New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1923, Page 12

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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURS ( inciont DAY, JULY OBE CLOTHING HOUSE — - - THERE IS NO NEED TO BE Take a Peep at Our Half-Yearly Sale | —1n the Shoe Department WITHOUT A PAIR OF DOROTHY DODD BLACK KID OXFORDS—WE ARE SELLING THEM AT $2.00. STEIN-WEXLER FEU 19 STILL SEETHING (Continued from First Page) " structed to reject Stein's application for a building permit regardless of whether laws had been compiled with. . “T simply told Mr. Gilchreest to hold up the permit until we could investi- gate,” Mr. Wexler said. “In the first place, work was start- ed on this building without a permit _ being sought. I asked Mr. Giichreest - what the contractor intended to do. He sald no permit had heen taken " out. I investigated and found that Mr, Steln proposed to cover the sides " of the present wooden building with - & four inch veneer of brick. That is ' contrary to the bullding code with re- spect to the fire menace and no per- | mit will be 1ssued under those condi- tions. In case of a fire, a four inch wall would collapse and would be a menace to the firemen. “There has Been no discrimination _against Mr. Stein. He has secured . building permits right along and he | can have a permit for the building on Church street if he complies with the — GLOBE CLOTHING HOUSE — Corner West Main and Main Streets |entire blame on Commissioner Wex- {ler. Judge Klett also said this morn- |ing that he would not claim at this time that the building commissioner’s interpretation of the ordinance was }incorrecl. | Gilchreest Qualifics His Words | When Steln and Judge Klett called | |at the office of the building commis- | |sioner yesterday, the latter asked In- |spector Glichreest if he had been told | |to deny a permit to Stein even before | plans were submitted. He replied that that was so. Judge Klett then | asked if the application would have |been rejected even if all laws were complied with, and the reply was that | such would be the case if he followed out instructions. Mr. Gilchreest explained this morn- | ing that the denial which he had been asked to make was only temporary so | that the plans might be studied by | (the commission and that the proced- | ure differed in no respect from thati followed out in other instances. He explained that he would be following | out the commission’s instructions if | he held up the permit regardless of | specifications, but this was in nn1 sense an indlcation that the permit | would not be given out after the plans | |had been approved; in fact, issuance of the permit would be assured the | |bulider if the bullding code require- “ments had been met. law, he explains. This ground was made clear to the builder and his at- ltorney at yesterday's conference, he says. Stein called at the office of the building inspector this afternoon and asked for a permit to lay a founda- tion over which he proposed to place the alterations. He explained that ! excavations have been made up to the | cidewalk line and to leave the proper- | ty in its present condition would be | dangerous. He was told he might | proceed with the foundation when it | was made known that it was of a type sufficiently strong to support wals of any size, Stein today received a permit to | proceed with repairs at the Capitol | theater, The permit was applied for’| two weeks ago and was one of H»osf'; he had complained of as having been held up. LANDLORDS T0 ACT New Haven Property Owners Deter- | mined to Suppress Saloons Doing Business on Their Properties. New Haven, July 12.—A new move has been made in liquor trafic sup- | pression, it became known today, when landlords and owners of prop- erty in which are saloons known to have violated the liquor | Fas broadly intimated | Shipping Board will not issue instruc- | tions'’commanding the captains of ves- prohibition | SHIPPING BOARD I3 LIBERAL IN VIEWS| Regrets Threat of Having Dry| Agents on Liners Washington, D. C., July 12.—The United States Shipping Board is rang- ing itself on the sides of “liberalism” | as against efforts of the extreme drys| to force strict application of the Vol-| stead act on passengers on American| owned ships on the high seas. Prohibition Commissioner that Haynes | if the, sels to prevent private drinking on board ships, he will seek to have pro-, hibition agents put on government owned vessels. So far there is no evidence of an| immediate showdown between Ship-| | ping Board officlals and the prohibi- | tion commissioner, but the indications are all in one direction--that the board would view such a propesal with the strongest kind of disapproval. shall be fined in any sum not ex- ceeding $5,000, nor less than $50, or be imprisoned for any time not ex- ceeding two years or both.” Injunction to Restrain Brokers From Any Dealing New York, July 12.—Attorney Gen. | Sherman today obtained a temporary | Schwarz testified that although every- | injunction restraining Harvey A. Will- is and Co., stock brokers, recently ex- | pelled from the Consolidated exchange | from trading in stocks pending a hearing July 16 on allegations that they have been guilty of fradulent practices. LORD'S PRAYER SAVES CHILD Honoluly, H. T., July 12.—Barbara Basler, six year old daughter of a prominent merchant, owes her escape from a man who kidnapped her to her knowledge of the Lord's prayer. The child was stolen while playing ncar her home and taken to the mountain retreat of a man known as "‘The Wild Man of Nuuanu Valley.” {The abductor, according to the child thing from the surface was all right, released her when she began lisping | close inspection after the accident re- |the Lord's prayer. Police are search- | vealed that the nalls of the balcony |ing the valley for Keoloba Pipi, for. | ralling had corroded. The woman, he [mer sailor and- -champion swimmer, isuld. weighed about 200 pounds and |who many years ago began living the her welght he believed might have |life of a recluse in a cave. He is be- caused the railing to give way. ‘rlieved to be unbalanced mentally. |Inspector Questioned as | To Reason for Fatality | Bridgeport, July 12.