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New Britain herald., 1927-11-15

questioned them the story of the al- homo was developed.
 About o'clock Sgroi was arrested and about 1925 o'clock Gent!lli was brought to police headquarters and charged. IL Is alleged that he not only permitted the girls and boy companions to use a room in his home, but he also took part in the orgy. Sgroi is said to have admitted to the police that he was attracted by the sisters and the other girl as he was on his way home Sunday night. They were acting in a man. Ter intended to attract men, he said, and as they were panied by boys, he joined them.
 Gentilli claims to be married. His wife is in Europe he said. and he lives alone in the Myrtle street house.
 Third Arrest Today
 Salvatore Scalora, aged 70. was arrested this noon at the stanley Works. where he Is employed, on warrant charging him with carnal abuse Of a minor female. Detective Sergeant Ellinger and Sergeant Me- | Away made the arrest on a warrant issued by Prosecuting Attorney
 Woods ,on information given the police by the girl. Scalora is charged
 with two counts and 1t was said at police headquarters that other de-
 velopments may result.
 Scalora, who is unmarried, hVes
 at the corner of Broad and Beaver
 streets He was locked up in default of bonds and will be arraigned III police court Thursday morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-15
JAP WARSHIPS SAIL

Mexico City, Nov 15 P-The Japanese warships Asama and 1wata, which have been on a courtesy visit to Mexico, have sailed from Man
 zanillo, dispatches from there state.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-15
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-15

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New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Married women
ARE MORE NERVOUS
Suffer More From This Than
Single Sisters

Denver, Col, Feb. 10 UP)-
Single women have much steadier
nerves than their married sisters, If
the case records of the occupational
therapy department at the Colorado
Psychopathic hospital are any cri-
terion.
The married man, however, has
little more mental trouble than the
bachelor, the records further reveal.
Hospital attendance figures show
that only Sc single women are treat
ed for nerves" for every 1873 mar
ried women suffering from similar
maladies. And where 10 single men
a. enrolled, 1876 married men come
to the hospital with like complaints.
The notion that the farmer is
more liable to mental trouble than
city folk is given a blow by the dis
covery that EOS of the men and 220
of the women were city cases where
only men and 81 women came
from The country.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Agreement Reached in
Suit for COMPENSATION

An award by stipulation has been
made by Compensation Commissioner
Leo L. Noonan in the action of
Michael Goggin of Philadelphia
against the Standard Steel and Bear
! ings Co., of Plainville. The claim
ant and the defendant agreed to
/ such an award, this motion being
carried out by the commission in
view of the medical and technical
questions involved in the case.
! The claimant set forth that he be-
gan work for the Plainville concern
in 1924, when a group of workmen
from the Philadelphia plant was
brought to Plainville. AS a result of
his employment he claimed that he
received grinders tuberculosis, which
later developed into pulmonary tu-
! berculosis. He further claimed that
the contract for his employment was
made in this state.
The defendant claimed that no
contract was made in Connecticut,
but that it was entered into in Penn
sylvania and the defendant further
claimed that his incapacity did not
result from his employment and
that he had only the latter disease
mentioned above.
Israel Nair of the firm of Nair &
Nair presented the case for the
claimant who is in an institution in
Philadelphia. s. 2. Waskowitz rep
Iresenting the American Mutual Liza
bility Co., Daniel Campton. repre-
senting the Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
and Attorney Maercklin, represent
ing the New York Indemnity Co., in
surers of the defendant. appeared
for the Standard Steel Co.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
FAMILY OF SEVEN
dead IN TRAGEDY
Utica Man, Poor and PennileSS,
Kills All

Utica, y. Y, Feb. 10 R-Music
was stilled in a squalid tenement
today while awed neighbors stood
outside the door of a mean apart
ment and tried TO account for a
tragedy that snuffed out seven lives.
In death inside the doors lay the
bodies of Guy NJ. Taylor. teamster
out of work. his wife and five chill
dren. victims OF a razor and bowie
knife that slashed their Threats.
AS police pieced together the mea-
ger details OF the tragedy. they gath
cred from the evidence at banda
little sugar and crust of bread,
three beds kitchen table, a broken
down chair and battered bench
that the teamster killed his wife and
family rather than see them starve,
and then took his own life.
All apparently gave up without a
struggle except Owen, q boy of IA.
His body was found propped against
one of the beds and police assumed
that he struggled until the knife
ended the scuffle. The other bodies
were on the beds.
Police forced their way into the
darkened rooms yesterday after
neighbors reported they missed the
singing voices and the accordion to
which they had been accustomed
nightly. The teamster usually spent
the evenings over the keys of his ac-
Gordon while his children sang in
chorus to the music.
The slayings occurred on February
ii. the day the music ceased, the
coroner decided. He said that the
deed was deliberately planned.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
MEMS CLUB TO HEAR ABOUT
"THE GOSPEL IN INDIA"
Rev. DR.. Rockwell Harmon Potter
VIII Speak at First Church
Supper Wednesday.

