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Jecond Section MEETS FREAK DEATH THREE EXECUTED CROOKED BANKRUPTOY DEAL BEING ALLEGED _ NEW BRITAIN HERALD Pages 15 to 28 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925. L New Jersey Man Found Strangled 10 | Death, Neck In Crotch of Small Tree. Paterson, N. J,, June 26 (A—Louls Steicher, 69, of Paterson, missing since Wednesday, strangled to death | New Haven, June 26 (#—Charges in the crotch of a small tree, His |that the stock of a bankrupt firm in body was found yesterday on the |Hartford was removed to the store il of Monument Helghts, his chin {of Sykes and Libby, Inc., Jewelers caught in the crotch of the tree, his fof this city, are made in an action body partly resting on the ground |brought in the United States district and his legs dangling over a small [court by Leo B, C. Fox, trustee of Clatm Is Made "That Stock of Hart- { ford Firm Was Brought AT PRISON IN . Ong Doomed Man Dies Protest- ing Tnnocence —— To New Haven ||\ Ili ill | State Penitentiary, Rddyville, Ky., June 128 (A—George Farrell, Rich- ard Nedhouse and Elmer Hall, the “Bourbon vh L1 Frank UH,,,. in ::nwn”,k':‘”m:fl cliff. the bankrupt firm of Sykes, Inc, of bank robbery at Clintonville one| Pollce:believe that Stelcher was | Hartford, cutting aeross the hill when his foot | An order directing that Sykes and | Tdbby, Inc, and J. Leo Sykes show cause why the trustees of the Hart- | ford firm should not take over the |capital stock of the New Haven store pending determination of the ‘uuue and’ why an order should not ¢liff, gave the man no chance to |be made authorlzing a custodian for | cal At P “Good-bys, cverybody. God bless|CXtricate m".m‘u and he atrumzlvijl '“lxhl):L:ln: :";9‘!!*0!'\;]11:4;:;::"l:lsll&",ll:' vou all,” Farrell, the first to go, saiq |10 death. Seicher's son, Alfred, ax He i waa Lk 4 tdentified the body. |court seem proper, was made by as he was taken into the death AR |Judge Tdwin S. Thomas in Harl- chamber at 12:28 o'clock this morn- d ¢ k' ing. He was given three shocks and | Playground Experts Seek f)fl;lp'zfgg and filed at the clerk’s pronounced dead at 12:42 o'clock. Bettel' N[unicina] niusiC‘ I \ Inter Nawl h A temporary Injunv‘(mn against hree minutes later Newhouse, t X i £ voungebt of ihe trlo and the father| New York June 26 (P — A mu- ”"‘;m?:‘ W ]!,:yl:znflr::::i,fl 3 5 i o " rectin al he ast . of two children, was brought In. He | Nlcipal music committee, which fs R | tb work natlonally to sccure more ! Aise shall not he disposed of, except watched the preparations for hi. - 2 e s ex- | 0 O or musle with the aid of |in the regular order of business of year ago this month, their crime today. steg pald in full for Calmly and with Newport, Ky., youths entered the death house “be tween midnight and dawn” and were electrocuted; one with a “good-bye'" on hls lips, another silently and the third protesting his Innocence. |slipped and as he elid on his back down the hill, his chin caught in {the overhanging crotch of the tree |at the top of the cliff. His arms entangled in the branches of the | tree and his lega dangling over the ecution in silence and after being| he store, A hearing will be held e | municipal appropriations, was an-|'D® jen iven thres shocks, mas pronounced | FEEICRN SPRSRINIENE, WA AT otors Judge Thomas in South Nor Two minutes elapsed and Hal]dent ot the Playground and Ite- | *age noxsd .,?xrl;»qy'm his petition walked in. “May I say something?" | ‘",:;';"””" ; '::"""‘:“‘\'r’:i :’I'fi “r’:“"l"(’" that Sykes, Inc,, of Hartford, filed a he asked the warden. Given permis- | under whose ausp! e commlt=1| Co ntary petition in bankruptey on sion, he sald: “I did not kil anyone, | °¢ has been formed. The commit It T have to go I'm going innocent.” |te¢ reports a recent survey by the He walked calmly fo the chajr and | National Bureau for the Advance- was pronouncad dead at 1:10 o'clock, | Ment of Muslc, according to which The hodles were sent to relatives| 210 municipalities appropriate an- at Newport today for burfal. | nually nearly $2,000.000 for music SN | while 28 othiers spend nothing at Holy "ea'r Visitors | all for this purpose. It alzo calls at | tention to the power of music in | W orry Rome's nguists | building citizenship and community | Rome, June 26 (P — The linguls- anuary 6, 1925, and that he was | subsequently appolnted trustee. He sets forth that he found that the | Hartford firm “was in fact depleted \and denuded of its assets by J. Leo Sykes and Sykes and Libby, Inc.” hortly before the petition was filed nd he claims that the New Haven firm should pay the debts of the Hartford firm after creditors of the local firm are satisfied. morals. The actlvitles for which appro- tlc attainments of policemen, taxi-! priations will be encouraged include | chauffeurs, hotel employes and| open alr band concerts, community | SPRINGS B[G SURPRISE other workers who have to cater to | orchestras, municipal organ re- the needy of Italy's vast tourist| citals, civic auditoriums, commun- | ’ | population have bheen severely|ity singing and civic opera. | Plotter Against Trotzky Causes taxed h. yel — B - — | S Gl iy So T LARE) BD O NERAIED Flurry In Court When He Admits vond the breaking polnt — by the DENTIST F influx of Holy Year visitors. { Hotel managers, porters and val- ets who once were able to satisfy their clients by a passing acquain- New York, June 26 (A—Dr. Fow- fance with Itallan, English, French ard Stewart, dentist, was éxonerated and German now are frequently re- | yesterday of a charge of feloniously duced to conversation by eloquent | withholding the $8,000 bridgework gestures, Hotel notices and other of Mrs. Willlam Bramwell Downing tourist information posters which of the Waldorf Astoria hotel, until this year had been printed in| Mrs. Dewning, wife of a wealthy three or four languages, now lu‘Lon;: Island:real estate operator, al- some cases hoast of as many as m‘(vlegnd that the dentist took her or seven, ‘tevth to complete the bridgework and replacedvthem with an inferlor [set. Dr. Stewart held the orlginal |set, maintaining his right to keep it Coal Mine Owners Object to Roport | Pending payment of his biil. Thiey Sey 1a Not:Accurate, T Mre Uomins el anel e on.s e dentis an ad given him Washington, June 26 P—A sharp | %o oo oar valued at $3,500; but protest has been filed with Secretary | Dr. Stewart alleged that the car was of Labor Davis by the natfonal coal | b S e All Accusations Was Accused of Withholding $8,000 Bridgework From Patient Moscow, June 26. (A—Max Von Ditmar, one of the three Germans who were placed on trial yesterday charged with plotting against the lives of Leon Trotzky, M. Stalin and {other Bolshevik leaders, created a | sensation at today's session of the trtal by confessing guilt to every | count in the indictment against him. | Von Ditmar gave a full account of his activities and related in detall | the organization and work of the German monarchist soclety known as ‘“consul.” He