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New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
MAN KILLS HIMSELF AS
 HIS WIFE GETS DECREE
Boston Resident a Suicide in Nor Nich-.Anothcr woman in
 Case Involved

Norwich. Dec. 19 (P-Nathan L. Iangworthy, about 40, of Boston, formerly of Westerly, R. l., commit led suicide last night at the Crown hotel. Providence, by sending a bull let into his head. Dependency is thought to have been the cause of his act. Tho Providence police au- thorities notified the Westerly police department who in turn notified the mans parents, Mir, and Mrs. Albert II. Langworthy, $ Elm street, Wes- terly.
 A note left by Langworthy reads as follows:
 Miss Austin, 1915 Beacon street, Boston, or = Brookline avenue, Roston, Mass, Kenmore 02S4, &290." The note Was unsigned and written on hotel paper.
 J. Edward Joyce, Providence stock broker who was with Lang worthy when the latter shot him self, was questioned by the police and released.
 Joyce said that Langworthy had been at the hotel. since December r. with a woman registered as MT. and Mrs. II. A. Aldrich. Her parents are said to have induced her 10 return home yesterday, and it was with her Iangworthy was talking on the tele- phone when he killed himself,
 Langworthv had been married twice. He lived with his first wife in Westerly for some time. His sec ond wife. Mrs. Gertrude G. Lang worthy of Boston and Springfield was granted a divorce today by Chief Justice perley Hall of Sui 1 folk county superior court, Boston.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
VILLAGE HAS RIOT
New Works Bohemian Quarter Dis turbCd When College Students Engage In Inter- Glass Scrap.

New York. Dec. 19 Opl-The artis- tic atmosphere of Greenwich Village was rudely disturbed early today when police reserves were needed 10 lueu near riot of 900 freshmen from the College of the City of New York who rushed 8 smoker Of a sophomores.
 The entire "VillaEe" was thrown into turmoil by the fighting. the ten room where the smoker was held was nearly wrecked, and Miss Ade- laide Miller, 19 year old hat check girl. was knocked down and badly bruised.
 Samovers, silverware, pottery and chair legs were weapons in the fray. About 500 other guests and residents of the "ViIlage" werU drawn into the battle which was in full swing when patrol wagon full of reserves ar rived and broke it up.
 No one was seriously injured and Inc arrests were made.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
PAPER PLANT DESTROYED
S5O, ,0OO Loss When Sweet Paper Box Company Factory At Norton' Mass, Is Razcd By Flames

Norton, Mass, Dec. 19 Pl-Th" plant of the Sweet Paper Box Co. Main street, here, was completely destroyed by fire late last night with a loss of S6O,OOO. which is covered by insurance. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. Alp paratus from Mansfield, Taunton and Attleboro, each Of which places is about seven miles away, was sent in response to calls for aid in saving the section of the town in which the fire was from destruction. The plant, composed of two two and one half story buildings, each 70 feet long and forty feet wide, was level led within half an hour after q pass ing motorist had discovered inc fire about II o'clock. Officials of the company say steps to rchuild will be taken at once,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
 FOR GEORGE W. KLETT
Operation Performed Last Night at General
 Hospital

Following a blood transfusion per formed late last night at the New Britain General hospital, Judge George w. Klett was this morning reported to be slightly improved.
 Several friends of Judge klett, in- cluding a former state senator and a member of the common council are understood to have offered to give blood should it be found neces- sary but the transfusion last night vas performed with q professional donor.
 Judge Klett experienced a bad day yesterday. A slight relapse caused anxiety among his attending physi' clans and in the afternoon it was decide! blood transfusion was de sirablo. The stricken attorneys re- action to the operation was success ful.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Fairfield Factory Is
 Payaged bv Bad Fire

