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New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
HEARING ON BILL GIVING
 CITIES CONTROL OF P. U. C.
Members of Judiciary Committee Believe State Board Would Be-
 come Too Big for Efficiency.

At q hearing before the judiciary committee of the legislature yester- day afternoon the opinion seemed to be general that bill introduced in the house by Representative Cobelli of Bridgeport, by which the public utilities commission would be com posed of a member from each city having population of 25,000 or over, would create a topheavy and unwieldy board. The bill is of local interest because Mayor Paonessa has given 1t his approval.
 Representative Cobelli was the only person to appear at the hearing and speak in favor of the measure. No one present knew exactly how many cities in Connecticut have a population of 25,000 or over, it is said. According to the Connecticut State Register and Manual, there are 10 cities which come in this classi- fioation, the figures being based on the federal census taken la 1920.
 An adverse report was made in the legislature today on the bill.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
CHARLES RAY Ar paIACE

Tonight is the last showing at the Palace of the vaudeville presentation of John L. sulliyan's Rexmere or chestra, with Miss Anna Krawitz, soloists, Their offering is as good as lany professional vaudeville band and local theatergoers should not miss seeing them.
 The Yukon was gripped in ter- rife storm. The people trapped in the pass faced death from starvation and cold. They were forced to kill their dogs for food to keep them alive little longer, hoping help would reach them. Only one man had the courage to breast the storm -and that man was a coward! Fear drove him into tho icy blast-fear sent him plunging through that storm that hungered for human ob- jects to destroy-fear drove him be- yond the strength of human endur- ance. Fear made him hero!
 The coward who was hero is the character portrayed by Charles Ray in Dynamite smith," his first Pathe picture showing Thursday. Friday and Saturday at the Palace theater.
 There will be four Keith vaude- ville acts on the bill headed by the Five Ruby Girls In novelty dance offering. These girls are from the original Follies ballet and have one of the cleverest and prettiest danc- ing acts in vaudeville. The other acts will be up to the usual Keith standard of excellence. Beginning Sunday night for run of four days comes William Fox's super special "The Man Who Came Back"
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
Wife, III and Penniless,
 Claims Husbands Body

Ossining, N. r., Feb. lS'--Mrs. Edna Ford, of Brooklyn, has claim cd the body of her husband, William s. Ford, who committed suicide Monday night by hanging in his deathhouse cell in Sing Sing. An undertaken came to Ossining and prepared the body for shipment to Brooklyn today.
 Mrs. Ford, who was reported yes terday to be dying from a malady that dcfied diagnosis, asked for the body by letter. Since her husbands conviction for setting fire in Brooklyn which caused the dcath of six persons, including her father, she has been living in home which friends provided. She is pcnniless and without relatives, her friends said.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
Richard TaImadge Ut Capitol.

Tonight is the last evening at the Capitol of Bebe Daniels in Miss Bluebeard" and the excellent Keith vaudeville show which has enter tained patrons royalty since opening Monday. Tomorrow the entire show changes and brings five new Keith acts headed by The Four Jansleys. Beck and Ferguson offer What
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18

Nots," a collection of amusement bits and witty nonsense: Brennan and Wynne entertain with Modern and Old Times Songs," and bring back to memory many of the old timers that were popular years ago, as we'll as few of the modern ones; Cook and Lorenz are comedians and Q happy go-lucky pair. They term their act '"The Millionaire Tramps'' and cause laughter to run riot through their impressions of a millionaires.
 American Manners" which comes to the Capitol theater Thurs, Fri, aRd Sat, is the first of a new series of Carlos Productions for F. B. o. featuring Richard Talmadge; and it gives this rising young star the best opportunity of career, both for acting and to display his unusual ability as a stunt" man.
 Included also on the bill is a new chapter of Into the Net"
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
MRS. KAHN NAMED CONGRESS MEMBER
California Woman Mill Succeed
 Late Husband

