New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1927, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 THREE GENTS TAX ON GALLON OF GAS PROPOSED IN BILL Hebron Legislator Would Have Extra Money Used for State Highway System PROPOSED PENALTIES FOR RAILROAD ADVISED Bill By Representative Shaw Would Fino Roads On Sliding Scale For Failure to Eliminate Grade Cross- ings When Ordered to Do So— Proposed Motion Picture Law | Change Also Offered. State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. 28 ()| Bill after bill was poured into the legislative hopper today, the last day | on which new business is to be re-| ceived in the 1927 legislature. Re- publican floor leader Shaw started the avalanche with introduction of & bill which provides that railroads failing to eliminate dangerous grade crossings on order of the public utilities commissign shall forfeit Taoney to towns in which the cross- ings are located. If construction is not started within six menths, the town shall receive $1,000; $3,000 if not completed In 18 months; $5,0 additional if not completed in 30 until completed. Rep. Foote of Hebron also fered a bill to add another cent te the gasoline tax and used the money | for state hizhway: Senator Strickland again offered prayer in the senate, the chaplain, Edward P. Ayer of Branford, be- Ing absent. The house was called to order by Representative George R. Sturges of Woodbury, but Speaker John H. Hill togk the chair when the clerk #tarted to read bills. The house at- tendance was this session. More Bills Offiered Other bills offered this afternean Included the following: Senator Burrows, amending act on local taxation and the rule of valuation to assess certain real es- tate and personal property; amend- ing act levying of a tax with re- spect to carrying on - mercantile business or manufacturing by other than corporations to include exhl- bition of motion pictures and thea- trical exhibitions afd permits tax commissioner to impose special tax on taxable property discovered after roturns have been filed. Senator Wheeler, imposing tax on (Continued on Page 30) COLLECTS COMMISSION ON FICTITIOUS SALES Forged Signatures Figure in Charges Against Gravestone Salesman In the period from November 17, 1926, to January 22, 1927, Harry LeTourneau, aged 30, of 175 Rox- bury road, collected $550 from the New Britain Monumental Works at 23 Oak strcet on an agreement whereby he was to be paild 15 per cent commission, without salary, on contracts for monuments arranged by him for the company, but, ac- cording to an investigation made by Detective Sergeant George C. Elling- er following complaint by the com- pany LeTourneau did not bring in| & single legitimate contract. He was arrested last evening in West Haven at the request of Ser- goant Ellinger and in police court this morning he pleaded not guilty| to the charge of obtaining money| On request; under fal pretences. of Attorney Thomas F. McDonough, the case was continued until next| Tuesday, in $1500 bonds. Prosecu- ting Attorney J. G. Woods Judge Hungerford the charge forgery will be added. McDonough asked that bonds be fixed at $1000, but on the insistence of the prosecuting attorney they be $1500, Judge Hungerford set them at that figure, remarking that he must rely on the prosecuting ot 00 | mouths and $5,000 a year after that| | of- the smallest so far| that | NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1927. THIRTY-TWO PAGES wav) Su w1 g W Nashua, N. H, Jan. 28 (P— Michael Andrews, one of four men arrested in connection with the $65. 000 mail train robbery at Salisbury, Mass,, last July, confessed today, the ! police announced, that he had taken ;pnr! in the holdup. In his story as given out by the police, he claims that John Boyd, “stickup man.” Names Own Father Andrews says that his father John Andrews and Willlam Havonisian, so under arrest, were in a waiting automobile while he and Boyd were on the train running from Ne buryport to Amesbury and that Boyd was the first to order the trainman to hold up his hands. He said that I he covered one of the men in the baggage car and Boyd the other and then Boyd picked out the mail sack and both men leaped from the train, [ ol a5a 120V ana ..pucates Four Including Own Father, in Robbery Nashua, N. H., Man Confesses to Salisbury, Mass., Train Holdup of Last July — Says Galveston Prisoner Was “Stick-up Man” known as “Jéhn the Russian,” under | arrest at Galveston, Texas, was the | s Mail Bandit Other Men, They raced to the waiting car and | took the back road to Lawrence and Lowell, then drove over the back | to Nashua. | roads through Hudson They went directly to the Andrews home here and a few hours later NO PART IN WAVE OF CRINE--M'ADOD Potential Presidential Candidate Gomes Out Strong Against Repeal of Eighteenth 'FLOUTING OF LAW LEADS went to the Ledge street district, an isolated part of the city, where they | cached the 1oot. Got Generous Split Three weeks later they recovered the money and took it to their home | where his father and Boyd split. Young Andrews admitted that he had received a generous portion.