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New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
SHERIFF ACCUSED OF
 CHARGING TOO MUCH
Cleveland Jailer Said to Have Profiteered at
 Prisoners Expense

Cleveland, May IS R}-- Because pie in jail costs more than pie out side, Cyahoga county common pleas judges will try to find out if Sheriff Fred Kohler of Cleveland has been profteering in selling candy, pastry and tobacco to county jail inmates.
 And because Louise Louie the Pie Man" Sagors, former prisoner, says he was charged $1 day rental for a cell used as store room when he was the sheriff's chief salesman grand jury inquiry into conditions at the jail may he made.
 Chief Justice Homer G. Powell Of the common pleas court said he would lay the matter before the judges this afternoon. Judge Frank c. Phillips said he would determine if a grand jury could investigate the charges of Louie the Pie Man. especially his statements that bread, coffee and soup formed the diet of the prisoners. for whose good the sheriff is allowed 45 cents day.
 The sheriff admits pie costs more in jail because of Handling ex- penses" but he denies he made any thing like $30 to $40 a day profits, or that hungry prisoners bought five pieces of costly pie a day because jail fare was insufficient, as Louie charges.
 Its all la-la, but 1t makes good story" Kohler told newspapermen.
 "The Pieman" said he was the chief sales agent for more than six and that when released, he owed $42 back rent on his cell store room. He sold for 20 cents, cigar cites that cost IS; penny boxes Of matches cost prisoners ten cents; foul chewing gum cost double and S3 cent pies were cut in six 10 cent portions, Louie related. Prisoners paid five cents for daily and IS cents for Sunday papers, he said.
 Each day Sagors and his five as- sistants were charged up with so many pies, so many cigarettes and so on, and every morning he had to account to a deputy for his sales and give him the money, Sagors said.
 The judicial inquiry will proceed on the theory that the sheriff is an officer of the courts and that the iudges have the power to make rules he must follow in controlling the iail, Chief Justice Powell said.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
Strict Discipline Will Govern
 Policemen, Chairman Declares;
 Thirsty Cops Will Be Punished
Special Committee to Hear Cases of Firing Bluecoats
 Abolished By New Board

comed back to the force by the new chairman, he said.
 Discipline Committee Unnecessary.
 A discipline committee is entirely unnecessary Chairman Pajewski be- lieves. The board is composed of but four members. Under the commits sion appointed by A. NJ. Paonessa, q committee of two members heard evidence in all cases brought to the boards attention and after reaching Q decision reported to the two re- maining members. A review Of all facts was usually necessary. In many instances the case was publicly aired twice, thereby injuring the man and the department, it is point ed out, Pajewski feels the entire board should sit as tribunal
 The new chairman is of the be- lief that a policy Of strict discipline will find favor with a great majority Of the bluecoats. With the excep- ton Of minor infractions against de- partmental rules, it has been found that great number of the "scrapes" in which policemen found them selves in recent years, were laid to small group of patrolmen. Pajew- ski feels men who are continually on the carpet should be dealt severe ly with, dropped if necessary, to protect the remainder of the force.
 Chairman Pajewskie declined to discuss the case Of Supernumerary Patrolman J. Edward Hayes now under suspension for insolence to- ward a superior officer. He indicat- ed, however, If it is proved Hayes had been drinking, he will favor his dismissal from the force for second time.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
MARILYN MILLER AND
 HUSBAND SEPARATED
Stage and Movie Stars Admit Rift But Deny
 Divorce Intentions

Hollywood, Cal, May s lPl-Jack Pickford. motion picture actor and brother O. Mary, and his wife, Mari lynn Miller, the actress, believe they will be happier if they live apart They are going to try it.
 There will be no divorce and no legal separation, Mir. Pickford said last night.
 I've mutually agreed to separate" the screen actor said. T saw Mari lynn in New York recently and had dinner with her. We came to an agreement then"
 There are no hard feelings and there will be no divorce or legal separation, as far as l know"
 Pickford arrived here from New York Saturday and Sunday gave homecoming for motion picture 
 Miss Miller also has been quoted as saying there would be no divorce or legal separation.
 To Pickford, the new arrangement will mean flinging himself into pre- parations for filming a new picture, he said. For Miss Miller, it will mean Hitting a songful way across a stage whose comedy will be a contrast to her marital venture.
 Persistent rumors Of difficulties in the Pickford-Miller family began many months ago when Miss Miller left Hollywood to return 10 the comedy stage which she de- serted on marrying the film star. Confirmation later of the rift by relatives brought emphatic denials from the Pickfords. Now both will ingly admit it.
 The screen actor did not reveal the cause of the separation.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
HANGS SELF IN CELL,
 ROPE IS HANDKERCHIEF
Adolph Benson, 56, of South Main Street C0m-
 mits Suicide

