New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1925, Page 1

S ——— e e News of the World By Associated Press m ESTABLISHED 1, BABY FARM WONKR ™ INDICTED BY JURY Agunst Mrs, Geiser-Yolk Charged Against M. Gelsen-Y | STARTLING REVELATIONS | Mothers of Others Ask that Bodies | | | o) (P20} a\n“ —_— Feared Accident, Quit NEW BRITAIN HERALD el APV “daQ ‘“m,‘ \I\D"\” Job Twice; Goes Back Third Time, Is Killed 0— Philadelphia, May 21-—(AP)— Returning to the job after quit- ting twice because he feared an accident, a riveter on the, Dela- ware river bridge under construc- tlon between Philadelphia and Camden, N, J, fell 1356 fcet to his death in the river today, He was Lawrence Conway, of Con- ception Harbor, N, F, It was the third fatality on the bridge in & week, Be Exhumed -— Another Woman Adinits Buying Baby for $75 — Husband Thought it Their Own. w Helen York, May 21.w—(AP)—Mre. | A. Gelsen-Volk, owner Ol 1 baby farm in east §6th street,Mo- day was indicted for first deg manslaughter by a grand jury afte an investigation which showed that | Willlam Winters, 6 months old, 4\IHI in the woman's place after his skull | liad been fractured. One of 30 Dead The Winters infa trty children wlho died in the east | §6th street “baby farm.” An autop-| showed fthat the child’s skull had been fractured a short time be. its death. Fxperts gaid the in- ated the infant had been thrown against the wall. Health de- partment records showed that 14 other children died In a baby farm which Mrs. Geisen-Volk formerly onducted fn upper Park avenue, nt was one of sy fore urles indi placed in her care. Shy was plead- | ing not gullty to this charge today when the was returned. Her bail of $36,000 on he child substitution was nued and she was returned fo jail. Ask Bodies Be Exhumed The Winters' child wus one of two 50 con- | f their babics’ bodies.s lis Asgis- t Bass has admitted to District Attorney Pecora tificatos Mrs, Geisen-Velk, 18 nan Red Cross nu he war w indicted or a haly ibsiitution ehar r BACK T0 “BIG TOP” 66-Year-Old Woman, Grandmother, Returns to Circus As a Trapeze Performer., horseback rider and W m ROBERTS A SUICIDE I'ormer Assistant Corporation Coun- scl of Hartford Fnds Life With Service Rystol. Martford, May 21. — “ilip Roberts, former rporation counsel of Hart i phew of ex®Governor Roberts, | g mmitted euicide by shooting at 18 home this motning. With a .4 » carried ove | today manslaughter indictment |5, and | of a speclal ters si Lngineer on Tast ards but 1ch Bank SPECIAL COURT T0 - ACTONEVOLUTION Tenns PPOthlllOl] Teachmg 'Statute Assured of Quick Action l] \FORMIDABLE LEGAL ARRAY Court Action Will Be Started About | June 15 That the Much Discussed Anti-Evolution Taw May « Speedy Ruling. Dayton, 'T'enn., May 21.—Events were moving swiftly toward The woman was indicted by an-|the second stage of the test of Ten- other grand jury Tuesday on & nessee's law which prohibits the charge of substituting children {tcaching of ecvolution in public hools of the state, Iour days before the date set by aulston Rhea county grand y wttorneys for the state the defens re being assured of court to sper supremc we toward court. whose bodies were exhumed for! cial session of the grand autopsy after the district attorney consider the charges ad been told of cruelties inflicted n T. Scopes, alleged to ipon children in the baby farm. The | hyve violated the act in the teach- nothers of several other chlldren jnz of gejence In Rhea cour 1s0 have asked for t exhumation | gonools, { In calling the session, Judge R ST ston, with the assurance of attorneys Foolal Her Hushand | that no protest would be made, dis- New York, May 21.