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New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
WARDS TALE ABOUT
 KILLING IS RETOLD.
Sheriff Relates Tale of Graphing,
 Then Fatal Shot
TWO OTHERS ALSO FIRED
Defense Witness Says That After Body Was Found, Accused De- scribed Just How Shooting oc- cured

White Plains. Sept. 21.-Counsel fol the defense in the trial of Walter s Ward, charged with the murder oi Clarence Peters, today further inter- rogated Frank Cody New Rochelle chief of police, who testified yesterday that revolver identified by Ward as one with which Peters threatened to kill him, looked very much like a re- volver which Cody gave Ward short- ly before the killing.
 Police Chief Called.
 Cody was asked by Attorney Camp bell, for the defense, where he had obtained the pistol he gave to Ward. He said he took it from safe in which there were number of old pistols. The witness said he had never seen the pistol before and admitted he had never had an opportunity to become familiar with it since.
 Cody testified that before he took the stand yesterday, Dist. Attorney Chambers, who is conducting the prosecution, had asked him if he could not make more positive his of the pistol
 Ward in claiming he shot Peters in self defense produced the pistol in question as one held by Peters in his hand at the time of the shooting.
 Cody said he had made every ef- fort to trace the number and source of the gun he had given Ward but without success. , Admitted He Was Lucky. . Coroner Edward Fitzgerald testi- fed that he had talked to Ward on he day he had surrendered.
 q said you are lucky they dldn'tI get you'," he testified, "and Ward re- olied yes and I might not be so ucky later on'."
 Questions as to the state of mind of Ward during the conversation as 10 whom was meant by they" were uled out by the court.
 The defense introduced as an ex- libit copy of 3 statement in Ward behalf given to the sheriff after the hooting. I
 Sheriff Warner took the stand and | epeated Wards description of the filling of Peters, as Attorney Camp | el had told 1t to him in his home in he presence of Ward and others hortly after the staying
 The witness said Mir. Campbell de- cribed meeting between Ward and lree men described as Charlie Ross, ack Rogers and Pete" (Peters on le White Plains road the night of the filing. The three men were in 8 Irge automobile and Ward was in is coupe. Pete" got into the small IT with Ward and drawing a pistol Continued on Page Twenty Five)
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
4 MEN KILLED AND 2 HURT ASSPEEDLNG CAR CRASHES
 INTO POLE I'VE HARTFORD
MARRIAGE IS SLAVERY,
 GIRLS GIVEN WARNING
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont Says She Would Not Recom-
 mend It for Any Woman

Colorado Springs, Sept. 2i,-chieay because marriage Is a sort of slav. cry" Mrs. Oliver H. P Belmont Of New York. president of the national women's party, declared here yester- day that she would not recommend marriage for any girl.
 T would not say in so many words that marriage Is failure" she said. "but it seems to me that statistics speak for themselves"
 Most of the opposition to the equal right movement comes from the women "of the elinging vine type" Mrs Belmont said. Intelligent men are with us Among the men our only opponents are the small town man and the church organizationsr
 Mrs. Belmont Is here to preside over the western state conference tomorrow of the national party and attend the equal rights memorial pageant which Is to be given in the Garden of the Gods Sunday afternoon.
 Modern economic conditions, Mrs. Belmont said. have much to do with the failure of marriage. Too many girls of these days have supported themselves before marriage and when they marry they feel that someone else is supporting them and they be- come discontented," she said.
 Marriage can be successful when people marry sensibly," she continued, think what they are doing and go into it with their eyes open. Mar riage will be more successful when women are more independent. Men soon tire of the clinging vine type. They like the intelligent girl best
 Mrs. Belmont said she opposed smoking by women on economic grounds. '.In this day of compe- .ition those who want to get ahead cannot afford to drug their brains" ,he said. T don't think girls smok- ng is a crime but I don't like to see t-especialiy to see girl smoking with man."
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
10 YEAR OLD SLAYER OF
 HIS WIFE GOING INSANE
Aiienists Claim Bridgeport Man However. Was Sane When He
 Struck Her Down With Axe.

