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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-08

however that much of the work recent
ly provided for the jobless is temper
airy, and furthermore, that only a
small percentage of the men thus en-
ployed are engaged in their regular
trades and avocation.
So far as permanent work is con-
cerned, it is said, the army of unem-
ployed in the United States still re,
mains between 100000 and 100000
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-08

Ir..,IANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 8.-At a
statewide law enforcement convention
here today, Federal Prohibition Com
missioner r. A. Haynes declared that
there was never law enacted in any
civilized country as drastic as the
eighteenth amendment, which has
been SO early and so successfully en-
forced.
Zone authority announced some
weeks ago that the dry law was being
enforced "a percent" he said. IF that
be true, it does not require any pro-
phet to know that in a comparatively
short time the law will be as success
fully enforced as any other law on the
statute books.
at must be remembered that en-
| forcement is a relative term and the
degree of success being achieved in
various particular localities of the
United States is very largely depend
ent upon the point from which we
started at the time the prohibition law
| became operative continued Com,
missioner Haynes.
Improvement Noted.
"In sections where conditions were
especially bad under the old license
system, and former centers of the
1 legalized trade, quite naturally en-
forcement conditions at the very be
| ginning of the operation of the prohibi
ton law were most complicated, and
in such places the progress for time
will seem to be less rapid than in more
favored communities.
However, such difficulties should
only inspire the law-abiding, patriotic
citizenship in such localities to ban6
themselves together all the more solid
ly in their effort to advance such 10
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-08

the Austro-Hungarian empire, none of
the Balkan states and none of Eur
opean Russia is in position to engage
in international commerce.
Yet, despite the fact that all of this
vast territory, which formerly sold an
immense amount of goods in this
country, was not doing any apprecia-
bic business with the United States
in 1921, our imports from Europe last
year amounted to 1901 100000 which
was only $S5,000,000 less than our
European imports in 1913, when Eur
ope was normal.
Those who are directing the move
ment to spur the senate into immedi-
ate consideration of the new tariff
measure declare that the advertising
columns of the metropolitan newspa-
pers furnish abundant and conclusive
proof of the menace of increasing i'm
ports. In recent issue of New
York newspaper twelve different con.
Germs, mostly large department stores,
carried advertisements of imported
goods at very low prices. These goods
covered wide range. 1t is said that
many American manufacturing con
Germs which have been making the
| down because of lack of orders, I'M
| able to compete in prices with for
eign imports.
Plan Finds Favor
| The organized effort to prevent the
enactment of a protective tariff with
| an American valuation feature still
| prevails, but in recent weeks the pro
posed American valuation plan has
found favor with several senators who
had hitherto not committed them
selves or who had actually opposed it
Labor throughout the country has also
! begun to lift its voice in favSr of pro
| tective tariff based on American val
| uation, so that the manufacturers nc
| longer have to bear the entire brun
of the fight for such legislation.
The unemployment question contin
| ues to be a most serious one despite
the fact that hundred of concerns are
giving temporary work to men ant
various states and municipalities arr
providing all public work that is pos
sible during the winter months.
The fact has not been lost sight of
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
BRITISH AND SOKzEY AE
 REPORTED DASDENYztz.4NY
 SIGNED TRADE BASEMENT
D|VSsfE, I9, ACCUSED OF MURDERING CHILD Also Attempted Suicide by Gas, But Was Revived
 By Physician

Chicago, May 2.-Miss Violet Black Duncan. pretty 19 year old divorcee, was arrested today charged with mur- der in connection with the death of her nephew. Hollis Boyd, two and a half years old, of Alton Park, Tenn.
 The child was found dead in Miss Duncan's apartment last Saturday night.
 Miss Duncan lay on the floor be- side the boy with three gas range jets turned on in full force. She was re- vived by a physician.
 The attempted suicide was believed by police to have resulted from a quarrel with k. c. Dubay, an Atlanta business man who upbraided the woman after riding in a motor bus with another man.
 A note addressed to Dubay was clutched in Miss Duncan's hand when she was found. It read:
 "Davy send Hollis to sister for me. I'm so tired I don't want to live. love you. Violet"
 According to the police Miss Dun can came to Chicago last February from Atlanta where she met Dubay after obtaining a divorce from Walter Duncan. of Chattanooga, Tenn.
 Dubay returned to Miss Duncan's apartment after their quarrel and smelled the escaping gas. Neighbors broke into the apartment. The boy died without regaining consciousness His mother Mrs. A. l.. Boyd of Alton Park was notified.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02

