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New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

suddenly attacked by the prisoner as ! he came around corner and was struck repeatedly over the head. A club of some kind is supposed to have been used. but the jail officials have been unable to find the implement. Masterson put up fight with the man but was finally overcome by the force of the blows rained upon his head.
 Takes Guards Keys, Hobs Desk
 The prisoner took the guards keys, let himself out into the jail guard room and there broke open n desk from which he took $40 in money and a revolver. He then left the building and went to the railroad station where he chartered taxicab to take him to Holyoke. The taxi driver had an- other man with him in the machine.
 When the taNicab reached Mapping In Deerfield a blowout stopped its progress as a truck came along ap- portunely. the taxi driver arranged with the truck driver to convey his fare the rest of the way down the valley. Instead Of stopping at Holy okc, Kowalski remained with tht truck until it reached Springfield where he was captui cd.
 Breaks Glass to Arouse .Iailcr
 Jailcr Doanc who was asleep in his quarters at the jail was awakened by the smashing of glass The prisoner in the cells were excited by the attack on the guard and some of them tried 10 get nelp for him by arousing the jail- CT. They were unsuccessful until one Of them threw his tin cup at a win- dow and broke the glass with the hope that attention would be attracted by the noise. Luckily the falling glass had the desired effect and within 20 minutes after the escaping prisoner left the iaii. NIT. Doanc was attending 10 the injured guard and soon after called the police authorities in all di- rections to be on the lookout for Row aiski. Soon after 1 o'clock he re- ceivcd word of the capture in Spring 1 field and left for that city and took l the man back to his cell.
 Escaped Once Before
 Kowalsti was convicted under the l federal law relative to driving a stolen i over a state line and was given a sentence Of one year. being
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New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
BRITISH STRIKE SERIOUS
Hopes For settlement Held Out Until This Afternoon Are Violently Dashed Co the Ground.

By The sssO,istcd Press.
 London, Jan. 2S.-IIopes of nego- tiations which would lead to settle ment of the railway strike were dashed this afternoon with the issu- ance of a statement by ]. Bromley, secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Bremen. 10 the effect that his organization had waited patiently through the rumors of negotiations but could. not wait lcnger and would have to intensity the strike.
 The situation up to the time of fhis statement had been hopeful. as the railwa managers were in session and the executive committee of the locomotive men was waiting for a call which would bring the dispuf- ants together.
 Meanwhile the railway services throughout the country were reported to be gradually improving and more of the strikers affiliated with the Na- tional Union of Railwaymcn returned 10 work in the big railroad centers.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
GOVT. LOSES ITS SUIT
 AGAINST SUGAR FIRMS
Supreme Court Dismisses Charge of Conspiracy to Violate the
 Antitrust Laws

Washington, Jan. 2s.--The govern ment's suit against the New York sugar and coffee exchange which was charged with operating in violation of the antitrust laws, was dismissed today by the supreme court.
 The chief justice. delivering the opinion. said there had been "ab- solute failure by the government to in any way connect the defendants. both corporate and individual defendants, with any such conspiracy" as was charged by the government
 The chief justice said the govern ment could deal with corners if it de- sired. by bringing antitrust suits against speculators and gamblers.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
New British Labor Member
 Walking 115 Miles to Speak

London, Jan. ZS.-Miss Dorothy Jewson. new labor member of the house of commons for Norwich, start ed yesterday with woman friend to walk from London to Norwich, dis tance of 115 miles to fulfill an en- gagement to address her constituents. Several trains were available but Miss Jewson refused to use one, saying that she regarded the men working them as strike-breakers. in view of the fact that q railway strike is now in prog rese
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
KOWALSKI ATTACKS GUARD AND FLEES
New Britain Man Makes Sensa. tiOnal Escape From Greenfield
ARRESTED IN SPRINGFIELD
Beats Prison Guard Unconscious, Steals Revolver and $40 and Starts Out on Road to Freedom-Recap- tured After Struggle Miles Away.

