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New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Alleged Fraud Exposure Is Given Full Approval

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 20 Pl- Unanimous action has been taken by the executive board of the Hampden County Improvement League, it was announced today, backing the mem- bers of the league staff in bringing to light alleged frauds against the state and federal government by farmers who have been collecting large indemnities for cattle brought cheap for purposes of condemna- ton. The league board voted to support it's agents in this work until it shall be found no longer neces- sary.
 Agents of the league Lynne Town send and ". T. Locke. said today that they are continuing to receive volunteer evidence of the widespread character of the operations that have caused an investigation ordered by Governor Fuller.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Treasures Cornet Given
 Him by Queen Victoria

McPherson, Kans., Aug. 20 P)- In comfortable Kansas home here reposes a silver cornet, the gift of Queen Victoria to Harry Hapgood, Only one other like presentation was made by Queen Victoria during her reign and that was to Bugler Dunn, Boer War hero, to whom she gave silver bugle.
 Hapgood, of a musical family, be- gan playing a cornet at the age Of eight, was a member of the famous Dispatch band of Kansas, served with several circuses. and in 1891 went to Morrison, Wales, where he joined the Grand Victorian Army band.
 The Grenadier Guards, to which the band was attached, had its bar racks in St. James Palace in London. and the bandsmen came in contact with members of the Queens house. hold. Queen Victoria took personal interest in her musicians as did the Duls of York, now King George V.
 When Hapgood, after seven years of service, resigned to America, the Queen at public gathering present. ed him with a silver cornet with q suitable inscription.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
PARTNER SUES FOR
 SHARE IN LOTTERY
Hard Luck" Ticket Wins s5,0OO In Albany Pool and Law
 suit Results

Springfield. Aug. 20-The Hard Luck" Albany pool ticket held by a local man was the winner of a prize of s5,000 last week, and the owner has experienced difficulty due to the fact that half share in the ticket was sold toward the lat ter part of the week for s10O, when the holder feared his total runs scored would not entitle him to the prize.
 Much interest is being shown as to the outcome of the deal. since the purchaser has turned the case over to an attorney in an effort to secure his half share. The owner of the ticket is alleged to have collected the S5,00O and up to yesterday, had not turned over half the profits to the man who purchased the half share for $100 The man that took the chance on the ticket is said to be a local expressman and he is understood to have instructed his at torney to stop payment on the win- nings which the attorney has done. It is not known how the lawyer temporarily withheld payment other than to surmise the cause was for certain business" transactions.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
This Versatile Yeoman
 Navy's Most Valuable

Los Angeles, Aug. 20 Rl-Lee Riehman - and the rest of the navy. That's the way the men of the uSS West Virginia speak of their second class yeoman.
 "Richy" is sea-going journalist. poet, composer, playright, steno- grapher. athletic coach, spiritual ad- wiser and fighting man on Uncle Sams most formidable fighting ship.
 Also as editorvi rvin-chief of the Mountaineer. ships newspaper, this versatile sailor is the entire report orial staff and editor writer, In ad- dition he is assistant to Lieutenant Commander Alfred c. Lanphiery.
 Richman's composition West vir- ginia," written as the ships song. has been published. "Richy" like wise composed the lyrics and wrote, "Sauegee Isle,' a musical comedy.
 During battle practice "Richy" is on deck holding an instrument through which he peers to determine the roll of ship, and each salyo rushes him across deck.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
CANTON CLEANUP
 FACTS ARE READY
Data Will Be Presented to
 Grand Jury

Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 20 Rl- From the investigation of the slay- ing five weeks ago of Don R. Millett, Conton publisher, has come a mass of evidence of Canton's vice and corruption which a federal grand jury will hear next month.
 While District Atty. A. E. Bern steen, ready to depart on a vacation today. had obtained sufficient facts here to warrant indictment of Can- ton underworld figures and police of ficers on liquor law violation charges, evidence was being gather ing in Canton in the murder case for presentation of the Stark county grand jury next Wednesday.
 Joseph R. Roach, Chicago lawyer, today was preparing written evil dence to lay before the county grand jury and Detective Ora Slater began standardization of his investigation for presentation to the same body.
 Slater has 25 witnesses, their testifying centering around Patrick Eugene McDermott, much wanted key man." ready to testify at Can- ton, among them being Steve Kascholk, 'informer", now in jail.
 The surrender of McDelmott is still expected.
 The liquor case being developed here will be built by Bernsteen on evidence obtained from Louis Mazer, charged with the murder of Mellett, as well as conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws, against Karl Studer Mazers right hand man, Norman E. Clark, former po- lice prosecutor at Canton and Ben Rudner, of Massillon.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
DIVER IS RELEASED IN
 BONDS PUT AT S5O,O0O
Convicted Rum Ring King Out Pending Appeal - S25,000
 Bail for His Agent.

