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New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
CITY COURT JUDGMENTS

Judgments for the defendants to
recover costs have been rendered in
the actions of Ernest Casperson and
of Mrs. Laura Pierce against Charles
Bernstein, by Judge Morris D. SAKE
in city court. The actions were non
suited by the court, since they were
not brought to trial. Attorney Will
liam F. Mangan represented the de-
PENDANT. The plaintiffs sought to COL
lect damages for services alleged to
have been performed for the defen-
dant.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
Taxi Rescued From Rock
$50 Feet Out in Water

New Haven, Conn. Aug. Is R-
1t took mechanics and tow cars
from two garages and all the rope
that could be found in an amuse-
ment park to undo in two hours
what it took one drunk to do IN
two minutes when a taxi had TO
be rescued from a position on 4
peninsula of rock jutting $50 feet
out into the harbor here.
The trouble started when the
drunk climbed into the taxi. which
had been left standing with its mo-
tor running while the driver was
helping a party Of tourists TO coax
life into their motor which had
gone dead. Asked to climb on,
again. he complied but when the
coast was clear in he hoped and
away went the taxi with its right
full driver sprinting after 1t and the
tourists bringing up the rear.
The attacking party finally saw II
bring up on the rocks at the end
Of the street but when they STUN
bled their way out to it. the drunk
had already taken his departure.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
Have You Piles
Then You Have Something to Learn


Thousands who have piles have not
learned that quick and permanent re-
lief can only be accomplished with in
ternal medicine. Neither cutting nor any
amount of treatment with ointments and
suppositories will remove the cause.
Bad circulation causes piles. There is
stagnation of blood circulation in the
lower bowel and a weakening of the
parts. DR.. ]. s. Leonhardt found the
remedy and called his prescription HEM
ROD. DR.. LeonharGt tried it In hun
dreds of cases with q marvellous record
of success such a wonderful record that
HEM-ROID Is now sold by druggists
everywhere under rigid money-back
guarantee.
Don't waste any more time with out
side applications. Get package of
HEMROID from the Fair Dept. Store
today. 1t has given quick and lasting
relief to thousands and must do the
samo for you or money back.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
COAL MINE DISTRICT
F. QUIET AFTER RIOTS
Five Men and Two Women Arrest.
ed For Inciting Riot and At
tack on Nom Union Workers,

st. Clairsville, Ohio. Aug. is Up
Belmont county's coal fields are
again quiet after last weeks disor-
der which resulted in the arrest of
five union miners and two women
sympathizers on charges Of melting
riot and assault.
Sheriff c. c. Hardesty yesterday
questioned several additional per-
sons regarding the clash Friday in
which crowd of about 800 men
and women attacked a taxicab car
rying non-union workers to the
Provident mines, injuring c. V.
Nichols, taxi driver.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

Villa for the American champion
ship, although Villa was permitted to
fight Jimmy Wilde for the worlds
title. which Villa won by a knock
out.
Genaro's first battle under Jacobs
management will be with frankie
Garcia at Utica, N. T., on Aug. %.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
AIR AID FOR CIGARETTES

Advertising "Old Cold cigarettes.
an airplane carrying five people
circled over New Britain Saturday
afternoon for several hours. An
nouncers. through contrivance
which amplified their voices, dis
coursed on the good qualities Of the
cigarettes and their voices carried to
earth distinctly.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
Dust
Breeds Germs

Germs settle easily in rugs and
breed by the millions, spreading di-
sease. Sweeping doesn't Danish or
destroy them-iust moves them
around. The right way to clean by
chemically is to use a Sylpho- Nathol
to every pail of water used for mop
ping, scrubbing and cleaning. Keeps
Nathol at all dealers.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
Man Shot and Left
At Door of HOSPITAL

Newark, N. j.. Aug. Is Pl-Be-
lieved to have been the victim OF a
bootleggers' or gamblers feud.
Frank Ciccone. aged "a, was shot
and dumped" at the door of st.
Michael's hospital today.
He died as police. summoned by
hospital authorities, attempted to
question him.
Police arrested five, suspects.
whose names they refused to reveal.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
HOUSES TO BE SOLD

