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New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

The stage committee of nine yes- terday divulged it's plan for censor ship without Outside interference. A play jury of seven. five to be se- lected by the American arbitration committee, and two appointed by the theatrical supervision board would pass on productions, under the plan.
 Plans For Future
 If cancellation or revision Is or dered, the proposal says, the de- mands will be enforced under threat of the Actors Equity association to withdraw performers connected with the play.
 Winthrop Ames, chairman of the committee responsible for the plan. said: we regard police action against the theater as very unfor tunate. MT. Banton, however. has expressed a willingness to cooper ate with our plan, which is very satisfactory"
 The district attorney said he hoped" the plan would succeed. Tt it is supported honestly by the thea- ter in general" he asserted, there will be little or no work for the po- lice or prosecuting officials"
 He said the present crusade Is an attempt to lend wanton affronts to public morals" Mir. Banton declar- ed he hopes to have the cases of the actors, managers and producers Of the three raided plays on trial with in a week or ten days.
 q shall appear In person before the court if convictions are secured he said, "and will ask prison sen tences for the producers and authors. and for the actors in cases where the circumstances seem to warrant
 John Haynes Holmes, pastor Of the Community church, championed "The Captive" raided despite the district attorneys promise to abide by the decision of the citizens play jury which passed the play several months ago.
 "The district attorney has forfeit ed public respect and thus wrecked his campaign at the outset by dis turbing such a play pr. Holmes as serted.
 "The Drag" scheduled to open in New York Monday. was halted be- fore the curtain was rung up In Bayonne. N. J.. last night. The play was cancelled by police on orders from the prosecutors office. C. w. Morganstern, producer, immediately began injunction proceedings.
 New York authorities insist the play will not be allowed to open here.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
SWEDISH KING 10
 TAKE SUMMER TRIP
Making Plans to Visit Baltic
 Countries

Stockholm, Jan. II (UP).-Old bonds across the Baltic will be re- knit this summer through project ed exchange of visits between the king of Sweden and the heads of the new Baltic republics. Two years ago the Swedish king exchanged similar visits with the president of Finland and last fall Dr. l.. K. Relander made a trip to the capitals of Nor way and Denmark. The political sig nif1cance of these travels. though not definitely expressed, is that the new Baltic states seek closer affiliations with the older countries to the west, especially since in the 18th and 17th centuries they were part of the Swedish domain.
 The exact plans have not yet been formed, but it is probable that Pres- ident Jan Chakste of Latavia will come to Stockholm at the end of May or early in June and that in connection with later visit of an Esthonian naval division. Jaan Tee mant, the chief of state, will also arrive. As return courtesy, King Gustav will probably make calls early next fall at both Riga and Reval. Since the World War both trade and cultural relations between the Baltic states and Sweden have been remarkably active.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
TRYING TO LINK LEOPOLD AGAIN
Joliet Prison Episode Partly
 Blamed on Him

Joliet, Ill, Feb. II (UP)-An at- tempt to link Nathan F. Leopold, J millionaire thrill slayer" of Robert Franks, with the murder of Deputy Warden Peter Klein of the state penitentiary. was being made today.
 States Attorney Hjalmer Rehn of Will county said he needed just a bit of corroborative evidence" to add to the story told by six men sen- fenced to die for the murder, before asking for the death penalty for Leopold, who is serving a sentence of life and 99 years for the murder of young Franks.
 Leopold was sentenced with Rich and Loeb, also the son of a Chicago millionaire. after they had admitted killing Robert Franks. 14, flor a thrill"
 The young millionaire's son was drawn into the murder of Deputy Warden Klein by statements made by the six convicted men that he had planned the prison escape and had admitted having sufficient money to aid them after the escape had been effected. The murder of Klein was not in the escape plans. but was committed through attempts to get Leopold out of his solitary confne- ment cell, the convicted men said.
 The six men convicted of the mur- der the Klein-Charles Shader, Der nardo Roa, Charles Duschowski. Walter Stalesky Robert Torrez, Or -gorio Rizo-were to have been hanged today. Thay appealed for a new trial Wednesday and secured a stay pending a hearing later in the month.
 Shortly after they were recaptur- ed, after the prison break, they i'm plicated Leopold in the escape plot He was questioned but to no avail. Later he was called as a witness in the murder trial of his six fellow prisoners but gave little substantial evidence.
 Since the move for the appeal was made the story that Leopold was connected with the escape plot has again been told to authorities by the six men. They claimed Leopold was the originator of the plot and that his money, given to the guards, cleared the way for the escape.
 One of the convicts told county authorities that Leopold even stole sugar to get himself placed in soli tGry confinement, so access to the warden's office. through which the escape was made. would be more easily obtained.
 Tt is doubtful If we could con- vict Leopold upon the testimony of hii accomplices alone" States At- torney Rehn said. But with sub stantial corroborative estimony it may be different If can obtain any corroboration at all I will ask the death penalty"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

