New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1921, Page 1

News of the World\ By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW B NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, LAKE AND TEMPLETON TO BE A~ DE VALERA IS RUMORED AS READY TO STAND ASIDE IN NEW PARLEY WITH BRITISH Irish Leader Said To Be Unwilling To Be Mem- | ber Of Delegation If One Should Be Chosen May Leave Conduct of Ne- gotiations With Arthur Griffith, Sinn Fein Foreign Minister. 9.—A rumor was cur- rent in Sinn Fein circles here today that if plenipotentiaries are appointed to proceed to Inverness to confer with the committee of the British cabinet named to deal with the Irish question, Eamon De Valera the republican lead- er does not desire to be one of them, being willing to leave the conduct of negotiations with Arthur Griffith, the Sinn Fein foreign minister. In any case, Mr. Griffith will be the chief figure in the negotiations once actual business Is approached Doei Not Appear. Mr, De Valera did not appear at the Mansion House this morning and was not expected until the afternoon, but Mr. G:iffith and Cha)les Burgess, Sinn Fein minister of defense, were early on the scene. It was stated that no special meeting of the Sinn Fein cab- inet had been summoned to consider Premier Lloyd George's reply, but is the cabinet numbers only six members who see each other daily, no particular significance is seen in this. Desmond Fitzgerald, ministar of propaganda, said today he expected no unnocessary de reply to Lloyd George, and that Robe C. Barton, the Sinn Feln courfer was in readiness to return to Inverness at any moment. Dublin, Sept. Sinn Fein London, Sept. 9.—Sinn Fein Ireland is called upon to state whether its de- mands upon the British government contemplate separation from Great Britain, according to the view of news- papers here. Note Writing Must End. The text of the reply of the British cabinet to Eamon De Valera's latest (Continued on Eleventh Page) $500,000 AVAILABLE FOR STATE HOSPITAL Rockefeller Foundation Would Finance Adjunct to Yale Medical School. Hartford, Sept. 9.—That the gen- eral education board of the Rocke- feller Foundation will endow the pro- posed state psychopathic hospital with a fund of $500,000 for salarizing the teiching staff, provided such a hospito. is established in connection with the Yale Medical school and a suitable hospital building is provided by the state of Connecticut or by Yale school was the information obtained today in quarters conversant with the situation. Wizn the salary cost of the teaching staff assumed by the Rockefeller gift which will be a continuous source of income for this purpose, the question remains for the pysochopatic hospital commission to find some plan whereby either the state or the Yale medical school, or both pay the initial cost of providing suitable clinic quarters. It s understood that there will be the cicsest connection between the proposed psychopathic hospital as part of the Yale Medical school and the New Haven general hospital in regard to psychopathic cases. The lockefeller offer is not yet for- mally before the Yale corporation and will probably not be presented until it has teen formally presented to the bodles including the newly appointed commission who would be concerned with arranging for meeting the con- dition of the gift of providing a hos- pital building. As soon as the way seems clear that such a building will be erected and both sides are equally confident about that, more formal overtures will be made by the Rocke- fe!ler Foundation Dr. Paul Waterman who # chalrman ot Hartford, psychopatic of the SUICIDE OF GOVT. Waterbury, Narcotic. Agent GUN FIGHT ON BOAT'S DECK Liquor Valu:d at $50,000 and Drugs Worth $75,000 Taken From Greck Steame at New York Today— Many Shots Fired. New York, Sept. 9.—After a raid by federal prohibition and narcotic agents on the Greek steamship King Alexander today, in which seven mem- bers of the crew were wounded by pistol shots, Frank J. Fitzpatrick, chief narcotic officer, here, who had taken part in the raid, committed svicide at a nearby dock, according to a police report. Shoots After the raid arched the ves Himself, zpatrick, who had F sel with the prohibi- tion agents, was found dead in a nearby ferry-house. There were two billet wounds in his heart. Other federal agents were convers- ing with Fitzpatrick in a room of a ferry-house near the King Alexander’s dock in Brooklyn when he shot him- self, the police said Fitzpatrick was 28 years old and before joining the federal forces here lived in Bridgeport, Conn. Liquor valued at $50,000 and drugs valued at $75,000 were confiscated. Many Shots Exchanged. More than a score of shots were exchange by the crew and 15 prohi- bition agents. None of the prohibi- tion agents was hurt. In order