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New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
TROLLEY CAR HELD UP
New Haven Police Seek Trio Who Robbed Conductor and Then Es- capped in An Automobile.

New Haven, Dec. 9.-No clue to the tall, short and medium sized men who held up a trolley car crew at SChuet- zen park, end of the State street trol- Icy line last night and got S23 from the conductor, had been found today. The tall man held the gun against the ribs of the conductor while Shorty" went through his pockets. The thrd chap kept the motorman quiet, The three thu left in an automobile,
 This end of the line has been a ravorite one for gunmen, several crews having been held up from time to time.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
SEN. REED FOR DEFENSE
NisSourian Will Be Counsel for Dis trict Attorney Joseph Pcllcticr of Boston, Under Charges.

Boston, Dec. 9.-DistriCt Attorney Joseph Pclletier today announced he had retained |. S. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, as his counsel in the proceedings by which Attorney Gen. Allen is attempting to obtain his removal from office
 With Senator Reed the district at torney held a conference in chambers this morning with Chief Justice Rusg of the supreme court before which two petitions in the case are pending It was arranged that Senator Reed would appear later before the full bench to argue in support of MT. Pelletier's request that the time for hearing be set later than December 19, the date now assigned.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
France Is Expected to 0. K. Quadruple Agreement

Paris, Dec. 9.-(By Associated Press .)--France's acceptance Of the ouadruple agreement for the Pacific is considered certain in official circles although the draft received from M. Niviani of the French delegation in Washington only this forenoon is re garded as a suggested outline and not a perfected plan. Action here upon the agreement is expected very short ly, Official circles, as well as the press, have received with the great est satisfaction the idea of Frances participation in this accord.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Chicago University
 Girls Mustn't Smoke

Chicago, Dec, 9.--President Harry Pratt Judson banned smoking in women's dormitories at the University of Chicago today. Accustomed to making their own rules, the dormitory women suddenly were confronted with notice from house mothers against the cigarette, No explanation was offer ed. If was said, however, that the dean of women and others on the campus had protested against what was considered excessive smoking by women students.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Youngest Explorer of
 Arctic Returns Home

Seattle, Dee. 9.--EIarold s. Noce, who left here at the age of 16, in 1915. to join the Stefansson Arctic eX- pedition, remaining in the north with the EsQuimauX. returned to his home here today aboard the coast guard cutter Ungala. Noce credited with being one of the youngest explorers recorded, did not see a white man for four years, He said he had learned the native languages and planned to publish a compilation of them.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
One Arrest Made.

Methuen, Mass, Dec. l.-The Me thuen police today took into custody as a material witness to the fatal shooting of Elmer Gardner at King stOn last night, John Harnish, a chauffeur of this town. iarnsh, they said, had admitted being present at the Kingston Inn when the shooting occurred. His statement of what oc- cured was not made public.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
OPIUM JOINT RAIDED
Thirty Chinese Are Arrested in Roundup in Chicago--Frequcnters Also Nabbcd.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-Thirty Chinese were arrested and drugs valued at $2OO,0OO were confiscated and one of the most elaborate opium smoking es- tabishments ever discovered in Chi cago broken up, by a raid early to- day.
 A small five-story building on the northern fringe of Chicago's China town had been remodelled with scores of tiny rooms partitioned off on the upper floors. Repeated search of the lahryinthian passages disclosed caches of opium and yenoshi, many Chinese still smoking and others just leaving rooms where smoking pipes had been dropped.
 One room was stacked high with cans of crude opium.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Independent Packers
 To Operate Open Shop"

St Louis, Dec. 9.--Eleven indcpend- cnt packing companies today signed a notice printed in newspapers that they would operate under the "open shop" plan on and after January ?, and at the same time announced new wage scale which includes cut of eight per cent for piece work and others ranging from three cents an hour to ' F cents an hour.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Brooklyn Nan to Wed
 Miss Elizabeth Traut

A pretty wedding will be solemnaed at the home of Mir. and Mrs. c. w. Traut of West Main street this even ing when their daughter, Miss Eliza beth Traut, will he married to Nern- on Howard Brierly, son of Mrs. John r. Brierly of 432 Dahill road, Brook lyn, N. Y. The wedding will take place at 7:30 o'clock and Rev. Dr. c. w. C. Hill will officiate.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.

