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News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY PROTESTS EXTRAVAGANCE, SMITH QUITS COMMITTEE ON DEDICATION PROGRAM Sponsor of World Warl Memorial Believes Ex- ercises Could Be Car- ried Out for One-Fifth of Estimated $30,000 e e L Leaves Comm Chairman Dyson Issues Statement Regretting | Development and Con- curring in View Big Sum | Is Not Necessary. ’ the “extras of the World War dedication committes, | Smith, ‘president. of the board of directors of Landers, Frary & Clark, member of ths memorial committes .and sponsor of the plan to erect a shaft in Walnut Hill park instead of a building, today tendered resignation from the committee Mr. Smith declares the proposal that $30.000 be spent is as extrava- gant as it is unnecessary, that suitable program could be carried fifth of that amount, and | share no responsibility for the contemplated expenditure. Mr. Smith's Letter Smith's letter of resignation In prot against a-| gant plans Memorial Charles F FIGHT ARRESTED IN NEW BEDFOR) Police Continne Their Unrelent- ing Drive on Picketers RIOT CHARGES PREFERRED Elf Keller of Passaic Who Defles Mr. “George H Dy Chairman “Soldierz’ Memorial Committes, “New Britain, ( “Dear Mr. D “Please accept m & member of the tion committee 1 can bility for the extravagant your committes favo! end thirty tho 1d dollars or any sum approaching that is a extravagant as it is unnec v. For mgi of that amount all the ex- Bedford, Aug 2 (P— phnses conld be met of a didnified | Eight arrests were made today as dedication of the memorial that police con should adequately express the prid: lcampaigr and the Fo;m\\ which ;uvr”cu:i 'h; lat mill gates mory ol one hundred an : B e At o Inera BN AcalTsE ot Pastaled e Great Wa land Miss Elizabeth Donneley of “We conld .not for that amount!Boston, textile mill committee lead- have many of the vour |ers, s committes has in mind—bhut the oc- | Keller w: casion would be I think the gainer|Whitman the omission, for when all is 82id |the face of a p ihe purpose of this aftair is'to hor- [to disper. T or the memory of our ilustrions [dury with him, witk dead and not to provide festivities|two, left without fa for the living hands of police. Miss “Very truly vonrs was arrested at the Potomska “CHARLES F. SMITH” [with fonr other women. Al were engaged in picket duty. Riot charges vnder a common law ruling were preferred against them. While ler and his followers went through the hooking pracess at po- lice headquarters cloge to 200 strik- ers, previously arrested, were being arraigned in district court on riot charges and other less serious of- fenses, resignation as orial celebra- Police Is Among Those Taken To ph']- Headquarterr—Elizabeth Donnelly “To Also Held. New Mass nued relent n their g against massed picket e in the textile str Centuren 5. were those arrested into custody at the n he stood firm 1n rder to pickets pickets the except (Continued on Page 10) GITY HIGHWAY GANGS T0 BE REDUGED SOON Two Foremen and Thirty Laborers Due for Release Cases Go Over Al were continued cases that had accumulated Many of those arrafgned today had been released from the house of correction under bail but a few ours before. They had been sen- snced with 240 others to terms of two to six ths for participation in the demonstration of Monday night that brought out national! guardsmen The bail process re- 1leasing th on appeal to the supe- jrior court was carried on until a {1ate hour last night after the un- |usual amount of court paper work 4 on Page 17.) With every district in the city re- perted as having had some deg betterment since Mayor [ a inaugurated a policy of pro aing for the nnemployed throngh 1h operations, work has been nght up to a degrea which will non ma it advisable to 19y off tvo emen and approximately 30 la- arers ity Engineer Philip A, Meri ! today that it has not been de- will go, but it “rtain that they will be the more nt employes. Some of the more Ay cases in the disbanded road wa will probably displace less dv cases under the foremen who ar> to be retained FIRE, IN SHIRT FAGTORY CAUSES DAMAGE