New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1916, Page 14

SHADOW OF PRISON dictments Expect&l to Be Re- rned This Month in Grait Cases New York, July 14.—The ent of eighteen policemen is expect- as a result of information R the hands of District At ard Swann concerning ¢ fged grafting by member jolice department. Facts which may be uncovered by e investigation now in progress may fad to the indictment of other men, eluding a police inspector. There not, at the present time, any in- feation that any civilian member of jhe police department is involved in jhe charges which have been filed with e district attorney. Mr. Swann is proceeding slowly with his investigation. He is king up the evidence against each the men involved, and in no case i1 he ask the and jury for an dictment he is reasonably ertain that the evidence is sufficient o Wwarrant a conviction t petit . The district attorney is strong- opposed to the “trial by newspa- * methods which have character- such Investigations in recent and for that reason will take jon that is not justified by the lacts in his possession. At a conference yesterday Pistrict Attorney Swann, lee Commissioner TLeon G. Godley nd James E. Smith, Assistant District fttorney, who is aiding in the inves- dgation, it d now B al- the ey of unless a ear 0 ac between artment, should be detailed to assist n the graft inquir “Dan” Costigan in Charge. In announcing this designation Mr. Yodley said: “T have appointed Lieutenant Costi- Fan to take absolute charge of the olice end of the investigation. He 7ill follow the person who may be bccused and find if the charges are rue, Tt makes no difference if the pficial high, low or intermediate, e w tried ers, evidence submitted to rict attorney. I have directed {e] an to follow the scent where- fever it may lead and into any inspec- tion' distric District Attorney Swann, who was standing near hy, said: “Everybody Jknows that Costigan is ‘straight.’ The rouble seems to be entirely local in lone inspection district and among a Beew individuals. Costigan is the man who will carry this matter through to the very end. regardless of who gets hurt.” Four material witnesses—thred lwomen and one man—were locked up yesterday in the House of Detention at the request of the district attorney. They will give important testimony in the proceedings against the accused policemen. Another witness, a wom- an, is now detalned on a farm in ‘Westchester county in the custody of & designated official. This woman, it is said, was the proprietor of several disorderly houses in the old Tender- Join district. During the last four- teen vears she has been arrested twenty-six times, but never convicted. The district attorney declined to give the names of any of these witnesses. Mr. Swann made it clear that the police commissioner is co-operating with him in every way possible. Will Report to Mr. Swann. Lieutenant Costigan is now attached temporarily to the district attorney’s office. He will report direct to Mr. Swann and will receive from him. The appointment of Lieutenant Cos tigan was the first intimation that gamblers are involved in the alleged police graft as well as disorderly house keepers. Costigan is known in the police department as the arch foe of gamblers. Mr. Swann last night said:“We are proceeding with this investigation very carefully, as is proper when one considers the class of witn. from whom we get the evidence. Tt is necessary. to verify their statements, and this is sometimes hard to do. “It looks at this time as if the graft- fng in the particular inspection dis- trict is more widespread than we first thought. Now that the investiga- tion has received publicity we are getting many additional complaints from gamblers and disorderly house keepers, but in a large number of these cases the corroboration 1is in- sufficient to warrant indictments.” The cases will be placed before the grand jury late this month. is 1 th If You Want Good Bottled Beer, Wine or Liquors, Order Same from PHILIP BARDECK, 185 Arch St. “Phone 482-2 DWIGHT PARSONS, For Your Insurance and Surety Bond. Avoid trouble by having your insur- ance written by a man who knows bow. Go to Booth’s Block. 3 PHILADELPHIA DENTAL RGOMS ?]493 Main Street Over 25c Store BESY WORK AT MODERATE PRICES Office Open from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays by Appointment. F. E. MONKS, D. D. S. Georgiana Monks, D. D. S. indict- | 1l but | Acting Po- | was decided that Lieuten- | hnt “Dan” Costigan, of the police de- | at police headquar- | instructions | MNEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1916 | | | Beach resorts near New York were | thoroughly alarmed by the recent at- tacks of sharks on bathers, resulting in four deaths and one maiming, and the killing of the season unless the shark were captured speedil dreds of men, with rifles, spears, dy- namite and nets searched Ned Jer- sey waters for the man eating shark that