New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1922, Page 1

‘\c\\s of lhe World By Associated Press S’l‘ABLISHIuI) 187 IGH SCHOOL B BIIYS INLIMELIGHT NOW brat Members Alleged (o Have Attacked Basketball Captain AMILY RESCUES ANOTHER avid Mahoney Reported As Beaten By Comrades, While Harold Wier's Parent Takes Him Home In Auto, Foiling Frat Mcmbers, Captain David Mahoney of the 'eh school basketball team, a star llickficld man on the football squad hat won the state championship last I, & stellar performer in track l ents and regarded as the logical an for this year's honors in the urns Memorial, is reported to have en assaulted last night hy several bys, believed to be members of the heta Sigma fraternity, because he ad refused to comply with the fra- rnity’'s alleged orders in voting for captain for next year's basketball am, il An attempt fl:ult Harold " the team, was also made to as Wier, another member relatives of that student iid today in discussing the cuse. The alleged school political opera- flons of the T. 8. fraternity were dis osed in an article in last night's erald. Tt is believed that public an- flouncement of the activities of the llroup of young men, organized in ll olation of school hoard regulations, Ind brazenly bragging that they will hntinue in spite of this ruling, re ilted in the outhreak last night. Mahoney Called Out. "A Mahoney was in the lobby of the Y. fli. c. A. when one of the fell said ih be identified with the “frat” called im into a side room with the an- louncement that he had something to 1l him, according to the story of the cident. Once inside the door, the ace was thrown into darkness and hmeone is said to have shouted: “Mahoney, you were a friend of irs while you kept the secrets of the 8., but you're not any longer.” After the statement the attagkers ‘e said to have gone at their victim Il numbers so great that a most lheven battie resulted. Later, Weir llas accosted by the group, ostensibly fpr the same purpose, but no violence bsulted. fl Recital of their story resulted in finote-hearted disapproval of the fiktions of the young men, several of #lhose names were furnished by the i ctims. it Wicr Taken Home Il A member of Wier's family called b the Y. M. C. A, ing of he incident and the taken to his home in the family ir. Mahoney declined to ride home nd. alone, walked through Main and {last Main streets to his home. il Some of the boys identified as con- fleeted with the fact are said to have ‘!!aon letter men who played on the botball team and heard the plaudits thousands for their deeds on the {ridiron. Several of those who figured {1 the fraternity's alleged unsports- l1anlike conduct were said {o have {een disappointed candidates for laces on the team. Mayor Makes Comment | The High school boys' row was the hpic of conversation in many circles hday. Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa wa ne of those who expressed regret at Aw reported actions of the young men |e talked in a vein that indicated he light demand a thorough investiga- lon by the police department with a lew to bringing the culprits to jus- wcP He regretted that it was ap- larent that the school board has lassed a regulation banning members f fraternities and then did not rigid- enforce the ruling. The trouble is said to have started hen an attempt w made by the |heta Sigma to place “Duke” McCabe ) the basketbail captaincy. Wier and llahoney are reported to have object- {1, favoring the election of Paul la flar, one of the best High school sketball players in New Ingland, cording te several authorities, and asily the star of the local team, | As a result of their refusal to vote pr McCabe they were ousted from he fraternity, it is said. The vote on | he captaincy stood a five-all tie. The | 'rat” story leaked out and found its ay into print. Angered because of he probability that the school hoard hay take a positive step for the aboli- on of fraternities, it is believed, the ssault was perpetrated. While the assault was taking place h the south end of the city the Theta igma was initiating several candi- ates in another section. George lle, a candidate for the basel l-am, is said to have been badly uscd p while !al\ing the “degree.” i | after hea il i il i i young athlete ANDREWS RESIGNS fead of Board of Public Charities Quits Commission To Devote More