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New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
SUE FOR S29,OOO,N)O
Norwich Power Co. of Conn. One of the Firms Involved In Action Against Southern Railway.

Richmond. Va, March 2T.-Hear- ings were begun in law and equity court here today on the suit of the Norwich Power company of Con- necticut and other preferred stock holders of the Southern Railway who are suing the railway for S2s.- OOO,0 which they claim is due them in back dividends.
 The preferred stockholders claim the company began paying dividends on Its common stock before dis charging it's obligations to the pre- ferred stock.
 The suit was instituted on Octo- Der $, 1924. The amount claimed then was 23.0O0,OO0, In an sn- swer and demurrer filed ten days later the railway claimed the char ter had not been violated and that the preferred stock had been paid what was due 1t.
 An amended bill was filed by the complaining stockholders on De- cemher l6. 1924, in which tht amount claimed 10 be due them wal raised to s29,0Oo,ooo.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
WOMAN IS
 TO SUE DENNISTOUN
Will Charge Breach of Promise and Defama-
 tion, Malone Says

Paris, March 27.-A suit for breach of promise and defamation of character against Lieutenant Colonel Ian Dennistoun, defendant in the sensational London trial just ended will be filed in London soon by an American woman, who is now in the United States. 1t was an nounced today by Dudley Field Malone, who will represent the plaintiff.
 Mr. Malone declared that the evil dence would include "a hundred odd letters in Colonel Dennistoun's hand, many of which contained highly derisive allusions to Lady Carnarvon." Lady Carnarvon is Colonel Dennistoun's present wife. The letters are said to have been written over a considerable period of time
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
COMMUNITY DRIVE
 NOW OVER $44,OOO
Predictions Are That Goal Will Be Passed
 Monday Noon

With 1000 prospective givers yet to be seen, three more days in which to see them, almost $45,OO0 already pledged and 12 of the 22 teams hay ing already passed the quota set for them for the entire drive, indications today pointed to the possibility Of the United Community Corporation drive going over the top so success fully by noon Monday that the $62,- 147 sought may be over subscribed.
 T have not the slightest doubt, after today's reports but that we will get $6S,OOO or $64,o0o by noon Mon day, said Leon A. Sprague, director of the drive, today.
 Several outstanding features of the drive were reported today which provoked some discussion. Mrs. H. c. Warner captain of team No. 21, reported that she personally worked Il hours yesterday and received but $7O0.
 llS ldII ilot pSi9SH bSAsNAN ed has card of his or her own and that a report is made on every individual on cards turned in has given the corporation a detailed check on each individual.
 That very few people are refusing and that these few include those who have moved, died, or cannot be located is shown by the fact that there have been reported from $500 cards given out at Wednesday, luncheon 3,273 subscriptions.
 A subscription of s25 was report ed today from the Stanley Works Girls club.
 The report of the teams today brought the grand total up to s44,' 625.53. This amount has been rals- ed from 1,400 prospects and there still are 1000 prospects to be seer over the week end. The drive wil close at noon Monday.
 The workers today were the guest: of Daly Council. Knights of Colum bus and on Monday they will bt guests of the Aziz Grotto.
 The reports today were as follows
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
EXPLOSION WRECKS SCHOOLHOUSE
 AT SWISSVILLE, NEAR PITTSBURGH
Officials Divided as to Whether It Was From Natural Causes or Result of Bomb-One Man Re- ported Missing.

