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New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
HARTFORD BUS TERMINAL
 ALSO GOES IN BIG DEAL
Price of This and Springfield Station Is Given as in Excess of
 S200,000.

Hartford, Aug. II Pl--The same interests that yesterday acquired the entire property of the Hartford Springfield Street Railway Co. this morning announced the purchase of the Hartford bus terminal at 20 Union place and the Springfield bus terminal. The price for the two terminals was in excess of S200, 900.
 Arthur l.. Linn, Jr., of Newport, K. l., is president of two terminal companies and the other officers are Arthur c. Marshall of Orlando, Fla, vice-president; Arthur L. Shipman. Hartford, secretary; Dwight A. Pierce, Hartford, treasurer. These officers are also the officers of the Hartford & Springfield Coach Co.,. which was oganized yesterday after the Hartford-Springfield Street Rail- way Co. had been sold. MT. Linn and Mir. Marshall were the active figures in the formation of all three companies
 Joseph T. Hamilton will be re- tained as general manager of the Hartford &a Springfield Coach Co. In the very near future the company will announce a program of expan- sion of service and an increase in the number of buses operated. it is promised.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
FIRE DAMAGES STOCK OF NATIONAL STORE
Blaze Starts In Middle Of Room And Burns FierceIy - Little
 Salvage Is Expected.

Fire shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon did damage estimated by Chief w. J, Noble of the fire depart ment at several thousands of dollars in the National Store at the corner of Main and Winter streets, oppo- site St. Mary's church. The entire interior of the store was in flames when the firemen arrived in res- ponse to an alarm from Box 42 at the corner of Main and East Main streets, and hardly an article of stock can be salvaged. 1t appeared to the fire department head.
 The fire appeared to have started about in the center Of the store, where articles of clothing were on display on rack. It spread in all directions, and was given impetus by the presence in its path of straw hats and other infiammable items of clothing. Had its discovery been de- layed few minutes. everything in the store would have been totally destroyed, according to the firemen.
 The cause of the blaze could not be determined at once. The store was closed for the weekly half holi- day and the manager had not ap- peared up to the time the firemen were preparing to leave.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
HOW ID RAISE VALUE OF DIAMOND 800 P. (.
All That Is Needed Is About $S,OOO Worth of
 Radium, Scientist Says

New York, Aug. II P)-All you need to turnra S100 yellow diamond into what appears to be a S700 blue diamond is some SS,000 worth of radium, according to Dr. c. Everett Field, director of the Radium in- stitute of New York. Dr. Field made public today the results of several years experiments.
 Whether or not the blue stones would stay blue or shift back to the cheap" color later, Dr. Fields did not pretend to know.
 No one knows yet" hesaid, be cause our experiments have not last ed long enough"
 As to the illegal use to which such a practice might be put Dr. Field expressed indifference.
 Tt can be used dishonesty of course" he admitted, but that is no concern of any scientist. Some body could buy a yellow stone and turn it into one of the previous blue white and sell it that way. The trick wouldn't be discovered for years, perhaps never"
 Not only can yellow diamonds be changed to blue, he said. but any off color stone can have its faces lifted into similarity to those of a more valuable class by the radium opera ton. But radium, 1t seemed, has perfect discrimination and will have nothing to do with paste stones"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
TWO IN HOSPITAL;
 POLICE SEEK DRIVER
Unknown Autoist Sideswipes Car Containing Man and Wife
 Injuring Both.

Nicholas Paventi Of 227 Wash ington street, and his wife, Mrs. Salena Paventi, are at New Britain General hospital with painful in- juries, and the police are seeking the driver of an automobile which sideswiped the car in which they were riding about o'clock last evening on Osgood avenue, about 100 feet from the corner of Burritt street. Nobody having caught the registration number of the automo- bile, the police up to this afternoon were without clue to work on, the driver having continued on his way after turning the other car, driven by Louis Maniscalco, into the ditch. He and his five year old son escaped injury, but MT. Paventi has injuries to his legs and chest and his wife complains of painful injury to the right shoulder.
 Sergeant McAvay, who investi- gated the accident, learned from Maniscalco that he was driving a Ford touring car west on Osgood avenue when the other car, trying to pass him. struck the side of his car, forcing it into the ditch, where it turned over and struck a tele- graph pole before coming to a stop. Vincent Bides of 13O Osgood avenue and stephen Chojnowski of 649 Burritt street told the sergeant the car driver sought by the police was making 50 miles an hour at the time of the collision.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
EPIDEMIC OF THROAT TROUBLE IN GUILF0RD Three Deaths Already Occur-One Doctor Has
 Over 80 Cases

