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ESTABLISHED 1870
COUNSEL FOR CHAPMAN HAS
LITTLE HOPE FOR VERDICT
OF CHANGE OF VENUE PLEA
Atty. Murphy Says Ad
verse Decision Will
Be Point To Use In
Appeal.
State's Attorney Alcorn
Examines Witnesses To
day in Preparation for
Legal Battle.
Hartford, March 16. Counsel for
Gerald Chapman have little hopo of
succeeding in having; his trial for the
murder of Policeman Skelly In New
Brltan last October transferred to
another county, Attorney Charles W.
Murphy of Banbury, one of Chap
man's lawyers, asserted today. Argu
ment on the motion for change of
venue will be heard tomorrow before
Judge Newell Jennings In the super
ior court, with Slate's Attorney Hugh
M. Alcorn opposing Mr, Murphy.
"If we do not get the change of
venue" Mr. Murphy said, "we shall
t least have got on to the records
our exception to trial In Hartford
county and this will be one of the
thing we will ask the superior court
to review If we find It necessary at
the conclusion of the trial to appeal
to the higher court."
It became known last night that
In all probability, Stute's Attorney
Alcorn win oppose the motion of tho
defense counsel for a change of ven
ue on tho ground that nothing would
be gained In removing the trail to
tlvea of his office have boen busy for
several days going ovef the newspa
pers files In cities having county
courts, gathering clippings and pa
pers to show that in all of them,
comprehensive stories have been pub
llshed dealing with the murder and
histories of Chapman's supposed past
life.
The subpoenas for officials of the
two Hartford papers and the "Her
ald" were received in Hartford this
morning from C. W. Murphy, of
Danbury, counsel for Chapman, and
they are expected to a served; this
afternoon. .The nvrnn'so will call up
on these representatives to testify to
the circulation of their respective'
papers in Hartford county and the
extent of the stories they have car
ried on Chapman. '
J:nnilnlng Witnesses.
With tho opening shot of the bat
tle for Chapmnns' life scheduled for
tomorrow. State's Attorney Alcorn,
took considerable time today ques
tioning tho witnesses who will be
called upon to eslablish the guilt of
Chapman when he Is called to trial
cn March 24. Tho largest number
of witnesses that have boen together
at one time since the murder of Pa
trolman Skelly were on hand and
told their stories to Alcorn.
Included In those who were In
terviewed was Adolph LaChnnce of
Plawvllle, one of the men who weru
standing outside of the Davidson &
Levcnthal store when (he murderer
emerged from the front door with,
a smoking gun in his hand. I.a
Chanco has told the police that he
was able to get a good view of tho
murderer and could identify him
again if he saw him. The man, outlin
ed to be Chapman, ordered Tji
Chance to stand back, saying also
"you better go inside, a man has
Just boen shot."
Besides LaChance, Patrolman Al
fred Atwater, the first of the police
men to enter the store ond who was
ordered to duck behind a counter
by the gunman, Patrolman Walter
Malona and John Llebkr, who ar-
rested Shean on Church street, Rndi,hlt ('"ring the recent campaign he
Clarence Lamphcr, who caught Pa- I a,lvisp'' against speaking by
trnlman Skelly in his arms as he
fell helpless from the ruurderer'B
bullet, were also heard.
Miss Lillian Knell, a
former j
waitress at the Old Colony Inn on
the Meriden road, who waited on
Chapman and Shean when they
lopped at the roadhou6o prior to
eomlng over here, was also present
to tell her story. Chief William C.
Hart of the local police department,
and County Detective Kdwnrd
Hlckey were present during the in
tervtews assisting Alcorn
Raymond:
ttT a.:.1 . i . . .
pher who took down the confession
of Shean, went over the confession
with Alcorn and told of the clreum-
Stances under which It was made.
SEEKS ANOTHER DIVORCE
Former French Consul At New
York Suing Wife Couple Divorc
ed Once But Were Re-Married.
New York, Msrch 18. rierre Mo
rscchlnl, former French vice-consul
here, In trial of his suit for di
vorce from Ada Romer Moracehlnl.
today named Leon Rothler, Metro
politan Opera baritone, and Dr. N.
