New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1922, Page 1

News of the World Ave By Associated Press We [ — ESTABLISHED 1870 CITY HALL HEARS 0F NEW STORM COMING Plan to Oust Building Inspector Reported Under Consideration FIRE DISTRICT _ DISCUSSION Gilchreest To Be Put On Toboggan It Scheme Materializes Because Framo Building Has Been Erected Inside Prohibited Arca, Another political storm in which a public commission is the center is brewing in city hall as the result of the discovery that a. three-family frame building erected on Park street by John 8medberg Is within the zone In which frame structures are prohib- ited. The subject has been brought to the attention of the common councll by a resolution introduced by Coun- cllman J. Gustave Johnson in which he asks that the lines of the fire Jis- trict be changed so that the house, which is now practically completed, may be located outside the inhibited area and the owner may be saved the expense of alterations which jll cost at least $2,600. Criticisin of Building Inspector, The furore caused by the discovery of the frame building inslde the fire Nnes Is developing into a drive by members of the building commissjon against John C. Gilchreest, building Inspector. It is alleged by Mr. Gil- e nding November 11th NEW BRITAIN HERAL, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1922, —THIRTY-TWO PAGES LEADER OF TURKS | SULTAN “PLAYING ITSAFE” STATESHIS STAND, BY TAKING HIMSELF AWAY g FROM IMMEDIATE DANGER Will Welcome Educators But i Opposes Christianizing Efforts RESENTS BRITISH VIEWS Dr. Riza Bey Maintains Indian Mos- lems Are Right In Objecting To In- terference in Caliph Controversy, Lausanne, Nov. 17, (By Associated Preds)—-“Of course the Indlan Mos- lems are right in resenting British interference in the caliph contro- versy," said Dr. Riza Nur Bey of the Turkish nationalist delegation to the Lausanne peace conference, in dis- cussing with the -correspondent the telegram forwarded to Premter /Bonar Law, by the committee ofsthe cali- phate of Bombay, and made public here last night. A Telegram of Objection. The telegram declared that the Mussulmans of India sharply resent the efforts of the British government to prevent the Angora government from handling freely the question of the caliphate in which the Turkish nationalist assembly “has delegated to itself powers and represents the point of view of the Islamic world."” “This question of the caliph and his relations with the Turks and oth- er Mohammedans,” said Dr. Riza, “is a purely religious one doncerning the Moslems alone, but America sends many missionaries to Turkey and your people should thoroughly un- EW BRITAI Manchester Herald Plant Gutted by’Fire_T oday, Loss is $150,000 CAMPAIGNING COST PAONESSA $274.40 This Represents Only His Personal Fixpense Account to be Supple- LIFE BY HANGING | "o o e Y.M.T. A& B, SOCIETY T0 OBSERVE BIRTHDAY Organization Has Been Fac- tor in New Britain Forty-one Years ,[Says he Has not Abdi- cated, Though he Leaves Constantinople on British War Vessel New Press, Installed But Three Weeks Ago, Rui % -~Mailing Lists andB: Lost. A Mayor A. M. Paonessa's campaign for the office of secretary of state cost him $274.40, his personal campaign expeanse statement, filed at the office of the secretary of state this morning, shows, The statement lows: Contribution to David L. Dunn, his campalgn manager, for expenses, $100; wear and tear on automobile, gas and ofl In making trips about the state, $100; rental of headquarters at the Hotel Garde, Hartford, $20.40; newspaper advertising, $30; stationery, stamps and telephone calls, $24. 7To. tal, $274.40. This statement does not represent the entire, cost of the Paonessa cam palgn, but will he supplemented to- night by anothe® from Campaign Vanager Dunn, showing his expendi- tures on behalf of the unsuccessful candidate, Is itemized as fol TO PUBLISH PAPER IN HARTFORD NOW Discovered at Noon l}yDaughter Kemalists Foiled by Allies in Attempt to Run In- terned Destroyer Out of Golden Horn, (Bpacial to The Herald). Plainville, Nov. 17, — Mrs, Jennie Anderson, aged b1 years, committed suiclde today at the family home on last street by hanging herself to a beam in the cellar, The body was discovered by a daughter when she went home from a local factory to dinner. She was unable to find her mother and going to the cellar saw the body suspended in air. Dr. Charles W, Moody, medical ex- aminer, was called in and decided that the woman had ended her own life, Mrs. Anderson was the wife of Carl W. Anderson, a well known con- gtable. 