Pittsburgh, March 27.-An explo- sion early today wrecked the public school building at Swissvale, su- burb. Jacob Jacobs, the janitor, was reported missing, and police and f1re- men are searching the ruins in the belief-that he met death in the blast.
 Reward Offered.
 Officers believe the explosion was not accidental and a reward of $1,- 900 was offered by Fire Marshal Thomas Pfarr for information lead ing to the arrest of those responsible for wrecking the building.
 The blast occurred shortly after 6 o'clock this morning and rocked houses and broke windows within a radius of several blocks. One corner of the two-story brick building was wrecked and the remaining walls and roof were wrecked and left swaying under the weight of un- supported rafters. A one story frame annex was blown to splinters.
 Bremen were unable to find any trace of fire. leading to the beiiei that the building had been bombed Fire Marshal Pfarr said there wat no fire under the boilers and n' trace Of escaping gas. Fire Chic Joseph Morgan, of swissvale, de cIared that he believed gas was th' probable cause of the blast. Thinks It Natural.
 c. c. Kelso, superintendent of thu Swissvale schools, also was of th' opinion that the explosion was iron accidental causes, declaring tha leakage from hot water heated op erated by natural gas could have l filled the basement with sufficien gas to wreck the building. Tn heater was located in the sectiol where the explosion occurred. Three hundrd pupils attending th' wrecked school will be assigned t other school buildings in the Dor ough next week and will miss onl, today's sessions.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
CROWLEY JAILED ON
 CHARGE OF BIGAMY
Counsel Admits He Can't Show First Marriage
 Illegal

Francis Crowley, charged with bigamy, was sentenced to four months in jail and fined s100 and costs by Judge William c. Hunger ford this morning in police court. Crowley was alleged to have mar ried Louisa Kasparaek of Farming dale, L. l.. in that town on Novem- Der IS, 1923, and on November 27, 1924, 10 have married Catherine Madrick of this city. When the charge was brought against him, he was serving a o0-day sentence in the county jail at Mineola, N. r., for on-support of his first wife and their 10-months-old son. His ex- tradition was obtained and he was brought to New Britain by Detec- tlce Sergeant George c. Ellinger.
 The evidence was presented in court last Saturday. Judge Hunger ford reserving decision until Tues day. At that time, Attorney David l.. Dunn, who had been secured as counsel for Crowley, asked that the case be reopened today In order that he might show Crowley's first mar riage was not legal. MT. Dunn ad- mitted this morning that he had been unable to corroborate this and asked for a sentence.
 Frank Constance of 215 North street was haled into court on 6 charge of breach of the peace when his original scheme of love-makine went awry. He had been arrested yesterday noon by Officer Peter Ca. belus on complaint of Miss Anna Pikutis of 94 Franklin street. Mist Pikutis. a telephone operator at the Southern New England Telephone Co.,, testified that Costanzo had beer paying unwelcome attentions to hel for the past two years, and that yes terday he met her on the street ant tried to accompany her home, fail ing In which he had walked up ant down in front of her house waiting for her to come out again.
 William Pikutis, her father, saic that Costanzo had come to theil house Sunday morning and tried tt make presents to the girl and he brother. Constance. through Inter preter Lacava, denied that he wa. paying attentions to the girl ant claimed that he "knew her broth er." Judge Hungerford told him |, keep away from the whole famil, and fined him s10 and costs, sus pending execution on condition 0 good behavior in the future.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
Appeal Filed

Washington, March 27.-Formal appeal 10 the college of bishops was filed today before the Baltimore Methodist conference involving the procedure followed in taking the re- cent adverse vote upon proposed unification of the northern and southern branches of the church.
 The appeal sought Episcopal de- clsion" on three questions dealing with the supervision of the vote. Un- der church rules it would be passed on first by Bishop Candler before being forwarded to the college for consideration at the next meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
 W. W. Milan of Washington and Judge E. D. Newman of Woodstock, Va, presented the appeal today on the floor of the conference. Both ot them were lay delegates last year to the general conference at Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
Norwich Police Capture Two Young Men Who Arc Accused of Stealing Car in Providence,

Norwich, March 27.-George Ram sey. 24. of Providence, R. l. and Albert Myers, IS, of Attleboro, Mass, were captured after a chase here today by Policeman Bert Lam- phert with an automobile, alleged to have been stolen from Oreance Lavelle of 39 Progress street, Provi- dence. They were held as fugitives under bonds of sl,0oO in the case of Ramsey who was driving the car and $500 in the case of Myers Providence police were notified and will send for them.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
ATLANTA INDICTMENTS
Father Hayden and Assistant War den Fletcher Must Stand Trial for Receiving Bribes from Prisoners.