Bridgeport, Sept. 2i-steve Pellath. aged 70. who. on August 10 last fa- tally wounded his seventy year old wife with an axe, was adjudged to be of sound mind in superior court here today. and upon his plea Of guilty was sentenced to no less than four or more than ten years in states prison by Judge Arthur r. Els.
 A report of commission of three alienistS read by State Attorney Ho- mer s. Cummings informed the. court that although they deemed him as having been responsible for his act at the time 1t was committed, he was now on the border of insanity. One of the doctors on the commission stated he believed Pellath had but few years more to live.
 Pellath after giving himself up to the police following his attack upon his wife, made confession in which he stated that she had nagged< him until he had lost his temper. when he im- portuned her for 50 cents to get a shave.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
TAKEN ON BENCH WARRANTS
Iouis w. Fodt And Joseph Schuman Arrested Today For Transporting Beer Stronger Than Law Allows.

Louis w. Fodt, proprietor Of the restaurant and former saloon on Arch street, and Joseph Schuman, employed .by him as a truck driver, were arrest ed this morning by County SheriH Harry F. Comstock and Detective Sergeant William P. McCue of the New Britain police department on bench warrants issued by Judge kel- logg of the superior court on charges of violating the liquor law.
 Schuman, 1t is claimed. was driving a truck from Bristol to New Britain about three months ago with a cargo of alleged beer destined for Fodt's place of business. As the truck was being driven through Plainville 1t was spied by County Detective Edward J!| Hickey who ordered the driver to stop. He procured quantity of the liouor of which an analysis has been made and it is stronger than the 18th allows. Fodt and Schu- man were taken to Hartford where it is expected their cases will be heard within a day or so.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Tragedy Occurs on Bou- levard and Two Victims
 Ale Hurled Over Rail. ing Into Meadow Below
Iron Guard Rails Ripped Off by Impact = Hartford Man Who Tried to Aid Is Hurt in Fall.
OWNER OF CAR WAS
 FROM STATE OF IND.

Hartford. Sept. 21.--Four men were killed. two Of them outright. and two seriously injured at o'clock this morning when the car in which they were driving toward Springfield crashed into trolley pole just east of the Connecticut river bridge on the boulevard In East Hartford and was reduced to a mass of twisted wreck age.
 Came to Aid, Is Hurt A fourth man, John Leary, of 27 Williams street, Hartford. fractured several bones when he fell of the dry bridge to the rocks 30 feet below. in an attempt to eYtricate the injured men from the wrecked automobile.
 Two Hurled on.
 Two of the men were hurled of the causeway into the meadow land be- low and the iron rails ripped off by the force of the impact along with several bits of wreckage from the car were tossed below also.
 Indiana Man in Car.
 registration card on the foot- board of the car showed Steve c. Pac- lini of Bedford, Indiana, to be the owner of the car. and it is thought that he was the driver as well; he was in such condition at Hartford hos pital this morning that the authorities were unable to question him. If it is found that Paclini was driving the car he will be arrested. according to the East Hartford police, who made this statement before the man died this noon.
 Those Killed and Injured.
 The dead are: ,.s..ss5 2 ssts,
 James Beninate, 33 Crystal avenue, Springfield. Antonio Lalli. 195 White street, Springfield. Pascieo Lalli. 1s5 White street, Springfield. Steve c. Paclini, 720 North o street, Bedford, Ind.
 Nicholas Placido, S9 Wendell av- enue, Springfield; in Hartford hos- pital; expected 10 recover.
 Michael Delizia, 39 Wendell av- enue, Springfield; in St. Francis hos- pital with cuts and bruises: expected to recover
 John Leary, 22 Williams street Hartford; in St. Francis hospital with fractured arm and legs; will recover.
 Pavement Was Slippery
 The report of Patrolman William VI. Cooney, Jr., of the East Hartford police department who responded to ! call just after the accident and vas first on the scene, declares that, according to eyewitnesses, the wrecked car skidded on the southern most trolley car track on the boule- ard. careened to the south and struck he pole. It had been raining earlier n the evening and the tracks were vet and slippery The car was turned lmost directly toward Hartford probably by the power of the rear fheels, and jack-knifed around the ,ole.
 Second Car Involved
 A second car with Massachusetts egistration and supposed to be from pringfield, figured in the accident, he two parties. the men in the h. fContinued on Page Twenty-Two)
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
OSCAR UNDERWOOD
 PUTS ASIDE LEAGUE
Reported Declaring That He Has
 Changed His Mind
RESULT OF FOREIGN TRIP
Copyrighted Interview in Chicago Tribune Quotes Him in Saying That Observation Has Convinced Him it lS a Taiiufe

