New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1922, Page 1

Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business ESTABLISHED 1870 MAJ. OPIE, WITHOUT CAUSE SHOOT PRIVATEAT VERDUN Charles E. Fox Of Rich- mond Testifies Before Senate Investigation Committee—Fegred To Make Complamt Accompanying Letter Says Man Was Running Away at Time and Officer’s Action Was Justified. Washington, Jan. 10.—Charles I, Fox, of Richmond, Va., testified be- fore a senate investigating committee that he saw Major Hierome 1. Opie, of Staunton, Va., shoot a soldier in the backs north of Verdun in 19 “The man shot w wearing the American uniform id IFox. "L w 150 feet away. As the boy was shot he threw his hands in the air and top- pled ()\"I I do not know if the man died. it Kane also saw the shooting. Ifox declared the | soldler was within six feet of the major when the shoot- ing took place, that he had approach- ed the officer and was moving off, “Do you know Opie?” Chairman Brandegee asked. Positive 1t Was Opie. “I was poSitive it was Major Opie There was much talk in the company -—Co. B, 116th infantry. The men wondered why the boy had heen shot, but they were afraid to ask about it.” “You made no complaint ?” “No sir; 1 was afraid. Asked why he did not report the | case to Lieut. Moring of Richmond, 170X said “That guy would shoot me; he | wouldn't take any foolishness | | Letter 1s Read. IPox gave Chairman Brandegee letter from Moring written from Ca per, Wyo., saying he was “sorry to hear about Major Opie.” I'ox did not want all the letter read, saying it contained “some rough stuff.” “I am used to rough stuff in this | case,” the chairman paid. \ |Has | has torn up the prom | clude | many. | ask The letter quoted Moring as saying he had heard the soldier was running away and that Opic wd o right to shoot, and advised Iox not to say an thing about the casc “unless you ac -l ually saw the shooting,” adding that | rumors did not stand up in court. Witness 1s € Janging the table, w Opie shoot. “1 saw it with & n that Opie chairman. “Well, I don't,” IFox declar Assails Lawyer When John A. Cutchins of mond, Va., connsel for Major took the witness stand, 1%x right after the lawyer. “T know what you want to do" he exclaimed, shaking his finger. “You| are trving ln make a fool of me. You can't do i Cutchins tried to fix the the alleged shooting. How do you know so much about ,"" 170x shouted. “You were hac headquarters, 30 miles away.” “I was where duty sent me,” said Mr. Cutching, who w attached to the 20th division headquarters “Why were you behind the that morning!" C'utchins asked. “By orders I had been ordered to get back and destroy grenade: Other Testimony Complete records in the American soldie hanged after conrt-mi n France were cablea immediately to the war department, | Col. Walter Bethel, assistant judge advocate general, in the army testi- fied, | tain. | ox shouted that | he own eyes," Moring's letter he believed | was justified, said the Rieh- Opie, went exact day of th at lines cases of Names of men iged not given to the press out of consideration for relatives, the witness said. Touching on the case of Benjamin King, of Wilmington, who ac- cording to pre killed by orde Smith, an officer in prison guard, Col. Dethel reiterated that available war department records “indicated” that King was killed in action or died of wounds. No evi dence he said had heen obtained to support the charge t King ws murdered and information to this e fect has been conveyed to his family. There were several references to Frank H. Boiled” Smith, who | Col. Bethel had been sentenced to three imprisonment for cruelty to prisoners, Scnator Watson asked that Repre sentative Johnson, republican, South Dakota, who had ed in the house it probably was true that soldiers at the front had heen shot by their of- ficers because they had hecome de- | mented or showed cowardice he sum- moned. Col. Bethel said that while he had no personal knowledge of such shoot- ing, “it may have happened.” were a Marquis Okuma of Japan (ets Posthumous Honors Tokio, Jan. 10* (By Associated Press)-—Marquis