At a meeting Of the city plan COM
mission Wednesday afternoon at
4:3o o'clock. two houses standing on
the site Of an extension of Monroe
street will be sold. Bids will be re-
ceived by the commission up to the
hour of the meeting. Immediate re-
moval of the houses will be re-
development.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

nual vacations today, and Captain E.
j. Woods, Firemen William Smith,
John Heisler. Francis Loughery. Jo-
seph lyman and Edward Cronin re-
sumed duty after their vacations.
left yesterday on an automobile
trip to Canada and the Thousand
Islands,
Arthur Parker was a weekend
visitor at Sound View.
Howard Gilbert spent the week.
end at Point Woods.
George Boyer OF Arch street visit
ed Sound View during the past
Weekend
DR.. D. W. O'Connell. John c.
O'Brien. Frank P. McDonough and
Albert Nolz have returned from
Manchester Vt where they spent
several days playing on the Elk
wanok Country club course.
John Mcnamara and Lester Bick-
erton have returned after week
end trip to Sound View.
Miss Anna and Sally Baylock OF
Al Hurlburt street and Miss Elsie
Paladino visited Sound View yester-
day.
Miss Dorothy Ryder of Plainville
and Miss Josephine Olmstead OF
South High street spent the week
end at Sound View.
Albert J. Simmons OF Common
wealth avenue left yesterday for
Wilkesbarre, Pa, to join his wife
and family who have been spending
a vacation in that place. They will
return Wednesday.
Miss Margaret T. Sliney OF 121
Winter street spent the weekend at
Sound View.
Miss Ruth Hart and Miss Marion
Muller were at Sound View during
the weekend,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

William Noble Of Harrison street,
Virgil Mcguire of Black Rock ave-
nue.. Joseph Hayes and &. Humphrey
of Lincoln street are on an automo-
bile trip to Washington. Virginia
and Kentucky. They will be away
two weeks
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
have returned home from Canada

have returned home from Canada.
Mrs. Mary Murphy and family Of
Forest street are in Canada, making
the trip by motor.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Roche and
daughters, Kathryn and Mary. Of
1874 Lake street; Mrs. Catherine
Conlin and Misses Margaret and
Mary Conlin of IS Hart street have
returned from Bayview. Milford.
where they spent two weeks.
William Noble Of Harrison street,
Virgil Mcguire of Black Rock ave-
nue.. Joseph Hayes and &. Humphrey
of Lincoln street are on an automo-
bile trip to Washington. Virginia
and Kentucky. They will be away
two weeks
Sergeant J. J. King. Sergeant NJ.
J. Flynn, Sergeant Z. A. McAvay
and Officers George Moffitt, Will
ia III .. OIL OlIS' <ANNi SdilSOll anu
Edward B. Kelly have resumed
duty after their annual vacations.
and Officers II. c. Lyon. A. L. At
water Hanford Dart, Peter Nc
Evoy and James McCue started their
vacations today.
Police Sergeant and Mrs. Michael
J. Flynn and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Maloney and family of East
street, Mrs. Margaret Maloney, Den
mis- Maloney and Miss Margaret
Maloney of Sunrise avenue have re-
turned from a two weeks trip TO
Canada.
Traffic Sergeant John T. King Of
the police department and family
have returned from an extended mo-
tor trip to Nova Scotia.
Motorcycle Policeman and Mrs.
William S. Strolls returned yester-
day from a motor trip to Canada.
William B. O'Brien has returned
from Indianapolis, Ind. where he
attended the national convention of
the International typographical
union as delegate from the New
Britain branch.
William Roche OF 1874 Lake street
has returned from Woodstock, n.
Y, where he spent two weeks.
DR.. D. ". O'Connell spent the
week end at Bayview, Milford,
where Mrs. O'Donnell and children
are passing the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ]. Conlin
and sons, Edward. Bobby and Billie,
and Miss Estelle Conln of IS Hart
street will return from Bayview,
Milford.
Councilman and Mrs. F. S. Cad
we'll of LenoX place, and Miss Edith |
Northrop of East Berlin, left today |
On two weeks automobile tour.
Miss Helene Eoight of South Main |
street left yesterday for a two weeks
vacation at Sound View.
Captain Stanley Rozanski, Fire
men Stephen Maikowski. Lester
Barnes, John Brophy. Alvin Wright
and David Moore started their an
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

Arthur Parker was a weekend
visitor at Sound View.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

Howard Gilbert spent the week.
end at Point O'Woods.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

DR.. John z. Kelly and l. T. Hills
left yesterday on an automobile
trip to Canada and the Thousand
Islands.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Roche and
daughters, Kathryn and Mary. of
ls4 Lake street; Mrs. Catherine
Conlin and Misses Margaret and
Mary Conlin of IS Hart street have
returned from Bayview. Milford.
where they spent two weeks.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

Mrs. Mary Murphy and family Of
Forest street are in Canada, making
the trip by motor.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

nual vacations today. and Captain E.
j. Woods, Firemen William Smith,
John Heisler Francis Loughery. Jo-
seph lyman and Edward Cronin re-
sumed duty after their vacations.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

