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New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
THREE HUSBANDS ARE INVOLVED IN MYSTERY One Slain. Second Slayer, Third Threatened, Is
 Woman's Story

Chicago, April 30 hP>--uelen Stevcs three husbands-one in Pot ters field, one held oil suspicion oi murder, the third in fear Of his life offered police today q possible so- lution Of a three year old murder mystery.
 Frank Ruffo, 35, who was Mrs Steve's common law husband, is the dead man; Louis Clements, 25. tc whom she later was married is the man she named as Eufto's slayer: and George Steve, 35, her present husband. is the man she said Ruffo had threatened to kill.
 September II, 1924, the body of an unidentified man who had been shot and beaten over the head was found ill a ditch on the city's out skirts, The body was placed in an unmarked grave in Potter's field
 The man, according to Mrs Steve's story to the police, was Eutfo.
 'I was living with Ruffo,' she Said, and tlelncnte used to make love to me. September II. 1924, he took Euffo and me in an automobile and shot Ruffo.
 "Clemente told me he would kill me if I told. Then, under threat oi death. l married him. Fourteen months ago I could stand it nc longer-he beat mo-and I divorc- ed him. Then I married George Steve
 She said after her last marriage Clementc continued to threaten her and said he would kill her husband like I did Ruffo.'
 And that" she concluded. lis why l told
 Clemcnte denied her story. but said he had been married 10 her and that Euffo had disappeared.
 Efforts were made today to To- cate Euffo's grave to provide the corpus dclicti on which q murder warrant may be issued.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
3o,000 SAILORS VIEW WONDERS OF NEW YORK
Meanwhile Thousands of New Workers Are View
 ing U. s. Fleet

New York, April 30 1Pl-The blue clad boys Of the navy, thirty thou sand strong, today had deserted the sea to view the wonders Of New York, while curious landlubbers seized the opportunity to inspect the greatest armada of American war vessels ever assembled in this port.
 Manhattan Island surrendered gracefully to the 117 sleek. gray war vessels which yesterday steam cd up the Hudson for sixteen day stay and today the officers and men were being treated like conquering heroes.
 One thousand tickets for the New York Giants baseball game were distributed among the men and tEis number will be increased by an ad- ditional thousand tomorrow when the New York Yankees open q series here. The free tickets will continue every game day while the fleet is here.
 The mayors committee on reCep- tons also has arranged for distrihu ton of tickets for motion picture shows and theaters and on Monday night q boxing tournament will be given at which Gene Tunuey. heavy weight champion and former marine will be the main attraction.
 Admiral Hughes and officers of the fleet will be guests at q dinner Tuesday night and during the next two weeks many balls will be given for the officers and men.
 Throncs which lined Riverside Drive to view the arrival Of the war vessels yesterday morning, increased during the day. Visitors were to be escorted through the various ships each day during their stay.
 Only skeleton crews. however, manned the vessels. Half Of the men yesterday were given overnight passes and the other half today were to receive leaves for the week end.
 The assamb,ance Of ships, known at the United States fleet, is q com bination of parts of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. All the vessels have been maneuvering in the Caribbean sea and will leave on May lG for the army-navy war maneuvors in the Narragansett Bay area, The personnel numbers 2,cI7 officers, 2S.637 men of the navy and 1,125 marines.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
RED GROSS FLOOD FUND
 NEARING S5,000 MARK
Reaches s4,1S3 Through Efforts of Boy and
 Girl Scouts

