New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Pu,u ESTABLISHED 1870 FRENCH AND ‘BELGIANS TO PAY;FOR OCCUPATION OUT - € INCOME FROM SEIZURES B S A S TEE-TOTALLING SCOT WRITES OF RUM SHIP Rotten Meat, No Bathing Facilities and General Hardships Are His New York, April 14.—~The sad plight of a tee-totalling, comfort-lov- ing Scot sailorman, marooned for sev- eral months on board a rum runner off the New Jersey coast, was de- |seribed in a letter taken from a mem- ber of the crew of the tugboat Peer- .|less, selzed yesterday by the ‘*dry Paris, April 14 (By the Associated | navy,” f Press)—The French and Belglan gov-| The letter was dated March 28 on efriments decided today at the con-/the yacht S, V. Istar, and was ad- ference of their ministers here to re- dressed to ‘'Jenny” in Greenock, imburse themsclves for the Ruhr oc-|Scotland, ostensibly the wife of the cupation expenses out of merchandise | wearled Scotsman. and money seized from the Germans.| “I wish I was home out of the The two allies again emphasized their | ship,” the missive said, “as, what determination to evdcuate the Rulr!with drunken men and the smell of only as Germany paid, the drink, it near about knocks me Alljes Come Second sick, This is no place for anyone Any balance left after the military |teetotal as they don't like me a bit and engineering exgenses are paid will | because I won’t drink with them.” be turned in to the reparation fund| After reminiscing on the hardships for the benefit of all the allies. of life at sea, the pleasures of exist- e ks e Any' .ng Left Over Will be Applied to Repara-| * tion Fund For Benefit of All Allies Again Emphasize Deteml-| nation to Evacuate Ruhr Only as Germany Pays Her War Obligations. = Miss McCormick, 18, Max Oser, 45, | Finally Are Married in London, According to Special Dispatch FROEBA SENTENCED 10 10 DAYS IN JAL Gonvicted of Liquor Law YViols- tion in Arch Street Restaurant $200 FINES ALSO IMPOSED Policemon Say He Offercd Them $25 Apiece as Bribe — Judge Declares | He Tried to Deceive Court—Hahn i ? g ¥ ‘ Fined $100, ; : ‘ | | | In imposing sentence Froeba and Charles Hahn in police | €% L court this morning, on a charge of! * g b | violating the liquor law, Judge F, B, ke J Hungerford stated that the fact that both men attempted to deceive the court in regard to the ownership of the store on Arch street which was |\ raided and that Frocba attempted to bribe four policemen on the night of the raid, made the cases appear much miore serious. He fined I'roeba $25 on a charge of reputation, $200 for keeping with intent to sell and sen- [tenced him to serve 10 days in jall. Bonds in case of an appeal were flxed on George | DE Average Daily Circulation Week Ending 9,249 April Tth SALE OF SHIPPING BOARD’S TRARE Mayor A. M. Paonessa expressed disapproval today of the action taken by the school committee yesterday afternoon in voting to empower its finance and school accommodations committees to appear before the board of finance and taxation with a request for a new school bond issue of $780,- 000, The, mayor feels that this action should have been postponed until aft- er the school survey committee of the city meeting board has completed its work and submitted a report for ac- tion by that body. He feels that the | hasty action of the school committee, |as he termed it, will avail that body nothing, since he does not expect any meetings of the finance board for |some time to come and believes that the common council and the city meeting hoard would both look with | disfavor on ‘'any contemplated bond is- |sue to be acted upon before its sur- at $600. Hahn was fined $100 and| costs. Broke in Door Detective Sergeant Willlam P. Me- Cue testified that he with Sergeant McAvay and Policeman' Strolls, Stad- | ler and Collins made a raid on the store at 163 Arch street on Saturday MATHILDE McCORMICK London, April 14, (By the Asso- clated Press)--It was confirmed to- LINES AND, VESSELS If Satisfactory Purchasers Do Not Appear, Then . Policy Will be Govt. Operation Eh!ire Program Is Built on Principle That United Stat\og Should Have a Merchh{t Marine. 14.