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New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
Admits Crime but Doesn't t Know Why He Did it. T Must. be Crazy" '" He Says
Murder Outcome of Petty Quarrel Over Children Each Threatened the Other-She Dared Him to Shoot.

Bridgeport, Aug 16.-Albert voight aged 60. a milk dealer who has been delivering milk in this city for a score of years was charged with hom- eide in court today for having shot and killed Mrs. Mary Roberts, aged 50 at his home last night and his hearing was put over until August 23. He Is held without bonds.
 No Real Motive
 voisht told the police last night that he shot Mrs. Roberts but aside in the yard and minor grievances which had cropped out during the past three months, he did not know why he did It..
 Year Old Witness
 Weights story of the affair was ac- cepted by the police as probably cor rect. The only witness to it was steph- nearby at the time. Voight was arrest ed by Harry Kennedy. driver of the home of Voight in Trumbull. and who found him sitting beside the body of Mrs. Roberts. Kennedy took him in the ambulance and started cityward, meeting machine with officers in it. Voight was turned over to them. ,4 Guess I Was Crazy" :. Kennedy says that when he first saw Voight he asked him why he had done the shooting. Kennedy said Voight replied:
 ' don't know. We had a quarrel over a swing, and when I got the gun shesaid Go ahead and shoot put the gun to my shoulder and fired. guess l was crazy"
 s Each. Had Threatened
 voigkt's explanation indicated the police say, a "nagging match' be- tween man and woman. Voight said the woman threatened to break the and replied "go ahead, smash 'em." The woman replied GO ahead and shoot; why don't you shoot?" A min ute later a charge of shot tore away part Of Mrs. Roberts throat
 Mrs Roberts ran through a corn field to the Oman's camp of the as. sociated charities and told Mrs Charlotte Smith Leiburm and Miss Mary Campbell of the homicide. They telephoned for an ambulance and the police.
 Fad Lived Together
 MT. and Mrs. Roberts and their adopted boy, had been living with Vo!ght. widower taking care of the house and looking after the farm work for three months. Voight held a s5,oo0 mortgage on a house which the Roberts owned and 1t is thought that financial matters have entered into the disagreement between Voight and Mrs. Roberts. Voight has two daugh- ters and a son.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
NO FIRE ESCAPES;
 12 DIE IN FLAMES
Jewish Boys Orphnnage at Shaw bridge, Quc., Destroyed Blaze
 Cuts on Escape.

Montreal. Aug. ls. Bremen searching the smouldering ruins Of the Jewish boys orphanage at Shaw bridge, Que, which was destroyed by Are late last night, placed the num- Der of dead today at 12.
 Roll call was not answered by eight of the 65 young orphans who were inmates of the institution. In addition to these. Thomas Legault, the caretaker, his wife, and two children imprisoned by flames in the lower rooms, were burned to death.
 Before the discovery of the fire flames had cut off the escape of the orphans. They swere marshalled quickly in top rooms. The older boys made rope ladders of bed sheets As the flames crept through the cor riders the little boys were let down frst from an outside balcony and later the older boys escaped by the same route.
 It was said that there were no fire escapes on the building.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
WAR ON SLOT MACHINES
Waterbury's Prosecuting Attorney Announces That These Chance Games Must All Go.

Waterbury, Aug. 16.-Storekeepers and others who have had slot ma- chimes in their places, were rushing them out of the way of Prosecuting Attorney James A. Peasley today. The prosecutor announced yesterday that slot machines must go or be de- stroyed" AHe had reference to the machines on which gambling was possible.
 Seven storekeepers were in court Monday charged with maintaining gambling devices and their cases were settled by payment of small fines and an agreement to throw out the ma chimes,
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
PRICE FIXING CHARGED
American Tobacco Company and Chicago Tobacco Jobbers' Assn
 Cited By Federal Trade Commission

Washington. Aug 16.-The Ameri- can Tobacco Go. and the Chicago Tobacco Jobbers association has been cited to appear before the federal trade commission and answer charges involving alleged price fixing agree ments No date for the hearing was announced though the respondents were allowed 30 days in which to file answers to the citations.
 The Chicago Tobacco Jobbers as- sociation according to the commits sion's complaint is corporation con- sisting of Chicago tobacco iobbers who deal in large part in the pro ducts of the American Tobacco Go Members of the association, it wal charged. entered into an agreement among themselves to fix uniform prices at which tobacco products handled by them should be re-sold.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
60 FEAR OLl hsIK DEALER HELD NV PAS e. rrY AFTER
 SHOOTING Lsl' z '' s nEAH
vARDAA HEADS IN
 MISSISSIPPI RACE
Former Senator Jumps Ahead in Three Cornercd Democratic
 Race For Nomination.