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 1S.-- Mrs. Florence Brag Kahn will rep resent California in congress in the seat left vacant by the death or her husband, Julius Kahn. Mrs. Kahn was chosen in Q special election held yesterday unofficial figures re- vealed.
 California's s newest congress wom- an is the second that has represent ed the Golden State, the first being Mrs. Mae Nolan who was chosen to succeed her husband who died be- fore his term was completed.
 Congresswoman Kahn has no fads or hobbies, she told the As7 sociated Press after she had received word of her election.
 T have always been too busy to have q fad or 6 hobby" she said. Nor do I believe in all this moth erhood, feminist blah' when a wom- an enters politics. shall try to do each day the little duties that arise as any woman would in her home or a man in his home or office, or as either a man or woman should when elected to public office. l shall try to do my work as congress woman with ordinary common sense. In fact, l shall hope to maintain the standard for patriotic duty set for me by my husband, the late Julius Kahn, and the memory of him is the only strain of sadness for me in all of this. His loss I feel more keenly than ever and yet I am hap py that l have been elected and am to be given an opportunity to work in congress for my state as he worked. That means working long hours and hard"
 Mrs. Kahn ran as an independent, as did all the candidates at the spe- cial election. Normally she will con- cede allegiance to the republican party. Her husband was nominated at the last election by both repub- licans and democrats. He was a member of every congress since the fifty-fifth except the fifty-enghth.
 Mrs. Kahn is a woman of mother ly appearance, a good housekeeper, her friends state, and while she is known to the civic and club life of San Francisco, her primary inter- ests have lain more with her home and family than in endeavors of a civic or public nature.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
"BUTTERFI.Yn AT LYCEI,M

Although tomorrow starts the weekend double feature bill at the Lyceum, bringing 'Dlscontented Hus- hands' and The Fighting Ameri- can," there are still many movie en- thusiast5 who will enjoy seeing the current picture, Butterfly, which closes a successful run tonight. This picture features Laura LaPlante, Ruth Clifford, Norman Kerry and K and is from the novel by Kathleen Norris.The tale con cerns two orphans, the elder of whom sacrifices all her life for her younger sister. How the latter repays her generosity by her selfishness, even to the extent of trying to steal her lover, makes this great domestic story. In the final climax however, the tragedy of the life of this pitiless flirt is brought out with 
 The latest release in the Benny Leonard serial will start tomorrow, and the first feature, "Discontented portrays a film drama in which the masculine sex are pie tured as the ones wcarying of. home ties when things are not as happy as they might be.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18

was responsible for the girls con- dition.
 Miss Wench, who was an oper- ator in the Hartford telephone ex- change, was suddenly taken sick while visiting here with what she said was stomach trouble. She died a few minutes after a physician had been summoned. Woods. who was questioned at length by the medical examiner denied any previous knowledge of the young woman's condition before she was taken sud- denly sick.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
SISTERS ASPHYXIATED
 AFTER LEAVING HOME
Fathers Reprimand Causes Girls To Take Apartment So They May
 Attend Dances and Socials.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 1S,-Miss Catherine Carroll, 20, died at City hospital last night, 10 hours after the lifeless body of her sister, Anne, 22, had been found in their two- room apartment at "A Wellington street. Both girls were victims of accidental gas poisoning, in the opinion of the police and inyestiga- ton authorities. John J. Coffey, who lives at the Wellington street ad- dress, gave pint of his blood in a transfusion operation at the hospit- al in an effort to save the life of Miss Carroll, but the girl failed to rally.
 The tragedy came as the climax of the worries of the girls devoted parents MT. and Mrs. James Carroll, who for five weeks had been in ignorance of the whereabouts of their daughters. The girls hal left hcme following a reprinsand from their because he did not approve of their attendance at dances and other social affairs.
 Police investigation revealed that the young women apparently were overcome by fumes from leaking gas pipe. Detectives and officials of the public buildings department in- vestigated to determine whether the leak was due to repairs made by Patrick Murnane, owner Of the building, who told the authorities that on Monday morning he had been called to the apartment be- cause of gas leak. He told the po- lice he took q part gas pipe at union and put it together again. MT. Murnane said he tested the connec- ton with a lighted match and saw no evidence of leak at that time.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18

Philadelphia, Feb. 1S.-Isabel Cra- ven Dilworth, revealed as the wife of Lou Tellegen, is the daughter of J. Dale Dilworth, president of the Salem Glass Works at Salem, in southern New Jersey. They were married In Rutherford, N. J. The Dilworth is an old and we'll known family in Salem county, New Jersey, where her ancestors acquired 0 for tune in the glass manufacturing bus ineSs.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
Cave Exploration Is
 Safe in Dry Weather

Cleveland, Ohio. Feb. 1S.-- Bad judgement he used in going into the passage in wet weather cost Floyd Collins his life, Professor Jesse E. Hyde, of the department of Geology, Western Reserve University, de- clared last night. Professor Hyde, who was guided through Crystal Cave, by Collins last summer, said ke would have been safe in the sum mer months when the boulders which imprisoned him would have been cemented in dry clay.
 Collins discovered the cave by chas- ing a ground hog, Hyde said he told him. He had placed fox trap in Assure in rock. A ground hog pulled the trap into the opening and Collins crawled in after it.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
GETTING TOO FAT!
 TRY THIS-REDUCE

