New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1922, Page 1

. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business ZSTABLISHED 1870 NGLAND OFFI NEW BRITAIN HERALD | NEW BRITAIN, kJ()NNE ALLY OUT AND ADMINISTRATION OF IRELAND BY IRISH IS ON Crowd Outside Dublin Castle Cheers Lustily As Collins And Staff Arrive To Take Charge Of Affairs Meantime British Troops Make What Is Probably Their Final Appearance On Old Erin’s Soil. Dublin, Jan, 16 (By Associated Press)—The governmental powers for Ireland as vested in the Tritish au- thorities at Dublin castle were turned over today to the provisional govern- ment of Ireland as constituted last Baturday under the Anglo-Irish treaty. The transfer was made by Viscount Fitzallan, the lord lieutenant, in the i bottle of liquor on his persen. LOUOR VIOLATORS $200 and Costs Handed Out By Judge Klett in Police Court Two fines of $200 and costs each were handed out in the police court this morning by Judge Klett in the cases of two men who were l'qmld guilty of violating the liquor laws, The first case was that of Thomas Bachetti of 213 Washington street. Sergeant William €. Hart and his vice squad visited Bachetti’s house Saturday, and found several gallons of alcohol, The immediate arrest was brought about through the act of the police in stopping Patrick Col- lins of Sexton street as he came out of the house and finding a pint milk Col- lins made an ineffectual attempt to escape from Patrolman O'Mara but was caught by Patrolman Keeney be- fore he could get away. privy council chamber, Crowd Checrs Wildly, The viceroy this morning awaited a telephone message in the viceregal lodge announcing that the new minis- try had arrived at the castie, but not until 1:28 o'clock this afternoon did the cheers of the crowd outside an- nounce the arrival of Michael Collins, Prof. John MacNeill, P, J. Hogan, Joseph McGrath, Kevin O'Higgins and William Cosgrave. Immediately afterward Viscount * Fitzallan, with two aldes, arrived and they all proceeded to the privy coun- cil chamber where the transfer of powers was effected. Tall of Dublin Costly. From an early hour today all ap- proaches to the castle were blocked by a good humored crowd watching for what was described as the fall of Dublin castle. The lower castle yard was an animated scene of visitors, journalists and photographers. The metropolitan police dealt in a friendly manner with all comers, and the aux- fliaries in uniform watched the pre; ceedings from their old quarters where they had examined so many arrested Sinn Feiners. 'Take Down Entanglements, Workmen were engaged today in dismantling the wire screens erected for the protection of the castle from attack. Ashes of burning documents were sprinkled over the spectators outside. In the upper castle yard, outside the vice regal apartments, a detachment of the Cornwall regiment, on guard for the last time, aent through their rifle drill. This was expected to be the final appearance of a British regiment and the troops were duly photographed as they marched off. Dublin Castle. Dublin castle, the ancient seat of Britisheauthority in Ireland occup about ten acres of ground, but e cepting St. Patrick’s hall, the apart- ments are small, and the building is of a motley and unimposing appear- ance. One exception to this is the chapel, a Gothic building of the early 19th century. The castle was orig- inally built in the first two decades of the 13th century and there are still some portions of the building that were constructed in this period. But nearly all of the structure is of the 16th century and later. MISSING ARPLANE IS LOCATED, ALL ARE SAFE New York to Miami Com- mercial Takes Refuge on Island of Bimini Washington, Jan, 16, — The com- mercial scaplane, New York, reported lost off the coast of Klorida has ar- rived at the Island of Bimini, south of the Bahamas, according to a re- port received by the navy department, Naval orders directing sub-chasers to search for this aerial cruiser have been rescinded. The New York has not been heard from since she left Friday afternoon for Bimini with five persons on board. The trip normally requires ahout one hour. The wireless message, relayed here by a Britlsh cruiser, said all the pas- sengers of the plane were safe, but some doubt was expressed as to whether the airplane referred to was the New York. Meriden Bakers Cutting Price of Bread Loaves Meriden, Jan. 16.—Price reductions of two cents on a pound and a half loaf of bread and of one cent on a pound loaf were announced by local bakers, effective today. The pound loaf formerly sold for ten cents and the pound and a haf loaf for 15. Cor- responding cuts in the prices of rolls, pastry, and cakes are also in effect. New Lo:d;n Man Dies From Gas Asphyxiation New London,' Jan. 16.