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Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
Delrrlar

DR.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Lewis and
daughter, Elizabeth, are guests OF
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Conoway.
Mrs. Ida Stevens who has been
snending sometime with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
William G. Rowe in New YORK Clty'
has returned home.
Ernest Van Etten of Wilmington
snent the weekend with his family
in Delmar.
Mrs. Carrie Barr is the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Parsons at Ports
mouth, Va.
DR.. Walter Hastings and family OF
Cambridge, Md, spent Sunday with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hastings.
S. N. Culver and r. r. German
visited Barnum and Bailey circus IN
Wilmington last week.
Mrs. Martha Lowe has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Willard Dep
uty and family of Laurel for the past
few days.
q. .. Hastings and F. E. Lynch,
Sr. made a business trip to Baltl-
more on Friday. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Northam and
daughter Elsie and Mrs. Larry Tru-
lit, Mrs. Carrie Kitchens and Marion
Lee spent the past week with rela-
tiyes and friends at Onley and PARK
sley, Va.
Mrs. Eliza Nelson returned home
Saturday from three weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Edna Wiley
and family of Clyde, Ohio. While
away Mrs. Nelson attended the
graduation of her grandson, Millard
Powers.
Class No. 13, M. P. S. S., will hold
q measuring social in the church
hall on Thursday evening, June 9Th,
when a nice program will be given.
Home made ice cream and candy
will be on sale.
Mrs. Harry Elliott is at Pine Bluff
Sanatorium, near Salisbury, Md, for
treatment.
Mrs. William Hickey is visiting
relatives in Washington, D. G.
Miss Alice German, a student at
Marjorie Webster College, Washing
ton, D. c., spent the weekend with
her parents.
A lawn party will be given by Del
mar Elementary school P. T. A. on
July 9th on the lawn at the school.
A variety of refreshments will be on
sale.
Miss Catherine Hearn of Baltimore
spent Decoration Day with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hearn.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Carmine,
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Culver and Mr..
and Mrs. M. B. Sherwood attended
fine first annual Field Day of the
second Division Knights Templar OF
MARYLAND held in Cambridge, Md,
on Monday afternoon, May goth.
Memorial Day services were held
I'm Delmar at 10 a. M, May SOth'
snonsored by the American Legion
The parade formed at the post office
and marched to both cemeteries
Ubere in addition to the usual cere-
monies, addresses were delivered by
9 x. Slemons and Rev. ]. t. Bailey
nastor of the M. P. Church. S. Har.
rsson Jones was Grand Marshal OF
tbe narade, which included the Am
o,ican Legion, the Norfolk Division
Pond the Delmar Fire Company
..onresentatives of the Moose, Junior
Mechanics, the New Century CIuo
Snd . large number Of floats and au-
tomobiles.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

supper Tuesday evening by Gerald
and John Timmons.
VIM. Williams and family and
Mrs. Belts were in Milford Tuesday.
A severe hail storm visited here
Thursday. Several farmers west of
town had their berry and other crops
badly damaged.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
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Funeral Directors and EmbaImsrs

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Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
'MELL0NlSM' COINED
 BY BRITISH PRESS
Uses This Word to Describe
 Secretary's Stand on Debts
KELLOGG'S REPLY BRIEF
Tersely Says That Secretary Mel Ions Statement to President Hib- ben of Princeton is Purely Domcs- tic Affair.

London. May 5 UP)-Mellonism was the word coined today by the London press 10 describe the atti- tude of the United States secretary of the treasury toward war debts. The editorials were unanimous in agreeing that the British debt note delivered this week was a well de- served rebuke" to Secretary Mellon.
 Press is Unanimous
 Afternoon and morning papers alike joined in the barrage of sup port for the British note which questioned the accuracy of state- ments made by Mellon in a letter to President John Grier Hibben, of Princeton university. The principal British complaint was that Mellon had implied that Britain was re- ceiving more from her debtors than she was paying to the United States. Britain all along has reiterated the war debt policy stated first by Lord Balfour that Britain would expect no more from her debtors than was required to pay the British debt
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
MILLION DOLLARS AWAITS
 HEIRS OF MAN LONG DEAD
Descendants of Joseph Shaw of Boston Who Died 70 Years
 Ago are Sought.

