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New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
7ORRINGTON NATIONAL
 BANK IN DIFFICULTY
Alleged Financial Short ages Reported to U. s.
 Atty. John Buckley

Torrington, Conn, May IS LP - Federal examiners who have con- pletled their work on the books Of the Torrington National bank have made a report to United States At torty John Buckley. at Hartford, and it is understood that this re- port points out there are some ir- regularities in the accounts.
 F. M. Travis, president of the lank, today said that he had had 10 information as 10 the nature of the report of the federal exam iners except the intimation that there were some irregularities in the accounts. In view of this in formation examiners for the bank are now making a similar eXam- nation.
 It was explained that recently r. Earle Joyce resigned as cashier anI as Is customary when q cashier leaves an audit was made. The coming here of federal examiners was in accord with practice, 1t was stated, and these examiners made their report to the office of the United States attorney as is cus- tomary.
 President Travis said that while he was unaware of the exact na- ture oc the irregularities which it is said had been found, the bank officers themselves knew nothing of them but the bank is amply pro- tected in every way and against any loss.
 The capital of the bank is S3oo.- 0oo and the surplus by the last re- port was s2O0,oOo. The bank was incorporated in 1899.
 Mir. Joyce had been in the en- ploy of the bank for about 15 years. He is said to be in a sanitarium in New York state suffering from nervous troubles.
 President Travis said that he was unable to say when a statement as to the audit and developments would be forthcoming. It would depend. he thought, on decision of United States Attorney Buckley to act upon the report.
 The bank itself probably would have particulars when it's own au- dit is completed. This might be in ;l day or two.
 President Travis said, he had no comment to make or information to give out as to the ''irregulari- ties" whether on the cash or the bookkeeping side of the bank.
 Hartford, Conn.,. May IS R - United States District Attorney John Buckley said today that while q report on the Torrington bank had been filed in his office by fed eral bank examiners he had noth- ing to say at this time regarding it, and it probably would be some little time before he had any state ment to make He has taken no action in the matter. he said, and would not be prepared to say what he would do until the report was gone into thoroughly.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
THEY MAY SMOKE NOW

Vice Commander Nathan Avery of the Eddy-Glover post. American Legion. secured the permission of Fire Chief William Noble yesterday to have smoking at the meetings of the post. The meeting hall will be made tireproof according to the fire chiefs instructions, before the next meeting, Commander Avery said.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
New Workers Spend 75 Tons of Pennies Each
 Day for Their Papers

New York, May IS R1 Seventy-five tons of pennies are spent by New Workers each day for their newspapers, w. P. Beazell, assistant managing edi- tor of the World. told the Society of Methodist Preachers Sons.
 There are S5 daily newspaper& published in the city, he said. and their combined circulation of 6.535,101 IS greater by 300,000 than the department of health's estimate of the city's population.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
20 BODIES TAKEN FROM VRECkAGE OF MICHIGAN SCH0OLHOUSE WHICH
 IS BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE TODAY
School Teacher For Over 50 Years
 Decides It's Time to Have a Rest
Nellie E. Hills, Principal in Forestville, Submits Res- ignation After Long Service.
Especial to the Herald)

NoPtVIdl 10 tHe FtFdIuJ
 Bristol. May 1S-After completing half century of service as a teacher in the Forestville school, 32 years of which were served as prin- cipal, Miss Nellie E. Hills, the dean of the school principals of the city, will resign at the end of the present school term and her resignation is now in the hands of the district committee.
 Miss Hills graduated from the New Britain Normal school in 1876 and began her long term of service in educational work in the fall of
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
Undetermined Number Of Lives Already Lost in South
 Central Louisiana
MELVILLE UNDER EIGHT
 TO TEN FEET OF WATER


