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New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
Hartford Man Sues Wfe;s Eather and Mother Claiming That They Haue AHenated Her Affections
Harold E. Drake Brings Action For S25,OOO Damages Against MT. and Mrs. Louis
 J. Miller of New Hartford

Hartford, Conn, May 26 tP}- Cash in five banks in Hartford. Pennington, New Hartford and Win sted, amounting to $12,740.69, and the home of the defendants in New Hartford valued at $1S,O0O, has been attached by Deputy Sheriff Harry F. Comstock to the extent of $25.O00 in an action brought by Harold E. Drake of Hartford against Louis j.. Miller and Flora NJ. Miller of New Hartford. Damages of $2O,O00 are asked by the plaintiff for the alien ation of the affections of his wife, Lila Miller Drake.
 Defendants Are Well-To-DO.
 The defendants, well-to-do resi- dents of New Hartford, MT. Miller being retired contractor, are repre- sented by Attorney Frank B. Mum of that town. MT. Drake. the plain tiff, employed in the engineering de- partment of a Hartford insurance company, has as counsel Attorney James F. Cannon. The case is made returnable to the superior court for Litchfield county on the first Tues day in June. On Friday Of next week there will be a hearing in the superior court at Winsted relative to 9 temporary arrangement for the custody of Priscilla Drake, born April 6, 1921.
 Say They Dominated Wife.
 The complaint alleges that the plaintiff and Lila Miller were mar ried June 24, 1920 and lived happily
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
FISHES FOR TROUSERS ON HIS NEIGHBOR'S BED
Youth Uses Branch of Tree and AWakens
 Family

Awakened by $ noise about 5 o'clock this morning, the Tomlin family ol 13I Winthrop street found d cherry tree branch on the floor of a bedroom and box filled with ashes under the window. They sur. missed that someone standing on tho box had thrown the branch into the room, but there were no traces of anyone about the yard when they investigated.
 Detective Sergeant George C. FL finger took the branch and found that it fitted q tree in q nearby yard and his suspicious were strengthen- cd by the fact that q IA year old boy who was discharged from the Junior Republic at Lilchtield last week pending transfer to another in- stitution, lives in the house. The boy admitted having torn the branch off the tree and used it to try and nook a pair of trousers from the ucdpost in tho Tomliu bedroom.
 Sergeant EUinger turned the boy ofer to Frorat3n Officer Ea C, Ccn- molly, Through the irony Of fate. there was q fishing pole much long "r than the tree branch, in the rear yard of the 0'omlin home and had tho lad used it. he might have lifted the trousers without disturbing the slccpers. The noise which awakened the family came from the branch which was too short 10 reach the trousers, falling 10 the floor.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
ARRESTED IN FRISCO FOR WATERBURY DEATH
Ralph Averga, 34, Wanted fer Murder of John
 MusSOIini in 1921

Waterbury, May 26--Ralph Aver go, 34, is being held in San Francis co for the Waterbury police in con- nection with the murder of John 1 Mussolini in this city September 25, 1924, it was made known early to- i day.
 Mussolini, who was alleged to have been the head of a liquor ring here, was shot and instantly killed on Bank street at q. m. on that date after four previous attempts to take his life had failed. Once while riding in an automo- l bile here, two men in another ma chine fired shots at him but none of them hit the mark Again, while he was standing on the street here, some one shot at him and wounded another man standing nearby. A third time, he was riding between Meriden and Waterbury when men in car approaching, opened fire. wounded Mussolini in the ear and killing Joseph Marvici of s Burton street, Waterbury.
 The fourth instance was in Ne- Haven on July IA, 1922 when AL fonzo Cozzo, q cousin of Mussolini. was shot and killed. Cozzo resem- bled Mussolini and 1t was believed by the police that the bullet was in tended for NIussoliui,
 On the night of the Nlussolim murder, the latter had just stepped out of the doorway of an Italian political club in Bank street when two men jumped ont of a doorway and opened fire. One Of the bullets struck Mussorni and he was instant ly killed. Several persons were held in connection with the shooting but all were released after they had con- vinced the police that they had nothing 10 do with the case.
 Shortly after the shooting two .mcn were chased by jne police and Captured They said that following the shooting .hey had given two men & ride in their automobile and that after going a few blocks these two men had jumped out and disappear ed. The police later were of the opinion that these men were Averga and a companion.
 A revolver with four cartridges eN- pIoded was found in an alley way across the street from the scene of the shooting and a short distance down the street 8 second revolver was found.
 Mussouni expressed the fear sew cral times before he was shot that his life was In danger and it was said that he always was accompan- jed by four gunmen as a hodyguard
 Supt. of Police Joseph H. Me Lean, who announced early this morning th&t Ayerga was being held. said he had no details of the cap ture.
 The San Francisco police have agreed, he said to hold Averga until extradltion papers are brought on from the east.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
JUDGE DEPLORES LACK
 OF HOME DISCIPLINE
filling Is Stirred Up by Boys Taking Cars
 Freely

