New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1927, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 FRANTIC APPEALS FOR AID SENT OUT BY BRITISHERS IN GHINESE American and British Naval Ships Dispatch- ed to Scene as Grave International Crisis Impends. English Colony at Hankow Invaded by Thousands of Infuriated Chinese Coolies—Fully 300 Am- ericans in District. By the Assoclated Press. Anti-foreign agitation in China, torn by bitter civil war for many months, has flamed out in the in- vasion of the British colony at Han- kow by thousands of infurlated coolies creating a situation “fraught with the gravest dangers.” Frantic appeals were received to- day in London by the British govern- ment from the colony calling for more land and naval forces. The British warships Vindictive, Carlisle and Wishart were ordered to Hankow from Hong Kong, while en Exchange telegraph dispatch said that all available naval forces in Shanghal were leaving at full speed for the threatened zone. Marines Withdrawn. DBritish marines, who held off a coolie invasion Monday without bloodshed, were withd: \wn from the British colony yesterday, leaving the concesslon in charge of Cantonese troops, but official dispatches indi- cate the angry natives are out of control. The British withdrawal, ordered to prevent almost certain bloodshed, resulted in the destruction of barri- cades by the coolies who swarmed into the concession making the main stre~t “unsafe for foreigners.” Unconfirmed report§ say that all women and children in Hankow have been instructed to embark prepara- tory to leaving the port. A German citizen was stabbed and seriously wounded Monday by aglta- tors within the British concession. British authorities believe that if it should be necessary for the marines to land again an immediate crisis would result necessitating the use of force. U. S. Destroyer Sent Out, An official dispatch from Nanking said the City of Wuhu, Anhwei prov- ince, was looted presumably by northern troops and that the Amer- ican destroyer John D. Ford had been ordered to the scene. ‘Washington estimates that 300 or more Americans are living in Han- kow or its suburbs, a considerable number making their homes in the British concession. Additional Amer- jcan war vessels were sent to Han- kow a week or two ago. No disturbances have been report- ed at the American consulate or its wvicinity. The British forelgn office ex- pressed the opinion that the dis- turbances are due to Cantonese agi- tators in an effort to create a crisis embarrassing to Great Britain’s new- ly declared policy of reconciliation. London, Jan. 5 (M—Frantic ap- peals for more land and naval forces (Continued on Page 18) MARINES ORDERED TO0 NICARAGUAN CAPITAL Sent in lieply to Plea for Protection of British and Italians Washington, Jan. 5 (P—In an- nouncing today that an American marine guard had been ordered to Managua, capital of Nicaragua, the state department disclosed that Brit- ish and Italian diplomatic repre- sentatives there had requested out- side protection for their nationals. (™he marines will be sent from Corinto by Reat Admiral Latimer, in command of American forces in Nicaragua. Decision to send them ‘was reached yesterday and observers took the decision as a definite an- swer to rumors current for several days that the administration was contemplating withdrawal of fts naval forces from the Central Amer- ican republic. A state department announcement elling of the plu of the British and Ntalian representatives said: “The department of state has been Informed by the American minister at Managua that the British and | talian charge d'affaires have made | epresentations to him that they con- er their subjects in Imminent | il in the present situation without ' idg protection and that he con- | s in these views which represent concensus of opinfon there jong the Americans and other for- ners." The number of marines to be t to Managua was not announced the state department but from anagua came the word that the |at thy Sept. b o o) ‘profet sdeg ¥ s£auaqr] ABIS W1 IN . TROUBLE ZONE RISBERE SUDDENLY | DROPS FROM SIGHT Baseball Hearing Postponed Till This Atternoon MYSTERIOUS PHONE CALL: Landis Curtly Advised Risberg Would Not Be at Meeting Until 1:30—Player Known to be in City | of Chicago. of the charges made by Charles A. “Swede” Risberg, accusing the White Sox and the Tygers of a crooked series in 1917 was postponed today | |until 1:30 p. m. due to the fallure | of Risberg to appear. A half hour before the hearing ! was to have been opened Commis- | sioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis re- ceived a mysterious telephone call purporting to have come from Ris- berg. The voice at the other end of the line sald: - | “Risberg will not be