New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERAL NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1922, —SIXTEEN PAGES, SLAYS HER LOVER, | Washington Very Wet Over Xmas, and at Attractive Prices, Says Herald’s Capital Correspondent Bootleggers’ Prices Show Drop of $25 Per Case Over Year Ago—106 Drunks Arrested in Capital— Little Brown Jug Lost in Senate Restaurant GUARDS BODY 1L NIGHT, CONFESSES Lonisville Divorcee Claims She Shot in Sell Defense When Man Went for Gun SAYS HE WAS AFRAID SHE WOULD REJOIN HUSBAND Police, However, Claim That Victim Was Shot In the Back—After Kill- ing, Woman Covered Corpse With Overcoat—Finally Rushed To Po- lice Headquarters, Hysterical, and Tells of Slaying. Louisville, Ky, Dec. 26.—A wom- an's story of a quarrel, a shot and her vigll from dusk to dawn over the body of the man she killed, was being checked up by police depart- ment investigators here today. “I killed my friend,” Mrs. Olive L. Jones, 32 years old, pretty divorcee, announced when she entercd police headquarters just after daylight Mon- day. She was disheveled, hysterical. The men on duty discounted her statement, Admits Shooting Him. “Oh, he's dead. I shot him; you'll find him out there on the floor. I left him covered up with his own overcoat. 1 know he's dead. He hasn't moved ,for hours,” she declared. This was the first intimation offi- clals had that O. L. Black, salesman agent for .a Louisville automobile company had been shot to death late Sunday afternoon in Mrs. Jones' apartment. Claims Self Defense. Mrs. Jones sald she fired in self defense. Black, according to her ac- count of the tragedy, became angry when he learned her daughter Clara, 17, was with her and that her divore- ed husband, C. H. Jones of Cincinnati, a Louisville and Nashville baggage master, was to visit .his daughter. Black feared, Mrs. Jones declared, that a reconclliation between the di- vorced couple would be effected through the visits of the father with Clara. q Hides Dead Body. When Black, who he declared “broke up my home and caused me to get a divorce,” reached for a pls- tol om a nearby table she seized the weapgn first and firéd. Blalk™ e, 'How 'long he lived ‘she did not know. 8he covered him with his coat and a quilt. Later she placed a screen of chairs before the body. All night long she kept the death watch., Never was she able to sum- mon courage to call the police. Three times, she declared, shc went to the telephone and three times turned away. Clara returned from a picturé show with her companion, the daughter spent some time in the hah Later she went to Her bedroom on the sec- ond floor. Mrs;, Jones finally called the girl to come down stairs and sleep with her. When morning came the daughter still was unaware of the presence of the body in the room, the mother said. Charged With Murder. Then Mrs, Jones telephoned for her former husband to come. to her. He refused. Tt was then she told Clara what had happened and sent her for her father. In the girl's absence the woman went to police headquarters and told her story. She was charged with murder. Jones, it was said here, filed suit for divorce four years ago, naming Black co—respor.\den(. Later the peti- tion was withdrawn. Mrs. Jones then filed sult charging cruelty and non- support. By consent, it was said, this suit was not contested. Jones said yesterday he would do anything pos- sible to help his former wife. Already, police investigators de- clare, discrepancies have been found in the account of the tragedy as given by Mrs, Jones. Shot In the Back. Black was shot In the back, E. A. Larrkin, captain of detectives said. This fact, he claimed indicated the victim was not taking the aggressive when wounded, although his clothes were powder burned, showing the weapon was fired at close range. The other facts also are unexplain- ed, Clara has declared, police say, that she did not sleep with her moth- er any part of the night, Investiga- tion disclosed, it was claimed, that the bed in the girl's room had not been occupied. KILLED BY TRAIN John Egan, Retired Néw Haven Con- tractor, Believed Run Down While ‘Walking Through Freight Yard. New Haven, Dee. 26.—The body of John Egan, 70, a retired contractor of this city, was found in the Cedar Hill yards of ‘the N. Y., N. H, & H. rail- rond this morning. Apparently he had been killed by a traln some time during the night. It was belleved he was walking® through the yards to make a short cut to his home. Million Dollars Involved In Sale of Providence Co. Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 26.—The Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. has bought the eyeglass frame nufac- turing business, patents, good will and matgrials. of Stevens and Co., Provi- dence, R. I, for a consideration “in excess of $1,000,000," it wag an- nounced here today. Writing under the date of Christ- mas Eve, the Herald's Washington correspondent sends a highly illush- inating dispatch regarding the way the national capital is enforcing the 18th amendment. Hard on the heels of the president's conference with gov- ernors to secure a greater co-operation in enforcing the dry law, and the eflict of Senator Curtis of Kansas, chair- man of the rules committee, order- ing the arrest of any bootlegger seen plying his trade in the capital, re- gardless of who interceded for him, this moist Christmas announcemert from the place whers was framed | greater interest C nn the fact that th ¢ LOnIy bia, in which Wa§! “fiouru 10cated, 18 not governed by a separate ‘munici- pal body as is the case with citles. 1t is governed by a committee of the congress itself. The correspondent of o ut State d Lineasss the Herald says: BY GEORGE H. MANNING (Washington Bureau of New Britain Herald). Washington, D, C, Dec, 24.~Fol- lowing the governors' conference held here Tuesday on enforcement of the prohibition laws, the National capi- tal is well supplied with its Christmas booze, and at very reasonable prices, it s learned from bootleggers and ustomers able to speak with author- ity. Bootleggers' Prices Boot'sggers' printed price lists pulated among old customers pective new ones, offer a # Nquors of all kinds rang- /m. imported champagne to oméstic corn, at a price that show a rop of about $25 a case from those prevailing last Christmas, One of these printed price lists fur- (Continued on Fourteenth Page). ——————— MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AGAINST ATTENDANTS Three Middletown Asylum Keepers Accused of Beat- ing Patient to Death Middletown, Dec. 26.—John H. Walsh, James Morrison and Thomas Tobin, attendants at the Connecticut state hospital for the insane here, were bound over to the April term of the superior court by Judge S. H. a Warner in police court today on charges of manslaughter in connec- tion with the death at the hospital yesterday of Pietra Tallanelll of Der- by, an inmate of the institution. Daniel Keefe, another attendant who was arrested at the same time, was discharged by the court after evidence was given showing that he was not present when Tallanelli was alleged to have been beaten to death. The three aceused men were released in bonds of $500 each. Medical Examiner John E. Love- land testified he found, 23 ribs| It “Tallanelli’s Body h:i'l ‘been broken and that the heart had been injured by pressure; rrayne of the fractured ribs. g The attendants were arrested yes- terday on complaint of the hospital authorities, The trouble is said to have started when one of the attends ants wished ' Tallanelli a Merry Christmas. Dr. Chester Waterman directed that Tallanelli be taken to the Middlesex hospital where the man died two hours later. The man was commit- ted to the institution by the superior court in New Haven after he had made an attack on Public Defender Ford in the New Haven court. w ! tr d a (6] p! Grover Cleveland Bergdoll formed. has so far successfully police. assigned to the case. POLICE SEEK OLIVES FOR SHOOTING AFFRAY Gun Play Follows Argument Between Rejected Suitor and Girl's Husband A serious shooting affray which may terminate fatally happened late last night at 43 Cherry street, and as result Emanuel Ferandez, of 33 Lilac street, is in a critical condition at the New Britain general hospital, vith a bullet hole in his side, and the olice are seeking John Olives, aged 28 years, as the alleged assailant. The rouble as far as can be learied, grew out of a jealousy. Ferdandez and Olives were suitors for the hand of a Portuguese woman and Ferdandez won the months ago. party at the home of Vincent Rod- erick, at 43 Cherry street, and among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Feran- girl three Last night there was a ¢z and Olives. During the evening dancing was being lheld, with Feran- ez supplying the music oh. rdiom Olives asked Mrs, ¥é several times to dance meeting with a refusal. came ugly and when threatening remark, the husband of the woman took a hand. he Following brief exchange of unpleasant words, lves, it is alleged, whipped out .a revolver and fired, the bullet striking 17 erandez in the side. Policeman Thomas Tierney learned of the affair and he telephoned for the police ambulance. man was rushed at once to the hos- The injured ital, where an operation was per- Olives left the house, and eluded the Sergeant Matthias Rival has been This noon, Reported Seen at Seattle Seattle, Dec. 26.