The taking of cars by boys 16
 and r years Cid without permission
 of the owners without operators li- censes and without licensed drivers accom panying them is getting to be i 500 frequent, Tie trouble ir these cases is lack of discipline m the ! home" Judge B. w. Alling remark ed in police court this morning, as : he sentenced Louis Landino, aged l6. of 256 South Main street. and
 Marcello Morello, aged I7, of 232
 Arch street 10 the reformatory and
 suspended execution of the sen- tences, He placed Landino on pro-
 bation for six months and Morello
 for year, and told them they will go 10 the reformatory if they are ar rested again. The boys are equally guilty. he said.
 The youths were arrested May % on Cherry street by Officer William J. Mccarthy who charged Landino with taking an automobile without permission of the owner and Nor clio with taking an automobile with out permission of the owner, driving without q license and without a registration. The cases were con- tinued until today. Landino having been given his freedom on q bond and Morello having spent inc time in jail
 Attorney NJ. D. Sake made a plea for Landino and Attorney Alfred Levitt for MorelIo. The former said he is not acquainted with the evidence presented at the hearing. but he asked that the judge take into consideration Landino's char acter and the fact that he is in his second year at high school. The charge against him Is very serious and Attorney Saxe said he fears the effect q criminal record might have on the boys future.
 Attorney Levitt called the judges attention 10 Morello's incarceration iD jail for the past few days, his parents having refused 10 post a bond because they wanted him to be In this way to teach him the penalty of misbehavior. Prose- cutting Attorney Woods said the young men of today apparently do not realize that it is a serious mat Ter 10 take automobiles belonging to others without obtaining the owners 1 permission. That is why there are SO many cases of the kind coming ] into court.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE
 WILL HAVE SIX TEAMS
Contests To Get Under Way About July 1--Diamonds For Prac-
 tiCe During June.

After several weeks of delibera- tion, inc public amusements coinmis- sion has decided to conduct q city baseball league this year and five teams have already been entered. A sixth will be entered before league play begins, about July 1.
 Park Superintendent R. s. Vain wright will provide diamond at Walnut Hill park for practice, from 6 D. m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings up to June 30 so the teams can whip themselves into shape for the city championship run.
 The commission had considered abandoning the city league idea this year because of the factory league, but 1t was decided that the latter was not inclusive of many players who might be developed in a city championship contest.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26

for several years in New Hartford and in Hartford. The defendants are parents of the plaintiffs wife, and it is claimed that both, possessed of wealth, have kept Lila Miller Drake at their home in New Hartford fol eighteen months have completely dominated and controlled her actions from infancy. both are strong and imperious and have at all times maintained a complete ascendancy over the will power of Lila Miller Drake.
 T. is complained that immediately after the marriage Of the plaintiff and Lila Miller, the defendants evil denced a strong dislike for the plain tiff, and commenced to conspire and confederate for the purposes of in fluencing Lila Miller Drake to give ID and cease her avowed affection and kindness for the plaintiff and to desert him.
 left Him in 1924.
 The couple removed to Pine Meadow July o9. 1921. November IS, 1924, Mrs. Drake underwent an operation at the LitChfield county hospital in Winsted, and when she was discharged from the hospital December I, 1924, she went to the home of her parents where she since remained. She visited the plaintiffs home February 16, 1925 while he was at work, and on February 19, accompanied by her father went to the home and took Priscilla away.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
HUSBAND DENOUNCED
 AS WIFE CRIES PLOT
George Ostertag Accused Of Conspiring Against
 Her Character