to obtain evidence, the prohibition agents said, two of them arranged on Wednesday with mem- bers of the crew to pay $14,000 on the vessel today for the liquor and drugs. These two went on the vessel alone. Meanwhile a member of the crew observed a launch with the other agents approaching. He warned his comrades and the battle began. The shooting attracted customs guards and police reserves, who sur- rounded the pier to prevent the crew from fleeing. The prohibition agents said, however, that an officer of the vessel to whom they were to pay the money had vanished. The wounded members of the crew were taken to hospital where they were put under arrest. Know of No Motive. Other federal agents declared they knew no motive for Fitzpatrick's sui- cide. They expressed the belief that the excitement and strain of the raid temporarily deranged him. Ernest L. Langley, chief prohibition agent here who had charge of the raid attributed the suicide to chronic ill health, saying that Fitzpatrick was obsessed with the belief he had tuber- culosis. Other federal agents said Fitzpatrick acted queerly after being struck on the head during the fight- ing with the crew of the ship. Did Not Sleep Well. | Ralph Oyler, Fitzpatrick's associate in the local narcotic office, said that Fitzpatrick had little rest last night, cving been busy till late making ar- angements for payment of $14,000 to members of the crew in order to ob- tain evidence 'nt in Waterbury. ‘aterbury, Sept. 9.—Frank Fitz- patrick, federal narcotic agent who is reported as having committed suicide in New York, was born in this city about 30 years 0, a member of a well known family. He was educated in a local parochial school, graduated from the Crosby High school and was employed for several years by the Waterbury Drug Co. as prescription clerk. He was known as one of the more energetic workers among the young de: ts here and was given his federal job early in the dem- ocratic administration. He was a member of he local lodge of Elks and had a host of local friends. He leaves |his father, two sisters and a brother, 1 of this citv. FIRE DESTROYS YACHT |six Men Have Narrow Escape From w St Promir Death n Little Craft Burns in Lake Clair, hospital commission appointed by Governor Lake about six weeks sald today that he will call meeting of the commission to investl gato ihe situation. The other bers of the commission are Dr. M. C Winternitz, of New Haven: Dr. C Haviland of Middletown: John wgh of South Norwalk, and s 8. Palmer of New London Dr. Waterman said he had heard in an indirect way that a Rockefeller Foundation offer would be made in connection with the proposed state paychopathic hospital, but that he was not in a position to give detalls. soon a With Gun At Head, Woman Keeps Cool, Saves $6,000 Windsor, Ont., Sept. 9.—George Al- ler i $6,000 richer today because Mrs Allen had the nerve to perform a feat of legerdemain with a bandit's pistol pressed against her head. Kneeling before o safe in her home at the rob Por's command with a pistol at her he:d, Mres. Allen opened the safe and wwent 34,000 Into her lap. Then she handed the robber 3990 with which be esgaped In un automodile, mem- | Detroit, Sept. 9.— | Phelps Newberry, Six men including son of Senator Tru- man P. Newberry and several promi- nt Detroit business men narrowly |escaped death last night when the 50 foot gasoline launch Kismet, owned by F. Walter Guibert, burned to the water's edge in Lake St. Clair, three miles off Grosse Pointe, Detroit sub- | urt After battling for more than ‘Vl\rofl hours against a heavy sea the six men, in a 1 row boat, earl |today reached the Groose Point club- neouse. Guibert, badly burned about the hands and with his lungs scorched | by the Nlames as he fought the [aboard his craft is in a hospital in expected to recover. The fire was caused by backfiring of |the Kismet's engine. Heavy seas threatened several times to swamp {the row boat in which the party es- |epea Others in the 1. Lynn and He party included James Frederick Hanna. De- troit business men, Jere H. Brooks of Detroit. and an unidentified man who was engineer of the Kismet. Gui- bert is president of a Detroit manu- | facturing concern MAN FOLLOWS RAID Victim Is fiank Fitzpatrick ol fire | COLUMBIA EAGER T0 QUIT WORLD LEAGUE American Nations Would Flock to Harding’s Standard GENEVA ASSEMBLY GETS APPEAL TO AID RUSSIA World, Find That Virtually South of Al Nations in New Equator, Questions Before League Are Pure- ly European in Interest, While Theirs Is Common With Those of United States. Geneva, Sept. 9, (By Associated Press)—Should President Harding see fit to crcate a new society of na- tions, Columbia will be among the first to apply for membership. A. F. Restrepo, chief of the Co- lombian delegation to the league of nations assembly made this