New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1922, Page 1

v [j News of the World " . By Associated Press —_— RSTABLISHED 1870 DR, HOORE'S ADV 'Colgaw’s Veteran Professor Ad- dresses High School Graduates 842 RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS Impressive Commencement Exercises Are Carried Out This Morning at Fox's Theater—Many Friends and Relatives Attend. The class of 1922 of the New Brit- aln High school, numbering 242, was graduated this morning at 9 o'clock! “with appropriate exercises in Fox's! theater. A large number of friends| and parents of the members of the clads were present to witnegs the com- mencement ceremonies. Pupils Enter. ' The program was one that reflects great credit on the members and the! method in which they have been| trained for this, their big day in school life. The High schvol orches- tra, under the direction of Professor George B. Matthews, played the pro- cessional, “Tannhauser March" while the graduating class, led by President Francis Griffin, filed down the aisle two by two and took seats in the cen- ter of the theater. Musical Selections. *The orchestra then rendered the immortal overture, “Poet and Peas- ant,” after which prayer was offered by the Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, pastor of .St. Mark's Episcopal church. He was followed by a quartet selection, “The Angel's Serenade.” The violin wag played in this number by Donald King, the 'cello by Miss Jeanette ‘Westlake, the piano by Miss Madeline Kindelan while Miss Irene Vahlstrom, soprano, sang the words of the song. The High school chorus rendered “Rose Waltz" and "Hail to Our Na- tive Land.” Colgate Professor Speaks. Then came the principal addtsss, made by Doctor Robert Webber Moore of the faculty of Colgate. He began his address by saying that this was his ‘first visit to this city, but that he had often heard of New Brit- ain and had become acquainted with the oity because of the fact that when he was building his home, he used bardware made in the factories here. Big Business Concern, He likened the graduating class to 2 big business concern, saying that their parents and friends in the city were the stockholders, the school committee, the directors and the graduating exercises, the annual meeting. He said that the pupils were the dividends which the directors were offering to the stockholders in the great school factory which makes better men and women. Professor Moore said that he dared not try to compute the worth of the boys and girls before him in dollars and cents, because, he said, that ft was impossible to tell the worth of them. Dividends For City He told the pupils that the city of New Britain is looking to them for something worth while in the line of dividends for the things they had learned. He sald that he has been teaching in Colgate for the past 43 years, and said that the greatést men turned out from college were the ones who did all things well. Cites Big Men In advising the students to continue s their studies, the speaker cited in- stances of many great men who have become famous because they did well Admiral Dewey was the first he men- tionad. He was trained at Annapolis where the government spent large amounts of money to train men to man their boats. He was trained there in the coal hole, in the kitchen washing dishes, fa the ammunition factories and in all branches of work, not because that was what the gov- ernment expected that he would do when his courses were completed, but to train him to do all things right. Then he said that Dewey became the captain of a ship and graduated up the ladder. He was with the Pacific fleet doing nothing but sailing around, because that was what he was told to do: The none day he received orders to take Manila ,and because he was| trained to do everything well, he took Manila and became Rear Admiral of the U. S. navy. Charles Evans Hughes As a lawyer, he chose Charles| Ivans Hughes, & graduate of Colgate Mr.. Hughes, he said, made a name for Limself in New York, he became governor of New York, and when the president of the United States wanted a man for tis most important posi- tion on his cabinet, he chose him, (Continued ou Page 21). CHIEF W. J. RAWLINGS. — DREAMS OF ROBBERS, FINALLY HE SHOOTS HIMSELF IN SLEEP New York, June "16.—Night after night Albert Bennett, a Brooklyn merchant, dreamed of flerce struggles in which he fought with burglars. Today his daughter, Edith, found him deead in bed, a bullet wound in his head and a re- volver clutched in his hand. She told the police she believed her father had shot himself during a nightmare. ——— ) MASONS DISCLAIM ANY Mass. Grand Master Makes Statement, Denying the Allegations Boston, June 16.