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New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Courtenay, Former Actor,
 Dies at Summer Home

Derby, Conn.,, Dec. 2S. Rl-Fred- erick Henry Courtenay, retired actor and a Broadway favorite for years, died last night in GTffin hospital here after a short illness. He had been passing the Christmas holidays at his summer home in Quaker Farm.
 MT. Courtenay was brother of the celebrated actor, William Cour- tenay. He entered the theatrical business in 1889 and later starred in many plays. He was born in Provi dence. R. l.. and was graduated from Holy Cross college.
 Mr. Courtenay is survived by his widow and his brother. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning from his residence in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Lawyer and City Manager
 At Fort Worth in Fight

Fort Worth. Texas. Dec. 2S Nl- o. F. Carr, city manager of Fort Worth, and Marvin Simpson, attor- ney for the Rev. Dr. J. Frank Nor ris, charged with murder and being sued for s150,G00 in the same con- nection, came to blows today after Carr, making a deposition before a notary public, expressed belief that Simpson had tried to trap Mayor H. C. Meacham with an offer to have Norris killed.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
MRS. CARNuNE DEAD

Boston, Dec. 2S R)-Mrs. Mary Campbell Carmine, wife of Captain George c. Carmine who took com mand of this division of the coast guard last October. died early this morning after a brief illness. Fun eral plans were delayed to permit the arrival of a son, Lieutenant c. Campbell Carmine of the U. & S. California. He left his ship at San Pedro, Calif., today for Boston.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
BRINGS SUIT FOR $500

Action for $500 as the result of an automobile accident has been instituted by Minnie Clark against Eoleslaw Bozdanski, through Hun gerford and Saxe. The action re- suits from a collision of two auto mobiles on Stanley street nea> Chest nut last August 20. The writ Is re- turnable in the court of common please the first Tuesday of February. Deputy Sheriff Martin II. Horwitz served the papers.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
NO MOB RULE,

Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 2S P'-Warn- ing that "mobs with heads covered with flour sacks shall not rule in Georgia" Governor Clifford Walker today offered a special reward of s1,00O for the first conviction of a member of the masked band that flogged Wimberly F. Brown at Lyons, Ga, Friday night, and said If the regular processes of the courts fail to curb these outragcs l will declare martial law"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Wilmington Police Chief And Others Are on Trial

Boston, Dec. 2S tP) - Chief Of Police Walter A. Hill of Whining ton, Mass, and If others went on trial before q jury in federal court today on indictments charging con- spiracy to violate the national pro- hibiton act. They are also indicted and on trial for conspiracy to vio- late several old internal revenue laws relating to the manufacture and taxation of liquor.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
LOOKS LIKE N<RDER

Boston, Dec. 2S P-The circum- stances of the death of q man whose body with face battered was found in a snowbank this morning was under investigation by the po- lice. The man was identified as James Lowden or Loury, who disap- peared from his lodging house in the south end on Friday. A Janltor clearing an alley in the neighbor- hood uncovered the body.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
800 Workers Flee When
 Explosion Causes Fire

New York. Dec. 2S R-Five hundred clothing workers, mostly girls. fled to the street in the rain today when an explosion of un- known origin set fire to a six-story loft building on Metropolitan ave- nue in Brooklyn.
 Several women were trapped on fire escapes but were rescued. Some were rendered unconscious by the heavy smoke but none was serious ly injured. The fire was soon con- trolled.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
MISSES sLINEy ENTERTAIN

Misses Mae and Margaret Sliney entertained a number of friends last evening at their home on Win- ter street at Christmas party. Piano selections and dancing were enjoyed and refreshments served. The table was prettily decorated with candles and general Christi mas color scheme was carried out
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Govt. Orders Inventory
 Of Denatured Alcohol

Washington. Dec. 2S LP-The gov- of all denatured alcohol preparatory to issuance of a new formula for in dustrial plants which will denature the alcohol along more distasteful but less poisonous lines.
 While not apologizing for using wood alcohol as a denaturant in an attempt to prevent the diversion of industrial alcohol to beverage uses, Assistant Secretary Andrews. in charge of enforcement. hopes to make the alcohol unusable by less poisonous means if possible.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Maine Is Expecting an
 Old Fashioned Storm

Portland, Me, Dec. 2S. Rl-With the barometer falling rapidly and the wind shifting and increasing in force, Portland today faced an old- fashioned northeast snowstorm. Starting shortly before noon, an inch of snow had fallen two hours later. More was predicted overnight.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
ILL 25 YRS, DIES