declara- tion today in discussing a report that Colombia, among other South Amer- ican states might withdraw from the league because of its rejection of the Argentine amendment to the coe- nant of the league, providing that all sovereign states should be members of the league unless by their own volition they abstained from mem- bership. He said Colombia did not regard the rejection of the amend- ment as sufficient reason to leave the league. Others Will Follow. Senor Restrepo added that he be- lieved all the other South and Cen- tral American states would follow Colombia into the new society, should it be formed. Asked if this could be construed as meaning these states would withdraw from the present league in such event, Senor Restrepo said: “We would have to wait and see, but, nevertheless, it is a question if rublic opinion In South America would suppor: two leagues.” “The South American countries are finding that virtually all questions be- fore the league are purely European in interest,”” continw:d Senor Res- trepo. “Nearly all our interests, (Continuel on Fourteenth Page.) 26 SPANIARDS DEPORTED Party Leaves This Evening for New York in Charge of Charity Superin- tendent W. H. Cowlishaw. Twenty-five local Spaniards will leave this evening for New York City preparatory to boarding a steamship for the return voyage to Barcelona, Spain, the local charity department having completed arrangements for the deportation of the town charge. The return voyage will be made on the Lopez y Lopez. Those who are sent back to Spain are:—Jose Dura, Jose Maria, Sendra Lioret, Perfecto Sendro Liloret, Salvatore Ruano Arbona, Fernando Sendra, Candido Esteban, Joaquin Pons Pons, Jose Pons Perez, Bernardo Gasper Cartes, Joaquin Sirera Mon- setatt, Rosario S. Poquet, Joaquin S Poquet, Gegario Alaman, Angel Car- dona Sastre, Antonio Pons Bellido, Doroteo Ferrando Mora, Saez Elvira, Isabel Fernando, Vincente P. Sastre, Jose A. Pastor, Juanu M. Perez, Vin- cente Gregorio, Fernanda Saes, Jose Sancho Axandra, Thomas Sese. ARE BURIED ALIVE Two Bridgeport Children Lose Lives When Thousands of Tons of Coal Pile Over Them. Bridgeport, Sept. 9. —Anna and Mary Chiepuly, five and two years old respectively were burried alive in the yard of their home shortly before noon today, when a thousand tons of coal burst through the brick dividing wall separating the vard from that of the Ideal Coal Co. at 325 Lindley street. The bodies were recovered wth consid- erable difficulty. No one witnessed the accident the mother being busy in the house when, with a roar the big coal pile gave wa. AND JOIN AMERICA’S, | Delegate Believes All Other South GOVERNOR EVERETT LAKE. It was definitely announced today that Governor Everett J. Lake and Lieut. Governor Charles Templeton, of Waterbury would be among the speak- ers at the third ward Republican club barbecue at Lake Compounce tomor- row. Toastmaster Ernest Christ has another speaker of national promin- ence coming here, but up until a late hour this afternon, no definite per- son has been secured. Chairman Er- win of the republican town commit- teg wants publicity given to the fact that there will be plenty of automo- biles to carry the people to the lake, and all the officers in charge wish to extend a cordial invitation to the women to attend. Automobiles will leave Franklin Square at 12:15 sharp. Governor Lake, who is in much de- THIRD WARD BARBECUE LIEUT.-GOV. CHAS. TEMPLETON mand as a speaker throughout New England, promises to be in his usual speaking form. His speeches are generally sprinkled with wit and hum- or, although he can be serious and drive over a point so that there is no doubt in the minds of the listeners as to just what he means. He is ex- pected to give the people attending the dinner a few points in state affairs and at the same time give a local at- mosphere to the remarks. Lieutenant-Governc~ Charles Tem- pleton. who is a hardware man, = Il undoubtedly speak on business niat- ters anc how politics play a part in the general scheme in our industrial life. New Britain people are. consider- ed especially fortunate in having the chance to hear a man of Governor Templeton’s calibre. BOSTON WOMAN AND ON TROLLEY CAR; Victim Had Been Recently Divorced—Alleged Slayer Expresses Gratification At Success of Deed. Boston, Sept. 9.