many unexplained killings as re- suit of gang warfare.
 Saunders insisted that he had been exonerated of all the IS kill ings but Oklahoma officers were not so sure that such was the case.
 Saunders insists that he failed to kill all his enemies in Oklaho na He said he had so many enemies in the state that he would not live four hours there without the pro- lection of officers.
 Although Sheriff Dancy is confi- dent that he can persuade Saunders to return to Oklahoma City with him, the mans fear of his enemies may prove a stumbling block to ex- tradition.
 In one of Saunders suitcases vas found number of newspaper clip pings relating to shooting affrays and murders in three states.
 One clipping was a story If railroad strike in Memphis several years ago in which a shop foreman was slain while on his way to work. Another dealt with the staying of Bud Ballou, Oklahoma officer, by Texas Ranger in Wichita Falls. Saunders was associated with Ballou for several years.
 On one occasion, Saunders, said, he went into the office of an uni identified man and. with a shotgun forced the man to leap froma win dow to his death.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
Kansas Railway Run
 Only by Three Men

Liberal, Kan, Feb. Il R-Three men constitute the entire force of the Kansas and Oklahoma railroad. a 19 mile line ill western Kansas.
 D. W. Platz is the ticket and freight agent, train dispatcher, mas ter, conductor. fireman and claim agent, section foreman, road brake man.
 James Powell. retired Rock Island engineer. operates the loco motive.
 c. B. Templin works for about two months during the busy season as assistant fireman and track re- pairman.
 When a grain dealer has car load of wheat to move on the rail road he calls Platz on the phone. If there is rough place on the road Platz makes a note of it and when business is slack does a repair job.
 The short line hauled more than 400 cars of grain in less than six months.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR

Washington, Feb. II Pl-Harry Whitehill of Waterbury. Verm ont, was nominated today as collector of customs at St. Albans, Vermont
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
TELLS POLICE HE
 SLEW IS PERSONS
Oklahoma Man Now Fears Death
 From Victims Friends

Little Rock, Ark. Feb. II tF- Declaring that he had slain IS per- sons whose names he has refused to divulge because he fears death at the hands of his victims's friends, J. M. Saundrs, former Oklahoma Bankers association official, today professed to be reluctant to return to Oklahoma to face charge of forgery and an investigation of his alleged killings.
 While Oklahoma officers, who ar rived here to take Saunders in cus- tody on the forgery charge were ron-committal as to his story, his wife. Mrs. Gladys Saunders told about four slayings committed by her husband. If there were 14 others she said, Saunders never tod her anything about them and she never heard about them from other sources.
 A check of Saunders story reveal ed only two cases in which he was charged with murder and officers said if there were others they were buried in old court records. It was pointed out that Oklahoma has had
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
DEMOCRATS NEED GOOD DRY LEADER
He Must Exhibit Militant
 Tendencies

