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New Britain herald., 1927-04-12

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New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
City Items

The police were notified today OF
the return Of the operators license
OF Charles Cinta,on OF 1877 Oak
street.
Samuel Cavaliere OF 1902 Stanley
street reported to the police the
theft Of a tire, tube and rim from
his automobile, which was parked
on Commercial street last night.
Stanley Cook of 300 East street
reported to the police the theft of
his bicycle.
Earl Bradley Hick, city industrial
track star. left today to take up his
new duties as physical director at
the Y. NJ. c. A. in Stamford.
Charles kominos, aged IS, fell
from a tree at his home. so Union
street. late yesterday. and was taken
to New Britain General hospital.
Henrietta Peyser is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
at New Britain General hospital.
A birthday surprise party was
given last night in honor of Miss
Bernice E. Clark at her home at 219
Chestnut street by her aunt. Mrs. w.
Miller. The affair was largely at
tended by friends and relatives.
The police are investigating re-
port by Sophia Hebert of 100 Com
stree THAT mail matter has
been stolen at her home.
James Argoza of Al Kelsey street
reported today that his bicycle was
stolen.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
plane had only eight yards to spare
when it went over the roof Of the
hangar.
Proposed Route

Ottawa Ont. Aug. 81 Up - Ac-
cording to cable received by the
air board in Ottawa, the course Cap
tain Leslie Hamilton plans to follow
when he strikes the coast OF Cana
da is along the St. Lawrence river
to Montreal and up the Ottawa
river to the capital. landing at the
Lindbergh field near the Ottawa
Hunt club. If the transatlantic
flight is successful the plane should
be there late Thursday afternoon or
Thursday evening.
An escort from the Shirley Bay
seaplane base may fly a considera-
Bile distance from Ottawa to escort
the transatlantic aviators to their
destination. Provision has been
made here for either day or a
night landing. The daylight arrival
of the aviators has been provided
for by the marking of the field. A
huge cheesecloth arrow to mark the
direction of the wind has also been
provided and squad of Royal
Canadian mounted police will patrol
the field.
In the event OF night landing.
arrangements have been made with
the public works department for
necessary floodlights and search
lights to mark the landing place.
The distance from Upavon to Of
tawa Is 2,920 miles.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
DIES ON VISIT TO SON
Mrs. Melvina Roberge, 80 Years
Old, Dies At Hospital After OPP
eration-Leayes 40 Descendants,

Stricken with sickness while on
a visit with her son, Ernest Roberge
OF SO Dewey street. Mrs. Melvina
Roberge, 60 years old of liz Ivory
street, Willimantic, was forced to
undergo an operation week ago.
She failed to recover and her death
occurred at the New Britain Gen
eral hospital at $40 o'clock this
morning. She was the wife OF
Arthur Roberge of Willimantic.
Mrs. Roberge had Just completed
a weeks stay in this city when she
was obliged to undergo an ear OPP
Grafton which at first seemed to be
of a minor nature.
Born In Canada. she lived in Will
limantic for many years. She leaves
40 descendants including four sons,
and eight daughters. The sons are
Leo Roberge of Quebec, Canada;
Ernest Roberge Of this city, Fernand
and Raoul Roberge OF Willimantic.
The daughters are Mrs. Emelia La
breogue Of Canada; Mrs. Mary Jane
Beloujer OF Canada, Miss Anna
Roberge, Mrs. Annette Raix. Mrs.
Izonna Serland, Mrs. Rachel Dup
peiron and Misses Fernando and
Therese Roberge, all OF New Brit
ain, and % grandchildren
The remains will be sent to Wilt
mantle by Undertaken John J. Tar
rant this afternoon at 5:33 o'clock.
The funeral will be held Friday with
interment in St. Mary's cemetery,
Willimantic.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
DIRIGIBLE DAMAGED
Los Angeles Rudder Damaged by
Crash With Tree But VIII Be
Immediately Repaired.

