New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1924, Page 1

.~ ESTABLISHED 1870 FINGERPRINTS TO REVEAL WHETHER CHAPMAN KILLED | ifR LANDING MAST SKELLY DURING ROBBERY i’olice May Determine Today Beyond Doubt Through Comparison Of Telltale Marks Left By Hand &Commlssloners to - Learn Directly From Officers ‘ilnvolved All Circum- Fstances Connected With Murder. , X Fingerprints which the New Brit- ain police have in their possession are expected to establish today whether Gerald Chapman was the yegg who blew open a safe at David- #son & Leventhal's department store last Sunday and fatally shot Police- man James Skelly. v The police will make no alatement concerning their anticipated revela- tion but it is known that they have fingerprints of the man who is sup- posed to be Chapman and also fin- gerprints of the real Chapman which were obtained through the New York police. These prints are sbeing compared and it is belteved that the result will determine be- yond all doubt whether Chapman was gullty of blowing open the safe and killing Policeman Skelly. How the prints of the supposed Chapman were secured i not knowi®, nor will the police tell. Police Board To Meet ‘The appointment of a successor to Policeman Skelly will be discussed at @ meeting of the board of police commissioners next week. Several supernumerary pollcemen, it is gaid, have filed applications for appoint- ment to the vacancy. Policemen Lanpher, Atwater, Liebler and Malona, who responded to the alarm that bhurglars were in Davidson & Leventhal's, will be in- structed to. attend the board meet- ing. The commissioners wish to familiarize themselves with all the circumstances connected with the visit of the cregks to New 3ritiin THREE WOMEN INJURED TWO AUTOS SMASHED Machines in Collision at Bottom of Damon’s ' ¢ Hill, Berlin " Three women were badly bruised and suffered severe shaking up, and two cars were almost totally wrecked, as a result of a crash on Farmington avenue, Berlin, this morning at about 10:30 o'clock. A ear driven by Alexander Son- nenberg of Berlin was proceeding along Farmington avenue toward Kensington and was moving down Damon's hill at an alleged high rate of speed. Another machine driven by Bernhard Lindberg of 24 Cabot street, Hartford, and contain- ing also Harold Lindberg of Fair- view street, New Britain, Mrs. Har- old Lindberg, their son, Richard, Mrs, Henry Lindberg, and another woman, whose name could not be ascertained, was moving along Farmington avenue bound toward the turnpike. % As the car driven by Sonnenberg arrived at the junction of School street and Farmington avenue an- other machine, bound toward Ken- sington, suddenly swung out of Behool street, Sonnenberg, in order to avold a collision with that car, swung over onto the left side of the road intending to turn up the road to the left. He found this was im- possible and moved along dn the left side of the road. Lindberg noticed the car approaching and stopped his machine, Sonnenberg's automobile struck the other car. The cars were badly wrecked. The women were injured, painfully, but not seriously, it'is belleved. They were removed to the home of Mr. Lindberg in Hartford, Dr. Thomas C. Hodgson attended them. Richard was also injured about the head. Sonnenberg, driving alone, was badly shaken up, and suffered from shock. WEALTHY PITTSBURGHER KILLED HEAD CUT OFF 08 the death of Skeily. qu-m.n.-,qm 'k,m u¢ Wu“ Vietm of the Incidents which followed sm- mediately after the shot was fired. Tt is said that the board does not wish its action interpreted as a for- m1l Inquiry, ia spite of public criti- cism of some of the policemen. They want to get at all the facts in the ease so that they may determine how similar situations may be avgided in the futire, No charges will be placed against any of the policemen involved in the casc, according to the reports, | . but they will. be questioned to clear up the affair. Five men of equal rask went to the store last Sunday | morning so that no one man could | be hcld responsible for their neg- lect to cover the front door as Chief Willlam C. Hart said afterward, should have been done. Tt is under- | | stood that the police boagd is plan- | ning on Introducing a system where- | by the oldest man in service shal take charge of an investigation and | be held responsible for It, in cases | where all the men detaijed are of the same rank. This is the ar- rangement followed in military af- faire, and the police board regards the police department as a semi- military organization. Chief Hart sald today that no im- portant developmehts