New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press NEW 13RITAIN CONNE(“’]’ICUT MONDAY AUGUST 17, 1922, HAROLD SBHWARM DISHWASHE AND FACTORY WORKER, SOUGHT NOW ON CHARGES OF BIGAMY Y. B. CHAMBERAIN IS SUDDEN DEATH VICTIM Prominent New Britain Man Dies at Oak Bluffs, Mass, Valentine B. Chamberlain, Jr., of Sunnyledge, this city, dropped dead Saturday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Walter H, Hart, at Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Mass. News of his death came asg distinct shock to his many friends Tn this city, as he appeared in the best of health when he left here Thursday to spend the week-end with his sister. Mr. Chamberlain was 36 years old and was born in this city, the son of the late Judge and Mrs. Velentine B. Chamberlain. He was a graduate of the New Britain High school and of Yale, graduating from Sheffield school with honors in 1907. Mr. Cham- berlain was an athlete during his school and college days. After leaving Yale, Mr. Chambertain entered the em- ploy of the Stanley Works where he became assistant manager of the mill. For a time Mr. Chamberlain took an active part in politics of the city and several years ago represented the third ward in the common council. He was a republican. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from the home at Sunnyledge, instead of at 2 as first announced. Rev. Henry W. Maier, pastor of the First Congregationa! church, will efficiate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Mr. Chamberlain is survived by his wife who was Miss Christine North, two sons, Valentine B. Chamberlain, 2d, and Edward North Chamberlain; two brothers, Frederick 8. Chamber- lain and Rodman W. Chamberlain; seven sisters, Mrs. Walter H. Hart, Mrs. James 8. North, Mrs. Frank G. Vibberts, Mrs. R. C. Germond, Misses Cornelia and Bertha Chamberlzin, and Mrs. I. C. Ferry of Clinton, N. Y. He was a member of The New Britain Club, the Shuttle Meadow Club, and Chamberlain Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M, which was named in honor of his \ather. POLICE SEEK WOMAN WHO LEAVES CHILD Strange Woman Abandons Child to Plainville Home—Detective Has Clue. Sergeant Matthias Rival is busy in- vestigating one of the most pitiful cases that has come to the attehtion of the local police in a long time, that of an infant baby which was abandon- ed by a woman giving the name of Mrs. George Drinkwater. Mrs. Drinkwater came to this city on July 16, and secuppd board at the home of Aaron Prusowsky of 214 Main street. Shortly after her arrival here, she went to the New Britain general hospital where she gave birth to a child. X Saturday, she went to Plainville and left the baby with a wgman by the name of Mrs. Koons, giving her $4 to care for the child, saying that she would be hack the next day. Mrs. Koons, yesterday appeared at the lo- cal police station with the infant, and confided the facts In the case to Cap- tain Grace. She sald that she be- came suspicious of the mother and her actions and when she came to the woman's Main street address, she was not there, nor did the people at the house know anything about her, The baby was left in the care of Charity Superintendent Colishaw, who will see that it is taken care of. Ser- geant Rival i{s working on a clue which leads him to believe that the woman in question came from Yon- kers, N. Y., and if she can be found, will be hrought to this city under ar- rest. WANT MORE STATE GOPS Superintendent Hurley Says Work is Increasing and Asks For 10 Addi- tional Policemen. Hartford, Aug. 7.-— Superintendent Robert T. Hurley of the state police department today requested 10 addi- tional policemen in order to cope with the enormous increase in the amount of work which vacation traffic had entailed upon the department. He sald that in asking for 10 men, a number which will increase the force to 60, it was with the knowledge that such an increase would be entirely insufficient to meet the present needs of the department. The state police commission meet Tuesday at the capital. will BOOZIE BOAT CAUGHT New York, Aug. patrol boat Larsen captured a motor- Dboat with 100 cases of choice liquor oft Sandy Hook today. Two occu- pants were arrested. The trail of the boat was struck last night when in-' ‘spectors saw three rockets sent up off | the caast. ‘ SHOL MEN QUIT. Lynn, Mass, Aug. 7.