—Search for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who escaped May 1920, while serving a five year sentence for desertion from the United who had been re- ported on a German vessel bound for the Pacific coast was set afood here last night by a report that he had L. Seaver Hamilton, proprietor, told police that one of three men who ate'in his cafe looked very much like ,published pl- tures of Bergdoll and bore a scrutiny States army and been seen in a restaurant. uneasily. when the condition of Ferandez did not show an improvement, it was de- cided to get an ante-mortem state- ment and Sergeant Rival accompanied by Assistant Prosecutor William M, Greenstein and Sergeant W. P. Mc- Cue, went to the hospital, Olives about a year ago was arrest- ed at the passenger station in com.- pany with a young girl, at the in- stance of the Wareham, Mass., police. He was taken back to that town, where he served a short prison sen- tence. Immediately after his release he came to this city and had been working at one of the local factories, in City Meeting Board Will Discuss School Bond Issue on January 5 Will Also Consider Speciyl $135,000 Deficits Caused by Salary Tax to Meet Dispute. Mayor A. M. Paonessa this morning signed a warrant for a session of the city meeting board to be held at Cen- tral Junior High school auditorium, Friday evening, January 5, to take a tions on the proposed issuance school bonds to the amount of $650,- 000, and to levy a tax on next year's grand list to meet existing deficits in city the several departments of the government. Cards will be sent out this week City Clerk A, L. Thompson to mem- amend- ments may be introduced before the expiration of the period allowed for bers of the board so that the offering of proposed changes the common ' council’s tions. ‘The school board is asking for bond issues td make possible carrying out of the first installment in an elabor- extensions. ate program of school The proposals have been approved the board of finance and taxation and the common coungil. The deficits, amounting to approxi- mately $135,000 are the result, chief- 1y, of the council's action in approv- ing salary lists 10 per cent higher city|time of his death, treasurer of the than those calculated by the ‘recommenda- FORMER LOCAL MAN DIED IN HARTFORD | Howard L. Tull Succumbs After Oper- | ation—Funeral S('rfl‘cs Tomorrow Afternoon in West Hartford. Howard L. Tull, well known in this city where until about 10 years ago he was prominently identified in church and also in athletic activities, died yesterday at 1 o'clock ‘at the Hartford hospital following an opera- tion for stomach trouble. The funeral Wwill be held at 49 Whitman avenue, West Haven at 2 p. m. Tuesday and interment will be in Fairview ceme- tery, Hartford. Rev. L, H. Dorches- ter will officiate, Mr. Tull, who was 35 years of age, fh survived ‘by his wife, Mary, and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, aged two years, He also leaves his father, I Custus Tull of Pocomoke City, Mary.| land, and a sister, Elizabeth, of the| same place, A brother, John C. Tull, resides in Hartford, and ¥. Williard Tull of Philadelphia is another| brother. The deceased was a Mason and was a member of Centengial.lodge, A. I" land A. M, in this city, While a res- ident here he was an active member of the Methodist church and . the Baraca class. He was also promi- nently identified in the old Sunday school athletic league. He was, at the of by in by meeting board in the budget drafted|Binks Tull company, Inc., at Hart- last year, ford. p . K. K. ORGANIZER ONHERGSTROM CASE C. A, Nott Denies Y. M. C. A, Man Was at Meeting DRILL RULE IS SUSPENDED —— Chief of Department Will Not Insist