Collections taken up by Boy Scout and Girl Scouts in the local theatars on the past two nights have swellcd the flood relief fund being gathered by the New Britain chapter of the American Red Cross 10 an appreciable extent. Ycster- days additions 10 the fund were sS6S,65. and the total raised in New Britain 10 date was announced ps S4,1S3.7S today by Chairman Cur tiss l.. Sheldon. This is within strik- ing distance of the s5.000 goal, but Nr. Sheldon stated that the chapter expected to be called upon for m additional amount.
 Ensign Carl F'rederickson Of the Salvation Army made two-minute speech at the Strand theater last night in behalf Of the relief cam paign, after which Boy Scouts. from Troop 4 took up q collection which amounted to S27S.65. On Thursday night l.. ". Young. treasurer of the stanley Works, spoke, and s246.25 was realized by the Girl Scouts. pn tho same night former state Commander Harry C. Jackson Of the American Legion addressed the audience at the Capitol theater, and Boy Scouts gathered s4S.42.
 The Boy Scouts who responded to the call for service at the Capitol Thursday night were Albert Loomis Irving Rutherford. William Bonney, Robert Hume, Arnold Nining and Lawrence Washburn of Troop 7; Harry Brothcrton and Pierce or Troop Il; and Gordon Ely of Troop I. The group from Troop which served at the Strand last night was composed of Scouts Gordon Ely, William Baker. Winthrop Warren, Wesley Films, Harry Sladc, Howard Unkelbach. Merrill Hobart, Leon Dickinson and samuel Ingham.
 Yesterday afternoon three boys from the Stanley school, Rodney Walrath. Alfred Neri. and Raymand parkton, brought into Red Cross headquarters a box containing more than $40 which had been contribut- ed in small amounts by the children at that school. 4 donation of $25 has been received from the Stanley Rule and Level Girls club and one of $40 from the nurses at the New Britain General hospital. Last night Aziz Grotto voted $50 to the cause and EddyGlover post, Americana Legion. s15. Troop 4. R. S. A.. in theater, voted to contribute $ to the relief fund.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
CHAPL|N'S SALARY
 FIGURES UNFOLDED
Has Received 75 Per Cent Of S2,225,000 for "lhe Gold Rush"
WIFE IS ALLOWED ALIMONY
Gets $500 Month From January 10 Last-ProtluCcr Says Charlie Works For Perccntagc-Too Slow To Be Paid On Salary Basis.

Los Angeles. April 30 LP-The financial secrets of Charles Chaplin were paraded before the public to- day as his estranged wife, I.ita Grey Chaplin, anticipated her first tenn porary alimony payment since filing her sensational divorce suit in Janu- ary.
 After Joseph NJ. Schenck. head Of United Artists, the corporation through which Chaplin's pictures are distributed testified at yester- days alimony hearing here that the gross income of Chaplins last fea- ture picture. The Gold Rush" was S9,225 900 to date, and that the film star had received 75 per cent of that amount, the superior court awarded her s1,3no a month alimony, retro active from January 10. last.
 In view of an announcement from attorneys for the screen comedian that they would not appeal the ali- mony order, Mrs. Chaplin was ex- peCtod to receive alimony payments without further legal action. Two previous attempts to collect s4,000 ii month failed.
 Schcnck, in revealing the profits Of Chaplin's latest picture, declared that while Chaplin was the highest paid artist of his kind, he was such q slow worker that it would be un- profitable for q producer to pay him q salary such as other stars receive.
 Works Too Slow
 "Wn'd lose our bank role If we had to pay him q salary" Schenck declared in explaining Chaplin re- qulres from two to three years to make a picture.
 He doesn't work except when he IS SO inclined,' the producer said. He works by inspiration: other stars work by precipitation"
 When Mrs. Chaplin was called as a witness. lively tilts developed be- tween counsel. Much of the testi- money concerned Mrs Chaplin's wardrobe and the number of guests who attended her recent birthday party.
 While Mrs. Chaplin did not speci- Y any amount in asking the award, she declared her actor husband re- ceived an annual salary Of s250. .0o0 from one film corporation in a1di- ton to an income Of $40, 900 a month from thcir community pro perty. She alleges the aggregate wealth Of Chaplin is $l6,00o, 000.
 Her Home Costly
 How Mrs. Chaplin finances the
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New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
NEW COLLEGE SCANDAL
93 Quarts of Whi>kcy Arc seized in Possession of University of California Student.