Frank Kowalski of this city, a fed eral prisoner, serving q sentence of a year for transporting stolen auto mobile from one state to another in the Franklin county house of correc- ton at Greenfield. Mass, attacked and brutally clubbed l.. A. Masterson, q jail guard. just before midnight Sat urday night and taking the uncon- scious guards keys made his escape from the institution. He was captur- ed Sunday in Springfield where he at tempted to draw u revolver on a po- lice officer.
 Guard Found Unconscious
 Guard Masterson, who is n years old, was found lying unconscious on the floor of the cell room by Jailer r. w. Doane soon after the escape Of Kowalski. The guard has 10 cuts on the head and was taken at once to the Franklin county public hospital where he was in serious though not dangerous condition last night.
 kowalski arranged a dummy which he placed in his bed in his cell and secreted himself in the cell room to await a chance to escape. Guard Mas who is the onlyNwatehman who patrols the cell room at night, was
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Walsh starts Debate

Senate debate on the oil leases opened today immediately after tho senate convened.
 Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, called attention to an article in the Washington Star of January 24, in which the statement was made that the question of leasing the Teapot Dome reserve to the Sinclair interests had not been submitted to tho cabinet and that many members of President Harding's official family learned of the Teapot Dome lease for the first time from thn newspapers.
 This is syndicate article" sena- tor Walsh said. "and has gone into purports to give the writer's own in formation but some which must have been given to him by high officials.
 ',Soiely in the interest of accuracy of history. l read letter transmitted by Secretary Fall to the president of the United States and by him to the senate in explanation of the leases and particularly the Teapot Dome lease and the reasons that actuated the action taken"
 We have it upon the word of Secretary Fall" continued Senator Walsh, that before the leases were executed the leases themselves not only became q subject Of cabinet dis. cussion, but the question of their legality became a subject Of debate in the cabinet"
 Senator Walsh also read the letter Of President Harding transmitting the Fall letter, which concluded with this sentence:
 'I think itsis only fair to say in this connection that the policy which has been adopted N the secretary of the
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
JUDGE THOMAS HAS TO
 FINE AN OLD FRIEND
Imposes S35O Penalty But Gives New Hayener Until Tomorrow To Col Iect the Money.

Hartford, Jan. 2S.-Dispensing jus tice sometimes comes hard on the heart strings, for Judge Thomas of the federal court said today that he was also punishing himself when he had to impose a fine on an old friend of his. Adam Hess of New Haven, manager of the Aschenbroedel cafe. Judge Thomas said he knew Mir. Hess we'll, and knew nothing but good of him, but he had pleaded guilty to hav- ing liquor in his possession at the cafe, and it should not be said that an offender against the law went scot free" because he was friend Of the judge Judge Thomas saw nothing to do but fine MT. Hess s350, but he paroled him in the custody of Attor- ney Ieardi of New Haven, to allow Mir. Hess to get at his funds and pay the fine to Clerk Pickett in New Ha- ven tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Daughter of Banker
 Ends Life by Suicide

Boston, Jan. 2S.--A finding of sui- eide was reported by Acting Medical Examiner William ]. Brickley today in the case Of Miss Margaret Eliot Harding, 23. daughter of w. r. C.. Harding, governor of the federal re- serve bank Of Boston. Miss Harding died at the Harding home on Beacon street last Saturday. III health was the probable cause of suicide Dr. Brlckley said.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
7homaston Business Center Hit
 By Fire Causing S6Q GOO Loss

Childs, homeward bound about o'clock in the morning who saw flames in one Of the stores and saw smokes
 which was billowing out furiously
 from the structure. The alarm was
 sen, in at once but the fremen saw that the structure was doomed. The
 building went up like tender and so hot was the blaze that hardly any ef- fort could be made to save the con tents. The fire was kept from a gaso- line depot next door where several large tanks Of the volatile fluid was stored. A brick block on the north side and wooden barn in the rear were not affected, due to the splendid work of the fire fighters.
 The origin of the fire is attributed to an overloaded steam boiler, located in the cellar under the Palace of Sweets store. One of the tenants of the building had inspected the boiler shortly before midnight and at that time, nothing out of the way was mo- ticed. The building was partly covered by insurance.
 During the strenuous work of the fremen. Clarence Pratt, assistant fire man of tse hose company, narrowly escaped death, when he was carried through to the cellar as the floor caved in while he was assisting in handling line of hose. inside the blazing structure. Fellow firemen pull Pratt from his dangerous position and found that he vas suffering from sew eral bad cuts. One deep one on his hand required several stitches tu. close.
 The mounting flames attracted many people from Waterbury, Terry vile and Bristol to the scene as it was reported that the whole town of was in flames. The fire was the most destructive in years
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Lipman Variety Store, A. X P. Branch, Palace of Sweets, Offices and Club Rooms Destroyed.
lsrerlnl to Tl,e lIerallI.

