New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1923, Page 1

!\flu of the World By Associated Press TABLISHED 1870 - EW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1923, —TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. WICHITA BANK CASHIER MISSING INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL IS UPHELD BY HUGHES AS Tells Dartmouth Alum- ni That,Path To The | Millenium Is None ,BRIGHT ASSEMBLAGE \ ATOLD YALE TODAY Cllicagoan in Woman'’s Clothes is Hdentified by Widow as Robber LONG STEP TOWARD PEA CE| Who Slew Her Husband on June 5 Suspcct Believed to Have Masqueraded As Both Man und Woman — Man Arrested At Same Time Declares| “She” Lived With Him As His Wife For 14 Years, l Chicage. June 19.—Woman or man, in their automobile to their home on WITH MILLION AND HALF IN CASH (GERMANY WILL BE SMASHED UNLESS FRANCE CHANGES, BANKER DECLARES — New York, June 19 flnvmnnv' “must inevitably go te smash” France continues her poliey in the| Ruhr, Martin Sternberg, head of Martin fternbers & Co. of Amster- ment in America of branches of large German industrial cmonnnl Germany is now on the verge of riots and strikes,” he sald 'Wllh the mark at 168,000 to the dellar, ' Used Employe 0( 17 Yeard Service Said To Have Institution’s Funds To Invest In ¢ Younger Reunion Classes| Bedecked in Garbs of dun one of the wealthlest bankers Germany is helpless to pay and un.| Europe, declared upen his ar-|less France withdraws from the Rubr uu on the Majestic today He|and allows Germapy to resume her! the north side and were ahout to turn Mrs. Frances Carrick, also known as Into their garage when two persons | o | Frea 6 Thompson, was identified to. Other Than Path Of Justice, Duty of All Nations Is to Maintain Sanctity Agreements and Impar- tial Adjustment of Differ- ences. Hanover, N, H,, June 19.-~The per- manent court of international justice constitutes a tribunal with standards| “that conform to our highest courts,” Secretary Hughes sald here today speaking at the alumni gathering in connection with commencement exer- cises at Dartmouth college. “I make bold to say,” Mr. Hughes sald, “that the United States could to- | Lrvuter satisfuction submit disputes to whioh it is a party to this court than to any arbitral tribunal it would be possible to set up." More Interest in Others, of | Many Colors ——— Vew Haven, t Yale today was one est colors imaginable, reunion classes had bedecked selves In garb wnich outsnon ainbow which spanned kiea The parade of the classes out Yale field for the ball game Harvard and ,the old time mardh about the field gave opportunity for a display of the sartorial effects with all embellishments. Twenty.six class €5, most of them with music and| hundreds of old graduates back from {the enjoymenf °f the occasion con- !rlhvuml to t¥ ~hing column. The | banners, pa l s brilllant [as those w ve many o joke an. 0;1 % M the | |class. The ."! Vae The alumni in Bau t b forenoon heard a serlous « With a report of the year by dent Angell. For the alumni fon exhibition was [the university's business 1 (H. Swayne '93 of Philadelphia, of the bright. for the younger them. uny ever the to with | e Noah vice- June 19-—Alumni day| l/ | day by Mrs. Richard C. Tesmer as the ! supposed woman bandit who shot and | kllled her husband in a ‘heldup on| l.lum— [ 3 First supposed to be a man disguls @4 as a woman, the prisoner was de- clared by Frank Carrick, who with two others was arrested with the ac- cused to have lived as his wife for 14 years, Known as Mrs. Carrick, the suspeet in the opinion of the police led .f double life as both man and woman, | masquerading as one or the other at| different times | The suspect was identified by the smiling expression which Mrs, Tesmer | sald the bandit assumed until almost | | the Instant of Airing the shot that kill- | | #d Tesmer. But the prisoner has | | brown eyes while the widow sald the killer's eyes were blue, but today she | | sald she probably had been mistaken, Bhe positively declared however that!| | Mrs, Carrick or Thompson was the Killer, | Carrick, Miss Marie Clark and a known only as John Doe also taken into custody. Ahen the police ralded the flat they | found a quantity of woman's apparel, # number of wages and a loaded re- volver. The murder suspect's male | supposed woman bandit, the peculiar |smile maintained almost to the in- stepped out of the shadows and point- od revolvers at them, One appeared to be a woman and took the lead In | the robbery. The other was a man Smiies, Shoots to Kl The pair robbed Tesmer of a small | sum after compelling the vietim and his wife to get out of thelr car. The supposed woman bandit then ordered the other to take Mrs, Tesmer's wed. | ding ring. She protested and Tesmer stood with his hands uplifted, help less but twitching with anger. 