| When he was arrested yesterday the police found $300 on his person which he admitted was part of the lcot. Postal and police Inspectors ques-| tioned John Andrews, the father to- day, but he refused to admit any part in the crime. Authorities lo cated some $1,200 at the Andrev Lome yesterday, but there 1is still considerable money unaccounted for. Policemen Will Public Fed Up on Diet Of Peaches, Applesauce and Mush, Says Rogers tlantic City, N. J.. Jan. 28 (UP)—The Browning Case should be “tried in a cellar in- stead of a court,” said Mayor Will Rogers of Beverley Hills, Cal., speaking before a gathering of national canners here. “The public is getting fed up on its daily diet of peaches, mush and applesauce,” Rogers continued. “It mothers would protect their children as carefully before they get into trouble as afterwards, they'd never get into trpuble.” FLAMES DESTROY Farly Morning Fire { Home of Deacon Alfred North, Early | Figure In Town History, Goes lp In Smoke — Loss Estimated at $20,000. Fire gutted one of Be rlm< land- marks this morning at o'clock, ridge, in which were located the Ber- |1in post office and a grocery store. The damage was about department, Engine Co. No. 2 ana a company from headquarters respond- ed to a call for help soon after the blaze was discovered and put up a three hour battle against the flames. Building 150 Years Old The building being about vears old, was constructed- entirely {of wood with the exception of the foundations and proved tinder to the flames which rapldly enveloped it. The fire was discovered by passing motorists who warned neighbors, who in turn sent in the call to New Britain for the apparatus. Two lines of hose were laid and the fire was controlled at about 7 o'clock, when another truck relieved the first ar- rivals and one hose was kept on the building. | The store was occupled by David |Leitzes, who conducted a grocery | told nnd general merchandise establish- | ment in the portion of the building Attorney not occupled by the post office. Leit. | zes and his wife left yesterday for Boston where he will undergo treat- ment in a Thospital there. The couple’s children, Morris and Matil- da Leitzes, were sleeping on the sec- ond floor when the fire was discov- BERLIN LANDMARK Post Office and Store Gutted by BUILDING 150 YEARS OLD. destroying the Woodruff bu([dmk, at | armington avenue and Worthington $20,000. | Chief Noble of the Naw Britain fire | 50 | Be Grilled on Their Knowledge_ o_f City Show Vith Civic Catechism or Explain to Committee. Discipline A manual on police work, inform- |ing officers what their duties and powers are and furnishing informa-| |tion concerning the city, its layout {and its government published, and after a reasonable Familiarity | | Former Secretary of Treasury Mlln- | | ONLY TO ANARCHY'S Pmfl | tains Dry Laws Should Not be | E | | Modified and Charges That Pon-‘ | ticians Are Using Liquor Quw.hmil | | to Hide Their Own Corrupt Pol- | itics, Toledo, 0., Jan. 28 (P—Using the | campaign against prohibition as a | smoke screen, ‘“corrupt municipal | politics is making a concerted and | nation-widewide drive” to control| | national politics, William Gibbs Me- Adoo today told the Ohlo State Bar | | assoctation here. | He declared the United State |continued flouting of prohibit i | 4 4 | | is soon to be| |length of time has been given for! | study every policeman will be call- ed upon to submit to examination | This is the first examination a {majority ot the policemen have been required to undergo. Many of the veterans were in the depart-| ment before civil service tests were | number have | | adopted, and a greate joined since the abolition of t tests. Personal appearance be the board, | by a few questions, has been tie e: fore X undergone. Officers who fail to |make a satisfactory showing in a quiz on their knowledge of the | manual will be haled befors the | discipline committee of the police board, | The police commission has | Informed Mayor Weld it is its tion to pay more attention equipment carried by