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New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
FORMER SOLDIER ARRESTED
R. R. Pothicr of Providence Is Ac- cused of Murder of Major Alexan- der Cronkhite in October, 1918

Providence. Oct. Exchanged with the murder of Major Alexander F., Cronkhite at Camp Lewis, Wash, In October, 1918. Roland R. Pothier Of this city was arrested today by T., & Marshal William R. Rodman as a re- suit of a secret indictment recently returned by the federal grand Jury in Tacoma Wash The arrest marked the reopenine of the famous case tea- tured by Pothiers admission, on his first arrest over a year ago. that he had killed Cronkhite and the subse- quent seizure of Captain Robert Ros- enbuth of New York, charged with complicity in the killing The cases of the government against both men were later dropped on orders from Attorney General Daueherty,
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
HIS NECK BROKEN
Winsted Man. Railroad Brakeman. Is Killed At Woodland Street Bridge At Hartford Today. ..

Hartford. Oct 19,-Vincent Edel- man of Winsted, a brakeman in the employ Of the Central New England railroad was instantly killed this fore noon when he failed to observe the Woodland street bridge. as a hox car on which he was standing approached it His head struck a lower beam. breaking his neck. His body rolled from the top of the car to the road bed
 Edelman was married. He had been employed by the railroad com pany more than ten years.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
A. Bonar Law Agrees to
 Organize New British
 Ministry
Meeting of Conservatives Today Developed Into Heated Session That at
 Times Became Belligerent
LAW HAS AGREED TO t
 ORGANIZE MINISTRY

London, Oct. 1s. (By Asso- ciated Press) Bonar Law has consented to form . ministry in succession to the ministry of Premier Lloyd George. the Evening News says it learns. King George sum- moned Mir. Bonar Law asking him to undertake the task, de- clares the newspaper and MT. Bonar Law agreed to comply.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19

dusk I was awakened by lou6 voices scolding Looking up l saw not far from me man and a woman He was sitting close to a tree and was cutting the bark She was sit ting nearby, sorting letters.
 Tells of Killing.
 She asked him to keep his promise. He told her he had made none. He took the letters and threw them away and was going to leave her. She grabbed him by the coat and tore it. He boxed her in the face She pulled his hair and scratched his face. He stabbed her with his knife and she cried and told him she would tell his wife and get him arrested. Then he shot her in the face She screamed loud and long. Then he shot her more, two or three times.
 Then he saw me. He looked a time I went over to offer help, but they were dead, strengthened them out and their clothes. I saw card with the letters near his feet. l have been sick since that day but told no one. When she fell he knelt on her and cut her throat
 New Evidence
 New Brunswick, Oct. 19,-"Some- thing new"--evidence the nature Of which the small army of newspaper men working on the Hall Mills mur- der case have not even guessed at is in the hands of the authorities in vestigating the double staying, 1t was declared today by man close in the confidence of County Prosecutors Beekman of Somerset and Stricker, of Middlesex.
 The assertion was given color by continuation of the feverish activity of the past three days on the part Of detectives and others on the case But just what their activity portended could not be learned No one could be found who would hazard another prediction as to when an arrest would be made.
 Follow New Theory
 Detectives began today 10 investi gate the newly developed report that Rev Edward Wheeler Hall. rector of the Episcopal church of St. John the ENanRellSt ana RT5. EledIlOI MlllS, choir singer, were murdered in a shed at Weston Mills, a settlement several miles from New Brunswick and about four miles from the Phillips farm where their bodies were found on Sep tember 16. Affidavits containing this new information were made public by the police yesterday almost at the same time that pr, John F, Anderson chemist, reported to the authorities than an analysis of the blood soaked ground where the bodies were found led him to believe the murders took place there.
 Authorities again today withheld Of hcial comment on the statements ot two men who gave the affidavits to the police, that they heard a woman's screams and her pleas for mercy as they passed the Weston Mills shed About lo3o D. m. on the night the rector and Mrs, Mills were slain.
 Some of the officials are known to place little credence in the new infor- nation.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
Agitators Had Planned to Lead Hosts Into City to Take Part in Water Front Strike-Vigilantes Are Organized.

