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

News of the World By Associated Press PRICE THREE CENTS NEW BRITAIN HERALD [E ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1923, —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES, MEASURE PROHIBITING ANY DR. LEE RESIGNS POST DEWEY REFUSES T0 - BZLLION DOLLAR BID FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY OF CLOCK IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT {PPINT RAWLINGS ~SHIPPING FLEET A DREAM, WITH D. S. TIME NOW A LAW CHAIRMAN LASKER STATES Gov. Signs Bill, Which| ANDTHER WOMAN ELEGTED | Dies MR be Possible For Slack 10 BRITISH PARLIAMENT - to Raise This Amount Provides Penalty of FTIoR I i 3100 Fine FOI’ Any Miss Mabel Fussell, Actross Wife of | if Offer Was Accepted Bidder However, Will Be Violation of its Pro- Given Chance to Prove vi Facts—Hints Ford Is In- terested in Deal, n g% Health Officer of Patterson, N. J, At Dispute in Progress Between 1»' 'ry About June 15, He Announces Sherill and Local RGPIIMIC&I]S PRIEST SHOOTS ROBBER s o, ALCORN INFORAGE DN > A0 1 CHURCH ‘h\x Attor Ve uwl the Elihu Burritt school for admin trative work and all health agencied ,1in the eity, which has a population of 125,000 will be housed in this huilding An appropriation af §1¢ 600 has been made te remodel building over whieh Dr, Iee s assume the divectorship Dr. Bray expressed regrets (his aft Dr, Los will assume the duties of [*TN0ON At the loas of Dr. Las, Dur | eity health officer at Paterson, N, 1, |'"F his term of offica he has heen' about June 15, at a salary of § ,‘(,,“llll'l'!llfill n having established sue nder a fhve year contract whieh uu.lwun(u) dental elinies here and was responsible for the adoption recently of pure milk ordinances, od entir sponsibility for the department | Dr. Tea will be the guest of health ,.00inimant of former Police school (and welfare workera at Paterson at|ywyjjum J. Rawlings as a deputy| The priest tald the police that 'v'l‘"\ outing June 23 sheriff for Hartford county was awakened by an alarm bell | Mr. Dewey donied that Btate's At- | priest took a ravelver and entersd the {torney Hugh M. Alcorn had interpos. | chureh, where he says he found the of Education »-Housc to 'l""':':,-":' ‘;\:‘:hfi:l"2‘;\:)"::”?‘ l|\ “”\. 1ed any objection to the appointment |Iad with two poorboxes, each contain Meet Tomorrow. half Clertion sad b oo Detrolt Clevgyman Fires When Opder of the board tomorrow mé ) o'cloek his resignation will be Aceep o4 with regrets, Dr, Henry T, Bray chatrman of the health hoard 'said | this afternoon by Official Denies Sate's regarded—Vietim Him County w Walt | the o Captain Phillipson, Suecessful ney 15 Toading Aronnd - By Not Radly Wuse in By.Flections Ciny Rev, Father pastor of Bt, Roni early today shot Hits at Hardware Detroit, June Michae! G, Eaper - face Catholie ehureh with ' A&nd slightly woupded Harold Smjth Dewey, |14, of Budbury, Wis., as the boy made ,assum- (A& dash for litherty after, 1t {8 alleged non. he was caught in.the act of rohbing Chief | poorboxes in the churek Nose and By The Assorinted Press London, June |.-—-Miss Mabel sell, actre wifs Captain Phillipson, was returned in & b election toduy as member of the house of commons for the Berwick upon-Tweed division of Northumber Iand, Running on the conservitive she polled 12,000 votes against Ry Hilton Legislators For Gossip, . ons In the course of talk Herald reporter today, Sherif who took office this morning He Also Approves Others, Including One Concerning Expenditures by Boarda $68 for Captain Harold Robson. eral, and 2,966 for . Diver, or u 3500 that period 'he Paterson health has recontly taken over g bullding approximately the per year inerease dunnu| tieket S slze The 1 inhor Washington. June 1.--A thereugh investigation has convinced the shipe ping board, Chairman Lasker ane nounced today, that there ia no o more than a on in the case when asked. | He was conducting the lad to the Mr. Aleorn have | parish house when the youth made a un\ interest phatically that Mr, Aleorn had shown | hands. Miss Russell will be the third wom. | ‘What reason did the bid of et i e v Wy Word! Britishers Shocked fo 5 i R IR Hartford, June 1.