New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1922, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW DAUGHERTY ADMITS RIGHT OF UNION MEN TO STRIKE; - WARNS AGAINST VIOLENCE Says Govt. Will Protect Those Who Take Places of Strikers—Harding To Issue Public Appeal A. F. of L. Pledges Its Full- est Support to Nation- Wide Walkout of Hard and Soft Coal Miners. ‘Washington, March 23.—Warning that the federal government would not tolerate violence to prevent coal production during the threatened coal strike was issued today my Attornce Gen. Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty declared he was making no threats and that he be- lieved a man or a sct of men have the right to strike in an orderly way, but that they did not have the right to interfere with those who took their places. The attorney general did not dis- close thés government’s plan for the miners’ walkout, but it was under- stood that he conferred yesterday with President Harding and Secre- tary Davis upon the possibility of a public appeal by the president to avert the strike. 5 . F. of L. Backs Stroke. New York, March 23.—The nation- wide strike of anthracite and bitum- inous coal workers set for April 1 will be prosecuted “with the fullest and . most effective co-operation of the American Tederation of Labor,” it was announced here today. After a visit to mine officials of envoys of Samuel Gompers, president of the Amerfcan Federation of Labor. Mr. Gompers' delegates came here shortly before midnight, and after a short conference with John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, left early today for ‘Washington. “The purpose of this conference,” a statement of the delegates raid, ‘‘was to make possible the fullest and most effective co-operation with the United Mine Workers on the part of the American Federation of ILabor and its affiliated departments and di- vislons. It was desired that there might be available for President Gompers the latest authentic infor- mation before the departure of Pres- ident Lewis for Cleveland.” The Washington envoys included: James Lord, president of the mining department of the American Federa- tion of Labor; A. J. Berres, secretary of the metal trades department, and Chester M. Wright, director of pub- licity for the federation. Miners Optimistic. ‘With the assurance of the Ameri- can Kederation of Labor support, rep- resentatives of the anthracite division of the anthracite workers here today were optimistic of success in the gen- eral strike. They expressed confi- dence that, should the strike become a long drawn battle between the op- erators and miners, railroad members of the American Federation of Labor would come to their moral and finan- cial aid through the railroad-miners protective niliance. With these assurances ,the miners of the wage arbitrations committee of cight went into their final conference with the operators this noon, prior to their departure for Cleveland to com- plete strike arrangements for putting the strike into effect April 1. Tnvestigation Sought. ‘Washington, March 23.—Investiga- tion of conditions in the coal mining industry by a special commission to be appointed by the president is call- ed for in a bill introduced today by Representative Bland, republican, In- diana. The commission which would have three members would be instructed to make inquiry into the causes of the present industrial dispute between the operators and miners. MINISTER AS FLOOR WALKER Union Hill, N. J, Pastor Works in Store To Make Both Ends Meet— Preaches Sundays. Union Hill, N, J., March 24.—Un- able to make financial ends meet on his salary of less than $24 weekly as pastor of a Methodist church here, Rev. W. C. Ramsay spends six days each week as a floor walker in a store and the seventh in his church He was found today in the position of floor walker and section manager of a big Manhajtan department store, a position which he has held the past year without the knowledge of his pa- rishioners. Rev. Mr. Ramsay has been pastor of the Union Hill church for 30 years. “The average human being doesn't work enough,” he said. “I find 1 can work as well as a floor walker, write my sermons, study and lecture in the evenings, preach twice Sunday and wake up Monday eager for my store job."” . LHING STADIUM. Paris, March 23. (By Associated Press)-Pershing stadium was prac- tically decided upon as the place for holding the 1924 Olympic games at a meeting today of the Paris municipal council ang the French Olympic com- mittee. It is expected ‘this arrange- ment will be officially ratified next Saturday. GOVERNMENT FACING $200,000,000 DEFICIT Sec. Mellon Views Drop in Receipts as Anti-Bonus Argument Washington, March 23.