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New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

the weather has little or no effect.
 Some of the work at the wreck iS necessarily tedious, difficult, and sometimes dangerous. but the work has progressed without interruption when 1t was possible for it to do so.
 Wilbur On Way
 Washington. Dec. e4 Pl-Refus- ing 10 abandon all hope for the men
 of the submarine S-4, Secretary Vii
 bur was en route today to Province town 10 satisfy himself that the navy is doing everything possible to save their lives.
 The secretary took with him Ad- niral Hughes. chief of naval opera
 tons. determined, in view Of criti- cism from some sources of th" nayy's practices in underwater ac- tivitics. that nothing be left undone in the rescue work. Until proof is given him. he said. he refuses 10 believe the men of the submarine are dead. "As long as We can car " on over th" spot where the sub marine went down." Mir Wilbur said ! i've will do so. although wc must operate carefully in order not 10 take the lives of the brave mon who
 arc conducting diving operations" The secretary decided 10 make tho
 personal visit 10 the scene Of the disaster after expressing complete confidence in Rear Admiral Brumhv. in charge of rescue operations. He said he desired to talk to the ad- miral. however. and make sure him
 self that everything possible was be ing done
 Criticism from persons completely outside tho navy and those on the
 outer fringe of its affairs, com plain ing that all possible safety devices 1 have not been employed in behalf of the men who risk their lives in the submarine service, is not appre-
 ciatcd by naval officers here who ] branch Of the navy.
 1 Officers of the bureau Of construc- ton declare that all practical safe i ty measures have been adopted for 1 submcrsibles and that nearly all the suggestions growing ont of the S4 i incident previously had been tried
 and found useless. In the opinion of the construction experts, it is far more important to devise equipment i 10 prevent laundering Of q subma | rine than it is 10 invent means Of escape for q crew after the ship has 1 roNa 'ba jottnD1
 The bureaus policy. they said has
 been 10 increaS" the safety Of sub mcrsibles with machinery that will
 perfect control, and maintain their
 hulls and compartments as water
 tight units. thus raising the proba-
 bility of bringing sunlien ship 10
 the surface.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
SERIES OF H0LDUPS
Three Men Are Dead and 1hrec Wounded In Texas After Several Rank Robbery Attempts.

Dallas, Tex. Dec. o4 NP)-Three men were dead today and three se- r;ously wounded after bandits at- tempted a series Of bank robberies.
 At Cisco. Chief Of Police G. F. Bedford was killed yesterday and Patrolman George Carmichael se- riously wounded when they sur- prised four bandits holding up the First National bank. One robber was wounded and most of the loot recovered when the bandits left their automobile to flee afoot. They used two small girls as q screen against bullets in escaping.
 Two Mexicans were killed and a third probably fatally wounded when discovered breaking into the Home National bank at stanton. A fourth bandit escaped.
 Two unmadked bandits escaped with $2.0o0 in a holdup Of the Ti- delity Finance company here.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
APPREHENDED FOR
 BURGLARY IN MAY
Fugitive Caught by Police
 on His Return to City

HaylnS successfully eNadod appree hcnslon since May %l. when he is alleged 10 have participated in burglary at th" stor" of Josop ph Kon- fix, e Orange street, Charles las kowslli aged 20. of 435 Burrtt street, was taken into custody by Sergeant r. X. McAyay at l2:4o this morning and in police court today, Judge II. r. Roche continued th, case until December @N. Bonds were set at S50o. Judco W. r. Manean asked for the continuance. saying LaskoNski will bc represented by Attorney Cyril r. Gaffn"y.
 Laskowski, with Stanley Killian. is said 10 have broken into the store and taken cigars. cigarettes. pressed ham and other merchandise, besides a small amount of money. Kilian was arrested by SorEeants McAyay and O'Mara but Laskowski slipped" Sergeant O'Mara in the wooded sec ton to the northwest Of New Brit ain. the sergeant having been unable to keep up with his youthful quarry in a dash through the woods.
 Despite a search, the police were unable to locate Laskowski, but q few weeks ago it became known that he vas preparing to surrender, as his sister called on Captain Kelly and inquired about the charge. Sine | that time, 1t is said. he has been in and out of New Britain. and today he told the police he travcled about
 New York and other places sine" | May 3l. His arrest came about through the arrest of his step-father, John Smigel, who was also in police court today.
 1 Killian was bound over 10 sUHc-
 rior court, where he received a sus- pended sentence and was placed on
 probation for his part in the alleged 1 burglary. but since the disposition Of 1 his case he was arrested in New
 York for using metal slugs on the
 elevated railway and according to
 word received by the police, he was
 sentenced 10 prison.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Standard Oil Co. Plant
 In China Is in Flames

