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New Britain herald., 1923-05-14

farm is awaiting him and where a
member of the detective bureau is
willing to receive hi mon parole. His
five year old son. TEDDY" Evanoff, is
now at Denver with relatives. The lii
tie lad is believed Ivy the police to
have been an witness to the kill
ing of his mother in the Evanoff's
West Main street tenement in April
1920. The convict has many friends
| In Colorado who are interested in his
case and from that state testimonials
In great numbers are to be transmit
ted to the board of pardons, recon-
mending that he be given an oppor-
tunity to redeem himself.
Evanoff is a prison trusty at Weth-
ersfeld and is held in high regard by
the prison officials. He has not been
troublesome, they report, and has
obeyed to the letter every order issued.
-Four Others From This City
OF the 10 inmates of the state
prison at Wethersheld to come before
the board Of pardons at the prison on
Monday, June II, with applications
for parole, four others besides Evan
off are from New Britain. They are
Emil Fraiter John Babula. Stanley
Bloga slowski and Thiman G.. Beckett. |
Fraiter was arrested on October 81
1915 by Policeman Gustave Hellberg |
and the late Captain Thomas Grace
following a fracas at the home of
julius Crush at 80 Booth street in
which Grusha was killed by shot
fred from revolver in the posses
sion of Fraiter. On December 8, 1915
The accused was convicted on q charge
Of mansaughter and was sentenced &c
serve from IA 10 Is years in prison.
Records at police headquarters
show that Fraiter had keen separated
rom his wife and that she was living
1t 81 Booth street He went to visit |
Ter about I o'clock on the night of
October q. With a number of other
,eople the couple went downtown and
Mrs Fraiter returned to the. Booth
treet house before / O'Clock. Shortly
lfter 10 o'clock it was claimed that |
'er husband entered the house where
hey all drank beer and after an ar
,ument shot at Grusha. One shot
missed but the other took effect
Lawrence Fagan, night watchman
or Hart & Cooley's at that time. /
leard woman shouting for help and
unning to the house held Fraiter I'M !
II assistance came, when James |
Continued on Twelfth Page) l
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
P. & 7. ASSN. TO DISCUSS
MONROE ST, SCHOOL NEEDS
Board of Education's Program TO Be
Considered at Annual Meeting of
District Organization.

A discussion of the school needs
Of the district will take place at the
annual meeting of the Parents and
Teachers association of the Monroe
street school tomorrow evening at
1880 o'clock, daylight saving time. IT
is expected that Principal Marcus
White of the state normal school will
speak.
In Its program of expansion, the
board of education has considered the
situation at the Monroe street school
and 1t Is expected that the composite
opinion Of parents whose children at
tend the school will be secured at the
meeting tomorrow evening. The
school building. although owned by
the city, is under control of the state,
the teachers being selected by the
state and the plant being used to give
a practical course in instruction to
student teachers of the normal school.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
TO SETTLE CARTER CASE
Coroner From Winsted Tomorrow
VIII Hold Inquest to Find Just
How Youth Met His Death,

Kent. May 14.--Coroner Samuel A.
Herman of Winsted will come here
tomorrow and hold a private inquest
into the death of Frederick N. Car
ter, aged 10, whose body was found
lodged against the false work of the
new Housatonic river bridge here on
April 80. Carter disappeared from
his home on the night of April s.
Some mystery attaches to his death,
which came about through a wound
In the body from shotgun. While
the conditions surrounding Carter's
disa appearance and death pointed TO
suicide. the inquest will be held to
definitely fix cause.
Among the witnesses will be Miss
Jennie Barker, school teacher at
whose home Carter lived.
She has been on a visit in Torripg-
ton and will return today.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
GIRLS TO Be QUESTIONED
IN STUDENTS DEATH QUIZ
Goods Fall Under Rays of Prober's
Observation-Disclosures Charge
i'm Aubere Case.

