New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1924, Page 1

ews of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD| NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1924, —EIGHTEEN PAGES, MURDER READS LIKE ' D£POSITORS WiTHDRAWING COOLIDGE SCORES MEMBER \DAVIS PERSONALLY OF OWN PARTY WHO WANTs | WELCOMES LEADERY TO BAR NEGRO CANDIDATE |lays Stess m Nessiy of Refuses To Intervene When Asked To By Charles R. Gardner Of Hamilton, New York, In Congres sional Fight. Quotes Constitution and Up- holds Roosevelt's Stand Against Closing Door of Opportunity Bécause of Race or Color. Washington, Aug. 11.—Replying to & letter of protest against the candidacy of a negro in New York state for con- gress, President Coolidge today ex- pressed “amazement” at the sugges- tion that he Intervene, and reaftirmed his intention of administering the constitution, which, he pointed out, “guarantees equal rights to all our citizens, without discrimination on ac- count of race or oclor.” Letter Made Publie, The letter, made public at the White House, was written by the president to Charles R. Gardner, of Fort Hamilton, N. Y, Mr. Gardner had gent a newspaper clipping con- cerning the candidacy of a negro for a seat in congress from New York and suggested ‘repeated {gnoring of the growing race problem does not excuse us for allowing encroachments.” The president wrote in reply President's Reply. "Leaving ont of consideration the manifest impororiety of the president intruding himself in a local contest for nomination, T am amazed to re- ceive such a letter, “During the war 500,000 colored men and hoys were called up under the draft, not one of whom sought to evade it. They took their places wherever assigned in defense of the ration of which they are just as truly citizens as are any others. The sug- gestion of denying any measure of their full political rights to such a great group of our population as the colored people is one which, however it might be received in some other quarters, could not possibly be per- mitted by one who feels a responsibil- ity for living up to the traditions and maintaining the principles of the re—l publican party. Equal Rights For AllL “Our constitution guarantees equal rights to all our citlzens, without dis- erimination on account of race or col- or. 1 have taken my oath to support that constitution. Tt iz the source of your rights and my rights. to regard it and administer it, as the source of the rights of all the people, whatever their belfef or race, a color- ed man is precisely as much entitied | a party to submit his candidacy in primary as i3 any other citizen, The decision mnst be made by the con- stituents to whom he offers himself and by nohody else, Quotes Rooseyvelt. “You have suggested that in some fashion I should bring influence to bear to prevent the possibility of a colored man being nominated for con- gress. In reply, T quote my great cessor, Theodore Roosevelt: “*X X X X T cannot consent to take the position that the door of hop: —the door of opportunity—is to be shut upon any inan, no matter how worthy, purely upon the grounds of race or color.'"” FACTS GIVEN COURT Coroner Makes No Decision of Culpa- bility in Fatal Shooting at New Canaan a Week Ago. 8tamford, Conn., Aug. 11.—Deputy Coroner Henry C. Stevenson in a find- ing made public here today refers to the officials of the superior court the death of Paul Bella of Stamford, fa- tally ehot at New Canaan August 3, during a visit with other Stamford men at the home of J. Waterbury Smith. He declares that in his opin- fon James O. Raymond of New Can- aan, who is charged with the shoot- ing, fired in self defense. He finds that Raymond, who was a visitor at the Smith home at the time of the visit of the Stamford men, was being attacked by the Stamford party and that his life was endangered. The party had sought entertainment at the 8mith place, the coroner says. Raymond is held under bonds of $2,600 until August 20 in the New Canaan conrt, Ready to Work on Community Apartm%nt.s The permit for the erection of the new community apartment house by ths Arch street Hungarian Sick Benefit and Singing soclety was grant- ed this morning by the bullding in- spector and work on the building will be started at once. The block, which will be of brick and contain 12 apart- ments, will cost in the nelghborhood of $50,000. The project undertaken by the so- ciety 18 a novel one In New Britain, it being the first time that an organi- zation has undertaken to erect an apartment house to be occupled solely v members. The block will be erect- #4 at 555 Arch street, directly in front of the society’s hall 1 propose | FORD AGAIN DECLINES 70 RUN FOR SENATOR [Dispatches From Sudbury, Mass., Say He Would Refuse Nomination | Detroit, Aug. 11.