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New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
FATAL EXPLOSION
Two Reported Dead In Blast at Oil Refinery Plant Near Ventura, California, This Morning.

Ventura, Calif., Dec. 27 Pr-Two men were reported killed and sev- eral others injured when an eXplo- sion rocked the refinery of the General Petroluem Company, two and Q half miles from here this morning.
 The explosion occurred in the ab- sorption unit Of the plant. Flames broke out uncontrolled and threat end a nearby gasoline storage tank which was expected to blow up at any minute.
 The two men were believed to have burned to death, Six or seven ot hers were rushed to hospitals.
 The header of the reducing unit blew off from an undetermined cause.
 The refinery is located in approXi- mately the center of the Venture oil producing area.
 All available equipment for com batting the flames was rushed to the scene from nearby towns and oil companies.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Slo,o0O in $500 Bills in Pocket of John E. Boyle Represented Cash Payment on Big Real Estate Deal.
Bandit After Looting Cash Register Casually Went Through Victims Cloth ing and Discovered Un- expected Sum.

Fairfield, Conn, Dec 27 R - John E. Boyle, druggist, was held up and robbed of S10,75O shortly before Il o'clock today by three armed men who entered his store. The robbers made their escape in a touring car bearing Connecticut markers
 Had Money in Pocket
 Most of the money was In a bankroll in Boyle's pocket, cash payment on a real estate deal con- summated last week when Boyle sold ten shore cottages at Fairfield beach. Boyle had been carrying s10,0OO in $500 bills on his person since last week, intending to take the money to New York for de- posit in a bank there but was pre- vented from getting down to New York on account of the Christmas rush.
 Bandit Draws Gun
 Two men entered the store and when Boyle turned to go behind the counter to wait on them, one pressed revolver against the back of Boyle's head and ordered "open up that cash register"
 After Boyle, covered by the re- yovcr, had opened the cash regis ter he was ordered to stand aside. While one of the bandits moved toward the door to act as a guard, the other twirled revolver around and waved the muzzle menacingly under Boyle's nose, instructing him to get 10 the back of the store nn- less he wished to have his brains blown ont.
 After emptying the cash drawer, the bandit turned to the proprietor.
 Searched His Pockets
 Let's see what you've got in your pockets,' said the man.
 Keeping the muzzle of the heavy revolver trained upon Boyle, the bandit made a quick search of the druggists pockets.
 Realizing the extent of his find, the ho.dup man didn't wait any longer.
 Get back there and don't move until we get away or we'll kill you, the man said 10 Boyle.
 The Victim Obeys
 The druggist obeyed, stopping only long enough to glance out to the street where the third bandit was sitting in a green touring car. All three robbers got into the car and immediately headed in the d1- rection of Bridgeport.
 Boyle immediately telephoned the bridgeport police a description Of the car. Search is being made in all directions.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Makes Vigorous Denial

New Haven, Dec. 27 P}-Denying that he had any part in the death of John Mastriano. Meriden restau- rant employe, who was killed at a lonely spot in Mount Carmel. more than week ago, Fred Edel of Mer- iden has admitted to Coroner Mix that he was with Mastriano the night ire latter is believed to have been Killed
 Edel was questioned for nearly an hour today by the coroner and is said to have told that official that he was with Mastriano a week ago yesterday but that he left the lat ter in Meriden.
 At least three more witnesses will be questioned by the coroner later in the day. The coroner said today he hoped to close the case within the next day or two and that every thing in his hands in The way of evi- dence pointed to an early finding with the responsibility of the death fixed
 No weapon with which the crime might have been committed has been found, the coroner added. Mastriano was shot through the head.
 That Edel made trip to Mount Carmel on some mission or other, there seems to be little question in the minds of investigators. He has been identified as a passenger aboard New Haven bound Waterbury car due in New Haven shortly after s o'clock on the night Mastriano is be- lieved to have been killed, and is said by the conductor of that car to have gotten off at Dudley's switch in company with another man
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
A, \. CORP. SELLSPART
 OF HIGH ST. PROPERTY
Sokol Bros., Buyers, to Ex- pard Cloak and Suit
 Industry

