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New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
FRESH AIR TOURNAMENT AT
 SHUTTLE MEADOW ON JULY 30
Local Golfers Will Be Given Chance to Compete for Prizes in Annual Event. Proceeds to Fund.

The annual Fresh Air golf tourna- ment, which has been a fixture of the Shuttle Meadow course program for two years past, will be held a week from Wednesday, July 30, weath CT permitting. The entire proceeds of the tournament will go into the Fresh Air fund, being collected for the camp at Burlington. The entry fee will be s2.00 and any golfer will be eligible to compete with no further charge, whether he is member of Shuttle Meadow or not.
 The directors of the club have an- nually rendered the use of the course suspending any greens fees from non- members providing they enter the tournament. Members of the club pay the same fee as others for enter ing. Val Flood, and Willie Whalen, professional and assistant at the club lend their aid in the management of the affair. The New Britain Herald donates all prizes and also collects the fees for entry.
 This year there will be three sets of prizes offered. There will be a first and second prize for low gross
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New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
STILL FIND NO TRACE
 OF SEVEN MISSING KIDDIES
Expert Divers Search for Bodies of Fairfield Children, But to
 No Avail.

Bridgeport, July 2l.--The shore front stretching between Fayer- weather's island and Penfeld Reef was the scene of ceaseless endeavor last night and today, on the part of scores of persons to locate the bodies of seven Bridgeport children who are believed to have drowned last Thurs day afternoon when a canoe in which they were padding overturned.
 The finding of the canoe, upturned in mid-Sound, remains the only par t!cle of evidence to the fate of the seven children.
 Four men, all expert swimmers, to- day volunteered their services in div ing at points where the children might have gone down. They are Louis Duckworth, professional life saver at Fairfield Beach: Frederick Coffy, John MClurg, two summer res. idents at the beach, and Carl Wester. berg. friend of the missing boys and girls.
 After two hours of almost contin- uous diving at the mouth of Ash creek, where the children started out on their fatal sail, the searchers re- ported finding nothing tangible.
 Fathers of the missing children continued to assist in the search to- day despite loss of sleep and refusal to take nourishment. Police and amateur grapplers are working from motorboats in the vicinity. Hundreds of shore front residents are on the alert for traces of the missing chill dren.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Official Statement.

Washington, July 21. - Minister kornfeld at Teheran advised the state department today that the Persian prime minister, the foreign minister and representatives of the crown prince had called on him to express their regrets at the staying by mob of American Vice Consul Imbrie. The Persian government, he said, had been asked for a precise statement of the events leading up to Imbrie's death.
 The condition of Seymour, the other American injured, who at first was believed to have been fatally hurt, was reported as improving.
 State department officials would not comment on press advices from Teheran, saying that Persian soldiers were included in the mob that at. lacked the two Americans and that there had been failure on the part of the police to give full protection. Minister Kornfeld said the diplomatic body at Teheran had made strong protest to the Persian government.
 Rumors have previously reached Washington that the police work was not what it should have been but confirmatory reports were lacking and in the circumstances officials have felt that they could not take up that side of the question until the facts were fully known.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
LEOPOLD AND LOEB CHANCE PLEAS
 TO GUHTY AND SENTENCE $ TO
 BE IMPOSED AFTER HEARING WED.
FIRP0 ARRIVES BUT
 IS HELD AT ISLAND "Woman in the Case" Adds to Heayyweight's Diffi-
 culties in Landing