patrolmen, | ticularly the supernumeraries. Some of the revolvers now in use| lare little better than a “cap-pistol,” the commissioners 8 report. FOUR ESCAPE INJURY AS THEIR AUTo OVERTURNS Driver Steps on also ! inten- to the Accelerator When | He Intends to Put Foot on [ Brake Pedal. Anton Ulinski of 50 Albany av- enue, another man and two wome lescaped Injury about 4:30 yesterday afternoon when Ulinski’s car over- | turned on Stanley street near North Wellington street. The police were notified of the accident at 4:45 | olclock, and Offlcer Feeney, wha In- vestigated, learned that Ulinski was driving north on Stanley street a the rate of about 25 miles an hour | when the car skidded. Reaching for the brake, Ulinski touched the ac- celerator instead, causing the ma- chine to overturn. Ofticer Feeney reported that front and rear fenders on the right |side and a window in the tront door | |on the left were broken. Seizure of Penn. Ballots Washington, Jan. 28 (P— Seizure | of the ballots cast in Pittsburgh and Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in the Vare-Wilson senatorial election | |last November, was ordered today |by the senate campaign funds com- attorney because he personally has|ered and considerable difficulty Was | mittee. no knowledge of the detalls of the case. LeTourncau, according to the po- lce, brought In contracts for monu-| monts, bearing the signatures of Mrs. A. Landin of 1078 West Boule- vard, West Hartford; Cella Cavan- wugh of 138 Seymour street, New Britain, and Mrs. Willlam Dunbar of 41 Village street, East Hartford. Although the commission fiked when he entered the company’s em- ploy would not total $550 on these three contracts and one other that 18 being questioned, LeTourneau was paid that amount, the excess being in the nature of advance payment on future orders. Investigation of the contracts by the company indicated that the sig- natures had been forged, and com- plaint was made to the police. Ser-| geant Ellinger learned that the per- 2s whose siznature appeared on the contracts denied having author-' ized LeTourneau to place orders for them. Mrs. Landin signed name on the contract to call atten- tion to the difference between her (Continued on Fourth Page.) her | !encountered in arousing them. A sary to take the children from the roof of the front porch by means of a ladder, was denied by the fire de- partment. Firemen In Danger The roof and second floor of the building collapsed soon after the fire |had gained headwav and the chim- [ney succumbed to the heayy stream |from the hose. It was féared that ithe walls would crumple and firemen |were kept at a safe distance avert a catastrophe in the case of a cave-in. The cause of the fire is not dc nitely known but an overheated fir- nace is believec responsible. |fixtures in the grocery store were uined and the post office also was destroyed. Postmaster Ambrose Barrett atat- ed that no great amount of mail was lost as the previous dav's mail had | |been distributed and the morning incoming mail had not vet arrived. A wood construction garage is lo- cated immediatalv in the rear of the (Cct‘hwuad on Page Nine) |report that both exits were blocked | by the fire, and that it was meces- | to | The | | The ballots, registration hooks and other documents used in the election which William B. Wilson, the demo- cratic candidate, has contested, will be brought to Washington as were those cast in Philadelphia city and The counting of the ballots will be | close of this it was said atter session of the committee. The | work will require the services of a large staff of clerks working over a number of weeks, since more than a million ballots have been started before the i of congres! {has charged wholesale fraud in the i\oung o |Driver of Death Car Ansonia, Jan. 28 (®—Ralph Gil lis, driver of the car in which Miss Doris Slavin of New Haven was killed Jan. 15, died thls morning at | Griffin hospital, Derby. |mobile containing six people collid- led with a standing motor truck on| |the New Haven turnplke near Clark's Corners, Orange. sometimes accompanied tent of examination a majority has| the | Is Ordered by Senate| brought | into the question by Mr. Wilson, who | Dies From Injuries | The auto-| WILLIAM G. A‘lt\\DOOA aws, Is approaching | path to anarchy.” Must Resist Politicians. The country problem, he said, to “resist the debasement of its ci {ilization at the hands of machin politicians, whether they come in | the guise of republicans or demo-| crats. Two “great municipal basses,” he srted, “tried to gain control of the United States