—William I. Roe, 72, retired contractor, died from asphyxiation Sunday forenoon at his apartment at 14 Colt strect. He had risen to light a gas heater and then returned to bed, and fumes leaking from the heater overcame him as he Bachetti explained to the court that the reason he had the liquor on the premises was because a christening had been held at his home and he wished to celebrate according to the custom in the old country. He said he sold the liguor to Collins hecause he thought that he was a sick man. When asked why he had a gallon of alcohol hidden in the coal bin in the cellar, he was unable to give a satis- factory excuse and he was fined $200 and® costs. The other case was that of Peter Benis who conducts a music store and (Continued on Page Seven.) WARTIN ADNINISTRATOR Former Employer of “Al" Berg Ap- pointed At a Hearing in the Probate Court This Morning. Martin, wholesale to- bacco dealer, was appointed adminis- trator of the Heinricht Albert Berg ate at a hearing before Judge Ber- ard I°. Galfney in the probate court (his morning, He was Mr. Berg's employer at the time of Berg's death. The hearing was held because of a petition of Mrs. Josephine Donahue Berg of Plainville for letters of ad- ministration of the estate of her hus- band. It will be remembered that the news of Mr. Berg’s marriage to Miss Dona- hue 16 years ago in New York, was not revealed until the death of Mr. Berg a short time ago. Then, after the funeral, Mrs. Berg made known that she had been married to “Al” and they had kept the matter secret out of respect to Mr. Berg's aged mother who had, in years gone by, strenuously objected to her son's mar- riage. The aged mother of Mr. Berg re- fuses to accept the claims of Mrs. 3erg, and had herself sought the ap- pointment as administratrix, but upon the agreement of both parties, Mr. Martin was appointed. PUBLIC BREAD STORES Secking William . Mayor of Tiffin, Ohio, to Drive Down the High Cost of Liv- ing in His City. Tiffin, 0., Jan. 16.—Continuing his fight against food profitecrs and the high cost of living in Tiffin, Mayor Unger today established three bread stores, where hundreds of loaves of bread, brought from Toledo are being retailed at six cents a pound loaf. Tiffin bread retails at eight cents. Mayor Unger is buying the Toledo bread, freight paid at five cents. He declared he would use the cent profit to finance further probes to bring down the cost of living here. Vo Trace Found of Men Buried in Mine Cave-in Scranton, Pa., Jan. 16 Ithough 100 rescuers have been digging through the debris, no trace has yet been found of the three men caught last Friday in the cave-in at the national mine of the Glen Alden Coal Co. Hope that the missing men are alive practically has been abandoned. Seward E. Button, chief of the state mine bureau and four inspectors directed the rescue work Saturday.and yesterday. ALGORN WINS MOVE INMAULIFFE CASE Judge Thomas Grants Appeal to United States Supreme Court IS RETURNABLE FEBRUARY 19 Conference Scheduled For This Af- ternoon To Determine When Trial Will Begin — Accused Is Still At Hospital, Hartford, Jan, 16.—U, 8. Judge Ed- win 8. Thomas today granted the mo- tion of State's Attorney Hugh M. Al- corn in the appeal of the case of the state of Connecticut against Thomas McAuliffe, former chief federal prohi- bition enforcement officer, who |Is charged with violating a state law in having accepted a bribe of $1,600 to influence his conduct in office. The case is made returnable to the supreme court of the United States on Ifehruary 16. Gets To Federal Court The state's case again McAuliffe got into the federal courts on a writ of habeas corpus cum causa, which or- dered Mr. Alcorn, as state attorney, to produce McAuliffe inithe federal court, with the caftises against him, on the ground that McAuliffe, as a fed- eral enforcement agent, was an in- ternal revenue officer and on his own motion could have his trial held in the federal courts for an offense al- leged by the state to have been com- mitted under the cover of his office. Alcorn's Contention It was the contention of Mr. Alcorn the erime of bribery was not commit- ted by McAuliffe under color of of- fice but rather outside the perform- ance of the duties of his office. The motion to remand the case was de- nied and a latem motion by McAuliffe's counsel to quash was granted on the grounds of insufficiency of cause. It is expected a conference will be held this afternoon between Mr., Al- corn as special assistant U, S. attor- appointed by the attorney gen- of the United States to prosecute yribery case against Mc- ‘alnen and Judge Thom- as are to determine the physical con- dition of McAuliffe who is still a pa- tient at the Hartford hospital. Broker Is Accused of Embezzling From Public New London, Jan. 16—Gordon Fos- ter, representative of S. V. Green and Co., bond sellers, was held in $1,000 bond in police court today on a charge of embezzling §1,100 from local in- vestors. He was arrested Saturday night while trying to leave the city by automobile, after being given time to make up losses of complainants and thus avert proceedings SMALLPOX SCOURGE IS WORRYING BRIDGEPORT 50 Cases Already—20,000 School Children Are Being Vaccinated Bridgeport, Jan. 16.