New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press *ESTABLISHED 1870 LIVELY TILT OVER | Wealthy Parents Must Pay N¢ Half Million as Price of L Their Son Away From Young LOOT VALUED AT §2,000 SECURED BY BURGLARS C0ST OF EDUCATION McMahon Heckles School Board Chairman at Charter Discussion JUDGE G@?fi; REPLIES Assures Hotel Man That Children of | New Britain Will Receive Proper Instruction If It Takes City's Last Cent, Judge Bernard G. Gaffney, chair- man of the school hoard, and P. 8| McMahon, a ‘member of the charter revision committee and former leader of the New Britain Taxpayers' asso- clation, were the principals in a lively tiit on school matters at & meeting of the charter = revisionists last night in the officc of Mayor A. M. Paonessa. McMahon challenged the state- ment of the school committee chair- man that that deparment has more acter, .and the evening. power than other boards, and as- the report of the serted that “the charter revision com- | g1t mittee should bring them (the school ! o'clock. committeemen) down where they be- long." Judge Gaffney replicd, addressing his remarks to McMahon, that there has always been grumbling against the payment of school taxes and there probably always will, but if it/ takes every cent of taxes that the city | collects, the children will be prop- | erly educated. McMahon's replies to! Judge Gaffney's claims were of a taunting nature and as the discussion went on the principals raised their | voites and drifted so far away from | the subjects under discussion that Edward 1*. Hall. chairman of the| commission, interrupted to ask that only the matter under consideration by the committee be discussed. Discuss Purchasing Agent. Judge Gafir ey was about to be ex-' cused by the committee after being| heard on the proposal to cstablish permanent voting booths in the schoolhouses when McMahon asked him how he regarded the proposed hiring of a purchasing agent to have charge of buving supplies for all d("fnntw partments in the city. | Judge Gaffrey replied that it would prabably be o good idea, but asserted that he was not in a position to sorak for the school board since that matter had not come before the members. He felt that if a capable lof the belonging to cycle the Kinsellas. window. The drawer three gold stolen, and family. Dr. Part of Plunder Taken From Physicians’ Homes el Is Recovered Jewelry and other valuables of an estimated value of $2,000 were stolen (last night when burglars effected en- trances to Dr. M. W, Kinsella's hpme at 94 Harrison strect, and the home of Dr. C. J. Hart at 92 Lincoln street. Both robberies were of a daring char- were committed early in In the case of the rob- | bery at the Kinsella house, the police were notified at 6:35 o'¢lock while entrance at the home was made at about 10 The police started at work on,the case at once, and.this morning some loot was recovered, Kinsella and. his wife were found at property on Har- rison street, while some of the Hart plunder was found in the yard of a neighbor on Lincoln street. Sergeant Matthias Rival and Motor- Policeman discovered the. articles Willia In both instances entrances effected by raising windows. Kinsella home Mrs. Kinsella and her children were at dinner, when a sound was heard in an adjoining room. On |entering theliroom Mrs. Kinsella saw |the curtains moving as though some- |ene had just jumped through From the bureau one of the drawers which contained most of the Jewelry was missing. was be: ds, chains, bracelets, five silver pins pairs of white gloves. were unable to state just what are waiting a check of the missing goods by the Kinsella| Two bank books were also recovered morning by the police, and contained a string of pearl gold beads, a signet ring, two pend-| ation of Hushand’s Affec- tions. HE WAS POOR GIRL, THEY MILLIONAIRES Burlington, Vt, Dec.,7.