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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
NEW HAVEN STATES ATTY.
WILL ASK INJUNCTION TO
CLOSE ALL BOOZE PLACES
SEVEN BIG WARSHIPS
ARE Being BROKEN UP
! sa1Ss,,;se,,sut aSr; s State
A'''oi's Hartford. e, e.,
S. Connecticut u1o.h. 1soih.
Also Goes

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-The de-
struction by hammer and torch oil
what many nations in the world might
consider a fair sized navy, has been
begun in two Pacific coast shipyards
In compliance with orders resulting
from the armament conference in
Washington.
Seven ships of the line, six of them
outworn In service and the seventh,
the greatest of all, still less than half
completed on the launching ways were
oyer run today by stripping crews.
Foremost comes the great Montana,
27.6 per cent completed at Mare
Island. The Georgia also at Mare
Island goes too.
The Connecticut at Puget Sound
shipyard was the flagship of the
American fleet on its trip around the
world in 1908.
The keel of the Montana was laid
September /, 1920 and the hammers
were stilled after $S,s97.O00 had been
spent on her fabrication.
The other ships are the Nebraska,
New Jersey, Rhode Island and Yer
mont all at Mare Island. where they
were decommissioned several months
ago. With the exception of the Ver-
mont which was built in 1905 all of
the older battlers we're laid down in
1904.
None of the doomed boats on the
coast will be used for target practice
by the navy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
WEEKEND ACCIDENTS
. IN STATE NUMEROUS
Several Fatalities Included
Among Sunday Motor
Crashes

New Haven, Aug. 27.--Automobiie
accidents and fatalities over the week
end were numerous.
At Waterford, John William Glorig,
IL, was killed by the machine OF
George H. Damon, merchant of New
London.
Andrew Lopardo, real estate deal
er of Springfield, was killed when his
machine skidded into a tree at East
Windsor. -....
John Broderick was fatally hurt at
Naugatuck by the automobile of
Howard Hogan.
Claude Treat, %, motorcyclist at
New London was hit by an unindenti-
fled machine and had his. back
broken.
Fred Lawrence at Danbury, who
had been struck by an unidentified
machine, died in the hospital
Collision at Meriden involved three
cars and there were two arrests.
At Windsor five machines were
mixed up in a collision. Two machines
at Winsted crashed into and brought
down two telephone poles. A car went
over Colebrook bridge and into the
Pennington river and its eight occu-
pants escaped with nothing more seri-
GUS than cuts and bruises.
Samuel Walker was killed today in
a collision at Bridgeport
Motor V e h cl e Commissioner
Stoeckel, in statement on motor
vehicle accidents. pointed out that
eight per cent of the 1864 new
operators licensed this year have been
involved in accidents so far this year.
There have been 5000 accidents re-
ported so far this year and in II per
cent of them operators not holding
Connecticut licenses were involved. In
at least so per cent of the accidents
thoroughly experienced operators
were involved" the statement says
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
STAGE Being SET
FOR PARTY SPLIT
johnson and West May Bolt G. 0.
P. Coolidge Is Choice
SITUATION LIKE THAT IN 1912
Already Coolidge Machine is Making
Play For New England And South :
ern States. But Senator Johnson's
Hat Is Definitely In The Ring.
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

