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New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
PONZI THREATENS ID
 TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
Also Cables Feryent Ap- peal To MussOIini, Ital-
 ian Premier.

Boston, July 2 tP,-A threat to commit suicide unless Governor Full Ter would permit him 10 leave the United States was contained in a telegram from Charles Ponzl receiv- cd at the governors office today.
 Governor Fuller vas out of the city today and in his absence the text of the telegram was not made pub lie. The only information given out as 10 it's contents in addition to the suicide threat vas that the onc-time financier being held at Houston, Tex, for the Massachusetts authori- ties. renewed his previous assertions that he was being persecuted.
 "The telegram will be placed or file" said Herman A. Macdonald, secretary 10 the governor.
 The belief was expressed to the governors office that Governor Full Ter would take no action on the tele- gram. Its receipt followed an in- terchange Of telegrams last night in which the governor returned terse { "No' to Ponzi's request for executive ctemency conditional upon lis leav- | ing the country lat once and for ever" and said that he had signed requisition papers for Ponzi's return 10 this state.
 Pon2i IS wanted here 10 begin serv- ing a sentence of nine years for con- viction in the state courts as q re- suit of bis postal reply coupon scheme for which he has already uu- dergoue term in Plymouth Jail un- der federaI sentence for using the malls 10 defraud.
 Houston, Texas, July 2 P.-Coun- sel for Charles Pon2i today prepar- ed 10 attempt 10 prove their allcEa- tionS in habeas corpus petition on which q hearing will be held July ! 2. that the Financial wizard" is be- i ing confined here unlawfully at the request of Massachusetts authori- ties. The petition also charged that the S2o,000 bail on which the con- vtct swindler is held, Is excessive. [ Ponzi yesterday cablcd Premier ! Mussolini Of Italy asking aid through the Italian ambassador at Washing i ton.
 Ponzis message. in Italian, to , Mussolinl, as translated, read: An Italian patriot requests pro- lection from persecution and six years Of oppression. It Is my re- lquest that you intervene immediate i ly through our ambassador here. 1 When arrested on board an Italian steamer I carried important person. al messages for your excellency.
 CARLOS PONZI.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
HOLIDAY WEATHER
Typical Summer Weather Is Fore cast By Government Weather Bu- reau For Over Fourth.

Washington. July 2 Pp - The weather bureau foresees typical summer weather" for weekend holiday-makers, who plan observing independence Day this year, both by the calendar, Sunday, July 1, and on Monday, on which Americas S natal day celebrations will actually ne held.
 The bureau says that mo general forms are in prospect" for these 'ay, although local thunderstorms re foreseen in scattered localities Tor Monday afternoon.
 All things considered, the bureau 'hinks that over the country the oiiday weather outlook is "gener- ally fair"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
Horse Sung To Death
 Ry Biz Swarm of Bees

Fairhaven. N. Y, July 2 Pl-At- tackled by a swarm of bees, a horse owned by Harry Harndon. a farmer near this village today was stung to death as 1t fought to free itself from the traces of a wagon. The other horse in the team kicked it. self free and escaped. Mir. and Mrs. Harndou were severely stung as they attempted to rescue the sec ond animal
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
CartclIi To Meet Gore,
(speclaI to me HeraId.l

NtpINAFAl tS tL|S llIA t-Ahlsy
 Atlantic City, \. J.. July D Dominic Cartelli, who has achieved fame as the youngest and smallest shooter in the fourth annual national marble tournament. who is here representing the New Britain Herald, this morning issued a challenge for a series of games with Danny Gore, of Springfield, Mass, runncr-up in the final contest. The challenge was accepted on behalf of the Gore by R. K, Winans, promotion manager of the Springfield Union. Teams of three shooters each will be selected from each town, games to be played on Saturday afternoons in each place, beginning early in August,
 The Springfield boy, who captured the championship Of western Massa- chusetts in competition with 2o,000 other boys, is fatherless. He became t4 years of age on the day he won the western Massachusetts cham pionship and was presented with prizes totaliing in value from sl500 to $2,uuU by merchantS ot hls home town.
 Cartelt. who just missed being runner-up in the northeastern league has been the juvenile sensation of the boardwalk and is openly ac- knowledged as possessing consider able undeveloped ability.
 Willis Harper, of Bevier. Ky" who defeated Gore for the national cham pionship, Is II years old. He holds the worlds record for marble shoot Ing having made run of 2G marbles without a miss here during the week He made a new worlds record Wednesday by running 13 marbles in 12 shots without miss. He comes from a small backWoods town and is away from home for the first time. He Is known here Rs Fatty" Harper.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
GIRL MISSING AFTER
 LOSING HOSPITAL JOB
Mother Retains Lawyer To Inquire Into Her
 Discharge

