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New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Weeks Activities in
 Catholic Churches
St. Mary's Church

A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. Mary's church Tuesday morning at z o'clock for Edward Mansworth. A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated on Saturday morning at o'clock for William Donlon.
 The men of the parish will re- ceive communion in body at the 8 o'clock mass next Sunday. Confess sions for men only will be heard Sat- urday night.
 St. Johns Church
 There will be a months mind mass for James Morrin Tuesday morning at o'clock at the church of St. John the Evangelist. and an anniversary mass for Eugene Sulli- van on Thursday morning at ! o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
BRISTOL NEWS
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the local police that as they were driving alongfi Cemetery avenue. which is a lonely stretch of road connecting Lake avenue with Middle street, they were suddenly con- fronted by lhree men carrying re- volvers who ordered them ito stick 'em up." Skensky according to his story. started to remonstrate and was knocked unconscious. When his two companions shows disposition to ignore the command. four shots were fired, none of which took effect. The highwayme nthen preceded to relieve their victim of approximately S15.
 A short time later, Arthur Soul fer Of 64 South street and Henry Cormier of 52 Curtiss street. accom- panied by two young women appear CT at police headquarters and re- ported to Acting Captain Joseph Strupp that they had been held up at almost the same point as the scene of the first holdup. He stated that he was proceeding along Ceme- tety avenue when suddenly he was forced into the ditch by a light blue sedan. AS soon as he had stopped the car, the highwaymen appeared and demanded money and valuables from the members of his party. About s5 was taken from him and Cormier. but the bandits overlooked diamond ring and s45 in cash which one of the women was carry ing.
 As soon as this second report was received. Officers Strupp and Me Carthy hurried to the scene of the holdup and although they made an extensive search in company with Officers Timothy Lambert and Albert Perrington, no tace of the car in question or its occupants could be found.
 The third attempt of the highway men to stage holdup almost proved disastrously for one of them. Special Officer John Bresnahan, who had been working at Lake Con- bounce during the evening, was driving up Lake avenue to his home in this city when a man, armed with a revolver, stepped in front of his machine and commanded him to stop. Instead of complying, Bresna- han drove his car straight at the ] man and hurled him to the side of the road. Believing that he had seriously injured him, Bresnahan stopped his car and went back and although he searched the brush nearby, was unable to locate any trace of the man.
 A very vague description of the three men was obtainable by the police. One of the women in the Soulier car. however, did say that she felt sure she had seen the men In this city. The car lore Connec- ticut license plates. the last num- bers of which were "645."
 Police of surrounding cities have been notified of Saturday nights oc- currences.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
New Haven Doctor Is
 Held for Hearing

New Haven, Aug. 8 Rl-Dr. Woodburne R. Avis. 51, of this city, wanted by the Bridgeport police as an accessory to an illegal operation was given continuance in city court today until tomorrow. He was arrested Saturday on technical charge of idleness.
 Bridgeport authorities have in- formed local police that they will take Dr. Avis to that city either to- day or tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Special Notice

There will be bridge and whist
 party Tuesday afternoon. T. A. B.
 new hall. Several prizes have been donated. Admission 25c. Public is inVited.-adyt.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Special Notice

The Carpenters Union will hold special meeting this evening at s p. m. for the purpose of taking ac- tion on the death of John Loomis. -advt.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

Cologne, Germany, Aug. 8 R- The Rhineland high commission has granted the German authorities permission to establish three new airdromes in the occupied area.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

There is a sun dial in Baltimor that indicates sun time in other countries.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
CLARK FUNERAL TODAY
Head of Aetna Insurance Company Laid at Rest Today-Was Direc- tor of Travellers,

tor of Travellers.
 Hartford. Conn. Aug. (UP)- The funeral of William N. Clark. former chairman of the board of directors of the Aetna Life Insur- ance company. was held here at the home today. He died Saturday.
 Clark was in insurance work for 50 years. For 52 years he was a director of the Travellers Insurance company. said to be. the record length of time for an insurance di- rector to hold office.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Burial Lots, Monuments

NEW BRITAIN MONUMENTAL WORKS 123 Oak St. Monuments of all sizes and descriptions. Carving and letter cutting our speciality.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

HUPMoBILE. ALL MODELS-sixes and Fights. Sales and Service. kngsbury Motor Sales Co.,. 250 Arch St.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
HITZ SIGNS SINCLAIR
BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
Oil Magnate Is Appealing From
Sentence for Contempt OF
Senate.