Chicago, May 1.-THE grand jury
today will resume investigation of the
disappearance of Leighton Mount,
Northwestern university freshman and
the finding a week ago under an
Evanston pier of a skeleton identified
by Mrs. Mount as that of her son.
For the first time girl students OF
the university will be questioned.
The inquiry it is admitted has de-
veloped nothing tangible after a
weeks effort. Mount disappeared aft
er an inter-class fight 30 months ago.
Broadening its investigation, the
states attorneys Office has delved into
the death of Louis Auberc, North
western freshman killed three weeks
ago in an automobile accident, and
that it is prepared to ask
the grand jury for manslaughter in
dictments. Assistant States Attorney
Sbarbaro says he has evidence that
Aubere's death occurred during a
hazing episode when the automobila
in which the student was riding was
driven at another student car for the
purpose of rammng it,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
WARRANTS NOT NEEDED
IN GETTING EVIDENCE
Federal Judge Thomas Up.
sets Recent Ruling Of
Judge Howe

New Haven, May 14.-Judge Ed
win s. Thomas in federal court today
ruled that evidence obtained by state
tory laws Is admissible in the federal
court even if such evidence is obtain
ed without a search warrant This
ruling upsets a ruling recently made
by Judge Howe who sat in this court.
The case before Judge Thomas was
that OF Harry Hoffman who was fined
500 and costs for violation of the
Eolstead act. The mans counsel
pointed out to the court that Judge
Howe had ruled against evidence of
fered In the court when it had not
been obtained under "A search warrant
and that Judge Howe probably would
have discharged Hoffman. Judge
Thomas, however, said the evidence
was admissible
Daniel Weaver of Bridgeport
charged with violation of the Dyer
act relating to theft of automobiles
was given one year In Bridgeport jail
where he is now serving a sentence.
George Matz of Naugatuck for posses
sion of liquors was fined SIS.
The Weidemann Brewery Co., was
fined $3.50 as total on 10 counts OF
of the Volstead law. AS
sistant u. S. Attorney Cohen pointed
out that the brewery which is closed
has already paid $4,000 in civil fines |
John Kornatski was fined $500 for
possession Of liquor In the case of
Charles Levine on a similar charge |
he court stated that new ruling at |
ength on evidence without search |
would be handed down
shortly.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
NEW ENGLAND SHIPPERS ACCUSING
SHIPPING BOARD OF FAVORITISM
Maintain That Aid is Given One Group of Citizens Giving
Them Monopoly to Gouge Another Group

Washington. May 14.-The shipping
board was charged with lending aid
to the creation of monopoly by "one
group of citizens to gouge another
group" in a brief filed today with the
interstate commerce commission by
Northwestern and New England ship
pers using Great Lakes transportation
lines.
Under provisions of the merchant
marine act. shipowners having vessels
under United States registry on the
Great Lakes have been arguing for
the elimination Of the Northern Navi-
cation Co. and other Canadian lines
from participation in traffic between
points in the United States and the
shipping board at commerce commits
sion hearings supported their conten-
tions.
The New England Traffic league
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14

and Chambers of Commerce in Bos-
ton, Duluth, st. Paul and Minneapolis
declared in the brief that the ship
ping board had appeared "in a ca
pacity that to us is most surprising"
I'VE agree" said the brief. that
we should offer and extend all rea-
sonable protection to ships of Am-
erican registry but when that protec-
ton reaches the point that 1t allows
the operators of American ships to
monopolize the trade of the Great
Lakes and as a consequence of that
monopoly require and force the Ann
erican public to pay higher rates and
to endure Just such character OF
service as they care to extend. then
we say il is high time that little
competition should be injected re-
gardless of where that competition
comes from.''
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Thousand BARRIERS Go Out
On Strike in New York

New York, May IA thousand
tarbers in Brooklyn laid down tools
today in strike called by the jour-
neymen BARRIERS international union
TO force organization of non union
shops. Strikers officials estimated so
per cent of the trade now is unionized.
A contributory cause of the walkout
was reported to have been the en-
ployers refusal to extend the present
$40 week, IL hour day agreement
which will expire tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
EXpressmen Must Move,
New Location Suggested

A general invitation has been ex-
tended by the ordinance committee of
the common council to all expressmen
in the city to attend a meeting of the
committee tomorrow evening when
action Is scheduled on an ordinance
TO require expressmen TO give mp their
present parking space on Commercial
street near the railroad siding. An
effort will be made to establish a new
parking area east of Center street,
on the south side of Commercial
street, which is outside the busy sec
tion of the highway. In the absence
of Chairman Henry W. Rice, Council
man David l.. Nair will preside to-
morrow evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
More Europeans Are Nctimized
By Cinnamon; This Time Pirates
Radio Set Named
In Suit Brought
For Separation

