New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1922, Page 1

Y\ev\a of the World By Associated Press [L—— | e DSTABLISH D ‘1870 Young Son, * However, Carinot Be Coronated— People ® Must Choose Form of Government Budapest, April 3, (By Assoclated Preds)—A legitimist proclamation de- claring that “with the death of Charles, Otto, the second, is king of Hungary, although temporarily pre- vented from coronation” has heen fs- sued, signed by 19 aristocrats headed by Count Albert Apponyi. Cardinal Czernoch, primate of Hun- gary, made the declaration today that in his opinion Otto had become king. The municipal council has adopted a resolution by Clount Apponyi that the former emperor be buried in Budapest. With the death of Charles, crowned king of Hungary, the provisional con- stitution, which was based on the fact' that the king was prevented from ex- ercising his prerogatives, must be re- drafted by the assembly about to be elected. Further postponement of Hungary's choice of a form of government has become impossible and through the coming elections the people must de- cide the question and elect a king if the monarchial form is preferréd. Candidates for the throne are be- ginning to spring up again, strong parties forming for the support of the Archdukes Albrecht and Joseph Terdinand but many deputies are re- viving the proposal for the election of an English prince. The party favor- ing Krancis Joseph Otto, eldest son of the dead monarch, however, i{s un- questionably the strongest. Although the legitimists are united on a platform upholding the claims of Otto, and their program i8 grow- ing more radical, the indications are that Charles’ death has strengthened the position of the government of Ad- miral Horthy, the regent. The men- ace of a putsch, or uprising, has lost its acuteness and the opinion is grow- ing that Otto will lose the support of those pro-Hapsburgs who founded Chdrles' claim to the throne on the fact of his coronation. The government is conceding the legitimist desires for national mourn- ing, as-for'd ‘sovereign, and also has stated there is no obhjection to the burial of Charles ipg Hungary #if he expressed such a wish in his testa- ment. As regards the claims put forward for Otto the government insists that the rights of all the Hapsbhurgs were abrogated by the dethronement act passed in the national assembly, and that even the election of Otto, which is now barred by that law, depends upon the consont of the allied powers. PFEFFERHUCK GETS AUTOMOBILE FI! E Local Man Assessed $142 in Plainville Following Accident While Driving His Auto (Special to The Herald). Plainville, April 4.—Louis Pfeffer- huck of 24 Chapman strcet, New Britain, was fined in the Plainyille police court this noon when Judge Edward P. Prior assessed him $25 and costs for reckless driving and $100 and costs for driving his auto- mobile while under the influence of * liquor. The fines and costs totalled $14246. Pfefferhuck was haled into court following an accident on Forestville avenue, Plainville, at 11 o’clock last evening when he ran his Dodge tour- ing car into the Bristol-Plainville Tramway trolley car. He was said to be under the influence of liquor at the time and Patrolman K. W, Furrey of this town placed him uWder ar- rest. The man did not have anything to say in court but pleaded guilty to both counts. His companion, Andrew Roddi, who was with him at the time of the accident, did not appear at the trial. Motormar. Kennedy and Conductor, Greger, of the trolley car, claimed Pfefferhuck drove head-on into the car when the trolley had come to a stap. Pfefferhuck, it is claimed, was hardly able to stand, so intoxicated was he at the time of the crash. Not only did the local man suffer the costs of the court in addition to his own damages on the automobile but he had to pay for his wrecking the front fender of the trolley car. Representative C. Roland of the Tramway company advised him to pay for the damages and those amounted to $20. MAKE NO HEADWAY Voluntecr and Rezular Firemen Fight Vainly to Save Total Destruction of Oil Refinery. Sapulpa, Okla., April 4. -Fire fight- ers were making no appreciable head- way today in efforts to control the last of the threc blazing crude oii storage tanks at the S8apulpa Refining company here. Destruction of the entire refinery, valued at a milljon dollars, was mo- mentarily