New Orleans, August 16.-Former Senator James K. Vardaman jumped into the lead in the three cornered democratic senatorial race in Mis- sissippi this morning when incom- plete and unofficial returns from 79 of the s2 counties of the state. com piled by the New Orleans Item in- dicated the following
 Vardaman. 50,411; Hubert D. Stephens, 4s.s52; Miss Belle Kearney. 1892.
 Incomplete and unofficial returns from 30 of the s2 Mississippi counties in yesterdays democratic primary compiled by the New Orleans Item show.
 Stephens 52.4So; Vardaman 52,19s; Kearney l4,517.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
PRESIDENT ID to
 BEFORE CONGRESS Will Personally Address Joint
 Session on Strike Issue WILL OUTLINE GOVT. POLICY
Arrangements For Tomorrow's Meet ing Made Todhy-Will Discuss In. dustrial Troubles. Especially Raj Strike.

Washington. Aug. IS (By Associat ed Press)-President Harding in q message tomorrow to congress will present to the federal legislators and to the country the position of the government with respect to the exist ing industrial troubles particularly the railroad strike.
 Arrangements for the presidents F appearance at joint session tomor- row of the senate and house were completed at a conference today al the White House between the execu tive and Senator Lodge of Mash chusetts, republican leader in the senate.
 Hour Not Yet Fixed.
 Senator Lodge said he found the president fully decided to go before congress at the earliest possible mo- ment. The hour that the president will go to the capitol was not de- cided today.
 The presidents message is ex- pected to be a comprehensive state ment of the strike situation and of the governments policy henceforward.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
Phone Message Tells of
 Drowning of Daughter

Winsted Apg 16.-A telephone message last night brought word with out details to Mrs. Mary B Hart of the drowning at Bellows Falls Vt, of her daughter Mabel. wife of the Rev, Rodney W. Roundy of Upper Montclair, N, J., who is associate secretary of the Home Missions Coun- ell in New York city. Rev. and Mrs. Roundy were married here on March 4 last and left here on August to go to the home of MT. Roundys mother in Bellows Falls on a vacation.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
STRIKERS ARE DISMISSED
Charges Preferred Against Two Mil Workers By Corporation, Dropped for Lack of Evidence.

Middletown, Aug. 16.-The appli- cation for charges against Alfred H. Wilson and Henry Wood, strikers formerly employed in the Union mills of the Aldrich Mfg Co.,, in Moosup was dismissed this morning by Judge Frank D. Haines in the superior court
 Wilson and Wood were charged by the company with having violated the. against the strikers is- sued August S. They were charged with intimidating another worker, Judge Haines, however, held that there was no evidence to support this.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
PERSONAL TAX RECORDS :.
Files Indicate City Is i'll Line For $7,-
 900 More, But Collections Will Be But About One-Half That Amount.

In the files at Collector Bernadot- te Loomis' office at City hall, rec ords indicate $500 personal tax pay ments are due the city, but it Is be- lieved that the s2 levy Uiu be col lected from scarcely more than half this number Each year it is found that hundreds have moved out of the city, have had duplicate cards filed or for good and sufficient reasons are an abatement of tax. Be- cause of the fact that women are all so registered this year and many of them are in line for abatement be- cause they are widows with depen- dents. 1t Is believed that more than the usual number will be released from payment.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
He Loved the Ladies, but He Insisted That They Have Fat Purse Before He Could Show Affection

Bridgeport, Aug. 16.-Joseph Jan icki, who was arrested in New Bed was held in $2,00o for the superior court today on a charge of obtaining money wrongfully. He courted Mar g2ret Majowicz at Hartford and brought her here on a promise of marriage. Two days before the time
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
Several Soldiers Reported
 Taken in as klan Members

Baltimore, Aug. 16,-Several sol diers of the '. s Army at Camp Meade were said 10 have been in itiated into the ku klux klan at spectacular open air ceremonies at odentown, Md, last night in which representatives of klans from Della ware and Virginia participated, The neophytes at last night'ss ceremonies were in civilian clothes. The exact number of soldier candidates could not be learned
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
WILL ELECT DIRECTORS
Tobacco Men Will Cast Their Votes for Representatives of Connecticut Valley Association.