OF $500 Sprinkler System Extinguizhes Blaze (Cont T00 LAVISH FEEDING AT FAULT FOR U. §. FAILURE This 18 Reason Rritish Press Assigns caed what foremen ' 1 c For American Collapse At Amsterdam London, Aug. 2 (A—Under the full page streamer headline “Secret of United States Olympic Failures,” |the Evening Standard today prints the following ‘Lavish feeding, it is suggested. led to the wundoing of the nited States team in the Olympic at Amsterdam, where at the start of today's sport they were still without a victory in the track events.” The article then continues: Before Firemen Arrive—loss Pue to Water estimated at $300 w: 4, principally by water, in the building 2t 266 Arch street occupied | i) BARRETT Average Daily Circulation For Week Endin J " 14,633 uly 28th .. , AUGUST 2, 1928 _TWEN THREE PROMOTIONS INTHEATER WORLD Fim Becomes Manager of Two Theaters in Hartford T0 HEAD STRAND Popular Manager of Capitol Gets Management of Main Street House —Grogan Made Director of Capi- tol, Rising From Usher’s Position Promotions were in order today in the Hoftman Bros.-Contaras-Perakos | enterprises, three transfers of per- sonnel being announced Dan Finn, manager of the Strand theater on Main strest. has been appointed manager of the Strand and Prigcess theaters in Hartford. Carlisle G. Barrett transferred from the management of the Capitol theater on West Main street to the management of the Strand theater this cit has been Bernard Grogan, c! at the Strand theat pointed manager theater Mr. Finn came to this city from Lynn, Mass, when the Strand thea- ter gas opened ad has been man- ager of the plavhouse since Novem- er 11, 1926, He has made a host of friends during his services here and will leave with the hest wishes of Strand patrons, who have appre. clated his efforts to provide the best entertainment procurable, Mr. Finn will continue to make his residence at the Westminster apartments, at least temporarily. Mr. Barrett is a native of e Britain. He s one of the ploneer motion picture men in the eity and as been actively associated with the local entertainment world since 1309. Since then he has had several responsible executive positions, in- cluding the management of the Palace theater and the Capitol the. ater. He became manager of the Capitol in 1925 when that playhouss was taken over by Contaras Bros and Perakos from William Fox, for whom it was erected. Barrett's hun- | dreds of friends will congratulate him on what they believe is a well- deserved promotion The rise of Bernard Grozan, also a native of this city, 1s a story in life which 18 usually reserved for the imagination of scenario writers, When the Strand theater was open. ed Grogan was employed by the Stanley Works. He secured a po- sition as usher at the Strand, taining his tSanley Works Job, and working eveni at the theater Ry his assiduous application to his du- ties and with a personality which caused comment among the patrons. he won the recognition of his em- plovers and six months ago was ap- rointed chief of nshers His further promotion to the management of the Capitol theater is the result of his diligence The Sunday. BUSINESS REQUIRES COUPLE T0 REMARRY Divorced, They Find Exe- cution of Papers Difficult i°f of ushers has been ap. of the Capitol re. . changes become effective Axa! F. Carlson, aged 62, of 143 Grove street, and Marie C. Bjork- wall Carlson, aged 55. reconsidered their action in obtaining a divorce some years ago, and now will wed again They called at the office of the town clerk today and filed marriage intentions, informing Col. A. L. Thompson that they have found it difficult to execute necessary papers as husband and wife without going through a second ceremony although they had thought the contrary to be true and the second marriage un- necassary REVERE MENACED BY FIRE Famoms Beach ‘Threatened Early Today by $50.000 Hall Burned. Blaze—Dance Revere, Mass., Aug 2 (UP)—A large section of Revere Beach, fa- mous summer resort, was threaten- ed early today by fire believed of incendiary origin which destroyed a jdance hall and damaged a hotel. {larly on thy zround floor by the Union “A comparison