ln’fiv
.n ’
And We-
—-—.
Phone 92 and 93
1
‘-
~solidly fail-Tani continued cold.
High Tide 3522 a. tin—2:42 p. In."
mum'tm‘m
S:
f
. lidge To Act. In
1 Scandal; Witness
lleeeived $25,000
Sinclair in Ad-
on t o, Doheny’s
l.000 .
"HOS—“CHECKS
it) in Cancelled
1.»; Under Probe
s‘enate Commit-
.ti’l‘l >.\'. Jun. :6.-—-Slmul-
‘. h the disclosure yester-
~ mu- oil inquiry of an-
:min to former Interior
the \Vhile [louse
:‘m' l'l‘t‘fil'll‘nt Coolidge
- it. take every action to
interest ad to punish
, . ' .my wrbngdoingz.
“mu committee which
tutlitornia oll magnate,
l-.~~ hurl loaned Mr.
nil his personal note.
.. r. lary of the interi-
‘ t, pvrsonal counsel to
v 'ttr. instilled yesterday
m"; loan was made
I.ll)t"l‘iy Bonds on a
'imw: months after he
t‘:lliint‘tt.
'll‘ily now stun-ls, the
«4 made more than u
Imhvny interests ob-
(lt' the Elk Hills.
all reserve while the
in llli’llll.‘ more than I.
:mvluir interests rt,-
. . w: the Teapot Dome,
7
«14..
'4 Hi the Suillltc inquiry
.5 :tvrtloy by the cab-
.e.i,t tha- President was
- 'll‘ldlly as regarding
«dummy to point to
1 1:. The executive is
Nu \ I‘ that any one has
.my criminal intent.
list the evidence al-
. l l-’|‘lir(‘5 explanation
) l
l . ‘l.
‘ it nt's view two ques-
in«ltentcd. One. and
wrunt, is to bring to
v who has dealt With
.. any way that is in
l l" t’t‘lillli’lul laws.
in in sec whetinr the
ins suffered any injur-
. i‘ the oil reserve leases.
nut svem proper. ac-
. Hitir annullinent will
. murse of the goverh.
. tnni by the President
t the interests of the
mil to proceed vigor-
hts course tho depart-
will continue its
‘liV infracIlon of laws.
_ the. hearings and re-
‘in testimony present-
‘ -n~tN"L‘.
luv-l rvidtnlco of two
~ l.‘ Senate committee
mien next to a fur-
'. .ll‘ up testimony re-
.1 . llf‘i'kS of the flaws
. Sinclair concern for
ii in have been (i wn
‘ mums Johnson. fore~
:‘u New )lcxtco ranch.
wt tilill (i. ll, “Mill‘-
vrvsiar)‘, will he re-
ll'lS phase of the in-
. mitt- n, will be diverted
:l‘V from the $100.000
.h Mr. lt‘nll will be
mutiny to explain these
financial transac-
‘ ‘. . Mr. Zevely was telling
lvvun in June. 1923.
wrrmry was secluded
lfllnlU here under the
., 1. Lin. lie declined to
unwillunt and declared
hone regarding the
runny,
‘- Suited that the Sin-
Air. Full was made just
:hh r secretary went to
111W into concessions in
“Hill Peninsula which
all negotiated with the
;..i lit. The money was to
till. in purchasing fur-
to the Fall ranch
was unable to say
:l in en so used.
. that after Full resign-
".V rvf the interior. Sin-
‘ 1m to go to Russia for
some international
ulxwl in oil leases.
a: ly's explanation for
I»! G. T. \Vahlbcrg.
'xmr auditor. that the
quned Zevely tho Lib-
. ‘ an unreceipted noto.
wing the position with
my said Fall consultsd
‘l'uliml omcilll to do-
'imr there would be any
. : entering the employ
\.
i
1-.
[1%
Le
134
31 ': whom he had leased
lands.