The Mems club of the First Con-
gregational church will have as their
speaker at their supper meeting.
February %, Rev. Rockwell Harmon
Potter, D. D.. Of Hartford. who will
speak on THE Gospel in India" The
supper begins at $50. DR.. Potter is
president of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
DR.. Potter is the pastor of the
Center Congregational church of
Hartford, and president Of the Con-
necticut Bible society. He Is also
director OF Hartford Seminary Foun-
dalton, and a trustee Of Mt. Holyoke
college. From 1923 to 1925 he acted
as moderator of the National Coun-
Gil OF Congregational churches. AS
an author DR.. Potter is lest known
by his book, THE Common Faith of
Common Men," Last year. in his Of
fetal capacity as president of the
American Board Of Foreign Missions,
DR.. Potter was a member Of a depu-
tation which visited India and Cey-
Ion. This commission made a thor
ough study Of these two countries
and the work Of the board conduct
ed in them. The American Board of
Foreign Missions Is the Oldest for
eign missionary society in America.
and carries on educational. social
and religious work in Africa. India,
Ceylon, Japan. the Philippines. Mex
leo Sna}n Micrnpesio T,,rLav
Greece, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
UNNAMED WOMAN BROUGHT
into Big MAIL ROBBERY
Said to Have Aided "Black Bear"
In Sensational Alaskan
Theft.

Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 10 R1-
An unnamed woman, accused of hay-
ing been involved with Nellie Bates
and William Schermeyer. 70year-old
Alaska inn keeper. in the $4,000
mail robbery near Flat, Alaska, four
years ago, added another element to
the trial of Miss Bates and Scher-
meyer in federal court here today.
Miss Bates, better known as
BLACK Bear" follower of the gold
camps for a quarter Of a century
and Schermeyer are charged with
taking the $4,000 in gold. from a
mail sled.
Schermeyer, who federal authori-
ties said had confessed, in testify
ing yesterday against Miss Bates,
declared the unnamed woman had
been involved.
Schermeyer. well-known Alaska
figure since the days of '9S was in
dicted with BLACK Bear" on the rob-
berry charge, but has not been
brought to trial.
He testified that on the night OF
December 80, 1922, William Duffey
government dog team driver. stopped
at Schermeyers road house near Flat
with the monthly mail for isolated
Iditarod district mining camps
BLACK Bear" was a passenger on the
mail sled.
While Duffey and the other guests
sat around the roadhouse fire, Scher-
meyer went to the rear of the inn
with "Zlack Bear" and the unnamed
woman, he told the jury, and stole
the mail pounches. containing $685.
900.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Japan's Acceptance of
Coolidge Plan Cabled

Tokyo, Feb. 10 R-Japan's ac-
ceptance Of President Coolidge's
arms limitation conference propo-
sal was cabled to Ambassador
Matsudiara in Washington tonight
for transmission to Secretary KEEL
logg. The message may be sub
mitted to the American state de-
partment today although the for
eign office announced 1t would not
be made public here until tomor-
row evening.
1t was understood the memo
randum covers approximately two
typewriter pages. accepting the
invitation Internationally, leaving
ratio and other technical details
for the conference itself, and ex-
pressing hope for a successful out
come in line with comment in Of
fetal circles here since the pro-
posal was made public.
The memorandum was handed
to American Ambassador MacVeagh
just before transmission to Wash
ington.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
City Items