L Pollngcr, dentist, as corespond
ents. The Moracchlnia were once before
(divorced upon suit brought by Mrs.
Moracehlnl, bur afterward remar
ried. A second estrangement was
followed by the present suit.
Mrs. Moracchint's attorney enter
ed an emphatic denial of the
charge. "There never has been the
least ground for the allegation that
Mrs. Moracchinl has been unfaith
ful to her duty as a married wom
an,'' tie satd.
DR. HAND SEEKS CAUSE
FOR NON-APPOINTMENT
Writes to Superintendent
Holmes Asking Reason
for Hostility
In a letter sent by registered mall
to Superintendent of Schools Stan
ley H. Holmes, Dr. K. II. Hand,
teacher In hygiene In the Junior
High schools, has asked for an ex
planation of tho superintendent's
reason (or declining to recommend
him for reappointment next year.
Dr. Hand Is convinced that Super
intendent Holmes did not Intend to
give out the Impression that the
teacher's services w re not entirely
satisfactory, he says, and he has
submitted the following reasons for
his belief that Mr. Holmes will
write his second letter In a some
what different mood:
In the present school year, Mr.
Holmes has visited Dr. Hand's class
but once.
In the present school year, Dr.
Hand was not called to tho office
Dll. E. II. HAND
of the school superintendent for a
conference on the work of' his de
partment at any time.
Not one word of criticism of Dr.
Hand's work was uttered to him by
the school superintendent.
After having had a year's oppor
tunity to review tho work of Dr.
Hand. Mr. Holmes recommended
him for rc-eupolntniont.
Mr. Holmes has in his files a cer
tificate issued to Dr. Hand by the
state department of education, a
prc-reiulslte of i which is tho sub
mission of proof of tho teacher's
qualifications to Instruct in hygiene.
A renewal of the teaching oertlfl
jeate was issued this year, by the
: state department upon endorsement
I of Mr. Holmes, Riving approval of
the work of Dr. Hand,
j Friends of Dr. Hand, who Is a
I graduate In medicine and who has
had more than a score of years ex
perience in teaching along lines
similar to those he Is now engaged
in, claim his activities in the intcr
J ests of the democratic ticket last
j fall have en used a movement in eer
italn quarters for his dismissal. Dr.
Hand was a speaker for the demo
cratic ticket. He seems inclined to
the view that politics may have had
I something to do with the present
situation, hut he hesitates to so ex-
preps himself, although he admits
his inability to find another reason
for the department's anxiety to dis
pense with his services. It Is known
friends who anticipated the present
situation, but he declined to cancel
a speaking nroirram nrenarrrt rn
hlm by candidates for office and the
ccmorranc town committee.
A hint of possible legal action
was dropped today by Dr. Hand 1n
the course of a discussion.', The
teacher remarked that counsel had
advised him there appears to b
grounds for an action for damages.
Dr. Hand has several nroDosals'
I offered him for appointments else.
" mane a oectsion
biiuiuy. nii wou 'i nreier to remain
n "mr.M'Mc.ut for one more year so
r""' "' nTP,ve ,J1 permanent
I certificate of flic state department
: of education, granted to persons
I who have completed three years of
satisfactory service.
I The teacher said he preferred to
I make no comment on the case at
the present time, but did not object
to answering questions that might
be productive of facts in which the
public might he interested. He said
he anticipates no difficulty In secur
Ing from Mr. Holmes a letter cf
recommendation and a note of ex
planation which would be contra
dictory of the Impressions that
might have been gained from the
superintendent's earlier remarks.
Chairman P. F. King of the
school hoard does not believe poli
tics entered Into Mr. Holmes' de
cision not to recommend Dr. Hand
for reappointment and Is satisfied
with the superintendent's decision,
he said. It Is not expected that -the
matter will come formally before
the school board.
ANXOVXCF.S EXGAGKMFXT
Mrs. Sarah M. Cnnard of 54 Camp
street announces the engagement of
her son, Dr. Maurice F. Ijiutmsn of
Hot Spring, Ark., to Miss Minnie
Edelstono of Chicago, 111.
