New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press 'STABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1923, - SIXTEEN PAG ___.==_q‘ Average Daily Circulation Week Ending ,243 June 9th PRICE THREE CENTS N NEW HAVEN ROAD OFFICIAL AMERICAN HARDWARE CORP. SCORE OF PITTSBURGH FIREMEN IN PAYS $266,386 IN TAXES RURNING STRUCTURE ARE TRAPPED CALLS ON RANKERS TO AID IN KEEPING UP RAILROADS 1, vor, scond ) ALLT.FRN Vice- Pres. Buckiand [SF OF POLICE IS Wants New England - FORBIDDEN ALGORN Financiers To Assert buadscshdl That Lines Are Notis“""s Attorney Must First Gel’ On Bargein Countse, | "Y00 ! Conmisionrs | = THR.. Declares There Are Brains, | Money and Business| Enough to Support Trans- | portation Systems, { O'Mara, Strolls and Stadlor Ondered | o Neport in Wartford, Were Fme | ployed in Liquor Rakds Flsewhers | ~Stop 11" Chiatrman Dunn Says, Chairman David 1., Dunn of the| police board has issned orders to the police department that no pollcemen connected with the New Hritain foree | Groton, Conn,, June 16.--New Eng- 1and bankers ean, by their help, is- On List, To Be Billed For $197,936— Mor-/ ris Cohn, Individual Leader, Pays $10,624 Into Treasury. Ready for Mail—-Taxes This Year Three Times| Amount He Collected on| Entering Office. week | Approximately §$5,000 per | will be paid In faxes to the city of sue @ proclamation to the nation that the New England rallronds are not on the bargain counter, B, G. Buckland, viee-president of the N, Y., N, H. and M. rallroad company declared today hefore the New England Bankers' as- sociation, “There is business enough in the New England statés,” he sald, “to rupport New TEngland's transporta- tlon systems, There is money enough to finance their requirements, There 1% abllity enough to run them. Their value fixed on any falr basls substan- tially exceedn the par of thelr stocks snd | A reasonable return upon that valne will quickly restore their credit and enable them at all times to furnish adequate pnblic service,” are to be permitted to perform special | New Britain by the American Hard-| { duties outside New Britain unless au- |ware corporation this year, Collector | thority for their employment I8 ob-|Bernadotte Loomis having prepared a |tained from the police board. | bill for that concern showing its taxes The instructions wero prompted by |for this year to bo $266,386.95. This the disclosure that three New Brit- |18 the largest of the 11,000 bills which [ain policemen, Strolls, Stadier and (a7 to be mafled out Wednesdas | | O'Mara, were used to conduct lquor| Net to the American Hardwate, corporation in the amount of tax to| ralds in Windsor and Thompsonville . | earlfer in the week. Captain Goorge |P? paid, stands the Stanley Works |3, Kelly; who is scting as chief fn the|Yith & bill caliing for @ payment of i ¥ $197,086.85, absence of Chief Hart, received Aot i S y ;telrphono request from County Detoo- | Morris Cohn, 'who was the hrn\vlrm tive Bdward J. Hi key to have ‘h"unnnr"l |nd|‘\ld|ml Mprnl\erly n\\nnr} 3 ol : on the grand lst this year, owns an ;!?;::‘-pnll\"‘;:a:rl:'r‘,kr:::rv?ln‘:mr"g“ctl';»:; estate which m‘fll” for )\';'l.\'";"‘\“n ‘n’, o ¢ |$10,62 The Horace Booth estate, | [tn the afternoon on which the ralds|ypicn consists of various holdings the | {were made. He was not informed valuable of which fs Booth's | most * GOES ON THE ROCKS KnautbA Nachod and Kuhne An- nounce Yoluntary Bankruptey LIABITITIES_!E:‘._SIMM.()M Amets Are Said to Be of About an Fauul Amount and Officers Fxperss Hope That Satisfac May Be Reached, tory Settlement New York, June 16.