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New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
DA IVES ANSWERS DAVIS
 M AUGUSTA SPEECH; DEFINES MANAT77UDE
$I,000 OR YOUR LIFE,
 NEPHEW TELLS UNCLE
East Boston Man Held in S2,000 Bond for AL
 tempted Blackmail

Donate colagiovanni Of 266 Ess,
 Marion street. East Berlin. was held
 under se.0o0 bonds for trial Monday
 when he was arraigned before Judge
 William c. ilungerford in police court
 this morning on a charge Of attempted
 blhckmail. colagioyaVni is alleged 10 have attempted 10 secure si.000 from his uncle, Michael Colegiovanni, under promise Of having a charge Of as- sault with q dangerous weapon, which has been placed against the uncle. quashed. If the uncle failed 10 deliever the money. Donate is alleged 10 have threatened 10 cut him to pieces. Atty. Michael A. Sexton represented the de- fendant and n plea of not guilty was entered.
 Michael colagiovanni was arrested on a charge of assault with danger ous weapon after a slashing affair in a house at 3b9 Myrtle street last Mon- day morning. in which he Is alleged to have slashed two nephews about the face and neck with a razor. Tho nephews are recovering from their wounds at the New Britain General hospital. where Dr. A. J. Saavrd took about 40 stitches to close the gashes on tho face and neck of one of them.
 The victim of the attempted black mail appeared at the police station yesterday afternoon and told his story to Detective Sergeant William P. McCue and Sergeant Michael J. Flynn. He said that his nephew met him yes terday morning as he was about to enter the gate at the Stanley Works and asked him about his arrest and the charge against him. The nephew then told him that for $1,000 he would have the charge quashed. Michael said that the most money he could raise was $50, so both men went to the house at 33 Spring street to talk the affair over. He alleges that the nephew told him that he would have to get the s1,o00 for him by 6 o'clock last night or he would cut him up. , Michael left the house and went to the station about 3o'clock and told the police. The services of Supernum-
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
.ELOPERS WIN RACE
 WITH MA BY TRICK
Policeman Told Parents Brakes Are Faulty
 He Stops Car

