New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1929, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 REED AND BORA DEBATE DRY LAW Nissouri Sesator Renews Attack Upon Prohibition ASSAILS JONES NEASURE Retiring Democratic Leader Tells Colleagues He Will Not Name Oongressmen Who Vote Dry but Consume Liquor. Washington, Feb, 18 (P)—Before gallery crowds lured by the pros- pect of an oratorical conflict between.| two renowned debaters—Reed and Borah—8enator Reed of Missouri resumed today his farewell attack in the senate upon the prohibition law. The menator began soon after the lay's session opened, aware that Benator Borah of Idaho contem- plated delivering a reply. Borah sat silent as Reed opened with the same bitterness he employed Saturday in his criticism of the dry law. The immediate object of his fire was the ding Jones bill to increase maxi- mum penalties for violations of the law. Spectators leaned far over the allery rail to look at Senator Borah he came in, armed with several heafs of paper, a brief case and ome newspaper clippings, appar- ntly to be used in his speech. He Was Merely Jesting A murmur of amusement ran hrough the galleries when Reed de- lared at the beginning of his ad- iress that " a remark made Satur- jay in jest seems to have caused ome uneasiness.” He referred to is statement that he might some- ime make public the names of con- essmen who vote dry but never- heless drink, “I thought I had made clear that was a joke, but I suppose I shauld ave labelled it so,” the Missourian id with a broad smile. “I am not going to make those ames public. I would not violate e confidence of friends. 8o all may e composed, “I may have made mistakes dur- g my life, but I have never sunk o the low level of a prohibition in- orme With this preliminary, the senator faded into his address with clear ut sentences and a slow, measured olce. “Force has been substituted ' for eason,” he sald, “the penitentiary pr persuasion, gruelty for charity. ‘e have abapgened tha Bible and e prayer book and have taken to he lash, the prison, the gun, the ludgeon.” He told a story of “a nice, well- eaning lady" who asked what dif- prence it made If a few hundreds (Continued on Page 18) [FES HUSBAND, RUNS TO GET HELP hicago Bride Repents Quickly—Stabbing Fol- lows Slight Quarrel Chicago, Feb, 18 (P—A bride of ven months plunged a butcher ife into the breast of her husband rly yesterday and then ran reaming for help, that he might die. Monte Tennes, II, whose uncle of le same name {8 a power in a syn- te for dissemination of race ck information, had quarrelled th his 19-year-old wife over “prac- lly nothing." “Mont and I had gone to a party a friend’s,” Mrs. Tennes told po- “and I guess we had too many nks. When we got home early terday morning we started to arrel. “I insisted that we retire and Mon- said, ‘Won't.’ He sat down and an to read. We quarrelled some pre and I ran to the kitchen, got butcher knife*and rushed at Mon- I must have been crazy. Monte bbed me and we tussle hen he nt limp and gasped.” he condition of Tennes was cri- 1 today. ‘ His left lung had been nctured. Police who went to the Tennes rtment after a call by the apart- nt house manager found Tennes etched out on a couch, weak from of blood, with Mrs, Tennes eeling beside him, ecrying and nging her hands. Fennes, who is 26 years old, re- d for several hours to tell what i happened, and gave his story y after he was shown a signed tement by his wife. 'Let her go,” he implored officera. e didn’t mean it. I'll never pro- ute.” Hungry Wolves Cause Panic Among Skaters Budapest, Hungary, Keb. 18 ‘Hundreds of men and vomen enjoying winter sports n the Burgenland region today ere terrified by the sudden ap- pearance of numerous wolves rit out of the dense forests by hunger. There was a wild panic as hose on ice skates attempted to NEW BRITAIN ITERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1929. —TWENTY PAGES SENATOR JAMES A. REED. " DR, OSBALDESTON CONMITS SUICIDE Aged Physician Shoots Himsell in Asbury Park Shack ONCE CALLED HORSE THIEF Jersey Medical Man Years Old Won Fame Three Years Ago When Sherift Served 30 Year Old Warrant. Asbury Park, N. J., Feb. 18 (P)— Dr. Edwin Pye Turner Osbaldeston, 99 year old veteran of the Crimean war, who became front page news three years ago when o gray haired deputy sheriff arrested him on a half century old charge of horse stealing. was found a suicide today. The old rhysician was found ly- ing on the floor of his two room shack in Railroad avenue by a pa- trolman. A revolver was in his hand, and bullet wounds were found through his neck and side, over the hcart. The shack is acre-s the street from t! railroad signal tower, the ladder of which he used until re- cently in public exhibitions of his exercising. 