New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ALLIES STILL SEE CHANCE FOR PEACE IN NEAR EAST . AND HINT AT NEW MEETING Note .Probably Will Be Dispatched to Angora Tomorrow Saying That They Are Pre- pared to Resume Ne- gotiations Paris However, Hears Re- port That Opposing Fac- tions Are as Far Apart as Ever in Settlement Plans. London, March 27, (By Associated Press).—It is expected the allies will dispatch a note to Angora tomorrow stating that the Turkish peace pro-| prosals admit of discussion and that the allies are prepared to resume ne- gotiations, It is understood the note will suggest Lausanne as the place of meeting and the middle of April as the date. No Scttlement Near | Parls, March 27 (By the Associated ' Press)—According to information reaching. Paris the Turks and the al- lies are still far apart on many points connected with the peace settlement and it is expected the resumption of the Near KEast conference will de- pend upon the nature of the reply sent by the Angora government when it receives the allies’ answer soon to be despatched, to the Turkish counter{’ proposals, It is understood the allied com- munication to Angora will contain a list of points upon which the allies) who are in complete accord are not dispose® to grant any modifications. | It seems probable these include the method of handling the Ottoman debl, and also the judicial regime for for-| elgners in Turkey, in substitution for the capitulations to which Turkey isi hostile. 1 On the other hand the economic capitulations which were the causes of the break at the Lausann¢ conference can be arranged it is he-| iteved by advocating the possibility | of settlement of disputes direetly be- |/ tween the Ottoman government and, the foreign holders of concessions. SLAIN AND BODY GROUND IN FERTILIZER MACHINE: Detroit Factory Superintendent Be- | L] licved to Have Been Victim of Fiendish Murder Detroit, March 27.—Acting on the |- theory that Joseph Campbell, super- intendent of ‘a reduction company who aisappeared February 10, was slain and his body destroyed by running it through machinery used in the manu- facture of fertilizer, county authori- ties today detained George Reynolds, night fireman at the plant. Investi- gation is said to have disclosed that the grinding machinery in the plant was in operation from 11 p. m. until 5 a. m. on the night of February 10, contrary to custom. It is declared Campbell and Rey- nolds were alone in the plant that night and that no evidence can be. found that the superintendent ever left the ‘place. eputy Sheriff Frank 0. Longman investigating the case ex- pressed the belief Campbell was slain because he possessed information that machinery had been stolen from the plant. DIOCESE WILL GIVE $6,000 70 POLISH ORPHANAGE HERE Bishop Nilan Will Set Aside This Sum After Oollections Are Taken in| Catholic Churches. An allotment of $5,000 for the Polish Orphanage now in course of construction on North Burritt street, will be made this year in the budget of diocesan charities, Rt.'Rev. John J. Nilan, bishop of Hartford diocese, has announced. The appropriation is to assist in the maintenance and conduct of the in- stitution which will be thrown open in August. In the Catholic churches of Hart- ford dlocese colelctions for diocesan charitles will be taken up at the masses next Sunday. Tt is out of these contributions that the appropriation to the Polish orphandge and other similar institutions will be made, Commander of Sub That Torpedoed Sussex is Arrested by Frenchmen Lordon, March 27 (By the Associa- ed Press)—The French authorities in the Ruhr today arrested Tieut. Adolf Steinbeck, named in the allied ygtradi- tion list commander of th& Ger- man U-boat 18 which torpedoed thq, passenger steamship Sussex in March 1916 says a Central News dispatch from Duesseldorf today. ‘The Sussex a British cross-channel steamer was torpedoed without warn- ing March 24, 1916, and was later chiet | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1923.—EIGHTEEN PAQ SONOF ATTY. DRAWN INTO CHLOROFORM MYSTERY Police Hope to Get Clue: to Blackmailing Gang Through Questioning Him, Alleged Close _Acquaintance ‘of Slain e VARELLI ASKS DELAY | IN TRIAL SO -HE OAN SELL EASTER LILTES O Salvatore Varelll, who was arrested last night on a charge of violating the 18th amend- ment at big place of business at 297 La8; (Copiot agked for a continua i nlbon Adyy, S ticy| S foncod HariDepe, e ] to be b, . (¢ the rest of the weéen .. P“n, wanted time to secure the serv- Ices of a lawyer, Assistant Pros- ecuting Attorney Willlam Green- stein said that he was ready to proceed with the case but Judge Klett ordered a continuance un- til Thursday morning of this week stating that this would be sufficient time in which the ac- cused could see an attorney. Librg, “Girl Guimares Challenges Police | to 'Prove Any Chm‘ge| Against Him—Resents In- sinuations Made. New, York, March 27.