New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1923, Page 1

f News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 EW BRITAIN, OPTIONAL VACCINATION IS BUDGET BILL IS REPORT¥") Second Section Provides PflSSIBLY KILLE [ ‘ $8,481,992 For Ex- penses of State For Next Two Years— Tota of $28,579,811 | STUDENTS IN‘\ Northwestern Univ, . man’s Body Found A More Than Year House Votes Funeral Ex- penses for First Connecti- cut Soldier Who Died During World War. Hartford, May 1.—~The bill which would make vaceination optional and which has heen sald to “let down the hars' was rejected in both branches of the general assembly today. The bill was taken from the table in the senate and rejected with little objec- tion, In the house however lengthy debate resulted, This bill received un- a majority favorable report and a minority fav-|,nqer a N" on the Michigan orable one. A second bill vaceination would place vaceination in the hands'| ajghton Mount, of health boards was passed in the sgenate and was tabled for printing in the house, This bill would make sary for a child to be a certificate was obtained from a physician stating that it would be in- Jurious to the child's health, Both these bills are the outcome of a campaign to modify or repecal the present vaccination laws been the center of much debate in the assembly. Budget Reported it Part two of the general budget bill|a sensation surrounding the rescue of | was reported today by House Chair-| man Keith of the appropriations com- mittee, It carries $8,481,992 for pen of the state a total of $28,579,811 of appropria- tions for maintenance and expenses of 'singer had not been hazed and that, The bill was tabled | Mount had not been dealt with seri- state institutions. for calendar and printing. Funeral Expenses The house today voted $100 for the said to have funeral expenses of Lester C. Howard, rope similar to that used Lume Greenwich, died March 30, of the Ninth artillery who ‘1917 while a member company, Connecticut coast the first Connecticut soldier to die in the World war, and also voted a pen- | possibility that the body might have| sion of $50 a month to David'A. and been washed to its resting place by: dead the lake waters. Sarah Howard, parents of the goldier for a period of 24 months. IN THE ¢ ATE A bill giving the public commission authority to replace or re- pair bridges located over the tracks of rallroads and to assess the rall- road one-half the cost of the work was favorably reported in the senate today. The bill also provides that the high- way commissioner shall make pro- vision for the regular operation street cars and other vehicles during the course of the work. and have | utilities | The appointments of Eliot Watrous W. Chambers to be judges Haven city court came and was tabled for and Arthur of the New into the senate the calendar. On motion of Senator senate reconsidered its action ferring the appointment of 121s to be judge of the superior court to the judiciary committee, Senator Ells explained that the statute re- quires that the appointment shall lie thv Wilder, in Killed in Class Rush, Chief Says Of Dead Student Chicago, May 1.-—Leighton Mount, Northwestern university student, missing since the Sep- tember, 1921, class rush, whose skeleton was found on the Evas- ton lake front last night was killed in the class rush, Chief of Police Leggett of Evanston declared today. 1.~-A skeleton found burfed in the sand lake north Chicago, May last night partly fashionable front in anston, which gjge suburb, was ldentified as that of Northwestern uni- versity freshman, who disappeared in September 1921, after a class rush, Mrs., J. L. Mount, mother of the unneces- | youth for whom a nation-wide search vaceinated if yas made Jdentified a belt buckle in- M." and bits of clothing as| itinted L. those of her son. I'rom the skeleton both arms and hands are missing. Young Mount vanished from | classes in the midst of a spirited con- troversy over the evils of hazing. His | disappearance came on the heels of | bones of one foot the and Arthur P, Persinger, who was bound head-downward to a piling in the ex- | lake, It was said in some quarters that for the next two' Persinger had been forgotten in the years and when added to the first part confusion of class fighting, although of the budget passed last week, makes Northwestern unive v officials is- sued statements protesting that Per- lousiy. With the bones found last night was in | student prisoners in the class receding Mount's disappearance. tying rush The pier is walled in on three sides| the | nd police said that precluded lLast week Tl.ouis Aubrey, western university student, was killed in a motor accident which was said to have been attendant upon a class fight. Several other youths were in- Jured in the same smashup. WANTS JAIL SENTENCES of Volstead Advocates Putting Offenders | Behind Bars For Violating Eight- ecnth Amendment. St. Paul, May 1.