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New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
INDIAN MUMMY 1000
YEARS OR MORE OLD
Prehistoric Find in Missouri
of Great Interest to
Archaeologists

Noel, Mo-, March IA. - tBy Asso-
cjated Press) partly mummified
body Of a prehistoric Indian found
here by archaeologists is ten centuries
old, NJ. r. Harrington, director of ex-
cavations estimated today.
The archaeologists who represents
the museum of the American Indian,
Heye Foundation of New. York, found
the body in bed Of grass covered
with slabs of limestone under a great
oyerhanging cliff. The rock shelter.
according to Harrington, probably had
been occupied as dwelling for many
generations by an ancient race of In
dams
That was attested he said by great
beds of ashes four or five feet deep
containing thousands of bones of deer,
elk and buffalo, the animals probably
eaten by the Aborigines, as well as
many flint spear points with which
such game had been hunted.
Behind some large rocks at the
back of stone shelter the soil was
found to be perfectly dry. The lime
stone slabs covering the skeleton lay
in dust. Probing beneath these the
archaeologists first uncovered the en-
tire frame, swathed in tattered deer
skin and covered with piece of grass
mating. II. was observed that the
body lay on its left side. in q crouch
ing position with knees drawn up.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
SALARY OF JUDGE HERE IS
HXEDAT$4, 900 ERAMNL!M;
TOLL BRIDGE BILL ADOPTED
STORRS DEFENDS ONE-MAN
CAR AS MUCH MORE SAFE
President of Conn. Company Says
There Are Fewer Accidents
Than With Two Man Cars

Waterbury, March 14.--Addrcssing
the Kiwanis club of this city today,
Lucius S. Storrs president OF the Con-
necticut Co., quoted statistics to show
there are fewer accidents with one man
cars than with two man cars. Con.
cerning recent serious accidents In
this city he said:
"Wc believe that reports clearly
show that one-man car operation had
nothing to do with any one of these
accidents" Mr., Storrs also said
'The Connecticut Co. is anxious to
give the city of Waterbury efficient
and safe service but at the same time
it feels called upon to effect all econ
mics in operation that are possible,
commensurate with safe operation
Lower operating costs tend toward
lower rates of fare
President Storrs while in Waterbury
announced that the company would
erect in the near future, a new car
barn and office building in this city,
on West Main street.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
.PROTESTANTS AID IN
HUNTING FOR PRIEST
Still No Trace as to Where
abouts of Missing Virdin,
ILL.,, Catholic Clergyman

Virden, Ill.,, March IA (By Associat-
ed Press)-Clues found on his auto
mobile today deepened the mystery
surrounding the disappearance of the
Rev. John A. Vraniak, rector of the
Sacred Heart Catholic church here,
who has been missing nine days. The
automobile found in st. Louis last
Saturday was turned over by the po-
lice there to the priests brother,
Adofph NJ. Vraniak of Chicago, who
drove it to Virden.
Local authorities announced that an
examination of the car revealed that
scratched in the paint on the back of
the seat in letters six inches high,
were the words, I'VE won" Further
lexa..siiation disclosed corn stalks and
wheat stubbles attached to the ma
chinery under the body of the car in
dicating that it had been driven
through fields.
medal of St. Christopher, the pat
ron saint OF travellers, which the
clergyman had fastened on the side
marks on the door indicated that it
had been pried off.
A meeting of Father Vraniaks par
ishioners was held last night and hun
dreds of non.Catholics as we'll as
well as Catholics were organized to
search between st. Louis and Virden
today for trace OF the missing priest.
The churchman's mother Mrs. Jo-
hanna Vraniak, made an impassioned
plea to members of the searching par
ties to bring back her son, dead or
alive, but told them to refrain from
violence and remain within the law.
Rewards totalling s2,500 have been
offered for information leading to his
Stirred to action by inability of au-
thorities to bring them word of their
pastor, 60 members of the Catholic
church of Virden left for Venice today
10 undertake an investigation of a re-
port that Father Vraniak had stopped
at Venice garage on his way back
to Virden from st. Louis early last
week.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
king GUSTAV HON0RS
EAST Berlin RESIDENT
Adolph B. Benson Made
Member of Order of
North Star

Adolph Is. Benson of East Berlin,
assistant professor of German and
Scandinavian at Yale University, has
been decorated by King Gustav OF
Sweden, having been made a member
Of the Order of the North Star.
News OF the decoration was re-
ceived today by cablegram by Repre-
sentative Arthur w. Benson of Ber-
lin, brother of the man honored.
Adolph B. Benson is we'll known as
the author OF Swedish romances and
a. lecturer and writer on Sweden and
Scandinavia.
He was official lecturer Of the Scan
dinavian group of the International
students Tour, that made trip for
the purpose of study in Sweden, Nor
way, Denmark and Germany last
summer.
Mr.. Benson is comparatively
young man and is one of the few
Americans who have received decor
ations from the crown of Sweden.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
WOMAN BLUEBEARD GUILTY
Mrs. Tfllie Klimek. Alleged Agent in
Poisoning of Fourteen Persons,
Sentenced to Life in Prison.

