New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1920, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN HERALD MNEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER GONN, 0. REVENUE SHOWS GAIN SINCE ‘JITS’ ARE BANISHED Manager of Hartford Division Sees Additional Funds Pour- ing Into Coffers as Result ol Ordinance JITNEURS WILL FIGHT REGULATION TO THE END fty Jersey, In either white or pink. Mid- MAlroady Plan to Carry Oase to Con- necticut Supreme Court—Eight Bus Privers in Police Court This Morn- ing Are Not Brought to Trial, As Prosocutor Enters Nolle in Fach Case. Hartford, Nov. 9.—~The revenue of the Connecticut Co- continues to show the Increase that was noted when the rogulation of jitney traffio first becamo effective, according to Manager War- ren P. Bristol of the Hartford division, today, and extra cars aro in operation on the lings most affected: As far as the interpretation of the ordinance concerning re-routing of jitneys is con cored, that Is a matter for the city and the Jitneymen to handle, Mr. Bris- 10l said, and while Connecticut Co. is interestedly watching the outcome “of the fight, it is in no way mixing Into it. 5 The attitade of the company throughout will be, Mr. Bristol added, = desire to handle the extra trafic caused by abandonment of the jitney business, if the jitneymen decide to ¥0 out of busiess, and a continuance of the fare ordered by the public util. ities commission. , ‘Will Fight Oase. Regardioss of whether or not the wourt of common councll decides to so amend the city ordinance prohibiting Jitneys from operating on the prin- cipal thoroughfares of the city on which trolley cars have car tracks, the legality of the action of the city in ®arring jitneys from the center of the ity will be taken to the Connecticut mupreme court . This announcement was made today by Henry T. Hunt, counse] for the Hartford Motor Bus assoclation. He waid it was his intention to confer with Corporation Counsel Walter 8. Schuls Wwith the idea of agreeing on a state- ment of facts so that the matter could be taken to court on reservations. It is Mr. Hunt's plan to get the matter into the superior court on the first Tuesday in December and referred to the su- preme court so that it will reach that body on the first Wednesday in Jan- uary, Accused Are Freed. The cases of eight jitney men in the police eourt this morning on charges of violating the city jitney ordinance were nolled on the suggestion of Pros- ecuting Attorney Elsner. HIGH SCHOOL PLAY Loeal Thespians Will Present “The First Lady of the Land” on Friday Evening, December 17, Tre Amphion Dramatie club of the High school has received the copy of *“The First Lady of the Land” and work on the play will begin imme- diately The club has decided to ive the play Friday, evening, Decem- ber 17, in the school auditorium. The rast In parts is as follows: James Madison, Robert Bacon; Aaron Burr, Dwight Latham; Bohlen Pinckney, Yaul Luecas; Sir Anthony Merry, Wil llam Upson: Don Carlos Martines, [Curtis Clifford; Louis Andree Pichon, Lester Schaeffer, Lady Angela, Vir- ginia Slade; Dolly Todd, Margaret Davis: Sally, Laura Nell: Soph Grace Brown; Hon. Ena Ferrar, Ma warite Foster and Clotilde, Ebba Anderson. The first rehearsal of the play will SU LEAGUE OF VOTERS Leaders Deny Most Emphatically That New Association Is to Be a “Republican Annex.” Hartford, Nov. 9.—The Connecticut Woman Suffrage association members today voted to initiate the formation of a League of Women Voters in Con- necticue and to continue the suffrage association until its affairs can be closed which will be about January 1. Miss Katherine Ludington, the president, was named by a commit- tee to appoint a committee on or- ganization of the league. The county banners of the suffrage assoclation were disposed of at auc- tion as & means of raising funds, and the state banner probably will be presented to the state library. It will not be auctioned. Miss Ludington outlined the pro- posed league and emphasized “what it is not’" She said it is not a ‘“re- publican annex”, that it is not a “democratic annex” and that it does not affiliate with or oppose parties. Miss Ludington stressed these points because of charges recently made, she said, against the league which already exists in forty-two states. TWO MEN ARRESTED IN NEWTOWN MURDER CASE Evidence Against Them Kept Secret—Coroner’s In- quest Held. Danbury, Nov. 9.