New York Aug. 20 R - Fed eral Judge Manton today granted the application of William V. Dwyer, head of an alleged gigan- tic rum ring operating on land and sea, for release on bail pending the outcome of his appeal from the conviction in federal court for con- spring to violate the prohibition law. His bail was fixed at s50,oo0.
 Bail for E. c. Cohron, pay master" of the alleged ring, con- victed with Dwyer, was fixed at s25,000.
 Judge Mantop, in granting a writ of error, thereby giving Dwyer admission to bail, said that within the case there are de- batable questions which at least formulate a reasonable doubt as to whether the. conviction appealed from will stand" He fixed the third week of November for argu- ment of the case.
 Dwyer's lawyer had asked for a writ of error on the ground that during the trial there were numer- ous rulings adverse to his client which should not have been made by the trial court.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
BUS MEN MAY STRIKE

Birmingham, Aug, 20.-Possibility of a partial or complete tie-up of passenger, freight and bus service of the Boston & Worcester Street Rail- way Co. loomed yesterday when the results of the employees referendum became known.
 The employees have empowered a representative committee to call for a complete suspension of work un- less an agreement between employees and company officials is reached. Such a suspension would virtually cripple service between Worcester and Boston, affecting the bus and freight branches of the road as well as the passenger service.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Verdict Breaking Will
 Is Set Aside by Court

Boston, Aug. 2S lP, - The recent jury verdict breaking the will of Charles N. Shaw, wealthy Boston candy manufacturer who left $400,- 900, was set aside today by Judge Whiting of the superior court. The jury found MT. Show was of wound mind but was unduly influenced by Mrs. William H. (Forsaith) Angell and her husband, Saac Harold An gell, who were bequeathed large sums of money,
 Mrs. Fife F. Lighthipe Of East Orange, N. J., first cousin and next of kin of the testator, who was not mentioned in the will, brought the contest. She now has the oppor- tunity of bringing fresh action.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
"Wild Night" Costly 60
 Two Men in Norwich

Norwich, Aug. 20 P-Two Nor wich men paid the price of a wild night" in court today. One, Seymour J. Evans, was fined S20O and costs and sentenced to 80 days in jail for driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor and was fined $1O and costs for resisting an officer.
 His companion, Leonard Honl- wose, in last nights adventure which included a fight with a mill watchman in Versailles, going to sleep in their automobile which had stalled on trolley line and a mixup with a policeman, was fined S5 and costs for being intoxicated and S20 and costs for resisting an officer. The jail sentence in Evans case was suspended.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
DIYORCES FAITHFUL AL"
Most Beautiful Slayer" Beulah Amman of Chicago - Gets Decree From Man Who Stood By Her.

Chicago, Aug. 20 GP - Beulah Amman, known as the "most beauti- ful slayer" three years ago when she killed an admirer in her apartment, today obtained a divorce from Faithful Al" Amman, who stood by her through the trial in which a jury acquitted her.
 She was the second woman who had been tried for murder, to get a divorce in two days. Yesterday, Margaret Sethamier, who killed her sweetheart, Benjamin Burr, a law yer, in 1919, when she said his love cooled, was divorced from Maurice Bloomberg, a Rock Island, H., rail- road man.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
VOLCANO SHOWING SIGNS OF ACTION
One on Alaskan Island Begins
 Eruption