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NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1925. -
R. L GOULD CHOSEN
C. OF SECRETARY
New Britain Organization Gets
Official From Virginia
HAS BROAD EXPERIENCE
Graduate of Lehigh Vniversity and
Has Been Employed by ' Large
Corporations in Welfare and Re
search Work.
Ralph L. Could, general secre
tary of the Norfolk-Portsmouth
Chamber of Commerce at Norfolk,
Virginia, was elected secretary of
the New Britain Chamber of Com
merce succeeding the late Mary E.
Curtln, at a meeting of the directors
of the Chamber at noon today. The
election by the directors was a rati
fication of Mr, Gould's selection by
the commltteb appointed by Presi
dent Joseph K. Andrews to name a
successor to Miss Curtln.
Mr, Gould Is a man of wide ex
perience In community work and Is
highly recommended by such men
as Robert H. Matthews, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of Cam
bridge. Md.: William K. Conway,
secretary of the Maryland fuel dis
tribution committee; P. J. Kings
bury, president and general man
ager of the Bridgeport Brass Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn.; Governor Albert
C. Ritchie of Maryland, and others
with whom he has come In contact
In a vocational analysis made by
the United States Rubber Co. at
New Haven Mr. Gould is given a
high rating In Judgment, Initiative,
organizing ability, health, persever
ance, aggressiveness, open-mlnded-ness,
co-opcratlveness, competitive
ness, control of emotions, and sense
of humor. He Is given a rating of
100 per cent In Integrity, refinement
and appearance.
Lehigh Vniversity Graduate
The new secretary is a graduate
of Lehigh university In Pennsylva
nia. He graduated In 1910 from
tho school of mechanical engineer
ing. For two years he was In tbe
employ of Thomas A. Edison In
experimental work In connection with
the synchronizing attachment for
the moving picture and phonograph,
the development of tho now Edison
battery and the new type Edison
phonograph.
From January, 1912, to March,
1913, he was employed by the New
York Telephone Co. In the office of
the general commercial engineer
where his duties were to study
cotnmunlrlttt to determine their pos-J
slble facilities for development..
From March, 1913, to May 1917,
he was safety engineer with the
Bridgeport Brass Co. While in this
capacity he was Instrumental In or
ganizing the .Bridgeport branch of
the National Safety council, an or
ganlzatloni the formation of which
now is in progress in New Britain.
Investigator During War
During the Wrorld War he was
connected with the war department
as a confidential investigator. After
the armistice was signed he entered
the employ of the United States
Rubber Co., where established
accident prevention departments In
18 different plants.
Later he took up the study of
sociology and psychology and en
tered Chamber of Commerce work
as secretary of the Cambridge, Md.,
Chamber, leaving there to accept
the secretaryship of the Portsmouth,
Va.. Chamber. Portsmouth Is sepa
rated from Norfolk by the Elizabeth
river and In January, 1914, when
the Portsmouth and Norfolk Cham-
Deis consolidated Mr. uould was
made general secretary.
Among some of the problems be
sides those mentioned with which
he has come In contact In his work
are those of city planning, plan
ning parks, city zoning, playgrounds,
school Improvements and the creat
ing of interest in raising capital for
the advancement of Industries.
The action of the committee was
ratified at a meeting of the directors
of the chamber today. Mr. Gould
will take over his position here on
or about April 15.
DUNLAP IS APPOINTED
Ohio Man Chosen By President
Coollilge As Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture.
Washington, March 16. Renick
W. Dunlap. of Kingston, Ohio, was
named today by President Coolldge
as assistant secretary of agriculture.
Mr. Dunlap formerly was ' state
dairy and food commissioner and
secretary of the Ohio state board of
agriculture. At one time he manag
ed a 60,000 acre ranee In Florida.
Born on a farm In Pikaway coun
ty, Ohio, In 1872, the nominee comes
jtrom a family that has specialized In
! agriculture for generations. One of
the farms he now operates In Ohio
iwas developed bv him father annn
After h rivit tr.r
He studied sgrlculture
state university.
at Ohio
ADOPT DAYLIGHT TIME
Chamber of Commerce Directors
Take Action Favoring Usual Sum
mer Schedule fur IOCS.