Justice William HitZ of the District
Supreme Court today signed the bill OF
exceptions taken during the trial of
Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate OF New
York, for contempt of the United
States Senate in refusing to answer
certain questions during the investiga-
ton into the oil scandals. United
States Attorney Peyton Gordon, repre-
senting the Government, and Attorney
George P Hoover for Sinclair agreed
to the bill of exceptions, which covers
165 typewriter pages. The signing of
the bill is one of the essential steps
toward the perfecting of Sinclair's ap-
peal from his conviction and sentence
of a fine of $500 and Imprisonment of
three months in Jail imposed last
March on the contempt charge.
Counsel for Sinclair have specified
4S assignments of error on the part
of Justice Hitz during the trial, most
of them relating to his refusal of the
numerous prayers for instruction to
the jury which the court overruled.
The defense has until December to
file it's appeal in the appellate court
and the case will probably be argued
early in the new year.
Attorney Hoover declared today
that his client is ready to go to trial
next Monday before Justice Siddons
and jury in Criminal Division to
answer an indictment for conspiracy
in which Albert B. Fail, former Sec
retary of the Interior, is named as
co-defendant and which deals with the
leasing of Teapot Dome.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
SUICIDE BLAMES ACT
ON DOMESTIC STRIFE
Man Found Drowned in Rock
Creek Leaves Notes Telling of
Discord.

Leaving notes suggestive of domes-
tic troubles, man Identified ny
acquaintances as Jerry Poston, about
IS years old, formerly of Vienna, Va :.
was found drowned today in the
waters of Rock Creek, beneath the
old NJ street bridge in Georgetown.
The notes, somewhat unintelligibie
in parts. were found by police at
tached to articles of clothing which
lay on the muddy bank near where
the body was discovered in shallow
water this morning by children at
play.
One note, scribbled in pencil on
collar, said "Notify Virginia Poston,
1541 Ramsay street. Baltimore, Md. >
Another note, written on paper and
contained in an envelope, was address
ed Dear Jenny" presumed by police
to be his wife.
w. f. Petit, Georgetown business
man, who was attracted to the scene
by the large crowd at the bridge,
recognized the body as that of Poston.
who. he said. frequented the streets
of Georgetown. Petit declared Pos
ton tried to end his life in Vienna last
Spring by shooting himself.
The first officers to arrive upon dis.
covery of the body by a five-year-old
@hi WCiC IOIiCSAAlSb a. Ahs NlACCh tAiiA
NJ Caussn of the seventh precinct,
who Immediately resorted to resuscita-
ton methods. pending arrival of the
Fire Department rescue squad The
squad was unable to revive the man,
however, and DIR. Seeley, of Columbia
Hospital, nearby, pronounced him
dead.
Police believe Poston walked into
the shallow creek early this morning,
holding his head under water near the
bank.
The coroner's office took charge of
the body.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
SPAIN Is REPORTED
ON BRINK OF CRISIS
Madrid in Mood of Frightened Elk
pectancy as Bombs and Plots
Are Rumored.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. October IA dispatch
from Madrid to the Daily Express
dated october IL and sent by courier
TO Hendaye, says that Spain is on the
brink of a crisis and that the people
are fearful of the future.
Every one in Madrid, the dispatch
saws. is in mood of frightened ex'
pectancy, with plots and eounter-plots
discovered frequently and hundreds OF
persons throughout the country i'm
prisoned. Quantities of bombs were
found stored in Madrid. even under the
eyes Of the police, the correspondent
says.
The power of Premier Primo de
Rivera, the dispatch adds. which for
merly depended upon the army, is now
depending more and more upon the
police and gendarmerie. which is being
built up as a personal force.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Madrid yesterday said that the
inauguration of the newly summoned
'sNational Assembly" by King Alfonso
on Monday did not attract as much
public attention as expected, while the
precautions taken by the police were
more extensive than have been notice
able previously. Every house within
hundreds of yards OF the building was
visited by detectives.
The dispatch said that the general
public was watching for developments
with sort of apathy, as it generally
recognizes that the Assembly does not
represent national Desires
Evening star., 1927-10-12
400 CITIZENS JOIN
HIGHWAY SAFETY CLUB
Members Pledged to Drive and
Halk Carefully as Part of
Traffic Campaign.