Hartford, Aug. 1s.-The primary for the 2l directors to represent the 21 districts of the Connecticut Valley Tobacco association has closed and the contract signers in each district will now vote for the director for their district.
 The names of the men receiving the largest numbers of votes in each district will be sent to each signer with a ballot enclosed on which he will vote for one of the three and return it to the main office of the association, No. Il Central Row, Hartford. before Thursday, August 24, at 12 noon.
 The leaders in different districts in- clude several who have been prom inent in the campaign for organiza- tion. the association including Jo- seph w. Alsop of Avon. Judge Leu P. M Hickey of East Hartford, Niles M. Smith of Enfield, William H. Myers of Glastonbury. George A. Peckhar1 of suffield and Stanton F. Brown of Windsor.
 The tobacco belts in Connecticut and Massachusetts are included in the territory of the (21) districts.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
TWO BROTHERS DROWNED
Detroit Youngsters Die, One Trying to Save the Othcr-Were to Have Birthday Party Today.

E Detroit, Aug. 16-Toys, candies and other birthday gifts were scattered about the home of Russell Boures- sau today, but the lad was not there to enjoy them. He lost his life while wading in the Detroit river yesterday and his brother George, aged g, also perished in heroic effort to rescue him.
 The boys were taken for an outing in celebration of Russell's seventh birthday. On Georges promise to take care of Russell they were per raitted to go wading. Russell got beyond his depth.
 George rushed to the spot where he saw bubbles rising and tucked under the water. They came to the surface, one clasping the other about the neck but sank before other bath CTS could reach them.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
WANT PARKING ORDINANCE
T1pressn,en Draft Petition to be Sub- mttted Tonight at Session of Com mon Council

At tonight's meeting of the con- mon council, a petition will be re- ceived from number of expressren n asking that no moving vans or trucks be allowed parking privileges between Main and Elm streets on Commercial street. For several years Commercial street has been utilized more or less as n expressmen's parking place.
 Those signing the petition are James F Farrell Harro Farrel, Will liam J. Phillips. C. A Bence, Elzye White, Frank McMahon, Harry Brown and George H Smedey
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16

fixed for the service Janicki told Mar garet that he would like to buy a house, but he did not have money enough. Margaret says she gave him all her savings, e2.50o. He then dis appeared. The police located him and no sooner got him back.when the New Brunswick police sent word that they wanted him on the charge of duping women there.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
BAD EXPLOSIONIN NEW HAVEN FACTORY Body Of an Unidentified Man Is
 Found in WreCkaee HAMILTON REED MFG. co.
Police or Bremen Make No Headway in Arriving at Cause of Blow-up in Basement-IAter Body Was Said to be That of Frank Bratoloto.

New Haven. Aug. 16.-No definite headway was made by police or Are men today in clearing up the mystery of an explosion in the basement of the Hamilton Reed Mfg Co.,. last night in which a man was killed The on cers of the company do, not recognize the man.
 Today the body was said to be that of Frank Bratoloto, who was seen in the neighborhood shortly before the explosion. Why he should have been in the place Is not known. He had stored his household effects with sister in Meriden and was out of work.
 Body Was in Water
 The body was floating in three feet of water which. had been poured into the place to put out the fire.
 It is thought he may have been using matches near turpentine which was stored in the place.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
KEARNS DISAGREES.

Michigan City, Ind, Aug IS By Associated Press) Governor Me- Cray would be perfectly right in calling off a fight in Michigan City but the Dempsey Brennan match fs simply a boxing exhibition and not violation of the Indiana law, Jack kearns. manager of Jack Dempsey, said, when informed by the Asso- ciated Press that the governor had ordered the bout called of.
 There Is nothing we can do ex- oept obey the governor" added kearns.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
SPI1EFUL WOMAN
Bridgeport Cop Accuses New Yorker of Trying to Run Him Down After Questioning Her

Bridgeport Aug. 1s,-Frances Her ZOE of New York city, who was ar rested for violation of a traffic or dinance in operation of her automo- bile and who was charged by the mo- torcycle officer with running him down and damging the machine out of spite for being stopped and ques- toned, was fined s25 and cfiosts in court today,
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16