senate, at the No- { vemoer elections, “making their | drive primarily a3 champions of the liquor traffic and every evil force | connected therewith.” In an address which consisted of a structure of arguments for prohi- | bition and against the repeal of the | cighteenth amendment, the former ‘the slippery 1s| ‘ (Continued on Page Nine) PROHIBITION HAS |Democrats Lose Fight to Include Tax Slashes With Appropriations| Motor Hearse and Six Autos Take Part in Funeral of Pet Dog Bl Springfleld, Mass,, Jan. 28 (UP)—A motor hearse and six automobiles filled With mourners comprised the funeral procession of a dog here today. Betty Fascination, Boston bulldog, owned by Robert Toomey, West Springfield under- taker, died Thursday in a veter- tnary hospital. During the night, scores of school children filed through Toomey's undertaking rooms to view the body, which lay in a silk-lined white casket cornered by four candles. Burial was to be in a dog cemetery at Feeding Hille. ‘BOY FRIENDS' OF ‘PEACHES’ CALLED Her Letters She Calls “Flapper Ravmgs" Also fo Be Read BROWNING 10 HIT HARD | She Thought He Was a Sucker But Will Find the Lollypop Turned Bitter, Browulng's Lawyer Say In Announcing Plans. 28 (A—Twelve of the former Heenan are York, Jan. riend. “Peaches” New form Frances heduled to Br boy agalnst reopens Coun ing, wealthy yesterday that - Edward Wes realtor, e “boy fr array of 100 wit- ready to support fight against his st Brown announce tl an nesses who are Browning in b girl-wife. While his legal battery was pre- paring a counter-bombardment to Peaches' charges, Browning vester- day invited newspapermen to his office to discuss the case as saw it Too Much He reiterated wite's charges of cruelty; himsele a victim of “too mother-in-law”; expressed mination to adopted daught shine, out of the litigation, clared a reconciliation with to be impossible. “Persecution has killed my love for her,” he said. “There will posi- tively be no reconciliation. I don't see how I could possibly be expect- ed to forgive Peaches for what she as done to me.” Ridicules Her Story Browning ridiculed testimony of Mrs. Heenan that he had asked her to live with him. “Did you ever hear of a sane man who invited his mother-in-law to he Mother-in-Law his denial o'f much ear uhl Sun- (Continued on Page 17) NAME SAXE AN | NEW BRITAIN Hungerford to | | (Spectal to The Herald) Hartford, Jan. 2§ — Representa- tive Willilam H. Judd introduced a {Henry P. Roche a judge of the city and pollce courts, and Representa- tive Fred O. Rackliffe presented a |bill to elect Morris D. Saxe a judge | lon equal footing with Roche | The bills are presented anticipat- ng favorable action on a prop *”y lamendment to the charter of ew ! Britain which would authorize a |change in the court system Installing |two judges instead of a judge and la deputy. $1,000 For State Armory Repairs | Representative Rackliffe has ofter- | ed a bill to appropriate $4,000 for re- | pairs to the state armory on Arch | street. Senator Edward F. Hall pre- sented a bill to authorlze the board 1o public works to issue sewer bonds |at a later date. The exact amount |is not stipulated because it has not | |been fixed by the common council of | |the city of New Britain. | | Long Lane Farm for women will receive an appropriation of $41,652.- 53, it a bill submitted by Senator Hall is approved by the legislature. |The money is for land purchase. | Senator Hall also favors adoption of a measure to have the state ap. propriation to the Connecticut Ag cultural college the same as that of the federal government's appropria- | tion. Would Change Berlin Election Representative Claude W. Stevens of Berlin again jumped into the limelight today by presenting a bill {in the house of representatives to | have the Berlin town election held |every two years instead of every | vear. The town election under this scheme would be held the same year as the state election. It has proved embarracsing to town officlals | elected in the “off-year" because of | lack of interest. It is also pointed out that expenses would be saved. Although the hearing on this bill may develop some opposition, RSp- resentative Stevens wants all the residents of Berlin to know of the {was the | elevated to t D ROCHE FOR COURT JUDGES n | Bills For Their Election Filed in Assembly—Alling and Retire July 1 proposal so he may obtain their views. A P. Marsh of New Britain was ¢ |bill in the legislature todey to elect {a guest of Representative Racklifte 1 today, He came to the Capitol in interests of trucking men of the state.” Mr. Marsh, who