New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 MALLTRAIN THEF WHAS NOT CHAPHAN James Cadoo, Ex-Postal Clerk, Confesses After Arrest SON OF WEALTHY PARENTS' Halt of $10,000 Loot Found in Pris- oner's Auto and Remainder Was Hidden In Fis Home—Missed Pouch With $100,000 in it, New York, Jan, 17.—Mystery sur- rounding the hold-up of a mail car ! on the Long Islund raflroad Tuesday night within a few miles of New York and theft of $10,000 being ship- ped by a Bellmore bank was ap- parently solved today with the arrest of James J. Cadoo of Lynbrook, N. Y., a former postal clerk und son of a weatlhy retired lumber dealer. All but $100 of the money was recover- ed. Makes Confession Cadoo, according to the police, confessed that he was the robber who had boarded the n at Bell- more, and four minutes later held up the mail clerk, John T, Greene, at the point of a pistol. The robber stole a pouch of first class mail con- taining a shipment of $10,000 in cash from the Bellmore National bank and leaped from the train as it slowed down for the next stop. Chapman Suspected Tor three days scarch for the dar- ing robber was without avail. At one stage of the Investigation it v thought that Gerald Chapman, notorious bandit, was responsible. Greene even identified his pleture as that of the robber but police were skeptical. Meanwhile, Captain Chad- wick of the Lynbrook police force was tracing an automobile which had been seen near the scene of the hold- up. Farly today he traced it to Cadoo’s home and after brief ques- tioning the prisoner was arrcsted. Half of the money was found in sugar jars in Cadoo’s hourse, police sald. Cadoo knowledge of the disclaimed any advace hipment of money, according to Captain Chadwick \\lm; quoted him as saying: Only an Amatenr “All T knew was that the banks were shipping money by registered mail. It I had been anything but an amateur 1 would have taken the| pouch contals $100,000 put on at Freeport Cadoo, who was recently married, was formerly employed in the Lyn- brook and New York post offices. Pleads Guilty. Ity when ar- comm re to employ o represent him at the arraig Cadoo newly mar- to believe the n > I'm ¥ wiis Cadoo told ST did it nd I wanted 1 made g0o police. “1 needed money, and the ton came to me that I could lot of money by holding up t car. 1 have been out of wor my wi 1s going (o b I simply had to gt me AUTO TRUCK SKIDS IN FRONT OF TRAIN West Thompson Grocer Fatally Injured in Cross- ing Tragedy L mol West Durand fatally inju truck in & wolished Th Jan. 17—Emil grocer of 1'utnam, ed this forcnoon wlh b he was deliver was struck and the | of passenger train . & H. railrc arrival of Day-Kim It is beliey truck which and ran mpson, n ing whic erics here omotive a on the N before the from the Putnam. trol of the the icy road directly and Yeaves a wife Putnam, skidc upon the train, duug 1 on tracks in Dur- and Collier and Robin Adair in Smash | In Fog O Chatham—No Casual- ties Reported. Chatham, Mass, Ja 17.—The eollier Munalbro which collided with the steamer Robin Adair in a fog early today Iar chief light shoals is ly up the coast conmvo: coast guard entter Acushnet. Rad messages from the vessel intercepte earlier in the day eaid she was able to proceed cautionsly to We and would tor Loston. T Robin Adair was steaming towards Vineyard Haven, scone of the colli The fog fad cle J the forenoon, making it posible the damaged ships to scek The is ealm The Munalbro, which had her stem bow one anchor carried N head-on crash, reported that hateh and there S a bold. enrly off make 20 miles from the ared away during for sea 1 Wy ar W R 1 was holding ess seriously cast of i wne) ‘PIOJICH 1‘:: PV reaqry -ns W“"J Henn Geeraert Germans’ Advance. By The Associated Press. Bruges, Belgium, Jan, 17.