New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 Stockholders Also Claim $50,000 Damages From Ad- rian R. Wadsworth Whom They Blame For Recent Water Shortage. | Assert That He, as Presi- dent of Concern, Refused to Issue Shares so He Could Not Be Voted Out | of Office. Farmington, Feb. 25, —Charging that Arlan R. Wadsworth, secre- tary and treasurer of the Farming- ton Water Co, in refusing to issue shares in the company until after the annual meeting, did so “to se- cure his own election as secretary, treasurer, and manager of said com- pany for another year,” sharehold- ers, headed by Judge Kdward H. Deming, huve secured an injunction from Judge Edwin C. Dickinson, to prohibit the meeting which was to have taken place tonight. In addi- tion they claim $50,000 damages, The injunction further reads that | “the plaintiffs are unwilling that the defendant, Wadsworth, as man- ager of the said company, shall ex- pend the money contributed by them, because of his gross misman- agement of the nfl‘ulrs of the sald company.” In Apri), 1924, the directors of the company voted to authorize its president, Judge Deming, to sell its unissued stock amounting to 922 shares, for $23,926. Mr. Deming placed of these sharés in the hands of Lawrence A, Howard, who by January 25, this year, had obtained subscriptions {o the entire amount. The subscribers then wished to take over their shares, and sent a certi- fied check for the amount to T'reasurer Wadsworth, who however, for reasons not yet made clear, re- fused to jssue certificates, _ Mr, Wadsworth, a member of the iegislature 15 blamed for the recent serious shortage of water in Farm- ington, The plaintiffs readily admit that they plan to vote him out of office if they secure the. desired stocli. STORRS CONMUNITY HOUSE TO BE BUILT — ANy Farmington Water Company " Stall Off Annual Meeting Work Will Proceed at! Once, Committee in Charge Announces ! Hartford, Teb, 25.—Decision to proceed at once with the construc- | tion of the community house at Storrs as part of the plan for a | new church and community house to serve the college community at | the Connecticut agriculture college hag been reached by the members of the church, it was made known to- day by the committee in charge of | the work of raising a $300,000 fund for the project. The trustees and such others as they may name have | been empowered to proceed at once with the construction of the com- munity house, The action, it is stated, followed encouraging results of the. campaign to raise the 1 sary funds. The church members and college community it is stated, feel confident of the uitimate suc- | cess of the entire project. | The community building, it is an- nounced will be constructed apart from the church plant, but near enough to afford ready access tol each place and conform to the architectural layout of the vicinity. The house will be of red brick, tor cost $75,000 and construction will atart almost immediately and is ex 2| pected to be complete within a year. It had orfginally been intended (n\ begin construction of the chureh | plant and community house together, \ obut it has been decided to build the ! Structure separately, The committee house and chureh | Mlant are designed to provide ful- fer religious and social opportunity for the students of the Connecticut | agricultural college. The commun- ity house, it is stated although un- der control of the church will be onen to all students regardless of | religious affilfation, The chureh it- #elf, while continuing its connection with the Congregational churches of the state, will be interdenomina- tional in character, ew Bedford Woman Gets Life on Murder Charge | New Bedford, Mass., Feb., 25— Mrs, Mary Juszynski was sentenced | to life imprisonment today for the murder of Walenty Juszynski, whose | body was found In the basement of | his store in this city September 24 last. At the trial no witnesses were called for the defense. The woman was arresled in Co- hoes, N. Y. some days after the | crime was discovered. An unsigned note which was found near the body said Juszynski had bees killed be- cause he ¥as “cruel te Wesmen.” s ‘wue) ‘projjiwy 1PV YT %05 3no2euu0) Get Writ to MRS. SHEPHERD S4YS SHE WON'T TESTIFY Declines to Talk at l;lquest Into Death of Young McClintock Chicago, Feb. 25.