New York, May li,-Iiis ia
40 set was named hy Mrs,
Emma F., Mapother of Hollis,
to-day IN d separation suit
against George Mapether,
wholesale druggist,
Appearing before Supreme
Court Justice Lewis In Brooklyn,
with an application for allmony
pending trial, Mrs, Manothsr
declared Mapother insisted ON
sitting up most OF the night lis
tening In on concerts and what
not and keeping her awake the
rest OF the night qnarTeling.
Mapother denied her charges.
which her petition listed under
the general description of "eruel
and inhumane treatment" De-
cision was reserved,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Union Men Force Mills
At Warren to Shut Down

Warren. r. l., May 14.--Because the
management refused to discharge two
non-union loom fixers the other work
ers in that department Of the Warren
Mfg. Cos cotton mill here refused to
work today and forced the entire plant
to shut down. pproximately 1900
persons were affected by the closing.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
ARMY ENLISTNTENTS.

Sergeant Frank Beckwith of the
local army recruiting station today
signed Leroy A. Dyson of Franklin
Square and Douglas Pregnant of Bas-
sett street for service with the field
artillery in the first corps area, TO be
stationed at Camp Devens. Both men
left this afternoon for the Massa-
ehusetts camp. Sergeant Beckwith
stated today that all enistments for
foreign service have been closed for
the present, but there are many open
ings in the first corps area.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
BODY OF CLEVELAND
POLICEMAN IS found
Had Been Shot Three Times
Was Buried in Shallow
Grave

Cleveland. May IA. - The body OF
Patrolman Dennis Griffin, kidnapped
by man he had arrested early Fri
day morning and with whom he had
started for "A police station, was found
this afternoon 800 feet from whore
found yesterday between Geauga lake
and Bainbridge. 30 miles east of here.
Griffin had been shot twice through
the head and once in the abdomen.
Police say one of the shots would have
killed him. His body was stripped of
all clothing. He was found buried in
q grave not more than two feet deep.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
FATAL FAMILY QUARREL
New Yorker Murders His Daughter
and Seriously Wounds His Wife
After Domestic Wrangle.

New York, May 14.-Mrs. Camilla
Favetta, 20, was shot and killed and
her mother Cologara Mongove, was
seriously wounded on Christie street
in little Italy" this morning. Pas
auale Mongove, father of the dead
woman, was held on a charge OF
homicide.
The shooting followed a family
quarrel in which Mongove is alleged
to have pursued the woman from the
house wildly brandishing pistol.
The neighborhood was thrown into
such turmoil that the police got two
sets of names and addresses making
1t appear for time that there had
been two murders of women living
In adjoining houses.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
convict WOULD JUl"
LITTLE BOY IN west.
George EyanOli, Slayer Of Wife,
Will Petition Tor Parole
INMATE OF STATE PRISON
-Four Other New britain Mer, In
cluding Liman G. Ro'kett, Con.
yieted of Murder. % seek Liberty
On June II.

Judge Bernard +. Gafney has been
retained 10 present the petition OF
George Evanoff 10 the hoard OF par
donS at Hartford, June II, and the
convicted wife slayer's case will go be-
fore that board with many favorable
reports from the prison authorities M
well ~ numerous testimonials from
prominent residents OF this city. II Is
believed
Evanoff was convicted and senterc.
cd 10 serve not less than 10 years nor
more than ~ years at the June term
Of the superior court three years ago
His petition Is going before the board
of pardons next month for the first
time.
II the board sees III TO free Evanoff
on parole. he will go AT once to
Denver, Col, where employment on
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Ward-Peters Inquiry Is
Postponed Once Again

New York, May 1.-THE investi-
CATION into the killing of Clarence
Peters by Walter S. Ward. wealthy
bakers son, near White Plains last
May, which had been conducted by
Deputy Attorney General Chambers
here for the last two weeks, was to-
day adjourned without date. No in
timation was given as to when the
case would be resumed.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Day and Night Air Mail
Between n. Y. and Chi.

