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in St. PARIS APPOINTMENT FOR W. HARTFORD MAN DAVID SHERMAN GREEN S. Green, of Hartford, as Washington, Aug. 19-Appointment of David trade commissioner at Paris assistant announced today by Secretary was David Sherman Green is the son David I.

Green and Mrs. Green of Dr. Hartford. During the war he West 101st. Gun served as do private in Company C.

Battalion, leavDarthmouth College in his sophoing more He is a graduate West Hartford High School. of the 25 years old. In 1919 Mr. Green He is WAS assigned by the government to Sorbonne, Paris, where he took The a science course. CHRIST CHURCH IS NOT FOR SALE Officers of Cathedral Parish Issue Flat Denial of Reports of Transfer.

that the Christ Church A report Cathedral, proptrey at the corer of Curch streets, might be sold Main and for a large figure, has been circulated for several days 1 local realty circules but it is without foundation, according to officers of the cathedral The present veerable cathparish. edral building will be cetury old within a few years ad officers of the parish say no consideration has ever bee given then sale of the property, which to, immensely valuable, located as it is in the heart the business ceter of Hartford. A few years ago the congregation of St. Thomas's Church on Windsor aveneu was consolidated with the cathedral parish and as already announced, the old St. Thomas's Church building will be torn down and a small church edifice will be built on part of the property, and will be occupied by the colored congregation which has been attending St.

Monica's Church. A large tract of valuable land facing on Windsor avenue, however, will remain and may be sold at later date. may at time sell part of its The fact that, the cathedral parish Windsor avenue property is responsible for the rumor of the parish. GOMPERS DEPLORES HARDING'S SPEECH Washington, Aug. Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, expressed the opinion today that President Harding had added to the difficulties of the present industrial situation by his message of yesterday and likewise had chosen an unfortunate time for its delivery.

The labor chief, in a critical discussion of the President's message, announced that his organization would oppose any legislation carrying out the suggestions that the Railroad Labor Board to given power to enforce its decisions or to allow the Federal government to punish crimes against aliens such as those alleged to have been committed during the Herrin, massacre. He described the President's proposals for legislation a to control coal distribution as "probably impractical." STRIKERS WANT REWARD TO APPLY BOTH WAYS Boston, Aug. 19- Governor Cox. who recently offered a reward of for evidence leading to the conviction of persons guilty of violence against railroads or their employees, has been requested by Robert Henderson, secretary of the New Haven system federation, to offer a similar reward "for evidence which will lead to the conviction of railroad managements for violation of any federal law, especially the federal inspection law, which applies to cars and Henderson, in a letter to the governor, sald the striking shopmen felt that the reward as offered should cover "all violations of the Jaws of the state and nation." TOURISTS AT COBLENZ U. S.

ARMY HEADQUARTERS Coblenz, Aug. Rhineland town headquarters of the Army of occupation has become the Mecca for many American and ctlier tourists, 38 prices here are cheaper other paits of Germany, because of the regulations governing the occupied zone. The depreciation of the mark, accompanied by frenzied buying on the part of the tourists, has led local merchants, as well as merchants sections of the occupied area, to request the Rhineland Commission to prohibit these "Auslanders." or foreigners. from buying goods and limit sales to members of the allied forces. GOV'T WILL MAN PUMPS AT NOVA SCOTIA MINES Halifax, Aug.

H. Armstrong, Minister of Mines and Public Works in the Nova Scotia government, announced today that the Provisional Government ha1 decided man the pumps at the Nova Scotla mines threatened with flooding. The men will work under the tection of special Provincial police. who will have power to call in the aid of the militia. One thousand men have been advertised for to engage in police duty.

Mr. Armstrong said the governing was taking these in order steps protect public property. 8 HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1922. 'THE PLAN IS KEEPING COAL CONFEREES APART Discord Follows Submission at Philadelphia, of Operators' Scheme to Anthracite Miners. ANOTHER CONFERENCE TO BE HELD TOMORROW Outlook Bright For Agreement, As Both Employers and Workers Want to Resume Production.