-—-A minimum sentence of one year for violators of | the law were advocated today by An- drew J. Volstead, tive in congress and author of the S""fl“’r prohibition enforcement act. The 18th amendment would have been functioning perfectly long ago if lawbreakers had not been dealt with 8o leniently by the courts, Mr. Vol- on the table for three days and asked | gtoaq declared. that the appointment take its rt‘g\llflr course in order that there be no ques- | | the tion as to Its Tegality. A bill providin for the creation of | haugherty's ruling u state hoard of natureopathic exam- | iners to be appointed by the governor! g, was passed., The bill provides that this board shall have authority adopt educational standards for practice of naturcopathy. Another favorable report was re ceiverd on a bill providing for the qualifications and licensing of insur- ance agents, The senate passed a bill providing for the return of unused appropria- tions to the treasury after a four years period from the year the -w» propriation was made, Unfavorable reports were recelved on the following bills: Including in the trunk line system the the highway from Waterbury to Bris- | tol. (Constructing a highway from Wat- erbury to New Haven by way of the town of Prospect. A bill establishing an authoritative scale of the weight of a hushel of various articles was passed in con- currence by the senate. Other bills passed from the calen- | dar were: . Amending an act concerning the franchise tax to be paid by insurance companies, Establishing a fireman's relief fund for Meriden. Concerning the qualifications neces- pension | sary for licenses to practice d!ntlltl',v.‘ Reimbursing towns for the salaries of school superintendents up to $800 a year. Authorizing the comptroller to pay | to Wethersfield 86,925 for a sewer as- sessment levied against the state. The bill providing that the medium of instruction and administration in all schools shall be in English was| passed in the senate after it'had been xplained by Senator Bakewell. An mendment providing that any other language may be taught for not more han one hour each school day was 1so adopted. In the House, The house today passed the new (Continued on Bixteenth Page). |conclave | tord | | Mr. Volstead expressed surprise action of the U, 8. supreme court wsturnh\ in reserving Attorney Gen. against serving liguor on American ships on the high as, *“The scaports he are ours,” ships out of them we choose?" KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MEET 96th Annual Conclave Is Being Held Today at Middletown—State Field | Day June 12 in Flm City, 1~The Templars grand of May Knights Middletown, commandery Connecticut met here today in annual | Eminent Grand Com- mander Thomas W. Morgan of Hart- presiding. Cyrene commandery entertained the grand officers at din- ner last night, and today courtesies were extended the Sir knights |came as delegates most of them being |the eminent commander, slmn and captain-general of the local | commanderies. This was the 96th conclave of the grand commandery. One item of business was to be the | consideration of a new book of tac- |tics for the commanderfes which had’ been prepared by a committee of drill masters of commanderies, Announcement also was made of the | state field day and parade of all the commanderies at New Haven on June 12, with 'Railway Employes’ Counsel Will Not Remain in Case Chicago, May 1. (By Associated Press)—Counsel for the railway em- ployes’ department of the American Federation of Labor representing the shop crafts in their defense against the injunetion proceedings of Attorney Gen. Daugherty today withdrew from the case which was scheduled to come before Federal Judge Wilkerson to- mgrrow. his | been a rotted piece of | North-! Jail| former representa- | at|" said. | “Who can stop us from keeping what | who | generalis- | CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923, —EIGHTEEN 'PAGES RIVERAT HARTFORD | Radio Energy Sent Out Today in REJECTED INLEGISLATURE; NEARING HIGH WARK ~ Search of Kidnapped Little Boy OF WHITE CHILD SHE REARED . AND NOW IN CHILDREN'S HOME Further Rise Will Curtain Steam- Son of E. F. W, Alexanderson of Radio Corp. of Ame Away By Unide Schenectady, N, Y., May energy, which his father to harness, today was sent of Verner Alexanderson, six son of K. 1N W, Alexanderson, |engineer of the Radio Corp. of fea, who yesterday was from his home by an man, A stranger who last week told 1,.~The iunnrll‘fl""‘hmln" as the boy was known, and 20 feet above 1oW | niy gigtors Edith, 11, and Gertrude water mark on the United States | inat ho would give them.some rabbits, weather bureau gauge at the Fast|.atupned to the children as they Hartford bridge here this morning. ,1.veq in the yard of their home, told The reading was taken at 6 o'clock and the prediction of the weather bu- reau officfals 1s that a continued but slow rise may be expected for the next 86 hours with the river cresting about 23 feel, The meadow districts, both north and south of Hartford are flrmll- ed for the second time within month, The Hartford and New York T'ransportation Co, is forced to utilize | Ithe upper landing of its dock at the! | foot of State strect and has been com- | pelled to curtall service at Rock land- ing below Middletown. A further rise lin the river will result in temporary curtailment of steamer service to oth- ers landings at points below Hartford. ¢r Landings Elsewhere 'WASHOUTS ARE REPORTED Wells Vt,=Much 1 Radio in search year old chief Amer- 12 Miles Between All Within River Cord Wod Washed Away and Sevs wal Mills Are Closed, and Bradford, unidentified . Hartford, May {river registered DONAHUE APPUINTEI] : AS STATE MEDIATOR ernor for Two Year Term OTHER APPOINTMENTS MADE Three Washouts, Springfield, Mass, May 1 | washouts on the mile stretch of the maln line of the Boston and; Judge Peasley Selected as Webb's Maine railroad between Wells River and Bradford, Vt., were reported to- | day due to the high water in the Connecticut river and the railway is| unable to handle elther passenger or freight traffic north of Wells River. Relief from the tleup is not expected Hartrord, May 1.--Governor Tem- by officials before tomorrow at the pioton today nominated JFrank A. earliest. Inundation of the highway | Hagerty, former mayor of Hartford, Inear the washed out stretches of | patrick ¥, Donahue of New Britain, track precludes the possibillty of |y Patrick ¥. O'Meara of New Ha. |transferring passengers around the | ye, president of the !‘rmneclicut breaks. Gederation of Labor, to members The river rose considerably during o¢ the state board of mediation and the night at Bellows®Falls, Brattle- | giiitration for two years from Fiity boro and Vernon, Vt. Some of the| ;" oyt 5,000 cords of pulp wood sWept away | The present members of the board i ‘are George L. Fox of New Haven and (Continued on Sixteenth Page). Edward W. Broder of Hartford. . St —— Judge Peasley Named, Governor Templeton today sent to Hfl” E the general assembly his nomination f Judge Frederick M. Peasley of the Y | district court of Waterbury, to be a [;AT[;H NEER“ fiUNMANriudgo of the superior court to suc- ceed James H. Webb when the latter retires next . Other Appointments. " 7 | The names of Rev. Dr. .Jshn Three Dead, Two Wounded, Lewis of Waterbucy and After Man Runs Amuck M. Adier of New Haven to be direct at Helena, Qla. Three Successor on Superior Court Bench ~—Dr. Lewis and F. M, Alder for Reformatory Direct N. | sent by Governor Templeton to th senate today. Dr. Lewis replaces Kent Hubbard of Middletown, Pailure of a | had written that he did not care for k | & reappointment. Mr. Adler is a re- appointee. The terms of directorship will be for four years from July 1 next. The governor also nominated JFred- erick I. Lovejoy ot Norwalk to be a member of the shell fish commission for four years from July 1 n will succeed E. Frank Lockwood of Greenwich. Governor Templeton today sent to the senate the appointments of George I°. Burgess of New Haven and,Lewis Helena, Ala, May 