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| enurehes ne | thelr actien although veason m' has been made publie Mr. Aleorn went to Washington and appeared the partment of jus: | tiee 1o file eahiection to the sele .’Ilohi of Judge Kieit | | Judge Kiett reeently decided to re tire from the elty court heneh and will step down in July WIDOW OF NAINE GUIDE IS INDICTED FOR MURDER Acowssd of Killing Hus. ST, ATTORNEY SHIH DIES, AGED 48 YEARS — police and L] (Continued from First Page) tion enly by a bare margh was mayer of Hartford 1910 te years & member of the water mission ge of the men pleas 1912 U, B distriet attorney a more than two years. He ber of the commission that had ¢ of the erection of the municipa ing. He received the honorary of M. A, from Trinity college He was trustee the Hartf publie library and of the Connecticut council for women; a director the National Catholie welfare chairman of the Hartford band | social service bureau, He was citer ber of the American and Conneetiont | o mar bar associations and president the Yale alumnae assoclation of Hartford. ) jowemiah W, Wheaton of Eimira, | "". VAN Sahas the Hartford |57y, ynd Norman Mawson of Meth ab, Hartford golt olub, Iversity | o, Mass had heen held since elub, Graduates' elub of New Haver S sattoe Beant on the chatwe Xnights of Columbus, Ancient Order | L 00 were discharged from cus ;;'m:“lw"lmm and Hartford lodge o tody the grand jury having returned g He leaves his wife, in their cases, Grace M. Lynch, three daughters, Grace Lynch, 10 Bmith, one; one son, ¥ Jr.,, aged 6; his mother Smith of No. 21 Line brothers, Dr. Thomas Burke Yowell, Mass, William H Hartford and Clarence H East Hartford and a Charles Noel Flagg of He 2; seven com of com had be court and er AyE Mis, Bean, Was 4 mem band, Enters Plea of Not Guilty Farm 8- A, Nean, SUPreme gton, Me,, Feb Mrs, Otis pleaded not guilty in the court today to an indictment | murdered her hus- Lakes guide and Fhe was | " of rd council and | charging that she angeley last Oetoher. ail without bail to await Cathelic A mem carrier led to trl of who 1" of | no hin" Thirty Dollars Is Co-ed'’s Limit for Woman’s Clothes | who was Miss Oliphant, s Elizabeth, 1 and Patricia Burke Iward L, Smith Mrs, Julia A, | three | Smith of Smith Smith, sister, Meriden Mary Chicago, Feb, 9.—The Federation of ‘ampus Women of the University of hie which means the whole co- of led body, recommended college styles Mr the year at a show today, Flap- | |pers and slinkers are in the discard, | lana Dad's pockethook is given time to come up for air. ot One complete ontfit—a gown, suit | or sweater and skirt-—should not cost mare than $20 or $30, says the fed- eration. Simplicity and conservative- died today, when the latter's term |, e e jts ideals. Russian boots, SRpined. next summar .ndals and galoshes are taboo. et maia that Judge Informal gowns should be silk or have the support of the republican . yot of a neutral tone, costing about organization in the state if he is de-| 20, TFormal gowns, as simple as sirous of securing the position, but a | possible, may cost $35 friend who is close te him id today | ghat he did not think Klett was particutarly keen avout obtaimng Baron Carlo Little Dies h a houg! . % Senest € 1t wero omored ¢ After Motor' Car Crash he might | aceept if it were offe London, Feb., %-—Baron Carlo A. Judge { this has been g | as the next United district attorney to succeed Edward l. Smith, who Klett ean| red to him, The “Heral Judge Klett had been 5 e i gelected by the republican organiza-|litti, former Ttalian ambassador at comment which would create the im- |[ington who W injured when y:mnml pression that he was anxious to be ! beneath an automobile near Spezia, for granted that he would be the tral ) teh from Rome today man. [to have died as a result of his in- Judge Klett has been voiced lx_\-i'lmmn had been killed outright, but State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn and |later it was said he had only been To Buy High Grade Shoes at Reasonable announced last No-| yvember that tion for the place. He has made no|Tokio and one time attache at Wash- appointed although it has been taken yesterday, is stated in a Cen- Opposition to the appointment of juries. First reports were that the the Connecticut Federation of - injured. P . . $5.87 . $6.87 . $7.35 Men’s Norwegian Grain Shoes. .. Men’s Mahogany Calf Shoes .. .. Men’s Scotch Grain Oxfords .. .. Men’s Stetson’s Brogue Oxfords.... $9.35 Men’s Stetson Waterproof Shoes... $10.87 Special—Men’s $1.25 and $1.50 Wool Hose 75¢ The W. G. Simmons Corp. 85 WEST MAIN ST. | Baby Department Crib Blankets, Rubber Sheets, Etc. A full line of all Baby Goods PEOPLE’S 1 TO 98¢ STORE 328-332 MAIN ST. New Britain, Conn, | David colony by their parents. Among NEW BRITAIN DAIL City ltgm Bonoras at C, L, Pierce & Co.