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New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Barn Destroyed by Fire
 In Waterbury Early Today

Waterbury. April i4.-Between s1,50o and s2.000 damage was donc early this morning by fire of unknown origin which destroyed one and one-half story wooden barn. in which was stored an automobile and a num- her of tools. The fire for time threatened inc tEo family houses st s2 and 24 Summer street. The fence surrounding the barn vas destroyed and the rear of the residence at 22 Summer street was scorched. occt- pants at g Summer street were driven out by the heat from the flames. Over an hour Of hard fight ing was required to subdue the blaze.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
CONN. co. FARE HEARING IS
 CONTINUED FOR SLX WEEKS
 TO GET MORE MFORlMAH HON
EVERETT, MASS., TODAY
 THREATENED BY FIRE
Conrad Brush Factory De- strOycd and Flames
 Spread Rapidly
Connecticut
iyt Dept.

Everett Adyt. Dept dS\ destroy Ear4fard { tnaA tory at TilestJn anu West streets and spread 10 dozen dwellings in tho vicinity. Famed by q strong west wind the flames threatened 10 sweep through large district
 Two hundred families hastily re moved their household goods. Flying cmbers were constantly setting fire to roofs. The district is thickly set tied, largely with two and three fam fly houses. Help was sent from the fire department Of Boston. Lynn and other cities,
 The burning area was bounded by Tilcsion and Cross streets. the Revere Beach boulevard and the marshland along the Maiden river.
 At . D. m. the fire appeared to be ender control, although a number Of roofs were ablaze and burning back yard rubbish was being scattered hy the wind. At that time the Brush factory was the only building which had been destroyed, Lieutenant Will liam E, Parker of tho Everett depart ment broke an arm when he ripped over a hose.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
MRS. HAYES C0NFESSES
 FORCING SCHWAB'S NAME
Bail is Fixed at SI0.000 and Sentence Will Bc Imposed on Woman
 April sS

New York. April lt,--Mrs. Myrtle Bowman pleaded guilty today to forg. ing the endorsement of Charles NJ. schpab on s s25,ooo note.
 Mrs. Hayes was indicted for forgery, hrtcr several delays, the case came 70 trial tast week and the taking Of testimony was 10 have begun this fore roon.
 When the case was called, AS sistant District Attorney Ward inform- cd the court that counsel for Mrs. Hayes wished 10 offer a plea of guilty te attempted forgery. To continue the trial on a forgery charge, Mir. Ward said, would require s long lime.
 The court accepted the plea an nouncing that sentence would be i'm posed on April ss. Bail was fixed at sl0.o00.
 Mrs. Hayes was indicted on May 9, 1928. on the specific charge Of endors- ing Mir. Schwsbs name on the follow ing note dated January 5 1ae5:
 Sixty days after date l promise 10 pay 10 ourselves s.5,o0o payable at Standard Concrete Steel Co. soi West West .srd street, New York city.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
PINNED UNDER AUTO
East Bristol Man Taken To New Britain General Hospital After sc- cident in Piatnville
Special to The H.r.ld1

Special to The HsraldD
 Piainyiile, April 1t.-- Joseph De- Matteo of 5h Sixth avenue, East Bristol, was taken to the New Britain general hospital last evening shortly after g o'clock suffering from badly gashed leg and numerous cuts and bruises about the face and head ss the result of an automobile accident at the corner of East Main and Pine streets. Two other men who were riding in the car with DeMatteo wer<. tadiy bruised but their wounds were not serious enough to send them to the hospital.
 They were riding towards New Brit ain from the center of Plainyille when The wheels of the automobile became caught in the trolley tracks and threw the machine over on It's side. DeMat- 'eo was thrown out and the rear of the automobile landed on the back of his head. grinding his face into the trolley tracks. Another part of the car cut a gash in his left leg an5 it was feared that an artery was severed. He received a had cut over his eye.
 The two other men were also thrown out and were rendered uncon- scious for a short time. They suffer cd bruises about the body. A doctor Eas called and he ordered DeMatteo 0 the New Britain general hospital Fhere he is being attended by Dr. ohm Purney.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14

