New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 MORE FIREWORKS OCCUR AT MILEORD COTTAGE ~ MILLIONAIRES’ DAUGHERTY HEARING TODAY (RASHED BY PLANE NEW BRITAIN HERA : NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924. —SIXTEEN PAGF AS FINK ASSAILS WHEELER Bursts Uninvited Into Hearing And Shouts Senator Obtained Booze For Roxie Stinson. Lodge Personally Denies Liquor Permit Implica- tion — Means Continues His Astonishing Testi- mony. 3 Fink, Washington, May ~As T who first introduced Senator Wheeler to Roxie Stinson, suddenly became the | enter of a new outburst of fireworks vday in the Daugherty b vestigation, | vhile Gaston B. Means was rounding cut his long story of under-cover transactions and investigations extra- ordinary, Bursting into the committee proce- lure without invitation, IFink said he anted to testify how Senator Wheel- booze for Roxie Stinson,” and ow Frank A, Vanderlip offered him noney to give perjured testimony, The committee prosccutor himself 1s not present, but Chairman Brool art restored silence with the ald of the police, and Fink departed. Latey scnator Wheeler asked that he be re wled, but he conld not be located and announced his opinfon “just a liar" brought in attorneys as a part e that Fink was by the Daugherty of & “frame-up. Lodge Makes Deninl Means took the stand atter ienry Cabot lodge had appearcd vol intarily to dircetly deny any infer- in previous testimony that he been concerned in securing a permit for Graven brothers York. Means e reiterated at he had not cha wrong olng on the part of Massachu- its senator, Repeating is story W0 te Jo mpany, senator Senator u riekey under cross-cxamination 1 he passed on 1100,- mith from the Mitsui which was interested fn the Alreraft claims, Means de- did not e ler at the time vhether the transaction was illegal, “Now when this Jap knoeked on the “ioor and hand me $1,500,000," ou $100,000, it common a ing in your you didn't take nuch notice?" asked Paul Howland, torney for . M, Daugherty, Just Take I, a German knock on my 1 hand me $1.500,000,5" re- ins, “I've been advised fre awyers to ask 1o questi just was 80 a M Wty by ler such circumstances, Had Jus to ¢ a beeome tl and influence 2" picious pre t Jess Smith had was selling the How- i time ritorn eneal's 11 demanded, ever allow myseuf to Means asserted, ts 10,000 suspicions. d Jess Smitk no questio “You mede no report of this to W, Burne or anybody in the world?" I've done many, many things out reporting.” Handied Much M testified J ‘Yes, if T had my diaries 1 could fix + dates and amounts.” Of course you didn't ust passed That's right.” You recall any other and asked. 5 nd $7,000 000 once,” Means said Jidn't know what it was ail about metimes it was in coanection with Dempsey-Carpentier fight pie- Joss Smith discussed that.” To Call Daugherty. end of Means cross-exam- on, Chairman Brookhart an- wounced that the committee desired hear VFormer Attorney General Daugherty next Friday. Counsel for Mr. Daugherty to communicate with thefr ¢l advise the chairman whether car on that day. act on “One ne." y. you handled money hefore any com- nlong sion, you it money trans- agreed nt and could W NORWICH MAN SLAIN His Companion in Pawcatuck Quarry Boarding House i« Found Uncon- scious This Morming. Paweatuck, Conn., May 31—The au- orities are investigating the murder of Fred Pierto of Norwieh, a quarry worker, whose body was found in a stable here early today. George Wilkinson, also of Norwich and a quarry worker, was found umcon «cious in the room in fthe stable which the two men had oceupied and v taken to a hospital at ‘New lLon- Jap Note of Protest Is Formally Handed to Hughes Washington, May 21.—Ambassador Hanihara, acting on instructions from his government delivered today to ry Hughes the protest made by Tokio against the exclusion provision of the new immigration act. The am- bassador called at the state depart- ment shortly beforg noon and was re- ceived at once by Secretary Hughes Neithe not the seerctary, It would hdve any statement he was said to 1 make, 20 Inches of Snow In Lander, Wyoming Lander, Wyo., May 31.