PhilaCelphia, Aug. things today were disclosed by the conference between the leaders of the United Mine Workers of America and the operators to settle the coal strike in the anthracite fields, according to information obtained atter the adjournment of the thira meeting. The first was that the only stumbling block that lies in the way of agreement was the a arbitration proposal offered by the operators. To The second was that the operators were anxious to arrive at an agreement and resume the production of coal at once. The latter development.

coupled with the desire on the part of the mine workers to return to work, it was pointed out, augurs well for the success of the conferences. How much time will elapse before the representatives of the two sides get together, however, proceed even among their own numbers. Both Sides Stil Hopeful. Although the conference today lasted only an hour and a half, both sides emerged still hopeful of an early adjustment. The terse statement distributed at its adjournment announced that no agreement had been reached and concluded with the sentence that another conference would be held on Monday afternoon.

Neither John L. Lewis, international president of the miners, nor Samuel D. Warriner, president of the Lehigh Coal Navigation and the spokesman for the operators, would elaborate on the statement, declaring that both sides felt that the the conferences might be jeopardized by the undue publicity. From an official source, however, it was learned that the proposal for the anthracite conciliation commission to settle the dispute as advanced by the operators had been submitted to the miners. The proposals resulted in some discord.

Commission to Continue. The proposition as it was handed to the mine workers for consideration. was learned, provides that the commission continue as at present constituted with three mine workers' representatives and three renresentatives of the operators, with the proviso that in the event of a disagreement the dispute be referred to three umpires, instead of one as formerly, with the understanding that hand two additional umpires be neutrals of high persona, standing and appointed by the president judge of the States circuit court. The incumbent umpire, Charles P. Neill Washington, under the plan, would be retained.

Another provision embodied in the proposal is that the concilation commission. which was established by the Roosevelt commission in 1903, be required to render a decision on or before March 31, 1923. ARRANGE FAIR COAL PRICE, ASKS HOOVER WASHINGTON, Aug. 19: Immediate action for the proper protection of the public in the price of coal produced in Ohio was asked of Governor H. L.

Davis today Secretary Hoover. In a telegram to the Ohio Governor. the commerce Secretary declared that coal operators in that state would welcome some sort of voluntary arrangement for establishing fair prices in Ohio. am informed, Mr. Hoover said, "that coal mines now opening under the Cleveland Agreement in Ohio demanding from $7 to $10 a ton for coal.

In the meantime the public utilities of Ohio are asking us for priority orders against southers fields where the price is $3.50. You will the recognize in this situation if we are to give priorities as requested, it would not be just either to the ators or to persons in great need of coal in other states in view of the additional supplies in Ohio." Wet Virginia, wa brought into. line, with Kentucky price today by Federal Fuel Ditributor Spencer who allowed coal operators in that state a maximum. of $4.60 a ton at the mines, The previous fair price prevailing in that state was about. $3.50 but.

Governor Morgan of West Virginia sugRested the increase to meet the new. wage scale agreements and accelerate production. B. M. R.

R. SEEKS NO COURT INJUNCTION Springfield, Aug. C. M. Woodward of the Connecticut River division of Boston Maine railroad said today that 00- no casion existed for seeking an injuction to restrain the activities of shop strikers of that road, as has been done by the Boston Albany, plated.

Counsel Boston that no such step, was, contemAlbany and the striking shop men have not yet conferred on the appointment of a master hear the equity case in which the road seeks to permaently enjoin the strikers from interfering with the employees and property, of the company. Shacks have been erected to the house the guards at either end of the Boston Albany bridge over the Connecticut river here. Marblehead Wins Muster, Providence, R. Aug. pouring rain that was accompanied by frequent thunder and lightning and heavy wind squalls the ten-Inch Button and Engine Okommakamosett of Marblehead, won the thirty.

send annual muster of the New England States Veteran Firemen's League Crescent Park today. Its winning stream was 243 inches. With the donor went a prize of $225. Former Senate Official Dead. St.

Louis, Aug. -Charles P. Higgins. former sergeant at arms in the United States Senate, is dead at his home here, after an illness of several weeks. He wan 64 years old.

BEACH UNDECIDED ABOUT MAKING RUN W. Hartford Finance Board Member Mention For Representative. STANDS WITH MEECH AS TO ANNEXATION Says He Is Absolutely Opposed to Dismemberment of the Town. (Special to The Courant.) West Hartford, August 19. Goodwin B.

