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New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
GATEMAN GRABS TWO AS
 THEY FLIRT WITH DEATH
Hans oquist Says It's Daily Oc- Currcnce at Tracks On Main
 Street.

People seem willing and enx- ious to risk their lives every min Ute Of the day" Hans Oquist, gate man at the Main street railroad crossing told a Herald reporter this noon after the reporter had seen him grab two people as they were about to cross and whistle after two others who had fitted across in the very shadows of a freight train.
 Oquist, who has been taking care or the crossing for many years, says he finds no improvement in the peo- pie, but that there is a very notice- able improvement in the way the children regard the danger of "jay walking across the railroad tracks. He lays this to the training they are receiving in the schools.
 Many times the gate tender is scolded and sometimes insulted for holding people when they are about 10 cross, but he said he does not mind that as long as he is keeping them from fatal injury.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
FAILS TO SWIM CHANNEL
Frank Perks Has to Abandon At tempt After Being in Water Nine Hours.

Dover England, July Is LT4-The English Channel has turned back the first of it's would-be conquerors this season. The attempt was made today by Frank Perks, a. we'll known Birmingham swimmer.
 Perks went by motor boat to Cape Gris-Nez on the French side, last night, and took to the water at midnight. The sea was smooth and all conditions apparently favorable. A heavy northeast wind sprang up, however. rising a choppy sea. Fog also added to the swimmers diff entities and he was forced to abandon the attempt after nine hours in the water.
 In the motor boat which ac- companied the swimmer was Mrs Amelia Gade Carson, American long distance star, who volunteered to act as Perks cook to gain knowledge of channel conditions,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
Judge Not Anxious To Return To Legisla-
 lure But Will Serve If People Want Him.
Has Spent Two Terms in Assembly, Distinguish ing Himself as Chairman
 of Judiciary Committee.

T have been approached by number of people who say they want he 10 seek the nomination and have given consideration to it and come 10 the decision that if the pub lie wants me, will be a candidate" Judge Benjamin ". filling said to- day, announcing his candidacy for ihe state senatorial nomination in the sixth district. which comprises New Britain. "I am not particularly desirous of serving another term in the legislature. but I am willing to return if the public wishes me to-"
 That Judge Alling will be the can dtdate of the republican party is foregone conclusion. and if demo- cratic opposition becomes formi- dable, he will be assured Of strong backing at the polls because he is recognized as a strong party man
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
ALLING IS CANDIDATE FOR
 C. o. P. SENATE NOMINATION
 FROM THE SIXTH DISTRICT
BIG FORTUNE ID FALL
 TO JUDGE HUNGERFORD
Will Benefit Through Will of Uncle, Brass
 Magnate

Judge William c HunCcrford of this city is eXecutor and a beneficiary in the will Of the late |. T. Hunger ford, brass and copper manutactur- IT Of New York city and Briarclim.
 The estate is expected 10 prove the largest ever handled ny a local ex- ecutor while the local attorney S share represents a beqnest ranking with the highest on record here. The amount will not be determined until the estate is inyeutoried. which is a task involving several months work.
 The late L, T. Hungerford was al the head of the |. T. Hungerford Brass and Copper Mfg, Go. having offices in several Of the principal cities Of the United States. Judge Hungerford is his nephew,
 He was the brother of the late Judge F. L. Hungertord. father Of Judge ", C. HunEerford, who sery - cd the city in various capacities in the courts and as corporation coun- se1.
 T. T. Hungerford was born in Torrington, December 14, 1S41. After leaving West Point Academy he became associated with brass and copper industries and in 1895 estab- lished the company which bore his name.
 Tn 1917 Mir. Hungerford presented the city Of Torrington with the Charlotte Hungcrtord hospital, an institution which shared in gener- ous measure in his will.
 An interesting feature of Mir. Hun5erford's active career was the completion hy him of a $1.70o,0O0 building at Lafayette and Franklin streets. New York city, after he had passed his roth year.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
MRS. MORSE, WIFE OF
 SHIP BUILDER, DIES
Stricken With Shock About Time Husband Gets
 Court Notification