—A letter declar- ing the Ku Klux Klan an unmasoniec organization, utterly without Masonic suppprt or sympathy, has been sent to all Masonic lodges of the state by Arthur D. Prince, grand master of the Massachusetts grand lodge. The letter, made public here today says that as a grand lodge, "We would take no interest in this organization but for the claim made by its cers and organizers that its member ship is largely Masonic and that it has Masonic approval and support, “This statement,” Mr., Prince's let- ter continues, “is absolutely false, as the klan has no connection with and neither does it have the support of any Masonic jurisdiction.” WEST POINTER KILLED Young Woman With Him Escapes Death By Jumping When Train Crashes Into Automobile, Long Branch, N. J, June 16.—Jer- ome Stewart, a cadet at the U, 8. Military Academy at West Point, was killed at Allaire, near here today when a Pennsylvania railroad train struck his automobile at a crossing A young woman who accompanied him escaped by jumping. Manasquan, N. J., June Pennsylvania railroad train was wrecked today at Allaire, and several passengers were reported to have been injured, when the loco- | motive crashed into an automobile | driven by Jerome Stiiurt, West Point cadet. | Stewart was instantly Kkilled. A| young woman who accompanied him escaped by jumping. The locomotive left the rails and overturned. Two passengers coaches | also left the rails, but remained up- right. S. W. VETS MEET. Stamford, June 16.—The annual de- partment encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans began here to day with camps of the state repre- sented by delegates. Tonight the New Britain lair of the Military Lair of Serpents will put on degree work for the grand lair, a side order which meets at the time of the veterans' en- campment. AILROAD UNIONS ARE TO DISCUSS JOINT STRIKE WITH MINE WORKERS Officials of TLatter Are Asked te Attend Confer- ence Looking to Co-opera- tive Measures. Ciacinnati, Jure 18.--B. M. Jewell, presiuent of the railway employves' de- partment of tahc American Federation of Labor, was authorized today by the chiur of the raliroad shop craft uatons to request oficers of the Unit- ed Min: Workers of America for a Joint con’erence. . Joint action between the rail men In their threatened strike, with the miners who have been on strike since April 1, will be discusced if Mr Jewell's request is approved Ly the s ot eselon, i ! city's streets while driving her ma- - AUTOIST RESPONSIBLE | Coroner Mix Holds L. B. Hawley M‘ 76 Year Old, Factory Emplpye. | New Haven, june 16.-——A finding hv‘ Coroner Mix today held that Lester B..Hawley, whose machine hit and fatally hurt John Perrie, 76, a fac- tory employe who was crossing the street on June 9, was operating his automobiie in a reckless, carcless and dangerous manner and that he is re- | sponsible for the death | The coroner in fine last night | exonerated from blar: iss I'rances Lawrence, a schocl feacher, and Mis Martha A. Milowoski of Wethersfield, cach of whom killed a chiid on the Fault for Death of | offi- | | and detailed discussion, the members BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1922, —TWENTY-FOUR PAGES JLINGS WILL ASK Has Served as Head of Local Police Depart- * ment for Past Twenty | Two Years Tonight’s Meeting of Com- missioners Will Be Execu- tive—Important Matters Coming Up. ! That Police Chief*William J. Raw- lings will formally and voluntarily pe- tition the poilce commissioners for retirement on a pension, when that body meets this evening, was stated this afternoon. 3 Chief Rawlings' decision to ask to be retired is not a new idea with him, it is said, but has been held up for a long time, due to the constant stream of criticism which has been aimed at the police department and these in charge. However, the chief is said to feel now that in view of his advancing vears and the delicacy of his health that he can no longer do justice to the position he holds or to himseif. Therefore, his request to be pensioned will come up for consideration to- night. That not only the present police board, but also the preceding com- missioners, had planned to take up the matter of pensioning of the chief, and possibly other members of the department, has been an open secret for a long time, At the meeting of the board earlier it had been predicted would be suggested by the commis- sion, but the subject was not broached and it was announced that there would be another meeting tonight. This, in view of the many yumors, in- dicated that some action on pensions might come up at this time. Is Veteran Police Chief. Chief Rawlings 'is one of the vet- eran police chiefs of New England He has served in his, present capacity for the past 22 years. Before becoming affillated with the police department as chief, - Chief Rawlings was active as