Yonkers, N. T., Aug. 23.-An in spection of automobile brakes by the Westchester county police caused them to be an unforeseen help in the elopement of Dorothy Richards, r, of Tarrytown, and Ronald Taylor, who eloped with her to Yonkers.
 Taylor's pleas with Mrs James J. Richards, mother of Dorothy, to allow him to marry her were unavailing. They determined to elope, and he fetched his automobile and carried her off.
 Mrs Richards saw them speeding away and, jumping into her own car, went in pursuit.
 She cut the lead considerably by the time they reached Yonkers, so Richards stopped at a crossing and told a policeman the car behind seemed to have faulty brakes. Mrs. Richards was in the car and her ex- planation was not understood until the couple had made good their get away. They were married by a jus lice of the peace.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
DQrrow Attacks AHenist Krohn
 in Plea for Leopold and Loeb
Pictures State Witness as Staying His Victims With out Regard to Age or Sex" for Cash.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press. Chicago, Aug. 23.-Clarence S. Oar.
 row today again matched his elo.
 quence. logic and philosophy in ar
 appeal to Judge John Caverly for mercy towards Richard Loeb and Ma than Leopold, Jr.
 Before a packed court room, the grizzled veteran of the bar talked to the gray-haired judge. pleading for mercy for two diseased minds, pictur- ing the situation of youths condemned to a lifetime of living in cell and denouncing the barbarity of hanging in general and in this case in particu- lar.
 There was fierce denunciation too of the testimony given by state alien ists, particularly Dr. William O.. krohn.
 "The crime was so aimless that the defendants did not evn have definite victim in mind." Mir. Darrow said, and he pictured Loeb trailing first one boy and then another, "bent on killing, but not knowing where he would go or whom he would get"
 And get picture too of Dr. Krohn going in and out of courts for 16 years" said Mir. Darrow, 'slaying his victims without regard to their age or sex or circumstances. But he had motive. It was cash" and the last word exploded as it rang in the tense atmosphere.
 MT. Darrow was not burdened with a vest today. He therefore had free access to his suspenders and frequent ly rested his gesticulating hands by hooking the thumbs into his trouser 
 Early in his address Mir. Darrow repeated his point of yesterday that the crime was senseless, without ob- jeet, or motive, that could not be un- derstood unless it was explained on the defense thesis of mental sickness.
 "The states attorney says these boys planned the crime and gives that as a reason for hanging them" he said, but n aniacs plan, idiots plan, animals plan. and any mind that functions at all may plan.
 "The crime was shocking. Yes. All deaths are shocking because we love fife.
 "The law can vindicate without kill ng anyone else. Would it be such ,lorious triumph of justice to place hese boys on a scaffold, their feet jed, black caps on their heads, and omeone waiting to release the pring?"
 Mir. Darrow asked the judge 10 disregard 'fnf1amed public opinion," nd to decide the penalty on the basis 1 f his own conscience, judgment and outrage.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
FRENCH POLITICS
 CENTER ABOUT PLAN
Debate Opens on Herriot'S Report
 of London Conference
OTHER NATIONS SELFISH
England and America Wanted Some thing When They Saw France Be- ing Paid, Says Rcibei--Dubois Leaves Rostrum Again.
The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, Aug. 23.-The Dawes plan to settle the German reparation problem became the butt of French internal politics at this afternoons session of the chamber of deputies when Charles Reibel, former Premier Poin- cares minister of liberated regions, claimed for the former government entire credit for making possible the work of the experts.
 M. Reibel, taking part in the debate on Premier Herriot's statement of his negotiations at the international con- ference in London, declared:
 "The Ruhr operation brought about this situation, and when Ameri- ca and England saw France actually getting some separations, they decided to be repaid. The Dawes plan, fos- tered by the Poincare government, was the real act of peace which the present government is trying to ap- propriate to itself."
 Only a Moratorium
 "The Dawes reparation plan has only 8 consultative character and constitutes only moratorium" Deputy Louis Dubois, who was presi- dent of the reparation commission for two years and a half preceding Louis Barthou, declared in opening debate in the chamber on Premier Herriot's statement of the results achieved at the recent international conference in 
 Continuing the debate from last | night, M. Dubois took the entire fore- noon session for his address, attack ing the adoption of the Dawes plan | as weakening the reparation commis- sion. He insisted that "The May, | 1921, of payments remains law and l one can return to it at any time be- cause it is part and parcel of the treaty."
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
BLAST STARTS FIRE
 IN OHIO COAL MINE
Total of Workers in Peril Not Given in Early
 Reports

Columbus, Ohio, Aug, 23.-Seven state mine inspectors and two mine rescue trucks were rushed to Blaine, Ohio, today, by the State Division of Mines, upon receipt of word that the Lincoln mine had exploded and was burning furiously.
 The mine, owned by the Lorain Coal and Dock Company of Columbus, employs about 200 men, but first re- ports did not indicate whether any of the men were caught in the mine. Blaine is near Bridgeport, Ohio. and nearly across the Ohio river from Wheeling, w. Va.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
Police Chief Killed
 In Running Gun Fight

Morquette. Mich, Aug. 23.-Chief of Police Martin Ford, Patrolman Thomas Thornton and a man said to have been a paroled convict were seriously wounded today in a running gun fight that began when the patrol man found the man attempting to break into a store.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
New Haven Man Killed
 By Auto. Driver Held

West Haven. Aug. 23.-Andrea Pisani, about 50 years of age, of Wal lace street, New Haven, was struck and fatally injured by an automobile On Orange avenue early this after noon. He died on the way to the New Haven hospital. The driver of the machine, whose name was not learned, was arrested and taken be- fore the coroner at New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
t5O Escape in W. Va.

Wheeling, w. Va, Aug. 2S.-One hundred and fifty miners, at work in the Lincoln mine of the Lorain Coal and Dock Company Mine at Lansing, Ohio, four miles west of here, escaped unharmed late yesterday, when an electric trolley wire in the mine fell, short-circuited on a rail, and set the mine afire.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
GERMANS SHOULD
 ACCEPT DAWES PLAN
Only Chance for Solution Of
 Preparations Says Marx
INSURES AID OF J.. s.
Chancellor Appears Before Reichstag With Arguments For Acceptance Of London Conference Agreement.

