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New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
Death Certificate Frees
Bond Calling for $4,000

Milford, Jan. 4.-tP>- A death
certificate valued at $1,000 made its
appearance in the Milford town
court yesterday morning. The case
of Mrs. Mary E. Conlin, alleged In
cendiary was formally nolled today
when her attorney, James f.
Murphy of Bridgeport presented a
certificate of her death to Prosecu-
tor Omar W. Plat. The case had
been carried from last Mondays
court session at the request Of At
torney Murphy, but Prosecutor Plat
was prepared to forfeit the bond If
the death certificate did not make
its appearance.
Mrs. Conlin died from asphyxia-
ton in the kitchen of her daughters
home in Brooklyn three weeks ago.
She had been arrested by Milford
police after they followed her foot
steps in the sand for two miles from
the scene of the alleged incendiary
blaze at Silver Beach.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
Wagner Documents
To Be Made Public

Magdeburg. Germany. Jan. 4 R-
The German theater exposition, soon
to open here, will make available
for the first time to the public ma
terial giving an insight into Richard
Wagner's soJourn in Munich and his
friendship with King Ludwig III.
For many years students of Wag.
ner's life and works have been anx-
ious to gain access to the docn-
ments, as there Is much mystery
connected with this episode in tie
composers history. Hitherto, how
ever, the commission which admin
listers the properties of the former
ruling house has refused permission.
After the Magdeburg fair, the
Wagner material will be on exhibit
in Herren- Chiemsee castle in upper
Bavaria.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
GOV. PINCHOT OF PENN. TAKES LAST
VICIOUS WHACK AT SEN.-ELECT WARE

actually do control-men who de-
pend for their living and their
power on liquor, crime and vice.
These are the men the magnates buy
with valuable considerations, and
from time to time protect against
the revolt of honest citizens who
would otherwise destroy them.
The Other Faction
This is one wing of the machine.
The other consists of men who are
so tied in with the business organ
ization of the magnates that they
profit from the existence of the ma
chine; partly Of business men who
are held in fear because Of their
loans and credits; partly Of the gen.
orally decent citizens (of whom
there are many who follow the
|magnates because they assume that
If man is rich enough he can do
no wrong: partly of persons who
cannot resist the craving to stand
we'll with those in power, and part
ly of such of the ostensibly respect
able elements of community as
are willing lin Pittsburgh, for ex-
ample) to shut their eyes and make
common cause with gangsters. vote
thieves, dive-keepers, criminals, and
harlots, because of the social and
financial eminence Of the Mellon
name"
Governor Pinchot made four
Recommendations appointment OF
fiscal officers, abolition of the inter-
nal affairs department, revision of
insurance laws, and building of a
NEW executive mansion.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
Gilman AND ARDEN
MUSICAL WONDERS
Contribute Heavily to Success Of
Broadway Theater Hit

Tribute to Phil Gilman, formerly
Arden, who are making a hit in the
orchestra pit during the presenta-
ton of "Oh, Kay" in New York city,
is paid by writer in the New York
Evening World, who sketches brief
ly their rise in the world Of musical
entertainment to their present point
of eminence. The article follows:
AT one of the recording pianos In
the plant where the @. R. S. piano
rolls were made was young man.
hard at it, turning out yards and
yards of paper stenciled in innumer-
able places by cuts that would re-
suit in the rendering of the latest
popular song on many player
piano. That was six years ago. In
those days the player piano had
to do its best to initiate an
orchestra by rendering the fullest
scoring. AS many notes as possible
had to be cramped into the opus
The more scales, arpeggios. flourish
es, breaks, cadenzas and other musi-
cal what-nots the better. AS often
as not the ultimate rendition by the
owner of the player was done fortis-
simo throughout, until a complaint
from the long suffering neighbors
put an end to the proceedings. All
Of which serves to show why the
young man was hard at 1t. 1t was
tough with only eight fingers and
two thumbs.
I'm the same establishment was
another young man finding it equal
ly tough. They got together and de-
cided four hands could do a fuller
and easier job. That started the
fourhanded business. All the same
there were drawbacks. The fingers
of the right hand of one Of them
would get tangled up with the fingers
of the left hand Of the other. Elbows
jabbed into ribs. Both Of them
would reach out for the pedal and
then one of them got quick one on
the ankle. Two pianos, synchronized
Guilty and started partnership.
The partnership, while continu-
ing to make piano rolls, blossomed
out on the air. They were among
the original members Of Roxys
Gang. Then they were seen and
heard in the flesh at the Capitol
theater. Shortly afterward, another
partnership had formed, that of
theatrical management. Their first
show was rehearsing. One OF the
partners happened to go to party.
So did the piano combination, who
played. The former straightway Of
fered to put the latter in the pro-
duction. The pianists were doubt
full how they would get over In a
show, but after the opening night
no more doubt remained. They got
over. So much so that the same
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
DUKES ESTATE WORTH
MORE THAN 50 MILLION
Late Tobacco Manufacturer and
PhiIanthropist's Holdings Valued
at SS9,7O4, S59.66.

