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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
ASKING FOR BIDS
Bids for Purchase of Cargo and Pas
senger Vessels Have Becn Invited
by United States Shipping Board.

Washington, April 2S,--Bids for
purchase of all passenger and cargo
ships on its register on basis of
guaranteed opration for period of
years over prescribed routes have
been invited by the shipping board in
Its final effort to convey the govern
ment fleet to private ownership and
operation.
In announcing last night the invi-
tation for bids returnahle May 2S the
board gave list of Is routes into
which the existing routes have been
consolidated as those which would be
given first consideration in the sale of
ships
The board however it was said was
willing to consider proposals for
other routes to be maintained under
the same guarantee. Retention of
ships on routes on which they are
now operating also is desired although
the board would permit transfers and
selections from the laid up fleet.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED IN
FIENDISH KILLING OF FOUR
Fifth Victim Expected to Die, Fol-
lowing Shooting of Whole
Family in Okla.

Idabel, Okla, April discharges
were expected to be filed today in
connection with the Staying Thursday
night of four members of the family
of r. III. Hansell, a farmer near Ha-
worth.
John w. Pope, Hansell's son-in-l law,
and A. l.. Miller and Ira Gardner, said
to be friends of Pope, are being held
by the authorities. Pope's wife left
him recently and filed suit for divorce
Thursday.
About midnight Thursday the back
door of the two room Hansell home
crashed in and hail of bullets was
poured down on the sleeping MEM
bers of the family. At least two
men participated in the killings.
Hansell his wife and their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pope, and her infant daugh-
ter were killed. The seven year old
Pope boy was probably fatally wound
ed. Ben Hansell, II, and his year
old sister, Ruth, were the only ones
in the house to escape injury.
About week ago several men came
to the Hansell place at night and
killed the watch dog.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
WEEDS INDIAN CHAUFFEUR
Mrs. Stern. Cubist Artist, Becomes
Wife of Her Servant, Himself a
Full l-BlOode1 Red Skin.

New York. April 2S.-Mrs. Mabel
Dodge Stern, widely known in cubist
and futurist circles, was, married to
her chauffeur Antonio Lujan, a full
blooded Indian at Taos, n. NJ, April
16, the New York World says today.
1t was her third marriage. ...
Her first husband was Edwin Dodge
a Boston architect. In 1917 she was
married to Maurice stern, Russian
painter who is now living in Italy.
She lived for number of years in
Fifth avenue and her salons were at
tended by art and radical leaders Of
all classes Frank Tannenbaum and
big Bill Haywood were among those
who frequented the gatherings there
of those interested in verse libre and
modernistic painting.
Her friends said they were informed
by her that Luian had divorced his
Indian wife week before the mar
riage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
BRISTOL NEGRO ASSERTS
KILLING WAS ACCIDENTAL
Accused Held for Afurder-Explains
Gun He Was Demonstrating
Exploded.

Bristol, April 2S.--Jerome Green,
80, negro, who shot and killed James
Barber, also negro, yesterday, was
held without bonds on charge of
murder by Judge w. ]. Malone in
police court today and remanded to
Hartford jail until May IL. Prose-
cutor James Mather said it was de-
sired to investigate the case and time
was needed for this purpose.
Green asserted today that the shoot
ing was accidental. He was in the
house Of Magnolia Hargroves and
claims that Barber who was there
asked him what he had in his hand.
Green said he started to show him
a revolver and it was discharged.
Green and Barber had worked to-
gether for time until recently and
were good friends during that time.
Barber had been employed in Water
bury and came here Yesterday with
another negro named Callahan. Green
is said to have fired one shot outside
the house and apparently was in an
angry mood when he went The only
remark made according to others was
that of Green who with gun in
hand asked do you want it?" and
then Green walked to store and
telephoned for doctor. Meanwhile
a woman in the house had sent in an
alarm to the police.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
NEW YORK HIPPODROME IS
TO CLOSE This EVENING
Famous Playhouse Has Entertained
About Forty Million People Dur
ing Past 1S Years.