At a special meeting of the board of directors of the New Britain Ma chine company yesterday afternoon, Charles F. Smith chairman of the board of directors of the Landers, Frary X Clark company, was elected to act as temporary chairman of the Machine company board during the absence of Chairman r. G. Platt.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Earthquake Shocks in
 Lake BOlsena Regions

Rome, Dee. 9.-OBy Associated Press. Serious earthquake shocks have been reported throughout this week from the regions around the Lake of Bolsena, about 60 miles northwest of this city, The ground in several villages of that vicinity shows large Assures as result of the shocks, according to dispatches re- ceived here today. The greater part of the inhabitants are camping in the fields No deaths have been reported.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Mistake Each
 Other for Robber, Shoot

Chicago, Dec. 9.-While Patrolman James Ammons and Watchman Eu- gene Marcus were exchanging shots early today each blieving the other a burglar the real thief, William Kelly was making his escape. Kelly how ever fell down and fractured his skull and was caught Ammons and Marcus each had bullet wound in the right arm.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
WAGE CUTS OF FROM TEN TO THIRTY
 PER CENT. ON EASTERN ROADS SOUGHT

New York Dec. 9.-Schedulcs pro- posing wage cuts from ten to so per cent, for train service, shop and main tenance of way employees of railroad lines north of the, Ohio and east of the Mississippi were formulated to- day at a conference or managers and
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
BRIDGEPORT ALDERMAN ARRESTED BY
 POLICE CHIEF ON BRIBERY CHARGES

Bridgeport, Dec. 9.-Alderman Ed ward T. Hamilton was this afternoon arrested by Superintendent of Police Flanagan on q warrant charging bribery in connection with an attempt to elect David w. Price, president of the common council, at the council
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
6 Places Closed.

Hartford. Dec. 9.-By closing two moving picture houses here last night for alleged failure to have their safe- ty arrangements adequate under the law the state police have now closed six places. These are in Derby, New London, Naugatuck, New Haven and here.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
AT BARTLETT SCHOOL

Plans for the American Education week speaker at the Bartlett school exercises were changed this afternon too late to alter a story in another column. Instead Of being in the Camp school auditorium the exercises will be in the Bartlett school building.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09

meeting last Monday evening. The warrant was served at the instance of Prosecuting Attorney Earl F. Gar lick. Bonds of S5,000 were fixed Tor his release pending his appearance in the superior court but have no. yet been posted.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09

supervising officials. The reduction which would take effect the last of this month must be subjected to the labor board for rejection O. approval.
 The officials sald the roads would begin conferences with their employees early next week on the proposed pay cut.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
NO NEWS OF BAR ASSN.

Up to press time today nothing had been given ont by the Conn. Bar Assn. relative to their action on the resignation of A. A. Greenberg.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
MYSTERY WELLS
 MURDER IN MASS.
AutOInObiliSt Shot and Killed in Inn at Kingston
STORIES ARE CONFLICTING
One Account Hints at Rum Running
 and Another at Murder Conspiracy
 Victim Makes Antc-Mortem statement.