Four hundred citizens of Washing
ton have become members of the High
way Safety Club. sponsored by the
American Road Builders Association,
as a result of the campaign conducted
in The Star, the association ennounced
today. The club, which pledges its
members to drive and walk carefully,
is one feature of the associations high
way safety campaign which has been
in progress since October /.
The campaign, designed TO curb the
growing number Of street and high
way accidents, is gathering monen-
tum all over the country, the associa-
ton says. Twenty-Five thousand
school teachers are cooperating with
the association in its work. and $4,000
children have signed the safety Lledge
cards.
Nine thousand civic clubs are active
iy supporting the campaign, and new
one, the Exchange Club, With 800
member clubs. has just pledged its CO.
operation.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
BLAST DAZES MAN.
Turns on Gas, Forgets It Awhile
Then Lights Match in Kitchen.

]. s. Mulley, so years old. 739
Twelfth street, turned on the gas in
his kitchen stove about noon today
and forgot it for few minutes Then
he struck a match to light a cigarette.
Suddenly there was a loud explosion.
He was rocked on his feet and the
glass was blown out of the kitchen
window on the third floor
The building is on the corner of
Twelfth and III streets and Mr.. Null
ley's kitchen is on the FL street side
Glass showered down on the street
Everybody for a radius of a block on
every side heard the noise of the ex-
plosion, and crowd quickly collected.
The police were summoned as sew
eral persons rushed upstairs to see
what had happened. Mr.. Mulley was
found dazed, but only slightly injured.
BY the time the police arrived. he was
able to walk to the patrol wagon
which hurried him off for treatment
at Emergency Hospital. He then was
taken to Gallinger. Mrs. Mulley was
absent from the apartment at the
time.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
CLEAR BUILDING SITE.
Wreckers to Begin on Commerce
Tract Monday.

Wrecking crews from the Hechinger
Co. expect to start work Monday
morning tearing down buildings to
make way for the great Department
Of Commerce Building, which is to be
the longest structure in the National
Capital.
The last occupants in the structures
which are to be torn down are being
moved out, and the wreckers. accord
ing to contract, are to complete their
razing within 80 days.
Every building, with the exception
of the House of Detention and the
large temporary wooden structure
known as Treasury Annex No. 2, Will
be torn down in the area between r
and f streets, Fourteenth and FIT
teenth streets.
Meantime, it is understood the
Treasury is preparing to advertise
bids shortly for rough excavation
in both this site and the site for the
Internal Revenue Bureau Building.
These two are to be the first struc-
lures reared in the Federal building
program in the so-called Pennsylvania
avenue triangle.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
DAY-cLD BOYS FATHER
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY
Lauro Gonzalez Arrested When
Birth Notice in Baltimore News
paper Causes Investigation.

Lauro Gonzalez, a Mexican, SO years
old, of Baltimore, was arrested by De-
tectives Howard Ogle and c. p. j.
Weber of the Washington police, on a
charge of bigamy shortly after Con
zalez, who is an automobile paint deal
er, had greeted his boy born yesterday
TO his second wife.
The birth notice in the Baltimore
papers caused Mrs. Mary L. Gonzalez
TO start an investigation and ask for
her husbands arrest. She was mar
ried to Gonzalez in Mexico and has a
17-year-old daughter.
The mother of the baby. who was
Miss Mabel Strover, is said to have
been married to Gonzalez in Wash
ington on December 81. 1926. Both
women live in Baltimore and Funtil
about month ago each was unaware
OF the others existence.
Gonzalez told the detectives that he
thought the Mexican marriage was
void in the United States. because it
was performed by priest and never
registered civilly. The case was con-
tinued until Saturday when it came
up in Police Court today.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
FAIRFAX DOG WINS
MEMBERS DERBY
Field Trials at Centerville Have
Another Large Entry List Today.
Bench Show Winners.
Special Dispatch to TG Star.