made upon the Nev York authorities that Mrs. Johanna Tel, sait-confeSsed slayer of Charles r. Blalr, farmer, be returned 10 that state to. stand trial for the homicide. Captain Frank Nj. Nichols Of the state police came here from MiddletoWn 10 get affidavits from George +. Hills and Mrs. Charles Pirsig, ncighbors Of Blair, and Otto Huffman. driver or the school bus, 10 show that Mrs. Tell was in this neigh borhood on the day Of the crime. After he obtains the statements. Cap tain Nichols will return 10 Midd et own to have them put into typewritten form and then he will return 10 have the il eponents sign their names under oath. These stiidayits will so to Gov crnor Templeton.
 IL may be Thursday before the pa rers reach New York. When Mrs. Tell is brought back she will be for mally arraisned before Justice N. H. Mean here.
 The state police have not yet found the two letters and a newspaper clip ping which Mrs. Tell sent to Blair in New York and which missires are thought 10 have brought him back 0 the farm. Blair's coat, hat and vest are still missing.
 States Attorney 1ngls has some letters which he has not made public.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
PRESIDENT PRO ITEM.
Dispatch from Athens says That Ad- mirsI Coundouriotis Will be Nom- inated as INeuti,c for Present.

Iondonf April i4.--A decree will be published today. says an Agency dispatch from Athens. nominating AI- miral CcHudouriotis nt president pro fnm Of Greece. The assembly viil b1 divided into senate and chamber or deputies and after the Easter vsca- ton will eIcrt president who. the dispatch says. will probably he N. Zaimis. (1ieccnt adrices from GrcrCs. mentioned Alexander Zsimis. former premier. as the candidate for presi- dent favor Iy vcuizelosl.
 To insure domestic stability and peace. discussion Of the constitution will be prohibited for five years.
 The result Of the plebiscite in Thrace was almost unanimously in favor Of the republic: in Athens tlie ma ajority was tvo-thirds. and in Mace donia it was also large. The Peiopon- nesus returned a royalist majority.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Quick Shooting by Cop
 In Boston Saves Life

Boston. April 1i.--Quick left hand shooting by ratrolrusn Walter F.. Hal- lett saved hts life today when tao suspects drrg their rCvOl, CTS 10 kill him on n street in the Roxbury dis tfict. Haiiett seized one of inc wcap pons with his right hand and with tb" other shot Nicholas Chrisiiani in inc leg. Thc latter and his companion. Rocco Miscio. were arrested charged with assault.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
CHIROPRACTOR IMPRISONED
Brookl,n Man. Indicted and Con, htcd of Mansiaughtcr Must Scr,c Irum One to Two Years in sing sing.

New York, April IT, Ernest c. H.. victcd Of manslaughtcr. was sentenced today to serve from one to two years in Sing Sing. Meyer was found guilty of ihc death of year old Caroline Germuth. vino died Of diphthcria. lic had given the child chiropractic treat mcnts and physician was not called until it was clear that other remedies were necessary. The child died before inc physician could give help.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
BLOWN TO ETERNITY
Atlas Powder Co. Employ Tics Three Sticks of Dynamite 10 His Belt and Then Sets H OH.

Hopatcong. \. J., April ii.--David Wright. rav material storekceper at the plant of inc Atlas Powder com pany here, committed suicide by tying three sticks of dynamite to his belt and dischargng them with an electric battery.
 His body was found yesterday blown through the door Of the store room where he worked. The broken ends of the electric wires, attached 10 three sticks of dynamite hung on his belt. were found dangling from his clothing. On the floor Of ihe storeroom stood the battery bor with it's wires broken and pointing towards the door through which Wright vas blown.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
HARyARD CREW AT PHrLa.

Philadelphia. April f4.-Clear. warm weather greeted the score Of Harvard oarsmen who arrived today for a week of practice preliminary to their spring rowing campaign. They are quartercd at suburban hotel and will practice on the SchuylkiII river in Tairmount park twice day. Their shells are at one of the clubs along Boathouse Row. The first practice V-as held before noon and the second TON Of the day Hill take place late in the afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
RADIO MESSAGE FROM
 M'MILLAN'S OPERATOR
Donald Mix Says All Are We'll and Not to Worry
 at Silence

Bristol, April IA radio messasc from the McMillan expedition on the Bowdoin which has wintcred in the Arctic regions was received by Ever ctt Sutton at Port Angeles, Washr yesterday and by him forwarded io Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mix of this ciin parents of Don Mix. the radio opeiet- or of the expedition.
 The message said.
 Been having a great time this vim ter Hope all are wcli. Don't worry II you don't hear from us again, Day light all the time now. Love to all.
 tSigncd1 DON"
 The last message from the Bowdoin was on February 2.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
BONUS COMES FIRST
senate Iinam,r Committee Notcs To f,i,C Measure Priority Over Tire
 TaN Reduction um senate Calendar.