on Men Attending Physical Devel. opment Class Pending Investigation of Rumors About Instructor, A denlal of the charge that Joseph Hergstrom, physical director of the Y. M. C. A, had attended the meet. Ing of the Ku Klux Klan last Wed- nesday, was made yesterday by C. A, Nott, of Meriden, provincial organizer for the K. K. K. in this district, Mr, Nott, in an interview with a “Herald" reporter, stated that he félt that as a matter of a square deal to Mr. Hergstrom, he ought to make a state. ment: “Realizing that the members the New Britain police force have been prompted by misinformation, given maliciously or otherwise,"” said Mr. Nott, “to take misguided action bringing embarrassment upon a Mr. Hergstrom, of New Britain, T wish to state here and now that Mr. Herg- strom was not at the meeting,” Mr. Nott was asked about published reports that the klan was getting ready to hold another meeting here soon and about rumors that a meet- ing was held here Sunday. He did not reply directly to the questions, but remarked with an amused laugh: “You'll hear all sorts of rumors, which have no foundation. Don't pay any attention to them.” Board Stands Behind Hergstrom, When asked if the board of direc- tors of the Y. M. C. A. would take any official recognition of the incident, Attorney M. H. Camp, secretary, stat- ed that in his opinion no action was required. “The board is standing squarely behind Mr. Hergstrom,” he sald. Asked if the board would give Mr. Hergstrom a vote of confidence the attorney expressed as his opinion that such action might convey the impression that there existed a doubt in the minds of the directors, which he says is not the case. Ior this reason he sald he did not think any action would be taken by the board. Men Not Required to Drill Pending an investigation which he is conducting into the Ku Klux Klan situation as it refers to the police de- partment, Chief William C. Hart has suspended the rule by which “Lhe members,of the departmmptfare culi- of ‘ed upon to drill at the Y.'M. C. A. gymnasium. The suspension of the order temporarily was read to the men as they went on duty last night, Chief Hart said today that he is in- vestigating as far as possible all stories whether or not Josecph G. Hergstrom, the physical director at the Y. M. C. A, was an attendant at last Wednesday night's Klan meeting Hergstrom denies he was there and so does Clarence H. Barnes, general sec- retary of the association. It is claim- ed that Hergstrom spent last Wednes. day night at his home in Belvidere. Among the reports that have heen made to the police, is from one of the (Continued on Thirteenth Page) ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED Miss Francine Wachter to Become Bride of Edward Christ—Miss Helen Rackliffe to Wed Carl Mason Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Francine Wachter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wachter of Harrison street and Edward Christ, son of Mr, and Mrs, E. W. Christ of Garden street. The engagement was announced at a tea which Miss Gertrude Erwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. &R, Erwin of Forest street gave at her home on Sunday afternoon. Both Miss Wachter and Mr. Christ are well known in town. Miss Wachter is a graduate of the New Britain High school, class of 1919, and of Beech- wood Seminary, class of 1921, Mr, Christ is also a graduate of the New Britain High school, class of 1917, and of R. P. L. of Troy, N. Y. He is a member of Chi Phi fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Rackliffe, 8r., of Kensington avenue announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen, to Carl Mason, son of Mr, and Mrs. C. V. Mason of Bristol. The an- nouncement was made yesterday ‘at a family dinner party at the Rack- liffe residence. Miss Rackliffe gradu- ated from the New Britain High school in 1920 and later from How- ard Seminary in Massachusetts. Mr, Mason was graduated from the Bris- tol High school in 1918 and is at present connected with his father in the real estate and insurance business in Bristol. Miss Mildred Burris Sherman of Dwight street was the recipient of many beautiful gifts at a shower and dance given in her honor in the Salon de Danse, Hotel Bond, Hart- ford, Christmas night. About 80 guests were present from Trenton, N. J., Springfield, Mass,, New York city, Hartford and this city. Miss Sherman who was formerly a teacher in the Elihu Burritt Junior High school will be married to Attorney Samuel L. Fein of Springfield, Mass., on New Year's eve. THE WEATHER —gie Hartford, Dec. 26.