davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
.GOV. SMITH VETOES
 SALARY RAISE BILL
Says State Cannot Afford to Increase Teachers
 Pay

Albany, N. Y, April 23.-Govcr- nor Smith today vetoed the Ricca bill intended to bring about a gen. eral increase in the salaries of New York city school teachers.
 The Ricca bill was included in the Omnibus veto" which comprised IS measures all dealing with proposed increases of salaries and creation of additional positions in the public school system, the courts and county offices throughout New York city.
 The governor in comprehensive memorandum accused the lcgisla- ture of Ignoring entirely" a sugges- tion for a single enactment to pro vide for the transfer of power to the local governing body of New York city.
 Tn place of it." the governor said, the legislature sent me the annual crop of salary increase hills affect ing the county offices in the various counties in the greater city. IL IS nothing more or less than a con- tinuance of thH haphazard policy which has obtained in the past"
 The city of New York, the gover- nor added. seemed 10 hc in no posi- ton financially to meet the addt- tional expenditures called for by these bills, The whole principle of home rule also is involved, he said.
 The omnibus veto announced to- day marks the final consideration of 3O-day bills left to be acted upon by the governor at tho close of the legislature. although th" @0-day pc riod does not end until next Mon day
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
By Tie Associated Press.

Cave City, Ky. April 23.-Sand Cave has yielded its prisoner and today the body of Floyd Collins, taken from the bottom of the shaft after resting there overnight, lies in Cave City undertaking parolr. Burial will be oh a hill overlooking Crystal Cave, cavern which the, explorer discovered several years ago.
 A limestone and sandstone rock. weighing between 75 and 100 pounds which pinned Collins left leg as he was crawling from the depths of a newly discovered pit, was removed last night by miners employed by the victims brother. The body was freed for the first time since last January 30 when the falling rock caught Collins and held him fast while hundreds of volunteers strug- gled seventeen days to free him.
 The miners, after removing the rock, brought the body through the new lateral off the 70 foot level of the shaft and left it there over night until equipment could be arranged for hoisting the dead explorer to the
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
SLATE NOW CHOSEN
 SURE OF SUCCESS
Democrats to Support Present
 Officials fl Dispute Arises
CAUCUSES NEXT MONDAY
Kinkham's Friends Confident He Will Be Renominated as Corpora tion CounseI-Alderman John son Reported Opposed to Woods.

The republican and democratic members of the common council will caucus next Monday evening at City hall, the former in the hearing room and the latter at the office of Major A. NJ. Paonessa. Alderman William H. Judd has called the re- publican caucus and will preside, while Alderman John F. Maerz democratic leader in the council, has sent out notices of the demo- cratic meeting and will be its pre- siding officer.
 The republicans will select Alder man Judd as president pro tenn. and although there have been reports of dark horse" candidates about the city members said today Judge John H. kirkham would be nominated as corporation counsel, Joseph c. Woods would be selected as prose- cutting attorney and William NJ. Greenstein would be the nominee for assistant prosecutor.
 Democrats Overwhelmed AS nv CApCClCu that I1e democrats will nominate candidate for president pro tenn. although nomination was made last year. Be- cause of the overwhelming repubu- can majority no effort will be made to put across slate for the legal offices to be filled. Should a con- test develop in republican ranks that would bring two nominations before the council. the democrats would vote with the Kirkham- lieved.
 Democratic members of the coun- Gil could not say today whether lhe selection of constable would come before their caucus, but it is likely 1 that the nomination will be dis cussed informally Constables B, ], Dougherty and James T. Farrell re- 1 Ceived the same number of votes at the last election and since there were six candidates having higher votes, only one office was vacant. Neither can qualify and at the end of 30 days the. office will be declared vacant. The democratic council members will then submit nomina- ton, Constable Dougherty is un- | derstood to have received the prom ise of four council members that they will support him. One coun- ell member Is said to be an out and-out Farrell man while the other three who make up the democratic eight-man representation are non- committal.
 Drive Against Woods Reported
 Alderman J. Gustav Johnson of l the fourth ward is reported to be engineering a drive against the re- nomination of Prosecuting Attorney Woods He is said to have made the statement that he will go to any lengths to prevent the reelection of Woods and Is also said to have tContinuod on Page lS)
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
Chapms~ T. s.,, ,,ys,;;SS ;S S i'd Alcorn Knew
 He War.D4-- D4--:::.:sy -:: ;:;':;'',> vr He Would Not
 Have Brought Him Back, Is Claim
Wheeler Bill Dead Because a Few
 Lawyers Want Drink Without Fear
 of Being Arrested, Bassette Says
Defeated On False Trumpedup Issues Declares Secre
 tary of Civic Safety League

