New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1924, Page 3

RAID WAREHOUSE AS GUARDS WATCH Liguors Worth About $800,000, Stolen in Chicago Chicago, Dee. 6.—A band of hi- 1ekers raided a 83,000,000 hoard of iine Yiquors in a United States army warehouse here and stole, rare whis- keys and wines of an astimated value of $800,000 carly last Sunday, mc- cording to Robert R. Levy, United States marshal, . The robbery, discovered Monday, wis leept & sacret until last night while fedcral agents questioned moro than eighty soldiers and other gov- vrnment employes, some of whom were supposed to guard the store, Fifteen stel doors were cut away ind padlocks and bolts smashed by ralders @ give the impression, in- vestigators sald, that there Nad been uo inside assistance. Deputy marshals maintain a week day business hour guard, but not on duty nights. The quartermaster's department of the army, to whom the warehouse belongs, was requir- cd to maintain a 24 hour watch of irmed soldiers, however, Much of the liquor taken was seized in federal ralds shortly after | the advent of prohibition. An in- ventory disclosed that the loot cluded more than 600 cases of fine old Bourbon whiskey, and about 350 cases of rare vintages, besides an undetermined number of cordials, making more than twenty truck- loads. FRANCE WILL PAY Retiring Ambassador Jusserand De- clares that His Country Intends to | Make Good For Every Cent, New York, Dec..6—Trance will pay its debt to the United States to s cent, in the opinfon of Jules d, ambassador from France ountry. He referred to the L in his specch at a meeting + fn bonor at town hall yesterday BEECHAM'S 4 H i ine | afternoon following ceremonies which he had been awarded ll! ‘ honorary degree of doctors of laws ‘h) New York University “When we pay, we shall pay to |)w last cent,” suid Ambassador Jus- erand, “but T think you will not for- | 5!‘! that we spent more blood than any of the allles. much treasure, and that we were the only country that supplied the battlefield, "I am sure you will recall that | While you were making ready we were engaging the enemy. 1 think you should know that not more than | one-sixth of the money went to France. The rest of 4t was spent in the United States, and I hope that account will be taken of our speclal position on that use of the mone) while you were preparing, and also that while we were borrowing we were also lending to our allies, and that not one of them has pald us.'" Dr. John Grler Hibben, president of Princeton University, who pre- ceded Ambassador Jusserand as a speaker, sald that in his opinfon a\ least part of the French debt should be cancelled by the United States. ECONDMY STORE I NEN HAVEN ROBBED Daring Gunman Gets $100 and Makes Escape Now Haven, Dee. 6.—Police were still searching today for a holdup man, described as middle aged and well dressed, who held up the mana- nt of an Economy lumbus avenue i ast night and es- caped with over $100 in cash which he took from the till. According to Manager Harold Black of the store the man entered the store shortly after 6 p. m., ordered him and his assistant to get under the country while covering themy with a gun, Af- ter rifling the till, Black reported, he ordered them to remain quiet for a time and returned agiin a brief time after leaving the store to see that they were obeying orders and then made a getaway. Police search- ed the vicinity all night without re- sult, The scene of the alleged robbery | was outside of the zone established yesterday by Chief of Police Smith | where extra police protection is to be afforded because of recent store robberfes and holdups. . | A mushroom 4414 Inches in cir- | cumference was grown in Fngland last immer. ‘Save Now For Christmas | Are you spending all youearn EVERYONE WHO JOINS THE CHRISTMAS CLUB BECOMES A SYSTEMATIC SAVER There is a specific amount due each week. Payments are made with such ease that the wonder is how quickly pennies, dimes and dollars grow in such a short 50 weeks. Select the Club you wish to join. The first payment makes you a member. The table below explains the plan fully: Increasing Club Plan Deposit 1s 1st week, le each week— 1cclub Scclub ?i 10cclu Deposit 10c 1at week 10¢ each week—in 5 in 50 weeks you have st be 18t week, 10¢ ch week—in 50 weeks you have 2¢ 2nd week EoMN i ianl e g3 78 e 12150 dc 2nd