—1ifty cases of smallpox were listed today, this being an increase of a dozen since Saturday. Iorty of the patients are children, ‘Eleven physicians are under orders of the board to vaccinate the 20,000 children in the city school. This task will be completed by Thursday. Warner DBrothers Corset Co., today undertook the vaccination of all its employes. According to the board of health Miss' Helen Hawley, the teacher who is a patient, was vaccinated when a child, and none of the other patients ever was vaccinated. DIES lJ_EE’EOSlON One Man Killed Following Blow-Up In Atlantic Dyestuffs plant at New- ington, N. H. Newington, N. H., Jan. 16.—}rank ser of Portsmouth lost his life early today in a fire which followed an explosion at the plant of the At- lantic Dyestufis Co. His death was due to the fact that he failed to go to his lunch at the regular hour. An- other man whom I'raser had allowed to leave in his place was alive today as a consequence. The interior of building number two of the plant was burned out and con- siderable damage was caused in the loss of chemicals and equipment, Hartford, Jan. 16.—In accordance with the vote of the state American Legion executive committee to opposs the attempet interfere the ad- ministration of the state fund for the relief of needy ex-service men, the Legion has engaged Attorney Arthur 1. Shipman of Hartford to represent the organization in its' legal fight against a writ of injunction recently brought to restrain Treasurer Frank S. Butterworth from collecting a sal- ary for his work in connection with with slept. He leaves a widow, two sons, and three daughters. the fund. ATTORNEY ARTHUR L. SHIPMAN HIRED BY LEGION TO DEFEND BUTTERWORTH Will Fight Injunction Restraining Treasurer From Collecting Salary in Connection With Fund. sel for the city of Hartford under Mayors Louis R. Cheney and Willlam 1. Henney. He is a member of the law firm of Shipm®n and Goodwin and is a director of the Travelers Insur- ance Co., the Aetna Insurance Co., the Connecticut River bank and the Col- lins Co. A temporary injunction has been granted by Judge William M. Maltbie of the superior court restraining Treasurer Butterworth from drawing a salary of $300 a month as granted by a three to one vote of the state board of control under whose direc- tion the Legion administers the fund. Mr. Shipman was corporation coun- ! i DIES UNEXPECTEDLY | | Passes Away at Home of Her Daugh- ter In New York at Age of 72 Years, Mrs, Fannie Talcott, widow of the| late John Butler Talcott, of this city, dled suddenly this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter F, Hope, In New York. Death was due to | heart fallure. Although Mrs, Talcott was 72 years | of age her death was entirely unex- pected and comes as a distinet shock | to her many friends in this city. 8he was a resident of this city for 40 years, during which time she was a member of the South Congregatidn- al church, She leaves a stepson, George 8, cott, of Hartford; an? two daughters, | Mrs, Walter E. Hope, of New York, and Mrs. Phillip B. Stanley of this city. Eight grandchildren also sur- vive, Ifuneral arrangements have not yet been made, RAILROAD WIL AG HAVE DAYLIGHT Hartford, Jan. 10 schddutes of the N. Y H. R. R. will be advanced one hour on Sunday, April 9 to con- form to the daylight saving schedule in New York, This will be two weeks later than a similar change was made last spring. SERVICE CHARGE TO STAY IN NEW HAVEN Reduction in Gas Rates Likely—Mayor Seeks 5 Cent Car Fare New Haven, Jan. 16.