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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923. CITY ITEMS. Mohican Market shipment ot fine Look FRENCH RACER 10 SHOW SPEED HERE Epinard o Race at Belmont Aque- duct and in Kentucky ust received turkeys and them over The another other small advt members of Mary's sodality ment tomorrow aftegnoon, on the Chapman street jit- stock. ing Town home tertai wil ney eave o'clock Ivory at 2 Pyralin” adyt That reduced at Moran Mine' just re- Co.—advt. Mark's old Old Gang of GrPre trees; delivery; adt. William W Charter Oak hom uth I3 Christmas record East.” L. Pieres Albert Heine visiting ree & ine four vear Aha 3 church Mrs. returned to her iant has hospital rritt rom o stre of & ~advt, Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. and Mrs, strect over t Royal C. Hein- Ientley School in Boston, ¥s with his tar the is s, A spending the hol s Victrola at Morans' M ust received turkeys and them over arket Look sthe r small stock vt Brunswick phonog ords at John A. A Miss Gertrud ", burgh, Pa irned sper the Christma Maple Xmas phs and rec- ndrews & Co.—adv. Mitchell of Pitts- home today to s holidays with 1 Mrs. George H. street her pa Mitehell of Victor advt You with a box of tecords at Morans',— him cigars. advt rec- will be sure to please s Mulier's Mozart R Admira ayson's My Own, among ot} Then Turns to Women Turning from th events, M, We Ken- Ann,” new Vietor Pierce & Co.—advt. ehan and Peter Cenci, stu. s at Tufts College, are spending Christmas holidays in this city. Fine trees, next to new Hotel.— Cary “Raggedy G C 1 rs. the m a box of Muller's Mozarts, A 10 in a box A Player Piano for your Christmas. I.. Pieree & —advt, advt Co. CAPITAL SCANDAL GROWING SERIGUS Arrests Likely in Gigantic Boot- legging Plot Washington, joy was taken the season today by a public the district attorney's cute persons whose along and imposing seized vesterday police call a ootlegge F'rom 1s looks —adyt AMr [ ! children of holidays with Mrs, C Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Richard Cabe, Arnm d phrey Mu Mrs, Fred Roston amphell and spending the Am;.m 1's parents, Dillon of 99 West and Reynolds, Thomas Me. Landino and Hum. students at the Suffield schoo!, will spend the Christ- mas vacation in this eity, New Victor Reacoras out every Fri. day at Henry Morans’, 365 Main St —advt E The another other small advt MILLION DOLLAR wney, Rfome more Christmas threat 10 pre o Mohicar ipme stock Market nt of fine Look ust recelved turkeys and them over powerful sy statements from as though he \ 2 scand precipitate Duty P ington Wharf Workers and Shop Hnndi on \lnke in Cuba “uba, Dee, workers on uba went but operating crews re according to Sec f Agricuiture, Co Trains ran of the may d sist Evan Burrows Fontaine Loses Action Against Whitney Havana and wharf Railway of ( fhopme the Nort on strike retary I mmerce 1 sehe day duty court, Labor, employes Western Railroad, of the Northern Rai tened to strike if the Cuban TNailro was today, arranged thej the road and no strike General Petancourt Justice e today o digmissed the promise action Fontaine, in s vas Misw fmmes in an - Guantanamo o W s which bro Burro threm- fame Kupreme Court the s had again Corr t Whit ¢ " cous: bring milar act walkout or A not tied by r differences with io for mater fon sald BANK New York, I» eondition of ¢ and trust eompar shows an excess ir 0ED. This is a 850 REPORTS The ho actua ba week | The 18,- Chur nam U\ CHURCH \1'" L home Mary ¢ arir « ke reserve of $14, 8 this after Feeney raided ¢ oor . slicemer O' M Jeerease o was notifie Mo ARRESTE] Ib AS FroImive New York, Dee. 22 —Johept Done was arrested from justice where 1t is in the theft of valued at $10.000 out bail to a tradition papers lons of hooc ga today as a fugit from Green alleged 'REBELS EVACUATE ‘Mexican Insurgent Forces Re-| | government Selected trees, front of Meth, ehurch. SUIT DISMISSED CITY OF PUEBLA ported Working Harmoniously GAS CO. EMPLOYES AREN'T DRY SLEUTHY And New Haven Gompany Will Not Permit Them to Be I iated Vera Cruz, have evacuated The rel the' city of Pu for reasons of