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New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Petite Bandit Calmly Shoots and Kills Wealthy Chica. go Insurance Man During
 Holdup, Then Disappears.

Chicago, June s-A dainty girl whs might easily pass for popular dehu' iante, scarcely out Of her teens. 1, being sought today as a bandit and murdereSs ia one of the most exten. sive police hunts on record In Chi. eago,
 She shot and killed Richard c. Tes- mer. prominent and wealthy insur. ance man, after directing a male ae. eompliee in q holdup Of Tesmer and his wife outside the garage al their home last night
 After firing the shot. the girl snap. leaped Into Tesmers automobile and drove away as calmly as fl she were embarking on a moonlight ride with her fnvorite beau.
 Two hours later the abandoned machine was found near the scene.
 Tesmer wns returning home with his wife after q short visit with his sieter. Just when he started to back his automobile into the garage the girl and man stepped out from the shadows and commanded the couple. as hAiS pcaAss pA pipeoiS, " phl tIlCir hands up and get out of the car.
 Her companion stood silently by as the girl searched both captives.
 The purses of MT. and Mrs. Tesmer yielded only small amount of money. The girl demanded jewelry, but scorned the watch which Tesmer handed over.
 As the male bandit struggled with Mrs. Temer in an attempt 10 force her wedding ring from her finger, Tes- mer moved, and without a word the girl bandit swung her pistol around and fired one shot. He fell dead.
 Mrs. Tesmer hysterically fell over her husbands body as the bandit pair sped away.
 The Tesmers' daughter. Clara, university senior. who was in the house alone at the time, heard the shot and reached the door to see her mother collapse. About s10 was obtained by the robbers.
 Eugene schlig. s1, was arrested on in connection with the staying. The suspect Is believed by the police to know the identity of the girl.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
ELECTRIC ENERGY IN
 CONTROL OF FEW SOON
Gen. Trip Says Monopoly of Power Is Certainty of
 Future

New York. June s.-'In time g
 few 'super-power' systems drawing
 upon all economical sources of power within the areas they cover, will sup.
 ply electrical energy to the greater
 part Of the North American conti-
 nent," Gen. Guy E. Tripp. chairman
 of the board of directors. Nesting house Electric and Manufacturing
 Co, predicted today
 The electric light and power indus try is an infant compared with the railroad shipping, telephone. tele- graph and gas industries. he told delegates attending the National Electric Light association convention, and no one can predict its future though. he added, it is plain it is en- terlng a new era of development.
 There is a tendency to connect groups of electric generating plants, he explained, to form composite sys- tems for the more economical pro- duction of energy. Individual plants are disappearing into the spreading with them and it Is well that they are merging. he sadi.
 Gen. Tripp said these super power systems would become vital to our prosperity and must of ne- cessity. be monopolies and. being so, would be shining marks for the advo- cates of government ownership. The efforts of these earnest theorists will be multiplied exceedingly and we shall but deceive ourselves if we be- lieve that our doctrine will be un- needed by the public and the politi- cians."
 Gen. Tripp said legislatures should determine as soon as possible the irreducible minimum Of regulation" that will afford complete protection to the public and at the same time promote electric power development to the greatest possible extent, He 1eplored the action of state govern nent of Maine which has prohibited ! exportation of its waterpower, saying | { presents one more obstacle to the | of the general plan.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
BARBOT IN AIR FLIVVER
 SETS SAIL FOR CAPITAL
Frenchn,an. fin Plane With Tiny En- zine, Expects to End Flight
 at 5 D. m.

Garden City, N, Y, June G. Georges Barbot, the French aviator, took off from Roosevelt field at $40 a, m. daylight saving time, today and headed for Washington in his flying fliNver.' There was a clear sky and a light, favorable wind.
 The Frenchman, who crossed and recrossed the English channel in his mite motored monoplane, winning 25,n0o francs for the feat, and the other day flew from New York to West Point and return on two gallons of fuel, expected to reach Washing ton at ?. m. He was paced by Lieut.. r. B Valentine of the army air service in a scout plane which, travelling alone. would make the trip in about 90 minutes.
 Stops were scheduled at Pine Val ley. beyond Philadelphia, and at the Aberdeen proving grounds, Md, in order that the pilot plane might re- plenish its gasoline tank The desti. nation was Boiling field, Washington. where Barbot expects to remain two days demonstrating his glider to gov ernment aeronautic experts.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06

their rounds. Carlson had break lasted and was fully dressed when last seen in his cell, all most directly opposite the corri- dor from the jail office.
 This was Carlson's second at- tempt at suicide. While await ing arraignment in the New Britain police court, he attempt ed suicide by hanging, using his shirt. Policeman Gustav He'll berg prevented the act of self destruction at that time.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
SHARE IN GARLAND FUND
Destitute Striking Miners Get S2,00o From Money Boston Man Refused To Accept As Inheritance