Property fronting on High and Grove streets owned by the Russell &s Erwin division of the American Hardware Corp. was sold today to Sollol Bros, manufacturers of cloaEs and suits, at a price which was not made public. The sale was made by George T. Kimball, presi- dent of the American Hardware Corp, and Rabinow .S Raschkow, real estate agents, were the hrok- CTS
 The property has a frontage Of approximately G1 feet on High street and an equal frontage on Grove street. Its depth is S5S feet. On it are several buildings, one of which was formerly the assembling plant of the Corbin Motor Vehicle Corp.
 So5ol Bros, who have been man nfacturers of cloaks and suits in this city for the past six years, have an establishment at 121 North street where about 50 hands arc employed. They intend to make ex- tensive alterations on the newly acquired property and employ about 150 hands.
 It is said that President Kimball agrced to the sale only because of his belief that diversified industries Tor New Britain should be encour- ;ged.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
PAJEWSkI FIRED FROM POLICE BOARD
 AFTER RAIDERS STOOL PIGEON BUYS
 WH|SkEY AT BROAD ST. PHARMACY
CAR BARN BANDITS
 MUST DIE NEXT WEEK
Mass Governor Refuses To Grant Further
 Reprieve

Boston, Dec. 27 LP--Governor
 Fuller today refused to interfere with the execution during the week Of January 3 of the three "Carbarn
 Bandits" Nothing new has been
 brough to my attention" he said in . refusing a plea in behalf of Edward J. Heinlein. John J, Devereaus and John J. Mclaughlin. sentenced to die for the murder of an aged watch man in a holdup of a Waltham car barn.
 After efforts to obtain a new trial
 had failed and exceptions were not sustained by the supreme court, the governor was approached in a final plea to save the bandits lives by committing the sentence to life i'm prlsonment. Governor Fuller had
 twice granted them respites in order ! that the courts might hear the peti- tions of their lawyers.
 It was Devereaux who shot James H. Ferneau. the watchman, and then beat him to death before rejoining his companions who were waiting
 outside after having robbed the cashier of some $500. All three, however, were convicted of murder and Peter J Mclaughlin, brother of one of the condemned men, is now awaiting trial.
 The plea of Attorney Francis Jug
 gins today was based upon alleged
 mental irresponsibility of Devereaux, the fact that the other did not actu- ally participate in the murder, and
 the fact that fourth member of the
 gang was awaiting trial.
 After listening to the arguments
 presented by the counsel for the de-
 fendants." said Governor Fuller, q
 arr of the opinion that there is no
 occasion for the governor to inter-
 fere."
 Their attorneys and friends gain ed nes.c'y five months of life for the
 men, for they were originally sen-
 fenced to die during the week of
 August 8. Mass meetings were held
 in the city to raise funds for their
 defense. Several times they were
 transferred to and from the death
 cells and 1t was in that bleak corri- dor they ate their Christmas dinners
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
STANLEY WORKS VETERAN
 PASSES ON AT AGE OF 79
Charles Edward AndruSs Spent r. Years fin Employ of Ono
 Concern.

Charles Edward Andruss, @ years old. foreman of the carpentry de- partment of the Stanley Works for the last 25 years of his 47 years en- ployment with the company, and one of the oldest members of the Trinity Methodist church, died last night at 6:45 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Cowlishaw of 40 South Burritt street after a Hong illness.
 He was born In Pennington Sep tember 19, 1S47. and at the age of 19 years moved to this city. He had made his homo here since that time, 8 period covering the past 60 years. He was an able carpenter and. soon found employment with the Stanley Works where his work was reward ed by his promotion to the foreman ship of the department. He worked at that position until his illness.
 Fraternally he was associated with o. U. A. M., the Stanley Ecliof society. the Stanley Works Mutual Benefit society, and the order of American Mechanics. Surviving him are his son, Charles Andruss of this city, two daughters, Mrs. Cowlishaw with whom he had been living and Mrs. William A. Langdon of Hartford; brother Martin A. An druss, of this city: seven Erandchil- dren and nine great grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at o'clock at the home of his daughter Rev. William H. Alderson, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, will ofliciate. h. terment will be in Fairview ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
BECAME CLERGYMAN TO PLEASE MOTHER
Harvard Graduate Then Gave It Up-Jailed Now
 as Swindler

