New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1923, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERALD CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1923, -SIXTEEN PAGES, ESTABLISHED 1870 - PROTESTANTS URGE U, . T0 CO-OPERATE IVWORLOPROBLENS Foderal Council of Churches’ Fears Universe Is Drilting | Toward War and Moral Disaster WANTS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 150,000 Churches Asked to Call Upon | Govt, to Change From Present Yol. fey of Aloofness—Opposes Near Fast Settlement on Basis of Expediency of Commercial Advantage. Washington, Feb, 27, — Expressing | Senator Wallops Man Who Hit Him in Face Washington, Feb, 27.—lilows were exchanged by Senater Caraway of Arkansas and an- other passenger on a Washing- ton street car today after the man had been aeccused of jost- ling the senator and using of- fensive language, The altercation oceurred at 14th and H streets, Northwest, after both had left the street car, the unideotified passenger striking Senat the face and th ting with blow: brella on the m ' Benator Caraway » account or the battle is the only ene avall- able, The other man went away without giving his name, According to the senator, a' fel. low passenger standing behind him insisted on knocking the senator’'s hat down over his eyes, The senator's gentle re- monstrance was returned with adviee not to be “so grouchy about 1t,” and to “shut up" The senator replied with the quick repartee which has at. tracted some attention on the floor of the senate and offered to exchange cards and have a meeting later. To this the stranger responded by leaving the car with Senator Caraway Haatf | | | | NEW BRITAI Camneeticut State LibrarBeVerages Regy- ford, Conn, 'GOVERNOR TEMPLEDON IS Movie Actress Burned Fire Scenes 108 Angeles, Feh. 27 -Esther Ralston, Motion picture actress wWas burned abeut the face, hands and bedy in a “prep” fire at Universal City Hhe was taken to a hospital Kathleen Calhoun, Willlam Desmond and 10 others were less seriously burned Desmond and Miss Ralston were playing in a eabin set and flares were In use 1o simulate flames igniting wood work They did their work toa well Desmeond carried the aetress out of the eahin and extinguished her burning elothing. ASSEMBLY REFUSES 0 ABOLISH DEATH | - PENALTY IN STATE Jldlcluy Goumu Reports Ur‘ ~ lavorably on Measure, Also one RCHARBSON WNKLE e e e OIS 18 REGALLED 15 Yoan—commitieo moruses 10| Mi0IMum Sentences Imposed on| Make Abandonment of Wife and "0' Bflml'w Explm I"ch 8 Child a Pelony, Hartford, Fob, 27.—Capital punish- ment will remain on the statute books BACK AT OFFICE TODAY | | SENATOR NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL; WORK IS NAMED TO SUCCEED FALL Washington, Feb, 27.—Releeti succeed Albert Fall as seeretary o Daily Cireulation w 9,174 PRICE THREE CENTS PASSENGER COACHES TUMBLE INTO RIVER N TRAIN ACCIDENT Wnk um February 24t on of Postmaster General Work 10 f the interior and of Benator Harry B New of Indiana to become postmaster genersi, was announced 1o day at the White House The change in the eahinet 1 when Me, Fall retives after two y Mr, Work and Benator New were their contirmation hefore the present congress comes Lo an enld The selection of Mr. Work 10 forecast ever since President Harding hegan to turn over in his mind the names of available candidates, of demonstrated ability in governmental organization, garded by the president as fulfling all the qualifications for an in- terlor secretary. Senator New had been offered a place in the original Harding cahinet, but deelined because he istration a greater serviee by rem primaries ho was defeated for re came known that he wi under consideration for the eabine ment of the Indiana republican organization began a determi losing fight to prevent the appeintment, neup is to take place on Mareh { ears serviee and the nomination of sent to the senate today to permit Wreck on Boston and Maine Road Occurs Near Orange, Mass,, Shortly Alter 6 a, m. Today NONE KILLED BUT TWO ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED take the interior porifolio has been A resident of Colorado and a man Mr. Work is re. hought he could render the admin aining in the senate. In last year's nomination. However, when it be ele. nd, but Senator New's nomina- tion was confirmed by the senate in an open session following pre- cedents of courtesy to sitting members, May Postpone World Court Action Postponement of action until President Hzmnnrl request for authority to enter the internationsl court set up hy the league of nati | | senators representing a'l views ter could not be brought before the senate in the The committee declared, Senator Lodge of man, sald he expeeted to confer tomorrow with President Harding. before the present session ends, ask for further information, by the senate foreign relations committee, #aid the conseumis was that the mat- Thick Jce Saves Cars From Going Through Into Water—Near-Disage ter Occurs When Engine and Toms der Round Curve But Day Coaches Apparenty Switch and Leave Rails, Orange, Mass,, Feb, 27.