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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
Ma j0r, Wife
Guests of
Honor

General and Mrs. Ernest Kinds en-
tertained with beautifully appointed
dinner Wednesday night in their home
in Fort Sam Houston as a farewell
compliment to Major and Mrs. W. L.
Weissinger. The gladness of the
party was tinged with sadness for it
was with regret that the guests babe
bon voyage to Major and Mrs. Wcis-
singer, who leave Sunday night on the
start of their long trip TO their new
station in the Philippine Islands.
The guests included Major and Mrs.
Weissinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. VIII
son, Mr.. and Mrs. GutzOm Borglum,
Mrs. Henry Drought. Colonel Lytle
Brown, Major and Mrs. A. J. White.
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The Speech Arts Association will
hold its regular luncheon at 1915
o'clock Saturday in the tapestry room
of the st. Anthony hotel. For res
creations telephone Miss Bessie Lea
Dickey.
1.-THE Challenge of YOUTH" by Floyd
Paschal, will be read by Olivia Privett
at the regular reading hour of the San
Antonio Speech Arts Teachers Asso-
citation TO be held at 4 o'clock Mon
day afternoon in the tapestry room of
the st. Anthony hotel. All those who
are interested are invited to attend.
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The Pen Women will meet at . 80
Tuesday afternoon, January &C. at
the home Of Mrs. j. X. Blackstone,
DO wilkins avenue. The program,
Oriental in content, will be conduct
ed by Mrs. A. NJ. Harris and will
include the following: Roll call.
quotations from the Chinese; Chinese
literature, Mrs. Harris; original
work, story or poem with Oriental
atmosphere; word study, mechanical
creation of atmosphere; Aztec bowl,
current events of the Orient.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
S. A. Couple
ON Weadling
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The ceremony uniting in marriage
Robert c. Tarbutton and Miss Nir-
GINA May Digger was conducted at
II 30 O'Clock Thursday morning by
Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald of the Prospect
Hill Baptist Church in the home of
the brides aunt, Mrs. J. NJ. Digger.
The bride was attired in a tan miro
leen ensemble suit, with hat and &C
cessories to match and corsage boU-
quot of pink carnations and ferns.
Following the ceremony. luncheo /
was served 20 the immediate family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbutton departed
later in the day for New Orleans and
after January % will be at home at
437 Queen Anne Court.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
Sorosis Club
Meets Saturday

she Sorosis Club will meet at l.
o'clock Saturday in luncheon session
in the st. Anthony Hotel. The pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs. Viii
liam VIII. Roll call viii be responded
TO with items of interest concerning
what the women of today are doing.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
DANCING IN COSTUME OF GARDEN OF EDEN Jealous Wife of "Friends of Light" Member Causes
 Arrests

Munich, Feb. 19 P'-Ftfty mem hers of cult called friends or light" have pleaded guilty to charges of prancing about the wooded Bavarian Alps. clad m cos" tuu1es of Adam and Eve. Each was fined from 100 to l5o marks TOT disorder'y conduct.
 A jealous wife, her hnsoah1 d menber obvious to the high ideals profcssed by the cult no'l- fed the police, A raid toilo"eu while the men and women were singing and dancing in the mooh~ light on the shores of Lake legern' their clothes hanging on nearpy hushes. The friends protested oqainst the rude Interruption but inc blushing policemen took thei' names and ordered them to appear in court. m..,
 only one of 20 arresting officers testified that he was not schockeC hv inc nymphlike dance Couhse for the league explained that tn orra ,ization sought "to develol and strengthen inc nohlcst trai' in mankind" He said that evei tbo Grand Duko of hessen sympa thized with its ideals.
 O,ber persons testified that. ha the police failed to stop the re' roru,ancc. thq White Caps Of th Nouni ains. an organization ot ruri hIeh1a nders, would have admins
 tered a svues of sound thrashins
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
HARTFORD MAN IS
 DEADBy OWN HAND
Ex-Aldepnan Charles Hubbard Commits Suicide in Office
LEA YES EXPLANATORY NOTE
Last Message Explains that He Was DcSp0ndcnt Over Business Ic- verses Since Nar-Lcavcs Wife and Two Children.

