New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1924, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 U. 5. WORLD FLIERS LEAVE NEWFOUNDLAND ON WAY T0 PICTOU, Army Aviators Hop Of At 10:12 This Morning After Period Of Indecision Over Threatening Weather — Expected To Ar- rive Late This After- noon — Well After Trip Of Yesterday. By The Associnted Pres Pictou, N. 8., 8ept. 3.—The Amer- ican world fliers hopped off from Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland, for this port at 10:12 o'cleck, eastern stand- ard time, today. At 12:05 o'clock, eastern stand- ard time, the alrmen passed over the cruiser Milwaukee, stationed about 100 miles from Hawkes Bay. The fliers passed the vicinity of the destroyer McFarland, the second station ship, and were lost to sight at 12:46 p. m. eastern standard time, continuing their southerly fight. Weather reports from off the coast of Cape Breton, along which the route of the fliers lay, were that while there was considerable fog off shore and it had been raining all the morning the sun was break- ng through the clouds and the in- iications were for ideal flying veather. Shortly before news of the start vas received here the destroyer Barry, in this port, was advised that the aviators were awaiting weather reports from their nearby stroyer station. The remaining stations had reported favorable conditions. At 10:20 o'clock the radio ad- vices reported tbe airmen had dis- appeared from the view of those on poard the destroyer Charles Aus- burn near Hawkes Bay. Later weather reports from the Newfoundland coast, Cape Breton and the Nova Scotlan mainland in- diczted that cvnditions. were most tavorable although fog still was hanging over the waters of the Gulf r 8t. Lawrence above which the rianes must pass and in some other nlaces scattered along the line of “ight. There was only a light reeze and the sea was smooth 1t is expected that the fliers would reach Pictou between 4 and o'clock this afternoon. Along the course of the dlight, the testroyers Charles Ausburn, Cogh- n and McFarland were stationed o direct the aviators as they passed cverhead, giving them correct head- nes, and to render assistance if recessary. The destroyer Barry, acting as station ship at Pletou, was held in readiness to steam at sull speed to the assistance of the fliers if ald was needed. The anadian destroyer Patriot also was prepared for this purpose. All the other ships on stations vore instructed to follow &t 25 knots along the route for two hours after the passing of the planes. With a slight breeze behind them, the airmen, ¢ coast of Newfoundiand and flying (Continued on Page 13.) R S e GEORGIANS IN REVOLT AGAINST SOVIET RULE Bloody Conflicts Said to Have Occurred When Rebels Win By The Associated Press. Geneva, Sept. 3.—All of Georgia and Azerbaijan is declared to have been in active revolt against Moscow soviet regime for the last five days and half the territory of ; Georgia already has been conquered by the insurgents, according to rep- resentatives of Georgia here who an- nounced the receipt cf this news fo- day. The sanguinary struggle is continuing and fighting is eccurring in the streets of Batum, their ad- vices state. London, Sept. 3.—Tha Geofgian representatives in London have re- | ceived a dispatch from Constanti- nople saying that Georgia and Azer- baijan were revolting against the soviet occupation forces and* that bloody conflicts have occurred, many being killed or wounded and raliway and telegraphic communication be- ing interrupted. British official circles were unable today to confirm thess reports. A dispatch from Tiflic, capital of the Georglan republic, received by way of Moscoty, Sept. 1, declared an attempt to overthrow the soviet re- gime in Georgia, made last Friday night in several towns and villages of the republic, had been put down. An official communique the Georgian council of commissars claimed the movement had been tully liquidated and the leaders captured. following the western | the | issued by | NOVA SCOTIA DR, ZWICK TO MARRY MISS SANDERS TODAY Ceremony to Take Place at Home of Bride in Newington Dr. Frank Zwick of New Britain and Miss Catherine Helen Sanders of Newington will be married this evening at 5:30 o'clock. The cere- mony will be performed by Rev. Mr, Belden of Newington and will take place at the home of the bride at Newington, The best man will be Attorney Le- Roy Fisher of Greenwich, Conn,, a college classmate