—More than 20 inches of snow fell here luring the past 24 hours, a waather bureau statement today said, and about eight inches of snew still remainad on the ground. Precipitation for the week, official figures issued last night pointed out was inches. Late yesterday snow in this section turned into rain Some loss of livestock is pre- dicted. Streams are running at unusual depth for this time of the year, but trouble from high water is not anticipated, Railway washouts in parts of the state were reported last night. som« CITY MARBLE GHAMPION — z OFF FOR BIG TOURNEY |Alexander Zaleski and His Father Leave for Atlantic City Alexander Zaleski, marble cham pion of the city, of the lu Burritt Junior High ot and his father, Masyan Zaleski, of 99 Booth street, started for Atlantie City late this - ernoon where Alexandor will repre sent the city of New Britain in the national marble championships to he played there next week. They will make the trip vin Philadelphia, where they will join the other contestants tomorrow morning and take part in u special jaunt over historic grounds in the neighborhood of that eity, They will arrive in the city by the sea to morrow afternoon whete all contest ants will be lodged in boardwalk ho tels for the coming week, Zaleski Herald-Junior Achievement foundation marble tour nament heid in this city He elimin ated all contenders from his schoo! and later mot the other school cham- plons at Walunt Hill park, where he proved to ba the hest shooter under 15 ye , thereby winning the eity eham plonship, a gold medal emblematie of this, and a trip to Atlantie ( ity. He elected to take his father with him s companion Sixty AN nang in nited have been chosen city champions by methods similar 1o those used in New Britain and they Will play off for national honors next week, In addition to the tournament, many entertainments have been plan ned them by Atlantic City nessmen Al expenses of the paid by the Herald and Achievement foundation are in Atlantic City and « AUTO BANDITS BUSY af won the boye from elties for busi exkin will be the Junior while they 0 route Robbers Operating in Up and Rob Its Occnpants, Vicinity or Worcester Hold Another Cay Worcester and armed whom May 31.-Twe masked 1tomobile bandits to is attributed the perpetration of more than a dozen robberies with In the past few weeks, added other robbery to their list early morning when they held up robbed the point of a gun men and two women not far the Worcester Country elub Fred J. psser, Jr., and Wi Height both of Poughkeepsie, N, and two Worcester young whe names were withheld were the vietims, was relieved of $30 whil deprived of 68 cen saved valuable jewelry by hiding it on their persons while the bandits were searching their escoris. ASK FOR NEW TRIAL Counsel For Lovia Brothers, an- this and at two | from " & women by the Schlosscr Height was The women police onvict. ol of Scoomd Degree rder, 1o Vile Appeal. New Haven, May Michael and louis Lovia, of N. J., found guilty murder by a jury in the erimi perior ecourt her Thursday hase an appeal to the state rem the ground the rd against the evidence The Lotia to life imprisonment ir on by Judge Allyn L. jury returred a verdict of guilty. two men were previously to prison for life when they tried in Litchfield county but the preme court granted them They cha of John Sissere Aungust 3, 1921, of second Cegree al s ken st were on v ts brothers weig @ the irown sonte were w1- w trial, murder Canaan or wor rged at North China Unconditionally Recognizes Soviet Govt, Ansae Tress Moscow 31 ognized So nition is unconditional, the Soviet for cign office 4 today giving any details as to the in which the recognition corded, May China has Russia and the recog announce without manner was ac- SARAZEN TO WED New York, May 31.—A license was issued today to G 7en, professional golf Miss Mary Henty of ¥ They said the Jume 1 and Miss Henry is 18 marriage Sara- mpion, and Miami Beach 1 married s ars old s 9/ /)'/'[ a Y ge Daily Cireulation Week Ending 1 0’5 74 May 24th ————— PRICE THREE CENTS SONS CONFESS KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF FRANKS BOY IN CHICAGO, DECLARES DISTRICT ATTORNEY AFTER GRILLING ACCUSED Merwin's Beach Structure Un- rooled and Twisted | e oia WAS MAKEGES_ST WK Woman’s Body Found in River at Middletown; Murder is Suspected Identification et to Be!DEADLOCK IN SIXTH WARD Made—May Have Been OVER COUNCIL BE™" Strangled or Beaten, to PR Death With Blunt Instru- ment., Nathan Leopold, 19, Son of Manufacturer, and Richard Loch, 18, Son of Vice-President of Sears, Roebuck & Co.