command. He did. however, | eondescend to leave when the police | ‘\é!]. | STORK VISITATIONS. 1 ns have been born at the New tain General hospital to Mr. and | Joseph Martin of 50 Ellis street d M. and Mrs, Ralph Gould of 648 Main street. A son was born at institution today 'to Mr. and Mrs. : )lmc of 183 Washington TABLI police no CENSUS WORKERS TO BEGIN TASK FRIDAY Every District in Entire Gountry to Be Canvassed The 1ith decemmial census of lhe United States will be started Friday of this week in every state and terri- tory of the country. Under the im- mediate direction of Thomas J. Smith, supevvisor of the I distriet of Connecticut, census merators will call at every dwelling hous in New Britain and outlying districts to secure the information necessary to fill out the questions con- atined on the printed schedules. Questions covering the followinz points will be asked of every person in the United States: Questions to Be irst cens: enu- of Asked. Sex; i Color or race Age at last b Whether single, ms or divorced: Birthplace of person and birthplaces of father and mother, giving names of both country and province if foreign born; Occupation. speci profession, also which employved: Whether attending school: Whether able to read: Whether able to write:, Whether able to speak English: Whether home is owned or rent- ed, and, if owned, whether home is free of encumbrance or is mortgaged. Persons of foreign birth will be asked questions concerning these ad- ditional point: Year of immigration United States: Whether naturalized, and if the year of naturalization Mother tongue native guage. Every Farm to Be Visited. Census enumerators also will call at every farm in this community 1o cfure the information necessary to fill out the guestions contained on the agriculture schedule. Each farmer will be asked tions concerning the acreage value of his farm; whether he owns, vents or partly owns or partly rents the land he farms: the value of the buildings, machinery and implements helonging to his farm; the quantity o? all crops raised on his farm during the year 1919: and many other ques- tions which all possible farm operations. An absolutely accurate and com- plete census vitally concerns the wei- fare of this community and of every person living in it. The official pop- ulation for.the mext 10 vears will he Jdetermined by the census of 1920, thday: rried. widowed enumerated ing trade indust or in to the s0, or lan- ques. and cover ‘DISAPPOINTED, SHE DROPS MARRIAGE “Glad it Went No Further, Iather of Girl Whose Groom Failed Ier, Monson, Mass., Dec, 29.—AMliss Ruth M. XKeeney, the Bucknell university professor of Spanish, who was left waiting at the ehureh here Christmas ¥y when Dr. Wm. Grey Vermilye, of W York, failed to appear for their announced wedding, sald today she had closed the affair. Miss Keeney, with her Tatlier, George L. Keeney, returned to their home after an successful attempt to interview Dr. Vermilye at the New York hospital to which he wentfor treatment on the day he was expected to he mar- vied. They said they were still unable to explain Dr. V&rmilye's failure to ap- pear for the ceremony or his state- ment that he'first learned of the plans from some one else But with re- ports that Dr, Vermily second is alive and he is still merried to her, Mr. Keeney said he and his daughter relt they were ‘“well d of the whole matter, and very thankful that it went wiher.” Mr., Keeney said his daughter had an engagement ring given her by Dr. Vermilye and that the doctor had asked him for her hand in marriage during a visit here in September. Miss Keeney showed newspaperman the ring which she said was given her by Vermilyec He assured her, that free to marr a she Tie was R.obl)eré Get EOOO, But Overlogk $20,000 More Toledo. O.. Dec. 29.