of the bride- groom. The bridesmald will be Misg Bettie Schraeder of Driftwood, Pa. After the ceremony an informal reception will follow. Dr. and Mrs, Zwick will leave for a month’s wed- ding trip in the west. While on the trip Dr. Zwick will spend some time at the Mayo Brothers’ clinic at Rochester, Minn. Upon their return they will be at home to their friends at the Zwick residence at 37 South High street, Dr. Zwick is one of the city's most prominent physiclans and surgeons. He is a graduate of the prep school of the Vermont Academy and of the University of Vermont. He is a for- mer interne at the New Britain General hospital and has been in ac- tive practice for the past ten years, specializing principally in surgery. He was chairman of the board of health under the Curtls administra- tlon and is the founder of the tuber- culosis sanitarium and the dental clinic. He is a keen sportsman and fisherman, being fond of big game hunting, and takes an active inter- est in stocking many streams for fishing. He is a member of Centen- nial lodge A. F. and A. M., Giddings chapter, R. A. M., Dorle council, R. and 8. M, and of Aziz Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R. He is an active advo- cate of health education in the schools, ' Miss Sanders is the daughter of Mrs. Helen Sanders of Newington. She is a graduate of the New Britain high school of the class of 1917. She spent two years at Mount Hol- yoke and then went fo Edluhorough, Scotland, where she graduated from the Edinborough university with an A.B., degree in 1922. Upon her graduation she returned to New Brit- ain and for some time did Spanish transiation for Landers, Frary & Clark, Later she has been with the H. G. Magee Insurance Co. of New York. BIG STORM IN Has Twenty-two Washington, Sept. 3.—A compre- hensive account of the hurricane which swept the Virgin Islands last Captain Philip Williams, the naval governor, minimize previous reports of casualties and property damage. It déclared’ “No' casualties were re- injuries and exposure,” while St. John, chief sufferer of the American island group, escaped with four in- habitants killed, one missing and a | considerable number injured. While no complete estimate has ben'madé of the extent of the prop- erty damage to St. John, Captala Williams said, between 300 and 4006 houses of the poorer people were de- stroyed. Reports from the Island of | 8t. Croix indicate that it without damage. “During the night of Aug. 28, ' the'report said, Virgin Islands were swept by a hur- ricane. It originated in the Wind- ward Islands. The Island of St. John and St. Croix, which with St. | Thomas comprise the Virgin Islands of the United States, were warned by St. Thomas of the approaching storm, Wind Becomes Gale | the first gusts of wind were felt. From then until 8:30 the velocity of the wind Increased to gale. At 8:30 the hurricane began and lasted with- out interruption until after 2 o'clock next morning. *The ships in St. Thomas harbor, which had sought refugee in the | more protected areas earlier in the { day experienced considerable trouble | in remaining at their moorings, but were undamaged. “The city was in darkness from 8:30 on and nfbrning revealed that | many housese had been destroyed. “The homeless are being fed and housed by the local government in | connection with the local chapter of { the American Red Cross and the | Urited States marines DAMAGES BRITISH ISLAND MORE THAN THAT OF OURS Isle Of St. John, Belonging To U. S. Has| Four Killed And Many Injured, Three or Four Hundred Houses Down — Tortola Thursday night received today from | ported in St. Thomas beyond minor | escaped | Thursday, | “the | “At about 5:30 in the afternoon | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1924, —SI LEOPOLD WIL TRY SPRIT TALKING Has Complete Plans to Raswer (uestions if Hanged — GIVES AWAY HIS EFFECTS —— Darrow Receives Letter From Ac- cused Murderer Disposing of Ef- fects in Event of Death Penalty-— Thanks Attorney for Defense. Chicago, Sept. 3.