People who don't grow too fat are the fortunate exception. But if you find the fat accommodating or already cumbersome. you will be wise to follow this suggestion, which Is endorsed by thousands of people who know. Ask your druggist for Mar mola Prescription Tablets and follow direc- tions. One dollar is the price the world over. Get them from your own druggist or send price direct to Marmola Co.,, Gen eral Motors Bldg. Detroit, Mich By doing this you will be able to reduce steadily and easily and pleasantly. with out starvation diet or tresome exercise. Start taking them today and get slender
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
LOU TELLEGEN IS
 MARRIED AGAIN
Actor Takes New Jersey Woman
 as His Bride

Hollywood, Calf, Feb. 1S.--IIis- torlans of Hollywood's romances to- day were waiting for Lou Telegen, actor of the stage and screen, to come forward and give his own yer sion of his marriage to Isabel Craven Dllworth, known to the stage as Nina Romano, in little New Jer- sey town more than year ago.
 Nearly every one concerned with the wedding, save only the bride and groom themselves, had verified the report that 1t had taken place, but the more prosaic problem of the whereabouts of Mir. and Mrs. Telle- gen, remained early today an un- solved mystery.
 One report had it that the actor and his wife were in San Francisco and would return today or tomorrow but efforts to find them in San Francisco were unsuccessful.
 It was generally agreed by their friends here, however, that now that the marriage secret was out, they would soon cease to be missing.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
WAR MANEUVERS
 BEING CONDUCTED
Airplane Activities in Michigan
 to Test Theories

Camp skeel, Oscoda, Mich, Feb. 1S.-Equipped with a suitable num- Der of fighting planes. the first pur- suit group could operate anywhere within a radius of four or five hun dred miles of its base. and support itself without outside agencies, Ma jor T. G. Lanphier, head of the mid winter maneuvers being held here, believes. In two days the first group has moved itself from it's Selfridge home to a base here and then con- tinued on 125 miles to fight an inn aginary battle in defense of the Straits of Mackinac. Actual flying time from Selfridge field, to the bat tie ground was little more than three hours.
 Fighting planes are a necessity for winter defense. the demonstra- tion has proved in the opinion of it's leader. Accidents due to cold wealth. CT are to be expected. Major Lam phier holds and auxiliary planes must be ready to take the place of those disabled. Two frozen reserve oil tanks and a cracked expansion flank were the result of the first night on the ice of Lake Van Etten. Engine trouble developed on an- other after getting into the air, cut ting the number of planes that ac- tually took part in the maneuvers to six.
 Winter conditions were present throughout the first night and day. Zero temperatures greeted the fiiers when they warmed up their engines in the morning and made the re- pairs the cold necessitated. At the Straits the thermometer registered six below in the early morning hours and rose 10 about ten above ID
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
CORONER MAKES FINDING
 IN MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Haratord Girl Visiting in New Lon don Declared Victim of
 Illegal Operation

New London. Feb. 1S.-Septic poisoning following an illegal oper- atlon, which was probably perform cd in or near Hartford, was the cause of the death of Dolly Wench, q, of 102 Baltimore avenue. Hart ford, yesterday, while visiting at the residence of he fiance, John Woods of 23 Ocean avenue. This
 is the finding reported by Medical Examiner Charles Kaufman, after an autopsy. Coroner J. J. Desmond will call in the assistance of the Hartford police to try to find who
New Britain herald., 1925-02-18
Model Apartment.

Shawl understand now why the landlord called this model" apart ment.
 Mrs. Shaw-Why, dear-because 1t Is up-to-date?
 Shaw--No; because a 'modei" means small imitation of the real thing.-London Answers.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
COAL SUBSTITUTES
FOR new ENGLAND
Interstate Commission Seeking
Additional Routes