Atlanta, March 27.-Father Thom- as P. Hayden, former chaplain Of the Atlanta federal penitentiary, and L. J. Fletcher, former assistant warden of the same institution, were indlct. cd by a federal grand jury today on charges of receiving bribes from prisoners.
 Hayden and Fletcher were jointly charged in one indictment with re- ceiving and accepting s2,50 through the agency of Emanuel Susstick New York attorney, for Mamie Kes- sler and Morris Sweetwood of New York, wealthy bootlegger prisoners.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
Colts Said To Have Two Million
 Dollar Order From Polish Govt.
Formal Contract Only Matter of Time is Report From Warsaw-Machine Rifles to Be Made
 in Polish Factory

Warsaw, March 17,-Polund is reported to have agreed to have several thousand machine rifles made in Poland by the Colts Pat ent Fire Arms Manufacturing com pany of Hartford. Conn.
 The vice president of the com pany. Frank c. Nichols, visited Po- land last winter to demonstrate the Colts rifle to the Polish war office experts. Although French rife has been in use by the Polish forces. change to. the American type was decided upon. In view of the official approval given the
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
S44,625.53
Total to date .,.......

The speaker today was Clarence King, secretary of the Federated Charities of Bridgeport. Mir. King told of the troubles in raising the budget in Bridgeport and said social service was a responsibility of all. He offered as a slogan, There are No Cutters in New Britain"
 Rotations concerning the visita- tion have been made on 2,4S5 report cards returned to date, giving the reasons why the persons visited did not or could not contribute. One card. the report of which was read at the luncheon at the Burritt hotel today stated that the person could no give any money but was willing to give six cans of whole grain wheat, three of whole ripe peas, three of red kidney beans. for the fresh air camp, to the value of s9.
 There will be no luncheon tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
SUIT OVER HORSE TRADE

A horse trade is responsible for the suit brought against Oreste Mas teri of Berlin by Antonio Mastianni of Southington. The plaintiff, who is represented by H. c. Camp of Southington. claims that he pur- chased a horse of the defendant and later found out that the animal had been misrepresented to him. DeplNy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz has attached real estate belonging to the defendant. The writ is return able in the court of common pleas on May s.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27

American gun. it was said that the signing of contract between the Colts company and the war office is only a question of time.
 The agreement will call for the delivery of several thousand rifles, during a period of from 12 to IS months. They will cost the Polish government s2,OO0,ooo. which will be paid in three installments.
 The rifles will be manufactured in factory near Warsaw under supervision of representatives of the Colts company which will provide mechanical equipment and in- structors to supervise the work.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
SHOALS BOARD IS
 APPOINTED TODAY No Members Of Cabinet Are
 Named by President YALE PROFESSOR IS ONE
Others Who Are to Study Problem Are Mckenzie, Dial, Mcclellan and Bowcr--Morrow Named Member of Tacna Africa Commission.

Washington, March 27.--A com mission to study the Muscle Shoals problem. consisting of former Rep resentative Mckenzie of Illinois; former Senator Dial of South Caro- lima; Professor Harry A. Curtis of Yale university; William Mcclellan Of New York; and Russell F. Bower of the American Farm Bureau fed- eration was named today by Presi- dent Coolidge.
 Contrary to expectations no cabi- net members were placed on the commission, which will be author ized to determine the most practi- cal method of utilizing the facilities available at Muscle Shoals.
 Must Report to President.
 Appointment of the commission which will be under instructions to submit report to the president if possible before the next session of congress, was in line with a resolu- ton passed by the house. D.
 Mir. Mckenzie, republican, re- tired voluntarily from congress March 4. At the time he was chair man Of the military committee, which has Jurisdiction over Shoals legislation, and during the 6Sth con- gress he led the fight for acceptance | of the Ford bid.
 Mir. Dial Is democrat, whose term in the senate expired March 4 Mir. Curtis isa professor of chemica engineering and at one time was ex. ecutive officer of the army's nitro gen research office. Mir. Mcclellan formerly of the University of Penn sylvania, is past president of thu American Institute Of Electrical En gineers, while MT. Bower, educated at Wesleyan university, has beer engaged with the farm bureau fed eration in a study of Muscle Shoal problems.
 Secretaries Weeks and Hoove probably will cooperate with tn commission in an advisory capacity
 Morrow Appointed
 l Former Governor Morrow of tn Panama Canal Zone was today ap pointed by President Coolidge a American member of the Tacn , Africa boundary commission. Mir. Morrow, who holds the ran Of briEadier'general in the enginee officers reserve corps, resigned las October as canal zone governor. H had seen eight years service ther as engineer of maintenance and gov ernor. Since then he has been en gagged in private engineering prac } tice In New York city.
 In France he commanded tn , fourth engineers, and later was chic engineer of the first army in tn St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
MORE APPROVALS
 OF UN|F|CAT|ON Methodist Conferences Vote to
 Combine With South ONE APPEAL IS FILED
Formal Protest Made Today Against Adverse Action Taken By Balti- more Methodist Conference Rc- gently.

