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New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
WILD RIDE ENDS
 IN COURT HEARING
Driver Said to Have Ramned
 Two Other Machines

Charged with having driven an automobile in such reckless maI.- rer that his safety and that of at least three other persons was en- dangered last Saturday night, Carl Tanner, colored, aged 33, Of so Ihestnut street, will be tried. in po- lice court tomorrow morning on charges of reckless driving, evading responsibility and driving a car with improper markers. He was arrested Ibout 4:20 o'clock yesterday after noon by Sergeant John C. Stadler on a warrant issued by Prosecuting At torney J. G. Woods and pleaded not guilty this morning to the charges of reckless driving and evading re- sponsibility. He pleaded to the large Of driving with improper markers, and his case was continued n $2o0 bonds because an important witness was out O. the city
 John Noncs of 70 Hartford ave lue and Nick Compagna of 37 'hestnut street told the police their ears were struck by one driven by Tanner on Glen street and Nones said he jumped on the running board and demanded of Tanner that Ee stop. Bruno Garuti of 4G7 Glen street told the police he was walk ing through West Pearl street q little later when Tanners car al most ran him down.
 When Sergeant Stadler was inves- tigatinS the complaints, the regis tration number Of Tanners car hay ing been taken by the complainantS he found Tanner painting tho car apparently 10 disguis" lt. The mark CTS in question were left on another car which Tanner said he had dis posed of, according to the police. When served with the warrant, Tan tter Is said to have made the defense that the drivers of the other cars were responsible for the collisions.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Clnss ! Planes Hon

St. paul. Minn. Sept. q (P --- With flying conditions greatly i'm proved over yesterday, nine planes in the Class A air derby from New York 10 Spokane got away in a pc riod of eight minutes from the St Paul airport carly today. The first 10 tako off was Pilot F. F. Bal tough, Chicago, his Laird Whirl- wind entry No, C whose wheels left the ground at 6:S0 q. m. inc other eight planes that spent thc night here after flying from New York yesterday roaring their way into the west in this order:
 No. 1. Pilot C. W. Holman. St. Paul. 6;%l q. m.
 No. II. Nicholas B. Manner. Spo- kane, 6:S2 T. m.
 No. 13. Tex Rankin. Waco, Port land. Ore. G:S3 s. m.
 No. $. John P. Wood, Wanlsau, Wis. G;S4 q. m.
 No. r F, II. Lee. Chicago, s:55 T, m.
 No. 2. T.. K. Campbell Moline, lll.. 6:36 q. m
 No. 3. F. w. Cleveland. Cleveland. O.. G;37 q. m.
 No, 1o, James $, Rae, Phladel- phia 6;3S q. m.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
SAYS FORMER STATE
 SENATOR TOOK FUNDS
Yale student and Son Of Wealth, Coal Broker Gives Version Of
 AcCidcnt-Other ENIdcuCc.

Bridgeport, Sept. 21 tP Edward E. Sturges, 2l. Yale student ana son of Clarence B. Sturecs. wealthy coal broker of Fairfield. t"stlfylng before Coroner John J. Phelan to- day declared that Julius keihaN, 33, and Steve SWock. 4. both of Fairfield, ran in front of his auto mobile last Sunday, whom h"lhaE vas killed, SWoCk injured and iiv" others struck by the car.
 St,Irges declared that. owing to inc fact that his car had shortly before roVnded curve in th" roaH, he did not sec the mon, who were ir two groups. until 60 feet from tho first group. He swery"d to th" left tc avoid striking them and the men, seeing the car, turned to tn" left again.
 Constable Arthur Burr of Fair field, an eye witness 70 the accident, was first examined by the coroner. He estimated that Sturgcs' machine vas travelling at 90 or 33 miles an hour. Burr declared that SturScS's machine sWervcd to the l"Gt struck the first group and swervcd % the right and struck the others. Asked about the lights on the car, the con stable replied that they Wer" very Il m
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
COPENHAGEN NOTE
 DELIVERED 10 WELD
L0Omis Brings Letter From
 Mayor Of Danish City