—About 150 cutters employed in shoe factories here quit -vork today declaring them- selves dissatisfied with the wage ad- justment recently made by the mayor’'s arbitration committee. 7.—~The dry navy|® FormerLocal‘‘ Character” Police, Has An Ar® Boston Woman on His Trail Relatives and Fyiends in This City Declare There Is Something Wrong With Him. : (Spetial to The Herald). Boston, Mass.,, August 7.—Harold A. Schwarm, a former shop hand at the New Britain Machine company plant, is being sought on charges of bigamy, the authorities ciaimi that Sch- warm, while he was asquerading undér various titles of nobility, mar- ried not less than four times, Catherine Lynn of Roxbury, Mass., has placed in the hands of investiga- tors facts connected with the case of the former New Britain factory em- ploye, relating the following tale: . Posed As Doctor, “It was as Dr. Henry Van Buren, claiming to be a former Russian army surgeon that I first mét him. He had decorations of all kinds for extreme bravery under fire. He told me many tales of the war, of his re- turn to America and of his wonderfuf home.. He sald he was stationed at the Fire River hospital as chief sur- geon, but was about to terminate his connection there when I started going around with him. He explained that his chosen profession, that of a med!- cal man, was supreme and duty, only, had called him to New England. “I will find this miserable beast if it takes me the rest of my natural ife."” His marriage to Catherine Lynn was the second of four, according to al- legations. The authorities are of the belief that the latest victim of Sch- warm's charms is now honeymooning with him. Was a Dish Washer. The former New Britain man has been traced through several New England cities where he has been em- ployed in various kinds of industry. He has also been found to have worked as a dish washer and a pin boy in bowling alleys. Continuing her story, sald: the woman Had Many Rivals. 1 « "He was extremely good looking, dressed exceptionally well and acted the very part of a dignified medical man. All the girls were crazy over him and my rivals were many. More than once I have cried myself to sleep when I thought of the smile he flased to some other girl—some friend of mine, perhaps. Was Wonderful Lover. “He always carried that cane with him and T was very proud to go any- where with him. He made violent love t6 me, and when T stop to think of it—well, he could make wonderful love. ““He never mentioned anything French to me and I never heard of him as a prince of anything of the kind. To me he was always in his uniform, that of a Russian surgeon- general Had Big Wedding Anyway. “I was working in a down town de- partment store when 1 first met him. I was a plain cashier and my head swam with the thought of marrying suc a grand man. I wanted to be married quickly, but he insisted that we have a real elegant wedding and 1 gave in. After we had been married, on Christmas eve at Tremont temple, he said to me: ‘Remember, little Catherine, whatever happens to you, you had a grand wedding in the largest church in all New England.' I thought this statement strange at the time and even now I can't puzzle it dut. “Money, he had barrels of it. So much that I wondered where it all came from. Is it any wonder that I believed his story. Would any other girl have done differently, I think not, and I know that many of the girls now pointing their fingers at me are the very ones who tried to get him away from me then, she stated choking back sobs. Took Back His Ring. “He gave me a wonderful engage- ment ring, but he took it away from me later on. I didn't mind though because I was in love with him. For a time I lived in the air, and then one day he went away. I haven't seen him since, but I know that he was married twice since that time. ““He left New York with the police on his trail and I understand he was seen in New Britain. I have an idea that he is in that vicinity. “1 Hate Him." Asked {f she &till loved Schwarm, he woman shrieked: “1 hate him! Hate him! him!" She assured that she would do dverything in her power to assist the authorities in locating the fugitive and expressed a belief that he will be located in time. * Schwarm's first Abetz of New Britain, married about six years ago. On Decembér 24, 1918, he lead Miss Lynn to the altar, and he deserted her in April, she says. Miss Ann Peterson, a Taunton nurse, fell victim Hate Ethel he wife was whom (Continued on Page Nine) Who Duped Ne“c;nm DEAD AND INJURED TAKEN TO ST, OIS Yolunteer Nurse Collapses Alter Aiding Stricken WRECK OCGURS AT CURVE MM& Water Tank s Flier Speeds M’ e’ Ileml—Coronet Mak- ing Thorough Investigation. St. Louls, Aug. 7.