A search has been under way for the past two days, it became known today. for a 17 years old girl. who, having been discharged fr&n New Britain General hospital for alleged infraction Of the rules, has not re- turned 10 her home.
 Information that came 10 light this afternoon is that the girls mother has retained counsel to in vestigate the circumstances at the hospital, where she was a domestic.
 The girls mother believes that shame is keeping the girl from home. as she is said to have felt her discharge keenly.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
Boys Light Powder Found in Dump;
 Two Burned and Taken to Hospital;
 Cannon Explodes, Man Loses Hand
Silas Lynch of Cherry St. Goes Through War Un
 scahed, Victim of Accident 50 Feet From Home

Three boys curiosity, which prompted them 10 set d match to sunpowder which they shook out of metal flask al tho Glen street dump about 1o o'clock this fore noon. resulted in painful burns to two Of them, the third having nar- TOW escape from similar injury.
 Arthur Eothke, aged l?. and his brother, Alexander, aged s. were playing about the dumping grounds with William Merci, years old. all of 5o5 South Main strot, when they found the flask, Breaking it open with a stone, they scattered the powder on the ground and the Merci boy touched a match to it.
 The powder ignited and flared high in the air, burning Alexander about thn hands face and legs, and the Merci boy about the hands and
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02

face. They were taken 10 New Britain General hospital. where it was found that the Merci boy was not seriously burned, although in severe pain. He was allowed 10 re turn 10 his home after his burns were treated. Alexander must re- main at the hospital q few days at least, the hospital authorities say ing the uncertainty of the effect of burns of this nature brochure an of burns of this nature as to their riousne SIS.
 The Rothke boys are sons of Mir and Mrs. Michael Rothke and tho other lad Is the son of A1r, and Mrs. Pietro Merci
 Cannon Blows Mans Hand on
 Silas (Docl Lynch aged 27 years,
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
$65, 5,OOO,OOO Spent by Auto Owners
 of Conn. to Run Cars During Year;
 Mileage Total Set at $50 Million
Estimate Based On Average Cost of 10 Cents Per Mile 90 Per Cent of Entire Expense is For Depreciation Light Four Cylinder Touring Model Cheapest

Hartford, July tPs-UsinE as basis of estimation the figures of the Iowa State college which showed that tho average cost of motor car operation was ten cents a mile, the state department Of motor vehicles announced today the total cost of automobile operation in Connecticut last year was S65,0o0,0oQ.
 Ga~",.mo taN returns considered in relation 10 the average motor eff cioncy indicate that cars here were driven about C5o,ooo,oo0 miles the figures compiled by the Iowa college listed the operation expenses as fol- lows: Gasoline 1.G1 cents oil .31.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
RAILROAD MAN KILLED
KaIe Barnes. 70, Veteran Track In spector, Meets Death Under the Wheels of Train At Windsor.

Windsor. July 2 LPt-Kale Barnes, 70, for many years 8 track inspector for the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. was instantly kill ed here today while fixing loose joint in the rails. There were no witnesses to the accident and 1t is uncertain how the fatality happened. The victim died instantly of frac- tured skull.
 X north bound passenger train due here at 7:15 this morning (standard time) operated by William Crowley of Hartford. engineer, and in charge of Harry Knowlton of Hartford, conductor, struck Mir Barnes. He Is survived by widow and son,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02

tires ,9S, maintenance 1.94. depreci- alton $.16, interest 1.24 insurance .$l, garage costs .6S, license charges .j9.
 The costs varied with different types Of cars. The minimum cost was found 10 be 7.05 cents per mile for a light four cylinder touring model while tle maximum vas 1915 cents for a heavy four cylin- der car.
 IL was found that go per cent of the operation cost of the composite car was for depreciation. No car was found which could he operated for less than one cents worth oi gasoline per mile.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02