The above was decided at a confer ence Of committee republicans today at which senators said the Shoot plan of substituting 20 year endowment life insurance plan for the adjusted service certificate was discarded with out record vote. The Shoot plan would have provided for no specific loans on the policies.
 The measure to be taken to the president is what is known as the McCumber plan which would provide for immediate loans to the veterans equal to 50 per cent of their adjusted service pay at the rate of $1 a day for domestic service and s1.25 day for overseas service. At the end of three years the loan value of the certifi- cates would be so per cent of the ad- iusted service pay plus AZ per cent interest annually.
 Joseph S. Mccoy, a government ac- tuary, presented estimates to the com mittee showing the cost of the Mo Cumber plan for the fiscal year as $75,00o,oo0, $92,oo0,ooo in the second year, $73 100000 in the third year anI 376,eoo,o in the fourth year, with the ultimate cost approximately s4,- 900, 100000
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
FEMALE BLUEBEARD
 HELD IN CLEVELAND
Woman Believed Implicated in Deaths Of Five of Her Husbands in In-
 surancc Plot.

Cleveland, May 2.-The body of a
 man buried here will be examined today by the authorities for traces of poison which if found are expected to result in the prosecution of a woman for series of murders com mitted for $11, 1000 insurance. The post mortem examination was ordered fol- lowing the questioning of the woman who is being held in county jail on charges which have no connection with the murders.
 The woman under suspicion is known to have been married five times and recently is said to have ac- quired her sixth husband. Three of her husbands Prosecutor Stanton said, died under mysterious circumstances. In addition, he said, two children by her first marriage died from what was claimed at the time to be acci- dental poisoning. The woman was divorced from her first two husbands.
 The third husband, Stanton said, carried $1,00O insurance, while the fourth was insured for s5,000.
 Her fifth husband was a former soldier. She married him in Pitts burgh seven months after the death of her fourth husband and came here to live He died suddenly about a year ago leaving government insurance of $5,000.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
KEEPS CORPSE IS YEARS
South Carolina Undertaken Accused Of Displaying It In Window-Bur- ial Too Expensive.

Charleston. S. C.. May 2.--Reports that the body of Sarmica Conceppo, an Italian. who was fatally wounded in a fight near McColl. S. C., 13 years ago1had sheen held unburied since that time by an undertaken at Laurinburg N. C., because Of expenses incurred in preparing it for burial have resulted in an investigation by Charles Mauro Italian consul here.
 Statements have been obtained to support the reports Consul Mauro said today. He added that after fur ther inquiry he planned to bring the matter to the attention of the Italian embassy in Washington.
 The reports received here include one to the truth of which c. $. Thompson, Charleston man, had testified, that the undertaken recently displayed the body in an upright posi- ton in the window of his establish ment.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
JUDGE MANGAN HEADS
 BOARD OF CHARITIES
Rev. Klingberg Only Mem. Der Kept in Re-organi-
 zatiOn.

Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa made an. nouncement today of the appointment of a board Of charities all of whom with the exception Of Rev. J. F klingberg, are new men. Judge w r. Mangan will head the board.
 Judge Mangan was named for a two year term, succeeding Thomas Elan nery: Rev. Klingbers's term is for two years as is the term of Matthew Meskill, the latter succeeding Joseph Owsiak Roleslaw Myslewiecz, James Coyle and William T. O'Brien have been selected for one year terms, fill ing vacancies created by the resigna- l. tions of Joseph R. Andrews, Fred G. Russell and T. l.. Weed.
 Edwin Schultz has been reappoint- ed to the cemetery commission for three years.
 The public amusements commits sioners were all reappointed They are Harry C. Jackson, Miss Mary A. Campbell, Oscar Krause, Mrs. Joseph Fischer.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
PLAN CHARTER REVISION
Mayor Wants Amendment That Will
 Allow Health Board to Be Com
 posed Entirely of Professional Men.