With a rope made of his handker- chief fastened tightly about his neck, Adolpa Benson, aged. 56. of 27S South Main street was found dead in No, cell at police headquarters about midnight, by Desk Sergeant Matthias Rival. Benson was ar rested yesterday afternoon for drunkenness and in court this morn ing the case was nolled.
 Benson, according to Mir. and Mrs. Herbert A. Williams, with whom he boarded, had been drink ing hard for two weeks and told them he would end his life either but cutting. his throat or hanging. His handkerchief having been left with him when he was searched after being locked up, he tore it to ribbons, knotting them together and fastening the free end to the cell door grating. When Sergeant Rival found the body, the head was hang Ing oiL the plank bed and Strangula- tion was complete.
 Street Sergeant Patrick A. Me Away notified Benson's son, Carl, who lives at 1112 Stanley street, and learned that the deceased man was employed as a gardener at the Stanley Work and leaves, besides Carl, his wife and 14-year- son who live at 3O4 Park street. one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Lowry of 415 East Main street, and three sisters in Sweden.
 The funeral will be held Thurs day afternoon at ? o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. pr. Abel A. Ahlquist, pastor of First Lutheran church, will Interment will be in Fair view cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
BRIDGEPORT co. TO SELL
 PLANT TO STANLEY WORKS
American Tube and Stamping Co. Stockholders Approve of Sale By Large Majority.

At special meeting of the stock holders of the American Tube and Stamping Co. of Bridgeport yester- day afternoon, 1t was voted to con- firm the purchase of the company's plant by the Stanley Works of this city. The vote to sell was by large majority.
 The American Tube and Stamping Co. owns 50 acres of harbor front site and numerous buildings for pro- ducing hot and cold rolled steel, the capitalization of the company is approximately $3,200,00O.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
THOUGHT COACH YOST
 WAS NAME OF PULLMAN
Railroad Conductor At Ann Arbor Never Heard of Noted Football
 Mentor.

Ann Arbor, Mich, May IS P>- There is the man who thought Rex Beach was a summer resort and the Kentucky Derby a hat; and there is the railroad conductor who thought Fielding H. Yost, athletic director at University of Michigan, was railroad coach.
 Coach Yost was at a way station last night, but had arranged that the fast train stop and pick him up. The train order to the conductor said to stop and pick up Coach Yost."
 When the train stopped the con ductor swung down and walked back to see to the coupling of Coach Yost" to the train. It took Yost, one of the best known men in Michigan, some time 10 convince the conductor that he was the coach re- ferred to.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
ESTATE OF JOSEPH TUTLES
 APPRAISED AT S62,977
Interests In Real Estate And Manu- featuring Corporations Form
 Bulk of Holdings.

M. D. Sake and r. NJ. Zimmer- man, appraisers in the estate of Joseph Tutles, have reported his in- ventory to be s62,97I99. itemized as follows: Real estate on Division street, $20,000; mortgage on Beaver street real estate, s24,250; bank bal ances. S526.35, $S1.52, $S,395.12; mortgage on South street real es- tate, $2.500; 50 shares American Hardware corporation, 5000; 20 shares New Britain Machine Co.,, preferred, s2,000; 25 shares North & Judd, $625; 10 shares Bodwell Realty Co.,, $10O; household fur niture. $500.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
Diabetes Cause of Death
Brought In CubanS