-Governor Tem. pletan this morning signed the anti. daylight saving 1l which provides that no elock publ show any but standard time provides a penalty of $100 any violation and is a bi'l for The fine the houge but rejected by the Signs Other Measures The governor alsn gigned the biil permitting Sunday concerts; the act submitting to a referendum the pro posed change in the state constitution permitting the governor to veto items In an appropriations bill; the afreraft bill regulating the fiighf afrplanes in the state; concerning the average attendance grants for state aid for schools; coneerning expenditures by #ehool committees or hoards of educa- tion; relating to co-operative markot corporationa; several salary increase bills and 20 other general acts of less importance. House Sesston Tomorrow The novelty of a Saturda was sprung on members today when House FLeader Buckley informed the house that another “legislative day’ Was necessa No business will done Satnrday or Monda ite Commander 1idwa of the Amevican Legion pr the house of representatives today in absence of Speaker Nickerson who s trying to get his law practice in Liteh- field county cleaned up befor on the bench in the fall. Mr, is representative from Colchester A communication from Governor Templeton was received enclosing the written deciination of Charles B. session Barnes of the appointment as deputy | indge of the town court of Sprague. ' The matter was tabled for printing in the journal and referred to the judi- ciary committee. Consent was given for the intro- duction of a bill continuing to the next session of the general assembly the commission to operation of the ballot law. Mr, Aver- iil of Branford explained: that the’ legislature had been in such constant session that the commission of sena- tors and representatives had not the opportunity to do any investigating and could make no report at this session, The bill was passed under suspension of the rules. Berlin Schools Affected The education committee reported | a substitute state aid to towns for schools bill, which provides that the towns of Berlin, Cheshire, Darien, luast Haven, Groton, Hamden, Mont- ville, New Canaan, Plainville, Ridge- field and South Windsor shall recelve the benefits of state aild this year without reference to the limitation imposed concerning the grand st The committee on federal relations recommended placing on file in the office of the secretary of state the communication received from the sec- vetary of state of Wisconsin regarding the action of the legisiature of that state favoring an amendment to the’ constitution df¢ the United States on| the right of association. On disagreeing action with the sen- the bill for the cedification | of the school laws, the house recon- sidered and adopted the senate smendment which adds Charles P,/ Warren of New Haven and Frederick . Walcott of Norfolk to the com- n:lesion. A Dbill passed from the calendar amends the charter of the city of Waterbury and changes the date for! filing tax lists in that city to the! month of Mareh. The bill permitting certain ecities to establish zoning restrictions was | passed in coneurrence. The bill 1s | permissive and not mandatory. The cities affected are Bridgeport, Nor-| walk, Waterbury and Stamford, and the fowns of Ialrfield, Greenwich,| Enfield and West Hartford. Senate Action | Tha senate passed the resolution continuing in office the commission nppointed to investigate the opera-| tion of the ballot law with instruc- tions to the commission to report at! the next session of the general as- rembly. | The bill rrestlng the eity of Milford was recalled from tha governor's of-| fice in order that several changes might be made, | A bill incorporating the Outlook Tnsurance Co., in Hartford was taken' from the table and was referred to the committee on insurance. British Brlde (‘annol Meet Husband in U. S. A, New York, June 1.