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New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
COnfesses After Seeing Body of Mother of His Eight Children Lowered Into Grave and Hearing Ministers Words.

Oshkosh, Wis, Sept, 16, - After looking for the last time upon the body of his wife, the mother of his eight children, lowered into a grave here yesterday afternoon and with the words of the minister ringing in his ears, Harry Weigelt, in his cell last night, confessed to the chief of police, A. H. Gabbert, that he killed her after a quarrel, 1t was revealed today. A
 Mrs. weigelt was found hanging in a shed at the rear of the home last Thursday morning and the hus- band, taken into custody few hours later, protessed innocence.
 Severe questioning by the police and the district attorney had failed to connect Nm with the death.
 The sight of the body at the ceme- tery and the warning of the Rev. T. L. Stange that God would eventual ly reveal the cause of the woman's death," failed to produce immediate effect upon the husband at the grave.
 He was taken 10 the funeral by Chief Gabbert and maintained his reserve until he was again placed alone in his cell at the police sta ton.
 Weigelt said that he was repairing one of his work shoes at the home Wednesday night when, growing en- ragged during a quarrel, he hit his wife on the head with the heel of the shoe, felling her.
 He then dragged her to the shed, according to the police. where he adjusted a moose about her head and placed hat on her head. obtained from the loft of the shed. in an ef- fort to conceal the crime, the police were told. -..
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
FAMOUS CAKE-MAKER DIES
Mrs. Betty LyIes Originated Intricate Icing Dcsigns-Made Cakes For Four American Presidents.

Nashville, Tenn.,- Sept. 16.-Mrs. Lyles Wilson, 64, domestic science expert, known during the adminis- trations of Presidents Wilson, Taft, Roosevelt and Mckinley, as the Presidents cake maker" died last night after an eighteen months ill., ness.
 Mrs Wilson was among the first to produce cakes of intricate icing designs. She started popularizing the idea 30 years ago.
 She had personal messageS from four presidents and numerous gov ernors, as well as other dignitlries.
 Last Christmas on request of a friend she baked a cake for the Prince of Wales.
 She is survived by her husband, William H. Wilson, Nashville manu- facturer. and 8 daughter.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
St. JOhi's N. F, Man Arrested Charged With Manslaushter
WAR VETERANS VICTIMS
Road Was Open and Wide and Lighted by Bright Moon, So Cause of Tragedy Has Not Yet Been Determined.

|
 naval officers and two others world
 war heroes, when an automobile crashed into crowd on the Topsai
 road early today, and Leonard Reid
 son of the late Sir William Reid, was
 arrested on a charge of manslaugh- ter as the driver of the car. H Those Killed The victims were: Lieu Commander J. D. O'Callaghan of |. l NJ. s. Constance, promoted only yes- terday.
 Lieutenant Burroughs also of the Constance.
 Captain G. J. Whitty. secretary of the Great War Veterans association, who won the military cross as g
 member of the Newfoundland regi- ment.
 Lieutenant William King, a veter-
 an of the regiment end of the royal
 air force.
 George Harrison of Chatham. N. B., an accountant at the Bank of Montreal.
 Clinton Duder of St. Johns, son of District Grand Master Charles
 Duder of the Scottish Freemasons of Newfoundland.
 Whitty and King were members of
 a party of If veterans of the New foundland regiment who had held
 a reunion at country inn and were boarding bus beside the road. The British officers and others were in the car driven by Reid. which was
 returning from late supper with friends among the crews of the Brit ish special cruiser squadron which is
 anchored In Conception Bay. Hit Without Warning The veterans group were gathered
 aboututhe bus, and four had entered the vehicle, when the seven-seated
 car driven by Reid, with eight pas sengers, came down the road and into the crowd with little warning, Whitty and King were killed in-
 stantly, the body of the former being
 hurled 50 feet into the roadside. The car then swerved to the right, overturned, and plunged down an ,embankment. Commander OCal. laghan and Lieutenant Burroughs Harrison and Duder. were apparent i ly killed when it struck. Reid, at the
 wheel. and Lieutenant Mellor, also
 of the Constance, were Thrown clear
 of the car and escaped unhurt. Lieut.,
 Slayton of the Constance and Cliff ford Patterson of St. Johns, who
 were the other passengers, sustained
 slight injuries, but managed to get
 out of the car.
 Cause Not Explained
 The night was clear, with full
 moon, and the road where the acci-
 dent occurred was straight for quar-
 ter of mile. There was no explana-
 ton today of the cause of the acci-
 dent, Reid being too unnerved, it was
 said, to make any statement. Reid, who was the third son of
 the late president of the Reid New
 foundland railway and head of other colonial enterprises, is 25 years old.
 He was married three months ago
 to Miss Parsons of Montreal.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Republicans to Meet.

