New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1923, Page 1

A Week News of the World Rept, 22nd .. By Associated Press PRICE THREE CENTS 29 -ty ‘STABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1928, ~FOURTEEN PAGES. HEAVY LOSS IN WESTERN TORNADO; CITY STREETS RAGING TORRENT COUNCIL “IL. BLUFFS: 18 KNOWN KILLED ¥ HAGEN-SARAZENON | BUILDING BRIDGE NEAR CLAYTON CROSSING DUESSELDORF FEMRS | fowa and Nebraska Stormswept: EVEWMSAT ]l g T —— ‘SABBATH UUTBREAK; Train Wreck Not Cleared Away Ctunp and Cotder Pyig [ QEESSSEL0EETS Y b ' Seiots Clash Atady HaS. 0 Buc Two Bodies Removed From Wreckage ‘At Casgers I Brillant Goll Today curved in Gity " Wyo.—30 More Believed Pinned in Submerged Cars 1 F Rt g i —_— —Eight Funeral Mourners Drowned udburst / CHANPONSHP 15 AT STARG STRICT " POLAE - OADERS| e Lookerls, Nob-oatn Seerie. Hike. U RN After Losing First Hole, Hagen Evens All Trafiic, Even Bicycles, Forbidden Rflins—-l’l‘l)perty Loss Half Million Dollars. Up At Second Hole, Takes Lead in Sixth — Sarazen Evens at Eigh« - & MOTHER AND THREE * CHILDREN KILLED CANNOT ESTIMATE DAMAGE IN WYOMING | to Use Streets Tomorrow---Berlin | Rescinds More Resistance Orders— French Seek Railroad Workers, teenth, By Assoclated Press, seldorf, Sept. 29.—Rioting last- Ing several hours occurred in a su- burb of this ity last night. The trouble started with an attack on a small police sub-station by men be- lieved to ‘be separatists sympathizers, | Reinforcements drove off the attack- ing party, several members of which | were severely wounded. The incident has excited apprehen- |slon over what may happen tomorrow | when the Rhineland separatists gather | here for their mass demonstration. | The German city authorities are bend- | ing all their efforts to make it what they call “dead” Synday, with the in- | tention of averting collisions with the | separatists, A proclamation today lorders the suspension of all street traffic thronghout the day tomorrow, ! the prohibition including the tram- T taxicabs, private automobiles By The Assaciated Press The Pelham Manor, Sept, 29, — Walter Du Hagen and Gene Sarazen were all even at the end of 18 holes of play today for the proféssional golf cham- plonship. Hagen, after losing the first hole, evened the match at the second hole and took the lead at the sixth. He lost and won a one hole lead several times after that but SBarazen evened the match at the 15th, with a birdie three. Their approximate cards: Out— Hagen—) 4 Sarazen—4 In— Fiagen—3 54 46 435 5—89—177, Sarazen—3 4 4756 8 5 §3—380-—78, The First Hole Iirst hole, 404 yards, par B5.— Sarazen drove straight down the fair- way. Hagen sliced to the rough but made a heautiful recovery to, land Just short of 3. Sarazen's brassie was on the edge of "the green, Hagen's chip shot over ran the cup and Sar- azen's third was six inches from the hole. Hagen missed his first putt. Barazen 1, Hagen Sarazen one up, Even At the Second Hole Omaha, Sept. 20.-—Seventeen known dead, three missing, more than @ dozen seriously injured and property damage estimated at more than a half million dollars was the toll of a tor- nado and cloudbursts which visited western lowa and. eastern Nebraska last night. Five Dead at Council Bluffs. At Council Bluffs, Ia., where g tor<d nado struck shortly after 9 p. m., five persons are known to be dead, ! three missing and five seriously ine jured and property damage {is esti« mated at more than $250,000. Funeral Party Drowned. Eight mourners were drowned at Louisville, Neb, when the house where the body of Mrs. Mary Mec- Craver lay, was washed into Mill creek, which had become a raging torrent after a cloudburst. 3 Dr. A. A, Wand, a physician of Marquette, Neb.,, on his way to make a professional call was killed when blinded by rain and hall, his car skidded and turned over. Washed Into Creek "o The three persons reported midsing at Councll Biunffs are belléved Yo have been washed into Tndian Creek, which Casper, Wyo,, Sept. 20.