a town con- stable and also, years ago, he was a memher of the fire department. He | also served for many years as sexton of the First Baptist church, of which he is a member. He was also em- | ployed, in years gone by, as a jeweler /in, the Porter and Dyson company. At the time of the Spanish-Amer- fcan war Chief Rawlings was.a mem- ber of the local militia and served at Camp Algers with the First and Second Connecticut regiments as a lieutenant. Secret Meeting Tonight. Tonight's meeting of the board will be strictly private. That it will be an executive session, was | the statement made by members of the commission this afternoon. In explanation, they said that when the board organized and decided to admit the press to meetings it was distinctly understood that in the event the members had any business to trans- act which they deemed best to trans- act in private, executive sessions would be called. Discussing tonight's meeting, mem- bers of the board explained that ow- ing to the extreme delicacy of sev- eral matters coming up for prolonged police déem it unfair to individuals and against the best interests of the city and the department to have a public | session. “The police commission has adopt- ed a policy of not discussing matters other than at meetings of ¢he board, and has not changed in its stand,” said Chairman David L. Dunn, rela- tive to the meeting of the commission tonight. Efforts to secure a line on the nature of the special session this evening, brought forth but little in- formation from Chairman Dunn Interview State's Attorney. | Persons acquainted with Chairman Dunn are the authority for the state- ment that he, in company with an- other member of the commission, | were at Hartford last Wednesday. | While the chairman would not say the nature of this trip, it has been| freely reported that a session “with | State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, was held. What transpired at this meet- ing will have to be guessed at, for the time heing at least Anent Maietta Complaint. | Patrick F. King, chairman of the old board of police commissioners | stated a few weeks ago that it had come to light that a complaint had | been made to [Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth, nearly two yeara ago, by Frank Maietta, who was killed by an auto in Atlantic City some time ago, that A. J. Richardson, then a mem- ber of the detective bureau, was mix- el up in a theft of liquor on the main highway near Wallingford, on May 1920 When the board came into posses- | slon of this information, it was put | up to Chief Rawlings, who said it was the first time that he had Meard of it. Later the board secured the statement, which is reported as heing | a very complete affair as far as de-, tails are concerned | The state police in the probe here jast vear, it is said, secured some | valuable information concerning the local police department and its wurk- ings. 1t is therefore concluded that the visit of the local commissioners to the state's attorney, may have had | rests were made in this city. (Cantinned on Page 21) ollge Pres Grade Brawn and Muscle Higher than Brain Work Philadelphia, June M.—V”Pnllngwqdona not want to attract hippopota- where brawn s graded higher than |Muses, but students, He deplored the brains and where students make a modern tendency at schools “which proselyte for athletes, placing sports country club life out of their college |in an exalted position and subordinat- careers,” were deplored by President tng the primary aim of a college.” Comfort of Haverford today in an “Games should be played for sheer address at the eighty-eighth com- | joy and exereise,” Dr. Jones continued, mencement. “not to advertise the college and not Dr. Rufus M. Jones, professor of to gain in notoriety and fame," philosophy, followed in his footsteps'with a declaration that *“Haverford e e e O, R ALMOST $300 SECURED FOR SUMMER GAMPERS Herald Fresh Air Fund Still Needs Many More Dollars. MARCONI STATES HE CAN FLASH MESSAGE AWAY AROUND WORLD New York, June 16, (By The Associated Press).—Senator Guglielmo Marconi of Ttaly, perfector of wireless, announced today in arrival of his yacht Electra, that experiments which he had conducted on the At- lantic had shown that it was possible to flash radio mes- sages around the world. Previously, he said, the max- imum sending distance that had been established was 12,200 miles between England and the Antipodes. BLAMES WARD FAMILY FOR SON'S SITUATION Judge Criticizes Some of His Relatives—Accused Pleads Not Guilty CONTRIBUTORS TO FUND FOR FRESH AIR FARM Previously P. & 1°. Corbin office girls H., E, Foley ...... AU riendBeiEiaT Emil Hjerpe acknowledged $53. 