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New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
KILLS HUSBAND OF
 WOMAN HE LOVED
Rochester Man Admits to Police He Shot Man as He Lay Asleep
 in Bed

Rochester. N. Y, April 7.-Joseph Fray, thirty-one years old. of Pitts ton, Pa, confessed early this morn ing, police said, to the murder last Saturday night of James Lemardy as he was asleep in bed. Fray was held on a charge of murder. first degree.
 The wife of the murdered man and Joseph w. Provenzano, an al- legged lover, were held as material witnesses, the latter strongly sus- pected ofNthe deed. The police said they finally learned of Fray as a sec one lover, who. for three years, had persistentiy sought the attentions of Mrs. Lemardy.
 The woman, 1t Is said, at last broke down and confessed that Fray Saturday afternoon had made last plea for her to elope with him. His plea failing, he broke Into the house near midnight, fired four shots into the husbands body and threatened Mrs. Lemardy, she is alleged to have told the police,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
DISTRIBUTION OF REWARDS
 FOR CAPTURE OF MURDERER OF SHELLY STILL IN THE AIR
LARRY PATTON, FAMOUS
 PLAYER, WRITER; DEAD
Golf Editor of Boston Herald Killed in Four
 Story Fall

Boston, April 7.--Leon B. Larry) Patton, golf editor of the Boston Herald and well known amateur golfer. died this morning at St. Elizabeth's hospital, as the result of fall three hours earlier from the window of his apartment in Brighton district.
 Leon B. Patton was s player-writ- CT who wrote for a living and played because he loved the game of golf. For something like ten years he had taken part in every national amateur tournament, while covering it as a writer. The press of his newspaper duties kept him from advancing far in match play, but he had experienced the joy of qualifying, and in addition had the newspaper mans delight of being on the spot when something good breaks. For instance. at the national amateur tournament al Merton last year he was the part ner of D. Clarke Corkran when the latter did the first IS holes of the qualifying round in a record break ing 57.
 Patton was one of the first golfers In his home town of Danvers, Mass. When he was pupil at the Danvers high school he used to practice aft ernoons with a nashie on a tennis court. Though slight in his youth he was an excellent baseball player amazing other school boys with the distance of his hits. The same skill at long driving without great strength followed him into golf.
 For a time Patton was associated with his father in the publication of newspapers In Danvers and Pea body. Later he was connected with the Salem News before joining the staff of the Boston Herald.
 Patton. who recently returned from Florida where he spent the winter was fitting up a new apart ment, his friends said. When he returned home early today from his work at the newspaper office he undertook to hang some window shades, and In some unexplained manner lost his footing and fell from fourth floor window to the street below. His spine was frac- tured. He had been golf editor ot the Boston Herald for many years and recently became editor of a new golf magazine for New Eng land. He was 42 years old.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
Chicago Bandits Hold Up
 Union Members; Get $1, ,O00

Chicago, April 7.-Nearly 200 members of local 147 of the Tailors' union, meeting In their hall were held up last night by five men armed with shotguns and robbed of more than s1,00o.
 The robbers operated similarly to those who obtained s20,00O In money and iawelry from 40 members of the Showmen's league at meeting Fri day.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
Fourth and Fifth Floors of Old Crocker House Gutted 200 Guests Safe But Many Lose All Their Valuables.
Property Loss Put at s4OO,OOO = Groton and Norwich Send Fire Fighting Apparatus to Aid.