—Planned Abduction Last November But Had No Victim in Mind—Slain Boy Beaten and Suffocated to Death %\ Youths Calm in Pose For Newspaper- H Biplane Owned by Pride Acrial Corp. of New Haven Disabled and Falls | This Morning—Faulty Engine Given e Given as Cause of Tumble. Milford, May 31. trouble caused a Curtis biplane of the Conn., s Are Unbelieving. Chicago, May —Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney an- nounced early today that Nathan E. Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, youthful members of wealthy Chicago families, and both post-graduate students at a university here, had confessed that ke kidnapped and murdeved 14-year-old Robert Franks, son of council Jacob Franks, retived millionaire pawnbroker and manufacturer. Planned It Last November They said they planned a kidnapping in great detail last No- " aa Vember, both through a spirit of adventure and because they woman whose body was found in the | ex-Councilman A, Gorbach and *¢ A : Conneotiout river at Notth Cromwe % Fay, both of whom live in Wanted the $10,000 ransom they demanded, said Mr. Crowe. The vesterday by L. F. Bidwell of I videre scction of the ward. youths said they determined upon no definite victim, and that Hartford. No identification of the undersiood to have the the Kidnapping and murder of young Franks was merely inci- body had been made up to noon to neilmen John O'Bricn 2 ) 2 " dental. ay. Medical Examiner Dr. Charies A. Lynch, while Alder- %, Bush, in the report of his autopsy and Councilman James sent to Coroner Smith today, stated d to favor the election of that he could not determine the cause of death until the contents of the stomach and other orga analyzed. There were several bilities the doctor said but the only certain fact in:regard to the death was that it occurred hefore the bedy | b was placed in the water, as there was | 1ot no water in the Jungs and no other Indications of drowning The woman might have been struck with a sandbag or other blunt instru- | ment or might have been strangled | Dr. Bush said, Because of the con- | Senate dition of the body which had evident- | ly been in the water for at least two months, such marks would not be distinguishable, he said. There was nothing about the body or in the | Washington, May 31 clothing by which identity could be | Barkley bill, proposing stablished and ny» marks, ecither ex- | vational bitration b ternal or Internal pointed to violence oad labor board, Coroner Smith today obtaine bily today by the complete detailed description of state commerce commission. and the clothing which The m She was apparently about 25 | publican fusurgents in ears of age, % foet, 815 inches | and the house, to be one height, weight about 130 to 140 |on which action will be commercial type to erash into an un' Gorback and Fay Candidates to occupled cottage at Merwin's Beach on the shore of long Tsland Sound this oced Maerz, Elovated to Alde forenoon, partly unroofing the build- manship. The two aviators were . The machine was wre The biplane was owned by the Pride Acrial Corp. of New Haven and in it were Ralph W. Pride, president of the company and Arthur Holland, a pilot of international experien The ma- chine had just been started from. a hill r Merwin's for a flight to Mitehel field, L, I. and the engine went dead as it was about 100 feet in the air, The machine went into dive and was stopped it banged against a five room cottage owned by Mrs. Nathan % Platt at the foot of the hill and by the edge of the water, The cotta, is fully furnished but it is es- timated that it will cost $1,000 to re- pair the roof and walls, Only a short away the summer home Poii, ater owner, New members of deadic ward neil are — Bixt} mon co ked choica to fill v in the sed by the ation 2 from councilman to a are in the St Ha ord to-} Middltown, Conn, M. police were called from day to ald Coroner L. A. Smith in his investigation of the death of the Mwo candidate a vac Mae 18, Gorba support and Stephen Maerz 50 a of « e Went Off As Arranged The kidnapping was carried out in every detail as planned, including the vietim's death, Mr. Crowe said Leopold and Loeb old Before the regular June | CONfessed. He said Leopold admitted writing a letter to the session to elect a new counciiman, father of the Franks boy, demanding $10,000 and that the auto- | and unless a compromise is reached Mobile used to spirit away their vietim was a rented machine, that date, two nominations will Hit, Then Strangled and the entire councll will | T Jittle fellow was killed by a blow on the head and then strangled,” State’s Attorney Crowe declared. REPORTED FAVORABLY ' “A chisel wrapped