have been brought to light in the police hunt for Chapman today. The federal agents who have heen working in the city on the case since Sunday have departed, having accumulated the evidence obfainable here. Chlef Hart said that he was unable to tell where the center of the fed- .eral agents’ investigation is now ‘located. No identification has been mede as yet of the stuff that was found in the offices of the Shean ‘Advertising company in Springfield and tnurned over to the local police. Walter B. Shean, held in the Hartford county iail for murder., re- main uncommunieative, it is said. BLAMES KU KLUXERS | Pastor and Trustees of Colored | Church at Chicago Say Structure Was Fired—Loss $100,000, Chicago, Oct. 18.—Charges of in- cerfdiarism against the Ku Kiux Klan ‘were made by the Rev, Carl Tanner, pastor, and® the sixteen trustees of the Greater Bethel African M. E. church, the largest church in Ameri- €4 for negroes, which was swept by fire last night with damage estimated at $100,000. The police also heard reports of factional disturbances within the| church between rival political clubs, which wanted to use it for meetings. The pastor said numerous threaten- ing sletters signed “K. K. K.” had | been recelved by him and ethurch members, LODGE WON'T RETIRE Boston, Oct. 18.—A report that U, 8. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who submitted to an operation recently, would retire before the expiration of his term because of fliness, was de- pied by his grandson, Henry Cabot | Lodge, Jr., today. The senator will be in Washington in all probability Jate this autumn he said, | was the Blnck)mnd(-r!v Bomlm or a Woman's Rage Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 18,—The headless and silken/ pajama-clad body of John Lapeglia, wealthy Italian merchant, was found in his luxurieusly furnished apartment to- day. The head had been severed by an axe and the assassin had carefully covéred the body with silk bed- clothes. The police sald they were work- ing on three theorles—that Lapaglia vietim of blackhanders, bootleggers, or a woman. The offi- cers are searching for two young women, sald to have been frequent visitors to the apartment, and for the occlipants of an automobile bearing Ohio license plates. The machine, notoreycie officers sald, stood fin | front of the apartment building for several hours early today. Lapaglia came‘to Plttsburgh from Cleveland, , a month ago. A search of thé apartment dis- closed a great varlety of expensive clothing for both a mag and @ woman. Two baskets, filled with bot- tles of liquor were found. Petro Angelo, employed by YLa- paglia as a clerk, discovered the body. He was arrested as a suspi- cious person. SEVEN SAVED AT FIRE New Haven Firemen Rescue Persons From Second Floor of Burning Building on Washington Street. New Haven, Oct. 18.—Seven per- sons were rescued early today from the second story of a building at 301-303 Washington avenue during | a fire which caused damage of $5,000 to the building and a storehouse in the rear. The fire marshal is investl- gating the cause of the fire which started in the storehouse. Those rescued were Mr. and Mrs. Shindell and thelr five children. ROBBERS GET BIBLES Truckload of Holy Books and Church i Pictures Mistaken for Consignment of Valuable Silks. New York, Oct. 18.—Thieves to- day stole from a north river pier | a truck Joad of bibles and framed church pietures which were packed in cases resembling those used In shipping valuable silks. Charles Martin, driver of a one- horse truck contalning the cases, had left his truck to pay freight bills in a nearby office. When he returned the horse and truck had disappear- ed, Later they were found, but the cases had been taken by the thieves. BROTHER KILLS SISTER. Dundee, N, Y,, Oct. 18.—Beatrice Dooley, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mra. Francis Dooley, was instantly killed late yesterday when a revolver in the handa of her five- | year-old brother was accldentally discharged. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1924, —SIXTEEN PAGES. SHENANDOAH NEAR I§ Expectnd to Tie Up at Camp Lewis Late This Alternoon WAS SPECTACULAR FLIGHT Fog Encountered This Morning De- lays Landing—Trip Up The Pacific Coast Proves Most Picturesque— Sometimes Is 4,300 Feet In Afr, By The Assoclated Press. Tpcoma, Wash,, Oct. 18, — The Shenandoah sent a message to her mooring mast at Camp Lewls just before 9 o'clock that she would be unable to jmoor without valving hellum and would not tie up until 4 o'clock this afternoon, The Shenandoah was cruising around Camp Lewis at 7:30 this morning, evidently waiting for the fog to life so she might land. At 7:36 she was seen near Steilacoom, eight miles northwest of. her mast, Later the Shenandoah rose to 800 feet; officers at the mast considering the fog still too dangerous for a landing. Spectacular Sights, Aboard’ the U, 8. 