Washington, Feb. Il (UP)-There is a certain group of dry demo- crats here In Washington who, like William G. McAdoo. are aroused over the fact that the west leaders of the party appear to be monopo- lizing the publicity They want a man to put against Gov. Al Smith of New York and Senator James 4 Reed of Missouri, a man who can wage as vigorous a fight as either Smith or Reed but who will wage 1t in behalf of prohibition instead of against it,
 Well, there is Gov. Donahey of Ohio, they say when they discuss the question in private conversa- tions. Then there is Senator Walsh of Montana, Senator Joseph Robinson, the Democratic floor leader of the senate and many others.
 What we want is a fighting man. Who will it be?"
 The members of this group have been informed by friends of Me- Adoo that he personally does not be- lieve he could carry on the dry light within the party as we'll as someone else. although he strongly favors development of some figure to put up a real battle against the wet leaders. He foresees in the recent trend of political events possibility that the vets may stage a coup at the next democratic na- tional convention, his friends say, and he wants to prevent such an eventuality.
 Senator Heflin, Dem., Ala, speaks some of the sentiments Of some of the anti-Smith drys of the south and he has come out for Donahey. Other southern members are in- clined to the strategy of aligning Reed against Smith, a wet against wet, not without the hope that a dry might slip in during a deadlock which might ensue. This strategy includes the supposition that the most feasible way to beat Smith is with another wet candidate.
 But those who want a militant dry candidate to fight both Reed and Smith are beating the brush for one and it Is not considered unlikely that one will be brought forward soon.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
MCCORMICK DIVORCE
 RUM0R MAY BE WRONG
Rumor Heard That Couple Will Be Brought Together For Sake
 of Children.

Chicago, Feb. II P}-The Herald and Examiner today said that u- mors of an impending reconciliation between Harold r. Mccormick and his divorced wife, Edith Rockefeller Mccormick, predicated on reports that he and Ganna Walska had parted and that a divorce would fol- low, were current among friends of the Mccormick family.
 The account said that belie1 that such a reconciliation was possible was based by friends of both on their belief that MT. Mccormick was deeply pained by the disintegration of his family following the divorce when the hildren-Fowler Mlriel and Mathilde-all chose separate paths.
 Mir. Mccormick upon his arrival here yesterday, said that 'so far as I know" there was nothing to the rumors of separation from his wife, and in Paris Mime. Walska denied the report
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

One of the most prominent in musical circles in Hartford is Err nest F. Upham, head of the depart ment of social science at the senior and two junior high schools since September. His duties consist of supervising all work in history and civics in these three schools.
 Although he is a native of this state, the greater part of his life was spent in Massa husetts in the neigh borhood of Boston. He was gradu- ated from a Massachusetts high school and vent to Nichols Prepara- tory school. He studied at Bates college and majored in history and government there. He was gradu- ated with an A. B. degree after which he specialized at Harvard and Boston university for an M. A. de- gree. He studied voice in Hartford and Boston.
 Before coming to this city he had considerable experience in Hartford and Quincy, ., in junior and senior high school work and tutored at a private summer camp in Maine for three seasons. He is member of the Hartford Musi- Il Choral club.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
QUESTIONED SHOWS
 CONTINUE PLAYING
New York Producers Get Three
 Days Injunction

New York, Feb. II R-Broadway lost its worries today, at least for a time. With temporary injunctions prohibiting interference with three plays-first objectives in the official house cleaning of the stage in effect.
 Stage authorities greeted official thou-shalt-not with the claim that the fickle bright light district Is re- forming itself, stage nudity Is losing favor, revue producers assert, and draped figures are returning to popularity.
 Revues and night clubs which present risque entertainments, how ever, were also placed under the police ban today when Acting Mayor Mckee gave orders that places fea- turing nudity to an extent which police might consider indecent should be raided.
 Injunctions Issued
 The stir created Wednesday night when producers, managers and the casts of three alleged immoral pro- auctions were arrested had sub- sided today as the shows continued last night and today under the pro- lection of supreme court injunctions.
 On the surface everything ran according to schedule, but back stage in the managers offices, at City hall and in the district attor- ney's office new attacks and coun- ter attacks were being planned,
 Sex" "The Captive" and The Virgin Man." whose participants are under bond awaiting trial next week are the shows enjoying packed houses through the action of the court
 Iniunctions granted Sex" and .'The Captive" are returnable Mon day and that granted "The Virgin Man" Is applicable until Tuesday. Members of the 'The Virgin Man and "The Captive" companies will be arraigned Monday afternoon and defendants from Sex" will appear the next day. Forty members of the shows are charged with taking part in an immoral production.
 If the defendants are held for higher court next week, Acting Mayor Mckee said, "the police will be directed to make arrests and pre- vent the re-occurrences of similar performances"
 Opposes All Nudity
 
