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New Britain herald., 1915-08-18

oVerpowered me and every one con-
nected with the prison who stood in
its way. The work was done too quick
ly and we were taken too much by
surprise to offer resistance. / am very
glad members of the prison commits
sion were here when the attack &C.
CURED. Two of them told me that no
one at the prison was to blame.
The public is entitled to all facts
in this case and If any have been hid
den l would gladly give them out. The
newspapers have told the story cor
rectly as far as 1 know and have COW
cred every detail. There is nothing
left in my knowledge to be brought
out at an investigation
A number of persons went to the
prison yesterday to definitely ascer-
tain the exact movements of the mob.
Warden Smith said they all were or
derry. Prison routine was being fol-
lowed today as if nothing had hap
pcncd, he added.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
POLICE CHECK CLASH,
Section Gang of New Haven Road and
SuziO's Men I'm Mcridcn Near Battle

Meriden, Aug. 1s.-The police were
called on today to prevent n clash
between a section gang of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road and a gang employed by Leonard
Suzio of this city, while the lat
were engaged in removing a spur
track of the company from Main
street.
Suzio, acting under orders from
Mayor Donovan had his men at work
tearing up the tracks at midnight 1T
was several hours later when the com
pany became aware of what was going
on. A section gang accompanied by
lawyer was sent from New Haven
to prevent the tearing up of the ira cks
but the work had been practically fin
ished when the railroad gang arrived.
A serious clash seemed imminent but
police interv ention checked il. The
mayor. it was said had for long
time desired the removal of the spur
track, as it was considered Of little
use and interfered with the city's paw
ing project. The railroad company.
however, had refused to remove it.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Personals

Miss May Schaefer of Wilson street
is entertaining Miss Sophie Mag of
Springfield, Mass
Richard Schaefer is at Columbus.
Ohio.
Assessor August Burckharot has
returned from a sojourn at Atlantic
City.
Thomas Dunn, steward at the Elk's
club, is registered at the Elks' club in
New York city.
Miss Alice Eadie of Toronto, Ontar-
10, Canada, is visiting her brother, J.
G.. Eadie, director of public play
grounds.
The Misses Julie and Mollie Dunn of
Camp street are spending their vaca-
ton at Jefferson, Mass.
The Misses Evelyn and Marguerite
Miles are spending two weeks in Que
bee, Canada
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
STRONG PROTEST ON
DENIAL OF JUSTICE
U. S. May Send Document to France
Unless Appeal Is Granted i'm -
b. Case of Dacia.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-With the
condemnation of the American cotton
ship Dacia as a 1awrui prize by the
French courts, the case of the cap
tured ship enters the sphere of diplo-
macy and unless an appeal is grant
ed strong protest based on denial
of justice" will probably be drawn up
by the state department to be for
warded to the French foreign office.
An investigation of the condition
under which the former Hamburg-
American liner was purchased will
begin, it is believed as soon as the full
decision of the French courts aches
Washington. If it is established to the
satisfaction of the American govern
ment that the transfer from the Ger
man to the American flag was legiti-
mate and the change of registry was
made without any stipulations which
might cast suspicion on it's validity,
vigorous protest will be made against
the right of a belligerent to interfere
with foreign built ships flying the
American flag.
The position of this government. it
is understood, will be taken upon the
broad principle of the right of the
United States to acquire by legitimate
purchase vessels from any source
whatever.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
GOV. HARRIS Will
RUN Down men Who
LYNCHED LEO FRANK
Continued from First Page)
Were 95c to $3.45
All summer goods reduced.