—Mrs. Willlam D. Shepherd, who was a co-guardian of .the wealthy orphan, Willlam N, McClintock, today refused to testify at the inquest into the death pf the young man, Her husband, foster father and chief beneficiary of the orphan’s will, which was ‘drawn less than a | year ago, immediately after he be- came 21 years old, at a previous session, had refused to testify. She was called after her former chauffeur, Louis Kless, had testified that she and her husband had for a time barred Miss Isabel Pope, Mc- Clintock’s flancee, from their home after she had obtained a marriage license while the young man layill. Chief Justice Harry Olson, of the municipal court, a friend of the Mc- Clintock family, who instigated the investigation of the death of the orphan, as] Mrs. Shepherd, after she announced her refusal to testify, if she would say anything regarding the death of his brother, Dr. Oscar Olson, three years ago. She sald she would refuse to testify. He then asked her if she would testify con- cerning the death of McClintock and when she again refused, she waa ex- cused. Judge Olson sometime ago asked for the exhumation of the body of his brother, Dr, Olson, who had been physician and adviser to young Mc- Clintock. Kless sald that while young Me- Clintock was ill that he was often sent on minor errands and to make small purchases, such as castor oil, and other simple remedies, but never to have prescriptions filled. Mrs. Shepherd would usually say, when prescriptions were to be ob- tained, that “Mr. Shepherd will get the prescriptions filled,” Kless said. When McClintock became il Kless testified Mrs Shepherd said: “QOh, it's only a cough; he will be all right ‘in a few days." The next time he saw MecClintock, Kless said, the youth was weak. “I begged Mrs. Shepherd to call a confercnce of doctors,” Kless testi- fled, “but she told me ‘he only has a cough.’y That was the last time I saw him alive. “Later when they got a tip that Miss Pope had obtained a marriage license, Mrs. Shepherd instructed m® to lock the doors and not let any one in, Mr. Shepherd said he would have Miss Pope arrested and then Mrs. Shepherd got very excited and told me to lock the doors. “Miss Pope called six times that | evening and under orders of Mr. Shepherd, the maid told her Mrs. Shepherd was too busy to talk. “After Billy died, Miss Pope asked for her pictures and letters s| written Billy and Mrs. Shepherd said ‘Give her the pictures but don’t give her the letters! lLater Mr. hepherd surned the letters. A re- porter interviewed Shepherd after Billy died. Shepherd in response to a question as to whether Miss Pope and a minister had gone to while Billy was ill, sald that if she and a minister had come he would | have taken them by the neck and thrown them out.” 'BOTTLE TRAVELS FROM LAKE ERIE T0 PACIFIC| Thrown in Two Years Ago At On- tarfo and Picked Up O Santa Barbara London, Ont, Feb. 23.—Donald McEihinney, 15-year-old high school boy bhere, has received a letter in- | forming him that a pop bottle, in |which he placed his name and ad- dress two years ago at Windsor, Ont., was picked up by a sailor off the coast of Santa Barbara, Cal Presumably it went out through the lakes and St. Lawrence route to the Atlantic ocean, and then fol- lowed the coast line southward, | probably passing through the Pan- ama Ganal into Pacific waters. It |then appears to have started north- card, to be picked up on Februacy 16 by J. W. Heygart, of the U. 8. 8. Tennessece. “I wish to inform you that [ found your address in a bottle oit the coast of Santa Barbara,” Hey- gart vrites. { This may refer to Santa Barbara | county, Cal, which is on the P c coast, or to the Santa Barbara Is- hnf‘] off the California coast |Senate Opposes Probing Of Gasoline Industry Washington, Feb. 25.—The reso- ution of Senator Trammuell, demo- at, Florida, to direct the federal trade commission to transmit to the senate a report on gasoline prices, | again met vigorous opposition today | in the senate. Declaring the department of jus- tice was investigating the indu | with a view to prosecuting certain comp: . Sepator Moses, republi- can, New .Hampshire, argued adop- | tion of the resolution would block the coveye of justice. A vots wemt |over. he had | lh«" | house for the purposé of a marriage | - NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925, —EIGHTEEN PAGES _ (Bitter Discussion Keeps Town Meeting in Ferment WHO WANTS IT AND WHY? Citizens Vote to Transfer Land to New Britain for $50,000, But For- bid Construction of Sewage Dis- posal Plant in That