Guilford, Aug. II Pl-Sore throat is a prevailing ailment in town just now and local physicians have been unable to definitely fix it's character.
 Dr. Knowlton of the state depart ment of health came here today to aid in diagnosis. He said it was not septic throat or the sore throat which indicates scarlet fever.
 Three deaths have occurred which have been traced back to sore threats. Mrs. Robert E. Stone of Kansas City, Mo-, who was super vising work on her husbands birth place, died in New Haven hospital and Arthur Jenks died in the same institution. A 3-year-old boy died at Grace hospital in New Haven.
 There are several persons whose illness is regarded as serious.
 One physician in town said he had about 80 cases of sore throat and had called in other doctors to assist him in responding to calls.
 Dr. Knowlton said that he thought persons who exerted themselves after an attack or sore throat and who thought they were all right had seemed to show the effect of the ailment.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
BANK BANDITS GET
 sl6,OOO AND ESCAPE
Woodmere, N. Y, Institution Robbed Early his Morning
DEPOSlIOR ALSO VICTIM
Was Entering To Deposit S100 and Robber Took It From Him-Po- Hceman Pursues But Fleeing Car Soon Outdistances Him.

Woodmere, N. T., Aug. 11-Three armed robbers todayheld up Cash fer William F. Brewer of the Hew- lett-Woodmere National bank, took S16,000 in bills from the vault and escaped in an automobile, where a fourth member of the party was waiting at the curb with a motor running.
 Shortly after the cashier opened the bank for the days business, the three men entered and covered him with their postols. Brewer had just swung open the vault door.
 While one of the men pointed a pistol at his head, the other two scooped up the bills in satchel.
 Took Depositor's S10O
 Frank Addison, Woodmere business man entered the bank to make deposit of $100. One of the robbers who had been hiding be- hind the door, grabbed him, shouted a warning to his eonfederates and took Addison's s100 away from him.
 AS the trio rushed out of the bank into the street into. the automobile Brewer sounded the burglar alarm. A motorcycle policeman, stationed at nearby booth, chased the speed ing car which was headed for Rock away, but the robbers had made a flying start and the car was lost In a maze of traffic.
 Brewer said that as the robbers were stuffing the money into the satchel they threatenad to lock him in the vault. While he was pleading with them not to do so as he was the only man who knew the combin- ation, the scLffle with Addison oc- cured at the doorway, resulting in the nasty departure of the bandits.
 Police in all Long Island villages were notified to be on the lookout for the robbers. The police describ- ed their car as green coach carry ing the New York license number
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Chairman of Foreign Affairs Brands Note As "Cruelly Mislead- ing And "Deiber- ately Unjust''
If France Wants to Cancel Debt Let It Include "Al Debts and All Repara-
 tions," Is His Suggestion.

Boise, Idaho, Aug. II Pl-Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, chair man of the foreign affairs commit tee, has prepared a statement in re- sponse to inquiries regarding his opinion of the pen letter from Georges Clemenceau, wartime pre- mier of France, to President Cool idge.
 The letter, issued Sunday in Paris, contained an appeal not to treat the settlement of the French debt as a commercial matter. Clemenceau de- clared the proposed Berenger- Mel Ion debt agreement to be impossible of fulffllment and that it threatened the independence of France.
 In his statement Senator Borah said:
 "Clemenceau's letter is so cruelty misleading as is his intimation that we are undermining the indepen- dence of France, and so deliberately unjust where he refers to waiting for America to enter the war, and where he criticizeS the United States for making a separate treaty of peace with Germany, and yet so pa thetic in manifest love of his coun- try, that l prefer not to comment at length. He is one whose confound- ed wrath We can afford to ignore and whose malicious insinuations we can afford to pass by. It would seem that if they have anything to say of a people whom they once hailed as their unselfish delivers they at least should speak the language of truth and graciousness. The statement that we are trying to undermine the independence of France, or that somebody dants to buy France, ap- breaches the absurd. X XXX
 If they want to cancel their debts let them include all debts and all reparations and show that hene- fit of the cancellation will go to hu- manity and to betterment of the masses of Europe and not to the benefit of the imperialistic schemes which are now crushing the life out of people who were in no sense re- sponsible for this war.
 This constant charge of injus- tice and usury on the part of the United States is simply not only un- founded in fact, but dishonest in purpose"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
STAMFORD POLICE HUNT
 MAN, POSSIBLY SUICIDE
Left Note Saying He Had Done Wrong and Intended to Take
 His Own Life