New Haven. Conn.,. Dec. 2S P>- Confined to his bed for nearly q quarter Of century. Charles r. B0hali, brother of William F. Bo- han, president Of the Bohan-Lan- dorf company died at St. Raphaels hospital here today. Mr. Bohan had been in St. Raphaeps hospital since it was opened, going to that institution from the New Haven Hospital where he had been con- fined for some time under treatment for a rheumatic condition.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Prof. Moore, 7S, Married
 To Woman 2S Years Old

Buffalo, N. r., Dec. sS P)-Pro- lessor Willis L. Moore. for IS years chief of the United States weather bureau at Washington, D. C., and at ono time assistant secretary of agriculture, was married here to- day to Miss Doris Garlick Filling of Peterboro, Ont. Professor Moore gave his age as TO, while his bride said she was 2S.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
SANTA CLANS STILL HERE

About 800 children are expected mas party i'll Odd Fellows hall this evening, beginning at 7:20 o'clock, There will he tree and a santa Claus. There will be toys. fruit and candy for the children. The Eagle Serenaders will supply the program.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
NEWSPAPERS TO MERGE

Holyoke, Mass, Dec. 2S tPl-An- nouncement was made today that the Holyoke Telegram and Holyoke Transcript, evening papers. will be merged January l under the owner- ship of William c. Dwight of the Transcript. The Transcript was es- abolished nearly fifty years ago and the Telegram in 1898.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Funerals
Charles F.. AndruSs

NIIHIIttS n, ffIltITUSS
 Funeral services for Charles E. Andruss were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home Of his daugh. ter, Mrs. William Cowlishaw, of 40 South Burritt street. Rev. William II. Alderson, pastor of Trinity Meth. odist church, officiated. lnterment was In Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Deaths
Mrs. Rose Miranda

Mrs. Rose Miranda, S3 years old. of Il Sexton street died at the New Britain General hospital this after noon after an illness of two days at the institution.
 Funeral arrangements in charge of Laraia & Sagarino are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Josephine Benson Of Main street announces the engagement of her daughter, E. Jeanette, to Raymond Byrnes of Hartford, son of MT. and Mrs. Perry Byrnes of Norwich. Conn.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
TREASURY BALANCE

Treasury Balance $29Q, ,035, POT. New York-Clearing House, eX- changes S99O,oOo,OoO; balances sSS,- 00O,00O.
 Boston-Exchanges sS1, 1000; Balances S34000,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Arm0red Cruiser From
 Boston Is Captured

Miami. Fla, Dec. 2S U9 - The armored cabin cruiser K-14.5S3 was seized here today by treasury investigators and customs officials ton. The vessel, valued at S4O,000, was believed to have been intended for rum running between Miami and the Bahamas.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28

In this apartment house at 25th and Front streets, Harrisburg. Pa, in the heart of the city's society dis witness in the Aimee Semple Me- Emerson case. hid for two months. He came and went openly through all that time without arousing any,
 ones suspicious.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28

Boston. Dec. 28 [P) - The local coast guard headquarters have no knowledge of the armored cabin cruiser K-14,5S5 reported captured today at Miami after 1t had been trailed from Boston. Officers said they did not know the boat nor had they heard it had been watch ed. The local customs office point ed out that the registration num- Der given is one assigned to New York state and that local records did not disclose the owner.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
KaU Street Briefs

