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New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
MYSTERY BURGLAR
 TELLS WEIRD YARN
HOnan Involves Utopski Who
 Establishes an Albi

That fellow gave me a crack on the face that almost knocked me over" was all that Louis Homan, IT., of 154 Cherry street had to offer as a defense when he was arraigncd before Judge Benjamin W. filling m police court this morning on a charge of attempted burglary at rhe homo of Frank Saunders, sS Maple street, Saturday night. He referred to Vincent Utopski of lg Maple street, who was arraigncd on the same charge. but whom seemed be- wildered and unable to understand the meaning of the proceedings.
 On Thursday and Friday nights Of last week, the police received com plaints from Saunders that someone had raised the rear window in his tenement and attempted 10 enter, The police went to the house bu! ! thorough search of the neignporhood on each occasion failed to reveal any trace of the intruder. It IS understood that on one of the nights the intruder succeeded in getting in- side and when scared away, the only loot he had obtained was some lingerie.
 Saunders Waits With Gun
 Saturday night Saunders pur- chased. a revolver and with James Kihkead, lay in wait so that if the would be burglar appeared again they would be able to catch him. As result of their waiting, they caught Homan after he is alleged to have gone into the yard and to the rear of the house where he rais' ed the same window as on the pre- vious night. When caught, Homan had a stick in his hand which is be- lieved was for the purpose of plac' ing under the window to hold il open as on Thursday night. Saun, ders found a short curtain rod hold' ling the window open after he scared the intruder away.
 Utopski Proves Alibi Saunders turned Homan over tt the police and the youth told then story involving Utopski who va: 1 immediately placed under arrest When asked in court this morning { if he wanted to say anything. Ctop' ski said that he certainly did anc taking the witness stand he told th' court that as far as he could re- member he had never seen ol known Homan before he met him IT the police station Saturday night. H' said that he could not understand how Homan knew him or the reason ! that prompted him to say that ht I had been with him Saturday night ] UtopslIi said that he was at part on Pleasant street from about S:3' o'clock until after il o'clock. A boy and a girl were present in tho courtroom who could testify to tha i fact. the defendant said.
 Judge filling called the two wit ncsses 10 the stand and their tcsii mony established a complete ahb for Utopski and he was discharged after Prosecutor Joseph G. Wood ! indicated although he could not m derstand Homan's reason for telling the story he did. The court con tinued the case of Homan until Apri i25 for final .spc ,ition as his atti tuJc and talk indicated that he va! of peculiar nature and not en tirelv responsible for his act.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
LA TOILETTE MEN BARRED
Republicans Who Aided Third Party
 Lose Important Committee
 Rights Thereby, TilsOn Announces

New Haven, March 9.--Cougr' ss- man John c, 1ilson expressed the opinion here yesterday that tn" rn- pubIicans in congress who had sup ported 1.aFoM"t'o in th" national campaign had au-ona'tcanY wirh- drawn from thl party and thus had
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
Report on Accident
 Nearing Completion

Announcement of q finding in the trolley accident which occurred at the intersection of Chestnut and Stanley streets on the evening of January l3, is expected shortly. En- gineers of the public utilities com mission have devoted several weeks to a study of the circumstances sur rounding the accident in which more than a score of passengers were in- jured. and for which the trolley crew was held, and it was said today at the office of the P. |. c. that their report is nearing completion.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
THIEVES ENTER STORE

The store at S2 Broad street con ducfed by Stanley Laskowski was entered last night. the thieves gain ing entrance through a transom over door in the rear. Policeman Thomas !. Fecney investigated and found that a gold watch, S4.5o in cash and two dozen brushes Sad been taken.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
RIDS FOR NEW AUTOS.

Bids for a new car for Chief Will liam J. Noble and a new truck for the electrical department will be asked for al meeting or the fire board tomorrow night. General plans for the coming year will be discussed and routine business trans hcied.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
BANDITS BITE
 RINGS FROM FINGER
(Continucd from First Page )

and cmpticd inc cashc,. Tn" cheap est piece Of j"welry taken by them was bracelet valued at $500, ac- cording ! 0 tho woman.
 The robbers then tied a pillow over Mrs Perkins face and escaped. The womans clothing was torn to shreds and her face and head were covered with blood when police ar rived at the apartment. Abbott, had freed himself within few minutes after the robbers left the apartment
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
ing a collision they were involved
Renrimanded for Firing Rifle