—~An award of $465,000 was made today by the Jury which for more than 40 hours had deliberated over the million dol- lar claim of Mrs, Dorrit Stevens Woodhouse against her wealthy par- Woodhouse of New York and this city, for the alienation of the affec- tions of her husband, Douglas Wood- house. The case had consumed five weeks in hearing. Not a Wealthy Girl The plaintiff, daughter of a family in modest circumstances who were neighbors of the wealthy Woodhouses here contended that her parents-at- law had inspired and supported her husband in a separation from her that led to his going to Reno to establish & residence as the basis for a divorce. She had been snubbed by them, she submitted and never had been given adequate recognition as the wife of their son, Of the $465,000 damages awarded the jury directed that $400,000 be considered actual damages and $665,- 000 as a punitive and exempln’ damage award. y Appeal to Be Made A small crowd only was in the courtroom when the verdict was made known. Steps were taken immediate- ly by the defense counsel to appeal the case, The award was the largest eVer | gold | given in an alicnation suit in Vers two mont, i police| * The jury that returned the verdict| was | was composed largely of farmers. up| Was Ardent Lover The jurors during the long trial| heard from the plaintiff the conditions | Articles Detective m_8. Strolls .nglng to were At the the this| a string of two and The man was sccured he could buy ad- f‘:n‘;:‘cs‘“‘s motning. with Mlip S Othar) wiiohi ahé: sal’ sRonatitnted aliena- | vantageously. He saw no objection “' i bel to Di | tion of the affections of her husband. | to requisitioning school supplics Mr‘;’"’Hfi;’t""’v\,m‘r]:’"“"v':fip o | She related hor meeting With Douglas | threugh the purchasing agent, though | he felt that in this particular de- partment jittle could be saved. At present fhe superintendent’nf schools, partment, he said. interpaged. | wrist watzh, Attorney D. L. Nair then asked if the sohool hoard would have objec- | tion to the principle of a purchasing| agent to buy for that department: i The school committeeman's reply | was that statutory provisions might Lowell consist of a cameo brooch, a child's| % ¢ g:)l(l ring, and some personal articles| MCTChants National Bank of this city, | belonging to. Mrs., Hart. |articles include a diamond: pin, 4 a Stanley H. Holmes, huys for the (10-1 bracelct contain#hig’ four amethysts, a “That's just the trouble,” McMahon 2¥ellicre, a gold chain and a silver Woodhouse son of the president of the his ardent wooing and their marriage jafter he had gone to an army camp iln 1918. Her husband’s parents, she ' said, | encouraged his attentions to Mrs. Lil- lian H. McLellan of Washington on whom documentary evidence showed he showered attentions and lavishea | gifts. - The missing Other Woman in Case 3 Mrs, McLellan in a deposition ad- b ation a proposal which, if iy recelved by the common will make the position of house Wins Judgment for | $465,000, Charging Alien- | ents-at-law, Mr. and Mrs, Lorenzo E.| NEW BRITAIN HERAL NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1922, —SIXTEEN PAGES., MURDER USHERS IN NEW IRISH REGIME | 'FULL TIME HEAD OF (PUBLIC WORKS BOARD One Deputy plete Day to Post, r A. M Paonessa has under chalrman of the board of public works | a full time position, paying a salary approximately the same as that paid the city engineer. The matter was informally discus- sed at last night's session of the char- ter revision committee, Since the creating of positions in this depart- ment must be regulated by ordinance, rather than by provision in the char- ter, it was suggested that the mayor take such steps as are necessary to bring the proposition before the coun. cll. . Mayor Paonessa said this morning that he has been approached by sev- eral members of the councll who | favor such a change. If the right man is available for the job, the ex- ccutive feels much money would be! saved the city in this way. § If the proposal is adopted, the city cngineer will be relieved of much of the work of supervising the work of gangs about the city and will be able to devote his entire time to en- | gineering jobs, it is explained. A chairman -experienced in contracting could take over the duties that were handled last year by the general sup- tract Out” of Capture 90 Pri Dublin, Dee | Patrick O'Maille, speaker, had ment session. is serious. After nor were they a The present chairman of the board, Thomas W. Crowe, has devoted his| entire time to the job since his ap- | pointment last April. of allegiance. APPEAL ISSUED FOR ¥z CHRISTHAS TREE FUND. | tions running as | Belfast, | Press) — Both h parliament voted to “contract out” | O'Maille was el er of the Dail or session when the Clergymen Asked to Take Up Collection in Churches December 17. Irish treaty. Cork, Dec. 7. Funds for the municipal Christmas | tree, which has been put in place at Central Park for the past 10 years | are again being sought by the com- mittee in charge of the