New London, April 7.--Flre which started in the fifth floor of the Crocker House, a 75 year old struc. ture and one of the best known in this part of New England early thii morning swept through the two tor stories of the structure and pene- trated to the third floor burning down, before it was checked by fire departments of New London, Groton and Norwich. The loss was estimat- cd at s4o0.00O.
 Thrilling Rescues
 There were 200 guests in the hotel when the fire broke out and all reached the street safely, although many of them lost large sums of money, jewelry and clothing. There were a number of spectacular res- cues by the police and flremen, sev- oral bedridden invalids being car ried down through the smoke-filled halls.
 Among the guests were Colum- bia burlesque organization known as as the Bathing Beauties. The build ing was owned by the estate of for mer Congressman Bryan F. Mahan of this city. Today the board of trustees of the estate held meeting and decided to rebuild immediately
 The fire started In the top floor of the building used as a storing place, 1t is believed from short circuit in the electric wiring. It was discovered by Sergeant R. W. Hayward and Corporal c. R. Carroll, who occupied rooms on the fourth floor. The flre spread through the fifth floor rapidly and burst through the roof, the flames mounting nearly . hundred feet in the air.
 Bremen Handicapped
 The flames then worked. down to the fourth floor and swept through that part of the structure leaving but the walls standing. The firemen were hampered by the lack of aerial towers and high ladders and were forced to fight the blaze from the roof of the post office, a two and a half story structure across the street.
 The firemen made better head way sitter the fourth floor had been wiped out but the flames reached the third floor before they were held in check.
 Five stores on the first floor of the structure and the balance of the hotel suffered heavy damage from the tons of water poured into the upper stories,
 In Serious Condition
 Mrs. Ellen vongerichter, T7. of i4srd street. New York city is in a serious condition at the Lawrepce Memorial Associated hospital here, suffering from near suffocation, hav- ing been overcome by smoke in the fire. The woman who occupied a suite on the second floor in the westerly wing of the hotel was car ried from the building by firemen and police officers at the height of the fire.
 Conccrs Damaged
 The business concerns damaged by the fire were:
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
Must Extend Hamden Line
 As Far as Centerville

Hartford, April '. - The public utilities commission has ordered the Connecticut Co. 10 construct an extension of its street railway line in the town of Hamden. to a con- uection with It's line in CenteryilIc under the terms Of an order first is sued in 1917 and since several times suspended. II is estimated that the work Fill cost about s100. 900.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
PARDONED MAN DIES
Joe Mitchell of Waterbury Served
 Long Term For Murdcr-Prison
 Work Undermined Him, He Said.

Waterbury. Conn.,. April Joe Mitchell, convicted slayer of Branis- lau Kulvinskas in Union City, 15 years ago. who was pardoned a year and a half ago after he hd served a long term In Wethersfeld. died at his home here last night. Mitchell's freedom was gained only after the pardon board had been appealed to many times. His death was caused by heart trouble, which he claims to have been the result of hard labor at the state prison.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
Hope Valley, R, l., Has
 Post Office Robbery

Westerly. R. L. April 7.-The post office at Hope Valley. R. l., about 10 miles from here. was broken Into some time last night. The safe was blown 10 pieces and consider able money and stamps in it taken. Postmaster Frank Crandall dis- covered the burglary when he opened the office this morning. The amount Of money and stamps taken was withheld pending arrival of a post office inspector. Entrance was gained by breaking the glass In the front door.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
HOLD ALLEGED KIDNAPPER
Mrs. Mary Jones, Accused to Having Stolen New York Child, Held Un- der SfO0,OO0 Bonds.

New York, April [. - Mrs Mary Jones' held yesterday In sl0o,OO0 on a charge of kidnapping year old Ralmonde Von NIaluski. Jr.. will be tried in special sessions April % on a petty larceny made by the missing boys father. Date for the theft trial was fixed today.
 Von Maluski charges the woman with stealing q stick pin and a small amount of cash from his apartment. Mrs. Jones was arrested after the boys disappearance on suspicion that she kidnapped him as revenge against his father for causing her arrest for theft.
 Scores Of policemen searching for the boy since March %. have failed to fine aRs trace Of him.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
"A HR. TRUCE OVER
 FRENCH FINANCES
Forced Loan Measure Coming
 Up for Discussion Tomorrow
BANK ISSUE INCREASED
Proposal Would Permit National In- stitution To Raise Maximum Pa per Circulation-Herriot and De Monzie To Explain.