expectéd as the tank began to boil over and the buruing fucl fiowed into the surrounding dyke. Traving the dangers of exploding gasoline in other tanks nearby, hun- dreds of voluateer and regular siremen were trying to check the flamcs to prevent too rapid combustion. | NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNFCTICUT TUESDAY APRIL 4, 1922. —@IXTLFN PAGEb INORWICH BOY FALLS FROM BOAT, DROWNS Sailor on Pequot Dragged Down by Heavy Boots New London, April 4. -The coast guard cutter Pequot, returning to this port from a trip to New York reported that a member of her crew, Thomas Hargraves of Norwich, was downed last Wednesday. The cutter made an unusual stop at Nepeague harbor, on the Long Island shore, and in approaching the wharf it was seen that her surf bhoat would strike. Hargraves was cngaged in hauling this boat on board when he fell over- board and was dragged down by the heavy hip rubber hoots he was wearing. A boat was immediately launched and an all day search in- stituted, but his body was not re- covered. Hargraves was 22 years old, un- married, and left parents, a brother and sister who reside on a rural route beyong Norwich. He was rated as a seaman, second class, and had been on the Pequot since entering the service last July. FRENCH CHANGE VIEWS Skepticism Over Genoa Conference Replaced by Will to Aid in Expect- ed Good Work, Paris, April 4.—(By the Associated Press)—The French attitude toward the Genoa conference has undergone a great change in the last 48 hours, the coolness and skepticism previous- ly shown in official circles having given way to the sentiment that some- thing must come out of the confer- ence and that the French delegation must go to work wholeheartedly to that end. Premier Poincare has definitely de- cided to go himself as soon as his offi- cial duties permit. The allied delegations will probably hold an informal meeting Sunday to discuss the reports of their experts and frame a plan for the conference's work. The subjects which it is now gen- erally agreed must be discussed al Genoa are the reconstruction of Europe generally and Russia in par- ticular; the stabilization of exchange; the breaking dewn qf exceptional barriers to trade due to special cus- toms regulations and obstructions to transportation and international con- sortium for reconstruction. Opposition to this international fi- nancial organization is anticipated from the Russian delegates. THREATENS JUDGE Brooklyn Prisoner Would Throw Ink- well at Court—Gets Four Years in Sing Sing. New York, April 4.-—Arraigned in Brooklyn today with two other prison- ers who escaped from the Raymond street jail last October and later were recaptured, William Maloney, of T.ong Island City asked County Judge Haskell to “forget” the charges against him. “¥our. years in Sing Sing,"” the judge. Maloney grabbed an ink well. “You dirty—" Maloney began, but court clerk McCloskey struck him on the nose and four attendants fell upon him. Maloney went to Sing Sing. FORMER PASTOR IS FINED $500 replied Rev. Densel Pleads Goilty to Viola- tion of Mann Act—Disappear- ed With One of Flock Newark, N, .‘ April 4—Rev. Cor- nelius DenseY, former pastor of the New Netherlands Reformed church of Passaic was fined $500 today after pleading guilty to violation of the Mann act. Federal Judge Lynch said he felt the clergyman had suffered enough, so he would not send him to Jail. The minister left his family and his flock in the fall of 1920 and disap- member ‘of his congregation. They re turned a few months later. Then the parents of the girl sued him for $10,000 and he sold his home to settle the suit. CAR Stamford, April 4-—Robert Stewart, son of Mr. and Mra. William C. Stew art of Bayville, .. 1., arrested last night on suspicion of having a stolen aytomobile th his possession was turn- ed over to Sheriff Frederick Miller of Long Island today. It was sald the muchine belonged to Stewart's moth er, who had missed it. She claimed it had been taken without her con- sent. 83 DEATHS IN IRELAND. London, April 4—(By Associated Press.)—Coloulal Secretary Churchill told the house of commons today that between February 10 and March 26 during disturbances in Helfast, 32 Protestants and 51 Catholics were killed, and 84 Protestants and 116 Cathiolics were wouunded. v peared with Miss Trina Hanneburg, al STO(‘K LXCHAN(:E HAS A BIG DAY T e 600,000 Shares Hands In First Two Hours Of Trading— Largest Since War Change New York, April 4.