New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 187 BIBLE CLASS DELEGATES TO NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, | | EASTERN CONVENTION MEET | TO FORM BIG About 200 From New‘ England And Other: States Having First i ORGANIZATION FINDS LEASE BROKEN BY GLOTHING COMPANY ALL FOUR ALLIED COUNTRIES AGREE France Alone Raises Question of Procedure by Dawes Plan [TALY APPROVES ENTIRELY Believes Indivisible and Should be Taken in its Entirety Report S“Sion To Promote Justice Roche Rules for wimont Condition or Qualification Unified Action. Sessions at Trinity M. E. Church to Be Followed by Banquet and Speaking Program at Burritt Hotel. What 1s expected to be the forerun- | ner of one of the most unusual move- ments in the religious history of the country, started today when the first annual convention of men's Bible sses of the eastern states opened at Trinity Methodist church, |dered today by Plaintiff Against Connors- Halloran, Inc. Judgment for the plaint Vas ren- Justice P, Roche in the case of Eliza Hadley vs. Connors-Halloran Co., et al, a suit| | brought to recover possession of the store at 215 Main street on the grounds that the company had violat- ed the terms of its lease. The case was heard in city court a month ago with Justice Roche on the bench and attracted widespread interest, In his memorandum of decision, Justice Roche says: “This case alleges three breaches of conditions for which the landlord seeks possession of leased premises, The most important breach is the faii- ure to pay the rent due November 1, —Belgium Also Approves. By The Associated Press. Paris, April 26.—The replies of the four big allied powers to the repara- tion commission’s communication re- garding the Dawes' report all com- pletely accept the expert's findings. France alone raises the question of procedure, while Italy categorically declares the report to be an indivisible whole which should be taken in its entirety, without' condition or qualifi- cation. The Belgian Reply The Belgian reply says: he Belgian government is pre- pared to accept the expert's conclu-, sions as a while with a view to a practical and equitable solution of the reparations problem. The statement adds: *“The indisputable competence of the Although the officlal registration of | 1928 on or before November 13, 85 naniners of the two committees, thelr delegates was not scheduled to start| until 11 o'clock this morning, the! ommittee in charge announced that 101 out of town delegates were here and registered shortly after 10 o'clock. The convention includes classes from practically all of New England and adjoining states, Besides the oftie cial delegates there is an equal num- ber of others Interested in the Bible class movement, among them being large delegates from Worcester and Springfield, Mass, New York eity, Mount Vernon and Staten Island, New York, Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden and Hartford. Vari- ous parts of New York, -New Jorsey nd Pennsylvania are represented, Delegates who have registered fol- The sessions opened this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with a devotional serv- we led by Rev, A, B, Taylor of Green- burg, Pa,, formerly of New Britain, | An address by Mayor ‘A, M. Paonessa was scheduled to follow, The program and the object of the convention is given as follow: Saturd , April 26 11 a m, to 0 p. m,~—Registration delegates at Trinity M, K. church, 30 p m. to 2 p. m~~Pevotional service, led by Rev. A, B, Taylor of Greensburg, Pa.. pastor of "“Church of the Open Door,” p. m. 1o 2:10 p. m,~Address of welcome, Ly Mayor Paonessa, 2010 poou o 2:80 p. mo~Business meeting. Appointment of temporary wirman, seeretary, nominating eom- | mittee, Appointment of convention committee to select a name for the a suciution, 2:30 p. m. o & p. m.~Discussion and open forum Subjects “Object of convention'-—Dr, J. B, Conger, vice-president of Everyman's Bible class, New Britain, Conn, “Yinancing a Bible Clas: ~Walter Fleteher, treasurer of Kveryman's , New Dritain, Conn, zation™ -= Neason Jones, rihelow DBible class, Mt, on, N. Y, “Conducting a Dible Class Without | lLeader"=J, C. Hunter, Springfield, R Bile N N “Social Features wecretary Trinity Men's West Brighton, L. 1. “Clags Publicity”—Ernest R. De- New Britain, Conn, member committee and publieity ant cutive chairman, 4 p.m. to 4:39 p. m.—Report of the several committces appointed at open. ing of business session and election of asmociation officers, 4:30 p. m. to 5:39 p. m.