-—A hoard of in- quiry at Ellis Island decided today that seven British subjects who arri ed on the President Monron must he | excluded from the country hecause | the British immigration quota is ex. hausted. Five are women, inciuding M Elsie Demitron, British bride of 1u American citizen. ate on Iy displayed shall, compromise | one for a stronger measure passed in | senate. | be | sided over | golng‘ Kelly | investigate the land Mrs, l. A. +used by Harmony an to sit in the commons Miss Russell is the fourth woman alacted to the British house of com- mons but will be the third actually to take her seat. The firat woman M. P. was Countess Georglana Mark. feviez, who wns returned for St Patrick's division of Dublin, but like the other Irish dissenters refused to take her seat The two woman members of | commons at present are Lady Astor, first electad on the conservativa ticket {in 1840 for the Sutton division Plymouth and Mrs, Margaret Wint. ringham, a liberal, returned in 1021 to suceeed her hushand for the Louth division of Lincolnshire. TRAGEDY HOVERS AGAIN. AT'ELM HILL CROSSING | Reckless Auto Driver Passes in Front of On- coming Locomotive Just as a locomotive was about to cross the tracks at Elm Hill, where three lives were snuffed ont Wednes day morning, an automobilist darted | afternoon | that | across the track yesterday miraculously iecaping the fate befeil the Timmermen (amiiy. Employes of the “Now Haven" were on the ground testing the sig nal and making measurements as to the distance at which trains may be seen, the space in which a locomotive trav ng at average speed brought to a stop, ete., and nalled the locomotive waiting distance up the track to bear down and cross the roadway. The signal bell and aerial warning operated properly, but to the astonishment of the railroad men the automobile heeded neither. The number of the car was taken and an interview will be arranged with the driver, the rail- road men said. Funeral services for the Timmermen held this ter- had sig- some | daughter Lorna were noon at the Krwin chapel, Rev. Sam uel C. Sutclife, pastor- of St. Mark's Ipiscopal church, conducted services. Mr. Timmermen was u member of a Yonkers, N. Y, lodge of Ma and the Masonic burial servie lodge, A. K Burial was and M., of this city in airview cemetery i Five Cents an Hour More For Rochester Trolleymen | Rochester, N. Y., June 1.—A wage increase of five cents an hour to mo- tormen and conductors on the Roche: ter, S)rmnflv and Utica lines of th New York state railways has been granted according today. The raise represents a ten per cent increase over the present maxi- mum scale of 50 cents an hour. The men were voting today on acceptance or rejection of the offer. No Cnmmal Neghgencc In Motorcycle Fatality Bridgeport, June 1.--No criminal responsibility is found today Coroner Phelan for the death of An- tonlo Colengello, mail carrier who was killed May 23 when his motor- | cyele collided with another motor- cycle driven by Martin Klin S Graves Decoration Fund Receipts The Overseas (iraves Decora- tion fund belng collected by the “Herald" for Eddy-Glover Post, American lLegion, was aug- mented today by several con- tributions, among them being an additional appropriation of $76 from the post. The rollec- tions now amount to $281.20, or within $18.91 of the %300 goal. Tt will ba necessary for those who intend to contribute to bring their sh or check to the “Herald” office not later than tomorrow neon, as the campaign will close at that hour. The accounting to date follows Eddy-Glover 'ost, Am- eri@an Legion . L ‘rl#nllv of Arthur Paul son” 500 J. o \mhr’“w * 00 Philip Smith 4 100 Previously acknowledged 198,24 Total the of | may be| sons | was ! to announcement| by | When Excavators Gravesend, Eng. Juna 1.-Resent ment at the action of Edward Page Guston, American archaeologist, and | his ussociates in digging up the re. mains scores hodies in 8t George's chureh yard in their search for the bones of Pocahontas continued unabated among the townspeople to day Although Mr. Gaston has been at | much pains to explain that no disre spect wag intended, the inhabitants of Gravesend held indignation meetings and made their sentiments known 1o the church authorities. Some of them even threatened to petition for thy moval Canon Gedge, blind pastor of the church, who othclated yester- day at the re-interment of the bones They were partienlarly aggrieved | they said, to gee the excavators’par- taking of tea and cake on ilat tomb- stones while the workmen, with ci- gavettes in their months, hauled up bucketsful of crumbling skulls and | bones from the deep vault and pho- | of of See Yanks Eatmg in Graveyard | Dbjection to Digging For Pocahontas’ Bones Crystalizes | Smoke Cigarettes While Working | Great Britaln and had the approval | solve me from any charges of private | for opposing the nomination of Mr. [hreak for fresdom ‘ Rawlings?" Not Led Ardund by Nox It was evident that Sheriff was disturbed hy the allusion to Ar Alcorn’s interference hecause he safd “The impression has been created at Harold told the officers | the capitol that Mr. Alcorn 18 1eading | hig nhrother John, me around by the nose. 