—On the basis of reported collection of income and profits taxes of the March 15 in- stallment a shortage of $200,000,000 in the estimated revenues from these sources for the calendar year 1922 was estimated today by the treasury. Original estimates of revenues from income and profits taxes for the cal- endar year were $1,740,000,800 while returns from the March instaliment now indicate the total for the year will be $1,540,000,000. Final reports on receipts for March will not be in hand before the end of the month but reports from col- lectors so far indicate that not more than $400,000,000 will be received as compared with approximately $728,- 000,000 for the corresponding quarter last year. Estimates for the March quarter of this year placed the total at $460,- (00,000 so that the falling off in these receipts probably will mean a short- age of over $100,000,000 in the rev- enues estimated in the budget for the fiscal year 1922 The shortage in tax collections on March 15, officlals said was due en- tirely to the business depression dur- ing 1921, the year upon which the taxes are due, as the new tax law did not become effective until the first of this year. The expected shortage [of revenues, high officials asserted, would retard the treasury's program for continuing the reduction of the public debt as appropriations made upon the basis of budget estimates would have to be met by further gov- ernment borrowing to provide the funds. Secretary Mellon was understood to regard the drop in tax receipts as making it all the more difticult to take care of any proposed bonus leg- islation calling upon the treasury for financing. TEAM CAPTAINS IN COMMUNITY DRIVE [One More Day in Essay Contest— First Luncheon Monday—Spring- field Speaker Here. Leon A. Sprague, director of the drive for $40,000 for the United Com- munity Corporatich, which starts Monday, this morning announced the names of the team leaders. There are 21 men's teams and four wom- en's teams. The team captains are as follows: . L. Warner, R. H. Wilcox, George Dean, Clifton McKenna, G. E. Christ, Donald TI.. Bartlett, W. H. Ratenburg, 1*. M. Holmes, Paul Rogers, George |Bean, R. C. Twitchell, J. C. Loomis, George Macauley, Ray L. Makin, Ar- thur I3, Mason, Bernadotte I.oomis, William Cowlishaw, Fred Rackliffe, W. L. Hatch, A. P. Marsh, A. A. Mills, Mrs. Howard Parsons, Mrs. B. B. Bassette, Mrs. L. A. Sprague and Mrs. M. A. Kinsella. The committee on luncheon, com- posed of IS. J. Porter, H. E. Erwin, and John W. lLockett; has arranged with Mrs. Kronholm for the first luncheon, to be held Monday at 12: at the Elks' club. The principal speaker at the lunch- eon will be Phelps Brown of Spring- field, a prominent community worker of that city. He will speak on “Com- munity Work and Its Value.” Tomorrow is the last day for school children to file their answers in the $90 essay contest. The best essays in each group will be published fol- lowing the prize awards. WITH THE POLICE Love Make So Much Noise That Mike Mirigrim Is Unable To Sleep —Other Reports. The local police department has been called upon to put a damper on Cupid’'s activities at 64 Cleveland street. A complaint was registered by Mike Mirigrim at headquarters this morning that a girl who lived upstairs has been in the habit of making so much noise whenever her bean and another friendly couple call on her, that it is impossible for him to sleep. He was told to notify the department when the affair happened again and an officer would be dis- patched to put a stop to it. C. J. Leroux reported to the police that he had broken a fire hydrant on Griswold street near Highland when he backed his motor truck into it. Alex Waliski of 234 High street re- ported that his store was entered some time last night and the follow- ing articles were stolen: $4.65, one box of cigars, two boxes of Camels, one box of Lucky Strikes and two hoxes of chocolate candy. KULPER A CANDIDATE John M. Kulper, Jr, of 102 Sexton street, has announced his candidacy