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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
100000 INVOLVED IN
WEST END REALTY DEAL
Louie e. Jones Buys 10 Acres of
Land of Jacob Hung Estate
Tor Development.

In one Of the most important land
deals completed IN several years,
Louie S. Jones today purchased the
tract controlled for many years by
the Jacob Yung estate at Corbin
avenue and Steele streets, at a price
reported to be between $4,000 and
100000.
Forty acres of land arc involved
in the deal. Mr.. Jones will begin
work tomorrow preparing ii for sale
as 125 building los. Heirs of the
late Jacob Yung who figured in to-
days transaction are: Jacob Yung,
Jr., Miss Elizabeth Yung and Mrs.
Fl. Zehler.
This is the second extensive tract
of land purchased by Mr.. Jones for
development purposes within a year.
He controls Stanley Manor, new
development opposite Stanley Quar-
ter park.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
FIRENEN TO CHIP IN
tow ARD PENSION FUND
Board Would Tax Them
Two Per Cent of
Wages

For the purpose of placing the
firemen's pension fund beyond dan
ger of being exhausted suddenly, the
board of fire commissioners last
night voted to recommend a change
in the city charter by which men,
bers of the fire department would be
assessed 2 per cent of their pay
which would be added to the fund.
Members of the police department
have contributed per cent Of their
pay toward their pension fund for
several years, but firemen have Civ
en- nothing. The firemen's fund now
amounts to $4,000.
Chief Noble told the board that
the younger men in the service were
opposed to the scheme. The board
felt that it would be beneficial to all
and voted unanimously in favor of
the movement.
Acting on a recommendation from
Mayor Weld, the board voted to fur
nish the chief and the master me-
chanic with assistants, 1t was sug-
gested that the chief delegate one of
his men as a temporary clerk. to
make him an acting lieutenant. and
to pay him accordingly. This would
be done until the board has re-
ceived an appropriation for the
services of full time clerk. The
master mechanic was to be furnish
ed with an assistant.
The chairman, chief and clerk
were appointed a committee to go
into the needs of the department and
to report on the budget at its next
meeting.
Two applicants, Louis E. Arbour,
81 years old, of 551 Main street, and
Walter Fitzsimmons, % years old, of
50 Cedar street, appeared before the
board and were instructed to report
to the department physician for ex-
animation.
Applications were received from
Arthur D. Trembly. "a years old, OF
230 South Main street; Henry Gro
man, 25 years old, of 1853 East
street, and Henry Schneider, "a
years old of William street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
STRAND THEATER ONE
OF MOST BEAUTIFUL
Combines Size and Com
fort With Every Modern
Convenience

Distinctly a civic improvement
along the lines of the city beautiful,
ultra modern and easily one of the
most attractive playhouse of which
New England can boast, a palatial
theater with palatial entrance and
with the distinct innovation of pro-
Viding not only smoking rooms for
patrons but also free parking space
for their cars-such sums up the
achievement of the Hoffman Broth
ers Theatrical Enterprises, associated,
with Contaras Brothers and Perakos
in their building of the million dol
lar Strand theater on Main street
which will open tomorrow night be-
for a distinguished audience of theat-
rical celebrities from New York and
New England as well as a represent
ative gathering of home town folks.
A Real white Way"
When the lights flash on at the
Strand tomorrow evening Main
street will not be the Main street of
the popUlarized small town of
Booth Harrington, nor will it be en-
tirely the old familiar Main street of
New Britain, 1t will be a real
e'white way" as bright as any play
house that graces New York's
broadway and absolutely the most
brilliantly lighted one in New Eng
land.
The Capitol, admittedly a beauti-
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
SchooIhouse Blown
Away By Tornado and
Bodies Of Som e
Youngsters Are Blown
$50 Feet From Scene.
IL Year Old Boy Is Hero,
Spreading News Of Dis
aster - Comedy Also
Stalks With Tragedy
When Mans Trousers
Are Blown Off.