—The Bos- ton and Maine passenger train be. the next session of congress upon dons waw virtually decided on today No vote was taken, but time remaining however, to Massachusetts, chair- ||| fear that the world ™ drifting toward in pursuit, of Connecticut for another two years, | ax a bill to ahollsh it was rejected by PAROLE HEARING IN JUNE, The administration will Shipping Bill Seems Dead Forever andon efforts to obtain government aid tween Greenfield and Boston, leaving war, cconomic ruin and moral disas-| ter “that may possibly caure the ecclipse of civilization for centuries,’” | the Federal Council of Churches of | Christ in America today addressed a message to the 150,000 Protestant churches of 80 communities making up its membership, urging them to| call upon the government to adopt a policy of cooperation with foreign na- tions and take a large part in inter-| national problems, Would End Aloofness The council's administrative com- mittee in issuing the appeal on the recommendation of the organization's committee on international justice and good will, especially urges that the government “renounce the policy of aloofness in international affairs,” #nd take the initiative in calling an international conference to consider the world economic political situation in Europe, urging reparations debts and armaments.” Wants Near It also advocates States record ‘“a definite protest against any settlement of the Near| Tiastern question on a basis of ex- pediency of commercial advantage, and without some amends for tragic wrongs which have resulted in lh“‘ persecution and practical destruction of Armenian people and the confisca- | tion of their pronerty.” Must Discuss Debts. The message insists that the qnes- tion of debts be included for discus-; sion at the economic conference it proposes, ‘expressing the opinion that the United States should declare “that we are ready to make, in com- forwarded” o (he memb s ‘ of the mon ‘with other nations, whichever judiciary committee of the general as- concession, financlal or otherwise, | Sembly, a letter favoring the appoint- may be otherwise to bring about an ment of the members of the public ordered international life utilities commission by the vote of WOMAN BEING ELD 1§ 55 e STRANGE MURDER CASE | subject was scheduled for 1:30 o'clock In the street the passenger, a little fellow about 45, squared off and shot a short joit to the senaor's face, Mr. AWAY PO~ turned the compliment with his umbrella and in the mauling both men lost their hats, The senator’s opponent cried out “enough,” whereupon Mr, Cara- way returned to him his hat and the fight was over, POPULAR ELECTION OFP. .C. FAVORED 'People Virtually Deprived of Right of Appeal, Writes Mayor (OULD NOT ATTEND HEARING it Protost hat the United Executive Ixpresses Conviction Com- | Should Be Chosen By mission Pcople and Be Directly Responsible to Them—Hearing Today. Mayor Angelo M. I‘aogessa today 4 | this afternoon, and owing to his | stress of business and a recent fliness, the chief executive found it impos- a|ble to attend the meeting. The letter to the judiciary commit- ytee is as follows: Housekeeper, Protesting In- | ‘The Magyor's Letter, Er |*To the Honorable Judiciary Commit- nocence, Is Arrested in | tee of tne Stato Legislature, . | ‘‘Gentlemen: Schneldel' Mystery “Regarding House Bill No. 90, an lact concerning election of public util- ity commission, I wish to state that /1 am in favor of the proposed biil, believeing that in the long run the| interests of the public are best served | through public utility commissioners | elected by popular vote, “Legislative powers of great Impor-} |tance are delegated to the public util- ity commission and under the deci- islons of the courts the right of ap- | New York, TFeb. 27.