Lakehurst, n. j., Aug. 81 OP-The
naval diriglble Los Angeles was
damaged for the second time within
five days today when her rudder
fouled in a tree as she was being
taken to the mooring mast.
Commander Charles E. Rosen-
dahl said that the damage was
slight and that he expected to be
able to make a post repair flight
later today.
Last Friday while the ship was
moored to the mast a sudden wind
shift lifted her tail and raised the
huge bag to a near vertical position.
Loose equipment in the vessel slid
about and caused slight damage.
A heavy fog hung over the field
here as the ship was walked from
the hangar about daylight today.
As the ground crew manoeuvered
the Los Angeles about mast, the tail
swung against tree.
The vessel was taken back into
the hangar and mechanics set to
work to repair the damage.
The Los Angeles has not been on
flight since June II. Gas cells have
been replaced while she had been
laid up, the helium gas repurified
and a thorough inspection and over
hauling made.
The ship is scheduled to fly over
the Asbury Park baby parade today.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
New England Co. Buys
HartfOrd-Winsted Line

New Haven, Aug. 8 P>-Sale OF
the bus line OF the Winsted- Torring-
ton Hartford Jitney association to
the New England Transportation,
company, announced August 26 at
the Winsted offices OF the associa.4
ton, was confirmed in an announce
ment from the local offices OF the
transportation company. The trans~
portation company will start oper-
ating the lines which run from
Hartford to Winsted. Hartford to
Torrington and Winsted to Canaan
The purchase price was not dis
closed.
At the time Of the announcement
of the sale in Winsted. officials Of
the Transportation Company with
held confirmation on the ground
that negotiations which had been in
progress for sine time were not
complete.
The associations equipment N.
cludes IL buses and four au'emo-
biles.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
CHICAGO SCHOOL BOOKS
NOT TRUE TO HISTORY
This IS Charge Made in Report
Filed With Mayor OF
City Today.

Chicago, Aug. 81 P-American
histories used in Chicago public
schools were indicted as anti-Ameri-
can, pro-British and grossly dis
torted" in an exhaustive report filed
with Mayor Thompson today.
John ]. Forman, former congress-
man, who was commissioned by the
mayor to investigate the textbooks,
said he found they omit facts, and
distort and minimize many OF the
real characters, events and idea.
hitherto held sacred to American
history"
The report came fast on the heels
Of the suspension, under charges OF
insubordination, of William Mean
drew. superintendent OF schools
whom Mayor Thompson has assail-
ed as the stool pigeon OF King
George and the instigator OF alleged
nti-American teaching in the
schools.
The recent sinister alterations IN
a score Of the text books, Mr.. Cor
man reported "by which our annals
are perverted, our heroic fathers de-
famed and their ideals and achieve
ments grossly distorted to the public
school children OF Chicago obvious
ly could not have occurred by mere
coincidence"
Mr.. German contended that
through the history texts Installed
here Superintendent McAndrew was
teaching Chicago high school youths
subtle falsehoods designed to dis
tort America into sentimental and
spiritual subsection to Great Brit
ain" and declared that he believed
an entirely new history was needed
to disseminate American patriotism.
He reported finding indications
that a plot was under way toward
undermining American patriotism to
such an extent that the American
people again might become British
Subjects
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
URGES VIC. T.U. TO
enter POLITICS
Miss YolStead Addresses Min
neapoiS Convention

Minneapolis. Aug. 81 CP-Miss
Laura Volstead. daughter of the au-
thor OF the Volstead law, today
urged the National W. C. 7. u, con-
vention to pay more attention to the
political field and to ask OF presiden-
tial candidates that they agree to
appoint to office only men who are
earnestly in favor of seeing prohi-
bition enforced"
Miss Volstead is president of the
Women's Club of St.
Paul. Her father, Andrew J. Vol
stead, while a member of congress,
sponsored the prohibition law.
Expressing qualification at the
action of the annual national w. c.
T. U. convention here in deciding to
support only dry" candidates, Miss
Volstead advocated beginning at the
top Of the list of candidates and go
ing right down the line
Emphasizing the need Of watching
not only federal but state elections
Miss Volstead declared the small
force OF federal agents is arresting
more bootleggers than all the po-
licemen put together.
The candidates for the position
OF mayor, city attorney, sheriff, pros
ecuting attorney, justice OF peace,
municipal court Judge. ETC." she
said, should be investigated. These
are the Dersops IN our commentaries
to whom we look more directly as
being responsible agent. for enforce
ment OF the dry laws"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
Sacrifice Chances to
Save Life of Another

Toronto, Ont. Aug. 81 P1Fred
H. Scott OF St. GATHERINGS, Ont. and
D. f. Glade of Batavia, N. Y, sacri-
feed their chances to win the mara
thon when they quit the race to 80
to the rescue of Thoddeius Char
bourski Of Chicago, who was seen
to be in great distress.
Before the attending boats could
reach them it was feared he would
be drowned and Scott and Glade
withdrew and held him up until help
arrived. They were then removed to
the hospital, Charbourski being the
most seriously affected by his expe-
rience.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