—Knauth, Na- | gome stroets the insects were in the flaming oil over an area of two squares. [ | PEST IN NEW HAVEN | Tiny Green Aphides Adhere to Clothing and Even Im- pair Vision of Drivers New Haven, Juna 16, After read- ing about clouds of insects elsewhers, | eitizens of New Haven this afternoon experienced swarms of tiny groen aphides on the downtown streets, On TODAY WHEN THE WALLS COLLAPSE SWARMS OF INSECTS Blaze At Athantic Refining Co. Storage Yards Had Been Burning Fiercely Since Last Night —Explosion Showers Flaming Oil Over Area Of Two Squares—All Ambulances in City Sent to Scene. Pittsburgh, June 16,—A score of city firemen were trapped at the Atlantic Refinin g Co. storage vards when a big oil tank burning since vesterday collapsed this afternoon, Two explosions, following th e collapse of the tank showered All ambulances in the chod and Kuhne, a memher of the a 3 2 d {afr as high an the buildings and they gity were summoned to the scene, New York stock exchange, failed to- day, The firm was admitted to change March 21, 1895, and large husiness between this and Germany, ‘They also extensively in commercial ments and foreign exchunge An involuntary petition in bank- 1uptey was filed in federal court and M. 8. Borland was appointed recoiver under $560,000 hond, Liabilities of $11.000,000 The petition estimated labilities at $11,000,000 with assets in securities of abont the same amount. Suspension of the firm —was an- nounced from the rostrum of the ex- change at the opening of business this morning. Members of the flrm are: Mrs. Mary I. W. Kanuth, Oscar L. Gudelman, Rolll . Newton, James ¥. Shaw, Herbert B. Smithers, John R. Hall and Theodore W. Knauth. Mr. Shaw issued the following statement, saying: “For the protection of the ex- did n country engaged Invest. all our extrinng driy adherad to the clothing of pe and got into the eyes of vehicle ors. KIRKHAM DRAFTS PLAN FOR TEST OF TIME ACT Corporation Counsel Ex- pects to Outline Course of Procedure Monday Kirk- to test | Corporation Counsel John H ham is working out a plan the validity of the standard time ! statute and will submit a report to { Mayor A. M. Paonessa Monday morn- ing. None of the enthusiasm that Persons watching the fire caught under the showers of oil. were burned when they were The firomen who were trapped were at work in ll_m storage vards near the tank. W nham warning the big container sagged and a moment la- ter lh_u entire plant was a sea of flames, Firemen attempting to rescue those trapped found it diffi- cult to get near the yards because of the intense heat and inse- enre footing. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY'S PLEASANT ALUNNI DAY | Pittsburgh, June 16, -~ Burning | flercely throughout the night and re- slsting the efforts of all avallable fire- men and fire fighting apparatus, the re at the Atlantie Refining company’s nt was still uncontrolled early to- day, 16 hours after it was started when a holt of lightning struck an ol ‘(lnnk The blaze has consumed thousands of ;\nrrvls of ofl and gasoline stored e _in huge tanks at the plant coverin Salladielay "'n",i\_mi;y :\n"""“"‘ :':i l:mr rm-l r.»mnk.dnmng the Alle.‘hfll; |* e oo river and burned a number of er ,,.‘:Jl,n?]‘gs r;:\r:ff:';‘r;fl:;l "|[;Ir;|"‘"1" ",‘,:" buildings including the pattern fiov B ates Who of the U'nited Engineering and Foun- University Glee Club of 1888 Sings oq Out e Song—‘Silver Grays" of College 50 Years, Middletown o L“"L' '“"‘[‘“;j‘ “‘v"‘ ';"‘d sgy, | (0t they were to be used for special he ankers .9 ow. Bngiand, & | duty. The men l'P[HJI‘""‘ as directed ::‘:-"I‘;"fl;:‘:\li ‘:’;:;rrl‘r:?r\C:{nfl\l:o\“:-?\‘oF:\:o 1"";‘ were told that they were to par- ( ( New ENE- | isipate in the raids. Having no or- i i z directions, “You can,” he continued, “render 7 Ll most valuable service if you will urge | :‘ ""' '::v !"l:fllrlfi;'n'“ns 1.r:“gm to auainst the constant argument for a (¢ & tention of Chalrman Dunn he reduction of railrond revenues, at least until the New England rallroads shall % have heen able to earn enough to re- | gone over the head of the local po- establish normal dividends to meet | Miee officials, If Mr. Alcorn or Mr. their requirements to sprovide ade |Hickey want help in the future, it guate service now and to provide |mr;“" he necessary for them to apply provements which will insure adequata | direct to the police board. In case wervice for the futnve” | Urging the bankers to use t fluence with their customers and as-|the board must be convinced