—Thirty hours after Chicagh, Burlington and Quincy train No., 30, en route to Denver from Casper, dropped through a, bridge over Cole creek, ordinarily a dry course, but suddenly changed into a raging torrent by excessive rains, only two bodles of the estimated 30 or morce victims have been re- covered. Cannet Remove Bodies Rain and snow forced rescue par- ties to abandon efforts to remove any of the bodies from the five coaches which stlll are submerged in a charg- ing current 75 feet wide. It is feared that some of the bodies have been washed down stream by the rapidly moving water. It was stated officlally last night that wrecking crews probably would attempt to hoist the cars from the water even if the flood ,had not sub- sided. The wreck is characterized as the greates:’diuanter that has occurred on the Burfington railroad in Wyoming. Storm Still Rages Céntral Wyoming still is in-the grip of storms that have ' oecurted inter- 53 4 563456 Work on the elimination of Clayton crossing has progressed so that the layman can under- i stand what is to be done to remove the menace of auto-train collisions at this point. L | A sandbank situated a short distance away is being hauled in trucks and being dumped in atynye huge pile which will form the foundation for one of the approaches to the bridge. The other und even bicycles. approach will be constructed in its turn. The bridge proper will rest on concrete piers, which are | 7 The beidge will be located south of the present grade crossing. z now being poured. ¢ | announced today that the ordinance - — | of January 13, suspending deliveries Misiorski, Witness in Davidowicz AR PHMILY ELNON 55575550 Rescind Old Orders. Rerlin, Sept. 29.—It was officially Belgium had been annulled. AR Want 30.000 Workers. ond hole, 210 yards, par 4.-—! Barazen topped his teen shot the ball | rolling about 70 yards. Hagen's drive | wag well down the fairway. Sarazen's | recond was behind a clump of trees § but he pitched to the green. Hagen was on with his second. Hagen's first putt was two feet from the’ Hhole. Sarazen was down in 5, Hagen In 4. All even. | Case Granted Permit to Tote Gun YALE MEN WHO VIOLATE {8TH WILL BE EXPELLED IS SION &P FLEASED Complains to Chief Harti‘Fathcr Returns to New That Three Accused Men, York State Thank God,’ Mayence, Sept. 28.—The Franco- Belgian anthorities operating the rail- roads in the Rhineland and the Ruhr | opened a recruiting office here today | with the object if engaging 30,000 terman railroad men for these lines. All the men engaged will be obliged to take the oath to obey the allled | military authorities. mittently for ~three days. Floods have caused damage that cannot yet be estimated . Both the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Chi- cago and Northwestern railroads suf- fered great losses ~due to wrecked bridges and roadbeds, with miles bf track gone completely. Much of the salt ereek oil fleld, 45 miles from Casper, is reported under many is out of its banks because of the heavy rains of the past few days. other and Children Die. Mrs. Lars Kelster and three chil- dren were killed at Counecil Bluffs as they ran from their home, a = large tree crushing them, their bodies were found huddled together. ¢ In Counell Bluffs 12 housés in & row were levelled by the tornado and Sarazen, Outdrives Hagen | Third hole, 524 yards, par 5.--—Sar- azen outdrove Hagen by 15 yarads. Doth were well over the troublesome ditch - on their brassies, Hagen chipped 20 feet beyond the hole. Sar- azen was 5 feet away on his chip thot. Hagen took two putts for a five. Sarazen rimmed the cup. Hole haived. Ali even. Even At the Fourth and Fifth Fourth hole, 154 ‘yards, par 8.— Hagen's tee shot was 20 feet from the pin, Sarazen's about 40 feet away. Hagen missed his approach putt by an inch and the hole was halved in par. All even, . Fifth hole, 383 yards, par 4.—Both had long drives, Hagen's about 20 vards the better. Sarazen pitched 40 feet heyond the pin. Hagen had a poor lie but made a better . pitch than Sarazen, * Both were down in two putts for par fours, ‘All even, water. Pipe lines have Broken and a flood of crude oil is adding to the damage. the Strand, one of the leading thea- ters was almost demolished when the rear end caved into Indian Creek. No one was Injured when the build- ing gave way. Fire Follows Gale, Fire followed the tornado and several homes and warehouses ywers * destroyed. Persons living near Salt Creek; in the western part of Lincoln, Neb., . were forced to flee to higher ground when that creek, which at this time aof the year normally is dry, left its banks. ~ Prisoners at the state penmis tentiary were used. to bulld dams around the prison power plant. Trains Are Held . > In Omaha the rainfall approximated that of a cloudburst. Several trains out of Omaha for Kansas City and Chicago remained here because rails road officials feared that many of the bridges might glve way. : Chicago, Burlington and Quincy passenger train No. 22 left Council Bluffs at its usual time but , was. forced back at South Omaha, whers the tracks were found covered with water. Six Feet Deep in Streets. Water early today was running from three to six feet deep in the business gection of Council Bluffs and buildings were coated with a foot of mud. Al traffic between Omaha and Councll Bluffs has been suspended and the gas company in the latter place g unable to supply gas because the engine room of the plant was flooded. INGREASE IN DIVORGES About 1200 Granted in Connecticut Out on Bail, Are Annoy-| Young Wife Exclai ing Him, ey {0 PER CENT WINE LEGAL, - { 1 FOR BEER IS ILLEGAL Maryland Congressman Wants Gover- President Angell Lays Down Iaw to Newcomers at New Haven New York, Sept. 20.