By Tho Associated Press.
 Berlin, Aug. 23.--The London con- ference for launching the Dawes rep aration plan gave Germany a chance which is not likely 10 be renewed If xhe rejects 1t. This was Chancellor Marks warning to the Reichstag to- day in the course of carefully phrased but impressive discussion of the London negotiations.
 The chancelor's speech. which was to have been read at yesterdays ses- sion but was then held up because of the communistio rowdying. was a plain-spoken warning as well as sturdy appeal to the Reichstag's con- science carefully to consider the alter native in the event it decides to re- ject the agreement initialed by the German delegates in London.
 American Help Treasured.
 "Who will assure us that 1t will be possible to recnlist American pafsici- patton, which under the slogan of the Dawes report has at last emerged
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
Dr. Witte Arrested for
 Ignoring Traffic Cop

pr. Charles R. Witte of S52 East street, deputy meat inspector of the board of health, was arrested this morning on a charge of disobeying a
 traffic signal.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
FEDERAL AGENT IN INQUIRY AT PUTNAM J. s. Grand Jury May Bring In.
 dictment Against Cashier NEW BANK GOES FORWARD
Hackers Active in Spite of Relief First National May Reopen Doors--so Further Information Concerning Whereabouts of states si0,000.

Hartford, Aug. 2s.-Agent John A. Dowd of the bureau of investigation of the department of justice was in Putnam Friday looking Into certain phases of the defalcations Of c. Har- old Gilpatrie as cashier of the First National bank.
 MT. Dowd. who is In charge of the bureau for the Connecticut district declined to discuss his investigations, but 1t was learned he went to Putnam on request of the office of the United States attorney. 1t is understood the Gilpatric case may soon be placed be- for the federal grand Jury with view to seelSiig an indictment of the former bank cashier. and the federal attorney was desirous of obtaining Information in connection with the case that would not be forthcoming from the bank examiners.
 Putnam, Aug. 23.-No confirmation was obtainable here today of reports that department of justice agents were here from Washington investi- RdtlHB lHG COihuiL ol lHt dllhil5 ol the First National bank, which was wrecked so badly, according to state- ment of Federal Bank Examiner Nor vile s. Bean, by the alleged defalca- tions of its cashier. G. Harold Gilpat- l ric, former state treasurer, that it's liquidation seemed assured.
 Assistant District Attorney Cohen, | who issued a federal warrant for the | arrest of Mir. Gilpatric on charge of of a nominal S100,000, declined to deny or affirm the report. Directors of the bank, States Attor- lev Charles M. Searles and others had heard nothing of any such visits, they declared today.
 S2OO,OOO Pledged To New Bank
 While the committee, appointed yes- erday at a meeting of the stockhold- ITS of the First National bank, an- bounced their organization today with State Bank Commissioner John B. 3yrne as chairman and Byron Bug zee secretary and sought a conference with Receiver George w. Coffin for his afternoon, those in charge of the lew bank were not curtailing their It was announced that to- al of approximately $200,0o0 had
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
May Be Safe

By The Associated Press.
 Aboard U. s. S. Richmond, Aug 22. --Delayed)-W the naval squa- dron conveying the American world fliers was searching the coast of Greenland near Cape Farewell this afternoon for the Italian aviator Lo- catelli, two messages were received by Rear Admiral Magruder which indi- cated the possibility that the Italians were safe at some isolated Greenland Fjord.
 One message, from the steamer Islands F'alk, under date of Thursday night said. Think heard airplane Hy- ing northward at 7:45 D. m. Green wich meridian time, but not sure."
 The other message. from Lieut.. Lowel H. Smith, commander of the American flying expedition. read: Re port just received from natives says they heard an airplane 30 minutes af- ter Nelson (Lieut. Erik Nelson. one of the American f1iers), landed. Lo- catelli may be here. so safe."
 Inasmuch as Lieut.. Nelson landed at Frederiksdal from Iclenad at 7:15 p. m. on Thursday, 1t is believed the reports of a plane being heard refer to the same one.
 Declaring his intention of remaining here to search for the missing airman as long as their is the slightest hope, | Admiral Magruder has sent for a | tanker to replenish the depleted fuel supply of his ships.
 Fog Interferes
 Fog interfered with the search this preventing scout planes from l
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
No Signs of Italian Up to This Morning - Fog Flinders Search-Dis- position of Relief Ships.
UNCONFIRMED REPORT ABOUT ANOTHER HOP
By The Associated Press.