Chicago. March 14.-Convicted for
the alleged poisoning of her third
husband, Mrs. Tillie klimek today
held the unique position of being the
first woman ever sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in Cook county courts.
Fourteen persons. 13 Of whom are
dead have been listed by county au-
thorities as victims OF an alleged poi
son conspiracy between Mrs. KlimeS
and her cousin, Mrs. Nellie Koulil,
who is awaiting trial on murder
charge.
Frank Kuposyk her third husband
was the corpus delicti' named in
Mrs. Klimek's trial, which ended with
her conviction last night. Her fourth
husband is in a hospital here suffer-
ing according to physicians from the
effects of a rat poison.
Mrs. Klimek is rs years old.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
WISCONSIN GOVERNOR HITS
OUT AT ATTORNEY GENERAL
Scores Daugherty for Evident Lack of
Interest In Condition OF Ex-
seryicemen in Prisons

Madison, Wis, March 14.-Refusal
of Attorney Gen. Daugherty to make
survey of ex-service men in. federal
prisons to determine their physical
and mental condition as suggested by
Governor Blaine of Wisconsin,
brought an attack from the COVER
nor.
You decline to make the survey
on the grounds that the work as out
lined, II attemahed IN our federal
penitentiaries, would require more
time and assistance than is at the
command of the department and for
this reason regret to state that it is
impracticable," Governor Blaine said
in a letter to the Attorney General.
This Is most astounding. l am
unwilling to believe that you are will
ing to rest your refusal upon any such
ground.
II am sending a summary of facts
found in Wisconsin penal institutions
which shows that large number of
these men are mentally and physically
deficient, requiring disqualification in
stead of prison bars
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
LURE OF REWARD MAY GIVE
CLUE IN BAFFLING MURDER
Mysterious blonde Woman Mentioned
in Anonymous Telephone Conycrsa-.
tion ON Schneider Killing.

New York, March IA. Hope OF
solving the mystery in the murder oi
Frederick Schneider. Bronx. contractor
was revived today by telephone call
from woman lured by an offer of
$4,000 reward for information as to
the slayer's identity.
Detectives we're given the name of
young blonde woman with whom
Schneider had been on intimate terms
and who was declared TO have been
with him a few minutes before the
murder. The informant said this
woman had said to her on the tele-
phone:
Il was with Fred Schneider few
minutes before the murder and be-
lieve me he got what was coming to
him."
The blonde woman who was said to
be married and the daughter of a po-
lice official. is declared to have been
absent from her home since the mur-
der investigation started.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Use Of Chestnut Street For New
Spur Track Called Confiscatory;
New Britain Asks For Rehearing
Attorney Donald Ganey Tells Judge Hanes That Safety
of Public Should Be Considered First

tracks, requiring that they be recon
structed on the company's land.
Attorney Berry said proper hear
ing had been held before the public
utilities commission with witnesses
summoned and heard. He failed to
see where the use of highway for
spur track was any more a confisca-
tion Of that highway than In the case
OF an automobilist driving over the
highway and making use OF It there
by.
Judge May View Layout
Judge Haines intimated that before
the case is finally decided ho will
come to New Britain to look over
the territory affected.
Attorney Gaffney said, in part
These are the facts. Chestnut
street is one of the most important
and most Travelled streets in the city
of New Britain. 1t joins Main street
at its wea end. 1t is quite narrow so
that the car track which runs through
the street Is laid not in the middle,
but on the south side OF the street.
The Connecticut company has a car
barn on the north side OF Chestnut
street about three hundred feet east
of Main street and there are eight
spur tracks running into that car
barn. At the southeast corner OF
Main and Chestnut streets is the Cen
trail Grammar school, perhaps the
largest school in the city
The Connecticut company pro-
posed to lay the additional spur track
directly opposite that school. The
city of New Britain opposed the con-
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New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Army Aviators Drop Bombs
But Can't Break Ice Jam