8he had been in {1l health for some time and had suffered from melancholia. Besides her husband and the daughter who found the body, she 1s survived by another daughter and a son. JUDGE OBJECTS TO FEE OF STABLEMAN Mahchester, Conn, Nov, 17, — The Manchester Herald plant in Hillard strect, a two-story brick building, owned hy the Herald Printing Co,, was burned this morning. 1t was thought an explosion possibly of gas in the heating plant started the fire, Owing to low water pressure it was quickly ont of control of the fire department. Additional apparatus was sent here froni South Manchester, The fire was confined entirely to this structure. The amount of salvgge will he small. The property loss I8 placed at $150, 000, The 41st annlversary of the Y. M. T. A. & B. society will be observed Wednesday evening, November 29, which I8 Thanksgiving eve, at the so- clety's hall on Lafayette street, and plans are being drafted to make this year's celebration one of the most €laborate in the history of the soclety. The celebration will combine the ob- servance of the 41st anniversary and a Thanksgiving party. Medals will he pregented members who have been in the soclety 25 years. A program of modern dances and of square gets and waltzes will be provided, continuing until 2 o'clock in the morning. Re- freshments will be provided. The hall will be decorated in colors suitable for the Thanksgiving holiday. Admission will be by tickets which are to be sent to members next week, and some friends not in the ranks of the soclety will be f{nvited to attend. Tt is ex- pected that about 800 will he present. The members who during the past Constantinople, Nov, 17 (By Asso- clated Press).—Mohammed VI, the Turkish sultan, has fled from Con- stantinople on British warship bound for Malta, Upon embarking the sultan empha- sized that he was not abdicating but merely removing himself from imme- diate danger, Made All Arrangements. The sultan wrote to Lieut. Gen. Harrington, the British commander in chief on Wednesday evening stating he considered his life to be in danger and would Iike British protection. He did not propose however to leave the CHARGE MANSLAUGHTER IN NEWINGTON GASE Charamut Held in $2,000 for Causing Death of Frank Domkowski a Fire Spreads Rapidly The fire started In the rear section uf the basement. Earller the janitor had bheen in to look after. the fire under the hoiler, When the explosion camy, flames shot out of five different windows, The fire then spread throughout the bullding. The fire de- partient house is nearby and while the apparatus was at work immediate- ly the water pressure was so low the| fire continued to eat its way into all chreest's critics, some of whom are pleased to have a chance fo find fault with his work, that e is responsible for the situation. Mr. Gilchreest is- sued a permit for the construction of the bullding at the rear of 398 Park de ge lists or books. partments. No one was in building at the time andq no one could to the office to save malling In the basement was the heating plant and o rotary press t in the Hungerford Feels $2 For Care of Horse s Too Much—Cruelty Probable cause was found against I'rank Charamut of Newington in the town court at that place last night on a charge of manslaughter and he was hound over to the December term of year have come into the group of 25 derstand it. May Become An Issue. “Moreover it may be forced into this conference as an issue and let me say that the new Turkey—the gol Pe Co, year members and who will Pelletier. recelve d medals Thanksgiving eve are: ter Walsh, Thomas Lowe, Thomas yle, Omer Pelletier and Joseph The presentation will be by palace before Friday. All arrangements were consequently. made and this morning a car in which the acting: dragoman of the British embassy and Gen. Harring- ton's alde, drew up at the side en- whieh was installed three weeks ago. On the first floor was the office and the job printing room. On the second floor were tie mechanical department Charges Go Over to Monday. Turkey of Angora which is partly founded on bolshevist principles and partly concelved on the Ilines of the wonderful Swiss confederation which Rev. John F. Ryan of Danbury, state president of the ", T. A. U, of which the local society is a member. trance to the sultan's palace. Shortly afterwards while the guard was being changed, the sultan with superfor court. Bonds were fixed hy Grand Juror E. Stanley Welles at § 000. The . accused furnished surety street, which s outside the fire lines. | ‘When work had progressed almost to the completion of the structure it After Tony Vincenzo had pleaded not guilty to charges of neglecting a to was