made by the Eve- 1 ss was estimated at $50.000 Paralyzed After At His Home In Atlantic City Pennsylvania Politician De and Leg and For a Time Was Not Able to Speak— Docters Hoping for Is Serious, 2 adelphia, Aug 2 (B—Word was received here today that liam S Vare. senator-elect. sut- fered a paralytic stroke at 10:30 P m. vestarday at his summer home at Atlantic He has been deprived of tha use of his left arm and leg and for a tims was unabla to speak Dr. Ellwood R. Kirby delphia raced to Vare's bedeide at 3 a. m. and upon his return here reported Mr. Vare's condition to be serious. The paralvtic stroke is not in the most sertous form,” said Dr. Kirby; “instead of a cerebral hemorrhage there has been an ooze which has interfered with the use of the limbs has and speech: we canrot say at this | time what progress the disease will make but we are hoping for the best Aiding Dr. Kirby in caring f Vare are Dr. Henry A. Stracke Atlantic City who has a eun Mr of rer | of Phila- | PRICE THREE CENTS Suffering Stroke prived of Use of Left Arm ON AZ0 Best But Condition TEAM<nx FAILS TO FIND COURTNEY'S PLANE THAT MAKES FORCED LANDING RES TO NEWFOUNDLAND TRIP [home near the Ma M. and Edwin H Vare hom: s of the the senator's condition hall of Atlantie Vare is 60, h | | At the | mem! family EB‘- ator-elect | suddenness v his offica here | bus | who was I'nited State came with startling sterday he was at 2ttending 1o routine His secretary, Harry Snow with everal hours, reported that Senator Vare's condition appeared to be unusnally | g0od “When Senator Vare left his of- fice.” sald Mr. & He told m he would not be up today He re. [ marked that he felt like resting over the week-end and L thought at the him for Sloten. Holland, Aug 2 (F—The| rsity of California eight-cared | crew won its first race in the Qlym- PIC regatta in which 1t is represent- ng the United States, when it de- | feated the Belgian eight over the | 2.000 meter course today. California’s victory over Belgium was won by eight hoat lengths. The nive (Continued on Page 17) TOLERANGE ASKED BY SEN. HARRISON Mississippi Solon Directs Plea fo Southern States DELVES INTO HISTORY Party Because of Catholic Nom- tnee Discredit Teachings of Early ' Southern Leaders. Philadelphia, Miss, Ang 2 (F—4A plea for religious toleraice, particu- addressed to the souther states, was voiced today by Senator Pat Harrison, democrat, of Miss- fssippi. Of all sectiona. he said in a speech | hoba | prepared for delivery at the county fair, the south by virtue of its histeric background should be free from creedal prejudices More- over. he charged "‘thosz who today attack the democratic party because its nominee for president is a Cath- olic” with advancing “a new policy in our scheme of government” and with diseraditing and challenging the teachings and wisdom of early southern leaders. “When in the early period of our country’s history.” he satd, “with re. ligio bickerings rampant in every community, when in certain places people of this and that religions faith were being persecuted and intolerant laws were being passed. it was southern statesmen who read the to the whole people x X x and pointed the way for a better and happier day x Virginia Led “Virginia led the wayv and taday in our federal constitution and in the constitution of every state, re- ligion bars no man from government participation and public ser 1t is one of the cardinal principles up- on which this government was estab- | lehed It is one of the corner stones upon which the democra party was founded Why should t south now attempt to undo what the south led in doing in the beginning | (Continued on Page 10) e P | Americans led by four lengths at the {halt way mark and were never ex- | tended. Olympic Statdium, Amsterdam, Ang 2 P—American athletes today experienced the most disastrous day | of the Olympic track and field com petition thus far when they were MAN PARTLY BLIND LOSES MONEY PLEA Former Public Workman Cannot | daicain Have Lump Compensation |.me”,5em meier, fuanins crown (ACTED AS HIS OWN LAWYER with the only American who quali- — |fied for the final, Ray Conger, no| | better