there until 1:30.” Thereupon the receiver was bang- ed. Commissioner Landis as well as | 200 or more baseball players and re- | porters were mystified by the call Commissioner Landis waited 15 min. utes after the appointed hour before ordering the postponement. He could offer no explanation for Ris- | verg’s fallure to appear as the | former White Sox shortstop had as- sured him he would be on hand promptly. Risberg was supposed to have left 1 his little farm near Rochester, Minn., last night. “I don’t know anything about it except what the voice said to me on the phone,” said Commissioner Lan- dis. “The facts speak' for them- | seves. Risherg is- not here. The call evidently was a local call, one made in Chicago. I am at a loss (0‘ understand it; in view of what Ris- berg promised me.” Players On Hand. While waiting for Risberg base- {ball stars of the past and present land the hundred or more newspa- permen jammed the offices of the commissioner. Buck Weaver, who with Chick Gandil and six others, in- | | | cluding Risberg, were banished from | organized baseball for the part they | played in the crooked world's series | of 1919, shouldered his way through | the crowd just a few seconds before | Landis poked, his head out of his office with the words of the mysteri- | ous telephone call. Weaver was there to do whatever | he could in aiding Risierg in sub- stantiating his story. Risberg In City. Risberg arrived in town at 7:30 a. m. and when he failed to appear | the rumor quickly spread that he | was jkidnapped by a Chicago news- papée for the purpose of questioning him. Commissioner Landis was un- | able to add any light to the rumor but he was reminded that Risberg was brought here last Saturday | night, three days ahead of the time | he was expected to come, by a Chi- cago newspaper which paid all of the expenses. ‘When Commissioner Landis ask- ed Risherg after a recital of his |amazing story last Satarday night if he -did not need some expense money the representative of the paper told Landis that he ,would continue to take care of Risberg's expenses. “Red” Faber Talks Urban (Red) Faber, Sox pitcher in 1917 and still one of the lead- ing flingers of the club, today gave his first statement on the White Sox donation to Detroit. “We were playing the Athletics,” he sald, “at the same time Detroit was playing its Boston series in September, 1917. Somebody on the bench, noticing from the scomeboard that Detroit was beating Boston, said: ‘We ought to make those fel- | lows (Detroit) a present for beating Boston.* The next day in New York Chick Gandil came to me to collect this money for the present to De- troit and I gave him a check for my share of $45 and the shares of several others of the boys who did not have any money along with them. I never heard anythingabout Detroit being hired to lay down to the White Sox until Risberg’s story the other day. I am confident that nothing was sald of this pool for the Detroit team until the day the Tigers completed a three game se- ries of victories over Boston. Ris- berg's charges are the bunk.” 28 Players Present Twenty-eight baseball players, of the 37 summoned py Commissions. Landis to the hearing into the Ris- berg scahdal, gathered in the com- | missioner's ante-rooms today, with the others on the way from more distant points. One of them, Blg Ed Walsh, spit- ball star of the White Sox, declared he didn’t know why he had been called-as he was not with the Sox time of the alleged fixed etween Chicago and Detroit, and 3, 1917. Landis’ records that Walsh was released by The | | showe: the Sox in the spring of 1917, others present were: Eddie Collins, Kid Gleason, John | Collins, Ray Schalk, Eddie Murphy, (Continued from Page 16) (Continued on Page H.)_‘ |Marsland and Carl Ramsay. W BRITAIN HERAL NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1927.—EIGHTEEN PAGES $300,000 INVOLVED IN MAIN 3T. LEASE 5. M. Davidson Takes Dickinson Drug Block for 80 Years MARSLAND WILL STEP 0UT Terms Give Lessee Permission to Raze Building and Erect New Structure—Pharmacy was Estab- lished 77 Years Ago. A real estate deal involving a sum slightly In excess of 300,000 was consummated today when J. W. Marsland leased his building at 169-171 Main street to the S M. Davidson Co. for 30 years on a net basis, The transaction was made through the Rabinow & Raschkow agency and Judge B. W. Alling drew up the papers. The lessee of the property will take possession on May 1, 1927, at which time the Dickinson Drug Co., of which Mr. Marsland is the pro- prietor, will yacate the premises. | Mr. Marsland stated today that it is Chicago, Jan. § P)—The hearing |his plan to get out of the retall drug | business, but that he may ontinue with & drug jobbing and brokerage program. The Davidson