Tlen'sin China Dec. 4 tP-The 7'icntsin plant Of the Standard Oil company of New York caught fire at 1l:3o this morning. It was feared that the plant. the largest in north crn China. would be q lota JOSS.
 The plant with the stocks of oil on hand has an eetimated value Of S"5.ooo, GOO, It is situated across a narrow river from the foreign set tlemont.
 The plant includes six three mil lion gallon tanks. The fear was ey- pressed that these might explode and cause widespread destruction.
 The cause of the fire was not de- tcrmincd.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
FLASHES OF LIFE: THERE IS A
 SANTA CLAUS, TEACHER DECLARES

$ 'hcu"ctady. x. VA prediction that every automohl" eventually will have goNrnor to prevent T speed of moro than @0 miles an hour is made hy pr- Matthias Nicoll, Jr.. state commissioner Of health. Jfe thinks alc} q stop will be necessary to curtail deaths from speeding cars unless motorists them felvos slow up generally.
 Now Haven Shopping season for IhriStn%s winds U0 with more good weather and prospects fer g cold snap.
 Hartford City makes un sig,5nn rnlict fund for lia~tfor,i Vermont, , food sufferers Gnd Mayor stevens cNnhane"$ Christmas greetings with Hartford. England. mother town.
 ErIIgc port Robert C Mitchell. form"r tax collector of Norwalk ac- uutted oh charge o' omh"7zlinG tax moneys during term Of office.
 Sew Hayej- John Couroy. struck | by ,sn a'Itomoht1" rray hay" lost his chin through impact with glass wind shield other injuries may prove fatal.
 | Nov IIavou. Gun made at Win rhcsret's. the uilliouth in ouipnt Of "i types lIvcn to President Coolidge.
 NrN Haven Employed labor Tor most part will hay" two day hol- tJav for ts Christmas sraSon. Hartford Harold Lcayitt. con strucron company omployo, falls 9l irr' to his death.
 Hartford licnjauju C. south wick. since l1l9 county agent for tarp bor'an resigns Hnl will he sue r.ulvd by tharl" U, Lewis. N"W Haven r. E. r'Sulliyan will 'r,st coustitutionality Of law which gives motor v"hicl, commission ab- ASoluto power 10 revoke operators license in behalf Of client
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
New Haven Fire Dept.
 Fights Stubborn Blaze

New Haven. Dec. A LPJ-A fire of unknown origin which raZcd q large barn and destroyed loo tons of hay, the property Of Joel l.. Beach, State street, Hamden. was halted early today only after four companies had hattlcd the flames for more thai two hours. Mir. Beach estimated his loss at from Sl2.000 to Slo,0uO.
 More than so head of livestock WAS led in safety from the barn by early arrivals at the fire.
 threw on the sky was visible for miles around and drew a large crowd Of spectators to the place
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
SUES FOR SI,OOO COMMISSION

Claiming non payment of a co11- mission due him for obtaining a cus- toner for q farm, Everett K. Bar. rard of Berlin, through Attorney oonald Gaffnev. has brought suit for S'.ooo damages against w Markov- ski and Bronislaw Kurnicki. Con stable Frank Clynes served the pa pnrs.
 Barnard claims that he was enl- plovcd by the defendan nts, last Oc. toher. 10 obtain 3. purchaser for g farm on Barber road, this city He states that he procured a purchaser and that the defendants agreed 10 pay him five per cent of the cost Of the farm, as commission. He alleEeS that he has not received the conlt mission and that bis services were worth sSHS
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
NO CRIME HEADLINES
Boston Traveller Puts Out It's Fourth Annual Special Christmas Paper No First Page Crime Stories.