explained that he learned while in prison the real mo- tives of the organization, which was | not guided by nationa¥ patriotic aims but which was a mere weapon in the hands of a group of politi- clans bent on promoting their own | PROTEST 18 FILED | nswoctation, against the issuance of |Placed in hls garage without his|insn ends. il | a statement by the women’s bureau | knoWledge and that he had not| “Aq g nobleman and a convicted |(M/ of the department dealing with liv- | 4greed to accept it, nationalist, Von Ditmar asked the 1 ing conditions in coal mining com- | S |court not to identify him with Dr. Fiiliey d | WOODMEN ELEOT Karl Kindermann and Theodore The statement, which commented | Chicago, June 26 (A—A parade |yolscht, the two other defendants in on lack of parke reading rooms, |2nd the election of minor officers |the case, | He sald he had now learned that | they were agents of the German occupied the foresters and delegates | to the.twentleth head camp of the ! Modern Woodmen of Amerlca here | political police. yesterday. The foresters paraded A German witness named Bau- down Michigan avenue during the mann, allas Vertz, sald as a mem- | day and last night with delegates ber of the “consul”” he had parti- | exemplified the ritual of the order. |cipated in a plot of the organization R. H. George, Lincoln, Neb., was |[to annihilate the whole of the gen- | | elected president of the Natiopal |eral staff of the French army of oc- | Camp Clerks' assoclat] G. H. |cupation at Essen in 1923, Davls, Minneapolis, succeeds W, T. Copeland, Wapakoneta, Ohlo, as sec- retary. rest rooms and girls' clubs in mining centers, was sald by Harry L. Gandy, executive secretary of the coal asso- clatlon, to have been prepared from data collected by the United States ecoal commission, which “passed out of existence {in 1923." It was “nothing short of a deliberate effort to provoke class feeling without warrant,” he charged, asserting that | living conditions in coal centers com- pared favorably wit hthose in agri- cultural and industrial communties. Tides are 54 minutes later each | day. l | | EASTERN MILLINERY CO. || 133 Main Street Il Presenting Another Sensational Event— Tomorrow— Great Sale of Stunning New Hats of White Kid | The Hats of the Hour— Marvelously Underpriced o8| at | Ualues that Are ; Positively Amazing! | | WHITE KID HATS—the very latest word in sum- mer smartness—not just for sports but for every occasion and smart with every dress. Charm- ingly trimmed with Cut Motifs in Black and Bright Colors, Ornaments, Fancy Braids—in J \ { A Great Sale coming at just the right time for those planning summer vacations and outings. fact everything that is new! A Real Treat at $2.98 NO PLACE LIKE “THE FAIR” FOR VALUE We are only repeating what seems to be the c onsensus of opinion. We hear it from custom- ers daily. Tomorrow, we are featuring some remarkable offerings and we strongly advise you to participate in them. Bathing Supplies NOTE THE PRICES 39¢ Gilmer Athletic Bath- Bayer's Aspirin Tablets 1 doz 9¢ Kolynos Tooth Paste ..... Pebeco Tooth Paste . Kotex, 1 doz. in pkg. Cuticura Soap .... Pepsodent Tooth Paste - . . 17¢ 27¢ . 38¢ . 16¢ 30¢ Water \Vings. . isn 3 ing Belt, heavy cotton > i ~ It Hon paet Dier Kiss Face Powder. .. 3ic buckle. ... 25(. Hinds Honl'y and Almond Cream Holmes Frostilla Woodhury's Faclal Soap. .. luxor Face Powder .. Java Face Powder .. D. & R. Cold Cream .. Palmolive Shaving Cream. . 