Beach, member of the town board of finance, who charged in a public address Monday night that F. E. Duffy, a fellow member fthe board, and Chairman Charles 0 W. Hall of the assessment commission were enjoying special privileges with regard to taxation, said yesterday when questioned by "The that he agreed with Representative Huntington Meach's arguments the proposed annexation of against the east side to Hartford. "I read with interest Mr.

Meech's reply in today's "Courant" to Hall's published statement that Mr. It might not be a bad idea to give the so-called east side, and that up whether the town would he questions be any worse off for. doing 80 pro4 vided the east side carried with it its proportion of the town's debt," said Mr. Beach. "I am in full accord with Mr.

Beach in his stand against the dismemberment of the town," he continued. "At the meeting of the East Side Fire District Monday night at which I spoke, the question of annexation was not taken up, the chairstating specifically that the man agenda of the meeting would be confined strictly to the matters mentioned in the call, to wit: the consideration of the town's financial condition. Dihmemberment and Annexation, "I am glad to say that. on the matter of annexation, I agree wholly with Mr. Meech.

The disastrous rethe rest of the town were tul'sate side wrenched away connot be overestimated. It would be a blow would require years to overcome. As for figures he uhes, they would correspond with mine. The question of annexation is one for the town ah a whole to consider, and it is one in which representative muht represent the concensus of its conhtituenth. I doubt whether there is any group In West Hartford that would favor the town's.

feels dismemberment, toward no annexation matter for the town ah a whole. "Mr. Meech made a great record in the laht session of the legislature, and previouhly on the West Hartford board of finance. His views are sound and he thinks straight, and now that he has announced his willingnesh to return to the Legislature, his fellow townsmen cannot do better than take him at his word and send him back again." May Become Candidate, Mr. Beach himself has been frementioned for one of West intended to become a candidate for represenative in the Republican caucus soon to be held for the purpose, he replied that he had given some thought to the matter but had not arrived at a decision.

W. Russell has not announced, whether he desires to in the coming session. OBITUARY. (All mentioned this column time, standard Time.) Thomas M. Parker, Thomas M.

Parker, who founded the Parker Stamp Works in 1871, died yesterday at his home, No. 29 Dean street. He was born May 23, 1846, in Falmouth, Mass, a son of John and Louise Nye Parker. Mr. Parker conducted the stamp works fifty years and sold the plant three years ago when he retired.

He was a member of the Putnam Pnaianx and Charter Oak council, O. U. A. M. He leaves a wife and two sisters, Miss Susan Parker and Miss Hannah Perker of Falmouth.

funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Paramount funeral home, No. 459 Albany avenue. Patrick J. Benson. Patrick J.

Benson of No. 54 Williams street died Friday afternoon at his home. He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock at the funeral home of Smith Son, No, 305 Church street, and at Joseph's Cathedral at 7:30 o'clock. The burial will be in Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. Funeral of Mildred Carlson. The funeral of Mildred Carlson was held yesterday at the family home, No. 198 Homestead Rev.

B. Julius Hulteen, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Church, conducted the service. The bearers were Sanford Carlson, Sigurd Carison, Edwin Carlson and John Pfeiffer. The burial was in Zion Hill Cemetery, Funeral of David Q. Stover.

The funeral of David Q. Stover of No. 27 Ellsworth street was held yesterday afternoonat his home. Rev. B.

Julius Hulteen, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Church, conducted the service. The bearers were Robert Carter, Charles Kensel, C. Simonson and R. S. Joselin.

The burial was in Zion Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Edwin Johnson. Mrs. Charlotte H.

Johnson, widow of Rev. Edward E. Johnson who was rector of Trinity Church from 1871 to 1883 and professor of Eaglish at Trinity College at the same period. died Friday at the home of her son, Edwin B. Johnson.

No. 171 Sigournez street. She was 64 years old. The funeral will be private. Lucius Funeral Today, The funeral of Lucius Hills will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the undertaking rooms of Smith Son.

No. 305 Church street. Rev. E. G.

Reyonide, rector of St. James's Church, Glastonbury, will officiate. The burial will be in St. James's Cemetery. Glastonbury.

Mrs. Henry H. Jennings. Mrs. Louisa Jennings, wife of former- Alderman Henry H.

