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New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

made to telephone his aunt in Logaps- port and tell her 10 mail the letters to him in Louisville. Hc then was re- turned to tho house and tied on a bod. During tho day he said some other person came into tho room but that he was afraid 10 say anything for fear lleaton might also bn at hand.
 Opportunity to Escape
 About 6 o'clock Saturday night some one--ii later developed that it was Mrs. IIeaton-- came to the house. shortly thereafter, he declared Hoaton entered the room and at his tGatosD request. released him and led him to the bathroom. tpon arising hc said the dcrrinEor in his vest pocket moved and he realized what it was, as he turned to leave the bathroom.' he stated hc drew tho derringer and or. dcrsd llcaton 10 put np his hands In. st tead. he declared Hcaton reached for q pistol he had just laid aside while he had unlocked the handeuffs, and then be fired two shots. both Of which hit Hoaton.
 CuatleSs, Gates stated that he fled downstairs and told Mrs. Heaton that he had shot her husband. he then rushed to an ad joining house and told what he had done. Returning. he was told by q physician, who had been st- tracted to tho sccnc by theshots, that Hcaton was dead. He got a coat, he stated. and departed. Finally he said hc w it to the home of relatives at Anchorage, suburb, where he was found this morning after police had been notified of his whereabouts.
 Plans for Operation
 Elaborate preparations had been made for the operation, according to the police. Anesthetics, surgical in. struments. bandages, sulrhuric acid 1 a haichet and hand axe being found l in the room. In addition tbree large | boxes and quantity Of rubber sheet. | ing was present. These. coupled witf | tho presence Of the hatchet and axt both of which had been sharpened. lec police to believe that these prepara tions were made to dispose of th' body, in the event the operation prov cd fatal. Police said that Gates felt the der | ringer for the first time Thursda, night when lIeaton loosened his cloth 1 ing before administering the anesthc tic. The first chance he had to use i came Saturday night when Heator was preparing to again fasten hin | down to the mattress after ha,inl taken him, to the bathroom.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
Soloist Engaged for
 Concert Here April (

The committee arranging for the annual concert 10 be given for the benefit Of the Children's Home, an- nounces that it has secured as a soloist Mime. Inga orner. suprano. Mime. Orner comes highly recom- mended by musical critics ss being an artist of exceptional ability. She has toured Europe and Australia and travelled extensively in this country, having been connected with the Metropolitan Opera company of New York. the Chicago Opera com pany and the covent Garden in Lon don. As tenor soloist Costa. Nystrom has been engaged. Mir. Nystrom is a comparatively new singer In this country. but is well known in Sweden where he has been soloist in the Royal Opera. He has been recently visiting with relatives in New York and has consented to come to New Britain and sing. After his engage ment here he will immediately return to Sweden.
 The concert will ipe held in the Capitol theater. Sunday afternoon April s at 3:l5 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
FIRE IN TORRINGT0N
Damage of About S4o.OO0 is Done 10 Three Story Business Block on Water street.

Torrington. March i0.-Fire last night caused damage estimated at s45,00o in the three story business block on Water street owned by the George L. Lilly company Of Wa terbury.
 The fire started in the variety store of Frederick Fenn on the first floor from a cause unknown and spread 'to the drygoods store of s. ]. Epstein, next door. Tho fire drove out the tenants of six apart ments on the upper floors. A five months old baby which had been left in its crib on the third floor while it's parents went to the mo- vies was rescued by a policeman. The fire ate through the partition to the upper floors but the damage there was caused largely by smoke. Considerable damage was done io two stores on either side of the Fem and Epstein stores.
 Mfr. Fem placed his loss at sio,. coo, Epstein at si5.o00 and the rest is divided among the tenants and the building itself.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
tor intended to do to him,
 Hidden Pistol saved Him

