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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
LEAPS THROUGH AIR FROM TOP OF SWAYING LADDER } STORIES HIGH
 TO SAVE MOTHER AND 2 CHILDREN
New York Fireman Repeats Daring Act When
 Rescued Woman Moans That Baby Was Left

New York, May 4 LIp - A fire mans courageous leap through air from the top of a swaying ladder three stories high resulted today in saving q mother and her two small children from being burned alive in q Harlem tenement fire.
 When fire apparatus arrived at the tenement. woman was seen stand ing at third floor window with child in her arms, all chance of es- cape cut off by flames. A ladder was thrown up and Bremen Revicllo and Reilly raced up the rungs. standing at the very top Reyiello was still out Of reach of an iron grating below the window. As he called to the woman to drop the child to his arms she fell back into the room, overcome with smoke.
 Crouching on the top rung of his swaying ladder Reviello sprang into the air while the crowds below cried
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
New Local Anaesthetic
 Is Reported Discovered

Madison, Wis. May 94 tPD -- Dis coyrry Of a local anaesthctic, de clared to he superior 10 cocaine, was made known today by Univcr- sity of Wisconsin chemists, Tho drug consisting of piperidinc dcrir. atives, will be described al the re- Sional meeting of the American Chemical society here this week.
 The new anacsthctic is described as closely related in structure to cocaine, but has two and one half times the duration of anaesthesia and one tenth of the toXicity of CO., caine. It was developed in three years of experiments by Prof. S. NJ McElyain. with the assistance of Ralph Jones, a research worker.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
NOBLE RAPS HART FOR
 CRITICISM OF COOLEY
Fire Chief Makes Caustic Reply to Police De-
 partment Head

Chief ". J, Noble of the fire de- partment, in a statement today. came to the defense Of Electrical Superintendent George Cooley. who was severely scored by Chief ". c. Hart Of the police department for alleged failure 10 cooperate with the latter at the meeting of the board of police commissioners last Friday, in the work Of installing the red light signal system. Chief Noble was yisihly perturbed at the statement Of Chief Hart and he said Mir. Cooley also feels that he was unfairly treat ed.
 "The electrical department is un- der the supervision Of the fire chief and the fire commissioners, and re- quests for its services in the police department are required by the rules, 10 come to me-" Chief Noble said. Not once have I been asked for Mr. Coolcy's services in connec- tion with the installation of the red
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
The Ground Surround ing Shuttle Meadow Being Cleared of Trees and Brush for Biz Task.
Addition to Dam Will Allow 50 Feet More Depth in Water With Provision for Further Increase.

Preliminary steps are beine taken by the water department for an extension in storage facilities at Shuttle Meadow reservoir to be brought ahout by raising the dam 10 bring the water level 50 feet above its present point, at a cost estimated at S2,5O0,O00.
 Ground adjacent to the huge basin is now being cleared of trees. This work will probably take more than a year and by that time. off, cials Of the department believe, the city will be in a financial condition to proceed, since water bond issues which made possible recent install ments of the work, will have been retired.
 Not only does the program soon to be launched contemplate an elaborate extension in the dam. but it is also planned to so reconstruct the base as to make possible the addition Of B feet at later date should storage facilities of such proportions be found necessary.
 Hazens Recommendations
 When Engineer Allan Hazen was engaged as consultant for the wa Ter department and made a survey Of conditions about New Britain's water sources he dwelt at length on inc storage question. writing:
 TO utilize sources storage is of first importance. The storage avail able in the present reservoirs is only 1,6oo million gallons. To de- Velop a supply of 15 million gallons per day. and 10 maintain 1t in q dry year, it will be necessary to have five or six billion gallons of s'orag". This is three CT four times the present amount.
 The present storage is not enough to adequately develop the areas now tributary to the rescr. Noirs. Too much flood water is lost in wet years. and the amount available for supply is less than 1t would be with more reservoir capacity.
 'l 4NtN bIItdlu CpnQltlOnS with deep sand over much of tho watershed areas, and with the nat ural flows Of the brooks well main- iaincd in dry seasons, if is esti- mated that 90 per cent Of the en- fir" run-oif. less evaporation, can hH made available by a net storage equal to S2 per cent of the mean annual flow. Stating it in another way, the storage provided must be equal 10 the proposed supply for $31 days, This may be taken as the approximate economical limit for present local conditions.
 TO find such an amount of stor age for the full development of the areas now tributary to the works, and for the additional areas to which the city has rights. and which must be made available, is very much the most difficult part of the problem that is presented.
 Shuttle Meadow affords q very
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
NEW YORK, CHICAGO, PHILA., DETROIT IS
 RATING FOR CITIES
Govt. Census Estimates Show Big Four" Far Over MiIlion--
 Ten Others in Next Group
NEW BRlTAlN'S TOTAL
 IS PLACED AT 69,6OO