Okuma who died early today, has beenbgiven posthum- ous honors by Emperor Yoshihito. He is given court rank junior grade, and is decorated with the grand cor- don of chrysanthemum with collar, in recognition of his services for the state HANNA IN HOSPITAL. William W. IHanna, the well known local sportsman, is a patient at the New Diritain General hospital, suffer- | lng from pleurisy. | | brought before the NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, DISTRUST OF BRIAND GROWING IN FRANCE Torn Up Promises Made to the Senate and Chamber, Press Alleges selated Press) the 10 (By A Attacks on P'remier French press increase in severity and is | Paris, Jan, Briand by distrust of England grows as more Kknown about the agreements being! reached at the supreme ing in Cannes, in former [tion extended to the United States by council meet-| CONNECTICU U. 5. UNDEGIDED BUT RUSSIA IS ANXIOUS Soviets Desire to Send Delegation | to Economic Gonierence | LENINE WILL NOT ATTEND, s for His Personal Safety if He Leaves Country, But Will Send Rep- sentative With 1'ull Authority to Act For Him, Washington, Jan. 10. the I'ress)—An - (By As- sociuted authoritative statement was made following tods cabinet meeting that no decision had Pre Harding and his advisors regarding theyinvita- been reached by ident the allied supreme council to partici- pate along with Russla and Germany in the European economic conference to be held at Genoa in March, Andre Tardien writing the the Clemencean's new organ wtional which appears for Premicr Echo N first time today, tribe captioned *The M. Tardieu says in the article “In four days Dirland has aggravat-| ed frremediably the situation created | during the past year by his policy ,um\ s he made in| and Mmm»‘ leads off with o Cannes Retr smber to the senatc [that |the have IFigaro Premier Briand appears to few friends in the pre The echoes the Hcho National. The! Franco-British agreement would not in itself be a bad thing, it s | adding: “Iar from it; policy ought not to he serfous « culties exist land and France. They solved, hut must not be I “France .|rn|tm'~ ish aliiance but doc it for the sole xxx When with another one does him to disarm if one but his force adds to yours. tentions of Lloyd George ing since he only cons with an enfeebled I but prestidation and confused. Very between Eng can be juggled.” desires the Brit- is sincere ents to unite PUBLIC WORKS MFETING Department May Recommend crease Salary of City Budget Not Up. public at A works will be held this evening |the office in City Hall. ters will be . discussed. planned to bring up the estimate until a later meeting. 1t is probable that the board recommend an in of City Engineer ph D. Williams so that the proposed increase can be | meeting of the board of It s din- | ‘I‘I(‘ul\;ll re- | ticipated. not want to con- benefit of Ger-| one allies oneself | not first of all | The in-| re disquiet- | Engineer— | Routine mat- | wot | proposed | will | the salary | Russia Ih'llghlml Moscow, 10;—(By the ed Pr Soviet Russia 1ly send a delegation to the inter- | financial and economic con- | ference, in response to the invitation | from the allicd supreme council, but it | is doubtful whether Premier Lenine | nimselt will attena Rtusslan's reply to invitation states | the question of appointment of Russian delegation will be solved by an extraordinary sitting of the in-| ternational executive committee. The reply says further that even if Premier | Lenine should not be able to attend | the conference because he is over- loaded with work, chiefly concerned with the famine crisis, the Russian delegates’ power would be equally as authoritative as if Lenine himselt par- | Bl Russian Delegation Inner soviet circles are said to fear that Lenine would face great personal danger if he were outside of Russia. The Russian delegation will prob: bly he headed by M. Litvinoff and will nelude Leonid Krassin, soviet trade | representative and M. Hogdaneff chief | of the economic. | 7 N New Smallpox Cases in Bridgeport Bridgeport, Jan. 10.