Hartford, Feb. l9 lPl--Charlcs r., Hubbard. ey-aldcrman. former po- lice commissioner and q dealer in land tile and cement, shot and kill. cl himself in his office at 1G0 Front street. shortly before noon today,
 According to letter which Mr, Hubbard left he was d"spondcnt over business reycrses suffered since the war.
 He is survived by a wife, a daughter and son.
 His homo was at 57 Maplewood avenue. West Hartford.
 Mir. Hubbard was born in Essex, June 24. 1868 and was son of Dr, Charles II. and Guerrilla (Conklin) Hubbard. He attended the public schools of Essex and Wilbraham Academy. He was appointed to the board Of police commissioners by Mayor Joseph II, Lawler in 1914. From 1S9S to January |. 12lQ, h' | was secretary purchasing agent ant GtuGIdl llldNd6ci ol IIIc ol llIuS'o' 1 Street Railway company and Whel that company was taken over by th | Connecticut he became purChasin agent for the Mahoning and Shenan 20 Railway and Light company c Youngstown, Ohio.
 In 1914 he purchased the til { business Of $. B. BOSWortn at l6 Front street, where he continued Ill til his death, He represented II seventh ward in the common Counc
 in 1917 and 1918,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
OVER I,5OO AT MASS
 FOR POLISH PRELATE
Pray for Repose of Soul of Archbishop
 Cieplak

The Sacred Heart church with 9. seating capacity Of 1,500 persons was taxed to the utmost this morning with the tlrong Of parishioncrs who had come to attend a mass for the rrpose of the soul of Archbishop Jan Cieplak.
 Rev. Lucyan Boinowski pastor of the church. who for nearly a year had been preparing for the visit of the prelato to New Britain and who personally supervised the pro- gram on January 22 when the dis tinguished churchman was here, was celebrant Of the requiem mass. Father Bojnowski was an enthu- siastic friend of the prelate and the two clergymen formed q strong friendship during his visit 10 New Britain. Frequently during the read 1 ing Of this mornings service his [ voice broke and he found it neces, sary to pause several times. During the reading of the gospel his grieI was plain to be seen and he read 1T a low voice with long pauses be. tween sentences. The congregation likewise displayed it's emotions free ly and there were tear-dimmed eye on all sides.
 The mass which ordinarily last
 little more than an hour. today last ed more than two hours.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
One Trainmnn Killed

Newton Junction, N. H., Feb. 19 Pl-Howard Spencer of Portland, brakeman, was killed and three oth- ur trainmen were injured today when u Portland to Boston passen- ger train on the Boston and Maine Railroad sideswiped the locomotive of freight train here and left the rails. Passengers on the train cs- Caped with a shaking up.
 The crew of the freight train bore the brunt of the collision as lh" To- Conlotiye was lifted from the raj 5 and hurled against the station build ing. Spencer was brakeman on the freight. R. s. Horne, engineer and Paul Woodbridge, fireman of the freight train were injured, The hird tranman injured was George E. Coolbroth, engineer of the pas senger train, whose hurts were slight. The injured were taken to the Havcrhin, (Mass.) hospital.
 A local freight on a siding at the station here had pulled out too tal on the main line, and the passenger train struck the locomotive a glanc' ing blow. The locomotive and tou' cars of the passenger train left the rails and the station building Wa' badly damaged as the engine Of tlL' freight crashed into II.
 The passengers were sent on t' Boston on a following train,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Dr. Frank R. Jenks, Radio Medical
 Institute Promoter, Is Arrested
New Haven Police Swoop Down Upon Man Who is Said to Have Had Offices Here and in Hartford
 Has Connecticut Medical License