—Detective Inspector Coughlin, in charge of the investigation of the murder of Doro- thy Keenan, model, today sought fur- ther light on a story published by a morning newspaper to the effect that Draper M. ‘Daugherty, only son of At- torney Gen. Daugherty was a close ac- quaintance of the slain girl and might be able to put him on the trail of blackmailers thought to have used her as a pawn. It was pointed out that Daugherty, if he is at Atlantic City as reported, could not be compelled to come here, but the inspector declared he would be ‘“glad to listen to” Daugherty's story. REV. A, B. TAYLOR - RESIGNS PASTORATE Action Comes as Surprise and Official Board Takes No Action The resignation of Rev. A. B, Taylor, as pastor of The People's church, was submitted to the official | board of that church last evening. It was unexpected by the church offi- | cials and because of this fact and| the fact that there was not a full board present, no action was taken, Says He Knew Girl Well Daugherty, who served for two years with the British army before America entered the war and then be- came a major in the American ex- peditionary forces, was quoted by the | newspaper as saying that he knew | Miss Keenan well, had visited her | apartment several times and on one occasion had given her a check to pay a bill she told him was pressing. { Also Marked for Plucking i | He began to suspect last Thursday, || | after receiving a telephone call from | | at a New York club that he like the | | mysterious “Mr. Marshall” identified | | Saturday as John' Kearsiey Mitchell | | wealthy and socially prominent Phila- | delphian was marked for plucking by | blackmaillers, he was quoted as say-| ing. | This call, he said, came from a man | 1 | who had been close to Miss Keenan. i The speaker he sald asked him “how { about the job” he had promised to get| | for him in:the department of justice | (Continued on fixteenth Page) (GOAL DEALERS REDUCE .~ PRIGES 20 PER CENT| Z . REV. A. B. TAYLOR except to vote to lay the 7reslgnauon:$16 Per Ton for Domestic‘ ‘the table until th ext meeting. ° e o iHett B. Taylor came tojthis c"i‘ty‘ Sizes Is Standard Price, Effective Today as an’ evangelist. He took wup! evangelistic work while employed by the American Sheet and Tin Plate, companyk “dt :’lttnb}\‘xrgh.' Where hel New Britain coal dealers this morn- had wor; ar:ce de ‘;?003)4 y“‘"ylng announced a drop of 20 per cent of age. He resigned a 35,000 a year{;, the price of coal, although no one factory job to take up evangelistic| geomg to be willing to guarantee that work. At that time he was consid-| ¢4 prjce will last for any length of ered a good vocalist and was known ! g B e g e igns . of |, D€ to the fact that the wage scale B AR St Ay o ang|in the anthracite reglons usually I 1 g'rmchfn“ wh"m‘ “5;‘95 ‘;“{dropa April 1, local dealers have tak- Hoin dolng Ve B e, In October | €N @ chance that it will come down D I oMo New Britain to| this vear and have reduced prices $4 tnl;e t:h’nrg(\ of the People's church?a m‘"blwb'f‘:‘;t :t' :‘:‘!:stp:ced“ TMS and_under his guidance that church | ROSWRIC BY % THOH HEt i el has grown and broadened until it has purchase at fiis tlme'onl;m;:m‘pcnny i stand among the TAore Brea|coal, and independent or so-called churches. In January, 28, 1928, he|'Dootleg” coal, which brings a higher was ordained in the local ahiliech by | Price, either must come down to meet Rev. Andrew Heughes, a Baptist| e company coal BERR Bhremate ol evangelist. e The resignation takes effect the The Shurberg company announced | last of May and Mr. Taylor will leave | & drop of $4 a ton in coal prices yes- for his new pastorate in Greensburg, | terday and today practically all others have made the same announcement. Pa., June 1. Greensburg is a town A of about 15,000 people, 18 miles from |, 1288, stove and nut coal now costs| |$16 a ton at Shurberg's, Citizens', | ! City Coal and Wood, Universal (for-| | merly Sovereign's), Berson Brothers BANK SHORTAGE ;und James P. Sullivan, Pea coal brings $14 a ton at all the —_— (Continued on Ninth Page) $460,000 Bank At Kirksville, Mo, Where Cash- jer Committed Suicide, Detalcations. places mentioned, except the Univer- sal, where $14.50 is being asked. | HOTEL REGAL SOLD | Announces Church Street Property Hands, David Christine Buying Hy- man Horwitz's Interests. Kirksville, Mo, March 27.