—Four new cases of small-pox were reported to- | day making the total Mrs. Ellern I Hawley, teacher in the Elias Howe hool, was one of the new cases, All | said to be mild. They are from fone of the city. Four are seattered sec New Foundland Schooner Now Gnven Up for Lost 8., Jan. 10—The schoon- er Iflora A, 770 tons, of Harbor Buffet, N. I%, with her crew of six men was given up for lost today in maritime | circles. She left Georgetown, P. E. L, | November 22 for Harbor Buffet and | nothing has since been heard from Halifax, salary committee. her. Man Who Dodged Polic e Two Years, Thinking Himself Murderer, Finds Victim Didn’t Die RABBI HALPERN TO SPEAK AT BANQUET Will Ad- Prominent Jewish Leader dress Jehuda Halevi Lodge Tomorrow Night. |Hounded by Guilty (,‘on-f science, He Surrenders as: Wife Slayer, Then Learns Happy Truth. Honolulu, Jan. 10.—After living the Among the many speakers at the | banquet and ball of the Jehuda Hal-| evi lodge to be held tomorrow nigh at Turner hall will Rabbi Harry | Halpern of the Jewish Communal | er of Brooklyn, N. Y. The Rabbi | the youngest rabbi ordained in America. Although now only 25 years old, he occupies the pulpit of the most influential temple of Brook- lyn. After graduating from the City College of New York with honors, he took his Master of Arts degree at Col umbia. He then attended the Hebrew Union Seminary and finished the course there when 21 years old. About this time a notice was re ceived at the seminary that a new | congregation was examining appli- | cants for the position of rabbi. The impression made by Rabbi Halpern W ich that the congregation after hearing his sermon immediately pledged $250,000 for a house of wor- ship. Besides heading the congreg tion he is known as a lecturer on lit- erary matters. His lectures on *“Mod- ern and Ancient Dramatists’” were fa- vorably commented upon by metro- | politan newspapers and are always well attended. He also finds time to | head the Brooklyn Literary society, | the Joymakers, the Paragon club, and others. Rabbi Halpern was the guest of the | local lodge \(. year, and the impres- sion he made was such that the mem- bers insisted uwm again asking him | to he the leading speaker tomorrow night. Other guests at tomorrow's ban- quet are Archibald Hillman of Wo coster, Hon. Charles Hartman of New | York, Hon. J. H. Ullman of New Ha- | ven ker of Springfield, and | othes » will be dancing follow- | ing the banquet. The affair promises to be the most prominent Jewish event of the ye; i be w DOCTOR IS SENTENCED. Atlantic City, Jan. 10.—Sentence of from two to seven years in state's prison at hard labor was imposed to- day on Dr. Willilam H. Brickler, Jr, convicted of performing an illegal op- eration on Miss Rhodesia Davy, a| Massachusetts girl, in his sanitarium | near here. A {a murder, lalive four |tra life of a fugitive from justice for two | ars and a half ana finally confess 'in}:: A, that the wife he thought he had learned today slain was seen the supposed | there The shot had missed months after that | charge against him. thought killed her mark Gatherell da declaring in July 1919, he had n no | fatal event, and is he | its surrendered last Thurs- e had killed his wife | in New York lmlh‘\ll\},’ faithless while he “.|<| absent overseas. He fle Jjoined the army and later was transferred here. |The feeling that he was being pur- sued caused him to surrender, A cablegram today from New York said Mrs. Gatherell was seen allve in November 1919, SWIN DLFR AT WORK GROCER IS CHEATED Stranger Obtains $8 at West Main Street Store Through an Ancient Trick This Morning. A slick stranger worked an old time |game at the Miller Olson store at 446 West Main street this morning, | obtaining $8 as a result. The stranger on entering the place ordered goods to the value of $12 to be delivered at a house at 14 Com- monwealth avenue and tendering a check for $20 in payment. The clerk made the required change giving the man $8, and the latter left the store at once. The |thought occurred to the clerk to as- |certain whether the check, which was made out to Fred John Martin on the Commercial Trust company, was good hefore delivering the