—Max Kranz and Joseph Roach, the men taken into custody in Bridgeport last night by the state police, in connection with the charge of murder of Arthur V. Donahue of New York in Newtown Saturday night, were brought to this city this forenoon by State Policemen Virilli and Nichols and are being detained at police headquarters here. The officers will not admit that they have definite evidence connecting the men with the crime. In New- town this forenoon Kranz and Roach were confronted by Edward F. Pitz- wchler, brother-in-law of Donahue who whs with him at the time of the shooting. The state police re- fused to say whether or not Pitz- schler could identify the prisoners. While in the detention room at Newtown, Roach made an attempt to escape, but was overpowered by his guards. It was /ater said that they | have been token to Danbury. Newtown, Conn, Nov. 9.—Few new details in connection with the shooting of Arthur V. Donahue, a | New York newspaper reporter, on | the outskirts of this village last Sat- urday night were brought out dur- ing the inquest concluded here early this afternoon by Coroner John | J. Phelan of Bridgeport. Edward F. | Pitzschler, brother-in-law of the ! slain man, was one of the principal witnesses before the coroner. He told the same story that he had previously related to the police, des- eribing in detail the discovery of the apparently abandoned car on the state highway and the approach of two strangers from out of the dark- | ness, the attack upon Donahue with the butt of a rifle and the shooting as Donahue started to run. Dr. David Chester Brown of Dan- ! bury, repeated to the coroner the * story of th shoting told by Donahue FFS TO OR.GZE[ 9, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE AUTOIST IS HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER Vincenzo Charmonti Responsible for Death of Andrew Fresen “KIDNAPPERS” ARE FREED Judge Does Not Think It Serious, But Fines One of Accused $25 and Costs Concealed for Carrying ‘Weapons. At one of the lengthiest court dockets held here in several months, Vincenzo Charmonti was found crimi- nally responsible for the deata of Andrew Fresen who succumbed fol- lowing an automobile accident on South Main street November 1, by Judge B. W. Alling this morning. Bernardi Licato and Sam Gilberto were arraigned, in a continued case, on charges of kidnapping and as- saulting Miss Mary Dorio. The former faced an additional charge of carrylng a concealed weapon. Judge Alling, in finding Licato $25 on the concealed weapon charge and dis- charging both on the more serious count, remarked that the whole case appeared to him as “a mountain made out of a mole hill.” In the manslaughter case the ac- cused was bound over to the next term of the superior court, opening in Hartford on the first Tuesday in December. The bond of $1,000 upon which he is now free was continued. Automobile Case. Charmonti was found guilty of criminal negligence in connection with the death of Andrew Fresen NO MORE PRIVATE CONTROL OF ROADS | | Chairman of Interstatc Commerce Commission Predicts of State and Federal Regulation. Continuance ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—America will never again have private control and operation of railroads unaccompanied by state and federal regulation, Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commission declared today in an address at the opening session of the thirty-second annual conven- tion of the national association of railway and public utilities commis- “Even if we shall come to govern- ment ownership and operation,” add- ed Mr. Clark, “the necessity for a separate tribunal with jurisdiction to determine questions of reasonable- ness of charges and alleged discrim- inations will be present.” Referring to federal cqntrol of the railroads, the chairman said: “When the final balance sheets shall have been completed it will be found the American people paid a handsome sum for the use and oper- ation of the railroads during the war, but as such use and operation was I think, in fairness consider it as a part of the necessary expense of the war.” Chairman Clark declared the rights of the states to regulate their internal ; affairs was recognized throughout the transportation act and he urged co- operation between the state and fed- eral commission is authorized by the law. ELISHA COOPER AT HEAD OF HOSPITAL ON | Succeeds Alix W. Stanley at Election November 1, and he was bound over | to the December term of the su- perior court in bonds of $1,000. The accused was represented by Lawyer P. F. McDonough. Eye Witness Testifles. Adolph Shepherd, an eye witness, was the first to take the stand for the state. He was returning from his work at the Corbin Cabinet Lock plant and had reached a point near St. Peter’s church when his attention was drawn to the corner of Rockwell avenue and South Main street by a series of