Figures Show Chicago As Having
 Passed the Three Million Mark
 For First Time And Philadelphia
 Crossing the Two Million Figure,
 While Detroit Now Boasts of Be-
 ing Over the One Million List.
 Washington, May 24 Op - Es- inmates of the population of 29 cities having 30,OQ0 or more inhabitants. were announced today by the de- partment of commerce.
 Normal Growth Is Basis
 The estimates prepared by the census bureau and carrying the fig ures up to July l, this year, arc based in most cases on the assump- tion that the annual increase since 1920 has been the same as the av- craze between 1910 and 1920. For cities in states which took a state census in 1925, the estimates are based on the 1920 to 1925 annual increase, Estimates were not given for twelve cities where the last cen sus showed a decreased in popula- tion, nor for ten cities where excep- tional conditions of growth, which would cause estimates to be far from correct, arc believed to pre- vail Allowance Is made for annex ations and detachments of territory.
 The Big Four
 The big four the country's only cities having a million or more pop show on change in rank. New York leads with 5,924,000 against 5,62o04S in 1920. New York City's boroughs are estimated as follows:
 Bronx. SOo,O0O. Brooklyn 2.24o,- 0pQ, Manhattan 1,S77,0O0, Queens 76400o, and Richmond 143,00
 Chicago passed the three million
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
MRS. EMILYE. DORIAN
 DIES ON VERGE OF go
Was Inmate of Erwin HOme-Death of Peter
 WightW00d

Emily Oyerton Dorman, S9 years old and one of the oldest residents Of this city died early this morn- ing at the Erwin home from compli- cations due 10 old age. She was a resident of this city for about S5 years.
 She was born in Pennsylvania. March IS, 1887, her husband, the late Rialdo Dorman, came to this city to make their home. She had lived at the Erwin home for the past three years.
 Three daughters survive her, Mrs, :. n. Snow of Chicago, H., and Mrs. H. \. Foster and Miss Leta II. Dor man of New York city. Funeral services will be held tomorrow after noon at 1 o'clock at B. C. Porter Sons undertaking home at 19 Court street Interment will be in Green wood cemetery, Brooklyn. N. Y.
 Peter Wightwood, 5S years old, died at 6:10 o'clock this morning at his home, S57 Church street. after an illness of complications which ex- tended over period of seven months. He was a resident of this city for 35 years, SS of which were spent as an employe of the Union Mfg. Co.
 He was active in the affairs of the city and took an active interest in the Lithuanian Citizens club. the Zargvaikis-Aps society. Court Charter Oak. Foresters of America, and St, Andrews church.
 Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Constance Wightwood: three daugh- ters, Anna, Aida, and Mildred Wight wood; a son. Walter Wightwood: two sisters, both of whom married two brothers, Mrs. John and Mrs. Frank Murawskas.
 The funeral will be held wednes- day morning at St. Andrews church. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24

they are revocable at any time.
 General Andrews expressed sur prise" at the reception given the prsident's order, which has been as sailed by the vets as an invasion of state rights and criticised by some drys as resting on doubtful con- stitutional basis.
 Sees Danger In Decree
 Giving authority to q man over whom you have not got 100 per cent control is very dangerous" he said, and l will be very loath to do it. The executive order was asked for merely to meet a situation in Cali fornia, where some deputy sheriffs have volunteered to police rural pre- cincts in cooperation with the fed eral forces. 1 have no intention and had none of extending this plan throughout the country.
 However, think the order Is
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Fatal Accident on New Haven Road Occurs at Crossoyer at Mans field, Mass, This Morning Traffic Is Tied Up.
Dig Locomotive Careens Into Signal Tower, Top bling It Over While Occupants Make Wild Dash for Safety.

