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News of the World By’ Associated Press ISTABLISHED 1870 LAW IS MAKING HEADWAY- IN FORMING NEW CABINET; DERBY AND CURZON AGREE Earl and Marquis Consent| _ Will Join Cabinet to Take Any Post They May be Asked to Fill— | Lloyd George’s Plans Uncertain New Ministry Likely to Continue Work of Former | For International Econo- my and Better Under-| standing With Allies. London, Oct. 20 (Ry Associated Press)—Andrew Bonar Law appeared to be making progress today in form- B ing a cabinet to replace the fallen TR LA O coalition government. This was evidenced by the an-| nouncement that Marquis Curzon and | the Earl of Derby, hoth men of i fluence, and experienced cabinet | LLOYD GEORGE GETS Mr. Bonar Law announce the formation of his minis- try until he is elected head of the unionist party to succeed - Austen Chambériain, but it is generally con- ceded that this election will be only a formality. DERBY, \Dealening Cheers Greet Him at SR . London Guild Hall Despite the fact that the split ln“ the unionist ranks has deprived mm!Avoms POLITG of such cabinet material as Mr. Cham- I AL TALK berlain, Lord Birkenhead, the Earl of e ot Balfour and some lesser lights, po- litical experts believe Ronar Law will find plenty of timber among the younger members of parliament who have shown promise in the political fleld anyl are marked for advance- ment at a favorable moment. Is in Good Health. 2 The premier-designate was busy pfi:mi{f{}«o?'l ',: eeeking out eligibles today, His sec. | Lre r) o Lloy retary declared he is in good health In Note To Cosgrove, Promises Not To Compromise Irish Situation—Berlin Much Concerned Over Political Changes. (By Associated George received one of the most remarkable ovations |ever witnessed in the Guild hall this again and’ ready to ‘buckle to'" the work which lies before him. Certainly he is giving evidence of |afternoon when he rose to propose ithe health of the Prince of Wales who wae guest of the corporation of the his old intense energy though, ! whether he is strong enough to. stand »‘C)'.':: a‘: %‘.hj“‘(‘r:e;l:;»hgo;n”‘\:“L‘m:& the long, hard strain of - office {g|UcS !t Wae impossl ik visil | R bt ok 15 | George to proceed and he was visibly Lloya Georze Active, | laffected Meanwhile Mr. Lloyd George, be- In the early part of his speech the reft ot his rank as premier, but still Ilittle Welshman was nervous, an un- Biving evidences of retaining fo the USual condition for him, but he soon full the fndomitable courage and the |[e621ned the mastery of himself. In Aghting. spirit which have character. |1$ remarks he avoided reference to 1zed his 30 odd years of political life, | The Political m'un’ltlnn. ) was making his way today along the | MY §Word isin my hand™” was the first stage of his trek !keynote of the farewell of Premler to the great throng intofthe wils [ HSYBOLE. derness” with those of his comrades l10¥d Georze who had remained his | gathered at St. Pancras sta. f | which lsadership saihiulat [tion to give him an enthusiastic send- Whether he was hoping that chance |Off a8 he left for Leeds today to de- would emile upon him and lead him !IVer his address tomorrow aiickly along some as vet undiscov-| L thank you from the bottom of ered path to a realm of renewed po-, MY heart that you have come here— litical prosperity, or whether he was |this great assemblage to chger me on planning the ploneering iob of hew.| MY Ppilgrimage” he sald T am & ing a new way out, none could say B C= HERITER D I ghalt T Y neny me'l"g:mw:l?;::._Mm”" } (Continued on Page Twenty-Five) The political cauldron in England | i seething as the country has not seen | it in long yvears, and none today was| hardy enough to predict what would | emerge from the strange mixture that| was cooking But whatever fate has| in store for him Mr. Lloyd George} wag entering a stage of his career which would call for all his skill and! craft. Tt was with equal! concern that he would prove to be a difficult op- ponent in the coming battles, as there | are admittedly few men in the coun- | try who possess such mastery of the | | tree 2b INDICTED IN BOND THEFTS COVERING U, 3. Solution to New York’s $2,500,000 Rebbery—Chi- art of politics as he The unionists, the liberals and the laborites alike were conferring and working intensely in an attempt to colve the problem confronting them Former Premier Asquith who was in|ers and hond salesmen and three or |who had not remained at the camp, the country when he heard of the col- | four newspapermen have been indict- | drove to Point Pleasant to get her| lapse of the Lloyd George government eq by tKe federal grand jury charged |hushand rushed back to town this morning to|with implication in nation-wide bond |ed to drive off, Mrs. \llls ran after confer with his colleagues as to what line the liberals should adopt, apd other conferences were among the various party leaders It is declared in high political circles that the government which Mr DBonar Law has in view will be pre- pared to continue in all essential re- spects the work of the late ministry. The keynotes of his program it is in- Jatcated would be the restricted econ- omy in internal administration and a | better understanding with the allies in international affairs U. S. MARINES ARE LANDED IN RUSSIA Detachment is Sent to Guard Ameri- can Legation at Viadivostok— Lawlessness Increases. Washington, Oct. 20.