Mayor Weld today received let ter from Eric E. Napier, one of the five mayors of Copenhagen. the missive being delivered by Albert Loomis, 13-year-old son Of Mir. and Mrs. George T.oomis Of 64 Lincoln street, who returned last week after a trip to Denmark as one Of q group Of loo American boys on q good will expedition.
 Young Looomis who is an Eagle scout, told Mayor Weld Of his trip and expressed d desire 10 be favor ed with an opportunity to again go abroad Tn some future year. The letter carried by him is from the official holding office as second mayor" of Copenhagen.
 Ii reads as follows: "To His ENccllency,
 The Mayor Of the City of New Britain, Conn:
 As mayor of the City Of Copcn- hagen I have had the great pleas uro to meet the boys and give them Il welcome at the town hall of Co., pcnhagen. The young gentleman Albert Loomis, is a very good and intelligent young man.
 With great pleasure l have the honor to send the city of New Brit ain, Connecticut. the hearty greet ings from our city.
 'Cordially and respectfully.
 
 The letter Is written in English and carries the seal Of the City of Copenhagen.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Trailing Planes Start

St. Paul, Minn.. Sept. 21 tFp -- Fighting gamely 10 overcome the advantage of leaders. the trailing planes in the Class B derby, New York to Spokane, took up the long westward grind again early today with few exceptions. Two planes took off from the St. lat Fargo got away and another plane, unreported last night when forced down at q small Minnesota town. cleared the Fargo field while others scattered over the course were tuning up.
 From St. Paul, E. L. Dake, Pitts hurgh, entry No. 55. hopped off at 1;36 a. III. and was followed at SIP q. m, by N. II. McMecham, Yaki- ma. Washington. No. 52. while these entries left Fargo this morning: No. A, R. R. Johnson. Missoula, Mont, 5;5o a. m. No. A. A. Litzenberger. Eric. Pa, 5:3l a m.
 No. g, c. E. McMahan. Niles City. Mont. 5:$2 q. m.
 No. 4, A. w. Stephenson. Dillon. Mont, 5:SS T. III.
 No. 54. J. E. Sdowsli, Cohoy- vile. kas.. 5;4S a. m,
 Forced down at Clitherall. Minn, late yesterday by q water pipe leak age. Pilot Gerald Smith Of Tacoma. Wash, entry No. 42. remained un- reported overnight. but he took off at 5:55 a. m. today, landed at Far go at 6:52 a m. and left again at ,:01 q, III.
 Pilot V. l.. Roberts. Fargo. who was forced down by darkness near St. Paul last night. reached the air port carly today, but said he would try to get new motor sent here by air mail from Detroit before con- tinuing.
 F. W, Fleet, Hartford. Conn. en- fry No. 3", was forced down at Niroqua, Wis. last night with a broken connecting rod, and A. N. Banks, Philadelphia, also was re- ported somewhere between St. Paul and Chicago. after spending the night al Bismarck. N. D. Pilot Jack Ashcorft in No. Co. took off at 6:30 a. m. and Pilot K. B. Inger in 5t. left q minute later.
 The five minute stops on tho Class B route. scheduled for today, are Billings and Missoula, Mont,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Weddings
FAY-H.ATTON

Councilman Thomas B. Fay and his bride, the former Miss Maude l.. Hatton of 632 East Main street, are on a wedding trip to New York city and Atlantic City. x. J. They were married at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Church Of St. John the Evangelist by Rev. Thomas J. Laden, pastor. Attending the couple were Miss Marguerite OBrien as maid of honor and James J. Butler as best man. Mrs. Pays gift to her attendant was a leather handbag, while Councilman Fay presented the best man with a ogrammed sil- yer cigarette case and lighter. Mr aud Mrs. Fay will return to New Britain next week to live on Allen street
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Mrs. stanley iOrliuSki