'This i8 not|gove 4u0 and were griuesome | true, He is not interested in my busi- | wity which to buy ness and he had nothing to say about s the appointment or non-appointment of Mr. Rawlings. The New Rritain | legislators started the story yesterday | that Mr. Alcorn opposed Mr, Rawl ings and it soon ched my ears. There fsn't any truth 1o the rumor Mr., Dewey made it plain that he did intend to appoint Mr. Rawl ings, "I have known him for a long time and he's a fine man" he said, adding that for reasons which he did not disciose he was not in favor of his appointment ; Dewey Defies Y Sheriff Dewey's stand s virtualiy defiance of the republican power in New Britain. They recommended ex- Chief Rawlings some time ago confl- dent that his appointment would be made without opposition. Sheriff Dawey cleared up any doubt that may | York on the steamer have existed by declining to follow | Hamburg, Germany. the recommendation. Again Mr. Rawl- | ings’ name was presented. this time with strong republican hacking, but ~=s | Sheriff Dewey declined to be swerved [ the Intter fired three shots, them grazing tha lad's knocking him sown. The turned over to the pollce Newey seeking the food tographers snapped soene. “I am aceustomed to such criti- | ciam,” said Mr. Gaston today in de- fending the exhumation. “Lord Cur- zon's condemnation and the outbursts from others are based upon miscon- ception of my real motives. My sole desire {8 to reclalm the body of one who played such a romantic and hu- man part in the early colonial life of America and re-inter it in a fitting national mausoleum at ‘Washington where {t will form an abiding memo- to one of the most gallant epi 4 woman in American his not in Germany fact that 1 secured written g permission from all the descendants of the princess, both in America street florist, and of the British home office to exhume the remains, as well as the support of the English-speaking unio® will ab- will return to this country or mercenary designs.” same hoat U 5. STARS WINNERS |Sarazen Cops British Northern Pro road | fessional Championship—Mrs, Mal. lory Advances to Finals, in Tennis. fatod Pross. June 1—Gene Sarazen, champion, today professional golf an aggregate 72 holes played. The Ax Lytham, Eng., American open golf won the northern championship with score of 290 the for nted Iin ."vv-t,«. June 1--Mrs. Molla Biurstedt Mallor American lawn tennis star, advanced to the finals of | the Middlesex championship today by defeating Miss E. R. Clarke, 6-2, 6- | By The Asse | Chiswick, Brussels, June 1.—Belgium was eliminated from the international awn tennis competition for the Davis cup today when J. Brian Gilbert of England defeated George Watson, the Belgian star, 6:4, 6-2, 6-2. SHIPWRECK MYSTERY Submerged Two Master Te Discovered in 25 Teet of Water Just Outside New Rochelle Harbor, New Rochelle, N, Y., June 1.—A submerged two master of identity un- {known, furnished police and harbor officials with a mystery today after her discovery in 25 feet of water just outside the harbor with only the tip {of a mast exposed lewis Odell, harbor patrolman who |discovered the vessel, has furnished the only clue thus far, a bhlock of hardwood, trimmed with brass and bearing the name “Providence,” which he brought to the surface with grappling hooks. | Thomas Brady, keeper of Huckle- berry island near where the craft lies, Ireported he had been awakened sev- eral nights ago by the barking of his dog. He investigated the castern [part of the island but found nothing. 