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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
PontOons Arrive

New London. Oct. 23 R(-With
the arrival of pontoons from the
Brooklyn and Norfolk navy yards
salvage operators at the scene OF the
S-51 disaster are prepared to at
tempt to raise the craft to the sur
face.
Plans now call for the abandon
ment of the search for bodies OF
the crew members as soon as the
pontoons arrive, and 1t was eN-
planned here today that the three
bodies taken from the SunKen SUP
marine yesterday and today were TO-
Gated by the divers engaged IN seal
ing the matches preparatory 10
pumping the water out of the craft
All matches and the hole caused
hy the steamer City of Rome are tc
be closed and, of course, while
divers are engaged in this work any
bodies located will be brought tt
tho surface.
However. officials ot the submar
inc base point out that the s"arcl
for bodies at this time is secondary
the primary object of the diver
being to prepare the submarine TO
the attempt to raise it. Ten pom
toons will be used in the attempt
four coming from the Norfolk nav
ward, and six from the RrookIy'
yard, where their manufacture
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
State Cop, Single Handed Breaks
Up Three Rum Running Gangs In
East Haven; One OF Party Killed
Trooper William Shatzman Victorious After Running
Gun Fight - Three Rhode Island Men Captured
With Two Cars and 225 Gallons of AcOhol-Third
Machine Escapes.

East Haven, Conn, Oct. 23 R --
Single handed, State Trooper Will
liam Shatzman intercepted three
rum-running expeditions on the state
highway In this town and Branford
early today and the result OF a gun
battle was the mortally wounding of
Simone Rianna, who is dead at a
hospital In Providence, II. l., the ar
rest of three Rhode Island men and
capture of two automobiles with 225
gallons Of alcohol.
viii Have Hearing
The men locked up here will be
given hearing in town court. They
gave the names of Sidney Gilmore,
25, OF Hoxie, X. l., Wilfred 7. Foran,
rs, of 272 Oxford street, Providence
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
KILL INHERITANCE TAX. u
IS URGE OF GOVERNORS
Half Dozen State Executives Want
Federal Govt. to Give This Rev
enue to States.

Washington. Oct. 2S R-Aban-
donment BY the federal government
to the states Of revenue from In
heritance taxes was asked by half a
dozen state governors today before
the house ways and means COM
mittee.
Imposition of the levy was describ-
ed as invasion Of state rights, and
a diversion into the federal trea-
sury of money needed by the states.
General approval was given TO
suggestions that the federal govern
ment continue the tax II full credit
Is given to states which impose SINH
| lar levies, as a means of securing
uniformity.
Declarations by committee mem
bers that the wealthy could escape
the tax by moving to Florida, which
has no state inheritance tax, led to
proposals for retention OF the fed
eral tax as check
Secretary Mellon has asked repeal
of the federal tax.
The governors who appeared at
this mornings session were Walker
of Georgia, Whitfield of Mississippi
Trlnkle of Virginia; Mclean OF
North Carolina, Mcleod of South
ICarolina, and Peary of Tennessee.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
WOMAN APPEALS FOR COAL;
HAS THREE TONS IN CELLAR

Councilman Donald L. Bartlett,
Alderman Walter Falk and John
Maerz, Senator Z. F. Hall, Repre-
sentative f. w. Christ. Mayor A.
NJ Paonesa. Robert Poteet, ]. F. At
water, Leon S. Cowles. Secretary R.
L. Gould of the Chamber of Com
mercc, Finance Commissioner A. N.
Able, A. l.. Shepard and several
other members of the mayors COM
mittce will meet tomorrow morning
at Q o'clock with coal dealers to
discuss the problem. George X.
Macauley has also been invited TO
the meeting. Mr. Macauley was for
many years in the coal business
1t is planned, II possible, TO es-
tablish a central distributing agency
through which appeals for coal will
be handled. The sentiment of deal
ers toward the stocking of larger
supplies of substitutes will be sound
ed out and an effort made TO in
crease the amount now on hand,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
LEAGUE MACHINERY
MAY PREVENT WAR
Council Meets Monday in Greco
BulSar Crisis
SITUATION IS RELIEVED
Reports From Balkans Conflict,
Come Saying Greeks Are Advanc-
ing, Others That Conditions Are
Better-Anxiety Still Felt.

