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New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
EXPERIMENTS MAY PROVE
COSTLY TO CONGRESSMAN
Representative min WIN rrohsnl, as
Prosecuted IL His Beverage Is af
Aieholie canteni.

Washington, Oct. LA defnitf
showdown between prohibition head
quarters and Representative Hin. re.
publican, Maryland. over the latier's
Laboratory experiments" In making
cider and fruit Juice beverages is in
prospect
Chemical analysis made by goyefn-
ment ehemisls. showing an alcoholic
content OF more than the ~ per cent
claimed by Representative IIill from
his cellar laboratory" work and rep
resented by him TO Prohibition COM
missioner Haynes. are 10 be tho basis
OF action by the federal authorities,
Officials who will communicate fur
ther with Representative Hill have
stated privately that while the Vol.
stead law permits homo manufacture
OF elder and fruit juices. II makes a.
legal the manufacture OF any beyrr-
age which contains more than one
half OF one per cent OF alcohol.
II is expected that Mr.. I'm will he
advised formally soon OF the alleged
violation OF law senn In this expert.
ments."
Officials have declared that the law
Will take ats usual course"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

couple of months, to a young woman
in this city and the police expected
before the day was over to uncover
clues which might lead to the identity
of the slayers. Nozareno had lived
in California and Chicago and came
here last Good Friday. He lived
with his mother and married brother.
Some of the mans friends thought
this morning the killing was the re-
suit Of feud.
The police later learned that the
dead mans right name was Nazsreno
Sanford. In tracing his movements
they found he had visited the home
of his sweetheart, Miss Carmella Lii
zata. on Pleasant street. about mile
away from the place he was MUIR
dered. He left Pleasant street at 3
o'clock. County Coroner Mix came
to Ansonia shortly before noon and
examined a number of witnesses.
Three. who told somewhat conflicting
stories. were held by the police for
further examination this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
ANSONIA MAN is SHOT TO DEATH BUT
LITTLE DISTANCE AWAY FROM HOME
Victim Was to Have Been Married Sh0ry-PoIice Have
Found No Motive But Friends Believe
Killing Was Result Of Feud

Ansonia, Oct. 1.-Santono Nozareno
an italian whose age was given as 2s
years was found dead in an open lot
near his home al 103 Jewett street
this morning with bullet wounds In
the abdomen, back and wrist The
body was found about ten feet from
the road and within 500 feet of the
mans home.
Appearances indicated that the
man had been killed within a short
distance of where he was found and
had been carried TO the spot. The
head was slightly raised from the
ground by natural slope of the
land and the hands crossed on the
breast. People living within so feet
OF where the body was found, heard
four revolver shots at $3.50 last night,
followed by low cries. When they
went outside no one was in sight how
ever.
The police this morning had been
unable to find any motive for the
but reports had Il that No
zareno was 10 be married within
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
HUSBAND NOT QUIZzED
in MRS. WEBB'S Death
New York Police Make II
Plain They Have Taken
No Action

New York. Oct. 1.-offieials AT
police headquarters today made It
clear that the city police department
was not yet taking any action In the
investigation into the death OF Mrs.
Gertie Il. German Webb. wealthy New
York and Philadelphia society woman
who died at the Westchester Biltmore
country club In Rye last Tuesday.
Detectives OF the local force, 1t was
stated. had attended Mrs. webb's
funeral. and had familiarized them
selves with the principals In the case
so that they might be well posted In
the event of a request from the West
chester county authorities for aid or
cooperation.
II was denied that 1t had been the
intention of local police to question
Charles Webb, husband of the de-
ceased. and DIR. Alexander.O. Goettler,
toSocologtst of Bellevue hospital who
hsd been employed by the West
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
FRI IS BUCKING HIGH
Winds IN HER Flight
Starts for 81. Louis But Will
BE Unable TO Land
Tomorrow

