New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1927, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 CHANGES URGED N BODK OF PRAYERS Church of England’s Bishops Considering NEW RITES OF MARRIAGE Word “Obey” and “Endow” Would Be Eliminated—Proposed Altera- tions Also Could Include Sacra- ments For the Sick. London, Feb. T (UP)—Minus the | word “obey” in the marriage service and with other vital changes sug- gested, the bishops of the Church of England today presented to the joint convocations of York and Can- terbury their proposals for altering the book of common prayer. Church Thoroughly Aroused. Discussion of revision of the hook of common prayers has kept the laity and clergy aroused for month. Delegations have marched to the palace of the Archbishop of Canter- bury in protest against this or that proposed alteration. In most instances, the high church and factions within the Church of England have been in direct opposi- tion regarding the advisability of changes. Another Change Recommended. A second change in the marriags service, recommended by the bishops, would cause the groom to And with all my wordly goods T with thee share.” This would alter that portion of the service which reads: “With this ring T thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my wordly gools 1 thee endnw.” The controversy here is over the word “endow, Sacrament For the Sick. Despite objections by the low church, or Protestant party, in the Church of Ingland, the bishops proposed that reservation of the sacrament for the sick should be authorized. The bishops proposed that vest- ments should be used in communion service. Prayers For the Dead. | Tor the first time in history, if the | proposed revisions were adopted, | prayers for the dead would be au- thorized by the Church of England. The proposal by the bishops was un- derstood to have been in conse- quence “of the unwonted thoughts" of the dead created by the killing of | hundreds of thousands of British | men in the World War. The prayer for ‘“the faithtul de- parted” would be included in the | burial service. The bishops also recommended that extempore prayers by priests Le permitted at the conclusion of services such as morning and eve- ning prayer. The bishops would have the church alter that part of the liturgy containing God's condemnation of sinners. The serv- ice, usually read on Ash Wednesday, would be softened and the archaic ‘curses” would be removed. May Be Altered The submission of the proposed | changes today was only the second | of several processes through which the proposal would have to pass be- fore becoming effective. They might be rejected or altered at any stage. | After the general assembly of the | ¢ and laity passes on the pro- posals, they would go back to the bishops whence they would be sub- mitted to parliament, which would have the last say regarding their fate, Proposed Marriage Vows The new marriage vows would be as follows: “I take thee to my wedded hus- band (or wife) to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer, for poorer, in sick- ness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, ac- cording to God's holy law; and there- to I give thea my troth.” (Continued on Page 10.) FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL MEET TOMORROW May Find Indictments Against Conn. Men in Rum Ring Probe Hartford, Feb. 7 (A — The fed- cral grand jury which was called in to investigate the ramifications of the rum running in New York, | Connecticut and Massachusetts will be in session tomorrow at Hartford, when it is expected its work will be terminated. The district court, with Judge Thomas on the bench, will be in session here at the same time, so that if any indictments are returned by the grand jury it is expected bench warrants will immediately be issued. There has been much tion to the probable the grand jury investigation, There have been all sorts of reports of “men higher up” and Connecticut ing concerned In the probe made d names of various individuals Lave been frecly mentioned as pos- sibilities for indictments. The naming of these men has been the purest spectlation, thus far, how- ver, a8 nothing of an official nature has been loosed to intimate in just what quarters federal wrath may be directed. Should indictments be returned {o court and bench warrants issued the individuals accused will not be presented at this term of court, but rdther xt term, which will be at > Haven on the fourth Tuesday of this month. NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927.