George Boyer of Arch street visit
ed Sound View during the past
weekend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
WOMAN shot;
SON CHARGED
Body, Buried Week,
Found I'm Basement
OF Home

CHICAGO. Ill. Aug. 24.-tFl-A
charge Of matricide today pursued
2l-year-old Harry Hill around Chi
cago ms plans went ahead in his home
town OF Streator. ILL.,, for the funeral
Of the mother he Is accused Of hav-
ing slain.
Young Hill was known 70 have
been In Chicago Monday night, spend
ing the evening at a friends home.
From there the trail disappeared.
DR.. G.. H. Hill. q ~ell-to-do Streat-
or oculist, was responsible for dis
covery Of the body Of the wife from
whom he had been estranEed for
seven years. He asked Officers 10
accompany him 70 the home in which
she and her son lived.
Digging in the basement they came
upon the body of the 55-year-old
woman. There were two bullet holes
in the head.
Mrs. Hill had been dead about
three weeks.
On the back porch was found n
pair Of young Hills shoes. and on
them was dried clay. such a. that In
which Mrs. Hills body was found.
Az . motive for the Staying Of
ficers pointed TO several gambling
obligations Hill had contracted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
insult POWER
DEAL CHECKED
Abilene Meeting Re-
suits in Change of
Attitude

AUSTIN, Tex. Aug. 24.-tP-With
the airing given the Syndicate Power
company az Abilene during last week.
negotiations between the company
and the insult properties virtually
ceased, G. r. Gibson, and T. r. Smith,
attorneys 1T Austin for the power
company, said today.
The Syndicate Power company, a
Washington concern. has permit 10
do business in Texas. Smith said.
The Syndicate Power company
has been negotiating with the Insuli
people 20 purchase stock and the
deal was almost closed when the
Abilene meeting was called. but the
insult people own properties in the
Peros region and fearing that these
might be injured ceased negotiations.
Work was abandoned and survey
ors have been withdrawn from the
Hamilton damsite near Kings Land.
Options had been secured on prac-
tically $4,000 acres at from $3.50 10
$3.50 per acre. No surveys have been
made on the other damsites Smith
said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
ASKED
In HIDALCO;
OPPOSE BONDS
Petition Passed AT
Pharr Meeting To
Be Sent Attorney
General
Especial to The Herald)

PHARR, Aug. pa petition, al.
rected to Attorney General Claude
Pollard requesting that. the attorney
generals department investigate the
administration Of county affairs in
Hidalgo county and that he refuse
to approve any bond issues Of the
county until such investigation i:
concluded, was endorsed BY resolu.
tion and signed by over 200 citizens
at mass meeting Of the Pharr dis.
trict Monday night.
The meeting also went on record
as opposing the proposed S6.000.00C
road bond issue and G. A. Young
farmer. presided at the meeting and
K. "A. Russell was secretary.
Copies Of the petition to the at.
torney general are now being cir
culated throughout the county, IL was
announced, and will be forwarded tc
Austin the latter part Of the week
Following il the text of the peti.
tion signed at the meeting here:
To The Honorable Claude Pollard
Attorney General, Austin, Texas.
"We, the undersigned citizens, tax.
payers Of Hidslgo county, Tex. here
BY petition you as attorney general
of the state to afford u such re-
lief as the laws Of our state may en-
able and empower you to give Us
1rom the intolerable conditions, nov
and of long time past, prevailing In
our county.
"The laws are not enforced but are
openly ignored and, in well defined
instances, violated by our county Of
ficials. Public funds have been en-
bezzled and those guilty were never
prosecuted nor have the funds been
recovered. Public funds are mis-
applied and mishandled.
"Illegal voting is continually prac-
ticed and elections are carried by
fraud.
"Our county bonds and county war
rants have been sold secretly and II
legally at prices ruinous 70 our tax
payers. Our securities are debased
and public credit badly impaired; 50
that governmental conditions pre-
vailing here have become a bar "a
progress
"Crime Is open and frequent and
mostly, little or no effort il made to
apprehend the evil-doers.
sour people are oyerburdened with
unjust, unfair and well-Eight con
fiscatory taxation; many are losing
their homes and lifetime earnings
thereby.
1--WE further appeal TO you not tc
approve any more road bond issues
from this county until our county Of
ficials have been fully investigated
and all matters affecting the value
and validity OF such bonds removed
as well as the officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
ARE
HURT AS MOBS,
POLICE CLASH
Radical Demo n stra-
tions in London and
Paris Curbed With
Difficulty