Jennings, at one time proprietor of the Hartford Opera House, died yesterday at her home, No. ,124 Windsor ave, after a short illness. She leaves, beside her husband, a son, Henry H. Jenninge, Jr. H.

P. H. S. 'GRAD' SAVES GIRL FROM DROWNING C. ROBINSON SANFORD RESCUES DROWNING GIRL AT SWANZEY C.

R. Sanford, Hartford Boy, Saves Miss Thrower's Life. (Special to The Courant.) West Swanzey, N. H. Aug.

19. Miss Ida Thrower of Keene, N. was saved from drowning in Swanzey Lake Thursday by C. Robinson Sanford of 'Hartford Conn. She and her family with friends were picinicing on the grounds of Camp Jewell, the boys' camp of the Hartford Y.

M. C. A. which closed I its twenty-second season on Tuesday. With a party of girls she had just gone in swimming when the accident occurred.

Sanford had come out of the water and was on the way to his tent when he heard cries for help, and after swimming twentyfive yards from shore, rescued Miss Thrower as she was going down for the second time. She Wa8 unconscious when Sanford towed her to the diving dock where she recovered her senses. Sanford was a member of the Camp Jewell staff during the final camping period and has spent four seasons here. He has been a member of the life saving crew for three years. He is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. John R. Frost of No. 412 Farmington avenue, and was graduated from the Hartford high school last June. WILL NOT SETTLE TEXTILE STRIKE Four Lawrence Mill Unions Rejects Offer Made by Employers.

Lawrence, Aug. of the textile strike here, which appeared imminent a few days ago, vanished as an immediate possibility late today when the four union organizations represented in the Law. rence mills voted to reject the offer made by the Pacific mills to end the strike and formed a joint committee to carry on the struggle. Each body had been acting Independently since the strike began in March. The offer of the mills was made public several days ago by Rev.

James T. O'Reilly, and provided for restoration of the former wage schedule on October 1 if employees would return to work at once at the 20 per cent reduction which led to the strike. In a statement yesterday the company said its offer did not refer to all employees but only to wool sorterg and other employees of the worsted department, and cotton and worsted loom fixers. SUFFIELD HOUSE BEING MADE OVER Will Be Ready for Use of School in September. (Special to The Courant.) SUFFIELD, Saturday, Aug.

19. The old Suffield House is being remodeled together with the oti other buildings on the property so that the place will be ready for occupancy by the time the Suffield School opens In September. There are about fifty acres of land and the school will now be transferred to the new property. Tobacco harvesting is being rushed this week for fear of hail storms and today it was estimated that about two-thirds of the crop is already cut and housed. By the end of another week or ten days, the majority of the farmers will be through cutting, what is considered one of Suffield's tobacco crops.

SARAZEN TO MEET HAGEN IN 72-HOLE MATCH, OCTOBER 8-9, Pittsburgh, August Sarazen. professional and open "golf champion of the United States, meet Walter Hagen, British open champioin for the world's championship on October 8 and 9, Sarazen announced here tonight. of the match of seventy-two holes will be played here ber 8. The following day the game will be completed on the Westchester-Biltmore course at New PPork. Arrangements for this match, which have been pending since Sarazen won the open title a at Snokle, were definitely closed, the monarch announced.

Auto Kills Musie Publisher. Boston. Aug. E. Gerrish of Spencer, a music publisher with headquarters in this city, died while being taken to a hospital last night after he had been struck by an automobile driven by Martin Gilroy.

The latter was arrested. I charged with manslaughter. BAY STATE MEN FOR TRUNK LINE PLAN Manufacturers Want Labor Court and Law Forbidding Strikes and Lockouts. In the report of the special railroad committee of the Associated tries of Massachusetts, an organization of about 1,550 manufacturers and shippers, the recommendation is made that the interests public can best be served by other consolidation of each principal New England railroad with the one or more trunk lines with which it had the closest traffict relations, or with one of the consolidated trunk lines contemplated by the Transportation act of 1920. The report says that the Transportation Act of 1920 should be given a fair trial before the" amended and recommends that railroad labor board be given are more judicial and less doxecutive in characand that some labor court or later, bor board should be created to decide questions arising out of the employment relation, strikes and lockouts being prohibited by law.