~Decision shipping board, rence today, to conclusion of Washington, was reached by and members of ti at a two-hours' con! proceed at once to ti these lines and ships fi the authorization of th marine act of 1920 condi suitable guaranty of maintal ice. The program decided upon fyrther provides that if the government @nds itself unable to sell the ships d lines without “unjustifiable sacrifice)” the policy then will be to proceced d serve The merehandise seized Wil first be ence on shore, the conditions on the night, April 7. He stated that he |day at the registry office of Lewisham, {vey committee has made definite with direct government operation. ship "are sure hell,” the letter com- plained, Do you know Jenny ¥ haven't had a bath since I left home as it is 80 cold in this ship and I am feared in case I get a cold. I haven't got a decent shift of clothes left. We are all fed up with bad food and rot- ten meat to eat. We are penned up like convicts. “We have only got rid of about {4,000 cases of whiskey so far and it has taken us two months to get that out. We still have another 16,000 cases on board and the weather is no good for the boats to come out as it is always blowing and we are about nine miles off land. | © “I expect we will' be going to Hali- fax in a fortnight, If I am spared and well to come home, I will tell you all about jt. T should have taken your advice that ¥riday night and not gone away, but I wanted to get our debts squared up and get out of Greenock as I.think we would be far better off, Jenny dear. “We got rid of 200 cases on Good jFriday and as I had four hours over- time that means eight shillings to me. T would be more at eass if'I had been able to Jeave you more mouey ad five pounds is not much but I didn't think we_would be away so long.” applied on orders already placed fwith Germany under the reparations sched- ule for German payment in kind, the French and the Belgians filling their own orders by compulsion if neces- sary. Money ¥or Expenses Once these individual reparation or- ders are filled the merchandise will be sold under joint Franco-Belgian control, it was agreed, and the pro- ceeds will be used together with con- fiscated money, cash obtained ~from fines and other receipts to pay the ex- penses of the occupying forces as prior claim only the surplus going to the reparation. commission. Both in Agreement Premier - Poincare of France and Premier Theunis and Foreign Mints- ter Jaspar of Belgium with their ad- visers approved new instructions to the Rhineland high commissioners and to Gen. Degoutte commanding in ~(Continued on Page Seven.) ... DARING BANK ROBBERY Wheatley Hills National Bank at Westhury, N. V. Looted—Vault| o oor Blown Of by Veggmen. 1 JOHNSON WILL NOT FIGHT Westbury, N, Y., April H.—llnbbera; ecarly today gained entrance to the| iy Na,flmu Heavyweight Iorfeits Standing vaults of the Wheatley Hills tional bank and rifled 17 safety de-| posit boxes. | The floor of the vault was strewn with gold pieces Liberty bonds and securities, Bank officials immediately began a check to discover the amount of the losa. The outer door of the vault had been blown off. TPolice believe that the robbers planned to break open the main steel vgult but the approach of daylight caused them to leave, It was said that $40,000 in currency was stored in this vauit. PLOT TO CRIPPLE LQNDON'S ‘POWER SYSTEM, KILL HIGH OFFICIALS AND FREE IRISH CONVICTS UNCOVERED ELECTION EXPENSES & s in New Jersey by Refusing to Box Fultonr Monday. New York, April 14.—Floyd ¥John- son, Towa heavyweight, today decided to forfeit "his ring standing in New Jersey by not fulfilling a contract to box Fred Fulton at Jersey City next Monday night rather than go through with the match and have his bout with Jess Willard ‘at the Yanks' sta- dium on May 12 cancelled by the New York state athletic commission. i R [Scotland Yard Raids Occur Just in Nick of Time— Another Week’s Delay Burr, Saxe and Doyle Spent Nothing —Pratt Gave $10 to Town Commit- | tee—Maerz Pakl Out $3.50.) | Henry T. Burr and Morris D. Saxv,w} republicans, and John L. Doyle, demo- ! crat, all elected last Tuesday to the school committee, expended in their campaigns for election, re-|veal plots involving the destruction of ports filed by the school committee.|life and property in London are re- men-clect show. Secretary Edward ’ ported to have come into possession of M. Pratt, who was re-clected to the Scotland Yard as the result of last school committee, made a contribu-|night's raid on the residences or re- tion of $10 to the republican town Sorts of Irish men or women suspected committee, this being his only ex-|of being republican supporters. perditure. John I, Magrz, elected to| Plans For Attack the council from the sixth ward, rr-! ported expenditures of $3.50, that| revealed were plots to attack London's amount having been paid by him for | lighting and power sources—the un- ballots. \ derground power stations; efforts to Dr. F. J. Mann, democratic nominee | rtlcase Irish prisoners from London for alderman in the third ward, spent | Prisons and projected attempts on the three cents in his campaign, his state. | lives of high police officials. ment filed this afternoon shows. The It is stated that the plots had huge expenditure was made, the statement ramifications in Great Britain and Late. explains, “as postage on a letter to a | particularly in Tondon and had reach- | newspaper to find out if it was true | ©d such a stage that a delay of a week that I was nominated.” by the police might have resulted in | the scheme being put in operation. 