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2\ as One of a Party of Five in Automobile
ll hich Was Demolished by a New Canaa‘ii
Branch Train.
4:12. woman was killed. four men
:-':'!I3tl$l¥ hurt and one slightly hurt
today. when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a train
on the New Canaan branch of the
Sew York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. a! Springdale at 6:47 o'clock
this morning. The explanation given
for the accident was that the party.
made up of cmployes of {he Stam-
ford Rolling Mills. was in a. hurry to
gel to work and the driver of the au-
tnmobile tried to get 0‘9? 2hr: rail~
ant crossing ahead of the train.
woman killed was Bliss Minnie
. e
2'»2.
1 11nd ‘22:. of Scofield avenue.
.1 .7 l.. The four men taken to
7 .\ J are: Fred Gritfin. of
:2fi‘llllf'; Joseph \Vilsou. of
346 Fairficld avenue. Glenbrook. who
is dying: “'illiam Hill. of Broad
street. Stamford, and Frank Ilawler.
of Atlantic street. Stamford. The lost,
flamed is an old time ball player.
Charles 'l‘ynans. of 171 “'ashington
avenue. was the only one able to go
home. '
The train was in charge of Conduc-
tor Joseph Keeton. The engineer was
Harry Livingston. of Tuckahoe. N. Y..
and the. fireman. “'illiam Smith, of
East Norwalk.
Miller's crossing is close by the
Springdale station. This train. which
loft for Stamford. from New Canaan.
was not to stop at the Springdulc sta-
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$54,688,774 Connecticut’s
Share of U.
S. Expenses
For Next Fiscal Year
Burden Decreased 57.209 000
$23; New Federal Budget
—:~‘.1;11r Called Upon to
(oniribute $67,698,970
Toward Maintaining U. S.
and State Governments——
Loses $11 Yearly on
Maternity Bill
is
, 4 SSS. , “:4_ 75
the l nlled
government next year under
federal budget to be com-
expenditures of the gov—-
' "or the fiscal year beginning
1 are estimated at $3.505.—
.. 2i»’-cre:15e of $462.167J33‘3 as
m the estimated outgo for
fiscal year. This state Will
2753.56 by the lowering of
government under the
"1 viipul will pa}
running
35?. 0f
1
'y‘: .
1 11*:
011th»: last state. budget.
adopted by the 1‘921 session of the
Legislatuge,‘ Oomecticut -is paying
about {our times as much toward the
niaiii'en'é .nce of the federal goveru«
ment. 3 for the state government.
’1‘}: 2'2 ~ 2" budget for two years is $226.—
(1;: {1.2 or $13.Q10.196 for one year.
makmg 1‘, total of $6?.69S.970.75 which
the people of Connecticutwvill be cull-
ed upon to pay toward state and fed-
eral government operation for the
conung fiscal year. ’ '
The 1 .ul cost to Connecticut of the
Sheppard-Toppers maternity bill re-
cently adopted by Congress will be
$331,373.55 for the first year and 333.-
633.73 for the second year, if it should
be accepted by this state. according to
figures published in the current issue
of "The \Voman Patriot." The finan»
cial profit to Connecticut thc first. year
1111222'1' {She bill would he 31.248242. For
each subscquent year. this publication
says. Connecticut would take a loss of
S. i if“.
“‘8 HERE, WHAT"-
WINTER IS, SAYS -—
{Hagan '1‘. O‘DellJ
“111222211 stopping ’Io knock Old
\Viarer has arrived in Xm'walk.
".527; stations. and. from present
aspects. bids fair to stick around
E2? (2321 homestead for the Christmas
cliduys.
“’ater pipes “friz” up and “bust“
\"izl: reports that sounded like an ex-
tra lively bottle of home- brew. in the
( 1 11:”. getting excited. The hearts of
112- 0“. 12ers of the houses will break
i
way
2.1 u a:
when 1112'- plumbers’ bills' arrive.