learnad that it was at the rear of No. 394, which Is a few feet inside the lines. ' Mr. Gilchreest's critics clalm that he was at fault in not learning before it was too late that the law was heing violated. Had he been on the alert, they claim, he would have discovered the error ha- fore the damage Fad been done, In defense of Mr. Gilchreest, it is claimed that there is a question whether the building is at the rear of No. 398. The property at No. 394 an 8. se in Bl d editorial rooms. I"rom an To Publish In Hartford The Herald was established by E. 1881, as a Ela, as a weekly in mi-weekly in 1893 and 1914, H. H. Conland, business manager of the Hartford Courant tendered to Mr. a, assistance which the latte inspection after the fire was out it appeared that most of the machinery was entirely ruined. as a daily r a horse, his attorney, Judge 1. B. Hun- gerford, and James F. White, local agent of the Humane society, engaged in a discussion in police court today as to what are proper charges for keeping a horse 24 hours. Mr. White had agreed to turn the horse over to Vincenzo upon the payment of $2, this representing the cost of stabling and feeding three times. Judge Hun- gerford objected to the price as too high, offering his objection to the court, Judge Klett reminded him for his appearance. When put plea on the charge, which involves the death of Frank Domkowski, of New- ington, at the New Britain General hospital on Tuesday morning, Chara- mut entered a plea of not guilty. He was arrested late yesterday aft- ernoon by Constable Pitken and Con- stable Walsh, of Newington, after a report of Medical Examiner Water- man Lyon of this city, who conducted an autopsy in the case, showed that Is now our host—will always wel- come American missloriaries, pro- vided they stick to education and to attempt to make converts to Chris- tianity. “But we won't tolerate attempts to mix in polities or look' with pleasure on any efforts to excite the Armenian and Greek residents against our gov- ernment. Unhappily such attempts have been made—not many, some."” tal of tio 13, Bonney's augmented orchestra will furnish a concert preceding the exer- cises, which are to.start at 8:15 o'clock and last to 9:15. An excellent enter- nment is being arranged to consist local favorites, after the presenta- n of which the hall will be cleared for the dance program. The society was organized October 1881, by Father Carmody, at that time a curate at §t. Mary's church. He but | haq, on October 9, 1881, meeting of young men of the parish called a his son, Prince Erlogrul Effend!, and six members of the palace sta¥ slipped qufetly into the car and drove to the British naval base where Gen. Harrington and Neville Henderson, acting British high commissioner, re- ceived him, ° Got Away Quietly. The sultan immediately embarked body perceiving his flight. He was taken out to the British dreadnaught on the admiral's barge without any- cepted so that the Herald may be is- sued from the plant of the Courant for the time being. Malaya where he was received by Vice Admiral Brock. Comm{ssioner Domkowsky had died fro mthe effects of a fractured skull. The local medi- cal examiner, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph TS, FALLS DOWN and outlined to them his plans for a that the matter has nothing to do total abstinence society and arranged with the trial of criminal charges and fs not owned by Mr. Smedberg and the doubt arises whether the new FA dwelling cannot be considered at the rear of his own property as it is ob- vious that he could not expect to use the neighboring property, as 'a pas- sageway to the new. housp. Mayor' Favors Henfessey. Some members of the building com- mission are sald to be using the case a8 an excuse to remove Mr. Gilchreest and appoint someones more to their liking in his place. It is claimed that Mayor Paonessa would like to see Ed- ward J. Hennessey named building Inspector, the salary of which office is $2,600. R. J. Dixon, chairman of the commission, s also said to be in & receptive. mood. In city hall circles it {s expected that the mayor may deeide to make SLICE CENTRAL PARK T0 END TRAFFIC JAM T. W. Crowe Plans to Join Church and West Main Streets Chalrman Thomas W. Crowe of the the matter was declared at an end. Vincenzo's case, at the suggestion of Prosecuting Attorney Joseph 'G. Woods was continued t6 Monday morning. complaints that a horse was being al- lowed to roam without care or shelter near the Towers’ brickyard at the Berlin town line, Yesterday he went down and brought the horse back to his Mvery stable. Policeman W. 8. Strolls then placed the