—Appaling horrors of the Sulphur Springs, Mo., train wreck were brought to the homes. of St. Louis relatives of victims when two trains bearing scores of dead and Injured arrived here from the scsene of the accldent. For hours before the arrival of the death trains crowds surged through the station seeking word that might allay their fears. Crowds gathered at the city morgue, where 26 dead were taken after their arrival on the rellef trains which also brought many Injured who were rushed to hospitals, Nurse Is Prostrated. Broken under the strain of her services as volunteer nurse for injured from the {ll-fated local train, Miss Florence Steingruby, 24, lay in her home in Maplewood, a suburb, suffer-,| ing from nervous prostration, while her sister, Mabel, was recovering from injuries recelved when she was hurled against a seat. After caring for scores of injured at the scene of the wreck, Miss Ste- ingruby assisted in bringing here J. E. Tinsley, injured fireman of the fiier, which crashed through the coaches of the local. The two sisters were passengers on the fast train, Accident on Curve. Sulphur Springs, Mo., Aug. 7.—Just south of the scsene of the disaster there is a curve in the road and this cut off view of the local train stand- ing at a water tank from the engineer of the flying limited. Missouri Pacific officials however emphasized that the block signals were operating in perfect order and Engineer Glenn of the fast train should heve slowed his train down to such a speed that he could have come to a halt almost instantly. Tell Graphic Story Survivors drew a.vivid ‘picture.of the accident. A blagt from the Whis- tle of the limited told of its approach around the curve along the high tow- ering bluffs and this caused a Tew who had alighted from the local to look back nervously. Rushing around the curve came the fast train. There were shouts. ' Then the roar of the crash, cries of ;women and moans of men. The rear coach was hurled down the embankment. The next two cars standing on the trestle across Glaise creek and on the embankment were crushed and splintered. The fourth tumbled down the incline. The roof of one of the demolished cars fell, spanning the creek and af- forded a bridge for the rescuers. Where the day coaches of the local had stood across the trestle, now stood the steel cars of the flier.. The locomotive had plowed fts way through more than half the length of the halted train and come to rest across the trestle, steel girders bent around its forward end and splinters of what had once been a car com- pressed into a space about 10 feet be- fore it against a coach which seem- ingly was uninjured. Coroner Investigates Coroner Elders promised .a thor- ough investigation of circumstances which caused the disaster, the worst train wreck in the history of the part of the country. The crews of both trains were summoned by the coroner to give their versions of the accident. Officials of the road, including As- sistant General Vanager Cannon de- clared yesterday that the block sig- nals were found to be in order after the crash occurred and all were un- animous in their assertion that Matt Glenn, dead engineer of the fast train, which ploughed through four coaches of the local train, near the station, did not heed a warning signal. Miraculous Escapes Tales of many miraculous escapes were reported, mingled with stories of pathos and horror. Stories of young girls offering their assistance in caring for the injured and dead were numerous. Some were seen hurrying from one victim to another, bandag- ing their injuries, washing their wounds, giving what assistance they could. A detalled story of. this tgagedy, sent out by the Associated Press cor- respondent at the scene, is printed in another column of this {ssue. FLIGHT IS FAILURE Proposed 2,000 Mile Yon-Stop Trip Ends When Plane Goes Hardly 500 Yards. Jacksonville, Fla, Ayg. 7.