—AP)—Nat wrded a state law requiring thirt itass, wealthy clothing manufacturer, ¥s notige before calling a specia “ho for nine months prondly re-|8rand jury. He also announced he sarded himself as the father of a|could call a spe term of court v boy, was today a disillusioned jabout June 15, A formidable array of legal talent being called to the aid of both 1es, Scientists, churchmen, edo- i bought the infant from a baby {cators and famous criminal lawyers ' liome for and pretended it was |4re among those who have volun- cr own because her husband longed |tecred their services, or an offspring. | John R. Neal, atforney for Scopes, Ihe publicity aftached to the |deciared e saw ne necessity for e's investigation of the infantors SPeeding the case through the lower Ay Helen Gelsen-Volk, Courts since it could not be brought were 44 children have died since before the supreme court's juris 1918, led Mre, Bass to confess 1,..‘- diction any earlier through this Gy aaren ure than if it should walt its ght bhe calledd in t ation. | turn. husband first and then | He said the fight would continue ong lines outlined in his it the N ore committing baby was placed +in magistraten: v lack of power upon “he satd Iler hus. |the part of the legisiature to limit rdl *hk notinea b At tha stert Iikd| the dnquiry after t 1 our schools et bheogl s “Incilentally,” he added, “we will e B e P it the law s in confilet RO imerous provisions of our || Siooxii s ition and the constitu- ; i s s providi jon of Cruelty to Children. Mr. T s i senara A & tion of church and state,” STOP TRAIN, SAVES COUPLE Freight Ties Up Traffic to Enter Burning Home and Rescue Inmates Egg Harbor, N, 21 (AP) wrles Wrigh er of ady I Harri from g l 30 o'c to death in their ning lock this mor 3 ne of this city, tc sut a While passing throt he T i ) womn, who after he noticed flames in the Livingston seven years, has | bungalow, which is near the trac call of the sawdust 1 down t ed headw " ESTATE OF FATHER DALY APPRAISED AT §16,363 Deposits of Deceased totalled $11.802, Priest Tnventory Report Shows. ree wife and ears “ves a an ir for a speclal | Gu-ls AtY Pool Draw Long Slgh Of Relief As Naughty Boys<Who |The “S Skin They Loved to Touch” Safe From Annoyance | Thanks to Long Distance Cop CLAIMS A gang of youths in the neighbor-|is located, They go along the corri- hood of the Y. W. C. A. will have to |dor leading to the dressing room, a | Candidate winging door set ahout two feet - [look around for a new pastime to|* | s nd W pastime %01 00 the throshold and thore they| Spectow utllize thelr evenings as the arrest | jof three of its members last night |by Patrolman Frank Parker after a two mile chase s expected to camp untll a palr of shapely limbs appear close to the door. Reaching underneat » the limbs cause horrified shricks and scre put ns an end to their annoying the young|from the bathers. At times they | The opening fn the first seri-| New Havan, 21— (AP) EX[)&C[B(I EXUUUS flf B(‘ef Gdl ed Over For Cana' women bathers at the Y, W, C. A |ave mado 8o bold as to swing open | ous dispute | He oty xo1 After Judge C. L. Ay uled that| 1 fl][s m e“a i swimming pool. According to the |the doors of the ro ) 00 7 fticor th l Materiali di Bord P | SOCaR A o im) TR gL e e et R rganized Jabor wos v : : S 1 Hat ian Border Patro swimming finstructor at pool, |youths arrested last nlght was placeq | 113 Mmorning when Preside PrERCL 4 the boys have hbecome adepts at the jon probation for six months by ' Central Lat N UNDAUNTFD WOrk. re of pulling the Hmbs of bathers|Judge Willlam €. Iungerford 1 L James and GANAD[A S d as they prepare for their plunge, | police court today. The two other mes W. Manning to meet a com | It seems that the youngsters have |apprehended by Parker were only 14 | Dittee to be appointed by Mayor A, g e Cay . y i e e T years old, so they were arralgnad|M. Paoncssa to probe allegations Hotel Men in Windsor, However, | Lighter Cars Are to Be ing by a rear door, opening onto a (in chambers session and given the | that John F. Qu 4 been re- s Predic . : 3 3 i corrldor on which the dressing room |same punishment fused_employm the ety of ; 1) N sduess SRA LAk EWhen S Sold = But = Heayier *and ”"4" be of his labor | yjar ¢ Police Philip 1. Si H Thirsty Get Chance to Cross the | . inion aftiliationa, i ol et i 2 | More Powerful Motor i uvm ists he was discrimin- Coron | Border. 1 ie works H.‘l refused employment | app = I ! t road work, in|fcndant as ¢ oo vil Into Service. i PASSES HGUSE Tfl[]AY AWAIT RIFFIAN I]Rlvt B RO S "H o mate. i e to material- | e a ,n‘ ree years, | her story ! Takes U'p Quinn Case 1 e | (AP) == | | wn al Lahor Unlon is com-| when she made enLgon 1 from boot- | " . . . e . . posed of delegates from each of the | on February to 9 a. m. r .Impmtant Lemslatlon Now ‘hltuatmn insMoroccoRAd=HiEas s catan s S Ee PR C B e om Detroit vas I 3 e i inst _the e e . " . S v : nelOninn cane s Amith & it normal, and the ferryhoats were not [ 0day | Goes to Governor for | mittedly Serious—Cam- JoenSnn ke mam e L BE LIty crowd | 0 considered detall, 8 betwe o ) e treas . . s = A Ta T {nspector ! adviseal] conditionot! Misa’ Ma Much Curiosity me mad of 1 Final Action paign on 125 Mile F'ront s M R e However, if Detroiters ha post- | under whi | e t years as a city inspector on | When he v r \\'y-‘,;}m, powered to use Stata Capitol, Hartford, M. | Fez, Onta g s b :“ first "“ el 23 some curlosit Orders Are (AP)—The anti-pollution bill, which | (Al’) M .20 testi dozen men | Orders were so was drawn 1o make a start in control | ¢iF¢Ies that )w-) mer bl i inor of DIRL g0fa oS L and gradual climination of discharge | & 1" S Frinar rt . I the Tiad RS o ; ciistoran of sewage and industrial wastes 1nto | roeco from the Spanish zone, is more AL «d informa ATt e I | they will Mate waters, was adopted by the serious than has previously been | o \© SIS Tt Bis dab siiko opi Coroner Mix's testi el g of house today in concurrence with the |8 It was avowed t “ ST e B * v appearance at the two times I of Americans to - possibla measure 1o with| tho i o BTCAE d ed was ¥ the same as mer vacations. The ate, accepting the senate amend- nfluence with’elty ; 'sena opting the senats amend- | B0 1 T inum.cost ot lifg | nUence witl'city departments, and Chlet 10 s Belieiad s regar as the |ment which took out exemption of | " moron o aien Dellmat o H.-i‘qm \, : auite el et s B . 18 otorhaticn ae municipal corporation from poliu- | 3 e pl L D) ,”‘_’ oh- ' tom More Spectators Canadian and G ST | Rabat, French Moroceo, May 21. i Ul j|:d“"f‘: nt to the of-| g oters Attorney Alling this m orae ) as fast as | The house adopted the draft by |—(AP)—The I'rench, it was learned |, o ooy % A 06 ,",‘“r'n““l"" imed his cross-examin I |the judiciary committee last t haye 50,000 men along the | ;00 0 8 B0 ROt npia W I how- but the scnate made an ames -mile front in the northern part| .. -yt B at the ¢ They predicted at- to a bill 5o that cities and towns| of the Fronch zone, hraced for an | oo 8 tory told old | tack” from Detroi i may be ordered, or enjolned to stop | attack by the Rifffans, who it} 48 2 named in all hihanncee pollution of their local waters. Those ved will alm at cutting the - 0 o0 med in 2 t examination e Probabiiity that th tire o o1 . who supported the original' draft ween Fez and Oudja. AR r:”' "'rm"h'““'l . Self Defenee Iseblca. some time