accused under arrest. Judge Hungerford explained to the court that his client had been ill and left the care of his horse with an- other man. He understood, the at- torney said, that the horse was pro- Agent White recetved a number ot | Domkowsky, parents of the dead man, Mrs. Frank Domkowski, his widow, testified- at the hearing last night, Late last Saturday aftcrnoon, the Newington aufhorjties were sum- moned to the’ Domkowski home on .a complaint that the man was creating considerable trouble there. . At the time of his arrest, he was found to be suffering from a gash on his head. It is alleged that .Domkowski at- tacked his wife, and that Charamut, who {s related to her by marriage, took a hand in the affair, striking Domkowski with an instrument that produced the wound that fractured his skull. After he had been given for an organization meeting the fol- FLIGHT OF STAIRS des de: Mrs, M. Alpert of Hartford = Avenue W bustains Severe Infury at Her Home This Morning. ed in Selzed with a fainting spell when |school, at the corner of medical treatment, he was brought to [t1on8 to her forehead and face she stooped over to pick up a bundle, [ Myrtle streets, the site lowing week. The society elected as its first nancial secretary, At the first meeting 65 members sign- presi- nt Thomas H. Kehoe; as vice-presi- nt, Bdward Maloney, a prominent ‘aterbury newspaperman, and as - Michael Maloney. Quarters were established 8t. Mary's High and ow occupied the roll, the basement of old Mrs. M. Alpert tumbled down a flight | by one of the factorfes Bt the Corbin of 20 steps at her home at 115 Hart- ford avenue this morning. The wom- Serew corporation. Shortly afterward a soclety known an was knocked unconscious by the|as “The New Britain Literary, Insti- fall. She sustained severe lacera- tute” went out of existence and their and | rooms in the Opera House huilding oh bruises about the body. Dr. Samuel|Main street were leased by the Tabs. in'the name of King George upon the ‘Turkish monarch’s placing his foot on British’ tArritory. The sultan re- pHed that he felt safe under the pro- tection of Great Britaln adding that he was not abdicating ‘but was merely which was immediately threatening. The Malaya steamed off immediate- tions will be recelved as to the even- tual destination of the sultan. It is too early as yet to get any sultan's flight will have on the local situation. The Kemalists, it is thought, will endeavor to make it ap- pear that the sultan fled under Brit- ish pressure. It is declared in British Henderson gave the sultan a3 welcome | removing himseif from ‘the . danger ly for Valetta, Malta, where instruc-" tangible idea as to what effect the. board of public works and City En- gineer Joseph ‘D, Williams have worked put a plan for the relief of congested traffic conditions in the center of the city, necessitating the cutting away of a portion of Central Park on both the north and the west sides and changing the physical ap- pearance of the street so that Church street will be a continuation of West Main sfreet. Thejr proposals will be submitted shortly for action by the board of publie works and the common colin- cil. Mups are now being prepared and the estimated cost of the changes this eity and lodged in the local po- lice station. Oa Sunday afternoon, he was lberated, when an order was re- cefved from Grand Juror‘Welles by the local police. On Monday Dom- kowski began to show signs of being il and again a physician was sum- moned. On the advice of the physi- clan he was taken to ®he local hos- pital. Late Monday night, his condi- tion became alarming, and he passed away at an early hour Tuesday morn- ing. REGULAR MOVIES J. Chernfak who attended her tound |The organization continued to grow no bones broken. and it was soon felt advisahle to Mrs. Alpert was standing near the | make another change. New quarters top step when she dropped a bundie. | the place which later became the K. She immediately stooped and as she|of C. home. After several years of did so became weak, lost her bal- | cccupancy, these rooms were given up ance and toppled headlong down the|and the society '"moved” to Lee's stairs, striking her head several times, | block on Lafayette street, where until e 1894 it continued to prosper. In that YALE FOLLOWERS TART year the building committee purchas- S ed on behalf of the soclety three ——— building lots on Lafayette street, ex- tending from the corner of RBeaver streat to what is known as the Sulli- van property. In the same year the work of erecting a T. A. B. home was vided for. HIDE Playmate®*of. Chicago Youngster Put Courtplaster Over