Arguing for conviction Mr..
Woods called the courts attention
to Section 8 OF the zoning ordi-
nance which sets forth the uses to
which property in Residence &c" can
be put. There was testimony to
prove that the ordinance has been
violated. he said. The defense wit
nesses have very hazy memories as
to important dates. while the Ken
nedys were positive in their testi-
mony he declared. There was no
question Of the existence of viola
ton. Mr.. Woods said.
Attorney Gaffney commended that
in order to obtain conviction on
the charge, it was necessary for the
state to prove that the premises in
question are being used for nom
conforming purpose that was not IN
existence prior to September, 1925.
The testimony was that the premises
were used for business purposes
prior to September, 1928, he said.
regardless OF the prosecuting attor-
ney's declaration that the state wit
nesses alone told the truth.
Mr.. Woods replied that the de-
Tense witnesses were coached by
Welinsky before entering court.
They are like marionettes and jump
when Welinsky pulls the strings he
said. They are automatons. II
your honor pleases." Continuing, he
said the state may have Feigenbaum
and others who are In business on
Willow street in court for violating
the coming ordinance.
Judge Roche said the only ev-
dence which did not come under the
classification of human recollection
consisted of the check which the
Kennedys gave Welinsky for rent,
and the account book which We'll
insky kept The check Indicated
that the Kennedys began to use the
premises for business in November,
1925.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
Broad Street Merchants
To Form Organization

Plans to organize the merchants
of Broad street will be realized to-
morrow evening, when the business
men of that street will meet and
form a permanent organization.
The purpose OF the organization
will be to promote the development
of Broad street and strive to obtain
such improvements as may be found
necessary.
The movement for the new organ
ization has the support OF the Polish
American Businessmen's Assocla-
ton, according to 3. A. GrzyboWskl,
who for two years was president OF
the association. Since the purpose OF
both associations will practically be
Identical, Mr.. Grzybowski feels that
the Polish Businessmens' Associa-
ton and the newly formed organl-
cation will work tremendously.
The meeting will be held at the
Rialto Theater Hall on Broad st.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
MRS. SACCO RETURNS
Goes Back to Boston From Meeting
IN New Ycrk-Visits Miss Van
zetti In State OF Collapse.

Boston, Aug. 81 lP-Mrs. Rose
Sacco returned to Boston today from
New York where she attended the
Sacco-Vanzetti memorial meeting
Monday night and left Immediately
for Plymouth to JOIN Miss LUCIA
Fanzetti, now recovering at the
home Of friends from the shock of
the execution Of her brother, Barto-
lomeo. and Nicola Sacco.
The ashes of the two executed
men remained today in the posses
sion Of an undertaken here awaiting
the disposition of Mrs Sacco and
Miss Nanzetti. They were not aiken
to New York, and Aldinc Felicani,
treasurer of the Sacco-Vanzetti de-
Tense committee, who accompanied
Mrs. Sacco on her return, said to-
day that the reason was that it was
impossible to get a permit in time.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
No Chance Old Glory
Will Take Off Today
Roosevelt Field, n. Y, Aug. 81 Up

Roosevelt Field, n. Y, Aug. 81 UP
The Fokker monoplane Old Glory,
which Lloyd w Bertaud and James
D. Hill hope to pilot to Rome, re-
manned locked in its hangar today
victim of a tickle wind.
For few moments yesterday it
seemed that the monoplane would
get down the runway and wend its
way seward, but stout west wind,
which swept the field in the morn
ing, veered suddenly late in the aft
ernoon, causing the fight to again
be postponed.
Bertaud said that while conditions
for a take-off might be more favor
able in the morning, he desired TO
start late in the day to reach Europe
in daylight.
A wind of ten miles an hour from
the west is needed to left the plane
with its total weight of 1880
pounds.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
BRIDGEPORT MAN TO .
HEAD SONS OF ITALY
State Senator Joseph Cubelh Honor
ored With Election to Grand
Venerable OF Conn. Order.

