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New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
CHEATED, H0WLS, HE
 NOW IS IN LOOKUP
Rum Agent Complains of Getting
 $2,00O Fake Check

New York, Aug. 7.-The warfare between the amateur and professional bootleggers of Newark, claimed an- other bunch of victims yesterday. David aGeltzeiler of 45 Kerr avenue Newark. ina highly overwrought state walked into Newark, police headquar- ters and said to Lieut.. Kuhn:
 "I have here in my hand certi- other certified checks, as it has been returned marked no' good. And I want to find the goniff that tricked me-"
 Lieut.. Kuhn took Geltzeiler in to see Capt. Frank Brex of the detective bureau. He explained that on Friday night he met one Able Green, who offered to get him customer who would buy fifty-seven cases of whis-. key for s2,2so. Green wanted a com mission of s114. Geltzeiler said he agreed, and late that night took a truck of liquor to a point in Branford place, Newark, where Green, with "Mr. Emery" appeared in another truck and took charge of the cargo of liquor. Emery, he said. gave him s2so in cash and certified check for s2,0o0 and departed with the load of whisky.
 The next day. Geltzeiler said, re- turned the check over to Mamie Rowicz, who tried to cash it and wound it was fake. Now, he said, he wanted Captain Brex to use the power of the police to find the men who had swindled him. a
 T think" said Captain Brex, 'that I should punch your nose. However, I'll see what we can do. First, you are under arrest, and now I'll send out for MT. Able Green"
 A little later. detectives brought in MT. Green and MT. Rowicz. The lat ter was held asa material witness, and Green and Geltzetler were held with out bail on charges of conspiracy and transporting liquor illegally. They will be turned over to the federal au- thorities today. And in the meantime MT. Emery and his load of liquor are missing. When Green was taken into police headquarters he pointed to Gelt- zeiler and said to Captain Brex:
 This bird didn't pay me my com mission of $114. I want that you should make him pay me-
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
SKIRT IN GEAR CAUSE ..
 OF FATAL PLANE CRASH
S. G. Wincapaw of Greenwich Killed By Splinter in Fifty-Foot Drop
 Into Lake George.

Greenwich, Conn.,, Aug. 7.-Sterling c. Wincapaw of Greenwich was in- stantly killed in a hydroaeroplane &C., cident at Lake George Sunday even- ing.
 MT. Wincapaw, who had made about 100 air trips at Lake George. was with a woman passenger in the hydroaeroplane about fifty feet above the water, when the woman's skirts suddenly became tangled in the con- trol. The hydroaeroplane dropped to the water, falling in slanting direc- ton. and a splinter from one of the wings penetrated MT. Wincapaw's skull to the brain. He died before medical aid could be administered.
 The body will be brought to White Plains and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
 MT. Winsapaw was 34 years of age.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
WAVE.DROWNS TWO
 CRIPPLED kIDD|ES New Workers Meet Death Playing on Beach

New York, Aug. "A high rolling wave swelled out of the surf at Rock away Park. Queens yesterday and broke on the beach. It had come wholly unexpectedly. No such wave had preceded it and no high wave followed it. But that one was enough to- engulf five little crippled children, patients at the Convalescent home for Hebrew children at the foot of beach 10 street, and two of them were drowned. Had their limbs been nor nal they would have escaped with ease. Had their lung resistance not been that of invalids they would have laughed at the experience.
 { The drowned were Pauline Higgins, years old, of 631 Forty-eighth street, Manhattan, and Marian Levin, years old, of S311 Boulevard, Rock away Beach, Queens. Three others, Anthony Roustella. years old; Oscar Blyman, 8 and Harold Stempner, 8, were rescued by attendants. The Higgins girl had been an inmate of the home for four years, Marian Levin for three. years.
 Twenty-two crippled children. in all were taking their morning water cure" prescribed by pr. Leo Mayer, physician in charge of the institution. They were placed on the sands where only little rippling waves could reach them. They were shouting gleefully while the Misses Anna Quain, Olga Eek and Theodore Woodward, nurses, stood by and watched. It is custom ary for the children to leave their crutches at the home while taking the morning surf bath.
 Then came the wave, unnoticed by the three nurses until it broke on the shore. Five of the twenty-two chil- dren were swept from their feet, Three of them grasped a rope leading to a float. Miss Quain and Miss Eek dashed into the water and got An thony Riustella and Oscar Blyman. Miss Woodward rescued the Stemp- ner boy. s. R. Bonds, a schoolteach- CT voluntarily serving at the home, carried the Higgins girl to the beach and Joseph Jochin, kitchen em- ploye, carried Marion Levin ashore. Both the Higgins girl and the Levin girl were unconscious. Pulmotor crews tried artificial respiration while physicians worked hard to revive the two girls They failed, however, to respond to the treatment.
 Miss Gwendolina Grattan, superin- tendent of the home. was prostrated by the accident. Leonard l.. Stein, vice-president of the home, in state nent later said that the drownings were entirely the result of an accident He said that had the children been normal the arrival of the wave would have been but an incident of bathing.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
LEVIATHAN STARTS HOME
Giant Liner Is Like Funeral Ship, Having Over GOO Persons Returning Because of Harding's Death.