\ declared. Fall told
l » vuld not go until he
4 mm: transactions con-
:‘tneh in Thrco Rivers
direction the money was
mic in El Paso. Texas.
htuuily handled the
They were handled
. rtl. Sinclair's New York
_' 1' ,, had the money sent to
» said Sinclair loaned
tires of Sinclair all
about 8115.000 and
. l in buying I. home in
“FALTY DEAL
"' of Taylor 8!. Golden.\
l ”'0 vimtl was given by
_ ' "' l'onroy to E. J. Van
‘ Y‘ii‘trlamlly hum in East
n
ells. Of. More Gifts
Albert Bacon Fall.
REOERNONFOR
JR. Hitill SCHOOL
Over Two Hundred Ga-
ther in Honor of
Franklin and Center
Students
The graduating classes of the
Franklin and Center Junior High
schools hold a reception in the audi-
torium of the Senior lligh school
last night. The. affair was attended
by more than two hundred persons,
including friends and relatives of the
Board of Education.
The
decorated
auditorium
for,the occasion with
colors. School banners added to "the
attractivonmu of the hall.
enjoyed to music by the Monteray
orchestra. Refreshments consisting
of ice cream. cake and punch were
sent-d. ‘
The conlmlttee in charge of the
reception were: Miss Rulh‘ \Voed.
Chairman: ." ox McGowan. Charles
Sigsway. li‘pward Bennett. Olive
Finch. Ruth L'tzinger. Benjamin
Shemood. Phylls Jackson. Christo-
pher Adams.‘Lawrence Henry. Erma
Cotter and Earl Brotherton.
The graduating exercises of the
will be held next Friday night. 'ihe
program for the occaa‘oi is being
prepared at the present tlmcjuid it
will very comprehensive.
CADILLACRACED
FORD; DRIVERS
ARE FINED $25
Luther Clements and John \Vise.
both negroes. were lined $25 and
costs in the downtovn city court
yesterday afternoon by Judge Can-
dee on the charge of reckless driv-
ing.
“'ise and Clements were placed
under arrest sometime ago by Pa-
trolman Boenisch and Sammie after
automobiles which they were driving
figured, in an accident in Quintard
avenue and an occupant of one of
the earsewho it was stated yesterday
was in Florida. had received a broken
leg and taken to the Norwalk hos-
pitsl.
‘ Vi’itness introduced by the State in
court yesterday stated that Clem-
ents. who was driving a Cadillac car
and. Wise. driving a Ford. were rac-
ing in Quintard avenue at the time
of the accident. Both ~ men paid
their line. »
Therecklcs driving case of Mario
Napoleauo was continued from day
to day, as one of the witnesses in
th case is still confined to the Nor-
wslk hospital as the result of in-
juries received in the accident. At-
tdrnoy Jose '1‘. Dunbar appeared for
h’apolcano and asked for the con-
tinuance. u
Elsie G. Pock'Sucs . - ‘
. for'Auto Injuries
BRIDGEPORT. Jun. 26.——Claim—
log that she was permanently dis-
figured in an automobile accident
December '21. 192:. Elsie a. peck
of Nowell: brought suit for. dam.-
agss of $5.000 against Mary Dalso
of the sum. city in the” Superior
‘Court osterdsy. .
no ’accident occurred on Welt
Not-walk. when the defend-
‘x
avenue.
snt's machine struck the plaintia so
she was thozzstreet. The
defendant's automobile is alleged to
have been driven by Joseph Daleo.
her agent. at. the time. ~-
1 of Flax Hill
' Miss Morn? position with
road has resist ll”
hired 0110‘“
- GRADUATES
graduates, as well as members of the
was pm" ' not?
streamers of blue and gold. the class
During the evening. dancing was
Franklin and Center Junior schools
tt P01310631,” -. *1?!"
‘M 0"" mutilogwem n: “4
BACK -» . V
:ASOANOION
Washington Says that
ex-Secretary w ill
Swing Vote if he
Can’t ,Get Nomina-
tion ’ ~
.FIGHT EXPECTED
Talk is that Deadlock
at Conve y'on “ 'l
H e l p
‘Man
\V’ASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-—Homcr
S. Cummings of Connecticut has al-
most overnight stepped out of the
more or less obscure horde of “dark
horse" possibilities for the Democra-
tic nomination for President. and
is looking up as a .most propalilc
convention choice.
