New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1925, Page 1

8?“‘1'038 N SQUABBIE Postmaster M Says Second Class’ Revision Will Mean Loss , "While Seator Moses Insists 1t " Will Results fn Added Revenue. ' Washington, Jan, 30—As the sen- ate was nearing a vote today on the postal bill, house leaders prepared to challonge its right to incorporate provisions in the measure. ‘With both Representatives Long- worth, the republican leader, and Garrett, the democratic lead of the bellef that the senate has usurped the house prerogative in initiating revenue legisiation, a house ways and means sub-commit- tee decided unanimously to recome mend pdssage by the house, in the event the senate approved the bill, of a resolution to return the meas- ure to the senate. House leaders said there ‘were plenty of precedents in support of their contemplated action. 4 Revision Agreements Revision of sécond class postage rates in the bill will resuit in actual decrease in revenue from this serv- fce' of $1,640,000 annyally, rather than an increase, Posfinaster Gen- gral New estimated today in a let- fer to’ Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippl. He said $1,000,000 ad- ditlonal revenue would be raised, however, in this class of malil from the increase to two cents in the rate on publications mailed by individ- uals, The reduction made in some of the second class rates, Mr, New sald, would not draw additional pleces fnto the mail, but even if it does, he declared the increased cost of han- dling the new business would wipe out any gain. Senator Moses disagreed with the estimate of Mr. New and {nsisted $3,000,000 additional revenue would be gained from, the revision of sec- ond class rates, Opening debate in the senate to- day Senator Copeland, democrat, of New Yorl, assailing the measure as a ‘sham”, declared he would vote for it because of the “kernels of goodness it conulu-" Slayer of 10 Year Old \ Girl Is Electrocuted Michigan City, Ind, 'Jan, 80— Peter Vergolini, a steel worker of Gary, Ind., was electrocuted at the state prison here early today for the murder of Annie Tomicik, 10-year- old Serblan girl whom he assauited and then strangled to death at Gary last September. Vergolini met death with the same indifference that has marked his attitude since his arrest according to Wu-den Fogarty. 5 TWO YEARS lN SON AND $10,00 FINE Chases Ferry, Wron Boat, Tumbles Into River, Then Rescued New York, Jan, 80.—Joseph Peters, 20, chased 'a ferry a thousand feet across the North river ico today, only to learn on catching it that it wasn't the right boat. Angered, he stood on a bounding ice flpé to vent his anger and fell into the river; He was lassoed by the crew of a passing tug, and ‘saved, DEMPSEY 13 THROUGH, GETS MARRIED MAY 20 Champion Himself An- nounces Definite Date for Retirement Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 30.—May 20 will ‘mark thé end of'Jack Demp- sey's ring career, the end of his ring and business partnership with Jack Kearns, his manager, and his second | entrance into tho state of matri-! mony, according to his own an- nouncement today. That date is the birthday of his jbride-to-be, Estelle Taylor, film actress. Dempsey has fought his last ring battle, he declared. He added that his retirement was at the behest of his bethrothed, who prefers a busi- nessman to a pugilist for a husband. The arrangement between Demp- sey and Kearns has netted the pair many thousands of dollars in the last few years as well as somé valuable real estate holdings {n Los Angeles. These holdings including a hotel and an apartment house, will be divided between them, Dempsey sald, and the fighter. and his manager will go thelr keparate ways. Dempsey’s decision to quit fight- ing was based on three reasons, he said: His belief that there was not a contender in sight able to give him a real battle; the dislike of Miss Tay- lor for pugilism, and his fortune, which makes him independent of the ; fat purses offered by promoters. Gets Five Years for \ By The Assoclated Press. Mantla, Jan. 30.