Boston. Dec. 24 TiP)--For the fourth successive year. the Boston Travcler's Christmas ts- sue appeared today with no stories of crime or disaster on it's front page
 "Chris.mas crowds fill city's streets" was the headline or fhe lead story. and six other Christ mas news or feature stories ap- poared on page one.
 A weather story and the story o' Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson' 3 flight, and a picture of children be- fore a fireplace waiting for Santa, completed the front page layout.
 The Hickman Kidnapping and sub marine disaster stories had been rnlogated to page four.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

TRADERS CAPTURE
 0NE.SIDED GAME
Pennington High Proves Easy
 Prey After First Quarter

Tn" State Trade school basketball | team overwhelmed Pennington High school in a Pennington Valley league
 game at the Senior High school here last evening. 3a-13. The game start ed like Il real battle, and the score at the end Of the quarter was 5-4.
 Pennington. In the second period
 Richtmyer and Anderson started scoring and at the half the count was l4-2 in favor Of the locals. The | Traders were nsyer in danger after that and in the last quarter threw
 several substitutes into the fray. The i SuOmarN.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
City Items

Russell W. Barrett Of Boston, Mass. formerly Of this city will spend the Christmas holidays here.
 II. F. Redell. optomctrist. and Mrs Redell will spend the weekend in Providence. R. I.
 Mir and Mrs. Joseph Rowak and children and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shapiro. all of New York city, will spend the holidays with Attorney and Mrs. David l.. Nair.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
SAILORS MOTHER
 WATTS ALL NIGHT
 FOR SEC. WILBUR
(Continued from First Page.)

ing at Provincetown in four hours. They travelled in an automobile rushed here this morning from the naval torpedo station at Newport and their baggage followed in an other car from the naval training station at Newport.
 Secretary Wilbur and Admiral Hughes will confer with Admiral Frank H. Brumby, in charge Of res cue operations. and will personally inspect the operations 10 sec whoth- CT there is anything more the navy department can do.
 They plan 10 return 10 Boston this afternoon aboard a destroyer. and travel by train 10 New York, where Secretary Wilbur will leave Admiral Hughes and continue on to Wayne, Pa. where he plans 10 spend Christ mas with his family.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

New York - The caIls" of q faU-
 ous editorial on Santa Claus now gladdons. .iho heart of childhood her. self In 1S97 Virginia O'Hanlou then eight years old, wrut" the New York Snn, asking If there were a Santa Claus. Never having forgot ten what sine rad in roply Mrs. Virginia OIIaulou Douglas, school teacher and mother. tells her puhllc school pupils at ihis season in effect that in all this world therr ls noth- ing else real and abiding. Children in various institutions also know Of Santa Claus through l"r. Washington - Bcsidos vhIrliug land fishing after March 2, l924. Mr. oolidGe will hay" opportunity to hunt. He has received T Christmas present of Il gun If seems that b.
 fore he took up fishing he began 10 study tackle.
 New York Fitty-fuur y'ars a"O an institution in San Francisco op'n- cd its doors to boy of trD and rared for him Now santa Claus IS | bringing most of n $2.ou0. noo "stal" 10 the Pacific Hebrew Orphan ASN Hum and Hom" society. Ii IS b. lquest from Ruh" Robert Tog"l who 'amassed fortune dealing in l0lta- 1 ton jewels.
 | Eomc Th" lasclsti hrh'yo that 1 lChrlstmas should be spent mostly aI ! home, Street cars and bUsrs ~iil
 stop service al on" r. m. and taAis Wlll be few.
 New York -- The World and tn, i Times. which ar" friendly to Cover nor Smith say that THmmHny oir
 ircts to proposals that tho d'lno- lcratlr national convention l." i0 h troit. The reason assigned IS iNaj i Dotroit's ucighborS al' too w,I; Idrior Cleveland IS preferred, Th'w
 IS u five cent fare from Driron u
 Windsor Ont.
 M,<ico City ''IJnIy" j> a
 double ac" rlv Expression lS used
 in domnors nov.
 , WashuEton Another non-s'ul
 ocean flight record ha' herp made
 by a young fellow. 't WitS I tl"al of t.9oo miles from TurnNirk. l.a-
 br;tlor tp Port paWhnn, la.. No-
 chrIlr. France. Thn ni.r WaS d
 three months old t,rn, a lyr" ol
 scagull. X band of th" ".oioeIrrI
 survey on one leg Was proot of tho ! feat.
 Now York r will b, Mss Thyrl
 Snmtrr WInslow. rrofrs Icually. but
 otherwise, Mrs. Nelson N. Hide, al
 feast "utiI iIc death of Iolr dc
 par;" her aud her e,roHi husband
 The quoted words are from lhc rlt. nal of tho noNcllsf'e latest marriage ceremonies Sao and her husband hope to love each other for over.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
PURCHASING AGENTS PARTY

