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New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
OWNER OF BEAUTY PARL0R
 GIVEN DIVORCE DECREE
Mrs. O'Brien Says Husband And Woman Friend Beat Her In
 Her Own Home.

A divorce was granted by Judge John R. Booth in superior court yes- terday afternoon to Anna Miller O'Brien of 122 High street from George O'Brien of parts unknown. The decree was awarded on grounds of intolerable cruelty and the com plainant was given the custody of a four-year-old ;.
 According to Mrs. O'Brien's testi- mony her husband entertained an- other woman at their home last Thanksgiving and when she objected they set ,on her and beat her. She also testified that she and her hus- band had quarrels lasting moro than year over the ownership of a beauty parlor in this city. In court action Mrs. O'Brien established own- ership of the place.
 Frank Lamphier of Meriden. who works in this city. was grantedra di- vorce by Judge Nickerson in super for court yesterday in petition against Gladys L. Lamphier of New York city. on the grounds of deser- ton. The couple have been separ- ated since 1920. They were married June 25. 1917. Tho extravaganza of his wife was given by the petitioner as the req ron for separation. Frank B. Mum wa1 hN counsel
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
ON POLICE BLOTTER

H. G. Schauffler of SIS Lincoln street and Harry Scherman of 1106 Stanley street notified the police of thefts of spare tires from their auto- mobiles.
 Fred Haddan of the city engineer ing force reported the theft of his instrument from Lasalle and Ire mont streets. .
 Francis Egan, driver for the At lantic Refining Co.,, notified the po- lice last evening that his automo- bile struck man riding a bicycle at the North S Judd Mfg. Go. foun- dry gate on East Main street. The bioyclist did not appear to be in- Hured.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
COAL WAGON DRIVER
 ADMITS FUEL THEFT
Keeps Part Of Load, Sells It,
 Pockets Money

Pleading guilty to the charge of $10.35, from the Stanley Svea Coal Co.,, by whom he is employed as a driver. Robert Wood, aged 3S, of 2l Cliff street. was fined S15 and costs by Judge H, s rford i: police court this morning. He made no statement to the court except his plea.
 Officer Thomas J. 7'oency testified that MT. Menus of the Stanley Co.,, complained of the theft and on in- vestigation the officer learned that the coal had been sold 10 Nels Nel- son, local aviator, at whose place the empty bags were recovered. Mir. Nelson admitted having purchased the coal bu deni l he had knowl- edge that it was stolen. He thought Wood was selling the coal for the company employing him., he said. Asked by Prosecuting Attorney Woods if he thought it customary for delivery men to leave coal bags after dumping the coal. MT. Nelson said he did not know the bags had been left until after Wood had gone.
 MT. Menus testified that complaints were received at the office that de- liveries were short and an inVesti- gation led to the discovery that Wood was disposing Of coal in small lots and pocketing the money. He said Wood has been in the company's employ few months. The warrant charged theft of seven bags of coal, worth s435 and four bags worth S6.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Today's College Man Is
 Upheld as Coed Student

Chicago, Nov. 13 IP - Today's college student may wear a coon- skin coat, pet and carry his booze but he is a better college student than his brother of bygone days, Dean James Armstrong of North western university said at an alum nj meeting in Evanston last night.
 Figures prove that the hip flask and fur coat age produces better scholarship" he declared. Tn 1915 II fraternities with 155 students had a general average of IA; the first semester of the pres cnt year our fraternities, with three times as many students. averaged 1.9. Our present student body of $500 on this campus had @ general average of 1.7. All this despite the fact that the automo- hile is the parlor and our girls have grown independent
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
MRS. BRACKETT ADMITS
 MURDERING HER HUSBAND
Colcbrook, N. H., Woman's Break down Ends Mystery of Who
 Killed Man

Colebrook, N. H., Nov. IS P) - Mrs. Ella Bracket early today, af- ter several hours of questioning, confessed to the police that she shot and killed her husband, Samuel Thursday night. William Perry, a young man who had driven Brack- cit from the farm where he worked to his home, witnessed the killing, she said, and carried the body from the shed where the shooting took place to the bedroom where it was found yesterday morning.
 No charges have been lodged against either pending the expected arrival today of Attorney General Jeremy Waldron who will take charge of the case. No detailed story was obtained from Mrs. Bracket, who was found yesterday across the Connecticut river with a slight gash in her throat which she said was sef-inflicted.
 Perry was said to have told the officers that he assisted Mrs. Brack- cit through fear and that while he later started to notify the sheriff he lost his courage and said nothing about the tragedy.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
TROOP 4 PROGRAMMES

