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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MOTORIST ADMITS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1928, LINDY UNDER GUARD Captain Romer Suspends Voyage in Small Boat CAR KILLED GIRL Cleveland Man Now Held on Murder Charge | | April 4 (UIH—A | young wechanic. who has admitted | that his motor car killed 13-year I Alice Leonard, was held in jail | ¥ for further questioning. as au- | thorities are disinclined to helieve | i3 story | The girl's hody was found Monday | \fter she had Cleveland, 0., heen missing since late in January. ler head had been crushed and her hat and coat were | zone. | Yesterday arrested Loy | Girootgoed. . when they learned his | motor car had been nured in V'lt" nud near where the onnd. A murder charg cainst him, | Grootgoed admitted his car had | Lilled the girl. He said he was driv- | g mear the scene when a large | iotor car sped down upon him Girootgoed contended the motor gar oreed him up over the curbing and | that it sped on, | | police Then he said he saw the body of little girl. e fright- cued and carried the girl's body into the clump of tall grass where it was found, he said, fearing that he | vould be accuseg in connection with cr death. He assumed his motor car had struck he Bt police said Girootgoed was W the facts and intended nn again today. student at a Mayfield | hool, disappeared started from her attend a basketball game Friends | hucame | they helieved iiholding some of to question The girl, a Center high nnary She home to t the high school binlding il for a mtor car ride) With a man in a yellow car. Several | V= later her parents were report- v to have recened a telephone call m Akron. O. saving the girl was| rvight and would return that ht. That was the last trace the vrents’ had until hody wa Monday ‘ for Alice were | she went the ound Vuneral services 1eld yesterday. TURNPIKE SLEEPER INVOLVED N CRASH Nap on Highway Results in| Two Drivers Being Fined Newizton April 4—John F. Cass 243 Knot Wethersfield n fined $25 and costs by Justice of the Peace €. & Barrows in town last pight, on a charge of | rkless driving. Cass’ arrest was result of an automobile accident a1 4 o'clock on * the morning of March 29, in which the car of Alvin 1. Tonis of Springficld, Mass, was viick by the other car, near Web- tr's Hill on the Berlin turnpike. Innis was proceeding toward Hrt- tord, whem he decided that he \“ould stop and sleep for a few min- wies, He parked his car under a ccct light just north qf Webster's Wil but en the traveled portion of 1he highway. As Cascs, and his com- panion, Courtland Sears of Hartford, came over the brow of the hill, pro- cneding in a northerly direction, they were blinded, they said, by the lights of an oncoming car. As a re- sult they crashed inte Innis’ car «nding it 35 feet down the road. roadster, which Cass was driv- ing, then slid on its side for distance of about 76 feet, landing up against tiie bank on the opposite side of the roud. Scars was pinned undes the car and dragged with it but sus- tuined only a small gash on the fore- ad. Constable John F. Walsh was called to the scene of the accident Lt turned the case over to the state police. Judge Barrows fined Caas $25 and costs and Tnnis, $10 and costs. Girand Juror Harry A. Webster pre- scnied the state's case. At the same session of the town court, Arthur Brick of Stamford. who was arrested on December 8, 1927, and charged with reckless driving by the state police, was fined $25 and costs, $10 of which the jndge remitted. Brick. claimed he had not been working and had no funds to reach Newington. Judge conrt A meeting of those intcrested in building a community house in M ple Hill drew only a small repra- scntation last night at the Grang: hall. The Bo; outs gave exhibi- tions of ftirst aid and signalling. No decfinite action was taken on the ercction of a building but sketches which had been prepared by ¥. C. Teich were examined by those present. The general opinion scemed to be that the building would cost more than most residents a building. A meeting of the com- mittce composed of all otficers of the various Maple Hill organizations will hold a meeting at the home of Hz H. Howard this evening. to discuss the matter further. A grass fige, which it is said started from a lighted cigaret butt, proved to be quite serious y terday afternoon and a call was body was [<ent in to the volunteer fire depart-|of the story calls them “unauthen- was placed |ment. The fire started near Theo- | ticated.” dore strect on the north side of the trolley tracks and spread north and cast until it reached the woods sev- | eral hundred feet distant. Trollev {service was delayed a few minutes