—The last will and testament of Nathan F. Leo- pold, Jr,, joint confessor with Rich- ard Loeb of the kidnaping and murder of Bobby Franks, has been made public. That Leopold contemplates the possibllity of receiving a death sen- tence at the hands of Judge Cav- erly, who now has the murder case under consideration, is evinced by a letter he has mailed to Clarence 8. Darrow, defense counsel. The letter bequeaths to the Field Museum Tirst choice of any five ob- Jeets in Leopold's ornithological col- lection. Next choice is given to a cousin of Leopold, who may choose of any three articles after the museum has made tis selection. Third, the museum is given fits choice of any of Leopold’s birds, minerals or transcripts. In the letter, Leopold asked Dar- row to hotify the bencticiaries as soon as possible—and before his execution. The letter also thanied Darrow for his closing arguments. Leopold wrote that he had been content to die before he heard that argument but that after hearing it he wanted to live. The last will was scratched out under a county jail arc light on paper supplied by the jailer. To Attempt to Pierce Veil. Leopold also has comipleted plans for attempts to pierce the vell shrouding death, if he is hanged. Although he is an admitted atheist, he says he will not cast out any suggestion on the possibillty of an after life until he has had an op- portunity to demonstrate its invalid- ity. So he has prepared ten ques- tions which he plans to attempt to answer by communicating with friends on earth should he die on the gallows. The questions are: “Are the experiences of human life carried into the hereafter? “Is the intellectual or the spiritual the dominant note after death? | “Is the absence of the physical being an advantage or a detriment, to such intellectual or spiritual hap- piness? “Is the hereafter dimensional as on earth or is there complete om- | niscience. ? “Does one retain reactions to sen- sations registered on the mind pre- GILBERT ACCEPTS REPARATIONS POST Sucoeeds Owen Young of New York a5 Agent General 1§ BUT 8 YEARS OLD Young hwyer Was Former Under- Secretary Treasury Under President Wilson—Plans of Carry- ing Out Dawes Suggestion By The Associated Pross, Paris, Sept, 3.—Seymour Parker Gllbert, Jr, former American upder- secretary of the treasury, has accept- ed the post of agent general for rep- arations under the Dawes plan., The post is being temporarily filled by Owen D, Young of New York, who alded Gen. Dawes and the other ex- perts in drawing up‘the plan, The reparation commission met this afternoon and confirmed the appointment of Mr. Gilbert in suc- cession to Agent-General Young. Mr, Young will return on the 14th from Berlin, where he is going to- day. He intends to meet the com- mission for railway debentures here at that time to arrange with them the particulars of the payments to be made to the agent-general, and Mr. Gilbert is expected here in time to take part in this conference. Rufus Dawes, who goes with Mr. Young to Berlin, is to be placed by him in charge of the Berlin office of the organization carrying out the Dawes plan, Mr. Young remarked before leav- ing on his trip that Germany's pay- ment of 20,000,000 gold marks yes- terday spoke more effectively than any words of his, The temporary ' agent-general is borrowing a staff from the repara- tion commission which will be ade- quate for his work during the period of transition, the length of which de- pends upon when the German loan is floated. Literally thousands of Americans have applied for posts in the new reparation organization, either | through the state department to the reparation commission or to Mr. Young, Mr. Dawes and others con- nected with the execution of the plan. Several Americans of position at home who happened to be in Europe or who have come here for this pur- pose have offered their services without either pay or expense al- lowances. George P. Auld and his staff of ac- countants who have been sent by |‘\lr Young to the Rubr.to work out a system of payments with the French, Belgian andl Ttalian officials | of the “micum” organizatign and the German industrialists, are arranging for the first checks for deliveries in ! kinds to be paid by the agent-gen- eral a week hence. The banks are offering to cash any drafts on the agent-general's office without for- mality. of (Continued on Page 13.) WEST INDIES Seymour Parker Glibert, Jr, fs but 31 years of age and unmarried. By profession a lawyer he became interested In governmental financial matters in 1918 when he was made a member of the war loan staft in the office of the secretary of the treasury, acting as counsel in mat- ters pertaining to the raising of funds for the prosecution of Amer- ica’s part In the Great War. In June, 1920, he was nominated Dby President Wilson for the post of assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of fiscal affairs. He was re~ appointed in March, 1921, and sery- ed until June of that year, follow- Ing which he became under-secre- tary of the treasury, continaing in {that position until November of last year. Mr. Gilbert holds several degrees Deaths Reperted, | 2= sl tot sy e | L.L.B. cum laude of Harvard uni- versity. He makes his home in St. John Suffered Most | Bloomfleld, N. J., the place of his “Communication with outside | birth, LEFT CHEMICAL SHOP ed on Friday. Reports received from | Constable Lewis Uncovers St. Croix Indicate that it escaped without damage. On Saturday morn- | New Clue in East Berlin Mystery ing it was learned that the center of | the storm had passed very close m} John and that it was the chief | er of the Virgin Islands group. | 0 casualties were reported in St. Thomas beyond minor injuries | and exposure, but St. John reported four dead, one missing and consid- erable number of injuries. “Aid in the shape of food and shelter was dispatched immediftely o to St. John. No cemplete estimate W may turn out to be an ex- has been made of the extent of the | tremely valuable clue in ing the property damage but it is between | mystery of the disappear: and 300 and 400 houses of the poorer|death of James O'Neill, late night people which have been destroyed.| watchman at the Stanley Chemical As these people are financially un-|Co.,, East Berlin, whose body was able to rebulld, the governor has re- | found hanging over a barbed wire quested the American Red Cross to | fence In Cromwell on August 8, was furnish the materjal and money to | disclosed today by Constable John build new houses. Lewis of the Berlin police, who said Red Cross Contributes that O'Nelll had been scen some [ The American Red Cremadiaval-i| e s ort o, nge s roifids’ at | ready contributed $5,000 for use in | Lic,foctorY, Which were destined to | 3 be his last, | relteving immediate distress. Constable Lewis was not inclined The British Island of Tortola, only to be informative regarding this new a few miles to the eastward of St.| gevelopment, but he said that O'Nelll | dohn suifered severely. Twenty-two | naq been seen after he had left the { deaths have been reported in that| factory on the morning of his dise tsland. | appearance. Constable Lewis decline ‘The oflicials of Tortola requested | eq to divulge the name of his in- the governor of the three Virgin| foymant, saying that, he s working Islands to purchase for its account| on the case and will wait until after food, medicines and shelter to re-| ho has thoroughly Investigated the | leve immediate distress. This was|report which has come to him. | done on the morning of Septémber | RSN | 1 and the supplies were immediately | shipped to that island.” | Captain Williams recommended | | | that warning be given in the United | | States agaiust solicitation for relfef | | of hurricane sufferers in the Virgin | | | | * THE WEATHER i Hartford, Sept. 3—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat warmer Thursday. | 1slands by unauthorized persons, | suggesting to that end that the Red Cross be authorized “to solicit and recelve all contributions.” * y 8 ¥ P e S IN ™ H ATTEND ASSEL. Herriott and MacDonald at Geneva Today RECEIVE WARM WELGOME of Lauds American Adhesion to Principle of Arbitration—ILeague Receives Tri- bute_from Persian Prince, By The Assoclated Press. Geneva, Sept. 3.—Prime Minister MacDonald of England and Premier Herrlot of France brought the welght of the governments of the British Empire and the French re- public to the support of the League of Nations when today they attend- ed the session of the league's assem- bly. A great audience which filled every inch of space in the hall gathered to greet the premiers and accorded them an enthusiastic welcome, but did not have the satisfaction of | hearing either epeak, for the two| statesmen sat quietly with their dele- gations and listened to the debate on the work of the league's council | during the past year, Bubsequently both premiers with- drew for a yreliminaryyrhvute talk before motoring to one of Geneva's beautiful parks wkere the were guests at a luncheon tendered by the administrative council of the city. A feature of today’s discussion was the laudatory address of Dr. I°ridtjor Naneen, of Norway, con- cerning America’s traditional ad- hesion to the idea of arbitration. He | emphasized the importance of the declaration for adhgrence to the world court of justice made by| Becretary Hughes and indicated