Cummings. the Democratic Na-
tional committeemanfor Connecticut
and former chairman of the Demo-
cratic National committee is being
groomed by the McAdoo forces as
their candidate to be pushed through
in the event that a deadlock devel-
ops with McAdoo unable to gut the
necessary two-thirds vote. '
All indications are at present that
there will be such a. deadlock. with
MoAdoo holding firmly to slightly
over half the delegates, but with the
Murphy-Taggart-Brennan combina-
tion holding enough votes to prevent
the two-thirds required for nomina-
tion.
This situation has been generally
predicted for several weeks: but not
so much attention has been given
to _the converse proposition. which
is that the McAdoo supporters will
meet the opposition tactics half way.
md effectively block the nomination
of any candidate who is not satis-
factory to McAdoo. This is the po-
sition. it is learned. which is being
taken by the lit-Adm) managers.
and they are making their plans ac-
cordlngly.
So conceding that both McAdoo
and Tammany chieflains will be able
to hold on to enough delegates under
any circumstances to prevent the no-
mination of any candidate of whom
they do not approve. it is inevitable
thgt‘ghcrs .must be a compromise of
mo sort; and it is just here that
Mr. Cummings of Connecticut comes
inf
" Know it to the Nation.
Cummings is well and favorably
known to Democrats everywhere.
His keen political sagacity. foresight
and leadership were recognized by
Democrats and Republicans alike
when he \vas chairman of the Demo-
cratic National committee for two
or three years before the nomina-
tion of Cox at the last convention.
and it was generally recognized that
one of the gravest steps of the Cox
campaign. '
JARANS CROWN
'PRlNCE NEOS
MM“
TOKIO. Jan. 26.—In accordance
with the ancient costom. the wedding
of the Prince Regent, I-lirohito. and
Princes Nagako. eldest daughter of
Prince Kuni. was celebrated at the
Imperial Palace this morning with
Shinto Rites.
Tokio made the most of its first
occasion for national iejoicing since
the September earthquake and fire
disaster. Tremendoos crowds
jammed the streets and other‘spaces
around the Imperial Palace and
greeted the prince and his bride as
they proceeded by separate routes
toward the palace for the ceremony.
The Prince's progress was the
more imposing. the cavaloads being
escorted by a mounted contingent of
the Imperial bodyguard in flashing
red and gold uniforms.
The Shinto ceremony. a compara-
tively—simple one. comparable to a
civil wedding in Christian countries.
was the announcement of the event
to the imperial spirits, enshrined in
the Kashlki-Bokoro. or Holy of
Holies, in front of which the pair
. took their vows.
It originally was planned to defer
public celebration of the nuptials
until later in the year owing to the
recent disaster and the country's
mourning. .
The prince was gar-bed in a simple
dress suit of a. Japanese gentleman.
The bride wore a. dazzling. elabor-
ately woven- and embroidered Cos-
tume.
wumlOOO f i
Co necticut
Shriners have a Big
' Afiair in Bridgeport
BRIDG‘EPORT. Jan. 26—0ne of
the most gorgeous affairs ever held
in Bridgeport took place at the '
Slrutflcld last night. when over 800
guests from the New Engmnd states
hewgork and Pennsylvania attend-
ed the Shriners ball.
More than 400 couple; in gor-
geous costumes danced farifio the
morning. , ‘
. Over 400 reservations had ‘bccn
Inside in the hotel for the out of
tales from every temple in Mas?-
chuscttl. Rhode Island. Connect! tit
and other New England sW‘Now
Y was represented by Carl D; kc-
ljennsylvania 'by Job...l. stellar-ab.
potentato of' the Jim: rot-lipid 4:6:
4
town guests which included pgten- ,
nm‘an of the Brooklyn tempts and. . 4
Norwalk High school
Holds. Annual -’-
dons—Philip We "be
is Chosen Adonis j
SKIDD, ATHLETES
S t a n1 eyv Joselovsky
Most Popular Boy—t,
Edna Gordon, Ac-
tress‘ €-
In accordance with custom {the
senior class of the Norwulk High
chool‘Jesterday in a. popmtfly
contest: selected its celebraties offal}
lines ranging from most popular to
most conceited. Class votes w ,
taken yesterday afternoon at a Iqb-
ior meeting in the High School. ..