—Luclo Torralba, a Filipino bookkeeper in the Manila branch of the Yokohama specjal bank was sentenced to five years and four months fmprisonment for em- bezzling $150,000, Three other counts remain against him, Torralba wgs known as the “cock- pit king” because of his heavy bet- ting around the cockpits of Manila. He also owned dozens of fighting cocks and half a dozen automobiles, Crew of Wrecked Submarine Is Rescued Without Loss of Life S-48 Goes Aground Ofif Portsmouth, N. H,, Blinding Stom—Sanlors Suffer . From - Exposure + When Forced on Deck by Chlorine Gas Fumes. Portsmouth, N. H, Jan, ‘30. — Crowded together in one compart- ment of, their vessel to escape the fumes of escaping chlorine gas, the 46 officers and men of the submarine 5-48, which struck on the rocks off the entrance to Portsmouth harbor early last evening, were rescued to- day by coast guardsmen. For hours through the night it was thought the vessel had foundered, but at dawn flashlight signals summoned the rescuers to new efforts. The hull of the submarine was punctured by contact with the rocks oft Jaffrey Point and her forward compartments became flooded. Early today a huge wave swept her from the rockg and drove her into the safe shelter of Little Harbor. There she rested on a sandy bed when day dawned, but the crew faced a new danger in the escape of gas , Ur- gent signals flashed by means of a pocket lamp told coast guardsmen on shore that thelr services were still needed. + With high seas running it was im- possible for larger craft to approach the submarine, so in dories and small power Loats the coast guard crews of Wallls S8ands and Wood Jsland went alongside and took off the erew, Several men were S0 ex- hausted by exposure in frozer cloth- fng and so affected by gas that they had to bd carried on board the res- cue eraft. At Fort Constitution where they were taken, army phy- sicians sald that nome of the men was seriously harmed by the exper- jence of the night. It was planned to take the crew to Portsmouth navy yard later in the day. Gas Fumes Flbsub | The submarine, which was’leak- ing and which had become so filled with chiotine gas that all hands were forced to go,on. dock some time before they were rescued, lay in Little Harbor, half on a sandy bottom and half in" the channel. Neval men sald that they considered # unsafe to attempt to pas’ her into deep water in the high seas running and with the puncture in her hull Thuy were consulting as to the ad- N |visability of aend(ng workmen from the navy yard to patch the hull be- fore trying to float her. Signals Mistaken Tt was thought possible here that in the blinding mixture of snow and ' rain early today the submarine offi-} cers might have mistaken a red light * at Jersey's point, at the entrance to ! Little Harbor, for another red light at the entrance to Portsmouth Har- bor, From the rocks where she first struck and later was blown oft to the sand where she finally brought up is a distance of about two miles. The submarine S-51'and the naval tender Chewink, which had accom- panied the S-48 from New London, and which anchored outside when the S-48 grounded, came into Ports- mouth Harbor safely today. ? The 8-48 carried 46 men, accord- ing to officers at the Portsmouth yard. Lieutenant Commander Ste- wart E, Bray of New London, Conn., 18 her commander, The only officer known to be on board is Lieutenant W. A. Stanton, whose home is in Ohio. On January 13 the submarine §-19 piled up on the outer bar off Orleans Harvor, Cape Cod, in &a dense fog.' The crew was taken off safely, but the vessel has resisted all efforts of powerful tugt to free her trém the sand, The §-48, the 8-51 and the tender Chewink were all to have undergone refitting at the navy yard here, Hears From Husband New London, Jan. 30.—Mrs. Stuart E. Bray, wife of Lieut. Commander Bray of the 8-48 on the rocks at Portsmouth, N, H,, recelved a tele- gram from her husband today, stat- ing that he was all right. He re- mained aboard the boat throughout the morning, supervising the efforts to free the submarine aithough op- | erations depended largely upon =& high tide, Lieut. Pgul Spaulding of cester, Mass,, is the only other offi- cer on the S-48 and Walter M. Mc- Carthy of 171 Pequot avenue, this city, is chief electrician on the ves- sel. The B-48 cleared New London Wednesday. morniu: with the U. 8. 8. Chewink as mother. shfh and the sister. submarine 8-51, commanded by Lieut. Commandér Graeme Ban- perman of Red Granite, Wis. The submarines were bound for Ports- mouth where they were to 20 dry- docked gor repairs. Theft -of - $150,000 | Wor- | 'Folder, Also Convicted of Conspiracy to Bribe Goyt. Officials, Is Fined '$10,000—Motion to Set Aside Verdict Is Denied. New York, Jan, 80.