8. Shenandoah, in the Williamette Valley, Oregon, Oct. 18—Moving slowly against an adverse wind, the dirigible S8henan- doah turned eastward from the Paci- fic Ocean 4t 12:30 this morning, over the twinkling lights of the little town of Florence, Oregon, When Harrishurg, Oregon, was reached the course of the big ship was turned due north through the Williamette Valley toward Portland. Carvallis was passed at 2:25 a m. Lights of the citles and villages show ed clear in. the valley while streams of automobiles and locomotives dot- ted the highways and railroads, The moon rose slowly from behind the mountains as the Shenandoah passed the mouth of the Rogue river last night at 9 o'clock, light twink- led on the shore and the coastline lay white under the moonlight. Up 4300 Feet, After the ship left the coast for the valley course the altitude was increased from 1,000 to 4,300 feet. The shift inland was made because of anxiety over the ship's supply of gasoline a fear which vanished when the craft moved into the valley and met fair weather, ‘The panorama was continuous, yet never the same, While the sun made its way througlt its course in the heaven, yesterday, tho. Shenpndoah tioved from past San Francisco to Brookins, Oregon, passing that point at 7:16 p. m. With its busy ship- ping, its vine clad hills, and the oc- casional smoke of small mills, the California coastline resembled the air view from Boston, to Charleston, 8. C, on the Atlantic coast. Skirted the Coast. For most of its course during the day the Shenandoah skirted the shore, riding much smoother over the sea than, over the land when she rounded a ridge of mountains and approached Fureka, Calif,, at t p. m. yesferday. The Shenandoah turned I and gave Eurcka a greeting. At other times during the day the Shenan- doah was so far out at sea that the shore line was only a line of white foam. Mountains, even snow-capped Shasta, were dimmed in the distance. SEEK MISSING SAILORS Amateur Radlo Teague, Govt. | Agencies, Ete.,, Hunting For Hart- ford and Milford Men, Hartford, Oct. 18.—Extensive search for Arthur S. Hildebrand, | author, of 46 Allen Place, Hartford, and Captain Wililam W. Nutting of Milford, and John O. Tadahl, also of Milford, is being undertaken through radio and cable channels by the government, Motorboat Publish- ing Co. of which Nutting is the edi- tor, Harcourt, Brace and Co., pub- lishers for Hildebrand, and American Radio Relay league. Following the Viking route of Erickson, the men, accompanied by Bjorne Flelscher, yachtsmen, sailed from Norway in their fishing sloop “Leif Erickson.” They were at Reykjavik, Tecland, when the world fiiers arrived, and were last heard from by cable from Iceland on Aug- ‘US( 9. | T [1and, Cape Breton Island, New York. |and were due at Baddeck, Cape Bre- ton island, about the middle of Sep- tember. The Hartford station, American Radio Relay spend tonight communicating with northecn stations, requesting for Information. They ask assis- tance of all amateur radio stations. Jury Retires to Take Up Mrs. Willow’s Fate Middleburg, Pa., Oct. 18.—The jury in the case of Mra. Annie 8. Wilson, charged with complicity in the murder of her husband, Harvey C. Willow, retired today to consider a verdict. There was some excitemer® about the court room and some fear that a { mostrial might be declared when the Indietment of Mra. Willow could not be found. Judge Potter scolded at- taches of the court for what he termed “gross negligence” and in- structed the jury to deltberate while further search was being ma’: for | the paper. (GERMANY GETS REPLY. Brussels, Oct ply to the German ‘note | nationa was sen* g Berlin today. the | league will | | | sailed, August 10 for Green- |son was ushered in h in- |, quiry of vessels in all northern ports | | Assi SPECIAL ELECTION FACES DIFFICULTY New Senator Conld Not Possibly Take Seat on Time FIND LEGAL TECHNICALITIES Successor to Brandegee D-use‘u Po- .lltlv.‘ll Flurry—Caucuses,First Day After Election Is Earliest Possible Pate They Could Be Held. Governor, Uncertain, « Waterbury, - Oct, 18.—Gover- nor Charles A. Templeton s un- certain as to a date for the elec- tion to choose a U, 8. Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank B. Brande- gee,. In an interview today he sald that Monday morning in his office at the state capitol a meeting wil be held by the sev- eral high sheriffs and other of- ficlals, who would have some duties in an election fo talk over the matter. He thought possibly | something would be done then as to fixing the election date. Governor Templeton is suffer- ing from a bad cold today, New Faven, Oct. 18. — Even though preparations for a special clection %o choose a successor to U. 8. Senator Frank B. Brandegee should be made immediately after the election is called on Monday, as indicated by Governor Charles A. Templeton, assuming that the elec- tion would be fixed at the earliest possible date it would not be pos- sible for the senator elected to take his seat when congress opens, it is | shown by a study of the statutory provisions governing special elec- tions in this state. Notice Must Be Given. The statutes provide that 15 days’ notice must be given of town cau- cuses to choose delegates to state party conventions, ten days more must elapse before the conventions are held, and the election cannot be held until three weeks after nom- inations arc made. The earliest possible date for an election, there- fore would be Saturday, December 6. This would necessitate the holding of caucuses on the day after the November election and the holding of state party eonventions on Sat- urday, November 15. It is consid- ered improbable that either party conventions or an election wonld he held on a Saturday, iich would advance the po!alhlfl date at least two days more. Objectors Ar-- Heard. There is objection, it is under- stood, to interrupting the state and national election campaign to pre- pare for party caucuses, which would necessarily 1involve contests in many places, due to the numer- ous candidates already announced or mentioned in connection with the nominations. There is considerable interest therefore in the announce- ment oxpected Monday of the date selected by Governor Tempieton for | the special election. Extra Boxes Needed., Towns which used ballot boxes for the voting face another problem in connection with the election ina much as with one election held in October and the ballot boxes for six months in accordance the statutory provisions, and an- othr»r election in November necessi- l.wlmg the use of additional boxes which must be sealed, it would be necessary to provide extra boxes for the special election, The law providts that voting ma- chines, which are used in many cities and towns, must be sealed for 20 {days following the election, which \“nun permit the use of machines withbut difficulty. Whether some of the cities and towns would use ballot boxes instead of machines, cn account of the voting for but two candidates in the special election is | a matter that would be left to the | { individual choice of the.places af- fected. The law provides that either voting machines or ballot boxes may be used at any election. An order of the court is the only means tHrough which ballot bhoxes may be used ahead of the statutory date, {Snowstorm Rages for 90 Minutes in Quehec Quebee, Oct. 18.—The winter sea- re teday with a snow storm which ed for an hour and a half, followed by fre- quent flurries in the forenoon. It was the earliest snow to fall here in several years. Sherbrooke, Que., falling in the Lake Oct. 18.—Snow Megantie coun- |try has covered the aceord- ing to reports receive There | was also a fall here, but it soon melted. Worcester, Oct. 15.—The first kill ing frost of the year in Worceste county came last night when all out- door perishable vegetation stiffened under a temperature ranging from 204t0 24 degrees Fahrenheit Gen. Passenger Agent Call Is Dead Boston, Oct. 18.—Charle assistant general pa the New York, Ne Hartford railroad, wi in New York, died hospital here after a lor was §8 years old. He began his ra 18.—Belgtum's re- | passenger regarding | New Germany's entry into the leagne of | road. road career in 18583 as a clerk in tb the department old York and New For eome years I his home at Cos Cob, Conn. of REV, O, KLINGBERG 10 LEAVE PULPIT Pastor of Elim Swedish Baptist Church Tenders Resignation —_— NO REASON ANNOUNGED Meet Congregation Will Monday ivening © And Act On Pastor's Withdrawal—Minister May Devote Full Time To Children’s Home. Close on the heels of the sudden and unexpected resignation of Rev. | Dr, John L. Davis, who will go to a New York parish, the announce- ment is made today that Rev. Dr. John E. Klingberg, founder and su- perintendent of the Children's Home, has tendered his resignation to the REV. DR. J. E. KLINGBERG the resignation