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New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
Specifically Places Blame on Paul Sheldon, W.L. Mylchreest and Edward J. Vaughn of That Firm
Clearly Case of Ten Homi- cides and Speedy Action by States Attorney Need- ed, He Asserts.
ALCORN PROMISES TO
 ACT VERY PROMPTLY

Hartford, April 12.-Coroner J. Gill; bert Calhoun today filed with State . Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn his report concerning the responsibility for the Fuller Brush Co. tower disaster of March 31, in which ten lives were lost
 The coroner says the blame lies with the engineering firm of Buck A Sheldon, which planned the Fuller Brush Co. factory and tower, and he specifically names Paul Sheldon, vii. liam L. Mylchreest and Edward J. Vaughn of that firm.
 The coroner says it is clearly a case of ten homicides and calls for speedy action on the part of the states at- torney.
 States Attorney Alcorn said after receiving the report that he would act with reasonable promptness.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
RIGHT KIND OF LIFE | ONLY IF PAY IS Q. K.
Rev. Dr. Grant Defends Labor Unions and Up-
 holds Wm. z. Foster

New York, April 12.--Rev. pr. Percy Stickney Grant, rector of the church of the Ascension, defended William z. Foster, internationally noted radical, In an address yester- day before the advertising club, at- tended by leading business men of the city. Dr. Grant said that Foster 8 statement that the laboring men should organize one big union was correct.
 That is exactly what is going to happen, even if it is called the bad name of 'syndicalism'," said the churchman. T should like to know where all of you men started from. This is democracy. isn't it? Aren't you going to give someone else a chance? Don't you want every poor man and woman to be just as much g man or woman az they can he, and be given a decent place to live in and decent schools to go to?
 Why clergymen are pretty keen about these matters is because they see there is a limit to what they can do through religions and revivals. You can convert a man as much as pos sible but that doesn't get any further than his pay envelope. We have got to realize that the material side of life has a great deal to do with the
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
 ARE BLOCKED AGAIN
Senator Brooks Opposes
 Adoption Because of Two Clauses
1snecial to The Herald,

I Hartford, April 1o.--Senator Johr | $. Brooks upset the smooth legisla
 tive procedure of the New Britain charter amendment in the lobby to- day when he objected strenuously to
 two clauses of the amendment. His
 objections were so strenuous that Sen ator Covert of New Britain had to re-
 quest the senators to table the whole
 matter until the amendment was strengthened out
 The amendments will take their place on the calender and will be fixed up to meet Senator Brooks ap- proval by next Tuesday.
 One clause which Senator Brooks disapproved would empower the fire department commission to issue sub poenas and impose a thirty day jail sentence if they were ignored. Sena- tor Brooks claims this would give the fire board too much power. Senator Covert and Representatives filling and Christ were inclined to agree with him. Representative filling will have the matter adjusted so that the clause relative to the jail sentence of 30 days will be taken up by a court of proper jurisdiction instead of by the fire board.
 Section 5. Each department board or commission. committee or officer of said city. the clerk of the court, the clerk of the police court and any per- son who collects or receives money belonging to the city shall pay the same to the city treasurer. at least once each month";" is the other stumbling block on the smooth path carved out in the legislature.
 Senator Brooks said the clause would require a man, if he owed the city slo for instance, to pay same sIo at least once a month for the rest of his life The wording therefore is ob- iected to by Senator Brooks. who said he is in accord with the purport of the clause, but thought the wording should he more clear.
 All other amendments meet with | he approval of Senator Brooks. it is 'aid. The garage commission matter will be offered by Representative [ filling as an amendment and the civil 'ervice requirements are to be given he cold shoulder.
 The school board will retain its ormer privileges and all other will pass, was the pre- fiction this morning.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE
 CHAIRMAN SILENT ABOUT HARDING

New York, April 12.--John T. Adams, chairman of the republican national committee, arriving on the Homeric after Mediterranean cruise today declined to record his opinion on the recent annoupcement of Attor- ney Gen. Daugherty that President Harding would be a candidate for re- nomination in 1924.
 MT. Adams said it was very natural however. that the president should be mentioned for another term adding:
 Tn the last two years in my opin- ion we have had the best business ad- ministration in the history of the party"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
HURLEY IS BAFFLED
State Police Find No Trace Of Nor wich Farmer, Who May Have Been Murdered.