1. negro miner to receive his pay checi resulted in three men, including the negro, being shot and two others be- ing wounded here yesterday. | [ After riot calls had heen sent to the Shelby county seat at Columbiana and to the sheriff's office in Birmingham, a house in which the negro had bar- ricaded himself was dynamited and | fired by a posse of nearly 100 officers and citizens. The dead are: Allen Abernathy, 22, Birmingham; Charlie Phillips, 22, Roebuck; John King, negro, Helena. The wounded are J. W. er and former deputy Helena and Colley 8. Roy, Helel According to witnesses, the mgm went to the office of the coal company and asked for his pay. After being told by Abernathy, the time clerk that he would have to wait he left | without comment, He returned in a few minutes, drew ! a pistol and shot Abernathy in the side and ran from the office. King barricaded himself in 22 | of the board of harbor commissioners ! for New Haven harbor for a term of | five years from July 1, 19"4 MOONSHINE MURDER Kentucky Constable Shot and Alleged oy, farm- sherfl’f of Moonshiner in Jail Charged With Slaying. Irvine, Ky., L—John Coles, house about 300 yards from the time constable, dead, and J. D. Hoover, office armed with a rifle, shotgun and | Alleged :“"0"_'"‘"“- is in jall here to- revolver with which he had killed | day seriously wounded and charged | Ahernuthy with murder as the result of a fight Headed by the Holena chif of po-| Detween five - county officials and lice the police went to King's home, Hoover on the \ yesterday. < o oW ling Colley Roy . s ;\r:;gyop\e\"“ ;h’!‘:' Ve ? ¥ The officials had raided a still and were returning with two prisoners, rcements arrived ‘dri‘islt“:lrulo dynamite and Apparently Hoover had trailed them | nouse and opened fire when he reached a S : il . 1o Vantage point. Coles, the only IT( “-nlsl slu\\"l'y‘ mrlt:l:)\:‘:'hp I;’ou‘::“ wounded although struck by three et danll Rigd L NOUSC. |\ ullets returned the fire, Five bullets When the blaze become intolerable he 3 iragged himself femm the house to- found their mark on Hoover's body b w» before Coles fell, ward the gate firing at random. His | 1ast shot struck Phillips who, unarm- ed, was standing on an embankment. King crawled to the gate, where a bullet struck and killed him, May and it was| fire the HARDI AVORS BOYCOTT. Washington, May l.——President Harding feels that it is wholly con- sistent for people who have a com- | plaint about prices of a commodity iMm Hands to Be Given |to restrict their consumption of that Chance to Purchase Stock commodity, it was sald at the White ” | House today in connection with the would sell 5000 shares of its stock ”;p ‘M)nnv.ry to boycott consumption to its employes at cost on an install-| °' "EA" ment plan. I"our thousand shares are available for the employes at Law-| rence and in the Boston and New| York offices and 500 each at Dover, N, |soclated Press)—Charles Ruthenberg H. and Columbia, 8. C. Any dividends |0f Cleveland, charged with criminal | declared before payment is completed syndiMkiism completed his testimony | will be credited to the subscriber. today. The closing arguments are ex- pected to start this afternoon. All Washington Bakeries . TR Affected by New Strlke: NEW PIANO RECORD Houston, Tex., May 1.—T. J. Washington, May 1-—More than 600 | yedy, Jr., established a new [ journeymen bakers went on strike|record of 66 hours and 22 minutes here today when employers refused|continuous plano playing here today. to meet their demands for a Wwage|}is opponents dropped out. | Increase. The walkout, it was sald, ————— will affect every large bakery in the eity, virtually stopping the produc- tion of bread at several. RUTHENBERG I, VES STAND, St. Joseph, Mich., May 1. (By As- * THE WEATHER ’ piry Hartford, May 1.—Forecast | for New Britain and vicinit, | Fair tonight and Wednesday; | not much change in tempera- | ture, with probable light frost tonight. | ONLY 8 BAKERS QUIT. New York, May 1.