New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1923, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923, —EIGHTEEN PAGES, CIVIC LEAGUE DECLARES _|SUICIDES OF YOUNG_ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF WAR ON LAW VIOLATORS | PEOPLE IS DOUBLE STATE BOARD DEFINITELY Decides to Hire Investigator to Ryn Down Reports of | BEF"RE_WAR_“]TM‘S KI”_ED BY SEN ATE VU'I'E : : Booze Selling, Immorality, Ete. Ages of Bogs Who' Kill Them| °* £ APPROVES HAVING U. S, ENTER LEAGUE selves Average 16 Years, | Three Billsj&lling For OF NATIONS; HITS AT STAGE “J,OKES"} While With Girls It 1315 Total EXP enditure of $390,000, Voted Down rallroad station, He sald the matter —— After Vigorous Debate was put up to the police department, | st vae ¢ was ot sty et SKYE-A-LIFE LEAGUE COMPILES ITS REPORT After Rejecting Senate Bill, . House Bills Also Were Re- Average Daily Cireulation PRICE THREE CENTS s of the World By Associated Press FSTABLISHED 1870 HARDING WAS NOT WHOLLY PLEASED WITH DAUGHERTY STATEMENT ON CANDIDACY It is Presumed That President Will Hive Something To Say to Attorney General When He Meets Him at St. Augustine Today—Did Not Think His Remarks Were Necessary Daugherty Silent On Son’s Escapades Everything from moving plctures to the league of nations was discussed and acted upon at the first actua) business meeting of the newly organ- ized Civic Safety league last evening. A trained “investigator” has been en- gaged, the executive committee was, authorized to engage legal _counsel, police court records with fienunlu for law violations as compared with the maximum penaltie® allowed by 8t. Augustine, March \zl.—(By Associated Pross)—President Harding, k"h:l heaomu known, did not consider nccessary the recent statement by ofney Gen, Daugherty predicting that Tt can- dldate for renomination' or that the state CoRNecticut State Librag It is :nnumed the president wil o Advt, Pept., torney general who arrived here today from Mi rating from a recent fliness, H’l"fofll, Conn, The president and Mr. Dau Will Not go “Over Hedds" He advised agalnst going over the heads of any local officials. Addi- | tional mail service was desired, In. stead of going direct to Washington, | he said, Secretary Mary E. Curtin| took the matter up direct with Post- | there ‘was, Existence of One Suicide Club of Girls Disclosed—Silly Reasons For Tak- ing Own Lives—Child Marriage i3 his statement, MISS COLLETT RETAINS TITLE AS GOLF QUEEN A7 6 K Pinehurst, N, C,, March 28— Miss: Glenna Collett of Provi- dence today defeated Miss Mar- fon Hollins of New York by 5 and 4 In the final round of the north and south women's golf champlonship tournament. ll\uu Collett thus retains her title, _— EDWARD J. HENNESSEY IS ON BOARD OF ASSESSORS Long Street Man Named To Fill Va: cancy ‘Caused By Death of Patrick Rynn Edward J, Hennessey of Long street was named today by Mayor A. M. Paonessa as a member of the board of asscssors, succeeding the late Pat- rick Rynn. His term of office will expire June 1. Mp. Hennessey is in the building business and-has been active in the interegts of the democratic party for a number of years. He was a member of the common council in 1912, serv- ing one term. » GET MORE PAY APRIL 80 Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Onc of World's . Largest (’.‘onon’ Concerns, 0 Rafse “ Ymployes 12% Per cent. ' Manchester, N, H.,, March 28.—The Amoskeag Mfg Co., one of the largest cotton concerns in the world today notified emploves that 121 per cent wage ' increase would become effective April 30, The wage increase which is said by the company to bring wages within 2 per cent of the peak of pay| 4 received during the war followed a conference between officials and em- ployes this morning. The announcement by the Amos- keag Co. affects between 13,000 and 14,000 operatives. ‘This advance although it comes aft- er thése of woolen and worsted inter- ests, marks the first increase in wages to be granted by any large ' cotton manufacturing -interest in New Eng- jand since the present movement for higher wages began. the south however announced a ten per cent increase a few days ago. The action by the company was un- expected at this time as its plant was among the hardest hit by the big tex- tile strike of last year in protest against the increase from 43 to 54 hours in the working weck. LEAVES ESTATE OF MILLION Will of Miss Merriman of Waterbury Probated Today — $10,000 'Bequest Left to Charity. Waterbury, ftarch 28.