Norwich. April 12.--No trace of William Tibbitts, a farmer myster- iously missing from his home on the F'itchvile road under conditions which suggest murder. had been found today. Supt Robert T. Hurley of the state police and Sheriff Sidney Brown were at the house today look ing over the premises. Medical Ex- aminer c. C. Gildersleeye decided that certain marks on the Falls bridge were not blood stains. A weight for hitching harnessed horse which had been missed was found in a buggy. The men who assaulted Tibbitts hitched up horse to another buggy. Charles I.avarge, fireman at the Audi torium hotel reported that on Mon- day night he saw two men hitch their horse and buggy in front of tho ho- tel. He gave q description of these mon.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
THREE CLEVELAND GIRLS
 OUT FOR DANCE RECORDS
One Has Been Dancing Since es3S A. M. Tuesday-Othcrs Started Esfly
 Yesterday Afternoon.

Cleveland, April 12.--Their heads swatKed in bandages. three girls were gliding over dance hall floor here today confident that they would sur pass the 50 hours and two minutes continuous dancing record established in New York Monday by Miss Alma Cummings.
 Miss Helene, Mayer, a saleswoman in department store, has beei, dancing since a:35 o'clock Tuesday morning. The others are Madaline Gottschick, who started at 12:30 a. m. yesterday, and Gertrude Walker. who began half an hour later.
 Bob Williams, who started as Miss Mayors partner, dropped out after al most 24 hours continuous dancing. Vincent Rec, who began with Miss Walker, then became Miss Mayors partner.
 When the girls get hungry they munch on sandwiches and drink malt ed milk without stopping. Shoes get worn out every so often. Then a new pair is brought out and the girl who is to make the change raises one foot behind her hopping along as best she can while bystanders remove the old and put on the new.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
RETURNING FATHER FINDS
 CHILD DYING, OTHERS ILL
2-Year-Old Hartford Girl Dies of Gas Poisoning But Mother and
 Brother Will live

Hartford, April 12.--Luba, two
 year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs.
 Andrew Ladizsky of 114 Governor
 street this city, died at the Hartford
 hospital this morning from sas pois-
 oning, Her mother, Mrs. Ladizsky
 and brother, Alex, aged 1 years,
 were also brought to the hospital in an unconscious condition but will re- cover. They were found unconscious in a bedroom this morning when the father. who is night worker at the Hartford Rubber Works, returned. The room was filled with gas and an un1ighted wall jet was found partly opened. It is believed that the jet was burning low when the family re- tired last night and in some manner went out during the night when the mother and children were asleep. An other child boy. age six, slept in an room and thus escaped the effect of the fumes.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
Apartment House Swapped
 For Waterbury Theater

Bridgeport, April 12.--A novelty in a real estate transaction recorded here today was the swapping of an apart ment house in Highland avenue, by Benjamin Linsky of New Haven, for a theater in Waterbury. owned by Benedict F.. Hausdorf of that city
 The latter in taking over the house assumed $1s0, 900 in mortgages on it,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
NOT GIVEN WARD CABLES

New York, April 1e.-Attorney General sherman held secret confer cnce today with counsel representing the Western Union and Postal Tele- graph companies but apparently failed to obtain possession of the cable messages sought by the state in it's in- vestigation of the Ward-Peters shoot ing case.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
NINE CHILDREN KILLED BY
 AUTOMOBILES HERE IN 1922
Carelessness of Pedestrians and Driy- CTS Responsible. Motor Vehicle
 Dept. Finds in Analysis.

CTS Responsible. Motor Vehicle
 Dept. Finds in Analysis.
 An elaborate analysis of New Brit aims fatal accidents. occurring with in the last year. shows that the prime causes for deaths of this nature arc the carelessness of pedestrians, and the carelessness of motorists in not taking the necessary precautions against children playing in the street according to a report issued today by the department of motor vehicles.
 In 1922 this city had nine autono- bile fatalities to account for. The statistics compiled from the nine analyses are interesting.
 All the victims were under legal ago. Seven were less than eight years old and the two others were 10 and 17 years of age. Seven of the victims were pedestrians, one child was killed while stealing a ride on an automobile, and the ninth was q passenger in death car. Four of the fatalities occurred in the prox- imity of s o'clock. Two were son Stanley street. Only two occurred at intersecting streets; one on August 25 at the corner of Lafayette and Wash ington streets and the other at Broad and Grove streets on November 12. April was the worst month in the year. with three deaths in this city.
 This New Britain analysis is valu- able in that it is indicative of the general condition in the state. It is only by the greatest amount of pre- ventive and educative work that the of motor vehicles is able to control the fatal accident situation, and calls for cooperation are con .inually necessary.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
UP. MCGUIRE EXPLAINS
 &,OO0 BILL TO HEALY
New Britain Contractor Shows Letters and Papers To Support Claim
 Against State
fSnecial to The Her,,d,