—George 8. Ward, wealthy bake me into New | York state for the first ‘time in | Steve Misiorski of 265 High street, | months when he learned that his son, one of the principal witnesses for the Walter £ Ward had been acquitted | state in the cases of Joseph Migatz, [ of the murderof Clarence Peter: Stanley Budnik and Jidward Potash Mr. Ward, Sr., had not been within | who were arraigned before Judge B.|the jurisdiction of a New York court | W. Alling Thursday morning on a |since a re-investigation of the murder | charge of first degree murder which |charges were hegun several months charge was reduced to manslaughter, [ a4go, as it was well known that the and held for the next term of the su- [state desired to subpoena him perior court at Hartford under bonds Mr. Ward, it was learned was await- of $8,000 each, complained to Chief [ing the jury's verdiet In Newark, William €. Hart at police headquar- [N, J.,, and when it was communicated ters this morning that the young men |to him he crossed the Hudson and at- were hothering him and he wanted tv | tended a reunion of the family at the be assured of protection. | Manhattan residence of another son, Misiorski alleges that the men have | Ralph L. Ward jeered at him and although they have not threatened injury, they have been | “making it unpleasant"” since the trial on Thursday. The three men succeed ed ‘in securing bail and because of their freedom have been able to ap- - wie SR R ¥ Frggp proach Misiorski, the latter elaim. ‘,“‘.f',.h J:(,':” WECTAUARERIA B LANRY G Misiorski Described Brawl e e At the hearing in court Misiorski guilty of told of the events which occurred at | oo o the restaurant on Orange street last | " | Sunday morning when Frank Davido- | o | wicz of 72 Grove street s alleged to [ 00 have met his death at the hands of | " PCRN several assallants. Misiorski was in the restaurant at the time Davidowicz entered, according to his tesfimony, and was therefore present when Mi- | gatz, Budnik, Potash and several oth- | ers entered. He told of what occurred |in the restaurant which 1e# ap to the | "free .for all” fight outside in which | Davidowicz s alleged to have been | struck on the head, the blow resulting |in his death at the New Britain Gen- | eral hospital | Chief Hart informed Misiotski that Traffic Is Held Up. Trains are being held up in some sections and in many districts travel by automoblle is impossible. News- papermen who left Denver Friday morning i automobiles for the scene of the Cole Creek wreck still are 100 miles from the spot where the accl- dent ocourred, University New - Haven, A Sept. 29.—President, James Rowland Angell laid down rules to the freshmen of Yale universi- ty, at u:e first reception given by him to the newcomers last night, and one of them bore upon the 18th amend- ment. He said to them: “You cannot under the federal law and you cannot under the university law bring intoxicating liguors into any building of the university. Whatever you may think of the 18th amendment or of the moderate use of iquor this rule holds."” He satd that violation would mean dismissal. Touching upon the relations of the student body to the citiz®ns of New Hayen he said in part: “When you go out in the strests it is your business to observe the ordi- nary amenities of life.” He also sald: “The university will not permit dis. sipation. No man can come to any great success at Yale who is known to be a dissipated man." He stated theére was no place on the face of the earth where a man.had a betler chance to show what is in him than at Yale. nors To Have Inequality of Law Administration Fixed Baltimore, Sept. 29.—TIn an effort to obtain a ruling on the legality of the !manufacture of fermented fruit juices |with an alcoholic content of more {than one-half of one per cent, Rep- resentative John Philip Hill of Mary- |land, last night addressed to the gov- |ernor of each state the following let- ter: “You will note from the attached correspondence that the federal pro- Hibitlon commissioner has ruled that there exists one definition of the word ‘intoxicating' as used in the Volstead lact for the farmers, and another definition for all others “I cannot conceive that this is the case, but if it is, at your impending conference on prohibition you will doubtless take up the question of cor- récting such inequality." The letters were companied by parallel | Representative ‘Hill's communications | room yes. |10 Prohibition Commissioner Hayes, terday when the verdict was an-|'cferring to at the Hill home nounced The throng of spectators where fermented Frnnn fnice {s said rose to its feet pushed and shoved its im have shown 12.64 per cent alcohol, way over chalrs, benches and the |ANd calling attention to the ruligg of railing to the side of the freed de.