New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1923, Page 1

ews of the World By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 ALL WAR PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED ON ORDER GIVEN BY PRES. COOLIDGE TODAY Niowt 50 Persons VA OTH SIESCLA Gain Their Liberty As Result Of Executive’s Decision Are to Be Released Just as Soon as Necessary War-| rants Can Be Prepared. Washington, Dec. 15.—~—President Coolidge today ordered the release of | remaining imprisoned war laws, Immediately upon president’s order the ment began preparat all of violators . receipts of the justice depart- on of the neces- The prisoners will be|the desultory fighting which has thus | warrants in s soon as the federal penitentiaries they are incarcerated. 20 persons will gain sult of the order. various cg City and which About liherty N we convicted their They at Sacra- as a re v in LS08 nsus aotion w A upon recom 1 committee the question upon the advice of of justiec Those To Benefit, Those who will benefit sident's order ineluded Weneil Franeik and J. gher, convieted at Kansas city. ), Bourg. Alexander ¢, Ournos, Harry Lloyd, Burt Lorton, Charles H. MeKinnon, James Rowan and James . Thompson, convicted at Chicago, Fimer Anderson, Harry Brewer, Robert Connellan, Roy Connor, Pete De Bernardi, Mortimer Downing, Frank Elliott, John ves, Henry Huvmer, William Hood, Harry Gray, Carls A, Luber, Phil MeLaughlin, George O'Connell, John Potthast, Ed- Wiy Quigley James Quinlan, \I\- ron Sprague, O bib, Jacob Tori, George V. + and Vincent Bantilli, convicted at Sacramento. MAN WHO DID 33 MOS. mendation the speeia appointed to investigute amuesty and department of the by the v ATUAST GETS CRODK - Innocent Victim of Mistaken Identity Runs Down Actual Criminal e, 15 t into hysteries Joseph Bakelos last night when « train from San Franciseo | A cousin only be sclzed by | B Pteriotis of Patras, Greece, )’y . who recently was re- from the federal penitentiary Atlanta, Gu., after serving 2 months crime Rakelos is sald by the confessed, Pleriotis was ¢ 4 in January 921 in the eral district court for the southern district of New York for an alleged swindle involving $300,000 in fuked bills of lading. He was un- to convinee the judge and jury that he was not Sakelos, to whom he bhad sold American Company of Com- meree, whieh he had organized to eonduct an importing and exporting business between the and Greees According to Pteriotic, and also the ed confession by Sakelos, Pter- sold his intercst for $30,000 and nt to Kurope It was then that Sakelos is alleged 10 have executed t alleged faked bills of lading, raising the $300,000 at various tern banks, and later disappearing. Preriotis returned to America, was arrested and was unable to establish his innocence, After he was released from Atlanta, Fteriotis twice was ordered deported, but cach time his attorney, Bernard H. Bandler of New York, obtained a stay while the young convict sought Bakelos Finally Sakelos was found in San Francisco and Pteriotis, using the name of Sakelos’ cousin, tele- graphed him to comes to New York. When Sakelos demurred, he was re- quested to meet the cousin in Chi- cago, $250 for expenses being foward- ed. Last night he arrived here JUDGE C. H. PI-JGK DIES ut police 1o have onviete Fairfield County Lawyer Was Long Tdentified With Party Politice—Was | In Legidature. Conr Dec 15.—~The Charles H. Peck at his home here yesterday meant the passing of a citizen who for many years took unusually active part in legisiative affairs due in part to his knowiedge of the internal politics of Fairfield county and his wide ac- quaintanceship among the members of the general assembly from the small towns during his own terms of one of Stratford’s representatives, He went to the general assembly in 1967, 1909 and 1911 in the years when both the house and the senatc procecdings were constantly flled with partisan acrimony and pmnarua Aebate Stratford, death of Judge an AFTER RUM SMUGGLERS Toms N. 1. Dec. 15.