Paris, Oct. % Rp-The machinery
of the league of nations was set in
motion today in an effort to prevent
another Balkan war.
M. BRAND, as the presiding officer
has summoned the league council
to meet here next Monday and in
vestigate the cause of the frontier
dispute which suddenly flared up be-
tween Greece and Bulgaria early
this week.
Fighting Started Monday
The fighting started on Monday
In the region of Demirhissar, but
the mass OF official and semi official
claims and counter claims which
have emanated since from Sofia and
Athens have failed to establish which
side was responsible.
From Sofia comes the word that
the Greeks are advancing on q 15-
kilometer front on both banks of
the Sturma and that. in addition to
the use of artillery. airplanes have
bombed the bridges, barricks, roads
and stations.
Advices reaching Vienna declare
Petrich, a Bulgarian village crowd
ed with Macedonian refugees. has
finally been abandoned in flames
and that other towns, including
Marecostinovo and Marinope are
under bombardment.
Fear Terrible Connagration
The capitals of the neighborins
countries display gravest concerl
over the outcome. A cabinet meet
ing was called in Belgrade, the Jugo
slavian capital. and at its conclusion
the situation was described as mos
delicate and calculated to cause e
terrible contiagration" if the Greel
advance continued.
The fact remains that hosti
forces are facing each other in tn
valley of the Struma river, whic
flows southwark across the interna
tional boundary and into the Aega
sea, that villages and towns hav
been bombarded, and that bloc
has been spilled.
Bulgarian TOWNS Mcnaced
Advices from trustworthy source
indicate that the town Of Patrich,
Bulgarian territory, has been occl
pied and that a number of otht
towns in the Struma valley haN
been at least menaced by Gree
troops.
A Greek official communique al
mits the entry of Greek troops in
Bulgarian territory, but says Il
move was of strategic necessity"
prevent further incursions of Blu
garians on Greek soil.
o An Athens dispatch this mornil
II said the Greek government had o
d dered its forces to halt their a
= vance and to make no further mo
II against the Bulgarians unless the
9 was a fresh attempt to attack the
d The Bulgarians were said to ha
e evacuated the position they held
, Greek territory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
TWO MORE bodies
TAKEN FROM S-5l
Both Are Found in EnSinerOoIll
Of Sunken Sub
NONE IS YET IDENTIFIED
In Meantime Pontoons For Lifting
of Submerged Craft Have Arrived
and Actual Work of Raising
Wreck Is to BE Started.

Newport, r. l., Oct. 23 R'-TWo
more bodies were recovered today
from the sunken submarine S-51 by
naval divers.
Only the brief announcement that
the bodies had been recovered
cached the authorities. They Will
be brought to the naval hospital
here this afternoon. The body found
Yesterday has not yet been ldentl-
fed. H. H. Taylor, expert from the
bureau of identification in Washing"
ton, has been sent for, and Is eX-
pected here late today or this eve
ming. He will b. ing with him lin
gerprints Of the crew of the S-51'
Commander Paul Dessez of the ma
val hospital has said that he be-
lieved that identification by means
Of the fingerprints would be pos
slble.
The two bodies recovered TINS
morning were found in the engine
room, according TO information re-
ceived at the torpedo station here
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
POLICEMEN VOLUNTEER
Every Jersey City Bluecoat Under
IS Offers His Blood TO save Life
of Brother OfTicer.

Jersey City. N. J., Oct. 2S @-
Blood tests were being taken at City
Hospital today of patrolmen who Of
fered their blood in a second trans
fusion planned by physicians TO
save the life OF Patrolman Charles
V, Kelly.
Kelly was critically injured Sep
tember 10 while on duty when a
machine driven by Miss Mildred
Matten of Altoona, Pa, struck him.
His injuries include six compound
fractures Of the leg. Miss Mstten was
charged with atrocious assault and
/ battery.
Every man on the force under II
, years old, volunteered to give hh
blood.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
NEW HOSPITAL FUND
Late Samuel Avery Of Hartford
Leaves Money For Building Con-
yalcsCentS' Institution