Reprimandcd for Firing Rifie
 Henry Colby Of I'll Glen street
 and George Murray of li0 Glen
 street, arraigncd before the court on
 charges Of violating the city ordi- Iuances by firing off a rifle near their homes without a permit from Chief Of Police William C, Hart. were re- Irrimanded by the court and allowed 10 go home They were arrested Sa- iWrduy noon. Attorney David |" uunn. who was appointed by tho court guardian ad litcm for the boys, asked that the court dispose of the cases without giving the youths court records as the ofrcu.u was of such q minor nature, The ordinance cover Ing the cases provides for q S5 fine .yirl no alternative, but Judge Alling said that he would take it upon him self to disregard that fact in the case O, the boys,
 leg Broken in Fight
 StauI,y Norkc Of 2i Broad street arUigued before the court on q charge of nssaulting Joseph Malt- .uauskaS. had his ease continued uuW March 93 when Prosecutor Woods tod the court that the vic tim Of the assu't is undor treatment in the New Britain General hospital for broken leg received in the ,usslr with YorNe.
 Drove Without Markers.
 Pctor Jacob Of g24 East Main street was discharged when he was
 arralgnci before the court on a charge ot operating d motor vehicle
 without markers. He told the court
 that he was driving his machine yes
 ;crday afternoon and had left it at a garage while he went for some
 lunch. The garage was locked so
 he had to leave the machine in the
 yard. Going back in about 20 min
 utcs, he started off with the ma
 chine and when ne arrived at Com
 mercial street. he was stopped by Acting Detective Sergeant George C. Ellinger for operating without mark CTS. He said that the markers were on the mac..inc when he left il at the garage and that the man in charge there had taken them off to prevent anyone from stealing them
 and he was unaware Of this fact un-
 til after his arrest.
 Plus Oshana was in such a hurry 10 get 10 a drug store for medicine
 last night that he forgot to take his license and registration certificates
 with him, Soon after he had etartcd the machine, a short circuit blew out one of his headlights and the tail | light, He was arrested by Supernu- ! mcrary Policeman Peter Slierkow-
 ski Judgment was suspended.
 Had Loaned Gun In Pocket. | Drozi Mar'in0, arraigned before
 the court on charges Of breach Of i the peace and carrying a concealed
 weapon, had his case continued un-
 Ii, Thursday for trial at the request ] Of Attorney s. Gerard Casalc, who appeared for him, Martino was ar rested after tho police found a load
 cd .45 calibrc revolver in his posses sion. He is alleged 10 have gone to a Booth street house and threat cned his sistcr-in-law with the gun. X!gmond Rell. charged with op- eratng without q license, was fined Sj and costs. Judgment was sus- pended on a charge Of operating i without a registration when he pro duccd the certificate in cour,. Reli was arrested by Supcrnumerary Po- .iceman Skierkowski.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-09
Group Relieved Without Dosing.

Too much dosing is harmful to 6 child's delicate stomach. Often it lays the foundation for i'll health in later life.
 The next time a child seems croupy in the evening apply Nicks over throat and chest and cover with warm flannel cloth, Leave the bedcIothing loose about the neck so that the aris- ing vapors may he freely inhal- ed. This usually prevents night attack.
 If croup comes on without warning an application of Vicks usually brings relief in Is min utes.
 Ticks can be applied freely and often, even on the youngest child with perfect safety.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
BY JACK HALL

There arc many speak easy bars
situated in business blocks and repu-
table districts OF the city. catering
10 the better class booze trade,
But there are also some unspcakably
filthy holes where moonshine and
fierce connections that burn the
throat and SINCE the stomach are
sold to the night providers and shifty
denizens OF the underworld.
We went into one or these places
in a basement that extended under.
meath the street Mt First ave. and
Spring ST. Overhead the routine traf-
fic of the city passed. In this dun
gcon booze den Il required no stretch
OF the imagination to picture scenes
Of evil poltent and malignant rev.
clry,
II was a haunt OF the lawless. An
open sewer juttcd from a mulSc-shft
bur-room OF concrete Bare brick
walls, spattered with leaden bullets
from promisouous pistol fire and a
few chairs and tables completed the
! furnishings.
Booze OF the vilost nature was
served from II milk bottle. The
stencil was unbearable While we
were there a pasty.faced and furtve
individual, probably dope addict,
entered and qualSingly gulped down
a drink of the vile stuff, We tried
'to buy bottle OF the liquor but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
Somebody Got Cash
for That Jailbreak"
Starwich Declares Someone Made a
pile of Money; Probe Continues