will be acted upon at a meeting of the congregation, said to have been called Ior Monday evening, ‘The reason for the reslgnat{on has not been ascertained, although it is felt that the minister intends to devote his entire time to the man- agement of the home, which has grown under his direction to a large institution. When questioned by the Herald this afternoon, Dr, Klingberg refused either to affirm or deny the rumor, except to state that “It isnot settled yet.” Dr. Rlingberg has been at the head of the KElim Swedish Baptist church for more than 20 years. On May 17, 1903, he started a move- ment to take care of orphan child- | ren, when his attention was called to a needy family by Patrolman Charles J. Johngon From the time he took the family to the parsonage, until today he has devoted considerable of his efforts to the building of the Children's Home on Rackliffe Heights. This home now is one of the most remarkable insti- tutions in the world. Although its value today runs into hundreds of |thousands of dollars, Dr. Klingberg | i‘\"fl never solicited one cent for the |institution nor has he ever received any stipulated salary. When he feels the need of money he prays and so strong is his belief {that he never doubts that he will reccive what {seneeded, Voluntary contributions pouring in all the time maintain the institution, due entirely the mifister has stated on numerous occaslons, to prayer. YALE SCORES FIRST Cottle Throws I-‘nm‘l\nl Pass | to Pond Who Races A(n’h& Line for n Touchdown. New Haven, Oct. 18.—A vast crowd | witnessed the Dartmoutt | this afternoon. Eli was first to score, getting a touchdown and goal in t first period. Ihe game thus far Dar outh kicked off to t yard line, Allen running 20 yards After two kicked on the | mouth’s 40-yard line. a fumble, After to galn Yale sprung forward pass, Cottle to Pond, who ball to Da . A line plur yards more and on the next Pond carried it ove goal 1line for a t kicked the goal Score: Y. -‘nght—‘\h fl\\ eelm Lose | Fight to Kill Indlctmenl gan Kkickoft Ya to Dart ale got th two line ball on 1 five play & Dartmouth Cottle lown, Mt, Vernon, Ill, Oct. 18.—Motions |to quash the two m'( murder | dictments st 1 M Hight, former Ina and Mra. Elsle n, confessed poison | plotters, 1 today by | Circuit Mrs." | Sweeten pirade | formal arraignment of Hight was | postponed until Wed MOTHER A SUICIDE | New Haven, Oct. 18.—Alone in a | flat in Allingtown section of West | Haven, Mrs. Nellle Howard, widow, | ended her life by inhaling gas today {Last June a son died, aud, her friends say, she had been ondent e | THE WEATHER i g | Hartfonl, Oct. 18.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity Fair and warmer tonight: { Sunday increasing cloudiness and somewhat cool * ' - ) | wicz examined clos KNOK COLLEGE For.,, CALLED BY WEaucYAN James Lukens = McCon- aughy of Galesburg, Ill., to Succeed Shanklin Middletown, Conn,, Oct. 18, — Ellm Swedish Baptist church and|James Lukens McConaughy, presi- dent of Knox college, Galesburg, Ill., was elected president of Wes- leyan university here at a meeting of the university trustees held in New York today, according to word recetved. Dr. McConaughy is a Congrega- tional layman, and only once before has Wesleyan elected a layman to be its president, and nine of the ten preceding presidents have been methodist glergymen. Dr. McConaughy will be succes- sor to Dr. William Arnold Shankiin, president emeritus who died recent- 1y. yD?. McConaughy will make the eleventh president of Wesleyan, The university is in its 93rd year. Dr.fMcConaughy is 2 graduate of Yale, class of 1909, and was a mem- ber of the Bowdoin faeulty from 1909 to'1915, and professor of edu- cation at”Dartmouth from 1915 to 1918 when he was clected president of Knox. Dr. McConaughy was married to Miss Ellzabeth Townsent Rogers of New Haven, Conn,, in 1913, The time has not heen set for his fnauguration as president of Wesley. an. The University, sinee Dr. Shanklin’s retirement has been guid- ed by acting-President TLeroy A. Howland, a member of the faculty. CE IR e T BOY TELLS HOW HE GOT §1,000 FROM BANK {Cerkanowitz Accepts: the Blame and With Pal Is Bound Over John Cerkanowicz, alias John Sergan, 17, and John Tysko, alias Harry Tusko, 18, were both bound over to the December term of the superior court when they were ar- raigned before Judge Benjamin W. Alling on charges of forgery in police court today. Cerkanowicz through Attorney Henry J. Nowickl, | pleaded guilty to the charge, but Tysko pleaded not gullty. The boys were brought back to this city terday by Sergt. Patrick