in its third attack since July 2 killed two men and two boys and maimed another boy. The scare that has gone the rounds of many New | not believe there Jersey resorts since the first shark raid on bathers has not reached Coney Island and other places near York, but bathhouse keepers they would take precautions a visit from sharks, although they do any danger. guards will be stationed beyond the life lines to watch for possible ap- proach, and if necessary the men will be armed. Fishermen will be stationed on piers with baited shark hooks. Men familiar with the habits of fish are Life | *Ware Sharks, Cry at New York Beaches; | Four Killed, One Maimed, by Sea Monster S frankly puzzled over the shark raids. Assuming that one man eater is re sponsible, it must have a long beat. It has been seen at Spring Lake, J., and at Bridgehampton, N. Y. If it is the same shark that went to Mattawan it must have skirted all of the lower bay of New York and at some time within the last few days ed Coney Island and the Rock- s. Picture show ing beach near New York and a man eating shark. YOUNG MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING BOLT Arthur Munson, 24, Meets Tragic | Death Standing in Mother’s Barn | | | | | | | During the severe thunderstorm | that swept the city yesterday after- noon at 5 o'clock a bolt of lightning | struck and killed Arthur Munson as he was standing in the doorway of the barn at his home on Blake road. The lightning bolt also shattered the barn, setting fire to the woodwork and be- fore assistance could be summoned the structure had been burned to the ground. Victim Only 21 Years Old. Mr. Munson was only twenty-one years old and was the son of Caroline Munson. When the broke in all its fury the young man took shelter in the barn and was standing in the doorway when he met his tragic death. Owing to the isolated location of the Munson home it was impossible to get medical as- sistance immediately and it was some time after the young man was struck before a doctor arrived. 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Weigh yourself once a week so as | | to know just how fast you aro losing weight and don't leave off the treat- | ment or even skip a single dose until vou are down to normal. Oil of korein is absolutely harm- less, is pleasant to take, and helps di- gestion. Even a few days treatment has been reported to show a notice- ablo reduction in weight, footsteps becomo lighter, your work seem etster and a lighter and more bouyant feel ing takes possession of your whole being. Fvery person who suffors from superfluous fat should give this treat- | | | Mrs. | ° storm | - any telephone and when a call sent to the police station the inform- ant did not notify Captain Grace that any one had been injured, simply stat- ing that the fire department was nced- ed. When Engine company No. 1 : rived, in charge of Assistant Chief W. J. Noble, it found the barn a mass of | a ng flames and could do nothing. Under tree was Dr. J. E. Martin, wor over the prostrate body of Munson, trying to resuscitate him. hurry call was sent to the fire station for the pulmotor and Oflicer ¥red Wagner and Dr. Henry T. Bra tened,to the scene. Life was o Although the vietim's face blackened from the electrical shoc there was not a sign about hig clot ‘ng that would show how he met Lis death. Tragedy In Family. Tragedy seems to be always hov- ering over the Munson family as with- the last few years another brother | was killed in a railway accident wnd only a few weeks ago a third brother s serlously ident. . Besides his mother, d young man is survived by David Munson, employed at the P, & F. Corbin factory, and Har- ry Munson, employed at the Traut & Hine factory. LANSDOWNE DENIES the brother: INSULT T0 IRISH Makes Written Reply to Accusing Speech by John Redmond London, July 14.—TLord Lansdowne, replying in a written atement to John Redmond’'s charge that speech in the house of lords on Tues- day was a declaration of war against Ireland, announced that the speech was made after consultation with Pr mier Asquith and other members of the government. “In making my statement,” he writes, “‘as to the permanent character of certain provisions of the amending bill, I did not intend to go, and I do not consider that I did go, bevond the declaration made by the prime min- ister in the house of commons that the union of six counties with the rest of Ireland could only be brought about with, and could never be brought about without, the free will and con- sent of the excluded areas. “My statement with regard to the government of Ireland during the in- terval which must elapse hetween the present moment and the passing of the amending bill represented what I be- lieve to be the views of the govern- ment, and were made after consult fon with the prime minister and oth- ers of my colleagues,” In Lord Lansdowne's speech of Tuesday he declared that the amend- ing bill would make structural altera- tions in the homo rule act of 1914, while other provisions were merely ment a trial. temporary. This statement evoked a was | young ! A njured In an automobile | two | | his sionate protest from Mr. Redmond, declared that it indicated a ch of faith and was a gr ito Ireland. Mr. Redmond asserted that “if this speech be taken as rep- resenting the attitude and spirit of the | government toward Treland there is an end to all hope of settlement.” BURGER WINS HONOR Man | Denver Elected Outer Guard r has- | After Warm Contest at Convention of Shriners. Buffalo, N. Y., July 14.