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New Britain herald., 1925-08-18

ness of Trumbull & Swanson at 2S4 to 2SS Main street, and commenced the business known as the Abbe Hardware Co.
 A short time afterwards, the con- cern prrcho sed the BIackmon Hard ware Co.,, at 279 Main street, the location the company occupied up 10 a few months ago. The business Is now being conducted by A. Parker Abbe.
 Fraternally, Mr. Abbe was mem her of Harmony lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Shuttle Meadow club, the New Britain club, the New England Senior Golf association and the Sons of the American Revolution. He was q member of the South Congrega- tional church.
 At one time he served on the board Of compensation in this city.
 Mr. Abbe married Miss Agnes Moses, a New Britain girl and one son, Luther, was born to the union. Luther died about five years ago in Cleveland, O., where he had been engaged in the manufacturing busi- ness. A brother, Levi Abbe. passed away last April In Enfield at the old homestead and another brother, Herbert died in Springfield.
 He leaves his wife and one broth CT, Albert N. Abbe, vice president of the American Hardware Corpora ton.
 Merchant More Than 10 Years
 Mr. Abbe was best known in this city through his connections with the retail hardware business. He was engaged in that field for over 70 years. He retired from ac- tive participation In the Abbe Hard ware Co, 10 years ago and since that time had not been actively engaged in any business.
 In 1922, he, with his brother. AL hort N. Abbe. went on a tour of Palestine and while there, they visit cd King Solomon's quarries. Here they both secured pieces of stone from Solomon's temple and they took them home and had them made into ravcls. Edwin presenting his to Harmony lodge, A. r. & A. NJ. and Albert giving his to Centennial lodge,
 Mir. Abhe was descendant of old American stock and his forcfathers fought in the American Revolution. He was among New Britain's most respected citizens. He was always of a retiring and quiet disposition.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home. Rev. Dr. George W. c. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church, will officiate Burial will be in FairView cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
WILL PROTECT JEWS
Vienna Police Promises Safety For World Zionist Congress Which Is In Session There

Vienna, Aug. is Rl-The police .of Vienna will protect the world Zionist congress, now holding its fourteenth session here. Deputy Po- lice Chief Tauss said today following the anti-scmitic rioting last night in which two persons were killed and between 50 and 60 injured The police are confident that they have plenty of reserves to cope with any emergency. The situation has been quiet today.
 Tt will be the pride of the police to redeem the pledge given by the Austrian government for the abso- lute security of the congress" Tauss said.
 Another police official said: "Ev- erybody here knows that we cannot afford a civil war in Austria because the Cbechs would make 1t a pretcxt to walk into Vienna"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
.EDERLE GIRL GIVES UP IN
 ATTEMPT TO SWIM CHANNEL
 WHEN SUCCESS IS IN VIEW
MANSLAUGHTER COUNT
 FILED AGAINST WOMAN
Mrs. Kopecz Connected With Andrezczyk in
 JurkOWski's Death

Charges of manslaughter were preferred against Mrs, Stanisaw kopecz and Frank Andrezc2yk, both of 40 Grove street, when they were arraigned before Judge William C. Hungertord in police court this morning as an aftermath of the death at the New Britain General hospital of Alex JurkoWski. Because of an unusually long session of po- lice court the case was continued un- til tomorrow morning for hearing.
 Andrezc2yk was originally arrested on a charge of assaulting JurkoWski at the Grove street house on Aug 5, but when he appeared before the court this morning Prosecutor Jo- seph c. Woods nolled the assault charge and the manslaughter war rant was read. Mrs. kopecz was ar rested last night, the police acting on evidence unearthed by Sergeant Pat rick J. O'Mara which implicated the woman with Andrezc2yk in the as- saul on JurkoWskl. Both defendants were released on bail.
 Jurkowski died at the hospital of a ruptured spleen, according 10 the report of Medical Examiner Water- man Lyon, who performed an autOp- sy on the mans body. his death coming several days after the all legged assault. According to informa- ton in the hands of the police, An drezC2yk and JurkoWski went to the Grove street house, in which both defendants live and spent some time there drinking. He is alleged to have become drunk and the two de- fendants started to put him out of the house. They succeeded in get ting as far as the porch, where An dre2Czyk started to wrCstle, during which both fell over the porch rHil onto the ground. AndrezCzyk is al- legged to have struck the man while he was on the ground and Mrs. kO- pecz is alleged 10 have beaten him with an umbrella and kicked him.
 Judge William r. Mangan ap- peared for both defendants.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
NEW YORK AT MERCY
 OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT
But 19 Out of 16,0OO Shots Hit Mark in Tests
 LaGuardia Disguised