A. McAvay and Policeman Patrick O’'Mara from Pittsburgh where they were arrested last Saturday by the Pittsburgh police, They = were charged with presenting an order at a local bank for $1,000, the signa- | ture of Cerkanowicz's father being forzed to the order, The Cerkanowlcs boy took all the | blame for the forgery saying that | Tysko had no knowledge of his| pians to get the money and that after he received the money at the | bank, he told Tysko that he had won the money i a lottery. Atty. Nowicki made a plea to the court to | gischarge Tysko and sentence Cer- kanowicz to the reformatory, but Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods asked | that both boys be bound over to the superior court. According to the testimony given | the court, Cerkanowicz on Septem- | 2 her 29, presented an order at a lo- cal bank for $1,000 with his father's name signed to it. He was told | that the signature was not a very| good one and the bank officials were unwilling to accept it, so they are| ged to have shown him the| proper signature, which Cerkano- v, and told him | |to get a hetter signature on the or- der. Cerkanowicz sald that he then | | took another order and' made it out, m.J\\v:c the signature conform with | one he had been shown at the | lva He then returned to the bank and presented both orders, accord- |t Y |ing to his story, and told them to .0 HO° 5 FERE whichever one they thought | % eC"HF wan the Best. This was dons, he| il el | gaid, and the money turned over to | n : g him | Having red the money, Cor- Kkanowicz went about completing his plans to go west. He said that he | sect |met Tysko about 6 o'clock th 11‘ | night and told him of his plans. Tysko said that he would go with him only for the fact that he was | “broke,” whereupon Cerkano |alleged to have told him: t had $1000 he had,won in a and would lend him come of it. This was® agreeable and the two started | off, but to Canada instead of | west as Cerkanowicz had orginally | | planned. They went as far as Had ley, Mass., where Cerkanowicz be-| came alarmed and returned to Springfield, from which city they | proceeded to New York and then to | [ Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh they de- | 1 to stay, so both chipyp in | and purchased an automobile. When | 1 last Saturday, in his pockets and obile they 13.) Cerkanowicz jfirst downs in a row. F)'«kn AIN HERALD LaFOLLETTE NOW SAYS REPUBLICAN SLUSH FUND WILL TOTAL 10 OR 12 MILLION; IMPORTANT LETTERS SEEN ""”?,,}"SHURANHIT 19, o1, hp nu;i" " OF MURDER Violet Dickerson Was ‘Ac- cused of Killing Phila, Storekeeper Philadelphia, Oct. 18.—Violet Dickerson, nineteen year old mother, today was acquitted of the charge of murder in the holdup and killing of Louls Hirsch, an aged storekeep- er, last November. The jury, which heard the evi- dence all this week retired 1 yes- terday afternoon and when it was unable to make a report at nine o'clock last night, it was locked up until 10 a. m. today. The girl was jointly accused with Charles Oeffinger, 31 years old, of shooting Hirsch. Oeffinger was given a separate trial and convicted of first gesree murder, carrying the death enalty. He asked for a new trial and his appeal is before the state su- preme court. The girl and Oeffinger aocused each other of having fired the shot that killed Hirsch; Miss Dickerson in her defensefiald she met Oeffinger about a week be- fore the shooting. He had overheard her conversation over a telephone with another man and told her he could assist her in the difficulties she mentioned on the telephone. She lived with him for a week when both became penniless and Oeffinger pro- posed to “stick up” the storekeeper, she testified. THe girl sald she refused but Oeffinger threatened to kill her. She went along but refused to point a pistol at Hirsch. Oeffinger, she con- tinved, seized the gun in the' scuffle with Hirsch and shot the storekeep- er. Oeffinger was arrested trying to e£scape and the girl was captured next night. Her baby, which she brought to court éach, day of the trial, was born in prison last May. The girl wept in joy when the jury freed her and was congratulated by her father and other relatives. She will be taken to Salishury, Md., by her father where he has been living for more than a year. INVITED T0 RIDE, ROBBED AND PUT 0UT OF AUTO Street West Man Says Three Strangers Took Away His Roll of $200. Being invited to an automobile ride by three strange men, taken to the other side of Meriden where he ‘was relleved of his bankroll amount- |ing to $200, put out of-the machine and made to walk home was