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New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
ATTEMPTS TO FIX UP DATE. FATALLY BEATEN Lover of Girl Accosted by Chicago Student h.
 spires Attack

Chicago, Aug, A P}-A University of Chicago medical student was beaten 10 death and a companion slugsed by gangsters yesterday fol- io"lns lanCled insult to three sis 'ers which was resented by the es- cort of the girls.
 The slain student was John Henry klassin, 25, of Mankotc, Kansas. q junior in the school of medicine and his companion, James R. Mitcham. a son of 4. T. Mitcham wealthy oil operator of Fort Worth, Texas. Eight men. including Archie Carlini. 2l, named by the police as the lead . CT of the attack, arc under arrest, confessions having been obtained from four of them.
 Sundays crime record was also marked by the death of two feuu- ists in shooting aftray in Little Italy, and the perhaps mortal Wornding of a third.
 Klassins skull was fractured, ap- rarontly hy paving stone, and he died without regaining consciousness after being picked up by police from south side station shortly after the attack.
 Miss lnez Parise. 16 year old daughter of an Italian banker, was standing on the front porch of her home, with her younger sisters, Dolores and lrma. and her sweet heart, Carlini, when the students passed,
 You are certainly lucky fol- low to have three girls" one of them said to Arclie. according tc the story told by tnez, Tets make it 8 party and go somewhere" "What do you think these girls are?" Archie asked, appearing 10 be angry, "They're decent and there $ not going to be any party"
 Then, Inez said, the students Iapologized and walked away. Nlitcham, who is being held as wit ness, said that after they left the vicinity of the Pariso home they Vt llL iO 't ltolb ul JllL llIlllh HE lllG matter was ended, hut on coming out, found Carlini and his com ranions awaiting thom. The students were both sluggcd They fought back but were overwhelmed. Mitch am escaped from inc attackers and summoned police, who found klassin with his head crushed, Victor Rassa, one of the men under arrest admitted he had struck the student with a piece of concrete paving block.
 DespatChos said the student horC a clean reputation in his homo town and fellow students here assorted that they did not believe he would have insultcd any girl. They de- scribed him as a bashful man who avoided co-eds. They spoke simi- larly of MitCham.
 Tho shooting affray in Little Italy" resulted in the death Of Frank Spina and Giuseppe Vecchio. The wounded man, Joseph Prciu. Is q brother of Antonio Preiti who was shot and killed last January. and asserted that the men who killed l tlc brother also were out to get him The police were searching for the l inree he nnmnl.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
GREENSTEIN MAY SEEK
 SALARY RAISE AGAIN
Income Reduced by Assem- bly's Act in Passing
 New Law

The offices of prosecuting and assistant prosecuting attorney took somewhat of a slump from tinan- Cial standpoint as q result of law enacted by the last session of the Legislature and as resuH, 1t is ex- pectcd that the city will be asked to raise the pay of Assistant Prose- CutOr William NJ. Greenstein. The Ia W. notice of which was received by the prosecutors and attorneys in the city Saturday, forb'ds prosecutors from representing defendants In any of the police courts bout the state.
 Until July 1, when the new law became effective, prosecutors and a ssistant prosecutors were allowed to appear in police courts other than in the cities where they held office, q nd in this way their income from criminal practice was considerably increased, The new law takes this privilege away from them and leaves them with only their salary as prosecutor or assistant prosecutor as income from criminal practice.
 Assistant Prosecutor Greenstcin, who receives a salary of S1,00o a year for his services, was anything but pleased when he received his notice feeling that as his income from criminal practice outside the city has been taken away from him, the salary increase he has been seeking for some time should be granted by the city. The possibility of his resigning If an increase was not obt0inable was discussed by him.
 The attitude of Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods toward the new law could not he learned. but as the prosecu- tors salary Is S9.5o0 a year. differ cnt condition exists than in the case of the assistant prosecutor.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Offers Tax Money

Hartford, Aug. 24 P-Benedict NJ. Holden, counsel for the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc, today offered to pay Tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett the amount Of all film taxes now due from the distributing com- panies under the control of the cen tral body represented by him. His proposal was that the commissioner accept an amount equal to a reason- able estimate Of the taxes due, pend ing a final settlement 10 he made as soon as the reports from the various i companies could be compiled. Mir. Holden said he thought such a plan would involve the immediate pay ment Of about s25.ooO to the state. This was necessary, he said 10 fore stall police action by the tax com missioner. since none o' the indi- viduai distributing companies had made tax payments today. Commissioner RIoigett. however, refused al once to accept the dis- trihutors' offer and asked Mir. Hol- den 10 call al his office this after noon for a conference on the matter. John !. Splain. special tax agent in New Haven. was also called to the conference.
 Mir Holden also said today that he had advised the film distributors to discontinue their branch office in New Haven and 10 inauEurats pos taI or express delivery direct from New York or Boston offices to the Individual exhibitors He said this would simplify the observance et lthe law from the distributors point
 of view.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24