New York, July ?i - Luis AnEe.
 rpo, Argentine heavyweight. a wom-
 named Blanca Lourd6s, listed as ] fighters stenographer and two
 Ter members Of his party were held py immigration authorities upon ar- rival here today on inc ground that their passports had been insufflciently yised.
 Firpo and his three companions who arrived on the steamer American Legion today, were ordered sent 10 Ellis Island pending further investiga- lion. In addition 10 the boxer and the Lourdes woman, those detained were Eduard Carbonc. Firpos secre- tary. and Miguel Terror. sparrlng partner.
 Julio Baquerisa, a trainer, Juan Hons aud Rudelfo Tambour. friends of the heavyweight. who were the other members of the party were al- lowed to land.
 The decision to hold the four was made after Firpo's party had been questioned aboard the vessel by the authorities. The Lourdes woman held a ticket for Cuba. She occupied a stateroom adjoining. the fighters, and was listed as his stenog- rapher. It was understood the immi- grafton officers were communicating with Cuban officials to determine whether she had any friends there who would sponsor her admission to that island.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
PERSIAN SOLDIERS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP SHAVING
 OF U s. CONSUL, $ REPORT
UNION MINERS GATHER
 FOR RAID UPON TOWN
Wilburton. Oklahoma, Is Under Arms to Ward
 Of Attack
By The A.saeIated Press.


 Wilburton, Okla. July Wilbur ton. under arms all night, because of a threat by miners Of neighboring mining communities 10 invade the town. expel non-union miners and make 1t hot" for merchants who have refused to express their sym pathy for the union, was approhen- sive but calm today. States Adju- tant General B. II. Markham, ordered to the city by Acting Governor Ang- lin, was in charge of a small detach- ment of national guardsmen, but he stated that he believed that 1t would be unnecessary to declare martial law, or order more troops.
 Reports last night said scores of miners from Hartshorne, Haileyville and Dow, had assembled in the hills west of this city for q raid on Will burton and adjoining mining proper ties. Citizens were deputized and the streets were patrolled all night by armed men. No invasion was at- tempted however.
 Two mines, the Haileyola, east of Wilburton, with 50 miners, were threatened with invasion and de- struction, according to Sheriff Park. Both mines work under the 1917 schedule of wages, which has been disapproved by union miners of Dis- trict 21. Both mines began opera tions as usual today, guarded by small attachments of soldiers.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
TWO DEAD, ONE DYING, IN
 FATAL SUNDAY ACCIDENT
Brooklyn Sister Killed and Another Probably Will Die In Monroe, N.
 Y. Crash.

Monroe, N. Y, July 21.--Two women, sisters, are dead; another sis ter Is near death in Goshen hospital, and & man, fourth member of a Sun day motoring party, is seriously in- jured, fin consequence of a grade cross ing accident here yesterday, when the westbound New. York-Jamestown ex- press of the Erie Railroad crashed into the sedan of Adolph Potdevin, 1216 Seventy Fifth street, Brooklyn.
 Miss Louis Fitzer and Miss Carrie Fitzer, both of Brooklyn, were killed.
 The injured are Miss Matilda Fit ger and Adolph Potdevin, who was driving the car.
 The party had halted at the cross- ing while an eastbound local train passed. Potdevin declares the cross ing watchman then gave him the sig nal to proceed. Going ahead, the fore part of the car had crossed the rails when the westbound train struck the rear.
 The crossing watchman denies that he gave the signal to proceed.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
ASK WHY OFFICIALS
 ARE UNDER ARREST Rhode Island Wants Ex- planati0n of Detention of
 Attorneys in Mass.

Providence, July si - N"'
 |. to be askt .uuoo 'pIopaeIl Island why ar "ldsd 'lApS ss"s,a, s,s's ,I,G,n$.;q1 ssS ,;q1 s's's '"'' '''"N' be placed In ..st by Massachusetts eonstabulary.
 This was decided today by Attorney Gen. Herbert L. Carpenter after re- eeiving report from Assist. Attorney Gen. John r, Hnrtiean of the arrest of himself Assist. Attorney Gen. George Hurley and other members of the party who had gone 10 Rutland. Mass, late Saturday night seeking evidence in connection with the affi- davits by Thomas Lally of Brooklyn. N. Y.. and Matthew McGovern Of Boston. These affidavits named Chairman Wm. c. Pelkey of the re- publican state committee as the in- stigator, and tooth" Murray a Bos- ton gangster. as the planter of the gas bomb that broke up the demo- cratic filibuster In the state senate on June 19.
 iN taaSt i'ihi NhiIh tHt sentations to Massachusetts authori- ties will take have not been decided it was said but the statement of Cap- tain H. A. Parker, of the Massachu- setts constabulary that the arrests were due to mistaken identity was said not to go far enough. The charges have been dropped.
 The officials trip to Rutland had as its object among other things an interview with Murray but he has not been located since he left the hotel where he had been employed as a guard of tine republican senators who have been at Rutland for the past month. It was learned today that the Providence police have been asked to make every effort to find him, and descriptions of him that have gone out are those describing James, alias William Murray, who served four year term at the Wethersfield, Conn, state prison. for a bank robbery. ef- fected by putting cane through the bars of cashiers cage at Hartford. Conn.,, in 1918.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
VASSAR GIRLS 60 ABROAD
 IN MAJESTIC'S STEERAGE
Miss Martha Moore of This City Travelling Below Decks For
 Experience.