to| the delegates and other auditors his| impression that the emtire force of | the Unlted States would inevitably be cast in support of any reasonable arbitration development as a means of preserving peace, Tribute to League. A tribute to the progress achieved by the League of Natlons was paid by the Persian Prince Arfaad Doyle, who appeared on the platform, wearing a black fez. Last year, he said, Persia had expressed her doubts about the usefulness of the league, but.now, he added, all the miste had been dissipated and no one could fail to see that the league was moving onward to achlevements helpful to mankind. The Persian prince remarked that | ‘the presence hewgof the Britlsh and F'rench premiers was proof that the | leagne had come to stay. A manifestation of Amerfcan-Jape | anese friendship, purposely arranged | in the hope of removing any Jap- anese doubts eoncérning the sincere | amity entertained by Americans for | the Japanese, despite the recent Amerfcan homigration legisiation, | took place todey in tye gorm of a | luncheom effered by of 18 of the League of Nations non-partisan asso- | | ciation of she Tnited Sta%es, now in Geneva, to officials of the l.eague of | Nations union of Japun, The entire | | Tapanese delegation, headed by Vis- | count Ishii, was present, Dr. Nansen, Norway, (Continued on Page 13.) HOMICIDE CHARGED AGAINST GIONFRIDDO John Fox, Aged Man, | Beating John Fox of 3 Washington place, succumbed last night to the effects | of injuries received when he is al- | leged to have been pushed off the sidewalk on Washington street and | beaten by Joseph Gionfriddo. Gion- | friddo was arraigned before Judge Benjamin W. Alling in police court this morning on a charge of man- slaughter and the case was continued until Tuesday for hearing. Bonds | for Gionfriddo’s release were set at | $3.000 by the court. | The injuries Fox received as a re- | sult of the alleged beating became | complicated Monday and for | his recovery was abandoned at the | New Britain General hospital where he has been under treatment. He | was in an unconscious condition for the past two days. He suffered from a fractured hip and shock from the fall on the street and because of his age, hospital officials said his fight against death was unsuccessful, The original case against Gion- friddo was called in police yesterday morning after a month | continuance under bonds of but it was again comtinuel hope court for a Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods in tormed the court that hospital offt- cials told him that it would be an- other month before Fox would b condition t ave the hospital. defendant is alleged to have knocked Fox to the ground Washington street August 4, and then struck him while he was &till on | ground. Fox was a reside this city for over 40 years, coming here from Ireland. He was a molder by trade, | but for the past several years was | employed at the Corbin Screw c | poration. He is survived by a in Ireland and eeveral nieces and nephews here. The funeral wiil be held Friday morning from the home of his nephew, Dr. P. South Burritt street, at 8:30 o'clock, followed by a funeral mase in St Mary's ehurch at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. in The Dies as Result of | SR - by 4 XTEEN PAGES. . IBATTLEATH v BLAINE HAS BIG LEAD |RESTA, RACING DRIVER, FOR WISCONSIN GOV.| KILLED IN ENGLAND | | Candidate for Renomina- ‘ tion Has Endorsement of La Follette Was Trying to Establish a New World’s Speed Record in Automobile | By The Associated Press, | Milwaukee, Sept. John E. ‘Blaine, candidate for re- nomination on the republican ticket with the enforsement of Senator LaFollette had a lead of §2,819 votes over Arthur Hirst, his nearest opponent, when returns from 1,886 out of 2,678 precinets in the state had been tabulated early today. The vote: Blaine 160,170, Hirst 97,351, George F. Comings 25,067, In the race for the nomination for secretary of state ¥Fred R. Zimmer- man, incumbent, endorsed by the genator, had a lead of 66,000 votes over Theodote Damann, With 1,229 precincts reperted the vote stood: Zimmerman 89,881, Damann 25,483, juy Johnson 16,953, Francis David- son 16,001, Solomon Levitan, fncumbent, also endorsed hy LaFollette, was leading Henry Johnson by a wide margin for the republican nomination for treas- urer. Henry A. Huber was virtual- ly unopposed for the nomination for lieutenant governor on the republi- can ticket. J. E. Ferris was an in- dependent candidate but his name was written in on so few ballots there was hardly a contest. ,Huber was endorsed by LaFollette, MISS BURNS ELIMINATES MISS COMMINGS AT GOLF Present Title-Holder Beaten in 21| Hole Match—Glenna Collett Wins By The Asseciated Press. Brooklands, England, fept. 3.