Norwalk, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-The republican 18th senatorial district convention will be held Friday night in the Royal James Inn, 1t was an- nounced this morning by John D. Milne, chairman of the Norwalk re- publican town committee. Arrange ments for the meeting have been completed.
 The convention, 1t is believed without question. will nominate State Representative Frank W. Gregory, of Nofwalk, as state sen- ator. The only other candidate in the foreground is John H. Behre, of New Canaan, present state sen- ator from this district.
 If Mir Gregory meets with any opposition it will be in Wilton and New Canaany which with Darien and Norwalk, comprises the 18th senatorial district. These on the '1nside" of politics here, however. say Mir. Gregory's nomination is certainty.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
PLIERS POSTPONE
 START FOR OMAHA
Now Plan to Leave Chicago at
 8 O'Clock Tomorrow
ARE TAKING NO CHANGES
Poor Atmospheric Conditions Cause Change in Plnns-Haye Gone So Far Safely and Want To Reach End of Route In Same Way
By Tho Associated Press.

By Tho Associated Press. n
 Airmail Field, Haywood. H., Sept. 16-The 44o-mile hop to Omaha, the next stage of the flight for the around-the-world fiiers, was post poned until a. m, central standard time, tomorrow, when, at 11:51 a. m., today, Lieutenant Lowell Smith, commanding, decided that the weather conditions were unfit to continue today.
 Lieutenant Smith awaited final word from the pilot of an air mail observation plane who flew over the surrounding country for more than a half hour. before announcing post ponement. This pilot said that the visibility was exceptionally poor and that it was nasty flying" :.
 .. All Are Disappointed
 we are all mighty disappointed" !" Lieutenant Smith said, but we would rather be disappointed than sorry. Despite reports of fair weather, west. the area immediately surrounding Chicago is too foggy to try and fly through it. We should dislike to have a forced landing even in good weather, but even more so in this kind"
 eve got the ships this far and we certainly want to get them to the end of the route," Lieutenant Smith said. 'Neither because of poor visi- bility do we want to disappoint any of the folks along the line. This foggy condition seems to hang low and fin poor weather safety lies in height"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
LICENSE NOT RETrRNEp.

Bridgeport. Sept. 16.--Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Melvin F. Stow today announced that Nathan Goldy who with his suicide brother. Harold. formed a gigantic auto theft ring, the ramifi- cations of which were exposed by States Attorney Homer s. Cummings during the Goldys trial, had been de- nied his petition for the return of his drivers license.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
BOstOn's Policemen to
 Take Up Study of Law

Boston, Sept. 16.-A law course to train police officers for contact with attorneys in the jaw courts will be inaugurated this fall at the Boston University School of Law, Dean Homer Albers announced today. Police officers of greater Boston will begin the course about October IS.
 We feel it to be civic duty to help in training the policeman so that he may effectually prosecute of lenders in the courts" Dean Albers said in making the anuouncement.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
KILLS RAILROAD MAN
West Virginia Man Slain By For mcr Employe Who Apparently
 Sought Vengeance For Wrong.

Huntington, W. Va, Sept. 1s.- Mclaughlin, assistant superinten- dent of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad company at St. Albansi was shot to death today by Odell Newman, a former conductor on the road, who then tried suicide.
 Mclaughlin was standing on the railroad station platform when Newman approached. Newman, ac- cording to persons standing near by, said you did me dirty trick He then fired four times, killing Mclaughlin instantly. Newman, discharged from the road last Feb ruary, was pursued by St. Albans officers, but he shot himself before he was overtaken.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
FUNERAL SERMON INDUCES MAN TO
 ADMIT THAT HE KILLED HIS WIFE
LABOR UNION ENDORSES
 LA TOILETTE AND WHEELER
Central Organization Appoints Com mittee to Form Club in Interest
 of Third Ticket.