Portland. Orep Oct. 1s.-More than POO men were under arrest here to- day following Mayor George Bakers declaration that Portland was threat ened by an invasion of thousands of members of the I. w. w. coming here to participate in the water front strike, and his orders to the police to round them up.
 Held as vagrants.
 In wholesale raids in sections of the city where most of the dock workers reside, $50 men were ar- rested. When they had been check ed over. 225, most of them believed to be members of the marine trans port industrial union No. 26O of Portland, were jailed on charges of vagrancy. The others were released.
 William Ford. said to be head of the Portland I. W. W. organization, was among those arrested He was released on $500 ball.
 I. w. ". Recognized.
 Two of the men arrested, according to the police. were identified as l. w. w. organizers from Chicago. their names were given as Elmer Hanson and Sven Swanson. George Quin- laber, secretary of the Portland branch of the I. W. w., also was taken into custody.
 Reports in the hands of the officials were said to show that I. W. W. pa pers In various parts of the country have adopted the slogan lon to Port land" and that plans call for the i'm mediate march of more than 25,0o0 members of the organization to Port land and other points on the Pacific coast.
 Vtgilantes Organized.
 During a conference yesterday in the mayors office word was sent to the city council concerning the situ- ation and an ordinance appropriating $10,0o0 for the immediate hire of 74 special officers to aid in combating the l. w. w. was passed as an emer- gency fund and within an hour after the conference police and men from the sheriffs office were combing the city for members of the I. w. W. known to be active in the present NtStSI liOiit l1ASs AL1u AlEO III lNSCV- Ing freight trains said to be loaded with "wobblies."
 War on I. w. w.
 One incoming freight train was reported to have harbored more than 50 members of the organization some of whom were arrested. Mayor Baker announced that he has asked railway officials to cooperate in the present move and prevent as far as possible the entrance into the city of brake beam" riders.
 Mayor Baker said that the officials were not taking up the standard of the employers in the strike but in- stead were waging war on the I. w. | w. Prominent Portland labor lead CTS have informed Mayor Baker that the strike is not authorized by organ- ized labor, according to the mayor.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
PORTLAND MAYOR IN 1NEW DRY RU[INGI ANN.|. W. W. BATTLE SOMEWHAT MODIFIED More Than 200 Under Arrest in Changes Are Made to Conform ,, Cleanup Campaign With Sec. MeDon's Views L.NFaf5, .1
 fSoR INVASION MAY CALL IN CONGRESS
INVASION MAY CALL IN CONGRESS
It May Be Necessary To Ask Modifl- cations of Law Itself if Concessions Are to be Made to Foreign ship ping Interests.

Washington. Oct. 19.-A new draft Of regulations to carry out the bone dry prohibition ruling of Attorney Gen. Daugherty was completed today by officials of the prohibition unit ana taken under advisement by Secretary Mellon.
 The point said to have given great est difficulty in framing the latest draft relates to the presence of liquor on foreign ships within American ter ritorial waters. It was indicated that some exceptions were proposed in favor of medicinal liquors on such vessels but that 1t might be necessar " to ask congress for modification of the law itself If any concessions are to be made in the interest of vessels desiring to carry wines for rationing to their own crews.
 Foreign Complications
 Foreign complications already have arisen over the practice of some for eign ships in supplying a wine ration to their crews and high treasury of- flcial said today that unless the courts place broader interpretation on the law than did the attorney general. congress would be asked to amend it.
 The new enforcement regulations drafted today were said to contain several notifications of the first set which was disapproved by Secretary Mellon as being too arbitrary in cer- tain punitive sections.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
DRIVER HELD RESPONSIBLE
Trucklnan's Negligence Caused Death of Little Child. According to Cor oncrs Finding.

Bridgeport Oct. 1s.-Coroner J. J Phelan today found John Roth, of Bridgeport, driver of lumber wag- on. criminally responsible for the death of Edward Monsky. one year old. The baby was playing near his home in Fairfield on October H. when run over The coroner's Ind ing says that Roth had abundant time, ample space and opportunity to avoid collision with the deceased"
 Coroner Phelan today sent his re- port to the office of the states attor- ney and to Prosecutor Bacon Wake man of Fairfield. Roth is now under arrest.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
WANT BEER AND WINE
Masons and Plasterers Pass These Resolutions at Their Springfield Meeting.