4Ererial to TNe ACfaidt.
 Thomaston. Jan. 2S.--Loss of S60,- coo was caused by fire early Sunday morning and the whole business cen ter of ThOmastoH was threatened when the block owned by Louis Lip man on Main street, was totally de- stroyed. Besides the variety store. con ductcd by Mir. Lipman in the block, stores of the \. e1 r. Co. and the Palace Of Sweets, were entirely wiped ont while offices on the second floor, used by Dr. r. & Parsons. dentist, and Airs. Rose Beardsley proprietor Of the Thomaston Beauty Parlor were also destroyed. The club rooms Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Thomaston Rod and Gun club suffer- ed in the general destruction.
 Yeoman work on the part of the Tbomaston fire department, a yolun- teer rganizatfon. alone saved the other business structures. Three lines Of hose we're laid to the blaze, which kept the firemen on the job until shortly before noon.
 Hose Frozen solid
 The street in front of the block was A mass of sheet ice from the water poured on the flames and trolley service was held up as the cars could not use the rails. One line of hose, 1900 feet long, was cut on for two minutes from the fire 10 make a bydrant change and when the firemen attempted to put il into service. the discovery was made that the whole line was frozen tight and precious lime was lost in thawing it out.
 Discovered at [ a. m. The fire was discovered by Roy
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Lynn Tire Loss sio.oon

Lynn. Mass, Jau. 2s.-The oIi Tehbett mansion oil Baltimore street. which was being remodeIled into ff- teen apartments. caught fire after an explosion of an oil heater early today and was destroyed. The loss was esti- mated at s4g,Ggn.
 Frozen hydrauts handicapped the fremen. Fred Baldwin. a fireman. was cut over the left eye by falling slate from the curoia.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Several Reported Injured
 In Train Wreck in Texas

Palestine, Tex. Jan. 2s. - Several persons are reported injured in a head-on collision early today between a southbound passenger train and freight engine on the International Great Northern railroad near Overton, Rusk county. A relief train with doctors and nurses left Palestine for the wreck.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Open Safety Pin Gets
 Stuck in Girls Throat

spartanburg, s. C., Jan. 2s.--with an open safety pin lodged in her throat, point up, the one year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. w. NJ. Gil- lespie Of Arcadia, was taken to Phil adelphia hospital last night after un- successful attempts to dislodge it had been made by Greenyillo surgeon. An k-ray photograph showed it's point imbedded up to the hinge.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
4IcriIcn Has lire

Meriden. Jan. zS.-Loss caused ty a fire that guited the two story brick office section uf sWift and Company-s building on Colony street last night appeared today not to exceed s25, The flames started from an unknown cause on ths first floor and the fire de- part nert confined the fire to the area that was burning when the finemen arrived. The large warehouse and other buildings were endangered. Re- building will be started at once.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
RECOVER ANOTHER BODY
This Brings Death Total Up To S2 Tn Last saturdays MancaslIirc. Pa.. Mine Explosion.

By Thc Assaciated Press.
 Shankiown. ra.. Jan. 2B.-Anothef body was taken out of the ruins ot the Lancashire mine here today, bringing the death toll Of Saturday afternoons explosion to 22. General Superintendent Todd Hunter said that four dead msp remained in the mine but they were probably at the working faces. where, because of the rising water. it would be impossible to reach them for several days.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
DELAY RUSSIAN HEARINGS

Washington, Jan. 2S. -- President Gompers of the American Federation Of Labor, appeared today before the senate subcommittee considering Russian recognition, but before his testimony got under way the hearing was adjourned indefinitely. Chairman Borah said that members were so engaged in consideration of the naval oil lease situation that a delay of a few days was advisable.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
40 Year Old Son of "King"
 of House of David Is Dead

Benton Harbor, Mich. Jan. 2S.- Coy purnell, 40 year old son of Ben jamin Purnell fugitive king" of the House of David colony, died at Shiloh House, his fathers home late Sum day, following lingering illness ag- gravated by pneumonia, His death fas made itnown today
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
AMERICAN TEAM WINS
Hockey stars Defeat Helgians in
 Olympics t9-0-Swe,Ics Trounce
 Swiss to 0-Canada Wins.