than 10th; the running hop. step and jump title to Mikio Oda of ;“amm with Levi Casey, United States second, and the 800 meter | 12ce for women to Frau Lina Radke Payment By City of Commuted ©f Germany with Florence MacDon- ald of Boston, lone American survi- Sum of $500 to ev-Emplove of vor, sisth, while all four of the Depa | United States javelin throwers were Park Department Hurt At Work. | i;minated under a burst of remark- performances by foreign stars The one ray of sunshine came in | the 400 meter trials in which Ray Barbuti, former Syracuse quarter- for pay- |mile ace, won both his trial heats v A lump |and as a result became a joint fa Albert J | vorite with the German, Joach! acting compensation com- Buchner. who also made sensational er for the first district, that tims, for the championship tomor- hant’s motion has been de- | 1OW. | lsum Commissioner Rules Against ¢ Corporation Counzel J H Kirk. j“" who representad the of w Britain, in the action of John Roszyckia 253 City st the city. 1t@d? compensation 43 been flotified by swede Victorions The Olympic championship in the Roszyckie began drawing compen javelin throw went to E. H. Lund- Isation at the rata of 3334 per we. |on December 23, 1921, under an or- der of the compensation comm! |stoner “not to exceed 520 (Continued on Page Three) s . United States Has Disa;trous Day : At Olympic Games But Still Leads In Total Points; Calif. Crew Wins Golden Bear’s Eight-oared Shell Defeats Belgium After Harvard's Smaller One Loses to Germany —American Track Stars Continue to Take One Beating After Another. | | American Athletes Pile up 128 1-2 Points CCa e il itstiensd | 2 ® — after tod Amsterdam. Aug. Olympic point score The follow United States Finland, 48 Britain Ireland, France Philippines. Holland, 1 Switzerland, 1 Points scored today in each event follow: Hop. step and Finland, 7; United States 1,500 meters: Finland, 1 5: Germany, 3: England, a1 Javelin throw: Sweden, 10; Hun gary, 5: Norway, 4, Finland, 4: Ger- The TUnmited lost the lead in the women's events ta Germany |as a result of Fraulein Radke's vie- tory in the girls’ meters fi ! Point standing in the wo jevents follows | Germany, 18 United States Canada, 14 Poland, Sweden Japan, Austria jump: Japan. 16; 5. : France, Switzer- States en's 16 nd after the 13th day of July. | 2 He had become partially blind through an accident whila he was in the employ of the park de- partment and based his claim on that condition Recently, he made a motion that the balance of the payments, or at least $500 the be paid in & Iump sum, and Commissioner Bail heard the arguments on July Roszyckie representing himself. Judge Kirkham opposed the motion snded that there may have n changed conditions of fact since the origmal award was made, nd it is possible that the rlalnm!!li v be obliged fo submit to an ex- | jamination to determineé the actual ss of vision The city, through | Judge Kirkham and Superintendent Doyle of the public Welfare depart- ment, proved that the claimant and | his family have heen receiving fi- With only 15 miles to go. he was nancial aid from the city, and €on- ! ahout 20 minutes ahead of Harry tended that credit therefore should | \yeisman and a full hour ahead of — George on Page 17) MARATHON DANCERS ARE NEARING GOAL Competing Over 44 Miles | of Road Between Provi- dence and Boston Norwood, Mass, Aug. 2 (UP)— Lonis Lerner, leading in the three- cornered dance marathon over the 44 miles between Providence, R 1, and Ros passed through Nor- wood at 305 a m 9 ceper. (Continu, = Teachers Assigned Few Changes Task of Allocating Instruc- I tors in Public System Completed by Education | Officials. 