—(By Associat- ed Press)—Consul Winslow at Viadi \ostok has advised the State depart- ment of the landing at that place of | a small detachment of American ma-| rines for the protection of the Am-| rican consulate, because of the state | f lawlessness which has prevailed | ince the Japanese evacuation. Several bandits recently lielp up the | “rench consul at Viadivostok, accord- ng to information here, and compel- | ed him to surrender the key of the onsulate and combination to the safe I\ GLEENN WARNER 1LL Pittsburgh, Oct. . 20.—Cilenn rner, coach of the Penn State foot- all eleven, is 11l from ptomaine pois- H.| proceeding | |explosion of | cago’s Liquor Scandal | | Minneapolis, Oct 20— Twenty-six ‘rr-r?rm.: living here, including bank- thefts, Latayette French, U. § Dis- |trict Attorney announced today The indictments were voted late vesterday by a special grand jury and serving of warrants begun today. It |1s charged nearly $500,000 in stolen bonds were disposed of fn Minneapolis The honds are alleged to have been |stolen in the $2,500,000 mafl robber lin New York, October 24, 1921, and in the $1,500,000 theft In Chicage, January 18, 1921 | One woman is ameng the persons named in the indictments which charge conspiracy in violation of the penal code Chicago, Oct. 20. (By Ascociated Press) —Special investigators author |ized by the fedaral department of justice to inquire into the recent con- Auct of the office of the 1 nited States ported that “there is not the slight |est doubt that since the passage of the 18th amendment there has hedn traf- |fic in intoxicating lquors organized on a large scale and protected by | bribery and corruption. FLIGHT IS POSTPONED. et 20, Oakle will Lieuts Kelly, San Diego, Cal, John A. Macready ai army aviators, probably 3 from here to New York until the full moon period, November 1 to 4, they sald today EIGHT MEN KILLED McCurtain, OKla., Oct. (Ry Asso- clated Press) —KEight men were killed and four were badly injured in gas in the Progressive Coal company’s mine a mile and a ping it was learned here today. half north of McCurtain this morning. tempt their proposed non-stop Alghty an| , AS ELUEI_N_ _MUR[IEK New Witness Claims to Have Seen Strange Car September 14 AT T0WARD MRS, HALL ' Woman Detective Claims Minister's Wife Had Feelings | Toward Mrs. Mills—Nothing Defi- of Animosity However, | e | [l rorMER HEAD OF . s. | | SECRET SERVICE NOW 1 | IN MURDER MYSTERY ||| eyt ew Brunswick, Oct. 20— Willlam J. Flynn, former head of the bureau of investigation of department of justice came this afternoon and conferred with Prosecutor Stricker. There was no announcement from the prosecutor's office of what part Mr. Flynn might take in the in- vestigation. | _nite Is Uncovered Tod, e New brunswick, N. Ji, Oct. 20.- (By ‘Associated Press)—Search for an automobile of old model, which B. K. Soper, retired businersman of High- land Park declared he saw fin De Russy’s lane near where the hodies of the slain rector of the church of §t. John the Evangellst and his choir leader were found, September 14, was institnted today by all forces seeking solution of the crime. 'Tangled Mass of Evidence Carried into a tangle of conflicting evidence by the various motives and theories advanced by detectives and amateur investigators, the authorities have seized upon the automobile clue as the most reliable bit of informa- tion In the investigation. They are being aided in {ts pursuit by Soper, who asserts that he will be able to fdentify the car on sight. Would Know Car Mr. Soper declared he was return- ing by motor from a visit to Somer- ville the night of the murder and that the car attracted his attention he- cause of {ts model and the fact that it was coming from a section seldom followed by motorists in the middle of the night. He was certain, he said, that the car bore a New Brunswick tag alongside the license plate Clue Looks Good While the investigators have not entirely abandoned investigation of the theory that Rev. Edward W Hall| the minister and Mre. Eleanor Mills were murdered in an old barn at Weston Mills, a settiement about four miles from the Phillips tarm, they be- | lieve the automobile club brings them | closer to the slayer or slayers and