La Plata, Maryland. Nov. 10 Up
This little town Of 500 souls stopped
in sorrow today to take UP again the
usually placid threads of its ex-
istence which were sheared suddenly
Yesterday by the wrath of tornado
that wrecked havoc along a path at
times 500 yards wide through a
portion OF southern Maryland, kill
ing Is and injuring two score. most
ly school children, here, and severe
ly injuring four more at Cedarville,
IA miles northeast of here.
School House Devastated.
Sweeping up from the Potomac,
the disturbance twisted intermittent-
ly but concentrated is fury upon the
school house here where 81 pupils,
teachers and attendants were gath
cred. Eleven of the children were
killed and most of the others inJur-
ed when the wooden walls OF the
building were flung fiat.
At least a dozen other farm houses
and barns were leveled and the
damage was estimated at thousands
of dollars. The loss OF life was small
in comparison to the strength of the
disturbance because it passed
through a sparsely settled region.
The school house was the only place
in the region where any appreciable
number OF persons were gathered.
Heroism and Comedy.
Out of the chaos and weller in the
wake o. the wrathful winds. there
came today stories of herolsm,
stoicism and a queer intermingllng
of humor in the tale Of the, tragedy.
John Marshall Burr. hysterlcal
CONTINUED on Page Fiye)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
CHARLOTTE WEARY,
HER SPIRIT SHAKEN
HOrTihed When Wax Model Is
Shown in Court
RESISTANCE IS SHATTERED
"If Murderer Was In Courtroom
And Heard DR.. Schultze Testify,
He Must Have Shuddered and
Cringed," Miss Mills Declares.

Somerville, N. J., Nov. TO- To-
day l feel weak and weary; weary
from crying, weary from the dag
ger thrusts of these constant re-
minders of mothers murder. Still,
nothing today can bring forth the
horror that struck into my mind
when DR.. Schultze so calmly demon
strated on a wax figure how those
bullets killed my mother.
I did not hear it all. 1 could not
hear it all. Sometimes I like to
think I am cqura geous, but I sup
pose everyoneS..has his breaking
point. I fou1dSfine. I'll admit that
my resistance was shattered after
those Sitting few minutes of hor-
ror. l dropped my head. I didn't
want to see. I would rather have
been stricken blind at that moment
than to have looked at the vivid
demonstration. Once l almost cried
out mother" And then ! felt
weak and nauseated. I CROPPED from
my seat and hurried out of the
court room. l could not go back.
might have risked the displeasure
of the court, BECAUSE ] was q state
witness and might be called to the
stand any time; but l forgot all
about courts and law and everything
else in the pain of that moment.
Now Has Another Nightmare
1 never saw my mother after she
was murdered. l could not bear to
see her in death. But now I have
another nightmare to haunt me
those few minutes Of description OF
how my poor mother was killed.
Oh, why must l suffer all these
things in addition to the suffering
which her absence leaves in my
heart. I pray for the day when it
will all be over and peace will come
to my mind and heart
was told that the prosecution
scored when it was pointed out that
my mothers body was mutilated.
her throat cut and the larynx taken
out. But DR.. Halls body was not
mutilated. so evidently the murderer
had a deep grudge against my
mother which they didn't feel
against DR.. Hall. The murderer had
a grudge, too, against her beautiful
singing voice.
Just as I got up to leave the
court room, my glance swept the
three people accused of killing my
mother. Through my tears I saw
Mrs. Hall looking down at some
thing she held in her hand. My
heart was SO filled with my own
sorrow that at that moment I felt
deep sympathy for her. I know she
is suffering. too, even if her suf-
fering is more of hurt pride and hui
initiation than Of the heart.
Wants to Cry "Stop"
Oh, l don't want to go through
Continued on Page Twenty-two)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
Being MADE
TO FREE M'QUARRIE
States Attorney Acorn Inter
ested in Case, Casale Says
CLAIM DAUGHTER LIED
Petition for Pardon Of Man Sent to
Wethersfield on Own Child's
Story Being Investigated by
County Prosecutor, Counsel Says.

