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New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
WILD WEST H0LDUP
Sound Beach Eating Place Visited by Gunmen. Who Are Arrested Later -Valuables and Money Arc stolen.

Greenwich May IA holdup ir wild west style in the Wildwood waffle house on the Post road al Sound Beach last night, was followed today by the arrest in Mount Vernon x. T.. Of Rudolph Lori of this town and Thomas Mclaughlin and Rocco I.upo of New York on q charge Of carrying concealed weapons and on suspicion of being the trio who staged the scene.
 After guests had left, John Van Beck, owner Of the place, his wife. and Lew Garrity, the manager, were confronted by three men with guns, who took from them what Nalnables and money they had. Mrs. Van Beck lost a necklace and two diamond rings. AS the men backed out of the dining room they threatened to shoot if anyone followed. \ few minutes later Mr. Van Beck found that his telephone wires had been cut and his automobile disabled. Some time elapsed before an alarm was given.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
THREE MORE MISSING GIRLS ARE REPORTED New York Police, Seeking
 Miss Colt, Learn of
 Other Cases

New York. May 4.--Police who had been conducting city-wde search for Miss Elizabeth Colt, missing daughter of Charles H. Colt. Litch- field, Conn, banker, today added the names of three more missing girls to their list.
 They are: Florence McCue, IS, who disappeared April 20 while on her way to school Ruth Rossman, IT, and Eleanor Gyldenstar. l6. who drop ped out of sight after telling their mothers they were going shopping to- gether.
 Miss Colt who disappeared while on her way to Litchheld from Montclair, N. J., was reported to have been seen wandering in subway and elevated stations here yesterday. She appeared to be suffering from amnesia, accord - ing to George k. Guest, one of the persons who said he had seen her
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
SUGAR PRICES TUMBLE
Raw Future Prices Toboggan As 25,- 900 N. Y. Women Marshal for Their Boycott.

New York, May 4.--Raw sugar fu- ture prices continued to tumble on the New York Coffee and Sugar EN- change today as 2s,ooo women were being marshalled for protest parade against the high prices of the fin- ished product,
 Struck by a flood of selling orders that came in over night as result of yesterdays drop futures fell 25 to s5 points In the forenoon trading.
 The protest parade was scheduled to start from city hall. led by Mrs. Louise Reed welzmiler, deputy com missioner of public markets who is heading the buyers strike movement here,
 Resolutions shaping the future course of the sugar crusaders were to be acted upon at a meeting In the room of the board of estimate before the parade started. Scheduled speak CTS included Mayor Hylan, |. S. Senator Copeland and Bainbridge Col by.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
NEW BRITAIN ARMORY APPROPRIATION sIO,OOO Bill for Repairs to Structure in This City Passes
 Lower House
lsnsclaI 10 The HernldN.

Hartford. May 4--RepresentatiSe E. W. Christ ot New Britain made Il lifelong friend Of Sergeant William Rice and other habitues Of the State Armory on Arch street in the Hard ware city, when he succeeded in hay ing a slo.Ooo appropriation passed in the lower branch Of the legislature today. The bin in question makes a blanket appropriation for armories about the state and New Britain was especially interested in the matter Expressions of opinion from the mil itla company. the Spanish War Vet erans and the American Legion were used by Representative Christ. who declared that repairs are needed.
 Sergeant Rice, who is In. charge of the armory, never lost an opportunity to mould public opinion to favor the appropriation. IL Is expected that the money will be available in a short time.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
WHOLE FAMILY ARRESTED
Canadian Mounted Police Make Round
 Up in St0O0 0OO Bond Theft - New Yorker Also Held.

Toronto, May 1. Officers of the mounted police today attempted to trace sl0o,000 worth of bonds stolen three weeks ago after they had been consigned to the post for transfer 10 New York city
 Four persons including family of mother. father and son. were arrested for the crime last night after the woman vas said to nave heeG fSura disposing of s4,000 worth ot the bonds.
 The prisoners are Findlay and Sarah Mcleod and their son, Findlay Jr., r, of Hamilton, and Benjamin Roberts of New York. The senior Mcleod, employed as q postal station chauffeur, was charged with having left the registered mail bags contain ing the bonds in hiding place while removing them to the station. His confederates, the police charge later removed the booty.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
Kidnappers Escape Into Canada
 But Alleged Accomplice Is Held
Rejoicing Mother and Son Have Touching Reunion As She
 Clasps Youngster in Her Arms This Morning,