Y > :erduy was. the shortest day in
{3:23 325
calv'zwlan and the length of time most
0; Us spent in bed. It might have
1»: 1. short. but. for a short day. it
c 4.611113 swung a mean clock hand.
Azthur \Iometer dropped “ith a
10:2. dull thud. from yesterday after—
noou up to midnight. a distance. of
somr- ~11} degrees. and, according to
Boers. Ears and the weather prophets.
will continue right on downwards run-
til he busts a hole in the bottom of the
tube.
The low, moaning sound, heard yes-
terday afternoon. came from two
sources One. was the' wind: the
other the. man who had no coal in
his collar.
To Cut Millions
from the Payroll 2
NEW HAVEN. Dec. 21—02. 1.113.217-
do. general manager of the New York.
New Haven A" Hartford " Railroad.
made an address on past and present
railro ad conditions at a. meeting of'the
New Elmer. Countv employers 82850
clarion here last night.
Wage reduction proposed by the
Nun Hanan Road contemplate 8- total
deer-251s»?- in the payroll of seven mil—
lion dollars a year- She said-
Mr Barrio said he expécted to be-
gm negotiations today with represen-
tatitz—s of tax-ions clam of workers
who 2- 0111:. be afiected by the- pro-
£93312 reduction 2...; I J
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CGNTRABTBR ,
HNNN NflN—SUITEH
It Concerns Mrs- Helen
Elliot One of the Defend
ants
In the case- of Cliuz‘é‘uce I. Finch
against Maybelle. G. Ryersou and Plei-
en Elliot. which was tried. in the, Su~
)(‘I‘lOl‘ Court in Bridgeport. before
Judgc Frank D“ Huincs and a jury.
Judge Iluines ordered a 110:1-suit so
far as the ruse was brought against
'Alrkf. Elliott.
012. swttmmx 192:1 311s 1211101
sold her house in W est avenue Dar-
3"}: to )laxhellc G H'v‘ixsou and took
back .-. ear and mortgage which was a
purchase 11101113 Inortgsgc. Si'or $1.500.
Shortly l'o'ore the 89 la Finch began
the work om making altemtiOns, for
which he was not paid. On December
20, 1920. he filed a mechfnlc‘s lieu for
$5.00“. ‘
Last June the house was damaged
.‘llrs. Ryerson, abandoned the
.7
u.
by fix c.
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'1 Will WllN”
Successful‘Play at the High
School Under Auspices of
Clover Leaf Circle
l'mlcr tlw auspices 01' Clover Leaf
'l‘r p. No. 1 Girl Scouts of Americo:
:1 delightful little sketch entitlul “A
“finger \Yon" was presented last night
in the auditorium of the Nomx'alk High
School. A goodly sized audience Wil—
ucsscd mgr,- presentation which was
certainly 2:12-1:11? enjoyed.
The sketch was divided into four
acts and Story behind it was extremely
simple. but interesting. Evelyn Kent.
was not :1 scout nor had any desire to
become one.
sister Cccileefit big box of candy If
she can persuade Evelyn to join the
scouts. After'a series of adventures in
“lllf‘li Cecilee is injured and the scout
lore is digplayed Evelyn becomes a
scout .md Cecilee Wins the candy The
Continued on Page Eight)
Two W’omen Dead ,
in Store Explosion
BLTFFALO. Dec. 22.—A jury 'in
United States Court here last night
awarded to David and Patrick Dober-
ty. 4 and 6 years old. a. verdict for
$95,080 against the Director-General
of Railroads. . _ S
Their father. 2Patrlclc Dohérty, of
Flint Mich. was killed in the wreck
of a passenger train at South' Byron
on Januarv 12.1919. Last April the
1001's ~{eceived an award of $28. 000
damages for the. death of their moth-
er. killed in the same accident.
The complainants demanded Sl. 4
000 000 damages for the death of Mr.