is also & prominent Granger seeks details on a bill which many say would give power. He believes the comm sioner should be one member of a board that would have control of the highways. The present program would make New Britain, Berlin and Meriden none too certain that the ‘Cat-Hole Pass” road would be rushed. The proposed measure is still in its infancy, but Mr. Marsh is anxious to obtain information to be turnished shippers, trucking and the state grange. G. Alva Ventres, Berlin wrestler guest of Representative Rackliffe for a time today. He is interested in a revision of the state laws on wrestling. Alling May Resign July 1 Attorney General B. W. Alling an- nounced today that he will probably resign his New Britain judgeship before July 1, at which time Messrs. Roche and Saxe are expected to be he bench. Hungerford has announced that will leave the bench on July 1. One of the busiest men in house of representatives today Representative Robert White Plainville, who presented a large number of bills by request. One of hls bills which is likely to have a (Continued on Page 10) . he the was of * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Rain or snow and warmer tonight; Saturday, rain and ‘warmer. *! " are | Deputy Judge | But Question Arises rison Moves Resolution Advising Permanent Legislation This Session. Washington, Jan. 28 (P—The dem- {ocratic fight to attach a tax reduc- |tion proposal to the $184,000,000 de- {ficiency appropriation bill finally failed today when the senat |the appropriation bill tax amendment. The tax question was raised in a new form, however, when Sen Harrision, democrat, Mississippi, troduced a resolution to d be the sense of senate t manent tax legislation should passed at this session. he Mississippi senator a {immediate consideration, b |tion was made by Se the republican leader, and the lution went over for a day, e rules. | Previously Senator Harrison had |sought to present an amendment to without any in- per ed for under the appropriation bill revising down- ward the corporation tax, but a point of order was made against it by Chairman Warren of the appro- | priations committee. | Harrison t0ld the senate that in view of the attituds now taken by he administration, could only conclude that President Coolidge was ‘“‘not sincere’ ed a tax refund last fa he amendment would ermanent reduction in t ax on corporations from 13 |cent to 11 per cent. | *We all know there is a large si plus in t asury and X ment w make a incom uld ¢ ed that if a poinf of or- 4, the chair would be sustain its under the al legislation in He defended Vice t Dawes against any of having blocked t taining points of order against sim- ilar tax proposals yesterday, ing the vice president only was fol- lowing out the rules of the senate. The responsibility rested rather on republican senators who raised point, he said. lmfiANm PADLOCK . DRIVE IS UNDER WAY Many Upstate Resorts Are { Being Closed in New ! York Cleanup He conc: der was pr on'wll J by sus- ®)—The yet directed at Jan largest padlock driv upstate resorts was inaugurated to- day by Lowell Wadmond, assistant United States attorney. A corps of | deputy marshals were sent to serve summonses and complaints upon | owners, managers and employes of | roadnouses, hotels, restaurants, and [ speakeasies in Yonkers, New Ro- |chelle, Tuckahoe, Newburgh, Port | Chester, Middletown, Indian Lake | Kingston, Rifton, Stockport, Liberty | Haverstraw, Fishkill, Calicoon | Goshen, Montgomery, Amity, How- | ells, Blooming Grove, and Blooming- burg. | Evidence against alleged offenders Iswas gotten in many cases, according to information given out at office of the United States attorney through the co-operation of local | ofticials, while in others complaints were based upon information &e- cured by federal agents alone. Evidence for legal was gathered quictly, It was s In each case the defendants will enty days in which to the complaint after which the cases against them will have to d. be listed on the padlock court cale dar and called before final can be taken |the highway commissioner too much | | GIRL STRANGELY SHOT | &l Body of New York Model, With Bullet in Head, Found On Porch of Her Home. | New York, Jan. 28 (P—Marion |Hunt, 20-year-old clothing model, |was found dead today on the porch of her home tn Jamaica, with a bullet wound in her left temple. A 22-calibre revolver was found near the body. Police announc |ot the revolver close to the g body did not in any way conv them that the shooting had been a suicide. Twenty-five det assigned to the case to r cvery