The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce today voted
to adopt the daylight saving sched
ule this summer. In accordance with
the usual custom.
There was some discussion on the
proposed new Cat Hole road and a
new state highway through Maple
Jill to Hartford,
IN TEAPOT SUIT
Prosecution Hindered in Proving
Bonds Were Given to Fall
JUDGE MAKES DECISION
Rules that Fall's Dank Records May
Not Do Introduced and Tills
Causes Government to Reorganize
Its Attack.
By The Aiaoclatel Pr.u.
Cheyenne, Wyo., March Evi
dence intended to reveal the secrets
of the bank accounts of Albert B.
Fall, former secretary of the Inter
lor. was barred from the record In
the Teapot Dome lease annulment
ult here today.
The rulnlg barring the evidence,
handed down by Federal Judge T,
Blake Kennedy deprives the govern
ment of Its only known means of at
tempting to prove an exchange of
Liberty Bonds between Fall and Har
ry F. Sinclair, whose Mammoth, Oil
Co. was given the lease on the big
Wyoming oil reserve.
Government Is Baffled
Judge Kennedy referred to the
matter- In question as Involving
something of unusual Importance
to the plaintiffs caee, but that as
the matter stands, It was manifestly
incompetent and would be barred
until such time as It was shown to
be competent,
Judge Kennedy's ruling left the
government's case up In the air so
completely that a recess of ten min
utes was allowed to permit Owen J.
Roberts and Atlee I'omerene, gov
ernment counsel, to get their re
maining witnesses In shape.
Court's Decision,
"No reason is apparent to the
court at tho present time at least,
why the individual transactions in
volving the connection of the ex-sec
retary of the Interior with bonds
passing through the bank should not
be proven by witnesses having that
knowledge," Judge Kennedy ruled.
"In fact, one witness has offered
evidence tending to show the sale of
bonds by the bank, the proceeds of
which were credited to the secre
tary's account.
"That is perhaps a proper line of
testimony, because It la the testi
mony of an Individual having per
sonal knowledge of a airect transac
tion and the court cannot assume, In
the absence of some proof to the
contrary, that each material transac
tion Involved cannot be 'proved In the
sums mannc, th'at leestire-liMi.rl
Lhe chance oi getting error into this
record.
"The fact that a conspiracy here
Is charged and the preferred evi
dence would tend to afford an Im
portant link In the chain of its es
tablishment ehould alone suggest to
the court great care and caution In
administering rules of evidence. The
rule of 'necessity' and 'exigency
does not seem to have here been sat
isfied. "Another thing which strongly ap
peals to the court Is the fact that
at the present time the evidence
which is here tendered Is Incompe
tent and immaterial, for the reason
that no attempt has been made to
trace the bonds in controversy from
Sinclair as their source, without
which connecting link the whole
evidence now tendered would have
to be stricken.
"The court Is always Inclined to
indulge counsel In the matter of or
der of proof, but here the order has
been so strangly reversed and the
evidence tendered so manifestly In
competent at the present ttme, that
if the court's discretion is to be ex
ercised as the books say in matters
of this kind, it would seem to be
the court's duty in a case of this Im
portance to at least sustain the ob-1
Jcctions until such time as it ap
pears that the evidence so strongly
contended for Is either competent or
material and such, with the light the
court now has, will be Its ruling."
Beaten on the point of law, w hich
prevented the Introduction In evl
deaee of the bank accounts of Fall,
government counsel began a new
line of attack In the Teapot Dome
lease annullment suit today. They
placed witnesses on the stand in an
effort to trace the bonds from Sin
clair to Fall instead of from Fall
to Sinclair, as it originally set out
to do.
Woman Sent to Jail on
Liquor Violation Count
Stamford, March 16. Mrs. Anna
Beck for violation of the liquor law
was given $400 fine with costs and
60 days in jail, and Thomas L. Bon
Izlo, grocer, for like offense, $:no
and costs and SO days In Jail, by
Judge Samuel Young today. The
court said the matter of suspension
of jail sentence might be consider
ed by him later.
