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New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
". R. WOODS ESTIMATE IS
 APPRAISED AT s4,i&,460
Massachusetts Manufacturer Left Largest Holdings in Woolen
 Mill Stocks.

Lawrence, Mass, Aug. II Pl-The will of William NJ. Wood former president of the American Woolen Co.,. inventoried here for probate today, showed the mill man had per sonal holdings aggregating S4,171,- 960 and real estate at North Reading valued at $15, 300.
 Among the largest holdings were 6,011 shares American Woolen pre- ferred stock, valued at s515,44S, and 500 American Woolen common, val ued at s19,75O.
 Among other large holdings in personal property were; First Ma tional Bank and Security Co.,, New York, S157,S72; Fargo Real Estate Trust s3S5,110; Gilburn mills, Sl26,- 75O; Standard Oil Co, of New Jersey, s95,55o; government bonds, liberty and others, sS9S,11S,27; bank hold ings, mortgages, sS50.o0o, and bank holdings, notes, sS5o.000.
 Other minor stocks and bonds were listed in the inventory and in- cluded were several blocks of worth less stock. The stocks are to be sold and req! estate holdings in Andover are also listed for the market. The value of these holdings was not given,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
"Yakalos," a New Meat,
 Is Better Than Beef

Wainwright, Ala, Aug. II P>- The new breed Of live stock called "Yakalos" is being developed in the national park at Wainwright by crossing buffalos with walks.
 "YakaloS" combine the meat pro- ducting qualities of the yak with the foraging characteristics of the buf- falo, said c. B. Rothwell. director of the animal husbandry division of the department of agriculture. The new animals breed true to type, he said, and have proved more adapt abel than ''cattalo," nvolved several years ago by crossing buffalo with domestic cattle. Cattalos are sterile.
 The meat of Yakalos is described as almost identical with beef, aside from being finer grained. The anil malls are hardy, can forage for themselves, are capable of winterng In the open, and are resistant to many of the common diseases of do- mestic cattle.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Many Foreign Army Men
 Attending Schools Here

Boston, Aug. II. P-More than fifty foreign army officers have been authorized to attend various army schools during the present year and additional requests have come from various capitals which it has not been possible to grant.
 By countries the distribution of foreign officers among the army schools and summer camps Is as follows:
 Bolivia, one; Chile, one; Cuba, 26; Guatemala, two; Irish Free State. 6; Mexico, seven; Netherlands, one: {: Norway, one; Peru, two; Siam, two; Spain, two.
 Two Japanese officers are serving with American regiments under an exchange agreement.
 3 HD- BELGIAN
 Brussels, Aug. II. Pl-The tele- phone and telegraph services of Belgium will be placed under the managemnte of an organizatio similar to that controlling the rail- ways, under the terms of a bill the government has decided to in troduce in parliament
 Preferred shares to the amount og 1900. .000, 900 francs win be of tered for public subscription, while others, valued at 1.500, 100000 will remain the property of the state.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
SCIENTIST TAXING
 INFANT DAUGHTER
She Will Accompany Him to
 Central Africa

Few York, Aug. II R-Scientists , <he follow their exacting profess siens to the far corners of the earth have varied and sometimes strange equipment, but seldom do they con- sider baby girl an absolutely nec- essary part of their entourage.
 William H. Hoover, assistant di- rector of the astrophysical depart ment of the Smithsonian institution. sailed today for a two year stay on a central African mountain where he will establish an observatory for measuring the suns heat and its variations And with him was his sixteen months-old daughter, Bet tina. in charge of her aunt.
 T find her more interesting than my career" said the young scientist, whose wife died during another ex- petition shortly after Bettina was born. "If I could not have her with me I would not have gone"
 In preparation for her African so- jeurn the baby was inoculated against tropical diseases. ...
 The observatory, which had an initial foundation of s55.o0o, is to be built atop Mount Brukkaros, mlre than 500 miles inland and within a few miles of Hottentot reservation. This spot was selected because the air is remarkably clear and rain falls only during two months of the year.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
TEN DESPERADOES ARE
 SENTENCED TO DEATH
Of These, One Is Woman Who Killed Her Victims With
 an Axe.