—In reply to an inquiry from Mayor Fitzgerald as to whether or not a reduction in the price of gas was under consideration and also as to the continuance of the meter service charge the New Haven Gas Light Co. directors say that a re- duction had been under discussion. They feel, howgver, the reply states, that a service charge (without refer- ence to the amount) ‘“is reasonable and just.” Conditions, they say, do not warrant abandonment of the serv- ice charge. Mayor Fitzgerald said today that while a reduction in trolley fares was gratifying this action would not stop the city from going ahead with its request to the public utilities commis- sion for a five cent fare in New Ha- ven. St. Peter's Beneficiary in Enge) Will Offered for Probate Today—In- ventory Shows $14,891. A bequest of $100 is left to St. Peter's Roman Catholic church in the will of the late Ifrederick Engel, filed today in probate court. Elizabeth Hancock and Henry Engel, children of the deceased, are named exccutors. The sum of $500 is left to a grand- daughter, Lillian Coleman, the daugh- ter of William Coleman. A daughter, Klizabeth Louise, is bequeathed $400. It is explained that this bequest is made in consideration of special kind- nesses shown the wife of the deceased during her last illness by the benefic- fary in the will. The remainder of the estate is to be divided into three equal shares. Eliza- beth Louise Hancock is to receive one share, Henry Iingel the second and the third is to be placed in trust for a son, Frederick Engel of Meriden. The will was drawn October 11, 1918. An inventory of the holdings to the amount will shows of $14,591, most of which is represented in Lib-| erty Bonds and War savings stamps. SPRCTACULAR FIRE Portland, Me., Has $40,000 Blaze— | Ten Firemen Swept Off Their Feet by Hot Air Explosion, Portland, Me., Jan. 16.—Fifty guests of the New Chase House on Congress street were alarmed some- what today hy a fire which caused damage estimated at $40,000 to three small stores under the hotel windows and {o adjoining property. None was hurt. Ten firemen were swept off their feet by a hot air explosion. Tour others had a narrow escape when the roof of one of the small wooden buildings collapsed. To Come Up Tomorrow The suit of George LeWitt vs. James Cormican will come up in the court of common pleas tomorrow morning. The case has heen con- tinued several times. The litigation is one arising out of Mr. Cormican’s oc- cupancy of the Lycelim theater with a stock company two years ago. THE WEATHER. il Hartford, Jan. 18.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight; Tuesday becom- ing mnscttled. * GITY WILL ASK SIX GENT TROLLEY FARE P.U. . to Be Pelitioned for New Rate Within Two Mile Radins N0 TRANSFERS ~ EXPECTEL G,y Common Council Committee Presents Case to Governor and Receives Iy formation Which Results in Pro- Jected Step. After listening to lengthy arguments by the transportation committee of the common council, Lake dismissed thé committee shortly before noon today at the state capitol promising that he would give their statements his earnest consideration. Council to Act Wednesday. | As a result of Information brought lout it wasg decided to recommend to the Wednesday evening session of the ecouncil that a petition be sent the Public Utilities commission asking for a six cent fare, without transfers, within a radius of two miles. The prime motlve in the commit- tee's appearance before the governor was to bring about a reduction in trol- ley fares, the secondary motive heing to establish new lines where neces: either trolley or jitney. P. U. C. Partial is Claim. The committee acted on the Gov., Everett sug- seit a grievance, it being allezed that the Public Utilities commission 1d shown partiality in matters of tran portation and that New Britain's case was not given due consideration. 1t was argued that many of the trol- ley runs are shorter than ordinary runs and proportionate reductions in fare should be the order. It vas also brought out that some of the lines are in need of repair. The need of new lines was discussed informally. Gov. Lake Explains. %ov. Lake reminded that there has been a general reduction in trolley fares which is to become eff2ctive and asked that the committee take this into consideration. He stated that the Connecticut company is now going | through a probationary period. If it is proved that the company can fur- nish adequate transportation facili- ties then there is no need of re- placement; if, however, it cannot, then he felt certain that troll service would be supplanted Jitneys throughout the state. Those in Attendance. The following attended the confer- ence with the governor: Alderman A. M. Paonessa, Councilmen A. I*. Eich- by Edward . Hall and Representatives Richard Covert and Arthur N. Ruther- ford. THINKS HE SHOT AN FOUND WITH HS WIFE Irate Waterburian Not Sure Though—Says Woman Disarmed Him Waterbury, Jan. 16. — Polize were sent out this afternoon to get at the facts in a story related to them by a man who gave the name of Dominick Buzzuto, who surrendered himself. The man sald he lived at 2G5 Con- gress avenue, that this afternoon he returned home and found a man in his wife's company. He said he fired five shots at the couple and thought he hit both but the man and woman overpowered him and took the gun aw Then they ran out of the house. The police found four hullet lholes in a wall and a splash of blood on the floor of a room. DOUBLE SUICIDE PACT Chicago Girl Takes Own Life Satur- day—Her Swectheart's Lifel Body is Found This Morning. st. Louls, 16.