Bath, Maine, July Is Rl-Mrs. Charles w Morse, wife of the fnan- cier and shipbuilder. died suddenly today at the home of her sister-in. law, Miss Jennie R. Morse, where she arrived yesterday 10 join her husband. Death was due to apopleyy.
 MT. Morse arrived al his sister's last Saturday. Mrs. Morse's death came at about the same time it waY decided in New York that the aged fnancier must appear 10 answer to an indictment charging him with using the malls to defraud. despite e .pleadings of his counsel that he was too ill 10 testify and that his DOW CTS of comprehension were small.
 Mrs. Morse apparently was in good health when she arrived for her usual summer visit, but this morning suffered a stroke. She ral- lied. but later in the day there vas a second to which she succumbed.
 Mfr. Morse was in seclusion. but it was understood that he was in about the same condition that he has been for several months. He had been in his New York home until his arrival here.
 Friends said his mind was IS clear as usual.
 Mrs. Morse was born in Missouri She was the divorced wife Of a Pull man conductor and the second wife of Mfr. Morse. When they were married in 1901. relatives in Bos- ton attempted 10 force an annulment in court. Perjury by witnesses caused Abraham H. Hummel. noted New York lawyer. who died six months ago in London, 10 he sent to Blackwell's Island for year,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
DIVIDEND OF S2.25 FOR
 STOCKHOLDERS OF I. d H.
Directors Vote to Make Second Dis tribution In Connection With
 Liquidation Proceedings.

The directors of the Traut X Hine
 Mfg. Co.,, have voted to distribute to the stockholders s2.25 per share las second liquidation dividend in dissolution proceedings on presenta- Ition of certificate Of stock at the offices of Kirkham, Cooper, Hunger ford & Camp, city hall. Stock cer- tifcate will be stamped showing this distribution and returned or certifi- cates may be deposited with the at torneys for surrender to the eom- pany on payment of final dividend.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15

and has the advantage of having served two successive terms in the lower branch of the legislature. Through his activities as house lead or in the 1925 session, Judge filling became figure of statewide ac- iquaintance and power.
 Representative Since 1923 Judge Alling and Ernest w. Christ were representatives from New Brit ain in the 1928 session, and Rich ard Covert was senator. after hay ing been representative. Judge All ing was a member of the judiciary committee and was prominent in the affairs of the committee. although 1 il was his first term and he had had mo previous experience In legislative matters. In the 1925 session, he and Fred Q. Racklffe were representa- itivcs from New Britain and Judge Alling was honored by election to 1 the chairmanship Of the judiciary committee, which carried with 1t the leadership of the house. Edward F. Hall was senator in that term. He will not be a candidate for the senatorial position this fall.
 In legislative practice, the senate chairman of the judiciary commit tee presides at the hearings and the house chairman attends to the com mittee's business in the lower branch hut in the 1925 session. the illness Of Senate Chairman Daniel r. Cron- in of New London prevented him from taking an active part and the responsibility of the chairmanship fell 10 Judge filling. He presided at all the important hearings and came into prominence because of his tire ] less service, at time when his health was not of the best.
 Gained Cooperation Of Associates Attorney John Buckley, who was house chairman in the session of 1928. having had experience in the .clerkships and other positions In the 1 Legislature, was able to take practi- cally full charge of and responsibil- |ity for the committees activities. but Judge filling adopted a different procedure and early in the sessicn he informed his committee that he would expect the members to be ac- | tive at all times and share the re- sponsibility that attended their membership. Commenting today on this plan, Judge Alling said he found it worked successfully and every member fthe committee CO., Ioperated and was at tho call of the chairman at all times.
 According to men who are in icIose touch with state affairs. Judge ! filling may be senate chairman of
 the judiciary committee. because of , his familiarity with the work and Ithe record he made in the last ses- sion. Their prediction Is based on Ithe supposition that he will be elect
 ed to the senate, and he said today i that if is possible he may head the Icommittee but naturally the present
 is much too early to even guess at
 the makeup of legislative commit i tees.
 Judge Alling remarked today l that the influence wielded by New
 Britain men in the legislature and
 the consequent representation they
 are able to give their district Is
 traceable to the practice of the
 voters in returning experienced
 men term after term. The history
 Of New Britain's representation in
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
LEAVITT IS OPPOSED
 ID DEPUTY INSPECTOR
Chairman of Building Board Agrees With
 Mayor Weld