New York, Dec. 27 P}-Edgar S. Forester, who described himself as a Harvard graduate and a Baptist minister, was sentenced to an in- determinate term in the penitentiary today after pleading guilty to de- frauding another minister with a worthless check for S10.
 Forester was accused of defraud- ing ministers, boarding house keep CTS, and department stores with checks on banks where he had no money. His plea was to specific charge of dcfrauding the Rev. A. Wakefield Staten. pastor of the West Side Unitarian church.
 Mir. Staten told prohibition off, cers that Forester called on him two weeks ago, said he was a lec- turer for the Rotary clubs of Amer ica and during the conversation produced a check which the Uni tarian minister cashed. The check came back marked mo funds"
 Forrester's father is said to be a retired real estate man of Cam bridge, Mass. He gave his mothers address as 69 Westland avenue, Boston.
 A probation officer said Forrest CT, who is 27 years old. admitted he had left @ boarding house in West 92nd street with an unpaid board bill and taking with him sil- verware and books.
 The Rev. M. Simons of All Souls Unitarian church also told the pro- bation officer that he had given Forester q position as a teachers and that Forester after q few days work, left with a quantity Of school books.
 In his otn defonse. Forester said he had been ordained Q minister n 1921 at Prestenburg, Ky. in order to please his mother and, not find ing the ministry to his liking, gave theology and philosophy. He gave as reference to the probation of flee the name of a Boston newspa- per but the officer said the paper would not commend Forester.
 In imposing sentence Justice Healy remarked that in his opinion Forester was dangerous individ- ual to be at large on account of his used in getting money and goods.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27

in letter, told him that he had learned from South Manchester people that three of the high school basketball men were playing on the Burritt team. He named Captain Zaleski and Havlick, forward on the , regular team, and Fred Zehrer, guard on the junior varsity team.
 On investigation MT. Slade found that the first two named were members of the outside team but that Zehrer is not playing on any other than the school quintet. It is believed that the infornat'9n fur- nished the principal came from Coach Clark of the South Manches- ter team, whose first and second team were humbled decisively by the New Britain High regular and junior varsity team last week. According to headmastcrs' rules, members of the school team cannot play with organized outside teams until the school schedule is conc:uo- ed, Mir. Slade said.
 The Burritt 4. C. team is an alne- teur organization and 10 charges of professionalism are brought against the high school players.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
BAD BOOZE KILLS II
 IN GREATER NEW YORK
B Others in Hospital Chicago Has One Christi
 mas Rum Fatality

New York. Dec. q PA-Poison liquor and excessive drinking today had garnered a toll here of II deaths, three less than last year, and 7S persons sent to hospitals for alcoholism, more than for the same period of 194 and 1925 combined.
 Eight of the deaths were in Man haitian and three in Brooklyn. I'm properly redistillcd alcohol was largely responsible, in the opinion of Dr. Charles Norris, chief medical examiner. pr. Thomas 4. Gonzales assistant medical examiner, said however. that autopsies on seven of the dead indicated that excessive drinking rather than poisonous ele- mcnts was responsible.
 Dr. Norris said the bootleggers were so rushed that in redistilling liquor known 10 contain poisonous substances they would not take time to purify It properly.
 Of Go cases of alcoholism report cd by Bellevue hospital, only 15 were considered serious and attend ants said all probably would recov- CT. Twenty of the 65 were released after treatment. Included in those admitted were eight women.
 Only one victim of bad liquor was reported in Chicago over the week end, but Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, city health commissioner there, es- timated that poison" costing up- ward of s10,000.000 was distributed in that city as gifts. Probably not more than per cent of this liquor was genuine, he said, and advised that If you must drink, first take the liquor to chemist"
 ln Poughkeepsie. x. Y., railroad workman died from drinking home made lCuor
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Worcester Safe Crackers
 Loot Office in Center

Worcester. Mass, Dec, ' P)--Pro- fessional safe crackers removed the door of the safe in tho office of Liggetts drug store at Main and Front streets. the busiest corner in this city, some time last night, and got away with more than S3,000, the receipts of the store over the week end. They entered the building by forcing a double door in an alley at the rear of the store, drilled through a sheathed fire door into the cellar and then reached the office. The robbery was not discovered un- til the store was opened for business this morning.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Texas Governor Today
 Grants Another Pardon

