New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1922, Page 13

THEORETICAL MAN |§ BEST MECHANIC Famous Enginear Gompares Whol- Iy Praétical;}_lln_v_l_ith llterate Despite the feeling to' the contrary, the theoretical.man is far in advance of the entirely practical man in in- dustry, according t6 A, L. DeLeeuw, consulting editor of #'The Amecrican Machinist” and consulting engineer, in an address, to the New Britain Branch, American Soclety of Mechan- «al Engineers, last evening. “The tendendy in the shops today 1s to look down on the theoretical man,” he said, “Theory,” he defined, “is the assembled, organized and di- Eested facts, logically connected. To l'ho average man anything not in' the 4uy's work is theoretical, “There I8 a feeling among shop workers that the practical man s away above the theoretical man. On the contrary he is away below. ‘“I'he practical man does not -de- velop, he applies only what he al- ready knows. TNe intelligent ‘ma, may be l,pnoueal man, nino -and one-half hours a day but he trie¥ new Unes, experiments, - etc. The . ‘prae- tical man apes himself." & " The speaker explained the princi- ‘ples of hardness and sharpness in cutting tools which, he said, were the . Pleasing features of cutting tools. He v explained why a perfectly good 4 bhatchet makes a poor razor ang vice f‘lwrsa. He sald there is no‘good defi- gnition for hardness in tadls., The J definition, “The ability to Fesist pene. #'tration,” he said, was simply beg- ging the question and not a satisfac- tory reply. ¥ Much valuable technical informa- i tion"was given concerning the setting L up of lathe and milling tools, cut- % ting of ‘cast iron,'case hardened and ‘:Mgh speed steel, etc. He explained Z'the theories incident to the keeping "of cutting f%ols, hot or cold, -and ¥ bow it was done. » One difference between good car- % bon steel’ and high speed steel is that i+ the former will loge its temper at 500 . degrees while the latter will stand a temperature up to 3200 degrees. % A surprising statement was that the i cutting edge of the tool does not j.come within a 32nd of an inch of T'the work, once the cut is started. % The chip-is simply pushed right along X'and the sharp edge of the tool fol- 7Jows after and smoothes .out the ,»f ridges. So far as the chip is con- cerned the cutting tool could just as § well have a round edge after the job W 1s started, he said. # He explained why men who sharp- % en their own tools cannot all be per- & fect in the sharpening as long as any % 'two men work differently and sald @ the modern“machine shop ghould % hawe a central tool grinding depart- fiment. A need of the present day in + machine shops, according to Mr. De- % Leetuw, is to have lathe manufactur- fers make an attachment to hold a wecutting tool in exact center. He illus- %'trated the theory of the spring in ¥ metal and showed how some of this #-{s taken out by using longer cutting (itools, and how it is regulated by pres- & gure in cutting. % R. W. Sellew, a consulting engineer % of Middletown, formerly experimental y,englneor for the Fafnir Bearings 3 company and last year's secretary of " the New Britain branch, A. 8. M. 1, * ‘was among those present. The meét- o ing was held at the Y. M. C. A,, and ¥ was well attended, despite inclement f-weather conditions. FOR MORE LIMITATIONS House Passes Measure Approving Bill For President To Negotiate With o 3 Sl fravew o % ¥oreign Powers. ; Washingten, Dec. 16.—By a vote of 251 to 9 the house today adopted a Vyesolution making in order a provi- fsion in the naval supply bill request- “ ing the president to. negotiate. with foreign powers relative to limiting the conmstruction of war craft of 10,- 000 tons or' less. ' By this action the provision itself remained in the bill seMdred elimin- ation on a point of order as unau- thorized legislation and insuring that the whole questions will be passed upon finally by the house. It prob- ably will be reached late today or Monday. - TRISH XMAS MESSAGE. President Cosgrave Sends Publjghed Greetings to People. Belfast, Dec. 16 (By Associated Press)—President Willlam Cosgrave of the Irish Free State cabinet in a Christmas message to'th¢ Newry Tele- graph says: 4 ‘Even after the findinig of. the boun- dary commission we‘ay have to suf- fer patiéntly separation of consider- able portions of Ulster{rom the Irish’ motherland for many yeas; butthat these portions will untimately join the province and Ireland:ig as certain as that the sun Wil rise tomorrow. There has never been in my mind afy. question of coerclng® ‘o ‘tyrannizing | over the section of " ‘h tn - people who do not wish to join us in found: ing and building a great and prosper- ous Irish Free Stats in which all creeds /and classes will - enjoy their shares of prosperity and of civil and religious liberty in the best and full- est sense.” LI \ WAS ONLY IMAGINATION. il 2 Man Arrested As “Needle §Demon” Had_ Only Coin in His Hand. Pparis, Dec. 16.