New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1926, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926. BOUTLEG RINGS NEARLY ALL GONE Andrews Predicts They Will Soon Be Wiped Out Chicago, Dec. 21 —(P— Within a few months the government will have stopped the operations of bootleg rings on a national or inter- state scale, and when the time ar- rives prohibition will become a local | problem with each community vir- tually able to determine how string- ently 1t wants the Volstead act en- forced, Lincoln C. Andrews, federal prohibition enforcement chief tola WORCESTER CITY CLERK DIES AFTER OPERATION William J. Pratt, aged 52, Was Suf- fercr from Abscess of the Stomach. | Worcester, Mass,, Dec, 21.—®— { Willam H. Pratt, city clerk and register of voters, died at city hospi- tal early today following an aper- atlon for an abscess of the stomach. He was 52 years old, and had becn in the employ of the city continuous- ly for 25 years, filling successively the offices of city messenger, assist- ant city clerk, clerk of city council | committees, and city clerk. He was a natjve of Gardner. As a boy he entered the newspaper field as a re- | porter for the Gardner News, ana | later came to Wo er and joined 300 manufacturers of malt beer here today, The government, Andre saia, has three immediate objectives: to stop the smuggling of liquor into the United States from abroad; to halt diversion of commercial alcohol to the beverage trade; and to close old | time breweries still manufacturing reel beer, “We have not donc all that yet,” he said, “but we are can see our way to a successful fin- ish. “When these things are accom- plished, individual states and com- munities can tackle r local boot- leg problem without finding that they have seized one tentacle of an octopus. The illicit iquor business will be so broken up that it can be decalt with on a local scale by local official Chere will always be an effort o sell liquor, But we can stop it on an interstate or intercommunity scale by daming the known sources of supply and annihilating them.” As Andrews co; congress never intended the national prohibition unit to do more than dry up the nation-wide and regional channels of the bootleg flow. “The federal government isn't go- ing to handle the problems of every municipalit he asserted. “It is not supposed to ¢ ve any community of self government. Now those who want the law enforced to prevent sale of liquor are returning to sel sovernment after having said, when the Volstead act was passed “‘Now the federal government will take the problem 6% our hands,’ and I am preaching to these people that after we have done our full part ibition enforcement, we shall have made | enforce- ment possible and shall have en. abled every community which wants prohibition to deal easily and effect- ively with violations of the law.” HYSTERIOUSLY SHOT itimore Business Man Wounded by Guntice From Auto Bearing Florida License Tag. Baltimore, Dec. 21.—(P)— Talbot Trusler, 44, dealer /1n marine sup- | plies, was shot and seriously wound- ed in his suburban home last night mder circumsiances which have baffled police, He was shot, his wife told police, by one of two men who called at their home ostensibly to inspect the , which was for sale. Two lirected at her went wild, Mrs. lor said. | cither she knew their nor her husband ssailants, M 1d she could for the attac Money ang in the house were left un- Trusler isserted, motive ewl teache: The gunmen escaped in an auto- | mobile bearing a Florida license tay, | the number of which could not b discerned. Missing Link Skull -May Not Be a Skull at All Amsterdam, Dec. 21.—(P—The “missing link” skull, which was re ported {o have been discovered at Trinil, Java, in September by the professor, Dr. C. J. E. Heber- lein, may | Prof doing it, and | ascribe no | the staft of the Worcester Spy. He | covered the city | assignments for two years before he | elected city messenger in 1901 | He was a member of the Masonic il’r.:(r\lnlly and of the Elks. Young Baldw n Predicts Revolution in England Smethwdck, Staffordshire, Eng- by Oliver Baldwin, the conservative pr that “we are nearer ay than ever hefore” featured the of the campaign of Oswald Mosley, whose parliamentary candi- dacy was before the voters in a by- on here today. | Young B , addressing a mass | mecting, predicted that fifty year: | hence there will be only two partees in Great Britain—socialist and com- munist, s0c me minister, revolution to- Brockton Draws Water From Emergency Supply Pembrok . 21 (P— Brocktgn dri supply from emergency r for seven hours this morning a sion in the coal pocket adjoining the Silver lake pumping station here had set fire to the roof of the boiler | room, Engine 4 of Brockton, making the { 16 mile run to the aid of the Pem- broke fire department, skidded from road in Whitman and smashed ydrant and a telephone pole. No was injured. winter clothing—at BIG SAVINGS! hall and political | land, Dee. 21.—(P—The geclaration | Wist son of | r an explo- | ~leared before inventory; FIGHT PERSONS | - HAVE CLOSE CALL Meriden People Are Overcome| ‘ by Gas Fumes | Meriden, Cnn., Dec. 21 (P)—Eight persons, four adults and four chil- dren, had a narrow escape from death this morning at the home of Edwin C. Vibberts at 39 Akron street, when they were being over- | come by gas fumes from a kitchen range and a sheet iron stove in the | parlor. | They were attended by Dr. J. Al- [ trod Wilson and all are expected to recover. | “Tast ight on retiring Mr. Vib- partly open but not sufticient to carry oft the gas. This morning at 6:30 Miss Elizabeth Kenny, the land- lady, who lives downstairs, went up- stairs as is her daily custom to awaken the Vibberts family. Mr. | Vibherts arose to answer her knock on the door and fell up against a | table. His sister, ‘rs. Pearl West | of Randolph, Vt., visiting at the | house, hearing him fall arose and | taggering into the kitchen fell up against the kitchen range and sufter- ed a burn on her arm. Securing some water, she revived Mr. Vibberts and threw open the windows and a call was sent far Dr. Wilson. When the physician arrived he found both Mr. and Mrs. Vibbert their three sons, rd and Fr erick, each 7 years old, and Robert five, Mr. Vibberts' sisters, Mrs, West and Miss Elsie Vibberts and M West's infant son all ill. At the home, it was said that the physician | figured than another half hour and | all would have been dead. Arcadia Quartet to Sing At WTIC Thurs. Night The Ladies' Arcadia quartet has been booked to broadeast from WTIC Thursday evening at 10 p. m. 