Time To Business, He Explains, Announcement was made today of fhe resignation, of Chairman Joseph t. Andrews from the board of chari- ies. | Mr. Andrews transmitted his notice | lo quit to ex-Mayor O. ¥. Curtis on April 10, but no announcement of the jact was made by him. Mr. Andrews explains that his busi- |es8 will require that he devote all of time to it, and that he cannot [parr- the time necessary to carry on he duties of chairman of the charity oard. Mayor I’aonessa said he had noth- ng for publication in regard to Mr, ndrews successor. Asked if Mr. An- firews was not one of the officials Iliated to be dropped shortly, the NEW BRITAIN, CO! Diver Battles For Life With Giant Dev1| Flsh Fifty Feet Beneath The Surface Of Puget Sound Wash., April 60 feet beneath the sur- Sound, Walter McCary known in marine circles from Tacoma, for his life face of Puget a diver, Alaska to California, torious here yester, devil fish, The monster wound its tentacles so tightly about McCray that the diver was unable to reach the knife he car- rics for protection, When one ten- tacle threatencd to cut off the air supply McCray, through the submar- ine telephone called for a short steel wrecking bar, With this weapon he was able to plerce the body of the devil fish and at last, with man and monster still struggling desperately came out vie- over o glant KILLED HER HUSBAND; IS GIVEN PROBATION Los Angeles Woman Shot Him, She Says, Because He Would Not Reform. lLos Angeles, April 22.—Mrs. Julia Johnstone tried for the murder of her husband Thomas P. Johnstone av their Long Reach home last summer and convicted of manslaughter, ye terday was placed on nine years pro- bation by Judge Russ Avery of the 1.os Angeles superior court. According to Mrs., Johnstone her husband was a gambler and boot- legger. She asked him for the sake of their little daughter, to work legi- timately she said. He refused, later they quarreled and she shot him, “This court docs not approve of wives shooting their husband or of husbands shooting their wives and if anyone in society thinks he or she is going to receive leniency if he or she goes out and shoots his or her spouse, he or she is wrong.. “I want it distinetly understood that murder is murder, no matter who does it and that the merecy extended to this defendant will be just as quicks |1y withheld from the next defendant.” GOMPERS STANDS FIRM Labor Leader Refuses To Take Back Words Used in His Attack on Legal Profession, New York, April Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor told the Lock- wood legislative committee today that he would rather see expelled union men go without redres than subme their cases to the courts. Samuel Untermyer, committee coun- sel, sought to have Mr. Gompers withdraw the attack he made yester- day on members of the legal profes- sion but he replind: “I cannot and 1 will not.” He was told that most of the mem- bers of congress and state legislatures are lawyers and he answered: “Regrettably, that is true.” SKILLED LABOR WANTED Business Reports From Detroit State That Factories Have Absorbed Al Trained Workers. Detroit, April I'actories here have absorbed all &kll]ml workers and the demand for men of that class is greater than the supply the weekly re- port of the ecmployers association states. The cludes association membership ine 79 manufacturing concerns which employ about two-thirds of the industrial workers of the city. The report gives no figures on un- employed unskilled workers and em- phasizes the fact that many unskilled men have come here recently to fina no jobs awaiting them. MAY DEFER CRUISE Coal Shortage Threatens Proposed Trip By Midshipmen's Graduating Class At Annapolis. Washington, April 22— Secretary Denby will hold an important confer- ence Monday with Admiral Jones commanding the Atlantic fleet, Ad- miral Coantz, chief of naval apera- tions, and probably Rear Admiral Wilson commanding at the naval academy, during which decision will be reached as to several matters of vital importance to the navy. Among these is the summer cruise for the graduating class at Annapolis, owing to the restriction on the use of fuel for the ships imposed by con- gress, it was said at the navy depart- ment today it might prove necessary to defer the start of the midshipmen's cruise until after the first of the fiscal year. The fleet started north from Gaun- tanamo today fo rthe southern drill grounds and will arrive there April . WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES William of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins West Main, and Mr. and Mrs, ward Parker of So. Main, Celebrate. Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Parker of 326 South Main street, are quietly observing their twentieth wedding an- niversary at their home. They have one son. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hopkins of 432 West Main street, are celebrating their thirty-first wedding anniversary. The event is being quietly observed. Mr. Hopkins is employed at the Stan- ley Rule and Level company. The couple have cight children, four sons payor smiled but declined to answer. and four daughters, -Battling, Ed- | was drawn to the surface by other men called to MeCray his assistant and help While watchman stood tols unable to diver and devil pletely tangled, Richard Burnett, by with drawn shoot because the fish were 80 com- others attacked with what weapons there were at land and finally the devil fish released its hold and disappearcd beneath the water, The devil fish was one of the larg- est cver seen in these waters and w the first, McCray said, that ever tacked him, McCray who suffered chiefly from exhaustion was to resume diving to- day. dock pis- a LACK OF COALL MAY CAUSE CURTAILING OF FREIGHT TRAINS o New Haven, April Lack of coal shipments over the sys- tem is expected to result next weck in curtailment of freight trains by the New Haven road operating department. The total will be 40 and if the coal strike continues for any length of time more trains will come off, ac- cording to the management, SEMINARY GIRLS ARE STRANGELY MISSING Two Students at Northfield Have Seen Since Last Sunday ot Been Northfield, Mass.,, April The search for Miss Emma Safford, aged 22, and Miss Bernice Hollingshead, 17, Northfield minary students, who have been missing since Sunday was being actively prosecuted today. Miss Safford's home is in Pawtucket, R. 1 The girls have not been heard from since they were seen talking with the occupants of an automobile Sunday afternoon. They were seen to enter the car, Miss Safford, it was lcarned today, is an orphan and has made her home with her guardian, Mrs. Frnest Sel- lew, of Pawtucket. She was sent to Northfield last fall to take a special |course, It has been learned from Mrs. Sellew that the girl has felt that she was not making good progress and had become discontented and the theory is advanced that she left the semi ry to work and ecarn money to go to the middle west where she has brothers and sisters TIC KET 5ELLER IS MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT . Railroad Agent at Winchester, Mass., Is Believed Slain for Revenge Winchester, Mass., April vestigation of the fatal shooting of Ralph W. Brewster, Boston and Maine ticket seller at the station here Thursday evening had moved largely to New Hampshire today. At Pittsfield, N. H., Brewster's former home, an attempt was made to learn whether the agent had any enemy. The police here expressed belief that the Pittsfield inquiry might prove important because it was said of the theory that Brewster was killed in revenge. A hat bearing the mark of a Manchester maker found near the station platform, was the subject of inquiry as possibly the only clue to the agent’ A clerk in the hat store at chester where it was bought was brought here today by state police officers in an effort to discover the owner. The management of the store said identification appea ed un!ikN)‘. “HONEST ROBBER" FREED Wife Sick. Children Hungry, He Stole In- Man- $6—Taid It Back When He Found Employment. San Francisco, April 22.—John M. Gilroy was released today as an “hon- est robber.” yilroy told the jury he had been out of work, his wife ill and his chil- dren hungry. He needed $6 so he took his revolver and held up the soft drink establishment of William Morman, taking the $6 from the till. He found work next day and out of his first pay he paid Morman the six dollars then surrendered to the po- lice. The jury took a standing vote of acquittal, CHOATE BREAKS RECORD. Wallingford, April 22.