Washington. April f4.-The senate nuancc committee voted today to give inc soldier bonus hill priority over the tux reduction measure on the senate calendar.
 Chairman Shoot satd he probably would ask thr scnaie to talk" up the bonus measure Wednesday or Thurs day and predicted ii would bc passed by Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
LEVY SPECIAL TAX
Waterbury Finance Board Sets one And Three Quarter Mills To Make Repairs After Floods.

Waterbury, April 11.-Waterbury's board of finance approved a special tax of one and three-quarter mills this morning to obtain funds necessary to make repairs to the Naugatuck river channel and the city's streets caused by last Mondays heavy rains which produced a freshet in the Naugatuck river, causing s5oo,ooo damage in the city.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
LAWYER IS FINED
New Haven Attorney Assessed si00 And Costs for Operating Automobile While Under Influence Of Liquor.

New Haven. April H. John \. Cooney, lawyer was fined sl00 and costs today for operating motor ve- hicie while under the influence Of liquor Judge Munger sat on the city court bench, and said that while he knew the accused well 1t was his duty to make a decision on the evidence.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
DIES ON DAY SET ASIDE
 FOR FUNERAL OF WIFE
James Prendergaet, Former City Elm. ploye, Passes Away At Home on stanley Street.

James Prendergast Of 115o Stanley street, aged about '4 years, died this morning at his home. His wife, Mary, died last Friday and her funeral was 10 be held this morning. but was post poned and a double funeral will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock in St. Mary's church.
 Mir. Prendergast was an employe Of the city, being foreman in the sewer department until year ago. He was born in Ireland. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward Drew and Miss Mary; three sons John, Da- vid and James.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Fifty Dealers in Rum in Cleveland Held in "Mop-Up"

Cleveland. April 1f.--Arrestinr 50 cafe proprietors. bartenders and bootleggers over the weekend on charges Of illegal possession of liquor. police joined forces with county and federal agencies in mop ping up" prohibition law yiolators here.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
srpeE wEBB.s CONDITION.

New Haven. April 1i.-Judge James H. webb who had relapse yesterday seemed q little brighter and more comfortable this morning. but members of his family could not icll whether it uas a temporary im- provement or not. A consultation Of physicians sas set for D. m.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
LANGLEY TRIAL APRIL es

Washington. April 14.-The trial here of Representative John W. Lang ley of Kentucky on charge of conspir- acy in connection with liquor with draEals was fixed tentatively today for April 2s. Mir. Langley is 10 be tried or similar charges this week in Eeatuckv.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
KILLED CHASING TRAIN

South Weymouth. Mass. April H. daybin B. Brown editor of a column ,f the Boston Globe was killed here today when he ran for train and missing his hold on the railing Of the last car, fell under the trucks.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
HAVE GONE eaoo NILES
. tt. A,ssri..sd rt.s..

By the Associated Fftss.
 Seward. Alaska, April 14.-Nith 2.900 miles travelled out Of 27.60O in a circuit of the globe, four planes Of the United States army are expected to leave today for Chignik, a lone cannery station s55 miles to the west on the Alaska peninsula.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Heavy Earthquake Shock
 Recorded at Georgetown

Washington. April 14.-A heavy shock Vas recorded today on the seismograph at Georgetown university. It was of prolonged dura- ton.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Nine Year Old Boy Dies
 After Beinfi Hit by Ball

Santa Ann. Calf. April 14.-Nine- year-oid John Veal was fatally injured here yesterday when baseball thrown hy one of his riay mates struck him on ths head. He died sithin few miuutea
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
THE WEATHER

Hartford. ipriI fI.-Fwecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and probably Tnes- day: cooler.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Ne,cr Heard Of Case

ter noon and the court took recess. No women were accepted. The jurors range in age from 2s years to 7s. Two of them are dealers, the occupations of the others are machinist, shipping clerk, manufacturer, laboratory as- sistant night watchman, plasterer, clerk. plumber. painter, steward. Two are negroes and seven are married.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14

Average D ally Circulation Mssh ssfii lsss sss''s 10,931
New Britain herald., 1924-04-14

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The Chilkoot post., 1924-05-30

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The Chilkoot post., 1924-05-30