Somerville, N. j., Jan. P1ThG
estate of James B. Duke, tobacco
manufacturer. and philanthropist,
was worth sS9,7o4,S 1886 at his
death, according to a petition for a
first accounting filed in surrogate
court today. Money paid out for
taxes, administration expenses, lega-
cies and trust funds, since Mr..
Dukes death in 1925, cut the value
to S53,451,77S.76.
Legacies were paid and trust
funds set up to the amount OF $685.
253,0S0.90, while taxes and the ad-
ministration of the estate cost 49,
957,710.92.
The bulk Of the estate, or s62,-
44S,SS3.oO, was made up of stocks
and miscellaneous bonds. s1S,605,-
700.71 was invested in government,
state and municipal bonds.
Cash, notes and accounts receiv-
able totalled s4,524, 634.71.
The executors are Mr.. Dukes wild
ow, Analine II. Duke, and George 6.
Allen, and William P. Perkins.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
LEWIS BEATS MUM
Stranger Settles Two Year Old Dis
pute Over Wrestling Title in Two
Straight Falls.

Chicago. Jan. 4.-P)- Ed
(Strangler) Lewis settled his two
year old dispute with Wayne Mum
over the heavyweight wrestling title
last night, Lewis took two sraight
falls with a succession of crushing
headlocks.
Num-, who two years ago tossed
Lewis out of a Kansas City ring and
claimed the championship when
Lewis did not appear for the third
and deciding fall, had Lewis in
danger only once. He made Lewis
tussle for almost an hour for the
inst fall, but appeared hurt and lost
the second in u and a half minutes.
The match, in which Lewis S1O,-
600 diamond championship belt was
at stake, drew record Chicago
wrestling crowd of 10000 fans, and
a gate OF $4,000.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
$4,000 BRIBERY
FUND TRACED
Plot to Fix Federal Grand Jury
in Chicago

Chicago, Jan. 4 Up - Confession
OF plot to fix" the federal grand
jury, which recently cleared Former
Sheriff Peter NJ. Hoffman and seven
others in the Cook county Jail scan
dial. put the government on the trail
today of bribery fund alleged to
have totalled $4,000 OF more.
After is hours questioning of
three men under arrest. Hope
Thompson, assistant district attor-
ney, announced he had "a definite
notion as to where the big bank roll
came from"
Deputy Marshal Thomas Smith,
who voluntarily revealed the alleged
plot said he had refused a $4,000
bride to aid in placing Joseph
Plunkett on the jury which acquit-
ted Hoffman and his co-defendants.
Smith did not go through with his
part in the transaction and Plum
kett, one of the three under arrest
did not get on the jury. Federal
investigators indicated, however, that
Smith may not have been the only
individual approached.
Several persons in the federal
building have reason to be extremely
nervous" said Thompson, who was
before the iurymen as prosecutor in
the trial growing out of liberties al
legged to have been allowed two beer
runners held in Jail here for the gov
eminent.
1--WE are fully satisfied that seri-
Gus, determined and repeated efforts
were made to fix the jury but as yet
we have no evidence any money &C
tually was received"
Mr.. Thompson took steps, however
which would facilitate examination
OF the entire jury, which was sue
ceeded today by a new panel. 1t
was indicated that because of legal
obstacles the government would be
unlikely to attempt another, trial for
the eight defendants.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04