NEW YORK. ". Y. lug. 24.-CP-
Disturbances at London and Paris. n
demonstration before the American
consulate az Geneva. and the burn
irg OF an American flag at Johannes
burg. South Africa. were some Of the
developments in foreign countries a.
IN aftermath Of the execution OF
Nicola Saccc and Bartolomeo Van
zetti.
After a memorial meeting. in
Hyde Park. London. last night the
demonstrators began to march, in
defiance Of police orders. in the di-
rection OF the American embassy.
The police charged them with drawn
batoons, but reserves had to BE- sum
moned before the manifestRnta could
Re dispersed. Forty persons, among
them four women. were injured.
Memorial Day"
The international class war pris-
oners organization Is making plans
to call a national memorial Lay."
next Sunday in all parts Of England.
with central demonstration in Ira
alfEar Square.
For several hours last night Paris
witnessed wild scenes as enraged
radicals. baked in attempts to hold
demonstrations before the American
embassy and the boulevards. did ex-
tensive damage TO shops. auto
mobiles and cabarets in the Mont
Martre section. In a battle with the
police from behind hastily set up
barricades. the mob used stolen
canned goods as missiles Before calm
was restoyeda with the aid OF a heavy
down pour. sixtv policemen were In
iured. ten Of them badly nv knife
thrusts. and 200 manifestants were
arrested.
Neneva Guards Increased
Monday nights Disturbances fn
Geneva. when windows of the Learne
OF Nations place were smashed and
much other damage was done.
rromrtcd the authorities n augment
the guards wherever trouble was
likely to develop. Notwithstanding
this however. large crowd gafh.
cred before the American consulate
last night 10 protest against the
death Of the two men. The shouts
were increased when IL became
Continued on mage two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
CROOMSLAIN;;
OFFICER HELD
Wealthy Georgian, Ac-
companied by Bride,
Shot to Death

JESUP. Ca. Aug. 24.-iEp-While
returning with his bride Of two
months from a weekend at the sea-
side. Ernest Dyal. 26. Of McRae. mem
Der Of a wealthy South Georgia fam
lily, was shot 10 death in his auto
mobile last night by Chief W. 3. Ay-
cock Of Wyne county police.
The officer, claiming self-defense,
told Sheriff J. o. Mattox that he
shot when Dyal drew q pistol after
he had accosted him on the highway
five miles south Of here. his sus-
ricions being aroused bv the sudden
stopping " Dyal's speeding car.
With Chief Aycock at the time was
Captain J. W. Kemp Of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway police. who cor
roborated his account Of the shoot
ing Both men were arrested on
charges Of murder and are held u.
jail here
Dyal died instantly. two bullets
from Aycoek's pistol taking effect.
With the body on the seat beside
the chief drove Dysl's machine into
Jessup while Mr. Dysl was brought
here by q pssserhv and placed under
the cRe Off physicians. She was in
q highly nervous condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24

OF LABORER
is FRUITLESS
Neighbors Aid Comes
Too Late AS Pair
Overcome BY Gas in
Shallow Well
Especial to The Herald.1


RAYMONDVILLE, Aug. 24.-An act
Of heroism BY laborer Of the soil
brought the man to the same fate
from which he tried to save his mate
near here Tuesday.
Descending into a 26-foot well in
vain effort to rescue his wife, who
had been overcome by gas, Juan
Gonzales fell a victim to the same
poisonous gas and the pair died in
the well.
Man Goes to Aid Mate
Maria Gonzales, had gone. down
into the well TO clean it out, while
Juan stood on the edge Of it with q
rope and bucket, to pull out the
earth as it was put into the bucket.
The man observed that his wife
crumpled up in the we'll and fell, ap-
parently in a faint. He urged the
girl 70 20 into the well in an effort
to rescue her mother, but the child
became frightened almost into hys-
terics.
Then the man descended. and was
overcome by the carbon monoxide.
Rushing to the home of neighbors
nearby the girl gave the alarm, and
many prsons rushed TO the rescue.
However. they were unable to save
the couple.
A lighted lantern was lowered into
the well in an effort to test
the gas, but the light went out be-
fore it reached the bottom. Then n
saturated with gasoline.
lighted and dropped into the well.
but il was extinguished before reach
ing the bottom Of the we'll.
Oxygen Fails
Two hours after the man and his
wife descended to their death, their
bodies were dragged out BY means
Of ropes and hooks.
Oxygen. administered by DR.. G. @.
Conley, was pumped into the lungs
Of the man and woman, but to no
avail
The man and his wife worked in
the vicinity Of the Steuver ranch
near Hargill. and had lived in this
part Of the Valley for the past eight
years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Agreement on Water
Question Predicted
Care Must Be Used in
Valley Situation,
Lawyer Says