1Allegcd Robbers Held For Holdup at Shor | Greenwich, June 1—The holdup and Irobbery in the Wildwood Waffle 'lnum on the post road here on April {4 was described to Judge James R Mead today and he held Rudolph Lori, 20, and Roecco Lupo, 20, both of {this town, and Thomas McLaughiin, 110, of New York, in $7,500 bail cach [for tefal in the superior court at | Bridgeport. The charge againet the men was in four counts, robbery with | violence, assault upon Mr. and Mrs John Van Beck, owners of the place and upon Lounis Geharty, a waiter, and [ robbery of diamond rings and a neck- | x,m- from Mrs. Van Beck and about 500 in cash from all. The men cut | lhr telephone wires to the house but word was sent to the lacal police in |time to get the Mount Vernon, N. ¥ [police to intercept three men in a {taxicab, The men were extradited SENTENCED TO DEAT | Philadelphia. June 1. -Wylie N | (Texas) Morgan, convicted of kidnap- |ping, attac aying six-year- old Lillian Gilmore last February, was today sentenced to die in the electric chair, x 'DEATH OF JOHN SHEERAN street, | Kerry, | country !made his home in Willimantic and la. | from his determination. Because of the popular helfef that | State's Attorney Alcorn plays an im- als having connection with thelness every day Who | 73 years of age and ill, Hamburg. Aithongh Mr criminal or civil courts, the bellef|making the trip alone. that he had a hand in holding up the| Rawlings appointment became strong- er. It was a subject of gossip at the state capitol yesterday and 1t was taken for granted that the state’s at- torney was the “power behind the| throne™ in the case. The rumor per- sists today, In spite of denials, that Mr. Alcorn is exerting an influence sufficiently strong to hold up the confirmation of Mr. Rawlings. ‘This influence may be of an indirect na- ture, but it is belleved to exist. Both Sides Set, The republican leade Britain and Sheriff Dew have reached a situation t1 he described by the use of the term “stalemate." o former insist that| Mr. Rawlings {s the man for the po-| sition Sheriff Dewey, who is one of the most influential figures in Hart- ford county politics, is equally as de- termined that the New Britain pol- ! ticlans cannot have their way this time Tt is known that a great Father of KEugene A. Sheehan, Died Last Week, Succumbs At He will endeavor to study Home of Daughter time, Mr. Lorenzen John Sheehan, a veteran of the Civil | war, died this morning at about & o'clock at the home of his daughter. Mrs, Walter Donohue of 118 Franecls after a lingering iliness. A son died Thursday of FFrancis hospital in operation, in County | to this He first sister ship to the Resolute. liugene A. Sh last week at St Hartford following an Mr. ‘Sheehan was born Ireland, but came when a young man. in New seem to t can best Valued Gems, Associated Press. By The 3 June ter moved to this city where he was! n Tsin, employed for a number of years as an iron molder at the Vulean Iron Works. He retired a few years ago from active | work. When the call for volunteers came at the time of the Civil war Mr, Shee- han enlisted in Company B, 1st Con- necticut Heavy Artillery, at Williman- tie. He was in many batties and was wounded. Following the war he came to New Britain. |ble for the recove by Miss Luecy Aldrich, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., holdup of the express train Suchow bandits, many re. 44y Ly the officers of the publicans are in favor of the reap- of New York . pointment of Myron W. Stockwell, Aldrich, captured whose term as deputy sherift expired |(1its and later released, Besides his daughter, with whom he today. Mr. Stockwell's lure to get family heirlooms on a lived, he leaves a son, John Shee- | a reappointment seribed to the | e scene of the holdup. han of the post office clerical force, fact that he mm. d 830 to the ©Of the Standard Oil Cc and two brothers, Michael of Lowell, campalgn fund of George W. (ig Mass,, and Patrick of Willimantic. q Iuneral arrangements in charge of | M. J. Kenney & Co., are incomplete. The funcral will probably be held mv‘ Monday. by o valuablies, finally was EDWARDS STILL MISSING vae servant roaming the hills, jewels and was rowarded, SIX MONTHS IN JAIL Posse Still Looking for Faston June 1.- representative Murdered 1ge, Conn., former this town, the general assembly, the 14th dWtriet, Washington last night of h ment bank of the first prises the New England New York and New J¢ Conn., Husband Who White Plains Man Sentenced When Walking His Nineteen Years Old Wife, Found Down Street on June 1.