The report recognizes the increase in motor truck competition with the railroads and says that New England railroads are particularly susceptible to this competition as the location of shipping centers make short haul runs by motor truck feasible and also many long hauls are made by truck to an ocean port and then shipped to New York by water for transhipment to the West or by water to the South. It recommends that the rates on short hauls be reduced to some extent so as to meet with the motor truck competition where is is strongest. not at favor the suggested The, report, of the committee does all New England system of consolidating the various roads within this section into one unit. REPARATIONS BOARD MAKES LAST EFFORT Mission Goes to Berlin to Try to Solve Indemnity Preblem. Paris, Aug.

the Associated departure of the reparations mission for Berlin tonight marked beginning of the final effort the reparations commission to find a temporary solution of the German indemnity problem acceptable to both French and British public opinion and thereby prevent the threatened independent action by France, with a consequent breaking up of the entente. Sir John Bradbury, British member of the commission, and his associates left Paris at 7:40 o'clock and will arrive at Berlin tomorrow night. They have an appointment to see Chancellor Wirth Monday morning. Relative to the departure of this mission, French official circles have renewed with increased vigor the French plan a comprehensive reparation settlement, which Premier Poincare would have presented at London but for the refusal of Mr. Lloyd George to permit discussion of the allied debts.

HAVERHILL FIRE DAMAGE $100,000 Haverhill, Aug. today destroyed the storehouse of the Haverhill Boxboard Co. Hundreds of tons of waste paper and several carloads of finished preduct were consumed. The damage may reach $100,000, it was said. A number of cars of paper and finished products were removed from range of the fire by a yard enzine and were only slightly damaged.

The company's employees aided the firemen in preventing the spread ot the flames to the main plant. TELLS EUROPE AMERICA IS NOT A RICH UNCLE Hamburg, Aug. the Assoclated Press,) European nations must get rid of the notion that the United States is a rich uncle who ready to open "his purse Professor John Firman Coar of the University of Alberta, Canada, and member of the Massachusetts bar, whose summer home is in Kingston, told the delegates the International Industrial Economic Congress, which is holding its sessions in connection with the Hamburg overseas week. COLORED ELKS SEND DELEGATION TO NEWARK Colored Elks of Hartford will send a delegation of about fifty to the convention of that order at Newark, N. week, the delegates from the next local lodge and from the 'Temple, the women's auxiliary of the Colored Elks, leaving Hartford at 2 o'clock Monday morning and making the trip in automobiles.

The local lodge to" will take part in the prize parade be held at Newark. SEEKS POLICE AID TO SECURE MORPHINE Claiming that he was unable to secure a supply of morphine in the city Benjamin Drago walked into police headquarters last night and asked Detective Sergeant James H. Moroarity and Sergeant Isaac Kroopneck of the vice squad to lock him up, so that he could be treated by a police surgeon. He was accommodated and it is expected that when the case is heard in police court tomorrow morning he will be sent to an institution to "take the LABOR PARTY TO LAY ELECTION PLANS SOON cuss its future line of action. The deepest part of the Pacific Ocean is near Guam, the bed being 31,614 feet below the surface.

A. P. Krone, president of the HartCentral Labor Union and labor party candidate in 1920 for gover-. nor, said last evening that the labor party is not yet ready to make any definite announcement of its intentions in the November election. The party will hold a meeting soon to TODAY'S "COURANT' Consists of 68 pages in 7 parts, as follows: PART 1-10 Pages.

General, State and City News. Editorials. PART 11-10 Pages. Financial. Real Estate.

State News. PART News. 111-8 Pager, Wireless Society. Theaters, PART IV-8 Pages. Sports.

Automobile's. PART V--Magazine Section-20 Pages. Rocky Hill House Striking Colonial Type. Marathon In Mud and Laurel Ade. Tone Talks.

Turning Back the Pages From "The Courant" Files. Dream Points Way to Airplane Device. Divers Experience of John Smith and His Car. Europe Seeks New Washington World Conference--Frank H. Simonds.

Unsinkable Power Driven Life Boat. Eighteen Months on the Trail of Canibals. Trio of Best Sellers in Paris Shops. Finds Her Vocation in Child Photography. The Pie and the Past--Joseph C.