men, The authorities believe it was written as an alini in ease the hoy was found, She has another letter signed by "R, C, MilleF'' but written by crandall, in which he eKaneFated her of eomplieity, This, also, is suspected Of being a move io protect her When she learned that the officers knew Of Fairbanks and his connection with the ease, she admitted her rela- tioashin with Mrs, Fairbanks but dis claimed knowledge af the identity of the lad. saving she thought il was a ''liauor deal"
 "Oh, my sweetheart" exclaimed the mother on sight of her boy, Mammal" he shouted, as she eiasped him in her arms,
 Bert Jarvis. Theresa boat livery man. who located the boy after he serutinized pictures in newspapers. has filed claim for the t2.ooh re- ward offered by pr, AleSRnderson and the city of Schenectady.
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New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
PATHETIC APPEAL
Aged Man Wants to Put Wreath on Grave of Soldier Who Befriended Him During Civil War.

Washington. May 4. --- Touched by an unusual endeavor to show grati- tude, President Harding has directed the war department to ascertain the burial place of Gen. Edward R, S. Canby. an officer in the Union army during the Civil war who was killed in 1873 during Indian troubles in northern California. ......
 The president acted upon receipt of a letter from Charles Hall, an aged attorney of Bay Minnette, Alabama, who wrote that he wanted to place a wreath on the grave of Gen. Canby. The Alabaman wrote that Gen. Canby who commanded Fort Blakely, Ala, at the close of the Civil war furnished food to the Hall family when it was destitute.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
WOULD NAME HOLDEN
Judge Boardman Recommends Hart ford Lawyer for Assistant Investiga- tor of Veterans Bureau.

Bridgeport, May 4.-Judge William F, Roa rdman of this city, as president of the Connecticut bar association, to- day announced that he had recom- mended to Major Gen. John F. o'Ryan, who is in charge of an inves- tIeation of the veterans bureau, the appointment of the following as as- sstant investigators:
 Bridgeport, Vincent L. Heating and Richard S. Swain; Hartford, Benedict NJ, Holden and Philip Roberts; New London, Thomas F. Troland.
 At the same time Judge Boardman announced that Judge A. Heaton Robertson of New Haven, head Of the bar association of that county had recommended W. F. Alcorn. w. n. Russell, J. F. Baker, Osborne A. Day and David l.. Daggett.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04

MatsFtawn, N, iu May i,-Nerner Alekandsrson, Kidnapped Schenectady lad, who was found last evening in a shack on the Indian river near Theresa, ss miles from here, started home teddy after q joyful reunion with his father and mother al the home of sheriff Ernest (, Gillette, With him goes a mnngrel dog. Jack. a present" from his kidnappers,
 Harry Fairbanks of ogdensburg and Stanley erandall of Rochester and Watertown, The alleged kidnap, pers. have escaped into Canada, The Dominion authorities are looking foI them,
 Mrs. H, p. Grennell Of Alexandria Pay. foster mother of Mrs, Fairbanks, is at the county jail here. At first she maintained she did not know the men. declaring that they hired her to care for the child.
 Tn her possession was found letter addressed 10 F. F. w. Alexanderson, father of the kidnapped boy in which she asked information about the two
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
INTERNATIONAL POLICE
Buenos Aires Investigators Wants Washington As Headquarters of World Wide Bureau.

New York, May 4.--Creation of an international police bureau with head quarters in Washington was proposed by C. E. Etcheverry, commissioner of Identification of the Buenos Aires po- lice department, in an address before the international police conference today.
 On of the most radical activities of the international office Is Commission CT Etcheverry's proposals were car- red out in full. would be the as- sembling of finger print cards of every person on the civilized globe. The bureau would also serve as a great clearing house for police information and work for the standardization of police procedure.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED
 MAY BE IN N. AMERICA
Severe Tremors Are Shown on Seismograph at
 Cleveland This Noon

Cleveland, May 1.-The seismograph at st. Ignatius college here recorded an earth shock at ii;t2 o'clock this morning and Il second shock at ii:+I a. m. Father odenbach in charge of tho observatory, announced at noon today.
 Father Odenbach estimated the dis tance of the shock at between 1000 and 5000 miles from here but cannot say in what direction.
 Tho main wave was recorded at 11:54. It reached Its maxipum at l2:0s. At 12:55 the seismograph was still in vibration. He now esti- mates the qunke at 5000 to 5000 miles distant and believes 1t may be on this continent.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
FAIRFAX DIVORCE SUIT
D,a's Action Against Her Husband Must Be Rc-tried Before Jury, Court Decides Today.