Washington, Nov. Rl-Further
steps were taken today by the inter-
state commerce commission toward
opening additional railroad routes
for the transportation Of substitutes
for anthracite coal to New England
and the Middle Atlantic States.
In two separate orders the COM
mission reopened proceedings to con-
slider whether rates on anthracite
coal produced in Virginia are pre-
venting its movement to the con-
suming territory and whether
through and joint rates from south
ern West Virginia to consuming ter
ritory may not be established. Hear
ings on these questions were fixed
for November 12 at New York city
before Commissioner Campbell.
Shortly before the Pennsylvania
anthracite suspension became effec-
tive the commission ordered rail-
roads serving the northern Atlantic
coast territory and West Virginia
and Pennsylvania low volatile coal
districts to combine in making joint
rates that would allow the move
ment of the anthracite substitute.
These new and lower rates went
into effect October Is. The orders
today indicated that the commission
saw a possibility Of enlarging their
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
Parents and Teachers
Duties to Be Outlined

THE Duties and Activities Of Par
ents and Teachers Associations, :"
will be the topic of Superintendent
of Schools S. II. Holmes In his ad-
dress to members of the Junior High
school Parents and Teachers asso-
citation tonight at 1880 in the Junior
High school auditorium. This will
be followed by a business meeting
at which a discussion OF whether or
not the school hours should be re-
arranged to allow the children a
longer noon hour will take place.
NJ. H. Cutting. secretary of the
association, has arranged an attrac-
tive program for the members and
public to be furnished by the stu
dents under the direction OF Miss
Darts Bradley who will also sing.
The program follows: Trio-piano.
Louis Chernoff; cello. Robert Bcebe;
violin. Allen Norton; solo. Miss Doris
Bradley: address, Superintendent s.
II. Holmes; violin solo. Allen Nor
ton.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
Claims dead MAN
RECEIVED NO help
Unusual Suit Over Property
Based on Support Pact

Peter Mikalauskas of Newington
has been sued in an action In which
Joseph Waszkelewiczs. as admins
traitor OF the estate OF John Soro-
sinsky. claims the defendant took
over property OF the deceased under
an agreement by which he was to
furnish Soroeinsky with support for
the remainder OF his life, and al
though he lived but 20 days there
after. he did not receive such sup
port.
Attorney S. Gerald Casale is
counsel for the administrator whose
interest In the case is based mainly
upon the claims Of Frank Skipper of
Ansonia, nephew, and the only
surviving relative.
Sorosinely died July 2S of this
year and the plaintiff was named
administrator OF tho estate. The
defendant was decided the property
July s under an agreement by
which the grantor retained o life
interest, and under which the
grantee was to support Sorosinsky
for the remainder Of his life and
pay his funeral expenses. From
the time of the agreement to his
death. sorosinsky lived at home and
not with the defendant, 1t Is claimed.
Attorney Casale asks Judgment
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
Lions MUST SEEK
SOMETHING FUNNY
UproariOuS Meeting on Schedule
for Next Week

Archie McBrayne. Is years old,
who has lived In New Britain. for AZ
years, was the entertainer de luxe
at the meeting OF the Lions club at
the Burritt hotel at noon today. Mr..
McBrayne is typical Scotchman
and his repertoire included several
Scotch songs a la Harry Lauder.
Howard Bronson, jeweler, was ad-
mitted as a new member.
The attendance prize was awarded
to Colonel w. W. Bullen. Claude
]. Leroux was appointed captain OF
committee to select bowling team
and to arrange for inter-club games.
DR.. ]. II. Potts and william .Bren-
necke will be on the committee.
A prize was auctioned off for tho
benefit Of the Red Cross roll call,
of which Joseph Gaeto. a member
Of the club, is chairman. The sum
Of $24.50 was raised and the prize
went to Willard Oquist.
President Harry G. Hancock an
nounced that next week W. G.
French will tell of something funny
he Is expected to find about the
Parker-Buckey Baking Co. plant;
Martin Horwitz must find something
to provoke a laugh in the Murray
studio, conducted by Lion Leon A.
Rose, while Undertaken John A.
Andrews must find something funny
in Fairview cemetery. of which Col
onel w w. Bullen Is superintendent.
These men will tell their stories at
the next meeting.
Attorney David l.. Safr was voted
the most efficient committee chair
man and was presented. or almost
presented with cut glass water
set. Unfortunately Deputy Sheriff
Martin H. Horwitz who conveyed
the prize stumbled over crack in
the tile floor, and the cut glass was
carried out on q dust pan by a
waiter.
Comments on the club and its pro-
gram were made In brief addresses
by DR.. E. J. Bray, Attorney Stanley
j. Traceski, P. ]. Murray. Harry G.
Hancock, Attorney David l.. Nair,
Ernest r. Dechant and Bernard G.
Kranowitz. President Hancock pub
Ideally thanked the press for coop
Grafton and Attorney Nair told of
the difficulty in getting speakers.
Next Tuesday Probation Officer
Edward c. Connolly will tell about
the Juvenile court.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
AmphiOn Club to Give
"The Man on the Box"