Fall River, Mass, March 27.---The Southern New England Methodist Episcopal conference today approv- ed the proposal for unification of the north and south bodies of the Methodist Episcopal church, The clergy voted S4 in favor of unifca- ton and one against. The laymen favored the proposal by vote of Il to 1.
 On the question of admitting lay men as members of annual confer ences the vote was 10l for and 56 against. The laymen carried the proposal T to 2, which the clergy voted against it, 54 to 30. It was voted to hold the annual session in South Manchester, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
For CninCatiOn

Norristown. Pa, March 27.-The lay electoral conference of the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal conference today voted. 16O to 6, for uniflcation of the north and south churches.
 The laymen by a vote Of 149 to 20 also favored the admission of laymen to the annual conference.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
Sick Man Tried Four Times to Take Life
 But Fails to Do It

Clinton, Mass. March 27.- While delirious from scarlet fever, William Huentler of this town drank an ounce of poison early today, slashed his wrist and neck with a knife. shot himself in the chin with a shotgun and finally escaped from his home and jumped into the Nashua river. He was rescued from the water and taken to a hospital in Worcester where physicians said he would recover.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
DIAN POLAR TRIP

Oslo. Norway March 27.-Three aviators who will take part in the protected Amundsen flight over the North Pole left Tromsoe yesterday for Spitzbergen to initiate prepara- tious.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
Wilmington Approves

Wilmington. Del, March 27.-The Wilmington Methodist Episcopal conference today by a vote of 1o3 to l 5 approved the proposition for unification of the Methodist Episco- pal church north and south.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27

This the automobile which States Attorney Acorn is trying today to prove Gerald Chapman stole in Steubenve Ohio. It seized by the New Britain police few minutes after Walter E. Shean of Springfield Mas dropped package into the morning of October 2 1924 the date of Police Skeys murder. By proving that is stolen by Chapman, Aco hopes to prove that the bandit in this city on the morning of the shooting
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
THE WEATHER

For New Britain and vicinity: Showers and colder tonight; Saturday fair.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-03-04
OBJECT OF SUIT