for councilman on the republican ticket from the sixth ward. He is treasurer of the Kulper Printing Co. and is well know to the sixth ward residents. He is the first republican to announce his name on the ticket from the sixth ward. BRITAIN, -CONNECTICU'I'. Washington, March of the four billion bonus bill by the house before a Journment was made certain tods with the adoption of a resolution pr viding for consideration of the meas- ure under a suspension of the rule: [ The vote on the resolution was 1 to 121 and was without a roll call, Previously the house had adopted a | motion for the previous question by | a roll call vote of 276 to 1 the roll call proceeded there wr more than the usual noise on the floor and those in the crowded galleries, strangers to congressional customs, 23, Passage dollars soldiers" PASSAGE OF FOUR MILLION DOLLAR | BONUS BILL ASSURED WHEN HOUSE ‘ VOTES FOR SUSPENSION OF RULES Leaders Sure That When Final Vote Is Taken More Than | the Two-Thirds Majority Necessary Will Be Obtained. —FOURTEEN PAGE 09 THURSDAY, MARCH looked down in surprise as the bers milled about talking and 1gh- ing while the clerk read th 435 names on list. Those who voted were forced to shout at the top of thelr voices in order tc have their vote heard at the clerk's desk There was a breaking of party lines on the vote for the suspension reso- lution, Many of the democrats who voted in the negative on this motion were counted, upon to support the bonus bill on the final vote and lead- ers were confident that more than the two-thirds majority required under the rules would be obtained, mem HEALTH DEPT. TO CLEAN UP CITY Campaign Will Start In Early Spring Bulletin Issued This Marn- ing Announces. Plans are being made by the health department for a spring ‘“clean-up" throughout the city, and announce- mgnt will emanate shortly as to dates and suggestions for the campaign. It is probable that the assistance of the Boy Scouts and other agencies will be solicited to make a success of the drive for a cleaner city The Health Department bulletin, is- sued today, which combines the Janu- ary and February reports, has the fol- lowing to say concerning the plan: *4ccording to the calendar, March is the first month of spring, and as the days become warmer there are many things that suggest themselves, and among these is the spring clean- up, the time for which will soon be here. This is just a suggestion from» | the health department to hegin a city wide clean-up campaigs, and when it | comes, to be ready to give it your very best cooperatton and support.” BURGLAR ROUND-UP New Haven Police Make Clean Sweep of Crooks, Bootleggers and Idle ‘Women in That City. New Haven, March 23.—TFive young men arrested on suspicion of being involved in a pawn shop burglary here were held in $3,600 for the su- perior court today on the burglary charge. “Another was discharged on a like complaint, but arrested for al- leged violation of the prohibition la Another was fined $25 and costs for violation of the automobile laws, he having driven a vehicle in which were some of the members of what the de- tectives called a New York city gang. Tive women held on an f{dleness charge, as they were with the men, may be sent to a correctional institu- tion. The police arrested in one group 11 persons who were suspected of havihg come herc to commit burglaries. Be- fore that a group of five was arrest- ed. Most of the latter, however, be- ing discharged for lack of evidence. BROKERS SUSPEND Boyd and Gocpel, New York Stock Exchange Men, Must Stop Practice for One Yecar, New York, March 23.-—Archibald B. Boyd and Percy R. Goepel were suspended from the New York stock exchange for one year. Seymour L. Cromwell, president of the exchange, declared the suspen- sions were based on a resolution of the governing committee which pro- hibits members from dealing with outside concerns or making a prac- tice of taking the side of the market opposite to their customers in trans- actions made for their own account. The specific charge against cach man was not divulged. | Mr. Boyd is a member of the firm ot Boyd, Halsted and Co., 112 Broad- way, and Mr. Goepel a member of the firm of Goepel and Co., 20 Broad street. City of Venice UnEer Several Feet of Water London, March 23. — A Central News dispatch from Venice says that a tidal wave last night inundated