—Seven men today held up the People’s Bank at Ottawa Lake, Mich., and escaped wiith $7,000 in cash and Liberty Bonds after shooting Harman Rothfuss, the cashiev. In their haste the raidevs overlooked $20,000 in currency and bonds. Rothfuss was shot when he about obeving an orvder to up his hands. The bandits fled automobile hesitated throw in an REV. H. B. SLONT RESIGNS, Waterbury, bec. 29—Announcement was made here today of the tion of the Rev. Horace B. pastor of the IMirst Baptist take effect the last Sunday ruary, 1920. The Rev. Mr. been cilled the Baptist vention 1o beeome the field secretary in this state for the state board of promotion, the work of which posi- tion will take his entire time BUCKLEY DIES. Bridgeport. Dec. Jeremiah Buckley, 85, was found dead eariy lo- day in the cellar at 361 Gregory street. amination by Medical Examiner Garlick showed that his skull had b&en fraciured. It is believed that Buckley fell downstairs, resigna- Sloat church to in Ieb- Sloat has state by con- 29, un- | wifte | said, | 'ROUND-UP OF BOOT- - LEGGERS IMMINENT from IFirst | (Continued Page) i | for persons connected with the trafiic in poisonous liquor which has ri in the last few days in at deaths and many cases of serious i illness here ang. in nearby places. The death toll at an early hour today was divided as follows: Chicopee, 57, including two women; Holyoke, 10; Springfield, 4, including one woman; Hadley, 3: Greentield, 1, and Thompsonville, Conn., 2. Fourteen arrests of fhose alleged o have handled the liquor which was found to contain a wood alcohol base, have heen made and others were o pected. Most of the liquor shipped from Hartford, to other Connecticut { valley cities has heen accounted for the authorities say and they believed that a few more cases of illn would be revorted. Investigations conducted by tate and Jocal police have { many violations-. of - the law, was said, and expected on this score. stills, “kitchen bars” and private stocks from which .sales had been made were discovered it was reported. District Attorney J. B. Ely an- nounced this morning that he would take immediate steps for the extradi ‘tion of the men arrested yesterday in New Haven whom he charges with } murder in having charged the deaths of five persons. Marshal A. T. Caron of Chicoree is in New Haven now | with necessary warrants. With him are Col. A. F. Toote. head of the state department of public safety and two state detectives, T. E. Bligh and M. 8. Nelligan. Mr. Ely said he would take no steps to convene the grand jury to act in the case as the action would more properly be taken by h successor Chavles . Wright of Pitts field, who takes office this weck. Four men arrested Saturday charged with manslaughter in connec- tion with deaths attributed to the | drinking of liquor with a base of wood alecohol were arraigned in po- lice court here today. All pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $10,- 000 each. "Mhe cases were continued to January when the three others arraigned Saturday will come before the court again. Those arraigned today Louis Menard, porter in the Chicopee House, Joseph Garbic, bartender in the sa- loon of Thomas Oczwyski, Leopold P. Fredette. member of the liguor firm of Fredette and Tetreault, and Thomas Oczkwyski, saloon-keeper. A total of 58 deaths in the part of Connecticut valley was the record this morning divided as follows: Chicokee 38, Holyoke 10, Spring- field Haldley 3, Thompsonville, Conn . Greenfield 1. Ifederal Detective Manning said to- day that the three deaths in Hadley had been traced to a supply of liquor in Chicopee, five gallons having been sold to a Hadley dealer by Alexander Perry, proprietor of the American House. With the arrangement field this afternoon of four men charged with violating section three of the Volstead act the federal a thorities set the machinery in motion to pla responsibility for the manu- facture and disposal of the liquor. Those arraigned were: Harry Sha- piro of Springfield, Adma Ostrowski, a Chicopee undertaker; John W. Star- zKy, Holyoke liquor dealer, and John Nozarzowski of Chicopee. Shapiro is a baker and is charged with trans- porting the liquor. The others are charged with assisting Shapivo. WILL PRESS CHARGE ! OF MANSLAUGHTER Dec. The use of charges of manslaughter would hol which has killed 10 persons Chicago since Christmas, ject of a conference today between Maclay Hoyne, state's attorney, and Corvoner Hoffman. Mr. Hoyne said | charges of manslaughted would 2 pressed against all persons where evi- dence shows drink. “More than that”” he said. “they also will be prosecuted under the Illi- nois search and seizure law. This wholesale poisoning by bogus liquot must stop.” Charles Simski, west