—Marshal Fiéury, who was arrested Thursday in the campaign of the police to round up the mysterfous wielders of ‘“poisoned needles” has been reléased. 1 An investigation showed that the feedle with which Fleury was al- leged to have wounded Mrs. Her- kowifz in a public bus was only a piece lof money he wu*hnl\aps as his fare. | 4 E . b P , NEW JAP Al )OR. “'mokio, Dec. 16, '.(By Associated Press).—Appointment of Vice-Foreign Minister Hanihara as ambassador to ‘Washington was confirmed -today b thescabiret. Toki-Chi Tanaka succeeds Hanibara id the foreigh ministry. Ciiy items: ~ John J, Heery, who was appointed @i permanent fireman at the meeting of the fire commissioners last Tues- day night, will commence his duties on Monday morning, Ie has been assigned by Chief Willlam J, Noble to the truck company at No. 2 sta- tion, Hear John McCormack's new record “Mother of Ircland"” at Henry Morans, ~—advt, Headquarters for ¥lapper Coats at Teaso-Leland's.—advt. The salary committee of the com- mon counell will meet Monday even- ing at 8 o'slock, A meeting of the committee to investigate the need for a new playground in the east end will also he held Monday night. All members of St. Mary's Sodality taking part in the townhome enter- tainment Sunday afternoon will leave the center on the 2:10 p. m, trolley. Xmas trees. Kree delivery, Resorve now, will deliver when wanted., 8t. Mark's~—~advt, “*The Universal Valve company has boen incorporated for $6,000 of which $6,200 is pald in, The incorporators are Lawyer George LeWitt, M, C. Le- Witt and Edward P. Burns, The plant of the concern is located in Belvidere. Rev. John L., Davis' subject at Everyman’s Bible Class meeting Sun- day morning, Dec. 17, will be, “What Makes New Britain Prosperous.” Class meets at 9:30 a, m.—advt. Gulbransen Player Pianos, Morans', —advt, The Sunshine Society will meet Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A, Good skating today. Pllz-Rhodes Rink.—advt. Officers of Everyman's Bible Class have been notified that Mayor Wade of Bristol and,a delegation of 16 men will visit the class December 24. Gifts of distinction at - Axélrod’s, Park street.—advt. The Pilz-Rhodes skating rink on Shuttle Meadow avenue will .open this evening for its winter season, Several additional lights have been installed, the snow was cleared away today and everything is in readiness for the opening skating carpival of the winter. DEATHS AND FUNEKALS A. 'Emil Dahlberg The funeral of A. Emil " Dahlberg will be held at 1:30 o'clbck on Monday afternoon from his late home, 354 South Main street, and at 2 o'clock at the Swedish Lutheran church., Rev. Dr. Abel Ahlquist will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Gabriel W. Skomars The funeral of Gabriel Wilhelm Skomars was held at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon at his home at Newington. Services werc conducted by Rev. Dr. Abal Ahlquist, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, at 2:30 o'clock in Erwin chapel. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Charles J. Flenke Funeral services for the late Mrs. Charles J. Flenke weregheld at her home' 447 Arch street at 3 o'clock this afternoon and at Erwin chapel at 3:30 o'clock. Rev, Henry W. Maier, pastor of the Center church officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Dennis Downey. The funeral of Mrs.-Downey will be held Monday morning from the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. J. Mahoney of Belvidere and from. St. Mary’s church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery, Plainville. LEGION T0 MEET Department Officers and Post Com- manders Will Hold Sessicn Tomor- row at Meriden to Talk Over Plans, New Maven, Dec. 16.