Bridgeport. Aug. 81 UP)-Stats
Senator Joseph Cubelli OF this city
has been elected grand venerable Of
the Connecticut Order, Sons Of
Italy.
Other officers chosen last night at
the conclusion OF the three-day con-
vention OF the organization were:
Assistant venerable, Michael Russo.
Middletown; orator. Louis Lerzi,
Waterbury,; treasurer. Anthony Gu
atsulli. Torrington; recording secre-
tary Rosario Giaimo. New Haven:
financial secretary, Thomas leila,
Stamford; trustees, A. Bartolini,
New Haven. A. Novack. Danbury:
V. l. Torelli, Ivoryton; G. Bonaiuti.
Hartford, and S. kaudisi, Water
bury.
The convention voted that $780,
900 be set aside to establish at New
Haven an industrial bank for the
benefit of members OF the order.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

Texas Guinan, newly prominent
with her successful show "Padlocks
of 1927" has called upon New Brit
ain to help make her first produc-
ton an assured success. For when
the cuBtain rises at each perform
ance at Schuberts theater, 44th
street, New York. on her big pan
oramic musical revue, featured in
the show are the Phelps twins. Irine
and Florine, formerly of this city.
They are twins in every sense of
the word, being almost indistinguish-
able except for the fact that Florine
is a fraction of an inch taller than
Irine They are blonde, with blue
eyes which have helped to subdue
the grouchiest critic in New York,
and their five feet OF feminity have
danced and sung their way into the
favor Of New York's theater- going
populace.
Both trained under Michael Nick
oloff of Hartford, the master teach
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

er turning them onto the Keith cir
cult of vaudeville Immediately upon
the completion OF their tutelage.
There they entertained vaudeville
audiences for four years, which
brought them to the attention OF
New York producers as they mount
ed higher and higher on the ladder
of vaudeville fame.
Came, as the movies have it, Texas
Guinan with her blonde head per-
picked IN an effort to find dane
ing team which would round out
her we'll planned production; came
mention Of the Phelps twins-came
success to the two local youngsters.
Nightly, therefore, two New Brit
ain girls step through their dance
numbers and win their audiences
with their harmony singing And
in Maple Hill their only relative liv-
ing here. Miss Marjorie Zaynor,
half-sister. is intensely and justly
proud of them.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
READY FOR OCEAN HOP

Lympne, Eng. Aug. 81 LP-Cap-
plane, in which he hopes to fly the
Atlantic from Ireland, arrived here
at 1918 o'clock this afternoon from
Rotterdam, piloted by Maurice Pier
cy. Percy will fly the machine to
Bristol, where Captain Macintosh is
expected to meet him and take over
the plane
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
AUTOIST HELD IN JAIL

Terryville, Aug. 81 P0Coroner
Samuel A. Herman Of Winsted to-
day held an inquest in the town hall
into the death of Richard Wallen-
berg, 4, who was killed by an auto
mobile July 80. Samuel Tichon, 20.
Of Terryville. is being held in the
Litchfield county Jail in default Of
bonds Of $4,000,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
FLIGHT WEATHER FAVORABLE

Halifax n. S, Aug. 81 LPI-The
following weather report was re-
ceived from Cape Race, Newfound-
land today by the wireless office at
the naval dockyard here; Local
weather barometer SOIL; wind
west, Is; showery, dense fog" Fore
casts: Moderate to fresh southwest
winds. Partly cloudy with scattered
showers and some fog
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
r. s. ADMIRAL ARRIVES

Shanghai, China, Aug. 81 Up
Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol who
is to assume command OF the
United States Asiatic squadron, re
lieving Rear Admiral Clarence S.
Williams, arrived here today from
Marseilles with Mrs. Bristol. They
were met by staff members who had
already arrived from Washington by
way OF the Pacific.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
Escapes Uninjured When
Car Turns Over 4 Times

Middletown, Aug. 81 IP)-The
automobile which he was driving
turned over four times when struck
by another car here early today. but
Charles Bensenhaver, %, of Middle
town, escaped injury.
The second machine was operated
by Robert Brown of Hartford. Ben
senhaver was taken to a hospital
but was found to be unhurt.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
FLASHES OF LIFE: Indy SPURNS
OFFERS OF MORE THAN 7 MILLION