4 and three pe: been a Fifteen principals teachers, five epecial teache manent substitutes have signedto the New Britain school svs tem by the school department. They will take their posts at the open- | ing of school on September 10, Two new appointees at the Cen- tral Junior High echoo! have been accepted. They are Henry R. Good- win, who is to succeed L. L. Page. and Harold T. Rand to succeed F. T. Adams. Miss Gladve B Tarr has forwarded her resignation to the Boston, Aug. 2 (UP)—With three motorcycle officers clearing r ahead over the Providence and Roston, Dedham-West Roxbury m. today, still going to Schools; Made In Faculties DERBY POLIGE SHAKE-UP New Haven Faper Declares There between crossed th at 9 strong Lerne and bla who had changed his red : jockey cap for a Panama, was shuffiing along with Miss Dor- othy Crowell as his partner, ofly | about six miles from the finigh line Wil be Shifting of Police Chief | Harry Weisman was ehout five miles behind, and George Sleeper | was about three miles behind Weis- and Dropping of Men. Aug. 2 (UP) — A complets shake-up in the Derby po- | lice department, including removal | of Police Chief Thomas Van Eften lin favor of Lieutenant Anthony Ur bano, will follow the recent re- oval of Commissioner Edwin E. Victory by Mavor Frank J. Conway. the New Haven Times-Union said in a special dispatch from Derby today. Frank Manion will from the force for using his police motoreycle to round up anti-Conway voters in the mayoralty elec- New Haven g Py in the Mass, Aug half-way mark marathon Walpole, 2 £ Nearing the | 44-mite Adance Piovidence 51 | from | to Roston Lowis | slender and bald dancing fox-trotted into Walpole Squar: at 7:07 today. leading his two rivals by about three mile Lerner. swapping partners every be Aropped | mile or o had danced well ahead | ! of Harry Weisman, another dancing | ‘|hl'vv){"nr | vear-old cabaret master, and George Sleeper, 13- over the between dancer. of macadam 1ast miles |sumed dictatorship of political ac- | office { operation of an GARFIELD SAYS LAWS SHOULD BE RESPECTED Prohibition While on Stat- | ute Book Should Be Obeyed, He Declares Wilhamstown, Mass Respect for enforcement of the pro- hibition laws while they are on the statute books, fair play for th farmers and ational co-ope tion, were listed here today by Har- ry Garfield, dent of Williams college and chairman of the insti- tute of politics, as issues upon w the voters of the country were en- titled to opinions from candidates for office Dr. Garfield was making the con- vocation address at the opening of the eighth annual session of the in- stitute of pol Certain questions have come up.” Garfield said, ‘like Banquo's ghost they will not down. They cannot be put aside by sophistries of preju- dice nor the appeals of politic Aug, 2 (A— pre The voters of the United States have come of age,and are thinking for t neelves to the consternation of those who have heretofore as- tion i is true, as political leaders s ) The people of the country demand | Englishman’s Flying Boat Comes Down in Atlantic Early Today and Radios for Help Giving its Position. Ocean Liners Rushing to Aid of British Captain Who Has Met With Dis- aster So Many Times Be- fore. Captain Frank T. Courtney and companions on an attempted seaplane ght from the Azores to Newfoundland made a forced land- ng in mid-Atlantic today and the first ocean liner to reach the posi- tion from which they called for help iled to locate them Courtney's plane landed ean in the oc. early this morning and in | response to its radio calls for assis ance all steamers anywhere in the vicinity turned from their courses to £0 10 the rescue, At 1115 eastern daylight time the Radio Marine corporation in New York was advised that its station at Chatham, Ma had information that the liner President Hayes had reached the position Courtney save in his distress calls and was search- Ing for the seaplane. Two hours | ter no word had been received that the search had met with success. Other liners that went to Court- ney's assistance were the Minne. w a, the Cedric, the Celtic and the Columbus. The Pennland, the Gripsholm and the Berengaria aid- ed by relaying wireless messages. The Cedric a8 not much furthey from the landing place of the plane than the President Haves and it was believed she too must have been scouring the watsrs in the position Courtney gave Retain Radio Apparently the crew of the flving boat retained the use of its radio, with which they first made known their predicament and with which they were expected to continue to guide their rescuers The