The headliners of the contest and
the luminaries of the institution are
at. in good standing among their
fellow class mates and in most. cases
have figured in the big and import-
ant events of the class activities.
Most Popular
In the biggest features of the ol-
ection. Stanley Joselovskv. president
.a
a large majority as the mmt popular
boy of that class. and Helen Eton-
dt-rgast was chosen the most pop-
mar girl. Thomas Skidd. star toot-
ball. baiball. and basketball player
at the school was selected as the
best athetc. Gertrude Pennington.
captain of the girl’s basketball team
was the girl's selection for first place
in that award. :.
Philip VVehlo is the graduatiii
class's Adonis. Frames Wing wu‘u
elected by a large majority to be
the most beautiful. «girl . Frank
Sterry Abbott was named the cuss's
best actor. a title justly earned in
his many partielpations in nigh
school dramatics.
The Actress -
Edna Gordon, who but a. few
weeks ago gave such a splendid
characterization as “Judi" in the
Dramatic Club play. "Daddy Long
Legs." buan overwhelming majority
took first place in the honors for
best actress. Stanley Josdo‘ Sky was
voted as having done mom for the
school and being most popular with
tnn‘ faculty. Helen PrenJergust was
the girl's condlduh for having Jone
most. for the school and Dorothy
Mathews was proclaimed to be the
most popular with‘ the faculty.
vars obtained this morning and are
given herewith: ’
MOST POPULAR——Sta.nley Josef-
oxsky. 58; Frank Abbott. l0: “’lll-
iai) Hogan. 5. Iieian Prenderg-ast.
33: Marga’tet Scully. 26; Jeanne Sal-
k. 12.
VDONE MOST FOR SCHOOL—
Stanley Joselovsky. 33 Norman
Il‘Sowweiiin. 31: Frank Aobott. 13.
Helen Prendergast. 36; l‘orothy
Fley. 18: Dorothy 'athews. 16.
BEST ALL-AROl'vND FELLOW-
Paul McElroy, 44; Carrol Cousins.
17; Leighton Nuiting. 7. Gertrude
Pinnington. 37; Dorothy Mathews.
20: Margaret Scully. ‘15.
BEST ATHLETFP—Thorlas Shldd,
62: Moe Fineson, 6: Isrsai Hennnt,
2 Gertrude Pennington. 51: Elean-
or Davenport. 14:, Joanne Salllrk. 5.
BEST LOOKING—Phile Wehie.
1.5: Paul McElroy, 22: Joseph P.
Smith. 19. Frances Wing. 31; Helen
Csshen. 18; Faye Durnin.
BEST DRESSED—George Lock-
wood. £1: Manfred Powell.
Franklin Smith. 8. Helen 1111“.
21‘; Edna Gordon. 16: Faye Lurn-
ing. 5. 1.
BEST DANCER—William Hogan.
27: George Lockwood, 22; Thomas
Skidd. 21. Audrey Shine, 40; Marion
Young. 16; Helen Prendetgast, 11.
MOST BASHFUL—Jiaufied I‘ow-
el:. 44; Alfred Jackson. 19: George
Lockwood. Olive Downing, 36. El-
izabeth Hoyt, 19; Jessie Fibbie. 1’3.
MOST MODEST—Frano's Young.
24; Franklin Smith, 18: Adam Mc-
G-laeklan. 10. Florence Jamison. 27:
Helen Cashen. 16; Helen Ranholm.
.. id
CUTEST—George Lockwood, 25:
Tex Mitchell. 17: Horace Mphiahon.
7. Edna Gordon. 25: Sarah Riot:
den. 20: Agnes Halsey, 1-).
MOST POPULAR WITH FACUL-
TY—Stanley Joselovsky. 26:
phrey Doulens. 15; Alfred Jacupon.
12. Dorothy Mathews. 22: Kather-
ine. 16; Marion Young. 13
MOST TALKA} TIVE» Julius ‘V.
Frankel. 30; William Walsh. 12:
Frank Abbott, 3. Constance Lewis.
,52: Margaret Scully, 16; Helen
Prendergast, 12. ‘
UOISIEST—Jullus Frankel. 15;
as... Precdersast ‘ Nit»;t
1, Frances
Wing “Mos‘t Beautiful
of the senior class. was selected byA
f. ‘1. Katherine Jackson. 24‘.
