New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1922, Page 1

Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business HART PROPOSES TAX RATE | OF TWENTY MILLS; THINKS FURTHER CUTS POSSIBLE First Ward VCrt-)uncilman Asks Members of City Meeting Board To Amend Budget Passed By Council Still Urges Cuts in Salaries Of Municipal Employes and Reduction of City’s Deficit. Members of the Clity Meeting hoard received a communication today from Councilman Howard S. Iart of the first ward, in which he advances a plan whereby the city can get along with a 20 mill tax; also, he expressed a belief that with strict economy, a 19 mill tax, or less, is not out of the city's reach. Asks Suggestions, The councilman asks that sugges- tions for reducticns he sent to him at once so that he may incorporate them into an amendment to be introduced at the City Meeting hoard session, March 7. It will be necessary that the 'town clerk be notified of all pro- posals to change the budget not later than next Thursday. Councilman Hart calls attention to the amendments made by the coun- ¢il to the budget prepared by the board of finance and taxation. Changes in the salary items increased the budget by $95,5680, while a de- crease in the deficit (under the head- ing of ’ayments on Principal) brought about a decrease of $69,800. This makes necessary a tax of 21 mills. 20 Mill Tax. The adoption of the recommenda- tions of the board of finance and tax- ation, amended by decreasing the de- ficit to $57,700, as endorsed by the mayor and common council, would result in a 20 mill tax. Discussing his plans, Councilman Hart says: “I am convinced that such nction would appeal {o a large majority of {he voters and taxpayers as a step in the direction of greater economy in city affairs. “An amendment prepared in ac- cordance with the above would bear the endorsement and recommenda- tion of the board of finance and tax- ation, excepting as regards the deficit item which has the approval of the mayor and common council. “1 am convinced that further re- ductions could be made in the list of appropriations if we are prepared to practice 1n our city management the thrift and economy we are forced to practice in our personal and business affairs. “It seems to me that a 19 mill tax, and perhaps lower, is possible if we are seriously disposed to get good city management at Jower cost. “If taxpayers will favor me with views promptly and there is a suf- ficient unanimity of opinion as to where reasonable reductions can be made, 1 will endeavor to prepare an amendment for the city meeting.” OPPOSITION ARISES TO HART’S PROPOSAL Plan To Cut Salaries And Decrease Deficit Will Be Blocked At City Meceting, Is Forecast Councilman Howard 8. Hart's pro- pesal to bring about a lower tax rate Ly reducing salary lists 10 per cent. and decreasing the deficit from $127, 200 to $57,700 is meeting with disap- proval on the part of geveral influen- tial members of the city meeting board, and indications are that its passage wiii he strenuously opposed. | As regarde the salary item, oppon- cnts point out that the biggest item i that of school teachers' salaries, which neither the hoard nor the council can limit. On that account, it would be useless to make a reduc tion, it is argued. The greater opposition comes on the move to decrease the deficit. It ig claimed that this is a movement to postpone the payment of debt for no reason other than the "chasing of the devil around, the stump.” The debt must be met eventually, and the proper procedure is to pay for such deficits on the grand list of the year following that in which the deficit oc- curs, it ix argued. May Take Movies of Everyman’s Bible Class Hearing that there were 1,000 or morc men to atiend the Everyman's Biule class tomorrow morning, a well Lnawn moving picture concern is said to he pianning to have a camera man here to take some picinces. A nearby officc of the movie cori- gany was in touch with President 2obert I3. Skinner this afternoon and statad that they would recommend camera expert be sent here from New | York toworrow morning. 