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News of theWorld By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 " INDIANA GOVERNOR LINKED UP WITH KLAN GOVERNMENT, Indianapolis- Times Disclosing Contents of Stephenson’s “Little Black Box” $1,500 CHECK MADE 0UT - 10 JACKSON IS EXPOSED Purports to Be First Toward $10,- 000 Fund for Campaign Expen- ses but Such Checks Did not Ap- pear in Executive’s Expenditurc Sheets—More Disclosures Promis- | ed in Hoosler State. Indianapolis, Ind., July 11 (UP) -—A check for $2,500 payable to Ed Jackson, governor. of Indiana, and an attached note saying the amount was part of a $10,000 con- tribution to the governor's primary expenses has been found in the “little black box” of D. C. Stephen- son, Ku Klux Klan chieftain, the Indianapolis Times said in a copy- right story today. The check was styled the first concrete evidence in the Indiana po- litical investigation which sas been proceeding for 10 months. No contribution of $10,000 from D. 8. Stephenson was listed on the campaign expenditure sheet filed by Gov. Jackson. The law provided that all expenditures and receipts must be detailed and the alleged ir- regularity on Jackson's part lies in the fact that the Stephenson $10,000 did not appear on Jackson's cam- paign account. The check was cancelled, the Times said, and dated Sept. 12, 1923. It was signed by Stephenson and made payable to Jackson. The altached note said: Explanatory Note. “This check is the first one- fourth of the ten thousand dollars glven Jackson personally for pri- mary expenses.” The note, the Times explained, ¥ in Stephenson’s handwriting. . “WeStephenson at that time was the ~g:and dragon of the Ku Klux Klan .offsindiana. In 1925, two years Ister, he had been divested of Klan sadership and was a conviet in the ;¥t$ prison at Michigan City, serv- Iz a lifs term for the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. ; Convicted of Murder. I Stephenson was convicted of mur- dering Miss Oberholtzer. She died at her home in Indianapolis after taking poison during a trip with Stephenson to northern Indiana. On her deathbed she made a statement accusing the Klan chief of attack- ing her and saying she swallowed poison ta_avold disgrace. The mur- der charge was based on-the alle- gation that he had refused her medical attention. As a prisoner, Stephenson main- tained silence for ten months. Less than a year ago, in September, 1926, he managed to smuggle a letter out of the prison, accusing men he be- lieved his friends of causing his downfall. The letter contained other charges declaring that the Klan had made Indiana a feudal state and that high state and municipal officers were its vassals. Editor Publishes Letter. A committee of members of the Indiana republican editorial associa- tion, appointed to investigate rumors of corruptian that had been current since the 1924 state election, receiv- ed the letter. Thomas H. Adams, Vincennes editor, made the letter public. The grand jury investigations, one featured by the refusal of Stephen- son to testify, ended in failure. The second was discharged because a bribe was offered one of its mem- bers. “Times” Has Documents. The Times copyrighted story said of the check it reported today that “the original and other documents are now in the custody of the Times."” “It is a check,’ 'the Times con- tinued, “drawn by D. S. Stephenson in favor of Ed Jackson, now gover- nor of this state and then secretary of state. Th: indorsement on the back either in his signature or is a most clever forgery. “Pinned to this check when it was delivered to Thomas H. Adams of the Vincennes Commercial, and Boyd Gurley, editor the Times, was a note. “That note declares this check was one-fourth of $10,000 given to Jackson personally for his expenses in the 1924 primary campaign. That note is said to be in the handwriting of D. C. Stephenson. “There is every reason to belleve that this was written in the Nobles- ville jail by Stephenson between the time he was convicted and the day he was removed to Michigan City.” ‘Will Publish Others. The story concluded with the ‘promise that other documents in the possession of the Times will be .pub- lished. 5 The letter from Hill, Stephenson's attorney in Which the check was de- | livered, was addressed to Gurley. Editor of the Times. It was dated July 8, 1927 and reads: “Mr. Stephenson directed that T | turn over to you certain papers. 