New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1923, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERALD ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1923, —SIXTEEN PAGES, U.S. HEARS NOTHING ABOUT ACCUSE FIERSTEIN |VETS TOTHELEFT, |NEW JERSEY DRY AGENTS DECLARE B’{s'l”l;'_(n' OI%TERDM Tx z%',’” OF HIDING ASSETS| VETSTOTHERIGHT RUM RUNNING REPORTS ARE FALSE i oY LU BOLIG | e e 1A £ INSISTS THEY ARE TRUE Grants Brief Mordor-’ 15 GUTTED BY FLANES sy v 10 CREDIORS K" DDDY OF ' 4| Coat Prescems 'mfl;finfl‘::';gfg"’}"gfilutfl, :."y,v;f,,::'_' : oy "W N ) Coal _Pgscnpl:om m—Ge $ree8 | w0 Fireme s | Press Correspondent is 2 L Advt, Dopt., New Britain physicians are is- To Resume Deliveries| pylling Tiur:s ‘ : ‘ (7 Year Old Texas Girl Is Ex-| Backed up by Customs Hnrtlord, Conn, suing prescriptions for coal, s When their patients are in need of Coal Battling Blaze pected to Aid in Identify- : ing Members of Moh Officials [News Gathering Agency of fuel, and there is sickness in the house, several medical men French Flag Reported Torn Down Near Essen—Peo- Shows Where Prohibition Agents Failed to Capture are not hesitating to use preserip- tion blanks which act as a guar- ple, Warned of Drastic Action in Case of Revolt. Haul Worth $100,000, Daily Circulation 8,649 == PRICE THRES CENT> Aw Week January News of the World By Associated Press National we on Arch Street Se- creted Goods, Investigation Com- mittee Says, Allegations that merchandise to the value of several thousands of dollars was found secrcted under plles of rubbish and in a wood bin at the cel- lar of the National Meat and Grocery store on Arch street, now under at- tachment, were made this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce when creditors of Edward Fierstein, insolv- ent owner of the store, met to take action on Fierstein's offer of a 30 per cent composition, Fierstein filed a voluntary petition in bankruptey about two wecks ago. His unsecured {lities amount to $16,700, while ade a claim of as- sets to the amount of $4,500 with which to meet these liabilities, Finding Goods A first meeting of the creditors was held last Wednesday afternoon at the Charhber of Commerce and at that time Fierstein made his offer of com- position, The creditors named a com- mittee to look into the advisability of accepting the offer. Among those se- lected were Lawyers Donald Gaffney and David L. Nair of this city, who subseque-tly learned, it is alleged that there was a large quantity of merchandise hidden in the cellar. An investigation was instituted, which re- sulted in finding the goods, it is said. At the hearing this afternoon, the creditors committee submitted a re- port relative to the finding of addi- tional assets. On recommendation of Attorney Gaffney, the creditors voted to reject Fierstein's offer. Fierstein sald that the goods might have been in the cellar but were not Meat and | Speaker Was in Hamess in 1883 Mr. Christ's Position Considered Important—Oivil Service Advocates Weak—Democrats Satisfied, BY CLARENCE G, WILLARD, Copyright, 1923, ( 1 to The Herald), Hartford, Jan, 13.—There is always A number of what may be termed elderly men sitting in the General Assembly each legislative year, but a careful survey of the present house will draw attention to the large num- ber of veterans In legislative service who are there this year, while the same sort of checkup in the senate presents just the opposite story, Thirteen senators are sitting for the first time in the legislative hall; nine were members of the legislature in 1921; nine assisted in the law making in 1919 and others gained experience fn 1917 and 1915, Senator Atchison, of Sherman, s the veteran of the senate in the matter of age of service, although Senator Brooks or Torring- ton is generally credited with this position. The latter did not come to Hartford until 1915, while Senator Atchison was in the house in 1907, Nickerson in House in 1883 In the house, older members, those who were “legislating” when the bi- cycle was the popular mode of travel to the capitol, are quite numerous. Each of the following members served in the legislature in the '90's: I", H. Mayberry of East Hartford; Charles H. Smith of Groton; Charles 8, Hyde of Brooklygs Andrew T. Clarke, of Canterbui eorge A. Willlams of Killingly; O. A. Hiscox, of Woodstock; John P. Porter of Goshen; W. V. Barber of New Hartford and John C. Brinsmade of Washington. There are four members of the present house who sat as legislators in Hartford in the '80's, Speaker Nickerson is one of anten to coal dealers that the per- sons involved must have the fuel, The practice has not become general, but there are several in. stances known where physicians have employed this means of se- curing fuel for patients, CITY MEETING BOARD CANNOT FIX SALARIES Corporation Counsel Kirk- ham Gives Opinion on Dis- pute Over Authority New London, Jan, 13.