10.00 Total Today .... The first three days of the cam- paign for funds for the support of the Fresh Air Camp in Burlington saw nearly, not quite, $100 in the ac- count which The Herald will turn over to the committee in charge. While this does not represent the sum needed it is a good start and it is anticipated that there will he sub- stamtial additions to the amount be- fore very long. In fact, we are noti- fied that the New Britain lodge of [ N Elks has voted to give $100, fol- White Plains, N, Y., June 18.—Wal=|, 0\ 25y 0 Drccadent that the lodse ter 8. Ward, pleaded not guilty today | .4 vlished last year when he was arraigned before Su- ‘th v e el e posses- preme Court Justice Morschauser on sion of The Herald it will be pos- an indletment charging first degree|p .y give ten children a vacation murder in connection with the shoot- ;‘f two weeks in the hills of Burling- ing of Clarence Peters on May 15. |0 “‘hore they will add to their When counsel for the wealthy|, i\, peaith and derive great pleas- baker'd son requested: that he be .. ""wpjje the pleasure to the chil- placed on trial immediately he was dren is of secondary importance to informed by the court that his case|p 0 M (el e preatest would have to take the same course “reafization point” being the mended as that of any other prisoner. health of the voungsters—that alone Referring.to the fact that “Charley | (S0 2% ¢ (" 00 L e o epent on Ross” and “Jack', said by Ward to t‘he campers. have been with Peters when he shot| m SHIPETR (L e him while attending a blackmalilers' the happiness to the children that tryst, had not been produced, thejyy. . gupscriptions afford. There are court continued | still less who can ignore the great “If you could bring those otheri, ..ot t0 (he helith of the vouni two men who you say ‘were With| . . i}pot comen abahit thioug:s th® Peters, perhaps you coald get a1 vacation. Tt is worthy Marity indeed speedier trial.” e comraittas Tiahes all ot New. When Wardls counsel contended oo o SOR TR 0 know what that theré was no evidence against| . Ty "% B0 H R 0 T Thand to his clfent, Justice Morschauser banged ;¢ ocomolishment. Small subscrip- pibxassisiang: sl tions are as welcome as big ones. If “Well he shot him, didn't he?" |you wish a dellag’s worth of satisfac- “Some members of the Ward fam- [ ¥00 1 E Gy DR o ause—send . & fly who should have been here have| .. it o the Fresh Air Fund of The not been before the grand jury, said | {ro 214, Dividends will be pald you the court. “If they had been here,!m realization that you have done your it might have helped you.” Auty well—partienlarly if you will PRIESTISKILLED oo mocive \ over one of the boarders 'before and |after taking’* two weeks of outdoor exercise, WILL RUSH WORK ON NEW SINMING POOL Brother Charlemagne La Cour Meets Death When Automobile Goes Over Embankment Near Santa Fe. Santa Fe, N. M., June 16.—Brother | Charlemagne Ta Cour, president of St. Michael College here, was Kkilled, and | Andrew T.e Puy died from injuries re- | ceived when a motor truck carrying 14 Christian brothers and six students| Mayor Plans Conference dived over an embankment near Glo-| With Park Commission- rieta in the mountains east of Santa | A % Fe yesterday | ers to Get More Action The brothers and students were on an outing, Rrother Charlemagne was — head of at Nantes, France,| Siki .0 Poonesm dx muking st and 'Queretaro, Mexico, and Was also|agort to get in fouch with members located at Pocantico Hills, N. Y., be-| ¢ 1o poard of i Rty fore he came to Santa Fe. ey i s effors up work on a public swimming in the north end park Mayor Paonessa an advocate of the idea of construct- ling a swimming pool and wading pond Government Sleuths After Others Be- (for the children in the north end of the city, feeling that such a project would furnish boundl recreation for the little ones " For this summer, at leasgt, New York, June 16.—Search Was|mayor is in favor of a temporar being pressed today for gix more men jpangement withonut concrete sought in connection with the allegedIpgse. To attempt to construct the conspiracy whereby alcohol and liquor | pool in such a way as to make it valued at $1.500,000 in bootleg prices|permanent would hold up the work | was heid to have been taken oft the [tor too long a period, the mayor feels, former tramp steamer Korona in Nar- [and with hot weather likely to come ragansett Bay two occasions and|,15ng at any he is anxious to lanasa. neky ity Island have all possible haste made, he ex- Five ocean tyes and barges, alleged | [, o to have cleared for Greece, were| seized yesterday at New York, New London and New Bedford, and two ar- collezes park to speed pool SEEK SIX BOOTLEGGERS has always been lieved to Be Implicated in Gigantic | Rum Running Plot. the ar- walls or on time | ~ RS vrc |Charter Revision Will Be Started in August i Mayor A, M. Paonessa is lining up| st Surviving Member his charter committee and " Pne {will make announcement of those who Of G. A. R. Post Is Dead ol R ot will serve on that Torrintgon, June 16 Lucins D I'ss. tat Leonard, 77, the last surviving mem- || Seth F. Plumb post, G. A. R.,|he early L Mg R R S GRS of the common of Litchfield,di ] his-home in | (o0 iSSP BiE D repTa | ast Morris. Mr. Leonard served in the | 22 /PC0. RC FEEETON P o serve 6th regiment 4 He UVeHIn T RS e R ¢ Litchfield for years and for two elm Rl S Liteneld (Frade Crossing to Be s Considered Tonight A meeting of the railroad commit- -, ans committee enting the Hartford, June 16.