1| that requast. In asking that I do! am now acting in accordancé with this thing, it was Mr. Stephenson's | "NEW BRITAIN HER Finds Himself on New Side in Divorce Suit DUDLEY FIELD MALONE. MRS, MALONE SEEKING PARIS DIVORGE ORDER Bringing Action Against Husband Who Is “Di- vorce Specialist” Paris, July 11 (UP)—Divorce pro- ceedings were instituted today against Dudley Field Malone, one of the foremost divorce lawyers #n the United States, by his wife, the former Doris Stevens. Mrs. Malone presented a request to the president of the civil tribunal of the Seine for permission to file suit. Malone married Miss Stevens, a writer and economist and prominent member of the Nationil Women's party, on December 14, 1921. Miss Stevens was from Omaha, Neb. Malone, one of the most prominent attorneys in New York, attained na- tional prominence in 1917 when he resigned as collector of the port as a public protest against the failure of President Wilson and Lis admin- istration to urge and pass the wom- an suffrage amendment. Because of the immense volume of his divorce business, Malone es- tablished a Paris office on the Rou Taibout and he is known as an au- thority on the French domestic re- lations statutes. NEW YORK POLICE IN MAZE OF MYSTERIES Decomposed Head of Third Woman Found in Brooklyn Today New York, July 11 (A—While po- lice were trying to unravel the mys- tery ot the axe murder of two wom- en, today, the decomposed head of a woman was found in. Brooklyn which police thought might possibly be the head of Evelyn Martino, aged 20, friend of the two women, and missing sinca June 30. The young woman, the police were told, left her home with Mrs. Alfred Bennett, to visit at the rooming house of Miss Sarah Brownell and has not been seen since. Mrs. Bennett, the mother of four children, who sold the lease on the rooming house to the elderly Miss Brownell, was murdercd and dis- membered. The police believed she was killed when she encountered the murderer while attempting to dis- pose of parts of Brownell woman's kody. The head found today represents the latest of the many gruesome piecemeal discoverics since the first paper-wrapped legs of a woman were discovered in Battery Park Sat- urday. Other parts of the bodies of one or the other of the two—and possibly three—women have been found in ash cans, church lawns, alleys and other places in Brooklyn. In connection with the discover- ies Ludwig Halverson Lee, year-old janitor for the late Miss Brownell today stolidly protested his innocence to twenty detectives. Lee is charged with homicide and according to the police had admit- ted the ownership of saws, hatchets, axes and other implements which were found in his room stained with blood. Parts of women's apparel wero also found in his possession, the police say. Lee is also said to have told the police that Miss Brownell loaned him $800 t> start a restaurant, the venture having failed subsequently, and that she had once asked him to marry her, tut that “things drifted along’ and the marriage did not take place. - ARMY FLIER KILLED San Antonio, Texas., July 11 (P— Second Lieutenant William L. Howarth of Harvey, Ill., student'in the pursuit section of the advanced | tlying school, Kelly Field, was Kill- ed when his plane crashed on Dun- can Field this morning. CLEMENCEAU HAS FLU. Paris, July 11 (®—Former Pre- mier Georges Clemenceau, who has intienza forty- | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1927. —SIXTEEN PAGES 10 “BOSTON Detective Charles Sheraton of | the Burns agency, who assisted in | the capture of “Boston Billie” Mon- ahan at Sound View last Thursday, was in this city this aftsrnoon and accompanied by Sergeant P. J. O’Mara of the local department, in- terviewed Edward Monahan of 643 West Main street, brother of “Bos- | ton Billie,” for the purpose of de- termining, if possible, the where- abouts of some of the articles stolen oy the notorious burglar. It is un- | derstood that Edward Monahan sat- isfied the detective that he knew nothing of the loot. Detective Sheraton paid a tribute | to the local police for the efficient manner in which they handled their end of the case, the information |leading to Monahan's capture having been furnished by New Fritain de- | tectives, Describing the capture, the detective said Monahan apparently | | recognized him through the front window of the cottage at Sound View and thought the house was —_— Dakotan Says Corn Has Grown 8 Inches During 48 Hours in Heat Wave S Jasper, Minn,, July 11 (UP)— Another story of the greatness of things in South Dakota has been added by W. H. Peck, farmer, near here. Peck vouches for the asser- tion that the recent heat wave caused corn to grow eight inches on his farm within 48 hours. The knee-high plants shot up three inches the first day, Peck