1t 15 belleved that the ndit garb. o4 as A woman feared Tesmer was about to attack In deferme of his wife and her sentiment for her wedding I ring for the smiling bandit fired and killed Tesmer, Fleo in Victim's Car As the man fell mortally wounded, and his wife collapsed on his body, the {bandit pair leaped Into the Tesmer automoblle and drove away. The machine later was found | abandoned two miles from the scene of the holdup but all trace of the rob- bers apparently had disappeared. All that the pplice had to ald them was Mrs, Tesmer's description of the | stant of taking a human life, the big ! petus over the came for conferences with Ameriean bankers relative to the establish | SUNSHINE SOCIETY | AID§ CAMPERS' FUND $100 Received From Local | Organization--$1,415 Now on Hand The Fresh Afr fund, which will pay the expenses of 300 children for two weeks apiece on an outing in the try at the Fresh Alr Farm in Butlington, recelved considerable im- week-end through subscriptions obtained by personal solicitation of the finance committee and a check for $100, the gift of the local branch of the Sunshine soclety. | The first warm day of the year also attracted attention of several individ. | uals to the fund. In consequence | there Is now over $1,400 of the need- | normal industrial life there will net be enough left to pay anything' ANOTHER BANKING HOUSE VIOTIM OF DEFALCATION, 5 Harrisburg, Pa, Discovery of a $170,000 in trust funds of the Wayneshoro Trust Co, of Waynesboro ' were reported to- day by Seeretary of Banking Peter G. Cameron. He ordered the arrest of Charles H. Coover, treasurer. June 10— shortage of e——— 2 BROKERS SENTENCED T0 SING SING PRISON Fuller and McGee Must Serve at Least 15 Months 0Oil Properties President Believes Investors Will Suffer No Loss— Criminal Action Withheld Pending Probe, Wichita, Kas, Jun 19.—The Ameri- can State Bank, one of the state banks in Kansas closed its doors | early this morning following the dis- | covery of the detalcation of $1,600,000 /by Phillp A. Drumm cashier, the Wi. chita clearing house announced. The cashler used the bank's funds to invest in oll propetrels, bank officers state. Drumm confessed ac- cording to clearing house officials. The Amerjcan State Bank is 21 years old and has a capital of $160,000, Dyamm has been with the institution 17 years, the last one as cashier. Method of Defalcation The relatively large defalcation was explained in part by the fact that the | bank held what was said to be tn ex- cess of $1,000,000 in Wichita school | chairman of the board presided. AS| name was obtained from an automo- representatives of the classes, there| hjle jdentification card. were short speeches by Senator J. W.| The police declared the disclosure blue eyes and the fat hands. Women of the underworld and bonds. Drumm {s alleged to have used Mr. Hughes lauded “the increasing these and other bonds as collateral to Interest in foreign peoples and our| |ed $4,500 avatlable Thursday the first batch of young- Behind the Bars relations with them,” now evident in the United States but said that if this| Interest was not to serve “merely to promote the constant endeavors of propagandists or of racial groups. . . it must have its suppbrt in a mrnvul &tudy of history," | Wadsworth ‘08 of New York; J. C. Goddard, of Salisbury, Conn, H. Pratt, '93 8 of North Carolina, and \H R. Luce, '20, At the meeting of the alumni ad- [ of the prisoner's double identity may help to clear up a number of rob- heries and other crimes. Tdentified by Hands Although Mrs, Tesmer had told and the understand- | visory board yesterday the attendance | how the bandit smiled when Tesmer ing of other nations and thelr con.|as representative of the various sec- | was shot and declared she never would ditions which the colleges should prn.lflonn of the country was notable. ()ro-l forget blue eyes, the police, after questioning | lice sald they had learned had posed vide, “In our foreign relations we desire | peace, security and co-operation,” the secretary. “Would that the spirit | of America had one voice, one mes- sage. But there is a babel of voices, 4 confusion of tongues. If danger; threatens us, we happily stand united; but when we are least concerned as to our own safety we are most di- vided in our counsels, But allowing for all the inevitable differences, it is too mueh to expect that we should have one controlling voice, one dom- inant message as to the fundamentals. ‘We are intent on peace and because of this the United States can never refuse its support to institutions of justice, Two Causes of War, “We recognize that there are two classes of controversies which may lead to strife. There are the confiicts of national interest; of pediency of rival policies where there is no agreement, no