—Gaston B. Means, former department of Justice agent, convicted by a federal court Jury today of conspiring to bribe government officials, was fined %10, 000 and sentenced to serve a two- year penitentiary term, / Thomas B, Felder, Mean's attor- ney, who was convicted of a similar charge, was fined $10,000, The sen- tences were imposed by Kederal Judge Lindley ‘after the jury had recommended clemency, The court denled motions to ect aside the ver-| dict on the ground that it was con- trary to the welght ofevidence. Felder exprossed confidence that the conviction would be reversed ‘on appeal and declared his innocence of the charge. Means’ counsel sald an appeal would also be filed in his case. Means is already under sentence of two years and a fine of $10,000 for violatioh of the Volstead act, but to~ i day’s sentence, on the motion of Hir- am.C. Todd, special U. 8. attorney, is not to be concurrent with the pre- vious one, The verdict was returned under seal by the jury last night, after al- most six hours’ deliberation, and was opened today. Maximum penulty under the conviotion is two _years' impfrisonment and fine of §$10,000. The jury’s verdict carried with it a recommendation for mercy, Accused Are Shocked The verdict was a shock to Felder, a white-haired, veteran attorney of 42 years’ experience, who Mad con- fidently expected to be exonerated. Felder and Means reached court ‘about ten minutes before the verdict was read. Means, who appeared nervous yesterday afternoon, seemed confi- dent today, and was obviously { startled by the verdiet. Means’ Colorful Career, The verdict, returned by the first judge-picked jury to function in a federal court trial here, marks one of ths many high H:hu in uxa sen- " (conttnued o Pagp Nhu) JllllfiMENTS FILED (CURTIS llllESTlflNS FAST TRAINS HELD TOTAL 730,000 These Are A1l Against “Mannie” Ke.sslar Rovin?rlson 801,187 AGAINST BRIIIDELL These Sums Have Been Entered in the New York United States Dis- trict Court by the Federal Govern- ) ment, New York, Jan, $0.—Judgfients totalling $7,600,000 have been enter- ed by the federal government in the United States district court against Emanuel H, “Mannie” Kessler, now serving a term In Atlanta pentiten- tlary as a bootlegger who' dealt in million dollars lots, it was learned today. Brindell Judgment. The docket also showed that judg- ment for $91,187 has been entered against Robert P. Brindell, New York labor czar recently paroled from Sing 8ing prison. Brindell on Januvary § pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having made a false income tax return, the government asserting that his'1920 income had been $108,- 680 and that he had reported it as $21,287, The judgments were filed last De- cember 2 by Internal Revenue Col- lector Churles W, Anderson, Kessler was sent to the federal pentitentiary December 5, 1923 on three concur- rent sentences of two years, follow- ing his conviction by a federal jury after a sensational trial. Charges that he had attempted to prevent prosecution with a $100,000 bribe offer to government prosecutors and jurors wWere made after his convie- tion. Kessler, reputed managing director of a rum ring that sold great cargoes of whiskey throughout New York, was alleged to have been the owner of the Dutch auxiliary schooner Zee- hond, libelled as a rum runner, Brindell, one time head of the New York Building Trades Council, was paroled while serving a term on an extortion charge. LINER REFLOATED. Hamburg, Jan. 80.—The Trans-At- fantic liner Deutschland from Ham- burg to New York, went ashore to- day near Gluckstadt, but was later floated with the assistance of 18 tugs and pramded'«vn her way, . MAN, LIKE HUMAN COMET, IN MAD DASH THRU FACTORY Paulo Pirlango Drops From Exhaustion and Fellow Workers Use Hand Extinguishers on Him. Rushing through the mill at the Stanley Works, his clothing a mass of flames, Paulo Pirlango was so severely burned about 11:80 o'clock this morning, before automatic firc extinguishers could put out the blaze that he is not expected to live. Pirlango is married and is 28 {years old. He {s employed as a {laborer in the mill, About 11:30 ‘o'clock this morning he entered a lavatory at tie plant to have a smoke. He has a greasy job and his clothing was soaked with oil. In some manner which he has been un- able to explain his clothing caught fire, and before he could do any- thing to stop the blaze he was en- veloped in flames, Frantie with fright and pain he rushed through the mill, ignoring shouts of his fellow workers to stop. _Several men grabbed, overcoats and gave chase intending to put out the fire but were unable to overtake him. < Two men pursued with hand fire extingujshers and when Perlango, half crazed, dropped from exhaus- tlon and burns, they quickly ex- tinguished the blaze with chemicals, Pirlango was taken to the factory hospital where Dr. B. C. Garner, the factory physician, immediately took him to the New Britain General hospital. He was found to have been burned on' the face, arms, back, chest and legs and is in a critical condition. Hit by Auto, Canaan Man | - Dies From His Injuries ‘Winsted, Jan. 30.—Robert Thomp- son, 64, of Canaan, died in Litch- field county hospital today of injur- | les sustained when he was struck by an automobile of Dana Collins of Rockwood, Mass,, in Canaan Tuesday | gated the accident are said to have exonerated Collins from blamé for the accident, Coroner Herman will investigate. Country Roads Blocked With Great Snow Drifts Winsted, Jan, 30.