Lincoln. Suggesting Jobs For Ex-Chorus Girls--Ring W. Lardner. Pierre Key's Music Article. Special Four Page Section for the Children.

Potash and Perlmutter-Montague Glass. Typewriter Proves Aid to Youthful Prodigy. In The World of Letters. France Revives Its Colonial Exposition. Two Gun Sue -Douglas Grant.

PART VI--S Pages. Artgravure. PART VII-4 Pages. Colored Comic Supplement, WINDSOR FIRE FIELD DAY ARRANGED Out of Town Organizations and Legion Posts to Be Invited. (Special to The Courant.) WINDSOR, Saturday, Aug.

19. The general committee and the citizens' committee, who will arrange for the field day to be given on September 30, by the Windsor Fire Co. and the Gray-Dickinson Post of the American Legion, have now completed their organizations and tomorrow invitations wil lbe issued to out of fire companies and Legion posts to attend the celebration. Chairman Clifford H. Waterhouse of the general committee, which represents the firemen and local Legion post, has appointed the following chairmen of sub-committees: Parade, Charles Perry; pubicity, C.

H. Toslee: reception, Chief B. S. Carter; grounds, Arthur M. decorations, John M.

Devaney; finance, Charles J. Whie; music. P. J. Reittinger.

The Citizen's Committee organization consists of the folliwing: Chairman, J. E. Ronsom: secretary, George E. Crosby, reception, John E. Luddy; grounds.

Arthur A. Bailey; decorations, Edson A. Welch; finance, Walter S. Hastings; publicity, Albert E. Lennox; parade, George R.

Redd. The Citizens' Committee, which is composed of twenty-five, has voted to empower the chairmen of its various sub-committees to appoint as many members as they desire for their committees and may select from outside their number if they desire. The sub-chairmen of the General Committee Are empowered to select their committees from the two ganizations under whose auspices the field day willb held. Ball Games Sunday. The Mohawksw ill stage a preliminary game on the High School grounds on Sunday afternoon which will be followed by the game getween the Gray- Dickinson team and the Polish A.

C. of Tmohpsonville. Mrs. Owen B. Toslee of Palisado avenue is visiting with friends in Morris.

A daughter, Priscilla Longdon, was A daughter, Priscilla Longdon, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Huntington, jr. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Williams and family of Wilson Station leave Monday for a two weeks automoble trip.

Their itinerary includes Saratoga Springs, Niagara Falls, the White Mountains and Canada. Miss Lucy V. Seidler of Mt. Vernon, N. left yesterday afternoon for home after spending with the family of her grandfather, J.

A Turner, on Windsor avenue. Miss Seidler is contralto at the Presbyterian church in Mt. Vernon, and has recently accepted an additional plate at Sinai Temple. Thos F. Quilty and family will spend the next two weeks at Milford.

Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Pansullo of No. 41 Chestnut street announce the engagement of their daughter. Nettie Agnes, to James Aceto of South Manchester.

Miss Anita Connor of No. 95 Rowe avenue has returned to her home from Momauguin, where she has been the past month. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J.

Wall and daughter of No. 21 Bushnell street, Mrs. William Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rankin and family of Henry street are occupying a cottage at Grove Beach.

POLISH CLUB HOLDS PARTY FOR OFFICER More than 200 members of the Pol1sh-American Republican Club were present at the club rooms on Charter Oak avenue last evening in a farewell party to William H. Hirsh, former treasurer of organization, who will sail for Poland, next Thursday. A monogram inscribed by the club. was given to Mr. Hireh.

Frank Joseph Kusiak, president of the cluub, opened the evening program with a brief talk on Mr. Hirsh's work for the club. The former treasurer replied, thanking the members. A. Jrzybowski, former secretary, was the next speaker.

Secretary J. Kardye thanked Hirsh. Singing and music followed, with led by J. Kozaryn. Rev.

R. H. Rowe of Hartfird will preach at the Methodist Church today at 9:30 a. m. and 6:30 p.

m. Sunday school at 10:45. Rev. Harold Brennan, pastor of the Methodist Church, is spending two weeks at Chelsea, Mass. Mrs.

