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New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
MAKE HUMAN SACRIFICES
Reports From Burma Show That Even Now There Is Slavery and Lit tie Children Are Put to Death.

Rangoon. June 2o.--Slavery and human sacrifices still exist in some oi the mountain districts of northern Burma according to the annual re- port of the commissioner of the north eastern frontier. II is in the terri tory known as the Naga hills that the sacrifices take place. The redemption of slaves intended for sacrifice has only resulted in a fantastic price be- ing charged for the victim and the money saved for bigger and more expensive sacrifice later on.
 By a recent government investiea- ton it was discovered that the num- Der of human sacrifices in the Naga hills is never less than from six to ten year. Sometimes when funds are plentiful, the number in a year amounts to 20 or 30.
 The most common victims are In- dian children both boys and girls, kid mapped from Assam although any kind of available slaves may be in- cluded in the slaughter.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
DISAPPROVES
 OF TESTING TIME LAW
FOUR PRIESTS AND AMMAN
 FIRED UPON FROM AMBUSH
feaahantas Catholics Wounded hy shaisun Mys,er,ansly Fired Into
 fheiF Residence

PaeaheRtas, AFk, June fn.z.Faul priests and iay official af the Engls berg Catholic church, near here, were wounded in mysterious shotgun al tack in the home of ane af the priests Monday night, after 8 church confer, enee was concluded with a social af, fair
 Burton Knott a0, Of the Enslshere nelFhherhaod, is in jail here, where he was brought hy deputy sheriTs shortly alter the shooting His com, panians, Henry Daniels, who with Knott, and Daniels younger brother Was suspected of being a member os the party which fired into the pastors home. was released on f?OO bond 70 await preliminary hearing, The younger Daniels was released shortly after his arrest
 Joe Hruner, lay official of the En- gleberg church and the most severe. iy injured of the Ave, is in 4 Jones' horo hospital where his numerous wounds are being treated.
 The four priests who were struck are.
 Father Hcrringer, Fnsleberr pastor. whose home was attacked.
 Father straussner of Joneshoro.
 Father Heninger of paragould.
 Father Froitzheim Of Pocahontas.
 A fusillade Of shots splintered the house entering the windows and strik- ing the men who. were gathered around a table checking reports re- ceived at the church conference.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
Landers, Frary & Clark Raises Capitalization to $lO,5O0,OOO;
 1 For 2 Basis For Stock Issue
Increase Voted At Special Meeting of Stockholders Today Regular Quarterly Dividends of Per Cent.

"s That there shah he transferred on the books or the corporation frem surplus account 10 capital stock ae count, the amount or value sf ss.- sd0, Aa,0A, as payment in full of said Increase in the anihNrised capital stock, inasmueh as the same IS heing used as part of the permanent work ing capital of the corporation and that the said new capital stock, which shall consist Of ia0,AhA shares or a par value of seh,Na psr share shall be ls- sued te the stockholders in the ratio Of one new share for every two shares now outstanding, That said new shares but not fractions thereof. shall be tn, titled te participate in all dividends which may he declared payable after July II. 1928,
 TT the above recommendation ef the directors are adopted hy the stock holders, the directors intend to de, clare regular quarterly dividends of 2fs on the new capitalization, proyid, cd ihe earnings warrant same,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
WALL ST. SURPRISED WHEN
 ANOTHER BROKER CRASHES
Firm of Zimmerman and Forshay. One of Leading Members of
 Stock Exchange. Falls

New York. June 20.--z!mmermar and Forshay. one of the leading mem, hers Of the New York stock exchange failed today After the failure had been announced from the rostrum ot the exchange an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against the firm and its members was filed in the federal court. Hamilton Vreeland. counsel for the firm estimated the assets at ss, 100000 and liabilities at $500, 900.
 The failure announced from the ros- rum of the exchange shortly before one o'clock was the second crash of a stock exchange house to be recorded within 2 week. Knauth. Nachod and Kuhne went into involuntary bank ruptcy last Friday.
 Like the Knauth. Nachod and Kuhne firm Zimmerman and Forshay dealt extensively in foreign exchange specializing in German marks
 Coming on the heels of the an nouncement by the president of the exchange yesterday that there was no truth in reports of impending failures. todav,- crash took Wall street hv sur prise. despite the fact tlist the firm was one of those which had been men, toned as shsky.
 The firm was organized 1s years ago. If had no out of town branches.
 Suspension of the firm from asso- ciate membership in the New York ,urb market was announced.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
POLICEMAN BADLY HURT
Meriden Patrolman, Injured in Some Way Of His Beat, Is in Serious Condition at Hospital