Houston. Tex. July Pl-A sec ond message sent 10 Governor Fuller of Massachusetts last night by Charles Ponzt, held here for Massa- chusetts authorities contained yelled hin. Of suicide should Cover nor Fuller not grant clemency to the crstwhile financial wizard. The message hinted at suicide rather than asserted lt, according 10 attach es al the county jail. "I told Gov ernor Fuller that my wife and mother in Boston were destitute and that q prison term would destroy them.' said Ponzi. T added that I would rather die than cause them this tragedy"
 Ponzi awaited a reply from Gov ernor Fuller 10 his plea for clem- ency and also looked for word to- day from Premier Mussolini Of Italy in answer 10 his cablegram asking Mussolni to intercede with Presi- dent Coolidge in his behalf
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
Wife Must Serve Term For Throwing Acid On Hubby

San Francisco, July ? FL-Mrs. Grace Bernice Day of Beverly Hills must serve out her term of one to II years in the penitentiary for throwing acid on her husbands face on Feb, B. 1925. The state su- preme court yesterday upheld her conviction in superior court in Los Angeles.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
200 Reported Killed In New Sumatra EarthQuakes

Padang, Sumatra, July 2 P)-New earth shocks have occurred in Cen tral Sumatra, where at least 200 per sons are reported to have been killed in Tuesdays quake and many more houses are about to collapse. The damage to property will be enormous. dispatches indicate, run ming into millions of guilders,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
srrnENr EIECTRoCrrEn.

Schenectady \. r. July P- R. F. Porter. test student at the General Electric company plant, vas almost instantly killed by coming in contact with 1.25o volt collector ring of an inductor motor today.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
Figures Show That Highest Total Dis bursement Was In Illi- nois When Amount Reached S224,S35 In 1920
Testifying Before Commit tee, Wheeler Denies Writing Volstead Law And Thinks It Too Lax Now.

Washington. July 2 PA-Expendi- lures of more than three million dollars by local anti-Saloon Leagues in ten states during the last six years are shown by league reports submit ted today to the senate campaign Inds committee.
 After an examination of the books of the league of national headquar- ters in Ohio the committee spread on it's records detailed statistics cov- ering the years 1920 to 1925 inclu- sive.
 Trend of Disbursements.
 Disbursements in some states were shown to have reached their peak for this period in the years 1920 and 1921, and to have fallen off gradually since that time, while in other instances, mainly where state prohibition enforcement has been an issue, there has been a trend up- ward.
 The figures showed that in virtual ly every instance, annual disburse- ments in each state closely approach d the annual receipts.
 High and Low Points.
 The high and low points reached by the state disbursements included the following:
 Illinois. highest total disburse- ments $224,S35 in 1920, lowest total disbursements $1SO,002 In 1925; Iowa, S6709O U92) and $41,464 .1925); Indiana $G1,547 Q93D and S44,S51 G92D; Kansas S51,S99 Q922) and $27027 N925); Massa- chusetts s57,665 (192o) and s41,9SS G922); Oklahoma $13,119 G920) and $2.9S7 1925); Wisconsin s65,- 232 Q921) and s34,65O (1925); North Carolina $2.900 (92O) and $G,931 G925); South Carolina s754O 1924) and s2,O6S (192D; Virginia S5S.10S G92D and s24,0S6 G925)
 It was explained that other state totals would be made available later, For the six years period, Illinois top ped the list among the states named with a grand total of s1,356,439 in disbursements. The Wisconsin league spent s400,073; the Iowa league s301,510; the Massachuse league
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
AMERICA NOTIFIES GENEVA
 II NEVER WILL AGREE ID
 SUPERVISION OF ARMAMENT
Vegetables Can Be
 Grown By Wireless,
 This Amateur Says

Nottingham, England. July 2. lPl-That vegetables can he grown hy wireless energy is the claim of an amateur gardener Of West Bridseford. He says he noticed that tomato and cucum- Der plants were drawing energy from his aerial and making won derful headWay. Plants IS feet long are said hy him 10 have yielded $5 cucumbers, some two feet long.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
GOVT. STEPPING IN
 ON IMMERSION CASE
Using Mails To Delraud May Be
 Ultimate Charge
WOMAN'S STORY DOUBTED