—Mrs. Anna Buzzi, known as Anna Schneider, | housekeeper for Frederick Schneider, | wealthy contractor, who was found| murdered in his automobile in a lone- ly section of the Bronx yesterday, was, arrested today as a material witness. | She stoutly denied all knowledge of | the crime, although detectives ques-| | hearing. 'DEATH OF H. M. STEELE, the senate today upon unfaverable re. port of the judiclary committee, Senator Wilder for the committes sald the bill was unsupported at the Alcom Has Made No Arrangements To Opposc Release of Former De- This committee disposed by un- favorable reports of a number of bills with interesting titles. Among such weer those to increase the penalty on conviction for policy playing; to make abandonment of a wife and family a ‘u-lony. to provide a two year penalty for abandonment of a wife in the period just before maternity and to create a beverages regulation board. Governor Templeton was back at his desk in the executive chambers after his first vacation In fifteen years, spent in the ice and snow of the White Mountains. Lieutenant Governor Bingham was in the Char- ter Oak frhair in the senate after a spell of sérvice as acting governor, | Governor Templeton said he had had a ‘“glorious time" and in a place where the fuel supply was not a problem, as there was plenty of wood. The outer office of executive cham- bers was well fllled with callers all Y. Birthday Remembrance bouquet of carnations adorned the desk of Royal K. Southwick of Cornwall and just before adjourn- ment Speaker Nickerson recognized his colleague and secured a happy re- sponse from Mr. Southwick who spoke er From Wethersfield, Former Detective Sergeant Andrew J. Richardson of the New Britain po- lice department who is serving a pris- on sentence of from one to four years for complicity in the concealment of a stolen automobile and Jacob Winkle, proprietor of the New Britain Window Washing Co., who is serving a sen- tence of from one to two years for the same offense, will automatically come before the board of parole on the second Monday in June, since each will complete his minimum sentence con March §. State's Attorney Hugh M. who prosecuted Richardson and Winkle has not planned any opposi- tion to granting their petitions for re- lease not having given any considera- | tion to the matter, he told the “Her- ald” today. Arrested in 1921, The two prisoners were arrested September 29, 1921, in this city on a bench warrant issued by Judge Isaac A son was taken from police headquar- ters and Winkle was arrested on the street later in the day. They were held in heavy bonds, and being unable to furnish the necessary bail they were confined to the county jail await- ing trial. - Tn October Richardson and Winkie pleaded guilty to the automo- bile charge and a few days afterward the board of police commissioners, at the suggestion of 0. I". time mayor, dropped Richardson from the police force. On March 8 the duo was brought| before Judge Wolfe and sentenced. MOVE AT SYRACUSE T0 (Continncd on Thirteenth Page) EX-TAX COLLECTOR Former New Britain Man Dies Before Son Reaches His Side Howard M. Steele, former tax col- lector and at one time a candidate for the republican nomination for mayor, died last night in Muncie, Ind,, after a very brief illness. Mr. Steele was a native of this city, where he made his home at 689 Stan- ley street. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Norman J. Mac- Kirdy, and a son, Howara M. Steele, Jr. He had several fraternal affilia- tions including that 'of the Masonic order in which he had been a Shriner. Little is known by the family of Senior Council to Discuss Suggestion of Limiting Admission of Students Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 27.—Syracuse university had a new sensation today, according to the Syracuse Herald, when it became known that the senior | council had appointed a committee of three to confer with administration officials proposing a limitation on ad- | tective Sergeant and Window Cloan- | Alcorn | Wolfe of the superior court. Richard- ! Curtis, at that | PUT BAN ON HEBREWS { the shipping bill, such a bill passed, \SALVATION ARMY MAY HAVE DRIVE OF ITS OWN| (Staff Captain Sees Com- munity Fund Leader But 'Without Success | No change in the situation, so far as relations between the United Com- | munity Corporation and the Salva-| tion Army is concerned, is reported following a conference between