—-advt, The Ladies Auxiliary, A, O, H,, will hold a meeting this evening in Judd's| hall, A whist and secial will fellew, | Freneh Hat Shoppe Professional Bidg | advt \ San Mateo Laie, Military Order of the Berpents, will hold a erawl at the | Turner Hall en Areh street Baturday night Woman's Exchange advt | Margaret Pitagerald of 121 Smalley | street was tendered a surprise party | by friends at her home last evening, ! Fhe will leave soon to enter Bt, Mary's| hespital in Waterbury to study nurs. ing A and stroet An open meeting for plumbers will he held Mareh 16 rding to a de. | cision by the Mast umbers' asso ciation at the Chamber of Commeree last evening, The meeting will he ad. | dressed by Alhert Weiant of this eity John J. Walsh of Columbhia street, a member of the firm of Walsh & | Holfelder, was admitted yesterday aft- | ernoon to St Francis' hospital at| Hartford to undergo treatment | A meeting of the Ladies' .\II\III&H’)" Call 2698-2.— horn to Mr. daughter has heen 114 Carlton | Mrs, M, Brown of | A, O, H,, will be held in Judd's lmll! followed members this evening, for at T:30 Valentine social thelr friends. The SBunshine society will hold group entertainmont on Thursday eve- | ning, Febroary 16, at the Elks' club, taking the form of a dinner-dance and card party., Tickets can be pur-| chased of members, SUE HOUSE OF DAVID Also Ac- by a and | a| Women Secking $500,0000 cuses Cult of Immoral Practioes— Say Leader is Called Immune, Paw Paw, Mich,, Fe f,-—Any act of Benjamin Purnell, head of the Is- raelite House of David at Benton| Harbor “is sacred and right, and an act of Go members of the cult are taught, according to Mrs, Ruth B. Iteed and Mrs, Gladys B. Hubel of Detroft, plaintiffs in an $80 0 dam- age suit against Purnell. THe women seel: to recover property they allege was turned over to the House ot other charges against members of the cult is that of immoral practices. Attorneys for the House of David| were granted a change of venue on their application for a restraining or-| der to prevent the personal appear- ance of Purnell, which they claimed would be without precedent for a member of the cult. HARVARD CREW PREPARING Cambridge, Ieb. 9.—The Harvard | varsity eight that will meet Yale on| the Thames next June will be picked| from a group of 45 oarsmen and five coxswains whose names were an- Frank Muller of Phil- adelphia the Crimson's new varsity| coach, will assume complete charge| of these candidates next Monday at the first meeting of the squad. “S8entenced to the theater—and T'11 pay for the seats,” said Judge William .. Morgan of Chicago, when Harry redultig and wife appeared be- fore him with a tale of domestic dis- cord. After they had seen the play -one that showed the folies and fu- tilities of family quarrels-—they prom- ised Judge Morgan they'd never again row. | a leaky gas main. Y | | [ [ Mildred Churchwell of Cordele, Ga., was chosen the prettiest girl al Wes- leyan college, Macon, Ga., the oldest woman's college In the United States, NINE MEN DIE IN GAS PLANT AT TORONTO Valve House of Gas Plant In 'l‘nrunml Proves Death Chamber Toronto, Feh, 9.-~Trapped in ‘an underground chamber and shut of from rescue by a gas screen which only firemen with masks could pene- trate, nine men were asphyxiated at the Consumers Gas company's plant vesterday, and about thirty others overcome by poisonous fumes, many of them in heroic efforts to save their fellow workers. It has not been determined whether the tragedy resulted from a defective indicator on a safety valve or the| failure of those first entering the death chamber to heed the warning of A grotip of men in the valve house were installing apparatus for increas- ing the flow in the mains, when three others entered the underground cham- ber and were bowled over by fumes. Others hurried