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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1926. STATE VOTING IS CHHGE BASISOF KHARD | [N CLUB ENJOYS NONSENSE SESSION H. §, BOYS 10 AID INJURED ATHLETE | City Items FOOTBALL SQUAD FOR BOYS’ MERIT BUTTONS PUTNAM MDGERS NEW WK & MAKITORD STodk & CO ExOuNcEy Policemen Thomas Tierney :mvli George Moflitt are off duty because GETS NFW CHANGE Georgia Coach Has Not Dis-| qualified Whole Team Athens, Ga., Nov. 2 (A — All of the more than 15 members of the University of Georgia football squad, suspended yesterday for vio- lating training rules, will be given a chance to reinstate themselves it they want it, George C. Wood- ruff, head coach, sald today. Denying earlier statements at- tributed to him that none of the men would play during the re- mainder of the season, explained that he would restore to good standing any of them who express a willingness to return to the team and prove their loyalty. A number of the suspended players were sald to have made overtures to the coach late last night for reinstatement and word was spread around the campus to- day that they would report for practice this afternoon. No list of the men ordered to turn in their moleskin suits was made public, but reports at the university placed the number at between 15 and 18. First reports of this action were termed by Woodruff as ‘‘grossly in- accurate’ and not only as misquot- ing him but glving an erroneous| list of the men discharged, “which ‘Woodruff | Plan Interfraternity Dance for Poultney Youth Who Fractured Leg Saturday. Every effort is being made by stu- dents at the Senior High school to make Hugh Willlams, Troy Confer- ence Academy football player, com- fortable while he lies in bed at the New Britain General hospital suffer- ing from the effects of a broken leg received in the game with New Brit. ain High school team last Saturday. Plans are already under way fora inter-fraternity benefit proceeds of which are to be given to the boy. His home is in Poultney, Vermont, and he is working his way through school. | collection and presented a sum of money to Manuel Zaleski, a member of the high school team, who is to give it to the boy at the hospital. Daily delegations from the achool visit the injured athlete at the hos- pital. the institution for about three weeks GUARDSMAN IS JAILED | New London Member of Sea Patrol Semgnoed For Breaking Window And Stealing Jewelry. New London, Nov, 3 (#—Seeking worked an injustice on at least one and perhaps severa) players.” The coach was high in his pralse |the pawnshop window of Wolf and |sonsiderably below normal, due in of the players for their frankness|Lampert's store while crowds were | onajderable measure in confessing violations of training rules. to satisfy the desires of his lady {friend for jewelry, Ille Barbu, 26, |of the coast guard service, smashed |emerging from a nearby theater | here last night with consequence of SPEEDING UP LATE| | | | (Continued from First Page) [ hours. The rapublicans are confident ot continuing in power. Budget Vote Small. Bridgeport, Nov. 2 (®—The ear] morning vote in Bridgeport was tf | smallest in vears, only ten per cent | of the eligible vote appearing at the | polls during the first three hours of | voting in the 16 precincts of the city. | The republicans are claiming a| | democrats are hopeful of making in- | |roads into the republican strong- | holds. Republican Town Chairman Alfred The Burritt AwC. has taken up a|W, Burdick estimated that the city | {would go republican by between {3500 and 7,000 while Town Chair- !man Willlam B. Flanagan said that a democratic victory was indicated. Torrington Out Strong. { Torrington, Conn., Nov. 2 (A—The He will probably be confined at vote in the election here today was | irunning close to that cast in the { presidential election two years ago, |somewhat to the surprise of party |leaders who had predicted an un- | usually light vote this year. | principal contest in Torrington {over county sheriff, Frank H. Turk- {ington of Morris, veteran sheriff and |candfdate for re-clection, being op- |posed by L. Cleveland Fuessenich of | New Milford, formerly of this city. ! Vote Below Normal. | Danbury, Conn., Nov. 2 (P—The {vote here early this afternoon to the inac- | tivity of