New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 VE™.-"RITAIN HERALD fwayL S 4 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1925 —SIXTEEN PAGES. Average Daily Circulation For 11,056 Week Ending Jan, 3rd ... PRICE THREE CENTS TROLLEY, R R AND | INTERALLIED DEBT PARLEY | Coin Older Than King Tut Dug Up JITNEY LOOM UP DEFAULTING NORWICH BANK CASHIER IS SENTENCED TO HOLDUP MEN SHOOT PITTSBURGHER AS INMARCH WITHU. S. ASKED | On Mount Zjon Now In This City AS HAJOR ISSUES| Coming Sesson ol Legisature Also Will Take Up Medical Bill and Child Labor REPUBLICAN MEMBERS IN CAUCUSES TONIGHT S Democrats Hardly Expected to Gct; Together This Evening—Matter of { Radio Waves Penetrate Steel and Concrete to Inside of Bank’s Vault AEGLS Jefferson City, Mo, Jan, Radio station WOS announced last night that a letter from the First S8avings bank at Palmyra, Mo., sald a program from WOS had been recelved on a super- heterodyne set placed inside the bank’'s vault. The letter sald that the vault's walls were 27 inches of steel and concrete, and that during the reception of the program the ten-ton steel door was closed. Naming Messengers and Door- | Xkeepers Likely to Cause Some Dis- cussion—Stocckel’s Proposed Traf- co—sowsar st |, GLAUDE GILBERT caucuses of republican members of | the incoming General Assembly, which are the usual preliminaries to inauguration of the body, will be! held fn the State Capitol tonight. Tomorrow, the cholce of the party members for president pro tempore of the senate and of speaker of the house, together with the clerks in each body, will be formally made after the usual roll calls by the socretary of state, Francis J. Pal- lottl, in the senate and by Deputy Secretary of State Lounsbury in the | Hout Former Theater Magnate 'and* Sportsman Dies in New Jersey BROUGHT BIG STARS HERE Was Interested in Old New Britain Opera Housc and Russwin Ly- No Democratic Mecting 1t is mot. thought likely that the| ; democratic: members of the new as-| Conn. Leaguc Ball Tcam, sembly will caucus tonight. TReIF| ' ; oa0 Gibert, former New| number 8 two in the senate and !y 0 yheater magnate and sports- three in the house, As most of these | man, (11'3:1 today at his x{mm‘; 4 members-elect will be in Hartford | i ‘piace, Newark, N. J. He had tonight 1t is quite likely, some Of [y o0n "y 61 gome time and a month them say, that they will get 10~ ,p5 o confined to St. Mary's hos- gether in a room at the capitol’ to pital in Orange, N. J. hecome acquainted. This was done | * 5 av g Gl was born tn on the eve of Governor Take's ft- | Terryville, but came here alout 1881 | augural wheh there were only fout-| ;4% 0 oo riag a position at the Cor- | teen democrats in the house and |y capinet Lock Co. He then be- | one In the senate. ceum and Controlled Destinies of | came treasurer of the New Britain The Senate Caucus | Opera House, where Thomas J. The senate caveus tonight’ will | Lynch was also employed. He and probably be called to order by J.|Lynch formed a partnership about Trederick Baker, clerk, who will | 1897 and built the Lyceum theater, ask for choice of & 'ofn[mrary‘ of which Mr. Gilbert was manager chairman. This done, the members |-until 16 years ago, when he went to will probably name Mr. Baker as| work for the Lash Bltters Co., with their candldate for senate clerk, | “‘hr;x)n he was employed until his ¢ members will procegd to dcath. ‘:::\-.z’hn-.n?:- mr:].'.fc. of : president | Mr. Gilbert married Miss Lily pro tempore who probably on| Coby. He was a"mfimber of hnwl Thursday wiil becoms acting leu- | Britain lodge of Liks and of the tenant governor by virtue of the | Knights of ._ohlmh_\!s and was a resignation of Governor: Bingham | members of §t. Mary's ehurch. whose place will be taken by Lieut. [ Mr. Gilbert, with Mr. Lynch, was Governor Trumbull. () | fnatrumental in bringing many ta- [ mous stage stars to this city, When | of peace |tonch with all after-war interallied | ter cold, and gave the local fire de- - TOATTEND BEING PLANNED British Delegate To Paris Conference Re- ported To Have Plans For Meeting In Brus- sels. General Subjects of Obli- gations Will Be Dis- cussed Privately Tomor- row—French Members Named. By The Associated Press. Parls, Jan. 6.