Mansfield, Mass, May 4 Cp- Four persons were injured m. fatally. and many more slightly bruised or shaken when The Owl . New York, New Haven and Hart. ford express on the Shore Tin. crashed into the last three cars of freight on a cross over here this morning.
 Signal Tower Toppled
 The locomotive of the express after demolishing the freight cars careened into signal tower ton. ping 1t to the ground and then laced about on it's side blockins three tracks of the main line. Ii. tender was thrown clear of the en- zine and four sleeping cars follow ed them off the rails.
 The first car next 10 the locomo. i've turned over on its side fulI length beyond the locomotive but the others remained upright.
 Fireman Is Killed
 Ernest Kidding of Newton. Conn. fireman of the Owl received iniur- les from which he died shortly after . o'clock this morning in the Rhode Island hospital in Providence. J. w. Durley of New Haven. engineer of the express, has possible internal in- Juries and fracture of the leg, and his condition was serious.
 George Hughes of East Provjd. ence, conductor Of the freight train. was suffering from possible internal hurts and had his name on the hos pital's danger list.
 List of Injured
 Others injured, all passengers, were:
 Arthur Hold. Chelsea, Mass.
 T. J. Dayereant. Katoniak, N. r.
 Mrs. Bennie Fields, New York City.
 Walter Kane, 9474 Grand avenue. New York city.
 Betty Washhurn, New York city. The Misses Bay, address ungiven. None of the passengers was se- verely hurt except Hold. who su- stained severe bruises and sprains. pevereant was struck on the head by a drinking water tank when it was loosened from its place on a car wall by the impact of the col lision.
 Debris Take Fire
 Immediately following the wreck the debris of the freight cars caught fire from hot coals in the locomo-
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
TUESDAY TO MARK END
 OF SPELLING CONTEST
Champion in Herald Bee to Be Picked at Lions
 Club Lunch

Tomorrow is the big day for New Britain spoilers. At noon tomorrow New Britain's champion speller will be decided and it will become known who will go to Washington as the guest of the Herald to compete in the national spelling championship.
 The city finals will be spelled off at the meeting of the New Britain Lions club. The 19 spoilers and of ficials of the contest will be guests Of the Herald at the club luncheon. The best speller will be presented with an order for q complete outfit of clothing from hat to shoes. by President Harry c. Hancock on be- half Of the Herald. Each school champion will be presented with a handsomely mounted photograph of himself or herself by A. NJ. Johnson, representing Johnson X Peterson, photographers. The Lions club en- tertainment committee has planned a comedy stunt to help enliyen the program.
 The judges will be Stanley II. Holmes, superintendent of schools; Judge E. F. Gaffnoy, former chair man of the board of education; and r. F. King. the present chairman of the board. The words will be given out by L. P. slade, principal of the Scniar High school. The words will be those in common usage no trick words being used.
 Spoilers must he prepared 10 snap into it. without wavering. Ac- cording to the rules Of the contest no speler is allowed more than three or four seconds for hesitation. If he or she takes more than that, it means disqualification.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
UNION AND NON UNION
 MEN ARE ON SAME JOB
Bricklayers and Plasterers Do Not Support Hart
 ford HOd Carriers

Hartford, Conn, May 4 tP -- The strike of the bod carriers and building laborers union was char acterizcd by a union official today as an attempt to tie up all the building trades and so force the structural and building trades all lance 10 support their demands for an increase in wages of from $7.20 q day to $S.
 But this morning found momhers Of the bricklayers and plastercrs union working side by side with non-union masons tenders who have been engaged by contractors 10 take strikers places on many of the construction jobs in the city and enyirons.
 Many masons and plastcrors, who were forced into idIencss since the strike started five days ago, were able to return 10 work this morn ing because Of the presence of con- mon laborers to hand them n1a- terals. However, the situation has not yet returned 10 normal.
 Charles Hillyar, business agent of the Hrieklayers and plasterers union, denied today that the union had "douhle-crossed" inc striking masons' tenders. He said that the committee of the bod carriers union had agreed 10 accept the ad- vice of the alliance not 10 ask for higher wages at this time. but that q certain element in the union started an opposition movement that resulted in the present bolt from the building trades organiza- ton.
 The strikers charged the brick layers union with breaking their promise to support their demands. and also maintained that the al- liance by referendum vote had agreed 10 support their claims.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
LOST PARENTS AND
 ENDS LIFE BY GAS
Mrs. Rose PaWlOH Commits
 Suicide at Dwight St. Home
MELANCHOLIA IS BLAMED
Albert Pawlow Enters House After Midnight Today and Finds Wifc's Lifcless Body In Bathroom Filled With Poisonous Fumes.