By The Associated Press.
 Southampton, England, Aug. r. The Leviathan was like a great fu- neral ship when she sailed for New York at $50 o'clock this morning with more than 500 passengers, many of whom are prominent officials and business men who cut short their European trips because of the death of President Harding.
 The late presidents portrait, which was unveiled by James J. Davis, sec
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
BIG FIRE IN NORWICH
Blaze In Baled Cotton Waste in Store house Does Damage Estimated al Between s75,O0o and ss5,00o.

Norwich, Conn, Aug. Fire in baled cotton waste in the main store house of the Max Gordon & Son Cor poration in Falls avenue early today, resulted in a loss placed at between s75.00o and ss5,0o0. The storehouse and contents were practically de- stroyed.
 It is thought the fire started from spontaneous combustion in bale of waste.
 Recently shed adjoining the main building and also stored with waste was burned. The corporation deals in junk and wastes of various kinds.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07

He was a partner in the Greenwich Yacht yards, his father, Charles c. Wincapaw .and brother, Leland S. Wincapaw, being associated with him. He was a member of the Indian Har- bor Yacht club and the Gedney Farms Hotel Golf club. He had figured in two or three serious automobile acci- dents, in which he had escaped in juries.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07

allegation that Chatiris advanced the moneyson the understanding that the young woman was to marry him and that when she arrived in this country she was persuaded by relatives to foreswear him. Chatiris is said to have come here several years ago to amass competency and prepare a storekeeper.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07

retary of labor, on the liners first trip across last month was draped with mourning. At the funeral hour Friday, memorial services will be held on board with passengers of all classes and as many of the ships company as possible participating. Secretary Davis, highest official aboard. will speak.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
SUES HIS EX.SWEETHEART
Springfield Man Demands $2,OO0 He Advanced $2,00O to Bring Her From Old Country to Promised Land.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 7.-suit brought in superior court here today by John Chatiris. against Katina Karadis and others for s2,000 for money said to have been advanced by Chatiris to pay the passage of Miss
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07

There are about 55s,OO seeds in a bushel of wheat.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07

Asparagus is believed to be the oldest known plant used for food.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-07

Steam vessels are usually six times as long as they are wide.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
I. 0. READY To
BEGIN MAIL
COUNT
Process Continuing IS Days
Used to Determine Growth
Of Rural System.

Preparations are today being
completed by the Postoffice De-
partment for the semi-annual count
of mail and supplies delivered, col
lected, and used on rural routes
throughout the nation.
The count will begin July on
every rural route, continuing for
fifteen days In addition to the
actual count kept Of the number
of pieces Of mail, an accounting
must be kept of the number and
weight of locked pouches carried to
intermediate postoffices and the
weight OF mail carried for delivery
to carriers on loop routes, and Of
the number and weight of pounches
received from the loop routes. The
value of stamps cancelled on mail
collected during this period and the
value of stamps and stamped paper
sold by rural carriers must also
be checked. according to the pro-
visions of an order isued today by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Billany.
This count, which will be RE-
peated in December. is used to de-
terrnine the growth Of the rural
system and to provide basis for
estimating futnre expansion and
for determining financial needs OF
the service.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
HEADS
BID BESS0N
GOOD-BY
Farewell Party Is Staged by
Associates Of Retiring
Official.

