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New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
claire. WINDSOR IS
AWARDED Divorce
mystery Woman" Figures in
Stars Lawsuit

Los Angeles, Aug 10 R-A mys-
terry woman in the marital affairs Of
Clair Windsor, film star. was dis
closed in court yesterday when the
actress won divorce from Bert
Lytell, also of the screen, on grounds
of cruelty.
The actress testified she was
brought to the verge Of a nervous
breakdown by the appearance of the
woman in her affairs.
Some woman telegraphed Mr..
Lytell for $500 to come to the
coast" she said. Il don't know who
she was. I don't even know her
name: Mr.. Lytell admitted he had
sent her the money. that she had
come to the coast and had attempt
ed to communicate with him. She
was some woman he knew before
married him."
Miss Windsor testified that Lytell
treated her very harshly."
Il danced with a young man at
a dance once" she said, my hus-
band became very jealous. He rails
ed public scene and told me to
pack my clothes and go home to
my mother"
Lytell's side of the marital con-
troversy was not presented as he
permitted the case to so by default.
A property settlement was effect
ed out of court. Attorneys refused
to say what amount was involved.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
DENIES CHARGES
House Of David Colony Fights
State immortality Accusations
Girl Witnesses Testify Today.

st. Joseph, Mich, Aug. 10 P-
Additional denials of charges Of
immortality within the House Of
David colony were entered by. the
defense today with the testimony
of two girls and one man, members
of the cult. in the states custer
suit against the colony.
The girl witnesses were Anna
belle Wheeler Askerlund and Helen
Boone, who. state police testified.
were found in a room adjoining
that of Benjamin Purnell. cult
leader, when the officers broke into
colony building last November
and arrested him. Both were en-
phatic in their denials Of improper
conduct within the colony ana
charged the state police with Cos
sack" tactics in the raid.
Annabelle Askerlund testified she
came to the colony in 1907 from
Arkansas with her father. mother.
sister and brother. She said the en-
tire family walked 100 miles to
join the cult.
Home run Tommy" Dewhirst.
son of H. T. Dewhirst. House of
David secretary and counsel. testi-
fed briefly under questioning by
his father that he never had seen
any evidence of immortality in the
colony.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
WARDA gets $3.50
DAMAGES IN SUIT
Defendant Alleged to Have In
iured Him at Wedding Party

For injuries alleged TO have been
received during an attack, George
Warda was given a judgment Of
1887 damages by Judge Morris D.
Sake In city court yesterday. in
Warda's $1,000 suit against Leon
Griniewicz. Kirkham. Cooper. Hun
gerford and Camp was counsel for
the plaintiff.
The alleged trouble started during
u reception rendered by friends Of
Griniewicz's daughter who had
eloped with and married a man
named Eshoo. The defendant was
alleged to have gone to house on
Clinton street, where the affair was
being held. 1t was claimed that he
acted in a quarrelsome manner.
Warda's claim was that he was
acting in the role of a peacemaker
end that he was struck by a weapon
welded by Griniewicz, which frac-
tured one Of his fingers. causing him
10 lose time from his job at a local
factory and also causing him to in
cur medical expenses.
The alleged attack occurred on
June 5, 1927. and, at police court
hearing on June 6 Griniewicz was
fined SO and costs for assault.
Other judgments we're rendered
by Judge SAKE yesterday. as follows:
Fred Furman against Paul link.
for the plaintiff to recover damages
of ISL and costs. Kirkham, Cooper.
Hungerford and Camp for the plain
tiff: Gold Auto Body Co., against the
Fairview Milk Co.. judgment for the
defendant on the complaint and for
the plaintiff on the counter claim.
S. G. Casale represented the plain
tiff and Roche & Cabelus repre-
sented the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Large INCREASE
IN STEEL ORDERS
Decrease Over July, 1926, Re-
port Noted

New York. Aug. 10 P-Unfilled
orders of the United States Steel
Corporation on July 81. made public
at noon today. totalled 3,142,014
tons, an increase of sS,76S tons COM
pared with those at the end Of the
preceding month.
Inasmuch as preliminary esti-
mates in Wall street had indicated
a gain of up to 100000 tons, the
July increase occasioned no such
surprise as followed the June re-
port, when an increase of 2,305 tons
in untitled orders supplanted an ex-
pected decline of several thousand.
Compared with the figure for July
81, 1926, when untitled orders
amounted to 6,602.522. a decrease
of 460,50S is revealed by today's re-
port.
Operations of the L. S. Steel cor
poration were reported shade I'M
der 6S per cent of capacity against
approximately 70 per cent in the
preceding week and II per cent two
weeks ago.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
MODERNISM BREAKS
CONFERENCE PEACE
Faith and Order Assembly Now
Iri-SeCted