ago were almost in tears yesterday over| (This would indicate by e v“qm’ edint LAt Detense Attorn Officials of the two erics |the senate action in amending the | ADd-El-Krim against the Freneh R e e G ‘g,,, 2B ipph order clties' trad . |biil but today Representative Wheel- | right wing, Owdja 18 ncar the Al- A e ;"":, sonan “ 10 AL st 4 announce at ) NS Sog) nlitior 3 : K r of Stratford popularly aqeorged | gerian border). W1y effort o hire him.wotld be|dcs re .” ”,\q‘ e e U A RO ey LS D NI E e the honor of being the. *fathen’ct | ; Meanwhiip the Weench are tryim&Topponed by the “mowers™ | srs comd continne i oy before | warehousea for ds semvineey eiahautin nti-poliution bills” in many sessions | to lil a ber of their ad- A e o N i No Increase in Ferries (A i pri ished this summer accepted the senate Amendment and | vaned the Taunat region r inspector deelded to ! shooting ALt & Bisthibuted Along Bord the house #tood with him and re- s have surrounded 'curry Gasaliirscthioft Rl B ¢ ianeprocl] : TR T adopted the bill as amended. He g the mayor. He tvas advised by | ha 1 Lrch iReie Band i } e : ‘ told the house th ment Freneh tr ‘,_\‘,W.‘“S’ With the ries had received h made the bill er but still work | crous enouch to t R e s e SO 3 — able” but th 0 opposed ne, s for tl “,- v: Celeata fof iheina 5 2 ( 1 On ge Tive) amendment 1 the bill be- such posts are established. The ks passed without | was his, he started to draw T comes more c as a regula et t vance, establish t b the hi posts, then retire, leay b sered go to the governor. big masses of trao free ¢ fe s &hot By many it s regarded as one of the | wherever necessary a ) most important picces of major - - ) legislation this session. presenta- . b aina tablota 3 1 “it wi ssed wh ,,%, iy a live measure NATIONS 15 FORECAST H6E S. Chamber Speaker Also Treaty Making Rules e nson be- Pr Assails DISCRIMINATION WITNESSES IN REBUTTAL E l L ANI] MAY[]R MAGRI CASE GOES B PROBE QUINNGASE T0 JURY FRIDAY Pinched Their Limbs Are Caught Lavr Union ¥an Sags iy Dewse i A il e Won't Eploy. Him For Employment As In- On Hostlle Interests Are Secretary Road Work Insists Pre Him From Recelyving Appointment W L] Circulation For 12,023 Average Daily Week Ending May 16th PRICE THREE CENTS BOOZE RUNNERS' OWN AUTOS USED AGAINST THEM UNDER LATEST GOVERNMENT ORDER SPECTATORS FAR EXCEED DRINKERS ! fendant Is Cross Examined ;Thirty Confiscated Ma- chines in Northern New York State Turn- State Calls Several to Testify—Ac- cused Denles Remembering Mak- ing Her Confession Coroner— eventing [ Changes Story Somewhat. FIX' JURYMAN More Seandal Injected Into Shepherd Trial as Hearing Progresses cussion 5 was hours a T« Cruss-Examined. Working in Harmony (AT said bill aces 1 ) T 7 lous question was ||+ . Lk gegstad of Rocky Hill. |, AT P altho 0 are large tax i 1 to feel that money i a st 22| “RIPPER” BILL ADOPTED %= 5017 e Obeys That T I . ! L T ’ Sces Pretty rls 4 ) J 2 }»..mmm Measure Passes State | C ] ] He's Gone, Kisses Them ) ; Sonate — Woman Representative notic Wants Auto Taxes Changed. pitol, Hart S MAPLE HILL FIRE DISTRICT |+ U IR Ll moblle bl -nmitee On Cltics and Boroughs g provide tha r vehicle fees | laid on a ::n‘s of flat fees Makes Favorable Report On Pro- z ‘hm.u e R e posal By Representative Pape. - ndmer 1led out of order t Lightning Kills Man 150 l‘ce( Down i m '\lu_w \hafl Hartford. May 21—TForecast ) YEARS OID TODAY & 1 wed k for New Britain and vicinity 2 YEAR 8 i x P ! E | Withs Unsettled and somewhat cool- - s t r tonight; Uriday fair M May 1ued on Page 1 ta ayor Pao- ™ Mo s i her was oa = No More Witnesses s 5) 72| THREE FACTORIES RAZED " HE WIATH ER Men Tighting Plames, BILLBOARD TAX R\l