0 STREW ASHES AT SEA | st ormnies S Among the plans was one for at- Navy Department to Carry Out Wish tacking police officers in thelr houses and a prominent further cabinet of Iate Rear Admiral Harry . Knapp of Hartford, minister is declared to have been ‘Washington, April- 14, -— In ae- marked for attack. There was a well organized scheme it is asserted to raid a certain London prison, either for the purpose of cordance with his expressed ‘desire the Navy department will take charge of the ashes of the late Rear Admiral Harry 8. Knapp of Hartford, Conn., damaging it or for rescuing Irishmen detained there. Irish prisoners also and consign them to the sea he loved were to be rescued from prison vans while being conveyed through Lon- don, Preparations had been made for some sort of an attack on the Old made three attempts to have Froeba, an outer suburb of London, that Miss Would Have Been Too! London, April 14-—(By the Asso- | nothing | ciated Press)—Documents said to re- | Among the plans said to have been | who was seated in the window at his| desk, open the door. When he re- fused to do so, Sergeant McCue testi- fied that he broke in the door. He said that there were about 12 men in the place, that a Mason jar| was found tipped over in a sink be-| hind the bar, and four empty whiskey glasses were found. Sergeant McCue then said that he went downstairs where he found a cellar door locked. | He sent one of the officers upstairs | Mathilde McCormick, daughter of |Harold I*. McCormick of Chicago was ymarried there to Max Oser, Swiss cavalry officer, on Thursday. | Chicago, April 14.—Mathilde Me- | Cormick, younger daughter of Harold and Edith Rockefeller McCormick, | was married in London yesterday to Max Oser, major in the Swiss army and former riding master, according | to a copyrighted dispatch to the Chi-| recommendations on the school ques- tion. Mayor Paonessa will maintain a stand of unqualified opposition to the tssuance of a single bond before the city meeting board s informed through the agency of its committee of the true situation in the city's schools, be said in reply t. « ques- tion as to how he viewed tne matter. DANCERS T0 MARRY for the key and when he returned they opened the cellar door. In the cellar, the sergeant testifled, they found a five gallon can of liquor, a gallon jug partly filled and five empty Jjugs. All this was found in an old set tub. Attempt to Bribe Police. Sergeant McCue then testified that while he with Officer Strolls and Me- Avay were in the presence of IFroeba |in this eellar room, Kroeba offered to |bribe them by saying “Take $25 {apiece and you didn't find noth!ng."f | Officer Strolls testified that he has,| at various times, seen men go in the, store sober but come out in an in- {roxicated condition. _He also snid | cago Tribune from its London staff correspondent. | Had Father's Permission | | MAX OSER Miss McCormick presented the writ- | |ten consent of her father, the Inter-| DR. HENRY STILL IN | | national Harvester Co. magnate, de-| | spite the fact she became of the Am- i ER'TIGAL [;"NI]ITIflN‘Orlmn legal age 18, last Sunday, said| \the Tribune's correspondent. | Mother Opposed Match } . 5 A | Mrs. McCormick has opposed the Maklng Sllgl'lt Headway | marriage and last year when Mr. Mc- . Sl | Cormick, from whom she recent)y had Against Injuries, Report | been’ divorced, formally announced . the engagement, Mrs: McCormick From Grace Hospital | |sought to weppose it through the couriy. jout droppad. the snif when it that Nie thought Froeda owned the! Y A | was figreed Mathilde should wait un- Dlce a8 he mever heard of His soll.| AIthough he suifered a Lad night,|til after she wan of age, g it. | restless and in considerable pain, Dr. Oser Had Residence | Sergeant McAvay, when on the wit-|J. G. Henry, medical director of the| In compliance with the English law |ness stand, testified that Froeba told [New Britain general hospital, who| ‘et reauires at least one contracting ;him he had no key to the room in party to the marriage to have a resi- the cellar but' Hahn did have one was critically injured when struck by dence in the district where the mar-| He said that Froeba was un(inr thému automobile late Thursday night,|riage is to take place for at least three influence of liquor and that Froeba had a slight rally this morning. Iwoeks before the ceremony, Major |took the money from the cash regis-| His condition was not very favor-|Oser lived during that period at 127 He “Said It While Dancing”"” and She Accepted Before They Stopped in Their Marathon in New York. Baltimore, April 14.