Bullet l!olo in changes in the building commission if the members cannot settle the Gilchreest-Smedberg case to his sat- isfactfon. Committée to Investigate. Mayor A. M. Paonessa this after- noon made announcement of the fol- lowing committee to act with the building commission and corporation counsel in investigating the construc- tion of the Smedbérg building. Alder- men Frank L. Conlon, John*F. Gill, J. Gustave Johnson; Councilmen D. 1. Nair, E. T. Ringrose and M, F. King. Much work on the building has already been done. The build- quarters, however, that there is not the slightest foundation for such an allegation and they point out that British troops had not even been guarding his iife, Feared Assassination. Apparently the sultan did not wish to face the ordeal of the Selamik or official attendance of the sultan' at noon on Friday, the Mohammedan Sabbath. The Selamik last Friday wag a somewhat pathetic spectacle which the sultan carried through with courage and dignity but it is thought he feared an attempt would be made Neck—Condition Grave. Chicago, Nov. 17.—Andrew Ragona, 4 years old, is in a critical condition with a bullet in his neck as a result of a quarrel with a playmate ovér a game of marbles Wednesday. Blua) Band Accompanies Undergrad- AT vates to Depot Where They En- ers claim they have a permit for.the work, while the building inspector answers by saying that the structure is not on the lot for which the per- mit was issued. i34 Pirates Capture Rum Ship, Posing as Custom Officers Seattle, Nov. 17,.—Capture by pir- ates Wednesday night of the schooner Daisy, laden with whiskey, cost him $37,000, Larry Talbert, owner, claved here today. The Daisy was ovarhauled between Victoria and Van- couver, B. C,, in American waters by a ‘fast cruiser, whose crew posed as customs officers. The crew of the ave col at Chareh giving more room for traffic on West' Main street Main street and the west line of City hall where there is much congestion is being figured by the engineer. Starting from a point at the north- west corner of the entrance to City hall, under the pro- sed plan, the park would be away gradually to a point about feet south of the northeast corner or almpst opposite the southerly line of Church street. This will enue for a natural flow of t ming down West Main street street, and vice versa, between the present. On the west side of the park the rk, opposite the afford corner of cut 50 an raffic into also After one of them had shot him with a revolver, two ‘of Andrew's chums stuck court plaster over the wound and took him home telling his mother another boy had hit him with a brick The injured boy was unable to talk and it was not until yesterday that the nature of the wound was learned, AUTO DROPS OVER CLIFF Truck Takes Plunge of Between 40 and 50 Feet Off ¢ Edge of Vega Pictures to Be Shown in Connection With Sermon—in Operation By New Year's. For the purpose of adding to the interest of Sunday evening services the officials of the South Congrega- tional church have decided to install a modern moving pleture machine, The pictures to be shown Sunday eve- ‘ning as part of the regular service and on other vccasions when it s consgidered advisable, SOUTH CHURCH SOON | train For Tiger's Den, un tim in New Haven, Nov, 17.—Yale's stu dent band of 30 pieces played the Yale squad to the station to tune of “Bulldog” this noon, scores of the students in platoons with locked arms following, singing the words of the song. Most of the students took the train on the way to Princeton and Trenton. They were in high spirits believing the Tlue will beat the Orange and Black tomorrow. At the station after the team had been cheered and the megaphone wielders had wrought the crowd into o high piteh of enthusiasm, Head Coach Tad Jones came out on the it bhe lai; bu wa lin da lat The completed brary, showers and recreation rooms. are now being drawn for the instal- dertaken, building, at that ne one of the finest fraternal homes the state, housed the growing membership for 10 years, but in 1904 was decided that more room must provided. Accordingly plans were d for alterations. The original ilding, fronting on Reaver street, s extended to the Tafayette street e and its entrance placed on that street. The new building provides spaclous meeting room, a - and pool rooms, Plans hall and parlor, card mee fon of a cafeteria 20 years, the society upon his life on the next accasion. 