are ‘making it their first point of nquiry Suspect Mrs, Hall Authorities also were checking up| details of new information which they said dovetalls with facts previously obtained and points to a definite solu- tion of the case They were sald to be weighing care- | fully a’ etory to the effect that Mre Frances N. Hall, widow of the Rev | Edward Wheeler Hall, rector of the “piscopal church of §t John the Evangelist and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills who was murdered with the clergy-| man, quarreled shortly before the Halls left New Brunswick for a vaca- tion last summer and that the i1l feel- ing was pronounced after the vaca- tionists ‘returned | Woman Gives Tip | Information of the quarrel was given out by DMiss Florence North, woman attorney for Charlotte Mills, daughter of the slain choir leader. | Miss North told reporters that 4 scene {had taken place between Mrs. Mills| and the rector’s wife at a camp main- | | tained by the church at Point Pleas. | ant on the Jersey coast last summer | Reference was made to the quarrel in a letter written hy Dr. Hall to Mrs | Mills she sald | Bad Feeling Fxisted | The alleged trouble arose at the [time the eamp was breaking up, ac- | cording to Miss North Mrs Hall, As she and the rector start- | the car and demanded of Dr. Hall if he intended to take her with him. | | He invited her to get into the car and | | she rode to New Brunswick with| | them. This incident was the prelude {to a more or less open rupture be-| | tween the two women, it was said. | | After Mrs Hall returned from her| vaaction in New England she and Mrs. Yy / "Plea to Legion “Eight Points” For World Peace Include Internationalh IN[]W'SH; ]mb g'ff‘%hi.rifterans of 8 Allied Nations in to Stqp all Wars Court and Full Publicity of Treaties. New Orleans, Oct ~~The repre- sentatives of the veterans of eight of the allled nations today made their plea to the American l.e@on conven- tion to help prevent war for all time Their spokesman was J. B. B, Co- hen of Great Britain, former major, | Who lost both legs. | He lald Wefore the [egion the| “eight points’’ upon which the wound- | ed veterans of the inter-allied feder. | ation have agreed to pin their faith of ending war: | 1-—That all international agree- ments among governments affecting| the entire people shall be open and wbove board, with full publicty. | 2-—That treatles make the law be- | tween the natlions and they must be | executed in good faith | 3-—To oppose territorial aggran-,| dizement. 4-—To vigorously ‘suppress within | | our boundaries all persons and prop-| aganda seeking to overthrow hy| force government existing by will of the people. 5-—That the financial policies of the allied governments must have as their aim the stability of exchange and the resumption of {international com merce and we réecommend the sus- pension of trade relatiops with coun- tries maintaining armies organized for aggressive purposes. f—In view of the distorted politi- cal reports tending to unbalance the public mind, we recommend that there shall be established a news dis- seminating bureau with representa- tives in every member country; that this agency shall receive the official sanction of the government of the re- spective countries; that it shall col- lect and lssue news designed to off- set destructive and {nflammatory propaganda. 7—That an {nternational established to outlaw war, 8—To proceed as rapldly as con- ditions permit and when the decrees of such court become operative (ex- cept for machinery necessary to maintain them and the minimum po- lice forces) to entirely disarm and disband our land, sea and alr forces and destroy the implements of war- tare. court be MAY OUSTSMITH FROM DEM, COMM, Report “Insurgents” Will Dis-| place Him at Tonight's Meeting BXPECT BURNS' ELECTION Democrats Say He Will Be Named NOTED SPEAKER TO ADDRESS RALLY HERE Willlam W. Thomas, L. L. D. Who First Raised American Flag in Sweden. Coming Nov. 3. Willlam W. Thomas, L. L. D., of Portland, Me, nationally famous ae an orator, is coming to this city to address a political rally to he held under the auspices of the Swedish- American club, at Turner hall on November 3 at & p. m. Tn securing Dr. Thomas the local club is bringing here one of the foremost political Fourth Ward Committeeman—Hal- | speakers in this country loran For Treasurer and Ross For Chafrman Is Reported Slate, That Charles J. Burns will be nam ed a fourth ward represéntative on the democratic town committee: that | Registrar of Voters Thomas J. Smith | will be ousted from the office of treas. urer and succeeded by ex-Mayor Jgs- eph M. Halloran in that position, and that the committee will then elect from among the ranks of the so-call- ed “insurgeptd’ a new chairman, are the predictions heard in democratin circles today. The town