Fairfield, Dec. 19 tP)-The factory of Kilborne and Sauer Mfg. Com pany was almost completely des- troyod hy fire which broke out at 1o:30 this morning. No estimate Of tho loss has been made. Bridge port, Fairfield and Southport fire departments responded to the gen. eral alarm.
 The plant was engaged in the manufacture of automobile head lights and other accessories. The origin of the fire has not yet been determined.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
MIGRATION LAW IS
 BROKEN, AGENTS SAY
;1S Berthe Miller of This City Is Placed Under
 Arrest

jcrlha Mhl,r, who has been liv- .l- at 9S North street and who has . rn employed for six months al .,aasell X Erwin's, is out on $500 Dand 10 apprar before the Hunited Sttl"s court at Hartford on a charge Of violating the federal immigration iaRs. The Herald mas been in formed that the woman entered the laijed States from Canada illegally aud also that she attempted 10 yluugyle her mother across the bor- Hsr
 Miss Miller was arrested last "Wednesday by two federal agents from Providence, but news Of her dctrntion did not leak out until to- day It is claimed that the alleged violation of the immigration laws took place at a point on the Can a,liau boundary line.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
IS X REAL SANTA CLAUS
Former Boston StcNCdore, Now Wealthy Miner, Returns To Spread Christmas Cheer Among Riddles

Boston, Dec. l9 lPN-Patrick Quirk former stcvcdore on the Boston docks, has returned from Alaska wearing chain of gold nuggets worth S7.ooo across his wide vest, More nuggets he wears as rings, cuff links and stickpins and has plenty of gold in his pockets besides.
 Playing the role of Santa Claus, he distributed some of his wealth to children of the West End and to old friends,
 He gave up his job on the docks here 1T years ago 10 hunt fortune in inc north. Three years ago he struck it rich" Now he is going to Ireland, whence he came 9 years ago. 10 visit his mother.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19

Part of one hundred and fifty mil lion dollars belongs to him, but he can't touch cent of 1t, That Is the annoying situation in which F.. P. Epstein, advertising manager of Ra- phael's department store, finds him self involved. The money is his if he can offer written evidence that he deserves it. The principal of this money has been in trust at the Bank of England for over 200 years wait ing to be claimed.
 Back two centuries ago two warm hearted youngsters were in love, but they met cold refusal from their families when they proposed mar riage. The youth was Hoffman, the son of prominent Russian rab- bi. The girl was A daughter of q prominent and wealthy Christian family. Both families protested the marriage bitterly, but their very protestation made the couple de- termined to be married. After they were married their two families | harshly turned them away from | their homes, and disowned them.
 From the frigid wastes of Russia 1 the honcymooners travelled to the 1 torrid jungles of Africa, where they struggled for a living, Before many years had passed Hoffman haC amassed a fortune In diamonds ant precious pearls. but they never col lected a family.
 After many years passed Hoffman and his wife knew that their deatl ! could not be far off, so they travel ed to London, taking with then S50,Oo0,0 ,0O0, and the bitter memor, of their parents harshness. Hoffman and his wife deposited the money il trust with the Bank Of England, t
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Heir To Vast Fortune, $l5O,OOO, 900
 But Finds It Just Beyond His Reach
E. P. Epstein Descendant of Man Who Tied Up His
 Money Until Fifth Generation

be held by that institution until the fifth generation of tho Hoffman Pri2GnslSy family came into being, when the fortune was 10 be dis trbuted equally among the heirs.
 MT Epstein is a member of tho fifth generation, but unfortunately he hus no written proof 10 show. When Epstein's father migrated to America from Russia, he changed his name from Hoffman to Epstein. The various generations have told each succeeding generation of the fortune that would ultimately come into the Hoffman family, but there has been no positive evidence.
 Many people are claiming the lH Hoffman- prizansky god, but no one has been able to convince the Bank of England that they are the right ful hcirs--and probably no one ever will. MT. Epstein estimates the pro- bable number of rightful heirs as 5000, and he stated that there arc @ number of people claiming the fortune who are not entitled to the claim. According to MT. Epstein a group of people have established an office in New York, which they call l illegally the Hoffman-Pr Pru2ansky cs- tate.
 Only one member of the Hoffman family has ever attempted to claim his share of the money. An uncle of Epstcines who lived in Russia set out for England, not many years ago, but he died enroute. Owing tc the various complexities that entel into the estate the fortune will pro bably never be clamed successfully ! but in the meantime, the Bank O England is bulging from the weigh
 of the rapidly accommodating millions
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
TWO HARTFORD MEN CAPTURED AS
 BURGLARS BY POLICE IN BOSTON
George Huot and James Johnson Prisoners - Latter Gives Police Thrilling Chase Until Wounded
 Two Girl Companions Held