—EIGHTEEN PAGES 27 MILL TAX RATE SEEN AS BUDGETS ARE SLASHED DEEP Increase A tax rate of 27 mills wus . ed about city hall today as the “pruning’” committee of the board of finance and taxation settled down to the task of preparing a budget pro- viding none but maintenance costs and necessary new work. Mayor Weld is one of those who anticipates a three mill boost in the rate. This year's figure is 23% mills. Had all departments received the amounts asked for in their estimates a 10 mill increase in the rate would ',;“l:redicted in City Hall Prior 3 Uaq Jvy - Committee "W g g amg n a certainty, but deep cuts Ipn works and health departments re- duced the figure considerably. A 27 mill rate on the grand list for next year will call upon the tax- | payers to pay into the city’ coffers | an amount slightly less than $3,000,- | 000. | The “pruning” committee will hold its final meeting this afternoon and will make its report at a session of the board of finance and taxation to- night. Judge Imposes $1,100 in Fines for Violations of Ligu FAIRFIELD BEACH INN DESTROYED BY FLAMES Loss Is $25,000—Entire Shore Resort Is Threatened Fairfield, Feb. 7 P—Fire early to- day destroyed the Fairfield Beach Inn, at Fairfield Beach and threat- encd that summer resort. Fairfleld firemen called for assistance from Bridgeport before the spread of the flames was checked. The fire started from an unknown cause in the bath houses in the rear of the Inn. When firemen arrived the flames were roaring through the entire building. Assistant Chief George I'. Beard- slee of Bridgeport hurried to the scene with a pumper and crew and the two departments devoted their attention to saving surrounding property. So successful were they that the home of Harry J. Carr, only three feet away from the Inn, wi saved, although it was badly scorched. John H. Rhodes and an unidenti- fled guest were alone in the Inn when the fire started. They escaped unharmeu. The place Is owned by Rhode's wife, Mrs. Florence Rhodes, who was visiting in New York. The loss is estimated at $25,000, and is only partly covered by insur- ance. BANK BANDITS CAUGHT SHORTLY AFTER RAID Two Captured Following Selzure of $8,000 From Clarion County, Pa., Institution. Clarion, Pa., Feb. T (P—Two ban- its, who robbed the Clarion county ational Dank of Knox, 10 miles from here, of $3,000, were captured a short time who had received a “tip” holdup plan. The bandits Clarion county jail and will be moved to state police barracks Butler, Pa., later. The robbers and another man, sup- posed to have been a confederate, had loafed about a restaurant across the street from the bank until Ray Wyle, a clerk, opencd for business. As soon as the doors were thrown open, the bandits walked up the street to the home of cGorge Berlin, the cashier. They covercd him with pistols and marched him to the bank. of the were brought to the e at In the meantime, tho state police | telephoned E. J. Miller, assistant cashier, to go to the bank and tell | Berlin not to resist the bandits and | to meet their demands. He did so, and the bandits were handed $8,000 They then ordered the two bank em- res to accompany them to Ber- home, where they intended to tie them up. En route, the state po- | lice surprised the party, arrested the robbers and recovered the money. It is said that the state police learned of the holdup from the New- castle police, where, it is believed, the robbers hatched their scheme. NEW TAX RESOLUTION One Drafted by Green Would Au- thorize Work on Proposed Reduc- tion During Summer Recess. Washington, Feb. 7 (I)—Chair- man Green of the house ways and means committee has drafted a reso- lution which would give the commit- tee authority to begin writing of a new tax reduction bill during the coming summer recess of Congress. The resolution was discussed at an executive committee meeting to- day, but action was deferred. More democrats than republicans were present at the mecting. The resolution would ask that members of the committee reelected {o the next congress be given the right to sit as a commission during the rec This procedure was fol- lowed two years ago, when the pres- ent revenue law was written. As the present houge has no au- thority to create a committee of the next house, the senate, which is a continuing body, would have to ap- prove the resolution. Representative Garner of Texas, the ranking democratic member, said the minority would support the proposal, later by state police, | or Law ?Man and Wife Bound Over as Third Offenders —Children Save Another | Couple With $4,100 i Bank. 1 n Three married couples and two male friends faced Judge W. C. | Hungerford in police court this morning on charges of liquor law | violations. Fines totalling $1,100 were imposed, and ofie couple was bound over to the superior court, being third offenders, while only the fact that another couple has three | children, whose ages range from 3 to 12 years, saved them from a jail | sentence. | Antonio Dygas, aged 35, and his | wife, aged 33, of 88 John strect were found