—~Fire in the bullding formerly occupled by the Yale Brewery Co., corner Mill and Winthrop streets, which started lagt night, was extinguished at 3 a. m, to- day. \ Practically all of value that remains of the building is the four walls, the floors having been damaged beyond repair and the roof burned entirely off. The blaze was believed to have originated on a lower floor and shot up the elevator shaft so that: by the time firemen arrived the place was a seething furnace. Two firemen, Isa- dore Goldberg and Anthony Silva were injured by falling beams. The first floor was used by Jacob Solomon, Main street merchant, for storage purposes. His stock of paper goods was an entire loss. Six car- loads of produce stored on the second floor by the Thames Fruit and Pro- duce Co. were destroyed. The upper floors were used by Tait Bros, fice cream manufacturers, for storage of cabinets, ice cream tubd and miscel- laneous equipment most of which was consumed. The burned structure was also oc- cupied by the P. Schwartz Co., grain and feed, whose loss was small. The building is owned jointly .by Nathan M. Solomon and Dr E. A, Henkle and only partial insurance was carried be- cause of the high rate. . Houston, Tex,, Jan. 13-—Aided by seven year old Bonnie Lee Harrison, said to have seen a mob of 15 or more disguised man drag her mother from home, cut off her long hair and whip her, authorities expected today to come out in the open with their in- vestigation, The whipping was administered to| A:‘rl. R. H. Harrison, 30, a widow, the night of January 5, she admitted y to officers, but had been kept secret l,,”‘::::i:‘::";. ,J“."' themrel until Friday, when rumors were cir- || y rvise. v leading Slatad. uur::'?u:;\llm'. of illicit In-\'erhn R. A. Armand, 25, of Middletown, | sty el Texas, also was taken out by the dis. | 1erocs, COUSt were declared to bo The child was the first to see the <y o mob members, one of whom knocl::d iibition ‘Commiseoacr: Hayfhiss frosy on the door of the Harrison home at |5, NV Jersey dry headquarters. Goose Creek, an oil town 35 miles The report of Mr. Haynes came southeast of Houston, about 9 p. m, '.""“ Acting . Direstor.: YeHow(ey 4 She told her mother that the caller | o YOrk who was instructed yes. was dressed “all in white,” Later,) (T8 to cooperate with Acting Di- the victims of the mob told how two |Ctor Moss of New Jersey, in inves- of its members wore the garb of tigating the situation described, the women, although obviously they were | "¢WSPaper reports. Mr. Yellowley, men, while others dressed as circus|?ccording to the commissioner, based clowns, comedians and other odd|nis report on a personal investigation chlivantont: |in which he was joined by Mr. Moss Mrs. Harrison, when interviewed by and Field Supervisor Howard in newspapermen, refused tos describe |cbarge of the prohibition land forces the alleged assailants other than to|in New Jersey, say they were disguised. Armand Mr. Haynes said the investigators also failed to throw light on the|2ttributed the dispatches printed identity of the men. widely during the last two days to At least one of the mob members|“Wet propaganda.” The only recent expected to be identified by the little|attempt to land liguor on the New girl. She told Deputy Sheriff Hamil- | Jersey coast was made Thursday, the ton she would know one of them. report said, by four small craft car- rying an aggregate of 1,000 cases, all Armand is confined to his bed, his back lacerated by many lashes. of which was declared to have been Washington, Jan, 13,~Official ad- vices so far fail to support Intima- tions In Paris dispatches that France is considering a new conference on the question of German reparations in which the United States might be asked to partieipate, It was sald at the state department today that no hint of such a plan had been recelved, French Flag Torn