The Amphion Dramatic club will
produce. on Friday evening Of this
week, the play The Man on the
Box" adapted from the novel OF
that name by Harold McGrath. The
play will be given under the super
vision OF Mrs. Amy c, Guilford. d.
rector OF the club.
The play deals with the practical
Joke attempted by Robert Warbur-
ton on his sister. 1t lands him in
the police court and in getting out
of the scrape he finds himself more
deeply involved in another. The
plot is clever, mixed with comedy.
intrigue and a hit OF tragedy. But
it ends happily, The characters are
us follows;
Martin, clerk Of the 3rd precinct
court-Donald Mcguire.
Officer Cassidy Of the Srd precinct
police station-Gunnard Carlson.
Officer O'Brien of the mounted
police-lister Eilduff.
Charles Henderson. a newspaper
man-Philip McBriarity.
Judge Watts of the Srd precinct
court-Bliss Clark.
Lieut.. Robert Warburton-Alar
Burr.
Miss Betty Annesley Barbara
Troup.
Mrs. Conway-Kstheryn Clark.
Cora, the Annesley's maid-Vir.
ginia Humphrey.
Monsieur Pierre. the Annesley's
chcf-Monroe HARDWOOD.
Col. George Annesley-Paul VIII
let's.
Count Karloft, a Russian diplomat
Marc Robinson,
Miss Nancy warburton, Bob:
sister-Olgo Haigis.
William, a stable boy -- Johr
| Deming.
Col. Frank Raleigh-Donald Por.
ter.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
MCCORMICK IS TOO
YOUNG, SHE STATES
Mrs. Stillman Denies She Is
to Wed Him

New York, Nov. 3 P(-Mrs. Anne
U. Stillman denies that she and
young Fowler Mccormick OF Chicago
plan to marry after she obtains a
divorce from James ]. Stillman.
IT am too old and he Is too
young" she has informed repre-
sentative of the New York World in
answer to a direct question.
Interviewed at her camp In Can
ada. where Mr.. Mccormick Is visit
ing her. Mrs stillman admitted. the
World says in copyright article to-
day, that she and her husband have
reached an agreement as to divorce.
A mutual friend acted as mediator
last summer. All that remains is to
reach an agreement as to money
settlement before proceedings with
her suit. Mr.. Stillman agreed once
before, five years ago. to divorce me.
she says. then started his "unpleas-
ant suit"
Dressed In brilliant bandans, a
short red velvet Jacket, short, plain
skirt. and wearing beaded moccasins
and a necklace OF large pearls, Mrs
Stillman was putting 10 bed baby
Guy whose paternity was disputed
| in the unsuccessful divorce sui
brought by her husband.
Are Good Friends.
Mrs. Stillman says that she and
her husband are good friends" now
and that their children visit hin
whenever opportunity offers. He /:
giving her an allowance Of $500 6
month, the amount directed by the
court pending settlement Of his suit
AS to reports of marriage Will
Mr.. Mccormick the World says
They deny it singly and together
but do not deny the great bond O
sympathy between them"
She did not seem displeased tina
the question was asked, nor did Nc
Cormick.
In New York, when informed o
Mrs. Stillman's statement about Thu
divorce suit, her attorney, Isaac n
Mills, said: II am sure a mistake
has been made"
New Britain herald., 1925-11-03
Y. M. G. A. CLASSES OPEN
Tighten Men Join Salcsmanship
Glass and Seven Take Up Account
fancy Course.

Eighteen men Joined the class In
craftsmanship at the Y. NJ. c. A. last
evening. which Is being taught by
w. w. Leland. and seven men Joined
the class in accountancy. which Is
being taught by Thure w. Bengston,
Those who Joined the salesman
ship class are William Kiniry, Rob-
ert Leghorn, Ernest Carlson, George
w. Bellamy. Harry Hazen. T. c.
Toner, Robert Bengston. E. Brain
erd. William Davis, George Hitch
ner, William Smith, George T. Smith,
Dudley Bacon and Abe Pearlman.
Those who joined the class In ac-
countancy are Joseph Devokaitis,
Everett Shepard. Robert Miller,
Richard Sheridan, George Mccarthy,
Emil Restelli and Thomas Nc
earthly.