Port Jervis, N. Y, March IA (By
Associated Press)--Army aviators to-
day bombed the five mile ice jam on
the Delaware river which has threat
ened to result in the flooding of this
town, but were unable to move the
foe. Two large Martin bombers were
used. The airmen dropped seven 500
pound bombs three of which hit land
but injured no one. The others crack
ed great holes in the ice but failed to
move the Jam.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14

Opening the appeal of the city OF
New Britain against the ruling Of the
public utilities commission which has
made a ruling to allow the Connecti-
cut Co., to lay new spur track on
Chestnut street, Attorney Donald Gaff-
ney, who is associated with Corpora
LaOas.4, sci John Fl. Kirkham In the
lc, charged before Judge
superior court yesterday aft
hat the public utilities COM
mission abused its discretion in this
matter; that Its ruling is confiscatory;
and that the Connecticut Co., has ad :
vanced as its reasons for claiming the
benefit allowed only the arguments Of
personal profit and convenience, as
against the city's arguments for its
defeat of the safety Of thousands Of
school children, relief of traffic and
relief of interested property owners,
Asks For New Hearing
Attorney Gaffney's request for a
hearing de novo, which would provide
for an entire new hearing rather than
g. continuation Of the matter as left
off by the public utilities commission,
was objected to by Attorney Joseph
Berry of the trolley company. Judge
Haines declined to pass on the qYes-
ton offhand and the case will come
up for reassignment next Friday In
the meantime the court will rule as
to whether hearing de novo will be
granted.
Judge Kirkham spoke after Attor-
ney Gaffney. He asserted that there
is great objection to the use of the
street by the Connecticut company
for its spur tracks and that it is the
city's plan to appeal shortly for the
removal of the now existing spur
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Barnes Still Unconscious
at st. Francis Hospital

Frederick Barnes Of so Dwight
street. is in a critical condition at ST..
Francis hospital in Hartford with q
fractured skull. as the result Of a
trolley accident on Pennington avenue
In Hartford on Monday night He has
been unconscious since the time of the
accident and an X-ray was taken yes
terday to determine the extent of the
injuries. At the hospital this after
noon 1t was stated that his condition
remains the same.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
FEDERAL MEN ACT
C8rmine Amato and Edwin Lewis,
Fined in Police Court Today, Taken
Into Custody By Govt. Agents.

Federal prohibition agents this aft
crnoon took into custody, Carmine
Amota and Edwin Lewis, who were in
police court this morning, in connec-
ton with a case of transportation of
liquor. The accused were taken 10
Hartford late this afternoon. where
they will be arraigned before Com
missioner Frederic ]. Corbett in the
United States court. Amato was fined
5000 for transporting liquor, and
Lewis who was with him on last Sat
urday night, when the arrest occur
red, was fined s25.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Poland Also Gets Eastern
Caicia, Satisfying Her
Territorial Aspirations
Not Already Passed
Upon
New Lithuanian Govern
ment Is Expected to Raise
Objections to Decision
Affecting Frontiers Be,
tween Two Nations.

Paris, March 14.--(By Associated
Press. by decision Of the allied
council Of ambassadors, rendered to-
day, fixing finally the frontier be-
tween Poland, Russia, the Wilma dis
trict is attached to Poland.
This decision comes as the culmina-
ton of the long dispite between Po-
land and Iithuania with dramatic in
cidents, beginning with the raid on
Wilma by the Polish general, Zellgou-
ski. in 1920.
Is Given Galicia.
Besides wilma, Poland gets eastern
Galicia, which practically satisfies all
her remaining territorial aspirations
that had not already been passed up
on.
NJ. Galvanauskas; who has just re-
signed the Lithuanian premiership, is
on his way to Paris to sign the settle
ment giving Lithuania the port of
Memel on the Baltic, but it is antici-
pated the succeeding government at
Kovno will raise objections to the at
tributing of Wilma to Poland.
The declaration made BY NJ. Sikor-
ski, the Polish premier, to the Polish
Diet yesterday to the effect that the
frontiers established by the treaty Of
Riga. between Poland and Soviet Rus
sia, are inviolate and can be brought
into question by no one. is taken as
an assurance that the Polish govern
ment will be entirely satisfied with
the councils decision, since this Is
entirely in line with the treaty Of
Riga.
Count Skrzynski, the Polish for
eign minister. arrived In Paris today
to discuss general questions in connec-
ton with Poiand's external policies
with high officials Of the French gov
crnment.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
SaccO Continues His
Prison Hunger Strike

Dedham, Mass, Maroh 1t--NicoIa
Sacco. convicted murderer, today
completed the fourth week of his fast.
Refusing the breakfast rendered him
in his cell at the Norfolk county Jail.
Sacco reiterated his intention to, con-
tinue his hunger strike until death or
freedom came to him. He was visibly
weaker but officials and the Jail physi-
clan said he would be able to attend
the hearing set for Friday.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
BRITISH REASSURED.