 Mir. Mckee and District Attorney Banton concur in ultimatums to revues and the night clubs that nudity must stop.
 Over popularization of nudity In the night clubs is said by revue au- tnorities to be responsible to a pub lie reaction to undraped exhibitions before the footlights.
 William Francis Dugan. producer of The Virgin Man." the perform ance of which yesterday aftetrnoon was cancelled when police threat ened to arrest each actor as he ap- peared on the stage. declared his s.'matinee was a sacrifice on the altar of theatrical censorship
 "The Virgin Man. was presented last night however to one of the largest audiences in its history Of four weeks Sex" did big busi- ness, Sidney A. Myers, counsel for the play, announced. We not only sold out" he said. but we could have sold a thousand more tickets if the capacity of the house had been larger"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

with sl5,0o0 to s2o,ooO in cash and iewelry. One gunman was captured by the police in back room, where he took refuge while two policemen were engaged in pistol fight with his companions outside. The men outside, prevented from reaching their automobile. escaped by running through an apartment house and climbing over a back fence.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
Says Young Man of Today
 Is Not Very Thorough

London, Feb. II Rl-Lord Riddell, England's newspaper baron, finds the modern young man much less thorough than his father.
 Says the man who represented the British Press at the Washington Disarmament Conferences:
 "The present generation Is a very bright generation. It is bet ter looking, healthier, stronger and keener than Its predecessor, but as regards fundamentals it is not so thorough. What is most amiss in industry today is thoroughness, and lack of thoroughness is my criti- cism of the young generation"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
AVERAGE INCOME

Washington, Feb. II (UP)-Less than four per cent Of the workers of the United States have an in come more than s4.000 a year, ac- cording to survey made public by the National Home Study Council at it's headquarters here
 Average salary of Americas 42,- 100000 workers is S1,157.9S a year, or about s22 a week." said the sur vey. Wages of unskilled laborers keep the average low"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
HOUSEWIVES COUNT STEPS

Valley City, N. D., Feb. Il UP) Efficiency is curtailing the North Dakota housewives steps. At a re- cent meeting of the Profit and Pleasure club, a rural housewives group in Barnes county. Edna Harshman made gingerbread. Red tape was pinned to the floor to show how to reduce to the minimum steps taken in making the bread and cleaning up afterwards
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
N. Y. Gunmen Get S2O,000
 But One Is Captured

New York, Feb. Il GP - Three gunmen held up the proprietor and a dozen patrons in a restaurant Tn the Brownsville section of Brooklyn last night and two of them escaped
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In Sir PGrts.'
Part Four.

Zone woe doth tread upon anOther's heel,
So fast they follow"
Leaning too far out over the stream, Ophelia
lost her balance, fell into the water, and though
borne up for time by her floating garments,
met her death by drowning.
The Washington times., 1927-10-06

Hamlet saw the grief-stricken Laertes,
Ophelias brother throw himself into her grave,
and Hamlet did likewise. Laertes attacked him,
but others of the party restrained Laertes.
The Washington times., 1927-10-06
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-22
OIL MACNATE