democratic party leaders, who are making practically no o “I did not have to institute any |the man being sentenced to thres |ganized offort to got out the par system of espionage,” he said. “I merely asked that every man who had broken training at any time this season step out and admit it. T can say to the credit of every one of them that they had the courage to take the course of men and gen- tlemen." LOW EBB INTEREST (Continued from First Page) than 16,600, eligible to vote. The sixth ward at that hour step- | ped into "o lead for the first time during the day, having 1,305 as against 1,302 for the third ward, which in the early hours led the bal- | loting. In the fourth ward evidence was had that the G. O. P. anti-organiza- tion forces twere remaining away from the polls, In that district at 2 o'clock only 680 votes had been registered. Evidence of a strategic move to save the sixth ward for the demo- cratic party were seen during the noon ho' = when party workers con- centrated their forces on getting out the vote. The result was a great increase in the number having voted during the noon hour and just after the afternoon balloting commenced. THREE PERSONS KILLED Violence Thronghont Italy Following Attempt On Mussolini’s Tdfe Re-’ sults in Fatalities. Rome, Nov, 2 (®—Three persons have been killed in the disturbances throughout the country following the attempt on Premler Mussolini’s life at Bologna Sunday. Two were killed at Genoa. At Gagliarl, a fascist who climbed to the top of a house occupied by an anti-fascist, named Lussa, to ha- rangue a erowd, was killed. TLussa ‘was arrested. New Haven Starts Plan For Safety Intersections New Haven, Nov. 2 (A—A com- plete survey of dangerous street in- tersections in this city, with a view to the elimination of the dangers so far as possible, was forecast in a communication from Mayor John B. Tower to the governors of the New Haven Automobile club at their meeting last night. As the result of many petitions, Mayor Tower said, the city plan commission will desig- nate a man to make the survey. BODY IDENTIFIED Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 2.—{(P— THe body of the man killed by a switch engine on the Berkshire di- vision tracks of the New Haven road hiere Saturday night was identified today as that of Arthur Bjorklund, 46, a laborer. The man’s-only- known relative s a sister, Mrs. Anna Gus- | tafsson, 3052 Osgood street, Chicago, Iils. Sergeant Edward Dailey of the bureau of investigation today estab- lished identification of the dean man by means of his clothing. which was recognized by people in the house where Bjorklund roomed. CHURCH CLUB “SMOKER.” The Men's Society of the church of St. John the Evangelist met last eve- ning In the parish hall. The meeting was addressed by Rev. Thomas J. Laden, pastor, and James J. Crowley, president of the society. Following the business meeting, a boxing exhi- bition was given and a held. OBSERVES BIRTHDAY ‘ Winifred MacDonald, daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. Ralph MacDonald of 465 Stanley street, observed her fifth birthday yesterday with a party which a number of her little friends | aitended. The house was prettily | decorated in pink. The little hostess | recelved many gifts. Games were | rlayed and refreshments served. AUTOIST FINED $300 New Haven, Oct. 2 (P—A fine of | costs was lmposed upon | ortham Griggs, junior In the col- lege of liberal arts at Yale, in clt v for evading responsi- an accident. Grigg hame ig in New York was | charged with driving away after his | car strugk another. ’ “smoker” | | months in jail in police court this morning when he pleaded gullty be- fore Judge 8. Victor Prince. Baru was apprehended within a few minutes and when searched was found to have a bracelet and locket {which he had taken from the win- | dow. The pawnshop proprietor said the articles were valued at about $5. | Baru saild he has been married for |five months and has been in the | service six years. He sald he met | identity was not revealed. SNOWING IN VERMONT oters Having to Brave Inclemency of Weather to Get to Polling Places. Montpelier, Nov. 2.