London, March II. tBy Associated
Press)-In the face of speeches In the
house of commons characterizing the
Rhineland situation as most serious,
the British commercial world today
took fresh encouragement from the
receipt by the foreign office of French
assurances that every effort will be
made to protect British firms and re-
move the difficulties hindering COM
mercial activities in the occupied dis
trict.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
COMPLAINS OF RUM FLEET

New York, March 14.-Captain Ear
of the steamship Presidente Wilson
which arrived today from italian
ports. announced he would make for
NAL complaint TO the federal authori-
ties against the rum running fleet off
New York harbor which he said was
a menace to navigation.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
BANK CLERK A SUICIDE
New York Man Shoots Himself in
Cloak Room-Accounts Said to be
Entirely Straight.

New York, March IA Russell
kastor, a clerk in the Shoe and
Leather branch of the Chase National
Bank, shot and killed himself TODAY
in the cloak room of the bank.
I'VE know of no reason for the sui
eide" statement isued by the
bank said. His accounts were ey-
amined and found correct and we
have every confidence in his char
acter."
He had been in the employ Of the
bank for 13 years.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
KEaTING TRINITY CAPTAIN

Hartford. March 14.-John r.
Keating of New Britain today was
elected captain of the Trinity college
basketball team for next season. Be-
sides playing basketball he has been
a member of the track and. football
teams. Theodore w. Jones of Perth
Amboy, N. j., was named basketball
manager.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Senate Adopts Measure
Which Will Eliminate
Such Fees on Trunk
Lines After January l
Bill to Return License
Money to Former Saloon.
keepers Is Reported I'm
favorably in House.

Hartford, March 14.-The senate
today adopted the bill which on
January l next will make all bridges
IN the state free from tolls. The
senate also adopted, in concurrence. a
measure to set the salary of the New
Britain judge at $4,000.
Senator DePeyster said the day of
toll bridges has gone by. He said
there Is bridge over the Housatonic
river which cost a million dollars and
on which no toll is charged. 1t was
unfair TO take toll on the bridge over
the CONNECTICUT river at Saybrook and
IT Will be unfair to take tolls on a new
bridge which is going over Little river
on the Middlesex turnpike.
Senator Rogers said that a similar
bill went through the senate in 1921
and was lost only by a small margin
in the house. He was heartily in
favor of abolshing tolls.
Senator Macdonald who regards
himself as father of free toll bridges
also spoke for the bill which had
been reported out of the finance COM
mittee which had considered it.
Senator McGrath said the bill was
heartily approved by the democrats.
He wanted the vote tc be unanimous.
Senator Brooks who opposed a free
toll bridge two years ago said he
would not oppose it this year.
The adoption was without dissent.
The senate adopted this bill:
ut shall be presumed that the
deaths of husband and wife were
simultaneous where there is no evid-
ence to indicate the priority of death
of either.
This act shall not affect estates in
process of settlement August 1, 1928"
Senator Ellis Just before adjourn
ment said that it had been the as
sumption in the past that woman was
the weaker vessel and succumbed
easier than men but this presumption
is now being abandoned in view OF the
trend of the times.
WitIldraws 8 Hour Bill.
Senator Gibbs has withdrawn the
bill providing for an eight hour day
for railroad employees who perform
any of the duties of telegraph or tele-
phone operator in the movement of
trains. The bill was aimed at the
practice of dispatching trains by tele-
phone from sidings between stations.
1t was not entirely satisfactory to the
conductors and telegraph operators
who had it introduced and they were
unable to get together on substi-
tute.
The bill amending the miscelan-
eous mercantile and manufacturing
tax law so as to reach a large NUM-
ber of itinerant merchants and others
not heretofore reached for taxes, was
adopted by the house
The bill to provide bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce on the
state pier at New London was re-
iected.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
HOLD-UP IN NEW HAVEN
Two Men Rob Clerk At Hotel Dun
can At Point of Gun-Set 5000
From Cash Register.