side saloonkeeper, who died last night, w the latest victim of the I which the police say was made in house and which also killed his wife and a guest. More than 100 bottles labeled “wood alcohol” were found in the basement of the saloon and th police believe that a number of peo ple who died within the last fow & in the neighborhood, supposedly heart disease, were really victims wood alcohol poisoning from Simsk liquar federal, revealed prohibition arrests were Alany illicit it s are in Spring- bev- be in Chicago, | his Thompsonville Dealer Pleids. Thompsonville, Dec. Leonard Montana, a liquor dealer. pleaded guilty today to the charge or makin an illegal sale of liguor on Decembe 12, Sentence was delayed until Friday Wwaiting possible acticn by the federal authorities in connection with wood al- cohol cases. His bond was fixed at $1,000. The arvest followed the two deaths from woed alcohol poisoning ! here. Montana bought five gallons of i so-called whiskey in Hartford and this | mixture ix believed (o have caused tne deaths and also made two persons ill The actual sale was to another keeper. John Vigmont, another liquor dealer | charged with illegal sale. could not ap | bear in cowrt as he is i1l from poison- ing saloon IN WATERBURY. 20 —Two BARRELS Dec. alleged TWO Waterbury, the whiskey to Universal Barber Shop 4 First Class Artists to Serve You, | 213 Main St. bavrels been mop— of have Vinade at | i quintette and the lo s the sub- they sold wood alcohol to | concoction | ays the Poi- have still of Domenick rotti in Weswville reached Witerbury . department locate the ness or death due liguor been city as yet. OPERATORS MEET TO DISCUSS STRIKE are said to The local police cffort to cases of siek- is using cvery No to partaking of the d in this poison have covered Will Decide Attitude to Adopt Toward Findings of President Wilson's Communication. Chicago, Dec. 29.—Representatives of coal operators in the soft coal fielas met here today to discuss the attitude to be adopted toward the tindings of the commission appointed by President Wilson to adjust wages niiners after settlement of the nation- wide strike, The operators as: not committed themselves to ac- cepting or endorsing any decision the president’s communication may reach, Most of the mine owners opposed any raise in miners’ wage above the 14 per cent. set by Dr. Garfield. former fuel administrator. which hecame the preliminary wage advance when the strike was settled at Indianapolis. by Attorney General Palmer and the union leaders. They countended that any increase wages above the 14 ver cent. would raise the of pro- duction and finally consumer would be obliged to pay a higher prica for coql Cleveland Hold-ilp Men Make $75,000 Clean-up Cleveland, O., footpars cash and ing this was ings of recent have t that they as in the cost the “ Dee. 29.—Two armed cscaped with £10.000 in $65.000 in checks in hold-up in the downtown morning of James carrying the money ud Jean company The bandits, were ley and when hurled him caped with money. a section Hoduf who from sy - to bank waiting an al- Hoduf by they the sidewallk o5 satchel a in passed to and a containing the $1.500 ATTACHMENT Freund Brii Against . Peu Lowis Civil Wro Louis Freund of Hartford, through his attorney, Harry H. Milkowitz, has brought suit against Peter Wrona for the recovery of money for groceries. Constable Fred Winkle attached prop- erty of Wrona for $1,500. The writ is returnable before the city court the third Monday in January. Action ARBUCCI IS BACK. A d tichard- son arrived back in this city this aft- ernoon with Anthony Arbucci, who nted in connection with a stabbing affray on December 7. at 56 Ghurch street. As a result of the'fight, Paul Bucco "died last Wednesday at the New Britain General hospital Detective Sergeant TO REMODEL SALOON. A permit was granted the Walkover company fo make repairs to (he amount of §2,000 upon the store for- merly the Park IHotel cafe hut which is soon to be opened.as a bhranch of the Walkover Shoe company. Interi- or and exterior improvements are in- cluded in the plans of the company NEW YEAR'S AT Y. M. C. New Year's Day theVY. M. C. will be obs guietly The doors will be open all day and a basketball game between the Syracuse Collegian 1l