—Partners for 40 hours in the nonstop dancing con- test now in progress at the Garden theater ballroom E. Glasser and Miss Myrtle Smith decided to become part- ners for life, This much Gldsser admitted today smiling through a two.doy growth of beard, which has sprouted Wwhile tlie dan¢e has beext in progress, And Miss Smith smiling up at Glasser says she. is willing to take him and dance with him for years instead of hours— beard and all. They are to be married. i Glasser proposed to Miss Smith after they had been dancing together for several hours. This pair, with 12 other couples are trying to break the record of 52 hours able during the night, according to|Ardegowan Road, Hithergreen, says fer -hefore- the. police took. the TN | qurgeons at the Grace hospital in New |the Tribune. That was the address {to police headquarters, He also tes- i | tified that there were two locks on Haven, where he is a patient, He re- ) the frout d66r b mained unconscious or semiconscious | Oser 45 Years of Age | John I, Stone of the Connecticut troushout the night, but scemed to| The entries on the document were| B an Bt s S unc {be in pain all the time. He suffered |as follows, according to the newspa- | 4g] ower company testified | y,morrhagets from the nose and|per: . | that the electric meter is in the name| o " William (Guillaume) Max . Oser,| of G;:l‘_’;:;l",lf"':"“';' G RCel, This morning about 10:30 Dr.|aged 45, bachelor; profession, major| sy clls of Selling Store. | Henry was reported to be slightly im- | Swiss army, residence 127 Ardegowan roeba was next called to thelproved, He rallicd enough last eve-|Road, Hithergree father's "tfll;“{< blli‘?’ “‘5“':!@‘1 fll"lttt he ‘"9120“': ning to be able to recognize his wite. | SRy o 8 siness the latter part of| g pulse is firm but he still.remains | (Continued on’ Sevi E S enth Page) January to Mr. Hahn. He said that|iy 4 dazed condition unable to regain | the bill of sale was drawn by a Mr. |tull control of his senses. His con- | Norton. Mr. Froeba *also testified | gition is extremely critical, | that he visits the place quite often| Joseph I'. Gehring, driver of the| as Mr. Hahn has not paid all of thelear which struck Dr. Henry who was | jmoney. He said he sold the business|arrested on orders of the coroner who | for $3,000 and received $1,500 cash.|took charge because of the possibility | |He sald that the pint bottle of|of the death of the victim,’appeared whiskey found in his desk at the store hefore the New Haven police court| |he had received on prescription from this morning, charged with reckless ~— B a Dr. Clark. driving. His case was continued until | | He further stated that Hahn pays rext Saturdav {the rent on his checking account and| At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the MILL HANDS GET RAISE |that he had not as vet spoken to the report from the Grace hospital said |owners of the bullding in reference to|Dr. Henry was greatly improved and’ American Thread, Holland Silk and | |transferring the lease, {seémed to be improving gradually | " ’ 3 " | In referring to the testimony of |right along. He has occasional la Windham Silk Companies in Willi- | fered by the policeman Mr. Froeba|into consciousness and drops off gain sald “There is a slight deviation fl.om’mto vnconsciousness very suddenly. | the truth.” | He has talked ‘with the nur: and Misunderstood Question | physicians and complains of headache | wage increases effective April 30 were He said that when he was In the|and of a very severé pain in his eyes. |given today at the factories here of | cellar and McCue asked him *“What|One eye is badiy bruised and there is | the American Thread Co., the Holland | |he was going to do about it he|a bruise on the back of his head. ISilk Coand the Windham Silk Co. | | thought that was a peculiar question| He complains also of paing about|The American Thread Co. with 2,600 | !and did not know whether it was bait|his back and lower limbs, but a thor- femployes here did not state the| |or not so he thought he would bite|OUgh examination failed to reveal any amount of increase but said it would | | back at the bait and then offer the [broken hones or brulses, and it is felt | he equivalent “to those announced in | the bribe, he said. (hese pains may have some connection | textile plants tln'ozghnur the rnun~1’ | or . with the fractured skull, The two silk mills employing fie ALTORIN SRR AL IR nikpe C“"" Although che hospital authorities ahout 300 persons, gave the increase | Iwill be unable to hold out any defin- 121 per cent. | |ite hope of the injurcd physician's re- i s |eovery for three or four days, no it is felt that one may not be bt | South Norwalk Evening Sentinel and mantic Announce 12 per Cent Raise, | Willimantie, April 14.