Texas, Dec. 27 LP-Trank Collier. former mayor Of Wichita Falls. Texas, sentenced to three years for the staying of his son-in-law. Leslie Robertson, was pardoned today hy Governor Miriam A. Ferguson. Collier had served few months of hls sentence. His wife, given 10 years for complicity in the staying, was pardoned a few weeks ago.
 The governors proclamation states the pardon petition was signed by eleven members of the jury and more than 400 citizens.
 Young Robertson was killed on the streets of Wichita Falls shortly after he had married Golfers daughter over objection from her parents.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
FAIRFIELD DRUGGIST HELD
 UP THIS MORNING; 750
 IS LOOT OF THREE GUNMEN
H. 5. HOOP TOSSERS
 MUST QUIT BURRIT7S South Manchester Com- plains Against Capt. Za-
 leski and Haylick

Captain Marion Zaleski and AL bert Havlick, forwards on the New Britain High school basketball team, were ordered today to choose be- tween the high school basketball team and the Burritt A. c. team, with which they had been playing in games preliminary to the Nation al Guard contests at the state armory on Saturday nights.
 Principal Louis F. Slade had act ed on information furnished him by Principal Clarence E. Quimby of South Manchester High school. who,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Veteran Watchman Found
 Dead at Waterbury Plant

Ansonia, Conn.,, Dee. P R,- Edward P. Ryan night watchman at the Wire Mill of the American Brass company was found doad' seated in a chair in the gatChouse of the fac tory this morning. Mir. Ryan had been seen an hour before he was found and death is believed to have come while he was seated in chair waiting to be relieved from duty. He had worked for the company forty years. A widow and five chil- dren survive. Heart disease is given as the cause of death.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Pardoned for Christmas,
 Killed by Bad LiuuOI

Des Moincs, Iowa, Dec. 27 R(-- Sherman DouSherty, 3S, whose 3o- ,,ay sentence for intoxication had been commutcd Christmas eve, so That he might enjoy freedom over fac holiday, died yesterday after drinking poison liquor. r. G. Pearson was another victim of poison Christ after inN estigating both cases.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Great Fire Threatens
 St. Augustine. Florida

St. Augustine. Fla, Dec. 27 Rs-- Part of the oldest portion of the oldest city in the United States was threatened by fire today in the Mag. nolia Hotel. The hotel in the bay front part of town is but a short distance from the old city gate erected by the Spanish.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
MILLION DOLLAR PLANT
Central Connecticut Power and Light Company 10 Build Big Dam At LecSyille.

East Hampton, Conn, Dec. 2' 'Rl The Central Connecticut Power and Light company will build mil lion dollar hydraulic electric light plant at Leesyille, on the Salmon river in the town Of East Haddam. it was announced today by Vice President Franklin NJ. Fernald. The present plant will be greatly en- larged, the dam raised from 22 feet to SS feet and a model village built for the workers. Hydraulic en- gineers have been working on the plans for two years.
 The company recently merged with the Narragansett Light com pany of Rhode Island.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
5 Mothers in Town,
 With Total of PAP
 Youngsters, HOnored

Hazebrouck. France, Dec. 27 LP-Thirty-fi mothers of the little village of Bavinchove near by have just received medals of "Famille Franchise" for their share in countering charges of race suicide so often made against the French.
 The thirty-five mothers have a total of 242 children. making an average of almost seven children to each mother, a record for so small a community.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
Captain of Ill-Fated
 Launch Is Very Ill

Jersey City. N. J., Dec. 27 Pl- John Rohweder, captain of the mo- tor launch Linseed King in which so men were drowned and 25 missing when it capsized in the Hudson river last Monday, today was taken from his home to North Hudson hospital.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
BELOW ZERO WEATHER

Springfield Mass, Dec. 27 tE1 - Average temperatures Of eight and ten degrees below zero ruled in this vicinity early today with con- siderably lower temperatures rec orded in some places.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
TERRIFIC SNOWSTORM

Moscow, Dec. 27 % - Eastern Siberia is being swept by tho worst sncwstorm in 70 years. Many cas- ualties have already been reported together with great amount of damage.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
NEW BRITAIN TRUST
 INCREASES CAPITAL Trustees Vote to Make Stock
 S700,000 at Meeting Today DIVIDENDS OF 8 t-2 P, C.
Special of One Per Cent In Addition to Regular of Two and One-Hal Per Cent New Shares to Be Issued at S175.