—Henri Geeraert, lock-keeper of the slulces of Nicuport and hero of the first battle of the Yser, died in a hospital here foday after a long iliness, On last Chtristmas Day, when he seemed (near the point of death, he was given {the cross of the Knight of the Order |of Leopold in recognition of his a tion for the opening of the dikes in November, 1914, flooding the Yser battleffeld and stopping the German advance. The honor acted as and the sluice-keeper revived notably ifor a time, | It was after the surrender of Ant- iwerp, when the German troops were advancing victorlously across Belgi- {um, that Geeraert's knowledge of the ! workings of tho Belglan slulce sys- tem came fnto play, not only saviyg |the Belgian army from destruction, but blocking the road to Catais to the |Germans, When the sluices were opened the water began flowing into the flat country along the eastern side of the railroad bank from Nieu- port to Dixmude, At first its pro- gress was not noticeable, the water being absorbed by the earth. Within forty-eight hours, however, the ground beeame soggy and a few hours Jater the whole country was {transformed into a muddy plain Avith {the German men and horses strug- Battle Of Yser, Dies At Bruges (It Was This Nieuport Lock- in Nov. 1914, Flooding Battlefield and Stopping | tonlc | =W BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN CONNLCTICUT SATURDAY JA\UAR\ i Hero Of First Keeper Who Opened Dikes 1 Bling desperately to free themselves | from the entangling sitme, | Gradually the water began to rise | about the ground foot, two | feet. A falthful ally of the Belglans, | the flood compietely paralyzed the invader, When the Germans had | | discovered what was going on it \\.m’ too late. Many guns had to be | abandoned and the German troops caught by the rising waters were either drowned in their trenches or, unable to return to solid ground, | had to surrender. By early Novem- | ber an artificial lake extending to a | width of more than two miles acted | an an effective barrier to the enemy from Nieuport to the north of Dix- | mude. The first battle of the Yser was over and the Germans had met with a serlous clheck. Geeraert, who was 51 years old at | the time, together with Cogge, his | companlon slulce-keeper, supervised the operation of the slulces to admit the water and manipulated them in | a way to avoid the extension of the | inundation west of the rallway bank where the penctration of the water would have hampered the Belgian defenders, whose line of defense had twice been broken and recstablished at great cost before the expedient of | apening the sluices was adopted at| Geeraert's suggestion, ! LAWYERS IN ARGUMENT OVER. BIGAMY CHARGE |Woman Bound Over After Atty. Mangan Criticizes Prosecutor Woods | Fatlure of Prosecutor Joseph | Woods to charge Richard Grigorian | {in police court against Mary Milkorian of ayotte strect, charged with , came up for disposition, | ulmmr(«l a lively argument be- |tiveen the prosecutor and Judge Wil- {llam F. Mangau who appeared for fthe woman. After the argument ‘suhsmm, Judge Benjamin W. All- ing bound her over to the March {term of superior court under $500 | bonds | The terday case was continued from yes- morning by Judge Alling to give Prosecutor Woods an opportun- ity to investigate claims made by tle defense that Grigorian marricd the non 1 knowing that she alr had a husband, and had actully per- suded her to go to New York and {marry him in spite of this ki edge. A letter written by Grigorian Wil submitted by the ¢ to prove this assertion, but as there was Armenian interpreter in » Jetter could not be trans- » contents were not “nse made Knows While Proscevtor Woc was making his reply i in which he =aid that the 1 seen the defendant come yeal hotel with a man oth- soria 1d that he had woman brother on oc 1 objected to had th you teil wtion to today bel of is the state, | police out of a ler t information that t slept with her Judee statements ,,.‘\ L to crsation terday regard “Why don't at 1 had a con and oftercd hac ] own Mar and tell isions, with con him yes- e court with you produce e that ( was 1 i 5. “You get any ainst Gri- Tu or | yesterday { hundred witnesses to prov | gorian this woman reavy when he her told me witnesscs to any char gorian and 1 red plenty of them for ¥ itor W why Kknew vried ried Judge that yo wc attorney 1 them in court, iterrupted the g that it o 1 t in the court to prod prove charges again s committed a crime. usual and argument up to a de- to who that it witnesses r man He added to have on my char AW cover s very ur a court W ia ve a bi The any provides are is lega and the fact is 13 YEAR OLD SLAYER Cleveland Girl Laughs and Jokes as a marriage j either { time ©1 at the to both. one know She Confesses Killing Man She says Betrayed Her. nd eline T | Judg shelter, | nament yes ] opponess #& three rou: nt lay this morning when | wi- | RICKARD ANNOUNGES MATCH FOR DEMPSEY 1Plans to Pit Him Against | Both Gibbons and Wills | ! | ‘D\' ‘The As: | New York, Jan. 17.