—Notices of | | (Continued on Twelfth I'age) - HADHIS LlTTLE—JOI(E ond ] —————— necessary. | et k time is still extreme |A. W. Upson, Head of Civic lm.,g\le.:“”‘hm more encouraging. His condition in the mean- critical, Purchased By Stamford Sentinel Said He Might Like to Have Court | Sentinel Publishing Co. Evidence on His Shelf., RICHARDS AND VOSHELL WIN, 1 Pinchurst, $. C,, April 14.—Vincent | Attorney Arthur W, Upson, presi-| pichards and $. Howard Voshell, New |dent of the newly organized Clvic york, defeated Raymond Bidwell and |eague, which 1s waging a war|, Wheelwright of Boston 6—2, ¢ % A o | | against liquor law violators and other :?f:;a.h: —5, 63, in the vh:mmion-jl”'”‘ 1‘:';"::”1],;'? :“,m.l;:‘fmf: r;;;\l::‘;')‘:r‘ {law vioiators in New Britain, when ship doubles match of the north mm“”",’l";; tha Sttt antinel i told by Attorney Harry Milkowitz in'gouth tennis tournament today. e ddile to. Cli6 MRt bal, Bublisiti! police court this morning that he ng daily, to the Sentinel Publishing| | might have a pint bottle of whiskey = e (0. following negotiations which last- | whjch he had taken from Judge I SNOW IN PHILADELPHIA, ed several weeks. ; i | B. Hungerford's desk, evidently to ex- Philadeiphia, April 14.—An unher-| Leigh Dancnberg is president of the | |amine the seal and label on the bot- ald snow storm surprised.this section | new company and editor of both puh-‘ | tle, said “I might like to have it on from middle Atlantic States today.|lications; Wendell P. Milligan is vice- the sheif.” More than three inches of snow cover- | president and treasurer, and will as- The whiskey in question had been|ed the ground in Philadelphia and sume the general business manage- introduced as evidence in the case | vicinity, Six inches fell at Altoona, Pa. | ment. { | against George Froeba and Chnrlen; —_— — The Golden family prominently | |Hahn. During the hearing in the| % ey |identified with the newspaper !)ualncu! case, Mr. Upson left his seat, proceed- | | in Conpecticut for more than 50 years| d to the judge's boneh, asked per- || retains an interest in the newly| South Norwalk, April 14.-—An. nouncement was made here today of | the sale of the South Norwalk Eve-| THE WEATHER and 16 minutes set at Cleveland this week. given on the license. | et R e ROUSH SIGNS UP Cincinnati, April 14.—Ed Roush, outfielder of the Cincinnati Nationals today signed a contract to play with the Reds. It was said that Roush sign- E The contract | name | is for one year at $15,000. Roush will ithe Stanley School Parents and Teach- ed on the club’s terms. pay the fine of $50 a day for not re- porting at the training camp. Raiders Pay Surprise Visits to _ Druggist’s Apartment and Hotel {Suite at Corner of Hart and ' Arch Streets Gives Up Real Whiskey — Proprie- tors of Bassett Arrested. More than quart and pint bottles of honded York Valley and Old Char- ter whiskey were seized by Detective Sergeant Willlam P. McCue, Sergeant Pcter McAvay and Policeman George Colling in a raid conducted at about i1 o'clock this morning in a suite of 1ooms rented and occupied by Nathan Noveck in a block at the corner of Arch and Hart streets, Noveck is the proprietor of the drug store in the same block and a dfug store at the corner of Hartford avenue and North street. No arrests have been made as vet ns Noveck is out of town but Chief William C. Hart stated this afternoon that he expects an arrest will be made before night. James and Raymond Gavin, father and son, were placed under arrest this morning shortly after 11 o'clock when the Hotel Bassett of which the father is the owner, was raided by Sergeant Ellinger, Policeman John C. Stadler and Policeman William Strolls. Several empty alcohol cans were found in the cellar. The officers making the raid allege that Raymond Gavin smashed a jug on the floor as they made their en trance and then started to run away. broken milk bottle was also found in which there was some liquor. The men will be arraighed in police court Monday morning. 