—Judge D. 1. Slavin admitted to probate here today the will of the late Miss Helen Mer- riman, The estate is believed to be worth about $1,000,000. Attorney Buckingham P. Merriman of this city, a nephew, is the sol; heir, A be- quest of $10,000 is for charity. It was stated today that the Merrimap estate opposite the Hotel Elton might be sold if a suitable offer should be re- ceived. SHOT BY STRANGE WOMAN Fort Worth Man Mortally Wounded As He Enters Building—Claims He Never Saw Assailant Before Fort Worth, Tex,, March 28.—C. E. Myers, 34, of Frederick, Okla, was shot three times this morning as he was entering a building where he was employed. A young woman Wwas taken into custody by the police. Myers, whose wounds are believed | fatal, says he never saw the woman before. He has a family in Frederick. FIRE OUSTS TENANTS One Man Il With Chicken Pox Among Those: Driven Into Street by New London Blaze. New London, Mareh 28. — Philip Antonos, {1l from chicken. pox was one of 24 persons driven out of Leveron block 11-13 Golden street by fire and smoke at 2 a. m. today. The hlage was confined to:Jacob Miller's pool hall, where it started and 'the rooms above it. The loss to the pool room fixtures was $700, that on the structure had not been appraised today. Several mills in gherty haVé Toi aeet,smice o avee fssued | 5 Mect for First Time St, Augustine, Fla, March 28— The arrival today of Attorney Gen. Daugherty brought the attorney gen- eral and President Harding together for the first time since the former issued a statement in Miami ten days ago predicting that Mr. Harding would be a candidate for renomina- tion. Consequently there was considera- ble interest in the meeting between the president and the man who acted as his chief spokesman in the 1920 pre-convention eampaign and who since has been his chief political ad- viser. Disagreements Hinted This interest was heightened by evidences of disagreement, privately expressed within the last few weeks as to the wisdom of an announcements at this time such as made by the at- torney general, Mr, Harding has not had a word to say with respect to the announcement and some republican leaders now in Florida have expressed some doubt as to whether the attor- ney general spoke with the full con- sent and approval of the president. Other leaders have presented the view that Mr. Daughrty merely made pubic announcemgnt of what most of the party-leaders had in their minds, To Fix Responsibility f The president, by his telegraphic | order to the tariff commission yester- day to investigate the relation of the tariff rates on sugar to the recently increased sugar prices indicated that | the administration is going to do as| much as it can to fix the responsibility | | for the skyrocketing of sugar costs to | consumers. The department of justice has an investigation under way and persons close to the president ‘'said it was safe to say that the sugar price question would be discussed. VETERAN OF 8 MILITARY CAMPAIGNS DEAD AT 85 Saunders Saw Service in John C. Philippines, Mexico and in World War. John C. Saunders, age 35 years, of 302 Elm street, a veteran of the Phil- ippine insurrection campaigns, the expedition to the Mexican horder in 1916 and the world far, died this morning at 5 o'clock in St. Irancis’ lospital, Hartford. He had ‘been ail- irg for a long time, but had been ad- mitted to the institution only a week ago. 5 He is survived by his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph C. Saunders, five brothers, Joseph of Philadelphia, Wil- liam, Howard, Thomas and Robert and one sister, I"lorencg Saunders of this city. Mr. Saunders served with the 23rd infantry, U. 8., in the Philippines and while there engeaged with the com- {pany in some of the expeditions against the insurrectos, and went to the Mexican bhorder in 1916 when the expedition against Villa, the bandit chief. Shertly after this, he returned to this city, discharged from the army. At the outbreak of the world war, he enlisted as a member of the third army, U. 8, and served in France where he received wounds in battle. He was a member of the Moose, the Mutual Aid association and P, & I, Corbin's, and Private Walter J. Smith Post, Veterans of Koreign Wars, The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock and burial will be in St."Mary's cemetery. Services| at the church will be postponed be- cause of the day being Good Friday. State Department Opposes | Execution of Archbishop Washington, March 28.