Down, Berlin, Jan. 13 (By the Assoclated Fress)—The French flag hoisted by the occupying troops at Stecle, two miles from Essen has been torn down and destroyed, says a dispatch_to Vor- waerts today. The dispatch says the incident may result in unpleasant con- sequences, The burgomaster. had to -apologize to the French commander and publish an appeal warning the population against excesses. If an employe of the common coun- il or a school teacher should sue the city for salary which the city had agreed to pay the city must make payment whether the city meeting board appropriated money for it or not, Corporation Counsel John H. Kirkham told the board of finance and taxation at its meeting last night. He made the following statement today explaining his opinion: “The corporation counsel, in reply to Chairman Hall's question as to the respective powers of the city meeting board and the common council and school committee in regard to salaries gave what he called a ‘“curb-stone opinion” which he wished understood Coal Deliveries Resumed, Essen, Jan. 13 (By the Associated Press)--The Germans agreed today to resume, deliveries of coal under ten- tative arrangements to be controlled by a Franco-German commission. * DIES WHILE SHAVING. ‘Washington, Jan. 13.—Representa- tive Montoya of New Mexico died sud- denly at his home here today. He was stricken while shaving and died with- While Germany generally was pre- |in a short time. paring for the observafice of tomor- row as the “Sunday of mourning" over the occupation of the Ruhr, the actual establishment of the French and Belgian garrisons continued to be extended and the occupying authori- ties at Essen and Duesseldorf were making further efforts toward direct negotiations with the big ingdustrialists and mine operators. ,~Confiscations and arrests” were threatened if ‘a number of the latter failed to heed the invitation sent them by the control commission for a con- ference he\re today. DOESN'T KNOW CIVIL WAR IS OVER, HE 1§ S0 DUMB Worthington, Mass, Man Writes to “Jeff Davis,” Asking Payment on Bricf Moratorium, Confederate Bond. Paris, Jan. 15 (By the 'Associated Pregs)—The reparations commission | this morning postponed until January | 31 the payment of 500,000,000 gold marks duc from Germany next Mon- day. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13.—A man sign- ing himself Abner Lee Squiggins of Worthington, Mass,, apparently be- lieves the confederate states of Amer- ica still exist and that Jefferson Da- vis functions as the chief executive, GIRL, RECENTLY AT FOX’S THEATER, KILLED BY ANGERED LOVER INN. Y. IMaricm, of “The Five Mec- covered up. Larens” Troupe, S!ain in Restaurant and Brother Wounded—Murderer at- tempts Suicide. DOESN’T WANT HIS MOTHER GIVEN FACTS those, and the others are I. N, Tib. |0t to be a final opinion. Sheriff T. A. Binford, who was said captured by the dry navy. bals, of East Hampton; William H,| "He said that the common council Brackett of Willington and Michael [4N{ the various departments have the Connery of Redding, who sits on the | POWer and it is their duty to govern democratic side. Nickerson, who sery- | the city, decide on the number of em- ed in the house in 1883, i ployes to do the necessary work and “yvet.” -t Rqlduyg to fix their salaries. On the other There are 45 men in the present ha_nd the city meeting board contrary house who are 60 years of age or|t? Perhaps the popular impression, is over, and 15 men have seats there limited to a few things, but these whose age ranges from 70 to 78, ::l;‘l:ln are very important, such as Profiinent Figure:. ng bonds, laying taxes and hanging appropriations. IT an em- There are many outstanding figures | in ‘both houses this session. Speaker ployk-af.thp. oamman: eotincll or’ 4 Nickerson, it is expected, will provide school teacher should sue the city for verbal fireworks as the session pro- | S1ary agreed to be paid him the city ceeds, “Nick” as he is famillarly— would have to pay whether the city and affectionately, too—called by };ns meeting boagd appropriated money associates, has a ready wit and a f'",',u or not, Y most convincing and effective man- Cutrary perhaps to popular opin- ner of presenting his ideas in public. ion, the city meeting board has limit- House members are waiting for some | 1 Powers. It is its duty to lay taxes incident to occur which arouses his[?and it can change appropriations for displeasure. When such an incident | Which the taxes are laid, to issue Commissioner Haynes made publie the report from Mr. Yellowley which denied activities of the rum runners to have had endorsement of the Ku Klux Klan at the last election last fall, denied that the klan had any- thing to do with the affair. Armand said Mrs. Harrison had been ill several days and he had gone to her home with fruit only a few minutes before the masked mob ar- rived. ESTATES INVENTORIED Henry C. Supports A, P. Story New York, Jan. 13.