John came to this country during the latter part of his life. and until his burial place can be located, the money cannot be had.
 The heirs include: Charles Mills, president of the Peoples Trust com pany, South Norwalk; Albert Mills, of Norwalk, Andrew Mills of Ro. wayton, Oscar Mills of Norwalk, Clarence Mills of Rowayton, stan Icy Mills of Rowayton, Mrs. Har- riet Mills Merrill of Stamford, Mrs. Ida Mills Sherer of Rowaytou, Mrs. Nina Mills Rowland, now in the west, Mrs. Ada Mills Scoffield of l'owayton, Mrs. Mary Mills Bond of Stratford Mrs. Anna Mills Doran of New Haven and Mrs. Carrie Mills Rollins of Wallingford.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
SCOTT NOT DECLARED SANE. DOCTOR STATES Admits He Is Being Ob- served But No Decision
 Has Been Reached
By ThA Assnclated Pre.r

By The Associated Press.
 Chester. H., Aug. 24-Dr. Frank A. Stubblefeld, uperintendent of the state hospital for the criminal in- sane here, today characterized re- ports that Russell r. Scott. convict cd murderer, had been found sane, as "all wrong"
 Scott is and has been under ob- servation here for some time, but no decision regarding him has been made" the warden said Reports that he has been found sane are all wrong.
 T have reached no decision re- garding Scott and have had no cont munication whatever with the states attorneys office in Chicago regard ing his case"
 The warden declined to intimate when he expected decision in the case saying that it might not be for some time.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
SAVES SIX LIVES
White Plains High School Boy Dives Into 10 Feet Of Water to Rescue People In Sedan,

White Plains, N. Y, Aug, 24 Pl- The heroism of Ralph Craig, II year old high school athlete. saved the lives Of six persons, police reported today after investigation into an ac- cident last night when a closed au- tomobile was crowded off the road into 10 feet of water in Kcnsico res cryoir.
 Craig, seeing the automobile. which contained three children and three adults, sinking In the reservoir plunged into the water and opened the sedan door. Diving down twice he brought up two Of the children.
 The six victims, Frederick Tow Ter. Mir. and Mrs. Frank Stral and three children, all of New Rochelle, are in the White Plains hospital suffering from submersion.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
MUST FIND GRAVE OF ANCESTOR IN
 ORDER TO OBTAIN $3,OOO,OOO ESTATE

South NorwallS, Aug. 24 R)-A course of action to acquire a sS,- Coo'ooO estate ill gold, which at present lies in the Bank of England, resulted when a meeting of the heirs was called here today
 The estate was accumulated some hundred years ago by three broth- ers' shipbuilders, George, John and William Mills of England.
 The heirs to date have succeeded In proving the deaths and burial places of George and William and the fact that they seem to have had no descendants, but have been un- able to find the last resting place of John, to whom they claim ances- try.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Farmer Buried Alive as
 He Tries to Clean We'll

Rochester, Aug. 24 P'-Buried
 upright in seven feet of quick sand at the bottom of the twenty-five foot well behind his home this aft ernoon. his head almost within a foot of clear air, Fred Smith, b1. who lived on the Sodus Bay line. died within five minutes of the lime he descended to clean ont the pipe at the bottom of the we'll Eight men labored for more than four hours. risking their own lives as the treacherous sands continually gave way beneath their feet before Smiths body finally was recovered.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH
Windsor, Ontario, Woman Gut in Two While Swimming by Propcl- Ter of Her Husbands Boat.