By The Associated Press.
 Chamonix, France, Jan. 2s.--The United States hockey team scored an easy victory in it's first match in the winter sports of the Olympic games today. defeating the Belgium team by the score Of 1g 10 c.
 Sweden defeated Switzerland by the score of 9 to 0 in the first of the ice hockey matches of the Olympic games played here today.
 Canada defeated Czecho- Sloyakia. 90 10 0. in their olympic hockey game today.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
ACTION IS POSTPONED

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Action upon the nomination Of George R Chris tian. Jr.. former secretary Of Presi- dent Harding, to be a member or the federal trade commission, was postponed today by the senate inter state commerce committee for two weeks.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Heflin Accuses Cabinet Officers
 of Stirling Land Frauds Charges
Democrat Accuses National Committeeman Cregar of Using Political Influence With Postmaster General and Attorney General

by Senator HefIin. democrat, Alabama.
 Proposing a senate investigation. the resolution declared that citizens of fifteen states had been defrauded of many millions Of dollars. and that there had been misuse of the mails in connection with the operations.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
FAVORABLE REPORTS

Washington. Jan. 2S. - Favorable reports were ordered today by the senate commerce committee upon the nominations Of Frederick J. Thomp- son of Alabama, William $. Hill South Dakota and Bert F.. Haney, oregon. to be members of the ship ping board.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
FALL IS TOO ILL
Doctors say Former Secretary Prob- ably Will Not Be Able To Appear Bcforc Committee Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan. 2S.--It was indi- cated today that former Interior Sec ietary Fall probably will not be able to testify tomorrow before the senate oil committee. Although it was said there had been no definite change In his condition, the physicians regularly attending him called in several others today and plans were made for issu- auce of statement later regarding lis illness.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Anderson Defense Rests,
 Case Ready for the Jury

New York, Jan. zs.-Both prose- cution and defense in the trial of Wil- liam H. Anderson, state superinten- dent of the anti-saloon league on a forgery charge. rested their cases shortly after 2 o'clock today and court adjourned until tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

Washington. Jan. 2S.-A charge that R. B. Cregar. national committee man for Texas. exercised political in- huence with the postmaster general and the attorney general. 'to stifie an inquiry into land frauds in Texas. was made today In resolution introduced
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
POST OFFICE ROBBERY.
Two Masket Robbers Get Between S3O.000 and $35,000 at Missonla, Montana, This Morning.

Butte, Mont. Jan. 2S.--Two masked robbers entered the Missoula post office early today, held up two mail clerks and got away with from sSo,o00 to sS5.000 in currency consigned to a Missoula bank, local post office otii- cials announced. Post Office Inspector Tenneyson Jefferson, of Butte, has gone to Missoula to investigate.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
SCORES rREEzi; TO DEATH

Athens, Jan. 2S.---Scores of persons have been frozen to death in the eN- ceptional cold wave that prevails throughout Greece. one message from Saioniki says that three soldiers and lbG civilians living under canvas shelters have died Of exposure.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
SIGHT OF BLOOD AND SOUND OF GUN ENOUGH - 5. ,NOHldiS,A- Hartford Ban.
 .difs Ffeep FrohiI ''rin-
 'D@o s1a1p,. 1ip,.o,,isHs'+ar ''sls lnotu,,,aA lou ,aApV

f1afttofu, young men entered the Princess s tier in the center of the city early this morning. crashed 5S calibre revolver over the head of Sebastiano Bucchieri. janitor and night watchman, and then escap- ed without touching the theater safe, in which were receipts of Saturday and Sunday nights. It is thought that one of the young man was wounded, possibly by explosion of the gun with which they knocked Bucchieri uncon- scious as blood stains were found on the floor along the aisles by which the men escaped.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Mainc Cltntrh ncstnre.I