available clue and whether the girl had taken her own life or had been murdered. The body was found by Robert who passed the house on to work. Thinking the i allen on the porch steps been unconscious he graspe ed her over hefo saw the bullet wound. He |called police and an ambulance | geon. 4 that the findi ctives were n dawn her o he DEMOCRATS BLOCK MOVE Washington, Jan. 28 (#—A move {in the house foreign affairs commit- | |tee today to report the Tairchild | | resolution endorsing the admmmra— tion’s Nicaraguan-Mexican poliey | | was blocked by democrats absenting | in the New Britain police station as | 5o |themsclves from the committee |room to prevent the presence of a quorum, < New Form When Har-; passed | vhen he advocat- -2 per| declar- | the | the | informations | nd Average Daily Circulation Fl; Week Endillg Jan. 22nd . 14,447 PRICE THREE CENTS MARINE BATTALION CALLED ~ FOR POSSIBLE SERVICE IN AARONSON FIGHTS 0 STAY IN CONN, Asks for Hearing on Vit fo| 1 (fiset Extradition HABEAS CORPUS COURSE Newport News, Va., Bankers Declare He Was Man Who Swindled Bank | Out of $5,000 at Hearing at State Capltol. | LOOMIS GETS $500 REWARD S. H. Plummer of the ional Bank of Newport Va., last night handed . ck for $500 to President John C. Loomis of the Commer- cial Trust Co.. this amount be- ing the reward offered by the bank for the apprehension of Arthur Aaronson. who, is is alleged, swindled the Virginia bank o $5,000. It is a cashier's check, made payable by the bank to Mr. Plummer. Mr. Loomis today turned over $100 to the police pension fund. for a hearing on writ of habeas corpus, alleging that | | Arthur Aaronson of New York city | is being held illegally by the New Sritain police, Thomas J. Molloy in the court of common pleas, Hartford, ing by Attorney Thomas F. McDon- ough, Aaron Lie tenant Governor Brainard yesterday granted the application of the state of Virginia for the extradition of Aaronson to Newport News, where he is wanted for the alleged grand larceny of $5,000 from the First National bank. The lieutena |ernor allowed a stay of 24 hours to permit counsel for the accused man Application a this morn- counsel for on. to apply for the writ of habeas cor- pu The application for a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus was grant- €d by Judge Molioy today, and th hearing set for 10 o'clock tomor- row morning. Aaronson was arcested in this city on information given to the police | department by John C. Loomis, president of the Commercial Trust | Co., after Mr. Loomis had confirmed by telegraph his suspicions that Aaronson w: sented himself as the authorized agent of the Pioneer Rubber Co., Inc., of San Francisco in search of a site for a local factory. Brainard Acts Without Hesitation The lieutenant governor granted [the extradition writ yesterday with- out hesitation after Attorney Me- Donough had made a stiff battle to save his client from being turned | over to the Virginia authoritles. The hearing, set for 2 o'clock, did not get under way until after 2:30 |due to the late arrival from Virginia who had been on the road all night. At the hearing As- sistant State's Attorney Reinhart L. Gideon of Connecticut represented te of Virginia. Mr. McDon- ociate counsel for Aaron- explained that Attorney Ber- nard Sandler of New York, chief counsel, was unable to be present because he was g a case in the New York supreme court. Present at the hearing besides Me- Donough and Gideon were Edward L. Kelly, executive secretary to the governor; De ive Seth Collins, o swport N S ¢ ws, Samuel Har- cashier of the First tank of Newport News; W. teller of t na- of wport ews; Attorney Joseph G Woods of this city, Chief of Police 3 C. Hart, Detectlve Sergeant 1 P. McCue, Fingerprint E pert Thomas C. Dolan, William Beuchner, clerk of t lepartment, W. A. Pieplow, repre- ing the American Bankers' ation; Attorney Genera amin W, Alling, and Constable Clynes, Aaronson was not ris Plummer, National M. Mark tional bank Prosecuting preser Cashicr Sure Aaronson is Man Mr. Plummer was the first wit- He stated that he had waited on Aaronson, who gave Virginia bank. He s ed Aaronso: seven or eight group of o New Brit- 1 police station and there was no doubt that he was the same man. He said Aaronson, under the name of Cohen, had posed ative of the Pioneer id he was Rubber Co., going to build a | factory in Newport News. At this point Mr. McDonough | sed the question of the legality of the requisition certificate. His ob- | jections were based on technical | | points. Lieutenant Governor Brain- ard interjected with ‘Do I