—Proposed legislation affecting the American Le- gion bills the Legion would like to have introduced and other matters will be discussed tomorrow at a con- ference of state department officers jand post commanders at Meriden. It {t understood that ‘a policy will be outlined and an effort 'made to bring other veteran organizations into har- mony with the Legion in its petitions to the legislature. LY SENTENCE “HAIR TONIC” MEN. Cleveland, Dec. 16.—Touis and Abraham Auerbach, hair tonic manu- facturers who pleaded guilty to con- spiracy to violate the prohibition law in connection with an alleged “‘mil- lion dollar” alcohol plot, were \sen- tenced today te serve two years in the Atianta penitentiary and were each fined $11,000. In addition the Auerbach brothers were sentenced to serve one year in Warrensville work- holise on other counts of the indict- ment. 3 ¥ , . RILBANE TO FIGHT CRIQUI Paris, Dec. 16.—(By the Assdcfated Press)—A meeting between Johnny Kilbane and Bugene Criqui for the featherweight championship. 9! the world has practically been decided, the bout to be held at the 'Polo Grounds in New York on May 30. |- SORATCH PROVES FATAL Verona, N. Y, Dec. 16~ siig keratch ipflicted a few days'agd by a pet cat caused the death today of George Cagwin, farmer-banker, apd well known figure in the canning industry. | encounter. NEW BRITAIN DAILY BLOODY BATTLE IN HILLS OF KENTUCKY Dry Agofts —lfllt Moonshiners-- One on Each Side Killed Lexington,” Ky, Dee, 16.—~Manifee county's “moonshine war”” had ended today after a week of campaigning in the hill company, [ederal prohi- bition enforcement forces ocmerged victorious but not until three agents had been slalp, in' clashes with the outlaws, To announce their losses, the fed- eral men today counted Iobert Bal- lard,~teader of moonshiners, dead; his brother, Charles, wounded and a fugl- tivein the hills, and Jeft Ballard, father, and Albert Ballard, brother of the slain leader, together with Joseph Clem, Willlam Ferguspn and Henry Rofit, prisoners in ja¥ here, Ends in Gun Fight The Menifee county outbreak end- ed yesterday in the same fashfon it started a week ago—a spectaculay gun battie. | - The extended- engdgement between the federal men and the members of the “Ballard gang" was initlated lam Saturday when Agent R. B. Duft was shot down while ‘leading a ralding party of half a dozen men in an ad- vance on a cave, used by the outlaws as a still site, The following morning a large possc picked up the trail of the outlaws arf moved into hills in pursuit. Shortly after the man hunt got under way David Treadway, deputized by the federal authorities, was shot dead by a hidden rifieman, With the slaying of Treadway, leaders of the chase disbanded the posse and to all intents the pursuit was called off. s Two Die in Battle, Yesterday it was learned however that the Ballards, emboldened by the apparent absence of pursuit, had re- turned to their cabin, located within half a mile of the scene of the first A force of 20 picked men surrounded the cabin. .In an attempt to rush the building Agent Guy Cole was killed. Robert Ballard was killed by a return volley from the agents' rifies. Charles, wounded In an arm and leg, dashed from the building and escaped into the woods. Ballard’s father and'brother and the other prisoncrs all tving in the vicinity, of the cabin then were round- ed up. ° DRAWING UP TREATY Experts At Lausanne Are Preparing Draft of Terms Concerning Undis- puted Points. Lausanne, Dec. 16 (By the Associat- ed Press)—Drafting of the treaty of Lausanne is now in progress with the experts working on clauses that in- volve no disputed points. Although the sub-commissions are making rapid progress it seems impossible that the document can be completed before Christmas. The Turks have insisted so vigor- ously upon continuing work through+ out the approaching holidays that the other delegations have practically abandoned plans for a long recess. Ismet Pasha 'has been instructed by his government not to permit any break ‘in ‘the conference until ' some definite decision is reached. Turkey has 260,000 men under arms and practically in the trenches. She does not propose to keep them in suspense unnecessarily in order to allow Euro- pean diplomats to spend ‘Christmas and New Year's with their families. “Our soldiers are ndeded at home and. on the farms and villages which must be reconstructed and restored” said AXsmet. i Foster-Mother From Prince Edward Island comes this remarkable picture of two vaiu- able silver foxes and theim foster- mother, a cat who has mothered them from infancy. The foxes are among those on Rosebank Ifur Farm, the largest breeding place of silver foxes in the world. HER |OLD WOMAN FINED DOLLAR BY JUDGE f A0 S Explains $he Made Whiskey for Sick Husband, Betng Too Poor to Purchase It Hartford, Dee. 10.