Berkeley. Cal. April 50 tpl - A sweeping investigation at the Uni vcrsity of California ordered by President W. W. Campbell follow ing seizure by the police of 93 quarts of scotch whiskcy in pos session of a student, was in pros pect today.
 The police arrested two students on liquor charges. The raid follow ed complaints that noisy drink ing party was in progress in a ho. tcl near the campus.
 The students arrested were: Cow ley C. Justeson, 25. a senior. in whose room the liquor was found and J. P. Burkhart, 21, also a sen fer. X r year old Berkeley girl was found in the room with the boys and turned over to the iuve- nile court. Police said Justeson ad- mitted owning the liquor and said he had bought 1t from d whole sale bootlegger.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
.$22,500 SUITS FILED
 BY ACCIDENT VICTIMS
Three Hurt in Hartford Crash Sue Parker
 and Wolff

Suits agsregating s22. 800 have been instituted against Gleason w.. Parker and John r. Wolff of this city by three Hartford persons. pas sehgerS Tn a car which was involved iE a collision with one driven by Wolff in Hartford on April 8. Vim cent kenctick is suing for s5,o00, Miss Anna Peterson for s10.000 and Miss Gladys LeMay for s7,500 damages. All three writs are re- turnable in the superior court the first Tuesday of June and Deputy sheriff Martin II. Horwltz served the papers. Attorney Joseph E. Griffin of Hartford represents .he plaintiffs.
 The writs set forth that the plain tlffs were passengers in an automo- bile which was moving south on Maple avenue, Hartford. on April 3 at about 2:3o o'clock m the morn irg. The car driven by Wolff was proceeding north on that thorough fare. Parker is the owner of the machine which was driven by Wolff
 Miss Peterson, according to her complaint. suffered perforated lung. fractured collarbonc. laccra- tions of the head, legs and arms, painful body bruises and nervous shock and bac,. injury which will probably result in permanent dis ability. She has been confined to the Hartford hospital and was un- able to attend to her usual duties. She brought the suit through her next best friend" John V. Aron- son. of East Hartford.
 Miss LeMay. who brought the suit through her next best friend" Mrs. Lawrence Daly of Hartford, sets forth that she sustained, as q result of the accident, injuries 10 the head, a permanent scar on the forehead. injuries to the right side. leg and car. injuries 10 the back and nervous shock. She complains of headaches, dizziness. inability to sleep. and weakness. which conditions may be permanent. She was rendered un- conscious by the crash and she un- derwent treatment at the Hartford hospital for two weeks, during which time she was unable to go about her regular duties at the Orient 1nsur-
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New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
USES WAR PAINT TO
 BRIGHTEN HOOTERS
Philadelphia Man Protects Propcrt > At NankinS With Successful
 Ru>p

san Francisco, April 30 bp.- Indian war whoops emitted by Dr. tiittord S, Trimmer Of Philadelphia after he had an1oared his face with red paint, caused q Chinese mob nj Nanklng to flee ID terror. he said on his arrival here with ninety other refugees.
 pr. Trimmer said group Of na- uVcs approached his home with the apparent intention of looting 1t. Be lieNlns q ruse would prove more eff fective than a display of arms. he hastily made up with the red paint and staged his version of an Indian on the war path. The Chinese fled.
 The refugees believe raising Of a S1o,000 hrihe for the invaders of inc Christian Chinese at Nouking saved all the white residents from possible massacre.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
TWO DIE IN N. Y. FIRE
Man and Boy Are Overcome By Smoke and Three Other Persons in Building Are Injured.

Brooklyn. April 30 UP)-A boy and man, confused by dense smoke when the tenement in which they lived burned early today, wan dered about until they were over come. Three persons were injured.
 The dead:
 Anthony Richichi, 47.
 Eugene Richichi, 5, his nephew.
 Eugene Callahan. 3S. was injured when q floor of the building col lapSed and he fell one story while Frank Richichi 4, brother of An thony. and Peter Barbarotta, 13. also were injured. Peter was said to have been burned while rescuing his step sister.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
SMASHES R, R. GATES,
 PAYS FINE IN COURT
FurOre on Main St. Cross ing Blamed on East
 Berlin Man