Boston. May 5.--(UP)--A mill lion dollars is waiting for the living heirs of a man who died 70 years ago.
 At Joseph Shaw's death in 1857 he left only a modest fortune. But through the magic of compound in- terest the comparatively small es- tate, unclaimed during the inter vening years. has piled up to the million mark.
 Shaw had five children-George, William Charles, Joseph and Mary. Whether any of them are still liv- ing, lawyers have been unable to determine. The attorneys are seek ing to establish this fact and also are trying to locate grandchildren of Shaw.
 Thus far, only one claimant to a share of the fortune has appeared. Thomas Shaw of Dedham, father of six children, who believes he was connected with the Joseph Shaw family.
 The search for descendants has extended to. Minneapolis. to which city William Shaw went from Bos- ton many years ago.
 A technical error was believed responsible for the fact that the Shaw estate was not divided among the five children at the time of shaw's death.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
WARDEN AT PRISON i UNDERGOES OPERATION Left Leg Amputated Fol- lowing Stoppage of
 Circulation / 7.

Hartford. May 5 R-Warden Henry K. w. Scott of the Wethers- field state prison was operated on at the Hartford hospital at 9 o'clock this morning for a stoppage of the circulation in his left leg. The leg was amputated just above the knee.
 The operation. which required forty minutes. was reported to have been very successful"
 MT. Scott. who is sixty years old. has been warden at tho prison since April 26. 1920. His present trouble came on suddenly Sunday, but it was not known until last nisht that amputation would be neces- sary.
 The stoppage of circulation was caused by formation of a blood clot in the blood vessels. Dr. 4. M. Rowley of Hartford. performed the operation.
 It is expected that Warden Scott will have to remain at the hospital for several weeks and until his re- covery is complete his duties at the prison will be assumed by Parole Officer George H. Bradley.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05

where twenty-four persons were marooned upon high ground. A swift current prevented boats from reach ing them. Rayville also was report ed in a precarious position. being threatened by the waters of the Bouef river and by the overflow from Arkansas streams.
 Five thousand persons had been made homeless in that section with in twenty-four hours. Motorboats and skiffs were utilized by rescuers throughout the night in saving men. women and children from house tops and trees.
 Another ominous threat impended with various reports of other levees weakening along the Mississippi line.
 Appeal For Workers.
 Further west and to the south, Rapides Parish officials appealed for men and spades as many citizens struggled with the waters of Bayou Rapides. An attempt to cut the le- wees along that stream was believed forestalled with the arrival of armed men to patrol the entertainments.
 Montreal. in Ouachita. was forced to do an about face to fight a more imminent foe as Lafourche Swamp, filled with waters loosed by the Ar kansas river. turned upon the city, Work was started on a lcvee eXten- sion which would place the town behind a barrier that would hold out the water.
 Refugees streaming into Delhi. To- cated on a ridge in Richland Parish,
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
PRIESTS KNEECAP BROKEN
Rev. Thomas r. InWlor Removed to Hospital in Waterbury as Re- suit of Fall Downstairs.

Rev. Thomas F. Law1or. curate at St. Mary's church, was taken to st. Mary's hospital in Waterbury yesterday afternoon suffering from a fractured kneecap. Father Lawlor fell down a flight of stairs at the home of Peter McCrann of 57 Vine street yesterday morning while on a visit taking the census of the parish. Dr. David r. Waskowitz was sum- moned and had Father Lawlor re- moved to the New Britain General hospital where an examination tended to show that the knee was sprained instead of being fractured.
 Upon returning to the rectory on Main street, Father Lawlor was again examined and 1t was discov- cred that the kneecap was frac- tured. It is estimated that he will be unable to attend to his duties. He Is principal of St. Mary's paro- chial school.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
Cop "Handcuffed" by Board Restriction, Pow erless to Prevent Law
 breakers From Escaping

The recent ruling of the board of police commissioners relative to the firing of revolver shots at prisoners or suspects probably allowed two men to escape arrest on Walnut Hill park last night. and curiously enough. the automobile concerned in the incident is the one that figured in the chase through the north end of the city few months ago, the firing of several shots that night re- sulting in the issuance of an order by the commissioners to the police not to shoot except in urgent cases.
 Officer John Liebler was standing in the grove in the south west cor ner of Walnut Hill park about 9 o'clock, when he saw an automobile pull up and stop about 75 feet from
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
Gives Sensational Tes- timony, Admit. Own Guilt, But Insists Wo- man Bound Victims Neck With Wire.
Also Describes How His Paramour Frequently Urged Him to Elope and Marry Her.