Boston, Dec. l9 (P)--TWo alleged robbers were captured this morning after one had been shot in an at tempt 10 escape arrest when police discovered them in the drug store of Arthur Pigeon.
 They gave their names as George V. Huot, A, and James J. Johnson, 27, both of Hartfo' d, Co0ll. Jrhu. son is m City hospital under guard with a bullet wound in his left leg.
 Police discovered that the rear en- trance of the store had been forced. and they entered. Huot surrendered while Johnson fled to the basement
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19

from where he entered the adjoining building. He raced up three flights of stairs, through a room where girl was sleeping, jumped across an areaway and yaulted to the drug store root from where he dropped two stories to the street.
 Patrolnou Yates, on guard at the front do's called on Johnson 10 i halt but, as he lodged in the shadow of an elevated railway structure, Yates fired bringing the man down
 Later two girl companions of the prisoners were taken from q hotel and will be questioned.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
London People Get Their
 Xmas Snow on Postcards

London, Dec. l9 LPl-kare as Lon down snowfalls are in fact, they still finger in the public fancy as asso- ciated with the yuIctide. Christmas card publishers are finding out thai cards bearing pictures of the old fashioned Christmas, with plenty ot snow bring more money into their coffers than copies of the old mas t,rs and photographic studies.
 Hunting scenes also are popular but they are more so when tho countryside is depicted under q blanket of snow and the hunters ar. shown before tNe fire drinking from lhoir Hassau howls. London ha; not had a white Christmas for nor, than ten years
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
NEARLY HIT BY TRAIN
 AT PARK ST. CROSSING
Michael !. Sullivan, Taxi Owner, Forced to Drive Down Tracks
 To Escape Death.

As Michael J. Sullivan was driving his auto across the Park street rail road crossing at 1:15 o'clock this morning switchcr backed down the track, and he was forced 10 drive down the tracks to avoid being hit by the engine Before he could get to the other side of the tracks, he says, he ran into the gate post, but escaped injury.
 Sullivan claims that there was no brakeman on the rear end of the train. He reported the accident to police headquarters at 1:45 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
RTN DOWN BY ALTO.

Hartford. Dec. 19 lPl-William O. Taylor Of WC;hcrstield was Etruck by an automobile driven by Dr. John A. Wentworth Of West Hartford last night and is now in the Hartford hospital where he is being examined for broken ribs and a possible injury 10 one lung. Mr. Taylor was crossing Hartford avenue, Wethers1eld. to enter his home after having alighted from a trolley car when he was hil by the automobile and knocked tC the pavement.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Doheny and Fall Must
 Stand Trial, Says Court

Washington, Dec. 1s OF' -- The court Of appeals Of the District Of Columbia refused today 10 recon sider its decision holding 10 be valid the bribery indictments aaainSi t. L. noheny l.. l. Do- heny. IF. and Albert B Fall. former secretary Of the interior
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
SENA ATE,SAT77TUDE ON TAX BlLL UNCERTAIN BUT Y $
 TOBE TAKEN LLP VERY SOON
DIVERGENT CLUES IN
 CORBE7T GIRLS CASE
One Points to Suicide and Other That She's in
 Troy, N. Y.

Northampton, Mass, Dec. 19 R,- A misquotcd fragment from Walt Whitman's poem Me, Imperturbe" written in shorthand on q piece of paper, which, soiled and torn, was picked up on the bank of the Con- nccticut river in Hadley by Bos- ton newspaperman walking with State Detective Joseph V. Daly may be the most important clue un- carthed thus far in the mysterious disappearance of Alice M. Corbett, Smith college junior, and strength ems the suicide theory, searchers say.
 The ragged note, which has been transcribed in part by shorthand experts reads as follows; T must test this fear of mine. God, such a hopeless mess of things x. How ever I will say with Whitman X X to confront hunger, storms, ridicule as the trees and xxx do. This dis sect xx of fear disgusts me X and are none of thCm courageous enough to test the beliefs they hold?"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Springfield Mans Yacht
 Destroyed Off Carolina

Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 9 Pl- The Modesty, cabin cruiser, pleasure yacht, en route from Springfield. Mass. 10 Florida, burned to the waters edge and sank off Bears In. let late yesterday. Captain Johnson and Charles Labele, the only pas scngers were rescued by the yacht Squedlum, also Of Springfield, Mass. and landed here.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Illegal Withdrawal Of Wine For Non Existent Congregations Is
 Charged In Liquor Indictments
Begs Girls to Stop Rolling Down Hose
 And Using Lipstick