~Henry Ford to. day reiterated his statement that he ‘is not and does not intend to bs a candidate for United States senator, according to reports reaching here from Sudbury, Mass, where he is resting, His gecretary was quoted as saying r Mr, Ford: “It cannot be made too strong that he will not be a candidate.” Informed that unless Mr. Ford withdraws his name within ten days it will be print. «d on the September primary ballots, the secretary Intimated tihat a tele- | gram of withdrawal will be sent to | the secretary of state today or to- | morrow, Mr., Ford knew nothing about the movement that resulted in him be- coming a candidate and is not inter- | leanse Mr. Davis told the committee it was its peculiar task to stimulate those or- ganizations already at work, to build |up those that are weak and to furnish organization in those places where it is lacking, Welcomes Visitors [ o |your part and that the only contest [w hich can arise between us is as to {which ecan do most in the common 'HOLD KNIFE WIELDER ' UNDER $1,000 BONDS Carved Leonard Vie— s 4o e . Victim in Hospital ‘ Henry D. Bates, colored, was ar- | | raigned before Judge B. W. Alling in | police court this morning on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon but his case was continued until | Thursday morning under bonds of | | $1,000 as Leonard Vic, also colored, |the vietim, is in the New Britain General hospital with a gash extend- ing from his left eye to his lip alleged to have been inflicted by a knife in Bates’ possession. Vic is being guard- ed at the hospital by the police as he is wanted on a charge of breach of peace. Vic is alleged. to have been cut by Bates at aboit b o'clock Saturday af- ternoon at the corner of Willow and North streets after the two men be- came engaged in an argument. Dr. Nathan Jaffe was called to attend Viv and found it necessary to take 21 ested In politics, the secretary added. | |thrift and honesty |still persist and through them all run ‘ Party Organization 10 BE NOTIFIED TONIGHT In View of This Evening's Address On Campaign Issues, The This Afterncon Did Not Touch Upon Any Policies, | By The Associated Press | Clarksburg, W. Va, Aug W, Davis, democratic lcandidate, |Clarkshurg today the party, who have assembled {formal notification tonight ! Appearing before the national eom. mittee to suggest the selection of Clem L. Shaver of Fairmont as its chair. [man, Mr. Davis urged the necessity [for organization and declared that it was the duty of the committee and of himsclf to see that the country is \’mll,\' informed ‘“concerning those |things that will influence their decis- :10“ in November." |1 promise you to spare no effort |to this end,” he said. "I am equally 11.—John presidential 10 his his personally welcomed leaders of for |sure that no effort will be lacking on | As you have doubtless observ. |ed, the city of Clarksburg is not so large as either New York or Chicago, and does not rise as high in the world as Denver or sit as level as Detroit among her plains, find here a falr cross section of those human elements, old and new, which go to make up America. Many raclal strains are represented in this unit of population, and few schools of thought, political or religious, are without their adherents; but in them all the humble virtues of industry and and humanness the inevitable frailties of our common human nature. Their great desire at the moment is to show you the sense of honor which they feel in vour pres- ence and to testify to their interest in the eeremony that ealls you here, The democrats of the stafe especially will be stimulated and encouraged by the fact that you have come to mingle with them, Organizations Essential “They assure you they welcome this stitches to close the wound. | As far as the police have been able i“’ ascertain the fight was the result | of a crap game in which colored men | took part. It is said that one of the| | pair won some ‘money which the| | other wanted and after a lengthy | verbal argument Bates drew a knife | with & blade eighth inches long and | the fight was on. The crowd became frightened, it is said, after blood was | seen on hoth mens' faces and some- | one put in a call for the police. MISSING BRIDGEPORT MEN SAFE, BOAT IS PICKED UP Tirst Stx in Powerboat Were at Thought to Have Been lLost | in the Sound. Bridgeport, Aug.) 11.