guilty aithough they insisted |that they have not violated the |liquor law since their first convic Ition a few months ago. Officers | Stadler and Cosgrove testificd that {they and Supernumerary Officer | Harper confiscated a “still” at the | Dygas home Saturday forenoon, and |a man whose thirst was quenched there testified that liquor is made nd sold on the premises. | Judge Hungerford imposed a fine |of $300 in each case, with a 30 days' jail sentence suspended, and instructed Interpreter Partyka to |impress on the couple that nothing but the fact’that they have small children saved them irom going to- |Jail, and if they are convicted again | they will serve long sentences. Offi- cer Stadler, in addition to his testi- |mony about the raid, said the | coupte has $4,100 in one local bank. | Prosecuting Attorney Woods said |this indicates that they have been doing a heavy business in liquor. Paul Czankosky, aged 30 of 77 | Newington avenue, was fined $250 and costs on the charge of keeping {liquor with intent to sell, and his wife, Frances, was discharged on two counts of violation of the liquor law, in their store and tenement. Attor- ney Thomas I. McDonough repre- | sented them. Bonds for an appeal were fixed at $1,000. Officer Stadler testified that he and Officers H. C. Lyon and Daniel | Cosgrove went to to the store on | February 2 at 5 p. m. and served a | search warrant. They selzed cider |and moonshine liquor in the storc |and tenement. Czankosky admitted | having sold cider and accused his | wite of having sold liquor, according |to Officer Stadler. | The eider was in the ice hox fn the store and the liquor in the ’ tenement. [ o Mtorney McDonough asked Ofticer Stadler if he urged the husband to | have nis wife plead guilty and take [@ $100 fine with a nolle in his own |case. Qfficer Stadler denied having { done so. He admitted he had a talk | with the husband a few days ago, | about the case. Officer Cosgrove testified that i complaints have been received about | | | the store and tenement. He did not search the store but he found alleged liquor in a closet just off the kitehen, and more under {the Kitchen table. Officer Lyon was with him in the tenement and gave | similar testimony. | Prosecuting Attorney Woods called | Probation Officer E. €. Connolly to | the witness stand and asked him if Czankosky is under his supervision ! but Attorney McDonough objected. | Prosecuting Attorney Woods said | Czankosky is paying a fine to the | New Haven authorities through the | probation officer, for a conviction on the charge of liquor law violation. | Attorney McDonough contended that | the supreme court has ruled against | this sort of evidence. Judge Hunger- | ford sustained the objection. Czankosky denied the charges. | The liquor taken by the police was | for his use and his wife's use. They have a drink “first thing in the morning,” but they do not sell lit in the store and tenement. Rela- |tive to Officer Stadler's testimony [that Czankosky said his wife sold |liquot, Czankosky sald, in reply to | Attorney McDonough, that the offi- cer advised him to have his wife | plead guilty and take a fine. That would be worth a nolle {n his own case, and the expense of legal repre- sentation would be avoided, he said the officer told him. Relative to the testimony of T. H. | Bougof of 325 Church street that he | saw men go through the store to the | tenement, Czankosky said Bougof |owed him $25 and did not pay it | until it was given to a lawyer to col- |lect. That is why Bougof complain- | ed to the police Several housewives who live on Millard and Chapman streets testified | that they have not seen any evidence of liquor law vlolation on the ‘Attorney (Continued on Page 16) Woods (ly in the fire, police, public AN MEETS DEATH AS GOPING FALLS Knother Seriously Injured af| New Haven Post Office - | WERE TALKING ON STEPS | Stone Which Crashed From Above Welghed 50 Pounds—Dead Man is Believed to Have Been James P. Gallivan. New Haven, Feb. 7 (P)—A man believed to be James P. Gallivan was fatally injured and William Ring was seriously injured shortly after noon today when a 50 pound piece of cop- ing of the post office building fell upon them as they stood on the front steps. Ring was taken to St. Raphael's hospital. The other man whose skull was crushed was taken to New Haven hospital. He had died en route to the hospital. Papers on him bore the name of James P. Gallivan, but pending investigation of the medical examiner, this identification was not positive. Gallivan who lived at 21 Maple street has been a clerk at the| Knights of Columbus national head- | quarters here for 18 years. Ring is | mechanical engineer at the Knights | of Columbus building. | Scores of people were on the street | at the time the men were injured. | The post