Ills ultimate escape, hr told the au" thorities, was due to the old double barrcllcd Dcrringor which his captors overlooked when they kidnapped him and which. in thc excitement, h" had forgotten about having with him. If was with this pistol. he said, that hc shot Ilcaton and escaped.
 Gates told the police that, at llea- toms request hc had gone to tho office of Hnaton and Fisher, merchandise brokers Thursday night and that Hca- ton and T mysterious stranger" hold him up with pistols and handcuf[ed him. About ten minutes later hc stated, he was taken in an automobile 10 q house in Thirty-fourth street and immediately io a room on tho second floor that had been fitted up like an operating room whcrc he was tied to mattress which was begged 10 the floor.
 When he was seized he was relieved of a pistol he was carrying in his coat pocket, he declared,
 prcparcd to Operate
 Heaton. according 10 Gates story as related by tho police, immediately be- gan to prepare for an operation. He poured some rhloroform into a funnel filled with cotton. Gates feigned de- lirium when ihn ancsthctic was 3d- ministcrcd, he told the police, and be- gan muiterinr. His mutterings, he said. attracted 1Icaton, who got down close to him and in Q cajoling voice urged him to talk. He said that ho then mumbled something about some letters he had written 10 an aunt in Logansport, Ind. telling her, in effect, that if anything happened 10 him Heaton would be the responsible per. 1 son.
 This ruse. he declared he confidently believed saved him, as Heaton abandoned his plans and left the room.
 Friday at noon he said he was talk en. handcuffed. to Heaton's office and
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
HUNT MISSING WILL
Relatives of Aged Brsnford Man, Whose Estate Is Worth s63,oo0, Have Not Yet Found One,

North Branford. Conn. March 10. Search is still being made by rela- tives of Harrison Barker. s7. found dead a week ago near his home where he lived alone. for a will. According to local relatives the fact that Barker left tho sum of s6S,0o0 in cash was not SO great surprise as the fact that no will was found. Relatives Of the old man said today that he was known by them 10 be well-to.do and that considerable sur prise vas evinced among them. that the amount of money found was moi greater They expressed belief that it will he found later that he had distributed some of it before his death. They denied that any of his relatives believed him penniless.
 ft vas also stated that in addi- ton 10 tpo nephews named as having been present at his funeral there were number of relatives present
 whiio Marker vas bachelor, never having married after the death Of his parents many years ago. rela- lives today declared that up 10 with. in few years he had housekeepef and uas in no sense considered by them io be q hermit. though he had feu visitors.
 t.nless will is found steps will be begun shortly. it Is expected. te effect distribution of his estate. Hii farm. which vas sold 10 the New Haven Water Co. Is to become part of 2 large area to be used by The company for reservoirs. i' Is stated
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
VATICAN MAKES DENIAL

Rome. March 1o.--vstican authori. ties declared today that there was no foundation for the printed report that the Vatican was about to acknowledge tho soviet government. Ii was assert. cd that such an understanding had not been asked for and would he un- welcome to the soyists. The Vatican has only such contact with Russia as is necessary to carry out its mission of mercy towards Russian Catholics and, as far as possible 10 alleviate the terrible conditions under which they lived, it was said.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
SIX SAVED FROM FLAMES.

New York. March 10.---Six persons were slightly burned in fire which swept 6 fve-story tenement of the upper east side early today, in which most of the members of the 2o fam flies in the house were carried 10 safety by fremen. Flames roared up the siairuays Of the fourth and fifth floors, cutting off this means of egress. and the tenants. many of them carrying children. fed to the roof and escaped 10 adjoining build ines.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
One Thin Woman Gained 10 Pounds
 in 22 Days
skinny Men Can
 Do the Same
All weak men and women. All nervous men and women, All skinny men and women

All skinny men and women
 Can grow stronger. healthier and take on weight in 90 days by just taking Mccoy's Cod Liver oil Tablets four times a day---as easy to take as candy.
 And what a hit these flesh produc- ing tablets have made--every druggist is selling more and more of them every day.
 Everybody knows that nssty-tsstins. evil-smeliing Cod Liver oil is ohock full of vitamines and is wonderful flesh producer and strength creator.
 But who wants 10 swallow the hor- rible stuff when these wonderful tab- lets-McCoy's Cod Liver oil Tablets are just as good and so easy to take.
 X box of so tablets for so cents and if any thin man or woman don't gain at least pounds in 30 days money back. Ask the Dickinson Drug Co, or the Clark & Brainerd Co, or any good druggist anywhere.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

Colvin F. Brown. of the Chamber Washington, will address the team workers and members of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce at the Burriit Hotel, Thursday, at n dinner at o'clock. Mir. Brown is chief of the organization service bureau in the civic development department. This department which is concerned with such subjects us housing. city plan ming, education. citizenship. immigra-
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

ton and civic research, is an example
 of the broadening interests of mod
 ern business.
 conducts research and supplies infor-
 nation on the structure, technique and activities of commercial and trade
 organizations. This bureau issues
 pamphlets on such subjects as build ing and maintaining Chamber of Com
 merce membership. industrial devel- opment, community advertising, retail trade extension and the like.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
SLAYS MAN WHO HAD
 HELD HIM PRISONER
Louisville Has Astounding Case-'
 Victim Was to Operate on Captive