understand that you deny that this is the man, or do you just ob- |ject to technicalities?” | Gho accused denies that he fs the |man,” replied the attorne question the form of the requisition and deny that he is the man.” | W. M. Marks, teller in the Virginia | bank, positively identified Aaronson the man he had seen in the Virginia | (Continued on Page 21) was made to Judge | t gov- | s faking when he repre- | of witnesses | geant Penn Wil- | e local police | the name | of Joseph Cohen, when he visited the | he had pick- | S a represent- | the question, | CHINA INCREASED TO 1133 Men Are Concentrated at San Diego—300 | More Ordered From Guam to Philippines to Be Quickly Avail- able. |Chinese Reported Relieved at U.S. Attitude—Eng- } land Said to Be Ready to | Offer Generous Terms. Washington, Jan. 28 (# — The mergency Marine battalion at San Diego held for possible service China today was to in ingreased strength of 1,153 men. The force, which the nevy says is stationed at the California port for use anywhere needed, has been aug- mented by 500 man withdrawn from |the mail guard, marines from Mare |Island, ard a detachment en route {from the Puget Sound. It is ready |to move immediately on receipt of |orders, Major General Lejeune com- \mandant of the marine corps, said. {but there has been no indication that any order has been issued. Half of the force from the Puget |Sound yard was sent yesterday to l“fl concentration point. Sent to Philippines A detachment of 300 marines, now at Guam, has been ordered to the | Philippines so that they may be near ;in case they are needed to protect American lives in China. The trans- |port Gold Star is at Guam to take to Cavite. One battalion of marines was as- |sembled at San Diego at the time |additional ships were sent to Nic- |aragua for possible service in Cen- |tral America or elsewhere. Five Rundred additional marines will be | Withdrawn from the mail guard next month and at least half of that |number will be sent to San Diego. | This withdrawal has been describod |as part of a program :decided on |prior to recent developments in | China. Relicved At U. S. Stand | Shanghai, Jan. 28 (®—The out- standing reaction of informed €hi- nese to the profiouncemént of Sie- retary of State Kellogg offering lib- eral terms as a basis for new treat- | (Continued on Page 10.) i PRUNING OF BUDGETS ' PREDICTED BY WELD Tax Would Jump Six Mills Unless Cuts Were Made A tax-raté increase of approxi- | mately six mills would be reuired to meet the demands of municipal de- | partments this year, but Mayor Weld |indicated today that considerable | “pruning” will be done and little Unore than maintenance and neces- sary new work will be undertaken in |the fiscal year 1927-1928. | While he declared emphatically |against permitting expenditures to approach the point set by the sev- eral boards, the mayor was equally |emphatic in his criticism of cuts which would give departments ap- { propriations insufficient to permit {their functioning effictently. | The approximate total of depart- mental estimates is $3,961,971, against which estimated income to- talling $554,900 may be set oft, leav- ing net expenses at $3,407,071. The |grand list. with slight reductions to e made by the board of reliet will ‘prod\xcv about $110,000 per mill. | 1t is expected that the interest |and discount item will remain at about 3206,401, and that payments on principal will be practically the same as last year, $247,500. The estimated income will jump about $30,000, to reach $294,950, and an increase of $10,000 in water rentals | will place that figure at $210,000. Amounts granted departments last ar, and that which is sought this vear are as foliows: Schools, $1,058,- 954, $1,155,051; board of public ‘“orks 53 $737,124: police |$198,158.21, $269,487; fire, $202- {90 $394,903; charities, $40,309, |$39.869; health, $51,830; special ap- propriations, $238,100, $382,007; in- |cidentals, $34,000, $35,000; water, $350,300, $348,500, | Special appropriations asked for New Britain In- New Britain Gener- |al hospital, §3,000; Armistice Day | celebration, $200; World War vet- |erans, $500; G. A. R. $150; U. 8. | W. V., $100; Visiting Nurses, $4,000; |police pension fund, $2,000; fire |pension fund, $1,600; city hall, |$8,500; new vault for town clerk, 1$30,000; public amusements, $7,500; |parks, $116,740; state ald for widows, $8.500; city plan board, $25,500: home service bureau, $2.- catch basins, $4.000; street im- provements, $44,167; omergency fund, $16,000; military and state tax, $115,000, |next vear are: |stitute, $3,50