—P—Voters | taced inclement weather that in- cluded a snowstorm when they went | to the polls today in this normally | republican state, the native state of | President Coolidge. A-lively cam- paign has been waged for the seat of the United States senate now held | by Porter R. Dale, republican. Mr. | Dale was opposed by aJmes E. | Kennedy, democrat. The republican | Dale w as opposed by James E. | Weeks, and his democratic opponent for governor was Herbert C. Cum- mings. It began snowing here at 4 a. m,, and continued through the forenoon. MOTHER IS KILLED ! Four Year Old Son of Ashley Falls, | Mass, Woman Badly Burned by | Xerosene Explosion. Great Barrington, Mass, Nov. 2. | —(®—)rs. Franels Bowen was Kkill- ed almost instantly and her four year old son, Russell, was seriously | injured by an explosion of kerosene | in their home in Ashley Falls today. Mrs. Bowen put the kerosene on the kitchen fire. Firemen were called from Canaan, Conn., to extingulsh the fire caused by the explosion. The | son was brought to a hospital here. 13Board of Pardons Frees | Two From State’s Prison ot adjustment tomorrow night ac- of the Masanic Temple corporation for a special exception to zoning regulations whiche will permit the corporation to build a temple on Russell stroet, with rear and front setbacks less than the law now pro- vides. The corporation will be un- | able to build unless the exceptions | are allowed. It is understood there is | no opposition on the part of owners | of neighboring propertie DR. BAILEY A SUICIDE Boston, Nov. 2 (#—Dr. Willlam H. Balley, known to the theatrical pro- | fession for the last 25 years, commt- |ted suicide by shooting himselt through the heart early today. Al- though he maintained offices on Bowdoln strect, he recently register- i | |taln a rest from overwork. MOTHER AND SON KILLED. Willsbero, N. Y., Nov. 2 (A—Mrs | Patrick Ryan, 60, and her son, Jere- miah, 26, both of this town, were killed yesterday when their automo- bile was struck by a Delaware & Ryan was driving the machine. VOTING IN HOLYOKE Holyoke, Mass., Nov. 2 (P—Fifty Iper cont of the total registered vote | here had been cast in the state elec tion up to noon. ™ the nelghboring clity of Chicopee the vote was the |largest ever cast in the morning hours of a state election, totalling 43 per cent of the registration. PAY FOOTBALL WAGER Ripon, Wis, Nov. 2 bathing suita, which failed to har- by six inches of Ellsworth Graham, Glidden, . and Gaston Garnler, Oconto Kalls, have paid for their misplaced confidence in W lconsln'! ability to defeat Minnesota. Small Vote In Bristol (Spectul to the Herald.y Bristol, Nov. 2—Only mild inter- o8t was shown in election day here. There are 8,268 entitled to the vote but at 12 o'clock this noon only 1,086 had cast ballots. Tt was ex- pected that there would be many more cast during the noon hour. {his lady friend early last night. Her ONELECTION DAY At a special meeting of the board | tion will be taken on the application | ed at the Crawford Chambers to ob- | Hudson traln on a grade crossing.| (#—Clad in | monize with the wintry touch given | vote. Apathy In New London. New London, Conn., Nov. 2 (A— This city went into the state election today with the cards stacked against it. A general apathy that party leaders had difficulty in trying to overcome was augmented in keeping the vote down by a terrific rainstorm |that lasted all through the morning. Voting which started briskly when the polls opened at 6 o'clock tell off badly when the storm started shortly |after 9 o'clock, and this afternoon both major parties were striving des- | perately to regain lost ground. Indi- | cations point to a clean sweep by the !republicans, however. At one o'clock |this afternoon only one sixth of the total number of registered voters of |the city had cast their ballots. Hartford, Coun., Nov. 2 (P—Vot- inz up to 1 c'clock today indicated [a 50 to 60 per cent total with the registration 46.000. There is much interest hera fn the contests congressman and sheriff. A {in ona precinct was downea |ne founa mno voting machine lever by which to express his sentiments on prohibition, voter Former Convict Testifies To Cruelty in Prison Birmingham, Ala., Nov. { Testimony that Charles R. Davis, former convict warden, had James W. Knox, a conviet, dipped alter- { rately into laundry vats of hot and jcold water as punishment, was | glven here today at the opening of | Davis’ trial on a