Louisville, Ky. March 1o.-Police had before them today the confession of William Gates. 31, salesman. who shot and killed his erstwhile friend and former employers. Richard Hea- ton. B. member of the merchandise brokerage firm of Heaton and Fisher. after Heaton had kept him prisoner for two days in q room while he methodically prepared to perform an operation.
 Frank Cordell, 9 private detective of Indianapolis was under arrest in that city, charged with kidnapping Gates He is to be returned to Louis vile. whence he fled Thursday night after having aided Heaton, the police say, in seizing Gates and removing him to house in Thirty fourth street, which apparently was rented by Hea- ton with the view of mutilating Gates.
 Was Tied in Bed
 Three other persons have been ques- toned and two of them released. Hcyde Conrad, Q theater organist and friend of Heaton, who spent the night in the house Thursday, was held on a conspiracy charge. W. A. Fisher, Heaton's partner. said he had stood guard over Gates, who was tied to a bed with a sheet covering him, while licaton went to his own home to see his wife, over whom the police say the trouble arose. Fisher has not been seen since he was released. Mrs. Moore. n Chicago detective. quit her assignment of keeping Mrs. Heaton under surveillance the day Gates was kidnapped. She said she saw nothing uucstiona ble in the woman's action.
 Kills Amateur Surgeon
 Gates told the police that he was seized Thursday night in Heaton's office and taken to the 5ith street house. His capt6rs took one pistol from him, hut overlooked an old-fash- toned Al calihre Derringer he had in his vest pocket. He, too, had forgotten it in the excitement, but that night when Heaton was prepared 10 operate upon him he discovered fl. Saturday night as Hcaton was about to handcuft him to a bed after having taken him to bathroom. he drew n pistol and as his eaptor attempted to obtain Il pistol, shot him to death.
 Mrs. Heaton was on the first floor when the shooting occurred. She had just arrived and had been admitted by her husband. who went upstairs Tho shooting occurred soou after. A phy- sician. attracted by the shots, went into tho house and tonnd ll"aton dead. Gates left, but later was found al the home of relatives.
 Jealousy + Motive
 lIn was questioned as to the im- portant phascs of tho cas" but because of his condition was not pressed too closely,
 Jealousy ovcr Mrs. llcaion WAS thr reason attributed blythe police for tho Kidnapping and attempted operation as planned by Heaton.
 In his confession, police say Gates nnfolded an amazing drama of revenge secret plotting and stark terror. For two days--from Thursday night until the time Of the staying Of H"aton-- Gates said hr was held n prisoner and was aware of what hr thought his cap
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
FASTENING TO FUNERAL.

Sew York. March l0.--Mrs. AL fred II. smith is speeding eastward today on q special train to reach this ciiv in time for the funeral Of her husband. president of inc Nov York Central railroad. pho WAS killed in Central park Saturday after having been thrown from his horse. The funeral is to take place at F Thomas church "Wednesday after roon
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
|. .Rr REScrEp ar SEA.

Haiitax. March in.--SeVenteen members of the crew of thc steamer obernai. which foundered at sea goo miles of the Nova Scotia coast Sat Irday. who Vcr" picked up from their boats hy the Swedish American liner Itunesbolut. arrived n port early today. Y is unknovn as yei whether or not inc men rescued r.tuurised The entire crew
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
r,pcrr Js REJECTED.

Sagpnr. British India. March ie.-- Tho olrsfrurtionisf tactics of the SVara lists, or home rulers. have ended in rejection of the entire hudre1 fnr thr central provinces and ihr uasssEe Of motion iu ths as snmbiy reducing tbe ray of two ln- dian ministers from 72.noo to two rSIrars
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
OVERCOAT AS LIFE NET
Biddeford, Me, Mcn Hold Garment Which Breaks Fall of Child from Third Story.

Biddeford. Maine. March io.-An overcoat did duty as a fire net in saV- ing the live of i6 months old Richard F. Fowler when the child fcll from a third story window Of his home hero yesterday. ITc was unhurt.
 Richard saw his fathers spectaeleS resting on the window sill of the front rc om of tho Fowler apartment and thinking his father might need them, climbed up to the sill hy means of n couch and reached for tho srecacles. They fell from tho window sill 'o the street below and the child made his way to the sill to watch them drop.
 Charles Bradbury. who was pass ing under the window when the glass es fell. looked up 10 sec Richard porched uncertainty three stories above the street He called 10 Thom' as r. Doyle and II. C. Lanorte and the three mon had barely time to stretch raportc's coat as 2 net when the child came fumhling down. Five minutes later Richard was laughing with hts rarcnts, unharmcd by the adventure
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 Rocky Mountain National Park was tho most visited park in the eoun,ry i'm inoa. .ip,16t visitors
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
Great for Rheumatic Pains and SWeNings