Kingston, Mass. Dec. 9.-The kill ing of Elmer Garden of Methuen at the Kingston Inn last night was the subject of official inquiry today in connection with which John Roland proprietor of the inn and James w. Wickham of DuXbury were held as witnesses. The story of the shooting was not entirely clear to the investi- gators who obtained several different accounts, in some of which rum run ming, robbery a quarrel and plot figured. Roland and Wickham were taken to Plymouth for further ques- tioning.
 The suggestion of a plot to kill him came from Gardner himself in a dying statement, according to Dr. Charles Dudley who attended him. The wounded man told him, the physician said that he had been summoned to the inn and soon after he got there he was shot. He did not name his as- Sailant.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
FAMOUS BANDIT
 BREAKS PRISON
Tom Slaughter Escapes, Taking Six Other COnVictS With Him
UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH
Armed With Gun, He Rules Prison Like .a Car for Six Hours, Offering Liberty to Any Who Wanted IL.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec 9-Tom Slaughter, notorious bandit, under death sentence for killing trusty guard at the state prison farm at Tucker, escaped from the penitenti- ary here early today. taking with him six other convicts. For five hours prior to his escape, Slaughter ruled the penitentiary like a czar and offer ed liberty to all convicts who wanted it.
 Five of the men who fled with Slaughter are negroes. Four of them are under death sentence.
 The six Phillips county negroes un- der death sentence for participation in the race riots in 1919, refused to escape.
 Took Complete Charge.
 Someone smuggled revolver to Slaughter. Thus armed, he outwitted the trusty guards assigned to watch him and took complete charge of the penitentiary. Warden l.. H. Demp- sey and Mrs. Dempsey and their son and two daughters were locked in the death cell by the bandit.
 Escaped In Auto.
 Slaughter escaped in Mrs. Demp- sey's automobile, which was standing in the pententiary yards.
 Later this morning Slaughter pass ed through Benton, about 25 miles south of Little Rock, and exchanged shots with the city marshal, who was on the lookout.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
DROWNS IN BATHTUB
British Nobleman Slips, Hits Head on
 Faucet, Is Stunned and Falls Under
 Water.

London, Dec. 9, (By Associated Press) Sir Arthur Pearson is dead as the result of an accident at his home here. While in his bath, he slipped. striking his head against a faucet Stunned, he fell into the water and was drowned before aid could reach him.
 Cyril Arthur Pearson was born Feb ruary 24, 1866, the son of the late Rev. Arthur c. Pearson of Springfield, Chelmsford and was made a baronet in 1916. He was one of the out standing publicists in England until his eyesight completely failed in 1914. He founded Pearson's Weekly and other well known publications, among which probably the best known is the Daily Express of London.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-09
Stories Conflict.

Dr. Dudley said he was called to attend Gardner by Roland who said the man was injured while on hunt ing trip with him, Roland later was quoted by the police as saying that he had been robbed of S2,600, another man of S1,400 and Gardner killed by two bandits who entered the inn. In this account it was said Roland found Gardner and another man at the inn garage transferring what appeared to be whislley from one contaneY to an- other.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17
Not A Cent of League
Paper in Bank

An interesting revealment about the
Scandinavian-American bank is men
toned in the report. Political oppo-
nents of the Nonpartisan League have
made the charge up and down the
state that it was a League" bank and
the Bank of North Dakota put money
in it for the Nonpartisan league. After
Waters record had been revealed, and
not a cent Of league paper found in
the Bank of North Dakota, the COM
mittee's finding is especially interest
ing.
"The evidence before the senate
committee shows that the so-called
league institutions had been loaned
100000 by the Scandinavian-Ameri-
can bank, either directly or through
accommodation notes, PRIOR to the
passage of the law creating the Bank
of North Dakota. 1t further shows
that at the time the Scandinavian
American bank wa, closed within the
last W. weeks, the league institu-
lions, through accommodation paper
land through direct paper owed the
Scandinavian-American bank less than
$15O,000.
att is clearly evident therefore that
the charge that the Scandinavian.
American bank was used by the Bank
of North Dakota as a medium through
which to make loans to league institu-
tons is absolutely false, for the simple
reason that instead of increasing the
amoun of obligations, the league in
situations have been constantly paying
funds into the Observation-Disclosures
bank upon the obligations which they
wed it through accommodation notes.
The senate committee severely crit-
cizes the attorneys for the house com
mittee, Francis j. Murphy, long known
as a bitter opponent of the Nonparti-
san league, and John It. Sullivan for
the refusal to answer summons.
"In view of the disclosures made by
an analysis of the evidence which they
had presented before the house inves.
tigating committee, which disclosure
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17