BY GEORGE II. MANNING
washington Bureau nf New Britain Herald).
Washington, Aug. 27. Will the
republican national convention of 1924
be repetition of the Chicago conven-
ton in 1912, ending in a Bull Moose
bolt by Hiram Johnson and his friends
because of the steamroller nomination
of Calvin Coolidge by the G. o. P. ma
chine?
Will the feverish efforts of the old
regular republican organization to
throttle the Johnson -Borah-L -Lafollette-
Brookhart Ladd Frazier -Shepstead
movement for nomination of a pro-
gressive candidate cause bolt of the
western leaders from the convention
and wind up in the election of the
democratic nominee as it did in 1912?
Like That of 1912
While these are questions that ap-
pear to have been overlooked recent
ly, showed in the obscure background
by the loud whoops with which the
politicians and newspapers everywhere
hDNe been scurrying to hop on the
Coolidge bandwagon in the manner in
which the pre-convention situation is
shaping up bears u sufficiently close
likeness to that of 1912 to warrant
closer consideration of this possibility.
AS the Coolidge machine gets under
way, it becomes increasingly evident
that it is combination of New Eng
land and southern delegates which
will be counted on as the basis for the
nomination of Coolidge next year.
Old Lineup Again
And it may be recalled that it was
just such a coalition which put across
the nomination of Taft in 1912, and
the disgust of Colonel Roosevelt at the
award of two-thirds of the contested
southern and western delegates to Taft
by the G. o. P. bosses which caused
his Walkout.
President Coolidge and his hackers
have already given unmistakable evil
dence of their intention to corral all
the delegates possible from the south
Continued on Fifth Page)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 81
Settlement of the controversy
between anthracite miners and
operators is possible-and it
must be DONE" Governor Pin
chot told representatives of the
operators and miners here today
at the opening of the conference
called by him in an effort to
avert suspension of operations
September.1.
Declaring the crisis now has
been reached, he asserted 1--WE
must do in this eleventh hour
what should have been done be-
fore.'
1T can be done and must be
! done,o he said. There is still
time. Let us use this time in
an effective spirit of common
counsel so that this common,
danger may pass with due re-
gard to the rights of all and
with due credit and honor to all
concerned"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
kLANSMEN OFFER BIG
REWARD FOR RIOTERS
One X. K. X. Member Killed
Many Persons Injured
in Carnegie Street Fight

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 27-Reward,
tolalllhg $500 have been offered b,
the ku klux klan, for those re.
sponsible for the riot Saturday nigh,
at Carnegie, in which Thomas r
Abbott, klansman, was killed and &
number of others wounded, one seri
ously. Imperial Wizard III. w
Evans and Sam d. Rich, king kIeagIe
OF the Pennsylvania khan each have
offered $4,000 reward for Abbott's
slayer, while the Pennsylvania or.
ganization in addition has authorized
$1,000 for those responsible for the
rioting.
Patrick McDermott, a Carnegie un-
dertaker, is held in connection with
the killing of Abbott.
John +. Conley, burgess Of Car
negie, in a statement today declared
that the khan had made no application
for a permit to parade.
The borough, it is said, has no law
which requires application for a per-
NIT to parade bat authorities said it
was IAN unwritten law" that persans
wishing to stage demonstration
should get their sanction.
The burgess declared that when il
became evident that the klansmen
were marching toward Carnegie. he
ordered his police to make an effort
TO stop them from crossing the
borough line. Failing in this. he
added, they were ordered to permit
the parade to enter. The police took
the position that hand of hooded
men marching the streets constituted
disorderly conduct and that they
acted on this ground.
When the parade reached a bridge
near the borough line the riots
started and for several hours all sorts
Of missiles filled the air and the bark
Of pistols could be heard from time
TO time. The rioting finally died
down and the klansmen returned to
4 nearby hill. An undetermined
of persons were injured.
The streets where the fighting
occurred were Uttered with clubs and
bricks and today an emergency street
cleaning force were cleaning up. At
field six men stood guard
over the property left by the klans-
nen after their initiation ceremonies,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
Thugs HIRE TAXI,
Hold UP CHAUFFEOR
Hartford Driver Tells Of Being
Bound, Gagged and Robbed
THROWN into BACK SEAT
Mischau Complains of Rough
'soidl.y, nent at Hands OF Three Pas
rs In Stanley Quarter--His $50