LOVE CONQUERS BANDIT AND FAMOUS
OUTLAW SURRENDERS TO SAVE WOMAN
El Dorado, Kas., Msrch 16. Wil
liam "Bill" La Trasse, notorious
Kansas outlaw, who in a quarter
century of crime had always played
a lone and fearless hand, meekly
surrendered near here yesterday to
save from a posse's bullets the wom
an with whom he has fallen in love,
it developed today.
In the Butler county Jail here this
afternoon La Trasse related how he
THE WEATHER
For New Rrltaln and vli tn
ty: Fair tonight; Tuesday im
. settled and warmer.
CIVIC LEAGUE IS
SCOREDBY POLES
Resolutions Committee Named
to Draw Up Protest
CLAIM ATTACK IS UNFAIR
Leaders of Polish Race Condemn
Reformers and Indignation Is
Freely Expressed at Gathering
Kloskowskl Heads League.
Attorney Arthur W. Upson, presi
dent of the Civic Safety League, and
the organization whose sentiments he
claims he uttered In a recent attack
upon the Polish and Italian residents
of this city, were the subjects of In
dignant speeches dellvcrod lost even
ing by prominent Poles at a meeting
of Polish-American Citizens League.
At the annual meeting of the Civic
Safety League several weeks ago,
Upson said in the course of his re
port for the year that the educating
of Poles and Italians In the use of
beverages other than Intoxicants
must be accomplished before prohi
bition can be a biiccchji.
Mayor Paonessa criticized TTr,or,
and his organization nubllelv for the
attack on these two groups, and the
Italian Civlc.League at a meeting
held several days afterward Instruct
ed its secretary to write a note of
protest. Last evening's meeting of
the Polish organization was called
for several reasons, chief among
which was to take action on the re
marks made by Upson.
Will Draft Protest
At the conclusion of several
speeches in which Indignation was
freely expressed and In which caus
tic remarks directed against Upson
and the league drew applause, the
gathering voted unanimously to ap-
point a committee to draw up reso
lutlons of protest, embodying the re
marks made by the several speakers
and expressing the feelings of the
gathering.
Among those who will serve on
this committee are Aldermen Peter
J. Pajewski, Attorney Henry Now
lckl, Deputy Sheriff Matthew Pap
clak and several other leading Poles.
It Is planned to send the resolutions
to the Civic Safety League and the
newspapers.
A meeting of the resolutions com
mittee will be held tonight to begin
work on the note of protest.
Officers Elected '
Testerda"'s meeting elected the
following officers: President, Joseph
Kloskowski: vice-president, Frank
Gromko; secretary, Stanley Karpin
skl; recording secretary, John Smo
lak: treasurer, Joseph Mlynarskl.
The league plans a class for the
instruction of Polish residents who
are seeking naturalization. Use of
public school rooms will be sought
and Instructors versed In English
and Polish will be furnished by the
league.
MOTHER OF SIX MISSING,
ELOPEMENT IS SUSPECTED
Marianna Skndria Said to Have Run
Away W"itli Anthony Genxiorek,
Boarder At Her Home
The elopement of Marianna Skin
dria of 72 Smith street, the mother
of six children, with Anthoy Gen
slorek, a boarder at her home, was
reported to the police this mornln;
by the woman's husband. The hus-
band said that the couple disappear
ed last Friday morning and has rot
been scon or heard from since.
Extradition Treaty With
Mexico Now Pending
Washington, March 16. A new
extradition treaty with Mexico, the
most comprehensive convention of
such a character ever negotiated by
the United States, Is awaiting signa
ture, covering not alone narcotic
smugglers but providing for extra
dition of customs and prohibition
law violators along the border.
Arrangements for the signing of
the treaty have not been completed
but it was indicated at the state de
partment today that no delay was
erpected.
The treaty follows the lines of the
American-Canadian pact for extra
dition of drug smugglers.
VETERA CONDUCTOR DIES.
New Haven, March 16. Kobert
M. Russell, chief conductor on the
N. T., N. H. and H. railroad on the
lines out of this city, died Saturday
night following a nervous ' break
down, lie had been employed by the
road about 33 years. He is survived
by his wife and one son.
had a chance to escape from the
shack where officers encountered
him yesterday, but turned back and
gave himself up when fire from the
officers guns endangered Haxel Hen
derson, his sweetheart
La Trasse and the girl, a sister of
Claude Henderson, who was shot and
killed when he resisted the officers,
planned to be married soon.