d license 10 practice in Connecticut in July. 1925, being crrl0cd by the Homeopathic examining board, He Is said to have been cidIrl befor" the Rhode Island state board Of health last September on the qucS- lion of revocation of his license, being charged with malpractice. Revocation was deferred,
 The other man with Jonks, the police said, was Dr. James, and he is expected 10 respond to war rant which has been issued,
 City Attorney Robinson said Inc obtained expert opinion before is- suing warrants and found that eN- pert was that the best that can be seen with a "nouroscope" are shad ows winch the heavier organs throN W upon the plate.
 Jcnks and James are said 10 have been in Providence, Springfield and other places.
 i Counsel for Jcnks said that his 1 client claims an unblemshed' rec ord as q practitioner; that but once in his entire career had eXccptioT been taken to his practice and tha' single instance was when he ap-
 pearod before the board of healtI in Providence, when "he never was questioned"
 Counsel also said that methods
 followed had approval of H-raS
 specialists,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Ncw Immigration Bill.

Washington, Feb. 19 P)--A bill amending the immigration laws 10 admit to this country all aliens eX- cept those convicted of felony was introduced today by Representative Berger. socialist. Wisconsin.
 Commenting on recent exclusions based on grounds of moral turpitude and political utterances, MT, Berger said in statement that the barring of the Countess of CathCart, the countess Karolyi and s. Saklatvaia, communist member Of the British parliamcnt, "discloses the danger Of conferrinc discretionary powers up on officials who may exercise 1t In the way our officials have"
 If exclusions Of aliens on the ground Of indiscretions were 10 be- come the settled practice Of all gov ornmrnts." he said, many wealthy and prominent American would find themselves barred from other coun- tries. Since every country has I own set Of morals-eXclusion on tha' ground would make lntcrnationa business and travel impossible"
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
MRS. HULTGREN DIES
 FROM EFFECTS OF FALL
Prominent Wallace Street Woman Succumbs at
 Age of SC

Shock from a fall down stairs which caused a fractured hip. re- suited in the death yesterday after noon Of Mrs Maglalena Hultgreu of 21 Wallace street Mrs. Hult- Cren, who was in her STth year, had been in good health until her fall which occurred last Saturday eyep- ing. Since then she sank steadily. She was one Of the oldest and most respected Swedish residents of the city.
 She was born in Sweden, August I10. 1889 and came 10 his country lin 1887. Her first two years in the limited States were spent as q resi- dent of North Grosvnrnordnle, after which she moved to this city where she resided until her death. Her husband, Charles NJ. Hul'grcn, who was in the jewelry business in Arch street, died suddenly about seven years ago from heart failure. The Icouple was married about SO years Iago.
 MS A1NilklNA W tAe ''AAh "a NtAN N'N
 est members of the First Lutheran Ichurch and was a member of the
 Kronan Benefit society Of tho Ichurch. Connected with the im-
 mediate family are 39 suryVors. in-
 cluding two daughters, Mrs. John P, Carlson of Omaha, Neb., and
 Mrs. John A. Kallberg of this city;
 two sons, Carl A. Huligrcn of Hart
 ford and Joseph E. Huitgrcn who i'
 now conducting his fathers JewelrS
 business on Arch street: Y grand
 children, and IS great-grandchil' . idren.
 ; Funeral services will be at tn 5 home of her son. Joseph F.. Hut D rren at g Wallace street Sunda, , afternoon at o'clock followed b ] services al Erwin chapel It s,s ] o'clock. Rev, Dr. Abel 4. Aalquis r pastor of First Lutheran ehurcf - will officiate Burial will ee |
 Fairyiew cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
TWO MORE ARRESTED IN
 SEPT. HIJACKING CASE
state rolircmqn and Detective Round Up Other Members or
 Gang in Bridgeport