| Miss Mae Lester of the Stanley
Works office. is confined to her home
with an attack of grip.
Indianola Council 10. S. OF p. will
meet at Red Mems hall. 277 Main
street, on Tuesday evening. The
annual roll call will be held and a
social period has been arranged with
refreshments following the regular
business meeting.
Mattabese.t Tribe, IA. l. O. r. NJ,
will confer the degree of adoption
at its regular meeting on Monday
evening. February 81.
The Catholic Daughters Kitchen
Cabinet Revue will hold rehearsal
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
st. Peters church.
A son was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Alder of 40 Talcott
street, at Mt. Sinai hospital Hart
ford.
A delegation of New Britain Dart
mouth graduates attended the meet
ing of the Hartford Dartmouth club
last evening. The monthly meeting
in this city was dispensed with.
Miss Rose Swarsky, secretary In
the office of Nair & Nair local at
torneys, is spending the weekend
in New York city.
A son was born last night at the
Hartford hospital to Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel N. Kennedy of 131 Maple
street.
Miss Sophia Koplowitz of 1856
Maple street is spending the week
end in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
No Further Cleanup in
New York Within 48 Hrs.

New York, Feb. 10 tuP) - The
theatrical Cleanup" situation in
New York today had reached the un-
usual phase wherein no court action
of any kind was scheduled for 48
hours.
Sex" and 1.-The Virgin Man" two
OF the plays frowned upon by the
district attorneys office. were con-
tinuing their performances under
temporary injunctions and the other,
THE Captive" was to be resumed
when and if' it reaches clean bill
of health in the courts.
Arguments on motions to transfer
trial of Sex and THE Virgin Man
from special sessions to general ses-
sions, where jury may be had in
case indictments are handed up. will
be heard Monday.
Trial of Percy Shostac, stage man
ager of THE Captive" will be held
on Feb. 2S to test the defense's con-
tention that the play does not tend
to corrupt the morals Of youth or
others"
Arthur Garfield Hays, attorney for
1.-THE Captive" called it 1.-The Scopes
case of New York"
I'VE laugh at the people of Ten
nessee for trying to keep the public
in ignorance, yet we are doing the
same thing in this affair" he said.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
FEMININE CLOTHES ARE
FOUND IN NEGROES TRUNK
Police Still Think Coyner, Giant
Grave Robber, May Also Be
Murderer

Chicago, Feb. 10 P-Discovery of
a trunk laden with women's clothing
in contrast with the four human
skulls found in the negro convict's
trunk In a Detroit suburb, led to re-
newed efforts today to determine
whether James NJ. Coyner murdere
as well as robbed graves.
The second trunk was seized at
Boyle, Miss, where officials became
suspicious when a woman supposed
to be the mother of Coyner who is
in the Indiana state prison, declined
to identify herself to get the lug
gage,
live igation disclosed an assort-
ment of womens apparel In the
trunk, which had been forwarded by
Coyne's sister in Chicago. 1t was to
| her the giant convict sent a letter
from the prison, telling her to get
the Michigan trunk or it would be
"all up with me-"
Coyner is in prison for robbing a
grave, in Hammond. Ind, last Oc-
tober, but the authorities have not
satisfied themselves that he got the
gruesome collection only from ceme-
| teres. With the trunk in Michigan
were found numerous notations of
women's names and addresses. about
which Coyner has maintained surly
silence although acknowledging
ownership Of the trunk.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
WEST HAVEN HIGH BOYS
STAGE MINIATURE RIOT
As Result Their Basketball Activi-
ties Are Suspended For
the Year

New Haven, Feb. 10 (UP)-The
boys at West Haven High school,
emulating their big brothers at Har-
ward, staged a riot yesterday and to-
day found themselves deprived of
the remainder of the seasons basket
ball schedule and one student sus-
pended.
How it started could not be learn
ed definitely but it was assumed the
freshmen dared" the older boys to
come down to the lower floor and
have it OUT once often.
Anyway, by the time Principal
Seth G. Haley was aware something
was wrong, 200 members of the
freshman and senior classes We're
engaged in a battle royal in the
school building. Chairs, plaster and
heads were damaged to an unde-
termined extent
Haley, not long out of college and
no mean athlete, plunged into the
melee with his associates and sue
ceeded in bringing about order.
The remainder of the basketball
schedule, including a game with
Milford last night, was summarily
cancelled and one boy suspended
pending an investigation by school
authorities.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Harvard Students Will
Tell Their Tale Friday