New York - Miss Susan Brandeis,
daughter of the justice, is stirred by
Mr.. A. B. Sees criticism of women S
smoking. She thinks he is a perfect
simpleton when he implies that be-
cause a woman smokes she has the
proclivities Of a fallen woman. The
Long Island railroad announces that
male buffers who object to women
putting in its smoking cars will get
no sympathy from the road.
MINNEAPOLIS Having fought
rum Ter 10 years rs corresponding
secretary of the W. C. T. L., Mrs.
Francis P Parks of Evanston, Ill,
said: u do not choose TO run for re-
election The organization then
elected Mrs. Anna Marden Deyo Of
San Francisco.
New York - One authoritative es-
innate is that the wealth spurned by
Lindbergh totals 100000, compris-
ing S1.O0O,000 for being married in
.
100000 in commercial offers. The es-
innate is made by Commander titz-
hugh Green, his secretarial aide, in
Popular Science Monthly.
Philadelphia - The Rev. DR.. Hill
yer Hawthorne Straton. son of the
Rev. DR.. John Roach Straton OF New
York is bridegroom. His marriage
to Miss Alice Aven Of Macon, Ga,
school teacher has just been dis
closed. 1t took place at his father 5
home in Greenwood Lake, n. Y, last
week. They had originally planned
to be married next February but de-
cided not to wait. Hillyer Straton
is pastor here.
New York - If Fair Helen should
wish to take off weight she would
refrain from her speciality. When
l don't play any tennis for a couple
of weeks" Miss Wills explains, Il
get thinner"
Boston-Fined 500 for operating
his autom obile while under the in
fluence of liquor Gardner Jackson,
secretary of the Sacco-Nanzetu de-
Tense committee, has lost his license
says Frank A. Goodwin. state regis
trar of motor vehicles: "A red
lantern was on top OF a wooden
horse in the highway and apparent
ly Mr.. Jackson, for whom red has
great attraction. could not go by
without knocking it down.
New York-Peter Doelger, brew
er, who died in 1912, left an estate
that was valued at 100000 in
1917. 1t is now worth over Sill
100000 an appraisal shows. A large
part of the estate consists of brew
cry where near beer is made.
London-Whita Mule is being sold
in some London saloons. and the
police are making a great search
for stills.
Now York-Swiss cheese that
known here after as Switzerland
cheese. The consulate general of
Switzerland announces the change
is made because some Swiss cheese
comes from other parts of Europe
and also the United States
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
PRINCESS FLYING
ACROSS ATLANTIC
CONTINUED From First Page)

Passed over Inveran, Galway, on
the western Irish coast. $40 miles
from start, at 1910 p. m. (7:10 E..
D. T.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

New York-Johnny Keyes, fight
manager, is furious. He had a
champion in his string and did not
know it. The revelation came when
the Mexican boxing federation wrote
the state athletic commission for in
formation about frankie Fink
whom it described as featherweight
champion OF Mexico. The fedora
ton wants him to defend his title.
Reyes does not know where frankie
is
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

New York-Broadway musical
comedies are to be on the air,
beginning with Peggy Ann next
Saturday night. The radio under
stands that the producers of Peggy
Ann" VIII receive $4,000.
New Haven-Telephone switch
board and adding machine confis-
Gated and five men arrested in more
than dozen raids directed at race
track gambling. with entire detec-
tive force participating.
| New Haven-"Hit and run" driver
blamed for injuries to five year old
Evelyn Demeo expected at St. Ra-
phaels hospital to live despite trac-
lures, decorations, abrasions and
shock
Wolcott-Last Civil War veteran
lost through death of George H
Cole, 81. from old age
Hartford-JimmyS lattery of But-
falo awarded referees decision over
MaXey Rosenbloom Of New York in
bout carrying recognition by Ma
tional Boxing Association as light
heavyweight championship affair,
for title vacated by Jack Delaney Of
Bridgeport.
P,iA 70
Cubelli, of Bridgeport chosen grand
venerable of Connecticut Order Sons
of Italy in America, at concluding
session of three day convention.
Bridge port-Wilson r. Burns, 10,
fatally injured and Ray Sherman,
10, less seriously hurt when branch
they were singing to ground pins
them beneath it.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

Los Angeles-A lion is to fly as a
passenger from Los Angeles to New
York. The plane will be a duplicate
OF the Spirit Of St. Louis. Louis B.
Mayer Of the movies is promoting
the flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
Boy Shoots Self in Leg
While Playing With Gun

Michael Pelanoyitch, aged Is years
of Richmond avenue, Newington,
was admitted to New Britain Gen
eral hospital at ITO this afternoon
for treatment for a gun shot wound
in the left leg. The shooting was
accidental, the hospital authorities
said, and the wound is superficial.
1t is believed the boy was playing
with the gun when it was discharg-
ed. 1t is expected that he will be
able to go home within a few days.
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

Now York-Swiss cheese that
comes from Switzerland is to be
known here after as Switzerland
cheese. The consulate general OF
Switzerland announces the change
is made because some Swiss cheese
comes from other parts Of Europe
and also the United States.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

Wolcott-Last Civil War veteran
lost through death Of George H.
Cole, 81. from old age.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-31

MINNEAPOLIS Having fought
rum Ter . years rs sponding
secretary of the W. c. T. L., Mrs.
Francis p. Parks of Evanston, Ill,
said: u do not choose to run for re-
election" The organization then
elected Mrs. Anna Marden Deyo Of
San Francisco.