Lakehurst, N, j.. Oct i.-unelt
SAINTS newest and largest air Leyia.
than. the ZR-i. left here al $3.50
o'clock this morning on the hrst leg
OF her trip 10 81. Louis, where her
air navy crew will participate In tho
international air races which begin
next Thursday.
II was not yet dawn when the
ground crew of the big navy dirigihle
warped her way out OF the hangar
and paid out the cables until she had
reached an altitude Of one thousand
feet. Mechanics and officers spent
more than an hour In final inspec-
iion before everything was pronounced
in perfect trim.
Al the 900, feet elevation the ZR-i
encountered rs mile northwest wind.
Az she turned her nose to the west
Commander Frank X, McCrary sent a
wireless message to the ground.
saying:
"on the way to st. Louis and re-
turn. Flying 1000 feet altitude.
Speed A knots"
Among. the AZ officers and men In
the crew Is Col. c. @. Hall OF the
United states army on board as a
observer.
The zR-1 was scheduled to arrive
in st. Louis not earlier than 7 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Word was received at the air sta
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Exports to Europe Fall
Off But Not L. s. Trade

Washington, Oct. IA slump of
more than $4,000 900 in American ex-
ports TO Europe during August as
compared with August year ago is
shown in statistics made public to-
day by the commerce department.
The decrease however was more than
made up by the increase of exports
10 other parts Of the world Little
change in imports was shown as COM
pared with August 1922.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Want $S Per Day,
New Haven Road.

New Haven, Oct. 1.-The contract
between the N, Y, n. II. & II. rail-
road and the brotherhood of locomo-
tive engineers, it is understood, is not
of a definite limitation. It provides
that 80 days notice shall be given IL
either party to it desires TO negotiate
a change.
It was not known here whether the
action taken by the head of the broth
erhood in Cleveland would apply 10
the New Haven road. but as no con-
tract expires today il was thought
that action will be with only certain
number of roads which have the linn
tied contract referred TO.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Bloodshe.l Seems Likely

By Tho Associated Press
Tulsa, Oct 1.---Armed forces faced
each other at noon today at the Tulsa
county court house as the hour ap.
preached for the distribution of elec-
tion supplies to precinct polling places
for tomorrow's special election.
Twelve armed citizen volunteers
commissioned Sunday night by Cover
nor Walton's intelligence officer, r. R
stevens, were stationed in the head
quarters of the county election board
In the basement of the county build
ing. while more than 100 armed
special detectives, sworn in this morn
ing by Sheriff Sanford moved
throughout the building.
The distribution of supplies will
begin at p. M, the sheriffs force
declared.
Stevens men said that any supplies
or ballots received from the building
would be taken out "over our dead
bodies"
4} Cannot Use Troops.
An Injunction directed against the
entire National Guard of the state
and also against all officers operating
under authority of special state police
commissions restraining them from in
terfering with the election tomorrow
was issued here today by Judge
Hunt of the state district court.
Several hundred men have been sworn
in by Sheriff Bob Sanford, who has
declared the courts order will be en-
forced and every man thrown in jail
who attempts to hinder the opening
of the polls
20 to One Sheriff Says
Sheriff Sanford declared there will
he at least 20 armed deputies sworn
in to permit the election to every one
of Gov waltons gunmen ordered to
break It up"
Thirty-five thousand ballots printed
last night were under guard of more
than 100 special deputies at the court
house today They will be taken to
precinct polling places tonight and
will be guarded every minute until the |
election is over, according to county
election officials,
At 1:1o p. M Sheriff Sanford
backed by body of zoo armed spe-
rial deputies, surrounded the ~ ''citi-
zen volunteers and ordered them
rom the building. They left In a
body.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
DEATH OF mrs. CULLINAN
Well Known Fast Main Street Wom-
an Had Lived in City More Than 80
Ycars-E'uneral Wednesday.

Mrs. Bridget Cullinan, widow of the
New Britain for more than 80 years,
died this morning at her home at 335
East Main street. Mrs. Cullinan, who
was well known to many of the old
er townspeople and considered to be
one of the oldest residents in this
city, was born in Ireland, but came to
America when a young woman.
She leaves six sons, John, Cornelius,
Patrick, Lot. Jr., Michael and
Charles, all of this city, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bridget Murphy, also of New
Britain. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock
at st. Mary's church and interment
will be in st. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
MIiutsin Order Following
Fatal Sunday Riots In
Which Half Score Were
Killed, 200 Wounded
Enforce Curfew Law.
German Officials Blame
"Separatists" for Starting
Outbreak-Deny Security
Police Caused Trouble.