Special Dispatch TO TA Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, October 12.-Cap-
tain Charlie Kingla, owned by DR..
Ford Swetman of Fairfax, won the
members derby yesterday in the
Northern Virginia Field Trials Asso-
citation meet at Centerville, near here.
At the bench show last night the
winner in the male pointer class was
Sheffield Proctor's Bob, owned by j.
w. ID. Cook of Potomac Beach, which
also won the sweepstakes. In the
female pointer class the winner was
Mount Vernon Belle. owned by r. NJ.
billiard of Alexandria; the male set
ter class was won by Irish Field
Marshal. owned by j. w. Tomilson of
Washington, d. c.. and the setter fe-
male winner was Lady Ballou, owned
bv ]. d. Thayer of Maplewood, n. j..
Entries for the all-age stakes being
run this afternoon on the same
grounds are: Green's Stylish Carolina,
owned by F. L. w. Green. Fredericks-
burg: Ben Stones Zev owned by L.V.
Timberlake, Fredericksburg; West
fields Don, A. 3. Bolton. Charlottes-
vile: Eugene, jr., Speed and Irish
Field Marshal, Tomlinson; Mount Ver-
non Belle, Big Blaze and White Rod,
billiard; Albemarle, Franks Jack, I'll.
f. Cole, Leesburg; Doc Bowers, f. s.
Schultz, Roanoke: Kennelworth, Sandy
MacPhearson, Harrisonburg; Old Do.
minion Belle, H. J. Rose, Alexandria;
Sheffield Petty and Sheffield Proctor 8
Bob, J. N. d. Cook, Potomac Beach;
Valentines Forest Prince and Valen-
tines Wild Rose. A. w. Valentine,
Richmond; Shirley Miller's Spot,
Frank S. Miller, Winchester; Sunny
IN " I
G. Proctor, Tomilson; Miss Clark, NJ.
d. Hart, Richmond; Prince Shenan-
doah. w. B. Snyder. Winchester; Capt.
Herndon, H. carlton Hanes, Herndon;
Lady Ballou, Thayer; Ferris Jake's
Jim, III. b. Mitchell, Herndon; Youn-
pakah Bruce, A. B. Sterrett, Nutley,
n. j.; Florendale Louis Beau and
Sheffield Fairfax William, c. B.
Stickey, Vaucluse, Va; Eugene Mo-
hawk, DR.. j. F. Robinson, Roanoke;
jos. Brown, r. r. Burkett, Roanoke.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
FALSE VOUCHER CHARGED.
James d. Marchant, War Veteran
Convicted by Jury.

James ID. Marchant, q years old,
a World War veteran, who saw three
years. service in France, was convict
ed today by jury in Criminal Di-
vision before Justice Siddons on a
charge of presenting a false voucher
against the United States. He was
committed to Jail to await sentence.
According to the testimony. Mar
chant filed an application with the
Veterans Bureau for an increase OF
his allotment from 800 to $135 a
month June IA. 1923. on the claim
that his wife, Christie Marchant, was
dependent upon him, when in fact
the wife was employed and was self
supporting. She also continued in
her employment. 1t was stated, While
Marchant drew the increased allot-
ments for II months. Assistant
United States Attorney George u.
Horning, jr., conducted the prosecu-
ton. :,
Evening star., 1927-10-12
VETERAN OFFICERS DINE.

The seventh annual dinner of the
Society of Veteran officers of the
Third District of Columbia Infantry
was held last night at Picardis res
taurant
This society is composed of officers
who served i'm Mexico and in the
World War, before the Sd Regiment
was made a part Of the 41st Division,
Upon arrival in France the 41st be-
come a replacement division. on
occasion of the first dinner held after
the return to the United States. II
was found that one or more Of the
officers Of the Old Third. had served
with every combat division in France.
The present officers of the organi.
zation are: Mai Gen Anton NJ.
stephan, president; Col. George L.
TAFT. vice president; Maj w. I.aur-
ence Hazard, secretary-treasurer and
Maj. Alex. Summers. historian.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Girl, II, Asks Annulment.

Margaret A. Searles, II years old
1744 North Capitol street, today asked
the District Supreme Court to annul
her marriage to Charles r. Snyder
soldier at Fort Myer, which took
place July 81. About week later.
the petitioner says, she learned that
Snyder already had a wife living from
whom he was not divorced. She in
forms the court that she met Snyder
June 13 and that he showed her mark
ed attention. which eliminated in the
marriage six weeks later. Snyder was
first married at Elkton. Md, Novem-
ber 10, 1924, to Mary w. Deets At
torney John ]. Carmody appears for
the petitioner.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
No RECORDS ARE KEPT.
Ca'oss-C Channel Swim Claims Rest on
Word of Witnesses.