Tyumen, Siberia, Aug. II tPN-Ten desperadoes were sentenced 10 death here today for the murder of more than a hundred victims. Chief among the condemned was the notorious woman bandit, Ekaterina Pishia- nova, wife of the leader of the gang, who himself was known 10 the in- timidated peasantry- as "The Jack the Ripper of the Urai Mountains V The woman was accused of killing her victims with an axe,
 The robberies had been organized into a strong band of several score with rigid rules, the slightest in- fraction Of which was punishable wlth death. For two years the dis trict had been terrorized by the criminals, who are accused of kill ing whole families. They attacked government warehouse, strangling the guards and seizing stores Of vodka and textiles which they sold at great profit,
 The crimes of these robbers and ei others who emulated them grew so freqpont and so bold that the
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
SAYS LAW PROMPTS
 BANDITS ID SHAY
Second Degree Murder Gets But
 20 Years

ossining, N. r, Aug. 11--Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing prison, commenting yesterday on the fact that although five policemen have been murdered in New York city so far this year not one of the murderers has been sentenced to Sing Sing to be executed, revealed that the schedule of sentences now in effect Is such as practically to offer bribe to robbers to kill po- licemen.
 The sentence for second degree murder Is 20 years to life under the new crime laws, Warden Lawes pointed out, while the punishment for robbery may be 70 years. Thus a robber facing arrest may shoot to kill If he thinks he may be able to get past the court with a plea of guilty 10 second degree mur- der charge and avoid the possible 40-year term awaiting him for rob- bery.
 In this connection Mir. Lawes rc- marked that the perpetrators of two of them ost atrocious murders in New York City's history are now under sentence of twenty years, inn posed on them after they had been permitted to plead guilty to second degree murder charges. These two slayers are Charles Muller, cx-con- vict and blaclkmailer who shot to death Thomas l.. Leeming Of Brook lyn last year after Leeming had be- friended him and then given him large sums of money to prevent him spreading malicious story later proven to be false. The other is George Simaniuk, who thrust Mrs. Sophie Poleskie into a furnace in September. 1925,
 Law Harder on Robbers
 "Under present conditions" said Mir. Lawes, it goes harder with prisoner If he is captured and tried for robbery than if he kills the po- liceman and then gets only a sen tence for second degree murder, which is possible if the State is not absolutly certain of first degree conviction. If the criminal is allowed to plead to a second degree charge he gets only twenty years 10 life for murder, but if he is tried for rob- oery he may get forty years. So if a criminal believes he will be allowed to plead to second degree murder if caught, he would rather take the chance of shooting the policeman and escaping than allow himself to be taken prisoner and sentenced to forty years for robbery"
 The present disparity in the sen- tences for the two offenses. Mir. Lawes asserted, is due to the fact that under the new crime laws the penalty for secend-degreo murder was allowed to stand as before.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Manslaughter Charges
 Against AutOists NoIIed

Bridgeport, Aug. Il P,-Man- slaughter charges against two mo- torists were nolled in city court by Judge William J. Buckley today, following notification from the coro- her that the men were not criminal ly responsible for the fatalities in which their cars figured.
 Everett Wootton, Bethel, a con- eesslonare at Pleasure Beach, was one of those who received a noIle. James E, Moran of Bethel fell from the running board of Wootton's car early Sunday morning at Stratford and Seaview avenues receiving a fractured skull, frim which injury he died several hours later, Hubbell J. Butler, school janitor here, re- ceived nolle on the manslaughter charge preferred against him follow ing the fatal injury of John Griffep, 6S, Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
HIGH SCHOOL HAS SORORITY ED|CT
Dozen HaCkenSaCk Girls Are
 Facing Expulsion

Hackensack, N. J.. Aug. II - Twelve Hackensack High school girls who insisted on continuing as members of secret society will re- celVe a hearing before September , to show cause why they should not be suspended or expelled, the board Of education has decided.
 The girls inclue Glenna Conklfn, Helen Mathis, Virginia Smith, Carol Zeig, Elsa Flanagan, Ruth Pores ter Lucille Shivler and Margaret Debaun, all of Hackensack; Amy Dunhaupt and Martha Kingman of Riveredge and Virginia Yancey and Frances Chamberlain of Oradel.
 The girls were recently photo graphed in group and the picture published in Sunday paper, the caption indicating that they were members of the Beta Sigma Pi Sor- ority. It is against the state law for students to belong to secret socie- ties and every student in the Hack ensack High school signed a pledge " lNN 4AiVitllS dSO lO membership in such societies.
 William w, Montalvo, member of the school board, said he favored expulsion of all the girls if the charge is proved, T don't believe in merely skipping them on the wrist, he said. EIihu W. Stevens. former president, said he couldn't see any great offense in having a group pie ture published in a newspaper, Pres ident John H. Surge says that if these girls definitely violated this rule all should be expelled, not sus- pended, Mrs, Theodore Dunn said she felt the girls should receive full chance to explain,
 The board will decide on the date for the public hearing in a few days.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Speaker Decries Effort
 To Legislate Temperanre