recognized termining prineiple, no governing rule of law which may be invoked. There wa,are bound to recognize the rights of other states, equal members of the| family of natlons as we, unfailingly insist upon our own. xxx “But in that class of controversies where there are entreaties to carry out and commonly accepted principles and rules of international law to ap- ply we have a manifest duty. That duty is to maintain the sancity of international engagements; to aid in securing the impartial adjustment of differences and thus to insure the adequate administration of interna- tional justice, “But we shall do but lip-service to this cauee if we refrain from support. ing the agencies of justice. It hap- peng that at'this time there exists, is functioning, a permanent court of international justice equipped with a permanent body of jurists as well qualified for their task as any judges that could be chosen--men whose character and equipment permits no charge of partiality or dlsqualifica-| tion. xxx The Path of Justice “There is no path to the millenium other than the path of justice, and if we discard the best attainahle in- strumentalists to justice to that ex. tent we invite the decisions of the sword. The trne methods of promot- ing international accord is to seek to avert the clash of interests by agree- ment and to have agreements fairly interpreted and carried out.” GOING , TO INDIANAPOLIS Commander Dewey Selander and Adjutant Frederick Fleischauer of New Britain Post of Disabled War Veterans will attend the national con- vention of the Disabled War Veterans at Indianapolis. They will leave Fri- day. JURY IS COMPLETED New York, June 19.—The jury box was filled today in the trial of Mrs. tim was found shot to death in his Anna Buzzi indicted for the murder of Frederick Schneider, Bronx con- tractor several months ago. automobile on a lonely road. political ex-| de- | The vie- j |gon and Washington were represented | for the first time and delegations were sald | present from northern and southern bility that a man disguished as California and Colorado. Mr. Swayne was {chairman; Minott A, Osborne con- tinued as secretary and the following| ;made three year term members of the {executive committee: J. O. Heyworth, Chicago; Arthur D. Allen, Louisville and Lewis 8. Welch, New Haven. The voting went on today for member of the corporation but hav-| ing no competition John V. Farwcll of Chicago will succeed himself, \MAY AVERT MILLION JUMP State Commiission, of Which E, W. Christ of This City is a Member Plans Complete Revision. Instead of increasing by more than a million dollars, which was believed to be certain this year, the non-taxa- ble property list of the city of New | Britain may be materially reduced | through the activities of a commission of three named by the governor to re- vise the state non-taxable property Iists, © Representative E. W. Christ of this city, Judge Thomas J. Malloy of Hartford and J. M. Emerson, editor of the Ansonia Sentinel are the mem bers of the committee. The present non-faxable list totals $4,578,000. Properties exempt include the library, schools, state armory, Y IM.C.A WL CLACY LT A& | B. society, churches, cemetery proper- ties, rectorles, Burritt Mission, New Britain general hospital, Erwin Home, erphanages, Boys' clyb and the Sal- vation army. The legislature has appropriated $12,000 for the expenses of the com- mittee which is to hold hearings on all properties now exempt. A drive {will be made, it is understood, to place on the taxpaying lists, Y. M. C. A and Y. Wi C. A. buildings whera there are cafeterias, dormitories, etc, which are competing in busginess with other interests, Bergdoll to Be Arrested . Topeka, Kas, June 19-—Erwin C. Bergdoll whose sentence in the federal | penitentiary on a draft evasion charge ends tomorrow with behaviour taken off, will be re-arrest- ed at the prison gates. A warrant for his arrest, on a charge of conspiracy with intent to evade the draft was or- dered by the district attorney for the castern district of Pennsylvania has arrived at the office here of the U, 8. marshal for Kansas. BRITISH TEAM ELIMINATED By The Associated Press. Withington, Eng, June 19.—The Brmsh lawn tennis team was elimin- nted from the Davis cup competition by the Spaniards as the result of to- | day's play. MEDICINE CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTORY, CURE FOR RHEUMATISM IS REPORTED New York, June 19.