The object of this suit is to sell the
parcel of land formerly owned by the
defendants, and sold in 1928 by the
Sheriff for taxes due in 1921, and
bought by the State, and described in
the bill inequity.
1t appearing, on affidavit filed in
this suit, that the Defendants BERTHE
Cook, Emma A. Bennett, Olin Beall,
H. R. Brinkhurst, j. w Order, War
rem E. Doran, Annie Eyster Wright,
c. M. Fahs, William Thurman, w. c.
Goodrich and Edward Mulligan, Jos.
Goldsmith and H. j. Goldsmith, Rich
ard Haggerty, w. H. Herbertson, F.
A. Higeinbotham, Emma. Smaller,
Louise Troutman, Lucy Thomas,
Ernest Male, Edgar Male, Nellie
Cooke, Rosie NJ. Borden, Sallie j.
Male, Julia Male Gregory, L. C.
Waggoner, Jas. E. Walters. P. T.
Watt, W. W. Wade, Frank L. Wise,
Grant Willis are non-residents of
West Virginia, and that the heirs of
E. Kaiser, Jno F. Brimmer, J. Bunzl
& Sons, Charles B. Chase, Mary A.
Chatland, Samuel D. Engle, C. w. B.
and J. w. Gearing, D. H. CRUDE, ........
------Gugenheim and ...-...W WE'LL,
partners trading as Gugenheim, WE'LL
& Co., Mamie Hale, G. s. Herbert
son, S. H. Higginbotham, c. C. Irwin,
M. J. Kester, trustee, NJ ]. Kester, J..
w. McNeer, j W. Rowan, w. N.
Lemon, M. B. Baker, J. S. Bragonier,
G. w. Lenhart, Mrs. G. W. Lenhart,
John w. Locke, Hattie A. Mathews,
Clay S. Miller, C. G. Mueden, John
McGill, Jennie Nalle, Alfred PAUL,
Martha II. Perry, F. Reister, ]. P.
Shanklin, Walter H. Show, Lewis
Steinrod, J. L. Stroehlein, Chas. F.
fancy, H. H. Walker, and of Nancy J
West, are unknown, said defendants
are hereby required to appear within
One Month after the first publication
of this order, and do what is neces-
sary to protect their interests in this
matter.
It is ordered that a copy of this
order be forthwith published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
Spirit of Jefferson, a newspaper
printed in the town of Charles Town
in the County of Jefferson, and be
posted at the front door of the
Court House of Jefferson county, at
least twenty days before judgment
or decree is rendered.
c. W. CONRAD,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
James NJ. Mason, Jr., P. @.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-03-04
PUBLIC SALE
OF Valuable Personal Property,

The undersigned intending to dis
continue farming on the Baylor farm,
located u miles northwest of
Charles Town, the same having been
rented, will sell at public auction, on
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1925,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. M, all
of his personal property as follows:
FIVE HEAD OF MULES.
One pair of Mules 5 and 6 wears
old. weight 100 lbs. each, good ones:
one pair of Mules and 10 years old.
weight 1850 lbs. each, both leaders;
one extra good single mule.
FoRTY-ONE HEAD OF CATTLE.
Twenty good steers, weight from
$50 to 500 lbs. each. This is an ex-
ceptional lot of steers and will make
fine June cattle. Six fresh cows
with calves, good ones; 6 springers,
extra good ones; s cows in full flow
of milk; / Short Horn bull.
TWENTY-FIVE HEAD OF HOGS.
aour Good Brood Sows, one will pig
by day of sale; IS Thrifty Shoats,
will weigh from so to 100 lbs. each.
EAENNIiIN1 IRif LEmENIS
One Deering binder, SIT. cut. good
as new; Empire 10-disc drill. good
as new; l Kentucky corn planter:
Buckeye and 2 Deer cultivators. S
double shovel plows, l single shovel
pillow, 2 springtooth harrows, l wood
frame springtooth harrow, l four-su.
harrow, one 60-tooth spike harrow,
Syracuse 2-horse pillow, / Oliver iron
beam pillow, l Oliver wood beam pillow.
pair shelvings, one 18-ft. and one
20-ft. long; one 2-horse wagon and
bed, one 2-horse wagon and bed. low
down; one 4-horse wagon and bed: l
keystone hay loader, good as new; l
Kemp manure spreader, good as new;
l Gas Engine and pump jack; Deer
ing mower, l Deering horse rake.
HARNESS:-Wagon harness COM
plete for 4-horse team, housens.
choke straps, trace carriers, sets
pillow gears, lot of extra collars,
brides, ETC.; set of double driving
harness, l set of single driving har-
ness, wagon saddle, 2 pair spreaders.
butt chains, breast chains.
About Fifty Chicken Hens; Ten
Tons of Good Timothy Hay; some
White and Yellow Corn, and other
articles too numerous to mention.
TERMS:-Sums of $4,000 and un-
der, cash. All sums over $1,000 a
credit of 8 months will be given, pur-
chaser to give negotiable, interest
bearing note with approved security,
and payable at any bank in Charles
Town. No property to be moved un-
til terms are complied with. Two
per cent. off for cash.
J. M. TRAPNELL.
c. T. Engle and T. J. West. Aucts.
Bane Brown and C. w. Moore. Clerks