1t was gtat-- | o camera man comes, he | ' Jictures of the crowd leav- ing the church, the automobiles lined up at the curb the size of the crowd irsite and Rev, John L. Davis on the patform In 16 weeks the clase hias grown o that its memberelip now is thougit Lo be close to J,av0 n.cu. | Bulger will assume his new duties on NEW BI PAONESSA WILL DO N0 ‘MUD-SLINGING' Democrat Candidate’s Campaign to Be Clean One, He Promises FIFTH WARD BATTLE GROUND District is Only One in i That is Not Now Securely in Hands of EBither One of Two Major Parties, An intensive and energetic cam- paign, but one entirely free of “mud- slinging,” is the plan of Alderman A M. Paonessa, candidate on the demo- crat ticket for the office of mayor. May Have Opposition. The alderman, thus far at least, is alone in the democrat field, Fx- Mayor Joseph M. Halloran is expect- ed to announce his candidacy in the early part of next month, and there is also the possibility that Henry 8. lard will tos hat into the ring. The names of illiam I1tarley, Attor- ney P. I McDonough and Thomas J. Lynch are being heard in connection with the democratic nomination, and while all three are known to have been approached in the matter, they have shown little disposition to be- come candidates. In democrat circles it is the general belief that the choice of the caucus will rest between Paonessa and Hal- loran. The city convention will be called during the first week. of April for the purpose of selecting a com- plete ticket. Little interest is being evidenced in the offic other th mayor. Since the first five wards are generally conceded to the republican party, there has been difficulty in 'bringing out council candidates on the democrat ticket. Campaign Opens Shortly. Discussing plans for his campaign, which will not open for about two weeks, Alderman Paonessa has stated that he will not direct his fire at any one city department more than an- |other, feeling that any one of the boards will furnish campaign material In view of the fact that the alder- iman rarely misses out on an oppo | tunity to “erab” the hoard of public works, it is mot improbable that that commission will bear the brunt of the attack. The Quigley campaign will be di- rected at the board of water commis- sioners, according to advices coming from those who claim to know. Since the alderman 'is a member of the council advisory committee to the | water commission, he will undoubted- Iy find it necessary to come to the de- fense of that commission, causing the campaign to center all the more on that branch of the municipal govern- ment. Fifth Ward Activity. An especial cffort will be made to bring the fifth ward back to the demo- crat fold. This is the only ward in the city where there is any degree of uncertainty. The first four districts invariably go republican, while the sixth ward is equally as sure a strong- hold of the democrats. The fith os- cillates from the republican to the democrat, although for the past few years it has remained with the G. O, P. John Fagan and W. J. Iarley are the committeemen from that dis- trict. They have already begun their work and in a few wecks will begin a series of rallies. Bulger Named Cashier At Bank in Waterbury Waterbury, b, ment was made toda that John kK Bulger, treasurer of the Merchants Trust company since ifs organization in 1910, will succeed Henry A. Hoad ley as cashier of the Citizens National bank. Mr. Hoadley has resigned to | hecome president of the Clity Bank & Trust company of Hartford. Mr. | Announce or before April 15. NEXT WEEK'S WEATHER Washington, Feb. 2h.—Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday in north and middle Atlantic states temperature near norma snow or rain Tuesday or Wednesday; otherwise fair. | N. Y. FI GOES UNDER New York, Febh. 25-—An involun tary petition in bankruptey was filed in federal conrt today against Rietze & Sullivan, stock brokers. Liabilities were listed at $25,000, and assets at $3,000, ITAIN, CONNECTICUT, STATE DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING Making Probe at Trinity Indepen- dent of City Police ALIENISTS SEE MULLIGAN It is Understood State Police Are Disregarding Accused Student and Arc Probing Arson Case From An- other Angle, Hartford, Ieb While alienists were today examining George Mulli- gan, the Trinity freshman in connec- tion with the setling of geven myster- ious fires al the college during the past two weeks, the state pollce were continuing their independent Investi- gation and it was expected that an- other would be made within a short time, possibly within a few hours. Mulligan, was arrested by the local police defectives and the examination by alienists was ordered Iriday by Judge Blsner, in the police court. ate Police Activities It was evident today to a greater extent than on Ifriday that the state police were disregarding Mulligan, students other than those questioned and requestioned carlier in the week were hrought before the state police investigators this morning and this was taken as an indication that new clues had come fo their attention. Doctors See Accused Dactors Panl Waterman and A. M. Outerson. alienists, mad an examina- tion today into the sanity of Mulligan who is held by the Hartford police on a technical charge of breach of the peace. Mulligan was placed under ar- rest at 1 o'clock Friday morning after the seventh of the Trinity fires had been discovered in his room in Jarvis hall. His father, George Mulligan Sr., of Bergentield, N. Y., was present at the