—Medicine to- discovered the treatment declared, is|ping their product to South America day claimed another victory in the acknowledged to be the underlyinrnnd the Orient have been receiving struggle against disease. Announcement was made last night by the New York university medieal college of a cure for rheumatism which it was claimed had proved positive in 80 per cent of 5000 cases experimentally handled. tococcus viridane which doctors who cause of rheumatism. Announcment of the cure followed closely the revelation by radiologists of the Bellevue hospital laboratories of a new treatment of cancer where- 'by X-Rays of 250,000 voltage are |used for long periods on cancer in- fected regions of the body. Miss proving. re-elected vice- | | IN NON-TAXABLE LISTS | Again as He Leaves Prison | time for good | that smile and the robber's| [dmnna of women, turned to the possi- | a woman had fired the fatal shot. The ‘ theory was largely based on Mrs. Tes- | mer's recollection that the bandit had fat hands. | Tesmer and his wife were returning 0,000 HOMELESS 1N VOLGANO'S ERUPTION (Flow of Lava From Mount Etna Continues Unabated CITY OF GIARRE THREATENED Population of 20,000, Living at Base of Mountain, Beginning to Leave— King of Italy Starts for Sicily to Oversee Relief Work. By The Assoclated Press. Catania, Italy, June 18.—The erup- tion of Mount Etna continues un- abated. One stream of lava is now threatening Giarre, a city of about | 20,000 inhabitants, at the base of the | voleano, and the population is begin- | ning to leave. About 50,000 persons have already been made homeless in the area sur- yroundlnz Etna. The ashes, cindert | and stones emitted by the volcano are so thick as to darken the sun and the crater seems a norrible unsa- tiable monster. Prof. Ponzi of the University of Catania has gone to Fitna to ascertain whether a new crater opened on the eastern slope is that which was active in 1879, Cardinal Francisca-Nava, arch- bishop of Catanla has communicated to the clergy in the stricken area the faithful and paternal interest of the { Pontiff in the sufferings of the popu- lation. He has also received in- structions to do all he can in reliev- ing the refugees | By The Asoctated Pri Rome, June 19.—King Victor Em- | manuel is leaving for Sicily to inspect |the arrangements made for taking | care of the thousands made homeless | by the eruption of Mount Etna. BUY GOODS, GET STONES | New Haven and Glastonbury Firms Learn That Shipments to So. Ameri- ca Are Stolen and Rocks Substituted New Haven, June 19.—Internation- |al export robberies of some extent are sald to have been substantiated when the local customs officers today de- {1ivered to a 1ocal firm a bonded box jcontaining rocks. This box came from Callao, Peru, by request. Two Connecticut firms—the Koly- nos Co., of New Haven and the J. B. Willlams Co., of Glastonbury—ship- word that the cases on arrival con- tained stones. Inquiry developed the |fact that substitutions of stones for | goods occurred during transit. Labels made for goods offered fof sale in foreign countries were found upon merchandise offered for sale in New York. customs department today. O NEDIGINL . PURPOSES| others, known or suspected of having assoclated with or being under the in- fluence of men of criminal tendencies or under suspiclon were hunted and trailed through Chicago as well as In several other cities. Widow Is Positive Last night Thompson, who the po- as the wife of Frank Carrick, was ar- rested with Carrick, another man and a young woman in a north side flat. Thompson wore women's apparel and was whisked away to the Tesmer home where the widow cried out lhat he was fthe slayer, DOCTORS HAVE SAY ON SHIP'S LIQUORS Foreign Vessels' Physicians to Have Custody of Contraband This Would Solve Problem of Wine For Crews Should Physiclans Care to Rule This Part of Their Rations is Medicine. ‘Washington, June 19.— A part of the mystery which has surrounded the latest treasury move in the ship liquor controversy was dispelled to- day by a declaration in official circles that hereafter the ships doctor on a foreign ship will be given custody, in American waters, of such liquor as| he is willing to certify is for “medi- cinal” purposes. Although no one at the treasury would discuss the development in de- tail, it was ‘assumed that under this poliey it will be possible for foreign ships to bring in wine rations for their | crews under seal provided the doctor | in charge chooses to regard the in- toxicants so carried as “medicinal.” A letter sent yesterday by Secretary Mellon to the public health service constitutes a construction of medicinal provisions of the law and makes sure that all forelgn faws requiring ships to carry medicinal liquors will be| complied with By those instructions, a ship's doc- | tor may make a sworn statement as to the liquors they deem necessary for medicinal purposes and public health officers will not dispute their opinion. The letter is not regarded at the | treasury as charging any section of the regulations as recently promul- gated to carry out the findings of the supreme court. It is conceded, how- ever, that it will work for elasticity in the regulatory provisions. Suffield School Head Is + Given Colgate Degree Hamilton, N. Y., June 19.