the city, the water rising to a depth of more then three feet in some of the public squares. Venice, situated as it is. virtually at sea level, and threaded by canals, is subject to periodic inundations, due to unusually high tides and spring fresh- ots, The squares sich as St. Mark's, are under water at such times, but the rise seldom exceeds a few inches. “Hookey” Players Meet ew Obstacle Youthful truants can no longer give re out of school on. perfectly legitimate errands enjbying a day away from classes. At the Central Junior High school, messengers going out on business are given an arm band of blue on which the letter “M” appears in bright red. Boys seen on the streets without such an arm band may have an opportun- ity to explain to the truant officer. NO FARE INCRE. New York, March 23.—The appli- cation of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. for an increase on f{ts present five cent fare was rejected today by the state transit commission. country, the general belief is that now the impression that they o shting for teacher when, in reality, they are | ,pundance. tinue in splendid condition in Florida with a heavy crop of bloom holding | well. QUIGLEY-CURTIS DEBATE POSSIBLE Former Mayor Considering Issu- ~anog of Challenge BARLY ACTION EXPECTED Predecessor Of Present Executive | Says Friends Have Urged Proposal | To Rival Candidate To Uphold His Administration, A challenge from ex-Mayor George A. Quigley to Mayor Orson IV Curtis, to debate the question of the success| or failure of the latter's admir - tion, the de to be held in any| auditorium, anytime prior to two days before the republican prima will he issued within a few days, it is predicted. Quigley Considering Mr. Quigley is known to be serious- y considering the issuance of such E lienge. He admitted today that friends had approached him wWith such a suggestion and stated that he would not dismiss it from his mind | without first giving it very serious| consideration, A discussion with the candidate disclosed an apparent feel- | ing in favor of such a debate with the | present mayor. Mr. Quigley had nothing definite to sa; reiative to the projected debate, other than an an- nouncement that the matter was un- der consideration and that a state- ment would be forthcoming very | shortly. Fricnds who approached Mr. Quig- ley with the proposal that he chal- lenge the present mayor to debate, | assert that deliberate falsehoods are | bLeing spread broadeast concerning the city's finances. In certain quarters| ssertions are made and are being| daily repeated that Mr. Quigley left §400,000 of city debts to be paid by Mayor Curtis, while Mr. Quigley's| supporters claim this to have been r demption of bhon¢ provision for which was made by Quigley and oth- | er mayors before they retired. On such questions as this, if any, the de- Late will come. Curtis May Balk Should Mr. Quigley issue such a| challenge, and there now appears to| be little doubt that he will, it ! is 23, 1 0929 S CROPANESE DESCRIBES KILLING OF RENALDING, ACCUSING CIANFLONE AND RUGGERIO AS HIS HMURDERERS . P. Leghorn, Main Street| Businessman, Opposes Fireman’s Application for Reinstatement. Vote Not Cuts (ommissioner To Recommend Pay At a special session of the bhoard of fire commissioners this morning, the resignation of Licut. Thomas Higgins from the department was accepted, and the board adopted resolutions op- posing reductions in the pay of fire- men at this time. Leghorn Opposed. Lieut. Higgins was given a hearing on his application for reinstatement. It was opposed by M. P, Leghorn, one of the ex-fireman's debtors who ob- jected to payment by the city of §40 a week to a man who, he alleged, did not pay his bills, and who was around “boozing and carousing’ all the time, Capt. Souncy’s Version. A communication from Capt ael Souncy of Company No. presented. Captain Souney explained to the board that Higgins left his post at 2:45 o'clock Monday after- noon after receiving his pay and giv- ing verbal notice of quitting. The captain asked that he put the resig- nation in writing, but this was not done. Capt. Souney ventured an opin- ion that finahcial troubles may have caused Higgins' action as one of his creditors had called on him earlier in the da Higgins Explains, Hierpe suggested that s present at the meet- ing, be given an opportunity to ex- plain