Chicago, May IA. A continuous
night and day air postal service be-
tween New York and San Francisco
is expected to become 4 reality in
July or August. 1t is planned to
make the 1900 mile trip in IS hours,
leaving New York Just before noon
aud reaching Chicago at sundown.
The night trip viii he blazed by line
of beacon lights and emergency land
ing fields
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
WILLARD AGREEABLE

by me AsSOclateu fTess.
New York. May 1.-THE proposed
fight between Jess Willard and Luis
Firpo, victors Saturday in the main
bouts of the milk fund show at the
Yankee stadium. to select an oppo-
nent for Jack Dempsey was n step
nearer completion today when Will
lard greed to meet the South Ameri-
can on June go, providing satisfac-
tory terms were arranged.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Pittsfield Mayor
Is Missing Since Saturday

Pittsfield, Mass, May 14.-George
A. Faulkner, former mayor, has been
missing since Saturday and the police
We're asked today to search for him.
He drew $3.50 from the bank Satur-
day morning presumably for the pay
roll for his lumber business. He was
not seen again. He has a wife and
several children.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
SIX PEOPLE, LEAPLNG FROM BRIDGE
TO ESCAPE DEATH BENEATH WHEELS
OF ONRUSlHzNG ELECTRIC, DROWNED

Rock Island, Ill. May 14.-Six
young people, three men and three
women, were drowned last night in
the Mississippi river at Campbell's
Island, just east of this city, when
they jumped from a trestle to avoid
being struck by a street car, control
of which had been lost by the opera
tor They were walking back to East
Moline after dance at the island.
One body has been recovered.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
50 YEARS AGO

New Haven. May t4.-Passing note
was made here today of the fact that
so years ago a reunion of the Grand
Army OF the Republic was held in this
city and there were present such dis
tinguished men as President Grant,
Vice president Wilson and the war
time Generals Phil Sheridan. Sher
man, Hancock. Mcdowell, Burnside
and Gibbons. The national encamp
ment business session was held in the
state house on the green.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14

The electric car operator. William
c. kepe and passengers said the
three couples leaped from the span
connecting the island with the main
land at S:45 last night.
The only body recovered was found
early this morning about $50 feet
down stream.
Searching parties were securing the
river today and barbed wire has been
lowered into the stream to halt the
bodies.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
HELD AS KIDNAppER
New Yorker Arrested When Cries of
Little Girl Arouses Suspicious - Is
Held Without Bail.

New York, May 14.-Frederick G..
Allen, As, a salesman, was arrested
and held without bail today charged
with kidnapping eight year old Stella
Woverobitz from her home in Newark
The cries of the little girl that she
wanted to go home attracted the at
tention of a detective as Allen was
leading her into a house at Third ave-
nue. and 95th street this morning.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Apppal for Helm.

J. II. Green, chairman of the Red
Cross workers here. said the imdMred
probably will reach 100 aud probably
as many as so are killed"
Doctors and nurses from dozen
nearby towns have been appealed TO
and are searching in the devastated
area.
Only slight damage was done to the
town of Colorado City itself.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
B. & @. TRAIN WRECK.

Seymour, Ind, May IA collision
between a Baltimore and Ohio en-
press train and an extra freight train
is miles west of here. today resulted
In the serious injury of an engineer
and fireman on the express. The ex-
press carried no passengers.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Death and Destruction.

Abilene. Tex, May li.---Joe Rich
burg and his two children were killed
and number of persons injured in a
tornado which struck the Spade
ranch. south of Colorado City and
moved a path 25 miles long across
Mitchell county, Texas, last night.
Just west of Lorraine, six or eight
houses were demolished and a number
of persons were reported fatally in
jLred including T. L. Willis, Otis
Wills, Joe Willis and eight members OF
the family of Henri Tidwel.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
THE WEATHER

Hartford. May f4.-FOrecast
for New Britain and vicinity:
Fair tonight. Tuesday incTeas-
ing cloudiness. probably follow
ell by rain Tuesday night or
"wednesday; not much change
in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
so REPORTED KILLED, 100 INJURED
IN TORNADO WHICH SWEEPS ACROSS
LITTLE TOWN ON PLAINS OF TEXAS
After First Appalling Details All Communica-
ton With Section Near Colorado City, Tex,
Has Been Cut 0f-Relief Parties Start By
Motor-Loss of Crops And Cattle Likely to
be Tremendous.

Big Springs Tex. May li-Fifty persons were killed ana
about 100 injured three miles from Colorado City Texas when
today.
Since this received communication has been cut off
due to damage to telephone and telegraph lines The worst dam
age was done 40 miles from Big Springs it reported
1t believed damage to crops and cattle heavy and that
the loss OF life and property heavier in the country district than
IN the town OF Colorado City according unconfimed re-
ports Relief parties left here in automobiles
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
Eight Bodies Recovered

Colorado City, Texas May 4Eight bodies persons killed
TORNADO near here early this morning have been brought to
Colorado City and reported that bodies are on
the way. - -
Twelve have been counted dead but there no o
cal estimate of the number of persons killed
Persons doing relief work reported dead and injured henc
southeast of here. 80 - ''~'
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
KELLEY DEAD, ruling.
OF PROBATE COURT.
Painter Missing 70 Years Ceases
TO Exist, Judge Declares
HEIRS WILL FILE APPEAL
Walter, William and Mary Object to
Division of Estate On Ground That
Father IS Alive - William Claims
Business.