—Over 600,000 shares changed hands in the first two hours of today's trading on the stock exchange mostly at gains of one to three points. This volume of business has not been approached since the excited markets of the world war when daily traneactions of 1,600,000 to almost 2,- 000,000 shares were not uncommon, Today dealings, like those of the past few weeks, were made up largely of steels, motors and oils, in many of which a broad and confident gpecu- lative movement seems to bhe under way. U. 8. Steel made a new high for the year at 98 1-8 but reacted before noon with other favorites, the temp- tation to take profits proving a pro- nounced factor. WESTERNER KILLS MAN STRUGGLING WITH WIFE Lt. Col. in Aviation Branch of Army Shot in Fash- ionable Residence Oklahoma City, April 4.—Lieut. Col. Paul W. Beck, attached to the aviation section of Fort Sill was shot to death here early today in the fash- ionable residence of Jean P, Day, widely known oil operator. Day is held at his home in custody of a deputy sheriff pending an investiga- tion, According to a stalement issued by R. W. Dick, Day returned to his house after escorting home a number of guests which his wife egrlier had entertained at cards, and found Mrs. Day struggling in the arms of the army officér. Dick, who is an intimate acquaintance of the family said Day authorized the statement. Lieut. Col. Beck had long been a close friend of the Days. He came here yesterday by airplane from Fort Sill to be one of the guests at the card party last. night, according to Dick and was left alone with Mrs. Day when her hisband saw their friends home in his autamobile. Upon Day's return home, Dick said, the former peered through a porch window &nd saw ¥ wife fighting fo break the aviator's hold on her. He rushed upstairs and obtained his re- volver Dick asserted and returned to the roam where the couple were still struggling. Beck made a motion as if to strike Day, continued Dick’s statement and Day struck him over the head with the revolver the gun exploding. Reck fell to the floor and was dead before police arrived. The commanding officer at Fort Sill has been notified. Mrs. Day this morning was in a state bordering on nervous collapse and would make no statement con- cerning the affair. Day has been prominent in pelitical and financial circles in Oklahoma for many years. He was a member of the supreme court commission and of the two men who framed Okla- homa's first code of statutes. He is 50 years old and president of the Four- some Producing and Refining Co., and vice-president of the Continental As- phalt and Petroleum Co. He was active in the political cam- paign of former U, S. Senator Thomas P. Gore. Mrs. Day is said to be a féw years younger than her husband. They have one child, a’daughter studygge at the University of Oklahoma. Lieut. Col. Beck was one of the first four aviators in the United States army. He has been in the service since 1899 according to the post ad- jutant at Fort Sill. . Beck was sent to IFort Sill from Arcadia, Fla., in July 1921. He {s said to have been a widower. POLICE WORKING HARD Chief'Rawlings Says Everything Pos- . sible is Being Done to Apprehend the Man Guilty of Attacking Women Chief Willlam J. Rawlings said to- day that everything possible is being done to apprehend the man who has been terrorizing women in different parts of the city, and whose attack on Camp street Sunday night has in- censed the public. The police have been furnished with an excellent de- scription of the man, Chief Rawlings said today, and there i{s hope enter- tained that he will he landed. The deseription seems to fit one man, being the same as has been fur- nished by residents in the Bassett and Camp street sections. Persons resid- ing on Black Rock avenue today made mention of the scare given women in that section last week. HOLD GIRL PRISONER 16 Year Old Miss Kept Captive By Seven Men, Who Are Finally Ar- rested. Chicago, April 4.