while the fire was raging near the tracks. “ELECTRIC SCRUBWOMAN" INVENTED BY LOCAL MAN Carl Deptuln Granted Patent Machine to Wash Floors—Other Inventors Rewarded. BY GEORGE H. MANNING ston Bureau of the N. B. Heeald) shington. D. C",, April 4 — The | serubwoman will take her place with | others whose jobs have been usurp- ed by machinery when the electric floor scrubber invented by Carl Dep- tnla of New Britain, comes into general use Deptula invented his electrie scrubber more than four and filed application for a patent on July 28, 1924 but the United States patent office has just issued him a patent covering the invention. The crubber is built along the general principles of the carpet sweeper but I8 equipped with a. revolving serib- ling brush and a liquid discharging floor I'ive other New Britain inventors also were granted patents. Leon & Howe of Hartford, and John J. Holloway of New Britain, wera granted a patent jointly for their imvention of a box strap apply- ing machine for which they made application on August 2%, 1324, They have assigned their patent to the Stanley Works, A fraveling carriage for a type- writer, operated by electric mechan- ism, has been invented and patented by Frederick A. Hart of New Brit- ain. He applied for a patent on August 5, 1926, and has assigned his interest in the invention to the Rem- ington Typewriter company. Improvements in two fypes of fasteners for flexible closures are covered by two patents just granted to' John F. Carpmill of New Brit- ain, and John B. Freysinger of New Britain. Carpmill has assigned his patent to the North and Judd Mfg. company while Freysinger's patent has not been assigned. A new type of electric attachment plug has been invented and patented by Charles 1. Smith of New Brit- amn. He has assigned his patent to nders, Frary & Clark of New Britain for manufacture. vew Haven Road Loses Many of Its Commuters New York, April 4 (UP)—The New Haven railroad has lost 2,- 000,000 commuters a year since it increased its rates 40 per cent in 1925, it was revealed at a rehearing of a rate case before the public service commission. J. Henry Esser, corporation eoun- | ed Assassination | lII‘i years ago | ![;arrou has 1nade scveral efforts | ment was unofficially understood to to locate him as well as Constable R RT have adopted a policy of “hands of Walsh. | This was {n the matter of authoriz- | | {Uncontirmed Report of Attempt- ing the deputizing of several hun-| polls primary election day, next| ‘Tuesday. It was asserted that the at- torncy general's office at Washing- | ton had decided that deputization of | |additional marshals to serve as poll |suards would be contrary to law. No new facts were divulged in Lorenzo Juliane and his reputed Paris. April ¢ (®—The Paris|knowledge of recent Chicago bomb- Herald savs that Leon Trotzky, de- ings. Juliano was being kept in cus- | posed Russian leader, was shot in tody early today, according to Pat il felt it advisable to spend for such|ihe back by an Armenian supporter | Roche. special agent of the federal | of Joseph Stalin four days ago in a |intelligence unit, in the hope he rentote scetion of Turkestan. |would reveal further information. The paper says that reports of the [Juliano has persistently denied shooting reached Paris by wire and |knowledge of the Deneen-Swanson that ‘Irotzky's condition was stated nd other political bombings. {to be desperate. Soviet authorities| “All T can say now.” said Roche, are making strenuous etforts to pre- | “is that very important decvelop- ! vent the news from getting out. |ments in cleaning up hombings and The paper does not specify where |murders may be expected within {he the reports came from nor by whom |next few days.” { they were received and the heading| Reports from |federal investigators bombings and thrce murders wer The Herald's story was not con- involved in the questioning of ‘Iirmed by any other source, lJuliano and four others arrcsicd with him. The government men have | Moscow, Apuil 4 (UP)—Rcports kept the results of their inues [the Leon Trotzky, former soviet | tion closcly guarded. ':»(uax?:'h“‘-‘\::n:;:”x‘xs\:n::x:du?