A thorough reorganization of Boy Scout Troop 4 was made last night after much hot discussion at one of the most enthusiastic meet ings of the present year. Frederick Lockwood was promoted from senior patrol leader to junior as- sistant scoutmaster, giving him equal rank with Bliss B. Clark. Patrol Leader Euclid Hartung was promoted to senior patrol leader to fill the vacancy. and two new pa- trol leaders. Merton Clark and Winthrop Warren, were named to take the places of Hugh Derrick, resigned, and Hartung.
 The new patrols and leaders are as follows: Mongoose patrol. leader. Joseph Szabo; assistant, Artemas Stockman, jr. Pelican patrol, lead CT, William Baker. jr.; assistant, Robert Sackett. Skunk patrol. lead CT. Merton Clark; assistant, Clar- ence Derrick. Wolf patrol, leader. Winthrop Warren; assistant, George Anderson. Stockman has been elected treasurer to fill the gap left by Earl Scott's resignation; Harry Slade will remain as scribe.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
City Items

John Cianci of Lake Court, a student at Notre Dame. will spend the weekend at home here follow ing the Army game in New York.
 A daughter was born at New Britain General hospital this morn- ing to MT. and Mrs. Melville Stickels of 500 Shuttle Meadow avenue.
 A daughter was born at New Britain General hospital last night to MT. and Mrs. William Litke of 7S Grand street.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital this morning to MT. and Mrs. Frank Macholtz of 249 Fairview street
 son was born last Monday eve ming at the Mercy hospital, Spring field. to MT. and Mrs. Wesley N Fay. Mrs. Fay was formerly Miss Bessie Feeney, of this city.
 Miss Helen Ringrose. a welfare worker for the Catholic Diocesan bureau of Hartford, left today for Miami, Florida, where she will stay for the next six months.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Blood Transmission Has
 Strengthened Mrs. Gibson

Jersey City, N. J.. Nov. 13 P0 The blood transmission operation yes- terday served to strengthen some what the condition of Mrs. Jane star state witness in the Hall-Mills case it was indicated this morning by the bulletin issued by physicians in charge of her treatment at the City hospital. The bulletin said: "Mrs. James Gibson spent a fairly comfortable night and her condition is somewhat improved this morn ing'
 The doctors still decline to make any comment on the prospects of getting Mrs. Gibson in condition to testify at the Somerset county courthouse early next week, as Sen- ator Alexander Simpson, special prosecutor, hopes.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
LOVES ROAD ROUGH, | B|G BUMP Al. END
Married Man Warned Not to
 Annoy Married Woman

Questioned on the witness stand by Prosecuting Attorney-J. G. Woods in the case of Philip Hallinan, aged 34, of 47 Winter street. in police court this morning, Mrs. Laura Pierce of 35 Dwight street, said she is friend Of Halinan and has known him three years and half, having been in his company fre- quently. Her husband does not live with her flor reasons that make 1t impossible and their children are in Torrington, she said.
 Yesterday afternoon Hallinan came to her boarding place and in- sisted on seeing her. after she had told him on the telephone several times that she did not wish to have any more to do with him. He made himself obnoxious by attempting to enter the house and when repulsed, he waited outside and tried to pull her out of an automobile in which she was leaving for Torrlngton to visit her children. Mrs. Nellie Wag- ner, at whose home Mrs. Pierce boards, gave corroborative testi- mony.
 Hallinan, who Is married but does not live with his wife, according to $25 about a week ago for safe keep ing, with the understanding that he would get it when he found need for it. Yesterday he telephoned to her and asked her for the money. She refused to see him, so he went to her boarding place and a young man coming out, pushed him, acci- dentally or on purpose. Hallinan resented it and protested He ad mitted having had two drinks be- fore he went for his money. He pleaded guilty to drunkenness and not guilty to the charge of breach of the peace. He said he injured his ankle when he was pushed and a physiciaA said 1t would be well to have an X-ray examination.
 Judge Hungerford told Hallinan he must not annoy Mrs. Pierce. He suspended judgment on the drunk enness charge and imposed a jail sentence of IS days on the other charge. suspending 1t with a warn ing to Hallinan that Mrs. Pierce will be instructed to notify the police the next time she is annoyed and if Hal linan is found guilty he will go to jail. Hallinan said he would stop drinking and desist from forcing his attentions on the woman.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
TWISTED CHURCH
 FLOORING SAGGING
Near-Panic Qaelled by Pastors
 Presence Of Mind

Winsted. Conn, Nov. 13 R)-Fol- lowing the sharp snapping of tim ber support ill the basement, a large section of the main floor of the Congregational church in River ton, near here. sagged more than a foot last night while 300 mem- bers of the Winsted Christian En- deavor union were holding serv- ice in the building.
 Badly frightened, those present, most of them young people. started for the exits. but they were halted by the pastor. Rev. w. V. Steet- land, who urged the audience to leave one by one and in this man. ner avoid walking over the weak ened spot.
 The section of the flooring that fell was directly over the furnace where there was roaring fire and the building was being lighted by kerosene lamps.
 Nearly every Protestant church in Winsted had delegations at the service and other towns in this sec ton of Litchfield county had young people present.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Woman Reporter Flies as StOWaWav on Byrd's Plane

Forth Worth. Tex, Nov. 13 P- The Byrd North Pole airplane, Josephine Ford" carried Mrs. Mar iorie Cope. a reporter, as a stow away on the S0-mile hop from Fort Worth to Dallas yesterday.
 Mrs. Cope entered the cabin as the engines were being tuned at the air mail field here. She remained in small compartment until the ship hoped off and then joined several Chicago and Detroit business men who are passengers on the southern lap of the national tour.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Big Three Outlook

Princeton, N. J., Nov. 13 R)- Prospects for peace in the football Big Three were brighter today with an invitation for "a complete and frank discussion of the grievances of ,each university" rendered by Harvard to Princeton.
 The invitation was sent last night by the Harvard student council to Joseph Prendergast. president of the Princeton senior council. and backfleld star. It was in reply to q letter sent by Prendergast before Princeton decided to break off all athletic relations with Harvard.
 Prendergast had referred to an attack on Princeton morals In the Harvard Lampoon last Saturday. the day Of the Princeton-Harva football game. and asked for a def mite expression of opinions as to Princeton from the Harvard stud ent council.
 Leo Daley. president of the stu dent council. answered for Harvard as follows:
 "While the student council re- grets the bad manners of the Lam boon editorial. it is only fair to say that there has been recognized element of bad feeling in our foot ball relations for some time.
 "Our council suggests that a rep resentative be appointed by each council to meet early next month to ent9r into a complete and frank discussion of the grievances of each university. We feel that only by such means can an ultimate and satisfactory agreement be made.
 'In any case we sincerely hope that the action of your board of athletic control in closing the Har- yard relations will in no way affect the cooperation of our student bod les in those things in which we have always stood side by side."
 Upon first being informed of the letter, Dr. Charles w. Kennedy. chairman of the Princeton board of athletic control, declined to talk on the matter. Prendergast could not be reached last night due to foot bal. training rules which prohibited his being disturbed. Frank Pea body, member of Princeton's senior council and editor of tho Daily Princetonian expressed belief that Princeton would be glad to attend such a conference. however.
 "We do not feel. however" he added. that things can be patched IL, at this time. It must be admit tod that bad feeling does exist and that 1t cannot be smoothed over with a gesture.
 But we do feel and hope that in tim., such a conference might be conducive to an eventual resumption of relations"
 ''The shouting and tumult of the Harvard misunderstanding have passed into the realm of the past, the leading editorial in yesterday Daily Princetonian read, The 9n.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Gives Willie AIibi Too

Mrs. Riehl also testified that Willie Stevens was at home for supper on the night of the murder, September 14. 1922. The state con- tends that he was at the scene Of the. crime. -.
 Mrs. Riehl was questioned about a telephone call made to the Hall home by Mrs. Mills a few hours before she was slain. The call was for the Rev. Mr. Hall, Mrs. Riehl said, and she told how Mrs. Hall first took down the receiver of an extension telephone, but hung it up when the maid told her the call was for her husband -
 May Have Listened In
 It Is the states. contention that Mrs Hall listened in on the con- versation and learned of the tryst- ing place of her husband and Mrs. Mills.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
France Reported About
 To EXDel COnsDiratOrS

Paris, Nov. 13 PHExpulsion of Ricciott Garibaldi and Francisco Macia, who were allegedly involved in the recent unsuccessful Catalan plot, is understood to have been de- cided upon by the minister of justice, Louis Barthou. It Is planned to put the men over the Belgian frontier to- night
 M. Barthou j said to consider this the best me~ns of getting rid of the whole disagreeable affair.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Man Wearing White Hood
 Reported Annoying Girls

A man wearing Q white hood over his head Is making . prac- tice of annoying women on the streets of the city by indecent con- duct, according to reports in cirou- lation today. This is the first re- currence of activity of this nature in several months.
 A short time ago, the hooded man frightened women on West Main street, between Cedar street and Park place, and last night, shortly after midnight, he or soms- one wearing a white hood, annoyed a woman on Grand street. near the state armory.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
HALL-MILLS CASE IS DRAGGING 0N
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of .Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall have been drawn In the courtroom where she and her brothers, Henry and Willie Stevens, are being tried for murder.
 One Gives Her Alibi One picture by former maid in her home. shows her sitting alone in her library quietly playing solitaire at the time her husband the Rev. Edward W. Hall, was slain, with Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills choir singer in his church. The other picture, drawn by AL exander Simpson, special prosecu' tor in the trial. shows her as ar implacable woman driven to a murderous frenzy by hate and jealousy, and capable of going or a dark night to deserted farm outside New Brunswick and there witnessing, if not actually partici' pating in, the murder of her hus' band and the woman.
 Stresses Brutality Adding even heavier strokes tc his picture. the prosecutor again | has referred to the fact that Mrs Mills throat was slashed after she was shot three times in the head and he has stressed his contention that her throat and larynx - "the singing orgnns' were torn out.
 The matronly-look!ng woman who is on trial for Der life ha. shown no sign of flinching. Al. though today is the ninth day ot the trial, she continues to show tho same calmness.
 Dressed in black. her pale fact untouched by rouge. she sits quiet ly between her two brothers a: witness after witness takes the stand.
 Self Control Is Perfect
 Introduction in court of tht clothing worn by her husband or the night he was slain, the use O a wax figure representing human head to illustrate wounds found on the slain couple. the brandish ing of a razor by a witness in II frustrating how Mrs. Mills throa might have been cut - all have failed to break down her self con 1 trol.
 Mrs. Louise Geist Riehl, called by the state late yesterday, was th' witness who testified that Mrs Hall was playing solitaire at th' time of the double staying. Th' i former maid in the Hall home sait she retired between nine and ter o'clock on the night of the crime and that when she went upstairs Mrs. Hall was alone in the. library Thee state has fixed 10 o'clock a the approximate time of the mur AAH-
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Sleeveless Goats

While large number of the new English evening wraps are being made on the coat principle. with in- set sleeves, some women prefer the sleeveless, cloak style of garment. English designers are trying hard to do away with the old stereotyped circular cape. A cape which is finished in triangle is one of the results. It is made in velvet or fur.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Petal Skirt FrOck

England's nobility accepts it's fash ions from America as we'll as Paris. Lady Rosemary tle-Wilbraham, the young sister of the Earl of Lath- om, appeared at the Embassy Club dressed in an American petal-skirted frock Of pink, open-work embroid- cry. The background was a black velvet cloak. Around her neck was ring of square diamonds with | big pearl drop. +
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
ODELi-S -SHAW

Edward T. O'Pell, aged 21, a salesman living at 45 Main street, and Miss Helen l.. Shaw, aged 21, also a resident of this city, were married in Meriden, October 27, a returned marriage certificate filed today at the office of the town clerk shows. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. A. T. Randall rec tor of St. Andrews church.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Triangle Evening Wrap

An evening wrap so constructed that it created the silhouette of | huge triangle between the arms and knees has attracted fashion follow CTS. It is made in rich chestnut hued velvet, lined with golden lame tissue and bordered with beige fox fur. IL is finished with a high storm collar and has long ends Of golden lame ribbon hanging down the back
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
MARRIED 25 YEARS
Mir. and Mrs. Adolph Beaudoin Ob- serve Silver Wedding Anniversary At Their Home in Plainvillc.

Mir. and Mrs. Adolph Beaudoin of Plaipville,. former residents of New Britain, observed the twenty fifth anniversary of their wedding, last evening at their home. A number of friends were in attendance and they were the recipients of many gifts. MT. and Mrs. Beaudoin were mar ried in New York and have one son, Maurice.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
cident to all intents and purposes

cident to all intents and purposes may be regarded as closed. The departure from Cambridge has been executed; the responsibility has ceased. May the limpid waters of the Charles and of the Carnegie murmur. solemn. requiem"
 Today's Yale-Princeton issue of the Princeton Tiger. contains jokes reprinted from the Harvard .Lap7 poon and there is no reference to tn, issue of the Lampoon which roused Princeton's ire.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
HINDER GOING TO PHLA.

Thomas Linder, appraisal engineer with the board of assessors here, has been delegated by Governor Trumbull as one of Connecticut's representatives at the National Tax Conference at Philadelphia, Pa. from November 15 to 20. State Tax Commissionsr William H, Blodgett and Professor Fairchild of Yale university are other delegates.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
VANITY BRACELET IS SOMETHING NEW
Other Odds and Ends of Latest
 Styles

Shawls worn by the fashionable in the New York parade, make color array that is something for a chorus to vie with in brilliance. They not only are those imported from Spain with their heavy embroidery or other striking importations from China and Japan, but are made from gor- geous weaves in metal cloths or Some of these shawls dazzle the eye with the play of light on their encrustments of crystal or metal de- signs.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
DRIVER ESCAPES AS
 MACHINE OVERTURNS
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missed. It was about 3:S0 ?. m yesterday.

missed. It was about 3:So ?. m. yesterday.
 The cases of Boleslaw Bogdan- ski, aged 25, of 81 Broad street, charged with reckless driving; Will liam Sikora. aged 30, of 250 Wash ington street, charged with drunk enness, and Simon Budnick. aged cS, charged with drunkenness, were continued until Wednesday morning. They were arrested yester- day afternoon by Motorcycle Po- liceman w. s. Strolls after wild chase through the north end of the city into Pennington. All pleaded not guilty this morning.
 The case of Owen Byrnes. aged A, of 43 Fremont street, Hartford, charged with speeding on Stanley street. at the instance of Motorcy- Gle Policeman w. s. Stfolls, was continued until Tuesday morning.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
INJURED IN FACTORY

street, employed as a mechanic at the New Britain Machine Co. plant had the index finger and thumb of his right hand amputated at the first joint at New Britain General Hos pital yesterday. following az acci- dent while It work on . machine,
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
45 PADDOCK DEGREES

Newark, N. J.. Nov. IS R)-Pad- lock decrees against 45 saloons and roadhouses in municipalities in north Jersey, were ordered today in federal court. by Judge William Clark.
 The placed closed included 15 in Newark, in Paterson. and one each in other cities. The injunctions are effective for one year.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Melting Pot In Shoes

Styles in slippers seen about New York were never more varied. They are made from almost any material or leather-velvet in light shades, brocade, metal cloth, and reptile skins. The heels of evening slippers are works of art. Brilliants stud them or brilliant colored leather in. serts add variety. Some of these gorgeous heels--they look as though they belonged In the window of . jewelry shop-cost as much as ( gown.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
DIES AT AGE OF 100

West Boylston, Mass. Nov. 13 P) Mrs. Emily (Walker) Parker, aged 100 years, one month, and 2S days, the oldest woman in West Bolyston, died at her home here yes- terday, For the past ten days she had been i'll with grip.
 Her wish was that she might live to be 100 years old
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
House of Earrings

At the London premiere of "The White Witch" almost every woman in the audience wore earrings. The craze for ear jewels apparently h increasing. A note of novelty was struck by one woman whose earringa consisted of small jade parrots in golden cages.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-13
Undersea Rum Runner Is
 Seized on Lake Champlain

St. Albans, Vt, Nov. 13 R)- An undersea rum-running craft, described by the customs authorities as "a submarine without motors" was seized on Lake Champlain last night with 4,S00 bottles of ale, 1t was reported here today.
 According to word reaching the collector of customs here. the seiz- ure was made in Canadian waters by the. Royal Canadian Mounted police for the American authorities off Fort Montgomery, N. Y.