Stamford, Conn, Aug. II P)-A search for Edward Mallory, 2S, was started here today by police after a note in which he declares he had done wrong and that his body would be found near a dock had been found by fellow clerk in the safe of the Modern Grocery company store in Glenbrook.
 When the police failed to find his body near the waterside dock, they loked for him, but had not located him during the forenoon.
 Mallory closed the store last night after locking the note and days re- ceipts in the stores safe. As far as was known no money was missing. An inventory was started at the store yesterday, however.
 The note read as follows:
 ''I have done wrong and you will find my body near Waterside dock. Stamford, as I am going to drown myself"
 Mallory's wife said he left their home at 2S St. Johns place about 10 o'clock last night. When he did not return she did not notify police as he had stayed away from the house overnight once before.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
ACTION ON DEMPSEY IS LIKELY TOMORROW N. Y. State Athletic Com mission Will Hold
 Special Session

New York, Aug. II Pl-Taking the initiative in an effort to clear away remaining obstacles in the way of holding the Dempsey-Tunney heavyweight title fight at the Yan- kee stadium Sept. Is, Boxing Com missioner George E. Brewer today called a special session of the state athletic commission for Thursday morning, to which he also invited the members of the license commit tee.
 Brewer announced that he had directed the secretary of the com mission to call the special session. simultaneously dispatching tele- grams to his associated Chairman James A. Farley and Commissioner William Muldoon, to notify them of his action. At the same time Brewer wired Colonel John J. Phe- Ian, chairman of the license com mittee, and Colonel D. Walker Wear. remaining member of the committee advising them he thought "it would be in the public's interest to have the license committee meet with us"
 Brower's action in hastening solution of the difficulties surround ing the heavyweight battle was prompted by yesterdays decision of the license committee to defer is suance of license to Dempsey pending his compliance with the rules and regulations of the con- mission. Since only technicalities Of contract arrangement with Tunney appear to stanG in the way of granting this license. Brower's in- tention is to have the red tape cut out quickly.
 Brewer was the leader in the re- cent move that brought Tex Rick ard back from Chicago with the Dempsey-Tunney agreement to gain for it here from the com mission by vote in which Brewer and Muldoon combined to override the objections of Chairman Farley.
 At the special meeting tomorrow 1t is expected that formal contracts f the match will be submitted, ap- proved by the commission and then passed on to the license committee with the recommendation that Dempsey be granted 9 license. This procedure, 1t was indicated yester- day by Colonel Phelan would meet any remaining objections held by the license committee and result in Dempsey being licensed. Tunney al- ready has received his permit.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

finally plunged into the forest to make their way across the 175 miles to Oxford lake. There were long portages on the trip, which was mainly over lakes and rivers.
 Oyertaken By Fire
 Then the party was overtaken by a fierce forest fire which ate it's way through the spruce trees almost with the rapidity of lightning. At one point the four men were cut off on a rocky point and for six hours they had to lay flat on their faces on the rock, with the fire leaping between them and the mainland and the turbulent waters of a river flowing at their backs.
 When the fire subsided the party, travelling ankle deep in burnt spruce, at last reached Oxford lake to find that the Minneapolis men had not arrived and that the prize was theirs. Claims were quickly staked. A sam pie of the antimony taken is said to have assayed over 50 per cent pure metal, while the gold assay ran around $7 ton.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
TWO OTHER SWIMMERS
 DEFEATED BY CHANNEL.
Mmc. Sion and Omer Pcrrault Fail Miss Barrett Starts Sunday
 Miss Cannon Monday