Major r. s.. Besson, Assistant Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner, who
leaves in several days for Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, was honored at
a farewell party given by District
officials last night in Fort Dupont,
the District tree nursery.
More than 200 District officials
and employees attended. Morris
Hacker, supervisor of city refuse.
spoke for the District Building
officials. He highly praised Major
Besson both as a Commissioner and
good fellow, and expressed the hope
he would return to Washington as
Engineer Commissioner. Major
Besson in a brief speech replied to
Mr.. Hacker, thanking the officials
for their farewell party which he
said would be one of his fondest
remembrances.
Allie Fennell, of the surface di.
vision, staged one-act play on an
impromptu stage erected by Bob
Johnson. Fennell then took off
Major Besson, depicting the de-
parting officer in interviews with
various district officials. An electric
buzzer used by Major Besson to
summon his messenger was part OF
bHC SldBc CllcGLSs i HIS UuZZSI, OIICe
turned on. does not stop ringing
until turned off by the messenger
A parody song of AUD Lang Syne'
was sung by Fennell as the climax
of the act. Miss Mary Cathell Brewer
accompanied Mr.. Fennell on the
piano.
Commissioners Oyster and Ru
dolph, General Beach. chief Of engi
neers of the army, Commissioners J
Franklin Bell and scores of Other
! prominent persons attended. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Clifford Lanham were the hosts
of the evening.
The occasion was marred by ont
accident. Jack" Miller, pbotogra
rher OF The Washington Times, .yas
severely burned on both hands wheH
a flash exploded in his hand while
taking picture Of the crowd. HI
was given first aid treatment By
DR.. Joseph d. Rogers, a guest, ant
then taken to Casualty Hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
RESIDENCE FOUNDATION
TO BE. OPENED IN FALL

A residence foundation to serve
as an auxiliary to the Washington
University : Graduate School OF
Economics and Government, is to
founded at 1874 / street northwest.
The first session win open in the
fall
The foundation is to be under the
direction of Washington University,
of st. Louis, and Is endowed by Rob
ert s. Brookings, president of the
university. the Institute Of Eco.
nomics and the institute of Federal
Research, the latter two situated at
26 jackson place northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
DETECTIVE O'DEA DENIES
FAKE ARREST CHARGES

Entering pleas of not guilty to
two charges alleging false arrest.
Detective Lawrence j. O'Dea, who
led q raid on a group of alleged
radicals April 8. last. taking seven
men into custody yesterday, filed a
plea of justification In the District
Supreme Court.
O'Dea was sued for $4,000 dam.
ages by Clarence Rosenberger, of
Ballston, Va. and William C.
SmeIcer for alleged false arrest. The
defendant stated he found both
RosenberRer aud Smelcer advo-
eating the overthrow of the Gov
eminent by violence and the substi-
tuition of the soviet system of gov
eminent.
All seven of the alleged radicals
were released, the prosecuting au.
thorities failing to bring charges
against them.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
Rec
EX-CAB|NET
MEMBERS
Future of Released Ministers
Will Depend on Parliament,
Says Report.

SOFIA, June 2s. Members Of
the Bulgarian cabinet, arrested
when revolutionaries overturned the
government of Alexander Stambu-
1isky, were released today.
The future of the released minis
tiers will depend upon action by
the Sobrante bulgarian parliamentl.
Revolutionary leaders claim to
have discovered documents indicat-
Ing Stambulisky planned to join
Bulgaria with Jugo-Slavia in one
Balkan empire.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
MANCHESTER TAX RATE
HIGHEST IN THE EMPIRE

LONDON. June 2S.-The debt of
the city Of Manchester is the largest
municipal debt in the British En-.
pire. The debt at the present time
Is estimated at f3O,OO0,000 and the
assets of the city at $4,000. 900.
In the case of the city of Man
chester its assessable value is higher
than any city in Great Britain,
which means that the inhabitants
of Manchester are paying more taxes
than any other people in the British
Empire and therefore probably more
than any other people in the world.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
De BRoDES, WHO KILLED
MOTHER, TO BE EXAMINED

George Victor De Brodes. who
shot and killed his mother. Mrs.
Frances @ De Brodes. June Is last,
will be brought before a jury tomor-
row for examination as to his men
tai condition.
Attorneys Lambert and Thomas
counsel for the accused, have made
arrangements with the District AT.
torney for De Brodes' appearance
The tragedy took place at. III C
street northeast. shortly after De
Brodes arrived from New York,
where he was. employed by the Vet.
cans Bureau branch.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28
MAN FELL, HIT CHICKENS;
WIFE SLIPPED. BROKE RIBS

PARIS, June 2s.-Leaning out
from sixth floor window Mau-
rice Perard lost his balance and
tumbled to the street, where ne
landed on crate containing fifty
hens.
He was picked UP slightly
scratched and dazed. His wife
who had witnessed the fall rushed
down stairs to his aid. but slipped
and fell three. flights. She broke
three ribs and sustained internal
injuries which will keep her IN
the hospital for at least a month.
Perard helped lift his wife into
the ambulance.
The Washington times., 1923-06-28

Oresto Di Toto, a shoemaker of
1915 Four-and-a-Half street south
west, under, three.year penitenti-
airy sentence for an alleged attack
on thirteen-year-old Helen Little
was resentenced yesterday by Jus.
tice Bailey of Criminal Court No. 2
TO ten months in Jail Di Toto Fad
been granted new trial and the
pleaded guilty.
, 1923-02-01
AMERICAN LEGION