—The Choate four oared crew broke the five-eighths of a mile course record at Commun- ity lake this morning in the first race of the season, defeating 1 school of nn, Mas lengths. The prospects indicate a very successful season for the local oarsmen. VEHICLES COLLIDE louis H. Victor, of 2§8 Staniée street, reported to the police last night, that while driving his automo- bile from Kllis street to South Main strect, it collided with a motorcycle ridden by Frank Kovak of 84 Albany avenue, Hartford, Bolh vehicles were somewhat damaged. N I*Z(?’I'ICUT, SATURDAY, APRIL CITY MA\ REQUIRE NEW .015 MILL TAX Refusal of Council to Cuat Salaries and Necessity For Fire scapes Will Result, is Belief, expenditures in dur. | i8 1o bs | at A close paring of all departments will be necessary ing the next year if the city saved from additional tax least and half mills, acquainted with city finances say The budget adopted hy the meeting hoard as the basis for a mill tax, provides salary reduc- | tions to the amount of ahout $45,000, | The council has since voted not to re duce any salarics and the schoal com- mittee has announced that the teach- | ers will not be cut. This wil | the payment of a large sum of m \‘ an of one one city ! for not calculated in the tax adopted The state board of ¢ also deerced that fire es placed on several schools city for which no provision in the budget. The board sought an| appropriation for this purpose, but it was cut out by the board of finance and taxation. These nece expenditures, ured on a grand list of slightly |¢ than ninety millions of dollars, wou require about one and one-half mil extra tax, unless provision is made by | cutting elsewhere, neation pes must he the made | about is il 8 POLICE BATTER DOWN | forecast DOOR TO GET LIQUOR Park Street Restaurant Raided This Noon—Two Are Arrested Considerable excitement was ocea- sioned about noon today on that sec- ion of Park street near the railroad crossing, when the police descended on a restaurant at 290 Par reet, and made a successful raid The appearance of the plainclothes men brought a few curious people to the scene, but after three extra men had arrived, following a call sent to| the police headquarters, a hig crowid collected. Watched By Police, The as in the place formerly sonducted by Charles G. Anderson as w saloon. The recent proprictor: have been conducting it as a restan- rant, but the police have been watch- ing it for several d owing to the reputation it has acquired of being an emporium where spirituous and in toxicating i ;ors were ebhtainable, At about 11:30 o'clock this morn- ing. armed with a warrant, Plain- clothes Policemen Thomas Feeney and Patrick O'Mara descended on the restaurant. They experienced difficulty in getting in by the way of the front door, but when it came to searching the other rooms in the res- taurant, the locked doors afforded considerable r ance. In the por- tion known as the kitchen, the voices of three men could be heard. Batter in Door, The command to open this door went unheeded, and then the police decided to resort to strenuous meth- ods and battered in the door. In the room was Stanley Ostrowski and Pudlek, the alleged proprictors, another man whose name did not learn. On the floor there was evidence that some liquid had been spilled. Quickly the policemen used improvised mops and succeeded in getting about a half pint of stuff which the police say had an alcoholic content of 70 per cent. Reserves Called Out. After the stuff had been procured, according to the policemen, the ac- cused men became rather belligerent and it was deemed advisable to send for assistance. Motorcyele Police- man William Strolls, Policemen Mich- ael ) ey and Herbert . Lyon were dispatched to the place, where they remained while an exhaustive search | of the premises was conducted. No| other liquor other than mentioned above was found At the police station, Pudlek claimed ownership of the place claim- ing to have purchased it recently from Ostrowski, who remained there in the employ as a waiter. Ostrowski, ac- cording to the police, has been con- victed on a previous occasion of vio- lation of the liquor I 30,000 Japs Watch U. S. Athletes Play Baseball TnMn April 2 (By Associated A crowd of 30,000 persons \d the first game played by the Indiana university Dbaseball team which came to Japan on invitation of the Waseda university team of Tokio for a series of 12 games. The visitors lost the opening contest 4 to 0. Tubercfilosis