—Seven men were under arrest today after they had been accused by a 16 year old school girl, Martha Janicek, daughter of an Oak Park pastor. She declared that they held her prisoner for several days. Her father, Rev. Vincent Janicek, received word of her plight from a girl friend of his daughter, to whom she had been permitted to telephone. He notified tha police who ralded the houss where she had been held, 1 GOMPARE FIGURES ON FREIGHT CARRIED Railroads Moved Two Per-Cent, More Under McAdoo PRESIDENT OF B. & 0. SPEAKS S. U, Railroad Chief Had Small . Claims To Glory in 1918 or 1917 Says Willard—Organizations Co-op- erated. ‘Washington, April 4. —Figures showing the railroads of the coun- try moved only two per cent more traffic in 1918 than in 1917 were cit- ed by Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohlo Railroad company before the senate interstate commerce commission today to re- fute the recent testimony of Willlam G. McAdoo, former director general of rallnbads to the effect that the rail- roads had broken down im the latter year bhefore being placed under gov- ernment control. He appeared at a resumption of the committee's inves- tigation into the general railroad situ- ation. Asserting that he was unable “to find anything in the record to justify the statement that the railroads in this country have ever broken down, either before, during or since federal control,” he declared the ‘“serions situation” which developed under the war load in 1917 might rather be at- tributed to a ‘fAilure if not a break- down, of our system of railroad regu- lation as then in effect.” Costs Tncreased Rapidly. Rapidly mounting operating ex- penses in 1917, were proving a serious financial problem for many of the roads, he said, because under the law they were unable to advance their rates without permission from the in- terstate commerce commission. The commission, he asserted, did not seem willing (perhaps did not feel author- ized under the law) to deal with the matter with such promptness and Iib- erality as the situation in my opinion demanded.” Two Per Cent Ittle. “Former Director Gen. McAdoo has pointed with pride and justifiably so,” he continued, *“to the record of ac- complishments of the railroads under his decision during 1918 but the fig- ures shows that the same railroads that moved 430,000,000,000 ton miles in 1917 moved only 440,000,000, 0(70 ton miles in 1818, or about two pér cent more. T submit that a difference in accompishment of only two per cent betwegn the two periods is hard- ly sufficien¥ to indicate a breakdown in the one year and a satisfactory ae- complishmént in the other.” Despite the ‘‘congestion and confu- sion” which naturally followed the country's entrance into the war he said, the rallroads showed an effec- tive capacity for co-operation under their executives railroad war board in 1917 solving many difficult trans- portation problems, he sald, and han- dling a volume of traffic 127,000,000,- 000 ton miles greater than tiat handled two years before, POISONED SALAD Mrs. Chumley, Of Washington, Gave Her Husband Fatal Dose—Another Man Involved. Bremerton, Wash., April* 4.—Mrs, Hugh C. Clumley, has confessed, po- lice announced that she poisoned the salad she gave her husband, Hugh . Clumley, 28, last week. Clumley [alied as he was on the street a few moments later. His death at first was believed due to a disability he re- ceived during the war. According to officers, Mrs. Clumley declared she had been induced to kill her husband by another man. A war rant for his nrrnt was Issued. DEMOGRATS ACTIVE Series of Rallies Planned for This Veek—Richard Schaefer to Speak This Evening. The democrats will hold a rally this evening in Turner hall, this to be the | first of a series of rallies during the week. A. M. Paonessa, candidate for mayor, will be the principal speaker, and he will be accompanied by Rich- ard Schaefer and others. The plat- form will be outlined to those pres- ent, and a large number of the voters of the city are expected to be there. Tomorrow evening, the Jefferson- fans will meet in the K. of C. meet- ing hall on Main street. The speak- ers will be chosen for the remainder of the ralliés and there will be a gen- eral discussion of the platform of both parties. Thursday night there will be a rally in T'krainian hall, and Monday, the night hefore election, the final rally will also be held in Ukrain- fan hall. No Dlphthena Cases in City, Dr. Lee Reports For the first time {n several months, the books of the health department show that there is not a single case of diphtheria under observation to- day by the board. Dr. Fred P. Lee, superintendent, reports the city to be in a Thealthy condition, generally speaking. - WEATHER —O— April 4.