charge of murder of Knox. ! Britain General h | Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bonkowski of | P , this evening. dance, the | plurality of 3300 or more while the |\ | | | of iliness, | A daughter New | to| horn ital was at today 344 Allen street. | There will be a meeting of the| oxceutive committes of Eddy-Glover | st, American Legion, at Legion home on Washington slnv(‘ Members of Isabella Circle will iect tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the club rooms for Ch mas sowing. Members are ask to bring materfal to work on. v. Samuel M. Penn of Sophia, C., missionary from the First| Congregational church of this city, | is visiting in New Britain in the | interests of an extension of his parish. Ife will speak tonight at the supper of the Y. W. M. 8. 1 Charle; L. Capwick of | d Artillery at Fort Ethan | has been assigned to re- ervice in New Britain as nt to Sergeant Willilam 1 Donald Ekwurtzel, aged 3 yea slipped and fell at his home, 19 Kelsey street this afternoon and w: taken to New Britain General hos- | pital where the leg was placed in a | after which he was returned | 500 was imposed on Captain Rene Bourdeaux, master of the French | cabin liner Rov sterday as a result of the seizure of 1,000 hottles of assorted liquors in the coal bunk- | ers of the v day. An offici rench liie pro- sted the fine, requesting and being granted postponement of collection until after Captain Bordeaux had re- | turned to France and laid his version of the matter before the compans official JUDG tor | when | ¢ Haddam, Nov. 2 (P—Judge Rollin U. Tyler, democratie candidate for United States Senator against Sena- |tor Hiram Bingham, cast his vote lin the old fown hall here two miles from his home ahout noon. He was accompanied hy Mrs, Tyler, Mrs. Felen Murphy. Helen Murphy, ¢ Murphy of New Haven, ¢ this city, died early this her home, 186 X fter a long illn r are her aged moth- and two brothers, all Monchester, and seven chil- ew Haven, n of New Britain, and of Plainvil mund of New Haven A. of New Britain and Thomas of Aiken, Maryland, also 11 grand- children. FMuneral a plete. ingements are incom- 2P — Boleslaus Bowjat Boleslaus Bowjat, infant nd Mrs. John Bowiat of 46 street, died Sunday night at Ihis home. Funeral services wer: held this morning acred Heart {church. Burfal wa ered Heart son of the |cemetery. Wiler, who was a conviet at the | . — time, repeated the charges that after Knox died in the vat that poison was pumped into his body fn effort to give the impression of sui- jclde. Me said that artificial means to restore respiration first had becn {tried and had failed. } The defense, which was | ruled today in demurrers to ii | indlctment, has indicated that it will contend that Knox, who came | from West Virginia, met a natu death. Knox dled August 14, 1024, ten days after he had started to over- ing guilty to forging a $30 check. {H. S. Foothall Elevens Choose Clarkin Stadium Rumors that the annual | between the Hartford and { Britaln high schools would | plaved in the Velodrome in Fast Hartford were put to an end today | following an “@nnouncement from | Viea” TPrincipal James C. Moody {that the game would be played ‘L“lr\rkln field in Hariford ins clas in giving the testimony also | serve a two year sentence on plead- « hiavirs wore: Funerals It | Rose Lucchini The funeral of Rose Lucchini was eld trom her home, 531 Stan- v street morning at 9 o'clock. s of requiem wa calebrat Joseph's church at | . J. J. Keano offi- Miss Laura Forrell sang during the mass. Burial was at St M cemetery. The Mario Lucchin 1 Jo and 1 late da 0 o' ciating. Enil Joseph 1o, Mavy Zachaczewska The funeral of Mary Zac ska was held this mo o'clock Laraia undertak we conducted by T Kowalez sted by the sanct cholr of th A requiem hi I AR on Father K czyk at th The Hartford High school man- Sacred Heart church at | agement which has charge of th | Bame this year did not favor hav ing the game played in East Hart- !ford and after several conferences |1t was decided to play tho game | at the Hartford fleld instead. ‘Bereaved Dog Hau;lts Road Seeking Master who are chased by a dejected dog as they pass along Northern houle- ard, near Newtown road, Wood- side, Queens, are requested not to Kick at the animal. He is looking for his