examination. PREAGHER ASKED WIFE T0 SECURE DIVORGE East Berlin Scandal Started Come Time Ago—No News of Runaways Mrs. wite who Nsworth, liast Berlin preacher, cloped with 19 year old Marjorie Turner of that'place, left ast Berlin in April of last year for her home in Norwich, N. Y., presumably on a visit, it was thought by the residents of the town, While Elsworth was in wich, it said that her hus sent her a letter saying that he would like to sever relations with her and asked her to make arrangements for obtaining a ‘divorce. several of the residents of the town knew of this at fhe time, it is said, {but Kept it under €over. According to residents in Kast Berlin, Mrs. Ells- worth replied that if her husband {wanted a divorce he could get it but that she would not secure it. Iollowing her departure in April Mrs. Ellsworth did not return to kast Berlin until late last summer. She |then boarded at the home of Mrs. Winifred Ross in that town. Here she remained until about the middle of December when she went back to Norwich to her people. During this time Ellsworth did not live with her. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rllsworth came to Mast Berlin on May 25, 1918, and made their home at the parsonage of the Methodist church. He was a student at Wesleyan university at the time and was graduated,from that in- | stitute t June. He re-entered this fall for a post graduate course but did not finish the year out. Nothing more has heen heard from he preacher or Miss Turner who & believed to be in Detroit. GROOM 70, BRIDE 2 S, Senator will Wed Girl n of the recently Mes Nor Former L. e Has Known Since She Was Child, He Announces, Chicago, eh. 2 former |'nited States senator from Montana, admitted today that he and Miss ktta Daly, . a recent graduate from (he University of Nebraska, will be married within the next few days. The marriage license was taken out here yesterday. Miss Daly formerly lived in Butte, where Mr. Mantle said he had known her and her family since she was a child. “It's going to he a shock to some of my old cronies,”” he said. I have a repufation as a non-marrying man. It's purely a love affair.” l.ee Mantle, 70, A.F.o Washington, IFeb A resolution instituting an investigation “into the extent to which Chambers of Com- merce and bankg over the nation have assisted and inepired so called ‘open | shop' campaigns against labor,” was | adopted at todays’ scssion of the ex-| ecutive council of the American Wed- | eration of Labor. President Gomp- ers and Secretary Morrison with the co-operation of the banking commit- tee of the federation, headed by Mat- thew Woll. were authorized to con- duct an inquiry and report i Speakees before the council urged | fL.To 1nves{igate AllegeJ Activities o Commerce Chambers In Open Shop Campaigning co-operation with they regard as anti- part of the influences increasing. that evidence of the movement union on the named had been Numerous cases were cited as in stances and it was urged that the fed- eration take steps to establish. the act and to consider what means of defense or retaliation might be adopt ed The council, after a week's session on business matters and federation policy, was prepared 1o wind up its meeting today. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Probing Roma Disaster Major General Mason chief of the army air service, left Washington in an airplane for Nor- folk immediately after the Roma dis- aster, He will conduct an investiga- tion of the cause of the crash. THO HORE FOR SQUAD Alleged Violators of the Liquor Law M. Patrick, to Be Arraigned in Police Court Next Monday. Warrants were issued foday hy the prosecuting attorney for the arrest of Anthony Roman, alleged proprietor of a restaurant at 232 Park street, and Mary Aptacy of 17 Broad street, for alleged violation of the liquor law. The ‘strong arm squad,” visited the Roman place last Saturday night, and seized some stuff that the proprictor threw into a pail of fireclay when the officers arrived. Some of the stuff was s sent to New | ven for an The analy showed an alcoholic content in excess of the law, the police claim. The arrest of the Aptacy is her second one since the squad got busy fust September the arraigned in poiice conrt tor dileged violation of the law and a sen- tence of 30 d was suspended be- ¢ause of the fact that the woman has several small children. The evidence was secured at her place yesterday. woman raiding woman was 0P Ploods at Elkport, Great Dan Chicago, Ieh. 200 P HOMELL wa, are Causing age There. Two hundred people are homeless in 121kport, Towa, due to floods, according to report from Grant Burgner, representative of the American Ited C'ross, who went to the flooded district from the (hicago headquarters yesterday. [food relief is being directed from the Chicago of- fice today, working through local branches in Elkader and Strawberry Point, boih in Clinton county, lowa. a N YEAR TRUC Interest Shown Report Made by Prime Minister Lloyd George Paris, eh, 25.