—Get ae- quainted hour, General reception. t of Delegates, who registered | ing were the follow- ative: s Dible class w Reinstra, ymond Belding and Willits, J., president Staniey Memorial church brother- New Britain, George \. Ham- Amo. of Water- arles Hine, ‘rederick J. r an's Bible class, New Brite , W. R. Fietcher, treasurer; A. H. ) arkes, president; R, B, Skinner, past president; 8. M. Brewster, chairman eption committee; Dr. J. E. Con- ger, vice-prestident H. Mason, gen- wral Hed army; C. W. Hawkins, gen- era! Blue army; 1. 8. Munger, secre- Itev. J. L. Davis, leader. rtholow Bible class, Moun! Ver- on, N. Y., H. W, Tallman, H. J. standish, D. G. McKe “, Frost, ¥, M. Theall, W. Lewls $: cphenson, George secre- G. M. Guest, F. 8. Schneider, es., J. H. Jon: uckle, ¥. H. Gedney, E. W. Camp, | . Van Dyke Paine, chairman of re- : L. D. Manchester, Willlam Hill- E ible clase, Bridgeport, “haries A. Decker, leader; W, O. president: H. L. Van Ide seretary; Byron Merwin, . W. V. Garner, H. J. Woo 1. Dasis Bible class, New Britain: John Martin, E. A. Krause, prestdent: William Retz, John G. Lue- beck. M. E. church’s Men’s class, Collins- ille: Rev. C. K. Tracy, William C. Thomas, George Bnow. Everyman's Bible class, Falls: Rev. T. F. Campbell, Witherwax. Everyman’s Bible tie: Charles Bradley, John W. Wood. Men's clase, tist ehurel, Hartford ter. Beacon N F clase, Williman- Robert )‘h’KI“.I Asylum Avenue Bap- John L. Mil (Continued on Twelfth Page) | G. Alvin Grover, cadwell, agent f{or the lessor Bible class, (At the store sev eral provided for in the lease. This rent was not paid until November 30th, after notice to quit had been glven and under a receipt which stated that it was not recelved as rent under the lease, but only for use and occupancy of the leased premises, but should in no way affect forfeiturc as claimed. ' Such a receipt was Leld to preserve all the rights of the parties with the respect to the pending litigation in the case of Casner vs, Resnik, 95 Conn, 252, The defendants, the Con- | nors-Halloran Clothing company, in- corporated, admitted & non-payment of rent wit #n the time limited in the | lease but claimed that the plaintiff was stopped from msetting up the for- feiture because of the acceptance by her of a series of late payments of rent dated at least from December, | 1922, The case relied on for this( objective aims and the cooperation of Americans have given their unanim- ous conclusions a high moral import- ance which the Belgian government is pleased to recognize, It hopes the reparation commission will give care- ful consideration to the drafts of the v8 and decrecs which it had asked the German government to submit to it and which are necessary for the complete execution of the expert's plan, “The Belgian government further hopes that the reparation commission ' will lose no time in preparing the, measures the detalls of which were entrusted to it by the report, so that | when this work has been carried out | the detalls of which were entrusted | to it by the report, so that when this | has been carried out the plan recom- Ohio Representative Approved By President As Tem- | APRIL 26, 1924. —EIGHTEEN 5ngressman Burton Seems to be - Choice for Republican Chairman porary Leader At Convention—Formal Selection Wednesday Washington, Apri! 26.—S8election of *Representative Theodore l)urmn,t of Ohio, as temporary chairman of | the republican nationa! convention was indicated at a political confer-! ence at the White House today. i Chairman Adams of the republican national committee and David Mul- | vane, republican national committee- | man for Kansas and chairman of the | convention arrangements sub-com- | mittee presented Mr. Burton's name | to the president, who approved the ! selection. The formal sclection will be "“del at the meeting of the ararngements | sub-committee Wednesday in Cleve- ! and. Chairman Adams expressed the be- lief after his conference today with | the president that the selection of | Mr. Burton would be satisfactory to‘ all groups within the party., A se-| lection is yet to be made for perma- nent chairman. Mr. Burton was agreed upon after managers of President Coolidge's | campaign and representatives of the | republican national committee had considered more than a dozen names including those of Secretary Hughes, Representative Longworth of Ohlo, Senator Borah of Idaho, Governors | | MAL DAUGHERTY NOW CITED FOR CONTENPT His Arrest Is Asked Resolution by Senator Brookhart ! Washington, April 26.