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New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
City Items

Tho boys choir of st. Mary's church will hold q rehearsal thls evening at 6:i5 o'clock nt the church,
 Lieutenant William R. Wheatley, q graduate of the New Britain high school who entered the United States Army year ago, was eradu- ated from the Air Service Advanced Flying school at Kelly field, San Antonio, Texas, on March 1S,
 Unity Rehekah Sewing Circle will meet Thursday afternoon at l, o. 0, F. hail.
 A marriage license has been is- sued 10 Joseph 0. pellctier of 3@i Church street and Miss Antoinetto Bolduc of "A Seymour street
 The close Of the spring session of gratCa four and five of the week day church schools is being marked lhis afternoon hy n rally of all these grades in the city at the South Con- grcGational church, A special trol- l v 4.A tN'N StNul'h lt klbuSH'l the children from the Stanley Me morial church 10 the South church for r6o occasion. Miner. Read X Tullock Of this city through Nair X Nar, has brought suit for S20o damages against Ralph ! NJ, Clark of Hartford. Deputy Sheriff Martin II, uorwit2 has closed the defendants store at 1G7 Albany 1 avenue. The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday Of April
 l C. b, NCtrand and John ]. O'Brcn have sold the Colonial Flower shor to A. Saudolli.
 Misses Constance and Clarice Pa. oncssa, daughters of Mayor and Mrs A. NJ. raonossa, are home iron LHWeltOn hall for the holidays
 Miss Anna Emmanuel, assistar supernten lent of Lebanon hospital New York. is visiting Mr. and Mrs D. l.. Nair
 Charles HiEhv, night elevator oper ator at city hall, is observing hi S3rl birthday. He is a veteran o tho Civil war.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Hnsnifnl Sunt. Talks

Whitewater, Mass, March St W1 "A man who talked freely Of Ger ald Chapman, bandit and mail rob- btr. was a temporary patient at the State Farm here last summer, Dr. William T. Hanson said today. ms was brought out in the course of Dr. Hanson's comment upon report that Charles William Gregory, aIlpl witness in Chapman'S fight to es- cane execution for murder in Con nccticut, had once been con1ne6 here. The man was listed, how ever under the name of James Ernest Rowland, although Dr. Han son believed his correct name to Do Roland,
 Dr. Hanson said that his atten- ton was first called 10 the assocla- tion of Gregory with the Chapman alibi by thc S, ory which Gregory told and which was strikingly simi- lar 10 a story that had been re- pcatcd by Rowland at the Bridge water iustitution last summer.
 Stories Similar
 "Thc similarity in the two stories was so marked" he said. that l thought l should call it 10 the at tonfion of inc authorities"
 Rowland was sent to Bridgewate' , from springtlcld for ooserVa'ion' after ho had been arrested as q warrant. His home was said to have , rccn in Canada but later his mother took up residence ln Theresa, N. Y, small town in J"f- rorson county north Of Watorto"n.
 Inc man was tall and ungainIF in appearance, pr. Hanson said, weighing 1G5 or 17o pounds. Ono .yc. the right, Dr. Hanson thought was blind as s, result of being GOV cred with a film.
 Was Adjud@cd Harmless
 Rowland talked repeatedly about 1 Chapman, the physician said, and frequently contradictod his storicr from day to day. He worked about ,tho farm, was adiudgcd harmless and was returned 10 Springfield, Dr. Hanson said,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
WaN Street Briefs