California Grand Jury Also Prob
 ing Incidents - Mayor of Auga
 Picta Claims Evidence Evangelist
 Came 10 the Town Tn Automobile.
 Los Angeles, July Pl-A grand jury investigation Of her abduction story instead Of 6 wildly demonstra- tive throng of 5o.oo9 persons that greeted her week ago. awaits Aimee Semple McPberson on her re- turn here today from Douglas, Ari- zona.
 The cruy in fine eyangelists ntys- terious c1se was reached yesterday when post office inspectors revealed that letter carrying what was de signed to be substantial proof that the pastor was still alive. had been tampered with in an apparent at tempt 10 cover up the fact that the communication was delivered bcfor" and not after thousands Of dollars in donations and pledges had been made as a memorial service for the then missing religious leader. The Angelis temple congregation still thought at the time of the service that their leader had gone 10 her death May Is, the victim of the surf lat Ocean park.
 Complete Investigation
 Closely following the postal off ciaHs revelation, the county grand jury called before 1t Herman Cline, chief of Los Angeles detectives and Joe Ryan, deputy district attorney. who have been working on the case, land District Attorney Asa Reyes.
 Their appearance was followed hy the announcement that the inquisi- Itorial body was going to make complete investigation of all phases of the case.
 While the county inquisitors were starting their Investigation, it was disclosed by J. Edwn Simpson. deputy T.. s. attorn,y that because the let ter in question also contained q de- mand for $50o000 ransom for the return or the evangelist. the Me Pherson case also probably would come to the attention Of the federal grand jury.
 Government Interested 1 We have become deeply interest cd in this case" Simpson said ''De- Icause it is apparent that a daliDer- , ate attempt was made to use the mails to defraud
 According to post office Inspectors itho letter, addressed 10 Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the eNaneeIist's mother. was delivered special delivery Sat |urday, June 9, the day before the memorial service, II contained what was described as q lock of Mrs. McPherson's hair and partial an swers to questions propounded ny Mrs. Kennedy to test the autheuti- 1 city Of a claim that her daughter was being held by kiduappers.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
GOV. SMITH WELCOMES
 COOLIDGE ID STATE
Sends Executive Letter Mingling Greetings
 With Fishing Jibes

Albany, \. Y, July lPl-A vel come to the cooling breeze Of the Adirondack mountains "togcrher with the gift of a fishing license with the hope that you will not miss any" was extended to President Coolidge in letter sent today by Governor Smith. The president is expected 10 arrive next week at Osgood Lake. near Paul Smiths. for q summer in the mountains.
 The governors letter reads: Dear President Coolidge:
 T desire to express the pleasure felt by our people upon your con- ing into our state for your summer vacation. We all earnestly hope tha; you and Mrs. Coolidge will be bene- flied by the cooling breezes of the Adirondack mountains. We are hap py to have this proud privilege Of preparing you for your winters la bors in the national capitol
 "Gt is customary 10 give distin- guished visitors a key 10 the city. We have no keys in this state. The latch string is on the outside and we are all tickled 10 death that you pulled it, A warm welcome is ex- tended 10 you and I enclose here with fishing license issued by the conservation commission. Bearing in mind that the largest fish are those that get away, we all hope you will not miss any. At the first opportu- nity after the arrival, l will be glad to motor up and extend the welcome in person on behalf Of all of the people of our state.
 Sincerely yours.
 ALFRED l.. SMITH"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
HIGH TIDES Standard Tincl

July 2 At New London
 3:25 a. m; 4'05 D. IT. At New Haven
 5:t2 8. m.; 5;5S ?, m.
 July 1 At New London
 4:30 a. m; 5:02 D. m. At New Haven
 e:S3 a, m.: 5:0t p, m.
 July At New London
 5:32 a. m; 5:56 ?. m, At New Haven--
 7:39 a. m; 500 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02

Washington, July 2 tPL-Unless present plans arc changed President Coolidge will leave for his summer home in the Adirondacks late next Wednesday. arriving at White Pine Camp Thursday afternoon,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
Emphatically Turns Down Proposals For International Body To Oversee Offensive And Defensive Pow
 CTS
Makes It Plain Also That Any Limitation of Arms Must Depend Upon Good Faith and Respect For Treaties.

