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News of the World By Associated Press «uoll-‘"" A ,,npfl“'" ) “uuos) faugarl A9 +vAd ESTABLISHED 1870 L AMERICANS UNHURT AS MEXICAN BAND ROBS, BURNS TRAIN Riter Looting Cars, Bandits Fire, Coaches—Wounded Are Burned to Death DEAD WILL TOTAL ABOUT ONE HUNDRED, IS REPORT - Dead and Wounded Consumed in Flames \When Bandits, After At- tack, Set Fire to Cars—Survivor Claims Native Catholic Priest Was With Attacking Guard Wiped Out Mexico City, April ivors wgedy in isco state, estime 100 Mexico City ‘al dead at e members of today, 1ho from 50 to 60 w I'rom five to seven A m the tra Shout sury i on dits or re zious Phy Some of ti vounds military their lives cscort, by ¢ thre rding the savir ir in as civilians atforms of the The bullets o said to e conches Says He Saw Priest L Catl o s rio senger in was second- imong the Mexico City, 1 the class coach, who hrought This priest, he said, cene of combat in Another priest, he charged boarded the train aft military escort ad been silen men 10 Kill all passe being sol . Villalobos ha ¢ tered He through the ind Sergeant of the ree rode aron esca assistance of Isidro Andua survivors of the '(L'”nmn.ml on Pa BLACK ROCK BRIDGE T0 BE 53 FEET WIDE| Williams in Hartford To- day to Discuss Fi- nancing Project ge 10) Black Rock bridge is soon to b widened to 55 feet, which is 20 feet greater than the present width, provide more room for traffic and ke possible crosswalks for pedes- rians on both sides instead of Lut as at pr . This work will requir 000, v Engince Williams is at the day conferring with anthorities rela- | tive to the source of the money. s not heen determi will bear the cost, road will he or if both will contribute The approaches to the bric a afficiently wide and the struc tural ehanges in the crossover w not affect the roadway. U. S. Industnal Alcohol Management Ha w York, April 31 (P—A bitter ficht for control of the United States Industrial Aleohol company dev oped at the annual mecting of stocl- holders today when an opposition slate, representing Air Reduction Co. inter was presented clection against the regular ticket of directors. Air Reduction inte ests are reported to have heen quictly buying stock for months, other stockholders for the purpose of voting them at tod meeting. Two Auto Fatalitie an outlay Joscph D the required to st for several in Springfield in 12 Hounrs | Springficld, Mass., April 21 (#) — The death of John J. Connor today was the sccond motor fatality her within 12 hours, Connor, an aged inmate of the almshouse, was while watching city workmen by antomobile driven by Harri Ching, who was held on a charge dangerous driving. Vivian Miller, 4, was killed last evening by an auto- mobile driven by W. H. Allen, who was not held. an on NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927. W BRITAIN HERALD —TWENTY PAGES. Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending l 4,2 37 April 16th PRICE THREE CENTS DISEASES, COLD AND WORSE FLOODS ADDING TO HORROR IN MID-WEST RIVER AREAS | ~— {mund Wench, 35, Pennsylvania c | miner, was sentenced from 4 to Several Killed When Another Tornado Hits Arkansas— |v<ars tn the state prison toduy Town of Pettyville Near Extinction From Rising e wes tivins with ar Waters and Others Are Threatened — Railroad |, .= e Bridge at Little Rock Washed Away—Prison Con- | New York Judge Turns Deaf Ear to Familiar Unwritten Law Plea ‘ it to take the life sald he could not recognize ritten law,” ina n uld have pttled t gl s without murd Mary another.” | the I‘n‘ of 14 tor conrt ¢ 1th bec wife Party—Federal | olic train o \‘1 lohos of | to state capitol to- | Battle| nd soliciting proxies from | struek | of | viets Impressed Into Work Strengthening Levees. |> RS | Favorable Report on Bill Which Sets Excise Tax on Auto Busses; $300,000 Allotted Newington Home psi ,[ Miss., foll bofore the rushing | Tlel ; i Senator Shaw ) o their mercy 2 m lands and flood is exy Washington and o and parts of Poliver and Tallahatehie ville, largest town tlood L oy : 1liz B ILOML Marys ood also arec threat Memphis, Tenn, April ) — | Priving forward as regularly as an nt on ta K]'m‘ 21 (toward the St F kans: in defensa of | sippi at Whitehall