Operations of subsidiaries of tho U x, Steel cooperation this week are between 96 and 97 per cent ot capacity, slight gain over the week before,
 Net income Of South Pom oil rose to S&&75&30 in 1925 after taxes, depreciation and depletion, from sl.52GaGS in l92A
 Earnings of Youngstown Sheet and Tuho for the first quarter this year show Improvement over the same period last year, Earnings on tho common stock after all charges and preferred dividends are est. mated in excess Of S3.76 a share against S$iS share in the first quarter of 1925.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Fy- AMMAN TELLS
 UNDERWORLD TALES.
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by exposing crime, prevent crime"
 He told of certain city which had a crime wave and the officials 1. at railroad station decided to cir cumvont the crooks. They employed a man with a meEaphone to walk up and down the platform warning people to beware of. picl;pockcts The crooks just smiled, everyone clsc put their hands ON their pocket books, and thereby advertised their location,
 q never robbed a man who coulln't protect himaelf" he com mentcd. He told how some towns by adopting protection measures, keep crooks away. In town in Wisconsin the banks have a buz2er button which rings in the fire sta ton. When the buzzer rings. the trcmcn ring an alarm and nearby merchants and citizens organized for the purpose grab shot guns and pre- pare to defend the banks. Thieves give that place q wide berth because they know they haven't got q chance.
 A man who carries his money in his back pocket, ought 10 lose it, ho said. "Wc never used 10 put our fingers in the back pockets, WIG just kicked the wallets out
 "A watch dog is the best nrOtnc- ton for home anl business. The thieves are not afraid Of police man. They can watch him and got line on his movements. They are afrrjd of noise and for that reason i do not like dogs,
 1 He told story of how hn dom- onstratod to a bank president how { easy it was to rob Q man, A de- rosit0r had just withdrawn $25,ooo. Flnton dropped a $50 note on tho floor and had a helper tap inc m3n on tho snoullor telling him he dropped the S5o. When 'ho stopped to nick up tho $50 Fcnton helped himself 10 $3,4oo.
 "If that man hadn't fashod his money ho wouldn't rar" lost it," ne explained He said tho average man if hn goes to th" rajlrood sta- ton for a S2 ticket agl has S1u in oNn pocket and q $1on tin in tha o,hor invariably takes out tho 2loo, flashes it in plain Firht, ana tHon gets it changed to pay for the ticket.
 "If your wivcs want to lose tho money they have in tho house, tell rhcm 10 hide 1t back of d picture frame, under tho carpet or in q cofTae con in the Kitchen. That's wh.ro tho thieves look trst,' ht
 Hii
 flo said that while a prisoner Tn
 ytu.e ponten,iDrH. h" made Sio' Hy grating, The ward.n ran rou.
 lr.ic wheels and the conviCts sho
 craps and carried on other ramh I ling schemes. He said ho carrje' on his trade of picking pockets while in the prison.
 If you want to vote for hon"s officials in your city find out wh' .thc crooks and hoot''e e@,rs arc sup porting, then vote for the ether fcl low. You can't 20 Wrong." The speaker h&s little faith in tn
 Bnrtuion measurement plans as car rrl cut hy Chicago police, who h aid clro HNc for accuracy
 Joeeph M Ward, president, Whr
 has locn sick with in0ucn1H, ppo
 sided al the meeting. NIuch anus"
 mont was caused by number 0
 fake trlcvrums brought into diftercu members. The attendance prize Wa awarded to A. j. Levunthal.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Margaret HonusrW ski.

Margaret Boguscwsl,i, % years old. q resident of Konsington for about throe years died there last night. She was a former resident of this city, having made her homo on South Main street for about 12 years.
 SAc is survived by her mlshand, daughter and two small sons, Funeral services will bo hold Friday afternoon at o'clock at Sacred Heart church. On account of it hr- ing Good Friday. tho funeral mass will not be said until next VeoE Intormont will hc in Sacred Heart r.O,Cicr,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
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,IOSpnh SOhliClI

Joseph Soblicl, 3o years old, Of GGS Elm street died last evening at Ncwington sanitarium. He was a carpenter hy trade, Surviving him arc two brothers, William and Bogu- mil, and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Blusli and Mrs. J. Libold both Of this city.
 Tomorrow being Good Friday, ac- cording 10 the law of. the Catholic church, no mass can be said and the funeral will be heldN n the att"r- noon at 1;3O o'clock at sNcr'd Heart church.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
WALL ST. STORM
 ABATES SOMEWHAT
But Renewed Attack Of Rails
 Causes Much Worry