DENVER, Colo. Aug. 24.-CP)-
With electrodes Of no mean voltage
IN their hands. neither California
nor Altoona. parties to the water di.
vision dispute ia tie lower basin oi
the Colorado river, can let 60.
That was the graphic picture Of the
situation in which the seven state
Colorado river governors conference
found itself after two days Of ne.
gotiations, as presented BY Delph
Carpenter, Colorado's water commits
sioner.
Carpenter was plainly optimistic
regarding the outcome Of the meet
ing.
California and Arizona he de.
elLred. "are nearer q settlement Of
their problems right now then they
ever have been, dispite all reports 81
disruption and lack Of harmony. The
chances are 70 per cent in favor Of
a mutual agreement at this confer.
ence. as against so per cent Of a
breakup.
Subjected to 3 cross fire OF cues
tons, Tuesday Charles l.. Childers
irrigation district lawyer. talked at
length on the international aspects
Of the river controversy as they af.
feet Mexico Congressman Edward
Taylor. of Colorado sounded a note
Of warning when Childers admitted
that eventually Mexico would be de.
Prived OF irrigation water under the
all American canal plan Of develop
men.
Texas said Taylor, "is enjoying
the use Of water from the Rio Grande
BY courtesy Of Mexico. We in Wash.
lngton have been careful in handling
this situation. IL We here. too. are
rot careful, we may be dealing with
issues we aren't looking for"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
FLARES FAIL
TOAD HUNT
Search For Miss sin 3
Fliers Continues
In Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Aug. %
-tPl-A woman and five men-seven
days lost at sea--two more days OF
search.
Hope for the missing Dole race
filters, Miss Mildred Doran. John
"Auggy" Pedlar, Lieutenant ". X.
Knope. Jack Frost and Gordon Scott
who left the Oakland Municipal Air
port for Hawaii q week ago today
glimmered wanely on the seventh day
o. silence. Hope for the recovery Of
Captain William p. Erwin and A. Fl
Eichwaldt. who flew out OF the air
port Friday in search Of their miss.
ing companions and were believed Ia
have crashed into the sea after send.
ing out frantic SOS on their radio
was feeble.
In the face Of discouraKinE re-
ports from the a. submarines. de-
ssTcyers, aIrplane carriers and their
searching eyes ever flashing the
colorless. laconic "nil-nil-niI" peri
odically by radio. came word that f;f-
teen additional destroyers and one
light cruiser under command Of Rea.
Admiral Luke McNamee, were or
dered to join the search.
Rear Admiral Richard n. Jackson.
commander OF the Pacific fleet. Or
dered these boats into action with
the idea Of scrutinizing uncovered
sea area before falling OF the Zero
hour" Thursday.
A story that a green flare was seen
10 rise and die down about 5000 feet
up the rugged slopes Of Maura Kea
in the island Of Hawaii. SUNDAY
night. has thus far failed to result
IN definite word that any of the
fhe-s has been found.
Three OF the armv's Dehavsland
airplanes. which left Luke field,
Honolulu 70 flv over the mountain
ia the hope Of finding a fallen plane,
are expected 20 report the result Of
their search todav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Rebels Attack
Marines Again

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Aug. 24-tPl
Although American marines have
again been ambushed by Nicaragusn
bandits, Rear Admiral Sellers In
charge OF naval forces in = report 20
the navy department declared eondi-
ticns in Nicaragua are steadily in,-
proving.
General Sandino. former liberal
military leader whose forces were
defeated last month BY marines at
Occtal. the admiral added. Is believ-
ed 20 he still in hiding in Nicara-
qua with . small band Of men In
the mountains az Serovia. in north
ern Nicaragua General Moneada dur
ing an sirplane survey recently dis
covered small bands. the report said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
NeWspapermen
Meet at Geneva

GENEVA. Aug 23.-tPp-Meu who
are managing the news agencies and
the newspapers Of the world, gath
cred at Geneva today under the aus
Psces OF the League Of Nations in an
international conference to study
problems connected with the profes-
sion.
Improvement in the means OF COM
munication, telegraphic. telephone
and wireless. more reasonable rates
for the transmission OF news. better
facilities IN the collection OF news.
the removal Of censorship in peace
time and examination OF the general
problems OF the legal protection or
press information were subjects on
the aEe-da.
The Associated Press was repre-
ssnted By Kent Coorer, general man
SgeF.