topeGldl tO LIE 11eTdlu).
 Hartford. April 12.--John P. Ma guire. New Britain contractor, ap- peared before the claims committee of the general assembly at a meeting this afternoon in the office of Attor- ney General Frank Healy, In support of his claim for s4o,00o damages from the State of Connecticut as a result of changes in grades on Ridgefield road after he had undertaken It's construc- tion.
 MT. Mcguire was not represented by counsel at today's hearing. He intro duced letters and papers that formed the evidence at a hearing two years ago when the claim was offered for the first time. At that time 1t was recommended that payment of ST. 500 be made. Gov. Everett Lake vetoed the bill, however, and no money was forthcoming.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
sSo,oOo BOOZE HOLDUP
t4 Armed Men Rob Sante F'e Train Crew Held Up at Guns Points While Robbers Remove Wet Consignment.

Peoria, H.. April is.-Fourtecn armed men last night held up Santa Fe freight train northbcund for Chi csgo and stole sso,oo0 worth of whis- key and alcohol
 Four armed men boarded the ca- boose of the freight train at Pekin. Tazwell county, and covered members of the crew and railroad detective who was aboard 10 guard the ship ment. Two Of the bandits stood guard in the csboose while the others boarded the engine and ordered the engineer to proceed to crandall's crossing, two miles north of Morton. where the liquor was transferred to trucks
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
E. KENT HUBBAS
 PASSED BY Hla
 OVER VETO c
BILL H
 E, l69-4&, ,EMPLETOA
H 5 EEL ON NECK
 AS MAN WAS BEATEN Florida Whipping Boss' Indicted
 for First Degree Murder TELLS OF PRISON CRUELTY

HigginbotI,am, Out in S1O,000 Bail
 Ground Prisoners Face in Sand
 While Helpless Man Was Being
 Flogged, Witnesses Say.
 Madison, Fla, April 12.--At liberty today on bail of 31o,000, Walter Hig- ginbotham, convict camp whipping boss" is awaiting trial for first de- gree murder in connection with the death of Martin Tabert, of North Da- kota, who witnesses said, was beaten to death by Higginbotham.
 Late yesterday the Madison county grand jury in session here for inves- tigation of Tapert's death, indicted Higginbotham on three counts charg- ing first degree murder.
 Defense Claims.
 Counsel for Higginbotham said they would admit the use Qf the lash but would attempt to show that Tabert's punishment was not so severe that it would cause his death.
 G Ndhp OAAACidiS AhdiACollh SHdS LobSAs died of natural causes
 Counsel for Tabert's family an- nounced that a suit will be filed against the Putnam Lumber Co. for t60,0o0 damages. Higginbotham was employed by that company at the time of Tabert's whipping.
 Tells of Beatings.
 John r. Gardner, private, fourth United States field artillery. stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was one of the principal witnesses. He said that while serving as a convict with Tabert, after having been sentenced for stealing train ride, he frequent Iy had been beaten by Higginbotham.
 He said that Tabert was called out of line one night, stripped of his un- derclothes by Higginbotham, given 80 licks, and then because he did not arise because of his weakness, Hig- gave Tabert more lashes. x z Un,Mitigated Cruelty,
 The whipping boss" according to the witness, had his heel on Tabert's neck. grinding his face in the soft sand. while the whipping was going Oil. As Tabert lay dying in his bunk { the next day Gardner stated, the pris- 1 oners were afraid to ask for doc tor.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
THREE HATS ESSENTIAL
Rough Straw, Leghorn and Smooth Straw Decreed as Correct Headgear for Men This Coming Season.