 Dykes Suddenly Burst-Life
 Saver Rescues Woman as Son and
 Husband Drown.
 New Orleans. May IS R)-Com- plete evacuation of an area 15 to bank of the Atchafalaya river and the higher ground along the west ern boundary of St. Martin parish was advised today by the weather bureau in a flood bulletin charting the course of the flood down the Atchafalaya basin.
 New Orleans, May IS Pl-Ap- proximately 5000 square miles in- undated and the waters from breaks in the Atchafalaya river and Bayou Des Glaises levees constantly cover ing more territory. residents of south central Louisiana today help lessly watched the greatest flood in the history of the state as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico.
 Many Probably Lost.
 An undetermined number of lives have been lost and prospects are that many more will perish before the waters finally fall. At Melville, 120 miles northwest of New Orleans on the Atchafalaya river, where the most serious break occurred yesterday, 10 Negroes were unoffi- cially reported to have been drown ed. At Rosa Plantation near Mel vile. the fate of 40 persons was not known here. They were thought to have been trapped in the lowlands where 15 to 20 mile an hour cur rent was flowing.
 Sees Two Drowning.
 w. T. Clark, a rescue worker of saving 163 persons in the Bayou Des Glaises section, reported the drowning of a man and his two sons yesterday. Clark said he re- moved the mother from the roof of floating house and before he could reach the others the house careened and they were swept away. The bodies were not found.
 Army engineers said that 20 par ishes were covered in whole or in part by the flood waters and that approximately 5,20o.00o acres had been inundated. To the north of Bayou Des Glaises, flood waters still covered 13 parishes between the Arkansas line and Old River. Ap- proximately 5000 square miles re- mained inundated in that area, 1t was estimated. Below Bayou Des Glaises. an area of 2,65o square miles has been flooded. Backwaters on the east bank of the Atchafa- lava have covered 250 square miles, mostly marsh land, in 1berville par ish.
 2,OOO Men Working.
 two twelve hour shifts. were fight ing to save the levee at McCray on the east bank of the Atchafalaya opposite Woodside and 15O miles northwest of New Orleans
 Dikes at Morganza. s15o miles from New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi and at Plaque mines point. IS miles below Baton Rouge. on the east side, were re- ported in better condition due to the work of armies of men.
 Secretary of Commerce Hoover assumed the role of admiral today. He reviewed coast guard and other rescue boats at Torras, near the mouth of Old River.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO CHINESE First Degree Verdict Makes This
 Mandatory JURY NOT OUT VERY LONG Two Men Convicted of Manchester Murder Must Expiate Crime on Gallows on November 1, Judge Announces.
JURY NOT OUT VERY LONG

Hartford, May IS LP-Verdicts of guilty of murder in the first de- gree were returned today at 10:12 8. III. daylight time today, by the jury in the case of Chin Lung and Soo Hoo Wing, charged by the state with the murder of Ong Cling Hem. Man chester laundryman. The jury had deliberated since s:O5 this morning before the verdict was returned.
 The two Chinese were sentenced by Judge Jennings to be hanged No- vember 1 and were taken to the Wethersfield state prison this after noon.
 The case has been in process of trial for nearly four weeks. One week was utilized in picking the jury and there was suspension of ten days owing to the illness of Juror Willis w. Hall of Marlborough. who had pneumonia. A trained nurse was in attendance at the court sessions yesterday and today.
 Ong Cling Hem was shot down in the Manchester laundry of Sam Ong Jing early in the morning of March A. It was the contention of the state that the killing was the direct result of a renewal of the Tong war between the On Leong and Hip Sing tongs, the murdered man having been a member of the latter tong.
 Death Is Penalty
 The verdict was returned by the jury after two hours and 49 minutes of deliberation. Court was recessed at 10:14 until 2 p. m. when the death penalty was to be imposed. The jury had returned it's verdicts after being in session one hour and seven minutes this morning. The remaining period of their delibera- tion having been yesterday after noon.
 At 10:o3 knock on the door of the jury room indicated that a ver- dict had been reached, and nine minutes later the jury filed to the jury box to announce it's finding.
 Hall Was Foreman
 Willis Hall of Marlborough. the juryman who was ill II days while the trial was in progress and whose illness caused three adjournments of court, was foreman.
 The accused Chinese had been produced before the jury as the verdicts were being pronounced. It was plainly evident they were frightened and as they were taken to the prisoners pen they had lost their stoic appearance which had so characterized their demeanor throughout the trial. There was lit- tie doubt but they understood the import of the verdict and in but a short time would be called 10 face the judge to receive the awful pen alty for the crime, death.
 And admittedly, Chin Lung and Soo Hoo Wing fear death and have entertained such a fear during the entire progress of their trial, though they were able to hide their true feelings.
 Attorney Frank E. Healy of de- fense counsel announced that an ap- peal would undoubtedly be taken to the supreme court of errors in the case.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
PINEDO AT OJEBEC