Campbell of Meriden will speak to the republican women Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Legion Home on "Why you should support your own party." Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A Maurice of Hathaway street are spending a week at View. Their son, William Maurice is spending the week-end with them. Miss Grace Elmer and Miss Mary Elmer of Main street left yesterday to spend two weeks at Block Island.

A daughter, Eunice Virginia, waS born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Webster of Hartford. Mr. Webster was a resident of this town for several years.

Misses Miriam and Helena Welles of South Meriden are guests for few days of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Welles of Griswoldville. WETHERSFIELD.

BIG FORCE WORKING TO REPAIR PHONES Storm Puts About 700 Lines Out of Commission, As Well As 15 Cables. Lightning, rain and wind combined yesterday morning to disable part of the system of the Southern New England Telephone Co. The damage wrought by Thursday's storm had yet been repaired when yesterday's stomr came. When it subsided it left wake between 400 and 500 lines and between 600 and 700 telephones out of commission, as Afteen cable failures. A big corps of linemen and repairmen has been steadily at work since repairing the damage, and the company's full force will continue to work normalcy today to in the an telephone effort tourentore this district by tomorrow.

Lightning, So far as "The Courant" was able to learn, little damage was done to the crops hereabouts. It did however, inconvenience tobacco growers who had engaged large number of epople to harvest their crops. From Friday morning until yesterday morning 1.44 inches of rain fell, according to the records the local office of the United States Weather Bureau. ARREST THIRTY FOR DRUNKENNESS Marcelin Rudzik and Victor Le-" becky, proprietors of a restaurant at 182 State street were arrested last night by Policemen Riley and on charges of keeping a disorderly house. When the police arrived they found the establishment well filled with intoxicated patrons.

Thirty arrests were made for drunkenness up to midnnght last night as the result of a general cleanup of the East Side district of the city. While many of the prisoners were later released when they were able to walk to their homes a large number will be present in police court tomorrow morning. TRY TO QUENCH FIRES IN MINNESOTA WOODS Duluth, Aug. a night of virtual calm, men fighting the 200 odd forest tires, spread over 200,000 acres in northern Minnesota, set out today to attempt to get strangle hold on the various blazes before they could be stirred into menaces by heavy winds. A light rain fell early today.

The most serious fire today continued to be the one in the vicinity of Kelsey, forty-five miles north of here. today there had been no casualties, though several persons were reported missing. First advices that members of two families had perished were contradisted when they were reported safe after various experiences in escaping from their homes. STILL IN DOUBT ABOUT STREET SMOKING RIGHT v. York.

Aug. 19 --Women of New York are still in the dark annut their "right to smoke' on th streets, because Police Commissioner Enright declined to give his opinion (L the one case pint until it comes bim off! When asked what position he would take on the action patrolman. wino was $1'0 ty have rapped okies of Mrs. day after forbidding het CD tho street last night, no said: "The matter has not been officially brought before me, and I have nothing to say at this time." SPRINGFIELD BRIDGE GUARDHOUSES READY Springfield, Aug. the completion of two guardhouses at either end of the Boston Albany railroad bridge over the Connecticut river today, officials of the total indicated that were preparing for a long winter siege.

The buildings are placed at points of vantage from which guards can see the approaches the bridge. They will to house patrols a during cold Pends rainy weather, railroad official said. There have been persistent reports that attempts would be made to blow up the railroad bridge, but ailroad officials have declined to either confirm or deny these rumors. SOUTH GLASTONBURY. Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Hunt and Faith Hunt are in Bridgeport for the Mrs. John Wooley has returned from a visit at Hanks Nest. Mrs. Anna Sliffield ras been with friends on an automobile trip to Canada.

Mr. and Mrs. Libbles of Philadelphia are visiting son Halsey Libbles. Mr. and Mrs.

Burton Howard have moved to Shultas place, Hartford. Reymond Blinn is recovering from an operation for removal of tonsils at the Hartford Hospital. WADSWORTH HEALEY AT 'COURANT' STATION The Wadsworth and Healey dance orchestra, heard on previous occasions at "The Courant" radio station WDAK" gave an entertaining program last evening. whien drew a numbe: of encore calla FORMER HARTFORD HOTEL MAN HELD Defense Claims Plaintiffs Threatened to "Get Even" When Discharged. PROPERTY GIVEN COURT FOR BOND Defendant Says He Was Absent on Day in Question.