military expedieney., it was announced by their headqu ters her They had held the city tor several days. Insurgents Accord. General with D udalupe other The Sanches rebel generals at kept secret, but General one of the participants in the confer- ence, is quoted as saying that they were satisfactory in every respect, having served to demonstrate that perfect accord exists among the insur- gent leaders. The discus added, showed that the gene in agreement both on military aims. After the conference erals communicated with General Enrique commands the western f insurrectioni General represented neral Vortunato Ma cotte, General Caesaro Castro and Manuel Garda Vigil, rebel governor of Oaxaco, at the meeting in Esper- which was also attended by neral Pedro Gonzalez, A correspondent with General Villanueva's column reports General Cavazos, commander of the vanguard near n Mar- cos. has announced his conversion to the rebel cause Severa! hundred revolutionary soldi both in the in_ fantry and cavalry, placed them- under his orders, is stated, Fighting Since Thursday ghting to results of conference the T Villares the rebel gen- k telegraph who the real an Jose that in have selves it is Generals Bravo liqu Dominguez. Advices late were that the gained considerable te federals who, however energetically. Rixteen wounded men have arrived the first casualties from the fighting ateSanta lLucretia, vesterday afternoor attacking forces had ritory from the were resisting here General Jose Dominguez was cently reported to have started an ad- up the railway to Cordoba and with the intention of eutting communications between and their front east of re. vance Orizal the rebel Vera Cru Mexico City, GIRL SCOUTS NEWS : girls council hike for the of all troops under New Britair be held Thursday, Dee. i1l met at Central Park a m. with picnie Junch, & cup two troitey tokens. They will go Sunset Rock, where, through the courtesy the Boy Scouts they will have Council fire at the Boy Scout cabin. All Girl Scouts are invited, I Thursday is stormy the hike will take v Vriday lam Rice service A winter el will 27 The gir and K to of with mory Mrs, L. A The badge ppreciation inter w Seot torday aft commissione was given by the girls in for Mr. Rice's hely in the Girl Scout drum Fifteen Brownie Scouts att Brownic Christmas party T1 day afternoon at Mrs, Goodwin's homs in Beelin, In the evening of the Girl Scout troop had their an- party Ve presented the was at y badge ye crnoon b Spraguc Jines et corps. nded the ¢ scouts sristmas at Good 50 ded t P Miss tion meeting of the Grammar schoo were present Rhaw atte Kulas Arrested in Raid At Place on Silver Street wils arcsted this man Patrick O'M, fo atiorn Charles Kulas morning by Patre Thomas ¥ 7z and Ste ra b Silver street © Buezyn headquar Walene- Mon- inu Proctor Suskiewic brought Patrolmay ki w to police - appe g on a charg ers by ¥ ind booked 1 Arance morni OPEN THIS EVENING 7to 9P. M. OPEN MONDAY EVENING 7to 9P. M. Join our Christmas club EW BRITAIN NATIONAL B New Haven, Dec, the New Haven Gas Co. that it had refused to permit its clerks and meter inspectors to co- operate in enforcement of prohibition as requested by State Attorney ling and his assistant, Walter Pickett. The company itself clines to assist to the extent disclosing the increase in gas today stated M de- of of utensil and apparatus for distiiling | liqguor. The company, through J. Ar- nold Norcross, said: “It was proposed the to utilize right of the gas company of n(‘qu‘ into premises where gas is suppMed | r the purpose of scarch for viola tions of the liquor laws and the gas company was asked to lend its men for co-operation in the work. Tn other words as it seemed to the g company it men were to enter the premises of consumers under false pretences, However worthy the ob- ject ma and Mr. Picket had in mind the gas company did not feel that it had any right, much less a duty, to enter the proposal.” KELLOGG SAILS T0 TAKE UP NEW TASK New Ambassador to England Goes | - on President Harding 22-—Former United Frank 13 llogg of Minnesota, recently appointod amb: sador to Great Britain to suceeed € Harvey, sailed today aboard P'resident Harding to take York, Dec ates Scnator v Ke George the post “My ambition is to preserve T stronger the present. peaceful and cordial relations existing between Great Britain and the United States,” Mr. Kellogg said. "My position has |been made perfectly clear through specches in the Se e and therefore 1 do not feel called upon to make any statenient about it.” Today is Mr. Kellogg's 67th birth- day “I must I don't feel old,” he sald ,adding that he had forgotten .llmm it until he got aboard the and found his stateroom \\I'h gilts, * WALKER NAMED CAPTAIN say OF 1293 N, B. H. . ELEVEN Pullback Who Acted As Pilot Is For- mally Given Title Although Season Ended Carlton ing Walker, the fullback N.B H 8 football team, was declared captain the team by a unanimous votc at the election held at the footbail re- ception last night, He succeeded Wil- liam MeCue, who resigned because of differences with Coach Cassidy in the carly part of the season Walker has playing on the football squad his freshman r, but it was until last night hat he received any real credit for his efforts, last wason he made the cgular varsity team after a tough vphill battie, He played halfback, it the efd of the scason he was and uct captain of 1923 besn since not and ing candidates for cap- | election that followed 4 by McCue in a close He graduated in June, THR™ COTTAGES BURNED will b Higl They Have Miss and Mise York cottages land lake helonged | n county N I. Anna T yrned rhury City strue Savin Rock Man Accused of Embwz- dement is Dismiceed in West Hay Conrt Har ~James Nagie dance ae hall at st Hav cmbezzle of the evi allega #dmiscion 1 by resold Nasle had en owner at the The withhe with embes this aft int of s placed at sev- sired a » ted more nm her o than ordinz , Are \ow Under Arrest e Dee, 22 ~<Twenty- s d into this coun- try at Codar Keys, on 1 today awaiting disposition B They said rom Havana reeent $200 cuch for safe Unitrd States Fight in at Tampa. sthorities conduct inte her lien the | Offieially, Al-| \‘OII-‘ peranza are bEINE| g niption which might be due to use|realized with more funds still coming | have been which Col. Alling| that time the Lions® club has sent a into | 1. | | up his | | and SALLIES’ CAMPAIGN |EDITHKELLY GOULD OVER §3,000 MARK| MUST CHANGE NAME \Paris Court Forbids Its Use on Stage Organization May Now Be In- cluded in Community Drive | With impetus added by a spirit of Paris, Dee, 22.—Edith Kelly Gould, generosity which seems to be natural | divorced wife of Frank J. Gould, is prohibited from using the name of Gould for theatrical purposes in a decision handed down today by a Paris court. The suit was brought by Mr. Gould when his former wife began her en- gagement at a local music hall. The court specified a penalty of 500 francs | for each offense should the dancer again use the name, and 1,000 francs for each time the music hall in ques- tion bills her under the name of Gould. Her engagement at this thea- ter however, ended recently. Mr, Gould and his agents are au- thorized to destroy any posters and programs they find advertising Edith Kelly under the name of Gould. In handing down its decision the court said Mr. Gould was “quite right to consider that such use of his name injured him, his wife and children,” The plaintift’s attorney, Charles Loeb, said the French decision would be used as the basis of action for an Yesterday Eddy-Glover | injunction against the dancer in the n Legion, sent a check | American courts should she use Mr. checks for 3100 from |Gould’'s name in the United States, Alice B. Moore and $50 from The court denied the plaintiff's de- |the Sunshine society sent the entire | mand for 10,000 francs damages from | total soaring beyond the desired goal, |the theater, and assessed him with \\\hllf‘ there snn are reports from |one-fifth of the court costs, the de- hers to be he fendant to pay the remainder. e S e e Rt | e WONTHS $94,604, CHIEF REPORTS at the Christmas season, bringing sev- eral substantial checks to the coffers Salvation army within the past three days, Treasurer Leon A. this afternoon announced Sallies’ drive has gone “over and the $3,000 has been | { of the two or Sprague, | that the the top,” in. When the drive officially closed Jast | Saturday there was about $2,600 re- ported with brick roles not complete. |The fund was given a small spurt when the Salvation army kettles | placed on the streets brought in $40, | Tuesday they realized $40, this aver- age grew until yesterday when it | mounted to $75 and made a total for | five days of $330. | On Thursday a decided boost was given the total amount by a report of [$411.25 from the Rotary club. Since | check for $125 and Alexandria lodge has sent §$2 l»r- taken into the United Community ( ‘orporation drive next spring. While |it requires official ratification ‘to for- m..u\ admit them, it was understood | if the V00 could be raised as | to carry the rmy provir fund L til 1 'H|uv.fl\ thus g| Britain re would spring New ther Ine further opposition. Treasurer Sprague stated today that the fact | that New Britain wants the army has been established. Monday the army will about 75 Christmas dinners. 70 PUBLISH HART'S SONG Theron Wolcott Hart's *Ashes of Roses,” words by Elaine Goodale, which won two prizes in the recently | closed musical contest conducted by the Chicago Daily News, in which there were hundreds of competitors, is to be published soon by the Boston Music Co. The work won instant recognition here and in Hartford where the ballad has heen sung, one of rare musical excellence in its | eharm of warmth of feeling and bril- liance of cxpression. LEVIATHAN DOCKED |Giant Liner Will Be Tied Up for Re- Hoboken, Largest Single Loss at Sacred At the t the Heart Convent. war 11 months of the year, 19 on November 31 amounted to $94,- £94.34, according to the monthly re- ports of Chief William J. Noble of the fire department. The fire depart- ment responded to 343 calls, 95 of which were bell calls, one false alarm and the remainder still alarms. give out occurred in January, February and June, In January part of a building owned by J. Birnbaum on Main street was destroyed by fire with the loss estimated at $3,400, ary was $4,100 while the loss at the M. Kennedy garage on Hartford ave. nue in June was $2,565, ACQUITTED OF MURDER Mrs, Nettie Case Freed of Charge of Killing Husband, N. Y. N. Y., Dec, = Mrs. | Nettie Case Ta\lor was acquitted of the murder of her husband, Frank | Taylor | Ry pairs This Winter at ‘Waterloo, Jury, Oficials Decide, Waterioo, Dee. 22~The Levia- [than, largest American merchant New York, Department Responded to 343 Calls— | L.oss by fire in New Britain for the | , ending | The three biggest fires of the year The loss at | the Sacred Heart convent in Febru- | OFFERED 10 MEET ANY FOREIGN TERMS Shipping Board Hints Anti-U. S Ship Discrimination Washington, Dec. 22.—The decision of the American Bar association to use a British ship for transporting it$ members to London for a meeting next summer was the subject of a statement from these shipping board today detailing the efforts made to in- duce association officers to employ a liner under the American flag. The board, the statement said, was willing to {'meet any terms or com- ditions” offered by any foreign com- petitor, and several conferences were held with committees of the associa- tion in order to promote the inter- ests of the passenger fleet operated by the board. An attack on the decision of the Bar assoclation to send its delega- tion on the Gunarder Berengaria was made in the senate just before the Christmas recess and a resolution of inquiry. is pending there. “Both the steamship Leviathan and the steamship George Washing- ton were offered to the committee™ said the statement. *“The United States lines were asked whather they were willing to meet any offer made by an English line and we were in- formed that they were, which was confirmed by a letter stating ‘we are prepared to make the same terms and conditions as have been or will be advanced by any of our competi= tors, “Mr. Kemp, secretary, Mr. Wad- hams, treasurer and Mr, Davis, presi- |dent, were invited on the trial trip of .the Leviathan, and Messrs, Kemp and Wadhams attended, at which time