Chairman A P, Leavitt of thr building commission favors no ac. ton by that board to reestablish the office of deputy inspector when that position passes out Of existence by the promotion Of Arthur x. Ruther- ford to be building inspector August 1.
 The chairman's statement of to- day indicates that the building com mission and the mayor are in har- mony on this point and forecast s failure in the campaign to give ex- Mayor Q. F. Curtis a place in the building department,
 The charter does not provide for the office Of deputy inspector. The berth was created last year when q building boom arose and was made possible through recommendation of the building commission. approved by the common council. When Rutherford leaves that office fl passes out Of existence and unless the building board recommends that it he reestablished, there will be nc deputy. Chairman Leavitt explains.
 Feeling the building boom Ina, subsided partly and that one inSpec. tor can now handle the work. Com missioner Leavitt fayors continuing the inspection staff on that basis Other members of the commission are known to be Of like mind.
 Mayor Weld said yesterday he has never been fully convinced there is need for q deputy. He endeavored 10 convince the commission several months ago one inspector could handle the work, but the board felt at that time there should be q deputy.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
ur,p1Nc ON CLAIMS

The common council committee on claims will meet at 8 o'clock to- night and give hearings to Mrs Frank Reynolds and George s. Fischer, the former for compensa- tion for injuries sustained in fall on an icy sidewalk and the latter for compensation for damage to ms property on Woodland street, alleg- ed to have been caused by water flowing from the Valentine D. Chamberlain school
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
MAY NfcAVOY ILL

Los Angeles, July IS Hs-May Nc Avoy, screen actress, has been con- fined to her bed for a week with a nervous breakdown. it was learned yesterday Her physician said her condition was brought on by over work and that it will be a month al least before she can return to the screen.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
PRICE OF MILK GOES UP
 CENT A QUART TOMORROW
Cost of Production Partly Because of Long Drought, Given
 As Reason.

Effective tomorrow the price of milk will be increased one cent a quart.
 This announcement was made today by milk dealers, who say that the cost of production, based part ly on the long drought. has made the increase in price necessary.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
Grininp Is Silent.

Hartford. July 15 Pp-Louis s. Griffing, who is trying to secure pos session of his summer cottage at Highland Lake from his former friend, Mrs. Hemming, talked with his counsel today and afterwards the latter said that Griffing would have nothing to say at this time about Mrs. Hemming's occupancy of the place. Counsel also said that Grif- fling would make no reply to any claims of Mrs. Hemming that he had promised to marry her,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
LoCKJAw PROVES FATAL

Pawtucket, R. l., July Is GP- Authorities at the Memorial hospital reported the death of Amos James, Jr., of Valley Falls, due to lockjaw, the second here since the Fourth Of July celebration. ...-
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
Mafchman n Hero

ochester, N. Y, July Is lPl--A
 atch from Geneva to the
 hester Journal and Post Express ty quotes Miss Lucille Heist, hell student, and a friend, Miss |e Cook. as saving the night |chman of the Twilight Inn. |ch burned to the ground yester- at Haines FaHs, evidently lost
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15