By Tho Associated Press
 New York, Dec. 2S - Both the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads had substantial ly better earnings for November than a year ago, the Pennsylvania reporting net operating income of
 0,457,S02 against sS,524.751 and for the II months this year $101.-
 244,901 against s92,229.539 in the same period of 1925.
 New York, Dec. 2S R-Both the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads had substantially bet ter earnings for November than a year ago. the Pennsylvania reporting net operating income of 10,45IS02 against $S.524,751 and for the II months this year 's101,244,9ol against s92,229,539 in the same per iod of 1925. The B. and o. had net of S4443,497 against s3,9S2,22S in November 1925. Net income of Motion Picture Capitol corporation for the eleven months this year rose to s39S,931 from S239,994 in the same period of 1925.
 Properties of the American Writ ing Paper company at Holyoke,
 Mass, have been sold to the reor- ganization committee for S1,900,Q00. The New York Control railroad re-
 ports net operating income of S5,- 9G5,393 for November against S5,- 525,9S1 in November last year and for the eleven months this year s66,- S6S,26S compared with s63,713.S39 in the same period of 1925. Novem-
 Der gross revenues were about $S25,- 900 larger than year ago. November earnings of the St. Louis Southwestern (cotton belD
 were slightly below those of No
 vember last year. gross of S2,2S9,- 66S comparing with s2,575,354 and surplus after charges, sS0o,216, against s414,o44. A small gain was shown for the II months this year,
 surplus totalling s1,971,434 against s1,93S,0oS in the same period of 1925.
 Frank Phillips. president of
 Phillips Petroleum company, says
 the Panhandle field in Texas like
 nearly all other major fields in the mid continent. is making a small
 percentage of saltwater. but the situation is controlled and is not
 increasing.
 Directors of the New York, On- tario and Western Railway com pany declared a dividend of one dollar a share on the common stock, the previous payment hav- ing been in January, 1925. It is
 payable January 3l Ito holders Of record January 15.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28

Net income of Motion Picture Capitol corporation for the eleven
 months this year rose to sS9S,931
 from S239,994 in the same period of 1895.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28

Properties of the American Writ ing Paper company at Holyoke Mass, have been sold to the reor- ganization committee for s1,900,o00,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Manufacturing Companies

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Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-11
B|C CAIN |S MADE |NMONTH0E: JULY
 ALASKA EXPORTS
COMMODITY SHIPMENTS VALUED AT S6,666,585 LAsT~MoNTH,
 MCBRIDE REPORTS

Showing an increase of almost 100 per cent over the same month last year. Alaskan commodities shipped to the States during. the month of July were valued at $6,666,S5S, according to the monthly statement of commerce issued by J. c. Mcbride, Collector of Customs for the District of Alaska, from the Juneau office. To be exact, it exceeded July 1925 by $3.O2O,922. The volume and value. was almost equal to the record for the month, it is believed. The value of fisher ies products alone was $4,75S,757.
 Canned Salmon Leads
 Canned salmon was the most i'm portant item on the commodity list It's declared value was $3,492,1S1, as compared to s1,324,2S4 for the same month last year. A total of 23,13S, ,8S0 pounds of canned salmon were ship ped out from the Territory during the month.
 Fresh and frozen halibut jumped from s24,5S5 for July 1925, to $110,- 491 last month; fresh salmon from
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-11
sC|ENT|sTsAND STUDENTS
 DIGGING UP WYOMING

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. Il. R- Wyoming may become the Gobi des- ert of the U. s. in search of fossils of the gigantic mammals and reptiles of prehistoric ages. Five universities this summer have sent scientists and stu dents to delve into the rocks of prac- tically every section of the state of Wyoming was once huge sea.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-11

Lucky Says: "There are none so blind as those that. won't see." Don't be blind, see the 20 per cent saving in cash buying. Many do!
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-11

Picture framing g-Schallerer's Alas ka Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-11

New shipment, Kodiak fat herring
 Seward Trading Co.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

So that it viii take up less room
when packed an inventor has
placed the handle Of a new hair
brush on one side instead OF at
an end and has shortened it.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14
THE YES BUSY
DURING NIGHT

Arrested today, when police OF the
Second Precinct claim that they saw
stolen goods in his automobile, Will,
lam Hudson, colored, 1914 w st. n.
W.. was charged with having broken
into the store of G. Lichtman, TAG
Seventh st. N w. by throwing a
brick through the window.
Before Lichtman was aware that
his show window had been broken.
the automobile was seen with seven
silk shirts, two lumber jackets, and
five suits of underwear in it, and
the driver arrested.
The Hong Kong Low Restaurant.
Al Ninth ST. n. W., was entered
through a second story rear window
last night by thieves. who took $50
from the cash register and a guam
tity Of cigarettes.
So successful were they the first
time that they broke into the news
stand of Mrs. Lila M Gillespie, 141n
III st. M. w, that thieves broke in
again last night and stole quantity
Of soft drinks. she. reported 70 the
police. The first robbery occurred
May g.
Clothing valued at $50 was stolen
from Jefferson 81 Warner. 412 Tenth
st. N. W., and jewelry valued at $50
from Miss Mary S. Lauthon, Apt. 6,
1925 X st. N w
The Washington times., 1926-05-14
TWONEAR DEATH
IN RUM CHASE

