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New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
HONEYMOON IS OYER

Paris, Dec. "A R-Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and his bride. the former Princess Astrid of Sweden, left for Brussels today after spending their honeymoon in France.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
ARREST H. s. BOYS
Two New Haven Youths are Accus- cd of Theft from Langrick's Cloth- ing Store.

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 24.-lP1 Two high school seniors Herbert A. Clouet and Robert H. Monaghan are being held by the police on tech nical charges of idleness after Clouet is said to have confessed that they participated in burglary at Lang rocks mems furnishing store at Elm and High street about midnight December IT. Clouet was arrested by Yale campus police and the arrest of Monaghan followed after Clouet
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

employees of the Eastern Dairies
 were given insurance policies by that concern.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

| Today Il You May Call for These Any Time Il Name Address Articlc| E. Quizinski 23 West Street Doll Carriag{ o3O North Street \
 Pool Tabl{ Mrs. T. J. Sorby 324 Elm Street Edward Zaluike 1f0 Divinity St., Bristol
 Fish Bow Mack
 GO5 E. Main Street Miro Alice Bakcrick
 $ Vincent Avenue Bryan Harkin
 14S Curtis Street Alkaline kordek 3OS High Street
 Card Tabld N. Aangiopio
 139 Washington Street
 Lan Mrs. Kindt N 134 Columbia Street ... Smoking Stand Elizabeth Rappanotti 1S9 Oak Street
 Carving Se Edna Novnck
 59l South Street, city Fish Bow lSI tiht HoI Sds 21 Willard Street, city Hand Bas Betty Rose
 54 Miller Street, city
 Bcycl{ Mrs. Bauer
 77 Roberts Street, city LamI J. Baglcy
 131 Pleasant Street
 tt Hand Bad Constance Bogne
 Kent Street, Plainville
 Table and Two ChairI McCran
 153 Greenwood Street
 Smoking Stand Josephine
 Box 2iS, ForestvilIe
 Clock A. Vannina
 Kcnsington, Box 25
 Fish Bow James Baron
 01 Oak Street
 Handbag J. Carol
 III kenney Street, Forestvilld
 Smokers Stand Bob St. Thomas IN 225 West Strec& A. F. Baker Lamp 22S Arch Streeq
 Fish Bowl Mrs. James Patterson
 155 Cherry Strccd c. Nartovicz
 1o8 Gold Street I Anna Yagoobian 13 Lyman Street Mrs. Describe 1892 Washington Street
 Hand Bad Bonnie Finley
 214 South Main Street
 Card Tabld Cecil Napert 224 Washington Street
 LamI l.. A. Bailey 18 Grove Street, Bristol
 Carving Set Esther Kennedy 193 North Street q Cedar Chest Mary Paundi
 1:4 Fremont Street A. F. Ecket 115 Jerome Street
 Umbrella Grace Smith 9S Black Rock Avenue
 Smoking Stand Mrs. c. o. Sataline 615 West Main Street
 Pillow ShtdldIIo 22 Clinton Street
 Doll Mrs. B. Kinlski 291 High Street Nash Car for Children E. Johnson 68 Lake Boulevard MI Doll Oecelia Dolan 1910 Stanley Street
 Lamn| A. D. Perkins MI Box 200, Forestville e Suit Case r. Dept, Delsk IS Silver
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
BAD LIQUOR SUSPECTED
 OF CAUSING ILLNESS
Star Street Man At New Britain General Hospital-Death
 Expected

Unconscious and in a very critical condition, in the opinion of the hos .pital authorities, Samuel Pudavin- ski of 30 Star street, who was taken to the hospital last night i'll of ex- cessive drinking of liquor thought to be poisonous is expected to die, it was said at the hospital this after noon.
 The police learned that the man has no relatives in this country. He is thought to be about 40 years of age. there being no way of learning his exact age or obtaining other in- formation about him because of his condition. He was employed in local factory.
 Last night the man at whose home Pudavinski boards told the police he feared the latter was seri- ously i'll as he could not be aroused after having been in bed several hours. This afternoon the hospital authorities notified Captain Kelly at police headquarters that Pudavin- skis condition is critical He has not regained consciousness since be- ing admitted for treatment
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02