crashes. Hurrying to the | scene he found Charmonti’s car’ brought to a stop with the victim lying face downward underneath. A | pool of blood ed the mln's! body, he testified. s, The accident hap- | pened just as the front of the cax" rounded the corner. There weré no' lights on the automobile at the time, | Mr. Shepherd told the court, Until | after the crash the witness saw I nothing of the bicycle. Car Carried Lights | Matthew G. Shepherd, a brother of the first witness, who was with Adolph at the time of the accident. corroborated the testimony of the | firgt state’s witness. He assisted in | removing the body from under the car. At the time there was a light | under the car. The position of the | body and other marks at the scene of the accident indicated that Char- monti was driving on the left side of the street, he said. Cross questioned by Lawyer P. F. McDonough, the witness said there were lights under the car but no light on the bicycle. No Light on Bicycle. From a position in front of 120 South Main street Wallace Bacon saw the Charmonti car coming up in the middle of South Main street and turn in front of the High school with a wide sweep. At the same time the bicyele came in a southerly direction Held This Afternoon by Directors. At a meeting of the board of direc- tors of the New Britain General Hos- pital held at the Y. M. C. A. this af- ternoon, Elisha H: Cooper was elected president, succeeding Alix W Stanley. ELISHA H. COOPER Other officers elected were: G. W. Traut, vice-president; C. F. Bennett, treausrer, and R. S. Brown, secretary. The following were elected members of the executive commmittee: Dr. T. E. Reeks, chairman; E. H. Cooper, A. W. Stanley, C. F. Bennett, J. E. Cooper, F. G. Platty G. P. Hart, H. C. M. Thompson and A. G. Kimball committee on investments i as the physiclan was working over and turned into the same thorough-|] Cooper, C. F. Bennett, E. N. Stanley, him in the Danbury hspital o short time before his death. This story was almeost identical with that of Pitzschler. | Dr. W. H. Kierman. medical ex- aminer of Newtown, described the discovery of peculiarly shaped marks made by an automobile tire in the soft ground near the scene of the shooting. He sald these marks, showed that the car had turned orf' the state road a short distance away , and taken a cireuitous route back to the state road a considerable dis- tance further south, where the dis- tinguishing marks were lost track of on the hard sprface of the highway. T0 TRY ROMANELLI | The crash resulted. Just prior to the accident Mr. Bacon noticed that the lights on the automobile were lighted, but there was no light on the bicycle. The left hand light of the automobile was smashed in the collision. At the request of the counsel for the defense Mr. Bacon placed an estimate of Charmonti's speed at 10 miles an hour. Policeman on Stand. Patrolman John C. Stadler testified that the Reo car, driven by Charmon- ti, had marks showing that the left side of the car had struck the man. The lights at that time could not be lighted because, the driver told Po- liceman Stadler, the breakage of the left light had put the electric sys- tem out of order. A pool of blood was flve feet north of the southeast corner of the High school lot. The fare. be held in the school auditorium at 7 | Federal Authorities Working on Case Policeman showed to the satisfaction n'clock. A meeting of the club was plso held this aftermoon. LEGION ENDORSES ACTION Association of War Veterans Praise President for Refusing to Grant Pardon to Eugeno Debs. Indianapolis, Nov. 9. —- President Wilson's refusal to pardon Eugene V. Deba, soclalist presidential candidate, and now serving a ten years' sentence in federal penitentiary at Atlanta for violation of the draft law was in- dorsed by department adjutants of the American Legion meeting here today. The Legion “views with heartfelt patisfaction that vital act ot the fundamental doctrines of constitutio” says a telegram to president. the the GOES INTO 4 DAY WEEK Deep River, Conn., , 9.~—Pratt Jieed and Co., posted notice yesterday that a four day a week schedule would go into effect commencing this » of Bay State Man Who Shipped Wood Alcohol Into Conmecticut. | 9.