— (Ry the Associated Press)—Great interest was displ in I'rench official circles today at re- that Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain intended to proposc at the Genoa conference a ten year truce in Kurope to afford op- portunity for reconstruction. It was staled, however, that the aritish government had not suggested any plan of this character to I'rance. ports MUNICIPAL GROCERY Mayor of Indianapolis Stogks Up Room in City Hall With Foodstuff, I was Indianapolis, Feb. aw Shank, mayor of Indianapolis, stocking up a room in the City hall today with groceries. AL the recent unemploy ment ball six thousand dollars v placed in his hands to assist the un employed and one thousand dollars of this will he used {o buy the food stuffs. The “grocery” will open Mon- day and haskets of food will be dis- pensed to needy families, ENTER GIAN Things Begin to Hum in Texas When e to Town, San Antonio, Tex., Feb. Things were heginning to hum in local hase- ball circles today: with the straggling in of New York Giants, Frank Sny- der and Ross Young, live here, and Dave BRancroft n here for a few weeks with Cench "Cozy" Dolan arrived last night. Manager Hugh Jennings and possibly one or two others we cheduled to arrive tonight. A few newspaper men were on the Saturday arrival list The Philadelphia American ers and catche en route to Bagle Pass Sunday morn ing. nyie pitch Hartford Forecast for New Britain gnd vicinity: partly cloudy tonight and Sun- day probably fair; ne hange in temperature; gentle variable winds. | | | | i * ARMY INVESTIGATING BOARD BEG]IVS“. FORMAL_ [NOUIRY OF ROMA DISASTER are due throngh here il e on 25, 22 1922, —FOURT Majority of Victims Mel; Death From Either As-| phyxiation or Burn Medical Officers Testify Norfolk, Va., [Feh, Formal in quiry by ancarmy investigating hoard into the canses and circumstanee surrounding the Roma disaster Tues ¢ in which 84 men lost their lives, was begun at headquarters of = the army supply base here today P'reliminary investigations have heen made hoth by Langley field ot l ficers and officers especially detailed | by the war department, and report on | these will be submitted to the bourd. | The inquiry is in the nature of a coro ner's inquest and it is the intention of the bhoard, acting under instrue tions from the war department to hring out every feature of the crash before the report is made. Described Captain G. West, medical offi cer, who examined the hodies as they were removed from the wreck of the airship, described the nature of the purns suffered hy each af the vietims. It was understood that other medical officers would testify that the great majority met death from bhurns, some having been asphysiated, anil others being crushed to death by the steel girders and supports. Following Captain West, officers and attaches of the army hase testi- fied as to the position of the Roma in the air when she was first scen ap- proaching the reservation from a northeasterly dircction. Rudder Collapsed The statemen s to the rudder supports apparently giving way on the lefthand side, throwing those on the right into a vertical position, were practically the same as made the af- ternoon of the tragedy. Just before the Roma started fatal nose dive, according to W Simms, a chilian, who witnessed the | disaster at close range and who tes-| tified before the board, she seemed to buckle up close ‘to the bow, appar- ently bringing the nose of the ship from left to right. “It looked to me,” he there was deadweight in the that there was no gas in t of the bag to hold up the nose. appeared to lose her bhuoyancy her alter “that bow; part She said, Called Roma Unsafe. Chicago, Ifeb. tobert Smythe, Jr, brother of Lieut. Clifford Smythe, one of the victims of Roma disasfer today reiterated tatement made last Wednesday that| [he nad seen letters from hig brother declaring the Roma unsafe. | CAMPAIGN MANAGER | Paonessa Chooses Edward A, M- | Carthy, former Assistant City En- gincer. to Conduct His Fight. | . candidate for the yor, hitb‘ lecte: Angelo Paonc democratic nomination for ma announced that he has s Bdward A, McCarthy of 149 Rlack 2ock avenue to be his campaign man- gor. Mr. McCarthy was formerly assistant city cngincer and is at the| present time well versed in the affairs | [of the city government. He is also the head of the Democratic club. Mr. Paone wounces that he will begin on his campaign for the nom- ination immediately. Posters bearing the pleture of the candidate and “Paonessa for mayor'” will be distrib- uted about the city this evening, and although final plans for the manner in which the campaign will be con- dueted have not as yet been made, Mr. Paonessa s that he expects to get the democratic nomination and will do his utmost to be elected in the spring election. BOTH RIGHARD§0N§ ILL Dis- Pather and Son, In Awai on of Cases, Have Been \«-.