The Wheeler bill for a more strict enforcement of the prohibition act was defeated on false, trumped-up issues, and mainly because there are a few lawyers who want to buy an occasional drink without being ar rested, Secretary Buell., Bassette of the New Britain Civic Safety League, said this afternoon when asked how his league has received the legisla- lures action.
 Criticizes filling.
 Secretary Bassette attacked partic- ularly the statements attributed to Representative B. w. filling of this city, that public sentiment must first be had. The question of public sentiment does not enter into law enforcement, the Safety League spokesman said, that having been taken care of when the constitution al amendment was passed. When public sentiment and the constitution of the United States conflict there should be no need for further dis cussion, is the opinion of MT. Bas- sette.
 Injection of the argument that Chief Justice Wheeler's position Is one that calls for the Interpretation of laws rather than their making, was also criticized by Mir. Bassette who said Jurists have at all times backed certain needed laws but never before has this argument been ad- vanced and he fails to see justifica- ton in this case.
 Need of "Bracing Up" Here. There is great need for 'brac- ing up in the local situation" Mir. Bassette stated.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
(. B. Seeley Denies Vic- tins Were Left To Die-Brands Tale of Men Seen Struggling In Water As Imag- ination.
Others on Liner Divided in Opinions - Catholic Priest Gave General Ab- solution to Drowning Sailors.

Bridgeport, April 23. - Clinton Barnum Seeley, Mrs. Seeley, Mrs. William B. Leigh, Miss Caroline R. Leigh and Mrs. R. E. Ryan, pas sengers on the White Star liner Homeric. which went to the rescue of the Japanese freighter Raifuku Maru, arrived at their home here today. They are all agreed that Captain John Roberts of the Homeric did everything that could be done for the stricken freighter.
 Tells Graphic Story
 MT. seeley, himself yachtsman. realizing just what Captain Roberts had to contend with in the situation Tuesday told a graphic story of the sinking of the Raifuku Maru. We had three lifeboats on the davits and over the side as we came up to the Japanese freighter, but had we attempted to launch them they un- doubtedly would have been smashed to pieces against our side.
 If the freighter could only have kept afloat a couple of hours we would undoubtedly have been able to rescue those members of the crew who were on her bridge. We were pumping oil on the water in | an attempt to calm the waves to permit life boat to live in that sea, but the freighter went down before i the gale subsided.
 Saw Men in Water
 People who say they saw men swimming around in that sea after the boat went down, were imagining things. There was not a soul in sight, There was not even wreck age. Everything was carried to the bottom in the auction as the craft fioundered. We didn't even see g body floating around after the dis aster. As Captain Roberts himself said after the freighter disappeared: "Tts no use attempting to launch a boat now. There's nothing 10 save That was the situation exact- ly, Before our oil could make a sea that one of our lifeboats could have lived in the Japanese boat had gone.
 Ut was very cold at the time we arrived alongside the freighter. The Japanese crew had gone upon the bridge and exposed there as they were in that bitter gale they were undoubtedly benumbed. When they were plunged into the water they were carried under the surface and not a single one of them reappear- ed"
 Given Absolution
 New York, April 2S.-The 5S Jap anese seamen of the Raifuku Maru were given general absolutton from the deck of the liner Homeric by the Rev. James J. Talbot, rector Of the old St. Patrick's Cathedral in Mulberry street.
 Passengers on the Homeric, srriv- ing last night, told how Father Tal- bot with a group of priests stood on the bridge, head barred in the sleet
 Continued on Page 15,)
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
SECOND BURGLARY
 AT THE LANE HOME
Records in Skely Case Exam ined Previously by Inruders
CHIEF LECTURES SLEUTH
Hart Criticizes McCue For Failure To Report Burglary-Workman Denies He Left Marks On Window Sill and Lawn.