Springfield. Mass Oct. 1s.-A res- olution favoring modification of the prohibition laws so IS to permit the use of beer and light wines and also one criticizing the action of the fed .ral government for its injunction proceedings in the shopcrafts strike, were passed by the international union ,f bricklayers. masons and plasterers n It's 18th biennial convention today
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
LEVY GIRL BACK.

Springfield, Mass, Oct. la.-Ethel Levy. said to be Eleanor Barnes al legged decoy Of Boston hlackmailers, who has been in hospital here fol- lowing a suicide attempt was taken to Hartford today without recourse to and will face arraignment for defaulting bail on a statutory charge and also possibly charge Of tigamy. She was taken immediately to the train from the hospital by e Hartford detective.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
Social Workers Elect
 H. C. Jackson President

At g meeting of the Social Work ers' conference held at the '. W. C. A. last evening Harry C. Jackson was elected president and Edward C. Con- nolly vice president. Miss Cora NJ. Beale was reelected secretary and treasurer. Miss Jean Wardrope was named as chairman of the religious committee. Special plans were dis cussed for a rousing big meeting prob ably on November 1. Further details will be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
ON HUNGER STRIKE
Hartford Woman. 50 Years Obi. in Jail, and Refuses to Eat Until Re- leased From Custody.

Hartford. Oct. 19.-Lilla Prude- home, so years old arrested for drunkenness, is on a hunger strike at the police station. She has informed the police she will not eat until re- leased and has refused a parade of tempting dishes. She denies she was drunk and declares she is lame and walks that way"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
LLOYD GEORGE AND WHOLE CABINET RESIGNS WHEN COALITION IS LOST:
 HE POSSIBLY MAY FORM NEW PARTY
REPORT HARDING
 PRAISING REILLY
Letter Said to Have Been Written By President, Calls Him an 
 Honest Man.

Washington, Oct. Ex-Governor E. Mont Reilly of Porto Rico, whose ad- ministration has been under repeated fire from various quarters, is praised as "a thoroughly honest and highly patriotic man." In letter said to have been written by President Harding and made public today by Carlos Marin Fernandez, resident of the island territory
 A copy of the letter, dated septem- Der 16 was forwarded by Fernandez to Washington for publication. As quoted over the presidents signature. the communication says:
 T want you to know how greatly interested I am in every favorable re- port which you make concerning the administration of Governor Reilly. Of course, know Governor Reilly to be a thoroughly honest and highly pa triotic man and If his activities have resulted in a greater loyalty and high CT patriotic interest on the part of the Americans in the island of Porto Rico he will have rendered a very great service to the government of both the islands and the nation"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
WORKMAN IS INJURED.

stephen Charlend of 31 Brighton street employed at the Corbin Screw corporation, fell from ladder while at work this morning and broke his right leg. He was taken 10 the New Britain General hospital in the police ambulance.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
JOINS WITH DANNrNzIo.

Rome. Oct. 19.--(By Associated Press Ga briele d'Annunzio, the Italian soldier-poet, and Benito Mus solini the leader Of the fascist. signed an agreement today uniting their forces and establishing common action between the two leaders throughout Italy.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
Local Hadassah Makes Preparations For Fall And Winter Season-Hear Prominent Speaker.

All is in readiness for an active fall and winter at the local chapter, Ha- dassah, and at last nights meeting the members, in addition to hearing an excellent talk by Mrs. H. A. Flom- ka. head of the Brooklyn Hadassa h, elected the following chairmen of the several committees.
 Mays and neans-Miss Minnie Ken nedy; social-Mrs VI, Fucker; finance Miss Lena Abrahsmson; member ship-Miss Mildred Sherman. sewing Mrs. l. Swarsky.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
LETTER SAYS HALL
 KILLED MRS. MILLS Then Shot Himsdi-.Unsiened Writer Admits Fixing Bodies PROSECUTORS NEW CLUE
Unsigned Missi,e, Possibly Work of Crank, Declares Writer Saw Minis ter Murder Woman and Then Commit Suicide.