New York, March S1 tR The l forco of tho storm which has swept i over the stock market for several | days and sent prices crashing 10 new low levels for tho year sub. sided temporarily today. only to bo followed by a renewed onslaught against tho railway equipment shares which left Wall street still nervous and apprchensive.
 After a sharp rally in all classes Of stocks in the early trading, liqui. dalton of the equipments began 10 pour out in heavy volume around noon, American Locomotive and Baldwin plunged down about six points each, and American Car and Foundry Westinghouse Air Brake, General Railway Signal, Pullman and Lima Locomotive 1 10 8 1-2 points, all to new low levels fol the year,
 A fresh outburst Of selling In tho railroad and public utility groups also shook the market.
 ! Wall Street Opening
 strong buying support was pro- yjdod at the opening of todays stock market and prices bounded upward m all sections of the list, General Electric and Coca Cola quickly ad- vancod over four points and initial gains Of points or more were re- corded hy New York Central, Gen. eral Asphalt General Motors and United Drug, There were a few re- maimng soft spots, Atchison and southern Railway showing initial losses of about point.
 Trading continued at a terrific pace during the first half hour, quo- tations of some of the active Issues running in strings ranging from 2,000 to nearly r. 1000 shares. Among the score or so issues 10 register early gains of to nearly points were Mack Truck, Sears Roebuck
 Woolworth, R, II. Macy, Hudson Motors, Dupont, Allied Chemical and General Pete. Strong spots among the rails included Atlantic Coast
 Line, New York Central, New Haver and Kansas City Southern. Foreign
 exchange opened firm. Demand sterling held steady around $4,S5 71&
 French francs jumped nearly points 10 BAY 1-4 cents and Belgian
 francs ruled points higher around
 3.73 cents,
 , Buying and selling orders in th' , major portion of the list began {,
 bal2nCe, after q rush to take profit at the early high levels had caused :. roccssons throughout the list of l {, points. Signs that the correctly
 process had not presumably beel
 completed were shown by scattcre
 liquidation, especially in the loy priced railroads, St. Paul preferred Chicago and Eastern Illinois pre-
 torred, Denver and Rio Grand
 Western preferred and Seaboard Al n Line touched new minimum figure
 for the year, American Tobacco, Il and B, LiggGtt and Myers, America
 Locomotive. Gulf States Steel an
 Reading were among a score ( ., shares which also reached new bo o tom prices for the year. Call loaI If renewed unchanged at per cent,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Mrs. Eliznhcth Kilhridc

Mrs. Elizabeth Kilhrido, G5 yoa" old, wife of James l[ilbridc of H1 Cleveland street, died this afternoon at o'clock at her home after an illness of one week with pncnmonja She was native Of Canada ami lived in this city for the rast siT years,
 Surviving her arc her husband, :" sister. Mrs. Mary A. McDonalI of New Haven and two uiocos, Mrs. Frank Brooks of New Haven and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor of Derby.
 Intcrmcnt will be in New Haven. Other funeral arraHCcmr0ts in charge of M J. Icnncy Co. are in- complete.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Hires U-Drive Auto
 And Fails to Return

The | Drive Auto Co. Of S,y- mow and Elm streets reported Io tho police this morning that man giving the name of Joseph Oddi Of II Bicycle street, PlajnyiiIo, anl employed at the Wallace Hrn"s G. in Bristol, had rented n srdan there yesterday afternoon al l o'clock and although the car wa" supposed 10 have hcpn returned last evening at o'clock, the man or car had not shown up this morning. The detective bur>au is irvcstieating.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
RESEARCH nN IAMs

To prevent duplications and con- tradictions in the new building ordinances, Deputy Inspector A. N. Rutherford is studying the nets passed by the common council during the past 1S years, Ordi- nances now on the books incon- sistcnt with new laws will bo re- pealcd.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Price of Gasoline Is
 Increased One Cent

The price of gasoline was raised 10 24 cents a gallon by many filling here today to meet the in- crease of one cent in the tank wa gon price. The Standard oil Co, and the Gulf Refining Co. announc- cd yesterday that they would raise the wholesale price and this advance was met by the Tidewater oil Co.. Colonial Gas O., and others. sev- eral stations in New Britain today advanced their price to 24 cents while others were still selling at 2s cents but were expected to make the jump tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
CREDIT MEN BANQUET

Several New Britain men attend cd the banquet of the Hartford As sociatlon of Credit Men at the Hotel Matis, Morden, last evening. They were Charles E. Neale, R, II, Hub bard, A. r. White, II. C. El7kcslcc. F. J. Ward, F. F. Ogrcn, Waiter H., Stanley. E. NJ. Harwood, II. II. Cor bin, Walter J. Bunce and l.. II, Tay- Tor. G. l.. Griswold Of Plainville was present.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
NIrs Mary Nsnriinn

Mrs, Mary Martino, aged 57 years, died this morning at the New Britain General hospital. Mrs. Martino who resided at 479 Myrtle street. was q resident of this city for q number of years. She 5 survived by her hu2- band, one son, by q former mar riage, Samuel Pappiano; two daugh- tcrs, Mrs. Nicholas Gagliardi and Eleanor Pappiano.
 Funeral arranGements in charge of Laraia & Sagarno are incomplete,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31

those who so reported were unable to say where he was.
 Higginson lives on North Colony road in the vicinity of the Old Col ony Inn, which was conducted in October, 1924. by his son-in-law, Louis Kubeck He deals In real es- tate,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
nrnnricl From L. S.
Uirrinson Not Al Home