1 John J. Holsan O, East Berlin. who drove a Berlin Construction Company truck through the Main street railroad crossing gates last Saturday afternoon about 4:45 o'clock, and stalled the motor on the tracks as an east hound passen- ger train rolled in, was fined sl0 police court today on the charge of . violation of the rules of the road. Attorney Albert A. Grcsnberg. i representing Holigan. entered a plea of guilty and told the court the young man has been driving cars ! for seven years and prior to this occurrence he had never been ar rested. His father is crippled and ] he IS the solc support ot the family. Hollg1n. according to his attor- 1 ney, was driving in a line of cars and did not know the gates had l been lowered because his attention
 
 was focused on the car directly pre- | c@ding him. This car pulled to the right suddenly and Holigan con- tlnued on. unaware of his danger . until 1t was too late 10 avoid smash Ing the gates There certainly was no intent on his part to violate the law, Attorney Grcenberg said, and he pointed out that all damage re- SClflng from the incident will be paid for. He asked Judge Alling TOT lenicnCy.
 Officer Clarence Lanpher. who witnessed the incident. testified that the gate tender prevented a crash between train and automobile, , hy running up the track and flag Slns the onConins train. Holgan i passed the cars which were stand 1 ing outside the gates, the officer said. The gates had been lowered fully half minute when Holigan's ! truck crashed through.
 Imposing the fine, Judge Allinc said Holisan had no right to pass : the other cars as they were stand ! Ing. Attorney Greenberg replied 1 that Holigan realized this fact and that was the reason he pleaded guilty.
 | Mack Fenwick Of Park Boule ward, aged 20. pleaded guilty to vio- alton Of the law relative to park Ing on private property, and was med S2 without costs. Railroad Po- . ilceman F. Howard Smith testified that FcnWicll's car was on the pas SenSer station grounds last Satur- ! day afternoon from o'clock until S;95 and the owner was not on rvlroad business. Fenuick said he i pulled in between two other cars which blocked the no parking sieus put as soon as he was told he should; not have left his car there, he hur- ] rled over 10 drive it away,
 The case of Stanley LewieN, aged -, Of 200 High street, charged with 1 non support was continued until Monday on request Of Attornc, Michael A. Sexton, who said an of- fort is being made 10 reconcile hus- band and wife.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
Radios Grip On Country Seen In Fact That Over Million Farmers
 Have Installed Receiving Sets
This is An Increase of 126 Per Cent Over July of 1925 Country Dwellers Want More Political Talks, Current News Programs, Weather and Market Re. ports, Survey Shows.

Washington, April 80 LP-A total of 1,25e.126 farms in the United States were equipped with radio sets on April 1. an increase says the de- partment Of agriculture, of l26 per cent over the 553.00S estimate Of July. 1925.
 There were more farm radio sets In Iowa than any other state, 99,- 990 representing an increase of 160 per cent. Indiana was second with s1,144. a gain of BIT per cent. Other leaders were Missouri with 77,510; Nebraska. 69,7S4; Illinois. 65.S$2; Ohio. 6S,44S, and Arkansas 6o,055.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
Girls Mock Suicide Stirs Factory;
 She Walks In As Her Friends Mourn
Broken Heart, Threat Open Window, Concrete Drive way Far, Far Below-All But the Victin,--
 High Spots in Tragedy"

"This Is the last time any of you will ever see me- a young woman cried yesterday afternoon as she en- tered rest room Of Landers, Frary X Clark's after contidinE to friends that she was Respondent over a broken love affair.
 Halt an hour afterward friends noticed she was still missing and hurried into the room When they failed to locate her, but saw a win dow open overlooking q concrete driveway several floors below. they hurried to consult with the depart mont head. There was much sour rying about and Investigating to de- termine whether anyone had been dashed to death in the factory yard. the office being notified meanwhile
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
Death Again Towering
 Near Paralyzed Youth

Roanoke, Va. April SO Pl--- Wal- ter l.. Boothe. IS year old farm boy
 who has been kept alive more than
 week by artificial respiration. was
 growing weaker last night and his physicians believed death was near At times he complained almost in- audihly that the continuous raising and lowering of his arms was fore ing insufficient air into his inert l,lpCQ
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30

of the incident and asked to issue instructions as 10 how they might handle the problem.
 During the height Of the excite ment the supposed victim walked unconcernedly into the room from another department to which she had gone from the rest room. Work was resumed.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30