An investigation which may lead
to a petition for a pardon for Rod
erick McQuarrie, local man who is
serving a sentence of to 10 years
in states prison at Wethersfield for
criminal assault on his daughter,
has been started by States Attorney
Hugh NJ Alcorn, according to At
torney s. Gerard Casale, who is
handling McQuarrie's interests. Ac-
cording to Attorney Casale, County
Detective Edward J. Hickey of Mr.
Alcorn's office has been assigned to
the investigation.
McQuarrie has already served
more than a year of his term. Sew
eral weeks ago he was released
from prison in the custody of Off
GERS on writ of habeas corpus, and
brought to this city, where he OPP
posed the application of the public
charities department for appoint
ment of local couple as guardians
of one Of his daughters. He was re-
turned to prison Immediately after
his testimony was given. Judge
Gaffney of the probate court grant
ed the application of the petitioner.
Daughter Recants Story
Attorney Casale Recently confer
red with States Attorney Acorn
and acquainted him with McQuar-
rie's protestations Of innocence Of
guilty in superior court after he was
bound over in the local police court.
The attorney also informed the
states attorney that the daughter
on whose statements McQuarrie was
arrested and convicted has since de-
clared that her story was false and
that she had been urged by police
and others to incriminate her
father. ....--
Attorney Casale said today that
1t has come to light recently that
charges of similar nature to that
on which McQuarrie was imprison-
ed had been made by one of the
daughters against several members
of the church in which McQuarrie
and others concerned in the
guardianship controversy hold
membership. Investigation of the
charges tended to prove that they
were absolutely without foundatio
in fact, Attorney Casale states, and
he informed States Attorney Acorn
OF his belief that if McQuarrie is
guilty. the others are also guilty,
and if they are innocent, as is indi-
Gated in the results of the investiga-
ton. McQuarrie, is unjustly incar-
cerated.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN
REPORTED IN ANS0NIA
Greatest Precipitation Ever Regis
tered In That City-Street
Damage $4,000

Ansonia. Nov. 10 (P,-Ansonia
seemed to be the center of the
storm yesterday, -Four inches Of
rain fell, the precipitation being the
greatest ever recorded here for one
day.
The climax came shortly after
five o'clock yesterday afternoon
when terrific thunder shower
passed over the city letting loose
regular cloudhurst. The water
on Main street stretched from curb
to curb and went over the sidewalk
at places. During the height of the
storm lightning put the electric
Ugh plant of the De-by Gas and
Electric company at Derby out of
business and Ansonia Derby and
Shelton were plunged into dark
ness. All street lights were ex-
tinguished as well as those in stores,
factories and homes and the ma
chinery in the big mills which get
their power from the electric light
company stopped 1t was 20 min
utos before a hookup with the big
power plant at Devon made it pos
sible to turn on the electric cur
rent.
A number of telephones were put
out of commission and washouts on
streets will cost the city $4,000.
Many collars and Easements were
flooded and trolley cars We're STALL
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
after AUTO CRASH
Woman Companion Of Green
witch Victim Takes Poison
BEING HELD AS WITNESS
Victim Killed When His Auto
Strikes Telephone Pole Guy Wire
and Then Crashes Into Tree,
Fracturing His Skull.

Stamford, Nov. 10 R>-Mrs. Helen
Merritt Brown, who was in the au-
tomobile last night when Antonio
Furano was fatally hurt in an acct
dent, attempted, according to the
police. to end her life by taking
poison at police headquarters here
today
Mrs. Brown, who disappeared
after the machine had struck a guy
wire, resulting in fatal injuries to
Furano, was traced by pocket
book she left in the car and was
found by the police today. She is
being held as material witness
pending an inquiry by the coroner
After the car had struck the guy
wire, it continued on for As feet,
then crashing into a tree. F'urano
suffered a fractured skull.
Furano's sister-in-law was to
have been married today. He
leaves a widow and seven children.
Mrs. Brown Is said to have on
child.
Furano died at the Stamford hos
pital to which he was taken after
the accident. He had been hit on
the head by a clamp from the car
when the top was crushed in by
the guy wire and tree into which
tho machine, out of control, ran.
Mrs. Browns Story
Mrs. Brown says that Furaro was
driving her to Port Chester. N. Y.
where he was to put up for the
night at a brothers house. The car
skidded and struck the guy wire
which broke down the top. Mrs.
Brown says that she does not know
what else happened in the next few
minutes. When she found Furano
was hurt she went to a house near
by for assistance and got frishten-
ed when the woman there called up
tho police. She did not return
home. The police found her peck
ethook with her name in 1T in the
machine.
A private car removed Furano to
the hospital.
The police determined today that
the accident occurred in Greenwich
Just over the line from Stamford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
PRESIDENT SPEEDING
TOWARD KANSAS CITY
Will Speak at Dedication
of War Memorial
Tomorrow