management has featured them in
the pit with the orchestra with their
succeeding shows The managerial
partnership is Alex. Aarons and
Vinton Freddy. The first show
was Lady, Be Good the second,
'Tip-Toes' and the present one oh,
Kay
THE piano partnership is Phil
Gilman and Victor Arden.
1T Is not an uncommon sight to
at an Aarons and Freddy show
rise in their seats and crane their
nccks to see who is doing those
things with the pianos. They con-
suit their programs, but remain in
ignorance, of who is which. To set
your minds at rest: Gilman is the
one with the beaming countenance
working on the right of the orches-
ira leader. Arden with a rather
more solemn expression is on the
left.
These two have played together
so much that they instinctively play
into each others mood. While play
ing. one of them will hit on a flash
and the other will almost automatic
ally pick it up and combine. They
have no secret signs to presage the
changes, etc. In fact, they seldom
look at each other at all while play
ing. When they get the score of
new show their method of orches-
tration is to go to a rehearsal, see
what the requiem of the players
on the stage are, then get to couple
of pianos and AIT for the flashes.
Little of their stuff, outside of the
gaps in the orchestra score deliber-
ately left for the pianos to fill, Is
definitely set. They continually i'm
provise for new effects. working on
the basis that novelty of melody and
rhythm is preferable to piano tricks
and finger Mysteries.
Naturally their work is built upon
the score originally written by the
composer, but outside of that it is
up to them. When Paul Lanin, the
orchestra leader of Lady, Be Good"
handed them their band parts they
found many pieces of manuscript
paper blank. except for the number
of bars which they had to play and
the words Use your own discretion
scrubbed on them. They worked for
about two weeks to get the piano
arrangements fixed for ooh, Kay.
Numbers for their Victrola records
require time to get set, but for the
piano rolls, on which much OF their
day is still spent, they have only
time to run through perhaps twice
before recording. owing to the fast
and furious rate in which these have
to be turned out. This. in brief,
is how Arden and Gilman started by
making piano rolls singly and have
now become sort of dual integral
part of the Aarons and Freddy
musical productions.
For relaxation from Jazz these
two turn to the classics, which, by
the way, they play as written"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
Says He Is Disgrace to
Own State and Should Be
Excluded From Senate
Brands mellon Ma
chine" as Defender of
Organized Crime.

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. Up -
Charges that Senator-elect William
Is. Wares republican nomination for
that office was partly bought and
partly stolen" were made by Cover
nor Clifford Pinchot in his final mes
sage to the Pennsylvania legislature
today. The Mellon machine in
Pittsburgh" and the "Mitten ma
chine" also were assaulted by the gov
ernor.
70 Says Ware Is Disgrace
Declaring that he had refused to
support Ware in the elections for
that reason, Governor Pinchot said:
II have no doubt that Ware deserves
to be and will be excluded from the
senate but whether he is or not the
mere fact that q senator-elect from
Pennsylvania is in danger of losing
his seat because of scandalous ex-
penditures in the primary and motor
ious cheating in the election, is a
bitter disgrace to this community.
Governor Pinchot opposed Senator
elect Ware and Senator George
Wharton Pepper in the primaries,
Ware gaining the nomination by the
votes rolled up in Philadelphia, his
home.
Hits At MOneyed interests
Part of the governors message
was directed at the great moneyed
Interests" he saw controlling Penn
sylvanias political life, and de-
Tense of the primary system. Two
political machines" the Mellon
machine in Pittsburgh and the Nit
ten machine in Philadelphia, he
said, spread their black. hawk-like
shadows over the community borne
upon the wings of eminent respecta-
bility and organized crime"
What Interests Buy
For many years" the governor
said. "the politics of this state have
been run as a part of the business
of interests. What these interests
buy is on-interference, extortionate
rates allowed public utilities, and
other special privileges for them
selves at the expense Of the people.
They give the orders, and the men
who take the orders are the political
bosses whose names. we see in the
papers every day. The real purpose
Of every regular political machine is
the advantage of the interests which
maintain it.
ITO operate successfully, every
machine must have behind it two
different kinds of people. First OF
all, it must have body of politi-
clans able and willing to deliver, for
value received, the control of gov
eminent, the unrighteous favors, and
the unfair protection for the, sake OF
which the magnates are in politics
Politicians able and willing to dc
these things must be corrupt.
Lowest Politicians
Hence any such machine must
include a body of the lowest poll
| ticians, such for example as the
Mellon machine in Pittsburgh and
the Mitten machine in Philadelphia
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04

The. voice sounds from America,
he continued. would be very faint
and not understandable in London
unless conside. ly amplif1ed by q
special process which the post office
has elaborated.
He advised that users Of the radio
phone service, pending the attain
ment of complete secrecy of COM
munication. avoid the habit OF re-
peating Immediately what the party
at the other end says. He also sug-
gested that eayesdroppers could be
outwitted II the users adopted code
names
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
1874 TREMORS RECORDED

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. R)
The seismograph at La Plata OBJ
servatory registered 1874 earth trem-
ors during 1926, it was announced
today. Twenty of these shocks oc-
Cured last month. The Andes ridge
was the center of most of the trem-
livia, Peru and Central America suf-
fering in turn
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
Bodwell Company Votes
10th Annual Dividend