that soclates to “spread the gospel of there & epecial neéed for thelr serv- heavy loading and quick unloading of |fces, ; e WOVIES BY RADIO NEXT Predicts Botter Servien in which the county authoritics had “3jve us your help and T am eure | that 1 speak the minds of railroad managers when T predict a reciprocity of better service, hetter t-quipmm\t:flw old morale born of a skilled New Fng- Tand rafirond worker's pride in a most honorable and useful job, a restoration ; of vailroad credit to its (n:']:nf‘l‘ 1::0:h dramas By Wirecless. | ] — slamation to the nationy ‘ :;::"'Thnd \‘:rxr\" v;;:ofl:nd roads are not | Washington, June 16.--C. Francis| the bargain counter.” Jenkins, Washington inventor, hopes i Gk s to be able within a vear to transmit FRANK BROWN FOUND DEAD moving pictures by radio over a wide area, Body Discovered By . | Washington Tnventor Hopes to Perfect Device That Will Transmit Photo- | A new Invention by Mr. Jenkins is| similar to that used in transmitting| | photographs and consists, essentially in cutting light reflected from the pic- | tures into innumerable flashes of light |which are transformed into electric | waves through a photo-electric cell. |During a recent demonstration at- |tended by government officials the instrument transmitted by radio into an adjoining room action pictures which were clearly shown on a small L. Kennedy in His Storehouse on Willow St‘rl“e':—- Peceased Man Here 30 Years. I, L. Kennedy of 22 Willow street, upon entering a storehouse in the rear of his home shortly 7 after 7 o'clock this morning, found the body, Brown lying on the floor, Fxaminer Dr. Waterman | screen. : lLyon was notified and gave the cause| No camera, film or other photo- of death as a hemorrhage of the|graphlc equipment or apparatus s lungs, Permission was given to re- [used in the machine, but a “‘picture” move the body to the ,mdprmkh,g;m the original action is gathered by parlors of Frank Prodzik on nmngu;l"fls"fi and thrown on the screen si- multaneously with the action itself. of Irank Medical | street. As far as is known Mre. John Smith | of Middletown, a daughter of the de-| censed man, i8 the only relative sur-| viving. Mr. Brown had been a resi- dent of New Britain for the past 30/ years and for the past 25 years had| been in the employ of Mr. Kennedy doing odd jobs here and there about, the premises. Iuneral nrrnngemcn!"‘ are incomplete | CLEANING UP WALL ST, Dist. Attorney Banton Says He is De- tarmined to Have Teeth in Rules Aftecting Exchange. New York, June 16.--Dist. | Banton, conducting a drive to clean up a ‘“'I" street declared today there Y\'PFD‘ To Consider Squah‘)le no teeth in the resolutions adopted | . by the New York stock and the New A erst, Mass., June 16.—A spe- |’ rmlnc]:mrmmw e frnstecs of Am. | YOrK curb market yesterday designed to compel members to discloge their herst college, consisting of George A. Plimpton of New York, chairman of affairs in the case of civil or criminal : action. the board. Rev. Dr. Arthur H. Gillett |87 ! of Hartford, and Stanley King of Bos- 1 don't know whether the fon met here today. Tt 18 understood |Changes are attempting to put some. {hat the committes would discuss the |thing over on the people,” said Mr.| sitnation created by the desire of | Banton, ‘‘or whether this is just a wome of the alumni for the removal | faulty wording. But if it is a faulty of Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn as presi- wording, the governors may meet Jent of Amherst and would report to [again on Monday and put real teeth the full hoard Tuesday. in the resolution.” Amherst Trustees Meet ox-| | next is sald to have resented the manner lof an emergency, it is said that their | heir in- | request for men will be granted, but| [\l'hlch will be used for giving outings | F block at the corner of Main and| Chureh streets, is billed for $12,861.13. Since Collector Loomis took office the number of tax bills to be sent out has more than doubled and the lamount of money to be collected this year, $2,276,866.29, 1s three times