—Plans for an inter- allled debt conference at Brussels next March, to which the United States probably would be invited to send a delegate, are declared to have been formulated by Winston Churchill, Britisn chancelior of the exchequer, who Is due to arrive here this evening at the head of the Brit- ish delegation to the conference of allied fihance minister. Mr, Churchill, it is sald, will pre- sent his proposal to the allies for a conference during private conversae tions with other heads of tlons. He already has an appoint- ment with M. Clementel, French minister of finance, for tomorrow to discuss, it 1s understood, the general subject of debts. It is believed that the British chancellor will undoubt- edly go over plans for the proposed conference at that time. French Delegatton ‘The French delegation to the con- ference of allied finance ministers, which opens here tomorrow, was finally named at the eleventh hour today just when all of the other delegations were on their way to Paris. Finance Minister Clementel will head the delegation represent- ing France, Mr. Seydoux, chief of the com- mercial section of the foreign office, will be the principal alde of the finance minister, Other members of the delegation are M. Aron, one of the French experts who helped pre- pare the Dawes plan; Ferdinand Buisson, director of the cabinet min- istry of finances and Pierre Deyris, an expert on the financial problems who has heen in close difticuities. Belglans Arrive delega- | A silver shekel eoined in the time of Aaron and antedating the begin- ning of the 3000 year sleep of King | Tutankhamen is the priceles treasure |of 1000 pounds from the museum at | In the possession of Joseph Rosen-|Cairo for the coin. Although pro-| thal of 89 Hartford avenue,ghis city. |ceeds of such a sale would have en- The story of its coming to light [abled him to live a life of luxury he Idntes hack to ahout 25 or 80 years had more faith 1in the old Hgbrew ago when the late Moses Rosenthal, lggend which sald that the sale of it [tather of Joseph Rosenthal, found it \would bring bad luck and conse- when he was ploughing with his |quently he refused the offer, be- ! crude wooden plough on Mount Zion, |queathing the coin to his eldest son, | Jersualem. He consulted those well |Joseph, who retains it with the same | versed in the sclence of numismatics |feeling of pride as his father did, | {and familiar with the Hebrew lan- |although its actual worth, in Ameri- | |guage and was Informed that the |can money, is only about 60 cents. icnln was original and was probably | On one side of the coin the head | made after the death of Moses, about fof Aaron appears in plain rellef. | 1490 B, C. | Below are Hebrew characters which | 8o elated was he over the find that |specify the year of the manufacture | {he had a public exhibition of the |of the coln and on the sides are |coln and as a consequence his hore |other inscription of old Hebrew. On | was thronged with natiyes who to- [the reverse a familiar scene is pic- | tured, that of the shepherd driving | gether with rabbis, tourists, and me- | trologlsts, were anxious to sce it and | his sheep to the temple, representing |the old custom of sacrifice. coin was the only one of its kind in existence, . Moses Rosenthal received an offer who expressed the opinion that the WATERBURY CLUB BRISTOL MEN FACE GUTTED BY FIRE CHARGE OF MURDER ‘Firemen Have Several Hours' Two Held on First Degree War- Battle With Flames | rants for Fatal Shooting L0SS ESTIMATED AT $25,000:FWE OTHERS GO T0 JAIL| | | |18 Guests and Servants Forced to Material Witnesses Resist Efforts of Flec—Smoke and Water Do Much | Authorities to Get Facts on Death '1 Damage—Blaze Discovered About | of Antonio Tottore, Forcing Ad-i B A M, | | re in the | . ‘ g caused | Bristol, Jan. 6.