-‘\‘i | | J. Rich made the fact| detective sergeant and his son, Andrew J. Richardson, who e« in the Hartford coun il, in connection with the famous ast fall, have only from very seri Andrew Kknown A close friend of ardson today that the former stolen auto expose recently recovered ous illn It is said the elder Rich ardson was stricken with an attack of bronchitis that caused some alarm, but that now on the road fo recovery The yofinger more seriously i1l an attack of acute so.bad did his case become that it s found necessary to eall four tors for consultation he is Richardson was even He was taken with indigestion, and | doc a | | Wants Insurance on (Car Gored hy eb Bull | Topeka, Kansas, Kred | Knudson, a farmer, today appealed to the state superintendent of insur ance for aid in collecting collission in surance on his automohile. Knudson ated that he painted his antomobhile red, that a bull al a public sale at| Orion, nsas ittacked it and that the insurance company refused -to even consider his claim | | Plan Double Track From Chicago to California lLos Angeles.eh A double track between Chicago and California by the end of 1923 is the plan of the Atchison, Tepeka & Ranta Fe, accord- ing to W. .. Black, general passenger agent who is now in Los Angeles, BONI [tion agents when, they allege, News of the World By Associated Press ER PACT, U-BOAT AND ARMS AGREEMENTS TO BE REPORTED FAVORABLY WRANGLE IS YET TO BE SETTLED sales Tax Proposal Rejected—Major- ity Members of Committee to Meet Again Tuesday Washington, I%eh, 25, Failure of the special sub-committee of republi can members of the house ways and means committee to approve any pro- vision for financing of the soldiers' honus after rejecting the salos tax proposal by vote of seven to two, wad placed question again today in the vls the entire majority membership of the committee. In addition to the vote against the sales tax, the sub-committee was un- derstood to have gone on record yes- terday, five fo four in favor of report- ing out a honus bill without any pro- vision for raising the revenne, ‘'he majority members of the com- mittee will not meet again until next Tuesday, having adjourned yesterd after receiving the report of the committee to permit time for study of the whole question before reach- ing a decision on its recommenda- tions. The sentiment of the majority members was said by some to favor ratification of the action of the sub- committee, barring unforeseen de- velopments before Tuesday. DRY AGENTS UNGOVER CHICAGO BOOZE PLOT Principals in Scheme Ar- the rested and Five Carloads of Stuff Confiscated Chicago, 17eb. 25.—Chicago prohi- hition agents announced here today, fellowing their roturn from a two weeks' investigation in three states that they had uncovered a plot to flood Chicago and other large cities s |in the central states with grain alco- used making ‘‘Rootleg" whiskey. They sald the principals had baon arrested et Cotumbus, Ohio, and that five carloads of alcohol had been confiscated in four different cities. The investigation was started three weks ago following the arrest of Ned J. Burns, former Ohio University student, who was taken by prohibi- he at- unload a carload of al- cohol here. He said the alcohol had shipped to him to be sold to Chicago druggists, and that he was representative of the Consolidated in Columbus, they they found several business men had 190,000 gallons of alcohol from the government to be denatured but the agents say that instead it was shipped to other cities to be sold to saloon- keepers. Other citics where carload lots were seized were Wheeling, W. Va., Doyton, Ohio, and Covington, Ky hol to be in tempted to a Drug Co. There, that bought BACK UP CITY ELECTRICIAN City Building Commission Teported | as Supporting Him in Controversy With Contractors, I ried thentic m which Superintendent ( Rerry and Bamfc ken up. The intendent w house what wires was les today from an au- held a meeling, existing ¢ Cooley and the company was on recentiy i CONIrOVersy i in tween 0 rth attention of called to work done on m Washington street, in known as Number used by the com- the supe A new which ground pany The it s Numbe consequence, contractors also the electric ad been at the honse, and it was ordered ont by the superintendent. Affer hearing the facts in the case, the commission voted to support the contention of the superintendent. 