New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1923, Page 11

NOTORIOUS BANDIT DIES AS HE LIVED Will o’ the Wisp Spencer Goes Down Shooting Bartiesiile, Oklahoma, Sept. 31, It's Al Bpencer's life people talk about now, Not his death. This super-bandit, vietim of a dis- cased mind and a misguided love of adventure, was the inspiration for years for writers of dime novels, Now “he s gone—shot down on a highway near @s mercilessly as one would kil & poisonous snake, Yes, Al Bpencer's gone, as they say out here, And townspeople are breathing easier, For the terror of the Osage Is no more, They called him “Will o' the Wisp" Spencer, He who robbed banks, loot- ed stores, scaled prison walls, and fied to the hills, Young, romantic, fearless—he couldn’'t help appeal to that portion of the population of the country that fed on false idolatry, “Someéone may get me," he always said, "But I'll manage to get some- one while they're doing it" But he didn't, The end came suddenly, Trapped on the Washington-Osage Road by Marshal Alva MacDonald, and a group of others whose duty it is to rid so- clety of human menaces, he broke to flee. Sharp commands to halt met only with the bark of a rifie in thé hands of the bandit. A half dozen guns spoke and Al fell, Banks especlally are glad it's over now. They had many rewards posl ed for his capture, “dead or alive For Spencer was the most notorious raider since the days of the James and Dalton brothers. The government recently added $10,000 to the general reward, He operated in the southwest. Okla- homa was hig favorite state, For then he could raid and dash to the Osage #Hills, where he knew every cralg, cliff and cave. He has been re- ported in Kansas, Texas, . Arkansas and Missouri. Recently he walked into one of the biggest hotels in Oklahoma City. He talked with several persons, smoked a cigar, and drove away. At times he would adopt the mod- ern bandit's auto. But once his “work” was done, once the *job was pulled,” he would mount his horse— Just like they do in the movies. At his death he was 36. He had the typical cold steel gray eyes of the bandit—the kind that shine hatred of law and its consequences. Spencer started his desperado ca- reer in youth. His escapades were famous when he was arrested as a catle rustler at Nowata, Oklahoma. Given a 10-year term he finally was made a trusty. That trust was mis- placed—for Spencer disappeared. Then commenced a long list of raids, and one escape from prison. Dozens of banks fell his victims, it is said. At Gentry he was shot down, but dragging himself to his horse, es- caped. He had his own gang, man-picked for individual cruelty, desperate char- acters willing to take chances, and bLorn to the thieves codes of ‘‘once captured, never talk.” w1t is said.Spencer had a romance i his life. The girl thought to have won his heart now is under arrest, captured during a train robbery at Okesa. When killed, Spencer had $10,000 in Jbonds. PLANS 000 IMPROVEMENT. Max Zucker, a Main street furni: ture dealer, has taken a permit for thg addition of one story and the construction of an elevator at his store. The cost of the work will be $20,000 and the construction will be handled by 1. Wexler, N @\@X\\\\hlul//,/ W FIVE TREATY TERMS Genova Couference Approves Terms For Agreement of Mutual Assist. ance Among Naitons, By The Asseciated Press. Geneva, Sept. 21.~—Five additionsl articles of the proposed international treaty of mutu assistance among the nations pave been approved by the disarmament commigsion ef the league of nations, A new clause has been Inserted con- cerning the establishment of demili- tarized zones between nelghboring countries, This idea has deen in- spired by the decision of the Lausanne peace conference to create neutral demilitarized belts between the new European Turkey and her adjacent states, The new treaty clause stipu- lated that all neutral zones shall be [ d by the direction of the league councll, Article 1X of the proposed paet which has been approved provides Ahat the signatory powers shall co- operate In such general plan for the reduction of armaments as the ecoun. cll may propose In harmony with the covenant clause concerning limiting of armaments, Article XI is of great interest be- cause it stipulates that no signatory state shall be obliged in principle to furnish military help to a country of another continent, Another clause permits non-mem- bers of the league to adhere to the treaty upon consent being given by two-thirds of the countries which have afrcady signed. Switzerland carried a volce of con- cillation Into the assembly of the league of natlons today when ex- President Motta congratulated both the council of the league and the conference of ambassadors on the halplpy settlement of the Greco-Itallan crisis, VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY One Finance Plan is to Let Klan Aid and Other is to Get Help From Big Chicago Company. . Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 21,—~Trustees of Valparaiso university which is re- ported to be in financial difficulty are considerng two proposals for the operation of its schools, one advanced by the Ku Klux Klan, providing for the sale of founders certificates lhrough the organization to its mem- befs, and the other under which the school would turn over part of its property to the Cook Laboratories Co. of Chicago. A meeting of the trus- tees has been called for September 27 when fimal decision {s expected to be made. The plan proposal was brought for- ward by officlals of that organization after it was found that a legal tech- nicality would prevent it from pur- chasing the university. ‘RAIDED ON FUNERAL EVE New Orleans Family to File Com- plaints Against “Dry” Agents New Orleans, Sept. 21.—Members ot the family of Louis Sharbaro " an- nounced today that upon the return from New York of Louis H. Burns, United States district attorney, they would file formal complaint against local federal prohibition agents, The complaint will be made because of a raid the agents led on the home of Mr. Sbarbaro a week ago tonight, during the period of mourning prior to his funeral, which took place the next day. WON'T PASS DIVIDEND. New York, Sept. 21.-—Wall street today received official denial of re- ports that the American Woolen Co. was planning to pass its dividend or that it contemplated new financing. 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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928, PEACE HOPES FADE, | Plainville News FIGHT T0 FINISH, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE| - Preseat Year Beginuing ol De- Cline, His Oplnlon London, Sept, 21.—~Eurepe, as view: | ed from oulside No, 10 Dy Ving street, is & sad spectacle indeed and | is going from bad to worse, In the eyes of David Lloyd George who, in | a 300 page bhook entitled *“Is It Peace?™ to be published Beptember 28, reviews the whole ambit of Euro- pean problems, the Ruhr predomin- ating, and comments thereon In the vigorous style, replete with sonorous metaphor, which eharacteristie of his writings, He s convineed that peace has gone back, perceptibly and unmistakably, Up to 1923, says the ex-premier, each year after the end of thh great war showed a distinet improvement over its predecessor, hut “the present year has been one of growing gloom and me the international tem-. per is distinetly worse all around."” Lloyd George says Europe's patehed up peace pacts will leave the conti- nent in & more precarious plight than ever, but he's still hoping that the settlements will be left to the diplo- matists and not to the “gunmen.” The Ruhr situation particularly re- celves his attention, He Is confident that the program of his government for getting reparations from Ger- many was the only one possible of fulfiiiment and he continges to de-| mand full publieity for the British | proposals submitted to the allled con- ference of August, 10 which, he says, were substantially accepted by all the allles except France, “Poincare refused to agres and his refusal alone rendered the conference fruitless,” says Lloyd George. “Over a year has elapsed. He has pursued a different policy and so far it has brought him nothing. I am bold cnough to predict that in the future it will bring France considerably less than the 1922 plan would have yield- ed. “If Polncare is out for reparation his policy will inevitably fail, in com- parison with that he so rashly threw over, but If he is out for trouble it has been a great success and in the future it will be an even greater triumph for his statesmanship. The perman- ent garrison in the Ruhr has possibili- ties of mischief which it does not re- quire any special vision to foresee.” Lloyd George's concluding sentences in the preface of the book are: “Peace can only be restored by full recbgni- tion of the equities as,well as the humanities—of the humanities as well as the equities, I have sought in these rages to deal fairly with both.” REPUBLIC MAY BE AIM Political Trend in Spain is Said to be Toward} Republicanism, Following ' Recent Coup. By The Assoclated Press. Port Vendres, Spanish Frontier, Sept. 21,—The open declaration by some of the Spanish liberal leadesr to revert to republicanism is one of the most important portents arising from the military movement that has succeeded without bloodshed in tak- ing possession of the government of Spain, Former Minister Grasset has clear- ly expressed a determination to move in this direction and it is forecast that former Speaker Melquiades Alvarez will make a gimilar move. These grave resoluticns will add a considerable body of political thinkers to the already existing strong forces of socialists and syndicalists who are the declared enemies of the mon- archy. The great bulk of liberal opinion is held by observers to favor a con- stitutional monarchy but many in this group ars experiencing a