—~Charles E. Dickerson, principal of Northfleld, Mass., seminary and Hobart G. Trues- dell, headmaster of Suffield, Conn., school received honorary degrees of doctor of letters at Colgate university today. NO YALE SONG SELEOCTED New Haven, June 19.—The commit- tee of award for the $1,000 prize for a new Yale song, after examining 162 manuscripts has decided that rione of those submitted meets the require- ments of the prize, it was announced today. A new competition, the terms of which will be announced later will open after commencement. THE WEATHER The Kolynos Co., ordered its|! The cure consists of injections of [ Anna Ellin, first patient to be thus|Peruvian agents to return a box under || serum of a graduated series of strep- | treated, was reported today to be im-|bond and this was delivered by the || »,— e Jthrough the Fresh Air | Falls 1s stationed just outside sters will go to the farm for the open. ing two weeks of the season which is | to last for at least two months. As long as funds are forthcoming, and they probably will be untll $4,500 i reached, the youngsterg will continue to go until the maximum number has been treated to a real outing in the real country, Readers who realize what this means to the children who are ofttimes suffering from malnutrl- tion and general debility through the hardships of a winter and part of the summer in homes wheré very little comfort is available will hasten their donations to the fund heing' collected ditor of the rald. Two weeks in the country uotjially meshs a life to some of the % hasters, it certainly mieans a grent agr leal bt pleasure to al, The standing of the tund today is: "w .8 T73.00 100,00 512.00 10.00 20.00 Prev, acknowledged Sunshine Spelety ... . Committée solicitations .. F. H. Johnston A. L. Mackay ... . LAY |\ 3s sunenios s sues s SlsE1E00 Plan to Use 300,000 Volt X-Ray in Treating Cancer Philadelphia, June 19.—Within the next two weeks a patient suffering from cancer will be placed under an X-Ray of 300,000 volts the highest voltage ever used to generate a Roent- gen ray, Willlam Weber a Roentgen- ologist announced today. He has been assisting two Philadelphia physifians in their researches extending over several months, | Whole Village Turns Out To Save Town From Flames &t. June 19.—Virtually the | entire of International town | that v’ Paul, population holding in check a forest fire threatens the place according to ad- vices to the state forestry office here. Unless unfavorable conditions arise the fire is expected to be c):ecked. | because of the atmosphere New York, June 19~—Edward M. Fuller and Willlam F. McGee bucket- eers today got one year and three | months to four years in Sing Sing. Judge Nott imposed sentence in general sessions after Fuller had sought in vain to trade for immunity secrets he is belleved to hold regard- ing a ring behind Wall street's bucket shops. The failure of E. M. Fuller and Co. for $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 turnished the street with fits greatest bucket thrill. The partners ntly pleaded gullty after a mistrial nd two dlo- ments. Nott told th. hey would be remanded to the custody of the federal court and that thelr sentehcés would not begin until after they had served their term for contempt of court, imposed by Fed- eral Judge Goddard after they falled to produce their books as ordered by the supreme court of the United P States. A plea for clemency was made by Willlam J. Fallon, defense counsel, who sald his clients had suffered keenly and had been '“shorn of all earthly possessions.” He sald that against his advice they had peladed gullty because they felt they could not get 3 fair trial created by the press. New York, June 19.—Federal and state authorities have Jaynched an in- vestigation of a report that Edward | M. Fuller confessed stock Fucketeer, decided to withhold disclosures in- volving a bucketing ring because the ring raised a $250,000 silence fund for him the Evening World says to- day. Fuller, the newspaper declares sent an ultimatum to the “higher-ups” no- tifying them that he would “squeal” unless provision was made to care for his aged mother while he was serving time for bucketing. — ] Y Dollar Day At All Stores Tomorrow Counters Teem With Real Bargains Dollar Day, the first to be held in New Britain in a long time, is scheduled for tomorrow. It is sure to be a big event in the trading history of the city as all merchants are cooperating and are slashing prices to an extent that is amazing. Judging from the prices marked on goods for tomorrow one would think the dollar was back to its pre-war value as the merchants have gone the limit in an effort to make this Dollar