work for this year. The tree has many times en- lightened " the hearts of the children ! of New Britain, some whose parents | are too poor to provide a tree in their | missile did exploded nearby, and two women, escaped, Cork, Dee. 7, (B: have a tree in thelr own home, are °TOOM, vesto delighted at the sight of the one at Wounding 15. effort to secure enough money wi‘h in the purchasing and plaecing , the VCTE ¢ The wish has leased them cquipment, after been expressed by many that our Community/Christmas Y°! reported in County Cork. B Tree again find its place on Central 2dVancing on the barracks, the irreg- Park as during the last ten years, |Ulars captured an Two Men and Two Women Wound- ed—Both Houses of Ulster “Con- Press), — President nounced to the parliament this after- | noon that Deputy Dean Hales had | “isitor beginning next Monday noon— Deputy ' Unusual in that it is worth the sum deputy | of twenty-five dollars to pick him out. We shall know him as “The Herald | they wera on ‘their way to the parlia- | Masauerader” and the first person to | Ak " P& Confront him with the accusation that | been shot and killed been ‘The two victims of the were on a jaunting car along the qugys when they were at.|the latest edition of the Heruld in| tacked with /revolvers, | < Deputy 'Speaker O'Maille’s wound | PAnied by the “visitor” ot the Herald President $ : nouncement Minister of Defense Mul- | ¢it¥ in connection with | cahy arose and said: § “These men did not have a priest' Will be shown at the Palace the first erintendent, and in the opinion of |see their relatives.” |those who favor the change, many |times his salary could be gaved. rose as mark of sympathy. Was Elected Yesterday. Free State parliament at yesterday's | returned date on the panel ticket framed the opposing factions, Dees:'7; | State as permitted under the Angro- Press)—A powerful bomb was thrown at a military car this afternoon. not reach Rebels Make Raid. —Two hundred rebels captured home and others who, although they |"arTack at Ballymakeera near croom, yesterday, killing one man and The attack took place The rebels took which to defray expenses involved 'MdIng Commandant Mahoney, after! v fight lasting several hours hut re- The fight was the fiercest| T 0/clock last night. Killed, Assistant! Visitor Appears—Read About Him Free &tate—Rebels | isoners, ¥ree 'I'hem! 7 (By Assoclated| Cosgrave an-| and who was wounded while | shooting he is “The Herald Masquerader, proceeding | providing that persons has a copy o | his hand at the time, will be accom office and will be given $25. Cosgrave's an- i the Rirs [ National movie of that name whick sked if they would three days of next week. He ?VI]I no be kept under cover, but will visi All the members of the pflrlklmcnt‘“lm"t the city and walk the streots, | going where the crowds are and gen- | *If open to iden- tification by an observing New Brit- Of course he will not be un- any | way. He is just an average kind of | was | a heavy This is no sign that | he will do so after Monday, but to | make things casier for you we are | by[prlntin[; (on an inside page) a pic- ture of him. Take a good look at the picture and be prepared to win erally leaving hi ected deputy speak- ainite, lower house of the “ll¢ usually dressed, or tagged in s | members took oath'y “reilow and when last seen ! wearing a light hat.and 1 from south gark oyercoat. parliamentary elec- a pro-treaty candi- — (By Associated | the $25. ouses of the Ulster | unanimously tod of the Irivh Ir( (Continued on Fourteenth Page). WEATHER EXTREMES (By Assoclated The its mark hut wounding two men —16 Above in This City. The homb thrower Chicago, Dec. 7.—There was |great relief today for the northwest Y Associated Press). | the | Ma- ually extended southward. | grees helow zero. 3 at-almost the same fime ~that he ™™ Plateau n-zif:n the temperature out that $§5,000,000 of this was for th&;_hg"ro?nl.] SR s lea has ¢PUties of the Free State were be- | 1as fallen while it has risen in the|payment under treaty to Colombia e m:;e: 1:‘; "".’m;:nl‘n:‘:”:;/‘«;“ l:: ing sworn in at Dublin, Mississippi valley and the southern|and $250,000 for the annual yament plains states. Louisiana continued almost to swel- ter, with the official thermometer in their| New Orleans recording 70 degrees at 90 prisoners, in- taking all Florida the *land of sunshine” con- tinued to live up to its reputation with an average of more than 70 degrees