young master. | The master was William i clk, 19 years old, of Grand | avenue, Astoria, Queens. Early last | Tuesday while riding his motor cle he was In collision with an au- tomobile and was killed. The dog chases every motoreyclist in the hope he is Schefcik. EFFINGHAM STILL BLANKED Sehef- { | | Opponents Have Complied Points n Six Stralght Victories, Chicago, Nov. 2 (—The B ham (Ill.) High school about ready today { a8 America’s nonscoring prep foot- | | pall team. Effingham lost its last | zame to Westfield, 47 to 0. To date | Effingham has lost six games with- {out even making a gesture like a | touchdown, while opponents have | piled up 352 points. 352 fing- cleven s G. 0. P. LANDSLIDE | Concord, N. H., Nov. 2 (#—The ]‘flrflt town in New Hampshire to re- port its election results was Ells- |worth where 13 straight republican {ballots were cast. There was |democr:\‘ © vote. v New York, Nov. 2—Motoreyelists | to be crowned | 1O |43 W, MAIN ST., PROF, BLDG. TEL. 888, | committal services at |in Sacr The pall bearers were T Benny Zippo, John Kobiel: ley Polnunka and Arthur Traccy of New Britain and John Tkach of rryville. Father Kowalezyk conducted the | the e in the Sacred Heart cemetery. Mrs, Frances Neszoda Funeral services for Mrs. I° eszoda of 26 Wilcox street w held this morning at 10 o'clock at Heart church. Burial was Heart cemetery. Sacred CARD OF THANKS ! We wish to thaink our friends and neighbors for the Kindness and sympathy shown us during our re. cent bercavement in the death of our heloved son and grandson, also | for the beautiful floral offerings re- ceived 8i Mr. Mr. d. and Mrs. James Marum. d Mrs. William f. Alden and | family. | consist of Daniel Boone Pignecr Club of Y. M. C. A. Boys' Dept. Allows More Liberal Tests. The basis on which merit but the | tons will be awarded this year was| at a reorganization meet- the Daniel Boone Pioneer the Y. M. C. A. last eve- ning. Heretofore the club wa arded buttons on specific ts but in the future members will he allowed to choose their own tests. Some of the subjects upon which they may choose fnelude that of reading regularly a boys' maga- zine, attending Sunday school regula acting as an official in some major sport, such as baseball umpire, perform a service of at least two hours for some individual outside of his immediate family or one of a number of other tests. The club was organized last Oc- tober. The purpose is to develop the members intellectually, phy: cally, socially and devotional raking four-square citizens them. There are at present two elubs of this type meecting weekly, the 3oone club on Monday nights, and the Clark on Wednesday nights. The following Boone club change ing club at of club members of the re present at last night’s meetine: Rudolph Shimek, Charles McEnroe, Francls McEnroe Leo Kastancuk, Sven Swanson, Jo seph Gaydosh and Leon Dickinson. YALF THEATER T0 OPEN THIS MONTH Dozen or More Dramas Will Be Produced This Season New Haven, Novy. -— Professor ieorge Pierce Baker, director of the New Yale theater, said yesterday that it would be opened with two minor programs, the first about No- vember 25, the second perhaps two weeks later. These performances will not be open to the public. The features for the coming season will ve major productions and en or eight minor plays, all writ- ten and staged by students of the department of the drama, creating a precedent in American uni- ties. The theater has an equipment and arrangement equaled only by the best New York theaters. Complete construction shops, costume rooms and storage facilities, besldes an ex- perimental stage, the auditorium, a restaurant and a library, are in- Members of the Department of tl rama are already working on encry for forthcoming pla The main auditorium ha 700 seats in orchestra and balcony. The :ostume-designing and producing department is on the second floor. Dressing roo offices, a 1 the halcony take up the remain- of the floor. More than 100 students have been registered for the coming year, the ! largest number which could be ac- commodated. The students were carefully selected, more than 40 per cent of the applicants for admission having been cejected. NEW HAVEN SENDING DELEGATION T0 GAME Hillhouse High School to Have Band Here—Checring Scction Also Reserved Three