—~With tears streaming down her faco as her coun- sel, Attormey Dopgins of Norwich, told the court of her poverty and the nocessity for having liquor as a stim- ulant for her aged husbund, who for (he past 15 vears has been an in- valld, Mrs, Pauline Petrosky of Nor- wich was presented before United States Judge Edwin 8. Thomas in the federal cou[' yesterday on a charge of manufacturing, and pos- session of propertics for manufacture of liguor. The woman Is 65 years old and the mother of 11 children. She brought them@ up practically without any financlal mid from her husband, and she has supported him also for the past 15 years. A physician, she sald, ordered whiskey for her husband and gshe pald the doctor $2 for the pre- scription, anfl then paid $3 for the liquor but when that was gone was unable to pay for an additional sup- ply. She therefore decided to manu- facture the stuff and was so doing when the agents for the government visited her home in Norwich Octo- ber 1, Judge Thomas fined her $1 with no costs. MIDDIES PROBE ENDED Incident is Ended With Filing of Re- port by Investigation Committec— Measures Were Sufficient, ‘Washington, Dec. 16.—The incident at the midshipmen’s ball at Philadel- phia after the Army-Navy game which prompted Secretary Denby to order an official investigation apparently was closed by the Navy department today with publication of the findings of the investigation board and the depart- ment’s conclusions holding that, while in the light of previous experieice the measures adopted to prevent disorder- ly conduct should have been suf- ficient “it is to be regretted if the steps taken did not meet the required ALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER ROSENBLUTH CASE Government Today Completes Its Evidence Againust Former Officer Accused of Murder. New York, Dec. 16.—The govern- ment today completed evidence in its effort to have Robert Resenbluth, former army captain, removed to Ta- coma, Wash,, to stand trial on an in- dictment charging him with the mur- der of Major Alexander B. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis in October 1918. Federal Commissioner Hitchcock instructed attorneys for Rosenbluth and the government to prepare briefs and continued the case to December 26. Counsel for. Rosenbluth intro- duced no witnesses at the hearing. GETS FIRESTONE MEDAL Washington High School Boy Writes Best Essay on Roads Washihgton, Dec. 16.—IKarl G. Pearson, 17 year old Washington High school boy, has been awarded the an- nual Harvey C. Firestone university scholarship for the best good roads essay submitted by high school pu- pils throughout the United States and its territorial possessions, the high- way education board announced to- day. The scholership which provides tui- tion and all reasonable expenses dur- ing four years at any college or uni- versity is valued at not less than $4,- 000. Approximately ‘250,000 essays were submitted. MANY ARE SUSPECTED. Prominent Detroit People on Maliling List of Alleged Bootlegger. Detroit, Dec. 16.—Using a system of letters to a select mailing 1&t of 500, which included names of city and county officials, as well as prominent and society figures, was the method by which George C. Wagner disposed of liquor, according to federal pro- hibition officérs who arrested him to- day. At his apartment was found a quantity of choice wines and whiskey. The men whose name appear on the list will be questioned by a federal grand jury. SUES ;';OR $2,600 DAMAGES Harry Lipman Eeeds Redress for In- juries Received in Collision b Suit for $2,600 has been brought by Harry Lipman through Lawyer Wil- liam M. Grenstein against William O'Connor of the W. ¥. O'Connor Co., Ine., of this city and Simsbury, as the result of an accident which occurred on Elm street on October 9. An auto- the rear end of a wagon in which Lip- man was riding, throwing him to the ground and inflicting injuries on his person.. The papers in the case were served by Deputy Sheriff Myran 4 Stockwell, and the action is returnable in the superior court in Hartford the first Tuesday in January. Mr. O'Con- nor is head of the W. F. O'Connor