one man, and the people felt that ii
their hands"
Protect Women's Honor.
"While we people of Georgia"
continued Mayor Woodward, de
plore this deed Of Monday night, We
know what is behind the feeling that
prompted it and l want it understood
that it is simply emphasizing the
fact that when it comes to 'wom-
ans honor there is no limit we will
not go to avenge and protect.
There were only two people i'm
plicated in the death of Mary Phagan
I know the negro did not commit the
deed and am positive that IS per
cent. of the people of Georgia are
convinced that the man lynched Mon
they are on the ground and ought to
know.
Letters to Waste Basket
LAS mayor of Atlanta, l have re-
ceived tons and tons of letters, pc
titions and requests asking that
something be done for Frank, and
they have all gone into the waste
basket, for like all Georgia people
VINO are IN pCSltlOn TO get at the
truth, l knew the facts.
Il know Jack SIaton, have known
him for thirty years, ever since he
was a young man. L have been
friends with him, and while l hate
to say, I would not advise him to re-
turn to Georgia for year-if ever"
Those who today studied more
closely the movements of the mob at
Milledgeville are convinced that Il
few members were in the vicinity of
the town before the main party ar
rived 1t must have taken some time
to cut the telephone wires in the man
ner in which it was done. None of
the automobiles bearing the Iynchers
was seen near here until they APP
preached the prison.
Frustrated a Month Ago.
Many in Marietta believe plans sim
liar to those which were successful
Monday night were frustrated month
ago. The Milledgeville company of
militia was ordered to hold itself
ready to proceed to the state prison.
AS far as generally known reports
that a mob might attack the prison
were mo more persistent than they
nad Deen Tor some Tune. Pr1SOn OF
ficials never said exactly why they re-
quested the militia to be held ready.
1t was intimated at Marietta that
there had been leak
Those who tried to follow the decoy
automobile, which carried the party
of lynchers to near Eatonton where
a demonstration took place, said today
these plans had been carefully ar
ranged. Chains were placed on the
tires which made trailing easy and af-
ter the machine crossed the bridge
over Little River the chains were re-
moved which made it difficult to fol-
low the car.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
City Items

Joseph McEnroe, who has been in
the west for the past five years. has
returned to his home in this city.
The thirty ninth reunion and sheep
roast of the Crocodile club will be held
at Lake Compounce on Tuesday, Au-
gust 26.
suit for $50 today against Reinhold
HintZ.
joseph Negrola today filed notice
with the, city clerk of his intention to
sell his fruit store at 154 East Main
street to Dominiek Bona1li.
Engine company No. extinguished
a fire in the house Of Thomas Ostrow-
ski at 2S5 Myrtle street this morning
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Helen Birnbaum.

Helen Birnbaum, daughter of Nor
ris Birnbaum of $50 North Main
street, died Monday night at + Mt.
Sinai hospital in New York city and
the body was brought to this city for
burial last evening. Miss Birnbaum
was sixteen years old and was grad
uated from the local Grammar school
last year. She had been in poor
health and was sent 20 the New York
hospital in the hope of saving her
life.
Besides her parents, she leaves two
sisters, Dora and Ida, and two broth
ers, Samuel and Benjamin. The
funeral was held this afternoon at 9
o'clock with burial In the Beth Atom
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
HAITIANS WANT I
FIGHT AMEN
Another Detachment OF III. 1
Landed at Cape Haitien--'
Menace Forclgnef1

Cape Haitien, Haiti, Aug
other detachment of AIMED
rines has been landed from|
ships off this port.
The rebels have refused
and I'm some sections have e,|
desire to fight the Ameficad
The people OF Cape IIa|
greatly excited though no ID
any kind has taken place
present. p.
Foreigners ut Port "A Paix,
town thirty-fivc miles nortl
Cape Haiticn, report that tho
ing meDaced by Haitian N
they have requested that
forces be sent TO protect I'd
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Many Dead at Galveston.

!. -udny Dcitu at NsdISCStOH
. Houston, Tex, Aug. IS, via Temple,
and Telephone to Dallas.-The Hous-
ton Chronicle prints the following in
terview with J. r. Montgomery, a
Houston correspondent of the Calves
ton News, who got as far as Virginia
Point, the north end of the causeway,
Wednesday and viewed the wrecked
city of Galveston: Il am confident the
number of dead in Galveston is large.
I could not see an elevator on the
port side of the city and my opinion is
that the number of buildings destroyed
will run into the thousands. I be-
1ieve the property loss will be greater
than that of 1900.
u Montgomery made his way to the
drawbridge of the Galveston cause
w%S and owing to the fact that this
structure was swept away he was
forced to return to Houston. The man
made the trip in an automobile.
Road Bridges Washed Away.
I'VE encountered indescribable con-
ditions," he said '"rhe road bridges
ait Clear Creek and Dickinson were
washed out and we ran our automobile
over the railroad and across the ties
4 I'VE saw thousands of bales of cot
ton on the prairies all the way from
Virginia Point (the mainland end of
Negro Loses Lie.
S Houston, Tex, Aus. II, by Mail to
Dallas, Aug 1S.-Thougn only one
person, a negro, lost his life, Hous-
ton has sustained loss estimated at
from two to fifty million dollars in
the worst tropical storm known on
the Texas coast. Not single bust
ness house, not a single residence,
escaped damage, and at 4:3O o'clock
tais morning, when the storm reached
it's height the barometer fell to 2S.21,
said to be not far from the lowest
Barometer reading ever known. At
that time the wind attained the
velocity of ninety miles an hour.
.the Galveston causeway) to the town
of LaMarque, far inland. These were
washed from Galveston docks.
Several Feet Over Causeway.
. 1.-THE water must have been several
feet over the causeway and serious
damage must have been done to it. by
the washing out of large quantities of
filings in the center"
y The railroad drawbridge has been
washed away at Seabrook, about twen-
ty miles from Houston. Three per-
sons are reported to have lost their
lives at this point.
+ According to the Houston Post
story of conditions at Texas City,
based on an interview with E. V.
Rhodes, who brought the Texas City
appeal for aid to Houston the bodies
of eight women were found washed
ashore at Texas City Tuesday. These
bodies are supposed to have come
from Galveston. In 1900 many bodies
from Galveston washed UP at Texas
City. Il
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Texas City, Hard Hit.