Territory. Following a discussion which several times threatened to assume a serious aspect the residents of Newington at a town meeting at {Grange hall last night approved of the bill which is before the legisla- ture regarding land transfer from Newington to New Britain, adding an amendment to sald bill, Since the bill is not binding and merely gives permission to make such a transfer of land, the decision of the people was not binding either and the amendment was to the effect that it be the sense of the meeting that the disposal of land to New Britain be considered for not.less than $50,000, with the stipulation that it at any time the city of New Britain constructs or maintains a plant for sewage disposal on the ter- ritory in question the land is to re- ert back to the town of Newington and New Britain will lose all claim and equity to it. Fear Sewage Plant . The suspicion that New Britain wants the land under consideration for a sewage plant was expressed several times in the meeting. ‘When the subject was brought up for discussion by E. Stanley Wells, moderator of the meeting, Patrick Martin introduced a resolution to the effect that “the town of Newington shall not glve, sell or annex any pro- perty whatever to the City of New Britain." The bill before the legislature was explained by Harry Erwin, pointing out that the Hardware City is to pay $50,000 for the land or give tuition to Newington pupils in the Senior High school for 10 years free of charge, the choice of these two pro- positions being optional with New Britain, The bill provides that the city shall use the land for sewage disposal. From the time the bill was read questions flew about the room and the argument gradually assumed proportions which bade fair to es- cape from the control of the moder- mtor, ‘In spite’ of his continued raps for order. Reports Railroad Not Interested “For what purpose does New Brl- tain want the question. The answer by Mr. Erwin was, “Tor a depot.” Here one of the citizens hastened to say in no un- certain tones that he had been’ talk- ing with an official of the New York, {New Haven and Hartford railroad company a short time before the meeting and this official had said that the railroad company had no interest in the land. Mr. Erwin said that New Britain has wanted a depot on the main line for some time, If New Britain took over the land in question a big bene- |fit would result for the surrounding |territory. “Go on!"” exclaimed Mr. Martin. “I've asked many people in New Bri- tain and none of them knew what {the land is wanted for.” | Mr. Erwin said that the selectman ‘hm'n been of the opinion that the land might be disposed of if proper |compensation were received. The finance board has arrived at a de- clsion on $50,000, he said. Only Get Tax Bill the only “improvement” being given the town of Newington are increas-s in taxes and the only thing coraing to them from the town of Newington are the tax bills. “If you're not satls- fied, get out!” shouted Mr. Martin jumping to his feet and glaring |around, acting as an unofficial “town bouncer.' property is not much of a paying a at the present time., A ! Harding took the floor and |argued that it is usually up to the |seller to make the ‘price. He suggest- cd that the meeting be declared will- ing to dispose of the land under [terms and not at New Britain's op- [tion. Then, he sald, if the city sees fit to change its plans with regard to the question of sewage disposal, the land could revert back to Newington. Mr. Martin’s motion was finally {brought to a vote. The chairman was in doubt when a chorus of {and “noes” greeted him from all | sides of the hall. Two counters were {detailed and a standing vote was (taken, with the result that the motion was defeated. The matter was in up for discussion, Here Mr. Harding made {motign which was later incorporated {1nto the biil. ~Make Sure N. R. Wants It" { Harry H. Howa school hoard, pointed out that it to dispose of tha land. but he argued that the proposition should mot be thrust down 'w Britain's throat | Britain wants the land.” he said |18 a matter of whether or not Britain will take that property and that should be decided upon before we proceed further. The information iwe have is to the effect that New Britain wanted the land 10 years ago.” | Someone asked the acreage of the |territory and figures of all sorts were shouted from all corners of the Fstimates of from 15 | room 0 acres (Cont wed on Page 1%5) land” was the first One man made the remark that | the people living in that territory, by | The theory was advanced by that | the | would be advantageous to the town | [to 1,000 acres were given and finally | the word was passed around that the | | rd, chairman of the | “We should be sure first that New | ot J l | erection of an eleven story b | rooms ANNEXATION ROW |AMERICA TO SELL 3,000 GUNS STIRS NEWINGTON AND SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION Angry Father Breaks Baby’s Arm and Now Can Repent in Jail i Jersey City, N, J., Feb, 25— Jesse Timens of this “city, was sentenced to serve 18 months in the county penitentlary by Judge Sullivan of the first criminal court. yesterday after he was found guilty of breaking the arm of his five months old baby, Mrs, Timens testified that he had broken the baby's arm when he became angry because it would not keep the nipple of its nursing | bottle in its mouth, —_— Y BRONSON HOTEL SALE BEING NEGOTIATED Price of $250,000 Said to Have Been Placed on Building . Overtures have becnlmade for the purchase of the Bronson hotel, a part of the estate of the late Patrick 8. McMahon, and it is understood that the New Britain- Trust Co. as administrator of the estate, placed a figure of $250,000 on building. President William . Attwood of the Trust company admitted today that a deal for the sale of the hotel is in progress, but he refused to comment on the reported purchase price. The banking house is doing its negotlating with a broker, but it is said that a combine of three men Is interested financially in the trans- action, The Bronson hotel is one of the | oldest hostelries in the city and was one of the late P. 8, McMahon's | has the most successful business ventures. In | recent years it has been remodeled several times, There are now four basement stores, with two stores and the hotel offices on the first floor, and a club room occupies a part | of .the rear of the building. Three stories are given over to rooms. Mr, McMahon for many prior to his death personally man- | aged the hotel as he did the varlous other enterprises in which he was interested, which included farming and theaters. The hotel was for many years the stopping place of actors who played in this city and its register sho the country’s leading legitimate and movie actors of the a century, The building, together with other McMahon interests, Mr. McMalion's will, the hands of the New Britain Trust Co. as administrator, that company being empowered to scll such parts of the estate as market conditions by the terms of | were left in years | last quarter of | {State Dept. Approves Re- | quest of New Honduran | Govt.—Secretary Weeks ! Ordered to Prepare Terms. | ‘Washington, Feb. Formal re- |quest of the new Honduran govern- | ment for the purchase of 3,000 | American military rifles, 2,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition |and twenty machine guns have been {approved by the state department and now is before Secretary Weeks who will work out the terms of the sale, The negbtiations are being con- ducted by Minister Designate Bo- gram in behalf of the Honduran gov- ernment. As in the negotiations with the Mexican and Cuban authorities |at the time they purchased arms and munitions, from the United States army, Secretary Weeks will arrange a cash payment, plan before delivery is authorized, Honduras wants the equipment for its troops and under assurances given the Washington authorities, it will |be employed not only in the support | of reguldr constitutional government, but to aid in the protection of for- elgn lives and property. Need for the arms was held to be acute. The rifles are expected to be of the Enfield type, manufactured dur- ing the war and now held in reserve, 25. and different from the approved Springfield rifle, with which the regular army and national guard units are equipped. The machine |'guns probably will be of the Lewis {type and ths ammunition will be the same as that used by the American I military forces. WIFE SUES HUSBAND FOR AUTO AGCIDENT [But Latter Is Insured and | Insurance Co. Must Pay | $2,000 Damages Hartford, Feb. 25.