New York. May 4.-Geraldine Far rsrs divorce suit against Lew Telle- gen. her actor-husba which has been nearly completed before a ref cree, must be fe-tried before jury, the appellate division of the supreme court ruled today in order that Miss Stella Larrimore. one of the core spondents named by the diva, may have an opportunity to clear her name in public.
 Justice Bowling, who delivered the appellate divisions decision said that If a defendant charged with violation of his marriage VOWS chooses not to defend the innocence of enc charged to have been guilty with him and she steps into his place to controvert those charges. .she certainly becomes the adverse party to the action, and Is en- titled to a jury trial"
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
Body of Other Maine
 Game Warden Is Found

Dover-Foxcroft, Nc. May 4.--The body of David F.. Brown of Green vile, chief game warden for north ern Aroostook county who disap- peared last November while seeking alleged Canadian game poachers. has been recovered. Word was received here today that 1t was found late yes terday about q mile below Big Bog dam where the body of Mertley E. Johnson of Patten, another warden. who accompanied him. was found Wedncsdav.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
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RUM FLEET STILL HERE
Booze Armada Circles Back and Now is Lying fin Extended Formation of New Jersey Coast.

New York. May 4.--The rum fleet which apparently had run away yes terday in the face of three sided attack by government forces has cir cled back and is lying in extended formation off the coast Captain Ser " of the coast guard service an- nounced today.
 The yacht 1star and the British tanker Warszawa are off Jones Inlet while the schooners are scattered along In open formation about IF miles apart. seeking unguarded spots at which they can land their cargoes.
 Captain Berry announced that the cutter Seneca had captured two mo- torboats the Ks637 and K12219 which were communicating with one of the rum ships. He said 1t had not been decided that charges would be pre- ferred against the crews.
 Reports from Atlantic City said the cutter Kicka poo the swiftest vessel in the coaet guard service of this dis trtct was cruising off shore there. She ,ad a double crew on board.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
QUINTET WINS CUP BY
 ONE STROKE MARGIN
Defeats Dr. Willing, An other American, in Sem
 sational Playoff of Tie
By The Assoeiated Prcss.

Sandwich, May 4.-f'rancis ouimct of Boston won the Royal St. Georges s champion grand challenge golf trophy today. deefating by one stroke Dr, o. r. Willing of Portland, Ore, in the playoT of yesterdays tie. Ouimet took v strokes for the IS holes while Dr. Willing required 7s. X large crowd watched the players.
 The sun was shining brightly and only light breeze was blowing over the links.
 Ouimet led by one stroke at the ninth hole and by two strokes at the 18th.
 It was q hard fought contest with pr. Willing on opimet's heels all the way. At the 18th hole the Oregon champions approach shot came with In three inches of the cup. Had it dropped in 1t would have tied the match,
 Ouinst went out in 2i and Willing In 3s. The Boston golfers play was
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
Five Arrests Expected
 In Missouri Lynching

Columbia, Mo. May 4.--Arrests of five persons indicted by the special grand jury investigating the lynching of James T. Scott. negro. last Sun day. are expected momentarily Iden- tity of the persons was withheld. Scott, a janitor at the University of Missouri here was accused of at tempting an attack on the IA year old daughter of a member of the uni- versity faculty.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
MORSE SHIPS SOLD
 AS TRIAL GOES ON .S646,45O Is Bid on Steel Vessels
 at Alexandria, Va. FORMER OFFICER IESTIFIES
B. T, Highley of New York Relates Details in Connection With Finan. ciai Standing Nof the Morse Com- panies,