sense of in- security after the recent events which witnessed the monarchial state of af- fpirs in direct conflict with the con- stitution, T. & H. CLUB ELECTS E. B. Miller Named President—Mem- bers Plan for Annual Outing at September 29, Lake Compounce, The Traut and Hine club at its an- nual meeting, held last evening in the club rooms, elected the following offi- cers: president, 1. B. Miller; vice- president, Edinund 8. Starr; secretary, and treasurer, J. E. O'Neil, executive committee, lke Hills and Thomas ‘Walker. The reports of the officers were read and showed the club to have had a very successful year. The members of the club are making arrangements for the annual outing, which will be held at Lake Compounce, Saturday, Sept. 29. Various sports, including a base- ball game, will be enjoyed. John Heath, the popular foreman of the packing room, is captain of one team, and Otto Miller has been elected cap- tain of the single men's team. Both teams have been practicing a good deal for the affair and a very warm battle is expected, SEIZE 5,000 STILLS YEAR 800 “Dry'! Agents Also Took Posses- sion of 2,000,000 Gallons of Mash ‘Washington, Sept. 21.—In its fight against moonshining the federal gov- ernment seized more than 5,000 stills in the last fiscal year, according to figures made public today by Prohi- bition Commissioner Haynes. Less than 300 prohibition agents parti pated in the seizures. Besides the stills, the agents con- fiscated 2,000,000 gallons of ‘mash, 60,- 000 gallons of whiskey, 9,000 gallons of pomade, 21,381 fermenters, 90 copper colls and 25 pistols, revolvers and rifles. ROYAL ARCANUM TREASURER. New Haven, Sept. 21.—J. Peter Colla of Hartford has been appointed grand treasurer of the Royal Ar- canum inConnecticut by J. E. Hollo- way of Milford, grand regent, to re- place H. C. Sheffield who has re- |than any ether and his fan gifts. fcit for moved from the state, (Continued From Seventh Page) | background of a frebghter the Aames and In frant of this Murnane of Waterbury will perform lor those who yisit the store tomeors |row, He is able 1o mix seda laster y twists and contertions geing threugh the acts of putling the drinks up are & spectacle well worth watehing Relief Pund Closes, With several contributions of yes- terday and teday towards the relief fund for the Japanese sufferers, In the hands of the Plainville Red Cross committee, the fund has been closed becausesof the quota of this district has been filled, The total for Plain. ville to date ounts to §346.65, battling | John very creditable sum considering that| voluntary, | all contributions were The Red Cross commitiee has congratulated on the showing which been | Plainville has made and the members wish to thank all these who made the | fund as large as it is, The m iner | in which the people of Plainville con- tributed voluntarily is but another publie notice served on the people of the United States that Plainville always behind any movement for the betterment of humanity or the relief of the suffering. The following contributions were received yesterday and today: Pythian lodge, X, af P, $10; Congregational chureh Christian Endeavor soclety, $8.50; Pythian Temple Pythian Bis- ters, 85; Mr, and Mys, Willlam Onion, 2; Mrs. Mary G, Stevenson, §1; Mrs, G. A, Case, $1; F. G, Callen, 31 and I, B, Manchester, $1, Plainville Briefs, Sequassen lodge, 1. O, O, ¥, met last evening In a regular session and transacted routine business, Pythian lodge, K. of P., will meet this evening in Odd Fellows hall for a regular weekly meeting. Flags and Bunting at James' Dry Goods Store, West Main street.—advt, during _Fire- Plain- Watch our windows men's Week. Special prices, ville Eng. & Supply Co.—advt. Plano Teacher—Mrs, Adella Nor- ton, pupll of L. Leslie. Toth, Studio, 141 West Main street; day or evening periods. Apply Mondays.—advt. Victrolas, Edisons, Sonoras, Pianos, at C. L. Plerce & Co., opposite Monue ment, New Britaln.—advt. Baby carriage for sale. Reasonable, 18 Hough, street, Plainville, Conn.— advt, SOUTHINGTON NEWS Miscellaneous Shower For Miss Edith Graham—Milldale To Play Sunday ~Items of Interest. A miseellaneous shower was tender- ed to Miss Edith Graham of Queen street last evening at the home of Mrs. Seth Wickwire in Plainville, Guests were present from Farming- ton, Lodgeville, New Britain, Plain- ville and Southington. Miss Graham received many beautiful and useful Games were played during the evening and musical selections were rendered. Refreshments were served. Miss Graham will become the bride of Chester Griffin of Plainville Satur- day afternoon. The Milldale baseball team will meet the fast Clinton A. C. team of New Haven on the Milldale school grounds Saturday afternoon. The vis- iting team will be one of the hardest opposing aggregations which the.lo- cals have met this season. They have won their last 11 games. i The fleld day to be staged under the auspices of Shanley's Advanced