E. W. Pelton, president of the United Community Corporation, and Salva- tion Army officials yesterday. Staff| Captain Tom Gabrielson of Boston| made a flying trip to this city yes-| terday afternoon, arriving shortly be- | fore 3 o'clock and leaving later in the | evening. The purpose of his trip, {was to participate in the conference. The local captain, John Edeen, also | took part in the conference, ! When asked (his morning if the! conference had altered matters any, Mr. Pelton stated that he had no a | thority to change the action of the ! when it was voted not to include the | Salvation Army in the drive this| | year. He said the conference yester- | | day was simply to talk over m!ters‘ 1in general. Replying to the statement that the Salvation Army has never received a| formal notification that its applica- | | tion has been turned down, another| officer of the United Community Cor- | poration stated this morning tiat it | was not his understanding that the thing had been closed. He said he; felt that if the Salvation Army would | | present facts and figures showing just | what it is doing in the city it would be included in the drive. Salvation Army officials on the| other hand, contend they have sub- for the American Merchant Marine with the failure ut this session of it was indicated at the White House, that no effort would be made at the next session of congress to have board and that so far as he knew, | | the matter had been decided dvflnltely' Greenfield about 6 a, m, left the track here this morning and the passenger coaches went down the bank and into | Miller's River, The engine and tender remained on the ralls but all the cars were deralled. It is understood that no lives were lost but that a number of persons were injured. The accident was said to have been due to spread- | Ing rails. Go Down 15 Foot Bank The train consisted of a baggage ear a smoker and a day coach. Rounding a curve near the New Home Sewing Machine company plant, a quarter mile west of the railroad station, the engine safely passed the switch lead- ing to a spur track, but the tender wheels left the rails, broke away from the engine and, taking the cars with them, went down the 15 foot embank- ment to the ice of the river, . Ice Holds Weight a B 3 . When the derailed cars stopped two Two Notes Found Sieek to Show Truth [ were resting on the ice and the third, J.,| the day coach, was on the bank, The ice was thick enough to support the Same Hand{cars until their occupants escaped. « George Knowlton of Somerville, conductor, suffereds an injury to a Woodbury, N. J. Feb. 27.—Viola | Knee; Burleigh Richardson of Med- Staley of Philadelphia, was found (f0rd, baggage master, received sever- dead with a bullet in her temple and | 21 fractured ribs; Patrick McCarthy Harry Moll, also of that city was|Of Watertown and James Ronnie of found unconscious early today near a | Gardner, mail clerks, were slightly burned hoat house at Clarksboro, a | hurt. short distance from hers. The two passengers were ‘seriously Moll also had a bullet wound in his | hurt. L. W. Dewold of Greenfield, suf- | head. He was brought here and has|féred a broken arm and rib and a a chance of recovery. bruised leg, and C. F. Fountaine, of Two Notes Found Greenfield, a trainman on his way to Near the bodies were found two | work, received a fractured rib. All of notes, one signed with the name of | the injured were cared for by physi- the girl, in which it was stated that|cians and taken to the Red Cross she intended to Kkill herself because|rooms here. of a quarrel with Moll. The other | signed by Moll, said that he, finding the girl a suicide, feared he would be accredited her siayer and therefore| Boston, Feb. 27.—Two mail clerks, he intended to kill himself. the conductor and the baggage master The police said they question the|were infured, the mail clerks sertously Tt was sald (GIRL DEAD, NANIS HELD AS MURDERER He, Also Shot, Insists She Com- mitted Suicide Alter (narrel ‘TURNED GUN ON HIMS of His Story, But Woodbury, N. Coroner Maintains Penned Both Missives, Two Badly Injured |genuiness of the girl's note and are|when a Boston and Maine passenger working on the theory that Moll shot|train left the rails just east of the the girl. Orange station today, according to Handwriting The Same word received at the railroad offices Both death notes were in the same | here. handwriting, according to the coro-| The mail car and the smoker went ner. over the embankment to the ice cov- The pistol was found near Moll,|ered Miller's River and the single who was lying a short distance from | soach remained on the bank. The east the boat house, to which Clarksboro|phound track was badly torn up for a mitted the necessary information, they claim this is the only city where | there is a community chest “h“‘hy does not include the army and that| the army does work which no one else can do or cares to do. It is understood that no further | steps will be taken by the Salvation | residents were attracted by flames.