to their aid, but they too were quickly overpowered by the poisonous atmosphere. A clanging gas alarm turned the plant into con- fusion. Seven men were taken out alive, but all died before reaching St Michael's hospital. The condition of several others was reported to be crit- ical. When firemen with gas-fighting equipment reached the valve house, they found many employes overcome while others were held at bay by the overpowering screen of fumes. Many | volunteer rescuers gasping from ex- haustion and fumes, feebly tried to| lead the firemen to the chamber, but| fell and were carried out. | RANGE Two New Britain Rifle Club teams composed of five men each fired the | first stage in the N. R. A. civilian in- terclub championship match at / the armory range last evening. The results were: Team 1, Cooley, 96 per cent; Holt, 93 per cent; Kalish, 92 per cent; Pape, 95 per cent. Team 2, Monier, 88 per cent; Trick, 94 per cent; Fox, 93 per cent; Belkin, 93 per cent; Cook, 91 per cent. Colonel W. W. Bullen and C. 8 s | are the officials for this match which | will end March 1. | The positions used while firing last evening were prone, 10 shots; sitting, | 10 shots. Ten minutes are allowed for | u string of 10 shots and the U. R. A. targets are used. { REPORTS GOOD SKATING, | Ralph B. Wainwright, park super- | intendent, announced today that the | skating at North End park is excel- lent. Many people have taken advan- tage of the chance to participate in | this popular winter sport. EXPERIENCED ALTERA- TION HANDS ON DRESSES Apply RAPHAEL'S DEPARTMENT STORE ) She Believes In Exercise FER HERSELF, :Jove. [ Tolo Her T'GELECT SOMETMIN How OFTEN 10 YU HAVE T Feep THoSt FISH, ABEwAn? | gium is expected to | completely in a short time. British admiral lands at Smyrn and warns Turks against hostile aels; allied commissioners demand withs drawal of Turkish erder prohibiting warships at Bmyrna. Richard Muleahy, Ireland's minister of defense, proclaims ten days amnes- ty to hasten surrender of republicans and Irish have high hopes of | peace, John Wanamaker, 24 son of Red. man Wanamaker of New York and Philadelphia is sentenced by Paris court to six months' imprisonment on charge of having ne funds to meet checks, Irish Free State suspends all execu. tions pending result of ,attempt to reach an agreement with irregulars, France plans to double her efforts in restoring Ruhr valley rallroads to practical working basis, A German youths organize scissors clubs In Elberfield zone as warning to girls against assoclation with French soldiers, Turks extend prohibitive order against foreign warships to Ismid, un- officials Constantindple advices to Lon- don declare, Rishop Manning tells church elub in New York that any direct denial of Deity of Christ will bring pfompt ac- tion by Protestant iscopil church, Names of Mr, and Mrs, James A, Stillman are omitted from New York's 1023 social register, NEW MOTOR TRUCK Professor George Matthew Dutcher to Discuss Problems of the Far East in Special Lectures at Wesleyan, Middletown, Feb, 9.—George Mat- thew Dutcher, Ph. D., Hedding Profes- sor of History in Wesleyan University been selected by the Board of Trustees of Wesleyan to deliver a series of lectures under the George Slocum Bennett Foundation at the Memorial Chapel, IFeb, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20 and 23. The lectures are open to the public and will be held at 7:30. Professor Dutcher has chosen as his subject, “The Progress of western ideas in Iastern Lands" and during these lectures will deal specifically with conditions in Egypt, India, China, Japan and the Philippines. He has but recently returned from a year's visit in the Orient and is particularly well informed as to conditions there. Professor Dutcher is the only Wesleyan professor who has ever been accorded this honor, the trustees specifying in their report that he has been thus selected in recognition of his splendid services to the college as teacher and administrator. Professor Dutcher ha enviable reputation as a historian, having taught history regularly at Cornell and Wesleyan Universities and at summer sessions at Cornell, Colum- bia, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Californla. He is a members of the American His- torical Association and the American Political Science Association. He has contributed to the New International Ensyclopedia and writes frequently for the American Historical Review. EXPECT EXPLOITATION Brussels Dispatch Says German Prop- erties Will Probably be Worked by French and Belgians Soon. Brussels, Feb. 9.