—Tex Riekard expects to match Jack Dempsey for ja title fight in June with either Tom |Gibbons or Harry Wills, in spite of Ithe champlon’s_announcement that |he will retire from the ring and |marry this spring. ' | The promoter said he lhad! no {detinite agreement with Jack Kedins |the champlon's manager, but ex- | pressed confidence the chamjpion | would aceept his terms for at Jeast one fight this year and possibly two. Rickard's lan would be to ma |Dempsey in a return [bons ez in June, either Yank adium or Boyle's Acres. 1f victorious, the titleholder | |then wonld be sought the long- awaited bout with Wills' roc cha zer, in Septem It the champion meore liun one bout, . Rickard will give him a choice of ecither Gibbons * Wills as an oppouent. Both of | contenders have agreements with Rickard for title matcl 1 do not take at to retire n goes expect him to more opponent to puted supremacy g ils crow e promoter said Kearns to visit New ¥ Iweeks to discuss te two title ted Press, | Thirty however seriously Dempsey’ Itickard decl wrough w at least on prove his undis- hefor it he on he expected ork in a few s f matches this v heavy and Jack pugilist ns, his man- nest month to N arrang: & bout for mer, Kearns said today. Tex , if he expeets to matc v with Tommy Gibbons or wrry Wills for a t in Junc vding on he declaring cen made Dempsey’s announce will retive in June wed Estells Tavior, motion picture act We ly thing he publicity at it will have » trip east mnext tions add rangements \s no ment ross Knows 4 that no 1 on mor Kk 'FIREMEN ESCORT BODY OF VETERAN 10 GRAVE Men in Blue Pay Last Respect Capt. William J. Watts At Funeral Today and mn tre the fire ief William 1 by C of toa marched “apt. William J street, escort departed off r to its final resting ry this af from W eir p m the fire ma aducted by Frederic L. Fa Sonth Congregational at home o'clock and 2 to ot services were started honors ston KILL PLURAL VOTE BILL ng | patch from Romse. \Sees Mayor and Explains Situe- Washington Sure ~ Probibition Lors without delay, he said tods ot sur | those le | thi —SIXTE 1925. VIETS WITHDRAWS HAYNESCERTAINLY HIS RESIGNATION - SLATED 10 RETIRE tion Was Misrepresented OTHERS ~ARE ACCEPTED VIEWS OF WHITE HOUSE Director Will Be Supplanted Paonessa Declares He Will Not Ap- Coolldgze Known to Favor More At- point Any More Contractors to tention to Prosecution of Rum | Bullding Commission=-Has Not Runners But Opposes Mandatory | | i Selected New Appolntees, Jail Sentences, Clalming he was misled and that he resigned under a misunderstand- ing, Building Commissioner Richard Viets called at the office of Miyor A. M. Paonessa today and withdrew his resignation. Mayor Taonecssa will of Commissidners Thomas J. Quinlivan and Thomas W. Hinehliffe to quit the | hoard and will name their succes: Washington, Jan, 17 The wsixth r of national prohibition has been | vshercd in with auguries of change | in both the personnel and methods 1 of the federal en cement cc o } oy A. Haynes, fiecld marshz | enforcement gine iy in the } ing administration, likely he replaced by some one who her tofore has viewed the governme tbition activities from a and who will enforcement accept the Israel ¢ seems di to the | s of his| | pre | tance, Board Mecting Tuesday Night, A meeting of the commission has been called for Tuesday evening to | act on scveral matters that have | been pending for weeks, one of them being the application of Miss Julia Naples for a permit to build y house on Hart street. | cpected. Mayor | mined the | plans and has given his approval, 4 . while Chairman Thomas Linder of / | the zoning commission has also ap- | proved and questions any claim that | the building would lessen the value | ounding propertics. Duild- { ing Ingpector Edward J. Henncssey | concurs in the opinfon that the per- it shouid be issued and this is also | the belief of Commissioner John J. | Walsh, one the two remaining | members of that board., Commis- | sioner Viets, it is understood, las | not altered his stand of opposition. Commissioner Viets said he was i approached by other members of | the hoard and from his conversation | . i with them understood the commis- | . (G : | sioners were all slated to be fired. Rather than be fired, he resigned, lie explained. No More Contractors. No more contractors will be ap- | pointed to the building commission | according 1o a statement made by | Mayor Paonessa, “J think T made | 4 mistake in appointing contractors to the board,” e stated, dis ]H‘i action in de nding th nation of \1.