Aboard II. S. s, Richmond, Aug. 2s. Lieut., Locatelli. Italian trans-atlan- tic aviator, who started with the American world fiers on their Iceland to Greenland hop was still missing with his companions at o'clock this morning.
 The U. s, S. Raleigh one Of the searching vessels, reports that 1t is too foggy along the Greenland coast to permit the use Of airplanes in the search.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 St. Johns, Newfoundland, Aug. 2s. The manager of the Marconi com- psny's station here this morning re- ceived a message from the United States destroyer Lawrence. off Indian Harbor. declaring that the American round-the-world fliers are expected to Indian Harbor Sunday. The message contained no reference to Lieutenant Locatelli missing Italian aviator.
 The manager of the station was asked to keep all wireless stations un- der his authority open for transmits sion of messages.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-23

By The Associated Press
 Aboard U. s. Destroyer Barry, cas- of Cape Farewell, Greenland, Aug. 23 The United States cruisers Rich.
 nond and Raleigh and the destroyer Barry today were searching for Lieu tenant Locatelli, missing Itaain avia- tor. along the American flier's route east of Greenland. There was no con firmation of a report that third plane had been heard passing over Frederiksdal. Lieutenant Wade, was wrecked off the Farce Islands, believed that Locatelli probably had missed Frederiksdal because of the low visibility and had entered some nearby Fjord.
 Washington. Aug. 23.-Lieutenant Locatelli, Italian fiier. who left with the American world f1iers' squadron, to accompany them on the hop from Iceland to Greenland, but who now Is missing, was last sighted 275 miles northeast of FrederlkdaL Greenland, on the exact course plotted for the flight from Reyjavik, Iceland. to Frederikdal.
 Wireless reports from Admiral Ma gruder, commanding the American naval craft supporting the fliers in the Arctic waters were received today by the navy department and contained first definite information, which air service experts believe will prove help full to the navy officials directing the search for Lieut.. LocatelL
 Admiral Magruder's dispatch said:
 Plane of Italian aviator is lost in fog. When sighted last plane was in latitude 61-O, longitude 35-50 (about 275 miles northeast of Frederiksdal at 2:30 p. m. Greenwich mean time, Aug. 21.) Search is being conducted for it by Raleigh, Richmond and Barry.
 ''Flight to Indian Harbor being guarded by Milwaukee and four de- stroyers. It is requested that the U. s. s. Brazos (fuel ship) be sent with dispatch to Bay Island, west coast of Newfoundland.
 The cruiser Detroit was ordered | today by the navy department to pro- ceed at once from Newport, R. l., to St. Johns, Newfoundland. to join the naval patrol in safeguarding the fliers on the flight from Indian Harbor, La brador, to Boston.
 Orders were issued immediately upon receipt of the wireless requests from Rear Admiral Magruder, who said that the Detroit should arrive at St. Johns not later than four a. m., August 26.
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Walton Removed.

And then what happened7 There was the application of the only method by which our people can properly settle such differences-the procedure outlined by the constitution and laws of the state of oklahoms. Walton was removed from the gov- ernorship by the vote of the people and quiet was restored under the or- derly process provided by the consti- tuition and the law.
 Consider what happened in wil- Hanson county. Ill.,. where the town of Herrin Is situated. A reign of law lessness existed. Ii was marked by the terrible Herrin massacre. It vas
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New Britain herald., 1924-04-21
Town Your Own Home and Liv,

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The Washington times., 1924-04-09

completing number of matters,
now under investigation, he will
return to Montana to stand trial.
In reply to Wheeler's charge of
"frame-up," former Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty declared that the
evidence against the Montana Sena-
tor was gathered by the Post Office
Department, and that the Depart
ment of Justice had nothing to
do with 1t.
The Washington times., 1924-04-09
First Returns From
Nebraska Indicate
Victory for Coolidge

LINCOLN, Neb., April with
nearly one-third of the total num-
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The Washington times., 1924-04-09
WHEELER PLANS
WAR ON HIS
ENEMIES
Senator Calls Indictment
"Frame-up"-Backed Up
by Party Leaders.
International News Service.