2 Resinol Soap . Palmolive Shampoo . Palmolive Soap .. Emulsified Cocoanut Oil. 73c . 10¢ .79¢ 6. Bathing BROes . .csoversnis Kleinert's Bathing Caps— Prices start at .. RN Aviator Bathing Cap of heavy gum rubber, with chin strap .. ... 1c-Notion Sale-1c . 3 for :"';‘i i‘"l"[“"""" . 22"’" ‘1" Pyorrhocide Tooth Paste. . . > Push Pins .. or 11 pii 2 o 1o | Amolin Toflet Powder, Ige. : 10¢ Twink Dye .. ceer 2 for e 10c So-F-Z Snaps .. 2 for 11c LADIES' t0c De Long Common Pins 2 for 11c¢ 10¢c Boye Crochet Hooks . . 2 for 11c¢ HAND BAGS 10c Lingerlc Tape—b yard picces. .. .. 2 for {1c An unusual lot of bags, all 10c Nell Brinkley Wavers 2 for 11c lcathér, in black, tan, red, blue, 10c Cleanzit Hat Bleach .. 2 for 11c &reen and brown. in underarm 10c Water Wave Combs . Afon 11e 205D shlen valad WIBIAG 10c Dress Shields ...... ; Oraien fu :1:: P $1,00 10¢ Dress Shields . 91t for tic it i fending Tissue . .. 2for e (0c Rick Rack Braid—4 gard pieces., . 10¢ Daisce Trim 2 for 2 for 1te 11c $1.00 Summer Footwear Tennis Shoes in all sizes for Men, Boys and Chil- dren. Heavy non-slip sole and ankle patches. An ex- AT PRIC YOU CANNOT IGNORE Men’s FIBRE SILK SOCKS, first quality, all the summer cel}ent make, $1 00 Women's Pineapple Lightwelght SILK LISLE HOSE—A pleasing variety of colo) 25 Jrregulars of a 45s grade, pair . . C Another lot of our special in women's “ROLLO" SOCKS—Pure thread silks, mock triple seam hacks. A color for every shoe. Irregulars of a $1.25 grade. Contrasting colored stripe 79 desclgn on cuff .. = [ Values to WOMEN'S SPORT SILK HOS $1.00 $1.69 pair. All colors, in plain and varlegated stripes—pair . . . WOMEN’'S “RAYON"” SILK HOSE — extra heavy welght; mock triple seam N('k 55 All colors, pair i C VACATION TOGS FOR KIDDIES HERE ARF Children’s Silk Lisle Socks— Solid colors and with 19 Cc accordion tops, pair BOYS' FLAPPER SUITS—made of quality khaki jl-an. Sizes 3 to 8. BOYS' OVERAL a good 79¢ .. 98¢ of blue denim and khaki. Sizes 6to16.... .59¢ wa 98¢ CHILDREN'S PLAY SUITS — Made of good quality blue denim, trimmed with turkey red. Sizes 8 to 8.... 890 Colors are khaki, PLAY TOGS—Sizes up to 6 biue and blue and white stripe— Piped (n red 490 BOYS' KHAKI KNICKERS — Sizes 6 to 16. Well made, full cut, double stitched H9cr. 79¢ BOYS' CRASH or LINEN N kERE e N C eI 8 C SPORT BLOUSES—Plain novelty stripe percales. BOYS All sizes oD DUTCH CLEANSER. ‘“‘Stanley” CATCH, closes and door tighg. 2 Saturday . l¢ WET WASH BASKETS— Made of heavy ash wood, rein- forced on the hottom with six ash strips. $ l .59 Saturday WASH BOILERS — Made of heavy quality tin with han- dles and one-piece cover; 13 anit 15 gal.capacity. $1.49 St 13¢ SCREEN DoO1z holds the colors and .49c¢ GIRLS' KHAKI FLAPPER SUITS—Sizes 4 to a 14, Made in regulation middy 98c and bloomer style Saturday “SANITAS” TABLE COVERS Three Specials From the —The leading linen substitute. A cover that wears long and Pc G d D t can he easily cleaned. 48 in square. 1ece Uooas vept. | o 59¢ William Anderson’s guaranteed fast color NOVELTY VOILES in a wide variety of dainty summer designs, yard . 496 36-inch SILK AND COTTON DRESS CREPE in stripes and other novel and clever designs, 69 c yard . saa s “EVERFAST” SUITING, guaranteed Suitable, for sun proof and tub proof. women'’s and children’s frocks. 49 : C All colors, yvard A FEW OF OUR EV sc | E ERDAY PRICES ON Drugs and Toilet Goods The Best Qualities— Always Lowest Prices | Ingram’s Milkweed Cream | Palmer's Almond Meal Hennafoam Shampoo .. | Unguentine | Lysol, Creolin, | Dextri Maltose, 1 1b. ... | Bromo Seltzer, 60c size. ... | Nujol, $1 size . Coy Cod Liver Oil Tablets Lax, 25¢ box 30¢ 50c size ... 