—The seven inch fall of snow during the night caused huge drifts in the highways. State roads were cleared by plows but | country roads were blocked in many places necessitating use of horse drawn vehicles. Rural majl carriers found going bad. The Torrington- Winsted trolley line was kept open by plows. morning. State police who Investi- | NEW TAX BILLS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION S00N Collector Loomis Sends Statements To Nearly One-Half the City's Population Bills for personal tax due Febru- dry 1, will be sent out from the of- fice of Collector Bernadotte Loomis to 28,700, persons tomorrow, The collector’s records show more persons whose surname begins with the letter “S” are liable for personal tax payment than any other lettor. There are 3550 bills for persons coming under this group. Those with the letter “Q" are fewest in number with only 46 in their group. MAROONED IN TROLLEY O Members of National Guard Re- serve Basketball Team Spent | Night Between Bristol-Terryville. Members of the National Guard Reserves basketball team, tvho went | to Terryville last night to play, spent the greater part of the night|dinner jacket, full dress evening suit, | marooned in a trolley car between | Terryville and Bristol. Because of the storm they arrived at their des- | tinatlon too late to play. They | started home about 11:15 but the car had not'proceeded far before it came to a stop. The members of the team curled up and spent night as comfortdbly as possible although they report that comfort was the most thing there wasn't any | morning, | of. At 5:40 o'clock this they shook off Morpheus and walked to Bristol. They reached home about 8 a. m. The team is com- posed of McGrath, )2: Beagle, Knapp and Huck, | Hanging Abolished and Electric Chair Ordered | Washington, Jan. 30. —Hanging | wag¢ abolished and execution by the electric chair was substityted in the | District of Columbia today when a bill for that puropse was signed by | President Coolidge. JURY GETS FORDES' CASE Chicago, Jan. 30.—The veterans’ bureau conspiracy case was given to the jury in federal court hcrs a¥ 11:31 a. m, * THE WEATHER g Hlflllfid Jun. 30—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday; colder, tonight, slightly warm- er Saturday. { | X the ! Minkelstein, | TRANSFER OF FUNDS Gomptroller Refuses to Abide by Action of Council BACKED UP BY CHARTER Objects to Taking $10,000 From Emergency Aocount For Board of Public Works Because Action ‘Would Be Illegal, He Claims, An order issued by the common council to the comptroller for the transfer of $10,000 from the emer- gency account to the board of public works is regarded by Comptroller Hanford L. Curtis as “only a scrap of paper” and will not be honored in the flnancing department of the government, it became known today. The finance department is the fourth to issue a message of defi- ance to the common couneil and its orders this year. The council's pow- ers were first questioned by the po- lice board and shortly thereafter by the board of fire commissioners, Last Wednesday evening the mayor informed the body that he would ignore its' actions on a proposed charter amendment if it resulted in & controversy between the council and either the police or fire boards, and today comes announcement that a fourth department is to ignore the governmental body's decrees, ‘Why Comptroller Balks, Comptroller Curtis bases his deci- slon on a charter provision that pro- vides for transfers of funds under as follows:— “The common council upon rec- ommendation of the board of finance and taxation shall have power 'to transfer funds from one department to another; provided, that such | transfer be made not more than 60 days previous to the end of the cur- rent flscal year,” Under this charter provision trans- fers cannot legally be made until after February 1, whereas tne com- mon council transfer toox piace on January 17, Intended For Payroll The purpose of the transfer was to provide funds for the street depart- ment payrolls should that depart- ment find it necessary to engage large forces for the removal of snow. Since the council attempted the transfer, large gangs of snow shovel- ers have been at work, and a pay- roll was submitted which was in- tended to be met with the trans- ferred funds. L Although the street WMepartment has not the funds with | which to meet the payrolls and né immediate prospect of replenishing that ac- count, the work of snow removal will econtinue uninterrupted. The statutes of Connecticut empower public works boards to carry on such works as are regarded as emer- gencies and the local board regards the present situation as an emer- gency. il WITNESSES CALLED | Attorney General Stone Announces Plan of Action In Prosecuting Wheeler Case, Washington, Jan. 30.