New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1924, Page 1

ews of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD EW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1924, —SIXTEE N PAGE Average Daily Circulation eek Endine 10,069 July 12th PRICE THREE CENTS e INCETHRERCENTS AMERICAN CONSUL BEATEN ' As Easy to Buy Drink As Groceries API(IRI(HAM CVIL. ' SEN. WHEELER DECIDES TO * WARHERO, ISDEAD - ACCEPT SECOND PLACE ON TICKET WITH LaFOLLETTE TO DEATH BY MOB, STATE DISPATCHES FROM PERSIA i Here, Judge Allin g Says On Bench; Report Tells Of Murder- HflPE MmUT [mNE BUT Declines to Comment Further But Promises Bigger Con- | ous Attack At Tel:er-‘I an — Another U. S.J Citizen Seriously Wounded. State Department Immedi- ately Takes Steps to As-| certain Real Facts ternational Slaying. In-| Washington, July 19.—A mes- | sage received today by the state department from American Minister Joseph S. Kornfeld at Teheran, Persia, said that Vice- | Consul Robert Imbrie died from | shock at 3 o'clock yesterday a[t-‘ ernoon after having been brutal- ly kicked and beaten by a mob. | The vice-consul and Melin | Seymour, also an American, had stopped their carriage to watch | a religious demonstration in the | city the message said and were | rushed by the mob who mistook | them for members of a sect| known as the Bahais against which the demonstration was di- rected. | Seymour's condition was said | to be so serious as a result of | the beating he received that he‘ had been unable to make any statement. Department officials expect more complete reports on the {incident in the course of the day. The attitude of the Persian government in connec- tion with the murder of the vice con- sul will be aszertained before any steps are taken by the Washington government, This announcement ' was the department: “A cablegram from the American minister at Teheran, Mr. Joseph S. Kornfeld, dated on the evening of July 18, states that Vice Consul Im- brie succumbed at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to the shock foilowing an assault by a mob which practically cut and beat him to death, “The minister reports that for some days throughout the city there had been denouncements of Bahals, a re- ligious sect, and many religious dem- onstrations. It appears that at 11 a. m, the vice consul, accompanied by Seymour, a prisoner in the consul- ate, stopped their carriage in front of one of these demonstrations, and it was alleged that the vice consul| had taken plctures, | “The mob rushed upon him erying | out that he was a Bahais and though the servant of an American mission- ary cried out that he was the Ameri- can consul, the mob took no heed of the statement, dragged the Americans from their carriage and attacked +them savagely. The minister adds that Seymour's condition is grave and that he could make no statement.” London, July 19.—A dispatch to the Evening News from Teheran, Persia, states that Major Robert Imbrie | American “consul” there, died as the | result of a severe beating adminis- tered by a mob. Another American it s said, who was with Major Im- brle, was taken to the hospital after belng serlously wounded. Other advices from Teheran had it that the “American consul with his Oriental secretary” were photograph- ing a public fountain when a mob sud- denly attacked them. It was said that the American officlal was killed and his secretary and several policemen injured. made by Death Reported Before Farlier dispatches from Washing- | ton announced that Mrs. Imbrie, had reported to the state department the | death of Major Imbrie, vice-consul in charge at Teheran. Her message to | g the department however gave no de- tails, Washington officlals, it was | said were somewhat puzzled by Mrs. | Imbrie's message and were awaiting | details when they were apprised of The Associated Press dispatch stating | that the American consul at Teheran had been killed. Steps were taken ul once to ascertain the eircumstanges | through official channels. | Major Imbrie was vice-const in charge of the Teheran consulate dur. | ing the absence of Consul Bernard Gotlleb, who Is said to be in the| United States on leave. Entering the consnlar service in | 1917, Major Imbrie was appointed | vice-consul at Petrograd, serving later at Viborg and