Cambridge. Mass, Feb. 10 UP)
Harvard students must wait un-
til Friday to tell their stories about
the riot.
After the prosecution had virtu-
ally concluded its case late yesterday
District Judge Arthur P. Stone adj
journed court for one week. Before
this action was taken, however, 10
of the 81 defendants had been iden-
tilted by police as participants in
last Saturdays Harvard Square riot,
which sent nine persons to the hos
pital.
Under a court ruling, convictions
will be possible only in the cases OF
defendants identified as rioters. All
the students are charged with dis
turbing the peace and one. Oliver
d. Ferguson of Paducah, Ky, also
Is charged with assaulting two po-
licemen.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
TENTIMONIAL DINNER

New Haven, Feb. 10 up - \
testimonial dinner was given lasil
night by the officers of the Second
company, Governors Footguard, to
their new commandant, Major
Pierrepont B. Foster, Major Foster
was elected last summer to succeed
Major Edwin A. Judge.
Captain Robert O. Eaton, princi-
pal speaker at the dinner. declared
that II ministers gave more atten-
ton to matters directly concerning
them and less to advocating paci-
tlsm they would be the benefit to
society they are intended to be-"
Among the other speakers were
Captain Samuel e. Hoyt, Captain
George E. Woodruff of Litchfield,
Captain Daniel Strickland. Major
Judge, Major ]. B. Kennedy, Major
Edwin NJ. Clark and Major Foster.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
BRISTOL BEATS ATLAS
Endees Score 10 Point Victory Over
New Haven Team In Torrid Game
Played There.

The Bristol Endees last night
scored 90 to ~ victory over the
New Haven Atlas in New Haven for
the Bell Towners' 18th straight win.
The teams will play again tonight,
with the New Haven team meeting
the Bristol quintet in Bristol.
The Bristol quintet will make a
claim to the state championship If
it defeats the Atlas tonight regard
less of the fact that the New Brit
ain National Guards hold two victor
les out of three games played over
the team. \ series of five games was
scheduled with Bristol at the begin
ming of the season. leaving two more
to be played if Bristol wins the next.
No date has been set for the fourth
meeting between the two quintets.
The next contest is scheduled to be
played in this city.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
STATE DRUM CORPS MEET
Organizations From All Over State
Coming To Engage in Contests
Tonight At Tabs New Hall.

Tho Z. NJ. T., A. and B. society
Drum Corps Of this city will be host
tonight to corps from various parts
OF the state in competitive meet
to be held at the new home of the
society on Main street. Prizes will
be awarded for various events
among which will be two for the
best baton swinging and one for thA
best appearing drum major. This is
the first big indoor meet to be held
in this state this year.
Among the corps expected to be
present to take part are: Father
Matthews, Hartford; Father Mat
thews. Thompsonville; st. Paul's,
kensington; T. NJ. Russell, Middle
town; New Departure, Bristol;
Plainville Fife and Drum Corps,
Plainville: Royal Typewriter Hart
ford; Middletown Fife and Drum
Corps, Middletown; st. Francis,
Torrington; st. Francis, Naugatuck;
Lancraft, New Haven; Pennington
Fife and Drum Corps, Pennington;
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Bridge
port; Torrington Fife and Drum
Corps. Torrington; Shanley's, South
ington; Aziz Grotto, New Britain;
Silk City, South Manchester; Center
Flute Corps, South Manchester.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Beach Patrols Off New
JERSEY Are Doubled

Asbury Park, n. j., Feb. 10 P,
Beach patrols We're doubled to-
day for the worst storm of the
winter. Superintendent NJ. w. Ras-
mussen, of the fifth district, order
ed his men to follow all vessels
from the shore as they piled up
and down the coast between Cape
May and New York harbor-
The storm. which broke last
night when the wind shifted to the
northeast, attained wind velocity
Of SIS miles an hour today.
Reports to coastguard head
quarters indicated that the four
inasted schooner Cecil P. Stewart.
of Rockland, Maine. which strand
ed near Beach Haven Thursday,
and from which nine men were
rescued, was total loss. The mast:s
were carried away and the vessel
was broken in two by the pound
ing of the seas. Her deck load of
railroad ties was washed ashore
today.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
France About to Begin
Payments on Her Debt

Paris. Feb. 10 LT0-Although care
fully avoiding reopening the debt
settlement question with Washington
through diplomatic channels. Pre-
mier Poincare is understood to be
disposed to begin payments to the
United States under the schedule
contained In the settlement.
The premier, it is said. thought
that the best means of conveying an
intimation of this intention to the
American government was through
Frances financial representative in
the United States, Robert Lacour
Gayet, rather than through the more
formal channels of the foreign Of
fee.
Therefore, any arrangements of
this nature to be made will be
handled as purely a treasury matter.
This explanation came today after
the foreign office had expressed
surprose over a published report
that a debt payment move was I'M
der way and had denied knowledge
OF any negotiations along that line.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Providence Lawyer Gives
Himself Up to Police