—(By Associat- lea Press)—William R. Sanders, chiet of the inspection division of the Unit- ed States customs service here which Thursday night captured four rum runners off the Jersey coast today characterized as “laughable” the de- nial of prohibition enforcement agents that there were rum running activi- ties of large proportions off Sandy Hook. Bigelow $2,151 and Anna Carlson| = y;.' gangers snited his action to his words, laughing heartily, as he said: i b, Rect $8,629 According to Probate o “Our capture of four heavily laden Inventories of the estates of Julia|rum runners is all the support I need Magee, Henry C. Bigelow and Anna|to offer. The néxt day or two will Carlson have been filed in probate|tell just how great the activities have heen. | Julia Magee Left $2,823, court. The Magee estate totals $2,823.25, represented in a one-third interest in property at 335 South Main street, and household and personal furnish- ings. Cash in the New Britain Savings Not in Argument H. C. Stuart, acting collector of the port and Mr. Sanders’ chief, vester- day received a report made to him by Sanders on the previous night's raids, and then despatched the coast guard bank to the amount of $2,149.16 and a [cutters Manhattan and Calumet to gold watch valued at $2 are the items Highlands. Mr, Stuart did not attend in the Bigelow inventory. |the conference hastily called by pro- Following is the Carlson inventory: | hibition officials after word of the Property at 51 Prospect street, $7,000; | rum runners activities off Sandy Hook New Britain Savings bank deposit, | lecaine public. $171.70; deposit in Berlin Savings| Mr. Stuart declined to be drawn in- bank, $958.07; houschold furnishings, to any discussion as to the extent of does occur, it should prove a source of | Ponds to sell real estate and an appeal discomfiture to the unlucky member | Under certain conditions can be taken involved, .and a source of glee to the | t0 the board from any ordinance pass- speaker's admirers, ed by the common council. Foes of Civil Service Strong “New Britain is no longer governed Major Buckley, in introducing and in a town or city meeting. That was explaining bills on Wednesday, prov-|2bandoned when the city was in- ed himself the same concise and “de- | COrporated and the common council finite” orator of two years ago. Such |&nd its various boards were given the opposition as may arise in the future | POWer and duty to manage the city's to his leadership in the house will fina | ffairs. The power, however, to lay it very difficult to show progress. Two | {2Xes and to change appropriations years ago insurrection was predicted for which the taxes are laid is a very at various times throughout the ses-|important one. No specific appro- France, Italy and Belgium voted for the delay, Sir John Bradbury, the British member, did not cast a ballot. ! There was no discussion of this brief moratorium on its. merits. The French requested postponement of the payment in order that they might finish preparation of their new mora- torium plan. Roland W. Boyden, the American observer, was present at the meeting, which lasted a half hour. Steps were taken to notify the German gov- according to a letter madg public at the state capitol here todn‘ The letter was received by the at- torney general's office having been forwarded by the postmaster at Rich- mond where it had been addressed to: v ‘“Jefferson Davis, President, Rich- mond, Va." Unable to deliver the communica- tion the Richmond postmaster had opened it and found a $500 bond is- sued by Georgia in 1862, together with the following letter: Harold Blake Van Alstein, member of the vaudeville team of Van and Merson who last night shot and killed Miss Marion MacLaren, of the musical troupe of “The Five MacLarens,” wounded her brother Hugh and then shot himself in New York told the po- lice today that he killed the girl be- cause she had broken their engage- ment to be married and refused even to talk with him, “R. F. D, .2, Worthlnnon\‘ Mass. “January 8, 1928, “Mr. Jefferson Davis, “Richmond, Vir., “Dear Mr. President: “Will you please send mec the rest of the money on this. I only got paid for two coupons and I need some money to get a couple of cows, and to pay some on my mortgage. I meant to send this before I came up here in 1872 but did not have time. “Honorably yours, “ABNER SQUIGGINS, “P. S.