New York, April 2S.-The Hippo
drome, New York's greatest play
house closes its doors tonight No
longer will its audiences, each rep
resenting half the states in the union,
wonder where the diving girls go
when they disappear into a huge tank
and never are seen from the front to
reach the surface.
About 40t00o,00e persons are COM
puted to have entered the vast audi
torium during the Is years of its ex-
istence. One-third of the clientele
represents out f-towners.
Property in the roaring forties" is
too valuable to stand unused a third
of the year and so the great play
house must make way for business
structure the nature of which has
not yet been determined.
1t was. back in 1904 that Frederic
Thompson, who came into the lime
light with the Coney Island feature
"A Trip to the Moon" conceived the
idea of New York home for great
spectacles with a thousand actors on
the stage at once. A year later the
Hippodrome was reared and became
a national institution.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
''OPEN SHOP POLICY
All Branches of Ward Baking Com
pany Are to Be Ram On This Basis,
Beginning Next Monday.

New York, April 2S.-Plants of the
Ward Baking Co. in New York, Provi-
dence, Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
Cleveland, Newark, Syracuse, Colum-
bus, South Bend. Ind. and Chicago
will be operated on an open shop
basis starting at midnight next Mon
day, it was declared today by Andrew
Myerup of Chicago international
President of the Bakery and Confec
tionery Workers International union
The company according to Mr.. Ny
erup has refused to continue the eight
hour day and has announced ten
per cent cut in the wages of night
workers. The union head. who has
just finished a series Of conferences
with company officials In an effort to
avert the present situation said today
the union would fight to finish. More
than $500 bakers, 1000 of them in
this city are concerned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
STRANGE SHOOTING CASE
Winsted Woman's Husband. Under
Arrest, Claims That She Shot Her.
self After Quarrel.

Winsted, April 2S.-Mrs. Theodore
Randall, 22, was removed from her
home today to the Litchfeld county
hospital suffering from a bullet
wound. Her husband, who was lock-
ed up. said the wound was self infiict-
ed. Randall called DR.. James d.
Hartnett at 1913 this morning to at
tend his wife. He said that she had
wounded herself. Later Randall said
that his wife went to dance last
night returning at . a. m. A quarrel
followed and about 3 o'clock, accord
Ing to Randall, his wife shot herself
DR.. Hartnett asked him why he did
not call a doctor and Randall replied,
the doctor told the police, that his
wife had hidden the keys to the apart
ment and he could not get in until
II o'clock. The doctor called in the
police because Of the husbands state
ment
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
MORSE CASE READY
Evidence VIII BE Given. Starting
Monday--Solicitor General Beck Is
First Witness

Washington, April 29-Presentation
of evidence of the government in the
Morse case will begin Monday in the
District of Columbia supreme court
the question of the qualification of one
of the jurors which had delayed the
trial during parts of the days having
been eliminated.
Besides many witnesses the gov
ernment will introduce a great mass
of documentary evidence and it prob
ably will be three weeks or month
before it rests its case. The defense
also will present a huge amount of
documentary evidence and will call
many witnesses. It's first witness it
was announced will be James NJ.
Beck solicitor general of the United
States. who was counsel for Morse at
the time of the organization of the
T.. s. Steamship Co.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
SUGAR FUTURES DROP
Prices Break 26 10 % Points on tx
change Without Attracting Any
Buyers-Isaw sugar Lower.

New York, April 2S.--Sugar futures
broke 26 TO 81 points on the ey-
change today, Operators offered Gu
bans down to 6 Z cents pound with
out attracting buyers, although this
figure was IA cent lower than the re-
cent high for raws.
The decline followed publication
of reports of a movement by house,
wives to support buyers strike while
the present high prices exist. Some
operators attributed the break partly
to uncertainty over the pending gov
ernmcntal action against the New
York coffee and sugar exchange here
next Monday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
TAKE YOUR PICK ON
Who ORDERED PROBE
Chief Of Police Says Mayor Didn't
What Latter Says
HICKEY ALREADY ON CASE
Paoncssa Says He Was Displcased NJ
Police Accepting Accident Theory
IN Carlson Murder Casc--Harl
Makes Statement.