| gigtance of 150 yards, but the west * According to the police, no one 0c-|phound track was not blocked. cupied the boat house except Moll and The train, which left Greenfield at the girl. He presented to those Who g » m was an accommodation train saw them that the girl was his wife.| gue jn Boston at 9:30. The early re- authorities said. ports to the railroad offices did not Says They Quarreled give any explanation of the derail- “We quarreled,” Moll said when he ment. A wrecker was sent from East peal from their decisions to the courts|the fllness that resuited in the death. | |amounts to nothing more than an ex-| Last week a letter was received from amination of the case in order to de-| Mr. Steele but no mention was made termine whether there has been some | of any illness. On Sunday evening = |1llegality or irregularity in the pro- | telegram w: received stating that he | ceedings, the courts considering that was indisposed and expressing a wish | they have no constitutional right to|to return to his home here. His son, Schnelder.” [re-try on the merits of the case the | Howard, started for Indiana to bring Meanwhile th " tinueq '€EIslative or administrative acts of | back his father, but upon his arrival ki o4 e pollee continued | ;mmissions, The result is that cities|at Muncie found that he had passea their search for a blonde woman Who |.,g towns as well as private citizens|away. A telegram to that effcct was “a!lgeonh(:u]eg\fo‘ &:;wl('lel ’, mlf“' and property owners have no right of | received today by the family. fhobile shortly after his hody Was|appeal either to the courts or to the| After leaving the office of city tax Y ? | logislature from the decisions of the|collector, Mr. Steele was for severar Forty detectives were on the trall |, piic utility commission. years connected with the Berlin- of the blonde woman and those di-| “If this commission were elected by[sumcld Trap Rock Co. He had also recting the hunt were confident of an. o ujar vote in the same way that|beon in the livery business here. early arrest, members of the legislature are elect-| Mr. Stecle was prominent in the Schneider, in the prime of life, exe- .4 tnere would be a dircct respon- | political life of New Britain for many cutor of some of the blggest construc- yipjity to the people, which in a dem- | years. His first venture in politics tion jobs in the east, and member of | joratic form of government therelwas in 1901 when he was elected BEIEQ dosen cluby Was separated from | councilman from the fourtn ward. He mission of Jewish students. The senior council met last night,| said the Herald, and although no offi- cial announcement was made, mem- bers today admitted the committee appointment, The council is com-| posed of 17 members all in their sen- | ior year. | There was no formal resolution nor a written record, but council members informally agreed that steps be taken to limit admission of Jewish students, | It was pointed out that Jewish stu- dents had contributed to football, haseball and crew success in some measure, but that the percentage who sought places on thése teams was| small. { The inter-fraternity | Army to share in the community|recovered consciousness at the hos- Greenfleld and special trains were tioned her for six hours. She became chest fund but will have an inde- “She asked me to go out,and \ U | pital. L3 started from Greenfield and Fitch- hysterical when lodged in a cell. Mrs. Buzzi, who is 30 years old, was divorced from her husband in a suit/ in which Schneider was named cor- respondent. The police said she was known to her neighhors as ‘‘Mrs. pendent drive although Captain get a bucket of water. When I came | ; Edeen last evening declined to speak |hack. the boat house was on fire and | PUTE to take care of the passengers. for publication on the subject beyond [she was Iying on the