—That the bullet | .00, drove | which destroyed the life of Antonlo | rvants into the bit-motiore of Gridley street on Sunday | | Journment of Hearing to Jan, 13, Waterbury, Jan. | Waterbury ciub this damage estimated at § |18 guests and & ight in the fracas which took pla | partment a stift battle for everall sy yn home of Salvatore DiSalva- | | hours before it was checked I ey | tore on Cherry street In the House the New Britain Opera House open-| . Premier Theunis, with the Belglan | eral hose lines and axcs. The bla e e In the house caucus it s Iikely | ed Mary Anderson was the star at- | delegation, was the first of the alliod due fire officials think, (o defective atter the completion of | (Rat State Chairman J. Henry|traction, The event was almost a| representatives to arrive in Paris|wiring started in the kitchen of the |, A it ooay Tast | Roraback will call to order and i | public holiday In this clty. When|today. M. Theunis was met by M. club, and worked belween fhe parti- the undertaking rooms of | the usual wethod 18 followed the | Miss Anderson arrived in town and | Clementel and the Belgian ambassa- tions to the floor above and below. | 1 O'Brien, by Dr. Henry| senlor member-elect will be called | grove up Main street in her car-|dor. It is understood that Theunis Awakened At 5 A M. of Harttord, acting for | upon to preside until choice of & riage, admirers unhitched the horses| Will have a preliminary talk with | Mre. Gottfried Hagman, wife of r Philip Calhoun and local| 1 ! and dragged the vehicle to the doors| members of the French delegation |the ciub steward, who asleep | Medical Examiner Dr. Arthur 8.| (Continued on Page 11) ifi!fl\c opera house., before the opening of the confer- with her daughter in th rvants’ e left shoulder, where| - | Mr. Gilbert was also actively in-| ence. quarters on the top floor Was a entered, was powder| terested tn sporting evemts and at| o ! ES one time owned the w Britain | , | club in the Connecticut baseball| league. He was highly esteemed by Jall with whom he came in contact| FAREWELL MESSAGE and despite the factdhat he removed | | from this city eaveral years ago, had | | a wide circle of friends here. A| . | month ago he was taken ill and en-| Declares He Has Done His | tered 5t Mary's nospital in Orange,| | N. J., but only for a ehort time. | Best’ and Good Wishes | The funeral will be held Thurs- | ) : [day morning. Mass will be sung in Go to Successor |the ehurch of the Tlessed Sacra- | {ment at Newark and the body will | be brought here for burial, arriving | — Governor [about 2:45 p. m. It will be taken | Charles A, Templetos, who will re- [to St. Mary's church, in charge of tire from the office of chicfi execu- i.y. M. Curtin & Co., and servic Live of the state tomorrow issied the | will be held there. Interment will following message to the people of |be in St. Mary's ceme the sttac tday: I = “My fellow citizens: { o ‘ o maves, you bone | AOCUSES CONGRESSHEN | ored me with the highest oftice with- | in your power to bestow I prom- iscd my utmost endeavor to prove | Dry Workers Insist That “Dry Con- Hartford, Jan. @ | claim, they canmot Winston Churchill, British chan- cellor of the exchequer, who is due to arrive here at four o'clock this afternoon, it understood to have an appointment with M. Clementel for tomorrow morning to talk over the debt question. Premier Theunis was accompanied by former Premier Delacroix and Camille Gutt, Belglan member of the reparation commission. In mccordance with a decision of the Belglan cabinet, 1t is said that Premier Theunls' de sist any discussion of the priority claim to two Be mufl losiams aoinfif fif fififoat priorty and that, in tion their eight per cent reparation gation will re- N | covered until nearly 5 billion five |is s ny event, if the Belgians continue to collect on this mand In addi- ened shortly before 5 o'clock tl s wrough the clothes, leaving rning by ¢dor of smoke noti- | an unmistakable mark, | fied her husband that she believed | « In ifs course, the bullet plowed | the club was on fire, but h red |through boti lungs, pierced the | e new % burned Iheart and was prevented from pene- trating through the right side by a | bone. Dr. Costello was of the opin- | fon that a wound of the character as revealed in the autopsy wonld not 1 of Tottore's type instant- her that it was very likely kind of coal which was bei in the furnace. As the smoke grew more dense, she arose and went out into the corridor which by that time suffocating. 