interest. Mrs, Harding had found il difficult to find railroad fare to New Jersey, officials having learned she had q penchant for travelling. She declared Mrs. Hall was innocent and she could prove it.
 Earlier today she reiterated her statements that she knows the identity of the slayer of the Rev. Edward w, Hall and his choir singer, Mrs. Mills.
 May Be Fakir
 At the same time a suggestion her story was @ hoax was advanced by F, Dalton O'SulIivan, head of a private detective agency, who de- clared that Mrs. Harding for more than year had been seeking to promote an expense paid trip to some far away city.
 O'Sullivan said that at one time Mrs. Harding wrote letters to an agency with which he was connected, suggesting that she travel in their interests and establish new branches.
 ITO prove that she was qualified, she told me she was once the con- fidential agent of a millionaire man. ufacturer." The detective also re- lated an alleged plan of Mrs. Hard ing to tour Europe and buy cloth ing and trinkets for wealthy women.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
CHARLES ". MORSE HAS
 STROKE OF APOPLEXY
Aged Financier Unconscious All Day Sunday But Is Improved
 Today

Bath, Me, Aug. 2 PSCharles ". Morse was recovering today from what was described by his family as a slight shock sustained yesterday at his summer home here. The aged fnancier was stricken during the middle of the forenoon and was un- conscious all day.
 He had rallied today and was much more comfortable, but confin- ed to his bed. His sister, Miss Jen- nie R. Morse, said it was a second shock. He had recovered conscious ness, His son, Harry Morse, was summoned from his summer resi- dence at Squirrel Island, but left to- day for New York on business.
 MT. Morse came here July 10 from his home in New York. His wife arrived the following Wednes- day and died suddenly the next day, shortly before word had been re- ceived that MT Morse had been or dered to appear in New York with others to plead to an indictment charging mail fraud in the sale of United States Steamship stock.
 Later Federal Judge Edwin R. Homes postponed his appearance un- til the first Monday in October un- less a physician to be named by the government should report that he is or mentally unable to stand the strain of pleading or trial. as claimed by his family and physi- elan.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
GRISWOLD PROTESTS AGAINST SPORTS BAN
Local Student Will Not Return to St. Stephens
 in Fall

Returning from New York last night where he saw Kenneth A.
 Bray, former head coach of athletics at St. Stephens college, Annandale' on- Hudson, N. Y, Hurlbut Griswold of 75 Francis street, student at the college, stated today that he has de- cided to quit the institution and en- ter another college this fall. MT.
 Griswold is one of more than 30 students who have decided to with
 draw from St. Stephens as the re-
 suit of an action of the board or trustees in abolishing intercollegiate athletics is the college and dropping Coach Bray. John Watkinson of Church street, Hartford, star play CT on last years football team, hai also decided to leave.
 Although the trustees of the col lege gave as their reason for abolish ing intercollegiate contests that Tit was measure of economy" stu dents and others connected with the institution see in the move an act of reprisal as the result of 8 strike" in March of this year when SS stu dents walked out and remained away for three weeks in voicing their dis. approval of certain disciplinary methods employed by President B. I. Bell. The students were partially successful in the strike inasmuch as the disciplinary powers were remov- ed from the president by the trus- tees and invested in the hands of a committee of three faculty members.
 In dropping Coach Bray, the trus- tees granted him a years leave of absence. The coach was known to have sympathiZed with the students in the strike and acted as a spokes- man between the faculty, president and students at the time the strike was in progress. At that time the majority of strikers asserted that should Coach Bray ever be dropped they too would leave college and go elsewhere.
 Bray has been at St. Stephens for two years. Under his guidance as coach the college last year enjoyed a most prosperous season in football, basketball and lacrosse. In football
 it defeated Trinity. Colby, Norwich | University and tied Williams; in bas- ketball among others it defeated | Yale and Colgate and in lacrosse de- feated the combined Oxford Cam bridge teams from England. AS a result of the trustees action games with Williams N. Y. U., Maine, Mia agara, Middlebury in football are can celled; and games with Dartmouth, Union, Yale, Amherst and Syracuse in basketball are cancelled.
 Commenting upon the action Coach Bray said, T feel more than sorry for the boys. They were doing splendidly and we were just work ing up a true college spirit. This fall with the new material I had in view, and with our present material we should have been able to turn out | 3 team that would have won most of the games on our schedule in football. I cannot but regret the action of the trustees, not only for
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
ACTRESS KILLED,
 CHUM ARRESTED
Mystery Attached to Fatal
 Shooting in New Jersey
GIRLS ARE HYSTERICAL
Unable to Give Cyherent Account of Tragedy to Police - Dead Victim Shot Following Violent Quarrel, Says Neighbors.