The Purchasing Agents associa- tion of Connecticut will hold q Christmas party on the evening Of December %. An interesting pro gram of entertainment has been ar ranged by Ralph Hills. chairman of the Hartford entertainment commit tee. The Paragon has been selected for the party. The members Of the association arc looking forward 10 the gathering with interest.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT

The police were notified today of tho return Of the operators license Of Anthony Nobolos of IS Dwight street. the suspension of the right 10 operate. in the case of Ralph Sanada of 2ol Lasalle street. and suspension of the licenses of Thom- as F. Clinch of 64 Fairview street and Paul Yagoobian of 13 Lyman street.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
FINED $I50, ORDERED TO AVOID BELL CITY
tContInued from First ragD

police had discovered T large hootch manufacturing plant when they raIioi his home yesterday after T '1ip oft' by 'u' local police.
 After a half hour nf cross exam 9 iuarlon and the testimony of various witnesses in behalf of Salvatore Eoale of sylvester street. JudE" iIouoyan said that jt was only inc proymity or Christmas that saved tho Fast Bristol man. charged with violating tn" iquor hV, from a 7,.,.rr l0iI sentence. \ fine Of $1Iu and costs MS gwen Eoal" and i'm addition h, was sentenced 10 iail for to I.Ns. The srntnca Was later suspended.
 Attorney Nohlu r.. lTerrc made 2 heroic effort 10 rrog, Ecale's inno- coucc. IT,, cross examined sergeant Jcrlnski and Policeman Thompson, tho r1iu- officers, at length, S,y- raj witnr~-rs W,rr summoned ny tlo lawyer 70 attest to his client s innocence.
 Prosecuting Attorney MJth"r told th, court That H"alo Lad bad r'c- ord con tour prrNJous occasions No lad been before tb. local court and on Sept. &O. 1927 was fined $luo and costs for violating tho liqIor law.
 EcaIc's testimony differed entire iy from the story told hy he raiders wien thns took thr stand In li.- i,fous". b" s1ih That h. had pur- rEas,1 the ltqutr for his own ami hi, fri, uds consumption over the hoii.iass.
 RI \D IIIrRtIn ISSlIJID Ans
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
New Britain s. T. s.
Pennington II. $.