in emperature. Before armored car at FIVE MILLION PAYMENTON COLOMBIAN PACT ASKED; $500,000 FOR. PROSECUTION Sper ouae! b hslns ASQUERADER LOUSE, House Approp BowB THROWN 1N cork GET HIM AND GET $25 | {Monday, at Noon, a Strange | New Britain is to have an unusual The Masquerader is coming to the [L is 70 Above in New Orleans While It is Six Below Zero At Helena, Ont. no as the first cold wave of winter grad- Helena, | Mont. recorded temperature of 6 de-| In the Atlantic states and the north- Average Week Ending December 2nd n.ny‘c : 8,703 'House Appropriations Bill, Presented Today, Totals $33,188,151 for Depts. of State and -4 Justice {Hughes Explains That For- eign Service of United! States Will Cost About $4,000,000 for Coming Year. t] | | Wahington, Dec. 7.—Five million t dollars as the second treaty payment , | to the government of Colombia and' half a million dollars for the further ¢ | prosecution of war fraud cases are: ¢|among the items in the 1923 supply bill for the departments of state and Jjustice, including the judiclary, re- ported to the house today by Chair- man Madden of the appropriatious committee. $4,511,230 Increase The total carried in the bill is.$38,« 188,151 an increase of $4,611,230 over last year but $515,142 below the budget bureau estimate. The amount recommended for the department of justice in war fraud prosecution would bring the total ap- propriated for that purpose up , to $1,000,000 as $500,00 was provided recently by congress in a special ast. Budget estimate for federal cobrt expenses were slashed by the commit- tee. Some of these reductions inblud- ed: Marshals and deputies $25,000 dis~ trict attorneys $50,000, salaries of clerks $50,000, Forcign Service Cost 4 The net cost of the foreign service. £ of the United States for the coming fiscal year was placed at “substantial- | 1y less than $4,000,000” by Secretary Hughes in explaining the state de- partment’s estimates to the house sub-committee on appropriations. 2 A transcript of the committee hear- ing made public today showed the | total asked for by the department is $15,202,237, but. Mr. Hughes pointéd to Panama, leaving less than $10,000,~ 000 against which were to be com- pared estimated dcpartmental res ceipts of $6,150,000. As to the work before the depart- ment, Mr. Hughes said the war hed b left “a great variety of conditions to 38 deal with and one of the novelties & bleck its adoption. Man, Seccking Evidence | i ) & o3 g proposed marriage I =i s Lotk ¢ With 20 machine guns and bombs, in s R iR 7 Trecelves: Power ¥rom Statates. cune WG a0 | ehtired. Thib. n,:\o:n“;;]gm::::‘:rc:;lecdorbfi-i:ol,fi'\\i“-.r‘:,?:re(‘l?.:l::t:.f,?o,umr attack on the troops defending At 6 o'clock this morning it was 16 McMahon then took the floor to| poo e Nailed In Too, [ With it on the representation that | now, with the. wecid s tlw‘r\utches the village. ahove zero on Church street, near the a8k Judge Gaftney if he claimed the ne evas divorced but had broken It| of strife, misunderstanding, greed and| T free state military was evi. Herald oftice. school committee has more power Lowell, Mass,, Dec. 7.—EImer Per-| when she found this was not true, ' need fa' 1j h',‘ t y esult of |dently outnumbered and was forced o, than the bhoard of health or public|igo of Bedford showed laborious in- She made the discovery, she d 8 ek il L s R B The irregulars appro-, Columbus, O, Dec. 7.—With the works department, and when the re- | genuity in his method of obtaining | on paim Sunday thl?!' € deposed, | the recent World War? priated all the arms and their pris. Vst in the grip of below zero (Continued on Second Page). MIRAGLES SAVE TWO FROM GUNMEN’S SHOTS Heavy Sweater Stops One Railroads Need Not Pay | Bullet and Note Book Retards Another New York, Dec. 7.—A jeweler and | day. a police sergeant escaped death at | failroads had in effect a regulation re- | the hands of two gun-wielding holdup |fusing to accept responsibility for ! men today through strange agencies. 'money, jewelr: When Benjamin Bernstein, an up- when enclosed baggage and j evidence for use in his suit against| Edgar Twombley of Billerica for! {alienation of his wife's affections.' | Perigo testificd that he had crawled into a piano box which was then nailed up and loaded on'a wagon and through holes which he had bored in| the side he had scen Twombley and | Mrs. Perigo enter a hotel. The jury “oday awarded him $5,000, marry her. For Thefts From Baggage | | ~ Washingtotn, Dec. 7.