400 Japanese_Missing After Big Tidal Wave Tokio, April 14, (By the Associated Press)—Four hundred persons, in- For Merchant Marine The whole policy as set forth in ‘White House statement after the con- ference was declared to be built upon. the basic principle that the adminis- tration was determined that the United States should have a merchant marine. It was added that in further- ance of that purpose the support of the shipping interests, the shipping public and the American people was' counted upon. 3 The discussions today which result- jed from the failure of congress to pass the administration shipping bill} were said to have developed that both | the president and the majority of the ;bo&rd membership were strongly ep- 1posed to government operation and it was explained that such a - course would be entered upon only as a last” resort, s NORTH END PARENTS WANT STANLEY SCHOOL ENLARGED Adopt Resolutions Opposing Cut. in Bond Issue Which Will Interfere With Building Program A meeting of the Stanley School Parents and Teachers’ assoclation was beld last night at the school building. The children of the school presented a short musical program, concluding with a playlet based on the Safety I'irst idea. Principal L. P. Slade of Ithe High School gave an interesting |talk on school matters. At the business session the follow- ing resolutions were passed: “At a regular meeting of the Stan- ley School Parent and Teachers’ asso- ciation, held April 13, 1923, it was, “Resolved: That the members of |ers’ association wish to be recorded as |opposed to any cutting of school ap- | propriations or bond issues for school fconstruction purposes that will elim- !inate the proposed and much needed 4 room addition to the Stanley school. “Resolved: That the members of this association feel that in the inter- est of true economy, proper school ac- commodations should be provided be- fore money is spent for recreational purposes and that in particular, the sum of money proposed to be spent for a swimming pool in North End Park, would be put to better use in providing additional room at the Stan- ley school. esolved: That copies of this reso- lution be sent to the mayor, council, |and city meeting board.” CLUB HOUSE DESTROYED scovill Mfg. Co's. Foremen's Quarters | in Waterbury Are Totally Razed— Carctakers Fscape. Waterbury, April 14-—Iire totaily destroyed the Scovill Mfg. Company's | foremen’s club house at the com- | pany's reservoir in Wolcott, early this {morning, causing damage estimated at $2,600, The fire started from a de- fective chimney. The caretaker and his daughter escaped from the build- ing with only wearing apparel. The | caretaker was awakened by a cat in |the house jumping on his bed and |clawing at the bed clothes, |Town Committeeman | Charges for Table Rent In the report of campaign expenses filed today at the office of the town clerk by Councilman-elect Lawrence P. Stanley of the fourth ward, is an {item of 50 cents for the rental of a | checking table from Republican Town Committeeman Kdward L. Stebbins of that ward. Mr. Stanley spent $11.50 in his campaign, donating §5 to the | republican town committee, $3 to Daniel Fitzpatrick for services as checker, $3 for campaign cigars and 50 cents to Committeeman Stebbinw for the use of his table. |Paper Company’s Wage ' o Increase Is 7 Per Cent and served throughout his life. Bailey court. The fagship of the squadron used in the midshipmen’s practice cruise this summer will be designated to 3 carry out the ceremony. When the| New York, April 14.-~The actual squadron is well out in the Atlantle|condition of clearing house banks and it will lay to and, with the impressive | trust companies for the weeks shows ritual of the sallor's burial, the|an excess in reserve of $12,493,300. ashes will be entrusted to the deep.| This is an increase of $10,216,730, CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES mission to take the bottle, and when | | formed corporation. jcluding a large number of fishermen, | he had started back to his seat As-| sistant Prosecuting Attorney Willlam Greenstein objected on the grounds|| that the bottle was evidence. It was at this time that Attorney Milkowitz || A told Mr. Upson “that he might have || » g Hartford, April 14.—~Forecast ‘ for New Britain and vicinity: || Unsettled tonight and Sunday, | continned cold with strong [ northeast winds, | | » SKULL FRACTURED IN RUNAWAY | Torrington, April 14.—Joseph | Truskauskas, 15, of Harwinton is at| | the Hungerford hospital here with a|partment. probable fracture of the skull as the result of a runaway accident today. are missing as the result of a tidal| New York, April 14.—The wage in- wive and storm on the east coast of crease announced by the Internation- Korea, according to advices received |al Paper Co. last Tuesday amounts to in Tokio by the Japanese navy de-|approximately § per cent and affects The total number of lives|all of the 70 emploves, it was an- nounced today. The increase be- lost is nuncertain but it is believed to comes effective April 15, be large. K,