Bridgeport. Feb. l9 LP' --- State Police Sergeant Prank Nirolli, ac- companicd by Detective Antonio yoccolo of the Bridgeport police Ionarrment early today caught two more alleged members of tn" gang of hiiackers who on $ September 26, lrst. raidcd Hcnton's garage in Fair field. The raid was an attempt to seize 3G barrels of alcohol stored there. following its Confiscation by police.
 The mon. Ahcle Rossi and Gia- como Spinclli, were surprised while asleep in a house at l7 Green street, RridEcport The police al Irro that the men arrested today brought the gang 10 Fairfield from 1 New Haven, showing the other men where the alcohol was stored. They were arrested on bench warrants and are held in bonds of $l0,OoC
 each
 Seven mon have now been takeT
 into custody in connection with th'
 raid on the garage. Anthony Fer
 ro,u. recently arraigned in the su
 pcrior court, is now serving three t'
 four years in state prison for hi
 part in the attempted hijaCkinI
 Enrico Siniglio and Constagnanln
 Tcsto, both of New Haven are serH ! ing terms of one to two years, SteV . Naniuo of New Haven Is out O ' bonds awaiting trial Nick Cimino ( 5 East Haven. who forfeited a bon :. of S10.n0O following his arrest : connection with the ease was real a rested and IS again out on bonds . s5,0OO awaiting trial
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19

New Haven, Conn., Feb. l9 R,- Dr. Frank R. Jcnks, who is said to have been one Of the promoters of "Thc Radio Medical Institute in Chapel street, which had been ad- vcrtsed to some eXtcn, the past few days, was arrested today charged with making false statements in an advertisement. lIo was held in $500 for a bearing February g.. Meantime, it was said by the police that they had other warrants,
 Jonks is said 10 have had q place called the Victor Health In- stitute" at Hartford, and an "Elcc- tro- Medical office" ln New Britain. The latter is said to have been closed.
 The advertisement Of the "Radio- Medical Institute" which was in q house said that q "nuroscopic N-raS examination win tell you what is wrong as plainly as you tell thu time of day by your watch"
 It is understood that physician' called the attention of City Attorne! C. N. Robinson to the claims o the "Institute" and asserted tha these were unsupported, Warrant were issued for Dr. Jonks an' others.
 Dr. Jenks is said to have been ad milted to medical practice in Rhod Island In 1891 and that he receivc
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
B|G BUS WRECKED
 NEAR WALLINGFORD
Two Passengers Slightly Hurt-- Fatal New Hampshire Wreck
LOWELL ALSO HAS SMASH
And New Haven Road Train Al Mys- tie Is Added To Casualty List One Killed In Newton Junction, \. H., Collision This Morning.

Wullingtord, Conn, Feb, l9 Al--- Two passengers, their names un~ known, were slightly injured when a coach of the New England Transpor- tation company on its regular run rom Hartford to New Haven swerV- cd from the path on the state high way near Wharton Brook park, and hit a snow bank, about last md night, Two other passengers and the driver were unhurL,
 It IS understood that the passcn- gers were picked up by passing au- tomobilcs and taken to New Haven, None required hospital attention, The driver stayed by the coach which was considerably damaged. 1t was nearly noon today before ] the New England Transportation Co.,, through it's parent company, the i New Haven road, had a report or ! the accident to make public. Mean time the report was that number of persons had been hurt and evcl Coroner Mix was about to act oI supposition that 1t was serious mishap.
 The headquarters of the New Eng land Transportation company l | Danbury and the superintendent, MT
 Swentzel went to New Haven on re
 ports being received that one of tn | ,t,
 The company's explanation wa
 that the g o'clock bus out of Hart
 ford when north of Wharton Broo
 park, in attempting to pass anotho
 machine, swerved to the side of th
 road, The weather was. very togg!
 Two passengers received slight cut
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
POLICE PROBING
 DEATH OF WOMAN
Illegal Operation on Mrs. Han-
 son, 21, Is Reported
AUTHORITIES ARE SILENT
Waterbury Physician Under Suspi-
 Ciun of states AttorncN--NiCtim
 Died At Hospital After second Operation Here To save Her Life.