Constantinople, He was born at Washington in 1884, graduat- ed at George Washington university and later recelved a post graduate de- gree at Yale. He practiced law from 1907 to 1815 when he entered the French army as a volunteer, serving in the world war until 1917, Major Imbrie, in December, 1022, while acting as observer for the state department, married In Constantino- ple Miss Katherine Gillespie of New Rochelle, N. Y. Miss Gillespie at the time was director of the Near Kast Relief orphanage. The marriage took place In the chapel of the Benedictine monks and came as a surprise to the friends of the couple. Their romance had begun a year before at Angora, where Miss Gillespie was caring for Armenian and Greek orphans i (Continued on Page Ten) | searchers, | hours since finding of the canoe to 'HENRY B. MOORE ENTERS | St. SEARCH IS CONTINUED Every Effort Being Made to Find Seven Children Lost in Sound scored Britain Alling New Benjamin W, situation in Judge the liquor Frank Andrzezk of found guilty of vio. lating the liquor law en two counts. | In sentencing Andrzezk, Judge Alling 'here in no doubt in my mind [that this man Is guilty, but he Is no | guiitier than a lot of ot people in 19.—Although | BCE W0 arw never bothered at atl. ”"”""",,“"'f‘n s just as easy to buy liquor in #ct out in a eanoe from B lary's by the oity as it is to buy groceries,” [the Bea Thuraday afterncon, allve, When questioned after court as to has been practieally nl-uuvlnmf'l,h\‘ the import of the statements, if he thelr parents and upwards of 300| eant to infer that the police wern the hunt for them contin- g % |m|lu|l in their enforcement of the ued with unabated zeal today, et Sy AT R of 30 days upon Lyman street, Bridgeport, July hopa of finding seven Two army airplancs from Mineola | field, undor direction of Captain Har- he did not inier anything ry Drayton, first aero squadron, will pilot qne of them, were prn!h to joln the search, according to Jnhll M A | Sousa, who solicited their aid, .&num.‘ a summer resident at VFalrfield Beach has taken general charge of th»‘ W|N IN EVERY EVENT h. The canoe In which the children set | out on the rough sea was recovered i yesterday afternoon near Middle- | g {round light, a pofnt midway between | Sweep 1\|[ Before Them here and Port Jefferson, L. 1. It was - N brought to this city by the tug John in Today's Olympic | Glen, of the Bridgeport Towing Co. and was identificd by the owner, | Test Georgo W. Mills. Seats in the canoe | were in position and this led to the | beliet that the children might have |B: Tie Associated Press been picked up and the shell aban- | Swimming Pool, lLes Tourelles, doned, but failure for more than 20 France, July 19.—Ameri Olympic men and women swimmers today hear from them has removed hope of |a8ain &wept everything before them, Nl helng tre, |every American entrant in the diving tumors of telegram from Florence and swimming events 1]|~pll|m| today, Benson, 15 oldest member of the |Teaching the finals or semi-finals, party and of the finding of a body off | Penfield reef, proved upon investiga- tion to be without foundation. By TI Associated P Les Tourelles, ¥ (Johnny Weismuller, the |swimming ace and Sam and Duke ,lin]mnmnuhu the three members of the United States team entered in the {100 meter swim free style in the Olym yplc competion, qualified today for the {seml-finals, all three of them winning [their heats in the elimination trials, |Sam Kahanamoku and Weismuller Charge of Three Districts in !won with plenty to spare, the former turning in the time of 1 minute 3 1-5 second and Welssmuller 1 minute, 3 4-5 scconds, but the veteran duke had July 19, Amerfean rance, MISSION FIELD IN WEST | Mark's Church Worker to Have Arizona. | M 89 Park drlv ‘ & f:;"::mfir i S arc rI¥ | harded fob, finding himselt unabls Mark's Episcopal church, will leave ]'0 shake of Trolle of Holland (he two New Britain the latter part of August | finishing in a dead heat for first place for Jerome, Ariz, where he will do |l 1 minute 14-5 seconds.) The Ha- missionary worl ~ in the Episcopal | Vailan appeared to have slowed up chureh field. Mrs. Moore and children J""];" L as SDDRishoniln. rane. will accompany Mr. Moore to the west | , Bourne of Canada and Zonilla of where the family will make their fu- | Argentine qualified by finishing one, ture home, {two in the third heat. Arnborg of According to present plans Mr, |SWeden, Takahishi of Japan and Sted- More will have charge of three Epis-|T2P Of Australia were the other copal missions, one at Jerome, an- (Contt n‘!