plane. piloted by Captain Courtney, left the Azores at 1:5§ P m. eastern standard time, ye terday for New Foundland Th liner Cedric, which today was re- rorted as within 100 miles of the Spot where the craft was forced down, vesterday had reported. that she was about midway of the 1,800 mile stretch which the Englishman WAS attempting to negotiate. The fliers had hoped to reach Newfoundland by 1:10 a. m., east- €rn standard time, today. but it ap- (Continued on Page 17.) ARITHMETIC TRIPS UP MAN CAUGHT IN RAID Cannot Add, Confusion Multiplies, So Judge Subtracts $50 —e An error in mathematics figured prominently in deciding the case of Yatale Cont{ of 8§ Derby street rged with vialation of the Mquer in police court today. Conti d that he had bought a sup- DIV of whiskey 0 and accord- [Im& to the police he sold it for $4 fifth” and ¢3 per pint. On the 'ese stand. however. he repudiat- #d his alleged confession and said he meant that when he bough the whislk, price he paid was $38 per w hasten t0 sav. that prohib a political question law 15, Dr bition n is not but respect for | Garfield said. “Prohi- | & primarily a moral and eo- | b til enacted into law | personal problem “Respect for latw political Dr 1 essentially a a community question, Garfield said “A law may of | course be changed, but a public of- | ficial who uses the powers of his | to defrat or weaken the existing constitu- tion, according tn the dispatch 20 tional statute, lessens for and #4 Judge Roche observed that 11 fifths” at $4 each and 28 pints at $3 each amounted to $1183 in. stead of $70. If Cont! was untruth. ful in this respect. he might very Well be s0 1n other features of his testimony, Judge Roche remarked and he imposed a fine of $50 and costs on the charge of keeping li- auor, and discharging Conti on the charge of maintaining & place hav- ng the reputation for the sale of liquor. Bonds for an appeal were fixed at $200 b after court the fine and costs were paid. pect | Providence and this town { ning Standard’s special cor pondent at the Olympiad between Dete e Sergeants McCue and Ellinger and Sergeant O'Mara testi- school department and her place at fhe Central Junior High echool will Laundry and on the second floor by The Times-I'nion correspondent said he learned from confidential 1 an etr: i rus' e Forty guests were driven from Sleeper, who entered the race at |2V aNd betrays a public trust. He the New Britain Shirt Mfg. Co. early this morning. A table on the sec- ond floor, near the front, took fire and the heat set off the sprinkler system, one of the sprinklers being directly above the table. The blaze was extingnished by the water, but before the fire department arrived onse to an alarm from Box Pearl and Arch streets at 5:41 o'clock, the floor had been flooded and water had also mhde its way into the Union Laundry office, causing some damage, Captain Willam H. Porter of Co. No. 2 heird the sprinkler alarm from his home at 98 Glen street, a hort distance away, and he ‘sound- d the alarm. 1In the opinion of Chief W. J. Noble, a cizarette or leigar was left on the table, causing it to take fire. In all probability, the table was burning slowly for the two luncheon menus provided today for each team discloses nearly as striking a contrast as the fail- ures of the American team in the field and the successes of the British representatives:— “Britain—TEeef tea, friend tender- loin steak, green salad, hashed brown potatoes, compote of rhu- barb. “United States—Hors d'oenvres, cold meat. soup and eggs entrees and vegetables, dessert " “Meals of the kind indicated above are being taken by the Ameri- can team in the saloon of the liner President Roosevelt—'A dark, de- pressing and stuffy apartment’ one member has put on more than 15 pounde since he left eNw oYrk. All are said to be discontented.” The body of the story says that George Kojak, the swimmer, is the gome time before it broke out in « blaze. one who gained 15 pounds, the Pleasanton hotel on the Revere Beach bovlevard when flames raged through the Rich dance ha!l near- by. Firemen, with help from Lynn. Chelsea and Winthrop, eucceeded in saving