goods. The bank officials notified him to the con- and man in | It is claimed that the has worked the game at Plainville recently. same places | hoit, stopped the Wrank H. Gatherell private, | | o'clack T, TUESDAY, JANUARY THREE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL BUS KILLED 8 Others Injured in Grade Crossing Tragedy FATALITY AT VAN WERT, 0. Nine Vietims Are in Serious Condi- | tion—Driver Failed to See Train on Account of Heavy Fog Which Ob- | scurbed Vision, an Wert, dren 0., Jan, Killed injured hit Pennsylvannia fast freight three cast of here, Nine of the children were seriously | injured. ‘Twelve were only slightly in- jured and were taken to their homes The accident occurred at a crossing just half a mile from the centralized school. The bus driver, Joseph Over- bhus at the crossing, got out and looked up and down the |tracks. Not sceing the appronching [train because of the heavy fog, he started to drive across the track when | the engine struck the hus. | Twenty-four children were in the | s, 10.. instantly today by chil- 21 a Three were and others were when school bus was an easthound | miles CIVIL WAR VETERAN PASSES AWAY TODA Frederick €. Scharfi, One of City's Best Known German Residents, Dies at Hartford Hospital. Frederick (. Scharff, of 144 Rock- well avenue, one of the oldest and | best known German residents in this | city, died at 11:45 o'clock this morn- ing at the Hartford hospital. He un- derwent an operation at the institu- tion last Saturday. He was born in Germany and came to this country when a young man, locating in New York. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Co. E Sixteenth | New York Heavy Artillery, .wrvlng throughout that memorable conflic He came to this city about 50 year ago, where he engaged in the car- penter trade for many years, and la- ter was emploved at the Landers Frary and Clark company. He retir- | ed from active work about five years | ago. He was a member of Stanley Post, G. A. R, but had no other fra- ternal affiliations. Surviving him Elizabeth Sch |the Misses Mar, are his wife, Mr: three daughters, Isie and Gertrude Scharff, and two sons, Clarence and John T, Scharff. He was a member of St. Matthew's German Lutheran church. PATRICK HART Resident Well Known Local Dies | Larly This Morning at St. Francis’ Hospital. 182 Patrick Hart, aged 63 years, of Sexton street, died at 2:30 o’clock this morning at St. Francis' hospital at Hartford, in which he was admitted | last Friday. He had been in failing | health for about a yes Mr. Hart | was born in this city, and spent his entire lifetime here. He worked for | many years as a polisher at the P. & | F. Corbin concern, and was also em- ployed at times at the New Dritain Machine and the Malleable Iron companies. He was also for a time a janitor at the Smalley school. Surviving him are three sons, Thonras Hart, of this city; John Hart, of Little Falls, N. and William | Hart, of Manchester; eight daughters, | .. James O'Brien, and the Misses Anna, Katherine, Mildred, | lice, Helen and Claire Hart; a sister, | Mrs. James W. Manning, and nine | grandchildren, He was a member of | the Foresters of America and the Woodmen of the World, The funeral will = be held Thursday morning church, The burial Mary's new cemete at at will .\‘1‘. Ma be in St. SALARY HEARINGS SOON | Commissions Will Be Given Oppor tunity to Show Canse Why Adjust- ments Should Not be Made. Hearings on salaries will start the latter part of the week, Chairman A 1. Eichstaedt announces, and will continue until such time as all boards and department heads have been heard. | The committee members have been | approached with requests to “adjust” | salariey to present conditions, some | of them report, but the boards have shown a disposition to continue the present wages along. During the hearings they will be given an opportunity to show cause rednctions should not be made effective. 'The only salary in which an increase will be sought is that of chief engineer in the fire department. why COOLINC \' w. ‘\\"I. GTON Washington, Jan. 10.