Meriden, June 20.--Special Police.
 man Cornelius J. Shea is in a seri. ous condition at the Merlden hospital today while an official investigation is being made of an accident late last night when he was found lying un- conscious In the gutter at Broad and East Main streets, Citizens heard Il crash and saw an automobile speed ing away from the prostrate police man. Shea was off his beat and his is such that he cannot ex- plain the circumstance. Among oth- CT injuries his nose. collar bone and right arm are broken and he is be- lieved to be hurt internally, He is about 50 years old and was made special four months ago.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
Public Utilities Commission Finds Them Safer Than Others and Refuses to Curtail Their Use in City.

Waterbury. June 2o.--One man
 trolley cars will continue to be oper-
 ated in this city by sanction of the
 public utilities commission which to-
 day sent here its findings into condi-
 tions of trolley operations especially
 investigated by request of the cityl government. The inquiry was held
 because of & number of accidents on the streets of Waterbury fin which one man cars figured.
 The commission in its findings says that the careful examination and com parison of the accidents between op- eration of one man and two men cars IS based on actual car mileage in this and other states shows the percentage Of accidents in operation of one man cars to be less than in operation of two man cars
 The commission calls attention to special rules and bulletins issued by the Connecticut Go. relating to condi- tions in Waterbury on account of the hilly streets as precautionary meas ures and suggests some changes in these rules 10 increase the safety of operation. The commission says that operation of one man cars is generally approved by state commissions and administrative tribunals throughout the country as a safe and economic method of conveying street railway passengers
 The commission finds as to the &C., cidents in Waterbury which led to the special inquiry that in no case was the fact shown that one man cars were responsible for the accident Tn the commission says.
 We find no justification for pro- or curtailing the use of one man cars In Waterbury
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
NEEDY WOMAN GIVES
 TO FRESH AIR FUND
Twenty-Five Cents Is the Amount-$500 From Tu-
 berculOsis Relief Society

Mrs Friend" we shall call hei
 that for reasons that will become
 perfectly apparent little later on
 yesterday became benefactor
 through subscribing to the Fresh Air l Fund which is to be used for send | ing children of New Britain on a vacation of two weeks in the country. She presented the sum of a quarter,
 an amount which swels the total
 cash but little. but which represents
 a bountful gift when the self-sacri-
 fee and humanity of the donor is
 taken into account. Yesterday it was
 hot, everyone knows that---today is circus day and is also hot. That quar-
 ter might have bought a brief respite from the heat by furnishing several ice cream cones yesterday, it might have bought diversion today by giv- ing a peek at the Fat Lady or the wild animals in the big show. It did neither, it went toward buying a quart of milk or so for some young ster while he was enjoying the life giving mir of the country. And it came from a source which allows for the expenditure of but one ouar- | ter, not two or three or many. it came from a woman who has little | and suffers much
 Yesterday Miss Helen Johnson. a visitor with the Welfare Workers here, was in a home attempting to spread sunshine and cheer The hos less was the wife of a man who worked hard for a living. She was he mother of three children, all uu- Ter four years of age, there had 'een much sickness in the family and fife has been a hard struggle for all If the five members. Without warn ng the mother produced a twenty i've cent piece from somewhere and ave it to Miss Johnson with the re- uest that 1t be turned into the Fresh lir fund. Tt is all I can give now" , he woman said, Maybe next week can spare another" Miss Johnson's forts to spread cheer paled into significance beside the simple mani ,
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New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
SITUATION IS GRAVE
 AROUND MOUNT ETNA
Hope Is Expressed How. ever, That Worst of
 Eruption Is Passed