3 1ediately her husband, W rushed |1¥. This belief strengthened the | < and sent In a still alarm. {theory of the police that the fatal lat unded, |alfray took place around 7 o'clock. was not dis- | Suspects Stubborn o'clock there | Stubbornly resisting every attempt reason to believa that the |Of the local pol assisted by Coun- was awoke down sta Two hox alarms were Although the blaze hundred milllon gold marks in (e |, n the partitions had boen |ty Detective Edward Hick reparations, wi contrary to the |gmou midnight, |eral Prohibition Director | | views of the reparation experts, the soveral in the |her and Officer John Belgians contend has not been en- . remarked that «they detected {Hartford, vesterday, | Uropdid, moke, but the trace of it was faint, |caled in the The British viewpoint is that there the notion that a fire existed |27¢ €0 I{;‘ 4 [tle light | soon died away. Saivatora Building Is Flooded The los: 1 ' hom R 1 sup- mnts, the husband yesterday afternoon. tor inithe m furniture, walls and worthy of that honr, | L ; | payments as fixed in the Spa agree- | yo fire confined to the e evers At oath of office has been con- | gressmen” Are Flagrant Violators ment. m A just aho nd below the k eivable story of hein gelsewhere y e, v itio Will Await Action e e e AT o 1 floors it el stantly before me. My own .'\mlrm(n( ok 1l Remontocst 1 et .Lfl',“( 1 ; 10078 | {jan at 1 me wher X hing lias been to serve You as your gov- had to he choj tnea!|ara ahoniing dffray took T | ° ction b e crec as 1a 3 wat to the " % e ninde ernof. My one pride has besn my| Washington, Jan. 6, —"Flagrant |8ction by the ‘creditors as to Sotired strenms/iof water the |*"The moro efforts we bl state. My one thought has. been | vofiation of the Volstead act by |debis it is sald, l‘l"‘_\‘“ '!'"‘":” “\ "': spent men |jear up the matter, th S your welfa No #man has been | “dry” congressmen was declared to of these "l'l ‘y‘-i“l'l > "““_’"- chopped Jering spots. ted became the situation, 8o turned away by me unheard. I have added to the ready over- g ""‘"'i‘_ s‘ e ‘A The clu brick it wi nue mate have cvaded no issue. 1 have fol- | whelming contempt for the aot by atives focl 1ha% | puitding. exciuding bas where | ters unt e lowed the path which seemed to be | gtherwise law-abiding citizens,” in id Bl ihe gymnastum and bow eys |ing will be right : a statement by W. H on; | discussed at a special conference and {0 ., c uar- | Murder Warrants Issued. “In following that path T have |president of the association against |that it 1s ]\mi' .;w‘ ‘lnnp«:.\,‘nu;»\yt: & Heea % was held yestarday aft been very happy. It has led to some | the prohibition amendment. liquidate the _”"1“ 0!: ::“‘fl :"-]lj :‘( 41‘;‘ 1 exten- kb ge Jo- hard things but to far more that| Fe referred especially, he O L G Uhiiatarta rs will be nec fore ovan with s were pleasant. 1t has brought mt |testmony in the divorce AT 1 How/éré (e fiore|| e DUt i iN agalngread v feziotcn: Attorney Willam . e ite satisfac ¢ working | brought by Representative I Mr. Churchill is editec H Pithe AT- th fite satisfaction of working | brought by Repre e EAG o ra kg thE e pancy Y he said, n Scott of Michigan in which a witness testified that cong brought liquor into the country from Panama. “When the members of congress .n | whose records are 100 per cent dry and whose political aspirations have always been supported by the - saloon league violate the law {are responsible_for enhcting,” h sald, “how can’we count upon the side with you for the good soclation in t me side by of Connecticut, of public service with splepdid { and women, of friendships that will | t as long as life itself. “If our task has not alwa easy It has always been worth while Whatever. 1 have dccomplishec would have been impossible with- out your cooperation’ and loyalty ssi question in the conference. reason, it is reported, is t matter is so Intimately linked witk he settlement of other questiol a satisfactory result of th fc ence w Mcult to obtain §f the debts are excluded. It is believed however, that if the question is d cussed it will be at a special meeti of the European delegations in His this shat MEDWAY HOTEL Bt Medway, Mass., Jan. 6 desty 0. The fire Is e to p ive wi T W no s 2 i guests in t stel wh ha n Pl 2 closed for the wir Dominick - O s were fix There is still much remaining to be p Ere s PARY COMMITTER 5 % ; r x!