Cape Gris-Nez, France. Aug. II R-The turbulent English channel again has turned back two persons who aspired to swim it.
 They are Mime. Jane Sion, a French woman, and Omer Perrault, Canadian.
 Starting from Cape Gris-Nez at 10:05 o'clock last night they swan until o'clock this morning, when the heavy seas and rain squalls compelled them to abandon their attempt to get across to Dover.
 Miss Clare Belle Barrett of New Rochelle plans to start on her sec ond attempt Sunday, and Miss Lil- Han Cannon of Baltimore Monday. Miss Cannon avows she is in fit condition to beat Gertrude Ederle's record time of IA hours S1 minutes.
 Meanwhile Miss Ederle, indiffer- ent to the contentious of the re- maining rivals for channel honors, Is being entertained today at Calais, where a luncheon Is being given in her honor. She leaves tonight for Bissiden, near Stuttgart. Germany, to visit her grandmother.
 Ishak Helmy, Egyptian, and Georges Michel of France, who made unsuccessful attempts to con- quer the channel Monday night, said today that reports of an en- counter with sharks were erroneous. Dog fish were their fellow voyagers, they said. No sharks have been reported in the channel this sea- son.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
DEFECTIVE IS MURDERED
 AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Killed With Own Gun By Man He Was Questioning-Slayer
 is Captured

New York, Aug. Ii R(-Detective John Singer was shot and killed with his own pistol at police head quarters early today by Gene Pearce, a negro charged with auto mobile theft, who escaped, but was recaptured.
 Singer brought Pearce back from Hammond, N. J., where he was ar- rested by state police, and was pre- pairing to question him. The detec- tive sat down and took off his coat, and Louis Kuku, owner of the stolen car, sat nearby. Pearce asked permission to get a drink.
 Help yourself" said Singer.
 Pearce helped himself, and when he turned away Sfrom the water cooler jerked Singers pistol from his holster, emptied it at the de- tective, and fled. taking the weapon with him. A dozen officers from the next room ran after him and after a three-hour hunt got him. Kuku sought refuge under desk during the shooting.
 Singer was 40, had been on the force IS years, and leaves a widow and two children. Pearce is de- scribed as cook.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Prospectors, Battling Through
 Flaming Forest, Win Rich Prize
Despite Three-Day Handicap, They Reach Coveted
 Stakes in Northern Canada Before Rival Party

Winnipeg, Man.. Aug. Il R}- Battling their way through flaming forests and harrassed night and day by fear that a rival party would beat them to their objective, a small band of Manitoba prospectors has won it's way through to rich stalk ings and possible fortune. This story has been brought out of the north by J. B. Burton O'Sullivan, who, with A. J. Demers and George and Frank McClatchy. has arrived In Winnipeg.
 Start Three Days Late
 The objective of the prospectors is described as fine outcropping of gold and antimony on an island in Oxford lake, 150 miles northeast of The Pas. A large party of Minne- apolis men, headed by Jim" Nor rison of Manitoba, had got away to a flying start on the O'Sullivan party by catching boat for Norway House.
 Despite the handicap of three days, O'Sullivan and his friends travelled by rail and gas car and
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
BLACK IS LEADING
 IN ALA. PRIMARIES
Is Believed to Have Received
 Support of Ku Kluy Klan
RESULT STILL INDEFINITE
It Will Be 24 Hours Before Final Will of Voters is Known As Sec ond Choice Votes May Swing Verdict.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. Il P- Hugo L. Black, candidate for the United States senate, continued to maintain his lead over the field to- day as returns from yesterdays democratic primary were tabulated. It will be A hours before definite results are known and second choice votes may play big part in final results. -..
 Black is believed to have received the vote of the Ku Klux Klan, not withstanding the fact that national headquarters of the order had Mus grove among the five candidates.
 John H. Bankhead was running second with James J. Mayfeld third and Thomas E. Kilby fourth.
 In the governors race, Bibb Graves held small lead over Charles S. Mcdowell, Jr., A. H. Carmichael was running a strong third and A. G. Patterson trailed the ticket.
 Road bonds cut a big figure in the governors race. Mcdowell fav- ored a s75,oOO,OOO road bond issue, Patterson espoused a -you-go plan, and Carmichael and Graves favored bonds in lesser sum.
 Returns from 619 of the 1,S00 precincts gave Black 1S,347; Bank head 14,10S; Mayfeld 9,794; Kilby S,61S, and Musgrove 8,290.
 In the gubernatorial race Car michael had 14.92S; Graves 16,921; Mcdowell, 16,091; Patterson, 12,04S.
 One of the blanks in Graves platform was:
 "A vote for Bibb Graves is vote to keep Al Smith out of Alabama politics."
 Second choice votes are to ob- viate second primary.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
PARACHUTE FAILS
McCook Field Air Pilot Meets Death In Trying Drop From Height of 500 Feet Today

Dayton, Ohio. Aug. II. Ps-- Lieut.. F.. II. Barksdale, McCook field pilot was killed today when his para chute failed to open as he jumped from his falling ship near the field.
 Lieutenant Barksdale's jump was made fro ma height of about 500 feet and it is believed the distance did not give his parachute time to open. On two previous occasions he had made successful parachute jumps from disabled ships. The ship was wrecked.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
ROBBER IS KILLED
New York Detective Wounded and Store Manager Injured in Holdup Attempt.