Mount Holly. N J., Aug ?. Rt- Burlington county authorities today were searching for a motive, which led to the killing of Pearl McSherry, an actress, in a summer cottage at Browns Mills, twelve miles from here, last night.
 Betty Queen is in the county Jail here, charged with firing the shot, and Dorine O'Connor is held as material witness. They also are said to be actresses from New York, who rented the cottage a month ago.
 It is alleged Miss Mcsherry, who was 26, was killed in tussle for a shotgun. Miss Queen and Miss O'Connor became hysterical and all efforts of the police to get an in- telligent account of the shooting failed.
 Shooting About 10 P. NJ.
 The shooting occurred about 10 o'clock. The shot was heard by Breven Clemensen, neighbor, who found Miss BcSherry lying on the floor of the cottage with blood flowing from her chest. The other tw women were standing close by, crying. Clemensen. saw the gun ly- ing on the floor
 Clemensen placed the wounded woman in his automobile and drove here, accompanied by Miss Me Sherry's two companions. The wounded woman was dead when Clemensen arrived at a doctors of flee, and the body was turned over to Coroner Ballon, of Mooretown.
 The three women came to Browns Mills July 5. and rented the cottage for two months. It is owned by Grover Smith, state trooper and his brother George. Last night neighbors heard the wo- men quarreling and a few minutes later the shot was heard.
 The two women under arrest said they lived in New York. Miss Me Sherrys father is said to live in Florida and sister is believed to live in Des Moines.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
JEWELER IS ROBBED OF
 GEMS BUT SAVES SOME
Dantury Man Victimizcd in Bridge. port-Bandits Overlook sf00
 and Uncut Stones.

Bridgeport. Aug 2 LP-When two holdup men accosted and robbed Ralph Courey, Danbury real estate man and jeweler. at midnight here saturday. they overlooked a wallet containing s160 and several uncut stones which he had secreted in an inside pocket. As 1t was, however, the men made away with more than s4S0 in cash and jewelry valued at approximately s1,S00.
 Courey and a friend Ernest Kis- siv of Danbury, had been together during the early part of the evening. About II o'clock they parted, Cou- rey boarding a trolley car. He got off at Yale street and shortly after wards was approached by young man who asked for a match. A sec ond man came from behind and or dered hands up"
 When they had taken the money and jewels. one of the bandits jab- bed his fingers in Courey's eyes and the pair ran away. Half blinded the victim tried to give chase but soon lost sight of the pair.
 A policeman was called and search Of the neighborhood was started, which proved fruitless.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02

at o'clock this morning in an effort 10 swim the English Chan nel to the French coast. The weath- CT was excellent. The girl began with an overland stroke and a crawl kick and was more than a mile out from shore at the end of half an hour. A launch accom- panied her.
 Miss Barrett was in fine spirits as she took to the water. She ex- pressed confidence in the successful outcome of her attempt to defeat the rough waterway, which up to the present time had defied the eff forts of women to cross it. A crowd of early bathers gave the American girl an enthusiastic send off as she took the plunge.
 Miss Barrett was greased by Miss Lister, Baltimore nurse, who came to England with her and who went on board the launch to follow the swimmer. Others on board the craft include Walter Brickett of London, who trained the American girl for her effort.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 IS TO COLLECT FEES
Believes That s for Plumbing Permits Is
 Authorized

Contrary to advice issued from
 AlderlAan David L. Nair that the
 building department was not acting
 lawfully when it issued orders to it's
 employees to collect a SS fee on all
 plumbing permits, the department began the collection of the fee to- day, it was learned at the depart ment office.
 Letters were sent out to over 50 contractors advising them that the fee would be charged in accordance with the terms of an ordinance which was passed at a recent meet ing of the common council. Alder man Nair notified the building de- partment that the ordinance provid- ing for plumbing perimts had never been enacted and the department must countermand its order.
 Plumbing Inspector P. J. Tormay entertains the same idea on the matter. He maintains that the de- partment cannot collect fee be- cause the plumbing code was never adopted by the council although the building and electrical codes were adopted. The passing of the build ing law voided special ordinance pass ed some months ago providing for the changing of building fees and also mentioning the plumbing and electrical fees.
 It was maintained in the building department today that the ordinance under which it is working is in ef- feet and it's action is lawful. The ordinance, it declared was passed in the May meeting of the common council and passed with the building code at the June meeting.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
NEARLY HALF MILLION
 GOING INTO BUILDINGS
Amount of Permits Issued in July
 for New Work Runs Very High