Washington, May i,-fuFtheF in, auiEy into the financial standing ei the United states Steamship O., tho parent Of the several Morse concerns was made today hy government conn, sel al the Morse trial. n. T. Highle, Of New York. a former officer Of ths Morse companies, again was the wit ness,
 Asked about the cash balances car ried by the steamship company in De- cember. Highley said his recollection was that they averaged about sb0,. 900. He testified that his knowledge was obtained from daily statements furnished him by \. II, Campbell treasurer of the company and one oi the defendants.
 Morse in Disagreement.
 After his disa greement with Chas W. Morse over the advisability Of building the shipyard at Alexandria, Va. the witness said Morsc's attitude towards him changed and that Camp bell stopped furnishing him the daily statements as to the cash balances. This was early in 1918 and Highley severed his connections with the Morse companies In August Of that year.
 Asked how he acquired his stock in the steamship company, the witness said he exchanged Hudson Nayiga- ton Co. stock and stocks fin several small steamship compsnies for shares of the United States Co. His total holdings in the L. s. Go. were s2o0,- 900 par value. he testified,
 Vessels Sold Yesterday.
 The steel freight vessels, construct ed at the Morse plant at Alexandria, were sold yesterday at public auction by a special master Of chancery. A to- tai of $646.450 was bid for the ships, each of 9.400 tons register Nine of the vessels were bid in by the ship ping board at prices ranging from s3a.ooO to s1o1,o0o while the tenth. still incomplete was sold to Balti- more firm for s4o,45o.
 The ships have been the subject of litigation between the More interests and the shipping board the former claiming approximately ss,on0,0Dn was due them from the government for construction work while shipping board countered with q claim of se2,- 00o,o00 charging on-fulfillment of contract.
 Government counsel read into the record a letter from Colin H. Living stone. president of the Virginia Ship Building Corp. to Charles Piez, di rector general of the emergency fleet corporation, in which request was made for the advancing of S1,500,00o to the ship company for the building of it's Alexandria plant. The letter was dated January II, 1918, only a little more than a month after the contract for steel ships had been awarded to the concern.
 On his second cross-eXa imitation Highley said he left the Morse com panies to engage in the practice of aw with Thomas D. Fielder and w. Rourke Cochran. He denied that Charles w. Morse told him that if he went into partnership with Fielder he would have to give up his connections with Morse's companies because of close relations between Fielder and Harry M. Daugherty, now attorney general.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
New Haven Road Wants to
 Issue S3,600,000 Bonds

Washington. May 4.-The New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road asked authority of the interstate commerce commission today to issue sS.60o.o 900 In first and refunding four per cent bonds which it proposes to exchange for a like amount of New England Navigation Go. debentures, and s1,1s2,0oO in six per cent gold notes which will partly pay for 12 electric locomotives.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
Shipping Company Loses
 Three Million in Year

New York. May IA net loss of ss.ss2,7ss for 1922 is disclosed in the annual report of the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies steamship lines as com pared with net income in 1921 of si,- 7s1.ss7. The company's profit and loss surplus was reduced from ss2,- s0i,1s2 to s11.353.551.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
HUMAN BEINGS GRATED
13 Chinese Boys and Girls, Bound and Gagged Found Packed Into Box For shipment

By The Associated Press.
 Shanghai, May 4. When marine police at Soochow, a canal port about 60 miles west of here, went aboard a junk and opened two boxes believed to contain drygoods, they found in side 1S boys and girls ranging in age from to 12, bound and gagged, and consigned to Shanghai, An aged woman In charge of the boxes was ar rested
 The discovery clears up numerous recent kidnappings and discloses that an organized band of abductors has been at work.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
Army Chemists Working
 To Protect Shore Fronts

San Antonio. Tex. May 4-Captain B. R. Jacobi of kokomo. Ind. was killed instantly and Second Lieuten- ant James Gardner of Waco. Texas, was probably fatally injured early today when an automobile overturned near Fort Sam Houston Captain Jacobi was a member of the Indiana National Guard and had just conn pleted his primary flying training at Brooks field.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
TO BUY COAL IN SUMMER
Several Railroads Announce Policy of Making Purchases in Summer in Effort to Economic.

New York, May 4.-Carrying into execution their economy and eficien- cy program outlined at the recent conference of rail chiefs in New York. several railroads have appropriated money for the purchase and storage of coal along their lines during the summer months,
 Coal shipments at the present time are heavier than a year ago by ap- proxlmately 10000 cars Q, week.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
CUNo GOVERNMENT ToTTERs

London, May 4.--Some dispatche: from Berlin predict the early fall oi the Cuno government, the Westmins ter Gazette's Berlin correspondent says the ministry is expected to sur vive only few weeks and that it will be succeeded by a strong socialist cabinet which will throw its whole might into life and death struggle to break the power of the great in dustrialists.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
HITS AT SUGAR MEN
Representative Aswell Plans to Pre- | sent Bill in Congress to Do Away
 With Future Speculation Scandals.