Lausanne, Aug. 10 UP)-Into the
world conference on faith and order
convened here to find means for
unifcation of the Christian church,
it was reported today, had come dis
sension in the form of modernist-
fundamentals controversy.
The conferees, divided into three
commissions, have been in secret
session this week. 1t was reported
that sharp clashes had taken place
in these secret meetings. Modern
lists. it was explained had not been
heard in open sessions of the con-
ference while fundamentalists fig
ured prominently in public speech
making in behalf of A united chris
tendon.
Delegates today strove for har-
monious reports to be presented to
tomorrows public plenary session
in order to prevent collapse of the
conference.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
World Asked to Help
Find Sam. the Seal

Denver Colo, Aug. 10 (UP)-
Employees of the zoo here appealed
o the world today for help In find
ing way to tie up Sam Hill,
known as the wandering seal.
The trouble is that Sam goes out
nights. It doesn't matter whether
he's tired or Gagged at night-the
next morning he's missing.
Residents living within two miles
OF the zoo long ago protested they
were weary of Sam cavorting in
their front yards.
After he had been returned in a
limousine some three score times,
Sam was made to walk back to the
ZOO. But that didn't bother him.
He was gone the next morning as
usual.
Some one suggested tying Sam up
Of night but after several attempts
and all kinds of sailor knots had
been tried, but attendants have ad-
mtted defeat.
well out wit that seal yet"
Clyde Hill zoo keeper, declared,
however.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
New Irish Safety Bill
Provides Death for Armed

Dublin. Aug. 10 P}-The public
safety bill, introduced by the govern
meht after the assassination of
Kelvin O'Higgins, vice president of
the council. passed its final stage in
the Free State senate today.
The bill already approved by the
Dali Erieann or lower house, in
cludes in It's provisions authority to
impose the death penalty for illegal
possession Of arms.
Under the Free State constitution
a bill passing both the senate and
the royal assent is not withheld by
the kings representative, the COVER
nor general.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
TO FLY EASTWARD
round THE WORLD
Detroit Airmen Will Seek New
Speed Record

Washington. Aug. 10 (UP)-E. F.
schlee and W. S. Brock. OF Detroit.
will fly eastward from Harbour
Grace. N. T.. seeking to set new
speed record around the world, as
soon as radio beacon equipment is
installed on their plane. they an
nounced here today.
Army officials granted them use Of
the San Francisco and Hawaii
radio beacons for crossing the
Pacific.
Brock disclosed they would go by
way of Germany and India, because
the state department advised them
they would have no protection as
Americans If they took the direct
route across soviet Russia They will
so from Toxic to Hawaii in two
fights. stopping at the midway is
lands.
The fiers expected to return to
Detroit late today for installation Of
the radio equipment. From there
they will fly to Grace Harbor to
await good weather for their start
expected between Aug. IS and 20,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Local Couple Married
by New York Clerk

Especial 70 tHs Tefald!
New York, Aug. 10 P1Nels
Newton Nelson, aged %, and Miss
Gladys Cutie. aged "a. both of whom
gave their New York address as 720
Riverside Drive, we're married in
the municipal chapel today by Dep
uty City Clerk John j. Mccormick.
Both were born in New Britain,
Conn. Nelson's New Britain address
is SO Black Rock avenue, and his
brides New Britain address is 66
Prospect street. Nelson is an cleo
trical contractor.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Files Suit for $4,000,
Another One for $500

Suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought by Stanislaw koslus.
through B. j. Monkiewicz. against
Isydor Bezrulczyk, claiming money
due. The writ is returnable in the
superior court the first Tuesday of
September and Deputy Sheriff
Mathew Papciak served the papers.
Suit for $500 damages has been
instituted against Maggie Grabow-
ski of this city by the New Haven
Nash Corporation, through Attorney
stephen F. Dunn. The writ is re-
turnable in the court of common
pleas. New Haven. the first Tuesday
OF September and Deputy Sheriff
Papciak served the papers. attach
ing real estate of the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS

Milford, Aug. 10 P-Daniel Sulli-
van. 35, a restaurant helper, at
tempted suicide last night by turning
on the gas in his room at board
ing house. He was taken to the Mil
ford hospital where 1t was said his
condition was serious.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
HURT WHEN STILL EXPLODES

Lawrence, Mass. Aug. 10.-UP)
Two men were painfully buried
today when a still exploded. wre,k-
ing a small building in South Law
renee.
Michael Dipietro 81. and James
1ovino. Il. were taken to a hospital.
They will recover.
According to police. the. victims
were employed by Tiosil Zajac, own
er Of the building.
Tel. o25 and tell New Britain
Herald classified ad department
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT

Jasper, Ala, Aug. 10 up - D. V.
Burleson was sentenced to 10 years
in the state penitentiary today on
conviction of criminally assaulting
Mrs. R. ]. Mcclure several weeks
ago while the woman and her hus-
band were on a walking trip from
their home in Colorado Springs,
Colo, to Miami. Fla.
Burleson and the two other men
had given the couple a ride in an
automobile.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Convention Dividends

There approximately
will be many if
in
$ making
its
Kansas City maintains convention
City
investment
of $115OOO.
such established in City, Douglas
boosters should be encouraged
conventions this
D. c. year which
brought than 100000 visitors
estimated
Convention bureaus these cities
to their respective
of their by
the visitors
Nothing will discourage conventions
and 1t therefore,
take arranging
in
the Borderland
Climate club doing great work in booking conventions
they stronger
from local business
When conventions dividends
sighted policy
to leave anything bringing
conventions Douglas
1926 presented some
that should following
statement surrounding valley
perfectly "a city
similar gatherings in the instance favorab
impressed with his
other In factory
with but few hundred
increase in population
the millions every year"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Suggestion to Valley

One hundred and nine of lettuce shipped
Salt River valley wenty carsfr Yuma
Those all destined
lettuce
will return thousands %
Attention called
valley directing attention to
the necessity
such items in
the local valley
1t that can compete with
the Salt River valley the raising
not be far-eched.
grow that will in west
and it towards this looking urging
the
me possibilities of the Sulphur Springs
by its No oneha
scientific lembracing production either
quality. been favored with
plentiful shallow practically
everything they to raise
Now that cheap assured, provided
organize the district the
in the hundreds will front the valley
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
THE OVERWHELMED YEAR
(Tucson Citizen.)


compilation special weeks shows that the
approximately Especial
"Y w c. A. not speak Of wide variety of Especial days"
OF
apples prunes The
whole family
Mothers Father Daughter Week.
Parents Week-eyen Find Yourself
Such virtues Bills
Pride
the
Bicycles, and
The birds and the fish have only have
constitution
No reckoning made the special
naionaities
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
LEGISLATORS BACK WITH MANDATE
(Arizona Republican,


Members legislature
back from
those their during the
brief Tha is stand firm.
1t with to
Said legislator "The told
would g
There
to compromise They realize
reformation
the people and
complete
at this would of
department, a as a machine
1t would hardly be
highway department unmasked would
OF highway construction 1t could openly
actonal politics the of
1t could then, with show of approval demand OIL
legislatures time money might for
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
WASHINGTON A.
LETTER <ZS

WASHINGTON-Ohi has received
certain publicity as a mother >of
presidents.
1t is more or less interesting to
observe that numerous members of
congress also turn in her direction
when they sing nanny songs.
She supplied II of them to other
states for the Goth congress, and
% of her own, although three of
her representatives We're born else
where.
No other state has been drawn
upon by the others for so large
an array of Legislative talent for it
includes such gentlemen as Senator's
Reed of Missouri, Norris of Nebraska
and Dill of Washington. Senator
Robinson of Indiana was also born
in Ohio.
Not all members are quite frank
as to their places of birth, in the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
TO A DOLLAR