Hartford. Oct. % Pl-Announce-
ment was made this afternoon by a
committed acting for The Hartford
hospital that a trust fund has been
established by the three nieces OF
the late Samuel P. Aver fer the
building and maintenance of con
valescent hospital in memory Of the
mother of Mr.. Avery, the building
TO be known as the Mary Ogden
Avery convalescent hospital. This
fund was started with SS50.00b and
after a FIVE year term for accumi-
lations is TO be applied 30 tie csn-
struction Of a building with its
residue for a maintenance fund.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
Newspaper Canyasser Is
Suicide i'm Meriden Room

Meriden, Conn, Oct. % OWL
liam Harrigan, As, a newspaper can
vasser, committed suicide Ivy inhal-
ing Illuminating gas in his room at
the Donahue house on East Main
street during the night and his body
was discovered this morning. The
medical examiner, DIR. E. T. Brad
street, said the man suffered from
acute melancholia. Fellow workers
say he once cond Icted a pool room
in Hartford and they said he has a
married sister in that city. He vas
a member OF Winsted Aerie OF
Eagles
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23

and Daniel Del selve, II, Vinceton
street, Providence.
Rianna, who Is now dead, was
driver OF the third car, which got
away from the trooper after rum
ming gun fight. He continued driv-
ing until Westerly was reached when
he collapsed. His companions con-
tinued on to Providence and took
the wounded men to the Rhode Is
land hospital. Death was due to a
bullet wound near the heart.
The Providence police arrested
Alfred Mobile. 26, and Alfonso Ca
paldo, 26, and Anthony Rianna.
brother OF Simone, who were with
the last named.
The First Capture
! Trooper Shatzman made his first
capture when n light weight coupe
which indicated by Its springs that
it was heavily laden passed through
town. He gave chase and tried to
stop the car.
A pistol fight followed, In which
10 shots were exchanged as the Of
fcer and the fleeing car were going
over the road. The officer finally
crowded the car off the highway and
into ditch. The men in 1t, Gilmore
and Doran surrendered. The alco-
holic load was rs gallons.
Tronnap 10 om
race between a coupe and large
car, In which he thought the lattel
car was trying to overtake and drive
the smaller one off the road. Th'
= officer started In pursuit from Eas
Haven green and after a mile o
speeding brought both cars to I
stop.
Makes Second Haul
While searching the cars tn
driver Of the big car got underway
I The officer turned to fire severa
! bullets at is and the men In tn
l coupe took to their legs and tried t
t escape across the East Haven fiat.
i One got clear and the other, De
u Sleeve, got into the mud and CAV
: himself up. In the coupe was Is
II gallons of alcohol.
II Then The Third.
- An hour later car passe
;, through town which had been sec
- many times during the past S
~ months, and Shatzman gave cha
to it. 1t disappeared In the directit
Of New Haven. At that time 1t w
y. ~ heavily laden rs indicated by Il
- springs. The officer kept watch al
- soon sa wthe same car, but Il
- markers on 1t were of Connectic
registry while 1t had Rhode Islar
"a ones a short time before.
The officer pursued the car. q
"a driver of which put on speed. Shat
,g man fired five times at the machi
rd before it outdistanced him.
a. The authorities say that Capal
C. and Mobile claimed that while
~ their way with the Simone Rian
ro to New Haven a machine with .
6. men in it attempted to run them
no the road In Bradford. In the cha
on the men, referred to as "hi-jacker
a. fired several shots and Simo
IN Rianna was wounded. Capaldo pill
,le ed the car from Westerly to Pro
Ie dcnce, and thence to the hospit
when a doctor could not be found
look after the wounded man. Cap
do and Noble say they took on 4
thony Rianna at the latter's no
before the machine went to the h
pital The men claimed they W
10 to see a man known to them only
EN TONY" at New Haven.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
FORMAL CHARGES
ARE MADE TODAY
IN mitchell ROW
conduct to the Prejudice Of
Good Order and Military Dis
cipline," Claimed
NOT UNDER ARREST, IS
WAR DEPT.'S VERSION