New York, Aug. IS lPl-Only 15 hits have been made in lC,0OO shots which anti-arcraft machine gun batteries at Fort Tildcn fired during a test of the ability of coast de- fense to protect the port of New York from attack by air.
 Representative F. II. La Guarda, former major in the air service, who observed the tests. said he would re- port to congress that the air dctenses here were an "absurdity.'
 ITO observe the pomp, gIamor, maps bugles, bells, signals and Gom- mands with the resulting low per- centage of hits" he added, remind ed me of child chasing a bird on the lawn frying to put salt on its tail to catch it.
 "The synthetic defense of the port of New York certainly has not the kick of the symnthetic gin that l am told is sold on Broadway. Hypo- tactical hits are bunk. Enemies arc not defeated that way" The enemy airplanes during the tests yesterday were represented by two slecve-shaped targets lowed by two planes at attitudes of from TOO to 1,70O feet, said to be much lower than enemy bombers would actually fly. The targets were of canvas, colorcd q deep blue.
 One plane lowed its target back and forth over the land batteries IS times while 50-calibre machine guns fired 5000 shots and scored only five hits al an altitude for the tar gets of 900 to 1.70O feet. The other planes target was lowed back and forth at an altitude of zoo to 900 feet and fl hits were registered in 5000 shots,
 Representative La Guarda said on any one of these trips either bomber could have annihilated Fort Tilden. The tests were similar 10 those con- ductrd at Fortress Monroe, Va, last March.
 Major General Johnson Hagood, who with more than a dozen officers witnessed the tests. said the practice showed a tremendous advance in anti-aircraft defense since the war. Others admitted that the tests bore out the assertion of Colonel William Mitchell, former assistant chief of the army air service, that guns on land were virtually useless against hostile aircraft.
 Similar tests with land batteries assisted by powerful scarchlights to locate the targets are scheduled for tonight. They were postponed last night because of low clouds and haze,
 'I am greatly pleased hv fhe dem onstration." said General Charles P Summerall. commanding general of the Second corps area. We have apparently secured results showing as high a state of efficiency here as in previous snti-aircraft machine gun tests elsewhere.
 This is purely a problem of ef-
 iciency or personnel and equipment and is not 8 problem involving the defense of New York"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Agreement, Effective to May l, 1926, Also Provides That Trade Body Shall Provide Competent Help"
Wage Figure of 6711 Cents an Hour Is Compromise From 75 to 87 Cents an Hour Originally De. manded

New Haven, Aug, 1s Up - The strike of building laborers here which began July 25 was ended to- day by an agreement entered into by the employing contractors of New Haven and vicinity" with the strikers. The agreement embracd 2S contractors who grouped them selves under the title given instead Of master builders association"
 Under the agreement the contrac. tors are to employ until May i, ls26 none other than union mem pers of the trades which were in. Volved In the strike. On the other hand the unions agree to supply competent help" upon the request Of the contractors.
 Scale of Wages
 A scale of wages was also agreed upon under which laborers will have 67h cents an hour. They had ask ed for 75 10 S7 cents an hour.
 The New Haven building trades council, for the laborers issued a | 'N> ~A''N N'iN wv ClhiS tilt tHlplOyeS Side stating that the wage agreement was made because many contractors had entered into projects at the 60 cent. an hour rate, hence the demands of the men would hay caused heavy JOSS and some hardships, a com promise figure was accepted. The statement said that the so,u- ton Of the dispute was a ''happy one and explained that "as ths master builders continued to antar. onize the building tradesmen tbey should be ignored.'
 Here's Wage Scale
 The wage scale follows: Carmen ters. $1; iron workers. sl.a5; cleo tricians. Sl; painters, ST. plumbers and steamfitters, st.O6 IA: ensin- eers, S1.12h sheet metal workers. $l.O6 1-4: slate and tile roofers, sl.2o; building laborers (plasterers helpers) 67lb cents: wire and metal fathers, S4,5O per thousand, or an hourly rate of SIPS.
 Work will be resumed on many buildings tomorrow. including a new theater which Is being constructed by Waterbury firm,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Brothers Fight Off Trio
 of Bandits in New York