Drug Co. at the corner of Hartford avenue and North street. mobile driven by the defendant Rtruck, v £ LGk 16, 1022. ADDITIONAL PLAINVILLE NEWS. A large crowd of followers of the terpsichorean art turned out last night to compete in the prize fox trot held at the Community theater, About 30 couples entered the con- test, und neodless to say, many of them would have put Mr, and Mrs. Vernon Castle to shame by the man- ner in which they whirled and gilded about the floor. The committee of judges was com- posed of Miss Florrie Schwenk and 26 BANKERS HELD ON FRAUD CHARGE In All, 43 Persons from New York, Chicago and Omaha Are Indicted by Federal Jury Omaha, Dec, 16.—~Forty three per- sons, among them prominent New York, Chicago and Omaha business- men including 26 Nebraska bankers were indieted here late yesterday by a federal grand jury for allaged misuse Raymond Curry of this town and Ed- ward Donahue and Miss Nellie Pera. Aino, both of New Haven. The com- mittee had a difficult time in choos- ing the best pair of the evening. However, after deliberation the award was given to Miss Katherine Cun- ningham of Maple street this town, and her partner, John O'Connor of Southington, The prize was a large siiver loving cup, and Miss Cunning- ham proudly bore it as the queen of fox trotters, Clean Your Sidewalks. The board of selectmen have lsgued a warning to all property owners that their sidowalks must be cleaned of jce and snow without delay. It is not the wish of the town fathers to be forced to prosecute those who are lax in this respect, but, as they have given ample time to those who have failed to clean their walks, final notice is given that prosecution will follow if the town laws are not complied with. A son was born yesterday at the New Britain General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones oft his town. Masses at Our lady of Mercy church tomorrow will be at 8 and 10 o'clock, Benediction will be held after the last mass. APPRdVI}S APPLICATIONS Hartford Connty Bar Association Looks With Favor On Requests For Bar Examinations of Ioocal Men. The Hartford County Bar assocla- tion yesterday morning approved the applications of 18 men for the Con- necticut Bar examinations. - Of the 19, there are three residents of New Britain, and former local man, Those whose applications were ap- proved yesterday from this city are Thomas Cabelus, Thomas . McDon- ough and Edward A. Mag. One other name mentioned is that of Salvatore Casale who was very well known here until he moved to New York city. FARMERS IN SESSION. Rural Credits Legislation Being Dis- cussed at Conference. ‘Washington, Dec. 16.—Discussion and application of specific recom- mendations on rural credits legisla- tion with action on the report of its resolutions committee «+ to follow formed the concluding business today for delegates to' the national council of farmers co-operative associations. The council’s recommendations were expected not to take the shape of a definitely drawn bill but rather ' .to embrace what it conceives to be the essentially constructive features ' in the nine' measures now pending in congress. SCHNEIDER GETS TWO YEARS Youth Falsely . Accused Friend | of Hall-Mills Murders. New York, Dec. 16—Raymond Schneider, who was convicted of per- jury for falsely accusing Glifford Hayes of the murder of the Rev. Ed- ward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, was sentenced to two years in the reformatory at Rahway by Coun- ty Judge Peter F. Daly in New Bruns- wick yesterday. Counsel for the youth pleaded for mercy, saying that he did not believe Schneider realized what he was doing when he accused Clifford, but Judge Daly said he was convinced that Schneider knew the difference between right and wrong. An indictment charging Schneider with another of- fense was dismissed on a motion by the prosecutor, who said he did not consider Pearl Bahmer, the complain- ant, a reliable witness. $10,000 FIRE ON STEAMER Los Angecles, Dec. 16.—A fire dis- covered early today in a cargo of cot- ton in the after-hald of the Japanese freight and passenger steamer, Chica- go Maru lying at a.dock in the outer harbor, was extinguished after doing damage estimated at $10,000. At one time the flames threatened to destroy the vessel. $1,189 IN HOLD-UP, New York, Dec. 16.