Lolonel's Lawyer, However, Insists
He is-Eight Specific Accusations
Are Brought Against Former
Head of Air Service as Result OF.
His Statements After Shenandoah
Tragedy.
Washington, Oct. 25 P>-"Con-
duct to the prejudice of good order
and military discipline" was chsrged
against Colonel William MitcheAto-
day In court-martial specifications
served upon him as result of his
attack several weeks ago on the con-
duct of the army and navy air serv-
ices.
Technical arrest probably will not
take place until just before the Of
fcer goes on trial next week, al
though in the meantime he remains
under orders not to leave Washing
Ton.
The statement issued by Colonel
Mitchell at San Antonio after the
crash Of the Shenandoah said the
formal accusation, constituted insub-
ordination was highly "contemptu-
GUS and disrespectful" to the war
department.
Statements Objected To.
It was in this statement that the
colonel said that the loss of the
Shenandoah was due to criminal and
almost reasonable conduct of the
air services.
The specifications also relate to
two later statements, which are de-
scribed as equally Objectionable.
The charges are brought in the
name Of Lieutenant Colonel Kyle
Fucker, chief of the militaryaaftairs
section Of the judge advocate gen
erals office, and were served upor
Mitchell by Colonel Joseph K. NC
Mullen, assistant judge advocate
general. Representative Reid OF IL
,inois, counsel for Mitchell, declared
that the service Of the papers car
red with 1t technical arrest OF th'
colonel, but war department Officials
disagreed. They said the technlca
arrest would probably take place
Immediately before the officer Il
placed on trial before genera
court-martial here next week.
The specifications against Colone
Mitchell are eight in number, al
brought under the nlnty-sixth ar
,icle of war.
These specifications are as "
lows;
THAT Colonel Mitchell, in max
ing the statement Of Sept. carte
the wreck of the Shenandoah)' "dl
conduct himself to the prejudice Q
GOOD order and military discipline.
THAT Colonel Mitchell on Sep
:, made a statement insubordlate l
he administration of the war dc
nartment with intent to discredit IN
,tme, 10 the prejudice Of good orde
and military discipline.
3-That Colonel Mitchell on Sep
: "made a statement highly cor
tcmptuous, ETC.
4-same as specification g. excel
that It refers to the navy departmei
instead of the war department
d to S-same as the first four o.
referring 10 the statements mac
by Colonel Mitchell on Sept g.
On Sept. ., also at San Antoni
Colonel Mitchell elaborated on n
statement of four days before al
characterized the war and navy q
rartment administration OF aer
nautics as "disgraceful,
After receiving service OF the p
nars TODAY Colonel Mitchell said
had no comment to make and IN
from now on his case would be
the hands of his counsel.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
FORMER LOCAL MAN
NOW IS INVOLVED
With COWBOY GANG
Louis Young Held With Arthur
Tillman--AccuSed Of Selling
Stolen Hardware
WARRANT ISSUED TODAY
FOR "SOLLIE" APPLEBAUM

Fourth Hartford Man Said To Have
Been Go-Between--Young and
Tillman Employed BY L. s.
Knock and Company In Capital
City-Young Figured in War Vet
erans' Extortion Case.
Hartford. Conn. Oct. 23 Hp-That
Hartford was more than an ord
nance supply station and dumping
ground for stolen automobiles for
the cowboy" bandits OF New York
was indicated today when Louis
Young OF number 1914 Broad street
and Arthur Tillman, colored, of 10
Roosevelt street, we're arraigned be-
fore Judge Nathan A. Schatz, charg-
ed with the theft Of hardware from
the store OF L. S, Knock and COM
pany. 1S6 State street which 1t 10
alleged subsequently found It's way
to New York where 1t was disposed
Of to bolster the finances of the
Cowboys" between more profitable
raids, burglaries, and holdups which
they have contributed to the crime
wave that has been sweeping over
the metropolis for the past several
months.
Taken To Jal
Young and Tillman were held un-
der $1,000 bonds each which they
could not produce and were taken
to jail. Their 2ses were continued
on the request of Prosecuting Attor-
ney John L, Bones to Tuesday OF
next week. Both men appeared III
, at ease In court today as they are
aware with what serious list OF
! crimes their alleged misdeeds are
involved, Neither was represented
by an attorney.
1t Is charged that between the
period from June 10 October OF Ihis
Il year they took tools and other arti-
cles of hardware from the Knock
e store to the value of at least $4,000,
n Warrant Tor Applcbsum
Is Prosecuting Attorney Bonee today
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
Fighting Yesterday.