1'p to one o'clock this afternoon officials at the palace continually de- nied that the sovereign had left. When they were asked why the usual Friday Selamik was not held this an- swered that the sultan was suffering from a bad cold. Report Probably True. Reports that the Turkish sultan had fled from Constantinople and taken refuge on a British warship were current in both London and Paris last week but these ,reports were subsequently denied in British official quarters in London. The fore- going dispatch from Constantinople however was sent without qualifica- tion and there seems to be no reason sidewalk would be cut away almost in i Street. rear platform of the train and held| ¥or the past for Daisy was put ashore on Stuart fs- land nearby, according to reports, end the pirates made off with the schoan- er, str [Ex-Ambassador Sharp Dies at Age of 63 Years TEiyria, 0., Nov. 17. — Willlam Graves Shatp, former ambassador to France, died at his home here today RECEPTION R Mrs. Kohn of Hartford Entertains at| its entirety giving sexeral feet of space for traffle, doing away with the ne- cesslty of .establishing a “one-way MJTSJ CORBIN et OR Shuttle Meadow €lub for Her Dropping over a cliff hetween 40 and 50 feet high, an automobile truck owned by the Kolb Baking Co. of Hartford, was badly damaged yester- day when it ran off of the edge of Vega street, The truck was left standing on Vega street, a small street. running south from Asgh, while the driver was delivering bread in the home of John Sundell. Mrs., Willlam H. Gleed, who Carpenters have been working the past several days installing & booth in the halcony of the church. where the machine will be installed. The machine, one of the most up-to- dlate types used in modern theaters, has been ordered and will be here in the course of -the next four or five weeks. Tt is expected by the first of | January it will be ‘operating, | Tt will not be a portable affair, but will be permanently installed in a fira | | said with emphatic earnestnes up his hand: silence fell and Jones an 24 en “Yale men, you are tired of hear- ing talk. This time we arve going to give you victoriex. We expect tough games against Princeton tomorrow and Harvard next week but this Yale team is going to win.” Lei H. Coffey. has been represented at numerous fife d drum conventions by a corps of men. Hight prizes have been tak this year and the trophy cases at the socisty's home on Lafayette stree: display nearly 50 prizes captured. The present officers of the society are James 1. Butler, president: Francls vice-president; Thomas . recording secretary; James Jr., treasurer; Willlam A, onard, Riley to doubt its truth. At Merey of Kemalists, The sultan, it is known, has been greatly exercised over his status since the action of the Turkish nae tionalist assembly at Angora early this month in voting to deprive him of his civil authority and declaring the caliph or religious head of Islam, would hereafter be selected from the imperial house by vote of the grand national assembly. In the face of 40 CITIZENS ARRESTED After an illness of several days, \r, Sharp, who was 63, spent sevoral months in Europe last summer in the interest of his health, and according to friends has not been well since. e was ambiasador to France five years, geeving in Paris during the world war. Hr resigned his post about a year after the armistice’ was signed. | Forsyth, financial secretary; Frank ¢\ Riley, librarian; William G. Gray, marshal; Charles Rakowskl, sergeant resides in the same building, hap- pened to be looking out and was startled to see the truck suddenly run backwards, (he hrakes failing to hold, and plunge over the edge of the cliff. Although in a badly battered con- dition, so much so that it took from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 in the afternoon®efore the machine was moved, the contents weére not spilled nor was the engine damaged. No one Was in the truck time of the accident, proof booth and will be handlad by | an expert operator. The pictures to be shown will not npcessarily all he religions pletures, but wiil be plctures of general interest, carefully selected and which ean be used to point out features of the Sunday evening ser- mon. filitration of nationalist military ele- ments into Constantinople and the knowledge that the Angora autheri ties would eventually be in full con- trol in the Turkish capital the sultan and his advisers have been virtually at the mercy of the Kemalists, Politics Enters In. Political motives may be attribute@ in some quarters to the flight of the sultan on a British warship. Great Britain concededly has strong mo- tives for seeing that no hirm comes to the caliph, in view of the many millfons of Mussulman subjects with- in her domain, many of whom have glven indications of disagreement