Doherh: contending that he was
earning $30; 060 a vear at the time of
his death. He was 86 years old.
Fined as Result
of Collision
Thomas Sarsfield. of 337 West. Main
street Stamford. was one-d 3&0 and
costs by Judge George H. Voéburgh
in the downtown court this morning
for having no driver" 3 ilcense. 9.0110222—
ing an accident yesterday afternoon 'at
the corner of Clay and Franklin
J qhn .Hadick. of 20 Benton streeLS-
Samfie'ld‘ was placed under '
Harlick‘s car was badly
Enterefittihesoulhfl'oqflkfost
OficeasSecondCllSsmm
Woman Killed at Grade
Crossing in Glenbroo
Perry Kent promiseshis ,2
HARTFORD. Decfi :2.—'—With the
arrest of tire alleng bootleggers early
yesterday morning and two others a
few minutes after the opening of po-
lice court the, liquor enforcement
squad says that it has broken up the
worst bootlegglng ring in the city. The
operations of the local , bootleggers
haxc been far reaching. it is declared
bv the police. and the work has ex-
tended to manv cities in Connecticut.
Massachusetts and other states. ' The
capture of the quartet was made as a
result of information obtained by the
liquor squad in a raid on a priiaate re-
sidence on Capcn street. late'Tuesday
night. to which. it is alleged. liquor
had been transported by the "ring." .
"l‘hese four men. according to the
police. have been chiefly engaged in
supplying liquor to resident merchants
.m' the cast side’and other sections of
Hurtfor d T'hc y are charge-d w ith hav—
inc: carrie d on the illicit business for a
long thin The; men concerned in the
liquor deals are said by the police to
ban- "cl uucd up mam thousands of
dollars."
Abraham l-leclilsllacl‘er. a merchant
of \‘o 21' l \\ indsor street llcniamiu
Aple 1' who the police dc: 1.111: was in
[ht cattle business and is said to have
transportcd fiiost oFtlxe llqum in auto-
mobiles. Morris l’ersk). not nel street
junk dealer. and John Korctsky. Til-
lugl- strfi cl. fruit dealer “(re arraigned
in court \zcstcrdav. On motion of
2 'ouusel. :1 contlnuarci in the case wzis
taken to Sstuxda) morning.
To Investigate
Retail Prices
About Country
\VASHIXGTOX,’ T'u 22.~Iuvestl-
gation of retail prices of food 2 fuel.
shoes and Sclothlu’g. in all parts of the
country, was ordered todax by Attor-
ney ~Gener al Daugherty
311'. Daughouy. said that. in many
Realities, prices are too high and re-
tailers‘ profits were “unconscionable."
and ~that evcrv error: would he made
,
to put retail prices. on the proper
EEW‘QI. V . :A
Mr. Daughertv instructed Inspector
Burns of the Bureau of Investiga—
tion of the Justice Depar-trmtnt. to as»
sign men as soon as possible to vmi
ous parts of the country to simultan-
eously collect information upon cur—
rent retail. prices of food fucl.sl10cs
and clothing. and. at the samc film to
xcport the Whole sale prices of corn.
wheat. beef meats 01 all kinds and on
the l'oof. in order that comparisons
might be made of the retail and
“holes-uh prlccs of food
In mam parts of tlxc country Blr.
12311221212212. declared rot tailors have or—
gani'zatimis: which te ndcd to keep
[bl‘lf‘fs high “Th-cm isn‘t a. doubt in
1211 \\o:ld.' l'1e said. “that all over the
country rc'tailexs lune an understand-
inc."
S(Contlnued on Page Seven)
KIWANIS 131111 HAS -
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A report of the. Christmas fund all-
remh (--oll:.11v.l was given briefly at
the close of the luncheon of the Ki-
\xanis Clulv. held at the Hotel Ma-
hackemo. this 110011. The fund is
quite large. and will go towards the
purchase of Christmas dinnerstfor the
The expenditure of the money
poor.
and thc families supplied will be
through the ageucx of Miss A (3.?