Windsor, Ontario August 24 tPl- Mrs. Thclma Halman wife of George X. HaIman of Detroit, was almost cut in two last evening when she was caught in the propeller of her husbands gasoline launch while swimming in Lake St. Clair, one mile of Belle river.
 Mrs. Halman made a dive and was Immediately drawn toward the boat. Her husband and two of his friends on the launch failed 10 see her plight and her cries for help were drowned by the noise of the motor. The body was recovered.
 Mr. Halman is vice-prosidcnt Of the Fisher Body Corporation Of De- troit
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Owners Forecast Dras- tic Action Unless Something Happens To Improve Situation Created By Levy.
On the Other Hand Joseph Walsh, Head of Conn. Theater Owners Assn, Says This Is But Pub licity Scheme.
HOLDEN'S OFFER TO
 PAY TAX IS DEBATED

New Haven. Aug. c4 LPL-ClosinE of every moving picture theater in Connecticut Wednesday night was forecast today by owners unless something happens 10 improve the situation created by the enforce ment of the movie tax law mean time.
 This outlook for the theaters, 1t was claimed, is due to the finding on the part of the distributors of Hoop hole" in the state law which might permit them 10 pass on the tax payment to the exhibitors while the law was aimed at the distribu- tors.
 Passing the Buck
 The theater owners had a general meeting here yesterday and when it was called 1t was expected that the owners would be assisted by the distributors in fighting the enforce ment of the tax, but during the meeting it was stated that the dis tributors had found way describ- cd by President Joseph P. Wal61 of Hartford, as buck passing" so that the tax would have to be paid by the exhibitors.
 The owners decided ito fight to the last ditch to keep their thesters open" and they even informally agreed to see that taxes were paid on films if the distributors keep 10 their intention of moving their offices out of the state.
 President Walsh said that every thing possible will be done 10 keep theaters open. We are serving the public" he said. I've are and must continue 10 give our patrons this form of pleasure"
 Cooperation Essential
 Louis NJ. Sagal, representing the Poli interests, today said If "the lit- tie fellows" (theater owners) stick with the big ones something may be done. We do not like the law. It is by no means a revenue measure ment but our personal prejudices should not overrule our business in- terests. We want moving pictures in our theaters because that Is the type of amusement which the pub lie likes best.
 I've are equipped with stock, vaudeville and burlesque but we also want pictures. We tried to impress the little fellows yesterday but some of them have the habit of let ting the other fellow do It. If they stick with us we can pull together and keep the theaters open"
 Frederick G. Elliott, president of the Independent Motion Picture Producers assoication, in a message to the meeting yesterday said that the independents would not spend another penny to carry the tax fight into the higher courts but If the na- ttonal producers are ready ito fight the political phase of 1t, in the state of Connecticut, we will go the limit of our financial resources"
 A fund which has been provided Is to defray expenses Of counsel to keep up the court fight based on the recent suit which resulted adversely to the producers.
 This was the day on which actual enforcement Of the law begins in the state under order of Commissioner Blodgett.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
FIGHT DUEL TO DEATH
New Workers Battle in Locked Room, Using One Razor - One Mans Head Nearly Cut on.

New York, Aug 24 Pt-Lockcd in q bathroom, two men, roommates, fought duel with a single razor carly today in a rooming house in West Ninety ninth street. One of them was killed and the other scri- ously slashed about tho throat.
 The head of William Walter the head man was almost cut off, Ed win Castellomcs the other man. may die.
 Tenants said that after the fight started, Walters went into a bath room on the floor below. and lock ed himself in. Castellomcs then jumped from the room to an ey- tension roof. from which he climbed into the bathroom. There they fought their razor duel. Police. call dby tenants, broke down the bath room door and found Walters dead.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Dog Imprisoned for
 13 Days in We'll Is
 Found Alive, Healthy

North Andover, Mass, Aug. 24 PN-After being lost for 1S days, a sealyham terrier, owned by Mrs. R. S. Russell of this town, was found imprisoned In a well. Despite lack of food, the dog ap- parently suffered no i'll effects. Rain water In the bottom Of the well kept the dog from dying of thirst.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
New London Fatality

x.u London. Aug. 24 P,-The -.,,a of William Donald Deets, 24' ,f Forest City, Mo, of the coast ,,,rd service who is charged "ith
 ,anslaughter, was continued untll ,ru,rsday in city court today. me ,rges followed the death ot John ,,nnfey, dr., of Philadelphia anoth- ., roast guardsman, who was pas
 ,ger fin a. machine operated by I,rrta which crashed into tree OH | ,,ynr Boulevard early yesterday ,,,,nolishirg the machine, and caus- ing inc death of Hentey ana lrJury y f, William Roland Wheeler ol
 ,,;ladelphia, whose right arm Was Was
 ken above the elbow. Bonds were at s5.00O which the accused was urahle 10 furnish. ~ ''', francis w. Moss, o5, of Fall Riv- or another coast guardsman' was n,ld as A. material witness nnuer l,onds of $500. He was a passenger in the car .,, r,ochine suddenly buckled and crashed t,'oU e,oD ,hn free. Hcnfey died soon alteI hnirg brought to the Lawrence anu L Wanorial Associated hospital or a rrortured skull. Deets was p'aeGo ,'nlsr arrest shortly after the accl- dent. Dosmord is [estiCating the accident ana ana. ",o ,n 'tndinr will have a direct bearing J"
 ho case yainst Deets.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
BASEBALL PLAYER KILLED