Escaping death by narrow mar
gin, two men are recovering in
Casualty Hospital today after being
thrown through the windshield of
high powered automobile last
night after a chase by prohibition
agents on side road near Ritchie
Station, Md.
The injured men gave their
names as Benny Chesavoir, Of COS
III st. n. w, and Paul O'Hern, of
Leonardtown, Md. The former Is
suffering from a cut on the neck
that went to- the spinal column;
and the doctors at the hospital
marvel that he is alive today.
OsHern was driving, and said the
accident was caused by the rear
wheel coming off while they were
going at high speed.
The men were brought in from
Prince Georges County in a pass.
ing automobile, followed by Federal
Prohibition Agent 4. E. Hartman,
who had passed them. on the road,
he said. and lost them only. to
find them again after the accident
when they were being rushed TO
the hospital and passed the PROM
bition car.
hartman said their car was
total wreck Out of the wreckage
were taken twenty-seven jars OF
alleged corn whiskey.
The men were not placed under
arrest as there is no evidence to
connect them with the captured
whiskey.
O'Hern said at the hospital that
this is the second automobile ac-
cidents he has been in recently.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

those records being used as evf
dence in this trial.
.On what grounds r.
THAT they have no bearing on
this case. and can. serve only to
prejudice my client in the eyes Of
the jury"
Government counsel: hey
prove that your client has been
convicted of reckless driving IN
former case
THAT former case was his
alleged second offense. The one
he is on trial for now IS his
first. These records show that
he was convicted on April 70,
while in the present case he is
charged with reckless driving on
April 3, which you claim IL his
second offense. According TO
that, he committed his second
offense seventeen days before the
first one That is plainly i'm
possible and I ask directed
verdict OF not guilty.
DexterOus Delay
But the records show that the
defendant was convicted on Jan
nary
Read the rest OF 1t.
Appeal taken and bond fur
nisfed January g.. Appeal with
drawn April 20
Then on April when this
charge was filed. my client had.
not been finally convicted of his
first offense; the second offense
charge was therefore false. and
I renew my demand for Al
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

He made a left turn there and
his front tire came off IND rolled
down the hill with him at As
miles an hour. He kept over on
the left side of the road, so we
couldn't cut insahead Of him, and
/ didn't like to use my gun. be-
cause could get him without it.
AT Eleventh Street he turned
right and his other front tire
came off, only it came off irside,
and hung on the axle, Hopping
like six-pound rockfish just out
of the water.
Lizzie's Load
He ratified up Eleventh Street
on two rims. zigzagging 81 we
couldn't get in front Of him. and
turned west into f Street north
east. About halfway to Tenth
Street he left the car to shift for
itself at something like 20 miles an
hour, and went into an alley two
jumps ahead of my partner. /
kept on after the machine
ran cattercornerea across
Maryland Avenue. doubled around
the parkway there, and stopped
when ii came to d tree. There
were 65 gallons of corn whiskey
on the back seat. Them went
down the alley and helped my
partner look for the defendant.
We found him in a coalshed, dis
guised as a roll of mating
Disguised as Roll Of Straw Mating
AT the station we foHnd he's
been convicted OF reckless driving
last January. so this IS his sec
oTd offense.
Next cop: II arrested the de-
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