-—Kxecution of Archbishop Zepliak and Monsignor Butchkavitch in Moscow would be an outrage against humanity which could not fail to create the deepest feeling of resentment and Thorror in the United States,. state department of- ficials said today. Appeals to the de- partment protesting against the ex- ecutions were received .today from the Catholic club of New York city. De- partment spokesmen declined to say what steps they would take officially but it was intimated that a manifes-| tation of the opinion of this govern- ment would find its way to Russia and would leave the Moscow authorities in no doubt as to American sentiment on the subject. Former Penn. Gov. Will Not Debate With Wheeler Trenton, N, J., March 28—Declar- ing that the attitude of the anti-sa- loon league oward him has for years been one of ‘‘misrepresentation and assassination of character,” former Governor E. C. Stokes today declined an invitation to meet the organiza- tion’s national counsel, Wayne B. Wheeler, in public debate. “I can- not, with any self respect, deal with you or your agents,” said Mr. Stokes in an open letter to Dr. James K. Shields, New Jersey superintendent of the league. | | until Sunday or Monday of next week. master Delaney and the machinery was started to grant the request. He said Carrie A. Nation never was arrested in Kansas because she was not a law breaker, she was sworn to enforce the law and when she failed to get assistance from those who were sworn to help her she took matters in her owp hands, He said all op- portunity should be given local offi- clals to assist in the enforcement of laws, and if they failed, steps should be taken to compel them to do so. John Sloan, Jr, and H. M. Lock- wood were clected members of the executive committee. Former Coun- climan Severin Johnson was elected treasurer, Approve Sanday Bill Veto A resolution tendering a vote of thanks to Governor Templeton for his announced intention to veto the bill legalizing commercialized Sunday sports was passed. It was reported that there are two liquor signs within 40 feet of the the law were read, complaints ofsl places where the law is said to be openly violatel were made and even | charges of ‘official protection' of| certain law breakers were hinted at if not openly charged. | Violations of Volstead Act The meeting was in charge of At- torney A. W. Upson. Rev. John L. Davis opened the discussion by ask- ing the members what they proposed to take up first in the enforcement of law in New Britain. He sald there were violations of the Volstead act; | that he had personal knowledge of immoral conditions existing in the city and charged that improper pic- tures were being used in some quar- ters for advertising purposes. Speaking of the policy of the league he said, “Whatever we do, we ought first to use the enforcement powers of the city. If we want to close a booze place in town, let's show the police where it is. Work in harmony with the police.”” He cited the recent complaint made by the Chamber of Commerce against smoking in the MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOL SURVEY Appointments Announced | Today—E. F. Hall May Be Chairman Mayor A. M. Paonessa made an-| nouncement this afternoon of a com-| mittee of 10 to conduct a survey of | school accommodations as authorized | E‘d as follows# Charles F. Smith, at the last session of the city meeting| George M. Lanllers, Frahcis R. Cooley, board, and will eall the members to-| Andréw J. Slotler, LuCl‘s B. Barbour, gether shortly to begin the work, a|Harris Whittémore, ;Wredeyick G. report on which is to be submitted to| Patt, l‘rm{mvk A the eoity meeting board within two !}Imba.ll. Edward N, Stanley, Joseph months. R I:amh, Charles T. Treadway, John Edward F. Hall, chairman of the| P Elton and Pardon C. Rickey. board of finance and taxation, was| The following officers were re-elect- the first man named and there is a|€d: Chairman of board of directors, strong likelihood that he will be|Charles F. Smith; president, Arthur chairman of the committee on survey.