—The motor- boat Ivy, registration H-725, missing since Saturday and which was sighted by the Sound steamer New York in a disabled condition last night, was found drifting in the Sound by one of the fleet of rescue boats this after- noon and towed to Cockenoe island, off the mouth of the Wc-tport har- | Lor. Two of the six Bridgeport men |abhoard came ashore to telephone rel- atives that all were safe. | BOLT KILLS TWO Father and Son Dead, Two Others Severcly Burned, House Badly Damaged at Ridgebury, N, Y. Ridgebury, N. Y., Aug. 11.—Daniel A. Stabler, and his son Howard, 14 years old, were instantly killed when lightning struck the Stabler farm home here, last night Two other sons, Ralph and Joshua, were severe- ly burned and Irving Cain of Knox- ville, Tenn., an uncle of the boys, was | stunned. Lightning struck the house whi; the group was awaiting dinner in the kitchen. Mrs. Stabler and anotlier son were in a nearby room and es-| caped uninjured. The roof was splin- tered and one of the walls demolished. A fire started but was extinguished by neighbors. 'Wade's Relief Plane Is Eastport, Me,, Aug. 11.—The air- plane Bostan 11, forced to turn back by fogs and rain squalls to seek shel- ter here yestarday on her flight from Virginia to Picton, N. 8, as relief plane for Lieut. Leigh C. Wade, will remain here today. Tuning up and other work was being done on the smooth beach at Broad Cove, where she ‘ound a safe berth. Slight dam- age to & pontoon causing it to leak was repaired. The plane probably will resume the flight tomorrow as the fog was clearing today and the weath- er forecast indicated favorable condi- tions. {furnish Held Up by Bad Weather | | opinton of his political opportunity to come again into per- sonal contact with you. It is to you that T look not only for advice apd guidance.during the campaign, but for that organized effort which is in- | dispensahje to political success. It would bérder on impertinence to preach to seasoned veterans like your- elves the necessity of organization, All of us know that no political battle is ever won without it. If I may {paraphrase the scriptures, conventions {may plant and candidates may water, but organrization alone can give the inerease, Thus it is your peculiar task ito furnish strength to those organiza- tions which are ready to work, to hulld up those that are weak, and to organization in those places where it i3 lacking. Vot only I, as your candidate, but |the party ai laige is relying upon you in this matter. 1 am sure they will |not be disappointed. T do not wish to | ‘nmlcipa'o in any way what I shall have to say tonight concerning the is- sues of the campaign.” Feels Sure of Victory “It is enough for me to say that personally 1 feel sure that he will win for the best of all reasons, namely, that on the issues we deserve to win, 1am a profound believer, not only in the right but in the power of the peo- ple to govern themselves. We have staked all that we are and have as a nation on the belief that they will |decide right when they shall be brought to know the facts. It is your duty and mine to see that the public is fully informed concerning those | things that will influence their deci- sion in November. I promise you to spare no effort to this end. 1 am equally sure that no effort will he lacking on ygur part, and that the only contest which can arise between common cause, According to established precedent I believe I am permitted to suggest |to you the name of a chairman for your committee. As you have already learned T have determined to offer for your consideration Clem Shaver of | 1airmont, In this state, whom I have had the privilege of knowing for very many years, He served for eight years as chairman of the democratic state exccutive committee of this state and as such brought us the first democra- tic governor in twenty years. served with distinction for six years |as a member of the state legislature, | and therefore knows something of the | slings and arrows of a political candi- |dacy. It goes without saying that I would not bring him to your atten- {tlon if T did not entertain the highest sagacity, his personal integrity and his individual courage. 1 beg, therefore, to com- mend him to you as one worthy of your entire confidence.” HELD AS AUTO THIEF. Milford, Conn., Aug. 30, a former resident of Walnut Beach, was today bound over to the superior court on the charge of theft of automobiles. Bonds were fixed at $5,000, Wolfer is alleged to have stolen machines in New Haven and Milford Candidate | “It 18 a sincere pleasure to me,"” Mr, |Davis said, “to welcome you here to H. D. Bates Alleged to Have |my native state and to the city of my {birth us is as to which can do most in the | He | 11.