said, and the second day of the hot spell the corn grew five inches more. HOLY CITY SLIGHTLY ' DAMAGED BY TREMORS |Heavier Loss of Life and Property in Country Near Jerusalem i | i 1 Jerusalem, July 11 (A—The Holy City escaped lightly in an carth- quake felt in this region this after- rioon, but loss of life and serfous damage occurred in the surrounding country. Three tourists were buried in the collapse of a hotel in Jericho, while there also were fatalities at Olivet, Ramallah and other villages. In Jerusalem, the small dome,of the Holy Sepulchre was badly cracked and other buildings in the old city collapsed. Several persons were injured but no deaths were re- ported. Jerusalem, July 11 (P—An earth- shock lasting five seconds was felt here at 2:30 o'clock this morning. New York, July 11 (#—Many per- sons were injured in a tremendous earthquake which shook Jerusalem |today, says a Jerusalem dispatch to the Jewish Telegraphic agency. The despatch said that the walls of many houses were cracked by the shock. No details concerning the | casualties were given. | Cairo, Egypt, July 11 (P—An earth tremor lasting wnearly a minute was |felt here today at 3:08 a. m. DIES FROM BURNS Middlefield Man, Blinded Year Ago, Fatally Burned—Mother Not Ex- pected To Live, Middlefield, Conn., July 11 (P— Robbed of his sight a year ago, Wil- lliam Steffman, Jr., 21, was robbed iof his life early today. He died as a result of severe burns received in a fire at his home which started in some manner not yet accounted for. Mrs. William Steffman his mother is not expected to live and is con- fined to Middlesex hospital. The fire was discovered by Jos- epha, 13, who was awakened by the smoke and the crackling of the | lames. There were nine persons in the house and Williim and his | mother were the last two to get out. The house, which was the prop- erty of Mrs. Clara Cronin, a relation who lived with the family was en- tirely destroyed and the loss is es- timated at over $6,000. William’s blindness came on him suddenly and without warning more than a year ago. KING WIRES SYMPATHY Dublin, July 11 (P)—King George has telegraphed to Governor Gen- eral Timothy Healy: “I have learned with horror of the death, under such tragic circumstances, of Kevin O Higgins. Please convey to Mrs. O'- Higgins the very deep sympathy of the queen and myself in the great loss she and her children have suf- fered.” MERIDEN HOSPITAL GIFT DETECTIVES SEEK CLUE HERE Satisfied His Brother Cannot Help Them to Recover Jewels Stolen From Homes of Wealthy Men {%im in the head had he wanted to, |New Britain lawyer temporary re- BILLIE'S" L0OT surrounded, as he ran upstalrs and jumped to the ground, taking a des- rerate chance that he world escape. Sheraton said he could have shot but realizing the robber did not have a possible chance to make his get- away, he did not shoot. His com- panion, Detective Hurley of Mineola, L. I, fired the shot that wounded Monahan, Sheraton said Monzhan was & “lady's man” and is believed to have | spent most of his money on the en- | tertaining of women, among whom | he had a wide acquaintance in‘cer- ' tain circles. ! With Detective Sheratn was De- tective Maycroft of Minecla, Nassau county, police, who had worked on the Monahan case for somas time, but happened to be off duty fer two days | when the trail led to New Britain. Detective Hurley, who shat Monahan, wes detailed to gttend :o the case | i | | | (Continue on Page 13) THOUGHT DROWNED Peter Parvych of This City Fails to Rejoin Friends ONE OF SAVIN ROCK PARTY Franklin Street Resident Last Seen Headed for Ledge of Rocks— West Haven Police Scarching for Body. West Haven, July 11 (®—Police | today were directing a search off Bradley Point for the body of Peter Parvych of New Britain, believed to have been drowned yesterday while swimming with friends. Po- lice were not notified that Parvych was missing until teday. Members of the Selugoski family with whom Parvych boarded at 69 Franklin street, this city, were rec- onciled to the belief today that Peter had been drowned.