Nurse to Begin Work Here Monday Miss Beatrice Lengfeld, who is fo | succeed Miss Katherine . Duelle as tuberculosis nurse for the health de- partment, will begin her duties with the department Monday. Miss Teng- feld is a graduate of the Methodist Episcopal hospital of Brooklyn, N. Y. TLS 53 ACRE PARM Felix Scheidler his 53 acre dairy farm in Newington to V. Pa-| vano of New Tiritain, through the of- fices of C iman and Dan ielson of New The price was | approximately rison, ' Britain $12,000, 1S * A WEATHER | o Hartford, April for New RBritain Fair, continued cool tonight; probably frost. Sunday fair with slowly rising temperature; variable winds. THE and vicinity: 0O little | John | anfl | the police | | Ruthenberg | neighboring ) -y 19 —FOURTEEN PAGES. T — BONUS FINANCING ~ WORLD CONFERENCE URGED PLANS DISCUSSED BY GERMANS, WHO WANT TO HAVE AMERICA TAKE PART Senate Republicans Come o Delinite Decision, However Chairman MeCumber Levies Will Be Asked—Ameri Legion Oficials (o he Called ) Conference, i ul oldiers' by hington, April of financing the discussed today plans were at a confere of senate committee repu cans. Chairman McCumher said definite decision was reached, Jef there is a conclusion, he sald, rey sentatives of t American . e called in ‘T do not think that u mstances the bill will Wmu. additional taxes," dec ehairman ler any ay Use Yoreign Debt, “My belief that enough out of the foreign of the honus, but I « ontirely wpon tha chairman | care 't wa | to depend The been sufficient discussion to m to whether 1 18 feature would I e ad however, that that provision would he miade ing cash to the men entitled than $100 in adjusted said fhere as orig cash bo resto to more sap pay The honse bill fixes this fig §50. Tt was indicated that the t cost to the treasury probiably woule the controlling factor in the com tee decision as to this CONCESSION AWARDED Anthony Seraphim Gets Contract The Coming Year—James Sulli Appointed Park Patrolman. Anthony the concession for the summer by the sioners at a meeting James A. Sullivan, a policeman, was appointed to act patrolman in the park during summer mont Four hids we received concession, among which from Joseph Feingold and his br er, Samuel Peingold. Joseph 1 gold appeared in person hefore lrmnmlssimn-rs and made a sp concerning the awarding of the °t, but his bid was found to he satisfactory. He held the conces | 1ast year and gave it up a short t | ago saying that it cost too much ey. Seraphim was t Walnut Hill p park com last cven ¢ for were ARCHY CONVICTS ARE OUT OF PRIS( | | Ferzuson, Ruthenberg and Gitlow Doubt—Rearrests Likely New York, April Tsaac son, (‘harles . Ruthenberg and | Jamin Gitlow, serving sentences | Sing Sing prison for commercial tarchy, were released on bail by )t Cardozo the court of appeal day on a certiticate of doubt, pending appeals from convictions. Bail for Ferguson, nier Chicago lawyer and Ruthenb once socis wdidate for g of Ohio, was fixed at $5,000 That for Gitlow, former New Y assemblyman, was sct at §7,500, istant District Aftorney tindicated the jom of I‘ergu and Gitlow would He said they would he arrested as soon formalities their release were completed at Sing and held other indictme pending nst them Judge Cardozo de Saturday a4 motion for reasonable doubt in the Larkin, Trish agitator, the others of criminal BETTER BURGLAR ALARM ¥ 1 a ist e hortlived. as on “rred until Ja K case of convicted anarchy. Underwriters Declare That Many So Simple It seems Burglars H Built Them, New York, April In an cf to help check crime in the city, the underwriters laboratoric day announced they would perfect burglar alarms use will be inspected G. I3, Mildaur, g laboratories, said alarms in structed that seek Alarms neral agent for tmany use badly « are 8o they appear Plantations Flooded as Mississippi New April the west bank of the at Myrtle Grove about 30 miles sc of New Orleans hroke today plantations were floos feet the embankn Orleans, 60 ot About materials were sent f the men and here to the scenc of break. CHANGE SUB-STATION Post office sub-station No. 1 was formerly located in the drug store on West Main street, been changed to a store conducte Frank Leist at 144 . Curtis This completes the total number sub-stations in operation about city nd makes nine of them, will be in operation in a week or days. might