BY Tho Associated Press.
London. Oct. Ia revolutionary
movement originated by nationalist
organizations has broken out at Kue-
strin, so miles from Berlin, says q
Reuters dispatch from the German
capital. y
The insurgents attempted TO disarm
the garrison and occupy the fortress.
but the commander OF the reichs-
wehr arrested the nationalist leaders
and drove back the attackers.
Troops Called Out.
Detachments OF the reichswehr
from neighboring towns. have been
summoned to Kuestrin. the dispatch
adds. and that tfoops have been or
dered to suppress the revolt ruth.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
100000 QUAKE VICTIMS
Official Report To Japanese Embassy
At Washington Places Number of
Injured at 1875, 900 Missing

Washington, Oct. An official dis
patch from Toxic to the Japanese en-
bassy, today placed the number of
known dead in the earthquake zone
at 1O3, 900, the injured at 125,0oO and
the missing at 235,0o0. The number
of persons who have left Toxic Is L.
O6S,000.
A total of $4,000 houses were de-
stroycd and the property damage was
said to be variously estimated at Two
and one-h half to five billion dollars.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
No Date Fixed for Trial
OF Bridgeport Slayer

Bridgeport, Oct. NO date has
been set for the special session of the
criminal superior court of Fairfield
county which will be called in the
near future to hear the trial of Dom
mick Guerrise, 22, of Danbury, set for
the confessed slayer of Luigi De Biase
in Danbury on the night Of August
last. 1t is believed that G!uerrise
will plead guilty to charge of man
slaughter.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

over Police PROBE
Dshm Wants 10 Know What
Mayors Program viii Be Tonight
Judd MAY NOT Be PRESENT
conlon Anxious 10 Learn What Needs
Inyestigation-Nair Is skepticai--
First Meeting 10 he Held Tonight In
Paonessa's onice.

-
<ttfr thc a, eouneil MANNERS
: ~ ST. - A. nj Paones.a Ia
|hs se Ih s,tion ~ the M.
o. hfs,eht by ren,,b-
rm. common eoun-
eli two have sisnifed
their intention. being present to-
coinihittea u held. while the siAth.
Alderman w. u. Judd or the third
ward, said ne had not given the mat
ter much thought and was unable 10
say whether he would attend.
Aldermen Z. j. Dehm or the hrst
ward. ana V. l.. conion OF the sixth
ward VIII be present AZ VIII Council
men David j.. Nair OF the first ward,
ana Eias u. Ringrose OF the fifth
ward.
Denim Wants Further Light.
There will undoubtedly be lively
discussion, talks with committee
members indicated today, and upon
the nature OF Mayor Paonessa's In
structions to the committee will de-
pend whether or not Alderman Dehm
will accept his place with the group
OF Investigators. the first ward alder
man told the Herald" this morning
The alderman said II was his plan
to attend the meeting and await the
mayors announcements. then decide
whether or not to remain.
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
PIRACY IN BROOKLYN
Eight Masked Men Board steamer at
Dock, Bind Crew and Make Away
With the Strong Box.

New York. Oct. Eight masked
men boarded the freight steamer
Bfidgetown at her Brooklyn dock late
last night, overpowered and tied up
her crew of IL men, took the contents
Of the vessels strong box and escaped
in the rowboat whence they had come
Albert Fidermich, the Bridgetown's
first mate today told the police
Fidermich said an acetylene torch
had been used to open the strong box.
He said he did not know what it con-
tanned but expressed the opinion that
the box was almost empty. The ships
captain, he explained, was at his
home on shore.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
n,aMOND RING STOLEN.