office is directly across the | street east of the central green, | | Ring was suffering from abra- | sions, shock and a possible frac- |ture of the left shoulder. ! John V. Parrell, a contractor, was the first to aid the pair. He picked up Gallivan, placed him in | |an automobile and took him to the | | New Haven hospital, had died on the way. William J. McGinley, national secretary of the K. of C., said Gal- livan was one of the oldest mem- Dbers of the Knights of Columbus, | having held every office in his 30 |years of membership and was one | {of the leading Catholic laymen of | |the state. | i but Gallivan | GIRL BANK ROBBER IS | | " INSANE, COURT RULES | i ! | But South’ Dakota Prase- cutor Objects to Action —Will Press Charge | Vermilion, 8. D., Feb. T (P)—DMiss Marion Meyers, who attcmpted to rob a bank here early Saturday, was | adjudged insane today, but her re- | moval to a state hospital was op- ! posed by the state's attorney. | Shortly after the 19 year old former university co-ed had been ordered held for the March circuit | court under $1,500 bond, the Clay | county sanity board held her insane | and directed she be sent to the Yankton state hospital for observa- tion. This State's Attorney H. O. Per- kins opposed, declaring he would not parmit her removal from jail un- | til the $1,500 bond had been posted. “I am going to push this case,” he said. “If this girl goes free there will | be twelve similar cases tomorrow committed by girls just for the thrill | {of the thing. I believe the girl | should be prosccuted the same as a ar | [ | (P—"Reve 1 kins Champion Father of Georgia Smiles as 29th Child Arrives g Ga., Feb. T (P—Lee Atlanta, whose 2 children won tfor him the title hampion father of Geor- and a presentation recently to President Coolidge and con- gress, has added laurels, a daughter having arrived at the Gentle home yesterday. Gentle's smile is broader than ever. Nineteen of the 29 children are living. Atlanta, Gentle, of POPULAR NOVEL IS SEVERELY SCORED “Rexelry” Bronght in at Dangh- erty-Miller Trial INFLUENCES ONE JURYMAN Branded As When Talesman Says That It Pic- “Insidious Fiction” tures Politicians in a Bad Light. Federal Court, New York, Feb. 7 ' a novel of the .cap- itol in its social and political aspects, was characterized as “insidious fic- tion” at the trial of Harry M. Daugherty, former attorney-general, and Thomas W. Miller, tormer alien property custodian, which began to- day. The charges against Samuel Hop- | Adams’ bock were made by Harold Corbin, associate of Max D. Steuer in the defense of Daugherty and was concurred in by United States Attorney Buckner. The prospective foreman of the. | jury, Walter L. Carey, a broker, said he had read the book. While the Daugherty case was not mentioned in the book, Carey sald, under ex- amination by defense counsel, it put politicians In a bad light that book is just fiction,” sald, “and a sort of fiction T would call insidious.” Turning to Buckner, Corbin asked: “Would you call it insidious?” Buckner said he would. Aversc to Politicians Another prospective juror, Ed- ward Regan, theater manager, said he had an aversion to practical politicians. “I've seen them at their best and at their worst, and I don’t like them,” he sald. ~ddis. reraarke followed e discus- on by Aaron Sapiro, counsel for Miller, in which Miller was char- acterized as a practical politician, “a man who went out and got cam- paign funds and distributed them, | but who did not seek offic for him- | | selr. ‘When court recessed for lunch neither side had challenged a tales- man, although several others were examined time and again. Three Different Reports Are Being Made on Gould Washington, Feb. 7 (#—Three dif- ferent reports from the senate elec- | | tions committee are belng preparcd | pleaded not guilty to the charge be- in the case of SeMator Arthur R. a railroad company with which he was connected bribed a former pre- mier of New Brunswick, Canada. Senators Goff, republican, West Virginia, and King, of Utah, and George, of Georgia, democrats, all are waiting their views. The three proposed reports will be considered by the committee within a few days, but it may be near the end of the session before a report is made to the senate. Chicago, Feb. 17 (A—Gone “Longfellow's Minnehaha—she used to roam the forest. In her place has come a flapper { who can powder, who can rouge Hiawatha, too, has altered; has shed the buckskin leggings. Nowadays it's spats and trousers, | with sharp creases down the pants| legs. | Chief Roy Osh Kosh has brought | this word from the rescrvation at| Menominee, Wis., to the first 1927 powwow of the grand council fire| of American Indians. The chief himself was natty In trousers that carrled a Knife edge crease and with smart styled spats | fitted snugly