| G- Kimball; vice-presidents, F. A, Other members named on the com-| Searle, Joseph F. Lamb, F. J. Wach- mittee are: Thomas W. Crowe, I, O.|ter, Herbert A. Johnson, W. A, Rat- Rackliffe, M. S. Porter, G. A. ng,[tenbur)’: treasurer, Pardon C. Rickey; ley, Harry P. Smith, Thomas H. Ke-| Secretary, Edward I*. Hall; assistant hoe, C, L. Plerce, 1. Wexler and Lewis| treasurers, J. M. Stanley, O. N. Judd T, Shipps. Mr. Hall appeared with|A: G. Anderson; assistant secretari the mayor before the legislative com- Buker, H. J. Travers, D. C. mittec on cities and boroughs in sup-| Smith; auditor, H. T. Burr; purchas- port of the amendment to curb school | ing agent, B. M. Shepard. PRISONERS RECAPTURED tures and was one of the mayor's Gerald Chapman and Frank Gray, ¥ (Continued on Sccond Page) L. F.& C.00. RE-ELECTS SMITH BOARD CHAIRMAN All Directors Re-elected and Officers Continued in Office At the annufil meeting of the stock- holders of Lakders, Frary and Clark this afternoon,gdirectors were re-eiect- lieutenants at the recent city meet- ing. Mr. Crowe is an appointee of Mayor | Paonessa to the board of public| warks, of which he was later elected chairman. He now holds that posi-| tion. | Mr. Rackliffe is connected with Rackliffe Bros. Inc. Mr, Porter is councilman from the| third ward and a candidate for eclec-| tion as alderman. He has been a staunch supporter of the mayor in the | common council, Mr. Quigley led the opposition to appropriating school bonds at the January meeting and was prominent in the drive to rescind that issue last week. His attacks on the school boards policies during the past few months have been marked by vigor. Mr. Smith is connected with the Mutual Finance corporation, Mr. Kehoe was also active in the | Quigley faction of the city meeting | board that succeeded in rescinding the school board bond vote. He assured | the last meeting that he was not op-j posed to education, but that the city is entitled to more schools for the| amount of money now expended by the school board. | C. L. Pierce is the proprietor of a Main street, business house, but is not | active in politics, Mr., Wexler is one of the mayor's appointees to the building commission and his resignation from commission- ership was recently accepted so that he might become acting building in- spector under a salary. Lewis T. Shipps is one of the offi- cials of the American .Paper Goods| Co. in Kensington. | Noble Will Not Appoint Deputy Chief This Week Chief William J. Noble of the New ' Britain fire department stated this morning that he will not detail a/ man to act as assistant deputy chief| Who Escaped From Atlanta, Caught —Former is Badly Wounded. Athens, Ga., March 28.—The cap- Gray escaped prisoners from the At today by a posse about § miles from here. They were tound walking down the Seaboard airline railroad tracks. In an exchange of shots preceding their capture Chapman was badly wounded receiving three pistol shots in his stomach. Gray was uninjured. KIMBALL OFF PARK BOARD Manufacturers Retires Because of Stress of Other Business—Mayor Regrets His Decision To Resign, Park Commissioner George T, Kim- ball has requested of Mayor A. M, Paonessa that he be relieved of his because of thé stress of cannot devote the necessary time to that office. The mayor d today he would relieve Commissioner Kimball, although he felt the city was losing the services of a valuable member of the hoard. He_has not as yet selected a suceessor. Mr. Kimball is a vice president of the American Hardware corporation mayor, Million Dollar Fire at New Orleans’Oil Plant New Orleans, March 28.—The re- fining plant of the Sinclair Oil Co. The chief stated that there might be a meeting of the fire board previous to this time to act on the :’ppolnr- The loss was placed at $1,000,000. ment of an assistant chlef, action on| The firc started when lightning such being deferred at the meetingStruck one of the 50 oil tanks, The of the board last night. Chairman fire spread rapidly. John Keevers said this afternoon that he did not know whether or not the! board would meet again tHls weck or| ¥ wait until mext. i THE WEATHER o ‘ Hartford, Mar. 28.