bed. There was stating that he thought he was|y bullet hole in her head. I did not “through with the community chest.” |know whether she was dead or not. [iERMAN RESISTEN[;E yesterday, “if our friends in the city |the flames. | LB L s “I felt T would be accused of kill- lN RUHR IN REA ing her. There was but one thing to 1 put the pistol which she had | GIRLS MISSING FROM HOME [*=s i v : Berlin Govt. Accused of Ad- Doris Wood and Alice Jacob Both 16| Philadelphia, Penn., 17eb, 27— y | Moll, found shot at Clarksboro, lurmr\rs‘tmla), near the body of Viola \(:flo\ |has a wife and eight children in this lefty. Mrs. Carrie Moll, the wife, said “We never would have made appli- (T carried her outside. I went back cation,” said Staff Captain Gabrielson and found the note. I tried to put out| Lived Double Life, ot i had] vising Civilians to Obey been proposing limitation of the num- N her of fraternities, a step believed to| o French Orders be directed against the growth of Years Old, Disappear. Mother Informs Police, his wife. | should be. “If the commission is delegated by continued in office untlt April 13, 1904, Jewish frah‘rmlk s, Mrs, Wood of 630 West Main street, (that whi le her husband stayed away | at night, she had no suspicion that 2 Eséen, ¥eb. 27.—(By the Associat. ed Press)—German resistance in - the Among those questioned by the po- ;lh lice were three stenographers in i, matters of greatest importance Schnelder's employ. who ate lunch| (and this without any real right of with the murdered man vesterday. |appeal) then there should be a direct Schneider, wealithy contractor, was | ommission of power from the people found dead at the steering post of his , the legislative body, otherwise we automobile last night. ldo not have a representative govern- One of the dead man's hands|ment in a practical way. clutched the wheel. The other was in “As ropresenting the city of New| his overcoat pocket, clenched. In his| gritain, my exverience has convinced head were two bullet wounds, and be-me that the present system of ap- legislature the right to legislate i | \ when he resigned. A short time later he was appointed tax collector and remained in office until 1813, Urged by friends, threw his hat into | the mayoralty fight and was a candi- date for the republican nemination in 1914. Tho party caucus in the state’ |armory was one of the largest in the history of the G. O. P. in New Brit- ain. The other candidates for the honor were George A. Quigley and | Bdwin W, Schuitz. ¥or weeks nrwr GETS 20 YEARS 10 LIFE Who Mur- Mrs. Lillian S. Raizen. dered Dr. Glickstein in Brooklyn, " Sentenced to Prison Today. Lillian 8. New York, Feb, 27.-—Mrs, Raizen, convicted slayer of Or. Abra- yhome, reported to the police late last night, | that her 16 year old daughter, Doris, | and Alice Jacob, aged 16 years, of 140 Beaver street were missing from According to the complainant the Wood girl was a member of a cast of entertainers in a Jocal theater | during the past week. The police at | Bridgeport were notified of the dis- appearances. | he was paying attention to another woman. | Rulf Valley is increasing as sesult | of renewed efforts by the British gove | ernment to keep in touch with Ruhr | workers, and assure them that it is standing behind them French intelligence officers have seized sets of books and booklets give Former President of Pittshurgh Tin|ing detailed instructions to workers, Must I'encouraging them to stick to the fight against the occupation and bidding them obey no orders of the French 1§ REFUSED PARDON Steel Company Plate and side him on the seat, with its muzzie | pointing toward him, lay a .45 calibre pointing public utility commissioners | would be greatly improved under the to the caucus, each candidate combed | the | ham Glickstein in Brooklyn in 1921, Tobin of California Is Serve Out His Sentence. Feb. This latest propaganda move by the The | Berlin government is helieved here to automatic. His foot apparently had slumped from the gas accelerator, shutting off (Continued on Mixteenth Page) | provisions of. the proposed bill. | “Respectfully submitted, | 16 I. W, W. Sentenced to 30 Days on Dungeon Diet Centralia, Washington, Feb, 27.