Statements attributed TO the police
department that County Detective
Hickey was not called into the Carl
son murder case for several weeks
after investigation had been started
A. NJ Paonessa who said that two
days after the death. when he went
to the police officials to express dis
pleasure at their apparent acceptance
of the accident death theory and to
ask that they get busy and clean
this thing up" he found that De-
tective Hickey was already on the
case.
Mayor Was Suspicious.
The mayor was one of those at the
scene of the accident before the
death car was moved. He at once
formed an opinion that the death
could not have been accidental, and
when he received reports from other
sources his belief was strengthened,
he explains. When the police YER
sion of the matter was printed as ac-
cidental death by drowning, the
mayor went to police headquarters to
register objection and to ask that the
murder theory be gone into.
Throughout the entire investiga-
tion, the mayor kept personally in
terested in the case, receiving regu-
lar reports at his office.
Denies Getting Orders.
Chief William c. Hart this morn
ing denied that Mayor Angelo NJ
Paonessa ever ordered the New Brit
ain police department to investigate
the accident of March "a.
The chief said that the mayor, as
any city official might do, came to
see him a few days following the ac-
cident and asked If the police were
making an investigation because Of
the peculiar conditions surrounding
the accident. Chief Hart said that he
informed the mayor that an inyesti-
cation was already under way and
had been started the night of the ac-
cident.
The chief said that he thought the
conditions surrounding the drowning
of Mrs. Carlson were peculiar and
after visiting the scene of the acci-
dent that night he said he ordered
Detective Sergeant William p. McCue
to start an investigation.
Carlson Was Quizzcd.
AS result of the investigation
Carlson was called to police head
quarters about one week following
the accident. At this time he told the
police the same story in reference to
the accident as what appeared in the
newspapers, the chief said. When he
was called the second time, Chief
Hart said that Sergeant McCue then
called in County Sheriff Edward Hick-
ey to work on the case with him He
said that Hickey was called inasmuch
as he works in the states attorneys
office and investigates all cases which
might come before the superior
court.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
South Norwalk Man, Hurt
In Auto Crash, Is Dead

South Norwalk, April 2S.--Arthur
Henson, aged 54, died early today at
the Norwalk hospital from fracture
of the skull following an automobile
accident here a week ago when he
was thrown from his automobile
against telegraph pole early one
morning. He was not discovered for
several hours following the accident
which took place on a lonely road.
This is the first fatality to follow a
series of some 90 automobile acci-
dents in this city in the past week
and a half.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
IMPORT RAW MATERIALS
American Manufacturers Bring More
Into Country Than Any Other Sim
Gle Item.
gle Item.

Washington, April 2S.-Raw mater
iaIs for us in American manufactur-
ing operations constituted the largest
single item of imports into the United
States during January Figures made
public today by tho commerce de-
partment gave the following classif-
cations of imports for January in
comparison with January a year ago.
Raw foodstufrs, $2S,569,0 600 against
$27494,000 foods ready for consump-
ton. s3t, ,265,O 900 against s25.9oS, 900;
raw materials for use in manufactur-
ing, stS9,2o5,eoO against sS2.65f. 900;
manufactured commodities S63,9a9,-
900 against S49,S01,000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
One Killed, Another Hurt
In NOrwalk Shop Accident