\”:.a:;:‘l’;“ Word from Washington w \ be assassin, ;mp,»@ doniediin omcai regardless of the stand of Chicazo Moy t {officials, the vigorous campuiz cligien hors thday /iy 3 :Jg:«ms! liquor law violators woul h 1" i l')f;""""" Trotzky's health )., coniinued here. Washington pro {had net. heen inipaired since his|pinition authorities were quoted by departure from Moscow for his place | ehicago newspapors as denylg thnt | gtibanshiment |the operations of their men hey |were in any way connected w itics. GALLAVAN FUNERAL T0 BE HELD ON THURSDAY Services for Mass, Congressman are the close-mouthcd were that 1 Paris. April 4 (UP)—The Paris gt | Herald reported unconfirmedly to- I day, without indicating the source of | its information. that a communist fanatic, believed to be an Armenian, | four days ago shot and seriously | | wounded Leon Trotzky. who is in | exile in Turkestan. ! Trotzky was said to be dying with a wound in his spine. | The paper said news of the shoot- {18 had reached Paris by wire de- | wpite cfforts of the soiiet govern- | {ment to prevent the dispatch from |erossing the frontier | Scheduled for Tomorrow Afternom, Roston April 4 (LpP) tor Congressman Vuneral |1t was believed here very eircum- 5 =tantial details of the attempted as. |211Van of South Rostor sassination of the former commisear | S199°N1Y yesterday, sl be held of war had reached Furope fn the |!® home tomorrow at 1 pm at St. Augustine’s church diplomatic mail bags of various em- | ? ML.,-. ] " m. Buvial will be in Holyhood cong | ctery, Brookline Renators, congressmen and many others prominent in public life wil {attend the services. Six sergeants of [the 101st Infantry, hoodn Massachusetts National Guard, act as pailbearers, Delezations will represent numerous political and pa triotic organizations Governor Alvan T. Fuller I pected to call for a special primary on the day of the state primary September, with the sperial elec coincident with the regular elechion mm November, Voters of the 12th district, therefore. will he electing a congressman for the remaining short |session of the T0ih congress and for il at 2:30 1 WORK IS STARTED (Federal Grand Jury Is Hearing . Evidence Chicago. April 4 (A—Fingers of federal justice reached forth today for the key to Chicago crime, to fit|the full torm of the 7Tist {1t=if it fits—in the keyhole of Chi-| THe democratic leaders’ sudden cago politics, | death today had brought hundreds A federal grand |of messages of sympathy from var- | ceived instructions yesterday 'rnm;‘"”‘ sections of the country, includ- {Judge James H. Wilkerson was is ex n Jury which re- dred deputy marshals to guard the | SPecial Police With Shotguns Insure | Captain Franz Lomer, Guards and sawed-off shotguns were connection with the federal arrest of | suard Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh against intrusions and insure him a com ling a telegram from President Cool- | |coached in the federal laws appli- |1ige in which he said that Gallivan | “nas sincerely devoted to the inter. | ests of his district and his state, and | his passing is a real loss to the coni- {cable to bombings such as those at the homes of United States Senator Lishon, ~ Portugal, April 4 (®P— 29-year-old or | GETMaN steamship offi who left Lisbonon March 30 in a 20-foot can- {vas and rubber-covered hoat on a ! voyage to New York, has disembark- | °d at Sagres. in the province of Al- carve, hecause of bad weather. Sagres is the most southwesterly | point of Europe, Captain Romer hoped to complete the voyage to New York in 110 days, Complete Rest and Quiet ¥ Famous Flier. Santa bara, Cal, April 4 (P — brought into here use today to e rest, ards were thrown about the | of Mrs. Marry F. Knight, | Lindbergh is stopping. last|{ Rutland April 4 (UP)— ¢ hield up all callers, even | George Colling of Blissville, ¢ Guzgenheimn. of the Guggen- |04 farmhand, must stand trial for foundation for the advance- | his life in coniection with the death of aviation, who had to ar-|Oof James Delchanty, 44, whose mu- | o Sl e ted hody was found Wednesday | {under a pile of boards near his | Blissville home. represented as | =E 200 v more annoyed | A €ounty grand jury last n turned an indistment wers and photographers g niysterious flight here yes- | L hopping off shortly before No destination was annotne- caded for a cloud hank ared, About an hour in a small clearing t's home The g - - ot MUST STAND TRIAL re nig Har fieiny ment il an interview by telephone, Colonel Lindbe 5 { &Nt re- | 1EAInst ( nl\.mi ] ar charging gree murder ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ston, April 4 (UP)—Fearing he was suffering from ptomaine | Poisoning atter cating lobster, Lester | ind scur- | S Hoyt, 40. of Danbury, Conn., at- | tempted suicide by slas himsel? with a razor. He was recovering in | & hospital today. What Dr. Caldwell Learned in 47 Years Practice ipa and - that oon 1sapc th, lar hostes; ing W interfer- no ma how their careful pec are of am t Rarle void it ne to time iv = to then, is i fiavor of as possiblr mich one OFf neat nportance how 1o treat it Cadwell alway g a o hiz remedy D Cad- mild enit come close her known a Syrup Pepsin, is a compo ] most del tem and is not bt tormn s p preparation. Sy i inf-tasting | 1t doos not zripe. Thousands of maother ta that il Cadwell istic physics