“*‘(, other at Clarksdale and the third at| S 6 Tk Tebeaet et e 'TWO MARE SENSITTIBN iL ESCAPE FROM CHESHIRE try, 18 6,000 feet above sea level and | City Ten) not far from the Grand Canyon, n“-"l and Girl Scout troops will be organ- ized at the missions. Tor the past six years Mr. Moore | has made his home in this city and | has been employed in the production department at the Stanley, Rule & Level Co., plant. Previous to his com- ing to New Britain he did missionary | work in Porto Rico. While there | Mr. Moore was organist, choirmaster and served on the vestry at the church of St. John the Baptist in San Juan. Rev, Samuel Sutcliffe, rector of St. Mark's, was also dolng missionary | | work in Porto Rico at the time Mr, Moore was there. Stanley Dobruck of This and Frank Datellio Elude Reforma- tory Guards Stanley Dobruck of this city and Frank Datellio, two inmates of the Cheshire Reformatory, made a sensa- tional escape from one of the work | gangs yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock, and guards at the institution and police in nearby cities and towns were unsuccessful in apprehending them last night. Both men were assigned for the past few weeks to a painting gang and | were working on one of the reforma- ntory buildings omslde (he big ’4‘"!:\ GUARDS “DEATH RAY" Prot. R~ tor, the two crept to a second story ventor of Alleged Mysterlous Beam, | VIndow and dropped to the ground L [and sped away, Their absence was | noted by the guard and the alarm | was given. Patrols were out all night Matthews, English In- | Arrives in New York. Onto Waterbury Woman Convicted Of Violating Dry Laws, Body With Bullets, Meridian, Miss, New York, July 10.—Zealously | searching the woods, but the two wore guarding the secret of his invention | not 1ocated and it is thought that known {internationally as the * m«h-},,m. were plcked up and given a ride inventor, arrived talay on the steam- | 5y o, i | days t te ! L - ShipEParlFtonRRRRHOTURVIEIERInE IR e ite R BISERES OICom PIE Rl TRCn country. He denied that he had come overmmont ar ansone cse i s | JAIL “BLONDE BO BOOTLFGGER” vention, His first statement upon arrival wus for his device was a misnomer. He | sald it was in reality an “electric beam” and that he had never calkd Matthews declared that the Waterhury, July 19 —Tessie Evelyn could, roperly developed, Marks, allas Miller of 21 Edwards stroy a ity lfke New York, He also |sreot, “blonde bootlegger,” was flned e 00 and costs and sentenced to 10 NEGRO IS LYNGHED (i i o o i ‘narvku- of 00 South Leonard street, Mississippi Moh of 35 Take Him From |[0V0Ived in the same case, was dis- | Jail, Hang Him to Tree and Riddle |result of complaint made to the po- lice by three men that they had pur- | chased drinks at Bartkus' place and | July 19.—Harry fan o be the owner, but due to his Shelton, negro, was taken from the [apeence from the store at the time of jail at Scoba, near here, last nigbY. |ine aileged sale of drinks he was dis. by about 35 men and lynched. He| [lhnt he had been told by Tessie that body riddled with bullets. He was|cho was heing paid $30 8 week by sald to have attempted to assault & partkus as an Pmy\!m» white woman lving near ray" H, Grindell Matthews, English | by s pogsing autolst. Dobruck had to !he United SL’\(P‘« to Interest 'lv(“ that the use of the term “death r " [ Fine of $200 And Costs Also Slapped ll anything else. said 1t could “paralyze” whole armies. .,,,. ul ays in mll this morning on a charge charged. Both were arrested as the lhad been robbed. Rartkus was prov- (charged. A police officer testified was hanged from a tree limb and his Elect |r|" Mills, a week ago. Vew Haven Po e Raid Nets 50 Gallon Still New York, July 19.—Gasoline was| ,New Haven, July 19.