New York, April Elf President Harding stays away from Alaska this summer he can keep in hat style without spending cent. By remain- ing in Washington he may achieve the distinction of being one man who will be absolutely la mode so far as headwear is concerned.
 The national association of mems straw hat manufacturers of America today made public letter from Mir. Harding thanking it for sending him seasons supply of straw hats.
 To be in style a man must have three hats this summer, the associa- ton announced. One, rough straw for general protection; another, leghorn for sports wear and the third smooth straw for evening wear.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
B. w. Aning and E. W. Christ Vote With House Lead- CT Buckley to Override Covernor's Disapproval
Dr.. SIeeper's Rights Re- stored Measure to Protect Trailing Arbutus Passed and Other Bills of Impor- tance Are Adopted.
SUNDAY BASEBALL
  BILL UP WEDNESDAY

Hartford, April 12.--By vote of 169 to 4s the house of representatives this noon overrode the veto of Gov ernor Templeton on the so-called E. Kent Hubbard bill. Republicans vot- ed with the democrats in support Of the veto.
 Representatives B. w. Alling and E. w. Christ voted with Buckley to over ride the veto.
 The vote was divided as follows: 155 republicans and 14 democrats voted to pass the bill over the gov ernor's veto. while 2S republicans and 20 democrats voted to sustain his veto.
 At the office of the governor it was said that he had no comment to make on the action of the house.
 %Roll Call Started Early.
 \ roll call in the house in an at tempt to pass the F.. Kent Hubbard bill over the veto of the governor started shortly after noon today. It followed fully an hours debate on the question of whether the governors veto should be sustained or whether the house should adhere to it's origin al action in passing the bill House Leader Buckley led the forces against the governors veto while Minority Leader Fenton supported the veto.
 Mir. Buckley called the veto of the bill from the table a' moved pas. sagc of the hil'. tho s'everror's veto notwithstanding. In his veto Gover- nor Templeton said the aim of the hill was to remove F.. Kent Hubbard from the board where he has served efficiently for number of years.
 Mir. Bell of Salisbury. discussing the principle of the bill, favored passage of the bill. He characterized the gov ernors veto message as disappointing and saying nothing about the principle of the bill.
 Amendment Offered.
 Mir. Durham asked if an amend n.ent could be made at the present time. Speaker Nickerson said under the better parliamentary procedure an amendment germane ought be en- tertained. Mr. Durham offered his which strikes out the pro- vision as to appointive members and makes the bill apply to all members of the board of finance.
 Mir. Buckley thought the amend ment out of order. So did Minority .eader Fenton who agreed that the question was whether or not the gov. veto should be sustained.
 Speaker Nickerson ruled that Mir. Dunham's amendment had been dealt with in the senate. He ruled that the amendment was not germane to the objections of the governor to the bill.
 Mr. Talcott raised laugh by say ing that he did not think Mir Hub-
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New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
DAYLIGHT SAYING TIME
Al ? a.SnN Sunday, April 2a, New Haven Road sclieduIes Will he
 Changed to Conform fo New Time.

New Haven, April 12.-An order is. sued by President F.. J. Pearson, Of the N. Y. N. H. and Hartford rail- road today adjusts train schedules al ? a. In., Sunday. April 29 to conform to daylight time in New York and Massachusetts. Standard time is fol- lowed under federal law.
 The order also sets ahead one hour the opening and closing of freight of fees. shops. storehouses and other de- partments. All trains on the New Haven system, excepting few which come from connecting roads will be set ahead one hour and the order ap- plies to local trains in Connecticut now that the legislation has failed to adopt a law to penalize the use Of any other than standard time.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
pATHFlNDERs FOUND.

Miami. Fla. April 12.-Suppiies were rushed today to the oe members of the Tamiani trail pathfinders who, it is reported by three Of their cont rades who reached Miami early this morning are about 50 miles west of here and making only snail progress toward this city. Hopes were ex- pressed, however, that they would reach here tomorrow night.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
MINISTER INVITED TO SEE DANCE
 OF SEVEN NElLS, WITHOUT HEzZS,
 TIPS OFF COPS; 25O ARE CAUGHT
Door of Brooklyn Republican Club Too Small to Permit Exit of All When Raided and Many Are Caught in Jam