“ AnaiE erd it public to respect the law. ested, p..hl Inn “'lly'b Eu N m“‘\n\\ \{|| n‘\l‘ Y Haidatting s . ! t P 0 + ¥ | would seem that fhere would | aspects @ the probiem, since as! Ja | ata nd all w 1ken ‘o ccossors that same spirit of good It wou 5 phpt 24 Ko Hslcmaali . SR iisaekaid ol helptul mbm {be an item In the current treasury | American d tion has been in- tive McKer : il in Ha 1 by t will, that same , he “” ; . el ‘;“ + | department appropriation bill for | structed to abstain from any confer- | chairman of local police and the coun ::”“ "r“""“‘i*]'azh'»‘“‘:r:\‘ l}"“i“‘\‘ f:t:"“‘ education of dry congressmen to | ence discussion on interallied debts. | mittce today { Many Sce Prison; Sk S | respect the law they are responsible | e fcan comt v your hands. tor.” | Surprised at U. S. Note. - par ing to “As 1 give over the leadership | OT g g | yeadon. Jum. S~ The' Rriish the e mBtes oot s Seawa with which you entrusted me my chancellor of the exchequer, Win gathered at 1tion to sec ILLUSTRATOR DIES. Philadelphia, Jan. 6.—Gu Moore, artist and illustrator, died to- day after a long iliness, gratitude, goes out Lo you, my affec- tionate good wishes will remain with | you *“(Signed) “CHARLES WATERBURY POSTMASTER. Tokio Washington, Jan. §.—Postmaster l Americ nominations today inc ed: Water- bury, Conn., Albert N. Gedgrove. | rnsey A. TEMPLETON." DIES IN JAPAN Jan, Robert who has been Trwir a resident an ston Churchill, accompa; nd the conference of allied nce minister: opens ir French capital tomorrow. The chantellor dec which a statement regarding his missi and was una say nitely | | {Cbutinwed on Page 13.) ed by sev- | secretaries, left for Paris today ¢d to make n night; 1 any- ar- them off. N thing to say, THE WEATHER 1 Hartfond, Jan, 6.—FPorccast but i en \ fer New Britain and vicinity: that two of t ppear | Unsettled topight and Wednes- bed ov aking day: probably rain or snow to- liele change in tem- perature. | 1| EPRSISSESRSSEE ¥ | (Continue | 000 bonds which was given jointly ‘wirh 80 far as known, (Spectal to The Herald.) |ana greatly liked. | Providence bakery, FIVE T0 NINE George A. Finn Pleads Guilty To Converting To Own Use $93,- 104.64 of Institution’s Funds. Was Arrested in October When It Was Found He Had Used Money in Stock Market Specula- tion. Norwich, Jan. 6.—George A. ¥inn, defaulting cashier of the Bankers' Trust Co. of Norwich, was given not less than five nor more than nine| years in state prison on a plea of guilty to wrongfully appropriating converting to his own use $93,- 104.64 by Judge Allyn L. Brown to- I"inn_was arrested on October 25 charged with embezzling $10,000 from the trust company on Septem- ber 30. He was placed under $50,- and severally by a group of Norwich men. Shortage Made Up. An examination of the bank's ac-} counts showed that Finn had been| using money in stock amculathn.i The apparent deficit was at once made up by President Angus Park of | the bank, and the directors as well as the chamber of commerce direc- | tors expressed confidence in the sta- bility of the trust company which went on doing business as if nothing had happened. | Broker Never Returned \ Tinn was sald to have carried out | stock market transactions through | Gabriel C. Berker of a stock brok- | crage concern having rooms over the | bank. TLater, it was stated by the | police that a warrant charging Berk- or with theft of $53,000 was in the hands. Berker had gone west on a | business trip and although it was | once stated in his behalf that he was | to return he has not heen in Nor- | Finn was active in Norwich affairs | He was president | of the Lions club and had connection | with several organizations in a | fiduclary capacity. No discrepancy | in any other accounts save those of | the bank was ever alleged. “L'l‘ | misuse of bank funds covered only a brief period it was said; Finn came here from Greenwich. | He was a former state bank exam- iner. He became secretary and treasurer of the Bankers Trust Co. when it was organized about four vears ago. commissioner's first defalcatlon of The bank statement made the Finn as $146,261. Tinn was to be faken to Wethers- field this afternoon. | HIS DEBTS TOTAL 860,000 AND HIS RSSETS $25,000 Files Joseph Niedzweckl Petition in Brankruptey—Dry Goods | | ngw breakwater at Los | while $2,000,000 | essary to |ing that YRS. IN PRISON 84 Weds 83 at Masonic Home After Courtship Lasting About a Year PBridgeport, Jan, 6.