—Please send it in one (1) dollar bills,” The bond bears a total of 30 cou- pons, of which two have been torn off and paid off. Attorney General Napier regrets that he must tell Mr. Squiggins that the bond was outlawed along with all other Confederate obligations. TRAPPED IN MINE ernment of the delay. The commission decided also to in- form the German, war burdens com- mission that a reply would be made within a few days to the letters of the German commission dated November 14 and Uovember 27, in which on be- half of the German government it demandeg a moratorium for 1923. It was intimated that France was hoping that an extension of the period of grace would permit the Ruhr situa- tion to take definite shape and make evident the extent of the ‘passive re- sistance” policy. Report of New Meeting. There was also a report that France might endeavor to arrange a meeting with Germany to discuss a settlement of the reparations question in view of the fact that the Krench are now in the Ruhr. = Gre ritain, Ttaly, Del- gium and possi the United States were mentioged as tpe nations that might be asked to attend such a con- ference. ‘Were Here Recently Although, as far as is known, Van and Merson have never played in this city, the “Five MacLarens” are well known to local theater goers and Harry Burke, manager of Fox's theater, is especially well acquainted with the family. The “Five Mac- Larens” played for three days at Fox's theater only a few weeks ago, their act having been a Scotch musical number, featuring dancing, singing and eccentric trap drumming. The victim of last night's shooting was the girl who featured in the trap drumming. Her home was in Phila- delphia. The only male member of the troupe was Hugh. Not Sorry He Killed Her Van Alstein said his mother lived in Omaha, Neb. He is under arrest in |i Bellevue hospital on a homicide charge. His self inflicted wound is not serious, physicians said. Hugh Mac- Laren, brother of the dead musician, also was hurt only slightly and left the |r hospital after his injury, a flesh wound sion but the Buckley leadership ex- perienced no special McDONOUGH AND MAG PASS Two New Britain Boys Will Be Ad- cut bar cxamining committee today made public the names of those pass- 1922, as follows: Edward Breslin, Charles Carroll, Williams Cohen, Meriden; priations should be exceeded, unless the same is necessary in order to per- form governmental duties. There is a distinction between contracting to pay money and obtaining money with which to pay for the contract. The common council has the right to con- tract and to make appropriations and lay taxes, but the city meeting board can change the taxes and appropria- tions, but has no right to fix the sal- aries or the number of employes.” “If the city meeting board fails to appropriate money with which to pay the employes of the common council or of the school committee and to lay a tax sufficient to raise the money| with which to pay for the contracts| lawfully made by the common coun- cil or the school committee, then it is the duty of the common council and of the school board and of all officers of the city not to exceed the appropriations unless such excess s necessary for the performance of gov- ernmental duties, such as conducting schools, providing for the poor, build- setback. This (Continued on Third Page) STATE BAR EXAMINATIONS mitted To Legal Fraternity At Next Meeting Hartford, Jan. 13,—The Connecti- ng the examinations of December, John G. Blackall, Hartford; James Hartford; Edward Ilast Hartford; Sid- Waterbury; Bernard Elias Cra- ney S. Cassel, $400: death benefits from Vega so-|Tum running operations, declaring he ciety, $100. Total, $8,629.77. | was no more interested in the subject (Continued on Sixtcenth Page). If Lausanne Fails, Turks | Are Ready to Renew War SEEKIN—G};flBLIGITY Valetta, Malta, Jan. 13 (By Asso- ciated Press).