—It wa$ learned today that a shortage of ap- pfo;:‘mtely $460,000 exists in the ac- cou of the Kirksville Trust Co. The cashier, Lonnie F. Gibbs commit- ted suicide in the bank vault,:March 10, Gibbs carried $600,000 life insur- ance and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Gibbs who were the bene- ficlaries, have assigned $500,000 of the amount to protect depositors. ] The Hotel Regal on Church street changed hands this afternoon, Hyman Horwitz selling out his interests . to David Christine, owner of the adjoin- | ing block on Church street, and pro- prietor of a barbershop in that puild- ! ing. The sale was consunghated through the Camp Real Estate agen- | oy, | The hotel property comprises the| eastern half of the building in which it is located. There is a barbershop, confectionery establishment, hotel of- | fice and restaurant on tho ground| floor. In the hotel there are 32 rooms. The purchase price was reported to be .about $40,000. Mus. An~na Buzzi Pleads Not Guilty to Charge New York, March 27.—Mrs. Anna Buzzi who was indicted | | towed into a I'rench port in a dam- aged condition. About 50 lives were lost the vietims inciuding Enriquo Granados, a noted Spanish composer, and his wife. About 30 Americans were among the passengers, but all | and yesterday | GENERAL DAUGHERTY i 1 MITCHELL AND SLAIN MODEL AND FORMER'S WIFE AND HER FATHER DOROTHY KEENAN Murdered Beauty STOTESBURY Mitchell's yFather MRS. J. K, MITCHELL Who Trusts Husband MRS. MITCHELL MEETS HER HUBBY AND GREETS HIM WITH OPEN ARMS Washington, Mafch 27.—J. Kearsley Mitchell, the Philadel- phia millionaire, who was the mysterious “Mr, Marshall” of the| Keenan murder case in New York met his wife here today for Mis. | street, to West Main to Pierce streets| | brother, who resides on Maple street, | rushed into the 2 | | Stocking, for the ias |aging editor of the Evening Sentinel, | |and one of the oldest and best known | INEW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation Week Ending ,339 March 24th PRICE THREE CE} AGAIN TURNS DOWN BILLS AFFECTING WORK IN SHOPS CHASE INSANE MAN F. Ivan Beojamin, Wrestler, Causes Uproar in Nearby Town { SCANTILY CLAD IN TREE Swings From Limb to Limb—Bound to Couch Which is Loaded on Truck And Brought to New Britain Police | Headquarters, (Special to The H Plainville, March 27 |jamin of Park street bec insane here last night at about 10:: o'clock and after breaking ' sever: panes of glass at his home and var-| icus articles of furniture, he made an | attempt to jump out of the second | story of the house and failing in this, went into the street and, chased by a | crowd of about 50 persons, climbed | trees, damaged picket fences, and cut| strange capers all along Fast Main | until he was finally caught and sub- | dued in front of the church of Our Lady of Mercy on Broad street. e was taken to New Britain and placed | in a padded cell at police headynar- ters, and is in a much more scttied| state today. Benjamin, who is commonly Lknown | as the middlewcight wrestling char- | pion of New England states, appeared around the bowling alleys and in cth- er parts of the town earlier in the| evening and his actions were remark- | ed by some, as strange, though no one suspected insanity. | At about 10:30 o'clock, Benjamin's| | Neri Bros. store on | xteenth Page) | (Continued on FORMER EDITOR OF THIS | PAPER DIES IN ANSONIA% | | | Herbert A. Stocking, 53 Years of Age, Passes Away After Meningitis, | Yollowing Pncumonia \ 7.—~Herbert Anson ten years man- Ansonla, March 2 newspapermen in the state, died at| his home here this morning of menin- gitis, following an attack of pneu- monia, suffered three weeks ago. § | Mr. Stocking, who was 53 years of age, graduated from Yale in 1893 and their first interview since his connection with the case became publicly known. | Met With Open Arms | The meeting took place at the Union station upon the ar-| rival of Mrs. Mitchell from Florida on the private car of her| father, E. T. Stotesbury of Philadelphia. As he came up the | steps of the car she appeared in the doorway and held out both | Then they disappeared inside the car which| her hands to him. later in the day was to resume its journey northward. Mr. Stotesbliry alighted shook hands with his son-in-law and | \\viithgultl a word escorted him to the platform to meet Mrs.| Mitchell. Refuses to Read About Case [ Savannah, Ga., March 27.