over slickly shined| shoes. “How can 1 express to you,” Chief | Osh Kosh asked, “the great change that has taken place in our peopls? Ah, I have it. My daughter, Mrs. Rhoda House, is the president of the Indian Women's Voters' league of the Menominee reservation.” The change, the chief confesses, has lifted the burden from the shoulders of the squaw and placed it on the brave, but he is not sorry. Times have changed since his grand- father, the first Chief Osh Kosh, ruled the reservation. Dreams of old-time power and glory, said | young Chlef Roy, are for the wrin- | Kled braves. | “The cigarette,” he said, “has re- who ! he | Indian Chief in Spats and Sharp Creases in Trousers Says Rouge for Squaws is Modern War Paint 1s placed the pipe of peace among our |Pied a hotel costing $3 a day. wives and daughters. Rouge, cately scented, is the modern war paint, Stockings of silk are quite the thing. “The Charleston—and Bottom—are our war dance girls are flappers, men wear floppy pants, and 1 sus- pect that the latter like their gi He painted a bright picture for the tribesmen gathered in council He said the Indian is much bette oft with electric lights, automobiles deli- the Black Our and his modernism than the Pottas | watomie, the Winnebago, Oneida, Cherokee, Mohawk and all the rest, who roamed the virgin forests while the squaws did the work. Nowadays, he said, the wome take care of the home, join voters' leagues and take a real interest in affairs, while the braves take care of business, with an ever-watchful eye to windward for new sartorial distinction. I f * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Fair and colder tonight Tuesday Increasing cloudi- ness. | | | *. Well, | Corbin | MOTHER AND GHILD " ILL BE REUNITED Uria Eleven Years Ago Parent and Girl Were Scparated at Armenian Detention Camp—Lat- ter Was Saved By Family. i New Haven, Feb. 7 (P—A glrl of her mother in an Armenian concen- and who recently was found to be will rejoin her Mahakiam, in alive in Palestine mother Mrs. Marian | New York tomorra-v. The girl, Rubina ! being brought to this steamer Olympic which is due to ar- ! rive tomorrow. Thrown On Death Cart | Mrs. Mahakiam, whose first {band and father of the girl was killed in Turkey in 1916, says she land her child were herded with thousands of other Armenians in a |camp by their Turkish captors. The {child was ill and one day when the | death cart went through camp she {was torn from the mother and itossed upon the cart. The mother | thought death had come to the |child and the body had been burled {with hundreds of other bodies. Mrs, Gurdgian escaped from the camp and made her way to Beirut, | Syria and in 1920 she met and mar- |ried Mr. Mahakian who was an American citizen. jcame that the child then grown to girlhood had been saved by a Tur- !kish family and brought up as a member of it. Last spring this fam- ily was on the way to ypt by train, the men in it trying to evade military service. | Lives in West Haven An Armenian woman saw the girl and recognizing her as of her own rationality aided her to escape and make her way to Jerusalem where {she was found by a near East {worker. Armenians who knew Mrs. |Gurdglan had word sent to this country and Mrs. Mahakiam was { found living in West Haven where her husband is in business. Ar- { rangements were then made to have {the girl sent here. Gurdgian 'MERIDEN MAN HELD AS BANK EMBEZZLER |Eugene Saleski Pleads Not | Guilty—Was With First National Hartford, Feb. T (P—Charged with embezzlement of an amount not made public, Eugene Saleski, clerk n the First National Bank, Meriden, (fore U. 8. Commissioner Frederick J. | Gould, republican, Maine, under in- | Corbett here this afternoon and was:which prompted the government to | vestigation because of charges that |bound over to the federal court un- der bonds of one day to raisc the money. | Saleski was arrested this morning {by federal agents and brought to | Hartford. It is reported that he | made restitution. 100. He was glven LIVED LIFE OF EASE |Boston Couple Stopped at Best Hotels and Patronized Taxis, But Failed to Pay. Springficld, Mass., Feb. 7 (P—Ar- »sted here after enjoying a week of {life in the best hotels of New York cab from Boston to New York back to this city, 45 of Hanover street, and Alma Sverton, 25, of 1209 Boylston street, both of Boston, faced a statutory nd | Cigarette Replaces Pipe of Peace, Charleston and Black 'charee in court here today and were Bottom Are the War Dances and Stockings of Silk Are Quite the Thing, According to Head of Me- nominee Reservation Tribe. |held for hearing Feb. 16. A Boston arrant also awaits them for de- rauding a taxi driver of $125 and Bellino is also wanted for non-sup: port of his family. The pai |January 28. In this city they ocen- | When |arrested