That the burglary of the home of Edward F. Lane on Winthrop street Sunday morning, thought to have been done by pals of Chapman, now under sentence of death for the shooting of Patrolman James Skelly, was the second attempt to tamper with the records in Mr. Lanes desk, was learned this morning by The Herald in further investigation of the Sunday morning break.
 The first burglarly occurred while MT. and Mrs, Lane were patients in the New Britain General hospital, where MT. Lane is pathologist, As was the case on the second entrance nothing was taken.
 The home where Mir. and Mrs. Lane reside is on the first floor of a three family house. One night while Mir. and Mrs. Lane were at the hospital tenants heard someone walking about on the first floor. In- vestigation revealed the fact that several windows had been opened on the first floor and there were indi- cations of intruders. Nothing was missing and no report was made to the police, Later when MT. Lane went home he found evidence that someone had gone through the con- tents of his desk, but everything was left there. although records were disturbed. At that time jewelry owned by Mrs. Lane was not touched.
 The theory that the burglars who broke into the house on two occa. sions were pals of Chapman's, was ridiculed last evening by Chief ot Police William c. Hart. It was re. ported to the police department that the marks on the window sill and the footprints outside were made by men who installed the screens or Saturday. This statement is denied by one of the men, who says there were no marks there when the jot was completed.
 The window was closed shortl! before midnight Saturday nigh when MT. Lane returned home iron the hospital and at o'clock in tn, morning it was found wide open.
 Chief "Calls Down" Detective
 It is reported that Chief Hart frs gained knowledge of the burglary when 1t read Of it in last night! Herald. According 10 rumor in DO lice circles, he had Detective Ser geant William P. McCue "on the carpet" within a few minutes anC inquired why he had not been in formed of the affair. Loud voices coming from his office was taken a, an indication that the chief and thu detective sergeant had lively ses sion. No entry of the burglary had been made on the "blotter" at DO { lice headquarters.
 Policeman Had Left Territory
 The burglary indicates carefu preparation, In addition 10 tn, (Conlnued on Page 15)
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23

The civic league secretary, in reply to question, said the league was confident the law would be passed by the general assembly, because the league regards 1t as very proper and just law without any 'scare- crows" Although legislators who opposed the statute did not give this as their reason, the fact that some lawyers wish to purchase liquor without being arrested contributed in the main to Its defeat, Bassette declared.
 Expects Success Eventually.
 The Wheeler bill or some similar statute will eventually make its way onto the statute books of the state of Connecticut, MT. Bassette predict ed. The Civic Safety League backed the defeated measure and sent reso- lutions to the senator and represen- tatives from this districe, but failed to receive any reply. even an &C., knowledgement, the secretary re- ports. Two years hence the league will back the "dry" regulations which will at that time be offered for the assembly's approval.
 The Wheeler bill has been the main concern of the Civic Safety League in recent months. The body has also been interested in the sup pression of gambling and has com municated with United States Dis trict Attorney Cohen who has prom ised his cooperation. Punch boards, or sales boards, are under the leagues ban, and the local organiza- ton Is endeavoring to have Chicago companies producing salesboards or dered to discontinue their manufac- ture.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
His Last Wish Was That
 He Did Not Want to Die

Paris. April 23.--An exccutioncr awoke Laudies Ladkar, an Arab con- victed of murdering two Portuguese and wounding three others, from a sound sleep in La Sante deathhouse this morning and bade him dress for the guillotine which was awaiting. Extending the usual cigarette and glass Of rum, the warder asked the condemned man: What is your last wiSh?" The Arab replied: "I wish not be to executed" The guillotinc knife fell at 5:45 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
Two Pianos, Half Dozen
 People, Go bv AirpIane

Washington, April 23.-Twa baby grand pianos were landed at Boiling Field here today by an S0o-horsc- power Sikorsky airplane, which brought them from New York, along with six passengers. The trip marked tho first trial flight Of its kind Of lhe general airways system, and tho plane was piloted by Igor S,korsky, its designer. The pianos were brought as freight to a Washington music store. One of them later will go to a community center in which Mrs, Calvin Coolidge is interested.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
$500 Fine and 60 Days
 In Jail on Wet Charge

Bridgeport, April 23.-Charlcs Chancn of Stamford was sent 10 jail for 60 days and fined $500 by Judge John J. Walsh in the common pleas court today after he pleaded guilty as a second offender against the liquor laws. He was said by State Prosecutor Lorin w Willis to have amasscd a fortune of nearly a quar- ter Of a million dollars by illicit sale of liquor.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
States Attorney Asks
 Closing Villa Club