Personal fouls. Pond 7, Anderson.
 Frost, Abel 2-6; Lavetti 2, Curtin
 1. Ryan 2. Rourke. Burnham :. Od- lum-13. Technical foul, Curtin. Free tries Pond 3, Richtmyer 5, Anderson 5. Abel 2-l5: Lavetti 1, Curtin. Ryan ,. Odlum-s. Referee, Avery: timer, Schober scorer. Smith.
 The preliminary was runaway for the Trade School Seconds, who trounced the Federals by 5l-ll. Cohen had a wonderful night. being all over the floor and scoring 24 points. Hubbell, a new man this year. also played a splendid game and looked like a conner. The sum-
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

dition. There was no snow on the ground.
 At 6. 30 o'clock local time no New foundland station had reported the Dawn although many observers had been on watch for hours. \ report by an observer at Bay Roberts carly in the morning gave rise 10 hope that the fliers were ahead Of schedule but a light which had been mistaken for that Of !h" plane prov ed 10 be from a speedy launch against the horizon.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
AUTO SAFE. DOG GONE

Waterbury. Dee. fl GP -Chmnccy Spm-r, of Molcott parked h.s auto mobile in this city today and left u+ pot q large and trrocius police ,,og, to &Iard th" machine against Hutomohu' thieves. When he re- turned the machine was sull wait ing, hut rhr police dog had been stolen. Police are Investigating.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
BURNED TO DEATH
1O-Icar-Old ECutl, Killed and Eight Others Injured in Phocnixvillc. Pa, Fire.

Phornixvile. Pa. Dec 4 lUP)- X 1G-year- old youth was burned 10 death and eight other members Of tho family of George Dodson were injured when fire destroyed their homo today.
 Shortly after be had escaped safe 'y from tho fire, Robert Dodson rushed back into the house fearing that his grandfather had not gotten out. and an hour later his charred body was found in the ruins of the homo.
 Mrs. nodSon and eight other chil- dren were saved through the heroic action of William Crossman. cap tain of the Phoeniyvlle high school football team, and Howell Webb. 3 companion.
 These youths entered the hous" and carried Mrs. Dodson and the children from it.
 The father was not al home when ttlc fire started.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Two Women Injured
 When Struck by Taxi

Mrs. Catherine Suprenant of 34 Sexton street and Mrs. Charlow Of 10 Sexton street were struck by Yellow cab driven by Russell II. Truslow Of T7 Ridgewood street i'll front of 74 Church street about 2 o'clock last evening. Mrs. Supre- nant suffered injuries to her foot and her chest. Her companion WIS badly sha ken up.
 Dr. Vincent F. Mendillo attended Mrs. Supreuant. who was taken to her home after having an N-ray c<- animation at New Britain General hospital.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Referee-Aycry. Timcr-Schober. SCornr-Smith.
 On next Wednesday night the Trade school will meet the South Church in an Intermediate County "Y" league game at the high school.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
MRS, GRAYSON IS
 1 HOURS OVERDUE
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motors a final test
 When it took off from Roosevelt field the plane carried 500 gallons of gasoline, and weighed ln,pN pounds. The wings were coated with glycertne 10 prevent condensation and freezing ot fog on tho ship, The craft carried wireless capahil Of radius of 1,o63 lil"s at uIC't and about 800 miles during the day,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
TRJBESMEN TO GATHER

Mattabeset tribe No. l4. r.. O. R. M.. will hold its annual Christ mas party and entertainment on December c9 at the hall. PIT Main street.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Fair Weather tt Goal

Harbor Grace, x. F.. Dee, q ID - Fair weather. q clear sky and a >''y light west Hind today awaited tn" arrival Of the Dawn. Mrs. Francis w. Grayson's big plano, lu which she and three companions Wor" wtnging their way here from Nv York on the first leg of what she hopes wil ho q transatlantic flight 10 Croydon, England.
 The plane was last reported from 'he relay station Of the French 'a- nIe company on Capu Cod ami ii was expected that Oskar omidl, 'hv pi- lot. probably WAS holding to an rae'- ward course that should HaN" brought the craft directly over NoNo Scotia on it's way here.
 Powcrru Beacon shines
 Throughtout the night q powerful beacon on Target Hill near tho lly- ing field was kept illuminated and will be maintained as long ns n"c- oSsary should the weather iurn thick.
 The temperature was above fr""/, ing, The landing field had T hard even surface and was in ideal con,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

1InrBa workers in Saxony receive less tlE.u 2i cents for fastening L. On" hj7dl,s of hriStlcs into brushes, according to new wage scale.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
EDH;B!.D HAIR. DISMISSED.

