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New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
BENCH WARRANTS
 FOR PRISONERS
Three Who Tried to Escape to
 Be Punished

Hartford, Sept. 22 P-Bench warrants from the superior court were issued today against Lawrence H. Ferrone. Charles Dansereau and Walter Knowles, all prisoners at the state prison at Wethersfield. Fer rone, who is serving a sentence of from one to 30 years, as an ha- bitual criminal, was caught earl yin the week with a hack saw which he was using in an attempt to get out of the prison,. Edward Slattery, who was caught at the same time and brought to court because he is a life. Early Davis, guard at the prison, admitted that he had carried the saws to the convicts after hay ing received a bribe of S1,500.
 Dansereau and Knowles escaped from prison on the morning of Aug ust '. Dansereau was serving term of from eight to 13 years for re- ceiving stolen goods. Knowles was in prison for a period from 10 to 30 years, fo rhaving had carnal knowl edge of aminor female. They were discovered in a cornf1eld near the prison two days after their escape. At that time Knowles was eligible for parole.
 The three men were to be sen- fenced at the superior court today for attempting escape from prison.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
Tracy-Duguid Wedding
 Takes Place October {

Announcements have been issued of the coming marriage of Miss Margaret s. Duguid of Grafton, for merly of this city and Roger F. Tracy of Boston, formerly of this city and Baltimore. Miss Duguid has many friends in this city having been a teacher at the Nathan Hale school for the past three years. Mir. Tracy is a graduate of the high school in this city. class of 1918, and was employed at the Stanley Works. They will be married in Grafton. Mass, Saturday, October 2nd.
 Miss Sadie Duguld, sister of the bride, and former teacher here, will act as maid of honor, and Donald F. Tracy, brother of the groom. will be best man. The couple will take motor trip throughout New Eng land and will reside in Birmingham. Mass.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
Automobile Destroyed
 In Arch Street Fire

Fire Of undetermined origin did damage estimated at several hun dred dollars to a barn owned by Fred H. Goodrich in the rear of 211 Arch street early this morning, destroying anautomobile and garden and mechanical tools. When dis covered, the fire had made consider able headway and had an hours fight to prevent a spread of the flames to MT. Goodrich's home and other surrounding buildings. The automobile, which was owned by a neighbor, was practically all destroyed, the flames precluding eff forts to run it out.
 Slight damage was done by fire in an automobile owned by Fire man Francis Loughery on Farming ton avenue last night. The wiring caused the fire, which was extin- guished with chemicals by Co. No. 5, which was called at 11:25 o'clock.
 At o'clock this morning, Co. No. answered a call to the Vega street dumping grounds.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22

High; West Main in front of City Hall; Main and Church; Main and Arch: Main and Commercial; Frank lin Square. Main. Elm and Park streets. Some of the lights will be on standards on the curb line. The overhead suspended lights in use in New Haven and other places will not be used. An added feature of the new system will be red light to be flashed in emergencies such as fire, to stop all traffic at once. There will also be an arrangement for the manual operation of some of the lights. because of the inability Of the operator in the tower to see the lights at some corners.
 The recommendation for the award of the contract will not be presented at the common council tonight, because of the contemplat- cd action of the council to require at least two days notice of all reports and recommendations. Unless there is a special council meeting before the October meeting, the council will not act on the recommendation until then.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
MORE LEGAL TANGLES
 INVOLVING BIG BOUT
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NCCIlluueQ rom lTSu fdEe) nicipal stadium in the sesquicen, tennial exposition grounds South Philadelphia.
 Gn case of rain. will be held Friday night).
 Preliminaries - Start at p. m, and include following all-heavy- weight bouts, all six rounds: Monte Mum, Lincoln, Neb., vs. Hughie Clements, Gloucester, N. J.; George Godfrey. Philadelphia negro, vs. Bob Lawson, Alabama negro; Tom my Loughran, Philadelphia, vs. Jimmy Delaney, St. Paul; Knute Hansen, Racine, Wis, vs. Johnny Risko, Cleveland Harry Person. Swedish champion, vs. Sergeant Jack Adams, St. Louis. Six rounder between Martin Burke, New Or leans, and Yale Okun, New York, scheduled after main bout.
 Probable attendance 132,00o, of which 127,000 paid.
 Probable receipts - s1,750,000.
 Fighters purse s450,000 for Dempsey, s200,000 for Tunney.
 Other percentages = Figured on basis of probable receipts, 10 per cent of gross or S175,O90 to ses- quicentennial exposition; five per cent or sS7,50O, to Pennsylvania boxing commission.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
WANTS REPORT ON SEWER