Cerdova. Alaska, Aug. 20 R- Bogoslof Island, which on May IS. l7s6, rose from Boring Sea, 1000 miles southwest of here and along side which another islet appeared in an eruption on Sept. 1, 1910, has been in volcanic eruption for twen- ty-four hours. The coast guard cut ter Haida last night was on the way 10 investigate the activity.
 In these islets, so small that the only indication of them on maps is their printed name the Yokohama Maru, a Japanese steamer, on Tues day observed "a great eruption.'
 The Yokohama, which stood off eleven miles, watched the activity for twenty-four hours and reported through navy radio stations here and on St. Paul Island in Boring sea that she believed the eruption is on the north part of the south island of Bogoslof."
 For a year renewed volcanic ac- tivity has been observed in the Aleu- tian Islands, stretching from the mainland of Alaska 1900 miles across the north end of the Pacific ocean almost to Asia. Bogoslof is twenty miles north of the western end of Unalaska Island in the east ern end of the Aleutian chain.
 Volcanic activity last summer was marked by the densest smoke seen in a quarter of century over the Aleutian Islands, and in December by a report, which was never veri- fled, that Mount Mckinley in the Aleskan range and on the main land 800 mile snortheast of Bogos- lof was smoking.
 On Oct. II, 1910, arriving at Se- ward, Alaska, the cutter Tahoma of the Coast Guard reported that Bo- goslef continued fin more violent eruption than ever before"
 The Tahoma stood off ten miles when she saw the eruption in Sep tember, 1910, and made triangula- tions that showed smoke and ashes rising mile and 8 half above the crater of Bogoslof. Flames burst from the cone, lava flowed down the sides and huge boulders were thrown into the air.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Promises, But No Cash,
 Was HOusekeeper's Pay

Alleging non payment for services as housekeeper during the illness of Mrs. Vladislaw Thameyer, Mary SchimonoWicz, through Attorney Lawrence J. Colon, has brought suit for s20O against Thameyer. For six months, during the fatal illness of the defendants wife, the plaintiff kept house and received only promises of compensation, ac- cording to the complaint. The ac- ton is returnable in the city court.
 Suit for $150 has been brought in the city court by James Morelli against Harlow Coon, alleging non payment of money owed. Attorney Lawrence J. Colon is counsel for Morelli.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
WATERBURY MAN
 NAMED RECEIVER
Will Take Over Bant0m Ball
 Bearing Company

Hartford, Aug. 20 LP-On appli- cation of the First National bank of Litchtield, and Nellie M. Rogers or Bantam, Jude Edwin c. Dickenson of the superior court today appoint ed Attorney William w. Gager of Waterbury receiver for the Bantam Ball Bearing company of Litchfeld. The appointment is for q period of four months and is effective when the receiver files a bond with the clerk of the superior court for Litchf1eld county in the amount of $25,000.
 In the petition for the appoint ment of q receiver it is said the company is solvent, but it's opera tion as a going concern has been suspended because of an attachment made on August g for $200,000 in favor of the Wellworth Automotive cooperation. Vine R. Parmelee of Seymour and Parmelee are counsel for the plaintiffs and Shipman and Goodwin represent the defendant.
 The complaint held forth that the bank holds promissory notes of the company not yet due in the amount of $9,000, and the plaintiff, Rogers, ns owner of 3,265 shares of stock of the company. The company is capitalized at $25Q,OOO, consisting of ten thousand shares at $25 par value.
 The order signed today empowers the receiver to conduct the business for a period of four months, and to strains the defendant from exercis- ing any of the priveleges or fran chises of the corporation.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Bradley Appears Today
 To Fight for Release

New Haven, Aug. 20 P}-Seeking a communication of sentence through legal channels, Harry 4. Bradley, whose request for habeas corpus hearing written in his own hand behind prison walls, was granted re- gently by Judge Edwin s. Thomas, was brought here from Wethersfied today. He will go before Judge Thomas late this afternoon.
 Bradley was convicted on three of five counts of theft of automobiles two years ago and sentenced to from seven to ten years in prison on ope and three years each on the other two.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Kate Wells Johnson

Mrs. Kate Wells Johnson, daugh- ter of the late Levi S. Wells of this city, died at her home in Pittsaeld, Mass, yesterday after noon. She was born in this city and lived here until her marriage to George L. Johnson of Plain vile.
 Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, George l.. Johnson, jr.. of California, and Howard John son of Pittsield, and five daugh- ters, Mrs. Harold Brown, Mrs. Or rin Hutchinson, Mrs. Charles Tow CTS, Mrs. A. Martin and Mrs. w. Collins, all of Pittsheld.
 The funeral will be held at her home in Pittsfield Saturday after noon at o'clock and burial will be held in that city.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Wife Out, Husband in,
 Share Office IA Years