The La Follette-Wheeler ticket was endorsed by the Central Labor Union at its meeting In Eagles Hall last night, it was announced today, and a committee was appointed to form a La-Follette-W Wheeler club. Daniel Warren Is chairman of the committee, the other members of which are William Sievers and George Quick.
 A mass meeting, open to the pub lie, will be held at Eagles hall next Monday evening.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
M'M|LLAN, BACK FROM NORTH,
 TELLS OF ESKIMO HAMPERS
 AND WHITE INDIANS FOUND
BEAT WIFE BECAUSE
 SHE ROBBED HER HAIR
Hurlburt Street Man Breaks Chair Across
 Woman's Back

"She went and had her hair bobbed last Saturday and didn't tell ne anything about it, so I didn't like
 was the reason given by Adolph
 .novaci of IS Hurlburt street for D tble In his home that resulted A est last night by Policeman n Y. Nara on charges of breach
 .kHM and assaulting his bob
 E N z his wife and mother Kalat ET he started drinking Sunday in an effort to drown " .ings, but according to the testil |,ny given in police court this morning to Judge Benjamin w. filling, he came close to drowning himself in the liquor, for he was in such a condition yesterday morning that he was unable to go to work. As the day wore by and the effects of the liquor wore off. Kalanovaci is alleged to have become ugly and started trouble in the house.
 The father of the defendant told the court that when he came home from work yesterday af- ternoon his daughter-in-law told his son to give the father drink of liquor, and Kalanovaci immediately started in to abuse his wife, hitting her as she held their infant daughter in her arms and knocking her onto the floor. He is then alleged to have struck her on the back with chair, breaking the legs of the chair with the blow. The case was continued until October IS for disposition and the defendant was placed in thecare of the proba- tion officer.
 Rudolf Kopf of Newington, charg- ed with reckless driving on Newing- ton axRue Sunday afternoon, was found guilty and fined s25 and costs. He was arrested by State Policeman George Pronaitis after chase along gNewington avenue in which the ma- chine in which the policeman was riding had to make 60 miles an hour. It was alleged that Kopf, the de- fendant was travelling about 45 miles an hour, and that he had pass ed four machines in line, narrowly averting a collision with an auto coming in the opposite direction.
 Kate Carbonic, charged with vio- lating the liquor laws on two counts, was given suspended sentence of 30 days with warning that if she was arrested again, she would have to serve the time in jail. She was found guilty of selling liquor and with hav- ing reputation.
 When arrested she is alleged to have told the raiding police that she had to sell liquor to get saoney to support her four children, her hus- band having deserted her some time ago. The case was tried yesterday, but Judge filling continued it until today for disposition to permit an in- vestigation of conditions at the woman's home.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Waterbury and Baltimore
 To Engage in a Series

Waterbury, Sept. 16.-President Herman J. Weissman of the Wa terbury baseball club, champion of the Eastern league announced this morning that he had arranged a series of three games with Balti- more, champion Of the International league for the sixth consecutive year. The games, all of which will be played here. are booked for Septem- Der g, 24 and 25. This series is for the unofficial minor league cham pionship of the east.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
AROUSED BY TELEGRAPH
Operator, Unconscious Week, Is Finally Aroused By Ticking of 
 His Private Call.

Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 16.-The ticking of his private Morse code call at an instrument by his bed side last night restored to con- sciousness J. T. Phelan, Whperinten- dent of the Dominion Telegraph Go. here after he had been in a comatose condition nearly a week.
 Supt. Phelan was i'll for weeks following the death of his wife and had been unconscious six days, att tending physicians disclosed today. On the suggestion of a physician an instrument w9 installed by Phelan's bedside and "PN" his private call, ticked off,. Mir. Pheian smiled and opened his eyes when the ticker suggested that Phelan drink a little milk. Phelan reached out his hand for the glass and took the first nourishment In six days. He was reported convaleRent to- day.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
TENN RENoMINaTEp.

Hartford, Sept. 1s.-Congreksman E. Hart Fsnn of wethersneld as today renominateA for eongfess- man from the first district by the republican district convention. He was unopposed. a
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
On Daylight Time.