DECLARING that Investigation of gun.
smuggling into the county jail, by tOhich
SIX prisoners escaped more than a tUeek ago,
is not concluded, Sheriff Starwich Wednes-
day told The Star:
someone made pile OF money! haze
reasons to believe about $4,000 Das in
uoiUed-for aiding the jaiIbreak"
StarlDich admitted that men of his oDn
jail staff may haue been inuolued.
"Ten thousand dollars looks big to man
making but $50 month";" he said. But
it's hard to believe that eUen a nloney-hungry
man lUould fall in Nth plan that meant
putting gun in a prisoners hand Uhich
might be used to kill another officer.
~ haze no direct information of this side
of the matter" he fastened to add. It's
merely theory and a nasty one. It's an
onsWer to street run,or to let Everyone know
that I'm not overlooking any bets.
eve haUe informants among the prison
ers in every celI-tank in the JAIL" he er-
planned. "Our last information, several
weeks ago, ,Oas that certain desperate pris-
oners, some of them members of the Jail
break party, had offers out of $500 for
help in getting quay That offer tOas re-
fused.
1--WE put extra guards, secreted around
the tanks, on duty for several nights and
preuenfed an earlier break. haze reason
to believe that the $500 ante Uas raised
to $4,000 that someone fell for it"
eve haze received such run,ors intern,it-
tently euer since the Nanaimo bank suspects
were Jailed last spring." said Allan Stark
jail superintendent, Wednesday. Each time
We heard of such rejected offers We haze
shaken doWn all prisoners in jail for Weap-
ons had not heard of this 900 matter
myself" he added.
Both Stark and Star,Dich denied having
suspicious against any certain jailers and
declared they were loath to believe that any
members of the staff Would be guilty of
aiding the fugitiUes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23

destined to create sensation
among manufacturers Of two.panis
suits. Watch for IL.
East Lynne" Is coming 10 the
Blue Mouse next week, il Ia an
nounced.
with the original cast7
Diuorced arc Nr.
And Nrs DcFoe:
Bj,e scrred him spinach
Sir nights III n ror.
Rudolph Valentino was kicked IN
the mouth by mule recently,
Probably the mule had witnessed a
performance Of THE Sheik."
w DIARY
fBeptem1er al
Tn Defines, fairs autumn dave md
did tell Dame Brew II be- Indian sam.
iner." and she did nsk, me wh,nra came
The name. and did tel her stp,ri. ala
differ on the derivation Of III, voyd.
come saying tha, II he from III. latin
Hdinnnus Snnmerns." Others from tbr
)Dt Phoenicihn, "InJiann~ro sun.ro. .
ANN others from the Grs.k. "T,
ifindiannns Dl Thummsrus." hut size ana
only reply, And SOS your old mani
And 40 10 towns,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
CAILLAUx HERE
ON DEBT PLAN
French Premier Arrives at
New York Quarantine
BY CARL d. GRoAT

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-Ths
French debt commission arrived in
America today. to arrange payment
of approximately $4,000. 900. 900 owed
the United States government as
result Of war loans and accrued in
tcrest.
Headed by Finance Minister Jo-
seph Caillaux, the commission was
met at Quarantine by Garrard Big.
Glow Winston, under.secretary of
tho treasury and secretary OF the
American debt funding commission;
Myron T. Herrick. American am
bassador to France. and Emile
Dashner. French ambassador TO tho
United States, together with other
American and French officials.
Caillaux was in a light and jovial
mood when besieged by newspaper
correspondents at Quarantine.
do you expect as good terms
from our government as you re.
ceived from the British?" | asked
him.
"oh, better" he replied. with =
cheerful smile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
ROBBERY FAILS
Engineer Fears Plot and
Opens the Throttle

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2S.--An at.
tempted holdup OF the Union Pacific
Salt Lake Limited. near here early
today, was frustrated by a quick
witted engineer, in the belief of au.
thorities
A woman ran in the path OF the
oncoming train us II neared the sta.
ton of Pioo and attempted to flag it
down. The engineer slackened speed,
but, as he neared the station, he OBJ.
served that the woman's face was
covered with bandana handker.
chief AS the train slowed almost 10
stop the woman leaped from the
track into the bushes. Fearing a
plot, the engineer opened the throttle
wide. At the next regular stop the
sheriff's office was notified. Depu.
ties FASTENED TO Pico, arriving just as
n mysterious automobile sped from
the scene,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
MITCHELL WILL
"CARRY ON"