—A soft spot in the sand of Pablo Beach here brought Lieut. J. 8. Doolittle's at- tempt to hop to San Diego, Cal., with a single stop for fuel at San An- tonio to an abrupt end last night within 500 yards of the start of his 2,000 miles trip. The specially equip- ped plane did not get into air at all. It swerved from its course along the beach at the get-away, nose dived into a roller and stopped with a wing and the propeller wrecked. The army fller was unhurt. London, August 7 (By Assoclated Press)—A bulletin {ssued by tke phy- sicians attending Viscount Northcliffe this morning said there had been a rapid increase in the patient's weak- ness and hat hs condition was con- sidered very grave. BETROTHAL PARTY' SISTERS TO BE WED | Misses Lucy and Margaret DiNonno of Franklin §$quare to be § Fall Brides A pleasant gathering of relatives and friends at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. DiNonno of 90 Frank- Iin Square last evening, assembled in honor of the birthday of their daugh- ter, Miss Lucy DiNonno, were given an opportunity to extend added con- gratulations when Mr. DiNonno an- nounced the engagements of two of his daughters, At ths double betrothal party, the engagement of Miss Lucy DiNonno to George A. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. ~T GVELVL PAGPS 10,00 CASUALTIES Horrors of Great Storm Destruction of Towns in Path of / . Storm Is Complete—Standard C'il Warchouses and U, S. Consulate Slightly Damaged. Charles J. 8mith of ‘Derby was an- nounced, as was the engagement of her sister, Miss Margdget L. DiNonno to Joseph L. Bcocco, of this city, Both weddings will take place early in the fall, the former couple planning to be married sometime in October and the latter the following month The Misses DiNonno are well known Hong Kong, Aug. 7. (By Associat- ed Press)-—Casualties In the typhoon and tidal wave which last Wednes- day swept the port of Swatow 250 miles north of here now are estim- ated.at 10,000 Third British Boat Wrecked. Another British steamer in addi- tion to the two previpusly reported among a-large circle of friends and their father has for many years been a prominent businessman here, first having been located on Church street and more lately on Franklin Square Mr. 8mith is associated with his fath- er in the bullding contracting busi- neds, while Mr. Scocco is proprietor of Ye London Tailor Shoppe in this city. ; Guests were present last evening from this city, Hartford, Plainville Southington, Meriden, New Haven and Derby. Mr. and Mrs. DiNonno and the Misses DiNonno proved de- lightful hosts. A buffet luncheon was served and instrumental music en- Jjoyed. ATTACHED BOMB TO MINER’S AUTOMOBILE Man, Stepping On Starter, Sets -Infernal Machine—One is Arrested. on Sullivan, Ind., Aug. 7.—John Ever- hart, 35, a coal miner, was killed here yesterday, when he stepped on the starter of his automobile and an ex- plosion and fire followed. FElmer Hale, 30, also a miner is being held in connection with Everhart's death. The theory expfessed by the thorities is that dynamite had placed under the cushion on front seat. The starter wires were then connected with the dynamite, it is believed and the cap of the gaso- line tank removed. This was done, the authorities belleved so that if the driver was not killed in the explosion fire would follow and he would, be burned to death. Everhart was fined in court here a few days ago on a charge of miscon- au- been the ashore was bound from Hong Kong to Shanghal when she met the fury of the typhoon and was wrecked, but her passengers were saved. Desolation hovers over the ruined city and horror haunts its streets, Bodfes In Debris. Hundreds of bodies and the car- casses of animals are mingled with the debris. It is estimated that more than 75 per cent of the city's bulld- ings were destroyed, including the silk knitting factories and the old German consulate, The American consulate and the Standard Oil company's warehouses were slightly damaged. Looters Are Put Down. A Swatow Chinese newspaper re- pqrts that lawless elements raided houses' of typhoop victims and held up passersby but prompt action by olice prevented wholesale looting. The police frustrated an attempt to loot the offices of the Banque Indus- trielle de Chine, arresting two men. Destruction Is Complete. The destruction was almost com- plete. No building escaped damage. To all appearances Swatow is a war-ravaged town—one heap of ruins. The tidal wave which swept the har- bor road inflicted considerable dam- age to the water front buildings. The British in Hong Kong have re- mitted $10,000 to the British consul at Swatow and are shipping rice for distribution among the homeless and destifute. Bodies 