Councilman Samuel Sablotsky to- day criticised the department of pub lie works for a two years delay in filing a report on the proposed place. ment of a sewerage system on Hill crest avenue. and announced he will ask the common council tonight to insist on a report at the next meet ing or order hearings given property owners without delay.
 Simultaneously a motion will be made that the board of public works take steps to install a system on Francis street. Both lines would be hooked in with the trunk line sys- tenn in Belvidere. Conditions in Stanley quarter have long been the subject of complaints to the board of health and property owners have complained to the councilman they are faced with heavy expense unless the city takes action.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
BOARD HAS MEETING IN SECRET
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portance that the public cannot be told of them, the commissioner brought the interview to a close.
 Although Chairman Pajewski and Chief Hart said, before the meet ing. that there was nothing sched- ued that they knew of. except the matter of signal lights, the secrecy surrounding the meeting at once gave rise to rumors of changes in the department, which cannot be confirmed because of the refusal of the commissioners to discuss their session.
 Hart ConSults Files Chief Hart left the meeting two or three times and looked up the | files, reporting to the commissioners relatively to the date of appoint ment of at least one policeman who at present has day shift. Whether or not 1t is planned to shift this of ficer to the night detail is not l known because Chairman Pajewsk re fused to comment on the reading of the record of the appointment date.
 Giving added strength to the sus- picion that important matters were discussed Is the fact that the com missioners dismissed the salesman for the successful bidder on the signal light contract soon after 10 o'clock, and the meeting did not 1zn1f later.
 This is the first executive session the board has held since taking of flee several months ago, but that 1t will not be the last was indicated by Chairman Pajewski and Commis- sioner Chamberlain. Ordinarily, when the board has hearings on po- licemen who are before the board on charges, the meetings are private until this business has been disposed of, after which the press is invited to the balance of the session. Last night, however, the entire meeting was private.
 Pajewskt Changes Attitude
 Speaking to newspapermen in the presence of Mayor Weld today, Chairman Pajewski said he had no objection to open meetings of the po- lice board and he indicated that such would be the future policy.
 Relative to las tnights session, the chairman said the only matter un- der discussion was that of the elec- Uric lighting contract. He said he felt the bids received were not of public interest and details of the con- tract were likewise of little public Iconcern. The board devoted it's en- tire time to consideration of contract "details, he said, and was so absorbed lin it's work that 1t forgot for the time the fact that reporters waited outside.
 Traffic Lights Approved
 The new traffic regulation system on Main and West Main streets. to be operated by electric signals at intersections and controlled from a tower at the New Britain National Bank corner, was approved last night by the board.
 The lights will be installed at Main and East Main streets; Main and Mrytle; Main and Court; West Main and Washington; West Main and
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
Wallingford Suspect
 Asks Habeas Corpus Writ

New Haven, Sept. 22 Pi-Antonio Esposito, of Providence, held at the New Haven county jail since August in connection with the murder in Wallingford of Albert C'DiXie kid') Demolin, today obtained a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Isaac Wolfe. The writ was to be served on Coroner Eli Mix today.
 It orders that official to appear in superior court tomorrow to show cause why Esposito should be held prisoner
 Esposito was the only man arrest ed in connection with the case. Ac- cording to bodice he was the last person seen with Demolin before the latter was killed.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
CLAIMS PAID BY
 GOVT. RAPIDLY
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turned this, she testified, a check would then be sent him. In the case of Merton, she said, the checks and the release were put in the same envelope. Other witnesses have shown that Miller brought these from Washington to New York personally.
 Cross Examined
 Under cross examination Miss Gardiner was asked by William Rand. counsel for Miller. if. outside the Swiss claims, ahy checks had been paid personally outside of the alien property custodian's office.
 No" Miss Gardiner replied.
 Rand's cross examination was phrased in a manner that showed intent to account for Miller taking the checks to Merton by the fact that the Societe Suisse was losing S1 ,000 a day interest on the seized shares and that Merton had q ticket for liner sailing in a few days.
 But Alfred M. Well, foreman of the jury, interrupted the cross-ex- animation to ask Miss Gardiner whether Merton could have come to Washington. signed the release and gotten the checks. Yes" she replied, ''he could have gotten the checks the day he signed the release"
 One Claim Killed A claim for shares of American Metal Company stock ammounting to s3,894.94 and based on pre- war oral transfer was rejected while Harry NJ. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller were considering a similar claim for S7,0O0,O0O of the same shares, the government showed to- day in the DaughertyMiller con- spiracy trial.
 The claim for the s7000,0o0 was made by Richard Merton, German metal magnate, acting as agent for the Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs De Metaux. It passed through the alien property custodian's office in three days, but the government was shown that it was brought to Mill CTS attention five months earlier and that, spurred by retainer of s50,O00 John T. King, late republi- can national committeeman from connecticut, labored for it's passage. King introduced Merton to Jesse w. Smith. Daugherty's man Friday" and Miller and told him to get rid of his attorney, witnesses have test flied.
 King later was paid s391,o0o Commission"
 The claim for s3,S94.94, being 20 shares of the American Metal Com- pany, was made by Edward Greutert and Julian B. Beatty. Greutert was neutral Swiss. Beatty was @an American and vice president and treasurer of the American Metal Company.
 Evidence Is Shown Without the Greutert-Beaty doc uments being taken from files in the alien property custodian's office. the government showed by documentary evidence, Adina R. Johnson, Jr, first assistant attorney general under Daugherty denied the claim on the grounds that the oral transfer pur- ported made in 1916 was substan- tiated only by a letter bearing a postwar date. Such claims, John sons letter aid, were never allowed by the attorney general.
 The claim made by Merton, the government showed was based upon an oral transfer alleged to have been made before the war, but supported only by an agreement bearing a i postwar date.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Hartford Man Killed This Morning While "Breaking" Gun Prepara- tory to Cleaning It.