The Amho Girls club rendered a miscellaneous Shower to Miss Doris Sykes at the home of Miss Etta Water of Maple street last evening A large of guests were present from Plainville and this city. Miss Sykes will become the bride of Edward Davis on September 2nd. Musical se- lections were rendered.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
Dining With z Friends. Is MysteriOusly Murdered

New York, Aug, 16,-While seated at a table with seven friends in a summer garden in the rear of his grocery store in Brooklyn, Camelio Ferraro was shot and killed this morning by q gun loaded with buck shot. None of the persons in the party could tell the police who fired the shot or how 1t was fired
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
RECKLESS DRIVING
Motorcycle Policeman William s. StroIs and State Policeman Fred Hanson Arrest Adam Dusxa.

Motorcycle Policeman William s. strolls and State Policeman Fred Hanson arrested Adam Dusza of 191 Broad street on the charge of reckless driving this morning about lo:3o o'clock. Both policemen were at the junction of Stanley street and Hart ford avenue. when they saw an auto mobile coming north at speed estt- mated at about 40 miles an hour.
 The car was swerving from side to side, and the policemen shouted at the driver to stop. Instead, he kept O.. going, and tried to squeeze between two automobiles coming along the road He managed to get through all right, but emerging, hit team, and was forced to stop. He was placed under arrest, and was booked at headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
Civil War Widow, S3, to Live with Son, 62, Whom
 She Has Not Seen Since He Was Four Years Old

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 16.-Mrs. Mary Margaret Roper, s3, who has lived at the Jackson county home for the aged for 12 years, today was on her way 10 Columbus, Q to live with her son, Joseph 62 years old. whom she has not seen since he was four years old.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16

Mrs. Roper has been assured by the Grand Army of the Republic that she soon will receive s1o,000 thirty years back pension, resulting from the Civil war service of her husband, James Roper, now dead
 Fifty-eight years ago Mir. Roper left her, she said, taking with him their two children.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
ADRIATIC FIREMAN DIES.

New York. Aug. 16.-The sixth death resulting from the explosion in the hold of the White Star liner Ad- riatic, last Friday. was recorded to- day when Edward Donnelly, of Liver pool. fireman, died of his injuries at St. Vincents hospital
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
PARD0NED BY PRESIDENT
G3 Year Old Woman Who Walked From Sioux Falls to Washington to Plea for Sen. Gets Petition Granted

Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. l s = Eff forts of Mrs Margaret Anderson, 63, who traveled afoot last January from Sioux Falls, S D, to Washington. to ask President Harding to pardon her son, were rewarded when her son Joseph Anderson. 19, left the federal penitentiary here yesterday, pardon ed by the president Anderson was serving q two year sentence.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
PROBABLE MURDER. SUICIDE.

New York. Aug. '16.-Joseph Viola, a tailor shot his wife, Emma, in the kitchen of their home this morning and then killed himself. Mrs. Viola was taken to hospital with a bullet wound in the neck. and 1t WI said che would not recover.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
DENTAL PARLoRs LEASED,

James J. Naughton has leased sev- eral rooms in the building at 369 Main street to Dr. Sidney N, Roth feder for use as a dental parlor. the lessee being given permission to sub let four rooms. The lease is for three years with a monthly rental of $50.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
YOUNG BANKER SUED
Walter Candler Named Defendant By Woman Who Claims He Attacked Her in Statcroom of Steamship.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 16.-Damages of S1oo,o0o weer asked of Walter T. Candler, local banker, by Mrs. Sarah Gillespie Byfeld, in a suit filed today in DeKalb superior court at Decatur, Ga, as a result of alleged attack up on her by NIT. Candler in her state room aboard the steamship Beren- garia on the night of July 16, last.
 Mir Candler. son of Asa c. Candler, Atlanta capitalist issued statement denying he had struggled with Mrs, Byheld, as her husband c. K. Byfield, alleged.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
STATE FUEL OFFICE

Hartford, Apg. l6-The former sen- ate chamber in the state capitol will be the office of the state fuel com mission and today preparations were made to put it into shape for such use,
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
PROHIBIT DEMPSEY FIGHT.