is stolen.
William Mischau, a taxi driver ir
the employ of the Independent TAX
Co. of Sc Union Place, Hartford, was
held up at the point Of a revolver
robbed of $40, gagged, bound and
thrown into the rear seat of his cab
by three unknown young men on the
lonely road near the Mcmahon farm
In Stanley Quarter at an early hour
this morning, according to the story
told Sergeant Patrick McAvay at po-
lice headquarters at 1880 O'Clock by
Mischau. .--.
Mishau claims he was hired by three
young men shortly after IL o'clock at
the Hartford railroad station to bring
them to New Britain. They came as
far as Ibelle's corner and then in
structed the driver to turn to the right
and UP the road which passes the Nc
Mahon farm as one of the young men
said he lived there and wanted to get
out.
Covered With Revolver
The driver stopped his machine to
let the passenger out and as he did
SO one of the men drew a revolver,
ordered him to put UP his hands,
searched him and took $40 in bills and
change from his pockets. They then
put cloth around his face and tied
him with a clothesline after which
they threw him into the rear seat of
his cab,
Two of the men watched him while
the third went a short distance UP the
road and started an automobile which
had evidently been placed there, came
back to the taxi where he picked up
his two comrades and started in the
direction of Pennington.
Mischau was able to free himself
from the rope after tossing about for
several minutes and at 1880 o'clock
drove to police headquarters where he
entered the complaint with Sergeant
McAvay. He said that one of the men
wore light suit and cap, another
dark brown suit with soft hat and
the third a dark suit with a gray cap.
He said that he had never seen any
of them before.
Policemen Thomas Feeney, Charles
Anderson and Patrol Driver Brophy
went to the scene Of the alleged hold
up and followed a traii into Farming
ton and Plainville where Policeman
Feeney was informed that a car bear
ing three men had passed through the
town in the direction of Southington.
Fails to Identify Suspects
Returning to New Britain the po-
licemen told Sergeant McAvay of
what they had learned and the SER
geant notified the Southington and
Meriden police. Three men driving
car we're held up in Meriden by the
Silver City authorities. Mischau was
called from Hartford but when he
reached Meriden could not identify
either of the three men as the ones
who held him up and they were allow
ed to go.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
WHERE DOES S. BUTERA,
new APPOINTED LIVE?
Recently Appointed Public
Works Board Member
All Tangled Up

Salvatore Butera, who was appoint
ed to the board of public works by
Mayor A. M. Paonessa Saturday, spent
the greater part of today in city hall
endeavoring to find out Just where he
lives, there being considerable question
as to whether he is a resident of New
Britain or of Pennington. Upon his
finding depends several matters.
In the first place, il Butera is found
to be a. resident of Pennington, he
must relinquish his commissionership:
IL he lives in New Britain, then he
must begin to pay taxes to this city
on a dwelling that, according to As
sessment Director Thomas Linder, is
result of the dispute, he has not paid
taxes in three years.
The Pennington authorities have
been interested in the case and it now
seems that regardless of where he Is
located, he will be called upon to pay
tax on the home. Also. he has been
voting in New Britain while residing
In the house in question, and if the
decision is that the place is in the
neiehborhing village. he can no longer
exercise the rights of an elector here.
Mayor Paonessa and his appointee
went over land maps today which in
dictate that the dwelling is. not In New
Britain. Their perusal of land records
in the town clerks office show the
parcel of land in question to be entire
ly in this city. Three weeks ago En-
giheer johnson of the Hartford water
works went over the land and declared.
it to be part of the city of New
Britain. A conference is to be arrang-
ed between the Hartford and New
Britain engineers and it is likely that
the town line may he searched for
once more.
In the meantime Mayor Paonessa is
not certain that his appointee is not a
New Britainite, but Butera will not,
for the present at least, take the oath
of Office.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
HUSBAND KILLS WIFE
Battle Creek, Mich, Woman Shot in
Room In Which She, Husband,

Battle Creek, Mich. Aug. 27.-
Mrs. E. NJ. Price. rs, was shot and
killed early today in the one room In
which the woman, her husband. her
sister and her hrother-in-law lived
Police are seeking Mac Price, the
dead woman's husband who fired five
shots from rife into her body after
the two had quarrelled. according 10
the story told the police by Mrs. l..
]. Soft Mrs. Prices sister.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
.AVIATORS OFF ON ANOTHER
ATTEMPTED ENDURANCE TRIP
Captain Smith and Lieutenant Rich
ter Hope to Remain In Air
As or so Hours.