—A report to contention is the Fort Orange Bar. Wended may be brought into prompt | the senate declaring M. 8, Daugher bering company vs, the New Haven Hotel company, 92 Conn. 144, This | case holds as follows *The rule that by failing to declare a forfeiture of a lease when the lal\d-I lord has the right to do so, he there- | by walves the forfeiture, rests upnnj thie ground of estoppel, and is “N'm'i able only in cases—unlike the present | ~in which the lessee has incurred large expenditures or made valuable | improvements in rellance that the landiord will continue of the same mind and will not assert his technical right to insist upon a forfeiture, The expenditures made by the Jessee in the prosent case were $2,650 fn 1921, when the loase was entered | into, and $399 during July, 1923, The! expenditures made at the time t! ase was entered into cannot be ken to have been made in reliance th lessor would continue to accept late payments and would not assert her right to insist on forfeiture. —As, to the $389 payment the conditions that the rent was $800 per month and | that the store was used for business! purposes and part was paid for light-, ing and for fixtures eannot he held to be an unreasonably large sum and doas not appear to come within the rule, In fact the landlord apparently did not assent to the late payments and never encouraged the tenant to, make them as shown by the letter nrl May 2nd, and it is testified that Mr. , called times and remon- strated against the late payment ,.:. rent, and for these reasons the judg. ment must be for the r‘"\:“'l" m"“;;. ession of the store. d | of April 1, 1923, and the a leged as- signment ot the lease to Herman Goldstein. i “There is a line of cases lholding that a landiord having the right to seciare a forfeiture and who does not declare it when he is entitied to do so walves the right of forfeiture. These cases are fully discussed in a case note to O'Connor va. Timmerman o4 1. R, A, (N. 8) 1063 The Law in Connecticut is the one & rth in the Fort Orange case, ra han more 1iberal rule.” $1,400 HART STREET FIRE Property Owned By 1. Wesler and E. Mestiken Attacked By Flames shortly Before Noon Today. About $1,400 damage resuited from a fire in the garage and barn at 21-27 Hart street before noon today that was caused by dumping hot ashes into a container in the g ge which is owned by 1. Wexler. The side and part of the roof of the garage wer burned and the flames set fire to an adjoining barn ewned by ¥. Meshken THe entire roof of the barn Wwas H. Hagen- ablaze when fire apparatus arrived at the scene. Teo still alarms w¢ 11:83 o'clock for the fire signal was sent in from Box 11:35. Engine No. 5 answercd a sti at 11:30 o'clock for a grass Smalley street. $85,000 REALTY DEAL Cohn Sells Property At 4111-453 West Main Street to Pasquale Trotia and Ralph Penta, Morris Cohn has sold pre 441 to 452 West Main street, to Pas- quale Trotta and Ralph Penta. The property consiste of four stores and 10 tenements. Tt is reported that the sale prics was about $85,000. The in mction was handled throngh the office of Attorney 8. Gerard (asale throogh the B. Solomon ag=ncy. eived at and a box at alarm fire on erly at supt operation by common agreement among the allied governments, | “The Belgian government s placing | itselt immediately in touch with these governments.' The reply iIs signed Theunis and Foreign mans, Ly Premier Minister Hy- The British Reply The British reply says: “His majesty’'s government, for their part, accept and will do everythlng in ' thelr power to give practical effect to,the recommendation of the com- mission that the allled governments should llkewise adopt the conclusions of the committees with regard to mat- ters Jalling within the furisdiction of those governments, “The recommendations of the ex- perts do not appear to involve any re- duction in the total of the German reparation debt, and the necessary modifications of the schedule of pay- | ments of May, 1821, appear to be within the competence of a unanimous decision of the reparation eommission ' and not to require the specific au- (Continued on Page Sixteen) ESTABLISHES RECORD IN ERECTING R. & E. BUILDING Guriin Completes Seyven-Story Structure Far i Advance of Schedule Date The new concrete seven-story manu- facturing building erected for the Russell & Erwin division of the Am- erican Hardware Corp, by the Aber. thaw Construction Co., was completed today in what representatives of the Aberthaw company claim is gpecord time, 7T work has been in charge of J. K. Gurvin, a company superin- tendent On February 5, the undertaking had its beginning with the demolition of old buildings which occupled the pite, Fxcavating started on February 16 Work on pouring the first story was begun on March 18, The roof was fin- ished today. The average speed main- tained was less than seven days to a story. The bullding is 140 feect long and €0 feet wide. The Aberthaw company promised to pave the building complete in every dctail and ready for occupancy by July By keeping ahead of his schedule, Superintendent Gurvin will be able to turn the structure over to the Russell & Brwin gompany far in advance of this date, 9% FIRENEN INJURED 95 Automobiles Worth $300.000 De- stroyed in Blaze Which Sweeps .Brooklsn Garage New York, April 26.