committee will meet tonight and for the fourth time attempt to break a deadlock that has prevented the election of a suc- cessor to Chairman D. L. Dunn, re. signed | Committee Deadlocked On tiree past occasions John Kin- iry, an administration man, and john | L. Ross, an “insurgent’’ have battled | to a six-all tfe over the committee | chairmanehip. Nelther is willing to withdraw, although both are said to be equally as desirous to have some | one else at the h(ar; of the commit-} tee, but having entefed a contest he-; ing fought so hard, they feel they can. | not afford to withdraw In the word of one of the contestante, their hats | “have been thrown into the ring. have been kicked around and stepped upon so much that they're no good now, anyway, so what's the use of withdrawing " Fourth Ward Situation Not one, bur two contests are be-| fore the town committee James | Sposata. who ramoved the fourth ward into the first hie place on the committee vacancy wh is sought Burns, an ‘insurgent” and O'Connor, an adminietration man The ‘insurgents’ are anxions that this vacancy he filled, feeling that the fourth ward, as well as the other districts, is entitled to full representa from resig: leaviig a by | Mr. | James | h Dr. Thomas was minister to Swe- den in 1882 and he was the and stripes in Stockholm. He s also | the first American minister to address | the King of Sweden in tha Swedish A recent issue of “Who's |hours' deliberation and recommending|Colorado, 12 Who in America,” carries an inter. life imprisonment the jury ended one duced by Commander MacNider and Dr. of Nebraska's most spectacular crim-|he thanked the convention. language. esting article of the life Thomas. : Invitations have been accepted by | the state officers and members of the executive committee of the Swedish- Am:ric#p league of Republicans Connecticut, to be present on | occasion of the visit of Dr | to this city. of Speeches will be made candidate «for senator. and Judge B W. Alling and Ernest W. Christ, can- didates for representatives. The com mittee in charge is arranging a epe- clal program of musical numbers and other entertainment for the rally. MUST TAKE PERMIT OR STOP WORK ON SCHOO! Stoppage of Operations on New State Ruilding Is Possible After repeated refusals on the part of Fitzpatrick & MacArthur kers. N Y. contractors in charge of building the new State Normal school plant here, to take out a building per- mit by which would pay a fes of $75 to Ruilding Tnspector John C Giichreest has igsued an edict that the fee must be paid next week of Yon- they the city —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGE first | ! { American minister to raise the stars |Napping. with intent to assault Mrs,|announced as follows: S. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS OWSLEY OF TEXAS ELECTED COMMANDER " New Legion Leader ALVIN LIFE IN PRISON FOR ATTACKING THO WONE M. OWSLEY. 1Fred Brown, Omaha Outlaw } “Chainman,” Is Found ‘ Guilty After 44 Hours Omaha, Oct. 20.--Fred Brown, Omaha ‘chainman” today faced a sentence of Iife imprisonment for kid- \Jean Jenkins, 21 years old In returning a verdict of "gullty as late yesterday after 44 |charged” inal cases OF LEGIONAT ~ NEW ORLEANS GATHERING 'Choice is Made This Morning After State Delegations Had Argued All Night Without Reaching Decision \Final Action of Session Will | Be Naming of City Where } Next Year's Meeting Will Be Held. | Uew Orleans, Oct. 20, (By Asso- ciated Press).—Alvin M. Owsley of Texas was elected national command- er of the American Legion for the next year by the annual convention of the veterans here today succeeding \Hanford MacNider of Iowa. | The contest for leadership was a |hot one, with several strong candi- dates in the race. Joseph H. Thomp- {don of Pennsylvania was one of those to formally announce his candidacy at the last minute. William F. Dee- gan of New York and James Mec- |Quigg, former adjutant general of | Ohio, were two others who had strong backing for the position. All last night district, sectional and even state |gatherings were held to caucus for the choice, but at daybreak no definite |decision had been reached. Later in the afternoon the other |officers were to be elected and the lo- cation of next year's convention | chosen. Vote Is Overwhelming The ballotting came at the close of the Legion's fgurth annual convention, The vote was overwhelming, being ] Owsley, 574; Willlam T. Deegan, of New York, 251 Joseph Thompson of | Penna, 205; John A. McCormick, of Mr, Owsley was intro- ""Please accept my heartfelt grati- Brown's ablity to elude apprehen. |tude,” he said, “for the greatest hon- cornered at.!Or that could come to one who served In his pur-|in the World War. We pledged to sion when apparently {tracted wide attention. of {snit, Nebraska officers the nvailabie method