with the action of the Turkish nation- allsts disputing the power of the Turks alone to take action affecting all 1slam, The question of the sul. tan's status, too, is likely to come up at the Lausanne conference about to open and it now appears probable that when this question comes up for settiement the caliph himself will l)l4 under British protection a refugee at Great Britain's nava) base in the Mediterranean. (Continued on Page Thirty) Brother's Wife, Mrs. Minnie Corbin Kohn of Hart ford, formerly of this city, entertained at the Shuttle Meadow club last even- ing in honor of Mrs. Philip Corbin, bride of her brother, Philip Corbin, of this city and of Hackensack, New Jersey. Mra. Corbin was introduced to many New Britain people at a re- ception which preceded dancing and a light lunch, The Shuttle Meadow club ballroom was tastily decorated for the occas- fon with potted ferns and palnts and cut flowers. The Hills-Boulanger or- chestra furnished music for the danc- ing. Arkansas People Held Following Am- by ity Meeting. at arms, The local organization is represent- ed on the governing hoard of the (T, A, U, by John J. Kelly, who is treasurer. Thomas J. Meskill of this city 18 a county director of the atate organization h on Those Attending Commun- Hot Springs, Ark. Nov. 17 More than 40 residents of Pulaski county were held in jail here today for in- vestigation in connection with an at- tack from ambush on those attending |a community meeting at Jossvije | Wednesday at which measures for law enforcement were discussed, Joff Howell was killed and several others wounded during the attack, A number of men robed in regalia simila to that of the Ku Klux Klan attended the meeting but took no part. At a similar meeting on the previ- ous night, the white robed visitars had hunded one of the speakers a note B R o declaring the Klan was determined to ut a stop to the liquor traffic sso,ooo Prize Ofl'ered Sotnty o aor trsfho W YhS1 Xale Undengradunte Class The attack Wednesday night was Now Haven, Nov, 17..~Robert W, made on the white garbed men as|Kelly, Yalo '74, has offered a $50,000 they were removing their robes near|prize to the Yale undergradegate body the bullding where the meeting was|for the best essay of 1,000 words on held. “America’s neeil for a strong navy.” Autoist Who Killed Man Agrees to Support Widow Redwood City, Cal, Nov. 17.-.A Charge of manslaughter 'against John Styanson was dismissed’ by Superior Judge Buck vesterday when Swanson agreed to sign over one-half of his earnings for five years.to the widow of James Bolf, who was killed byl Swanson's automobile September 23, Swanson also agreed to sell. his auto- mobile and give the proceeds to the widow. Swanson earns $6.50 per day. GIVE CISSIE LOVTUS CHANCE Liondon, Nov. 17.—Cissie Laftus, the WINS BRITISH RACE. Derby, ¥ng., Nov. 17.--(Ry Associ- ated Press.)—1"alse Alarm by Rattle- jack out of White Lie, owned by J. H. Hull, won the derby cup handicap of 1,250 pounds, run here today. J. Cun- liffe's Charlebelle was second and Major Worthington's Brinklow third. ‘I'hirteen horses ran. Irishmen Executed for Ownership of Revolvers Dublin, Nov. 17. +— (By Assoclated Press)—Four civillans, James Fisher, Peter Cassidy, Richard Tulhy and residents of the frec state, after a trial by a military court charged with the unlawful possession of revolvers, were exccuted at 7 o'clock this morn- ing. at the GETS MEDAL OF HONOR WILLIAM I; MARKS DEAD. Congressional Award for Bravery Un- Greenwich, Nov. 17.<William T, Marks, 60, of the firm of A. A. Marks, makers of artificlal legs, New York city, whoge home has been in Stam- ford, died of heart trouble last night at the home of a physician in New plaroELa | der Wive in France Given o First | ¥ Division Private, Monmouth; 1il,, Nov. 17.—Sterling Morteek of Oquawka, former private York city to which he had been tak- |in Co. M, 28th infantry, ¥'lrst division, actress who was arrested recently | en after belng stricken on the street, Jas been awarded the iwolvgrvulolml charged with illegal possession = of | He formerly had an extensive estate, Juedal of honor for bravery under fire drugs, was placed on probation for| known as,Laddin's Rock Warm at,in Irance on the morning of October ne year today on the condition t'.at | Sound Beach. He was a widower and |4, 1918, accorng to word received she undergo treatment. is survived by two brothers. here. THE WEATHUR 0— Hartford, Nov. 17.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair with vising temperature tonight and Saturday, becoming overeast with moderate tem- perature, fresh wufl‘nwl-sl winds | | J | | \