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Fall-Sinclair conspiracy case, who de-
clared a mis-trial on the basis Of az
fidavits filed with him touching up
on the activities Of the Burns de-
tectives and accusing Edward J. Kid
we'll, Jr., celebrated juror No. III
with having discussed the case free
".
Various allegations as adduced
from statements Of witnesses who
were examined by the grand jury
during the three weeks Of the body's
investigation Of charges Of jury tam
pering in the oil case, were set forth
in the petition.
At the suggestion Of Justice sid
dons, District Attorney Gordon
agreed TO file a supplemental Pc
tition in contempt in the case Of Ed
ward J. Kidwell, Jrs juror number
IL.
Inasmuch as district Attorney Cor
don had declined to serve on the
committee appointed by Justice
Siddons 70 inquire into the matter Of
contempt and sharp exchanges with
the justice, there was some surprise
that. the district attorney did not
take his case 70 Chief Justice Mccoy,
as had been expected.
Sinclair was charged specifically
in the petition with having ordered,
directed and induced" Day and
Clark to come to Washington and
engage the services Of the Burns
Detective Agency, supervise their
activities, receive reports from them
and forward the report to Sinclair.
The objects sought the petition
added, were:
ITO spy upon said jurors and each
Of them, TO bride, intimidate and in.
fluence said jurors and each or any
Of them, and 70 do anything cal.
culated to interfere with and impede
said jurors and each OF them in the
unbiased discharge Of their duty and
TO influence, pervert, impede and
prevent said jurors in the discharge
of their duties as jurors, and 70 i'm
pede. pervert, and prevent the due
administration OF justice In said
court in the trial of said criminal
prosecution, either by corruptly I'M
fluencing said jurors to decide the
issues Of said prosecution in favor
Of the defendants therein, or to dis
agree as 10 said issues"
William ]. Burns and w. Sherman
Burns were charged with procuring
"the making of n false affidavit pur.
porting to show that n representative
Of the department Of justice ap
preached and held conversation with
Norman Il. Glasscock," enc Of thu
jurors in the case.
The Burnses, il was set forth
knowing "said affidavit 70 be false
and without truth and fact" has
the affidavit submitted to the cour'
intending thereby TO provide eyi
dence. such as Il was, that the Unit
ed States Of America. through on,
or its employees. had tempered with
said juror. Glasscock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-22
RUN0R MOODY
MAY Be Smith
RUNNING MATE
Emissary Of Senator
Copeland Reported
to Have Made Over
lures to Governor

AUSTIN. Texas. Nov. 22.-P-
Persistent rumors as 70 whether
Governor Dan Moody would Be a can-
didate for nomination for vice presi-
dent were revived here today when
two persons who claimed 20 know,
but refused to permit use Of their
names, said the governor had answer
"a f~avorably inquiries as to his atti-
tude. made BY a confidential ennis
sary Of Senator Royal Copeland Of
New York.
Governor Moody could not be
reached Immediately when the ru-
mors were revived. He has repeated
lv declared he has nothing 70 say
about his political future, saying that
his first duty while governor IL 70 the
people Of Texas.
The reports were to the effect that
Governor Moody Is considered by
some as a possible good "dry" COM
bination with Governor al Smith OF
New York.
Former Postmaster General Albert
n. Burleson 4 Smith supporter, in
sisted however, that the Smith forces
are mot actively campaigning and
not organizing" and discounted the
possibility If Governor Moody being
a vice presidential candidate with
Smith. Mr.. Burleson said the Cope.
land emissary who conferred with
Governor Moody also talked with
him, but expressed doubt as 70
whether the representative was au-
thorized 70 speak for the Smith fore
es generally.
Mr.. Burleson considers Governor
Smit's nomination assured. "He will
lust naturally slide into it as the
most likely choice" he said in effect,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-22

NEW YORK, n. T., Nov. 22.-R
The stock market opened steady
with most Of the industrial leaders
showing no change from last nights
closing quotations in initial sales.
Bullish operations quickly got IN
der way, however, in the tobaccos,
Porto Rican "A advancing 20 a new
peak prices and Congress Cigar
opening a point higher. Baldwin
opened 2 points higher. Baldwin
opened 2 points higher and Brook
lyn Manhattan Transit fell back q
point.
Heavy buying Of Hupp Motors and
Montgomery Ward. each Of which
were quickly bid up about 8 points
to new high records, featured the
early trading Operations for the
rise also made themselves apparent
in a select group of good. chemical,
pipe and amusement shares. Textile
shares we're heavy in reflection OF
10 per cent wage cuts in main mills
and reports Of poor business. Rails
were again slow in getting started
although Jersey Central, ordinarily
inactive opened PIP points higher
$40.
Early trading appeared 20 be large
" professional in character. with the
bulk Of the buying coming from
pools. Foreign exchanges opened
steady with demand sterling quoted
around $4.s7 3-S and French francs
around 1893 cents.