3 Dented Theft of Horse ‘To the day of his death he stoutly d.afed he ever had committed an act of wrong doing, and held that a half brother, who bore the same name and a striking resemblance to him was the “Edwin Turner” who appeared on the records as the horse thief and jail breaker in Hing- hamton, N. Y., in 1880. Deputy Sheriff H. Foster Black, died more than a year ago at the age of 91, and Dr. Osbaldeston publicly forgave him. Osbaldeston took up his residence here in 1910 and he became a favorite throushout the city. His courtly bearing and interesting anecdotes winning him the friends who came to his defense when Black appeared with his yellowed warrant. At their request Governor Moore (Continued on Page Five) EXPLOSION IN DEEP SHAFT KILLS WORKER Five Injured When Dyna- mite Blows Up in Water Tunnel Rutland, Mass., Feb. 18 (UP)— One man was dead and five others were being treated at the Holden, Mass., hospital today following an explosion in a water project tunnel 655 feet below 'the earth’s surface. Antonio Vieiro, a driller, of Water- bury, was instantly killed when the vibrations of a drill exploded a charge of dynamite, showering him and six other members of the drill- ing crew with splintered rock. John Psycow of Jersey City was reported to be in a critical condi- tion at the Holden hospital this morning. He suffered a fractured jaw and multiple lacerations about the face and head. Otner members of the crew who were injured were: Jessie Thompson, Franklin, N. C. Armand Pelletier, Usxbridge, Mass. Fred Johnson, Baltimore. Arcade Williams, Leominster. Mass. Alfonse Conn. Johnson had been released this morning while the remaining four men were reported as “resting com- fortably.” At Work In Tunncl The seven men were working on a tunnel which is being constructed to Palemerri, Torrington, (Continued on Page 17) LITTLE GIRL CRUSHES HAND IN CLOTHES WRINGER Louise Roderick of 43 Cherry Street ain the shores of the lake and places the ice broke, many aters plunging into the freez- g water. All were rescued by eans of human lifelines from jhe shore. Greater panic and possible “saster were averted by a few f the skaters who were armed nd opened fire on the wolves illing several and frightening ft the rest, Taken to Hospitatl With Painful Injury Louise Roderick, colored, of 43 Cherry street, is at New Britain General hospital for treatment for a badly crushed right hand. The child, who is 9 years of age, caught her hand in a clothes wringer at her home today. She was in severe pain when admitted to the hospital. Nearly 100 FOR GANG NURDERS Police- Again Suspected of Eo- gineering Chicago Killings “PURPLE” GUNMEN 00T Two Assassins Said to Have Worn Patrolmen's Uniforms — Machine Gun Leader of Capone Crowd Is Hunted. Chicago, Feb. 18 (#—The purple fades from the gang massacre pic- ture, and the blue of police uniforms again tints the canvas. The state’s attorneys office ex- pressed itself today as satisfied that Athe purple gang of Detroit had no important part in last Thursday's scptuple slaying. At the same time investigators were given further testimony that two of the slayers were dressed as police officers. There was a discouraging lack of definite progress reported both by police and by the state's attorney. In the four days since the seven members of the George (Bugs) Moran gang were lined against u brick wall and slain there has been no arrest of a single suspect, it was pointed out by David Stansbury, in charge of the investigation for the |state's attorney. Caldwell Saw Auto H. Bruce Caldwell, president of the board of education, volunteered new information last night which accel- i(ratod the investigation. Cald 1 itold of seeing an automobile wh |he thought at the time was a police squad car. The machine ran through a red light a few blocks north of the garage in which the murders were committed. Caldwell fixed the time of the in- {cident as a few minutes before the 'slayings took place. Two men in the car, he said, wore police uni- forms, and there were three others in civilian clothes also in the ma- chine. One of the men had a tooth out in front, he said. The car had a slight collision with a truck shortly after it passed him, Caldwell related, corroborating the account of a truck driver who ear- lier had reported that his truck was grazed by the machine, It has been an accepted theory | with