DALLAS. TEX, Sept 23 -"rhe
fight has just started out OF the
present ombroglio viii come n scpa.
rate md better air service" Col,
william Mitchell deposcd air officer,
predicted here today.
Mitchell left here early today for
81. Loula, IN route TO Washington,
where he IL scheduled TO appear be-
fore The presidential air board inquiry
Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23

It was refused ms. The place is two
stories underground and can be en-.
tered only by an elevator.
Its patronage. unquestionably, is
limited TO those few who are we'll
known TO the lookout above.
Another booze parlor was visited at
500 Pike ST. in the rear OF small
malSo.shift cafe. This place had a
small lunch counter which is ap.
parently only a blind for the booze
operations. We purchased a pint of
the stuff there and its chemical an.
alysis follows:
Alcohol. 1910 per cent by vol.
ume. Coloring extract 0.o26 grams
per 100 c. c. Moonshine liquor, con.
sisting of raw alcohol and water"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
SeattIe-Kent Trains Meet Head-0n in Dense
Fog Fear Kent; Cause Unexplained

The two trains pls.vcd into each
other tnr distance Of about IL
feet. completely demollshing tho
front end Of the two cars. The
southbound ,rsin mounted the top
OF the northbound trim. and tho
rails were strcwn about on the
roadbcd
wrcckinE crews were at work
shortly after tho collision. They
hoped TO have the track cleared by
noon.
The direct cauHc Of tho collision
WAS lnid 10 the dense fog. which
made Il impossible TO sec moro than
20 feet ahead, An investigation TO
determine how the two trains were
on the same single track viii be made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
CHARGE JAILER MORGAN
WITH BEING BOOTLEGGER
Warrant Issued Accusing Discharged Man
of Selling Booze to Jail Grocer

grocery concession at the county
jail. colvin says he told the officers
thot he had been buying booze from
Jailer Morgan. represented to him
rs having been gifts TO jailcrs from
prisoners after they were released
Colvln has been given free rein In
prosecuting the case against Morgan,
starwlch told The Star. Starwlch
denied having any information in.
volving either Of the Morgans in the
alleged smuggling OF guns to the six
prisoners who escaped a week ago
Jaller Morgan was dismissed for neg,
lIgence in permitting the jnllbreak
Starwich said,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
LAD IS CRUSHED
Boy Run Over by Auto as
He Crosses Street

Crushed internally by an automo.
bile which passed over his body.
Donald Pameter son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A, Parmeter 1909 n. 46th.
was taken to the city hospital after
the accident, possibly fatally hurt,
The lad is only years old
The little boy was running across
n. d5th St, near Wallingford ave,
when machine driven by j. c.
Littell struck him, The wheels ran
across the boys abdomen Police
from the Wallingford station, which
Is only a block away, investigated
the accident Witnesses declared
the cur skidded 30 feet before hit.
ting the boy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23

ne soon ar the track Is cleared G.
~. Rounds. ussitaut nHnagcr,
stated.
No other trainmen WAS injured.
s. r. Davenport. motorman Of the
uorthbound train. leapcd from his
cab just before the crash. L. 8.
Finney. conductor. and II. Hanson.
brakeman, all escaped injury.
On the southbound train Conduct.
or Z. C. Plummer and Brakeman
Lackey we're unlntured. Catron. the
motorman. was badly bruised and
cut by flying glass. He was able TO
climb out Of the cab unnssis;ed after
the collision.
The trains were not travelling at
a high rate OF speed at the time OF
the crash. trainmen said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
DRIVER OF
MACHINE
ESCAPES
Climbs Out of Coupe
and Disappears;
Now Sought

CRAsHING thru the east
~ guard rail OF the south ap-
proach Of the University bridge.
at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Hupmobile coupe occupied only
by its driver, plunged so feet into
the Lake Washington canal, be-
meath.
Police have been unable to clear
away the mystery surrounding the
accident. and the Identity OF the
driver. who escaped unhurt and dis
appeared. The license number OF the
car. l0s42. is issued to Thomas Been.
1921 Boren ave. owner OF the Bot :
Ting Supply store at 723 e. Pike ST.
Been could not be reached by tele-
phone Wednesday morning. and his
employees ut the store declared they
had not seen him. but they believed
he was driving the car.
a dense fog shrouded the
bridge when the accident hap.
pened. The auto apparently
skidded on the wet street.
jumped the guard rail, ran across
the sidewalk and went thru the
flimsy wooden railing. The car.
in IFS terrifying drop. turned end
over end. breaking off timber
on the bridge support IN is fall.
Me- eta ,-fna na,nr.st fft{st- n, a
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
Negro Robs
Gas Station,
Eludes Mob