One of the bitterest political wars
within memory doomed today as a
result of the sensational Montana
indictment of Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, Democratic prosecutor of
the Senate's investigation of former
Attorney General Daugherty's adj
ministration in the Department of
Justice.
Democratic spokesman today plan
ned to make the Montana action
the subject of Senatorial debate
With party bitterness already at
fever heat and a Presidential cleo
ton approaching, observers expect
ed an outburst of partisan war
fare.
1t was indicated the Democratic
leadership in the Senate would
direct Wheeler's defense. This
course would be adopted, because
the charges against him reflect on
the Democratic party as well as
the Senator. It was learned that
Wheeler spent most of last night
in consultation with Democratic
leaders. In planning his future
attitude toward the investigation,
1t was said Wheeler would rely
entirely upon the advice of his
Democratic colleagues.
Even though Wheeler removes
himself from the investigation, the
Democratic-insurgent coalition will
continue in control. According to
Senator Brookhart Rep) of Iowa.
the insurgent chairman, the inquiry
will be pressed with renewed vigor
the moment Wheeler steps aside to
answer the Montana indictment.
Wheeler himself charged the in
dictment was a frame-up by the
Department of Justice to embar.
rass the investigating committee.
1T was rotten frame-up," said
Wheeler today. IT have been EN-.
ployed as attorney for Gordon
Campbell, geologist, but I never
knew the other men. have never
appeared or even interested myself
before the Interior Department or
any other department.
Some time ago, did receive a
letter from Campbell relative to
oil leases, but l never acted upon
it. think my secretary answered
it. At the time 1 rather suspected
some sort of frame.up and recently,
/ heard the Department of Justice
was trying to indict me. This
whole affair was framed to impede
the select committees investiga.
ton of Daugherty. 1t will fail in
Its purpose, however, for the In.
vestigation will continue"
/. Wheeler indicated he would con.
tinue his connection with the com.
mittee for the present, but after
The Washington times., 1924-04-09
PROBE
V|DENS
SCOPE
Committee Will Investigate
Leasing Of Buena Vista,
CAL, Reserve.
BY KENNETH CLARK,
International News Service.

The scope of the Senate's oil in-
vestigation, which already has led
70 legal efforts for the recovery by
the Government of naval oil re-
serves in California and Wyoming,
was widened today.
Senator Walsh (Dem.) of Mon
tana, wrote a letter to Secretary
Of the Interior Work, demanding a
full report on Naval Reserve No.
2, at Buena Vista, Cal.
Map Is Asked For.
The committee has thus far
touched only perfunctorily in it's in
#. vestigation of the sBuena Vista re-
serve.
Work was instructed not only to
give the names of the lessees but
to furnish a map showing the areas
leased to each company and full
data on the negotiations for each
lease.
Gen. Edwin F. Glenn, Raleigh,
N. c., who was in charge of the
Columbus, Ohio, headquarters for
Leonard Wood in 1920; William
Nichols, formerly chief of police of
Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Jake l..
Hamon, Ardmore, Oklahoma, were
announced by Walsh as the wit
nesses for Friday.
Convention Deal Cited
Further details OF alleged oil
deals in the 1920 Republican con-
vention involving tho late Jake
Hamon, Republican national com.
mitteeman from Oklahoma, were
barred before the committee today.
J. F. Baughn, of Hariinger, Tex,
declared Hamon told him after the
conventions:
II signed the check that nomi-
mated Warren G. Harding for Pres
ident."
Baughn was not pressed for the
amount OF the alleged check, but
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