The full results of all the umclfifisnapp.‘
15;‘
Hum- ..
130p Nickel in Slot '
"and Hear the Radio
is Latest Stunt
WASHINGTON. Ian.
26 .—A.
nick yin-ths-slot radio receiving
outtl' has‘ made its appearance
here.
The receiver is .oguipped with
special apparatus devised by __D.
J. Richardson of Washingt n.
which gives patrons advance Vn-
formation as to the humor! to
availability of etherlal (intendin-
ment and posts a. warning 20 sec-
onds before another ni’ékel is re-
quired to enable them to enjoy
an uninterrupted performance.
Moe Fincsou. 10: William Waish.5.
Jeanne Sallick. 10: Helen Preadcr-
gast. 9; Frances Bond. 9;
' WITTIEST—Frauk Abbott. 1a;
Moe Fineson. 18: Philip Wehle. 1'2.
Constance Lewis. 25; Agnes Haiacy,
3; Helen Prendorgast. 1:.
MOST VERSATILm—Sc‘tanley
Joselovsky. 28‘; William \Valsh. 12;
Raymond Fitch. 2. Florence Levy.
:0; Margaret O’Reillcy. 15 Gerunds
Pennington. 13._
MOST STUDIOUS—-F r a n c i 5
Young. 29: Jack Framer. 10; Stan-
ley Josclovsky, 6. Katherme Jack-
son. 35; Laura Knapp. 10: Margaret
Chittim. 5. .
BIGGEST BLbfiFFEIi-‘E d w i n
Stephens, 34; “William Wt/ISll. 24;
Leighton NuttingA. Marion Young.
"'47: Edna Gordon. 7: Mary Ash.
LAZlEST—Alau Church. 43. Al-
bert. \Varncr. 11; Horace \icMahon.
10 Augusta. Nagy. 3T; Gladys Lobb.
15: Fate Durnln. 7.
BEST ACTOR-ACTRESS—Frank
Abbott. 35: Stanley Joselovsky. 23;
Pt llip \Vehle. 19. Edna. Gordon. 51.
Jeanne Salllck. 18-. Dorothy Fro). 7.
CLASS BABY—Raymond Reed,
40; l-Iumphrey. 29; Ariel Ainswu'th,
2 Sarah Riordan. 39; Dorothy Ma-
thews. 17; Elimbcth Szocs. 14.
13ng NATURED—Paul McElIOY.
16: Thomas Skidd. 11: Wildant Ho-
gran 7. Margaret O'Ro'lley. 15;
Margaret Scully. 12; Dorothy Lewis.
5' \
BEST ARGUER—Wiliiam VVaish.
21; Julius Frankel. 1i).- \Viliiam
Genital-lo. 5. Constance Lewis. 21;
Agnes Halsey. 14: listed Cassia. s.
SMARTEST—Fraucls. Young. 83:
“'llliam Hogan. 7; Manfred Powell.
13‘ , Wrfiibrdan. t.
,I' BE ‘
‘21: Stanley Joselonlw, 18:
Aibott, 8. Jeanne Sallick. 19: Hei-
en Cashen. 12; Mary Ash.
BIGGEST
Frankel. 32; Edwin Stephens.
William Walsh. 9.
99; Martha Chinsky. 16.
Mathews. 9.
MOST
Stephens. :9; Julius Frankel. 25;
\V‘illlam \Valsh, '11. Phys Durnin.
Audrey Shine, 2; Dorothy Frey.
Gale Breaks Window
2;:
The two large plate glass windows
in front of I. Fclnsod's new depart.
ment store on Ely avenue were brok-
en last night. It is not definitely
known how the damage was done.
but it is believed that it was the re-
sult of the fierce gale of last night.
The opinion has also been expressed
that an automobile might have
backed into the windows. as the bot-
tom of the window frame is also
damaged.