The directors of the Bodwell
Realty company, doing business in
New Britain, Hartford, Providence,
r. l.. and Sanford, Florida, today de-
clared the 10th annual dividend. The
dividend Is Of eight per cent and
amounts to about $25, 900. The COM
pany is reported as being active both
in New England and in Florida. This
is the concern which developed the
Belvidere and Lincoln Park tracts
here, the University Heights in West
Hartford, and Sanford, in Florida.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
England to Have
More Kick in Beer

Carlisle, Eng, Jan. R1Beer
with a heavier kick" is being made
in the government breweries for sale
in the state inns during the remain
der of the winter.
The present beer is too mild for
the northern working man and the
forthcoming beer will have more
body" to it.
Managers OF the inns have re-
ceiyed orders to serve only a glass
at a time, however, as the beer is
said to be too strong to be, sold In
large quantities.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
MORE WOMEN PREACHERS

Chicago, Jan. P>-An increase
in the number OF women ordained
as local preachers, deacons and eld-
ers Of the Methodist Episcopal
church is shown in a report publish
ed in the 1927 year book of the
church.
Eleven women were ordained as
elders, seven as deacons, and four
teen local preachers, a total of 80.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dorozenski of
1879 Miller street observed the 25th
anniversary of their wedding at
their home New Years Day. Guests
We're present from Bridgeport, Ter
ryville, Bristol and this city. Mr..
pients of many gifts.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
AMERICAN MINISTER TO
CHINA CALLED HOME
MacNfurray Summoned to Washing
ton for Conference With
Secretary Kellogg

Picking, Jan. I Pl-Announcemen
was made today that John V. A.
MacMurray. American minister to
China, has been called to Washing
ton for a conference with Secretary
Kellogg on Chinese affairs. Mr..
MacMurray will sail Jan. rs from
Yokohama aboard the President
Cleveland. Charge d'Affaires Mayer
will act during his absence.
Washington, Jan. 1 Pt-Although
Minister MacMurray has been sum-
moned to Washington for conference
on the Chinese situation, it was in
Dictated at the state department to-
day that the statement of American
policy toward China in response to
the recently published British memo
randum would not be delayed to
await his arrival.
No definite period for the minis
ter's stay in the United States has
been set, and 1t Is assumed that he
will spend some time at home on
leave unless conditions in China re-
quire that he hasten back to Picking.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-04
STAGE DIRECTOR DIES

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. up -
Walter Baldwin, 76, pioneer stage
director, is dead. He developed
many stage and screen stars, includ-
ing William Farnum, Dustin Far
nun, Bert Lytell and Belle Bennett.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26
RAILWAYS HAUL MUCH
HIGHWAY MATERIAL

Some idea of the magnitude of the
job of building and maintaining trunk
highways is given in bulletin re-
ceived by The Gazette from the State
Highway department giving figures
on the materials used by the depart
ment this year. 1t shows that near
ly 1900 carloads of materials are
being used in 1927. If highways and
automobiles have taken some bust
ness away from the railroads they
seem to have brought the railroads
some other business in return.
The largest shipments were those
going into new pavements, 1900 cars
of cement, 4,425 cars of sand, 1926
cars of crushed rock and gravel, and
80 cars of calcium chloride. Since the
department is paving only little
more than half as many miles this
year as last year, the shipments in
1926 were correspondingly larger.
The construction division also used
80 cars of reinforcing steel and ex-
pansion joints for pavements, 15O
cars of bridge material, 40 cars of
guard rail and $50 cars of tile and
culverts.
The maintenance division used this
year 20 cars of cement, 10 cars of
sand, 800 cars of rock and gravel, 55
cars of calcium chloride, 258 cars of
road oil and tar, 20 cars of bridge
material, Is cars of guard rail, so
cars of road machinery and equip
ment, 100 cars of snow fence, five
cars of signs and markers, 10 cars of
tile and culverts, and 125 cars OF
gasoline and lubricants.
The above figures give only the
materials shipped by railroad. Near
ly all the gravel used both on new
roads and in maintenance is hauled
by truck, as there are only few sec
tons of the state where it is neces-
sary to ship gravel for road surfac-
ing. For paving, however, washed
sand and gravel or rock of uniform
sizes must be used, and in many
cases this cannot be obtained locally
in sufficient quantities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26
FARM SPARK PLUGS