ning-just returned from his vaca7
ton.
fleming Threatens
II hear you entered my house
while was away" Fenning said.
"sure," replied Middleton. 7
had a prospect l thought might
buy it.
Fenning told him he had entered
against his wishes and said that
he intended to bring action.
what kind of action?" asked
Middleton. thinking It joke. GO
ing TO have me arrested for house
breaking?'
mo, I'm going to sue you for
S. ,0O0," the present Commissioners
n of the District is quoted as having
said This has hurt me; 1t has
caused me pain and mental anguish
and L must be paid for 1t. s
Middleton was astounted and
alarmed, fearing that such a suit
might prove disastrous to a new
firm. No amount of coaxing could
dissuade Fenning, according to Mid
dleton, and the firm heard from
Jennings attorney, w. Gwynn Gar
diner, in due course. They retained
Attorney ]. Barrett Carter, who
wrote the following letter to Fen
ming:
Your letter OF the goth inst. to
Messrs. Hedges and Middleton has
been referred to me, and after go
ing over the matter very fully
with Mr.. Middleton, / am unable
to see any possible liability on the
part of my client. In any. event.
cannot see that you have been
damaged in the slightest degree,
and / would certainly be very much
surprised il you should take so
trivial a matter to court
To which Fenning replied:
II have your letter of the 21st
inst, in which you advise me that
you cannot see any possible liabil-
ity on your clients, Messrs. Hedges
and Middleton You further char
acterize the matter as trivial For
tunately, however, your opinion IN
this regard is not conclusive, and
the issue will be determined by a
court and jury in q proceeding
sounding in damages. I"
Settle for 500
Attorneys Gardiner and Carter.
however, acting on behalf of their
clients, agreed finally to a settle
ment OF 800. whereby Middleton
was to be released from further re.
sponsibility.
Considering themselves rather for
tunate, the realtors sent their check
for this amount to Jennings at
torney. Evidently Jennings an
guish was assuaged and the matter
was dropped. ~
Attorney Carter and Mr.. IMidales
ton have been asked to appear 10
night or Monday night before the
District subcommittee to corropo-
rate the story.
Representative Thomas L. Blan-
ton, OF Texas, who read the cor.
respondence in the case into che
committee record last night, round
ly scored Fenning for his action
IN bringing the suit.
This case clearly demonstrates
the petty graspingness of this Com
missioner and proves his unfitness
to hold position of public trust
and responsibility" Blanton said.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

feilHIHS e4penslVe anguish vas
caused in 1920 when the real estate
firm of Hedges and Middleton was
starting in business. Fenning
listed his fourteen-room house, 1917
Newark ST., Cleveland Park, with
the young firm as ''for. sale.
Elliot Middleton. one of the part
ners, had a friend, physician, to
whom he had been trying to sell a
house. Finally they went to Fen
ning's home but found it locked.
Neighbors said the Jennings were
on their vacation
A telephone call to Jennings
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

law office in the Evans Building
brought assurance from Paul ".
Rodgers. an employee, that there
couldn't possibly be any objection
to the rest estate man and his
prospect entering. even II they had
to pick the lock-
Rather than destroy the lock,
Middleton got a locksmith to open
the door. The price was held too
high, however, and the sale was
not made.
In a week or two Middleton had
an indignant caller. It was Fem
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

Buy Diamond Dyes-nO other
kind and tell your druggist wI1etl \
Is wool or silk, or whether il 81
linen. cotton or mixed goods.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

Every kind of wanted weave, color,
pattern and style in this spectacular
Sale! Every size in longs, shorts,
stouts and stubsl The finest kind Of
Worsteds, Serges, French Flannels and
Stripes! A tremendous range of selec-
ton that includes exactly the Suit
you've been thinking of! And at prices
that you never would have thought of!
If YOU had an idea that it takes lot
of money to buy d good suit Of clothes,
we're going to change your mind!
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

Hundreds of the finest kind of Mems
Suits in this OUTSTANDING Sale of
the Year! Cleaning 'em out at prices
that DON'T BEGIN to represent theic
value! And Savings so big that you
can only realize them when you ex-
anime them! This CLEAN-OUT SALE
will be Washington's biggest oppor-
tunity of the year! You always save
a lot of money upstairs here-but in
this Sale you're going to save great
deal more than usual!
The Washington times., 1926-05-14
With The
Alibi Artists
A Cross Section of the
Nightly Grind in Judge
Hits Court
Read EN- and Weep.
By DONALD McDOUGAL

Importance of Having q Lawyer
II saw two cartons Of IqCor on
the rear seat of his car IS he
passed us on Alabama Avenue
near Suitland road, your honor,
and turned around and overlook
him. When / told him tc pull
up to the side of the road, he did
that. stepped on the gas, swung
to the left, and rammed vs. for all
his Lizzie could do. Then he
headed for Pennsylvania Avenue,
with everything wide open.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14
SON KILLED, MOTHER HURT
WHEN AUTO OVERTURNS

WESTERNPoRT. Nd, May IA.
Creed Paugh, "a, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Presley Paugh, near Swanton,
was killed early last night when
caught under the automobile he
was driving near Bennington, the
machine turning over on a curve.
Paugh's neck was broken. His
mother, who was on the front seat,
sustained serious injury Several
ribs are fractured and she has
severe abrasions of the ade and
neck.
Miss Rebecca Paugh. daughter,
riding on the rear seat, was unln-
jured. Paugh was a coal miner.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

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