Asks $5,000 fer Hurts
in Auto Crash Here
Bridgeport. Jan. 26.—Seeking
damages of 35,000 for injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident El-
frcda Ingraham of Norwalk brought
suit in the Superior court in Bridge-
port yesterday against Burr Perry of
Fairfleld. '
The plaintlfl claims that she was
severely injured January; 2 in Stuart
avenue Norwalk. when the afi‘tomo-
a machine in which she was riding.
\
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Robinson.
now of 2 South Orsborne avenue.
East Norwaik. will shortly take up
their residence in New Haven.
Hyman Caplin of South Main street
is resting comfortably at the Nor-
walk hospital following an operation
for appendicitis perform there
recenaly.
Sold Wine To
. Fined
Costads Bottone, of Strawberry.
Hill Avenue. wu- fl'fied $300 and
given a. jail sentence of :0 days. in.
charges of selling liquor and keep-
lug with tho intent to «inf. Jami
Csndedisiatod. in handing down the
muses. that .1! Bounds took .an
.mpcamtho jail sentencawculd
not be suspended. _ ’
Bottom was arrested De‘
complaint mods by-a Supcri tenders;
Home. after finding bad
' ' c In >
"the downtown..cuy ,court'resierélav,
atte'rnoon by Judge Condos on. the}
Edward 1.. Gray of the chromatic,”
food 3}
Inmates
At- Naraniake Home;
[$200 Byscourt
of the inmates at. the home were
undonths influence filiguorrbut for
”We was .unubld'wdcaru whore:
they were: purchasing“. no use»,
ea Crawford on ‘ths use: thou-r-
, ”and sawhlm go'totho'hom?
; Bottone. which isncag'ihs Mrs-
‘mnks Home and whéif’hb out but
took s. bottle of-wlno from mm. '
Chief ‘01 Police William R. Penn-
lnstn and Prohibition Enforcement
. Agent Edward 1... nan-stay. omits,
c '3, on a. '
tho Nat-smoke Home; tool: the bot.-
tie of wine snd‘later placed ,Botiono
under arrest . ‘ ' " 7
The case .mcoptiimod lit-om
Laura.
"tram, ‘ “William wineri‘
Frank
SHOW-O FF—J ulius
Marion Young.
Dor othy
CONCEITED—E d w i n
of Feinsod’s Stcre
hue offlthe defendant collided with.
D
SAYS MN:
, cO.SNOOLO
\
4.
Storrs Told at Bridge-
.. port that Company is
. Preventing a LOWer
Fare 1
» NOT so,- HEFSAYS
Declares W a g e In-
crease has Brought
About Advance— 10
Cents Necessary
BRIDGEPOR Jan. '26.—Ihat
the Connecticut Company should
"get out" if it mnnot operate ou’a
succeszul basis was declare-d by As-
sistant ‘lty Attorney Henry Ghen-
siein ;.
a. discussion on the proposed in-
crease in trolley fares between Lu-
czus S Storrs. president of *he unm-
puny. J. B. Potter, division manager.
Aloyor F. W. Behrens an: members
of the fare committee of the Corn—
nzon Cour-lei . _ *
Following Mr. Storrs' prosenta-
tion of detail plans of fare rate put.
"lrrto effect by the Conneetmut com-
pany ‘during the last sevzral years,
and the Statement that .he rate
plowed is necessary because of the
increased cost_of operation, After ney
Gl'c‘enstein declared that if. the (.0111-
pzmy gave up its service in Bridge-
port, the city should get a five cent.
fare rate. He added ‘If you get
out would find a. group of men
\lilling to provide a. lower .arc.‘
Mr. Storrs replied: "Elm could not
get a lower fare!"
The assistant city attorney de-
clared: "\V’e can get a dire tent mm
from someone else. but you Wl'u not
let. us. Any other organ-ammo u” it
had been losing money would get
cut—why don't. you get out?"
"Why. man." the troilf.) (om-
puny's head answered. "the only
reason we are hanging on 75 that We
can’t let go. the law won't .et us."
Mr. Storrs explained that the com-
pany operated on a. profitable costs
when a previous 10 cent. flat rate
fare or three tokens for 25 cents
was effective. He said that. .he oom-
pan)"‘vvanted to make a concession
to the public and the fare war. re-
~tluced to two tokens for 15 cents.