—Railroads are | |justified in refusing to pay damages| MOnth. (for jewelry that is lost or stolen from | ? the haggage of travelers, the inter.that state commerce commission held to-l The commission held that all | trangement nd negotiable papera that as “Cutic Pie,” parents objected to her ‘were Under cross-examination she that she had urged Woodhouse mitted that young Woodhouse n year Woodhouse was confronted street in Washington by his wife, Called Her “Cutic Pie" In letters read at the trial, Wood- house wrote his wife, addressing her that reports that his on Mrs. Woodhouse said that her hus- band left her in November 1919 with- out money or other means of support until she obtained alimony of $100 a The defene was a general denial Douglas Woodhouse's had attempted to bring about an es-! between him and his wife. | had | Was there ever a time when we Brandon which they used, together which it left was the status of man- dato territories.” when | Every symbol that brings the mes- sage of “IL.dve ye one another" home to us should be encouraged and wel- | comed in our midst. | The Community Christmas Tree is [emblematic of Christian love, and we ! should look forward to its inspiring false, | message from year to year. denied! Wil you help to make its realiza- to | tion possible, as you did in former years, by making a cohtribution to | the Christmas Tree Ifund? ) The smallest amount will be grate- fully received for the cause explained i by: the 'lated The Chamber of Commerce, The New Britain Herald, | ] The New Britain Record. Albert 8. Jourdan, chairman, 92 West Main street. Elise Traut 249 Arch street. Letters signed by Mr. Jourdan and | Ul¢ comp parents ruary 16. Fourteen 'oners into the mountains. as the men captured ported for duty it is believed found difficulty in detaining such a llarge number in the sparsely popu- mountain districts. Ballymakeera is |the nationalists. K. B. H. §. SCHEDULE Basketball Quintet Has 14 Games to| | Play—Hartford Coming Here Feb- games Britain High school basketball schéd- ation of ! Mrs. Traut of the Christmas tree com- | Pleted this morning. The quintet will weather and with northern Ohio ex- Inasmuch » ¥ i . periencing sleet and ice storms, dan- have since re: ¥ they 'delions were in blossom in Columbus today and many bushes contained buds, following several days of un- |usually mild December weather. " PROBE AR TRAGEDY Officials Begin Investi- now occupied by | Government gation of I'atal Crash at Langley Field Yesterday. s, Newport News, Va,, Dec. 7.—TInves- tigation of the airplane collision yes- | terday near Langley fleld which re- sulted in the death of two army of- !ficers and four enlisted men, was be- gun today by a board of inquiry. Af- ter examining the wreckage of the two are on the New which com- per Manhattan jeweler, failed to exe- |this rule was reasonable. cute the bandits' orders to open his | safe, one of them fired at him but the bullet spent its force in ploughing through a hgavy sweater he wore and | GERMANS_(}OMPLMNING |Press Claims That It Will Be Impos- | mittee as well Commerce as have been sent to Chamber of | Meet an aggregation of college prep- the i all of aratory players during the Christmas planes which plunged to the.ground | from an altitude of feet, the board | “This government” he said had not ' sought any increase in territories as a result of war xxx and it has been of vital importance that we should pre- serve American opportunity in man- dated territorle&dospilc the fact that we did not ratify the treaty of Ver- sailles.” Near East Problems Mr. Hughes also referred to the ery exigient problem of the Near East adding: “We have constantly in conneetion with Hurope to be watchful as to every step taken to see that nothing by reason ‘of our special position is done to the injury of our interests” i\ Mr. Hughes said that while the present system of passport fees gave the department a considerable in- come “personally I would like to see all fees abolished for passports,” DANAHER NOT RETAINED Meriden Lawyer Not Interested in Re- ported Suit of Mrs. Muter For Fee Paid For Bus Line. Pershing Stadium Pfoves To Be a White Elephant he was not seriously wounded. As’ the bandits fled, they engaged )Press) — Pershing Stadium, erected | in a gun fight with Sergeant Richard | for the inter-allied games A shot struék the po- licepan over the heart but he escap- | cipality