the sad experience Max Sanik of 58 West street was forced to undergo last night, according to a report he made to the police this morning. Sanik said that he was standing on ‘Arch street, near Webster Hill, when three men came along in an automobile and invited him for a ride. He accepted, and was enjoy- ing the ride immensely until the ma- chine was stopped on the other side of Meriden and his new found {riends took away his money. The | report was turned over to the detec- tive bureau and an investigation is being made, Escapes With Scratches and Bruises James Moore street is at the of 64 South Bu New Britain Gen hospital suffering from muitiple bruises and scratches receiv an automobile he was ridi ed turtle on Av mountain last to close a h on Moore's fc NAVY GETS SGORE Annapolis Leads Princeton Seven to 0 in First Period of Game at Princeton, New Jerscy. was Tiger lium this 3 ..u( oft u.\ 7in U\r The game thus far Navy scored a touchdown a few minutes after the opening of the game on an interrupted charge down | Princeton, 18 —Tt Middie afternoon and ng start. opening stan the field from their own forty yard lne. With Wellings alter: of thrusts the Shapley took | over from the two yard Navy had recovered its| Shapley also kicked point and the Navy led AUTO TURNS OVER WHILE |- DESCENDING AVON MOUNTAT James Moore of South Burrftt Street | ! you have enjoyed much you must con- | tribute Jiberally in substance and | energy. Our state is s but we to it that Coo electors 1 republican congressm lebateak Mr. Walsh said h to establish that Averlgo Daily Cireulation lb | ¥l PRICE THREE CE¥TS Progressive Candi- date’s Lawyer Quotes Notes Calling Nominee And Wheeler “A Lenin And Trotsky” Claims Three Funds Are: Being Raised—By Bank-~ ers, Manufacturers and Business and by Com- mittee. Chicago, Oct. 18.—The senate in- vestigating committeé was told to- day by Frank P, Walsh, counsel for Senator Ta TFollette, independent presidential candidate, that “leads” had been developed indicating that a republican “slush” fund of $10,« 000,000 or '.1"00(’ 000, is to be raised for use in canpaign, 10 or 12 Million “Senator La Follette has informed me that he underestimated the | amount of the slush fund,” Mr, Walsh sald. “After a very hasty in- vestigation we think we have leads which we will present to the com- mittee to show that $10,000,000 is not too small an estimate and that the sum will likely run to $12,000,- 000.” "We will show as we go along,” Walsh added, “that three funds are being raised, one by the republican national committee, one by the hankers, which they are taking care of, and one by the manulacturerl and business.” Mr. Walsh presented the now much-discussed campaign soliciting letters sent out in Pennsylvania by Joseph R. Grundy, a Bristol, Pa., manufacturer, who signed himself as chairman of the ways and means committee of the republican I’Idtwfl- al committee. Quotes From Lettor One letter, dated at Philadelphia on October 2, Jast and addressed to itizens of Pennsylvania,” said the country was confronted by %the possibiiities of a violent social and industrial revolution." “We have in La Follett Wheeler a Lenin and Trotzky,” the ]Lllcr added, “with a formidable |band of followers made up of a viclous ignorant and discomforted element openly organized for battle. Davis Regarded as Lost. and “They will likely cast millions of votes next Novembe perhaps enough to defeat the republican party. There,is little or no chance of Davis being elected. Without a majority for any p: in either the electoral college or the house of rep- resentatives, Charlps W. . Bryan should be elected vice-president by the senate and become president of the Tnited States on the fourth of March. “That means W. J. Bryan for sec- retary of state. God only knows who for secretary of the treasury, and other cabinet positions, and some radical for eecretary of labor. “It would mean quick restoration of the Underwood-Simmons tariff, followed by ’ :mployment and stagnation of by ess. The south would be in the saddle with the rad s riding behind.” A Concluding Argument, The letter concluded with this: “‘Pennsylvanians! 3 e nization proposed to on in t hrow into t and “from the Manufac- Philadelphia, ad- s of the club. It from was dated last Opposed 1o La Follette &) “This state and city a those sta ey may be brought a 0 t support of thes ound p s upon illia Fol- M Walsh asked naed before committee that he had been inform at at a recent meeting of the national bankers’ convention in Chicago, an address had been made in which it was sug- (Continued on Page 13.)