"I am a prisoner now and on my
way back to the penitentiary to do
14 years and nine months because 1
could not run away nnd let Hazel
get hurt," said La Trasse. "I never
had a woman around me before, hut
Haz1! ain't like the rest of them.
She believed in me and was ready 1o
marry me and help me make, good
all the promises I made when I was
paroled."
SIXTEEN PAGES.
WARREN AGAIN REJECTED
DEBATE IN DPPER HOUSE
AS SENATORS UNE UP
IICTIKOFmEW
ri'lLf IDENHFIED
Man Killed in Momauguin
Cottage May Be
Owner's Son
New Haven, March 16. A body,
believed to be that of Leonard Dean,
who was trapped In the burning cot
tage of his parents, at Momauguln
early yesterday was found today in
the cellar, buried urtder charred ma
terial. Across the body were the
fragments of a piano which had fall
en from tho main floor as the tim
bers caved in.
Dean worked in Westfteld, Mass.,
and was spending the week-end at
the cottage, hiB parents, Mr. and
Mra- c- K- Dcan- be'"S 'n Florida
for the "Inter. A brother of Leon
ard, who was at first thought to be
the one missing in the fire. Is also In
the south with his parents.
The Are in the Dean cottage was
discovered by a neighbor who gave
tho alarm to the East Haven fire
apparatus. The cottage was on the
shore front and was valued at about
$5,000. Dean and others were seen
at, the cottage on Saturday and tho
supposition was that as Dean could
not be found after the fire that he
had been in the cottage when the
fire broke out. It was known that
an oil stove was used to heat the
f,ottof Stey but there are only
theories to account for the blaze.
Medical Examiner HolbrooK of
Kast Haven said that he had viewed
the charred body found In the ruins
of the cottage but he had not defi
nitely declared that the victim was
Leonard Dean.
Dr. Holbrook said that If the body
had been found somewhere else he
would have declared identity was
unknown, but the fact that young
Dean was missing raised the pre
sumption that It was Dean's body.
He said that in Interviewing neigh
bors he had found that young Dean
was at a part? in a house about an
eighth mile away and left there at
TM5 P. m.. to go home. It was un
derstood that he intended to leavs
f(r Westflcld, Mass. About 12:45
S'uiday morning, Dr. Holbrook Bal4
neighbors heard an automobile drive
up to tho Dean cottage and several
men got out and went in. The auto
mobile and men left about 30 min
utes later. It was 4:10 a. m. when
the firemen got the alarm.
Dr. Holbrook said that evidence
was that Dean had considerable
money and a gold watch Saturday
night.
Asked as to what his finding
would be Dr. Holbrook said lit
would sumblt the evidence he had
to Coroner Mix. Ho had no opinion
to give at this time.
QUESTION PERMITS
State Prohibition Director Thinks
Some Doctors Give Liquor Pre
scriptions To Thirsty.
Hartford. March 16. The issuing
of liquor prescriptions to patients
who were thirsty rather than 111 has
caused trouble for several Con
necticut doctors in recent months.
Federal Prohibition Director Frank
T. Putney said today. Mr. Putney's
statement revealed that from time
to time federal agents make Inquiry
to find out whether patients secur
ing liquor on prescription really
have been 111.
Ordinarily the doctor's word Is
accepted, said Mr. Putney. But if
the records kept by druggists reveal
that a doctor has been rather gen
erous with prescriptions, inquiry is
made. Such lnvestslgatlons have
resulted in the revocation of liquor
prescriptions permits held by several
doctors.
WOOLWORTH'STOMOYE
live and Ten Cent Store to Give Up
Present Location In Fall Despite
Ix-a.se Running to 192".