week 2nd week d wee weeks you ) ave Decreasing Club Plan You begin with the LARGEST payment an DECREASE each week, Even Amount Club Plan Club Deposit 50c Club Deposit Sl ('hlh Deposit $1 $2 Club Deposit $2 each 85 Club Deposit $5 §10 Club Deposit “¢10 §20 Club Deposit ¢ 850 Club Deposit $50 $100 Club Deposit $100 25¢ each each each each each we week—Iin 50 weeks you have week—in & week—in week—in week—1 week—in woek—in 50 weeks you have each week—In 50 weeks you have 2500 50.00 100.00 0 weeks you have 230,00 500.00 1,000.00 2,500.00 5,000.00 0 weeks you have 50 weeks you have 0 weeks you have 50 weeks you bays We cordially invite you to come in and join TRUST CO. NEWBRITAIN [y THE BANK OF Open Saturday Evenings 7-9 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, : OUTLINES PROGRAN [ FOR MOSOUITO WiR Dr. Slate Says $300,000 Will Clean Up Marshes Hartford, Dec. 6.—Foaturing the | anti-mosquito Institute held here | vesterday under the auspices of the | Conneeticut Anti-Mosquito ussocia- | tlon, Dr. Willlam L. 8lade, Jr., rector of the: State Agricultural periment station, outlined a program which, the experts agreed, will, it carried out, rid the state of 95 per | cent of its mosquitoes 1n a few vears, If we had $200,000 ft would go | most of the way toward draining Connecticut's large salt marshes,” sald he, “and $100,000 more would | clean up most of the fresh swamps. About $25,000 annually would cover the cost of keeping open the ditches which are neoded to fol- | low the drain.” “That, in brief" mosquito problem. meet 17" | “There must be cooperation be- tween the land owner, the health and clvie bodies and the legislature, | The state has glven us good laws | ! and departments which are equipped | to fully carry out a thorough pro- | gram of mosquito control.” Representing the assoclation, Treasurer John Moran said that every effort will be made befors the General Aseembly meets in January to make it clear to the plain people | of Connecticut who euffer from the | mosquito which infests backyards, | playgrounds, parke, and the shore, | that Dr. Slate's program of cooper- | atfon must be carrled out if this state 18 not to feel in 1925 as acutely | the ravages of the insect as fn 1224. | He pledged the association to anpeal | to representative citizens of Con-| neetleut for a sum which will assist | the state in its efforts to raise money | to drain the marshes and swampd which are responsihle for the pres- | ent conditfon which has not enly | doubled and redoubled the mos- | quitoes which infest the state, but has been responsihle for a sudden | water “la our we | sald he. How shall Increase in both deaths and cases of | § malaria the past two yea 104 INDICTFD IN (Grand Jury Returns Secret Re: | port to Judge —_— Warren, O., Dee. 8.—Becret indict~ ments against 104 persons, alleged | to have participated In or been re- sponsible for tha disorders which oe- |curred in Niles, November 1, and various recommendations, fncluding ousting of Mayor Harvey €. Kistler and Police Chief I.. J. Rounds of Niles, ara contained in the report of a special Trumbull county grand | jury which investigated clashes be- | tween Ku Klux Klansmen and antt- Kiansmen, { The report, submitted to Commen | Pleas Judge Charles W. Walking jafter the jury hd heen in session ten | days, and examined 257 witnesses, Erammondnd Governor A. V. Dona- | | hey “for the prompt and thorough | | manner in which he restored order.” | Tha report points out that paw | rades by the Klan and the Flaming | Circle, an anti-Klan organization, were advertised at Niles November 1, and that trouble resulted at a pre. | | vious Klan parade becanse of songs | | and remarks * ‘derogatory to Catho- | | lies and forelgn born." Removal of Mayor Xistler and | chtet Rounds was recommended. | | Referring to Sheritf John Thomas, | { the report says, “we are fully con- [Hn"!f] that he did all in his power to preserve order.” Fractment of a law establishing a state constabulary and repeal of charters under which organizations are ttempting to function as state | police were recommended. { 00,000 JEWELRY THERT Couple Tmprisoned in Apartment Honse by Hold-up Man, Then New York, December 8.—Tmpris- | omed in an exclusive apartment | house elevator with two attendants, | | Mr. and Mrs. Jacques P. 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