Mrs. Nalcria Gorlinski 6G years old. died suddenly yesterday at her home, @2 Beach avenue, Terryvile, She was resident oi that place for the past 35 years.
 She leaves five daughters, Mrs. Camclia Tomaszcnski Of TorryNille, Mrs. Amelia Zoranski of this city, Mrs. Marion kra jcWs1li of Tcrryvillc Mrs. Josephine Szcmolinski of Nau- gatuck, and Mrs. Bronisawa For man Of Boston; q son, Frank Cor linski of Terryyilc, and several grandchildren.
 Funeral services will take place tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock at th" home and at o'clock at Sf. Casim"r's church, Terryville. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Ter ryvillc.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Dr. Nicola NGarjauj

News of the dead last Sunday fin Torro del Greco, Italy Of pr Nicola Mariani, 59 years old of 2S5 Greene street, New Haven. q physician of siatc-W1" reputation and grand venerable of the State Sons of Italy. reached his many friends in this city last evening.
 He was widely known here and visited this city on many occasions. IT," was q personal friend of Elm manuel nj Nonno Of this city and the object or many of his visits was to renew their friendship.
 No definite word of funeral ar engagements has been received in the cablcgrams sent by members of 1ho party that was on tour with him in his native country.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
JOHNSD\-HN\SO\

tSp"ci1l tn the IIerIidl
 New York. Sept. Eugene stanley Johnson. telephone r"pair- man, the son of Charles G. and Mary ,lTanson Johnson of New Britain, Conn, whcr" h" was born and Catherine Theresa Hanson daughter of John and Julia Moriar- ty Hanson of Willmautjc. Conn.,. where she was born. obtained li- Ccnsc 10 wed here today. Both gave their present address as 550 .Wr.t l6"th street, this city. If was an nounc"d that they would b" mar ricd in the Church of S'. Rose of Lima. this city, this month.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
WaN Street Briefs

New York, Set. q Pl-Quotations for heavy melting steel scrap in the Pittsburgh district are being main- tained at S15.25 to s15.5O. Some dealers arc said to be trying to ob- tain S16 owing to difficulty in finding material to sell at S15.5o.
 Commonwealth Power corpora ton earned s4.50 share on the common stock in the year ended August 3l against s3.22 d share the year before. Gross earnings were nearly 5000, 0oQ larger.
 tinted Gas Improvement company has q contract from the City of Rosario, Argentina, for the design and construction of 6 complete water gas generating plant which will have daily capacity of 1,500- GOO cubic feet. It will replace the old plant shut down live or six years ccivcd from south America, for such equipment in the last year.
 Offering Of new issue Of 40.00O shares Of American Bakeries cor poration class A stock. no-par, is being made by Spencer Trask & Co, at $iG.5G q share.
 The largest motor generator type electric locomotive in the world, one of four being built for the Great Northern Hallway by the General Electric and American Locomotive companies for hauling passenger and freight trains through the new 3-i mile tunnel piercing the Gas cadcs, has been completed and will ho shipped from Eric, Pa. 10 St. Paul the latter part Of this week.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Deaths
N illian Kanlcns

Mrs. Anna Schnaidt wife Of Hen ry F.. Schnaidt Of PA Whiting street received word of the death yesterday Of her brother, William Eamene, 66 years old, of S7 North Main street, Terryvlllc. He was member Of the board Of relief and had been resi- dent Of TcrryNille for the past 45 years.
 Fun'r?l services will take place at the nome Thursday morning at S;3o o clock and at o'clock at St. Casl- mer's church, where requiem high mass will he celebrated. Burial will be in St Mary's cemetery, Terry vile,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Funerals
Mrs. Joseph Doyle.

Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Doyle. wife of Joseph Doyle of j6 East Main street, were held this morning at o'clock at St. Mary's church. Rev. Thomas F. Lawlor celebrated a requiem high mass.
 At the offcrtory of the mass Mrs Mary T. crean sang Ave Maria" and at the conclusion she sang "R"autiful Isle ot Somewhere" The pail bearers were John Riley, An drcW. William, and Daniel NclliGan. Thomas MCGrath and Louis Marsh The flower bearers were Emil and Guerrina Andy, and Robert Calla- han.
 Burial was in S,. Alary's c'me- tery
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
New Bedford Letter
 Carrier l Under Arrest

New Bedford. Mass, Sept 2l lP'-- Charged with the larceny from the mails of two 1ocoy letters placed in a box on his route last night by postal inspectors, Louis c. Marsh. New Bedford letter carrier, was to he arraigncd before United states Commissioner George F.. Lill"y to- day Marsh was arrested at tho post office when he returned frCm not turn in letters containing S10 in marked bills. Inspectors who made the arrest declared they found the money on Marso's person when they searched him.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21

is club al the Burrltt hotel today. In the absence of President J. M. Ward. Vice President Harry Vessels presided. The program was fur nished by F. o. Harrell, Of Newtor- vile Mass. Mir. Harrell gave a com- plcte vaudeville show including the ringing of Swiss hand bells, musical glasses saXophout solo and modern magic. He was accompanied by John J. Crean,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
FISH AND GAME BOARD MEETS

Hartford, Sept 2l lP) - The state board of fish and game held it's regular monthly meeting at the Burlington hatchcrics this morning together with tho state commission on forests and wild life. which held it's quarterly meeting. Following the business, completed in the morning sions made q trip to the Nepaug purchase area. where they spent the afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Judge Turns Doctor;
 Gives Snoring Cure

Batavia, \. N., Sept. 2l UP)- Robert Strawbridgc was arraigncd on charge Of non-support.
 "To begin with. judge" said StroWbridge, my daughter has been keeping company with T fellow named Cameron Dean. He hurt his foot and could not work and h" moved into our house, trunk and all. He snorcs so loud he keeps me awake and that is why I took to drink"
 Said Judgc Donham "you shake hands with your wife and go home. If Dean continues to snore just turn him over on his side"
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
EDDY NHITRY DIES

Saranac Lake. x. Y.. Sept. q lP, Eddy Whitby, formerly Of Bal'i- more, long prominent in business and social life here. died today. For many years he was business agent for the A1irondacks camps and pre- serves Of many wealthy and social ly prominent people in the United States. He had been village nresi- dent and had held otter public of fees in this community.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
SOCCER FANS IN WORCESTER

Worcester Mass. Sept. q CP)- Soccer fans from New York stat" and from every state in New Eng land poured into this city today to attend the opening game Of the in ,erno,jonaI series of matches which is to be played between the >lsi'lnS Worcestershire, England, and Wor- cester county teams. The match this afternoon will be with Morgan Con- struction company eleven.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Free Delivery Granted
 On RidgeWOOd Street

Postmaster H r.. Erwin announce completed and proper mail recep- tacles have been installed on Ridge- wood street, and that free mail de- livery service has been inaugurated there. No other reaction has been noted on other streets where the lack Of proper facilities derived res identS Of free dclivrey.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21

City Items

New Britain nest, Order of Owls. will meet this evening at s o'clock in Odd Fellows hall.
 Robert F.. Onorato of l25 Collun- bia street and Mildred Ethel Dyson of 4S2 Park street filed marriage intentions at the office Of the town clerk today.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
POLICE BEAT CHANGES

EIicctiV" tomorrow, Officer Will liam G'Mara will be assigned to tho day beat in tho vicinity of Broad street and Officer Charles Mccarthy will have the lIartford avenue beat Officer Patrick Mcchan will leave the squad that starts duty at 7:3o q. m. and report that tho q. m. de tail. Chief Hart said he had planned these changes for the first Of Octo- her but decided to order them at once
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
KING GIVEN OVATION