Geneva, July 2 LPt-The United States today gave notice 10 the mili- tary committee Of the preparatory disarmament commission that it would never agree to placing super vision of it's armaments In the hands Of any international body.
 The United States also made plain that 1t could not place the carrying out Of any program Of limitation of armaments in the hands of an in- ternational body. Brigadier General Dennis E. Nolan told the military committee that the United States felt that execution Of any international agreement for the limitation of arm ameuts must depend upon interna- tional good faith and respect for treaties.
 We could not accept superviou O. any outside body or inspection by foreign agencies or individuals" the American delegate said.
 The general military committee latter adpo'ed the reports Of the sub committees on land and air arma- ments.
 Minority Report
 4 minority report on the question of naval limitation supported by the United States, Great Britain, Argen- tina, and Chile today was presented at 8 pienary session or the military committee Of the preparatory dis .arrnament commission.
 The report immediately created discussion which was checked by President BueFo on the ground thst it was best to treat the military. naval and air reports separately. Thereupon the committee consider cd the report of the military sub committee, Tn It's final form tlis re- port makes some concessions to the United States contention that i'm porance should be attached 10 train od reserves and material in colnpar- ing land armament.
 The controversy over the naval problem centers about the question Of whether nev;es should be com pared by total tonnage or by the tonnage Of various classes Of ships.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
THE WEATHER

Hartford, July 2---ForeCast for New Britain and vicinity:
 Mostly cloudy. probably light showers tonight and Saturday
New Britain herald., 1926-07-02

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New Britain herald., 1926-07-02

Average Daily Circulation For Week y',sd ,i3R Ending 13,211|
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-07

"And the novelist said he'd caught
fish more than four feet long,"
"That'sN the best bit of romance he's
gotten of so far, suspect"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-07
Indian Blood Strong
in American History

That there is not single old Amer
lean family which is free from Indian
blood Is the statement of Edward Will
lard Deming, painter and sculptor Of
the red man and his life and with
whom he has lived in 20 different
tribes, Fairfield Comm correspond
ent Of the New York Times writes.
At some time in every genealogy Of
the really old families we find inter-
marriage with Indians, Deming claims.
He assures that this did not tend to-
ward the detriment Of the family
strain, and refused to let the children
of such marriages be called half
breeds" with the popular connotation
of something obnoxious. The conven-
tional half-breeds, Deming said, are
not so much the product of intermar-
riage as the result of conditions which
force these children to mingle with the
Indians.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-07
Science Comes to Aid
Labor of ShoueIino

Have you ever noticed that the hard
est part of shoveling in tough material
is getting the shovel in? You push and
you bang your anatomy against Its
handles until part, at least, of shovel
full, has been bitten off. But 1t is hard,
killing work, asserts the Scientific
American.
But suppose you had helper whose
job it was to strike the rear end of the
shovel All you would have to do
would be to hold the shovel and keep
it pointing where you wanted it to
work.
Such a contamination Is contained In
one-man clay digger recently manu-
featured. First, there is a pneumatic
tool which does not differ greatly from
the pneumatic riveter. This forms the
handle and strikes 800 sharp blows
minute. Then there is the shovel
or spade, very strong and husky-much
more so than common hand shovel.
The air line is flexible hose which at
taches to the handle end of the spade,
and there is hand trigger to start and
stop the compressed air.
1t does not require an engineer to see
the potentialities of this combination.
Anyone who has watched pneumatic
riveter mash rivets into heads in ten
seconds, or pneumatic chisel wreck
ing steel work, knows how fast they
eat their way through.
These shovels are not meant for
shoveling coal or sand, but for tough
jobs. For instance, cutting through
frozen ground, tunneling in tough clay
or digging postholes in mean" soil.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-07
There Are Some Men
! Like That Fool Donkey

Z. Holland of the Advertising
Clubs of the World said at an adj
vertising mems banquet in Kansas
City:
"I will conclude with the fable
of the donkey and the fox.
"a donkey once fell into deep
hole, and as nobody happened to
pass that way for several days, the
unfortunate animal got very weak
from lack of food. But finally a
fox's head appeared at the edge of
the hole, and the donkey implored
Its aid in piteous tones.
81 am too small to help you,
brother said the fox, but there's
an elephant feeding i'm the, thicket
about a hundred yards away. Just
call him and he'll have you out in
no time
''The fox, being very busy, then
hurried off on his affairs, but, the
donkey said to himself:
II am weak from lack of food,
and every exertio1 makes me weak
er. To call that elephant would be
q terrible strain; yes, it might be
the last straw; so won't do it.
Anyhow, it's the elephants duty to
come to my assistance without call
ing
SO the donkey lay back, and
soon starved to death.
@Seme months afterward the fox
passed that way again, looked into
fhe hole, saw the corpse, and said
to himself as he hurried on his
way:
eff the doctrine Of Karma, in
deed be true, and the souls Of ami
mails transmigrate into men, then
this, donkey will become one of
those merchants who can never af-
ford to ADVERTISE"
Tell it through a Want ADJ