Albany. \. T., Aug. 2l Rl-Ru- dolph Solomon, a semi-professional baseball player of this city. died in a hospital today. the victim of fast ball While pitching for the Cohlcskill nine in a game against Delanson. al Cobleskill. on Saturday, he was struck above the ear by ball thrown by an infelder. The blow fractured his skull.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
One Woman, 5 Men Die
 From Booze in New York

New York, Aug. 24 P-One wom- an and three men died from poison bootleg liquor toda ,t Bellevue hos ptal within four hotrs. Police be- heved the city WAS again being flooded with poisonous liquor, caus- ing q revival of conditions which re- suited in the deaths Of more than Q score of persons several months ago.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Latest Anderson Suspect
 Is Released From Custody

Montreal. Aug. 24 Pl--George T. Whitaker, held hy the Drummond- vile police order over the weekend on suspicion that he was Dutch" Anderson. notorious gunman and pal Of Gerald Chapman. was released today, word having been received from authorities in the United States that he was not Anderson.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Tide Water Oil Selling
 Gas Now for 16 Cents

New York, Aug, 24 tF.-The Tide Water oil corporation today an- nounced a cut Of two cents gallon in the price of gasoline in Massachu- sets, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The new tank wagon price Is is cAnfe a gallon.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Irishman, 116 Years Old,
 Has His Picture Taken

Belfast Aug. 24 R-Joseph Mo Sweeney of Donegal. who claims to have seen i16 birthdays and to be the oldest living Irishman, has been photographed for the first time. He we1 taken" beside his wife. so years old. Mcswenney. who says he was born in 1909. still appears to be vigorous and is keen of wit.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
INSISTS WOMEN ARE
 TRYING TO VAMP HIM
Wealthy New Yorker Charging Business Plot,
 Is Closely Guarded

New York, Aug. 24 WN -- As the result of what he regards as at tempts by women to lure him and other plots, Max Phillips, wealthy collar manufacturer and polo play CT, Is being closely guarded on his zoo acre estate near EatontoHn, \. !.
 Eight armed detectives are on guard, Phillips carries a pistol Watchdogs give warning if a stranger approaches.
 Meanwhile three women, pre- sumably detectives, and a male de- tective are out on bail after being arrested on Phillips's complaint. The purpose of the plots, he says. is to weaken his control of the phiIlips-Jone company. which makes Van Heusen collars. The bounding has persisted for months at the instigation of a New York banker. he says.
 Public attention 10 Phillips's troubles first developed over the weekend when the arrests were re- vealed. The charges against the three women and the man vary from conspiracy to carrying concealed weapons. The women were arrest cd on his estate Friday night after detectives in his employ had listen- cd 10 his conversation with them by m"ans of a telephonic device.
 He says the women tried to lure him aboard yacht and take a trip to New England with the intention of having him arrested for violation of the Mann act. One Of the women posed as a countess and the other as her maid.
 Frank Il. Berg, IT,, head of his own detective agency, who was ar rested near the estate, is out with q statement that he whole thing Is q publicity melodrama. "I cannot See, however, that this publicity will assist his collar busi- ness" Berg said. Tt certainly won't alter the standing Phillips achieved through newspaper ac counts of his divorce case in which he was quoted as saying that he would rather have good polo pony than a wife. Isn't 1t absurd to think that women crafty enough 10 engage in such conspiracies would pick Mir. Phillips for a violation of the Mann act?"
 Phillips was divorced seven years ago.
 Berg denied his agency was being paid by q banker. He said he was employed for purpose by no means hostile to Phillips.
 Phillips played polo on his private 1 field yesterday. Asked whether he was worried by the possibility of the presence of foes he said: They wouldn't dare come out in these open spaces"
 A heavily yelled woman with ab- normally large feet and hands elud- cd the guards sufficiently yesterday , to approach Phillips.
 ''T am sure she was a man" ! Phillips said after detectives had 1 hustled her out of the house. "She i had the largest hands and feet l ever saw. She was most unsightly and wore a scarlet veil. She kept roaming around. It was lucky de- tcctives were with me or might have been shot on the spot"
 Mrs. Margaret Campbell a New York spiritualist. was also dragged into the plots, Phillips said, in or der to give the impression that he was q spiritualist and attended l Scanccs. He said woman had lured him to Mrs. Campbell's home. 1 While he was there the police ar rested her and summoned him to appear in court on two occasions.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
ANOTHER HOLE IN ONE