At the next meeting of the common council, a resolution will be intro duced for the appointment of a char ter revision committee. Regular meetings will be planned and pro- posed changes will be considered In other years, the work has not been taken up until close to the time for submitting changes to the legislature.
 Mayor A. M. Paonessa plans to have the charter regarding membership on the health board so amended as to all low his present board of five doctors to stand. The present charter re- quires that at least one appointee be d. plumber.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
STATE POLICE HERE.

A member of the state police was in town yesterday afternoon investi- gating a forest fire which occurred April 18th in the Overlook section which was reported by Fire Warden
 " o. Cook as of questionable origin. There have been so many serious for est fires throughout the state during
 the past 10 days that the state forest
 fire warden, with the aid of the
 state police. is inaugurating cam
 paign of prosecutions in an effort to stamp out these fires which are prac-
 tically all caused through careless
 ness and violations of the permit law.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Arrest May Solve Mys. tery of Seven Safe Robberies and Theft of $lW,W0 on April IA
Master Crook, With Aid of Sweetheart Who Posed as Stenographer, Engineered Daring Raids.

New York, May 2.-The discovery Of negotiable securities valued at $65,- | 900, four loaded pistols and ammuni- tion in a house on the upper West side today led the police to believe that they were hot on the trail of the robber gang that cracked seven safes | in q financial zone office building on April 14 and escaped with nearly s100,000 in money and negotiable se- curities.
 Policeman Wounded Patrolman Smith detected two men early this morning in the act Of driv- ing of with S60o0 car which had been parked in West 73rd street. Fired on by both men and wounded three times, the captured one with the aid of d fellow officer.
 A card in the pocket of the captive led the police to a house in West 107th street where they found securi- ties answering to the description of some of those stolen from the Royal Insurance office building, the pistols and ammunition.
 Woman is Held
 A woman, who said she was Mrs. Madaline Fully, housekeeper, was held on technical charge of possessing fire arms without a permit. While de- tectives questioned her and Lester Franklin, Patrolman Smiths captive, in an effort to clear up the securities robbery Franklin was charged with felonious assault for the shooting of a patrolman. Smith, with two bullets in his arm and one in his abdomen, is expected to recover.
 Thousands Recovered
 Among the securities found In closet in the Fully woman's apart ment were s2S.ooo in gold dcbenture bonds of the North Augusta Land Co.,, sl. in first mortgage bonds of the Benterer Realty Co. and $25,o00 in miscellaneous oil stocks. James A. Dayton. member of the law firm of Dayton and Bailey one of the heaviest losers in the robbery said his firms loss had been chiefly in North Augusta Land Co. bonds of which $19,000 had been taken.
 Sweetheart Aids Master ? The seven safes robbery was engineered by master bandit with the aid of a sweetheart who obtaine employment as a stenographer in the building.
 George Breckenridge, night watch man in the building who confessed in the footing after he had been found trussed up by the robbers is held for trial for the robbery. with William Murphy and John Ryan, two of the alleged members of the bandit gang. The other men believed to num- Der four or five and the woman con- federate were not captured.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
ROTARY COMMITTEES
New Appointments Have Been Made By President Leon Sprague To Serve For The Ensuing Year.

Four new committees have been appointed by Leon Sprague, president of the New Britain Rotary club. to serve for the ensuing year. The fel- lowship committee consists of William Crowell, chairman. Clayton Goodwin and Eugene J. Porter.
 Those who will serve on the public affairs committee are George P. Spear. chairman, Judge B. F. Gaffney. James A. North The educational commit tee is composed of Dr. T. Eben Reeks, chairman Rev. Henry W. Maier and Clarence H. Barnes. l.. r. Slade is chairman of the work among boys committee. He will have Ernest Christ and Ernest Pelton to assist him. David Manning has been plac- ed in charge of publicity.
 Joseph J. Guenther of New York will speak at the weekly luncheon to be held at the Elks' club Thursday noon at 12:15 o'clock. He has been social and industrial worker for many years. Rotarians and friends are invited 10 attend the luncheon.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
SHERIFFS ARE SUED
Fairfield and New Haven County Of- ficials Accused of Spelling Woman's Animal Show Business.