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair, colder tonight. Thursday fair, strong northwest winds, diminkhing Thursday. by fire. * GEN. MAUNUROY DIES Orleans, France, March 28 (By the|| Assoclated Press)—Gen. Maunurny." former military governor of Parls.l‘ was seized with a fainting fit and died | | on a train today shortly after leaving || for Bordeaux. “l | | * earle, Arthur'G. | ture of Gerald Chapman and I ank | lanta federal penitentiary was made |s duties on that board, explaining that | business he | Serious Cause—Shell Shock of Ex- Soldiers Great Contributing Agency. | New York, March 28.—The number of suicides among young people has| a'most doubled since the world war, | Dr, Harry W. Warren, president of | | the Save-A-Life League declared {n | nis report for 1922 made public today. | From 477 juvenile suicides listed in | 1919 the known total had jumped to 1900 in 1922, the report declared, with | |a probability that for every known | suicide there was one self inflicted { death not so listed. The total number of suicides tabulated for the year was 13,5630, | Boy suicides averaged, in age 16 | years, while the girls {ho died by their own hand averaged 15. One boy |left a note that he was killing him- | self “just for the fun of it” A girl| | wrote she was taking her own life {“just to get a thrill.” Another took | poison because she did not like the | way she looked with her hair bob- bed. One Suicide Club Existence of at least one club” of girls was disclosed. Discussing child suicide, Dr. War- ren listed as the three principal causes: intolerable home cdonditions, | | faulty school,system and tempera-| | mental disorders. “Child marriage,” he |another serious cause. In 1920 there | were 1600 boys and 12,000 girls 15: years old in the United States listed as married. Nearly 500 of them were recorded as divorced or widowed. | Find Out Mistake Too Late “Many of these children soon after | marriage find that they have made a |great mistake in their choice, quarrel |and separate, get di,oveed and sup- | ply many of our snicides, as well as| | homicides. | “Parents and teachers should edu-| |cate children to 4 emotional ex- | cesses to meet bravey the unpleas- ant things in life and to consider oth- ers as well as themselves.” Among other great classes of sui- |cides Dr. Warren listed shell shocked and disabled soldiers, more than {1,000 of whom ended their lives since the war ended. “The league has given special at. | tention to such cases,” he wrote, and is proud of having saved not a few {from their greatest battle — the one | | which meant for them life or death. | We honored these brave unselfish hoys when they marched away. We | dishonor them when broken down in | | nerves and racked with pain and suf- | |fering, we, through neglect, pormH‘ | conditions that cause so many to end | their misery by self destraction. | Many Are Prominent | “While some who end fheir lives are among the poor, a large number belong to the socia prominent and | financiglly prosperous. Those repre- | sented include editors, writers and professional people. There | students, ) coilege | professors and school teachers, 19| preachers and leaders of religious| | works, 52 judges and lawyers, 84 phy- cians, about 100 residents and heads of large business concerne, 79 1a lionaires, 46 wealthy women, 88 hank- | ers, several being bank | “suicide continued “is | | | I many were 38 college | presidents; | !on.\ person anxious to die made 10 at- tempts before succeeding. Trivial Cause: | “As usual, many have |estimate upon the value life, having destroyed loften for causes most trivial. because of gossiping tongues and a |man because he was forced to quit | playing golf., | A woman killed herself after miss- ing two trains. A man because of a row over a cat. A designer was driven | to suicide trying to guess the coming | spring styles for women. One recently | ended his life rather than face an- other cold winter. Topic For Sermons “The time has come when ministers | should discourse occasionally on this | timely though unpleasant subject for ! many who end their mortal existence | are members of our churches and | | congregations. Suicides in many cases | is the failure of the Christian religion | to efectively resth those who are| most in need of its beneficial influence ‘ln the hour of temptation. It should , | put a low of human themselves Several €0 down the road of self destruction | for the want of Christian charity and | helpfulness. | “These solemn facts and figures | | presented on Easter morning may be | | the strongest sermon that could be | | preached. The weakening of religi- | | ous belief in many persons is to blame at Mereaux was badly damaged today for many suicides. The lack of the f“‘""fl"' J. Pilate of New York Elected | understanding of life's true value and a lack of communion with God and | obedience to God's laws is the whole | trouble.” Hartford Woman Is'Given . 