—(By the Associat- ed Press)—Active exploitation of oc- cupied Germany by France and Bel- be under way Coal is already arriving by rail and water in spite of the railroad strike. The technical preliminaries in con- nection with working the state forests have been finished, and it is an- nounced that Belgian firms will be invited to contract for the lumbering. | Clifton of the Corbin-Russwin club IForeign concerns, including American and Canadian companies will later be charged with the same work, Balance of $30 Remains In Christmas Tree Fund At the meeting of the municipal Christmas tree committee held yes- terday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, all bills were approved and a balance of $30 remains which will be put into the savings fund. This latter fund now totals $106. A vote of thanks was passed to the public amusement com- missfon for its financial and active co- operation; to the Connecticut Light jand Power (‘o., the park commission- and Ralph B. Wainwright; Charles 3 ring, who decorated the tree; the New Britain “Herald” and the New Britain “Record.” Pure lard advt, . Russell Bros. s a wide and | | | Republican leaders in national house of representatives decide to act today on Hritish debt settiement agreement. House passes bill for eenselidation of diplematic and consular services, Wanda Hawley, wmeotion pieture actress, files divorce suit at Los An- geles against Allan Burton Hawley, U, 8 Benate voles,to table amend- ments to army bill reducing $66,580,. 000 appropriation for rivers and har- bors. Baltie—Railroad traffic was de- layed hy collision of locomotive and two freight tars and a tank ear, New Haven-—Garage fire destroyed or damaged 40 automaobiles inel 14 new machines, with a loss mated at §80,000, New Haven—Retention of elassies in modern education was urged by Sir Frederic Kenyon, director of the British ‘museum in address at Yale, New Haven—John Hegel, merchant and Civil war veteran, died at the age of 79, Hartford—John Abanesian, 17, caught robbing policeman's apart- ment, tried to end his life in eell, Hartford — Governor Templeton recommended that the state acquire two tenement houses adjoining the state library, IRISH TENNIS TEAMS Hereafter il Enter Individual Play- ers in Davis Cup Matches, Break- ing Away From Ireland. London, Feb. 9, (By Assoclated Press).—Ireland, both north and south, has decided to break away from England, in lawn tennis affairs and will enter its own team in future Da- vis cup matches. This decision was reached at an extraordinary general session of the Irish lawn tennis association held at Dublin whick decided that hereafter the organization should be “estab- lished on independent lines similar to the governing associations of the do- minions.”” This resolution was ap- proved by the northern Ireland ten- nis clubs meeting at Belfast, Heretofore Ireland’s tennis has been governed by the British association whose Davis cup team has represent- cd the “British NEARLY FORGOT TEA Heated Argument on Last Day of Paris Conference ln'ol;cn Up By Proposal. Paris, Feb, 9.—So engrossed werc the delegates in the discussion of var- ious plans of the reparation question presented at the Paris Conference, that on the third and last day of the meeting they nearly forgot their five o'clock tea., Verbal exchanges between Premier Bonar-Law and Mr, Theunis, the Belgian Premier, had become some- what bitter, harking the only strained moments of ‘the conference. The air was charged with suppressed emo- tion, delegates were nervous, and for a time it seemed as if the conference instead of ending in a “friendly dis- agreement,” might break up in a row. Just then the Marquis della Tor- retta proposed in a casual way: “Per- haps we might have our tea. All concurred. The good old Eng- lish custom, proposed by an Italian, had saved the day. Democrats Select Long For School Committee William J. Long of Stanley street was nominated to succeed Dr, J. E. Martin as a member of the school committee at a meeting of democratic members of the common council last night. Councilman M. F. King, E. T. Ringrose