—Twenty-six firemen were injured and 95 motor cars estimated to be worth $300,000 were destroyed in a fire which swept a Brook garage early today. One wundred familles were driven to the strect as tenement houses on both sides of the burning structure and across the street were threatened. One fireman was taken to & hospi- tal suffering from cuts and burns. Twenty-five others were treated by ambulance surgeons after having been overcome by gas. IN NE April 26 —Four men arrested and three ofhers were badly beaten up In rioting which fol- lowed the calling of a strike by jitney men today. Police of Treington. East nd Newark stopped the dis- RIOTIN ARK Newark, . Orange a orders. of Washington Court House, O,, gulity | of contempt, and a resolution ordering his arrest and arraignment before the senate itself, to answer the charge, introduced today by Chairman Brookhart, of the Daugherty Investl. gating committee, | The report sald the former attorney ! ! general's brother had twice railed to respond to the investigating commit- | tee’'s summons or to produce records and accounts of the Midland National | bank at Washington Court House, and in consequence “is in contempt of the authority of the senate committee and of the senate of the United States” The resolution would direct the sen- ote sergeant-of-arms to arrest and bring Daugherty before the senate it- self, thus differing from the recent action against Harry F. Sinclair, whose trial and punishment was left to the courts, 30 DAYS FOR SNYDER New Britain Motorist Also Fined $100 in Meriden Court T'or Driving While Intoxicated. Meriden, April Martin ®nyder, 21, of New Britaln, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in Jall by the local court for driving while intoxicated, He sideswiped two cars on the main highway in this city Thursday night and wrecked a m chine owned and driven by Judge D. T. O'Brien of this ety whose wife suffered minor injuries in the eollision. Snyder pleaded 1 contendere. ACCEPT TILDEN'S RESIGNATION ' New York, April 26.—The Davis cup committee of the United States lawn tennis assoclation announced to- day that it had accepted the resigna- tion of Willlam T, Tilden, IT, of Phila- delphia, as & member of the American | team SARAZEN LEADS HAVERS April 26.—Gene Bar- sen, of Rye, N. Y., American profes- sional golf champion, today led Ar- thur Havers, British open title holder, by three up at the end of the first nine holes of their 72 hole mateh, the first 36 of which were being plaved today at the Cedarbrook club. Philadelphia — | inds $500 Diamond In Crop of Chicken That Cost But $2.04 N. Y, April 26. hn Antilio. a local barber, made a profit of $497.96 yes- terday, through the purchase of a chicken for $2.04—and his deal was perfectly fle He purchased the chic market and while eleaning the crop out rolled a diamond weighing a karat, estimated by local jewelers to be worth ast $500. The “home town" the chicken is not known, having arrived here alive part of a large shipment poultry from various parts the state Gloversville Hartford, April 26.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and probably Sun- day: not much change in tem- perature. * ,tories the sched Hyde of Missouri and Groesbeck o Michigan, and Senator Wiilis of Ohio. Mr. Burton is a former senator from Ohio and has long been promi- nent in the affairs of his party, jturned over to the city tr . THEODORE BURTON MRS, TELL PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO COMPLAINT Remanded to Jail Charge of First Degree Murder Is on! Killingworth, Conn 11 26.—Mrs, Johanna Tell who coufessed to the police in New York city that she killed her employer, Charles I", Blair, chick- en raiser and farmer of this town to- day pleaded not gulity to the charge of first degree murder walved the reading of the complaint and was held by Justice Wm, H. Fall for the Sep- tember torms of the Middlesex county superior eriminal court. The hearing which was held in the home of the justice on one of the main thoroughfarés through this remote tarming town lasted by a short while and about a dozen persons were there, Mra, Tell who was brought from the? Jjail at Haddam by maching was quite composed, Public Defender Danfel J. Donoahue represented her and made the motion walving the reading of the complaint, It was agreed that the woman be taken back to jail at once where she will remain until the fourth Tuesday in September, Captain Frank M. Nichols of the 'state police had Mrs, Teil in charge and his wife was in the party as ma- tron for the accused Mrs, Tell spent a restful night, She 444 not appear to be much disturbed by her trip and arralgnment. 