that of his first vear. There are approximately 11,000 pro- bout | perty taxpayers in the city and a Col- 126,000 who pay personal taxes, lector Toomis' hooks show. FRESH AIR DONATIONS COMING IN SLOWLY Cool Weather May Be Rea-| son for Lack of Interest | -—$783 on Hand Subscriptions to the Fresh Alr fund, of at least two weeks apiece to 300 New Britain children during this sum- mer are not being sent to the Herald office ‘as treely as they were a year ago at this time, although it is ex- pected that the public will furnish the necessary amount before the summer is over, as it always hag. There 18 a possibility that the lateness of the season, the continued cool weather, has had a tendency to retard the do- nations, as it is hard for anyone to visualiza the rellef from heat that their small gifts will give to the chil- dren when it is not extremely warm at the time. It is certain, however, that we shall have many days of almost insufferable temperature before it is again fall. | Many of the rugged ones, men, \\'flm»rm(_t that the fir | account. creditors we have consented to the appointment of a recelver for our firm which had an honorable career [ tor more than 70 years. ~We are ad- vised that in this manner can hest be | preserved all the equities of creditors. |7 1t winl be found that all securi- | ties entrusted to our eare are intact and we hope to effect a satisfactory | settlement with our ereditors and de- | positors. | Own Many Securities. } “We own a considerable number of | gecurdties which have value. but | Which on account of market and other conditions are not readily salable and | which we hope, if conserved and wisely Nquidated will, together with our assets be found to be suffistent tg pay everything that we owe."” The firm was most active in oll se- cirities, recent weakness of which was attributed to heavy selling for its These stocks showed & ter announcement of the better tone af! failure. A committee has been act for hoth creditors and Today's failure Was the ported by the New York change since December the Kansas City firm Fible and Co. crashed. and consolidated houses, have gone to the wall recently. Also Is Suspended. The firm also was suspended from the New York curb market. Recelver Borland announced he would have to audit the books to determine exact condition of the firm. In a canvass of the banks in the financial district, it was revealed that the firm had comparatively small financlal relations with local banking institutions. Bankers do not believe the failure will prove a large one presenting the m held 4 large amount formed to depositors. first re- stock e 1922, of Houston, Several curb however en and’children, will be able to with-| stand the heat, some will not. 'The, mortallty 1s quite likely to be higher| among the youngsters of weaker| bodies who have not the means to en-| joy a respite in the cool country than | it is among any other class of ponpln,; ery dollar given to the Fresh Alr camp fund, now being collected by this paper, through the Fresh Air Ed-| tor, means, quite possibly, another| life saved in addition to the certainty | of another child made happy. A very| few dollars, comparatively speaking,| invested in the Fresh Air fund will go| further towards promoting health| and happiness than the same amount | Agg,,,-,,,,,.fin any other philanthropic propoai- toda: tion. Readers are urged to help in| this work, and to do so at once in or- der that plans for the summer may be more certain The standing of the fund today is: Previously acknowledged ....8746.00 A Friend . 1. 8. Tinton . 2.00 ... 8783.00 CLEARING HOUSE REPORT New York, June 16.-—The actual condltion of clearing house banks and | trust companies for the week shows an excess In reserve of $24,368,530. This is an increase of $30,101,450. ullets As Govt. Men and Johnston Successful in Winning British Title | By The Associated Press, Beckenham, June 16.