On Board president Coolidge's
Special Train, Wv 10 P-Refreshed
by good nights rest, President and
Mrs. Coolidge today sped across
Pennsylvania and Ohio toward Kan
sas City, where the president will
deliver an Armistice Day address at
the dedication of the Liberty Me-
mortal, erected in honor of World
War veterans.
The special Pennsylvania railroad
train arrived in Pittsburgh at s;45
a. m, and ten minutes later contin-
ued its journey to Kansas City.
Mr.. Coolidge. minus overcoat, and
Mrs. GRhdge, appeared on the rear
platfgPR of their observation car in
the Pittsburgh station to acknowl-
edge the greetings of handful OF
curious persons. despite a raw wind
and snow flurries.
AS the special train, which left
Washington shortly before midnight.
swept into the Pennsylvania noun
tains in the early morning hours,
snow tlurries and a cold wave were
encountered, and Mrs. Coolidge re-
tired soon after the train left Wash
ington and arose early today. After
breakfast, Mr.. Coolidge went back
to his observation car and scanned
the morning newspapers.
The trip will be the first made
into the west by the president since
he addressed the American farm bu-
reau federation convention in Chi
cago last December.
The party includes Secretary of
War Dwight Davis. Colonel S. A.
Cheney. military aide; Captain Will
son Brown, naval aide, and Major
James F. Coupal, personal physician
to the president., 1t was due to reach
Kansas City terr0w'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
OWNER SCORES IN
GAS station WAR
Permit Granted for O'Connsll
Site, West Main Street
NEIGHBORS ARE SURPRISED
Action OF Public Works Board Said
to Have Been in Nature OF Shock
to Rernonstrants, Who Will Con-
tinue Fight.

After hot fight in which Thomas
W. Grove, one of the members of
the board of public works took the
negative side Of the question at the
weekly board meeting held at the
city hall last evening 1t was voted
to grant the petition for a gasoline
station on West Main street on
property owned by DR.. D. w. O'Con-
nell. The vote was taken twice and
the final count was three to two in
favor of the petition.
In speaking of the establishing Of
the station with several small wood
en- dwellings adjoining it, Grove
said that he thought it strange that
while Hartford was able to get good
looking gas stations, New Britain.
had to be content with makeshift
affairs in old dwellings. He said
that personally he would like to see
gas stations every 90 feet along the
streets as it might lower the price
of gas but the present petition was
lltt dtttptdDlt Ill IllS SIShI.
City Engineer Williams was in
structed to prepare maps for the
grading of Newington avenue and
the laying of sidewalks on the street.
fremont street extension was given
the same action. Catch basins were
for Cottage place, Monroe
street, Carlton street and Roxbury
road.
A waiver Of damages was reported
as received from three property
owners whose land would be af-
fected by the cutting Of the corner
of South Main and Buel streets.
The action was referred to the coun-
sci and placed on file.
A letter from W. L. Hatch, trustee
Of the Booth estate was received In
which Hatch stated that the estate
would stand half the cost for the
laying of Gem cutters on Cabot
street for the distance of $50 feet
on each side. The agreement was
accepted ~ the board and it was
moved that the petition for the lay
ing of curhs and cutters be accepted
and referred to the common coun-
Gil. ...
1t was voted to hold a catch basin
in the near future.
Chairman Towers and City En-
gineer Williams were given power to
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
RESIGNS AS TEACHER
At end OF Is YEARS
Miss Mary E. Kinlock
Concludes Long and
Meritorious Service