—~The Ward Bak- ing Co. lost but eight of the 225 em- ployes in its Bronx and Brookiyn plants when open shop working con- ditions were put into effect today, ac- cording to announcement by company | officials. . . helped | Kidnapped | ‘New Britain Man Named by Gov- Irederick | ors of the Cheshire reformatory were! who ! He! H. Warner of Orange to be members | outskirts of Ravenna | man | % | back room filling the ring #* |the federal can, “Most Expensive Man in Radio,” Spirited ntified Stranger, |1u~u| the hunnid® were veady, directed the girls to get a hox, took the boy and disappeared Police men s theator for particulars of family, especially souree Mr, Alexander of Sweden, I8 known as expensive man in radio,” The boy ¥ blond hair, fair plexion, chubby red cheeks and wore a blue serge coat and sailor hat biue and white steiped rompers and shoes and socks, REAR ADMIRAL COWLES OF FARMINGTON DIES TODAY ushors in this elty the Alexunderson as to its financinl re. n, a nutive the “most a8 om tan Was Graduate of Annapolis and a Brother-in-Law of Theodore Roosevelt, Hartford, May 1.-—Rear Admiral | Willlam Sheffield Cowles, U, retired, dled at his home in Farming- ton shortly after 11 o'clock today, in his 77th ur. He had been {n 1l health lor some time IFFarmington, May 1.—Rear Admiral Cowles was retired from active sery- fce in 1908 and in 1914 he became a member of the staff of Governor Marcus H, Holcomb and served in that capacity during the entire war period as the governor's naval He also wus active in devising defense plans for the Connecticut river. Dur- ing the period also he served as d tmember of the house of represen tives from Farmington. He w with a slight stroke of paralysis in April, while in New York and was at brought to his home here ar Admi Cowles was born in th town in August, 1846, and was graduated from the naval academy in 1867, He married a sister of the late President Roosevelt, Rear Admiral Cowles after his aduation was promoted to ensign in became master in 1870, was lieutenant-commander in 1807, com- mander in 1899 and a captain on November 19 He received flag rank on Apr ,» 1908, His sea serv- ice had carried him to every part of 1the world and his shore duty ineluded | these assignments: Naval aide to the | secretary of the navy, in charge of the naval militia, 180141892, naval attache at U, S, embassy at London, 1893-1897; a Hf.lnt at the hureaun of navigation in nd naval aide to {the president; chief of the bureau of lequipment n 1906 In his state service Rear Admiral Cowles ed in the Iarmington | home guard, was detailed to the Con-| necticut river patrol, later was on the staff of Gen. Burpee Who commanded | the home g d as member of the military emergeney board and was chairman of the naval and military board of the council of defense. once MAKING LAST DESPERATE Prisoner, to Be Hanged Tonight, Car- ries Case to Court for Final Action. 1.—Counsel for Paul Judge Keating for revo- death im- killing of Boston, May Pappas arguing before in the superior court today cation of the sentence of |posed upon him for the Alice Arsenauit three years ago let it be known that District Attorney Thomas €. O'Brien of Suffolk county had entered a nolle prossequi on that part of the indictment against him al- leging murder in the first degree, This action it was said followed a conference last Saturday batween the presiding judge, the district attorney and counsel all concurring, but sub- sequently the court declined to ratify the action. Although the court aft- erwards denied Pappas' plea for a new trial, the nolle prossequi was not revoked, it was contended, and the prisoner doomed te die some time after midnight tonight asked that the sentence of death be revoked, Judge Keating had hardly begun a hearing on the case after a forenoon of conferences when Assistant Attor- ney General Goldberg went to the bench. He returned to the state house after a short talk and the hears ing was temporarily suspended, WATERBURY ROBBERY | closely Two Portugnese Suspected of Having | Taken Tray of Rings Worth $1000 from Jeweler, Waterbury, May 1.