South Norwalk April 2S.-Nossen
Fressa, foreman at the Cable Mole
Fur Works, this city, is dead, and
Charles Pima, his assistant is seri-
ously injured, following the breaking
of an extractor shell al the plant late
yesterday afternoon. Fressa was
struck by a flying fragment of Che
shell and sustained internal injuries
from which he died early today.
Pima sustained fractured leg and
possible internal injuries from an
other section OF the flying steel shell.
No cause for the accident has been
determined.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
Call Many Witnesses

st. Joseph, Mich, April 2S.--Mem-
bers of state constabulary today are
serving more than so subpoenas for
witnesses to appear before the grand
jury investigating alleged immortality
in the House of David colony when
the inquiry is resumed Tuesday
Reports are that Queen" Mary,
wife of king Benjamin Purnell, the
cults missing leader will be called.
Two more couples from the House of
David were married at the colony yes
terday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
MAYOR OF GARY IS
SENTENCED TO JAIL
Gets Year for Conspiracy to Vio.
late Prohibition Laws
OTHERS ALSO SENTENCED
Sentences Melted Out 10 81 Accused
Range From Ono Day To Year
Mayor Also Pays $1,000 finc--
Others Fined As Well.

Indianapolis, April 2S,-Sentences
ranging from one day TO year and
six months In Jail were given to %
persons convicted of conspiracy to
violate the prohibition laws in Gary
and Lake County, Indiana, by Federal
Judge Ferdinand Geiger today.
Fined and Jailed.
Roswell o. Johnson, mayor Of Gary,
was sentenced to serve one year and
six months at the federal prison at At
lanta, Ga, and fined $4,000. Lewis
Barnes, former sheriff. of Lake coun-
try, and now chairman of the board
of public works at Gary was given
one year In prison and fined $1,000.
William NJ. Dunn, Judge of the Gary
city court until his resignation after
his conviction was sentenced to one
year and day in prison and fined
$1,000. Blaz A. Lucas, a Gary attor-
ney was sentenced to serve one year
in prison and fined $1,000.
No New Trials.
Motions for a new trial in the Gary
liquor conspiracy case We're denied all
but three defendants by Judge Fer
dinand Geiger in federal court today.
Those granted new trials are William
Olds. sheriff of Lake County, Charles
Comes, deputy of the peace, and
Fred Seabright, an attorney.
Forty of the 55 defendants in the
case who were convicted March 81
had petitioned for new trials. The
other Is persons who were found
guilty were not represented by coun-
sci in the hearing for new trials.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
LID DOWN ON DRUGS
Figures Show That Government is
Taking Strenuous steps to Put Stop
TO Narcotic Sales.

Washington, April 2S.--Increased
activity in the enforcement of the
narcotic laws was reported today by
Commissioner Haynes in statement
showing 4o4 indictments for drug law
violations last month as compared
with 27S for March, 1922. Convictions
were obtained in all cases last month
while during March of last year only
244 were convicted.
In s46 cases Jail sentences totalling
GOA years we're imposed last month
These figures" said the commissioner
show that courts throughout the
country are fast adopting the plan of
imposing lail sentences instead of
fines, as experience has proved that
they are much more effective"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
STORM PUTS OUT FIRES

Winsted. April 2S.-A heavy
thunder storm early this morning ex-
tinguishcd all wood fires which have
been buring for a week past in I.itch-
field county One fire In Barkhamsted
from early yesterday until 5 a. m.
today required the attention of fire
wardens and burned over SO0 acres of
woodland.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
GERMANY LOST I,S46293 DEAD IN
WORLD WAR, OFFICIAL REPORT SAYS
These Left $4,000 Widows $4,000 Orphans and 1340OO
Children Who Are Partly Orphaned.

listd men. and 5,56s men whose ranks
were not reported
The dependents comprise $4,000
widows. i,i34,000 children who were
left partially orphaned, and $4,000
orphans,
Tho statistics have heen submitted
to the Reichstag by the minister OF
labor,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Crew WINNER OF RACE
Pennsylvania Is Second and
Princeton Third in Three
COrnered Contest