investigators that the Gusen- bergs, Frank and Phil, who were lamong those killed, would never have lined up with their faces to the wall unless they had believed the men who invaded- the garage were not dangerous. If the Gusenbergs and their companions had recognized the invaders as policemen, or had reason to believe them policemen, they would have been willing to (Continued on Page 11) PERFUME SALESMAN AGCUSED OF MURDER Susquehanna River Yields Body of Woman Missing 23 Days Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 18 (#—Tha Susquehanna river has given up the body of Miss Verna Klink, 31-year- old candy store manager, and the police today announced that Harry B. Bowman, perfume salesman would be charged with her murder. Bowman has been held in the Dauphin county jail since his arrest on January 28, three days after Miss Klink disappeared, but the charges against him were those resulting only from his admissions that money found on him belonged to the miss- ing woman. He was successively accused of robbery, conspiracy to rob and lar- ceny by bailee, as well as two charges based on his alleged rela- tionship with Miss Ethel Miller, upon whom police claim he spent the money obtained from Miss Klink. The total 1 of $15,000 was sufficient to hold him in prison until the search for Miss Klink’s “ody continued. Vanished 23 Days Ago That search came to an end yes- terday when, after 23 days of futile dragging of the river near the spot where the missing woman was last seen, her body was found three miles down the stream. Caught against a rock 35 feet from shors, it was discover:d by Michael Krzy- zoslak, of Steelton. Dr. R. L. Perkins and Dr. M. H. Sherman performed the autopsy on which District Attorney Robert T. Fox and Coroner J. H. Kreider ex- pected to base their decision as to whether Bowman would be charged with killing Miss Klink. Glad They Found Her Aside from saying he was “glad they found her,” and reiterating his assertion that he did not kill her, Bowman remained silerit when told that Miss Klink's body had beea tecovercd. He has maintained tha: he was aiding the woman %o buy the candy store of which she was man- ager and that on the night of her disappearance she jumped into the river while d2spondent because she could not complete the transaction. Police say he quoted the girl as urging him to commit suicide nlso. He explained that he jumped into the water when ihe woman leaped but became frightened and crawled ashore, Miss Miller, who has been held on charges involving Bowman, has con- tributed little to the evidence in the case, her only statements recount- ing that Bowman was wet from his waist down when he came to her room shortly after Miss Klink drowned. NO ARRESTS MADE (262 Liens Which City Threatened to Place on Properties to Collect Pavement Bills Long Due, Held Up Mayor Paonessa Recommends Delay After Conference With Tax Collector Loomis—Changes In Owner- ship and Refusal to Pay Complicate Situa- tion—Assembly May Start Inquiry. Liens which were scheduled to be placed tomorrow against 262 parcets of property will not go on record, Collector Bernadotte Loomis Mayor Paonessa. Warrants for the collection of as- sessments for new pavements were sued one month ago and notice was given that liens would follow n made. The accounts are of long standing and much of the property involved has changed hands. Due sald | today after he had conferred with a month it the payments were not | \to this condition, have refused to pay. The month of grac elapses tomorrow, and steps had been taken to have the really liened, but today's dcvelopment fore- stalls this action. A proposal is now before the gen- eral assembly to constitute the mayor and board of aldermen as a body to head disputable questious involved in the drive to collect over- due assessments, and when this has been accomplished it is believed | most of the cases will be com- | promised without liening. LOCAL MEN INJURED IN PLYNOUTH CRASH Edward Deutsch and An- thony Vosney in Seri- ous Condition (Special to the Herald) Bristol, Feb. 18.