When rheumatism settles in any of your joints and causes agony, distress or misery. please remember that Joint Ease is the one remedy that brings quick and lasting relief.
 It matters not how chronic or az gravating a case may be-rub on Joint-Ease and relief is sure to fol- low.
 Joint Ease is for joint trouble only and is clean, stainless preparation that all druggists everywhere are rec ommending.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

Winds are produced by differences in atmospheric pressure in adjacent localities. These pressure differ ences are duo principally to differ cDces in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

Edward r. Toner tshown sboveD and Dale !. Crittinger attended the same college together. Toner pub fishes the Anderson t1nd) Herald. crittineer publishes the Anderson Bulletin right across the street. To- day Toner is seeking the republican nomination for governor of the state. And true to form. Crittinger is op- posing him for the same job on thn democratic ticket.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

Rocky Mountain National Park was tho most visited park in the country in ioe.. :ia,isi visitors making the pilgrimage.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
Hiram Bingham, Professor
at YaIey Wins New Honor
in Appointment. to Succeed
Frank B, Brandegee

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 17-Hiram
Bingham, Republican, long a profess
sor at Yale, now is lieutenant gov
ernor, goVernor-elect and United
States senatorelect. In a special
election yesterday he defeated Hamil-
ton Holt Democrat, by more than
1000 votes for the seat made va
cant by the death of Frank B.
Brandegee, Republican, who repre-
scented the state in the senate for
nearly twenty years.
After being inaugurated next
month, Colonel Bingham will resign
as governor. He will then so to
Washington to take the oath as a
member of the senate. The office
Of governor will automatically fall
upon the newly elected lieutenant
governor. John H. Trumbull. During
the brief period that Colonel Bling
ham holds the office of governor he
will be ex-officio a fellow of Yale
university, from the faculty of which
he resigned a month ago.
No man in the political history of
Connecticut has had so many honOrs
placed upon him in so short a time
as Colonel Bingham. After two
years service as lieutenant COVER
nor, he was nominated for COVER
nor and on the ticket with President
Coolidge, last month, he was swept
into office by the largest plurality
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
First Woman Senator'S
Portrait Presented to
South Georgia College

M'RAE, Ga. Dec. 17.-At the
chapel exercises of the South Georgia
college Tuesday morning q portrait
of Mrs. FELTON,, the first woman
United States senator, was presented
to the college. Mrs. FELTON, had two
such portraits made this year, and
because of her interest in this college
she sent it as a gift. The vice presi-
dent of the school, Ralph Wood, in
troduced 1Mr. Pullen. who made the
speech of presentation. Mr.. Pullen
said that it was an honor 10 repre-
seat Mrs FELTON, in giving the pic
ture. He gave an account Of the life
of Mrs. FELTON,, speaking of her as
lone of those women who rise peer
less above the other figures of the
time. Her potent pen and eloquent
tor que have been a power in the
south, and the power of her logic has
smoothed many social and political
wrinkles" His final statement was
that Mrs. FELTON, is the most queen
~ Of Georgia's queenly women, and
through her da Jntless coura &c, IN
selfish life, generosity, truth, and
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
ONE MAN IS GOVERNOR-ELECT.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND
CONNECTICUT SENATOR ELECT

ever given gubernatorial nominee
in Connecticut
With the state organization be
hind him, Colonel Bingham within
three weeks after he had been elect.
ed governor, was named by a con
vention as the Republican nominee
for senator over Congressman Til.
son and Merritt, both veterans of the
lower branch of congress.
Holt carried only three of the
twenty-one cities in the state, and
few of the towns. His home town
Of Woodstock was in the Republican
column. Every county showed a
plurality for Bingham.
Colonel Bingham resigned as
Townsend professor of Latin-Ameri-
can history at Yale shortly after his
election as governor in November,
having held the chair since 1915. He
was d graduate of Yale, 1898, and
was lecturer and assistant professor
of South American geography and
history at the university from 1907.
He was born in Hawaii in 1875, the
son of Rev. Hiram and Minerva c.
Bingham. He holds degrees from
Harvard and the University of Cali
fornia. He was a preceptor in his
tory at Princeton in 1905.
In 1906 Mr.. Bingham began a Sc
ries of explorations into Peru and
South American countries and was
director of Peru Wan expeditions in
1911, 1912. 1914 and 1915, under aus
pices Of Yale and the national geo
g,aphic society.
During the World war, Mr.. Bing-
ham commanded the largest allied
aviation camp in Issoudin, France.
He was elected lieutenant governor
Of Connecticut in 1922.