—Thomas Clarkson, aged sweetheart of Miss Dorothy Kurtzborn, 18, who commit- ted suicide by taking poison in a v road station in Chicago Saturday was found dead in an alleyway here early today. Clarkson left two notes, one saying he and Miss Kurtzborn had agreed to end their lives if ever they were separated. Miss Kurtzborn was returning to this city from Chicago with her moth- er when she took the poison. Clark- son had been married but was sep- arated from his wife, who resides here. Jan. gestion of the common council to pre- | staedt and Harvey Walwrath, Senator News of the World By Associated Press PRICE THREE CENTS . PROTESTSENT TO HARDING MSES’ NEW QUARTERS 2 THE PUBLIC 220 '!l;,""' 53 t, 4, (,U'!_l-,, J |Receptis.., Completed ne eation Rooms on Thursday | There will be a public in the Nurses' home Thursday af reception 1o the recreation rooms of the on Hawkins street ernoon from 3 to 6 o'clock, and in the evening from | to 10 o'clock. A cordial invitation is | extended to the members of the Wom- | en's Hospital b nd all others in- terested to inspect the rooms on that | date, Tea will be served by members lof the committee, | The following will act as a recep- tion committee: Dr. Eben T. Reeks, chairman of the hospital hoard; Mrs. William €. Hungerford, Mrs. George W. ‘fTraut, Mrs, George T. Kimball, Mrs. Klisha H. Cooper and Miss Har- riet Beek, head nurse, The rooms have just been complet- ed, the building being an old home which has been renovated. It was found that the rooms were necessary and as they were the easiest to build, they were taken care of first. Part of the money which was collected in the I recent drive was used for the work. The interior decorating was done by Stephen Lawence of Farmington. He has the reputation of being one of the best artists in that line in the coun- try. His work gives the rooms the appearance of the results of.a large expenditure of money and effort, but, though the work not as expen- sive as it might lead people to be- lieve, it has been done with such ar- tistic taste that nothing has been left wanting to make the rooms as beau- tiful as possible. The committee in charge of the open house on Thursday, has been working hard to prepare for a large number of visitors, and it is hoped that many of the people of the city will avail themselves of this oppor- tunity to view the work that has al- ready been done towards a better bigger hospital. | on | RAILROAD WAGE CUTS |Today They Were Supposed to Be- come Effective, But Decision is With Railroad Board. New Haven, n. 16 'his is the date when a revised wage scale was to become effective in a number of de- partments of the N. Y. N. H. and H. rajlroad provided the reductions were agreed to by the employes. As the readjustments were protested confer- |ences have been in progress between |General Manager (. 1 Bardo and committees from the various groups of employ affected, which fact, it is understood, will throw final decis- ion into the U. S tailroad Labor board sitting in Ch £0. Some two l~nm4|x\4l shop employes out of about 5,000 laid off on Decem- ber 24 I‘f‘\llrnill to work last Monday but as yet no further announcement has been made of additions to that number. NEW POLITICAL PARTY “Roosevelt Progressive Party,” Organ- | ized at Springficld, L, ix Run En- tirely by Women. Springfield, 11, Jan. 16.—A new political party to he called the “Roose- velt I'ro, fve Party” and run enti Iy by women, filed incorporation pa- |pers today. The incorporators are Chicago and Oak Park women, The corporation certificate s the party will nominate or support es “who are not subject to new, candid s |domination hy ‘invisible governments’' {or to the control, dictation or domin- lation of political hosse | | BROKERS GO BANKRUPT, New York, Jan, 16.—An [tary petition in bankruptey was filed |in federal court today against k. D. | Dier and Co., stock brokers. .]\lv|;:vi Julian Mack appointed Monfred W Bhrick receiver, The petition, filed on Behalf of three individuals with claims regating alleged the company had liabilities of $4,000,000 which was “far in excess of its assets.” Members of the firm D. Dier, Harry J. Lawrence Lawrence St involun are 18 Years Old Son Braves Mother Outside Where S| Hackensack, N. J, Jan. 16.