North Dakota has been treated to
The ~spectacle Of an organized attempt
to destroy the state owned industries.
This statement Is supported by the evi.
dence uncovered by and the findings of
the senate committee which completed
a thorough investigation of the Bank
OF North Dakota and the other public
enterprises under the jurisdiction Of
the industrial commission.
at is the opinion Of this committee
that the whole purpose of the house
auditing committee Investigation and
the attacks now being made upon the
Bank of North Dakota is to destroy
the entire industrial program" the
committee report reads.
"Your committee is absolutely salts
ned beyond question that a well organ
ICED conspiracy exists to bring about
the destruction Of the entire industrial
Vrogram and that the enemies of the
tvogram realize that if they can de-
stroy the Bank of North Dakota the
program will die. Knowing this, they
claim to be friends Of the mill and ele-
yator while at the same time they
strike at the very heart and life blood
Of the mill and elevator program by at
tempting to destroy the bank If the
Industrial program is to continue and
20 on 1t is the opinion of your com
mittee that the Bank of North Dakota
unjust be held intact at all COSTS"
The voluminous report Of the COM
mittee supports its findings with an
extended summary and appraisal OF
the evidence presented. 1t will be re
called that, unlike the house commit
tee, the senate inquiry was open to
any witnesses who desired to appear
and they were offered the right of
counsel, with the privilege of being
examined by their own attorney. The
senate committee pointed out that this
was the only way to obtain a fair and
Impartial appraisal Of the objects of
their investigation.
Considering the press attacks on the
Bank of North Dakota based upon So
called testimony before the house com
mittee, the revelations regarding col.
lateral held by the Bank of North
Dakota are amazing in their proof that
the headlines and innuendo in news
papers ~viciOusly hostile TO the state
administration We're absolutely base
less.
During the course of the investiga
ton the attorneys for the house com
mittee called to the attention OF the
committee and brought into the record
a number of items of collateral which
were shown to be in the Bank of Nort1
Dakota" the findings read. Inciden
tally, the senate committee in order tt
prove the basis of it's criticism Of thu
house committee records introduced
the entire transcript of the house in
Nuiry into the senate record.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17
Does Belonging To
League Make Your
Note Bad?

s.THD ONLY CHARGE THAT WAS
MADE AGAINST THESE MEN" the
report says, referring to the makers Of
collateral which had been rediscounted
in the Bank Of North Dakota and in
dorsed by privately owned banks,
ssyWAS THAT THEY WERE MEM
BEERS OF TEE NONPARTISAN
LEAGUE AND SOME OF THEM
MEMBTRs OF TKB LEGISLATURE.
NO EYFORT WAS MADE TO SHOW
WHAT TEE NET WORTH OF ANY
OF THESD MEN WAS; NO EFFORT
WAS MADE TO SHOW THAT THE
NONns WE'RE NOT WORTH THEIR
dAAOD VALUE.
|, ayrz5D ONLY CRIME THAT SEEMS
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17

EzNRnkESg.
preted as representing loans to those
so-called league institutions.
'There has been absolutely no proof
of any embezzlement or misappropria-
ton of funds Of the Bank of North
Dakota.
"There has been proof that the for
mer manager attempted to use the in
fluence Of the bank for his personal
gain, and it is the opinion of this COM
mittee that however it came about, it
Is a good thing that his resignation
was turned in and accepted and that
he is no longer the manager Of the
bank.
Referring again to the Scandinavian
American bank in it's conclusion, the
committee points out that J. W. Brin-
ton is snow under arrest for perjur-
ing himself in the testimony before
the house committee" The reference
was to Brinton's charge that William
Lemke was guilty Of "embezzlement"
in the Observation-Disclosures bank
case. He had charged Lemke, NJ. W.
Thatcher, president of the Equitable
Audit company, and o. E. Lofthus
state bank examiner, had accepted his
check for a Sisal Trust note of $11,O0t
on a bank in which he had no funds
The check was paid; and in direct
contradiction to Brinton's testimony
the report made to the supreme court
in one place listed the paper as doubt
full and in another notation explained
Brinton had left a check there in pay
ment.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17
Collateral Record Of
State Bank Unbeatable