—State police ffs were engaged in their second day search of kaston iy woods for RNobert Edwards, 38-year- old farmer, who killed his 19-year-old wife, Ruby Wells Edwards, Wednes- day night. The hunt was carried on through most of the night and taken up again today by new details of officers aided by a handful of the farmer nelghbors of the Edwards and Wells families. Coroner John J. Phelan, who visit Cley ed the scene of the murder y and informaliy inquired cumstances of the shooting, scheduled to open a formal at 2 o'clock this afternoon home of Adolph Swenson the house 1n which Mrs died a hal!f hour after sh twice shot by her husband. At the tnquest Coroner Phelan will receive the antopsy report of Medioal ¥ | iners Smith of Redding and of Bridgeport, desig rd by | determine officlally the cause woman’s death Bridgeport, Which His FEstranged Wife Lives. and deputy sher! White Plains, N. Y., June 1.—Ed- mun J. Ryan, a broker, with offices in New York, today was sentenced to gerve six months in jail for walking down Grand street here A veat ago Ryan and his wife agreed to separate and Judge Holden ordered him to keep off the street! where his family lives, which is the main thoroughfare of the town. | Last night he was found sauntering idown the street and arrested by Pro- 'bation Officer Decker. Pollutmn Bill Cause Of Much Debating Today IHartfosgd yJvne 1.—The pollution bill wak ster of an hour's de. bate in the o today when an ef- | fort to kill it by disagreeing action failed in the senate by a vote of 10 to 118, The house bill was tabled for prnting in the jonrnal in order that it might be further studied in the sen. | ate. WHS [ George his land, June 1 rounded out a8 4 member of the department The last 22 ing been in the role of chief 7h years old and is said to be fire chief in America e lace vmm,\ inquest at the Ihis ent Edwards ad been June 1.-—Sixteen torpedo boat dastroyers this port today for the expectation of Gibraltar, an from Garlick him to with im» voyage Springfield, T, June The state| genate last night passed a bill Po abol- ish ving throughout the| state goes to the house, | AGAT DAYLIGHT SAVING. | | daylight The bill “Altogether too eatly things in that subject.” June 1 Announcement that George H. Wil WEATHER cox has purchased the big Meriden b plant of the Coit's Patent Firearms Hartford. dune §.—Vorecast Co. of Hartford, for a price reported for New Britain and vicinity: v be around $150,000, Questioned Fair. warmer tonight; Satur- to whether the factory would event- day fair lunuy be used by the International ' Silver Co., of this city, Mr. Wilcox & replied: Meriden, was made today - — covers New The piar THE alongside the gave hands during the an employme * | ternational Silver Co. When Harold re fused to halt at the priest’s command one of and wan arm boy and 18, came here a few money he LORENZEN T0 MAKE HIS 26TH OCEAN VOYAGE Church Street Florist Will Visit Sister and Friends across the Atiantic ocean on Tuesday, |June 12, when he wiil sail from Newi“fil."fl“,(’"". Resolute He will remain in Europe until August 2 when hr‘ma\ residents of the town, Slack and the for | on Mr. Lorenzen has planned the jour- ney in order to visit his sister, who is the plan, and Wves in | Lorenzen is the money 5 years old, he attends to his busi- and feels capable of | “there are twa questions [ ecan an- While abroad he plans to visit sev- ! the offer? eral other towns and ofties and renew {of it? his acquaintance with many friends. conditions | existing in Germany at the pros(‘n"ca‘\(‘l\xsmn! made the last year on the steamer Rellance, trip JEWELS ARE RECOVERED Faithfulness of Chinese Servant Re- 1.