Hartford, Sept, 16.-The demo- cratic state convention which will open here tomorrow night will be run on daylight saving time. The first session at which Congressman P. B. O'Sullivan will deliver an ad~ dress as temporary chairman. will be called to order at D. m., day. light saving time, and the meeting of the state committee to perfect the temporary of delegates will be held at 3 p. m.
 The convention will be resumed on Thursday at 10 a. m., daylight saving time.
 The state committee adopted day. light saving time in order to obviate waste of time. The delegates for the most part are in the city in the early evening and are ready for the convention session without delay.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
BURGLARS IN soUTHINGroN.

southington, Sept. 1e.-Burglars in a shoe store on Center street dast plight carried away shoes and stock lngs of sn Ytimsted value Of s1,oOo, Cons.eee Murphy stated today.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
DEMOCRATS STILL | SEEK CANDIDATES
No Nominee for Governor Has Been Found as Yet.
MAY FIND ONE TONIGHT
Names of Guilfoile, .Morris, stod- dard and Mansfield still Men, tioncd--Convention Will Open on D. s. T. Wednesday Evening.

New Haven, Sept. 16.--With the democratic state convention close at hand it was said in party circles to- day by those close to the state con- mittee that tho situation as to 6 nominee for governor had not been cleared up. It was thought that tonight there would be indications as ot the leading candidate or can- didates. Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile of Waterbury. Charles c. Morris of New Haven, Robert Stoddard of Milford and Burton Mansfield, for mer insurance commissioner of New Haven, were still mentioned. It was understood that other names were being discussed in the hope that from them could be put for ward one or more which would make an appeal to the delegate if not for, first, place on the ticket then for other offices. Aside from mention of Mayor Alfred N. Phil lips of Stamford for lieutenant gov- ernor scarcely name is put for ward for state offices or for presi- dential electors. It was forecast that two on more women would be named for presidential electors.
 The convention program issued from state headquarters calls, as customary for nomination of the ticket Thursday morning and then adoption of the platform. The committee on resolutions will meet tomorrow night to hear a discuss sion of blanks. One on the klan is- sue is expected to be offered from the Bridgeport delegation. The draft as given out in advance would condemn the klan by name.
 Much interest is shown among the delegates in the personality of Congressman F. B. O'Sullivan and in his keynote speech. The state has had democratic congressman so seldom that on the very few oc- casions when one has been invited to preside over state gathering the delegate body has accorded that off, cer 8 very warm reception. The late Congressman Thomas L. Reilly as a presiding officer was an in- stance in point. MT. O'sullivan will be introduced to the convention by the state chairman, Mfr. Yeomans. Upon conclusion of the temporary chairman's address committee will be named and adjournment taken.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Sept. 18-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight; We'd nesslay unsettled, not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-12
MICKEY WALKER MUST
FIGHT SURE-ENOUGH
CONTENDER BY MAY S.
Dave Shade and frankie
School Mentioned as
Opponents.
BY FAIRPLAY.

Copyright by The San Ansonio Light.
New York, March 12.-While Mick
ev Walker is going through a list of
five or six setups the fact remains
that, by virtue of a decision by the
New York Athletic Commission, the
weller champ must fight a real con-
tender before May 8.
Leo Flynn says that Dave Shade is
the man for him. This would be an at
tractive fight il Shade could make the
weight without weakening himself. At
the same time, insiders believe there
would not be a whole lot of doubt as
to the outcome.
Frank Flournoy,, the Madison
Square Garden matchmaker. has asked
Bert Finch. manager Of frankie
Schoell. if he will sign his man for
the projected May bout with Walker.
Finch came back quickly with an en-
thusiastic assent. Since then he has
heard nothing. But it looks as though
no mistake would be made in picking
Schoell. The Buffalo weller has been
coming along in great stayle in the
last two years and his victory a few
months ago over Pete Latzo, in Pete's
home town. Scranton, was real tri-
umph. Anyone who can beat Latzo in
his home town or anywhere else is a
real scrapper.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-12
M'LEOD GOLF WINNER
Wins st. Petersburg Open Event. Five
Strokes Ahead Of Mehlhon.