A. w. Marx of 1877 Greenwood
street has reported to the police that
a diamond ring valued at $500 has
been stolen from his home. The
ring was the property of his wife and
was taken from dresser in the bed
room of the home.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Air Mail Pilot Scars
Over the ZR-1 Today

Garden City, n. Y, Oct. 1. Shirley
j. Short an air mail pilot who land
ed here today said he passed the
ZR-1 over Reading. Pa. after sighting
the dirigible one hundred miles away.
The air was cloudless and the sun
reflected brightly from the ZR-1's
cleaning silver body.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
FEAR MANY ARE KILLED
ForTnosa Has severe Quake. The Re-
suits of Which Have Not Bccp
AsccrtaiDed.

BY The Associated Press.
Toxic. Oct. 1.--Severe earthquakes
shook Taito, f'ormosa, Saturday de-
stroying many houses according to
official reports received in Toxic. 1t
is feared the loss of life was heavy.
The shocks were continuing when the
last reports was sent out
There were several shocks around
Shinzukoa on Hondo island about so
miles southwest of Toxic Sunday.
The most severe was at 3:3O p. m.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Former Minister Egan
Is in Dying Condition

Beach Haven, N. j., Oct. l.-Mau-
rice Francis Egan, former minister to
Denmark, who has been seriously ill
for several weeks, was Slowly sink
ing," his physicians said early today.
Members of his family were gathered
in the sick room at his home, Gables
by the Sea-"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
WORRYING TO DEATH
New York Woman Not Expected To
Live Unless she Hears From Her
Runaway Daughter.

New York, Oct. f.-unless she soor
knows that her Is year old daugh-
ter. Gladys. who ran away from her
nnclc's home in Springfield. Mass.
July 27, is safe and well the illness
OF Mrs Grace NJ. Keenet of Brooklyn
will prove fatal her physicians said
today.
Mrs. Keenet suffered nervous
breakdown shortly after the girl dis
appeared.
She has become worse since she
learned of the murder of Emma
Dickson. the Is year old girl found
in a woods near Millville, N. J. Trace
of Miss Keenet was lost at Hartford,
Conn. where she went after leaving
Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
STOKES CASE POSTPONED

New York, Oct. supreme Court
Justice Mahoney. today postponed un-
til Wednesday the trial of the suit
for divorce brought by w. f. ID.
stokes against Helen Elwood Stokes.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Ex-MAa. aoHNsoN nIEs.

New Haven, Oct I.--Albert VI.
johnson. "A. former major com
manding the, Second company Gov
ernor's Foot Guards died at his home
here last night.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
THE WEATHER

Hartford. Oct. f.-Forecast
for New Britain and vicinity:
Fair weather with slightly lower
temperature tonight.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
MAINE Has SNOW.

Gardiner. Me-. Oct. Snow fell
here for few minutes today fot the
first time this season.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Military Censorship.

Berlin, Oct. IA censorship has
been imposed on all military news
sent from Germany.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Assoclated Press.
French Take Charge

Dusseldorf. Oct. French troops
are patrolling the streets of Duessel-
dorf today, having assumed the entire
responsibility of maintaining strict
order. A formal state of siege has not
been declared, but the curfew law.
tightly closing activities from II p. M.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
SNOW IN n. y. STATE

Waterloo, N. Y, Oct. 1.-The first
snow of the season in western New
York fell here during the night
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Dcaes Governor

Sails. Okla. Oct. advising Gov
ernor Walton to keep hands off our
city government unless you assume
full responsibility by occupying the
city under martial law" G. b. john
aon. mayor. defed the executive TO use
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
Former Want Minimum Of
$S Per Day-New Haven
Roads Contract With
Men Not of Definite Limi-
tatiOn.