hundred followers of the New Haven Hillhouse High school football will accompany the team with a band when the team plays in this ci Saturday in the annual triangular league game, The coach has written Coach George M. Cassidy requesting that seats be reserved for a cheering sec- tion. This announcement is expect- ed to arouse the New Britain students to action. Cheer Leader Harry Vetrano is expected to be leading the cheers for the third year in the game Saturday. Socialists Are Gaining In London Elections London, Nov. 2 (P —Sweeping so- cialist gains were recorded this niorning in incomplete returns from the country-wide elections to horough eouncils. With numerous - horough returns still missing the socialists had a gain of 139 seats, while the conservatives and dropped 69, the Iberals 49, and independents 21. ‘The socailists achieved majorities in many councils where heretofore they have heen in the minority. Their gains were especially strong in the northern and midland areas. VICENTINI WINS BOUT Buenos Alre: No (P —Louis Vicentini, Chilean lightweight cham- pion, making his debut in an Argen- tine ring, won on points from Liberto Corney, Uruguayan champlon, in a twelve round encounter last night. Vicentini gained the decision by a wide margin. 'NDER TRAIN. 2. (P—Drawn cels of the Boston- bound limited by the suction of the train passing him on a trestle in Portchester yesterday morning, Ver- non B. Conover, 32, was instant Killed. Conover, a Portchester elee- | library | ecach week and the helpfulness of the | Indulges in Mental Relaxation, Laughter and Giggles = [ | Helptulness and service to others | is the quality which makes men | Igreat, according to Rev. Raymond N. | | Gilman, pastor of the Stanley Me- morial church and chaplain of the Lions club, in an address to that lub at the Durritt hotel at noon to- day. i Rev. Mr. Gilman's talk came as| the clim.x to a humorous meeting in which a much advertised debate Ifailed to matertalize, The debate was to have been on the subject: “R jolved, that liquor ain’t never done no hurt to nobody.’ On the affirmative side were W. C. | ‘rench and Harry G. Hancock, On | |the negative side were L. W. Vogel and Robert C. Vance. ! Captain Harry Haynes acted as | judge. 7T o following names and oc- cupations were submitted as candi- dates for the position of judge: Ray | |Gilman, sky pilot; Hugh J. Donnelly, | capitalist; <. J. Leroux, professional J. H. Potts, frunit farmer; A. urier, song plugger; Harry Haynes, scenarlo writer; Otto Hein- rich, athlete, and ““Doc” Dary, tomb- |stone plumber. | Haynes was automatically taken ff the panel by virtue of his being | udge. Mr. Vogel challenged Dr. Potts, and there being no objection the was excused. Mr. Hancock ac- |cepted Rev. Mr. Gilman, but the minister was cross examined by Mr. Vogel, as follows: “What s your full name?” “Raymond Newton Gilman. “What is your occupa- [tion?"" “I'm a descendent of Isaac | Newton.” “It that why. you gravi- itated here?” No answer. “What s the latest time you have ever been | out at night?” “One o'clock in the | morning.” “Did you ‘ come. home home alone?” Question objected to { by Mr. French, who also pointed out that the witness, when asked his oc- { cupation replied with information | about his ancestors. The question | was allowed and repeated. Holding | upj a bottle of colored liquid, Mr. Vogel asked, “What's ‘this?” The | minister replied, “It looks like van- | illa extract.” “What's this?” was asked of another bottle. “Soothing | syrup,” was the reply. “T'll accept nim, he knows nothing,” said Mr. | Vogel, “We accept him, he knows cverything,” replied Mr. French. A. J. DeLurfer was challenged up- ! on receipt of a mysterious telegram. | hers was no objection except by | Mr. DeLaurier, who subsided when | Mr. Vogel threatened to make the tolegram public, Ott> Heinrich was excused Cor various reasons.” Dr.