(Special to The Courant.) Haddam, Aug. 19. Richard Williams, 45 years old, of Haddam, was bound over the the September term of the superior court this afternoon by Justice of the Peace Belle D. Resentited Haddam charge of rape. The complaint was made by Mrs.

Pauline Cramer, wife of Kenneth Cramer, who was employed by Mr. Williams. Bonds were fixed at $1,500 and Mr. Williams gave his property as surety and was released. Mr.

Williams pleaded not guilty. Mrs. Cramer who is young and comely, and who has a child about year old, testified that on July 25, Williams attacked her in the bedroom of the house in which she and her husband and child are said to live with him. It was said yesterday that immediately upon the return of her husband, Mrs. Chamer reported all facts in the case to him.

The husband, it is said, became extremely disconsolate and started toward the river, being stopped by his wife. Williams conducts a gasoline filling station and refreshment stand along the Haddam turnpike, several hundred yards above the home of the Schutte family. Both the Cramers worked for Mr. Williams, the wife tending the stand and the husband doing various jobs about the place, and for this they are said to have received their board and lodging and A small weekly compensation In money. It was said yesterday that the Cramers were in such straitened financial circumstances that they felt there was nothing for them to do but remain at the Williams home.

Yesterday Mr. Williams discharged both Mr. and Mrs. Cramer. It was decided then, it Was said, that the complaint could be lodged as there was nothing more to lose.

Judge Anderson for the defense put Williams stand and the latter denied that he ever atto attack the woman. He testifed that he was not in Hadcam on day in question. He told the court last night Mr. and Mrs. Cramer were discharged from his employ and at that time he testified that Mr.

Cramer tol dhim that would "et even with Mra. Williams and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, wife and sister-in-law respectively of the accused, also testifiled, saying that Mr. Williams was not on his farm on the day in question. It was brought out by the defence that no complaint regarCing the alleged attack had been made until last night when a warrant was sworn out for Mr.

William's arrest. which occurred this morning. It is said that Mr. Williams was once employed in a Hartford hot-1 and that he is now employed in Meriden. Judge Carl F.

Anderson of Middleappeared for Cramer. Grand town Juror Eugene 0. Burr prosecuted. SPELLACY GIVES HIS PROHIBITION VIEWS Insists He Is Not Candidate For Office. Still emphasizing that he 1s not candidate for any public although his name has been mentioned as a possible democratic United States serator, former United District Attorney Thomas J.

States has written a letter to Spellacy Ernest V. Claypool of Hartford, perintendent of the Connecticut AntiSaloon League, in which he outlines his views on the Volstead Act. This letter incidentally was written before Mr. Spellacy's announcement of his candidacy in "The Mr. Spellacy's letter was written in response to communication from Mr.

Claypool, in which the letter said that "members of churches in necticut are interested as to your probable official attitude if electea in the question nullifying the spirit of the eighteenth ment In his reply Mr. Spellacy said: "I believe that the Volstead Act should be amended to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and beers that will be in fact non-intox1cating. The ment only providing against beverages, I do not believe that it is either the right or the duty of Congress to legislate against nonintoxicating beverages. "My utterances are purely my own. they do not in the least bind my and neither would I wish in party responding to your letter to have the inference drawn that I am a candidate." MAD MAN ATTEMPTS LIFE OF PRIEST Southington, Aug.

Sioeslaborer, living here, ran chi, 85, a amuck on Main street tonight and made an attempt to stab Rev. Joseph assistant pastor of st Donnelly, Thomas's Roman Catholic Church, alleged. Others whom Stoeschi is 1s have striven to attack mansaid to from harm's way and aged to get the man was finally overpowered after a passerby had seized his arms and prevented him from stabbing the Sioeschi was arrested and priest. will be examined as to his sanity. $50,000 Fire in Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass, Aug.

-The manufacturing district in East Cambridge was threatened early today when fire destroyed the plant of the Cambridge Auto Body all Wagon the Are Co. A general alarm brought apparatus of the city. flames Firemen from were the forced to fight the roofs of nearby houses and buildings. The estimated damage was placed at approximately $50,000. Cheap Long Distance Wireless.

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