Gorizia, Sept, 21 WP)-king Nic- tor received a colorful and noisy welcome when he visited this place today His majesty asCended Mount Sabotino, where occurred onc of the bloodiest Italo- Austrian engagements and saluted the dead.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
WAIKI,R COMING HOME

Paris. Sept, o1 (P>-Mayor James T. Walker Of New London wound up Euro apnan---tnur- his F q f+arffe4a+4 4a+4. He was in hilarious mood as he boarded the boat train at 4:06 D. m. for Havre. where he and Mrs. Walk CT and their party will sail for home tonight on the He De France.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
C.\RD OF THANKS

We wish 10 thank our friends and neighhors for the kindness and sym pathy shown during our recent be rCavement in the death Of our be loved wife and mother; also for the beautiful floral offerings received.
 MIR. JAMES CURTIN and Family.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
SHOWER FOR MISS DYSON

\ miscellaneous shower was given in' Miss Mildred Dyson's honor last night at the home of Mrs. Everett Dyson Of 4S3 Park street. Miss Dyson will become the bride of Robert |. Onorato at tho Church of St. John the Evangelist, October 5.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
NENIGTTIS I.AINiS l5.

Loipsic. Germany. Sept. q tP)- Fifteen school children have died and S4 are ill in a sudden outbreak O. cerebral spinal meningitis here Tho city council has ordered the schools closed beginning tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
SUPERIOR COURT OPENS.

The September term, criminal side. of superior court opened today and q numbeE f-NeW--R Rrit ain-at-- torneys were in attendance. Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon no New Britain cases had been disposed of.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
'BARGA|N ISSUES
 T0DAY'S FEATURE
Intervals Of Weakness Noted
 During Day

New York, Sept 2l iPt-l.ow- priced shares attracted the bulk of buying in todays stock market. The absorption Was especially large in certain of the rubber, public utility, motion picture, oil, packing and chemical issues.
 Purchases Of railway securities were restricted in large part by the sharp recessions in car ioadings and , q desire 10 await more light on the character Of the impending August staten cnts of income. Consequently with an evident disposition mani tested to veer away from many high priced stocks which have recently undergone convMsive fluctuations. traders were eager to follow leads into new fields when signs Of con certed buying began to appear.
 The movement Of prices, how ever, was not altogether upward. Intervals Of weakness occurred in some Of the motors, International Harvester. Dupont. Baldwin, Allied Chemical, Texas Gulf Sulphur, Gen eral Railway Signal, American Smelling. and some other stocks which command q big speculative following, Manhattan Electrical Supply, which had q sensational drop several months ago, was ham mered down 1 points to 49. new low for the year, and Foundation Company dipped 10 it's minimum figure for 1927.
 Railroads fluctuated in a confus- cd manner, several southern and southwestern issues going up. while some of the coalors. and Kansas City Southern and Texas X Pacific lost ground New York Central, after weakening carly ran up brisk ly 10 the highest level ir 25 years.
 Mercantile shares were i'll brisk demand and Armour A. which has been sluggish in recent buying dem mons'rationS in the packing group, went up over points on large transactions. Wilson X Com paDy "A" also made a good gain
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21

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New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
ONE MAN VAUDEVILLE SHOW