ny The Associated Press.
 Catnnia. Italy, June 2o.--The sit uation around Mount Etna Is still mos, grave The town of Lineuaglossa re mains the center of anxiety for 1t is which resemble the arms of an enor- nous octopus.
 Five great tentacles of molten rock and several smaller ones are stretch ing out to gather in the community and the town seems helpless. although this morning 1t could not be deter mined which stream would ultimate ly do the work of destruction.
 Lingua glossa in fact seems already dead In its mantle of black, sumo eating ashes. It looks indeed as though it had donned mourning for its own funeral
 The only life In Lingia glossa it. self Is provided by the troops and the nce4.ir''al processions of townsueople invoking the mercy of heaven tt7 save them from the impending disaster.
 Between Linguaglossa and the on- coming lava there is scene of great All the engineer troops in sicily have been gathered here and Ire already in last fight against the ate. They are digging deep trenches 'n the mountain side by means Of which it is hoped to deviate the lava tream to the right and left of the own turning it down the steep slope nto the valley below.
 Some of the latest reports from he countryside stricken by Mount ,tna's eruption give rise to the hope hat the fury of the mountain may ave passed its period of greatest in- 'nsity. However, the situation is enerally regarded here as being ractically unchanged. with the ,ighty stream of lava bearing slowly Ut inevitably upon Linguaglossa.
 (Continued on Eleventh Page.)
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20

At meeting Of the directors ot flanders, fEaFy and Clark held this date. quarterly dividend Of sa was declared, and recommendations to the stockholders for the increase Of eanir ial stock were adopted as set forth m the following notice:
 Notice is hereby given that a spe- eiai meeting of the stockholders af Landers, rrary < Clark will be held at the main office Of the corporation, 2i Center street, New Britain, Conn eetieut on the iith day Of July, 1898. al one o'clock F, N. standard time two T, N, daylight timsl for the purpose of taking action upon the following recommendations Of the ..scuf ~. s'reetars of the corporation, Debf afe Th authorized capital IOhn from s7,o00. non. .on 10 sisn consisting of i2o. .oon shares of pa. value of s?S,0n per share, all shares to be known as com mon stock
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
BIG ALCOHOL HAULS ARE MADE IN BERLIN
State and Town Police Take 450 Gallons in Nights
 Work

Two liquor seizures. netting 45o gallons of alcohol, were made by the state police and the Berlin police last night Vito Amoeo of the Blue Hills district Berlin was visited by Stat; Policemen Michael Smith. Wal. ter Lenehan and James O'Keefe and Town Policemen c. F. Lewis and Frank Brown about 10:30 o'clock.
 The policemen searched the place and found 25o gallons of alcohol hid den in the haymow. Amoeo put up no resistance. He was taken to the New Britain police station and re- leased under bonds of $500 for ap- pearance in the town court this eve ming.
 Policemen O'Keefe and Smith also made another haul on the turnpike at about ? o'clock this morning. They stopped truck driven by Thomas Orso of Springfield and found In the back of 1t 200 gallons of raw alcohol. The truck was on Its way to Springfield The man was taken to New Britain and was re- leased under bonds of $500 for ap- pearance in the town court.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20

AWhetst, June Ehs-lra bS Car
 iisls Bolton-smith Of Memphis. Tenn
 II members Of the class a
 Amherst college and Conn,
 for the degree Of :Adrf
 ,ssna ,s.sa |" sommsn.sma., nes.pa sns har,s
 Despite the urging Of parents am friends the i2 men fled from College hall and declared they would never accept degree from Amherst Their action is the aftermath Of the resignation of President Alexander of the trustees
 The seniors besides Bolton Smith who refused degrees were Philip W. Conrad, Robert R. Freeman. Ephcrt k. Mckay. Alfred II. Taylor, IT.. Daniel J. Bertrand. Samuel II Ever cit. Hermann H Giles. William A. Greene. Willard l.. Mckinstry and Cyrus r. s,imson, The i2th man was Frank (. A. Myers, Amherst 1922. who was candidate for n masters degree,
 AS Boston Smith ascended the platform to receive his degree he said to Dr. Meikleiohn:
 Under ordinary circumstances there is nothing I would rather do than to receive degree at your hands. but in the present circum- stances in view Of the action of the consider that to accept degree would be an act of disloyalty to Amherst the liberal college"
 Some applause followed hts state ment, nr, Meiklejohn then request cd that any others who declined to receive their degrees should not come forward vhereupon the entire group of T. walked out of the hall
 As the men started to leave the | hall there was momentary hush ! which was followed by prolonged ap- plause.
 Of the men who refused to accept | heir degrees Bolton Smith is presi- lent of the chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa at Amherst: Bertrand is vice president of the senior class.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
Washington Regards Action as Bold Step to Secure Definite Under standing and Perhaps Trial in Court
Beverages Locked Up in Storeroom and Sealed With English Customs Seal for Use on Return Voyage.