8he was back in jall before noo Bertram E. Spencer, assistant | state's attorney represented the state at the hearing. GENERAL ADVANGE MADE IN HOURS FOR SUMMER Trolleys, Post Office and Police Court To Operate on Larlier Schedule Troliey cars will be run one hour earlier than usual beginning tomorrow according to an announcement today by William J. Bryan, superintendent of the New Britain division of the Connecticut company. In common with the commerce and w chamber of Britain fac e at the post oft hour the in this city will be advanced one tomorrow and continulng wuntil general reversion to standard This will affect all windows ents and deliveries, Judge Benjamin W, Alling a morning’s’ s t all court = neld an hour earlier Leginning Mon- day until turther The an nouncement me poiice court will be held at 7:20 o'clock in tie morning, juvenil® it 9 o'clo sessions at aftery at t s 5 ity court 9 and clock. Judge was made daylight saving time fact that other courts have chang Alling said y as to c¢ Mrs. Keenan Dies as She Watches Husband Acting Los Ange April Mrs, ¥rank 3 wife of the actor, died & e as she “Fame,” a sketch at the in Holiywood last night Mr. Keenan did not was dead until a 1 Besides her hus b o ug’ survive, Hilda, wife of K4 Wynn, the actor. and Frances, married to an army officer. know a his wife curtain ters, STOCK IS TRADED. New York, April Miitor veteran third sacker of the St Louis Naton who has been a holdout this season today was traded to the Brookiyn team for Mike Gonzales, eateher, and § i Both players are to report work at once. Stock, a<h Average Daily Circulation Ao sin - 10,301 April 19th .. ' WHEELER GAVE IMPRESSION HE WOULD TRY TO “FIX UP” CEIPTS FOR FINES LARGEST IN HISTORY K |Cash Penalties in Police | Court for Six Months tal $23,030 4y, olice court were | nonths period any similar ", court, ac- Ithe larg lending Ma. period in the cording to the Clerk Emil | J. Danberg which .urned over to | |the city treasurer 1. iay. Receipts |for the period were $23,030.33 or $3,962.89 more than for the first six months of the fiscal year. ! The total recelpts for the year |amounted to $42,107.77 from the po- | |lice court and $1,364 from the city! {eourt. Of this money $32,167.71 was ury, which amount estl- the year, | |was almost double the | mated in the budget for which was $17,000. | During the month of October the reecipts of the police court were $4,- 949,58, the sum representing the larg- est receipts for a sing'e month ever received. Motor wvehicle fines which were turned over to the state motor vehiele | department amounted to $2,651. The total fines for motor vehicle violations during the year was $6,242, which also sets a record for the local court, The complets report follows'— Police ( Receipts., Oetober Novemoer December Disbursements, s Fees ... Interpreters fees 5 Motor vehlc epartment, for violations of the motor ve 1o law Traveliing hief of 23,030.33 City Court Receipts, Cash recelved as Clerk's fees . Mabursements, Jdon, Treasurer ... 207.00 Curtis 1 8he! 207,00 SHERIFF IS ARRESTED Salisbury Official Held Following Au- to Crash in Which Car is Over- trned and Fhve slightly Injured, anaan, Conn,, Aprll 26,—Mr, and Mrs, Alols Dawson and their chaufe feur, Charles Delleveau, and Mr, and Mrs, George E. Davis, all of Spring- fleld, Muss, were bruised and shaken up badly last night when their auto- mobile was struck and overturned by another machine driven the state po- liee allege by Deputy Sheritf H, 8. Keisey of Salisbury, on the state highway at Dutchers bridge between Sallisbury and Canaan. The injured came here for surgical attention and it was stated that none had bones Lroken. The state police with meagre in- formation as to the person who drove the car which struck the one from Springfield made an inquiry along the | highway and shortly before last mid- | 1ight arrested Deputy SheriffKelsey and brought him here A Justice set a bond at $500 and ordered a hear- ing for this afternoon. It is under- #tood that there were no witnesses to accident other than those who were in it Mr. Dawson's car was entirely turned over almost without warning, it is said and the occupants were caught beneath it. The driver of the car was sald to have been re- eponsible because he did not stop KILLS BROTHER-IN-LAW the THINGS, WITNESS DECLARES Former Employe of Gor- don Campbell Gives Damaging Testimony Against Montana Sen- ator. ' Says He Heard Qil Operator Mention Making Money if Permits Could Be Ar- ranged in Washington. Washington, April 26.