By Tho Associated Press.
 Paris, April 7.-The government's new financial bill, embodying the provisions for the proposed capital levy. or forced loan, was introduced in the chamber of deputies this af. ternoon by Finance Minister De Monzle. The measure was agreed to by the cabinet this morning. He asked its immediate reference to the finance committee and a report on it before the end of the day.
 To Raise Bank Issue
 The governments financial plan also includes regularizing the cur rency situation by raising the limit of the bank bill issue by the bank of France from 1,000,OO0,0O0 to a to- tai of 45,000, 900. 900 francs and in- creasing the limit of advances by the bank to the state by 1000, 900, 00O francs.
 M. D. Monzie asked the chamber to set aside tomorrow afternoons sitting for examination and discus sion of the finance bill. and the chamber agreed to this.
 Discussion Tomorrow
 owing to the extremely import ant nature of this bill and the public anxiety which must and will be re- assured" said the finance minister, the government will be at the chambers disposition tomorrow"
 It was announced that both Pre- mier Herriot and Finance Minister De Monzie would appear at once before the finance commission.
 Then, in an atmosphere still heav- fly charged with suppressed excite- ment, the chamber turned to the dis cussion of woman suffrage.
 24 Hour Truce Is Assured
 By this afternoons action what was virtually twenty-four hour truce was arranged between the gov ernment and the opposition. lcav- ing the real battle on the govern ment's bill for the "adaption of the monetary circulation" to be staged tomorrow afternoon.
 There is probability that the part of the bill asking authority for the issue of four billion francs !n additional paper circulation will be separated from the voluntary fore ed loans or capital levy" parr of the measure.
 Text of Measure
 The text of the governments A. nancial bill introduced in the cham- Der of deputies this afternoon reads:
 Section l.
 Adaptation of the monetary cir- culation to the needs of commerce and the treasury:
 Article 1.-The maximum of pa per circulation by the bank of France and it's branches. which was fixed at forty-one billion francs in 1920, is raised temporarily to forty five billion francs. It may be dim inished by decree.
 Article 1.-The convention made April I, 1925, between the minister of finance and the governor of the bank of France is sanctioned. Said
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New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
LEASE ON ROGERS' BLOCK
 WITH PURCHASE CONTRACT
Arthur T. Jones to Pay s175,00o For
 Property Fronting on Gen. tral Park

Dugald McMillan has leased to Arthur T. Jones of the Fitch Jones Co. the Rogers building which is now occupied by the Woolworth Five & Ten Cent Store, offices and apartments, and q building in the rear, the lease containing a contract to purchase, and a bond for deed extending to January 2, 1929.
 The sale price Is to be s175,o00, 1t is reported. Louie s. Jones, real tor, handled the transaction which has been under negotiation for sev- eral weeks.
 McMillan holds the building under a lease and will receive deeds trans ferrlng its ownership to him January i, 1926. The lease to MT. Jones is effective May 1.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
SUNDAY SPORTS BILL GOES
 TO GOVERNOR FOR ACTION
Four Proposed Amend ments Designed to Hold Up Action Fail in State Senate Today = Sigma ture Seems Assured.

State Capitol. Hartford, April r. Efforts to have the Sunday sports bill sent back to the house failed when the bill was brought up in the senate today. Four amendments were offered in rapid fire succession and lost. It was understood that an amendment of any kind was desired so that the bill could be sent back to the house where 1t stood a chance of defeat. The bill now goes to the governor.
 Senator Tone, democrat, stood out for the two bills limiting the work ing week for women and children, but was defeated, and the bills killed in the senate. In the house there was a long debate over rejection of a bill reducing the interest limit on small loans
 Mrs. Merritt's Amendment.
 Senator Mrs. Merritt of Hartford offered an amendment to the Sunday sports bill when it came up in the senate today. She would change the bill 10 provide that the question Of Sunday baseball and football be put 10 a referendum at town meetings or elections in cities and towns whenever petitioned for by 20 or more electors. The vote would le- gally decide the question for that particular town or city.
 Mrs, Merritt spoke in favor of her amendment. She declared that her method of le1allzing Sunday sports was more of local option bill than the one passed by the house.
 Senator Shaw opposed the amend ment saying that Mrs, Merritt's sub stitute bill did not give satisfac- tory machine to legalize Sunday sports for cities and towns.
 A favorable report was made by tho committee on corporations on a bill authorizing the Central Connec- ucut Power and Light Co. 10 pur- chase the Essex Light and Power Co. The merged companies are au-
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New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
Robbers Aim Bad, He
 Shoots His Own Pal

New York, April 7.--Firing at a bank messenger who shouted an alarm after he had been blackjacked and robbed of a bag containing checks, a robber wounded one of his own confederates in upper Manhat
 tan today. The wounded man was hurriedly carried to the bandits waiting automobile and they escaped.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
WOMAN FOR CONGRESS