—Police cap- reduced one cent a gallon today by [tured a 50 gallon s&till and other the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey (liguor manufacturing paraphernalia in Maryland, West Virginia, North|in a raid at the home of Carlé De- Carolina,New Jersey and Washington, | Blasio at 468 Chapel street early to. D. C, and half cent in Virginia and[day. Charged with violation of So. Carolina. This makes the tank [liquor law in the police court, De- CUTS GASOLINE PRICES. troversy Than Ever Occurred Betore this morning when Iimposing sentence | He added | known to the police. here as | the | | that he was saying nothing now, but that when he did say something, there would be a bigger controversy in the | city than there has been yet | The statemonts made by Judge All ing followed the summing up of the | state's evidence against Andrzezk in which the prosecutor reforred to the store conducted by the defendant as a dive to which men from all parts |of the eity go for liquor. It was tes- tified that men went there from Arch [strect, and Judge Alling sald that t) didn't have to go that far to get| liquor, and then continued with the | statements quoted down, | | Testifying regarding the arrest of (Continued ISAY LOEB ADNITS HE KILLED YOUNG FRANKS Chicago Newspaper Pub- lishes Story of Alleged Confession Chicago, July 19.—Richard Loeb, awaiting trial with Nathan Leopold | on charges of kidnapping and n]u)'ng" Robert I'ranke, has admitted that it was he who actually struck the blow | killing their victim, says the Chicago | Herald and Examiner today. The bluwl was struck with a chisel wrapped | with tape and Leopold drove the au- tomobile in which they were riding| at the time, J The youths, millionaires’ eons and | university graduate students, in their | tirst confession told the stame story | xcept that each accused the other| of striking the fatal blow. on Page 10) Loeb, the newspaper says, made the additional | eonfession after learning the penalty | may be the same for both regardless of which was the actual slayer. Stories that attorneys for the boys | plan to spring a surprise when the preliminary motions are heard Mon- day before Judge Caverly has caused State's Attornay Crowe to hold secret cenferences with his etaff anl the alienists who will assist the prosecu- tion. of the defense counsel, has indicated he will not make the customary mo- tion to quash the indictments, Aid of the police and sherift’s forces has been asked by Judge Caverly tcl regulate the thousands expected to| scek admission to the courtroom [or\ the preliminary hearing. Press boxes, to accommodate news- | paper and magazine representatives, are being fitted up and facilities for | prompt transmission of the proceed- ings by telegraph and telephone in-| stalled. | A proposal by a Chicago newspaper | to radiocast the proceedings has brought over 4,000 replies to a ref- crendum submitted on the question Ly the newspapers to its readers. Three hundred more persons express- ed opposition to the idea than the number favoring it. A resolution condemning the at- tempt was passed at the Desplaines Methodist camp meeting, in session here. | would oppose such action as prejudleial. any ames Committees On Autos and Station |Mayor Mayor A. M. Paonessa made an- nouncement today of two committees authorized at Wednesday night's ses- sion of the common council, Councilman A. N. Aldermen Willlam H, Judd and John I, Macrz were named on the com- mittee to consider the need for three automobiles for {inspectors in the | building department, and on the com- mittee to petitipn for a new railroad | station on the main line of the “New Haven” road, the following were ap- pointed: Councilmen I, §. Cadwell, I H. Christ, A, I, Eichstaedt and A. G Crusherg, M. A. C. PROFESS Amherst, Mass,, July . — Prof. Philip B. Haszrouck, for 29 head of the department of physics at | Civil | tionary stock, | of the first to respond. | April 19, 1861 In Co. D, Second Con- yhlu famous raid. | occurred October 19, | Bress. | Captain Kirkham's feet | | | Attorneys for the defense said they | | Railway Maintenance Men and Shop Rutherford and | { maintenance of w: years | Lot of People in City Not Bothered]ms or 91 Years Gy Gtk in Ansoma GREAT MlLlTARY "RECORD| Awarded Gold Medal For Herolsim \t" Battle of Bull Run and Later \ unteered o Fsoape From Famous Libby Pri Ansonla, Kirkhan war veteran on North State street last night in his 47 years he was elects & republiean, surviving democratie landslides. Two ycars ago falling health forced his retirement and he was voted a