Bridgeport. April 23.-State's At ctrney William II. Comley, Jr., act ing in behalf Of the U. S. govern ment filed formal application in su- perior court today asking that the Villa club of Fairfield be closed for one year under paddock as "a com mon nuisance" and place where liquor is sold, purchased and drunk. A hearing on the request injunc- tion will be held May 10.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
WHEELER RESUMES
 STAND IN DEFENSE
Accused Senator Explains Eu-
 ropean Trip in 1928
DENIES MEETING HAYES
Both Sides Governing Questions By Text of Messages From Absent Witnesses - Defendant Tells of New York Dinner.
y The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Great Falls, -Nont..,- 'aprif g. -- Senator Burton K. Wheeler resumed the witness stand in his trial here to- day to complete the story of his cons nection with Gordon Campbell, Mon- tana oil operator. for whom he is &C., cused of illegally appearing before the department of the interior in prosecution of oil land permits. District Attorney John L. Slattery, at the outset, questioned the senator about his trip to Europe in 1923. SenatorWheeler said he went be- cause he thought a first hand study of foreign relations would aid him in l the senate,
 Tells of Dinner l After a dozen questions along this i line, the prosecutor switched to Sem | ator Wheeler's testimony about a i dinner he attended in New York, i March 16, 1923, the night he sailed , for Europe. The governments star witness. George r. Hayes, testified he met Wheeler in New York on the night of March 16 and that Wheeler asked him to appear in his place be- fore the department of the interior
 Senator Wheeler denied on the witness stand yesterday that he met Hayes in New York, and accounted for the time spent in New York by ,testifying that he went shopping and Iattended a dinner and an opera in the evening.
 "Who was at this dinner?" asked the district attorney.
 "Well, there were Colonel E. NJ House, Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. J Borden Hartman and Colone Stone, Colonel Stone had just re. turned from an assignment in the A. F. r., and was the guest of honor
 Advised Taking Lease On redirect examination, Senator Wheeler said he told Campbell anc H. J. Coleman of the Standard Oi Company of California that the, ought to take up the l.. E. Lincoln permit with Edwin s. Booth, then 2 solicitor for the interior department i T never discussed it myself witt i Booth," he sail.
 Clifford Holt Great Falls attor, ncy followed Senator Wheeler to the stand and testified that the latter told him he was not making any an. pearances before the department for Campbell because of his election tc the senate.
 Counsel on both sides announced they were awaiting answers 10 tcle. grams before determining the ouas ton of continuing the trial. Judg' Dietrich excused the jury and ro tired 10 his chambers, waiting worl from counsel.
 The defense announced it's cas, might be rested if government at torncys would agree to certain stipu lations as 10 the testimony of pro posed witnesses.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
KILL SOFIA BOMBER

I1I IUt NsauIIattN FTFNFs
 Sofia, April 2S.-The revolutionist Tehountouloff. sone Of the principal terrorists under Ninkoff, the com munist leader in the recent cathe- dral bomb outrage, who was shot and killed by the police Monday. met death today in much the same man. ner as his chief. Discovered by the police, he refused to surrender and vas shot down.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
NEW HEAT RECORD
S5 at f p. m. in Chicago-Detroit Reports This tho Warmest April 2S in 30 Years.

Chicago. April 25. - A new heat record of S5 degrees was established at 1 ?. m. for this date in Chicago. At that hour the mercury still was climbin. apparently ambitious to equal the highest April temperature record Of tho Chicago weather bureau which was SS S-ln, cstabHsh- ed on April %. 1899. The highest previous temperature for April was S4 in 1915.
 Detroit, April 23.-Thc hottest April g in Detroit during the last half century, was reported by the United States weather bureau at noon today when tho thermometer registered S3 degrees,
 New York, April c7.-While the weather was unscasonably warm in New York today the temperature was lower than that Of several large cities.
 The thermometer registered 74 degrees at 2 p. m. cqualling the temperature of April l5.
 The record of S3 degrees for the day was established in 1886.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
DIVIDEND OMITTED

New York. April 23.-Directors of the Everett mills, Lawrence, Mass, today omitted the semi-annual divi- dend due al this time, the first ae- ton of this kind since 1897. A divi- dend Of s4 a share was paid in May. 1924, and another or g a share in November.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
Oppose Unifcation in
 Miss, for Ii in VI.