Sveti-Vratch, on the Bulgarian
Frontier. Oct. % Pl-(Delayedl-
Greek troops, without a declaration
of war, this morning invaded Bull
garian soil. bombarding the frontier
town of Petrich and advancing up
the valley of the Struma river.
On the left bank Of the river the
Greeks advanced along front of
fifteen kilometres (9.S2 milesl at a
depth OF six kilometres tS.72 mt'es);
on the right bank their line was
twenty kilometres (12.42 milcsl and
the penetration was two kilometres
! I,24 miles).
The Bulgarian troops retired all
along the line.
simultaneously airplanes appear.
ed over the valley and bombed the
bridges, roads. stations and troop.
fFantInued IN page a21
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
Several Crooks Killed

London, Oct. 2S Pl-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Athens says that the Greeks
had four killed and eight wounded
one of the latter captain, during
the fighting yesterday which ended
in the Greeks re-occupying post 81
Mt Demirkapu,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
Wild CAT IS shot
% Pound Feline Of Fcrocious Type
Is Shot by Hunter in Hartford
South Meadows.

Hartford, Oct. pa wildcat was
shot in the South Meadows TINS
morning by Dundley S. Cooke OF
s42 Wethersfield avenue. MT
|,ooke had started TO hunt pheasants
when one of his dogs found ana
Ahssed the cat. which climbed a
rec. II was splitting and snarling
when Mr.. Cooke reached the tree
Ina Shot it. The animal weighed
bout 40 pounds and was very thin.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Oct. 23,-ForeCaSt
for New Britain and vicinity:
Fair tonight, Saturday in
CrcaSing CloudineSs, probably
followed by rain. Somewhat
warmer Saturday
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23

The Louis Young referred to In
the above item as involved in the
veterans scandal OF several years
ago. formerly made his home In bis
city and was at one time employed
In a responsible position with a local
manufacturing concern.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23

tContinued on Page 22l
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-12
.S.A. WINS CONVENTION
OF FEDERAL WORKERS

Three hundred and fifty delegates
to the 1927 convention of the Ma.
tionsl Federation of Federal En-.
ployes, will meet in San Antonio as 8
result of this city being picked for the
next convention. according to word re.
ceived by Dick Henry, secretary. treas
urer of the local union, from Vice
President Dan F. Conner, from Bos,
ton.
Mr.. Conner represented the local
union and extended the invitation on
behalf Of it and the Chamber OF Com
meree, which sent a telegram and also
had 25O pamphlets on San Antonio
distributed at the Boston conven-
ton.
Luther c. Steward was reelected
president at the closing session Fri
day.
The federation is open to all federal
employees, except postoffice officials,
mail clerks and carriers.
The local organization is one Of 32j
persons, William Haensler being pres
ident.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-12
bAFFLED
BY MYSTERY
v OMAN
Wanderer Walks Into S. A.
Home and Refuses
to Leave.

A mystery woman who speaks
strange language which employees Of
the sheriff's office cannot understand
is held in the county Jail while Off
GERS are trying to establish her iden-
tity.
The woman was found late Friday
in the home of Mrs d. F. Roberts
in Los Angeles Heights, into which
she wandered.
Members of the family. who looked
up to see her standing inside of the
door, tried to engage her in CONVEX
sation.
They could not understand what she
said, nor could they get her TO leave,
according to report to the sheriff's
office.
After several efforts to converse,
the woman is said to have remained
quiet and to have lust looked" at
members Of the Roberts family and
refused to bulge.
Deputy Sheriffs Flores and Speer
and Investigator Lee johnson were
sent to take the woman to the county
jail.
They also we're unable to under
stand her or to learn from her who
she is or where she is from.
Emma, the one word she said which
they were able to understand, is be-
lieved to be her first name.
The woman, officers said, is about
40 years old and is nicely dressed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-12
JAIL HUSBAND
At REQUEST
Of WIFE

Asking police to arrest her own
husband, a well dressed woman drove
to the station and asked police for
protection Friday evening. She ap-
peared at headquarters driving an
expensive sedan, her husband in the
back seat.
"---e's trying to kill me-" she cried
as she brought the car TO a stop with
shrieking brakes in front Of central
police station.
With her in the front seat was her
young son.
Officers jailed the man on a
charge of being drunk, the wife sign
ing the complaint.
The car first was sighted as it
whirled around the corner past the
central fire station at high speed. The
woman excitcdly explained that her
husband had just threatened to kill
her and that she was trying to get TO
the police station before he carried out
his threat.
He had been drunk for three days,
she said.