« Wegxler, Quinjiran and Thned “No, R b esty involved. There ing crooked, 1t was to put contractors on the hoard,’ said. He ex t rupu- 1ous persons g obs to co tractors who were ¢ would inflier permit. e added | o this kind could or f tiie of but the assing to rought it scrvice own, Coolidge's Views Meantime It has been revealed the White Ilouse in the most at) au- of 4 ROY A, HAYNES dent like to deral | agents glva thejr major attention fo | | hoetlegy: not to Hip pocket and L e docs not favor a i8¢ jndielary mandatory for jail sentences on of breaking tion of hon- has been not a mistake bill reports committes ma to impose i cte same uns« time 1t was fmplicd stat Imints on 1 with moving the internal petition for a that nothing would influence men o who resigned 1 intimated that a positi hoard might contractors a mi to p Three stgn. admi that the thr i RTESS, e 11 re type from th o vesterday o ore committe ake g hef He had been req ters which in som nt is to r s s 1 over board comn ed his last \king 0 seretl Kame the met on- powers of the ssion h favors g out tinance limiting yor said e takl f word ma nd inserting powers of 1 ven the would have net House pr forcem:nt ture, since ing just now to Degrees of Guilt jec ar ot will- upon It missioner ing on the latter pe 1 tition was 1 Says Wesler \\:n( roo T'ar TAKES THREE CHILDREN, | DISAPPEARS FROM HOME t too Hushand ain to the nid pin far with We Referring troversy 1 any- {ion Woman of Beaver Stoeet of property v hood 1 would be Ih said that witl hs the cor Ihinks She Has Gone To Stamford for anybody PHOTOS OF ECLIPSE WANTS PARIS TIRMS, Observers From Wellesiey and Har- vand to be at New Tondon—Spe- clal Train is sccured TIGATING POULTRY Haven, J PIAGUF T THE WEATHER Hartford, Jan. 17—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity Generally fair and colder to- Sunday unsettied |with a i this led th delegates at EN PA(‘ ES. ¢ CAP Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending Jan, 10th 11,290 PRICE THREE CENTS STANLEY WORKS CUTS BIG MELON; ITAL STOCK INCREASE VOTED BRINGS FIGURE TO $10,400,000 200 DELEGATESAT DANIEL REID, TIN Gt o 5390000 To STATE ‘Y’ MEETING Two-Day Convention Opens This St Morning at Burritt Hotel . BANQUET THIS EVENING | Women Entertained By Mrs. Walter H. Hart—Banquet and Speaking Feature of Program Arranged for | This Evening 200 Approximately 2 {he state Y. M, C. A. convention reg- istered at Burritt, today or the opening session of the 5Sth delcgates the hotel annual convention. The program opened this morning general commities meeting over which Clarence Blakeslce, pres- | |ident of the state association, pre= side T e convention officially afternoon at 2 o'clock President Blakeslee announced appointment of committee: service followed by a de period led by W. F. Ty wlx(!’ll‘," of the Torrington opened when the A song votional Y. | C. A, followed, \1. 1 o'clock Mrs, Walter H. Hart, wife of the president of the hoard of directors of the local entertain- wives and swe arts of the dinner at l)w Meadow clab, The husiness sesson opened at | 2:30 o'clock with reports of commit- tees and election of officers, follow- ed by the rcading of the minutes and report of treasur Other business will he transacted later this afternoon, the meeting adjourning at 0 o'clock Banquet This Evening This evening at 7 o'clock the an- wul Banquet wil be héld In the in baliroom of the hotel, Secre- ary James L. Ca £ Norwich will toustmaster 1l be 10 ninuie 0. Wells of Hartford on Y Its Imp eral a Cour Chene Have opm un of Ser 1 B Y after ention, state committer hich address of the cony ietel Brockman, assoc cral secrtary of of New Yor New tian Association with entert ram, Sunday Program. morrow morning attend of he C. A women will e, at b h time tt Mr, to | general | M. | * PLATERING, DEAD Started a5 Poor Boy and| | Amassed Fifty Million ‘HAD FORTUNE AT 4{ YEARS | Started as Messenger Boy at Rich- | mond, Ind., and When He Entered Wall Street He Already Had For- | tune of Thirty Millions, | New York, Jan, 17.