—Fifty-elght names are on the list of witnesses prepared by the department of jus- tice in the new proceedings here in the case of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, Attorney Gen- eral Stone today informed the sen- ate judiclary committee. He added that “perhaps twenty additional” would be summoned be- fore presentation of the case to the grand jury had been completed. No names were given by the attorney general, only the number being asked for. | What Man’s Wardrobe Ought to Contain Cleveland, Jan. 30—A man's ward- robe should contain four évercoats, |a top coat, sport clothes, a tuxedo or | waistcoats, (the more the better | sack and riding sults, morning co.\l |and a silk hat, | 'These are included in the fashion | | committee report of the National As- [ soclation of Merchant Tailors of { America, presented at its annual con- vention. | Unfinished worsteds, savonies, | flannels and cheviots will be used extensively this season, the report says. In addition to pastel shage are many bright colorings includi { silvery grays, oxford blues and vari- | ous new shades of browns and tans. | | Chaplain Coholan Is Re-Assigned to Post Captain Philip F. Coholan, son of I\lrs Grace CohoJan of South High street this city, and a chaplain in the United States army, has com- pleted a special course chaplains at Fort Leavenworth, Kan- sos, and has been reassigned to fort the first two Catholi¢ c¢haplains to be chosen for the course at the school and after the period of three months’ special training which is required by army regulations, he ton, Texas, He will report for duty after a furlough. REPORTS CALF MISSING Herman Michlin of 45 Dwight street reported to the police this morning that he left a cow and two | calves at the slaughter house on Rocky Hill avenne last night, and when he went there this morning one of the calves was missing. | Section 8 of Chapter 2, which reads | for army | fSam Houston, Texas. He was one of | will again return to the duties which | he formerly had at Fort Sam Hous- | UP BY THE STORM Twentieth Century ~ Limited Halted Near Utica WINTER'S WORST WEATHER Boston and Other New England Syracuse Winter Grip Epldemic Faces Real Crisls, New York, Jan. 30.—The 20th Century Limited and all other trains from the west due here this fore- noon have been held up near Utica, N. Y, by snow drifts and will not arrive before 4 o'clock this after- noon, the New York Central an- nounced today, Service between Al- bany and New York is also delayed. Exact information as to when the trains could be brought in could not be given before 3 p, m., the an- nouncement added. The drifts had mounted to nine feet at some places and the snow was five feet on the level in the western part of the state, reports said. West of Syracuse At 10:30 o'clock, the Century, due here one hour before, was stalled at Clyde, N. Y., 40 miles west of Syra- cuse. All New York Central trains were held up several hours this morning, including the Twentieth Century. At 10 o'clock, however, most of the lines had been cleared. Similar de- lay was experienced by the other lines in the state, The heavy snowfall caused a number of bulldings to collapse. At Herkimer a brick structure used as a garage caved in, burying several automobiles, Th Adirondacks experienced the heaviest snowfall of the winter and the mercury hovered about zero. At Ithaca the weather bureau predicted a record snowfall for that community, Thirty-six inches of snow fell fn 18 hours. Broadway Limited Late The Broadway Limited, thg Penn- sylvania's crack train, was 22 min- utes late, officials announced.. Other western trains ‘on this road were | running from 40 minutes to ene hour behind schedule. The Lehigh | Valley traing from Buffalo were about five hours late. i Most of the delay, the Pennsyl- | vania &nnounced,” was que to diffi- cuity in getting up steam» on the mountain grades. Southern trains eontinued to be| held ub from 24 to 30 hours be-| cause of flood conditions which have existed in Georgia for several days. 26 Inches of Snow. Syracuse, N, Y., Jan. 30.—A fall of 26 inches of saow in 20 howe be- (Continued on Page 26) Diphtheria Epidemic Has Broken Out Afresh at Nome and Government Acts Upon Appeal Sent Out by Sufferers—Dog Teams Also Rushing Supplies to Stricken Area. { ‘\\'ashinglun, Jan. 80.