—Assist. Springfleld, Mass., Nov. ant District Attorneys Warbasse and Anderson of Brooklyn were here to- day conferring with District Attor- ney Wright and examining a number of witnesses who will be called to testify in the trial in Brooklyn next Monday of John Romanelli charged with manslaughter. It is alleged that Romanelll negotiated the sale of wood alcohol, whiskey that was ship- ped into Connecticut and Massa- ' chusetts during Christmas week last year and which caused the death of 60 persons. in support | Raw Sugar Drops to ! Six and Quarter Cents New York, Nov. 9—Raw sugar dropped to 6% cents a pound, a new low for the season in the sugar mar- ket here today. The price reflects heavy slack in demand and is a los of more than 17 cents from the high- est of the season’s quotations, last of the court, the prosecutor and the defense just where the pool of blood was by forming a sort of map with his own and Lawyer McDgnough's hands. Another bicyclist. Eugene Fazelle, was pumping his tires at a filling sta- fion about 100 yards from the scene, of the accident when his attention was drawn by the crash. He assisted in gettinz the man to the hospital. ‘When the car was brought to a stop it was on the right side of the street, Mr. Fagelle testified. Woman Witness Testifies, Mrs. J. M. Patterson was standing opposite the Kent home about to cross the street. The car, she said, was on the right side of the street coming north. She saw no bicycle but heard the crash just as the auto- mobile cleared the intersection of Rockwell avenue, cutting the corner. There was a light on the rear but none on the front of the car, this witness testified When the state closed its Lawyer McDonough declined case to pre- ‘sent testimony for the defense. Prose- cutor J. G. Woods moved that the A. J. Sloper and F. G. Platt. Campaign is to Make New Jersey Really Dry Jersey City, Nov. 9.—Prohipition enforcement authorities launched a sweeping offensive in New Jersey to- day corraling 35 men under indict- ment in Hudson county for violation of the Volstead act and Temoving $200.000 worth of liquor from ware- houses at Perth Amboy to Newark. Bridgeport Jitneur is Held For Manslaughter Bridgeport, Nov. 9.—Ralph Amado, truck driver, whose control of his vahicle yesterday was such, the po- lic2 claim, as to cause a colision of a jitney bus and a trolley car at Yel- low Mill bridge, and the death of Wil- liam B. Neff, was held in $1,000 to- day until Saturday, on the charge of | mansiaughter until Coroner FPhelan has finished his inaquest. Rochester Clothing Co. Cut Prices One-Third Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 9%.—A re- duction of 33 1-3 per cent. in the wholesale price of clothing is an- nounced by one of Rochester’s larg= est clothing manufacturing concerns. PRICE OF BREAD CUT. Winnipeg, Nov. 9.—Reduction of bread prices cent a loaf was an- nounced by Winnipeg wholesale bak- ers today, following yesterday's drop of 80 cents a barrel for flour. ! WEATHER. —_—— Hartford. Conn., Nov. 9. Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably yain tonight and Wednesday: | | | much colder JWednesday. essential as a war measure we must, | 1 ; T have no | undergr { but I und | Mabel Parade, Block Dance and Setting Off of Bombs Will Feature Armistice Day Celebration Here| At a meeting of the Eddy-Glover Post, American Legion held last night in G. A. R. hall, it was voted to have a parade Armistice night. It was also voted to invite everybody who wished to parade to take part, especially the ex-service men and the patriotic or- ganizations. The parade will start from Franklin Square at 7 p. m_ and march up Main street to Saint Mary’s church, counter march back and up to the Memorial Arch where Chaplin John Davis will give a short eulogy in hanor of the New Britain soldiers who died in serv- ice. A black dance is being arranged for in front of the High school. It will be free of charge, but at this time MOTHER TO WATCH HER | FEAR ATHLETIC SONS SGRAP Mrs. Mary Callahan Will At- tend Yale-Princeton Game On Next Saturday. Lawrence, Mass., Nov. struggle of the brothers “Mike” of Princeton and Yale as the captains and opposing cen- ters of the two varsity elevens when they met in the Palmer stadium at Princeton next Saturday, will have as a witness again their mother, Mrs. Mary Callahan of this city. With Miss Eunice Callahan, 19, sister of the rival leaders, Mrs. Callahan said today she would leave for Princeton on Friday to attend the game. “I shall sit on the Princeton side of the field this year,” the mother said, explaining that she sat on the Blua side as the guest of Captain “Tim” last year at the Yale bowl. His team went down to defeat befora tha Princeton Tigers, and he and his brother “Mike” came to grips at cens ter, with honors for both. Mrs. Cal- lahan added, however, that “‘of coursa I may go over to the Yale side ot the field before the gamo is over.” The mother said she was without ! preference as to which team she want- ed to win. “I am neutral” she remarked. “I am no judge of football, and of course idea which is the