Utah with 6,061 as compared with S99 estimated in 1925. showed the largest percentage increase in farm sets.
 Replies to questionnaire adrress- ed to 10000 farmers. many of whom have reported definite savings as a result of the farm radio service, showed that q majority prefer radio talks to music and that old fash toned tunes and classical pieces are desired when music is broadcast. Political talks and more current news programs are wanted in addi- ton to the weather and market re- ports.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
E. MESHKEN BANKRUPT
 FILES PETITION TODAY
Main Street Furrier Puts Affairs in Hands
 of Court

A petition in bankruptcy was filed today by Edward Meshken, Main street lurrier for many years and one of the city's best business men. Details of the petition which was filed in the office of Referee in Bankruptcy Saul Berman were not made public and no mention was made of the assets and liabilities. Nair X Nair is counsel for Mesh ken and only the bare statement that a petition was filed could be secured from that office.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
Boy of 15. Slayer, Is
 Given Life Imprisonment

Poplar Bluff, Mo. April 30 iPl- Earl Jackson, Is years old. was sen- fenced 10 life Imprisonment last night after q jury had found him nection with the slaying of his step mother. Mrs. Mary Jackson. ol. Jackson showed no emotion when Isenten1e was pronounced.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
DYNAM|T|NG OF LEVEE IS NOT AS
 EFFECTIVE AS ENGINEERS THOUGHT
 BUT PLAN MAY YET BE SUCCESSFUL
''''" Jim, Giant Negro, Rules Camp
 Of Refugees With A, Iron Hand
Woe Unto Any Rebellious Black Who Refuses to Obey Sanitary Rules in His District of Flood Area-Chil- dren By the Score in Need of Cothing-Mexican Send Out Appeal for Garlic.

Nicksburg. Miss, April 3Q.-Tho great refugee camps where five thousand negroes are concentrated under militdray control here are without q guard house, They don't need one. They have Jim Hursey. huge black Samson.
 Officially, Big Jim is in charge or the hospital isolation ward Tnof- ticially. the giant negro handles the rough or unruly who rebel at the firm hand Of military authority.
 When one Of the thousand Of his race who have hoen driven to the hill camp by the flood waters ap- pears in need of discipline, Jim holds a whispered conversation with the commanding officer, then the powerful negro and the offender dis appear down behind the hill.
 When the two return, everybody is happy with the exception of the oN-rcbel, and he is very docile
 Must Keep Things Clean
 To Big Jim and other negroes among the refugees informally en- listed to reinforce the soldiers camp discipline the highest military rank is "Cap'n'. The civilian authority ranks several grades lower with the title of Boss.
 several score of the more intclli- gent negroes patrol the camps with tent pins or clubs cut from trees, as insignia of office. They make the tented homeless clean Up their quar- ters and watch the sanitary arrange ment Of the camp baking under the designation of sergeant.
 A decided military spirit is shown in the camp of McXicans. Ninety of the swarthy men are set aside in a camp apart from both whites and !, regroes. , pi.ly one IS ahle to speak and understand English and for this accomplishment he is made the .'N' . '''iit iAl Nil'll ts'. 'II li!t' dll proach of an officer he yclls lustilly and lincsup his followers for ill., spection.
 He Wants Garlic Treating you all right herc?" the major queried on recent tour. 'Sl, Senor,' responded the sergeant. Got all you want to catn" the of Iiccr continued. The Mexican hesi- tated. Visions or the generous ra- tions furnished by the Red Cross and which the soldiers distribute twice daily would not be downed. There is just one more think" he confessed, If we could have some garlic, some rcd beans and some chll peppers latter slightly more boldly.
 Children By the Score
 The headquarters tent is besi"ged by woman wanting additional cloth ing for their children. many Of whom are practically naked.
 ''Capn please" said one 10 the major today, US got thirteen chillun and mighty little clothes. Us got two pair of twins
 And l got Seben head of chliun myself" interrupted another black mother holding another squalling in- tant only recently born
 "Dcy need clothes bad"
 The black children sprawl by scores. some have marbles and others devise games with sticks and pebbles. They are happy apparent ly ln the daytime but the nights on the hills of the national park are chilly.