Washington, Aug. II LP,-No gov ernment, no temporal power, can give dominion to conscience. former United States Senator Stanley avow- ed wet, told the f1fty-flfth annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America in session here.
 His speech alst night was one of the sidelights of the gathering and was the result of friendship for the Most Rev. Peter J, O'Callaghan, president of the union and the or ganization's principle that it should seek to win converts to abstinence from intoxicating liquor through education rather than through legis. lative force.
 Senator Stanley emphasized the power of good example and per- sonal abstinence as compared with an effort to enforce morality by leg islation.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
COWBOY FICTION
 HIT BY RANCHER
NeSterner DecrieS Current Type
 Of Stories

Denver, Aug, II R-Lurid fiction tales of chaparajosed COW "wad- dies" galloping reclesssly across the praIHes, or shooting the buttons from some customers spats at se- venty paces with notched "45's" have drawn 8 protest from Charles D. Frost, a rancher of Boseman, Mont.
 Frost asserts that westerners are not gangs of noisy imbeciles who go on dress parade to please tour lsts, nor does their sole occupation consist of hanging badmen.
 He pictured the cowboy as merely an ordinary human being, trailing Hls filigreed spurs about the ranch yard at the most menial tasks.
 Clothes are Practical
 Even the cowboys dress is not costume for a burlesquo show, Frost says, but an apparel designed 10 meet conditions with which the cow puncher has to cope. The chaps keep the brush from scratching the legs of the riders; the shootin' irons,' are used for predatory anil mals and to protect their herds; the neckerchief originated on the old Texas trails as protection from dust. It originally was worn across the nose, being knotted loosely about the neck when not in use. The high heeled boots keep the foot of the rider from slipping through the stirrup aboard a snorting mount. The spurs are as necessary as wrench to a present day mechanic, while the ten-gallon hats are a pro- protection against sun and storm,
 Easy on Tenderfoots
 "The 1926 model cowboy" Frost declares, Spends comparatively lit- tie time hanging horse thieves, and even less time committing burglary and highway robbery, which fail to thrive on the range.
 "The cowboy of today does not compel English lords to dance by shooting at their feet. nor does he conspire to commit murder by in. ducing 'tenderfoot' to mount a mo- toriously bad horse. Furthermore, the puncher does not wear his som- brero, spurs and gun for the edif- cation of the tourist dudes and dudeens,' but employs them in his work the same as a deep sea diver wears a helmet.
 Just Laborcr
 When the miles of barbed wire fences need repairing, some one must do the work. It is up to the and he sallies forth with staples, pliers and wire stretcher in- stead Of siy-gun, inlaid spurs and conchas-trimmed chaps. The 1926 cowboy also shoes his own horses, keeps the windmill or gaso- line engine pump working, or puts hay up in the summer and feeds it 10 the cattle during the winter, He brands colts and calves; gathers and drives beef to the railroads loads il into stock cars, goes to the city with the shipment, and attempts to raise loggies by hand"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
LIGHTNING WIPES OUT
 AN ENTIRE FAMILY
Man, Wife and Three Children, One Newborn, Die From Shock
 of Bolt and Burns

Morsantown, W. Va, Aug. Ill., Lightning was wiped out the family of Porter Mckinley. who lived near Clifton Mills, ten miles from this place. Mckinley. his wife and three children were the victims of a bolt which shattered their home in the mountains late Saturday night.
 Rendered unconscious by the shock, Mckinley finally reused him. self and beheld his wife and two children lying near him with the cabin in flames. Although seriously burned he managed to get on his feet and drag his wife and two chill dren to the open air. Neighbors took the family to the home of Jack Me- kinley, father of Porter. There Mrs. Mckinley gave birth to 8 child, which died shortly afterward. Tho mother died yesterday. Physicians said the death of Mrs, Mckinley and the newborn child were due indirectly to the lightning shock.
 Mckinley and the two other chii. dren died Sunday. All had been seriously injured by the lightning bolt and burned by the cabin ire,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
JUGO SLAVS ARE
 RISING RAPIDLY
Assuming Status Once Held by
 Old Austria