—Authorizs tion for Roy S, Darling, special {agent of the department of justice, |to make an airplane flight with diphtheria anti-toxin from Fair- banks to Nome has been forwarded to Alaska. Darling is a member of the naval | flier. Delegate Sutherland of Ala ka obtained permission from & he department of justice and the navy department for him to under- | ta up relief for those suffering from | diphtheria at Nome and who have | been waiting for dog teams to bring | the anti-toxin. I Darling takes off from Fair- hanks today, Mr. Sutherland said, he probably will overtake a dog team hurrying toward Nome at the fluence of the Tanana and Yukon rivers. The plane, he said, could |1and on the fce. Darling volunteered his serv for the journey, along with a mech- anician. Th ‘a\ ailable at Fairbanks. | con- Epidemic Grows oWrse By Th Assoclated Press. Nome, Alaska,- Jan. diphtheria epidemic yesterday a serlous turn and the citizens, through thé Nome correspondent o the Assoclated Press addressed this appeal that official W gton has- ten angi-toxin serum by airplane from Fairbanks, rather than foros them to walt for dog team delivery. Pathetic Appeal “Help immediately! Help by air- plane with antl-toxin serum, is the | appeal of Nome, not for the sour- | doughs, but' especially for the chil- {dren, the young Americans of to- morrow. “We do not want to ask Soviet | Russia to send an icebreaker with anti-toxin, nor do we ask that the Shenarkloah or the | (Continued on Page 22) Towns and Citles Snowed Under— | reserve, and has served as a naval | th | ke the journey in order to speed | took | Los Angeles be (GALES AND HIGH TIDE - WRECK SHORE HOMES Two Cottages Destroyed at .Saybrook Manor—Other Property Damage New London, Jan. 80.—A tide that was higher than any in the memaory of the oldest residents and a lashing southwest, wind, washed away and completely broke up two cottages, tore away parts of others at Say- brook Manor, Saybrook, last nught with the aggregate damage conscr- vatively estimated at about $20.4990. An eight-room cottage owned by a Mrs, Hart of Brooklyn, N. Y., fully furnished, collapsed during the tempest and splintered to pleces along the beach, the furniture he- ing scattered for a distance of a half mile along the water front. A three-room cottage valued at $1200 owned by John A, Ayer, postmaster at Saybrook, was de- moljshed. Loss estimated at about $1,000 was sustained by Isadore Wise, Hartford merchant, the front of whose cottage at Indian Head was torn away. A heavily constructed bulkhead in front of the cottage of Miss Jennie Perry of Springfield, Mass., was de. stroyed and a cottage owned by her damaged. Cottages owned by Winthrop Buck of Wethersfield, Walter C. Phelps of Mount Vernon, N. Y., and Walter Reed of Middletown, were damaged. “Red” Grange Turns Down $2,000 Movie Contract | Champaign, 11, Jan. 30,—Al-' though he has received a contract ' from a New York concern’to appear {in moving pictures, “Red” Grange, ‘stzr University of Illinois football | player, announced today that he 1plnnned to return it unsigned. The four weeks contract provided a sal- ary of $2,000 per week. “There 18 no truth in the report that we have granted Grange per- work,” Georeg Huff, director athlet- |ics, declared. IS AT DEATH'S DOOR Wilmington, Del,, Jan. 30.—For mer Federal Judge George Gray to- day still was hovering at death's door. The end is now regarded hy physiclans as a matter of a short time, AVIATION VOLUNTEER AUTHORIZED TO SPEED ANTI-TOXIN TO ALASKA CHILDREN GO ARMED Youngsters Carry Guns to School in ‘Washington Mountain Districts for Protection Against Wild Animals, ‘Wenatchee, Wash., Jan. 30.—Wild animals from the high driven to lower altitudes by the se- vere winter which has wiped out their ordinary sources of food, have younger pupils of schools in the mountain districts near here are car- rying rifles. The practice was undartaken large- 1y because of the recent death ot Jimmy Fehihaber, killed and partly devoured by a cougar. Late yesterday Verne Smith, who was attacked by a 18, rescued from the | an al by a farmer, with a shotgun., Arthur Parsib, 16, had an encoun- ter with a rabid coyote, but killed it. Moe Turman Will Be Sentenced February 6 New York, Jan. 30.—Moe Turman, who recently confessed to $1,300, 000 of forgeries after the collapse of a get-rich quick scheme founded upon a $100 loan, pleaded guilty to forgery today and was sent to Tombs prison to await sentence February 6. The prescribed penalty for the crime to which he pleaded is 5 to 10 years imprisonment. Mrs, Tur- man who accompanied him to the district attorney’s office when he confessed and who has remained with him since, was in court when | her husband pleaded {New Haven Road Silent On Calling Off Strike New Haven, Jan, 30.