® Parvych, in company with Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Selugoski, Joseph Sclu- goski, 11; Walter, aged 9; Sophie, 3; Tlorence, 5, and Helen, 14, and William Flaszka of 121 Broad street left here yesterday about 12:30 p. m. for Savin Rock. The party traveled in Flaszka's car. At 4 o'clock all but Flaszka and the two smaller girls, went in swim- ming. Peter, who was a good swim- mer, immediately struck out for cks about 1,000 feet out. Mr. Selugos saw the two boys start to follow and called them back, also shouting to Peter that he better not £0 too far out into the water. Peter, who is said to ha been in a good natured but reckless mood, made no | reply but continued {o swim until he disappeared behind the rocks. He was seen no more after that. 0 one thonught much of Peter's absence, thinking he probably was on the other side of the rocks and (Continued on Page 12) AUTOMOBILE SALESROOM CLOSED BY CONSTABLES | Temporary Recceiver Appointed for Burritt Motor Sales and Serv- ice Corporation. IRELAND MOURNS TRAGIC DEATH OF HEVIN DHIGGINS Sorrow Blended With Spirit of Vengeance Toward Men Who Shot Him Down POLICE THUS FAR ARE WITHOUT DEFINITE CLUE Country’s Vice-President Was Shot Down While Walking To Church and While Dying He Remained “Ireland’s Strong Man,” Calmly Dictating Wil Blood Ebbed Away. Dublin, July 11 (UP)—The Irish Free State's sorrow over the death of Kevin O'Higgins, its vice-presi- dent, today was blended with a spirit of vengeance toward his assassins. But absence of any definite clues to the murderers who shot down O'Higgins as he was on his way to mass yesterday provided no basis for active antagonism along party lines and his political enemies unit- ed with his friends in condemning | the crime. Police were assigned to search the houses of persons who might have wished to gain private revenge against O'Higgins who was respon- sible for many execcutions when he was minister of justice. Meanwhile officials prepared to cope with an reprisals in case the assassination should have an un- pleasant sequel. An Affecting Scene An affecting scene took place when the aged Governor General | Healey, O'Higgins’ uncle, arrived at the family residence and embraced the widow. The wife of the gov- ernor-general was buried this morn- ing in Glasnevin cemetery and Heal- eythus suffered a double bereave- ment. As Life Hundersd of messages of condo- lence poured in upon the O'Higgins | home and many distinguished vis tors called to express sympathy. President Cosgrave, members of the cabinet, army officers and civie au- thorities participated in the mourn- ful procession to iwansion house (Continued on Page 12) JONES AND MEHLHORN QUALIFY FOR FINALS But Atlanta Champion’s Game Is Far From Bril- liant at St. Andrews St. Andrews, Scotland, July 11 (P —Bobby Jones, failing to play quite up to the brilliant golf of his prac- tice rounds, returned a card of 76 today for his first qualifying round of the British open golf champion- ship in his campaign to retain the open crown which he won so dra- matically last year. Bill Mehlhorn, another American | who started early, had a round of 73. Both cards were well within the limit estimated for qualifiers. Mehlhorn's was considered particu- larly good as it was made over the so-called npw course which most golfers consider even more difficult than the championship layout itself | over which Jones played. Mehl- horn's 73 equalled par for the new course. dvt. ls-‘mL ; C]-, Connecticut State Librery, Dept., Earnings—Few Minor Washington, July 11 (P—The in= terstate commerce commission T fused today to increase substantial- ly the proportionate amount of joint rates going to New England ra roads on traffic handled in conjunc- tion with railroads in other parts of the country. New England lines sought an in- crease which would have given them about $5,000,000 a vear in additional carnings. No increase in rates to shippers was sought. The commission authorized some changes, but declared that “the trend in New England railrpad earn- ings since 1922 has been more favor- able than in the remainder of the castern groups. The record affords no basis for giving greater wel to the financial needs of the New England lines.” ht | Had Asked I C. C. f;ieadjustment Which Would Have Given About $5,000,000 a Year in Additional Changes Allowed. At the same time some slight changes in the joint rate division on |merchandise traffic was allowed, land the New England roads were given an additional proportion of the rates on anthracite coal. In the joint rates on bituminous coal, the decision said that the Bos- {ton & Maine, Maine Central and | Central Vermont should not receive any additional portion of the joint rates. The New Haven road was given a slight increase in its di- | visions of joint bituminous coal rates except for such coal business as it | handled in conjunction with the New | York Central, upon which no in- crease was authorized. The railroads were instructed to {make the detailed changes effective | september 1. e ———— Caveman Hubby Breaks Two of Her Ribs as He Gives Wife Little Hug —o Torrington, Conn., July 11 (#) —Mrs. George Stone Cary is con- fined