—James C. Burger of Denver was elected to the flice of outer guard, the first stepping stone to the highest office in the der, at the closing session of the forty- o or- second annual meeting of the imper- | i ial Nobles the Mystic here yesterday. There was competition for the honor thi vear, David W. Crossland of Mont- gomery, Ala., leading up to the fourth ballot in a field of five candidates. Minneapolis was selected as the | meeting place for June 26, 27 and 28, 1917, All the imperial officers advanced one station, according to custom, ex- cept the secretary and treasurer, re- spectively, William S. Brown of Pitts- burgh and Benjamin W. Rowell of i Boston, who were re-elected. Henry Niedringhaus of St. Louls, thus be- icame imperial potentate. Dispensations were granted to Kazig temple of Roanoke, Va. and Soudan temple of Newburn, N. The only {temple to get a new charter was Alza- i far of San Antonio, Te: The appli- cations of Champaign, I, and To- | peka, Kan., were put over until next |vear. An application for a charter for the Panama canal zone was refused. SHARK OFF Sea, council, of Shrine, keen (ek BRIDGEPORT Monster, Although Harmlcss, Causes Much Uncasiness at Shore Resorts—Another Caught in Sound. Bridgeport, July shark, the caught 14.—A five foot ccond within a week, was yesterday inlet Fairfleld beach, the most popular bathing this vicinity. The big fish apparently had come across the shoals during high tide and had been left stranded by tho receding water. This shark is he- lieved not to be of the man-eating spe- cles such as has been causing terror | on the New Jersey coast, but the fact { that that kind of big son monsters is in the sound is causing much unes ness in small close to one of in | | places at short resorts. i . | Caught on Hook. Riverhead, N. Y., July 14.—Fisher- men returning here yesterday report- ed they had caught a ten foot shark on a hook and line in Long Isiand s 4 crowded bath- | insult | FRANGET0 SECURE $100,000,000 LOAN }Bankers Form Corporation and | Will Ofier Bonds Next Week New York, July 14.—Additional evi- dence of the determination of France to carry the war against Germany to a decisive termination regardless cost, was furnished last evening in an | | | | | | of official announcement of the comple- tlon of negotiations by the French | government with American bankers | for a new loan of $100,000,000. This loan is to supplement France's half of the $500,000,000 lent last fall | by American bankers and investors to | the governments of Great Britain and France jointly. As in that case, the | proceeds of the new accommodation | are to be expended entirely in the | United States for munitions manufac- [ tured here. In connection with the new loan | | American bankers have taken a step | novel to American financing and one | | which indicates the progress the | United States is making in world | finance. Instead of lending the money | | direct to France or underwriting the | loan and offering it directly to in- | vestors here they have adopted a method better known in London and | | Paris, hitherto the great lenders of | money to the world, and have ar- ranged for the organization of a cor- poration to carry out the transaction. This body is to be known as the American Forelgn Securities company. It is to have a capital of $10,000,000, | subscribed by the group of bankers ! which arrange for the loan, and will | have at its head Robert Bacon, at one time United States ambassador to France and prior to that a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & company. Suez Stock as Collateral. Another novel feature in connection with the loan is the deposit, as a por- tion of the collateral to secure it, of shares of the Suez Canal company. This is the first time securities of that famous waterway corporation have been pledged as security for a loan. Other collateral behind the loan are securities of American corporations and bonds of neutral governments in Europe and in South America. The market value of collateral is to be §120,000,000, and it is to be main- | tained by the government of France at all times at that margin above the amount of the loan. The terms and conditions of | 1oan were announced by Messrs. Morgan & company, and Me Brown Brothers & company in following official statement: “An American corporation is to be formed under the title of