Springfield. Mass. May IS (P-To Dan O'Neil. president Of the East ern Baseball league, who died to- day in his home in Holyoke, is due more than to any other person or factor the introduction of Cuban players into organized baseball.
 Back in 1910, when O'Neil was operating the New Britain club franchise of the old Connecticut league, O'Neil made the move which has since developed into the use of some fifty players in organized teams.
 At that time he imported four Cuban players. Marsans, an out fielder, later went to the Cincinnati Nationals and still later to the New York Yankees; Cabrera, shortstop, was later purchased by the Cincin- natis and finally by the St, Louis Nationals; Almeida, third baseman, went to Cincinnati and later 10 the International league; Padrone, the fourth, was q pitcher.
 Proved CubanS White
 O'Neil met with much opposition in the first use of the Cubans, bas- ed on the color factor and the rule that prohibits negroes to play in or ganized baseball. O'Neil was able to prove, however, that the Cubans, notwithstanding their swarthy skins, were to be classed as whites and won out in the litigation that his club, in last place in the league, pulled up to third in the final two months of the season and would have finished first in two weeks more. At present there are three Cubans in the Eastern league. Gut ierrez, infielder with Springfield Es- trada, outfielder and Rodriguez, first baseman both with Providence,
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
Seventeen From Sen-
 eca, Aground Of Miami, Make Serious Charges Against Per-
 sonnel of Clyde Liner.
Laud Captain But Accuse Walters and Bellhops- Declare Liquor Was Be- ing Sold Openly on the Boat.
OTHERS DENY THAT
 COMPLAINT IS TRUE

New York, May IS Lpl-seventeen passengers of the liner Seneca who were among the 235 persons taken rom the steamer when it ran aground near Miami, Florida, last Sunday morning, on their arrival here today signed statement charging that members of the Sene- ca's crew were under the influence of intoXicauts and went into life boats ahead of passengers. Officers of the line issued emphatic denlals.
 Charges Are Denied
 H. H. Raymond, president of the steamship company, who was present when the passengers were removed said by telephone from Miami that the charges are utterly false" They are not worthy of considera- ton and to deny them gives them an importance they do not merit" he said. The crew did not leave the ship at all."
 Captain William Clark. general superintendent. and Arthur w. Pye, passenger traffic manager of the Clyde lines, also denied the charges. Captain Leek, who commanded the Seneca, has been operating between Havana and Miami all winter" Pye said. "He has given strict attention to the matter Of drinking and we are confident no liquor was sold on the ship. We have no means of pre- venting passengers from drinking"
 Grabbed Life Preservers
 The signed statement also charged that members of the crew donned life preservers ahead of the passengers, thereby causing much concern to the women on board. Although the statement criticised members of the crew, the Seneca's commander. Captain B. w. Leek, was highly praised.
 A special train of Pullman cars brought 193 of the Seneca's pas sengers at the Pennsylvania termI- nal
 r. A. Edwards, of Brookline, Mass, gave newspaper men the statement which read in part:
 Miami, Fla. May 16, 1926.
 gro whom it may concern:
 eve, the undersigned, being pas ,engers aboard the S. S. Seneca bound from Miami to New York, leaving May Is at 4 p. n1., hereby certify that the following state ments are true in the affair of the Seneca being in a sinking condition the night of May 15 and 16, and passengers being removed in life boats, to wit:
 Charges Are Filed
 NO l. Liquor sold openly on the Seneca.
 No. 2. A portion of the ships crew under influence of liquor
 No. 3. Men were taken ashore on large tug while many ladies were forced to use small life boats. "No. 4. Many members of crew In life preservers ahead Of passen- gers, causing much concern to ladies'" After reading the statemePt, Mir. Edwards was asked: What do you mean when you say portion of ships crew under Influence Of liquor? ;" "Waiters and bellhops" he re- piled. Mir. Edwards made it clear that many of the persons whose names were signed to the statement were not opponents of liquor drinking.
 Men Taken First Edwards said the first load taken l ashore were all men. He stated 1 that no members of the crew were | at the life boat stations. He also | said group of boys and girls l
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-18

electrical industry and our task Is not nearly finished. We can again double the production of the United States; we can irrigate lands that are going to waste: we can increase the yield of agriculture; we can lift some of the load from human backs"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
Report Haller Advancing

Berlin, May IS tP-Berlin news papers report that the negotiations between the recently established Polish government and the opposi- tion group at Posen have failed. It is added that rival government has been set up in Posen under the leadership of General Haller. and formed the Polish Legion in the United States during the World war.
 The despatches say that skir- mishes between troops of the two parties. resulting ineonsiderable casualties to both sides are reported to have already occurred.
 General Haller's forces are es-
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
DAN O'NEIL, NOTED BASEBALL MANAGER
 DIES EARLY TODAY
Was President of Eastern League and Member of National
 Arbitration Board
PILOIED FAMOUS LOCAL
 TEAM OF CUBAN PLAYERS