1t that and Bamforth company nas ie the of local consnl in any further ateps are inken is wis eleetrical superintendent claims 1id L that wire 6 is the wire to use, Kknown as a he took issue " w meter found that installed is said vdviee case ('roshy H. S. Quintet Entered in Tournament Chicago, (‘roshy High «chool of Waterbury, Conn, has en tered the fourth annual national in dic hasketball tonrnament auspices of the University which will he held here Plans have been made teams in the meet terseha under the of Chicago, April & to § to handle 3 , NORMAND IDMPROVING, los Angeles, Feh, 25 Continued improvement of Mabel Normand, film actress, who is suffering from in- fluenza and nervous breakdown, was reported today by her physician. MARBI KILLED BY TRAIN R Stratford, Conn., Feh. 25 louis Abrams, 34, was struck and killed by a train on the tracks of the New Haven railroad near the station here last night. He was taking a short cut to a drug store. ihe yurce that the building com- | s and in | with the | |today Foreign Relations Com- mittee Also Votes Fav- orably Action on Res- ervation Forbidding ““Alliances” Johnson, Borah and Shields Vote Against Treaty With Other Three World Pow- ers. ) Washington, Feb, 25.—The four power Pacitic treaty together with its supplements and a reservation and the naval limitation and submarine treatics were ordered {avorably re- poried today by the senate foreign relations committee, Reservation Approved The reservation attached by the committee to the four power pact em- bodies the compromise suggested af- ter conferences with President Hard- ing and declares that nothing in the treaty shall he construed as forming an “alliance.” It was approved by a 10 to 3 vote, Three Are Opposed Also by a division of 10 to 3, with Senators Borah, Idaho, and Johnson, California, republicar and Shields, democrat, Tennessee, voting in the negative, the four power treaty then was ordered reported to the senate. The vote by which the naval limita- tion and submarine treaties were fa- vorably reported was unanimous. Other Vote ken, Several other votes were taken on proposed substitutes to the commit- tee compromise reservation but the administration leaders secured the de- feat of all of them and the reserva- tionists abandoned all attempts to further qualify in the four power and other treaties in committee. They said their acquiescence in favorable |committee action, simply meant, how- ever, that they were ready to trans- fer their fight to the open senate. As it will be embodied in the report {oh “fhe faur power treaty, the com- promise reservation approved by the committee follows: “The United States understands that under the statement in the pre- amble or under the terms of this treaty tliere is no commitment to armed force, no alliance, no obliga- tion to join in any defense.” The original Brandegee Manket res- ervation for which a majority of the committee members are said to have indicated their support before the conference with President Harding, was offered again by Senator John- son and was rejected, 9 to 4. PRESIDENT AGAINST HEAVY CUT IN NAVY Wants At Least 80,000 Enlisted Men —Would Curtail Students Fa- tering Annapolis Washington, Ieb. -— President Harding is understood to have told epublican members of the house na- val committee at a White House con- ference today that while he felt some reduction should he made in the navy personnel the total number of enlist- ed men ought not to be cut under eighty thousand. The president also is said to have strongly urged legislation for conver- sion of two battle cruisers into air- plane carriers. While the question as to whether the 540 members of the first year cle at Annapolis to be graduated in June should he commis- stoned, was not considered in detail, it w, ed that the president advo- cated a sharp reduction in the nums ber of men to be admitted to the academy each year in the future. GARGO OF LIQUOR s st sea-Going Tug Gramville Puts Into rort With Twenty-two Hundred (ases of “Hootch"—Has Escort. New York, feb. Escorted by the revenue cutter Gresham, the sea- going tug Granville put into port here with a cargo of twenty-two 4 cases of liquor, consigned to Trohon, the Gran- ed proper clear- 4 he stopped Capt. H. W ville's skipper, disp ance papers and merely for supplies, Customs offi- < emphasized the fact thal they had no evidence of a plot to unload fhe liquor in the United States. They watching her as a pre- measure, it was stated. inville was escorted from are merely cautionar The G |Cape Cod 1o New London, Conn., by the cutter Acushnet. The Gresham then picked her up and accompanied her to New York. SR TRUTH SERUM Dr. Merle may have to, serum. Three parsons, Kans., 17cb. Ruble, city physician, send for some truth |wives have called him up in the past week asking serum treatment for their husbands. One wife said the rolling pin treatment had failed and she was ready to try new medicine or “anything to make my husband quit lying."