better 1 had z short talic witk Harry Tiger leader +wvas christened A. Callahan, but to Princeton tes he huas nlwavs been after the Princeton- i me Saturday. You know taken out of the gamo ious about him but he sured at he was all right. T have not scen John (Captaii “Tim') for weeks stand he is in zood condi- team. (the Harry me tion now. DUNH!EREEIFFE Leroy Dunham and Miss Marion Rackliffe to be Married Thursday at the Bride’s Home. Miss Marion Rackliffe of 30 Cam- bridge street and Leroy Dunham of 500 Shuttle Meadow avenue Wwill be united in marriage Thursday after- noon at the home of the bride. The marriage will take place at 3 o’clock the Rev, George W. C. Hill officiating Doris N. Boutell, a classmate of the bride will be the maid of honor. Miss Wallin and Helen Rackliffe will be the bridesmaids, A cousin of the bride, Miss Ruth Winchester, will act as flower girl and Loomis Thomp- son will be the best man. Both Mr. Dunham and Miss Rackliffe are well known locally. “GAS” DOWN 6 CENTS But That Is In England—Over Pro- duction of Gasoline in United . States Is Given As Cause. Washington, Nov. 9.—"Over-pro- duction” in the United States is the reason assigned by British oil com- panies for an unexpected reduction of six cents a gallon in the price of gas- oline in Great Britain after a sudden increase of 14 cents a gallon in Aug- ust, according to advices from the American Chamber of Commerce in London today to the department of commerce. British consumers however, the chamber reported, attribute the slump to the investigation of the central profiteering committee into the in- creasa in price. 0il production in America in 1918 was about 3,500,000,000 gallons, the chamber pointed out, while in 1919 it was still under 4,000,000,000 gallons. Cold Wave Speeding On, is Due Here Soon ‘Washington, Nov, 9.—Much colder weather tomorrow throughout the eastern states was forecast today by the weather bureau. The cold wave is following a disturbance of marked intensity which was central this morn- ing over Lake Huron and which was moving eastward rapidl DED IN DUEL 3 —Dr. Frances Or- lando son of the formeyr " Italian premier inflicted two wounds upon Leut. Costzmagna in a duel today. The encounter was brought about by a personal ¢ guarrel b & _two 2en nd T, the hat will be passed and the pro- ceeds will be given to the War Veter- and’ Memorial Building Fund. The R. O. T. C. of the High school will be asked to march, as will the Veteran Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Kosciusko Post, World War Veterans, l Automobiles will be furnished for the G. A. R, Veterans. The. factories will be asked to blow the whistles at 6:10 p. m. as a reminder of the day. The local recruit- ing officer men will have charge of setting of the rockets and bombs. The old “republican cannon” will also be put into commission for the evening. Harry Hargraves will be Marshal of the parade. i MEASLES EPIDEMIC New Dritain Has Only Cases in! Hartford County—Health Officer Wants Co-operation. There is danger of a measles epi- demic in this city, in the opinion of Dr. J. R. Harris, superintendent of the board of health and while little ~an be done to prevent such an out- break, the health officer plans to exert every possible effort to confine the sickness as much as possibie. In the bulletin of the state department which was issued today, New Bri- | tain is the only city in county showing cases of their being two here. So that the disease may be con- fined, ‘he health superintendent has l | ! i | measles, asked that parents watch for the first | signs of ‘‘sore thrbat, sneezing, snuffiles and bleary eyes.” As soon as symptoms are found the child should be kept home from school and subjected to treatment. If allowed to remain at school until a rash comes, other children are placed in danger. The most harmful effects of a measles epidemic would come in the after-effects, it is explained since pneumonia §s very frequently the result. PROMINENT WOMAN SUICIDE Mrs. Eva Lathrop, Wife of Gardiner Lathrop Takes Own Life While Il —Body Found Near Her Home. Southington, Nov. 9.—Mrs. Eva Tathrop. wife of Gardiner Lathrop, general counsel of the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe railroad, was found drowned in Dayton's brook to- day She had been ill and eluding her i nurse before daylight had wandered | aw ..\lr_ Lathrop came today to take his wife to southern California for a long vacation. Seach for Mrs. Lathrop had just been made and the body found. Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop had a sum- mer home here and their winter resi- dence was in Chicago. Mrs. Lathrop was 54 years of age. Want Hotels to Cut Bridal Suite Prices _New York, Nov. 9.