Queens County Courthouse. New York. May 5 R Henry Judd Gray rose on the witness stand to- day and demonstrated how he had wielded the sashweight with which he beat Albert Snyder over the head.
 This was in the first minutes of his cross-examination by counsel for Mrs. Ruth Snyder.
 Gray told in an international voice of trying to strangle Snyder with wire after Mrs. Snyder and he had beaten him unconscious and she had chloroformed him,
 But couldn't do it," he aid. T was too shaky and drunk"
 Mrs. Snyder. while plotting her husbands death. begged him to marry her, Gray testified.
 T told her I absolutely would not. That would be bigamy," he said.
 Several times when he was half drunk she preached the subject. he added and admitted that once he almost consented, but got too drunk to go through with 1t.
 Weeping In Courtroom.
 While women spectators sobbed and his former sweetheart. Mrs Ruth Snyder, wept with him, Cray yesterday testified how she respond- ed to his plea. "Momie, Momie, help me" by ending her husbands fight for life with sashweight blow from behind.
 The trial Of the little corset sales. man and his former mistress for the murder of Albert Snyder, magazine editor, reached dramatic heights as Gray described the murder scene,
 Yelled For Help.
 He told of being led into the room where the victim lay asleep, how Snyder engaged him in death struggle after he struck the first
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
TRIES TO WRECK TRAIN SENT AWAY TO ASYLUM
Youth Bent on Averaging Dog Found to Be
 Insane

On recommendation of Dr. John L. Kelly and Dr. John Purney, both of whom examined Frank Friend, aged IT, of 57 Whitman street, who attempted to derail a north bound passenger train about S:20 Sunday evening. Judge w. C. Hungerford in police court today committed the youth to the State hospital at Nor wich for treatment. The recommen- dation was not opposed by Attor- ney Cyril F. Galfney. who repre- sented Friend.
 Sergeant Michael Flynn testified that the police were notified Sun- day evening of the attempt to de- rail the train and he and Officer Bloomquist investigated. Friend was turned over to him by three young men who had him treed in the wooded section near the Cremo Brewery. Asked the reason he had put a railroad tie on the tracks, Friend could not give satisfac- tory reply. the sergeant said. Rail- road Policeman F. Howard Smith testified that he was notified of the case and talked with Friend at po- lice headquarters. Friend admitted to both officers that he put the tie on the tracks.
 pr. Kelly testified that Friend told him he had been drinking prior to committing the act. In the opinion of the physician, the young man is in need of treatment as he appears to be mentally unsound. pr. Purney. who also examined him. testified that he appears to be irresponsible, but not vicious.
 Henry II. Coleman of 12S Pleas ant street and William Goodwin of 7S Chapman street testified that the tie had been taken off the tracks by Friend and put back a few minutes later. Goodwin re- moved it about a minute before the train rolled past. To Goodwin. Friend said the train killed his dog a year ago and he intended 10 de- rail it and thus avenge his pet. Clarence Heller of 10 Austin street, who was with the others when they caught Friend. was not called to testify.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
VATICAN DEFINES
 POLITICAL STAND
Holy Sees Attitude Said to Be
 One Of NOn.InterferenCe
NOT SUPPORTING SMITH
Neither Docs It Favor Any Other Candidate, Keeping Quite Apart From Political Struggles in Vari- Ous states, Is Statement.