of travel Thomas |capture was effected only after lor work on the building in Stanley [Quarter will be stopped The buildings and the local inspec- tor have back and forth for it 18 reported The contractors ce the school is a state buiiding they are not |required to fake a permit and they were tain of t stand that they ] Hability to the city | fee clined Gilohreast |on the the {bullders ara liable and he is reported to have the the building lcommission jemand that the fee be pald or work stopped The contractors tion. They claim, however, that the administration men are withholding from the ward itz proper representa tion, and they assert that this move was accomplizhed the following fashion Blame AdMinistration Men At the first meeting, the question arose as to whether action should be taken to fill the fourth ward vacancy or for the election of a chairman first. The 'insurgents’ held out for the first filling the vacancy, but the administration men wanted action first on the chajrmanship A vote showed six favoring the election of a chairman and six against. Chairman D. L. Dunn then hroke the tie sup- | n wrangling days claim i that positively denied any in the to way of and de Inspector insists that pay other hand backing of in his the the have laid in working on Mills spoke to each other perfunctor- ily, but it wase evident there was no| friendship hetween them, Miss Nnr'hi glated \WHITE HEN ARE LYNCHED | Relative. district attorney at Chicago today re- | | Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 20 -—Two | men recently convicted of mansiangh- ter were taken from the county jail at Camden early this morning and &hot {to death in a vacant lot 200 yards from the fail The prisoners, Ed. Hartley and his sor. were held in connection with the | murder of Connie Hartley, nephew of | Ed. Hartley. L b MITCHELL—BIRDSEYE | Howard G. Mitchell, son of Mr. and | Mrs. G. Mitchell of 215 Maple street, {and Miss Harriet Louise Birdseye of Middietown, were married on Wed- nesday of this week in Middletown. | Rev. Dr. German Rector performed {the ceremony. Miss Olive Andrews was bridesmall and Frank Dugan of this city was best man. Following a wedding trip the couple will reside In this city. M Mitchell is employ- ed at the P. a=d N. Corbin office. foundation and are walls today despite have taken no permit porting the administration move, they say. Chairman Dunn was then re- tired. The ballot was six for Kiniry and six for Thomas Hinchliffe After five bhallots, Hinchliffe withdrew and John Ross received his six votes, ‘gen ballots have been taken without breaking the tie Holds Deciding Vote. John O'Leary, a first ward mem ber, was not at the other meetings, but it is expected that he will attend tonight. He is reported to be pledged for Kiniry for chairman and for Burns as fourth ward committeeman, and is also reported to be in favor of filling out the fourth ward's rep resentation before a chairman is se lected. Tf this program is followed, he will break the deadlock by voting for the election of Burns from the fourth ward; he will then side with the Kiniry crowd on the chairman- the fact that they TO LAY HOSPITAL CORNER STONE SAT. Take Will Be Speaker at Exer- -F. R Gov cises Tomorrow Afternonn Cooper to Be in Charge Gov. FEverett TLake will be the speaker tomorrow afternoon when the ' will new hospita corner stons be laid Elisha H hospital, will exercises, and will be ong of ence . Tennett, who drive in which funds { make possible the construction of the # [new hospital, will ay the corner | | stone The ceremony will |o'clock at the west | building on Griswold [stone has been hollowed out to Fair, colder, with heavy (rost ceive a copper hox which will tonight. Saturday failr, con- | [tain copies of local and Bristol papers tinued cool with northwesterly | |the 'ast annual report of fhe City of winds. ’ | [New Britain, and of the New Britain | General hospital, together with some & coins and other memora exercises the the Lyman with ap jate Cooper, be it Dr the of esident charge David R speakers Clar coted the raised to (Continued on Page Twenty-Five) were at 2 new The re take wing of the street WEATHER place Lpa Hartford. Oct. for New Britain THE 20.—Forecast and vicinity: con- billa. ployed every and his he |had been dangerously wounded [on the occasion by Richard Covert.