New Orleans, May 4,-Representa- tive James B. Aswell. democrat. oi Louisiana, announced today that upon converting of congress in December he would introduce bill that would forever prevent recurrence of the present scandalous condition in the sugar market"
 His bill the representative said would solve the problem in the same practical way the government handled the wheat and cotton markets situa- ton.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04

Hartford, May 1.-Two million dole lars were appropriated by the house today for the state highway depart msnt. one million 10 be used for re- pair and construction of state aid
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
PADDOCK MAKES RECORD
Pacific Coast Star Trots n Meters In 6 2-5 Seconds. i-5 Seconds Under Previous Mark.

By The Associated Press
 Paris. May 4.--Charies Paddock, running star of the University of So. California. who is competing in the international students athletic meet ing here today set a new worlds rec ord for the 75 meter dash. Running in an official trial he made the dis tance in 2-6 seconds or AS of second under the record previously esta blished by Engdah of Sweden.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
TIME IS CORRECTED

San iDego. May 4.-The official timer here at first announced the ar- rival of the trans-continental airmen as 12:36:5s 2/5 p. m. Later the an- nouncement was corrected to read 12:2B:58 2f5.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
HOUSE SPEEDS 7llROU OUGHBLLL THAT PROVIDES $lOO FINE FOR SHOWING
 DAYLIGHT TIME ONPUBLIC CLOCK
TWO MILLION DOLLARS APPROPRIATED
 BY HOUSE FOR STATE HIGHWAY WORK

highways and one million for reraiF and construction Of trunk line high, ways,
 An appropriation Of tioo,0oo was made for the completion af unfinished sections Of state and roads in towns
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04

steady and consistent although his putting might have been improved upon. He took two puts on every green except two and needed three of these.
 Willing was frequently in the rough and in the bunkers, but he hung on
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New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
MAY RETURN VIA PANAMA.

Washington. May [. - President Harding has under consideration proposal advanced by Secretary Dem by that he return from his visit to Alaska on naval vessel by way of the Panama canal and Porto Rico.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04

Indianapolis, May 4.---The grave of Gen. Edward R. s. Canby sought by Charles Hall of Bay Minnette, Ala, who wishes to pay tribute to the of fcer's memory is in Crown Hill ceme- tery of this city
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
THE WEATHER

Hartford. May 4.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight; saturday increas- ing cloudiness. not much change in temperature. northerly winds
Evening star., 1923-11-22
MAYF[0|WE:R GROUP
HEARS RABB|+S|M0N
Clergyman Urged Z Education
for Americans Based on
:.
Morals.


iilfterates will be driven out of the
United States in ten years If the
neople are brought to understand the
Value Of education.-' declared Rabbi
Aoram Simon in an address before
the Society of Mayflower Descend
ants. in annual meeting at the Eb-
nitt Hotel last evening. Dr., Simon
said the time is not far distant when
education must have a moral back
ground, and that the "jazzmoralities"
OF the home today should bid all to
pause. =
we are a home.loving people, but
we're slipping away, and when the
Integrity of the home breaks we
should srieve for America" the
spe p, aker as, said There is no task like
40 education SO great as that which
we face. Boys and girls should he
tausht THO sense OF independency.
and this does not mean dependency.
This teaching should include also
the recognition Of the authority OF
God. of parenthood and Of democracy
and bowing to the highest conception
Of moral law. II this isn't education.
we've made blunder-'-
Deplores Intolerance.
The speaker deplored the term 100
weight. and said that there was moth
ing more dangerous than the "politi-
cal sabotage of those men who wrap
themselves in bed sheets and estab-
.tsh new intolerance, new bigotry
and d new disrespect for law" Nor
does the term apply TO the thousands
OF well seasoned men and women of
the nation who prate of their Ameri-
'.anism, but laugh at the laws made
TO benefit them. He said there was no
denying, that many. were opposed to
the different laws enacted. but that
once placed in the Constitution they