—Forecast * THE for New Britain and vicinity: probably local rains little Unsettled, tonight and Wednesday; HARTFORD POLITICS LEADS TO FISTICUFFS Election Strain Too Severe for Some of Those Interested— Two S¢raps. Hartford, April 4.-—There {s deep interest in the city election here to day in which two full tickets are in the field. Both sides are claiming the lead. The mayoralty candidates are ex-Mayor Richard J. Kinsella, dem- ocrat, and Captain Anson T. McCook, republican. The vote up to noon indi- cated a large polling before closing at 8 o'clock tonight. The fist fight in the second ward polling place between booth officials enlivened things this morning. Peter Zaccagnimo,democratic machine tend- er, hit Abraham Zimmerman, repub- lican checker, and they had a general mixup in which zlood sflowed. l.ater Jacob TLeipzinger, a well known re- publican politician, came in, and in an altercation with Reuben Kusnitt, moderator, grabbed the latter by the throat. Some hard names were called, but there were no blows struck. This afternoon Zimmerman entered a complaint against Zaccagnino and the latter was arrested. Zaccagnino is a deputy sheriff, LEWIS TAKES UP 30 HOUR WEEK Miners’ Head Explains That Production Would Be the Same Washington, April 4.—Miners de mands for a six hour day, and five day week, issues involved in the na- tional coal strike—were described by John T.. Lewis, president of the Unit- ed Mine Workers in continuing his testimony today before a house com- mittee as largely a move to force regularity of employment. ““Men employed by the day,” he said, “would receive the same wages they are now getting, and put in less time, but the miners who dig coal would be paid as they are now for the number of tons of coal they pro- duce.” Representative Rlack, democrat, Texas, calculated that if the five day six hour demand was granted, the public would pay $224,000,000 addi- tional for the same amount of coal they are now getting each year. “Who will that come out of2" Mr. Black demanded, after figuring 'up his total. Nohody,” Mr. Lewis retorted, “because your figures are absurd. 1 can't follow your mental gyrations on this subject in the field of mathema- tics.” Mr. Black pressed his calculations. “Congressman, when the 12 hour day was changed to ten hour da Mr. Lewis interrupted, “the efficienc was increased and the production per man per day increased. The same effect continued when the ten hour day was cut to eight hours. The effi- ciency increased more than sufficient to make up the loss. The fact has heen authoritatively determined and universally recognized.” “T can't figure out how you can ex- pect the production to increase,” Mr. Rlack said, "“after you have reduced the hours of work down below a rea- sonable basis.' “I'd like to point out that we are willing to discuss all these demands around a council table with operat- org”’ Mr. Lewis returned, “and then if we cannot show them to be rea sonable, we don't expect to press them."” OFFERS MARY GARDEN SALARY OF §250,000 Vocalist And Teader Of Chicago Opera Company Considers Salary Of Quarter Million Annually April 4.—Mary Gar from San Francisco, den has received Wagner, her former manager, fer of $250,000 for a season's concert tour, and if the Chicago Opera com pany desires to keep her, it must meet that figure, according to a state ment accredited to Miss Garden's sec retary by the Chronicle today. Miss Garden will sail for Carlo'in June and will be gone until September. Upon her return to Am erica, she will announce hery plans definitely. Miss Garden has been ill since her arrival here, but is reported practical Iy recovered and is expected to sing later in the week First Disorder Soft Coal Region Pittsburgh, April 4 First disor ders in the western Pennsylvania coal district were reported from and Washington counties today w hr'n\ the authorities stated, high tension electric wires carrying current for coal mines had been cut and detail of the state police had been called out to disperse a crowd endeavoring to in duce non-union men to leave their work. Charles 1. an of Monte a PLEAD NOT GUILTY. American (ollun Fxchange Asks for Early Trial. New York, April 4—The American cotton exchange recently indicted with =ix of its directors on a charge of bucketing orders today entered a plea of not gullty and asked for'an early trial on