— Dario Resta, famous automobile ra Ing driver, was Killed today while at- | tempting to establish a new world's | record, | He was killed instantaneously when his racer plunged throngh the | fron fence bordering the track here, His mechanician, Perkins, escaped | with minor injuries. The car, Resta's Grand Prix Sun- beam, plunged from the track on the straightaway paralleling the railway track during the second lap. The wreckage caught fire and the car was destroyed, | Kesta only recently arrived from the United States. 3.—Governor New York, Sept. 3 same to America in 1913 and in 1915 won the Vanderbilt cup and the Grand Prix at the 8an Francisco position. In 1916 he won the Indian« apolis 500-miles speedway race. He | finished second to Ralph De Palma | in. the Indianapolis race in 1915, Resta, who was born of Italian parents in England, won his reputa- | tton as a racer in Europe before he came to this country, He had been racing almost 20 years. The famous driver was attempt- ing a 50-kilometer record in a car of two litres gasoline capacity. had entered the straightaway the second lap at a pace of miles an hour when his swerved and somersaulted through the fence. Resta was thrown clear of the wreckage and was dead when bystanders reached his side. -Dario Resta | Runaway Senators Want To Win Seats Again Providence, Sept. 3.—The republi- can state central committee today was informed by State Chairman William C. Pelkey that all of the re- publican senators now at Rutland, Mass,, will seek endorsement from their congtituents by running for re- electi6n. Mr. Pelkey appealed 4o full party support for the senators. The committee indorsed Jesse H. Met- calf for the party’s nomination for U. 8. genator to succeed LeBaron B. [!Colt and set October 2 at the state convention date. Her Match—Other Results, Nyatt, R. I, Sept. $.—Miss Miriam Burns of Kansas City, today elimin- ated from the national women's golf championship tournament the pres- ent tiflieholder Miss Edith Cummings of Chicago. It was a 21 hole match, played in the second rouhd. Miss Glenna Collett of Providence defeated Mrs. J. Renwlck of Mt. Kis- co, N. Y, by 8 and 6... Mrs. Ren- wick won only 4wo holes when Miss Collett put shots through the green into brooks. Mrs. Qunentin F. Feitner of New York defeated Miss Virginia Wilson of Chicago 3 and 2 Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck of Phila- delphia defeated Mrs. E .E. Har- wood, Chicago, 9 and 8. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Philadelphia defeated Miss Maureen Orcutt, of Englewood, N. J,, 6 and 5. Miss Mary K. Browne of Santa Monica, Cal., defeated Miss Louise Fordyce of Youngstown, O, 2 and 1. Miss Bernice Wall of Oshkosh, Wis.,, defeated Mrs. Henry R. Wat- son of Canton, Mass., 1 up. Miss Audrey Faust, of St. Louis, Momauguin Closed By Attachment Writ New Haven, Sept. 3.--The Mo- mauguin hotel in East Haven has served 1 local de was le a suit hrought by the lessee hotel, the Momauguin Co., for rent and $1,500 was claimed. The sub- lessees, Joseph and Nathan Peck, from Willlmantic, who formerly conducted a similar resort near New London, were named in the sult. The a | defeated Miss Elizabeth Gordon, of | hetel is one of the best known shore | Providence, 3 and 2. resorts in the state, Sheriff’s Squad Fools Bandits Who Planned Train Holdup Two Deputies Hurt in Fight +5| haps fatally month under the same bond when |dutomobile, pursued by posses of of- | the | stopped for g W. Fox, of 98 he |Note Left In a Garage Tips Off Authorities Who Board Golden State Limited And Meet Robbers As They Order Crew To “Stick ’Em Up” — One Man Caught Meade, Kas., ing of a State and one of the robhers was s [ | fall, but he escaped with a&nother member of the trio | Alonzo Pizneo, beheved cers to be one of the 1 rested blind b ~A note tell- plan to rob the Golden Limited, Rock Tsland train from Chicago to Las Angeles, found In a garage )0 miles from here, re- sulted ina sherifl's squad frustrating the holdup here last night. Two deputics were shot and per- The wounded in a battie | Lewis, were andits, ong of whom was | hospital The others escaped in an | Lepper, 8 ganized a y | bandits. hiding nr continued trafy t $2 might be aboard The pcte was fonnd in a garage Two Hold Up Engine Crew Rosbville, near Topeka, Monday| When the limited pulled into th shortly after three men had | station here two of the bandits step- llne, was at first con- | ped into the engine cab and or sidered a hoax, but late Tueeday, on | the engineer and fireman to the poswibility that it might be of | 'em up value, was turned over to Rock Is-| The third bandit, the Mexicar nd officials fn Topeka. was arrested, was preparing to u Last night when the traln eame | couple the mail car and t Meade, Sheriff Eam Zepper of | from the rest of the tr de county and a score of depu- | deputy sheriffs and rai ties were hidden fa box cars | ployes opened fire on tr When two of the bandits degnand- | near the e that the engineer aad freman Paseenge 1 up their Wands, the officers ap- peared and the bandits began shoot- ing. L. V. Kenney. deputy sheriff, Lewis, a mail clerk, who Sept. 3 ret] e was climbing off the rage injured men, Keene taken to a Do 10bile ar ch for the two supposed to be Other deputies s Liberal on th confederates as and City with three by captured r M s far ficers, railroad men and citizens pers Ralph Judkins, special agent of the Rock lsland, sald he understood | the mail car contained mail worth $250,000. in night, ‘Stick engine ! when oad em- wo men ed s in the brilliantly light by the rain of shots which spattered abput while mail clerks in their car bavred their doors and prepared to | resist the invaders. Roy had been deputized, were $ounded, Week Ending Aug. 30th , . He | on | 120 | machine . ed train were thrown into a panic | fe A .'l“! 10,3 PRICE THREE CENTS PRINE MINKSTERS |~TVIL WAR IN CHINA OPENS WANGTU - MANCHURIANS ON MARCH Believed That Many Troops Are Engaged In Fight That Is Pre- liminary To War Near Shanghai — Battle- ships Of Powers Go To Scene — Refugees Flock To Coast. JAPAN RUSHES SHIP. WITH 150 MARINES 1 By The Assoclated Press, 8 Shanghai, Sept. 3.—~With fighting at Hwangtu near here in progress at 4 o'clock this afternoon between the con- tending armies of two rival provincial Chinese governors, reports received here indicated that the battle lines were ex= tending toward the coast in the direction of Woosung. Although a large number of troops are engaged in the con= flict, reports received here from Chekiang say that no ma= terial advantage has been gained by either side. The eastern column is re- the Liao river with Chang~ tehru, a city of 110 miles | northeast of Peking, as its ime mediate objective, while the western column is moving to= wards Chinchow. | It is said that the engage- iment today is preliminary te a major battle at Ninsiang fos | morrow, 12 miles from-Shang~ | hai, | According to information given out from Lungwha mili- tary headquarters, the first shots were fired at Hwangtu by the northern troops after Chi Shieh-Yuan had moved {large reinforcements to | Hwangtu. (Continued on Page 13.) DENIES THIS CITY 13 RUINING BURLINGTON | New Britain Not Meddling in Town’s Politics, Hatch Says been closed by a writ of attachment | puty eherift, it| ed today. The writ was in| of the| airman William Hatch of the board today took issue with W. Hull of Burlington on the statements concerning New Britain tax payments in Burlington land this city's alleged interest in |that town's politics. | Hull, who is secking election to | the legislature on the republican [ticket, has mailed electors of hig town a letter in which he attacks | Joseph Paradise, New Britain's care= | ta t the reservoir, and declares that New Britain has done much te ruin Burlington ¢ Hull alleges that New Britain's m valuable farms has caused t} ands to be deserted by prosperous farmers and has acused r tax income, pare ) New Brit- destruction and buildings. wers that this erable amoung town of Burlington, land brought the pur are ase city is paying a consi in taxes to the probably more tha his board proy nes o8 as ir is while in that infe watep hat no 1 have town is assessed formed board ch buildings that co ved fr r rate as farm been rem 15 city wrote New Brite n our board te has the cision as its repres tv of New Brite may be an issue tries to dictate epublican caue answer it that st whatsoever of Burlington membership of board of relief, it has not afe ings in any way 1 has never appers d of relief siuce hairman of the wate® lecluggs that is ¢ New tv's hol ported to be proceeding along . : 6