Trenton. N. J Oct. 1s.-Ellis H. Parker, Burlington county detective today made public an unsigned com munication mailed from Philadelphia, purporting to solve the Hall-Mills case as one of murder and suicide Whether 1t was written by crank or by someone seeking to divert suspicion from the slayer Is not known.
 The text follows:
 "One afternoon about three weeks ago I lay down in the grass on the Phillips farm and fell asleep about
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
CHIMNEY FIRE TO-DAY.

Engine company No. 3 was called out al s.o7 o'clock this morning to the home of Luke Bartlett at Is North street for a chimney fire. No damage was done.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
Connecticut Stase Freishter As,si Aass,,;is9s' s;'sc' c.'a. Rescue-Dlaze, Which Was in Cargo Hold, is Finally Distinguished
Skipper Discharges Five Negroes in Crew on Charge of Having De- serted Ship in Danger.

| Providence, Oct. 19.-One hundred and sixteen passengers were taken off the Colonial line steamer Concord soon after two o'clock this morning by the freighter Mohegan while a fire ragged in the cargo hold of the pas senger carrier. Then the Mohegan put 1 5 of her officers and men aboard to help the Concords crew fight the fire. An hour later the blaze was out
 No one was injured. The transfer of passengers was done with the ,es- sel 12 miles from shore and the wind blowing at between 25 and 30 miles an hour from the northwest.
 Captain George E. Cobb of the Con- cord and his officers were praised for their control of the situation. Cap tain Fred M Hamlen of the Mohegan said there was very little panic.
 Five Porters "Fircl."
 Passengers reported that five negro porters and stokers were first to don life preservers and that these men were discharged by Captain Cobb. He reported that the men had deserted the ship.
 Officers of the Mohegan gave over their quarters to the passengers who were brought into port by the Mohe- gan. The freighter stood by with the Concord enveloped in smoke.
 No Estimate of Loss.
 Officials of the Colonial line could not estimate the amount of damage to the cargo which consisted of silk. tobacco and general merchandise. They said 1t was not large Men from the Mohegan who helped put out the fire said the cargo was prac- tically destroyed and that most of the burning freight was thrown .overboard before the tlaze coulcsbe e1tinguigheh
 Say Fire WnN Trivial.
 New York Oct. 1s.-The fire on the steamer Concord was of a trivial na- ture. it was stated by officials of the Colonial Navigation Go. here today At 2 o'clock this morning a slight fire broke out in the cargo Of the Concord it was said. The 175 pas sensers were not in any way endan- gered, nor was there any panic on board
 Transfer of passengers was made, the officials declared because the steamer Mohegan of the same line happened to be passing, also on her way to Providence and it was thought best by officers of the Concord to put the passengers on the other vessel as ] factor of greater safety.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-19
THE WEATHER

Hartford. Oct. 19.--FOreCast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday; not quite so cold tonight.
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-12
''Only ForceCan
Stop My Concert
Nine. Cadski, in L. A., Says
She'll Sing Despite Ameri-
can Legion.

los Angeles, Dec. 1l.--Mme. Johan-
day from San Francisco. and it was
said by friends only physical force"
could prevent her from appearing In
concert here tomorrow night.
Members and posts of the American
Legion and other organizations have
asked the board of police commits
sioners TO bar her from the concert
stage here because OF alleged pro.
German sympathies during the world
war and because her appearance
might result IN demonstration
1t was intimated by the singers
friends that il the board ruled against
her she planned TO sue the city.
II was predicted that representa-.
tives of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers association. the Better
Business bureau and the California
Music Trades association would ap-
pear before the board today in oppo-
sition to the legion and it's support ers.
Madame Gadsky is said to have
been informed by counsel there Is no
legal means TO prevent her concert
and that she is entitled TO police pro.
lection.
The police board has been notified
by the city attorney that il has the
right to instruct the chief of police
TO take steps to prevent riot by
prohibiting and event which seem
ingly would provoke demonstration -
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-12
Record Wine Production
Registered in France