BY The Associated Press.
San Diego, Aug. 27-Captain Low
ell H. Smith and Lieut.. John P.
Richter took off at 5:07 a. m. today
from Rockwell field, North Island, in
an attempt to establish an aviation
record for endurance. speed and dis
tance. The weather was cloudy and
the officers circled about at an ele-
walton of 500 feet.
San Diego. Calf, Aug, Gloon
tinuous fight for at least 45 hours,
perhaps so hours, was the objective
today of Captain Lowell I'll. Smith
and Lieut.. John r. Richter. army
aviators who planned to make new
endurance, distance and speed rec
ords in a fight begun at dawn by
taking on fuel, water and food from
other planes in mid-air.
With the hop-off at a. m. the
two airmen expected to make the
first contact with a refueling plane
between $3.50 and 10 a. IN, There
after they had planned to. make con-
facts every two hours The DeHaT-
land plane manned by Captain Smith
and Lieut.. Richter was expected to
stay aloft on a course, illuminated at
night, over the environs of San Diego.
Two refueling and provisioning
planes were keyed up to the hazard
GUS task of keeping the record-seelS-
ing plane going.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
Ansonia, Derby and Sey-
mour Resorts Raided By
State Police in Liquor
Cleanup
Counts Against Some Of the
Accused Total as Many
as 22-Bonds as High as
$4,000 Demanded.

New Haven, Aug. 27.--Warm argu-
ments were INDUCED In between coun-
sci for the many persons arrested In
the state police raids In Ansonia,
Derby and Seymour Saturday and
States Attorney Arnold A. Alling be-
fore Superior. Court Judge Frank ID.
Haynes today when the cases were
called up because of return of the
bench warrants which had been is
sued.
Protest High Bail
Counsel protested against the
amounts of bail set for their clients,
claiming the amounts were excessive
and that the constitutional rights of
the accused had been invaded. The
states attorney in reply claimed that
the bail amounts were not excessive,
that the charges brought and to be
brought were Of such nature that
the bonds demanded were only such
as might be- expected. Before he had
finished his reply to the several law
yers arrayed against him he announc-
ed his intention to seek injunctions to
close every place in which there had
been raid and where evidence of
liquor violation had been secured.
Judge Haines took his seat on the
bench and the June session of the
court was reopened, it having appear
ed that as the bench warrants had
been issued by Judge James Fl. Webb,
on application of State Attorney Alling
some weeks ago the court simply had
recessed to await the return of those
warrants. After the arguments of
counsel and the states attorney had
been concluded along general lines the
cases individually were taken up.
Warrant For Woman
The first case called for was that Of
Helen Yusak OF Seymour and Mr..
Alling asked for a bench warrast
against her and it was granted by tfse
court on the new charge of manu-
featuring Intoxicating liquors. It is
said that this woman was found In
the cellar of her home working over
a still on gas stove. .s....
The next case was that of Micheal
Michaelson, of Seymour and Mr.. AL
ling asked that his bail be continued
in $1,000 as the complaint to be made
against him would contain % counts
of alleged violation of the liquor laws.
The request was granted.
The state attorney said he would
ask eor an injunction against Mrs.
Pauline Michaelson wife of Michael
and owner of the Germania hotel, to
close the place for year.
Isadore Rosenberg, owner of the
Windsor hotel was charged with 13
of violation. A plea to reduce
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
"BIG ED" WALSH HELD UP
With Daughter in Law of Comiskey,
Former Pitcher Is Locked in Cellar
Loot Worth 10000 Taken.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Mrs. Grace
Comiskey, daughter-in-law of Charles
Comiskey, owner of the Chicago
White Sox, and big Ed" Walsh, for
mer pitcher. were held UP in the
yard of the Comiskey home here last
night by two negroes, robbed of jew
elry valued at $4,000 and locked in
a cellar of the house while the ban
dts escaped, according to reports to
police.
Miss Alice Ready sister of Mrs.
Comiskey. released them.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
Jersey State Police to
Use Tear Bomb on SLAYER