Bridgeport. May 2.-Louise Knox of Danbury, today filed suit for s5,oo0 damages against Simeon Pease, sher- if of Fairfield county and Joseph Binkoski, deputy sheriff of New Ha- ven county, and the American Surety Co.,, of New York, as bondsman for the sheriff.
 On May II, 1921, Deputy Sherih Binkoski made an attachment on three performing lions belonging to Mrs. Knox. Mrs. Knox in her com plaint alleges that she suffered through tAe wrong doing" and "mal- reasance" of the deputy sheriff and has since been unable to make any bookings for her performing lions
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
ND PRESCRIPTIONS
 FOR FAKE SICKNESS
Hayes Opens Nationwide Campaign Against Prac-
 tice of Some Doctors

Washington, May 2.-1nauguration Of a nation wide campaign against physicians and druggists who have been over r-prescribing and supplying linuor for imaginary ills was anpounc- ed today by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes.
 Both in New Jersey and in Chica- ro' Commissioner Haynes said "repu- table physicians and druggists have asked that the practice be stopped and revocation proceedings instituted. There will be similar campaigns in other parts of the country, the object of which is to cut off one of the few remaining sources of supply
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
10. OF. LEADER A SUICIDE
Past Grand Master Of Mass, Grand Lodge Shoots Himself At His Home In Pittsficld Today.

Pittsfield, Mass. May 2. - John Corkhil, past grand master of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Massa- chusetts committed suicide by shoot ing himself through the head at his home here today He was 70 years old Mir. Corkhill had been repu5- lican candidate for mayor, had served as alderman and common councilman and for many years he was president of the Pittsfeld veteran fircman's as SoCiation.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Correspondent School Hypnotist Puts Subject
 To Sleep, But Is Unable To Awaken His Victim

Durham, N. H., May 2.-After talk ing a correspondence course in hypno- tism. Ralph H. Seaman of York vil- lage, Maine, a freshman at New Hampshire college, tried out his pow CTS on his room mate and fellow townsman. W. Briant Hobson, before an admiring student audience. The spell worked. the subject fell limp and the amateur was satisfied he had acquired the knack. But when he tried to bring his roommate back to consciousness, Seaman discovered that all passes, snapping of fingers, shak-
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
But Seven Wesleyan Men
 Plan to Follow Ministry

Middletown, May 2.-Out of the entire class to be graduated at Wes- lcyau this June only seven members, or seven per cent expect to enter the ministry questionnaire shows. This is said to be the smallest contribution of Wesleyan class to the Christian ministry in recent years. Of the class 32 per cent will continue their studies in advanced schools; 29 per cent will go into business and 19 per cent plans to teach.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
PEARL E. SHERRY DIES
Prominent New Haven Man Was Mixed Up in Jennie T Rum Run ming Case Year Ago.

New Haven. May 2.-Pearl F.. Sper- ", who was arrested last summer at the time of the seizure of the rum running sloop Jennie Y at Lighthouse Point. died of acute ombolism last night. For many years he kept a hotel in the Westville section of the town Of New Haven and in recent years a saloon there. Last winter the building was afre and Sperry con- tracted pneumonia through being obli- gated to get out of the place in his night clothes. Before he had fully recovered an embolsm led to am putation of his right leg.
 Mir. Sperry came of q family well known in this section and which has many connections.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
DISCREPANCY IN ERALS
 BOOKS MAY BE $I0,0OO
New Haven Man Faces Ad- ditional Charges on
 Latest Disclosures

New Haven, May 2.-John l.. Erals d bookkceper for a mercantile house who was fined for recklossly driving an automobile and was given a sus- pended jail sentence yesterday on tho charge of embedding S1,600 from his employers, today was in more trouble as it is claimed his stealings have been found to be St0,00o orc more. He was in court again charged with stealing S7,000. His books arc still in the hands Of auditors.
 Leniency was shown Erals yesterday because his mother, formerly of Hartford, but now of Middetown, had made good the supposed shortage.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02

ing, pinching and shouting were of no avail.
 A druggist was summoned and brought stimulants: a physician was called and gave medicine; two mem bers of the faculty were sent for and considered the case. In the end young Hobson was brought out of the coma by & combination of all known antidote for hypnosis and fainting. Prof. Charles E. Summers, head of the college department of zoology, de- clared 1t a mild case of hypnotism, and seamon said he was through try ing to demonstrate hypnotism.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Irish Casualty List
 Shows Many Fatalities

Belfast, May !. tBy Associated Press) - According to Belfast police returns made public today 14S Protcstants and lS3 Catholics were killed in Belfast in the period from July 1, 1920 to April 20, 1922. From January 1 Of this year, to April 29 the figures show 51 Protestants and 69 Catholics killed. A postman was kill cd and his son was wounded when they were ambushed last evening while delivering letters in the Ready district of Armagh
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
CHAMPION IS DEAD
Al Lindstrom, Holder of New Eng land Middlcwcicht Wrestling Title, Dies of Injuries.