New York, June 6.--Destitute coal miners of Boone and Kanawha coun- ties. West Virginia, who have been ol, strike for IA months, were voted s2.- 000 today by the American Fund for Public Service created from the Sl, 500. ooo inheritance Charles Garland of l3uzzarGs Bay, Mass. refused to accept for himself because he had not earned it.
 Directors of the fund said the ap- propriation was made with the ap- proval of officials in district No. IT. United Mine Workers of America, but not of tke national officers of the union When the coal strike was la tion-wide last year. the fund. accord- ing to it's directors gave District F 5000 and loaned 1t s25.000 with the approval of John L. Lewis. national of the United Miners.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Herald Sends $500 Check to
 Graves Decoration Fund

The Herald today mailed to the National Treasurer of the American Legion a check for $500. New Brit aims contribution 10 the fund which the Legion is raising the income from which is to be used to decorate the graves of American soldiers buried overseas Eddy Glover post of the American Legion. which had previ- ously made two substantial contribu- tions to the fund contributed an addi- tional s1371 this morning to bring the total up to $500. which was desig- mated as this cityis quota.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
HE MURDERED SS, SAYS 1T
 IS IAN ANFULLY EASY JOB"
yesilt Komarofr Hopes Court will Act Quickly and Order Him
 Shot
1v rbe Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Moscow, June e.-The trial of Vastli Komaroff for the murder of 33 per sons opens today. Extraordinary II, terest has been manifested in the case.
 Komaroff in his cell told the cor respondent he hoped the court would make a speedy iob of it and shoot him quickly.
 T am 52, have had a good time and don't want to live any longer" said the mild eyed peasant He then re- marked calmly that murder is "an awfully easy job" adding: T killed a man who tried to beat me in a horse trade. He was the only one who ever resisted It was very easy I just knocked them on their heads with a hammer or strangled them
 The prisoner has thrice tried sui eide.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
New Britain Man, on Eve of Being Indicted For First Degree Murder, Takes Own Life in Cell at Hartford.
Use Handkerchiefs Tied to Bars-Brother Says Rela- lives and Friends Were Confident of Acquittal.

John A. Carlson of 36 New ington road, who was to be brought before a grand jury at Hartford tomorrow, for indict- ment on a charge of staying his wife, Mrs. Gerda Nelson Carl son, on March 24, committed suicide this morning in his cell at the Hartford county jail, us- ing two handkerchiefs made fast to the bars of his cell door.
 The body was found suspend ed from the door shortly after z o'clock by Jail guards making
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
HANDS ARE REMOVED FROM CHURCH CLOCK limepieCe in Center of City Now
 Starts Blankly at Public
 CONFUSION IS AVOIDED
sexton, With Monkey Wrench and Screw Driver, Follows Direction ef Ecclesiastical Society and old Clock GaeS Out of Businass.