to her home here with frac- tures of two ribs received when her husband in a burst of affec- tion, squeezed her a little too hard. The Carys have been married for several years. DEMAND BETTER ROADS INWALNUT HILL PARK Businessmen Also Want Boulevard Around City Reservoir A movement towards building new roads through Walnut Hill park and the construction of a boulevard around Shuttle Meadow reservoir was started today by directors of the Chamber of Commerce and a committee will be appointed with W. Attwood, president of the Ne Britain Trust Co., to handle the project and get it before the proper authorities. The matter was started when P. J. Gaffney, chairman of the Traf- ific burcau announced the combined traffic burcau outing on August 2 jand then announced the coming | here of the Nation Freight Golf as- | sociation tournament next week. He recommended that cars be fur nished to escort the visiting railroad- men throughout the city. The showing of the through Walnut Hill park was ob. jected to by Mr. Attwood on ground that the roads in the are nothing about which residents of the city can brag. He recommended that steps be taken to have the city lay roadways through the parks which will be a credit to the sec- tion. Rain which flooded St. Andrews New Britain constables, with attachments aggregating closed the doors of the Burritt Mo- armed | this city today. The firm's sales | room on Hartford avenue and its | inject any of the brilliance into his |yt are n used car department at 90 Arch street were locked up. | Angelo M. Paonessa, former mayor | of this city, has b: ught suit for $2,000 damages against the firm. He | is represented by Attorney Thomas | I. McDonough, The writ served by | | Constable Clynes is returnable in the [city court the third Monday of July. The Hartford L. A. W. Acceptance | orporation, through Alfred LeWitt has brought suit against the corpor- | ation for $3,500 damages. Constable i Clynes served the papers in that ac- tion also. The writ is returnable in | the city court the first Monday of | August. he corporation has been named defendant in an action for $125 dam- ages, brought by the New Britain Coach Co., through Edward A. Mag. The writ in that acticn is returnable {in the city court the fourth Monday | of July. Constable John S. Recor ! served the papers. Nair & Nair is cousel for the Bur- ritt Motor Sales. No statement has been made regarding the future. (Specfal to the Herald) Hartford, July 11—Judge Yeo- mans in superior court this after- noon appointed David L. Nair, a ceiver for the Burritt Motor Sales | and Service Corp., of Hartford ave- | Meriden, July 11 (®—An an- | nouncement was made at a special | mecting of the directors of the Meriden hospital this morning of a | gift of $150,000 for a mew nurses nue, New Haven, on application of Attorney Harry Ginsburg of New Britain, acting for Joseph Lang et al, stockholders. Attorney Gins- burg claimed that the..corporation for the first hour of championship lay, ceascd as Jones entered the oop"” district from the seventh to cleventh holes. The weather im- |tor Sales & Service Corporation of | proved as Bobby’s round progressed, ¢ . roads, which at certain but the champion couldn’t seem to game. He finished three strokes down to par, losing them in bunkers | and being unable to recover on the greens. The heavy greens seemed to baf- fle the young Atlantan. The birdigs ; simply would not come and he played the entire round without a single one. He missed more !han: exacting par standard for which he was playing. Several of these putts | were shot, the one at the eleventh | being about three feet short and the ! others ranging from eight to twenty. Bobhy, however, plugged away and even without any particular display of brilliance kept his card from mounting too high. His partner, R. A. Whitcombe, of Dorchester out- shone Jones on the trip out, turn- ing in a 36, but could do no better (Continued on Page 12) i * HIGH TIDE (July 12—Daylight Time) At New London— 8:28 a. m,, At New Haven— 9:45 a. m,, 10:01 p. m, 8.43 p. m. THE WEATHER Then question of the Shuttle Meadow reservoir then came up and it was pointed out that here also is lone of the beauty spots of this sec- tion but few if any visitors have an {opportunity of seeing it because of asons ble and at their 0od. It was pointed out that a section iz lies in the town of Southing- |ton but the directors belive South- {ington_will cooperate in the move- |ment. It was pointed out that besides adding another attractive beauty spot and possibly a park to the city, it will relieve some traffic congestion through