every phase of the trip was dis- cussed. later meetings were held |and the Steamship George Washing- ton was offered with the agrecment |to turn all of its accommodations, |amounting to 948 persons into first class for the purpose of the trip, the assoclation to sell and allot the ae- commodations as they desired. “A new committee of the bar as- ‘noclauon was suddenly appointed {which held a meeting on October 31 | which the United States Ilines re- |quested permission to attend, which permission was denied. Shortly there- after the information was received that the British ship Berengaria had been picked NOVEL MUSICAL TREAT Negro and Russian Folk Songs at Municipal Christmas Tree Tonight and Monday—I'rogram on Chimes Monday. Due to the fact that the choir of the First Baptist church finds it im- possible to go through with the pro- gram at the municipal Christmas tree this evening, according to their ori | Binal plans, the committe in charge has arranged to substitute the choir | of the A, M. E. Zion church, Rev 1. ‘R Walters, pastor of the church got ‘Inu) this moruing as soon as he was { | ship, which went aground on a mud bank off Statcn Island yesterday, will Taylor by a jury at 1:20 o'clock this| notificd and made a personal canvass morning. The dramatic climax of the [ of the choir members and arranged a scnsational five day trial came a few | program which will be a real treat. the west coast, | | tbhe tied up for the winter at a pler in Hoboken, N. J.,, W. J. Love, man- aging director of the United States Lines announced today. The lay-up, he said, was not a re- sult of yesterday's accident, but was| {1n accordance with plans to take the giant liner out of service during the period of slack winter traffic, The extent of the damage to the | Leviathan, Mr, Love said, had not been determined. An investigation to fix the responsibility for the ground- nounced. The proseccution ing would be conducted, he "”"'d"nhmcuun to the discharge, and the findings reported to Washing-| 4 fow minutes later, unnoticed ton. He denied that either he OF|\fre Taylor and her attorney siipped hours after Mrs. Taylor confessed |that she crushed Jer husband's skull with an axe on July 14 last, and made a plea of self-defense, ed, her attorney made a motion that the defendant be discharged, and this was granted by the court, The verdict was returned after less than five hours deliberation. emotion when the verdict was an. made no of | Thon H. Rosshottom, general man-|out into a sode street and drove ager the lines, had given orders away, There was no demonstration, | which conflicted with the judgment ——— of Captain Herbert H. Hartley, as to iocking of the vessel. ' HIS SPINE FRACTURED Early next month the Leviathan will be taken to Boston for drydock-, ling and reconditioning. Her next, Willimantic Man Badly Hurt In Auto satling will be made from New York on March 22. Captain Hartey winn| Accklent, Afer Which One of Mis ¢ in command of the vessel, accord- ing to present aid Mr. Love, Companions Does Disappearing Act Willimantie, 20 Dee. | Shugrue, a well known man of this city, is at the Florence young St Jos | | | eph’s hospital todmy suffering from a | fracture leg of the spine, broken and other injuries as a |an automobile accident shortly st midnight. The machine, | by John K. Healy, Briion, My awed 1, | Mishao, and Arthur Haggerty, . O Imounted a curh at the corner of Milk o '_;\'_"* '.l'»I'M.' Which |and Jackson streets, landed on the i 1 Great Barrington hos- | jawn of the Natichogue grammar | afternoon { struck a sapling and turned known M several somersaults. Though the ma v the older|chine was a complete wreck, none hig : ¥ vears he and | ;orence Shugrue was seriously in- Loty mrlr"xl'«”w”m :“'::“ jured. Healy disappeared after the , and at on “T¢ |accident. He was later seen boarding | cading grocers here. Mr. Hum- [¢pe gtate of Maine express at the famous for stables he oWn- | vq4ip0ad station. The four voung et .‘;.I.m;x.mr;li[”"'m were relurning home after at win at the largest e A 1'{',"2‘L‘L?I‘ in the coumt RS o o ROHIBITION COSTLY sons, Charies A Paul, Minn., Dec. 22.