Returning to his home at 12:3O o'clock this morning, Albert Paw low of 120 Dwight street, detected an odor of gas and upon investigat- ing discovered his wife, Rose. dead in gas-filled bathroom. A police investigation indicated that she had been in ill health and had been de- spondent since the death of her par ents Mir. and Mrs. Charles Ordner both of whom died within six days of each other. Medical Examiner John J. Purney collaborated their findings this morning.
 Her father died on March 1 at q time when her mother was serious ly ill at the New Britain General hospital. On March her mother was ta,.en by death and the double shock was a hard blow to her. She was, 33 years old.
 Surviving her are two sisters, Mrs. Hannah Webber and Mrs. John Ric- cio, and brother, John Petracki. all of t'''s city.
 Funeral services will be held We'd nesday afternoon at o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of South Congrega- tional church will officiate. Inter- ment will he in Fairyiew cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
Big Oil Companies Again
 Boost Gasoline Prices

New York, May q LP-Gasoline prices were advanced one cent a gal lon today by the Standard Oil Co. of Now York throughout its territory. New prices in New York and New England are 21 cents a gallon from tank wagons and 94 cents gallon at filling stations.
 The Standard Oil Co. of New Jcr- sey advanced navy gasoline in cases for export one-half cent a gallon, to 29.40 cents.
 An advance of one cent gallon will he put into effect tomorrow by the Texas Co.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
PROCLAMATION OUT
 ON MEMORIAL DAY
Commander Wood of (. A. R.
 Issues Annual Message
NEED FLOWERS FOR GRAVES
School Children Are Asked to Pro- vide Floral Tributes Which Will Re Placed On Bivouacs or The Dead On Sunday, May 80.

Commander s. II. Wood of Stan ley Post, c. A. R., today issued the following proclamation relative to the observance of Memorial Day: Comrades of the Grand Army, Spanish War Veterans, World War Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Auxil- iaries, patriotic orders and friends:
 Again we are reminded of the near approach of Memorial Day. Do not let it's proper observance be neg lected.
 Tn accordance with the custom of years and in unison with all Grand Army posts, I, as commander Of the local post. request you to ob- serve Monday, May 31, as Memorial Day in honor to our fallen comrades of the Civil war,
 They through their great sacri- fee, have given us a free and united country. That it is united was thoroughly demonstrated in the great World war, when young men Of both north and south responded so nobly to the call.
 ''I request that flags on all pub lie buildings and in our parks be at half mast until noon and then at full mast on Memorial Day.
 Request For Flowers
 "Thn pupils in our public schools have always been kind and helpful 10 the Grand Army in gathering flowers with which 10 decorate the graves of our comrades. We great ly appreciate this help so freely given. We should not know what 10 do without their loyal assistance. So again we turn 10 them and 10 our friends throughout the city for aid in gathering flowers that we may properly decorate the graves of our soldiers dead.
 Through tho kindness of Super intcndent $. Fl. Holmes, we are per mitted 10 use the basement of the grammar school for receiving and arranging flowers and committee will be on hand Saturday evening, May gath from 10 8 o'clock, daylight saving time to receive flow CTS and Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock.
 "The members of Stanley Post c. <. F.. greatly appreciate the hearty cooperation of tho Spanish War veterans and the World War veterans and the Sons of Veterans in arranging for the exercises for Memorial Day. Also of the Womcns Relief corps, Sons of Veterans, AuXiliaries and Daughters of Vet erans for their kind assistance in all our plans for Memorial Day and the arranging of flowers. We could not get along without their kind help.
 "Post Department Commander Theodore Johnson of the Spanish War veterans, having been appoint ed marshal for Memorial day, all those participating in the Memorial day parade will be governed by his instructions.
 Jackson Heads All Committees
 "Department Commander II. c. Jackson of the World war veterans has heen appointed chairman of the various committees and all com mittees will report 10 him.
 "Committecs Of the Sons of Vet erans will decorate the graves O. our comrades Sunday afternoon, May S0.
 Fairview cemetery. W. r. Stcrn- berg. chairman. Catholic cemetery. McMahon. chairman: New ington cemetery, William E. Latham, chairman.
 'Tho Sons of Veterans will fur nish automobiles for tho veterans
 "S. II. Wood. commander"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
Youthful Bad Check Worker Using Pick and Shovel to Work His Way
 Through College, Judge is Told
Irving Basson 25, Said to Have Gained S62S By Issuing
 Worthless Paper On Banks