Millinockei. Maine. Jan. 2s.-Ths Baptist church here was burned early today. causing loss Uf s20.00O. The firemen. fighting in temperature of 24 below zero. succeeded in prevents ing the blaze from extending to neigh boring buildings
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Million Dollar Fire

Littleton. New Hampshire. Jan. 2s. Fire swept the east side of the Main street of this White Mountain town to- day and was still beyond control after it had ragged for three hours and caused damage estimated at near ly a million dollars. 1t started fin a building which housed the Premier theater and the Meriden hotel. It is believed that no lives were lost.
 The buildings destroyed included the Boylston block, the Snowden block, the Cottage hotel. the Round vile block which housed the Boyles Speciality shop, the White Mountain studio and several smaller shops. Windows were broken in buildings across the street by the intense heat.
 Several families lived in the Boyl- ston block. It is believed that ali es- capped.
 The cause Of the fire has not yet been determined. Apparatus was sent from Bethlehem and Lisbon to aid the local flrcmcn, who were handicapped by below zero weather.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
FIRE IN DANBuRY

Danbury. Jan. 2s. -- Fire today caused s5.ooo damage to garage of Joseph Mante1o and the shop Of the Westinghouse Battery Co. on Crosby street.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
Approve $100,000 for
 Oil Land Prosecution

Washington, Jan. 2S.--A bill to make a fund of s100,000 available to President Coolidge for prosecution of the naval oil suits was reported by the house appropriations committee today at a 10 minute session.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

Boston, Jan. 2s.--Zero weather con- tinued to prevail in Boston and vicini- ty today, the mercury reaching three degrees below zero, the lowest off, cially reported, at six o'clock this morning. The weather bureau predict cd a riso in temperature during the day.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
rArLINE IHEpERIck RoRnFn

Los Angeles Jan. 2s.--The home Of Pauline Frederick. actress. has been footed of clothing and ieWeiry valued at S1s,go9 according to the police.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

Concord. x. H.. Jan. 2s.-4-The fire at Littleton today was reported 10 have started in a moving picture house, destroyed the Northern hotel and jumped across the main street to the Harrington block which was also burned. Telephone communication is not yet possible.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

Butte. Mont, Jan. 2s.--Rohert Ac>- Ter, 19, o03utte; R. A. Heller, 21, of Boston and Bernard Quesnell, 2l Of Kalispee, Mont, students of the Uni- versity of Montana at Missoula arc under arrest in that city charged with robbing the Missoula post office last night of s35,000 currency. The money had been consigned form Spokane to the Missoua Trust Co.
 The three students confessed, ac- cording to post office officials and de- clarcd they had concealed the money under a bridge over the Missoula river. The money was later recover ed.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

Springfield. Mass, Jan, 2S.-While the cold snap today abated some ten degrees in this part Of the Connecticut valley southern Vermont points re- ported colder weather than yesterday. White River Junction, Vt., was S4 degrees below compared with 30 yes terday, At AthoI, where yesterday an ice jam was blasted out of Miller's river after considerable damage had been done by water that had backed up, another ice Jam formed today, re. sulting in a second submergence of considerable area,
 One large ice company in this city began harvesting today, taking out ice a foot thick.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
E PERSONS ARE BELIEVED KILLED AS EXPLOSION WRECKS COTTAGE AT
 MANTLE, R. l., EARLY THIS MORNING
GOLD SNAP PUTS END
 TO ICE FAMINE FEAR
Good Week for Harvest Predicted-34 Below at
 White River Junction ,.

New Haven, Jan. 2s.-Fears that an ice crop would notibe harvested were practically banished by the cold wave which brought below zero tempera- lures in many parts of the state yes terday and today. The official ther- mometer at the local weather bureau showed minimum of 8 degrees above zero this morning following a drop to zero early yesterday. Warmer weather was predicted for today. But con- tinuation of freezing weather was ex- pected to make commencement of an ice harvest certainty during the present week.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28
THE WEATHER

HarfforI. Jan. 2S.-Foretast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair and much wsrTHer tonight and Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-28

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