3 $20,000 By Relatives’ Will Newark, N. J., March 28.—Aljce S. Brewster of Hartford, Robert .| | | | Stephenson of Westport, Conn.,, and Amy L. Stephenson of Kast Orange, were bequeathed $20,000 each under | the terms of the will of their aunt, | Miss Josephine O. Brewster of Iast | Orange, admitted to probate tolln)’.l Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of Hartford, Conn., was bequeathed $100, DRAPER DAUGHERTY St. Augustine, Fla., March 2§.— The announcement was made on be- half of Attorney General Daugherty on his arrival here today to join Presi- dent Harding's vacation party that he | would have no statement of any kind (to make in connection with the in- | jection of the name of his son, Major | Draper Daugherty into the Keenan murder mystery. | Daugherty Visits Pecora | New York, March £8.—Draper M. | Daugherty, only son of the attorney general of the United &tates, appeared at District Attorney Pecora's office to- day at the latter’s request and wi questioned at length concerning black- | mail plots in which Dorothy Keenan, slain model figured as a decoy. NAME OF BLACKMAILER NOW BELIEVED KNOWN Daugherty May Add to In- formation — Reward in Keenan Murder Case New York, March 28.—The name | of the man alleged by Major Draper M. Daugherty, only son of the attor- ney general of the United States, to have attempted to blackmail him be- cause of his acquaintanceship with Miss Dorothy Keenan, the murdered model, was understood to, be in the possession of Assistant District Attor ney Pecora today. A morning news paper published the announcement that it had furnished it to Mr. Pecora. | From Major Daugherty himselt the assistant _district attorney hoped °to learn the identity of the man and the details of his attempted intimidation. Mr. Pecora believed the information might link with that he has of the projected $100,000 blackmail attempt on John Kearsley Mitchell, son-in-law of E. T. Stotesbury who was the “Mr. | Marshall” of the case. I do not say Major Daugher formation will lead to the di of the murderer of Dorothy Keenan but I do say it is of great import- ance,” said Mr. Pecora. “And I want to compliment Major Daugherty inj coming forward with greater frank- | ness than most witne: k “If the man who Daugherty alleges sought to mulct him is found he may ! (Continued on Sixteenth Page) | ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Miss Irene Andrews of Bassett Street Betrothed to Lucian Henr board senate | table the bill to give e New Haven, jected and Reconsidera- tion Refused. Hartford, March 28, — The state of education’s legislative pro- ved & blow today when the rejected after vigorous debate administrative educational bills Am threc |tavored by the educational committee and apposed by the appropriations committee, The house had previously rejected three house bills of a similar character but the senate fight was on (the bills of Senator Bakewell, one of these provided for $160,000 for edu- cation of adult non-English speaking illiterates; $150,000 for transportation of sehool children to and from ele- mentary schools, and the third $80,~ 000 for education of special classes of blind and deaf children. After the senate bills had been rejected the house bills were rejected and recon- sideration of them refused. ®; “Little Red Schoolhouse.” After the senate had had a brief recess Senator Rogers got the “little red schoolhouse” bill off the table and in moving its rejection spoke at length on the expense which the bill might entail, what the appropriations committee faced in handling appro~ priated bills, how the gross total of demands was about $33,000,000, Ypw the committee was paring down the | figures, and also of other facts bear- ing directly upon all these