Rome, May Copyright, 1927, by the United Press)-A semioffi- cial and exclusive statement of the Holy Sees attitude toward the presl- dcntial candidacy of Governor AL fred E. Smith of New York was ob- tained by the United Press today from a qualified spokesman for the Vatican.
 Five Points Made
 Among the points made by the spokesman for the Vatican were the following:
 1. The attitude of those Amcri- cans who view Smiths candidacy as really the candidacy of the Holy See was most unfortunate"
 2. The Holy See does not know of any reason for desiring that a Catholic should be president of the United States.
 8. There will be no meddling on the part of the Vatican in the cam paign.
 4. The Holy See often has eX- pressed satisfaction with the atu- tude assumed by the president Of the United states.
 5. It is the policy of the Holy See to abstain from all polltlcal struggles within the various states.
 "The apostolic delegates to the United States" the spokesman con- tinued, "has been received every where most cordially even though he does not enjoy diplomatic stand ing. The Holy See often has ex- pressed satisfaction with the attitude assumed by the president of the United States. especially with re- spect to his adherence to several proposals of an international char acter
 The Catholic religion has never had any grounds whatsoever to
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
50.000 MORE PEOPLE FACING
 DISASTER AS FLOODS RACE
 ON THROUGH BROKEN LEVEES
One Man Known Drowned When 24 Are Marooned on Little Hill-Fleet of Rescue Vessels Searching Out Refugees, Finding Many Perched on Housetops and in Trees-Rayville, Ark. Likely to Be Inundated Before Tomorrow.

New Orleans. La. May 5 lH - Fifty thousand persons were threat ened today with the wrath of the Mississippi and its tributaries, spew- ing, swirling water from torn levees and backing over lowlands to form an ever growing lake which left but the tops of trees above it's surface.
 More than twelve thousand in- habitants were being driven from Tensas parish in the first complete evacuation of the parish since 1882. The towns of St. Joseph. Water proof and Newellton were being de- serted as were dozens of smaller communities in the path of torrents streaming through breach in the levee at winter quarters. four miles above St. Joseph.
 DesertiOn Continues
 Virtually all of Concordia parish already had been given over to the backwaters of the Red and Old rivers. Twelve thousand residents were affected by the flood in that parish, where 425,000 acres of rich. alluvial cotton and swamp land were covered. Vidalia and Ferriday. the sections principal towns, either already were entirely under water or were expected to be submerged within the next few hours.
 Other neighboring parishes, Madi- son, East and West Carroll. More house. Richland, Franklin. Catahou- la andAAvoyelecs, also were feeling the effect of water from either the Mississippi or it's tributaries.
 One Drowned, 24 MarOOned
 A man was reported drowned near Vim Island, Richland parish,
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
Not Definitely Identified.


 Middletown, May LR-The body Of man found in Middlefield Tues day had not been identified up till noon today and Coroner l.. A. Smith had had no information from the state police as to promising clues. He was awaiting formal report of the autopsy on the body made by Dr. Loveland. medical examiner, yesterday to determine If possible, the exact wound which caused death.
 One feature of the dead mans hands was that a thumb Is missing from one of them.
 The state police are known to be searching in Bridgeport for man who is missing from home and who had had the thumb of his left hand amputated.
 The missing man. Salvatore Gae- tano, is without one thumb and this is believed to be missing from his left hand.
 The dead man was about five feet ten inches tall, had a belt buckle with the initial "G" on it. and signet ring on the left hand with the initials "I" and "N."
 It Is understood that Sergeant Frank Verelli of the state police will come here this afternoon with details of a description of the miss ing Gactano.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
STATE JEWELLERS
 CONVENTION HERE
Retailers Gather for Annual Meeting at Country Club
DISCUSS TRADE AFFAIRS
President George H. Dyson of This City Delivers Message and Mayor Weld Extends Welcome-ROtar- ianS Host at Luncheon.

The fifth annual convention of the Connecticut Retail Jewellers associ- ation is being held today at the Shuttle Meadow club. The conven- tion opened this morning at 1O:3O o'clock with President George H. Dyson presiding. Registration of delegates was in charge of Sturman s. Dyson, secretary.
 The address of welcome by Mayor Gardner c. Weld was followed by an address by President Dyson. The secretary's report and appointment of committees proceeded a report on trade conditions by c. C. Costello of New London.
 Committees in charge of the con- vention are as follows.
 Reception committee: Oscar Thomas. chairman. Howard Bron- son, Lee Roberts. M. P. Leghorn, Charles J. Kayak, B. Georges, all of New Britain.
 Committee on resolutions: c. C. Costello. New London: Frank M. Todd, Bridgeport: Frederick G. Crabb. New Haven.
 Nominating committee: George Lux. chairman. Hartford; George W. True, Middletown: Fred Weber, Meriden: William Deakin, Danbury; Wm. c. Hawley. Bridgeport.
 Auditing committee: George r. Spar. Torrington; Anthony w. Hull, Wallngford: Carl w. Lindquist. Hartford.
 Officers: George H. Dyson, Presi- dent, New Britain; George w. True, first vice-president, Middletown: William Deakin. second vice-presi- dent Danbury: Sturman F. Dyson. secretary and treasurer, New Brit ain.
 Executive committee: Anthony Hull, Wallingford; C. C. Costello,
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
.SACC0.VANzETTI PLEA WITH FULLER
Mass. Governor Has Their Per. Sonal Demand for "JustiCe"
DEFENSE'S LAST TRUMP
Document Written In Prison Cell Reinforced by Several Affidavits Throwing Light On Judges A. legged AnimOsity.