it was found that t had Inot enough money to pay for a toll |call to Boston. and our young| | Is Held Up in Her Own House While Robber Takes $130 From Drawer and FlCes, Hartford, Feb. 7 (P—Mrs. Fleur: cnce M. Casey, of 25 Greenwood | received the surprise of her life 110:40 this morning when cmerged from her pantry into the | kitchen and found herself confront- ed by a stranger who pointed a re- volver at her. | “sit down,” at the man ordered. Too startled even to question this| unexpected interruption of her | household duties, Mrs. Casey took | the nearest chair. The intruder en- [ tered an adjoining room, keeping Mrs. Casey constantly under sur- veillance and rifled the dres: n one drawer he found a purse con- taining $130 in cash, Apparently satisfied with his booty, the man es- caped through the open back door, leaving behind jewelry worth and $5 in another drawer which he either overlooked or disregarded en- iDaughter Was Taken Away at| IHPRISONED ~ BY TURKS Turkish | 115 who as a child was taken from | | | tration camp at Urfa 11 years ago | 15| country on the | hus- | Last June word | and this city with the use of a taxi- | Joseph Bellino, | are | isald to have started on their tour| she | $300 | Wi HARTFORD MAN 'BOARD WILL CONSIDER DISMISSAL OF CURTIN| | Electrical Inspector’s Case Comes Up at Tonight’s Meeting | A division of opinion exists among | members of the building commis- sion as to whether Cyril J. Cur- {tin should be retired as electrical | inspector at tonight's meeting, and the requested resignation tabled last week may not be finally acted upon this evening. i Curtin was asked to have his res- ignation ready for the board meet- ing of last Monday, as were also| P. J. Tormay, plumbing inspector. Tormay resigned and retired from office today. Curtin's letter to the board differed somewhat from the usual note of resignation. Instead; of resigning, the inspector wrote to the effect that he had received the request and was therefore “offering” his resignation. While the differ- ence is purely technical, it places upon the commissioners the obliga- tion of retiring the inspector instead of merely accepting his resignation. The charge against Curtin is that he has been absent from the office on many occasions and did not maintain the hours established by the board. The commission has re- celved a petition from a majority of the licensed electricians in the city asking that Curtin be Kept on the job and attesting to his ability. Chairman A. P. Leavitt, from whom the request for Curtin’s resignation was received, declared at last week's meeting: “Mr. Curtin is an effi- clent inspector and a fine man for the job.” FORD TAX CASE SHOWS | SIGNS OF SPEEDING UP| Some Interesting Testimony, Prob- ably Tomorrow, Now Is Expected. Washington, Feb. T () — A hint of important impending develop- |ments was given today as former | minority stockholders in ghé Foid | Motor company neared the, conclu- slon of their presentation of evi- |dence in the $30,000,000 tax recov- lery procceding brought against [them by the treasury. | Today's session before the board lot tax appeals was given over to | statistical testimony by expert wit- ! nesses, but it was indicated that the case would take a livelier turn 1\\:!}1 the testimony, perhaps tomor- row, of David H. Blair, former | commissioner of internal revenue, and his chiet deputy, C. R. Nash. | These two witnesses have been subpoenaed upon petition by coun- sel for the protesting taxpayers, | who said their testimony was re- quired to amplify the clrcumstances the case in 1925, shortly the statute of limitations | expired, and to levy an additional |impost. It is not improbable that examination of the former govern- ment officials will have a political ! angle. FATAL BOMB PLOT ‘T\\’o Pittsburgh Children Killed, | reopen before | Mother Badly Hurt—Several Ar- rests Are Made. | Pittsburg, Kas, Feb. 7 (UP)—A | dynamite bomb wrecked the home of Mrs, | Mayberry and killed her two children—a girl ten and a boy six as they slept early today. Mrs. Mayberry, was injured severe- 1y but probably will recover. Mayberry, arrested soon after the explosion as he lay in bed in his room blocks away was heing questioned. He denied knowledge of the crime. He and his wife separated about a year ago and a | | suit for divorce, filed by Mayberry is pending. Harvey Davis mer close friends family, are in ja and his wife, for- of the Mayberry | Woman Collapses; Had | No Food for Three Days | New York, Feb. 7 (®—Saying she | had not caten for three days, May 31 years old, of 17 ,\us(m‘ | street, Cambridge, Mass., was take: to Columbus hospital today after she had collapsed on an Amsterdam nue surface car in front of the 2nd street police station. Dr. Hol- stein of the hospital diagnosed her! case as