—Sher- Wt Holr of Ocean county, an- nounced today had appointed 25 deputies to prevent the smuggling of holiday whiskey from the rum fleet ¥ e Galla- United States | " SUCGESSIN 5 INMEXICO President l)bregon Himsell Di-| recting Western Gampaign N0 DEC[SIYE FIGHT YET| » | Rebels Said To Have Taken Important | Railway Center 70 Miles From Capital — Federals Win on West Coast. By The Associated Press. Both sides in lution are claiming minor successes in far taken place. The decisive |gles for which they are ma !their forees, however, have oceurred, judging from the reports received, T™wo Zones of Strife Thea rea of operations is roughly into z the first | Mesieo Cit Vera Cruz, governmentf orces were opposi sdvance 1pon the capital by the gentsu nder General Gaudalupe ch The other is to the west Mexico City where the federals are ! proceeding against the rebels under | General Enrique Estrada. Obregon In Command President Obregon is giving his per- sonal direction to the western cam- | paign Adolfo de la Huerta, the presidential candidate heading the re- volt against Obregon, is apparently re- mainingi n Vera Cruz, where he is in | [toueh with both Fronts by wircless and other means of communication The government forces are reported to have abandoned the important ‘run\\u,\’ Junetion of §an Marcos, ahout 170 miles cast of the capl This re port comes through the re headguarters in Vera Cruz, which ulso claims th adhesion to their cause of General Mayoette and the [governor of Oaxa clearing the way for their further advance from the | cast toward Mexico City. The rebels wlso claim the Obregonists are evac ‘uuun( Puebla City in the face of su- r forces, Rebels Take Towns To the west of the capital the ravo. [Tutionists announce the capture of l'rulpum in Michoacan, and Acam- baro, a few miles south of Celay The latter success, if substantiated, would place u rebel foree to the rear of Obregon's western army, which Is pushing toward Gauradajara, an im | portant city and the capital of the state of Jalisco, | Officlal advices to the Mexican em- bassy in Washington reporting the | beginning of the general advance against Estrada in the west, say that a government success was achioved in northern Jalisco, where forces at. tempting to join Bstrada were engag- ed und defeated. Extensive desertions from the rebels are also claimed. Re- ports reaching 8San Antonio from Mexieo City say that the laboring ele | ment through Mexico is almost to a | unit allaying to the Obregon standard. DR. COOMBS CITED Named In Man- rug- aling not yet meagre divided nes, Ptweer and where g an insur San- f| | | Local Naturcopath damus Writ Made Out By Dr. Blu- mer In His Appeal. Hartford, Dec. 15.—~A writ of man- damus was filed with the clerk of the superior court today eiting the mem- bers of the natureopathic examining board, Franklin R. Coombs of New Britain, I"rederick 8. Hurlburt of New Haven, and Frank B. Emith of Bridgeport 1o rescind their action of December 10 in revoking the license of Dr. Louis Blumer of Hartford, or appear in court on the first Tuesday in January to show cause to the con- trary. It is expected copies of the writ will be served on the board members on Monday. The writ declares the revocation of the license of Dr. Blumer was uncon- stitutional, unfair, arbitrary, illegal and in excess and abuse of such pow- ers as the board might have, and un- warranted by the facts. Tt declares Blumer was not permitted to secure counsel or prepare a defense, and no evidence was offered in support of such charges. Dr. Blumer is head of the Blumer {eollege of natureopathy which was recognized by the last general m- bly. The place was twice raided by order of the grand jury and books and records seized. Crane Employes to Get $200,000 As Their Bonus Bridgeport, Dec. 15 The Crane Co., today announced its 24th annual bonus to employes. The amount this year will total $200,000 for the employes in this city, or five per cent of their yearly earnings. The bonus will paid to all employes of the company in their branch fac- ies and offices throughout the United Sta Overheated Furnace ls Cause of Serious Fire Quebee, Dee. 15.