An increase in wages to- :rolleymcn
last. June. he said. had caused an
uncreoye in the cost or operation (it
m compaw-t- /_‘ . _. _.
It is understood that Attorney
Greenstelh will common-cam with
the Public Utilities comm-sown in
an edort to hold a, hearing here dur-
ing the first week of February.
r
ROBINSON FREED
FOR DEATH; OF
NICKERSON GIRL
Arraigned Be f o r e
Judge Candee—Wit-
ness in Deane Case
Fails to Appear
—_.~—— ‘
Three reckless driving eases came
before Judge Candee in the down-
town City Court this morning. [we
of the cases were continued until
Monday.
The case of Richard I‘eane was
the first. to be heard. Sometime ago
Deane, while driving a. Ford tcuck
in Fort Point Street. struck. and in-
jured. Israel Specter who was push—
ing a hand cart in the road. Spec-
tor was taken to the No-walk Hos-
pital. He did not appear in court
this morning and after hearing the
testimony of the other witness.
Judge Candeo continued the case
until Monday morning and ordered
that Specter be in court at. that time
if he could be located.
The case of William Robinson
charged with reckless driving, was
united after testimony had been
heard by Judge Candeo. "
While driving his Ford runabout
in Strawberry Hill, he strtck Doris
May Nickerson who was walking in
that street with her mother. The
Nickel-son girl died in the-Nomalk
Hospital "later m the result of the
injuries . Robinson fias Siouerated
by Coroner Phelan of Bridgeport.\
Witness in court this morning tes-
ltilied that the accident wasamavcld-
able. They stated that ~Robir-nu
wasdriving slowly at the time: '
The ease'of Joseph‘fluzray was
continued until Monday morning so
that sSPollsh lnte'rpretor might be
seem-och. Murray was arrested by
Patrolman Brehm. after the car he
was driving ‘ figured inian accl-
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2 IN; LEGION POST
Russell G. Crsvxsto' u. ’
Russell G. Creviston of Minne-
apolis. who. entered the army
:91? as a 'vate and emerged in
l919 as s aptain, is the new as-
-.ional sdjutant of the American
.Jegion. He sueceek Lemuel
"miles, who recently resigned.
ANDERSON PAID
NO lNCOlllE TAX
0N“RAKE-0FF”
Judge Cuts‘ Anti-Sa-
loon Leaguer Short
when he Tries to Ex-
plain
“JOHN T. KING”
Hartford G e t s Mes-
sa'g‘e from Bridge-
port—Not Found in
Baltimore
NEW “YORK. Jan. 26.—-TVilliam H.
Anderson. stale superintendent of
the Anti—Saloon league. yesterday
continued his narration of the $25.-
000 he obtained from a. comparative
stranger in 1912 and 1913. and added
to his recital the name of another
comparative stranger, to whom be
entrusted the expenditure of the gift.
Every ratification of the remark—
able story was given in detail by An-
derson. who was 'on the witness
stand for the second day in defense
of the forgery charge being heard
against him in Supreme court. Most.
of the story was drawn by the cross
examination of ASSistant District At-
torney Pecora. the prosecutor who
talked himself into hoarsnes ‘and
fatigue in this three and a, half hour
ara'lgnment of the witness.
Anderson admitted after a. series
of cutting questions that he had not
paid or declared income tax on
the money he had received from 0.
Bertsall Phillips under their contract
to split the fund collectro's commis-
sions.
. The court apparently thinking
Anderson may have misunderstood
the question repeated it. saying:
“Did you declare to either the
federal or state governments the
money paid you by Phillips as half
of his commissions in excess of $10,-
000. in 1920."
“No. I did not." wa‘s the answer.
When Anderson tried to qualify
this statement ,th further words
the court cut h ‘ off.
"That’s enough," he said. “Any
explanations you may have to make
may be brought on by your attorney
through questioning.”
A person named by Anderson as
“‘Henry Mann." as mysterious as the
strange "John T. King." who accord-
ing to the league head's testimony.
Thursday, made him the $25000 gift
was the added member of the story's
cast. It was he Anderson testified,
who spent the $24,700 the league
head said he advanced to the league
in 1913-14 for “publicity purposes."
and he spent it, the witenss declared.
without giving in return a. receipt or
a vouched and without making an
- (Iontmued on Page Two.)