—Wolter, | 'REVENUE MEN CAPTURE ARMOR PLATED RUM SHIP Find Com-an-go Abandoned at Whar! at West Mystio—Figured in Recent Gun Fight, | New London, Aug. 11.—~Two weeks | after she 18 alleged to have attempted to sink the marine patrol boat Bhark, with a squad of customs marine offi- cers aboard under Deputy Jack Lyons, the former semi-submersible patrol boat, Com.an-g0 was eaptured |at an early hour this morning lying | idle at a doek In West Mystic, The armor plated eraft was picked {up at the wharf of the Rea Sled Co. | Ine, before daylight, by the same |squad of men who almost were sent to the bottom early in the morning lof July 28, southwest of Cornfield lightship, when the Com-an-go 18 al. leged to have attempted to ram the | patrol boat Bhark. No liquor was found on the vessel | which was towed to the customs house here. The vessel had wppar- ently been abandoned by her erew, | Customs officers were unable to find |any ship's papers which would fur- |nish a elue to the ownership or | master of the alleged rum.runner, | 8till bearing the scars of the bat. tle from the morning two weeks ago when the vessel evaded captured the Com-an-go was held here under guard today pending orders from New York. Fifteen hundred shots were fired at this ship and the fast Willlams 18 which also figured in the marine bat- tle. The two vessels were sighted off | Cornfield lightship and the marine | patrol boat Shark gave chase to both. {The Com-an-go turned when ordered to halt and made full epeed toward the patrol boat. SHOT HUSBAND IN DEC. HE'S DEAD, WIFE HELD Colored, Now 1Is Ansonia Woman, Held Without Bail on Charge of Murder Ansonia, Aug. 11.—Lenora Johnson, the negro woman charged with shoot- ing her husband, S8imon Johnson, De- cember 1, 1923, was arraigned on a charge of murder in the Ansonla city court this morning and remanded without bail to await action by the county coroner. Johnson, who was paralyzed from the waist down by a | bullet wound in the abdomen, died at Springside farm, New Haven Saturday night. $ The woman had been held at the New Haven county jail since - the shooting in default of $2,600 bail. It was decided Saturday to bring her to this city and formslly arraign her on charges of assaus’ with intent to kill. | The death of Johnsor caused the offi- cials here to change the charge to one of murder. The shooting took place home of the Johnsons on Tremont strect. The woman declared that Johnson had taken the gun with the intention of hunting for another negro with whom he had had a quarrel ear- lier In the day and in the struggle for the possession of the weapon the re- volver was discharged. Johnson first said the shooting was an accident, but |later made statements, it is said, im- plicating the woman. J6hnson had been living here but a few weeks | coming to Ansonia from New Haven. He was first taken to the Griffin hos- pital and then to Grace hospital, New Haven, The doctors could do nothing for him and he was removed to | Springfield. at the 'LEOPOLD PLAYS PIANO AS PRISONERS JOIN IN SONG Plays “Where the Lazy Daisies Grow"—Loeh Gives Warden's Wife a Flower | Chicago, Aug. 11,—A group of | theatrical folk finished a program of entertainment in the county jail yes- terday and were about to &o when a guard informed the visitors that |the prisoners desired to sing for them. With Nathan Leopold, Jr., at the stained keys of the jall piano, Richard Loeb led the singing of “Where the Lazy Daisies Grow," a favorite with Mrs. Wesley Westbrook, wife of the jai who was present. As the singing stopped, younger of the boys on trial murder of Robert Franks, the warden's wife with two dalsies. Loeb, the for the presented faded ves Hls—éon and Sees $200 in Cash Gurned Up New Haven, Aug. 1l.—Compelled to choose between saving $200 in cash and rescuing his five year-old- {son as flames destroyed his home to- |day, Secundo Rinaldi made the nat- ural decision and resculng the boy watched the home go up in smoke. His apartments were situated over his grocery store. The fire entailed a |loss of several thousand dollars. A row of houses nearby was saved by firemen from Whitneyville and a bucket brigade, 3 * HIGH TIDES-—-AUG, (Standard Time) At New London— 6:50 a. m.; 7:15 p. m. At New Haven— 8:37 & m.; 8:50 p. m. 12 — | | | | * THE WEATHER | | e | Hartford, Aug. 11.