—Four men were injured, two seriously, as a result of an automobile accident on Mec- Kee's hill in the town of Plymouth shortly before 9 o'clock last night. Edward Deutsch of 148 Henry strect, New DBritain, operator.of one of the cars, and Anthony Vosney of 535 Stanley street, New Britain, a com- panion, are in a serious condition, according to officials of the Bristol hespital, where both men are being treated. The extent of their injuries was definitely determined late today when X-rays were taken. Adam Kowalski of 44 Ellis street, New | Britain, also a passenger in Deutsch's car, and Hollis Devines of Willow street, Waterbury, riding in an autmobile operated by Daniel La- Ronne of 194 Mill atreet, Waterbury, treated for minor injuries and di charged from the hospital last night. At the time of the accident, ville center while LaBonne was pro- ceeding westerly toward Thomaston. The latter's car, statement, skidded on the icy high- way and struck the Deutsch automo- bile, forcing it from the road into a steep bank. Both cars were badly damaged. Arnold Nelson of Waterbury, who reached the ccene shortly after the accident, took Kowalski to the Bris- tol hospital. Deutsch, Devines, La- Bonne and Vosney were taken to the hospital by Michael Patrus of New Britain, who was following Deutsch’s car. No arrests had been made this morning,. although the accident was George Buckley of Terryville. MUSICIAN RESCUES BABY FROM FLAMES Bridgeport Man’s Prized 200-Year-Old Violin Is Burned Bridgeport, Feb, 18 (A—Andrew Dorchinsky, a musician who rooms at the home of Louis Goldstein, had to make a choice today between saving his most prized possession, a 200 year old violin for which he had refused an offer of $600; or the life of a 14 months old threatened when fire broke out this morning in the Goldstein home. Dorchinsky saved the baby. Dorchinsky's violin was ruired in the fire, together with a piano, radio, ings in the Goldstein home. and much of the household furnish- The baby was in bed in the ‘ront fire broke out. Abandons His Violin The mugician saw emoke pouring from the closet in which his violin was stored. His first impulse was to reach through the smoke and pull the instrument out of the closet. “Oh, my mother and the baby, cried out Miss Jeannette Goldstein, a daughter of the parents of the baby, as she groped through the smoke, Dorchinsky heard, and abandon- ing thoughts of his violin dashed through the smoke into Mrs. Gold- stein’s bedroom where he found the mother paralyzed with fright, the baby at her side. He picked up the baby, ran back through the smoke to safety. Then Dorchinsky dashed bacl: to help Mrs. Goldstein out of the house. * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Partly clondy and much colder tonight; Tuesday, fair and colder. * | | I | * SKATING SCHEDULE Skating at aM parks. Eveaings only. | * were slightly injured. LaBonne was Deutach was driving toward Termy- according to his | being investigated by Deputy Sheriff ' babv, | bedroom with its 1 other when the ! POLICE MARK TIME Daughter Retains Counsel and Interest Shifts to Probate Court Willimantic, Feb. 18 (P —Inquiry into the murder of William E. Jack- son, county detective, rested today land attention was turncd to the probate court in which Miss Juanita Jackson, his daughter, will seek ad- | ministration papers both on her 'father's estate and that of her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Jackson, who | was buried on Saturday. Miss Jackson retained Arthur T. ' Kelly as counsel but today she stal- led that no time had been set for golng to court for the necessary au- thority to begin scttlement of the affairs of her parents. | | Miss Jackson, with Mrs. Ada An- drews, who has been looking after the Jackson home for more than a 'fortnight, wire down town this morning. The former said she {still very weary from the experiences which had come to her in the course of which she lost both parents, put she thought that in a few days she would recover her composure and | return to her store duties. She ex- pected to remain in the Jackson 'home for the present. Inquest Not Complete Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Daniel- son is yet to complete his inquest 'into Mr. Jackson's death and also to decide if an inquest into Mrs. Jack- son's suicide is necessary. Only one officer of the several who had given their exclusive attention to the Jackson case was scen today. Chief Investigator Edward J. Hickey was away, and the police headquar- ters said that they were attending to | other matters, It was not known today when Coroner Bill will resume his inquest. Says He Feared Poison Providence, R. I, FFeb. 17 (®—The Frovidence Journal says3 today under {a Willimantic, date line that County | Detective William E. Jackson, “for {at least a week before he was mur- |dcred feared that his wife was going to poison him and that while he lay lon a sick bed, he refused to accept any food except that served by his | 24-year-old daughtcr, Jua:.ita.” The Journal further says it learncd that on one occasion, Mrs. Jackson Ithreatened to shoot