the hotel and several sum- j mer cottages which were scorched. The fire was discovered by Her- bert Cummings of this city, who sounded\the alarm and then rushed linto the hotel and aroused guests. Fanned by a brisk wind, the fire destroyed the dance hall in less than 30 minutes Some of the hotel guests suffered slightly from the effects of smoke but none wae overcome or injured. All escaped from the building un- scathed. A report that a man had been seen running from the scene of the fire soon after it started led police to believe that the blaze had been set, be filled by Miss Lilhan B. Christen- sen. Miss Katherine McGrath of | 750 East street has been promoted | from the elementary schoo! to the Nathan Hale school to take the | place left vacant by the transfer of Mise Christensen, Miss Jessie Zevin will take Miss McGrath's place There are few changes in faculties this year as compared with other vears This fact has been noted es- pecially in the Senior High school where practically the same faculty will again be on duty . The assignments in all schools fol- lows: Senfor High School Millle G. McAuley, principal's as- sistant; Ernest F. Upham, director, history. Robert R. Goff, dircctor, mathematics: Charles J. Drapeau, director, French: Jesse D. Sallee, di- sources that Mayor Conway ha. planned to remove Victory for mor than a vy nee the two wer opposed on legislation which woul have permitted the mayor to hol {the additional office of police chie { Governor John H. Trumbull vetoe the bill Victory and tused to 4 Conway s the affair. have THE WEATHER New Rritain and vicinity: Fair tonight and probably Friday: not much change in temperature, HIGH TIDE — AUG 8 New Haven 1:30 p.m. (Continued on Page Nine) | | | N. London 11:34 a.m.,11:44 p.m. * * * * re. the last minute as a dark horse. ap peared greatly fatigued as he drew Walpole, but he was srtill | waltzing neck and neck with Weis iman | The d ol near L} d . d unique contest the |cours: made famous by the pedes- trian prowess of Miss FEleonora Boston society woman, start- ed from Providence at 12:20 a. m Thousands of spectators witnessed !the start. and about 500 automobiles trailed the competitors in the terp- sichorean trek over the first few | mites. Lerner arrived at Attieboro at 230 a. m after dancing nine miles Sleeper appeared about 20 minutes later and Weisman was 10 minutes behind the cabaret dancer. At Wrentham, 21 miles from the start. Lerner had increased his I over Sears * (Continued on Page Seven) one imperative duty 10 perform With respect to such a statute and | that is to enforce it | "Having chosen to write into our | fundamental instrument the eighteenth amendment and the su- preme court having held it to be | constitutional. a persona! problem | becomes a public question. The voters have a right to know what their candidates think, what they propose to do with reference to en- forcement; and they will not be silenced. “AS to the sacond question, fair play demands that a way be found to hold the balances even between agricultural and industrial workers. The question will be found to touch fied that they raided Conti's home shortly after 3 o'clock yvesterday af ternoon. Conti's wife admitted them and in reply to their questions, said there was liquor in the house but they would be obliged to find it themselves. In a short time Sergeant O™Mara uncovered 24 bottles filled, besides some beer and a number of empty whiskey bottles. Sergeant O'Mara went to a factory where Conti {8 employed and brought him to the police station, where he was interrogated. denying at first that he had ever sold liquor, but later ad- mitting, according to the police, that he had been selling it for three months at the prices mentioned. Through an tnterpreter, Conti the tariff to the quick. Ite discus- sion will arouse present fears and past prejudices. “The ghosts of the past are dis- (Continued on Page Seven) l testitied that he had never been in a police station until yesterdsy and he was very nervous when being questioned. He had not intended to (Continued on Page m‘ %

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