and Howard Smith attend- ed the meeting. Mayor A, M. Pao- nessa reported that Alderman F. 1. Conlon and Councilman Otto Schmarr and J. J. Dunn were in favor of Mr. Long and the action was unanimous. T S S WANTED! ;~One thousand women to sew covers on base balls at home. Spare or all time. Apply for instruc- tions at the branch office at Bond Tober Sporting Gowds Company, 117 North Street, New Britain, Main Of- fice and factory at 17 Goodman Place, Hartford, Conn. BY CLIFF STERRETT 4 Gooo! ThaTlL BE MY JoB W FUTURE., | PROMISED MA 1D HELP W/iTH THE HERALD “WANT ADS” SSPLARGIX LINE JATES Minimum Space, 3 Lines Minimum ook Charge, M Cents, No, Ad. Accebted After 1 P, M, For Classified Page wn Bame Day, Ads Accented Lver the For venienc Customers. §15 And Ask For & "Want ad" Operstor, —__ANNOUNCEMENTS . Burial Lots, Monuments 1 nd monuiaents of marbie "ot Wednerday between Grand and Hart Sis, Finder re- _turn 1o 25 llu'ml L l}r'f('} z ik e redale, male, liconsed 30,180, He- wird, Notify R, & Clark, Maple Hill. Phone 966-5 GLARRER—"Bhur-on" heavy, on Lake Si, Tuesday 73_Russell i gentlon should try our whole wrain w) Costa little, Doss much to relleve thesr complaints, Nature's food, Am, Mdwe, _Union, 331 Park Bt, FOR The montha of Tanuary and February, 1 will make a reduction of Store Announcements BARBER shop’ at 4 Rallroad Arcade, for- merly owned by Seriglio Antonino, was s0ld to Locia Iossitto, This shop's management welcomes Mr, Antonino's friends and will give thelr best in seryl courteny and sanitary appliances, CUTLER o parts moved fr Bt. to 16 Hartford Ave, Tel. i Tallor Co,, under new management, at 41 Arch Bt now open for business. As an opening speclal we are offoring skirts at $2.00 plus material, Highest grade worke hip aseured. WANTED--1,000 men, women and childien to be well dressed on casy weekly pey- mer Borton Clothing Store, 63 Church 8t. Next to Herald Office. . than a Valentine, We make Valentine picture, Arcade Studio, AUTOMOTIVE " photogi 6 for 1. BETT BUICK MOTOR CARS--"'Retter cars are be. ing bullt and Buick 18 bullding them," New Britain Bulck Co., 225 Arch strost, Telephone 2607, CADILLAC, JEWETT % PAIGE CARS-~ Lash Motor Co., “A lleputable Concers. West Main, Corner Lincoln 8t. " WANDA HAWLEY SUES Movic Star Says She Not Only Had to Support Herself But Also Her Husband As Well—/ s Divoree, Los Angeles, Feb. 0.-—Failure to provide, brutality, refusal to work ana dissipation of large sums of money she gave him were four of the grounds upon which Wanda Hawrey, motisan picture actress, asked a divorce from Allan Burton Hawley in an actibn filed here yesterday, She alleged she not only had to make her own living but had to make her husband’s also; that he treatea her with contempt; called her a “brainless fool* swore at her in the presence of others; criticized her per- sonal appearance in public; abused and injured her by dragging her from an automobile and wid her it was none of her business when she asked him about reports that he was en- tertaining men and other women at their home. She asked that their Hollywood home, valued at $12,000' be awarded her, Mrs. Hawley sailed for Europe from New York about two weeks ago. Her husband is said to be in New York, WANT Government 22 Agencies in 22 Cities Need Better Quarters—Already Cost $2,500,000 for Rental Yearly. ashington, Feb. 9.—(By the As- soclated Press) Istimates to provide suitable quarters for the housing of government activities in 22 cities where federal rentals now aggregate $2,600,000 annually, were submitted to Speaker Gillett of the house of repre- sentatives today In a joint letter by Secretary Mellon of the treasury and Postmasfer Gen. Work. In the 22 cities more than $30,- 000,000 would be required for build- ings to take care of the postal service and activities of the internal revenue bureaus, now conducted in cramped spaces. Today's recommendations are in addition to a.list of 140 cities where additional federak building space is required, submitted December 30, with estimates aggregating $45,606,000, “JUST WHISTLE FOR ME" Paris, France—Traffic pnl!m: France have been provided with shrill whistles which they are in- structed to blow whenever they wish to call a motorist’s attention to vie- lation of traffic laws. in THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads