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New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
ROMANCE NOT YET DEAD
Muriel Borden of New York Re Weeds Philip Doblin From Whom She Was Divorced 3 Years Ago.

New York, Jan. 80 Pt-Miss Mur- iel Borden of Park avenue is to be remarried to Philip Dobin today al Greenwich, Conn. They were mar ried four years ago when Miss Bor- den was 19 years old. She obtained a divorce Q year later.
 She will follow the example set Sl years ago by her mother, Mrs. Mat thew Sterling Borden, when she re- wed the late Dr. Matthew Sterling Borden after divorcing him.
 In 1898 Dr. Borden, then stu dent at Yale, married Miss Mildred Negbauer, daughter of a New Haven tailor His father, the late Matthew c. D. Borden, millionaire cotton manufacturer, induced the bride 10 obtain divorce in South Dakota for desertion. Two years later they were remarked. The elder Borden disinherited his son, but later was reconciled to tha young couple.
 The elder Borden forgot 10 change his will but at his death two other sons divided the estate so that Dr. Bcrinn inherited s2,15A.l2l. pr. Borden was killed in 1914 in an au- tomobile accident al Oceanic. \. ]. .f
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
FIRE IN PATERSON
I.ntirc Fire Fighting Apparatus And That From Neighboring Towns Called Out-Ioss S4S0. 900.

Paterson. N. J., Jan. so P-The ,rtire city fire department with rhc assistance of engine companies from three neighboring towns, were neccs- sary early today to cope with three simultaneous fires which caused damage estimated at s450,0o0.
 More than 70 families were driven 70 the icy streets by the fires and an entire block in the Riverside section was destroyed,
 Two of the fires were in apart nent houses and stores within 200 feet of each other on Market and Main streets, while the third fire was fn the block bounded by Rive. hean and Warren streets, Loss at the lat- Ter r'9cr. which included five stores, @ Z. Ia md feed house and waste panel .1urohouse. was estimated al s25e, ,ooe.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
MURDERS AGED WOMAN
 WHO BEFRIENDED HER
2 Year Old Cabaret Singer Calmly Says She Ex-
 poets Life Sentence

san Diego, Cal. Jan. 50 'Pl Mrs, Tessie Pena, 92 year old bor- der cabaret entertainer, has con- sessed to the murder of Mrs Francis l.. Cole, her S1 year old 5enefactress. and wants to die in no electric chair. The body ot Mrs, Cole, stabbed and slashed In lightean places, was found in her some al National City, near here, Thursday.
 "Yes,' I did it." the police quoted Mrs. Pcna as saying last night, she said my mothers picture ooked like a bad woman's. ] sup pose they'll try to give me life i'm 9risonment. but I want 10 go 10 the chair. I don't want 10 be thinking of this the rest of my 'i:e."
 Mrs. Pena, who had lived with Affs. Cole, was arrested in a caba- ret across the border early yester- day. deported 10 the United States IS an undesirable alien, and rear rested at the border on a charge Ng murder,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
PRISON TERMS FACE
 TWO WOMEN ROBBERS
South Dakota's Female Bandits Found Guilty
 by Jury

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 30 LPl- South Dakota's tive women bank robbers have been convicted of first degree robbery and face a prison term which may run to 20 years.
 Disregarding the defense plea of insanity, jury in circuit court last evening took three hours to find Mrs. Catherine Rogers and her daughter, Zera, guilty of holding up the Renner State bank, at Renner, S. D., near here. They will be sen- fenced Tuesday.
 The women appeared calm as the verdict was read them but as they were led from the court room back to their cells in the county jail. their lips quivered and their steps fal- i tered.
 The Renner bank was robbed first October and again November 27, | 'lst. the loot totalirg several hun dred dollars. Several days after the last holdup Mrs. Rogers and her daughter were arrested at their home after they had attempted to dispose of a large number of pennies | at a local store.
 They admitted the rohberies, say i ing they needed the money to pro- vide comforts for Mrs. Rogers in- valid husband. Investigation how ever, convinced the police that the l Rogers family was fairly well to do, and that Rogers was not an invalid.
 Although they confessed they pleaded not guilty and decided to stand trial, passing their defense on the ground that they were insane at the time they committed crimes.
 At the trial, physicians for the de- fense testified that the women were of unsound mind and Rogers declar- ed he thought his wife was crazy The state however. offered evidence from other physicians that the wom- an showed no signs of insanity.
 Defense counsel told the jury "the brakes" of Mrs. Rogers mind were worn out" and that she needed medical attention in an asylum rath- CT than imprisonment. The state characterized this as a "smoke screen" to hide the real issue.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
TrOlIeys Collide as
 Brakes Fail to Hold

ProVidence, R. T., Jan. SO LT = Five persons were injured and score shaken this evening when a heavy type Brook street car split switch at the west end Of the trolley tunnel and crashed into a light type Phillipsdale car crowded with home bound workers and shoppers. Four persons were taken 10 hospitals and sent home after first aid treatment. One woman, believed most seriously hurt, was taken away in a privat- automobile before police learned her name, The motorman Of the Brook street car claims the brakes failed to hold
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
HENRY |. HINE, "A, DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Was One of Organizers of Traut X Hine
 Company

Henry C. Hine. one Of the organ. izers of the Traut X Hine Mfg. Co., died last night at h,s home on Hill side place after ar illness of nearly three years. He Was 74 years Of age.
 In 1888 Mir. Hine with the late J. A. Traut and his son, George W. Traut, orsanizol tha rraut X Hipe Mfg. Go. and had as Its quarters room on the top iloot of the old hardware company on Elm street. He has been active in tho interests Of the company until late years, when his health practically forced his retirement The company was bought some time ago by the North X Judd Mfg. Co. and IS now the Traut & Hine branch Of that com pany.
 He came to this city when a young man and became friendly with the late J. X. Traut. Later the elder Traut and George W. Traut formed with Mr. Hine the factory which for years was lead ing manufacturer ot buckles.
 Most of his time was given over to the care of his business which re suited in his not heinz very active fraternally. He was a member of the Masons. and was 2 life member of the First CongrrSr tional church. He leaves his wife. a daughter. Miss Gertrude Hine and two sons. Henry ! '. Hine. Jr. and 4, C. Hine, whe are in business in Hartford. tContinued on Page isl
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
BLOWN OFF CLIFF ON
 MOHAWK TRAIL ROAD
Cambridge Man Slides Mile Down Mountain Side
 Cold Wave Broken

New York, Jan. 50 Gp) -- The worst of the cold spell has rolled into the Atlantic, bringing relief to the shivering east.
 The thermometer was rising today after lowering around zero for hours yesterday.
 a The near and sub-zero tempera- lures that damned Niagara Falls with ice stalled railroad and city traffic throughout the northeastern states. and caused fires and deaths from cold were blown away by breezes from the south and south west
 Frieidity, however. extended as far south as North Carolina and Tennessee. In Pennsylvania, New England and northern New York, sub-zero temperatures were record ed, although four above was the ! lowest here. An S4-mile gale from the northwest brought the coldest temperatures with it, and these moderated as the gale lost its strength.
 [ There were no eastern tempcra- lures comparable with the 56 below zero reported from DouCet, 200 miles west of Montreal. 1 Many ships were driven to port from Long Island Sound and tn" Atlantic off New England. Although some fishing ships were unable tC put to sea because oi funl shortage no sufterings from this cause was reported.
 John J. William of Cambridge was caught in blizzard near NortF Adams, Mass, and tumbled over q cliff by a gust of wind and slid { mile down a mountatnside from tho Mohawk trail. He fought his wa back through driving snow. but ha, his hands and ears frozen.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
KOWALEWSKI SENT
 TO REFORMA7ORY
Pleads for Another Chance But
 Record Is Bad
CAUSED DEATH OF CHILD
Lad Remains Calm During Juvenile Court Session But Breaks Down When Judge Hungerford Sends Him Away to Cheshire.

Revealing q long record of !uven- i,e delinquency and probable mental deficiency, Stanley Kowalewski aged l5, of l43 Millel' street, was sent to the state reformatory this morning by Judge William c. Hungerford, in juvenile court, for kicking Edward Soltisiak age 4, of 116 Miller street, whie in a fist fight Wednesday, which resulted in the child's death at the New Britain General hospital Thursday night from a blood clot on the brain.
 Stanley has appeared before the juvenile court three times before this, the last time on charge of stealing bicycle. At that time Judge Benjamin W. filling gave the boy suspended sentence to the re- formatory and put him on probation. This morning Probation Officer Ed = ward c. Connolly said that the boy evidentally is mentally deficient, for he Is Is years old, and only in the fifth grade at the Sacred Heart school.
 Frequently the Sisters at the school despaired of Stanley, and re- ferred him to Probation Officer Con- molly. It was rumored that before the tragic death of Edward, the Sis- ters were going to find Stanley a job, because they could not control him.
 It seems that Stanley became en. ragged Wednesday at noon when he returned from school to his home | where he found his brother Anthon, crying because he said Stanley Sol. tislak, Edwards brother, and an. other boy at the Washington schoo beat him tip. According to Kowa, lewskfs report at police headquart CTS to Detective Sergeant William P McCue and Sergeant Patrick J O'Mara, the youth became angry ant rushed to the Soltisak home to cal Stanley into account.
 l Kowalewski stated that they be. ! gan 10 fight. when Edward came crawling down the steps, and walked directly into the fight. Kowalewsk declared that he raised his foot tt push Edward away so that he would not get hurt.
 He said he pushed the child to tn ground. and he began crying an, went up stairs. Soon after he, stopped fighting after Soltisiak ex claimed, T have enough!"
 Rose Soltisiak, older sister of Ed ward, said he came up stairs, an, said, Rosie, Koval kicked me in th stomach"
 She stated that soon after Il, Continued On Page 12l
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
Work Of Board Of Assessors Reflected In New Val- uations Published To- day.
Amount Exceeds Estimate of Officials, Causing Sur prise in City Hall-Few Cuts Expected.
tspeelal 70 Tho Rerald.l


 Bristol, Jan. 31--Eighteen bound volumes comprised the new city grand list, which arrived today from the bindery in Hartford, prior to its acceptance by the city from tho board of assessors. The l.st shows q total of s47,7S9,612, sum which will be cut down a trifle by the board of relief, ii is anticipated.
 Although the list is greater this year than ever, very little cutting is expected from the board of relief because of the universal tone of ap- proval, which has been voiced since the assessors began the announce ment of their equalization work, which affected the valuation of every inch of land in the city.
 The grand list will be s15,7oS,l4u more than last year, giving the city fathers an opportunity to lower the tax rate. The rate, however, will be compelled to recog- nize increases in city expenses as the budgets, being compiled, seek great 1 CT amounts than last year for the 1 running of the various departments. 1 Even the assessors were surprised al the sum total of the grand list this year. when the final figures were considered today as the amount ran into about s1.O00,OO0 more than their original expectation.
 There are four manufacturing concerns in Bristol which will pay taxes on property values of over s1,000,0o0 each, according to the grand list which was announced by the assessors today. The New De- parture Manufacturing company heads the list with the total of ST. 544,12i. The other million dollar concerns are: The F. Ingraham com- pany with s1,69S.200: The Wallace Barnes Company. s1,526,0 900 and the Bristol Brass corporation with s1,- 469,000.
 Other corporations which will pay taxes on over s1O0,000 in the orde' of their property values are as fol- lows: The Sessions Clock company, sS26,9S0; The Bristol and Plainyille Electric company. s6s1,sO0; The Sessions Foundry company SS64,. $40; The American Silver company. s526,0 J. H. Session and Son. Inc, s360,675; Horton Manufacturing company, sS2t,05o; Bristol Realty company. sSo4.0O0; Bristol Trust company, s26S,sOo; Bristol National Bank, s24S,000; c. J. Root company. s200,S00; Dunbar Brothers company. s195,000; New Departure Realty company, s150,oOo: Bristol Saving. Bank. s144,000: Bristol Lumber company. s14o,OoO: National Marine Lamp company s12S,1oo; c. Funk and Son, Inc. s124,500: The Birge company, s121,5o0; Clayton Manu- featuring company, s12o,125. The largest individual property owner is John F Condon who is in the list for s266.200. Other large individual property owners who arc , in the list for amounts in excess Of s10O,000 are Nettie E. Rockwell, s21j.950: The Sessions Associates, Ns207.29O: The c, J. Root estate, $20S,00O; George J. Lacourse, s175,- 050: A. L. Sessions. S151,975; Mar (Continuei or Page Twol
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
Chinese Gunners Threaten
 To Fire on Any Steamers