New York, Aug. Il tP-A robher was killed and detective who en- gagged him in gun battle was ser iously wounded today after an at- tempted holdup of an upper Fifth avenue grocery store. John Hutchin- son, 5S, store manager, was slightly wounded.
 Michael McDonald entered the store and demanded the receipts, Hutchinson told police and when the manager refused fred U shot which grazed the grocer's chin.
 Detective John P. Cook. answer ing general alarm. fired at Me Donald from Q departm ent automo- bile as he fled up Fifth avenue. and the gunman returned fire with 8 bullet which struck the detective close to the heart. hurling him from the car, From prone position Cook fired second shot which brought Mcdonald down.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Tornado Sweeping Over
 Colorado Kills Child

Sterlin, Col. Aug. II P-One child was killed and three other persons seriously injured in tor nado which struck a mile east of Padroni, Col, last night.
 The child, Alvin zulpo, 4. was killed when the wind demolished a house in which two families had taken refuge. His mother. brother and aunt were the injured.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
STATE POLICE IN
 BIG LIQUOR HAUL
Seize Four Autos, Four Stills
 and Much Apparatus
FOUR MEN ARE ARRESTED
Officers, After All Night Vigil, Make Important Cleanup On Farm Lo- catcd in Town of Clintonville.

New Haven, Aug. II Rl-An all night vigil last night on a farm ir Clintonville by state police resulted in the arrest of four men, the seiz- ure of four automobiles and the con- fiscation of four 100-gallon stills, 600 gallons of alcohol and other distil- ling apparatus.
 Those under arrest are Pasquale Taneriti, on whose farm the raid took place and Frank Piscitelli, Car mine Noto and Luigei Tortora, real estate dealer, all of New Haven. The alcohol was moved to the state po- lice liquor pound at Hartford.
 Await Owners Return
 Six state policemen descended upon the distillery early last night, but found it deserted. AS deliver ies were expected to be made dur ing the night, the troopers waited around.
 Taneriti was the first to appear, stepping from his automobile into the arms of two policemen. Mean time other policemen were dis mantling the four stills which they had found in full operation in a large barn at the rear of the farm house.
 While the officers were working in the barn, Piscitelli made his ap- pearance in a truck which carried 20 five gallon cans of alcohol. He was arrested.
 Third and Fourth Caught
 Then came a long period of wait ing. At 5:SO this morning Noto driv- ing another truck entered the yard and was placed under arrest. An hour later the fourth arrest was made as Tortora started to walk to- wards the house from an automo- bile he left in the road.
 Bonds were set at S2,000 each by Judge Waldo Blaksley when the men were arraigned before him in North Haven today.
 With the exception of Tortora, the men are charged variously with manufacturing. keeping with intent to sell and transporting liquor. Tor tora is charged with being an ac- cessory.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
VOTE EASTERN TIME

Cincinnati, Aug. II P-Cincin- natl will have eastern standard time all year as the result of ballots cast at yesterdays primary election. Under an ordinance passed several years ago, the city has operated on central time during the winter months and on daylight saving time" In summer.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
REAL HEROIC FAMILY
More Than 35 ReScucs arc Credited to That of Mrs. Michael T. Carri- gan of Worcester. ....n ..

Worcester, Mass, Aug. Il P>- With more than 35 rescues to the credit of the family of Mrs. Michael T. Carrigan of this city the family it holds q record that cannot be duplicated in the United States. When patrolmen John A. Carrigan saved Miss Helen Doherty at Goes pond Monday night it was the S7th person he has taken from the water. all but four of whom had lived. His brothers, Francis D. Carrigan, de- corated overseas in the World War, Michael Carrigan and his sister Miss Catherine L. Carrigan each have rescue from drowning to their cred