—It is reliably reported from Smyrna, s Reuters today, |Several Congressman Want Upshaw that the Turks are feverishly prepar-| To Brand Them As “Drinkers” ing to resume hostilities in the event| Feeling It Will Get Votes. of a breakdown of the Lausanne Washington, Jan. 13.—Returning to the house after his conference yester- |day with prohibition officials on the peace conference. 3 MORE E | subject of liguor drinking by members Dublin, Jan. (By Associated |Of congress and high government offi- Pross)—Three men were cxecated in |¢lals Representative Upshaw, demo- Dundalk this morning it was offi~ial- |CTat, Georgia, ran into some unexs ly announced by the Free | pected evidence, thorities, | Half a dozen members who voted |against the Volstead law and who . o AR |took a drink in the old days if they PASS P e | 3 ESUREL IV QRN """""~ felt like it, surrounded the Georgian. Washington, Jan. 13.—The senate| “Here, put us on your list of drinke- today passed the post office apm'oprin-“in: men, for it will mean our re-elec- tion bill of $585,000,000. {tion,” they urged. JCUTIONS, State au- mer, Stamford; William Bristol Dana, New Haven; James I'rancis Deegan, Hartford; Meyer Dworkin, Bridgeport; Lawrence J. FKckstrom, Bridgeport; John James ¥lovd,. New London; Harry Silvain Gaucher, Sprague; Is- rael Hillman, New Haven; Austin Av- ery King, New Haven; Henry J. Klein, Bridgeport; James Stecle Kline, Stamford; Isadore Lester Kottler, Bridgeport; John 8. Kuzmaeck, Wash- ington, D. C.; leonard John Mec- Mahon, New Haven; Thomas I. Mc- Donough, New Britain; Edward Ar- nold Mag, New Britain; Thomas F. Mitchell, New Haven; James Earl Ra- vich, Hartford; Dominic Abraham Roina, Greenwich; Charles Pierson shooting. The first shot went wild. | Roraback, Torrington; Vincent A. The second shot went true and Miss Scully, Waterbury: James D. Ashe, | ing roads and bridges, running fire and police departments, etc. One way to test the question of whither appropriations have been unnccessar-| ily exceeded is to bring an action un-| der the state statute and then the| court would decide whether it was| necessary to exceed the appropriations | or not. This would be a question of | fact to be decided by the court. in the left shoulder had been dressed. “I am not sorry I shot her,” Van Alstein told police. “I loved her and she drove me insane by her refusal to talk to me. The only thing I regret is that I didn’t kill myself. Please don't tell my dear old mother her boy is| a murderer."” | Shot in Cold Blood Miss: MacLaren, dining in an eighth avenue restaurant with her brother, his wife and her two sisters, after the evening performance at a vaudeville theater where they had played since Thursday, arose when Van Alstein entered the crowded cafe. Treading his way past the crowded tables he walked over to her table and began No Hope Held Out For Miner Caught SERGY. KELLY LEADS RACE BOR CAPTAINCY OF POLIGE| = Yooese . v o Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 13.—Members of mine rescue teams who were forc- ed early today to abandon their search for Thomas Kenney who was forth Has Average of 85 entrapped in American mine No. 1 near here, following an explosion Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth and|wpion resuited in the death of Pete Sergeant J. Kelley, last night took the | iy, oherty and the serious injury of examination of civilgiervice, for the|jonn Brennan. vacancy in the capticy in the local| They shid it was doubtful whether police department. they would be able to re-enter the The results of the examination were | shatt because of the strong gas fumes. as follows: Lieutenant Bamforth,| ) hope of finding Kenney alive has physical average .90, civic average .80, | heen abandoned, they assert, as it Hints Dr. McKoin Shot up his Own Car to Accuse Anti-Klan Workers language said to have been used by Captain Skipwith but handed to Judge Odum a slip ot paper on which he had Passes Civil Service Examination With Average of 953 —Lieut. Bam- Bastrop, La., Jan. 13.