v e@iia-@s
 Chicago, Sept 2i.-senator Oscar W Underwood, Alsbama's candidate for the democratic presidential nom ination Is no longer strong advo- cate Of the league of nations. he if credited by the Chicago Tribune to- day as saying in an interview.
 To the senator. once an eloquent advocate of the league, who was in Chicago on his. way to Washington from q fishing vacation at Eagle River. Wis. was attributed the fol- lowing statement;
 T am no longer q strong advo- cate Of the league of nations. My original views are we'll known. How ever on my trip abroad saw the league sat work. Developments then and subsequently, have changed my attitude. The failure Of the league to function In the dispute between Italy and Greece had much to do with the change"
 The senator also said he did not think the league would be an issue in the approaching campaign. E
 The present administration's lack of definite foreign policy and its failure to achieve any notable &C.,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
SECOND N. B. H. 5. STAR
 QUITS FOOTBALL TEAM
O'Brien, Three Letter Man,
 Disagrees With Coach Cassidy's Policies

Edward CPat") O'Brien, a letter.
 man in three branches of athletics at
 the New Britain High school, quit the
 football squad this afternoon in pro-
 test against the policies of Coach
 George M. Cassidy, whose differences
 with Halfback William McCue. cap-
 tain of this years squad. resulted in
 McCue's resignation this week and an
 investigation by David l.. Dunn, a former player and coach, whose probe of the athletic ssituation convinced him, he reported, that McCue had not been accorded the respect and fair play due a captain.
 Asked this afternoon why he had quit the squad, O'Brien replied
 T have nothing to say only that I'm through with all branches of sport that Cassidy has control over; I don't think that Bill McCue or myself was given square deal' in athletics by the coach. With us it is a question of principle and we are opposed to favoritism.''
 O'Brien was in the backfeld in practically all the big games last sea- son. Through his display of game ness and his ground gaining abilities he won favor with the fans and was one of the most popular members of the team. He is tall, rangy and fleet of foot which qualities won a regular berth in his first year out for the team ..
 In basketball he won his "NB" with | little difficulty and i'll track he cap- tured letter for quarter mile sprints. | He is junior,
 McCue, whose resignation was | handed to Manager Robert Sneide- nan Wednesday afternoon end which was received by Coach Cassidy short y afterward. today received from the ,oach letter of acceptance. The let CT was brief, containing no request or his return to the squad nor any of regrets
 A team of High school alumni, com ,osed practically in its entirety of ,layers who won their letters with he championship teams of several ears ago, has already offered McCue [ nd O'Brien places In it's backheld. It as been planned to pit the present , Tigh school eleven against the alum i in a practice game shortly. Those rho wills play in the backfield with !, IcCue and O'Brten are Dixie" Grif- l n, former All-Connecticut quarter l ack, and "Battler' Murtha. former s Connecticut fullbaek
 Donald Mcclure, a member of the luad quit the team last night. it as learned this afternoon. As was le case with McCue and o'Brien, Nc uire claims that he was not given lual opportunities 9n the gridiron. 7, Id he has also expressed sympathies ith his former captain, hence his de- sion to retire McGuire has been -actically conceded permanent ,sition at end this year.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Auto Knocks Down Child
 Of Fire Commissioner

Enrico Fumiatti of 3a Oak street reported to the police this afternoon that whiel he was driving east on Winter street at the intersection of summer street. Helen Keevers, seven- yesr-old daughter of. Fire Commis- sioner John F. R. Keevers. ran in front of his machine. The girl was knocked down but not badly hurt. he said.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Corporation Counsel Kirk ham Issues Writs Against 25 Householders to Collect Out of Bonds.