for pay o supernumera Fer, ner ach certificate burg to e been built by burglars themselves." str No e NO ADDED TAXES LIKELY Thinks No New can | nto | | ous | nee hli- ol I-| A or e wi ur for the w\ ina red he not viee at of 1 e mit Tor van ark mis ing. as the the bids oth cin the each con un sion | e non- ON Re- leased on Writs of Reasonable Jen- in an- 1 to reasonable heir for- CrR, | nor | ork Myers son, he re- of Sing nt ext | of | mes | wvith § | Are | lin ave fort the Ve Miss. River Levee Breaks A levee on iver uth nad ot | M {ed up | will be | past several months, awarded | gu- | |or | employment | ques! — CORPSES 1O Poon LATEST MENACE TO SOVIET ARMENIANS, A menia by made to steal huma orpses {r ttempt om cemeteries for sa Lo cal authoritic that any 1 traflic nished beer 1 ounced persons attempting wi I cverely severa made, A tioned at all attempt med guard cometerie Ty e PA[]NESSA ABOLISHES EMPLOYMENT AGENCY yor Sees No Furlhcri Need for Bureau in Ex- | istence for Past Year Explalning that there no 1o a need for Mayor Angelo M. o the municipal employment at City Hall that ha the past year, IFrank Rogers who James Cochrane, has been han the with bu conneeted with the charity de partment as an inv For the has been en- | gaged as a part-time investi | The employment bureau was estab- | lished by ex-Mayor Curtis | last April, following the taking of a census of the unemployed in the city ok ation of the uncmployed made, placing in preferred ¢ those whose were deserving. More than were given ont during months. A great majority obs were with the street and ‘l-r; partments, while a few were employed | by outside contractors | cry case the at a time, Mayor 1" 5 to he ney, appea such an has clos bu- been oper- reau ating Ifor the with ling for present | business u, igator, most 3,000 jobs the winte of the cases needy | sewer In almost ev- cek w | work was for on onessi has looked into the ani situstion finds th the board of public finds it necessary to for a few jobs from plicants. In his hoost mong many ap- mind, it is only of time until laborers will Lie and hard to find. This he attributes to a marked betterment in the employment situation The elimination the labor 1 cau will effect a saving of about to the city, this amount out in salaries to the cmployes a very searce of be- two week ing paid agents, BANDITS KILL POLICEMAN Two Other Bluecodts Wounded in At- tack By Robbers in St Louis This Morning. St. Louis, Onie killed one critic held up th April 22 policeman nd - two wounded, 1y by bandits who today office Morris and Co. here and escaped with a small amount of payroll money. The policemen saw the bandits holding up the office and opened fire. The bandits re the fire and made their cscape after shooting the officers. LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS CLOSE were 1rne [the worl |tion of the United st [ Japan, | made loa linvestors | actories | manuel Ads” Mean Business Herald Better PRICE THREE CENTS Chancellor Wirth Says Genoa Is Step In Right Direction But U. S. Is Needed For Success (Conferees Today Begin Ac- Work Tending to Aid to Russia—No Loans (‘ontemplated. tual Give G Hope that a world co with the [™nited airticipating will be held aftee meeting is over, was ex- the German chancelior at a meeting of Germans April ference noa, Stutes the Genoa |-r44 sed by Dr. Worth a [last night itself is a construction of this could not the co-opera- The Genoa step forward in he said but completed without [ Help For Russia, Actual work on a plan for the re- construction of Russia was started by experts representing the soviet govs rmment, Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia and Holland, I'lie heated policies surrounding the Russian problems has been cooled by M. Tehitcherin's not accepting in the main the allied formula stating the terms on which the great powers are willing to resume business relations with Itussia. The question s thus suddenly changed from political to ecconomic r as the Genoa confer- ence is concerned and there seem to be brightp rospects for a successful outcomg conference the r be No Loans Provided. Fdward Grigg, private secres tary to the DBritish premier, and oth- crs prominent in the conference, have it clear that no proposition has put forward for government s to Iiussin, nor government guar- ecs of Joans The idea of the