the ground that the case was injuring its business. ‘ " Hartford, | | change in temperature, N e S Y | The directors yesterday pleaded not gullty and were continued in bail of $1,000 cach. . GETS AUTO LICENSE AND HITS TRAFFIC COP Policeman Meehan Injured While on Duty by Ryder’s Car Policeman Meehan Frank Hart ccived injuries shortly after Michael Kelly of 100 treet 11 o'clock struck by nn Merrit (. Ryda- employe of the re- today, when they were automohile driven by er, of Plainville, Trumbull an Electric and judge of the probate court in that town. The injured men were taken to the New Britain General hospital, and after an examination Kelly was sent to his home, while Policeman Meehan will undergo an N-ray ex- amination to determine the nature of his injuries. Kelly suffered slight in- juries to the right leg and arm. Po- liceman Meehan's right knee was badly swollen, and fears are enter- tained that there is a broken bone. Mr. Ryder was taken to the police station, and will be in court tomor- row morning, to answer a charge of operating a motor vehicle recklessly. ‘The accident occurred at the corner of Commercial and Main streets. Po- liceman Meehan had only heen on duty a short time when the accident happened. According to information of eye witnesses of the accident, Mr. der was driving his automobile on Com- mercial street toward Main street, s he neared the intersection he company, was given the proceed signal. To those who witnessed the accident, Ryder, who was on his way back from Hartford, where he Secured an operator’'s license at 10:30 o'clock, seemed to lose control of the car. Po- liceman Meehan and Mr. Kelly were standing at the traffic officer’s spot. The car seemed to increase in speed, and striking both men, they were dragged over against the curb. The machine passing over the curb, final- Iy stopped at about the middle of the sidewalk in front of the shoe shine parior in the Stanley building, Several persons rushed to the as- Vaistanca 6f tha fijnrnd men, mediately the police ambu summoned, Poicemen Matihias Ri- val, Patrick O'Mara Herbert C. Lyon rushed the injured men to the hes- pital. Here they were attended by Dr. Henry T. Bray. The accident to Policeman Meehan is the second he has figured in with- in the past two years. While uscend- ing ghe stairs to the patrolmen's room at the police station one evening, a bullet accidentally discharged from the revolver in his pocket hit him in the leg, causing him to be incapaci- tated from duty for several months. Following an examination by Dr Bray at the Thospital, Patrolman Meechan was found to be suffering from a fractured right knee cap. In addition ' to this, he had general bruises about the body. }rank Kelloy was removed to home at 100 Hart street. He found to have bruises and cuts on the body. his was APPEARS RESTLESS Olivia Stone, Nurse Accused of Mur- der of Cincinnati Lawyer, Neither lats Nor Slecps. kscorted o matrons, M By addi- her for- York, 4 today by instead of one, Miss Stone, graduate nurse, tional witnesses testify concerni attitude toward 1llis G. Kinkead, mer corporation counsel of Cincinnati, whom is charged with having murdered in Brooklyn last year The defendant appeared calmer than she did yesterday when she col lapsed for the second time since her trial started, but she kept mumbling to herself. A special gnard was placed over her during fthe night when she neither slept nor ate, ap pearing restless after discussing the day's events with her celimate, Mrs Lillian Raisen MAY BE DISBARRED Attorney Men- April two New court police Olivia heard she Wonld Foree Boston tioned in Tufts and Pelletier Cases, to Abandon Practive, Boston, April 4- Hearing by the supreme court of the petition for dis barment of Attorney Daniel H. Coak ley was set today for April 17. Dis barment proceedings against Joseph . Pelletier, recently dis trict attorney of Suffolk county, will follow the hearing on the Coakley petition, it was announced Coakley's name figured in the tes timony at the ftrials of hoth Delle tier and han A. Tufts who was removed district attorney of Middlesex county as a lawyer who enjoyed favor at their offices and who received large sums of money as fees in cascg sottled out of court. removed as Railroad Wreck in India Kills 4, Injures Many Calcutta, April 4—The mail train from Calcutta to the Punjab last eve ning was derailed near Madhuppur, the engine and siv coaches toppling over a fifty foot embankment, killing the engineer and threc passengers \fg three Europeans. and | | ot dme e was | the engine room Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS FORMER U. S. TRANSPORT IS. THREATENED BY FIRE WHILE IT LIES IN DRYDOCK Blaze Starts In Mongolia and Is Prevented From Reaching Qil By Heroic Oiler Hobhoken, N, J., April 4.