with tape was used to strike the blow.” ’ . - HELD BY HIS HEAD man Dunn are Fay, A special mecting of the counci are [ will be possi- is th tefor made Crash Heard Plainly The of the crash was heard for & considerable distance and the early arrvivals In the beach colony and at Woodmont were quickly on the scene. Mrs. Platt lives next door to the cottage which was damaged. The machine landed right side up in the dooryard of the cottage, The two men crouching in the cockpit as the machine came to a stop. They had their life belt on and attached Holland received W seratehes and Pride had a cut on the hand It is understood th machine d been taken for a test Night pre paratory to the company putting thres machines into servies from its aviation field, newly laid out, which 18 not far distant and which fs in New Haven avenue between Milford and Wood- mont Mr. od the The o nois Chisel Found by Reporters The chisel was found by Herald and Examiner reporters about four blocks { from the school which the Franks boy attended, tate’s Attorney ether was not been killed as he was, 1, was all explained in the Interstate Commerce Bri Infavorable Report on the Howell- New Yorker Found Dangling From i Barkley Measure, Crowe added that Ties of Pass Ele - I'he Howell levated Trains substitution of ards for the was reported senate inter Thi Over—Finally Released. confes- sal sion bruises, New York, May 31 his head, which had bee tween two ties, I, J. Mullins, from an Brookiyn Suspended by caught ed to be today hung ay in of the items rescued” by Leopold and Lo firemen cut a ties, [ sought before other of striking pounds, The body was fuily clothed, | adojurnment, has been vigorou ly op- #aditlon to being in danger from ele chisel, with heavy woolen cont of dark tan | posed by the carriers, vated trains, the man also T'he trimmed with brald and eme tan suede | The committe elminated the “feder Lraiey ¢ glove in the soat pocker. The dress!nl recelvership amendment,” which was & one-piees slipeg of biue ma- | had been fuserted by its sub commit erfal with whit Ka dots and a ' This would have authorized the hand of braid about the neck, 1 pr to instit a sult use and bloomers were of silk and | oojyer r a strike or orset bore the mark “Lacody No. | threatened transpor chin suved him from ing 9" The underwear was & | crteis, was suffering from laceratior s union mit, the stockings The the possible fracture of the skull, from or black witl For the bill, Chairman Smit! N bewas S OrTHoR} drop stitel, 1 the lark tan Pitman, Nevada; oxfords size 5 with rubber Neels, Un- \Waghington; Wheeler, Montana: der the coat was a heavy sweater of | \fayfiold, Toxas democrats plane wrecked today was the “1'” Dyt o ‘,"‘”\.M”“” 1a Follotte, Winconsin While the propeller was being SUTIDes across the chest ldaho; Couzens, Michigan; Ne republicans, black patent I e struck the ground and " 'l\', e %84 boen | fragment )l'l("“lfi””""‘-’.’ et ’ it - et . bobbed and was brown xture but | ywee and Fem a garage near which was e o re w0 distorted that 8 | joons HOUSE IS DESTROVED | e shine, IMingo was struck in the | Pollies Girl Now Demands $100,000 Killed in Automobile Kkiiling, the dmitted, Mr. #ald, was done in an @utomobile make as owned by Leo- Crowe of the pold t the two a man belic of Quer elevated until he asure, declare » 1 ns senate woman same wore. 5 | both track b ea the ed the the who vay tl In ¢ with blow dis was caused sloration on the boy's lips by aeid, State's Attorney Cro 1. Simbar aeld, he as- fact that the man's he 4 rted, was found in Leopold’'s roem he declared, was intended and his 'Vm’.’u.vl ¢ . - 2 Jammed between the (i dis h ! o preven hove tracks Pride, 1 acident to a fault iy roof of the cottage Mhe 15 understood ascrib the engine i a slanting alipland glanced ot it damage the ge it was twisted slightly on its piers of the impact, low. . ¢ olice were unable t i low " for racks - sident ar out tation ation, Both youths were te Kidnaping, and when Mrs, 1 the mother, was led to the one by a man who Young Loeb telephoned from a diug and W I'he You Beside the ott self by the whenewve lock e ther the a nationa night Killing force ni heavy of = rthe cotton dark gray vote | committee v Fatality Recently en, May 21.