New York, Aug. IS P-Three brothers, proprietors Of the Schwartz Brothers Loan office in Grand street, the east side, fought & pistol battle with three robbers to- day. woundlng one Of them and pre- venting their footing the office. The two uninjured robbers helped their wounded confederate into their au- tomobile and escaped as bullets whizzed about the car. The only loss to the loan office was the breaking Of two plate glass windows by bull lets.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
MARKET NUISANCE
 ID BE ENDED SOON
Councilman Nair Suggests Solu- ton Of East Main St. Problem
PLANS SELF,GOVERNMENT
Grievance Committee Would Regu- late Conduct Of Farmers and Peddlers Under Proposed Pro- gram--New Plan May Be Given Trial.

lTl1l,
 Establishment of permanent stalls to be supervised by a griev- ance committee operating on the self-government plan, will be sug- g"stcd by Chairman David L. Nair 10 the ordinance committee of the common council In an effort to con trol the fruit and produce open air market on East Main street.
 The market has been in existence for several years and has been the source of much complaint from pro perty owners and from autoists who report traffic congestion in the local ity of the market place.
 The farmers and peddlers congre- gate from about o'clock in ihe morning until o'clock on both sides of East Main street. near Main street. Peddlers taking on loads from farmers often bring their veh- icles together in the middle of the highway to make the transfer There ia also much wranging over park ing places, hydrants are not infre- quently blocked and crossovers are cluttored up. the common council has been informed.
 Chairman Nair favors setting off one side of the street for farmers and the other for peddlers doing business from house 10 house and offering their wares for sale at tho market place. To each peddler he would assign q permanent space to be his during the duration of his license. No unlicensed peddler would be allowed at the market and each would be kept in his own place.
 The grievance committee would consist of one representative Of the dealers, member of the common council and g. representative of the police or supervisor. Every com plaint would be tried before this body and it would be empowered to revoke the parking right. In this way peddlers causing annoyance to neighhors or creating nuisance coull be kept from the neighbor- hood.
 Farmers delivering good to ped dlers would be required t. find some means other than drawing up along side the peddler's wagon and the traffic question would thereby be handled, Mir. Nair believes.
 Regular hours for market would be set under this plan and stalls would be awarded either by drawing lots or by giving preference to those with long term licenses. This plan will be outlined to the ordinance committee at its next session and it is likely that it will be given a trial for a few weeks when. If it is found 10 he a success, an ordinance will he prepared legaizing the idea.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Gang Feud in New York
 Results in Mans Murder

New York, Aug. IS tP--A gang feud on the west side resulted in the death today of John Pousssint cf Manhattan, who, the police reported. was surrounded and shot four tines by members Of a rival gang.
 Policemen recently were warned in secret order from headquarters 10 be prepared for an expected out break ot war among rival under world gangs of the city.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Bridgeport War Mother Awarded Dead Sons Medal

Bridgeport. Aug, iS tE0 -- Mrs. Paulina Dudzinski of this city was today notified by the United States government that she has been awarded a Distinguished serivce Cross. posthumously for her son. Private Francis Dudzinski, I25 h. fantry Sind diisivon, A. F. F., who was killed In France on october 1, 1918,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Preferred Death to
 Arrest. Tries Suicide

Worcester. Mass. Aug. 19 P-Ap- parently preferring death 10 dis grace of an arrest on a charge of larceny. Anna Bennett, 2l, who gave her address as 1 4th street, New York city, is in hospital here after talk ing poison when police entered the hotel where she was stopping. in answer 10 the complaint of the pro prietcr.
 She was charged with stealing dresses from a room in the hotel
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
S6,OOO,OOO INVESTED
New Haven Residents Said To Have Put This Amount Into Real Es- tate in Florida,

New Haven. Aug. IS P-Bankcrs who have been studying withdrawal of deposits recently estimate that in the past few months upwards of SG,000,o0O has been invested by New Haven residents in Florida lands In the last month more than $6Oo,0OO is thought to have been paid for land in that state through promo tions by agents in this city.
 Il was understood that the eXecu- tive committee of the New Haven real estate board would meet this week for a. study of the situation.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
GAS PRICE COMMITTEE
 WILL STEP ON STARTER
Comomn Council IuCstigators to Hold First Meeting Tomorrow
 Night at City Hall

A committee of the common council named 10 determine what steps may be taken to bring about a reduction in the price of gasoline sold here, will be held Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock at the call of Councilman David l.. Nair, the first member named. Mir. Nair will meet with the hartford committee tomorrow afternoon 10 learn what procedure is being followed in the Capital City.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
PIONEER MERCHANT
 CALLED BY DEATH
Edwin ". Abbe in Hardware
 Business Over 40 Years
OPENED STORE IN 1882
Prominent Resident and Descendant of Revolutionary stock Suocumbs to Shock At Home On Curtis Street-FTneral Tomorrow.