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The Washington times., 1924-04-11

the extraction. of oil from shale
and for extending the life of oil
wells.
1t is contended py the Utah in
ventor that every company using
solvent and water for freeing oil
from oil-bearing sands, infringes on
his patent. NaVin asks rs cents
per barrel royalty on each barrel
produced under his system.
Would Get Fortune.
According to Philip s. Enrich,
San francisco, attorney represent
ing Navin, as there are about
1000, 900 barrels of oil produced
daily, almost all of it being ex-
itracted under the Navin process,
it is alleged, a. victory in the courts
for the Utah inventor would give
him a tremendous income in royal.
ties.
Ehrlich points out that the great
value Of Navin's patent is that II
Us the cheapest known process for
removing Oil from sands and shale
according to the investors claim.
According to Attorney Enrich,
the NaVin process calls for the mix.
ing of water and oil at a normal
temperature with sands or shale
the mixture being then placed in
a contained, where the const' snts
ARRANGE themselves accord to
their densii les; the sand free, from
the, oil and water settling In the
bottom Of the container, the water
on. top of the sand and oil above
W here 1t may easily be drained off
The Washington times., 1924-04-11

5Ramho Lime Company, National
Cash Register Company and other
keys not marked. A flashlight,
fountain pen, and some other arti-
cles also were found.
The memoranda read in part:
February Is, set of master Keys
purchased for 81. Sent for hypno.
tisTn course. Received course on
March 5. February 20, business
low for couple weeks. Trail too
hot.
Robbed Tsyhals (Andy SeguD in
,Swedesburg., Went after roll. Got
watch. searchlight and other
things. Woman screamed when
awoIfe.
Were In Mikes place. Got in
cellar, but could not get in store.
VIII try some other day.
Cafeteria twice. First money,
then automatic gun. Store in Nor
ristown, money. Hankoslkis In
Swedesburg. Franks on corner.
Latseck's in Swedesburg, twenty
four cartons Of cigarettes. Front
street store twice, packages and
money. Old store where sold chick
ems, took candy, etc. Rambo's Of.
flee, typewriter, pens, ETC., and then
set the place on fire just for fun,
- Chickens cur speciality and
stores robbed our special line.
March Is, took chickens. Have
to travel. Chance Of getting caught.
It's known all over town. Going
myself tonight. Events of tonight
on other page"
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
MEN EXECUTED
BY CHS NAY
REVIVE
Not Dead. Army Surgeon Says.
Would Try to Bring Next
Prisoner Back to Life

RENO, New, April 11.--Disput-
ing the power Of the most deadly
gas known to scientists, an army
medical officer proposes to defy
death and bring to life an executed
murderer officially pronounced dead.
Hydrocyanic gas, recently used in
this State in the worlds first lethaI
gas execution, is not as, deadly as
it has been heralded and resuscita-
ton of its victims is sometimes an
easy task, according to Major d.
c. Turner, United States medical
reserve corps, attached to the
United States Veterans Bureau here.
Major Turner, who claims, had
he been given a chance, he could
have revived the first victim of
NeVada's gas-death execution law,
plans to attempt to prove his claims
II another condemned person is
gassed to death.
Quite often this hydrocyanic gas
is not fatal" said Major Turner.
cit is more fatal to some persons
eral persons who had been given
death-dealing fumes"
Tried on Gee Jon.
Armed with a gas mask, lung.
motor and a determination to re-
vive Gee Jon, Chinese tong slayer,
who was executed at Carson City in
the first hydrocyanic gas death, the
major appeared on the execution
scene and begged permission to at
tempt to bring the man from the
Valley Of Death.
Gee joins hunched body, strapped
by the waist, chest, feet and hands
to the eternity" chair, was held
for more than two hours and forty
five minutes after he was believed
to have died under the lethal fumes.
IF the body of the Chinese had
been given me within ten minutes
after the hand of death struck
him down in the eternity chair
would have been able to revive
him." declared Major Turner. "As
it was, rigor morris had started to
set in when he was pronounced
dead by DR.. Huffaker, the prison
physician.
Cites His Experience.
For many years / have had eX-
perience with cyanide deaths, which
are similar to the fate met by Gee
Jon. The hydrocyanic gas kills by
depressing the respiratory organs.
It is motor depressant. With a
lung-motor and the Schaeffer
method of artificial respiration, 1
am certain I can revive a man
executed under the Nevada law, il
his body is placed before me while
still warm"
Gov. James G. Scrugham, Of
Nevada. to whom Major Turner
made a report of the lethal gas
execution, challenged his claims to
revive a man after the body is
taken from the gas tomb. The chief
executive told the army major that
electrocution had the same effect
as lethalization and that he doubted
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
MEMS DEMANDS STOP
WORK ON N, Y, TUNNEL