of Paris, is proving to be a O'Flaherty. ed with a slight wound because the bullet hit a thick notebook in his breast pocket. Passersby captured one, of the high- waymen. WILL REPAIR SIDEWALKS Board of Public Works Will Do Work and Charge Expense to Property Owners When Necesary. Chairman Thomas W. Crowe of the board of public works has been in conference with Mayor A. M. Paonessa relative to sidewalk condition ahout the city and an agreement has been reached to assign to gangs of men to work of making repairs in the early, spring. Wherever notices sent out from the hoard of public works have been disregarded continually, the city will property owners and if necessary plac- ing a lien on the property. make the repairs, charging the | Paris, Dec, 7. — (By Assoclated | ations, of June,/ 1919 and later presented to the muni- white elephant to the city, and the union’ of friends of sporting societies Ihas been invited to take charge of it, |*1on: The thunicipal council announces that | | the stadium “interests it no longer” and that owing to the lack of money, it cannot manage its affairs. The TAKES OATH AS SENATOR Washington, Dec. 7.—James Cou- Detroit, Dec. 7.—The Page-Detroit Motor Car Co. today announced a 100 per cent stock dividend to be paid De- cember 20. re; parations sible to Carry Out Terms of Repar- Berlin, Dec. 7.—Germany's codl im- ports during October amounted to 2,- 295,371 tons, according to official sta- tistic, while 1,500,000 tons were de-| Hlivered to the commis- Besides the latter 203,321 tons of German coal were exported. reparations demands |1,600,000 tons monthly, in addition to | 125,000 tons of Upper Silesfan land 20 per cent of any surplus pro- duction over 8,300,000 tons. | The German press declares fulfill- include Kouhoupt “outside trusty” at Weth- ersfield state prison who escaped yes- terday afternbon by stealing a suit from Dr. Perey B. Battey, prison sur- geon nn? walking away. unmolested. GERMANS, WEARING IRON WAR CROSS, the New Britain clergymen asking for | munity Christmas tree a success. Christmas tree collections be | be taken on Sunday, December 17. | The Christmas tree services will be | held this year on December 24, just previous to the Sunday evening church services. The chimes of the South Manchester; ter at New o'clock to all those who are interested | at to attend these services. | play Christmas music and the public will be asked to join in | Christmas carol coal Feb. 2 has been established in Russia §y the Papal relief mission which, it wasan- riounced today by the national Cath- olic welfare council, has purchased foodstuffs sufficient to feed 40,000 children for two months, Reports frem representatives of the mission indicate it was said that 7,000,000 Russians face death from starvation during the winter, their co-operation in making the Com. | Previously taken on by the school. The first game with holiday, this being the only team not Degan to guestion a score of witnesses. The bollrd was told it w | ent that Major Guy 1. Gearl Hartford will rt who \PPAr-| Attorney C. J. Danaher of Meriden was asked today by the Herald wheth- Boston, Dec. Pebruary ke » Capi-|had just taken off in a Iokker, did | They have asked in the letters ':fit‘m h(fllld\ Ihool;:m\anlr;;m\\yh‘:: :1:‘4,54(}"'\;. \ S ‘hl\' was :Md]mg '""l’.l . December 10 and that the collection,! Season for the locals, will be played | Was e A | in Hartford, March 16. The schedule follo | Jan. 5, South Manc Jan. 1 Britain; j church will send forth a call at 5:30 | Thomas at Hartford; Jan. 19, Wilby Waterbury; J A band will | Prep. at New Britain Gilbert H. singing of (Feb. 9, Meriden at New Britain; Feb. 110, New Haven at New | 16, Hartford at New Britain: Feb. 17, | Meriden at Meriden; Feb. 23, Wilby ain; March 9, Gilbert at New Britain; | zens of Detroit, appointed by Gover- L?&'l' of the entire demands impos- | Pl GO 1) . Troesback of Mic to b . ! riaer BSLAtor ViR | o | VA s Papal Commission Has 2t New sritain: oath of office today in * the United CONVICT AT LIBERTY. Big Relief Stations' March 2 New i e etk SR A Hartford, Dec, 7.—At noon today| wWashington, Deo. 0.—Iour central | Marct 16, Hartford at Hartfont 100 P. C. DIVIDEND no trace had been found of Fred A.|gistributing and public relief stations| REGISTERED MAIL LOOTED Seven Tetters, Bach Containing §1,- 000, Rifled While Havana to Boston, Ha T.