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 22 E - Accidental death by shooting" " was the verdict of Medical Ex- aminer Henry N. Costello in the death Of William Carpenter of A Charter Oak place at 1880 this morning.
 Carpenter was sitting in a. room at his home cleaning his gun. While "breal1ing" it, with the mug gle pointed towards his heart, he had his thumb on the hammer. His thumb slipped and a .52 steel jacket bullet went through his heart.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
Postpone Ball Games
 For the Big Fight

New York. Sept. 22 R-Major league baseball games scheduled in New York and Brooklyn tomorrow will be postponed to afford players and fans a chance to see the Demp- sey-Tunney bout at Philadelphia. The Cardinals game will be played as part of a doubleheader oN Saturday while the Brooklyn-C Chi cago contest will figure in & twin program on Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
HAGEN FINISHES
 WITH LEAD OF 3
Good Scores Made in PrOfeS-
 SiOnal Tourney

Garden City. N. Y, Sept. 22 P)- Walter Hagen finished the first half of his second round match against Dick Grout of Oklahoma City In the Professional Golf association cham pionship today with a lead of three holes.
 Grout hung closely to the defend ing champion until the sixteenth, where his game collapsed after he had cut Hagen's margin from three up to single hole.
 He missed a big opportunity to square the match at the short, par sixteenth, where Hagen tossed his ball into a trap. Grout also be- came trapped, however, and then proceeded to expend three strokes rescung the buried ball. He finally holed out in six to Hagen's four. At the seventeenth Grout was in the rough all the way for another six to Hagen's five.
 Pat Hoyle of White Plains, N. Y, holed out at the eighteenth up on holed out at the eighteenth up on while Dick Linnars, of Long Beach, Cal, trailed Johnny Farrel of Ma maroneck, N. Y. down.
 Doyle had a consistently good morning round with II.
 Farrell's butter responded to his touch with excellent results today against the Californian. as 1t had yesterday against Watrous. After hol, hoies, the estern professional began to sink .ae ball from all corners of the green to take the fifth. sixth seventh and eighth.
 They then played on even terms during the remainder of the morn ing round.
 Mike Brady of Mamaroneck, N Y, completed his first eighteen holes all even with Abe Espinosa of Chi. cago, while Harry Hampton of Mem phis, Tenn. was one up on Tommy Harmon of Yonkers, N. Y.
 Leo Diegel of New York held . commanding lead of five up on Nea Mcintyre of Gary. Ind. at the con- clusion of their first eighteen hole tourney over Salisbury's fairways while Johnny Golden of Paterson N. l., who posted the surprise of the first round by eliminating Harry Cooper, created another stir today when he finished the first lap uI on Gene Sarazen, former profession al and open champion.
 Cutting loose with an eagle three at the very first hole, the New Jer' sey player took an early lead over Sarazen which the former titlehold' CT was never able to overcome, al though he played the eighteen hole: in "A, only two strokes over par, te Golden's 72. Golden's play on the greens stood oat as the feature of well rounded game which threaten ed to bring about the biggest upse of the second round.
 Sarazen was four down coming t the sixteenth tee. Here Colder dropped his shot into trap for { four to Sarazen's par three. While on the home green Gene sank 30 footer for a birdie three to slice an other hole off the New Jersey play CTS advantage.
 George Christ of Rochester, N. Y. was two down to Bill Leach oi
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
COUNTY DELEGATES TO MEET

Because several members of the democratic county convention dele gation are members of the common council and will attend tonights meeting, the organization meeting of the county delegation scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Frl- day Chairman John F.. R. Keevers announced today
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
Winsted Is to Lose One
 More of It's Industries