Edwin w. Abbe of 19 Curtis street died at o'clock this morning at his home following q shock suffered on August 3,
 He was born in Enfield Conn, on October 25, 1857, the son of the late Norton Abbo and Eliza Turvey Abbe. He attended the district schools in Enfield and later went to the Will braham Academy at Wilbraham, Mass, He then attended the East man Business college at Pough- kcepsie, N. Y.
 Began Business in 1882
 Mir. Abbe came to New Britain in 1882 and with his cousin, A. Howard Abbe, purchased the hardware busi-
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
PRICE OF GAS IN HARTFORD.

Hartford, Aug. IS U7-The Stan dard and Texas oil companies today reduced their retail price of gasoline 10 24 cents. All refining companies distributing in the city are now sell ing al the one price level.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
JAILED FOR \ YEAR

Hartford. Aug. IS dP.-Iucius Waldron. alias Luke Walton. Negro in police court today was sentenced 10 Jail for one year. waldron was given six months fer assault and battery on Fred Fitzgerald Of Thompsonville inflicted at River side Park yesterday, and six months for theft of s2s from Fitzgerald. Two other Negroes said to have participated in the holdup are still at large,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
TWO PLIERS KILLED

Pola. Italy. Aug. IS tP - Lieut., vittorio Consolini and his pilot, Di Giovanni were killed today when the airplane in which they were flying got out of control In 6 high wind and crashed from a height of 200 meters.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Description of Attempt


 Aboard the Tug La Marinie, ac- c0mpanying Gertrude Ederle, Aug. IS R,-Alss Gertrude Ederle, the s year old New York mermaid, be- gan her attempt to swim the Eng fish Channel at 7:12 o'clock this ~}orning, when she entered the water from a huge rock below the cliffs of Cape Gris-Ncz in the most beautiful weather and the most per feet condition that any channel swimmer ever enjoyed.
 Miss Ederle appeared to be some what nervous at the start, and said sharply 10 Jabez Wolfe, her trainer, who wanted her to wait q few min utes. Lets be off"
 Started Too Fast
 For the first hundred yards she struck off with trudgeon style and half crawl motion at such tremen- dous speed that Wolfe was com pelled 10 tell her 10 slow up.
 This is not a fifteen hundred meter race Miss Edcrle," he said.
 Miss Ederlc, after a start at e7 strokes 10 the minute, steadied her pace down to 24 or 25 strokes a minute, making great headway.
 Got Away Fast
 old Bill' Burgess, the veteran who accomplished the channel cross ing In 1911, said after he had watch d Miss Edcrle for half an hour. q never saw any swimmer, man or woman. attempting 10 swim the channel get off from the French shore so fast"
 Just as Miss EderIe came abreast of the tug La Marinie about half q mile off Cap Gris-Nez. he jazz band struck up a lively tune, March of the Allies" The swimmer looked up and shouted; Give me Yes We Have No Rananas'."
 After her first hour in the water Miss Ederle reverted to the breast stroke to rest from her trudgeon style. Her motion was graceful and easy.
 Changes Her Style
 The American girl after an hour and a half in tho water had covered four miles in actual distance swum and was three miles off the French coast. Her style called forth the ad- miration of all the experts aboard the tug which was conveying her. From time to time she reverted to the breast stroke for q space of about e0h meters. hut 1t was with a combination of the trudgeon and crawl that she continued to eat up the channel miles.
 At 1O o'clock Miss Ederle shouted. Send someone in with me, I'm get ting lonesome"
 Miss Vera Tanner. 9 member Of last years British Olympic swim ming team slipped into the water and swam alongside the American girl The two girls kept un a running chatter for 8 few minutes and then settled down to a fast pace. the stroke reaching 27 to the minute.
 stomach BOtheFs
 Miss Ederle complained of slight stomach trouble after she had been two snd a half hours in the water. T can feel that beef stew yet" she said, referring 10 her mornings breakfast,
 Just then the liner Cape Pnlonlo, hound from Buenos Aires 10 Brem- en, passed. raising large rollers in
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New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
ROBBERY IN MONTREAL.