| L. E. Da y was asked what the con- | tents of certain bottles smelled like. He replle One is rot- ten, the cti ' He was ex- cused. Jt was at this point that Mr, Vo- gel received a telegram from his colleague, R. C. Vance, stating be- cause of its being election day he was unable to be present. Mr. Vogel | was prepared to fight it out alone. | 'but the debate was postponed by | popular vote. i Addressing his hearers as “Fellow | sufferers,” Rev. Mr. Gilman remark- | ed that It was good that busy men | can sometimes be boys again. ‘ He told eeveral amusing jokes on Messrs, Hancock and Vance and| gave & few minutes of a humorous talk. He called attentlon to the value of men meeting in clvic club | | one to another in this way. “Wej |find men are not so different after | all. They have the same aims and | the same ambitions and same hopes,” | he said. He referred to the fact| that competition {n business no longer s regarded as enmity but rather friendly competition. “We are not Jews or Catholics Protostants or Mohammedans Mormans, We are not political scctarian. Our purpose is that Lelping others, it is primarily that of helping to make the community | a better placa te live in.” i He spoke of the history of Elihu Burritt, the fact that New Britain ! ardware is known all over the world, that it has a hospital second to none, and three parks totally al- most 300 acres in area and of its various active welfare organizations. The members were presented with apples raised by Dr. J. H. Potts. A pumpkin raised by Dr. Potts was awarded to F. W. Macomber. M Rose Swarky played the plano and Humphrey Muidowney sang. Paul E. Lucas recited a poem in French- Canadian diale But One C;Eidate for Electrician’s License The eiectrical examining commit {ee of three members and the city | inspectors will convene September 10, for the purpose of examining one | applicant for a se. He is How-| | ard Bacon of 49 Black Rock avenne, | who is employed by a Bristol con- cern. Eight candidaies for plumbing | licenses will ba ined at the first| session of the committee, whose date meeting has not been fixed. ey of Despondenc,\: is Blamed | For Man's Suicide New London, Conn., Nov, 2 (®— | Despondency because, of i1l health {and inabjiity to provide for his wife land two young children is believed {{o have boen the cause of the sui- cide of Walter E. Willey. 35, of 428 | Broad street, who was found dead | {in the kitchen of his home at 220 | i o'clock this afternoon asphyxiated | by gas from a kitchen gas range. [ The body was discovered when Mrs. | Blizabath Cronesberry, mother-in- {law of the man, who resides in the | |other half of the duplex house de- | |tected the odor of gas fumes leaking |through from the kitchen. Rigor | {trician, flung himself to the side of | mortls had set in when the body| |the trestle In an attempt at escape. |waa found. Opposite St Mary's Residence 17 Summer BOLLERER’S POSY SHOP 0! W SHIPMENT OF OLDFISH “The Telegraph Florist of New Britain.” He 1is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Conover. EUROP! London, Oct. 29 (£) —— London is to have the largest moving-picture theater In Europe. It will be near Victorla Station not far from the offices of the American Embass: and will seat more than 3,000 per- sons. It also will he fully equipped as a dramatic theater. 1 RADICALS ROUNDED VP Perplgnaw, France, Nov. 2 (P— { Thirty-two foreigners, Spaniards and |Itallans, were arrested here today, |charged with attempting to foment !a revolut'on in Spain. TREASURY STATEMENT Treasury Balance .. $230,560,694. Boston— Exchanges $97,000,000, balances $28,000,000. P WEST MAIN Tel. ST. NEW BRITAIN~ 2040 AT NG CCINTIL AW T, 5-ne We Offer: Phoenix Insurance Co. Price on Application @homson, Ten & Co. Burritt Hotel Bldg.. New Britain MEMBERS NEW YORK AND H Donald R. Telephone 2580 ARTFORD STOCR EXCHANGES Hart. Mgr. We offer— 10 Shares City National Bank Price on Application. WE DO NOT ACCEPT MARGIN ACCOUNTS. EDDY BROTHERS &G HARTFORD' Martford Conn. Trust Bldg. Tel.2-7186 We Offer:— NEW BRITAIN Burritt Hotel Bldg. Tel. 3420 25 shares Fafnir Bearing 50 shares Landers, Frary & Clark 100 shares Stanley Works | _— Have your Typewriter repaired by skilled niechanics, we absolutely GUA RANTEE our work Let us OVERHAUL your typewriter New Britain Typewriter Exchange 96 West Main Street MRS, HRESGE HAS " FILED HER REPLY Rnswer to Hushand’s Suit Sup- pressed in Detroit Detroit, Nov. cor Kresge has a suppre: swer and cross-bill to her million- alre husband’s divorce suit on file in Circuit Court, it was revealed to- day, The bill was filed several days ago and efforts were made to keep the matter secret. S. Kresge is un- derstood to be in New York, and Nathan Burkan, one of Mrs. ge's attorneys, has been endeavo ing to find him to get service in his wife's suit. Paul W. Voorhles. attorney Mr. Kresge, refused today to cnss the new turn in the case. Reports were current that attor- neys for Mr. and Mrs. Kresge have been trying for weeks to cach an agreement by which the divorce suit would go through with as little pub- licity as possible and with a brief 2.