her husband's |aged mother, Mrs. 8arah R. Jackson, and carried a gun which she showed ithe mother-in-law when she voiced !the threat. PRESIDENT PRO TEM. FIGHT ANTICIPATED air and Falk May Be Rival Candidates for Office A contest between Alderman Da- vid L, Nair of the first ward and Alderman Walter R. Falk of the pro tem. at the republican caucus which will follow the off-year city election, is understood to be in pros- pect, although neither has come out yet as a candidate. Nair s the present holder of the office, having been elected last spring when Alderman William H. !Judd declined the . ffer of his col- |leagues to return him to the post {which he had held for two terms. | Although both Nair and Falk enter- ed common council service the same !year, in 1922, Falk's elevation to the aldermanic circle pre-dates that of | Nair by two years. After the second | warder had been in the council two years, the retirement of the late John F. Gill left a vacancy to which Falk was elected. Two iyears later, Alderman C. J. Dehm |was appointed chairman of the board of firc commissioners, and (Continued on Page 18) | | Danny Devere, Old Time Minstrel, Dead Wheeling, W. Va., Feb., 18 #P— Danny Devere, 82, old time minstrel, who appeared with Primrose and | West, Lew Dockstader, Al G. Field iand with the “Wizard of Oz” in tha ]origlnal cast, died here S8unday night. || Up to the time of death Devere held a responsible position in the of- fice of 1. M. Scott, president of the Wheeling Steel corporation. Cause |of death was not given. present owners | | IN JACKSON MURDER second. for the position of presideut | DOHENY, J, SLAIN BY MAT SECRETARY Officials Convinced Plunkett Shqt During Insane Frenzy 0L L1 APSES v 1o 11 o3 ™ Vi s dog - 2 Father of . Pauy, From Shock and Faw. Dravely—District Attorncy Starts ‘augy, u [’ \ 1720, Scarching Probe. Los Angeles, Feb. 18 (®) — A {searching inquiry to determine the |exact manner in which E. L. Do- the wealthiest young men in America, was shot to death by his distracted secretary, | Theodore Hugh Plunkett, was un- {dertaken here today at the instance of Buron Fitts, district attorney of Los Angeles county. After a preliminary investigation of the Saturday night tragedy in the pretentious home of the young ofl magnate, Fitts declared there was no reusonable doubt but that Plun- kett had killed his employer in & fit of madness and then committed suicide after being confronted by the Doheny family physician, Dr. E. C. IFishbaugh. The happenings of the tragic night in the Doheny mansion as re- constructed thus far show that Plun- kett, who during the day had been urged to go to a sanitarium and | take treatment for & threatened nervous breakdown, entered the home while Mr. and Mrs. Doheny were at a motion picture show. He went to the zuest room. i vants Interviewed | Interviews with servants devel- oped that as young Doheny was preparing to retire, Plunkett sum- Imoned him to the guest room; that shortly afterward Doheny put in an emergency call for Dr. Fishbaugh and thut Mrs. Doheny was awaiting the arrival of the doctor when the oil magnate was slain. | Dr. Fishbaugh believed Plunkett shot Doheny when he heard the physician's car in the driveway. The secretary was stand ing in the hallvay when the doctor first saw him. | “You stay out of here,” Plunkett shouted as Mrs. Doheny and the physician came toward the room. The sccretary then wheeled and entered the room. An instant later a pistol roared and Dr. Fish- baugh rushed in to find both Do- | heny and Plunkett dead. What happened between the time Plunkett called Doheny to the guest heny, jr., one of that (Continued on Page 11) 'HOOVER ENDS HIS FLORIDA VACATION President-Elect Leaves Mi- ami for Washington on Special Train Miami, IMla., Feb, 18 () —Presi- dent-elect Hoover bade farewell to- day to this land of sunshine, head- ing for Washington on a special train which left here at 10:30 a, m. | The next president and Mrs. | Hoover occupied a private car alon: but several of their friends had compartments in other cars of the long train. These included Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ricard, of New York, who have been house guests ut Belle Isle, and A. W. Shaw of Chi- cago a member of the committee on economic trends of which the presi- dent-clect is chairman, Mr. and Mrs, Hoover left the James C. Penney home on Belle Isle less than half an hour before train time, motoring across Biscayne Bay |to the Florida east coast station. Hoover Thanks Florida Before leaving Miami, President- elect Hoover stopped to express his