Philadelphia, April 2S.--Coumbia
university won the Childs cup eight
cared shell race on the Schuylkill
river today Pennsylvania was sec
.ond and Princeton third.
The time for the course, one mile
and ve-sixteenths, was: Columbia,
Z minutes, A seconds; Pennsylvania,
Z minutes, seconds; Princeton,
minutes seconds.
New Haven, April 2S.--Pennsyl-
vania- Yale cancelled, rain.
Lewiston, Me-, April 2S.-Bates-
Bowdoin game postponed, rain.
Worcester, April as (Eastern)-
Hartford Worcester, postponed, rain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
Marathon Knitting Race
Is Too Much for Grandma

Atlantic City, N. j.. April 2s--Of
the 23 contestants who started In the
marathon knitting race at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon only eight re-
mained in the race today the others
having dropped out during the night.
Mrs. Martha Lowe, a great grand
mother, gave up at 4:to a. m. Chris
tine NJ. Brown, IL years old Is still In
the race and knitting strong.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
All But Two LifebOats
OF Lost Ship Are Safe

Capetown, Union of South Africa,
April 2s.-tBy the Associated Press)
All but two OF the lifeboats belong
ing to the Portuguese steamship Mos
samedes wrecked several days ago at
Cape Frio are now reported to have
been picked UP. The Mossamedes car
ried 237 passengers. According to the
advices received here 227 OF the 25S
persons comprising the passengers
and crew of the vessel have been
saved.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
Alleged Booze, Hidden Beneath
Garage Floor, Found by Police

Sergeant Michael Flynn, Policemen
John Liebler, James Sullivan and SUI
pernumerary Policeman Thomas Lee
secured 45 gallons of alleged alcohol
In raid they conducted at about 0
o'clock this morning in garage con-
Quoted by Joseph Bagdanski at 7S
Broad street. The liquor, which was
distributed In nine FIVE gallon cans,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
AUDITORIUM COLLAPSES
Harts Grove, o., High School Grad
uation Marred BY Accident - 100
Fall Into Cellar, 25 Are Injured.

Warren. o., April 2S.-Twenty-f five
persons were hurt, three seriously
when the floor of the Methodist
church at Harts Grove, 25 miles
northwest of here caved in last night
during High school commencement
exercises. About 100 persons dropped
into the basement when the floor gave
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Grant and their
three year old daughter, were the
most seriously injured.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28

Berlin. April 2s.-Germany lost L.
s46.e9S dead In the world war, ac-
cording to official statistics just
brought up TO date. The number OF
dependents left by those who lost
their lives Is fixed at l.945,ooo
or the dead. 5s1S3 were officers
and officials $4,000 noncommission-
cd and warrant officers, i,572,523 en-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28

was found under the floor Of the gar
age.
Bagdanski when brought TO police
headquarters admitted that he owned
the liquor. Policeman Lee, whose
heat includes this section OF Broad
street, early this morning became
suspicious and after calling the other
officers remained on guard until they
went to headquarters and secured a
warrant to search the garage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
100000 Loss by Fire in
PeekskilI Lumber Yards

PeekslSill, N. ", April 2s--Fire to-
day swept the lumber yards of N.
Dains Sons Co. and for a time threat
ened the entire water front. Dam
age was estimated at 100000. Traf-
fc on the New York Central Lines
was tied up for several hours.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
Man Dead, Several Burned
In Another New York Fire

New York, April 2S.--One man was
killed and number of persons
burned today in a fire that swept a
three-story tenement in Pitkin ave-
nue., Brooklyn. Harvey Orr, 56 years
old, who jumped from third story
window. died of fractured skull.
His wife and daughter are in hos
pita in critical condition. Fire
men carried IL persons down lad
ders.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
lie DANCES n. HOURS.

Youngstown, o.. April 2S--A new
worlds endurance record was cstab-
lished here today when Albert Kish
OF this city beat the marathon OF liz
hours established Thursday at San
Antonio, Tex, by A. c. Watson, kish
continued dancing.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
TO WED RocKErELLER SCION.

St Louis, April 2s.-The engage
ment of Miss Helen Gratz, daughter
of a local capitalist, to Godfrey
Rockefeller, son of Mrs. William
Rockefeller of New York aad grant
nephew of john u. Rockefeller, wa
announced here last night