-—IP'ride the airp whic fig fatality a few weeks ago in but it was not known wheth cotton whic said to be in South Dill, A, D New Ta wan cor tion, The police trains had ead bef FLIMFLAMMER AT WORK $5 ’ an hors aroling elieved 1 passed over 1 was discovered nred in a 18 safe this city the il Crowe sald, from a drug directing $10,000 ollowing Mr Leob telephoned to the Iranks home, od lelivering the and yellow | . ore he = e nd yellow Gooding; : There wa yhout Howell, same Towel hair eather metl it Starts o te's Attorney started to hre old it woman's ninst rans O Break Down Crowe sald young ik down when he Leopold family Englund, had de- Leopol car was night the Franks Leopold had said Loeb had been riding e ind whiskey that i invited two girle into ey ha 1 smas o window of Virginia ? Williams" Collects From A cony description of them cou ol 1is m tained wert Budde on Contract He Said th face, was nearly decapitated and died almost immediat CAPTURE BEER BOAT Polie gave his nar garage sappeare 0| represented hims Willard Caso Home on Wolcott Lane, | Damages From Actor she says b ffoiors &1 ng and h nd 1 pold home bert Budde Budde $5 on the Litchfield, 1< Burned to the O sanlted Her Brotally Take t i that Mrs Farly Today New York, May to collect blach come reached New Haven Harbor . about 10:30 o'clock Launch Which Is Said 10 Be Used tace liax ot pur was visibly ers ine I's t prosecutor's Torrington, May j 1 under charges lestroyed the Willard Case ho y tm ) 0 1 Imog Woleott in Litehfie g had gained st he firer il to save in Smuggling day = by A Lane ollies.” statemer May Police po No ew Have 1o " 18100,000 dams J”z‘f” ha 0% led seversl ¢ays & e . ¢ Ny e ma f . « igarette custody niotor er | . en with jee casen or e “ructure | |apartment Papers in th Tinne by a what is 1l oor 1 floor s undet ings on the 0 ore than the e The b harbor skipper of custody for two days to permit scized Bar t all on the 1 the secon en until for, mily s s fams & rey At ocal in the 1 Matthas Raynor craft taken as continued today the b Attorney Clare received informa. in the harbor nd sent & squad harbor They tug and overhauicd is have address and to n carrying numerous Drive sound but told the ant, a supposed his Ho! known vas called ke f srosecut The origin of Al ed ried to panied tained s last on y as N embers mily 1., the bein wer only negro ehold oc Will Protest Against New Jitney Stations vas into adjour g n . nounc s ' | case annour n e tinned tory Miss Wi court meved to Wkdown A<tonishing t previous r which stigators to n to the of an analysis of r Assistant City ton is said 10 have The dan nte ir mons in ” tion of of the me police to the commandeered the wve 1 n given a Long Island have admitted cargoes 58 polic proee r eraft eve of front eged fen- " a tion of in- teals Gems Worth $25,000 | New York, May |German Cabinet, Resigned, g S of e Is to Return to Office t of Mr f t rorien Holderness Regains His Employed for ade I 1 Mrs identificd 18 yeam old at § Mrs ynor said to Her Ae 000 as a partmer the man o trahan, today laut Thurs- t. % "t e reported ged the womar adv maid went an rtisem ghter ALCORN'S DEMAND REFUSED fuses To lsue Pad- oy the s a rings, rned maid s go s0 W wel case Judge Haynes ¥ aluable hrace s . bar pins, lock Order Yor Charles Stevens' gaieh Premises in Canton Sing Sing Prisoner in Successful Break Today £ T0 B ANNOUNCED BY HERALD the benefit of the boxing 31 Judge ¥ filed a dec Yeciined May Hartford, n to jseye For ting that dwelling mateh at this ufter give | Y |Will Seek Postponement On Farm Relief Measure Was May 31 n City, Ind Herald bullety 1 or used and unti - % 1 will closed State's in ene premiees the Mountain- ground that by rohibition law at 4 made his premises Judge Haynes said that ing uld be determined in a full hearing of the case in ourt and that for t vsent an in ¥ issued only as 10 restrain Steve continuing an alleged * or from removing or § ring with the shall be 1o 1 furt At o wton court ied [ torne apy for k seted ut is where 4 o'clock 1 tion of & nd time via There Richard information s attorney with this rer of | standard 4 Fire Threatens to Burn One Section of Norwich " v ] I 1 v place s h a nuis: Tuesday o te for a vol n 3 asserted “We was every Wednesday.” Albert L. Lo#h, of Sears, HARTFORD WINS MEET Hig ing at by the High * N wi far THE WEATHER Hartford, May 31 —Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday: little change in temperatore e 0 k meet this mol ns from % son of was the H won tiisa tes vice.president beating Che ahout two points for ea - Hartfora 21 New Brit of rtford wcl way inter liquors with althy b repecially fistn connectior ontinued on Page 14)