--Willlam M. Tohnston, American star won the Kent lawn tennis championship "Vrh_v; by defeating D. M. Greig in lhfl" straight rets 6-2, 6-8. | Miss Blizabeth Ryan, formerly of California won in the women's singles | defeating Mrs, Satterthwaite, Rritish star 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Farrington Announces (Candidacy in Waterbury T.|boardwalk. Waterbury, June 16.—Daniel Farrington, well known business man.l today made formal announcement of lernment hoats from Barnegat, patrol- his candidacy for the magoralty nomination. e @ candidate for the nomination tempting to make a landing. The against the present holder of the of-|government craft, calling on the 7=a, Mayor Francis P. Guilfolle. smugglers to stop, attempted to sur- | Atiantie City, June 16.—A running | fight in which several volleys of shots |were fired ocenrred early today be- |tween ‘rum runners and government |beate. Many bull Whistle Over Boardwalk Up in Gun Fight at Atlantic City, He expects 1o | runners abont 200 feet from shore, at- {let, began to fly the boardwalk astir with | midnight promenaders was deserted. || None ashore was hit. Rum Runflers Mlx ;Dr. Laschr Named l')y Mayor | round them The runners escaved in the fog after putting on full speed, sweeping in 8o close to the shore that they al- | 4 s whistled over the [most touched bottom and then dash- || jing in single file out to sea. Shortly before midnight two gov- sides exchanged shots freely. | Bo'h‘i The sea fight could be seen clearly democratic |ling the inlet waters sighted several [from the boardwalk section of the in- In a few seconds after buliets | 25.00° ing securities and it was of slow-movi to be lquidated impossible for these quickly. GETS LIFE IN PRISON 16 Year Old Kentucky Boy Convicted of Pushing Friend Oft Bridge, Then Robbing His Body. Hopkinsville, Ky., June 16.—Charles | Johnson, 16 years old, was under sen- tence of a life term in the penitentiary y for the murder of C. C. Dal- rymple of Chrisman, Il Johnson who i alleged to have pushed Dal- to his death from a rallroad re April 12 and robbed a rymple bridge near he s body was adjundged gullty by ury last night The youth wept when the verdict was read. The prosecution had asked for the death penalfy. New Jersey Divorce Law Is Favored by Lawyers| ~The state Atlantie City, June 16, bar assyciation at its annual meeting jast night overwhelmingly rejected a motion asking the legisiature to re- peal the state's new divores law. which was declared to have turned New Jersey into a ‘“second The law allows a divorce to be ob- tained for cguelty in six months and gives wide Iatitude of application. As Boxing Commissioner Dr Henry R. Lasch was named to- day by Mayor A. M. Paouessa as a member of the hoxing commission, to #i1l the vacancy caused by the death of the late John J. McCabe, r. Lasch, a dentist, 1s a lemocrat. WEATHER O Hartford, June 16.—Forecast | for New Britain and vicinity: | Gemerally fair with moderate temperature tonight and Sunday | | e —_— | THE marked the mayor's opening an- have been flocking back since Thurs- nouncement of a desire to test the gy, Most of the morning hours law s now lacking and he expressed | were given over to athlotic events of‘ a hope this morning that the council| an informal character, such as a| will back him next Wednesday eve- pall game between the teams of the | ning when he goes before that body | classes of 1921 and 1922, tennis and | | with a request for authorization 10 golf matches. The big game of the | | proceed. | day was that between Amherst and| Mayor Paonessa received a con- Wesleyan this afternoon to be fol- gratulatory message this morning jowad by a parade of classes in cos- | from A. P. Loper of the Loper Fire | tumes. |Alarm Co. at Stonington commend-| A buffet luncheon will follow the | ing him for his stand on the anti- game and then acting President Ste- | doylight saving law. The town of | phen H. Olin will hold a reception. | | Stonington has taken a leading posi- | Tonight there will he dinners of ve-| tlon in opposition to the legislative unfon classes, and the “1831 dinner” | act prohibiting the display on public! for ajumni who do not have their