Co. will pay all in- surance, and taxes on the property, which has a Main street frontage of 39 fect. Mr. Davidson stated to- day that plans for the building are ot definite, although it is expected that it will be completely remocenea | and that a new front will be placed | ton it from the street level to tme ! top. The floor level, which is above that of. the street at the present time, will be lowered. No tenant has been engaged, Mr. Davidson said. Allowed to Erect New Structure ‘ Mr. Davidson sald that under the terms of the lease, the company has the right to raze the building and to erect a new building if it so de- sires, but that no decision has been eached as to that step. Negotia- |tions for the leasing of the building | have been going months. Whether the Dickinson Drug Co. on for several |will go out of business entirely is problemttical. Mr. Marsland stated that it is possible that other inter- ests may take over the business and establish it in a new stand, although there has been no definite assurance of such a step. As far as he is con- cerned, he said, he will step out of the business after May 1. Business 77 Years Old The Dickinson Drug Co. i3 one of the oldest business houses in the city, if not the oldest. It was founded in 1849 by Hubbard & Kellogg, who established an apothecary shop on Main street in a building which oc. cupied the site of the Fair Depart- ment store. Some time later the business was purchased by Charles Dickinson, who conducted it until 1908, when it was purchased by Mr. Later the store was established in its pres- ent location and, upon the death of Mr. Ramsay about eight years ago, Mr. Marsland purchased the entire business and has been conducting it ever since., 1t is one of the hest known stands in the city and has a large trade. Its stationery department is the oldest in the city, having been established many vears ago. Recently Miss Helen Phillips purchased the stock of the stationery department and moved to a location next to the Strand theater. Since that time the stationery line at the Dickinson Drug store has been a modest one, although magazines, toys and other accessories are still sold on a small scale, Mr. Marsland stated today that the store has been open every day since 1908. Not a day has been missed since that time. AARON F. JOHNSON 15 STRICKEN SUDDENLY Stanley St. Resident Dies From Heart Attack This Noon Aaron F. Johnson of 488 Stanley street, one of the most widely known Swedish residents of this city, was taken i1l shortly after noon today at the corner of Church and Stanley streets and died as he reached New Britain General hospital. Mr. Johnson, who would have reached the age of 61 the 16th of this month, was on his way home from work at the Skinner Chuck Co., when he was seized with a heart at- tack. He fell into the snow at the side of the sidewalk in an uncon- sclous condition, and passersby car- ried him into a nearby barbershop. Restoratives were applled® and he regalned consciousness and was able to sit up in a chair. He was taken to the hospital ac- companied by his son, George J. Johnson, and died as he reached the institution. Mr. Johnson was born in Sweden and had been a resident of New Britain for the past 35 years. He was 2 member of the Swedish Bethany church. He is survived by his wife, two sons, George H. Johnson, clerk of the board of public works, and Harold 8. Johnson, and one daugh- ter, Adelaide Johnson, of the Herald business office staff. Funeral arrangements, in charge of Erickson & Carlson, are incom- plete. WON'T MAKE LOANS. Danbury, Jan. 5 (A—The two na- tional banks of this city have decid- ed not to make loans on soldiers’ bonus certificates. The reason given for this action is that too much red tape ia required. o ok i o b bt Considered A proposal by the American Armor Co. of New York to install an armor- ment, under an agreement with local manufacturers, was discussed at an informal conference last night be- tween Police Commissioners Cham- berlain and Bannan, Chiet Hart and Clerk McGrail, and at the regular meeting of the commission next Tuesday evening a representative of the company will probably explain it in detall. Meanwhile, Chief Hart will sound the sentiment of the man- ufacturers and others to whom the protection of the car for the han- dling of payroll money in transit would be available under the propos- ed arrangement. According to the information in possession of the police at present, the manufacturers would subscribe to a fund for maintenance of the car {and the police department would ed automobile in the police depart-| man it. It would be used to (‘:xrl'!'l Armored Auto to Carry Funds Between Factories and Banks by Police Board Chief Hart to Consult Manufacturers Regarding Pro- tection of