Plainville and on the Plain- e almost impa t ery = | half a dozen putts for 3s that would |ville road by furnishing a shorter cut ‘ha\’(‘ helped him draw level with the (to Sounthington and to New Haven and New York. obtain these improvements and Mr. Attwood was named chairman of a {committee jo take the matter up | with city officials. A letter from the Hartford Cham- Dber -of Commnierce was read recom- mending that the local dircctors co- operate in a movement to bring more New York to Boston traffic this way instead of around the coast The recommendatiorf was approved here and upon the completion of the Berlin read New Britain will erect a sign at the turnpike inter- section calling attention to the at- tractions of New Britain. The recommendation of the mer- cantile dircctors that the Chamber of Commerce take over and operate a credit bureau was brought up and laid on the table for further con- | sideration. There was little active | epposition. KILLED AT BALL GAME Watertown, N, Y, July 11 (P—A fractured skull, sustained when he visitors | the | park | It was voted to make an effort to 'FATHER WANTS $5,000 FORGIRL'S ATALFALL |Blames Landlords for Al- | leged Defect in Veranda l Railing Michael Margosian, father of three -years old Virginia Margosian, who died May 4, after she had fallen from [the third story veranda of a build- ing at 103 Grove street, | brought suit for $5,000 damages for the death of his child, naming John | Petruk and Adam Dienkiewicz, own- ers of the building, as defendants. | Margosian alleges the landlords failed to provide a gate, suitable | banisters and rails and had allowed | the veranda structure to fall into dis- o air with the result that children | |of the tenants were exposed to great physical danger. The plaintiff and | his family occupied the top story of the building which houses six ten- _ants. At about 6:30 o'clock in the evening of May 4, Virginia either fell, slipped or crawled through the | railing and fell to the ground below. She died shortly #terward -at the New Britain General hospital. The property 1 which: the fatality | occurred was placed under attach- ment today by Constable Frank | Clynes. Attorney Edward Mag s counsel for Margosian and the writ is returnable in superior court on the first Tuesday in September. 'NEMORIAL DEDICATION " PROGRAN IS CONPLETE Final Arrangements Made For Exer- cises at Walnut Hill Park on July 20 The program of exercises attend- ing the laying of a cornerstone in the World War Memorial at Walnut Hill park, scheduled for Wednesday, July 20 at p. m., has been completed and was announced today by Arthur G. Kimball, chairman of the build- ing committee who will preside at the exercises. Rev. Ozra F. Davis, former pastor of the South Congregational church | who is now connected with Chicago Theological Seminary at Chicago, Il ! will be the speaker. Rev. Willlam A. Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church will lead the prayer and Rev. Walter J. Lyddy, assistant pas- tor of St. Mary's church will pro- nounce benediction. Mayor Gardner C. Weld will wield the trowel with which the cornerstone will be placed. Arrangements have been made for | choral singing, led by B. F. Arm- strong, and the American Legion band will furnish music. The num- bers to be sung are, “America,” “Onward Christian Soldlers,” and “Star Spangled Banner.” At the close of exercises a band concert will be played by the Amer- ican Legion band. | INJURIES PROVE FATAL ! Cos Cob Man Fatally Hurt in Auto Norwalk—Two Others Are Injured. Accident Near Norwalk, Conn., July 11 (#—Rich- lard A. Reiss, 25, of Cos Cub, is dead, Evelyn Brook of Lowell, Mass., is suffering from broken legs and Jo- seph Sellar of Cos Cob is receiving treatment for slight injuries as the result of a mishap on St. Luke's hill late last night. Joseph Balsano, driver ¢ the ma- chine in which the party was riding, and a resident of Cos Cob, is under arrest in connection with the acel- dent and is held in bonds of $2,500. According to Balsano, he was driving down the hill:anl the rear wheels of his car struck &nd skidded Average Week Ending July 9th .... today | Daily Cireulation For 14,085 PRICE THREE CENTS INDICATIONS THAT GREAT BRITAIN MAY MODIFY ATTITUDE GIVE HOPE OF SUCCESS TO NAVAL CONFERENCE New England Roads Not to Receive Increase in Proportionate Amount of Joint Rates on Traffic Handled | Limiting 10,000 Ton Cruisers to Ten Would Cause England to Ac-. cept U. S. Maximum of 400,000 Tons, it is Said. ' British Foreign Minister Announces in Commons That He Has Not Aban- doned Belief of Success- ful Negotiations. Geneva, Switzerland, July 