st. Petersburg. Fla. March a.
Starting the afternoon round two
down TO Bill Mehlhorn Of ST. Louis.
Fred Mcleod. former national open
golf champion, from the Columbia
Country Club, Washington. won the
first ST. Petersburg open golf cham
piOnship tournament here yesterday.
when he finished the 12-hole event in
292 strokes. five under Mehlhorn's
score Of 291.
McLeod's victory resulted from al.
most perfect golf in the afternoon
round. Paired with Mehhorn. Nc
Leod overcamp a two-Str0le lead and
established five-Stroke margin for a
victory.
Cyril Walker. of Englewood. y. J..
was third with 800: Walter Hagen.
Bear Greek Country CLUB. was fourth
with 30J. and l.. Meyer Of Metcomnt.
x. l.. was fifth with BOG.
Leo Diegel Of Washington and Ar
thur Havers, British open champion.
were well up in the running with 3O7
each. They were closely followed By
Joe Kirkwood. Australian champion,
and Johnnie Farrell. Cuban champion.
who were tied with sos each. Henry
Bolestea, Palmaceia. had 80. Jimmie
Ockendcn. French champion. finished
badly. taking A on the final nine
bringing his total to ZIG. Clarence
Hackney. who had 151 for the first
days play. took 16J on his &c Monday
for 316 total. t. Clfiappatta. Clear.
water. finished with BIG.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-12
MAHAN, SUBBINC FOR
STEPHENS, FINDS SIX
ROUNDS LONG ENOUGH
Out OF Shape and With In,
jured Hand, He Gives
in to White.

Dummy.Mahan of Fort Clark, Tex,
substituting on short notice for
iir0ohie Stephens. who failed TO ar
rive for his ten-round fight with Tom
White OF Texas City. on Jack Shell
toms "all-star' card at the Market
Hall Tuesday night, was not in prop
er condition and mutely gave up the
ghost in the sixth round. after injur-
ing hand hitting White and hurt
ing other parts of his anatomy get
ting hit.
White was pushed off his feet in
the first round in one of Mahan's i'll
frequent rushes and both men were
but White kept steadily after his sol
dier antagonist and in the sixth Ma
han. crouching in corner, his face
registering disgust and agony, indi-
Gated he had enough.
"Son Goodrich, San Antonio negro,
whose second said he weighed 1866
pounds, took on "Cyclone" Turner of
Fort Worth, also dusky, who is said
TO have weighed 1872 pounds when he
stepped into the ring and before he lost
a quart of blood or so through var
ious openings created in his face by
Goodrich's gloves. Turner was ex-
tremely husky and extremely slow.
Goodrich plastered him with rights
and lefts from every angle and grunt-
ed 81 times in every round as he sank
home blows. Once he missed-about
the only time-and Referee Dell COT
fen caught the force of the swing on
the beak and was neatly floored for
the count of one. Turner's bulk en-
abled him to last the full ten rounds.
Ben Sava was Chuck Burns equal
in boxing for two rounds of their
scheduled six-rounder at $50 pounds
but when the scrap got vicious in
the third, Burns came to the fore and
Saya did well to last out the aound.
He was smashed groggy with chin
crushers in the fourth and stretched
out in the middle of the round with
a hard body blow, which he claimed,
after he had been returned to his
corner, was a foul. He might just as
well have claimed the punches on the
whlskers were fouls.
FreSdie Ford, Of Texas University,
doesn't know anything about fighting
as laid down by accepted ring stand
ards. but he doesn't know anything
about the word quit" either. The
result is that he stayed through four
rocky rounds of painful punishment
with Eddie Lopez. the West Side light
weight Ford rushed headlong through
out the bout without the ability to
land on his adversary. He received
for his efforts one broken nose, one
battered mouth, one puffed eye anil
about a thousand sore spots from his
belt up. Lopez didn't fight an es-
pecially brilliant fight but he sure
messed mp Freddie's features.
Fred Tinoco and Kid Galven, fly
weights, fought four active rounds IN
which both let some gore. Tinoco had
a slight edge on boxing skill.
Dell Gotten refereed the prelimin-
aries. Jack Shelton the windup. A
fair-sized crowd attended.
Before the main event. Billy Nc
Cam. Cleveland lightweight VINO
fights Young Joe Rivers here next
Tuesday. was introduced, and "Bum"
Spears. the blind negro fighter, sang
and shadow-boxcd under silver
shower