Torrington, Conn.,, Aug. 24 U45 -- Another hole in one, the third this yea on the links of the Greenwoods ,Counlry clab, was made yesterday
 ny E. ". Hess of TorTington. The feat was performed at the number three hole a distance of l4s yards
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Desth Car Gets Away

Lekeville, Conn.,, Aug. 2t P'-- State police have no clew to the identity of the driver whose machine ,ste Saturday night struck and mor- tally hurt Thomas OLaughlin, Of Ore Hill, who was walking along the road.
 The victim was found in a ditch hy Miss Doris OConnor, and her escort, Mir. Lonergan. A doctor was called and Mir. O'Laughlin was sent 10 the hospital at Sharon where lie died,
 The clothing of Mir. oLaughlin uaq nearly torn from his body. His -\u,l and a leg were broken The ,ora,tv of the incident was close by ;nr Wakeman Robbins Inn.
 The deceased has two sons, Thomas and Joel. both merchants here
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Itilr rny Killed

Camd,l. ,. l., AGg. 24 'E' -- EI- worb Ncllo5. II. was kihcd. his nrr,heT. William, 12, was slightly intarod md Charles Gardner, l$' sas senously injured last night when Inc trio was struck hy an au- tomoLi,e a. awnside. N. j., on the White Hor:e pike n miles east oi te-e All three tr" trom Camden. Tho matorist did ari step.
 Ua.,Incr is 1u a Cairncn hospital with s fra~ ,ret ,ns3e ard z posn- bIe fracture of ,hs Lkull
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24

Asbury Park. N. J., Aug A P'- Mrs. Mary Dulaney, field secretary of the public welfare society of Long Branch, today asserted that Mrs. Beatrice Johnston, one of three women arrested on Saturday for plotting against Max Phillips since July II.
 On the date, Mrs. Dulaney said, Mrs. Johnston appeared In her of- flee and admitted that she had
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New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Norccster's Record

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 vcrcos,cr. Mass, Aug. A H' - u,n man was killed, five peISoi9 pT.,' ,r''ro seriously injured, Ii others ,.,,e hur, and two arrests were ,,,o as result of automobile ac- ,iIon,s in and near Worcester couh- ,, oyer the weekend. FlVo l'.'iiol .,,shcs, which resulted in one or '"e ;rirsts, were reported.
 Instantly Killed
 ,,,or,es NcCovern, 40, of Tram ,t,,ham. was instantly killed James smith. 2S, and Earl WiIKlnsoh' ii 10th of Birmingham, are III |" ...r,ous condition at Franl'hsnan, r,.nitaI and one other man recelFeu ,I..bl injuries whcr the car in Whlch ,,e ev were riding ~"ashed head on with a trolley car nat town' me ,,nIlcy. a onL m"Q c,;r, WAS operated ny Daniel A. Sullivan of Milford
 lJrarnr Cclrtmanche. 10 year oIu Marlboro gl:l, is in Marlboro nos, n;taI surfe:ing q probable lractureu Sl.,,n AR T result of being hit by an ,u,omch;tc driven ny Leslie D. Cum rdcrs of Stow in that city. FOLLOW ing an investigation Cummings was ,,r[es,ed oa charges Of operating while urder the influence of !lPnor' Ir,;nksrrcss and driving so as 10 eaJanger lives and safety ot .ne ryblic. Tre littia girl is on 'ne janser list. iiu.h Kirk '' N2a' o'u Clinton girl, and Mrs. N' '''' ' also e Cnmtou, received slishl ," ,uries in another crash in Marlboro
 Have Nnrow Escape ,
 rnr.. persons narl owly "scapen ,,,-.h in Webster accident when he sr.cmahilc driven hy Ralph Ho', lev hit a watering trough and turned turned oy,, The three occupants were Ih-crn from the car. Mr. HoIley was ,rr,tcd tor cody Iachations and clE