\K on eroth exccutlxe secretary of the
Norwalk Chapter American
Crass
Today" 3 luncheon was a Christmas
treat on the part of Orme W La-
Belle proprietor of the Mahackemo,
and started at noon sharp. instead of
12:30. as usual. It was delicious. and
' consisted (if:
Oysters on file half shell
Chicken Soup
Celerv 01’“ es
Roast Turkey. with Dressing
Elashed'l’otatoes. ' Mashed Turnips
‘. Cranberry Sauce
Beet. and Lettuce Salad ‘
Hot; Mince Pie. and Colfee
There was no regular speaker dur-
1’
Continued on Page Seven)
Lady M’Lachlan
.'\,
Members of Lady McLachlan Lodge,
No. 82, Daughters of Séotia,
delightful armament last night in
Red Men’s Hall, 25 Main street.
Twenty-five children of members of
e organization were the honOred
Red
SS. Cummings.
Lodge Christmas Tree?
field a
' ‘ quoos. Dec , S
:pre’nie Council its coming meeting
in Cannes will be asked to lm ite the
inter-cacti powers. to appoint a com-2
mission to elabotiate a comprehensive
scheme for the. rehabilitation of Cen-
tral Europe and Russia. This conclu-
sion was .irrn ed at at the. conference
of the French and British Premiers
just ended here.
The. l; nited States would be invited
to have a membership in this commis-
Gernuuy also would he mpl‘é—
sion.
sehted. Th: question of a. Russian
repxesentatiu is in Sabcyauce.
BAKERS CHNTINUE
EHAVESSAHE SIZE
Interpretation of New Law
Will Not Bring Any
Present Change In City
Although Attorney General 'Healy
Syust well im arrested the new bread
“(2)21 t st.1z1:l-I'diza:fiou law to mean
that baker's lould make an\' weight
rcrt Weight «12' same on the wrapper or,
hré-zifli S'ccrw "3' Ernest Malpass of"
the State: rat's association stalcil
\{stel‘1d1v 112 bakers here wlll cm:-
linue to liu 21,2 lofthc buy bv produc-
inc pound or mutiple pound loaves
‘ 'ihr, buk 15 .1 ant to bake a 2" , ounce
loaf and 11.21 11m present 24 ounce one
2.,
'5
i
v
2
Sealers in .‘(rrc Haven and 3132211012.:
luv-c rclus 1l to accent the attorney
gcncral's slaw- merit as official and
have brought several violators of the
provisions l2-'1-.2re count. They wen;
fined 111'. d hm > appealed
Th2: 1.1201'21‘221 ' inter-pram: ion has not
let'- z-rpl ll'c melon of State Bakers
to me injtu:"lmnS proceedings against
the law. Judge Jarvis Brown of Mil-
ford Will m2: the papers to the Su-
preme Court'- :11 Hartford in a few
(3.35 .5. 31-51: Lk-rfii’i: M“ Etubrmt it. hill
lovt‘ne nexbl legislature. “hich is ex-
pected to be in January 1W"
MISS HENHERSHH
WEDSIN 11111
Miss Martha Henderson daughter
of Mr. and Mrs..\la1k M Henderson ol
7. East “’all stzeet was married todav
at, the American Church in Florence.
Italy. to Kenyon Sacckwell Congdon
of New York city.
Miss Henderson sailed for Europe
on March 9th of this year and became
acquainled with Mr. Congdon on the
trip abroad The attendants at the
wedding today were Miss {Margaret
“'and of New \ork cit-y and Eldridge
Shw ab of Nashville, Tenn. a cousin
of Miss Hender: on who accompanied
the Hendexsou party on 111911 nip
abroad.
During 1l'1e wax Miss Henderson was
a “Y" worker stationed 'at the air sup-
ply station at Romorantan, France.