his action. There was no ob- jection on the part of the comm s- sioners, and Higgins was given the floor. The former lieutenant agreed that he had acted too hastily. He ex- plained that he was “up against it | financially and his creditors were [bothering him for money, but would not.accept what installment terms he | in a position to This so distracted him that gned not fully aware of w was doing. He reminded the commissioners that he had given the best part of his life to fire fighting, entering the de- partment’s service when he was 2 years of age. He has been a man 17 yea Leghorn Holds Note, He told the commissionc that about $1,700 is involved in his finan- cial difficulties. Of this amount $1,- 100 is on a note held by Mr. Leghorn and others, while the remainder is in notes held by Hartford banking houses, He was willing, if to have the chief deduct Chairman Higgins, who fire- |ment on the debt cach wee In 1917, Higgins purchs route, putting another man in charge The business was a failure and the result w petition of bankruptey. not cxpected that the mayor will agree to mount the rostrum in de- fense of h Iministration, | Two years ago, Mr. Curtls was elected without taking the stump. | This year he has announced thal his| plan of campaign would probably be! the same. In view of his success in | the last election, it is not belicved | that he can be induced to come out | this year with a campaign of public | speaking lot alone a'debate with Mr. | Quigley. Quigley, unlike with the abilit Curtis, s gifted | to make a very fav orable impression on the speaking platform and has the knack of driv- ing home points in his favor. Should | Curtis enter a debate with his pre- decessor, he would take the platform | with a decided disadvantage in this respect, Quigley Rally Tonight The Curtis campaign thus far has heen carried on through a series of press notices. Quigley, on the other | hand, has addressed several public | mectings, one of which is scheduled | for this evening in Ukrainian hall on Irwin place. | 600D FRUIT SEASON Government Reports Show That | | Farmers All Over Country Are Fx- pect Satisfactory Yields. Washington, March 23.—The out- look for what farmers call "a good | fruit year” is promising in most parts | of the United States according to r ports made public today by the| weather bureau. | Although fruit is not out of danger | from freezes in the north half of the Amarican to fruit in trees con- | is people can really here the look forward Clitrus fruit 'he Calitornia orange crop is reported better than was expected RIAIRTRRE Sy MOEi A Y P acmsiniiini WEATHER —— Hartford, March 23.—Forecast for New Britain and vicini Fair tonight; Friday cloudy and warmer. THE | duty Monday morning, ! satisfaction | rank He lost all the moaey he had put into the business and all he could get ¢! where, he told the commission. Since that time his creditors, he said, have been continually pestering him for money. Promises to Pay. In reply to a question of Commi sioner I, Parsons, Higgins admit- ted he owes $118 on tickets for the firemen’s ball. He assur | was paid. Michael P himself as “onc of the unfortunate credito id he, Mr. McG Mr. Berg backed Higgins on a note for §1,500, e ex-fireman paid nothing, he said, not even an !nstoll ment such as v suggested to him. Assails Higgins' Habits. “I don't object to being stuck by an honest man who can't pay horn said, “but I do object to paying the debts of a man who draws §4¢ week from the city and goes around hoozing and carousing. Ask him what he was doing last Monday. Higgins replied that he was on 1 not drink- He offered to pay $5 a week in of Leghorn's Dill, hut Commissioner Parsons asked how this could be done since he is no longer a member of the department. Hints at “Decper Th Commissioner W. . Kranowits questioned the fireman at length. He asked that the cards be placed on the e to clear up what he said had been a “thorn in the side of the fire department” for many months. Jig- gins refused to explain what he meant by a statement: "here's deeper things in this s than any of you men are aware of Higgins and Leghorn were od while the board discussed the NS ing. case, Mr. of his wski was in favor retaining Higgins but reducing to that of hoseman Commissioner Kranowitz felt that, for the good of the department, the resignation should he accepted Not