but this took th largement of th IPrancis river above army on the marc important enemy defense a day, {the Mississippi floods added another |1 |tremendons area to their cor d | territories today. | Added Missls- not disastrous in ef Nominated Judge of Fairfield Common' Pleas Court—Third Deficiency Measure Reported | Carrying Appropriation of $11,700—Auto Owners May Be Absolved of Liability for Guests 000 ac of towr scor ted to Mellwoo. n, W. L. Me missty a4 Jess IFloyd | from the | 35 miles water had The man | The man |\ cover Tssaquing Humphries Warre ounti Elaine, near M wind then wes hlo an hour d 't risen 12 inch 13 sending the 1 ing on top « ng a flood State Ca 121 (A on the motor b | porte 1in the on companies op the state shall be lgross recsipts; on con ating in part within 1o co ed in sta on com- ithin t within and nt t its perations whol- ona tol, Hariford, A bill fmpos| of public highways and, Justice Wallops Man L oty Held as Wife Beater today. » tax Fast Portla ating wholly in [[(UP)—"A y of the vere brought your wife Ju by April 2 told you if stle Down Colo.. hit o ar own Near Extinction Ark., April 21 exti ) tion to- the waters destroyed ¢ of I Missourt Pac Arka rive ind Nor of t over of W operating wholly state and also in t in part witho { 2ross receipts from ly within state, h bus mile - lstata or inte | 10 bill prov gross tax inst in ] 125 wo Monro Monraoe W rc o withi Cold w Apri the flood Misse Jes for a gu 1of on as the opers gross ear el X on gross HORSE OWNER JAILED | FOR STARVING ANIMAL = ‘r Equine chl in Basement | Without Food or Water {net 1° | cary v, carrying wi s loaded with ro mn on it 111 vary ome varied w an at Other S nate rej ate Actions cted a od of ship to Kenr vid Goodma and railroad ma 1 has anoth downstre out was the | n the p i in Lit- shops and Rock. | troye h, the | Local bill chang- meth axing railroads. Bl e 1 Anthc oithin and in of oct Georg ndhouse Charged the brid L of the ¢ south Break the M restoring for ted rights to Nz Salzeberg of Hariford. The s o reicjcted the bl perm towns, ci and horo list il and ma jor th o ~ of the nd kin t main neces: n, the first ocenr at Dor Mo. From Dorera | TS flowing vjor bre s syst sissing ring Snto ppro ary cruelty on by to feed and water him, Motta, aged 48, of 95 T B i s repeit was 1 sentenced 1o five days in jail by ! 1 e scnate or 5 { W. C. Hungerford in polic ‘S!JUEAL’ ONGILL WOUNDED GONSUL == i i W o 1 i tax warran E e Humane Socicty . FOR TIP TO POLICE! MAY YET SURVIVE: .. oo o Madone and Ryan Tell of Crime New Haven an Shows Remark- - ‘ Al e | He Commmed . able Stamina :“ it e urisdiction bill had to The house r d b by Yale coll providing life ten- ommissioners in town of Wood- amuel C. o o PAY HIM N OWN COIN ASSAILANT STILL * HELD "7 oeet ot neglecting Salvatore sou Mitehel} street me nge- ani- able to work. will attend to zerford point- | W sy for | were m; sounded this de ing out t to dispose rd to t 1 to be an esse Motta's livelihood abused by b in its prosen rill took up, ! | should to wor and b e Ellinger testified $ kept in a dark iout proper light window ately bag ocicty sena 1t the hor. nent stall, wi ir, there beir a without There was ¢ arn but it of hay imal to e the owner, aged about 12 y om on one occasion that on the horse a ock in the ered it 8 o'cloc nt Ellinger 1l watered at once, and ahout 4 ials; 5 A s were needed to appease its | who do Falling Out Among Members of Case Against Man Who Shot b nd heddi in the whici ill. it of ¢ ap, and | available | A son of . told “Underworld” Results in Clearing Ciceo a Month Ago Is Again Co : Amend Up of Mystery Surrounding Pay- | tinued Pending Outcome of ln-\ only wisps | roll Robbery in Hartford. jur wiers on it tazes ar 21.