15 Miles At Sea. The captain of the steamer Hain- wah, arriving todaygrom Swatow told the Associated Press correspondent that his vessel, 15 miles before reaching Swatow from ShangHal en- countered corpses and carcasses floating on the ebb tide, On Double Tsland the summer re- gort of Swatow's foreign community, not a single house was intact. » Inside Swatow harbor boats that duct with Hale's wife. Hale, who is an’ expert shot firer, denied any knw\vledge of the alleged dynamite. took refuge there presented one mass of wreckage. ANSONIA’S MAYOR, WHO IS ARRESTED FOR PERMITTING SUNDAY BALL GAME, INTENDS TO FIGHT CASE IN COURTS ANKOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Former Coast Artilleryman Lieuten- ant to Take New Britain Girl as Bride in Near Future, George A. Overton, New Britain, Illinots, an- of their to Henry Mr, and Mrs. of 529 Lincoln road, formerly of Oak Pork, nounce the engagement daughter, Dorothy Louise, Lapham Pringle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Pringle of 410 Norfh Elmwood avenue, Oak Pork, Illinois, Miss Overton is a graduate of Smith college, class of 1920. After her col- lege course she spent a yvear in social service work in Hartford. Mr. Prin- gle attended the University of Chica- go and during the war received a commission as lieutenant in the coast artillery. He graduated from the uni versity of Chicago in 1920 Both of the young people graduated from the Oak Pork high school in 1916. An early fall date has been set for the wedding. Week-End Tragedies i New Haven, Aug. 7-——Rescues from drowning in Long Island Sound fea- tured the week-ead on the shore and kept down the list of casualties. Five persons were rescued from the water yesterday in the vicinity of Cosey Beach, East Haven One of those saved was a man who had disappeared beneath the surface when Louis Schrad, expert swimmer, went to his a'd. Schrad brought the man in after a hard tussle At Sunnyside Beach, Bridgeport, Robert Bradford, 7, was drowned within sight of three companions. Another week-end accidental death | was that of Edward Fitzgerald of Suf- folk, who was killed late vyesterday when a tire of his automobile burst in Windsor Locks and the machine struck an embankment. Two other men in the car were injured. THE WEATHER Hartford, Aug. 7.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably showers and thunder storms tonight and TFuesday. Cooler with strong westerly winds. | |coal situation in this city. New Haven Club Also Re- ported Protesting Action of St. Louis in Playing in earby City. Ansonia, Aug. 7.—The case against Mayor John C. Mead, charged with violating the Sunday, law in manag- ing the exhibition baseball game be- tween the St. Louis Cardinals of the National league and the Ansonia team Sunday afternoon was continued in the city court this morning for two weeks, A plea of not guilty was en- tered and announcement was made by the mayor that he would fight the case. Mayor Was Chairman The mayor acted as chairman of the committee of Elks which brought the St. Louis team to Ansonia and agreed to being arrested. It was stat- ed today that a protest against the St. Louis team playing in Ansonia had also been filed with Judge Landis of the National league baseball commis- sion in behalf of the New Haven team of the Eastern league According to the story, New Haven made an effort to get the Cardinals to play in that city Sunday, but found the team had already been booked to play in Ansonia Basis of Protest The protest is said to have been based on the claim that Ansonia was within ten miles of New Haven and within the jurisdiction of the New Haven tezm. The St Louis managers found that railroad timetables gave the distance bhetween the two places as 13 miles and measurements taken Sunday, showed that the Ansonla town line was over 10 miles distant from New Haven and also from Ham- den, where Welss park is located SEEKING INFORMATION Harvey P. Bissell, State Comptrofer Asks Mayor A. M. Paoncssa to Get Information About Coal Situation. Mayor A. M. Paonessa today re- | | |ceived from State Comptroller Harvey a letter inquiring into the The mayor | plans e take up the matter at an early date with James P. North who | was in charge of the coal sxluahon' here during the war-time period. P. Bissell, INCHINA TYPHOON Revised Figures But Add to| BODIES 15 MILES AT SEA — *| of pleasure cars, SENIORITY R UNIDENTIFIED BODY FOUND