Bevelry, Mass, Dec. g PS-1f 700 girl students at this city's high school take the wishes of Dean Florence Whittemore se- riously, they will return to their studies after the Christmas vaca- ton minus rolled stockings, jazz garters, rouge, face powder, and evidences of the use of lipstick. They are not indispensable to at- tractiveness, Miss Whittemore told the girls yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19

Troy N. Y. Dec. 19 Pl- Search for Miss Alice M Corbett of Utica, Smith college student, who has been missing since November 13, centered in Troy this morning, fol- lowing an announcement that q girl, answering Miss Corbctt's description had left Cohoes, bound for Troy.
 A Cohoes newsboy this morning at 5;30 o'clock encountered a young woman, and she purchased a news paper She scanned the headlines, and then asked the boy if he knew whether the Corbett girl had been found. When the boy answered, no, the girl replied: T do not see how they can find her if she goes from city to city" She asked where she could get taxicab, and was told there was none to be had. She then announced her intentio of going tc Troy, and later the boy saw hel going over the 112th street bridge leading to Troy. He notified th'
 police, and a detail came to Troy t(
 begin a search.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
House Adopts Measure Which Provides For S325,OOO,OOO Reduc- ton In Levies Public Must Pay.
Shoot Calls Finance Com mittee to Meet on Janu- ary flight Over h. come Changes Impends.

Washington, Dec. 1s Rl-Ths $325,00O0O0 tax reduction bill en- tered today upon it's uncertain jour ney in the senate, assured only of prompt consideration.
 With the measure effecting far reaching slashes in income taxes payable next March 15, President Coolidge has asked the senate to act in time for it to become law before that date.
 To Meet January { Chairman Shoot of the senate | finance committee, to which the measure goes first for study and ap- proval, has called the committee to 1 meet January 4, immediately after the holiday recess.
 Though passed yesterday by the house by vote of S90 to z5, and endorsed fin principle" by President Coolidge as well as the leaders of both parties In the house, the atti- tude of the senate on the measure is a question mark.
 The bill repeals the provision for publicity of income tax returns, vot- ed into the last revenue act by the senate, and the gift tax, a provision forced into the last law by the house.
 Fight Looms in Senate
 However, the principal fight in the senate now appears to center on the measures income tax changes, which relieve 2,500,OO0 taxpayers by in- creasing personal exemptions from S1,O00 to S1,50o for single persons and from s2,50N to s3,5o0 for mar ried persons. It reduces the maHi- mum surttx from 90 to 70 per cent, while the normal income tax rates are cut from two 10 one and one half per cent on taxable incomes ot S4000 and less, from four 10 three per cent on the next S4,00n Of in come and from six to five per cent on the remainder of income.
 While heraded as mon partisan measure" the bill was attacked to the last by Representative Rainey' democrat, of Illinois. {. Raincy Opposed . Just before the vote on passage,
 Mir. Rainey moved that the bill be re-committed to committee with in- ., structions to increase the maximum } surtax and inheritance rates from
 20 to 25 per cent each. With a vote
 closely following party lines, the
 motion was defeated, 267 to 147. Or
 the roll call 4S democrats voted witl
 the republicans against the motior
 while 14 republicans and independ'
 ents joined with 1SS democrats fol l. it.
 Record Breaking Speed IS After final passage Representative 0 Tison of Connecticut, republican
 leader, told the house its Christ n mas gift" 10 the federal taxpayer IS had been considered and disposed o 'u with record-breaking promptness. "a The bill was the first introduce, lS and the first passed in the house
 having been constantly under con SI sideration since the second day 0 the session.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
RoRprR SENT TO PRISON

Eoston. Dec. l9 F9 - William Rolfe of Boston was sentenced 10 from 2s to 30 years in states rrison fur robbery while armed He was convicted two days ago of holdups in Maiden and Wakefield,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
HIT BY MACHINE, MAN
 IS DRAGGED 75 FEET
Norwich Resident Badly Hurt by Motorist Who
 Escapes in Night

Norwich. Dec. 19 P)-Elit by passing machine and dragged along the highway for over 75 feet as he stepped from trolley car late last night, Joseph Petrone, 2S, of 56 School street, this city, is in seri- ous condition at the w. w. Backus hospital. Police in this and sur rounding cities and towns are search ing for the driver who fled from the scene of the accident. Petroue Is suffering from compound fracture of the leg, serious injuries about the head and it is thought that he has a fractured knee cap.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
ArRERTA FARMERs pLoMING