0c size . Pape’s Diapepsin Tablets Boals Rolls . | Absorbine, Jr. Sal Henatica, 60c size . Analgesique Balm .. .. Blue Jay Corn Plasters . Squibb’s Mineral OIl .. .. | Ovoferrin . Mellin's Food Fletcher's Castoria - NARROW BELTS of white Kid, ‘ forated styles—all | sizes to 41 inches. . Children’s Oxfords and Sandals of selected patent leather, mahogany calf and smoked elk. Heavy sewed on soles that will wear. Sizes up to 2 $l 00 pair .. Women’s Canvas Ox- fords. Made with welted sole and rubber heels. sizes, Small and medium pair 2 REAL BARGAINS IN Children’s Socks Children’s “Rayon” Silk Socks, in solid colors; have a contrasting stripe on a ribbed top some 25¢ 3; length * English Novelty designs 17¢ Children’s ribbed socks. on the cuffs—pair “Good Luck Saturday JAR RUBBERS arr 19¢ MATCHES — Pack- boxes to a carton. TABLL DAMASK — A good quality mercerized damask in a nice assortment of patterns, 58 tnches wide, 45c Saturday ART CAN cmbossed In many A regular Hic rar 19¢ DRIVERS — Round kled 5c SAFETY ed twelve Saturday Imported Fancy | DLES — Beantiful hand painted candles pleasing designs value Saturday SCREW shank and handle with nic ferrule; values up to 25¢. Saturday in plain and per- .49c¢ FOR BABY AN INTERESTING LIST OF L DERS INFANTS' DRESSES of a fine cotton cloth, lace trimmed. Sizes 6 months to 33c 2 years .. INFANTS BONNETS and HATS—1'oke shapes and various styles; materials are lawn, dimities, organdies, fine Swisses, pongees, silk poplins, etc. : : 980 SANITARY BABY PILLOWS—“Kapok” filled, sateen covered. White, 59 Cc pink and blue INFANTS' SHOE S—-i IO[ of one plrtm sandals, hard sole; in patent, brown, cham- sl 00 . pagne and white, * Sizes 2 to 5 INFANTS' SLIPS—Made of fine quality nain- sook, hamburg 59 c trimmed......oo000000an x STS—Short sleeve and INF. TS. 'd M \l'l RV 15¢ .. 25¢ no sleeve style, Sizes i BLANKETS, lsc 2t06.. — Natural INF/ ' WRAPPIN 10c Pink and blue borders IN TS' GUM RUBBIR PANTS color only. Small, medium and large, pair ............ SUMMER SPECIALS WOM 'S NOVELTY STRIPE BRASSIERI] long waist mod- els, hook back and hook side, in flesh color. Reg. 33c afc value o000l “RAYO! SILK PANTIE STEP-INS of exceptionally fine fibre silk. A real $1.50 value. Honeydew 98C and flesh . “RAYON” SILK VESTS—Extra made long and full reinforced under arms—all shades WOMEN'S VOILE edges, in all lingerie e 33¢c WOMF ME"SLIPS—.Shadow proof, hem, hamburg trimmed tops. Sizes 36 to 44 .. Soveen 59c WOMEN'S EXTRA SIZE GOWNS of real Wind- sor Crepe, in white and colors. Round and V neck styles, nicely 95C SEASONABLE UNDERWEAR At Prices That Are Especially Attractive WOMEN’S KNIT VESTS. Regular and extra sizes. Bodice or 1 0 : Cc shoulder tops ...... 15¢ UNION 65¢ Men’s good quality NAINSOOK UNION SUITS, in all 59C Pearl Necklaces fine grade; 98¢ S—With filet lace Boys’ and Men's COTTON JERSE in white only. Women's double extra size SUITS in shoulder top, tight or loose knee ...... 24-inch indestructible Pearl Necklace with stone set clasp 69C Two and three strand Pearl Chokers in :l\(\):\color rnmhlva- 98(: Pearl Chokers of flradufled 59 C 59c heads with stone set clasp Women's Imported Linen Rainbow Colored Handkerchiefs Pearls Extra fine Irish linen with 1.16 inch hems. The 19¢ Rindy o 121/2C CIRCTTAR Val Lace Ruffling With pancls to match New shipments received daily, Prices start at. yard White, cream and acru, 39¢