educa- tional bills carrying appropriations. He was replied to by Senator Bake- - well for the bill and Sepator Trum- | bull asked for the rejection of the bill on financial grounds. . During the debate two score house, members and others were in ghe chamber. L Flis Is Opposed. Ells said he ‘was against He believed that all wanted rge sums expended for education filnt if there is not money to meet hese appropriations bills they should not pass, and he understood from the ° finance committee that it would be impossible to raise all the money re- quested. Senator Bidwell favored the bill and Senator Rogers again asked for its rejection saying that it would be impossible to approve a great many, Senator Rogers next called off tha state aid to’ special classes such as the blind and | deaf and after Senator Bakewell had pleaded for this, and Senator Rogers* had asked for its rejection, the bill was rejected 20 to 9. Senator Rogers next called up Americanization bill and asked rejection of this, explaining that budget would contain a fund for maintenance of the work as did the session. Senator Bakewell again 1 for adoption of this bill de- claring that it is a necessity. The house again postponed a rofl call on a proposed constitutional amendment for lack of time . and pressure of business. May Adjourn in May. An adjournment in May was fore= cast by House Leader Buckley. He gave notice that Tuesday all commit- tee chairmen would have a confer~ ence on the condition of business®in hand. He suggested that it would be possible to recess Mz 2 for two weeks and come in for a single day giving the governor ample time to consider bills. 4 The house adopted a revised bill concerning the incurring of indebted- by municipalities and towns, providing that in making up the nd list estate may he ex, empted if owned by the United States, the state and county and by Yale in Wesleyan in Middletown, Senator the bill. the for the nes Graduate of Wesleyan University. and Mrs. John A. Andrews of street announce the engage- their daughter, Miss Irene to Lucian Henry Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Stevens of Lexington, Okla Miss Andrews is a popular member of the vounger sct in town and is a gr: of the local High school, 1917 and Beechwood Seminary, kintown, Pa., in the class of Mr. Stevens is a graduate Mr. BPassett ment of Andrews, 1ate of Jen 1919, Wes- | and | 1920, and is an appointee of the present|saye the countless many who yearly |jeyan university, c¢lass of is a member of Psi Upsilon frater- nity. He ig connected with the Stan-| ley Works in this wity HEAD WESLEYAN MERMEN | Captain of Swimming Team—Other Athletic Officials Named, Middletown, March William J. Pilate of New York, elected cap- tain of the Wesleyan university swim- ming team for next season. He per- forms in the 220 yard event. The student body has elected R, R Diefendorf of East Orange, N. J., pr ident of the college Y. M. Howard of Springfield, Mass., tary of the college Y. M. C. Knowles of Germantown, Pa, mana of the swimming team, and W. W. B Hartford and Connecticut College Women in New London, The bill to compel instruction in the English in public and private elementary schools . was adopted by the house, us was a bill to determine the value of stock i e corporations for the purposes \xation Trinity in for Janguage 1 rtain 1 IN THE INATE, T'he received a favorable report o bill permitting the Nor- folk Water Co. to increase its capital stock to $100,000, Senator Brooks for the banks com- mittee explained a bill to correct iy various the present laws cor cerning building and loan a saving that present laws y quilt. few smoother ways ‘patch-work The chang make the and equitable. The, bill was adopted Adopted From Calendar, wopted from the cala » changes in the laws cons of diseased animaly and importation of cattle; ine corporating the Ilnterstate Life Re« insurance Co. of Hartford; concerning, the improvements and ay-out of highways by the highv commiss sion authorizing Bridgeport to 18- sue $350,000 in bridge bonds; ex- tending the time for organizing Waterbury Life and Aceident Co., and requiring owners of buildings in which persons work to provide ade. actua naking Tws nmore Senate bills endar cerni W Hunting of Albany, N. Y., manager of basketball (Continued on Page Fifteen