ON TURNPIKE Believed Victim of Auto— Springfield Policemen May Be Implicated The unidentified body of a man, thought to be about 30 years of age, was found on the Berlin turnpike last evening at about 10 o'clock by gyp- sies, who are members of the camp located next to the Picket brickyards in that town., They immediately no- tified the Berlin authorities and Dr. R. M. Griswold, medical examiner, was called. He gave permission for the removal of the body to the B. C. Porter undertaking parlors in this city, and up to a late hour this after- noon the body has been unidentified. Dr. Griswold stated that the body when found, was face down in the gutter. The vistim wore a grey suit and a cap to match and was neatly at- tired. With the exception of two tat- too marks on the left arm, Dr. Gris- wold says that there are no other marks of identification. The medical examiner also stated this morning that there were no posi- tive clues for the identification of the party or parties responsible for the death of the young man. The gypsies, however, told the police a story which indirectly may lead to the arrest of a man in Springfield, Mass. Prosecutor C. F. Lewlis of Berlin, who was called upon the scene, was told by the gypsies that an automobile with three men in it had stopped in front of the camp at about 9:30 o'clock. They claimed that the men in the car were intoxicated and wanted to start trouble at camp. It is the belief of the gypsies that the driver of the car may have been responsible for the tragedy. Prosecutor Lewis got {n touch with the state police and as a result a man was arrested in Springfield, Mass., last evening. Captain Daly of the detective de- partment of the Springfield police, when calied this morning, stated that Timothy Herlihy of that city was ar- rested last night as a fugitive from Justice on a complaint from the au- thorities in Berlin sworn out by the prosecutor. Captain Daly also asserted that Her- lthy told the Springfield police that he had no knowledge of the affair. Springfield, Mass.,, Aug. T.—Timothy Herlihy of this city was held here to- day on a fugitive warrant sworn to by the Connecticut atate police who al- lege that he is responsible for the killing of an unidentified man who was found in the highway near Berlin Conn. late last night with head crushed. Herlihy was driver of an automobile that passed the spot short- ly before the body was found. The car contained Detective Lieut. M. J. Mead, Acting Detective M. J. O'Brien and Sergeant J. P. Fleming of the Springfleld police and the party was on its way home from Savin Rock, Herlihy denies that anyone was struck by the machine, SERVICEMEN ON J0BS New Haven Road's Statement As To Conditions Today Lays Stress On This Phase of Replacement Process. New Haven, Aug. 7.—The daily| statement of the New Haven road as to strike conditions continued refer- ences to “the very large proportion of the new men hired" as those “who performed service in the army, navy, or marines during the late world | war.” It said "Of the expert mechanics hired since the strike began 10.2 per cent of‘ all such men were ex-service men. Of | the expert linemen hired in the de-| partment of transmission and com- | munication 30 per cent were ex-‘ service men."” The statement says the reopening of the locomotive repair plant at Groton and of the car ships at Nor- wood, Mass, has progressed beyond expectations. Delivery of 20 new heavy engines purchased by the Cen- tral New England road sometime ago will begin this week The "tag day” in behalf strikers held here Saturday about $8,000, according to Mr The siiver fllled a half barrel of the netted Ready. Locomobile Plant to Make Truck, Bridgeport Thinks Rridgeport, Aug. 7. — Manufacture at the Locomobile Co, plant here of a cne ton truck is forecast in the cur- rent issue of “Durant Success,” h organ of the W. C. Durant interests, which recently acquired the Locomo- bile Co. Truck manufacture will in no way interfere with the program outlined for the continued production | it is announced CAR \\()Rl\l RS ATTACKED. 1 Westboro, Mass, Aug. 7.—Two car| inspectors of the Boston and Albany | railroad repairing a disabled car on a> siding in the Cedar Swamp section to- | day, were attacked by ten men who came out of the woods. Martin Ho- | ban, one of the inspectors, rf\»nsd‘ scalp wounds and bruises. The other inspector was not hurt. The assail-| ants escaped. | | succeed Henry Cabot Lodge. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Busines PRICE THREE CENTS HARDING WANTS LABOR BOARD GIVEN RIGHT TO ABRITRATE IGHTS PROBLEM In Meantime Asks That Railroads to Assign Strikers to Work, Ask- ing Latter to Return Also Urges Both Parties to Abide by Any Decision Which Is Rendered by the Labor Board. Washington, August 7.—President Harding today called upon = striking raflroad shopmen to return to work requested the railroads to assign them to work and asked both the workmen and carriers to submit the disputed question of seniority to the rallroad labor board. The president sent telegrams to B. M. Jewell head of the railroad shop~ men's union and T. Dewitt Cuyler chairman of the association of rajlway executives outlining the plan which he hoped would result in speedy termina« tion of the strike. Mr, Harding in his medfiige asked that both parties to the dispute agree to comply with the decision rendered on seniority by the labor board. The further statement was maie by the president that he was ‘“mind- ful of the pledge of both the execus tives and the striking workmen to recognize the validity of all decisions by the railroad labor board.” He also pointed out that the question of seniority which the executives reject- ed as outlined recently in a settle- ment plan proposed by him ‘remains in dispute and bars a settlement.” One Man Killed. Joliet, 111, Aug. 7.—Rioting in . the rajlroad yards here today resulted in the killing of Speclal Agent Philip Reitt of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern road and an unknown striker ‘and the serious wounding of Sherift James Newkirk. Local authorities are plan- ning to call for state troops. , The trouble {8 believed fo have started over the shoottng of & striker last Saturday. The sheriff's office at 9 o'clock called for state troops after it was de- cided that local authorities were un- |able to cope with the situation. New Haven Road New Haven, Aug. 7. — Spokelmen for the striking shopmen of the N. Y. N. H. and H. rallroad, who met in their regular mass meeting today, said that the conditions locally were very quiet and all were looking to- ward the outcome of the conference today of B. M. Jewell, head of the | shopmen, with President Harding. ' John C. Ready; chairman of the system federation, said that the strike on the New Haven road was linked up with the national strike and there would be no change in it until there was a change generally. He also sa{d that the strikers were standing firm everywhere and he did not believe the company had a thousand men at work in its shops in spite of claims made, The hearing on the second restrain. ing order obtained by the New Haven | road will be held before Judge E. 8. Thomas in the U. 8. district court to- morrow, Attorneys for the strikers said they | were in readiness to meet the issues' raised LABOR AGITATOR IS DRIVEN FROM STATE William Z. Foster, Ousted From Col« orado, Termed Omne of Most Dangerous Men in U. S. Denver, Colo, Aug. 7.—Willlam Z, Foster who according to Adjut. Gen, {P. J. Hamrock of the Coloradg rang- ers, is a former steel worker who took an active part {n etrikes in 1919 was /run out of Denver and Colorado yes« |terday at Gen. Hamrock's order. | ter, Foga Gen. Hamrock declared, is the alleged president of a "soviet Russia’™ |society, the correct title of which Gen. Hflmrn(‘k did not know. Federal agents detectives and rangs ers had been looking for Foster for several days it was said but when he arrived on a train from Salt Lake City he eluded them and registered at a hotel. Gen. Hamrock said Foster was disguised. The man was located at his hotel and his suitcase which the authorities said contained I. W. W, and bolshevist literature was confiscat. ed Foster was taken under protest |to an east bound train Gen Hamrack sald he had been in. ®|formed that a secret meeting of those interested in the society was to have been held here last night. He de- clared that Foster is one of the most dangerous men in the country |Wood, Lodge Opponent Withdraws From Contest Boston, Aug. 7.—Russell A. Wood today announced his withdrawal from the contest for the republican nom- ination to the United States senate to He ex- plained his action as due to a con- viction that the opposition to the renomination of Senator Lodge should be united and shou!d express itself ia the backing of a single candidate.