—Mrs. Dor; her answer passed some time ago. Although he could have gone into court any time after that with a petition to have a divorce granted to Kresge on default, Voorhies has not done so. This, it {s reported., was because attorneys for hoth sides ing in an agreement. Mrs. Kresge is in New York. PHYSICIANS ON VISIT T0 GENERAL HOSPITAL Exectulve Committee of State Asso- clation Mceting Today With Dr. Recks Here. Dr. E. A. Sexton, superintendent of the Hartford hospital, Dr. Harold W. Hershey, superintendent of the Bridgeport hospital and Dr. Charles TLee, superintendent of the Water- bury hospital, were luncheon guests of Dr. T. Eben Reeks, superintendent of the New Britain General hospitol today. The visiting physick members of the execntive committec of the Connecticut state hospital soclation of which Dr. Recks is dent, and their visit here took t part of an official conference. Among the various items of busi- ness discussed by the visitors today is the question of the time, place and date of the next convention of the ociation. There is a possibility it be held at the local hospital, YALE MAKE Results of Heating Experiments Will Be Given to the Public. New Haven, Nov. 2.— Yale has Degun a serles of researgh experl- 1 or | o work- | Phone. 612 ments into heating and hoiler effl. |ciency in the Mason Laboratory of the Sheffield Scientific School, where | @ new magazine type of heating boil- | er is being tested. Measurements of | fuel burned, the evaporation of wa- |ter and completeness of combustion are the chief conditions which are being investigated. Especially bullt cquipment is required to ascertain the exact amount of fuel uséd and the water evaporated. | Completion of combustion is deter- | mined by chemical analysi: of the escaping gases in the sm&e pipe. Delicate fnstruments, in which the | Mason Laboratory is the most com~ plete of any American university, cord temperature and draught. It the report is favorable the boile | er, with its revolutionary improve- ments, will be manufactured for pub- lic use bes other year FINED FOR DEHOTING BELL HOP JURYMAN Philadelphia Hotel Manager Is Ade Judged in Contempt by Common Pleas Court. Philadelphia, Nov. 2.—(A— Be- he demoted an employe who had been called for jury duty John M. Hanf, manager of a downtown hotel, was adjudged in contempt of court yeste and fined $100 and costs John Thornton, who had been em- ployed as a bellboy, charged that upon his return from jury duty he was assigned as an elevator opera- | tor. He asserted that it was the re- sult of his service on the jury that he lost the bellhoy's job, a more lucrative position, Judge Charles 1. Bartlett, in court of common pleas, listened to Hanf's explanation and then asked if hie would return Thornton to his former job. When the hotel man delayed his answer, the judge im- posed the fine. “This will serve as a notice 1o all | employers,” he sald, “that they can not discharge employes who have been called upon for jury service.” 21 Seeking Permits for Installing Oil Burners Building Inspector A. N. Ruther- ford's drive against the installation of oil burners by unlicensed work- men and without permits resulted today in applications for 21 permits. A fee of $1 for burners to cost less than $1,000 and §2 for {hose of greater cost is provided b v, v 1 SHOT IN BOOTLEGGING ROW | Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 2 (Pp— George Rotoli, a grocer, was shot and killed last night by his brother= |in-law, Marcello Carrillo, a poolroom | keeper, here in a quarrel over hoot- legging privileges in the block where /they maintained their *places of | business. A half hour later Carrillo walked |into the fifth precinct police station, |about a mile distant from the scen® f the shooting, and surrendered. is held on a charge ot murder, first degree, He

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