—-With June Vir, both of 8 H. th came to li torworld ril the 21 (P So un- condition or Cicco, Italian vice-c the hospital that anni B'Dausilio fal to the April he ain remains De over to the unle binding superior [\\xm-m. Madone, i | ‘ Hartior | the who | \ of Jor nued | E ce Gio next ordered ove the ani- Ne ning w Brit- hiot him a month a court today until May Further delay was desire that it may more ke its charges against d with the possible chanee Joccio might be able to although this latter med to be unlikely to thost him Surgeons Working On Him De Ciceo' U wounds are be such almost the ht side was vay from the charge but surgeons ain, Judge G ric 1[l\' today [ robber: r lor what the dete: | “squealing. jand Madone ar Day in po. of {ernor, House Leader Av was puzz with re ;‘]\4 n ansmitted to the | vublic service motor veheile 1 pov of department oftic by the eharge ht a stol state Praston brougit hay to the | barn when he on the premise In his opinion By o Mo Tad not en nd it was impossibl fain 1t on on wonlld whate the ¥ I the | ppear in | ncident | close | i afternoon, in Hartford county | ¢ in default $3, in | cach case, and, 1z to th nw‘ thorities, both might been still | at liberty had not Gill given infor- mation that led to the arrest of Madone and William 15 Ryan, an- other New Britain youth | charge of burglary in th jelvider section i on 4 g, heen S nator 1§ Jail bonds of ceord the Lmon said | four s G | today. His blown | tions sent d of o for | t he or by vas one into the s h money to buy for b Governor that hig ere thons wate ot of asaw have priing on him as the healing the hope of repiir- sure the extent De Cieco is a man of | Carl Foster stamina, in the opinion [John Booth o zeons, and hence he | naingd survived but there seems recovery. The ch nt is such that nons may say | ] 1 v i this time the outcome of | age, will wounds but each day|Judg iks, who has been lds to the possibility of recovery. appoinic associate instice, Both —_ | superior appointments ure on ti in a drug store | ho!gun J v of commmon plr ring | iy, His term also o 8 for is in Gill Squeals on Other: Several weeks ago {the story learned L well dressed ng eriminal record, old Michael Lucas, a policeman of 2 one and TRyan into irug store and quanti pens. o positive was Gill tha !\oluntecered the information as {where the pens had been 4..\1,0\‘ a ‘()l‘l\ h\e Jurymen Are [ Picked in Snyder Case | officers e | Queens County Court House, Nov ptain Kelly fyouc 0 April 21 (®—Counsel for Mrs. | chic nolice, who !y spyder had expended one-half | Bri associate with the lotted number of thirty per- | Christopher Avery of seantERQal challenges at noon today | Isuae Wolfs W Have the latter jury for the Snyder murder | court jud With the ¢ Stacyciand e Still less than ociate Justice Ban ““h'"“r‘]‘ tod, IE ted from the suyp AP 10 At that time, counsel for Henry |are reappointime and 1y 00 Gray, co-defendant with the | Not Liable For Guests, oman, Lad used eleven peremptory favorable report was ma | ehallenges and the state seven house on a bill providing th trial had heen in pr \ers of automobiles are not it days and a half, and o for the guests in the car. e Confronted With Stolen Goods 1 2 talesmen examined up (0 noon, | Another favorable report was o & i B 2 When the police folt the time was |00l fve had been found acceptable | bill anthorizing the Wat HAIoh G bn el Tolem A e N ohmertus, Wiey tans o this - iy |t 8l sl Bristol Tramway com to oper- 4000 Owen Riley and D, W, and recovered the stolen articles in L noWaterbury | goncs machine demonstrators, 318 i avVhE iouathE tie coeneE AR W Bristol over a trunk line high- | 0o o O o e sor ave nd Pleasant street, and 1y through Wolcott. ot rhadiies fotal, §1.-| then returned to New Britain il The house adopted bills restoring [ agg o5 arrested Rtyan and Madone. Prior to | forteited rights to Royal G. Holmes | (that time, they had interviewed Me- of Norwich, Adel Bert L. Wilson of | done on another matter but did not Putnam and Joseph 1 of arrest him. Ryan and Madone are tord, said to have denied all conneetion Newington Home Funds. | with the drug store robbery natil the | between the Ripraps and Willoughby 3 bills appropriating a total of New Britain and vicinity: Now Britain police showed them the | Spit. Their hodies recovercd | 835 for expenditur state Unibllicd tomlght anil Tl stolen goods and deseribed exactly | (wo hours afterward, The men were | institutions and r, day: probably rain, cold the manner in which entrance was vors at the Hampton Roads| passed by the s appropri Friday. !nuval base and were on a training flight when the accldent cccurred. Mr. Parker testls ime aware that (1\‘ hors N¢ ng properly cared for, ourt ges, 