WAITING until there was no
w one near 10 interfere with
him, n negro bandit, shortly be-
before noon Wednesday, walked
into The Union OIL Co. service
station Mt Tenth ave, =. aud
Jackson ST., and robbed The at.
tendant, II. A. Wilson, Of $50
The negro, fIourishing u gun.
took the money from the open
cash register and dashed down
jackson 81. NJ top speed. Wilson
took after him.
Like n SNOWFALL rolling down
u hillside, the chase grew ms
pedestrians came from all di.
rcctions and fell In behind the
others. The negro ouidistanced
The mob and disappeared after u
chase Of six blocks. He wan.
ishcd near the q, 4 w. depot,
on Fourth ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
Strawn to Attend
Pekin Conference

Empowered so that he VIII prob
ably be able to determine future re-
lutions of the United states with
China. Silas Hardy Strawn. U, s..
commissioners TO the Picking confer
ence ON extraterrltoriality in China
arrived In Seattle Tuesday on his
way to the Orient He win sail with
his staff on the President Mckinley
Thursday,
Strawn has also been oppo0ted U.
$. commissioner TO the Chinese Gus.
toms tariff conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
Mayor Urges Conference on Coal Zone:

DROMpTED by the campaign
4 waged by The star against the
obsolete and negotiable zone carriage
rate plan OF coal delivery IN Seattle,
Mayor Brown entered the fight
"Wednesday by addressing n letter to
r. j. Emit president Of the Seattle
Fuel Dealers Credit association, slug
costing that something should be
done, and also suggesting n way TO
do ".
Tho text OF Mayor Browns letter
followsi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23
Dogs lead
POSSE ON
HOT TRAIL
2 Fugitives Demand
Food From Woman
Near Everett


"wednesday noon sent posse
10 the Monroe district wherr
residents reported having seen
two mrn resembling Alyah xii,
bourn and Joe Ward. the -.
capped Jail fuEiiiyes.
Posses searching for King county
jail fugitiyes in the woods near
Foley school house. were following
a hot trait behind the baylnE blood.
hounds Wednesday.
Two n tic escaped prisoners. ~,
vah I<iltonr.n and Joe Ward, were
believed scurrying thru tho icnse
underbrtsh. following their appear
auce Tuesday night at tho homo Of
Mrs oacar Johnson. five miles east
OF Snohomsh. where they demanded
food. Mrs. Johnson Ia a sister Of
George Jones. former associate OF
Aivah Kiltourr, who was killed IN
the Bothcli hank holdup and whose
dead body was dropped a, her door
~ the fleeing tandits
Picking up the scent from cloth.
Ing worn by Kilbourn and Ward.
Sheriff Matt starwlchs hlooihnunds
were lending a heavily armed posse
on what is believed the frcghest and
most promising trail Of tho deapcr
ADDE'S. yet picked up
Another clue 10 The whereabouts
Of the two was picked up in the
woods near Granite by posNcmen 81
Sheriff Mccullough OF Everett Wed
nesday morning when Cadillac
automobile was found hidden In tho
brush.
The machine WINS stolen from In
front OF the Everett Herald office
Q p m Monday II belonged 10
George Mckenzie. proprietor of the
bungalow rosShoune at Silver lake.
II Is believed Ward and kilhOurn
hid the machine. 4 posse guard
has been stationed around the ma.
chine TO await the possible return
Of the handita
Running 10 tho schoolhouHc after
tho outlaws dashed back TO tho Sc.
curity Of the brush lands. Mrs. John.
son called Sheriff McCulloch nj Ev.
crctt within % minutes he had a
posse Of about dozen heavily armed
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23

Home Grew

Howds. folks. Coz. William
Mitchell has bcen prominent In
army air matters for so many
wears. that now they're going
10 give him the air.
Critics who complain that secre-
,nry OF the Navy Wilbur has never
been up IN the air are mistaken
He's up IN the air rtght now,
An that ire military board i''
Washington Is iriapg % determine,
kotccrcr. is issi plaac facts
Colonel Mitchell charges that our
air service Is inadequate. Congress
men will introduce bin next ses'
sion for more kites
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-23

suggests can 80 into the costs OF
delivery with a view to taking the
profit ont OF this service, placing 1t
on a cost basis, and confine the
profit in fuel TO the margin added at
the bunkers.
Besides reducing the average price
OF fuel turnout the city, II is argued
that u flat delivery rate would elm.
mate discrimination against certain
sections OF the city Us compared with
other sections.