—No state- ng the calling off of he strike of the short craftsmen will be made by the N. ¥. N. H. and H. railroad it was stated at the offices of the road here today Shopmen who last night voted to call off the strike on orders from union leaders expected the road would define their statutes especially with regard to re-employment. fiercely fighting who Kkilled it conee $25,000 FIRE LOSS. North Brookfield, Mass., Jan Livestock, stored meat, automobiles and farm implements valued at more | than $25,000 were dgstroyed last| night when a fire of unknown origin ewept the three story barn of Meyer Grace here. mission to accept a movie contract ! and absent himself from his school | mountains, | become such a menace that even the | Iynx, shot it | vith a small caliber riffe and was | 30.—1| Street Lines Blodmlal —Wires Come Do\Vl Under Weight of Icy . Burden. Northeaster Offers Me- lange of Snow, Sleet anl' Rain as Midwinter Di- version With New Eng- land Setting. : Riding in on a northeast gal storm struck this city with triphani= mer force last pight, disrupting trole ley schedules, knocking telephonés out of commission and making Ife as miserable as possible for mortal man, Startling with a light -nownfi] about 4 o'clock yesterday afterno the weather started to “show of with a demonstration of its ve tility. From enow, it turned to sleet” which pelted down like salt out of a glant shaker. This becoming mon~ otonous, it shifted to rain, which came in a deluge late at night with its half-frozen twin brother, hail. At sunup today, or.at that hour when the sun was supposed to riee, the world hereabout was swathed in a crystal film of ice. All trees, shrubs iand wires were glazed over and for those who enjoy the works of na~ | ture and are willing tp tru | through snow to sce them, the orama was entrancing. Yight to Keep Lines Open. The Connecticut company kept its | sweepers going all yight, and pl { were in operation where most ne ed. The board of public works ed several plows to work at 1 o'clock this morning, keeping open the main thoroughfares and fire lines. Bnow and sleet drifted in some places 8o that as early as 10 o'clbok | last night, narrow passages on the outskirts of the city were deep in drifts and with the sleet, snow and rain freezing as it reached the ground, walking was almost imvot sible. This morning found traffic in bad condition, Walking on some sides walks was almost out of the ques- tion and workers in the factories, starting earlier than usual, took o the streets where they could. - Jits neys gradually got started and ‘slips ped and skidded along, keeping somewhere near schedule by follom ing their own tracks in the streets on subsequent runs. ¥ Two Trolley Lines Affected. ¢ Trolleys, which had been slipping behind schedule all night, moved with difficulty. The Meriden, South= ington and Plainville line and the Hartford and Farmington avenug lines were open. The Chestnut astreet care ran as far as Chestnut and streets only, while the Berlin cars were tled up completely this morns ing. The Francis street line ops erated with considerable difficulty last night. Use Picks On Tracks Snow plows proved to be of litlle tracks so trolleys could get throughh and it was necessary for Connecticut company officials to hire extra men with picks and shovels to dig the ice out of switches and other places on the tracks. While cars were running through to the north end of Stanley street & few hundred feet from the end of the line was frozen over and a SnoW. plow and a gang of men worked & it all morning to get it open, The ice was frozen so hard that the snow plow would ride right over it and picks and shovels were needed to dig it out. The last cars to Meriden an@ Hartford last night had difficulty making the return trip because the | snow and sieet froze up in the tracké before they could get back. Supers intendent Wiiliam J. Bryan and gangs of men worked all night in aff effort to keep the lines open. ¢ nother gang with picks and shovels worked all day today oR Farmington aven while a gang with picks, shovels and a plow struggled to get the Berlin Iing open. Two wires down on . the estnut street line, one on Staniey street and on Chestnut streely The Chestnut strect wire was Ies paired about 2 o'clock this morning 80 as to keep the Hartford cars ops erating, but until late this aftes noon Stanley street between Chests nut and Pleasant streets was withs out trolley service Car Stalled In Ice f One car coming in from Hartford about 4 o'ciock this morulng wa§ ed in the fce at Newington. Sus perintendent Bryan sent a bns out to take off the passengers, He ors dered out a snow plow at the same time. The plow arrived first ::2 assisted the car as far as Mar | street. driver, returning from Newingt turned in at Market street futendl to follow wp the car. He found car and plow stopped at Marl street and removed the passengen Despite the almost superhu | efforts required fo do it, Su were Ch (Continued on Page Twe) avail today in the work of cleaning. iy b In (he meantime the bak i 5 b Ve ¥