Lowell, Mass. April Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers. widow of Congress man John Jacob Rogers, announced today that she would become a can didate for election as representative of the fifth Massachusetts district to succeed her husband.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
':Reprisals WN Begin, / Guess, :"
 Declares Alcon When Told N
 Suspicious SteubenuiNe, O., Fire
Lawyer Freedman, Chapman's Counsel Sees No Reason to Connect Clients Pal With $2OOOOO Garage Blaze Which Some Think Was Started As Revenge Against States Witnesses

Hartford. April 7.-"The reprlsals will begin, guess" said States At torney Hugh M. Alcorn who prose- cuted Chapman when told here to- day of the Steubenville fire.
 Nathan c. Freedman, junior coun- sel for Chapman ,said he could not see what aim Chapman's pals could have in starting the blaze. He said it would be just as reasonable to suspect some Of Chapman's many sympathizers."
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
EXPLOSION WRECkS
 FIREWORKS PLANT Several Reported Killed at Hanover, Mass, This Afternoon 100 BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Bremen Working Desperately to Prevent Powder Magazine From
 Catching Fire-Death List Will
 Not Be Known Until Late In Day.

Hanover, Mass, April 7--One man Is known to be dead and several other employees of the National Fire works Company's plant here are be- lieved to have lost their lives when a series of explosions followed b: fire destroyed large part of the plant this afternoon. The fire de- partments of seven towns were strug- gling to save the magazines and sur rounding houses.
 Escape Through Windows.
 Maynard Goodwin, who was at work in the mixing room. one of scores of small shed buildings which made up the plant. was killed. sev- eral other employees in the same building escaped by jumping through windows into the Drinkwater river. It was in this room that the first explosion occurred, presumably from a new machine which was being tried out there.
 At 2 o'clock it was estimated that 100 of the 300 buildings had been destroyed. The number of dead will not be determined until checkup has been made or the workers, most of whom are of Portuguese and Lithuanian origin. At that hour the firemen believed the powder maga- zine was safe, but in the path of the flames was the large shipping building in which hundred of tons of finished products are stored.
 Series of Explosions.
 The explosion in the mixing shed was followed almost immediately by a long series of detonations as build ing after building went up in frag- ments. Frantic girls at work in the sheds dived through doorways or windows to seek safety in the river. So severe was -concussion that all the windows were blown out in the factory of the Hanover Rubber Con- pany. 1000 feet away, and many workers were thrown to the floor.
 The high wind prevailing at the time drove the sparks far and wide starting grass and brush fires over large area. With a large part of the plant already destroyed the firemen strove too save the company houses occupied by workers, many Of which
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New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
Loss Is S2OO.OOO.

steubenyille, Ohio, April That the Stanton Motor Company garage fire here this morning which re- suited In the complete destruction of the building and thirty automo- piles with an estimated loss of $20O,- 900 was started by former associates
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
THE WEATHER

Hartford, April 7-ForcCaSt for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly warmer tonight
New Britain herald., 1925-04-07

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

ers OF the bond
house % Smith &
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Rio Grande Is Battle
Front in Booze Strife
Bank Is Scene of Weekly Gun Duels Between
Liquor Smugglers and u. s. Officers

III PAsO. Texas. Jan 6.The
Il northern hank q the Rio Gmnde
has become the battle front ~ The
Southwest rum war
II ls The scene u weekly. even
daily. gun fights between liquor
smuEEiera and government forces
Revelations 0u the other side Of
the international border may come
and Eo but the bpor clashes on the
American side so ON incrssuntly
Twenty one men have been slain
and % wounded ia clashes with
liquor runners within a few miles ot
~ PAso sineo the Volatead act he-
carne effeeIINe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Mccormick Love Suit
Taken Out of Court

NEW YORK. Jan. s-Thc s5oo.
900 alienation suit against cyrus
Hall Mccormick. head OF the Inter,
national Harvester company, will be
settled out OF court. counsel for IA
win II. Jacobs, tho plaintiff. an
nouncod today Mccormick attor.
ney said no agreement had been
made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Changed
by Radio Message