Y team will gymnasinum in the The game will undoubt- the best so far this season expected that many will at rved be staged in the evening. edly. be and it attend is CAUGHT AT CAPITOL 6£0. M. GREEN Nt @ follo Washington of it red capitol grounds in M. Green, @ pturcd the s¢ o discovery in Washington by the police rox passing prize. moto cyelist, ¢ Te, 16252 Auy Tour, Day or N TARRANT & HAFFEY UNDERTAKERS ht. | 33 MYRTLE st., East End Office, 15 Jubilee st., Tel. 1451-2, Attendant—Irec Use of Chapel. Taken for Upholsteri Lady Ovders ' PUNERAL DIRECTORS Andrews & Doolittie, Inc. THE FUNERAL HOMLE and Parlors 15 Walnut Street. Vfice Tel. 1(7”44I : * elephone- ! dar- | Gt | e FINANCIAL R WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.—The open- ing of today’s stock market was post- poned hy official action for half an hour becaus breakdown in the local subway system. First prices were higher in the main last week’s active movement in industrials being resumed. Steels, lcathers, coppers and grade rails were among the strongest features with American Woolen which led last Saturday’s spivited advance of special Rails were irvegular and shippings cased with several of active cquipnients. Wall Street, bee ) ) of a low issues. the The within market the first tins heing cancelled of rails and ship- of rails was probably the publication nu- merous statements of November ings which disclos and operating tobaccos also gave way and and cquipments reacted 1 to 2 points. General Motors forfeited its early advance hut other shaves of that class were steady FFurther unsetticment fore noon tighter money opening at 12 per 1:30 p. m.—Call loar 18 per cent at mid-day and s bid for time money for the horter dates, This precipitated wider selling of leading stocks except- ing coppers, which to 2 points on the increased the metals. Wall Street, per cent, money in the vallied rate receded to ing Noon irregular , many g heaviness clling ime very half hou on the pings. promipte of earn- large income 1o some of 2d losses Oils pressurc in net and steels he- call was created by money, ni advanced S to 8 1-2 to rose 1 demand for \ was established st hour but bstantially when 0 per cent. The Sules approximated of wnll some the clos- close maximum rou stocks - was heavy 30,000 shares New York Stock fixchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co. members of the New York stock Exchange: Dec. 29 High FTS VRS a4 4 14115 13 N 102 1919 Close 18 Low Allis-Chalmers Am Beet Am Can Am Car Am H & Am Loco Am Smelt Am. Sum Tob AN A A Am Woolen Anaconda Cop AtchT & S 1 . 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Wilson “low talk Boys' will His will time cheons are hus toucl of goods wi me 1o time by wd seal retailers in \n opport merchant huildin wethods il n Lrger wiy these Tuesday N CRASH. by Henry of Hartford in front of local man’s damaged steering; zear ned e on ahout Talk B (8 the ook, s ex- for club Talke with interest N he nen plans heir unity to g up o store zet- Mo- col- the ma- the No condition I own ! ity To Yield 8.509% WL Log PORT WELD. Leonard After band Succumbs ad Weeks' T+ Sulterer) wife imbia strect hospital poisoning. /, M¥s patient ine that time her regarded critical to the hospital followed| by a neighbor, of her husband’s critical: con-| dition on the morning of Decemiber I after they had retired, unwittingly leaving furnace in such a way allow poisonous fumes pe meate their apartment. . Mr, Leon- was discharged from the hospi- tal about two weeks after ficient improvement condition to warrant his had noted., The dec 61 veurs! of and Windsor, Conn. Surviving Land Hospital ness—Hu Mrs, Adelbert J A. J. Leonard died this a result of coal Leonard had Deceniber 4 Three Was ILeonard 103 Co in the Also 0 mornin a as been : and has removal discovery and her since heen Her the a as to to ard ago suf- in his release sed native heen age a of her. hesides the followir Carles Roy D.. William A Bradbury. Mrs. Delia Os- Mrs. Mabel Hoyt. "The be held Wednesday aftcr- o’clocls the chapel A. and will her sons hus- and te Ira are daughters, Herbert J., D., Mrs. B horne and [ Leon runeral will noon at Mortuary from Erwin ftev. H interment cemetery. Or TICKETS. 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