—Edward M. Tierney, chairman of the committee in charge of the fifth national hotel managers’ exposition here today rec- ommended that hostelries cut the price of bridal suites, both in order to encourage matrimony and as a part of the general price cutting pro- gram. The proprietors attending the exposition will partake of a 25 cent meal on Ellis Island this week at the invitation of Commissioner Wallis. But 300 Out of 3,700 Doctors Renew Permits New York, Nov. 9.—Only 300 of mare than 3,700 physicians holding licenses fto prescribe whiskey have applied for renewal of their permits, although two months have elapsed since this privilege was granted, Dr. Charles R. O’Conner, federal director of prohibition for New York an- nounced today. Physcians are finding other medicines more effective and satisfactory than liquor he id. Cleveland Cruiser Aground At Cartagena Colombia, Washington, Nov. 9.—The protect- ed cruiser Cleveland attached to the newly organized squadron on duty in Latin-American waters, is aground in the harbor at Cartagena, Colombia, the navy department was advised to- day. The massage said the ship was undamaged but that attempts to haul her off the bar had been unsuccessful. TO RECRUIT DIVISION. ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—Telegraphic orders were sent today to the recruit- ing service to recruit the second di- vision to full strength. No explana- tion of the order was given in the official announcement. 50 PLANES ENTERED. New York, Nov. 9.—Fifty planes have been entered for the Pulitzer trophy airplane speed race at Mitchel field on Thanksgiving day, it was learned today. Officials of the Aero club of America expect that Sadi Lecointe, winner of the Gordon-Ben- nett cup at Etampes, France, in Oc- toder. will enter within the next few days. QUAKE IN ORBEGON Portland, Ore., Nov.. 9.—A slight Hartiord | { lacking at police headq FEARING RAL MORE POLI GUARDING \ 26 Picked ‘Men Pa District When Bolshevik Inva Receiveg %,000 LENINE A ARE HEADED 1¢ Ellis Island Officials cal Agitators Are B United States From. Coming As Stowawa; Bombs \re Also New York, Nov. 9. ditional patrolmen, lected by Chief Insp: day were distributed financial district to and financial institutio While official anno understood this detion cause of threats alleged) made at recent meetin; At the same time the in the Wall Street di ly increased. Radicals Hfidfll‘ At the same time th action became known of Immigration Wallis announced he had ree i tion from agents of th government that bolsh are heading for Ame ! to bribe members of their admittance either stowaways. 1 i The additional force a permanent detail. Nof members stand guard treasury, stock exchai and brokerage houses, b a protecting cye on pry Street figures and also’ gers as they carry mill ties through the streets At local headquas partment of jugkice, offid ignorance of any threats cause the additional p tions. 25,000 Reds ©Co Commissioner Wallis ¢ issued the following sta “Word from Rottera: ine’s and Trotzky's outfi proposes to send an Bolshevist missionaries States dovetails in with | ganda of communists * that the final battle is to in America. “I am fully aware that § itators who are heading| do not seek admission aliens. The prospect of| through the sieve on EII being quizzed and searc! boards of special inquiry. for them, so they are st admission to the united § men. “From several differen have received informatiod to bribe members of the o The radicals came either seamen. Chaos in Holla: “In the last few d; letter from Dr. 8. E- bate officer of the Nethe: ment of justice to which nishing valuable leads in ‘Writing me from The Sevenstra emphasizes W to me when he was late country, that the invasi by radicals and a widesp! shevism are the combinin which are causing may | families in Holland to sell and come to the United 8 | “I am not surprised to grams from Rotterdam tache of the American co been offered a bribe of $2 six of the Bolshevik agita bark for the United States seems to have been sel plotters as a clearing hou advised that Holland au# taking proper steps to co schemers. . “PRIDE GOETH" Boston Girl, Boasting of Knocked Down and " by Thugs Who Stole Sp Boston, Nov. 9.—Eva pride in her diamond ring may cost the young life. Showing it to fellow a downtown office, she to had cost her fiance $900. sha was leaving the offie struck her down and stol leaving her unconscious. tion today was said to be se Police inspectors after i said they found tha ring ij taleum powdcr at the hor Silverman and arrested Silt by Thugs Who Stole Sp Samuel Swartz, who had 'S