Almost a half a million dollars in contemplated building operations have been reported by the building department in report of July per mits made public today by Deputy Building Inspector Arthur N. Ruth erford. This is an increase over July of last year and is one of the leading months so far this year.
 Of permits issued 65 were for frome structures totaling s231, ,76O; seven for brick structures totaling S197, ,030; and 67 for alterations to- taling $23,706. Ninety-six tene- ments were added at a cost of $957,- 900. The building department is the only department in the city govern ment which is self supporting, on the fees collected for licenses.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
Sisters of Operator

New York, Aug. 2. P(- c. T. Wright, telegraph operator on the long western trunk wire of the Associated Press "broke" for the first time in many a long trick last night when the emotionfess Morse code ticlled off the story of a truck wreck at Gastonia, N. C.
 Five girls killed" the item read just another of the so-common holiday fatalities a picnic party, a family outing, a grade crossing and a speeding express,
 "The dead are Bertha Wright, 16, her sister, Laura, 20" the copy reads and then d break and the sign: more" as another point in- terrupted with what seemed to the control editor a more weighty item.
 Photographer Wright took the in tervening item and then completed that from Gastonia.
 They are my sisters" he ex- plained. "one of them lived with me most of the time since mother died. I'm afraid I'll have to ask for re- lief so that l can go there.'
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
WOMAN COMP ANON
 MAY YELL IDENTITY
Ormiston Feels Confident She Will Not Let Mrs.
 McPhersOn Suffer

Chicago, Aug 2. Pl-"Miss K"
 who F. G. Ormiston, radio operator, says made trip through California with him may yet disclose her
 identity to prevent any harm com- ing to Mrs. Aimee Semple McPher-
 son, Los Angeles evangelist, said deposition by Ormiston, formerly employed at the Angelus Temple by Mrs. McPherson, made public today
 Ormiston's deposition exoneratcd Mrs. McPherson from any connec- tion with his movements following to identify his companion other than Miss x, a nurse, the radio operator said that he had sufficient confi- dence in her ito state that l am of the opinion that before any harm should befall Mrs McPherson, who Is entirely innocent or the mat ter and yet utterly unable to defend herself, Miss x will make an affi- davit supporting mine"
 The deposition was disclosed by Edward II. S. Martin lawyer, who said copies had been sent by air mail to District Attorney Asak Reyes at Los Angeles.
 Ormiston said that using the name George McIntire, he arranged May fl for three months rental of a bungalow at Carmel, owned and oc- cupied by a MT. and Mrs. Benedict. He said he could not get possession until the following Wednesday.
 He left San Francisco, the de- position said, May 19, in an auto mobile accompanied by the young woman and arrived at Carmel about five o'clock in the morning. Driv- ing into Salinas the next day he paid fine for speeding, and having read of the supposed drowing at Ocean park of Mrs. McPherson, he telephoned to her mother, Mrs. Kennedy. to express sympathy and inquire whether the body had been found.
 His name having been mentioned in connection with the evangelist's Ormisten and Miss x" soon left Carmel, staying the first day at San Luis Obispo, where they registered as Frank Gibson and wife. Just outside Santa Barbara they were stopped by a man who said he was reporter and had been that Ormiston and Mrs. were on their way to Santa Barbara. The reporter said he knew Mrs. McPherson and he could see Miss x was not she.
 After leaving Miss X'' at a des- she requested, the deposition said, Ormiston returned to Oakland where he stayed until June 5.
 No doctor or nurse visited the Carmel bungalow during my occu- pancy," Ormiston said. Miss x went swimming daily and we attend ed either Carmel or Salinas movies almost nightly.
 Miss x resembles Mrs. McPher- son in that they have the same gen. eral build and brown hair. The exported goggles were ln reallty pair of Krux horn-rimmed glasses which were purchased at Monterey, The two aprons found in the bun yalow were bought by me at Salinas. She otherwise was well equipped.
 ITO the best of my knowledge, l opened all tin cans and the highly orized fingerprints are therefore mine."
 Ormiston said he introduced Miss X' to MT. and Mrs. Benedict IS Mcintyre and at that time there vas a standing reward for the safe eturn of Mrs. McPherson, with pie ures of her in all the papers She vas also seen by garage man at salinas. the reporter and others, all # whom could not have been in- of the case or have failed to ee her pictures
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
FIVE GIRLS MEET
 DEATH ON TRACKS.
Fatal Ending to Picnic Party
 Near Gastonia, N. C.
FOUR OTHERS IN DELAWARE
Telegraph Operator, Filing Mes sage of Fatality in North Caro- lima Breaks When He Ticks News Two Dead Arc His Sisters.