| In striking contrast to the terror of| |Nebragka citizena by the varying re- |ports of Brown's success in his efforts to get away from the state stood the almost dwarfed stature of the man and his mild demeanor throughout Ithe trial . Testimony offered in the trial wase to the effect that Brown ‘‘picked up" Mrs. Jenkins and her friend, Kathryn MeManaman, offering thern a ride to outlying amusement park, but |forced the women to accompany him {to his shack on the outskirts of Omaha. There he was sald to have forced them into a pit beneath the floor, chained them and attacked them. Testimony offered showed that Harry Boyd, a neighbor, endeavored to release the women, and also was lchained by Brown, who threatened the life of the would-be rescuer Brown is said tn have stolen the automabile of Bovd ~hich to make a getaway He was accused of having stolen other cars in Lincoln, Neb, and Rawlins, W near which tewn he was captured Following his conviction Br clared himself surprised at the dict and refterated his defense that fhe women had accompanied him to his home willing that they had been there several times prior to the chain- ing episnde and that their threat to inform the authorities concerning his possession alleged jewelry was the canse of the chaining HANY STUDENTS HURT with 1 de- ver of stolen One T, of California Man Fatally Injured in Fajamerino’ Party Precoding Game, Oct 20 —“lore than a at the southern branch of the U'niversity of California one possibly fatally and serjously, when they pajamerino” party celebration of a foot and were at. of a rival uni with ed 1 Tos score Angeles of students were injnred at gathered early today ball tacked by versity. bombs,” filled with torches and A riot call before the fracas The attacking party succeeded ing a woodpile that had heen gathered for the and the glow a fire alarm to be turned in students unconscious campus when the police arrived outhern branch students said they sure the attacking force was Occidental ts least three for a in game fomorrow 500 students They rags satu gasoline, clubg other weapo brought conld fonght gasoline bottles fists. bricks, ns available policemen be quelled party caused Several on the ambnlances lay ere from co the not jege, tomorrow's opponer on gridiron P Tried to Rescue Dog From Fire; Dog Dead, Man Dying Seattle, Oct. 20.—It {hat Vincent Campagini leaped into a peat fire Paddy, for I ary hospita himselt is burns |to save :’nrhi\ll |news. was in rescued ly died night point Wt the of does not know was futile communication and Paddy the Probably | vain | | America in the world war that we were her defenders. We must now | pladge even greater service, Four Great Principles ““Thers are four great principles on | which we rest: | “Hospitalization, rehabilitation, ad- | justed compensation, and Americani- zation “I pledge the best energies of my manhood and my sacred honor.” | Mr Owsley, when barely 30, had | gained distinction as a soldier and statesman in Texas He resigned s | position as district attorney at the out- |break of the war to attend the first | training camp open to volunteers. | A report of the resolutions commit- |tee urging congress to act proposals before it for sale and operation of Muscle Shoals nitrats plant was tabled |after Mayor Leach of Minneapolis charged that it was “Ford propagan- LERY On motion ot J Fred Johnson .ot Alabama, the resolution was taken from the table and passed. Mr. John- |son declared the resolution was not | Ford propaganda but a move to get congress to act on all measures before it | STORRS WILL DISCUSS WAITING STATION WED, Trolley Co. Head to Also Street Line Petition | Receive Arch | President Lucius Storrs of the Con- necticut compa will meet the transportation and railroad commite tes of the common council at City hall, Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock for a discussion of a petition for the installation of a waiting station at Central park, and also to talk over the proposal for re-estab- {shment of trolley service over thae Arch street line Mayor A M Paonessa wrote trolley company head several ago concerning the waiting He feels that patrons of the system should given from the elements. An effort will made to prevall upon Mr. Storrs commend to his company that money be appropriated for the con- struction of a waiting station in the present “alsle of safety” south of Central park The matter of re-establishing eerv. fee over the Arch street line came be- fore the council in the form of a pe from a group of school teachers others who use the jitney to the Monroe school. They complain that they are obliged to use both trolley and jitney without transfer privileges. the weeks station trolley be protection tition and bus now reach Propose Change to Give More Power to Mayor (One of the plans in the charter re vision which the committee will be alled upon to act, proposes to allow the mayor of New Britain to select the corporation counsel, instead of having him named by the common ¢il. This is a plan which is sim- I to the one in Hartford. With the passage of such a change, Mayor Pao- | nessa would have the right next year ]m name the corporation counsel, his setter dog. in a veterin- Campagini leath from the effort Physicians of (he

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