Twenty-Five property owners were to- day named defendants in civil suits brought by the city of New Britain through Judge John H. Kirkham, cor poration counsel, the actions being in. stituted to collect out of bonds fur. nished by the property owners guar anteeing certain payments to the city if water main extensions were made, debts alleged to be due.
 , Under the city charter, water mains will be constructed or extended when- ever property owners guarantee the city annual payments aggregating eight per cent of the amount invested by the city, less the amount paid for water rentals. Six water main con- struction jobs are involved in the suits today, the city alleging that there are 'defcits existing in each case. The bonds are joint and several bonds, so it will be possible for the city to col 1ect the entire amount from any in dividual signer of any bond if it is not possible to collect their propor- tionate share from other signers.
 Constable Fred Wrinkle served pa : pers this morning notifying the de- fendants to appear in city court on the fourth Monday in September to answer the city's complaint.
 The defendants bond furnished, al- leged deficit, damages claimed and main involved are:
 F.. o. Kilbourne and A. Gorbach on September 1s. 1919 furnished bond of s2.20n for 2 1,1oo foot extension in East street. and the city alleges a ss7o44 deficit for which damages in the amount of s45o are claimed
 H. c. Doolittie. John skritulski. Ig- natz Wieczorek. tThomsz Tuskowski, Charles Bowen. Joe Carpenter, Mary J. Mullen. Tadewicz Logwin and Sam l
 tContinued on Page Eleven)
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Lack of Newspapers Holds
 Up Big Financial Deals

New York. Sept 21.-The omission of financial, advertising by the New York newspapers because Of the pressmen's strike has resulted in postponement of two large railroad equipment trust offerings. a. s12.000,- oco isue of Union Pacific and s1o.- 100000 issue of Great Northern rail road.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
City Sues Property Owners For
 Debts on Water Improvements
SILENT FOR 20 YEARS
Spokane Woman Asks Divorce Be- cause Husband Has Not Talked to Her in Fifth of Century.

Spokane, Sept. 21.--Because her husband has been on a silence strike! for the last 20. years, Mrs. Nettie F. Hammerly asks divorce from Henry Hammerly. MT. and Mrs Hammerly were married at Luverne, Minn.. in 1898 and have ten children. Mrs Hammerly ayers that her hus- band has refused to talk to her for fifth of century except in cases of absolute necessity and that they have carried on their conversation through their children.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
PRINCIPAL SHADE SPEAKS
Head of High School Discusses United
 States Constitution at Noon Meet
 ing Of Lions Club. .

Principal Louis P. Slade of the New Britain High school was the speaker at the regular meeting of the Lions club held this noon at the Elks club on Washington street. He had as his topic "The Constitution" and asserted that if the flag is the symbol of our country then the con stitution should be the slogan.
 President Carl w. French presided at the gathering. The report of the treasurer was read by Harry Han cock and James O'Brien, secretary, made several announcements in re- gard to future activities of the club. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday of next week with a congressman as the speaker.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
800 Special Police to
 Oppose Klan Initiation

San Antonio Sept, 21.--As pre- caution against masked members of the Ku Klux Klan appearing on the streets of San Antonio, 500 special policemen were sworn In by city au- thorities on the eve of big initna- tion ceremony by the klan tonight at the San Antonio speedway.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
FIGHT ID FINISH,
 GOv. WALTON SAYS
Okla. Executive Appeals for Funds
 to Wage And-Klan War
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
Lower House of Assembly win hieai sest Madnesdss-Walton Threat ems to Arm Every Ami N. K. K. Man .n State .a Ouch Organization.
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By The Associated ffsss,
 Oklahoma City. Sept 2i,-Legisla- ] tors seeking the official head of J, C. Walton marched on today in their nans for impeachment while the es- eeutive gathered strength for .a final drive on the ku Klux Klan, which he planes for the storm that has broken about him.
 Threat Tor Governor.
 The lower house of the legislature will convene at noon Wednesday 10 consider charges that Walton has set at naught constitutional government snd if the governor interferes with the meeting he "acts at his peril" This was the pronouneement of legis- ietors who will seek his impeaeh- ment.
 Walton's legislative enemies are confident that he would not carry out his threat to tail the house members if they attempted to assemble. Since yoicing his threats the governors le- gal advisors have urged him 10 per- init the session as they declare 1t would be Illegal and without effect. However the final word remains to be spoken and the threat has not yet
 