Gastonia, N. C., Aug 2. P>-Five girls were killed and one seriously injured late Sunday at a grade crossing between Gastonia and Bes- semer city, when the small truck in which they were riding was struck by Southern Railway passenger train.
 The dead are: Bertha Wright, 16; her sister, Laura Wright, 20; 1nez and Willard Jenkins, sisters, and Annie Gertrude Oloniger.
 Ida Bess is in the hospital with both legs broken and other injuries. All the girls were from Bessemer city. Miss Oloniger was driving her fathers grocery delivery truck.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
|9.7 PERSONS TO EACH HOUSE HERE
Survey Shows New Britain Listed With Crowded
 Communities

New Britain stands high in num- Der of persons per dwelling, a sur vey of 42 cities with populations ranging from 10000 to 100000 in- dicates, and this fact is traced to the city's standing as a manufactur- ing center.
 New York city has the largest number of persons per dwelling, an average of 15.4. Springfield, Ohio, has the lowest number, Al. In New Britain an average of 9.7 persons are found to each dwelling house.
 Cities with populations of be- tween 10000 and 100000 report an average of 5.3 which is considerable lower than that of New Britain. A survey of 1S9 cities in the United States whose population is more than 5O,000, shows GA persons per dwelling.
 Detrailed 1926 figures of cities with population ranging between 100000 and 10000 follow:
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
Exhausted Dog, Swimming
 Ashore, May Be Survivor

Providence, R. |, Aug. 2 Rl-A mongrel brindle bulldog, with city of Hartford license tag No. 3O,5S1, Is held by the dog catcher of Cran- ston since 1t crawled from the wa ters of Narragansett Bay in an ex- hausted condition last night. The dog could hardly draw itself onto the shore and this morning was still too exhausted to stand. Late yester- day afternon residents of the shore with the aid of glasses saw the dog off Pawtucket Point and watched it's struggle toward shore. The pos sibllity of the animal being sur vivor of boating accident was con- sidered.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
American Girl Swimmer Nearing
 French Shore in Channel Effort
Miss Clarabele Barrett of New York Has Cood Cbanco of Being First of Her Sex to Accomplish
 Feat-Englishman Also Trying Today.

Dover, England, Aug. 2 At one o'clock this afternoon, five hours aft CT entering the water, Miss Clara belle Barrett of New York was 12 miles out on a straight line between Dover and Calais, in her attempt to conquer the English Channel.
 She had thus negotiated half the distance in almost record time and was still going strong. Weather con- ditions were favorable. and her chances of success seemed good. Should she succeed, she would be the first woman to swim the chan nel.
 Is Powerful Woman
 Miss Barrett, feet tall, is thoroughly experienced swimmer, perfectly at home in the water and full of confidence. Experts who saw her start conceded she had a chance to conquer the channel. The day was unusually warm and calm. and her excellent progress indicated that the currents were favorable
 Dr. George Brewster Of London also made the attempt today. He entered the water at 11:00 a. m., and by 200 p. m., was five miles off Dover, on a line with Folkestone.
 Englishman Also Swimming
 Miss Barrett's swim developed in- to something of race against Brewster a London physician, who started midway between Dover and St. Margaret's.
 It was anticipated tha big gun practice by British naval units at targets lowed down the channel might prove troublesome to the swimmers.
 Starts at s A. M.
 Miss Barrett started from Dover
New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
WITNESS MISSING
 IN HALL MYSTERY
Mrs, Harding, Who Volunteered
 Information, Disappears
SHE MAY BE ONLY FAKIR
Authorities Do Not Take Her Too
 Seriously-SpeciaI Prosecutor May
 Act Against Those Possibly Hin-
 dcring Case in 1922.

Chicago, Aug, LP,-Mrs. Virginia Dorothy De Leon Harding, wife of a Milwaukee filling station employe, who came to Chicago with the as sertion that she Was prepared to solve the murder of Rev. Edward w. Hall and his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills, was among the mis- sing today, She had checked out of her hotel and her whereabouts was unknown although she was believed to be still in te city.
 Officials were not inclined to take her statements any too seriously, While those in New Jersey and Mrs. Hall herself, held in connection with the staying, manifested little if any