—Daniel Grey | Reld, known as the “Tin Plate King” | |died today at his home here of | pneumona. Mr. Reld, who was 67 years oid, was one of the organizers of the | Amterican Tin Plate Company, He | |was a director of numerous business | organizations. He rose from messen- ger boy in Richmond, Indiana bank to a position of influence {n l‘}L‘ financial world. When Mr. Reid entered in Wall street at the age of 41 he | was already considered a national figure and was then credited with a fortune of $30,000,000. Mr. Reid, in addition to his inter- est in the Tin Plate industry, was a director of the United States Steel | Corp. He was also connected with the | Moore Brothers and William B. | |Leeds In the handling of the Rock business | ending shortly before the road went | into receivership. ; Started in Small Way. | From a humble plant in 1891 | with workmen brought here from | | Wales and machinery from England | the American Tin Plate company rose in production until 1898 whe |Mr. Reid's properties were mr\rmdw with more than 200 tin milly. The: liware eapitatized for $40,000,000, 'Flw ! {eombination later was absorbed by | Be Distributed To Shareholders of Rec- ord Feb. 14, Direc- tors Decide Today. 25 Per Cent of Preferred Stock Will Be Retired on March 1, Making It $4,000,000 After That Date. At a meeting of the direc- tors of the Stanley Works to- day, it was voted to retire 25 per cent of the preferred stock jon March 1, thus reducing the px eferred to $4,000,000. It was also voted to recom- mend to the stockholders at ! their annual meeting that an \increase be made in the eom- mon capital stock from $6,500,- ‘000 to $10,400,000, which w1ll | effect an increase from 260,000 shares at $25 par to 416,000 |shares at $25 par. This in- |crease will be made by author- ing and issuing common ShUttl® | rjand Railway system, their control | Stock in the amount of $3,900,- 000, comprising 156,000 shares, as a stock dividend to common stock holders of record on Feb- ruary 14, MERIDEN HAS $33,000 FIRE LOSS IN GARAGE |the United States Steel Corporaton, | through negotiations by the late J. | sont Morgan, at a record break- ing price. | Made Many Mr. Reid's y unn Reid. . = 2 gifts tota Richmond, Ind., as an for the Reid Memori memory of her and his parents and the Reid Memorial hos pital in memory of his son, Frank. Mr. Re second wife, Clarisse who was one of the beanties e Flag” and iter starred in vaudeville, dled in 1904. Two years later he married Ma M. Carrier, a Casino favor- tte known to Broadway playgoers in he Chinese Honeymoon” and other divoreed him 1d $30,000 a was understood Business Tt Mr. at RECOVER $3,000 L0OT Police Reid $50,- ates of his estate Bostom Round Up Four Men Accused of Stealing Fromy Ameri- can Express Company. Michigan Man Dies at 102, Rclatn es Bemz \nuzhl I < born w“ re a budget North Colony Road Build- ing and 15 Cars Are Destroyed J. Gracey's £ lony road, a large one story frame stucco building, to- ether with 15 automobiles and h garage equipment, was de- stroyed by fire about 5:30 this morn- ing and a conservative estimate of the is $55,000. Mr. Gracey dis- covered a small blaze in the build- and gave the alaym but the fire rtment was delayed in laying | hose 900 feet from the uearest hy- rant and could save only a few cars and the Gracey dwelling, which ljoined the burned building, A lialf dozen of the burned cars be- I to local citizens. Loss is - covered Ly insurance, garage owner believes the firs ted from an overheated boiler N0 JITNEY BUS PERMITS Bridgeport-Harttord, Via Waterbury, Waterbury-Hartford and Putnam- Daniclson Petitions Rejected Hurttord —Denials o ses to operat busses in this state were to- the public utilities com e petitions were as fo! Water corp. for jitney bus port and 2 a tween via Wate sion to operate ween Water- ticut Motor for permissio een Waterbury o erate n an Dani itney ser Danielso 1 Child Dles \\ hile on \ N( m (,randpalonb 1 jaughter o Slocum ) last nig | and e W ) was caused by bronchial pnet Mrs. Slocum spent th with Mr. an and wera about to re hen the chil antile para! k ago the chil holidays with red from that i umonia set night. be privat rnoon at ¥ the ell home to the pas gregationat e body will tomorrow last from Fay. assista 3 « South n T haghticoke for bu