NEW YORK, April 11.-Work at
both ends Of the Hudson vehicular
tunnel ceased when 1000 men de-
manded a shorter working day be-
cause Of the heavy air pressure,
which, they alleged, sent twenty Of
their number to the infirmary.
Contractors in charge of the
work said no grievances had been
presented to them, but it would be
impossible to continue the work
with less than the twenty-one to
twenty eight pound pressure being
used. No official word of the sus-
pension was received at the offices
= of the tunnel commission
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
Alleged Corn Meal
Mash Only Feed
For Chicks

NORFOLK Va, April IL
What police declared was
barrel of corn meal mash, wit
nesses testified was only feed
for baby chickens. and brass
piping found in his quarters
had nothing to, do with still,
but was there when he moved
into the place, so. a jury in,
corporation court acquitted A.
V. Rice of a charge Of making
ardent spirits.
The barrel Of meal, found In
the downtown apartment house
where Rice is employed as an
engineer, was already beginning
to ferment, police state.
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
RETURN OF KEY GIVES
LIGHT ON KIDNAPPING

TAMPA, Fla, April 11.-Return
of the jail key and revolver of D.
g. Keene, policeman, overpowered
by three masked men Monday night
when r. B. North, travelling sales
man Of Tampa, was removed from
his cell was the only development
in the case. The jail key was sent
through the mail and the revolver
was left in police automobile
standing near the Jail.
No trace OF either the prisoner or
the kidnapers has been found. Two
theories are held by the police. One
Is that North was abducted by
friends who took him out of the
district. The other is that he was
so badly mistreated that he was
unable to return here. North was
arrested Monday on charges based
on an alleged statutory offense.
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
RORBER
KEPT DIARY
Of THEETS
Boy, ~, One Of Three, Ar
rested When Gang AWak-
ened Woman.

YOUNGSTOWN, April IL Ben
jamin Slavinski, Frank Wolfron
and Walter Rotay, each seventeen
years old, of Swedesburg, are IN
jail on charges of forcible entry
and robbery. Their arrest followed
the flashing of light in the face
of Mrs. Andrew Segul a neighhor.
while she was sleeping. They had
gone to the Segul home admittedly
to get r. SeguPs roll of $3.50.
In Slavinsli's pockets were a
diary and many keys, some bearing
the mark Of James Lees & Sons
Company the j. Rogers Company,
builders Of the new mill at Lees;
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
AIR MAIL FLIER DOES
FIRST PARACHUTE JUMP

MINEOLA, L. l., April Thames
Whalen, of Mineola, recently ap.
pointed parachute superintendent for
the eastern division of the air mail
seuvice, with headquarters at Hazel.
hurst Field, made the first para
chute jump in that service.
Whalen jumped from about 1900
feet, making what is known as a
live" jump. In this, the man stands
on the edge of the airplane,
jumps, counts lone, two" and then
releases the parachute. C. Eugene
johnson, air mail pilot also made
a Jump from about $500 feet.
A recent order from the Post
Office Department requires all air
mail pilots to carry parachutes on
every trip.
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
F. B.. WILSON. ROCHESTER.
CALLS UPON PRESIDENT

Frank B. Wilson, publisher of the
Rochester Journal-American. of New
York, called on President Coolidge
today at the White House. Mr..
Wilson told the Chief Executive of
the cruise Of the Chamber of. Conn
merce OF Rochester which. viii be
made near that city soon.
The President wrote O letter to
the Chamber sending his greetings.
The Washington times., 1924-04-11

II artificial respiration would ire
store life."
Major Turner said he intended to
make application to the, Nevada
State prison board and Warden
Denver s. Dickerson to make his
attempt to bring the dead to life
at the next gas execution,
The Washington times., 1924-04-11
SUES F|lR.. SHALE..
OIL PROCESS
RIGHTS
inventor Claims Millions for
Use of Patent by Shell
Company.
Nv international News Service.

SAN \ FRANCISCO, April IL
II suits. which his attorneys here
have an uounced will be- brought
against very oil company in the
country, should prove successful,
Frank Navl0, Salt Lake City, Utah,
inventor wo uld become one of the
worlds riohesT men.
Legal action already Brought here
against the Shell Oil Company of
California, seeking $25,O00,000 dam
ages, is the firsE Of series to be
filed in which vast amount will
be asked for alleged infringement
Of process, life wOl k of Navin, for