'he quartet will sing Christmas carols. It fs composed of Daisy Booth Dailey, soprano; Estelle Platt Richardson, second soprano; Ruth Schade, first alto; Hazel Porter Snow, second alto. The piano ac- | companist is Elizabeth Platt Arnold. COME! SAVINGS FOR HIM! Men's Overcoats ..... Men’s Suits, go at...... $18.85 Boys' Boys’ Suits, now ..... $8,98 Overcoats ... $8.98 Men's Hats .... $2.98 1892 unearflicd part of an ape-man's | skull in the Trinil vegion, writes to the paper received photographs of Professor Heber- lein's find led him to believe that part of a leg bene of a stegodon, (a prehistorie species of elephant) has been mistaken for a skull. Remains of these anima are often found in Jav PARIS Paris, Dec. a deficit of 102,000,000 shown by the budget for 1927, m. public today. The budget totals 394,000,000 francs, or seven times the cost of operating the city gov- | ernment before the wa The municipal eoun wipe out the the cusems duties on articles enter- | ing y rather than increase the | t igh, taxation. | , he says, eI ’aris faces de | proposes to | Eeession————————— W1 $10 For Your Old Fadio Battery SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFER Until Christmas Day We Will Allow you $10 on the purchase of an EXIDE RADIO POWER UNIT EXIDE BATTERY SERVICE 96 Chestnut St. Tel, 2905 deficit by increasing | Tur Trimmed (COATS, cut to . Nowhere you find values hefore Xmas! Janua prices now! Ac can such Useful Gifts & for Her'—Reducedf%"/ 4 1, Y .. .$16.50 '/&(([l , go at .. 0.08 Girls' Winter Use Xmas! credit this Buy all you need now— pay after Xmas in small amounts yowll hardly miss- ——d Sil COATS, go at ... 7.08 UNDERWEAR .... New HATS, go at .. LET OUR CREDIT BE YOUR SANTA! Gilbert’s 408 Main Street New Britin berts left the dampers in the stoves | FILES SUIT FOR $10,000 BOY SCOUT NEWS Scout Executive O. A. Erickson | from 1 to 5 o'clock tomorrow after- | noon to give Scouts wishing to pass tests. desiring to pass yequirements sked to come prepared Mrs. Abell of This Bertha City Brings Action Against Meri- | den Man and Son [ Mrs. Bertha A. Abell of this city has instituted suit against Michael Cohen of Crown street, Meriden, and his son, Samuel B. Cohen, a stu dent of Wesleyan university, Middle. town, for damages amounting to $10,000 as the result of an automo. bile accident at North Haven on December 23, 1925. Mrs. Abell states that the car was oporating, owned by her ! band, was damaged to the extent of §700 and that she suffered a broken rib and numerous bruises, cuts and he jabrasions about the neck, shoulders and body. Young Colen is alleged to have been driving a car owned by his father at the time and is charged | with being responsible for the acci- dent. Property owned by the elder defendant has been attached. Radio Station Memorial To Late Eugene V. Debs | New York, Dec. 21 (A)—The name of Kugene V. Debs, socialist leader will be perpetuated in air instead of stone. The national cxecutive committee | of the socialist party proposals to crect a monument to |4 their dead leader and decided to open a radio broadeasting station in | | his honor, it was announced today. The station iz to be named WDEBS. The committee that rejected the pro- posal for a statuary memorial was governed by t wishes of M Katherine Debs, Mr. Debs’ widow. has rejected | & DI The Etude Musical club met at | the Sims studio on Carlton street Monday evening. George Westerman read a paper on Schumann’s life and works. Miss Edla Sims sang the following group of Schumann song: “My Heart is in the Highlands, ighland Cradle Song," sion.” ren Hall, pianist, presented Novelette, Op. 21-No. 1,” and the piano solo, “Warum,"” Opus 12 was played by Mrs. R. Sims. Our racks must be COME!! COME!'!! to Boy Those assistance necessary material. Patrol leaders who can glve assistance will be wel- comed by the executive. The court of honor will hold its December session tomorrow evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. council roster at this session, | Many scout troops have been do- | ing Christmas good turns by provid- ing baskets of food for families which otherwise would be without | thiz holiday cheer. | master of American Legion Troop 7. He has served in scouting for four years and has speclalized in first ald and handicraft work. Clarence Der= rick has been elected Troop 4 quar- | termaster to succeed him and Harry are with the | scout It Is espected that Slade appointed assistant patrol Robert Sackett of Troop 4 has | leader in his place. been commissioned assistant scout- another eagle | will be added to the local | Delightfully Luxurious and Serviceable for CHRISTMAS GIFTS Dainty Lingerie of Rayon Lace trimmed che- mises, bloomersand step-ins in assorted pastel colors, cool, feminine and so reasonable. e | Here's Warmth, Smartness and Low Price All in One Item Mixed Wool Hose for Men able. heather heather. brown per pair or ———— Have the appearance of linen but cost much less. suring Warmth and Comfort Women’s Ooze Leather Slippers Moccasin style slipper, with cushion heel. Also colored suede finish slippers. She'll $1 pr. appreciate a pair of these ¥ _ 9 A Dozen Different m‘i = (crns—all good look- ing. 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