—E. T. Stotesbury, father-in-law of | J. K. Mitchell identified in the Dorothy Keenan slaying case in| New York, refused to read newspaper clippings in connection with the case yesterday when he passed through Savannah on his return trip to the north, escorting his daughter, Mrs. Mitchell. Myrs. Mitchell also declined to discuss the case or read -the clippings. | , | TWO YERR OLD INIURY. ™ yeovry FIRE CHIEF Edward Deminski of Locust Street Hit Butler, Souney and Hoffman Thought to Be Leading Candidates By Golf Ball in 1921 But is Reported Improving. Deminski of 19 Locust recovering from struck on the Bdward strect is gradua the eftects of being head by a golf ball at the Shuttle Meadow club two years ago. at o i, v aftor betng hit by the | TIEEUNg of the board of fire commis- ball, was taken homo, He was at-|sloners this evening there will be al 1t 1s expected that at the specia. | | to the New Britaln General hospital | pointment of an assistant deputy fire| treated for the injury. Since that time he has complained of severe | | headaches and has been’ subject to ( nasal hemorrhages. |* Michael Butler, captain of Engine On March 12 ,Dr. J. T. Donnelly Co. No. 3, obtained the highest aver was called to the home and found the age at the civil service examinations | boy unconscious and in convulsions. |taken on Friday evenifig of last week. He diagnosed the case as inflamma- | His average was 92 per cent. Michael | tion of the brain, The doctor drew |Souney, captain of Engine Co. No. v, the fluid from the brain through the|secured an average of 88% and spinal column, continuing the treat- | George Hoffman, captain of Engine ment for four days. The boy im-|Co. No. 1, an average of 841, mediately after a treatment wouldi There are 18 men to be appointed | brighten up and appear normal, but [to the regular force at the meeting before the next day came around hn;thlfl evening. At the special meeting | would. become almost unconscious |held last night the following callmen | again, |were unanimously appointed to the Dr. Donnelly says that the boy will |regular force: J. J. Heisler, Harry| probably not be affected again in|Timms George Janelle, Albert 1. that manner, as the pressure on the | May, Lester Darnes, John T. Hen- brain has been relieved. {nesy and Jacob Heck. Joseph Tynan land Joseph Ryan, who passed civil service examinations last Friday eve- ning, appeared before the board also. | The two-platoon system will be- |come cffective on Monday of mnext| |week. The hours of duty for the day | chief for the New Dritain fire depart- e e L THE WEATHER o— |ing. | ter taken to a hospit had been in newspaper work prac- tically ever since, coming to the Sen- | tenial from the Waterbury Republi-| can. He was a Mason, and a mem- | ber of the First Congregational church of this city, of which he was also a deacon. He is surveved by his wife, two daughters and a son, | his father and a brother and sister. Mr. Stocking's position on the Sen-| tinel will be filled by Albert S. Jones, | who for the last 17 years has served as telegraph editor, Mr. Stocking, who is well known in this city, was formerly editor of ll\i-‘ New Britain Herald, resigning from | this paper in 1908, He suc- ceeded by the late John O'Nei HE LOST HIS NERVE orker Starts to Kill Self and n New Y Daughter, But Changes His Mina and Tries to Save Her. New York, March 27.—Brooding over the loss of his George Kuntz early today turned on the gas and waited for death to come to him and his 14-year-old daughter, When tite fumes became nal t- ing he lost his nerve hurriedly, turned the gas off and worked fran- tically to resuscitate his daughter Failing he ran to the street screams- He was arrested and his daugh- Police said two other at- wife, that Kuntz had made tempts to kill himself and his daugh- ter but that he had lost his nerve on both occasions. 0,000 LOSS BY FIRE March -Five hundred $254 Montreal, tended by a physician and later taken |three cornered controversy on the ap- | workmen were thrown out of work to- ! shoe manu- day when fire swept th facturing plants, Damage was es- timated at $250,000. The factories| were La Duchess Shoe Mfg. Co. and | the Charbonneau and Deguise com- panies. | | |to 13, PLAINVILLE PEOPLE 50-Hour-a-Week Meas- ure Lost, 16 to 15, While 48-Hour Week for Women and Mi- nors in Textiles Is Killed, 18 to 13 Senator Covert of New Britain One of Those Voting Against First Named Measure—Oppo- nents Say Women Are Satisfied. Hartford, March 27.