By The Associated Prss.
 washington, June so-The saiIins of the Olympic from southam ptor With beverage liquor for the return voyage under British customs seal |. regarded here ns q bold step 10 SC. cure q definite understanding Of the thip hanor question perhaps through test case h American courts.
 Ample Authority.
 While legal experts apparently are Tn agreement that there is ample authority under the doctrine Of ex- elusive Jurisdiction in American ter ritorial waters for Tinted States officials 10 seize the sealed iiauor there is not an unanimitv Of opinion Of how far this legal right should be asserted in consideration of rules of international comity.
 The arrangement is understood to have been made by the steamship officials with the British authorities at London 10 whom has been re- ferred the proposal of Secretary Hughes for permission to bring sealed beverage liquors into American terri torial waters in exchange for special reciprocal agreement extending the right of search for illicit goods on lowering vessels 10 70 miles off shore.
 French Act Similarly
 The action Of the British comedies with unofficial reports Of similar action by the French in the case of the steamer Paris. which sailed for New York early in tho week. It was pointed out here today that under the opinion of the supreme court in the Sischo case it will be (Continued on Thirteenth Page.) 1
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
John Drew, 50 Years Actor,
 Given II. of P. Degree

Philadelphia, June 2o.--John Drew who is celebrating the 5oth anniver- sary of his stage career. was given the honorary degree of master of fine letters at the University of Pennsyl- vania today. The only other honor ary degree was that of doctor of sci ence awarded to Kenneth c. Mathe- son. president of Drexel Institute. De- grees in course were given to 1.3s2 students and 325 received certificates of proficiency.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
Denies Staying, But Wife of Victim Says She'd Know His Satanic Smile' Any where--Has Two Natures and Uses Both, Accused Declares.

Chicago, June 20.-The alleged smiling slayer of Richard C. Tesmer wealthy Chicago insurance man, is il jail today--not the blue-eyed gir bandit whom the police expected tc find but a man who for 1S years ha. lived the dual role of man ant woman.
 In all of that time he was the legal wife of the man in whose home he was arrested yesterday al though there was nothing to indi- cate that the husband had been de- ceived by the masquerade.
 Attired in one of his female cos tunes. his henna wig showing wisps of bobbed hair under the latest mil .. linery creation, he was taken before Mrs. Tesmer.
 The widow who has scrutiMzed scores of suspects, said without fal tering that he was the person who shot down her husband after robbing them of trif1ng amount with the aid of 8, male companion.
 Knows Satanic Smile.
 That ssrdonic grin; that satanic smile I would know anywhere she asserted.
 The police had ordered the man to smile to aid Mrs. Tesmer in at tempting to identify him
 Later at police headquarters where detectives questioned him in connec- ton with the staying. stubble beard began gradually to appear through the layers of powder and rouge on the prisoners face.
 Has Two Natures.
 The authorities were frankly pug zled until the man deflantly stated in a high, falsetto voice that he had two natures and he had made use of | them. The suspect who calls himself Fred c. Thompson and Mrs. Frances Carrick denied all knowledge of the staying and said he would be able to prove an alibi.
 He said he was born in Reynolds burg, Ohio, early became an orphan and came to Chicago as a runaway boy. lt Admits Female Streak. f T had feminine streak in me I h couldn't shake off even as a kid," he s aid. And when I got here I got z ome girls clothes and began work . ng in cabarets. Even after mar jed I continued singing in cabarets Everybody thought I was a girl God E ave me double nature"
 Thompson declared he was home, q ick from moonshine, the night Tes- t ler was murdered. n
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
Advises Mayor Paonessa That Statute is Harm- less and It's Observance Will Cause Little Con- fusion and Annoyance
Recommends That Test Case. if Any. Be Brought by Private Individual Explains Meaning of Public Building" in Law.