! Charging the husband in di- INorce action with conspiracy to place
 his wife in a compromising posi-
 ton in order to secure q decree ot separation from her and denour cira ] him as an unfit person to have GUS tody of an infant child, Judge Isaac . Wolfe in the superior court yester- day gave a divorce to Mrs. Eliza beth Prelle Ost6ftag from George Ostertag, both of this city, on the grounds of intolerable cruelty, In
 his statement on the case, Judge Wolfe exonerated Ostertag's lawyer, Donald Gaffney of this city, from having any part in the case other than bringing the suit in good faith based on his belief of his clients story.
 Judge Wolfe said: T do not be- lieve the story told by the plaintiff Of the alleged misconduct Of his wife, The whole story looks to me like conspiracy on the part of the plaintiff, aided by others, to place the defendant in q situation where it might appear that she was guilty of adultery"
 Of Lawyer Gaffney's part in the case the judge said: q think it is due to counsel for tue plaintiff 10 say that l believe the action was brought by him in entire good faith and in the belief that the story told by his client was true"
 The judge said that the untrue charge of misconduct was one of the clements Of intolerable cruelty on which he gave the decree to Mrs. Ostertag.
 Ostertag testified that on the morning of January 26, 1926, he re- turned from work and found his wife in q bedroom with Julian II. Schmidt Of this city. Raymond Thiedo, boarder, testified that he left Schmidt sleeping in his bed when he went to work. Schmidt was suhpoenaed but refused to come 10 court.
 Mrs. Ostertag denied the charge. She said that she stepped to the 1oor of the bedroom to call Schmidt lt 9 o'clock as her husband had told 'er to do. Just at that moment, Dstertag appeared on the scene and accused her Of misconduct.
 The custody of their infant child vas given to Mrs. Ostertag with an order for the husband to pay & a week for it's support.
 The Ostertags have been living lpart in this city. Attorney Joseph i. Woods appeared for Mrs. Oster- ag.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
Before Giving Himself And Family Over To French, Rifian Chief tain Orders All Pris- oners Released.
Struggle Has Been Costly One and Hardy Warriors of the Riff Have Defed Picked Troops of France and Spain.

Paris, May 2G lT - The long colonial warfare in Morocco which Spain has been carrying ou with various success for several years and which France has been experiencing since last year, apparently has come to close with he surrender today of the doughty mountain chieftain, Abd- El-Krim.
 Deserted by even his closest tribal followers, the Riffian chieftain has placed himself. his family and prop erty under the protection Of France.
 Has Been Costly War
 The war with Krim has been one of the most costly colonial struggles in history as far as men ana ma terlals are concerned, Entrcnched in his mountain fastnesses, Krim's hardy warriors last year deded pick ed troops of France and Spain and caused the nasty summonine of no less a great military parsonage than Marshal Petain of France. Upon him fell the task Of devising method of stamping out Krin's instruction and of freeing Morocco from the menace of his hostile bands.
 Franco-Spanish prisoners. who had been in Krim's hands-some of the Spanish for years-were first perceiv- ed by Preach aviators at daybreak today vending their way back from krim's territory in the north. They were greeted by tiIe French advance
 '.a~l hjla French paftisans. WOO gathered ncarny. checred tham and rendered them military honors.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
Hungary Charges That European
 Nations Are Adding Armaments
Makes Sensational Charges Before Preparatory Dis armament Commission, Claiming Germs of
 New Wars Are Being FOstered