A report that the Woolworth's 5 i courtroom at hearing women scream
and 10 cent store will move from Its nnd ordered the complainant away,
present location at 216-21S Main ; according to the complaint, and
street was confirmed today. Where when the latter asked to explain he
the company will be located is notlas struck twice by the policeman's
known. The owner ot the nronertv Is f st- Tl'e warrant has not yet been
Dugald McMillan. The company hae '
a lease on the premises which runs
to May, 1927, and an understanding
concerning the lease agreeable to the
company and Mr. McMillan has been
reached. It Is expected that the
company will vacate tbe store In the
fall.
New York to Rome Direct
Cable Is Opened Today
New York, March 16. A message
containing greetings from President
Coolidge to the king of Italy was
the first communication sent over
the direct Western I'nlon cable be
tween ttie I'nlted States and Italy,
which was opened today. It is the
first direct cable connection between
the two countries sncl opens up a
ne artery of transmission to Eu
rope Independent of any other cable
channel
i Rome, March 16. The new dirct
cable service between Rome end
iNew York was successfully inaugur
I atd today.
MTE COURTS HAVE
FULL JURISDICTION
May Try Volstead Act Vio
lations, Supreme
Court Rules
Washington. March 16. Persons
charged with violating the Volstead
act can be tried in state courts, the
supreme court declared today In
substance, lu dismissing for want of
Jurisdiction a case brought from
Humboldt county, California, by A,
Dramblnt and Isadore Maffia. '
Congress cannot collect by access
to books and papers through a fed
eral investigating body what Infor
mation It desires for consideration In
the formulation of a legislative
polcy, the supreme court held today.
The court sustained a decision of
the lower court in three cases from
Maryland, brought by the govern
ment against Hammond, Snyder and
company, the Baltimore Grain com
pany, and the H. C. Jones company.
The federal trade commission, act
ing under a resolution passed by the
senate called upon the three grain
houses for access to their account
books for the purpose of gathering
Information in a study of the causes
which had operated to force a decline
In the price of grain.
MAYOR TO FILE VETO ON
LIE ON STANLEY STREET
Disapproved of Building Restriction
Affecting Four Property Owners
and Costing City $2,150
The first veto message to be sub
mitted to the common council in
several months will go to that body
for action at Wednesday evening's
meeting, Mayor A. M. Paonessa
having disapproved the movement
to change a building lino on the east
side of Stanley street from Allen
street to property of W. J. Long.
The present building line Is 20
feet. At the request of owners of
adjoining properties, tho board of
pubHc works recommended a 60
foot building line last year and the
'common council accepted the recom
mendation, passing it along to the
board of compensation and assess
ment for appraisal of damages and
benefits. That board found dam
ages of 12,400 and benegts of $250,
making the net cost to the city
$2,150 if the change is made.
Mayor Paonessa feels tho benefits
accruing from the change do not
warrant an expenditure of that
amount of money since the strip in
volved Is very short, only four
property owners being concerned,
and tho benefits appear to be but
$250.
Mayor Paonessa will ask the
council to reject the report of the
board of compensation and assess,
ment and refer the matter of t
building lino change back to the
public works board for reconsidera
tion.
ACCUSES STATE COP
Xiantic Man Claims That State Po
liceman Henry Albright Punched
Him In the Face,
New London. March 16. Michael
Yuhas. 30, of Niantic, has sworn out
a warrant for the arrest of State
Policeman Henry J. Albright, at
tached to the state police barracks
at Groton, charging him with as
sault and battery. Yuhas alleges
that following a court hearing In
Niantic last Wednesday night he
left the courtroom and found his
younger brother, John Yuhas, lying
in tho road, bleeding from the face,
after he had been struck by a bi
cycle operated by another boy. The
complainant alleges that he picked
his brother up and bathed the blood
from his face and an argument cn
!sued. Albright stepped out of the
served on the policeman.
Walter Camp's Funeral
Is Private and Simple
New Haven, March 16. In ac
cordance with the wishes of his wife,
the funeral services for the late Wal
ter Camp, father of American foot
ball and noted Yale graduate were
to be private and marked by sim
plicity in every detail, when they
were held at his late home here this
afternoon. Hev. Roy M. Houghton,
pastor of the Church of the Hedeem
er was to officiate and only members
I of the Immediate family and a few
close friends were expected to at
itend. The interment will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
DROPS Dr.AO I" CHIRCH
Morristown, N". J., March 16.