! Patrick +. Kelley. for many years
in the painting business in this city
and who 20 years ago left New Bit-
ain, was today declared iudicially
dead by Judge Bernard f. Gaffney
who granted a petition of Anna and
Loretta Kelley and Mrs Katherine
Kelley Loomis for such declaration.
and Attorney Henry P. Roche was
named administrator of the estate
Walter Kelley. son, who with
William and Mary Kelley objected to
granting the petition at the several
hearings held in probate court, an
nounced this afternoon that an ap-
peal would be taken to the superior
court and if necessary to the su-
preme court of the state of Connec-
ticut.
Kelley Absent For 20 Years
The petition came before the court
several months ago. Through Judge |
William F. Mangan, the petitioners |
set forth that their father had been
away from the city for 90 years and
that nothing had been heard from
him in the past seven years, and they
asked that he be declared judically
dead and an administrator Of his es-
tate named. The estate they claim
consists of a paint shop, business and
some property on Myrtle street
Claim Father is Alive
william, Walter and Mary Kelley
voiced vehement objection. They said
their father is alive and in Caifor-
la and that only recently he had been
heard from. They claim to be in
position to produce post cards and
sworn statements OF one Percy Lee
of San Diego, Cal, that will prove he
IS alive. They also assert that mail
has been received from him regular
v from various places including Mex
co and Dublin, Ireland. n
Shortly after the petition was pre- !
,ented new element entered the /
'ase when William Kelley caused to be ]
placed on record at the office of the Il
own clerk, a quit claim decd dated i
more than 20 years ago which pur- {,
,orts to show that the paint shop I
md business was given to him by his c
ather before he left the city. /
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14
LITTLE boy dies OF
AUTO CRASH INJURIES
Walter Roguski, 3, Fatally
Injured When Car Runs
Into Fence

Mefiden, May i4.-Walter Roguslsi,
three, son OF Mr., and Mrs Stanley
Roguski, 200 High street. New Brit
ain, died at the Meriden hospital ear
ly today from a fracture OF the skull
received Saturday night when he was
thrown from his parents automobile
on the Berlin turnpike. Tho Rogus-
kis say an automobile cut In on them
and forced their machine into a
fence. The offending automobile con-
tinued on toward Hartford. Coroner
FIJI Mix will hold an inquest here late
today.
The Roguski family was proceeding
In a touring car toward Berlin from
Meriden, when the car was forced off
the road by another automobile. The
Roguski car ran into fence at the
right side OF the road, the other car
continuing on its way.
The accident happened near tho
Victor Paloz place. about two miles
south of Berlin center. A passing
motorist carried the child and his
mother to the hospital, the father and
an older brother remaining at the
scene of the crash. Constable Frank
Brown and officers of the state po-
lice investigated the case.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-14

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
FREIGHT RATES
UNDER |. {. c.
INQUIRY
Exhaustive Nationwide Probe
of Rail Charges Affecting
Farmers Begun.

In line with the Administrations
plans to bring relief to Western
grain growers and particularly the
wheat farmers, the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission today began an
exhaustive investigation of freight
rates affecting the agricultural in
dustry.
While the commission declined
to state just what form its inquiry.
instituted upon it's own motion,
would take, it was announced the
Investigation would be nationwide
In scope, as every railroad in the
country has been made a party to
the proceedings. Copies OF the
order calling for the investigation
have been sent to the governor OF
each State, as well as to the va
rious State railroad commissions
or other State bodies having regu-
latory powers over the railroads.
The commission expects to hold
hearings in Washington as Well as
in grain-growing regions and In
the various cities from which ex-
port grain is shipped. These hear
ings are expected to bring out the
fact whether and to what extent
the rates, charges, regulations ana
practices of carriers subject to the
Interstate commerce act, In respect
of the transportation of grain and
grain products, in Interstate or
foreign commerce, are unjust, un-
reasonable or otherwise unlawful,
and in such case to prescribe just.
reasonable and lawful rates,
charges. regulations and practices
thereafter to be observed"