—Trinity college |t¢¢ and a 5 2 Chamber of Comme will be held commencement season began today | g 4 | i E tonight at § o' City Hall. The with reunion of fraternities. The | e felialiahe. LR UL class day exercises will be tomorrow, |Committees wi 1ke up Lues |of abolishing Clayton An o Utilities Commission | hazard removed has | ried out. the work can be taken up in part of August. In addi committee ator many | & o = | COMMENCEMENT, | TRINTTY repre ree ock ir S the g Publie otdering the not been car- [PPSR SIS THE WEATHER —o Hartford, June 16,—Forecast || for New Britain and vicinity; || Increasing clondiness and || warmer tonight followed by showers on Saturday. INTERNED, | Dublin, June 16 —Two Belfast pos- || tal officials, Joseph Cooper and Wil liam James, have been arrested here | [1t is presumed they are to be in- % terned. WILL BI Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business L PIA OF WITHHOLDING GOVT. AID FROM SHIPS MAYOR WILL ACCEPT THO RESIGNATIONS Hjerpe and Kranowitz Will Leave Board of Fire Commissioners Today Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa will ac- cept the resignations of ex-Chairman | Emil Hjerpe and Commissioner W. C. Kranowitz from the board of fire commissioners, today, but will not| make announcement of their succes- sors for several days at least, he has | stated, | Mr, Hjerpe and Mr, Kranowitz, the | former a republican and the latter a | democrat, left the fire board follow- | ing the election of Commissioner John ! Keevers as chairman over ex-Chair- man Hjerpe. The vote stood two to one for Keevers, the chairman-elect and Commissioner John Rogers cast- ing the votes deciding the election. Commissioner Kranowitz voted for Hjerpe, while the deposed chairman did not take part in the election at all. After receiving the notices to quit the board, the mayor conferred with the two commissioners. It was made plain to Paonessa that the only con- sideration under which they would return to the city service would he the replacement of Messrs. Keevers| and Rogers by new commissioners. This the mayor declined to do. Discussing the situation this morn- ing, Mayor Paonessa said there is nothing for him to do now but -to grant the requests of Messrs. Hjerpe and Kranowitz that they be relieved of further duties on the fire hoard. GRADUATION EXERCISES St. Matthew's Lutheran Parochial | School Will Present Diplomas to ‘20 | This Evening. Graduation exercises of St. Mat- thew's Lutheran parochial school will be held this evening at & o'clock After a program, to be rendered4 hy pupils of all grades, and remarks hy rincipal L. J. Wagmer, the Hev. A.| . Thecdore Steege, pastor, will ad- dress the assembly ‘and the school and present diplomas to the following 20 graduates John Brusick, Paul John Klopp, Gustave Mueller, Leonard Arthur Ra- dun, Edgar Henry Steege, Arthur| Ferdinand Steinke, William Frederick | Suess, William Martin Woitowitz, Ty- dia Bertha Bodach, Elsie Dalke, Adele HAVING BOOZE Bankhead Amendment, Proposing This Penalty for Merchant Marine Vessels, Killed Without Vote Plan to Fine Any Boats With Liquor on Board Is Not Acted Upon by Mem- bership Today. : Washington, June 16.—Without a record vote the house merchant mar- ine committee today rejected the Bankhead amendment to the ship subsidy bill providing that no gov- ernment aid should be allowed ships on which liquor was sold. The Edmonds proposal which would extend tha Volstead law to the sea by fining all ships of any registry touch- ing American ports on which liquor selling was permitted was not acted on and the committee ordered the bill reported by a straight party vote. MAY RAISE WAGES OF LABORERS ON STRIKE Compromise Between Public Works Board and Work- men Expected Indications are that a compromise between the striking employes of the board of public works and the city will be effected by the granting of a wage increase to 40 cents an hour, but without a half holiday on Satur. [day with pay. No action will be taken in the mat. ter until the bogyd sits Monday eve- ning. In the mJuat:me, however, the employves wii be aliowed to return to |work if they so desire, but