pension by the al- dermen. Ho was a Mason, an 0dd Fellow and a member of the Knights of Pythlas, For years he was prom inent in ( R. circles and the § of Veterans. The funeral will be b Monday afternoon at 1:30 p, m, Medal For Valor Captain Kirkham came of Revolu his ancesters settling In Guilford when the country was under the domain of Great Britain, Mr, Kirkham was one of eight sons. He was born in Middlefield, O,, De- cember 75, 1837, When President Lincoln issued his first call for troops, Isaac Kirkham, his father, was one He enlisted P, died av at 11:48 o'clock $7th year. For 1 city clerk us numerous d | necticut volunteer infantry. With him went Austin P. and another son, Guil- ford M. All three participated in lh(’ first battle of Bull Run in which Aus- | tin performed such gallant service that he received a gold medal, Cap- taln Kirkham next enlisted in the navy, serving as r ter's mate, Whil | in the navy he participated in the er gagements at Roanoke Island, Eliza- beth City, Plymouth and others, He resigned from the navy in the fall of 1863 and enlisted in February 1864 in the Sccond Connecticut heavy artillery. A Wonderful War Record At Cold Harbor, June 1, 1564 = bullet passed through his head but he | recovered and 44 days later rejoined his regim#nt and assisted in the de- fense of Washington when Early made AGREES TO RUN | SENATOR WHEELER BOTH OLD PARTIES IN FOR STRONG REBUKES | La Pollclte Running Mate Scores Republicans and Democrats iington, July ler immediately campaign wit ha against the political Calvin Coolidge Davis. “I am a democr: Wall street democrat,” he said in 19 Senator began his broadside affillations of and John W t, but not At Cedar Creek, Va., he was again stricken by a bul- let, being wounded in the side, Sheridan’s renowned ride. While | wounded Captain Kirkham was taken | Attorney Clarence Darrow, chief | prisoner by the Confederates and con- fined in Libby prison. Later he was removed to Danville prison and back again to Libby. Captain Kirkham was one of three who volunteered to attempt an escape. Disarming the guard the three men reached the outside of the prison but being with- | out food and strangers to the coun- try were able to make but slow pro- The weather was cold and after tramping five miles through tie | snow the three men were recaptured. were badly | frozen and he suffered from this more | or less the rest of his lfe. A son, Charles C. Kirkham of | Bridgeport, a granddaughter, three great grandchildren and several nephews and nieces survive. HORE UNION MEN FLOCK 10 LA FOLLETTE'S SIDE Laborers to Give Him Fullest Support, | By The Associated Press. Detroit, July 19.— Senator Robert M. Lalollette's presidential campaign will be given the unanimous support of the United Brotherhood of Main- tenance of Way Employes and Rail- way Shop Laborers, it was announced at the union's headq ters tod At a meeting of the ional office and general chairmen of the organiza- | tion, representing approximately 300,000 maintenance of way workers | | & resolution endorsing the Wisconsin | | senator’s campaign and platform was unanimously adopted. The resolu- lon provides that: “The Hon. Robert M. be given the unanimous, unqualified, | wholehearted support of railroad | v employes in his gn for president of the United | La Follette It also was announced that pro- | Massachusetts ~ Agricultural college died suddenly of heart disease at his | home here today. He was a native | lof Tibertyville, N. Y, and was a ! graduate of Rutgers college. REACH MEN 19.- 'S FINALS Paris, July Vincent I(lchards and Francis T. Hunter of the United 's.,.n». defeated Rene La Coste and {Jean Borotra, France, 6—2, 3, 06, 5—7, 6-=3 in the semi-finals of | the men's doubles and reached the | ifinal round in the Olympiea, HIGH TIDES—JULY 20 ')il (Standard Time) T | At New London— | | * — THE WEATHER Hartford, July 19.