Geneva. Switzerland, May 26 tP-- Feyerish reinforcing Of @ruaments by most Of the European countries which contain the germs of new wars was alleged today by Hungary in a memorandum presented to the preparatory disarmament colamis- sion.
 Hungary also complained with bitterness that, practically disarmcd herself, she is surrounded hy a group of allied countries possessing vastly superior military forces
 By this memorandum, Hungary has placed herself at the side of Germany which, through Count Nou Bernstortf, already has protested that the Germans have been dis armed while their aeighbors are permitted powerful military forces.
 Causes Sensation.
 The Hungarian memorandum caused sensation chiefly because of it's strictures against inc little en- tente. It declared that if the cgotis- tical aims Of certain countries con- tinuc to houd up the speedy rcstric- lion of armamcnts, the commission might just as well abandon its dis project before it develops into q plain tiasco, and seek some other basis for the maintenance of world peace.
 The memorandum further de- manded the abrogation Of treaty regulations whereby Hungary's army was restricted to S5,00O men, q force that the Hungarians consider insufficient to protect them, Heav- fly armed neighbor nations should be obliged to reduce their military forces 10 a lower level the Hun
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
ROMANTIC RISE IF GO GETTEN N'QUIGG
American Legion Leader Was
 Once Farm Boy in Ohio
BECAME CLEVELAND MAYOR
Guest At Dedication of Eddy-Glover Posts New Home Today Has Had Colorful Career In Political And Military Service.

From enlisted man to brigadier general from farm boy to president of his own bank, from buck private of the American Legion to it's na- .tional commander-such is the re- cord Of Go Gettem" John Req McQuigg whom the Omaha conven- .tion unanimously elected to lead the Legion for 1925-1g26 and who will be the guest of Eddy-GIover post lat the dedication Of the new home on Washington street late this after noon.
 Commander McQuigg has been serving the organization in import ant capacities since it's inception
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
SWEDISH PRINCE AND
 SISTER COMING TO CONN.
Will Visit In New Haven On June II, Coming Here On Special
 Yacht.

New Haven. May 26 tP'-Crown Prince Adolphus and Crown Prin- cess Louise of Sweden will come to New Haven on June II aboard q yacht, probably that of Edward s. Hardness of New York. according to information received today. The crown prince and his party will land somewhere in the vicinity Of Bran ford and will be conveyed to this city in automobiles which will take them direct to Hardness Quadrangle where officials of Yale university and the city of New Haven will vel come them.
 A luncheon in Yale dining hall will be given in the early afternoon After the luncheon the party will be conveyed about the city 10 various points of interest which are expect ed 10 include the Yale Bowl. En route to the Bowl a stop at the mon- umont at Derby avenue and Chapel street erected to John Ericsson, in yon-or of the United States Monitor Of Civil War tame and Cornelius s Bushnell. its builder, will probably be made. Ericsson was born in Sweden where he carly gained fame as an inventor. He came 10 Amer icau when he was S6.
 The crown prince and princess and several members Of the party will he the guests Of President and Mrs. James +. Augell at a dinner in lhe presidents home and after iiu- ner the party will adjourn to Wool Sey hall where the prince will re celye the degree Of doctor of laws.
 Following the conyocation it is understood that the crown prince will return to the home of Presi- dent Angcll where he and the crown princess will spend the night. icav- ing early in the morning to continue their trip in this country.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26

sarian statement said, so that there will not be any wide difference in power between the conquerors and he vanquiShed.
 Wants General Reduction.
 Hungary insisted that armament reduction must be general to be ef- 1ecliye and issued a warning that if some reduction failed 10 mater ialize, Europe and the League of Ma tions would he gravely endangered, 'if this disarmament, the hope of inc Inasses of the people throughout the world. is not fulfilled the whole fragile institution created by the treaties of peace which were con- cludcd at Paris will tumble to the ground the memorandum stated.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
Bridgeport Woman Dies
 As Result of Injuries