- Bixteen industrial workers of the world, arrested here Saturday on va- grancy charges, today began a 30 day trind of eight hours ‘hard labor daily » na diet of bread and water, choosing hat in preference to the other alter- rative, offered them in police court resterday, of leaving town within an tour. The seventeenth defendant de- dded to leave Centralia. The other aen believed to be 1. W. W. or- anizers were arrested yesterday and eld on open charges. As a measure f prevaution, 75 citizens were sworn & speclal officcrs and were on duty wt night. Mayor's Message is Read (8pectal to The Herald) Hartford, Feb. 27.-~When the house bill to provide for the election of public utilities commissioners by | popular vote was brought before the judiciary committee of the legislature | this afternoon, a message from Mayor | A. M. Paonessa of New Britain was read. The New Dritain mayor favors passage of the bill introduced by Rep- | | resentative Schatz. Corporation Coungel J. H. Kirk- ham, Vice-President George Kimball of the American Hardware Corp. and several other New Britainites appear- | ed in the interests of the stream pol- lution bi)l which went to the judici- { { (Continued on Thirteenth Page.) | from wall to wail. | pointed to the board of public safety. lof the today was sentenced to serve from 20 years to life in Auburn prison by Su- preme Court Justice Cropzy. the city for support and gwhen chairman's gavel fell to call the meet- ing to order, the armory was crowded The taking and counting of the vote was a tedious proceeding. The result was that Mr.| Quigley won the nomination, Mr. Schultz was second and Mr. Steele |third. In 1916 Mr. Steele was ap- |Brig. Gen. Hines Succeeds Forbes in Vets’ Bureau Washington, Feb. 27.--Brig. Gen-| eral ¥Frank T. Hines, retired, was nominated today by President Hard- ing to become director of the veterans | bureau, succeeding C. R. Forbes, who retires tomorrow. Mr. Steele was a jovial person who smicld whether good or {ll fortune came his way. He was generous and | was the central figure of any group| of which he was a part. He was ln-‘r terested in politics as much for the excitement as for any rewafd which came his way. Only a few weeks ago, while on a visit to this city, he spoke glowingly middle west, praised the peo- ple and their manners and appeared thoroughly satisfied with life and its future. He told his friends that he was feeling in the best of health. *— | THI | Hartfonl. Feb, 27.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Uncettled tonight and Wednes- day, somewhat colder tonight, fresh northerly wtn.ds. | | | | * { Minister to Netherlands Washington, Ieb. ~Richard M. | | Tobin of California, was jominated by ‘Prmnnm Harding today to be minis- | [ter to the Netherlands, filling the va Jnunq caused by the appointment of | | William Phillips as under secretary laf state, |Dr. Grant’s Fiance Buys “Jack-in-Pulpit” Picture New York, Feb. 27.—Mrs. Rita De | Acosta Lydig, fiancee of the Reverend | Dr. Perey Stickney Grant, has pur- | chased for $100 a painting at the na- |tional arts club entitied “Lady Vi- {brating to a Jack-in-the-Pulpit.” The painting, hling in the humorists’ sec- tion of the exhibit, depicts a woman hold a species of lily before her ad- miring gaze. It had attracted wid attention. Harrisburg, DPenn., pplication for a pafdon for lLarkin Taylor, former president of the Pittsburgh Tin Plate and Steel com- pany, serving a prison term on a charge of conspiracy. to defraud through the sale of stock, was ref u-nd hy the state board of pardons tod. |Tayior was sentenced * in Irhnmr); Kssen, Feb, to serve from 14 months to two, the miners in the I [be given a vacation T or's counsel in asking for par-/ing March. and the others are to be don. claimed hat opposition centered granted April on the same ferms, ac- in persons who feared that Taylor, if | cording to information received by the released would bring action against the Steel company. have resuited in increased determina. tion maintain resistance and to have stimulated individual sabotage As an esxample, 1 the Rhine telegraph hone service were cut today at D lorf. to and tele: per cent of y are to pay dur- Fifty thr « on full ¥rench By this mea rectors will further of obstruction to the Franco-Belgian anthorities, as it is con- h vacations would res to about one-fourth s the German mine di- their campalgn RESERVE NEW o Washington, 1%, twenty million acres Alaska to form a new wrve was announced foday by Secre- tary Fall ofthe interior department. | occupational Withdrawal ¢ 1 that su of land in|duce ion naval oil re-|of norma There are 560,000 miners in the Ruhr. of product