Junction City, Kan, Aug. 20 PT The office of treasurer of Geary county is partnership between Charles H. Cove and his wife, Helen Coryell Cove.
 Fourteen years ago, Cove was se- lected county treasurer. He appoint ed his wife as his assitant when he took office. Forbidden by law to serve more than four years in suc- cession, Cove persuaded his wife to run for county treasurer to succeed him. At tho end of second term, he stepped aside to become Mrs. Gove's assistant.
 Mrs Cove is the boss now and she is a candidate for reelection.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Partners Will Settle
 Differences in Court

Joseph Rutkoski, through Attor- ney Lawrence J. Colon, has brought suit for $4,000 against Lazar David, who yesterday brought suit for SS,500 against Rutkoski, The men were partners in the painting busi- ness and had a disagreement, re- sulting in the litigation.
 Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz is counsel for David and both actions are returnable in the city court.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Bertini Will Join "Y"
 At San BernardinO Cal

John A. Bertini, formerly of this city, will sever his connection with the Pasadena, Cal, Y. M. c. A., where he has been assistant physi- cal director and will become phys ical director of the San Bernardino "Y," September 1. In his new po- sition he will have an assistant di- rector.
 Warren Slater, former physical director here, who has been in charge of the Pasadena gymnasium, will go to Glendale, Cal, on Sep tembcr 1.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
HIRERNIANs, BALL GAMES

A baseball game between Rev. w, A. Harty branch, A. O. H., and the Meriden division, will feature an out ing at Hartford and New Haven county Hibernians at Ulert's grove, Meriden, September 12. The outing and field day will be carried out along the lines of annual gatherings held by the A. o. H. in years past, the last of which took place prior to the war.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
BOY AND AUTO COLLIDE

Joseph Milne, aged 6, of 127 Cher ry street, stepped off the curb in front of his home and was struck by an automobile driven by James Relihan of 167 Cherry street about 11:SO this morning. Reiihan report ed the accident to Captain Kelly and said the boys right knee was scratched, but he did not appear to be hurt badly. The front fender of the car grazed him and the car did not strike him squarely.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
BANDITS GET S10,3O0

Niagara Falls, N. r., Aug. 20 Pl-- Four armed bandits held up Robert Kelly, payroll clerk for the Spirella Co. in the plant office and stole the company's payroll estimated at $10,- 800 at noon today. The bandits es- capped in a large touring car. The money had just been delivered to the plant by the police armored car.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
GRASS IN LUNG FATAL

Pittsfield, Mass, Aug. 20 (P) - Gladys Garno, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. Nelson Garno of Cheshire. died yesterday after swallowing grass while playing at home. A blade of grass an inch long was removed from the child's lung but she failed to survive the operation. |
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
SUB TENDER RETURNS

New London, Aug. 20 tPl-The U. s, S. Bushnell, submarine tender at- tached to the submarine base here, arrived last night on it's return from Brooklyn navy yard. It is re- ported at the submarine base that en route to this port, the Bushnell encountered a fishing boat afire about seven miles south of New Haven, and helped extinguish the fro
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Fire in New Haven Puts
 Six Families in Street

New Haven, Aug. 20 Pl-A $1,O0O fire in a tenement house at Frank lin and Madison streets early today drove six families to the street in their night clothes and started po- lice on a search for a fire bug they believe responsible for several recent blazes in that neighborhood.
 The fire started in the cellar and worked up to the uppe: stories. A cripple was carried from the build ing by firemen.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
SUSPECT BOY OF THEFT

A 7-year-old boy was questioned by the police today relative to the theft of two bulbs, one tube and three wFepches from an automobile owned by Theodore Miller of 30 Bond stret. which was parked at the North & Judd factory yard.
 The boy had the tube, but said another boy gave 1t to him. An investigation is being made.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
500 K. OF C.'S IN WRECK
Train in Maryland Narrowly Misses
 Going Over Embanlment