under the |Same conditions as existed when they |1ald down their pitks and shovels, Wednesday, City Engineer Joseph D, Willlams says Although they claim to have had a half holiday on Saturday with pay for the past 18 years, employes repre- sented by a committee that called at Eggert, Mabel Edith Hausmann, l:sr—hhfl office of the Herald this morning, tha Natalie Kalwat, Hulda Knopf, Martha Kuehn, Lillian Agnes Reck- ert, Martha Lina Schmidt, Helen Dor- | othy Tllkus, Pauline Zering, Olga Pautline Zitzkat MUCH HARRIED WOMAN Lonisville Man Secks to 'Have His Wedding Annulled—Claims Nis | Wife Has Seven Husbands. [ Charging that | now residing near Munfordville in Hart county, | Ky., has seven husbands, Roy Clop, ton of this city has filed an annulment petition in the Jefferson circuit court. | The petition deciared that to one of | the husbands, himself, Mrs. Clopton had been married twiow, and that one of them also. is the husband of-her mother. He also stated that she had been married nine times and divorced | but once, and addeX that none of the husbands is dead The petition recites that Mrs. Clop- ton told Clopton that her other hus bands are Chris Clichtor, John Sim- mons, Ross Snelling, Pat Potter, Charles Russell and Harris, t Louisville, June 16 Mrs, Dovery Clopton, | supporter on the board, said they would be willing to give that idea up if they were given an opportunity to earn a living wage. This, they said, could be made pos- sible hy six nine-hour working days a week, making 54 hours in all, at the rate of 40 cents an hour, At present they receive but 35 cents. Expressions of public works com- missioners indicate a feeling in favor of granting the desired wage increase, As expressed by one member, the work is there to be done and the board wants it done, therefore there can be no objections to granting extra hours. The idea of granting a half holiday with pay is almost without a single it is believed, id that before granting that on the board would award the several jobs now in course of construction to private contractors. Th men who remained on the job and all foremen are at work today sprinkling sand the roads where oil is being placed It has been cones few on COMMANDER SPEAKS McNider Says Organized Labor and Veterans Have Encmies Seeking ta OPPOSE APPOINTHENT | Judge E. S, Thomas Hears Argnments for the Appointment of a Receiver for Angelo Porto of New Haven. 18.~=7 Arguments Norwalk, Tune Edwin & Thomas heard this morning at a special the 1°, & District Court appointment of a receiver for A Porto, a banker of New H ven, who has been ared bankrupt his liabilities being estimated at $150 000 and his assets at between §50 Attorney Arthu representing 2 Sonth session of | the | here f private | dec | Kiein cred $100 and $65,000 of New Haven whose claims tota 000, opposed th itors, over sppointment of a re-| ceiver as it was believed that the mat- | ter could he settled without going to| this expense ige Thomas reserved his decision on the appointment Coal Is Mined i_minr | At Herrin, Il lds | Herrin, 11, June 16.—G by | two lines of armed men with ma- chine guns, sixty men began the pro- | duction of coal at the Lester and Sher- wood strip mine six miles cast of here | today. It was the first coal mined in 1linois the miners’ strike be- came effective April 1, and armed sen- | guarded the to the tries roadway mines, GALTLU IS BANKRUPT. New Haver June 16 lm:mmran‘ Galti a building contractor of New| Britain today filed a bankruptey peti- | tion with debts indicated of $44,116 and asscts of $40,138. | Destroy Our Integrity, gincinnati Tune lahor wor th 16 —Organized veter: the common enemies tear down the in- ity of America,” declared Han- MeNider, commander of the Ame can l.egion today before the Ame Federation of Labor convention. and organized of i war have e who seek to Jumps Six Stories to Death, Leaves Apology New York June 168 Mrs Thompson, young wife of an automo- bile tire committed suicide today by jumping from the roof of a six story apartment o 41 upper west side Her now in and, the She left a note to he which read Dear bring this trouble amily grace upon you g of my love day, where I & Pegzy salesman house Cleve Sorry and dis. Tell him you every m going “PEGGY.” 15 Year Old Girl Tells Of Being Held Captive Bremerton, Wash., June 18.—That she was held captive six months on a fishing boat was the story told au- thorities here by Grace Rahman, 15, who was taken by her tather and police agents from the craft of Elmer Weber Weber, who is married and has eight children, was arrested, Phe girl disappeared Decgmber 26, I’'olice authorities say she declared Webet seized her on the beach near Bremerton, took her aboard his boat, forced her to don boy's clothing and to cut her hair. RO s e it