Austin, Texas, Aug. 1S.-The mid
night edition of the Houston Post
says: Texas City has sustained a
severe blow as the result of the hur-
ricane which swept the gulf coast,
an approximate damage of 100000
being done there, but only IS lives
were lost
s. Damage which will run into mil
lions of dollars has been done to the
cotton crop in Texas by the storms
of Monday and Tuesday.
It is estimated that fifty per cent
of all the cotton in this section was
open and that from one fourth to
one half of the open cotton was lost.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
AUTO RUNS DOWN MAN.
Crossing Street and Did Not Look
Both Ways, Cause of accident.

Warner 5. HasselbraCk of SO Sisson
avenue, Hartford, while driving his
automobile past Myrtle street on Nam
street at 6:45 O'Clock this morning ran
into and knocked down Toney kaf-
pensl<i of So Silver street. The man
was somewhat bruised but not bad'|
injured.
Statements of all concerned showed
that the affair was an accident har-
nenski said he was crossing the street
and dodeed q team. stepping in front
of tho automobile which he had not
seen approaching.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
TURKEY HITS ITAI
Recalls Permission for Dcpa
Italians i'm Her Tcrrif

Rome, Aug. is. 1890 a.
key, according TO a BuellarI
spatch to the -Giornale D'Itah|
called permission for the dep|
Italians, a large number OF
Guiding seven hundred rescrk
waiting 10 sail at Jaffa, RciI|
sina, Alexandrotta and Snnyf|
The Giornale says tho newt
flrmed in authoritative circles
further learns from Il reliabil
source that Turkey is contil
send arms, money and procl3
TO Libia with the object OF VI
a native rebellion against III
paper concludes: "The cup is|
have serious reasons TO belid
government will take emerged
toward tn Porte to end these
proceedings which Italy can
crate"
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
BENJAMIN SHAPIRO DEAD.

New Haven, Aug. 1S-Benjamin
Shapiro, aged twenty of Hartford,
died at a hospital here today of a
broken neck. Tie injury was re-
.eived when he dove into shallow wa
ter at Savin Rock last Sunday.
= 81 COUNCIL MEETING.
Two vetoes and a special messae :
On the municipal ice situation from
Mayor Quigley are expected to be the
features of this evenings meeting Of
the con2.non council. The vetoes are
regarding the advisory board and a
resolution passed at the last meeting
prohibiting the introduction IF new
business without previous notice.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18

London, Aug. is, 12:4S y.
Premier Eleutherios NenizeloI
notified King Constantine OF
mess to form a new Greclan
in success to the Gounaris nj
which resigned at the opening
Grecian parliament yesterday,
ing to a despatch to the Centr|
Agency from Athens.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
$1,000, 900 Damage at Houston.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 1S.-A
copy of the Houston Chronicle issued
at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon received
here today estimates the storm dam
age in that city at about 100000.
No mention is made of loss of life
in Houston, but it. is stated six per-
sons were drowned at LaPorto, 20
miles southeast of Houston on Trim
ity Bay.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our heartfelt
gratitude to the kind friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
during the illness and death of our
beloved son and brother. We also
wish to express our thanks for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Aldrich,
and Family.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
MANY ENJOY EXCURSION.

About fifty people availed them
selves of the special excursion man
aged by the Connecticut company to
Savin Rock by trolley this afternoon,
leaving here at 1877 o'clock This
method of taking an outing is proving
successful and the company will prob
ably run another excursion next We'd
neslay.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
STRIKE IN PAWTUCkET. II. 7.