nomics experts is Sir heen an financial and eco- that when Russia. | reaches @ position® where she can give surance that there will be legal bas for undertakings {n Rus- si and that foreigners will have pro- fections under proper courts nbundant credits will be forthcoming for the de- vclopment of Russian resources. The single important point of differ- hetween the Russians and fln" al- representatives is the unwiliing- ness of the former to restore the free hold title of foreigners’ property which has been nationalized or requis- itioned in Russia, although they are willing to restore it to the former for their use. Case of Factories. In the case of factories this would bhe on a concession basis. which have hitherto stood idie because the former owners re- fused to work them unless assured that their titie would be restored may be re-opened if the soviet concessions E given a real basis by the Genoa negotiations The International Harvester Co. and many other prominent corporations having factories or mines in Russia, have declined to consider taking con- cessions to operate the properties they stoutly contend : theirs and not owned by the soviet government. Tehiterin Meets King. George Tchiterin, the Russian o= viet foreign minister, gave the Italian socialists and communists a shock to- by meeting King Victor Em- on the king's visit here and his majesty’s invitation to a enee lied owners doubtiess o day accepting | luncheon on bourd the Italian dread- naught Conte di Cavour. French Protest. 5 Men of Boston-Albany Railroad are Laid Of, Due Partly to Coal | the Strike. e Boston gl wed today that Wednes- Boston, April 1 Albany railroad the annou it close of business on and | lea 1ent went out and government barges with rom has 1 by cet. of | the which | Russell 1t | ten day, West April its Springfield locomotive Mass,, wouldl indefinite period fiect ubhout off to 1he Announcement Wit at West to run or shops at | b The men ror an own will rked fall measur shu An la was curtailment, made that Springtield full time EDITORS IN PRISON Association a in business, the reason for e coal strike assigned as the the car shops would the continue for present State Members at Wethersticld There Today, But Only | as Guests—Convicts Perform, Wetherstield the Connecticut I paid a visit to the invitation president of the state today. The April meeti sociation was held at the M el Apri litorial statg N. on | IR Osborne. hoard the as timyg il | wnd of same There members many accompanicd by their wives tamilies in the party Luncheon was served at the and an entertainment was provided by the inmates, | Store Next To Police ation in N. Y. Looted York, April 22-~The Apollo Frame company which is by a picket street police todi y $350. New Hat arated the Clinton jimmicd open carly who got away with their tools as clews. sep- from was only a fence station by They thieves lert | | their reply | other Fthat The I'rench delegation to the eco- nomic dnference h submitted a protest i gainst the German rep) to allied note in which the Gey ns they would refrain from wis- Russian questions settled in Russo-Gerban try y. The French that the Germans under may insist upon discussing Russian questions stated cussing the contended SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY ITrio Arrested in Bridgeport—One Had Gunshot Wounds, Believed Ine flicted By Man Who Robbed. 20, Sheriff M. today arrested Spencer, Myron this local police upon a r sought Bridgeport April Newtown, v and Georar fus Kindely held by a Dickerson of city. They last night were follow I physician here, where Spenc treatment A gunshot Botsford automo- lealer, today identitied in the car in which men came to Bridgeport, Leing stolen from his place. Grohe aims to have fired on the three when he discovered them in the their car with stock Gromberg, a ACCESSOTY tire found the tape three act loading from his store, Miss McCormick Denies Her Fiance's Statement Chicago, April 22-—Announcements Max cabled from Switzerland he would be wedded to Miss Mathilde MeCe K in June was to- day met with a statement that Miss McCormick and her father, Harold P, McCormick had made “no plans @f any sort” regarding the date of their departure from Chicago. So far John . Rockefeller, grandfather of Misy MeCormick, known to have given his consent to the marriage. of Oser is not