Quebec, May Is LP - Command CT Francesca De Pinedo, Italian aviator, arrived in Quebec today from Montreal at 1:52.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
Running Down Clue

Boston, May IS UP, - Hope was the disappearance of Captains Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli, missing trans Atlantic flyers, might be solved as a fleet of coast guard and government patrol boats was dispatched to investigate a bit of wreckage reported 100 miles at sea yesterday
 Captain S. F. Ing. of the United States shipping board steamer Bellepline. Rotterdam to Boston, told of sighting a spread of nat ural colored wood 20 feet long and five feet wide. with cross and traverse ribs similar to an airplane wing, about dusk Monday night. tow were futile and it was soon swallowed up in the night. The Bellepline arrived here yesterday.
 The spot was due south of Cape Sable. N. g., where rum running schooner which docked in Lynn yesterday reported seeing large plane flying at an altitude of 5000 feet on Monday morning. The plane was 40 miles south of the cape and headed southwest, members of the crew said.
 They did not know until after landing that a transatlantic flight was in progress and told their story in the belief that a new arc tic flight was under way.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
Weather Is BAd.

Washington, May IS P>-Weath- CT conditions at sea the next two or three days will be unfavorable for the proposed American New York; Paris flight, according to the [. 8. weather bureau today.
 Rain was reported from New York this forenoon with lew clouds. While prospects for improved weather to the banks were foreseen for tomorrow, the bureau cautioned that its latest reports from out at sea indicated unfavorable flying conditions for at least two or three days. The latest ocean weather re- port, received here. came from the steamer Arabic last night halfway between Newfoundland and the Azores. saying the weather was cloudy,
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
Meeting This Afternoon to Smooth Out Differences Be
 tween Bertaud and Levine
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR
 NEXT FEW DAYS IS BAD
Bottle, Found on English Coast Purporting to Have Been Drop ped By Nungesser, Is Believed Only Hoax-Coast Guard Ships Cruising Of Cape Sable Running Down Latest Clue.

Mineola, N. T., May IS R-A peace conference" between the warning factions of the Bellanca transatlantic flying camp was ar ranged today by Giuseppe M. Bel lanca, designer of the airplane Co., lumbia.
 It was said the meeting of all persons concerned in the projected flight would take place some time during the day in an effort to iron out the difficulties which have threatened to postpone or even dis rupt the flight altogether.
 Two at Loggerheads.
 The chief differences have arisen between Lloyd Bertaud. chosen to act as the Columbia's aviator, and Charles Levine, head of the com- pany backing the flight.
 Dissension had arisen to such a pitch >last night that Bertaud ex- pressed his position in telegram to Levine, although they were both staying at the same hotel. He of- fered to forego his entire share of the prize money for the privilege of making the flight.
 Levine was known to be making tentative negotiations to get an- other navigator, but said that whether Bertaud went along or hot Clarence Chamberlin would remain as pilot.
 Continued bad weather kept all three planes which are preparing to make the flight to France on the ground this morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18

Residents Scattered.
 Melville. La.. May IS P-Mel- vlle's 1000 inhabitants driven from their homes yesterday by flood wa (Continued on Page 14)
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
Bottle Is Picked Up

London, May IS R,-A Lloyds message reports the coastguard at Cadgwith as saying that bottle containing a message purporting to have been written by Captain Nun gesser. missing French trans -Atlan- tic flier. was picked up at Port kerris, five miles southwest of Fal- mouth, by c. Nichols of Port Houstock at 9 o'clock this morning.
 The message read: Handed 75 miles Lat. (Sic) off Ireland. En- zine trouble. w. H. Nungesser. Finder please communicate with H. Lauserne. F. A. F. (Royal Air Force) secretary. London"
 Lloyds attaches no importance to the message. It was pointed out that fake bottle messages frequent ly crop up after marine disappear ance.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18

Nungesser's initials are not "W. H." His full name is Charles Eu- gene Jules Marie Nungesser.
 This report follows the finding of a bottle message off Boulogne. France, by a fisherman yesterday reading: "12 : are without food au revoir to everybody Nungesser Coli"
 The port authority at Boulogne, ,terming the message a hoax. point cd out that an experienced sailor like Coli would not have failed to indicate the degrees of longitude and latitude where the plane fell.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-18