It. was there that, she became acquaint-
ecl with Lieutenant~ Maynard. 1122
"Flying Parson? who it will be‘ re-
membered. flew over to Norwall; one
day in'19131 to view the town where
Miss Henderson lived and who
wrecked his plane in a forced landing
in upper Nat'wallz.‘2
The bridal couple will make a tour
of Egypt and according to present
plans W111 not remit! to the United
States for a year and 3 Shall" or two
yea1s. '
PRINJNENN HAVE ,
fillENVINFflHMATlflN
' No more. arrests were made locally.
nor 12.321.121.2- more stolen goods been
recovered. locall: in 22' .9 clean up be—
ing made of Sorwalk‘by the State Po-
lice department. which clean up is be.-
mg directed by States Attorney Homer
Developments before the end of the
» in: 99k are expected: but no members of
the State police— department could be
located today to ascertain just when
the “round- up" would be finished
Evidence is belt}
was admitted on good authoritv today,
which slicing piled up. and some of
’ the prisoners in Bridgeport jail who, '
have been arrested from this city,
2 have given valuable infomtioo to the
police which it is expected will aid
Columbus Store
' a!
COLTIMBUS 0.. Dec. 22.-—Police
.aod firemen today
loaves provi 12-.1‘z the.“ walked the cor- '
i ‘ arid iii-door tools was played and there
them materially in their Swdrx Ker-e. ' '
* Tiger Football
Wrecked by Gas, ,
S renewed their;
. ‘ Search of the ruins no a. furnishing
by store partial} mocked. late ,
JACKSONVILLE Fla... Dec. .. .—- '
Henry Wurmau, one of the country’ a
best known journalists and former
owner and publisher of the Louisville
(Ky. )Coorier-‘Journal. died at a. local
hotel at. 6:15 this morning. .
‘ Colonel Wat'tcrson's death was -un-
expected, though it had been kn'Swn
for some days that he was ill. The
veteran pdbli'sher hnd been here about
4six weeks, as was his Custom on his
animal trips to Florida. He has for
years been spending his winters
largely at. Fort Myers, and it was his
intention to go to that place- when his
condition improved Sufliciently to Iake
the trip. 'His wife, 'son and daughter
were at his bedsidewhen he died;
Henry \Vatterson ,Was, one of the
old time personal journalists. 'Moue
than half a century his editorials. with
their brilliant, original and phrase-
making composition, attracted. 'vi'ide
attentibn. They were commented on
and copied by the'press of the nation.
Besides his power in molding public
opinion through his editorials'VK’atter-
son's influence is credited wilfi having
shaped the platform of the Democratic
party i umore than. one presidential
campaign
HWES VEHHICTS
EHH PLAlNllEES
Judge George H. V’osbu‘rgli has re-
turned decisions in two civil actions
“hich came before him in the clxil
side of. the Second district Court re-
cently, bolh decisions being in faxor
of thc plaintiff. They are:
_H. L. ”Mueller vs. Edward F.7H31rt.’
suit for bill for electrical work done
on the premises of the defendant.
lerdict for the plaintiff was ghen to
1' over damages of $419 4" and costs.
Attorney John Farrell represented
Moeller. and Hart “as represented by
Tammany & Cannon.
Verdict for the plaintiff was return-
ed in the case Of Henry A Hegelein
355.1311. Samuel Dietz for damages of
$140 and costs, The stilt. arose over a
bill for 2-2221: doiie gt the office of Dr
SDictz in the spring of 191 2. Attomey
Leo Dmis represented Hegeleln. and
Attoruev Joseph J Linxweiler repre-
canted Dictz.
HIEHAHH ' H HEEAHY- V
BHEATES A Sllll
\DL’BLIN. Dec 22 (By The Associ-
ated Pross) .——-Richard \lulcah'y. Chief
of Staff of the Irish Republican Armv.
created a. stir when he
speech on the Angle-Irish txeatv,
the Ball Eireann, today. bv saving
that nobody wanted .,the treaty. but
saw no alternative to its. acceptance. -
1
Vlr. Browne’ s Photoplay
‘ ' “The Seventh Day”
Porter Emerson 'Brmvne's photo-
play~""rhe Seventh Day." was preL
seated last night at the Regen: thea—
tre to a large audience. The 'picture.