Fife and Drum corps will be one of the biggest affairs eyver held here. In- vitations have been sent out to 60 vis- iting drum corps to participate and athletic events will be staged in con- nection wit hthe big parade schedul- ed to be held. Plans are well under way to or- ganize a bowling league and various teams representing the factory league of last year and organizations about town have signified their intentions of joining. Prizes will be put up for the winners and a great deal of enthu- slasm is being sh&wn: GITY SUES O GET IMPROVEMENT PAY (Continued ¥From First Page) Gibilisco on May 15, 1920, furnished a bond of $5,000 for a 1,300 foot main in Farmington avenue north of Blake road, and the city alleges a de- flelt of $631.16 for which $700 dam- ages are sought. James Parulski, John Dobrowolski, Frank Donozenskl, Korzunier Pod- hayski and Michael Sokoloski on July 1, 1920, furnished a bond of $1,381,52 for a 600 foot extension in Miller street, and the city alleges a $83.54 deficit for which damages of $150 are sought. Stefano Brasile, Ernesto Geramonti, Frank Grygue, Alex Korenkiwlcz, Guiseppe Buscemi, Joe Nappl, An- tony Depinto and I'rank Kara on September 10, 1919, furnished a bond of $1,000 for a 400 foot edftension from Jerome street, west on Clinton street, and the city alleges a $56.61 de- which damages of $100 are sought. s A. E. Bengston on May 24, 1920, furnished a bond of $5600 for a 100 foot extension in Buell street and the city alleges a deficit of $20.94 for which damages of $50 are sought. A. Gorbach and E. O. Kilbourne on March 17, 1920, furnished bond of $2,000 for a 1000 foot extension in Commonwealth avenue and the city alleges a deficit of $300.78, for which damages of $400 are sought. Elks Vote to Give $100 To Relief of Japanese At a meeting of New Britain lodge of Elks last night, it was voted to send a check to the New Britain chapter of the Red Cross for $100 to be added to ‘the Japaneses relief fund. 18 ' G0V. WALTON SAYS (Continued From First Page) him, According te the record of the | milltary court, Judge Clark testified | that aithough he had been initiated | in the klan a year and a half age ne‘ had pald no dues and for nearly » year had not considered himself a member of the organization Bhenift Cavenar admitted he is now a mem- ber of the klan and the portion of County Attorney Wright's testimony made publie revealed that he had| slated that he paid the fee for mem- | berghip sonsational Testimony Dr, Maupin's testimony was of a/ sensational nature, exposing the al.| | leged machinations of the Oklahoma | City klan In dealing punishment to persons fallihg under the | tion of the “klansmen jury." Dr, Maupin testified that Grand | Dragon Jewett had stated to him that | he was responsible for the whipping of @ man named Merriman whom Jewett had accused of indiscretions, The dentist detailed a sitting of the “fan Hedrin” or imperial council to which he was summoned after hav- ing made inquiries as to the truth of the charges brought against the | woman involved in the Merriman case, He went armed, he testified, warning Grant Landon, eyclops of the local kian, and the other members of the “San Hedin" present that he would | start shooting at the first threatening move on their part, There he sald he formally notified the organization of his resignation, After reading the testimony Grand | Dragon Jewett said: “Our only re- course from these framed attempts at libel and character assassination ls in the courts.” prescrip- | TWO FREIGHTERS LOST. Milwaukee, Sept. 21.—A lake coast guard cutter is searching Lake Michi- gan today in the hope of *obtaining news of two' freight vessels reported missing. They are the fruit boat Korelle and the American Girl. SCIENTIFIC The science of op- tometry is practiced with skilled exactness : FRANK E. GOODWIN OPTOMETRIST 1,800 Miners Strike Over Dispute Coneerning Hours Hasleton, Pa., Sepl. 21311 opera- tions at the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal company's three collieries and | unrml»h.uubn!t.fl' ¢ | teday by & strike of 1,500 men and boys over & disagreement on the e~ [ cently established eight hour shift for workers who herelofore were of 12 hours "I‘, / More Hat Chatter Hello, Hatter ! Hello, Bill, Jim, Tom ! Let’s Have a New Fall Hat Sure thing. Say, is this a chain store? Decidedly not. We are local people. Brought up in town and spend our money here too. That’s the Spirit. My Dad Gets His Hats Here. Guess he does. We've been in town for twenty-two years, Yes, He Says He Always Has Been Well Satisfied. Thanks. You Style, Service What Lines Do You know our old motto: . and Quality. Carry? ‘Best in the trade. OUR OWN—BERG—STETSON $2 to $10 YOUR HATTERS _ CONNECTICUT HAT CO. Arcade BECKWITH'S 273 Main St. Bu They Came They Saw They Bought SINESS , Raphael’sShoe Parl_or 390 MAIN STREET Now All New Britain ° Echoes The Message: “Never Before a Sale Like This” Going Out of Sale