—The faithful- ness of a Chinese servant is responsi- of the jewels lost sister-in-law of after the the | it was announced ito- Standard | morning at about the ban- hid her j hillside near | more days but were unable to find the old | by higher abandoning search and leaving only an old Chin- | gemands for more wages, then This | recurrence of servant at length found the missing |and a repetition of the the Ex-Rep. Treat Appomted o > 200, . foodstuffs has become virtually double Reserve Bank Director [0ty i SOl o My, “Tard, from and at the last session of | 100 senator received word from appoint- | s a director of the federal land distriet which com v and which has its banking offices at Springfield, | from and Cleveland Fire Chief Ifl 54 Years in the Service A. Wal- S4th y Cleveland fire hav the old- 16 DESTROVERS RETURNING Ameri- safled | o New York making conemy record of ofl consumption for ‘MAERIDEIV MANUFACTURER BUYS SILVER CITY BRANCH OF COLT'S AT $150,000 to say any- about ten acres Haven road and nt to several thousand war in making ma- chine guns for the government Mr. Wilcox {s president of the |n~.nrrh-d pect dollars made by John W, Stack of Bilver Creek N. Y, for the boards merchant flect would ever he aracmted if it were accepted An inquiry on the subject was cone ducted by the shipping board in eon- junction with other government d partments with which Mr. Stack has had business transactions, with the result, Mr. Lasker sald, that the offer had been definjtely classed am a “Num- mer dream."” This conelusion will be communi- cated to the special committes of the chipping board now sitting in New York and before which Mr. Btack has been invited. The Ellver Creek bidder will be free the chalrman said to appear and give any further detalls of his proposal and backing that he may desire, Hints At Ford Silver Creek, N. Y., June 1.—John W. Slack, postal machine manufactur- intimated here that Henry Ford Carl Lorenzen, well known Church | was the financier back of Slack's re- will make his 26th trip |cent offer to purchase the United States Shipping Board's fleet for $1,- Ford was in Silver Creek within the last ten days and, according to sev- !the automobile manufacturer con- ferred. Silver Creek takes it as a matter of course that Ford is back of Henry Ford going to furnish " Mr. Rlack was asked. that,” sald’ Mr. Slack, “1 can't say The first is: Why did you make The second is, who is back swer. “But Ford was through here the other day and you can draw your own Mr. Ford and 1 have some interests in common. Both of us ajare manufacturing an inexpensive machine and neither of us has any | competition.” GERMANS GETTING DIZZY COUNTING THEIR MONEY 72,650 For the Dollar sults in Miss Aldrich Getting Back ;Jh{rk.! Tonch While Everything Else Goes Up, Including Rents and Food. The Associated Press. Berlin, June 1.—The German mark ontinued to drop in the exchange market here today. Opening this 69,500 to the dol- lar, it had by noon reached 72,650, The German people partioularly In Berlin are finding themselves growing and more dizzy as they are in the vicious circle of new By ! caugnt searched for | depreciation in the currency followed and then by with consequent the depreciation same cycle of wholesale higher retail price monetary events. During the last few days in Berlin the retail cost of the most essential has gone up more than What will happen classes when the into cffect s instance, per cent. among the poorer new bread prices go exciting wide comment, The public traffic services begin the month with fares which have been increasgd from 50 to 100 per cent, The city magistrates have warned the people to be prepared for a rise in the prices of gas, electricity and water on account of the new increase of 58 per cent in the cost of coal and a freight rate on the railways, 54 per cent higher. The rallways also have doubled their passenger fares, ar| Rents have been raised by half beginning today; clothing aund ioes on about the same ratio. Ae- 18 cording to the press, the wages of workingmen show an average increase of 40 to 50 per cent, SENT TO PRISON Buffalo, N. Y., June 1.--Dr. Samuel Kennedy today was sentenced to from two to five vears in Auburn prison for shooting his office girl, Veronia Ward, in August 1021 Miss Ward was wonunded in the breast and fs in constant danger of death, sur- geons say, because only a thin tissus separates the heart from the healed Dr. Kennedy is 88 year sold, for one« an wound PROVES FATAL. Terrington, June 1.-—Joseph Male ham, 47, died today of a fractured skull sustained Wednesday when he fell dn\\v\!!a!rl at his home FA \T(I\\ \\\ l\\ \““."\T'll'! New York, June 1 Sixteen stows aways were under arrest aboard the | British steamer Almagro when she in Quarantine today from i Guayaquil and Cristobal.