A Good Leader. Chief W. J. Noble said the lieuten ant was a good but not the man since he has not the re: men under him. He favored dis- cipline in the department, even if it was necessary to do the distasteful act of dropping men from their jobs. to be lieutenant of (Continued on Eleventh Page.) - BUSINESS TALK 1S W. F. Hazell Conditions A talk on the cconomic, and financial developments world previous to the w is going on now, was held this noon at the Mr. Hazelton acknowl war W the cause of period and that du efforts of man wore th ethought of night and how to spend it “But even thot th rying, the heart and soul a is, was, and always sound Mr. Hazelton just a little out of our ‘el the of sh id, ¢ ed w the country were in too n to get back to normalcy hoped, would not be. Continuing in his ton added that hef count dollars. Mr. e the w He now explained country had paid its debt a given Turope 10 billions mor Products Come Down Quoting in figures, Mr. proved to his audience tha products, clothing and fuel w exception of anthracite come down in price, Taking 100 as a basis, ton said that in 191 was at 100 it went and now is at 186 Mr, whet to 478 which at a normal point. 100 fn 1913 and went to and now are at 207, One Serious Outlook gerious outlook for t 706 “One sion in the ¢ end game, United gricultural 12 al States and over farmers. There are million people directly rming for a living. was the most seriously during the war and This is one r are out of ordeps, Confider S0 The hurt refused In Governmes country needs today, Mr. stated, is the fact th have more confidence ment, Normaley Hazelton also sail ndpoint of M. is the tion « adont a new motto, 1 cest and 1 will shape tiny*." my Conference called the to the New George of the membe Ieeghorn, who described | | fireman and fearless, a the |shortly. spring conference which | held in beginning t the New Brit Miss noon tomorrow, ote! Bond and n will attend. ce Harper dance Wd Williare Mueller several voc rlos. Rev. Henry Maier welcom eral new Rotarians and ton spoke several words on b the drive which for the 1 ted tion. | days is to Community soon BROADCASTING LECTURES Medical By Radiophone Three Week-——Heard in Caba. March 2 broade Washington, are bein by lectures ste Washil time H stated today The fectures public health office Surgeon Gen, O n Dr. C. C. Plerac 15 minutes Tuesdays w1100 Thursdays at 8 wave from of it and P the 4:15 ¢ Wed m. or meter wave, and meter tion Prevention I theria and smallpox, teeth and other ters are discussed. received frfom all the the Mississippi, Kansas Canada saying that the been heard and treatment care various heal tes Cu st (‘onlcs:t'l'm" Council In First Ward Assured Emil Schaefer of Wallace street, is the rd, and will file his petition Schae- candidate for councilman first wa of Mr The entrance Hazelton before members of the Britain Rotary club at the luncheon heads d 7 | ring the time of the abnormal period." The only fear Mr. Hazelton express- coal own is lectures FIRE BOARD REFUSES REQUEST MADE®© | BY HIGGINS THAT HE BE RETAINED GIVEN ROTARIANS Unfold tory on Industrial industrial of t . during the | war and the return to normaley which riven by W, New ub. zed that the abnormal ng that time the concentrated making money over etimes were - | Ame ould We w ct that the people in the | anooting ch of a hurry and in so do- ing there might be a relapse. This, he . Hazel- ar’ this owed Turope five millions of that the second year of the war that this had nd e. Hazleton t fa with . Hazle 1 cotton 920 shows great decrease although it is not yet Potatoes were at 1020 in 1 in he ple is the continued serious depres- the There are six million farms in| million of yout dependent on farmer of to bu, on why the factories he continued. nt One of the greatest things that the| Hazleton | people should in the govern- “Normalecy heaithy condi nd everyone in the world should will win attention England | being | Hartford for a period of two Meeti d ed WL chalf corpora- | Addresses FProm Washi Times Medical from radio telephone three als offici delivered from the | ning who speaks for about ¥ b, . ne N Anacostia of diph the mat- Letters have been of th east ba in the have peo- suc- des this renderef sev- P of ele Wy and have Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business Self Cofiféssed- Witness To Slaying Says