Bridgeport, May 2G tP'-Mrs. Con- stance Bonotielio, 65, who was in- iurod last night when the automo- bile in which she was riding over turned, died this morning at St Vim cents hospital, The car was being driven by Josephine Bonofiglio, daughter of the dead woman anG three other daughters were in if. The driver lost control Of the machine, which went over an embanllment.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
TWO MORE SUICIDES
Epidemic of self Destructions Again Breaks Out in City Of Bridge bort,
port

Bridgeport, May 2G LPl-After a lull of two days the wave of suicides that has prevailed here for two weeks broke out anew again today when Ernest NJ. Dribble, 55 of Nich- oIs Road shot himself in the head, and Mrs. W. O. Penfeld. 4S was dis covered in her home with a gas tube in her mouth.
 Dribble died al Bridgeport hos pital an hour after being admitted and Mrs. Penfeld is believed to be dying al St. Nincents' hospital from the gas she inhaled. In both eases ill health is believed to have been the motive.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
BulIeth0le in Window
 ArOuseS StOrekeeper

ghe police are Investigating re- port by Theodore Mautner of 54 Rockwell avenue that he found a hole in one of the windows in his store at 5S Rockwell avenue, made, he believes, by bullet. The hole is about the size of a ,22 calibre rifle bullet. Two years ago a simi- lar incident was reported by MT
 Mautner and a boy was suspected.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
MoOsup Block Gutted by
 Fire; Damage Is S15,000

Moosup, Conn.,. May 26--Fire ear ly today did damage estimated at S15,0O0 to the block occupied by the post office, a clothing store and a drug store. The contents of the post office were removed without any loss.
 The stock of the drug store was damaged by water, while flames damaged most of the stock of the clothing store. The fire started in the basement from an undetermined cause. The building was owned by David Levalley.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26

seven years ago lie was the first commander of Engineers post Of Cleveland; delegate to the first de- Ipartment convention in 1919. dele- gate 10 the first national convention and brought the 1920 convention to : Cleveland. Then he was promoted 10 department commander of Ohio in 1920, q delegate 10 the second na- ItiOnal convention and at this time was appointed member of the na- tional finance committee in which Icapacity he has served the organ i2ation ever since.
 In the Legion's rwo ,las. import ant issues -- adjusted compcnsation and the endowment drive for dis abled veterans and war orphans. he toured the country making outstanG- ing speeches. Meantime he has served on tho Ohio department com 'mitteas, national convention com mittees and in 1923 was yice-chair- man of the Legions national legjs- latiye committee.
 Long Military Experience
 Tn his military record, he has also delivered unusual service. In 1888 ha was graduated from Wooster university as cadet captain, and shortly thereafter joined the fam ous Cleveland GraYs, a private mili- tary unit. In 1S9S when war with Spain was begun. the Grays became q part of the National Guard as an engineer unit and succcssiveIy Mo Quige was a first lieutenant captain and finally maior.
 In 1912 he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 112th En- gineers (tho old Cleveland Grays outfU and went to the Mexican bor- der.
 In 1917 shortly after war was de clared he was commissioned a full colonel of the t12th engineers and made up his mind to go to training camp with a fulI-recruited unit. He
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
DUGGAN REACHES MIAMI

Miami, Fla, May 26 P)-Pioted by Senor Bernardo Duggan, the sea plane "Buenos Aires" alighted on Biscayne Bay at 1915 o'clock this afternoon in it's 6,100 mile fight from New York to Buenos Aires. The plane bucked head winds during the greater part of the journey here after hopping off at o'clock this morning from the Charleston navy yard,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
ToRRINGTON sFI.ECTMAN DIES

T0rrIngton, Conn, May 26 lPl- Morton F. Birge. second sclectman of the town of Torrington for the past seven years and deputy superin- tcndcnt Of streets. of the city, died suddenly of heart disease at his home early today. He was 61 years old.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
FABLE BAPTISM BY IMMERSION

\ Washinston, May 2G tPl-The North Baptist church convention lrcr' todoy voted 10 table an amend
 o""' 70 the church hN-laws requiring ] n aS prerequisite to mem s9nlsH.p in the church.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-26

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