Cleveland, Oct. Wage increase
requests for restoration of schedules
in effect before the approximately
.121a per cent reduction handed down
by the United States railroad labor
board on July ], 1921, were being pre-
sented to many railroads throughout
the country today by representatives
of the brotherhood of locomotive en-
gineers and brotherhood of locomotive
tiremen and enginemen whse contracts
expire October ]. Joint action was
being taken in many instances
This became known today with the
announcement by Warren S. Stone,
president Of the engineers, that It cir
cular of instructions had been mailed
to the general chairmen and secretary
treasurer of all general committees of
adjustment the engineers brother
hood, instructing them to serve the
required 80 days notice on their re-
spective arrangements at the expira-
tion of the present schedule.
The instructions are that the 80
days notice be served on all roads
W
on or before October 1, 1928.
Want $S Per Day.
The engineers circular of instruc-
tion reads in part as fololws.
"At the time you serve the required
80 days notice of your desire to open
your schedule. present the following |
"(1) That all rates In effect un-
der decision No. L. S. Railroad La
Dor board effective as of May 1, 1920, I
and applicable to locomotive en-
gineers be restored in their entirety.
"(2) In all classes of service the
of engineers from mileage
overtime and other regulations ap-
olicable for each days service per-
'ormed shall not be less than eight
iollars t$S.0O) per day"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

kuestrin, a city of approximately
10000 Inhabitants, is located in Bran
denburg. The chief industries are
the manufacture of copper and brass
ware.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

lessly. AS result of the insurrec-
ton, DR.. Gessler, the minister of de-
fense, has imposed a censorship on
all news of military character.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01
R. R. ENGINEERS, FIREMEN, ENGlNEMEN
SERVE NOTICE FOR WAGE INCREASE
TORRINGTON NOW A CITY
Becomes the 21st Municipality in This
State--It Ranks 18th in Connecti-
cut in Size.

Torrington, Oct. 1.-Torrington be-
comes city today, the 21st to be IN
corporated in Connecticut and the
18th in size. The transformation from
a dual town and borough government
to a city organization will occur when
the city officials being elected today
are sworn In, which will be shortly
after the polls close at p. m. The
polls opened at 6 a. M, and reports
up till noon indicate a heavy vote.
There are three tickets in the field,
representing the republican, demo-
cratic and citizen parties.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-16
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Prosperity All Around in Alabama
Rx RICHARD F. JOHNSTON

continuity good coming from Alabama
with en VI
of consumption This gratifying to Birmingham
these other There destiny and
S off according the rest
prosperous with dividend
Sylacauga recovery financial cond
that section their combined having gotten back the
high water mark of flush times
Colnle reports deposits
siderable addition to its surplus account
building being Avondale mills
Alexander City modern hospital of 65bed capacity
ing completion there
will be that this chain of banks have increased
and the feature of this its dis
tribution the banks the towns OF the valley
in Valley all
the farmers of that section led forming around the
cooperative marketing which that they have gotten
helped by Woodrow Wilson
dam the large rolls other effects flowing from that
ton
thus lend additional prestige section whose growth second
localities live and attentive which promise their
mutual benefit
county
available for
city Athens proceeds
devoted adding wing to the high school,
All coal mining developments taking
the building
plant.
vicinity
The of
than capacity There plenty of
quality the Muscle Shoals
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and everywhere Alabama The
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-16
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, IAN. 15.-The early
trading in cotton today was marked by
continuation of the strength much on
display last week but later prices ca ssd
off under reactionary feeling, for which
there were two leading reasons one being
of less pressure to buy in the spot depart
ment and the other the unfavora BILE rp>
mors of new and war.lille complications In
the Near East that came to brokers here
over private wires. Early gains carried
prices 81 to 20 points up TO 27 4sc pound
for March and 27.75c for May. all posi-
tions in the contract market making new
high levels for the season. In the late
trading the most active months were to
points under the final prices of Satur-
day, March trading low Elise. The
close was points down to up net on the
day. with March at 27.21c.
The middle part of the session was filled
with minor fluctuations of no great sig
nifcance Of Importance. Reports of n
continued good business in Manchester
some cable messages claiming the best
business in many months. supported values
and prevented wide. reactions under the
liquidation that upon the market,
following the initial bulge. The census
bureau said its December American mill
report would not be issued until tomor-
row en- the opening and the delay to these
figures. which were looked for on the
opening today, seemed to stimulate liauida-
ton. In the afternoon. reports of con-
tinued favorable trade on this side OF the
water were offset by claims of less buss-s
ness doing in spot cotton.