—Eighteen houses in Little River were destroyed today by a fire believed to have been start- 'ed by an over-heated furnace bee firemen arrived too late. 2,000 be TIRE CO. BANKRUPY New Haven, Deec. 11 A bankrupt- ey petition of the L. and & Tire Co inc., of Hartford gives debts at $9,397 and assets of $1,223. Mexico's latest revo- | ue- Que- | Rev. G. E. Pihl Asked To Direct Scandinavian Alliance Mission ‘Pastor of Swedish Bethany Church Considering Offer to Rev. G. E. Pihl, pastor of the | Swedish Bethany church, has received \nn offer from the Scandinavian Alli- |ance Mission with headquarters in, Chlcugn to become the general direc or and supervisor of that organiza- llon This offer is very compli- mentary to Rev. Mr. Pihl as he was ! selected for the position from |leading Swedish ministers throughout the country. The position entails a great deal of hard work and constant traveling. If Mr. Pihl should accept the position one of his first duties would be to make a trip to Japan, the | China, Mongolia, and the countries of | South America, where he would have to make a thorough investigation of several missoinary stations maintained by the Scandinavian Alliance Missions in those countries, Rev Mr, Pihl has served as pastor of the Swedish Bethany church for more than 23 years and bas seen the membership of the church, under his guidance, grow from 200 members to approximately 500 members, During his pastorate here. the congregation has built & new $100,000 church, Rev. Mr. Pihl has recently received offers to assume the position of super- intendent of the Convent hospital and for the aged in Chicago, an offer to accept the pas te of the North Park church in Chicago. He is actively connected with the eastern home and T |church movements, having been presi- 'DISMISSED OR NOT KEATING IS OUT AT NEW HAVEN JAIL : | 1 | 1 CREAGER REFUSES T0 TAKE MEXIGAN POST Will Not Be U S Ambas- sador—Coolidge Appoints \ District Attorne) olutionary | Washington, Dee. B, Crea- ger of Brownsville, has declined for the presnt an offer of appointment as ambassador to Mexico, | The statement was as follows: “Hon. R. B. Creager of Browns- ville, Tex., has been tendered the post of ambassador to Mexico by Presi- dent Coolidge, as had also been done by President Harding. “Mr. Creager since the President Harding has been chosen national committeeman and has be- come the head of the republican par ty organization in hiz state and a very Influential party leader in the southwest, He unwilling to give up this work that his fellow citizens have entrusted to him and has there fore deciined for the present the op- portunity to be ambassador to Mex. ieo.” Harry B. Amey today was nominat- ed by President Coolidge as federal district attorney for Vermont Earl J. Davis of Michigan was nom- !inated by President Coolidge today [to be assistant attorney general, sue- ceeding John W. H. Crim who re- cently resigned. John H. Edwards of Indiana, nominated to be solicitor for the for department, Tederal judges nominated included Robert A. Inch for the eastern dis- trict of '\'lw York. WEALTHY MEN GUILTY death of is we in- te Three Philadelphian Convicted After Third Trial for Violation of the Liquor Laws 15, —George of the Stand- E. L. Haun Pa.. De president Company, Neweastle, W, Lamoree, ard Brewing secretar and Henry Grotefend, brewmaster, all wealthy men, were convicted here today after their third trial on charges of conspiracy and of manufacturirg, possessing, trans- porting and selling intoxicating liguor. Albert Grotefend quitted In two previous trials, the disagreed. During the third trial detectives were on duty, each “shadowing” member of the between sessions of court. Attorneys for the defendants they would appeal the case. Woman Autoist Is Held For Criminal Negligence Hartford, Dec. 15.—~Miss Marie Truesdel 177 State street, Bridge- port, was arraigned in the Hartford potice to a charge of criminal gligenc in connectior wit stomobile accident o Maple th ing Octo ber 11 was bound over to the Mareh the superior criminal court Joseph Dionfrieddo, 62 old was working the street with a repair gang when he was struck down and killed by the car by Miss Truesdeil. The highway was closed for repairs and ft is claimed Miss Truesdell disre- garded the danger signals set against traffic at that point. engineer, was ac- uries 12 one ury said court on ne 1 of She ever term o for trial years in driven NEVY IYIR PRESIDENT as, Tes., Dee. 15.—The state decomeratic exccutive commit- tee today rsed Governor Pat M Neff for the democratic nomination | for president. 