Tientsin. China, Jan. 30 LT - Chinese troops, defying the boxer protocol, have mounted guns on Taku Forts and threaten to fire on any stead hers entering the river after dark as a result pilots are not pro- cceding outside the bar to meet steamers arriving by the night tide
 Tientsin is now cut off by rail from Pukow and Shanhaikwan and Picking is cut from Hankow. If river communication remains inter- rupted during the night, communica- ton with the south will become pre- Carious.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
Five Milford Families
 Driven Out by Flames

Milford, Conn, Jan. 2o Op-Fire, believed 10 have started from an overloaded furnace, drove five fami- lies occupying a six family apart ment house at 1S6 Seaside avenue to the street late last night. The damage was not great. The blaze started in the cellar and swept up an airshaft 10 the attic. The apart ment house is owned by Abe Lipsky of Waterbury
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
Roosevelt Brothers Start
 On Their Return Trip

New York, Jan SO Rf-Iheodore and Kermit Roosevelt, who have successfully hunted the ovis poll on the worlds white roof tree" left today for Europe on the steamship Kaisar-I- Hind. They were accom- panied by their wives, who met them at Spinagar. after they had emerged with heavy boards from the Himals- van wildS. The brothers are now clean shaVen.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS
Univ. of California Male Students
 Bring Shaving Equipment to Class
 When Girls Bring Powder Boxes.

Berkeley. Cal, Jan. 80 tP1 The principle of equal rights for men has been established at the University of California. Professor Ira B. Cross recently expressed annoyance at the time taken from studies by feminine students powdering their noses and freshening their countenanceS He said boys had an equal privilege and rights if they desired them.
 Today two men appeared with shaving equipment and when Pro- lessor Cross started his lecture they lathered and sheved. Professor Cross led the applause. saying that it they would make their names known to him-he was unable to recognize them under the lather- he would see that they were given a grade of "A" for the term.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

tain respects similar. Each will look for land in the unknown regions north or Greenland, Canada and Alaska, using Spirzbergen or Etha, Greenland. as base. Spitzbergen is the point from which Amundsen hopped off last year in his attempt to reach the pole by airplane, and Etah was the main base of the Mac Milan expedition.
 Present prospects favor Spitzber- gen as base, with Byrd flying from there to Cape Morris JeSsup in Peary Land at the northern tip Of Green land, and then striking off toward the pole.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
DEUCE IN MIAMI
Heavy Downpour Flooding Florida City In What May Be Duplication of November's storm.

Miami, Fla, Jan. 30 Pl-RainfaM which started here about 5:30 last night, carly today threatened to du- plicate the rainfall Of last Novem- Der when the streets were flooded for two days. Cutters had over flowed onto the sidewalks in the downtown section early this morn ing and the rain continued without let up, power was off In a portion of the downtown section for about Ia minutes, shortly after a. m.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
MISS WILLS HARD PRESSED

Cannes, France. Jan. 30 LP - Mrs. R. F.. Haylock of Norfolk, England, today gave Helen Wills the hardest struggle she has thus far experienced on her tennis in- vasion of the Riviera, carrying their first set to duece and forcing the American champion to work hard to win at 9-7, 6-2.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
POISON MURDER IS
 CLEVELAND THEORY
Father and Four Children Mys-
 teriOusly Killed
WIFE TO BE QUESTIONED
In Meantime She And Her Infant Child Are In Hospital -- Victims Had Been Dead Many Hours When Bodies Were Found.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 30 Pe-Po- lice today were depending on au- topsies, analyses and probable state ments by Mrs. Vera Fulvt, S3, to clear the mystery surrounding the death of her husband and four Of their six children.
 Arthur Fulvi, 33. a machinist, and his children, James 14; Rudy, 10; Mary s, and Dorothy 6, were found dead in their home here late yester- day. They probably had been dead F hours, or more.
 Mrs. FulW and her three year old baby were taken to hospitals in se- rious conditions.
 Suspects Murder
 Pending further information, Po- lice Lieutenant Harley H. Moffitt, reported the case officially as sud den death from poison. probably ad- ministered with criminal intent Detectives said the poisoning might be the result of a family quarrel.
 Food and liquor found In the home were turned over to city chem ists for analysis, while Coroner A. r. Hammond conducted autopsies over the bodies. Dreg5 from coffee cups carried by detectives in bottle turned to a murky gray color ana the cork was stained and discolored as by some powerful caustic. a
 n,aCti1x, Wife
 After advancing and discountine numerous theories, including mur- Ter. suicide and accidental death by asphyxiation, the authorities await cd the recovery of Mrs. Fulvi sutfi' ciently to question her. A police man placed on guard over her wal instructed to permit no one to sef her until she recovered enough te remember what happened.
 A theory that the family were th' yictims of food and home made wine and beer served at dinner party 1T the Fulvi home Thursday night Wal discounted when investigation re yea)ed that another child, Nicto' F'ulvi, IS, and elght guests sullele e' no i'll effects from the food an' drink. After the meal Victor re turned to the home of his grand mother, with whom he lived.
 Only those who slept in the FulV home were affected,
 Monoxide Theory Secuted
 A suggestion that carbon monoS ide, created by furnace burning a fuu blast, was the cause was de dared by City Health Commisslone Harry l.. Rockwood to be unllkelF A cherry red coloring produced D that poisoning was lacking in tn bodies he said, and had carho -oonoxidc been the cause, the moth CT aud baby would not have es caped.
 Burns and blisters found on tn mouth and tongue of Dorothy Wer not noticeable in the case of tn other victims. pr. Redwood sal he burns and blisters might nav jaen mistaken and were dried fru' juices.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
DISCUSS ITALIAN DEBT