Lethhridre. Alberta. Dec. 19 tPD- With the mercury lowering around sixty degrees and under hrigh' Sun. +ha soutNorn Alberta farmers
 1ve finished this vrar's work and started on next years spring blow iinE
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19

Colchester, Dec. 19 Rl--As the re- suit of injuries received when the oil tank truck on which he was riding, was hit by an express train at the Chamberlain Hill crossing on the Hartford turnpike, near here. Benny HorowitZ, 15, Westchester, is in a critical condition at the Hartford hospital. Howard Barton, driver of the truck, was slightly injured.
 The truck was being driven from East Hampton to Colchester. Horo- witz asked the driver for a ride and was taken on the truck, loaded with 300 gallons of gasoline. A Touring car ahead Of the truck slowed down at the crossing. Barton turned out and the locomotive struck the rear end of the truck, turning it over pinning the driver underneath. He extricated himself Horowitz was taken to the Hartford hospital by q passing motorist.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19

Tiverton, R. l., Dec. 19 Pl- Thomas McMullen of Fall River was fatally injured last night when the truck he was riding in with Napol- con r. Lucas, the driver, crashed into the rear end of another truck on the main road in this town. McMullen died of homorrhage while being carried to Union hospital, Fall River. Lucas, who was not badly hurt. is being held by the Rhode Island Mounted Police, pending fur ther investigation of the crash.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
uITu VALE GLEE CLUB.

N,nIa. NUls son of MT and Mrs, u.rn.r' |. NILS of Curtis street, Is tergin- a. .aata sa.} st with the Yals Glee club. which is making Thrisfmas concert tour
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Beer shipped West.

Beer was transported from Waver- Iy, N. Y., to Chicago suburbs, and there reconsigned, the beer indict- ments related. Robert r. Adams, Sayre, Pa, was charged with being d, buyer for an eastern syndicate of rrewers who made tho shipments. Connivance in reshipping the beer was charged against Andrew Botz, Summit, Illinois, police chief. Others named are eXpressmen and truck mcn alleged to have aided in un- loading and transferring shipments.
 Bonds for owen, stone and the others were set at s1o,C0o each with the exception of three, whose bail was fixed at $t,50o to $5,o0Q.
 ncfondans in the beer indict- m,nts had bonds fixed at S5,OO0 each.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Eight Cars In Train.

The train was composed of the engine, two express cars, three coaches and three slccpers. What caused the dorailment was undcter- mined. All tracks were blocked but trains were rerouted around the wreck.
 X relief train was made up here soon after the news of the dcrail- mcnt was received and was rushed 10 the scene, carrying nurses and doctors. Both injured and uninjur- cd passengers were taken aboard the relief train and brought to Altoona. The ten injured were taken to the hospital and the rest continued their journey.
 No New England persons were hurt.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
TRAIN DERALLED,
 TEN ARE INJURED
Of These Seven Are Listed as
 Seriously Hurt
ACCIDENT NEAR ALTOONA
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia Passcn- ger Train Goes OG Tracks at Den ningon--Special Takes Victims to Hospital.

Altoona, Pa, Dec. 19 tPt-Tcn per sons were injured, five of them seriously, in the dcrailment of Penn sylvania passenger train No. S2, Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia, near Bonningon. ten miles west of here carly today. The injured were brought to q hospital here.
 Passengers said that the entire train left the track and that the engine and one car overturned and rolled down an ombankment. The injured included the engineer, fire man and eight passengers. They were brought 10 Altoona in a special train and taken to the Altoona hos Dital
New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
Congregations Talked.

Instances were cited in the charges against Owen and his al leged aides in which 5000 gallon lots of wine and beer was delivered. Nu- merous payoffs of $500 and up for phoney instructions and approval of 700 fake congregations were listed.
 Specific charges were made that, ir addition to the S60,000 10 Owen, Stone received $20,OOO; Louis Abel son, dealer, received $20,000, and made payments of $S5,0C0 to A. M. Bennett and Bernard Rumps. former enforcement agents, all of whom were indicted. George K. Bruce, former state senator, also was named