—Vice-Presi dent Coolidge left here to cago, where he is scheduled to speak tomorrow before the Hamilton club. - % THE WEATHER. e Hartford, Jan. 10.—Forccast for New Britain and vicinity: Not quite so warm tonight and unsettled followed by snow or rain by carly morning or on Wednesday. r I | — Moore, | moment | stopped | pled for life. 3,6 | partment propriation |ing the past | that ews of the World By Associated Press THREE CENTS 'Ul;l(llulu.\ I'A(,]').\'. X’HI(‘IQ 2 10, 192 GRIFFITH IS NAMED PRESIDENT OF DAIL AS DE VALERA AND FOLLOWERS WALK OUT PROTESTING NOMINATION EIGHT HOUR DAY AND ~ NEW FIRE HOUSE ON C:binet Is Immediately EXTRA PAY COMES UP ALLEN 1. PLANNED Prcposed, With George G ven D fiy As Mizise B()(ud Re- ceives Protests of Rail- ter Of Forelgn Affairs— "road Clerks Today C Ili s Heidi Finance |Message From Pope Bene- His Holiness Re- joices That Agreement Has Finally Been Reached ‘()\ Vi Hay, ~l.,,, g Considering | -‘I{ Lay, D, ")\\, ““l u,,‘ |Railway Lahor l{‘i Stanicy 10, —Extra f comimissioners the points Jan, or pay §=hour Chicago, will withi probihly the consummite duys for heast pur overtime deal | the work and day n cither orner of Allen and the erection of a new resolution was introduced several in the common fire board to make and include item tion in next year's budget Angelo M g0 of the werd principal sought by | o L et | dict Says railroad clerks in controversies over SI8Y WirAGLA or rehouse A months the rules of the clerks national agree- ment which for the U. S. Railroad Labor ey b orderin today. The board expected RO A plete its draft of new rules within two | weeks and promulgation of a new set| g0 of rules to replac the agreement o e sixtl ward brot he matte 0 " made under federal control is 100ked | yontion of (1 \]'_':v' % ‘“' "( e for by February 1 : P, JETpe | i of the fire co ssio esterds 0 Bight rules of the old 8 DG U BRIV RRIRYR RS AT affect the clerks pay and L at last night's meet- have been the subject of the RSl ’:f:il‘xhf;i:f.-";::flul,y.\i disagreement in negotiations during | ot I It the last few months. Like the na-| 'O WGetne supplied today | tlonal agrecments of other groups of |y ' it SO0 (SRR O railroad employes the clerks' agre PRy Bousd \ e "‘ A »‘u‘“-ml-r|.|‘\ ment was ordered replaced by new | Foon oo Im’-“:‘ Iv (Bi rutes which the bhoard directed the| 6 CVEHCEY RADANY ud shh employes and the carriers to draw up i1 ©© U b Toaloniahin L by agreement. The disagreements | RGNS detail no action was ruling from such negotiations were re. | ©2k€n. An item -of $500 re- el [ pairing the old stone quarry on Stan- Vorty-four roads submitted dis- | ¢ stre ,'1 .VY,‘. use 18 a drill tower has sgreerents on Rule 57, oailipg fop| 080 included, The Doedrd wiil time. and one-half. pay after 8 hours'|SXpend, if the finance board approves, work, which the clerks wish con-|?18:000 for & chemical pump and tinued. ILight roads have agreed with “P8ine. ; their clerks to pay pro rata time gfter| 3Xclusive of 8 hours but other carriers are asking | Anumerated; the no extra pay for the 9th hour, ynn sata for the 10th and time and one-| half only after 10 hours.’ The large | majority of the carriers desire to abol- ;”"’ ver. Repr Capt. Michael Butler of Company 3, stated that of the men ob- jeet to paying per cent. to that fund and he felt that one per cent of wages would he more acceptable. A committee of two oners to act with Captain Dutler was named, For Ensuing Year at Meeting | (o committee to prep: recom- mendations for the next meeting. Harry S. Wetmore, Stephen and Theodore Wilson were place | the pension list An increase In the s were up for consideration counetl sucl s 3oard to com- an for st Assoclated was elected Eireann toda and his follow= the vote was against the 10 (By Arthur Griffith the Dail Valera while Dublin, Jan, P'ress) ident Samon walked being taken, in protest nomination of Griffith. Speaker Mace | Neil put the motion for Griffith's elece |tion, and he was unanimously chosen, Picks New Cabinet. Griffith A the appointment of the following inet Minister of hrm'vv e, Michael Collins. Foreign af- an Duffy. Home af- J. Duggan. local gove William