Music and magic was the pro- gram at the meeting Of the kiwan-
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
CLASS A AND B
 PLIERS NEAR GOAL
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required 10 carry a pilot and at least two passengers or their eouiyalcn, in ballast. The Class B planes were those carrying a pilot and one pas scngr.
 The class B planes were scheduled to start at , a. m.. (Pacific standard tlme) and the class \ at q. m All planes were ordered to stop R, least five minutes at Portland. Ore
 Prizes were as follows: Cass A first, S1.5o0: second. sl,0o0: third $ju0. Class B, first sl,oO0 second $500; third S2jQ; fourth, Sl5U; fifth SlQo.
 Ninging Toward Goal
 More than two score airplancs scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast today were making their way toward Spokane in four separate races, while q fifth group were tuning up for an afternoon start.
 Meanwhile at New York three en- tries in d nonstop hop to Spokane were set for a takeoff.
 In the van Of the class E group Of small planes which left New York Monday were half a dozen which left Glendive, Mont, this morning. Behind them trailed II others Of the 2j starters. These fl were scattered from Illinois to Mon tand.
 Chicago Entry Leading
 Leading the transcontinental class A group Of larger planes which left New York yesterday was F. F.. Bal lough, Chicago, who hopped from St. Paul and was first to arrive at Aber- dcen. His rivals, ten in number Of l5 starters, stretched from Indiana westward. Farthcst back Of this class was James O'Donnell and lis wife, the only woman in the contests, who were forced down at Auburn, Ind.
 Meanwhile eleven class X and class R entries in d San Francisco-S -Spok- anc flight hopped off from the coast to meet the west bound flyers.
 The nonstop flight from New York is scheduled to start at 200 o'clock, eastern standard time.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Public Utilities stocks.

TKI.ASt RY BALANCE Treasury Balance. S46aspS3,o21.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21

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Nogales international., 1927-08-12


Scott Mattraw, who weighs 800
pounds, has had a host Of difficult
ties to overcome because of his
unusual size and only recently has
been able to and an answer to one
of the most difficult ones--how
to find a standard automobile in
which he could sit comfortably.
The new Chevroet coach fills
his need to perfection, ne declares,
and is shown above congratulating
Gordon Warren, who is Chevrolet
Dealer at Hollywood, on selling
car with such appealing beauty
coupled with such unusual room
mess.
Mattraw was manager of string
of Is theaters for many years and,
as is the habit of many theatrical
people, ate heavy meal after the
final curtain each night. The re-
suit was that his weight increased
from 40 to over 300 pounds.
While he still wears only
Number 6 shoe, his waist has
grown to IS inches. He wears a
Fl collar and 71S hat. He eats
no more than a normal person and
Nogales international., 1927-08-12
State Briefs

Tucson-Calumet & Arizona
Mining Company to make extern
sive development at Hiltano group
of silver-lead mines located east
of Tucson.
Metal mining generally in Ariz-
ona continues active with consi-
derable new construction and de-
velopment work under way.
Phoenix 100000 contract
awarded for construction of Phoe-
nix high school stadium.
Nogales international., 1927-08-12

S121,6OO emergency appropria-
ton for repair of bridges in Arlz'
ona made recently.
Glendale Glendale Ice Com
panv of this city & Crystal Ice q
Cold Storage Company of Phoenix
to merge August 1.
Benson-New Benson water
plant will be in operation August
1.
Shipments of grapes and canta-
loupes from Salt Valley progress
ing satisfactorily. Condition of
cotton crop vcry good.
Yuma Large tourist hotel
planned for construction on Pris~
on Hill.
Nogales international., 1927-08-12
catch RUN UNDER CUT

The desert roads pictured above
gives an idea of conditions to
which the tires on the car of T.
J. Rosenberg, mine owner, are
subjected on each trip to his mine
in Lower California. Right
photo shows Western Auto Supply
Company salesman pointing out
the extra thickness of the Poison
puncture sealing inner tube. On
Rosenberg's first trip, reguar
style innertubes were used and
he spent 45 hours applying 1876
patches. With Poison tubes in
his tires, punctures from cactus
thorns were Immediately sealed
and no flat tires resulted.
Nogales international., 1927-08-12

has perfect health.
Despite his weight, Mattraw does
anything normal man can do
he can run, ride, dance and do an
array of trick falls. He is an
actor of ability and has recently
finished parts with Billie Dove in
"The Stolen Bride" First Nation
al picture; has played in a whole
series of Universal comedies; and