One paragraph in the report effec.
lively squelches all the yelled charges
and differences developing in the house
committee by it's press agents. II
shows the condition of the Bank Of
North Dakota In a nutshell.
"THE TOTAL COLLATERAL IN
THE BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17

MENTIONED AND CRITICIZED BY
THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE AS SHOWN BY THE
TRANSCRIPT HAS NOT BEEN SET
FORTH, BUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF SUCH COLLATERAL is AP-
FORTUNATELY $25O,OO0.
"IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE
THAT THE BANK OF NORTH DA-
KOTA, ACCORDING TO THE BISH-
OP, BRISSMAN REPORT, HOLDS
$685. 1914 OF COLLATERAL TO
SECURE LOANS OF S ,407, 645.24, OR
A PROPORTION OF MORE THAN
TWO AND ONE QUARTER DOL
LARS OF COLLATERAL FOR ONE
OF LOANS.
I'm OTHER WORDS, IF WE
WE'RE TO CONSIDER EVERY BIT
OF COLLATERAL MENTIONED IN
A DEROGATORY MANNER Be
FORE THE HOUSE AUDIT COM
MITTEE WE'RE OF NO VALUE,
THAT COLLATERAL STILL WOULD
BE BUT AN EXTREMELY SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF TIE TOTAL
COLLATERAL HELD AND THERE
PROBABLY WOULD BE A HIGHER
MARGIN OF PROTECTION TO THE
BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA THAN
ANY BANK IN THE STATE HOLDS
ON LOANS SECURED BY COLLAT-
ERAL.
ut should be further called to at
tention that no collateral placed in the
Bank Of North Dakota by any bank is
collateral only on a single loan. Under
, the collateral notes issued by the Bank
of North Dakota every bit Of collateral
security for every obligation Of that
bank to the Bank of North Dakota, SO
that if any one piece Of collateral
!, should prove to be uncollectable, still
all the rest of the collateral placed by
!, that bank with the Bank of North Da-
kota would cover the loan in question.
, "IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED
!, THAT If ALL THE PAPER HELD
/ AS COLLATERAL BY THE BANK
!, OF NORTH DAKOTA, WHICH HAS
!, BEEN EVEN MENTIONED BY THE
, HOUSE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND
$ THE BIGGEST PART OF WHICH,
$ HAS NOT BEEN CRITICIZED IN
p ANY MANNER AS TO IT'S SUFFI
CHENEY. OR VALUE, WE'RE NOT
CONSIDERED AT ALL, THE BANIi
@ OF NORTH DAKOTA STILL WOULI
HAVE $3.50, 167.14 TO COVER 50,
4O7, 645.24 OF LOANS, OR A PRO
PORTION OF MORE THAN 1929 TC
EVERY DOLLAR OF LOANS.
it "Out of the total of So, 1905, 1911
q there has been absolute failure to prove
n that a single dollar of collateral va!
g not worth it's face value. There ha
y been no proof that any of the maker
le of a single note held as collateral wer
y not worth the face value of the note
is The entire proof has been directed b,
y innuendo and inference to show tina
IT these men were in sympathy with tn
state administration, or that the inst
/. buttons which gave notes are institL
&c lions owned by the farmers.
"Since these attorneys have been e1
~ tremely Jealous, as well as their con
- mittee members, in searching the RET
ords from end to end to find paper tha
. was given by members of the Nonpal
~ tisan league, and out of over $5,6OO,OC
worth of collateral held in the ban
they have brought forth a list of pape
amounting to Approximately onl
$25O,OOO it is very evident that n
e favoritism has been shown by tn
Bank of North Dakota in aecept:n
collateral only Of leaguers.
sc when a bank can submit tn tt
II minute and detailed investigation
of those who would destroy it and the
can bring forth nothing of real mer
it surely must be in fine condition. !
condition Is further testified to wi,
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