Troubled hy the confusion arising from the attempt of the august mind cd lawmakers 10 say whether fl shall or shall not keep q certain kind of time, the big clock on The Center church steeple has undergone an op' eration-
 Ashamed of the fact that its vsr- acity has been criticised in the halls Of legislature for the first time in it's long and useful career and soFely wounded because 1t feels the erlti eism is unjust and unmeFited. the clock has been standing with its hands in front of its face since last Friday evening But always there was hope that t might again return to It's vocation of guiding the steps of the straggler. and telling the iitney men the time to start the neNt trip.
 Still the clock has been criticised Even with It's hands In front of its face there is a technical violation of the law. Doesn't 1t say "i2 o'clock" when it isn't? And haven't the wise men of the state decreed that it must be i2 o'clock only when it Is l2 o'clock. daylight savers 10 the con trary? And SO the amputation was necessary.
 on Come The Hands
 The committee of the Ecclesiastical society, sitting as a board Of congult- ing physicians, diagnosed the case as one requiring immediate operation and Sexton Artemas stookman was designated as operating surgeon. Armed with screw driver and monkey wrench Mir. stockman climb ed into the loft, disturbed few birds nests under the caves and removed the hands of the clock. Thus, said now stares, unprotected. and unobscured into the face of all the world and Traffic Po- liceman Fred Wagner has been heard to remark as he pulls his Waterbury special. date of 1882, from his pocket to see if his relief is due, that he even has noticed traces Of tears on its face, since the operation
 Sexton Stockman has carefully laid away the amputated hands and in tends some time next fall when the sun and various groups on the earth gain begin to act In harmony. to at tempt a delicate grattiae job, whereby he thinks he may return the hands Tn the meantime the sister clock on he South church looks on in mute as though wondering what n oment it's fate too may fall into the lands of the man with the screw lriver and monkey wrench
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
FREIGHT LOADINGS CLIMB
During Week Ending May 26, Fig ures Close Tp on Record Total in History Of Country.

Washington, June 6.-Railroad freight car loadines went to 1,104.209 cars during the week ending May 26, a total exceeded in only two previous weeks of transportation history in the United States. The American railway association in reporting the traffic to- day commented that the record att tained by current volume had only been equalled or surpassed previ- ously during the fall season, when the crop and fuel movement com bined ordinarily puts the greatest load on railroads.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
James J. Reynolds k Awarded
 Burns Memorial Emblem at 4. $.
Prominent Athlete Given Highest Honor for Work on Team and in His Studies.

James J Reynolds of 76 Harrison
 street was awarded the Burns Me
 morial emblem at exercises in the
 High school auditorium this morning
 This is an honor conferred every year or an athlete of the senior class who
 stands highest in studies. highest in character and who comes the nearest
 to the late William F. Burns in ath-
 letic ability and achievements. He
 was immediately congratulated by the
 other two contestants for the honor
 amid rousing ovation The other
 two candidates were Paul LaHar and
 Thomas McCabe.
 The honor could not have been
 conferred on more deserving mem Der of the school Besides being splendid athlete, and q good sports.
 man, he has never been too low in his studies to prevent his taking part in athletic competition. In his sopho-
 more year he played few games with the basketball team, the team that , was explained by "Billrs Burns who was the greatest athlete the school
 has ever had in the opinion of many. He was elected to captain the team the following year. So well did he show up that season that he went to Suffteld Preparatory school. He was a member of the football and basket ball squads there. Although there were five regulars left from the team the previous year Jimmy" showed his ability and made the basketball team He was elected captain of the basketball team the following year, put he returned to the New Britain High school the following fall.
 Although he had little experience as football player he fought his way to a. position on the team last fall. and acquired enough experience to make him the choice of almost every one ln the state for the quarterback position for the All-State team. He was the leading scorer on the team.
 In basketball 1t vas through his great work that all the factions united In making the team champions of the triangular league. He was the cap- tain and leading scorer. Tn baseball his spring he has been of great value o the team. and is lately developing nto a fine fielder, having played er= 'orless ball in the outfield.
 His future plans are uncertain. but t is expected that he will attend ome college or preparatory school to ontinue his athletic career. the High chool part of which will end in the nnual game against Hartford Satur- ay. .
 Preceding the awarding of the Burns Memorial. letters were given 9 the members of the baseball and rack teams, and sweaters were given ) Manager David Beloin of the base all team. and Benedict Durham of he track team Paul LaHar, George ' Iurtha and James Reynolds were warded the white sweaters in token f their participation in three sports one year.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
FLAMES RAVAGE N. Y. TOWNS
Factory and Five Dwellings Wiped Out at Penn Yan--Hotel Among structures Razed at Nunda.