—John Q. | Schwartz Jr., building commissioner, | was called by Coroner J. J. Phelan to testify in the inquest today into the | death of Mrs, Tessie Paviuchik, who was fatally injured in a fall from the of her home Monday. | veranda Chairman Farley reiterated the po- | sition of the hoard that the exercise | of public powers by the master and officers of a ship raises a very serious question and one there is no reason | to precipitate at this time. Notwithstanding rumors of drinking the Shipping Board will not {ssue any | new instructions to vessel “masters. The board stands on the order of Oc- tober 8 last so far as American ships - being operated dry are concerned; but whether the captain or officers have power to prevent a passenger mixing a drink for himself, as he would in his home, is regarded as open to ! grave doubt as a matter of law. The point was made that the cap- tain of a merchant vessel is by no - Lighting the Way : i tain of a naval vessel who is ahsolute 'IKE a beacon in the Dark, the A. B. C. Torch of T b e A regards the crows of ships the powers s ; : of the merchantman's captain are Verified Circulation shows the safe road of Sound Advertising Practice. regulations of the building depart- In refusing the permit, the inspec- ment.” |tor entirely disregarded the requests|laws stated that actions would be Mr, Stein does not implicate Build- |of the commission, basing his refusal | started through injunctions to abate ing Inspector Gllchreest in any plan |entirely on alleged fallure to specify |the alleged nuisance unless the viola- to discriminate against him, placing |walls of the thickness required by |tions are stopped. In India’s blazing heats — Dunlop Tires have proved that they keep cool. NLOP showed us ~ wed like an opportunity to show you” limited in various w Commissioner Haynes says the Shipping Board has the authority to | stop drinking and intimates that if the bhoard does not exerclse this au- thority he will geek new regulations from the Treasury. In case the | Treasury finds itself unable to pass on | the matter it is probable that Mr. | Haynes will urge taking it to the De- partment of Justice. Should the controversy reach this| point and the Department rule that | officers of a ship have the authority | to prevent p drinking in pri- | vate on American ships the Shipping Board would much prefer to delegate | the responsibility to the ship's cap- | tain rather than to the agents of Mr. | Haynes. It certainly will fight the suggestion that prohibition enforce- | ment agents follow the American flag to the high seas and into foreign waters Various government agencies were trying to determine whether under the provisions of the tariff act it will be necessary to institute criminal pro- | ceedings agains vessels which | violate the prohibition law. | Within the last few days the hand- ! ling of the ship liquor problem was transferred from the prohibition de {* partment to the customs service be- cause it was thought smuggling of liquor came under the provisions of | the tariff act. According to interpre- tation placed on this part of the tariff quarters, violators are subject to fine or imprisonment or both | Recognizing the serious internation- al complications sure to develop from || such a policy, treasury officials say it will not be enforced uniess a strict interpretation of the law compels it. They hold to the opinion that the tarift act not require criminal proceedings against violators. The department of justice will bring forfeiture ings against the liquor already scized, but whether it || will be necessary to institute criminal B| action ias not decided. {| The provi r which the de- Today, all the investigating and reporting facilities of the Bureau are at the service of the advertiser, furnishing reports on practically all the worth-while publications of Canada and the United States. EFORE we stock tires—we want facts. We want to know what we are talking about, when we recommend tires to our customers. In its eight years of diligent service to the Advertis- ing and Publishing World, the A. B. C. has brought Circulation Buying from the darkness of Uncer- tainty to the light of Verified Circulation. Dunlop took us at our word, and furnished facts—world-wide Dunlop facts. Dunlop’s 35-year record of achievement opened our eyes. And Dunlop isn’t writing tire history in any one section or clime;—the ~highways of the world are Dunlop’s proving- grounds. Neither India’s blazing heats—nor the stinging cold of the frozen trails in the great Canadian Northwest—Africa’s jungle-lined roadways—the rut-eaten paths of the Austra- lian Bush—nor the steep, sloping passes of the Andes, can make Dunlops quit. That’s why we are Dunlop-Merchants,—and that’s why we recommend Dunlops to you. We can sell you Dunlops for .the same price as other reputable tires, JUDD & DUNLOP 15 FRANKLIN SQUARE & DUNLOP Built on hanor to honor its Builders The Bureau has established the principle of Honesty in Circulation as the standard of practice in buying and selling advertising space. Most advertisers today protect their appropriations by demanding A. B. C. reports and placing their campaign in the light of the valuable data they con- tain. act in some The HERALD is a member of the A. B. C. and would be pleased to submit a copy of the latest circulation report. OVER 9,000 DISTRIBUTED DAILY The HERALD has by far the LARGEST CIRCULATIO} of any New Britain Newspaper. et S United States in so doing, any merchandise contrary to law, or || receives, conceals, buys, sells or in any manner facllitates the transportation, concealment or sale of such merchan- dise after its importation knowing the same to have been Imported or brought into the ['nited States con- to the law, such merchandise be forfeited and the oftsnder procece en any or assis Demand Circulation Proof When Buying Space

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