—Kuperms Bros. jewelry store, South Main street, this city was robbed of $1,000 worth | of diamond rivgs yesterday afternoon | by two Portuguese, According to the | police the two men entered the s!m.w anrl asked to be shown wedding rings, | land selecting one requested that n' be cut down to a smaller size. While the only clerk in the store was in the the two Portuguese appropriated a tray con- taining 10 diamond rings. | | TAKES OFFIC Washington, May Henry M. Dawes of Chicago today took office |as comptroller of the currency and D. R. Crisinger of Ohio, the retiring comptroller, became the governor of reserve board. FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE - [ by BEdwin R. INEW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Cireulation Week ending ,368 April 25th PRICE THREE CENTS NEGRO WOMAN ASKS CUSTODY CARLSON BOUND OVER ~ City Will Oppose Issuance ON CHARGE OF MURDER learned the past week two Spectators’ (-ullel\ Is Filled But Prisoner Waives lu\nnnndtmn A charged with the wite, Mrs, Gerda Nel the night of March amination through his McDonough, whe this morning over 1o the June term court without bonds by | W, Kiett I'he with pe murder John arison o road, ‘ v rison « 1 ittor ugned walved ex P, 1 hound superio ar i court ™ udge George was filled irn the fat but many sesslon was Wilam 1. Kdward West spectator's e gallery anxious to | the ged murderer disappointed us the Detective Sergeant McCue, County Detective Hickey und Julius Carlson Harttford, a brother the were present in court The New Britain police claim that Carlson confessed to them that he rdered his wife saturday night, arter they had returned to New Britain from an automobile trip which took them througi Plainville, Southington, Meriden, Manchester and on a shopping trip in Hartford, Carl- son in his alleged confession is quoted by the police as saying that he drove the automobile south on Stanley street over a steep embankment at the foot of Sand Bank hill on South Mais street and into Willow Brook. He intended to kill himself as well as his wife, the alleged conf on states, but when he realized that he was not in danger and his wife's head was partially submerged In the water which had entered the car, he sat on it untii he thought she was dead, the police claim, The alleged murderer was arraigned wer brief, on in week and entered a plea of not gulity to first degree murder. His case was police court Kriday morning last then continued until today on the re- | quest of his attorney. MISS GOODRICH IS DEAN OF YALE NURSING SCHOOL Is Described as “Outstanding Figure in Nursing Ilducation in America Today,” May 1.-—Miss Annie w York has been New Haven, W. Goodrich of appointed dean of nursing at Yale university, it was an- nounced today. Miss Goodrich is at present assistant professor of nursing at Teachers’ college, Columbia univer- ey, and director of nurses of the enry Street settlement, New York. She suferintendent of nurses at the New York Post Graduate hospital from 1893 to 1900 and since that| time has served with various institu- tions and organizations, including St. Luke's hospital, Bellevue hospital, | New York state education department and Army school of nursing. In 921 Mount Holyoke college gave her an honorary partment recently awarded her been described secretary of the us the \Hss (vomlrlr‘h has Embree, Foundation in Rockefeller standing figure in America today. the appointment of Miss President James Angell said it would have been impossible ‘to find anyone competent to undertake the work of organizing the institution. Prof. C. B. of the Yale Medical school ,and Dr. W. C. Rappleye, superintendent of the sw Haven hospital, also expressed great satisfaction with the ment. Goodrich, more diffneult appoint- GERMANY'S NEW OFFER Berlin Opinion Ts That It Will Men- tion Flat Sum of Thirty Rillion Gold Marks, sociated for A any's new program ment of the reparations tan- shstag leaders believe will propose the flat payment of §0,000,- 000,000 gold marks, the promulgation of a 99-year nonaggression pact signed by the Rhine powers and the a Franco-German Berlin, Press) establishment of industrial entente. The specific items on the which receives its final approval by government officlals today before it is transmitted to the allied govern- ments and to Washington ¥ been guarded by Chancellor Cuno immediately around him. However, political leaders Who have been in elose touch with the govern- mont since it decided to take advan- the wedge offered by Lord recent speech expross the these three points are ading features of the new program and those to be the l¢ offer, Bus Driver Held lfi Bonds On Charge of Manslaughter Stamford, May 1.