Miss Martha Moore, daughteI of MT. and Mrs. F. Allen Moore of this city, in company with five other Vas sar graduates. sailed Saturday in the third class of the White Star liner, Majestic, to continue their studies in France and take lesson in practical economy.
 Two of the young women, Miss Ann P. Halliday of Memphis, Tenn, and Miss Catherine Wharton of Harris burg, Pa, had originally booked first class passage, but when they learned that their classmates had secured passage below decks to see life there, beside save money for sight seeing In Europe, they cancelled their cabins and joined the others.
 The three, besides Miss Moore, who booked steerage passage, were Miss Dorothy Stebbins of Newton, Mass, Miss Florence Blackwell of Engle- wood, N. J., and Miss Katherine Fair child of Boston, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
MUCH WORK AT FUNERAL
Block and Fall Used in Lowering Body of 600 Pound Woman in 13O Pound Casket in Ansonia.

Ansonia, July 21.-- Mrs. Catherine Bristol, 49, whose funeral was held here yesterday weighed in excess of 600 pounds and was buried in casket weighing 430 pounds, the largest ever used in the state, according to the undertaken who supervised the burial. The woman's death occurred on the third story of a block at 402 Main street and block and fall was used in lowering the casket from the rooms. Curious crowds watched the operation from the street. Ten men acting as pallbearers, carried the casket from a hearse to the grave, a distance of 100 feet at Riverside cemetery, Waterbury, where the burial took place, and were obliged twice to put 1t down for rest during the short journey. Mrs. Bristol's death, physicians say, was caused by her increasing weight, on accoiint of which she has been unable to leave her home for three years.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
DEMPSEY GETS BRUISED
Heavyweight Champion Slightly In- jIred in Automobile Accident Near Santa, Ana, California.

Los Angeles. July 21.-Jack Demp- sey, heavyweight champion of the world, was bruised and shaken up in an automobile accident today at Santa Ana, near here, according to police cured while Dempsey was en route to a moving picture ''location," with Miss Florence Lee, film actress, who also was slightly injured. Three others In the party were uninjured.
 The accident occurred when the champions car lost wheel.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Rubber Ball Owned By Murdered
 Boy Found In Pocket Of Suspect
New York Police Believe They Are Near to Solu- ton of Brutal Staying of Mcdonnell Youngster.

New York, July 21.-Two develop mentS which the police considered important occurred today in tho in- vestigation into the murder of eight year-old Francis Mcdonnell of Staten Island.
 Achillo Eposito. who was held by the police for further questioning, was identified by four and half year old Albert Mcdonnell, brother of the murdered lad, as the man who had followed Francis into the woods on the day he disappeared,
 A rubber ball. found in the pocket of Milton Ware, who was arrested in Newark last night and who made and then repudiated a confession that he killed the Mcdonnell boy was identified by the lads mother as her sons toy.
 Ware. arrested on a charge of as- sault on a young boy, Is said by the taller to have confessed to the mur- der of Francis Mcdonnell. He later repudiated the reported confession.
 Ware is said to have nervously confided to Jailor James Dowd:
 T killed 8 boy named Mcdonnell on Staten Island"
 Questioned by DoWd. Ware Is said by the police 10 have declared:
 Tt is too terrible to tell about; too terrible to think about"
 When questioned by detectives who hurried to Newark from Staten 1s- land on receipt of the alleged confess sion, Ware denied having confessed and denied any knowledge of the crime. A grilling at the hands of the two detectives is said to have brought out an acknowledgement of the con- fession. but a denial of its truth. Ware then told the police that he had read concerning the Mcdonnell mur- der
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Oklahoma Mob Threatens
 To Lynch Confessed Slayer