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Istie ting ing's ' riy sista Keati et P hig v e H | CF ton G Thom * fo ¥ a possi nds yinted to become He Ousted ? ip Pond, « ted today as ot be uld dismisse have t becanse alify by furnisk bond, which 1 have been pting the offi ailer the file but t in_ de Iy tis ge 1 of necess ™~ Statements, t the thought wair would take alify Aftorney Wa Keating’'s staty a policeman had not been in th ors Say t Edward Havy d oy coun ¥ @ 1o o8 tod Wo t Kea 0 1‘4 en ty re in- it wonld be was commis- ecently ors hy superior he t- George wilowing jnil declar 1 the it faile ity f today ter 18 4 patre 1 u action of the believed or M y v as agair GET $1.500 Using ma t eph &t be THE WEATHER Hartford, Britain and vicinity ir. with slowly rising temmper- o e New tomight Dex. © 15 ~Fore Somday clow as wely and warmer, southerly winds ot . Garrett Is ( KILLER OF “KID DROPPER” GETS 20 YEARS T0 LIFE ‘lm uis Cohen, New York Gangster, Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder New York, Dec. —Louis Cohen ! today was convicted of second degree murder in connection with the shoot- han Kaplan, known to ea ngsters as “Kid Dropper,” in a taxi in front of the Essex Market court last August. The jury was out 18 hours. Judge Talley of general sessions, or receiving the verdict, declared it would serve as an encouragement to gangsters and that a verdict of first degre murder should have been found, as the case was one of the most cold- blooded in the city's history. Cohen immediately was senter to 20 years to li It was report night the jury stood nine for first d gre murder and three for mmumug ter in the first degre comprised on the sccond degree ver- dicet. Cohen took drumming on t He wore a half Cohen killed K were escorting court where he ter a round-up of his gang. STt w ase his it mine,” the r-old youth pleaded in de- fense plan had threatened to kill him u strike of aundry worke ¢ him for s the verdict calmly, » bar with his fing mile. plan while police e Dropper” from had been relcased af- of or he organiz It th rd with ths here convicted | murder which would the electric chair,” Judg Cohen “You were trying to take a | cut to fame. You wanted to make someone ¢lse support you on the repu- tation you would get as the killer of “Juck the Dropper THINK ROUSCH MAY HAVE ance evid , you would ot degree mean death in Tailey told first short Cheshire Authoritics However, Have | No Actual Clue to Murderer's | Whercabouts Dec, 16 abouts of No defin- Philip inmate Conn., wher Cheshire, ite clew to the Rousch, fugitive and alieged sluyer Albert Hoag, guard st the institution had reached reformatory officials up to carly fore noon today. The lutest of the olfici Rovsch came Conn. The there was believed Conneeticut reports to reach seen resembling Beacon Falls, many s of persons from reported to have sald he man who acted suspiciously «s Rousch inter last night ry offivials were report that ¥ visited his father, Conrad New York parat Ietormate today might have Itouseh who is said to be in city where he di buffer 1dress The ed in is employe His known ed from | reformatory ily 1 many M disc s family years, officials said New Haven knowledge of his present where A New Ha truck driver Rousch stated that bef Ll sd nibers f im- ed abouts who kne he ridde that o n stating father arceration sch ) with him to New Yor) 18 KOINg to visit his JAPANESE LOSSES Is Oficially Diet Advised That Dam- age From Recent Disaster Is Bee tween 0,000,000 and Billion, By T} Tokio, J disas tweer by Jaj autumn and 10 bi ouye advised to the Im; as 43,000, SENDS LETTER OF THANKS Note amo jor In oss n Minister give Coulidge Dispagehes of Appre- viation To Those in Charge of Sounth Dakota Primaries Wash Cool uel ¥ akot clation ¢ th Dakota vention White Hous withhe Guilty, Gets New York Firemen Rescue Eight in Tenement H6u-e N Yor Eight restaurant | 15, 1923, —SIXTEEN PAGES Daily Circulation 10,059 Average Week hndmg Dec. 8th PRICE THREE CENTS OLIVE BRANCH IN HAND OF CONGRESSMAN TILSON ENDS FIGHT IN RANKS OF PARTY DAWES AND YOUNG ~ Conn. Member Gives Up GET INVITATION Asked Formally to Serve as! Reparanons Experts Former Director of Bud, ot Will \lll.:- No Comment Until Such Time as He Is Officially Selection, Paris, vitatio- forme unof' are position Chicag Budge vised of Dec, i