Montreal Aug. IS Hl-Birks & Sons Canada's largest tewelry firm, was robbed of quantity of jewelry early today by persons who smashed a show window and removed several trays. The value of the loot has not been detsrmlnsd.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
soLp FoR MnII1oN

Washington, Aus. ls tR-Ihs American Export Lines was sold to the Export Steamship corporation sf New York by the shipping board te. day for approximately sLoAo,Qcas ],
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
American Mermaid Is Forced To Leave Water When She Be- mes Exhausted About Two-Thirds of Way Across.
At the Three Hour Mark U. S. Star Had Gone Farther Than Any Man or Woman Has Yet Gone on Same Course

New York, Aug. IS LPN-The North American Newspaper Alliance an- nounced shortly after noon today that 1t had received a message from its yacht accompanying Gertrude Ederle on her channel swim, that after covering more than two-thirds of the distance across, she collapsed at 3:58 D. m.
 Miss Ederle had been in trouble for an hour but took courage from the cheerfulness of her friends and kept doggedly at her task until she suddenly turned in the water to- ward Helmy, with look of pain on her face.
 Gather her in," yelled Jabez Wolfe to the Egyptian swimmer. Sobbing as she was taken aboard, Miss Ederle said she swallowed too much salt water during the previous two miles when the sea was choppy, and that her stomach was causing her a great deal of pain.
 Dover England, Aug. IS P>-Ger- truds Ederle was compelled to abandon her attempt 10 swim the English channel this afternoon ow- ing to adverse weather conditions.
 Boulogne, France, Aug. 1S tF9 --- Word received here this afternoon on the progress of kertrude Ederle's channel swim said she had swum IT miles by ?, m. The currents, 1t was stated, were inclined to- rui, strong.
 This apparently means that Miss Edorle had swum the distance giv- en in an irregular course, necessi- tated by the channel currents.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
BUILDING STRIKE IS OVER
 IN NEW HAVEN, EMPLOYERS
 TO HIRE BUT UNION HANDS
MUNCIE POLICE SAY
 WOLFE HAS NO ALIBI
New Witnesses Found Anderson Believed on
 Way to Florida

Muncie, Ind Aug. IS Rl-George tputch') Anderson, human needle in the hay stack" sought by police, federal operatives and scores of private detectives in connection with the killing of Ben Hance and his wife was still being hunted to- day.
 Chief of Police Earl Randolph although continuing the hunt for the mail bandit and jail breaker is of the opinion Anderson has eluded 0. cers and is headed for the Flori- da everglades where the chief be- lieves a part of the Anderson gang is in hiding
 While police are busy gathering evidence to be presented 10 tho coroner's jury. Charles Cone Arm) Wolfe, Identified by Hance In his dying statement as the companion of Anderson, is held under bond of $lQ0,O0O. Anderson was named by Hance as his slayer.
 Wolfe refuses to answer all ques- tions and his attorney, John O'Neil maintains he has bomb proof alibi, but police maintain he has no alibi and evidence against him wl be presented the county grand jury when that body convenes next month.
 Chief of Police Randolph of Nun cie announces that several new wit neses had made statements which tend 10 tighten the net of circum- stantial evidence against Wolfe.
 Several witnesses at the inquest identified Wolfe as havlng been at Yorktown a short time before the staying or at the scene of the mur- der on the Middletown pike. For tear of gang vengeance, the police trefused to make known the names of the witnesses.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
HIGH TIDE
THE WEATHER
By The Associated Press.

Hartford, Aug. 1s.-ForeCast for New Britain and vicinity: Mostly cloudy tonight, We'd neSday unsettled, probably
 local thunder showers.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18

Indianapolis, Aug, IS Pl-A threatening letter warning him to make peace with your god" and signed Dutch was received today by Harry C. Webster superntend- ent of the protective division of the Indiana Bankers association. Web ster has been seeking George Dutch" Anderson, alleged slayer of Mir. and Mrs. Ben Hance. near Nun cie, Ind. Anderson Is wanted in connection with bank robberies al Eaton, Bourbon and Brook, Ind.
 The letter to Webster which was mailed In Indianapolis at 5:S0 p. m., Monday, read:
 King comes first and then you. You had better make peace with your god. I'm In town. Dutch"
 The King referred to apparently Is William J. King, private detective at Columbus. Ohio, who has re- ceived two threatening letters sign ed Dutch"
 Webster scoffs at the idea that Anderson wrote the latter and that he is in Indianapolis.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18

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