Joseph Sparks. chairman of the
National Rehabilitation Committee of
the American Legion. has announced
that the bedside cleanup inaugur-
ated last month in U. S. Veterans
Bureau Hospitals by the Legion IN
conjunction with tho Veterans Bu.
reau had resulted in compensation
awards being made to 1904 disabled
veterans Of the world war now in gov.
eminent hospitals. Checks for the
amounts due under the awards have
already been mailed by the Bureau
There arc still 2.454 men in hospi.
tails whose claims haven't been ad'
Indicated, Sparks said. but pointed
out thai this is less than ten per
cent of the total of 1886 veterans
now In government hospitals.
Bedside decisions" were given
during this Christmas clean up cam.
paign, which was inaugurnted at the
request OF The Legion. Un6er the
usual bureau procedure, awards in
tho individual cases would have been
made at the II District Offices Of the
Bureau Tho "bodsido decisions" 70.
suited from Sparks desire to have
each disabled soldier IN government
hospitals whose claim had not been
approved. adtudicateG by Christmas,
and a check forwarded him by that
, 1923-02-01
CityBriefs

Glen Clay of Denver is 1 n the city
for a few days on business.
F. P. Williams came IN from Salt
Greek yesterday and win spend some
time here visiting friends and on
business.
r. G. Taylor came UP from Denver
yesterday to be here several days on
business.
Jack MerreII is a business caller
for a few days from Salt Creek.
w. w. Black of Salt Lake Is here
for a short business trip.
F. W. Mann arrived Tuesday from
Greybun and will spend severaI days
here.
r. L. Piepmier, OF the Business
Mans Insurance company Of chey-
enno is IN the city on business.
Edward Gold is a busiess caller for
a few days from Denver.
Thomas Cloud. manager Of tho
Richard and Cunningham Dry Goods
department left Tuesday evening on
an extensive buying trip to Chicago
and New York.
John L. Frazee of the Hart siIk
company Of San Francisco IL in Cas-.
per for n few days on business.
N. A. Tisdale Of Kansas GIN ar.
rived yesterday n Intends spending
> week here attending 10 bus'ness
matters.
, 1923-02-01
DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL
NUMBERS IN 'BUDDIES'
COMING TO IRIS SUNDAY

The we'll known New York success
'Buddies" will be the opening play
to be presented by the Boyd b. Truus.
dale Stock company at the Iris
theater starting with a matinee on
Sunday. February 4th. This play had
a long run in New York and is hlled
with good comedy and clever
musical numbers. Among the mes
which you VIII whistle for days 10
come arc please Learn TO Love-"
The Long. Long Trial" MY Bud
dies" Fairy Tales" and 'Hullo
Home" The comedy is full OF pep"
from start to finish and II you miss
A-rBuddies" you Will miss ono Of the
treats of the season, it is said.
Following "Buddies" the Trousdale
company Will present for three and
four dya runs Two Married Men,"
Turn to the Right" and 1.-THE Mar
On the Box each one of these plays
are a full evenings performance and
will start promptly at s15 each eve
ming. There will be two matinees
each week, Sunday and Saturday.
There will be NJ reserved seats.
The admission price will DO So cents
for adults and IS cents for children
under twelve years of age.
, 1923-02-01
FATHER IS AWAKENED TO have
BODY OF HIS SON THROWN ON
Walk; KILLING HOLDS MYSTERY

OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. l.-PolIce
started q search today for an uniden.
titled men who drove an automobile
up to the curb in front OF the resi-
dence Of J.. A. Horner. here early to-
day, and threw the body OF his son,
Lavera. "a years Of age, on the side;
walk after summonlng tho father
from his bed. The car then sped
away before the father could ques.
ton Its occupant.
Horner told the police he was
aroused by n heavy knock on his
front door. When he answered it he
discerned the car Mt the curb,
i've got your son here" he quoted
a voice from the car as saying.
Send him in here. l want to talk
to him" Hurner replied, according
to his accoun to tho police.
81 can't the man in the a re-
Joined. He's dead And with these
words he threw open the oor and
pushed the body to the sidewalk.
I've had him in here slnce Sun
day" the visitor added as he threw
the car in gear and moved away, Hor.
ner told the police.
, 1923-02-01
WILL REMODEL BUSINESS BLOCK.
HANDSOME STRUCTURE PLANNED