7/ ‘
400 are Involved
«in Police Shake-up
in New York on
NEW YORK. Jan.- 28.--A sen-
sational police shake-up, in which
on} inspectorprthres deputy in-‘
”lecture. elevatincspmns. sever»,
£981.31 t8. twenty~threo
.0 policemen were
. ,7 ,7 “otherposts was
or; i , loathigbtby Police Com-
_' Wt. The order also
Wars of responsi—
fo‘r‘chtorcc’mont of prohibi-
J being’given to a
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Poisonous Gases Halt I
York of lélescuef in
ohnson’ 'ty.
Blast— Some 11].,
Escape '
BADLY BURNED, ”
Blow up Occurs 0 1'1"
Main Level of Miné
and Traps Men
Working Lowe!
Down
JOHNSON CITY. Ill.. Jan. 26.8-
Thirty-scven miners were killed. six
probably fatally burned and eight
others seriously scorched in an unu-
plained explosion late yesterday or:
the main level of the McCllntock
‘_
Coal mine here operated by the Cre- . ‘
a.
rar Clinch Coal company. _
Approximately 60 of the 375 min
. crs at work were entombed in the
lower levels of the mine but a. few
of them escaped.
A number of the bodies brought‘m
the surface last night and early to‘
day were burned beyond recognition
and attempts to identify the dug
were unavailing mine officials giving
up the attempt until a full check 02
the force could be obtained. .
Company 0 cials declined today to:
make a state cnt regarding the poo;
sible cause of the disaster, but an.
nounced that a thorough investigast
tion would be made today. Th5.
mine had been considered unusually
safe. insofar as gas explosions worn
concerned.
. Rescue teams hurriedly organized
in Johnson City and aided by squads
rushed here from Herrin and Ben-
ton. Ill. made desperate efforts t;
save the trapped men and at that
it was understood the men under
ground had telephoned to the our:
face that they were safe.
Hundreds of men volunteered to
brave the poisonous gases of the in;
nor recesses after four Johnson Cit?
physicians had announced their tn-
tcntion to go down but were driven.
back by the fumes which no '
from the main shaft with such den-
snty that the faces of bystanders lit.-
:rallthoro blackened. The voila;-
cers ad to wait the '
mas“. HE . arrival of on: _
Among t known dead the J
of Hermit. hictlllough, mine howdlef
agar. an Jet’s: Ford; mine w .
first were identified. 1“
Various organizations immediately
began efforts to alleviate the suffering
among the miners‘ families. their
llrst work being serving sandwiches
to the family groups 'and rescuer-
standing in the zero weather aim“
the mine shaft. Scores of womod'
and children remained about the
mine shaft from afternoon until 8.!-
tcr midnight, their faces purple
from the cold whipped by a 8112‘
wind.
Rescue work was
darkness, cold and the gases issuing
from the mine, and itcwas more than ‘
ten hours after the explosion before
rescue teams could penetrate'to the
pasages where the blast enacted its
chief havoc.
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impeded by .y
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Dead men were strewn about,
hile others helpless from injuries
or dazed by their experience was
unable to crawl
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the mine with barely 3
cl
from the
here they had fallen.
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Fifteen men were brought from .
stitch of _
othing upon thfll and with the
hair singed from their heads but ex‘ I
cepting for the burns otherwise wit. ‘
tually uninjured.
Ambulances from Herr-in. Llarlou
and Johnson City bore the bodies of
the dead to morgues héresnnd at
Herrin. -
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The hundred of relatives _aid
orkers grouped about the sustain
the bltte reold were totally unified
pared for
the announcement Int“
midnight that 37 of the men hid
been killed.
a
The bodies brought up bore mi“
testimony as to the force of the hp,
plos’on.
Their clothing had been if:
most torn away. and all were W
burned, even the hat; being scorched
away.
The en near the entrances co-
caped easily but entries )1 her.
10, fl and 12 locked in thygndepté'
where the actual explosion ooc ‘ 7
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of escape and the
the full terror of the terrific bung”-
ere farthest fromossible mew
., virtually every
* * ‘ the city.
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