Mcridcn, March Sl Pl-Edward ceinson who has been identified as ? mystery" witness in the Chap iH defense in the renewal Of the Tt fo save the condemned man le cot at his home here tc'lag. He
 aid to be out of town" but
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
rrEIIC NORRIS CONTRANrs

At a meeting of tho board of public works April C, contracts will be awarded for furnishing cruslod sJonp delivering crushed stone, lay- ing concrete walks and curhs, ra- setting flag walks, rosyttiDE hluo stone curhs and street snriukins. Proposals will be received at that fiDoc
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
WILL OF l.. II. pNRKEE

Tho will of Edmund r. Parlnr. approved this afternoon in probate court, directs that the entire estate go 10 the widow, Mrs. Minnie Euddo Parker, The Commercial Trust Go. is named as cNecutor,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
~O. F. S. MEMBERS BANQUET

A number of members of Martha Chapter Order of Eastern Star were guests of the Hartford Lodge of Per lection at n dinner last evening. The dinner was given in appreciation Of the courtesy extended the Hartford members who were guests here last ! Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Fun Is
Cathcrinr O,nrlI Surs.

Funeral services for Catherin" O'DoH Sucgs Of 45 Main sircot, who died at Hartford hospital early yesterday morning, will be hold to- morrow morning al 1o:%o o'clock ~ St. Joserh's church. Rev, Joseph kcanc will oniciatc.
 Since no requiem mass can ho celebrated during holy week the regular solemn high mass of r'- ouiem will he sung al o'clock Monday morning instead.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Christian krCCh

The funeral of Christian Ercch was held this afternoon al 3 o'clock at tho home of his sister, Mrs Chs tav Wingcr, 271 Glen street. WArr" he has lived for the latter years of his life, Intermcnt was in Fair view ccmetcrY.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
TO vOEk SUPERINTENDENT,

Tho super-c>cellynt dcrr, will he conferred upon class ol l6 ca0di- dates at a meeting of Doric Conn cil. R. and s. M., this evening. This degree is worked only once a year.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31

Chapman serving as his post office" for the redlreetlng of hlS mail dur ing his Imprisonment. lle also ac- oused Chapman of a betrayal of his trust in failing to send him money intrusted in Chapman's care.
 Prisoner Pardoncd
 It was on the return of Detective Hickey to Hartford and his rocom- mendatlon to Mir. Aleorn that steps were taken with the Maine authori- ties for the release of Dillon, This was accomplished through tho granting of a pardon, Dillon thon went direct to Providence. In all his communications ho used the initial "B,"
 Traced 10 Indiana
 Chapman, n few months follow. ing DIlon's pardon, was traced to Muncie, Ind, through tho efforts of the postal inspectors. He was cap tured January IS, 1925. IL was an address tag which he carclersly left on a browne leather kit hag that proved the linking clcw,
 Neither Mr. Alcorn nor Detective Hickey ever has disclosed the real | identity Of Dillon.
 It was this same Dillon who ap- pcarcd in New York in october and offered a solution to the s6S3, 0O( Donahue gem theft 0t the Hoto Piazza, Dillon named "Englist Jimmy" Bcrklcy as tho thief, Tho police after Investigating Pocll. markcd's story characterized it a' an attempt to throw them off the trail.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
N7odvSIavy NiCym0rla

Funeral services for Wlad}slaw Niozgoda of = North street, w'rN held at s o'clock this morning at Sacred Heart church with a requiem high mass. Intcrmcnt was in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
TREASURY STATEMENT treasury balance ..,. S502,sSs.so4

New York-Exchanges, 1,1S7, ,000,- 900; balances. 1l6.0e0,0o0.
 Boston - Exchanges, s5,o0e,o 900; balances, SS,00o,o00.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31

The first strike in the United States took place in New York city in l741. when bakers refused to bake until their wages were raised.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
But c Days Left

Wethersheld Prison, March 31CPD With only six days left before Gerald Chapman, mall robber and bandit, is scheduled to go to the gallows for murder, his attorneys to- day were undecided for the first time In their long legal fight to save him what their next move would be,
 Rebuffcd at every turn, Frederick J. Groehl of New York, chief defense counsel, has admitted that the sit untion is very tenSeu
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
CrDChl Doubts Story