Back In 1910 He Made Minor League
 History When He Drought Tail
 end New Britain Nine to Third
 Place With Season Within Two
 Months of CIosing-Was About SC
 Years of Age.
 Holyoke, Mass, May IS CPl-Dan O'NeiL, president of the Eastern Baseball league and member of the National Board of Arbitration. died here this morning at 4;40 o'clock.
 Diabetes Cause of Death
 Diabetes is the reported cause of his death. He had been president Of the Eastern league since 1916. Mr. O'Neil had also been prominent in local political circles for many years. He rose from the ranks of a player to the presidency of the league.
 He leaves wife, two daughters and five sons.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
CRUSHED UNDER TRACTOR

Worcester. Mass, May IS Pl- Mario Latugo, aged 26, a tractor driver living near the Worcester West Boylston line, was instantly killed today when a two ton ma chine he was using in excavating a cellar overturned and crushed him.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
WREATH PLACED ON LAFAYETTE'S GRAVE
Lieut.. Thomas MCKOn8 Of Hart
 ford Orator in Paris
PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE
Recalls that It Was the Governors Foot Guard Which, in 17SO. Es- cOrted Noted Frenchman on HIS Visit to Hartford.

Paris. May IS LP-Five hundred Connecticut and Virginia militiamen, in uniforms of the time of Lafayette, paid tribute to the French hero at his tomb this afternoon. The cere- mony was held in the presence Of one of Lafayette's descendants, the Marquis De Chambrun. American Ambassador hyron T. Herrick and Consul General Robert P. Skinner also were present.
 The first company of the Gov ernor's Foot Guards of Connecticut acted as a guard of honor while Lieutenant Thomas McKone of Hartford laid bronze plaque on the tomb and then deliverd an address,
 The militiamen spent most of the day sightseeing.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
COP RESCUES FIVE MEN
New Haven Bluecoat Drags Gas Fume Overcome SIeepers From Russian Baths.

New Haven, May 10.-Five men who had been overcome by coal gas at the Russian baths here early to- day, were carried, one at a time by Policeman George J. Sullivan from the apartment to another building and revived. Sullivan broke dowp the door to their room after he tn- vestigated a report that moans were heard coming from the place.
 The officer found each man in an unconscious condition. After he had given them first aid, he summoned hospital ambulance, opened the windows of the apartment to let the gas escape and then went to the basement where he adjusted the drafts on the furnace so that no more gas could escape.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
HOPE ID INSURE
 PRESENCE OF ]. $.
Preparatory Commission on Dis
 armament Seeks to Satisfy
REMOVING LEAGUE CONTROL
Steps Taken 1t Geneva Today Tend
 ing To Prevent Conference From
 Becoming a Purely League of
 Nations Affair.

Geneva, May Is lP--The prepara- tory commission on disarmament, at private session, today took steps to prevent the conference from be- coming a purely league Of nations affair.
 With a view to meeting the Amer ican attitude toward the conference, Viscount Cecil, the British delegate, moved that two sub committees Of the commission be appointed to which all states are entitled to name representatives. One of these committees will handle military naval and air problems and the oth- CT will handle the general economic problem.
 The original plan of the league council was 10 turn over detailed studies of disarmament to league bodies to which non-league coun- tries, such as the United States, would be entitled to send represent ot
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
|. S. Gave Warning

The United States. however. in- formed the league that when it &C., cepted the invitation to the confer ence, it did not accept any plan which virtually would take matters out of the hands of the preparatory commission.
 Today's action is felt to empha- size the sovereign character of the commission and that when the com mission is not in session, it's prob lens will be in the hands of it's own subcommittees and not in the hands of league bodies. senor Cobian. of Spain, has been appointed chairman of the military subcommittee, and Senor Bucro of Uruguay has been appointed chair man of the general economic sub committee.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
THE WEATHER

Hartford, May fS.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair and cooler tonight; Wednesday becoming unset tied, probably followed by showers
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-18

Already the three parties of thc right and the national laborites. az .gregating 22S votes out of 555 in
 both houses of parliament, have pro
 tested against holding the election at Warsaw.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-18

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Average Daily Circulation For Msy Msst 18th aR'lns 13,332
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-08
WINDSOR