Frozen silage should not be fed
to dairy cattle, but left until it thaws
out.
Membership in the All clubs of
this country exceed by at least 25,-
900 the population of the entire state
of Rhode Island.
Pumpkins and squashes should be
allowed to ripen and harden but not
freeze. Well matrured specimens
should then be stored on racks OF
shelves in dry, farm room.
Dates to be chalked down and re.
membered: November to 10, Junior
Livestock Show at South St. Paul;
January Is to 81, Farmers and Home.
makers Week Short Course at Uni.
versity Farm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26
First Honor Roll OF The
Redwood Falls Public Schools
First Period Ending Oct. ID, 1927

First Period Ending Oct. ID, 1927
The following pupils have an aver
subjects:
High school; Seniors-Janie Street
Ger, John Krieger, Elmer Riebek
Sophomores-Murie Halves, Alice
.Simondet, Freda Laudon, Margaret
Tiffany, Mildred Stewig, Clarence
Truesdell, Jacqueline Gray.
Freshmen-Maxine Pettis.
The following four pupils have the
highest scholarship averages in each
,of the grade divisions.
Eighth Audrey Cole, John Finn,
Dorothy Phinney. Florence Lauer.
Eighth B-Harold Kettner, Agnes
+zaske, Hazel Wheaton, Walter Klein
art.
Seventh A-Echoe Macs, Harriet
Knapp, Dorothy Hessman, June Gale.
Seventh B-Lois Melges, Leona
Cuff, Marjorie Griffin, Jasper Simon
Giet
Sixth Grade, GA, Miss Kraft-Ev-
eslyn Parsons, Ruth Brookbank, Wal
lace Lauterbach, Melville Miller.
Sixth Grade 6B-Helen Rote, Roy
Whittet, Quentin Erlandson, Lloyd
zones.
Fifth and Sixth Grade, &C, Miss
Eaton-Lucille Ahrens, Ella Storts,
Mary Mum, Elwood Fagen.
Fifth Grade, 5A-Billy Finn, Joyce
Manner, Irene Neuschwander, Connie
Manner.
Fifth Grade, 5B. Miss Stoltz-Kar-
zen Madsen, Lorraine Falkum, Mervale
EVolverton, Viola Billie.
Fifth Grade, 5C-Delbert Tamsen,
oClarice Yunkers, Bruce Rome, Doro-
thy Pearson.
Fourth Grade. IA, Miss Wassman
Gertrude Smith, Jeanne Beckstrand,
Gilbert Weber, Inez Truesdell.
Fourth Grade, 4B-Curtis Miller,
Norbert Nell, Eileen Farrell, Louise
.Storts, Honorable mention, Orville
-Radtke.
Third and Fourth Fourth Grades,
&C, Miss Dovre-Frederic Anthony,
Evelyn Clark, Meinhardt Kettner,
Myrtle Radmer.
Third Grade, 3A-PauI Asleson,
Helen jackson, Ruth Nichols, Rob-
cert Tiffany.
Third Grade, 3B. Miss Tekse-How-
ard Melges, Dale Flaherty, Kathryn
Whittet, Elton Hardy.
Third Grade, 3C-Alice Billie Ellen
Karo, Herbert Bollum, Geraldine
Knapp.
Second and Third Grade, Sd, Miss
Eilestad-Clarke Thompson, Eliza
beth Smith, Margaret Whittet, Eliza
beth Whitman.
Second Grade. 2B-Lea Ward
Pease, Berna Shelter, Norman
.Schmid, Marguerite Grain.
Second Grade, 2B, Miss Bachmann
-Eugenia Bravinder, Billy Herring,
Donald Lash, Matilda Zelsdorf.
Second Grade, 2C-Gene Hanson,
Ernest Schramm. Tavern Thorson,
John Won Mosch.
First Grade, Ia, Miss Reinke-Lu-
ellie Pearson, Allen Fobes, Gertrude
Whittet, Dolores Drogosch.
First Grade, iB-Phylis Macs, Lu-
ellie Thomas, Miriam Prosser, Harry
Hoffman.
First Grade, iB. Miss Fiskerbeck
-Arliss Carey. Gladys Wells, Willis
Waldo, Andrew Smith.
First Grade. lC-Margaret Nogaj,
Marjorie Melges, Charlotte Lamphere
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26

Apparently the highways are not
putting the railroads out of bust
ness" Each new mode of transpor-
tation develops new business. If the
time comes when every family will
own an airplane, there will still be
plenty of ''gas buggies" on the high
ways.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26

Farm tenants for the most part,
are young men. Tenants farming in
1920 averaged 80 years Of age with
II years. experience as tenants. Of
farmers under rs years of age, over
three-fourth were tenants, but of far
mers of 65 years and over only sixth
were tenants.