|the commissioner that “12 per cent fendant Ihome made wine is legal while 114 Most of them were women and |P®r cent beer is banned.” many of them were members of the | Mr. Hill contends there is thus dis fashionable colony of Westchester |Crimination against the city man county. The grasped his hand, they| Commissioner Haynes has announc- | threw their arms about his neck and |®d he wlill refer the controversy over |[making lffe there next to unbearable it any threats are made against his|some of them tried to kiss him. | Mr. Hill's wine making experiments| Several earth tremors have occur- 0 vhe . |to Attorney Gen a |red during the past 24 hours, a num N pr tify t In a little anteroom where tele | P {life he should immediately notify the | aphers- saft the: Sewa to, Windred i”mnk_ |ber being quite severe |police department. Misiorski was | ETaD ¥ e flews to hundreds | | ;f:::y“: :n\f\::fl‘:afr;:r he nad asked | U8 Ward, wife of the defendant, wait- S_CHWA'RMIS SENT ’To JAIL FOR 30 = DAYS, FINED $25 ON THEFT CHARGE | ing MORE EARTHQUOKES Kobe Is Shaken and Houses Are De- stroyed at Mishima, 60 Miles From | White Plains, N. Y., Sept. 29— | Walter & Ward, acquitted yesterday jof the charge of murdering Clarence Peters, former sailor, was at home Tokio. By The Assoclated Press. Osaka, Sept, 29.—A severe vertical earthquake occurred here and at Kobe at 5:56 o'clock this morning. No damage Is reported. Tokio and Na- goya were not affected Responsibility for Naval Disaster Fixed Next Week '@an Diego, Sept. 20.—Findihgs of the naval court of inquiry investigat- ing the destroyer disaster off Honda, Cal, September 8 In which 23 lives and several ships were lost probably will be on their way to Washington by the end of next week, it was an- nounced here today and recommenda- tion of the court affecting 13 officers named defendants in connection with the investigation are expected to be made public by Secretary Denby ghortly thereafter. No session of the court was scheduled for today. Hear- ings are to be resumed Monday. him not has hung ‘t ;s months. holiday 32nd vesterday found the charge that head for 16 long dict was in effect a vesterday Ward's Associated Press Tokio, Sept. 29 An earthquake Wednesday at Mishima, ‘about 60 miles south and west of here, destroy- ed ‘several buildings. No casualties have been reported. Mishima is a city of about 11,000 people located in Izu province By The was almost without was enacted in the court tests | SLEUTH AT FUNERAL Miss Moody to Become | Added Mystery in Bride on October 6thly .\ reres o Ten why e Announcement is made of the ap- . proaching marriage of Miss Beatrice A. Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moody of Maple Hill, to Percy| W. Webb of New Haven, The .wed- city today dihg will take place on October 6,|for evidence that would show who gt the bride's home, and Dr. flpnvgn; bought poison that relatives of Mrs. W. C. Hill will perform the ceremony. Charles H. Webb, wealthy New York The bride will be accompanied by and Philadelphia society woman al- Miss Bdith E. Samson of Burlington, leged was administered to her and Vt., as maid of honor, and Eleanor| hastened her death. Tnquiries were B. Skinner as flower girl. The best' made at all drug storee. man will be Elwood Webb, a brother, Among the few persons at the fu- of the groom. After their wedding| neral services lwun' ll)fletpcn\vd Thomas the couple will make their home| Martin of the homiclde squa » | in "Went Haven. | “What are you doing here?" Mn-‘fi"'“""}l',f"‘:,‘::',:,.:;l;::r'zfa.ny.(fl”:(fl?:.‘ma scarcely a paragraph's mention [ tin was asked by Dr. Willlam J. Mey- [ ot 00, F0 o otice gn thety | Of he ineldent in the newspapers | er the family physician. ”N;I_rh’ but had bean unanidto fing | A 6V davs later the body was identt B “Draw your own conelusions” fany trabs of Bi5 abh fled. He was a "nobdy” and that in-| Hartford, fept. 29.—Reginald M., lection of jewelry novelties in detective replied :“"3\, e hanrine Thursday the father | Cldent also vrtually escaped notice.|Van De Vere, alto known in New rooming place of the Van De: Veres|der named in the numbér of divérees Mr. Webb was prostrated at the | ... 