—William B. Stuckey, Mer Rouge lawyer and a former member of the Louisiana leg- islature testifying today in the state's opening hearing inquiry into masked | "1 Iten the and hooded band activities in More-| Mr. Stuckey asked about the house parish, declared the theory had | anonymous letters and the rounding been advanced in Mer Rouge, in con-| UP 0f people believed to have been nection with an alleged attempt to|cConnected with the plot to assassine | ate Dr. McKoin “I have learned Dr. them himself,” he said. Will of Mrs. Holsapple Filed in Probate Court | Provision for the disposition of the | estate of the testator among members| of the family is made in the will of the late Mrs. Mary A. Holsapple, filed words, kill Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor | of Mer Rouge that Dr. McKoin “shot | McKoin wrote | up” his own car to gain the support Slavatsky, “They were general average .85; Sergeant Kelley, |would be practically impossible for a physical average .95, civie average|person to live long in the gas filled .06, general average .96%. shaft. - Chairman David L. Dunn of the board of poljce commissioners said today that n& date has as yet been set for a meeting of the board to fill the vacancy. He intimated however, that it will be held early next week. New York State Woman, 68, Is Found Frozen to Death |tempt to haul her off at high tide. RNochester, N. Y., Jan. 13.—The| Southwest Harbor, Me, Jan. 13.— body of Miss Frances Matthews, 68, |An unidentified schooner went ashore was found frozen in a snow drift a today on the southern end of Great short distance from her home at In-|Cranberry island off Mount Desert terlaken. Miss Matthews, a former|island. ®* Coast guardsmen from the newspaper editor, had been missing | Islesford station went out to the ves- from her home since Monday. sel. Two Schooners Agr;mnd Off Maine and Mass. Coast Vineyard Haven, Jan. 12.—The British schooner Frances Parsons was aground in the harbor today, a victim of the storm. The coast guard cut- ter Acushnet was prepared to at- | who turned the revolver on himself. MacLaren fell dead. A third struck Hartford; Abraham D. Hugh MacLaren in ‘the shoulder as|Brideeport; Philip J. Sullivan, he attempted to reach Van Alstein | onfield: Thomas C. Sullivap, Police reserves were called out to clear a passage from the cafe to the | street when Miss MacLaren's body was removed and the other two sent to hospitals. THE WEATHER ARMY AVIATOR KILLED. El Paso, Jan. 19.—The body of First Lieut. Edgar A. ILiebhauser, killed late yesterday when his plane fell near Del Rio, Tex., while flying |/ from San Antonio to El Paso, will be || brought to Fort Bliss today. | *. Fair and continued cold ishing northwest winds. Jr., New Haven; Max R. Traurig, Waterbury, | and John F. Williams, New Haven. Hartford, Jan. |:.;m for New Britain and vicinity: tonight Sunday becoming cloudy with rising temperature and dimin- today in probate court. Sums of $300 each are left to 'hl“ following children: Floyd W Holsap- | ple of S8an Diego, Cal., Ambrose Hols-| |apple of New Canaan and Marion C.| Thompson of this city. To a daugh- ter, Luella H. Ruger of Waterbury,| the sum of $100 is left. A $300 note in favor of the testator, now in the hands of the son, Ambrose, is to be| used for Funeral expenses and in-| | |seribing the family monument, the, balance to become his property. To| a son, William, a gold watch is left {|and the remainder of the estate is | |directed to the daughter Marion C. | | Thompson. The will was drawn December 9, # 1919, of members of the Ku Kiux Kian, Mr. Stuckey described himself as an [ opponent of the kian. Mr. Stuckey also declared Dr.! Me- Koin had incurred the enmity of many people in and about Mer Rouge b(‘-I cause of what he termed the “bull in| the China shop” methods of McKoin | while he was mayor. i He told of a conference held in the | courthouse between klan members and | citizens who were not members rela- tive to the death of Richard and| Daniel and quoted Captain Skipwith | as saying that “every man in More- horse parish who did not quit taiking about the klan would be whipped.” jwnnrn on the typewriter.” A. L. Smith, another witness told of efforts undertaken by himself and | others to restore harmonious condis tions in Morehouse and to adjust dif ferences among certain factions which | developed as a result of the attack on Dr. McKoin and the kidnapping and disappearance of Richard and Daniel. “We wanted to provide ways and means to cope with the trouble with- out any assistance” sdid Mr. Smith. “Martial law was threatened and the governor was reported to have sent detectives here. We wanted to eall the governor off and handle the sltua- Mr. Stuckey did not give the eucl‘uon ourselves.” 4