Paris, Jan. 30 OP) --- Count Volpi, the Italian finance minister, called on Premier Briand this morning, supposedly to discuss the Italian debt, amounting roughly to 35O,- O0O,00O francs, or s14,O00,0o0 at the present rate of exchange.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
NEW HAVEN PAPER
 OFFERS SOLUTION
Register Wires Plans to End
 Coal Strike
WOULD GUST NEGOTIATORS
Plan Also Provides That Miners Re- turn To Work At Once - Says Public is Tired of Persistent Dead lock.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 80 (P)-- A proposition that the coal wage conference submit five plans which have been before 1t to a referendum of the striking miners in hope of finding one that would be satisfac- tory, the miners to resume work under the 1925 agreement. and that the negotiators themselves resign. was telegraphed to Alvin Marklc, chairman Of the conference, by the New Haven Register today.
 Explanatory, the Register said it made the proposition because it would view with disappointment an adjournment sine die of this con- ference now in session, and feels that it voice the sentiment of the public when it suggests that if an agreement cannot be made by pres ent committees some action should be taken that will insure new com- mittees when any further meeting or meetings shall be held.
 Suggestions Offered
 with this idea in mind, the Reg ister respectfully offers the follow ing suggestions in the hope that they may pave the way for action that may solve the riddles now before you: Let miners committee and op- orators committee each determine among themselves separately upon five plans from among the many or | fercd and considered by the con- ference up to the present time, ond each submit the five selected by i them to the opposing faction as ac ceptablo, then If the opposing sides i cannot accept any one Of the ten thus selected for final consideration let each side submit to referendum of it's entire membership the i've ac- cepted by the other side in the nope that one of the same ] ay be follnd to be acceptable to majority or the entire membership though un- acceptable to the personnel Of the negotiating committee. Following this referendum further conferences Imay be held to work into shape any
 proposal found to have 8 ma1oritN
 vote on the referendum. Meanwhile IIet the men return to work undel the old agreement across the face O.
 which is written this agreemen
 hereby extended one year from Aug
 ust 3t, 1925.'
 Weary of Deadlock
 "The Register further suggests that the personnel of the two com
 nittees now in session include thei' resignations as negotiators for then
 respective sides as part of their or
 fers to their membership, in order that the said memberships be free +o choose others to represent them
 in such further conferences as may be had to complete a settlement
 "In conclusion the Register sug'
 cests that the public Is tired Of this
 continual deadlock and believes tha'
 such action as hereinbefore set fortt
 will meet with the approval Of the
 rank and file of both sides to thu
 controversy and result in an earl! settlement of a situation that t frought not only with suffering h!
 the parties in contract but by th' unoffending and disinterested pub , lie"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Jan. S0-ForeCast for New Britain and vicinity: Probably rain tonight and
 Sunday; warmer tonight
New Britain herald., 1926-01-30
W. l. GEORGE WELL
 KNOWN AS WRITER
British Lecturer on WOm- en Dies at Age of
 IS Years

London, Jan. 80 Pl-W. L. George noted writer and lecturer on wo- men. died today He was SS years old. having been born of British par, cnts in Paris in 1882. He received his education in France and Ger many.