appreciation of the manner in which the people welcomed him. “l want to express my apprecia- tion to the people of Miami and Florida,” he said. “They have given us a very happy vacation and we | hope to be able to come again. ! A schedule of 27 hours, two hours faster than that of the regular trains, had been made for the Hoover special with only such stops en route to Washington as will ve wade necessary for operating pur- poses. Invitations had been receiv- ed for the president-elect to attend | demonstrations in his honor in Jack- sonville and other cities, but all of them were declined. The special is due in Washington at 1:30 p, m. to- morrow and Mr. and Mrs. Hoover will go direct to their 8 street home to remain until inauguration day. Fledgling Arctic Tern ! Makes Record Flight | Washington, I'eb. 18 U — The ilongest flight ever recorded for a | banded bird marked by the United States biological survey was made | by a fledgeling arctic tern from Turnevik Bay, Labrador, to Margate, 15 miles southwest of Port Shep- stone, Natal, South Africa. The bird was marked by a co- operator of the bureau at Turnevik |Bay on July 23, 1928, and was found dcad at Margate on Novem- | ber 12, 1928. Not only was the dis- |tance of the flight remarkable, but |the time element also, as the bird | €9.156. ipay approximately 4 guest | EDWARD L. DOHENY, SR, CITY BOND ISSUE SELLS BELOW PAR Money Raised for Erection of High School Addition E. F. HALL DISAPPOINTED Securities For $540,000 Disposed of For $5335,422, Requiring City to Pay 4.32 Per Cent Instead of An- | ticipated 4.25 Per Cent. The municipal bond issue of $540,- 000 to crect an addition to the Senior High school went on the market to- day for $535,442.40, to the disap pointinent of Chairman Edward F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation, who had been confident the sccuritics would bring at least their par value, H. L. Allen of New York City, and G. L. Austin of Hartford, were the successful bidders, shading the five cther bidders with their offer of This requires the city to 2 per cent for the money, when 4 1-4 per cent had been estimated. Other offers received were: Con- ring & Co. of Hartford, and R. L. Day of Boston, 99.09; Lewer, Bacon and Co. of New York, and Stone, Webster & Blodgett of Boston, 99.308; Guaranty Co. and Bankers Co. of New York, 99.813; Estabrook .j& Co. of Boston, and Putnam Co. ¢f Hartford, 98.85; National City Co of New York, 98.2199, The bonds will be delivered at the irst National bank of New York ty, Thursday or Kriday of this week. The bid ddes not include ac- crued interest, which also will be paid. F Bond Issue Disputed The purpose for which the reven- | ue from this sale is to be devoted has been the subject of much dis- cussion over a period of years. S lection of an architect precipitat: a fight in the school committee’s meetings. Later Mayor DPaonessa made known his objection to the erection of an addition to the present buildings and when the bond issue came before the common council for approval he carried his fight to that (Continued on Page 17) BANKRUPTCY PETITION BASED ON FRAUD CLAIM Intent to Defraud Creditors Alleged | On Part of New Britain Market Owners. Three creditors of the New Brit- ain Market of 318 Main street, filed today a petition with Judge Edwin 8. Thomas of the U. 8. district court, asking that the proprietor be ad- judged bankrupt. The papers, drawn up by Attor- ney Monroe 8. Gordon allege that the New Britain Market fraudulent- ly transferred and sold the bus- iness to Louis Belkin with intent to defraud the creditors of the assets. The transaction is alleged to have been concluded on February 15. It is further alleged that the bank- rupt had been insolvent for a per- iod of four mont’ s prior to the fil- ing of the petition. In bringing action for involuntary bankruptey, the creditors lost 1,120 due them.: Ti 'y are: Gordon Broth- ers, §420; C. W. Lines Co., §300, and H. Chesky & Sons, $400. Benjamin Meyerson is manager of the store and the original proprietor but the stock is held by the Newv Britain Truct company as security for a loan. AGED MAN IS INJURED WHEN AUTO HITS WAGON Eugene Steele of 108 Wallace Street, Thrown Out When Judge Gris- wold’s Car Hits Team, Eugene Steele, an aged man of 106 Wallace street was brought to New Dritain General hospital about 2:30 this afternoon for treatment for lacerations about.the head and an injury to his hip, sustained when an automobile driven by Judge George C. Griswold of Berlin town court was only about four months old when found. It suggests, the survey