—~Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and nday; lt- | tle change in temperature, | | wagon price In New Jersey generally | Blasio's case was continued until 17% cents. July 29. lr)’ the brot [0 make {INo Matches in Hoilée, Yet en- La | members visions were maude for actively gaging in the promotion of tie | Follette campaign ani that ood would flaancial co £ | smali amounts, | 18 Year Old West Haven | Youth Held as Burglar New Haven, July barski, 18, of West rested today, being one of seven young men wanted, the police say, on charges of breaking and entering several stores in this city, West Ha- ven and Branford and theft of an an- tomobile in Bridgeport. According Sim- o Was ar- {to the police Simbarski has twice b fore been arrested for burglary, ha |Ing served a sentence in the Cheshire refermatory on one occasion. Baby Carriage Gets Afire New Haven, July 10.—Three fire companies, responding to an alarm, found a baby carriage afire at the home of Mrs. A. Septo, 54 Ann street today. The carriage was unoccupied and Mrs, Septo was unable to ex-| plain the blagze, Ehe said the hmllvl went to bed in the dark last night | because of a shortage of matches in #* |the hou-o‘ . e bt it NP This | 1564, the day of | | William | lette, candidate | your | that by so doing [ can best serve the | Opportauity out some | truty | able to support elther the | candidates, | progressive but wi a letter form accepting the nomination tendered him by the group of La Iollette s in conference her ic party, he con tinued “wantonly abandoned an opportunity for great public service and both it and the re publican party had “ignored the call of the unorganized millio who are the vietims of the pre ent economic dicorder | Senator Wheeler's acceptance and | parties were H. ists’ union, embodied in a letter to | Johnston of the machin- heading a committee [to nim by the conference ot La lette leaders to receive his reply to the formal tender of the vice-presi- dential nomination voted yesterday. The letter follows: “After cgreful consideration 1 concluded to accept the honor your committee so generously conferred on me by tendering to me the nomina- | tion for vice-president as the running- mate of the Hon. Robert M. La Fol- for president of the (% United State “I have had no desire, as you know, to become a candidate for any office in the approaching election, but have decided that it is my duty to accept call because it appears to me highest interests prople, “T regret exceedingly that the der ocratic party in the recent natic convention in New York so complete- 1y lost sight of the fin 1 prin 3 mocigey and the mic iasues of 1s wantonly at for grent pu er before was so ¢ 1ch and so ce of the American hour, an rvice arly with- rtain to lead to uat nes in its re success, “While the farmers of the entire nation acing hankrupte labor unemployed, business depressed and large majority ing from sinister exploitation, the re- publican and demoerat parties in convention ignored the call of the un organized millions who are the vie- tims of the present cconomic ders and chose leaders whose t ing, whose sympathies and whose clal and political association are with (hn great predatory interests, v democratic leader in congress has proclaimed party free from the street and has blamed truth the financ there, bu far beyond republics diserimina common the are a of ot disor- ain- of democratic of Wall taint with il in- whose for degree terests centered ramifications exten the corruption in the ministration and for tory legislation against the people America. What people to think when {1 in convention assemble standard hearer of their party torney who represents these Inter who lives and nassociates with them and who typifies all that big business stands for, j 1 just as as does t} nominee “In this situa 1t un- blican | admit their at pol or the iate who maz claim phrases that he is a training and belie any such u, s st as much & republica tion. 1 find rep who frankly reactiorary etand democratic ear in well ehosen constant association pretension, “Between Davis and Coolldge, there is only a cholce for conservatives to make. The uncontrolled ,(liberal and progressive forces must look else- where for leadership.” (Continued on Page Tn) citizens suffer. | and | the | Democratic Prosecutor Of Senate Daugherty Committee, Bolts Own Party For New In. dependents. :.\Iu ays Fighting Campaign- er, He Is Expected te Make Wide Speaking Cir- cuit of Country During Summer, — Washington, July 19.