the ‘Ameri- | | can Toreign Securities company,’ the { capital stock of which will be $10,- 000,000, fully paid. | “It is proposed that the company | shall lend $100,000,000 to the republic | of France and that the company shall | issue its three year five per cent. notes [ to the extent of ahout $95,000,000 in | this market. The three year notes are | to be secured with a margin of twenty | per cent. by obligations of the govern- | ment of Argentina, Sweden, Norway, | Denmark, Switzerland, Holland, Uru- | guay, Egypt, Brazil, Spain, Province of | Quebec; shares of the Suez Canal | company, and bonds and shares of | American corporations. It is expected | that these three vear notes will be listed on the New York Stock ex- change. Robert Bacon at Head. “Robert Bacon, at one time United States ambassador to France, is to be president of the company. Its board of directors will be Messrs. James S. lexander, president National Bank of | Commerce; George F. Baker, chair- man First National bank; James Brown of Brown Brothers & com- pany; T. DeWitt Cuyler, president Commercial Trust company, Philadel- phia; Charles G. Dawes, president | Central Company of Chicago; Clar- ence Dillon, of Willlam A. Read & company; Allan B. Forbes, of Harris, Forbes & company; Henry L. Higgin- son, of Leo, Higginson & company; | Louis W. Hill, chairman First Nation- al bank of St. Paul; Edwin S. Mars- ton, jresident Farmers’ Loan & Trust company; A. W. Mellon, president Mellon National bank of Pittsburgh; Sdwin G. Merrill, president Union Trust company; J. P. Morgan, of J. P. Morgan & company; Seward Prosser, president Bankers’ Trust compan Charles H. Sabin, president Guaranty Trust company; Henry Seligman, of . & W. Seligman & company; Frank A. Vanderlip, president National City bank; Albert H. Wiggin, president Chase National bank; Robert Winsor, of Kidder, Peabody & company; Wil- liam Woodward, president Hanover National bank. “A syndicate is now being formed and it is expected that the three year notes will be offered to the public some time next week.” JOHN E. LARIMER DEAD. Frustrated Plot to Strip Arsenal in 1860. Pittsburgh, July 14.—John M. Lari- mer, aged 96, who folled a plot in 1860 to strip the Allegheny arsenal of ammunition and cannon Allegheny in order to arm ports in confederate territory, the exposure of which led to the resigna- tion of John B. Floyd, secretary of war, in the cabinet of President James Buchanan, is dead at his home here. WILSON’S WEEK-END PLANS. Washington, July 14.—Prestdent Wilson plans to spend the week-end on board the naval yacht Mayflower, Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson he will Jeave late today to cruise until late sound yesterday. Sunday night or Monday morning. This picture, the eastern shows Tecently s front apped on war in Hurope, Czar Nicholas conferring with the leader of Russian drive against and Austro-Hungarians. General Brusiloff, the the In Germans | the Brusiloff | Established 1880 Globe Clothing House Those That Know Value Appreciate Our HALF YEARLY SALE Wide Selection of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits Reduced Prices on Children’s Wash Suits A Special Shirt at 85c Almost One Half Value Czar Confers With Brusiloff, Leading Russians’ Drive Russians seem to have found .8 strategist and tactician of the highest order. His ability is acknowledged freely by his Teutonic opponents, who confess themselves amazed by the magnitude and persistence of the Russian attacks woMm SOUND TRUMP! Representatives of Twelve States to Discuss Poli ‘Washington, July 14.—The national executive committee of national wo- men’s party issued a call today for conference to be held at Colorado Springs August 10 to 12, “to decide on measures to be adopted by the wo- man's party in the coming election to win national suffrage for women.” “Twelve suSrage states controlling electoral votes, contain more than 4,000,000 women qualified to vote for president,” sald the call. = | may WILL NEVER PLAY AGAYW. Washington, July 14.—Joe Judgé first baseman of the Washington teaflly never be able to play baseball gain. Judge has been out of the game longer than two weeks and it 4+ velops he has her Alva Wiiliarhs 1 been assigned to first base in hi§ nce, SIX TROOPERS BURIED. Washington, July 14—The bodies of) negro troopers killed at Carrizal were buried in Arlington cemetery to= day with full military honors. Nom® had been identified “POP” GEERS COMFORTABLE. | Cleveland, July 14—Edward F. Geers, veteran grand circuit driver, and trainer, who was badly hurt here vesterday when thrown under the heels of a horse on the North Rahdall track, passed a comfortable night at | the hospital. Cuts Are Dangerous | Cuts or wounds, sores or bruises a8 likely to become infected quickly. is therefore, very important for you to immediately apply Minard’s lHni- ment the remarkably pure, cresmy antiseptic for it kills germs instamtl and makes wounds heal rapidly,