Rochester N. Y. June 6.-Penn Yan and Nunda, two villages near this city. today were cleaning LID after fires that ragged for several hours. causing a loss of more than s125,ooo.
 A large factory and Ave dwellings were destroyed at Penn Tan. At Nun da flames destroyed a hotel. five resi- dences and several barns before they were finally brought under control.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Tells of Sugar Hoard
 In Chicago Warehouse

Chicago, June 6.-In one Chicago warehouse 54s, 900 pounds of sugar are stored, Joseph Rushkewicz. secre- tary of the council high cost commit tee. declared in a statement today. He issued an appeal to Chicago house. wives to reduce consumption of sug ar in an effort to force reduction in the price.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
IMPAIRMENT IN HOUSE AS
 ASSEMBLY SESSION ENDS;
 DECORUM CAST TO WINDS

Red banaanas, reminiscent of the days ot Allen Thurman, vieernrssi' dental candidate, were in evidence today being carried eanspieuausly by women members of the haus-to dr, their tears, they said at parting with the other legislators
 Ansen Norton, the ks year old spec later who has missed only tvs days Of the session, was on hand 10 say goodbye
 Carnival 'aps bedeeked the heads Te In paper sernentines wound
 1osa,y, neoks and noatsd through
 'sauawkers and rattles add
 din of the banging desk
 houting at the top or his voice to get attention Speaker Bell was asked from all quarters 10 speak louder, Speaker Siekerson had dis tcontinued on Fourteenth Page).
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
CHURCH ST, BUILDING MAY
 FIGURE IN S9O,OOO DEAL
Calumet Block Expected to Change Hands Shortly--Report Erwin
 Will Sell to Tulin.

Richard Erwin of Newington, own CT of several valuable pieces of real estate on Church street, has given an option on the Calumet building 10 Morris Tulin, and it is reported that the sale will be consummated within a few days.
 The building is located on the south side Of Church street, between the First Congregational church and the Herald" office. The sale price will be about 500. .oon, 1t is said.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
CARLSON BEFORE TRIAL
 HANGS HIMSELF IN JAIL
Pretty Girl Brutaly Murders
 Man m Presence Of Ais Wife
Veteran Jockey up
 on Winner ofDerby

hy The Associated Press.
 Epson Downs, June 6-Papy- rus by Traeery, out Of Mics Mat ", owned hy B, Irish, and ridden hy the veteran jockey, Steve Don eghue, won the classic derby stakes, run here today
 The Earl Of Derhy's Pharos. by Phalaris, out Of seapa Flow. was second, and N Grulda's Earth. by Polimelus out Of William. was third Nineteen horses ran.
 The betting on Papyrus was 100 10 IS against, Pharos 6 70 1 and Earth s3 to against
 paprus won by length. while half q length separated pharos and Earth nt the finish.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
NEW BRITAIN MAN TRAIN
 VICTIM AT MEREDITH, N. H.
F. L. Wallace Found Dead Beside Tracks-Details of Fatality
 Are Unknown.
fspsc,at ,o The Herald,

Meredith, N. H, June e.-F. L. wallace. aged e2, of New Britain Conn. was found dead yesterday aft. ernoon beside a railroad track near Laconia. after he had been struck by a train. The victim had come to visit relatives at Center Harbor. Just how he happened to be struck by the train is not known. The body. cov- cred with blotches and bruises. is at Wilkins Funeral home at Laconia MT. Wallace leaves his wife. Georgia living in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Bostonians Sleep Outdoors

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 Boston. June G.--Dwellers in the crowded north end tenements took to the roofs and the streets last night to escape the heat. On some of the narrow streets every inch of the side walks was covered with bedding. The pavements had been cooled a little by flushing win fire hose during the evening in which process the youngsters enjoyed shower bathr. From the equally congested west end. a large proportion of the residents flocked to the Common and the Charles river embankment to spend the night on the grass.
 The lowest temperature during the night was 72 and with the dawn the mercury began to climb again, al- though southwest breeze tempered the haat and clouds gave promise of showers. Yesterdays maximum tenn perature of 95 never before has been eoualled here on June ,. but the weather bureau records show num- Der of June days in other years which were hotter.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
CLEVELAND SUBURBS
 FEAR WATER FAMINE.
Pressure in East Cleveland Re ported Lowest in City's History
ICE DEALERS RAISE PRICES
Rest Of Middle West Emerging From Heat Wave-Peopie in Congestad Boston Sections sleep on Roofs and Water Cooled Streets.

Cleveland, June 6.-As the dry spell continued today the suburbs Of Cleveland found themselves facing a water shortage.
 In East Cleveland the water pres sure was declared to be the lowest in history
 Ice shortages were reported in Youngstown and Findlay while Ak ron ice manufacturers announced . i've cent increase to SO cents q hun dred pounds
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
GLuNSA EASTERN CHAMPION.