11 (P— What was regarded as a significant i change in the British attitude toward the cruiser problem was evident this |afternoon when it was announced in | authoritative British circles that if | Great Britain and the United States | could agree to limit the number of 10,000 ton cruisers to about ten, Great British would be prepared to accept the American maximum total tonnage figure of 400,000 tons. The idea in back of this plan was that if only a small proportion of tonnage were expended upon the larger cruisers, Great Britain would have enough tonnage left to main- tain the number of small cruisers | which she regards as necessary for the needs of the empire. ‘W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of tha admiralty and head of the British delegation, conferred with Hugh gation at American headquarters gation at Amerfican headquarters this afternoon concerning all aspects {of the situation. On leaving, Mr. Bridgeman was asked whether he could make any statement. He answered jocularly: T can't speak in the Americans' | hotel, it is outside my territory.” | Chamberlain Hopeful London, July 11 (P)—Sir Austin | Chamberlain, British foreign minis- | ter, today told the house of-commons | that he did not by any means abane ! don hope that the present conversas | tions at the tripartite naval ‘confer- ience at Geneva might yet lead to a sensible relief of the burden that would otherwise fall on the three peoples concerned. His statement was made during a debate on forefgn affairs in which | he asserted that there was nothing secret about British foreign policy and that there were no engagements nor understandings not known to the house. | Sir Austen declared that the Brit- |ish proposals if adopted, would soon lead to a reduction in expenditure of nearer £50,000,000 than, £40,000,000, It was unthinkable, he declared, (Continued on Page 13.) TROLLEY EN ROUTE T0 NEW BRITAIN AFIRE Score of Passengers Ride in Smouldering Vehicle More than a score of passengers rode from the outskirts of Hartford to the junction of East and Dwight streets this afternoon on a burn. ing trolley car although few were aware that the clectrical apparatus and part of the car proper undere neath their feet was smouldering. The trolley car left Hartford at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon. Aften {leaving the Capital City boundary {line the crew became aware of the | fire and hastened but it was plainly evident that the danger was not | great so it was decided to continue Ithe run. After passing over the trestle near Newington the car moved slowly and when East and Dwight streets were reached it was found advisable to call for fire ex- tinguishers and put the car out of commission. Another car was sent to tow the damaged vehicle to the By IN COMA 96 DAYS Los Angeles Doctor Has Hopes for Patient, Victim of Peculiar Afl- ment from Gas Fumes. Los Angeles, July 11 (UP) — Physicians today continued their battle to save Mrs. Clara Drum- mond, 21, unconscious for 98 days, while in another part of town funeral arrangements were being made for\Mrs. Mary E. Lorenz, who died after lying in a coma for 102 days. The death of Mrs. Lorenz called attention to the fact that like Mrs: Drummond she first lost consclous. ness after inhaling gas fumes which destroyed the brain and blood, cells. Dr. W. J. Peacock, whe is treat- ing Mrs. Drummond, said today he was not disheartened by the fail. desire to show the people that he is | been suffering from fOr | home at the institution. The gift not altogether a ‘liar and fourflush- |several days, improved today and iS ' was made by Clarence P. Bradley, | danger of being wasted through er' and that he can prove many of |not considered to be in sny danger. president of the Bradley and Hub- |litigation. He said there are numer- it was learned at his home this aft- hard Manufacturing company and a |ous attachments against the cor- ernoon, director, of the hospital, poration, Al |is solvent but that its assets are in TUnsettled tonight and Tues- day, possibly local showers; slowly rising temperature was struck in the head by a ball de- flected from his bat during a base- ball game at Castorland yesterday, caused the death late last night of # | Alexis L. Huillier, of Castorland, on the trolley tracks. Re'ss died at|ure of physicians to save the ine the Stamford hospital pf a fractured | of Mrs. Lorenz. He said his patient skull and other injuris, and Miss|slowly was emerging from cema Erook is confined to Norwalk hos-(and that he had hopes of & ool o o pital. ! Dlate l“"g» o (Continued on 'Page’ 14) e Riad G