 been withdrawn.
 Appeals For Funds.
 Admitting the fight was weighing | heavily upon him. the governor sent | out an appeal for funds, asking those who believe in representative form l of government to send contributions to Mrs. Aldrich Blake. Oklahoma City. wife of the executive counsellor. Blake now is absent from the state on a mission for the governor
 The governor was defiant. q have crossed the Rubicon; 1t is fight to the finish" he declared.
 He said that if 1t proved necessary he would arm every man in the state who Is opposed to the invisible em- pire."
 Broadside at EIan.
 A broadside was turned on the klan by the governor last night when he released a portion of the testi- mony taken before military court here showing that county Attorney J. K. Wright, Sheriff Tom Carver and District Judge G. W. Clark had been charges made by Dr. A. A. Maupin, d OentlSC dHu 1oTHleT IlleTHDer or Lne as to the connection of he invisible empire" with mob vio- ence. It was Judge Clark who issued a ( ,all for special grand jury to in- sestigate charges that the governor Illegally had used state employees to s heck names on an initiative petition 0 which he was opp osed. e The grand jury was dismissed when he military authorities trained ma ,hine guns on the court room at the riders of the governor. Walton barges that a ''klan judge" and ;lan grand jury were attempting to with his war on the fin n 'isible empire"
 Was Once Initiated. q Judge Clark summoned the grand n try when a petition for the con- r ening of the body was submitted to V (Continued on Eleventh Page.) IF
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
MAKE RESTITUTION
Consequently Two Bridgeport Men VIII Not Have to Face Charges Of Theft in Superior Court.

Bridgeport, Sept 21-Charles and Isadore Birnbaum were released from facing charges of theft in superior court today upon making restitution for frauds alleged in connection with cern which they had operated. When their concern went bankrupt the pair were accused Of removing goods to a warehouse and disposing of them illegally. Today they paid s3,o0o to reimburse losses to creditors and to pay costs of investigation.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
STEAMER GOES AGROUND
Into Mud in NArragansett Bay Passengers Transferred.

Providence. Sept. 21,--The Colonial line steamer Lexington from New York went aground in a thick fog in Narragansett bay early this morning. The passengers were transferred to a small steamer and brought to this city. The Lexington is believed to be undamaged and after being frightened of part of its cargo it is expected that she will be floated at high tide and able to make her return trip this evening"
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Ex-Gov. Shoup of Colo, Is
 Willing to Be on Ticket

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 21 - Oliver Shoup of Colorado Springs, for mer governor fo Colorado, who has been mentined in recent articles in eastern papers as a possible running mate for Calvin Coolidge on the 1924 republican ticket, would accept the vice presidential nomination if it were offered him, he told the Associated Press last night.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Italians Begin to Leave Corfu Today, Ahead of Time

London, Sept. 21.-Although the conference of ambassadors fixed Sept 27 as the date for the Italian evacua- ton of Corfu the Italian actually be- gan their evacuation today, says Central News dispatch form Athens Artillery brigades. guns and ammuni- ton have already been embarked.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
DEpORTED TO GERMANY
Stamford Farmland Ordered Sent Back--Had Tried to Kill Woman Earlier in the Summer.

Stamford, Sept. 21.-George Weig- lin of this city was deported to Ger many on order of the immigration authorities and upon advice of State Attorney Homer S. Cummings as an undesirable. yesterday. He had been in the county jail awaiting trial on the charge of assault with intent to kill a Miss Case of Newfeld avenue on June 3o Weiglin. who was a farm hand. threatened to do her harm with an axe after he had seized hold of her.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
DRUNKEN AUTOPSY JAILED
New Haven Motorist Hits Pole But is Not Hurt-Judge Says Drunken Drivers Are Too Common.

New Haven, Sept. 21-An automo- bile driver who while drunk sent his machine into telephone pole and broke it off, being nnhurt, although the pole held him and companion in the car, was sent to Jail for 20 days and fined s1oo today by Judge Wat rcus after declaration that driving while drunk was getting to be too
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Body of Missing Boy
 Is Found in Two Tree Is.

New London. Sept 21.-The body of Robert Montgomery of Norwich, one of the two boys who disappeared September 10 while out in a canoe fishing off Millstone in the town of Waterford. was found this afternoon on the shofe of Two Tree island near where they were last seen.
 Two Tree island is a small bare island lying three-quartefs of mile from Millstone point at the entrance to Mantle Bay
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
OLD ACTOR DIES.

New York. Sept. 21.--Harry Bra ham. 75 year old actor. associated with Tony Pastor and William H. Crane in. the seventies and eighties. died yesterday in Staten Island hos pital.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-21
Aged Man Has Shock as He Turns on Gas, Is Suffocated

Norwich, N. Y. Sept 21.-Charles Cox, aged s3, was found dead on the floor of his kitchen today from as phyxiation- Investigation indicated that he had suffered paralytic shock just as he turned on the gas