morial Services Held Today For rbose Who Perished in Twilight Inn Fire At Haincs Falls, New Eork, Wednesday.
 Haines Falls, N. Y, July Is LPt- rteen bodies had been recovered Iy this afternoon from the ruins Twilight Inn, which was burned ly yesterday morning. Two of bodies were identified. They Fe:
 br. c. Livingston Bishop, a re- Id Episcopalian clergyman of tladelphia and Mrs. Cornelius r. senbrecker.
 Identification Difficult
 Identification of the other l2 bies and of several more which expected to be taken from the ns later in the day will be almost possible in the absence of wearing barel or other marks, Two bodies en from the basement of the hotel rtIv before noon were but rred bits of bone and ashes.
 la large number of relatives ot ner guests at the inn arrived today to assist in identification [ton N. Webb of Orange, N. j." ntifed a gold wedding ring found the ruins as that of his grand ther. Mrs. Erkenbrecker. pr. hops body was identified by
 IS sill Missing
 he list of missing renamed e' Iroximatelv IS and the hotel man. ment believe that all lost their s. A score Of injured persons
 are in the TannersYille emer- cv Red Cross hospital, but their dition is said to be practically hanged.
 hr. Horace G. Baldwin, coroner Greene county, who had charge he Tannersyille hospital, planned konduct an inquest during the aft oon. At that time an attempt IS De made to check up not only on identification of the dead but on the number of names of lives who have arrived since the
 Memorial Services
 femorial services for those who kshed were held today in the ,rch of All Angels. a short dis ce from the site of the burned
 Rev. R. J. Ripley. of Wash on, officiated. The service was Ended by many of the summer dents. f the many tragic stories which told today one of the out bding was that of the death of
 Erdelin, wife of the chef of the Erdelin rushed out of the build at the alarm Of fire but, unable ind his wife. he reentered the zing structure. He found Mrs elin and started out again but as they were about to pass bugh an outer door Mrs. Erdelin through a hole in the floor into blazing basement.
 ersons who had been guests al hotel were quartered last night many cottagers in Twilight k in hotels at Haines Falls, and residents here and in nearby ages. Many of them left i'm iiately after the fire for their 1es, which made a complete ck-up yesterday impossible.
 Search Ruins Today
 large force of men was at work ky in a search of the ruins but r task was hampered by smoke hot embers. At noon the men an to search in a pile of ashes corner of the hotel basement which 1t was believed more les might be found. Two state ,pers assisted the hotel employees he search
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
KRESGE NOW SUING ID
 DIVORCE SECOND WIFE
Action Follows Closely His Giving Her Two Million
 Dollars

Detroit, July Is tFp - Sebastian $. Kresge. wealthy operator CT Q
 cnain Of five and ten cent stores,
 has filed suit in circuit court here
 10 divorce his second wife, Doris Mercer Kresge. of New York city.
 The bill of complaint has been locked in the court vaults and the charges have not been made pub lie.
 The suit was revealed today with the dline of an affidavit Of non- residence and the issuance hy
 judge Harry J. DinGemon of the circuit court of an order for serv- ice by publication of Mrs. kresg'. Mrs. Kresse, whose address is given as 375 Park avenue, New York, is ordered to appear in answer to the bill of complaint within three months of the date Of the order. The divorce action follows close ly a settlement out of court in New York of Mrs. KrcsEc's claim for S2.D0O,00O in s. g. Kresge com pany stock which she said was due her under a pre-nuptial agreement, Provision was made last March for an upward scale Of gifts 10 Mrs. kresge each year provided she full filled her part as a "dutiful wife, New York. July 15 LPl --- The at- fairs Of Sebastian $. Kresge and his wife have been in the courts most Of the time since their mar raEe two years ago.
 They separated soon after the marriage and later Mrs. Kresge suped her husband for Kresge stock worth s7o0o.o0Q, said 10 have been promised her in an ante-nuptial agreement
 The suit came 10 trial, the amount claimed having been cut to 1 S1.oo0, GOO, but was dropped when 1 husband and wife announced that a financial agreement" had been reached which would make Mrs, i KrosEe independent for life. Both
 parties denied that the "agree- ment' was in any way reconcilia- i tion.
 Mir Kresge was divorced by his i first wife on charges of cruelty.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
HERALD ID ANNOUNCE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT Delaney, Pride of Connec- ticut, Meets Berlenbach
 This Evening

Linked by telegraph wire directly with ringside at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, the Herald tonight will megaphone a blow by blow account of the light heavyweight title con- test between Paul Berlenbach and Jack Delaney.
 A special sports writer, at ring side, will prepare a round by round story of the fight as 1t takes place and this too, will be announced through the Herald megaphone be- tween rounds.
 The big fight will start about 10 o'clock. following the usual prclim- inaTies, unless the weather is such that postponement is necessary.
 New York. July 15 tP)-Paul Der lenbach, champion, weighed 17414 and Jack Delaney. challenger, 166 +, for their 15-round light heavyweight title contest at Ebbets Field tonight.
 Berlenbach's manager announced that the champion weighed 175 F this morning, a, half pound over the limit, and had to work hard to get down before going to the scales.
 Delaney's weight caused great sur prise, for he was expected to enter the ring at about TIP, although in his battle with Berlenbach last win ter he weighed 169. The challenger appeared in excellent physical con- dition and expressed utmost con- fldence as 10 the outcome Of the battle.
 Berlenbach was smiling through out the weighing ceremonies.
 "Ill have the weight on you, any
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-15
B BODIES TAKEN OUT OF WRECkAGE bout IS Others Still Missing in
 Hotel Fire ANY STILL IN HOSPITAL