Beeauss he feels the snti.dayiisnt
 saving statute is comparatively harm
 less. Corporation Counsel John H.
 kirkham does not believe it would bs
 worth while testing It's validity. and
 In an opinion handed to Mayor A. M.
 rsonessa this morning. the city's legal
 adviser points out that the people of
 New Britain arc at perfect iibex<y to
 run their clocks and watches on day. light time In their offices. houses and places of business. without conflicting with the statute.
 Judge Kirkham's opinion foilowu:
 Answering your inquiry. will state that the 1921 statute is us fol- lows.
 "'seetion 1. Section e72o of the general statutes is amended to read as follows: The standard of time for the seventy-hfth meridian west of Greenwich shall be the standard of time for this state. and no department Of the state government and no muni- cipality or b-division of the state, shall employ any other time or adopt any ordinance. bylaw or order provid- Ing for the use of any other than the standard of time
 The 1923 statute is as follows:
 Section l. No person. flzn CT corporation. organization or associa- ton. shall wilfully display in or on any public building or on any street, avenue or public highway any time- instrument or device. which is calculated or intended to furnish time to the general public. set or run ming SO as to indicate intentionally, or indicating intentionally. any time other than the standard of time as de- of 1921. Any person or any officer of any corporation or organization or as- violating any provision of this act shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars
 Tt will be noticed that the 1921 statute was confined to municipalities md departments of the state and that he 1923 statute is confined to public and streets. In both statutes here is the apparent effort to enact egislation that Is constitutional by at empting not to infringe upon the con titutional rights of the people. but o limit the restrictions to the state tself or to its agents.
 Thus the state and municipalities 'nly are prohibited from displaying daylight time and the public generally 5 prohibited from displaying such ime only on a public building or on street avenue or public highway. For example an individual may dis lay daylight savings time on his own and. provided 1t is not on a public uilding. A persons may display day. ght saving time either on the out
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
MAN, DRESSED AS WOMAN, BEING HELD AS MURDER SUSPECT TELLS POLICE GOD MADE HIM WITH FEMALE NATURE
90 DAYS IN JAIL
Providence Truck Driver, Caught in Wallingford With Load of Booze, Also Must Pay S2OO Fine.

Meriden, June 20.--Louis Rahino. vitz, 29 Blackstone street, Providence R. l.. who was arrested here last midnight because his truck had struck q tree in Wallingford, was fined s2oo and sentenced to 90 days by the local court today. On searching his truck the police found 1 ? five gallon cans of grain alcohol which the accused said he was transporting from New York tor an unknown Providence man. He claimed he did not know the contents of the cans.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
PREDICTED DEATH
Prosecutor Says He Will Prove That Mrs. Creighton Told of Brothers Death-to-Be Before It Occurred.

Newark, N. J.. June 2o.-Proof that the death of Raymond Avery was predicted by Mrs. Mary Creighton, his sister who. with her husband John. Is charged with poisoning her brother Will be offered at their trial Prose cutor d'Aloia declared today. Medical testimony it was expected will be completed during the day after which number of friends and relatives of the defendant will be called as wit nesses
New Britain herald., 1923-06-20
PRIEST GOES ON TRIAL
 FOR LIFE IN MONTREAL
Adelard De Lornle is Accused of Hay- ing Murdered His Half Brother
 More Than Year Ago

Montreal. June 2o.-In the historic
 courtroom of the kings bench, Adel- l ard De Lorme. former Catholic priest. | charged with the murder of his half brother Raoul in January, 1922, to- day begins his fight for his life. Under the ruling of Chief Justice Lemieux the public has been denied admittance
 More than three score witnesses
 have been summoned. large number of veniremen called, as it is expected
 deal of difficulty will be experienced
 in the selection of a jury. The former priest will be prosecuted by Robert l.. Calder, crown prosecutor, and his de- fense will be in the hands of Alleyn Taschereau of Quebec, C. A. Cahan of Montreal and another attorney whose name has not been announced.
 The status of Gustave Monette. at- torney for the curator of the De Lorme estate Is expected to cause the first clash of defense and prosecu- ton Last week Justice Martin ruled that the curator had no status in court, but another fight on this matter has been predicted.
 Another whose status may be ques- | toned is Detective ajoie. star witness for the crown who recently published | a book, based on his investigation, giving many details of the murder of Raoul De Lorne.
 The case has been one of the most sensational in Canadian courts. Raoul De Lorme. 24 year old student was found shot to death on the outskirts of Montreal, January 6, 1922. Blood stains were found on the automobile of Father De Lorme. Raoul. it was hen learned had taken out an insur- lnce policy for s25,o00 four days be- ore his death. at the direction of his clerical half brother who was named ole beneficiary in his will.