Torrington, Sept, 22 Ps-Winsted faces the prospect of losing another of its industries. The plant of the
 Franklin, Moore Company, manufac- turers of travelling cranes, chain hoists, etc. which was closed about three weeks ago, is not to be re- opened, according to information re- ceived here today. The plant is one of the oldest in Winsted.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
MILL SEE BIG FIGHT

Arthur G. Kimball, Frank J Wachter, George Landers. Ralph Jugo, and Max D. Honeyman vii leave tomorrow morning for Phila. delphia where they will attend the Dempsey -Tunney fight. They will also spend a few days at the sesqui- centennial exposition.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22

Philadelphia in the eighth and last match of the second round to finish the first half of the 36-hole route.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
City Items

Mrs. T. Kehoe of Putnam street is from a serious illness.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22

Greenland, with an area of s27,- 300 square miles, Is the largest is- land in the world.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
COL. GEDDEs NOMINATED

New Haven, Sept. 22 LP) - Col. James Geddes, sheriff of New Ha- ven county was nominated today by the republican county conven- tion as candidate for sheriff. Sheriff Geddes is at present filling out the term of Tom Reilly of Meriden, who died some time ago,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-22

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New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-28
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last Of the ancient order of kings
the last of those who could do as
they chose without regard to morals
or public opinion. Where, few
generations before him, immortality
and extravaganza were taken as
matters of course by the people, in
George Tvs time they brought down
great unpopularity on his head.
He was the eldest son of George
III, was born August IL, 1892, at st.
James palace, and was naturally rath-
er gifted. His tutor said he would be
either the most polished gentleman, or
the worst scoundrel in Europe-and
he was both. He opposed his father
in everything; took up a separate res
idence at Carlton house, but gave 1t
up because Of his debts; and was con-
stantly having parliament vote huge
sums to square him up with his credi-
tors.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-28
ArriUe as Strangers
in National CAPITAL

One Of the outstanding features Of
Washington's difference from other
capitals of great countries is that 1t Is
not-as are London. Paris and Berlin
the most important of our Cities nor
indeed a city at all In that sense,
writes Maude Parker Child in the Sat
urday Evening Post.
Therefore most Of the appointeeS
who come, to our capital come as stran
gers. In other countries the chances
are that a man chosen as a cabinet
member will be known In his own cap
ital and will have a wide acsuaint-
ance there. His social status will have
been established long before he be-
comes part of the government
In the United States, however, a
new official may come from a town as
remote geographically from Washing
ton as Constantinople Is from Dublin.
His wife and children may have never
even seen the city Of their new resi-
dence until they go there to live. 1t Is
possible that they may not have one
friend who Is a resident.
This applies equally to the under
secretaries and to the innumerable
men Of the State department, but it Is
usually more acute In the cases of SEN
ators and congressman.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-28
Ancient Methods Of
Heating and Lighting

The time when mans curiosity and
courage first enabled him to invesu-
gate the phenomena of fire was GER
tainly not less than $4,000 years ago.
1t probably happened In Europe during
the Glacial age.
One Of the earliest methods was by
twirling pointed stick In hole In
dry wood, leading to the hearth fire.
This was followed by the shell lamp
a shell filed with animal fats or Ash
oil, with grass or moss as the wick.
The Oldest bronze lamp known was
found In Cyprus, and is probably 1000
years old. In Homer's Odyssey the
use Of three braziers in the palace to
give hight Is mentioned a method
made possible by the fact that roofs
were commonly open In those days.
Coming to more recent times, the
cresset, q species of cage filed with
old rope smeared with pitch, was In
use.
Candles were arst introduced by the
Phoenicians about 1000 years B. O.,
after which they became the regular
indoor illuminant. About 400 B. G.
candles In all the chief countries of
Europe were displaced by oil lamps
Of clay and bronze and did not return
to common use for a thousand years.
The first friction match (the lucifer)
was not invented until 1927, and box
of fifty cost half crown (o0 cents)
The introduction of the Swedish safety
match dates to about fifty years ago
London Tit-Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-28
An Ancient Chinese Code

In China, where vast system Of
waterways serve to connect different
sections Of the country, In ancient
times 1t was the custom to send sig
nails along the water by holding q
huge metal gong close to the surface
and pounding out code messages.
These gongs were known by different
names and were used In war to sum-
mon troops or tell of enemy move
ments. There are but four or Ave Of
those ancient primitive telegraph In
struments now In existence, according
to the information | have. One such
gong was sold some few years ago by
collector of Chinese antiques living
In Chicago to wealthy collector In
London.-Mr. Woodward In Adventure
Magazine.