Philadelphia, June 6.-Miss Glenna Collett of Providence. national cham pion. today won the eastern golf championship at White Marsh by turning in a card of ss for the third and final round of IS holes. Her total for the 54 holes medal play was PAS.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
IS COUNTERFEITERS HELD
Millions Of Bogus Government Rev enue Stamps and Fake Liquor La- bels Seized by Secret Service Agents.

New York, June s.-Thirteen men were arrested and millions of bogus government revenue stamps. whiskey and champagne labels, with the plates from which they were printed were seized by secret service agents in two raids here last night.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06

Washington, June s.-The arrest of 13 men in New York and the seizure thereof of counterfeit revenue stamps, medical liquor prescriptions and with drawal permits was declared today by Chief Moran Of the secret service to be one of the most important raids conducted by the government in many months
 The chief charf d that the men ar rested had been r5or<ing with several other groups one Of which manufac- turd connections sold as liquor while another employed medical prescrip- tions to deplete the supplies of legiti- mate liquor in drug stores and the third used the forged withdrawal per mits to obtain liquor from bonded
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
GREAT BRITAIN PREPARED
 TO PAY U. s. SS0,OOO,O0O
Purchases Liberty Bonds and Es- tablishes Dollar Crt-lit For Ln-
 stalln1ent Due June IS.

New York, June 6.-Great Britain Is understood to have purchased Lib- erty bonds and established dollar credits here sufficient to meet the next installment of sso,o0o,o0o on her war debt to this country due June IS.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Detroit Heat Wave Broken.

Detroit, June GA downpour oi rain last night followed by showers throughout the night and early today broke the back of the heat wave in Detroit.
 Charles obrey. a patrolman. was seriously injured by a high tension wire which had fallen to the pave ment and which he was trying to re- move from the street Charles Brady, boss property man with a circus. was struck by lightning and partially par alyZed
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Relatiyes Expected AcouittaI

Julius Carlson of Hartford. a broth
 CT of the deceased man. visited the '"Herald office today to explain that he and other relatives and friends of the alleged wife murderer were conn., dent that he would be acquitted of the charge. At the time of Carlson's arrest, 1t was said that he had placed an automobile cushion on his wifea head and sat on 1t half an hour until she was dead. Julius Carlson said to- day that Motorman Frawley of the Berlin line had made the statement that his car was only 1000 feet away | from the Carlson machine when 1t toppled over into the pond and that before he could reach the scene Ava Ventries of Berlin and another Berlin man named Skinner. were 1 helping Carlson out of the automobile. Julius Carlson said that when his brother was helped out, he kept re- beating. "Oh, my poor wife At a conference in the county jail yesterday, the subject of third de- gree" methods by the police was brought up. It is said that County Detective Hickey was present when the subject was discussed and did not deny that third degree methods had been used although Carlson said that Hickey was not involved in his being treated roughly
 Preferred Death to Prison
 An effort was made to have Carl son agree to accept a verdict of guilty to a charge less than first degree mur- der. but he steadfastly refused, say Ing If the people think I'm guilty Of this thing I would rather be hung than spend the rest of my life in iail''
 The chief object of the defense at the trial, it is said, would have been to knock out the allegation that Carl- son sat on his wife's head until she was drowned. To this end. it had a number of witnesses who were pre- pared, It is claimed, to testify to the contrary
 Carlson was member of several fraternal organizations.
 The funeral will be held Friday aft ernoon at 2So o'clock daylight time) at Erwin chapel Interment will be in Fairyiew cemetery. He will be buried beside his wife.
 Statement by Counsel
 The following statement was issued this afternoon by Attorney F. F. Me- Donoueh of this city and Judge Gustaf P. Carlson of Middletown. counsel for Carlson:
 We had two conferences with Mir. Carlson on Tuesday. one in the morn Ing and one ir the afternoon On both occasions. as on all former oc-
 fconfirued m FourfeAnth Paosa
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
Albany E,xnects Relief.

Albany, N, Y, June 6.--Weather bureau predictions of local thunder showers and lower temperature brought solace to this city today, which sweltered in the heat wave of yesterday. The maximum official temperature yesterday 96 degrees was two degrees higher than the record for the same date in 1899.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06

MT Bell Of Salisbury was the tar. 'get for many missile and one of the balloons exploded on his head, He was escorted to speakers chair in a hubbub and nearly broke the eavel in trying to obtain order