WEST-AIr. and Mrs. c. D. Jones
passed an evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
). 7. Barton, last week.
Mrs. Neil Fowler was called TO
Augusta, Friday, by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Devine.
A. F. Caswell was called to Chelsea
on business matters Friday. Mrs.
CasWell took the opportunity to visit
with her aunt. Mrs. Cooper.
Miss Effie Fowler is passing a few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Cleveland
Leavitt, in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. 3. Perley dined
with their father, d. G.. True on
Sunday.
Mrs, AIable jackson was a guest
of the family at Eben HolloWells
on Sunday
Sunday visitors at Lone Maple
We're Mrs. Abbie Perley and son,
Arson. Of Stewards, Mrs. Bertha
Caswell and Mrs. Ethel Caswell.
Guy Ihgraham is still confined to
The house by illness
Mrs. w. s. Barton was called to
Pennington, Monday morning, by
the illness of her daughter, Made
nne. News received Monday evening
indicate that Miss Madeline was
somewhat better than on the previous
day
Mrs. Arthur Taber is on the sick
list Friends hope for a speedy
recovery.
W. S. Barton is the first in our
jurisdiction to get his wood sawed.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Jones were In
Augusta, Tuesday.
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CORNVILLE

Joseph Eames, one of our Oldest
citizens is i'll. His sister, Mrs.
Mahala Renter of Madison Bridge,
accompanied by her son, Percy,
visited him last week, also his
laughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Brown.
Elmer Trask was very sick last
week. He is a little more comfort
able at present
Henry Palmer, who Is at his uncle's
nome in Skowhegan, fell and re-
celved severe shaking although no
pones were broken. Mr.. Palmer will
We 30 years old in June and is plan
iing to return to the farm in Corn
Vile in the spring.
Bessie Yorke is gaining slowly but
~ " sui confined to her bed. The Re-
ne1 committee of the Wesserrunsett
strange of which Mrs. Yorke is one of
Hie officers, remembered her with
basket of fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs Dell Kelley and
flu.
.. An immense flock of wild geese
ne" toward the north Saturday.
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ROWDOINHAM

MI and Mrs. Leonard Bishop and
~, ,pH' OF Bath passed the week at
u s1e nome OF Mr.. Bishops parents,
'ir. and Mrs. Jake Bishop.
:, arthur Coffin was week end
,,sltor at the home of his mother,
MRS. Percy Tibbetts.
n morrison Jane of the Portland
les, less Herald staff was a week end
vssiIor at the home of his sister, Mrs.
MARIAN ingalls,.
toa Mss Melvina Borjesson. who
wacnes at Hollis Center, passed her
~ ation at the home of her parents,
Nan, ana Mrs. Amandus Borjesson.
Miss Jessie Cromwell. who has
employment in Portland. is passing a
'eW days at her home here.
MRS. Robert Wallace passed the
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man held a demonstration Of egg
quality, methods of packing without
breakage: talk on better egg producs-
ton and ways of grading at the honso
of Elbridge Blodgett. =
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Hampton, n. H., where he will work
III the garage of Lawrence Hackett.
Mrs. George Cutler was a BUSH
ness visitor in Portland. Tuesday.
Jerry F'oote and son RAYMOND Of
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Hospital quite few weeks ago. re-
turned to his home here Monday
evening.
Charles Eastman, County Agent
for the Farm Bureau and Boys and
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Card If Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their kindness and sympathy
during our recent bereavement also
for the beautiful flowers.
MIR. ARCHIE G. COOMBS
Mr.. AND MRS. GUY +. EARLE
MR.. AND MRS. ROY E. COOMBS
MR.. AND MRS. RAY A. COOMBS
MISS EDITH NJ BALLARD
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day. Monday, at the home OF Mr..
Wilbur Small. s'
n. b. Baxter of Richmond was
Gazing on friends here Tuesday.
Raymond Tibbetts left Tuesday for
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ton held in Portland. Tuesday. Mrs.
Dodge went Monday afternoon and
Miss Denham. Tuesday morning.
w. b. Kendall, who underwent
surgical operation in Boston
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VASSALBORO

NORTH-The Ladies' Aid Of the
Methodist Church will have their
Easter Sale Thursday. this week A
supper Will be served at o'clock.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
Church will have their Easter Sale
next week.
The dance to be held Friday even
ing this week for the benefit Of the
North Tassalboro Village Cemetery
Association will be postponed in
definitely,
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Girls club, was a business visitor In
town. Tuesday. He gave a demon
stration at Mr.. Sylvester's. In the
evening o. l.. Wilbur, poultry
specialist from Orono and Mr.. East