—Forecast ' for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled probably rain or snow tonight and Wednesday; colder Wednesday shifting winds, TERM IN JAIL AND FINE FOR OFFENDER Lalayette Street Man’s Second Conviction for Selling Liquor TILTS BETWEEN LAWYERS Danaher, for the Defense, Criticlzes Police—Judge Commends Enforce- ment fguad—Jedziniak and Damon ¥ined $150 Each, 1ound guilty of lquor law viola- |tion for the second time within a month, Stanley Domkowski, proprie- tor of a store at 31 Lafayette street, was fined $200 and costs and sen- tenced to 20 days in jail by Judge George W, Klett in police court this morning. Through Lawyer C. J. Dan- aher of Meriden, Domkowski filed notice of appeal in bonds of $£400 fixed by the court, The case was long drawn out and was featured by tilts between Prose- cutor ‘W, M. Greenstein and Attorney Danaher. The latter bitterly attacked the character of Joseph Deigudis of Broad street, an “agent” of the police department, and also made insinua- tions of “planting’ bottles of liquor to be picked up subsequently in raids and used as evidence in court. Liquor Cached Under Walk, Sergeant W. P, McCue and Plain- clothesmen John C. Stadler and Pat- rick McAvay, went to Domkowski's store at 31 Lafayette street, Monday afternoon, December 18. Domkowski was at the soda fountain. A search warrant was produced and it was suggested that the proprietor search the policemen before they proceeded to look for liquor. This he declined to do. Going through a rear door, Policeman Stadler found a bottle of liquor under a flag sidewalk about two feet from the door. Domkowski was called out and in his presence the bottle was removed from under the walk, Sergeant McCue told the court. Prior to the raid, Policemen Stad- ler and McAvay had been on watch and noted suspicious actions on the part of Domkowski, From the third story veranda of a house adjoining the building in which Domkowski's store is located, Stadler on three oc- casions saw the proprietor come out of the store, take the bottle inside and then return, each time depositing it beneath the sidewalk, it was testified, “Agent” Had Marked Bill The ‘agoph” had aiso been sent to the store N a’marked bottle and a $2 bill, the serial number of which had been copied. He reported inabil- ity to purchase liquor in a bottle, but | said he had bought drinks for 25| cents each, The stuff, he told the po-| lice, was brought into the store from outside and then returned. Policeman McAvay had followed the “agent” up the street to see that he entered no other store. He testl- fied that after the raid the accused storekeeper saild in reply to a ques- tion as to his liquor dealings: “Well, I've got to do something for a living.” | In reply to questions of the defonnm‘ counsel, the “agent” said he was at| one time a coal miner, later worked in | local factories and for the last nine| months has done nothing, excepting in this partiqular instance when }m} worked with the police. On three oc- | casions last week, he said, he bought| drinks from Domkowski. | Received $25, Ixpects More. Attorney Danaher questioned Del-| gudis as to compensation for services | rendered in liquor law prosecutions. After some quibbling, he admitted| (Continued on Seventh Page). ‘ MORRIS A SUICIDE Head of Hartford Grange and Well| Known Market Gardener Kills le.nscll' With Gun. Hartford, Dec. 26.—I'rank Morris, 85, master of the local grange and well known market gardener, took his own life by shooting today in the cellar of his home. He was ill from a nervous breakdown. He leaves a wife and child, FALLING TREE HITS MAN | AR i 22 Year Old Pomfret Wood Cutter in| Serious Condition—Falling Trunk | Hits Him on Head. Putnam, Dee. 26.—George McDon- | ald, 22, of Pomfret, is in a rrmml; condition in the Day-Kimball hos- pital here as a result of being struck by a tree today while working for George Spalding, a lumber dealer in North Woodstock. McDonald ,was struck by a large tree which he and two other men were cutting down. The tree struck his head as it rca. Flagman Drops Dead After Averting Fatal Accident Buffalo, Dec. 26.