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The Washington times., 1927-09-26
GRID
CLUBS


District scholastic elevens win
this week put on the finishing
touches Tor the opening games OF
the season. Five schools are listed
to pry the lid this week with the
remainder engaging in first COM
bats the following week.
Four games are on fridays pro.
gram with one carded for Saturday.
Tech and Central travel 20
Baltimore for meetings with
Ori0le City schoOlh0y teams.
Hap HardelI's Manual Trainers
nlingle with Baltimore City Col
Iege and Mike KeIley's Central
gang tackles Baltimore Poly.
Charlie GuyOn's Eastern bril-
gade win have Calvert Han, OF
Baltimore. as its guests IL tho
Eastern Stadium. Sc. Johns en-
tertains Alexandra High here.
Saturday finds Gonzaga swinging
into action Coach Simondfnger s
Purple gridmen 90 to Baltimore for
an appointment with Mt. st.
Joseph's.
The coaches OF the District teams
are satisfied with the progress Of
their teams and are looking for
favorable showings in the games
on Friday and saturday.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
Ric kard Says Public
Desires Third
Meeting

NEW YORK, Sept. &c. Richard,
promoter Of the record.snaashing
Tunney-D Dempsey ring extrava.
ganza in Chicago. arrived in New
York today from the scene Of the
battle and declared he will launch
another heavyweight elimination
series in Madison square Garden
this winter to determine the logi.
cal man for the next big "shot"
at the champion, Gene Tunney.
Jack Dempsey win enter the
elimination series IL he fully de-.
cides he will fight again. said
Richard. II haven't talked with
Dempsey since before the fight"
In Richards opinion the public
would like to see Dempsey and
Tunney clash for the third time.
"b's natural he said.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
THEY'RE CRACK FOOTBALL PLAYERS, AND GEORGETOWN IA

Lou Little, the Georgetown
coach, has built a line that
looks powerful from end to
end. saur, Carroll, and
Monson are among the
veterans.
It viii require seasoned,
durable players to make y
big showing for the Hilltop
this year, with such teams
on the schedule as Davis
and Elkins, West Virginia,
Lafayette, Syracuse, Boston
College, and Fordham.
II the Blue and Gray
should win all Of It's battles,
II probably would Be in posi-.
ton to claim the Eastern
championship.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26

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The Washington times., 1927-09-26
ConnaughtOn, McGrath
On Losing Pro Eleven

Harry Babe Connaughton and
Frank McGrath, former Georgetown
University gridnen, played on 3
losing eleven IN their first plunge
into professional ranks. The Frank
ford Yellow Jackets, with whom the
two former Hilltdppers are playing,
dropped 6-to-3 slkirmish to the
Dayton Triangles.
Rudy Coplstock, who starred at
Georgetown from 1919 to 1922 as 4
guard and tackle, held down left
guard for the Frankford Yellow
Jackets. Connaughton, all.American
guard, occupied right guard. Nc.
Grath was stationed at right END.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
Virginia A. G. Opens
Season Next Sunday

ALEXANDRIA Va. sept. h.
Virginia i to open It's
season in Dreadnaught Park play
ing the Fort Myer (va.) post team
at o'clock. The locals have picked
Joe Guiffre. an end, an their 1897,
captain and he will be III charge
Guiffre. local Mouth, Ii student
at Catholic University. washing.
ton, but so far he has turned q
deaf ear. on, requests that he turn
out for the Cardinal eleven.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
MATS MAUI
BROWNS