Indianapolis. Aug. 1s,-Governor McCray today sent letter to the sheriff of Laporte county instructing him that under no circumstances should he permit the Dempsey Bren- nan fight to be held at Michigan City.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
REED SWORN IN

~ Washington. Aug. 16.-Major David R. Reed of Pittsburg, was sworn in today as senator from Pennsylvania to succeed the late William Crow.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
COLONEL OSBORNE BETTER

New Haven, Aug 16-The hospital report on the condition of Col, Norris C. Osborne today Twas very good"
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
''7HE VIRGINIAN' DEAD
Man Whose Experiences Formed Ba- sis Of Famous Novel and Play, Drops Dead Eating Ice Cream Soda

Los Angeles Aug 16.-Edwin B. Traitor, whose experience in the Jackson Hole country of Wyoming, was said to have formed the basis of Owen Wister's novel, The Virginian," :" dropped dead while eating an ice cream soda here yesterday. Traitor has been a guide in Yellowstone park 35 years and had punched bulls with Buffalo Bill
New Britain herald., 1922-08-16
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER

CContinued on Eleventh paee).
The Washington times., 1922-01-10

wrested the lightweight title from
Freddie Welsh in nine rounds Of a
bout held at Manhattan Casino in
1917 under the old Frawley law.
Tender is the only boxer Of the
group who has not yet engaged the
titleholder.
Leonard and the Quaker City light
weight were signed for a battle at
Philadelphia last summer. but the
champion suffered an injury which
compelled him to cancel the bout.
The cancellation, incidentally. cost
Leonard a forfeit Of several thousand
dollars, which Tender claimed and
collected.
Kansas carried Leonard through a
twelve-round battle at catchweight,
held in Harrison, N. j., last spring.
Late last year Friedman lasted eight
rounds with the champion in a bout
at Philadelphia. Leonard won from
Benjamin in four rounds in 1919, and
knocked out White in nine rounds at
Benton Harbor, July s, 1920.
The White battle was said to have
been one of Leonard's hardest during
his career as champion. White at one
time almost knocked Leonard out Of
The Washington times., 1922-01-10
TONlCHT'S BOWLING
BATTLES

District League-Royals VS.. The
Temple, at Sherman's.
knights Of Columbus League-De
Sofa vs.. Trinidad, at Rathskeller.
Business Mems League-Nesco VS.
Snyder & Little, at Recreation.
Odd Fellows League-Harmony VS.
Salem, at Rathskeller.
Masonic League-Armeniu VS.. M
NJ. Parker; New Jerusalem VS.. Hope
National VS.. Naval, at Sherman's.
Washington Girls League-Nation
ais VS.. Western Union, at City Post.
office.
Arcade Observation-Disclosures VS.. Ar.
cades, at Arcade.
Mt. Pleasant League - Southern
Railway VS.. Diamonds. at Mt. Pleasant
Athletic Club League--Temperanc
vs.. Peerless, at 1119 II street north.
east.
Commercial League-wilkins VS..
Carry's, at Recreation.
Nautical League-Colonial VS.. Yapo.
at Arcade.
Internal Revenue League-Sales Tax
VS.. Supply and Equipment, at Re-
creation.
Typothetae League-Thayer Va. NJ:
tional Capital Press.
Bureau League-Custodians VS.. En-.
craving, at Recreation.
Hebrew Inter-club League-Herz' =
vs.. Chachums, ut Grand Central.
Bankers League-District w. Fe,'.
eral, at Recreation.
The Washington times., 1922-01-10
MANY TRACK STARS ENTER
BROOKLYN COLLEGE MEET

NEW YORK, Jan. 10-Complete
track teams Of Yale, Princeton and
Pennsylvania already have been en-.
tered In the eighth annual meet of
Brooklyn College, to beheld at the
Twenty-thtrd Regiment Armory, Bed.
ford and Atlantic avenues, on Satur-
day evening, January %.
The Yale team will be headed by
Tom Campbell and M. X. Douglas, and
also will include the other winners in
the dual meet with the Oxford Cam.
bridge team last summer. Larry
Brown, world record holder for the
1,000-yard run, II the best known Of
the Pennsylvania delegation. He will
run In the Brooklyn College thousand.
the feature event OF the meet, and will
be one Of the favorttes for the race.
Among his opponents will be Earl
Eby, his predecessor as Penn captain;
the veteran Sid Leslie, national cham
pion at 1000 yards; Jim Connolly. of
Georgetown. intercollegiate mile cham
pion; Allen Helfrich, national half
mile title holder: Hal Cutbill. Of Bos-
ton. winner Of the race last year: Joe
Higgins, the 1917 winner; Jack Sellers,
Mike Devanney, Jake Driscoll and
others.