Belgrade, Aug. Ii PtAJugo- -slavia gradually is taking the place of the old Austria-Hungary in the economic and political domain.
 A wave of prosperity is sweeping through the new Kingdom of Serbs. Greats and Slovenes, Everybody is getting prosperous. Agriculturally, industrially and financially. the country is growing at a phenomenal rate. Peoples deposits in the banks have increased tour-fold within the last eighteen months,
 This years government budget shows a big surplus, The crop prom ises to be one of the best in recent years. Foreign visitors have agreed that of all the Balkan countries. go-Slavia seems the most promis- ing. Something approaching political and social unity seems to have been achieved
 The country has been able to fund its debt of s6S,S50,000 to the United States, and negotiations have been under way for an adjustment of its war debts to England and France. Building and reconstruction oper- ations are proceeding or tremend- ous scale.
 Belgrade's population has in- creased from 90,O00 to 226,0o0. From a small capital in 1918, the Slav metropolis and Danube Rivers has been transformed into city of broad streets, splendid public build ings, fine homes, comfortable hotels, and immense government structures.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Plover Eggs, English
 Delicacy, Off Menus

Glasgow, Aug. II Pl-Plover eggs, for centuries a delicacy of kings, have been scratched from all menus in Scotland
 Plover eggs long have been im- popular in England. being served only at the expensive estab- lishments. but public feeling has been aroused against robbing the nests for the market. and in twenty eight Scottish counties the bird is now entitled to absolute protection.
 For a while the law was not en- forced. and Flowers eggs were serv- ed on the railway dining cars.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Old Payrolls Show Value
 Of Pre-War Black Slaves

Mobile, Ala. Aug. 1 The ware house of the Mobile and Ohio rail- road has given up several payrolls made out to slave owners, the oldest having been made out and signed by Olive Beers, former slave owner connected with the M. te o. in 1858. three years before the civil war.
 On the list were such names of slaves as Tom, Washington, An thony, Jefferson and John. Each worked in section gangs of the M. & o, before the Civil war.
 They were worth s20 or s25 a month, according to their physical abilities.
 In splendid handwriting, clearly legible despite it's age, the names of the negroes in slavery, their masters and wages were written in separate columns on the unbleached paper,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
WITH THE POLICE

The Bristol police notified the To- cal police that a tire, rim and marker owned by Walter Spencer of 196 Cherry street, this city. have been recovered in %Bristol.
 William Fikutis of 396 Chestnut street and Frank Kavalauskas of 22 Woodland street complained to the police that their gardens on Rocky Hill avenue are damaged by boys.
 Leo w. Letourneau of Christian Lane, Bristol, reported that his au- tomobile killed dog on South street about 9;S0 last night.
 Harry Gordon of 1473 Stanley street reported the loss of a spare tire from his car last night.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
THEFTS REPORTED

The police are investigating re- ports of entrances to two homes, one business place, and the theft Of money in a local factory.
 Gordon Brothers establishment at Commercial and Center streets was entered during the night; s6O were taken at the home of Nicola Perrotta of 260 South Main street. and a quantity of clothing and linen at the home of Mrs, Jane O'Toole, 46 Whiting street.
 Harry Savage of S57 East street reported the theft of s15 from his locker at the New Britain Machine company.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

The blacksmith threw 4 shoe on the forge and worked the bellows. While it was getting hot. he gave Dobbin manicure,
 He didn't look into your horss's mouth and say, You need a ecupIs of quarts of oats" He didn't walk him around the shop and listen to his heart, He didn't go through your buggy to see if other blacksmiths had accidentally left you some of your tools.
 You wanted your horse shod. You got your horse shod, Auto mechan- ies can learn lot from the cld- time blaeksmiths.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Note to Bulgaria Is Not
 Of a Stirring Nature