—Three high- waymen stepped up to Bernard Bros- sowsky, clerk for a tobacco concern, at a crowded Brooklyn corner today, levelled guns at him, and made away with $1,189 which he was carrying to a bank. NAVY-PRINCETON PLANS. . Baltimore, Dec. 16.—The Navy- Princeton football game next season will be played on October 27 at the Baltimor® municipal stadium. The stadilum which was opened with the Army-Marine football game December 2 has a seating capacity of 42,000. CHRISTMAS MUSICALE SUNDAY, DEC. 24th, AT 4 P. M,, IN THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH You and Your Friends . Are Invited to Come and Enjoy of the malls and conspiracy to use the malls to defraud, The Indictments came after investigation by federal and state authorities in connection with transactions which are aMeged to have wrecked the Lion Bonding and Surety Co, of Omaha,, It Is charged that those indicted had misrepresented the status of the com- pany in various ways apd fraudulently induced the sale, subscription and ap- proval of stock and bonds of the com- pany. All of the defendants are accused under the various counts some as of- ficlals of the company, some as friends of the company who give accommoda- tion certificates of deposit and others as stock salesmen. Bond was fixed for each of the defendants at $5,000, HERRIN TRIAL CONTINUES HARDING T0] say I never thought much | 1 1 was born in America and when told me this war was for the defen of our ideals and our civilization, didn't walt for the setective draft, hurried on to offer my lifo for the defense of the principles which America had adopted as her own.! Different In Trenches, “If 1 should say, ‘you are not & 100 per cent American, There {s an em peror of an invisible government & Atlanta, Ga., who declares you cannot be 100 per cent American bocause you art a Catholic.' I dare say he would say to me, ‘They never told me any- thing like that when I stood in line wlth‘my gun, waiting to go over th top"." Speaking of the appeal made by or- ganizers of the kian along lines of what they call 100 per cent Ameri- canism, he said: A “In many places the appeal to creed has brought into the organiza- tion some excellent men who belleve that they are addressing themselves to a real problem when they draw lines of religious prejudice.” % Istimates Now Arc That Trial Will Come to An End About the Middle of Next Year. Marion, Ill, Dec. 16.—Attorneys for both state and defense in the trial of five men charged with murder in con- nection with the Herrin riot of last June today predicted the end of the trial by the middle of January. Previ- ous estimate was that the trial would continue two months. During the first three days of - the trial testimony has been given by more than a score of state's witnesses. During the Saturday and Sunday re- cess the attorneys said they would 80 over thefr list of witnesses in the hope of materially reducing them. So far the state’s witnesses have pointed” to four of the five defend- ants as having been seen with guns in their hands during the riots; but all have united in the declaration that they were unable to.identify any of those as participants in the shooting. A CHILLY HONOR. California Man Has to Sleep on Porch to Live in Town He ts. Fresno, Cal, Dec. 16.—For several months, W. C. Lindley, city trustee for Porterville, has maintained his 1#zal right to office by occupying a sleep- ing porch which projects over the line just within the city limits while the rest of his home is outside. But recently Porterville was hit by cold weather and he sought warmer quar- ters within his home. Yesterday a committee of fellow townsmen waited upon him with the demand he return to the porch and brave the weather. Lindley aoved to another house entirely within the city limits. BRIBERY 1S CHARGED . Referee in Shade-Schocll Bout Says He Was Offered Money Omaha, Dec. 16.—State and city au- thorities today were investigating | charges of attempted bribery made by Dave Miller, referee, after he had awarded a decision to Dave Shade, California welterweight, after a ten round bout with Frankie Schoell of Buffalo, N. Y. “I was offered $500 to throw the fight to Schoell,”” Referee Miller charged. “I turned down the offer, but did not let it influence me in the other direction. Shade earned the decision.” VOTE FOR POINCARE. French Premier Gets Overwhelming Vote of Confidence by Deputies. Paris, Dec. 16.—(By Associated Fress.)