commissior has officially extended in- to inve Ge Awaits o, t the Dec Daw Po Notified n W pagyy Notification not of has hssibility es Charles G. huH; of His reparation Dawes, American New been ad his being invited to act as unofficial represen tive to said he on the investigate today. added, C De must international Jerman cision vin await fina firmation of the invitation the official committee nees, he matter, con- MAGHINE GUN USED N GONE 10 NEW YORK CITY' GAPTURE OF MURDERER Drew, Miss,, Negro Killed i After Slaying Three. | Drew negro tenant farmer, morning from this | score had dred men and of them ended at had of fire len of the storm m the M. possibly E 1 m».,uxhiw Clarksdale, into a drainage had entrenc br hin posse hours, battled a men seven woune d negre Miss,, Dee. 16 the e gun bullet of sev ting fatally m. after & machine poured diteh himsell i w hed his position. Pullen was brought here in the The noon instantly whose ment ders lay dic through Pul gur into The times 1 in tim One by from it the aim counted vietim the mack By tha several In vietims mers, Dogget expe his are Othe trouble yesterday Mai kitled t farm e s de insta nrmed proved one 1} ambush, reached his last sta wddition L swamp, t negro luring R rmed t 40 ye with shotgur for 11 gun time indred additior <criously Doggett Mar starts th when Pullen W. T, Sande ived, after bt Pulle ntly with hi® heart wit to his pistol hr himself € afternoo small posse, and by the 1 in the old and ar mer e alding i L the members posse posse » Sanders, th R. 1. Me 0, posse kil other, poss unerring until shortly n owed miles from ighted his pursus Wounding Nine Pullen, died at 2 o'clock effects of a s ufter he eral hun- ing three threc ght men gun from withering here Pul- and four to The where he he died, After hot 1 and on argu- San. rs, ar a bullet h a sho and fle here, veral 1 by a but better marksman, “dropped time draina negro's deadly pistol had ac- His 12 DEATH OF MRS. CURTIN Widow Dies At Age Mrs Joh M of Mary e Hom ¥ M amn | 1ast r;;m_ cased on Winter of 61 Years IN URASH Business Man Place on Rules Commit- tee to Scme Choice of Insurgent, Ending Spuabble 1 that throughout the AWMT RECE!PT OF TEXT, Lfl'ol ts to Bn;e;; Deadlock In Senate However, Ap- pear of Doubtful Result. Washington, Dec, 15.—An agrees ment which may end the tie-up in the house over committee assignments was reached today Ly republican and insurgent leaders. At the same time negotiations to break the senate or- ganization deadlock were renewed, but outcome remained doubtful. nt the house be ich am nder the agreem on side, a re Mar gen Be Avert Dangoer arrat iemocratic overthrow the i house com- mittee slate appeared to have been averted and the leaders predicted that the house would perfect its organiza- tion speedily and get down the serious work of the session In the resumption of voting on commerce committee chairmunship had been postponed until Monday, but there were many conferences in an effort to put an end to the deadloek brought about by the insurgents’ to support Chairman Cummins re- election. The insurgent ap- peared determined to continue to sup- port either one its own number or Senator Smith of South Caroli a democrat for the chairmauship. Nelson s Peacemak truce between the republican organization house insurgents s made villingness Repr republican of Connectient up the place assigned rules committen 80 that Representatives Nelson of Wi consin or me other insurgeis conld be appointed membership, The proposal Wu t ting attended by of the republican L al « pre tives ruff o reat of insurgent combination to republic to a interstate refusal for bloc The and the by possible tive of senta to give him on 1t dise Speaker nssed a L e members mittee Res Representas and Wood« in the ering cor ther org tive Nelsor or Wik Michigan, nt wion Jeads and ve rs sen insur- th e slid1y organization democrats to i ment, the insurgents the repubhis efforts of their meme vith g to stand cun nast the bership T minute mads mittes plan for ay GIRLS HYSTERICAL AS JUDGE FLAYS FATHER Daughters ol Raiaello Na- politano Plead for His Freedom from fou five five was rules cam. Iy the slate house was 1n session only nd mention 1t apparent to bring iu the nmittec Mo today the fig was prova 1y equalled