—H. E. Glos- ser, formerly employed in the office of Gordon Campbell, the Montana oll operator indicted with Senator Wheeler, testified today before the senate committee investigating the in- dictment that in January, 1923 he heard a conversation between Camp- bell and Wheeler in which there was talk of getting the former's oil per- mits “fixed up in Washington. Could Cut Lot of Money “Mr, Campbell sala that if Mr, Wheeler could get this fixed up in Washington,” Glosser said, “‘we can afford to cut a lot of money,’ or ! something like that.” “What did Senator Wheeler say®" asked Senator Sterling, republican, South Dakota. “I don’t recall that he made any reply. O, yes, he did, later.” “But not that evening?” “No, but he left us under the im- pression that he could fix it up at Washington because of the influence be had there.” Told Grand Jury Same Thing The witness said he had testified to this incident before the Montana grand jury which returned the ine dictments. In them Senator Wheeler is charged with accepting a fee for appearing before the interior depart- ment in land cases for Campbell, who was his client in litigation in the Montana eourts, The conference referred to was held in & Great Falis hotel room, Glosser sald, and Campbell came up in the freight eievator because he | had a law suit pending and had been advised not to put in an appearance at Great Falls. When Senator Sterling asked about iy conversation Glosser had with Campbell about Senator Wheeler's omployment, Chairman Borah ob- jected unless Senator Wheeler were present, The question went wun. answered Two 32,000 Checks, The South Dakota senator took up the payments Campbell made to Wheeler. Glosser sald there were two checks for $2,000 each, STAMFORD PRISONERS WANTED IN NEW JERSEY Are Bielieved To Be Men Who Took Part in 870,000 Silk Rob. bery There Newark, N. J., April 26.—Extradi- tion papers for James E. Benson and Jack Shapiro, bandits sought for the $70,000 silk robbery and gun duel in Irvington, January 22, are being pre- pared by police today who have *een informed of the arrest of the paiv in Stamford, Conn, Benson and Shapiro were arrested Stamford yesterday by the police who found three loaded revolvers, and two revenue officers badges in their automobile, accordng to information obtained here. Nicholas Catino, a third member of the holdup gang was i tound gullty of assault with intent to New York Patrolman Shoots After Other Man Had Pulled Trigger But Gun Did Not Eaplode. Ryan 1 his as ing which, trigger of b yut of injured Witne men had quarrele homae drew trigger twice g to ' olmat fatally New Aprii today shot brother-in Thomas result of a quarrel dur. Thomas twice pulled the s own revolver which was police said. The ospital. arter the at a stree his rev i man s € died In a leciared order, fune The vietim not arrested but was or Jistrict at It is recaiied ~cident Jestrian wh 1 was r exan te to the . ago ap asing a ban New York City to Turn Its Clocks Ahead Sund: New York, April 26 —Daylight sav in New York state and Ne York efty by municipal § become ffective at £ o'clock tomorrow morn ing and will continue in effect unti) k morning of September with it clocks will honr ) or. nee 2 N be put forward While raiiroads generally will con- tinue to operate on eastern standard time, they will conform, in some to daylight saving time to help urban traffic the cnrform CHICAGO STREET FOR WiILSON Chicago, April 26.—Woodrow Wi son road, Tongest street in Chicago, came into being today. the city conun- ol adopting an ordinance ehanging {the name of Western avenus. K1l before a local justice yesterday. cal police say that Benson is it who aped after engaging pisto! duel with two detectives the gang as they were hiding ths truck load of sk in the Irtington garage. They are declared to have stolen the truck from its two drivers a few hours eatiier in Springfield, N. J. a who surpris nd sterday n A bag contain cartridges and other artic were held in , 000 each tior court, today, on the rrying concealed weapons, taken to the county 1t i expected tnt seek to ex- revelvers, s useful to also was -jacker, were il at Briggeport New Jersey authorities wit court that they New Haven 1o Frecdman, whe be at the railread station 1o ef to them a consignment of 1 or liquor which they were 19 to New York Apits after arrest admitted that it on § bail on the assault committed in New Jersey. The Stamford police were told day that the men were alse wanted in New Jersey for a safe rob- bery in which 336,000 was secured. Pola Negri Files Papers Asking U. S. Citizenship Los Angeles, April 26.—Poia Negl fited appiication for American citizens ship here yesterday. She gave her age as 27: het name, Apollonia Countess Dombska, and her birthplace a8 Litno, Poland. * 17 she theets naturalization requires ments, shd will be entitied to citisens ip tn 1925, said n way ere on their et a man " turn o alee take s he was ¢ 000 arg