—Mrs. Ella Wells was shot and killed, and A. Louis Alt- meyer, a lawyer, was fatally wounded in a street car in west Roxbury dis- trict today. Charles A. Wells, who the shooting. Passengers said that Wells, two seats behind his former wife and her lawyer, drew a pistol, rested it on the shoulder of a young woman on the seat between them, then fired five shots. Mrs. Wells was killed in- stantly. The lawyer was wounded in the head and died at the hospital. First reports to the police were that Wells had killed himself. Revolver Decorated. Spectators said that Wells' pistol when he thrust it forward had a wed- ding ring tied to it with a black ribbon. Mrs. Wells and the lawer were on the way to the Dedham courthouse to press a complaint against Wells for failure to pay alimeny and for troubling her. Wells boarded the car several stops beyond the point where his former wife and Altmeyer got aboard. Wells opened fire with- out words, according to passengers. Two Shots Effective. Two shots struck Mrs. Wells, one in the neck, and the other in the| left side. Altmeyer was shot in the head. None of the other passengers | was injured, although windows were broken. John J. O'Neil, sitting operator of the car, which was of the one man operator type, had thrown the door open when the shooting started to permit passengers to escape. Wells forced his way through them and slipped out, but was caught on the street by a Dedham police officer. He sub- mitted without a struggle. Expresses Satisfaction. After arrest his only remark was a question whether the man he had shot was Altmeyer. He said he was “glad of it” when told that it was, officers said. Police records show that Wells had been fined in October, 1919, for as- (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) State Rents New Haven House As Auto Office Hartford, Sept. 9.—The motor vehicle department has taken a leas> of the premises at No. 51 Whalley avenue, New Haven, to be used as an auxiliary office for that city from which motor vehicle licenses will be issued. The premises consist of a store and basement and the rent which the state will pay $100 a month. The leave is for five years. Washington Americans Purchase New Twirler Washington, Sept. 9.—Purchase of Tom Phillips, premier pitcher of the Southern Association from the New Orleans club of that league was an- nounced today by President Griffith of th> Washington Americans. Phil- lips, who has won 25 and lost 6 games for the New Orleans club this season, will report Monday to the Washington club. NATIONAL: BANK CALL Washington, Sept. 9.—The comp- troller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Tuesday, September 6, FUND AMOUNTS TO $37 The Junior Achievement edi- tor of The Herald is apprised today of another $5 contribu- tion to the fund being raised to send three local Junior Achieve- men clubs to the inter-state exposition at Springfield, for the week beginning Septeinber 18. Mrs. G. A. Porter, temporary president of the council, y terday collected $3 additional and Miss Miller $2 which brings today’s total of cash on hand up to A All members of the council and persons interested are .e- quested to meat at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7:30 o'clock Monday night when the council wnll organize perma- || nently. Hartford, for New Britain and Fair tonight, increasing cloudi- ness, continued mild. | * was divorced by Mrs. Wells recently, | was arrested on the car charged with| LAWYER MURDERED EX-HUSBAND IS HELD THIRTY LOCAL CASES FOR CRIMINAL GOURT Many Are Appeals, Ranging From Drunkenness to Vicious Assault. Thirty cases to date comprise the lo- cal docket for the coming term of the superior court, which opens on the third Tuesday of the month. This is the largest batch of cases | for trial in the higher court from this city in a long time. It is a varied docket, with several cases of a more serious criminal character. The list of cases, prepared by Clerk E. J. Dan- berg, follows: Stanislaus Papricki, bound over on two counts, of .theft and disposing of an auto owned by another; Carmillo Racoma, theft, bound over; Michael Onorato, violation of the motor vehicle law, fined $25, appealed; Walter Koss, | forgery, bound over; Bartholomew Do- ihlo\\ohki. violation of the health or- | dinance. fined $50, appealed; Guss Krist, theft, bound over; Edward Hein, violation of the automobile law, fined § appealed; Agnes Sunday, theft, | bound over; John Fritz, receiving stol- en goods, bound over; Charles Londres, theft, bound over; Tony Calabrese, | theft, bound over; John Caveleri, theft, bound over. (Continued on Seventh page.) BRINGS FORECLOSURE Harry Kevorkian is Plaintiff in Suit That Presents Some Interesting An- gles—Principals Well Known. Harry Kevorkian, through his coun- sel, Judge B. F. Gaffney, hga brought foreclosure proceedings against Sargis Isaacs, et al., on property situated on Park street. The writ was issued by Contable Fred Winkle, and is return- able in the city court on the third Monday in September. The plaintiff sets forth*in the com- plaint that, on August 1, 1919, he went on a note for $13,000 in favor of Mautrice A. Axelrod, who in turn gave him a mortgage on the property now in litization. He further sets forth that on May 27, 1921, Axelrod con- veyed the property to Morris Cohn, who in turn on August 