Their Payrolls Against Bandits money to and from the banks, and | when not in use for’this purpose, it would be at the disposal of the police | department for its work. There would be no cost to the department. Supernumerary Officer Charles McGrath was advised by the com- | missioners to appear before t sal- {ary committee tomorrow night and explain the request for an incre: in pay of the supernumerary polic men from $5 to $5.50 per day. An- other member of the superiumerary force will accompany him. Patrol- man George Collins and another of- ficer will explain to the committee the request for a clothing allowance of $70 per year per man, including the officers and regular patrolmen. Acting Chairman R. W. Chamberlain and other members of the board will present the argument for salary in- creases for the chairman and clerk of the board, the department clerk and chief. GHILDREN EXPOSED T0 SCARLET FEVER Little Girl, Recovering From Disease, Walks Throngh Strests | OTHERS IN FAMILY SICK | supt. Pulten Startled at Possibilty of | | | | | l | Child's Spreading Germs—Threat- ens to Invoke Ordinance Against Neglectful Parents. A little girl who walked into the office of Health Superintendent Richard W. Pullen this morning to inquire about a skin eruption on her i hands was found to be recovering trom scarlet fever, and an investiga- tion was started at once with the result that two other members of her family were found to have the same ailment. None of the cases had been visited Iby a physician, reported to the rcalth department or quarantined | and Dr. Pullen fears many children have been exposed to scarlet fever as a result. Parents who fail to report com- municable diseases are liable to ar- |rest. Dr. Pullen is anxious to avoid | so drastic an action, but if there |are recurrences of today's incident {it is likely that the ordinance will be put in force. Parents Must Exercise Care Discussion the situation today, Dr. Pullen said: “So far this year New Britain has | been unusually free from communi- {cable diseases. This condition is highly desirable and it is to be hoped that it will continue. But if it is to continue the utmost care must be exercised by all parents. The health department can only quarantine cases which it knows to exist. Only this morning a child walked into my office to inquire about | pecling of the skin on her hands. She was found to be recovering |trom scarlet fever. Sho had never | been seen by a physician and had not been quarantined. Her parents had not reported the disease to the health department so there was no way of knowing that the child was ill. Investigation showed that two other children in the family now sick with scarlet fever. impossible to estimate how many other children were expcsed to scar- let fever through the carelessness of this family. Such things ought not to happen but they can only be | stopped when parents realize that expert advice should be sought as soon as a child becomes ill. This may prevent very serious conse- quences. Remember the old pr verb, ‘A stitch in time saves nine.’ “But in talking about children let lus not overlook the grown-ups. This is the season for grip and colas. Colds are not often considered seri- | ous, still they may lead to such | serious diseases as influenza and pneumonta. It will probably never be possible to avoid colds entirely but some precautions can be taken. Don't discard your overcoat on the morning of the first warm day. To do 80 may mean you will come home {that night shivering. The weather at this season is very changeable |and a thorouhly chilled body has only a poor chance to fight the germs that cause colds. If you work all day in a warm room don't wear clothes that will keep you warm in zero weather. Woar clothes that keep you warm in that room land rely on an overcoat to keep | you warm when you go out in the cold. If you wear clothes that keep you too warm while you are inside go outside you will be badly chilled and in perfect condition to catew another cold. Also remember to keep dry. Remember that through- out your entire life your body must | stay at a certain even temperature. Try to arrange your clothing to | make it as easy as possible for your body to keep this temperature. And finally, if you do catch cold, don’t neglect it. Proper care may pre- vent pneumonia.” THE WEATHER *. * New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat warmer tOmMOITOW. a peculiar | and do not put on more when you { TWO DRY AGENTS CAUGHT WITH RUM Nine Other Pe sons Arrested in New London }mm SELZ( RE AT $250,000 lCnp:ul‘(‘ Mid® at Groton Bridge Inctudes 1wo Five Ton Trucks and Two Exfit 1sive Motor Cars— r.iq.