—Forecast | for New Britain and vicinity: ‘! Generally fair tonight. Tues- || day wunsettled, probably ylocal showers, moderate temperature, Average Daily Cireulation Week Ending -10)258 Aug, %h ., PRICE THREE CENTS REALMYSTERYPLY' Funvps FrRom PUTNAM BANK: ACTUAL SHORTAGE EXISTS Man Killed, Hint of Burglar and Strange Woman RELATIVE. BADLY WAIMED = Mysterious Woman, Adds To Uncertaint tng 1’ tim Himself Acts Pec | | Bomerville, |killing of Da {by & revolver,, the maiming ™ | Thierry, his brotn |followed by a fall down statis, |a burglar who disappeared, of a bat |that whirred through darkened roomf |and of a bob-haired woman outside [the house where these things occur | ired who scoffed at the theory that burglars were responsible, were | |ments in the continued investigation |by state and eity police today | "While the officials were working on | the burglar theory, they said their| minds were open to other conditions that might have caused the events of Friday night Died Without Struggle | It was established that Noble died without a struggle in the vestibule of the home of his father-In-law, Wil liam O, Thierry, where he had lived since the death of his wife two months ago. He had been shot as he entered the front door, his keys etill in a hand. The bullet, apparently .45 | calibre, was found in the woodwork of the door. | Wwio L | No Injuries Found | Dr. Thierry, hacked by a knife, was |said at the Massachusetts general hos- {‘m(nl to have suffered no other injur. ies. He told physicians he was sure his skull was fractured and that he had suffered a rupture of the stomach In his struggle with the burglar who had previously killed Noble, An op- eratlon for such a stomach condition was performed, but physicians sald today they found no rupture, and an X-ray examination revealed no frac- ture. There were a few bruises caus- ed apparently by his fall from the head of the gtairs in the rear of the first floor of the house, to the cellar | below, where he was found by his | father, who gave the alarm. Knife and Gun Gone, Examination of three revolvers found in the Thierry home developed none from which the bullet that killed Noble might have been fired, it was sald. A pen knife found near Dr. IThierry in the cellar similarly could not have caused his wounds, The use by the mysteriously assaflant of different weapons on the two men, and the lack of trace of either of these weapons, and of any sign of a a signal of a struggle were matters of special interest to the inves: tors. | Woman Is Held. The bob haired woman, found by the police, who kept her identity se- cret, sald when she scoffed at the burglary theory she meant only that she was in front of the house when the shot was fired, saw no one leave, and 60 was certain no burglar was in- volved. Another neighbor reported al- | 80 that she was at her back door, heard the shot, saw no one leave, and heard no struggle or crles. A small bag with eilverware in it was found in one room. The elder Thierry told the police he believed a burglar was | responsible for all that happened. | His son had been awakened by a bat, he said, heard a noise down stairs, | and going down to Iinvestigate en- countered the prowler, or prowlers. Many Possibilities, Officlal inquiry covered a wide range of possibilities, Medical Exam- iner George B. McGrath of Suffolk county, called into the case as an ex-| pert, sald it was not inconsistent with the fact that Dr, Thierry’s wound were self-inflicted. Mr., Thierry, the| elder, said his son and son-in-law had | been the best of frignds, mentioning that Dr. Thierry was the beneficiary under Noble's life insurance policy. | This was understood to be for § COAST GUARD ACCUSED 7y W0) .nderson, | now SCHMARR WILL 15 | Gueathed his entire estate to relatives, | named executor of the will. #national S, DAKOTA NOMINE 1§ HILLED BY ANGRY BULL A. 8. Anderson, Democratic | Candidate for Governor, Is Gored to Death oux Falls, 8, D, Aug. 11 \nfl!"\'; democratic nomines for | arnor of South Dakota, was gored { y today Wt his farm near miles south of to death ea Vereaford ix Falls Meagre telephons rey Anderson had gone to take of the stock 8 s indicated | pasture to | when one of | | the bulls in his herd became enraged | and attacked him Anderson entred politics in 1910 when he won a seat in the legislature lay county, In 1912 he was ted and again Yn 1014, defeat. ing the latter year Carl Gunderson, republican gubernatorial nomi- nes He was nominated by the demo- erats in 1916 as lfeutneant governor| nd polled more than any of his run-| ning mates He declined the demo- cratic nomination for governor in| 1922, but accepted this year. FILED