—A jury in the superior court today awarded dam- | ages to a wife. sning her husband as the result of an automobile accident in which she was injured. The jury brought in a verdict of PATRIOTIC SPEECH THRILLS AUDIENCE Rev. Peter Guilday Hits Traitors | at K. of C. Banquet 800 HELD SPELLBOUND Washington, D. C. Tribulations of Washington And Lducator Tells of Lincoln And Declares Democracy | Must Still Be Found For, “The worst people in the land arc recruited from the third generation of Americans, 100 per cent pure white gentiles,” declared Rev, Peter Gullday, Ph.D., of Catholic univer- sity, Washington, D. in the courss of an address at the patriotic banquet of Bishop Tierncy | assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, at the Burritt hotel last night. connection with the speakers cussion of forces which are trying to disrupt the government. He de- clared that the dangerous element is not composed of foreigners but of that element of native Americans who do not realize that democracy is a thing that must be fought for even after it is won. More than 300 men and women at- tended the banquet, one of the most brilliant in the ‘history of the Fourth Degree. Those present included many of the leading Catholic laiety of this section of the state. Among the guests were Rev, Matthew J. Traynor, Rev. Walter A, McCrann, F Raym: J. Clabby, Rev. Wal- ter Lyddy, Rev. V. Grikis, Rev. Stephen J. Grohol, Rev. John E. Fay and Rev. Charles Coppens, Words of welcome were spoken by Charles Hayden, faithful navigator of Bishop Tierney Assembly, who turned the gathering over to F King, toastmaster. Grace was by Rev, Father Traynor. At the opening of the post-pran- dial exercises, Mr. King explained the patriotic purpose of the assem- bly. Speaking of the Fourth Degree ‘Knights of Columbus, he said: *“Tt entails a devotion to country regard- less of what agitators may say, If (Continued on Page Two) WARSHIP AGROUND U. S. S. Huron, Flagship of Ileet in Asfatic Waters, Rons Ashore in Philippine Islands. \sfl 000 damages for Mrs. Inez A, Bushnell of Thompsonville against| Manila, Feb, - | her husband, Mark W. Bushnell, Huron, flagship of the American Mr. Bushnell brought suit rnrmort in Asiatic waters, is aground aff 5,000 damages as a result of in-|Malampaya Sound, Island of Pala- juries she received when her hus-|wan, 200 miles utheast of Mani- the names of a great percentage of | hand fell asleep while driving his |ia, a radiogram reccived here today car, in which she was riding with |said, bim on their return from taking| Advises from the Huron said that their son to Brown unlversity, Provi- | the craft was ‘“resting ea: and { dence, R. I, April 9, 1924, following | probably would be pulled out of the Easter recess. They were half |danger and refloated by three navy | way home; just north of Williman- |tugs from Mani Le tugs will not | tic, when the automobile struck a|yeach the Huron until tomorrow, tree throwing Mrs. Bushnell through | however. the windshield and seriously injur-| The Huron left Manila yesterday ing her. She too, had fallen asleep | cn route to Java. The flagship prob- made advisable. THREE ARE AGQUITTED Fred Horace Stoneham, and August Stroh Not Judge Says, in Mail Frand Case, New York, Feb@5.—Three of the fellow defendants” of Charles A. Stoneham and D. Dier, on trial in federal court were ordered ac- quitted today by Judge Winslow. They were Horace Stoneham, broth- er of the baschall magnate, Fre Andrews, cashier of the Dier brok- erage, and August Stroh, to Andrews, All were charged with using the mails to defraud. Judge Winslow ruled that the | prosecution had failed to connect | them with a conspiracy to defra Stoncham's customers in the tr: fer of their accounts ’mm the firm of Charles A. Stoneham & Co., to that of E. D. Dier & Co. prior to the fallure of the latter concern in 1921, There now remain on trial only three of the eight original nd- ants—Stoneham, his partner, Ross ¥. Robertson, and Dier. Thelr cases are expected to go to the jury to-| morrow or Friday, PLAN BIG BUILDING Million Dollar Structure For New Haven Would Contain and 250 Hotel Rooms New Haven, Feb. Plar to contain a theater and 2 at an estimated cost of fronting on George and extending through to Con 000,000 street by A. Willlam Sperry cer and other local and interests are well under way ac cording to an announcement here today. The project would be the initial attempt to develop a section of the business center where few | changes have been made for many year: — e | THE WEATHER —r— For New RBritain and vicini- ty: Rain tonight and probably Thursday morning; colder Thursday and much colder Thursday night — — ] Andrews | Guilty, | assistant | Theater | and she knew nothing of the m i hap until she recovered conscio | ness shortly afterwards. | In his charge to the jury, Judg: Dickenson said the court had al ready established the right of a wife to sue her husband for damages as | and that | though he were a stranger ! the journey was not a “joint adven- | ture” in which both were liak 1 equally engaged in any t action. The husband was insured. NO DECISION YET ON ,‘E BONDS FOR SUBWAYS | Pendency of Bill to Fliminate Th | Issues From Borrowing Limit Said | To Be Cause of Delay. ,has been reached as yet on the ap- plication of the City of New Britain for power totissue subway bonds in the amount of $350,000, and it is un- stood that action will be delayed until the legislature has laid down |V its policy on the proposed exclusion of subway bonds from the five per cent borrowing limit. 1t is reported that this mea is not as generally favored as was | supposed at the opening of the pres- |ent session, some legislators feeling it would leave a loophole that n it of be taken adv e of by some | the cities of the states. Subways owned by citics are | supporting since rentals cover the cost of maintcnance and constr tion over a period of y¢ S it is not actually a city debt, it is it b mit argued that the bonds should 1 figured in when the bi is reckoned C. E. Hart Beq-ueathed Entire Estate to Wife H lef rrowi late Charles E. T his entire estate to his Wainwright Ha t day in probate The will w 17 1911, In Wa to disposing of the estate, it directs the appointment of C. E. Hart, Jr 1S | executor. | orle nment’s against Webster, Inc., of Boston 2.000.000 damages demande gov and to recove 1 for Stone alle waste, delay and incom- pete 1 the o n of Camp Travis at San fo, Texas, was dismissed in U, 8. circ urt of | appeals today | State | court shows i e | te v will return to Manila as a re- it of the accident. Admiral Thomas commander of the Asiatic flee parted for Java about a W aboard the General Alava, ALCOHOL IN AUTO Captures Washington, de- Policeman Long Sought Sedan at Milford—Car Had Secret Compartment. Miiford, Conn., Feb. 25.—A sedan automobile said to have been long | sought by the police was captured | today by State Policeman Scl r a three mile chase toward en in another car and two occupants of the machine, the names of John Caruse, South st nd Salvatore tota, of m street, bot of Brooklyn, N. Y., were locked up on a charge of transporting liquor. Concealed und e rear seat of th hine were gallons of al- and nd in a sc floor 1d under $1,000 bail each for arance in the local court. BORGLUM 3 GONTRACT ENDS Stone Mountain Confederate Memo- rial Association Cancels Agree- ment and Secks New Sculptor. Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 25.—Gut Jorglum'’s co with St Mountain C ierate Memoria association was 1 by form ution of on's exe utive commit ng today President i committee to s to carry on the work of ca after s Mr. Borgi versy, It committee mous cision. (‘HIII) I)|I S OF BURNS Feb. 25.—Lena A half years, twin and Mrs, Moses irns recefved n es caught fire while & was playit th matehes home, her or being out of the room at the time. fourth annual | The statement was made in | dis- Z\go‘ Average Dally Cireula Week Endin 11’9 Feb. 21st , 944 PRICE THREE CENTS SENATOR MEDILL McCORMICK FOUND DEAD IN WASHINGTON 'HOTEL EARLY THIS MORNING ;Doctors Agree Death ' Was From Natural Causes But Disagree on Either Hemor- rhages or Heart Dis- ease. A {Was to Have Retired on | March 4—Wife Almost Prostrated by Shock But Is Hastening From Chi- | cago. Washington, Feb, 25.~Senator Medill McCormick of Illinols was found dead in his hotel apartment here today under circumstances which led physicians to disagree as to the cause of death, The doctor who made the first examination of the body issued a certificate giving internal hemeor. rhage as the cause of death, but 'BERLIN GETS CONTROL OF BUILDING LINES Also Receives Authority to | ease. e Both agreed that the death Issue Permits for Con- |aue to natural causes, and thn"’.h‘: struction. SENATOR McCORMICK senator had passed away almost without warning while he was alone in his apartment. | Physicians who were summoned (Special to the Herald.) after the locked door of the apart- | Hartford, Feb. 25.