Pleading guilty to the charge of obtaining money under false pre- lenses by issuing checks without funds in the bank. Irving Basson. aged 25, of t25 Hartford avenue had his case continued until June 30 by Judge B. ". filling in police court this morning.
 Judge filling said this does not mean that Basson's father is to make restitution for the young mans worthless checks.
 Immediately after court, Basson was arrested by Detective Sergeant McGillicuddy of Bristol on a similar charge.
 Attorney P. F. McDonough said
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24

the plea speaks for itself but there are circumstances which he wished the court to consider. Basson has not issued worthless check since 1924 and it is his intention to make good every check. Last year he worked in New York state with pick and shovel in order to earn money for his education at New York uni yersity. Attorney McDonough sug- gested that the case be continued for a long time in order that Bas- son may continue his education and at the same time redeem all the worthless checks he issued. In this
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
Faithful Shepherd, II Years Old, Prevents De- struction of Steve GrOc- ki's Home in Farming ton.

Rover is a shepherd dog, II years old, who follows his master, Steve Grocki, around his farm on the road to New Britain in Pennington dur ing the day and sleeps at night with one eye open and one car alert to protect his masters property from m9rauders. He is a favorite with GrockI's family and with the neigh bors.
 Rovcr's alertness was rewarded this morning when he saw flames spring up from a large coop in which there were 200 chickens two
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24

schmidt was known as man of mystery" in this city. where he lived Tor q year until leaving last week
 According to those who knew him, he told little about his past except o hint that he discharged several Important missions in south America Tor the German government during he war. It is said that he revealed ho definite information concerning bis past life. being content to drop mysterious hints about his connec- ion with the German government. When he left New Britain he said le was going to Detroit where q friend had found work for him but Ee had his baggage shipped to New fork City.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
NURMI BREAKS RECORD

Berlin, May 24 LR - Paavo Nur- mi, Finnish track star. ran 5000 meters at the Berlin stadium today in 8 minutes, 25 4-10 seconds, breaking his own worlds record of s minutes, 26 2-5 seconds.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
SCHMIDT INSANE, SENT 10 NEW YORK ASYLUM
Man Who Disrobed on Train Rambles About
 Love Affair
(specIal to the HeraltlN

Niagara Falls, N. T., May 24 - Guido Schmidt. 47 years old, of No. Sl Church street, New Britain, Conn, was committed to the state hospital for the insane in Buffalo lhere Saturday after examination by pr, E. F. Gillick, health officer. The Iman was taken from Lehigh' Val Iey train at the Falls street station here Friday morning. Trainmen told police that he had stripped him. Self of clothing while on the train hnd had appeared nude in the smok- ing compartment of one of the cars
 Locked up at police headquarters. Schmidt said, according to police, that he had received overtures of Infection from q Buffalo young wo- man and had returned them. This he considered an unpardonable sin. He feared that he would do away with himself.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
MUST SERVE SENTENCE

Washington. May 24 LP) - The supreme court today refused a re- hearing to Joseph B. Marsino, the Massachusetts banker,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
THE WEATHER

Hartford, May 24.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and
 Tuesday
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Average Daily Circulation For Msy MsSN ssnd Ending '' 13,299|
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