What promises to b. q sensational tul" of criminal operation by a Wa trrbury physician, in Waterbury, on Mrs, Beatrice Alice Hanson, aged q, md her death Ht the New Britain General hospital following a second operation, was hintcd today by police officials and hy pr. F., Shoemycn, q New Britain physician who perform i'd the operation at the New Britain 1 General hospital
 According 10 Dr, Shoemyen, the Illegal operation was performed m | Waterbury in November by a Wa linrnury physician. He stated that Whrn he was called upon in New Britain the Woman'S condition was such 70 warrant an immediate oper- a,ion. Dr. Shoomycn says that the .opcratioh which he performed was necessary in an attempt 10 save Mrs. lHanSOn's life.
 A few days after Mrs. Hanson was operated on at the New Britain General hospital she died, early in December. Nothing came of the case until a few days ago, when it became evident that a civil suit : would be brought by the dead wo1n- : ans mother, Mrs. Evelyn Lessard, q | irossmaker who formerly lived at
 l66 Main street.
 . state Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis 0 of Waterbury is said 10 have receiv - ed information regarding the Water c bury physician who performed th' il alleged illegal operation, and h.
 sent Holland AIlng, detective in hi
 office, to New Britain to investigat O the case. He and Detective Ser N geant William P. McCue are pre- v sumably inquiring into persons fl n New Britain who may be implicate in the crime, although no statemcn U ,has been issued from Sergeant Nc
 Cues office.
 When asked over the telophon l. whether he would give out any 1T 7 formation incident to the cas-
 States Attorney Lewis said, II wi
 give out nothing at all regarding tf
 incident. Our investigation is n
 complete, and I do not care to sS
 anything until we hay" enough Il .n formation 10 take actioD.'
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
SCHOOL SYSTEM TAXES 46.5O 0F CITY FUNDS
S1,3O3, ,574 of $2,S03, 1905 Ap- pr0priated Needed for
 Education

New Britains school system will take $1,5u3,57i of the S2,S0S,S05.GS the municipal government proposes 10 spend in 19gG-l027. the depart ments appropriation being 46.5o per cent of the entire amount.
 In d direct appropriation for cur rent expenses, the consolidated school district will be allotted $l,- .p5S,Q54. Included in the item 'ln- rcrest and discount" is Sl20,620 applying on school bonds, and un- der payments on principal is an item of S24,600, for the retirement of school bonds This increases the school expense item to $l.%o3,5I4 or 4G.50 of the entire revenue for the fiscal year 1926-l997. A drop in the proportion of city income to be directed to the street department is indicated in a sched- jule of city alloments prepared to- 1 day by Tax Collector Bcrnadott' l.oomis. Last year this department . was second on the list with $215, I375 or SIS per cent This year Il appears as the sixth item Wlu $l91,550 or e.SS, drop of 1.35 De cent.
 Tho fire department will be al lowed IS per cent more and tn police department ,55 per cen more.
 The several accounts. approprla ,rr.t n tthe whole represented therein, fol low:
 Amount Per Cr'
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
THEATRICAL COMPANY
 PLACED UNDER ARREST
Cast of "Desire Under The Elms Held In Los Angeles Play Said
 To Be Obscene.