FOR PROBATE Most of Estate Is Left to Relatives—Wife Gets Life Use Outside of a bequest of $100 made, to the cemetery committee of the city of Hartford to maintain his plot in the cemetery, Herman O. Schmarr be- the will being filed in probate court today, After numerous bequests to relatives' have been made, the residn of the estate is left in trust for his wife, Mary Schmarr, the income to be used by her for life. After her death, the residue of the estate is to be equally divided between his brotlr, Otto Schmarr, and his sister, Bertha Nelson. His brother and sister, Otto and Bertha, are left 100; the following nephews and nieces $200 each, Her- man R. Schmarr, Grace E. Schmarr, | May B. Schmarr, Bertha E. Larson, Araline M. Larson, and Kenneth A, Larson; his brother-in-law, Albert E. | Berry, and Joseph Olson, and sisters- in-law Helma E. Berry and Cecile Ol-| son were left $100 each; his brother-| in-law Arthur G. Anderson, $200; his nephew Herman Hoff, $200; $50 eagh to nine children of his brother-in-law Joseph Anderson, #hd five children of his brother-in-law Alfred Ander- son; gold watch and chain to his nephew, Herman Schmarr; amethyst ring to Nephew Kenneth A. Larson; $4,000 in trust for his sister, Louise Guenther, to be divided upon her death between Otto Schmarr, Bertha Larson and his nephew Herman Hoff. The Commercial Trust company is SEEKING OLD CITY Discovery of Aztec Characters in Nevada Cave Gives Rise to Search for Ancient Ruins, 11.—Discovery of | the eastern Reno, Nev,, Aug. ters on n in Lehman figuring in Aztec cl wall of a cav near the serve, was rock Caves, announced by Dr. B. 1 Schapelle, University of | Nevada archaeologist, today, He de- | da, Members at Avon, N. J, Station Charged With Being in TLeague With Band of Rum Smugglers, Asbury Park, Aug. 11.—An open charge that the Avon station of the Unifed States coast guards is co-oper- ating with rum ranuners was made by County Detective Davenport to Coun- ty Prosecutor Sexton today. As a re- sult of the charges Superintendent Rasmussen of the fifth district of the coast guards, with headquarters here has announced that he has ordered Detective Davenport, Prosecutor Sex- ton, Captain Brower of the Avon sta- | tion and the entire personnel of that station, to report to him for an inquiry into the charges this afternoon Detective Davenport reported that Saturday night, which he spgnt on the beach, a coast guardsman was seen by him to flash danger signals to a rum runner which was approach- | ing the shore at Shark River inlet.| He also declared he saw two other coast guardsmen on the shore work- ing with the rum runners. Tommym:s to Sue To Collect Fight Money London, Aug. 11.—Ths Evening Standard says today that Tommy Gib- | bons, the American victor over Jack | Bloomfield in last Saturday prize fight, has started legal proceedings to attach £7,000 alleged to be die him | for the Bloomfield encounter. bons has already received £3,000. It is understood that fighters who took | part in preliminary bouts Saturday| also are taking action to get their money. l | farthest north Aztec scribed the find as one of the most important of its kind among western archacologic discoveries of recent times. The tracings are said to be the markings dis- covered. Roek writings resembling Egyptian hieroglypics also were noted by the expert. Members of the exploration party Official Confirmation Given Report That Cashier's Accounts Show Apparent Em- bezzlement —No Inti- mation Of Sum, Friends Deny Amount Is Great—Banking Officials Insist Institution Is Sol- vent and Can Weather Any Run, Putnam, Conn, Aug. 11.—~That & shortuge exists in the funds of the First National bank whose cashier, G. Harold Gllpatrie, also state treasurer lles critically wounded and perman- ently blinded at the Day-Kimball hos- pital as a result of a self-infilcted bul- let wound, was confirmed today from an official source. The exact nature or extent of the shortage was not re- vealed in the statement which was made to the Assoclated Press corre- spondent by a person possessed of au- fhentic knowledge of the bank's at- fairs, but who declined to permit use of his name or official position. Directors Are Silent The directors of the bank went into session at 9 o'clock this forenoon and at the conclusion of a session lasting {over two hours declined to make any officlal statement. One of the direc- tors explained that their failure to make a statement was on adviee of the federal bank examiners who had counselled them not to say anything until the examiners should reveal the exact