—The for« mer U, 8. Army Transport Mongolia doughty veteran of many adventure: escaped destruction by fire at a dr; dock today through the strenuous efe forts of firemen assisted materfally by Tom Waldron of Jersey City, af oiler, When the blaze was discovered in Waldron placed a wet towel around his head, grabbed an acetylene torch, plunged through clouds of smoke and burned a hola in a steel bulkhead through which tons of water were poured. The prompt flooding of the engina room undoubtedly prevented the flames from spreading to the great tanks containing thousands of gallons of oil, Officials of the steamship line which has been repairing the Mongolia pre- paratory to entering her as a pas- senger and freight ship, estimated’ that the damage would be between $10,000 and $20,000, The fife was under control at 11:30 a. m, Officials ¥ said the damage would not be heavy. The fire started in a refrigerating plant directly above tanks containing more than 150,000 gallons of oil. The Mongolia's sister ship, the Manchuria, which has just been re- paired, is in the same drydock. The New York city fire boats and two Lackawanna railroad fire boats assisted the local fire fighters. The Mongolia listed heavily to port. Iarly reports said the fire started from a spark from a gas burner IIH~ ing into a pile of rubbish. On account of the dense clouds of smoke the firrmen were unable to enter the hold for nearly half an hour. An clectrician, John M. Clark, ran into the hold and managed to string up a line of electric lights which en- abled the firemen to fight the blaze to better advantage. GUNMAN'S BULLET 'HITS NIGHT STiCK Yonkers Policeman Knocked Out By His Own Club—Is Not Hurt But Clothes Are Picrced Yonkers, N. Y. April 4.—Patrol- man Harold Sheeky had a narrow es- cape from death today when a bullet fired by a man he found sukling around the home of Frank Hedley, president of the Interborough Rapld Transit Co., of New York, struck his night stick, passed through his cloth- ing, hit his revolver and lodged in his pocket. The impact of the bullet, drove the night stick against Sheeky's stomach so hard that he was knocked out. The suspect escaped. JAPS FIGHT CHITA Latter Force Fighting Is Report From Tokio—Lighty Chita Soldiers Kfile ed—Fighting Continues. April 4. (By Associated Press) - Special dispatches from Via- divostok today report a clash be- tween Japanese troops and forces of fhe Chita government when 800 of the latter attacked the Japanese near Spassk, about 100 miles from Vladi- vostok following a demand by the nose to disarm. “Eighty of the Chita soldiers were reported killed. Later the Chita troops attacked In field guns, and fighting 18 along the Usuri railway, said. ‘Tokio, force with continuing the repor The war office this evening com- firmed the news of the clash neag Spassk announcing it had received word of the hostilities there. BOMB THROWN Three Rilled and 30 Injured in Buda- pest When Attending Banquet—Aid From Red Cross. Budapest, April 4 (By Associated Press) - Three men were killed and 30 others injured when a bomb exploded banquet in the demaocratic club here last night. The explosion ocenrred just after 600 guests had been seated but before the of the opposition party had at o business men's members arrived Virst ail to those injured was rushed to the scene of the explosion James A Pedlow, Ameri- by Captain Cross commissioner to can ted Hungary. IN PRISON. TWO YEARS Man Who Impersonated Naval Ofticer Goes to Atlanta. New York, April 4.—Stephen 8. Weinberg, charged with impersonat- ing a naval officer and failing to pay for his costume, today was sentenced in Rrooklyn to two years in the At- lanta penitentiary During a spectacular career, Weln= berg served as sccretary to Princess Iatima of Afghanistan and to Dr Adolph Lorenz, famous Viennese sur- geon. While conducting the princess around the country, Weinberg pre- Many persons were injured, includ-|sented her to President Harding in the White House,