—An cffort te overturn unfavorable reports of the labor committee on Mrs, Nevius' 60 hour- a-week bill HB 183 and on that of Mr. Walker, of Plainficld for a 48 hour week for women and minors in textile factories (HB341) was made in the senate today. On the first named bill the roll call, demanded by Senator Tone was close, 16 to 15 for rejection. On the other bill it was 18 The roll call_on Mrs. Nevius' bill was as follows: Ior rejection— Covert, Christoph, Golden, Ells, Park, Challenger, Atchison, Platt, Child, Ash, Brooks, Rudd, neh, rson, De ter and Allen—16. Against—=Suisman, Dignam, Bake- well, (rep.), McDonald (rep.), Tone, Clyne, Bersigel (rep.), McGrath, Johnson, Rogers (rep.), Gibbs, Har- ter, Behre (rep.), Kenealy (rep.), Doty (rep.)—15. On HB 341 concerning women and minors, and regulating kours of minors under 16 years of age, the vote was 18 to reject and 13 for the bill. Rogers and Park voted against this bill changing their stand from that on the other bill. The absentees were Wilder Beers, P hours of and Calls It Unnecessary The bill of Mrs, Nevius provided for a4 9 hour day and a 50 lour Week. \ {Senator Allen, Jin making the report, it the legislation was un- “Recent incre: in ndicate that prosperity is on the way this section of the country and it seemed to the commit- tee it would be ill advised to tamper with hours of labor at this time.” He id that factory women themselves had not appeared in favor of the bill. He also declared that 74 per cent of the women factory workers worked declared t neces: wages in mil (Continued on Sixteenth Page). HALF BROTHER SCORNS BERNHARDT IN DEATH Oklahoma Man Claims That Divine Sarah Never Gave Him Square Deal McAlester, Okla., March 27, (By Associated Press)—A story that delves back into the mists that ob- scure the early life of Mme, Sarah Bernhardt is told by old Joseph Bern- hardt, who has mended McAlester's stoves and furniture for the last quar- ter century. Joseph Bernhardt says the famous actress was his half-sister. ¥ anged many years » tells it*-and, puttering about his little shop today he vowed he felt no sorrow at the n of the passing ot the “divine Sarah ' The Bernhardts are a strong tem- pered people, says old Joseph, and he declared he not forgive Sarah for hew treatment iim as a youth when + could have extended to him a helping hand, but refused. She had an opportunity to make something out of me, but she turned me down,” the aged Frenchman said with bitterness, “I have no pity, no sorrow.’ Joseph Bernhardt told the story of his blood relationship to the famous ress when he came to McAlester, years ago, and it has stood unre- futed. Sarah Bernhardt was the sec- ond daughter of Pierre ardt, were el (Continued on Third 1'age) West Haven Boy Given D. S. C. Fo Heroism at Battle of Seichprey i H. MANNING | 1 of New Britain Herald). D. . March B Connecticut war in Bat- BY GE« (Washington Bure: Washington, Norris W. Ryley, hero, who served as a private tery B, 103d field artillery, 26th di- vision, has been awarded the Di tinguished Service Cross citation by the war department for extraordinary heroism in action near Seicheprey, France. these were saved, although three were charged with murder in the first de-| severely injured. Germany as first (gree in connection with the shooting denied responsibility for the torpedo-[of I‘rederick Schneider, wealthy ing but after an interchange of notes|Bronx contractor, with whom she had with the allies admitted the attack|lived, pleaded not guiity when ar- and promised sovere pui ment of raigned today in supreme court. She the submarine commander. was committed to jail to await trial, shift will be from 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. and for the night shift from 7 p. m. to 6 a. m. Chief Willlam J. Noble will prob- ably assign the men to the various companics the latter part of this week. Hartford, Mar. 27.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight. Wednesday fair and colder; fresh westerly winds W e e Ryley enlisted from Norwich, and | his present address is 15 Iast street, | West Haven. The service for which he has been |cited was rendered on April 20 and 21, 1918, when, according to the cita- tion, communications have ing been destroyed, two of the threa guns of his battery also destroyed and 50 per cent of the men of the battery killed or wounded, and several run- ners having been killed or wounded in attempting to carry messages to the battalion post of command, Pri- vate Ryley voluntarily and repeatedly crossed an exposed field a distance of 700 yards under terrific machine gun and artillery fire, and again repeated his hazardous task on April 21, and on oceasion accomplishing his mission. His heroic conduet was an inspiration to every man of his regi- ment."” . Al wire ach