status of affairs, This, the diree« tor stated might require several days. There was a steady stream of de- positors, about 20 in number at the bank this morning withdrawing funds from the savings department. While the bank officials declined to admit that the withdrawals amounted to a run on the institution it was acmitted that an unusual number of withdraw als had been made though the de- positors demanding thelr money held small accounts, it was stated. About a dozen remained in line at the noon hour. Says Bank Is Solvent Assistant Cashier Guy D, Baker re- fused to add anything to his statement today that the bank is solvent and will be able to weather any emergency which may arise, Members of Mr. Gilpatric's femily maintained the veil of secrecy which has surrounded the causes for his at- tempted suicide and the condition of his personal financial affairs since the shooting. Close friends of the family, however, ridiculed reports that finan- clal losses of Mr. Gilpatric would reach fabulous sums. In this connec- tion it was revealed at the probate court that the estate of Kugene A. Wheelock, former owner of the Put- nam Woolen Co., father of Mrs. Gil« patric, left an estate of record of $65,« 000 which was divided among five children and his widow now dead. It is known that he had made liberal contributions to his widow and fam- ily before his death, But that Mrs. Gilpatric's estate which had been mentioned as possibly involved in some of the flnancial losses of Mr. | Gilpatric was greater than $20,000 or even reached that sum is not general- ly believed. Chief KFederal Examiner Beans of the Boston district was scheduled to return to the city this afternoon and according to the directors will ba im- mediately called into conference upon his arrival. Judge of Probate David Flagg said today that he had no official knowl- edge of the condition of the funds of the Gardner estate or the Cutler trust fund which have been in the hands of Mr. Gilpatrie and that he was not authorized to make apy inquiry unless it was demanded. Up to the present time, he said no actual official inquiry had been made. ~ Varfous Funds in Trust It was learned today that the Cut- ler trust funds amounting to $35,000 which were invested in property on expressed belief that further investi- tion would uncover an underground | city among the caves and on the banks of an underground river. [ In a bur foot opening at the surface, leading to | a large underground room, five hu-| man skeletons were found The bones were badly disintegrated lur»} angleworms were discovered 190 feet | underground in the cave | 106 for Divorce Soon After Wedding | the course of true love does Sues That not always run smooth evident judging from a divorce action started this morning by Maria Car- mina Pinta Del Mondo, aged 54, against her husband Raffacle Del Mondo, aged 51 In her complaint the plaintiff claims that they were | married on July 6, 1324, and that on a number of occaslons since that date | the husband has been guilty of intol- | erable cruelty. The plaintiff asks a divorce decree, alimony and the right to change her would seem Gib- |[name to that of her maiden name |trust funds wi Maria Carmina Pinta. The action is returnable in the superior court the second Tuesday of September. Attor- ney 8. Gerard Casale is counsel for the plaintiff, i . il cave with a four by six I | about Trumbull street Hartford in which a business had been conducted that was not financially successful were secur- |ed by a first mortgage on the proper- y and therefore reasonably safe, It has been learned from an author« itative source, however, that the com pany which furnished $100,000 bonds for Mr. Gilpatric as cashier of the I"irst National bank has made sevefst requests quite recently for a statement of the condition of one of the estate funds of which Mr. Gilpatric had charge and that no such statement had been furnished up to within & few days The last avallable report of the savings department of thé First Na- bank indicated deposits of $160,000. The savings depart« ment has been established less than a year. The national bank is capitaliz ed at $150,000 and has a surplus of $100,000 and undivided profits of $50,- tional | 000, which together with the bonds of 100,000 of the cashier, is daclared by the bank officials to be more than ample to meet any requirement. $85.000 Estate Included among” the estate and hich the state treasurer had under his care was the estate of the late Mary Gardner, of Putnam, who left an estate valued at $85,000, ... (Contnued On Page 12) i,