Pawtucket, r. l., aug. 1S.-A ma
jority of the 900 employees of the
Potter and Johnson. Machine COM
pany struck today to enforce their de-
mands for a As hour week, five cents
an hour increase in wages, and time
and a half for overtime work. The
company has been manufacturing
machines which have been shipped to
France to be used in the manufacture
of shells.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
MORE SUBMARINE VICTIMS.
British and Spanish Steamers and
TraWIer Sunk

London, Aug. 49,, 1855 D. m.-The
British steamer Bonny, of 2,7O2 tons
gross, and the Spanish steamer Isido-
no, 2,044 tons gross have been sunk.
Twenty-one of the crew of the former
vessel and eight of the latter were
picked up.
The trawlcr George also was sunk
Her crew was saved.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Relief for Galveston

Austin, Tex, Aug. 1S.-Whi1e state
militia officers sought to commune
cate with Galveston today, tents,
blankets and cots were ready in the
adjutant generals department for
shipment to Houston and Galveston
for the use of the storm refugees as
soon as the. needs of the sufferers can
be ascertained
i, Governor Ferguson took up the
subject of relief for Galveston, with
the adjutant generals department
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Mrs. Lily GOOdisOn Sturmer

Mrs Lily Goodison Sturmer died at
her home in Meriden Sunday. She
was a daughter of the late Daniel and
Selma Goodison. Mrs. Sturmer leaves
her husband, six children and four
sisters, who live in this city. The sis
ters are Mrs. Thomas P. Martin, Mrs.
George Blinn, Mrs. Garfield Hume and
Mrs Leon Jackson. The funeral was
held in Meriden yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Warden Tells of KIDNAPPING.

Milledgeville, Ga, Aug. 1S-Warden
J, r. Smith, of the state prison here,
said today he knew nothing he could
do to aid investigation of the kidnap-
ING OF Leo NJ. Frank from the prison
Monday night.
81 don't know. Of anything | can
do said MIR. Smith today. The mob
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Every Home DESTROYED.

Beaumont Tex, Aug. 1S.-Three
men and one woman killed, almost the
entire population of Port Arthur made
homeless, and property damage esti-
mated at more than 100000 consti-
tutes the toll of the tropical storm
Mondy night.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
CHESTER BANK FORECLOSES.

Through Klett & Alling the Chester
Savings Bank. of Chester, Conn.
brought foreclosure proceedings
against Frank Scygewl, F. G. Monier
Jr., Nokolay Tiagcik and Walenty
kObuS The writ was served by Con-
stable Fred Wrinkle today. The prop
erty over which te litigation occurs is
at SIS West Main street.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
zE / RAID
english COAST
Continued from First Page.).

"Injured-Men, Is; women, Is;
children, 3.
All were civilians"
Hour Not Stated.
A Central News despatch from Am
sterdam says four Zeppelins were
sighted passing over the Islands Of
VIeland and Weiringer. off the Meth
erdands coast. The dirigibles were
sailing from the east in the direction
of the English coast. The hour Of
their appearance is not stated.
Germans Capture Kovno.
Berlin, Aug. IS. By Wireless Tele-
graphy to Sayville, N Y.-The fol-
lowing announcement was made here
Officially today:
The Fortress of Kovno, together
with all the forts and an amount
Of war material which has not been
determined, has been in German
hands since last night.
More than 400 cannon were taken.
The fortress was captured by storm
in spite of the most tenacious resis-
lance by the Russians
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
Eight Reported Drowned.

@ Morganspoint, Tex, Aug. IS
Eight are reported dead near this
point They were drowned while
fishing. Reports reached here from
an authentic source that the bodies
Of woman, baby and a sailor had
come ashore near Sylan Beach 80
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
COTTON CoNTRABAND

London, Aug. IS, 422 b.
proclamation declaring cotton|
contraband of war Is expected
issued tonight or tomorrow Of
est by both Great Britain and
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
FINANCIAL NEWS
GAINS REGISTERED
ON STOCK MARKET
Speculation in Less Prominent
War Shares Renewed

New York, Aug 1S-Wall St, 1880
a IN. Speculation in the less prom
inent war shares and allied indus.
trials was renewed in today's early
trading, gains ranging from to
over points. Conspicuous features
included American Steel Foundries,
Railway Steel Springs, the Rumely
and A1lis-Chalmers issues and Col
orado Fuel. Advances of l to 2
points were scored by Crucible Steel,
American Can. and few other
equally active issues. United States
Steel was again in demand at a frac-
ton over yesterdays high quotation.
Railways were neglected, the only
feature in that division being Rock
Island, which rose over point.
C1ose-War shares became stronger
in the final hour. Bethlehem Steel
being the feature with a rally OF
almost 20 points. The closing was
irregular.
New York Stock Exchange quota
tons furnished by Richter & Co.,
members of the New York Stock Ex-
change. Represented by z. w. Eddy,
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
NEARLY roo LIVES
LOST IN HURRICANE
Continued from First Page.)