Mr. Browne‘s first attempt in the
movie scenario game. proved a big
success as was evidenced by the en
thusiasm of the audience.
Richard. Barthelmes. noted movie
actor, who played the lead in the pho-S
toplay was present during the per
formance, before which and after
which he was Mr. Browne’s guest
Others present were: Clmrles .H.
Buell Mr. and Mrs King. E. L. Smith
production manager. and Mr. Mans-
field. editor. Mr. King is the director
of the picture.
This was the first presentation of
the mbvie to the public. The film Was
in practical and complete form and
be made helm-e it is sent out for ex-
hibition.
Open House at
‘ Woman’ 3 Club
A delightful "open house" Was held
last night by the “(cruel and Girls
club in the new clubhouse in Wall
street next to the,Boy’al James hotel.
The affair was largely attended and
22mm fly eojoyed. .
During the- evening.
shuffle-board
Was' dancing. refreshments
were served.
The afiajr was planned as a. sort of
meeting so that
become
Dainty
a "get-Stogether’“
members of the'club might
acquainted with each other. .
Benefit Dance
guests enjoyed a fine.
began his"
in ‘
only a few minor changes will have to .
"l
ous
Escape For
en Train Hits
g‘Passengers in Coaches Leanng W
Have Close Call———Dozen Shghtly Injured *
IropactmRear-end Crash Happens o'n '
Lm .
W'ILLI‘IANTIC Dac. 22.7-1-‘ou5-
teen persons were injured none seri-
ously, when passenger train No- 1033.
on the Air. Line. division otthe New
York New Haven and Hartford rail-
road collided with 93. freight locomo-
tive at Columbia Jumklon' late yester-
(lav. The accident occurred on :21
bridge over the W i‘llimautic river,
when the pawenger train rounded a
curve and overtook the freight. loco-
motive. which was moving in the
same direction. None of the cars was
derailed but the locomotixe of tho
passenger train was badlv damaged.
The coaches were hauled back to this
city and the injured wore att'» ruled by
Dr )1 l) Riordan, and Dr. F. M
\
Field
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Presidefit and Wife Pre-
sented with H a n d s o m e
Electric Percolator—Sup-
erintendent 2Wilson Given
a Beautiful Mahogany
and Tapestry Rocker
The annualChristmas dinner of the
R. 6: XV. Hat Shop was held yesterday
after-boom" at the factoryi’undéfthe‘
'auSpices of the 1:. 5.2. W. Gobdreuow,
ship League.
O\er eightx employes and invited
old- fashioned
turkey dinner. topped off with ice
cream and delicious home- made
cakes—one of the cakes being a2rtisti~
call}; frosted with R. 8: W. Hat Shop.
i chocolate lettering—the. work of
~Iiss ,Barhus. The dinner was pre-
pared and served by the. women work—
ers of the factory. and was the last
“and in culinary art.
At the close of the dinner the presi-
dent addreSsed the gathering in fitting
terms; aft or which he and his wife
were presented with an electric cofiee
Continued on Page Four)
Railroad Flagma‘n
SFrozen to Death
BElfHERTOW’N. Mass, Dec. 22.“-
XR’illiam Koowlton. 70. flagman at‘a,
Central Vermont - Railroad crossing
here. was found frozen 4:0 death a
snort distance from his cabin. early
today. He apparently left the cabin
to get a poll of coal, last night, be-
come confused and wandered away
from the cabin. tripped over his cane
which was found beside hint. and ex:
hausted bv the cold. was unable to
arise. His body was found by Paul
Barrett. who was to have relieved him
from duty for a vacation today. The
mercury dropped to ten degrees below
zero here todav.