Day the biggest event of its s kind ever held in this city. Stores of all kinds have joined in the Dollar Day movement as a testimonial to the shoppers of New Britain and vicinity, It will be a big day for the thrifty shopper and the bargain hunter as every store has ar- ranged to give some phenomenal values. Merchants and clerks have been busy for days arranging for this event. They have done th eir part. They are sacrific- ing profits to give New Britain a real Dollar Day and with good weather it is a safe assumption that the shopping public will make a most gratifying response. Look over the advertisements in this issue of The Herald. Note the astonishing values the merchants are offering. Then make up your shopping list and be prepared to get down town early tomorrow morning as the early shoppers are bound to have the advantage of choice in grabbing up the bargains. The Dollar Day sale will continue all day and stores generally report that they will have plenty of bargains. It is to be a genuine Dollar Day, a bargain event of importance and one that will long be remembered. The Dollar Day was arranged as evidence of the merchants’ appreciation of the patron them during the year by the people of bestowed on ew Britain and adjoining towns and to introduce the Wednesday sales that are to be a feature in the stores during the Sum- for New Britain and vicinity; Fair, continued warm tonight | i Hartford, Junc 19.—Forecast I southwest and Wednesday; winds. | | | | ] * mer months. Main street and othe: lively tomorrow. There wi r business sections will be 1l be big savings in all lines. Be sure you get your share of the bargains. brokers float personal loans for investment in oll ventures. Drumm was in charge of the bond department of the bank. Criminal action was deferred pending ' an investigation by the state bank commissioner. The bank's surplus is listed at $250,- 000. Its surplus, undivided profits and an’ equity in the bank bullding are sald to be $476,000, W. N. Richards, president of the institution expressed belief that depositors would mffer no loss. $25,000 in State Wholesale broom corn interests ot Wichita. were sald to be the heaviest depositors. The banks held state de- posits of nearly $25,000. Drumm is said to have considerable sums tn the Sayer flelds of Northern Oklahoma: Drumm Not Yocatel Drumm: eould not be found after the defalcation was announced. His mother said he was spending the night with friends. According to clearing house officlals Drumm said that all personal propertles would be turned over to the bank. OBSERYE GOLDEN WEDDING Father and Mother 'of Plainville Po- liceman Will ‘be Married 50 Years On Monday, June 26. (Bpecial to The Herald). Plainville, June 19.—Edgar L. and Sarah A. Furrey, fathér and mother of Officer E. W. Furrey of this place, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Monday, June 25, at their home. Both are about the same age, 74 years. They were married in Ashford, 50 years ago, and lived for. about 20 years in Plainville where they have a wide circle of friends. Mr. Furrey is one of the oldest members of Sequas- sen lodge, I. 0. O. F, and Pythlan lodge, K. of P., of Plainville. Four children were born of the union, two boys and two girls, of whora the only living one is Officer Furrey of Plainville. A celebration is Leing planned in their honor in which a large number of Plainville people are planning to take part. LOST HIS MEMORY Verner Clapp Who Disappeared From Harvard On May 17, Now With His Father—Explains Absence. Cambridge, Mass,, June 19.—Verner Warren Clapp of Washington, a first year graduate student at Harvard uni- versity who disappeared on May 17 under circumstances which at first led to the bellef that he had been drowned, is now with his father. Mrs. C. C. Jones, at whose home he roomed with other students said today that he had returned with the ex planation that he had suffered a loss of memory and knew nothing of his movements between the time he went swimming in the Charles river basin on the day of hisdisappearance and the day when he came to himeelf in a town in Connecticut. It is supposed that old associations unconsciously drew him to Connecticut as he was graduated last year from Trinity col. lege Hartford. TWO VOTES FOR HARDING Porto Rico Republicans, at Special Convention, Pledge President Bal- lots for Renomination. By The Assoclated Press. Ban Juan, P. R, June 19.—Pres dent Harding was pledged two votes for renomination by the republicans of Porto Rico in a special convention | last night which also adopted a plat- form with statehood as the goal and advocating the immediate liberalizing of the territorial form of government to include the extension here of the United States constitution and the election of '.he‘ governor. ————a— invested oil U -