H.hlu%. Dee. 2i U'P)- Forty girls ,' sl kirll school were dismissed for luhhWg their hair.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Washington - Besides whlulu@ land fishing after March 2, l924. Mr.
 roolidge will hay" opportunity to hunt He has received Christmas present of Il gun If seems that b. fore he took up fishing he began 10
 study tackle.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

N,NIro City "lIuGy' j~ a double ace. The ,Npr, ssloN k Used in dOmmors nov.
The Washington times., 1927-04-25
KalIipoIis Grotto to
Give Minstrel Show

Kallipolis Grotto will give three
performances of q minstrel show
this week to raise funds to send
its drum and bugle corps and drill
team to the annual convention Of
the Yelled Prophets in Cleveland
this summer.
The first performance will be
given at $50 p. m. today in Joppa
Temple, 1909 Ninth st. N. W.; the
second at $50 p. m. tomorrow in
the ballroom of the WArdn1an Park
Hotel, and the third at the same
hour Thursday in the Brightwood
Masonic Temple. q
The list of entertainers includes
the Mohawk Quartet, Kin Carroll,
Billy Zeitler, Peggy Little, Blanche
Lehman and John J. p. Mullane.
The Washington times., 1927-04-25
I INES CAMERA
CONTEST DUE

Here's news for photographers.
This is National Take-aPicture
Week. It's the time when every
body IL urged to get out into the
open and press the button. It's
the time when attention Is called
to the possibilities OF photography.
It's the time when thought is
turned to just what can be accom-.
plislled with q camera or kodak.
In order to stimulate the taking
Of photographs The Washington
Times Is going to announce in q
few days one OF the biggest con-
tests ever held in the city of
Washington. It's open to amateur
photographers. And an amateur is
one who has never received money
for his services.
There are no strings to the con.
test. There's going to be a whop-
ping big first prize, and special
prizes galore. There'll be an op.
portunity for the man with the ex.
pensive camera and the person with
the teeny.weeny kodak. So just
wait q few days and see. This Is
Just q tip-oft to take pictures this
week.
Any and all subjects are accept
able. Think Of some scene, or
some interesting person who has q
fine face or q fine head. Old folks,
animals, chlldren--in fact. any and
all subjects that make good pic
lures will do.
Now get busy with the camera
and get out and take pictures.
Look them over and decide Just
which ones will make the best
entries for this contest. It's going
to be the biggest thing ever. There
will be plenty Of competition and
1t will pay you to get your mind
made up now that you are going
to enter It.
A day or 80 more ana the big
news IL coming. Take-a-Picture
Week is going over big in Wash.
ington, And the competition 10
going to be one of the biggest ever.
More news tomorrow---watch for Il.
The Washington times., 1927-04-25
CUBAN RULER
QUITS D. c.

President GArardo Machado, of
Cuba, left washington today for New
York.
On his final day here the Cuban
executive placed q wreath upon the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington Cemetery and received q
delegation from the National League
of Women Voters, which thanked
him for his interest in the suffrage
cause in his home country.
President Machado thanked the
people Of Washington today for the
hospitality and courtesies extended
The Washington times., 1927-04-25
Officials to Dedicate
New School Annex

District officials and school Off
GERS are to take part in the formal
dedication exercises of the new an
mex to Armstrong Technical High
School tomorrow night in the audi
forum. among them being Chief
Justice Walter I. Mccoy, OF the
District Supreme Court.
The speech of presentation will
be made by Commissioner Proctor
L. Dougherty to which Charles #.
Carusi, president Of the Board Of
Education, win respond. Other
speakers are to be DIR. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools:
G.. C. Wilkinson, head Of the
coiored schools; District Architect
Lewis N. Harris, and Dwight o. w.
Holmes.