—Willlam MeLow- ery, D. L, and W. rallroad flagman, dropped dead last night after witness- ing a collision of a United States mail | truck and an automobile at his cross- ing. He stopped a train which was/ rushing toward the wreckage of the [today. BILL WOULD PERMIT FIXING SALE PRICES Merritt's Measure Designs to Allow Manufacturers to Establish Selling Figures BY GEORGE M. MANNING (Washington Bureau of Now Britain Herald). Washingten, D, C.,, Dee, 26.—A bili making it lawful for growers, manu facturers or producers of goods offer- ed for sale under trade-mark or spe clal brand, to fix the price at which such articles may be sold has been introduced in the house of represen tatives by Congressman Schuyler Mer ritt of Stamford, Conn. Mr, Merritt, who has given con- siderable study to this question which has vexed thousands of manu facturers, believes that in the bill he has new introduced he has placed provision for allowing manufacturers to fix the re-sale without hindrance from the federal trade commigsion. To prevent the cutting of the price they fix for theif products, sold chief- ly on their trade mark, trade name or by brand, has proved a serious problem for hundreds of big manu- facturers for many years in view of the holding by the federal trade com- mission that it effects.collusion and an unfair trade practice in violation of the Sherman act. Mr., Merritt meets the objection of the federal trade commission by pro- viding in his bill that before any pgr- son offers an article to the public for less than the fixed re-sale price he shall tender it back to the manufac turer., The theory is that the manu- facturer will take it off the retailer's hands to prevent the cutting of the price, The Merritt bill prohib#s the ven- dor from having any monoply or con- trol of the market for goods of the same general class, and from being a party to any agreement, combina- ytion or understanding with any com- petitor in regard to the price at which goods are to be sold. Many bills have been presented to congress aimed to carry out this same general purpose, but Mr. Mer- ritt believes the plan he suggests is {more simple than any so far put for- ward, SENTENGED T0 DEATH Becker, New York Slayer, Will Be Executed in Electric Chair During ‘Week of February 5. New York, Dec. 26.— Abraham Becker, chauffeur, today was sen- tenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing for the murder last April of his wife Jennie whose body was found several weeks ago in a lime filled grave in the Bronx. Judge Gribbs decreed that Becker should be executed during the week of February 5. 3 Mu Sigma Fraternity Asks Action Against Klansmen New York, Dec. 26.—Resolutions denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and calling for co-operation with organiza- tions actively combattings it, were adopted last night at the closing ses- sion of the’ annual convention of the Mu Sigma fraternity it was announced Fourteen hundred representa- tives attended. POST OFFICE MEN HANDLE 312,730 LETTERS AND CARDS Six Trucks of Mail Arrive Late But Force I§ Called in From Homes. Exactly 312,730 letters and cards passed through the cancelling ma- chine at the New Britain post orfice from Monday morning of last week until 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, the Christmas rush period. Until Friday night the total number was 300,006 while during the corresponding period of last year the number was 280,300 which shows a gain of over 20,000 letters for this year. Postmaster W. I, Delancy said to- day that business this year has been the greatest by far of any year. A peculiar incident occucred at the lo- cal office on Sunday afternoon at about the time when the work had been “cleaned up,” several of the em- ployes had gone home and everybody was gotting ready for Christmas when a telegram was received stating that there was a large amount of mall due to arrive in New Britain late that afternoon. When the mail car was unloaded it was discovered that there was enough mail to fill six trucks to bring the eac) to the post office building from thA railroad statien. Mr. De- laney said this morning that most of {the mail in the packages was from Long Island and Massachusetts and the sacks showed that the mail had left the various cities it came from as carly as December 19 but due to poor 'railroad service did not reach New Britain until Sunday. The mail, how. ever, was assorted by men who were machines, gave his name to a police- called In from their homes and de- man and fell. i livered on Monday morning. PRICE THRE¥ i O, 1UI CENTS POISON LIQUOR CLAIMS & IN NEW YORK AND BOSTON LIKEWISE REPORTS DEATH Shelby, Ohio, Falls Into Necrology Column As Result of Citizens Drink- ing Christmas Liquo i Brooklyn Woman Under Arrest as Alleged Dll': penser of Deadly Bever- age—White Lights Kept! More Dim, New York, Dec. 26.