20, 1920, sold and conveved the property to Sargis Isaacs and David Lazar. Official is Unhurt As City Hall Ceiling Falls Chairman William B. Rossberg of the board of water commissioners is busily removing chips of plaster from hair this afternoon and congratu- lating himself on having escaped pain- ful injuries as a result of several square yards of ceiling having fallen directly in front of him in the cor- ridor of City Hall this morning. The gonial chairman was sauntering through the hall when, without a warning note of any kind, the plas- ter fell to the floor, smaller pieces striking the city official. NEWS TO ERWIN. When asked today concerning the re- port that Vice President Calvin Cool- idge would attend the banquet of the Third Ward Republican. club, Chair- man Erwin of the Republican Town committee, said that he had not re- ceived any word that such would be the case. All efforts to find out if the vice president would be here were un- availing. RITAIN HERALD 1921.—SIXTEEN PAGES Herzld “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS HARDING INTENDS TO NAME $200,000 ISSUE OF BONDS IS NECESSARY Water Board’s Project For Pumping Station is Expensive One. The issue of bonds to the amount of $200,000 will be necessitated for the completion of the first installment in the water board's plan for the extension of the city's water supply, but at the office of the commission this morning it was stated that funds other than that derived from the sale of bonds will be used for the work. This appropriation of funds is felt advisable on account of unfavorable conditions in the bofd market. It is possible that the entire job can be completed without the bond issue. In this event the cty's bonds must ben placed on the market at a later date so that several accounts which will be drawn on may be reimbursed. It is hoped, however, that the sale can be deferred until the market is more favorable. The common council has approved contracts for the installment and the work will be undertaken at once. Thé first installment provides a method of pumping ground water into thepipe lines near White Bridge, Bristol. Because of difficulty in reach- ing a.gatisfactory agreement with the electr® power company, there is a possibility that oil engines will be used in place of electric power. Twelve wells are to be sunk, all to be operated by one pumping station. Chairman W. B. Rossberg of the board admitted this morning that the extension ot the storage facilities is more to be desired than the pumping aparatus since the use of the latter is deendent upon the completness of the former. When Shuttle Meadow is fairly high, there is no occasion for pumping, he explained, but there are times of draught when such a system is very desirous. SENATRO ON TRIAL Former Local Man, Charged With Evading the Draft, in Military Court at Fort Wright Today. The trial of Frank Joseph Senatro of Hartford, formerly of this city, ar- rested about six weeks ago by Agent Kelliher of the department of jus- tice, on a charge of evading the draft, was scheduled to open this afternoon before a military court at Fort Wright. Senatro is being defended by Lawyer B. M. Holden of Hartford, According to statements at the time of the arrest, Senatro left Hart- ford before his draft number was called, and remained away from that city until after the armistice was signed. While a resident of this city, Senatro was employed at a Main street tusiness establishment. Husband a Suicide After Attempting to Kill Wife Springfield, Mass., Sept. 9.—John Angalapoulos, aged 40, today attack- ed his wife, Pauline, aged 22, and Dim- itrios Kalavouyz, 38, with whom the couple lived, and after inflicting pistol wounds on both, shot himself in the head and died while being taken to a hospital by the police Neither the woman nor Kalavouyz is expected to die. The husband is said to have been jealous of his wife. Two Killed. One Injured In Worcester Factory Worcester, Mass., Sept. 9.—Two men were killed and one severely burned at the plant of the New England Power Co. here today. The dead men are Percy C. Henry of this city, and Mr. Bush of the Bush Electric Co. of Cleve- land, O. Sixty-six thousand volts of electricity passed through both men. Mr. Bush was demonstrating a plan to improve insulation. Frank Griffith, Former Revenue Collector, Dies Torrington, Sept. 9.—Frank E. Grif- fin, 65, for eight years deputy collector of internal revenue for the Norwich district, died today at the Hungerford hospital here. He was a nephew of Col. Seldon, who was for many years, chairman of the republican state cen- tral committee and collector of inter- nal revenue in this state. L. Bayer of This City Goes Into Bankruptcy New Haven, Sept. 9.