said, that these birds which are rarely seen on the south Atlantic coast of the United States, may cross the ocean to Europe and then proceed south. struck a horse and wagon in charge of Steele, on Berlin road. 3 The team was upset and Steele was thrown out, according to the hospital report. Steele was able to go home after his injuries were dressed. COHNON COUNGL WAY NOT APPROVE 28 MILL TAX RATE Opposition From Property Own- ers May Result in Catting of Fioance Board Bodget Dralt NORRIS COHEN PREDICTS REALTY WILL BE HURT Second Largest Individual Tax Payer Declares City and Banks Will be Forced into Real Estate Business Through Foreclosures—Informal Discussion of Appropriations at Mayor's Office Tonight. Payers of heavy taxes have de- clared war on the 28-mills rate pro- posed by the hoard of finance and taxation and have found sympathy among the members of the common council who tonight, at an informal meeting, will launch into the budget in an effort to cut out at least one mill. The rate recommended by the board of finance is two mills higher than that of the current year. Morris Cohn, for many years the city’s highest individual taxpayer and now second highest on the list, is one of the leaders in the drive against the increase. He predicts wholesale foreclosures if the coun- cil permits the increase to go through. Claims Property is Over Assesscd Citing his personal experiences, Mr. Cohn today offered to prove that his properities are assessed at about {115 per cent of their market value. whereas, he claims, the prope assessment would be 76 per cent of that flgure. His most recently com- pleted building, the Doris Hotel on Main street, is assessed for $10,000 more than it cost to build, he agreed to prove. Mr. Cohn is not apprehenaive that he will be deprived of his holdings through the process of foreclosure but he is certain, he said, that at least 25 per cent of the tenement bulldings in New Britain will change hands next r through the medium of the civil court if the new tax rate is higher than the present. “If it is the wish of the common council to put the city gewernment and the banks into the redl estate business, then all they must do put through that rate of 28 mills, Mr. Cohn summariged, Calls Realty Returns Low His survey of real estate about the city convinces him that build- ings are not averaging more than 50 per cent occupancy. Realty condi- (Continued on Page Twe) EXPERTS FIGURE ON REPARATIONS TOTAL Unofficial Estimates Run From 30 to Hundred Million Marks Paris, Feb. 18 (M—The experts jcommittee on reparations convened promptly at 11 o’clock this morning to begin their 2nd week's discussion of onc of the greatest economic problems growing out of the world war. The meeting was the first since last Friday. Since adjournment then the dele- gates have had time to do some fig- uring with facts and figures pre- sented them during last week by Dr. Hjalmar Surkurt, Reichsbank | president, as a basis. Unofficially sums thirty to a carying from hundred billion gold marks were mentioned today as possible extremes in the totals which the various delegations will ask to have Germany pay. It was the opinion in certain quarters today that France and Bel- gium would ask 100,000,000,000 marks (about $23,720,000,000) while Germans probably would offer to pay $35,000,000,000 marks (about $8,302,000,000). The British wera said to be ready to take an inter- mediate stand. Still Study Economics The experts found there were a few points respecting Germa economic situation to clear up, after which came a discussion on further procedure. It was decided to mamo a small sub-committee which will draw up a scheme for the future labors of the experts, reporting this to a full committee meeting tomoi - row morning. It is understood the sub-commit tee will recommend a procedure in- tended to enable both the debtor and creditors in the reparations :ic- count to submit an offer and put in claims that may form the ground- work of the committee’s further - liberations, 11 Documents Affect Stanley Street Realty Eleven documents affecting the property at 1497 Stanley street, were filed for record at the office of the town clerk today. After a mortgage of $6,500 had beem pro- cured by Willis H. Norton from the Stafford Savings bank, he seld the premises to Arnold G. Grant, trus- tee. The following named persona had filed documents releasiag me- chanics liens on the house: Sam Kolodney, et al, Hardware City Tlle Co., Levio Bessoni, New Britain Lumber Co., Sherman Sand OCe., Christian A. Bauer, Frank Ginsburg, Herbert V. Camp, ot ol