T. Cosgrave. icon= iryvan O'Higgins. Dee Mulcahy. Nominates. nomination fter the session, s mattery Ireland was with ain charged the ructionist tactics re was to create Ireland was still al of De 0! pre agreement these rules greatest ors out discussed Sinee nothir was be move il ot for crnment, omic affairs, fense, Richard Collins Griffith was placed in Michael Collins, shortly also by beginning of the stood said Collin out a leader. He oppositiod with oy and declared its d the impression that unfriendly to England and to dis- credit the supporters of the treaty. The pr nt course of the Dail, if per- sisted in, would give England an ex- cuse for remaining in Ireland he de- clared, the it and as items now repairs budget r $13 al meeting will he to take action on matters which - have a 56.50 held Jan- some of been laid senting the fire pension hoard, Sixth Page) ' No. (Continued ' NATIONAL BANK DIRECTORS on some Election Opposed. The move to elect Griffith was op- ed by John Maclntee who said he ioned the wisdom of putting up, in Griffith, a man who was bound by his signature to the treaty to wreck the Irish republic. He declared no man who had signed the peace agree= ment should be president of the Dail, It was proposed to do gratuitously in carrying out the treaty what John [ Redmond was coerced into doing in 1914 added MacIntee, De Valera Asks Question. samon De Vale asked Griffith whether he intended, if elected, to act s the executive of the republic. The Dail Eireann, he said, was representa- [tive of the republic and of nothing |else. not established hy Ithe treaty the struggle | for the republic would continue. “This body” added DeValera “has no right to & 1way its powers un- lless it is established as a republican | government.” Griftith Charles Burge declared Grif |agreement not cor All Members of That Board Re-elect- po ed a Today. The annual election of directors for | the New Britain National bank took place at a meeting held this noon at which all those in the offices for the engineer from $2,7 past vear were re-elected. They are |nianimously follows: jommended to J. Sloper, E, N, Commissioners ijer Walter, Charles Glover, witz will appear hefo 1. H. Davison, 1. S. committee in support of George W. Traut, A. I, Corbin, mendation. Figures were pr H. C. M. Thomson, Arthur show that chief’s of smaller depart- Kimball, 1. C. Noble, Gco, T. Kim-| ments receive as much or more than ball and Walter H. Hart, the amount paid the present chief. lary of $ will rec- committee, and the the vote he as the Stanl H. 8 K J. B. Minor, Chambe re nted to e was ne deelared Chicago Youngster, .9 Years Old, Tries To Commit Sutcu{e After Hts Pet Dog Dtes He BIG FAMILY PROVES MLYNARSKI'S SAVIOR Acensed. s following De th had is | Valera broken the to sign a treaty until the complete document had been submitted to the Irish cabinet. “No matter what undertaking Grif- fith gives now 1 oppose his election® he asked. “I Want to Die Too,” Sobbed—Will Live, But ! May Be Crippled for Life. Except for Them, Judge Would Have Mith Takes Stand. s Answering the guestions of the op= position, Griffith id that if elected he would use his position to give ef- feet to the constitutional vote of the Dail to carry out the terms of the treaty. My for whether ( cutive Tmposed Jail Sentence In- 53 3 stead of 3209, Chicago, Jan. 10.—Nine Russel Mueller today is in a hospital with a self inflicted bullet wound in his right thigh. He shot himself after his pet Boston terrier “Peggy” died yesterday. I want to die too” Ru sell sobbed. Last night a policer visited the lad’s home. He took his pistol from its holster and tucked it behind a cushion on a davenport Then he with the boy's mother and other guest went into the libra A later the crash of a shot their laughter. They found the boy crumpled on the floor, the big police pistol in his hand Doctors fear the leg hones a tered and that Russell will be crip- year old i h father of support, withheld case seven JTudge | Ve of Stanley second vio A [t he is children who need B W. Alling today sentence in the Miynarski, charged with lation the $200 and costs