\r I;:'l'if-w 1 Worth $250,000. New Yonddg, Conn, Jan. 5 (P— Choice ed worth $250, 000, twol'Mya ten t ks valued at §10,000, ve were | [ | cars, eleven men, in- sderal prohibition agents York were arrested on ghalgss of Irinsporting liquor at the enifancill the state highwoy bridge at Groton today in what iu believed to be the initial expose of one of the biggest liquor smuggling and conspiracy ecases yet encount- ered by the authorities in this sec- tion. and J v o expens 8 3 cluding Men Were Armed The federal agents, who armed and carried identification cards are: Alex W, Westerlind of and Clarence W. att of Nyack, N. Y. Two loaded |revolvers were found in the sedans besides the weapons carried by the | federal agents. ‘Three of the men arrested are Arthur Ryan, John J. Tuite and Conrad Lafont of New York, are reported to have said they were expedition. The trucks were oper- ated by Edward Figuira and Roger Ferreira of Fall River, Mass. One of the sedans was oper: by Frank Amaral of Fall River and the other by Lafonte. Two Were Prisoners were | Two of the men, John Carson and | were | Isadore Miller, claim they prisoners of the federal agents. other men arrested, gave names as William Stpierre, and Frank Imaral. The trucks -are owned by Manuel Ferreira of Fall River, Mass., according to the state police. The thelr State Police Act The seizure was made by Sergeant | lifford N. Gorgas of the Groton ibarracks and State Policeman George |Sisson, Bernard Kenerson, Albright, and Arthur Webber. Upon receiving confidential information |that the liquor trucks were proceed- ing in this direction the state police- |men were stationed by Sergeant Gor- gas at the entrance of the bridge. For the past six months the state |police have received ‘“confldential” jinformation about liquor transporta- ition and had waited In vain for many nights without success. When the first truck drew up to {the bridge the driver was hailed and stopped. five ton truck and the two sedans {had drawn up behind the first truck and the state policemen upon exam- jining the contents of the trucks, {which were piled high with barrels {of alleged whiskey, bags and cases | |of cholce assortments of liquor, or- {dered the (drivers out of the trucks and questidned Westerlind and Love- att who represented themselves as |federal agents transporting the cargo {of liguor to New York from Som- |ersett, Mass. Dry Agents’ Story According to the state police the ! prohibition agents claimed to have |seized the liquor at Somersett yester- day afternoon. |story as told to the state police, they {were working on a clue from the New York oftice which led to Som- {ersett where they said they seized ithe liquor and arrested Carson and Miller. The fact, as claimed by the prohi- bition agents, that they made the sefzure of the liquor vesterday and were en route the same day to New York without regular criminal pro- ceedings in Massachusetts caused the state police to become skeptical of tha story as told and resulted in the entire group of eleven men being placed under arrest. Examination of the two loads of liquor revealed about thirty barrels of whiskey, & large quantity of Bel- glum alcohol and an assortment of Scotch, champagne, brandy and gin, invited guests” on the liquor | Henry | In a few minutes the other | According to their | | | | I e | T0 DELAY BUILDING NEW SEWAGE PLANT Work Will Not Be Begun Till 1929, Mayor Says (COST IS ABOUT 81,000,000 | | | |Weld and Financing Sharps Belleve | It Advisable to Wait for Two Years Before Asking Assembly for | Bond Issue. | Because of the great amount of money involved in the installation | of a new sewage disposal plant, it is likely that no attempt will be made |to begin operation until 1920, Mayor i Weld said today. The mayor's committee, consisting of William H. Judd, Thure Bengston, and Joseph D, Williams, worked in collaboration with the state water |department and gathered data indi- |cating that an appropriation of ap- | proximately $1,000,000 will be re- | |auired. | City financing officials have gone | thoroughly into this phase of the | question and feel, they say, it is de- | |sirable to wait at least two years before® asking the legislature to | authorize the hond fssues that will | be required. In ine meantime the | committee’s report will be placed on | file and a survey now in progress | [ { | will be completed, the mayor ex- Britain's Industrial wastes | wage were found to be re-| sponsible in a large measure for the | pollution of the Connecticut river | Middletown, and in order to ake the stream usable for naturar uses, the state department urged almost to a point of insi that no unnece: delays be mitted in remedying conditions, Three plans are under co, ation: The first, an Imhoff 8 em wi kling sprink! will require an expenditure of $1 275,000, with an nance cost of $100,00 an activated-sludge, costing $900,000, | with a maintenance cost of § 000; the third, an extension of the present sand filter beds, costing $1,- | 750,000, with maintenance costs to | be $160,000. | | | ASSOCIATES AT BAR | WILL BANQUET ALLING per- | cond Complimentary Dinner to Be Given at Country Club Jan. 13 | — | The New Britain Bar association | will give a dinner, January 13, at | the Shuttle Meadow club in honor | of Judge B. W. Alling, the first| member of the local association who | has ever been elected to the office | of attorney general of the state of | Connecticut. | Judge Alling assumed his duties | {at the state capitol this morning. | When he entered his office he found a large basket of roses, the gift of his legal colleagues in this city. Attorney David L. Nair is chair- nan of the attorneys committee making arrangements for the testi- | monial banquet. 1t is planned to have representa- tive attorneys from other cities the guests of the New Britain ass ciation at the Alling dinner. 0- (Spectal to the He Hartford, Jan, 5-—Man ain residents were noted among the throng which visited the office of| Attorney General Benjamin W. Al-| g of New britain prior to his tak- | ng the oath or office today, coming | to offer their tulations and | assurance of the'r esteem. They in- cluded Mrs. Al , Mrs. John Pur-| |ney, Mrs. Mar et Malone, Miss! Mary Culver, M William W. T.| Squire, Mrs, Kenneth Walters, Attor- ney and Mrs, Aifred LeWitt, Attor- ney Trving Ruchi:n and ex-Repre- cntative Ernest W. Chri; | Sec. Kellogg Invited to Tell of Nicaragua Plans Washington, .an. 6 (P—Secretary Kellogg is to be invited to appear | |before the senate foreign relations | committee for questioning regarding | American military activities in Nic- aragua. This was de lded upon by the |committee today after half an hour's |discussion of the Nicaraguan situa- tion. The attendance of senators at | the session was the largest in several years. Three resolutions relating to the subject are before (he committee, one by Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, proposing that American forces be withdrawn immediately. Before the committee met Secre- tary Kellogg informed several mem- bers that he would be glad to appear for a discussion of the sitution. It is expected that he will be heard later in the week. During the half hour's session |J. | Shelton, | man | Shelton some years ago. Named Assistant Clerk of Senate STANLEY J. TRACESKI WALCOTT PRESIDENT PRO TEM. OF SENATE Hill Is House Leader— Traceski Assistant Senate Clerk Hartford, Jan. 5 (#—Party cau- cuses last night resulied in nomina- tion of the following for legislature officers: President pro tempore of Senate c C. Walcott, Norfolk. r of the House--John H. on, 2 leader—Samu C. Shaw, House leader—Ern 3ranford. House M. Citron, Senate C New Haven, Senate minority leader—William Middletown. erk—J. 1 ederick Baker, clerk—Stanley . Traceski, New Britain. House clerk—Daniel F. key, Stamford. Assistant House clerk—Albert Bill, Hartford. Senate Chaplain—Rev. Edward P. Ayer, Branford. House chaplain—Rev. son L. Phillips, New H: b Senator Frederic Walcott, pro B. Hic- S. Dr. Wat- tempore of the senate, is a retired | banker with w York connections, and widely known in business cir- cles. In Connecticut where his poli- tical life has covered hardly little more than two years, he is best known as an ardent sportsman par- ticularly interested in game con- servation and one who is always willing to give of his time and means to improve game conditions, He is president of the state com- mission on wild life. Politically, there was interest in his choice as presiding officer. Last fall he was a possibility for nomina- tion for licutenant-governor, and was always regarded as a “dark horse contest” wag definitely settled. It was known that many of Mr. Wal-| cott's friends had looked forward to his nomination and outside in- terest in the state convention was unusually keen, i Representative ' John H. Hill of chosen house speaker, is ono of the veteran conservative members with continuous service since 1919, He has never been much of a talker but has always been regarded as a man of action in party affairs and in legislation. He is brief of speech, to the point and dislikes delay. Members who know him predict that his aim will be to make the session a short one and to drive business at good speed. Stanley J. Traceski, made assist- ant to the senate clerk, is a New Dritain lawyer, a Phi Beta Kappa a Yale Law school graduate of 1916, and had his first legal exper- ience with Klett and Alling of New Britain, which placed him in a re- pubulican atmosphere. Edward P. Ayer, the blind ain of the senate, has had a aplaincy for two sessions and his prayers have always commanded most reverent attention