~—Isaac Bradley, 84, formerly of this ecity, and Sarah Sielaff, 83, of New Canaan, both residing at the Masonle Home at Wallingford, were married December 29 at the Congregational parsonage there by Rev. Mr. Seelers, the postor, according to information recelved here today, About 200 inmates of the home witnessed the cere- mony, The wedding followed an assoclation of about a year at the home, Mr, Bradley, who went to the home from Hartford, was a manufacturer of ammuni- tion machinery. 33 ILLION ASKED FOR USE OF ARMY $14,200,000 Lopped O Rivers and Harbors Bill PROPOSAL 1S FEASIBLE Four Items Covered in Reduction From $53,565,000 Rivers and Har- | bors Item—Postal Comes Up Today. Veto Also ‘Washington, Jan, 6,—War depart- ment recommendations for reduc- tions of about $14,200,000 covering tour items in the $53,565,000 rivers and harbors bill reported last year were placed before the house rivers and harbors committee today. This would reduce the total of the bill to about $38,000,000, ypon which house leaders have agreed action 6hould be sought late this month. If the proposals are agreed to the $16,000,000 reported for the inter- coastal canal along the Gulf of Mex- ico would be cut in half as would the $7,000,000 recommended for a Angeles, for the Jamalica Day project in New York and $714,- | 000 for deepening the channel at Newport News, Va., would be elim- inated. The committee considered the rec- ommendations at an executive ses- sion today but deferred action pend- ing a report from a sub-committee consisting of Chalrman Dempsey, tepresentative MecDuffie, democrat, Alabama, and Major General Taylor, | chief of army engineers, who were ructed to confer with Secretary ‘Weeks on the proposed reductions. Postal Salaries Veto Opening the debate on the postal alaries veto today Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, argued that the increasa in sa'aries was nec- give postal employes a d cited statutes show- increases had been given employes of almost every other de- partment of. the government. living. wage, The president's veto was assalled | Igo from the republican ranks when Senator Dale, of Vermont, declared for the bill and insisted his action was not to be considered disloyal to the chief executive. Merchant Goes to Wall Liabilitt: about $ seph Niedzweeki of Farmington ave- formerly proprietor of the in a voluntary petition in bankruptey filed at the United States district court in New Haven today. The petition, filed through the office of Hungerford & the only veckl W nu. showed sessed by N in loca! real e sold out concern about two mo A voluntary 1w ¢ urt in New F his 80 trict ¢ John K ment of the ted at amount ccording to the stat petitioner, he has assets va $4.000, while labilities his (‘0ngre?sman ()\Ell‘n an Is Operated ‘Upon Today Derby, J an Pat- firm of O'Sulli ed upon this m s at the hosuital of St w Haven, by Dr. Willlam E an a pendici el, f ap- eatment sity of under from the the effect had co surgeons con- out of the.ether a sider the operation to have been a success. FASCISTI CABINET MEETS B ThelAsabeiateaty Premier Musso- t composed of on of Cesare economy, Jan. v has a cabir lini to. Fascisti, with the Nawa except tio t section of loyal to ster o gs to ti rema popular party ism. irst defense of the veto came from the democratic ranks, Senator Dial, democrat, urging that the bill e defeated for business reasons. Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten- nessce, then charged the new ster ling bill for rate increases never w intended, by any one, to be passed at this session, Chairman Sterling, of the post of- committee, was on his feet at once with a vigorous denial but the ' ssee senator refused to yield. vas intended as an alleged ex- cuse for senators to change position,” continued McKellar it will not serve that purpose Senator Shipstead, farmer. Minnesota, said the presi ill advised on this as he was ors Od- flce their “but on th i1e » soldier bonu republican, Ne Senator i are paid in the court h and tp mercantile emp 1 to post office employes. Leaves Town Short Time Before Writ Is Served J. J. McGuire, an accountant at the P. & F. Corbin Co, has been for $3,000 by Thomson-Fenn . of Hartford for m dne Fred Winkle has garni hands of the where he s: 1ble re Co., which superior court re- the °{North Carolina Banker Arrested as Embezzler Jan 6.