-~8even al the one piloted by Captain Benton A. | | Doyle and carrying four enlisted men. ster at South ! N | | — - outh Manches-' May Eat His Xmas Dinner Jan. 13, St Tn Sing Sing Death House | n. 26, Coll mn‘ New York, Dee. 7.—Abraham | e =6, Colleslate] ;o iker and Reuben Norkin, accused | oo Jointly of murdering Becker's wife | 8. at Winted: |51 ) burying her alivo in w lime fijed| [ pit, today pleaded not guilty in Bronx Haven; Ieb. Judge Gibbs set Beck- | s trial for next Monday and Nor- | kin's a week later. Assistant Dis- | [ trict Attorney Cohen predicted that | | Becker would eat his Christmas din- ner in the death house at Sing Sing. | ! county. court. aven at New Brit- . y s |Campaign Contributors | Are to Get a Refund | Philadelphia, Dec. 7.—Political cir- | | cles were surprised here today by the | ‘nnnmuu‘rml‘v\l that all contributors of $100 or more to the campaign fund of | Senator George Wharton Pepper would receive a refund of 10 per cent. The entire sum of money contributed | not*being spent, it was decided to re- [turn what was left, thus shattering all | Enroute From registered | killing his friend, William Biermann, Sidewalk Inspector Walter Camp- bell during the past few years has reported to the board numerous de- fect in sidewalks. The board has or- dered repairs made, but it is reported that in comparatively few instances New has the order heen carried out. Per- sonal investigations by Chairman t'rowe have convinced him that deci- sive action is necessary, hence his recommendation that the eity assign men Lo the work ncxt spring. IMPORTED,BY NEW HAVEN, IS CHARGE letters each containing $1,000 sent to political precedents Bill Would Give President | Right to Draft in Wartime' Washington, Dec. 7—Representative Johnson, republican, South Dalkota, has introduced a bill giving the pres- er he had been retained by Mrs Helen Muter to bring suit against two New Britain lawyers for a fee which she says they charged her for obtain- ing a jitney bus franchise. A state- ment was printed to this effect in an- other newspaper and the gist of it was read to Attorney Danaher. His r reply was: “No one has ever suceeed- ed in getting so much misinformation into one paragraph. T have not beas retained and will not be retained® Jury Fails to Convict Jamaica Man of Murder New York, Dee. 7.-—~The jury which tried Harry Sutphin, editor of the Queensboro Bulletin of Jamaica, L. 1., charged with manslanghter for falled to agree and was discharged today. Sutphin testiied he shot Biermann in self defense. Diphtheria Situation Improved, Dr. Lee Says Considerable improvement in the diphtheria situation is being noted by Health Superintendent Frederick P, 48 Lee, who asserted this morning that the cases are gradually being released - from quarantine and the number of new cases being reported daily is on the decrease. I%or the past two week diphtheria has been prevalent throughout the city. ¥ ) EXTIA DIVIDEND. ident authority in wartime to draft the unbrganized militia without ¢ emplion of men from 21 to 30 on ac- P ¥ Jthe Havana branch of the Natlonil * New London, Dec. 7.--Speaking atHartford is going over again to at- City Bank of New York were rifled on a mass meeting of railroad shopmentempt to secure' 200 more. He fur- board the steamer Pastores on its here last night, John C. Ready of|ther stated that Miller landed at New ) Hartford, Dec. 7.~Foreoast trip between New York and Havana, Haven, federation chairman,| York November 17 in company with | for New Britain and vicinity: |according to allegations filed by the charged that the New Haven road is[ten Germans wearing iron nrmnsfl Snow probably turning to rain government in the federal court here importing German mechanies to| bound for Hartford. 1. C. Hotchkiss | with rising temperature’ tonight. | [today seeking to recover $15,000 dam- break the shopmen's strike, that ten|of New Haven business agent of the” Friday rain and rmer, in- ages from the United Fruit Co., own- such non-Bngliish speaking men are |machinists' union, spoke onh the creasing cast and south winds, er of the vessel. employed in Hartford shops and some ' Schleifer case and expressed confl-,l ! "A total of $6.300 was stolen from at Danbury and that Julius Miller of | dence of Schleifer's acquittal. . , * - - # [the letters the government claims, count of industrial occupation, dividend of 48 cents a share on mon stock. | vaying four conts a share, New York, Dec. 7.--The Beechn: Pkg. Co. today declared an This stock has beem