—Louis Bayer of Bayer Bros., New Britain, fruit dealers, filed a voluntary petition in the bankruptecy court today with debts of $40,710 and assets of $12,360. Mike P. Dussias of Southington, filed a petition with §5,914 debts and $500 assets and Alice Doyle of Bridgeport ladies’ wear one of $7,414 debts and $850 assets. Theft Insurance Goes Up 10 P. C. in New York New York, Sept. 9.—New Yorkers who want to insure ‘their belongings against theft, beginning next Monday, will have to pay ten per cent more than in the past, it was announced to- jay. Declaring the increased -num- ber of robberies here was playing iavoc with profits, the burglary in- surance underwriters association de- cided on increased rates at a meeting vecterday. The rate on wines and ilquors was boosted to 75 for each $1.000 of insurance. ' DEMOCRAT AS ONE OF FOUR AMERICANS AT CONFERENCE Unfair Not to Have Mi- nority Party Repre- sented in Matters of Such Underwood Prominently Mentioned—Root Likely to Be Fourth Member of Delegation Washington, Sept. 9.—President Harding has made it known that the main American delegation to the armament conference probably will not have more than four members and that one of the four probably will be a democrat. In reply an appeal from Representa= | tive Jeffers, democrat, Alabama, that a former serviceman be named as one of the American commissioners the president, under date of Septem- ber 2 wrote Mr. Jeffers that “it does not seem lkely that it will be practical to bring an ex-service man of tempor= ary experience into the conference be= cause of the very limited number in the delegation and the further fact | that the larger military and naval'l information necessary to justify pru- dent action will nedessarily come from actual service men who devote all! their time to naval and military probw | lems."” Small Delegations The president also told Mr. Jeffers he was writing the letter “on thej presumption that the main delegation would be a very small one probably not exceeding four in membership.” After commenting on the selection of Secretary Hughes as head of the delegation and Senator Lodge as one of its members Mr. Harding said: Looks at Questions Fairly “Because the matter is wholly pa- triotic and national in scope I should be very. dissatisfied if I could not have outstanding representation of the present minority in congress.” No mention, however, was made as to who, in addition, to Secretary Hughes and Senator Lodge, probably would be chosen as members of the delegation but the belief prevailed in Washington today that Elihu Root, former secretary of state would be given a place. One report was that Mr. Root actually was offered a place at his conference yesterday with the president and Secretary Hughes but this was without official confirmation. Senator Underwood = of Alabama democratic leader of the senate has been prominently mentioned every time the question of democratic repre- sentation on the delegation has arisen. OPEN AIR CURB MART NUISANCE, IS CHARGE New York Brokers Doing Business Outdoors De- fendants in Suit. Xew York, Sept. 9.—Brokers who [ailed to follow the New York ‘curb’ indoors but who have continued to trude in stocks in the open air on Eroad street delighting sightseers With their sign language are defend- aats in a suit brought by abutting property owners, on file in the supreme court today. The plaintiffs, who set forth that the value of their property agaregates more than $13,000,000, ask for an-injunction asserting that the open air market is a nuisance inter- fering with the rights of reaity owners 4nd the public. For years the curb market had been the feature of the Wall street district for tourists, but a r or so ago an expensive building as erected and the market was sup- posed to go indoors. According to the »piaintiffs, however, at least 300 brokers are stili trading in the open air and they have formed an association. Eludes Police, Then Confesses to Murder Lynn, Mass., Sept. 9.—After an un- successful police search of 24 hours for the man who killed Miss Monica Morrill yesterday, Philip J. McDer- mott, who had been an admirer of the woman, surrendered today and said he shot her. The police found a revolver at a place which he indicated to them. McDermott said he fired after the woman had refused him an explana- tion of her failure to keep appoint- ments with him, First American Food is Given to 200 Russians Petrograd, Sept. (By Associated Press)—The first American food was served yesterday to 200 Russian chil- dren who revelled in rice pudding, co- coa and white rolls prepared in the in- itial kitchen of the American relief ad- | ministration in the heart of the city. VETERAN AUTO MAN DIES. Flint, Mich., Sept. 9.—W. A. Pate terson, pioneer vehicle manufacturer of Flint and president of the automo=- bile company bearing his name, died at his home here early today of pneus monia. He was 82 years old.