1. and he reported Prosecuting o of Bridgep according Gill, with 1s said to have today, superior il Leonard s o1 m of ! succeed m expirs | superny (Continued on Page 11) 1Ty ‘\hl ELECTION GOST CITY §1, W Perconal Service Ttems Heaviest Bill broke stole a a an conrt ars, ens and the ho! rnor's nominations Wheeler John b re Docs Not Include Money ustlce; Jridgeport, | W, Banks, justice, lie supernumerary { ported information to €. Iof the Hardware Cily old him to take ft tective burean s [talked with Gill and | peatea the original i surpr to m Spent by Candidates for Office, port, and The off-year election bill totals clusiva of amounts spent W parties having election and t The 'S costs is Aiee items, follow workers, $464.5 H Conley, O'Brien, Groton and $1,280.05 the candidates candidates themsclves, portion of the cit up of personal s itemized W. . Ziegler, I 3. Smith, workers, liam Fallon, lunches, rintony superior and the by two poli up for xeeption o who wis 1 major madds | failure rior court pene 1Ry Fii fana {quired {not act, n were not in Dritain teme but eventuaily they returr wgain Gill is said to ) of the police why A in Wil- ison 14 ctass | o the | 1y o ope Jetwe \udtms Killed W hen Plane Falls Into Bay Newport News, Va., April 21 (P Richard W. Kennison of Iioston, and Wilbur ¥. Bingham of New York re Killed today when their sei- ne crashed into Chesape Hay ate a sone st THE WEATHER o were on wer (Continued on Page 17) (Continued on Page 18) ‘FATE OF MOTHER WHO KlLLED HER joutra WILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD HALTED BY MISTRIAL ORDER Sa iro’s Lawyer Pleads OWN DAUGHTER RESTS WITH JURY That Case go on With — Prosecutor Says Execution is Too Good for New Jersey | Fewer Jurors, But Woman and Orders Life Imprisonment \ Justice Ra ymon d Rules Otherwise. JWoman Juror is Exoner- | ated and Public Press is Blamed by Judge for Printing Article Making Action Necessary. .| SENATOR REED IS NOW IN HOSP:TAL ered for| 1 ont April 21 (F—An order of n motion of de- abruptly halted ,000,000 libel suit nted up el toda piro's $1 To Meet on Saturday Attorneys for Sapiro and Ford iibel suit Ford® could be AfiAINST MARINES\ ON COSTLY AUT[]S =l 1dge Fred M. I jury discharg a mistrial be en art Hanely, ymond ordered ed and instructed ed upon the plea heading the Ford in the ce of Senator ecommenda“ons James A. Reed of Missourd that Mrs. | Cora Hofrman, S | when the trial started six weeks ago, |had granted an interview, the sub- :'wu- of which appeared in last s Detroit Times. Hoffman Cleared ymond expressly cleared Hoffman of allegations made in a series of affidavits by Ford detec- —Proposal To Change Zoning “'i’l o8 nd giier o mioss {ileiaao |“Kid” Miller, and she had i wrongly s ror and apiro had 1 s assert Rayn vited counsel for Scale Wall of Soviet Compound Rejects Police, Building and, . af Peking—Take Charge Palk Boards' R 'MORE RIOTING IN HANKOW INCLINED TOWARD ECONOMY Looting Taking Place With Panlc ALl Johnson Threatens To rl’\nkll“ Near- Americans Are Hugging Lawyer When Ruled Out of Orde Edge of Foreign Settlement, Loath to Leave Holdings, Lald Over, American | Clty employes must content them- ed western | gely s with | forced of the Peking. April 21 (@ nes today scaled wall of the sovict compound, the gate K prote owers spensive automo- W in the affidavits, immediately ine both sides into hie {private chami 10 discuss steps {looking towaras a new trial. Thinks Press Interfered “I am Iy loath to grant a motion for mistrial,” as 1 the | judge after William Henry Gallagher | chief of counsel for Sapiro, and nely had debated motion at vir official il decr business, d last £ to san night, | lier took | trol of he usi tion pur- tus of two cars the poliee de | partment and one each for the park pesticyes d building departments, commission recom- Ch we 1ines A few Chincse cupying in the compoun Y expected to leave shortly, the compound will be vacant except for wards along the wall, still authoritle owing that b rol- fats second time i tes r and one Buick to the time that the publie od with the functions of R el 0"' i mevll‘; vo‘;.rr(.h: ‘1{.