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan. s.-In.
formed by radio that their paranta
had been killed in a grade crossing
crash, X. G. and j. II. Moselcy
brothers. were en- route to Fort
Worth. Texas, today, after abandon.
ing their trip TO Chicago last night
on learning Of the tragedy Just after
they had boarded an eustbound train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

And thnc figures DO not include
some smuggleu known TO have been
killed. but whose names never have
been recorded officially And how
many more smuERlfa may have
crawlel homo 20 dc, amer 'ruu.ius"
with Uncle SANS agents ir difficult
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
Warrant Discount
Is Cut by Banks

In return Tor a Gu, OF one. half PER
cent IN the interest rate PAID Tor The
eIty's guaranteed deposits. voted late
Monday by the city council. Seattle
banks have agreed 20 reduce the rate
on city warrants eashcd rs them
from 8 TO per cen:.
The present condition Of the money
market and the fact that the city
has gotten but per cent on sts de.
posits except during 1894. was the
basis for the reduction in interest to
: per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

a MS tts ut iNU
Washington Nlu
tual SsyIuEs bank
40 the annual
meeting tu nsecm.
lsr
The election OF
AIessrs Rhodes
and Stuut 90 the
directorate oI this
l-sak Is lu kvapius
wlih our well %,
fined policy ot b,
I.stlng m en- 10
ryg o. trustees
tl Ur EsJsis gt
Jbyir financial boz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

interests OF all
yl5ssts in the com
uiuuity than Mr
Rhodes
Mr. Strouts tlr
ton as a trustee
emphasize the agt
Of our institution
because. In his
smlly he repre-
nts thu second
generation on our
board T. A
Struut sr, served
as a director In
This hank more
than 30 years ago
T. A. StrouL IT,. Ia
one Of the found
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06

community, Raymond n Fnriyr
president OF the bank said
Perhaps mao man tn Seattle IS
better known far untlrius activity in
,Iyic welfare work. in promoting The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
UNREST PATRONS
FOR CONSPIRACY

The murder ~ Dave orr. a pfphi.
billion agent. and Frank Clark. inml.
grafton Inspector within a. houra
has aroused tho apathy Of ~ Paso
citizens
A news CRY. "Gs, ths man back Of
the bootleEgcr has gone up.
I "Hycry case OF smugrlsd liquor l.
haihcd IN blood. aays George J.
I Hurts. district supervisor OF the fed.
crai immigration service.
I Tho man FOR whose money the
amuEgler risks his NE IL IA much
70 hlamr hs tho smuFFier himself
/ The responsibility really IS hir."
Taking this stand. tho government
has arrested several purchasers u
icontraband "hoochf on charges Of
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
lays.
Hundreds Of smugEiers arc vRdlng
across The river daily and nightly
With booze obtained in Mexico. Most
Of the traffic. however. Is carried on
under cover or darkness
Life IL cheap TO these men. mostly
Mcxicans They know the risk they
arc taking. bot they 40 ahead with
it just the same.
GOVERNMENT AGENTS
ADMIT THEY'RE HELPLESS
Z Walk down near ths smcltsr. SIT
tins; under tho ycllow.lcafed trees on
the old Hart estate. an ancient Span.
. tsh domain. you viii rec a little Kroup
Of Mexicans baskinE In the sun.
Hero comes a brown.faco. IanEuor
ous-eyed man. sombrero pulled low
over his eyes, Ho is ssnntering along
beside his two burros, laden with
juniper knots 70 sell.
But that is daytime Illusion.
With tho fall Of darkness. this man
goes 10 work. His friends al. leave
The plaza for more arduous duties.
"Holc-in-the Wall'' Is another rem
devious for the smugglcrs. It's on
the Mexican side Of the river. yet
American territory. It's about fivo
miles from the village OF Fabens
Texas
There are few adobe houses and
a drinking place or two. But Hole. |
ln'the.Wall' IL center for the |
smuRglcrs
Government agents admit they're
practically helpless. There nre not |
enough of them.
SO the smugglers are having things |
pretty much their own way.
And tho fighting still goes on down
along this battel front in the South |
vests rum war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-06
TWO APPOINTED
BANK TRUSTEES.
8 washington Mutual Names
Rhodes and Str0ut

" T. Rhodes, president of l,hadrs
BROTHERS company and T. A stuut
Jr,. were both unanimously elected