when | the | Reno."” | clocks of anything but standard time, ! Mr. Loper advisea the mayor that | nine-tenths of the people of the state | are observing daylight saving time and that the legislature's action has created & “foolish state of affaire. \WIRES CUT, CLAYTON BELL I8 PUT OUT OF COMMISSION Following Failure of Investigation Railroad Crossing Signal Results In Arrests of Boys New York, New Haven and Hartford railway company failed to work near Clayton crossing in Newington on two different occasions this past week, even though the mechanism had been examined and found in perfect con- | dition, detectives from the railroad an investigation. As a result of the Lieutenant John Moran of the rafl road bureau and Policeman John C Stadler of the New Britain police de- partment this afternoon took into custody three New Britain hoys under 16 years of age who have confessed | to having cut the signal wires so that the apparatus would not work. The boys have been turned over to Proba- tlon Officer Edward C. it is possible that they will ar {raigned in juvenile court next Satur. (day. e bhe “Cross Here” Signs to Shoo Police Sergeant John J. King, in charge of the day squad and traffic | has submitted to Mayor A. M. Pao- | nessa a plan to cut down the num | bers of those who persist In ‘“iay | walking,” despite the presence of | plainly painted white lines at cross walks, The sergeant would have signs | stenctled at the curb where pedes | trians cross with the words “Cross | here™ in large letters. The iden meets | the approval of the mayor and will | be tried ont Gov. Names Watertown i Man as College Trustee Waterbury, June 16 lTDmlenn today announeed the ap- polntment of 8 McLean Bucking- ham of Watertown, as a member of |the board of trustees of the Connecti- cut agricultural college for four years. Mr. Buckingham, who is graduate of the agricultural college land of Yale is appointed to succead ¥. Kent Hubbard, who recently re signed. Because signal devices on the Hart- | ford to New Britain branch of the| | police bureau were asked to conduct | investigation | Connolly and | “Jay Walkers” Into Lanes | Governor | At the latter| town class gatherings. |affalr the toastmaster will be Seward | V. Coffin, '89 ot Albany, N. Y., and | ncting President Olin will respond for ]the “ajlver grays'" who will be spe-| | clal guests. The “sllver grays" are | those alumni who have heen out of| college 50 years or more, | The University Glee club of 1888 also was present today and besides| | singing at several dinners {t will sing ; the old Wesleyan songs from the steps of North college tonight. The class :cf 1878 will sing its favorite song “Susie.’” The campus {llumination and sing late tonight will round out| a busy day from old graduates. TAPSKI SENT 10 PRISON Man Sought by New Britain Police For Alleged Theft Senfenced to Charlestown Tor 214 to 814 Years, Joseph Tapehi, wanted by the New Britaln police for the alleged theft of $200, a quantity of jewelry and clothing apparel from the tenement ocoupled hy Steve Malokas at 11§ Beaver street on the night of May 5, was sentenced to serve from 21 to 214 years in the Massachusetts &tate prison by the fudge of the Boston po- lice court, according to word received | here this morning, on a charge of as- | (it with Intent to rob. The Roston officials have notified | Chief Willlam C. Hart that the war- rant of the Jocal department has heen lodged against Tapshi and the New Britain offieials will be notified when | he 18 to be released o that he may he | cearrested and hrought here for ar- raignment in police court. Malokas, from whom it is claimed Tapshi stole the money, jewelry and clothing, is 1 ropristor of the pool room conducted | at tha Bronson hotel | More Heavy Fines and Jail Terms for Germans By The Assaclated Press, Worden, | June 16.