Boston, May R-The fight for freedom which Nicola Sacco and BartoIomeo Vanzetti have waged with unremitting vigor since their conviction for murder six years ago entered today new phase. and Gov ernor Alvan T. Fuller for the first time in the long litigation had be- fore him a personally written plea for liberty backed by six striking affidavits which brought into the open charges of prejudice by the trial court never before published.
 Plea Is Vanzettis
 The plea was Vanzctti's own. The affidavits were from prominent per sons who unanimously testified to allegations of bias. prejudice and im- propriety by Judge Webster Thayer. presiding justice. who after being up- held by the supreme court in his refusal of a new trial recently sen- fenced both prisoners to death.
 Sacco's decision not to join in the petition for clemency was attribut- cd by William G. Thompson and Herbert 5. Ehrmann, defense coun-
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
ASKS AID OF POLICE
 WHILE SELLING LIQUOR
Youth Drops in for Con. fidential Chat, Is Ar
 rested Later

Anthony Nidutis aged IS, of 56a Church street. who, according to the testimony of Chief w. c. Hart in police court today, called on him a short time ago and asked that he be given protection by the police while selling liquor in his store at 2S Franklin street, was discharged by Judge w. c. Hungerford. who said the state failed to prove that liquor had been sold on the prem ises or that the place had the repu- tation of being a place where liquor could be bought. He warned Nidu- tis. however. that he will be caught eventually if he conducts a place such as the police charged.
 The testimony of Chief Hart was that Nidutis called on him and in- troduced imselt as the former lookout" in the restaurant at 221 Elm street. He said he was in busi- ness for himself on Franklin street and wanted to talk to the chief about liquor. The chief said he told him the detective bureau took care of liquor cases, but Nidutis said he wanted to talk along different lines. Then he said according to the chief, that he wanted to be protected while selling liquor.
 Because of his age, the chief said, he did not take him too seri- ously. but brought him out of his office and as Detective Sergeant Ellinger happened to be there. the chief told him what Vidutis wanted. The sergeant advised him to go to work and forget about the liquor business. the chief testified.
 After the states testimony was in, Prosecuting Attorney Woods rested his case. AS Attorney Lawrence J. Colon. defense counsel, arose to move for a discharge, there was a stir among the police officers as they conferred relative to the failure of the prosecuting attorney to call on Officer David Doty, night patrolman on the Franklin street beat, who was expected to offer evidence rela- tive to the reputation of the place. Judge Iungerford told Attorney Colon he did not care to hear the
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
Thought Passenger on
 Liner Had Bag of
 Snakes; Were Kittens

New York. May.5 (UP)-Sus- pecting Mrs. Anna Redmonte of Philadelphia of taking snakes to Ireland. . steward on the S. S. Cleveland notified the baggage master, who insisted her grip be examined.
 "The steward heard them hissing," he said.
 Snakes? What would I be carrying snakes back to the land of Saint Patrick for" exclaimed Mrs. Redmonte. She opened the bag, revealing two small kittens.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
Boodeggers Flee As Policeman
 Recalls Order Not To Use Gun

him. Two men alighted and be- gan poking about the car as though they were about to make repairs. They were using 1lashlight but they could not see the officer, who was shielded from view of passersby.
 Hearing the rattling of tin, the of- ficer approached quietly and when about c5 feet from them he was able to detect that cans were being handled. In an attempt to arrest both men, the officer rushed them but they separated, one running in an easterly direction and the other in the opposite direction. but both going towards Hart street.
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