—Prohibi- South Burritt street |tion costs the northwest farmers $7 Jr., of 478 000,000 a year in income lost by the cessation of manufacture of aleoholic the | beverages on a legitimate commercial Mon- | basis, according to E. G. Quamme Burial | president the Federal Land Bank | in tinis sectoni right after John. . Humphrey Great mer resident of oceurred Friday Hump pita Mr. this school, rey was wel ially among generation. For over his brothe on ed, having number of and prize horscs stoch Jers relatives two st Humphrey West Mair will be regational afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the Norfolk cemetery held in Aouliet Laurance Aouliet of 108 Com strect died at her home this at teh age of 17 years, She in Canada and had been a t of New Britain only for a short time, Funeral serviees will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at 8t. Peter’s church and interment will be in St. Mary e e JOSEPH A. HAFFEY Funeral Director | Parlors 33 Myrtle St Service Exceptional, Lady Assistant Tel. Parlor 1625-2 | | Residence 17 Snmmer St —1625-3 100 ARE RELEASED Belfast, Dee. Your huilred prisoners were released from the Free | State detention camp at Newbridge to- day and a larger number from the | Curragh camp. There will be further | retease of prisoners by the Free State on Monday, it is learned and it is ex- | pected that Christmas morning wiil find the camps almeost empty. Laurance Miss % mere morning as born reside LOBT—A bunch of keys in small {leather case. Finder please telephone 2195 or return to Vulecan Iron Works and receive reward. { Immediately after the jury return- | Mrs. Taylor displayed little or no | result of | driven | 3‘7 Park street and | 4nf Kauffman who had | heh ad turned sharply to thel eft to | Old time negro Christmas melodies, reminiscent of by-gone days in the “Sunny South,” will add a novel and cosmopolitan touch to an otherwise conservative New England program. Another musical treat arranged by | the Chamber of Commerce comfmittes in charge has been that of the choir of the Russian church, which will sing Monday evening. The cholr will be augmented at the exercises by | three noted Russian vocalists, who {will spend Christmas in this city. These singers recently arrived from Petrograd and are touring the coun- try. singing in Russtan Orthodox The Russian choir will sing from 7 {o'clock until 7:30 Their program will include Russian folk songs appropri- |ate to the season. From 7 o'clock until 7:30 Christmas carols will be played on the South Congregational chureh chimes, Next Sunday evening the Salvation | Army band will provide the program. DRIVER EXONERATED | Bridgeport Truckman Absolved of AN Responsibility in Death of Man— It Was Accident, | Stamtord, Dec Ramuel Kauff- man, truck driver of Bridgeport, was exonerated from criminal responsibil- ity for the death of Nickolai Laurellio of Brooklyn in a finding received here |today from Coroner Phelan. lLaurel- 1o was killed when Kavffman's t 1 | skidded on the pavement and ciushed him against a pole. He with other men on their way to work were walking in the highway. The inquest revealed a claim by several witnesses that there was no other truck ahead claimed that avold a truck and this cavked the truck to skid on the wet pavement. The coroner finds evidence enough te warrant belief that Kauffman was right in his claim. In court Monday it is expected that a complaint against Kauffman would be nolled, One Dead, One l)vmg iny New Haven of Gas Fumes New Haven, . Dee, —~One death and another person probably dying from gas poisoning was reported this noon. Mrs. Mary Louise Jlussell, 44 was found dead in her bed by her son and Burdette the husband 57, is at the hospital. Both were overcome by gas from a coal stove. The couple lived on a boat which was ticd up at North Front street. 22 |Breeches Buoy Is Used to Land Booze in Rough Sea Atlantic City, Dee. 22— The prob- lem of loading and unloading liquor from rum running boats when heavy seas run has béen solved by smug- glers with an Iimprovised carrier oper- ated on the principle of the broeches buoy. Revenue Inspector Agney pe- ported today.