LONDON. October l. GP).--H. T..
Fern, secretary of the Amateur Swim
ming Association, today stated that
his association does not give Official
recognition to cross-channel swims.
The question of records of such
swinls was raised in connection with
the swim of Miss Mercedes Gleitz,
London typist, several days ago, and
that of Miss Logan, who does her
swimming under the name of Mona
Mcclellan" The latters claim TO
have lowered Gertrude Ederles rec
ord was of particular interest to sport
ing enthusiasts. but no authority
could he found which keeps such rec
ords officially. The whole matter ap.
pears to rest with the swimmers
statement and the testimony of wit
nesseS.
There has been no question raised
IN London as to the authenticity of
Miss Logan's performance.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Meteor ScOrches
Field in Virginia,
Burning Itself Out
speeial plsnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, october II.
Ameteor that. burned itself out Just
as it struck the ground and scared
a field near Greenville, this county.
is described by Ralph Barbee. coun.
ty hign school teacher, who resides
in Staunton.
Barbee was motoring in the di.
rection of Greenville Saturday
night. when he saw the heavenly
speedster moving toward the
earth, followed by stream OF blu
ish. white flame. AS it struck near
the residence of Jewett Steele, 1t
turned to a yellow glare.
Upon examination the next day,
Rarbee found that the grass where
he had seen the meteor fall was
burned over. But there was no frag-
ment to indicate the substance
comprising the meteor. His conclu-
sion was that it had been largely
gaseous and had practically con-
sumed itself upon reaching the
earth
Evening star., 1927-10-12
LETTERS RELATIVES
TO CONTINUE SUIT
British Branch of Family Deter
mined to Gust Estate
Trustee.

By the ASSOcidJeu fTesh.
CHICAGO, October 12.-The Eng
lish branch of the Letter family has
indicated through counsel here that
the fight over management of the $50.
900, 900 trust estate of the late Levi Il.
Letter. Chicago merchant. will be car
ried to a higher court.
The decision to be contested was
reached by Superior Court Judge Sui
Ivan after a hearing which ran inter.
mittently for more than a year. Judge
Sullivan in his decision refused to de-
pose Joseph Letter as trustee, which
was the purpose of the action insti-
tuted by Lady Suffolk. sister of Joseph
Letter, and other English heirs.
Leland K. Neeves of Lady Suffolk S
counsel said a cable from his clients
assured him that they intended to
fight until Joseph Letter moved from
the trusteeship."
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Freshmen Wear Bottles.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
ABERDEEN, S. Dak.-By his bot
fle is the Northern Normal freshman
known. Upper classmen decreed that
each freshman must wear for one
week a nursing bottle, one-fourth full
Of milk and equipped for action, The
bottle, said the decree, must be worn
Ia plain sight at all times.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Ballston Hears Candidates.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALLSTON, Va. October IA
mass meeting was held last night at
the firehouse, under the auspices of
the Republican campaign committee.
when all candidates made pleas for
the votes of the citizens of the COM
munity Former Judge Elmer Bin.
stead of Indiana set forth the aims and
objects of the party.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
Ban Labor for Soldiers.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
TOKIO.-Manual labor for soldiers,
such as the making of shoes, clothing
and rifles, is to be stopped by the
ministry of war. Special men will be
employed at regular wages for this
work The new arrangement will en-
able reduction of the term of military
service from 90 to IS months.
Evening star., 1927-10-12
CLAIMS TO CHANNEL
RECORD DOUBTED.
French Papers Say English
Girl Was Not Seen to
Start at GriS-Nez.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 12.-Several of the
French newspapers which mentioned
the reported swimming of the Eng
fish Channel yesterday by Dorothy
Cochrane Logan, British mystery
swimmer" in 13 hours and 10 min
utes, today cast doubt on the per-
formance.
The sporting paper L'Auto, con-
siders the account of the crossing,
which was represented as lettering
that of Gertrude Ederle, who made il
in ii hours 81 minutes, as a joke.
The paper says that her swim was
Technically and physically impos-
Rible."
lie Matin is more polite, but says
that the lighthouse people at Cape
Griz- Nez assert that the start was
not made from there as was repre-
Senteu.
Evening star., 1927-10-12

The Darlo Dish Washer does just
tbat-it takes the dradgery out of
dish washing.
Dish washing with the Darlo is
easy and pleasant; the hands are not
even wet. Dishes are stacked in
special wire rack. The Darlo is
slipped on the faucet. Soap has
previously been placed in a special
soap chamber of the dish washer.
Turn on the hot water, press the
button marked Soap" and a group
of fine sprays of soapy water under
high pressure is played on the dishes.
A fraction of second is sufficient
to clean each dish and before you
know it the dishes for an entire
meal are clean-really clean-much
cleaner than. you could ever get
them in dishpan. Press the but
ton marked Clear and sprays of
clear hot water quickly removes
every trace of soap. Dishes dry
Evening star., 1927-10-12

When a poor man complained in
London court that he had been robbed
of his overcoat, the presiding magis-
trate, Mr.. J. A. r. Cairns, sent an
usher to his room for one of his own
overcoats and presented 1t to the man
on the spot.