Miss Mary L. kinlock of 254
Chestnut street, teacher in New
Britain schools for the past %
years, has resigned on account of i'll
health.
She began her duties in the first
grade of the Smith school in 1898
and gradually advanced to the sixth
grade. In her duties at the school
she taught classes in every study on
the school calendar In 1922 she
was advanced to the Central Junior
high school where she taught
seventh grade English.
She was member of the Teach
ers' club. Miss Mary A. Tormay.
principal Of the Smith school, pro-
claimed her a most efficient and
competent teacher.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
Sixteen Pass Tests of
State Pharmacists

Hartford. Nov. 10 Pl-Of a class
Of forty four who took the examin-
atoms for registered pharmacists at
the state capitol in Hartford on Oc-
tober and 6, sixteen were sue
cessful. They are Samuel P. APP
pelbaum of Hartford; Edison B.
Cooper of Thomaston; Jose De Vic
toria of New York: John w. German
of Winsted: Raymond Hurwitz of
Hartford; z. II. jolly of Hartford;
Philip T. Masterbone of Bristol;
Thomas f. Maziauskas of New
York; Daniel ]. Richi of Hartford;
Henry A. Sassa, Jr,, of New York;
Oscar Savitz of Winthrop. Mass:
Samuel Schine Of Bridgeport: Ben
iamin d. Siegall of Bridgeport; Hy
man G. Sind of Hartford; Russell F.
Stahl of New Haven and lgnatius
Zembil of Bridgeport.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
Car Barn Murderers in
Boston Must Pay Penalty

Boston, Nov. 10 R)-The full
bench of the supreme court today
found against John J. Devereaux.
John j. Mclaughlin and Edward j.
Heinlein and affirmed the denial of
a superior court to a motion for a
new trial. The three men are under
sentence of electrocution for the
murder of James H. Farneau in the
course of a robbery of the car barn
of the Middlesex street railway in
Waltham.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
TAIN CONNECTICUT PAGES
Windham County Superior Court
Collects $500 in Liquor Fines
These Payments Represent But Two Days Cases-Five
More Defendants Are Yet to Go to Trial

raigned on five counts, was fined
$500 and given a IS day suspended
Jail sentence,
Adolph Lanpage, of Moosup. ar
raigned on two counts, was fined
$500 and given 80 day suspended
Jail sentence.
Henry Lamary of Plainfield. ar
raigned on five counts, was fined
$500 and given a Is day suspended
jail sentence.
There are five more cases to be
heard. In two days. the court has
collected $500 in fines as a result
of the liquor cases.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
West Hartford Man Held,
For Automobile Tragedy

Hartford. Nov. 10 Pl-Stuart II.
Eaton of West Hartford was ar
raigned in police court today on
charges Of criminal negligence and
evading responsibility as result
Of an accident on Park street last
night, when Mrs Bertha Salmonsen
of this city was killed. Eaton, the
police rliege, failed to stop his car
after sfil-ing the woman and was
arrested M his home carly today,
His lawyer was granted a continu-
ance in the case to November 80.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10
FORD'S NEW II. Il. PLAN

New York, Nov. 10 Nl-Henry
Ford is reported in the financial dis
trict today to be considering a plan
for the extension of the Detroit,
Toledo and Ironton railroad into the
Elkhorn coal fields of kentucky
where he has several hundred thou
sand acres of coal in Clay, Perry.
Pike and Letchcr counties. Such an
extension, it was further reported,
would enable the Ford railroad TO
hook up with the Virginia railroad
whose western terminus is at Deep
water, w, Va.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-10

Willimantic, Nov. 10.7P- The
September term of criminal superior
court was reopened by Judge Alfred
c. Baldwin today when five more
liquor cases, resulting from the
series of raids on November 3. We're
heard. Five violators, arrested on
bench warrants, pleaded guilty.
Salvini L. Cardinal Of Willimantic,
arraigned on eight counts, was fin
ed $1,000 and given so days sus-
pended jail sentence.
Alfred LaBlanc of Danielson.
charged on one count, was fined
800 and given a five day suspended
Jail sentence.