Putnam, Conn. May Al Lind strom. middleweight wrestling cham pion of New England, died in a hos pital at Worcester last night of blood poisoning. He was 3 years old and lived in North Grosvenordale, a near by village. About three weeks ago Lindstrom was riding bicycle when he was struck by a motor bus and re- ceived fractured right leg. Septic poisoning started from this injury.
 One of Lindstrom's notable matches was with Pinky Gardner of Schenec- tady abou three years ago when they met thrice I.indstrom winning twice
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Veteran Detective In
 New Haven Is Retired

New Haven May 2.-After 33 years Of service in various capacities and for many years a detective Edward r. I.awlor was retired by the police commissioners last night. In 1913, while arresting Vim. Allen, who had killed man named Cunningham, aft CT a quarrel in a saloon, Iawlor was shot in the cheek. He had been fired at five times by Allen but he got his man, Allen was sent to state prison and died there.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Rumor However, Says That English ] Oil Syn Gcate Has Secured Monopoly In Russia
Terms Said to be That Russ Government and English Shell Group Split Fifty. Fifty.

Genoa, May ?. (By Associated Press)-The Genoa correspondent for the London Evening News in a dis. patch to this paper this afternoon quotes Col. Doyle, representing the Shell group of British oil companies and Royal Dutch interests here as denying that any oil agreement was signed here today between British in terests and Russian soviet government as had been reported.
 Reuters correspondent here says the Russian delegation to the ccon- omic conference also f1atly denied having made any concession to the Shell interests.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Reported As Signed.

London, May "A gigantic indus trial agreement was signed on Sun day at Genoa by representatives of the Russian soviet government and the Shell group of British oil con- panies, telegraphs the Genoa corre- spondent of the Evening News. Under the agreement, he writes, the Shell group will control all sales, and, u1- der certain conditions all production of oil in every part of Russia for an agreed period The concession may be renewed by mutual consent.
 Terms Of Deal.
 Fifty per cent of the net profits will be allotted to the soviet government and the other 50 per cent to the Shell group. The working of the oil fields will be administered by the British companies under the provisions of the Russian juridical code and the pro- viso that no more than 50 per cent of the workers employed shall be for eigners.
 The correspondent understands that the Shell combine has arranged to apply the agreement almost immedi- ately to the Caspian fields, taking charge Of the plpe line from Baku to Baum, and also to develop the vast potential fields in Uralsk prov ince.
 Krassin Signs Contract.
 Leonid krassn the soviet minister of trade and commerce signed the agreement at the Hotel De Genos the decision to sign being reached. says the dispatch only after the Russians on several occasions had played off the various groups against one an other to obtain better offers for the privileges, involving millions of pounds worth of output from oil fields which next to those of the United States are the most prolific in the world.
 It is more than possible adds the correspondent that difficult complica- tions may result over the working of important areas in which the Stand ard Oil Co. had concessions prior to the soviet standardization of the fields.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
SENTENCED TO DEATH

Montpelier,s sVt.,. May 2.--William Lcscord, an army desertcr from Camp Dix, N. J.. who killed George w. Race, an aged storekeeper at Chester year ago was sentenced to death by elec- trocution today. The supreme court set the week beginning August ' as the time for execution.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-02
Phila. Underworld Feud
 Results in Two Deaths

Philadelphia, May 2.-TNo mon were shot and killed in a Mellon street house fight early today in what police believe was an underworld feud. Harry Stinger, 35, who died in Ia hospital from three bullet wounds. said he had killed Buck" Bailey in pistol duel according to the police. Bailey was shot five times. Singers story was that the mon had quarreled over woman, police said,