They said only twelve soldiers lost
their lives and perhaps thrice as many
were iniured
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18

it is not considered probable that the
result will be the early entry Of
Greece into the war on the side of
the ente allies
New Britain herald., 1915-08-18

one man, and the people felt that it
was up to them to take the law into
their hands "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-18
POLICE SEEK $500 GEM STOLEN FROM
 ACTRESS IN ROOM
Woman Thought Husband Had JeWelry For Safety When
 She Missed Them.

About 6:30 this morning Mrs. Kerry McCarthy, keeper of a rooming house at 14O8 Main street. reported to the ponce the theft of $500 worth of jew elry, the property of an actress in local theatrea taken from her home early yesterday morning.
 The name of the actress is unknown. The theft was committed early in the morning. The actress and her hus- band returned to the Mccarthy home about | o'clock Wednesday morning and she asked her husband for her jewels. He gave them to her and she lay down on the bed for a nap. Her husband then went out for a stroll.
 Upon awakening about 3 o'clock. the unknown actress discovered that the jewels were missing. She beIiev- ed that her husband had taken them with him for safe keeping but learned upon his return that he had placed them on the bed. The actress and her husband left this city today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-18
DELLA WROTH AT BEING THE GOAT"
 IN EVICTION CASE
City Sheriff Says Charities De partment Had Ample
 Information.

City Sheriff Daniel Della is perturb- C l at the statement made by Super i--tendent of Charities Spencer R. Cor don to the effect that the sheriff has caused the Department of Charities officials much discomfort by evicting families from their doniciles at un- seasonable hours.
 In a statement given a Farmer re- porter today Sheriff Della had the following to say:
 It is not true that I inconvenience ed the Departm ent Sof Charities or Su- perintendent Spencer R. Gordon. I informed the family of James Shin nane of Benham avenue and Pequon- nook street oVer one week ago that they would have to vacate the prem 1ses as they were undesirable tenants in the opinion of the 1andlord."t
 II even went. so far, one week ago, as to offer Mrs. Shinnane part of my commission if~-she would leave the premises without any eviction being necessary. She refused and I twas compelled to evict her after the usual course of proceedings had been at tended to- /
 The eviction was completed at 3i30 Tuesday afternoon and I was in the company of Superintendent Gordon, Clerk Thomas Cox and the department stenographer as early as 4;IO in the afternoon. remained in the superintendent's office for up- wards of an' hour. He informed me that he would take care of the fur n1ture and the five Shinnane chill dren N Gordon then said that he would rather have me notify him of such eyictions earlier in the day and | there and then promised that here after such would be done in the morn ing hours.
 As for the reason of the eviction all l can say is that the family al- ways paid their rent but they were undesirable in the opinion of the landIady owing to the unsanitary con dttions visible in the Shinnane. house hold.
 Had Superintendent Gordon been on his job the furniture would have reached Lakeview home before 5 CLOCK Tuesday afternoon. I fail to s&e why l should be made the goat in this controversy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-18
JAIL SENTENCES FOR MERIDEN'S
 SILVER RIOTERS

Merfden, Nov. 1e4Jail sentences were imposed in the police court to- day on l 3 strikers of the International Silver Co.,. found guilty of participa- ton in riot at one of the factories of the company last Sunday morning. Domenico Maratori was sentenced to 120 days for rioting, injury to property and carrying concealed weapons
 sThe other 12 were sentenced to so days each for riotfng and injury to property.
 All took appeals under bond to the common pleas court of New Haven county.
 The riot occurred when the conn pany brought in a force of strike breakers early last Sunday morning ~in two large motor trucks. The strik-. CTS who had gotten word of the com ing of the strike breakers, had lpickets stationed near the factory The trou- bIe began when the trucks, with their passengers, were rushed into the fac tory yard