through their simplicity of thought and depth of feeling. He goes back and forth from his Branford home on legislative days guided by the hand of a friend or member. Rev. Dr. Watson L. Phillips, the house chaplain has stood many times on the rostoum to offer pray- er for he was frequently called upon when a member of the house from He is one of the best known among congre- gational clergymen of the state, and is pastor emeritus of the Church of the Redeemer in New Haven. He has a militant strain as he was for- mer chaplain of the old Second Con- there was a running fire of discus- sion among the members. necticut and in the second company of Foot Guards. est L. Averill, | | until the Brainard-Wadhams | Average Daily Circulation For W Dec. 31st ... eek Ending 13,933 PRICE THREE CENTS BRIGHT CEREMONY AT INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR TRUMBULL WHO BEGINS ~ TERM WITH STRONG PARTY BACKING Democratic Minority | Too Small to Inter- fere in Any Way With Course of Legis- lative Events as Laid Out By Republicans. Both House and Senate Or- ganized, the Former With 14 Women Mem- bers and the Latter With One. Hartford, Jan. 5 (P — Governor {John H. Trumbull rode to the state |capltol to be inducted into office as |chlef magistrate of Connecticut for |the second time, under sunny skies |this afternoon. Many of his prede- {cessors had gone over {route In Hartford's streets and up |tke hill, in rain, sleet, snow or a |mixture of these elements, and in {Some instances these were the |omens of strife in the legislative |branch of the government under them. But Governor Trumbull be- |8an his second term this afternoon not only in sunshine but with the exccutive body 8o strongly of his own political faith that the demo- cratic minority may not in any way {be able to check the course of events as laid out by the republi- can pilots, Colorful Display Gov. Trumbull’s inauguration had all the color in its outward display 50 far as possible on a winter's day, that has been shown in previous years, the Governor's Foot Guards {in their heavy coats and picturesque great hats and the cavalry in thelr service outfits. Under foot the go- |ing was slivpery and slushy for the soldiers although the strects had been scraped with machines. Trumbull, Lieut. Gov. J. E. rd, Sccretary of State F, A State Treasurer E. E. ers, State Comptroller I. M. mon and Attorney General-Elect Benjamin Alling, with the guests, were at the Hartford club when, at |1:30 p. m., the escort arrived, the {Second company of Foot Guards having arrived shortly before from [New Haven. Upon arrival at the capitol, the governor and his party went at once to the exccutive chambers to await word from the joint session of the general assembly that it was in rcadiness to receive the officers | of the state for the purpose of hay- |ing them sworn in. the same | (Continued on Page 16) DIGGERS UNEARTH - NEST OF SNAKES | Hibernation of 20 Reptiles | Disturbed by S. N. E. T Co. Worker | | Bootleggers will not be welcomed |in the headquarters of the Southern New England Telephone Co. Espe- cially are they unwelcome in the |meehanical or traffic department. Members of one gang of linemen have decided that, whether or not they ever drank before, certainly the future will be as dry as the most arid spot on the Great Sahara. The decision was not a New Year's resolution. It was made suddenly in Berlin near the Donnelly brickyard | vesterday. The men were digging post holes. Near the brickyard they were digging when suddenly a man with a shovel gave a yell and jumped |back. A large snake, disturbed in its | winter slumber, slowly wriggled out of the post hole. “It's a snake,” jyelled a lineman. “There's another jone,” cried a fellow electrictan. “Look out, there's three of them.” said the first man. “Three, your grandmother, there's a whole nest of them.” In a few minutes the post hole diggers. temporarily stopped in their lwork, There were snakes every- ywhere. One after another they {crawled out of the hole. Brown, yellow, green, black, pink or purple, they didn't know and they don't care what color they were. They might have been rattlers, blacksnakes, cop- perheads, boa constrictors, garter jsnakes, or the common garden var- |lety of “snake in the grass.” The men are experts on electricity but not snakeology, and no attempt was made to examine them at close range. The snakes kept on coming, five, six. eight 10, 12, 15, 20 of them, and trailing along in the wake of the 20th, calm, unruffled and contempt- uous of those who had broken' up his party, strolled, walked, slid or wriggled a green lizard. The snakes were picked upon shovels, with extra long handles. and deposited on a nearby snow bank. where the dlectriclans hope they bave succumbed to exposurs,