{c
teeth knocked out when the imam
creased the. speed of his engine when.
probably le
.other agency:
Smith of Willlmantic. Several Ital
threw them from their seats. 9
sustajnéd bruises and lace
The train ' proceeded on its way to
New Haven later. _
Lester Larribec. or this city. ens-lo,
neer of the freight locomotive in-
he saw the passenger train approaohvr'
ing on the. gle track line. This
dthe force of the in.
pact The engineer citric passenger
train was Frank Parker. of South
Coventry. How the freight locomm’
tive happened to be on the track
when the passenger train was sched-
uled to pass is not known.
$1, 000, 000 Damage to
N. E. Fruit Trees By
Mice Reported
hm fir! -————- .
Government Experts DIS-
close $10,090 Loss to One
C onnecticut Apple
0 chard Alone from T113
Cause—U. S. to Be Asked
to Help Fight Them
Destruction of fruit trees in New
England by mice which caused dam-
age of more than $1,060,900 in this
section last winter has already started.
this winter. and to a. considerable ex—
tent. in Connecticut, it has been shown.
by an investigation by the biological
survey of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Following an extended trip through-
out New England. an expert of the
biological surrey ,reports that has.
wi'urérs heavy toll on the New 'Bng-
land orchu'ds may not. be equaled;
' this year but that present indications
are that the damage will be heavy.
111' Connecticut, meadow and pine
mice have given the apple industry a.
severe setback during the past few
years. In one orchard of more than
359 acres in this state, according to
the government expert damage done
by rodents during last winter is con.
servatively placed at $10,000.
Conditions are reported to be con.
siderably worse in other states of this
section. In Maine, for instance, it
has been found that. next to seven
winter weather, mice have mm
more damage to orchards than any
Ten stars ago there
were 4,521,739 apple trees in Maine
orchards, while in 1920 there were'
3,345,521, much of this decrease- being
Coutinued on Page Eleven)
General Frost
Hurt Playing Golf
General From, while playing got!
on the Westport links. yesterday a{-
ternoon, slipped on a steep bank‘ in
the course and fractured th‘e fibula of
the left leg, an inch and a. halt below
the IIBQG.
An X-ray picture taken by Dr.
Powell of Stamford. showed a simple
fracture with no displacement 6! the
bone. but the General will: have its
walk with crutches for times or fear .
weeks.
EHANEE TEEES
BHMHITEEE JUST
WHAT SHE WANTS
“'ASHINGTOV. Dec. 22 (By The
Associated Press) .-—-Fra.nce was pre-
pared to lay before the fall naval
committee of the arms conference to-
day detailed esflmates of the tonnage
in auxiliary fighting craft, including
submarines, which she desires under
the prospective five pewer naval limi—
ta‘tiSoSn agreement as a condition to ac—
ceptance of the 1’15,an ton ratio in
capital ships preposed for her.
2The question of a higher main
brings up the
matter 01. the British position regard-
“n: W2 an S3. was thought
file naval
Teachers Pay $9, 000, '00!)
To Retirement 12112211
15!: meeting at the Gui-flat W
small detenswe craft. including sub.
" marihes. for France.
Contributions 1 n c r e a s 3:.
Rapidly
Been Functioning, Fig-
ures Approved at Meeting
Show "
"In the little more than four years
that the Teachers' Retirement Board
has been funcu‘mxing tanner men.
has who benefit by the provisions of
the state act have inthheir can;
tribufions to the annuity mm]; from
$36, 303. 86 in 191': to approximately
8900 000. The revamp? to date are ,
$820 ore. 75 and it is expected thatflaa 2.
1921 figures will be about 3999, on» by
December 31. S mm and other
matters were approved by the board a:
In the same period the WW 2
in the association under the M
sioxis of the 1% Beam
Board act has increased rem: 2,42% :
teachers in 1911 to '
During FoorS'SSS
Years That Board Has
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