-“(1 no mis- “It is deeply regrettable and de- two Chry Plorable that a case which has cost a as much money and labor should o this conclusion, but when newspaper report became known, it e nd seems now, npossivle to proceed.” Gallagher Cha common council Gallagher fn a formal statement AR ek night disclaimed any intention T {to coms into court today and argue ainst the part of the motion for a RehaR 9 ¢ sring mistrial as based upon Mrs. Hoff- Sl man laving granted the interview, 3 {but promptly at the opening of court mnentil R e may think, | e launched into a 45 minute address g with the |, " e still some of us who haye |50 ear-marked as an arguntent n with Ziked izainst the motion that when he (Contin 1\ ated in conclusion ft was not such FAMILY NOW BELIEVES; { por cad to him Gallagher's final m the i {lisae fiirors Wi Galla iractic . N T ) i Relatives of Missing Resi- Viiere couli you get twelvah the 5 i i | and women who would be unpreju- : dent to Seek Aid by A after all this publicity™ ha Radio still oe- tly raid- | ar th pol Hv\\« cou | was thrown down and a suggestion Soviet iy th board rocomu am 1. Boyls Wt critic have g the embassy pro police Councilman Wil ward Advices to Moscow Peking instr Mosco Zovernm zes Mind st ns to ity 1 w today to inform that il on was still being made of 1in the raid on e sy com- and last government. car xaminati » documents s soviet buildings nd at Pel conse 1 am opposed embers of New DBrit- 1 ks ag 0 wi the y ik sehool board has no way of oy cornplyir soviet nds In ¢ on Page Five) itative ot that the 1y proy mm..r zht To Go On, rded in an impas- of oratory with to proceed with the “loven or ten or four or nts F flig 1¢ reply tha lal cot confer out i s enjoy 1t imm1 not dor on rinary W arms, wh sei | mt | dic such ine as commun an exter h sioned ini 1 at his opponents as he ord trial with able under their noses, ! v, however correspond: places hout the the thority, trial Judge nly and ap- deep emotion began ied the trial, cern lest the the trial pro- igher court, Chi- ond slowly, tly with marks w solei; ands nt by daya buildings liate the m eapre ot from 300 rele i iments all money, sehold goods police, T} red all the embassy tho to csented in “No plaintift to he obl 1 1o ral court and twice u or seized, personal p nd books taken by ont em- b April , sald a wire city today valent in Han ss dispate With a pani American isserted t the ond given in en turned over to Hn federal department of but that he had not received a final roport of e worked but could not find | the investigation and did not at the wce of him. He received many | tima kne ar there would e s of aid from people who read | criminal edings against any matter in the Herald ye one that minent. ~ Eigh hugging the odg of the settlement, reluctant to dess property, yet fearing to venturs far inland L owa if the ¢ tempt who is conduc i information ition, made a trip through | had be 1d, Suffic and several s whera Mr. Sadis was known ive or Jus plac to tatively that proc should the Nanking foreign warships wonld May Amor the for- anchored in the Yangt- at the present American vessels—the Noa, Preble, Pruet offe of the day. The clies t outset of his missing man is five foet, three | ch, the jury having been sont nd even ! from the court room soon as attired in @ dark | court was convened, Gallagher terme @ cap with earlaps, and | ed the m 1 motion ‘so preposter | t not to require an an- 4 repetition of the addross 10 he act wit wareraft off Hankow e cight bel, Cineinnati, atures. rown suit hlack sho | ous Daughters of Mr. Tomalis said to- | Monocaey, Pigeon and Villalobos. Aday that there is no possibility of an | An unconfirmed v 10r was receiv- |error in the identification of the ) ing a suit against Ford in Detroit, from Hankow that Michael Boro- dead man as their father. They said | !mmr of 100,000 Ford Motor Com- Russian adviser to the Hankow was identified by four members of v employes, who he said, with previously reported in!the family.* 1 were greatly dis ir familics made from 200,000 to forcign quarter of iressed on 300,000 ympathizers spreading er detention, {family was of propagan |dead man m ‘Tomalis, swer.” He spoke of the difficuity of trye lit avornment, ospital in t Hankow, was ing he impression that the ht not have been Mr. (Contlnued on Page 17) (Continued on Page 18)