Keats Might Written l
relic OF a noble con
Still shining, pleasing the
might
Which when jingled in the pocket made
A
And look the world calmly wink,
creation, unafraid
With
In goodly boarding a
The ham and hash, seemed sheik.
With thee I've hired rig whole long
To take my sweetie to the county fair
o
With maybe fifteen O spare
hearts loves
AS round fell the softly gathering
But oday wilt thou bring
The timdest lady might desire.
A magazine but a
Two tickets hapy
And 10, there's nothing left al
Thou comst like and like
n look,
But Oh how cheap thou art How
or twenty years That's why he is obscure ~ ~ w
And 1t
Hayi may not know anything politics. but
he she P' ""'
inquired by the word he has than
Copyright, 1927, by the Bell Syndicate Incl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

self-furnished biographies appearing
in the congressional directory, but
of 5S1 members of house and senate,
just 153-more than a fourth-record
themselves as having been born out
side 'the states they represent
The middle west has gone in heavy
for this sort of crop, even as for
agricultural crops. Ohio, Illinois.
Indiana and Iowa have produced a
total of 49 senators and congressman
for other states.
Illinois is second to Ohio, with
13 native sons on the roll call.
Her principal boast in this respect
is Senator Borah of Idaho.
Iowa has given IL congressman
away and they aren't all from
California now, either, although
Senator Shortridge is on the list
SO are Representatives Howard of
Nebraska and johnson of South
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Justice Is Speeded Up

Within "a hours stealing
automobile Albert brothers
IS the pentintay third time since January
st
thieves and thata
much the
Nothing discourages and
nothing
andsu
o hours theft has
been committed
There
speed justice despite datory
who would make the ransgressor hard
actuariaI that the conviction of
the two automobile thieves Tuesday will
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

political place limit, in
opinion consulted with their
legislature triumph
cannot be obscured by "emegency The
highway construction
politics. than that check
placed upon
money.
there will be time to make appro-
priatons government.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
BAkB8
LET THEM BE FIREMEN

woman can dress in six minutes
faster than man, according to
recent test. Again we point with
shame to the collar button
But then womens clothes these days
consist more of what they do not
wear than what they wear. :.
The boys will have one advantage
this summer, though. There's still
something for them to take off.
Women these days spend
most of their time dressing on
their faces. We wonder how a
woman in this rougeful day really
looks A married man used
to have to wait for his wife to
dress when they were going out.
Now it's she who does the swear
ing. Women certainly have
been emancipated, as far as clothes
are concerned.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

the automobile
county
convictions
will of do
much towards keeping clear thought
the unhealthy
Public o W lenie diatory
action the
nevertheless will limit
speed Justice the interest society.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Thc InnOcent

A mandarin had for many years
been giving a blind mendicant a few
coins each evening. One day he drop
ped a coin and to his surprise the
blind man stopped down and picked it
up.
Look thou here, base one" cried the
mandarin, thou art no more blind
than l am"
Most beneficient son of the Gods
of Generosity" retorted the other, II
am the brother of the blind man and
l am acting for him tonight"
where is the righteous and unfor-
tunate brother then, base imposter?'
ooh, most beneficient one, he is at
the American picture house seeing
Hoot Gibson ride a horse"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
With Other Editors
OUR UNOFFICIAL DIPLOMATS
(Kansas City Star. J

It is little difficult president the
policy
up
beg him desist Coolidge notifies
it
Washington mustn
president S working.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
All Through

De Witt Van Court, trainer of many
famous pugilists loves to tell of
bout he attended in Australia AS
mark of courtesy he was asked to be
in one of the corners and thus over
heard the following conversation.
bill" said the pugilist's second, "if
v do feel that bad, just remember
that the other bloke feels worse
'If e feels any worse than me 'es
parsed away" was the curt reply.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

Dakota.
Indiana has supplied eight congress-
men of one sort or another, in addi-
tion to the official Hoosiers in
congress. She would top Ohio, of
course, had not most of her great
emigres turned to journalism and
literature rather than politics.
Eleven members were born outside
the United States, which means that
any party absentminded enough to
nominate them for president will be
licked by the constitutions Among
them are Senator'S Couzens of Mich
igan, who was born in Ontario, and
Gooding of Idaho, born in England.
Congressman Berger of Wisconsin was
born in Austria Hungary and Norway
contributed Wefald of Minnesota and
Michaelson of Illinois.
Three states sent on entire dele
cations born elsewhere. New Mexico
got Senator Jones from Tennessee.
Senator Bratton from Texas and
Representative Morrow from Wis
consin Nevada drew Senator Oddie
from New York, Senator Pittman from
Mississippi and Representative Arentz
from Illinois. Washington, the most
fragrant example of all, took Senator
Jones from Illinois, Senator Dill from
Ohio, Representatives Miller, Hadley
and Summers from Indiana, Represen-
tative Hill from Arkansas and Repre-
sentative Johnson from Illinois.
Michigan took four representatives
of Ohio birth, Michener, Hooper,
Ketcham and Hudson. She reached
into New York and took Senator
Ferris. New York reached back and
grabbed Senator Copeland, who was
'orn in Detroit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Bctrayed His COnfidence