Picher, Okla, July 21--Ficher went about it's regular affairs today with nothing to indicate that last night only prompt steps taken by officers prevented mob action against Jud Parsons, r, who, according to Joe Nolan, assistant chief of police, con- fessed to having attacked and killed Floyd smith, aged 5. Parsons is in jail at Miami today. Nolan said, where he was rushed after a crowd of about 200 persons last night milled about the car after he had been to a morgue to view the boys body.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Waterbury Man Dies After
 Sunday Automobile Crash

Waterbury, July 21.--John Loy, 2S, of this city, driver of the coupe in which Angelo Pogello, also of this city. lost his life on the Bethany road last night is missing and police around the state have been requested to assist in search for him. Loy appeared at St. Mary's hospital after the accident and seemed to be in a dazed condition. He later disappeared and has not been heard from since. It Is feared he was injured in the accident and has wan dered away and is in need of medical treatment He was without hat or coat.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
LEAVES ESTATE TO FRIENDS
Property of Helen s. Burgess Be- queathed to James B. Constocls and Mrs. Anna Cook Comstock.

The will of Helen g. Burgess, filed this morning in probate court, pro- videa for the disposition of the estate between James B. Comstock and Mrs. Anna Cook Comstock, friends of the testator. The will was drawn Mo- vember 27, 1918.
 The will of Andrew s. Anderson di- rects that one-half of the property be given 10 the widow, Maria c. Ander- son, and the remainder be divided among the following children: Ade- line S.. Esther NJ. Martin R.. Hannah F. and Pearl Anderson. The widow is named as executrix of the will, which was drawn October IS, 1915.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
NEW BRITAIN MAN
 IS SENT TO JAIL
SiOO Fine Also Given ?. ?.
 Mclaughlin in Bridgeport
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK
West Main Street Man Figured in Head.on Collision With Worcester Motorist Yesterday Afternoon Two Are Injured.

Bridgeport. July 2i.-A nne of sl0O and costs with ib days In jail was imposed in the case of P. F, Me- Laughlin Of ioa West Main street. New Britain, when Mclaughlin was arrnIgned in tho city court here today charged with operating motor ve- hicle while under the influence of liquor. Mcfaughlin's machine fg- ured in head-on collision with an- other car driven by Albert Lavan- ture of 52 Dread street, Worcester at Washington avenue and Milne streets yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Malyina charest who gave the same address as Lavanture suffered a possible frac- ture Of the leg and six-year-old Ger trude Dinsmore of IT Grant street. New Haven suffered cuts about the mouth in the accident. Both were taken 10 st. Vincent's hospital for treatment.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
57 PERSONS DROWNED
Lose Lives When Japanese Freighter Founders and Sinks or Coast of GOtO Island.

Tokio, July 21. - Fifty-seven per- sons were drowned when the Nippon Yuzen kaisha freighter Matzu Yama Maru foundered off Goto Island near kyushu, July II, according to a re- port received here today from the Kobe office of the company
 The freighter was an old vessel without radio and carried no passeh- gers. The last port made by the ves- sel was Keelung, Formosa, from which 1t sailed for Yokohama, July 9.
 The ship carried down with her all her officers and crew except one fire man who was picked up by trawler and brought to Kobe. Her owners had vessels searching for her for several days along her regular route between Formosa and Japan.
 The survivor said that a typhoon, which the general unseaworthiness of the ship rendered her unable to ride out, caused the disaster.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Prisoners Killed When
 Dynamite Charge EyplOdes

Syracuse. N. Y., July 21.-Two in mates of the Onondaga penitentiary at Jamesvile, east of here, were killed today and another seriously in jured when a charge of dynamite ex- ploded prematurely in the county quarry near the prison. Three oth- CT employees, not inmates of the jail, were injured.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
CLEAN SWEEP FOR U. s. TENNIS STARS
Capture All Five Titles in Olympic
 Competition
ROLL UP 55 POINT TOTAL
This Includes Five First Places and one second-E'ranee With Rnt 2s Points Is the Nearest Rival of Americans.