—Peter Pepe today shot and killed his wife, seriously wounded his daughter Mary and then committed suicide at his home in Little Ferry. Pepe recently had been arrested for non-support the police sald and the theory was advanced that this angered him and led to the tragedy. Michael Pepe, 18 year old son of the couple told the police he was awaken- ed by the sound of firing and ran downstairs to find his sister Mary struggling to pull Pepe away from the HACKENSACK MAN KILLS WIFE, SHOOTS DAUGHTER AND TURNS GUN ON HIMSELF Father’s Kicks and Drags he Died—Girl Dies Later. |prostrate form of Mrs. Pepe who had {been shot and also cut about the head [with a sliver of window gla Y | ""As he entered the room, Michael lsaid, his father turned his pistol on | Mary and shot her through the head. Braving kicks of the enraged man, | Michael bent over, picked up his| méther's body and rushed outside, where she died in the snow. Hearing other shots, he returned to the house to*find his father dead in his bedroom. Mary Pepe died in a hospital this afternoon. | of {able that | her Neglect Of Patients In State Institutions Is Making Many Victims Permanently Insane, Is Charge \Disabled Veterans of World War Petition President to Urge Govt. to Have Men Treated at Federal Hos- pitals. Washington, Jan. 16.—Asserting that the more than 3,600 mentally disabled former service men now placed in state institutions were vie- tims of such “gross neglect, indiffer- ence, and profiteering” as constituted a “black reproach on the honor of the nation,” the disabled American vet- erans of the world war, in & memor= ial presented today to President Harding, urged immediate action by the government looking to the treate ment of all such cases in federal in- stitutions. Neglect of these cases in state institutions, the memorial says, is committing to permanent insanity many of the victims who by timely treatment probably could be cured. Ohio Is Bad Example. Describing the condition of con« tract cases of this class in the insti- tutions of the state of Ohio as typical of those in practically every state, the memorial asserts the government “farmed out the insane ex-service men of Ohio to state asylums which are notoriously overcrowded, under manned and inadequately equipped to treat and care for them” while it has not provided one federal institution for this purpese in the state. 240 Sleep Like Cattle. “¥or example,” the memorial says, “in the Longview asylum of Hamilton county, Ohio, there are 42 gallant soldiers who broke down mentally under the stress of war, although Longview is so overcrowded that 2<) of the inmates sleep on the floor like cattle every night.” Doomed To Insanity. Of the 250 mentally disabled placed in all the institutions of the state of whom it is said, physicians believe half might be cured by treatment, not one, the memorial asserts, is receiv- ing “medical treatment of any kind for their mental diseases and curable cases are being daily doomed to per- manent insanity.” None of the insti- tutions, it is asserted, segregate their tubercular patients. Profit on Each Man. An average profit of $300 on each patient out of the $547.50 annual maintenance paid by the government is shown in figures for the nine insti- tutions for the state cited in the me- morial as recently having been made public by Dr. H. S. MacAyeal, direc- tor of the state welfare department. The profits per man ranged from 76.66 for ghe Athens state hospital to $320.95 for the institution of feeble- minded, In hundreds of cases it is ascer- tained, relatives are refusing to com- mit mentally disabled veterans who (Continued on Page Ten) CITY MEETING WILL HAVE TWO BUDGETS P. S. McMahon Will Draft Document of Closely Pared Appropriations 1t is practica assured that this s city meeting will have two budg- ets to choose from as h been the se for the past few rs, P. 8. Mc- Mahon having signified his intention drafting a low tax list of appro- priations to submit at the meeting in April. The budget to be submitted will represent the amount of money which the democrat standard Dbearer will promise to conduct the city on, pro- vided the democrats see fit to present it in that form; otherwise, it is prob- Mr. McMahon, as a mem- of the city meeting board, will himself submit the budget. Mr. McMahon has heen instrument. al in the drafting of the budgets sub- mitted by the New Rritain Taxpay- ers’ association the last two years, Auto Bus in Operation Supt. F. L. Reardsley of the local division of the Connecticut company could not be reached this afternoon to discuss a report that the Connecticut company is considering an automobile bus line from Jerome street to Cen- tral park. The route to be covered by the proposed bus line is the same as that covered by the French lines before they were put out of existe ence. 100,000 Fire Loss in N. Y.; Many Made Jobless New York, Jan. 16.—Several hune dred employes of the shoe factory of Pincus and Tobias were thrown out of work today when fire destroyed the four story building in Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. The loss was esti- mated at $100,000.