New York, March &1.-Frcdericl !. Gyochl, chicf of counsel for Ger aid Chapman today expressed doubt as to the accuracy Of statements by states Attorney Hugh AlCorn of Hartford, Conn, that Charles ", Gr' gorv alibi witness for the con domncd rohbor is himself an eN- convict and friend of the prisoner,
 'I have every reason to believe that Cergory is the honest, hard working mechanic that he repre- sentcd himself to be-" Mr, Groehl said. T am satisfied that he is not an cN-conlict and that he does not know Chapman personally. I still have faith in Grcgory's affidavits and l hope to have the mans tcsti- mony if l need if.
 "I do not understand why Alcorn should publish those accusations in support Of Alcorn's attack yesterday on Ray M. Wiley. who is also Chap mans counsel. Mir, Wiley did not know anything ahout Gregory and .Alcorn's stand seems to me 10 be ] foolish"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
ORPHAN BOY, 10, . HELD FOR MURDER
Jew York Boy Regrets Lack
 Of a Mother

New York. March Sl Rl--An un- ersel2ed boy of l6, his slight franc arbed in a blue sweater and over Ills, heard first degree murder harge read against him yesterday fin 10 homicide court for the shooting nd killing of q grocer in q hold-up the middle west side on tho lght of March 20 last, After Magis- ate Harry A. Gordon had adjourn l the hearing until April the boy Lid to Assistant District Attorney ohm r. McGowan. "I guess if had mother l wouldn't be in this iam." John F. Began, the prisoner. had cen arrested the night before as the oy who shot Ernest Ebling in his mall grocery at 4S9 West Forty ighth street. He confessed that he i'd the killing with pistol given to i'm few minutes before by another oy, whom the police expect 10 have ! custody in twenty-four hours. An Orphan At 10
 John said that his mother died hen he was 10 and that he was 'aduated from Public School 60, in Vest Fifty-fourth street, about a gar ago, but that he soon fell in ith a bad crowd of boys and had ot slept at his home in the tene- ent nt $50 West Fifty-hrst street l fret Np tho Yry1,p 1a as placed on probation in the chil- | ren's court for the theft of a cheese om a wagon.
 To evade probation officers, he lent on he ignored the entreaties his father, q longshoreman, and Is two sisters and a younger broth to return home. He had slept in ieiGht cars on the Hudson river ont at night and scratched liv- 2 by day" by running errands and atty thefts.
 He had unbosomed the circum- ances leading up to the murder hen he was questioned the night kfore by the assistant district attor- ky. A rcd haired youth of his own Ee had put the hold-up idea into head. He was walking pcnnilcss Pst the groccr'a when the other boy Iopped him and asked him if hc wanted to make little easi oney." The boy showed him ,32- elibre pistol and told him Ebling ould be an easy victim.
 The red-haired boy pushed tho stol into his hand as they ran ir Ebling, he said. and ordered hin
 throw 'em up" Ebling happen. 10 be cutting bread at the tim' hd, ignoring the command, raiSet se knife as though to throw it a c youthful robbers. Then the kill Is.
 Regrets His Action
 "I wish I hat it 10 do over again, id John yesterday to the prosccu r as he was about to be arraigned c youngest prisoner ever to be ac lsed of murder In the hOmiCid' burt. "I wouldn't be in this jan hw. I always was a hard-luck l[id.' He was resigned 10 the fate tha waits him. He ncrvously rubbc' frccklcd face and caressed ono twice his shock of sandy hair. an' Fen nodded in the affirmation Of th ,ory Of the killing revealed by MT HcGowan to the court.
 Warning To Toys
 He indicated that he relied or tT Eosecutor ns a friend, despite this h l muttcrod in approval when th Iagistratc in granting tho adjourn ent, said: "Lot this be q Warnni
 boys of your age who may thin'
 following in your footsteps. . III be long time, my boy, hcfor bu sec real sunlight again. Probahl Du' may never see it again
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Cannot See Chapman

MT, Grochl spent the entire day yesterday In working on a new wit ness angle of the case which he hopes will be effective in an effort to secure new trial. He produced a "mystcry" witness at tho prison in the person of an elderly man who wanted 10 see Chapman to verify an Identification that he had already made from photographs but prison authorities refused him permission to sec the condemned man.
 The defense attorneys think their lncxt move might be to attempt to secure a new trial by going before the superior court In Hartford with new evidence.