—Senator Bur. {ton K. Wheeler of Montana, demo. | eratic prosecutor of the senate Daugh- {erty committee today announced his acceptance of second place on the in- | dependent presidential ticket headed | by nator Robert M, La Follette, Opposed To Dawes Several days ago Senator Wheeler announced he could not support John | W. Davis, the presidential nominee of his party, although he intended to |Work for the democratic state ticket in Montana, and to give his ald to. ward the lection of his colleague, Senator Thomas J, Walsh, prosecutor |of the oil committee and chairman of the New York democratic national convention Refused To Take “No" t the same time he made an un- qualified declaration ‘that he could not accept the vice.presidential nom- ination on the La Folldtte ticket if it |were offered him, but when they gathered here yesterday to map out campaign plans the La Follette lead- ers refused to take no for an answer, Their committee spent a good part of the day with Senator Whesler, ndding their persuasions to those of Mr, La Follette himself, and the conference formally and unanimously named him as its first and only choice for second place on the ticket, The conference, which was as- sembling to receive Senator Wheeler's answer at the same time he made his informal announcement of acceptance, is being held under the auspices of |the conference for progressive politi- cal action, which endorsed Senator La Tollette for president at its Cleve- land convention. The question of se- |lecting a vice-presidential nomines was left to the meeting which began here yesterday. | Hot Campaign Expected | Always a fighting campaigner, Sen- jator Wheeler is expected to make a | wide speaking circuit of the country ‘h,s denunciation of the two old-line |9UrIN& the coming summer. His plans (are not yet complete, but he has |agreed to hegin hostilities tonight by |addressing a rally of La Follette sup- | porte a nearby town in Virginia. | One of 8 Children, | Burton K. Wheeler was born at Hudson, Mess., in 1882, youngest of a |family of § children. His father was a farmer, and likewise the village |shoemalker, though his mother was a |Hale, and ‘a member of a New FEng- {land family of note. An uneventful |youth presently brought out the boy |as a graduate of a husiness training school, and a stenegrapher, who got a |ob in Boston and went to work at it. | Went To U, of M. | He had, however, an ambition to | study law which was little encouraged by his older brothers, and an ambition to go west which was even less en- |couraged. With his savings of his |stenographic employment he cut hime |self loose from Massachusetts, went to Ann Harbor, Mich., and entered the University of Michigan law school. He | waited table, cut lawns, and tended ¢ [furnaces outside the lecture hours at |the university, and in summer scoured the rural sections of the middle west, selling books, So engaged he stopped one day at an Illinois farmhouse, and met the daughter of the family, Miss Lulu White, now his wife and mother of his four children, Stopped at Butte. ' Throug and possessed of the legal education he had sought in dite of the advice of relatives and nds, Wheeler started on again aiming for San Francisco. He had as little money as when he land- ed at Ann Harbor, and when he got to Butte, Montana, he had to stop to carn some school west, more. Gets Little Start, The great Montana copper elty was a difficult town in the early years of the present century when the future senator landed there, minus friends and money and cursed with the com- bination of nasal and broad-voweled yankee which ' in those times pricked up suspiclously the But somehow the young got on his feet. By pushing hope damage suits of injured 1ers against the big mining com- {panies he began to attract attention in his profession and at the mme time was drawn into alignment with a liberal political element as a spokes- man of which he was sent to the Montana state senate. He aided there in the election of Senator Walsh, Montana, and later Senator Walsh |procured for him the appointment as (federal district attorney in Montark |in 1013, Dumped By Wilson The turbulent hard rock miners of the Butte, underground were stirred to pretty constant activity from the |time the German kaiser tried out his war machine against the world. The |voaring price of copper which regis. [tered the munitions demand, was & temptation for agitation, and there (Contlnnod on Page Bixtesn) i scent torney forlern