New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1924, Page 3

SAYS SWEETHEART KNEW HURDER PLAN Michigan Slayer Turns Against Girl Confederate Benton Harbor, Mich.,, Emil Zupke, 24-year-old alleged slayer of Cora May Raber, 24, whose body was found hidden in a clump of bushes ten miles south of here Sun- day, Sheriff George C. Bridgman last night turned his attention to the role played in the grim tragedy by Flor- ence McKinney, pretty 19-year-old loyalton township girl, who has ad- mitted driving Zupke's roadster night of August 6, while Zupke says he choked his erstwhile sweetheart, The sheriff was told by Zupke that the McKinney girl not only went with him and Cora Raber on the night of the slaying, but knew before they started that he intended to kill Cora. Tlorence McKinney’'s rival, and moth- er of Zupke's unborn child. Although the investigation cen- tered around possible encouragement Zypke may have been given by the McKinney girl, Sheriff Bridgman hinted that he was not entirely sat- 1sfied with Zupke's confession, that the Raber girl was choked to death, The McKinney girl later charged by Sheriff Bridgeman with being the instigator of a secret pact that resulted in the murder. Bit by bit, according to the sheriff, she has admitted she knew her rival | Jor Zupke's affections was to “be done | away with."” “T knew it all the time, she is quoted as saying. “I knew when T went riding with Cora and Emil that she never would return alive,” Zupke and the girl were arrested Tuesday night after he had admitted that he chokéd Miss Raber to death and the McKinney girl had tarily surrendered and confessed that she accompanied him. Zupke related how he choked Miss Raber, who was soon to have bocome a mother, after she had refused to relcase him from his promise to wed her, Zupke and his sweehcart face first degree murder charges. The girl, hob haired and composed, talks froe- lv. interrupting her story with re- quests for cigarcites, Zupke, a far- mer youth who was turned off his father's farm becanss of his wild ways, I8 compoeed, Dressed in over- ells, he spends much of his time brush- ing back his oiled lacks. Shown the hoes that the murdered woman had purchased, intending to wear them to WOMAN AILING FOR A YEAR Took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound— Happy Resylts Newcastle, Pa.— ‘1 was all run-down and everybody thought I was going into a decline. I'had been ailing for 2 year with pains in myright side €0 thatl could hardly etand on my feet. When [ walked I felt as if something was falling. I was not able to do any work and ha, most of the time. She spoke to me about Lydia E, Pinkham's - MVegetable Com- pound, o I gave it a fair trial, Some women think one bottle should curs them, but I did not stop at that. I took more and got better, and am able ever gince to do my own housework. There was & time, when I would eomplain of not feeling well, that my husband would eay, ‘Go to the doctor.’ But now he will tell me to get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s, and it has always helped me. T have had druggists tell me that they had something better, but they den’t 1ell me that now, for I take no other. *1 have been taking the Vegetable Com- pound now for five yesrs. Any woman who cares to call or write, I will be glad to tell her how it helped me."’— Mrs. MapEL, LisT SHERBAEHN, 515 Newell Ave., Newcastle,Pa. For sale by drug- verywhe: gists e Aug. 14— | With a complete confesszion signed by the | was | volun- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, her wedding with Zupke, the night he killed her, he declared: “They don't mean anything to me. When do we eat?" HUGHES CONFIDENT ON DAWES POLICY (Thinks It Will Be Put Tuto Eliect | Yery Soon ? New York, Aug. 14.-—Secrctary | Hughes, returning today on the Presi- | dent Harding after a month’s visit in IZurope, expressed the belief that the | Dawes reparations report would be accepted by all the powers concerned | and would “be put into effect very | soon," Mr, Hughes said that in his opinion, acceptance of the Dawes plan did not hinge upon the date of the evacuation of the Rhineland, which was reported today as having caused a split between German and French representatives at the London conference. *“Acceptance of the report,” he said, “will not hinge upon any such hy- pothesis, Unquestionably the report 'FIRE SALE THURSDAY, AU N GUST 14, 1924, $35,000 STOCK of | Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Clocks and Cut Glass Will Go at 50% Off the Dollar HIMBERG & HORN 392 Main Street SALE STARTS FRIDAY, 9 a. m. SERIOUS FIRES ARE RAVAGING FORESTS 'Flames Now Within Two Miles of Yosemite Park Aug. 14.—A forest fire thought to have started several days ago by a blast set off by conviet road workers was sweeping fan Francisco, been [through a heavily timbered area bor- of the two miles to dering on the north fork Merced river carly today, from El Portal, the entrance Yosemite National park. This development came with the val of Colonel W, B. Greeley, chief of the United States forest service from Washington, He an- nounced that a reserve force of ex- perienced forest fire fighters would be concentrated in California within two weeks to be available for emer- gencies. The Yoscmite fire has burned over will be accepted.” { Referring to dispatches stating that | newspapers of soviet Russia had | charged that his visit to Lurope was | solely for the purpose of preventing | Luropean countries from entering into | relations with the Russian government | Mr., Hughes said: “I did not d over there.” Mr. Hughes said there was no truth 155 Russian affairs in reports that Myron %, Herrick, ambussador to Erance, | would resign, Mr, Her he said, | would vizit the United a| short time, but the trip was not to be | taken as an indication that he intend- | led to resign. Mr. Hughes was | American accompanied by Mrs. Hughes. Their return was one month and a day from the date on which they sailed for Lurope on the steamship Berengaria. Mr. Hughes | made the trip as a guest of the Amer- ican Bar association to the conven- tion which was in session while the London conf ice on reparations also in progress. | After visiting T.ondon and Paris, | Mp. and Mrs, Hughes went to Brus- sels®and also Berlin | | | | | RAISI JARIES Austrian President Will Now Get 87,- 500; Ministers Free Transportation Vienna, Aug. 14.—The offici: ette prints a decree fixing the increas- ed: s ries for government members and assembiymen vole at the last session. Under the decree the prosi- dent of the republic will receive $7,- the chancellor §2,750, , governors of assomblymen 0 annually, cabinet memb provinces § and servants and algo civil salaries Those who are are entitied to draw pensions in addition, while the minis- and automobiles, with free transpor- tation. 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In the same area but detached, from the main blaze, a fire last night de- stroyed the Bowers case resort, near Merced, The fire continued burning early today. Nevada, through ,Benator Oddie, became concerned over the California forest fire situation yesterday, when he telegraphed President Coolidge re- questing “immediate federal aid in stamping out forest fires In Cali- fornia,” close to the Nevada line, Verdi, a Ilumber scttlement, 17 miles west of Reno, was surrounded on three sides by a forest fire yester- day, was declared out of danger last night, although the fires continued to burn north and south of the town in Hunter Creek Canyon and Dog Valley., The Dog Valley fire s destroying some of the finest timber on the castern boundary of California. One of the main highways from Nevada to the coast was closed today. An aerial defense gas that makes it impossible for anyone it to ascend higher than 6,000 feot is reported to have been invented in | Germany. 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