Work will about Feb.
ruary 10 on ~remodeling the business
block on East Second street, next
door to the Rialto theatre, which will
make it one of the most attractive
store and office structures in the city.
The drawings, made by Garbutt,
Weidener & Sweeney, architects, will
be sent out to contractors for bids
this week.
The building, known officially as
the Blackmore, and built by W. A.
Blackmore. mayor, 10 nov the prop
erty Of c. E. Starr who is spending
the winter in California. 1t is two
story, of brick construction, with a
25 foot frontage on East Second
street.
The plans call for the front to be
torn u and replaced by a limestone.
Italian Renaissance front, and the
building to be extended 40 feet in
length to the alley in the The
second story will be raised to permit
TUtting in n mezzanine floor for the
store space on the ground floor. This
will give better lighting facilities and
Increased selling space. There WIN
be separate entrances for the stores
, 1923-02-01
FRED LUND|N TO.
SURRENDER ON
FRAUD CHARGES
Political Boss Enroute to
Chicago to Answer to
School Swindle.

CHICAGO. Feb. Fired Lundin,
former congressman and long known
as tho silent power behind the ad-
m~inistration OF Mayor Thompson, will
appear in Chicago tomorrow after
noon and surrender on the indictment
charging him and twenty-three others
with conspiracy to defraud the school
board out OF 81. 200. 900. his counsel
announced today.
Lundin is on his way to Chicago
today, Attorney Clarence S. barrow
SAID and would surely appear to.
morrow before Chief Justice Mckinley
Of the criminal court to answer TO
the Indictment returned by the special
? grand jury investigating school board
affairs.
Bonds in the sum of SIC. 900 fixed
by Judge Mckinley, have been ar
ranged for Lundin. his counsel said.
, 1923-02-01
CONCERT GRAND PIANO
PURCHASED FOR ARKEON
FROM Wells COMPANY

7. J. MeKeon, manager Of the
Arkeon, returned this morning from
Denver where he purchased from the
Charles e. Wells Music company,
through its local agent, a nine foot
Chickertng concert grand plano. This
IS the most elaborate piano manu-
factured and IS the only one Of its
Kind In Wyoming. There are at pres
N two In Denver. Mr.. McKeon be-
lieves that the Arkeon win be the
only dance auditorium in the west
equipped with such an expensive in
strument
During the time he was IN Denver
Mr.. McKeon made arrangements
with the Pratt Costuming company
for the rental of 100 costumes for the
st. Valentines day masquerade ball at
the Arl1eon. These costumes will ar
rive here Saturday. February 10, and
VIII be rented at actual cost The
idea is hat such affairs IN tbs past
would have been moro successful IL
more costumes had been available for
the dancers The prize list for this
dance amounts to more than 500.
, 1923-02-01
CASPER K|WAN|S
WILL ENTERTAIN
At DINNER
February IL Is Set for Laaies'
Night With Banquet at
Henning to Feature Part
Of Anniversary.

The Casper Kiwanis club will en-
certain the wives and sweethearts IF
their members on Monday. February
IL. with a Ladies' night. The week
which starts on this date will also
be anniversary week for the Kiwanis
clubs OF America, according to an
announcement of W. ID. Alley at the
luncheon of the local organization
today.
The Riwanls club accepted an
from today at the headquarters of the
Wyoming Baking company. This
Invitation was extended through
Kiwan!nn w. J. Bailey.
Following the meeting today the
members paid n visit to h Moose
hall which they had been invited to
inspect. The large new temple was
gone through by members who were
enthusiastic in their approval of the
building.
The meeting today marked a de.
parture from the routine of us.
sembling. The kiwanians were placed
at several small tables instead Of the
usual long ones, IT being thought that
this would tend to heig hten the
~sociability Of the occasion.
Buttons which had been ordered for
some time arrived and were worn by
members. These buttons are about
two and one half inches IN diameter
and bear the name. nickname, and
business OF each Individual. They
are for the purpose of promoting
acquaintance.
The attendance prize was donated
by Dean C. Morgan and won by Jack
Leary. It was 4 large bag of assorted
nuts,
, 1923-02-01
LAST REFUGEE
VESSELS SAFF

MANILA. Feb. 1.-By the Asso.
clated Press.EThe last three belatsd
Russian refugee ships arrived TODAY,
making a total OF eleven now at
Marivelcs quarantine station.
Admiral Stark, commander OF the
Vladivostok exiles, and his chief q,
stau. Captain Firmin. came to Manila
tonight to spend the weekend AZ
Army and Navy club. Thev have
been invited to attend the BAH IN he
given tomorrow night by the Ie4i.Ia.
ture in honor of Governor-General
Wood.