4 pacee Milkowitz as cognsel | or days later Ward's York and Connecticut as Harold |after the young woman had been sus-|Tolland county has the least—13, eervices and had to be assisted to h'.‘(or the boy wnv‘l.hf‘ Hrer'rri t Have torneys came forward with a state. | Schwarm alias the “dishrag” prince, | pected by her employers of having| Fairfield county with a gain of 15 automobile to go to the station. | - | ment that Ward had killed Peters in | was found guilty in police court to. stolen the goods from the the depart-|still leads the state in the number of Associated” Prese. Tokio, Sept. 29.—In addition tp the numerous other discomforts which have followed in the wake of the great earthquake Yokohama has been invdded by hosts of flles which are By The Death of Mrs. Last Year Which is 74 More Than Daugherty for Previous 12 Months, 29. — Praectically tective Attends Services. Néw York, Sept. 20—New York Hartford, Sept. police were scouring the /1,200 divorces were. granted i Con- {necticut during the court year from |July 1922 to July 1823, the figures |from the counties showing ah increase of 74 decrees in the aggregate. The total shows 1,109 divorces of which {“Dishrag Prince” Found Guilty By Hartford Judge—His 56 were granted to women and 343 to men. The year before that the: Wife Is Sent to State Farm At Niantic. J —— Police Seek Pierlgpwski | was the first to bring tre tidings to | 2 ¥ her. Chief Hart stated this afternoon | : that the police are still seeking :'h’";'k F?c;d.h' she murmured Plerkowskl of 252 High street, the | 52nk into Ralph's arms. {seventh member of the sang who, ac.| _ [he trlal was the climax of a long cording to testimony presented in pe. | Series of events in connection with liee court Thursday, was one of tha | N killing: - e el ey AR - | Peters’ body was tound and there |for protection from the police. | Her brother-in-law, Ralph Ward | and record was 1,125 cases in whiceh 771 decrees were granted to women and 354 to men. Fairfield, New Haven the |and Hartford counties stand in the or- Mysterious Bomber Wrecks Three Homes in Toledo, O. | Toledo, O., Sept Police were today searching for a mysterions “homber” who in the past five days has exploded bombs that have par- tially wrecked three Téledo homes. The third of the series of hombing occurred last night, wreeking the roof of an apartment in Franklin avenue occupied by J. A. Reckert, dentist. On September 24 a hole was torn in the roof of the home of Paul Baird, Englewood Court by a bomb and on September 25 the home of H. W. Hol linger in Upton avenue was wrecked Police have no clues. the few at {him in céurt in time for the hearing | | day of theft of goods from a depart- | ment in which she had been employed |divorces—391. but he was not present Chief Hart | | ment store. He was séntenced to jail | for some weeks. | et . Stated {oday that it is quite probable for 30 days and fined $25 and costs| Bchwarm, representing himself as the boy will surrender himself to the |after hie young wife, Lilllan Vilk-|“Prince Henri de Chateroux de Bué- police and as _ his attorney stated || Y omerson Van De Vere, had made un- signw de Bourbon,” was arrested in Thursday, would' waive examination successful efforts to shield her hus-|New Britain last March. He was held | L. Phillips, pastor of the when arraigned in court and be bound | | | {band from complicity in the thieving on a charge of perjury In having giv- | Congregational ® churth and over. || by shouldering the entire blame her-|en fictitious names and ages when hslmrmber of the general assembly, for the murder of Clarence M. Paters — self. Judge Day committed Mrs. Van|married Miss Vilkomerson in 1921.(freach his last sermon as pastor o« attempted suicide last night by | 70 TRISHWOM Fair, cooler tonight and Sunday. | | De Vere to the state farm for women | He was sentenced to jail in the su.|morrow. He will be succesded By drinking poisen in ‘the cell at the| Dublin, Sept. 29 women Northerly winds, | at Niantic. The couple werg arrested jperior court. He gained notorlety in|Rev. C. H. Wilheim. In the easly Tombs where he is held on a charge | republican prisoners were releated by | | o | | 1ast week. |New York when he assoclated with|winter Dr. and Mrs, Phillips will g0 )og robbery. the Free State authorities yznerd.y.“ * # | The police discovered a large co]-."aoclety" under several aliases. ‘to Miami, Fla. 3 HIS FAREWELL SERMON, Shelton, Sept. 29.—Rev. Dr, (Continuefl on Eleventh Page.) Witness in Ward Case Tries to Kill Himself New Yaork, Sept. 29, William Mundia who testified before the grand jury which indicted Walter 8 Ward THE WEATHER — Hartford, Sept. 29.—Forecast { for New Britain and vicinity: | eventy -