Issued at S175.
 Trustees of the New Britain Trust Co. met this morning and voted a regular dividend of two and one-half per cent, special dividend of one per cent. and voted to recommend that the capital stock be increased S100,00o, making the capitalization s700,0oo.
 It was also voted to recommend that Q bonus of 10 per cent of their salaries be paid to all officers and employees of the banking house.
 The dividends. regular and spe- cial, will be paid December 3l. to stockholders Of record at the close Of business today.
 The new block of stock will be is- sued at s175 each to present stock holders in proportion to their hold ings as of record January IS. 1927, the stock to be paid for on or be- fore February IS. This action of the trustees will be submitted to the shareholders for their approval at the annual meeting which will be held January IS.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight: Tues day unsettled, probably snow or raiI.; rising tcmpcraturc.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-27

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
ORDER SHAKE-UP
TO PROMOTE MEN
Police Changes to Reward
Ability, Say Officials.

Resignation Of an assistant fire
chief and police department shake
up involving fourteen men Tuesday
were ascribed by board of safety
members today as a move to pro-
mote men of the ranks who have
demonstrated executive ability.
The board Tuesday accepted the
resignation Of Kenneth w. Burns as
first assistant fire chief. restored his
former captaincy and named Ernest
L. Hinchman, battalion chief of dis
trict No. 2, as his successor.
Police department reductions were.
Sergt. Warren Mcclure 20 patrol
man. Motor Policeman George R
Liese to patrolman. Sergt. Oscar j.
Queisser TO trafficman and Detective
Sergeants Harry Smith. Otto Mas.
Benjamin Lansing and Edwin Bal
to patrolmen.
Patrolman Roy A. Pope. who as
captain was aide to Mayor Lew
Shank, was raised to detective ser.
geant. Other promotions wore: Pa
trolman Harry Hillman, William
Feeney. Dennis \Houlihan. Robin
Taylor and Trafficman William Kur.
rasch to detective sergeants. Ser
geant Ralph Lambert was trans
ferred to the accident prevention
bureau and Patrolman A. B. Good,
in the board of safety office. was pro-
NOTED to motor policeman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
BARON ABANDONS
HUNGER SUICIDE
He Who Didn't Have Nerve
to Kill Himself When
Wife Did, Eats. Again
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MIAMI, Fla Aug. 4.-Baron
Royce-Garrett, facing a manslaught.
err charNe in connection with his
wife's leap to death last week. to.
day abandoned his hunger strike.
He breakfasted substantially at
Jackson Memorial Hospital, where
he was taken when a coroner's jury
absolvol him of blame in his wife's
death. Late Tuesday capias war
rant charging him with manslaught.
err was issued.
His breakfast marked the second
time the Baron had failed in an at
tempt to keep his part of his suicide
pact with his opera singer wife. He
apparently was attempting to hang
himself Saturday when police found
him after the Baroness death.
Under Florida law, abetting a
suicide constitutes manslaughter.
The admitted suicide pact between
the Baron and his wife, and the
domination he exerted over her
through the Yogie philosophy both
espoused, is sufficient evidence to
warrant placing the manslaughter
charge against him. Ted Elliott, as
sistant county solicitor said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
Puzzle a Day

One of the few forms of recreation
Lillian Cannon allows herself during
her rigorous training for the channel
swim is her own special form Of
beach golf.
The game is played in this fashion,:
Eight golf balls are placed in a
square Of sand, in the position
shown These balls are connected by
one continuous line. This line shows
the course the balls must follow and
is made up of six straight strokes.
Miss Cannon has heard 1t Is pos
sible to join all the balls with a
shorter line composed of fewer
straight strokes.
Can you draw for her the shortest
line composed Of the fewest straight
strokes?
Last puzzle answer:
officer Lacy got the bunch that he
was on Charles Ponzi's trail at 10
o'clock at night. For one-half Of 10
hours hours. one.fourth Of 10
hours-21a hours; one-f1fth~ OF 10
hours-2 hours. Adding hours
and 21a hours and hours, you get
915 hours. or half-past nine, one.half
hour less than 10 o'clock, the time
struck by the church clock