—Although pro« hibition enforcement agents declare Christmas in New York was the( driest in its history, elght deaths were{ attributed today to poisonous liquos! and a score or more drinkers were ' |} confined to hospitals, E Of the eight persons who died two. were women. A Brooklyn woman was arrested as the seller of a drinle’ which caused the death of ong woman. 3 Land Runners Busy. Prohibition Director Yellowleys whose aides succeded in keeping the white lights dimmer than usual, de~ clared that while the dry navy was busy in holding rum runners outside the three mile limit, land . runners succeded in an old ruse, smuggling | liquor into the city under thousands ' of Christmas trees shipped in fromy the Adirondacks and other regionsy Most of this liquor, he said, apparen ¢ ly was reserved for home consumpe: tion, One Dead in Boston. S Boston, Dec. 26.—One man is d and more than 30 persons are in hos vitals today as a result of dri liquor sold during the Christmas holis day. Willlam Brady, removed in nfi. unconscious condition from his home in the south end, died in a hospi Efforts to trace the source of supply. of the liquor were made by the poll@' today. Ohio Man Killed. Shelby 0., Dec, 26.—Ralph ley is dead; two other men are ported near death and, a dozen oph are jll. here g8 & result of g * tot mas 'party” at which woed alcohol declared by police to havé been used as a beverage in the belieif that it w: “corn whiskey.” Police are holdi one alleged member of the party pending further investigation. Murder Another Phase, Steubenville, 0., Dec. 26.—A wom entered into consideration | today in the Kkilling yesterday of Charles “Dixie" Blinn, prohibition officer, the “marked man” of the dry squad here, Police said Blinn was last seen leaving the home of Miss Lulu Lyle, Weber alley, about 10.p. m. and that 3 shortly after that residents told of hearing shots near the house and of ' seeing an automobile driven away. According to information sgiven Ppolice they said today Blinn appeared at the home of Charles Walker last! night in an intoxicated condition brandishing a revolver and threaten« ing to ‘pinch” a number of places He is said to have left Walkers home in company of Miss Lyle. Detroit, Dec. 26.-—Poisonous liquor obtained over the Christmas holidays: was declared by the police today to' liave been responsible for one death and the illness of more than 20 ner-r sons. I'rom Saturday night until this morning 23 persons declared to have partaken of poisonius liquors were ade mitted to hospitals, STORK SETS HOTPACE & Births Thus Far in 1922 Three Times Death ’ Total Births in the city of New Britain during’ the calendar year, to datey;: have more than tripled the number of deaths in the city, the records at the | effice of City Clerk Alfred I, Thomp-. son indicate. It is very rarely that births more than double the number: of deaths, During the year 1,501 births wer reported to the town clerk, 489 death certificates were recorded and returns were made on 482 marriages, . The greatest number of births was = in the month of March when 160 were reported. The month of April. showed the highest mortality rate %) with 59 deaths, while June, with 30 reported, was the lowest, i June led in the number of mare . riages, as is usual, with 83 unions bes. . ing recorded, while in the month of March there were but 13, the lowest of any month during the year. To date there have been 13 marriages this month. ¥ By months, the birth reports are January, 148; February, March, 160; April, 115; May, June, 125; July, 128; August, 1683 September, 148; October, 129; vember, 121. The deaths, by months are: January, 47; February, 49; B6; Aprll, 59 y, 39; June, 3 87; August, 38; September, tober, 41; November, 50. The marriage reports are: January, 34; February, 41; 13: April, 27; May, 33; June, 83; 24; August, 38; September, 46, tober, 66; November, 54; 13 (to date.) ik