—A bill to au- | ment had been taken down, issued a thorizc the town of Berlin to con- | certificate of death by natural trol building lines and issue build- | causes, resulting from internal hem- {ing permits passed the house today | orrhage and probable hemorrhage of {after a three-cornered fight {n | the brain, | which there was a difference of Death Instantancous, !opinion between Representative Av- The body, clothed in pajamas, was | erill of Branford, and Representa- | found in bed, -one hand clasped | tive Peck of Bristol, with Majority | across the mouth as though he had Leader B. W. Alling of New Britain | sought to arise when the bleeding taking sides with Averill. came upon him, and had fallen back. Representative Averill had just | The physicians said death must have | completed reading a report of the | peen instantaneous. {Judiciary committee recommending Mr, McCormick had been living | adoption of the bill when Repre- | alone at the hotel. Mrs. McCormick, {sentative Peclk introduced an |, gaughter of Mark Hanna, was in Chicago, where she went to be near | amendment and began an explana- tion. Representative Allng raised | Alice Roosevelt Longworth at the a PO‘“} of order. claiming —all}(ime of the birth of the Longworth amendnlents must be submitted 10 | paps * The fami Y | writing., Speaker Darbie agreed the | oy, The familics had been clost l«fends for many years. Retired Early Last night Senator McCormick re- tired early, and as he always slegt | point was well taken and | was tanied | his the bill to allow Peck to write mendment. When this formal- lity had been complied with, Peck | roo rcad his proposal which stipulated | et hotel attaches declined to |that the town must pay compensa- | " 2keB him when a caller sought ad- | tion for confiscated lands, ete, The | Mittance at 11 p. m. This morning | Branford representative remindea | &t 8:30 hie was heard moving about [ i that the constitution of the | 18 room, but efforts to arouse him | state of Connecticut takes care of |2t 11 & m. proved futlle, The door then was taken down and physicians called in, who said he had been dead | tor about an hour. Although Mr. McCormick appar- ently had been in fair health, some of his friends said today that he | this provision. | Representative Peck said his only | interest was to clarify the bil | Judge Alling told the house he | has enough confidence in the town of Berlin to fecl certain the law will | be complied with, and he moved u | had been greatly depressed by po- vote on the amendment. The | litical developments of the last few amendment was lost and the bill as | months. s momhmmn for the senate and was brought forward for a diplomatic post | sador to Great Britain, a post already introduced by Representative Ave: Defeated For Nomination. ill carried, Last summer he was defeated for out of office March 4. and his confidants today said Me IN PHSTAL PAY BILL first had hoped to be named ambas- | filled, and then had aspired .to the (Continued on Page 13.) SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC Washington ~ Has If nate Concurs, the| | Measure Will Go to President | Numerous Cases of Malignant Type and Congress is Asked for §5,000 Health Fund. Was on, Feb. ferc report on the postal p. and rate increase bill was adopted today by house. nee —The con- 106 Washington, TFeb. 25.—A budget quest for an appropriation of $5,- the C is nece ry the measure can go to the | "00 to enable health officials here to 2 combat emallpox was transmitted to- amped by the conferees the | 1ay to congress. biy is estimated to r¢ t there was “a num- 00,000 in revenue a v to o of the malignant type™ set in part an outgo of $68,000,( tha persons il in increascd salaries had been isolated Bell who had been ex- democr: placed under sur- 10 SPEAK AT SEYMOUR th t to have of use con : propo: tl Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe to be Speaker at Anniversary of Knights of Pythias. William fre and the this city, wil ning er an ad iversary of lay eve com § o'clock FIGHTS RESULTS TRAGEDY New Haven, ¥ 25.—Oscar An- derson, 45, of u wn address, died Texas Prison Investigating Commit- |at the hospital here today of a frae- tured sku Point Hix, 20, of tee Report Asking Dropping of rd, was held without bonds by Officials Passes House MIE W % ohacye “,' e | lerson I saloon at the eor- Aus T 2 he ma of Ashmun and Foote street: 8 i \iiib es Saturday night. Hix, # 38 vestig I s is ruck Anderson over the & by name s of a ) chair during a brawl 8 mately 25 ‘ « L] 1 H ed and had been held ployes, w 1 toddy by n £t esult of Ander: Texan l»u— u - A Leon's Wjuries