not el effeet & did mot and purze nere zood prove of Me did for hu 0 their syste X . Cuttrcee wd | AT Ace 83 Lt S ——— when !y q, will e they NAN Legs to put i 47 for m in a practice of any years their us Sviup Pepsin howels jus he saw reason “If and members of the family n constipation sour and bad hreath, no ap~ and to break up Always have a hof- | and observe these | rules of health: Keep the head | the feet warm, the bowels Licine like the anly Dbiliousness, s promtly. | crampy stomach without | perie zriping and harm to the system, | . e Xioky hardens your ar- and brings on premature old o not Jet a day g0 hy without A bowel movement. Do nol =it and but &0 to a drugzist and zet more and g headaches vers and colds P free from constipation! tle in the honse robs your strength, tiires cool, open S i glad have youl prove at onr expense how much Pr. | of the nerons Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can mean Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Taks tha|to vei and sonrs. Just write properedose that night and by!Pensin.” Monticello, Nlinois, and we Morning you will feel tike a differ- | will you prepad a I'Rl;l;i ent person Syrup Pepsin for! s | tories e to hops hottles of Dencen and Circuit Judge Swanson |10 days ago. The jurors were told |that they are empowered to indict persons who attack or threaten a| federal officer, persons who inter- fere with the voting rights of citi- |zens, and persons who intimidate orl l:orrupt witnesses in a legal proceed- ng. In another phase of the Chicago political situation the federal govern- monwealth.” i | G | TOE'S BOOK SOLD. New York, April 4 (P—Edgar Allen Poe’s own copy of the first edition of the “Raven” brought $7.- 1600 at an auction sale last night at |the Anderson Galleries. Gabricl | Wells was the purchaser. The copy bear’s Poe's autograph on the cover. GLOBE CLOTHING HOUSE sel of Mount Vernom, N. Y., testi- | field in behalf of the commuters who filed the complaint. He said the railroad was discriminating against Mount Vernon. Counsel! for the rallroad admitted that 2,000,000 commuters wera lost | annually, but said factors other than the rate increase may hac caused the decrease in traffic. LEPROSY IN BOSTON Boston, April 4 (UP)—The first case of leprosy in Boston in many years has been reported by health authorities. Sylvester Bonfiglio, 33, Italian war veteran and father of three children, is the victim. Budweiser Real Quality Malt Syrup Joo s i cin. Tts finer flavor comes from constant control from raw materials to finished product by America’s foremost maltsters. Plain and hop flavored. Strictly union made. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, St. Louis STANDARD PAPER CO. Distributers Hartferd, Conn. YOUR SHOES | FOR EASTER It's Easter time! Time to get your shoes for the entire family. New styles, new colors, new leathers. For Men, Women and Children. 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Made of fine quality crepe de chine, in a beautiful range of new Spring eolorings 98 PRE-EAS Girls’ New Easter Hats! A collection of new Spring Hats that cannot be over: looked. Al the new styles including tan effects, over- the-eye styles, bonnet and ribbon hats, Colors to mateh the new Easter coats, $1.98 PRE-EASTER SPECIAL ... New Vests and Bloomer Sets! he “Chemiloon™, a Vest and Rloomer combination, made from good quality ravon in all the new light shades. ! PRE-EASTEL SPECIAL o 980 Girls’ New Bloomer Dresses! Made of Chambray, English Prints and (cotton) Broad- cloth. Theyv come in sizes 7 to 10. Al attractive col- orings, many with touches of fancy embroidery. PRE-EASTER SPECIAL oo dery 98C Children’s New Easter Coats! Made of Cheviots and flecey materials, zes 2 to 6. Very neat and attractive colors, Dainty little models. Specially seleeted as a $4 98 o L] PRE-EASTER SPECIATL ..... Boys’ New Easter Blouses! Made from fancy and plain Broadcloth. Sizes 6 to 16. All are guaranteed to wash and cut true to size. PRE-EASTER SPECIAL ..... 98c RAPHAEL'S—“THE BIG STORE” i Yellow Cab Explains Responsibility YELLOW CAB WON'T TURN a taxicab loose on this community unless it is driven by a man who has been investigated for ten years back, and has been proved to be 100% worthy of vour confidence, THAT'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE LIVES AND LIMBS OF THE people are entrusted in our care. We don't take any chances with them. And that's why it costs us a tidy sum to hire and teach a YELLOW CAB driver in our ways. YELLOW CAB HAS SUFFICIENT capital to operate the best cabs and the best equip- ment in the world—to surround them with protection—and to pay any legitimate claims that may be made against it. 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