morial Services Held Today For
 Those Who Perished in Twilight Inn Fire At Haincs Falls New
 York, Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1926-05-10
RUB|NSTE|NERS
IN CONCERT
DEvORA NADwORNEY

The Rubinstein Club, Claude
Robson, director, win give Its
fourth and last concert of the
season tomorrow evening, in the
Willard ballroom. Devora Mad
worney, brilliant mezzo-contralto OF
the Chicago Opera. will be pre-
scented as soloist. Pauline Knoeller
will be the accompanist for the
club.
Miss Nadworney will sing THE
Captured Eagle" tGretchaninoff),
Butterflies (Chausson), I'm the
Corner" (Moussorgsky) and Spring
Floods Rachmaninoff for her
first group. She viii also give the
aria from Tschaikowsky's 'Pique
Dan1e,o "Jeunes Files and
Thou" by Liebling.
The club will sing Chadwick s
Spring Beauties; three Mendel.
sohn selections, "On Songs Bright
Pinions'', Greetings" and Spring
song; The Sea Fairies by Mrs.
III. H. A. Beach: two request selec.
tions. 1.-THE Last Hour" Kramer1
"Girometta'' (Sibella); and Car.
penters t'WiII Ye Come in Early
SPRING."
The Washington times., 1926-05-10
NAVY To STUDY.
BOMBED GRAF 7

Just what a 1000 pound bomb
dropped by Col. William Mitchell
from an airplane did to the old bat
tleship Alabama will be revealed
when the hull is raised from the
bottom of Tangier Sound. Chesa-
peake Bay. the War Department
has announced.
The Alabama will be towed to
Baltimore and there converted into
10000 tons of metal junk. 1t is
not War Department operation,
however, it was stated.
Turned over to the Army by the
Navy Department, the Alabama was
sunk in bombing practice in 1921.
Later the submerged hulk was sold
to a salvaging company for few
thousand dollars.
Now, with salvaging machinery
perfected, the Union Shipbuilding
Company of Baltimore is raising
the ship by means of giant cranes
ard pontoons.
A study of the hull when raised
will be made by Army and Navy
engineers. The bomb which sent
the Alabama to the bottom struck
her at the base of her mainmast.
The Washington times., 1926-05-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL HEAR NOTABLES

Sir Josiah Stamp, G. B. E., y
former member OF the Dawes Com
mittee, will address the sixth an
nual dinner OF the American Con-
mittee OF the international Chamber
OF Commerce at the Mayflower
Hotel at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
The committee, composed of sixty
eight prominent American business
men and Government officials, viii
be addressed also by julius FL.
Barnes, vice-president of the Inter
national Chamber OF Commerce, and
by Owen d. Young, chairman of the
American Committee.
The Washington times., 1926-05-10
HAMLINE NEW ORGAN
FOR THREE RECITALS

AS part of the music program"
of Hamline M. K. Church, now in
their handsome new buildings at
Sixteenth and Allison Streets, there
will be a series of three organ reel
tails, beginning tomorrow evening
at 8:15,v and on the two successive
Tuesdays.
Edith B. Athey, organist OF the
church, will play on the new Skin.
ner organ, and at each recital a
soloist of prominence will he heard.
Ludwig Il. Mandy, cellist, former
ly a member Of the Philharmonic
Society of New York, will play to-
morrow evening, giving the Der
ceuse" from Joscelyn (GodardD,
Dance" Popper), a Saint-Saens
aria from Samson and DELLA. and
"Gavotte" Brown). Mr.. Mandy is
pupil of Victor Herbert, Leo
Schultz and Anton Dvorak.
Miss Athey will play the Borrow
ski Sonata" A minor and two
groups of shorter selections.