—Orto Waterbury, driver of the Connecticut company's bus which on April 12 killed Miss Mary O'Donahue and Mrs. Harriet Byrnes of Glenbrook, was charged with manslaughter on two counts in the Darien court last night and held in $5,000 bonds for the next term of court. No new facts were brought out in the hearing as the state merely nade a presentation sufficient to have Waterbury bound over. He furnish- «d bonds. degree and the war de- | the | the new school of | {this morning at the “out- | eral hospital at the a nursing education | je Commenting on | Clara, | | new | A. Winslow | ran down and 'Y the Fairfield county superior | 1 of Writ of Habeus Cor- pus at Hearing Before Judge Marvin in Super- ior Court Dorothy M. Evermon Placed in Rev, Dr, Klingberg’s Institution After Hearing Before Probate Court, Mrs, Ann M who conducts today custody Lewls, o colored wome wbies” home on lnstituted pro- i Dorothy iwerment, aged 10, and t the Children's cgnl care of Rev, A hearing on a ous will be held in 30 o'clock tomors row afternoon before Judge L, P, Waldo Marvin. The city of New Brite ain, which has an interest in the child, will be re nted by Attorney Don« ald Gaffney, who is associated with Judge John H. Kirkham, corporation attorney The dristol about anklin strect lings vermon, or white, who is Home under John E. Klingherg writ of habeas e superior court at 1o g of now a vermon girl is the child of a man and woman. When she nine years old she was Lewis to care for, Early intendent Cowlishaw of partment believed it t interests of the lit- have her placed in the a white guardian and he the court of probate to ent to the Children’s Home, Gaifney granted the pe= was heard on January 16, and the child was given into the custody of Rev. Dr. Kiingberg. There was no attempt at the time to reflect on Mrs. Lewis' character, but it was thought that, because of the racial question, the girl should be brought up in a differe atmosphere, Mrs, Lewis did not protest against the de- cision. Later Mrs. Lewis presented a bill for $1,400 for taking care of the child but Superintepdent Cowlishaw. could not find the birth rceovded in thig city und declined to pay. Recently Mrs, Le consuited George W, Crawford, colored lawyer in New Haven, and the application for a writ of habeas corpus is the result, If the application should be grants ed, Mrs. Lewis would become the law- ful guardian of the Evermon girl and could require her to work and turn over her wages from the time the state would allow her to work until she became 18 years of age. year Sipe charity was for the tle girl to custody of applied to have her Judge tition, which DEATH OF JAMESJ GOSTELLO Harrison Street Resident Had Been Superintendent of American Hoslery Co. For 20 Years, J. Costello of superintendent of Co. for 20 New James street, can Hosiery 54 Harrison the Ameri~ years, died Britain Gen- > of T1 years. three daughters, ary all of this city. Mr. Costello born in Ireland but came to this country when a boy. Excepting for a few years when he lived in Canada he made his home in New Britain, He was employed by the old N n Knitting Co, when that firm was in existence on Elm street and later entered the employ of the American Hosiery from which he retired a few ye, g0. The funeral will held morning at § o'clock from hurch and interment will Mary's new cemete 20 PAPERS AFFECTED nt Paper Mill survived by Grace and N was Thursd. St. Mary's be in St be South Norwalk Newsyp Is Closed By Strike—Employes Dee mand Increase, Norwalk, May ~The paper manufacturing plant of the St George Paper Co., located in Smith street, was stilled this noon as result of employes of the plant out on strike. Without having 1y previous warning, over 100 pioyes of the plant failed to re- port for work this morning. The plant lemand an increase in the wage scale, the amount of which eould not be ascertained. Twenty Connectie cut newspapers will be atfected by the strike. South print huge oing given smployes PITTSBURGH BAKERS QUIT Pittsburgh, May 1.—Union struck here today to enforee mands for collective bargaining againts the open ship. They were r cently granted a ten per cent increase in wages but the scale offered did not recognition of the union. 1.—~Thomas Coche« Morgan and Co., today rd a director of the Kenne- to succeed Edmond May was elec cott Copper corp., A. Guegenheim HOD CARRIERS STRIKE Buffalo, May 1.—A strike of 1,500 hodearriers was the only labor diffi- culty here today. The men have been getting from to 65 cents an hour and demand a uniform scale of 75 cents and an eight hour day.