Philadelphia, Feb. 10 R-John
T. Cooney, who said he was lawyer
of North Providence, r. l., and was
wanted by the police of that city,
surrendered to the authorities here
last night.
Cooney, who is 50 years old. told
the local authorities that he had
been given $4,000 by Mrs. Sarah
Hogan, a North Providence client,
for investment and that he had lost
it all except $500. He did not know
whether a warrant had been issued
for his arrest but he was sure the
police of North Providence were
searching for him.
Cooney asserted that he had lost
the money by injudicious invest
ments and that "rcmorse" had caus-
ed him to give himself up. He is
being held until his story can be in
vestigated.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Automobile Collision
Case Settled $3.50

Finding that an accident in which
they were involved was unavoidable,
Judge Arthur L. Howard of the
court of common pleas has awarded
costs to each party in the case Of
Harry Karp against Frank Grabow-
ski, both of this city.
The accident occurred on March
I, 1926, when milk wagon owned
by the defendant and an automobile
owned by the plaintiff were in col
lision at the intersection of West
Main and North Burritt streets. The
plaintiff sued for 5000 damages. In
his findings, Judge Howard stated
that the defendant was negligent In
cutting the corner, but he set forth
that it did not contribute to the COL
lision.
The plaintiff was represented by
Hungerford & Sake, while Cyril Gaff-
ney appeared for the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
kings HENCHMAN
in COSTLY OPERA
Outlay Of $4,000 for Every
Performance

New York, Feb. 10 LP Pro-
duction OF THE Kings Henchman,"
the American opera which had Its
premiere at the Metropolitan Opera
House Monday, involved an initial
outlay of $4,000 and entails a run
ming expense Of $4,000 a perform
ance. the New York Times says to-
day.
While neither the Metropolitan
nor Deems Taylor. writer OF the
score. gave out any figures. says
| the Times those on Broadway con-
versant with such undertakings say
that the staging of a new work
with historic scenes and costumes
could not be done for less than
/ $50, 900, and perhaps not for $780,
/ 900. Two weeks of paid orchestra
rehearsals would add $4,000 and
the premiere another $4,000.
1t is said that if THE Kings
Henchman" rounds out the opera
subscription during at least two
seasons its gross receipts will not
greatly exceed $4,000 for ten
! houses sold out. The Metropolitan
management said the premiere
topped previous first nights at
s15,504.
The estimate on what the Metro
politan Opera company paid Mr..
| Taylor and Edna st. Vincent Mil
lay, writer of the libretto. is placed
I by the newspaper at $4,000 share
and share alike. One Broadway
music publisher said that Mr.. Tay-
lors royalties here and in Great
Britain would be greater if he had
provided and sold separate songs
! COR concert.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
FEBRUARY KEEPS
| true TO RECORD
Sudden Snow Storm Breaks Up
Mild Spring Weather

A breezy snow furry. which had
all the indications of a threatened
blizzard struck New Britain last
night after everybody but newspaper
men and milkmen had gone to bed.
The fact that the snow was light,
probably is the one factor which pre-
vented the usual storm inconven-
| fences. At times a fairly strong wind
blew, causing the snow to drift in
places and sweeping long stretches
entirely clear. A light rain had fall
( len before turning to snow, and
( freezing on the ground, left side
walks which were swept clear by
/ the wind, in a dangerous condition.
! No storm damage was reported by
any of the public utilities compan-
les. All New Haven trains were re-
ported on time except one which was
seven minutes late. The Connecti-
; cut Co, reported cars and BUSES on
schedule. Telephone and electric
light companies stated that they were
+ not affected.
I The board of public works had no
plows out as, late at 10 o'clock this
morning, although it was intimated
that if the storm continued it might
be necessary to send out one or two
plows.
The Connecticut Co. had no plows
! out during the night, but sent out a
! few sweepers early this morning to
keep the tracks open.
I The wind was not strong enough
to cause any uneasiness in the office
Of the Connecticut Light Co., 1t was
reported.
A drop In temperature caused
household stokers to put more en-
thusiasm into the family furnaces
this morning.