Los Angeles, Feb. 19 Pl-The en- tire cast of Desire Under The Films" a play by Eugene O'Neill, was ar rested here last night on charge of giving an obscene play.
 Booked at central police station, the players posted bail of $50 each. The arrests came at the close of the nights performance after the play had been attended by representa- lives of the board of education, par ent-teachers' associations, several ministers and members of the police vice squad.
 Thoes arrested were Frank Nc Glynn, Arthur Lubin, Forest Taylor, Norman Feusier. Jessie Arnold, Mar raret Wesner, Felix Haney, Arthur | Foster, Harry Dresser, Allan Elder Billie E. Leicester, Harrison J. Ter ". Dorothy Meek, Joan Standing, * Richard Sloane. Nina Champan and
 Dan Fireman.
 The play was on it's second weeF here. Previously ii had long TUT
 in New York. Immediately after it'
 opening in los Angeles if was at
 tackled by seevral ministers as ob
 scene and indecent.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Coin in Stomach of
 Boy Five Years, Fatal

Michael Choma, ll-year-old hoy, who swallowed a coin five years ago. as a result of which complications arose, died today at Jefferson hospital, Philadel- phia. Pa. His parents had gone to Philadelphia last week upon hearing of change iu his con- ditior for the worse and were present. when he died. The Cnoma boy is survived by his parents. who live al 29 Lorraine street; three brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements in charge of ]. M. Curtin X Co' arc incomplete pending the ar- rival of the body in this city
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
SHOTS FIRED, WOMEN SCREAM, IN
 APPRECIATION ON LaSALLE STREET
Two Automobile Parties Engage in Fight Believed to
 Be Concerning Liquor

After q time, one of the drivers demanded that the other get out of the road and let him pass and when the other refused, the first driver stepped on the gas and although the lenders of both cars came to- gether, he drove by and speeded over Lasalle street in the direction of Oak,
 The driver who was left behind is said to be the one who fired after the other car and then swerved his machine around in the road and was of after the first one. After check ing up notes on the matter those l living in the vicinity are satisfied that the two parties were involved in a rum runners argument As far as is known, no injuries were suffer cd by the occupants of either car.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19

Residents on LaSane street in the vicinity Of Lawlor street were frichtcncd about 10 o'clock last night whom an altercation broke out on inc street between the occupants of two automobiles Womeu's shrieks rent the air. cries of Pull the gun on him." the sound Of revolver shots and the general hubbuh created ex- citemant that lasted for well over IS minutes
 Some who dared to venture with in carshot of the parties heard references 10 liQuor and talk of money thouaha they could not recall just what was said. The police were not involved in the affair and no re- port was made of 1t at police head 1 quarters.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
ATTEND FIRST SHOW
Erstwhile Blind Girls, sight Restor- cd Last December, Marvel At Movies And Vaudeville.

Huntington, W. Va, Feb. l9 Rl- Two mountaineer girls who were given their vision last December by operations, viewing their first thea trical performance here, agreed that the motion picture actors were not real" persons, hut could not quite decide whether the vaudeville per. formers were flesh and blood. The girls Mayme Cook @4 and her sister, Fay. F, who were sent 10 hospital for the operation by neighbors who subscribed the funds to defray their expenses, were guests
 of a local thcater manager last | night.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Accident At MNstiC

New London, Feb. 19 tP'-SiX cars and the engine tank of an accommo- dation train which left here this m orning at GAO o'clock for Provi- Jcnce, were derailed 75 feet west of the Mystic water tower shortly be- fore seven o'clock. The cars which were crowded with workmen mostly railroad men, going to their work along the line. bumped along the ties for 200 feet before the train could be brought to a stop. Fortu- nately no one was injured, although several were thrown from their seats when the cars left the rails,
 The passengers were transferred 1 tContinucd on Page Twenty-nine)
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
WAS A. ". Q. |. 6t YEARS
Waterbury Civil War Veteran Now Likely To Get An Honorable Dis charge From Army.

Waterbury, Conn. Feb. 19 P)- Owen McCuen was private in Company c, l4th regiment, Connec- ticut volunteer infantry, Union army, in 1864. He went to the bedside of sick mother on leave. The war end ed. McCucn saw no reason why he should return to the army when its work was done. So he didn't go back. Sixty-one years A. w. O. L.. McCuen will now get an honorable discharge if Q bill introduced in con- rress by James P. Glynn passes