John Parker. M. member of the
Jewelry firm cf Parker and Van
Cleve, feu dead of a heart atfaek
while playing a violin In the Metho
dist Kriscopal church Sunday
school's orchestra yesterday.
PRICE THREE CENTS
IN SENATE:
WAXES HOT
FOR CONTEST
Vote Is 46 to 39 And
Follows Several Hours
Ot Attacks And Counter-Attacks.
Gillett Accuses Democrats
of Seeking to Avenge De
feat of November by Em
barrassing President
Washington, March 1G. The
senate today rejected for a sec
ond time the nomination of
Charles B. Warren to be attor
ney general.
The vote was 46 to 39, as
compared with the tie vote, 40
to 40 on which the nomination
was first rejected last Tuesday.
President Coolidge has an
nounced he will offer Mr. War
ren a recess appointment, but
the nominee has not indicated
whether he will accept.
All of the 39 senators vot
ing for confirmation were re-,
publicans. The opposition was
a combination of democrats
and republican insurgents.
The roll call follows:
For confirmation:
Republicans Bingham, But
ler, Cameron, Capper, , Cum
mins, Curtis, Dale, Deneen, Du
pont,. Ernst, Fernald, Fess,
Gillett, Goff, Gooding, Hale,
Harreld, Jones of Washington,
Keyes, Lenroot, McKinley, Mc
Lean, McNary, Means, Met
calf, Moses-, Oddie Pepper,
Pine, Sackett, Schall, Short
ridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stan
field, Wadsworth. Watson, Wel
ler and Willis 39. ' " "
Against confirmation:
Republicans Borah, Brook
hart, Couzens, Frazier, Howell,
Johnson, Ladd, La Follette
Norbeck and Norris 10. , , '
Democrats Ashurst, Bay
ard, Blease, Bratton, Brous
sard, Brtoce, Caraway, Cope
land, Dill, Edwards, Ferris.
Fletcher, George, Gerry, Glass,
Harris, Harrison, Heflin, Ken
drick, King, McKellar, May
field, Nely, Ralston, Ransdell.
Reed of Missouri, Robinson.
Sheppard, Simons, Smith,
Swanson, Trammell, Tyson,
WTalsh and Wheeler 33.
Fanner-labor Shipstead 1 .
Pairs were announced as fol
lows: Edge, republican, for;
Stephens, democrat, against.
Phipps, republican, for; Pitt
man, democrat, against. War
ren, republican, for; Overman,
democrat, against. Reed of
Pennsylvania, republican, for;
McMaster, republican, against.
Green, republican, for; Jones,
New Mexico, democrat, against.
Senator Underwood, demo
crat, Alabama, is in Bermuda
and was without a pair. There
was no announcement how he
would have voted.
Dcbato Stairs Early
The unanimous consent agree
ment for a vote of confirmation at
2:30 p. m. left only four hours for
debate from the time the senate
convened at 10:30 o'clock. An
equal division of time between sup
porters and opponents of the nim
ination, w th each speaker limlte.l
to 30 minutes, was the arrangemen'
under the agreement.
Confident that they held a margin
cf from three to six votes Willi
which to defeat the nomination foi
a second !m". a claim that adminis
tration leaders were not disposed t'
dispute, the opposition forces wer
laying thnir plans for another tent o
strength after the vote. . ft was the)
purpose in this to attempt to hei
The senate in session long enough '
give the president, as stated by Fen
tor Robinson, the democratic lcal
ample opportunity to submit ;
other name for the office.
(Continued on Tage 11)
Mrs. Dawes and Friends
Eat Lunch in Galle
Washington, March 16. So t'
they might miss no word of sem
debate on the Warren nomlnatb
Mrs. Charles G. Dawes, wire of t
vice president, and a party of Men
brought their lunches to tho senn
gallery. In the early afternoon tl
packages were opened and Mi
Dawes and her friends calmy munol
ed sandwiches while a luncliless a
sembly In the crowded gallerl.
about them looked on envionsi;
following the precedent, Oth
guests in the special gallery rerv
for senators then sent out for lunch
so they would not have in gv ny
their piac iU wl