—The ng Hop cky Mount, N. C National t , has been ral examiners e F. Walker, arres! e bank's accou of taken o and its has be the directors he made fals and reports in an effs to save the | institution. He was released on bond HE TRIES 0 GAL Son of Lawrence Sands, Promi- nent Banker, Wounded in Own Home DEMAND FOR $25,000 HAD BEEN MADE ON FATHER Robbers Line up Family and Serve ants, But Son Makes Dash For Door and is Shot Down—Condl. tion Not Serious—Bandits Make Good Escape Before Police Arrive on Scene, Pittsburgh, Jan, 6.—Hold-up men today fired upon and wounded John W. Sands, son of Lawrence A. Sands, president of the First National bank, when he ran to call for help after a demand for $25,000 had been made upon his father as he was leaving his home in fashionable Squirrel Hill Shot in the Side Sands had just left his home to £0 to the bank when three men drew, up In front of the house in an au- tomobile. They forced Sands into | the house, along with his chauffeur, who was waiting outside, and lined the family and servants up against the wall, The younger Sands, who is 35 years old, watched his chance and' | when the hold-up men turned their backs, made a break for the door. Five shots were fired, one bullet striking him in the left side. His condition was not considered serious. After firing the shots, the three men fled in their automobile without taking any money or valuables, Workmen acroes the street heard the shots and notified the police, but when officers arrived no trace of the men could be found. No Trace of Bandifs In making demasgls for money the men forced the elder Mr. Sands to telephone to the bank for the money, Employes and other officers of the bank, thinking the request was un- | usual, sent police to the house, They also were too late to find any trace of the men who were said to have driven in the direction of Home- | stead. TWO MORE RUM BOATS - SEIZED IN THE SOUND |LeFelice, One of Those Taken, Has Booze Valued at $40,000 | | | ! New London, Jan. 6.—Within & | quarter ot a mile of the shores of the Montauk Point, L. I, the gas sloop La Felice, was captured &t 3:15 this morning by the coast guard | patrol boat C. G.-235, laden to capa- | eity with liquors valued at more than | $40,000. | The selzure resulted from a chase | of less than a mile in which the pa- [ trol boat, driving the rum rifmer shoreward, fired two shots. Captafa H. Hanson of New York and Karl Smith ot Montauk Point, the prison- ers taken on La Felice, were held for a hearing before U, S. Commissioner Mathewson at the customs house here this afternoon. It is the second time for La Felice, which was towed into port here by the coast guard cutter Seminole on May 21, 1924. Three men comprised the crew at that time and 109 cases of liquor were taken from her held. | The master was held for the federal court at New Haven. New London, ‘Jan. 6.—The liquor laden American schooner Mascot is bound for this port in tow of patrol boat C. G.-225 of the Newport coast guard base, following seizure off Montauk Point early teday, accord- ing to information received by Cap- tain W. H. Hunter, commander of iard destroyer base here o details of the capture the coast More Windsor Locks H. S Pupils Go Out on Str ke Wi Locks, Jan. 6.—The striki high school, 25 of whom 1 out yesterday in a protest against the dismissal of Sus pervising Principal Leander Jackson ¢ the school hoard, received a con- rable accession to their number v when it was said that half of pupils failed to appear at schoel State Supervisor Francis E. Harring ton, who has taken rge of the school, while admitting that more pupils were absent than yesterday. expressed the opinion that matters would adjust themselves by tomor- He said that he was making no ts but depending upon an aj- to common sense, Will of Samuel Gompers Is Contested by Widow Washington, Jan. 6.—The will of amuel Gompers was contested to- day in District ot Columbia supreme court by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude o | Gompers, who charged undue infiu- by Mr. Gompers® son Samuel J. ompers, or others. The will left to the widow only the minimum &l {lowed by the law.