Former Fired Fatal Shots While Latter Held Victim’s Arms |Two Gunmen Accused Him of Them, According to Man Who Drove Car. ealing Whiskey From al to The Herald) March ~ Dominik, Cropanese in superior court this after- noon gave shooting of F (Spe I, Hartford, a 10 Renaldino, accusing “Cowboy" Joe Cianflone of pulling the trigger of the victim's own revolver while Mike Ruggerio held the arms of the accused behind his back. Crop- an claimed to have been an eye witness of the entire tragedy, having driven the two men whom he accuses murderers to the scene of the crime, 2 on as be | Renaldino Accused. ation that Renaldino had stolen barrels of whiskey owned a combine of which the two ac- cused were members, preceded the Cropanese said. Cianflone after placing Renaldino's hody behind the wheel of his car, scattered money about the ground, arranged the body to give it the appearance of a suicide, and then ordered Cropanese to drive to Ruggerio's home in Berlin, The Murder Trips. Cropanese is 23 years of age, a res- ident of Brooklyn, N. Y., and a vet- eran of 22 months e in France. He came to New Britain in 1920 td engage in the whiskey business as & truck driver. On October 24, 1920, he accepted a job from Cianflone and Ruggerio to drive them to' Farming- ton on the following d: He met the two men at the corner of Main and | Lafayette streets. They went to No. 14 ervoir, Farmington, by way of yPlainville. Arriving at that place, he i was ordered to stop the car in the | middie of the road and keep the mo- tor running. Story of Murder. The testimony offered by Cropan= s to the actual crime, follows: A few minutes later Renaldino came along in his Hudson car. He stopped, got out of the car and began a discussion of whiskey sales with Ruggerio and Cianflone. The latter asked it Renaldino had any moneyy and when informed that he had $900, Cianflone appeared agreeable to the ale. Renaldino wanted to see the wh rst. The “ex-grocery clerk then rted for his car again and as he did so, Ruggerio grabbed him, pinning his arms against his back. Renaldino pleaded to be freed, agree- ing to pay over the money. A hand- kerchief was then tied around his face and his pockets searched, a sum of money and pistol being extracted. Cianflone, pistol in hand is alleged to have then said: “Now I'll show you if you'll steal ¢ or not.” An in rm somebody's wh As he so spoke, he shot, Cropanese The hody s then placed in e, the revolver put into Renal- | dino’s hand and Cropanese, at the or- order of Cianflone, *“drove like the devil™ to Berlin. Upon a visit to New Britain later, Cropanese met Cianflone, he said, and was accused of “snitching” about the crime. Joe, he testified, .\'(.:Ihh(‘d him. whereupon he ran, taking the next train to New York city. said. [ the ¢ (Continued on Twelfth Page). [ LR, | SAYS FURS WERE SEIZED Scemenof Declares Cossacks | Band Were Innocent of Stealing | Consignment (0 New York Concern. ol 1 | Governor 93— March ~-Responsi- cizure by Cossack bands of a valuable consignment ned to Richard and Co, was disclaimed by Gen, menoff today. y firm ‘yesterday sought an ine junction to prevent the Cossack leader om leaving Vancouver until their action for damages was settled. Mac- neic Matheson, solicitor from the York firm, obtained a writ, but Adelaved serving it until he could as- rtain whether the local courts have Jurisdiction by American Steamer at Last Reaches Port March 23. (By Ship- imer ‘West tng from on hee, The . Cherbourg, Associated Press) ping board freight Caruth ded by 4 Cherbourg, rveached port here ecarly | this afternoon after having been in distress since last night off the norths west coast of IPrance. The vessel had to sacrifice a large part of her cargo of bamboo which she was bringing from Dakar, French West Africa. Plan Second \{’ard}‘iucus For City Meeting Board Alderman John Gill of the mec- ond ward, has called a non-partisan pitot of fer into the first ward political arena|caucus for voters of the second ward, assures a contest. Councliman Henry|to he held tomorrow evening at & Rice has already announced himself|a'clock in City hall, for the purpose vt a candidate for re-election, and Law-|nominating candidates for the City yer David L. Nair have also circulated petitions. and H. K. Dolan| Meeting board. Eight norunations for three year terms wil! be made. graphic account of the* L