New York, April 12.-Three hun dred members and guests of the goth Assembly District Republican club in Brooklyn found one narrow door that led to vacant lot and a back fence too small to pour through when the police raided their room early today to stop an exhibition dance by five women, said to be too meagerly clad
 Two hundred and forty-five of the men and the five women were taken to jail.
 The raid was instigated by a minis.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
Major Gen. Allen Holding
 His Final Review Today

Washington. April 12.-Majcr Gen. Henry T. Allen, former commander of the American army of occupation lin Germany. held his last review to- day. Tomorrow he concludes 45 years Of active service, reaches ths age of 64 and is automatically retired. All troops stationed in the district of Washington passed before Gen. Allen In whose honor the demonstration was arranged.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
5 Middle Western Railroads Are
 Consolidated, $lO5, 5Og 600 Deal
DANCES ss HRS. is MIN.

Cleveland, O.. April 12,-Miss Helene Mayer, 2i, Cleveland de- partment store salcswoman to- day established new continu- ous dancing record of 52 hours and 16 minutes, breaking the previous record of so hours and minutes made by Miss Alma Cummings at New York last Mon day. Miss Mayer started dancing at 9:S5 a. m. Tuesday and quit at 1851 p. m. today.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12

ter who received an invitation to the stag.
 The dance of the seven veils" in which the dancers discarded the veils one by one and the little Egypt" dance were roundly applauded, &C., cording to detectives who said they had witnessed the entire perform ance.
 The raid created intense excitement in the residential neighborhood Twenty patrol wagons took the prisoners to nine different police sta tions.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
RICHARDS AND yosHELL

Pinohurst, N. O., April 12.-Vincent Richards of Yonkers. N. Y, and s. Howard Voshell of Brooklyn, today won their way into the final round of the north and south mems doubles championship defeating R. w. Sea bury of Bloomton. N. j., and valcn- tine Ravens of New York, s--2,, 7--5, in the first semi-final contest.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
WILL BECOME MISSIONARY
Miss Clara Larabce to Become Mis- sionary in India - To Sail Next August.

A reception for Miss Clara Larabee who will leave next August for India as a Congregational missionary will be held tomorrow afternoon in the First Congregational church, by the Mis- sionary society of that church. The reception will be held in connection with an all day sewing meeting.
 Pictures will be shown of Sholapur. India, and the work being done there. Miss Larabee is daughter of Mrs. F. c. Platt, who was missionary in India and whose first husband, Ben jamin Labaree died in that country.
 She is graduate of the Wheelock school and is a trained instructor in kindergarten work. She will go to one of the Congregational schools for training of kindergarten teachers in Sholapur.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
AUCKLAND SHELDON, ENGINEERS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FATAL CRASHAT
 FULLER BRUSH CO., CORONER SAKy
OPPOSITION VICTORS IN FIGHT
 MBRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS
Chancellor of Exchequer Announces Committee Will Probe Grievances of Ex-Servicemen Regard
 ing Civil Service Pay.

grievances of ex-service men in re- gard to the salaries they are receiv- ing in the civil service.
 The proceedings opened in tense atmosphere but there were no indi- cations in the early stages of the sit ting that there was to be a repetition Of yesterdays disorders in which blows were struck and some mem- bers of the radical element in the house boldly chanted the red flag"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12

London, April 12. tBy Associated Press)--The government bowed to the will of the opposition in the house of commons this afternoon on the ques- ton of the treatment of war veterans which brought about its defeat on a snap division Tuesday.
 Chancellor of the Exchequer Bald win announced that committee would be appointed to investigate the
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
GERMANS NOT INVITED

Rome. April 12 tBy the Associated Press)-The International Olympic committee decided that it would be inopportune to invite Germans to take part in the Olympic games at Paris next year.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
Former Head of Secret
 Service Dies, Aged 66

New York. April 12.--Willam T. Hazen, 66. who was chief of the United States secret service from 1894 to 1928. died in a hospital today after long illness, He gained international fame for running down counterfeiters.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
ANOTHER TORNADO
Several Injured and f5 Houses Wrecked at Meridian, La, Early Today, Dispatches State,

Alexandria, La, April 12.--Several persons were injured and Is houses were wrecked by a tornado which struck Meridian. La. saw mill town, 30 miles south of here carly today.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-12
THE WEATHER

Hartford, April 12.-Foecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair, with slowly rising temper ature tonight; Friday becoming unsettled and warmer. followed by rain; casterly winds.