The Griffme cased thtlr 1877
year with St Lcaia yesterday ~
plastering oso defea 6n tho
Browns. With unel Ton zachary
hnrling inpineibis Ths Browns
could gather at seven saftias or
Uncle Tom who was never IA any
serious danger
The Grifkrnen were ii 3 klagging
mood yesteraay and hammered
Vineyard, Van alder ana CroWder
for IA blows.
The Mats went TO the front III
the third. Same Rice started with
b single. Rice was retired at sec.
ond on Harris bounder, but the
latter scanpered e third on Cancels
hit BnclTy came home az Goslin
forced Camel. soslin advanced
to second "a PASSED ball and
frosted home Oh dge's slashing
one baner.
Tie GFfaEs cllnel1ed the YER.
dict tn the fourth by compiling
fDalr markers HlueRe drew 4
pass and pulled I'D &c Tile lar
corner OH Glllis Hi.
Zachary reached first On i rolIer
to O'Rourke. Bluege scoring.
Zachary persisted at second on
Rice's hopper, but the bases were
jammed when Harris strollod.
Adams collared Cancels pop, hut
Goslin riflad 8 single sending Giliis
and Rice across the platter. Goslfn
stole second and Harris counted on
EAress bad heave to the plate.
Van Glider appeared on the mound
IN the next frame.
The Griffmen gathered three
more counters ia the seventh. Cos
lin started with . single and Jtdke
followed suit Ruel grounded into
two-ply killing, but Bluege was
passed, ellis shot d long single to
center Goslin denting the pan.
Bluege tailed on bling NFiIIer'e
Wild neg ID the glngOut. with
ellis st0pplng at third. The
latter trotted over on Zachary's.
safety.
The winners gathered their isst
tally in the eighth. Harris shot 4
single OF Crowder's glove, who had
relieved VanGilder. Al wild pitch
placed him on third ana he scoote6
home as Crowder was tossing ciut
G0slin.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
Alexandra Fire Props
Slate Mercury Juniors

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 26.
Mercury Juniors win be the host to
the Alexandra Fire Department
Props, senior class champions OF
northern Virginia, next Sunday in,
washington. According to Coach
RUDE Hayman. 1t win be the only
game that will be. played out OF this
city this year. '-'t'-
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
Here III Isl
WASHINGTON

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Mashtngt0 Ton 800 x---10
Runs-E Rice. Harris tsl. Gosiin as.
Biuega Cd. ellis t2l. Errors-E. Miller.
Adams. Wtngard. Stolen bases-lI arrfs
.tze G0slin. Double pIays--Judge to
Gilliss Adams to Sisler; Kress to Adams
TO Slsler. Left on bases--St. Louis. I
Washington, 8. Bases on balls-0ff
Wingard, 4; OFF vangilder, i: off
Zachary, i Struck out--By Crowder i /:
by Zachary 4 Hifs--Off WinEard.
in innings; OFF Vangilder, IN 3
"a innings Wild pitch-- Crowder.
Passed ball--Sschang Losing pitcher
Wineard. Umpires 5eisek Van Graf
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
Tunney Says Head
Was Clear And
Followed Orders

CLEVELAND. o.. sept. 2s.
Ny head vas clear. + WASN'T
out. / started to get up before
the count of nine and Billy Glib.
son and Jimmy Bronson gave me
the signal to stay down and take
the long count for the rest. I
merely Obeyed their orders
Gene Tunney, heavyweight
champion of the world, visiting
today At the home of Dan II.
Hanna ii Kirkland. had these
things to say concerning the
much disputed Touchdown III the
seventh round Of his fight with
Jack Dempsey at Chicago.
Dempsey deliberately quit
when soaked him after circling
around him following the knock
down, Tunney declared. After
he saw me on my feet again ana
y cracked him 4 couple of hard
rights on the head, all the fight
was taken out OF him.
Lew Cody, movie actor. who 49,
appearing Ia q local theater this
week, made the trip from Chi.
sage to Cleveland with the cham
pion, Saturday night. Tunneys
plans to visit here several days
before going on to New York.
no plans for the immediate future
He expects to remain in the East
for two weeks and then 20 back to
the coast. He would not say
whether or not his ring career has
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
DEMPSEY MAY HAVE WON
IN NEW YORK RING
By Davis ]. Walsh

NEW YORK, Sept 26Regardless of whether Referee
Barry counted too much too little just enough IL an
the following fact stand out in the Tunney situation
toy That Jack Dempsey probably would heavyweight
champion Of the world the bout had been fought in
New York instead of Chicago This offered in spirit Of
criticism Of chieagOs system its integrity both Of which
cheagOs merely different York.
least be- Anyhow, the former appears give
break to the the floors the latter the his
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
Flynn May Claim Dempsey
AS Champion

CHICAGO, Sept. 26-When the Illinois Athletic Commits
sion meets il regular weekly tomorrow the soons win
ndf the mail has been punctuaa formal letter
Jack Dempsey and his manager Leo Flynn.
The letter will demand that the decision rendered
Thursday night IN the Tney Dempsey reversed and
Jack Dempsey be declared the winner by knockout.