malnutrition. l Miss Kelly told the police she had | not eaten since coming to New York, | and that she had trudged the streets| all last night. Policemen gave her food. | Oldest White Man in U. S. Dies, Aged 122 Yrs. Key West, Fla, Feb. 7 (B — | Michael Culmer, sald to be the oldest white man in the United States, died here yesterday at the| |home of his daughter, Mrs. Loren- |zo Gibson. Culmer had attained ithe age of 122 years. For many years he had lived on one of the | Florida keys, where he celebrated his 100th anniversary in 1904. He leaves two daughters, Mrs.. Gibson and Mrs, Bertram Knowles, and a son, Michael Culmer, jr., all of Average Daily Circulation For Feb. 5th ... | been bound eek Ending 14,554 PRICE THREE CENTS AND WOMAN DIE IN WHAT POLICE ASSERT WAS MURDER AND SUICIDE 30 Year Old Widow Living on Goodwin Street Shot Three Times and Admirer, Also Shot, Dies in Hospital. |Woman, Whose Hushand Died Last June, Leaves Two Small Children— Tragedy Occurs This Morning. Hartford, Feb. 7 M/—A tragedy believed by the police to have been’ a murder and a suicide, was enacted shortly before 11 o'clock this morn- ing in a small four room tenement at 15 Goodwin street. Mra. Pauline J. Wilkos was found shot to death and a man, thought to be Ferdinand Melantacchi of Market street was in a dying condition with at least o bullet in his head. When the police arrived they found the woman in a sitting position against the kitchen sink, dead, and the man was lying near by. Looks Like Jealous Act. Detective Sergeant Charles F, Koenig, in charge of the police in- vestigation, said that the shooting had every indication of beipg the action of a jealous suitor, who after killing the woman turned the gun on himself. Mrs. Wilkos, who was 30 years old, was a widow and had two small children, Joseph, 8, and ‘Walter 6. Her husband died last June. Sergeant Koenig said he un- derstood that the man found with her was paying some attention to her but that she had rejected his proposals in favor of another pers son. Hardly Able to Kill Herself Assistant Medical Examiner Examiner George C. Kane, viewed the body of the woman and sald he did not believe she could have shot herself. There were three bullet wounds in her body and the 1.stol fould lying between the two persons, had five.empty chambers, '’ The man died at St. Francis' hos« pital shortly before 1 o'clock. There was no evidence of a strugs gle. The first floor apartment is occupled by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Early. Mra. Early told the police that Mrs. Wilkos went to work about 9:30 this morning and then returned with some man about an hour later. She said she heard them £0 up the stairs and a short time later heard several shots. MASONIC TEMPLE CASE UP AGAIN TOMORROW Adjustment - Board Mem« bers Expected to Go on Witness Stand Members of the board of adjuste ment will be on the witness.stand in superfor court tomorrow to defend their action in granting special exe ceptions to permit construction of & Masonic temple on Russell street. They have been summoned te court by Attorney James W. Carpen- ter who {s assoclated with Corpora- tion Counsel John H. Kirkham in trial of the appeal taken by Russell street property owners who ohject to such a building. Their claim is that the board of adjustment ex- ceeded its powers by allowing excep- tions which they say are equivalent to amendments to the zoning law. The appellants have concluded their presentation of evidence and & part of the defense has been put on the stand before Judge Newell Jene nings. It is expected that presentas tion of evidence will be concluded tomorrow. New York Murder Victim Found With Tongue Split New York, Feb. 7 (#—The body of a young man who had been strangled with a sashcord, was found wrapped in two burlap bags in front of a lower East Side tenement block early today. The youth's hands and feet had behind him, and his tongue had been slit down the mid- dle. Some of his clothing bore the name of a store in Detroit, Mich. Tongue splitting Is common in une derworld murders for revenge, ace cording to the police. They believe the man had been killed as an ine former. Defective Wiring Causes $2,500 Fire in Ansonia Ansonia, Feb, 7 (P—Damage timated at approximately $2,600 was done by fire to the combined grocery store and meat market con= ducted by Charles Zepski at 101 High strect this morning at 3:10 o'clock, Defective wiring is believed to have been responsible for the blaze, whigh was a bad one while it lasted and gave the firemen stiff opposition in keeping it from eating its way through the ceiling to the apartment on the second floor occupled by Zepski. The building where the fire started is a 2-story wooden structure owned by Thomas Coles % | tirely in his haste to finish the job.|[this city, man.