Paris, Dec. f1.-Tho largest wine
harvest since 1875 has been registered
in France this year. The yield is 6s,-
goo, 900 hectolitres. The 1910-1914 aver
age was $1,000 900 hectolitres and the
war average was 3s 100000.
When the results of the wine har-
vest in Algiers and Tunis are added to
that Of France, the total wine yield
for this year will reach 10000 900 hec.
tolitres. Besides all this IT. is estimat.
ed that there are 100000 hectolitres
of wine in stocks on hand.
This years registration reveals the
fact that even the city OF Paris has
vineyards whose output has increased
from eight heetolitres in 1921 to 20
hectoltres this year
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-12
Nv Gather Lottery" Latest
Way to Win Money--or Los

Minneapolis, Dec. ia weather
lottery is the latest gambling scheme
In Minneapolis, according TO [. 6.
Purssell, federal meteorologist, 1ho
forwarded copies of the gamblers
weather ticket to c. T.. Marvin.
chief Of the United States weather
bureau at Washington.
SIX cities in the United States are
punched on each ticket and the
purchaser holding the coupons show
ing the highest total temperatures for
the week wins the capital prize with
q smaller prize for the lowest. il was
said
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-12
Taxpayers League
Delegates Gather
for Big Meeting g
Purpose Of Convention tt
Form State Organization
for Effective Work to
Reduce Taxes.

Hastings, Neb.. Dec. II. Especial
Telegram) = Forty delegates from
various counties were present this
evening for the opening of the meet
ing of tho Taxpayers league, called to
meet here by G. !. Farley of Aurora,
for the purpose oe organizing state
league which wi have representatives
at the legislature 10 aid IN bringing
about a reduction in taxes in the
state.
The Hamilton county delegation,
composed of Mr.. Farley, T. NJ. Scott.
J. r. Davidson, George l.. Burr and
i, T.. Edgerton, brought a proposed
constitution for the state league.
Talk among the delegates indicated
that the abolshing of the accredited
school system and investigation
by the coming legislature of the eX-
penditures of the state university are
objectives some will seek.
Have Salary Problems.
Among the early arrivals was the
delegation from Garfield county, COM
posed OF L. II. Doran, representative
In 1905 and 1907; Frank Wagner.
Frank Monasil and William Wonderly.
There are II counties in the west
ern and northern part of the state"
Mr. Doran said, that have prob
lem in salaries of county officials,
raised by recent legislation"
The county Judge in Garfield
county, Mr.. Doran said, gets $1,000
n year for work that for 20 years had
been done for $500 or s400 a year.
And the pay of the sheriff he said,
was out of all proportions of the work.
Harlan county Is represented here
by c. A. Davis and Peter j. Shea.
Teachers Salaries High
Webster county has three delegates
Representative CARRIER and Mr.. Amack
of Red Cloud.
w. d. McCord of Ainsworth, in
Brown county, said that the salaries
of rural teachers in that county was
an excessive burden on the taxpayers.
They remained, he said, at the peak
of war prices, and rural teachers are
getting from StO to s195 a month.
r. f. Wyman, delegate from Wheel
er county, said that in his county the
accredited school system was a bur-
den.
I'VE feel that we have to put in
studies that the children never finish
and never use" he declared. And
we want to get away from this bur
den."
Many deem 1t important that the
Taxpayers league get to Lincoln be-
| fore the house organizes, so that some
effect may be produced in the selec-
/ tion of committee ehairmanships.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-12
Fired
for Hazmg Students

Washington, Dec. 1l.-Midshipnen
Bruce II. Robinson, appointed from
Arizona, and Stuart S. Hawkins, ap-
pointed from Massachusetts, were
ordered dismissed from the Naval
academy today President Harding
having approved court martial sen.
tences resulting from the recent haz-
ing cases at the academy.
On recommendation Of Secretary
penby, the president approved modi.
f1cation of dismissal in the ccte of
Midshipmen Thomas J. Casey, Mas
sachusetts; Thomas Z. Boyce, Indiana,
and Fl. c. Fish, New York, to lose one
year each in their academy course.
The hazing cases at the academy
were taken UP with the president by
Secretary DENLY and his recommen.
dations approved throughout Other
cases Of a similar nature await final
action