—Further heavy | |tines and prison terms were imposed today in court martial proceedings dry Co., and the garage of the Pitts- burgh Steel Co. The fire was burning early teday at an estimated rate of 250 barrels an hour and firemen had thrown up dirt barriers in an effort to keep the flames from reaching a gasoline reservoir containing thousands of barrels of fuel. No estimata of the total damage had been made but fire officials said it ‘wmlld approximate a half mililon dol- ars. A sea of blazing ofl spread over the plant yard when the oll tanks col- lapsed, forcing firemen to battle with the blaze from a considerable dis- tance, Bxplosion after explosion rock- ed the district as tank after tank let o in quick succession, driving fire.* men back by the intense heat as the Llaze swept high into the air in great waves. Many were overcome as the night wore on, but immediately after one fireman gave way before the ter- rific heat, another took . his place. More than a mile of hose was laid about the plant and scores of streams of water battered relentlessly against the sea of flames without visible ef- feet. Through it all there was hut one major casualty. Tireman James Graham was caught under a collapsing wall and injured seriously. WALTER COOK NAMED [IAPT_AIN OFC.N. G Is in Command of Company I—Other Promotions Announced Walter O. Cook, Boy Scout execu- tive, who recruited and organized two National Guard companies in New Britain recently, is promoted to captain of Company T of this city, ac- cording to orders issued from the ade Jutant general's office at Hartford at noon today The orders 169th infantry, b0 men. Second Lieutenant William W. T, Squire of the air section officers’ re- serve corps, is appointed first leuten« ant of infantry and assigned to Com- pany L. . Thomas E. Carey is promoted - to econd leutenant of infantry and ase igned to Company I. Second Lieutenant William H. Jackson, of headquarters company, first battalion, is promoted to first lieutenant in command of the same company, vice Lieutenant Cook, pros moted Arry second declare to Company T, be organized with . Jackson is appointed leutenant and assigned to against German coal mine proprietars and directors charged with refusing to make coal deliveries and failure to | pay the 20 per cent coal tax | England Launches Her Mystery Submarine Boat | Ry The Aesociated Press, Chatham, Eng., June 16--X-1 the |1argest and most powerful underwater | craft in the world. was launched here | today. The “mystery ship" as she has | been called, displaces 2,780 tons on| the surface and 3600 tons submerged, which is greater by more than a |thousand tons than any similar craft| inow afloat. The X-1 will mount a |12 inch gun. ‘ New York, June 16.—A love letter written by Ernest G. Mason in the was ac- Knapp of Brookiyn, today Love Lefléfkivfitte;_ Jm—tw Beforer Going Over Top Gives War Victim's Sweetheart $23,000, it Miss Knapp will receive $23,000. The letter, written a short time be- | | fore Mason went over the top for the flance, that if anything happened to cepted by Surrogate Wingate as Ma- | him he wanted her to have all his| tice da # | son's last will and testament, and by | possessions, inciuding his insurance. | ordered to « | necessa duty with headquarters company, vice William Jackson, promoted, All three local companies, the head- quarters company, Company I, and the machine gun company, have been mp at Niantie, July 23 to August 5. In order to recruit Company I, tha last company formed, it was found necessary to draw heavily upon head- quarters company and thus deplete that company to 17 men It will bs ¢ to recruit 25 more men bes fore going to camp., The 50 men re- auired for T company were necessary as a minimum enroliment before that company could secure federal recog- ritlon. but the company, according to Captain Cook, should be brought up to 65 before going to camp. Captain Cook announces that en- listments are open for selected men. An(i-Dap;lllifi{ i S:\;i;\g Bill Is Killed in Illinois Springfleld, 111, June 16.-—Senator Wright's anti-daylight saving bill was permanently shelved last night by the trenches of France to Miss Eleanor | 208 SOROR ToN iee Knapp, Mason's| house. Chicago now may continue to ight saving without inters ference.