New Haven, March 1.-two men
held up the clerk in the Hotel Dun
can here early today going through
the cash register while they had the
clerk covered with revolver. They
obtained $500 and a revolver from the
cash register and also took s17 from
Charles c. Ross, the clerk, he report
ed to the police.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14

had been Ill of pneumonia for one
week following an attack Of the grip.
He was born in this city, the son
o. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lynch. and
at an carly age developed a taste for
music. At the time of his death he
was one Of the most prominent figures
not only in New Britain musical cir
cles but throughout the state.
At the age of 16 years he played
regularly in public orchestra and was
considered an accomplished musician
for a boy that age. Later he or
ganized Lynch's orchestra which for
more than 25 years has played at
dances, concerts and other entertain
ments in New Britain. Mr.. Lynch
also played with many other orches-
tras here and in Hartford. During
the year 1921 he played the saxophone
in the Palace thcater orchestra. He
was a popular member of New Brit
ain. lodge Of Elks.
Mr.. Lynch composed several pieces
Of music which he played at dances
where his orchestra appeared. A
few days previous to his death Mr..
Lynch composed new .fox-trot which
he intended to have published.
He is survived by his wife, two
brothers, Edward Lynch and James
Lynch; three sisters. Mrs. Margaret
Dunn, Miss Annie Lynch and Mrs.
Michael Butler Of this city and one
daughter, Alice Lynch 16 years old.
The funeral will be held Friday
at $3.50 O'Clock from the
house and at o'clock from st., Mary's
church. Interment will be in st.
Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Caretaker Is Burned in
Fire on Boston Yacht

Boston, March 14.-rJackson Good
win, caretaker Of the yacht Rowena,
owned by Morrill, Goddard of New
York, was burned to death in fire
which damaged the boat at an anch-
orage off South Boston today. Good
win had apparently knocked over an
oil stove.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Boston Man Kills Wife
as She Leaves HOspital

Boston, March 14-Shot by her hus-
band, Michael Saracusa, as she left
the city hospital where she was visit
ing their Il year old son last night,
Mrs. Mary Saratusa died at the hospi-
tai today. Her husband was charged
with murder. They had been separ-
ated for some time,
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
MAN STARVES TO DEATH
Boston Residents Housekeeper in
Danger List as Result Of Not Hav-
ing Enough to Eat

Boston, March l4.-George w
Ryner Is dead of starvation and his
housekeeper, Anna Walker. on the
danger list at the city hospital due to
exhaustion from lack of food. They
occupied tenement in the Roxbury
district, where neighbors reported
their non-appearance to the police.
Miss Walker at the hospital today
had recovered sufficiently to say that
neither she nor her employer had
anything to eat for week. They
were both over 60 years.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Four More Irishmen Are
Put to Death in Dublin

London, March IA tBy the Asso-
ciated Press) -Four men were exc
cuted this morning at Drumboe cas-
tie, Stronorlar. County Donegal, says
a Central News dispatch from Dublin
this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
PASS BLUE-SKY LAWS.

Albany, March 1.-THE state sem
ate early today passed two "blue-sky'
laws, one to provide for incorpora-
ton of stock exchanges and the other
for regulation Of brokerage houses
under the state banking department.
The bills now go 10 the assembly.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
CLAYTON CROSSING TO Be
ELIMINATED WITH BRIDGE
Chairman Higgins OF Public Utilities
Commission Makes Announce
ment This Afternoon

NSpeCldI 10 IHd IHeTHIUJ'
Hartford, March 14.-Richard I
Higgins, chairman Of the public utili-
ties commission this afternoon stated
that although this board has not
reached a final decision as to what
plan will be adopted for the elimina-
ton of Clayton crossing near New
Britain, it is quite possible that the
highway will be maintained and an
overhead bridge will be erected as in
plans Of 8 submitted at the public
hearings some time ago.
The commission is now working on
these plans, altering them somewhat
and will make them public shortly.
Mr.. Higgins said.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
MccuE GOES AFTER HALL

Detective Sergeant William r. Nc
Cue this morning left for Brattleboro,
Vt. to bring back Lee Hall Of this
city wanted on a non-support charge.
Lee was arrested by the Brattleboro
officials at the request of the police
department here.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
Y. W. G. A. FUND S10,4O0
Mrs. Philip r. Stanley Reports Goal
Almost Attained Through sub
scriptions From 8S7 People.

A total of $4,000 has been sub
scribed to date in the Y. w. c. A.
drive according to a report made by
Mrs. Philip p. Stanley, director this
afternoon. There were SS7 subscrib-
ers. About half OF the $10,4o0 was
received in cash, according to Mrs.
Stanley.