was im pose The used and Ignacy arrested in the old Tutlis Lafayette strect, two we Policemen Patrick O'Mar homas Feeney. Gwizda charged when it proved was not ner 1 family narski was given faith by dismantling of business, u vill start to work in tactory short the court formed by Lawyer I’ I° who represented him ADVOCATES YACCINATION Health Department Head Advises use De era continued to press definite answer to his question fith would act as the exes the republic. The republic of Treland” replied fith, “remains in being until the state comes into being and there any opportunity to put the question before the electorate.” Griffith said the Dail had approved the treaty and that it must be car- vied into effect. Therefore he added, “we must have a provisional govern- ment.” Miss \ liquor laws ine of in of Gwizda : aloon s ago nd dis- were f wis that was he moow of the place My Cause onditions show a t getting local was in- Mchonough, L week his bar or He did both Mary MacSwiney said Griffith had made it clear he intended to get Lloyd George to endorse the Dail ag the provisional government The Dail resumed its sitting o'clock with the reading hy John MaeNeill of the cable v from Cardinal Gasparri, on be- ha Pope rediet wying his | 11oliness rejoiced with the Irish peo- [ ple at the agreement that had been j reached, and sent his blessing to them Re- at 11:. Speaks mes- 00 DO GET CHARITY IN YEAR OF 1921 er s 3 of B¢ Board's Appropriation of $68,000 Was Pro- Greatly Exceeded, Expenditures ventive for Small-pox—Cases (Continued Thirteenth Page) POISON KILLS FIVE | Death Dealing Liquor is Fatal to Hos on Nearing $112,000 Mark. ported in Bridgeport. The expenditures of the charity de-| ¢ will go far beyond the ap- this year, figures con- tained in monthly reports intendent Willlam Cowlishaw indicate, and it is expected that they will reach $112,000. The appropriation was $68,- 000, During the calendar year 3,633 per- | sons were given aid. Rents were paid lin 1,226 cases. Coal orders were given out to the number of 794 and shoes were given to 504 children. Superintendent Cowlishaw is work ing on the budget for next year. A gradual betterment of conditions dur- few months Indicates the amount necessary for next year's work will not be as great as that expended this year, he feels. | tonnage des- | made public today showed quarters| tons of unfilled orde and | cemher $1. This is The | November's unfilled [ talled 4,260,542 tons. guard ainst of Lee, o a possible brgak small-pox in this city ot Stper. | 1red superintendent of h advised vaceinations and | at has his oftice in City Drink it—=Sailors s, supply of vaceine Hall which is availabie he department ready W way it ean be of service, superintendent states Dr. Lee reports that there eight cases of that dis in Bridgeport IMive patients arve children and the maining three adults. In every those taken down with the ¢ not vaecinated cases there were vaceinated persons in a family, the other members of which were taken ill, he stated S, STEE York, Jan report of the 1 boken Men Who for physic to in Under Suspicion, the is assist over _ FFive men poisonous the sail« Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 10 died today from grinking liquor. The authorities believe liquor had been from ors on incoming steamship, The vietims were Emil Lange, a sa- loankeeper: Rudolph rle and Paul Schmidt, who hoarded at Lange's house; Henry Offen and William Rer- gen, boarders at lodging houses near the water front The e ase obtaine v 1 in dlis- nee and in some were i REPOF The S police believe that James Sheehy, a longshoreman, who died in | Je City urday froni drinking \ |.m\nn(mu liquor, obtained it from the | same sailors who sold it to today's vie tims. "he police \started to search piers and steamships here in an effort to lprv\k‘lll further sales. U FIRE AT SUB BAS] Panama, Jan. 10.- Solo submarine base last night troyed the bachelor office and the torpedo control school damaged the other buildings. loss is estimated at $70,000. 10, monthly ecl Cor, S414 s on De- mn ing rom orders which to- Ifire in the Coco E 4 ind