His-"What do you mean by telling
Dot I'm a fool?"
Harry-"Fm sorry didn't know 1t
was a secret-Bell Hop.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Sixteen Years Ago

d. L. Perry, of the hardware
firm of Seaman & Perry, left
yesterday for business trip to
Oregon.
Mrs. j. II. Stevison, mother of
Mrs. S. w. French, will leave
today for months visit in
Los Angeles.
Antonio F.. Sierra has been
transferred from Naco to Doug
las to act as government inter-
prefer to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Homer Kuhn.
Road Overseer G. A. Peckin-
paugh announced yesterday that
the new road from Douglas to
Lee Station, nine miles north
east, has been completed. This
road will later be continued to
Silver Creek
Red" Lopez caused consider
able excitement in the city yes
terday when he rode through the
streets on horseback and made
an address from an automobile
in front of the Pullman bar.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Served II Rlght

Considerable property damage was
done to a tornado which struck near
Wilson, Ark. late Tuesday.-Little
Rock dispatch in an Illinois paper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
pick Your Climate

A NEW BEATITUDE
C. j. Writes-"Blessed is the man
that spreads ashes on the icy pave
ments of the world for he shall be in
less danger of becoming ashes in the
world where there is no ice"-Boston
Transcript.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Mhere Desire i Drowsy

Nothing works out right In a town
where you can park as long as you
want to there is no reason why you
should want to.-Birmingham News.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Not worth 1t

"Your husbands not so well today,
Mrs. Maloney,'' said the doctor. rs he
sticking to the simple diet that pre-
scribed?"
HE is not, sirr," replied Mrs. NAL
oney. "He says he'll not be after
starvin himself to death just for the
sake Of livin' a few years longer!'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Abe Martin

Th' radio has been kept remark
ably clean up-tf-date. but l notice
a few legs are gettin' int tn ads.
don't know how fer woman
walks in preparin' meal, but 1 know
how much she talks.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

Harry Sinclair refused to answer
ten questions and got jail sentence
for it, But we know men smarter
than Harry Sinclair who only an
swered one.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
why Disseminated

Mrs. Newrich Cooking over house
plam-"What's this thing here going
to be?"
Archtect-"Thats an italian stair
case"
"Just waste of money. We prob
ably won't ever have any Italians COM
ing to see us.-Answers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Plucked From the Plains
Force of Habit

Absent-Minded Business Man (after
kissing his wife)-"Now, dear, l will
dictate a couple of letters. ''-Kittycat.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

The radio commission is asking
for suggestions from listeners for
the betterment of the situation. We
wish they'd do something about that
tire shop on West 10Th street that
gives prizes after every item on
the program
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Rnrhered WcnIth

"Her rich uncle cut her off with
practically nothing"
"Ah, sort of bobbed heiress. =
Hardware Age.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Wnrm HnsnifnIitx

Sermon-"On the Road to He'll
Everybody Welcome
Sign in front of Pennsylvania
Church
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

You can't buy gasoline in South
Carolina on Sunday. What in the
world do the people drink down
there?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31

Ford asked the builders of his
billion dollar home not to tell him
its exact cost. He MUST be a rich
man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-23
Kin Of John Early, Leper,
Want Him Re.examined

ASHEV1LLE, N. c.. Aug. 3d.
While Federal Government health
officials pondered today over the
best way to legally remove John
Early. famous leper. from his
brothers farm in Polk county To
the Federal leprosarium in I.ouisi.
ana. Early's relatives moved for 4
new medical examination to show
he Is not afflicted with the dreaded
disease.
Two Public Health Service Of.
ficers were waiting in AshevflIe
today for word from fhe Depart.
ment of Justice what step to take
next. Early. has refused to give
himself up.
John Early ia well known IA
Washington health authorities. He
has come to the District several
times, Each time he has called
at the office Of Health Officer wil,
liam G. Fowler.