—The chamber of deputies prolonged its Friday’s sitting to the small hours of the morning only to give the Poincare government a vote of confidence, 512 to 76, which it was ready and willing to give at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Premier Poincare's. statement of policy fully satisfled the house and the deputies would have voted further adjournment of interpellation, but for the action of Andre Tardeiu, friend of Georges Clemenceau, who wished to divert the debate to more politics. PROBE FREIGHT WRECK. Crash at Derby on Friday. Bridgeport, Dec. 16. —John J. Snavely, superintendent of the Water- bury division of the N, ¥, N. H, and H. rallroad, today started an investi- gation to the freight wreck at Derby carly yesterday when three men were injured and four freight cars were destroyed. Public utilities commission engin- eers will not participate in the in- quiry, Mr. Snavely said today. Conductor William Delaney and Trainmen T. Miller and W. H. Perry, injured in the accident, were reported to be resting comfortably today at St. Vincent's hospital here. New Haven Road Starts Inquiry Into | SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES Talks to Kiddies On Main Street— Salvation Army Drive Progressing Slowly—Kettles On Street. Santa Claus is here. He arrived this morning and brought a sample chimney with him. He took up a sta~ tion in front of the Davidson & Lev- enthal store where he spent the di Hundreds of New Britain child gazed in admiring awe at the patron saint of the Christmas spirit. ‘He wia there just as the picture books tell about ‘him—fat and jolly,, white whiskers, red suit trimmed with fur and high boo¢s, ¥, One little girl stood enthralled from the time he started at 9 o'clock untilt 1 o'clock, when he told her to go home for lunch. He is collecting funds for the Salvation Army’s Christ- mas party and will use the money to buy gifts for the needy familles he finds in New Britain, Christmaa din- ners, efc. " by Captain John Edeen; of the Salva- tion Army, who knows something about Santa Claus, has arranged to have open house for wayfarers all day next Saturday. In the aftérnoon hot coffee and sandwiches will ‘be given to those who are cold and hun- Bry. i} i . Monday morning there will be & special Christmas service at 6 o'clock. The drive for funds is ., progressing. right along. Last Saturday, which was Salvation Army tag day, the army raised $413. The total amount. re- ceived to date is about $2,072.51, for which Captain Edeen asks the “Her- ald” to thank the many friends of the army. The Salvation Army will have street kettles out every day from now until Christmas. Efforts are being made to secure the services of two additional women, i AUSTRALIAN ELECTION : Political Fate of Premier Flughes Il‘ Being Decided by Battle of Ballots Today. Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 16 (By Associated Press).—Premfer William' Morris Hughes' political future was at stake today asithe electors of the - Australian commonwealth went to the polis in the general elections. Mr. Hughes, prior to the election of 1916, when he was leader of the strong labor'party, left that ol - 7ation to wage a whole-hearted for the co-operation of Australia - the war. The liberals received him and his few loyal followers warmly, and the two groups joined to form the nationalist party. The election of 1919 found the country party, composed of agricul- turists, a factor in thc common- wealth. This organization and the nationalists held common opinions on many lines, especially in their oppo- . sition to the demands of the laborites tor a high tariff, an cight-hour day for the agricultural workers and oth- er mpasures, Mr. Hughes’ majority in the 1919 election was one seat but. his strength, in view of the country’s party support was considerably greater. BLAMES POLITICIANS Rochester, Dec. 16—Samuer Vau-: clain, president of the Baldwin Loco- motive Works, speaking before the Rochester Adfglub laid the blame for iullrond troubles to ‘“‘politicians who i “We are at the very limit of our transportation facilities,” he decl o “Yesterday 140,000 cars requisitioned for loading were denied. of car already loaded in Pittsbyrgh are waiting for locomotives to haul them. . “The transportation business I8 down,” Mr. Vauclain asserted. “And why is it down? JIt is down because it has been ruined by politicians v53 ! know nothing about transportation''. A v E,’ iy |know nothing about tramSportation.’” v}‘ Thousands |