Baltimore. Md, Aug. 20. - The engine of an eight coach train on the Western Maryland railroad, car rying 500 Knights of Columbus and their families on their annual eXcur- sion, split a switch and topplcd over yesterday near the Pen-Mar (Aid) station on top of the Blue Ridge mountains. Had it turned over to the right instead of the left it would have gone over 200-foot embank- ment
 The engineer, fireman and a road foreman in the engine cab leaped out The engineer and fireman es- capped with only slight injuries, but the road foreman was more serious ly hourt.
 The passengers reported that they were scarcely jolted. The train was slowing down for the top at the sta ton when the engine hit the switch.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Cruelty Alleged in
 Husbands Divorce Suit

Suit for divorce has been brought by Harold Paddock against Mary Ann Campbell Paddock, intolerable cruelty and habitual intemperance being charged. The couple were married on March 4, 1906, and have three children, the custody of whom MT. Haddock seeks, The papers were issued by Edward A, Mag.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
SAYS LIQUOR KILLS FEWER
Mrs. Boole Tells Minnesota w. c. r.
 U. of Prohibitions Benefits

Thief River Falls, Minn., Aug, 20 Pl-Even with the heavy toll of poisonous bootleg liquor, the na- tion's death rate is considerably lower than in pre-p prohibition days, Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national presi- dent, declared yesterday in a mes sage to the Minnesota state oonVen- ton of the Womens Christian Tenn perance union.
 Our researches prove" the mes sage said, that alcohol is the larg- est single contributor to premature death and that prohibition has made America the healthiest country on earth.
 "The nations death rate is 10 per cent lower than ever before, with mortality from tuberculosis cut al- most to a third of what it was"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
MATCH CAUSES A MURDER
Refused One as a Joke, Maybrool'
 fN. J.) Man Quarrels and Is shot

tfs UsD Nhoit NutttA ANi' tf''h ID o''cN
 Newburgh, N. Y., Aug. 20 RE A quarrel over a match resulted yesterday in the death of Antonio Orsino of Maybrook, near here. Joseph Defante, the assailant, &C., cording to the police, jokingly re- fused Orsino match in card game last night, A quarrel followed.
 Defante says he shot Orsino when the latter threatened him with a re- volver,
 Another triviality caused Orsino to kill his father-in-law. The latter had interyened in quar- rel over the purchase of baby's shoes between orsino and his wife at a party on New Years Day of 1928, orsino claimed self-defense and was cleared.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Deaths a s
Bantista Perez Mas.

Bantista Perez Mas, aged A years a resident of Seymour street, died yesterday at New Britain General hospital. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, Venanvio Perez and Jose Perez and one sister, Rosalie Perez, all of Spain.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at S:30.o'clock from Laraia {& Sagarino's undertaking parlors. 4 band will accompany the body to the grave and burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
WORKERS PIRSE STOLEN

August Eggert of 465 West Main street complained to the police to- day that his purse was taken from his pocket at the New Britain Ma chine Co. factory. He had s15 in the purse. The detective bureau is investigating.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Justus w. HOrnkohI

The funeral of Justus w. Horn kohl was held this afternoon at his home at 215 Bassett street. Rev. Frederick Schaeffer, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran church, off ciated and burial was in Fariview cemetery
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Elizabeth PorCara.

Elizabeth, two year old daughter of Mir and Mrs. Joseph Porcara of 33 Les street, died yesterday at her home.
 The funeral was held this after noon at o'clock and burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
REFERENDUM ILLEGAL

Trenton, N. J., Aug. 20 Pe-- Enactment by the Camden city com mission of resolution ealing for special refesendum election on Sep tember to pass upon the question of Sunday baseball was declared ills- gal and futile by Supreme Court Jus tice Katzenbach today.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Fun era Is
Mrs. Merritt TaNlOr

The funeral of Mrs. Leora Louise Pepper Taylor, former resident of this city who died at her home at Short Beach Wednesday, will be held from her home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and burial will be in East Lawn cemetery, East Haven.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Women Now keep fresh, charming underhygienic handicap-new way provides true security
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THE uncertainty and insecurity
 ! of the old-time Sanitary pad" has been ended. Scientific protection now supplants 1t.
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

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