By The Associated Press, Olympic Stadium, coloinbos, France July 2i.-The United States has made clean sweep of the fiyo Olympic tennis titles. Vincent Richards and Francis T. Hunter defeating Henri cochet and Jacques Brugnon of France in the mems doubles and F. Norris Williams II and Mrs. George lWightman winning the mixed doubles tile from their American rivals, Vin- cent Richards and Mrs. Marion z. Jesup in the two last final matches today.
 The American team rolled up 55 points which included five first places and one second place. while It's nearest rival, France. had total of only 2S points.
 Have HOily Contested Game
 Vincent Richards and Francis T. Hunter of the United States won the Olympic mems doubles tennis title by defeating Henri Cochet and Jacques of France, 4-s. 6-2. 6-3. 2-6. 6-S.
 The spectacular battle which was not decided until the last set, gave the United States its fourth straight Olym- pic tennis title. Richards, fresh from his singles victory yesterday, dominat- ed the match, volleying beautifully and saving the team from disaster when Hunters cratic work was cost ly.
 The Americans seemed about to make quick work of the match after the third set when the Frenchmen, with a flashing rally, took the fourth set to square the match. Cochet did most of the team work for the French mel, his partners service being weak. Broughon's all-around play also was largely ineffective. The Americans pulled themselves togeteer in the last set, smashed and lobbed brilliantly and played their rivals off their feet.
 R. Norris Williams II and Mrs George Wightman of the U. S. won the Olympic mixed doubles in de- feating Vincent Richards and Mrs. Marion z. Jessup also of the United States, 6-2, 6-3.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Air Flyers to Come Over
 Fishers Island in Trip

New London, July 21. - The Day was informed today by Acting ENecu- tive w. G. Kilner of the office of the chief of air service, Washington that the route of the world flyers from Boston to New York, will, in all proh- ability be over Point Judith Fishers Island, and the eastern end of Long Island in the vicinity of Greenport.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
MISSING GIRL RETURNS

New Haven, July 2t.-Blanche Abrams F. whose disappearance was reported to the police July Is. re- sulting in an extended search for her, returned to her home Saturday night police were notified today. She sought work unnecessarily in New York. po- lice say and returned when her funds were exhausted.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
TRAIN REPORTED WRECKED
Sante Fe Passenger Train No. 1 Goes or Track Near Dodge City, Kansas, This Morning.

Dodge City, Kansas, July c1.-san- la Fe passenger train No. 4, east bound, was wrecked near Holcomb, 10 miles west of here. this morning, according to word received at the di- vision office of the railway here. Five coaches were reported 10 have left the track.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
CHARGE IS NOLLED.

Bridgeport, July 2t.-A charge of manslaughter against Leon s. Stowe, driver of a motor truck which ran over and killed Raymond Grisier, 10 year old. July 12. was nolled today in city court. Stowe was exonerated fin a finding by Coroner John ]. Phelan.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
DR SARGENT DIES
Famous Expert and Authority on Physical Culture Passes Away To- day at Age of 75 Years.

Peterboro, N. H.. July 21. - Dr. Dudley A. Sargent of Cambridge, Mass, national authority on sphysi- cal culture education and the head of a school that bears his name, died here today. He was widely known as the inventor of modern gymnasium apparatus. and of tests of speed. strength and endurance for men and women athletes. Dr. Sargent was 75 years old.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
GOES INTO nANKRttkrCY

New Haven, July 21.-@lford T. Noble. Hartford, filed a bankruptcy petition here today giving liabilities of $1,537.SS and no assets.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
Rig Crowd Gathers
Guards on Duty

Once within the portals another set of guards examined credentials be- fore admitting anyone to elevators or stairways. The elevators were all stopped at the fifth floor. a story be- low Judge Caverly's court room. Again
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