Bambertville, n. j., Aug. 27.-State
police today planned to use gas bombs
or smoke to capture Bianiio Narbone,
who last night shot and killed An
tonic Natalie in a street fight. and
then fed into the woods after holding
pursuers at bay with his revolver.
The shooting is believed to have
grown out of a quarrel over a card
game.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
Offers No Definite PROPOSE
ton, But Urges All Sides
to Get Together for Com
mon Good Of All Con-
cerned.
Both Sides Bluntly
Advised Coal Strike
Cannot Be Permitted

BY The Associated Press.
Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. a..
Governor Pinchot of Pennsyl-
vania assembled leaders of each
side in the anthracite contro-
versy around his office table to-
day and told them bluntly that
the proposed suspension of min
ing Septem her j. could not be
ulInutnl
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
BRISTOL MAN ESCAPES
Takes French Leave From Infirmary
t.. O.
In Boston-Was Serving Sentence
for Breaking and Entering.

Boston, Aug. 27.-Robert e. Fate of
Bristol, prisoner who was trans
ferred last week from the Bridge
water state farm to the Charles street
jail escaped early today from the
Massachusetts, eye and ear infirmary
where he had been taken for treat
ment. He had been left alone in a
ward for u few minutes and when
the orderly in charge of him returned
the prisoner was gone. He had left
his prison clothes in the room and
donned suit which had been brought
to him yesterday, FATE was serving a
term for breaking and entering.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
FROST DAMAGES CROPS.

Saranac Lake. n. Y, Aug. 27.-Re-
ports of heavy damage to farm crops
by frost during last week are reach
ing here from all sections of the
northern Adirondacks. At many points
potato plants were so badly nipped
that the crops will be complete
loss.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
PARALYSIS IN SEYMOUR

Seymour. Aug. 27.-There are seven
cases of infantile paralysis here, a.
larger number than at present report
ed from any other community in the
state,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
700 HOUSES DESTROYED.

Constantinople, Aug. 27.-The viii
lage of Sarayari on the Bosporus,
about eight miles northeast of this
city, was destroyed by fire last night.
Seven hundred houses were burned,
the conf1agration lasting eight hours.
Damage is estimated at two million
Turkish pounds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27

Among the letters received this
morning by North & Judd Mfg. Co.
officials was one from their represen-
tative In San Francisco,J. 7. McDevitt,
which he had sent by air mail. The
letter contained an order for goods.
The postmarks show the letter left
San Francisco at p. m. on August
23 and reached New York in the care
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
ADVANCE PRICE OF LEAp

New York, Aug. 27.-The American
Smelling and Refg. Co. today advanc-
ed the price of lead from $50 to els
cents per pound.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27

of the airman at p. m. on August
25, being 46 hours in transit
Readers will note that the two cent
stamp in the corner has been obliter-
ated. The Herald" has done this i'll
keeping with the spirit of federal
law forbidding the printed reproduc-
tion of stamps and currency.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
HIGH TIDES
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Aug. 2S.-Forecsst
for New Britain and vicinity:
Increasing cloudiness tonight.
Tuesday showers, moderate
temperature, variable winds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
Lewis Not Present

with the exception of John l..
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers, all participants in the At
lantic City negotiations were here to-
day. Philip Murray, vice president
OF the union was here in Mr.. Lewis
absence with the three district presi-
dents. The four members of the
operators policy committee were pres
ent. The governor set forth no def
mite plan or basis on which he hopes
to bring about a settlement further
than to request consultations with
each side separately after the close
of the first meeting. He suggested
he met the miners this afternoon and
operators tom morning and de-
clared his purpose Of treating the
conferences with each side "as who'll
ly confidential"
The Governors Address
The governors address follows:
AS the representative of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania /
have called you together for the
purpose of finding way to keep the
anthracite mines in operation. / de-
layed asking you to meet here, after
the negotiations in Atlantic City had
failed, until / was assured that to do
so would not run counter to the
wishes of the federal authorities. [
am acting now solely in my capacity
as governor of Pennsylvania and
ECOntinnpd on Third poCaN
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-27
y confidential"
The Governors Address

Continued on Third Page).