New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1927, Page 5

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1927, turbances. The beheadings had the effect m" causing some strikers (o return to work yesterday in the Chinese city, | but in th intérnationa: quarter the | strike grew proportion: tely. —_— Authorities feared a greater men- | ace to Shanghai from Sun's retreat- Aht ing forces than from the internal Ohinese SWOISmED AMBEUTS— | mevemons. 1: is Kaown thas Sums - " army is completely disorganized and Sha]]gha]a(}hamel House !Mkely to start wholesale looting when #it begins to arrive in Shang- hal. €t was also feared that the re- Shanghal, Feb. 22 (UP)—In spite | treating soldiers might seek safety | of barbarous methods of intimida-|in the international quarter, precipi- tion against nationalists, the general | tating a grave situation. strike continued to spread today, and the beheading of pickets, agi- Former Baron Kills Self tators, coolies and students heplw pace. And Blames Son for Act The decapitations are more bru-| Los Angeles, Feb. 22.—(M—Her- tal even than during the pre-revolu-| man Bestmann, 76, former German tionary days of the Manchus. The baron and millionaire, hanged him- y executioners” are “amateurs” | self at his home yvesterday after writ- | with no previous experience. The|iDE a mote to his son in which he victim’s head is hacked off rather|declared the latter to be responsible than sliced off with one clean blow. | for the act. Under the old Manchu law, the| The note, addressed to Herman cxecutioner who failed to cut off a|Bestmann, Jr, read: head with one stroke of his sword| ‘What you told me today, drives was himself executed. But there is|Me to death. You are my murderer.” now no such law. If there were,[ Police were unable to learn the there would be a shortage of execu- | DAture of the conversation referred | tioners. to in the note. There is little ceremony either to| Triends said Bestmann had been a the capture of a person or his de-|Dbaron in Germany and lost his for- capitation. A squad of soldiers, called | tne In the World war. He came here | the ‘“execution patrol,” parades|SOme time afterward down a narrow, crowded strect in the Chinese section of the city. Their bayonets are fixed. In the rear is a tall, menacing “city execu- tioner.” With great ceremony and | pomp he carries a heavy sword en- | * | € HONOR WASHINGTON Our store is closed all day—today—to honor the man who stands “first in the hearts of his countrymen.” We cherish his memory along with Lincoln, Roose- velt and Wilson. Wednesday Candy Special One-pound box hand dipped in rich grade of chocolate. Creamy centers—the kind that melts in your mouth. Regular 60c grad 3 3 4 Fednesdig rectsl poundbov36€ NEW BRITAIN'S SHOPPING CENTER EEbNOMY DAY WEDNESDAY For the last Wednesday of February celebrate Economy Day at Raphael’s! 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Tibeaje Tron, stesongs 1) e il lh‘; ey “ocl }:‘no“ | distress deluged the radio station at ! ing which one will next be plcked | Fonstanza. | oif from among' tem. (There:is| . OT&7e ffars were fefi for the | e iem amon steamer Imperatul Traian, a 3,068 Chinesc fs sclzed by the sauad of | pojonier yile’ was wreeked near | aolaers W otramson e eiven e e | o8 SE OB ST RN RRkES SeRT | forced to his knees, his hands are| > gir dgle dea. | & A 4 Snowstorms were reported | tied behind him, his head bent for- | Ard) fis neck extended. calmlyl hroughout Roumania and southern and with not the slightest, show of | JUE0SIavia and the Danube river was °fl reported to be freezing over. The emotlon, the executioner bares his | ¢ororat e dropped o 12 below at | sword and starts whacking away, | while the soldiers intimidate the | 02Pest: crowds. The hcad is then wooden cage which is nailed to a pole. The pole is placed at a city gate or some other prominent place in the city where the largest part|quiplan, February 23 at 10 a. m., | of the population is sure to sec it.|\yoods for plaintiff, Mangan for de- | The body is left in the stréet. |fendant. Ralph Hedenberg vs, Jacob Foreigners in the international| chwab, February 23 at 10 a. m., | settlement are fearful of the effect | woods for plaintiff, Hungerford G cased in crimson silK. Women'’s Silk Hose Women'’s Sport Lisle . ... Women’s Burson Heather .. p— Men’s Wool Hose Men's Winsted Merino Men's Silk Hose Children’s Wool Hose .. Children’s Fancy Hose . | oy co CALENDAR hildren’s G S placed 1n 8| cacer e srisd Children’s Golf Hose Benjamin W. Alling in city court yesterday afternoon as follows: Adam Urbanski vs. Joseph M. Silk 5 : Infants’ Rayon Hose ...... immediate wear. Tt ante Sille Snalks the beheadings will have on the Cantonese if the southern troops en ter the city. Reprisals are for granted, and Shanghai may be come the battleground of a civi war. There were rumors that Marsha Sun would arrive here today to tak charge of the defense of Shanghal with 80,000 soldiers. taken| g4 at 10 a. m,, tiff, Ginsburg for defendant. Hen 1| E. Lep; [ ruary 28 at 2 p. m., Kirkham, Coop- 1| er, Hungerford and Camp for plain- tiff, Harry Cooper for | Elizabeth Johnson vs. George He was said | February 28 at 2 p. m, T. F. Me- | to have agreed to unite with Chang| Donough r Chung-Chang in preparing for the plaintitf, Kirkham, Coope: sxpected invasion of the city by the | defer Ve bnn hit the hardest | The Ameri- ng Chinese. having joined the Twith 48,000 in| Security Finance Co. vs. Japancse stores and mills and | Monsees, Februa 00 in the Briti ‘rams and bu: for defendant. Dan- el J. cs. J. J. Donohue, Feb- p. m., C. 1. Gaffney for plaintiff, Traceski for defendant. Fred A. y 28 at 3 p. m. | Kirkham, Cooper, Hungerford and | were running | Camp for plaintiff, T. 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