MeTigold, Miss. April 28. -- The Greenvillc, Miss, conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. in session here, adopted q resolu- tion yesterday, instructing the law delegates 10 the next annual confer cncc to vote again uniifaction with the northern branch Of the church. The vote was 76 against and II for unificaion.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23

Richford, Vt, April a%.-Tho Yer mont conference Of the Methodist Episcopal church today by unani- nous vote favored the proposition submitted hy the general conference for unification of the Methodist Episcopal church north and south.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
los ANGEI.Es RETURNING

Washington, April 2a.--The dirigi- ble los Angeles left Bermuda al S.51 a. m, today for LakehursL
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
Blizzard Is Raging
 In Montana, IA Inch
 Snowfall in Butte

Butte, Mont, April 23.-Butte was under a 14-inch blanket of snow today. with the storm, which started last night, con- tinuing. It was one Of the heaviest snowfalls on record here. Traffic in the city has been par tially interrupted. Other parts of the state reported heavy rains which turned to snow at some points.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23
Hot in Chicago

Hot in Chicago
 Chicago, April 2S.-Summer temperatures were enjoyed in Chicago today when the mercury rose 10 S1 at Ii a. m. The high est since 1915, when it was S4 on April 2S.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23

tContinuod on Page lSl
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23

(conlinued on Page l5)
New Britain herald., 1925-04-23

(Continued on Page 15.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-27
COLOGNE Note
IS ANSWERED
Teuton Press Condemns
Failure of Allies to
Quit Bridgehead
(By The Associated Press.)

BERLIN. Jan. 27.-The German gov
ernment's reply to the note from the
council of ambassadors on the issue
growing out of the non-evacuation of
the Cologne zone by the allies was hand
ed to the entente envoys at noon today.
1t will be made public Wednesday morn
ing.
The reply largely confines itself to a
presentation of the German interpre-
tation of the legal aspects of the con-
troversy. The reply also stresses the
political effect of the present impasse
in the German international situation.
The latest allied note is condemned
by the newspapers in vigorous terms.
The note. in reply to the German COM
munication Of January prote sting
aClinst non-evacuaton of the zonc.
merely reiterated that the allied gov
ernments did not intend for the mo-
ment to discuss the subject of Cologne
with the German government.
The national organs use such terms
as unparalleled perfidy," strong to
bacco" and "unexampled impudence :
in describing the note.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-27
Truck Markets
l. ONoy Fort Brown

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27.--Afternoon
report-Spinach: Kansas City, steady.
unchanged; Chicago, steady, $500; st.
Louis, steady. $1.25 to S1.50; Cincin-
natl, no quotations.; Cleveland, steady,
$50 to s2.l5; Detroit, steady, unchang-
ed; Denver, stronger, $1.6O; New York,
steady, $l.00 to $1.50; Boston, steady,
unchanged; Philadelphia steady, $1.25
to Sl.50; Pittsburgh, steady, mostly
S1.55; Baltimore, steady, no Texas
quoted; Minneapolis, firm, $500.
Beets: Kansas City, steady, s1.55 to
$500; st. Louis, steady, too few sales;
New York, steady, $500 to $3.50; Phila-
delphia no supplies; Pittsburgh, steady,
$3.50 to s2.75; Baltimore, too few sales;
Minneapolis, no supplies.
Carrots: Kansas City, steady, un-
changed; Chicago, steady, S1.25 to
$1.50; St. Louis, dull, $1.25 to $l.5O;
Cincinnati, no market; New York, weak
er, $1.50; Philadelphia, dull, s1.O0 to
$1.50; Pittsburgh, steady, sl.75 to $500;
Baltimore, dull, $500 to $2.25; Mime
apolis. weaker, $500 to s2.25.
Cabbage: Kansas City, steady, un-
changed; Chicago, steady, unchanged;
St. Louis, steady, nominally unchanged;
Cincinnati, stronger, no Texas; Denver,
steady, $3.50; Pittsburgh, steady, $3.50
to $4.00; Fort Worth, steady. $500 to
$3.50; Memphis, steady, unchangeis i
Baltimore, steady, unchanged.