London. Aug. II P - Reuters says it learns that the joint note from Jugoslavia, Rumania and Greece, delivered in Sofia today, is not of a stirring character.
 It merely requests the Bulgarian government to exert its influence to suppress the unlawful activities of the Macedonian revolutionary con- mittee and to prevent, as far as possible, border incursions by Comitadji raiders.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
wByppET RACES POPULAR

St. Louis, Aug. t1Pl-Probably no form of sport in this section of the country at the present time is meet ing with a more enthusiastic recep- tion than that of Whippet racing speed tests of thoroughbred grey hounds.
 Run over a tanbark track at a large open air stadium here, the races are attracting upwards of 10,- 900 fans nightly. The certificate sys- tenn of betting is used, and large sums of money change hands on each event.
 The best dog flesh of the world is represented in the competing ken nels.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
FIND MISSING MAN

stephen Coyle, aged 40, of S6 Winthrop street, entered New Brit ain General hospital for treatment last Saturday afternoon, and did not tell anyone at home. Last evening, his brother, Bernard Coyle, becom- ing alarmed at the absence, noti- fled the police and an investigation was started.
 This morning, Dr. T. Eben Reeks, superintendent of the hospital, noti- fed Captain Kelly that the man is at the hospital, and the police communicated the information to Coyle's brother.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
BY TOM SIMS

Once upon time you would be driving down the road and your horse would throw a shoe. Did it make you late at the corn husking :?
 Nothing of the sort. You didn't have to pull over to the curb, hunt around under the seats for your tools, jack up the horse, and put on a new shoe.
 You merely said, "Dern you, Dob bin." And you didn't even have to slow down to say it. You just jog ged right along. Next day you drove to where the gentleman pictured above had his shop.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

soviet ministers of internal affairs sent commission to Tyumen with forces strong enough to restore or der.
 Typmen is the oldest Russian town in Siberia, about 120 miles southwest of Tobolsk. It formerly was of importance as depot of Russian Chinese trade.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
POLICE TEAM TO PLAY

Officer T. c. Dolan, manager of the police department baseball team, completed arrangements to- day for game with the Gasco team at Willow Brook Park at 5:30 Friday afternoon. Politis and O'Mara will be the battery for the cops. The game is intended to tune Up the police team for the an- nual series with the Meriden police.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Three Colleges Given
 Money by Terms of Will

New York, Aug. II R) - Be- quests to Oberlin college, Harvard university and Williams college were made in the will of Mrs. Ger. trude Baldwin Woods. who died al sea on June 25. Her home was in Cambridge. Mass, and the will was flied here today. ..-
 Oberlin was left s25.000 in memory of Mrs. Woods brother. Irving Baldwin, and all her original drawings and sketches. She also directed that small plaque be made bearing the name of her brother and indicating the year he spent at Williams college, to be given with the drawings and sketches.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Mrs. Wilson and Brother
 SOiOurning in Scotland

Fetteresso Castle, Scotland, Aug. Il GH-Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and her brother, Dr. Richard Boiling, are spending the grouse shooting season here as .uests of Mir. and Mrs, Bernard NJ, Baruch and Miss Belle Baruch, Mrs Wilson will go to Geneva about September l, to at- tend the meeting of the league of nations, Mrs, Wilson is keenly in- terested in the league.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
INDU sTRY,s DEVELOPMENT.

The growth of industry was ex- plained in an address to the mem- hers of the Kiwanis club at the weekly meeting today by Carl S. Ncumann. secretary of the Union Works. MT. Neumann traced the de- velopment of industry and manu- featuring from the age of primitive man 5000 years ago to the present day. The attendance prize was awarded to Attorney Donald Gaff- ucv
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Bible Class Grows
 Under Rotary President

San Antonio, Aug, II Rl-Sinco Harry H, Rogers of San Antonio was elected president of Rotary Interna- tional in June, new members have heen added weekly to his Businsss Mems Bible class.
 Rogers has taught the class for three years. in which time it in- creased from a few dozen members to more than 400. He is absent from the class only when out of the city.
 The class is sponsored by the Central Christian church. of which Rogers is a member.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
TAKES APPEAL

Manuel Atashian, who was fined $50 and costs with a suspended jail sentence of 30 days ordered revok- ed. by Judge Hungerford in police court this morning took an appeal this afternoon through his attorney, Cyril F. Gaffney. in bonds of $500.